Blindspot (2015–…): Season 2, Episode 17 - Solos - full transcript

Jane and Oliver end up in a dangerous situation that reveals their secrets.

Oliver?

What happened to...

- Did they hurt you?
- No, I'm all right.

How are you feeling?

How am I feeling?

Not good.

It's morning. They must've drugged us.

- No, don't!
- Aah!

What is this?

It's a prison.

And we're trapped.



- Hi.
- Hi.

Did you know that
dinosaurs had feathers?

No, but that's a cool fact, buddy.

Zander,

- let Mommy's friend sleep.
- Okay.

Go brush your teeth for school.

Bye.

You have a kid.

How did I not know you have a kid?

Do you remember showing up
here at three in the morning?

You were wasted, and you
wanted to keep partying.

I would've sent you
home, but I wasn't sure

you were gonna make it.

I'm sorry.



The drinking, the drugs,

that's not a regular thing for me.

Look, I don't want you to think
that this is what I do all the time.

We can't see each other anymore.

I'm sorry.

Good morning.

What in the hell are you doing
here at this hour of the morning?

More importantly, what
the hell am I doing here?

Listen to this,

there were some hard
drives in the copy store

that belonged to Sandstorm's fixer.

Now, they were mostly destroyed,

but I was able to recover
data from one of them.

Look...

it's full of passports and
other forgeries for Shepherd...

dozens of them.

I mean, she traveled extensively
under numerous aliases.

It's... it's gonna take me a while

to map out all of her movements.

But so far...

there was only one
fake passport for Roman.

And travel documents
indicate that Shepherd

- took Roman on a trip with her.
- So it must have been important.

They went to the
Bahamas a few years back.

There and back in just one day.

Roman was only on the
ground for four hours.

Security cameras caught
him going into a bank.

There's a lot of dodgy banking
that goes on in the Bahamas...

you figured out what he was doing there?

Not exactly, their
privacy laws are strict.

But there's an insurance log

that monitors how much
money is in the bank

at any given time.

And during the time
Roman was inside the bank,

$33 million was emptied
out of a trust fund.

"Beneficiary deceased."

So, what? You thinking
Roman killed someone

to access to their money?

And used the money to fund
Sandstorm's terror plots.

We should see if Roman can
remember what he did with the money,

and then maybe... we can track it.

All right, let's go talk to Roman.

You're here early.

Our appointment's not
for another 30 minutes.

Yeah, I just wanted to talk to you.

That's what appointments are for.

No, I mean, thank you for your help,

but I think I'm done with therapy.

What makes you think that?

Borden is dead.

And I think that I'm ready
to move on with my life.

Will you sit, please?

No, thank you, I can't stay.

Were you there when Borden died?

- Yes.
- How did he die?

Those headaches that I was having,

those ones that you
said were psychosomatic?

They weren't.

Sandstorm drilled a hole in my tooth,

and they planted a bug in there,

so the pain that I was having
was just purely physical.

So...

even after he left,

Borden continued to invade your privacy,

even your body.

That's a horrible violation.

Surely that's upsetting to you.

It isn't anything to me.

It's over. I'm fine.

What do they want?

Why aren't they telling us anything?

Oliver, this is all my fault.

And I'm sorry you got caught up in it.

What are you talking about?

It's a long story, but I have enemies.

Powerful, dangerous ones.

And I'm sure they're behind this.

You have enemies? What enemies?

Look, there's no time to explain.

We just have to get out of here.

Well, I'm not sure that's a good idea.

They could kill us if we try to escape.

Or we do escape, and
then we freeze to death

in the middle-of-nowhere Vermont!

Maybe we should just...

How the hell do you know where we are?

Did Shepherd send you to me?

What? No! I don't know Shepherd,

I swear.

We didn't get kidnapped because of you!

It's because of me.

Good morning, Oliver Steele.

In the top drawer of the
vanity, you'll find a message.

Stand in front of the
camera and read it aloud.

"My father, Magnus
Steele, took $200 million"

"from innocent, hard-working Americans."

"Today that wrong will be righted."

"He will return the money
by 6:00 p.m. Eastern time."

