Millennium (1996–1999): Season 1, Episode 7 - Blood Relatives - full transcript

THANK YOU FOR COMING.
I'M GREER, JEFF'S SISTER.

RAY BELL. I WAS A FRIEND
OF YOUR BROTHER'S AT W.S.U.

YOU JUST MISSED YOUR CLASSMATES.

OH, I RAN INTO THEM. WE'RE
GONNA GET TOGETHER LATER.

I... I JUST CAN'T IMAGINE
THE GANG WITHOUT JEFF.

YEAH. HE WAS ALWAYS TALKING
ABOUT HIS COLLEGE FRIENDS.

HE... HE WAS ALWAYS
TELLING US ABOUT HIS FAMILY.

REALLY? YEAH.

IT WOULD BE REALLY NICE FOR MY
MOTHER TO HEAR THAT RIGHT NOW.

SHE'S KIND OF FALLING
APART. OF COURSE.

MOM, THIS IS RAY BELL.



HE'S A GOOD FRIEND OF JEFF'S
FROM COLLEGE. MRS. CORT.

I WAS JUST TELLING GREER HOW
DEVOTED JEFF WAS TO ALL OF YOU.

IT'S OKAY.

IT'S OKAY.

IT'S OKAY.

IT'S OKAY.

I HATE TO DO THIS TO YOU.

IT'LL BE A BEAUTIFUL
CEREMONY TOMORROW.

WHY NOT GO HOME NOW
AND GET SOME REST?

THANKS FOR GETTING HERE
SO FAST. I HOPE I CAN HELP.

YOU AND ME BOTH.

SON DIED THREE DAYS
AGO IN A CAR CRASH.

THE MOTHER WAS FOUND
MURDERED AFTER THE KID'S WAKE.

CAN'T GET THE FATHER TO STOP YELLING LONG
ENOUGH TO FIND OUT IF HE KNOWS ANYTHING.



THINK WHAT HE'S GOING THROUGH.
ANGER IS A VERY APPROPRIATE RESPONSE.

YEAH. JUST NOT VERY HELPFUL.

LOOK, UH, CATHERINE,

UH, I KNOW I'VE BEEN SKEPTICAL ABOUT
VICTIM SERVICES IN THE PAST, BUT...

I'LL SEE WHAT I CAN DO.

- WHO ARE YOU NOW?
- I'M CATHERINE BLACK
FROM VICTIM ASSISTANCE.

WHAT, A COUNSELOR?

THAT'S PART OF WHAT I DO.

GET THAT LIEUTENANT BACK HERE.

- DAD...
- GET HIM NOW.

LIEUTENANT BLETCHER
ASKED ME TO TALK WITH YOU.

HE THOUGHT I MIGHT HELP. I DON'T
NEED HELP. I NEED TO SEE MY WIFE.

YOU HAVEN'T CLAIMED THE BODY?
DON'T THEY TELL YOU ANYTHING?

DAD, PLEASE...

YOUR MOTHER'S BODY IS
NOT GOVERNMENT PROPERTY.

MR. CORT, YOU'RE
ABSOLUTELY RIGHT.

BUT WHEN A CRIME
LIKE THIS OCCURS,

THE VICTIM IS
CONSIDERED EVIDENCE.

UNFORTUNATELY, SOME PEOPLE
ACTUALLY THINK ABOUT HER THAT WAY.

WE WERE MARRIED FOR 27 YEARS.
THEY WON'T EVEN LET ME SEE HER.

YOU'VE GOT TO LET
HIM SEE HIS WIFE.

I'M NOT JERKING HIM AROUND HERE.

SHE WAS CUT UP, VICIOUSLY.

ALL THE EVIDENCE IS UNDER WRAPS
UNTIL I GET MY GAME PLAN IN ORDER.

IT WON'T BE REAL TO HIM
UNTIL HE SEES THE BODY.

I SERIOUSLY DOUBT THAT THAT'S THE
WAY HE WANTS TO REMEMBER HIS WIFE.

THEN DON'T EXPECT HIS COOPERATION. IT
WOULD HELP TO HAVE HIM ON YOUR SIDE.

