In the Dark (2019–…): Season 3, Episode 7 - Pretty in Pink - full transcript

[♪ ♪]

(cup softly clatters)

(footsteps approaching)

Someone needs to stop Clearway Law.
Public shouldn't leave reviews for lawyers.

Sí, jefe.

[♪ ♪]

How can you just let a
patient get taken from here?

Sir, we are doing
everything we can.

We've called the cops.
They'll be here shortly.

You can talk to them.

Great. I'll wait.



In the waiting room.

Jess?

She wasn't there.

What?

She wasn't there.

What do you mean
she wasn't there?

Why would she leave?

(car horn honks in distance)

I don't think she
left by choice.

There was, like...

all kinds of
blood and stuff.

Josiah must have her.

(garbled radio chatter nearby)

Cops. Duck.



What?
Duck. Cops!

How do you think

Josiah knew where she was?

I don't know.

(locks door)

(whispers):
Oh, my God.

(phone vibrating)

(sighs)

Where have you been?

I've been up all night.

JOSIAH:
Listen, sweetheart,

I got into some trouble at work.

What kind of trouble?

I'll explain everything later,

but, uh,
we need to leave Chicago.

(scoffs)
What are you talking about?

I got a guy who will fly us
somewhere safe.

I'm working on getting us
a plane tonight.

Wait, you... you have a guy

who's going to fly us
somewhere safe?

What the hell is going on?

There are people
that want to kill me.

(phone beeping)
We need to leave town tonight.

Uh...

why would anyone
want to kill you?

I told you, I'll explain it all
to you when I see you.

Promise me
you'll be ready to go.

Lauren!

I-I promise, yeah.

I'll text you the information
of where and when to meet me

when I have it.

(phone beeping)

I love you so much.

I love you, too.

(mutters)

Try him again.

Murphy, he's not gonna answer.

Okay, maybe... maybe try,
um, Darnell or Trey

and see if they
can get a hold of Josiah.

And maybe then we convince him
to keep her alive or something.

Felix, why are you silent?!

Jess is...

Murphy, I think whoever
Josiah sent to do that...

they didn't keep her alive.

We need to go back to Canada.

No, I can't.

Josiah is after us.

The cops are after us.

And I... I am
freaking out.

I just really think
we need to go back.

Okay, they're going inside.

Let's go.

I need to lie down.

- You can rest while I'm driving.
- No.

Like an actual bed.
Please.

I haven't slept in days.

We can rest at my sister's.

But I really think we
should get to the border

before it closes tonight.

(starts engine)

(wind blowing)

(crows cawing)

(exhales)
(doorbell rings)

Just to warn you, my
sister's kind of a bitch.

Great.
(exhales)

(doorbell rings)

Her car's here.
I know she's home.

Probably sleeping.

Oh.

Uh...

Hi.

MAX: Hey, Lesley, look who's
back. Okay. Um, I'm gonna go...

put on
some pants.

Great.

There's a couch here.

(grunts):
Uh...

Um...
(exhales)

Sorry.

I didn't plan this.

But while I was waiting
at the train station,

I just realized
I left my wallet here and...

It's okay, Max. I don't care.

What are you guys
doing back here?

Josiah got to Jess first.

Murph, I'm...

It's okay.

No.

No, it's not okay.

LESLEY:
So, what's going on?

I just, u-uh...
Can I just...

Is there somewhere
I can lay down?

Sure. You can use
one of the guest rooms.

I'll walk you there.

(grunts)

Well, I, uh...

don't know what to say.

But this is obviously a...
weird situation.

But, um...

Let's not tell everyone
what happened.

Huh?

Dude, I think they know.

I'm gonna shower.

(incoming texts whooshing)

(grunts)

Oh, my God.

(chuckles softly)

(whoosh)
(chuckles)

What you heard in
Gene Clemens' post is all true.

I listened to a recording
of Dean Riley's confession

at the hospital,

and he admitted to the murder.
(groans softly)

After I handed the phone
to Chief Keith Alper,

I thought
Dean would be arrested,

but I found out a few days later
he was back on the force.

I didn't know what to do,
so I stayed quiet. (grunts)

KATE:
Here's what's gonna happen.

You're gonna issue a press
release today stepping down.

