Inspector Mom: Kidnapped in Ten Easy Steps (2007) - full transcript

[ TANGO MUSIC PLAYS ]

WOULD YOU LIKE TO DANCE?

IF YOU THINK IT'S BEST.

I DO.

ALL RIGHT.

[ EXHALES SHARPLY ]
DIP ME.

[ EXHALES SHARPLY ]

IT'S HIM.

BLUE-GRAY JACKET, 6'2", BLOND.
CHECK HIS POCKETS, TOO.

TRY TO BE DISCREET.
WE DON'T WANT TO MAKE A SCENE.

SORRY.
I HAVE TO GO.



HE'S MOVING FOR THE BACK.

NOW.

SIR.

AAH.
EASY, EASY, EASY.

HEY, HEY.

GOT HIM?

UGH. WAIT, WAIT,
WAIT.

[ BREATHING
HEAVILY ]

GOOD FIND, MADDIE.

Maddie:
[ SIGHS ] I'LL SAY.

HOW DID YOU KNOW?
NOBODY EVER SEES MY WORK.

YOU WOULDN'T
SEE ME TAKE SOMETHING

EVEN IF YOU WERE STARING
RIGHT AT IT.

I'M NOT SURPRISED --
ONLY THE BEST MAGICIANS



BELONG TO
THE MAGIC TAROT CLUB.

AND THE NEXT TIME
YOU ROB A JEWELRY STORE

AND STEP IN FRESH CEMENT,

YOU MIGHT WANT TO WIPE OFF
YOUR SHOES BEFORE YOU WEAR THEM.

A NICE SCRUB BRUSH
WOULD DO THE TRICK.

HE'S BEEN A STUDENT
OF OURS FOR WEEKS.

SO MUCH TALENT.

HOW DID YOU KNOW THAT
JEWELRY THIEF WOULD BE HERE?

FROM THIS.

Maddie: JEWELRY THIEVES
TEND TO HANG IN UPPER CIRCLES,

AND THAT SHOE PRINT'S
FROM A DANCE SHOE.

HOW COULD YOU TELL
THE DIFFERENCE?

IT'S A MEN'S
LATIN JAZZ SHOE.

IT'S GOT A TALL, NARROW HEEL,
WHICH MAKES A DEEPER IMPRESSION.

AH.

I'M A WOMAN.
I KNOW SHOES.

[ CHUCKLES ]

WHY DON'T YOU GIVE THIS

BACK TO
THAT NICE LADY IN THERE?

THANK YOU SO MUCH
FOR EVERYTHING.

PLEASE, LET ME OFFER YOU
SOME FREE DANCE CLASSES.

OH, THAT'S SO SWEET, BUT I
HARDLY SEE MY HUSBAND AS IT IS.

BRING HIM. YOU'VE GOT
SO MUCH NATURAL TALENT.

YOU SHOULD STUDY WITH US.

I SHOULD GO INSIDE, AND I TRUST
THAT I'LL SEE YOU SOON.

THANK YOU.

OH, MADDIE.

CATCHING BAD GUYS
JUST LIKE THE OLD TIMES.

WELL, NOT JUST LIKE
THE OLD TIMES.

IN FACT, IT'S ABOUT TIME
TO PICK UP MY KIDS FROM KARATE.

IN THAT?

IT'S CALLED
"CHANGING IN THE CAR."

[ CHUCKLES ]

Maddie:
MY NAME'S MADDIE MONROE.

I'M A WIFE, A REPORTER,
A MOTHER,

AND A PART-TIME CRIME SOLVER.

YEAH, IT'S A ROUGH JOB,
BUT SOMEONE'S GOT TO DO IT...

THE MOTHERHOOD, THAT IS.

THE CRIME SOLVING'S EASY.

THAT WAS FUN. I HADN'T TANGOED SINCE COLLEGE.

WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGHT

I'D GET TO DUST OFF MY BALLROOM
DANCING SHOES FOR THIS JOB?

OH, LET ME EXPLAIN.

I WRITE A WEEKLY COLUMN
CALLED "INSPECTOR MOM,"

WHERE I HELP MOMS

SOLVE THE EVERYDAY MYSTERIES
OF MOTHERHOOD.

BUT I HAVE A TASTE

FOR THE NOT-SO-EVERYDAY
MYSTERIES OF CRIME SOLVING,

WHICH MY EDITOR LOVES ME FOR,

AND MY HUSBAND
WISHES DIDN'T EXIST.

NO WORRIES, THOUGH --

I'M VERY CAREFUL,

AND I ALWAYS
DO THOSE STORIES UNDERCOVER.

HEY, A GIRL'S GOT TO
HAVE HER HOBBY.

OKAY, I DID WHAT YOU SAID.

NO, I DIDN'T TELL
THE POLICE.

PLEASE.
WHERE IS MY WIFE?

MELANIE!

Melanie:
[ Muffled ] SCOTT!

MELANIE!

ARE YOU OKAY?
DID THEY HURT YOU?

NO, NO, I'M FINE.

Tara:
ONE PIECE IS 1/8th?

Maddie: AND WHAT ABOUT
ONE OF THESE SLICES?

1/16th?

HMM. 8 AND 16.

I THOUGHT YOU SAID BIGGER
NUMBERS MADE BIGGER FRACTIONS.

YEAH, BUT A BIGGER NUMBER
JUST MEANS

THAT THE PIECES
HAVE TO BE SMALLER.

OH! SO THAT'S WHY 1/10th
IS SMALLER THAN 1/9th.

SEE?
IT'S NOT SO BAD, HUH?

CEREAL TIME!

GO AHEAD.

NO RUNNING!

JUST WEARING THAT DOESN'T MAKE
YOU AN ASTRONAUT, YOU KNOW.

UH-HUH.

NUH-UNH.

UH-HUH.

SHH. HELLO?

MADDIE?
GREAT JOB LAST NIGHT.

WERE YOU DISCREET?

ME? I EVEN DRESSED
THE PART.

Oh, of course you did.

LISTEN, WHEN CAN YOU COME IN?

WHY? WHAT'S UP?

WELL, I GOT AN ANONYMOUS CALL
ABOUT AN ABDUCTION STORY,

AND THERE'S SOMETHING
ON THE NEWS THAT...

OH!

BECCA,
LET ME CALL YOU BACK.

HONEY, WHAT'S WRONG?

NO, I HAVE GREAT NEWS.

ALEXANDRIA VON HOFFMAN ASKED ME
TO WRITE IN HER GROUP DIARY.

OH, WELL,
THAT IS GREAT NEWS.

ALEXANDRIA VON HOFFMAN IS
THE MOST POPULAR GIRL IN SCHOOL.

I'LL NEED A PURPLE PEN.
THAT'S HER FAVORITE COLOR.

WELL, THEN, WE'LL GET ONE.

HOUSTON, WE HAVE
A PROBLEM.

THAT'S NOT POSSIBLE.
I KNOW THERE --

CRAIG,
WHAT ARE YOU EATING?

FROSTED MINI-WHEATS.

I PROMISED NATE HE COULD
HAVE SOME AFTER DINNER.

OH. I'M SORRY,
LITTLE COMMANDER.

SEE?

I'M A COMMANDER.

HMM. WHAT'S THIS?
DANCE LESSON?

OH, YEAH.

SANDRA'S ACTUALLY
BEEN BUGGING ME TO TRY THAT

FOR A WHILE.

THEY DO ALL SORTS
OF DANCES THERE.

YEAH, THE SWING, THE SALSA,
THE TANGO,

AND THE WALTZ.

[ CHUCKLES ]
WELL, WHAT DO YOU SAY, THEN?

THE KIDS HAVE KARATE TONIGHT.
WE WOULDN'T EVEN NEED A SITTER.

[ TANGO MUSIC PLAYS ]

[ LAUGHS ]

YEAH,
I'M KIND OF RUSTY.

OH, YOU'LL BE FINE.

OH, HOW FUN!
WE SHOULD GET OUR PICTURE TAKEN.

[ CHUCKLES ]

MADDIE! CRAIG! I'M SO GLAD
YOU GUYS FINALLY CAME!

SANDRA.

EVERYONE WHO'S EVERYONE IS HERE.
IT'S THE NEWEST THING.

HEY, UM, HAVE YOU GUYS
SEEN MELANIE?

SHE AND SCOTT
ARE USUALLY HERE BY NOW.

NO, BUT WE
JUST GOT HERE. HMM.

WHAT'S WRONG?

SHE MISSED CARPOOL TODAY, TOO.
NEVER MIND.

OH.

LET ME.

NICE DESIGNER OXFORDS --

A MAN WITH A SENSE OF STYLE.

THEY'RE KNOCKOFFS.

[ GASPS ]
AND FRUGALITY.

IT'S NICK, RIGHT?

HOW'D YOU GET
THESE TICKETS?

MADDIE,
SO GOOD TO SEE YOU HERE.

A MILLION THANKS
FOR WHAT YOU DID.

MY PLEASURE.
ROMANOCOV, RIGHT?

PLEASE, PLEASE.
CALL ME ROMAN.

ENJOY YOUR NIGHT.

YOU WERE HERE ON A CASE
LAST NIGHT, WEREN'T YOU?

I COULDN'T HELP IT. IT WENT WELL
AND I GOT THE BAD GUY.

MADDIE AND CRAIG,

AND CRAIG AND MADDIE.

ISN'T IT TOO CUTE
TO SEE THE TWO OF YOU HERE?

[ CHUCKLES ]
THE PILOT AND HIS LITTLE WIFE.

5'6" WITH HEELS.

MY HUSBAND'S JUST WARMING UP.
ISN'T HE AMAZING?

HAS TONY TAKEN
THIS CLASS BEFORE?

WE BOTH HAVE, BUT THERE'S ALWAYS
ROOM FOR MORE PERFECTION.

MORE PERFECTION?

[ MUSIC CONTINUES ]

ALL RIGHT,
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.

FOR THOSE OF YOU
WHO DON'T KNOW,

THIS IS MY LOVELY ACCOMPLICE,
SAPPHIRE,

AND I AM ROMANOCOV.

IS THAT HIS LAST NAME?

I THINK IT'S
A ONE-NAME THING, LIKE CHER.

WELCOME TO "LET'S DANCE."

TONIGHT WE LEARN
THE CHA-CHA-CHA.

THE CHA-CHA? I THOUGHT
WE'D DO SOMETHING MORE...

MORE WHAT?

MORE MANLY.

[ LAUGHS ]

LOTS OF FAMILIAR FACES,
THOUGH.

I THINK MOST OF YOU
KNOW THE BASICS.

SO WE'LL DO JUST A QUICK REVIEW,
SO WE'LL START.

GENTLEMEN,
RIGHT FOOT TO THE SIDE.

LADIES, LEFT FOOT
TO THE SIDE.

ON FOUR AND ONE.
AND TWO, THREE.

FOUR AND ONE.
TWO, THREE.

FOUR AND ONE.
TWO, THREE.

FOUR, AND THE SHOULDERS DOWN.
HEAD UP.

Sapphire:
SWING THOSE HIPS.

ALL OF THE ACTION IS BELOW
THE BELTS, MY FRIENDS.

SWING THOSE HIPS.

[ LAUGHS ]

FOUR AND ONE. GREAT.

ALL RIGHT, GOOD JOB. STOP.

WAIT.
WE JUST GOT STARTED.

PAIR UP...

AND CONTINUE
WITH DIFFERENT PARTNERS.

HERE WE GO.

AND TWO, THREE.
FOUR AND ONE.

TWO, THREE.
FOUR AND ONE.

ISN'T THAT FELICE WORTHEIMER,
THE OLD-MONEY GAZILLIONAIRE?

THIS STUDIO ATTRACTS
ONLY THE BEST.

OH, AND I'LL SEE YOU
AT CARLTON'S SOIREE.

