9-1-1 (2018–…): Season 3, Episode 6 - Monsters - full transcript

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and not one second more.

Really, Ms. Beckerson?

Did you bring a stopwatch?

We may not be
in a classroom,

but this is still
a school outing,

And I will still give
you a detention.

You won't need to,
Ms. Beckerson.

Yeah, we're here
to celebrate the harvest

and all the cornucopia
it provides.

Go.
And behave.

* Very superstitious

* Writing's on the wall

* Ladder's about to fall

* 13-month-old baby



* Broke the lookin' glass

* When you believe in things

* That you don't understand

-* Then you suffer

* Superstition ain't the way

* Yeah, hey

26, 27, 28.
We're missing two.

Of course we are.
I'll be right back.

Two of my students,
they were attacked by crows.

They're trapped in there.

I think I've seen this movie.

Okay, let's gear up.

Turnouts and head protection.
Let's go.

Damn clasp.

It's fine, Chim,
forget the nametag.

We all know who you are.

This is weird.

You see crows
all over the city.

Never heard about them
attacking anybody.

And that's because crows
are very docile.

They don't attack
unless they're provoked.

No sudden movements,
and we should be good.

Damn it.

-Just leave it, Chim.
-Copy that.

Everybody stay calm.

Over here.
Dean's cut up real bad.

How 'bout you, you okay?

Yeah, I think so.
-Eddie, check him out.

All right, kiddo,

let's get you up,
so we can take a look.

All right,
let's get those irrigated,

and make sure no major arteries
were hit.

Major arteries?
Am I gonna die?

Look, she was just kidding,
buddy.

So, Dean, tell me,

those crows just attacked
you guys from outta nowhere?

It was crazy.
Tell 'em Riley.

Uh, yeah, it was like they
were possessed or something.

You sure it didn't have
anything to do

with those rocks
you guys threw at them?

-He did it.
-Liar!

I tried to stop him!
-Shut up.

Cap.

They know we're in here.

No, they know
they're in here.

Crows are smart.

And they hold grudges.

You think they're waiting
for these boys to come out.

They've been known
to remember

the faces of their tormentors
years later and still attack.

Oh, they're bye-crows,
great.

How do we get
these guys past them?

Well, they're looking
for two kids.

We give 'em something else.

So what happens
if they fly over here?

Well, if you make eye contact
with a crow,

it could change its behavior.

-For better or worse?
-Unclear.

Whoa, guys.

Okay, he's making eye contact
with me.

He's not attacking. Go.
Go, go, go, go.

Hey, little buddy.

You hungry, pal, huh?

How about
a nice, delicious granola bar?

Yeah?

Here you go.

Nice little birdie.

-Nice...

Symbol of death and pestilence.

* When you believe
in things *

-* That you don't understand
Hey, Hen.

I think they're on to us.

Who?

There was a

Nothin'.

* Now, now, now

All right, how's that?
Is that where you want it?

Yeah, just center it up
with the chairs.

All right.

A house full of teenagers
alone on Halloween.

That doesn't feel
like a bad idea to you?

Eight responsible
young adults

just watching scary movies
and ordering pizza,

it'll be fine.

Well, I would just
feel better

if one of us
was here for it.

Doubt that.

What, you think
I haven't noticed?

You haven't gotten a full
night's sleep in over a week,

and there are seven different
kind of baked goods

in our kitchen.

Just looking for something
to do at 3:00 in the morning.

You're worried
about tomorrow.

Buck's first day back.

Well, he has signed
every liability waiver

and release form
the department threw at him.

Pretty sure we could drop
a piano on Buck's head

and he wouldn't be able
to sue the city for it.

Is that something
you planning on doing?

I don't know what I'm doing.

Well, he justhe doesn't think
things through.

He acts, reacts, and that
leaves the rest of us

to have to deal
with the fallout.

Yeah, and the hurt feelings.

Look, you are allowed
to be angry with Buck

and worried about this decision
that he's made,

but you care about the kid.

Don't let the other stuff
make you lose sight of that.

Hmm, all right.

H-hey, how's it going?

Heyum.

Welcome back.