OH, I COULD DEFINITELY STAND
TO HAVE SOMEONE ON MY SIDE.

MAYBE SOMEBODY ELSE
SHOULD HAVE PICKED UP THE

PHONE WHEN YOU CALLED
OUR HOUSE THIS MORNING.

THE CORONER WANTED THE WOMAN OUT
OF HERE BEFORE THE BUGS GOT ANY WORSE.

PETER WATTS IS
TAKING A LOOK AT HER.

WE MADE QUITE A FEW
FOOTPRINT CASTINGS.

MOSTLY GRAVE DIGGERS.

IT'LL TAKE A WHILE TO
SORT THEM ALL OUT.

THE BODY WAS COVERED WITH A FAIR
AMOUNT OF SOIL AND ORGANIC MATTER.

HAIR AND FIBER
BAGGED SOME SAMPLES.

FIFTY-YEAR-OLD WOMAN
STANDING AT HER SON'S GRAVE.

HURTS JUST TO THINK ABOUT IT.

- CALLA LILY.
- SHE BROUGHT IT HERE.

FRANK.

NOTHING VERY
USEFUL OFF THE BODY.

LOOKS LIKE SHE DIDN'T HAVE TIME
TO PUT UP MUCH OF A STRUGGLE.

WHAT ABOUT THE SON?
RUN-OF-THE-MILL TRAGEDY.

STAR RUNNING BACK CELEBRATES
BIG WIN WITH A BLOOD ALCOHOL OF .27.

HITS A TREE AT 60 MILES AN
HOUR. ANYONE ELSE IN THE CAR?

NO, HE WAS SOLO.

LOOK, I DON'T THINK THE
SON'S IN THE PICTURE.

IT'S A WOMAN IN A SECLUDED
PLACE AT NIGHT. MASSIVE OVERKILL.

THAT SAYS RANDOM CRIME OF OPPORTUNITY.
THAT'S WHY I ASKED YOU IN, FRANK.

- HE KNEW WHO SHE WAS.
- NOT MANY HOUSEWIVES
MAKE THAT KIND OF ENEMY.

IT'S NOT ABOUT HER. THE KILLER'S RAGE
IS DIRECTED TOWARD SOMEONE ELSE.

I AGREE. THE STAB WOUNDS
WERE BRUTAL BUT IMPERSONAL,

CLUSTERED WELL
AWAY FROM HER FACE.

SO HE KNEW WHO SHE WAS,
BUT IT WASN'T ABOUT HER?

AND HE SLICED HER UP, BUT
IT WASN'T DIRECTED AT HER?

HEY, I'M JUST TRYING TO KEEP UP.

- YOU WANT TO SEE
THE WOMAN'S BODY?
- NO. THE BOY'S.

I UNDERSTAND, MR. CORT, AND
WE'LL MAKE ALL THE ARRANGEMENTS.

THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. I APPRECIATE IT.

MR. CORT HAS DECIDED TO BURY
JEFF BACK EAST, BY HIS GRANDPARENTS.

OR DO YOU HAVE SOME
CLAIM ON HIM TOO?

MR. CORT, GREER, I'M SORRY
WE GOT OFF TO SUCH A BAD START.

I'D LIKE YOU TO
MEET FRANK BLACK.

HE'S A SPECIAL
CONSULTANT ON YOUR CASE.

I'M VERY SORRY ABOUT YOUR LOSS.

WE JUST WANT TO FIND
WHO DID THIS TO MY WIFE.

I'D LIKE TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT
THAT WHEN YOU'RE READY.

WE'RE READY NOW.

I UNDERSTAND QUITE A FEW PEOPLE CAME
BY YESTERDAY TO PAY THEIR RESPECTS.

YEAH. JEFF WAS... LOVED.

WERE THERE ANY STRANGERS?
PEOPLE YOU DIDN'T KNOW?

A GROUP OF HIS
COLLEGE FRIENDS CAME.

DAD, AFTER THEY LEFT, THERE
WAS THIS OTHER GUY FROM W.S.U.

UM... RAY BELL.

