Finding Carter (2014–2015): Season 1, Episode 3 - Drive - full transcript

The woman you think
is your mother...

She's your kidnapper.

My daughter is alive.

You have a $500,000 book
advance that has to be repaid.

I asked him not to write
that book, and he's not.

You ain't even heard
our family therapy session.

I can't even say
your name without

Taylor going "Blech"
and walking out the room.

I get it, we're broken up,
but we're sitll friends.

Yeah. Always.

Max!
What're you doing here?



I invited Max to stay
for a couple of days.

What about school...
you go to school, don't you?

Gabe's Dad is the guy
who followed me

that day I came
to visit you in Virginia.

Nobody will be following Carter
after my little FBI sting.

Molly?
You ever tried it?

No. We get it from
this guy, Crash.

I liked you better when
I thought you were dead.

She's having a seizure.

I really
don't like him.

You knew the FBI was gonna
take the case, come on.

Lori Stevens
has not left the state.

So whatever happened
to that alias list

that you were
putting together?



I passed it along
with the file.

Liz, you have
to let this go.

I know, I know.

You don't have one piece
of solid information

on Lori Stevens.

And the only lead
you have is your gut.

Well, I know this,
she thinks that Carter

is her daughter,
and there's no way

that she's going to leave
her daughter behind.

As a mother, I know this,
and as a cop, I know this.

She's going to go
to any length

to make sure that
they're back together.

Holy crap.

Holy crap.

Lori's alias is...

Kyle...

I have no idea what
this woman is capable of.

All right,
all right, look,

we can talk about this
at work, okay?

I'll talk to you soon.

♪ 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 ♪

I just wanna apologize

for the gag me and my
friends pulled

at the food court,
I'm really sorry.

I am truly sorry.

We good?

Excuse me?

I just wanna apologize.

Officer "Be jerky?"

It's Bjerki.

Oh, come on,
I can't be the first person

who's made that mistake.

Hey, how's it going?

I'm learning the actual names
of the people who hate me.

And the correct way to
pronounce them, so that's good.

Well, they prefer to slap
you and your friends

with an obstruction
of justice charge.

Consider yourself lucky.

Do these hurt?

Yeah.
Good.

Who's that?

That is a blond-haired,
blue-eyed piece of raw sewage.

Carter?

Just finish up
here, okay?

There's a lot more
that we need to discuss.

Oh, I do hope
it's another list

of things I've done wrong.

I'm sorry,
it wasn't my idea.

I don't envy you.

Having her for a mother.

She's not my Mom.

She is the woman I have to live
with until I find my real Mom.

Which is hopefully
before you guys find her.

Well, to be honest,

that's turned out to be a lot
harder than we expected.

Really?

Besides you, all we've got
is a tip line

with sightings
from 50 different countries.

Who even knows what
she looks like now.

Or what her name is.

Really, you have
absolutely no idea?

Neither does the FBI.

That makes me
really happy.

Also, really sad.

But thank you.

Hey, Carter, Carter.

What?

Don't you remember I said we had
some other things to discuss?

Yes, but does it
have to be right now?

My friends are
waiting for me.

Look, I know
that you've had to make

some huge adjustments
in your life,

and your Dad and I have
tried to give you a long leash.

I'm on a leash?

Well, you chewed
through it.

I am loving
this dog analogy.

The point is, clearly we need
to set some boundaries.

Such as?
Such as a curfew.

Okay, pass, next.

No, you don't get
to pass.

So, it's not enough
that you're a cop,

now you wanna throw in
old-timey parent, as well?

Fine.

What, you want me
to check in with you

if I'm out past midnight.

I want you home
by 10:00 p.m.

Okay, you have
a sense of humor.

Didn't know that
about you.

And one minute later,

I discontinue
your phone service.

You can't do that.

Don't you need that
to monitor my every move?

I don't enjoy
being this person,

but you've been making some
really bad decisions lately,

one that landed you
in the hospital.

Fine.

But look, I am capable
of learning from my mistakes.

All I want
is to be a good parent.

Okay, well, I had one of those
so I know what it looks like.

