Betrayal (2013–2014): Season 1, Episode 4 - ...That Is Not What Ships Are Built For - full transcript
Karsten is willing to do anything to stay in power.
Judge: Bail denied.
Previously on "betrayal"...
We'll get you out, son.
When did you become that guy?
Pressuring people...
My own aunt...
Into lying to the police?
When I started trying to get
your brother out of jail.
Our entire case depends on
your testifying at trial.
My brother is innocent.
So with connie gone,
they're both free.
Two birds, one stone, jack.
Drew: I can't eat,
I can't sleep,
I can't think about
anything else.
Something happened
to me a week ago.
I met someone.
And now there's no going back.
Drew: Hola!
H... I'll be right there!
How was the trip?
Didn't realize you were
going to the bahamas.
W-we were shooting outside.
Outside, huh?
That's a weird place
to get a sunburn.
Now, about this prosecutor.
Drew stafford... What
have we got on him?
Seven years as a
state's attorney.
No disciplinary
actions, no complaints.
High school,
college, law school.
No drugs, no booze,
no debts, no girls.
I got ya. Relax.
It puts the lotion on the skin.
"silence of the lambs."
I am not killing it
with the jokes here.
Oh, I'm sorry. It's just, uh...
Oliver's down the hall,
and I should get dressed.
He's fine.
Zarek: But there's
another thing...
Something we might
be able to use...
On the wife.
You know you can
talk to me, right?
Whatever it is.
Yeah, of course.
Why do you say that?
Stafford's wife? Yeah.
She's screwing some loser.
Sara, I know you've
been seeing someone.
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Hi.
Hi.
How are you?
Okay.
Good. How are you?
Good.
Better now.
Hi.
Hi.
How do we do this?
What do we do?
We could just have
a staring contest.
I have so many questions.
Ask me one of your questions.
Will you come kiss me?
No.
No, you won't come kiss me?
I want to look at you, sara.
I just...
I just want to look at you.
Alissa: Sara, I know
you're in there!
Don't let me get mugged
In this artsy,
transitional neighborhood.
Hey.
Jack:
Alissa, this is one
of my new clients.
Fred. Fred mccracken.
I should have become
a photographer.
Hi. Alissa burns. Nice to meet you.
A pleasure.
Fred mccracken.
So, I have 13 minutes
To look at beautiful
pictures of tacos
Before my car gets
towed or stolen...
Probably stolen.
You forgot you invited me here
To look at beautiful
pictures of tacos.
I did not forget.
But, uh, it was
lovely to meet you.
Oh, yeah, you too. Bye.
Bye, fred.
Oh, I've been
meaning to tell you
That the milwaukee
shoot was canceled.
The magazine can't
pay for the hotel.
Was that him?
Your boyfriend?
He's not my boyfriend.
You're right. That's true.
Because we're not
in high school.
I know. I know. It's crazy.
Did you call the therapist?
I called and I made
an appointment.
I'm not sure I'm gonna go.
You got a lot
happening here, sara.
I mean, therapists can be
helpful in all sorts of ways.
It's cheaper than
a divorce lawyer.
Monica: Drew stafford?
I don't know him.
Thatcher: Yeah, well,
He seems to have a vendetta
against my family.
He wouldn't be the first one.
About that other thing...
I really could use your help.
So could my son t.J.
Thatcher...
I'll tell you what.
Let's go to the berghoff.
We can talk about it over lunch.
What do you say?
Does the berghoff
even still exist?
It's been there 100 years.
I'm not going to
lunch, thatcher.
I can't do it anymore.
What, eat lunch?
I can't help you.
Not this time.
I need this one, monica.
I wouldn't ask if
it wasn't vital.
I know.
But things aren't
like they used to be.
This town... it's changing.
See you the next time.
I may be busy for a while.
I'll call you.
Your one witness
has disappeared.
No physical evidence. No gun.
And now t.J. Karsten has
another bail hearing.
You make it sound so negative.
You undermined a two-year
federal investigation
By rushing into this
in the first place.
And now your crackerjack
murder case
Has blown up...
Literally blown up.
Can I say something, or
is this just a lecture?
T.J. Karsten is not
gonna get out on bail.
We are looking for connie
mrozek, and we will find her.
Now, can we get real
About this vaunted federal
investigation of yours?
You blue suits were at
this for, what, two years?
And the one man you
had to make your case
Is dead... Because of
the investigation.
Now, I'm not thrilled about
the recent developments,
But I'm the only person that
has anything on this family.
So, please, get behind me
Or get the hell out of my way.
Monica: Mr. Mcallister,
why do we need
Another bail hearing
in this case?
We don't, your honor, if I may.
It's ridiculous.
Mr. Karsten was denied
bail two days ago.
Your only witness has
suddenly gone missing,
Mrs. Mrozek is not our only
witness, she is not missing,
And, in any event, we
have her statement...
A very strong statement.
By "statement," you mean
inadmissible hearsay
That no court in this country
would ever allow into evidence?
Your honor, we are talking about
a man charged with murder,
Facing a potential life sentence
With every motivation
and resource to flee.
Those were the facts
two days ago.
I'm going to set
bail at $1 million.
I assume you can post that.
Of course. Thank you. What?!
Your honor, respectfully,
under section 110-4, no...
I know the statute.
You can see I'm a
judge up here, right?
The robe and all.
That was easier than I thought.
Her son wants to go
to michigan law,
So now he's going
to michigan law.
But he's on his own
for the bar exam.
You did that?
Of course. How do you
think it happened?
We had a good argument, but
I'm not taking any chances.
11:30? Sara: No.
12:00? No.
12:30? No.
Seriously? This is harder than
getting a table at alinea.
Well, I have to work
here until 3:00,
And then I need to be at
a shoot at 3:15, so...
I'll, um, I'll call you if
I have any cancelations.
Brutal.