OH, AND, MADDIE --

WHEN YOU'RE CHOOSING A GIFT,
PLEASE, NOTHING MORE THAN $100.

DO YOU UNDERSTAND? BECAUSE
IT'S JUST NOT ABOUT THAT.

HMM. SO, HOW OLD
IS CARLTON NOW?

CARLTON IS 2.

AND SHE'S DOING A PARTY
FOR THE WHOLE NEIGHBORHOOD?

WELL, THE KIDS
ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO IT.

IT'S A PIRATE THEME, AND
SANDRA'S GOING TO BE THERE.

APPARENTLY THEY'RE SERVING
APPLETINIS -- HER FAVORITE.

HONEY, I DON'T THINK
YOUR FRIEND WOULD MISS A PARTY

IF HER LIFE
DEPENDED ON IT.

HONEY.

YEAH?

YOU'RE DANCING AND TALKING,
AND THAT'S NOT SO EASY TO DO.

HUH?

WHOO!
CHA-CHA-CHA!

THANKS.

Maddie: WELL?

WE ARE SELLING
COPIES TODAY, BABY.

I BET,
BUT I GOT 10 MINUTES

UNTIL I PICK UP THE KIDS
FROM SCHOOL.

WHAT WAS SO IMPORTANT YOU
COULDN'T TALK OVER THE PHONE?

I ASSUME IT WASN'T
JUST TO CELEBRATE?

NO, I GOT ANOTHER
ANONYMOUS PHONE CALL

ABOUT AN HOUR AGO
THAT FIVE HOUSEWIVES

HAVE BEEN KIDNAPPED
OVER THE LAST THREE WEEKS.

YOU THINK THE CALL
WAS REAL?

IT IS. I FOLLOWED IT UP
WITH MY INSIDE GUY ON THE FORCE.

THREE FAMILIES CALLED
TO REPORT SOMETHING,

BUT NOT UNTIL AFTER THE FACT.

WHAT'S THE STATUS?

ALL THREE EXTREMELY WEALTHY,

ALL THREE WERE RETURNED
ONCE THE RANSOM WAS PAID,

USUALLY WITHIN EIGHT HOURS.

THE RANSOM --
$10,000, $20,000.

THAT'S POCKET CHANGE
TO THESE PEOPLE.

THESE ABDUCTIONS ARE BEING DONE
QUICKLY AND QUIETLY.

AS LONG AS THEY SUCCEED,
YOU KNOW IT WILL CONTINUE.

YEAH, ESPECIALLY BECAUSE
NONE OF THE FAMILIES

ARE COOPERATING
WITH THE FEDS.

THEY JUST WANT TO
BE DONE WITH IT.

NO PHYSICAL HARM HAS COME
TO ANY OF THE VICTIMS,

NOT A SCRATCH.

IT'S LIKE THE KIDNAPPERS
ARE BEING POLITE.

IT'S STILL GOT TO
BE TRAUMATIC.

I'M THINKING THAT
THE PERP KNOWS THE VICTIMS.

THAT'S USUALLY THE CASE
WITH ABDUCTIONS,

SO KEEP YOUR EYES OPEN
FOR MISSING SOCCER MOMS.

WELL...

WHAT?

MELANIE ROSEMONT.

SHE MISSED
CARPOOL AGAIN TODAY.

THAT'S NOT LIKE HER --
DIDN'T SHOW UP FOR DANCE CLASS.

I TALKED TO HER THIS MORNING.
SHE SOUNDED A LITTLE UPSET.

I DIDN'T WANT TO PROBE,
BUT...I WONDER.

I WOULDN'T BE SURPRISED.
THE ROSEMONTS ARE LOADED.

WHO COULD BE DOING THIS?

IS THERE ANYBODY
IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD

WHO'S SUDDENLY FALLEN
ON HARD TIMES?

YOU KNOW, DOWN ON THEIR LUCK
FINANCIALLY?

WELL, IT'S HARD TO TELL
IN THESE DAYS OF EASY CREDIT.

WELL, KEEP AN EYE OUT.

THIS IS NOT
TYPICAL CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR.

IT MAY BE SOMEONE YOU KNOW.
THIS TOWN'S NOT THAT BIG.

DOWN ON THEIR LUCK FINANCIALLY?

IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD?

WOULD THEY EVEN ADMIT IT
IF THEY WERE?

[ Crying ] I DON'T GET IT.
I FEEL STUPID.

STUPID?
HONEY, YOU'RE NOT STUPID.

BUT I CAN'T REMEMBER
WHAT ALL THESE WORDS MEAN.

DO WE HAVE CEREAL YET?

NOT YET. GO FINISH GETTING READY
FOR BED WITH DADDY, OKAY?

YOU KNOW WHAT?
LET'S MAKE SOME FLASH CARDS.

WE'LL DO THEM TOGETHER.

LITTLE DID I KNOW,

WE WERE ABOUT TO KILL
THREE BIRDS WITH ONE STONE.

LET'S SEE.
GREEN OR PINK?

OH, LET'S GET BOTH.

WITH THE RIGHT GLITTER PENS,
IT MIGHT JUST DO.

WHY DON'T YOU GET THAT PURPLE
PEN YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT?

OH, YEAH!

WHATEVER YOU WANT.

I'LL BE RIGHT BACK.

FLASH CARDS, CEREAL, AND...

DR. KORDA!

HELLO, BIRD NUMBER THREE.

DR. KORDA,
MY KIDS' PEDIATRICIAN

AND MY FRIEND HARRIET'S
HUSBAND...

ACTING...WEIRD.

WOW, MADDIE.
FANCY MEETING YOU HERE.

AT WALGREENS?

YEAH. [ LAUGHS ]
ISN'T THAT THE DARNDEST?

OKAY, ACTING REALLY WEIRD.

OH, AND THERE'S NO NEED
TO CALL ME DR. KORDA

OUTSIDE THE OFFICE.

I KNOW.
I JUST ALWAYS THINK OF THAT.

I'M -- I'M EMBARRASSED.
IS IT LEONARD? LEO?

DOC.

RIGHT.

ARE YOU OKAY?

OF COURSE.
WHY DO YOU ASK?

[ SIGHS ]

OH.
YOU TALKED TO HARRIET?

YES.

NO, BUT WHAT BETTER WAY
TO GET INFORMATION?

IT'S NO BIG DEAL, REALLY.

AND WE'RE NOT GOING TO
LOSE THE HOUSE.

WELL, THAT'S GOOD.

IT WAS JUST BAD JUDGMENT.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY.
I KNEW THE GUYS.

THE DEAL WAS SOLID.

BUT HOW COULD WE HAVE EXPECTED
THE BOTTOM TO FALL OUT?

YOU LOST ENOUGH
TO LOSE YOUR HOUSE?

NO, WE'RE NOT GOING TO
LOSE THE HOUSE.

I DON'T CARE WHAT IT TAKES.

ANYWAY, MADDIE...

I'VE GOT IT WORKED OUT.

IT WAS GREAT TO SEE YOU.

DOWN ON HIS LUCK FINANCIALLY,
IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD --

WELL, HE FITS THE PROFILE.

WAIT.

DON'T LET YOUR IMAGINATION
GET THE BETTER OF YOU, MADDIE.

HE'S THE FRIENDLY
NEIGHBORHOOD DOCTOR,

NOT A SERIAL KIDNAPPER,
RIGHT?

[ SIGHS ]

YOU SAID
WHATEVER I WANTED.

YES, I DID.

Craig: I'M HOME!

DADDY!

HEY! [ LAUGHS ]

WHEN DO I
GET TO BE A PILOT?

YOU LOOK MORE
LIKE A PIRATE TO ME.

[ LAUGHS ]

I COULD BE BOTH.

I'LL LET YOU KNOW
WHEN SOUTHWEST

STARTS HIRING LITTLE 5-YEAR-OLD
RUG RATS, ALL RIGHT?

WHY DON'T YOU...
TAKE THESE INSTEAD?

FLIGHT WINGS!

[ WHISTLES ]
LOOK AT YOU.

DOES HE STILL THINK

WHEN HE COLLECTS 1,000 OF THOSE
THINGS, HE GETS YOUR JOB?

OH, ISN'T IT GREAT
TO HAVE KIDS?

WE'RE GOING TO BE LATE.

I LOVE YOU.
I LOVE YOU, TOO.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT I'M GOING
TO DO WITH YOU, BUT I LOVE YOU.

OH, HEY.
FAN MAIL FOR INSPECTOR MOM.

IT LOOKED LIKE
IT WAS HAND-DELIVERED.

LET ME JUST GET THIS TIE OFF.
I KNOW WE GOT TO HURRY.

I KNOW WE GOT TO GO.

TARA, YOU'VE GOT
30 SECONDS!

MY ADDRESS ISN'T LISTED.

IT MUST BE A FAN LETTER
FROM A FRIEND?

A RANSOM NOTE?

"SOLVE THIS, INSPECTOR MOM!"?

OKAY, WE READY?

YEAH.

THAT RANSOM NOTE WAS BURNING A HOLE IN MY PURSE.

I WANTED TO STUDY IT, TRY
TO FIGURE OUT WHAT IT MEANT.

Tara: DO I GET CAKE?

SURE DO, HONEY, BUT WAIT
TILL THEY SAY SO, OKAY?

OKAY.

WHY WAS IT ADDRESSED TO ME?

EVERYONE'S GOING TO LOVE
OUR SWORDS.

MOTHER, IT'S THE MONROES.
COME ON IN.

[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]

[ CHILDREN SQUEALING ]

MADDIE!
OH, IS THIS FOR CARLTON?

YEAH.

YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE.

I'LL PUT IT HERE
ON THE TABLE.

ARE THESE
FROM THE NEIGHBORHOOD?

HALF ARE. THE REST ARE
A FEW LITTLE THINGS WE BOUGHT.

TONY'S OVER THERE GRILLING
SOME MORE PIRATE DOGS.

[ CHUCKLES ]

I TELL HIM, "THAT'S WHAT
THE CATERERS ARE FOR,"

BUT HE JUST LOVES
TO PLAY WITH FIRE.

MEN!

[ CHUCKLES ]
YEAH, WE'RE CRAZY.

I'LL GO HELP HIM.

HE WOULD LOVE THAT!

TONY.

[ Chuckling ]
HEY, CRAIG. HOW YOU DOING?

I'M GOOD.

WOW, YOU'VE REALLY
OUTDONE YOURSELF THIS YEAR.

OH, NO, NO, NO.
THIS IS REGINA'S DOING.

SHE'S GOT ME CHAINED
TO THE GRILL.

SHE THINKS IT MAKES ME
LOOK MORE DOMESTIC.

[ LAUGHS ]

YEAH, I LIKE THAT PARROT.
IT'S PRETTY NICE.

IT'S NICE. GIVES HER SOMEONE
ELSE TO TALK TO.

LET'S SEE. WHO'S HERE?

SANDRA, NICK, THE NAPKIN-DROPPING CATERER GUY

FROM THE DANCE STUDIO.

NOPE. NO KORDAS.

I WANTED TO STUDY
THAT NOTE ALONE.

LISTEN,
WE'RE GOING TO FIND --

WHAT DO YOU THINK
OF THE PARTY?

IT'S AMAZING.

THAT'S SO KIND OF YOU
TO SAY THAT,

BUT I KNOW
HOW EVERYONE KEEPS SCORE.

IT'S ONE OF THE HORRORS
OF MOTHERHOOD.

PEOPLE JUDGING
YOUR PARTIES?

[ SCOFFS ]
HOWEVER DO WE SURVIVE?

ARE THE KORDAS
COMING BY?

NO ONE MISSES MY PARTIES.

Heather: REGINA?

THE CATERERS NEED YOU.
THEY RAN OUT OF CHAFFING DISHES.

