Boyfriend's Deceit (2018) - full transcript
Annie, driving her boyfriend's car, is pulled over by police who find a bloody knife. To avoid being falsely accused of murder, she must unravel the truth behind the mysterious knife's presence.
[tense music]
Last chance, Ms. Tatum.
No, please.
You know it's only a matter
of time before ID John Doe.
Wait, listen.
Maybe that'll point
to why you killed him.
I didn't do it!
There's too much evidence
to take your word for it.
Please, it, it wasn't me!
Watch your head.
[groans] It wasn't!
Let's go.
[engine revving]
[eerie tones]
What's wrong?
I think you've got a tail.
[radio beeps]
Dispatch, this Transpo 42
requesting police
escort on Route 33
heading northbound to county.
[radio beeps]
[music intensifies]
[muffled speaking from radio]
[exciting shouting]
[music swells]
Yeah!
Woo!
Yeah!
Woo-hoo!
[men laughing]
[driver chuckles]
[radio beeps]
Dispatch, cancel
that last request.
You're a bit antsy tonight.
Man, I just wanna get home.
[tires screeching]
Bruce!
[glass crashing]
[metal crunching]
[unsettling music]
[glass clinking]
[inhaling sharply]
[glass clinking]
[groaning]
[gasping]
[pained shouting]
[metal rattling]
[groaning]
[gasping]
[frustrated growling]
[music turns suspenseful]
[keys jangling]
[grunting]
[breathing heavily]
[pained groaning]
Where does it hurt?
[officer mumbles]
Okay, here, just hang on.
Hello?
Is anyone...
Hello?
Okay, look, don't,
don't move, all right.
I'll get some help.
[suspenseful music]
[groaning]
[glass clinking]
[radio beeps]
Hello?
[static crackling]
Hello?
Hello?
There's been an accident.
We, we need an ambulance.
An officer is hurt.
Please.
[screams]
[tense music]
Get up!
Come on, get up.
Consider this a favor.
No, let me go!
Let me go!
[groaning]
[thudding]
Go!
Run!
[heart-pounding music]
Annie.
Oh, Annie.
[Annie gasps]
Come back here!
[peaceful music]
[music swells]
Okay.
Okay.
Good morning.
Hey.
Did you sleep well?
Mm-hmm, yep.
I wondered where you went.
Oh, I gotta get ready for work.
What smells so good?
[laughs softly] Breakfast.
You're amazing.
Well, I mean, it's
just breakfast.
[cellphone ringing]
Oh, can you?
It's your assistant.
Oh, right.
Hey Karen.
Hi.
Yeah, I know.
I know, it's the second time
that I have forgotten
to meet you at the gym.
Okay, how about this?
I'll just, we'll do it tomorrow.
No, I promise I will
meet you tomorrow.
Right.
Okay, see you soon.
Bye.
You're horrible,
I just made that.
Hmm, you haven't
kicked me out yet.
Hey, aren't you gonna be late?
Mm, No.
I don't have to be
there 'til nine.
So there's really no
rush today anyway.
Okay, well, I made more bacon,
and it's on the
stove, all right.
Mm, great.
See you.
Bye.
[Annie sighs]
Oliver, you boxed me in again.
Hmm.
I'm sorry, Annie, I'll get that.
And you know that if you
actually just unpack your things,
you could park in the garage.
Yeah, thank you,
I'm workin' on it.
Okay.
[telephone ringing]
Tell me the truth.
Did you sleep in?
No, I was awake.
I've been workin'
for a few hours.
You should be cuddling up
to the cute new boyfriend.
I say cute, but who knows.
Oh, he's cute.
When do I get to meet him?
Mornin', ladies.
Oh, good morning, Jerry.
Okay, the Bergettis
their meeting
up to tomorrow.
Yeah, I'll be ready.
Okay, and how are we
on the engineering
for the Strausberg project?
Mr. Stein would like to know.
I've been working
with engineering,
and I will get something soon.
Okay.
He only calls your
dad Mr. Stein to you.
Kinda weird.
Yeah, well, I like
to keep work as work.
[gentle music]
Oh.
Mr. Stein.
Would you like to have dinner?
No.
No, thank you.
Have a good night.
[cellphone ringing]
Hey.
Hey, where are you?
Are you almost home?
Yeah, I'm about 20 minutes away.
Why?
I'm planning dinner.
Really?
Yeah.
Which restaurant sounds good?
[laughs] Mm-hmm.
[doorbell rings]
Hey, who is that?
Hang on.
You didn't order
takeout, did you?
Uh, it's, uh, it's
just a colleague.
Um, looks like I need to
run down to the office.
And it can't wait 'til tomorrow?
Um, it's urgent, so,
I'll be back as quick as I can.
Okay, all right.
[gentle music]
[groans]
[uneasy music]
[sighs]
Hmm.
[sighs]
Mm, this is good.
Yeah, that's close to there.
[clunking]
[footsteps thudding]
[door rattling]
Annie?
Hey, are you up?
[Annie vocalizes irritation]
[sighs] Sorry that took so long.
I'm in a lot of
trouble, aren't I?
I should have brought
some flowers or...
No, it's okay.
I'll just heat it up.
You know, don't bother.
There's a crisis at
the Atlanta office.
I've gotta get on the
next plane outta here.
Oh, does that happen often?
Thankfully, no.
Okay, well, do you need
my help with anything?
No, really, I've just
gotta grab a bag.
Okay.
[car horn honks]
Is that my taxi?
You're not gonna take your car?
No, you know, I hit
something on the way home.
Some animal or something.
You hit something?
Yeah.
Are you okay?
Yeah, I'm fine.
I just, I wanna do
this to be safe.
[groans] Sorry I've
gotta leave so soon.
You know, we'll have to
plan a getaway sometime.
Yeah.
All right, I'll call
you when I land.
Okay.
Bye.
[gentle music]
[groans]
What?
Oh crap.