This isn't it.

Do you know
any of those cops, Gabe?

They all seem like jerks.

Oh, you met "Be jerky."

I apologized to each
of them individually.

But is Elizabeth happy?
Nope.

Because Elizabeth is only happy
when she's got a gun

pointed at your head,
telling you to kiss the wall.

Crash, hey!

Hey, hey, baby Bird.

I'm sorry I missed your party
the other night, but I, uh,

I heard it was
pretty eventful.

Yeah, it was fun,
you missed out.

Hey, I'm Crash.

Hey.

You were at
the Police Station earlier.

Yeah.

I would've come over
and introduced myself

but I wasn't exactly
mobile.

Ofe, Gabe.
What's up?

And I didn't
get your name?

Oh, it's Carter.

Here we go.

Hey, Carter just
got out of the hospital.

She had a blackout seizure from
some of your ratchet Molly.

Sorry to hear
you were in the hospital.

It's fine,
it's not like I have

a perfect attendance
record or anything.

It couldn't
have been from me.

Who told you it was
from me?

Was that you, Ofe?

Dude, I've got so many
little baggies in here.

I'm gonna start
labeling them.

I don't want you putting
my name on some baggy, man.

Course not,
everybody else.

And the blank ones
will be yours.

All right, so...
what's on tap for tonight?

Are we going somewhere or are we
staying in, I'm good for both.

I have to leave
because I...

have a curfew now.

It's not even 10:00.

Yeah, well, thank God

'cause I really
can't stay any later.

Bye guys, have fun.

Sorry I can't stay.

Hey-hey,
yes, you can.

For like five minutes.

Okay, you know how Elizabeth was
with you in the Police Station?

Well, she's also
like that at home.

Then yeah, yeah,
you should go.

I wouldn't want you to
have to go through that.

I'm sure the last thing
you wanna do

is make that woman angry.

See, there you go,
nothing to worry about.

Now just act
casual like...

not like that.

I'm very glad that you decided
not to challenge me on this.

What she's trying
to say is, hello.

Who's this?

Uh, this is Bird.

Nice to meet you.

Hi, I'm David,
this is Elizabeth.

That's Ofe.

Thank you for having me.

David, Elizabeth.

Hi, Mrs. Wilson,
Mr. Wilson.

Uh, it's... yeah, the kitchen
is just through there.

Gabe, you can show them.

What, you said
I had to be home by 10:00.

You didn't say I couldn't
have friends over.

I think it's great,
I'm glad you have friends.

I can't wait to get
to know them.

We can't wait
to get to know them.

Great.

Well, uh, this one
you already know.

Oh, I don't believe
we've met, David.

Crash, thanks
for having me.

Hmm, not a lot here.

A slice
of cheddar cheese...

Oh, yes, sold.

Dude with the food.
Yes.

Perfect timing, man.

That was the first time
you've been happy to see me.

Oh, now you're talking.

Anyone want
Coco Spheres?

American cheese spread?

Ooh, salsa.

Do you want anything?

I'm good.

How does she
get away with it?

Get away with what?

Well...
bringing people over.

Having a party.

Are we not allowed
to do that?

Hm.

You guys...

you gotta
check this out.

You think these might
be aliases?

Dude, will you
keep it down?

Aliases for Carter's Mom?

I don't know, I need
to do a thorough search.

But I can't do it at home
with Sgt. Medeiros

looking over my shoulder.

Okay, we can do it
at my place tomorrow.

You gonna say anything
to Carter?

Not unless
we find anything.

I don't wanna get
her hopes up.

To the mall.

What?

No, is that not
our rallying cry?

I really think it worked
last time.

You know what,
never mind.

It was a metaphor.

Your place is so nice.

I don't really
think of it as my place.

I mean, the FBI does,
but I don't.

FBI?

What, you never heard of a girl
who came home safe and sound

after being
abducted 13 years ago?

That was you?

Yeah, um-hmm.

So, you're famous.

Yup, well, the only thing
I really want

is to be at home
with my real Mom.

It's funny
you should say that.

That's all I want too.

It seems harmless.