"Or my girlfriend and
I will be executed."

But why here?

Why this house?

I grew up in Sydney,
but my dad was American.

We rented this ski cabin

a couple winters when I was a kid.

This was my bedroom.

That's how I knew this was in Vermont.

But I don't know what the
address is, I was too young.

Okay, so, whoever did this
knows a lot about your family.

Well, I... my dad was a
high-powered accountant.

I assume this is some statement
about my privileged childhood.

The card doesn't say to pay the money.

It says to give the money back.

Okay...

I went to work at my dad's
firm after university.

One day, I found a
discrepancy in the accounts,

and I confronted him.

Turned out that my father
and his business partner

were involved in a Ponzi scheme.

They were stealing
money from their clients.

So, that's the $200 million.

I was disgusted, I threatened
to go to the police.

And he ran.

He left the country,
and he never came back.

But you haven't talked
to him ever since?

No.

But every year at Christmastime, I...

leave a voicemail at
his old work number,

begging him to come back
and just turn himself in.

And the mailbox never gets full,

so I know he's still checking it.

Wait, and you never went to the cops

after all these years.

I couldn't bring myself to do it.

I left the firm, and
I started my charity.

And changed your name to Oliver Kind.

Jane, I'm sorry I kept this from you.

No, it's... look, I know a thing or two

about screwed-up families, okay?

Let's just worry about
getting out of here.

How?

Even if my dad sees this
video, wherever he is,

he is not gonna pay a ransom to save me.

No, we're not gonna make that video.

My condolences for your loss.

Were you close with the deceased?

I didn't come here for grief counseling.

I came for my inheritance.

Yes, sir,

my apologies.

Just sign here.

I was...

I was posing as his next of kin.

Her next of kin.

We don't know who the trust belonged to.

We were hoping you might remember.

Or perhaps you'd know what
you did with the money.

I don't.

I'm sorry.

I killed this person
for their money, right?

That's what you're thinking?

We don't know that.

Well, it makes perfect sense.

Memory after memory. I...

I killed people.

That's who I was.

A monster.

You're not that person anymore.

How do you know that?

Because I watched Jane go through

exactly what you're
going through right now.

I've seen you with my team.

And you want to do good...

just like your sister.

I wish I could believe that.

Roman...

If we can force them
to come in and face us,

we might actually have a chance
to overpower them and escape.

How are we gonna do that?

With this.

They need you to make the
video if they want the ransom.

So, if we destroy the
camera, they'll have no choice

but to come in and film you themselves.

Hand me that lamp.

How do you know how to do all of this?

The MacGyver routine,

that kung fu move you pulled on me...

I grew up in a family
of criminals, bad ones.

I used to be one, but I'm not anymore.

Watch yourself.

Here.

You sure this is gonna work?

Don't move!

Guess it was a mistake to take the girl.

You wanted to see me?

Yeah.

Tasha came to see me last night.

She told me that you've been
going through some things...

in your personal life.

And that she's really worried about you.

No one asked her to worry about me...

Reade, she told me
there's been drug use.

- I made some dumb mistakes...
- You need to stop talking right now.

I can't have this conversation.

Any version of it will end
up with me suspending you,

so here's what's gonna happen.

You're gonna put in for some time off.

Vacation, leave of absence.

Whatever you want, I'll approve it.

But, Edgar, whatever it is
that you're going through,

we can help you, but you need to...

How the hell would you know what I need?

I know that you need help,

I know that I'm in no
position to give it to you,

- so, as your friend...
- We're not friends. We're not family.

- You're my boss, that's it.
- Fine, as your boss,

I'm advising you not to throw away

your career with the FBI.

Especially not to throw away
your career with this team.

You don't give a damn about me.

You're only worried about how
this affects you and your team.

You wanna be very careful about
what you say to me right now.

Yeah, or what? You
wanna fire me, fire me.

I'm doing everything in
my power not to fire you.

Do you understand that?

Why don't I save you the trouble?

I quit.

- Reade, I...
- Go to hell.

Tell me, Oliver, what's Magnus like?

Was he a good dad to you?

He was... fine.

I was a good dad.