[music turns tense]
[sighs]
All right, okay.
Good morning, Annie.
[sighs] I'm so sorry.
Were you working again?
No, I overslept, seriously.
But I was looking forward to it.
Spin class?
Liar.
Okay, well, maybe not.
But I was planning on it.
Don't worry about it, I
slept through my alarm, too.
The Bergettis just sat down.
Oh, okay, great.
And where are we on
the Strausberg project?
Engineering has just signed off.
Okay, good.
Where's Jerry?
I'm right here.
Hey, look, I like to make a
late entrance to these things.
Yeah, I know, it
reminds the clients
that you're the big boss.
You're throwin' a wrench
into my plans and...
Well, watch this.
I'll make it up to you.
I mean, look you.
You knocked it outta the park.
Thank you.
So I hear the Bergettis
liked your design.
You know, they walked
out on two other firms.
It was on my mind.
Just to think,
I almost handed this over
to O'Connell. [chuckles]
There's a reason
you hired me, Jerry.
You're one of the best
architects in the state.
And I deliver results.
That you do.
It's in your blood.
Cheers.
Call Oliver.
This is Oliver.
You know what to do.
[voicemail beeps]
Hey babe, it's me.
Just makin' sure that
you got in safely.
Haven't heard heard from you
yet, so just thought I'd...
[siren wails]
[groans] Cops.
[siren wails]
[sighs] I just
wanted to check in.
Hey, just, just call me.
Let me know you got in okay.
All right?
Bye.
[blinker clicks]
[sighs]
License plate, not a match,
possible stolen vehicle.
Stand by for more.
Oh, great.
[knocking]
Evening, ma'am.
License and
registration, please.
Was I speeding?
No, I pulled you over
'cause one of your
headlights is out.
It is?
Oh, right.
Uh.
Uh, okay.
Here's my license.
Your vehicle
registration, please.
Right.
I ran your plates.
They don't match the
description of the car.
They don't?
No, ma'am.
Are you sure that you entered
the plate number in right?
The registration also shows
a different plate number
for the car.
Well, I, it's my
boyfriend's car,
so there must be some mistake.
[ominous music]
Would you mind stepping
out of the vehicle, please?
[sighs heavily] Okay.
[tense music]
You been drinkin' tonight?
Oh. [laughs nervously]
I had one, one at work,
because we closed a deal.
But that, yeah, that's all.
Just the one drink at work?
No open containers?
No, none.
Okay, do you mind
blowing into this for me.
Fine, yeah, that's fine.
[breathalyzer beeps]
You are under the legal limit.
Great, good.
So can I go now?
Ma'am, would you please
stand there for me?
I'm gonna search your car.
Oh, okay.
[Annie sighs]
[music intensifies]
[eerie tones]
Can you come over here, please?
Yeah.
[gasps]
Can you explain this?
Uh.
That, that's not,
that's not mine.
My boyfriend, he...
What's his name?
Oliver, Oliver Graham.
I'm sure if we, um, if call him,
he'd have some kind
of an explanation.
What happened here?
Uh, he hit an animal yesterday.
An animal?
Yeah, an animal.
[radio beeps]
Dispatch unit 139
calling for an additional unit.
Ma'am, I'd like to take
you in, clear this up.
What's gonna happen to the car?
It'll be taken care of.
Please come with me.
[scoffs] Unbelievable.
[faint chattering]
Do you want somethin' to drink?
I assume you're offering water.
We have coffee too.
Hey, how long's this gonna take?
There's a detective who
will talk with you soon.
Perfect.
[cellphone ringing]
[sighs heavily]
Okay.
Oliver.
Hey, I just got you message.
Look, I should have called
earlier, but the client's
getting cold feet.
Hey,
I'm at a police station.
Why, what, what happened?
Are you okay?
I...
Was it an accident?
Are you hurt?
No, no.
No, I was just, I
was driving home,
and I got pulled over
because your headlight
was out on your car.
Hello?
Hey Oliver, are you there?
You were driving my car?
Yeah, I was running late,
and you parked behind me.
You have your own car.
Yeah, but you boxed me in again.
And I, I didn't have time
to rearrange the cars.
So what, why does
that matter anyway?
Why are you at the
police station?
[ominous music]
Your registration and
your plates don't match.
So I think that they believe
that the vehicle's stolen.
You had no right to take my car.
You know what, they found,
they found a knife too, okay.
What are you talking about?
And it had...
It had blood on it.
I don't know anything
about that, Annie.
What about the headlight.
Look, I don't have
time to deal with this.
I'll deal with it
when I get back.
What?
Oliver.
Oliver?
[cellphone beeps]
Ms. Tatum, I'm Detective Reyes.
Will you follow me, please.
[sighs] Yes.
What's your relationship
with Garrett Campos?
Who?
You don't know who he is?
He's the owner of the
car you were driving.
What?
Is that him?
Yeah.
He's not your boyfriend?
[laughs] No, no.
Uh, my, my boyfriend is Oliver.
Oliver Graham.
Here you go.
Not him.
And where's he at?
Oh, he's out of, he's on
a work trip in Atlanta.
Look, I, I haven't
done anything wrong.
We're just trying to
fit the pieces together.
We'll get through this quickly.
We ran Oliver Graham
through the DMV database,
and three matches came up.
One was 17-year-old kid,
the second a 55-year-old
construction foreman,
and the last was a
35-year-old Korean man
who changed his name
because of, yeah,
it doesn't matter.
But none of these men
match your boyfriend.
Well, there must be some kind
of glitch in your system.
The VIN number matches the one
that Campos reported stolen
a couple of months ago.
The license plates
belong to an old van.
So someone switched the plates
to hide the fact that
the car was stolen.
Yeah, I, I don't know
anything about all of that.
[unsettling music]
Tell me about the blood
on the broken headlight.
Oliver, he hit an animal.
Are you sure?
You sure you didn't
hit anything?
You did state that
you had a drink.
