Numb3rs (2005–2010): Season 1, Episode 7 - Counterfeit Reality - full transcript

(inaudible)

(siren wailing) WHAT
DO YOU GOT, RAY?

WE'RE LOOKING FOR 2 PERPS WITH
MACHINE GUNS FOR A TRIPLE HOMICIDE.

THEY WENT ON A
CASH-GRABBING SPREE.

6 STORES IN LESS
THAN A HALF-HOUR.

SO THEY KNEW WHAT
THEY WERE AFTER.

WELL, YOU'D THINK,

BUT, UH, TAKE A
LOOK AT THE TARGETS.

WE GOT A SHOE STORE,
C.D. STORE, JEWELRY STORE,

ELECTRONICS STORE, COFFEE SHOP.

AND THEY BLEW RIGHT PAST THE,
UH, BANK AND A CHECK-CASHING PLACE.



(Terry) THAT'S UNUSUAL.

(Ray) THIS JEWELRY
STORE WAS THE LAST STOP.

OPENED FIRE AS
THEY FLED THE SCENE.

WELL, WE'D LOVE
TO HELP YOU, RAY.

I MEAN, IT'S... IT'S NOT
EXACTLY A FEDERAL CASE.

ACTUALLY, WE GOT VIDEO
FROM 4 OF THE STORES.

PICTURE'S PRETTY MUCH
USELESS. WE NEED IT BUMPED UP.

WHAT ARE YOU TALKIN' ABOUT?
L.A.P.D.'S GOT A GREAT CRIME LAB.

YEAH, BUT THE F.B.I.'S GOT YOUR
BROTHER, THE MATH PROFESSOR.

MY BROTHER?

ONE OF OUR TECHS READ ABOUT
SOME VIDEO ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM

HE'S INVOLVED WITH
AT THE UNIVERSITY.

WE WERE KIND OF HOPIN'
WE COULD REACH OUT.

(camera shutters clicking)



(Charlie) WE ALL USE
MATH EVERY DAY.

(echoing) EVERY DAY.

TO PREDICT WEATHER,

TO TELL TIME,

TO HANDLE MONEY.

MATH IS MORE THAN
FORMULAS AND EQUATIONS.

IT'S LOGIC.

(echoing) MATH IS MORE THAN
FORMULAS AND EQUATIONS.

IT'S RATIONALITY.

IT'S USING YOUR MIND

TO SOLVE THE BIGGEST
MYSTERIES WE KNOW.

(echoing) WE KNOW.

HERE'S A STILL FROM THE
CAMERA IN THE JEWELRY STORE,

LOW-RES DIGITAL. (Don) RIGHT.

MOST SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS
DON'T RETAIN ENOUGH INFORMATION

TO BLOW UP CLEARLY.
WHEN WE ZOOM IN...

(Amita) WE CAN'T. THE
INFORMATION'S JUST NOT THERE.

BUT CHARLIE PROVIDED ME
WITH A PREDICTIVE ALGORITHM.

A MATHEMATICAL EQUATION TO HELP THE
COMPUTER GUESS AT WHAT'S BETWEEN THE DOTS.

EXTRAPOLATIONS OF INFORMATION
BASED ON THE SURROUNDING PIXELS.

IN FACT, THE EQUATION LOOKS
A LITTLE SOMETHING LIKE THIS.

WHOA.

UH, UH, YOU DON'T REALLY
CARE ABOUT THE EQUATION.

LET'S JUST SAY WE CAN'T
FULLY APPRECIATE IT.

HOW LONG TO ENHANCE
ALL THE FOOTAGE?

WE'RE HALFWAY DONE, SO
WE'LL HAVE A FULL-PLAY VERSION

IN AN HOUR OR 2. OK.

THAT'S A STEYR T.M.P. AUTOMATIC.
THAT'S AN EXPENSIVE WEAPON.

MMM-MMM. AND LOOK AT
THE WATCH, BELL & ROSS.

