Retribution (2012) - full transcript

[Jim]
Good morning, Los Angeles.

It's 6:30 a.m.
on a beautiful Tuesday,

and, Becky, you know
what that means.

[Becky]
I sure do, Jim.
It's lottery madness!

Tonight's lotto jackpot
is $82 million.

Eighty-two million!
I couldn't get into my liquor
store because the line...

[moaning]

[sighing]

[meowing]

Good morning, Fred.

You want some breakfast? Yeah?



[meowing]
There you go.

Okay, hang in there,
old-timer.

[phone ringing]
There.

Oh. Hey there, Miss Ashlee.

Uh, yeah, I can
get you at karate.

You want Mexican or sushi?

Okay, you got it.

Whoa, whoa, whoa.
I need to talk to your mom.

Okay. Uh, hey, Lisa.

I wanted to let you know
that I booked the Tiki Room
for Friday.

I know that it's fancy,
but she only turns 13 once.
It's my treat.

No, I want to do it.

No, I am not trying
to make you look bad.

I... Okay, fine.



I don't want to argue with you.
I'll see you tonight. Okay?

Bye.

[exhales] Okay, Fred.
[clicks tongue] Come here.

I am not going
to let her bother me today.

Not today.

Hey.

Can you call them?
Sure.

Ronnie.

Hey, Paul. I thought
I was gonna beat you in.

Julie, can we have that
meeting in about ten minutes?

[Julie]Sure.

Ay-yi-yi.

[sighs]

Hey.

Hey.
How was your weekend?

Meet any fabulous,
smart and sexy men?

Well, I took a spin class
and hung out with my cat.

That's pretty sexy.

Whatever. Oh.

And congratulations
on being our top earner. Again.

Thank you.

Hello. I'm here
to see Karen Donovan.

My name
is James Cooper.
Hold on a second.

James!
There you are.

[laughs, shrieks]
Good to see you, girl!
Whoa!

Wow, you look
fantastic. Where's
the other half of you?

Ah. Wife has me on
some Palm Beach diet.

This is stunning.

All Judy. I had
nothing to do with it.

[laughing]
Sorry she couldn't come.

When we got the phone call
that my daughter was in labor,

she was on the next plane
back to Tucson.

I understand that.
When my niece was born,
you couldn't keep me away.

Wow.

Well, now that,
that is my room.

Dad must have
loved this.

Well, not much
impressed your old man,

but this sure did.

He ever
take you shooting?

Oh, yeah, sure,
when I was a kid.

You know, a long,
long time ago.

Now, see this?
This was one
of his favorites.

Belonged to William F. Cody.

Buffalo Bill? You're kidding.

Beautiful house.
Thanks.

And you picked
the perfect time to sell.

[karate master]
Keep those hands up, Ashlee.
There you go. In and out.

In and out. Move, move.

Good. Keep moving. Keep moving.

[karate master muttering]

[groaning]
[karate master]
In and out!

That's all you got?
Let's go. Keep going.

In and out.
In and out.

Hi-yah!
[grunting]

Good. Nice block.

Time! Time! Time!

[groaning]
Ashlee, time!

[giggling]
The look on your face. Classic.

Bow.
I was just messing with you.

All right, class dismissed.

Hey, Aunt Karen.

Hey.

What?
I think we need to look up
the word "fair."

Go on. Apologize.
I did.

All right, missy.

He's cute, right?

You know, there are better ways
to show a boy you like him.

Go get dressed.

Okay, I got thirty.
What number do you want?

Seven.

Okay.

There we go. We'll hand this in
after dinner, okay?

You? You wanna go have
some dinner? Go ahead.

So, hmm, what were
we talking about?

Oh, yes, this.
I talked to your mom.

Guess you're interested
in going to a high school party?

Knew this was coming.
What's Mom so freaked out about?

Mm, you're 12.
Need I say more?

Things are different now,
Aunt Karen. Kids are
much more sophisticated.

Really? Okay.
Yeah. Mm-hmm.

Well, this is how
I see it going down.

Okay, you go to this party
with your really
good-looking friends,

and you're looking good
and feeling good,

and you're making the moves
and doing the dance,
and you get to the party,

and this guy named Travis
or Lucas or...

it's always a guy
with a really cool name...
hands you a beer.

This beer is the grossest,

cheapest beer
in the whole world.

Really. It tastes like pee!

But you drink it anyway,
and you're like, "Mm. Beer."

And then you go,
"I'm feeling good, so I'm
gonna have myself another beer."

You have another beer, and now
you're feeling smart and deep
and you can't shut up,

and you're like,
"Megan, you're my best friend
in the whole wide world.

LaToya, let's raise
our children together."

[chuckles]
Definitely a strange one,
but that's why I love you.

I love you, too.

No high school parties.

Not until you're 50.

Fifty-four. I'll be
the old one at the party.

We're late. Your mom's
gonna kill me. Go!

[Karen laughs]

♪♪ [car stereo]

Um, Lisa...

I'm gonna buy a horse
with my winnings.

Lisa, I will have her home
in 20 minutes.

Relax. Goodbye.

What are you
gonna buy first?