Yeah, I had one drink, and
I, I passed the breathalyzer.
Yes, Oliver said last night
that he hit an animal.
Were you with him at the time?
No. [sighs]
No, I was working from home.
How does the knife
fit into all this?
I,
I don't know.
Maybe, um,
maybe he used it on the animal
to put it out of its misery.
Most men I know don't carry
kitchen knives in their cars.
[music grows more tense]
[detective whispers]
Are we sure?
Uh, this is my partner,
Detective Scott.
He just informed me that the
blood on the knife is human.
Maybe Oliver cut himself.
Then wrapped the knife
and just put it under
the passenger seat?
Look, this is no my car.
All right, I have my own car.
It's parked at home.
You can, you can check.
You'll see.
We have.
Great, then you realize
all of this is a mistake,
especially where I'm concerned.
Look I, I would
really like to go.
Uh, I don't wanna make you aware
that we have impounded your car.
It's not my car.
Well, the lab is going
through it as we speak.
I need you to stay in the city
until we can clear up a few
more of these questions.
Fine.
Fine.
Okay.
You're free to go.
Right.
Thank you.
[crestfallen music]
[scoffs]
[sighs]
[phone rings]
This is Oliver.
You know what to do.
[voicemail beeps]
Hey.
It's me.
Look, I, I really don't
know what's going on.
But just, can you,
can you call me back?
The police, they're
asking me about...
Just call me back.
Please.
[sighs]
[phones rings]
Hey Annie.
Hey.
Look, is it, is it too late?
No, I'm just doing some work.
You all right?
Just been a long, long night.
Hopefully it's nothing though.
You wanna talk about it?
Oliver, um...
He's just, he's not
callin' me back.
Did you guys get in a fight?
Something like that.
Well, it's just, he...
Hey.
He'll call.
Just give him some time.
Sure.
Yeah, sure.
I'll just, I'll
see you tomorrow.
Okay.
Goodnight.
Bye.
[sighs heavily]
[phone rings]
[electronic chiming]
[Automated Service] We're
sorry, you have reached a number
that has been disconnected
or is no longer in service.
If you feel you have reached
this recording in error,
please check the number
but try your call again.
[uneasy music]
[phone rings]
[electronic chiming]
[Automated Service] We're
sorry, you have reached a number
that has been disconnected
or is no longer in service.
If you feel you have reached
this recording in error...
[phone beeps]
[tense music]
I'll send those up as
soon as they arrive.
You're welcome.
Good morning, can I help you?
Hi, yeah.
I'm trying to get a
hold of Oliver Graham.
I haven't been
able to reach him.
Does he have another
number I could call or...
I'm sorry, who?
Oliver Graham.
G-R-A-H-A-M.
Do you know what
department he's in?
Sales.
I'm sorry, I'm not
finding that name.
Are you sure you're
spelling it correctly?
It's a Graham, like a cracker.
I don't see it.
Okay, uh, try again.
First name Oliver.
He said that he was going
to the Atlanta office.
Oh, but we don't have
an office in Atlanta.
And I'm not finding
anyone with that name
who works at any
of our locations.
[suspenseful music]
Oliver, is that you?
[music swells]
[ominous tones]
[floorboard creeks]
[Annie gasps]
[music intensifies]
[startled gasping]
Whoa!
Put down the knife.
Okay.
Put down the knife.
There's somebody
inside my house.
Okay, okay, these
officers will do a sweep.
Go, go.
There's somebody in my home.
Okay, okay, come on now.
Come On.
There's somebody...
Okay, come on.
I need you to calm down
and listen for a second.
Okay.
What is going on?
I have a warrant to search
the home and the grounds.
And I need to ask you
a few more questions.
What?
Why?
Come on.
Am I gonna get that back?
It looks like it's
part of the same set
the knife in the car same from.
I, I really didn't get a
good look at that yesterday.
Now, you stated yesterday
that your boyfriend's blood
might be on the knife.
Yeah.
We had a John Doe
come in yesterday.
No, that can't him.
Because, um, yeah, I, I
talked to him yesterday.
It's okay, it's okay.
It's all clear, no one's inside.
Thanks.
I need you to take a look
at a photo of the deceased.
Yeah, no, that's not Oliver.
Mm-mm, that's not him.
Okay.
Yesterday, you had a
photo of your boyfriend.
I'd like a copy of that, or
whatever you might have on hand.
Yeah, sure.
Come on.
Yeah, my phone's
just right here.
Okay, uh,
so he...
What?
[scoffs]
It's saying I have no photos.
It's okay, there's one here.
[Annie sighs]
The picture's gone.
The photo of your boyfriend?
And someone erased all of
those pictures from my phone.
Why would someone do that?
Look, I know that
it sounds crazy,
but someone was in here.
Excuse me, detective.
Yes?
We found this.
Blood?
What?
Is this your shirt?
Yeah, but I...
What else?
Anything that points
to her boyfriend?
Some male clothes and
toiletries, and some prints.
Run it through all
databases when you get back.
Will do.
Oh, and compare it to
the vic, of course.
I told you, that's not him.
I know what you said.
Oh.
Okay.
I need to ask you a
few more questions
down at the station.
And the garage door is...
Yeah.
Okay.
[unsettling music]
[music swells]
You still with me over there?
Can I get somethin' to eat?
Let's take a few steps back.
You go by Annie Tatum.
Yeah.
But Tatum is your middle name.
Your last name is
actually Stein.
I have my reasons for
not going by Stein.
So what?
I'm just trying to
understand the big picture.
Tell me your exact whereabouts
from two nights ago.
I was at home cooking dinner.
What time did you get home.
7:30.
I came straight home from work.
And where was your boyfriend?
He called me on my way home.
He said he was at home.
And you haven't seen him since?
I saw him for a
little bit that night,
but he said he had to
go to work for a bit.
But his work has no record
of an Oliver Graham?
Right, yes.