THERE'S GOTTA BE,

WH-WHAT, AT LEAST A HALF A MILLION
DOLLARS IN JEWELS IN THOSE CASES,

AND THEY PASS IT UP TO GRAB
$1,100 IN CASH OUT OF THE TILL?

IT HELPS OUT MY
THRILL-KILL THEORY.

(cell phone ringing) EXCUSE ME.

(Terry) THRILL KILLERS GET A
RUSH OFF FEAR AND CHAOS.

THESE 2 APPEAR
DELIBERATE AND ORGANIZED.

THEY HAVE A PLAN.
THEY'RE AFTER SOMETHING.

YEAH, BUT IF IT'S NOT FOR
MONEY AND IT'S NOT FOR KICKS...

RIGHT. WE'LL BE RIGHT THERE.

GOT ANOTHER CRIME SCENE.

SHELL CASINGS MATCH A
STEYR T.M.P. AUTOMATIC.

(people chattering)

(helicopter whirring)

(camera shutters clicking)

(officer #1) CRIME
SCENE'S OVER THERE.

HOW YOU DOIN'? (officer
#2) GOOD, THANKS.

WAIT. HOLD ON A SECOND.

(Don) LOOKS LIKE SOMEONE
WENT ON A SHOPPING SPREE.

IPODS, TENNIS SHOES, A WATCH.

THIS IS ONE OF THE
STORES THAT WAS HIT.

WAIT A MINUTE. THESE, TOO.

ALL CASH TRANSACTIONS?

YEAH, IT'S CASH.

YEAH. SAME HERE.

(cell phone ringing)

EPPES.

HEY. I FOUND SOMETHING
INTERESTING ON THE VIDEO.

SEVERAL HOURS BEFORE THE CRIMES,

AT EVERY SINGLE
STORE THAT'S ROBBED,

2 TEENAGE BOYS APPEAR.

WHAT WERE THEY
DOING? (Terry) SHOPPING.

SHOPPING?

WAIT A MINUTE. HOLD ON A SECOND.

2 TEENAGERS.
THEY'RE MALE, WHITE.

(Don) GOT ONE WITH
SPIKY BLOND HAIR,

THE OTHER WITH A GOATEE?

TELL ME YOU ALREADY HAVE THEM.

WELL, YOU COULD SAY THAT.

THE 2 DEAD BOYS ARE
CHRIS AND JASON MILLER.

THEY'RE BROTHERS, 19 AND 16.

M.E. PUTS THEIR DEATH
AT ABOUT 2:00 P.M.

SO THAT'S WHAT? IT'S LIKE...

IT'S A HALF AN HOUR BEFORE
THE ROBBERIES TOOK PLACE.

WE HAVE TO WAIT FOR
FORENSICS TO CONFIRM IT,

BUT, UH, SEEMS LIKE THE SHELL
CASINGS FROM THE ROBBERIES

MATCH THE SHOOTING.

WE GOT 2 KIDS SHOPPING THE
SAME STORES THAT WERE ROBBED,

BETWEEN 10:00 AND NOON.

AND THEY'RE BOTH DEAD BY 2:00.

CHRIS BORROWED $300
LAST MONTH FOR HIS CAR.

(sighing)

HE PAID ME BACK LAST NIGHT.

IN CASH? MMM-HMM.

(David) DO YOU MIND?

THANK YOU.

ALL $10 BILLS?

WHERE'D HE GET IT?

(sighing) THEY'RE TEENAGERS.

THEY DON'T TELL ME ANYTHING.

POKER?

(Mrs. Miller sighing)

POKER, MAYBE?

IT'LL BE RETURNED AS
SOON AS WE'RE SURE

IT'S NOT CONNECTED IN ANY WAY.

DID EITHER OF THEM HAVE JOBS?

(sniffling)

CHRIS, MY OLDEST,

HE'S BEEN WORKING AT A MOVIE
STUDIO IN NORTH HOLLYWOOD.

WHERE'D YOU HEAR THAT?

SEE, I DON'T KNOW IF I'D
CALL US A MOVIE STUDIO.