What am I going to buy?
I'm going to buy
a new horse, of course.

♪♪ [car stereo]
[giggling]
Come on.

Come on.

Good luck.

Hey, Joe.
Sorry we're late.

Oh, no problem.
Just under the wire, honey.

Can I have some ice cream?

Where do you put it all?
I'm a kid.

Go.

Please have your numbers ready.
Only six minutes to go.

That's right. You know
this store has already sold
two winning tickets this year.

She's right.
This store is lucky.
That's all I'm saying.

Nobody move!
Eyes on the ground!
Let's see 'em!

Come on! I don't want to
see your eyes! Let's go!

Open the safe.
The key's in the register.
I know it's there.

Wallets and purses!
Look down!
Don't do anything stupid!

Look at your shoes.
I don't want to see your face!

Come on!
Hurry up!

Hey, give me that ring!
It's my mother's ring!

Give me the damn ring!
Hurry up, lady!

Look down! Look down!

Give me the damn ring!
Hurry up! Let's go!

Hurry up!
Give me the damn ring!

I'm trying!

Look down! Look down!
Watch out, Bobby!

[screaming]
Ashlee! Ashlee!

[screams]

No!

Get down!
Ashlee!

[muffled shouting]

No! No! Ashlee!

Go! Go! Let's go!

Just drive, just drive!

No, no, no, no!

Man, what in the hell!
Just drive, just drive!

[grunting]
Goddamn it!

Stop it!
Don't look at me!

You gotta get rid of her, Bobby!

No! Stop it! Stop it!

Bobby, we can't stop!

Please!

[panting]

Ashlee! Ashlee!

Help me!

Ashlee, honey!

Help me!
[sobbing]

Ashlee!
[crying]

[police radio chatter]

[Frank]
What you doing?
Lock it up out here!

You ever been
on a crime scene before?

Hey, Frank!
Over here.

Do the three-sixties yet?

Yeah, sure.

Hey, I wanna talk
to everybody here.

Any word on the little girl
that was kidnapped?
Not yet.

You check with the office?
You check for similars?

I wanna see if there's
a connection between the
perp and the little girl.

I'm on it.
I need a list of everybody
that's ever worked here

and delivery services
as well.
You got it, Frank.

Now.

I'm so sorry
for your loss.

If you can, I need to ask you
just a few questions.

Excuse me just a moment.

What do you have?
Equipment's old.

The tape's badly degraded. It's
gonna take a lot of work before
we can get anything usable.

[sobbing]

[sighs]
Swear this takes five years
off my life every time I do it.

I'm Detective Newman.

You mind if I ask you
a few questions?

[sobbing]
What was he thinking?

Stupid, stupid!

Does the name "Bobby"
ring a bell?
A previous employee?

No.
Maybe you noticed someone
unusual the last few days?

Maybe someone in the parking lot
that just didn't sit right?
No.

Nothing. Nothing.
[phone ringing]

[crying]

[phone ringing]
[sighs]
I'm sorry. Excuse me.

Yeah.
We're gonna do
everything we can.

I promise.
Thank you.

All right, I'll be there
as soon as I can.

[sighs]
I'm gonna head out
to the hospital,

see if I can catch the woman
that chased these guys.

Right.

[coughing]

[coughing]

[crying]

Don't die!

Excuse me!

Excuse me! You.

No one's telling me
anything about my niece.

Uh, well...
Say something!

Karen?
Karen, where is she?
Is she okay?

They're not saying anything.
Is she gonna die?

How could you
let this happen?
Lisa! Lisa!

Lisa, it's all right.
It's all right, baby.

Everything's all right.
She'll be okay. It's okay.

Mrs. Simmons?
You the mother?

Yeah. Is my daughter
all right?

She sustained a massive blow
to the back of her head.

We're running some tests
to figure out what
we're up against here.

She'll be okay?
We'll know more
in the next 24 hours.

Can I see her?

She's not conscious.

Yes, briefly.

Lisa...

Go home, Karen.

You've done enough.

I can't believe
this is happening.

What happened to you?
[Karen]
I'm fine.

You wanna sit down?
No!

She's just upset.
Don't take this personally.

You didn't do anything wrong.
This is not your fault.

I'm gonna check her in, okay?
And then we'll go upstairs.

Mrs. Donovan?

Hi, I'm Detective
Frank Newman.

Sorry to hear
about your niece.

She's gonna be okay?

The doctors
don't know yet.

And how are you doing?
I'm fine.

Is it possible you
can show me where Ashlee
was thrown from the car?

Yeah, of course.

What's happening?
This is Detective...

Frank Newman, ma'am.
He needs me

to show him
where Ashlee got hurt.

Can you just tell Lisa
where I am?
Of course.

This isn't your fault.

Go.

Appreciate you answering
all those questions.

No problem.
Glad I could be of help.

Thank you. Yeah?

No abandoned black
or navy vehicle so far.

All right.
Well, keep looking.

Anything?
No, not yet,

but usually they drop the car
within a three-mile radius
of the crime scene.

You sure you didn't
get any piece of
the license plate?

No, I should have, but I
was too focused in on Ashlee.