I NEVER HEARD OF HIM.

I INTRODUCED HIM TO MOM.

THIS STRANGER, WAS HE
STANDING CLOSE TO YOUR BROTHER?

- AT ONE POINT.
- CAN YOU SHOW ME?

LIKE THIS, MAYBE.

I KNOW THIS IS DIFFICULT.

BUT WE'RE LOOKING FOR
SOMETHING THAT'S CHANGED.

SOMETHING THAT WASN'T HERE
BEFORE. OR SOMETHING MISSING.

HIS PIN. SOMEONE
STOLE HIS TEAM PIN.

YOU BLEW CURFEW LAST NIGHT. HEY!

DOES ANYONE AROUND HERE EVER
KNOCK? DID YOU HEAR WHAT I SAID?

YEAH. I'M SORRY.

YEAH. YOU'RE ALWAYS SORRY. WHO PUTS HIS
BUTT ON THE LINE AND CHECKS YOU IN, HUH?

YOU DO. WHO TAKES CARE OF YOU?

I KNOW. LOOK, I GOT
HUNGRY. I HEADED OUT.

YOU THINK I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE
UP TO? YOU THINK IT'S NOT OBVIOUS, HUH?

LET GO. WHAT'S THIS?
WHERE DID THIS COME FROM?

SOMEONE GAVE IT TO ME.

NOBODY GAVE YOU ANYTHING.

WHAT ARE YOU EVEN AFTER OUT
THERE? DO YOU EVER EVEN THINK OF THAT?

YOU'RE IN BED TONIGHT
AT LIGHTS OUT OR ELSE.

I'M NOT COVERIN'
FOR YOU ANYMORE.

"SO, IT'S NICE TO GO FAR,
AND IT'S NICE TO GO WIDE.

"BUT WHEN GATORS ARE BITING,

YOU NEED SOMEPLACE TO HIDE."

"SO WHATEVER YOU DO,
GIRL, WHEREVER YOU ROAM,

"YOUR FAMILY STILL LOVES YOU.

YOU CAN ALWAYS GO HOME."

SHE WANTED TO WAIT UP FOR YOU.

HOW'S THE CORT
FAMILY HOLDING UP?

OH, I DON'T KNOW HOW TO
HELP THEM UNDERSTAND THIS.

THE SON DEAD, THE MOM BUTCHERED.

IT'S LIKE JOB. JOB ENDURED.

I'M EXPECTING A COLLAPSE AFTER
THEY SEE THE MOTHER TOMORROW.

ANYTHING I CAN TELL THEM?

TELL THEM WE'RE STILL LOOKING.

FRANK, I DON'T WANT TO ADD TO
THE PRESSURE ON YOU. YOU'RE NOT.

IT COMES FROM THE
OUTSIDE. THE DEPRAVITY.

YOU TWO MAKE IT
POSSIBLE TO GO ON.

HI, DADDY.

HI, SWEETHEART.

WHAT'S 'PRAVITY?

THIS IS THE OBITUARY OF THE BOY
WHO DIED. IT APPEARED TWO DAYS AGO.

HERE'S RAY BELL.

SO HE READ THE KID'S OBITUARY.

IT'S A STARTING POINT.
HE'S DONE IT BEFORE.

YOU MEAN HE JUST PICKS ONE
OUT OF THE PAPER AND SHOWS UP?

WHY WOULD ANYBODY GO TO A
FUNERAL THEY DIDN'T HAVE TO?

- WATCH PEOPLE SUFFER.
- HE DIDN'T WATCH. HE PARTICIPATED.

AND YOU GOT THIS FROM READING
ONE OBITUARY? NOT THE OBITUARY.

- THE LAPEL PIN.
- WHAT ABOUT THE LAPEL PIN?

HE TAKES SOUVENIRS
FROM EACH FUNERAL.

HIS PERFORMANCE WITH
THE MOTHER WAS REHEARSED,

SKILLFUL, HONED BY REPETITION.

FRANK, IF ANYTHING ENDED LIKE THIS
LAST NIGHT, WE'D HAVE HEARD ABOUT IT.

