Dirty John (2018–…): Season 2, Episode 2 - The Turtle and the Alligator - full transcript

San Diego PD, homicide unit...

there's six teams.

A team is four detectives
and one sergeant

on call at different times.

I was on call that morning,
November 5, 1989.

Approximately 8:15,
I got the call.

They told me
1053 Cyprus Street

in the Hillcrest
Marston Hills area...

a fatal shooting.

Ruby & The Romantics'
"Our Day Will Come"... Plays

♪ Our day will come ♪



♪ And we'll have everything ♪

♪ Ooh ♪

♪ We'll share the joy ♪

♪ Ooh ♪

♪ Falling in love
can bring ♪

Hold fire!

Elisabeth Anne.

You need to go home, now.

Leave the rifle.

♪ Will come ♪

What is this?
Why are you home?

Father Luke said to leave.

Why?
What did you do?

I don't know.
He just said go.



Ugh, don't whine.
Think.

I was in Phys Ed.

We were shooting guns.

I...

Come with me.

Don't move.

Oh, my God.

Oh, my God.

Okay, uh, the clips go
in the front and the back,

and then you
put the belt on first,

and then you pin
the sanitary pad to the clips.

Or don't, or just stay here.

That's everything, Betty.

I have the whole
serving set now.

Yes.

I remember when you gave me
my first spoon.

I thought I would be so old

when I finally had
the whole set.

Old enough
for your own family.

- Young man, did you just...
- Be very careful.

Silver is so soft.
It will scratch.

You're gonna be the girl

with boys on the phone
all hours now?

What?

I don't...

who did they say
that they were?

What have you
been getting up to?

Nothing.

I can't help if people look up
this number and call it.

And you can't help once
people think you're a slut.

There's no coming back
from something

- like that.
- MAre you a slut, Betty Anne?

- No.
- No more boys calling here.

- I can't stop them.
- Try.

I'm gonna get us all another
pitcher.

Okay, we'll be here.

How many times
are you going to let him

explain the rules of football
before you tell him

you know them?

Some people dream
about Paris.

My dream is to go
anywhere overnight

without my parents,

and because of your brother,
I'm finally able to do that,

so he can explain football
to me as much as he would like.

South Bend is your Paris.

Exactly.

No one has ever been happier
to be in Indiana than me.

Just control your joy,

or my aunts will think
we're up to something.

Are those your chaperones?

They're not hovering,
so they must trust you

to make smart decisions,
unlike your dates.

I mean, leaving you two alone

like candy in a room
full of babies?

That's not smart at all.

Does anybody have a pen?

Thank you.

You know that's fabric,
not paper?

Yeah.

Daniel T. Broderick III.

MDA?
What is an MDA?

Medical doctor, almost.

Starting Cornell
medical school.

Cornell...
I'm from New York.

Not Ithaca, Bronxville,

but I'm going to college
there myself.

Mount Saint Vincent...
You're perfect.

I mean, uh, that's perfect.

I got there around 8:45.

I was briefed on the situation
by officers Shea and Jankovic.

They had secured the scene.

They told me the home belonged
to a Daniel Broderick.

And then, the homicide unit,
we took over from there.

*DIRTY JOHN*
Season 02 Episode 02

Episode Title:
"The Turtle and the Alligator"

Aired on:
June 02, 2020

She told me she
didn't know what had happened

because the drapes were drawn,
and it was completely dark.

I was asking her
if she'd heard anyone

or if there was screaming
or blood or anything like that.

She said she didn't know
that she had hurt Dan

because he sat up and said,

"You shot me.

I'm dead."

This is a lot of space,
which we need

for filing, records storage,

but also to house
this elite army of legal minds.

Well, this mostly elite army
of legal minds, I mean,

but, with all
of your Ivy degrees,

we figure you'll compensate

for Terry here
being dead weight,

and Fred
who should've been shot

and turned into
dog food by now.

I'll do what I can, Martin.

- Attaboy.
- Incredible.

And I get to
take you to lunch.

The firm's treat.

Do you like mai tais?

Betty doesn't want to go
to the tiki place, Vonne.

She wants to come see
our amazing law library,

right, Betty?

Do they have
Jacqueline Susann?