Come with me. I need you.
We need to restructure
some data.
Is that old-man code for
"destroying files"?
I'm not old. Compared to what?
Can you do this?
All of these... All
the directories?
As if they never existed.
As if what never existed?
Jack.
There's something you
should know about.
I asked your daughter on a date.
You asked val on a date?
She likes girls. I
thought you knew.
I do know.
Girls aren't the problem.
You're the problem.
You work here, and
you're too old.
I'm not old. Compared to val?
A date.
Stop that.
I'm sorry to hear that, robert.
Yeah, I'll get into
it right away.
Thank you.
I'm having I.T. Do some
file housekeeping.
The federal investigation
seems to be...
That was the architect on
the streeterville project.
He's not getting paid.
Evidently, the bank
froze the funding.
Why would they do that, jack?
I don't know. You don't know.
No bank has ever done this
to me, not in 43 years.
I'll call them.
Don't bother. I'll take
care of it myself.
Are you okay, jack?
You seem distracted lately.
Distracted?
Well, I wasn't too
distracted to make sure
T.J.'s bail hearing
went our way.
No. You pulled some trick with the
judge, and we got what we needed.
But t.J. Is still
facing a murder charge.
I've got the state's attorney
breathing down my neck.
And now a key piece
of my business
Is being shut down by the bank.
Just sit on my ass while everything
I care about goes in the toilet?
Is that what you're
saying I'm doing?
What I'm saying, jack, is
get your head in the game.
The stakes are very high.
All right, I'll think about that
While I'm in michigan
returning the judge's favor.
Ahmed: The kx-600
listening device...
Extremely powerful,
easy to place,
Nearly impossible to detect.
Now, the rules... No
water, no direct sunlight,
And keep out of the reach
of small children.
It's a choking hazard.
Also, it works best
with a warrant.
Yeah, I'm working on that.
Need to move fast, though.
I'm feeling the heat.
Jack: Hey.
Share a cab?
How long we got? 15 minutes,
But, see, now we're wasting
time talking about it.
Hey, let's keep it
clean back there.
Yes, sir.
14 minutes.
Yes?
Woman: Your 3:00 from
the bank is here.
Send him in.
Bruce.
You're not bruce. No.
Bruce had another appointment.
Come away with me for the night.
For the night?
You're supposed to be in
milwaukee on a shoot.
I've got business in michigan,
But I can handle it from here.
I know you have questions.
You can ask me anything.
I'll be here.
Don't stand me up again.
It's simple, mr. Karsten.
We can't fund a project
not properly zoned,
And your streeterville
development...
The zoning is being handled
by alderman arkovich.
There's a vote.
That vote's been
taken off calendar.
You're telling me the vote's
been taken off the calendar?
Apparently, yes.
Have you any idea how many
banks I could go to with this?
No. How many?
I appreciate you
coming in to see me.
I know you're in a bit
of a predicament.
What predicament?
What do you want from me, mr.
Stafford?
I want to talk about
one of my cases.
Lou mrozek.
Old man found shot and
killed down at the water
By a friend of yours...
T.J. Karsten.
I already gave my statement.
And your statement was a lie.
T.J. Was with me at
pinter's that night.
How much is thatcher karsten
paying you to say that?
This was a mistake.
I don't have to talk to you.
That's right, brandy
from lithuania
Working as a hooker on
an expired student visa.
You don't.
You can talk to an
immigration officer.
But that conversation
takes place
With you in a colorful jumpsuit
Under horrible
fluorescent lighting
And your daughter
in foster care.
That's the predicament.
T.J. Didn't do this.
I'm not interested
in t.J., brandy.
I want his father.
It's been in the family forever.
Well, my family,
not the karstens.
My dad was restoring
it when he died.
I took it back up
a few years ago.
It's really beautiful, jack.
Yeah, it's a work in progress.
I like a work in progress.
Well, good, 'cause...
You're the first visitor.
What about your family?
Well, they've never been here.
It's just been... Mine.
It's not a secret,
exactly, but...
Not shared... until now.
Man: excuse me, mate.
Could we trouble you
for some glasses?
Went on a grog run here.
Forgot something
to drink out of.
Eh, sure. Glasses, yeah.
I'll check down below.
Beautiful boat.
Bernie.
Sorry to keep you waiting.
I ordered you a macallan, neat.
Water will be just fine.
What's the matter, bernie?
You dodging the I.R.S. Again?
I've had one of those weeks.
What is it that you want?
Straight to business?
Okay.
I'm having a little
trouble with my bank.
They shut down the funding on
the streeterville project.
Some 12-year-old girl told
me the bank was concerned
The zoning vote
might get pushed.
Not might... did.
The vote is off.
Bernie, I did my part.
What's going on?
Thatcher, there's
a lot of eyeballs
Ever since your kid got nabbed.
He was released this morning.
It's not a problem.
You don't get it.
They're swarming you.
State's attorney, the feds,
National park service, probably.
This kid drew stafford
is up my ass.
Yeah, I know about stafford.
He not only wants
to solve a murder.
He wants to save
chicago from itself.
That's what he says.
And by that, he means
from people like you.
"people like me" means
"people like you."
Why are you so spooked
By some ivy-league
pissant in suspenders?
Stay the course, bernie.
Show a little loyalty to the
people who got you here.
Things have changed,
And if I don't change with
them, I'm not gonna survive.
So I'm sorry. I-I can't
help you with this thing.
Bernie.
All these years we've known each
other, done work together...
I was at your daughter's
wedding, remember?
I built your damn swimming pool.
You do not walk away
from this table.
I can't do it, thatcher.
Jack: So, how long are
you guys here for?
The whole summer.
Your summer. Our winter.
I've been through your winter.
That is not a winter.
Oh.
You lived in australia?
I did. You did?
I did. In college, junior year.
How did I not know this?
