Journeyman (2007–…): Season 1, Episode 10 - Blowback - full transcript

Previously on Journeyman:

Katie says you disappeared for
a couple days and didn't know it.

- Something like that.
- And you went back in time?

Where in that report does it
say I was chasing dan vasser?

And what does this have to do
with dylan mccleen's ransom?

I'm not sure,but I
believe they are linked.

I can't control when I go.

I seem to come back to the present
when I finish some chapter in the lives
of the people that I'm tracking.

This guy kept a little girl behind
a brick wall for three months.

- It's him.
- Who's this?

Aeden bennett.



He managed the place
where they found her.

Didn't you learn anything
from the earthquake?

This is different.

You showed up at the park because
you're supposed to help emily,

Not be running with a vendetta.

Bennett's going to kidnap
another girl,if he hasn't already.

Hope you're right about this one.

Well,time will tell.

I don't want to stay after school.

You say that now,but I bet
in a week you'll be happy.

I bet I won'T.

- I bet you will.
- I bet I won'T.

So,what are we betting on?

We... not you... are betting on
zack liking after-School sports.



Well,I know you will,because
there's football and baseball

And mommy is working part-Time

So you don't want to
stay here alone,do you?

No.

And it's only for a couple of hours.

Come on,babe,we've got to go.

- Did you brush your teeth?
- Yes,did you brush yours?

Yeah,in a cold shower.

Ah,plumber is coming tomorrow.

Finally.

Hey,are you going to be home tonight?

You know better than to ask.

Let's just say I have nothing planned.

How do I look?

- Ready for prime time. - How
aboutthe mid-Morning report?

- Close enough.
- Good.

Good morning,dan.

Remember me?

I showed you some real
estate some years ago.

Aeden bennett.

Yeah.

- Sorry,I'm out of cards.
- How did you find me?

That column that you wrote couple
years ago,had your picture on it.

Connect the dots.

So,just got out of the Q.

Six years,good behavior.

Do you know anyone who's
handy at burning tats,

'Cause I was thinking about
maybe getting a job at kinko'S.

Dan?

There's no way.

Journeyman Season 1 Episode 10
"Blowback"

Dan.

I know you're here,dan.

If you're calling the
cops,dan,I don't care,

Because I am ready to die today,dan,right
here in your beautiful,perfect little house.

I expect to be taken out
by swat with a headshot

And bleed on your sisal and haunt you
and your family for the rest of your life!

Dan!

Damn it!

Where the hell are you?!

1980...

Bp's 60 over palp.

Gsw to the right shoulder.

Infraclavicular point
of entry with a cold arm.

Hang one unit 0-Neg,give
me normal saline wide open.

What's your name,sir?

- Dan thompson.
- You got lucky,man.

The bullet embedded in
the pectoralis minor.

Four centimeters south,it
might have been game over.

We're lifting on three. One,two,three.

- So,tell me what happened.
- I was shot.

- Where?
- El camino. Just outside starbuck'S.

Starbuck's?Is that a massage parlor?

It's A...

Coffee place.

- Are you married,mr. Thompson?
- Yeah.

Can I get your wife's
name and phone number?

What's this?

That's my son'S.

- Check this out.
- What is it?

It'S... a calculator.

Doctors and toys,forget it.

May I have your wife's
phone number at home or work?

Can I get an x ray over here
and another five of pavulon.

She's unreachable.

You guys can just stitch me
up,and I'll just get out of...

Mr. Thompson,you're not
being very helpful here.

Now,I need a phone
number,someone to reach in case...

It's okay,I'm here.

- Baby,you okay?
- Yeah.

- Am I glad to see you.
- Are you the wife?

Uh,yes,I am.

- Name?
- Anissa beem.

Can I get that?

My husband has been shot here,he
could use your undivided attention.

Here you go.

Thank you,anissa.

- Anissa?
- You go with what works.
What the hell happened?

You were right. Bennett...

The guy who kidnapped
emily,the guy I helped put away.

- He shot you.
- Yeah.

Yeah,I know,I know. You warned me.

You haven't seen anything,yet.

I thought you didn't like my kind here.

Well,when you hear what I have to say I
think you'll agree it's better you came to me.

What's up?

