MAN: It's 6.30am on a beautiful Tuesday. And, Becky, you know what that means. I sure do, Jim. It's Lottery Madness! Tonight's Lotto jackpot is $82 million. 82 million. I couldn't even get into my liquor store last night because of the line. (GROANS) (GENTLE MUSIC) (MEWS) Good morning, Fred. (MEWS) You want some breakfast? Yeah? (CHUCKLES) (MUSIC CONTINUES) (MEWS) Shh. That's a good boy. You're a good boy. (MUSIC CONTINUES) (MEWS) Here you go. -OK, hang in there, old-timer. -(PHONE RINGS) (SIGHS) Oh. Hey there, Miss Ashlee. Uh, yeah, I can get you at karate. You want Mexican or sushi? (CHUCKLES) OK, you got it. Whoa, whoa, whoa. I need to talk to your mom. OK. Uh, hey, Lisa. I just wanted to let you know that I booked the Tiki Room for Friday. I know that it's fancy, but she only turns 13 once. So it's my treat. Uh, no, I want to do it. No, I am not trying to make you look bad. I` OK, fine. I` I don't wanna argue with you. I` I'll just see you tonight, OK? Bye. (SIGHS) OK, Fred. Come here. I am not going to let her bother me today. Not today. (TENSE MUSIC) Captions were made with the support of NZ On Air. Copyright Able 2017 (GENTLE GUITAR MUSIC) (ALARM CHIRPS) (MUSIC CONTINUES) Hey. Can you call them? WOMAN: Sure. Ronnie. Hey, Paul. I thought I was gonna beat you in. Julie, can we have that meeting in about 10 minutes? Sure. Ai-ai-ai. (SIGHS) (MUSIC CONTINUES) (YAWNS) (MUSIC CONTINUES) Hey. Hey. How was your weekend? Meet any fabulous, smart and sexy men? Well, I took a spin class and hung out with my cat. That's pretty sexy. (SIGHS) Whatever. Oh, and congratulations on being our top earner. Again. Thank you. (BOTH CHATTER) Hello. I'm here to see Karen Donovan. Yeah, just add some... Hold on a second. OK. James. There you are. (LAUGHS) Good to see you, girl. Whoa. Wow, you look fantastic. Where's the other half of you? Oh, the wife has me on some Palm Beach diet. This is stunning. All Judy. I had nothing to do with it. (LAUGHS) Sorry she couldn't come. We got the phone call that my daughter was in labour. She was on the next plane back to Tucson. Well, I understand that. When my niece was born, you couldn't keep me away. Wow. Mm. Now, that ` that is my room. Dad must've loved this. Oh, not much impressed your old man, but this sure did. He ever take you shooting? Oh yeah, sure, when I was a kid. You know, a long, long time ago. Now, see this? This was one of his favourites. Belonged to William F Cody. Buffalo Bill? Mm-hm. You're kidding. Beautiful house. Thanks. And you picked the perfect time to sell. (FUNKY MUSIC) MAN: Keep those hands up, Ashlee. Here you go. In and out. In and out. Come now. Come now. (GASPS) Keep moving. Keep moving. (MUSIC CONTINUES) All right. (FIGHTERS GRUNT) Hi! (GROANS) In and out. (CHUCKLES) That's all you got? Let's go. Keep going. In and out. In and out. Hi-yah! (GRUNTS) Good. Good. Nice block. All right, time. That's time! Time! (GRUNTS) Ashlee, time! (LAUGHS) The look on your face. Classic. Foul. I was just messing with you. All right, class dismissed. See you guys Friday. (LAUGHS) (SIGHS) Hey, Aunt Karen. Hey. What? I think we need to look up the word 'fair'. Go on, apologise. I did. All right, missy. (CHUCKLES) He's cute, right? (CHUCKLES) You know, there are better ways to show a boy you like him. Now go get dressed. (GENTLE MUSIC) OK, I got 30. What number do you want? Seven. Seven, OK. OK. There we go. We'll hand this in after dinner, OK? You? You wanna go have some dinner? (KISSES) Go on. So, hmm, what can we talk about? Oh, yes, this. I talked to your mom. I guess you're interested in going to a high school party? (SIGHS) I knew this was coming. What's Mom so freaked out about? Mm, you're 12. Need I say more? Things are different now, Aunt Karen. Kids are much more sophisticated. Really? OK. Mm-hm. Well, this is how I see it going down. Let me... OK, you go to this party with your really, um, good-looking friends. And you're looking good and feeling good and you're making the moves and doing the dance, and you get to the party and this guy named Travis or Lucas or... It's always a guy with a really cool name. Hands you a beer. This beer is the grossest, cheapest beer in the whole world, really. It tastes like pee, but you drink it anyway. And you're like, 'Mmm, beer.' And then you go, 'I'm feeling good, so I'm gonna have myself another beer.' You have another beer, and now you're feeling smart and deep and you can't shut up, and you're like, 'Maggie, you're my best friend in the whole wide world.' 'LaToya, let's raise our children together.' Definitely a strange one, but that's why I love you. I love you too. No high school parties. Not until you're 50. 