Boundary (2020) - full transcript

What do you remember?

I don't.

Concentrate,

It'll help jog your memory.

I was taking samples.

That's correct.

You still have some amnesia,

but you're doing better.

What happened to me?

Mr. Massey, a few days

ago you had an accident at work.

You almost drowned.

You were in shock when they

brought you into the emergency room.

And because of the near

drowning, you had hypoxia.

That's a low level of oxygen

in the blood.

This has caused some injury

to your brain

and other organ systems.

I fell in.

That's

correct. You fell in and...

you were alone.

I need to make

sure I can trust you with this.

When you've done the job,

go to the drop-off point

and meet me be back here.

This is your second chance.

Give it to me.

This plane lands at 2:00 a.m.

He always parks

in parking lot number six,

no security cameras,

very few people park there.

He'll be alone.

Make sure you are, too.

My name is Michael Massey

and I'm about to make

the biggest mistake of my life.

Again.

This one I saw coming.

The first one

crept up behind me.

I had my back turned.

Hey, guys, wait up.

Sorry, I had to put

my gloves on.

Michael, put that barrel

over by the storage area.

Okay.

Floyd, I'm ready.

I had fun, I was tired though.

My hand was killing me.

I just needed one strike,

one strike

and I would've won the game.

You ever bowled a perfect game?

Never have. Must be

hard. My best score is 150.

Right now, all I

see is what lies straight ahead.

I need to turn and around,

I need to face the world.

I know what's there, family.

That was a sure thing.

Friends.

They're waiting for me

to turn around and face them.

But before I do that...

Yeah, that.

...I have to squeeze

this trigger one more time.

Nice work, ese.

Cleanest one so far.

I like a man who makes

my job easier.

It's just this one time,

open the gate.

I heard that one before,

but you?

You're different.

No bullet hole, no broken glass.

You got your corpses in trunk,

out of view.

You drive in a common vehicle

for these parts, homie.

I worked with guys

like you before.

I know why you're here.

You got something to prove.

Open the gate now.

Or what, ese?

You take out your piece,

blast me?

You got your piece...

but this here...

...this is my piece.

And an hombre like you,

clean, professional.

You're not going to let

all this good work go to waste.

You want to get paid?

Get your hands dirty, ese.

Hey there, you need some help?

I saw you carrying all this luggage

there. I figured you might need a hand.

No, no, no, put this one down,

push that one back.

We'll put that one at last.

That's good,

now push it all the way back.

Keep pushing, keep pushing.

Put it right back there.

Sorry, I'm late.

Don't look at me like that.

You could have cleaned

your gun after the meeting.

You wanted this job done right?

I did that.

No doubt.

This is

a different battlefield now.

How do you feel?

I feel, I feel dirty.

Oh, that's right.

You do work at the...

How do you know that?

Relax, I did some digging.

I always like to get to know

the people that I work with.

Look, it gets easier.

The first one is always the most

difficult but the next one, after that.

There's not going

to be a next one.

This was it.

Don't be so sure.

Anyways, you got

something for me.

The junk yard

cretin took care of everything.

Good.

Rodrigo's a scumbag,

but I put him to a good use.

He gets things done.

Well, this is cause

for a celebration.

- I prefer cash.

- Oh, no, no, no, no.

Watch, look at this.

We busted this guy last week.

He was acting strange,

so I pulled him aside.

You know what I found?

300 candy bars

just like this one,

stashed in a suitcase.

These guys get so creative.

It's quite a show.

As a customs agent,

I have front-row seats.

That's nice, gimme my money.

All right?

Look...

...I know how you feel.

Okay, you went to war,

it wasn't what you thought.

You never got to look...

...a bad guy in the eyes and

just fucking pull the trigger.

Tonight I gave you that chance.

You got to be a warrior.

Imbeciles like the candy man,

I just turn over to authorities.

The guy

you took care of tonight,

he wasn't a peon,

he was a major player.

You did the world a favor,

and so did I.