They're playing music,
they're eating food.

All of that
would be fine

if one of 'em
wasn't a criminal

I had just arrested.

Then wouldn't the smartest move
be to avoid him completely?

He's in my home.

That jeopardizes my case
and my career... David!

I know that this
isn't your style,

that you prefer to be
the cool Dad.

I can't have this conversation
if you're gonna mock me.

I'm not mocking you.

Using air quotes
is mocking.

I'm sorry, I guess
I just didn't know.

I never again will use
air quotes.

No, you can
use air quotes,

just not when you're
talking about me.

Now go on,
you were saying...

I don't even remember
what I was saying.

You arrested
one of these kids.

Which one was it?
I bet he had a toothpick...

No, Crash, the good-looking,
taller one?

The surfer dude,
the surfer dude?

What's he done?
You name it,

arson, assault, burglary,

possession with a deadly
weapon, all before 18.

He's been in juvenile
lock-up most of his life.

Now he thinks that
he's a model citizen

because he's just
dealing drugs.

Where did Carter
meet him?

At the Police Station today

as I was handcuffing him
to the chair.

David, she cannot get
sucked into this guy's life.

She can't,
he is a drug dealer.

I get it,
he has to leave.

But I don't wanna
go out there as the cop.

I wanna go out there
together...

as Carter's parents.

Well, let me
talk to him.

Maybe he'll respond
to my cool Dad shtick.

Thank you.

Come on.

Uh... It was
almost empty.

That's fine, Gabe.

This all looks fine.

What the...

Grant! Go to your room!

I'd call the police,
but I don't have to

because she's already here.
What's going on?

This animal was teaching your
brother how to roll a joint.

Hey, hey, it's all good.

That wasn't weed,
we were using oregano.

Oh, man, did I just
buy a bag of oregano.

Did you really do that?

I'm sorry,
the kid said he was 12.

He is 12!

Out there
in the real world,

this is considered
a basic life skill.

He's a sociopath, you didn't
tell me he was a sociopath.

Just 'cause we come
from different backgrounds

doesn't mean I'm a socio...

Get out of our house.

Yeah, he's right,
you gotta go.

Okay.

And you can never have anything
to do with him again, ever!

Do you understand me?

Yeah, yeah,
I understand you.

Well, it was really
nice meeting you.

Bye.

Do you understand me?

After last night,
this is nice.

Yeah, it is.

Can I ask you a potentially
awkward question?

Are there any other kind?

Who did you think
your father was?

I mean, what had you
been told growing up?

What... am I not
gonna like this?

No, it's just um...

Well, I was always told
that my father was this

beautiful stranger who my Mom
had a wild fling with

when she was backpacking
through Europe after college.

Huh, I feel like
I must be a letdown.

No.

It's just kind of weird,
I guess.

I mean, I never thought
I'd get to meet my father.

And... here you are.

The only bad thing
about you, of course,

is that you come
with Elizabeth.

You know, it's too bad
you didn't get to meet my Mom.

I really think you two
would've hit it off.

Well, maybe
in a parallel universe.

I just...

I don't get
you and Elizabeth.

I'm sorry, you just... you seem
so wrong for each other.

She's definitely not
the person I married.

What happened to her?

Oh, what,
so this is my fault?

Oh, God, no, no,
not at all.

Well... in some ways.

How, exactly?

You notice how slow
we are going home

because I don't wanna go.

It feels...

less like a home
and more like a war zone.

And you're negotiating
a peace treaty?

At least a ceasefire?

Well, has Elizabeth
signed on?

She's trying.

I know it doesn't seem
like she is, but...

it's harder for her.

Your heart's still beating,
hers stopped 13 years ago.

And scene.

What did you do, write this
conversation out in advance?

Your heart
is still beating,

hers stopped 13 years ago,
seriously?

What... I thought
that was pretty good.

Ha-ha.

I don't think I realized till
just now how long it's been

since I felt like
anybody was listening to me.

It's great
having you home.

Except when I'm blowing
the place up, right?

Yeah, even then.

All right, these
are the websites

the police use
for background checks.

