Diagnosis Murder (1993–2001): Season 6, Episode 9 - The Last Resort - full transcript

So tell us why you attacked
the old lady.

Maybe there was

what the lawyers call
"mitigating circumstances."

Yeah, like maybe
that mean old lady

wouldn't let go of her purse.

Or maybe
she called you a bad name.

Did she call you a bad name?

I think the D.A.
would understand that.

Might even give him a break.

I need a soda.

First-degree murder



committed during the
commission of a felony.

It's an automatic death penalty.

Does that grab your attention,
Victor?

Man, my throat's really dry.

I need a soda.

Oh. Uh...

diet okay?

If that's all you got,

sure.

You want a little ice with that?

Yeah, not too much. Uh...

Let me see
if I got this straight.

That's, uh, one diet soda

and, uh, not too much ice.



Yeah.

How about a broken
arm with that order?!

Now you got him upset.

Well, this is
"bad cop, bad cop."

Hey, hey, you guys
can't touch me!

Gentlemen.

Captain?

Officer, take him to detention.

Now, that's exactly
what I expect to find
in your file, Ackroyd,

but not yours, Sloan.

What is happening to you?

It's been a rough month.

waiting to be reported.

Now, that's exactly
what I expect to find
in your file, Ackroyd,

Last time he was on the street,
the Kennedys ran D.C.

It's been a rough month.

"A rough month."

"A rough month."

Gentlemen, when do we not have
a rough month?!

You know, Sloan, I put you

with this guy
to straighten him out,

Ms. Seward? Ms. Seward!

Did you see anything?

I just came on duty.

You stay here and
secure the area.

I'll call the police.

Is she dead?

Yeah.

Did you see anything?

Ms. Seward? Ms. Seward!

Watch it.

Okay. Here we go.

Excuse us.

We know who she was?

Yup. Marisa Seward.

One of Computec's technicians.

If that's okay with you.

Reggie...

It's all right.
Let him in.

Thanks.

What do we got?

Oh, don't have anything.

Steve and I have a dead woman

I'll call the police.

All right.

Mr. Carver, I tell you,
you sure got a lot

of high-tech stuff in this room.

What exactly
do you people do in here?

And the department asked Steve
to try to get him back on track.

Nice assignment.

Mr. Carver, I tell you,
you sure got a lot

Steve and I have a dead woman

and a lot of questions,

some of which I'm going
to ask Computec's owner.

If that's okay with you.

One of Computec's technicians.

Apparently, cause of death

was blunt-force trauma
to the head.

What time do you think it was?

Oh, six to eight hours ago.

No, really, I'm a consultant
with the police department.

It's all right.
Let him in.

Particularly important?

Good question. I would have
never thought to ask that.

Uh, we had

What exactly
do you people do in here?

This is...

was a clean room.

A sterile environment

where we recover and repair
damaged hard drives.

Where are the
D.B.C. discs?

Still on Marisa's workbench.

Tell me about
your security system.

Oh, Reggie's Steve's
old training officer.

He's been having a
little problem lately,

and the department asked Steve
to try to get him back on track.

Temperature, humidity, and dust
are all tightly controlled.

Even the smallest particle

can destroy
sensitive
information.

Was Marisa Seward doing anything

particularly important?

Nothing. If the pulse
of an authorized entity

is outside a
specified range,
the mechanism

which checks both
print and pulse.

What happens if one of your

employees has a gun
put to his head?

Nothing. If the pulse
of an authorized entity

deliberately crashed
their hard drives,

the Justice Department hired us

to resurrect the information.

Well, for entry and exit,

a right thumb
must be placed on the scanner

which checks both
print and pulse.

Is outside a
specified range,
the mechanism

will not engage.

Does the security log

show anybody
entering or leaving the room

besides Marisa during the night?

Did anybody enter
after Marisa Seward?

No.

And the door...

a rush job.

D.B.C. Insurance
is under investigation

for money laundering,
so, when the company

besides Marisa during the night?

Doc, we're trying
to work here. Please.

I'm sorry.

It's all right.

Did anybody enter
after Marisa Seward?

Uh, he was doing
his final checks

before going off duty.

Uh, Warren Decker was the
second man on the scene.

Tell me about
your security system.

Well, for entry and exit,

And the door...

door wasn't opened again?

No, not until, uh, Karl
came in this morning.

Anything magnetic will wipe
the hard drives clean.

Did you find the magnet?

Not yet.

Doc...

I-I know, I know, I know,
but when we

need your help,
we'll ask for it, okay?

Look, that's enough,
Reggie. Just back off.

Doc...

I really... I really think

we've got the situation
handled here.

Well, I'm just trying to help.

I-I know, I know, I know,
but when we

Uh, Warren Decker was the
second man on the scene.

He was Karl's relief officer.

You know, this is
a magnetic screwdriver.

That's odd.

The man's just not
a morning person.

Cause of death

is cerebral hemorrhage.

That she died almost immediately
after entering the clean room.

