Millennium (1996–1999): Season 3, Episode 21 - Via Dolorosa - full transcript

MR. BLACK, YOU
CAN'T JUST TAKE HER!

THE HONORABLE ANTHONY BAILEY,

JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT
IN AND FOR STANTON COUNTY,

HAS ORDERED THAT
ON MAY 14, 1999,

MR. EDWARD SEBASTIAN CUFFLE
SHALL SUFFER THE PENALTY OF DEATH...

WITHIN THE WALLS OF STANTON
COUNTY CORRECTIONS INSTITUTE...

FOR THE CRIME OF MURDER
IN THE FIRST DEGREE.

MR. CUFFLE, DO YOU
HAVE ANY LAST WORDS?

I DO.

USE SUNSCREEN.

THE EXECUTION SHALL NOW PROCEED.



YES.

MMM.

MMM.

HEY. WELCOME BACK.

HI. HOW WAS IT...
FLORIDA? IT WAS...

IT WAS. HAD YOU BEEN
TO AN EXECUTION BEFORE?

NO. WHAT WAS IT LIKE?

IT WAS BARBARIC.

IT WAS WHAT HE WANTED.

IT'S OVER NOW. HE'S
GONE FROM YOUR LIFE.

HOW ARE YOU DOIN'?
HOW'S YOUR DAD?

UH, HE'S DOIN' FINE.
HE'S FINE. YEAH.

OH, GOOD. THANKS.

McCLAREN.



DADDY?

DID THEY TEACH YOU HOW TO KNOCK?

DID YOU WANNA WATCH THE TV?

YOU'RE TESTING ME. YOU
THINK I CAN'T REMEMBER.

FILE 86-49-403, SLASH
D.O.D., SLASH D-3.

FILE 87-4408... DADDY... DADDY,
PLEASE. I DON'T CARE ABOUT ANY FILES.

WHY ARE YOU KEEPING ME HERE?

I JUST WANT YOU TO BE
WELL. WELL, I'M NOT WELL!

THAT'S WHY THEY TOOK MY
DAUGHTER AWAY FROM ME!

DADDY, I'M HERE.
I'LL ALWAYS BE...

WHO... WHO SENT YOU HERE?

HERE IS WHERE WE LIVE.

I'M GONNA GO MAKE SOME DINNER.

THAT WOULD BE NICE, SWEETHEART.

MRS. DRYDEN?

MRS. DRYDEN?

OH, THERE YOU ARE.

DO YOU WANT ME TO...

ALL UNITS, ONE-ROBERT-TWO-EIGHT.
CODE SIX ON BATTERY.

CAN I BORROW A GLOVE? SURE.

THEIR NAMES ARE JOHN
AND CYNDIE DRYDEN.

THE CLEANING LADY, SUZIE CHANG, FOUND THEM
HERE TIED TO THE CHAIRS WITH BARBED WIRE.

WIRE? YEAH.

THEY WERE KILLED BY A SINGLE BULLET
TO THE HEAD, SMALL BORE, PROBABLY A .22.

NO EXIT WOUND, SO THEY
PROBABLY BLED TO DEATH.

IT MUST HAVE TAKEN NEARLY AN HOUR. THEY
COULDN'T CRY OUT BECAUSE THEIR MOUTHS...

WERE STUFFED WITH RICE.
HAVE YOU BEEN UPSTAIRS?

YES. NOTHING. BED
HADN'T BEEN SLEPT IN.

I THINK THE KILLER SURPRISED
THEM DURING DINNER.

THEN DID THE DISHES.

- CAN YOU CLEAR THE SCENE?
- WHAT?

I'D LIKE EVERYBODY OUT OF HERE.

MR. BLACK, THIS IS MY
CRIME SCENE. BARRY, PLEASE.

JUST, UM, DO WHAT HE SAYS.

THANK YOU. YEAH, OKAY.

ALL RIGHT, EVERYBODY.
CAN WE JUST GET... FIFTEEN.

FIFTEEN MINUTES,
PLEASE. EVERYBODY OUT.

THE KILLER
PRESELECTED THE COUPLE.

THE FRONT DOOR WAS UNLOCKED.