You ever cross paths with an
fbi agent named richard garrity?

Would it kill you guys to
get some venetian blinds?

- Is that a yes?
- Yeah.

'Cause he came to the paper
looking for information about dan.

Yeah,garrity's made his
mind up about something.

What do you think it is?

- Beats me.
- Well,it sounds way out there.

Suspecting dan of casing
airport security for a hijacking?

So what are you saying?

I'm saying either your brother and my reporter is off
his rocker,or this fbi agent is off the reservation.

Look...

I- I can't be challenging a federal investigation
right now,especially if it involves my brother.

- I can.
- You have a source?

Who says that right now there is no current
fbi investigation of anyone named dan vasser.

So you think this guy's rogue?

My sources aren't that good.

But yours are.

- What's that?
- Ampicillin.

It's an antibiotic.

Your wound isn't life threatening,but
if it gets infected,it could be.

There you go.

- The cops can have you now.
- The police?

All gunshot wounds have to be reported.

Right.

Hey.

The police want to talk to me.

- Okay,let's try to avoid that.
- I need to get back.

There's a felon in my house,I'm worried
about katie and zack coming home.

Okay,easy. Maybe he thinks you got away.

He's not going to stick around.

Damn it,I screwed up.

You were right.

I shouldn't have gone off-Road
to get bennett arrested.

You're going to be
tested,dan,you have to be ready.

Tested?You've been through this?

So,what,trying to put a kidnapper
behind bars gets me shot?

Who the hell are we working for?

You have to stay
focused. You have a job here.

You finish it and you go back.

Cry about it,you're stuck here.

- Where did you land?
- On the peninsula.

A house near the circle star theatre.

I need some money for a cab.

- I thought you had old currency.
- Not anymore.

You're killing me.

I've got five bucks left.

Thanks.

Hello?

Everything okay up there?

Hello?

So,dan,here's why I
think you're still here.

Because if you'd left,the place
would be crawling with cops!

And it ain't!

Dan?!

Zack Aftel-School
2:30-5pm / Main Flo 9am

Main Flo Pluombimg
415-555-0191

Hello?

No!

Don't hurt me.

Katie
Cell:415-555-0156

I'm not going to hurt you. All right?

I'm here to help.

Did someone take you?

No.

Is this where you
live?Is this your home?

Yes.

Did your parents do this to you?

They did,didn't they?

Come on. Let's get out of here.

No!

Why?

- I'm grounded.
- Grounded?

I'm in trouble.

You're not supposed to be locked up in your
room and left alone while they go to work.

How old are you?

Ten.

What's your name?

You can't tell me your name?

I'm not supposed to talk
to people from the outside.

Right.

You hungry?

Tonight,they'll take that anger to
the board of supervisors in what looks to be
a spirited evening at city hall.

For noon day,I'm katie barron.

Hello?

- Mrs. Vasser?
- Yeah.

This is carl kammerer
over at mainflo plumbing.

Oh,hi.

Yeah,we've got a plumber at your
house,but no one's answering the door.

That's 'cause the
appointment isn't today.

I have you guys downfor
tomorrow at 9:00.

Yeah,no,it's today at 9:00.

T... are you sure?

Do you want to reschedule?

I don't know. How long will that take?

Uh,well,I can get you in on the 20th.

The 20th?No,no way.

No,well,that's the earliest available; otherwise
I'm going to have to charge you for the appointment.

Can you hold on a second?

Hey,ed,did you say I had an
hour to kill before my stand-Up?

- Yeah,11:21,c-Block.
- Okay.

Um,can you just tell the guy to
stay there?I'm about 15 minutes away.

Very well,mrs.
Vasser. I'll have him stay.

Okay.

Bye-Bye.

I don't see any lunch meat.

- There's a piece of chicken here.
- No!That's my dad'S.

Got any,uh,peanut butter?

- Ketchup.
- Sorry?

It's a pizza sandwich.

- You put ketchup on it.
- All right.

So your mom and dad go to
work and just leave you here?

Don't you have school?

No.

How long have you lived here?

I don't know.

Listen to me.

- I have to get you out of here.
- Why?

What your parents are doing is illegal.

It's against the law.

Do you understand?