Wayne, have you met...
have you met Dan Broderick?

He is a doctor
who went to Harvard Law,

so today is your last day.

Come on.

Oh, come on,
there you go, Martin.

Oh, boy.
I'm telling you,

this guy's gonna give you
a run for your money.

- How you doing?
- Hey, nice to meet you.

The lounge
because it's fabulous.

You can... you can smile
and laugh about it.

I'm actually helping do...

Betty!
Betty!

I am late.
I am sorry.

I... I tried shouting your name,
but you couldn't hear me.

Were you... were you really
just gonna leave?

Well, I didn't know
if you were coming.

Of course I was.

Shall we?

All right, good.

♪ Wash your face
and comb your hair ♪

♪ It's a fine time ♪

♪ Fine time ♪

♪ Strut down the street
with your red dress on ♪

I was worried
you weren't gonna be here

I almost wasn't.

I tried to take a nap
after my final,

but my mom came into my room
and dragged me off my bed

by my feet screaming
I must be on drugs.

What did your mother think
about people who took naps

during the day
before she knew about drugs?

Probably
that they were exhausted

because they had
such loose morals.

Oh, where'd you find that?

- Someone left it on the train.
- And you picked it up.

How come?
Are you a feminist now?

I mean,
Gloria Steinem's pretty.

But she's so weird.
And what is she trying to do?

Johnny Mathis's
"The Twelfth of Never"... plays...

- Did you put that on?
- It wasn't me.

I mean, I just got here.

Must have been
the, uh, universe.

Mm‐hmm.

♪ Must I explain? ♪

Come on.

♪ I need you,
oh, my darling ♪

♪ Like roses need rain ♪

♪ You ask how long
I'll love you ♪

♪ I'll tell you true ♪

"All of your friends dream
about being you...

"the image of the model woman.

"Soon you'll be
the favorite teacher

"of classes full of children,
and after that,

"perfect wife and mother
making the perfect home.

"When I let myself dream,

"I dream about
that home being mine.

"Or sometimes my dream
is about your legs

that go all
the way up to your"...

Daniel.

- ♪ Hold me close ♪
- What? -

♪ Melt my heart
like April snow ♪

Another pitcher?

I didn't ask for it.
They just gave it to me.

I think they are grateful.

Grateful that you filled his
bar full of drunk med students?

- He's grateful for that?
- Absolutely.

- Hey... oh.
- Oh.

Marry me, Bets.

Okay, time to switch
to Irish coffee.

- I mean it.
- You always mean it.

I mean it too.

I'm not getting married
until I graduate.

Maybe you're just worried
that you'll stop loving me

if we wait till then.

Mmm, I'm not worried
that I'll stop.

No, Dan.
Dan, come on.

Oh, no, Dan
Don't do the turtle.

Okay there, pal?

Dan, no, no, no,
not the alligator.

I'm not gonna let you
get away, Betty.

- Are you all right?
- You can't do this.

It's as if no one else
even exists.

- It's unconscionable
- Well, okay... can't do what?

- What's happened?
- He's gonna ruin it all.

He said he'd wear
the formal morning dress.

We'll call the rental house
right now.

We'll send someone over
to get the right size.

Agostina's son can do it
while you talk to Dan.

You tell him...

He said that he didn't
want to wear rented clothes.

He knew the entire
bridal party would be

in morning dress.

He looks ridiculous!

He's my husband.

A man who could do this
without a thought for anyone...

what wouldn't a man
like that do?

Mama.

Oh, thank you.

Well,
what should we do today?

The cathedral's
supposed to be lovely.

Ooh, and somebody said

that there's
a pirate's lookout tower.

Blackbeard's castle.

We'll have to leave the room
for a little while, won't we,

not to be in the way
of housekeeping?

Uh, they're not coming.

I told the desk
not to send them.

We're married now.
We wanna be alone.

What, you wanna sleep
in an unmade bed?

Why would I have to?

You can make a bed.

Mmm.

All right, here we go.
One, two, go!

I need your help.

Okay, one, two, three, go!

Hey!

Yes! All legs!

Betty,

home sweet home.

She was crying.

And then
she just started talking.

I‐I couldn't even tell
who it was at first.