You are the first person
to say that to me.

Starting to feel like I should
have brought a sweater

'cause I am definitely
catching a chill.

You got friends here, Buck.

But they all feel like
they gotta follow Cap's lead.

He's still

Not in a congratulatory cake
and banner place yet.

Hey.

Red velvet.

It bleeds when you cut it.

I missed you guys.

Hey, how is the, uh,
baby-making going?

You and Karen knocked up yet?

Mm, it's a long process.

It's more twists and turns
than you might expect.

It's good to have you back.

Thanks, Hen.

For this and...

for not feeling like you need
to follow Bobby's lead.

I march to the beat
of my own drum.

Always have.

You should too.

Whew, dude, are you okay?
That's a monster.

Just roughhousing
with my kid.

Were you playing
with hammers?

Nothing you need
to be concerned with.

Welcome back,

Firefighter Buckley.

Thanks, Chim,
glad to be back.

All right, now that we've got
that out of the way,

morning briefing...

-Buck, you're man behind today.

Uh, whI'm not going
with you guys? Cap.

My house, my rules,
remember?

You stay put.

Okay, yeah.

That'sno.
I don't know.

The dealership said they'd call
when they figure out

why my car won't start, again.

Maddie, my client, you met her.

Okay, okay, I know.

Everything all right?

Yeah.
My husband bought me

a car that "looked cool,"
but now it's my fault

every time it breaks down.

Oh, here, you can just drop
that on the curb,

I don't wanna keep you.

It's enough
that you drove me home.

No, don't worry about it.
Wasn't gonna leave you

in a parking lot with a car
that didn't start.

I wasn't expecting
all the luggage.

Yeah, I would have left it
all in my car,

but I have some appointments
tomorrow, private clients.

Thanks again.
I owe you.

You know, I just, uh

I just thought of a way
you could repay me.

Can I use your bathroom?

Sure, yeah.
Come on in.

-Uh, bathroom's over there.

Hey.

No, Vincent,
it's not like that.

Vincent, II'm sorry.
I don't know what else to say.

Just listen to me.

I tried, I really
but they wouldn't let me

Thought you needed
to use the bathroom?

You walked right past it.

I am sorry.
You caught me.

The view up here is amazing,

and I just had to see it.

-Do you want a drink?
-Sure.

I'm afraid I don't have
anything to go with that.

We don't entertain much.

Vincent hates
having people over.

Ah.

My ex was a lot
like that, too.

Always wanted it
to just be the two of us.

Ugh.

Me, I needed friends, family,

you know, a life
outside our home.

Right, I mean,
he just doesn't get that.

And that is why I love my job.

I get to meet new people
and actually talk to them.

I'm sure you have
other people to talk to.

You know, people you trust?

Of course, yeah.

So is that why your ex is...
an ex?

Part of it.

I spent a lot of years trying
to be the perfect wife.

Then I realized one day
that I deserved better.

So you left him.

Good for you.

I, um, can't imagine
that was easy.

Yeah, leaving
is always scary.

But I am proof
that there's always a way out.

* Well,
she was an American girl *

No, I got it.

I printed the list out
before I left work.

It was multiple pages.

I thought
the party rental people

were coming at 8:00.

Turns out it's a window,
8:00 to 2:00.

Six hours?

Ugh, fine,
I will run the errands

while you wait
for the delivery guys.

Thanks!
It's gonna be an epic party.

-Bye.

I'm not even gonna have time
to get a costume.

* Make it last all night

* She was an American girl

* Uh huh huh

Why did I always think
that she was his sister,

and that's why he was trying
to kill her?

Because she is but you don't

find that out
until Halloween II.

Truthfully, I've always thought
that was a bit of a retcon.

So what happens
in the third movie?

Nothing that has anything
to do with Michael Myers.

-Right.

Maddie?

-Hey!
-What are you doing here?

Um, we just caught a movie.

Vincent, you remember Maddie.

-Good to see you again.
-Hi.

Hi, I'm Howie,
but everyone calls me Chimney.

Sorry, Tara is my trainer
at the gym.

Oh, I didn't realize you were
working with a trainer.