COUPLE OF LOW-BUDGET
PRODUCTIONS RENTED SPACE HERE.

MAINLY, WE GOT MANUFACTURING.

WE GOT, UH, WROUGHT
IRON, GOT BOX COMPANY.

CHRIS' MOTHER SAID HE
WORKED HERE FOR 4 MONTHS.

YEAH. PRETTY GOOD WORKER, TOO,

BUT NOW I GOTTA DRIVE
ALL THE WAY IN FROM DUARTE.

OH, YEAH, MUST BE
TOUGH ON YOU, HUH?

HEY, HEY, I AM SORRY
ABOUT THAT KID,

BUT MY PROBLEMS GO ON.

SEE, LAST NIGHT ONE OF MY
TENANTS, UH, BAILED ON ME.

NO NOTICE, NO NOTHIN'.

I DON'T NEED THIS IN MY LIFE!

(Don) SORRY TO DISTURB YOU.

(Don) YOU SAY THE
TENANTS MOVED OUT

IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT?

(David) AND A KID WHO WORKS
HERE WAS KILLED THE NEXT DAY.

(Don) AND WHAT KIND OF
OPERATION WENT ON HERE?

(Vincent) THEY PUT OUT
A NEWSLETTER, I THINK.

NEVER READ IT. JUST SAW
THE PRINTING EQUIPMENT.

YOU KNEW THEM?

I MEAN, YOU DEALT WITH
THEM FACE-TO-FACE?

UH, NO. ACTUALLY,
CHRIS DEALT WITH THEM.

I NEVER MET 'EM.

YOU GOT SOMETHING?

(Don) NOT SURE.

WHAT IS THAT?

(sniffing) INK?

COULD BE.

GOT A PIECE OF PAPER? YEAH.

LOOK AT THIS.

IT'S PAPER, BUT, UH,
IT FEELS LIKE FABRIC.

GOT A COTTON-LINEN FEEL TO IT.

LET ME SEE.

IT'S WEIRD. THIS IS SHINY.

(Don) YOU BETTER PUT IN
A CALL TO SECRET SERVICE.

YOU'RE RIGHT. IT'S COUNTERFEIT.

SEE THE WATERMARKS?
(David) YEAH. SURE.

YOU SHOULDN'T, UNDER AN ULTRAVIOLET
LIGHT. PAPER'S ANOTHER GIVEAWAY.

SOMEONE HAVE A GENUINE BILL?

YEAH. THERE YOU GO.

GREAT. THANKS.

THERE YOU GO. YOU
SEE THE DIFFERENCE?

IT'S PRETTY GOOD WORK, THOUGH.

(Kim) MOST OF US AT
THE SECRET SERVICE

ARE DEALING WITH POOR
QUALITY COUNTERFEITS.

WE CALL THEM P-NOTES.

THEY'RE ACTUALLY PRINTED
ON HOME COMPUTERS.

THAT ACTUALLY WORKS?

DARK RESTAURANT, BUSY GROCERY
STORE, YOU'D, UH, BE SURPRISED.

THIS IS A DIFFERENT
GAME, THOUGH.

THIS IS OLD SCHOOL,
ENGRAVING AND PRINTING.

PAPER'S GOT GOOD
FEEL, MAGNETIC INK.

IT'S MAGNETIC? WHAT DO YOU...

REAL BILLS EMPLOY
DIFFERENT MAGNETIC INKS.

THAT'S HOW A BANK'S SORTERS
DISTINGUISH DIFFERENT DENOMINATIONS.

OUR GUYS ARE
OLD-SCHOOL PHILOSOPHY

AND STATE-OF-THE-ART TECHNOLOGY.

"OUR GUYS"?

THE SECRET SERVICE HAS
BEEN TRACKING THIS CREW.

THEY'VE RESURFACED
PERIODICALLY OVER THE LAST 5 YEARS.

THE TIP-OFF IS THE DENOMINATION.

HEY. HEY.

MOST COUNTERFEITERS PRINT $50's
AND $100's. HIGHER RETURN, RIGHT?