54. I'll be the old one at the party. Really? Your mom's gonna kill me. Go. (LAUGHS) (GENTLE MUSIC) (PEOPLE CHATTER) (HIP-HOP MUSIC PLAYS) Oh. (SIGHS) Lisa. I'm gonna buy a horse with my winnings. Lisa, I will have her home in 20 minutes. Relax. Goodbye. (SIGHS) What are you gonna buy first? What am I going to buy? I'm going to buy a new horse, of course. (LAUGHS) Come on. (HIP-HOP MUSIC CONTINUES PLAYING) Come on. Good luck. (PEOPLE CHATTER) Hey, Joe. Sorry we're late. Oh, no problem. Just another wire, honey. (LAUGHS) Can I have some ice cream? Where do you put it all? I'm a kid. Go. Please have your numbers ready. Only six minutes to go. That's right. You know, this store has already sold two winning tickets this year. She's right. This store is lucky. That's all I'm saying. (OMINOUS MUSIC) Nobody move! Eyes on the ground! Let's see 'em! Come on, I don't wanna see your eyes. Let's go. Find the safe. The key's in the register. I know it's there. Go. Bags and purses! Look down! Look down! Don't do anything stupid. Look at your shoes. I don't wanna see your face. Come on, hurry up. Hey, give me that ring. It's my mother's ring! Give me the damn ring! Hurry up, lady. Look down. Look down. It's my mother's. Give me the damn ring. Hurry up, let's go. It's my mother's! Give me the damn ring! I'm trying! Get down. Watch out, Bobby! (SCREAMS) Ashlee! No! Ashlee! (SCREAMS) Joe! Get down! Ashlee! Give it to him. Don't look at me. Stay down. (DISCORDANT MUSIC) No, no! Stay down. No, Ashlee! (PANTS) Go, go! Let's go! (DRAMATIC MUSIC) Just drive. Just drive. (GASPS) No, no, no, no, no, no. (TENSE MUSIC) I don't know, man. What in the hell? Just drive. Just drive. (GRUNTS) Dammit! (TYRES SQUEAL) Stop it. Don't look at me. You've gotta get rid of her, Bobby. Stop it! No! No! (SCREAMS) Bobby, you can't stop. (TYRES SQUEAL) (SCREAMS) (TYRES SQUEAL) (GASPS) Ashlee! Ashlee! (GASPS, PANTS) Help me! Ashlee, honey! Help me! (CRIES) Ashlee. (SOBS) (SIREN WAILS, POLICE RADIO CHATTER) (HELICOPTER WHIRRS OVERHEAD) What are you doing? Lock it up out here. Ever been on a crime scene before? (RADIO CHATTER) Hey, Frank? Over here. Get the 360s yet? Yeah, sure. Hey, I wanna talk to everybody here. Any word on the little girl that was kidnapped? Not yet. You check with the office. You check for similars. I wanna see if there's a connection between the perp and the little girl. I'm on it. All right, I need a list of everybody that's ever worked here and delivery services as well. You got it? You got it, Frank. Now. (SIREN WAILS) I'm so sorry for your loss, but if you can, I need to ask you just a few questions. Mm-hm. Excuse me just a moment. (TENSE MUSIC) What do you have? The equipment's old. The tape's badly degraded. It's gonna take a lot of work before we can get anything useful. (CRIES) (SIGHS) I swear this takes five years off my life every time it happens. I'm Detective Neaman. Mind if I ask you a few questions? WAILS: What was he thinking? Stupid, stupid. Does the name Bobby ring a bell? A previous employee? No. Maybe you noticed someone unusual the last few days, someone in the parking lot that just didn't sit right? (SNIFFLES) No, nothing. (CRIES) Nothing. (CRIES) (CELL PHONE VIBRATES) (SIGHS) I'm sorry. Excuse me. (PHONE RINGS) Yeah. We're gonna do everything we can, I promise. Thank you. (SOBS) All right, I'll be there as soon as I can. (SIGHS) (SIGHS) I'm gonna head out to the hospital and see if I can catch up to the woman who chased these guys. Right. (SOMBRE MUSIC) (PA BEEPS) WOMAN: Paging Dr Statement. Dr Statement, please. (MUSIC CONTINUES) (COUGHS) (COUGHS) (DISCORDANT MUSIC) (SOMBRE MUSIC) (EERIE MUSIC) (PA BEEPS, INDISTINCT ANNOUNCEMENT) (OMINOUS MUSIC) (CRIES) (MUSIC CONTINUES) (CRIES) CRIES: I... I am so sorry. (MUSIC CONTINUES) Excuse me? Excuse me? You. No one's telling me anything about my niece. Just` Uh, well` Say something! Karen! Karen, where is she? They're not saying` They're not saying anything. Is she OK? Is she gonna die? How could you let this happen? WOMAN: Lisa, Lisa. Lisa, it's all right. Oh God. It's all right, baby. Everything's all right. She'll be OK. It's OK. Ms Simmons. Are you the mother? Yeah. Is my daughter all right? She sustained a massive blow to the back of her head. We're running some tests to figure out what we're up against here. She'll be OK? We'll know more in the next 24 hours. Can I see her? She's not conscious. Yes, briefly. Lisa. Go home, Karen. You've done enough. -(LIFT BELL DINGS) -I can't believe this is happening. What happened to you? I'm fine. You wanna sit down? No! She's just upset. Don't take this personally. You didn't do anything wrong. This is not your fault. I'm gonna check her in, OK, and then we'll go upstairs. Mrs Donovan? Hi, I'm Detective Frank Neaman. Sorry to hear about your niece. She's gonna be OK? Uh, the doctors don't know yet. And how are you doing? I'm fine. Is it possible you can show me where Ashlee was thrown from the car? Yeah, of course. What's happening? This is Detective... Uh, Frank Neaman, ma'am. He needs me to show him where Ashlee got hurt. Can you just tell Lisa where I am? Of course. This isn't your fault. (TENSE MUSIC) Go. (MUSIC CONTINUES) Thanks for answering all those questions. Yeah, no problem. Glad I could be of help. Thank you. Yeah? MAN: No abandoned black or navy vehicles so far. All right, well, keep looking. Anything? No, not yet. But usually they drop the car within a 3-mile radius of the crime scene. You sure you didn't get any piece of the licence plate? No, I should've, but I was too focused in on Ashlee. I know the customers, though. I could ask around and... No, we'll take care of that. How is Ashlee? She's in surgery. Lisa said she would call me if anything changes. That's her way of telling me that I should go home. I don't know how that's gonna happen. I left my car at the hospital, so... Uh, Jim? (RT CRACKLES) Yeah, Frank, go ahead. Uh, never mind. (RT SQUEAKS) I can take you. Come on. Is there anything you can tell me about your sister's friends? I mean, the type of group of people she hangs out with, what they're like. I'm all thumbs. Maybe