Well, I guess we still
have a few secrets.
How long have you
two been together?
Well, it feels like
just yesterday.
All right, so, where'd you live?
Melbourne. I am so sorry.
Sydney rivalry.
It was one of the best
times of my life.
It's where I really
got into photography.
And beer. Yeah. And beer.
Yeah, I didn't
want to come back.
So, why did you?
Oh, well, that's another night
And another two bottles.
How often do you take
the boat out, mate?
Uh, not very often.
Well, actually, never.
Never?
How did I not know
this about you?
Nick: Skyline is
brilliant up here.
Didn't you ever hear the
poem, captain mcallister?
A poem? Yeah.
My mother had it on the wall
Next to her bed
when I was a girl.
"a ship in harbor is safe.
But that is not what
ships are built for."
Thanks for letting
me come along, t.J.
I'm really glad you called me.
You're like family to me.
Oh, here he is.
Everyone, this is brandy.
Woman: Hi.
Brandy works at pinter's.
Oh, what's pinter's?
I-it's so nice to meet you all.
I-I've heard so much about you.
Why would you bring her here?
It's my party and
she wanted to come
And I wanted her to be here.
T.J., this is...
T.J., it's so good to
have you back home.
Hey, man. Teej.
I'm so glad you're okay.
Well, of course I'm okay.
Everything's okay.
You know, he's gone all
the time lately, dad.
I'm sure he's no happier
about it than you are.
Tonight was for t.J.
Elaine, he's in michigan
Working to keep t.J.
Out of jail.
We're here tonight
because of jack.
So cut him a little slack.
Okay, um, I have questions.
Um...
Did you really live in melbourne?
Is that true?
It's 100% true.
All right, your turn.
Okay.
Serious one. Mm-hmm.
Do you really know how to sail?
I think so.
Luckily, we'll probably
never find out.
Oh, that's sad, jack.
You have to take this out.
It's not right.
Ask me another one...
A real one.
Anything.
Do you ever get nervous?
Rarely.
Are you nervous right now?
Yes.
Do you like your job?
No.
Are you happily married?
Uh, I don't know.
Do you ever wish
that we'd never met?
No.
Okay, your turn.
Ask me anything.
Yes.
Another one, please.
Do you like it when I do this?
It's brandy, right? Oh!
Val.
Hi.
So, how do you know t.J.?
Are you two...?
We're friends.
Aha! Oh.
Val, what are you doing in here?
Just talking...
Talking to brandy.
Talk in the other room.
Your grandfather's not gonna
like it if you're in his office.
It's from my phone, I think.
Thanks.
Jack?
Jack?
Well, apparently you
know how to sail.
Well, I haven't
gotten us in yet.
We have to go in?
Not necessarily.
Other option is to go down
the tenn-tom waterway,
Over to florida, up the
atlantic seaboard,
Down the st. Lawrence, across
the lakes, and back here.
That's the great loop.
Or we could just head
south of florida
And sail around the caribbean...
Like pirates.
Wow. You've really
thought about this.
I've thought about it a lot.
I've thought about taking this
boat out a thousand times,
Just this far, but...
There was always
some reason not to.
The answer is yes.
Tenn-tom waterway? No.
The other question... the one
that you asked me last night.
There was a lot of questions.
I do... Like it.
Very much.
Rodney?
Rodney it is.
What's up?
I met your brother in jail...
omar.
He helped me. He was
really nice to me.
Doesn't sound like omar,
But good to hear jail is
having a salutary effect.
Was there something else?
You used a caprice rear
quarter panel here, huh?
That's not a caprice
panel, boss.
Well, they might have sold
it to you as a bel air,
But that's definitely a caprice.
Nobody sold it to me as a bel
air, and it's not a caprice.
It's a 1971...
I know. I know. 1971 impala.
Small block 400.
It's a nice car.
Impala rear quarters
are hard to come by,
So I understand why
you'd use a caprice.
Did n use a caprice.
I have a second series.
1962 impala ss409.
It's all original, but...
I need a new bright
dip on the grille.
Oh, there was something else.
Uh, your brother...
He wanted me to deliver
a message to you.
He said he couldn't tell
you over the phone.
91-j.
That's what he wanted
me to tell you.
You want to take
this for a ride?
You a trippy dude.
I didn't get your name.
T.J.
T.J. Karsten.
Hey.
Have a good day, buddy.
Thatcher karsten.
Please don't tell me we have
kids in the same class.
I've heard a lot about you.
I thought we should meet.
Yeah. This seems like
the appropriate place.
You're a very tenacious young man, mr.
Stafford.
I was a tenacious young
man myself once.
A long time ago.
That's what it takes in chicago,
And it'll take you a long way.
But you've got to
pick your battles.
The battles you can win.
My business?
My son?
These are not smart battles.
These battles you cannot win, mr.
Stafford.
These battles will destroy you.
You know, when I was a kid...
About the age my son
is right now...
I was scared of monsters,
Especially monsters
in the closet.
I would ask my dad to
leave the door open,
Lights on, music playing,
Anything to keep
the monsters away.
Then one day my dad,
he just says to me...
He says, "drew,
these monsters...
"if they're really
so tough and scary,
"why are they picking
on little kids
And hiding in the closet?"
I was never scared
of monsters again.
Your father was a clever man.
My point being...
You aren't the thatcher karsten
that I grew up hearing about.
You're just a worn-out guy
Waiting outside of an
elementary school,
Trying to intimidate an
assistant state's attorney.
Listen up, sonny.
There are a lot of ways
to get lost in chicago.
Make sure you got a map.
Jack, I need to ask you
something important.
Of course, um, anything.
Uh, just give me two minutes.
Uh, the harbormaster
just signaled me.
Two minutes. I'll be right back.
Okay.
Hey!
Easy, killer.
You could hurt yourself.
What the hell are you doing?