- Now,I'm going to call somebody
that's going to help you.
- No,you can't!

Hey!

Hey!

Open up!

No,you can't take me away.

- My dad will kill me.
- He's hurting,you now.

No!

Damn it. Listen to me!

I have to get you out of here,okay?

You have to leave.

Please.

Okay,listen to me.

Since I can't get you to come out,
I'm just going to call social services
and get someone to help you,okay?

- No,please!
- You'll be better off.

- I know it sounds bad.
- He'll come and get me. He'll find me!

They'll find you a safe foster home with,you
know,tv,and people who care for you...

Who'll feed you.

Please.

He's going to kill me.

No,he's not.

Because he's not here,and
neither will you be. All right?

- You're bleeding.
- Oh,yeah.

- What happened?
- I fell down.

- What city and listing,please?
- Yes,I need county of san mateo.

I need a number for social services.

I found a child that needs some help.

Hey,what is it?

The old guy must've called the
cops; they think I broke in.

- No.
- He's going to help you.

No,he's not.

That's my father.

Damn it.

How'd you get out?!

- A man let me out.
- Don't lie to me!

I'm not lying.

And you wondered why I can't let you out
when all you do is lie and disobey me!

Lie and disobey!Lie and disobey!

Now,tell me the truth!

You left it unlocked.

I was hungry.

To the parents of Aeden Bennett 6906
Howard Avenue San Carlos,CA 94070

Well,now you're not going to
have dinner for a long,long time.

911,what you help

To the parents of Aeden Bennett 6906
Howard Avenue San Carlos,CA 94070

- Hi.
- Hi. Sorry.

No,I'm sorry for the confusion.

No,it's probably my fault.

It's been crazy around here lately.

Oh,yeah,I know how that goes.

- I got a wife and four kids at home myself.
- Right.

Listen,I have to get back to work,but
I've worked with you guys before,

So I'm just going to trust
you to lock up if that's okay?

Sure. Can't be in business 70
years and not be trustworthy,right?

Well,I guess not. Come on in.

Okay.

So we had a pipe burst
a couple of weeks ago.

Had that fixed,but now,we
can't seem to get any hot water.

So I'm just wondering if those
two things might be related.

That might have something
to do with the water heater.

Yeah,that's what I
was thinking actually.

- I'm not the plumber.
- What happened?Where's my husband?

- I shot him.
- Where is he?

Well,you see,that's a good question.

Because he seems to have disappeared.

23,10-20.

23 at home,go ahead.

Got a 10-71 at 9088 elm.

Shots fired,code 3.

Check,I'm on my way.

I don't think he's here.

- Could I just call my work and tell them...
- No!

What do you want?

I want to eat.

I want some food.

- Okay.
- Do you have an apron?

Uh...

- Yeah.
- Put it on.

I said put it on.

Your name is aeden.

Aeden bennett.

What did you do wrong,aeden?

Why are you being punished?

Are you deaf?I'm talking to you!

- I-I don't know.
- You don't know?

Your dad locks you in
your room all day,for what?

For getting a good report card?

You must've done something wrong.

- Maybe.
- So what'd you do?

- Did you torture a cat?
- What?

Push a girl down the stairs?

Take a gun to school?

Are these hard questions?

Answer me!

I told him I hated my mother.

I told my dad I hated my
mom for leaving me with him.

We cloned your brother's hard drives
and recovered data at work and home.

I thought you only had
a warrant for his house.

Here you can see a list of
searches he made off his browser.

You confiscated his work computer?

Your brother's search results yielded a very
compelling menu of subject matter from legends

Like dylan mccleen to faces
in the crowd like diana bloom.

Diana bloom was a passenger on a
chicago/san francisco flight in 1975.

She was pregnant.

She delivered the baby onboard the plane
that was forced to land in stockton.

A local photographer caught me of
the passengers getting off the plane.

Okay,a guy that looks like my brother.

Now,take a look at these images from a security
camera at sfo's gate 37a this past september.

These are passengers boarding
flight 1680to portland.

You may also remember that was
the flight that was turned around

Because your brother got off
the plane before it took off,

Although there's no evidence
to date that that ever happened.

Now,these two men not only look remarkably
alike,they're wearing the same clothes.