there's something from her past that` I have to feed my cat. -Come inside. -(FRED MEWS) -Uh... OK. Here you go. (GENTLE MUSIC) (PANTS) My hands won't stop shaking. Here, let me. Let me do that. You can't let them get away with this. I won't. Is there someone I can call, a Mr Donovan? I'm divorced. That's, uh... Listen, Mrs Donovan` Karen. Karen. You're gonna go over this a hundred times in your head trying to figure out what you could've done differently. I know. I've been through something like this before. In high school, I witnessed a murder. A friend? My brother. I see. And did the cops...? No. They never solved the case. That's why my mom... ...hates cops. That makes sense. You have to remember that you're not responsible for this. They are. Then why do I feel like I am? Because you're trying to make sense of it. It's what victims do. You know, the only way to feel safe is to feel in control. (TENSE MUSIC) It's gonna make you feel better? One pill in his dish. He's got arthritis. I take cases like this very seriously. Do you really? I do. Do you have children? I have a son. If anybody hurt him, I wouldn't stop until I found them. Well, Ashlee's like my daughter. Just keep me informed. (MUSIC CONTINUES) Try and get some rest. (MUSIC CONTINUES) (FRED MEWS, DOOR CREAKS) Here you go, Fred. (SIGHS) (LAUGHS, ECHOES) That's why I love you. I love you too. -(SCREAMS) -(MEN SHOUT) Ashlee! No, somebody help me! (GASPS) (PULSATING MUSIC) (HIP-HOP MUSIC PLAYS, DISTORTS) (OMINOUS MUSIC) (MUSIC CONTINUES) (MUSIC SLOWS) Sorry I missed your game last night. It's OK, Dad. All right, so your mom will pick you up after school, OK? OK. What's up? Is there still a chance that you and Mom might get back together? Uh, well, it's been six months. Um... You know, it's complicated. (BELL RINGS) (SIGHS) See ya. Love you. Hey. (SHUTS DOOR) (CHILDREN CHATTER, LAUGH) (MUSIC CONTINUES) Ray Martinez. I knew something got my attention that night, and it wasn't the music. It was something that I saw. I saw the driver of the car. That's him. You're sure? You said that I'd go over it a hundred times, and I did. And I just` I saw him so clearly. (SIGHS) It's a bit of a coincidence, don't you think? You sure this isn't emotion or memories from, uh... from when your brother...? No. I saw him. Um, excuse me a minute, Karen. (GRUNTS) Uh, Tom? How's it going? Uh, the tape's at the lab, but don't count on it. Um, there was a robbery in the valley last month with a similar MO. We're checking it out. Mrs Pitts went through all the books? Yeah. She didn't recognise anyone. Thanks. (TENSE MUSIC) OK, uh, let's see. Ray Martinez. Well, he's got a couple of DUIs and a misdemeanour. No criminal record. It was him. OK. That's where we'll start, then. OK. (MUSIC CONTINUES) Bit of a long shot, don't you think? We are in the long-shot business. Um, no, we're not. Not usually. How you doing? Looking for a Ray Martinez. He's busy. What do you want? Let's say I got a personal interest in him. (TENSE MUSIC) He's in the back. (MUSIC CONTINUES) Ray Martinez? You better be from the State Lottery. Why, you need the money? We need to talk. (TENSE MUSIC) (MONITOR BEEPS STEADILY) (MONITOR CONTINUES BEEPING STEADILY) (TENSE MUSIC) If the cops aren't gonna do anything, I will. Stop it. Stop it, George. I can't let them get away with it. (SOMBRE MUSIC) George, what are you gonna do, huh? You don't even know for sure who it was, and what if you're wrong? What if you're wrong? I know, but somebody needs to pay for this! Don't. (MUSIC CONTINUES) (MONITOR BEEPS STEADILY) Hey. You're not gonna believe what I did this morning. I went into her bedroom to get her up for school. I'd forgotten she was here. Can I get you anything? Did you get a hold of Eddie? Uh, yeah. He wants us to move back to his home town, stay with his parents till he gets back from Afghanistan. (SCOFFS) Can you imagine me on a farm? You're not going anywhere. I don't know. He has the right to protect his kid. They got the driver of the car. They arrested him. Ashlee's gonna be just fine. I promise. She's gonna walk out of here and... And the men that did this to her, they're going to jail. They're not gonna get away with this. And you` Look at me. You're not... gonna milk cows in Wyoming. (LAUGHS, SNIFFLES) In Nebraska. Same difference. (SIGHS) Oh God, I haven't been here since... (SOMBRE MUSIC) (MONITOR CONTINUES BEEPING STEADILY) Hey, I thought we had a meeting. We've got the walk down. Look, why didn't you file? You got a woman who hasn't seen this man in 20 years. I've got a boss who said he's working. If you file, I will get this scum to roll over on the others. You know, you're always putting the cart before the horse, Neaman. No, I'm not gonna let you screw this up like the little Jefferson girl. I gave you enough to put Tibbs away for life, and you know it. Not according to the jury. Are we done? You have a good day. I can't wait for you to read all your cards yourself. People you don't even know are praying for you. (GENTLE MUSIC) (MONITOR BEEPS STEADILY) Karen? Can we talk a moment? Excuse me, Detective. This is disrespectful. (MUSIC CONTINUES) (TENSE MUSIC) The DA won't file charges. We had to let Ray go. What? I don't believe this. They're` They're letting Ray go. He claims that he was at work that night, and his boss confirmed it. I thought you said he was the one. He` Mom, he was. He is. Listen, we