HE CAME IN AFTER
THEY WENT TO BED.

HE ARRANGED THINGS DOWNSTAIRS
THE WAY HE WANTED THEM.

HE RESET THE KITCHEN TABLE.

THEN HE WENT UPSTAIRS AND WATCHED
THEM HAVE SEX. BUT THE BEDS WERE MADE.

BY HIM.

HE TIED MRS. DRYDEN TO THE BED.

THEN HE MADE HER
HUSBAND GET DRESSED.

HE TOOK HIM DOWNSTAIRS,
AND HE FORCED HIM TO EAT.

THEN HE RETURNED UPSTAIRS
AND MADE HER DO THE SAME.

AND THEN HE KILLED THEM
BOTH, BUT NOT WITH A GUNSHOT.

THE HOLES IN THEIR SKULL
WERE MADE WITH A DRILL.

HOW CAN YOU KNOW?

EXAMINE THE SHEETS, THE BED, THE STOMACH
CONTENTS. YOU'LL FIND YOUR EVIDENCE.

HOW DO YOU KNOW ALL THIS?

THE KILLER IS ED CUFFLE.

HE DIED IN THE ELECTRIC
CHAIR THREE DAYS AGO.

IT'S HIM.

I LIKE RICE. I THOUGHT
THEY'D LIKE IT TOO.

IT'S A HUMBLE FOOD. YEAH.

IT'S A HUMBLING FOOD.

THAT'S WHY I FED IT TO THEM.

IS THAT WHAT YOU WANTED
TO HEAR? I'M JUST ASKING.

I MEAN, RICH PEOPLE...
I REALLY HATE 'EM.

SOME SLUT IN A GERMAN
CAR, FAKE LA-LAS,

BIG DIAMOND RING ON HER FINGER.

I MEAN, WHO WOULDN'T WANT TO
HACK IT OFF AND STUFF IT IN HER MOUTH?

BUT... ROBSON AVENUE.
TELL ME ABOUT IT.

HMM? COME ON! WHY
DON'T YOU STOP LYING?

ARE YOU DONE?

ARE YOU DONE?

SO,

THAT'S THE GUY WHO GAVE FRANK BLACK A
ONE-WAY TICKET TO THE PSYCH WARD, HUH?

IT WASN'T ONE-WAY.

ROBSON AVENUE. WHAT IS IT?

A STREET IN A WEALTHY PART
OF MADISON WHERE HE GREW UP.

SO CUFFLE DID HAVE A
THING FOR RICH PEOPLE? YEAH.

JUST NOT THE WAY HE SAID. HIS
MOTHER WAS A CLEANING WOMAN.

HAD HALF A DOZEN
HOUSES ON ROBSON AVENUE.

SHE USED TO TAKE HIM TO WORK
WITH HER WHEN HE WAS YOUNG.

SO? MY MOTHER SOLD AVON. SHE
USED TO TAKE ME TO WORK SOMETIMES.

BUT HIS MOTHER WAS TURNING TRICKS
WITH THE MEN WHO OWNED THE HOUSES.

THEY'D COME HOME FOR LUNCH.
SHE'D TAKE THEM UPSTAIRS,

LEAVING ED DOWNSTAIRS,

WHERE HE COULD
LISTEN, IMAGINE...

AND EAT RICE FOR LUNCH.

ROBSON AVENUE BECAME
ETCHED IN HIS MIND.

EVERY INCH OF IT A REMINDER OF THE
HUMILIATION AND THE PAIN HE ENDURED.

IT'S LITERALLY WHAT HE SAW WHEN HE
CHOSE HIS VICTIMS AND KILLED THEM...

A STREET FROM HIS CHILDHOOD.

HE TOLD YOU ALL THAT?

ON THE TAPE, YOU SAY...

IT'S HOW YOU FOUND HIM.

IT WAS HIS SECOND
CRIME SCENE. NEWLYWEDS.

VERY... BRUTAL.

I'D GONE BACK AGAIN AND AGAIN,

BECAUSE THERE WAS
SOMETHING I KNEW I WAS MISSING.

IT WAS IN THAT HOUSE
THAT IT CAME TO ME...