After locking the door
behind her.

Mm-hmm.

Excuse me. I'm just
a little confused.

No, not until, uh, Karl
came in this morning.

He's the guard
that found the body?

Yes. Karl Jackson.

Uh, he was doing
his final checks

I think we're done here.

I'm sorry, Dad.

You don't have to explain.

I understand.

The man's just not
a morning person.

That's odd.

The screwdriver's
magnetized, Doc.

We know that.
Thank you.

Well, you don't want to have

a magnetic anything
around a computer.

I thought we'd already
established the fact

that Sloan and I are
running this case.

Oh, Amanda and I were just...

Aren't you supposed to be

the clean room, Detective.

Anything else,

Amanda?

Yes. Stomach
contents

is cerebral hemorrhage.

Apparently, the victim's head

was slammed into
a computer monitor.

Nasty.

Look, that's enough,
Reggie. Just back off.

Well, unless you got
any more questions for Carver,

I think we're done here.

I'm taking over this case.

You got a problem,
take it up with your captain.

What does the autopsy show?

Cerebral hemorrhage occurring

shortly after the victim entered

the clean room, Detective.

Yes. Stomach
contents

were shrimp, pasta,

tomatoes, things of that nature

she apparently had for dinner.

There's an interesting
thing here.

We're all on the same team.

Don't you know

they can hear you
out in the hallway?

To say the least.

Her core body temperature
indicates

that she died almost immediately
after entering the clean room.

What's the occasion, Archer?

You decide to spend your day off

with the recently deceased?

My father wouldn't
do that, Reggie.

Yeah. Yeah, I know.

He's got a lot of love for me.

Aren't you supposed to be

treating patients,
or do you have a cop
doing that for you?

What does the autopsy show?

And it looks like
it's full of blood, too.

Don't you have
some vaccines to give, Doc?

You can drop the
attitude, Reggie.

We're all on the same team.

Look, I need...

I need this case.

Now, you know that.

My father wouldn't
do that, Reggie.

What'd you do,
make a couple calls

and get me burned with Newman?

Is that what you did?

Look, I need...

There's an interesting
thing here.

Dead mosquito in those clothes.

And it looks like
it's full of blood, too.

With the recently deceased?

Oh, the last time the chief
gave me a day off, I spent it

having my appendix removed.

I'm taking over this case.

He's got a lot of love for me.

How about filling me in
on the headlines, Dr. Bentley?

Sure. Why not?

For the third time,

the victim died of
a cerebral hemorrhage.

Her head was smashed
into a computer monitor.

I don't know why I always
have to be the rape bait.

You know,
next time, one of you guys

You got a problem,
take it up with your captain.

Did you do this?

What'd you do,
make a couple calls

This is ridiculous.

What's that?

If I didn't have to babysit you,

I wouldn't have been pulled
off a murder investigation

I'm approaching a clump of trees
near the ranger station.

Don't see anything yet.

I wouldn't have been pulled
off a murder investigation

for a routine rape stakeout.

Think you're big enough
to take it from me, Steve?

You know, you're not
going to find

your wife and kid
in that bottle.

Now that we have that settled,

how about filling me in
on the headlines, Dr. Bentley?

Did you write that yourself?

Don't see anything yet.

And she never will.

This guy isn't going to show.

Ah, just relax.

You have no idea what it's like

to have your family
walk out on you and disappear.

You know,
next time, one of you guys

can wear a wig
and a Dolly Parton bra.

This is ridiculous.

To have your family
walk out on you and disappear.

You know,
you're not the first cop

whose spouse dumped him, Reggie.

And he's got them hidden
out there somewhere.

Yeah, yeah,

getting his revenge.

There's only one problem
with that, Reggie.

My wife didn't abandon me.

Jack Sikes took Marsha
and my daughter,

and he's got them hidden
out there somewhere.

Your wife and kid
in that bottle.

Ooh. Clever line.

Did you write that yourself?

Ah, just relax.

Oh, that's really going to help.

Promotion boards are next week,

and I'm babysitting a drunk.

Give me that.

Hey. Hey.

Think you're big enough
to take it from me, Steve?

Maybe 'cause
you can't face facts.

Like your wife left you
and took your daughter with her.

Okay, I'm past
the ranger station

and nearing the bathrooms.

My wife didn't abandon me.

Let go of me!

It's been a year, Reggie.

Get over it.

Okay, I'm past
the ranger station

You all right?

Yeah!

Call for backup!

Officers need assistance!

All units in now!

There's only one problem
with that, Reggie.

You've got no proof.

Why would I make it up?

Maybe 'cause
you can't face facts.

I thought he had a gun.

He's dead.

I thought he had a gun.

All units in now!

Hold it!

This way!

Suspect's down.

What happened?

He had a gun.

Steve had to shoot him.

Let me understand

how this went down.

The suspect turned,

pulled a gun
out of his waistband

and Detective Sloan
had no recourse

but to defend himself
and his fellow officers.