LAST NIGHT HE CROSSED
THE LINE INTO MURDEROUS

VIOLENCE. POSSIBLY
FOR THE FIRST TIME.

NEXT TIME WILL
BE EASIER FOR HIM.

OH, I-I'M SORRY FOR
INTRUDING. I-I THOUGHT, UH...

I DON'T KNOW WHAT I THOUGHT.

ARE YOU OKAY? OH, RIGHT.

THAT'S A STUPID QUESTION. UM...

I'M TINA. UM, DAVID AND I
WERE FRIENDS AT COLLEGE.

ERIC.

SO I GUESS YOU KNEW DAVID
FROM AROUND HERE, HUH?

SINCE THE FOURTH GRADE. OH.

OH, YOU'VE GOT TO TELL ME
WHAT HE WAS LIKE AS A KID.

HE...

ARE YOU... ARE YOU REALLY OKAY?

OH, WHEN THEY SAY IT HURTS,
THEY... THEY REALLY MEAN IT.

YEAH. YEAH, IT'S... IT'S ACTUAL PAIN. IT'S
LIKE YOU'VE BEEN STABBED OR SOMETHING.

I THINK THIS HOUSE
IS GETTING TO ME.

TOO MANY MEMORIES?

YEAH. I'D BETTER GO.

YOU NEED A LIFT?

UM, I-I WAS LEAVING SOON ANYWAY,

AND THE TRUTH IS,

I'M DRIVING HIS MOTHER
CRAZY JUST BEING HERE. SO...

I COULD SHOW YOU WHERE, UH, DAVID
AND I WENT FISHING WHEN WE WERE KIDS.

DAVID FISHING? NO WAY.

OH, MAN. DAVID
COULD SKIP ANYTHING.

YOU KNOW, I REMEMBER
ONE TIME WE FOUND THIS...

TINA? OH, I'M-I'M SORRY.

I-I SHOULDN'T HAVE...

I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT HE'S GONE.

IT'S OKAY.

IT'S OKAY.

IT'S OKAY.

ERIC? IT'S OKAY.

ERIC? ERIC?

I'M SORRY. I...

I'LL LEAVE YOU ALONE
FOR A LITTLE BIT. I...

SO I HEARD A SPLASH,
AND I RUSHED OVER.

SOME COLORED GENTLEMAN CAUGHT A
RAINBOW THIS BIG JUST A FEW DAYS BACK.

SO I FIGURED MAYBE I WAS DUE.

WE ALREADY GOT A CALL IN
TO A CHOPPER ON ITS WAY.

I MADE A CAST, EDWIN. SEE IT.

"STOP LOOKING."

DOES HE MEAN US?

WE FOUND TWO QUALITY
PARTIALS. THE SAME INDEX FINGER.

ESTER FUMING DEVELOPED THE LATENT IMAGES,
WHICH WE COMPOSITED INTO A SINGLE PRINT.

WE'RE EXPEDITING
IT THROUGH AFIS.

THAT BOW WAS UNDERWATER.

WE'VE LIFTED PRINTS OFF
BONES BURIED FIFTY YEARS.

DETECTIVE BLETCHER.

COMMUNICATION. WHAT
IS HE TRYING TO TELL US?

I DON'T KNOW. BUT THERE'S A
MESSAGE ON THE FIRST BODY.

THEY CHECKED. THERE WAS NOTHING.

THE CARVING IS TOO
ELABORATE FOR FIRST-TIME OUT.

THE ACUTE ANGLE OF THE
"S." HE'S THOUGHT ABOUT IT.

BETWEEN THE STAB WOUNDS AND THE AUTOPSY,
IF THERE WAS A MESSAGE, IT MAY BE GONE.

IT'S THERE. DOES
HE HAVE ANY PRIORS?

IT MAY BE DONE HASTILY.
EVEN AN AFTERTHOUGHT.

I'LL TAKE A LOOK.

GREAT. GOOD WORK.
I THINK WE GOT A HIT.

JAMES DICKERSON. PAROLED
AT A DIEBSTAHL GROUP HOME.