Karsten asked me to look
into drew stafford,
And that led me here.
Small world, you
banging his wife.
I'm not... hey, I'm
not judging, jack.
But it is a very
interesting development.
What do you want, zarek?
Same thing you want.
Same thing everyone wants...
Respect.
I'm family, jack. Blood.
But the old man, he only
calls me for these one-offs.
That's just not utilizing
my full skill set.
I want to be a full
member of the team.
T-that's between
you and thatcher.
It's more complicated now.
Don't threaten me.
Just think about it.
I'll be around.
Hi, jack.
What are you doing in my house?
Like, literally, right now?
Did you sleep over?
Well, if I'm being honest, there
wasn't really a lot of sleep.
Okay, that's not funny.
I said a date.
It's okay. This is not a date.
Nothing happened here.
Please don't be mad.
All right. You need to leave.
Give me that.
I really like her, you know.
Thatcher karsten outside
your kid's school.
My drop-offs are never
that interesting.
He's feeling the heat, he's
gonna start making mistakes,
And I'll be there when he does.
You're really serious
about this, aren't you?
It's already done.
A hooker informant planting
a device at karsten allied.
It's incredibly reckless.
Big risk, big reward.
Now just tell me the warrant
you have covers it, please.
Can you not, with the...
I-I'm just saying.
We just stayed up all
night, and we talked.
Val, no more sleepovers.
No sneaking...
No sneaking around.
No lying.
I didn't lie about anything.
Jack: If she comes over again,
It's during the day
when one of us is home.
Also, you need to show her
where the glasses are.
Did that work?
Well, it might keep everyone's
pants on downstairs.
Beyond that, no.
Ahh.
You know... We snuck around.
We did.
And lied about it.
Jack: What the hell
is he doing here?
Sometimes the velvet
glove works, jack.
And sometimes you
need the iron fist.
Stay in the car, t.J.
Hey, hey.
Heard you sailed right through
the michigan trip, jack-o.
Yeah, thanks, zarek.
You got anything
on stafford yet?
Working on it.
Thatcher: Ah!
The honorable alderman
bernard arkovich!
What are we doing
here, thatcher?
I thought I made myself
clear yesterday.
I just thought it was important
that we put yesterday behind us.
Bulls-heat?
On the floor with club access.
We shouldn't let one little bump
Spoil an otherwise
productive relationship.
So long as we
understand each other.
Oh, I think we do.
Come on. Let me show you
what I'm doing here.
My dad always used to
say falling for chicago
Is like falling for a
girl with a broken nose.
You might find other
girls who are lovelier
But never one so real.
I love this view.
You can see the whole
life of the city.
My life.
It started over
there, now it's here
And with all the things
I built in between.
Things we built, bernie.
Together.
You know that sandburg quote?
"shoveling, wrecking, planning,
Building, breaking, rebuilding."
I'm not ready to give that up.
I'm not gonna give that up.
If this is about the
vote, maybe I...
We can see what we can do.
Maybe we could do something,
Maybe go at it another way.
That's all I was saying,
that times change, thatcher.
That's all I was saying.
That's good.
Thatcher, don't!
Some things change, bernie.
But chicago...
Chicago never changes.
You son of a...
How do we do business, jack?
Not by failing, I can
tell you that much.
You may not like how I do it,
But it works... always.
Your way is too soft.
It's... it's flabby.
Make a few calls, send
over some envelopes,
Buy a few drinks.
Hope everyone acts nice...
Very nice...
While they throw
your son in prison
And try to destroy everything
you ever worked for.
Thatcher, you crossed a line.
Not for the first time, jack.
And don't pretend
you don't know it.
Bernie arkovich is a
thief, a liar, and a lush.
He'd nail you to the wall
for a new toilet seat
If he wasn't too slow and
too stupid to pull it off.
Okay, so, you don't
like what happened.
Actually, I don't
like it, either.
It didn't "happen." you did it.
But what I like even less
Is some putz thinking
he can play me
With impunity!
Now, about this prosecutor
drew stafford...
What do we got on him?
♪
Why is this dog hanging
around here, man?
'cause it's my garage
and I like him.
The message from omar... 91-j.
91st and jackson.
All kind of cash going
through there right now.
It's the place to hit, man.
Got to do it now.
I'm not getting involved in
omar's business anymore.
Rodney: This trunk
looks like crap.
You sure you didn't put a
caprice lid on this one?
Caprice didn't exist
in 1962, rodney.
They started in '65, I'm sure.
Drew: Hola!
I-I'll be right there!
How was the trip? Whoa.
Didn't realize you were
going to the bahamas.
W-we were shooting outside.
Outside, huh?
That's a weird place
to get a sunburn.
I got ya. Relax.
Stafford's wife?
Yeah. She's screwing some loser.
Stafford's wife is
having an affair?
Pretty hot and heavy,
from what I can tell.
Who's the lucky guy?
We don't know.
We? Yeah, zarek and I,
We've been talking,
working on this together.
Actually, in fact, I think that
We need to involve him
more in our business.
You do?
Oh, that's terrific,
Because I've been
thinking the same thing.
Well, I'll see what I can
get on the boyfriend.
Probably just some poor jerk-off
Who doesn't know what he's
getting himself into.
Sara, I know you've
been seeing someone.
I know about the therapist.
The office called to
confirm your appointment.
Actually, I think it's great.
You do?
I do.
You've seemed a little...
Tense lately.
Oliver: Home run, dad! Home run!
Apparently, there's a home run.
We need to talk about
this some more.
Oh, I got to tell you
about a run-in I had
With thatcher karsten
outside of ollie's school.
Total war with these guys.
Find out who this guy
is she's screwing.
We can use him, disgrace
the good counselor
Right out of our way.
I know you're uncomfortable
With some of these
tactics, jack.
But you got to trust me.
We're in a new situation here.