And she said she had just
come from Dan's house,

that she had fired a gun...

but it was dark,
and she didn't know

if she had hit anyone.

She, uh, asked me
what she should do.

I didn't know what to say,

and I didn't call
the police because...

I didn't believe her.

How are you feeling?

I think Mrs. Elliott knows.

There was just a look
in her eyes today.

If she knows,

then the assistant headmistress
knows too.

Wouldn't she have
called you in if she knew?

Might just be
taking pity on me.

If they are,
they won't for long.

I'm just gonna have to quit
before I get fired.

I'm sorry.

But don't be sad.
We'll get by.

We'll be... we'll be fine.

I mean, do we need
electricity in the apartment

or are we just
used to having it?

You ate food today.

You're saying you're gonna
want more food tomorrow?

I can pick up another shift.

No, Daniel.

It's not safe for you to drive
when you're tired,

and another shift at the lab

will affect
your hospital rotation.

I was talking
to Lucy Ralston today

about direct sales
with Tupperware,

and she was saying
that if you meet their targets,

then you can make
your own schedule.

I'm good at selling.
That's true.

You were great at teaching.

Damn it, I forgot
to pick up antacids.

We can stop
and get some on the way.

No, we can't.

The latest I can punch in
is 3:15.

Paul Simon's
"Mother and Child Reunion"... plays

♪ No, I would not
give you false hope ♪

♪ On this strange
and mournful day ♪

♪ But the mother
and child reunion ♪

♪ Is only a motion away ♪

- ♪ Oh, little darling of mine ♪
- Come here, you.

♪ I can't for the life of me ♪

♪ Remember a sadder day ♪
Ooh! It's okay.

Shh, shh, shh.

♪ I know they say
let it be ♪

♪ It just don't work out that way ♪

♪ And the course
of a lifetime runs ♪

♪ Over and over again ♪

♪ No, I would not give you
false hope ♪

♪ Oh no ♪

♪ On this strange
and mournful day ♪

I know.
It's okay.

♪ Is only a motion away ♪

Look at this stuff
that my mother sent me

from St. Philomena bazaar.

Half of this stuff
has barely even been worn.

Wow.

I did not think a custom‐made
coat would look that good,

but it really does,
doesn't it?

Image inspires confidence.
Confidence breeds success.

I just wish success
bred loving your work,

but I guess success
is its own reward.

Hm.

I asked him
to make me two more

so you're not up every night
spot treating this one.

Well, if we can afford it,
buy three...

one for when this is dirty
and one just in case, right?

Right,
but we can't...

afford it.

Well, if we really
tighten our belts

for the rest
of the month, we can.

And it's a one‐time outlay.

The way you'll
take care of them,

they'll last for years.

Hm.

What?

I just like looking at you.

Blondie's "Heart of Glass"... plays

All right.

- How was the tour?
- Don't go in there.

It'll make you
wanna redo your house.

Speaking of...
can we redo our house?

Oh, boy.

If you see
what Betty's managed

to make this place into
on an associate's salary,

you'll think anyone can,
but you'd be wrong.

Wait, so decorating
isn't just

buying the most expensive
one of everything?

Uh‐oh.

How would I know?

What's your secret?

Being so happy
we finally found a home

some place so beautiful.

- Thank you.
- Among such nice people.

I really think
that's what it is.

It's not what I want.

It's not what
I thought it would be.

Maybe it never was, and I was
working too hard to realize it.

I'm suffocating, Bets.

I'm done.

Okay.

What are we gonna do now then?

Lawyers aren't on call
in the middle of the night.

They don't have emergencies.

They can spend time
with their families.

You...

You wanna be a lawyer now?

Since when?
You know what malpractice is.

Medical malpractice litigation
is a chance to do good,

to be creative
like you can't be in medicine,

and to make money

as one of the few
who's also an MD...

maybe only.

And... Harvard must see that

because I applied,

and they accepted me.

Harvard?

Well, that's... wonderful.

But, what... are we gonna move
to Boston with a baby?

- Two babies?
- I know.

I know it's a lot,
but it's still our plan.

It's just gonna take
a little longer to get there,

but it'll be so much
more worth it when we do.

We'll have to get a loan.

