Interference (2018) - full transcript

(suspenseful music)

(lighter clicks)

(fire roaring and crackling)

(mysterious piano music)

(sirens wailing)

- Fire can warm up cold days,

can cook food for the hungry.

But can it clean up sins?

Yes, I've sinned.

But what choice do I have now?

My name is Laura.



And I'm about to do something
I really don't wanna do.

Hey.

- Laura.

Something awful just happened.

- I'm leaving you.

- What?

- I've been offered
a job in Hong Kong.

- You're leaving, for how long?

- Indefinitely.

- What do you mean?

- I already made my decision.

- Wait.

Look can we at least discuss
this before you leave?

- No, you don't understand.



We are done.
- Done?

- I'll stay at Susan's.

Until I leave.

- Laura.

- I'll come back later to pack.

- Can you please tell
me what's going on?

- I just don't love you anymore.

- [Gus] Yes, I've sinned.

The only thing necessary
for the triumph of evil

is for a good man to do nothing.

I am that good man.

I was that good man.

You okay?

- I'm fine.

- Detective Sofia Vasquez.

- Nice to meet you.

You were there last
night, I remember you.

- Yeah.

I didn't know you
two know each other.

Or that you are, sorry,
Your Honor, I just started.

- Marcus.

Your Honor is for judges.

- Right, sir, uh, Marcus.

Soon I hear, huh?

You're gonna be a--
- Why don't you go grab me

a cup of coffee?

And one of those
thingies, those, uh,

danishes with the cherries?

And don't forget the stirrer.

- Me?
- Yeah.

- Okay.

My pleasure.

- It's good training.

And don't look at me like
that, I didn't say anything.

- Half the body.

I don't understand, why was
was half the body burned?

- Are you sure there isn't
anything you wanna tell me?

- Is there something you
expect me to tell you?

I had dinner at the
marina with a friend,

didn't wanna drive all the
way back home, boat's closer.

What's on your mind?

- And you weren't
expecting anybody?

- Is that what this is about?

You think I'm having an affair?

(sighs)

- No.

(tense music)

- [Newscaster] Last night,
a torched body was found

in the proximity of a prominent
district attorney's boat.

The unidentified
body is Caucasian.

Officers suspect Jane
Doe's death may be linked

to an illegal sex
trafficking in the--

(stereo button clicks)

(suspenseful music)

- [Marcus] Yes, I have sinned.

Quiet rage can devour a man.

It informs every act, every
thought, every feeling.

It imprisons, leaving no choice.

(children laughing and playing)

- Are you lost, my friend?

Hello Marcus.

- I'm not the one who's lost.

- Congratulations on
your impending judgeship.

Now you can make your
crusade against me

that much more effective.

Well done.

That was quite the bonfire
in front of your boat.

- Are you telling
me that was you

playing the hero last night?

- Well I'm not saying I was,
I'm not saying I wasn't.

- Mary, you scared
me half to death.

- Oh well, back to the hunt.

It's the call of
the wild, you know.

- Sometimes hunters end
up turning into prey.

- [Newscaster] The
body of Megan Little

was found today.

Little, the Sunrise
Elementary student

mysteriously disappeared--

- Hey are we getting double pay

or how's that work?

'Cause we're on
both the Jane Doe

and the Little girl's
case at the same time.

Hmm?

Are you gonna eat this?
- No.

It's not for you.

- So who's it for, then?

You married?
- No.

- Ever been?
- No.

- Have you had any
serious relationships?

- No.

- Any children?
- No.

- Alright.

You know what, you
don't have to share

your entire life story with me

but I do think that sharing
would be good for you.

You look a little clenched,

doesn't suit your
complexion that well.

- I'll make sure to
take your suggestion

under careful consideration.

(pensive music)

(birds calling)

- He must have
removed everything

to make it difficult
to identify her.

But surely he would know

that we could compare DNA.

Her teeth, she's not gonna
be a Jane Doe forever.

- Well she could be.

If nobody reports her missing.

- [Sofia] What do you mean?

- What you gonna
compare the DNA with?

- Hmm.

- Why don't you go have
a look around the boat?

- What for?

- Clues.

(groans)

Hi.

Care for something to eat?

- Does it come with a beer?

(sighs)

- This your usual spot?

- As of lately.

- Well, I was just wondering
if you were the guy

that kept an eye on what
goes on around here.

- You mean you
need a full report

on the habits of the
fauna of this area?

- No, not really.

Maybe one or two
particular specimens.

- I'm assuming you're
referring to the individual

who played with matches
last night and got burnt.