I know the customers, though.
I could ask around and...

No, we'll take care
of that.

How is Ashlee?

She's in surgery.

Lisa says she will call me
if anything changes.

That's her way of telling me
that I should go home.

I don't know how
that's gonna happen.

I left my car
at the hospital, so...

Uh, Jim?

Yeah, Frank, go ahead.

Uh, never mind.

I can take you.

Come on.

[Frank]
Is there anything you can tell
me about your sister's friends?

I mean, the type of group.
People that she hangs out with,
what they're like.

I'm all thumbs.

Maybe there's something
from her past that...

I have to feed my cat.

[meowing]
Here, Fred.

Uh...

Okay. Here you go.

My hands
won't stop shaking.

Here, here, let me...
let me do that.

You can't let them
get away with this.

I won't.

Is there someone I can call?
A Mr. Donovan?

I'm divorced.

I see. Um...

Listen, Mrs. Donovan...
Karen.

Karen...

you're gonna go over this
a hundred times in your head,

trying to figure out
what you could have
done differently.

I know. I've been through
something like this before.

In high school,
I witnessed a murder.

Friend?
My brother.

I see. And did the cops...

No. They never
solved the case.

That's why my mom...
Hates cops.

That makes sense.

You have to
remember that

you're not responsible
for this, they are.

Then why do I feel like I am?

You're trying to make sense
of it. It's what victims do.

The only way to feel safe
is to feel in control.

That's gonna
make you feel better?

One pill in his dish.

He's got arthritis.

I take cases like this
very seriously.

Do you really?
I do.

Do you have children?
I have a son.

If anybody hurt him, I wouldn't
stop until I found them.

Well, Ashlee's
like my daughter.

Just keep me informed.

Try and get some rest.

[Fred meowing]

Here you go, Fred.

[laughing]

That's why I love you.

I love you, too.
[gunfire]

[screaming]
[shouting]

Watch out, Bobby!
Help me!

[robbers shouting]
Somebody help me!

[gasps]

[heartbeats]

Sorry I missed
your game last night.

It's okay, Dad.

All right.

So, your mom will pick you up
after school, okay?

Okay.

What's up?

Well, is there still
a chance that you and Mom
might get back together?

Uh, well, uh, it's been
six months. Um...

You know, it's complicated.

[sighs]
See ya.

Love ya. Hey.

Ray Martinez.

I knew something got
my attention that night,
and it wasn't the music.

It was something that I saw.
I saw the driver of the car.

That's him.

You're sure?

You said I'd go over it
a hundred times, and I did.

And I just...
I saw him so clearly.

It's a bit of a coincidence,
don't you think?

You sure this isn't emotion
or memories from, uh...

from when your brother...

No.

I saw him.

Excuse me a minute, Karen.

Tom.

How's it going?
The tape's at the lab,
but don't count on it.

There was a robbery
in the Valley last month
with a similar M.O.

I'm checking it out.
Miss Pitt went through
all the books?

Yeah. She didn't
recognize anyone.

Thanks.

Okay, uh, let's see. Raymond...

Uh, well, he's got
a couple DUIs
and a misdemeanor.

No criminal record.
It was him!

Okay. This is where
we'll start, then.

Okay.

Bit of a long shot,
don't you think?

We are in
the long shot business.

Uh, no, we're not.

Not usually.

How you doing?

Looking for
a Ray Martinez.

He's busy.
What do you want?

Just say I got
a personal interest in him.

He's in the back.

Ray Martinez?

You better be
from the state lottery.

Why? You need the money?

We need to talk.

[monitor beeping]

[beeping continues]

If the cops aren't
gonna do anything,
I will!

Stop it, George.

I can't let 'em
get away with it!

George, what are you
going to do, huh?

You don't even know
for sure who it was.
What if you're wrong?

What if you're wrong?
Somebody needs
to pay for this!

Don't.

[beeping continues]

Hey.

You're not gonna believe
what I did this morning.

I went in her bedroom
to get her up for school.

I'd forgotten she was here.

Can I get you anything?

Did you get ahold of Eddie?

Yeah.

He wants us to move back
to his hometown.

Stay with his parents till
he gets back from Afghanistan.

Can you imagine
me on a farm?

You're not going anywhere.

I don't know.

He has a right
to protect his kid.

They got the driver
of the car.

They arrested him.

Ashlee's gonna be
just fine. I promise.

She's gonna walk out
of here, and the men
that did this to her,

they're going to jail.

They're not gonna
get away with this.

And you... Look at me.

You're not...

gonna milk cows in Wyoming.

In Nebraska.

Same difference.

Oh, God, I haven't
been here since...

[Frank]
Hey, I thought
we had a meeting.

We got the walk down.
Why didn't you file?

You've got a woman who hasn't
seen this man in 20 years.

I've got a boss
who said he was working.

If you file, I will get
this scum to roll over
on the others.

You're always putting the cart
before the horse, Newman.

No, I'm not gonna let you
screw this up like you did
the little Jefferson girl.

I gave you enough
to put Tibbs away for life,
and you know it.

Not according to the jury.

Are we done?

You have a good day.