ALL AT ONCE.

THE STREET IN HIS HEAD
BECAME A PICTURE IN MINE.

YOU JUST SAW IT... WHAT HE SAW?

ENOUGH FOR ME TO MAKE MY
WAY BACK TO ROBSON AVENUE.

THAT'S WHAT I DO... WHEN
I'M NOT IN A PSYCH WARD.

THIS NEW GUY, IS
IT THE SAME THING?

ROBSON AVENUE? I MEAN, HE
KNOWS EVERYTHING ABOUT CUFFLE.

DETAILS OF HIS M.O. THAT WERE NEVER
RELEASED TO THE PUBLIC, LIKE THE RICE.

IT'S NOT ROBSON AVENUE.
HE'LL FIND HIS OWN PATH.

STILL, IT'S LIKELY THAT THESE
TWO HAVE HAD CONTACT.

I'LL CHECK CUFFLE'S PRISON
CORRESPONDENCE. GOOD.

THEY'RE SENDING A TAPE OF
CUFFLE'S EXECUTION. WHY IS THAT?

WELL, THE KILLER
MIGHT HAVE BEEN THERE.

HE MAY HAVE BEEN
SITTING RIGHT BEHIND ME.

YES, WE'LL HAVE YOUR
BAGS HERE WAITING FOR YOU.

YES, SIR. RIGHT AWAY.

ARE YOU ON THIS CASE NOW? NO.

I WANTED TO TALK TO YOU.

NEXT TIME, MAKE AN APPOINTMENT.

YOUR FATHER SUFFERS
FROM ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE.

THAT IS NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS.
THAT'S MY PERSONAL LIFE.

WE WANNA HELP.

SURE. RIGHT.

YOU KNOW THE GROUP'S
INVOLVED IN BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH.

I'VE CHECKED EVERY WEB
SITE ON THE PLANET, WATTS.

THERE'S NO CURE. NOTHING PUBLIC.

NOT YET. BUT WE CAN
HELP YOUR FATHER.

THINK ABOUT IT.

EMMA, IT'S JUST BETWEEN US.

EMMA, I GOT SOMETHING I
WANT TO SHOW YOU. TAKE CARE.

YOU OKAY?

LET'S JUMP IT FORWARD,
DOUG. SAY WHEN.

OKAY, SLOW IT DOWN.
DOWN, DOWN. THERE.

THAT'S IT.

I THOUGHT HE WAS
SAYING "YES" TO ME.

NOW LOOK IN THE REFLECTION.

THERE.

THAT'S OUR GUY.

IT COULD BE ANYBODY.

- CAN YOU ENHANCE IT?
- THERE'S ONLY SO MUCH
INFORMATION IN THE IMAGE...

I CAN CLARIFY.

THAT'S HIM.

- MILADY...
- THANK YOU.

YOU LOOK BEAUTIFUL.

WHOA!

WOW! WHAT A BIG HOUSE.

YOU KNOW WHAT THEY SAY.

OH!

HUH? HEY!

TOMMY! BE CAREFUL!

GET OUT OF MY HOUSE!

GET THE HELL OUT OF HERE!

WHERE'D HE GO? HE'S GONE.

THAT GUY WAS WEIRD. YEAH.

WE SHOULD CALL THE POLICE.

DETECTIVE KREBBS.

THANKS FOR COMING
OUT. HOW DID HE GET IN?

THE FRONT DOOR WAS UNLOCKED.

EXCUSE THE MESS, BUT THEY
SAID, "LEAVE EVERYTHING."

WHERE WAS HE? UH, HE
WAS, UH, RIGHT AROUND HERE.

AND, UH, WE WERE, UH...

WELL, YOU KNOW, BUSY, NOT EXACTLY
ATTENTIVE TO OUR SURROUNDINGS.

AND, UH, HE WAS RIGHT HERE,
HOLDING A BAG OF SOMETHING.

SMALL? LARGE?
UM... LIKE SO. HEAVY.

UH, FELT LIKE TOOLS OR
SOMETHING WHEN HE HIT ME.

AND HE HAD THESE WEIRD
THINGS OVER HIS EYES.