I'm not going to tell you again.

Give me the money, now.

Doesn't have to end like this.

You know we could be

a great team.

Listen,

this concludes our business.

Don't ever contact me again.

Oh, I won't.

Might be somebody else

who will though.

I thought this was

a one-man operation.

It's this one

guy, might be a cop.

Someone from my work,

I don't know.

I've seen him follow me

a few times.

You need to take care of this.

This affects both of us.

I'm giving you another job.

This time...

...I'll pay double.

Where have you been?

What is that?

Our second chance.

A friend came through

with a loan.

Well, whatever it is,

it isn't enough.

- How do you know that?

- Because the money we need

doesn't fit inside an envelope.

Look, it's enough okay?

In the meantime, I want you

to stop packing all these boxes,

get rid

of this bubble wrap and...

And what?

Give me a hug.

Well, something up

here is going to get squeezed.

Don't pop the

bubbles, that is so annoying.

You told

me to get rid of all of it

With all this

bubble wrap, it'll take all night.

Now stop, Emily, stop.

Look, they're not taking

this house, okay?

If they do, they're gonna have to drag

us out of here kicking and screaming.

Well...

that's going to happen

to one of us anyway.

But he's going to have

to wait another four months.

Your hands are cold.

It's just one more job.

Don't look at me like that.

He offered you another job.

I told you this was a bad idea.

You knew he'd give you

another one.

You must have

something inside you

that wants to prove something.

You should have

never gotten involved.

- We're both involved.

- No, not me.

You can find another private

investigator. I am done taking pictures.

I wish I could say

the same for him.

Open it.

You were the one

supposed to take the pictures.

I hired you to follow him,

not the other way around.

Look, I did this as a favor.

You came to me, remember?

He offered me double.

I'll stop following him.

It's too late.

He wants you dead.

And he knows where I work.

It's only a matter of time before he

figures out we're working together.

What if he already knows?

Then I'll have to squeeze

that trigger one more time.

Okay, before you do that,

some things

you might want to know.

His name is Douglas Gofft.

Former military, now a customs

inspector at the airport.

He must have gotten some intel

about drug shipments overseas.

He uses his position

to let smugglers sneak through

and then he steals their stash

and sells it for himself.

Runs a pretty

efficient operation.

All under the radar.

I got to get to my store unit,

I need to get my piece.

You can't do that.

You know what happens

if you do that?

I don't have a choice.

I'm busy, what do you need?

You seen James around?

He left early.

- He left early?

- Yep.

He did the same thing yesterday.

He left right after you did.

Hey, Michael,

come here for a sec.

Hey, I need you

to take some samples for me.

The crew's late today and I'm

getting ready to head out.

Arms up.

Something wrong?

You violated your probation.

- Are you opening my mail now?

- This is serious.

What were you doing

in a high school parking lot?

How is this going to benefit me

and our unborn child

if you're sitting

in a jail cell?

I was meeting with a friend.

He's the one

who gave me the money.

Well, next time

you meet this friend,

do it in public during the day.

There won't be a next time.

What are you looking at?

I was just waiting to see

if that guy out there

was going to come look

at the house.

Anyways, I talked to my brother.

He said he could get an attorney

that could work with us for free.

When a man becomes distracted,

he makes mistakes.

He makes bad choices.

He gets sloppy.

Yesterday,

that man paid me a visit.

But who was it?

Douglas or James?

Hey, James.

You got a minute.

I'm busy right

now. What do you need?

You drive

a black car, don't you?

Michael, you've seen my car.

Now, what's this about?

I had a visitor yesterday,

a guy in a black car.

When I came outside,

he took off.

And you think it was me?

I'm not sure.

Douglas drives a black car, too.

Then it was Douglas.

Let's hope he

doesn't come back then.

'Cause if anyone comes near

my house and hurt my family,

they're going

to be sorry they did.

You're not allowed to have

a gun in your house, Michael.

I would be careful about

violating that court order.