Don't you find that a bit curious?

So far,I haven't seen any evidence
that my brother's broken any laws.

Not unless you count
the laws of physics.

Do you have any idea what
you're witnessing here?

- What this means?
- What this means?

What he knows and when he
knows it could change...

At least it could make
someone very,very wealthy.

So then,at the end of the day...

This,this whole thing
is all about money.

Is this just about dan
or is it a hobby of yours?

They always need cash.

"They"?

It always trips them up.

I,I need to talk to your brother.

Why?

All right.

We're done here. Thank you for
your cooperation,inspector.

Oh,that looks really gross.

It's infected.

- I need to get up.
- No.

Give me that.

I know that face.

What face?

The face that my dad makes
before he's gonna hit me.

Am I right?

You wanna hurt me.

- Do you know why?
- Why?

Because when you grow up
you're gonna try to kill me.

Maybe even hurt my family.

How... how do you know that?

I just know.

I- I don't even know your name.

You will.

But then there's a chance you
might make something of your life.

If you let me help you.

What if I don't?

What if I don't change at all?

Then I'm in big trouble.

Here.

Take it.

It's your dad'S.He'll kill you.

That would be good for you,wouldn't it?

- You have to call me an ambulance.
- No.

I can't do that.

It's okay.

It's okay.

Get me out of this house.

This is an ambulance. Can you go faster?

I- I get it. I get it.

Don't go off mission.

You tell them to call off the dogs.

If I only had their ear.

I wanted to kill that kid,liv.

- But you didn'T...
- That could be a fatal mistake.

Or you passed a test
and learned a lesson,dan.

I mean,that could be what this is about.

I don't care what happens to me.

I just don't want anything
to happen to my family.

Neither do I.

In fact...

When I went to your house,I saw pictures
of you and katie and zack,your life now.

Maybe you're meant to be together.

I mean,think about it...

I die.

You mourn.

She comforts.

You and katie...

You don't come together unless
livia and dan come together first.

She filled a vacuum I createD.

So,you could say...

Your mission was to get us together.

I'm starting to wonder.

Where'd he come from?

I don't know.

But he's messed up.

- Dropped the investigation?
- Yeah.

- Why?
- I don't know. But you were right.

He was rogue.

And I just wanna say I
appreciate you flagging it.

Your brother can be a pain in the
ass,but he has his good moments.

Jack?

Jack.

Jack?

You okay?

Yeah. Thanks,hugh.

Weirdest family ever.

Hey!

Hi,jack.

- Who are you?
- It's me.

No. I'm sorry. It's not.

- I went to your funeral.
- You deserve a long explanation,

But if I give you one now,it may cost
your brother his life. Which do you want?

- What are you talking about?
- Your brother's been shot.

- Shot?
- It's bad and I don't know where he is...

This is a scam or some
practical joke that's gone...

- Listen to me!
- What the hell are you guys doing to me?

Dan has been shot.

- Where is he?
- I don't know.

I mean I think he's in the city.

I think he's here now.

And based on that,what
am I supposed to do?

Find him.

Just stand there.

I'm gonna look at you.

I thought you were hungry.

Starved.

I...

Haven't been to the store.

I was gonna go today.

You make lunch for your son every day?

Yes.

That's good. That's important.

I have,uh,some lunchalots.

Lunchalots?

- They're sort of pre-Made...
- It's not making lunch!

That's cutting corners.

Did your mother make you lunch?

Once in a while.

What happened to her?

She left.

Where did she go?

She,um,ran off with the plumber.

I,I came home from school
one day and she left a note.

And,uh,two sunshine hydrox cookies.

- That's terrible.
- Well,the old man,he...

He didn't take it very well,and
then he took it out on me.

Why are you here?

What do you want from us?

I don't want you.

I want your husband.

What did he do to you?

He took six years away
from me and my emily.

And if I can't take those
years away from him...

Then I'm gonna take
away someone he loves.

Hello?

Hello?

Anybody home?Door's open.

No!

Please,don'T.

You just shot an fbi agent.

Well,hey,really stepped
into it now,haven't I?

So,how did I get so sick so fast?

You developed a bad staph infection.

I started you on vancomycin.

It's a broad spectrum antibiotic.

