Millennium (1996–1999): Season 1, Episode 8 - The Well-Worn Lock - full transcript

OH, NO, IT CAN'T BE.

IT MUST HAVE BEEN LEFT HERE
BY THE PEOPLE THAT MOVED OUT.

MAYBE. ♪♪

MAYBE I DIDN'T DO SUCH A
WONDERFUL THING AFTER ALL.

GETS ME EVERY TIME.

I'M GOING TO BED,
EVERYBODY. GOOD NIGHT.

NIGHT, NIGHT, HON. NIGHT, NIGHT.

NIGHT. DID YOU SAY GOOD
NIGHT TO YOUR MOTHER?

NIGHT, MOM.

NIGHT, DOLL.

WELL, THAT'S ABOUT
EVERYBODY'S BEDTIME.



WHO WANTS SOME ICE CREAM? SARA?

CAN I?

I'M GONNA HAVE SOME.
HOW 'BOUT YOU, DAD?

NO, THANK YOU.

IT WAS KIND OF FROZEN, SO
I PUT LOTS OF CHOCOLATE...

HERE, DAD, I MADE YOU ONE TOO.

I TOLD YOU I DIDN'T
WANT ANY. SURE YOU DO.

YOU ALWAYS DO.

COME WITH ME, SARA, HONEY.
YOU CAN HELP ME SCOOP MY BOWL.

TAKE THIS UP TO MY ROOM AND
LOCK THE DOOR AND STAY THERE.

I NEED TO BRUSH MY
TEETH. NO, NOT TONIGHT.

DON'T LET ANYBODY IN,
NOT EVEN DADDY. OKAY?

OKAY. OKAY. LET'S GET GOING.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING WITH HER?



NOTHING. SHE'S JUST
GOING TO BED. WAIT A MINUTE.

WHAT IS THIS? WHAT?

WHY ARE YOU WEARING
YOUR CLOTHES?

YOU'RE WEARING YOUR
CLOTHES UNDER YOUR JAMMIES?

WHAT ARE YOU UP TO? NOTHING.

WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU UP TO? HUH?
WHERE DO YOU THINK YOU'RE GOING?

TELL ME!

911... POSSIBLE DISORDERLY NEAR THE
INTERSECTION OF LAMP AND TERMINAL.

ANYONE IN THE VICINITY, YOU'LL BE LOOKING
FOR A WOMAN WEARING A NIGHTGOWN.

THERE SHE IS.

GOTTA STAY ON THE LINE.
GOTTA STAY ON THE LINE.

GOTTA STAY ON THE LINE.
GOTTA... STAY ON THE LINE.

MISS.

MA'AM. STOP, MA'AM.
GOTTA STAY ON THE LINE.

MISS, WE'RE GONNA HAVE
TO TALK TO YOU. MA'AM?

GOTTA STAY ON THE LINE.
GOTTA STAY ON THE LINE.

HELLO?

JUST A MINUTE.

IT'S FOR YOU.

HI.

I'M CATHERINE BLACK.

I'M A CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKER.
ARE YOU CONNIE BANGS?

YES, THIS IS MY BROTHER
LARRY AND MY SISTER RUTH.

- HI.
- SORRY ABOUT ALL THIS.

- SORRY ABOUT WHAT?
- TH-THE BOTHER.

YOU KNOW, THAT IT'S
CAUSING EVERYBODY.

THIS WOMAN IS HERE TO HELP YOU.

IF THERE'S SOME WAY I
CAN HELP YOU, CONNIE,

THAT'S WHAT I WANNA DO.

IF YOU WANNA TALK TO
ME NOW, HERE OR ALONE,

IT'S YOUR CHOICE.

WHATEVER WE TALK ABOUT,
IT'S JUST BETWEEN US. OKAY?

DID THEY TELL YOU
ANYTHING ABOUT MY PROBLEM?

I WAS TOLD IT ISN'T YOUR
PROBLEM. IT'S YOUR FATHER'S.

OH!

NOBODY'S GONNA BELIEVE THAT.

- WHY?
- BECAUSE OF WHO HE IS.

JOE BANGS, MR. CHAMBER
OF COMMERCE, AND ALL THAT.

WHAT WON'T THEY BELIEVE?

THAT IT'S BEEN SO LONG.

HOW LONG HAS HE
BEEN DOING IT, CONNIE?

OH, UM,

23 YEARS.

HERE I AM, I'M 32, AND I
HAVEN'T EVEN TOLD ANYBODY.