We had a good day,
but it's not over...
Not by a long shot.
They brought the
battle to us, so...
This is war.
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We'll get you out, son.
When did you become that guy?
Pressuring people...
My own aunt...
Into lying to the police?
When I started trying to get
your brother out of jail.
Our entire case depends on
your testifying at trial.
My brother is innocent.
So with connie gone,
they're both free.
Two birds, one stone, jack.
Drew: I can't eat,
I can't sleep,
I can't think about
anything else.
Something happened
to me a week ago.
I met someone.
And now there's no going back.
Drew: Hola!
H... I'll be right there!
How was the trip?
Didn't realize you were
going to the bahamas.
W-we were shooting outside.
Outside, huh?
That's a weird place
to get a sunburn.
Now, about this prosecutor.
Drew stafford... What
have we got on him?
Seven years as a
state's attorney.
No disciplinary
actions, no complaints.
High school,
college, law school.
No drugs, no booze,
no debts, no girls.
I got ya. Relax.
It puts the lotion on the skin.
"silence of the lambs."
I am not killing it
with the jokes here.
Oh, I'm sorry. It's just, uh...
Oliver's down the hall,
and I should get dressed.
He's fine.
Zarek: But there's
another thing...
Something we might
be able to use...
On the wife.
You know you can
talk to me, right?
Whatever it is.
Yeah, of course.
Why do you say that?
Stafford's wife? Yeah.
She's screwing some loser.
Sara, I know you've
been seeing someone.
♪
Hi.
Hi.
How are you?
Okay.
Good. How are you?
Good.
Better now.
Hi.
Hi.
How do we do this?
What do we do?
We could just have
a staring contest.
I have so many questions.
Ask me one of your questions.
Will you come kiss me?
No.
No, you won't come kiss me?
I want to look at you, sara.
I just...
I just want to look at you.
Alissa: Sara, I know
you're in there!
Don't let me get mugged
In this artsy,
transitional neighborhood.
Hey.
Jack:
Alissa, this is one
of my new clients.
Fred. Fred mccracken.
I should have become
a photographer.
Hi. Alissa burns. Nice to meet you.
A pleasure.
Fred mccracken.
So, I have 13 minutes
To look at beautiful
pictures of tacos
Before my car gets
towed or stolen...
Probably stolen.
You forgot you invited me here
To look at beautiful
pictures of tacos.
I did not forget.
But, uh, it was
lovely to meet you.
Oh, yeah, you too. Bye.
Bye, fred.
Oh, I've been
meaning to tell you
That the milwaukee
shoot was canceled.
The magazine can't
pay for the hotel.
Was that him?
Your boyfriend?
He's not my boyfriend.
You're right. That's true.
Because we're not
in high school.
I know. I know. It's crazy.
Did you call the therapist?
I called and I made
an appointment.
I'm not sure I'm gonna go.
You got a lot
happening here, sara.
I mean, therapists can be
helpful in all sorts of ways.
It's cheaper than
a divorce lawyer.
Monica: Drew stafford?
I don't know him.
Thatcher: Yeah, well,
He seems to have a vendetta
against my family.
He wouldn't be the first one.
About that other thing...
I really could use your help.
So could my son t.J.
Thatcher...
I'll tell you what.
Let's go to the berghoff.
We can talk about it over lunch.
What do you say?
Does the berghoff
even still exist?
It's been there 100 years.
I'm not going to
lunch, thatcher.
I can't do it anymore.
What, eat lunch?
I can't help you.
Not this time.
I need this one, monica.
I wouldn't ask if
it wasn't vital.
I know.
But things aren't
like they used to be.
This town... it's changing.
See you the next time.
I may be busy for a while.
I'll call you.
Your one witness
has disappeared.
No physical evidence. No gun.
And now t.J. Karsten has
another bail hearing.
You make it sound so negative.
You undermined a two-year
federal investigation
By rushing into this
in the first place.
And now your crackerjack
murder case
Has blown up...
Literally blown up.
Can I say something, or
is this just a lecture?
T.J. Karsten is not
gonna get out on bail.
We are looking for connie
mrozek, and we will find her.
Now, can we get real
About this vaunted federal
investigation of yours?
You blue suits were at
this for, what, two years?
And the one man you
had to make your case
Is dead... Because of
the investigation.
Now, I'm not thrilled about
the recent developments,
But I'm the only person that
has anything on this family.
So, please, get behind me
Or get the hell out of my way.
Monica: Mr. Mcallister,
why do we need
Another bail hearing
in this case?
We don't, your honor, if I may.
It's ridiculous.
Mr. Karsten was denied
bail two days ago.
Your only witness has
suddenly gone missing,
Mrs. Mrozek is not our only
witness, she is not missing,
And, in any event, we
have her statement...
A very strong statement.
By "statement," you mean
inadmissible hearsay
That no court in this country
would ever allow into evidence?
Your honor, we are talking about
a man charged with murder,
Facing a potential life sentence
With every motivation
and resource to flee.
Those were the facts
two days ago.
I'm going to set
bail at $1 million.
I assume you can post that.
Of course. Thank you. What?!
Your honor, respectfully,
under section 110-4, no...
I know the statute.
You can see I'm a
judge up here, right?
The robe and all.
That was easier than I thought.
Her son wants to go
to michigan law,
So now he's going
to michigan law.
But he's on his own
for the bar exam.
You did that?
Of course. How do you
think it happened?
We had a good argument, but
I'm not taking any chances.
11:30? Sara: No.
12:00? No.
12:30? No.
Seriously? This is harder than
getting a table at alinea.
Well, I have to work
here until 3:00,
And then I need to be at
a shoot at 3:15, so...
I'll, um, I'll call you if
I have any cancelations.
Brutal.
Come with me. I need you.
We need to restructure
some data.
Is that old-man code for
"destroying files"?