I taught my daughter to
be strong and work hard,

and she did.

She built a business from the ground up,

my baby girl.

And then she trusted the wrong people.

She lost everything.

She went bankrupt.

Had to fire all 52 of her employees.

That broke her heart.

They say it's just money,

but it's not just money.

It's people's lives.

She was 32 years old

when she jumped off the G.W. Bridge.

Her name was Jessica.

It's taken me ten years to figure out

who was responsible for her death.

Cops dropped out after two years.

A lost decade, but it was worth it

to make your father pay for my loss.

So, you read the message...

or you lose her.

Just do what he says.

"My father, Magnus Steele,"

"took $200 million"

"from innocent, hard-working Americans."

"Today, that wrong will be righted."

"He will return the money
by 6:00 p.m., Eastern time,"

"or my girlfriend and
I will be executed."

Copy, the other one's ready to go, too.

What other one?

What's going on, Patterson?

There's something you need to see.

This was posted to
YouTube ten minutes ago.

That's the guy Jane's
been seeing, Oliver.

He's been kidnapped?

Not just him. Jane's been taken too.

Okay, we need to locate
Oliver's father immediately.

Wait, there's more.

"Our mother, Edith Kananack,"

"took $200 million"

"from innocent,
hard-working Americans..."

These videos were posted together

with instructions from the kidnappers.

It's a prisoner's dilemma.

The first parent to pay the
ransom gets their kids back.

And the other one
gets to watch them die.

13 years ago, a
prominent New York banker

was caught running a Ponzi
scheme on his clients.

Drained their life savings,
ruined hundreds of lives,

and made off with over $200 million.

Brian Canfield.

Exactly, he went to prison for life,

but they never found the money.

Rumor was that he had a co-conspirator

who laundered the money for him,

but no one could figure out who it was.

Oliver's dad Magnus Steele

and his business partner Edith Kananack.

Looks like they were
the co-conspirators.

And now the kidnappers are
playing them against each other,

trying to get the $200 million.

We need to find both of them
before they try to pay that ransom.

Well, Magnus left the U.S.
shortly after Canfield was caught,

and he's been off the grid ever since...

- I'm still looking for leads.
- What about Edith?

Up until this morning, she was
retired and living in Greenwich,

living a normal life, but
she destroyed her cell phone

immediately after the
videos were uploaded.

I'll put out an APB, she
can't have gotten far.

And I'll work on decrypting
the YouTube videos.

What about Reade... is he in yet?

No, he's... he's not coming in today.

I'm wanna go and talk to Roman.

Fill him in.

The whole team is working on it,

all right, and we will find her.

So, do you need me to
try to remember something?

No, you're her brother.

I thought you had every right to know.

Thank you.

You know, I met your
mother when I was 16.

Shepherd's been watching me ever since.

She's a master manipulator.

She was the one...

who got you the passport
to go to the Bahamas.

So, if you did kill someone there...

I'd say it was probably
under her orders.

Maybe... old Roman wasn't a monster.

Maybe he was just
being controlled by one.

Maybe.

Jane's the only family I have left.

I don't know what I'd...

I don't know what I'd do if I lost her.

We'll find her.

You try to escape...

Edith won't see her kids again.

I've known those kids since
they were in preschool.

I won't let anything
happen to them, okay?

We just need a new plan.

We can't run, so we need to find a way

to tell my team where we are.

What team?

My FBI team.

Who are you?

No, seriously. Who the
hell have I been dating?

I could ask you the same question.

Look, we both kept secrets, okay?

Clearly, we didn't trust
each other with them.

But if we wanna get out of here alive,

we need to trust each other now.

Do you remember the
layout of this building?

We need to get to a phone.

When we used to come here,

my dad's office was right
underneath this room.

I would go to sleep listening
to him on his business calls.

That's good, there might
still be a phone there

and a piece mail with an address on it,

to tell them where we are.

We're gonna have to go up to go down.

Hey... there's a phone!

The new owners must've
converted it into a play room.

- Hey, put the phone down!
- Hey, don't shoot!

Put it down! Move!

Go.

Move!