YEAH, AND HIGHER RISK. BIG
BILLS GET MORE SCRUTINY.

THESE GUYS ARE
CONSERVATIVE AND PATIENT.

THEY ONLY PRINT SMALL BILLS,
AND THEY NEVER SPEND 'EM.

HOW DO THEY PROFIT IF
THEY DON'T SPEND THE BILLS?

(Don) WELL, THEY CAN
SELL THEM IN BULK.

AND THEY CAN LAY
OFF A MILLION OF THESE

AND... AND GET
$300,000, $400,000.

YEAH, USUALLY TO GANGS OR
OTHER CRIMINAL ENTERPRISES,

WHO THEN USE IT
TO FUND MORE CRIME.

SO THESE AREN'T COPIES IN THE
TRADITIONAL SENSE OF THE WORD, THEN.

NO, THEY'RE
HAND-RENDERED BY AN ARTIST,

THEN THE ENGRAVING
PROCESS BEGINS.

SOMEONE ACTUALLY DRAWS THESE?

YOU'VE BEEN TRACKING
THESE GUYS FOR 5 YEARS.

YOU MUST HAVE ACTIVE SUSPECTS.

NOT YET, NO.

WE'LL, UH, WE'LL RUN A SEARCH,

TELL BANKS TO KEEP AN EYE OUT
FOR BILLS WITH A SIMILAR SERIAL RANGE,

AND MAYBE THIS
TIME WE'LL GET LUCKY.

YOU DON'T SOUND OPTIMISTIC.

THESE GUYS HAVE BEEN
BEATING OUR PLAYBOOK

SINCE BEFORE I
INHERITED THE CASE.

WE'LL WORK THE MONEY. I THINK YOU
SHOULD WORK THE HOMICIDES SEPARATELY.

IT'S ACTUALLY GROUNDED THEORY.

THIS PROBLEM SCREAMS FOR
A CASE-ORIENTED APPROACH.

(laughing) EXCUSE ME?

(Charlie) IN GROUNDED THEORY,

THE HOMICIDES WILL HAVE ONE
SOLUTION, THE COUNTERFEITING, ANOTHER.

IN A CASE-ORIENTED APPROACH,

THE HOMICIDES
BECOME A VARIABLE SET,

INTERACTING IN SOME
COMPLEX MANNER

WITH THE COUNTERFEITING
VARIABLE SET.

CAN I HAVE A WORD WITH YOU?

SURE.

EXCUSE ME.

CAN YOU EXPLAIN TO ME WHAT YOUR
BROTHER IS DOING IN A FEDERAL OFFICE,

WANDERING INTO THE
MIDDLE OF MY INVESTIGATION?

FIRST OF ALL, HE HAPPENS TO BE
A BUREAU-APPROVED CONSULTANT,

AND 2ND OF ALL, THIS
SEEMS LIKE ONE CASE TO ME.

OK, YOU STILL COULD HAVE
BRIEFED ME AHEAD OF TIME.

(chuckling) COME ON.

I DON'T THINK THIS IS
ABOUT MY BROTHER.

(laughing) ALL
RIGHT. THAT'S FAIR.

SO I GUESS YOU LEFT ALBUQUERQUE.

YEAH, I LEFT ALBUQUERQUE.

LOOK, YOUR MOM GOT SICK,
YOU HAD TO MOVE BACK HOME.

I'VE ALWAYS UNDERSTOOD THAT.

WELL, LOOK, LET'S JUST
FOCUS ON THE WORK, OK?

NEVER WAS A PROBLEM, WAS IT?

CHRIS MILLER DISCOVERS
THEY'RE PRINTING COUNTERFEIT,

HE STEALS SOME MONEY. MMM-HMM.

HE AND HIS BROTHER
DECIDE TO GO SHOPPING.

BAD GUYS FIND OUT,
KILL THE BROTHERS,

ROB BACK THE PHONY CASH
TO COVER THEIR TRACKS.

