Finding Carter (2014–2015): Season 1, Episode 11 - The Long Goodbye - full transcript

Did you give
that to her?

Hands behind
your back, please.

Bird, tell them.

I'm here to
pick up Carter--
No, Liz.

Crash came by.
Some idiot clerk

allowed him to post
bail for her.

She left with him?

Whoo!

So where are we going?

Where do you
wanna go?

Somewhere where
nobody knows me.



(phone beeping)

Oh, my God.
What?

Elizabeth put out
an AMBER Alert?

Dammit.

I wish everyone
in the world

wasn't looking
for us right now.

Wait, everybody is
looking for us.

My mom would have seen
the AMBER Alert.

We need to go leave a
message for her with Max.

Why did you buy that?

Oh, yeah.

I knew you'd
come back.

Will you give that
to her if you see her?

(Crash)
Max, you wanna
help us, right?



Well, I mean, I know
you wanna help Carter.

Give us everything
in your register.

Report it as a robbery.

Crash, what the hell
are you doing?

The safety's on, see?

(gunshot)

Call 9-1-1!

Max, my God.

Oh, God.

(Carter)
Help me.

What were you doing
with a gun?

(Taylor)
I don't know what's worse,

you being abducted or
you coming back here.

No, I will never
forgive you.

Girls, the doctor
has asked to see us.

do we
have covering that?

Is he all right?

When can he come home?

How did it go?

He came through
the surgery.

He's very fortunate that the
wound was a through and through.

It could've been
much worse.

Well, can we see him
at least?

Currently Max is
non-responsive.

Nonre-- what does
that mean?

Is that a coma?

Hopefully.

Hopefully,
it's a coma?

If it's a coma,
he can wake up.

When someone's just
non-responsive...

At this point,
we're in a waiting game.

The best thing you can
all do is just go home

and get some rest.

My staff and I will be
in touch with you.

Oh, but please,
please.

Look, surely, he's more
likely to wake up

if he hears
voices he recognizes.

Please, can we see him?

All right, fine.

One person
for one minute.

Carter!

(door closing)

(woman over P.A.)
Radiology, line four.

Radiology, line four.

(monitor beeping)

Max.

Max, it's me.

I'm so sorry.

I am so sorry.

I'm gonna make
things right.

I promise.

But Max, you have
to wake up.

You have to wake up
for me to do that.

♪ There you go

♪ There
you stay ♪

♪ Keeping low

♪ Never wanna play

♪ You've been
up and down, down ♪

♪ You've been low
low, low ♪

♪ Pretending
to not feel alone ♪

♪ Pretending to not
feel alone ♪

(Elizabeth)
I really wanna
come back to work.

You need me for this
Mini-Mart shooting.

I know the suspect
better than anyone else.

Sir, this kid, he's a
flight risk.

And we're gonna lose him.

I can get him.

Just give me
a chance.

Pick up your badge
and your revolver.

♪ I feel it
when I can't sleep ♪

♪ The reason that
I want to eat it ♪

♪ How I ended up
on the floor ♪

(sighs)
Hey.

Was last night
just a bad dream?

♪ The only thing I want
now is you ♪

No.

♪ I can see
it all so clear... ♪

Grant.

♪ I am lost
without ♪

♪ You here

♪ So lost

♪ Without you

I know you're not
talking to me right now.

I know you've got much bigger
things on your mind, but...

this stuff
with Max...

Life is short.

I'm gonna do
everything I can

to make it right
between us.

(door opening)

Hey.

Hi.

Figured you'd be
needing that.

Same number.

Thank you.

You're dressed up.

Job interview.

What kind of
interview?

Teaching literature
and essay writing

to tenth graders at the
McAllister Holt Academy.

You already have a job,
you're a writer.

This might be better,
don't you think?

Than being a writer?

No.

I know it comes
at a terrible time.

I can easily cancel if
you think I should.

No, no, I don't want you
to miss out on this.

Wish me luck.

David?

Good luck.

See you, bud.

Hey.
Hi.

Where you going?

I'm going to stay at the
hospital until Max wakes up.

I wanna be the first
person he sees

when he opens his eyes.

Taylor, I'm sorry
about earlier.

I just didn't think.

But, honestly, there is
no way in hell

he even knew
I was in the room.

Yeah, but I did.

I know you love Max,
but he is also my best

and oldest friend in
the entire world.

If you care about
Max so much,

why don't you devote
your time to finding

your fugitive boyfriend
and getting him arrested?

This is giving
me a headache.

Okay, all right,
the last thing that we need

is the two of you going
at each other.

Don't worry,
I'm leaving.

Carter can find someone
else to fight with.