And that, I don't
understand why that is.
Then he flew out to Atlanta?
Mm-hmm.
Do you know what
airlines he flew out on?
I don't know.
I'd really like to talk to him.
His number's been disconnected.
Is this his number?
Your phone records show
you call it frequently.
Yeah.
Yeah, that's it.
Is there anyone else that
can vouch for your boyfriend?
What do you mean?
Everyone we've talked
to doesn't know Oliver.
There's evidence of
someone else in your home,
but the prints
aren't in our system.
So they can belong to anyone.
They're Oliver's.
I already told you that.
How long have you known him?
Three, maybe, maybe four months.
And how'd you meet?
We met at the rooftop cafe
downtown, off Wylie Street.
I was there, he bumped into me.
He made me spill my drink,
and he felt really bad about it.
So we sat down,
and we hit it off.
Thank you.
Tell me somethin', Annie.
You're smart, independent.
You've got to see
this isn't adding up.
We have a victim, hit by a
car and stabbed to death.
Then there's you in a stolen car
with a bloody knife and a
missing boyfriend as an alibi.
How do we know
you're not sending us
on some wild goose chase?
I have to go by the evidence.
And it shows that your
prints are on the knife.
I think I need a lawyer.
And a pen and paper, please.
Sure.
[unsettling music]
Do you think she's holding out?
I don't know.
I've given her every
chance the explain,
but she's not doin'
herself any favors.
Did we find anything
on the flight records
for an Oliver Graham.
No.
Maybe he's our John Doe.
None of the prints at
her house match him.
Maybe she has a partner.
She's either protecting
him, or maybe she did it.
DA says if anything
else comes up,
he'll pull the trigger on this.
Pull the trigger on what?
Who are you?
Jacob Lostray.
I've been asked to
represent Annie Tatum
on legal troubles on
behalf of her firm.
Well, that was fast.
So where's my client?
Ms. Tatum is being held
as a person of interest
in a murder investigation
of a John Doe that came
in a couple days ago.
So what is she doing?
I have no idea.
Okay, well, it seems like
everything you have here
is circumstantial.
The lab is running tests
on everything that we have.
And until you get
the lab results back,
are you really gonna hold her?
No.
We have a murder
weapon and a vehicle,
both with human blood.
But you don't know
whose blood that is.
And as my client
stated to the officer,
it's her boyfriend's
car, not hers.
Assuming there is a boyfriend.
You know, the DA's
been gettin' slammed
because of the numerous mistakes
this department
continues to make.
Hey.
So I'm guessing he's
gonna wanna make sure
that this is pretty solid
before he moves on it.
So you're not gonna charge her.
Fingerprints show that
she handled the knife.
The knife comes from her home.
Yes, there's gonna
be fingerprints.
How about DNA?
Is Annie's DNA anywhere?
Under the victim's fingernails?
Are their scratches
on Ms. Tatum anywhere?
No?
Okay then.
You know we can hold
her for 48 hours.
Yeah, but you not going to.
You're free to go.
Who are you?
Your attorney.
Your firm thought you
could use some help.
Oh, I didn't know that
my firm even knew I...
Mr. Stein sent me.
Here's my card.
If you have any
problems, give me a call.
Otherwise, I don't want you
talking to Detective Reyes,
or Detective Scott,
or anyone here.
All right.
Who's this?
Oliver.
Well, you draw very nicely.
Thank you.
Maybe start with this before
you come after my client.
[uneasy music]
What do you think, Scott?
I don't know if
there's a boyfriend.
[Automated Service] We're
sorry, you have reached a number
that has been disconnected
or is no longer in service.
Let's get Johnson on Tatum...
If you feel that...
[phone beeps]
For a couple days.
We'll see what comes from it.
[crestfallen music]
Annie.
Why are you here?
Why am I here?
Annie, I should have
been your first call.
I can handle it.
I only found out when
the police showed up
and started talking to
everybody at the office.
Your assistant, Jerry.
Okay, I called Mr.
Lostray and sent him over
when I discovered that the
police had taken you in.
Don't make it sound like
I was arrested, okay.
And you didn't have
to do anything.
If anyone else had sent him
over, you'd be grateful.
[sighs heavily]
Annie, let me help.
I wish it were that simple.
[affecting music]
And I'm tired, so if you could...
Okay.
I'll go.
But
are you gonna be okay?
I'll figure it out.
[poignant music]
[Annie sighs]
I'm surprised you didn't
get rid of him sooner.
[Annie screams]
Annie, hey.
Where have you been?
Did you miss me that much?
No, don't do that.
Ow.
What?
Where were you?
I... No, I called
and I called and I called.
Okay, shh.
Okay, shh, shh, shh.
No.
I went down to your office.
They haven't even heard of you.
Your phone... Okay.
Your phone is disconnected.
The cops, they, they think
that I have killed someone.
Annie, please.
No, and you have no right
to be mad at me
about your car.
Okay.
Because you hid something...
Okay, hey, hey, hey.
In the backseat...
Hey, hey, hey, hey.
That I didn't even know...
Just breathe, okay.
Breathe.
Breathe, okay.
Look, it's gonna be all right.
We're gonna be all right.
Got it?
What is going on?
What I'm about to tell
you is gonna sound crazy.
But I need you to be
patient and just listen.
Fine.
You know, if you
hadn't driven my car,
they wouldn't have
figured anything out.
We'd be fine.
Is this seriously what
you're going to tell me?
I've been questioned
over and over
about the murder of a guy
that I don't even know,
that you obviously have
something to do with.
So you better
start talking fast,
or I am gonna call the police.
Okay, okay.
Look, my name isn't Oliver.
I thought you were gonna
take this seriously.
My name isn't Oliver Graham.
It's Ben.
Awhile ago I took some
things, I stole them.
And now the guys that
I was working with,
they want everything back.
So now you're a thief?
Okay.
[sighs] Geez, look, I didn't
want it to go that way.