Uh, that's a very nice place
that you work at.

It's very clean.

Oh, are you a member?

I'm an occasional visitor
in the line of duty.

I'm a paramedic.

I've responded to a call or two
at your place.

Oh, that's so great.
A nurse and a paramedic.

I mean, it must be nice
to have someone

who totally gets your job.

Yeah, um,
actually we have to go

because Chim
has an early shift.

Tomorrow's Halloween,
big day.

Sure, yeah,
see you at the gym.

-Nice meeting you.
-Yep.

Okay, you wanna tell me
what that was all about?

What?

With your trainer,

that I didn't even know
you had,

and why does she think
you're a nurse?

It's complicated.

Maddie, that is not
an answer.

She called 911,

five times in two months,

-which is a pattern with
-Abused women. Maddie.

You sought her out?

I was worried about her,
okay?

So I went to the gym
where she works.

You're lying to her.

You're pretending
to be someone else.

You're inserting yourself into
her life under false pretenses.

You're overreacting.

And you are acting
just like Doug.

This is exactly
what he did to me

before he literally stabbed me.

He invented a reason
to meet me,

he pretended
to be someone else,

then he tricked me into
thinking he was my friend.

Okay, this is not like Doug.

All right?
I am trying to help her.

You can't help someone
by lying to them, Maddie.

You already know that,

otherwise you would
have told me

about this creepy stalker plan
weeks ago.

That's not fair.

Wait, okay, maybe.

But what you're doing
to that woman isn't either.

You need to tell her the truth.

Yeah, I will, okay,

I just need
a little bit more time.

You know what, we should go.

I have a shift in the morning,
remember?

At least you didn't lie
about that.

Halloween.
Big day.

Think you could handle it?

Teal bucket is for kids
with food allergies.

Everything in there
is nut-free, dairy-free,

egg-free, soy-free,
and gluten-free.

And who are these for?

Kids allergic to fun?

Those are for the parents.

Also there should be
some pamphlets

about basic fire safety
that should be in the closet.

Exactly how long are you
gonna keep on punishing me?

You know, Buck, some day
you're gonna figure out

when to stop pushing
and learn some patience.

I hope we're both alive
to see it.

You know,
being stuck here

isn't actually
the end of the world,

it just feels like it,
Buck.

Trust me, I know.

No, I do.

My first few months here,

only time I saw the outside
of this building

was at the start
and end of my shift,

on my way in, on my way out.

How'd you cope with it?

Cleaned every inch
of this place.

Learned where everything was,
how all the equipment worked.

Set a new world record
for getting in my turnout gear.

And then eventually,
someone took pity on me,

and they let me outside.

So basically, um, suck it up
and be patient.

Just like Bobby said.

You know,
Cap's not always wrong.

Though he is
about these smoke detectors.

Nobody's gonna
want these tonight.

No, but I am gonna
hand them out anyway.

-Captain's orders.
-See?

It can be taught.

In fact, I'm gonna go find
those pamphlets.

Hey, uh, have you talked
to Maddie today?

No, I think she's working.

Why?

Nothing, just wondering.

Okay, are you a good omen
or a bad omen?

'Cause, you know,
I Googled you,

and the old wives are kind of
divided on this question.

Is anybody else seeing this?

Seeing what?

Oh, God!

The list,
you forgot the list.

That one's so cool.
Right there.

Oh, that's pretty convincing,
if a little bit twisted.

It's sick is what it is.

It just perpetuates a culture

of socially acceptable
violence and desensitizes

Oh, my God!

Whoa.

That level of violence
is totally acceptable to me.

-Did you
-I did.

-Was that
-I don't know.

Yes, hello,
I think there's a body

sticking out
of somebody's car windshield.

I'm sorry?

There's
a woman driving around

in a gold,
mid-sized sedan

with a man stuck
in the windshield,

like, through the windshield.

Are you sure it wasn't
a Halloween decoration?

That's what we thought
it was at first, but it moved.

So we're pretty sure
he's alive or was.

They just turned off onto
the 101 at Western.

It was a California plate.

The first two digits were Q7.

I'll alert the police
and let them know.