PEOPLE KEEP SECRETS FOR
ALL KINDS OF REASONS, CONNIE.

EVERYONE WHO KNOWS YOU AND
LOVES YOU UNDERSTANDS THAT.

WE WANNA DO WHAT'S RIGHT HERE.

WE WANNA STAND BY CONNIE.

DO YOU WANNA TALK ABOUT IT?

PART OF ME DOES.

WHICH PART OF YOU?

THE PART OF ME
THAT WANTS HIM DEAD.

NOT IN A HUNDRED YEARS
WITH TWO 10-FOOT POLES.

I'VE SEEN CASES LIKE THESE COME
THROUGH HERE. NOBODY WANTS THEM.

NOT EVEN THE GOOD
ONES, AND THIS ISN'T ONE.

THIS IS A FELONY CRIME
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT.

AND IT DAMN WELL SHOULD BE, BUT
STATE LAW HAS A STATUTORY LIMITATION...

OF THREE YEARS AFTER THE
COMPLAINANT'S 18th BIRTHDAY.

YOUR VICTIM IS ABOUT
10 YEARS TOO LATE.

THEN PROSECUTE IT AS RAPE.

THEY DID A RAPE KIT ON HER LAST
NIGHT. THE RESULTS WERE NEGATIVE.

THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON
SINCE SHE WAS EIGHT YEARS OLD.

I'M SORRY. I REALLY AM.

DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA THE SECRETS THAT
SHE'S BEEN LIVING WITH FOR OVER 20 YEARS?

DO YOU KNOW WHAT IT TAKES
TO KEEP ALL THAT INSIDE?

HAS SHE OPENED UP TO YOU AT ALL?

IT TAKES TIME.

DID SHE TELL YOU ABOUT ANY
KIND OF MENTAL HEALTH HISTORY?

NO! LOOK. MY JOB IS
TO SUPPORT THE VICTIM.

I AM DOING MY JOB. I JUST
WANT YOU TO DO YOURS.

LET ME GIVE YOU THE
MOST PLAUSIBLE SCENARIO.

WE START PROSECUTING, AND
THE DEFENSE WILL FIND A WAY...

TO RELABEL IT A CASE
OF FAMILY DYSFUNCTION.

IF THEY DON'T GET A MOTION TO DISMISS, THE
DEFENDANT GETS THREE YEARS' PROBATION,

AND WE'VE WASTED A
LOT OF TAXPAYERS' MONEY.

WHAT DOES THAT HAVE
TO DO WITH THE VICTIM?

YOU WANT THE SAD FACTS?

THIS IS A NICE,
MIDDLE-CLASS FAMILY.

THE FATHER'S A
LOCAL BUSINESSMAN.

WHO'S GONNA BELIEVE THAT A 32-YEAR-OLD
WOMAN COULDN'T HAVE JUST WALKED OUT?

HAVE YOU ASKED YOURSELF THAT?
NO, BECAUSE I KNOW THE ANSWER.

AND IT'S WHY YOU'RE GOING TO
HELP ME PROSECUTE THIS CASE,

OR I'LL GO OVER YOUR HEAD
AND GET A GRAND JURY CONVENED.

BECAUSE IF THAT WOMAN'S
FATHER ISN'T PUT AWAY,

THEN THIS IS GOING TO GO
ON FOR THE NEXT 20 YEARS.

OR SOMEBODY'S GOING TO DIE.

I'LL SCHEDULE A PSYCHIATRIC
EVALUATION FOR THE VICTIM.

THANK YOU.

HI, BOB. THANKS FOR COMING
DOWN. I'M SURE YOU'RE BUSY.

NO, I WAS KINDA
WORRIED ABOUT YOU,

HOW YOU SOUNDED ON YOUR MESSAGE.

WELL, IT'S ONE OF THOSE CASES,
YOU KNOW? IT JUST HITS A NERVE.

YEAH.

UH, THE GUY, THE FATHER, DO
YOU KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT HIM?

- JOE BANGS?
- YEAH.

HE'S KIND OF A TOWN BOOSTER.

OH, RAN FOR CITY
COUNCIL A FEW YEARS BACK.

- NOT AN UNPOPULAR GUY.
- WHAT ARE YOU SAYING?

I'M JUST SAYING...

I TALKED TO THE
ASSISTANT D.A. ABOUT IT.

SHE DOESN'T LIKE THIS CASE.

IT'S A HORRIBLE CASE, BOB.

BUT JOE BANGS HAS AN EIGHT-YEAR-OLD
DAUGHTER LIVING AT HOME WITH HIM.