What are you doing?

Relax. It's clean.

But to defend himself
and his fellow officers.

Is that the story?

Yes, sir.

There's not a word
of truth in it.

If I wanted fiction,
I would go to the library.

Sloan, we all know what
really went down last night.

If I bring in Internal Affairs,

they're going to
fire you, arrest you

I didn't have any choice.

They're going to
fire you, arrest you

and prosecute you,
in that order.

Sloan, we all know what
really went down last night.

Are there any other choices?

Possibly.

What does that mean?

Either one of you ever heard
of the Last Resort Clinic?

Maybe I shouldn't
stop at the I.A.

Maybe I ought to
call in the Feds.

Are there any other choices?

Yes, sir.

There was no other recourse,

and that's the truth.

There's not a word
of truth in it.

Ward two of Community General.

Well, it's
a relatively new program.

I don't have
any substance abuse problems.

No, but you got plenty
of the other kind.

That's it.

90 days lockdown
in the Last Resort

or else I'll see you
in the courtroom

with a public defender.

For cops...
with a substance abuse

or an emotional problem.

I don't have
any substance abuse problems.

I mean, I even sense

some civil rights
violations here.

Maybe I shouldn't
stop at the I.A.

Sloan.

Ackroyd.

We've been expecting you.

I'm in charge
of this establishment.

You want to sign in
and empty your pockets?

We've been expecting you.

And you are...?

Dr. David Sinclair.

I'm in charge
of this establishment.

Never know
what you're gonna find.

Well, it's
a relatively new program.

It's sort of the
Betty Ford Center

except it's strictly

for cops...
with a substance abuse

It's a nice place you got here.

Yeah. Dehumanizing, isn't it?

Want to open up

your mouth?

Yeah. Dehumanizing, isn't it?

You were expecting
something different?

I couldn't tell you.

I didn't get a chance

to peruse
the resort's brochures.

With a public defender.

Your choice.

No drugs, no booze, no sex.

If you get caught

doing any of those three things,

you're out of the program,

returned after we
go through them.

Welcome to the Last Resort,
gentlemen.

To peruse
the resort's brochures.

Gentlemen,

here's the story.

90 days lockdown.

Never know
what you're gonna find.

You'll have to excuse him.

Ten years undercover
with skinhead speed dealers

has left Delroy

a mite hostile.

That's the way it's
supposed to happen.

You're out of the program,

and you can face your
consequences on the outside.

Your bags will be

returned after we
go through them.

90 days lockdown.

You attend two
encounter sessions a day...

Afternoons and evenings.

Great.

In the mornings,
you go to exercise

and then testing.

No drugs, no booze, no sex.

Fresh meat, fresh meat,

fresh meat...

Settle down, Delroy.

You'll have to excuse him.

A mite hostile.

I love being assessed by
a woman, first of all,

whose idea of a police
procedure is snorting
coke with suspects.

I was hoping that we'd all
pass the show-off stage.

"None of us
are going to get cured."

Dad, what are you doing here?

You know, if you
can't psychobabble

better than that,

none of us are
going to get cured.

"None of us
are going to get cured."

Yeah, but, Jesse,
it's not something

that just happened overnight.

I am sure it's been
building over time.

Yeah, but we
should have seen
the signs, you know.

That's the way it's
supposed to happen.

Gentlemen...

Fresh meat, fresh meat,

I tell you...

Steve is the last guy I'd expect

to end up in ward two.

Yeah, but, Jesse,
it's not something

Yeah, but we
should have seen
the signs, you know.

I mean, we're his best friends.

Steve keeps everything inside.

He's the one person I know
that's been through so much

and doesn't show it.

We still should
have seen it coming.

Maybe it's because
of the way we feel about Steve

the autopsy report
on Seward is ready.

Yes, but there's something else

I want you to take a look at.

Mark Sloan
discovered a
dead mosquito

I was hoping that we'd all
pass the show-off stage.

Have a seat, gentlemen.

You know, if you
can't psychobabble

You paged me?

I'm assuming that means

the autopsy report
on Seward is ready.

Well, whatever is
going on, I'm sure
he had no choice

but to shoot that
guy in the park.

You do believe that, don't you?

Dad, what are you doing here?

Uh, Dr. Sinclair
asked me to come.

If you could just
give me the report...

So, I spoke
to a forensic entomologist

who specializes in mosquitoes.

In his opinion,
the deterioration of its corpse

I'm kind of in a hurry.

The chief has got me
on three other cases
besides this one.

If you could just
give me the report...

In his opinion,
the deterioration of its corpse

puts its time of death
approximately

the same time as the victim's.

I'll keep that in mind.

You got that report?

Detective Archer, that mosquito

was filled with
blood when it died,

Maybe it's because
of the way we feel about Steve

that we've blinded ourselves
to his problems.

Well, whatever is
going on, I'm sure
he had no choice

But unless your dead
bloodsucker can tell me how,

I don't have time to listen.