Okay, all units be
on the lookout

for a gold,
mid-sized sedan,

California plate
partial number queen seven.

Eyewitness reports
a man in the windshield.

Dispatch,
is this a real thing?

Find the car
and get back to me.

Okay, so far today

I've had three
suspected hangings,

two possible decapitations,

and one truly convincing
evisceration.

Hmm, let me guess.
All fake?

Thank God, or L.A. is having
a seriously weird crime spree.

Nice costume.

Did that take 12 whole minutes
to put together?

Ew, no, it took 45 minutes

to go to the drugstore
and get these ears.

Mm.

9-1-1,
what's your emergency?

That's it,
get your candy.

Whoa, whoa, whoa.
Sorry, buddy, two-piece limit.

Those are the rules.

That's a stupid rule.

Yeah, not the world's
greatest defense strategy.

What are you supposed to be,
anyway?

I'm firefighter.

So how come you're not
out fighting fires?

Mom, look,
the real firefighters are here.

Oh, my gosh. Is he trying
to get more candy out of you?

Uh, no, no, he's fine.

In fact, here, why don't you
take a smoke detector.

Keep him safe
until his parole hearing.

Nice work, Buckley.
Keep it up.

Oh, Eddie, um, you wanna
give me a hand with all this?

Nah, you got this.
You're 100%.

Lawsuit proved that, right?

Trick or treat!

Hello, we got a big crowd,
here.

Nice costumes.

Trick or treat!

Trick or treat.

Whoa.

Are youlet's see,
are you

Hey, are you all right?

Honey, call 911!

You took your costume off.

I barely recognize you

without those glasses,
Clark Kent.

Shouldn't you be off
walking a plank or something?

More like three parties
to hit before midnight.

Jealous?

No, I'm exhausted
even thinking about that.

Oh, Sue was here a minute ago
looking for you.

She was talking to someone
in the conference room,

so maybe she went back
in there.

Okay, I'll check.
Thanks.

Sue?

Tara, um

I'm here to file a complaint

against the 9-1-1 dispatcher
who's been stalking me.

How did you

I shoulda known
something was up

when you conned your way
into my house,

but I thought
I was being paranoid.

Then I met your boyfriend,

and he doesn't have
a very good poker face.

Does he know you're a psycho?

Or should I swing on by
the firehouse and fill him in.

-I was gonna tell you.
-Okay.

I was,

I just hadn't figured out
how to do it, you know?

How to explain everything
to you and help you understand.

You lied to me.
You pretended to be my friend.

No, I am your friend.

Or, at least, I wanted to be.

I have been you, Tara.

Trapped in a marriage
with an abusive man,

needing to ask for help

I don't need any help.

You called 911 five times.

I am not one of those women.

Yeah, I used to tell myself
that too.

I didn't wanna admit
what was happening

because I felt ashamed.

But I had nothing
to be ashamed of.

You have nothing
to be ashamed of.

Just tell me the truth,
and I will leave you alone.

-I swear.
-There is nothing to tell!

Stay away from me
and my husband.

I know I'm right about him.

Look, I know I'm right!

Maddie, we need to talk.

Someone mistreated her.
Badly.

She's severely malnourished.

I'm not talking about missing
a few meals;

this is systemic.

But until she regains
consciousness

and can consent
to a more thorough exam,

we can't know for sure
what she's been through.

What about her injuries?
The cuts on her arm?

Appears to be
from broken glass.

We found tiny slivers of it
inside the wounds.

Significant bruising
on both wrists and ankles.

Most likely, she was shackled.

Anything about the soles
of her feet?

Something to indicate how far
she's walked.

No bruises, no blisters,
no lacerations,

they were just dirty.

Sorry I can't give you more.

No, you gave me
a place to start.

Now, missing persons
is checking reports,

looking for a match
on our girl,

hasn't found anything yet.

Fan out, do a grid search,
knock on every door,

talk to every person
you see in the street.

Then ask them what,
see anything unusual?

It's Halloween, Sergeant.

Maybe the idea's
not to be seen at all.

Let's find out
which of these houses

isn't feeling
the holiday spirit.