THAT'S THE SAME AGE CONNIE WAS
WHEN HE STARTED MOLESTING HER.

WHY CAN'T CHILD PROTECTIVE
SERVICES GO IN THERE?

UNTIL THEY GET A PSYCH
EVALUATION OF THE VICTIM,

THEY DON'T FEEL THEY HAVE
ENOUGH FOR PROBABLE CAUSE.

WHAT, UH, WOULD
YOU LIKE ME TO DO?

SHH.

GO AWAY.

- YES?
- MRS. BANGS?

YES. I'M CATHERINE BLACK...

FROM THE SEATTLE VICTIMS
ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.

THIS IS DETECTIVE BLETCHER.
IS YOUR HUSBAND HOME?

NO, HE'S NOT HERE.

ARE YOU EXPECTING HIM BACK
SOON? I CAN'T QUITE SAY REALLY.

DO YOU KNOW WHY
WE'RE HERE, MRS. BANGS?

- WHY YOU'RE HERE?
- IS YOUR DAUGHTER SARA HERE?

- NO.
- GET OFF MY PROPERTY!

- MR. BANGS.
- WE'VE GOT NOTHING TO SAY. LEAVE US ALONE!

- I NEED TO SPEAK WITH SARA.
- YOU BRING SHAME TO MY FAMILY.

YOU'VE GOT NO RIGHT. NOW GET
OFF MY PROPERTY! GET OUTTA HERE!

MR. BANGS.

COME ON, MR. BANGS. OPEN UP.

OPEN THE DOOR, MR. BANGS.

DO YOU KNOW WHAT THEY'RE DOING?
HUH? DO YOU KNOW WHAT THEY WANT?

YOUR SISTER IS
TRYING TO HURT DADDY.

DO YOU WANNA HURT DADDY?

NO.

I'D LIKE TO SEE THE FULL
REPORT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

THANKS.

YOU DON'T WASTE ANY TIME
PISSING PEOPLE OFF, DO YOU?

BEG YOUR PARDON? I JUST GOT A CALL,
SAYS YOU'RE AT THE BANGSES' HOUSE,

PUT A HOLE THROUGH THE
DOOR? YOU GOTTA BE KIDDING.

- I'M SURE THERE'S A WHOLE LOT
MORE TO THE STORY.
- YEAH, LIKE SOME REALITY.

THE FACT IS NO CHARGES HAVE
BEEN MADE, AND UNTIL THEY ARE,

YOU'RE NOT MAKING
MY WORK ANY EASIER.

HOW COULD YOUR
WORK BE ANY EASIER?

THE PSYCHOLOGIST JUST GOT
FINISHED WITH CONNIE BANGS.

- AND?
- SHE'S NOT GONNA HAVE
A FULL REPORT FOR A FEW DAYS,

BUT THERE WAS SOMETHING SHE FOUND,
SOMETHING YOU'RE GONNA WANT TO KNOW ABOUT.

- WHAT?
- THE YOUNGER DAUGHTER, SARA,

THERE WAS A STRONG
IMPRESSION SHE'S CONNIE'S.

- WHO'S THE FATHER?
- THE FATHER.

JOE BANGS.

OH, GOD.

CATHERINE. WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

FRANK.

- WHAT TIME IS IT?
- MORNING.

I WAS JUST GONNA CLOSE MY EYES.

I WAS WORKING.

I WAS SO WORRIED.
WHERE'S JORDAN?

NEXT DOOR AT THE
MEREDITHS'. SHE'S FINE.

I'M SORRY. I DIDN'T
MEAN TO WORRY YOU.

IT'S ALL RIGHT.

I JUST WOKE UP, AND
YOU WEREN'T THERE.

IT'S THIS CASE. I UNDERSTAND.

WE'RE TRYING TO FIND A LEGAL ANGLE TO GET
THE YOUNGER DAUGHTER OUT OF THE HOUSE.

IT'S JUST VERY HARD TO
GET THE COURT TO DO THAT.

WHAT ABOUT A PSYCHIATRIC
EVALUATION OF THE FATHER?

I CAN'T PUSH FOR THAT UNTIL I GET
WHAT'S CALLED "VALIDATION OF THE CLAIMS,"

BASED ON THE VICTIM'S OWN
PSYCHIATRIC EVALUATION.

WHAT ABOUT THE
WOMAN, THE VICTIM?

WILL SHE TESTIFY?