I can't wait for you to read
all your cards yourself.

People you don't even know
are praying for you.

Karen?

Can we talk a moment?

Excuse me, Detective.

This is disrespectful.

The D.A. won't file charges.
We had to let Ray go.

What? I don't believe this.
They're letting Ray go.

He claims that
he was at work that night,
and his boss confirmed it.

I thought you said
he was the one.

He... Mom, he was.
He is.

Listen, we found his black car.
I have my guys going over
every inch of it as we speak.

What about Ray?
At this point,
there's nothing we can do.

I can't deal with this.
Not again.

You know the boss
is lying, right?

I'm sorry. There's
nothing I can do about Ray.

This isn't over, Karen.

[sighs]

[gunshot]
[screaming]

[shouting]

[car horn honking]

I'm checking in
to see Ashlee Simmons.
I'm her aunt.

Blue Team, ICU.
She's still in ICU 143.

Come on!
Let's go, let's go!
Blue Team to ICU.

Get the mask on her.
Here, hold her arm down.
Damn it.

Stat, acetylcholine.

What's happening? Ashlee!

Ashlee! Help her!
Ma'am, I need...
I am.

You need to step
into the hallway now.

Hold her arm
straight for me.

[monitor beeping rapidly]

Lisa!

Oh, my God, what's going on?
What's happening to her?
Hold her down.

What's happening?

It's okay.
She's family.

I'm here to see
Detective Frank Newman.

Tell me that you
have something. Anything.

We showed Ray's picture
to every witness,
and nobody recognizes him.

I'm sorry. We're hoping
the video surveillance
can help us more.

My family is barely
hanging on here.

What happened?
Ashlee had a seizure.

Even if she wakes up,
she might not be the same, ever.

I'm sorry.
When you said that you took
cases like this personally,

was that just a line that you
used to get me to back off...
to get me to trust you?

I can't force a confession.
I'm following the procedure,
but you have to give me time.

I need some time, Karen.
I have to go.

You just have to give me...

[Karen on phone]
Hello, James?
I need your help.

[James on phone]
What is it?

Can you
meet me tonight?

[James]
I'm just saying
it's dangerous.

I have to at least
try to find something
that the police can use.

What if you get hurt?

It's worth the risk.

My dad ever tell you
about my brother Danny?

Is that what this is about?

There was a party,

and this guy started
getting rough with me.

Danny, of course, stepped in,
and there was a fight, and...

[girls screaming]

[screaming]

We were leaving
the party and...

a car drove by and...

my brother was shot.
[screaming]

He died three days later.

Everyone knew who did it.
They just couldn't prove it.

George must have wanted
to track them down.

He never did a thing,
and that haunted him
for the rest of his life.

Ray needs to be held
accountable for what he did.

My family has hurt enough.
Please.

This should
make you feel safer.

Do you remember
how to use it?

Of course I do.

Be careful.

You need anything,
call me.

Yes, customer service.
I am doing a title search.

I need an address
for a Raymond Martinez.

Eagle Rock.

[Karen's voice]
Testing... testing...

[knocking]

Hi. I'm from Madison High School
Reunion Committee.

Madison High School?
That's right.

I'm looking for graduates.

Didn't graduate.
Oh.

Um... you're...
Raymond Martinez, right?

Maybe.

I'm in a bind.
I'm looking for alumni.

We're gathering
phone numbers together.

Do you keep in touch
with anyone?

You were a skirt, right?

A cheerleader.

Yeah. Yeah.

Yeah, I remember you.

[Karen chuckles]

Come on in.

Thanks.

So, do you still keep
in contact with, um, Bobby?

Isn't that his name?

No. Nah. Nah.

I didn't hang
with a Bobby.

Oh, that's weird.
I thought you did.

Want a beer?

Sure.

[both chuckling]

So, uh, Ray,

you live here alone?

Yeah.

I got some wine.

Yeah, that sounds good.

So, uh, what have you
been doing all these years,

you know, what, what kind
of business are you in?

You know,

you didn't pay much attention
to me in high school.

Wait.

Your brother played ball.
Right?

The one that got killed.

You're Karen, right?

Yeah, that's me.

Yeah.

Drop the phone.

Drop the phone!
I'm dropping the phone.

What do you want?

I want you to admit that
you were the driver of the car,

and I want the names
of the other two men
that robbed the store.

Lady, you're out of your mind.
I saw you, Ray,

but there must have
been someone else,
someone I didn't see.

I'm telling you...
The names!

Marvin Nichols.

He was the lookout.

Come on, Karen.
Don't do this.

You're an idiot.
You're going to jail.

When Ashlee wakes up,
she's going to I.D. all of you.

No, no, no, no, see?

You don't know what world
you just stepped into.

I make one call, Ashlee's dead.

What did you say?

You're in
way over your head.

See, if you hurt me,
Ashlee's finished.

You're not gonna tell
nobody nothing. Hmm?

[gasps]

Now, give me that gun.

Now!
[screams]

[door closing]

[Ray's voice]
You don't know what world
you just stepped into.

I make one call...

I make one call,
Ashlee's dead.

You're in way over your head.