Edith Kananack's husband has been

with an FBI team since this morning.

He swears he has no idea where Edith is,

but his phone records
tell a different story.

Right after the videos came out,

he received one incoming call

from a payphone in Pearl River.

- Edith?
- That'd be my guess.

After that, he made an outgoing
call to his mother, June.

Wait, why involve the grandmother?

Well, maybe they needed her help.

Edith and her ex-husband
would want to pay the ransom

to save their kids, but
if Edith comes forward,

she'd be arrested for
stealing the money.

And that's where the
grandmother comes in.

She gives the money to the
kidnappers, the kids go free.

Can we track the grandmother's cell?

Where is she right now?

Headed north on the Palisades.

She must be meeting with
Edith to get the cash.

Patterson, get a team out there now.

We need to intercept them
before they pay that ransom.

Hey, look who I found.

They climbed down the damn chimney.

I told you to not let
them out of your sight!

Sit down! Sit down!

All of you, over here!

Come here.

The second screen in that monitor room,

it's a different house.

Maybe that's where
they're keeping the kids.

I know where it is.

The Kananacks used to summer
at a lake house upstate.

I went there once.

It's part of an estate
called Whiteshore.

Okay, so all we need to do is
get that message out, and...

Shut up.

Another word, and I'll
blow your brains out.

Both of you.

Please, you have to let me go.

You're gonna get my babies killed!

Ma'am, we're gonna get them back.

If you help us find Magnus,

then we can save all of
the hostages at once...

Magnus is... is in Lugano, Switzerland.

Six feet underground.

Magnus Steele is dead?

Patterson.

The hospital in Switzerland
confirmed Edith's story.

Magnus was a cancer patient
there under an alias.

He died six months ago.

Without Magnus, we have nothing.

The kidnappers don't
know that he's dead.

And Edith gave her word
that she won't pay the ransom

until the deadline's closer.

So, we have bought a
little time to locate Jane.

Why did you do that?

I warned you.

Now they're gonna kill those kids.

- Is that what you wanted?
- No, don't hurt them.

We weren't trying to escape.

We were looking for a phone.

What, to call for help?

No, to call Magnus.

He's in hiding, he's probably never

going to see that YouTube video,

but Oliver knows how to reach him.

There's a voicemail he still checks.

- Jane...
- So, if you want your money,

you let us make the call.

Damn it, fine, give it to them.

Give it to them.

On speaker.

Dial your dad's old work number.

You've reached the voice
mailbox of Magnus Steele.

Please leave a message.

Hi, Dad...

it's me, Oliver.

I know we haven't spoken in a while.

Mr. Steele, this is
your son's girlfriend.

He's too proud to ask
you for help, but I'm not.

You need to pay $200 million,
or we're going to be killed.

If you don't have the cash,
you can sell your collection

of Roman sculptures and
the shepherd painting.

Liquidate the phase two condos
in Florida if you have to.

What's going on?

Some of our routine NSA
surveillance software

just flagged a phone message

with multiple Sandstorm keywords in it.

A new lead on Phase Two?

Not exactly.

If you don't have the cash,
you can sell your collection

of Roman sculptures and
the shepherd painting.

That's Jane! She must
have known that if she used.

Sandstorm terms, you
would intercept the call.

Kurt, he shouldn't be up here.

He's in a bad state, he needed to know

that his sister is alive and
fighting to see him again.

Where is she?

The phone's signal is heavily cloaked,

so we're still trying to work on it.

You can still fix things with your son.

But first things first.

Send amount verified exactly.

Killer is deranged,
sadistic, and terrifying.

We're helpless in the end,
so hurry or risk everything.

That last part, there's
something off about it.

He's right, it's a code.

First things first.

Wait, I got it.

What if we use the first
letter of every word?

Save kids at Whiteshore.

What's "Whiteshore"?

It's an exclusive resort upstate.

She figured out where
the kids are being held,

and she wants us to go rescue them.

No, no-no-no, you can't do that,

Jane could be killed.

You gotta rescue both
parties at the same time.

Roman, calm down, all
right, Jane sent us this.

All right, and that means that she
wants us to go after those kids.