IT'S A REMAND CENTER
FOR PAROLED CONVICTS.

WHAT IS HE IN FOR?
JUVENILE. RECORD'S SEALED.

UP! GET UP! GET
UP, GET UP, GET UP!

WHAT, CONNOR? WHAT
ARE YOU DOIN', MAN?

YOU'VE GONE TOO
FAR THIS TIME, MAN.

- THIS IS INSANE.
- I DON'T WANT TO HEAR IT, MAN,

'CAUSE THEN I'M AN ACCOMPLICE
AND THEY GOT ME BY THE LIPS... GO.

HANG ON, I'M COMIN'!

YEAH, YEAH, YEAH, YEAH, YEAH.

OPEN UP! POLICE!
YEAH, JUST A SECOND.

- JUST A SECOND.
- COME ON, OPEN UP!

- COME ON!
- JUST A SECOND. I'M GETTIN' IT.

- HE'S GETTIN' AWAY.
- MOVE BACK FROM THE DOOR!

- IN ON THREE.
- I-I CAN'T LET ANYBODY
IN OR OUT AFTER 8:00.

- PLEASE, LET ME CALL
THE DIRECTOR.
- THREE!

DICKERSON! JAMES DICKERSON!

ROOM THREE! UPSTAIRS!
DON'T WANT ANY TROUBLE!

YOU GUYS TAKE THE
GROUND FLOOR! GOT IT!

- BACK UP! BACK UP!
- REPORT.

ALL OF YOU BACK IN YOUR ROOMS!

GO!

THAT GOES TO THE ALLEY.

I THINK HE'S GONE.

YOU SCRAPE TOGETHER
250 FOR A HOUSE,

SPEND YOUR WEEKENDS
TRYIN' TO KEEP UP WITH REPAIRS,

YOU GOT TO WONDER HOW
THE DOZEN CONVICTS NEXT

DOOR QUALIFY AS A
SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE.

HERE'S THE BED CHECK.

HE WAS HERE FIVE
MINUTES BEFORE WE WERE.

SO CAN I ASK WHAT
HE DID? YOU CAN ASK.

MUST BE PRETTY BAD. YOU DON'T GO
STORMIN' A PLACE OVER PARKING TICKETS.

THAT'S RIGHT.

BETWEEN YOU AND ME,
JAMES ISN'T PROGRAMMING.

I THINK HE'S GOT A LOT OF ANGER.

AND WHAT DO YOU DO ABOUT THAT?

NOT MUCH YOU CAN DO.
EVER HEARD OF DENIAL?

"I DON'T HAVE THE PROBLEM. YOU
HAVE THE PROBLEM." THAT'S JAMES.

SO ACCORDING TO THIS, UH, BED CHECK, JAMES
WAS ALL TUCKED IN EVERY NIGHT THIS WEEK?

YEAH, SURE. YOU SAYIN'
MAYBE HE SLIPS OUT?

ANYTHING'S POSSIBLE
WITH THAT NUTCASE.

SO HELP US OUT HERE,
CONNOR. GOOD DEED TIME.

OKAY, UM, I DON'T GO SKEEZIN'
GUYS OUT. THAT'S NOT ME.

BUT... YEAH?

HOW'D YOU KNOW ABOUT THIS?

SOME JUNKIE THIEF
THAT WE BOUNCED OUT

OF HERE LAST YEAR,
HE HID HIS FIX IN THERE.

I FIGURE MAYBE
JAMES HEARD ABOUT IT.

I TOLD YA. I'M HERE TO HELP.

SO WHAT WE HAVE HERE IS A GUY THAT
GOES TO FUNERALS FOR FUN AND KILLS PEOPLE.

PLUS CARVES THEM UP. DOES SOCIAL
SERVICE HAVE A NAME FOR THAT?

HE'S A CLASSIC "LOST CHILD."

AND THERE'S AN ARMY
OF THEM JUST LIKE HIM.

PUT UP FOR ADOPTION
AT ONE AND A HALF,

NEVER PLACED, IN AND OUT OF
FOSTER CARE, REFORM SCHOOL, ABUSE.

HE ESSENTIALLY RAISED HIMSELF.

