Ordinary Days (2017) - full transcript

- Mom, I can't tonight
I have midterms.

Oh, I have to eat?

Really?

No one told me.

You know what I'll
come to dinner.

Just don't wait up for
me, okay, no promises.

I gotta go.

Sorry I didn't
mean to scare you.

- You didn't, but
you might have scared

the garbage can though.

Shit.



So, she calls
this number back,

this guy tells her
she owes back taxes

and he was apparently
very aggressive with her.

I mean she's elderly and he's
scaring the crap out of her.

Saying there's a warrant
out for her arrest.

Anyway, she sends him
$5,000 just like that.

- That's awful.

Should be a crime.

- It is a crime.

Fraud.

That's what they call it.

- I'm sorry.

- We talked about this
when she moved out.

- I know.



- She's busy.

Working, studying.

Well, she should
have called if she

was gonna change her plans.

- Need to give her some space.

- Look at all this.

It's a waste.

- I don't think Carrie
eats meat much anymore.

- They found that boy's body.

- Hmm?

Caleb Rhimes, he's been
missing for like a month.

Oh my God.

They found him Lake Winnetka.

- Winnetka.

What are we bringing tonight?

- Hm, yeah, Sheila said
to bring a veggie tray.

- Of course.

We're always on veggie trays.

- I wonder if
Barnard's on this case.

- Shouldn't that guy
be retired by now?

- He's our age.

Have a nice day.

- You too.

Hi, you've reached Cara,

no you haven't.

Seriously, text me.

- We need a new rake.

- I haven't been
able to reach Cara.

I've texted her,
called her, nothing.

- You leave a message?

- Yeah, but.

- She'll call you when
she gets a chance.

- I'm calling her work.

- No, honey, hang up.

She doesn't work there anymore.

She quit.

- How do you know that?

- She's a big girl, she can
make her decisions on her own.

- She's 19.

You gonna be okay for
the tonight?

- Yeah, yeah, of course.

I'm fine.

Did you not that?

Thank you for driving.

I've got Leah's cell number
and the athletic center.

You're sure you
want to do this?

- Rich, please.

- What about Sydney?

- Sydney?

I don't if she talks
to her anymore.

- Worth a shot.

- You're right, okay, her, too.

Hi, this is Rich
Cook, Cara's dad.

I'm just trying
to track her down.

Have you seen her in
the past few days?

Well, we talked to her
on the phone but she

hasn't been back since Friday?

You sure?

No, no, no, it's
not an emergency.

Just a minor family issue.

No, thanks.

- What are you doing?

You just disappeared.

- She wanted a storage box
for her old books and stuff.

Something with a lid.

She's an adult.

- So she should know
how to respond to a text

and a voicemail.

- She's busy.

- None of her friends
know where she is.

- We don't even know
all of her friends.

Come on, she'll
probably call any minute

and then we'll feel stupid
for all this nonsense.

- Barnard would help.

- He's probably got his hands
full of this other case.

He would do us
a favor if we ask.

- No.

- I think we have to.

- It's really coming
down out there.

After the news
at the top of the hour,

we will take a look at some of
the in the area.

- Hello.

Hello.

Congratulations
you have been selected.

- Have a great day.

- I need to get to the site.

- And what am I
supposed to do, just sit

around worrying, doing nothing?

- Why don't you call
your sister and go out

for lunch or something?

- She's got a thing on Mondays.

- Then finish up in the garden.

- The ground's soaking wet.

- Christ.

I'm sorry.

- What is it, what's happening?

- Nothing.

It's nothing.

There is a detective here
to ask us some questions.

That's all.

- Christ.

You called Barnard.

I said not to call him.

I was handling it.

- Okay, well, he's here
now so can we just?

- Mr. Cook.

Detective Jonathan Brightbill.

- Sorry to inconvenience ya.

- No, it's the job.

If you're ever worried
you should call.

- So, what do we do now?

- Well, I have a few questions.

- So, do I.

What about the girl that went
missing back in the summer?

- Rich.

- And the Caleb Rhimes boy.