There you go.

LAPD, anybody home?

LAPD!

Hello, anybody home?

Anybody home?
This is the police.

Hello?

Holy Mother of God.

They're all in various stages
of dehydration, malnutrition,

any number of infections,

probably have diseases
we invented the cure for

100 years ago.

No gas, no running water,

God knows how they bathed
or cooked food.

Give it a hard enough kick,
the house would fall down.

All we found was
canned food, bibles,

textbooks,
all from the 1950s.

I just got one
of the kids to talk.

You're not gonna believe this.

These kids weren't abducted.
They live here.

They're siblings.
Their parents did this to them.

Hey, stop, you can't drive
through here.

Those are my kids.

What the hell are you doing
with my children?

Did you find her?
Where's Bethany?

-Who?
-Our daughter.

We've been looking
for her for hours.

She's lost and alone.

Alone, right, just like you
left the rest of your children.

They were secure.
They were safe.

Chained up, you mean.

Your daughter's
in the hospital.

Which is where we're taking
the others

until children and family
services gets there.

You two, however,
are going to jail.

Read 'em their rights.

You have the right
to remain silent.

Anything you say can and will
be used against you

in a court of law.

I reviewed all five
of the calls

that were placed
from the Dagastino home.

The first four times,

she claims that she dialed
a wrong number.

The fifth one,
the one that you took,

That area's a little gray.

Yeah, I knew that something

I'm gonna stop you there.

Here's what I,
as your supervisor, can prove.

This dispatch center
received several calls

from Mrs. Dagastino.

You took one of them.

Shortly after that,
you joined a gym,

hired a personal trainer who
happened to be Mrs. Dagastino.

We can call that a coincidence

but there are not going to be
any more, Maddie.

Do you understand me?

I do, but I just want
you to know the

No, we're done talking
about that woman.

Now we're going to talk
about you and your future here.

I promise that this
will never happen again.

You've been through a lot,
personally and professionally.

This jobwe experience
the same trauma

that all the other
first responders do

and sometimes we burn out.

Okay, that'sthat's not
what this is.

Well, I'm gonna have to have
someone confirm that for me.

I'm scheduling you for
a psychological assessment.

But I'm notI'm not due
for another one

until next year.

And you will not go back
on that floor until it's done.

Also, schedule a session
with our counselor.

That's not a suggestion.

A couple was
arrested tonight on charges

of reckless endangerment
and child abuse

and are being held
without bail.

Children were found

You know, Karen and I make
jokes about locking Denny up.

For his protection.

But the truth is,
protecting him like that,

it wouldn't be for him.

It'd be for us.

You know, we'd be robbing him

to give ourselves
some peace of mind.

That's not very subtle.

It's really late,
and I'm really tired.

You think I'm being too hard
on him?

I think Buck makes everything
hard on Buck.

The boy has two settings,

zero and shut up
before I smack you.

I can see that he's trying.

It just still seems
like he doesn't get it.

Like this is all a game to him.

Cap, the city offered him
a huge settlement.

He could be jumping
out of planes

or swimming somewhere
with sharks

if he were looking for a game.

But he made his choice.
He chose this job.

So I should let him do it.

Or let him go somewhere else
that will.

So that's how
it's gonna be now.

You're just gonna
keep on ghosting me.

'Cause Halloween is over,
just so you know.

I don't know what you want
from me, Buck.

Forgive, forget, make you feel
better about what you did?

I just want you
to talk to me.

Even if it's just to say
that you're still mad.

I'm not mad, I'm

When you decided
to sue the department,

to make Cap the bad guy,

did you ever stop
for a minute to think

what that could do
to us?

Look, I just needed
my job back.

I missedI missed being here.

Being part of the team.

I never meant for anyone
to get hurt.

Lotta "I"s in there.

Your actions, your choices,
they impact the rest of us.

That's what it means
to be a part of a team.

You're right.

I didn't think about
what could happen.

I was mad at Bobby
for not letting me back.

I was mad at you guys
for moving on without me.

I was mad that there was
nothing I could do about it.

And I justI just wanted to

Punch someone?

Yeah, a little.