AND HE DIDN'T DO A VERY
GOOD JOB. THEY NEVER DO.

NO ONE SHOWED HIM HOW
TO CONNECT WITH THE WORLD.

ODD AS THIS MAY SOUND, GOING
TO FUNERALS IS HIS ATTEMPT.

- ATTEMPT AT WHAT?
- FINDING HUMAN CONTACT. FAMILY.

FAMILY? PLEASE.

READ HIS DIARY.

DECIDE FOR YOURSELF. BUT I'M TELLING YOU,
AT SOME LEVEL, HE WANTS WHAT WE ALL HAVE.

HE WANTS TO DESTROY
WHAT WE HAVE.

I READ ONCE THE FIRST TWO WEEKS
OF A KITTEN'S LIFE SEAL ITS FATE.

IF IT HAS HUMAN
CONTACT, IT'S DOMESTIC.

IF IT DOESN'T, IT GOES FERAL.

TOUGH ROOM. YOU MAKE ANYTHING
OF THESE? ALL "RETURN TO SENDER."

PEGGY DECHANT.

WHAT HAVE YOU GOT? HIS MOTHER.

SHE CONTACTED VICTIM
ASSISTANCE THREE YEARS AGO.

HEY, COME ON. AH, COME
ON, YOU KNOW ME. HERE.

SHH. HERE YOU GO.
COME ON, COME ON.

HERE, I GOT SOMETHING
FOR YOU. YEAH, HERE YOU GO.

COME ON. COME ON. HERE YOU GO.

YEAH, GOOD. HERE YOU
GO, DOGGIES. COME ON.

COME ON. YEAH.
YEAH, THERE YOU GO.

CONNOR, IS THAT YOU?

OH! WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN? COVERING
YOUR ASS WITH THE COPS, DITCHWEED.

MOVE.

MOVE OVER. I FEEL LIKE
I'M TRAPPED IN HERE.

YEAH, WHAT'S THE
MATTER? YOU GOT NOWHERE

ELSE TO GO, HUH? YOU
THINK I DON'T KNOW THAT?

HEY, CALM DOWN. YOU GOTTA CHILL
OUT A LITTLE BIT. HERE, EAT SOMETHIN'.

I CAN'T TAKE THIS ANYMORE. HEY. COME
ON. IT'LL MAKE YOU FEEL BETTER. COME ON.

NO. COME. PLEASE?
COME ON. THERE YOU GO.

HERE. HERE, HERE, HERE.

HERE, A BURGER. MMM.

ALL RIGHT? GOOD, HUH?

WHO TAKES CARE OF YOU?
COME ON, WHO'S YOUR FRIEND?

YEAH. WELL, I THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

YES.

HEY, LIKE OLD TIMES, HUH? YOU'RE STILL
HERE WHEN EVERYONE ELSE HAS GONE HOME.

I JUST GOT OFF THE PHONE WITH THE JOHNSONS.
ONE OF THE FAMILIES IN THE JOURNAL.

THEY LOST A SON
ABOUT A YEAR AGO.

JAMES SPENT A WEEK IN THEIR
HOME. AND THEY LIVED TO TELL?

THEY DESCRIBED HIM AS A
VERY LOVING PERSON WHO

SUSTAINED THEM THROUGH
A VERY DIFFICULT TIME.

HMM. WHAT PUSHED
THAT KID OVER THE EDGE?

I'M NOT SURE THE KID WAS PUSHED.

FRANK, YOU WERE RIGHT. I FOUND
SOMETHING ON THE FIRST VICTIM.

HER SKIN WAS
THOROUGHLY DISTRESSED.

NO MESSAGE OF ANY SUBTLETY WOULD
HAVE SURVIVED, SO I TURNED TO CLOTHING.

WHAT ARE WE LOOKING AT
HERE? TRACES OF POLLEN.

- CALLA LILY.
- THERE'S A MESSAGE.

I LIFTED THE IMAGE
ELECTROSTATICALLY.

- IT'S ONLY FRAGMENTS.
- IT'S JUST TOO FAINT TO SEE.