That means she can probably handle

the kidnappers on her end.

We have to trust her.

Nas, Patterson, you
keep searching for Jane.

Tasha, you and me'll take
a team up to Whiteshore.

As soon as we know the kids
are safe, we can escape.

Jane, there's too many of them.

We don't have a choice.

I need you to trust me one last time.

When I say run, run.

I am sick of hearing you two yap!

Shut up!

Don't shoot! Don't shoot!

It's okay.

It's okay, we're FBI,
everything's gonna be okay.

I need you two to follow me.

Weller? Coming down with the kids.

Where are the other hostages?

Where are the other hostages?

- The Feds found the lake house!
- Run!

What're you still doing
here? Oliver, we have to go!

It was an accident.

Look, listen to me. Hey, listen to me.

You didn't have a
choice. It was him or you.

It's okay, but we have to go, now.

Okay? Come on, move.

Well, well, well.

What do we have here?

We're running out of time here, Herman.

Just let me think.

The Feds are at the lake house, man.

It's not gonna take 'em long
to figure out where we are.

Herman, what do you want to do?

I don't know!

This is all wrong, why
isn't he contacting us?

Your father has to be punished.

I don't even want the money.

I just want him to pay for what he did.

I want him to feel the pain...

that I felt...

when I lost my Jessica.

Magnus will never
feel that kind of pain.

What?

And he won't pay your ransom

because he doesn't love his son

like you loved your daughter.

Threatening Oliver won't make
him surface with the money,

and killing Oliver won't destroy him.

Because you were right about Magnus.

He isn't half the father you were.

But he will pay for his crimes.

And now that you've told
the world what he did,

the authorities will find him.

It's not enough.

Nothing will be enough
to bring back Jessica.

But is this what she would want?

For you to become a murderer?

It's not too late.

You can still back out of all this.

Just let us go.

Take them back to the city.

Drop them on a busy corner.

Finally, some peace and quiet.

For three months, we've been listening

to that sad sack spout
his unhinged tirades,

day in and day out,

because we were promised
40% of the ransom.

I want my 80 million.

I... I don't have that
kind of money, not anymore.

No-no-no-no...

now, see, half of my team is dead...

by your hand.

Now lucky for you, I prefer
compensation to retaliation,

but if I can't have my
first choice, well, then...

Wait-wait... the charity
I run has deep pockets.

Not 80 million, but 50 at least.

You can have it all.

Get the laptop for the wire transfer.

Wait, wait, I can't do it from here.

No, there's a fail-safe
for moving large amounts.

It has to be authorized by
at least two board members.

Well, we're just gonna have to find
another board member, aren't we?

Wipe the place, we're
taking this show on the road.

I know you feel helpless.

I'm sorry that we had to bring
you back down here right away.

Don't be.

It's just, there's a lot
of sensitive intel around.

I understand why I have to be in here.

I belong here.

Roman...

You don't have to explain.

Just let me know when she's safe.

Of course.

It reeks of bleach in here.

They must've wiped this place clean.

Might not be the right location.

They could've lied to us.

Weller, take a look
at these scratch marks.

What about 'em?

They're not just random scratches.

They're the logo to
Oliver's water charity.

How do you know that?

Jane had me look into Oliver
when they first started dating.

That's probably where they're headed.

All right, let's move!

Now, listen, man, remember,

the only thing you gotta do

is get your CFO to
make that wire transfer,

and we all go home.

But if you try and
escape, yell for help,

Darren's gonna open
fire in that building.

If you try to be a hero,

my colleagues are gonna slit your
girlfriend's pretty little throat.

- You understand what I'm saying to you?
- Yeah, yeah.

Let's go.

Jill?

Oliver, what...

It... it's gonna be okay.

God, you're the
one who kidnapped him.

Hey, all he wants is money.

Okay, I just need your co-authorization

to empty out the account.

Do we have eyes inside, Patterson?

I tapped into the security footage.

Oliver is in the CFO's
office on the 19th floor...

there's a man with a gun on him.

Let's move.

Jill, we need your password now.

I'm sorry, I just made a mistake.

You do it again, and you lose a limb.