[ SIGHS ]

I KNEW THAT'S WHY
I HAD POLISHED

MY SILVER DISHES
LAST NIGHT.

OH, HEATHER,
HAVE YOU MET MADDIE MONROE?

OH, UH, YES.
WE'VE MET.

ARE YOU PHOTOGRAPHING
THE PARTY?

I'M REGINA'S SISTER.

OH, I'M SORRY.
I THOUGHT...

I GOT HER THE JOB
AT THE DANCE STUDIO LAST MONTH

WHEN SHE CAME INTO TOWN.

OH, YOU LIVE HERE?
RIGHT HERE IN THE MANSION.

HEATHER THOUGHT
IT WOULD BE GOOD TO COME IN TOWN

FOR AN EXTENDED VISIT,
YOU KNOW,

AND SPEND SOME TIME
WITH HER NIECE AND NEPHEW.

AND SHE'S BEEN
SUCH A HELPER, TOO.

I MEAN, SHE DID ALL THE TREASURE
CHESTS ALL BY HERSELF

WITH JUST A LITTLE GUIDANCE
FROM ME.

JUST SOMEBODY STRANGLE ME
IF I TAKE UP SCRAPBOOKING.

[ LAUGHS LOUDLY ]
ISN'T SHE SO FUNNY?

AND WE JUST LOVE
HAVING HER HERE,

ESPECIALLY THE CHILDREN.

[ CHUCKLES ]

MADDIE, HAVE YOU SEEN
MY SCRAPBOOKS?

I HAVE SUCH A COLLECTION.

OH, WELL...

WELL, I WOULD JUST LOVE TO,
AND IF YOU INSIST,

I'LL SHOW YOU A FEW
OF MY FAVORITES.

BRANDON, THE SILVER
IS IN THE DINING ROOM.

IT'S JUST
A LITTLE HOBBY OF MINE.

WHERE WOULD I FIND
THE REST--

THE SCRAPBOOKS! RIGHT HERE --
LET ME SHOW YOU.

NOW...

THESE GO FROM BIRTH

ALL THE WAY
THROUGH PRESCHOOL.

THAT'S SO NICE
OF YOU. I...

[ SIGHS ]

WOW. [ CHUCKLES ]

UM, ARE THESE PICTURES
FROM MAGAZINES?

SOME AND DIE-CUTS.

SCRAPBOOKING INVOLVES SO MUCH
MORE THAN PEOPLE REALIZE.

THAT'S THE WRONG
DIPPING SAUCE!

[ SIGHS ] LET ME HELP.

FINALLY, A MOMENT ALONE.

HAVE THERE BEEN
ANY MORE ABDUCTIONS?

NOT THAT I KNOW OF.

WELL, THERE
MIGHT HAVE BEEN.

OR MAYBE I'M SUPPOSED
TO FIGURE OUT WHO'S NEXT?

WELL, WHY WOULD THE KIDNAPPER
SEND THAT TO YOU?

I DON'T KNOW. I DON'T THINK
THEY'RE THREATENING US.

WE HARDLY HAVE
A BANK ACCOUNT WORTH PURSUING,

AT LEAST NOT COMPARED
TO MOST OF THIS NEIGHBORHOOD.

WELL, HAVE YOU SOLVED
THE CODE YET?

I THINK SO.
THE BREAD'S GOT TO BE MONEY.

TO SAVE LIFE,
CALL AND LEAVE MONEY?

IS THERE A PHONE NUMBER?

NO, THERE'S NO MORE INFORMATION
ON THIS THING.

I DON'T KNOW
WHAT I'M SUPPOSED TO DO.

ARE YOU GOING TO
GO PUBLIC WITH THIS?

NOT YET. I JUST --

[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]
I'LL JUST BE A MINUTE.

I GOT TO GO.

JUST KEEP YOUR EYES OPEN
AND KEEP ME POSTED.

YEP.

[ CELLPHONE CLOSES ]

Nick: YEAH.

YOU HAVE TO TRY
CHLOE'S MASSAGE CLASS.

IT'S FANTASTIC.
OH, EXCUSE ME.

HELLO.

HEY.

THIS IS MY FIFTH.

OH, THEY'RE SO GOOD, THOUGH,
AND I CAN HOLD MY LIQUOR.

UH-HUH.

I KNOW, I'M SO DRUNK.
[ CHUCKLES ]

AT A 2-YEAR-OLD'S PARTY --
IS THAT WRONG?

IT WOULD BE IF THIS WERE
A 2-YEAR-OLD'S PARTY.

MMM.
LOOK AT THIS PLACE.

REGINA OUTDID HERSELF,
AND FOR ALL THE RIGHT REASONS.

I DON'T THINK CARLTON
EVEN KNOWS IT'S HIS BIRTHDAY.

EVERYONE KNOWS WHY
SHE THROWS THESE PARTIES.

I CAN'T STAND HER!

IT DIDN'T SEEM
TO DETER YOU.

ARE YOU KIDDING?

AND MISS THE INFAMOUS
VON HOFFMAN GOODY BAGS? MNH-MNH.

NATE, WHAT IS
ON YOUR CHIN?

IT'S A BEARD!

WELL, I KNEW THAT!

OOH, THERE GOES
TWEEDLEDUM.

HEY.

WELL, REGINA'S JUST HELPING
HER UNTIL SHE GETS ON HER FEET.

IS THAT WHAT SHE TOLD YOU?

[ CHUCKLING ]

ARE THOSE GOODY BAGS
DONE YET?

ALMOST.

REMEMBER,
THE MOST LASTING IMPRESSION

COMES FROM THE GOODY BAGS.

IT'S THE PERSONAL MEMORY
THAT EVERYONE TAKES HOME,

A CONSTANT REMINDER
OF THE GOOD TIME PEOPLE HAD.

I REMEMBER.

[ SIGHS ] THIS CAME FOR YOU,
BY THE WAY.

Nick:
YOU HAVE A SECOND?

NICK.
DON'T BOTHER ME.

[ CHUCKLES ]

WE BOTH KNOW THE ONLY REASON
I CAME TO THIS PARTY...

...IS TO BOTHER YOU.

I DON'T FEEL
LIKE TALKING TO YOU.

I THOUGHT
YOU WANTED ME HERE.

WAIT.
WAIT A SECOND.

REGINA WANTS YOU.

SOMETHING ABOUT THE PUNCH.
IT WAS URGENT.

I'M THE PIRATE PRINCESS,
AND YOU'RE ALL MY SERVANTS.

HEY.

YOU CAN BE
PRINCESS SERVANTS,

BUT YOU STILL
HAVE TO SERVE ME.

UH, OKAY.

HONEY, YOU DON'T HAVE TO
BE A PRINCESS SERVANT

IF YOU DON'T WANT TO BE.

THAT'S OKAY.
I DON'T MIND.

I'M A LITTLE BIT WORRIED
ABOUT HER.

SHE'LL GROW OUT OF IT.

OUT OF WHAT?

WHATEVER.

OOH, THERE'S THE REAL
PRINCESS SERVANT AGAIN.

MORE LIKE
INDENTURED SERVANT.

[ LAUGHS ]
NICE WORK! YEAH.

I GUESS HER SISTER'S
THE QUEEN BEE NOW.

YOU KNOW, THEY BOTH CAME
FROM HUMBLE BEGINNINGS.

REGINA --
SHE JUST MARRIED WELL.

I HEAR HEATHER GOES
FROM ONE LOSER BOYFRIEND

TO THE NEXT.

YEAH.

THEY WERE DIRT POOR
GROWING UP IN EAST TEXAS.

YOU MIGHT WANT TO KEEP
YOUR VOICE DOWN.

WE'RE NOT EXACTLY
OUT OF EARSHOT.

OH, OH.
IT'S NOT REALLY A SECRET.

I MEAN, ONCE A COMMONER,
ALWAYS A COMMONER.

THERE'S NO SHAME IN IT.

OH, LOOK --
I CAN'T BE DRUNK AND SENSITIVE

TO OTHER PEOPLE'S FEELINGS
AT THE SAME TIME.

APPARENTLY.

"COMMONER"
JUST MEANS COMMON.

[ SNICKERS ]
WHAT'S THE BIG DEAL?

NOTHING, AS LONG AS YOU
DON'T MIND MAKING A FEW ENEMIES.

OH, WELL.

ARGH!

MILADIES MEET BLACKBEARD,

AND FEAR FOR THEIR LIVES!

[ LAUGHTER ]

ARGH!
HEY, YOU, THERE!

[ LAUGHS ]

THANK YOU SO MUCH
FOR COMING.

NOW, DON'T FORGET
YOUR GOODY BAGS.

LOOK AT ALL THIS
NEW STUFF.

A NEW PRINCESS PONY
WATCH!

NOW, I HOPE TO SEE
ALL OF YOU LATER THIS YEAR

FOR ALEXANDRIA'S PARTY.

IT'S A CINDERELLA THEME
WITH REAL HORSE-DRAWN CARRIAGES!

[ SIGHS ]

WHY DON'T I TAKE SANDRA HOME
AND YOU TAKE THE KIDS?

GOOD IDEA.

I'M COMING. WHOO!

[ LAUGHS ]

WHOO!

GOT IT?

THEY'LL HAVE
FRIED CHICKEN.

WANT ME TO COME IN?

NO, I'M FINE.

YOU SURE?
FINE. OOH!

[ CHUCKLES ] BYE.

SLEEP IT OFF, HON. BYE.

BYE.

[ TELEPHONE RINGING ]

[ SIGHS ]

HELLO?

Sandra: Morning!

DO YOU REALIZE
IT'S 6:00 A.M.?

I KNOW. I GOT 10 HOURS
OF SLEEP LAST NIGHT.

THANK YOU FOR TUCKING ME IN.
I WAS NOT IN A GOOD PLACE.

BUT I'VE HAD
MY MORNING COFFEE FREAK-OUT,

AND I AM GOOD TO GO.

I THOUGHT I'D GET
AN EARLY-MORNING COLONIC.

START FRESH.
I'M ON MY WAY TO THE SPA NOW.

GOD, WHO BUYS
A PUKE-PURPLE CAR?

SANDRA, PLEASE TELL ME
YOU HAD A REASON FOR CALLING.

RIGHT -- AND BY THE WAY,

MY CELLPHONE BATTERY'S
GOING TO DIE ANY SECOND,

SO I'M SORRY
IF I GET CUT OFF.

REASON?

RIGHT.
THIS IS JUICY.

I FOUND SOMETHING THAT BELONGED
TO HEATHER IN MY GOODY BAG.

I MEAN,
YOU WON'T BELIEVE IT!

IT'S SO -- [ GRUNTS ]

SANDRA?

Sandra:
Leave a message.

SANDRA, CALL ME
WHEN YOU GET THIS.

MMM.
WHAT DID SANDRA WANT?

NOTHING.
SHE WAS JUST GOSSIPING.

[ SIGHS ]

THEN WHAT'S WRONG?

I DON'T KNOW.
SHE JUST SUDDENLY CUT OUT.

SHE SAID HER CELLPHONE
WAS DYING.

WELL, THAT'S IT.

[ SMOOCHES ]

BUT SHE MADE A SOUND.

I THINK MAYBE I'M SUPPOSED TO
BE DOING SOMETHING RIGHT NOW.

UM --
WHAT DID SHE SAY? UH...

I THINK SHE WAS DRIVING.

SHE SAID SHE WAS ON HER WAY
TO THE SPA.

HONEY. HONEY,
YOU'RE NOT EVEN AWAKE YET.

I KNOW WHERE YOUR MIND
IS GOING --

ALL THE RECENT
KIDNAPPINGS.

BUT YOU'RE JUST BEING PARANOID.
HER PHONE JUST DIED.

BUT I HEARD SOME FOOTSTEPS.