SHE'S RELUCTANT, BUT
ONLY BECAUSE IT'S SO HARD.

OH! DAMN IT!

I'M SUPPOSED TO MEET WITH HER AT
HER SISTER'S HOUSE IN HALF AN HOUR.

OH, I'M SORRY.

I JUST... I'LL CALL YOU.

TELL... OH. TELL
JORDAN I MISS HER,

AND I GOTTA GO.

GO.

HI. I'M SORRY I'M LATE. HI.

NO, I WAS WONDERING IF YOU'D
RUN INTO CONNIE OR SOMETHING.

- RUN INTO HER?
- YEAH.

SHE WENT FOR A WALK ABOUT A HALF
HOUR AGO. SHE KNEW YOU WERE COMING.

MAYBE SHE GOT CAUGHT IN THE
DOWNPOUR, WAITING FOR A BREAK.

YEAH. BUT I DON'T THINK SHE HAD ANY
PHONE MONEY WITH HER OR ANYTHING.

- YOU WANNA GO OUT
LOOKING FOR HER?
- WELL, LET'S...

NO. NO, I DON'T WANT HER TO THINK
SHE'S GONE RIGHT FROM ONE CON...

CONTROL FREAK TO
ANOTHER, YOU KNOW?

HAS SHE TOLD YOU MUCH?

NOT MUCH SHE HAS TO TELL ME.

HOW LONG HAVE YOU KNOWN?

SINCE I WAS ABOUT EIGHT.

I'M SORRY.

I KNOW THE STORY ALL RIGHT.

HOW IT STARTS, HOW
HE... CONFUSES YOU...

AND MAKES YOU THINK YOU'RE
THE SPECIAL ONE BECAUSE...

YOU'RE TOO YOUNG TO
KNOW WHAT HE'S DOING.

BECAUSE YOU THINK... IT'S
JUST DADDY, AND HE LOVES YOU.

HOW DID YOU MAKE IT STOP?

I GOT SICK.

REALLY SICK, AND THEY...

I HAD TO GO AWAY TO
A... SPECIAL HOSPITAL.

AND... WHEN I CAME BACK,

HE DIDN'T WANT ME ANYMORE.

CAN I ASK YOU SOMETHING?

WHERE WAS YOUR
MOTHER IN ALL THIS?

OH, GOD.

CONNIE, WHAT WERE YOU DOING?

I WAS JUST OUT FOR A WALK. MOM
AND SARA CAME BY AND PICKED ME UP.

- WHAT DID SHE SAY TO YOU?
- NOTHING.

WELL, YOU'RE SOAKING WET.
YOU'RE GONNA GET YOURSELF SICK.

- ARE YOU OKAY, CONNIE?
- FINE.

- I'LL GET YOU
A CHANGE OF CLOTHES.
- IT'S OKAY. I CAN DO IT.

DO YOU WANNA TALK, CONNIE?

I'M NOT REALLY FEELING
LIKE TALKING RIGHT NOW.

I'M JUST GONNA GO BE
BY MYSELF FOR A WHILE.

I-I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY.

IT'S OKAY. I...

I JUST WORRY ABOUT
TIME, ABOUT SARA.

MAYBE THIS ISN'T THE BEST
PLACE. NO, I'LL TALK TO HER.

I WILL. I-I'LL DO MY BEST.

THIS IS McCARTHYISM. YOU'RE
RUINING MY GOOD NAME.

YOU'RE OUT TO GET ME.

NO ONE'S OUT TO GET YOU, MR. BANGS.
OUR JOB IS TO PROSECUTE THE LAW.

PERSECUTE IS MORE LIKE IT. THAT'S WHAT
THIS IS, THE PERSECUTION OF MY FAMILY.

CAN YOU CALM DOWN, MR. BANGS?
ALL WE'D LIKE IS YOUR COOPERATION.

I'M NOT GIVING ANY EVALUATION.

NEXT THING I KNOW, YOU'RE
GONNA TELL ME I'M THE CRAZY ONE.

YOU SAYING YOUR
DAUGHTER'S CRAZY, MR. BANGS?

IT RUNS IN THE WOMEN.

RUTHIE HAD TO BE HOSPITALIZED.

CONNIE IS EVEN WORSE, BUT
HER MOTHER PROTECTS HER.

SHE DOESN'T GO OUT OF
THE HOUSE MOST DAYS.

DID YOU KNOW CONNIE'S ALLOWED US
TO GIVE HER A PSYCHIATRIC EVALUATION?

- WHAT DID IT SAY?
- WE DON'T KNOW YET.