I'm not old. Compared to what?
Can you do this?
All of these... All
the directories?
As if they never existed.
As if what never existed?
Jack.
There's something you
should know about.
I asked your daughter on a date.
You asked val on a date?
She likes girls. I
thought you knew.
I do know.
Girls aren't the problem.
You're the problem.
You work here, and
you're too old.
I'm not old. Compared to val?
A date.
Stop that.
I'm sorry to hear that, robert.
Yeah, I'll get into
it right away.
Thank you.
I'm having I.T. Do some
file housekeeping.
The federal investigation
seems to be...
That was the architect on
the streeterville project.
He's not getting paid.
Evidently, the bank
froze the funding.
Why would they do that, jack?
I don't know. You don't know.
No bank has ever done this
to me, not in 43 years.
I'll call them.
Don't bother. I'll take
care of it myself.
Are you okay, jack?
You seem distracted lately.
Distracted?
Well, I wasn't too
distracted to make sure
T.J.'s bail hearing
went our way.
No. You pulled some trick with the
judge, and we got what we needed.
But t.J. Is still
facing a murder charge.
I've got the state's attorney
breathing down my neck.
And now a key piece
of my business
Is being shut down by the bank.
Just sit on my ass while everything
I care about goes in the toilet?
Is that what you're
saying I'm doing?
What I'm saying, jack, is
get your head in the game.
The stakes are very high.
All right, I'll think about that
While I'm in michigan
returning the judge's favor.
Ahmed: The kx-600
listening device...
Extremely powerful,
easy to place,
Nearly impossible to detect.
Now, the rules... No
water, no direct sunlight,
And keep out of the reach
of small children.
It's a choking hazard.
Also, it works best
with a warrant.
Yeah, I'm working on that.
Need to move fast, though.
I'm feeling the heat.
Jack: Hey.
Share a cab?
How long we got? 15 minutes,
But, see, now we're wasting
time talking about it.
Hey, let's keep it
clean back there.
Yes, sir.
14 minutes.
Yes?
Woman: Your 3:00 from
the bank is here.
Send him in.
Bruce.
You're not bruce. No.
Bruce had another appointment.
Come away with me for the night.
For the night?
You're supposed to be in
milwaukee on a shoot.
I've got business in michigan,
But I can handle it from here.
I know you have questions.
You can ask me anything.
I'll be here.
Don't stand me up again.
It's simple, mr. Karsten.
We can't fund a project
not properly zoned,
And your streeterville
development...
The zoning is being handled
by alderman arkovich.
There's a vote.
That vote's been
taken off calendar.
You're telling me the vote's
been taken off the calendar?
Apparently, yes.
Have you any idea how many
banks I could go to with this?
No. How many?
I appreciate you
coming in to see me.
I know you're in a bit
of a predicament.
What predicament?
What do you want from me, mr.
Stafford?
I want to talk about
one of my cases.
Lou mrozek.
Old man found shot and
killed down at the water
By a friend of yours...
T.J. Karsten.
I already gave my statement.
And your statement was a lie.
T.J. Was with me at
pinter's that night.
How much is thatcher karsten
paying you to say that?
This was a mistake.
I don't have to talk to you.
That's right, brandy
from lithuania
Working as a hooker on
an expired student visa.
You don't.
You can talk to an
immigration officer.
But that conversation
takes place
With you in a colorful jumpsuit
Under horrible
fluorescent lighting
And your daughter
in foster care.
That's the predicament.
T.J. Didn't do this.
I'm not interested
in t.J., brandy.
I want his father.
It's been in the family forever.
Well, my family,
not the karstens.
My dad was restoring
it when he died.
I took it back up
a few years ago.
It's really beautiful, jack.
Yeah, it's a work in progress.
I like a work in progress.
Well, good, 'cause...
You're the first visitor.
What about your family?
Well, they've never been here.
It's just been... Mine.
It's not a secret,
exactly, but...
Not shared... until now.
Man: excuse me, mate.
Could we trouble you
for some glasses?
Went on a grog run here.
Forgot something
to drink out of.
Eh, sure. Glasses, yeah.
I'll check down below.
Beautiful boat.
Bernie.
Sorry to keep you waiting.
I ordered you a macallan, neat.
Water will be just fine.
What's the matter, bernie?
You dodging the I.R.S. Again?
I've had one of those weeks.
What is it that you want?
Straight to business?
Okay.
I'm having a little
trouble with my bank.
They shut down the funding on
the streeterville project.
Some 12-year-old girl told
me the bank was concerned
The zoning vote
might get pushed.
Not might... did.
The vote is off.
Bernie, I did my part.
What's going on?
Thatcher, there's
a lot of eyeballs
Ever since your kid got nabbed.
He was released this morning.
It's not a problem.
You don't get it.
They're swarming you.
State's attorney, the feds,
National park service, probably.
This kid drew stafford
is up my ass.
Yeah, I know about stafford.
He not only wants
to solve a murder.
He wants to save
chicago from itself.
That's what he says.
And by that, he means
from people like you.
"people like me" means
"people like you."
Why are you so spooked
By some ivy-league
pissant in suspenders?
Stay the course, bernie.
Show a little loyalty to the
people who got you here.
Things have changed,
And if I don't change with
them, I'm not gonna survive.
So I'm sorry. I-I can't
help you with this thing.
Bernie.
All these years we've known each
other, done work together...
I was at your daughter's
wedding, remember?
I built your damn swimming pool.
You do not walk away
from this table.
I can't do it, thatcher.
Jack: So, how long are
you guys here for?
The whole summer.
Your summer. Our winter.
I've been through your winter.
That is not a winter.
Oh.
You lived in australia?
I did. You did?
I did. In college, junior year.
How did I not know this?
Well, I guess we still
have a few secrets.
How long have you
two been together?
Well, it feels like
just yesterday.