I KNOW THAT SHE WAS
IN HER DRIVEWAY. SHE --

[ TIRES SCREECHING ]

AND THAT'S PROBABLY
HER LEAVING.

I'M GOING DOWN THERE.

[ SIGHS ]

I'M GOING WITH YOU.

MADDIE, SLOW DOWN.

MADDIE.

HEY, THAT'S HER CAR,
RIGHT?

YEAH.

OH, NO.

UH, A NO-SHOW, HUH?
OKAY. THANK YOU.

[ SIGHS ]

HONEY.

THANK YOU, SWEETIE.

I'M GOING TO TAKE THE KIDS
TO SCHOOL ON THE WAY TO WORK,

AND I'M GOING TO LOCK
THE HOUSE UP.

ARE YOU GOING TO BE OKAY?

I'M FINE.
THE COPS ARE HERE.

YOU SURE YOU DON'T
WANT ME TO...

THANK YOU
FOR TAKING THE KIDS,

BUT THERE'S NO POINT
IN YOU STAYING HOME.

ALL RIGHT, LOOK. I GOT
A COUPLE PUDDLE JUMPERS TODAY.

I'LL BE HOME TONIGHT,

AND I HAVE MY CELLPHONE ON
WITH ME, ALL RIGHT?

[ SMOOCHES ]

I SEARCHED THE WHOLE PLACE.

I TOLD YOU
SHE WOULDN'T BE IN THERE.

LISTEN.
THEY SQUEALED OUT OF HERE.

THERE'S TIRE MARKS
ON OAK STREET.

THEY WERE HEADED SOUTH,
PROBABLY TOWARDS THE FREEWAY.

I'LL PASS IT ON.

THIS ISN'T MY JURISDICTION.

I'M HOMICIDE,
NOT MISSING PERSONS.

I KNOW.

AND THEY WON'T
TAKE A CASE SERIOUSLY

UNTIL SOMEONE'S BEEN MISSING
AT LEAST 24 HOURS.

AND YOU KNOW IT'S TOO EARLY
TO CALL THIS AN ABDUCTION.

BUT SHE MISSED HER HIGH COLONIC.
SHE WOULD NEVER DO THAT.

MADDIE,
I WANT TO HELP YOU.

RIGHT NOW WE JUST
DON'T HAVE ENOUGH TO GO ON.

I NEED MORE
TANGIBLE EVIDENCE.

I'M TELLING YOU
WHAT HAPPENED.

I WAS ON THE PHONE
WITH HER

WHEN SOMEBODY GRABBED HER
AND DROVE OFF.

BUT YOU DIDN'T HEAR HER SCREAM,
NO SOUNDS OF STRUGGLE.

THAT'S BECAUSE SHE DROPPED
HER CELLPHONE AND IT BROKE.

MADDIE, SHE DOESN'T
EVEN FIT THE PROFILE.

SHE'S NOT A HOUSEWIFE.

THERE'S NO FAMILY TO CALL
AND RANSOM.

SHE'S GOT MONEY. ISN'T
THIS KIDNAPPER ALL ABOUT --

YEAH, BUT THAT --
DOESN'T...

HOW'S THAT
FOR TANGIBLE EVIDENCE?

WE'LL HAVE TO TAKE THIS BACK
TO THE LAB, RUN SOME TESTS,

GET A FULL CHEMICAL PASS,
AND SEE WHAT WE FIND.

THE LAB?
WHAT CAN WE DO RIGHT NOW?

WE GOT YOUR PRINTS,
RIGHT?
YES.

THEN YOU CAN GO.

THE BUREAU
IS VERY EXPERIENCED,

AND WE GOT THE SITUATION
UNDER CONTROL.

BUT, I MEAN, I'M --
UH, YOU TOO, CAMPBELL.

THANKS FOR THE LEAD,
BUT WE CAN TAKE IT FROM HERE.

WELL, I THOUGHT MAYBE
I'D STAY AND HELP OUT...

IF YOU WOULDN'T MIND --
JUST, UH, UNOFFICIALLY.

UH, MY PARTNER, AGENT DELOREAN,
HE WOULDN'T LIKE IT.

DELOREAN?
LIKE THE CAR?

YEAH, LIKE THE CAR.

HE DOESN'T WANT PEOPLE
TO THINK HE'S LIKE THAT.

LIKE WHAT?

YOU KNOW...IRISH.

DeLorean: WHERE'S THE DAME
THAT FOUND THE NOTE?

INSPECTOR MOM.
I HEARD OF YOU.

IT'S JUST THE NAME
OF A COLUMN I WRITE.

I THOUGHT YOU WERE A REAL MOM.
WHAT ARE YOU -- 16?

29. YOU?

I'M OLD ENOUGH
TO BE YOUR FATHER.

HERE. LOOK AT THIS.

IT'S IN A CODE OF PICTURES.

WHAT IS THIS?
WAS SHE A GOLFER?

SAVE GOLFER,
LEAVE MONEY?

WELL, I THINK IT SAYS,
"TO SAVE SANDY, LEAVE MONEY."

WHO'S SANDY?

SANDRA
IS THE, UH, VICTIM.

OH, OKAY.

UH, THERE'S
SOMETHING ELSE.

THIS WAS LEFT
ON MY DOORSTEP YESTERDAY.

AND YOU DIDN'T REPORT IT
RIGHT AWAY?

I WANTED A CHANCE
TO STUDY IT.

AND IT WAS DELIVERED
IN PLASTIC?

NO, I DID THAT TO PREVENT
UNNECESSARY PRINTS.

LOOK. IT'S CLEARLY
THE SAME AUTHOR.

DO YOU HAVE THE RANSOM NOTES
FROM THE OTHER ABDUCTIONS?

MAYBE WE CAN COMPARE THEM ALL,
DETERMINE A PATTERN?

WE'LL DO OUR BEST.
SHE'S GOT GOOD INSTINCTS.

SHE SHOULD BE AT THE ACADEMY
AT QUANTICO.

THIS ISN'T AMATEUR NIGHT!

LEAVE THE REAL WORK

FOR THE PROFESSIONALS,
YOU GOT IT?!

YES.

GOOD!

[ RINGING ]

NO ONE CALLS HERE
THIS EARLY.

SHE'S NEVER AWAKE
BEFORE 10:00.

UNIDENTIFIED CALLER.

I SHOULD ANSWER THIS.

FINE. PUT IT
ON SPEAKERPHONE.

THE OTHER PHONE'S
ON THE TABLE.

[ RINGING CONTINUES ]

[ TELEPHONE BEEPS ]

HELLO?
Sandra: Maddie.

SANDRA!
ARE YOU OKAY?

OH, GOOD OL' MADDIE.
ALWAYS ON TOP OF THINGS.

WHAT'S GOING ON?
WHERE ARE YOU?

YEAH, LOOK,
ABOUT THAT.

APPARENTLY
I'VE BEEN KIDNAPPED,

and they want
20,000 big ones,

so let's just give it to them
and be done with this.

OF COURSE. LISTEN, DON'T LOOK
AT ANYONE'S FACES, OKAY?

NAH, I COULDN'T
IF I WANTED TO.

THEY'VE GOT ME
BLINDFOLDED. AAH!

SANDRA, ARE YOU OKAY?

I THINK A COCKROACH
JUST CRAWLED ACROSS MY FOOT.

Oh, my God!
I'm in hell!

[ SIGHS ]

OKAY, OKAY.
BACK TO BUSINESS.

OKAY, MADDIE,
LISTEN UP.

THERE IS $3,000
IN MY JEWELRY BOX,

$2,000 in the lingerie bag
in my underwear drawer,

$4,000 in a plastic box
taped to the lid of the toilet,

AND THE BALANCE IS IN THE SAFE
BEHIND THE FIREPLACE.

THE COMBINATION IS THE SAME
AS MY GYM LOCKER.

UH, THAT'S THE DATE
YOU FIRST...

GOT LAID. YEAH.

RIGHT, OKAY.
AND THEN WHAT?

[ Distorted voice ]
WE WILL CALL YOU AT 3:00

WITH MORE INSTRUCTIONS.

GOODBYE.

THAT'S IN FIVE HOURS.

[ Dial tone ]

[ TELEPHONE BEEPS ]

WHAT DO THEY WANT
FIVE HOURS FOR?

AND THE FBI DOESN'T OFFICIALLY
RECOMMEND PAYING THE RANSOM,

BUT HOW COULD WE NOT?

THAT'S THE PATTERN.

THEY GET PAID, THE VICTIMS
ARE RETURNED SAFELY.

GOD, I HAVE TO FIGURE OUT
WHO'S DOING THIS.

I WISH I STILL HAD
THOSE RANSOM NOTES.

YOU SAY THE PICTURES
WERE CUTOUTS FROM MAGAZINES?

KIND OF LIKE SCRAPBOOKING.

CAN YOU RUN
A COUPLE NAMES FOR ME?

SHOOT.
REGINA VON HOFFMAN
AND HEATHER DOUGLAS.

WELL, HEATHER, I GET,

BUT REGINA VON HOFFMAN COULDN'T
POSSIBLY NEED RANSOM MONEY.

THINGS AREN'T ALWAYS
WHAT THEY SEEM.

A LOT OF PEOPLE MAX-OUT
THEIR CREDIT CARDS

TRYING TO SHOW OFF.

AND, BOY, WOULD THEY
BE DESPERATE FOR MONEY

IF THEY SUDDENLY
DIDN'T HAVE ANY.

THEY'VE GOT APPEARANCES
TO KEEP UP.

WHAT ABOUT THAT CATERER
YOU TOLD ME ABOUT --

YOU KNOW,
THE CUTE-BUT-CREEPY GUY

YOU FIRST MET AT THE DANCE HALL,
THEN LATER AT THE PARTY?

Regina: COME IN.
I AM SO SORRY.

THE HOUSEKEEPERS
HAVEN'T PICKED UP YET.

I WAS JUST WATCHING
THE NEWS.

SANDRA DAINES
WAS ABDUCTED TODAY.

IT'S ON THE NEWS
ALREADY?

WHO'S IN CHARGE OF THE CASE?
I'LL SEND A BASKET.

WHAT'S GOOD
FOR AN ABDUCTION?

OH, I'M THINKING
NONPERISHABLES.

UH, I THINK
IT'S AGENT DELOREAN.

LIKE THE CAR?

YEAH.

OH.

ANOTHER SCRAPBOOKING
PROJECT?

NO.
THIS IS A WORK IN PROGRESS.

YOU KNOW, YOU MUST BE SO BUSY.
I REALLY SHOULDN'T KEEP YOU.

WELL, I WAS HOPING TO TALK
TO YOUR SISTER.

HEATHER?
SHE'S NOT HERE.

WHAT DID YOU WANT?

I WANTED TO ASK HER
ABOUT ONE OF THE CATERERS...

DARK BLOND HAIR,
YOUNG GUY.

I THOUGHT I SAW HIM GIVING
SANDRA AN ODD LOOK.

NICK SOMETHING?

NICK COTTER.

DO YOU KNOW HIM
PERSONALLY?

HEATHER INSISTED THAT
I HIRE HIM FOR THE EVENT.

I WISH SHE'D GET HERSELF
A HUSBAND ONCE AND FOR ALL.

NICK WAS HER BAD BOY

BACK IN NEW ORLEANS
FOR A WHILE.

HE FOLLOWED HER HERE.

REALLY?

NOW SHE CAN'T
SEEM TO SHAKE HIM,

BUT I THINK YOU'RE RIGHT.

I THINK HE DOES HAVE SOMETHING
TO DO WITH THE KIDNAPPING.

IT WOULDN'T SURPRISE ME
AT ALL.

I'M NOT JUMPING
TO ANY CONCLUSIONS.

I WOULD!

I MEAN, LOOK AT HIM.
HE OBVIOUSLY NEEDS MONEY.