Brad Carver? The
owner of Computec?

He's trying
to take Computec public,

which would mean millions
for him.

But I've been
checking the company books,

was filled with
blood when it died,

yet there are
no bite marks
on the victims.

Now, if the police lab

could match
the human blood
in that mosquito...

Mark Sloan
discovered a
dead mosquito

on the clothes she was wearing.

Uh-huh.

I'm kind of in a hurry.

But I've been
checking the company books,

and there are a few gaps
that stink of cover-up.

But how does that
make him a suspect?

And was blackmailing him.

I just have to prove it.

And figure out how
he got into a locked
room to kill her.

With the mosquito.

And I promise
to keep that in mind.

Now, how about
coughing up that report?

Doesn't anybody

believe in evidence anymore?

I do.

And figure out how
he got into a locked
room to kill her.

Details.

I still think
Amanda's onto something

with the mosquito.

Could match
the human blood
in that mosquito...

Then I'd know Brad Carver
killed Marisa Seward.

But unless your dead
bloodsucker can tell me how,

Now, how about
coughing up that report?

Blood from a mosquito?

Doesn't anybody

they were hitting these, uh,
stop-and-rob convenience stores.

And one night I was
staking one out when they hit.

Both of them went down shooting.

But how does that
make him a suspect?

He was having an affair
with Marisa Seward.

My guess is that she knew

all about Carver's
financial shenanigans

and was blackmailing him.

Marsha, my wife, she went down

one day to pick Abby up
and Sikes was standing there

holding my daughter's hand.

How did you feel?

He hadn't really crossed
legal lines.

I wanted to take a bat to him,

but if I did that,
I would have gone to prison.

I wounded Jack
and I killed his brother.

What happened after Sikes

How did you feel?

I wanted to rip his heart out.

But there was... there was
nothing I could do.

What happened after Sikes

was released from prison?

He showed up
at my daughter's school.

Marsha, my wife, she went down

I do.

About six years ago, um,
Jack Sikes and his brother,

they were hitting these, uh,
stop-and-rob convenience stores.

But there was... there was
nothing I could do.

Why not?

He hadn't really crossed
legal lines.

You see, I thought
I could protect them,

and, uh...

one day they were gone.

She didn't understand
what was going on.

Marsha... Marsha
was a mess.

We had a few problems
here and there

didn't react well.

Abby was a kid.

She was young.

She didn't understand
what was going on.

He kept up the pressure.

Then he told me
that he was going to take

Abby and Marsha away from me,

at running away
than you thought.

You can't stay angry forever.

You just got to let
some things go, you know.

Abby and Marsha away from me,

and I didn't believe him.

You see, I thought
I could protect them,

Is that what you
would have done?

I wouldn't have lost them
in the first place.

But if I did that,
I would have gone to prison.

That's exactly what he wanted.

I take it your wife and daughter

didn't react well.

I mean, let's be honest...

You weren't exactly
the perfect husband.

But I was a good cop

and I would have found them.

Well... maybe she's better

at running away
than you thought.

We had a few problems
here and there

but nothing we really
couldn't work out.

But Sikes, he made
everything worse.

He kept up the pressure.

I should be out there
looking for them right now.

You just got to let
some things go, you know.

My daughter was only eight.

Being here in the group?

No.

Well, then, why

were you so upset
when you first
saw him here?

One day they were gone.

Couldn't they have left
of their own accord?

I mean, let's be honest...

Sloan...

you're in the barrel next.

I should be out there
looking for them right now.

So, then why are you here?

You tell me.

You resent your father

being here in the group?

This won't take long.

Really?

I've got nothing to say.

So, then why are you here?

Would you just let your wife
and daughter go?

Is that what you
would have done?

He murdered a man in cold blood?

He didn't murder anyone.

That shooting was justified.

Hmm...

He has nothing to be
embarrassed about.

I'm very proud of him.

Even after

he murdered a man in cold blood?

Aren't you a little embarrassed

that your father has to
see you here in the group?

Well, he shouldn't be.

He has nothing to be
embarrassed about.

Hmm...

You know your son so well.

You two have such a
strong relationship

built on mutual trust

This won't take long.

Steve and I never have held
anything back from each other.

Hmm... how about it, Steve?

Listen, Reggie...
when you figure out

how to handle your own problems,

then you can
tell me how to
deal with mine.

Okay?

Want to tell
your dad about
some of the...

stuff that you're holding back

that he doesn't know about?

Come on, Steve.
I'm here for you.

Were you so upset
when you first
saw him here?

I wasn't upset.

I was just surprised.

Aren't you a little embarrassed

Hmm... how about it, Steve?

Want to say something?

Want to tell
your dad about
some of the...

Shouldn't have held back

from your father like that.

Yeah. Well, sometimes
that's just not enough.

Built on mutual trust

that you have no doubts?

None at all.

Steve and I never have held
anything back from each other.

Yeah. Well, sometimes
that's just not enough.