She always does.

(door opening
and closing)

Look...

There is something else
that I need to tell you.

What?

This morning, I went
down to the station,

I talked to my captain.

Okay.

I am part of the team that is
assigned to apprehend Crash.

Now if Max dies...

Oh, my God, please--

If Max dies,
that's felony murder.

He didn't mean
to shoot him.

I told you,
he thought

the safety was on,
it was an accident.

I saw the footage from
the security camera.

And he pointed
his gun at Max.

And did you
watch after?

Crash lost his mind
after that.

Yes, I saw that.

And then I saw
him run away.

Yeah.

That's 'cause he thought
he'd go to prison.

Which is where
he should be.

Carter.

Look at me.

He left you alone

with your best friend
dying in your arms.

(knocking)

I'm busy.

(Bird)
Carter?

What are you doing here?

Crash has been
calling me non-stop.

He wants to see you.

(phone buzzing)

It's him.

(Carter)
Hey, Bird, are you there,
have you talked to her?

Crash?
Hey.

It's so good to
hear your voice.

Don't call me on
Bird's phone again.

I didn't know how else
to reach you.

I have my
old phone back.

Where are you?

Still here.

I didn't mean to shoot Max,
you know that, I--

It was an accident.

Crash.

You just left me there.

I know, I freaked out,
I didn't know what to do.

I didn't know where to go.

You didn't know you should
stay and help me?

I know, I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

Max is in a coma,
Crash.

Will you see me?

No.

I don't know.

Crash, you have to
turn yourself in.

(sniffling)
I can't.

Yes, you can
and then you can--

you can explain your
side of the story.

Crash, if they
catch you first,

it's not gonna matter if
it was an accident or not.

No, it's not gonna
matter anyway.

I have to go.

I'm gonna leave tonight.

But, promise me you'll
see me before I go.

I can't Crash,
I have to go.

No, no, no,
wait, wait, wait.

Carter, please,
just meet me.

Here, you can go now.

Carter, I'm here.

I know you're upset
about Max.

I'm just trying
to be your friend.

Come on, Bird, I think we
both know you're not that.

If you could just
let me explain myself--

Explain what?

You don't understand
what it was like--

Bird, you didn't wanna get
in trouble with your parents

so you had me sent to jail.

It's a lot more
complicated than that.

Not to me, Bird.

(sniffling)

♪

♪ Heart beats fast

♪ Colors
and promises ♪

♪ How to be
brave ♪

♪ How can I love

♪ When I'm afraid
to fall ♪

♪ But watching
you stand alone ♪

♪ All of my doubt

♪ Suddenly goes away
somehow ♪

I stopped by your place.

I think it's...

good to be surrounded
by familiar things.

♪ Time has brought
your heart to me ♪

Like me.

♪ For a thousand years

♪ I'll love you for
a thousand more ♪

Max?

Oh, my God.

My poor little baby.

Hi, I'm Taylor.

I'm Max's girlfriend.

You must be
Max's mom.

What happened?

I couldn't get a damn
doctor on the phone and--

Who are you again?

I-- I'm Taylor.

Where's Carter?

She's not here because
the doctor said

only one of us could...

be in the room
at a time.

Honey, honey?

I'm here.

Everything's
gonna be okay.

You're gonna feel better
real soon, okay?

I'll be in the waiting room
if you need me.

The police said that
her boyfriend shot him?

Why, I--

(Elizabeth)
We tried the trailer park,
he wasn't there.

So he's not with
his usual associates

and we know from the
Highway Patrol

that he hasn't
left the state.

Yeah, what other place
would matter to him?

What about the place where
his little brother died?

The Weldon warehouse.

Truck exploded and he
was held responsible

even though he wasn't.

Where is this
Weldon warehouse?

It's about, uh,
a half-hour maybe.

Okay, I'm there.

You know what, I'm gonna
check the chop shops.

Maybe he traded
his car in.

All right,
we'll meet back here.

Okay.

(knocking)

(David)
Grant, are you in there?

You wanna play?

You know how?

No idea.

So, guarantees
you'll win.

(gunshots)

Uh, which one
are we?

You're the dead one.

Maybe if you teach me,
it'll be more fun.

Doubt it.

Aw, come on,
I'm a quick learner.

(sighs)

This is how you shoot.

This is how
you move around.

Okay, and what about that?

That's to pause
the game, Dad.

Okay, I'm good.

No, Max's mom
is in there.

Karen's here?
Can we talk?

What?

Were you and Max
in love?

What are you
talking about?

It's all Karen could
talk about was you and Max.

Taylor, Karen doesn't know
what she's saying, come on.