WHY ELSE WOULD
HE KEEP HANGING AROUND?

HMM.

YOU KNOW, IF YOU STILL
WANT TO TALK TO HEATHER,

SHE'LL BE AT THE DANCE STUDIO
LATER TODAY.

THEY'RE GETTING ALL READY

FOR THE BIG DANCE COMPETITION
TOMORROW NIGHT.

TONY HAS A NEW TUX.

YOU SHOULD SEE IT.

MAYBE I WILL.

THANKS FOR YOUR TIME.

JEEZ, WHY DOES EVERYONE SEEM
LIKE A SUSPECT?

REGINA, HEATHER, NICK,
HARRIET, AND DR. KORDA.

I WISH I COULD GET
MORE INFORMATION.

AND IN THE MEANTIME, SANDRA'S
JUST SITTING SOMEWHERE.

FOCUS, MADDIE.
JUST FOCUS ON THE SOLUTION.

BECCA, I GOT THAT CATERER'S
NAME -- NICK COTTER.

SEE WHAT YOU CAN FIND.

UM, NO.
I JUST PICKED UP TARA.

YEAH, BYE.

LISTEN, HONEY.

ONCE NATE'S DONE
WITH T-BALL PRACTICE,

I'M TAKING YOU TO GRANDMA
AND GRANDPA'S FOR THE NIGHT.

OH, YAY,

BUT, UM, CAN I GO
TO DARCY'S HOUSE?

SHE'S HAVING A SLEEPOVER
TONIGHT. I FORGOT TO TELL YOU.

HONEY, I'M SORRY.
I DON'T THINK...

WAIT. DARCY?
DARCY KORDA?

YEAH, AND ALEXANDRIA'S
GOING TO BE THERE.

PLEASE, PLEASE?
EVERYONE'S GOING.

WELL, MAYBE
WE COULD SWING BY,

BUT YOU'RE NOT STAYING THERE
OVERNIGHT.

NOT UNTIL I FIGURE OUT WHAT'S
GOING ON WITH THE KORDAS.

MADDIE, TARA,
UM, COME ON IN.

A FEW OF THE GIRLS
ARE ALREADY HERE,

SO YOU CAN GO AHEAD
AND GO UPSTAIRS, TARA.

THANKS.

WOW. I DIDN'T KNOW
YOU WERE COMING.

WE CAN'T STAY.
TARA JUST WANTED TO SAY HI.

LISTEN, UM, I TALKED
TO YOUR HUSBAND THE OTHER NIGHT.

I KNOW THINGS
HAVE BEEN TOUGH.

I'M MAKING SOME SNACKS
FOR THE GIRLS.

ARE YOU OKAY?

YEAH, I'M FINE.

[ SIGHS ]

YOU KNOW,
THE POLICE DID JUST CALL

A LITTLE WHILE AGO
ABOUT SANDRA.

SO, YOU HEARD?

YEAH.

THEY SAID THEY WANTED
TO STOP BY AND INTERVIEW ME.

THEY DON'T THINK WE HAD ANYTHING
TO DO WITH THIS, DO THEY?

THEY'RE PROBABLY
JUST FOLLOWING PROCEDURE.

YOU LIVE
ON THE SAME BLOCK.

OH, YEAH.

DO YOU KNOW ANYTHING YET?

MAYBE.

LADIES.

HONEY.
WE WERE JUST TALKING ABOUT...

SANDRA.

I HEARD.
WHAT A SHAME.

I CAN'T IMAGINE
WHO WOULD DO SUCH A THING.

ME NEITHER.

AND THERE'S A RANSOM NOTE
AND EVERYTHING?

I'M ACTUALLY
THE ONE WHO FOUND IT.

REALLY? DID YOU FIGURE OUT
WHAT THE PICTURES MEANT?

I THINK SO.

LET'S NOT TALK
ABOUT THIS.

I DON'T WANT
THE KIDS TO HEAR.

HEY, MADDIE,

YOU WANT SOME LEMONADE OR WATER
BEFORE YOU GO?

UH, NO, THANKS.

DO YOU MIND
IF I USE YOUR RESTROOM?

NOT AT ALL.
IT'S DOWN THE HALL.

SOMETHING IS GOING ON.

HOW DID HARRIET
KNOW ABOUT THE PICTURES?

WE NEED TO KEEP THIS
TO OURSELVES.

ANOTHER ABDUCTION?
I CAN'T STOMACH THIS.

LET'S NOT DISCUSS THIS
WHERE THE KIDS CAN HEAR.

STEP OUTSIDE.

LISTEN TO ME.
WE'RE DOING THIS FOR OUR FAMILY.

WHAT ABOUT SANDRA?
WE AGREED. HARRIET!

YOU KNOW MADDIE
HAS IT IN WITH THE POLICE,

AND SHE'S HERE RIGHT NOW.

I'M WELL AWARE OF THAT.

MOMMY, WHERE'S
MY PRINCESS PONY DOLL?

DID YOU LEAVE IT
IN THE PLAYHOUSE, SWEETIE?

OH, YEAH.

I'M GOING BACK INSIDE.

[ SCOFFS ]

Shh.

HI. WHAT ARE YOU
DOING HERE?

I'M PLAYING HIDE-AND-GO-SEEK
WITH YOUR PARENTS.

DON'T TELL ON ME, OKAY?

OKAY.
I'LL HIDE WITH YOU.

UM...

WHAT ABOUT PRINCESS PONY?

SHE'LL HIDE, TOO.

BUT SHE'S THIRSTY.

YEAH, THAT'S WHAT SHE SAID.
SHE'S THIRSTY.

PRINCESS PONY CAN'T TALK.

BUT JUST IN CASE. I MEAN,
IT'S TEA TIME, AFTER ALL.

[ SIGHS ]

DID YOU FIND IT, SWEETIE?
MM-HMM.

[ DOOR CLOSES ]

[ SIGHS ]

OH, THERE YOU ARE.

HARRIET...

CAN I TALK TO YOU
A MINUTE?

YOU DON'T HAVE TO KEEP
PRETENDING, HARRIET.

I KNOW YOU'RE THE ONE

WHO SENT ME THE COPY
OF YOUR RANSOM NOTE.

[ SIGHS ]

I IMAGINE YOU STILL
HAVE THE ORIGINAL HERE.

[ SIGHS ]

HOW DID YOU KNOW
I WAS THE ONE WHO SENT IT?

I HAD MY SUSPICIONS,

BUT I DON'T KNOW
HOW I MISSED IT.

YOUR NAME
IS ON THIS NOTE.

NO, IT ISN'T.

THIS TELEPHONE
DOESN'T MEAN CALL.

THAT'S WHY THERE'S
NO PHONE NUMBER.

IT'S THE LONG CORD
THAT'S IMPORTANT.

THIS NOTE SAYS,
"TO SAVE KORDA, LEAVE MONEY."

WHY DID YOU SEND
THIS TO ME?

I WAS JUST TRYING TO POINT YOU
IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.

I DIDN'T KNOW YOU COULD TRACE
THIS BACK TO ME.

PLEASE.
MY HUSBAND AND I HAVE AGREED

NOT TO GO PUBLIC WITH THIS.

YOU WERE KIDNAPPED.
YOU WERE REACHING OUT TO ME.

I DON'T CARE
IF YOU'RE HOME SAFE.

YOU NEED TO BE
IN COUNSELING,

AND YOU HAVE TO TELL
THE POLICE.

HARRIET, DON'T.

YOUR WIFE IS TRYING
TO HELP, DOC.

I APPRECIATE YOU TRYING
TO BE CAUTIOUS,

BUT FOR EVERYONE'S SAKE,
IT'S JUST NOT SMART

TO KEEP HARRIET'S
KIDNAPPING QUIET.

THE MORE INFORMATION WE HAVE,
THE MORE LIKELY WE ARE

TO FIGURE OUT
WHO'S DOING THIS.

WE PAID THE RANSOM
AND GOT HER BACK.

THAT'S ALL THAT MATTERS.

BUT THERE ARE OTHERS!
THEY'VE GOT SANDRA AS WE SPEAK!

HOW DO WE EVEN KNOW
IT'S THE SAME PEOPLE?

I HAVE INSIDE INFORMATION
ABOUT THE OTHER CASES --

THE RANSOM NOTES --
IT'S A BIG PATTERN.

THEY WARNED US
IF WE SAID ANYTHING,

THERE WOULD BE CONSEQUENCES.

I DON'T WANT TO TALK ABOUT THIS.
PLEASE, MADDIE.

WE JUST WANT THIS TO GO AWAY.

YOU CAN'T LET THEM
SCARE YOU

INTO NOT DOING
THE RIGHT THING.

THEY SAID
IF ANYONE ELSE FOUND OUT,

THEY WOULD COME AFTER US --
OUR DAUGHTER.

WHY? WHAT DO YOU KNOW?

PROMISE ME
THAT YOU WON'T --

I PROMISE.

IT HAD SOMETHING TO DO
WITH THE DANCE STUDIO.

THE DANCE STUDIO?

I HAD A BLINDFOLD ON.

YOU KNOW HOW SOMETIMES YOU CAN
SEE A LITTLE BIT OF SOMETHING

THROUGH THE BOTTOM?

I SAW A SHEET OF PAPER

WITH THE "LET'S DANCE"
LOGO ON IT.

I LOVE TAKING CLASSES THERE.
I'D KNOW THAT LOGO ANYWHERE.

WAS IT FROM A FLYER, THE KIND
OF THING A STUDENT WOULD HAVE,

OR AN EMPLOYEE -- AN INVOICE
OR A PURCHASE ORDER?

I DON'T KNOW,

BUT I WAS STUPID ENOUGH
TO SAY SOMETHING ABOUT IT.

HE GOT REALLY ANGRY.

"HE" --
WAS IT JUST ONE MAN?

YEAH. THERE'S ALSO
A WOMAN THERE, TOO, I THINK.

WOULD YOU GO WITH ME
TO THE DANCE STUDIO?

WE CAN LOOK AROUND, SEE
IF ANYTHING LOOKS FAMILIAR?

I'M SORRY.

I-I REALLY JUST WANT TO
STAY HOME RIGHT NOW.

I UNDERSTAND.

LOOK, I HAVE TO GO PICK UP NATE
FROM T-BALL,

BUT CAN WE CONTINUE THIS
LATER?

SURE.

THANK YOU.

Tara:

ALEXANDRIA?

ALEXANDRIA!

LOOK, I CAN BE SHORTER.

THAT DOESN'T COUNT.
YOU'RE LIKE A GIRAFFE.

I MEAN, YOU'RE TOO TALL
TO PLAY A GIRL.

YOU HAVE TO PLAY A GUY,

AND, REALLY, I DON'T THINK
THERE'S ANY GUYS IN MY GAME.

BUT THIS IS DARCY'S HOUSE.
DOESN'T SHE MAKE THE RULES?

YEAH, BUT I'M IN CHARGE
OF THE POPULAR GIRLS,

AND, TARA,
YOU JUST DON'T FIT IN.

I REALLY AM SORRY.

Maddie: TARA?

MOMMY, ARE WE GOING TO GRANDMA
AND GRANDPA'S HOUSE?

I WANT TO GO NOW.

OKAY. YES, SWEETIE.

ARE YOU GOING TO TELL ME
WHAT'S WRONG?

[ Voice breaking ]
I'M TOO TALL AND STUPID.

THAT'S ALL.
I WISH I WAS DIFFERENT.

WHO'S SAYING THESE THINGS
TO YOU?

I DON'T WANT TO SAY.
[ SNIFFLES ]

IS THIS WHY YOU'VE BEEN SO UPSET
ABOUT YOUR HOMEWORK --

SOMEONE CALLED YOU STUPID?
TELL ME IT WASN'T MRS. HARRIS.

[ SNIFFLES ]
NO, IT WAS ALEXANDRIA.