RIGHT, SO THEY'RE
THOROUGH AND RUTHLESS.

I DON'T KNOW. COUNTERFEITERS'
M.O., SMALL BILLS, PATIENCE,

THAT SUGGESTS SOMEONE OLDER,
EXPERIENCED, SOMEONE WHO LAYS LOW.

YEAH, NOT OUR
GUNMEN. MMM-MMM. NO.

I MEAN, THEY GOT HIGH-END
WATCHES, WEAPONS.

I THINK WE'RE DEALING
WITH A MULTI-PERSON CREW.

YEAH, AND A
MULTI-PERSONALITY CREW.

GROUP LIKE THAT WON'T LAST
LONG. TOO MUCH INTERNAL FRICTION.

WELL, KIM SAYS SHE THINKS THEY'VE BEEN
WORKING TOGETHER FOR SOMETHING LIKE 5 YEARS.

WELL, MAYBE THE YOUNGER GUYS

ARE WORKING WITH AN
OLDER COUNTERFEITER.

THAT'D BE A GOOD PLACE TO START.

SPEAKING OF AGENT HALL,

(elevator bell dings) UH,
EVERYTHING OK WITH YOU GUYS?

YEAH. YEAH. COULDN'T
HELP NOTICING...

NO, IT'S JUST A LITTLE INTERAGENCY
POLITICS. IT ALL WORKED OUT.

ALL RIGHT.

SEE YOU TOMORROW. OK.

(Don) HELLO?

HELLO.

HEY.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

I'M RUNNING A COMPARISON BETWEEN THE
COUNTERFEIT BILLS YOU FOUND EARLIER TODAY

AND THE OLDER BILLS THAT THAT
SECRET SERVICE AGENT LADY GAVE US.

THERE'S A POSSIBILITY THAT
THE SMALL DIFFERENCES,

UH, MAY YIELD SOME DATA
ABOUT THEIR CURRENT OPERATION.

BY THE WAY, I DID NOT MEAN
TO CAUSE A PROBLEM EARLIER.

HEY, YOU DON'T HAVE TO
APOLOGIZE FOR ANYTHING.

I MEAN, AGENT HALL
AND I ARE... ARE, UH...

I MEAN, WE WORKED IT OUT, SO...

YOU KNOW IF I LEFT
THIS BOX OF STUFF HERE?

WHAT KIND OF STUFF?

UH, IT'S JUST THIS ONE
BOX IN PARTICULAR.

WHEN I MOVED BACK FROM
ALBUQUERQUE, I THOUGHT I GOT EVERYTHING,

BUT IT'S NOT IN MY APARTMENT.
AND I CAN'T REMEMBER WHERE I PUT IT.

YOU CHECK THE GARAGE? YEAH.

(door opening)

IS THAT YOU, DAD?

HEY, LET ME GET THE DOOR.

Y-YOU MUST HAVE
SOME KIND OF 6TH SENSE.

I BUY RIB EYE AND
YOU JUST MATERIALIZE.

WELL, ACTUALLY...
DID YOU SAY "RIB EYE"?

YEAH.

WITH, LIKE, A BAKED POTATO?

(Alan) OH, VERY NICE, CHARLIE.

SO, HOW LONG IS THIS GONNA BE?

(Charlie) THIS IS JUST
FOR A FEW DAYS.

AND, BESIDES, I NEEDED TO LOOK AT
THIS AS SOON AS I POSSIBLY COULD.

NOW, THE SPIRAL
PATTERNS IN MONEY

ARE BASED ON A TECHNIQUE
CALLED GUILLOCHE.

IT'S LIKE A WHEEL WITHIN
A WHEEL WITHIN A WHEEL,

A PATTERN CREATED

BY THE ADDITIONS AND
MULTIPLICATIONS OF NESTED SINE WAVES.

SAME WAS USED BY FABERGE TO, UH,
CREATE THOSE LITTLE, UH, FAMOUS EGGS.

AH. WELL, THAT EXPLAINS IT.

