Finding Carter (2014–2015): Season 1, Episode 12 - One Hour Photo - full transcript

Sit down and put
your seat belt on.

Pretty safety-conscious
for a fugitive.

Elizabeth put out
an Amber Alert?

Oh, my height chart.

This is new.
My Mom wrote this.

Okay.
What is it?

I don't know, but
I'm gonna write it down.

My Mom would have seen
the Amber Alert.

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

Just tell the cops
you had a gun in your face.

Crash, what the hell
are you doing?



The saftey's on.
See?

What did you do?

Call 911.

What should...
What should I do?

Currently, Max is
non-responsive.

I'm gonna make it up
to everyone,

but especially to you.

If you care
about Max so much,

why don't you devote your time

to finding your
fugitive boyfriend

and getting him arrested?

He's obviously a very
unstable person.

He just wants
to say good-bye.

You can't go.



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

This is love.
This is that unbearable feeling

that never goes away.

Let me see your hands!
You're under arrest.

Crash!

Get her away from here.

I knew you were
gonna follow me,

'cause you're my Mom.

Please don't give up
on me.

♪ Smile, the worst
is yet to come ♪

♪ We'll be lucky
if we ever see the sun ♪

♪ Got nowhere to go
we could be here for a while ♪

♪ But the future is forgiven
so smile ♪

♪ We're trying so hard
to get it all right ♪

♪ We'll only feel lonely
at the end of the night ♪

♪ Well, I want to be somewhere
away from this place ♪

♪ Somewhere just a little
closer to grace ♪

♪ Smile, the worst is
yet to come ♪

♪ We'll be lucky
if we ever see the sun ♪

♪ Got nowhere to go
we could be here for a while ♪

♪ But the future is forgiven
so smile ♪

Hey.

Hey.

Why you looking
at a zip code?

This is a zip code?

I thought zip codes
only had five numbers.

Plus four, so your bills
can get to you faster.

Why are you
so interested in that?

Sure, you can use
my computer.

Uh, sorry,
I just need to, um...

You need to what?

This building has
its own zip code?

Yeah, mail delivery
became really efficient

just when we stopped
using it.

Wait a second.

Is that Montgomery Village,
Maryland?

Yeah, why?
Is that significant?

Yeah, your Dad and I had our
first apartment together there.

Hi.
Hi.

I'm, um, picking up photos
for Carter Stevens.

Okay.
I think.

Uh, "Stevens" did you say?
Mm-hmm.

Could it be under
a different name or something?

Um, yeah, I guess.
But I...

I don't know what
it would be.

When was it dropped off?

Could it have been more
than a month ago?

'Cause that's
in a different drawer.

Oh, it was three months ago.
Here we go.

Stevens, Carter.
Prepaid.

Oh.

Thanks.
You're welcome.

♪ 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 ♪

Hello?

Elizabeth Wilson?

This is?
Claire Gregory.

I'm the youth counselor
for the crisis response team.

We're with the Mayor's office.

Yeah, I work in law enforcement...
I know the program.

I'm calling about
your daughter Carter.

She's had some significant
trauma in her live recently.

Uh, yeah,
to put it mildly.

But, um, therapy?

I'm sorry,
but Carter is not a fan.

That's pretty standard.

Teenagers often resist
going to therapy.

When teenagers bury
their issues,

they manifest themselves
in destructive behavior.

We could just
schedule a session.

You can always cancel
if Carter says no.

Great, that's what
we'll do.

I have an opening
tomorrow, 1:00.

Okay.
Great.

Thank you.
Thank you.

Do you have a secret
stash of cookies?

You caught me.
Can I have one?

No.
I can't have one cookie?

They're not cookies.

Money?

You might as well just stop
guessing, I'm not gonna tell you.

Porn?

Porn.

Love letters.

Carter, I'm not playing
this game.

It's love letters, isn't it?
I knew it.

They're not love letters.

They're little notes.

He used to write me
little notes,

and put 'em in obscure places
where I could find them.

And this morning,
he put one

underneath my
coffee mug.

And it just said...
"Remember me?"

And I thought,
yeah... I remember.

This is full of 'em.

This is all before
you were born.

You mean...

kind of around
this time?

Carter, where did you
get these pictures?

Lori.

Lori Stevens took
these pictures?