EITHER YOU KNOW OR YOU DON'T.

- NOW, WHO ARE YOU B.S.'ING HERE?
- WHERE CAN WE GET THE RESULTS?

WE'RE WAITING FOR THE EXAMINER TO
COMPLETE HER FINDINGS. IT'S A LOAD OF CRAP.

ALL RIGHT, JOE.
THAT'S WHAT IT IS.

I DID HEAR ONE THING THAT CAME
OUT OF THE EVALUATIONS, MR. BANGS.

YEAH? WHAT'S THAT?

I CAN'T SAY IT. I
WOULDN'T WANNA...

PERSECUTE YOUR GOOD CHARACTER.

YEAH, WELL, YOU JUST GO RIGHT
ON BELIEVING IT, WHATEVER IT IS.

BUT WHEN LIES PASS FOR THE TRUTH, THEN
THE WHOLE WORLD WILL HAVE GONE CRAZY.

AND THERE WON'T BE A
DAMN THING THAT MATTERS.

LADY, THERE ARE THINGS
YOU JUST DON'T KNOW.

MOMMY! MOMMY'S HOME!

HEY, YOU! OH, I MISSED YOU!

I MISSED YOU TOO. WHERE
WERE YOU LAST NIGHT?

OH, I WAS WORKING.

ON WHAT? SOMETHING VERY HARD.

WHERE'S DADDY? HE'S IN THE LIVING
ROOM TALKING TO MR. BLETCHER.

HI. HI, HONEY.

HI, CATHERINE. WHAT'S GOING ON?

BOB HAS SOMETHING HE
WANTS TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT.

WOULDN'T HAVE SOMETHING TO DO
WITH THE BANGS'S CASE, WOULD IT?

THE D.A.'s OFFICE IS GETTING A
LOT OF PRESSURE FROM CITY HALL.

THEY CALLED THE CHIEF OF POLICE
ABOUT OUR VISIT TO THE BANGSES' HOUSE.

THEY WANT THIS
MATTER CLEARED UP.

- CLEARED UP
OR SWEPT UNDER THE CARPET?
- I'M NOT GONNA KID YOU.

- YOUR JOB'S IN DANGER.
- FOR WHAT?

- YOUR OBSESSION WITH THIS CASE.
- FOR MY OBSESSION?

YOU'RE RATTLING THE WRONG
CAGES IS WHAT I'M TRYING TO SAY.

SO I'M THE BAD GUY BECAUSE
I'M TRYING TO DO WHAT'S RIGHT?

THEY THINK YOU'RE DRIVING THIS
FORWARD AGAINST ALL GOOD SENSE.

DON'T YOU SEE WHAT'S
GOING ON HERE, BOB?

JUST BECAUSE IT'S HARD TO
IMAGINE OR HARD TO ACCEPT,

PEOPLE DON'T WANT
TO DEAL WITH THIS,

BECAUSE IT'S EASIER TO BELIEVE
THAT IT COULDN'T REALLY HAPPEN.

I'M JUST TELLING YOU
WHAT THEY'RE SAYING.

I DIDN'T COME HERE TO
TELL YOU WHAT TO DO.

THANK YOU.

NOW, IF YOU'LL EXCUSE ME,
I'M GONNA TAKE A SHOWER.

TELL HER I'M STILL
ON HER SIDE, WILL YA?

SARA, OPEN THE DOOR.

OPEN THE DOOR, SARA. IT'S DADDY.

NO! OH, SARA!

NO! IT'S OKAY! WHAT'S WRONG?

MOM SAID DADDY WOULD HURT
SARA IF I DID ANYTHING AGAINST HIM.

NO, NO, HE WOULDN'T HURT SARA.

HE SAID HE WOULD
KILL HIMSELF TOO!

- DID YOU PUT JORDAN TO BED?
- YEAH.

SHE WANTED TO KNOW
WHY I DIDN'T PROTECT YOU.

- PROTECT ME?
- FROM BOB.

WHAT DID YOU TELL HER?

I TOLD HER THAT YOU DIDN'T NEED PROTECTING.
YOU KNEW HOW TO PROTECT YOURSELF.

THANK YOU.

IT'S TRUE. EVERYTHING YOU SAID
DOWN THERE WAS TRUE. BOB KNEW IT TOO.

HE SAID HE'S ON YOUR SIDE.

TELL ME HONESTLY, FRANK.

AM I GOING TOO FAR?