YEAH, LIKE, UH,
GOGGLES OR SOMETHING.

IS IT POSSIBLE HE
WAS VIDEOTAPING?

I CERTAINLY HOPE
NOT. YOU HOPE NOT?

THIS IS SUCH A NIGHTMARE.

DID YOU MOVE SOMETHING?

I TOLD YOU.

I DIDN'T KNOW HE
WAS A KILLER, OKAY?

A MIRROR. WE MOVED A MIRROR.

COULD YOU MOVE IT BACK
WHERE IT WAS, PLEASE?

ON THE BUREAU... WAS
ANY OF THAT MOVED?

UH, I'M NOT SURE. LIKE I SAID,
WE WEREN'T OVERLY ATTENTIVE.

SO WHO IS THIS GUY?

HE WON'T BE BACK.

EXCUSE US.

FRANK, WHAT IS IT?

TAKE STATEMENTS. EVERY DETAIL.

ANYTHING THEY CAN REMEMBER. I'M
GOING BACK TO THE DRYDEN HOUSE.

I THINK THERE'S
SOMETHING WE MISSED.

WELL, WHAT DO I TELL THEM?
TELL THEM THEY WERE VERY LUCKY.

DON'T MOVE.

AGENT BALDWIN.

MR. BLACK? I'M SO
SORRY ABOUT THAT.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING
HERE IN THE DARK?

WELL, YOU KNOW, I WAS JUST, UH,

YOU KNOW, TRYIN' TO
GET INSIDE THE GUY'S HEAD.

FORGET ABOUT IT. OH.

WAIT. WHAT?

A CROSS.

WHAT'S THE MATTER?
DO YOU SEE SOMETHING?

TWO "I" S.

HE DO THAT? I THINK SO.

WHAT'S IT MEAN?

TWO "I" S AGAIN.

NO, "XII." WHAT'S THE "X" MEAN?

IT'S NUMBERS, NOT LETTERS.

ROMAN NUMERALS.

MR. BLACK, THERE'S
NOTHING UP THERE.

WHAT IS IT?

"IX."

NINE.

CHRIST FALLS FOR THE
THIRD TIME. "II." TWO.

JESUS RECEIVES HIS CROSS.

"XII." TWELVE.

BLOOD FLOWS...

AS CHRIST'S SIDE IS
PIERCED BY A SPEAR.

SO OUR KILLER SEES
HIMSELF AS CHRIST?

NO, HE SEES HIMSELF AS
SUFFERING LIKE CHRIST.

EACH STEP IS AGONY.

THAT'S HIS PATH.

THE 14 STATIONS OF THE CROSS.

OH, NO. I KNOW.

IT SOUNDS LIKE A
FABRICATION. NO, IT'S NOT THAT.

NOT AT ALL. YESTERDAY,

FATHER MURRAY REPORTED SOME
WEIRD GUY DOWN AT ST. MATTHEW'S...

DOING THE STATIONS OF THE CROSS.

I DIDN'T THINK IT
SOUNDED GERMANE,

SO I'VE BEEN A LITTLE
SLOW FOLLOWING UP.

IT IS NOW.

YES, THAT'S HIM.

I FOUND HIM STRIPPED DOWN TO HIS
UNDERWEAR, KNEELING RIGHT OVER THERE.

THE TENTH STATION OF THE CROSS.

JESUS IS STRIPPED OF HIS
GARMENTS. SO, YOU SAW HIM UP CLOSE?

OH, YES. WE TALKED.

- IN HIS UNDERWEAR?
- I MINISTER TO THE
HUMAN SPIRIT, AGENT BALDWIN.

IT'S NOT THE STRANGEST
THING I'VE SEEN.

THEN WHAT MADE
YOU CALL US, FATHER?

I JUST MENTIONED IT TO OUR PATROL
OFFICER. HE MUST HAVE PASSED IT ON TO YOU.

THIS MAN HAD EXTREMELY GRAPHIC,
EXTREMELY VIOLENT THOUGHTS.

HE WAS CONCERNED HE
WOULD HURT SOMEONE.

HE KILLED TWO PEOPLE.

HE'S NEARLY KILLED TWO MORE.