How's that possible?
This is...

three years before
we even knew her.

Well, maybe she didn't
take them.

That's unlikely.

But...

these pictures are
so creepy.

Whoever took them was,
like... stalking you.

Carter, you're not going to like
what I'm about to say.

What?

As you can see, I'm pregnant
in these pictures.

Three years later,
Lori Stevens kidnaps you.

And then we find you, and she
leads you back to these pictures.

We do have a stalker.

It's Lori Stevens.

And she wants us
to know it.

Yeah, you're right,
I didn't want to hear that.

All this time I thought
I was investigating

what I thought was
just a kidnapping.

Clearly it wasn't.

What was it, then?

It was like
some kind of hit.

We were targeted.

No, that doesn't make sense.

She didn't even know us.

But why would she
take these photos

if you didn't even
know her?

I don't know.
Stalkers are crazy people.

I was raised by
your stalker?

Oh, my God.

Do you remember
when we first met her?

She was doing hospice work
on our street.

Yeah, well, she said
she was doing hospice work.

She probably didn't even
have a job.

She moved into the neighborhood
so she could be near us.

I'm such an idiot.

I invited her
into our home

and let her play with
our three-year-old daughters.

I made it easy for her.

Did she even want me?

What do you mean?

Well, she was stalking you
for years.

What, all because she wanted
a three-year-old child?

It doesn't make
any sense.

None of this makes
any sense.

Carter...

I told you a while back

that I was gonna stop
looking for Lori.

No.

I don't think you should
stop looking for her.

I think you should
keep going.

And I want to help you.

Are you sure you want
to do this?

Just a couple
of days ago,

you thought of her
as your mother.

Yeah, but...
because she's not.

In fact, I don't even
really know her real name.

I don't even know
if she wanted a kid,

or if she just took me because
she wanted to hurt you.

Why would she want
to hurt us?

Oh, my God.

Max is awake.

They're moving him
to a regular room.

Thank God.
Come on, let's go.

Did you get my note?

Yeah.
It's nice.

Come on.

Max.

Careful.

I'm sorry.

Hey.

Everything hurts.

I felt pretty good
while I was hurting, though.

I'm so sorry.
Aw...

I'm so sorry.

Can you ever forgive me?

Of course.

God, you look horrible.

Hey, sunshine.
Yeah.

I'm just happy
to hear you talk.

Mostly all I do
is complain.

Well, we'll take it.

I'll take anything.

I bet you've been getting pretty
good at Zombie Lord, though.

Well, you're still
all-time champ,

but nobody will ever
beat your score.

Well, you got some time
to, like, catch up, then, huh?

You just need
a little rehab.

You'll be back at it
in no time.

They keep saying
a lot of rehab.

Got my parents a little worried
about that cash flow situation.

I sound very depressing.
I'm sorry about that.

Max, you couldn't be depressing,
even if you tried.

Heard I made a mess
at the Mini-Mart.

Probably lost
that job, huh?

All right, I didn't mean
you should try.

Somebody else,
you should say something.

I feel like the guy
bringing down the room here.

Well, I am getting
a "D" in science.

You are?
What?

Why would you
bring that up?

Because I'm trying
to help Max out.

He doesn't want to be the guy
bringing down the room,

so I figured, okay,
I'll do it.

You big palooka, get over here
and give me a hug.

A little noggin nuzzle,
then go study.

Rest time for studying.

Hey. Hey. Come here.

Okay, bear with me.

This is a shot
in the dark,

but you know that place
that you picked up the pictures?

Well, across the street
there's an apartment complex.

I pulled all the tenants
that lived there in July, 1997,

and this is the list.

Do you recognize
any of those names?

No.

I'm just wondering,
you know.

Lori could have had those
pictures developed anywhere,

but she chose this place.

Why?
There must be a reason.

I think she sent you there
for more than just pictures.

I do know that
she was living

in an apartment complex in
Fredericksburg a couple of months ago,

using the name
Catherine Riley.

What?
How do you know that?

You're not the only one
who's been doing police work.

Anyone seen my keys?

You're looking very
"Dead Poets Society" today.

Okay, go ahead,
just make it quick

'cause I don't have a lot of
time for taunting this morning.

Fine.
I'm done.

Oh.
Whoa.