[police radio chatter]

Neighbor head the gunshot,
but didn't bother calling it in.

Nice neighbors.

Now, the girlfriend
came home from work
and found him like this.

But she's pretty sure
that nothing's been taken.

The shooter
was a familiar face.

She stood about here.

She?
She.

Did you take a look
at the fridge?
It's full of beer.

Think if you had
one of the guys over
you'd offer him wine?

Huh.
What was the girlfriend's
name again?

I didn't do anything wrong!
Screw you! Screw all cops!

Boy, she doesn't look happy.
She's not.
Come on in.

What's this about?
Ray Martinez.

What else can you tell me
about Ray Martinez?

Just what I've told you.
Football player.

I think he got
kicked off the team.

You ever been to his house?

No. Why?

Ray was shot dead
at his home last night.

Where were you last night
between 7:00 and 10:00?

Am I a suspect?
It's just procedure.

I was with a client.
James Cooper.

You want his number?

[phone ringing]

I gotta get that.

Tell you what. Why don't you
e-mail me your client's number,
and I'll keep you posted.

Thank you.

Detective Newman.

Walter.

What can I do for you?

[woman over P.A.]
Dr. Morris, dial 118, please.

Dr. Morris,
please dial 1-1-8.

Oh, damn it!
That's all right.

It's all right, honey.
It's just water.

It's okay.
Calm down, sweetie.
I got it.

That's why I always
bring a lot of napkins.

Mom?
Hmm.

Mom, I did something
really bad,

and I'm not
sure how to handle...
I'll just get rid of this.

What is it?

What is it, honey?

It's nothing.
I have to go.

Wait a minute. What's...
I'm fine.

What's wrong?
It's okay, Mom.
Don't worry.

It's fine.
I'm handling it.

I know you're having
a hard time right now

because of what happened
with your brother.

And going through
all of this now, it's just...

I'm so sorry that I
wasn't there for you then.

I'm okay.

You were so young.

And I was having such a hard
time with your father and...

Losing a child is just...

Losing a child is...

Nothing's the same afterwards.
A piece of you is missing.

And I'm so scared
that your sister is going
to be facing the same thing.

Ashlee's gonna be fine.

I have to go. Call me
if there's any changes.
Of course.

Of course.
Do you want your sandwich?

Excuse me.

Can I help you?

I... I hope so. Um...

I'm looking for
Marvin Nichols.

I... He left this
at my house last night.

Do you know
where I can find him?

He left that at your house
last night?

Yeah.

There's a place he goes to
a few blocks from here.

Gary's, it's called.
Oh, Gary's Bar?

Yeah. He goes for
happy hour about 5:00.

Can I get you something?

You seem like
a martini kind of gal.

Maybe you can help me out.
I'm looking for
a Marvin Nichols.

Yo, Gary!

Cuba Libre.

Heavy on the Libre.

Ah. That's too bad.
I was gonna buy you a drink.

Really?

Well, maybe you can
buy me my second drink.

Sounds like a deal.

Haven't seen you
around here before.

Well, that's funny,
because I haven't see you
around here before.

Hey...
Ah, ah, ah.

I got this.
Will you open a tab,
please?

I'm not usually this forward,
but I had my chart done today,

and my chart said that I was
gonna meet someone very special.

When you walked through
that door,

I knew that someone special
was you.

[laughs]
Do you, uh...

believe in stuff like that?

No.

Mm-mm? Well, that's funny,

because your aura
is very, very intense
and passionate.

Oh, yeah?
Mm-hmm.

[chuckles]

Well, uh, you know,
sometimes I get this vibe.

I can see things
before they happen.

Me, too.

Do you?
Mm-hmm.

Yeah?

Wanna get out of here?

Yeah.

[giggles]
Oh, whoa, whoa, whoa.

What?
You know what?

I can, uh, get the blanket
out of my truck,

and then we can do it
under the stars.

Oh, yeah.

Oh, God!

[laughs]

When I was about
11 years old,

I popped my cherry
in a van

on the other side
of that building.

[laughs]

Whoo!

God, she was a homely chick.

I was in love.

What do you think?
How about over here?
[gun cocks]

What are you doing?

I want the names
of the other men
that were in the car

when you robbed that store!

Then I'm calling the police.
What are you talking about?

Such a waste of time, Marvin.

How do you think I found you?

Ray told me that you were
the lookout inside the store!

You... Ray?

Yeah. You and Ray
are going to prison!

But first, I want
to know those names.

[screaming]

[screams]

[thud]

Our body's name
is Marvin Nichols.

Is the body
at the morgue?

It's in transit.
With all the ground
to cover out here,

it's gonna be a while
before we find
any evidence.

Give me the tape of
the convenience store
right away, will ya?

Yeah.

What time did you
get to bed?

About 4:30.
I'm tired.

That is the first time
in 20 years I've heard you
use that word.

What are you saying, Anderson?
I'm getting old?

Maybe.

Here, old man.
Take a load off.

[laughs]
Oh, geez!

Well, they put it through
noise reduction,

cleaned up
some of the bad frames.

It's a better picture,
not great.

Hold it there.

Please, everybody,
have your numbers ready.