found his black car. I have my guys going over every inch of it as we speak. What about Ray? At this point, there's nothing we can do. I can't deal with this. Not again. You know the boss is lying, right? I'm sorry. There's nothing I can do about Ray. This isn't over, Karen. (TENSE MUSIC) (SIGHS) (TENSE MUSIC) (MUSIC CONTINUES) (MUSIC QUICKENS) No! (SCREAMS) (MEN SHOUT) (MUSIC SWELLS) (OMINOUS MUSIC) (TENSE MUSIC) (MUSIC CONTINUES) (HORNS HONK) (MUSIC CONTINUES) (LIFT BELL DINGS) I'm checking in to see Ashlee Simmons. I'm her aunt. She's in ICU. 143. Third floor. Let's go! Let's go! (INDISTINCT PA ANNOUNCEMENT) Let's get the mask on her. Here, hold her arm down. Dammit. Succinylcholine. What's happening? Ashlee! -(MONITOR BEEPS RAPIDLY) -Ashlee! Help her! -Ma'am, calm down. You need to step into the hallway now. Hold her arms straight for me. (PANTS) (TENSE MUSIC) Lisa! (MUSIC CONTINUES) Oh my God, what's going on? Hold her down. What's happening to her? (MONITOR BEEPS RAPIDLY) What's happening?! (CRIES) It's OK. We'll stand back. (TENSE MUSIC) (MONITOR CONTINUES BEEPING RAPIDLY) I'm here to see Detective Frank Neaman. Tell me that you have something. Anything. We showed Ray's picture to every witness, and nobody recognises him. I'm sorry. We're hoping the video surveillance can help us more. My family is barely hanging on here. What happened? Ashlee had a seizure. Even if she wakes up, she might not be the same ever. I'm sorry. When you said that you took cases like this personally, was that just a line that you used to get me to back off? To get me to trust you? I can't force a confession. I'm following the procedure, but you have to give me some time. I need some time, Karen. I have to go. You just have to give me... (SIGHS) (POLICE RADIO CHATTER) PHONE: Hello, James. I need your help. What is it? Can you meet me tonight? I'm just saying it's dangerous. I have to at least try to find something that the police can use. What if you get hurt? It's worth the risk. (DRAMATIC MUSIC) My dad ever tell you about my brother Danny? Is that what this is about? There was a party, and this guy started getting rough with me. (OMINOUS MUSIC) Danny of course stepped in, and there was a fight. (MUSIC CONTINUES) (PEOPLE SCREAM) (SCREAMS) We were leaving the party, and... a car drove by. (MUSIC SWELLS) My brother was shot. (EERIE MUSIC) He died three days later. Everyone knew who did it. They just couldn't prove it. George must have wanted to track them down. He never did a thing, and that haunted him for the rest of his life. Ray needs to be held accountable for what he did. My family has hurt enough. Please. (DRAMATIC MUSIC) This should make you feel safer. (MUSIC CONTINUES) Do you remember how to use it? Of course I do. (MUSIC CONTINUES) Be careful. You need anything, call me. (OMINOUS MUSIC) -(PHONE LINE RINGS) -Yes, uh, Customer Service. I, uh, am doing a title search. I need an address for Raymond Martinez. Eagle Rock. (TENSE MUSIC) (MUSIC SWELLS, FADES) Testing, testing. (KNOCK AT DOOR, FOOTSTEPS APPROACH) Hi. I'm from Madison High School reunion committee. Madison High School? (LAUGHS) That's right. I'm looking for graduates. (TENSE MUSIC) Didn't graduate. Oh, um, you're Raymond Martinez, right? Maybe. Um, I'm in a bind. I'm looking for alumni. We're gathering phone numbers together. Do you keep in touch with anyone? You're a skirt, right? The cheerleader. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. (LAUGHS) I remember you. (LAUGHS) Come on in. Thanks. (TENSE MUSIC) So, do you still keep in contact with, um, Bobby? Isn't that his name? Nah. Nah. I didn't hang with a Bobby. Well, that's weird. I thought you did. (CHUCKLES) Want a beer? Sure. (MUSIC CONTINUES) So, uh, Ray, you live here alone? Yeah. I got some wine. Yeah, that sounds good. (OPENS CUPBOARDS) So, uh, what have you been doing all these years? You know, what kind of business are you in? You know, you didn't pay much attention to me in high school. Wait, your brother played ball. Right? The one that got killed? You're Karen, right? Yeah, that's me. (TENSE MUSIC) Yeah. (MUSIC CONTINUES) (OMINOUS MUSIC) (SPEAKS INDISTINCTLY) Drop the phone. Drop the phone! I'm dropping the phone. (MUSIC CONTINUES) What do you want? I want you to admit that you were the driver of the car, and I want the names of the other two men that robbed the store. Lady, you're` you're out of your mind. I saw you, Ray. There must've been someone else, someone I didn't see. No, I'm telling you` Say their names! Marvin Nichols. He was the lookout. Come on, Karen, don't do this. You're an idiot. You're going to jail. (PANTS) When Ashlee wakes up, she's gonna ID all of you. (GASPS) No, no, no, no, no, no. See, you don't know what world you've just stepped into. I make one call, and she's dead. What did you say? You're in way over your head. So if you hurt me, Ashlee's finished. And you're not gonna tell nobody nothing. (WHIMPERS) Hmm? (YELPS) Now give me that gun. (MUSIC SWELLS) (GASPS) Now! (SHOUTS, GASPS) (EERIE MUSIC) (GASPS) (TENSE MUSIC) (MUSIC CONTINUES) ECHOES: You don't know what world you've just stepped into. I make one call... I make one call, and she's dead. You're in way over your head. (POLICE RADIO CHATTER) Neighbour heard the gunshot but didn't bother calling it in. Nice neighbours (!) Now, the girlfriend came home from work and found him like this. But she's pretty sure that