Carter,
Karen loves you.

And I defended you.

I said it wasn't your
fault that Max got shot,

but everyone
knows it was.

Okay, well, Taylor,
you don't have to say

anything to Karen about me,
all right?

I'm gonna explain it.

Yeah, explain how it
was an accident.

It wasn't my
boyfriend's fault.

His life story
is so sad.

What parent wouldn't
love to hear that?

(phone buzzing)

It's Elizabeth,
I have to take this.

(sighing)
Crash.

Hey, where are you?

The hospital.

I'm going back in to
see Max, stop calling me.

Carter, wait.

(glass shattering)

Clear the hallway!

(man)
Watch your back.

Max, baby.
I'm sorry.

(Carter)
What's happening?

It's his heart,
it's something with his heart.

(Nurse)
He's going into surgery,
you need to wait here.

As soon if we find something
out, we'll let you know.

Crash?

Listen,
I've seen the truck.

It's just me.

Listen, I know how hard it is
to turn your life around.

You can do this.

Crash, you can do
the right thing.

(phone buzzing)

♪

Hi, um-- oh,
they're there.

Hey.

What's going on?

Rich, don't make me
do this alone.

He's in the hospital.

Max's mom?
Yeah.

What did the doctor say?
This is really serious.

Something cardiac.

She was too upset
to listen.
Yeah.

Okay, let me see
what I can find out.

I'll be right back.

Great, I've hit
my data limit.

I can't send
any more texts.

Stupid phone.

Karen, look, here.

You can use mine.

Carter.

I knew you
weren't responsible

for what happened,
okay?

As soon as I heard,
I knew

no matter what went on,
it wasn't your fault.

I mean, you stayed
with him, right?

You called 911.

What would Max do
without you?

You've taken such
good care of him

since he's been here.

(sniffling)

He was so excited
to move down here

and see you.

(chuckles)

You have been such
an important influence

in his life.

I'm going to the
vending machines.

You were so
important to him.

Carter, where's Taylor?

Taylor.

This is what
I found out.

Even though the bullet
missed Max's heart,

it's still not functioning
the way it should.

(sighs)

What?

Well-- Well,
can they fix it?

I don't know.
He's still in surgery.

But they promised me that
we could talk to the doctor

as soon as he comes out.

Karen?

Hi, I'm Elizabeth.

I'm the girl's mom.

I just wanted to
let you know that Max,

he's like a member
of our family,

and he is getting the best care
in the world right now,

I promise you.

And I am doing
everything I can

to apprehend the kid
that did this.

Your Carter's
real mom.

(whispering)
Yeah.

(sobbing)

(Elizabeth)
I know. It's okay.

It's okay.

It's okay.

(phone buzzing)

♪ I've gone on
too long ♪

Come on, pick up,
pick up, pick up, pick up.

♪ ...This heart of stone

(train whistle blowing)

♪ Just let me go

♪ Just let me go

Still not talking
to Bird?

No, I'm not.
Why not?

She seems to wanna
make up with you.

Well, that's between
me and Bird.

Why do you think
you're the only one

who's allowed
to be upset?

Is this because of what Karen
said about me and Max?

Excuse me?

You have no reason
to be jealous.

You are his girlfriend,
and he loves you.

Who said I was jealous?

He can't hate me because
she still cares about me.

I'm the only one
she knows here.

I can't believe you
just said that, Carter.

You are a mess!

Seriously,
you are such a mess.

Thanks, Taylor.

Sure.
Thank you.

Yeah, I am a mess
right now. I am.

I am a mess because my
best friend just got shot,

because my boyfriend was
the one who shot him,

because my friend
betrayed me,

and now, because
my sister hates me.

(sighs)

I am trying to make
this all better.

(phone buzzing)

(sniffling)

Well, you need to
figure it out.

Max is out of surgery.

What?

Now, Carter.

You guys.

And they can become
very complicated.

I don't understand,
you're saying he had
a heart attack?

It's what's known as
a cardiac tamponade.

Blood began pooling
in the pericardium--

it's a sac around
his heart--

putting pressure on it
so that it couldn't pump.

His blood pressure dropped
and his body went into shock.

We were able to cut
a window in the sac

and allow it to drain.

So his heart is
functioning normally now.

It's functioning
normally, yes.

He's still
non-responsive?

That hasn't changed.

And do we know when
he's gonna wake up?

No, I'm sorry.

We're in a waiting game.

Okay, that is
the exact same thing

you said last night.

Carter, it's okay,
we will handle it.

We cannot
handle this.

I can't handle this.

We're gonna get
through this, okay?

But, we have to
be strong for Max.

Okay?