Only six minutes to go.

Keep going.

Watch her take off.
Will you look
at her go?

Ashlee!

She is a badass!

Marvin Nichols
was the lookout.
Freeze it.

Hello, Marvin.

[doorbell rings]

Where were you
Tuesday night?

Come in.

Tuesday night.

Tuesday night.

Movies.

Movies. What movie?

Ta-da!
I highly recommend it.

Seen it.
Do you own a gun?

What?
I know you heard
the question.

No, I don't own a gun.
My father had a collection,
though.

Used to bring my sister
hunting every summer.

I went once.
I had nightmares for a week.

Are you sure
you don't want any wine?
I need a refill.

I'm good.

What are you doing here,
Detective?

Did Ray tell you
about Marvin Nichols?

What?

Who else
did Ray tell you about?

You know
I never talked to Ray.

I heard about Marvin Nichols
on the news.

That's quite a coincidence
that two of our main suspects

wound up dead
the last couple of days,
don't you think?

Yeah, I do think.
I guess someone's
doing your job for you.

Well, I certainly hope
it wasn't you, Karen.

I'll let myself out.

[humming]

Detective.

Hope I'm not
disturbing you,
Mrs. Shaw.

Actually, this is
not a good time.

I need to talk to you.

Is it about Ashlee?

It's about Karen.

Come in.

I, uh, also wanted to talk
to you about your son.

I read the file.
I see they had a suspect,

but the case
never went to trial.

I don't want
to talk about that.

What does this
have to do with Karen?

I think Karen's worried that
the men that did this to Ashlee

are going
to get away with it.

Poor Karen.

I think she
still feels guilty
for what happened.

She got very protective
of all of us,

especially Ashlee.

She because
a people-pleaser.

She pleased me
by getting married.

Tried to please her father
by becoming a realtor.

Karen says your husband
had quite the gun collection.

I'd love to see it.

That's not possible.

I donated them all
to his lodge
after he passed.

They're probably all
auctioned off by now.

So there are no guns
in the house?

Of course not.

I noticed a picture here
on the way in.

A hunting picture
with your husband.

Is that Karen
or is that Lisa?

Oh, no, that's not Lisa.

Lisa was terrified of guns.

I remember George
took her hunting one time,

and she had nightmares
for weeks, poor kid.

No, that is my Karen.

So Karen went to high school
with a couple of these
gentlemen.

Quite strange, isn't it?

Not really.

A lot of the neighborhood kids
have stuck around.

Is there anything else?

I really have to get
these flowers into water.

No. That's great.
Thank you very much.

I appreciate it.
You have a great day.

Thank you.

I'm gonna ask you
a couple of questions,

and I want you
to tell me the truth.

Do you have a gun? Yes.

You do?
Mm-hm.

Where in the world
did you get a gun?

Dad's friend
gave it to me.

He gave it to you? Why?

Because I asked him to.

What are you doing with a gun?

I'm doing something.

I went to Ray's...

because I wanted the two
other names of the men
that were in the car.

Wait a minute.
You went over to his house?

I found out where he lived.

I went over there.

He had a knife.
I had the gun.

I was just asking him
to give me the names.

He lunged at me,
and I had the gun
in my hand, and I...

What are you doing?

You shot that man?
I did.

My God.

Oh, my God.
We've got to get you
the best lawyer.

No. That's not important
right now, Mom.

What's important
is that Ashlee is safe.

Of course she's safe.
Why wouldn't she be safe?

You don't understand.
One phone call.

These people only have
to make one phone call,
and Ashlee is dead.

Well, then we should
call the detective.
We should talk to him.

The detective.
You more than anyone knows

that we can't wait
for the justice system
because it doesn't work!

Honey...

you can't do this yourself.

I can do this.
I can fix this.

All the guilt that
we've had all these years
because of Danny,

we didn't do anything.

And it killed Dad.

I can do something...

for you, for Ashlee,
for Lisa, for Dad.

For Danny.

I don't want you
to get hurt, honey.

I'm okay.

It's gonna be okay.

I don't think you're okay.

Look at it again.

How many times
do I have to tell you?
She doesn't look familiar.

Isn't that part of
your job, to remember
your clients' faces?

Clients.

I'm not a psychologist.
I serve drinks.

Don't jerk me around.

Look at it.

Never seen her.

The next words out
of your mouth better be
the ones I want to hear.

Man, I don't know.
A lot of women
come into the bar.

I don't remember
every single one of 'em.

Well, then we'll just
wait here until you do.

[knocking]

[knocking]

Coming.

Mrs. Donovan,
I'm Detective Jesse Katan.

We have a search warrant
for your house.

Come in.

[police radio chatter]

Okay, so we're clear upstairs
and the rest of the rooms.

Everything's clean.

They're checking the car
in the garage now.

Anything down here?

We got nothing down here.

Hey.

You're home.

Didn't mean to wake you.

It's fine.

You know that I'm getting
too old for a babysitter.

[chuckles]

I know.
Sorry about tonight.

My dad's a cop.
He's fighting the bad guys.

I get it.

Thanks.

Now let's get some sleep,
all right?