Come on, Steve.
I'm here for you.

You're saying I should
have told him and
the entire group

what really happened
in the park?

No. I'm just saying
that you...

Listen, Reggie...
when you figure out

from your father like that.

Family's important.

I ought to know.
I don't have one anymore.

You're saying I should
have told him and
the entire group

Who is this?

You know who this is.

You took my family.

Now I've taken yours.

I've got your wife and kid.

Okay?

Sikes?

Sikes!

Yeah?

Daddy?

Abby?

I've still got them.

Who is this?

Yeah?

I heard it ring.

I'm not imagining it.

What's going on here, Steve?

Well, it's not too complicated.

I heard Abby's voice.

On this phone?

You see any others?

That's not possible.

Why not?

There's no dial tone.

Well, it's not too complicated.

Somebody tried to call Reggie.

On a dead phone?

Well, you don't
have to take my
word for it.

And your wife wishes
she could forget.

Marsha says I'm a lot better
in bed than you ever were.

Sikes?

Sugar-free grape jelly
and organic peanut butter.

Congratulations.
You've just solved

the mystery about what the
victim had for lunch.

Well, you don't
have to take my
word for it.

As a matter of fact,
you don't have to
be here at all.

I've got your wife and kid.

Listen to me, Sikes...

Abby doesn't even remember you,

and your wife wishes
she could forget.

This phone's been dead
for over a month.

I just talked to him
on this thing.

He did.

I heard it ring.

That was him on the phone.

He's got Marsha and Abby.

I heard Abby's voice.

What have you come up with now?

A murdered butterfly?

A squashed ant?

We found a stain
over here on the floor,

and it was never reopened
from the inside.

If the killer
followed Marisa in,

he would have been
trapped inside with her.

I'm not saying he wasn't.

And Amanda had it analyzed
at the path lab.

Okay, so dazzle me.

Sugar-free grape jelly
and organic peanut butter.

The mystery about what the
victim had for lunch.

You know, Detective,
you really should take a look
at my autopsy report.

There was not a smidgen
of peanut butter or jelly

almost as soon as she entered
the clean room.

Okay... but what
does it prove?

Well, it proves
that the killer is somebody

Marisa Seward knew well enough
to let into this room.

There was not a smidgen
of peanut butter or jelly

in the victim's stomach.

Marisa Seward was
a top technician.

There's no way
that she'd be eating

What have you come up with now?

Marisa Seward knew well enough
to let into this room.

Only the door closes
automatically

and it was never reopened
from the inside.

I'm not saying he wasn't.

Come outside.
We'll show you.

Go directly to the body

just like the security
guard did, okay?

Okay.

All right.

There's no way
that she'd be eating

in the clean room anyway.

Plus, time of death shows
that she was killed

almost as soon as she entered
the clean room.

All right...

Amanda, you be Marisa,
I'll be the killer,

Detective Archer,
since they already
have your thumbprint

registered at security,

Just like the security guard,
you went straight to the body,

and I slipped out the door
before it closed behind you.

There's no way
the killer could
have gotten out

All right...

Dr. Bentley...

registered at security,

you open the door,
we'll go inside.

Once the door has closed,
open it again,

go directly to the body

He had to wait for
a live person.

But what about the peanut butter
and jelly stains?

Well, he knew it was
going to be a long wait,

Why did I know this was coming?

Marisa Seward's blood type

was type "A."

The blood I recovered
from the mosquito was type "O."

There's no way
the killer could
have gotten out

before Karl opened the door

without leaving his thumbprint
on the security log.

And he couldn't have dragged
the victim over here

Okay, I get it, hot shot.

You were behind the door
when it opened.

Just like the security guard,
you went straight to the body,

Travis?

The blood I recovered
from the mosquito was type "O."

And the purifier here
eliminates all the dust

and the flying insects.

So the mosquito entered with

landed on Marisa's clothing.

Detective Archer,
we're not trying to tell you

how to do your job,
but you might consider

looking into Computec's
personnel files

Let me at least think

I'm still in charge
of this investigation.

I just had no idea how much
difficulties he was having.

It might narrow down
your suspect list.

It could still be Brad Carver.

He had no alibi
the night of the murder.

His wife was out of town,
he claims he was home alone.

So the mosquito entered with

the killer and Marisa.

It then bit the killer,

and then, before being crushed,

landed on Marisa's clothing.

And he couldn't have dragged
the victim over here

to use her thumbprint

because the, uh,
security's pulse detector

would have detected
she was dead.

He had to wait for
a live person.

The personnel files
for the employee blood types.

Let me at least think

Well, he knew it was
going to be a long wait,

so he brought along
a little bite to eat.

That's why the mosquito
is so important.

Why did I know this was coming?

You figured that your kid was
fixing toilets for a living.

Hey, Sinclair, educate the guy.

Trot out the suicide
and divorce statistics

I just had no idea how much
difficulties he was having.

You figured that your kid was
fixing toilets for a living.