WE LIVE IN A WORLD WHERE TOO
MANY PEOPLE WON'T GO FAR ENOUGH,

WON'T DO WHAT THEY KNOW
IS RIGHT, WHAT THEY BELIEVE.

I DON'T KNOW HOW OR WHY IT GOT THIS WAY,
BUT THE WORLD HAS BECOME SO COMPLICATED,

THAT TO INVOLVE YOURSELF
IN SOMEONE ELSE'S PROBLEMS...

IS TO INVITE THEM
NEEDLESSLY ON YOURSELF.

HELLO.

OH, MY GOD. WHAT?

I'LL BE RIGHT THERE. WHAT IS IT?

JOE BANGS HAS DISAPPEARED
WITH HIS DAUGHTER SARA.

THREE UNION FIVE,
E.T.A. TWO MINUTES.

DISPATCH, YOU CAN
RELEASE CHARLES SIX.

INCIDENT AT 936 SUMMIT.

TWO MALES, ONE ARMED,
CITIZEN REPORTING.

3.4, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.
354 NORTHEAST 55th STREET.

OKAY, THANKS A LOT. HEY.

WHAT HAVE YOU FOUND OUT, BOB?

THE FATHER SAID HE WAS TAKING THE
LITTLE GIRL SHOPPING AT ABOUT 7:00 P.M.

THE MOTHER WAITED DINNER
ON THEM UNTIL 9:00 P.M.

WAITED ANOTHER TWO
HOURS TO CALL 911.

SHE HAVE ANY IDEA WHERE
HE MIGHT HAVE TAKEN HER?

NO. BUT FOR A WOMAN
WHOSE DAUGHTER IS MISSING,

SHE SURE DOESN'T
SEEM THAT UPSET.

HOW QUICKLY THINGS CHANGE.

YEAH. YOU MIND IF I LOOK AROUND?

BY ALL MEANS.

I'M SORRY THIS IS HAPPENING.

COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED.

HOW DO YOU MEAN?

I THINK YOU KNOW.

ARE YOU AT ALL AWARE HOW YOUR DAUGHTERS
FEEL ABOUT THEIR FATHER, MRS. BANGS?

EVERYTHING SEEMED QUITE
ALL RIGHT FOR THE PAST 35 YEARS.

NOW YOU'RE AN EXPERT?

DID YOU EVER HAVE A SECRET?

SOMETHING YOU DIDN'T WANT TO
TELL BECAUSE YOU WERE AFRAID...

SOMEONE MIGHT
USE IT AGAINST YOU?

NO.

WE ALL HAVE SECRETS, MRS. BANGS.

THEN MAYBE THAT'S WHAT
THEY'RE BEST KEPT AS.

FAMILY HAD A CABIN THAT THEY RENTED
EVERY WINTER DURING CHRISTMAS BREAK.

WHAT MAKES YOU THINK
HE'D TAKE HER THERE?

HIS NEED FOR CONTROL WOULD DICTATE
THAT HE'D CHOOSE A PLACE HE KNEW,

A PLACE HE FELT SAFE.

SOMEWHERE SECLUDED ENOUGH
THAT HE WOULDN'T BE DISCOVERED.

MRS. BANGS SAID HE THREATENED
TO HURT SARA OR HIMSELF.

ACCORDING TO THE SON, HE'S GOT A GUN,
BUT IT WASN'T IN THE USUAL HIDING PLACE.

- OH, GOD.
- I DON'T THINK HE'LL HURT HER,

OR HE WOULD HAVE
DONE IT AT HOME.

YOU CAN'T PUT THIS ON
YOURSELF, CATHERINE.

YOU DIDN'T CAUSE THIS.
YOU JUST FLUSHED HIM OUT.

I KNOW.

YOU GUYS TAKE THE REAR.

AROUND THE SIDE? YEAH.

GOT IT.

HE WAS HERE.

HEY! HEY!

COVER THE ROAD! COVER THE ROAD!

STOP THE CAR! HOLD IT!

HOLD YOUR FIRE! HOLD YOUR FIRE!

THEY HIT! GET HIM! GET
THE DRIVER! GET THE DRIVER!

- CATHERINE.
- OUTTA THE CAR! GET OUTTA THE CAR!

- COME ON.
- I'M OKAY. WHERE'S THE GIRL?

WHERE'S SARA?

IT'S ALL RIGHT. IT'S ALL RIGHT.

IT'S ALL RIGHT. COME ON.

READ HIM HIS RIGHTS
AND GET HIM OUTTA HERE.