- Yes, I am.

Did you see what happened?

- No.

- You just said
you saw the fire.

- I said nothing of the kind.

You should pay
attention to semantics.

A good education will
take you a long way.

- Okay well you implied.

- I became aware of the
accident only after your sirens

so abruptly dislodged
me from Morpheus's arms.

- Nothing else?

- Someone was watching
and then he ran away.

- Could you describe
this person?

- No.

- Sure you could.

Male, female, tall,
short, black, white?

- It was hooded.

At any rate, it was
after you guys arrived.

- After we arrived?
(tense music)

- [Homeless Man] After.

- His name is David
Sheffer, Dr. David Sheffer.

I want you to find out
where he was last night.

If he was anywhere
near the fire.

Without making any waves.

None.

That clear?

(knocking)

- Hey Marcus.
- Hi Dora.

- [Mary] Are you gonna
come read me my book?

- [Dora] Of course!

- Hello Mary.

Hey, that's a nice
book, I read that.

Did you enjoy the park today?

- Yep.

- I was there.

I won't say anything.

- Marcus.

Okay honey it's time for bed.

Go up okay, I'll be there
to tuck you in in a minute.

- Mommy are you gonna
come kiss me goodnight?

- Wild horses
couldn't keep me away.

So Jean is here.

(tense music)

And we have another guest.

Bug eyes really don't
suit you, my dear.

See if you can do
something about that.

- Hmm.

- Marcus, so nice to see you.

We thought it was about time

to put you two in the same room.

You've been traveling
in the same circles

but never been formally
introduced to each other, right?

- Right.

And we are all friends here.

- We're all concerned
about, well,

not a nice package to receive

in front of one's door, really.

- Oh and in such a gruesome way.

Burnt with bare legs,
it was just awful.

- Mommy, you're not coming.

- Excuse me.

- Yeah we got a story
to read, Christine.

Okay look you shouldn't
have him in your home.

He is a dangerous man.

- We've known David a long time.

He's eccentric,
but he's harmless.

- You have no idea
who he really is.

- And you do?

- Yeah.

We knew each other
when we were kids.

- You did?

- You have to trust
me on this one.

- So you knew each other
when you were children.

And why haven't we
heard of this before?

- Look I am dead
serious, Christine.

- No, why are you hiding this?

What, is there some
kind of childhood feud

still going on,
because if there is,

you need to get over it.

- Promise me you
will never let him

anywhere near Mary.

- What do you mean?

What about Mary?

(thunder rumbling)
(rain pattering)

- They're totally
booked until next month.

- What, they only
have one table?

- What do you want me to do?

- [Susan] Hold my calls.

- Hi.

Okay.

I need the keys.

My flight is in about a week.

That okay with you?

- Mi casa y tu casa.

So you're really doing this.

- I, uh, can't stay anymore.

- Why?

What happened that so terrible

that you feel like you
have to leave your life

and your friends?

Did you kill someone,
steal, pillage, what?

Please.

Talk to me.

What about your patients?

- They'll manage.
- Heartless.

- Yeah well, I don't think
I'm doing a great job anyway.

- So now it's self-pity.

- Damn, Susan.

Stop hitting me with
the judging stick

and be a friend for once.

I know, I...

I'll miss you too.

- Alright.

- See you at your place?

- Don't you wanna get dinner?

(tense music)

Can't get a table in
this weather anyway.

- That seat is taken.

- I though skin discrimination

was a vice of the south.

(sighs)

So may I?

- Suit yourself.

- Scotch.
- Neat?

- On the rocks, thank you.

Finally stopped raining.

Got a cigarette?

- No, I don't
smoke, not anymore.

- I'm not sure about this one.

- Excuse me?

- I don't know if
you can handle it.

- I can handle it.

- Can you now?

- Captain with all due
respect, I'm off-duty.

- In the 20 years I've
been in this precinct

I have never seen you
take your eyes off of him.

For Christ's sake Gus,
you're too close to it,

you're like his
fucking godfather!

(laughs)

Besides, you're still working
on that Little girl case.

- Yeah well there
may be a connection.

- How so?

- He's gonna be the
prosecutor on that case.

- Well no shit
there's a connection.

- Do you ever read my
reports or do you just

wipe your ass--

- Hey, language!

I'm a lady.

What are your leads?

- Well so far it's just
someone that showed up

after we got there.

- After you got there?
- Yeah.

- So they may have seen nothing.

- They may have seen nothing.
- Says who?

- Some homeless guy.

- Hmm.

Just the word of a
drunk, that's it?

- Thought social discrimination
was a vice of the rich.