Just, just let me explain.
What, that these guys
want their stuff back?
These guys that
you're working for?
Yeah, well, I kind of bolted
before I gave them their cut.
So you've been lying
to me this entire time?
About what I do, yeah.
But I do care about you.
I, I love you.
And that's why I'm back here.
And that's why I came back.
What happened the other night?
They showed up and
rang the doorbell.
Yeah, you said it was
that colleague of yours
that had the crisis in Atlanta.
Look, when they showed
up, I panicked, okay.
I grabbed the first thing that
I could think of: the knife.
I didn't have a
chance to use it,
'cause I opened the door and
they threw me against the wall,
and they threatened to kill me
if I didn't tell them
where the paintings were.
Paintings?
Yeah.
Nice ones.
I can't believe this.
I screwed up.
[Annie scoffs]
Robins and Palmer, they're not,
they're not forgiving guys.
You were on your way home,
and I didn't want
you to be in danger.
So I took 'em to a warehouse
where I told 'em I
had the paintings.
And when they realized
I didn't have 'em there,
they attacked me.
Look, I had the knife, and
I had to defend myself.
Did you,
did you kill them?
One of them, Palmer.
Robins is still alive.
I managed to get
away, and I came here.
You left town, and you let
me take the fall for it.
I wanted to lay low so
Robins couldn't find me.
And then I came back.
Why?
Why did you come back?
Because I needed your help.
Look, I had nowhere else to go.
I, I wanted to make
sure that you were safe.
Okay.
Do you know where
we're gonna go?
We're gonna go to the police.
I can't do that.
It was self-defense.
Yeah, well, I stole
some things too, Annie.
Yeah, well, you're gonna
have to deal with that.
No.
I'm clean right now.
I don't have a record, and
I'm gonna keep it that way.
Did you take that picture
of us off the fridge.
I thought that'd be better.
For you.
You came in my house.
Did you, did you
mess with my phone?
I can only say
sorry so many times.
Okay, well, a few
more would be helpful.
Do you want me to
go to the police?
You need to.
Okay, I'll go.
But we have to do
something first.
I hid the paintings in these
tubes, but one's missing.
Where are the others?
They're safe.
Are you gonna return them?
Yeah.
Maybe I can negotiate
for a lesser sentence
or protection from
Robins when I,
one's missing, it's not here.
And you're sure
that it's in a tube.
Yeah, look, I put 'em
in the trunk of my car.
When one came up missing,
I figured it got
mixed with these.
I took a bunch of
tubes to the office
when I borrowed your car.
Where are those tubes now?
They're at the office.
Okay, let's go.
No, no.
Annie, please,
this is important.
Oh yeah, the paintings,
they're important.
But not a word to me, hmm?
I know it seems that way.
Look, when,
I was hoping I could leave
this part of my life behind,
that we could move
on and be happy.
After the office,
you'll go to the police?
Straight there.
[suspenseful music]
Oh no, no, no, no.
Go, go, go, go.
What, what?
Turn right here, right here.
That's him.
Who?
Robins.
The guy you didn't kill?
Just park where he can't see us.
What is doing here?
I don't know, I'm, I'm sorry.
He must think you have something
to do with the paintings.
Oh.
We've gotta figure out how to
get in without him seeing us.
[tense music]
Here.
I got an idea.
Meet me out front.
[women laughing]
[women chattering softly]
I told all this to
the officer yesterday.
And I appreciate that.
But I'd like to
go over it anyway.
Any disputes?
Any red flags at all?
No, I'm telling
you, Annie is solid.
And the boyfriend, ever met him?
No.
But Annie's a private person.
The assistant hasn't
met him either.
So?
We're trying to
corroborate his identify.
Look, this whole thing sounds
like a big misunderstanding.
That's not how we classify it
when someone's a prime suspect
in a murder investigation.
You're kidding, right?
Well, good morning, Ms. Tatum.
Hi, Jerry.
Sorry, I had no idea they
would be bothering you again.
[cellphone buzzing]
Excuse me, I have to take this.
This thing is such a mess.
Where is your attorney?
I know, I got, I
have his number.
It's in here.
Are we sure?
Got it.
Thanks.
That was my partner.
Annie Tatum, you're under arrest
for the murder of John Doe.
What?
This is ridiculous, I just...
You have the right
to remain silent.
Anything you say can and
will be held against you
in a court of law.
Okay, call my lawyer,
Jerry!
Let's go.
I'll call him.
[unsettling music]
Come on.
[Annie groans]
Take a really good look at him.
You know him, don't you?
I want my lawyer.
I just wanna know
why you killed him.
I didn't do it.
I'll wait for my attorney.
Yeah, Lostray, you
lucked out with him.
No doubt about it.
But as luck would have it,
he's in court all day today.
That's how good he is,
always savin' the
high-priced clientele.
Okay, well, then I
guess we're done, right?
Thank you.
Oh, the lab results
came back from the blood in
the car and on the knife.
Guess whose blood it is?
I...
Our John Doe.
Oh, and before your lawyer
claims it was just a coincidence,
the blood on the sleeve
of your shirt, also his.
I was wiping a smudge
off my doorway.
I didn't know it was blood.
[chuckles] Yes,
murder can be messy.
I didn't do it, all right.
Oliver is back and he...
He did it?
So turn him in.
I don't know where he is.
See, I think you're just
trying to cast suspicion
anywhere but on you.
But if this boyfriend of
yours exists and is involved,
you're lookin' like an
accessory to murder,
if not a full-blown
partner in crime.
Look, there are some things
that I would like to tell you,
but I need to consult
with my lawyer first.
That's fine.
But you can talk to your
lawyer down at county lock-up.
You'll be there until
your arraignment.
Or you can stay
here and confess.
No?
Then Officer Grady here will
show you to your accommodations
while you wait for transport
to take you to country,
or your lawyer shows up.
[disheartening music]
Yes, I will make sure
you get that in time.