Okay, for Max.

♪ Help, help
I'm drowning ♪

♪ In the sea
where I found you ♪

♪ The kerosene
in your skin ♪

♪ The chemistry
that I'm bound to ♪

♪ Thought I drew out
the cancers... ♪

DNA, fingerprints,
anything?

Damn.

I just knew that
he was there.

♪

Psst.

Hi. You know,
I forgot to ask you,

how did that
job interview go?

Oh, I forgot, too.
I got it.

You got it?
Yes.

Fantastic.
congratulations!

Thank you.

Where?

McAllister Holt Academy.

(Ofe)
Really?

I used to go there,
once upon a time.

It's a great school.

I was-- I was
kicked out,

uh, for a minor infraction
I don't do no more.

Anyway...
That's great, Dad,

I'm happy for you.

Thank you,
sweetie.

Congratulations.

Thank you.

You know, Karen, um...

Taylor's been taking
care of Max's plants

all this time.

Thank you.

He loves
his plants.

The blooms came in
on his hibiscus.

He's gonna
be so excited.

Well, that boy
is never happier

than when he has
some dirt

and a new
package of seeds.

Except when he's
making croutons.

He makes croutons?
Mm-hmm,

Taylor taught him.

He's really
good at it.

Oh, my gosh.

Well, if you
aren't the sweetest.

She is, Karen.
She's the sweetest.

Max really loves her.

Well, I can
certainly see why.

He's so kind
and soulful.

And those are two words
that I don't use much.

Basically, it's impossible
not to like the guy.

(Ofe)
He's great.
He's at the top of my

"if I could be anybody
in the world" list.

Like, above Beyonce.

Oh.
(laughing)

Yeah, he-- he's like
a brother to me.

Well, he always
wanted a brother, so...

I was-- I was
just too young.

We could tell you about all
the funny and great things

Max has done
since he's been here.

Like--
Laundry?

Yeah.
Yes.

You let him
do laundry?

Okay, you guys know all
the shirts that he wears

that are the same color?

They did not
start out that way.

That's why I'm
wearing black.

(laughter)

(sighing)
You can't avoid me forever.

Fine.

I don't know if you're
gonna understand this, but...

I'm terrified
of my parents.

Elizabeth isn't exactly
a walk in the park.

But at least you know
she loves you.

I don't even know
if my mom likes me.

And my dad is definitely
not interested.

I know, who doesn't have
self-esteem issues, right?

Well, besides you.

Um, I have
self-esteem issues.

Well, if you do, they're
practically invisible because...

you're the girl who
everybody wants to know,

and who everybody
wants to be with.

I made a mistake.

A really, really
vicious mistake.

And now, my parents
are making whispers

about boarding school.

(sighing)

I'm sorry
to hear that.

Well...

you gotta pay for
your mistakes, right?

Are you still in
touch with him?

Carter, I don't know if
you're ever gonna forgive me,

but I'm just trying to be
a real friend for you now.

I'm happy Crash is
out of my life.

But, I really think you
need to get him out of yours.

♪

(phone line ringing)

(Crash)
Carter.

Carter, is it you?

Yeah, it's me.

Why didn't you
pick up the phone?

Why didn't you answer
my texts?

I told you,
I'm at the hospital.

Are you okay?
No.

Elizabeth, she was
at the place today.

She almost caught me.

Now it's like every
time I turn around,

she's gonna be
right behind me.

She's not, okay?

She's at the hospital,
you can relax.

Okay, all right,
but I have to leave tonight.

I-- I need to see you.

Crash, we're waiting
to see if Max wakes up.

All right, well, I have
to leave by midnight,

no later than that.

I'll be at the water tower.

I can't.

Carter, please.

(sighs)

All right, fine,
I'll come.

Okay.

Carter... wait.

Guys, I have been
in there for hours.

I just need a break.

I need to go get, like,

a burger and fries
or something.

That sounds great, I could go
for a burger and fries.

Is she really going for a
burger and fries right now?

No, she's not really going
for a burger and fries--

(Gabe)
Where's she going, Bird?

Where am I
going, Bird?

To see Crash?

Look, Carter, he's obviously
a very unstable person.

You can't go near him.

He--

He just wants
to say good-bye.

(Bird)
You can't go!

Carter, if I can see that
he's scum, how can you not?

Guys, he is not some,
like, crazy, evil villain.

He is just a guy who did

a really,
really stupid thing.

And now, he is scared
and alone,

and he has no one
in the world to help him.

Well, you have to
cut him loose.

Gabe's right, he's just
gonna drag you down.

He already has.

I-- I can't
deal with this.

I have to sort this out.