WE ARE STANDING OUTSIDE CHAMBERS
WHERE A SPECIAL GRAND JURY...

HAS BEEN CONVENED HERE
IN DOWNTOWN SEATTLE,

AWAITING WORD ON THE INDICTMENT
OF LOCAL BUSINESSMAN JOE BANGS,

ON A CHARGE THE DISTRICT
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE WILL NOT REVEAL...

BUT IS ALMOST CERTAINLY RELATED
TO BANGS'S ARREST LAST NIGHT...

FOR RECKLESS CHILD ENDANGERMENT.

HERE WE GO.

WHAT'S YOUR REACTION
TO THE INDICTMENT?

HI. HI.

HOW YOU DOING? FINE.

YOU'RE GONNA BE OKAY.
YOU'RE GONNA BE JUST FINE.

AN INCH AT A TIME.
AN INCH AT A TIME.

WHAT ABOUT SARA?

SHE'S GONNA BE FINE TOO.

ONE COMMENT, MISS BANGS.

JUST ONE COMMENT, PLEASE.
YOU ALL RIGHT, MISS BANGS?

YOU'RE GONNA FALL ASLEEP IN
COURT AND MISS EVERYTHING.

I'M JUST NERVOUS.

ABOUT WHAT? THE D.A.'s OFFICE.

THEY'RE BACKPEDALING.

THEY'VE OFFERED A PLEA
TO JOE BANGS'S ATTORNEY.

- WHY?
- THEY THINK HE'S PRESENTED
A STRONG CASE.

THEY THINK BECAUSE CONNIE'S
EARLY PSYCHIATRIC RECORDS...

SHOW NO EVIDENCE OF SEXUAL ABUSE,
IT'S ERODED THE JURY'S CERTAINTY.

WHAT YOU'RE REALLY WORRIED
ABOUT IS CONNIE, ISN'T IT?

THE D.A.'s OFFICE DOESN'T
HAVE CONFIDENCE...

IN HER ABILITY TO GIVE A
CONVINCING TESTIMONY.

SHE'S DONE IT BEFORE.

FIVE MONTHS AGO, FOR A GRAND
JURY WITHOUT HER FATHER THERE.

A PLEA WOULD REDUCE THE
MAXIMUM PRISON TERM TO EIGHT YEARS.

HE'D BE ELIGIBLE
FOR PAROLE IN THREE.

SARA WOULD BE 11 OR 12.

IT'S A HUGE GAMBLE...

AFTER HOW FAR WE'VE COME,

AFTER EVERYTHING WE'VE
PUT CONNIE THROUGH.

AS MUCH AS I BELIEVE IN HER,

SOMETIMES I THINK
THERE'S NO LIGHT...

THAT CAN PENETRATE THE
DARKNESS OF WHERE SHE'S BEEN.

YOU'RE DOING THE RIGHT THING. I
HAVE A STRONG FEELING ABOUT IT.

HI. YOU LOOK GREAT.

WE'RE ALL HERE FOR YOU, CONNIE.

HOW'S SHE DOING? SHE'S OKAY.

ALL RISE. THE HONORABLE
JUDGE RUBEY PRESIDING.

BE SEATED.

MAY I HAVE COUNSEL UP HERE?

BEFORE WE GO FORWARD,
I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW...

IF YOU'VE EXHAUSTED YOUR
AVENUES OF COMPROMISE?

NO BARGAINS, NO PLEAS.

WE WANT AN ACQUITTAL
HERE. NOTHING LESS.

THEN LET'S FINISH UP
AND GET THIS TO THE JURY.

IS PROSECUTION READY
WITH ITS FINAL WITNESS?

I WANT TO RECALL
MY CLIENT FIRST.

FOR WHAT?

YOUR HONOR, THIS MAN'S BEEN
A PILLAR OF THE COMMUNITY.

HIS NAME IS BEING SMEARED WITH
NO FOUNDATION OF THE CHARGES.

ALL RIGHT. OKAY, A
SLIGHT CHANGE HERE.

THE DEFENSE WOULD LIKE TO
RECALL JOE BANGS BACK TO THE STAND.

WHAT ARE THEY DOING?

MR. BANGS, YOU LEARNED
SOMETHING LAST NIGHT.

SOMETHING THAT YOU'VE
SUSPECTED FOR A LONG TIME.

IS THAT RIGHT?
FOR OVER 30 YEARS.

SOMETHING THAT YOUR WIFE WOULDN'T
ADMIT TO YOU ABOUT YOUR DAUGHTER, CONNIE.