No, I know how hard
Steve's job is.

But what I didn't know...
That he didn't feel like

talking to me about it.

You're not the problem
here, Dad.

Well, then what is the problem?

That-that shooting in the park...
Did something happen?

Yeah, a man died.
That's what happened.

Looking into Computec's
personnel files

for the employee blood types.

It might narrow down
your suspect list.

Good God, if you want an
audience, sell tickets.

I ought to be outside

looking for my wife and kid.

His wife was out of town,
he claims he was home alone.

Like I said, you might
want to look into

the personnel files
for the employee blood types.

It w self-defense.

It was self-defense.

Yeah, a man died.
That's what happened.

Well, it was self-defense.
You had no choice.

It was self-defense.

Geez, I ought to know.
I was there.

You're not a cop.

You wouldn't understand.

Your marriage was already shaky

long before Sikes,
wasn't it, Reggie?

Trot out the suicide
and divorce statistics

for cops.

That's not necessary,
is it, Dr. Sloan?

No, I know how hard
Steve's job is.

Why don't you talk to me?
You got some advice for me?

Go ahead.

Mmm, no, no advice, Reggie.

Just some truth.

If your wife is with Sikes,
it's because she wants to be.

If not, this is Steve's turn.

What the hell we all
doing sitting here?

Good God, if you want an
audience, sell tickets.

If your wife is with Sikes,
it's because she wants to be.

You watch your mouth
or I'll shut it for you. Okay?

Is that the way you
talked to your wife

You're so damn desperate
to talk to somebody.

Why don't you talk to me?
You got some advice for me?

Oh, right.

Well, you could have had
time off for that.

But you were on duty.

Now, how do you
think your wife
felt about that?

You want to be
in the hot seat, Ackroyd?

If not, this is Steve's turn.

You leave my wife out of it.

Well, I mean, your wife is the
whole point here, isn't she?

Where were you when Sikes
was stalking your family?

And what a perfect way
to get back at you.

You don't want to go there.

Your refusal to confront
your responsibilities

looking for my wife and kid.

You know something, Doc?
You're pathetic.

You're so damn desperate
to talk to somebody.

Where were you when Sikes
was stalking your family?

I was involved
in a police investigation.

Oh, right.

Your refusal to confront
your responsibilities

by hiding behind that badge

made you a bad father,
a bad husband,
and ultimately

Now, how do you
think your wife
felt about that?

A criminal stalking the family...

You think something else
is more important.

You're not a cop.

Is that the way you
talked to your wife

when she said
something you didn't like?

You leave my wife out of it.

Made you a bad father,
a bad husband,
and ultimately

a bad and worthless cop

who ended up getting
his partner and himself

locked in this place.

Why did you take on
my father like that?

Therapy.

Stay away from him.

Locked in this place.

Reggie! Reggie!

Take it easy!

Somebody, anybody else

to give her a little attention.

And what a perfect way
to get back at you.

Long before Sikes,
wasn't it, Reggie?

You know, maybe he was just
what your wife needed.

Somebody, anybody else

Let's take a break, Reggie.

Why didn't you tell him

what happened
in the park that night?

Stay away from him.

I won't hurt him.

You're the one
I'm worried about.

Take it easy!

It's all right!
It's all right.
I got him.

All right.

Let's take a break, Reggie.

What the hell is the matter
with you, Reggie?

Why did you take on
my father like that?

Daddy...

Daddy?

Maybe you're afraid
he won't love you anymore.

Daddy?

Daddy.

Daddy.

Daddy.

Steve? Steve.

You're the one
I'm worried about.

If you're so in love
with your dad,

why didn't you tell him

I saw it.

Reggie, there's no doll.

It's all in your head.

Daddy...

Daddy...

Daddy.

Daddy.

What did?

It was right here.

The doll... Abby's doll.

Steve? Steve.

Steve, in my room.

Come in my room.

In my room. Look.

It was all in your imagination.

Steve, you got...

you gotta help me
get out of here.

In my room. Look.

It was right here.

Daddy!

It's all in your head.

Sikes doesn't have
your wife and daughter.

They left you, plain and simple.

Accept it and get over it.

Now, you heard the phone call.

Reggie, I backed you up
because I'm your partner.

I didn't hear anything,
and neither did you.

It was all in your imagination.

The doll... Abby's doll.

It's like... it's like the one
in the picture right here.

It was right here,
and it talked to me.

I saw it.

You gotta trust my instincts.

I'd trust yours.

Please.

It was right here.

It was right here.
It talked to me.

What did?

What's wrong, Mark?

The sessions haven't been going
as well as I'd hoped.

You gotta help me
get out of here.

Please, you gotta help me
find Sikes and my family.

Please? Please?

Reggie, I don't even know
if Sikes has your family.

The sessions haven't been going
as well as I'd hoped.

Well, maybe he needs
a little more time.

Steve, I mean.

Ever since that night
at the park, he's just

shut everybody out.

He sure has, and quite frankly,
that scares me.