AND WHAT DOES THIS
HAVE TO DO WITH THE CASE?

I THINK THEY HAVE A NEW ARTIST.

IN FACT, I'M SURE OF IT.

HOW CAN YOU TELL THAT?

I'VE BEEN RUNNING A
WAVELENGTH ANALYSIS

OF THESE SPIRALS
I'M TALKING ABOUT.

MATHEMATICIANS AT DARTMOUTH
USE A SIMILAR PROCESS

TO TEST AUTHENTICITY OF
MASTERPIECE PAINTINGS.

HERE, LOOKIT.

$10, RIGHT?

NOW, WE DON'T
OFTEN THINK ABOUT IT,

BUT SOMEONE MUST HAVE
DRAWN THIS DESIGN, RIGHT?

YOU'RE RIGHT.

I WANT YOU TO THINK OF THAT
ARTIST AS A RUNNER ON THE BEACH.

(Charlie) HE'S
LEAVING FOOTPRINTS,

WHICH RECORD EVERY
DECISION HE MAKES.

FASTER, SLOWER, CLOSER
TO THE WATER, FARTHER AWAY.

NOW, THESE ARE
COUNTERFEIT BILLS.

A 2ND ARTIST TRYING
TO COPY THE ORIGINAL,

A 2ND RUNNER.

(Charlie) NOW, WHEN THAT
2ND RUNNER TRIES TO FOLLOW

THE EXACT SAME
PATH AS THE FIRST,

IT'S IMPOSSIBLE.

EVEN IF HE'S BEING CAREFUL,

HE... HE CAN'T MATCH
THE FOOTPRINTS

WITHOUT LEAVING
EVIDENCE OF HIMSELF.

DIFFERENT FOOT SIZE,
DIFFERENT STRIDE.

THAT'S HOW YOU SPOT A FORGERY.

AND WHEN A 3RD RUNNER
TRIES TO MATCH THE FOOTPRINTS,

HE'LL LEAVE EVIDENCE AS WELL,

BUT IN A DIFFERENT WAY
THAN THE 2ND RUNNER.

THESE 2 COUNTERFEIT BILLS
HAVE 2 DIFFERENT FOOTPRINTS.

HENCE THE NEW ARTIST.

YOU FIND THAT ARTIST...

CHARLIE, WE CAN'T FIND THE
COUNTERFEITER, LET ALONE THE ARTIST.

I MEAN... UH, YOU KEEP SAYING
HE'S AN ARTIST, THIS GUY.

HE'S NOT REALLY AN ARTIST,
IS HE? HE'S MORE LIKE A COPIER.

IT'S ACTUALLY... IT'S MORE
LIKE BEING ABLE TO DRAW,

YOU KNOW, SAY, THE
MONA LISA, FREEHAND.

OH, I SEE.

WHAT I CAN DO NOW, DON,

IS TO TAKE THIS INITIAL
COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS

AND START GRAPHING THE
RESULTS, WHICH WILL THEN DETAIL

A PRECISE EVALUATION.

HEY, DAVID, IT'S DON.

LOOK, I WANNA EXPAND
THE SEARCH, OK?

NOT JUST COUNTERFEITERS,
BUT ART FORGERS.

8 ART FORGERS FIT
OUR PROFILE. GREAT.

THERE'S ANOTHER CASE
YOU NEED TO LOOK AT.

IT STUCK WITH ME BECAUSE
IT HAPPENED IN VENICE,

IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD. RIGHT.

IT WAS THE WEAPONS USED THAT
REALLY CAUGHT MY ATTENTION.

A LADY WAS ABDUCTED 3 WEEKS AGO.

ONE MARGO HUGHES,
CONFRONTED BY 2 MEN

ARMED WITH WHAT THE
L.A.P.D. REPORT DESCRIBES AS

"EXOTIC MACHINE PISTOLS."

ALL RIGHT. JUST LIKE OUR GUYS
AND THEIR STEYR T.M.P.'s. I THINK SO.

ALL RIGHT, I'M GONNA
BORROW THIS. THANKS. OK.