nothing's been taken. And the shooter was a familiar face. She stood about here. She? She. Have you taken a look in the fridge? It's full of beer. Think if you had one of the guys over, he'd offer them wine? Huh. What was the girlfriend's name again? I didn't do anything wrong. Screw you. Screw all cops. Well, she doesn't look happy. She's not. Come on in. What's this about? Ray Martinez. (TENSE MUSIC) So, what else can you tell me about Ray Martinez? Just what I've told you. A football player. I think he got kicked off the team. Ever been to his house? No. Why? Ray was shot dead at his home last night. Wh...? Where were you last night between 7 and 10? Am I a suspect? Just procedure. I was with a client, James Cooper. You want his number? (PHONE RINGS) I gotta get that. Tell you what, why don't you email your client's number, and I'll keep you posted. Thank you. Neaman. Walter, what can I do for you? I couldn't even get into my liquor store last night because of the line. PA: Dr Flores, dial 118, please. Dr Flores, please dial 118, please. Oh, dammit! Oh, that's all right. It's all right, honey. It's just water. It's OK. Calm down, sweetie. I got it. That's why I always bring a lot of napkins. Mom? Mm? Mom, I did something really bad, and I'm not sure how to handle... I'll just get rid of this. What is it? (TENSE MUSIC) What is it, honey? It's nothing. I have to go. Wait a minute. What's`? I'm fine. What's wrong, honey? It's OK, Mom. Don't worry. It's fine. I'm handling it. I know you're having a hard time right now because of what happened with your brother. And going through all of this now, it's just... I'm so sorry that I wasn't there for you then. I'm OK. Oh, you were so young. (SNIFFLES) And I was having such a hard time with your father and... And losing a child is just... Losing a child is... Nothing's the same afterwards. It's... A piece of you is missing, and I'm so scared that your sister is gonna be facing the same thing. Ashlee's gonna be fine. I have to go. OK. Call me if there's any change. Of course. Of course. Do you want your sandwich? (TENSE MUSIC) (MUSIC CONTINUES) (MUSIC QUICKENS) Excuse me? Can I help you? Uh, I hope so. Um, I'm looking for Marvin Nichols. I` He left this at my house last night. Do you know where I can find him? He left that at your house last night? Yeah. There's a place he goes to a few blocks from here. Gary's, it's called. Oh, Gary's Bar? Yeah. He goes for happy hour at about 5 o'clock. (BLUES MUSIC PLAYS, PEOPLE CHATTER) (SIGHS) Can I get you something? You seem like a martini kind of gal. Maybe you can help me out. I'm` I'm looking for a Marvin Nichols. Yo, Gary. Cuba Libre. Heavy on the libre. (POURS LIQUID) Ah, that's too bad. I was gonna buy you a drink. Really? Well, maybe you can buy me my second drink. (CHUCKLES) Sounds like a deal. Haven't seen you round here before. Oh, that's funny, cos I haven't seen you round here before. (BOTH CHUCKLE) Here. Nah-uh. I got this. Will you open a tab, please? I'm not usually this forward, but I had my chart done today, and my chart said that I was gonna meet someone very special. And when you walked through that door, I knew that someone special was you. (LAUGHS) Do you, uh, believe in stuff like that? No. Mm-hm. Oh, that's funny, because your aura is very, very intense and passionate. (CHUCKLES) Oh yeah? Mm-hm. (CHUCKLES) Well, uh, you know, sometimes I get this vibe. I can see things before they happen. Me too. Oh yeah? Mm-hm. Yeah? You wanna get out of here? Yeah. (BLUES MUSIC CONTINUES PLAYING) (OMINOUS MUSIC) (TYRES SQUEAL) (MUSIC SWELLS) (GIGGLES) (CHUCKLES) (CHUCKLES) (MUSIC SWELLS) (LAUGHS) Oh, whoa, whoa, whoa. You know what? I can, uh, get the blanket out of my truck and then we can do it under the stars. Oh yeah. Mm. (CHUCKLES) (MUSIC SWELLS) Oh God. (LAUGHS) Oh, when I was about 11 years old, I popped my cherry in a van on the other side of that building. (OMINOUS MUSIC) (LAUGHS) (INHALES) Whoo! God, she was a homely chick, but I was in love. So what do you think? How about over here? What are you doing? I want the names of the other men that were in the car when you robbed that store! Then I'm calling the police. What are you talking about? That's a waste of time, Marvin. How do you think I found you? Ray told me that you were the lookout inside the store. It was you? Ray? Yeah, you and I are going to prison, but first I wanna know those names. (MUSIC SWELLS) (MUSIC SWELLS) (SHOUTS) (SCREAMS) (SCREAMS) (OMINOUS MUSIC SWELLS) (TYRES SQUEAL) (TENSE MUSIC) Our body's name is a Marvin Nichols. (MUSIC CONTINUES) Is the body at the morgue? It's in transit. With all the ground to cover out here, it's gonna be a while before we find any evidence. You get me the tape of the convenience store right away, will you? Yeah. (MUSIC CONTINUES) What time did you get to bed? About 4.30. I'm tired. That is the first time in 20 years I've heard you use that word. What are you saying, Anderson? I'm getting old? Maybe. Here, old man. Take a load off. (LAUGHS) Oh Jeez. Well, they put it through noise reduction, cleaned up some of the bad frames. It's a better picture. Not great. Hold it there. Please everybody have your numbers ready. Only six minutes to go. Keep going. Watch her take off. Will you look at her go? KAREN: No, Ashlee! She is a bad-ass. Marvin Nichols is the lookout. Freeze it. Hello, Marvin. (TENSE MUSIC) (DOORBELL RINGS) Where