- I'm taking you off the case.

Tell me why I shouldn't.

(scoffs)

Why do you wanna
compromise your pension?

This is your last
case, go retire happy!

(scoffs)

Don't look for trouble.

Alright then, fine.

Go ahead.

But don't screw me over on this.

You hear me, Wolf?

I don't want those guys in IAD
breaking my balls about this.

- Thought you were a lady.

- Well, alright then,
thanks for the drink.

By the way, I signed you up for

a high school service program.

All you have to do is speak
to some high school kids

about police protocol.

- Why don't you
give that to Ryder?

- No, I'm giving it to you.

Besides, they asked
to speak to the ogre

and that's you, right?

Isn't that what they
call you down in RH?

(laughs)

Just talk to the damn kid

and answer his questions.

(tense music)

- [Newscaster] The California
State Supreme Court

has refused to
overturn the sentence

of convicted murdered
Gabriel Voralik

who is awaiting
execution on death row.

This opens the way
to his death sentence

to be carried out as
all avenues of appeal

have been exhausted,

despite Voralik
insisting he is innocent.

Los Angeles District
Attorney Marcus Rigoni

who, as a newly-minted
assistant district attorney

was the prosecutor on the
case, said that justice

has been served and the
citizens of Los Angeles

can rest easy in
their beds at night

knowing that this predator
is off the streets for good.

Voralik's trial is the
case that catapulted

the young ADA into
the spotlight.

He is currently being
considered for a judgeship.

- Thank you.

- Are you okay?

- I'm fine.

- I worry about you.
- I know you do.

I'm okay, truly.

- A burnt body at
your feet, Marcus?

That's nothing to take lightly.

Is someone sending
you a message?

- Diane.
- Oh, Gus.

You have only one minute.

He has a 9:30 meeting and
a 10 depo, you understand?

- Yes ma'am.

- Cream and sugar?

- Oh, you don't have the time.

- So I hear you've been
doing a little surveillance

on the side.

It's not my first day
at the races, you know.

- Know your enemy.
- Hmm.

Well.

Look--
- But don't touch.

Yeah, I know.

Last time I checked the
park was a public place.

- I'm only looking out for you.

- Is that what you do?

You look out for me?

- Don't get pissed and me
'cause I'm reining you in.

I'm on your side.

(sighs)

- He was there that
night, at the pier.

- Yeah.

Sheffer, I suspected that.

- 9:25.

To go.

- I'll call you.

Thanks, Diane.

- Ah, you're always
welcome, Gus.

Don't be a stranger
now, you hear.

- Coffee good?
- Coffee's good.

It wasn't supposed to be to go.

- So who's the ogre?

- Where the hell'd
you hear that?

- Guys at RH told me to ask you.

- Assholes.

- You get what you
give, you know?

- Why don't you turn right here?

Let's get off this
street, it's too busy.

(pensive music)

- Oh, here you are.

You wanna go in?

- Uh, no, that's okay.

What'd you find?

- She died from
a skull fracture.

She was already dead
when she was set on fire.

- [Sofia] Oh thank god.

- No congenital
anomalies, healthy,

between 30 and 40 if she
took care of herself.

Empty stomach.

- Oh, good, that oughta
narrow things down.

- How about
pregnant, four weeks?

Would that do?

(suspenseful music)

- Do you believe in evil?
- What?

As in the dark falling angel?

- [Gus] Kinda.

- [Marcus] No, I
wouldn't call that evil,

just plain devolution.

- [Gus] Well, they're really
both saying the same thing.

- [Marcus] Or maybe not.

- [Gus] What do you mean?

- I mean evil is a definition

that precludes a sense of fate,

something that one cannot fight.

What I'm saying is
that it's a disease

and it should be cured.

Or exterminated like
cancer, at any cost.

However one should see fit.

After all, the only
thing necessary

for the triumph of evil--

- Are you saying that I
behave like a spectator?

- Yeah, that's exactly
what I'm saying.

- [Ryder] Wolf, will you please
return your damn messages?

- What?

- Some Logan kid is burning
up the lines looking for you.

The latest on the Little girl.

- [Gus] Yeah, what's it say?

- The alley where
they found her,

some old pro works
the corner at the end,

she goes by Sharon.

I'm trying to locate her.

Do you think these could
be the legs of a pro?

- Oh come on, come on.

You must be missing.

(knocks)

I have an idea.

DNA doesn't match
any missing persons.

- I'm not surprised.
- Somebody knew her.

She was pregnant.
- Uh huh, okay.