All right, so, where'd you live?
Melbourne. I am so sorry.
Sydney rivalry.
It was one of the best
times of my life.
It's where I really
got into photography.
And beer. Yeah. And beer.
Yeah, I didn't
want to come back.
So, why did you?
Oh, well, that's another night
And another two bottles.
How often do you take
the boat out, mate?
Uh, not very often.
Well, actually, never.
Never?
How did I not know
this about you?
Nick: Skyline is
brilliant up here.
Didn't you ever hear the
poem, captain mcallister?
A poem? Yeah.
My mother had it on the wall
Next to her bed
when I was a girl.
"a ship in harbor is safe.
But that is not what
ships are built for."
Thanks for letting
me come along, t.J.
I'm really glad you called me.
You're like family to me.
Oh, here he is.
Everyone, this is brandy.
Woman: Hi.
Brandy works at pinter's.
Oh, what's pinter's?
I-it's so nice to meet you all.
I-I've heard so much about you.
Why would you bring her here?
It's my party and
she wanted to come
And I wanted her to be here.
T.J., this is...
T.J., it's so good to
have you back home.
Hey, man. Teej.
I'm so glad you're okay.
Well, of course I'm okay.
Everything's okay.
You know, he's gone all
the time lately, dad.
I'm sure he's no happier
about it than you are.
Tonight was for t.J.
Elaine, he's in michigan
Working to keep t.J.
Out of jail.
We're here tonight
because of jack.
So cut him a little slack.
Okay, um, I have questions.
Um...
Did you really live in melbourne?
Is that true?
It's 100% true.
All right, your turn.
Okay.
Serious one. Mm-hmm.
Do you really know how to sail?
I think so.
Luckily, we'll probably
never find out.
Oh, that's sad, jack.
You have to take this out.
It's not right.
Ask me another one...
A real one.
Anything.
Do you ever get nervous?
Rarely.
Are you nervous right now?
Yes.
Do you like your job?
No.
Are you happily married?
Uh, I don't know.
Do you ever wish
that we'd never met?
No.
Okay, your turn.
Ask me anything.
Yes.
Another one, please.
Do you like it when I do this?
It's brandy, right? Oh!
Val.
Hi.
So, how do you know t.J.?
Are you two...?
We're friends.
Aha! Oh.
Val, what are you doing in here?
Just talking...
Talking to brandy.
Talk in the other room.
Your grandfather's not gonna
like it if you're in his office.
It's from my phone, I think.
Thanks.
Jack?
Jack?
Well, apparently you
know how to sail.
Well, I haven't
gotten us in yet.
We have to go in?
Not necessarily.
Other option is to go down
the tenn-tom waterway,
Over to florida, up the
atlantic seaboard,
Down the st. Lawrence, across
the lakes, and back here.
That's the great loop.
Or we could just head
south of florida
And sail around the caribbean...
Like pirates.
Wow. You've really
thought about this.
I've thought about it a lot.
I've thought about taking this
boat out a thousand times,
Just this far, but...
There was always
some reason not to.
The answer is yes.
Tenn-tom waterway? No.
The other question... the one
that you asked me last night.
There was a lot of questions.
I do... Like it.
Very much.
Rodney?
Rodney it is.
What's up?
I met your brother in jail...
omar.
He helped me. He was
really nice to me.
Doesn't sound like omar,
But good to hear jail is
having a salutary effect.
Was there something else?
You used a caprice rear
quarter panel here, huh?
That's not a caprice
panel, boss.
Well, they might have sold
it to you as a bel air,
But that's definitely a caprice.
Nobody sold it to me as a bel
air, and it's not a caprice.
It's a 1971...
I know. I know. 1971 impala.
Small block 400.
It's a nice car.
Impala rear quarters
are hard to come by,
So I understand why
you'd use a caprice.
Did n use a caprice.
I have a second series.
1962 impala ss409.
It's all original, but...
I need a new bright
dip on the grille.
Oh, there was something else.
Uh, your brother...
He wanted me to deliver
a message to you.
He said he couldn't tell
you over the phone.
91-j.
That's what he wanted
me to tell you.
You want to take
this for a ride?
You a trippy dude.
I didn't get your name.
T.J.
T.J. Karsten.
Hey.
Have a good day, buddy.
Thatcher karsten.
Please don't tell me we have
kids in the same class.
I've heard a lot about you.
I thought we should meet.
Yeah. This seems like
the appropriate place.
You're a very tenacious young man, mr.
Stafford.
I was a tenacious young
man myself once.
A long time ago.
That's what it takes in chicago,
And it'll take you a long way.
But you've got to
pick your battles.
The battles you can win.
My business?
My son?
These are not smart battles.
These battles you cannot win, mr.
Stafford.
These battles will destroy you.
You know, when I was a kid...
About the age my son
is right now...
I was scared of monsters,
Especially monsters
in the closet.
I would ask my dad to
leave the door open,
Lights on, music playing,
Anything to keep
the monsters away.
Then one day my dad,
he just says to me...
He says, "drew,
these monsters...
"if they're really
so tough and scary,
"why are they picking
on little kids
And hiding in the closet?"
I was never scared
of monsters again.
Your father was a clever man.
My point being...
You aren't the thatcher karsten
that I grew up hearing about.
You're just a worn-out guy
Waiting outside of an
elementary school,
Trying to intimidate an
assistant state's attorney.
Listen up, sonny.
There are a lot of ways
to get lost in chicago.
Make sure you got a map.
Jack, I need to ask you
something important.
Of course, um, anything.
Uh, just give me two minutes.
Uh, the harbormaster
just signaled me.
Two minutes. I'll be right back.
Okay.
Hey!
Easy, killer.
You could hurt yourself.
What the hell are you doing?
Karsten asked me to look
into drew stafford,
And that led me here.
Small world, you
banging his wife.