YES.

THAT CONNIE WAS THE PRODUCT...

OF HER UNION WITH ANOTHER MAN.

OBJECTION!

OBJECTION, YOUR HONOR.
YOU'RE STRONG, CONNIE.

OBJECTION!

LET'S HAVE SOME ORDER, PLEASE.

LET'S HAVE ORDER.

- OBJECTION, YOUR HONOR.
- OBJECTION SUSTAINED.

THE JURY WILL DISREGARD THOSE
STATEMENTS FROM THE DEFENDANT.

AND I WILL ADMONISH COUNSEL FROM
MAKING ANY FURTHER PREJUDICIAL STATEMENTS.

NOTHING FURTHER, YOUR HONOR.

- WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION.
- CONNIE, I'M SORRY.

ARE YOU READY?

WE'D LIKE TO CALL CONNIE BANGS.

RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.

DO YOU SWEAR TO TELL THE
TRUTH, THE WHOLE TRUTH,

AND NOTHING BUT THE
TRUTH, SO HELP YOU GOD?

YES.

YOU TOLD ME THIS
MORNING, CONNIE,

THAT YOUR LIFE HAS
BEEN TWO LIVES...

THE FIRST 32 YEARS AND
THE LAST SIX MONTHS.

BUT THAT YOU'VE HATED BOTH LIVES
BECAUSE THEY WERE SO PAINFUL.

I KNOW THAT IT'S
PAINFUL HERE TODAY...

TO TELL THE TERRIBLE TRUTH...

ABOUT THE MAN WHO'S
CAUSED YOU ALL THAT PAIN.

ISN'T IT, CONNIE?

- YES.
- PART OF THE PAIN IS KNOWING...

THAT IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE THAT YOU
COULDN'T STOP IT, COULDN'T JUST LEAVE.

ISN'T THAT WHAT YOU TOLD ME?

- YES.
- THEN I NEED YOU TO TELL ME,

TO TELL THOSE PEOPLE HERE
WHO MIGHT NOT WANT TO BELIEVE,

HOW YOUR FATHER MADE IT IMPOSSIBLE
FOR YOU TO TAKE CONTROL OF YOUR LIFE.

CONNIE.

DO WE HAVE SOMEONE FROM
VICTIM SERVICES IN THE COURTROOM?

- YES, YOUR HONOR.
- COULD YOU COME UP HERE, PLEASE?

I NEED YOU TO TALK
TO THE WITNESS.

I NEED YOU TO DO WHATEVER YOU
NEED TO DO TO GET HER TESTIMONY.

- OBJECTION.
- OVERRULED.

WE DON'T HAVE HER TESTIMONY,
WE DON'T HAVE A TRIAL.

CONNIE.

YOU'RE NOT A VICTIM.

YOU'RE A SURVIVOR.

CONNIE.

TELL ME HOW YOUR FATHER
KEPT YOU HIS PRISONER.

HE TOLD ME THAT I WAS...

HIS SPECIAL ONE, THAT
HE LOVED ME MORE.

AND THAT HE HAD A S...

TH-THIS SPECIAL
WAY OF SHOWING IT.

AND HE SAID THAT IF I TOLD,

THAT HE WOULD KILL HIMSELF.

AND HE HAD A GUN. HE WOULD
TAKE IT OUT WITH US EVERY TIME.

I'LL DO IT. I'LL DO IT!

HE TOLD ME TO STEER, TO
STAY ON THE MIDDLE LINE,

OR ELSE WE WOULD CRASH
AND WE WOULD BOTH DIE.

BUT WHEN YOU GOT HOME,

YOU TOLD ME IT WAS
WORSE THAN DEATH...

WHAT HE DID FOR 23 YEARS.

HE... HE PUT A LOCK ON MY DOOR.

HE SAID IT WAS TO KEEP ME SAFE.

NO!

NO!

BUT IT WAS TO KEEP HIS
SECRET SAFE, WASN'T IT?

HE WAS SUPPOSED
TO BE MY PROTECTOR.

HE WAS SUPPOSED TO
LOVE ME WITH HIS HEART.

WHY COULDN'T YOU JUST
LOVE ME FOR ME, DADDY?

WHAT KIND OF MAN DOES THIS?

SHUT UP! SHUT YOUR MOUTH!

SHUT UP!

LET'S HAVE SOME ORDER, PLEASE!

SHUT UP.

I BROUGHT SOMETHING FOR YOU.

THANK YOU.

I MADE THIS!