I SUSPECTED. HE
SEEMED IN HORRIBLE PAIN.

THIS MAN IS UNLIKE
OTHER KILLERS I'VE SEEN.

HE SUFFERS THE ACT.

HE TOLD ME HE WAS POSSESSED,
PERFORMING ACTS DICTATED BY SOMEONE ELSE.

HE'S TELLING YOU THE TRUTH.

MEANING HE JUST
HONESTLY BELIEVES...

HE'S BEING CONTROLLED
BY SOMEONE, RIGHT?

NO. SOMEONE IS.

WHO ARE YOU?

WHAT ARE YOU DOING, DADDY?
WHAT ARE YOU DOING? DADDY!

WHY AM I DOING THIS?

WHAT IS... WHAT IS
HAPPENING TO ME?

I KNOW IT'S HARD, BUT
YOU'RE DOING THE RIGHT THING.

WELL, IT DOESN'T FEEL
RIGHT LEAVING HIM HERE.

HE'S IN THE ADVANCED
STAGES OF THE DISEASE.

THERE WILL BE MOMENTS OF
LUCIDITY, BUT FEW AND FAR BETWEEN.

THE CHANCES OF HIM REPEATING
WHAT HE DID LAST NIGHT ARE HUGE.

CAN I HAVE A MINUTE? OF COURSE.

DAD? DADDY? HEY.

THIS IS A REALLY PRETTY PLACE.

AND I... I SAW YOUR ROOM,

AND YOU GET YOUR OWN TV.

AND I'M GONNA SEND
FOR ALL YOUR BOOKS.

OKAY?

OH, GOD. I'M SO SORRY.

YOU'RE A PRETTY GIRL.

DON'T YOU KNOW WHO I AM?

I KNOW YOU'RE SOMEONE I LOVE.

I'M EMMA, AND I LOVE YOU TOO.

ARE YOU READY, COLONEL?

DADDY, I'M GONNA BE
BACK IN TOMORROW...

AND I'M GONNA MAKE SURE
YOU'RE ALL SETTLED, OKAY?

I'M SORRY.

IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE THIS WAY.

YOU HAVE NO RIGHT BEING HERE.

HAVE YOU THOUGHT
ABOUT WHAT I SAID?

HIS DETERIORATION
IS NOT INEVITABLE.

HE CAN BE HEALED.

YOU FEED ON OTHER PEOPLE'S
WEAKNESSES, DON'T YOU?

DO YOU WANT THIS
FOR YOUR FATHER?

WOULD YOU WANT THIS FOR ANYBODY?

WHAT DO YOU WANT?

FRANK BLACK HAS IMPORTANT
WORK TO DO FOR THE GROUP.

HE'S WASTED AT THE
F.B.I. WE WANT HIM OUT.

I HAVE NO CONTROL OVER THAT.

BUT YOU'RE INTERESTED.

I MEAN, WHO EVEN HAS THE CAPABILITIES
TO TURN SOME GUY INTO ED CUFFLE?

I'M NOT SURE. AND OF THE
BILLIONS OF PEOPLE ON THE PLANET,

WHY WOULD YOU CHOOSE
ED CUFFLE AS YOUR MODEL?

FOR US, THAT'S THE
END, NOT THE BEGINNING.

WE HAVE TO FIRST
ASK OURSELVES...

HOW THEY FOUND THEIR SUBJECT.

THAT'S HOW WE'LL
FIND HIM. THE KILLER?

WHEN THEY FOUND HIM,
HE WAS A POTENTIAL KILLER,

SUFFICIENTLY LIKE
CUFFLE, TO ADOPT HIS M.O.

OKAY, YOU ARE SAYING, THOUGH,
THAT SOMEBODY CREATED THIS GUY?

HE DOESN'T UNDERSTAND
WHY HE'S DOING WHAT HE DOES.

MY GUESS IS THAT THE MAN...

HAS NO PRIOR CRIMINAL RECORD.

BASED ON WHAT? WE'D
HAVE FOUND HIM BY NOW.

WHERE YOU BEEN, HOLLIS? I
PAGED YOU A THOUSAND TIMES.

- I'M SORRY.
- HOW'S YOUR FATHER?