- [Sofia] So maybe
she had a boyfriend,

someone who was intimate
with her legs, her feet.

- Continue.
- I have an idea.

- Have you told Wolf?

- He doesn't seem too receptive.

- You really gonna
let her do that?

- Why not?

- 'Cause it's idiotic.

I don't think we should.

- It may work.

- Well nothing's
gonna come of it.

- Why, because it was her idea?

What?

You don't wanna
find out who she is?

(sighs)

Leave no stones unturned.

(tense music)

- [Woman] Sheer
disgust, I mean my kid

almost clicked on the
site with this filth.

They actually show
this unspeakable result

of highly-charged
violence on a police site!

Not to mention having
to shield my son

from the fliers as well.

- [Man] Look, desperate times

call for desperate
measures, right?

- [Marcus] Beauty is in
the eye of the beholder.

There's no telling which
one they'll like best.

- Well I'll give 'em both then.

Tired of second guessing.

- Catching is a difficult art.

(sighs)

- It shouldn't be this way.

(pensive music)

- Is that why you're
leaving the force?

- [Gus] I don't understand
this world anymore.

- [Marcus] There have
been Sheffers since

the beginning of time.

It's always been this way.
- Has it?

I guess I just keep
watching the same movie

expecting a different ending.

- [Marcus] There's always hope.

- The other day I
was stuck in traffic.

Neither lane
moving, not an inch.

I look in the rear view, this
guy comes up turning right.

Goes all the way
up to the front,

forces himself back
in, just like that,

no remorse, no nothing.

Didn't even suffer
any consequences.

Didn't get a ticket,
nobody honked, no nothing,

nothing happened to him.

Meanwhile, that guy's
getting home sooner

and the rest of us
schmucks are sitting back

stuck in traffic.

You know you'd think
somewhere, somehow,

somebody's out
there keeping score.

You know, balancing the acts.

But it doesn't work that way.

You can scream out
to the universe

that you've been wronged,
yell, stomp, curse,

jump up and down til
the cows come home.

It doesn't work like that,
it's not gonna listen.

You know why?

'Cause the universe is
too busy ignoring you.

- We're never gonna
nail him, are we?

(sighs)

(thunder rumbling)

(rain pattering)

- Christ, you scared me.

- [David] Now now,
let's not go using

the lord's name
in vain, shall we?

- What do you want?

- [David] That's a
superfluous question.

- I can't do it.

- [David] Sure you can.

- No I can't, we broke up.

- [David] Well that's a bummer.

Wouldn't you say so?

- That wouldn't exactly
be my choice of words, no.

- So what are we
going to do now?

- We?

- Well yes we, we're in this
together, you know that.

(scoffs)

- You're crazy.

- So they say.

- I can't help you.

I'm sorry, I just can't.

(suspenseful music)

- You've been a
naughty girl, Doctor.

Naughty, naughty, naughty.

I've been counting on you

and now you've gone
and broken up with him.

- He broke up with me.

He's in love with someone else.

I have no chance in
hell to sway that man.

What could have possibly
made you think I could?

You picked the wrong person.

I'm nothing to him.

Nothing.

- Oh you poor baby.

- So I accepted a job in China.

- I'm sorry, what?

- I'm of no use to you.

- Well I'm afraid
that can be a problem.

- And what are you exactly
expecting me to do?

Lock him up in a closet?

- Well I don't know dear.

You'll have to think.

Employ some of that ingenuity

with which you've been
so abundantly bestowed.

- I'm fresh out.

- You still have a few days.

- There's nothing I can do.

- Get him off my back, dear.

You wouldn't want him to know

that he's been harboring
a viper, would you?

So stop him.

Okay pumpkin?

- You're a sick man.

- And you're being redundant.

- Alright, I'm done with you.

- Uh uh uh.

Not too hasty now.

You have much to lose.

- [Laura] And what
would that exactly be?

- Well that's for me to know

and you to continue to guess.

We've gone over this already.

- [Laura] You got nothing on me.

- Oh, faith.

It's the opium of the masses.

(murmuring on television)

- Hey Laura, do you want dinner?

- Uh, I just have
some things to do.

- You wanna watch a movie later?

- Yeah, later.

- Hey hey hey hey!

Laura, where you going?

- Just going for a walk.

- It's raining outside.

- Gotta go.

(rain pattering)

- Go upstairs.

- Why?
- I said go upstairs.

- Why can't I stay?

- Go upstairs.
- No, I wanna stay.

- Now!

(scoffs)

- This place.

15 years.

Nothing has changed.

Even the ages of
your girlfriends.