My father won't subsidize
another degree

when he said there's nothing
wrong with the first one,

but... if you thought we'd be
well off on a doctor's salary,

it's nothing compared
to what we will be now.

What's better, Bets?

Rich or richer?

What's in it again?

It's strawberries,
white sugar,

red wine vinegar...

And gin.

- Mmm.
- And it's called a what?

And is there more of it?

Anything that's not the gin
is called a shrub and yes.

Oh, I've heard of that.
That's this?

My kids are still
somewhere here, right?

I'm just asking.

Uh, still sponge painting.

When they get bored of that,
I've got beads and string?

Should we try and talk about
the ball a little?

Assign committees at least
before we all forget our names.

Why?
We have Betty now.

She whipped up the perfect day
on no notice using stuff

she just had lying
around the house

and looked like a catalog model
while doing it.

Except for her nails.

I know!

I get a manicure,
and then I forget,

and I open a tub of Play‐Doh

or undo a knot
in someone's shoe, and they...

I was just teasing you.

I vote we put Betty
in charge of the whole gala

and just call it a day.

All in favor say "shrub."

Shrub.

Stop teasing me

and put me on
a committee, please.

Don't worry, you are on
decorations and arrangements.

- Okay.
- And also invitations.

Mm, and also special effects.

You can pretend that you
didn't rule the gala circuit

back east all you want, Betty,
but you can't fool us.

All right, in you go.

Ooh, I think the wind is worse
here in Boston, huh, kids?

Oh, but never mind
that now, girls.

You hear that terrible sound?

It means
they finally fixed the heat.

Oh, and there's hot water,
and Daddy's home early.

Hooray.

Dawson kept bending my ear.
I couldn't get any work done.

Telling me
how he's named for his dad

who's named for his grandad,

So he's Trip
because he's the third...

Trip short for triple.

Does he know
that you're Dan Broderick III?

You know, there's so many
guys like that at Harvard.

They don't have to worry

about standing out
or getting noticed.

Their future's already secure.

Well, what can we do to make
sure you stand out here, then?

Well...

Student government elections
are coming up.

There's seven reps for 1L...
one for each section.

But if I won,
I wouldn't have time

for work‐study
or a part‐time job.

Well, it's the best
law school in the country,

and you're
the smartest one there,

and it's your job to get
as much out of it as you can,

and it's my job to help you.

Image, confidence, success,
right?

So we'll cut back.

We'll figure it out.

Or you'll lose the election,
and it won't matter anyways,

- Trip.
- Oh, Trip.

Doesn't look like we're
having a bath tonight, girls.

The pipes
are all frozen up again.

Nothing's coming out.

I... come...

oh.

You're just tired, Bets.

Oh, I just can't.

All I do is throw up and bleed
and hemorrhage down my legs.

And the veins...

Just because it is legal
does not make it right.

You're just saying that, Dan,
but you're not here.

We can hardly afford
Tracy and JenJen.

That child... that child
is as much our child

as they are.
There's no difference.

Yes, there is.

How would we live
with ourselves?

I kn... I know you
don't want to do this.

I know.

You just want life
to be simple, and it can be.

Okay, we have each other.

I don't have you, Dan.

I have no one.

You will.
You will.

I‐I'll be home.
I'll be better.

I promise.

I'll take care of you
the way you take care of me.

All right?
Come here.

We'll get through this
together.

All right?

Okay.

Coop keeps lecturing us
on Nordic over alpine.

Apparently his father was
an Olympic medalist in Nordic.

And McMeel keeps talking about

how Aspen
is so much better than Stowe.

Well, you're making
good connections.

Do they think
that you like them?

Probably.

The skiing's great.

Well, you've never
been to Aspen,

now have you, lovey?

Ah, yeah, one sec.

Okay, we're going
for dinner now.

I'll probably have to
pick up the tab, sorry.

No, no, it's fine.
You should.

Image, confidence, success.
Love you.

Oh!

Ah!

Police department.

Hi, I'm... I'm alone.
I'm pregnant.

Something's... I need someone...

a ride to the hospital.

Where is he?

Where did they take him?

He's gone.

Where?

I never even saw him.

I didn't get a chance
to name him.

You find out
where they take him.

You find out... you have to
find out, Dan,

where they have taken him.
Please... no.