Joey, come here.

You know what

I think would be a good idea?

Go get your crayons.

Get a sheet of paper

and draw daddy a picture.

I think he'll like that.

Mommy, look what I drew

for daddy.

Michael.

I'm headed out.

I need you to take some samples.

Okay.

James is here if you need help.

Everything all right

between you two?

Why do you ask?

You've been

smoking alone this past week

and when you leave,

he leaves behind you.

Almost like

he's following you home,

keeping tabs on you.

Anything you want

to tell me about?

Are you done?

- Are you forgetting something?

- Floyd,

everything's fine between us,

don't worry about it.

I'm glad to hear.

Go down to the boundary

and take some samples.

James will give you a hand.

James!

Mr. Massey, a few days ago,

you had an accident at work.

You almost drowned.

You were in shock when they

brought you into the emergency room.

And because of the near

drowning, you had hypoxia.

That's a low level of oxygen

in the blood.

This has caused some injury

to your brain

and other organ systems.

Fuck!

Come on, get up.

- Mom, look at my picture.

- Oh.

That's a beautiful picture.

Go show daddy, he's over there.

Daddy, look at my picture.

That's good,

now push it all the way back.

Keep pushing, keep pushing,

put it right back there.

Hold it.

Drink it, Michael, it's water.

What happened?

You need to tell me

what's happening.

I need answers.

Michael.

Damn it, Michael.

This trigger will be pulled.

But what I really want to do

is pull back the hands of time.

Retrace every step...

...and start over.

But I can't.

I'm alone.

Michael, I

called an attorney today.

Michael...

...I wanted to say, I'm sorry.

I know I've been really mean

these past couple days

and you're going through a lot,

and I'm going of a lot.

And I know that you're thinking

about what's best for me and our family,

but I need to know

what's on your mind.

Okay.

I'm going to go to the grocery

store to get a couple things.

I'll be back in a few hours.

James, I need to talk to you.

Yeah, I'm in the middle

of something.

What you're doing

right now can wait.

I need to know what happened

the day Michael fell in

because I've got the state

investigators crawling up my ass

wanting answers

that only you can give 'em

and you're not giving 'em to me.

He fell in.

Then why was your vest so clean?

You have the report.

Can I get back to work?

Go ahead and finish up.

If you take this job,

you're gonna be watching

your back for a long time.

I don't have a choice.

Let's just hope you don't meet

another man who feels the same way.

Where have you been?

Everything's fine.

Just go back to sleep.

- What's up?

- I need you to go down

and help Michael

get some water samples.

- No problem.

- I'm heading out.

You guys are the only ones here,

so be careful.

You know

it's slippery down there.

Gotcha.

You got something to prove.

You need to take care of this.

This affects both of us.

Is something wrong?

Emily.

Emily...

...put down the gun.

Is it the same gun?

Is it?

Emily.

Answer me!

Yes.

You broke our rule.

Our rule, you broke it.

I brought it back

to protect you.

This is my second chance.

This is our second chance.

Emily...

we'll get a second chance.

There is some concern

that the chemicals you were exposed

to might put you

at risk of cancer of the liver

as well as some

of the other organs and tissues.

There is a new experimental drug

I would like to put you on

which may help reduce your risk

of malignant conversion in cells

which have been damaged.

This may reduce your risk

of getting hepatocellular cancer

or cancers of some

of the other organs, too,

such as the bone marrow

or the kidneys.

I'm a little concerned

about your throat.

I'd like to schedule you

for another endoscopic

to recheck these areas.

What's the best way

to give a man a second chance?

Let him redeem himself.

A man needs to feel useful.

She didn't see me.

I made that mistake once.

I'm not gonna do it again.

The trap doesn't

work with vinegar, only honey.

Tape up the sides,

these boxes are pretty old.

So where'd you get

all these books anyway?

Here and there,

collected them over the years.

You got some pretty good ones

that should be at home

on a bookshelf

instead of here

in a dusty storage unit.