- Rent control.

And control.

- Take down the tape.

- What tape?

- Don't feign ignorance.

You're not Rob De Niro.

- The hell are
you talking about?

- The video.

You, Jackson, and I.

You posted it on internet.

- I didn't post anything.

What are you, insane?

Why would I do that?

I thought you
destroyed this video.

- I did.

Well I threw it away.

(phone ringing)

- Vasquez!

Vasquez!
- Oh.

Uh oh okay so today's
a tuna sandwich.

- Yeah, with onions.

You seen Vasquez?

- Uh, I think she
went for the day,

I just saw her leaving.
(scoffs)

Anyway, you got a visitor.

- Who?

- That Logan kid,

he refuses to leave
until he sees you.

(sighs)

Who the hell is he, anyway?

- Some community
outreach bullshit

Wilkins got me into.

I told her you were a better
man, she didn't believe me.

- Asshole.

- Oh.

Yeah, uh, sorry about that.

I got a little busy around here.

- I understand.

Is that the body they
found at the docks?

Has the identity
been discovered?

Why only half-burned?

- What can I do for you?

- I was wondering if I could
ask you a few questions.

I'm writing an article
about police protocol.

- Yeah well I've
only got a minute.

Actually half, so you've
got two questions, go.

- Has it ever happened
that after a conviction

you find exculpatory evidence?

- It's been known
to happen, yes.

- Well I was wondering,
what do you do?

Do you let the convict free,
do you admit your mistake,

or do you let the arrest remain?

- Well you correct the
mistake, of course.

We send the evidence
over to the DA

who in turn appeals
to the governor.

- Well.

- Well what?

- I really don't buy that.

- That's 'cause we're not
selling anything to you, kid.

- Yeah, but you're
making it sound

like justice always prevails

when we know that's
not the case.

You've made mistakes.

Sometimes it's not fair.

- No it's not fair,
nobody said it was fair.

Life's not fair.

What are you writing about
in this article anyway,

philosophical quandaries?

- Alright, alright.

Let's forget that.
- Is there anything else?

- No.

Thank you.

You've made your point.

I have enough.

- Alright, good,
nice talking to you.

Good luck with the article.
- Thank you.

There's some nasty
business going on here.

(tense music)

(phone ringing)

- Hey.

No.

Logan?

That doesn't ring a bell.

- So he's a student at Columbus
High School if that helps.

- [Marcus] Columbus?

- What?

- Yeah he was a guest
speaker at Columbus.

- Sheffer?
- Mm hmm.

This boy, blue hair?

- Yes.

- I don't think
that's a coincidence.

- Alright you stay put.

I'll handle this.

- Alright.

- Marcus?
- Mm hmm?

- Nothing, I gotta go.

(pensive music)

(crying)

(phone vibrating)

- Who are you?

Who are you?

(shutter clicking)

- Oh, photography.

You're finally giving
up your day job.

- You should try
avoid being seen

in the proximity of your puppet.

- Yeah so I see that
you've figured that out.

- Yeah 'cause you're
such a craftsman.

- Well you made it so
easy for me, really.

It's a piece of cake.

Father condemned to
public execution by you.

Youth.

So malleable.

At least in my hands.

- Really?

There is no end
to your delusions.

- Look at the mess you've made.

You're so self-righteous,
aren't you?

With your impeccable suits

and your immaculate shirts.

Coming from where?

Saville Row?

You know what I see?

I see an expensive Romany Conte

with a cork that's
been tainted by air.

A bottle that sold for
thousands at Christie's

and then upon opening is
discovered to become host

to thousands of
bacteria, virulent yeasts

all coming for dinner.

Time may have given
you cover to hide,

but I can still see
that look in your eye.

That pain we both share.

You haven't forgotten.

You and I, we are
kindred spirits.

- Don't flatter yourself.

- Oh but we are, Marcus.

We are, you know that we are.

We've shared so much.

- I didn't become a predator.

- That's a minor detail.

- No.

No, we're different beasts.

- But beasts all the same.

(suspenseful music)

(explosion booming)

(flames crackling)

- Got him.

Dumbass didn't even
think about a CC camera.

First a burnt body, now a bomb.

Someone is sending a
message to his honorable.

- Hold it.

Hold it right there.

Can you zoom in on that?

- Can't do any more on
this, it's a low-res file.

- [Gus] What is
that on his coat?

- Looks like a small shield.

(tense music)

- Huh.

- Voralik, his name
is Justin Voralik?

But he came into the
station with a false name?

- Yeah Logan must be
his mother's name.

They think we're
not doing our jobs.