No, I don't...
It's okay.

It's okay.
It's gonna be okay.

No.

She was hysterical.

She kept saying,

"Dan is driving me
up the wall, Dad.

"He's driving me crazy.

I feel like
committing suicide."

She didn't tell me
she was at Jennifer's house

She didn't tell me
she had just shot anyone.

I said, "Betty Anne,
calm down, calm down."

Before I knew it, she hung up.

The Bellamy Brothers'
"Let Your Love Flow"... plays

♪ There's a reason
for the sun‐shining sky ♪

♪ And there's a reason
why I'm feeling so high ♪

♪ Must be the season ♪

Hi.

♪ When that love light
shines all around us ♪

- Oh, babe.
- It's okay.

- Oh.
- I got you.

- Ah.
- Oh.

God, really?

♪ Where your love
can't hide ♪

Come... I gotta... all right,
I gotta get up.

Get me up.
I gotta get up.

Babe...

That's not funny.

You're the turtle.

Excuse me, Daniel Broderick,
get me up!

- I might vomit.
- Okay, okay, okay.

♪ You'll know what I mean ♪

♪ It's the season ♪

♪ Let your love flow ♪

♪ Like a mountain stream ♪

♪ And let your love grow ♪

♪ Like the smallest
of dreams ♪

- I can't believe it's over.
- I know.

I feel like Evelyn and Josie
were just arguing

about how classic Hollywood
is a stupid theme,

and now
the ball's on Sunday.

At least you
don't have to worry about us

trashing your house
like seagulls anymore.

I loved it.
I'm so sad it's over.

Until six weeks from Sunday

when we have to start planning
for next year.

What time
is Dan getting home?

Uh, I should ask you
the same question

since he's probably
with Martin.

Yeah, but I'm used to it.

Oh, I'm used to it...

all the years of long hours,
the pressure,

med school
before law school.

Difference is,
now he gets paid.

Mm.

But does Dan like it?

The firm.
I think so.

We don't really talk
about it, exactly.

I can't imagine how hard
Martin had to work

to get where he is.

Sure hope he likes it.

Uh, he does.
Yes.

When you work so hard
for so long

to try and please people,
and then, suddenly,

they all have to
try and please you,

it's easy to like.

It is easy to convince yourself
that you deserve it.

It is the Radcliffe
& Nunn sickness.

Eventually,
they all catch it.

It makes you greedy
and restless and selfish

and the only cure
is to, uh, leave.

If you don't,
it changes you forever.

Especially if you want it to.

Also I may have been drinking,

which is your fault...
those amazing gin fizzes.

Should we make coffee?
Oh, yes.

No, no, no, I'll do it.

Shh, shh, shh.

Ralph finally settled with
Mitchell, Gillis, and Lyons.

He wouldn't let
any of us leave.

I would've called, but...

Anybody
who calls home is a wimp.

Yeah, exactly.

Oh.
Oh, yeah.

Oh, hmm.

That's it.
That's the stuff.

Oh, I love it.

You'd think
someone like Ralph

who's a partner wouldn't...

Senior partner.

Want the associates
out drinking,

even for a celebration.

This stuff
is just as important to them

as the rest of it.

They love it.

Ralph, Martin,
they all said it.

The law is
a mental battlefield,

and Radcliffe & Nunn
is the army,

and the fight never stops.

You have to find
your adversaries

and show them
that no matter

how ready they are,

you're readier
and for longer.

You gotta show them
wherever you can...

the courtroom, the telephone,

the bar
if that's where they are.

That's where they usually are.

And you never negotiate until
you're sitting on their chest.

And the only way
you can get on their chest

is if you're in their head.

Mm.

♪ You take my breath away ♪

Hi... oh, thank you so much.

- Hi.
- Hello.

Hi.

Thank you very much.

- We did it.
- We did it.

Can you believe it?

Oh, come on.
Yeah.

Howard told me
tonight that, uh...

Steward Mutual
is leaving the firm.

What?
Why?

Ugh!

Not that I wanted
to represent

a health insurance company,

but with all the work
they do give me,

it was the closest thing

to what I got into all this for
in the first place,

so I don't know.

$35,000 a year to do the job
of three lawyers.

Mm.