Our communications team
has already drafted it for you.

You're gonna go
into early retirement,

collect your pension,

and never step foot
in here again.

Thank you.

Okay, then.

I'm sorry.

We'll have the press release
sent over later today.

(door closes)

(clears throat)

Hey, honey.
(inhales)

Guess what.

(chuckles softly)

She gave me early retirement.

Yeah.

No, yeah. I know. I know.

(chuckles)
Yeah.

Okay.

Yeah, I'll see you at home.

All right, I love you, too.

Bye-bye.

(exhales)

(birds chirping)

Are you asleep yet?

No.

Scoot over.

(exhales)

[♪ ♪]

(exhales)

Jess.

Jess.

Please come back. Come back.

(footsteps approaching)

Hey.
(exhales)

I'm so sorry.

Can you just lie down with me
for a second?

Murph, I...

Please.

Oh. Yeah.

(sniffles)
Okay.

Okay.

It's okay.

It's okay.

AUTOMATED VOICE:
Call from Jennifer Walker.

(phone vibrating)
That's Jess.

Call from Jennifer Walker.

That's Jess.

Jess. (sniffles)
Jess, I'm here.

(loud breathing over phone)

Jess? Jess?

Jess?!

She's alive, you guys.

And it was definitely Jess?

Yes. Yes,
it was her number,

and I know what
her breathing sounds like.

Her breathing?
Yes.

Wait.
She didn't even talk to you?

I'm telling you, it was her.
I'm telling you.

Max was lying right next
to me. He heard her, too.

FELIX:
Did it sound like Jess?

Uh, yeah, I guess
it could have been.

It was.

Okay, so Jess is alive.

For whatever reason,
Josiah hasn't killed her yet.

We need to find him.

Do... do we know, like,
where he lives, or...?

I mean, Trey probably does.

I'm gonna see if he can
meet us here, okay?

Cool. More houseguests.

FELIX: Okay, you
call Trey. I'm gonna...

I'm gonna borrow your
phone charger. My battery's low.

(drawer closes)

What are you doing?

Oh. Ah, geez. Ah... (laughs)

I figured
you still take your ADD meds,

and I haven't slept in days,
so I need a few.

Is that okay?
A few?

How many did you take?

Uh... four. You think
the potency hasn't

gone up since 1999?

You basically just did
a bucket of coke.

Okay, well, as long
as it keeps me awake, all good.

All good?

Yeah. Dude, you
killed a drug dealer.

And now a different drug dealer

is apparently gonna
kill your friend.

Thank you
for that rad recap, Lesley.

Can you please leave me be?
Leave you be? Are you even gonna

acknowledge
that I'm harboring fugitives?

Acknowledge
that you put my life on the line

by even being here
in the first place?

I can't believe that
you're making this about you.

Typical.

Can you be an adult for once?
Wow.

That's rich.

I-I don't even have time
for this conversation.

Cool.
Cool!

(knocking)

Hey, you wanted to see me?

Ah, Detective Clemens. Yes.

Come in. Uh...

Sorry for the mess.
I did not expect

to be spending
my day here.

Oh.
Have a seat.

Look, um,

I'm really sorry
about that tweet.

I-I really didn't expect it
to get that much traction. I...

I seriously have, like,
12 followers.

Actually, I wanted to discuss
something else with you.

What's that?

I'm sure you saw
Keith resigned.

Which means I need to find
a new chief of detectives.

I've been racking my brain
trying to figure out

who the best person
for the job would be, and, uh...

(laughs) this might sound
crazy, but I think it's you.

Me?

Mm.

Okay, I got it.
Excuse me?

I've been watching
the news all morning.

The department is under heat,
and you're trying to do

damage control by promoting
your one Black detective.

That's not true.
Come on.

I am insanely underqualified,
and you know it.

You're the best man for the job.

That's all there is to it.

Look, you really want me
to run things,

then I can't give Keith
a paid vacation for what he did.

He needs to be behind bars.

He's already been
publicly humiliated.

I think that's enough.
No, it's not.

And I need you to know
that if I accept this position,

the first thing I'm going to do
is put him on trial.

Do what you like.
It's your department.

If you want it.

I want it.

Hey, you got a minute?

Sure, anything for the
Internet star Gene Clemens.