- Hey there's no
miscarriage of justice here,

his father is guilty.

- [Gus] No thanks, I quit.

- Since when?

- I'm not kidding,
I quit, really.

- Sheffer.

He's the one making up
lies, winding him up.

- [Gus] Sick fuck.

- How are we gonna get
into that garage legally?

- [Gus] We have no basis
for a search warrant.

- At the moment.

(doorbell rings)

(lighter clicks)

- Hey.

- [Gus] You look a
little groggy, you sick?

- Not really.

- You're crying.
- No.

My nose gets congested
and my eyes produce water

every time I'm upset.

No smoking in the studio.

- Ah.

- I can't have them
coughing when they cry.

- [Gus] Yeah.

(sighs)

- When are you gonna quit?

- Soon.

- Yeah.

- He told me.
- Mm hmm.

- So, when?

- In a few days.

- Listen, I just wanted to say

that I'm really
sorry for you two.

- Yeah well.

How's he doing?

- Coping.

- Does he talk about me?

- He said that you left.

Firewall after that.

- Is he still onto Sheffer?

- Like a pit bull.

- That man's gonna
be the death of him.

- Yeah, I know, I tried
to warn him several times

that he's a sick
man, he should stay

the hell away from him.

- Gus.

- What?

(pensive music)

- Promise me you'll keep him
out of trouble, you hear?

Promise me.

Do everything you can.

Everything.

No matter what.

- Yeah.

I will.

This time I will.

I promise.

- [Newscaster] Another
child whom local authorities

will not presently name
was found dead today

just beyond Bradley Park.

The sheriff's office again
refuses to comment any further.

Not wanting to foil the now
three unfolding investigations

with as many dead bodies.

- Christine, I'm so sorry.

- No there's nothing
to be sorry about.

I just came down
here to tell you

that that's not
my girl in there.

- Trust me.
- I said no.

Now you can't force
me to go in there,

that's not my girl, okay?

I'm telling you,
that is not my girl.

- Trust me.
- You can't force me

to go in there!

Go tell some other mother
because that's not my girl.

You bastard!

That's not my girl in there!

That's not my girl.

Bastard, that's not my girl!

That's not my girl!

That's not my girl, that's not!

(wailing)

- I should cancel my meeting.

I can reschedule.

I'll go a few days
after you leave.

- Don't, I hate goodbyes.

- And yet you're leaving.

- Don't start.

- Bitch.

- You bitch.

- You done packing?

You done?

- Almost.

Need to finish up in my studio.

I can't find a key, I may
have lost it on the boat.

I'm gonna go check there.

- Well.

- Well what?

- Well can you tell me now?

- Tell you what?

- The real reason
you're leaving.

- Uh...

Great job offer, new
life, maybe a family.

(laughs)

- Okay, now tell me
the Cinderella one.

- Sweetie, I have my reasons.

- You see?

I know when you're bullshitting.

- I, uh...

Committed a crime.

- [Susan] You what?

- I was young, I fell in
love with Jackson Brandt,

we were stu--
- Wait wait wait wait.

Jackson Brandt?

The lunatic Jackson
Brandt who technically--

- Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

Misguided ideals.

They plan an attack.

Jackson died on a run
before anything happened,

I was waiting in a house.

- Wait, is this
why you're leaving?

That's crazy!

Laura, you didn't
commit a crime.

No crime was actually committed.

Alright, this is nuts.

Cancel your flight.

- It was treason.

You know how he feels.

I...

I couldn't bear that.

- Don't tell him,
who's gonna know?

- I'm a liability right now.

I may come back in
a couple of years

when he's already
on his judgeship

and once he's on the bench

there's really nothing I
could affect but right now,

right now I need to
get out of the way.

- Okay what do you mean, affect?

Wait, what do you mean by that?

Laura!

- I'm being blackmailed.

- By whom?

- Sheffer.

- Well how the
fuck does he know?

- There's a tape
that wasn't destroyed

of me and Jackson and another.

We were supposed to use
it when claiming our act.

- Oh shit.

- He wants me to sway
Marcus, get him off his back.

I have to leave.

- That man has no business
being on the wrong side of jail.

He's gonna get his comeuppance.

(garbled speaking
on police radio)

(suspenseful music)

- [Newscaster] Police
have now confirmed that

Dr. David Sheffer, found
murdered in his home,

has been linked to the
deaths of three young girls.

They are continuing
their investigation.

- He had it coming, right?

So a few more days,
what are you gonna do

with all that free time?

Oh come on, just a little
chitchat, Jesus Christ.