Ivy League educated MD, JD

and to be wasted.

Just wasted.

- Mm.
- They love you.

And they're jealous of you.

And they don't want
anyone else to have you.

- No.
- And they need you.

But you know what?

You don't need them...

for anything.

So what?

What should I do?
Quit?

- We did it.
- We did it!

Can you believe it?

♪ Feels a little like love ♪

♪ Feels a little like love ♪

Should I quit?

Mm.

Should I open my own practice?

Huh?

Mm‐hmm.

Ah!

No, baby!

Yeah, I'm gonna eat you!

Oh, man.
Baby, baby, stop!

Oh, babe...
Oh no, I'm gonna survive.

- Oh, my God, I bonked you.
- It's okay.

I bonked you.

The brass, right?

So much credit.
So much credit.

That the bank obviously
thinks you will be good for.

The bank believes in you,
but you can't?

That corduroy...
wide wale corduroy.

It's the first regular
paycheck I've ever had,

and I walk away from it.

We are leveraged
up to our eyeballs.

Shouldn't we be looking

for cheaper office space
downtown?

Maybe rent one of these
metal desks, filing cabinets...

If you want to be
a high flyer,

you have to look like one
before you are one.

Inspire your clients.

Image, confidence, success.

Right?

Right?

$500,000 line of credit.

I don't care
if we lose the house...

- Bets...
- 'Cause I know we won't.

You won't.

Oh, God.

Plaid... I think the brass
with plaid corduroy.

What?

Mm, mm‐mm.

Oh...

Bet...

Look at you.

Wow, Daddy.

I'm so sorry.

I wanted this
to be a big celebration,

to kick things off in style.

It's fine.
I just wanna get to work.

You think I want a bunch
of people spilling champagne

- all over the new furniture?
- Hey, Trace.

Okay.
What's this?

Oh, this is just something
from us to you

so that people remember
to help you remember

what you've done,
what you're going to do,

and that I think
you can do anything.

- Bets.
- Mm‐hmm.

If this works,
if we pull this off,

there is not a doctor in town

who's gonna wanna have us
as a patient.

So I guess that means
we have to live forever.

Right?

Good,
but also no room for error.

You're gonna have to watch
what goes in your mouth

from here till baby.

Yeah.
Remind me, you're from...

what, Boston?
New York.

And my husband Pittsburgh.

And what does he do?

He was with
Radcliffe & Nunn,

and now he has
his own law practice.

Hm, Broderick.

Daniel Broderick?

If you choose to stay
with this office

for the delivery,
you will have to legally agree

to deliver by cesarean section
that being the method over

which the delivering physician
has the most control.

Yes, Doctor?

Can you get me Marianne?

I need her
to witness a signature.

Sure.

Dan.

Dan.

We have two girls
and two boys now,

and I get so sick every time,
and my veins...

If we're not gonna use...
Contraception,

if you're...

I wanna get my tubes tied.

Have to find a doctor
who isn't Catholic.

Part of me can't believe...

No more babies?
What?

But we have our babies.

And now we'll have...

that part of our life
together but just...

Dan, is that all right?

If that's what
you want, Bets.

He picked up
our vacation pictures

from the developer.

He never does things like that.

It was a 24 exposure roll,

but there were only 19 photos
in the envelope.

Something just kept telling me

he had the other five.

Something just told me
to go look for them.

Is it serious?

He says it isn't.

He says he was
only with her a few times,

but I don't know
if that's better or worse.

I don't think
she was the first.

Yvonne.

I keep telling myself
the Martin I know

would never do this...
not to me.

But he did do it.

He's not that Martin anymore.

I don't... I don't know him.

And if I don't know him,
I don't know what I know.

You're so lucky, Betty.

You are so lucky.

Elisabeth Broderick
fired a total of five rounds.

The first bullet we found
embedded in the nightstand.

The second had gone
into the wall.

The third, uh,
we found on the rug

directly underneath
Mr. Broderick's body

when we lifted it up.

Um, the fourth bullet we
recovered from under his wife

when we lifted her body
off the mattress.

We did not find
any other bullets

in Dan and Linda Broderick's
bedroom,

but the fifth one
was found later

inside Linda Broderick
at the morgue.

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