But I get it.

And I really am sorry.

Whatever it takes
for you to forgive me

I forgive you.

Also what it means
to be part of a team.

This...

just don't do it again.

Buckley.

Candy detail's
all wrapped up, Cap,

and I gave away
all the smoke detectors.

Listen, Buck,
I've been thinking.

Why don't you go home?

Home?

I still have a couple hours
left on my shift.

I don't wanna overtax you
your first week back.

I stood behind a table
and got bullied by children.

So you earned
a few hours off.

Good work today.

Oh, whoa, hey, hey, hey, hey!
Lady, lady!

Ah, damn it.
Come on.

9-1-1, what's your emergency?

This is LAFD firefighter
Evan Buckley.

I'm going south down Vermont
following a gold, 4-door sedan.

There is a man embedded
in the windshield.

Sorry, did
you say in the windshield?

We had a report about
that yesterday.

Is that real?

Uh, yeah,
it's definitely real,

and I think he's alive.

I'm gonna approach the vehicle
right now.

Ma'am!
Ma'am, pull over your car!

You are a horrible driver.

-You are right in my way.
-Ma'am, I'm a firefighter.

Really?
Well your costume sucks.

Okay, can I just take
a look at your

Did you hurt yourself?

-What? What do you mean?

Uh, heyyou just stay
right here, okay?

-Ah.
-Sir, sir, it's LAFD.

Help is on its way.

Want us to check you out?

Oh, nah, it's not mine.
I have another shirt in my

Maybe.

You should know,
I'mI'm on blood thinners.

Hey.

Hey.

I was just gonna call ya.

I feel like I should apologize.
I know I was a little harsh.

You were right.

Tara found out who I am.

She came to the call center;
I almost lost my job.

And I'm starting to think that,
maybe, I'm losing my mind.

No, you're not.
You're still healing.

It doesn't happen overnight.

What Doug did to me,
to you

he was a monster.

And when I think about what
I'm doing to Tara,

what does that make me?

Someone who cares.

I mean, maybe too much
or maybe in the wrong way,

but you saw someone you thought
was in trouble and,

you know,
you tried to help her.

I really thought I was right.

I mean, I thought
I could save her,

that I could get her out
before it was too late,

-before she'd have to
-Save herself?

The way you did?

I might be a little crazy.

That's nothing.

You wanna hear something
really crazy?

I see crows.

No, I'm serious, ever since
that call at the pumpkin patch,

I keep seeing this one bird,
like, everywhere.

The one on the ambulance?

Yes, on the ambulance,
on the fire truck,

outside in the parking lot.

No, on the ambulance.

Okay, you see it, right?

Like, you actually see it?

I'll be damned.

He brought it back to me.

Except now he knows my name.

Excuse me, I'm looking
for a patient

brought in not long ago.
Evan Buckley?

-Bobby?
-Hey.

Hey.

Said you were injured,
that you cut yourself.

Yeah, I just got
some shallow cuts

from the broken
windshield glass.

I told the paramedics

I was on blood thinners
and they sealed the wounds.

But they brought you here,
to the ER?

Right, no, they just thought
I should get checked up.

I just finished giving
the police my statement.

But what happened?

It was crazy, this lady
hit this guy two days ago.

She must have hit
her head pretty bad,

'cause they found
a brain bleed.

Probably why
she was so confused.

And what about the guy
on the windshield.

In surgery, docs say
he's got a fair chance.

It's cause you jumped
in there and saved him.

Probably didn't even occur
to you to worry about yourself.

Yeah, I know, I know,
I didn't think,

just rushed in
like I always do.

I guess it's like
the uniform is my costume.

You know, I put it on

and suddenly I'm brave,
and I'm strong,

I make a difference.

Feels like without it
I'm not much of anything.

Buck, you saved two lives
without the uniform.

It's not a costume,
it's who you are.

Does this mean
that you're ready

to let me back for real?

Doesn't matter if I'm ready.
You are.

It's time for me
to get out of your way.

Hey, Bobby.

Are you hungry?

Maybe I could
buy you breakfast.

Be nice to catch up.

Yeah, it would.

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