Ah, some say Internet star,
some say chief of detectives.

Shut up. (laughs) I know, right?

Well, congratulations.

Thank you. Thank you.

Wow.

So, um...
you like working here?

Yeah, I love it.

The uniform, the scenery.
Yeah.

Going to bed
every night knowing

I'm making a difference
in the world. It's too bad.

Because I want you to come back.

Are you serious?

You okay?

Yeah, I just, um...

I never thought
I'd hold one of these again.

Oh, actually, uh,
that one's mine.

I didn't get you one yet. I just
did that for the theatrics.

No, I'm messing with you.
That's yours. I'm playing.

(laughs)
Let's go.

Let's go?

You're just gonna leave now?
Don't you have to quit?

My shift is pretty much over.

Oh.
I can quit over the phone.

I have a feeling you're gonna
like your first assignment.

Yeah?

(overlapping chatter)

Hey, Chief. Good
to see you. Yeah.

You remember Detective Barnes?

You fired me
for police misconduct?

Yeah, look, I, uh, just got
to grab my stuff, all right?

Not gonna be needing 'em.
You're under arrest

for obstruction of justice
and evidence tampering.

Seriously?
You have the right

to remain silent. Seriously?
You're gonna arrest me?

Anything you say can
and will be used

against you
in a court of law.

You have the right
to have an attorney.

If you cannot afford
an attorney,

we will appoint you one.

Why would he be
keeping her alive?

MURPHY: I don't know,
but we have to figure out

where his guys
took Jess, so

tell us where he lives.

Oh, yeah,
that's a great idea.

Ambush him at his house.

Trey, what other choices
do I have? He's not answering

his phone, the arcade
burned to the ground.

I-I don't know how else to
talk to him. Hey, you okay?

- LESLEY: Yeah.
- MURPHY: I need to talk to him.

Uh, give me a second, guys.

MURPHY: If you hadn't
told that kid about our plan,

Jess wouldn't even
be missing right now.

You know that?

So the least you can do
is tell us where Josiah lives.

Fine. You can't go alone.
I'll come with you,

but not if I'm not packing.

Okay, um, my sister
has a gun, but...

But what? Go get that.
Uh...

No because what if you use it?

Her...
It's registered in her name.

If one of Josiah's boys
does have Jess,

she doesn't have that much time.
Go get the gun.

Yeah? Okay. Yeah.

Okay.
Sorry. He's... high.

Hey, listen,

I'm really sorry
about what I did.

I guess I just thought
that you were playing me,

and I needed
to look out for myself.

I wasn't.

I wasn't playing you.

I'm gonna make this right.

Thanks.

Here you go.

Sorry. Here.

Here.

Um, don't tell Max
I gave it to you

'cause I don't want him
to tell my sister, okay?

All right, let's go.

Come on.
(groans)

MURPHY: Max, we're
leaving. Oh, let's go.

Pause. You're not coming.

Why?

Why do you think, skippy?

Skippy? I'm not skippy.
What do you mean?

Skippy? Do I seem skippy?

I'm not skippy.
I'm chilly. I'm chillin'.

I'm absolutely chilling.
Yeah.

I'm ju... I'm perfectly ch...
uh, relaxed and fine. Guys.

You're a disaster.

Just stay here while
we go get Jess, dork.

MURPHY:
Thanks.

(doorbell rings)

Hey... um...

...is your dad home?

My dad's not home, and I'm not
allowed to let strangers inside.

We're not strangers.

GIRL:
Mom? Mommy?

Annie, come here, honey.

There's no need
to panic.

We just need to
talk to Josiah.

Yeah, he's not home.

I'll go look for him.

We're the only ones here.

Going somewhere?
Um...

You said
we're meeting Daddy.

Where are you meeting him?
LAUREN: I'm not.

We just want to talk.
Call him now.

Tell him
you're with Murphy Mason.

Fine. Come on.

Go. Go, go, go, go.

Come on, Murphy.

Stop! What the hell are you
doing? (garbage disposal whirring)

MURPHY:
What's that noise?

He's not here.

Yeah, I told you he isn't here.
Now get out of my house.

Max, take the kids upstairs
and don't let them leave.

No. Wait, wait.
Please don't. Please.