SO I STARTED A TIME EXPOSURE.
AFTER ABOUT 50 MINUTES,

THERE IT WAS. HMM.

UH, NOT TO RAIN ON ANYONE'S PARADE
HERE, BUT, UH, WE ALREADY HAVE THIS, RIGHT?

- "STOP LOOKING."
- YEAH, IT WOULD APPEAR SO.

I THOUGHT I RECOGNIZED THIS "S."

CONNOR?

OH, MAN.

- CALL AN AMBULANCE!
- RIGHT AWAY!

MRS. DECHANT?

ANYBODY HOME?

YEAH, HELLO?

I'M SORRY ABOUT THAT. I WAS
JUST PUTTING MY BABY DOWN.

WHAT IS THIS?

I'M CATHERINE BLACK
FROM SOCIAL SERVICES.

IT'S ABOUT JAMES DICKERSON.

YOU PEOPLE SAID I'D
NEVER HEAR FROM HIM.

I KNOW HE SENT YOU LETTERS.

LETTERS? THREE YEARS AGO HE WALKED
UP THAT DRIVEWAY, A COMPLETE STRANGER.

HE SAYS NOTHING, JUST HUGS ME.

AND THEN HE TELLS ME,
"I WANT TO COME HOME."

I'M STILL AFRAID TO LET
JASON OUT OF MY SIGHT.

WELL, HE'S IN CUSTODY NOW.

GOOD. KEEP HIM THERE.

HE'S BEEN ASKING FOR YOU. NO.

I'M OUT OF THIS. MRS.
DECHANT, HE'S YOUR SON.

HE'S NOT MY SON.

HE'S SOMETHING THAT HAPPENED
WHEN I WAS A STRUNG-OUT TEENAGER.

YOU PEOPLE SAID YOU'D FIND HIM A GOOD
HOME. YOU NEVER DID. NOW YOU DEAL WITH HIM.

WE ARE DEALING WITH HIM.
BUT TWO PEOPLE ARE DEAD.

- HE DID THAT?
- I NEED YOUR HELP.

SO YOU FOUND HER DEAD.

I WENT... I WENT BACK TO
THE CAR TO GET A COAT.

UM, IT WAS COLD. AND
WHEN-WHEN I RETURNED...

WELL, THERE SHE WAS.

WHY DIDN'T YOU
TRY TO REVIVE HER?

SHE WAS CUT UP. I WAS SCARED.

- TOO SCARED TO COME FORWARD.
- I TOLD YOU. I WANTED TO.

YEAH, THAT'S... WE'RE
OPEN 24 HOURS A DAY.

HE SAYS HE DIDN'T DO IT.

HE MAY HONESTLY BELIEVE THAT.

CALL ME WHEN YOU FIND OUT
WHAT "STOP LOOKING" MEANS.

-30 PLANE.

YEAH, YOU CAN SAY IT.

HOW MANY TIMES DO I HAVE TO TELL
YOU? ARE YOU UNCOMFORTABLE WITH THIS?

I COULD STAY. NOT NECESSARY.

- IS HE CAPABLE?
- YES.

- DOES HE FIT THE PROFILE?
- YES.

HAVE A SAFE FLIGHT, PETER.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

ARE WE ANNOYING YOU? THANK YOU.

BECAUSE I'M DETECTING SOMETHING IN
YOUR VOICE THAT SOUNDS LIKE ANNOYANCE.

LET'S GO OVER THIS AGAIN.

SO WHEN YOU LEFT
TO FIND THIS COAT,

SHE ALREADY KNEW THAT YOU
NEVER MET HER DEAD BOYFRIEND.

IS THAT RIGHT?

YEAH, I GUESS. I GUESS.

SHE DIDN'T LEAVE YOU
MUCH CHOICE, DID SHE?

I DIDN'T KILL ANYBODY.
I SWEAR I DIDN'T.

YEAH, WELL, JAMES,
RAY, TRAVIS, ERIC...

YOU'RE KIND OF A
PROFESSIONAL LIAR, AREN'T YOU?

PATHOLOGICAL PREVARICATION.
THAT'S WHAT THEY CALL IT.