All right.

Good night.

Good night.

I love you, buddy.

So word on Marvin is
he's running with
a smalltime crew.

Jackin' stores.
You know, trivial stuff.

Then he hooked up
with some hoodlum.

A real badass.

Bobby?

I'm not sure.

I need a name.

And I need
to pay my gas bill.

That damn energy crisis.

Yeah, it's a crime, right?

Lance Cooley.

[Frank]
Police! Lance, stop!

Lance!

Hey!

Freeze!

Hey!

Hey!

Freeze!

It all happened so fast.
They were wearing masks.

I'm sorry.
I just can't tell.

Thanks for your time, Lucy.

Miss Donovan.

[door closes]

Now, remember, anything
you recognize is helpful.

Height, weight, body type.

I understand.

Number one, step forward.

Number two.

Number three.

Number four.

Number five.

I don't recognize
any of them.

Are you sure?
Yes.

Thanks for coming,
Miss Donovan.

You're welcome, Detective.

[door closes]

Take 'em back, Scotty.

I think she knows something.
I don't know what.

She didn't I.D. anyone.

I think she did.

So the woman
you saw at the lineup was
the same woman from the store.

The same lady
that was chasing us.

100 percent? Yeah.

Randy said some broad was
asking around about Marvin
after Ray got clipped.

How the hell
did she find out
they worked at Randy's?

I don't know, but if
she's the one that did him,
then she knows about us.

[sirens approaching]

Yo, I gotta get
out of here, man.

I got heat all over me.
It's only a matter of time
before they link me to Marvin.

Take it easy, take it easy,
all right?

The woman's kid's
in the hospital, right?

We're gonna go there,

wait for her to show up,

we gotta tie up
this loose end,

and then we're gonna get
out of town for a while.

Okay?

Okay, good.

Just relax.

[monitor beeping]

[crying]

Please come back!

[sobbing]
Please!

[sniffles]

I'm so sorry!

It was all my fault!

[sobbing]

[gasps]

Geez. I just thought
you might want to go home.

All right.

There's a parking lot
on the other side.

Yo, turn around.

What? Why?
Turn around!

Why?
Yo, I just saw her.

Y-You just saw her?

Where?

Right there, right there.

Pull over.

That's her.
Karen Donovan.

"I will exceed
your expectations."

That'll make things easier.
Hold on.

Hey, I'm going to lunch.
Need anything?

Karen.

No.

This is the name
of your one o'clock.

Thanks. I'm going home
right after this,

so just call me
if you need me. Okay.

Hi!

You must be Mister...

Burton.

Mr. Burton, that's right.

Your picture
doesn't do you justice.

Ready to see
your next house?

Great.

Here we are.

Now, based on your price range,

I think that
this house is a gem.

Yeah, look at
the square footage.
It's a steal.

The floors, as you can see,
have all been refinished,

and the tile in the fireplace
has all been replaced.

And as you can hear,
it's very quiet.

You can't even hear
the street noise.

Perfect.

Wanna start upstairs?

Sure.

The house is loaded
with amenities,

plenty of bathrooms
and bedrooms,

but let's start with
the master suite.

This house
is like a maze.

You could
get lost in here.

The house doesn't have
any mold, does it?

No, none that's
been disclosed.

It's a relatively
new house.

Look at the view.

It's beautiful.

Shall we look at
the other bedrooms?
Sure.

So the stove and
the refrigerator are new,

and this house comes
with a washer and dryer.

Oh, and I forgot
to mention the pool.

[woman]
Yoo-hoo!

Is anybody home?
Yes!

Hi. We saw the
"for sale" sign outside.

Is there any way
we can look around?

I'm sorry, but I'm with
a client right now.

You know,
I just realized
the time.

I forgot I have
an appointment.

I completely spaced.

Mr. Burton, uh...

It's okay.
I'll let you know.
Thank you very much.

I appreciate the time.
It's a wonderful home.
Thank you.

Hello. Let me
show you the house.

[Frank]
Let's just focus
on Lance right now.

Somewhere in here
is a connection between
Lance, Raymond, and Marvin.

We are missing something.
Let's run it again.

All right.

Well, Ray was
the wheel man.

Marvin's on the inside.

Lance is the second gunman
and the bagman,

and some guy named Bobby
is the leader, right?

Ray and Marvin
work at Randy's Auto,
but not Lance.

No. Our boy Lance here,
he's done some time.

Neither Marvin nor Ray
have any priors,

so how do these guys
know each other?

Maybe they didn't.

Maybe they knew Bobby.

Lance was collecting
unemployment from
the Selmeth Corporation.

Yeah, I saw that.

You saw this?

Yeah. What'd I miss?

What's up with
the Selmeth Corporation?

I don't know.
Let's look it up.

[typing]

All right, there it is.

Selmeth Corporation.
It's a chemical and
additive supplier.

Lance was a delivery man.

Uh, there it is.
"Randy's Auto."

Come on!

Here we go.
Wanna take a sec?
Yeah.

One, two...

Clear in here.

[phone rings]

Newman.

Randy Dennis in custody.

What about Karen Donovan?