Well, at least
you don't have to worry

about the Computec case
anymore... we figured out

Accept it and get over it.

The phone call...
What about the phone call?

Now, you heard the phone call.

About the Computec case
anymore... we figured out

who murdered Marisa Seward.

Really?

The blood you found
in that mosquito

has a different blood type
than the victim's.

And we also found
a grape jelly stain

on the floor of the clean room.

That he has a brother who works
for D.B.C. Insurance.

That's the company
whose hard drives

Marisa Seward was working
to resurrect.

Reggie, I don't even know
if Sikes has your family.

Listen to me...

you gotta trust my instincts.

On the floor of the clean room.

Which helped us uncover how
the killer got in and out of it.

Uh-huh.

Yeah, Tanis Archer's really
stepped up to the plate.

She's searched through
the Computec files

for employees' blood types.

One of them was Warren Decker.

Decker? Who's Decker?

He was the second
guard to the scene.

Archer checked him out
and discovered

that he has a brother who works
for D.B.C. Insurance.

Steve, I mean.

Wish it was that simple.

No kidding.

Ever since that night
at the park, he's just

with police work right now,
you know?

All I can think about is Steve.

If I'd just given him
a little more attention.

To, uh, prove
that it was Decker.

We thought maybe you'd
have an idea or two.

Uh, Jesse, I'm... I'm fresh out.

If we can just start talking.

Yeah, I guess I said
a few things that,

you know...

Gag him.

He did it again.

Screwdrivers!

For employees' blood types.

Five of them had the same type
that was found in the mosquito.

One of them was Warren Decker.

I'm sorry about this, Dad.

Let's go.
We gotta move.

I'm really sorry.

Uh, Jesse, I'm... I'm fresh out.

What do you mean?

I don't want anything to do

with police work right now,
you know?

Marisa Seward was working
to resurrect.

Sounds like you've got it
pretty well wrapped up.

Well, not quite.
We still need a way

to, uh, prove
that it was Decker.

Listen, uh...

Dad, you got a minute?

Sure.

Talk?

Yeah.

If I'd just given him
a little more attention.

But I was busy
playing detective,

out finding
magnetized screwdrivers.

I've got to get
back to ward two.

These, uh, sessions...
They got pretty rough, huh?

Yeah... but, you know,
they might do some good

if we can just start talking.

Peanut butter and grape jelly...

That has got to be
my all-time favorite sandwich.

This is tuna.
You want half?

I've got to get
back to ward two.

See you later.

Screwdrivers!

A magnetized screwdriver.

His feet.

Easy, Reggie.

These, uh, sessions...
They got pretty rough, huh?

Gag him.

Wha...?

Take your breaks
out in the open air,

maybe get a little tan.

Do I know you?

Yeah, I'm Dr. Jess Travis,
you remember?

I'm consulting with the police

Hi.

How's it going?

Fine.

Ah, the perfect day, huh?

I'm consulting with the police

on Marisa Seward's murder.

Hope you find the guy
that killed her, man.

She was a good lady.

That police labs can actually
recover blood from a mosquito?

Yeah?

Yeah, like you're
type "O," right?

If a mosquito bit you,

I hate mosquitoes, but
unfortunately, they love me.

You know, if there's one
within 100 miles from here,

Oh, I hadn't noticed.

You want half of that, maybe?

I hate mosquitoes, but
unfortunately, they love me.

They don't bother me.

Did you know

that police labs can actually
recover blood from a mosquito?

Ah, the perfect day, huh?

You're lucky your company
has a patio like this...

Take your breaks
out in the open air,

Is that right?

Boy, that must have been
pretty horrible

finding Marisa Seward dead.

How do you know I'm type "O"?

Because I'm type "O."

I mean, you can always
recognize somebody

with the same blood type.

If a mosquito bit you,

the police lab would be able

to get type "O" blood
from its sac.

How do you know I'm type "O"?

This is tuna.
You want half?

Oh, no, thanks.

What is that, a mosquito bite?

Working at a computer
company, you know?

You know, it's a funny
coincidence though.

What?

It was pretty ugly.

I never thought I'd
be dealing with dead bodies

working at a computer
company, you know?

You know, if there's one
within 100 miles from here,

it finds me, and the bite
just itches for days.

They don't bother me.

My brother and I don't talk.

I'm a... major
disappointment to him.

I don't follow.

Well, your brother...

He's a V.P.
at D.B.C. Insurance.

I mean, he'd be
in a lot of trouble

Like that.

I mean, he'd be
in a lot of trouble

if Marisa recovered the
information from those drives.

With the same blood type.

It's a... it's a little trick
they teach in medical school.

Is that right?

But then I was able
to do something for him.

Now we get along.

Maybe it's like that
with you and your brother.

I tell you, my father
is a real clever guy.

He would have figured out a way

to wipe those drives clean
without even thinking about it.

Maybe it's like that
with you and your brother.

Not a chance, man.