were you Tuesday night? Come in. Tuesday night. Tuesday night? Movies. Movies? What movie? (TENSE MUSIC) Ta-da! I highly recommend it. I've seen it. Do you own a gun? What? I know you heard the question. No, I don't own a gun. My father had a collection, though. Used to bring my sister hunting every summer. I went once. I had nightmares for a week. Are you sure you don't want any wine? I need a refill. I'm good. (TENSE MUSIC) (SIGHS) (MUSIC SWELLS) What are you doing here, Detective? Did Ray tell you about Marvin Nichols? What? Who else did Ray tell you about? You know I never talked to Ray. I heard about Marvin Nichols on the news. That's quite a coincidence that two of our main suspects have wound up dead in the last couple of days, don't you think? Yeah, I do think. I guess somebody's doing your job for you. I certainly hope it wasn't you, Karen. I'll let myself out. (TENSE MUSIC SWELLS) (DOOR CREAKS, SHUTS) (OMINOUS MUSIC) (MUSIC CONTINUES) (MUSIC SWELLS) (MUSIC CONTINUES) I couldn't even get into my liquor store last night because of the line. (HUMS) Detective. Hope I'm not disturbing you, Mrs Shaw. Actually, this is not a good time. I need to talk to you. Is it about Ashlee? It's about Karen. Come in. I, uh, also wanted to talk to you about your son. Uh, I read the file. I see they had a suspect, but the case never went to trial. I don't wanna talk about that. What does this have to do with Karen? I think Karen's worried that the men that did this to Ashlee are gonna get away with it. Poor Karen. I think she still feels guilty for what happened. She got very protective of all of us, especially Ashlee. She became a people pleaser. She pleased me by getting married and tried to please her father by becoming a realtor. Karen says your husband had quite the gun collection. I'd love to see it. Well, that's not possible. I donated them all to his lodge after he passed. They're probably all auctioned off by now. So there are no guns in the house? Of course not. (SCOFFS) Well, I noticed a picture here on the way in, uh, a hunting picture with your husband. Is that`? Is that Karen or is that Lisa? Oh, no, that's not Lisa. Lisa was terrified of guns. I remember George took her hunting one time and she had nightmares for weeks. Poor kid. No, that is my Karen. So Karen went to high school with a couple of these gentlemen. Quite strange, isn't it? Not really. A lot of the neighbourhood kids have stuck around. Is there anything else? I really have to get these flowers into water. No. That's great. Thank you very much. I appreciate it. You have a great day. Thank you. I'm gonna ask you a couple of questions, and I want you to tell me the truth. Do you have a gun? Yes. You do? Where in the world did you get a gun? Dad's friend gave it to me. Gave it to you? Why? Because I asked him to. What are you doing with a gun? I'm doing something. I went to Ray's because I wanted the two other names of the men that were in the car. Wait a minute. You went over to his house? I found out where he lived. I went over there. He had a knife. I had the gun. I was just asking him to give me the names. He lunged at me, and I had the gun in my hand, and I... (SIGHS) What are you doing? You shot that man? I did. My God. Oh my God. We've gotta get you the best lawyer. No, that's not important right now, Mom. What's important is that Ashlee is safe. What? Of course she's safe. Why wouldn't she be safe? You don't understand. One phone call. These people only have to make one phone call, and Ashlee is dead. (SIGHS) Well, then we should call the detective. We should talk to him. The detective. (SCOFFS) You more than anyone knows that we can't wait for the justice system, because it doesn't work. (TENSE MUSIC) Honey. (SIGHS) You can't do this yourself. Listen, I can do this. I can fix this. All the guilt that we've had all these years because of Danny. We didn't do anything, and it killed Dad. I can do something. For you, for Ashlee, for Lisa. For Dad. For Danny. (CRIES) I don't want you to get hurt, honey. I'm OK. It's gonna be OK. (OMINOUS MUSIC) I don't think you're OK. (TENSE MUSIC) (SIGHS) Look at it again. How many times do I have to tell you? She doesn't look familiar. Isn't that part of your job to remember your clients' faces? Clients. I'm not a psychologist. I serve drinks. Don't jerk me around. Look at it again. Never seen her. The next words out of your mouth better be the ones I wanna hear. Man, I don't know. A lot of women come into the bar. I don't remember every single one of them. Well, then we'll just wait here until you do. (KNOCK AT DOOR) Coming. (TENSE MUSIC) Mrs Donovan, I'm Detective Jesse Kattan. We have a search warrant for your house. -Come in. -(POLICE RADIO CHATTER) (MUSIC CONTINUES) (POLICE RADIO CHATTER) (MUSIC SWELLS) OK, so we're clear upstairs and the rest of the rooms. Everything's clean. They're checking the car in the garage now. Anything down here? We ain't got nothing down here. (TENSE MUSIC) (MUSIC FADES) (GENTLE MUSIC) Hey. (SIGHS) You're home. Didn't mean to wake you. (SIGHS) It's fine. You know, Dad, I'm getting too old for a babysitter. (LAUGHS) I know. I'm sorry about tonight. My dad's a cop. He's fighting the bad guys. I get it. Thanks. Now let's get some sleep, all right? All right. Goodnight. Goodnight. I love you, buddy. (HORNS BLARE) So, word on Marvin is he's running with a small-time crew, you