Before you leave, could you
just look at this list?

Do you recognize
any of those names?

Mmm... no.
Sorry.

Bye.
Bye.

Call me.

Or I'll call you?

Okay.

So, he left you
any more notes?

No, not that I know of.

All right.
Whoa, where are you going?

I thought I'd go
to school.

It's been a while,
and I'd really prefer

not to have to
redo this year.

Yeah. But you know,
what's...

One more day's
not gonna hurt.

All right, I know I'm
probably not supposed to ask,

but, um, why can't I
go to school?

I have someone
coming over here

to talk to you.

She's a therapist

Okay, come on, she...

You know, she's not
just your regular shrink.

She specializes
in teenagers with trauma.

And you definitely have...

Carter, you don't talk
to anybody.

You haven't even
mentioned Crash.

Yes, 'cause I heard
no bail.

Yeah. Obviously
a flight risk.

When's his arraignment?

Thursday.

You planning on going?

I don't know.

Carter...

if you don't talk to me,
you have to talk to someone.

Okay.

Hi, you must...

Mom?

Hi, baby.

Well, can I come in?

Uh, yeah, yeah, come in.

Anyone else here?

Um, no, just me.

Mom, this is weird.

Don't I at least
get a hug?

So...

how are they treating you?

Mom, what are you
doing here?

I wanted to see you.

I miss you.

Um...

can I get a glass
of water?

My throat is suddenly
just a little... yeah?

Yeah, the, uh...
The kitchen's just...

So I guess you like
having a family.

Sister... twin sister!

Yeah, and a brother.

Oh, he's new.

Yeah, he's great.

And your Dad.

What's it like
finally having a Dad?

Yeah, it's, um...

It's had its
ups and downs.

I bet.

Stupid of me
to ever think

I had a chance
of getting you back.

No, it wasn't.

I thought we were happy.

We were.

I didn't want to
let that go.

Carter, I always,
always planned

to tell you the truth.

But I kept putting it off
and putting it off, and then...

What did they tell you?

Who?

David and Elizabeth.

I mean, they must have
told you their version,

which, obviously,
was very convincing

since David was the one
to call and tell me

you picked them over me.

I didn't pick them over you.

I couldn't pick.
That was the point.

You spent three months
with them.

How does that wipe out
13 years with me?

It doesn't, but, Mom,

we shouldn't have
had those.

You don't mean that.

It was all based
on a lie.

But that was
the only lie.

Then find me a family who lives
with just one single lie.

I know you can't
say that about this one.

No, I can't say that
about this one.

What did they tell you
about me?

They said you were
their stalker.

What?

That is so typical.

Where did they get
that I'm their stalker?

From the pictures you took.

But they told you why,
right... why I took those?

No, Mom, they don't know
why you took them.

I'm just a crazy person
who randomly became

obsessed with them.

I mean, you didn't
buy that.

Did you?

You did.

Yeah, I think I should go.
I'm gonna go.

Mom! Then what,
are they lying to me?

Tell me something.

Baby, why would you believe
anything I say?

I was gonna ask you
to give this to David,

but now I think
you should keep it.

They made it absolutely
impossible for me

to ever tell you the truth.

But you deserve
the truth.

Get it from them.

You were the very best part
of my life.

The very, very best.

You still call me Mom.

So I'm your Mom...
not Elizabeth?

I'm sorry.

It's okay.

It's okay.

Hey...
this is your home.

That's how it should be.

But I will always think
of you as my baby.

And I love you.

Love you more.

Not possible.

Yes, possible.

Cream of chicken!

You love cream
of chicken!

I do not love
cream of chicken.

Yes, you do.

You have, like, ten cans
of it in your apartment.

That's for donation.
Will you put that back on?

You also have pudding,
apple sauce...

I see all of that.

Okay, we can start
with pudding.

Taylor, I'm really
not hungry.

Okay.

I can go down
to the cafeteria

and get you a milkshake.
Are you deaf?

I just told you
I'm not hungry.

Okay.

I'll get this
out of your way.

I'm sorry, I...

I am mad at me.

Max, why would you
be mad at yourself?

'Cause I'm not getting it!

I'm not getting
that I'm shot,

and that I'm here.

And I keep waking up
every morning

thinking that I can go do
whatever I normally want to do,

and I can't!