REGINA'S DAUGHTER, HUH?

THAT APPLE DIDN'T FALL FAR
FROM THE TREE.

WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?

NOTHING.

LET ME TELL YOU A SECRET.

WHEN SOMEONE'S MEAN TO YOU
OR CALLS YOU A BAD NAME,

IT USUALLY SAYS
A LOT MORE ABOUT THEM

THAN IT DOES ABOUT YOU.

LIKE, I KNOW YOU ARE,
BUT WHAT AM I?

YEAH. BUT DON'T SAY THAT
OUT LOUD, OKAY?

JUST THINK IT
INSIDE MY HEAD?

SURE.

YOU FEEL
A LITTLE BIT BETTER?

YEAH,
BUT IT WOULD STILL BE BETTER

IF I WAS SHORTER.

I DON'T KNOW.

YOU LOOK PRETTY SHORT
TO ME.

MOMMY.

ROB, I JUST DROPPED OFF
THE KIDS.

I'M HEADING OVER
TO THE DANCE STUDIO.

I'M FOLLOWING A LEAD
FROM ONE OF THE KIDNAP VICTIMS.

I CAN'T SAY YET, BUT LET ME SEE
WHAT I CAN FIND OUT

AND I'LL SEE YOU BACK
AT SANDRA'S FOR THE RANSOM CALL

IN AN HOUR.

FUNNY TO BE BACK HERE
ON A DIFFERENT CASE.

I NEVER MADE YOU
ANY PROMISES!

I NEVER MADE YOU ANY.

DON'T YOU WALK
AWAY FROM ME.

NICK AND HEATHER SEEM TO BE
GETTING ALONG JUST PEACHY.

JERK.

SO, IT WILL JUST TAKE THE MONEY
OUT AUTOMATICALLY EVERY WEEK?

Sapphire: YOU WON'T HAVE TO
THINK ABOUT A THING,

ONLY YOUR DANCE STEPS.

[ DANCE MUSIC PLAYS ]

I DIDN'T KNOW EXACTLY WHAT
I WAS LOOKING FOR OR WHO.

LET'S SEE --
WE GOT THE USUAL SUSPECTS...

THE EVER-CHARMING HEATHER...

AND HER DEAR SISTER, REGINA.

IT'S...EXPENSIVE.

WELL, THAT'S WHY

NOT EVERYONE TAKES
CLASSES HERE, SWEETHEART.

HELLO, AGAIN.

MADDIE.
HOW ARE YOU?

ANY WORD ON GETTING
SANDRA BACK YET?

NOT YET.

OH. WELL,
YOU KNOW THAT NICK?

HE'S GOING TO BE
CATERING HERE AGAIN

BECAUSE OF HEATHER,
OF COURSE.

JUST -- JUST MAKES HER
LOOK STUPID.

BUT NOT TALL.

PARDON?

ASK YOUR DAUGHTER.

I'M NOT COMFORTABLE LEAVING
MY BANK-ACCOUNT INFORMATION.

YOU'LL JUST HAVE TO LEAVE
THE FULL DEPOSIT FOR THE MONTH.

MAYBE LATER. THANKS.

[ CHUCKLES ]
RIFFRAFF.

WELL, I GUESS
IT'S TIME FOR ME

TO GO GET READY
FOR THE BIG COMPETITION.

I'M WONDERING WHO HAS ACCESS
TO THOSE BANK-ACCOUNT NUMBERS.

[ TANGO MUSIC PLAYS ]

[ LAUGHTER ]

[ FELICE SPEAKING
INDISTINCTLY ]

FELICE WORTHEIMER AND ROMANOCOV
THE DANCE INSTRUCTOR?

YOU GO, GIRL.

[ SIGHS ]

HUH --
THE GUTS OF THE OPERATION.

HARRIET SAID HER ABDUCTOR

HAD SOMETHING WITH
THE "LET'S DANCE" LOGO ON IT.

A MASTER LIST
OF BANK-ACCOUNT TOTALS?

Nick:
CAN I HELP YOU?

OH, SORRY. I WAS JUST
GOING TO MAKE A COPY.

THIS WAS IN THERE.

[ PAPER RUSTLING ]

PRETTY CRAZY, HUH?

WHAT?

THESE ACCOUNTS.

WHO MAKES
THIS MUCH MONEY?

I MEAN, THEY PROBABLY
DIDN'T REALLY EARN IT,

DID THEY?

HOW IS THAT FAIR?

WHY DID YOU
COME BACK HERE?

I COULD ASK YOU THE SAME
QUESTION, MISS COPYMAKER.

YOU KNOW WHAT? I HAVE AN
APPOINTMENT I NEED TO GET TO.

I'LL BET YOU DO.

FOR A FRIEND
WHO NEEDS HELP.

OH, YEAH?

WELL, GOOD LUCK
WITH THAT.

YEAH.

I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT,
TOO.

NICK COTTER.

HELLO, NEW NUMBER-ONE PERSON
ON MY SUSPECT LIST --

JUST IN TIME
FOR THE RANSOM CALL.

[ SHUDDERS ]

[ TELEPHONE RINGS ]

SANDRA?

MADDIE. IT'S ME.

I'M FINE.
BLAH, BLAH, BLAH.

ALL RIGHT, SO THEY WANT YOU
TO TAKE THE MONEY

to Beacon park in the men's room
at the Northeast corner

of the playground
in the sink.

AT 4:00 THEY COME
TO CLEAN THE BATHROOMS,

AND THAT'S WHEN
YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO LEAVE IT.

Ew, though --
in the public bathrooms?

[ GROANS ]

OH, AND THEY WANT TO
MAKE SURE

YOU DON'T HAVE THE POLICE

or anyone there with you.

Then just leave right away

AND THEY'LL CALL YOU.

IS IT OKAY IF I GIVE THEM
YOUR CELLPHONE NUMBER?

OF COURSE.

[ BEEP ]

THAT'S WHEN
I GO HOME, RIGHT?

MMM.

SANDRA?

HEY, JOE?

NOT LONG ENOUGH, DETECTIVE.
MISSED IT BY THREE SECONDS.

DAMN IT.

OKAY, WELL, I'VE GOT THE MONEY.
I THINK I'M SET.

SET?
WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?

THEY WERE PRETTY CLEAR
THEY DIDN'T WANT ANYONE ELSE.

MADDIE,
YOU'RE CRAZY IF YOU THINK

I'M GOING TO LET YOU
GO BY YOURSELF.

YOU'RE CRAZY IF YOU THINK
I'M GONNA LET HER GO AT ALL.

I SUPPOSE YOU THINK I'M GONNA
HAND OVER MY CELLPHONE.

Reynolds: WE'LL HAVE
THE GUY APPREHENDED

LONG BEFORE IT GETS
TO THAT POINT.

HEY, LOOK. WE'RE NOT
GOING TO PLAY BY THEIR RULES.

WE KNOW WHAT WE'RE DOING.

YOU REALLY ARE AN AMATEUR.

WAIT A SECOND.

I REALLY
DON'T SEE A REASON

FOR YOU TO RIDE ALONG,
EITHER, CHAMP.

DELOREAN AND I
GOT IT COVERED.

I WANT TO GO ALONG,
LIEUTENANT.

JESUS, EVERYBODY
WANTS TO GO ALONG.

IT'S REALLY NOT THAT MUCH FUN.
BELIEVE ME.

WELL, YOU GOT
THAT NEW GPS.

WAIT -- DELOREAN.
IS THAT LIKE THE CAR?

YEAH, LIKE THE CAR.

[ CHILDREN SHOUTING ]

GOT ALL THE PLANS
RIGHT HERE.

THERE'S NO OTHER WAY
INTO THAT PLACE

EXCEPT THE FRONT DOOR,
AND WE GOT THAT COVERED.

HOW'S THAT GPS DEVICE
DOING?

FULLY OPERATIONAL.

I DON'T LIKE THIS.
THERE'S TOO MANY KIDS HERE.

WE SHOULD BE CLEARING
THE GROUNDS.

THINGS NEED TO LOOK NORMAL
OR THEY MIGHT NOT GO FOR IT.

MM-HMM.

WELL, GO ON, CAMPBELL.
DO YOUR THING.

I'M ON IT.

IS HE A LITTLE BIT...

EH.

Maddie: HEY.

Becca: BOXED OUT, HUH?
WHAT HAVE YOU GOT?

NEVER COULD MATCH UP
NICK COTTER

WITH THE DESCRIPTION
YOU GAVE.

I THINK HE'S USING
A FALSE NAME.

REGINA THOUGHT
HE WAS INVOLVED

IN CRIMINAL ACTIVITY
BACK IN NEW ORLEANS.

DID SHE SAY ANYTHING
ABOUT HIS PERSONAL LIFE?

APPARENTLY HE AND HEATHER
HAD BEEN INVOLVED,

BUT THEY SURE DON'T SEEM
TO GET ALONG NOW.

I'M STILL TRYING
TO FIGURE IT OUT.

APPARENTLY HE FOLLOWED HER
HERE FROM NEW ORLEANS,

AND NOW SHE FEELS BAD
FOR HIM

AND GETS HIM
TEMP CATERING JOBS.

WELL, HEATHER DOUGLAS
I FOUND.

ANYTHING GOOD?

SHE OWNS AN ADDRESS HERE IN TOWN
FOR ABOUT SIX WEEKS NOW.

REALLY?

DID REGINA SAY ANYTHING
ABOUT HEATHER BEING MARRIED?

ONLY THAT SHE WAS TRYING
TO FIND HER A HUSBAND.

WELL, SHE'S GOING TO HAVE TO
GET DIVORCED FIRST.

HEATHER'S MARRIED?
TO AN R. NICHOLAS KAUFNER.

NICHOLAS KAUFNER?
MAYBE NOW NICK COTTER?

THAT'S WHAT I'M THINKING.

WOW. I WONDER HOW LONG
THEY'VE BEEN SEPARATED.

THEY ONLY GOT MARRIED
THREE WEEKS AGO

AT THE BEGINNING
OF THE MONTH.

STRANGE, HUH?

BUT NOT THAT STRANGE,

CONSIDERING THAT'S WHEN
THESE KIDNAPPINGS STARTED.

AHH.

Drop's been made.

NOW WE WAIT FOR THE MOUSE
TO TAKE THE CHEESE.

SO NICK AND HEATHER
HAVE BEEN WORKING TOGETHER

AS A HUSBAND-WIFE TEAM.

Lee: YEAH, A REGULAR
BONNIE AND CLYDE.

MAYBE GETTING MARRIED
MADE IT EASIER

TO SHARE THE RANSOM MONEY --
SINGLE BANK ACCOUNT?

THEY'RE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD
BUT DON'T HAVE MUCH MONEY.

THE HAVE-NOTS.

THEY LIVE AROUND IT
ALL THE TIME,

BUT THEY CAN'T HAVE
ANY OF IT.

SHE'D HAVE ACCESS
TO THE HOUSEWIVES' SCHEDULES,

LIVING WITH HER SISTER,
THE TOWN SOCIALITE.

AND WITH THAT DANCE LIST
AT THE STUDIO, HE COULD VERIFY

WHICH BANK ACCOUNTS
WERE RIPE FOR THE PICKING.

ANYTHING YET?

NEGATIVE.
NO MOVEMENT ON THE GPS.

IT'S BEEN 30 MINUTES. WHAT'S
TAKING THESE GUYS SO LONG?

PATIENCE, GRASSHOPPER.

THEY WON'T PASS ON THE CASH.
THEY'RE PETTY THIEVES.

THEY CAN'T HELP
THEMSELVES.

WHAT THE...

WHAT'S WRONG?

THE SIGNAL -- IT JUST WENT
BLANK. SOMETHING'S WRONG.

CAMPBELL, GET IN THERE
AND CHECK IT, WILL YOU?