If she's applied for a credit
card, driver's license,

even a change of address,
it'll turn up on one of these.

All the things that violate
a person's privacy.

Isn't there a chance the cops
have already done this?

I'm sure
they've already done it.

Then why are we
even doing it?

Aren't we just
wasting our time?

'Cause we're all
so busy studying 24/7.

'Cause we have
insights and information

that the police
don't have.

Maybe one
of these aliases

was Carter's Mom's
best friend

from when she was five,

and that could give us
a clue about Lori Stevens.

We can do things that the police
could never do

because we have
a source on our side.

And ultimately, we wanna
help her find her Mom.

You're just
determined to be

her knight in shining
armor, aren't you?

She seemed to have a different
knight in mind yesterday.

That thing with Crash?

That was nothing,
it was Carter making a point.

It didn't mean anything.

I hate to pull the wool
off your eyes,

but I'm pretty sure
Carter's into the bad boy.

Who's a bad boy?

Me.

Hi.
Hey.

Is this okay?

What?

If I just sit here
and... watch you?

Yeah, sure.

It's not that interesting,
I'm just making croutons.

Croutons?

Are you serious,
I love croutons.

The first salad I ever made
was a big bowl of croutons.

Had some blue-cheese
dressing on it.

I still
make it sometimes.

Do you wanna learn how?

It's pretty easy.

Yeah... of course.

I got one.

So you just
put these in the bowl.

Okay.

Little bit of oil.

Stop!

Okay.

Now mix 'em until
they're all coated.

Is this right?

There's not really
a wrong way to mix.

Can't believe
I'm making croutons.

Carter's lucky to have
such a cool sister.

No, you've got it backwards,
Carter's the cool sister.

Well, you're... you're smart
and you're nice and...

beautiful and...

No, you're just
as cool as her.

Uh... then spread
'em out on this.

Good, really good.

Hey.

Wow, this is nice.

I'd forgotten how peaceful
it can be around here.

Now just throw
spices all over.

Max, how come Carter can't
go out with someone like you?

We did go out.

We just...

work better as friends

with occasional benefi...

They were very occasional.

All right.
Good.

Does that look good?

I think you have a future
in spicing croutons.

That's not a real job.

Is that a real job?

Come back in 30,

and you can help me
make a salad.

Cool.

All right.

I really like Max.

Me too.

Wonder if there's a way

I can get them back
together, Max and Carter.

As I think you know,

Carter pretty much
does what she wants

and only what she wants.

No question,
she's a willful teenager.

I used to be one too,
believe it or not.

But you, my little girl,
were never one, thank God.

You know, it's funny,
when my Mom would get

really angry with me,
she'd yell this thing at me,

like it was an ancient
gypsy curse.

"I hope one day you have
a child just like you."

Well, it worked, I do.

I don't think
Carter's gonna care

what you were like when you
were a teenager.

And I don't think
she's gonna listen to you.

That's what
I'm counting on.

You guys, this is not fun.

Seriously?

I didn't want
to get your hopes up,

but I'm glad you came by.

Do you recognize any
of your friends or family?

We didn't have
any other family.

I was told.

Find anything, Ofe?

Yes.

My father's been donating
to Libertarian candidates

for the past
three elections.

That's it,
I'm taking over.

Okay, what name
are we on?

Catherine Reilly.

Wait, Catherine Reilly,
oh, my God.

That's a mailing address.

That's a brand-new
mailing address.

Fredericksburg, that's not
far, that's maybe an hour.

We can go
first thing tomorrow.

Man, you've got it
made in the shade.

Welcome home.

You set the whole
thing up, didn't you?

The burner-phone texts,

the coded message?

Look, sorry, Dad.

I knew it was you,

playing cat and mouse
with the police

had your name
written all over it.

Gabriel Medeiros,
12 years old.

Food court thing was dumb.

It was lame.

And you can add to that

stupid, rude,

and expensive.

What can I do
to make it up to you?

I get that you're sorry,
and I appreciate that.

But I also get that
you did it for Carter, right?

Look, son...

I don't wanna be
the type of Dad

to tell you who
your friends should be.