Hi, Jessie, you have
something for me?
Oh, yes.
Here's a message for you.
Thank you very much.
I'm sorry, Ms. Tatum
isn't available.
I'll leave her word.
Mr Stein?
Yes.
How's Annie?
What do you mean?
Haven't you heard?
I've been off-site all day.
What are you talking about?
The police arrested her.
[affecting music]
Prison transport's here.
What about my attorney?
Sorry, he hasn't come yet.
[music grows tense]
Chance, Ms. Tatum.
No, please.
You know it's only a matter
of time before we ID John Doe.
Wait, listen.
Maybe that'll point
to why you killed him.
I didn't do it!
There's too much evidence
to take your word for it.
Please, it, it wasn't me!
Watch your head.
[groans] It wasn't!
Let's go.
Hi, excuse me, detective.
Mr. Stein.
Hi, where's Annie?
Your daughter is on
her way to booking.
What?
You can visit her at county.
[suspenseful music]
[engine revving]
What's wrong?
[radio beeps]
Dispatch, this is Transpo 42
requesting police
escort on Route 33
heading northbound to county.
[excited shouting]
[radio drowned out by shouting]
Yeah!
Oh yeah!
[men laughing]
Woo!
Yeah!
Woo-hoo-hoo!
Dispatch, cancel
that last request.
You're a bit antsy tonight.
Man, I just wanna get
home and see the...
[tires screeching]
Bruce!
[glass crashing]
[metal crunching]
[gasping]
[pained shouting]
[metal crashing]
[gasping]
[frustrated growling]
[keys jangling]
[grunting]
[breathing heavily]
[pained groaning]
Hello?
Is anyone...
Hello?
Okay, look, don't,
don't move, all right.
I'll get some help.
[squishing]
[groaning]
[glass clinking]
[grunting]
[radio beeps]
Hello?
[radio static crackles]
Hello?
Hello?
There's been an accident.
We, we need an ambulance.
An officer is hurt.
Please.
[screams]
[tense music]
Get up!
Consider this a favor.
No, let me go!
Let me go!
[groaning]
[thudding]
Go!
Run!
[heart-pounding music]
Annie.
Oh, Annie.
Come back here!
[music swells]
[Annie cries out]
[Annie groans]
Oh, Annie.
He swindled us, you know.
Probably thinks he deserves it
just because he got the
blueprints to the vault.
You can't trust him.
You help me get the paintings
back, I'll leave you alone.
[suspenseful music]
[Annie breathes heavily]
[twig snapping]
[groaning]
[thudding]
[blow cracks]
[grunting]
[Robins coughs]
[blow thuds]
[Robins groans]
[music intensifies]
Annie.
Annie!
[car rushing]
[tires screeching]
Annie, get in!
Stop, Ben!
[gun banging]
All right, we're okay.
We're okay.
Are you shot?
Uh, it's just a,
it's a from, um,
cut from the wreck.
All right, you'll be okay.
All right, we gotta get
outta this part of town.
The police are gonna be
everywhere with your escape.
Wait, where are we going?
Here, hang onto this
in case we split up.
All right, for now the painting
must be safe in your office.
Maybe we can break in tonight.
But the police, you
said you were gonna...
Yeah, I think we can avoid them.
You said you would
go straight there.
After we got the painting.
But the police are gonna
be coming after me, Oliver.
One thing at a time, Annie.
Yeah, is that one
thing the painting?
Don't start.
[Annie groans]
I need some bandages.
We'll get you your bandages!
I am bleeding here, Oliver.
Just calm down, okay.
Trust me.
I just saved you.
So I think maybe a thank
you would be in order.
Thank you?
You know what, I wouldn't
be in any of this mess
if I hadn't have met you.
I'm the one who's trying
to help us, all right.
All you're doing is
blaming me for everything.
Well, you're the only
one to blame, all right.
You stole a car.
You murdered someone.
Are you even thinking about us,
or is it just about
the stupid painting?
[tires screech]
[Annie gasps]
Just shut up.
Before you make me do something
we're both gonna regret.
[music swells]
Annie!
[suspenseful music]
[Annie whimpers]
Annie, get back here!
[distant sirens wailing]
[tires screech]
So much for getting
home at a decent hour.
Do we know where Tatum is?
Nothing yet.
What about the escort?
Driver's dead.
Officer Grady's critical.
[sighs] Where'd this happen?
Route 33, just north of county.
Found 'em.
All right.
[unsettling music]
[Annie groans]
Okay.
Oh, good.
Okay.
Right.
Right.
Okay.
Good.
All right.
Okay.
[grunts]
[breathes heavily]
Okay.
[suspenseful music]
Okay.
Okay.
Yes.
Yes.
[sighs]
[fabric ripping]
[groans]
Okay.
I made it.
[groans]
Okay.
[grunts]
Mr. Lostray, I know you're
on another case right now,
but my daughter is in jail.
You haven't returned my calls.
You haven't shown up.
We need your
attention immediately.
So please.
[intercom buzzes]
Call me back.
[intercom buzzes]
Yes?
Police, Mr. Stein.
We need to talk to you.
[Stein sighs heavily]
[intercom beeps]
She hasn't called, reached out?
No.
Are you sure?
She wouldn't reach
out to me anyway.
She would if she had
nowhere else to go.
She's innocent in
this, you know.
Mr. Stein, I have
met many parents
who talk about somebody
as being innocent,
that she would never
do such a thing.
But that's only
true until she does.
Maybe for other people.
But I know my daughter,
and she has an unwavering
sense of right and wrong.
That's not proof that
will exonerate her.
[gentle music]
[sighs] I had an affair
once, some time ago,
with a woman that I
met in a small town
where I used to do business.
And it went on for some time.
And then my wife
found out about it.
And it destroyed her.
She got sick.
And before we ever had
a chance to patch it up,
she passed.
[soft poignant music]
It was easier not to
talk to Annie about it.