WHAT? YOU THINK
MY WIFE'S ABDUCTION

HAD SOMETHING TO
DO WITH HER ART?

WELL, IT'S AN ANGLE
WE'RE INVESTIGATING.

THESE ARE SOME OF
HER PIECES RIGHT HERE.

YOU MIND? NO, GO AHEAD.

YOUR WIFE DID REPRODUCTIONS.

YEAH, SHE CALLS IT
HER "MINIATURIST PHASE."

SHE REDUCES CLASSIC PORTRAITS

TO SEE IF THEIR POWER SURVIVES.

INCREDIBLE DETAIL.

THESE ARE WHAT, INK?

DONE FREEHAND.

MARGO'S AMAZING LIKE THAT.

LOOK, WHAT'S GOING ON?

WE'RE HOPING TO COMPARE SOME
OF YOUR WIFE'S REPRODUCTIONS...

WE'D LIKE TO BORROW SOME OF
YOUR WIFE'S WORK, IF THAT'S OK.

I'LL PERSONALLY
TAKE RESPONSIBILITY

THAT YOU'LL GET IT
BACK AND IT'LL BE SAFE.

YEAH.

LOOK, YOU'RE HERE
TO PICK OUT SAMPLES,

NOT TALK ABOUT AN OPEN
INVESTIGATION, ALL RIGHT?

POOR GUY. HE SEEMS SO UPSET.

YEAH, WELL, HE'S A
POTENTIAL SUSPECT, CHARLIE.

SOMETHING BOTHERING YOU?

NO. NOTHING'S BOTHERING ME.

SOMETHING SEEMS
TO BE BOTHERING YOU.

WELL, THERE'S
NOTHING BOTHERING ME.

(Charlie) I'VE COMPARED MARGO'S
WORK TO THE COUNTERFEIT $10 BILLS.

THESE ARE 2-DIMENSIONAL REPRESENTATIONS
OF A MULTI-DIMENSIONAL GRAPH,

ACTUALLY PLOTTED
IN 72 DIMENSIONS.

WELL, JUST SIMPLIFY IT, OK?
JUST PUT IT IN LAYMAN'S TERMS.

BOTTOM LINE, I'VE MADE
COMPARISONS WITH THE WORKS

OF OVER A DOZEN KNOWN
FORGERS AND COUNTERFEITERS, OK?

RIGHT.

NONE OF THEM HAVE
ANY SIMILARITIES.

BUT THESE GRAPHS MATCH,
DON. THEY'RE IDENTICAL.

MARGO HUGHES DREW THIS $10 BILL.

I MEAN, SHE HAS BEEN
MISSING FOR 3 WEEKS.

OK, AND AS FAR AS WE KNOW,
THEY'VE ONLY INTRODUCED THEIR $10.

IF THEY FOLLOW A PATTERN,
THEY'LL RELEASE A $20 SOON.

WHAT'S YOUR GUESSTIMATE OF HOW LONG
IT WOULD TAKE TO DRAW ONE OF THESE $20's?

I-IT... HARD TO SAY,

BUT IF I WERE MARGO
HUGHES, I'D BE TAKING MY TIME.

AS SOON AS THEY'RE DONE WITH
HER... SHE BECOMES A LIABILITY.

THEY'LL HAVE NO
CHOICE BUT TO KILL HER.

THAT'S WHAT I'M THINKING.

(Don) OK, SO WHAT
WE'RE GOING WITH IS,

THE COUNTERFEITERS
KIDNAPPED MARGO HUGHES

TO GET HER TO MAKE A
TEMPLATE TO MAKE PHONY MONEY.

RIGHT? ALL AGREED?

NOW, MY PROBLEM IS, IF WE DON'T
BREAK SOME KIND OF LEAD SOON

AND FIND THESE GUYS,

I... I DON'T THINK WE'RE
SAVING THIS WOMAN.

(Kim) GREAT. THANKS.