Any connection?

- Rich, stop it,
what's wrong with you?

- Maybe I can speak to
each of you separately

for a few minutes?

- I'm sorry.

Okay, well, why don't
you email me some pictures

whenever you get a chance.

You know how to attach photos?

Yes, I know how
to attach photos.

- So, you said you
spoke to Cara recently?

On Friday was it?

Uh, yes, around 10:30.

She was studying all day.

History.

- How did she seem?

- She seemed like Cara.

Distant.

- Upset?

- Irritated, at me.

- That's normal?

- She's a very private person.

She doesn't like
a lot of questions

and I guess I just tend
to ask a lot of questions.

- Does she have a boyfriend,
girlfriend, anything like that?

- There was a boyfriend.

But they broke up.

- Okay.

- She actually brought him
back for one of the dinners.

- Okay.

What was his name?

- Ollie.

Oliver Santos.

- Okay.

Was she upset about the breakup?

- No, it wasn't serious.

She's not an emotional person.

- What does that mean?

- She's just.

She's just one of the
strongest people I know.

She doesn't seem
to need anybody.

- Hm.

- Do you have kids?

- No, no.

- When Cara was 16,
I got breast cancer.

She was amazing.

She stayed home with
me so much I don't know

how she passed her
classes that year.

She went and got her
license so she could take

me to my treatments.

And that's when
she quit running.

She had this dream to
go to the Olympics.

But after all that.

Well, she felt she could
never get back to that level.

Can you imagine being so young
and already it's too late?

She bought us these.

She has a matching one.

They're supposed to be lucky.

I don't if she still
wears hers or not.

She kept saying to me,
mom think positive.

Your thoughts have power.

But I never had any
positive thoughts.

I always thought
I was gonna die.

- Well, Mrs. Cook, it doesn't
sound like Cara ran away.

- I don't believe she did.

- Where do you think she is?

- Your turn.

- Marie.

- Marie.

Calm down, calm down.

- Something's happened.

Something's happened.

I knew it and you did nothing.

- Okay.

- This is your fault.

- Stop.

- Fine, you handle it.

Yeah, yeah, if you could
just email me the cost

reports, I'll take a look.

We still haven't heard.

Thanks.

I'll make you some oatmeal.

Hey.

Leslie wants to come see ya.

She says that picture
of Cara's being

shared around on Facebook.

Honey, you can't
stay in bed forever.

Your sister's worried about you.

I'm worried.

Marie, I'm sorry.

We should have called the
police earlier on the weekend.

I just didn't.

I couldn't.

Please.

- Okay.

I'll get up.

It's so quiet.

- What's that?

I never realized
how quiet it was.

This house.

When you just sit, don't move
around and bang things about.

I really notice.

- Why hasn't he called?

- Hey, hey, breathe.

Yeah, you can breathe.

You can.

Okay, remember that.

Come on.

Just sit down until it passes.

- Yeah.

Right.

- There you go.

Don't.

This will pass, okay.

- Yeah.

- It always does.

You know that.

- Yeah.

- Okay.

I'm gonna go get your pills.

- Okay.

- You're okay.

- Okay.

- Hello.

- Alright, thank you
for giving me a whole

five minutes before your class.

- I'd have met you at
the house but my brother

said he'd shoot you if
he ever saw you again.

- Andy used to like me.

- Everyone used to like you.

- Here.

Put a little bit of extra
cash in there if you want

to get maternity clothes
or whatever you need.

What, I'm trying, I'm trying.

- Yeah, sure you are.

I can tell with how
great you're looking.

When's the last time you slept?

Have you been going
to the meetings?

How's Charlie?

- He's.

- Leaving food out for him?

Cleaning the box?

- He's a cat, the cat is fine.

Are you paying him any
kind of attention at all?

- If you want, you can come
by, you can pick him up

and take care of him yourself.

You know Chris
is allergic right?

- Oh, of course.

- You know, just for once.

- What?

What, what do you
want me to do, what?

- What's the point?

- Susanna.

Shit.