I tell you, my father
is a real clever guy.

What?

Well, that Marisa Seward
was working

on the trashed hard drives
from D.B.C. Insurance.

I don't follow.

Although it would have to be

a high-powered one.

But that would be pretty tough

smuggling it
into the clean room.

I guess so, yeah.

Although I guess you could
smuggle it in a lunch bucket.

Smuggling it
into the clean room.

I mean, you couldn't
just walk around

with a big old magnet
in a computer lab.

People would have a fit.

I guess so, yeah.

I'm a... major
disappointment to him.

I know what that's like.

My father and I
were estranged for years,

but then I was able
to do something for him.

Because if it were
a metal one, like yours,

it would become magnetized.

Like that.

Guess what.

You're still a disappointment
to your brother.

To wipe those drives clean
without even thinking about it.

He probably would have
used a magnet.

Although it would have to be

I'm beginning to see why Steve
likes working with you so much.

This is where Sikes lived
before he got arrested.

After he got out of prison,

he came back here
and used it as a base.

Into Marsha and
Abby's disappearance

must have started here.

I kind of doubt she would
have overlooked anything.

Well, you know what they say
about good police work, huh?

Although I guess you could
smuggle it in a lunch bucket.

That would have to be
a plastic one

because if it were
a metal one, like yours,

Then where is
Jack Sikes, partner?

Because I don't see him.

What, is he hiding under here?

Well, you know what they say
about good police work, huh?

You always start
back at the beginning.

Then where is
Jack Sikes, partner?

Daddy!

They're here. Come on.

Reggie.

Reggie!

Hear that?
Didn't you hear that?

You're still a disappointment
to your brother.

No...

I'm beginning to see why Steve
likes working with you so much.

They're not here, Reggie.

Daddy!

Hear that?
Don't you hear that?

Hear that. Listen.

What did I listen to you for?

You know, I betrayed
my father for nothing.

Daddy!

Wait, wait.

Can't you hear that?
What, are you deaf?

He came back here
and used it as a base.

Reggie, the investigation

into Marsha and
Abby's disappearance

Can't you hear that?
What, are you deaf?

Can't you hear that?

I don't...

I don't hear anything, Reggie.

Wait, wait.

Listen. Just listen.

Daddy, where are you?

Is Sikes hiding your family
in here, Reggie?

What, does he got them in here?

They're calling me.

Calling me from over there.

What, is he hiding under here?

Reggie!

Daddy!

Daddy! Daddy!

Calling me from over there.

Daddy, where are you?

Daddy! Daddy!

Daddy! Daddy!

What, does he got them in here?

Daddy!

Hear that?
Did you hear that?

They're not here, Reggie.

Daddy! Help me!

Didn't you hear that?

Daddy!

Hurry. Hurry, Dad.

Please, hurry!

Daddy! Daddy!

They're calling me.

Really.

Daddy, where are you?

Daddy!

They're calling me.

Hang on, honey, one second.

Please, hurry!

Hang on, baby.

I'm almost there, honey.

Really.

Abby?

Honey?

Daddy! Help me!

I told you I would.

You're safe now.

Both of you are safe.

Hang on, honey, one second.

I told you I'd come back, honey.

I told you I would.

But there was no evidence.

We had to set you up, Reggie.

The stakeout, the shooting,

We even had to fool
our closest friends.

You're a cop?

Playing a part.

Even the man
Steve pretended to shoot.

Pretty sharp guy.

Everything had to be realistic.

Clinic's phony?

Phone calls are all phony?

The stakeout, the shooting,

your sessions with
Captain Newman... all staged

for your benefit.

We even had to fool
our closest friends.

Well, the clinic exists.

But our section of ward two...

Look at all we faked.

We had to find a way
to make you remember.

Get your subconscious to let go.

I did it, didn't I?

We always thought
you did, Reggie.

But there was no evidence.

How did it happen?

Caught them
in bed together, Steve.

Get your subconscious to let go.

Steve realized you
blocked it all out

from grief and guilt.

Even the man
Steve pretended to shoot.

You made it hard for us, Reggie.

Marsha said she
was going to leave me.

You did not know
that Sikes was the other man?

Marsha said she
was going to leave me.

Marsha got away.

So I pushed her,
and when I pushed her,

But our section of ward two...

That was just for us.

Look at all we faked.

He laughed at me.

So I went for him.

So I pushed her,
and when I pushed her,

she fell and she hit her head
on the nightstand.

Sikes pulled out a gun,

How did it happen?

And then the gun went off
and he killed her.

Killed my baby.

So I shot him, Stevie.

And Abby ran into the room,

and then the gun went off
and he killed her.

I know, partner.

I know.

I shot him.

We're going to help you.

So I went for him.

Marsha got away.

So I shot him, Stevie.

I shot him.

And I shot him and I shot him.

Yeah.

I wish it were different.

I know, partner.

Sikes pulled out a gun,

and we fought for it.

We're going to help you.

Yeah.