COPY THAT.

YOU SAID HEATHER OWNS AN ADDRESS
IN TOWN. YOU GOT THAT?

YEAH, I THINK
IT'S 8th AND ROADSHIRE.

LET ME FIND IT.

THEY GOT IT SOMEHOW,
LEFT THE BAG.

WHAT?!

BUT WE WERE WATCHING
THE WHOLE TIME.

THERE'S NO WAY IN HERE
EXCEPT THE FRONT, RIGHT?

CHECK THE BLUEPRINTS.

WHERE DO THESE AIR VENTS GO?

LADIES' ROOM...

WHICH HAS A MANHOLE.

I'M ON IT.

DAMN IT, DAMN IT,
DAMN IT!

QUIET, RICK.

EH, IT DOESN'T MATTER.
THEY'RE GONE.

SON OF A --

NOTHING.

816 ROADSHIRE.

THAT WOULD BE ABOUT
TWO MILES SOUTH OF DOWNTOWN.

YEAH, HEATHER PICKED
A REAL SEEDY AREA.

THE KIND OF SEEDY AREA THAT
MIGHT HAVE A LOT OF COCKROACHES?

COCKROACHES?
YEAH, I GUESS.

IF HEATHER'S
PRETENDING TO BE HOMELESS

AND LIVING WITH HER SISTER,

WHAT IS SHE DOING
WITH HER OWN PLACE?

DON'T GO ALONE.

YOU SURE ABOUT THIS?

Maddie:
No, but it's all I got.

MAYBE HEATHER AND NICK

HAVE BEEN USING THIS PLACE
FOR HOSTAGES.

HOW'D THE PICKUP GO?

Well, they got their money,
all right.

CAME THROUGH
A VENTILATION SHAFT

IN THE WOMEN'S RESTROOM,
DOWN THROUGH A SEWER SYSTEM.

WHAT AN IDIOT.

Sounds pretty clever
to me.

NO, I MEANT ME.

WELL, THEY SURE HAVEN'T
CALLED MY CELLPHONE YET

TO TELL US
HOW TO GET SANDRA BACK.

AND SHE WASN'T
AT THE PARK?

NO, WE SEARCHED THE PLACE.
THEY DIDN'T BRING HER.

WELL, I CAN'T SAY
I'M SURPRISED.

WE DIDN'T EXACTLY FOLLOW
THEIR INSTRUCTIONS.

I DID FIND SOMETHING,
THOUGH...A SHOE.

HOW DO YOU KNOW IT WAS LEFT
BY THE RANSOM COLLECTOR?

I DON'T,
BUT IT'S PRETTY CLEAN,

WHICH LEADS ME TO BELIEVE

IT HASN'T BEEN THERE
THAT LONG.

It's a black-and-white
pattern shoe

about size 10 or 11, men's.

OXFORD-STYLE?
DESIGNER KNOCKOFFS, RIGHT?

WELL, IF YOU CAN FIND HIM,

CHECK NICK COTTER'S CLOSET
FOR THE OTHER ONE.

816. HERE IT IS.

WAIT, WAIT.
YOU'RE THERE NOW?

Of course.

MADDIE, DON'T GO IN THERE
BY YOURSELF.

WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR --
A FORMAL INVITE?

WHERE DOES HE THINK
HE'S GOING?

I'M NOT KNOWN FOR MY PATIENCE,

BUT I DO CARRY CHILDPROOF MACE
IN MY GLOVE COMPARTMENT.

DO I HAVE A PLAN?
NOT REALLY.

IS THAT GOING TO STOP ME?
NO WAY.

[ SANDY CRYING ]

Are you okay?

I THINK SO.
MADDIE, HOW DID YOU --

Shh.
Let's just go.

OH, MY GOSH --
MY EARRING.

I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW
I LOST IT.

Are you okay?

I DON'T WANT TO TALK.
LET'S JUST GO.

Shh.

[ DOORKNOB RATTLING ]

WELL, I DID TRY
BONDAGE ONCE,

BUT I WASN'T
A FAN THEN, EITHER.

THE AGENTS ARE LOOKING
FOR HEATHER DOUGLAS RIGHT NOW.

I'LL FIND
THIS NICK COTTER GUY.

THAT'S PROBABLY
NOT HIS REAL NAME,

BUT THAT'S WHAT
HE'S USING HERE IN TEXAS.

DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT.
I'LL LOOK INTO IT.

[ CHUCKLES ]

THANKS, ROB.

YEAH.

I DON'T THINK
I CAN DO THIS ANYMORE.

DO WHAT?

KEEP TALKING ABOUT THIS
OVER AND OVER.

CAN WE GET OUT OF HERE?

SURE.
WHERE DO YOU WANT TO GO?

YOU KNOW THAT LITTLE PLACE
ON HILL STREET?

I WANT SOMETHING
THAT SAYS "SURVIVOR."

HEY, EVERYONE DEALS
WITH TRAUMA IN THEIR OWN WAY.

NOW, THESE ARE
A FASHION STATEMENT.

PUT THESE
IN THE "YES" PILE.

IT THOUGHT THIS WAS
THE "MAYBE" PILE.

OH, YOU'RE RIGHT.
THAT IS THE "MAYBE" PILE.

OKAY. WELL,
THEN GET THOSE TAN --

YEAH, WITH THE BOWS?

THEY NEED TO GO
IN THE "YES" PILE, TOO.

YEP. HMM.

HEY, SANDRA,
DO YOU REMEMBER

WHAT IT WAS YOU WANTED
TO TALK TO ME ABOUT

THIS MORNING WHEN YOU CALLED --
SOMETHING ABOUT HEATHER?

THE FIRST THING
YOU WANT TO DO IS GOSSIP?

MADDIE, I'M SO PROUD.

I KNEW YOU WERE MY BEST FRIEND
FOR A REASON.

WELL, IT MIGHT HELP
WITH THE CASE.

OH, I GUESS
THAT'S GOOD, TOO.

UM, IT WAS A BANK STATEMENT
FOR HEATHER.

REALLY?

YEAH, EVERYONE THOUGHT
SHE WAS FLAT-BROKE,

BUT APPARENTLY SHE
WAS GETTING REGULAR DEPOSITS

OF 10 THOU EVERY FEW DAYS
OVER THE LAST MONTH.

HMM. MAKES SENSE.

THAT'D BE HER HALF
OF THE RANSOM MONEY.

YEAH, THAT MAKES SENSE.

OH, LOOK AT THAT SKIRT.

IT WOULD GO GREAT
WITH THESE HEELS.

[ SIGHS ]

SANDRA, CAN I COME IN?

[ SANDRA SNIFFLES ]
MMM.

I JUST SAT DOWN,
AND THE TEARS STARTED COMING.

I'M SORRY, MADDIE.
YOU SHOULDN'T SEE ME LIKE THIS.

YOU'VE BEEN THROUGH
A TRAUMATIC EXPERIENCE.

THAT'S NORMAL.

I FELT SO OUT OF CONTROL.

I KEPT TRYING
TO FIGURE OUT WHAT TO DO

AND WHAT IT ALL MEANT,
AND NOTHING MADE SENSE.

AND WHOEVER DID IT
IS STILL OUT THERE.

I DON'T EVEN WANT TO
GO HOME.

STAY WITH US FOR A WHILE.

REALLY?

JUST PACK AN OVERNIGHT BAG
AND STAY AS LONG AS YOU LIKE.

I DON'T EVEN WANT TO
GO HOME TO DO THAT.

I GUESS WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO
GET YOU

A WHOLE NEW WARDROBE
RIGHT HERE.

[ LAUGHTER ]

OH, MY GOD.
YOU REALLY ARE MY BEST FRIEND.

[ LAUGHS, SNIFFLES ]

AND THOSE PLATFORMS
ARE TOTALLY YOU.

YOU SHOULD LET ME
BUY THEM FOR YOU.

IF YOU INSIST.

MM-HMM.

[ LAUGHS ]

THANKS.

TWO NIGHTS IN A ROW --
THE KIDS ARE SO EXCITED,

THEY'RE BOUNCING
OFF THE WALLS.

THAT'S BECAUSE
YOUR PARENTS FEED THEM SUGAR

FROM THE MOMENT THEY WALK
THROUGH THE DOOR.

YOU LOOK GREAT.
IS THAT A NEW DRESS?

YEAH. SANDRA GOT IT FOR ME
LAST NIGHT.

YOU SURE
SHE'S UP FOR THIS?

WELL, IT'S BEEN
A DAY AND A HALF.

SHE SLEPT FOR 15 HOURS
LAST NIGHT,

AND SHE WANTED TO GO DANCING,
FEEL ALIVE.

I CAN'T BLAME HER.

YEAH, STILL...

BESIDES, SHE GOT A WHOLE NEW
OUTFIT LAST NIGHT.

OKAY, A LOT OF NEW OUTFITS,
AND SHE WANTS TO DRESS UP.

I THINK IT'LL BE GOOD
FOR HER.

YEAH, WHATEVER.

WE'RE NOT DOING THE DANCE
COMPETITION TONIGHT, ARE WE?

NO. WE CAN JUST WATCH
THAT PART.

[ CHUCKLES ]

I AM READY
FOR THE BALL.

[ UP-TEMPO MUSIC PLAYS ]

ALL RIGHT, EVERYBODY.

NOW, I'LL SHOW YOU

HOW REAL CHA-CHA
IS SUPPOSED TO LOOK.

I'LL DEMONSTRATE IT
WITH MY OLD PARTNER SHERELLE.

[ UP-TEMPO LATIN MUSIC PLAYS ]

[ MUSIC CONTINUES ]

ANY PROGRESS?

REMEMBER THAT
BLACK-AND-WHITE SHOE?

I FOUND THE OTHER ONE AT NICK'S
RESIDENCE, BUT NO NICK.

HE MIGHT BE ON THE RUN.

WHAT ABOUT HEATHER? DID SHE
EVER SHOW UP AT HER HOUSE?

No.

AND THEY FINALLY FOUND
HER CAR

OUTSIDE OF NICK COTTER'S
PLACE, BUT...

they haven't
found her yet.

Oh, wait.

YEAH, YEAH, THEY DID.

UH, I GOT TO
CALL YOU BACK.

[ SIGHS ]

[ UP-TEMPO LATIN MUSIC
CONTINUES ]

ARE THEY ANY CLOSER
TO CATCHING THE KIDNAPPERS?

SURE SOUNDS LIKE IT.

I'M A LITTLE SURPRISED
NOT TO SEE REGINA AND TONY.

THEY MIGHT HAVE HEARD
ABOUT HER SISTER'S INVOLVEMENT.

I THINK THEY
JUST ARRESTED HEATHER.

THE LITTLE REDHEAD'S
BEHIND THIS?

YEAH, AND HER HUSBAND,
NICK.

REALLY? I DIDN'T KNOW
SHE WAS MARRIED.

IT'S A LONG STORY.

IF THAT'S WHAT REAL DANCING'S
ABOUT, I'M OUT OF HERE.

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, WE HAVE
A SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT.

FELICE?

TODAY IS THE HAPPIEST DAY
OF MY LIFE.

THIS MORNING
ROMAN AND I GOT MARRIED.

[ APPLAUSE ]

CONGRATULATIONS
TO THE HAPPY COUPLE!

AND NOW...

WE WILL HAVE
ONE MORE SNOWFLAKE DANCE

BEFORE
THE COMPETITION.

THAT MEANS
THAT YOU'LL CHANGE PARTNERS

EVERY TIME
YOU HEAR THE CHIME.

AND BE PREPARED FOR
MORE THAN ONE STYLE OF MUSIC.

SWING, SALSA, TANGO, WALTZ --

YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT YOU'RE
GOING TO GET IN THE SNOWFLAKE.