I can't go to work,

and I'm a little scared
about it!

I wish I could help you,

but I... I don't know
how to help you.

You can't,
but your Mom can.

My Mom?

I have to see that tape
from the Mini-Mart.

No, you don't.
Yes.

That's the only way I'm
gonna get it through my head

of how I ended up here.

Max, please, don't.

Taylor, it's just not
up for discussion.

Just tell your Mom.

Okay.

If that's what you want.

How was school?

It was good.

How 'bout you?

I... I didn't go.
Why not?

I spent the day
with Lori.

Lori?

Where did you see her?

Here.

Lori came to the house?

She came inside the house.

Are you okay?
What... What happened?

She gave me this picture
of you.

Where did she get this?

She said she took it.

She said she took it?

So you didn't know her
in 1997?

Carter, how can you
believe a woman

who has lied to you
every day for 13 years?

How can I believe a man

who wrote a book
about my life,

which he swore to me
he wouldn't?

I have two options here,
and they both suck.

Why don't you tell me
who I'm supposed to believe?

So you didn't bring it?

No.

I've seen the tape,
and I can't show it to you.

I don't want you
to protect me.

Well, I'm going to whether
you want me to or not

because you mean so much
to Taylor.

And Carter, Grant.

And me.

When you asked
for my help,

I gave it to you
very willingly.

Yes, you did.

Okay, so just give me
this one thing in return.

That's all I'm
asking for.

No... I can't.

You should probably
get out of here then.

I'll be right back.

You take your time.

Is he always like this?

Like what?

Angry, mean.

No.

No, he's, he's mostly
depressed.

I want to help him,
but... I don't know how.

Sweetie, Max, he needs
Doctors, specialists.

His body and his mind
are both suffering.

Did you not hear
what he said?

His parents can't
afford that stuff.

Look, I'm all he has.

Listen, that's too much
responsibility, okay?

You have a life that
you need to get back to.

Max is my life.
What about school?

Do you think I care
about school?

Yes, I do think
you care about school.

You've worked so hard
for so long,

you can't just
throw it away now.

That's my decision,
not yours.

And I'm gonna stay with Max
for as long as he needs me.

Taylor, let's just
talk about this.

We just did.

Well, hey.

Hey, um,
hope you don't mind,

but I'm having one
of your frozen dinners.

I am so sorry.
Let me...

Let me make you something.

Oh, no, no, no, no, no.
This is fine, really.

You know, I was
gonna eat it...

in my room.

Okay, mmm,
you go for that.

Do you want to split it?

No, it's all yours.

Are you sure?

I mean,
it's your last one.

Yes, Grant.
Bon appétit.

I'm so sorry,
it's just...

I just had
a horrible day.

All I want for dinner is a big
bowl of chocolate ice cream.

Yeah, I sorta
ate that, too.

Hello?
Elizabeth?

Hi, Claire Gregory from
the crisis response team.

Yes, I'm so glad
that you called.

How did it go today?

What did she say?

Oh, I just got home.

I didn't have a chance
to ask her.

How 'bout we
get together

and have a conversation
about what happened today?

Of course,
but now you're scaring me.

No need to be scared
at all.

It's just better to have
these conversations in person.

Do you have time
tomorrow?

Yeah, absolutely.
For this?

Late afternoon okay?

3:00, town square,
by the fountain?

Yeah, I know the place.

Well, thank you so much.
See you soon.

Hi.

These are from my Mom.

She feels really bad about
the fight you had yesterday.

Well, tell her thank you.

Or you could call her.

Or you could
tell her thank you,

like I just asked you to.

Okay.

What is it?

Nothing.

You just rolled
your eyes.

I'm tired of you
constantly saying "okay".

Nothing's okay.

Well... sure.

I won't say it anymore.

Ignore me, I'm in
a really bad mood.

Hi, is this a good time?

Come in, Veronica.

Max, this is Veronica.

She works at the library
at the hospital.

She brought some books.

So I heard
you like Darwin.

Could you give us
a minute?

Of course.

I prefer you not invite
random strangers in here.

Sorry, he's not
in a great mood.

I'm in a perfectly
fine mood.

I just thought that
you would like a book.

What am I gonna do
with a book?

Well, you could read it.