- I don't know.

Might get myself a new boat.

- Oh yeah?

You in some swimming trunks?

Thanks for that lovely picture.

Man when I heard I was
gonna train with you

I nearly shit my pants.

You're a legend.
- Not that glamorous.

- Oh in those swimming
trunks you are.

- [Gus] Easy now.

- No I bet you're the star
of all your AARP meetings.

- I said easy.

(sighs)

- So I was thinking.
- Yeah?

Tell it to Wilkins.

- Well you didn't wanna hear it.

- How many people came forward?

How many people
recognized those legs?

Just useless theatrics.

- We all have our own style.

- Yeah, clearly.

- God damnit, do you wanna
know what I'm thinking or not?

- [Gus] Okay, go ahead.

- I'm thinking of
that pro, Sharon.

- [Gus] Yeah that's
a popular thought.

- Yeah, let's say Jane Doe
wasn't there by chance.

Let's say she was there
to talk to Marcus,

to tell him something.

Let's say Jane Doe was
(phone ringing)

a witness that could
have put Sheffer

in a compromising position.

- Wolf.

Yeah.

Alright, be right there.

- [Sofia] Where
are we going now?

- Courthouse.

Get a search warrant.

They found a missing link

between Justin and
the explosives.

- [Diane] Here's that
witness statement.

- What witness?

- That Jane Doe.

Apparently a homeless
man saw someone

fleeing the pier that night.

- Leave it on my desk.

(tense music)

- Hey.

Well, I'm becoming popular here.

- Do you recognize this boy?

Well?

- I know who you are.

You're the guy from the boat.

- Please, it's important.

- Yes.

Quid pro quo?

He was here.

The night of the fire.

Watching.

And he ran away.

- Did you tell
that to the police?

- I don't recall any alcoholic
beverage exchange involved.

(suspenseful music)

(pensive music)

(murmuring)

- Of all the joints in the world

she had to walk into mine.

- There you go.

I'll have whatever he's having.

- Why are you here?

- Thirst is a bitch.

Oh.

I wanted to tell
you I've made rank

so I'm gonna be taking over
your beat soon when you're gone.

Not gone as in dead, but gone.

- Congratulations,
remind me to bake a cake.

- You know you're a fucking
prick sometimes, Wolf.

If you don't mind me saying so.

I get it, you're
a no bullshit cop,

you've cleared every
single one of your cases,

you're really good
at what you do.

But when it comes to
personal relationships

you haven't got a fucking clue.

You don't let anyone
get close to you.

You boss me around
treating me like shit.

What did I ever do to you, huh?

And then you have me
sitting in some bar

talking to you like
some girly girl

and that's not like
me so fuck you Wolf.

If you don't mind me saying so.

- [Gus] I loved a woman once.

- Yeah?

What happened?

- It was my best friend's wife.

My best friend.

He was like a brother.

And here I was having
an affair with his wife.

I think he knew but he
never said anything.

10 years of torture.

- 10 years.

Then what happened?

- They took him away.

Away from me, I presume.

But the kid came back.

- The kid, what kid?

- They had a kid.

- It's the kid, he's back
here now and he's living here?

You see him?

Yeah?

- Every day.

I see him every day.

- He's your kid, isn't he?

Does he know?

You may regret that one day.

- Yeah, well, it sounds
like a family trait.

- What do you mean?

- Don't hang on me, kid,

I am not the man you think I am.

Hell, I'm not the
man I think I am.

Not anymore.

- Why?

What happened?

- I'm giving into my guilt.

- Well look at that.

Nice and clean.

He blows up a car and
then falls under a bus.

And you saw all these from
where you were standing.

- Yes ma'am.

- You had a clear view.

- Yes ma'am.

(chuckles)

- And it was an accident?

- Yes ma'am.

- He just tripped.

- Yes ma'am.

- Nobody pushed him.

- No ma'am.

- So poetic justice, huh?

Well now, you can
finally go fishing.

- Hmm.

And Jane Doe?

- Archives, unsolved.

Too bad it was your last one.

- I'll live.

- You're gonna miss
this, you know.

- Hmm.

It's only hardware.

- Gus!

Gus oh my god, thank
god you're here.

It's Laura.

I was away for a few days
and I just came back in

(tense music)

and there was a message
on the voicemail.

It's from her people in
China, Gus, she never arrived.

If she's not here, she's
not there, where is she?

(pensive music)

- [Marcus Voiceover]
Yes, I have sinned.

Quiet rage can devour a man.

It informs every act, every
thought, every feeling.

It imprisons.

Leaving no choice.