No, guys, I think we
should just... Just do it,

Max.

LAUREN:
D-Don't hurt them.

I would never.

It's okay. It's all right.
It's okay. It's fine.

We're just gonna go
upstairs for a little bit.

It's okay. Come on.

Listen,

my husband's a good man. I don't
know what you think he did,

but... He kidnapped my best
friend, and he's about to kill her.

That's insane. He wouldn't
do that. TREY: He's short

on heroin.
That's how he operates.

Now you just tell us
where he is,

and we'll leave you alone.
I'm sorry, heroin?

Yes, heroin. Surprise.

He sells heroin for a
living. LAUREN: No.

He...
Your husband

is the biggest drug dealer
in Chicago.

Everything's okay,
you guys.

We're just gonna hang out
in here for, like, ten minutes.

Okay? While my friends

talk to your mom.

It's a cool room. Um...

How does this work? Huh?

Does it go on your head
like this? No.

What about a shield?
(exhales sharply)

No? Does it go
on the floor like this?

Huh?

Whoa! Whoa!

(chuckles) (laughing):
Oh, come on, I asked you

how it worked. Come on, you got
to show me how to do it.

Like this.
Okay.

Uh, you don't have
to do that!

I have a guy that comes.

Well, can't just
sit inside, so...

I can't believe I'm
stuck here with you.

You're stuck here
because you OD'd

on ADD meds.
You are such a moron.

Why are you being so mean to me?

I'm obviously in a fragile
state here. You know what?

You guys need to find somewhere
else to hide out. I'm done. Cool.

Thanks. You're unbelievable.
You know, yesterday,

it was like, "Yeah, come in.
I'd love to help you out."

Now...
(chuckles): Oh, my God.

What?

This is about Max.

(scoffs) What?
No, it isn't. Yeah.

You were fine helping me when
you thought you could bone Max,

but now that he
rejected you,

you don't really want
to help me anymore.

He didn't reject me.
(chuckles)

Let me help you out here,

Les, okay?
Max is in love with Murphy.

Murphy is in love with Max.

And there's nothing
either of us can do about it.

"Either of us"?

You. There's nothing you can do

about it.

Shut up. Shut up!

No. That's... I...

Seriously, I just said...
It doesn't...

So, you were obviously
going to see Josiah.

Just tell us where he
is. LAUREN: I told you.

I'm not letting you monsters
anywhere near my husband.

(kids laughing, chattering)

See?

We're not monsters.

Okay?

We literally just need
an address

before he kills another person.

My husband's not a murderer.
I personally witnessed him

kill at least ten people.

I'm gonna ask you
a question.

Are your kids allowed
at the arcade?

No, right?

And why... why...

Wouldn't kids be allowed
at an arcade?

I bet he doesn't
even want you there, huh?

He says he's too busy,

doesn't want you to bother
coming into the city.

Yeah, well...

Are you guys
struggling financially?

Yeah, that's a no.

I don't know,
how much do you think

a crappy arcade makes?

Ignorance is bliss, right?

(chuckles softly)

Come on.

You're not gonna
stab us. LAUREN: I will.

Oh, she pulled a knife?

A small one, too.
Not even the, uh...

We don't have time
for this. Just tell us

where he is.
I need the address.

Just give us the address.

Listen, lady,

you heard my friend.

We don't really have the time
for all this right now.

Okay? So...

We're gonna have to speed up
this process a little bit.

LAUREN:
What? What does that mean?

(drawer opens)

(metal clinking)

(buttons clicking)

Oh, oh, wait. What?

Did you just beat me?

You're so bad at this game.

(scoffs) Okay, well, I
don't play it every day

like you.

Okay, it's been ten minutes.

Can we go downstairs?
I'm hungry.

You know, when I was a kid,

I had to spend a lot of time
in my room.

Were you in trouble a lot?
No.

It was just...

My mom would send me
to my room a bunch.

Why?

Doesn't matter.

Point is, is that I
learned to love it.

Being in my room.
And you guys got all these toys,

these video games.

What's so bad?

But why did your mom send you
to your room a lot?

MAX:
Sometimes she just

needed time without me.

And when she did,

she would just send me
to my room

and tell me not to come
out till she said so.