Feeding the cat.

Fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck.

Sorry, I didn't
mean to scare you.

- No, you didn't.

You might have scared
the garbage can though.

Or he's dead and we
have nowhere to go with it.

Look, we're
trying to figure this out.

Who knows what
they have going on?

Look, you ,
I'll try to figure

out another perspective.

- Charlie.

Charlie, where are you?

Got some food for you.

Stupid cat.

Charlie.

Charlie.

There you are.

Okay, let's go
get you some food.

- Brightbill.

Now.

You going to meetings?

You should be on medical leave.

Indefinite suspension.

But everyone in this
office is protecting you.

Do you even care about that?

19 year old college girl.

Been out of touch since Friday.

- It's only Sunday.

- Just go talk to
her parents at least.

Mother's an old friend.

She's likely hungover,
not answering the phone.

Firs thing in the morning, okay?

Somewhere, underneath
all this garbage,

is a good detective.

- Mr. Cook this
shouldn't take long.

Alright.

- I talked to her, on Friday.

I don't know why I
haven't told Marie yet,

it's so stupid to
keep it from her.

Is this before or after
your wife spoke to her.

- Just after, I was meeting
a client on a job site,

she called me there.

She smashed her car into a
post or something on campus

busting one of the tail lights.

She was worried about how
much it would cost to fix.

She always worried about money.

Taking money for school,
food, and clothes from us.

I mean, she's our only
child, I don't why

she feels so guilty.

Did she tell you
about her plans?

For the weekend?

- No, no, she was just on her
way to the library, to study.

Churchill.

Do you believe that?

What?

- I just know one
of the professors at

the school, that's all.

- Maybe they can help?

- I'll check.

- We never wanted
more than one child.

One child.

We were always in agreement.

I was terrified of course.

But she was a good baby, quiet.

She was walking at
eight months old.

Running by 15 months.

Never wanted to
be in a stroller,

never wanted to be carried.

Gosh, she must have
been three years old.

No, no, she was just four.

We're at Costco, it was
busy, Saturday morning,

packed with people.

And I kept trying to reason
with her that she was little

and it was unsafe for
her to be walking around.

I needed to sit
still in the cart.

She wouldn't do it.

I would lift her up and
she'd climb back out.

I got so frustrated, I
did the thing I never do,

I snapped at her.

She needed to listen to me
because I was her father.

She looks up at me,
eyes wide as saucers,

and she reaches up and says

I'll hold your hand, daddy.

Marie.

Please.

Calm down.

Something's happened.

Something's happened.

I knew it and you did nothing.

- Okay.

- This is your fault.

- Stop.

- Fine, you handle it.

- Mr. Cook, mind
if it take this?

- What?

Yeah.

Just find her, please.

- I'll be in touch.

- No, I don't want to
deal with you today.

I can't.

- Enrollment office says
that is a student of yours.

She's missing since Friday.

- Yeah, that's Cara.

- Cara Cook.

- Yes, I have a lot of students.

- Is there anything
notable about this one?

- She seems smart and quiet.

Ugh, her parents
must be freaking out.

- Yeah, her roommate
Leah Delonge said that

she saw her on Friday.

Said that Cara was going up
to Wellesley for something.

Her mom was expecting
her home for dinner.

She told her dad that
she was going to be stuck

in the library studying.

Nobody actually knows
where she is so.

Nothing but dead ends here.

- You're pretty intense
about this case.

- Yeah, I saw her.

Here on Friday,
after I spoke to you.

You believe that?

- Did you tell her family?

- No, as of right now, I'm the
last person to see her alive.

- Hey, this is your
job, finding people.

You're good at it.

- I used to be good it.

- You're good.

I have an ultrasound
tomorrow at one.

- Well, are you okay?

Everything's alright?

- Yeah, it's routine
if you want to come.

- You want me to be there?

If you want me to be
there, I'll be there.

- I want you to do
whatever you feel is right.

I'll text you the address
of the imaging place.

Come, don't come, you
know where I'll be.

Um, Cara is dating
a student of mine.