Edith made a full confession,
she's facing fraud charges.

So, I'm guessing you didn't find my dad.

I'm so sorry, Oliver.

Magnus died of cancer six months ago.

There's one other thing.

In the last two years of his life,

he gave away most of his fortune...

in large, anonymous
donations, to your charity.

- I'll give you guys some privacy.
- Thanks.

Look, I know it doesn't make
up for what he did, but...

at least he was trying.

He did care about you.

Maybe.

Or maybe he was just trying to clear

his own conscience before he died.

Do you...

can I take you home?

Um...

I think I'd probably
just like to be alone.

Of course.

- Look, Jane...
- You don't have to say it.

It's just all too much right now.

You know, I just...

I don't think I have the...

emotional real estate...

for someone whose life is
as complicated as my own.

It's okay.

You were incredible today.

You want to let Roman out?

House arrest, all right?

He'll still be under
round-the-clock surveillance.

Look, we've kept him in a cage because

we're afraid of what he might become,

but it's a self-fulfilling prophecy.

We treat him like a monster,

and he's starting to
think of himself that way.

We treat him like a criminal who's
being punished for his wrongdoing.

Except Roman is an asset, all right?

The most valuable asset against
Sandstorm that we've got,

and instead of turning him to our side,

we're actually pushing him away.

Look, if we want Roman to help us,

then we need to start treating him

like he's potentially
one of the good guys.

We know exactly what that
man has the potential to be.

And every single one of those memories

that you're so desperate to
pry out of his damaged brain

can turn him right back into it.

You won't get my approval on this.

Fine, we'll take it to Pellington.

This is a mistake.

Hey, I heard about Reade.
Is he gonna be okay?

Honestly, I don't know.

- What about you?
- I'll be okay.

You sure?

I mean, I... I've never
been dumped before,

that... didn't feel awesome.

But... he was right.

There's just too much
baggage between us.

That is a cop-out.

- No, it isn't.
- It totally is.

Everyone has baggage they
bring to a relationship.

You and Oliver just weren't
right for each other.

How do you know?

Because when someone's
really right for you,

you make room.

Jane, come with me please.

Good night.

What is this? What's going on?

They're, putting me on house arrest.

I'm getting out.

He's gonna go home with
you, stay at the safe house.

There are conditions to the deal.

You'll report to SIOC
with Jane every morning

to continue your
mandatory sessions with me.

And then you'll return to
the safe house every night.

All other movements are restricted.

You're still in FBI custody.
That has not changed.

You're getting out.

I'll see you tomorrow.

Thank you.

You have no idea what this means to me.

I have some idea.

Let me get another.

A double?

You're not driving, are you?

Where else am I gonna go?

Now, I can't cook.

But I can order with the best of 'em.

Here.

Okay.

How about Alfred's Chinese?

No, thanks, I almost
died once already today.

What is it?

That money I took from the
Bahamas for Sandstorm...

I'm pretty sure I didn't
kill anyone for it.

Well, how do you know?

Because the trust fund
belonged to Alice Kruger.

It belonged to you.

_

Borden continued to invade your privacy.

Surely that's upsetting to you.

Hey, I'm looking to
party, can you help me out?

Nah, bro, you got the wrong person.

You just sold to my
friend in the plaid shirt.

- He told me to come see you.
- Wait... wait-wait,

I know him.

He was at the raid two years
ago on my cousin's crew.

He a cop, brah!

No-no-no, I'm not... I'm not...

Come on, go, come on...

How did the trust fund end up in
Jane's name in the first place?

I don't know, but now
that we're aware of it,

we can try to track it back,

hopefully back to Shepherd.

But this feels different.

For the past couple weeks, I...

I feel like we're really
closing in on them.

I hope so.

You know, I can't even remember

what my life was like before
I started hunting Sandstorm.

How sad is that?

Speaking to the wrong guy.

Turns out my life hasn't been
my own for the last 20 years.

Excuse me, are you Kurt Weller?

Yes, I am, why?

You've been served.

What the hell is this about?

Your team is being investigated.

For what?

"Aiding and abetting a
terrorist organization."