Kind of like now, I guess.
(chuckles)

What?

Nothing.

(chuckles):
I just, uh...

Nothing.

You guys want to play Yahtzee?
I haven't played in forever.

MURPHY:
For the last time, give us

the address.

No.

Oh, my God. She's impossible.

She's impossible.
Do something else.

What else you want
me to do? I-I don't know.

Torture her for information.
That's what I'm doing.

By duct-taping her to a chair? What
do you want me to do, waterboard her?

Something!
(gasps, screams)

(Lauren exhales)
Oops.

Oh, God. Are you okay?
Oops. You all right?

Is she... Did I do that? Listen,
I'll come down there. Don't worry.

Yeah. It's all right.
She just kind of...

You ready?
Don't worry about it.

Here we go. One, two, three.
(grunts)

- There. Ooh!
- MURPHY: Sorry.

Yeah. Sorry about that.

Yeah. You all right?

JOSIAH:
Step away from her.

What the hell are you doing here?
Honey, when did you get a gun?

We were looking for Jess.

JOSIAH:
Just get out of here.

I have no idea where Jess is.

MURPHY:
Yes, you do.

I know that you took her
from the hospital.

I know...
(gunshot)

(Josiah gasps)

Get under the bed.

SAMUEL:
We are. We learned

in school.

[♪ ♪]

Don't move! Give me your weapon.

You burned millions of dollars'
worth of Mateo's heroin.

JOSIAH:
I'll pay him back.

I promise.

Too late for that.

Where are your children?

JOSIAH:
My children?

Why my children?

HUGO:
You stole from Mateo.

So he's going to steal
everything from you.

(whispers):
Hey.

(shushing) Okay?

Please, ta-take me instead.

Search the house.

Sammy, Annie!

Run!

(grunting)

Let's go. Now's our chance.

Back door. Back
door. Let's go.

Go!

(grunts)

[♪ ♪]

Not my kids.

Just shoot me. Please.

Don't take my kids.

Just shoot me. Please.

Please, I beg you.

That's not what Mateo wants.

[♪ ♪]

MAX: Hurry! Hurry! Get
in the car right now! Go!

Go, go, go!

(gunshot)

Ellos se escaparon.

¿Pero cómo?

(gunshots)
(grunting)

(panting)

(phone vibrating)

MAX:
Okay, we'll be there.

That was your dad.

He's just grabbing some
things, and then he's gonna

meet up with us, okay?

Where's my mommy?

[♪ ♪]

(breathes shakily)

(door opens)

(door closes)

Dad!

Thank you.

We saved your kids.

Now tell us
where Jess is.

I told you, I have no idea.

Seriously, man.
Just tell us.

Trey,

I know you're not inclined
to believe anything

I have to say right now,

but I seriously have no idea.

I assumed she was
in the arcade,

so if she wasn't,
I don't know.

I have to go.

TREY:
Josiah, hold up.

I'm really sorry.

About your wife.

Yeah.

To the back, guys.

(siren wailing)

(indistinct chatter)

Rad dinosaurs.

I'm sure people will
take you more seriously now.

Yeah. Maybe.

What's up?

You'd think, after what
you pulled off today,

you'd be a little more excited.

Uh, I-I just feel bad, I guess.

For Keith?

No. About what I did to Josh.

I got everything I wanted,
and he got nothing.

You know, it just...

It sucks.

You're the chief now.

Go arrest Murphy Mason,

and maybe don't let her escape
this time.

Yeah. She's probably
already back in Canada.

You don't know that for sure.

Why on earth
would she stay here?

I just spent

the last three months of my life
in a tiny little booth

pressing a button
that made a gate go up and down.

If Murphy Mason is still
in the States,

I promise you, I will find her.

Give me a team.

Done.

Border control is posting
their photos at every station.

Good.
I love that

we're all working late
to try to find a girl

who you arrested and then let
walk out of the building.

A blind girl. Let's not
forget that fun fact.

Hey, she is smarter
than all of us,

all right, and if we have
any shot at catching Murphy,

I'd suggest you stop
underestimating her now.

(knocking)

Hey, Chief.

Ooh. Still not used
to hearing that.

(laughs) I had
digital run the names.

You're not gonna
believe this.