[Anderson]
She's just leaving
her office.

In a hurry.

Lisa!

She's gonna be okay.
[laughs]

She came out of it
about an hour ago.

[monitor beeping]

Hey there, sweetie.

I miss those
beautiful eyes.

[sighs]
Did we win?
What?

The lottery.

[laughs]

Randy got picked up.

Yeah, I heard.

You didn't tell him about me,
did you?

Hell no.
What do I look like?

Good.

My cousin's gonna put us up
for a while,

then we'll
figure something out.

Cool.

Is that all our money?

Yeah. That's all of it.

Wanna see it?

Sure.

So it's over now.
I don't know if it's over.

Just because
Ashlee's out of the coma,
they could come here.

I'm over my head.

I think it's time
to tell Frank everything
and turn myself in.

But if you tell the police,
they're gonna arrest you
for murder.

But I still have
Ray's confession tape.

But that doesn't matter.
I did what I had to do.

I will face
the consequences.

Just do me a favor, Mom.

Don't tell Lisa.
Let her enjoy the moment.

Believe me, I'm not
telling anyone anything.

I trust you.

I love you.

Be careful.

[dialing]

[line ringing]

This is
Detective Frank Newman.

Please leave a message
at the sound of the tone.
[beep]

Hi, Frank. I was hoping
to talk to you, but...

I have great news.
Ashlee's awake.

We're all very excited.

Um...

But there is something
that I need to talk
to you about.

I'm gonna make my way
over to your office.

[line ringing]

Frank?

Uh, no.

This is Robert Burton.
Who? Oh!

Mr. Burton. Um, yes.

Actually, this is
a bad time.

Listen, I left my cell phone
at the house you were
showing me.

Uh, okay. I'll just have
someone from the office go
to the house in the morning.

It's really an emergency.

My daughter, she ran away
from home, and...

her boyfriend's number
is in it.

My wife,
she's just beside herself.

Uh, okay. I'll, um...

I'll meet you at the house
in 20 minutes?

Oh, thank you.
You're a life saver.

[police radio chatter]

It's Lance.
His body's still warm.

Hey, where you at?

More importantly,
where's Karen?

[Anderson]
I'm keeping an eye
on our friend.

She just pulled up
to a house.

229 Kinsey Road.

[Frank]
Can I place her
at a crime scene downtown

about three hours ago?
No. No way.

I've been following her
all day. I don't see how.

Says she never
left her sight.

What do we got
forensically?

Hollow point.

It's the same bullet used
at the convenience store.

So what, now they're
killing each other?

Looks that way.
You gotta check this out.

[phone ringing]

[ring]

[ring]

Frank?
Hello?

Hi. I'm on my way to you.
I just have to make
a quick stop...

Hello?
Frank?

Karen!

[line ringing]

Come on, Tom, pick up.

This is Detective Anderson.
I'm currently unavailable...

Who left the light on?

[siren blaring]

Go, Anderson, pick up!

I got a man down.
229 Kinsey Road.

I need backup right away.

[screams]

Wha... Mr. Burton, right?

Call me Bobby.

Call me Bobby.

Did you tell the cops
about me? No.

Marvin didn't
give you my name?
No, nothing.

How did you find Ray,
Sherlock?

We went to school
together.

No. I-I went to high school
with Ray.

Do I know you?

You knew my brother Danny.

What are the odds of that?

Karen?

[yelps]

Frank.

He's got a gun.

Bet that hurts, doesn't it?

[groans]

You ready to die, my friend?

Frank.

Frank.

You're hurt.

I can just, um...

I'm...

I'm gonna put a little
pressure on you.

What else is new?

So that's Bobby.

Yeah.

[sirens approaching]

No. Frank,
what are you doing?

Making sure it looks
like self-defense.

No.
Yeah.

Listen, Frank,

before they get here,
I have to tell you what I did.

No.

It ends tonight, here.

[sirens arriving]

[chatter, laughter]

Oh!
[laughs]

I'm going
to the hospital.

Okay, great, go.
Have fun.

Ah! Keep it up!

Lovebirds...

Bye-bye, baby.

Bye. Thank you.

I'll see you later.

Bye.

Ah!
Here we go.

Okay, take over, Mama.

Honey, honey, honey...

thank you so much
for your courage.

You kept us all safe.

And your daddy is
so proud of you right now.

And your brother, too.

Now go... have some fun.

[knocking]

Come in.

Hey.

How's the family?

Uh, good, they're good.

How are you?

I'm good.

What's that for?

Well, I learned that
that's what girls do
when they like a boy.

You saying you like me?

Yeah, I'm saying I like you.

[Steven] Hey.

That's my kid.

Steven.

Hi, Steven.

Hi.
I'm Karen.

Nice to meet you.

You have any kids?

I have a niece.

And a cat.

A cat?
Yeah.

What's his name?

His name is Fred.
He's got arthritis.

Really? Sorry about that.

Do you like animals?

Yup. We got a dog named Benny.

Oh. Does Benny know
any tricks?

Well, yeah, he could sit.

Well, that's great.

Yeah. That's it, though.
He's a lab.

I love labs.
Yeah, he's cool.