But I would also think twice
before hanging out with Carter.

I mean, she has a lot
of problems.

She's not a mental case
if that's what you're saying.

Well, she just got out
of the hospital.

She almost overdosed, okay,
she just can't be trusted.

She just lost her Mom.

Everyone suffers losses.

It's how we handle them

that says everything
about a person.

Look at this, cloth napkins,
what's the occasion?

I just wanted to have
a really nice family dinner.

Don't you think
it's time to have

a really nice
family dinner?

Yes.

Can you go get everyone?

Guys, dinner!

Is there something
going on?

Totally in the dark.

Best behavior,
I promise.

You know, I think it's because
I'm using the bad controller.

It won't let me jump.

We'll trade after dinner.

This looks amazing.

Really does.

I'd be so excited
if I ate red meat.

Hey, you eat croutons,
though, right?

Yes, Max, I eat croutons.

Okay, guys, sit.

Um, I'm sorry, I wanted
this to be a family dinner.

You understand.

Yeah.

It's been really great
having you, but...

All your stuff
is in the living room,

and Carter has all these
new friends now, so...

Why is she doing this?

He helped me cook.

Elizabeth, he can
at least stay for dinner.

Sure, you can stay
for dinner.

No, you're right,
I should go.

Thank you guys
for everything.

I'll get my stuff.

I'm sorry, I can't...
I can't do it.

Stop throwing
my friends out of the house.

Isn't this supposed to be
my house, too?

He stays.

And... you can have your
precious living room back.

He's staying with me
in my room.

Come on Max, it's fine, just
ignore her, that's what I do.

I'll save you
some food.

So much
for family dinner.

We can still enjoy it.

I know I'm going to.

Pass the corn.

Should've been there with me
standing up for Max,

but you were too chicken
to stand up to her.

Is that what I am?
Uh, you were.

Well, I think we were
watching two different plays.

See from your perspective,
she was throwing Max out,

but from mine, she was
pretending to throw Max out.

What are you talking about,
that makes no sense.

She likes Max.

She wants you to
be with Max.

If you're with Max,
then you won't be with Crash.

She played me?
Like a kazoo.

Wow, I underestimated her.

Kind of
didn't work, though.

No?

He's sweet.

You like him.

No!

We've been through this.

I'm not going
through it again.

When it comes to boys,
you win.

Hi, we're looking for someone
who we think lives here?

She looks like this?

Do you know her?

Cat, yeah... 2-3-4.

She lives
in the building?

Not anymore, she moved
a month or so ago.

Said she was gonna
go live with her daughter.

She did?

She did.

She was here.

She's gonna go live
with her daughter.

She's not giving up.

Then neither are we.

Thank you, Gabe.

You've been such
an amazing friend.

If you bump that up a notch,
it gets a little better.

Thank you.

I mean that.

What's this big news
that's so important

we had to talk
about it in person?

Is this about
"Finding Carter?"

Yes, it's about
"Finding Carter."

Okay, before you
go on, I have some news.

A bid just came in
from a publisher.

Are you ready?

Double... I'm gonna
say it again,

it's my new favorite word.

Double the highest offer
if...

you can get
the kidnapper to talk.

Is there a world in which
that is a possibility?

Well... yes.

Yes, you just said yes.

Yes, it would work with
the idea I'm about to pitch you.

Okay, I'm all ears.

What if I wrote
"Finding Carter" as a novel?

I've heard enough... no.

Now, just a second.

The fictional story
of a family

reunited with
their long-lost child.

And I, of course, would
change the names...

Still no,
and it's a bigger no.

All this money
that's being offered is great,

but I don't need
that much.

Fiction is what
I've always wanted to write.

This would be
the perfect way in.

David, do you remember how much
you loved your book tour?

People lined up
to get a signed book, huh?

Or do you wanna be the man
that's sitting by the phone,

waiting for it to ring,
knowing when it finally does,

it's just gonna be
bad news.

You remember those calls?

Pass, pass, pass, pass.

Because those are your
two choices, so pick one.

And in the second one,

you owe half a million dollars
to Random House.