You mean you'd
read it to me?

What's wrong with that?

I don't like you doing
all these things for me.

I don't mind.

I mind.

Is it all right
if I mind?

Yes, of course.

Where are all your books?

Why don't you have
any books, Taylor?

I never see you doing
any homework.

I don't have any.

You don't have
any homework?

No.

I'm taking some time off.

From what?

From school.

I'm taking a leave
of absence.

It's not a big deal.

Not because of me.

Max, of course
it's because of you.

I want you to go.

You're ordering me
to go to school?

No, I'm ordering you
to go away.

I want you to leave.

I'll leave,
but I'm gonna come back.

Don't come back... I want you
to get the hell out of here

and stay gone.

Okay.
Sorry.

Still working
on those names?

I have three females
that fall

within the age range
that I'm looking for,

but two of them I can't
find records for.

But at least I've
narrowed down the search.

I could help you with those
after school if you want.

Okay.
That'll be fun.

Oh, no, you know what?
I can't.

I, um...
I have plans.

You do?
With who?

Well, I'm meeting
your therapist for coffee.

You're meeting her?

Yeah. She seems to have
concerns about you.

Is that what she told you?

Yeah.

So you're meeting her?

Yeah.

Do you have a problem
with that?

Yeah.

Carter, are you sure
you want to be here?

No.

But... I can't wonder
what this was like

for the rest of my life.

You know what this means?

Lori's going to prison,

probably for 20 years.

Yeah.

She's my kidnapper.

Yes, she is.

And you're my mother.

I'm never gonna...
get used to you saying that.

Okay, um, so I'm gonna be
meeting Lori here,

and you're gonna be across
the street at that cafe.

And I want you
to grab a seat.

I don't want you
to be visible, understand?

It's gonna be quick.

This place is surrounded
by undercover cops.

She has a history of
getting away when you say that.

I'm gonna get Lori,
because this time,

I have you on my side.

And that means
everything to me.

Will you text me
when she gets here?

I will.
Stay in contact with me.

Okay. I have my phone.
All right.

All right.

Hi.

Hey.

Can I come in?

Yeah.

You're doing great.

Great's a bit
of an overstatement.

No, it's not, Max.

That you're sitting here doing
rehab exercises is... great.

You're going to get better.

I'm really sorry
about earlier.

I'm not gonna lie...
it was rough, but...

I know that you're
just lashing out,

and I know that
it wasn't about me.

It is about you.

I just handled it
really badly.

Handled what?

Can you hold my hand?

I wish I could
hold yours better.

Max, I'm scared you're
breaking up with me.

I am.

Please don't.

Taylor, I can't stay here.
I gotta go back home.

It's only two hours away.
Taylor.

You are a wonderful
person.

I don't even think you know
how wonderful you are.

But I do.

And I am not enough.

I can't take the place
of your family

and your friends.

And your education.

And all the things
that you had going

in your life
before I got shot.

You already have.

We both have to
get back to work

on getting our lives
together.

Okay?

You can say it.

Okay.

Six reallys.

Forever.

Okay, everyone in position.

Copy that.

There you go.

Oh, I didn't order this.

It's from your mother.

Oh. Thanks.

I'm so disappointed.

Mom.

You know, if there's
one thing I learned

being a fugitive
all these months,

it's how to spot unmarked police
cars and undercover cops.

And I was so looking forward

to finally chatting
with Elizabeth.

You know, Mom to Mom?

We have so much
in common.

You... and David.

Oh, baby,

you do not look
at all well.

Let's get you out
of here.

Come on.
No.

She just had
dental surgery today.

I think the drugs are
affecting her.

I'm parked out back.

Do you mind if we just...
Not at all.

♪ We'll make our agreements
about when to meet ♪

♪ And I'll leave you
in the doorway ♪

♪ The cold evening aches
as it leaves in its wake... ♪

You didn't belong
with those people.

You belong with me.

We were perfect
together, remember?

♪ That is cloudless
up above our heads ♪

♪ And thoughts come to mind...

The girl that was sitting
here, where'd she go?

She left with her Mom.

♪ I will see you there

♪ See you there

♪ See you there

Carter!

♪ I'll come back
to haunt you ♪

♪ Memories will taunt you

♪ I will try
to love you ♪