I'm not... hey, I'm
not judging, jack.
But it is a very
interesting development.
What do you want, zarek?
Same thing you want.
Same thing everyone wants...
Respect.
I'm family, jack. Blood.
But the old man, he only
calls me for these one-offs.
That's just not utilizing
my full skill set.
I want to be a full
member of the team.
T-that's between
you and thatcher.
It's more complicated now.
Don't threaten me.
Just think about it.
I'll be around.
Hi, jack.
What are you doing in my house?
Like, literally, right now?
Did you sleep over?
Well, if I'm being honest, there
wasn't really a lot of sleep.
Okay, that's not funny.
I said a date.
It's okay. This is not a date.
Nothing happened here.
Please don't be mad.
All right. You need to leave.
Give me that.
I really like her, you know.
Thatcher karsten outside
your kid's school.
My drop-offs are never
that interesting.
He's feeling the heat, he's
gonna start making mistakes,
And I'll be there when he does.
You're really serious
about this, aren't you?
It's already done.
A hooker informant planting
a device at karsten allied.
It's incredibly reckless.
Big risk, big reward.
Now just tell me the warrant
you have covers it, please.
Can you not, with the...
I-I'm just saying.
We just stayed up all
night, and we talked.
Val, no more sleepovers.
No sneaking...
No sneaking around.
No lying.
I didn't lie about anything.
Jack: If she comes over again,
It's during the day
when one of us is home.
Also, you need to show her
where the glasses are.
Did that work?
Well, it might keep everyone's
pants on downstairs.
Beyond that, no.
Ahh.
You know... We snuck around.
We did.
And lied about it.
Jack: What the hell
is he doing here?
Sometimes the velvet
glove works, jack.
And sometimes you
need the iron fist.
Stay in the car, t.J.
Hey, hey.
Heard you sailed right through
the michigan trip, jack-o.
Yeah, thanks, zarek.
You got anything
on stafford yet?
Working on it.
Thatcher: Ah!
The honorable alderman
bernard arkovich!
What are we doing
here, thatcher?
I thought I made myself
clear yesterday.
I just thought it was important
that we put yesterday behind us.
Bulls-heat?
On the floor with club access.
We shouldn't let one little bump
Spoil an otherwise
productive relationship.
So long as we
understand each other.
Oh, I think we do.
Come on. Let me show you
what I'm doing here.
My dad always used to
say falling for chicago
Is like falling for a
girl with a broken nose.
You might find other
girls who are lovelier
But never one so real.
I love this view.
You can see the whole
life of the city.
My life.
It started over
there, now it's here
And with all the things
I built in between.
Things we built, bernie.
Together.
You know that sandburg quote?
"shoveling, wrecking, planning,
Building, breaking, rebuilding."
I'm not ready to give that up.
I'm not gonna give that up.
If this is about the
vote, maybe I...
We can see what we can do.
Maybe we could do something,
Maybe go at it another way.
That's all I was saying,
that times change, thatcher.
That's all I was saying.
That's good.
Thatcher, don't!
Some things change, bernie.
But chicago...
Chicago never changes.
You son of a...
How do we do business, jack?
Not by failing, I can
tell you that much.
You may not like how I do it,
But it works... always.
Your way is too soft.
It's... it's flabby.
Make a few calls, send
over some envelopes,
Buy a few drinks.
Hope everyone acts nice...
Very nice...
While they throw
your son in prison
And try to destroy everything
you ever worked for.
Thatcher, you crossed a line.
Not for the first time, jack.
And don't pretend
you don't know it.
Bernie arkovich is a
thief, a liar, and a lush.
He'd nail you to the wall
for a new toilet seat
If he wasn't too slow and
too stupid to pull it off.
Okay, so, you don't
like what happened.
Actually, I don't
like it, either.
It didn't "happen." you did it.
But what I like even less
Is some putz thinking
he can play me
With impunity!
Now, about this prosecutor
drew stafford...
What do we got on him?
♪
Why is this dog hanging
around here, man?
'cause it's my garage
and I like him.
The message from omar... 91-j.
91st and jackson.
All kind of cash going
through there right now.
It's the place to hit, man.
Got to do it now.
I'm not getting involved in
omar's business anymore.
Rodney: This trunk
looks like crap.
You sure you didn't put a
caprice lid on this one?
Caprice didn't exist
in 1962, rodney.
They started in '65, I'm sure.
Drew: Hola!
I-I'll be right there!
How was the trip? Whoa.
Didn't realize you were
going to the bahamas.
W-we were shooting outside.
Outside, huh?
That's a weird place
to get a sunburn.
I got ya. Relax.
Stafford's wife?
Yeah. She's screwing some loser.
Stafford's wife is
having an affair?
Pretty hot and heavy,
from what I can tell.
Who's the lucky guy?
We don't know.
We? Yeah, zarek and I,
We've been talking,
working on this together.
Actually, in fact, I think that
We need to involve him
more in our business.
You do?
Oh, that's terrific,
Because I've been
thinking the same thing.
Well, I'll see what I can
get on the boyfriend.
Probably just some poor jerk-off
Who doesn't know what he's
getting himself into.
Sara, I know you've
been seeing someone.
I know about the therapist.
The office called to
confirm your appointment.
Actually, I think it's great.
You do?
I do.
You've seemed a little...
Tense lately.
Oliver: Home run, dad! Home run!
Apparently, there's a home run.
We need to talk about
this some more.
Oh, I got to tell you
about a run-in I had
With thatcher karsten
outside of ollie's school.
Total war with these guys.
Find out who this guy
is she's screwing.
We can use him, disgrace
the good counselor
Right out of our way.
I know you're uncomfortable
With some of these
tactics, jack.
But you got to trust me.
We're in a new situation here.
We had a good day,
but it's not over...
Not by a long shot.
They brought the
battle to us, so...
This is war.
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