- They will find out.

- You know?

- I know.

I understand you
killing Sheffer, I do.

But why the Voralik boy?

- He was the hooded person
at the pier that night.

He saw me by the fire.

He may have wanted to
testify that he saw me

killing the woman and
then torching her.

He may have even believed it.

He arrived late to
the party, after all.

But I didn't burn her.

And I didn't kill her.

(dramatic music)

- You didn't?

You didn't kill her?

- She fell.

Hit her head.

I didn't kill her.

And Sheffer?

Well somebody had to do it.

Well if not me, who, huh?

Who else is gonna take the
trash out of the streets, huh?

You?

(scoffs)

No.

Oh not you.

(laughing)

Oh not a good candidate.

You just stay there and watch.

Pretend not to see.

A spectator!

- Marcus, please.

- So why are you here now, huh?

You wanna talk?

You finally ready to talk?

'Cause you may hear
something that you've been

masterfully ignoring
for the last 30 years!

- Yes, I'm ready to talk,
I want it to be over with.

- Why?

Why did you let him do it?

Why did you let
him do that to me?

You knew.

You knew what my father
used to do to me.

You knew!

To me!

And my best friend,
David Sheffer.

(scoffs)

Like I said.

A spectator.

I got nothing else
to say to you.

- Marcus.

(gun fires)

(dreamy music)

- Hey.

I lost my cabinet key.

Found it.

Are you okay?

I'm sorry Marcus.

Please talk to me, I'm so sorry!

- I'm sorry.

- Please talk to me.

I'm so sorry!
- You broke my heart!

(cries out)

Laura?

Laura?

(lighter clicks)

(fire roaring and crackling)

(gun fires)

(coughs)

- No no no no no.

No.

This time I was there for you.

No no no no no no!

(crying)

- If that call
never came to Susan

she would have been a
Jane Doe forever, hmm?

- So what are you gonna do now?

- Me?

I don't know.

About what?

- He's all alone
in the world now.

- That's how he likes it.

- Chicken.
- I'm not.

- I understand.

Those empty shoes
are mighty big.

(pensive music)

- Hey.

Okay, enough with the silent
treatment already, come on.

It's a nice boat.

You ever take it
out to sea at all?

See I couldn't, I just
couldn't because I have

this ear thing you know
and then my whole balance

gets thrown off and I just--

- Sofia.
- What?

- Why don't you go grab the
spare rod in the state room?

- [Sofia] Inside?

- Yeah, it's by the bed.
- Okay.

(suspenseful music)

Holy shit.

You removed everything
to make it difficult

to identify her.

It was you.

That's why you didn't
want to put her

on display in the
glass case, isn't it?

- She was already dead.

- Laura?

Laura?

- [Gus] It was an accident,
a freaky accident.

He didn't kill her.

I didn't know that then.

I didn't see her fall.

I had just got there.

I used to motor over
with my lifeboat

for a nightcap sometimes.

(gas can clatters)

(sighs)

(lighter clicks)

Forgive me.

(flames roaring and crackling)

But I felt I needed to
keep my boy out of trouble.

Felt I owed it to him.

And...

She asked me.

She made me promise.

So you still wanna sit?

- Hmm.

Oh.

(fraught guitar music)

(seagulls cawing)

- [Laura Voiceover] Fire.

Can warm up cold days, can
cook food for the hungry.

But can it clean up sins?

I had hoped it would
clean everybody's sins.

Mine.

Theirs.

But did it?

Let me tell you my story.

Although I wouldn't even
know where to start.

(dramatic music)

(vocalizing)

♪ Human bondage

♪ Human bondage you feel

♪ After all

♪ That's what I
was created for ♪

♪ Who am I

♪ To question if
it's right or wrong ♪

♪ I only know I want to belong

♪ I only know you
want to belong ♪

♪ I only know we
all want to belong ♪

♪ Human bondage

♪ Human bondage you feel

♪ Don't wanna break the seal

♪ Human bondage

♪ Human bondage you feel

♪ Don't wanna break the seal

♪ I wanna stick over your skin

♪ Be paper thin

♪ Breathe your air

♪ And just dare
to make you mine ♪

♪ Human bondage

♪ Human bondage you feel

♪ Don't wanna break the seal

♪ Human bondage

♪ Human bondage you feel

♪ Don't wanna break the seal

♪ Human bondage

♪ Human bondage you feel

♪ Don't wanna break the seal

♪ Human bondage

♪ Human bondage you feel

(vocalizing)

♪ Human bondage

♪ Human bondage you feel

(vocalizing)