See you tomorrow.

You're mad at me.

Yup.

Can I apologize?

Go ahead.

Standing still?

I was an idiot.

I was trying
to impress you.

I don't know why I thought
I had to do that but I did.

And how exactly would teaching
my 12-year-old brother

how to roll
a joint impress me?

I don't know.

He asked me if I like
to play video games.

I don't get a lot
of chances to do that,

but he's such a cool kid,
I wanted someone

in your family
to like me...

Like I said,
I'm an idiot,

but I'm sorry.

Truly, I'm sorry.

It's okay, I'm not mad.

Good.

Thank you.

Look, I know I blew
my chance to get to know you.

At least my record's clean.

Who said you blew it?

Elizabeth.

Exactly.

Dude, I'm sorry.

You know, Crash.

This was inevitable.

No, I'm inevitable.

I'm just not
what she wants right now.

"I'm going to die."

Why would you put something
like that on your body?

Because it's true.

It's the only really true thing
I've ever heard in my life.

Oh.

I've been told
a lot of lies.

Only lies, actually.

None of that matters.

Come on, it's my whole life,
how can that not matter?

It's not
your whole life.

All that matters
is what you do

from this moment on.

At least, that's what
they told me

when I aged out
of my last detention center.

God, I hate that sound.

Always sounds like
Elizabeth's calling me home

for dinner or something.

Yeah, I'm not crazy
about it either.

Oh! What... oh.

I told you, dude,
it wasn't the controller.

You know, I'm glad
you didn't leave.

But pretty soon, I'm...
I am gonna have to.

Why, are your parents
worried about you?

I'm worried about me.

What do you mean?

I mean, I'm not in school,

I'm not working.

I'm sleeping on
my ex-girlfriend's

bedroom floor.

So pretty much all I got
going for me right now

is whooping
your zombie ass.

So, uh, I mean, if you're not
Carter's boyfriend, who is?

I'm not sure.

Seems like there's
a lot of guys

filling out
that application though.

It's not that guy
Crash, is it?

You don't like him?

No.

'Cause he got you
in trouble with your Dad?

No, because he told me

by the time he was my age,
he killed a guy.

You know that's not true.

Something like that,
you'd be in jail forever.

He was just showing off
for you.

For me?

Why would anybody
wanna show off for me?

Are you kidding me, man?

You're hip,
you're cool.

I am?

Well, pretty close.

But you gotta let
those bangs grow out.

Oh, that's not cool, man.

Just because we feel like
they're coming after us,

doesn't mean like we
have to drive like they are.

Unless they are
coming after us.

Are they?

Maybe.

Okay, I probably should've
asked you this before,

but is this
your car, Crash?

Can you tell which direction
the sirens are coming from?

Oh, my God.

All right, I'm gonna
take that as a no.

I need you to pull over.

I can't.
Crash, pull over.

Car must have
a LoJack system.

Pull over!

Let me out
of this car, Crash, now!

Hi.

It's me.

I screwed up.

Ugh, what a day.

I was just seconds away from
being caught in a stolen car

which, I swear to God,
you have to believe me,

I would never have gotten into
in the first place

if I had any idea,
but why would you believe me?

I don't even believe I did
something so stupid.

I am such an idiot,
I'm such an idiot.

Carter...
No, I know.

I know, I know,
I know, I know.

I'm so sorry.

That's like the least
useful sentence

in the whole
entire English language,

but it's the only one I can
think of right now.

Gosh, she's
just gonna kill me.

She's just gonna kill me,
and I don't blame her,

she should.

She's not home.

What?

She's at work.

You don't have to
say a thing.

She never has to know.

Thank God.

Thank God.

Dad?

Wow, it feels
so weird saying that.

Dad.

Thank you.

Thank you.

I'm a Dad,
that's what we do.

You know, I think
this is our first hug.

I think you're right.

Bird, I thought
you were my friend.

I thought you were mine.

You said that I would never
have to make this call.

If you could
just trust me.

Come back.
I will.

I can't...
I can't do this.

Not unless you tell me
it's over with David.

Hi, Max.