I'm feeling better. Thank you.

Were you given an antibiotic
when you came in the first time?

- Ampi-Something.
- Ampicillin?

That's 20 years old.

We would never give you that.

It wouldn't put a de in today's virus.

- That would explain it.
- I'll be back in a sec.

- Dan
- Hey. Jack?

- Are you okay?
- Yeah.

- We have to get out of here.
- Whoa,whoa,whoa,whoa!

- I can't get a signal.
- Dan...

- I have to call katie.
- What the hell is going on?

How did you find me?

Livia told me.

Jack,we have to get out of here.

Okay. Look who's calling.

- Hey!
- Bennett.

Hello,dan.

I knew you got out of the house,but how?

- God,if you've hurt her...
- Oh,no.

She's-She's fine.

She's,um...

She's making me lunch.

So,listen,here's the deal,dan.

I- I take it you've,uh,called
the cops,and they're out there?

Not true.

Yeah,okay,well,if I see anyone near this
house,you sleep alone starting tonight.

- I haven't called the cops.
- That's a lie.

- What's going on?
- I haven't because I'm still in the house.

Get up!Get up!

Okay,here's my deal. You let
her go. You take me instead.

I'm not talking to you,dan.

I'm not talking to you
until you show yourself,okay?

I- I'm gonna count to three,dan.

- No!
- One.

- You let her go first.
- Two.

- Just let her go!
- Three.

I'll kill you,I swear!

Just testing,dan.

What the hell's going on?

- You talking to someone,dan?
- I'm talking to you.

I'm serious this time,vasser.

If you don't show yourself in the next 30
seconds,this next bullet's going to find brain tissue.

Just let me talk to her.

Just let me see if she's okay,please.

Say hello.

- Hello.
- Are you okay?Has he hurt you?

- No.
- Listen to me. Don't ask questions.

Just ask him if he wants
ketchup on his sandwich.

Ask him if he wants a pizza sandwich.

- Ten seconds.
- Just do it.

- Five seconds.
- Wait,wait,please.

Do you want ketchup on your sandwich?

Wait. What did you just say?

You... you said you were hungry.

I was wondering if you...

If you wanted ketchup on your sandwich.

I make a good pizza sandwich.

How could you know that?

Nobody could know that.

All right,dan,you have now five seconds.

I'm here.

I'm all yours. Just let her go.

You're not hurt.

Don't worry. You didn't miss.

This is all your fault,dan.

- You turned me into this.
- I did?

All I wanted to do was just take a couple
of kids and give them a decent home.

Just let her gO.We can talk.

The punishment did
not fit the crime,dan!

Was prison that bad?

Yes.

But I mean,worse than spending
your childhoodlocked in your room?

Someone has been perusing my psych file.

Get out of here.

- I'm not going.
- Go.

- Get out of here.
- No.

Just think of zack.

Close it!

I don't think this is
about your dad abusing you.

I think this is about your mom leaving.

I think you're mad
that your mother left.

That she didn't love you enough
to take you along with her.

Oh,come on,dan.

You don't think I haven't heard this
from at least 50 court-Appointed shrinks?

No,because I betyou didn't tell them.

Why didn't you let your
lawyer file an insanity plea?

- Because I'm not crazy.
- Exactly.

Because you think you're normal.

That's too bad because if you had copped
to insanity,you might have gone to a
mental institution instead of prison.

Now...

Now,you're either going to die from a lethal
injection,or my brother over there is
going to blow your head off.

Now,do you remember a man who came
to your house when you were a kid?

Man who was bleeding.

He'd been shot.

Remember that?

You took care of him?

No one knows that.

You remember that you gave him a shirt?

No.

No!No!

You're trying to make
me think that I'm crazy.

- That's not true.
- I'm not crazy!

That's not true. Now,

The only question is,do you want
your last minutes on this earth to be
about killing one more person,

Or do you want to prove that there's
still one shred of humanity within you?

Because I know that
there is,'cause I saw it!

I don't want them to lock me up again.

Tell them the whole story.

Tell them what happened to you.

Hey take him.

You okay?

I'm sorry that it took
me so long to come around.

Hey,jack,you had a steep
hill to climb,you know?

Is it always like this?

Welcome to our life.