know, jacking stores, you know, trivial stuff. Then he hooked up with some` some hoodlum. A real bad-ass. Bobby? I'm not sure. I need a name. (CHUCKLES) And I need to pay my gas bill. That damn energy crisis. Yeah, it's a crime, right? (TENSE MUSIC) Lance Cooley. Police! Lance, stop! (DRAMATIC MUSIC) Lance! (MUSIC SWELLS) Hey! Freeze! Hey! (MUSIC CONTINUES) Hey! (MUSIC SWELLS) (MUSIC QUICKENS) (MUSIC SLOWS) (OMINOUS MUSIC) (MUSIC SLOWS) Freeze! (MUSIC SLOWS) (GRUNTS) It all happened so fast. They were wearing masks. I'm sorry. I just can't tell. Thanks for your time, Lucy. Miss Donovan. (TENSE MUSIC) Now, remember, anything you recognise is helpful. Height, weight, body type. I understand. (MUSIC CONTINUES) Number one, step forward. Number two. Number three. Number four. Number five. (MUSIC CONTINUES) I don't recognise any of them. Are you sure? Yes. Thanks for coming, Ms Donovan. You're welcome, Detective. (TENSE MUSIC) Take them back, Scotty. I think she knows something. I don't know what. She didn't ID anyone. I think she did. (PEOPLE CHATTER, PHONES RING) (TENSE MUSIC) (MUSIC SWELLS) All right, so the woman you saw at the line-up was the same woman from the store. Same lady that was chasing us. 100%? Yeah. Randy said some broad was asking around about Marvin after Ray got clipped. How the hell did she find out they worked at Randy's? I don't know. But if she's the one that did them, then she knows about us. (SIREN WAILS NEARBY) Yo, I gotta get out of here, man. I got heat all over me. It's only a matter of time before they link me to Marvin. Take it easy. Take it easy, all right? The woman's kid's in the hospital, right? (SIGHS) We're gonna go there, wait for her to show up, we're gonna tie up this loose end, and then we're gonna get out of town for a while, OK? OK, good. Just relax. (OMINOUS MUSIC) (MONITOR BEEPS STEADILY) (MUSIC CONTINUES) (GASPS) (CRIES) Come back. (SOBS) Please! (MUSIC CONTINUES) (SNIFFLES, CRIES) I'm so sorry. CRIES: It's all my fault. (SOBS) (MUSIC CONTINUES) (CRYING ECHOES) (GASPS, YELPS) Jeez. I just thought you might wanna go home. All right. There's a parking lot on the other side. All right. (OMINOUS MUSIC) Yo, turn around. What? Why? Turn around. Why? -Yo, I just saw her. -You` You just saw her? -(TYRES SQUEAL) Where? Right there. Right there. -Pull over. -(TYRES SQUEAL) (TENSE MUSIC) Well, that's her, Karen Donovan. (MUSIC CONTINUES) 'I will exceed your expectations.' (OMINOUS MUSIC) Well, that'll make things easier. Hold on. (MUSIC CONTINUES) Hey. I'm going to lunch. Need anything? Karen? (GASPS) No. This is the name of your 1 o'clock. Thanks. I'm going home right after this, so just call me if you need me. OK. (OMINOUS MUSIC) (BIRDS CHIRP) Hi. You must be Mr... Burton. Mr Burton. That's right. Your picture doesn't do you justice. (SCOFFS) Ready to see your next house? Great. (TENSE MUSIC) Here we are. Oh. Now, based on your price range, I think that this house is a gem. Yeah, look at the square-footage. It's a steal. The floors, as you can see, have all been redone. And the tile in the fireplace has all been replaced. And, as you can hear, it's very quiet. You can't even hear the street noise. Perfect. Wanna start upstairs? Sure. (OMINOUS MUSIC) The house is loaded with amenities. Plenty of bathrooms and bedrooms, but let's start with the master suite. This house is like a maze. Mm. You could get lost in here. Hmm. The, uh, house doesn't have any mould, does it? No, none that's been disclosed. It's a relatively new house. Look at the view. It's beautiful. Shall we look at the other bedrooms? Sure. So, the stove and the refrigerator are new. Mm-hm. And this house comes with a washer and dryer. Oh, and I forgot to mention the pool. WOMAN: Yoo-hoo. Is anybody home? Yes. Hi. We saw your for-sale sign outside. Is there any way we can look around? I'm sorry, but I'm with a client right now. You know, I just realised the time. I` I forgot I have an appointment. Completely spaced. Mr Burton... It's OK. I'll let you know. Thank you very much. I appreciate your time. It's a wonderful home. Thank you. Hello. Let me show you the house. Let's just focus on Lance right now. Somewhere in here is a connection between Lance, Raymond and Marvin. We are missing something. Let's run it again. All right. Well, Ray is the wheel man. Marvin's on the inside. Lance is the second gunman and the bag man, and some guy named Bobby is the leader, right? Ray and Marvin work at Randy's Auto but not Lance. No, our boy Lance here, now, he's done some time. But neither Marvin nor Ray have any priors, so how did these guys know each other? Well, maybe they didn't. Maybe they knew Bobby. Lance was collecting unemployment from a Selmeth Corporation. Yeah, I saw that. You saw this? Yeah. What I miss? What's a Selmeth Corporation? I don't know. Let's look it up. (TENSE MUSIC) Right, there it is. Uh, Selmeth Corporation. It's a chemical and additive supplier. Lance was a delivery man. Uh, there it is. Randy's Auto. Come on. (TENSE MUSIC) (DRAMATIC MUSIC) OK, here we go. Wanna kick this down? Yeah. One, two... (TENSE MUSIC) (MUSIC SLOWS) -Clear in here. -(CELL PHONE RINGS) Neaman. (TENSE MUSIC) Randy Dennis is in custody. What about Karen Donovan? ANDERSON: She's just leaving her office. In a hurry. (TYRES SQUEAL) (TENSE MUSIC) Lisa. She's gonna be OK. (LAUGHS) She came out of it about an hour ago. (BOTH LAUGH) (MONITOR