But when she found out,
well,
there aren't words
to describe...
She cut me out of her life.
She changed her last name.
She wouldn't see me, until I
finally convinced my company
to offer her a job that
she couldn't refuse.
And so now I see her every day.
But it's just another
painful reminder
of what I did to drive us apart.
She still hasn't forgiven me.
She once told me
that it would be an
injustice to her mother.
So you think she did it.
But your prime
suspect is a person
with a strong moral compass.
Compasses break.
[tense music]
Annie?
Annie?
Are you here?
[music grows ominous]
No more running.
Oliver.
[music swells]
[knocking]
Oh my gosh, Annie.
[Annie moans]
Are you okay?
You're all over the news.
[groans] Yeah.
Here, sit down.
What do you need?
Uh, can I just get,
uh, something to drink?
Yeah.
You're hurt.
We need to get you
to the hospital.
Your lawyer's been calling.
You need help.
No, I can't do any of that.
I just need, I need bandage
or something. [groans]
Okay, tell me what's goin' on.
My ride was crashed
on the way to jail.
By who?
Um, whoever was
coming after Oliver.
They're coming after me now.
Where's Oliver?
I don't know.
I just ran away from him.
Um.
Why?
[Annie sighs]
I put the rest of the bandages
in the medicine cabinet.
You sure your leg is all right?
For now. [sighs]
So what next?
I gotta prove I had nothin'
to do with that murder.
What about Oliver?
He stole a painting.
His partner, he
said something to me
about plans for a vault.
A vault?
Didn't we have a client
who had a vault robbed?
The Murphy building.
Oh my word, that was my project.
[Annie scoffs]
The vault is not a common
known part of the building.
It's estimated that
paintings worth $75 million
were stolen by thieves.
75 million.
He knew I had those plans.
He sought me out so he
could get the blueprints
to the Murphy building.
I am such an idiot.
No, Annie.
We don't know that.
No, don't defend him, okay.
The city didn't even have
plan with the vault on it.
The Murphys wanted to keep
all of that under wraps.
He's,
he got close to me so
he could rob the vault.
What now?
[uneasy music]
He's gonna want that painting.
It's at the office, and
we gotta get to it first.
Otherwise I'll have no
way of clearing my name.
[knocking]
Ma'am, it's the police.
Annie.
I need you
to open up, please.
Hurry, go.
Go to the office, all right.
Find the painting.
It's gotta be in a tube that
I gave you the other day.
But then what?
[sighs] Uh.
Karen Bowers.
Put it in dumpster, all right.
I'll be close by.
What?
I'll be close by, it'll be fine.
Can I help you?
Is everything all right?
Yeah, I was just working out.
Got some stills from the dash
cam of the prison transport.
Oh, what about the video itself?
Wreck messed it up.
We're workin' on it, but
that's what we got so far.
All right, thanks.
Who are you?
And how do you
fit into all this?
[mischievous music]
What?
[gasps]
[mumbles] Zero, two.
[cellphone buzzing]
[phone ringing]
Come on.
Come on.
[sighs]
Good morning.
Hi.
How can I help you?
Uh, we have an appointment.
[tense music]
Um, sorry, I don't
see your appointment.
Ah, well, we're not picky.
Can you just see if
anybody's available?
Uh, let me go check.
Would you like try
to have a seat?
Yeah.
I sure hope this works. [sighs]
You just remember,
I'll distract 'em,
you look for the painting.
Mm-hmm.
Where is is?
[suspenseful music]
[cellphone buzzing]
[sighs]
[phone ringing]
Hey.
It's me.
Look, I, I need you to get a
message to my assistant, now.
[tense music]
[music swells]
What?
I'm pretty sure that's
Annie's assistant.
[music quickens]
Oh, hey, I got a hold of...
Uh, yeah, you know, I'm
gonna have to reschedule.
Okay.
[suspenseful music]
[music swells]
Okay.
[gasps]
[groans]
Okay.
Clever, getting your
assistant to help out.
Hand it over.
And then what will you do.
Give me the painting, now.
[Robins sighs]
You know, you seem
like a good person.
You really wanna be
responsible for his death?
Please.
No.
Then stop stalling.
Give me the painting.
It's okay, Annie.
It's gonna be fine.
Just give it to him.
Do it.
Now!
Put down the weapon.
[groaning]
[tense music]
You got him?
Tatum, stop right there!
[Annie grunts]
Okay.
[music swells]
[music intensifies]
[door slams]
Oh my god.
Okay.
[music quickens]
Stop!
[Annie groans in pain]
Dispatch, I'm in the Powell
parking garage, south of 10th.
Folks, folks, I need you
to go back inside, please.
Go back inside, please.
Thank you.
[Annie breathes raggedly]
[music swells]
Are you hurt?
No, I'm fine.
I wasn't sure you were gonna
make it to Karen in time.
Well, I barely caught her.
[tense music]
She decided to go to the
dumpster with a decoy
just to keep up appearances
so those men saw her.
All this trouble.
Let me help.
You already have.
I can do more.
You're in over your head.
I know.
I mean, I've got money.
You could get away.
I've got a place
where you can hide.
Thanks, but that's
not what I want.
It's temporary.
I'll hire a private
investigator.
I'll do everything I
can to clear your name.
Look, I got myself
into this mess,
and I need to get myself out.
[Stein sighs]
And what about the police?
I could use your help with that.
We know it was you
who crashed into
that prisoner's
transport last night.
You killed an officer,
injured another,
and aided a fugitive
in an escape, minimum.
It's time you started digging
yourself out of this hole.
I'm giving you a chance
the explain what happened.
Lawyer.
Can I just shoot him?
Does his ID check out?
[sighs heavily] Tanner Robins.
He's got a burglary charge
that he served six months for
and a couple of assault
charges that didn't stick.
We know it was him
from last night.
Why was he at Tatum's work?
This is the best angle
outside the alley
of the architect building.