WE HAVE MORE LADIES HERE
THAN MEN TONIGHT,

SO, PLEASE, FEEL FREE TO DANCE
WITH WHOEVER'S AVAILABLE.

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN...
LET'S DANCE!

[ UP-TEMPO SWING MUSIC PLAYS ]

[ CHIME ]

[ UP-TEMPO SALSA MUSIC PLAYS ]

[ CHIME ]

OH, HELLO, STRANGER.

YOU'RE NOT AS TALL
AS I LIKE THEM,

BUT YOU ARE KIND OF HOT,
SO I GUESS IT'S OKAY.

[ LAUGHS ] HA HA.

NO WAY!

SORRY.

SEE HOW TECHNOLOGY
TAKES THE FUN OUT OF EVERYTHING?

BECCA,
I CAN'T HEAR YOU. SORRY.

WHO NEEDS YOU?
GO ALREADY.

BECCA,
WHAT'S GOING ON?

IT'S HEATHER.
YEAH, THEY FOUND HER.

THEY FOUND HER,
ALL RIGHT -- DEAD...

WHAT?

...in the dumpsters
at Nick's apartment.

AND THEY SAY THAT SHE'S BEEN
DEAD SINCE LATE LAST NIGHT.

JEEZ -- NICK.

WHAT WAS HIS REAL NAME AGAIN?
NICHOLAS KAUFNER?

Right.
R. Nicholas Kaufner.

BUT I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE
TO ESTABLISH THAT ALIAS YET.

THIS DOESN'T MAKE SENSE.
WHY WOULD HE KILL HIS WIFE?

THIS WHOLE THING'S
BEEN ABOUT MONEY.

THEY WERE MAKING
A TON OF MONEY TOGETHER.

WELL, MAYBE SHE TRIED
TO TAKE HIS RANSOM MONEY.

IT JUST DOESN'T
MATCH THE PATTERN.

WELL, WHATEVER HIS PATTERN IS,
HE IS DANGEROUS.

THAT'S FOR SURE,
AND HE'S STILL AT LARGE.

GET OFF
THAT EAR THING ALREADY.

GOD, YOU MAKE ME
WANT TO PUKE.

PUKE?

WELL, NOT LITERALLY.

SANDRA, DIDN'T YOU SAY
YOU SAW A PUKE-PURPLE CAR

RIGHT BEFORE
YOU GOT ABDUCTED?

YEAH, SO? COME ON!

BECCA,
I THINK HE'S HERE.

I'LL CALL THE COPS.
YOU HANG TIGHT.

AND IF YOU SEE NICK,
ACT NATURAL.

WE DON'T WANT TO
LOSE HIM AGAIN.
GOT IT.

[ MID-TEMPO SALSA MUSIC PLAYS ]

[ UP-TEMPO TANGO MUSIC PLAYS ]

THERE'S SO MUCH TO ABSORB.

NICK -- I MEAN,
R. NICHOLAS KAUFNER --

KIDNAPPED WEALTHY WOMEN
FOR RANSOM MONEY,

AND THEN LAST NIGHT
HE KILLS HIS ACCOMPLICE

AND SECRET WIFE, HEATHER?

WHAT? WAS SHE TAKING MORE THAN
HER FAIR SHARE OF THE RANSOM?

AND NOW NICK
WAS HERE SOMEWHERE.

IS HE PLANNING ANOTHER ATTACK?

THEY'RE PLAYING OUR SONG.

YES, THEY ARE.

[ MUSIC CONTINUES ]

WHAT CAN YOU TELL ME
ABOUT NICK COTTER?

HE'S NOT
COMING BACK HERE.

ARE YOU SURE?
QUITE SURE.

WE FIND HIM
STEALING RECORDS,

PERSONAL INFORMATION ABOUT
OUR MOST TRUSTED CLIENTS.

I ONLY HOPE HE'S NOT BEEN ABLE
TO DO ANY HARM WITH THEM.

I'VE HEARD
OF SOME...KIDNAPPINGS.

[ BREATHING HEAVILY ]

YES, THERE HAVE BEEN. IN FACT,
I THINK NICK MIGHT BE HERE.

I SAW HIS CAR OUT FRONT.

YOU KNOW
HE HAS A CRIMINAL RECORD?

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,

THE COMPETITION
IS READY TO BEGIN,

SO PLEASE STEP FORWARD
TO GET YOUR NUMBER.

I HAVE SOME PERSONAL INFORMATION
ABOUT NICK

THAT MIGHT BE HELPFUL.

[ MUSIC CONTINUES ]

I JUST RELIEVED
THE STAKEOUT TEAM.

YEAH, I DIDN'T
FIND ANYTHING USEFUL.

I CHECKED THE WHOLE PLACE.

I'M HEADING BACK TO THE CRIME
SCENE AT NICK'S APARTMENT.

I'LL SEE IF THEY MADE
ANY PROGRESS.

[ TELEPHONE RINGS ]

[ BEEP ]

HEATHER, IT'S NICK.

I GIVE UP.
YOU WANT ME, THEN YOU DON'T.

LISTEN, I CAUGHT THE 10:00 A.M.
TO NEW ORLEANS YESTERDAY

TO CLEAR MY HEAD,
AND, MAN, I'M STAYING.

I'LL COME BACK FOR MY STUFF,
BUT NOT YOU. I'M DONE.

I HOPE YOU'RE HAPPY WITH THAT WEIRDO HUSBAND OF YOURS, FREAK.

DID YOU GET THAT?

CHECK THE AIRLINES.

WE MAY BE LOOKING
FOR THE WRONG GUY.

[ CELLPHONE CLOSES ]

WHAT'S BEEN HAPPENING
TO MY POOR CLIENTS.

Becca: Maddie?
JUST A SECOND.

SANDRA DAINES,
HARRIET KORDA.

IT MUST STOP.
WE MUST PUT HIM AWAY.

HOW DID YOU KNOW
ABOUT HARRIET KORDA?

NICK.

NICK MENTIONED IT,
I THINK.

R. NICHOLAS KAUFNER...

ROMAN
NICHOLAS KAUFNER.

ROMANOCOV! AAH!

AAH!
SHUT UP!

[ MADDIE GROANS ]

AAH!

[ BREATHING HEAVILY ]

UGH!

[ GROANS ]

YOU CAN'T SHOOT ME.

YOU JUST
DON'T HAVE IT IN YOU.

YOU THINK
I'D LET YOU KILL ME?

YES. YOU KNOW WHY?

BECAUSE I HAVE
A SECRET PASSAGE OUT OF HERE,

AND NO ONE
WOULD EVER FIND US.

SECRET PASSAGE, HUH?

I GUESS YOU KNOW
THE SEWER SYSTEM PRETTY WELL.

WHY?

BECAUSE TO PEOPLE
LIKE YOU,

I'M NOTHING
BUT TRASH, RIGHT?

NO, BECAUSE THAT'S HOW
YOU GOT SANDRA'S RANSOM MONEY.

OR MAYBE HEATHER
DID THAT DIRTY WORK.

[ SIGHS ]
MY WIFE IS MY BUSINESS.

WHICH ONE?

YOU THINK YOU ARE
SO SUPERIOR.

BACK OFF!

BUT EVEN YOU...

YOU ARE FOLLOWING
MY LEAD.

YOU'RE EATING
OUT OF MY HANDS.

THAT'S TRUE.

ONCE YOU KNEW
I WAS ON TO HEATHER,

YOU FIGURED YOU'D THROW OFF
THE SCENT

BY FEEDING ME FALSE CLUES
TO FRAME NICK.

NICK, THE LOSER EX-CON,
EX-BOYFRIEND

THAT HEATHER
COULD NEVER SHAKE...

A PERFECT TARGET.

YES.

AND AFTER I SOLVED
THE JEWELRY THEFT,

YOU KNOW I NOTICE SHOES,

SO WHY NOT FRAME NICK
WITH HIS SHOE?

THEN HEATHER ENDS UP
IN NICK'S DUMPSTER.

[ UP-TEMPO TANGO MUSIC PLAYS ]

GENIUS,
WHY WOULD I KILL HEATHER?

YOU AND HEATHER WERE MAKING
SOME DECENT CASH FOR A WHILE.

BUT ONCE FELICE CAME ALONG,

YOU REALIZED
YOU COULD DO MUCH BETTER.

WITH FELICE COMES REAL MONEY,
POWER, STATUS,

A POSITION IN HIGH SOCIETY,
A BETTER CAR.

AND AFTER TEACHING ALL THOSE
RICH WOMEN HOW TO DANCE,

YOU'D FINALLY GET
A PIECE OF THE ACTION,

AND HEATHER WAS THE ONLY THING
STANDING IN YOUR WAY.

SO WHAT?
SHE THREATENED ME.

SHE SAID SHE WOULD TELL FELICE
EVERYTHING.

SO YOU KILLED HER.

[ GASPING ]

NOW IT'S MY TURN.

SHE GOT WHAT WAS COMING
TO HER.

YOU THINK I'M LOW CLASS?

SHE WAS THE LOWEST.

IT'S NOT YOUR CLASS
THAT MAKES YOU INFERIOR,

IT'S YOUR GREED.

YOU GET ALL THAT?

SEE HOW TECHNOLOGY
TAKES THE FUN OUT OF EVERYTHING?

FREEZE!

MADDIE! MADDIE,
ARE YOU OKAY?

YEAH.

NICE WORK, KID.

[ BREATHING HEAVILY ]

UH, WE'LL TAKE IT
FROM HERE.

I BELIEVE THIS IS HOMICIDE
NOW, GENTLEMEN.

THAT'S MY DEPARTMENT.

NOW, IF YOU REALLY
WANT TO HELP,

MAYBE YOU COULD
STICK AROUND,

GRAB ME
A FEW STATEMENTS, HMM?

YEAH, SURE.

WE'LL DO THAT.

I APPRECIATE IT.

ALL RIGHT.

HMM.

[ UP-TEMPO MUSIC PLAYING ]

[ MUSIC STOPS ]

[ INDISTINCT WHISPERING ]

LET'S GO.

[ INDISTINCT TALKING
ON POLICE RADIO ]

[ SIREN WAILS IN DISTANCE ]

I LOVE YOU, MADDIE.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT I'M GOING TO
DO WITH YOU, BUT...

I LOVE YOU.

I KNOW.

Sapphire: I'M TOLD THE POLICE
HAVE HANDLED THE SITUATION,

AND THE THREAT IS GONE.

I UNDERSTAND IF YOU PREFER
TO GO HOME,

BUT I WELCOME YOU
TO STAY AND DANCE.

I THINK WE COULD ALL USE
A LITTLE WALTZ, DON'T YOU?

[ MUSIC PLAYS ]

YOU WANT TO
GO BACK INSIDE?

LET'S GO HOME.

AND THE BEAT GOES ON.

A FEW LIVES HEAL...

I'M SORRY,

BUT THANKS FOR YOUR COOPERATION
AND YOUR HELP.

WE'LL BE IN TOUCH.
ALL RIGHT?

A FEW LESSONS LEARNED...

...OR MAYBE NOT.

YOU KNOW...

I USED TO DO
A LITTLE DANCING IN MY TIME.

THIS WEEK'S "INSPECTOR MOM"?

EASY.

NO MATTER WHAT OUR AGE,

WE ALL WANT TO FIT IN,
FEEL POPULAR...

HAVE MORE MONEY, STATUS.

BUT I HOPE WE TAKE THE TIME
TO REMEMBER

THAT IT'S NOT HOW MUCH WE HAVE,
IT'S WHO WE HAVE.

AND IF WE CAN LEARN
TO APPRECIATE THAT,

THEN MAYBE IT'S EASIER
TO FACE WHAT LIFE BRINGS US...

THE HIGHS AND THE LOWS,

THE HAPPY TIMES
AND THE HEARTACHES...

EVEN THE UPS AND THE DIPS.