Turns out that Jessica Damon

checked into the Clover Inn
in Waukegan this morning.

Okay.

Hey, that was my
friend who's a cop.

He asked me if
I've heard from you

because the entire
CPD is after you guys.

And what did you say?
Oh.

I said yes, you and
all your moron friends are here.

What do you think I said?

Thank you.

Oh, and by the way, your
friend is a real piece of work.

I don't want to hear
about your sex life with Max.

No, not Max. Jess.
She isn't dead.

She wasn't kidnapped.
She checked into

Clover Inn in Waukegan.

You guys are freaking out
over nothing.

Wait, wait, wait. What?!
Yeah, apparently,

she checked in this morning.

That can't be true.

What are you doing?

Calling the motel.

(line ringing)
(sighs)

WOMAN:
Clover Inn. How can I help you?

Hi. Do you have a guest
there named Jessica Damon,

and if so, can
you connect me?

Absolutely. Let's see.

Jessica Damon, room 205.

Oh, I'm so sorry. That guest
has a do not disturb notice.

Ma'am, this is an emergency.

I'm so sorry, I have
to adhere to policy.

Anything else I could help...

So she's just, like,

hiding out in a hotel,

without even the decency
to call anybody?

I have to go.

Felix, the cops are
on their way there.

Don't be an idiot.
Yeah.

Which is exactly why
I have to get to her first.

And then, when I do,
I'm actually gonna murder her.

Don't go. I'm serious.

Felix!
(door shuts)

Seems like a lot of hoopla
for one 27-year-old girl.

Seems like you
should shut up.

Let's go.

So we did all this,
and your girl just

checked herself into a hotel.

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

Just none of this
makes sense.

Um, I guess we just wait
to hear from Felix.

Hey, can you, um,
can you show me

how to adjust the heater,
please?

This giant fire
isn't enough for you?

No. I mean, it...
Can you just show me?

He wants to talk to you
without me around.

You know what I love?

Having your ex-girlfriend
around to decode you.

From now on,
can we just, like...

Look, I'm really messed up.

Oh. Okay...

I have all of these
issues because my mom...

Whoa, we're just diving
right into the deep end.

(chuckles):
Uh, yeah. Yeah.

I guess we are.

Anyway, I-I tend to go
after these, uh...

these women that cause chaos,

like she did.

Like, I was sitting
in this room

with these innocent kids who
were scared out of their minds

because of Murphy.

Just made me feel like
how I felt around my mom,

I guess.

I don't feel that way
around you.

Thanks?

I'm just trying to say that

I like you.

Well, you could have
just said that

without the depressing
backstory.

Oh, God.

Can I help you?

Uh, I'm looking
for Jessica Damon.

Uh, I'm Jessica Damon.

(scoffs)

No, you're not.

GENE: This way,
room 205. Right here.

Jessica Damon, come out
with your hands up!

Who the hell are you?

Jessica Damon.

Oh, God.
Just bring her in.

Go.

(sighs): Okay, let's
try this one more time.

Just tell me where
you got this passport.

This one, right here.

Going once.

Going twice.

Nothing?
You sure?

Fine.

I promise I'm better
than that.

Well, she's clearly terrified.

How the hell did she
get Jess's information?

MAX: Wait, so Cindy is
just recycling our identities?

We did not sign up for that.

FELIX: I can't think of
any other explanation.

I mean, the police
arrested this girl,

thinking it was Jess;
they wouldn't have done that

if it was just
the same name.

Wait, what if what happened
to that girl at the hotel

is happening to Jess?

Like, to our Jess.

What?

MURPHY: That girl got
Jess's identity from Cindy.

Jess got an identity
from Cindy, Jennifer Walker.

We know Josiah didn't take her,
Sam is in prison.

And Darnell called off
all-all of Nia's people.

Maybe someone's
mistaking Jess

for Jennifer Walker.

(panting)

She was obviously
in some sort of trouble

if she needed a new identity.

Think about it.

Jess checked into the hospital
as Jennifer Walker.

No, please don't.
I take it back.

I won't say anything.
I won't...

MURPHY: And that's
where she was taken from.

(screaming):
Please stop.

You guys, I don't think
we're looking for someone

who wants Jess.

I think we might be
looking for someone

who wants Jennifer Walker.

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