Ollie Santos.

- Yeah, Oliver.

- Yeah.

- According to her mom they
broke up a few weeks ago.

- Well, kids these
days, nothing sticks.

Hey maybe this dead end
is just an unpaved road.

What is that a country
song, did you write that?

- Yeah.

- Is that your material?

If I ever write a country
song you mind if use that.

- Sure.

- Okay.

- Bye.

- Too serious a girl for me.

- And what does that
mean, like you guys,

she wanted to get
married or something?

- No, dude, I mean serious,
like, yo, lighten up.

Never knew what
she was thinking.

Okay, so it was
unlikely that she ran away

with some mystery boyfriend
on a drunken bender.

I don't know why
you're asking me.

We dated for like a month.

Let's just say I felt
pretty much superfluous.

- Superfluous?

- I go to class,
straight C+'s baby.

- Was Cara having
any money troubles?

- Who doesn't?

Every kid in here is in the
hole one way or another.

Tuition, car payments, boozing.

- I heard she applied
to some new jobs.

You have any idea where
they might have been?

- Factories up north probably.

I applied to a bunch but
to get into you gotta

go to the dumb job fairs,
but to do that you gotta

have a car to get
your ass down there.

- You heard the part
where I mentioned your

ex girlfriend is missing right?

- I don't have her body
stashed in my dorm.

In case you're wondering.

Hey, what the hell, man?

- This is serious.

- I don't know anything.

What do you want from me.

I want you to care, I
want you to pay attention,

I want you to help me,
can you help me right now.

- Okay, sorry, dad.

You don't know my life.

- I know exactly who
you are and right now

you're gonna help me
out with this shit okay.

Can you do that?

You're capable of that?

Now tell me where were
these factory jobs

that you applied to?

- Huh?

- The jobs that you
were applying to.

- A couple of car factories
that have temp jobs

and another one that
manufactures A/C units

and fridges and shit.

Stuff, sorry.

And the bottled water plant.

Great for the environment
but the pay is insane.

- Where?

- Uh, just outside of Wellesley.

- Wellesley?

Off of highway 25?

- Okay then.

Hey man, you aren't
stealing push pins I hope.

That humor's why all the
ladies love you, Eddie.

- Oh, sure, that and
so many other reasons.

Something we
can help you with?

- You see, there?

There she is.

- Yeah, there she is.

- Grabbed a hot
pocket and a Gatorade,

blue raspberry flavor.

I got a good memory.

- Yeah, you do.

Did she seem agitated
or nervous or?

- No, not really,
she didn't say much.

She paid and she was off.

- Can you just go back to the
part where she's paying you?

Who's that?

- Oh, that's Wardy Anderton.

He has a farm up the way.

He likes the beef
jerky although he says

they're for his dog.

He does the sports line betting.

- Where's your
outside surveillance.

- Here.

Ward's harmless.

- Ha, see, there.

He says something to her.

Merlin!

- Ward Anderton?

- Shot another one, huh.

Shot my dog walking by
the highway over there.

Was picking up people's
garbage bringing it back.

Come on in, I suppose.

- Thank you.

- Hey, hey.

Sit.

I'm not much of a housekeeper.

Last copper was here
kicked up a

due to the dust.

Got him out of here
real quick, though.

Wife died 10 years ago.

10 years of dust
builds up I suppose.

Put a little something in
there, take the edge off.

I guess you can't
drink on duty huh?

- Yeah, something like that.

This is Cara Cook, 19.

She's been missing
since Friday night.

- Another one.

Cops are really on
top of things huh?

- Here's the thing.

This is her last
known whereabouts.

- I don't remember much.

Merlin was barking at
her and so I shushed him.

I apologized, I got in my
truck and I drove away.

Well, actually, no, no,
no, she drove away first.

You can see it in
the security feed.

How long did you follow her?

- I didn't follow her.

She pulled out ahead of
me in the parking lot

and was gone, that's it.

Okay, well that rest
stop only has one entrance

and one exit out.

- Is this connected
to that boy or what?