OH, YEAH. THAT'S OUT THERE.

CAN I HELP YOU? I CAME TO GET
JAMES. MAYBE HE'S BUSY, HUH?

YOU MIGHT AS WELL GO HOME.

NO HURRY THERE. THE DIRECTOR
YANKED MY TRUSTEE PRIVILEGES.

DO YOU THINK I COULD
TALK TO JAMES? FAMILY ONLY.

- THAT'LL BE THE DAY.
- FRANK?

HI. THIS IS PEGGY DECHANT.
THIS IS MY HUSBAND, FRANK.

THANKS FOR COMING. YEAH.

SHALL WE GO? YEAH.

YOU CAME.

I KNEW YOU WOULD.

MOM, PLEASE TELL THEM THAT
I DIDN'T HURT ANYONE, OKAY?

PLEASE. YOU KNOW
I WOULDN'T DO THAT.

TELL THEM. THEY'LL
LISTEN TO YOU.

WOULD YOU STOP IT!

- DID YOU KILL SOMEONE?
- NO. TELL THEM.

PLEASE?

I CAN'T DO THIS. I
DON'T EVEN KNOW HIM.

MRS. DECHANT.

MRS. DECHANT...

NO. YOU PEOPLE RAISED
HIM. HE'S ALL YOURS.

YOU WANT A CONFESSION?

OKAY. OKAY.

I KILLED 'EM.

I'D DO IT AGAIN.

SO, YOU DID IT?

THEY'RE DEAD, AREN'T THEY?

WHAT'S "STOP LOOKING," JAMES?

STOP LOOKING. YOU FOUND ME.

HOW COULD ANYONE
ABANDON A CHILD?

BUT MILLIONS OF PEOPLE DO IT.

MILLIONS. GOD, IT'S SCARY.

WE HAVE HOME AFTER HOME
FILLED WITH KIDS LIKE JAMES.

AND WE KNOW THEY TURN VIOLENT.

HOW DO I TELL THE SURVIVORS
THAT NO ONE SAW IT COMING?

- THEY'RE OUT THERE, FRANK.
- A THOUSAND POINTS OF DARKNESS.

PEOPLE FULL OF
HOLES. LIKE JAMES.

LIVING OFF THE FANTASY THAT HIS MOTHER
WILL SOMEHOW MAKE EVERYTHING BETTER.

FRANK?

IT DOESN'T MAKE ANY
SENSE. JAMES NEVER GAVE UP.

HE NEVER STOPPED LOOKING.

IT WAS FANTASY.

STOP LOOKING IS A MESSAGE
TO JAMES. A WARNING.

STOP LOOKING... FOR FAMILY?

THE TRUSTEE AT THE GROUP HOME.

WHO? CONNOR.

HE WANTED JAMES FOR HIMSELF.

FRED?

FRED?

IS THAT YOU? HONEY,
ARE YOU HOME?

FRED... OW!

OW!

OUCH!

WAIT FOR THE AMBULANCE.

WE ARE ON THE SCENE. SUSPECT
HAS BEEN APPREHENDED. DO YOU COPY?

AREA IS CORDONED
OFF, SIR. GET IN HERE.

HEY, EASY! GET IN!

IT'S THAT TWO-WEEK
WINDOW. FERAL OR TAME.

TAKE HIM!

YOU SHOULD HAVE WAITED FOR
US, DAMN IT. SHE'D BE DEAD NOW.

HE SHOULD HAVE
WAITED. YOU TELL HIM.

I KNOW.

I KNOW YOU HAD TO GO IN
THERE. BECAUSE OF WHO YOU ARE.

BECAUSE YOU HAD NO CHOICE.

FRANK, I CAN'T LOSE YOU.

I'M NOT GOIN' ANYWHERE.

PROMISE ME?

I DON'T WANT TO ASK MYSELF...
AM I STRONG ENOUGH TO BE ALONE.

IT'S OKAY. NOBODY IS.

IT'S OKAY.

IT'S OKAY.

IT'S OKAY. IT'S OKAY.

I MADE THIS.