Yeah.

Things are better now.

That's what I heard. Thompson

said you can start work next week.

Yeah, it's going

to be different this time.

Yeah, that's for sure.

We've been going through all

these safety procedures

since the accident.

They want to make sure something

like that doesn't happen again.

It won't...

...because this time...

...I won't turn my back on you.

Stand up and face me, James.

Turn around.

I guess we're not here

to move boxes.

No, we're

here to find out the truth.

I told Emily mine and now

you're going to tell me yours.

What are you talking about?

Tell me the truth.

Michael, put the gun down.

If it wasn't for you, Douglas never

would've given me that second job.

You should have

never taken the first job.

I told you not to get involved

with this.

You got in trouble

'cause you crossed the line.

Tell me the truth,

did you push me?

Is that what you think?

Tell me.

You want the truth?

I'll give you the truth.

When you went to Douglas,

it wasn't for money.

You wanted to prove you could kill

someone other than your own kid.

Take one more step and I swear

to God it'll be your last.

You're working with him,

aren't you?

That's why you pushed me.

- He's paying you, isn't he?

- It was an accident.

I gave you CPR.

The only reason you're standing

there right now is because of me.

Take a moment and think.

Try to remember.

You'll be okay, you'll be okay.

One, two, three,

four, one, two, three, four,

one, two, three, four.

Listen to me.

We're both involved now.

It's only a matter of time before

Douglas comes out to both of us.

I have an idea.

One thing I've noticed lately,

late night meetings

come in pairs.

What's this?

Signing bonus.

I just want to make sure

my newest employee's happy.

- I thought you said this was a two-hand...

- If you're referring

to the third wheel

of our business,

that's why we have layoffs.

Helps eliminate any liabilities.

He's at his house,

now's a good time.

Hmm.

I only see one car,

but we may have a visitor.

What?

His wife, she came back to him.

I thought you said she left?

She did, now she's back.

This will complicate things.

I'll also tell you,

his wife is pregnant.

Well then,

she better not get my way.

Oh, she has nothing

to do with this.

You kill her, then you're going to

have two dead bodies you got to get rid.

It's not like I'd be doing

anything he hasn't done before.

Now I told you

that was an accident.

His own kid?

Was a new gun.

He was cleaning it.

Go up there,

tell him you want to talk

about something important.

Make sure you leave

the door unlocked.

Distract him.

Get 'em in a room

that's well lit.

Keep him away from the windows

and the furniture.

I'll go in and get a clear shot.

She's there,

I'm going to have to say

that I have

to talk to him in private.

Like about the investigation

of something so...

...let's keep this on the

same level, first floor.

Has the kitchen and a bedroom.

Go down the hallway,

both are on the right.

If we're not in the kitchen,

just keep going by.

Yeah.

Move.

- Hey, what's going on man?

- Hey.

- Come on in, man.

- Sure, sure.

- I came to check on you, how you feeling?

- Uh,

thanks, man.

You know, I'm doing all right.

- Just taking it day by day.

- Resting?

Yeah, little bit.

You know, it's been

a while since I pulled the trigger.

But I always love

a good challenge.

Getting close

to him, that'll be difficult.

At least one of us

tried to anyway.

You know, there

are better ways to kill a man

than to push him

into a pool of chemicals.

I didn't, he just fell in.

Regardless,

we get a second chance.

I had my back

turned to the world for too long.

Now I've turned around

and what I see is

a world I neglected.

He said we have

to wear hard hats at all times.

Even on our cigarette breaks

A world I walked away from.

A world that has

become the one I deserve.

Anyway, the

investigation's about to wrap up.

- Oh, that's good.

- It'll be over soon.

But I see something,

something I didn't see before.

Someone walking

towards me, he looks familiar.

He isn't a stranger,

he's the man I used to be.

My name is Michael Massey,

and I'm going to pull

this trigger one more time.

Except this time...

...it won't be a mistake.

You motherfuckers!