GOOD. YOU KNOW, UP AND DOWN.

SO, WHAT HAVE WE GOT?

WELL, HE'S CATHOLIC.

THERE'S ONLY ABOUT
10 BILLION OF THOSE.

HE'S WHITE, IN HIS 20s.

ONE BILLION.
MILITARY BACKGROUND.

WHY? BECAUSE HE WORE
THOSE MIL-SPEC GOGGLES?

NO. HE'S MODELED ON CUFFLE.

CUFFLE SPENT SEVERAL
YEARS IN THE MILITARY.

IT'S NOT EXACTLY
UNIQUE. YEAH, WELL,

THE KILLER WILL HAVE
THE SAME BACKGROUND.

CUFFLE GOT AN HONORABLE
DISCHARGE FROM THE ARMY...

FOR PSYCH PROBLEMS.

THERE'LL BE A SUBSTANTIAL
PSYCHOLOGICAL FILE THERE.

THE KILLER WILL HAVE ONE TOO.

I STARTED WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF
DEFENSE RECORDS FOR THE LAST 15 YEARS.

I ISOLATED ALL THOSE BORN OR
A RESIDENT IN WASHINGTON, D.C.

THEN STRIPPED AWAY AFRICAN
AMERICAN, LATINOS, ET CETERA.

THEN I FOCUSED ON THE
PSYCH EVALUATION. HOW MANY?

336 INDIVIDUALS.

NOW, IF YOU SELECT
CATHOLICS, WE'RE DOWN TO 128.

YOU STRIP OUT ANYBODY WITH A
CRIMINAL RECORD, WE LOSE ANOTHER 55.

SO MUCH FOR "BE ALL YOU CAN BE."

FOR THE REMAINING 73, WE'RE DOING
A VISUAL MATCH ON THE COMPOSITES...

WE TOOK OFF THE GLASS
AT THE EXECUTION CHAMBER.

IT'S A HOUSE OF CARDS. OH,
THIS IS GREAT WORK, BARRY.

OH.

YEAH, WELL, WE DO WHAT WE CAN.

YEAH.

OVER HERE!

IT'S HIM. LUCAS FRANCIS BARR.

ST. IGNATIUS, COLUMBIA HEIGHTS.

245 COEUR D'ALENE
DRIVE, APARTMENT 63.

GOT A SEARS CARD SENT
THERE LAST FALL. LET'S GO!

THE TARGET'S NAME IS LUCAS BARR.

APARTMENT 63 ON THE SIXTH FLOOR.

HE'S 5'10, 180 POUNDS, 27 YEARS
OLD. ARMED AND DANGEROUS.

NOW, I WILL LEAD GREEN SECTION. WE'LL
TAKE THE CENTER STAIRCASE. WE'LL BE POINT.

ON THE SECOND FLOOR, BLUE TEAM
SPLIT OFF, GO UP THE BACK STAIRCASE.

HOLLIS, YOU GO WITH BLUE. WHITE
AND RED IN RESERVE. ANY QUESTIONS?

OKAY, THE TIME IS NOW
9:54. POSITIONS IN FIVE.

- WE MOVE ON MY WORD. LET'S GO.
- ARE YOU SURE HE'S IN THERE?

NO, IT'S AN OLD BUILDING. THE WALLS
ARE TOO THICK TO GET A HEAT SIGNATURE.

I THINK YOU SHOULD PUT
THIS OFF TILL MORNING.

ABSOLUTELY NOT.

WE'VE GOT HIM; WE'RE GOIN' IN.

YOU READY?

BLUE, WHERE ARE YOU?

IT'S EMPTY. BIRD HAS FLOWN.

ROGER. COPY THAT.

BALDWIN, GET OUT OF THERE!

- WHAT?
- GET OUT, NOW!

COME ON!

HOLLIS!

ARE YOU HURT?

BARRY WAS INSIDE. BARRY WAS
IN... BARRY... COME ON. COME ON.

WE GOT PEOPLE DOWN HERE!

GET THE FIRE TRUCK ALSO!

GET 'EM UP HERE, FAST! WHAT?

YOU KNEW.

I MADE THIS!