I don't know,
what do you think?

- What do I think?

What do I think?

I think that I am sick
and tired of being

harassed just because I
live alone in the middle

of all this mess.

- Okay, so it just so
happens that three teens have

gone missing in the past year.

One teen washed up on
the shore of the lake

that lines your property.

And the most recent
teen, Cara Cook,

Mr. Anderton you were the
last one to see her alive.

So, it just so happens.

- Every ordinary day's
full of just so happens.

Most of 'em we
don't even notice.

Too wrapped up in our
own corner of the world.

My wife isn't dead.

- What?

- I just figured that's the
kind of thing you check.

She left me 10 years ago.

She is still alive somewhere.

I didn't want you to
think I was a liar.

- Then why'd you lie about it?

- I don't know.

I mean if someone left
you 'cause you weren't

good enough would you go
around bragging about it?

- She go north or south?

- I came right home here.

- Can anybody vouch for that?

- Merlin.

- Shit.

Alright, Mr. Anderton.

If anybody other than
Merlin here can account

for your whereabouts on Friday,

you have 'em give
me a call alright?

Did I miss it?

Did I miss it?

- Yeah, you did.

- I wanted to be there.

I was working.

It's this case.

Come on, Susanna, please.

- Everything's fine.

There's a follow up next week.

- Wait, wait, when?

- It's routine.

The baby's healthy.

It's a girl.

- Caleb's body was found here.

Cara Cook disappeared
between here and here.

The Anderton acre
which extends to here.

You can't ignore that proximity.

- Well, it might be
enough to get a warrant

to search his farm.

Type it up, see if we
can execute it today.

And you continue to follow
Cara's trail separately.

- Anderton saw her,
he took notice of her.

- Just, just find the girl.

- This is the same case.

- Not yet.

She might still be alive.

Find her.

- Her necklace is in his house.

This girl has been missing
for five days, Janine, five.

- We've got warrants on the way.

Within the hour.

Tell me you'll wait.

- Freeze, do not move!

Don't move!

First thing I want to
see is your hands raised.

Step back into the doorway, now!

Step in slowly.

Other hand, too.

Where's the dog?

- He heard someone.

- Drop the necklace.

I just found it, I don't
know where it came from.

- Alright, put your
hands on your head,

turn around slowly,
and get on your knees.

- Okay.

- Knees, now!

- Okay, okay, okay.

- Is she in the house?

- No, no, no one's in the house.

- Then where is she?

It's over, just tell
me where she is!

- Please, please,
please, don't harm him.

- I just need to find her alive.

I need everything to be okay.

Get up.

- Where are you taking me?

- Keep walking.

- Please, please, please.

- Keep looking forward.

- Okay.

- Wait, whoa, whoa, whoa.

Oh my God.

Don't tell mom,
shell freak out.

- Sorry about that.

He's harmless.

- Help, somebody help me!

Please!

Is anybody there?

Hello.

Hello.

Hello.

Help.

Hey!

Hey!

I'm trapped down here!

My leg is stuck!

Hey!

Ah, yes.

Hey, look.

Now we're twins.

Hey, help!

Help!

Hey!

There you are you bitch.

Mom.

Mom!

Shit.

Hey.

Hey.

Hey buddy.

Hi.

Hey.

Hello.

Hello.

Wait, no, hey.

Hey.

Wait, come back.

Hey buddy.

Come here.

Hey, come back.

Hi.

Hi.

Hey buddy.

Hey.

Hey.

Hey, come here, buddy.

Stay, stay, stay, stay.

Hey, hey, hey, hey.

Come on.

Stay.

Good dog.

Go, go.

Sam.

Daniel.

Just tell me.

Stop mocking me.

You win again, Calvin.

Even throughout large
tracts of Europe,

many states
have fallen or may have

fell in to the grip
of the Gestapo.

Thanks dad.

Hey mom and dad.

Um.

Hello.

Hello.

Hello.

Hello.

Hello.

The longer you can look back

the farther you can go forward.

When you're going
through hell, keep going.

Never, ever, ever give up.