BEEPS STEADILY) (GENTLE MUSIC) Hey there, sweetie. (SIGHS) I've missed those beautiful eyes. (SIGHS) So did we win? What? The lottery. (LAUGHS) (MUSIC CONTINUES) (TENSE MUSIC) (SIGHS) Randy got picked up. Yeah, I heard. You didn't tell him about me, did you? Hell, no. What do I look like? Good. My cousin's gonna put us up for a while, and then we'll figure something out. Cool. Is that all our money? Yeah. That's all of it. You wanna see it? Sure. (OMINOUS MUSIC) (CRICKETS CHIRP) So it's over now? I don't know if it's over. I... Just because Ashlee's out of the coma, they could come here. Just` I'm over my head. I think it's time to tell Frank everything and turn myself in. But if you tell the police, they're gonna arrest you for murder. But I still have Ray's confession tape, but that doesn't matter. I did what I had to do. I will face the consequences. Just do me a favour, Mom. Don't tell Lisa. Let her enjoy the moment. Yeah, believe me, I'm not telling anyone anything. I trust you. I love you. Be careful. (TENSE MUSIC) (LINE RINGS) VOICEMAIL: This is Detective Frank Neaman. Please leave a message at the sound of the tone. (BEEP!) Hi, Frank. I was hoping to talk to you, but I have great news. Ashlee's awake. We're all very excited. Um, but there is something that I need to talk to you about. -I'm gonna make my way over to your office. -(LINE BEEPS) Frank? Uh, no, it's` This is Robert Burton. Who? Oh, Mr Burton, um, yes. Actually, this is a bad time. Listen, I left my cell phone at the house you were showing me. Um, OK. I'll just have someone from the office go to the house in the morning. It's really an emergency. My daughter, she ran away from home, and her boyfriend's number is in it. My wife, she's just beside herself. Oh. Oh, OK. I'll, um... I'll meet you at the house in 20 minutes? Oh, thank you. You're a lifesaver. (OMINOUS MUSIC) (POLICE RADIO CHATTER) (TENSE MUSIC) (SIGHS) It's Lance. His body's still warm. (DIALS PHONE) Hey, where are you at? More importantly, where's Karen? ANDERSON: Keeping an eye on our friend. She just pulled up to a house. 229 Kinsey Road. Can I place her at a crime scene downtown, uh, about three hours ago? No. No way. I've been following her all day. I don't see how. He said she never left his sight. What do we got forensically? Hollow point. These are the same bullets that were used at the convenience store. So, what? Now they're killing each other? Looks that way. You gotta check this out. (OMINOUS MUSIC) (CELL PHONE RINGS) Frank? Hello? -Hi. Um, I'm on my way to you. I just had to make a quick stop. -(LINE BEEPS) -Hello? -Frank? -(DISCONNECTION TONE) Oh. Karen? (DIALS PHONE) (TENSE MUSIC) (LINE RINGS) Come on, Tom, pick up. VOICEMAIL: This is Detective Anderson. I'm currently unavailable. (BEEP!) (OMINOUS MUSIC) Who left the light on? (SIREN WAILS) Go, Anderson. Pick up! (LOW, OMINOUS MUSIC) (MUSIC SWELLS) I got a man down. 229 Kinsey Road. I need backup right away. (TENSE MUSIC) (OMINOUS MUSIC) (SCREAMS) What? Mr Burton, what...? Call me Bobby. (DISCORDANT MUSIC) (SCREAMS) Call me Bobby. (SCREAMS, GASPS) You tell the cops about me? No. Did Marvin or Ray give you my name? No, nothing. How did you find Ray, Sherlock? We went to school together. Hmm? Wait, I went to high school with Ray. Do I know you? You know my brother Danny. (GASPS) What are the odds of that? Karen? (DRAMATIC MUSIC) (GRUNTS) Frank! He's got a gun! (GRUNTS) (GASPS) (GRUNTS) Bet that hurts, doesn't it? (PANTS) (GRUNTS) Ready to die, my friend? (PANTS) (MUSIC SWELLS) (BOTH GRUNT) (GASPS) Frank. Frank? (GRUNTS) You're hurt. Yeah. I'm` I'm just, um... I'm` I'm gonna put a little pressure on it. (GRUNTS) What else is new? (LAUGHS) So that's Bobby? Yeah. (GRUNTS) (SIRENS WAIL NEARBY) No, Frank, what are you doing? Making sure it looks like self-defence. No. Yeah. Listen, Frank, before they get here, I have to tell you what I did. (PANTS) It ends tonight, Karen. -(CRIES) -(SIRENS APPROACH) (GRUNTS) (CRIES) (SOMBRE MUSIC) (SIRENS CONTINUE WAILING) (REFLECTIVE MUSIC) (UPBEAT MUSIC) (LAUGHTER, CHEERING) (ALL YELP, LAUGH) (LAUGHS) I'm going to the hospital. Hey, great. Go. Have fun. Oh, keep it up. Lovebird. Bye, baby. Bye. Aargh! Thank you. LAUGHS: I'll see you later. Bye. (LAUGHTER) (CELL PHONE VIBRATES) OK, take over, Mama. Whoa. Honey, honey, honey. Thank you so much for your courage. You kept us all safe. And your daddy is so proud of you right now. And your brother too. (GENTLE MUSIC) Now go. Have some fun. (MUSIC CONTINUES) (MAGICAL MUSIC) (KNOCK AT DOOR) Come in. (DOOR CREAKS) Hey. How's the family? Uh, good. They're good. (LAUGHS) How are you? I'm good. (ROMANTIC MUSIC) (LAUGHS) What's that for? Well, I learned that that's what girls do when they like a boy. You're saying you like me? Yeah, I'm saying I like you. (LAUGHS) Hey. That's my kid. Steven. Hi, Steven. I'm Karen. Hi. (LAUGHS) Nice to meet you. You have any kids? I have a niece. And a cat. A cat? Yeah. What's his name? Uh, his name is Fred. He's got arthritis. Really? Sorry about that. (LAUGHS) Do you like animals? Yep. We got a dog named Benny. Oh, does Benny know any tricks? (LAUGHS) Well, yeah, he can sit. (LAUGHS) Well, that's great. Yeah, that's it, though. He's a Lab. I love Labs. (CONVERSATION CONTINUES INDISTINCTLY) (GENTLE MUSIC) Captions by Able. www.able.co.nz Captions were made with the support of NZ On Air. Copyright Able 2017 (DRAMATIC MUSIC)