Carter, just don't do
anything stupid, okay?

(sighs)
For once, right?

♪

You came.

Why did you run?

Why did I run?

I couldn't just
stand there.

Was I supposed
to wait around?

I-- I couldn't,
I couldn't stay.

I'm sorry.

I told you,
I was sorry.

Yeah, I believe you.

I got rid of the gun.

Threw it out.

Let's sit, let's sit--
No, no, no.

No, I need the fresh air.

It's a long drive
to California.

You're still going
to California?

Yeah.

That was our plan,
remember?

Crash, if you stayed,

you could tell everyone
it was a mistake.

I would support you.

It's not like
you'd be doing it
on your own.

The thing is, Carter,

I'm not so sure
that it was a mistake.

What do you mean?

Listen, I didn't mean
to shoot Max, I didn't.

But I shot him.

Before I shot him,
I was sitting in the truck,

and I was watching
you two touching

and hugging and stuff.

Yeah, me and Max are friends,
we do that all the time.

Yeah, and that
pisses me off.

When I was in juvie,
they told me I--

I had these triggers
I needed to work on...

impulse control.

You should have
told me that.

I told you.

I warned you.

The first day
I told you,

I destroy everything.

No, Crash.

No, please.
Crash.

You want so much to believe
that you're a bad person.

But, I don't buy it.

I don't.

You'll never
convince me.

I was there.

It was an accident,
I saw it.

God, I can't believe I'm
never gonna see you again.

You don't know that.

You remember the first
time you kissed me?

It was so ballsy, it was
right in front of Elizabeth.

The way that
you looked at me,

you looked into my eyes,
I'll never forget it.

See, there it is.

This is love, this--

This is that
unbearable feeling that...

(sighing)
... never goes away.

Why do people want
to feel like this?

I don't know.

(police siren blaring)

♪ If I was not myself

♪ And you were...

No.
Crash.

Crash, let me see your hands!

Put your hands...
Get your...

(whispering)
I'm sorry.

Get her away
from here, now!

Crash.
Come on.

♪ I'm there
in the water ♪

♪ Can't you see?

Crash!

♪ Ohhh

♪ Oh oh oh oh oh

♪ Oh oh

You okay?

I don't know
what I feel.

Listen, I'm really sorry
about the way the night went.

I know that I promised you
that I wouldn't be a cop,

track your car
or follow you.

But, I knew that you
were going to meet Crash,

and I couldn't
let that happen.

I knew that.

What?

I knew you were gonna
follow me.

In fact, I was
counting on it.

I don't understand
what you're telling me.

Look...

when Crash told me he
was gonna leave town,

a big part of me just
wanted to let him go

and-- and just let
the whole thing be over.

But, I could never
do that to Max.

Why didn't you say
something to me?

Because, I needed
to see him.

I needed to hear
what he had to say.

I really don't think
anyone does anything

for no reason
whatsoever.

You taught me that,
actually.

I really thought
I could convince him

to hand himself in.

But... I was scared.

I didn't know if he
still had the gun and...

I didn't wanna
do it alone.

But I knew
I wouldn't have to.

You wanted me
to be there.

I needed you
to protect me.

(sighing)

'Cause you're my mom.

And I love you.

I love you.

♪

(sighing)

Hey.

Hey.

Is anyone in there?

I was, but I had
to leave.

I couldn't take
the beeping anymore.

Dad took Karen
to a hotel.

You can go in
if you want.

Can we talk for
a second first?

Sure.

Please don't
give up on me.

I've put you through hell.

I'm still putting
you through hell.

But, I promise you,

I'm going to
make it up to you.

Thanks for having
Crash arrested.

Was that hard?

(sighs)

I loved him.

And for whatever reason,
I couldn't see past that.

Sorry.

Do you still
love him?

Thank you.

Mom said you were
really great.

She says you have a future
in hostage negotiating.

Great.
Thanks, Mom.

That's the first time I've
heard you make that mistake.

(laughing)
Oh.

Um, not a mistake.

Wow.

That's big.

Yeah.

Wanna go in?

♪

(monitors beeping)

Doctor says he could
make a full recovery.

So we shouldn't
give up hope.

Well, I'm not
giving up hope.

Are you?

Hell, no.
Never.

Oh, I brought you
some stuff.

Clothes and stuff, so you've
got something to wear.

Carter, this is
your sweater.

Oh, yeah, I know.

But you always said
how much you liked it.

And your makeup bag's
in there as well.

You know...

when Max wakes up.

Thank you.

♪ I could be the eye

♪ Of your storm

♪ If you let me

♪ Baby I could be
the eye of your ♪

♪ Your storm