Start where Detective
Scott confronts them.
That's Robins.
Yeah.
Do we have a better
view of the other guy?
No, I can fiddle
with it some more,
but it'll take some time.
Okay.
He comes out of the
building with Robins.
What about when they came in?
There.
Yeah.
Who is that?
I don't know.
He looks familiar.
No, I've seen him before.
[uneasy music]
[music intensifies]
What the hell?
The boyfriend.
Detectives.
Hi, excuse me.
Mr. Stein.
My daughter asked
me to contact you.
You've talked with her?
I hope you don't have
plans for this evening.
We don't have a lot of time.
[affecting music]
[cellphone beeps]
Annie, are you all right?
Hey, I barely got away.
The police got Robins.
Call me, please.
This changes things
in our favor.
[Annie sighs]
[cellphone buzzing]
Annie?
I have the painting.
Are you all right?
Yes.
Where are you?
Just on the edge of town.
Thought I'd lay low.
I was waiting for you to call.
Let me pick you up.
We'll leave the city,
go anywhere you want.
What about my life, hmm?
You said that you
would turn yourself in.
If that's what you really want.
Look, just tell me
where you're at.
We'll work everything out.
I'm at the rooftop cafe.
Where we met.
Okay, I'm on my way.
[trunk slams]
[unsettling music]
I should've brought flowers.
How's the leg?
It's been better.
You were clever back
there, the office.
You kept the painting safe.
How did Robins find you?
[Oliver sighs]
I went back to your house
thinkin' you'd be there.
He was there waiting.
But that's behind us now.
Not really.
I'm still in the thick of it.
Yeah.
Look, about the police,
I can't do it.
You want me to go
to jail instead?
No, of course not.
Well, then turn yourself in.
Clear my name.
There's another way.
[emotional music]
We leave town tonight,
go wherever we want.
Start over fresh.
Why?
Because I love you.
[scoffs] No, you don't.
The only reason you dated me
is because you needed access
to the plans for
the Murphy building.
[sighs] I do love you.
I mean, why else do you
think I'd still be here?
Because I loved you.
And I gave you a
free place to stay.
You, you bumped into me.
We met.
That, that was your plan,
that was on purpose.
The job was over
three months ago.
I could've left.
I didn't want to.
I didn't want to
be away from you.
I love you.
Then answer me this question.
Yeah?
Why'd you kill the other guy.
The guy, Palmer.
The police said that you
hit him with your car.
But you stabbed him?
You had to finish him off?
I managed to knock
out Robins right away.
But
Palmer just, just
kept coming at me.
I was scared, I
felt I had to do it.
I, I'm not some monster, Annie.
You know that, right?
[low tense music]
Please.
Come on.
Come with me.
I can't.
I can't leave my friends,
my work, my father.
Your father.
We both know you
can't stand him.
He represents
everything you hate.
All his pathetic attempts
to make up for what he did?
We've been together
a couple months,
and I've heard at
least a million times
how he's unfaithful, a liar,
manipulative, scum of the earth.
And what are you?
What, you think I'm like him?
No.
He's changed.
And you've lied to
me the entire time.
[Oliver sighs]
Okay.
You don't wanna go,
I won't force you.
But I need that painting.
Open it.
What?
You don't trust me?
Just wanna be safe.
Okay, shouldn't you go up there?
No, she's doin' just fine.
Careful.
[sighs] It's
beautiful, isn't it?
It better be.
Give it to me.
Hm-mm.
Come on.
Now.
[Annie gasps]
That's what I thought.
[music turns ominous]
Where did you get a gun?
She needs help.
Go.
Mr. Stein, I need
you to stay here.
You know, last week,
last week I thought I
wanted to marry you.
But now all I want
is a confession.
You set me up?
[tense music]
[blow cracking]
[blow thudding]
[Oliver groans]
[Annie gasps]
Come 'ere!
[groaning]
Let's not fight, sweetie.
You've never seen me fight.
[Annie shouts]
[Oliver cries out]
[music intensifies]
[Annie shouts]
[table crashes]
[Oliver grunts]
You were the perfect cover.
Stay home and play house.
You didn't expect a thing.
But you weren't worth it.
Stuck-up little princess,
'cause daddy didn't
meet your expectations.
You naive?
Or just plain stupid?
[music intensifies]
[Annie gasps]
[groaning]
[thudding]
[chairs crashing]
Stop!
[gun bangs]
Give me the painting, Annie.
Now.
[suspenseful music]
[Annie grunts in effort]
No!
[Oliver groans]
[chair cracking]
[Oliver cries out]
Help!
Annie!
Annie, baby.
Please, help me.
How naive do you think I am?
Baby, I'm sorry.
Just help me, please.
Ms. Tatum.
I don't need the painting.
Help me, Annie.
Annie, get back.
Just lower me something,
please, come on.
Annie, where are you going?
Come back.
Give me your hand.
What about the painting?
Don't worry about it.
Come on.
[grunting]
Oliver Graham, or Ben,
or whatever your name is,
you are under arrest for
the murder of John Doe,
a.k.a. Palmer.
You have the right
to remain silent.
Anything you say can and
will be held against you
in a court of law.
[Annie exhales deeply]
[poignant music]
You all right?
You need a doctor or anything?
I'll live.
Let's get someone to
check you out anyway.
Okay.
Annie!
Thank you.
[faint speaking]
There are some things
that'll need to be cleared up
in the next few days, especially
with the robbery component.
But I suspect Robins
will help with that
after he has time to
think about his situation.
So with that, you're
free to go, Ms. Tatum.
I'm not a murder
suspect anymore?
I don't think
that'll be an issue.
[sighs in relief] Okay.
You gonna be all right?
Yes, yeah, thank you.
[soft affecting music]
So?
Can I give you a ride home?
I'd like that.
I'll bring the car around.
[music grows tense]
Dad?
[music turns emotional]
I'll come with you.
[tense music]
[music swells]