OK, WE TOLD BANKS TO WATCH FOR THE
BOGUS $10's. THEY'VE BEEN SHOWIN' UP.

WE HAVE BAKERSFIELD, SAN
BERNARDINO, AND PALM SPRINGS.

(David) OH, THAT'S GREAT. GOOD.

SO, UH, WE FIND OUT WHO'S
SPENDING IT AND WORK OUR WAY BACK,

THE SAME WAY WE WORK
DRUGS BACK TO THE SUPPLIER.

THE PROBLEM IS, THE
BANKS CAN'T LINK THE BILLS

TO A SPECIFIC DEPOSITOR.

THEY'RE IN CIRCULATION AND
THERE'S NO WAY TO TRACE THEM.

PEOPLE SHOP IN PATTERNS. PATTERNS
CAN BE QUANTIFIED INTO EQUATIONS.

UM, THE SECRET SERVICE AND
THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT

HAVE BEEN WORKING ON THIS
PROBLEM FOR DECADES, OK?

PREDICTING MONEY FLOW, TRACING
COUNTERFEIT IN CIRCULATION,

IT'S UNPREDICTABLE. THERE
ARE TOO MANY VARIABLES.

THAT MAKES IT
CHALLENGING, NOT IMPOSSIBLE.

RIGHT NOW, THE DISPERSAL SEEMS FAIRLY
CONTAINED, AND THAT WORKS IN OUR FAVOR.

OK. SO, THEN, WHAT
DO YOU NEED FROM US?

DATA. LOTS OF IT. EVERYTHING FROM
WHERE THESE BILLS ARE TURNING UP,

AND NOT JUST FROM BANKS.
FROM STORES, FROM RESTAURANTS,

FROM MOVIE THEATERS.

I'D LIKE TO FOLLOW THE
EVIDENCE FROM THE WAREHOUSE.

THE LAB WAS ABLE TO
RECONSTRUCT AN INK SAMPLE

FROM THE SCRAPINGS
YOU TOOK OFF THE FLOOR.

ALL RIGHT. GOOD.

LET ME GET YOU A LIST OF
KNOWN COUNTERFEITERS.

I FIND THAT EVEN THE
ONES WHO ARE RETIRED

TEND TO KEEP UP ON
THE LATEST TECHNOLOGY.

WE'RE LOOKING FOR
COUNTERFEIT $10 BILLS.

NOW, THEY'VE SHOWN UP
IN 3 GEOGRAPHIC CLUSTERS.

WE'RE GONNA ISOLATE
THE ONE IN SAN BERNARDINO.

THAT MEANS CHECKING INTO GROCERY
STORES, GAS STATIONS, RESTAURANTS,

JUST DOOR-TO-DOOR
CANVASSING, OK?

ALL RIGHT. THE BILLS YOU'RE
LOOKING FOR ARE GOOD.

THEY ARE NOT PERFECT.

THIS SHEET DETAILS SOME OF THE
DIFFERENCES TO HELP YOU I.D. THEM.

FIND A BILL, CALL IT IN
IMMEDIATELY, PLEASE.

THE MORE WE FIND, THE
FASTER WE FIND THEM,

THE BETTER OUR
CHANCES OF FIGURING OUT

WHERE THE NEXT ONES
ARE GONNA COME FROM.

AND I KNOW I DON'T
NEED TO REITERATE THIS,

BUT THERE IS A 24-YEAR-OLD
WOMAN'S LIFE AT STAKE HERE, OK?

SO LET'S GO. THANK YOU.

YOU CAN MOVE YOUR SAN
BERNARDINO SEARCH GRID

SOUTH OF FOOTHILL AND
WEST OF MOUNT VERNON.

OK? EXACTLY.

YEAH. BYE.

CHARLIE, I WISH I UNDERSTOOD
WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE.

IT'S A PROBABILITY ALGORITHM.

THAT DOESN'T HELP ME.

THE BILLS START AT 00.

THE COUNTERFEITERS.

WE START HERE,

POINT X-Y.

AS WE LOCATE EACH BILL,

WE GET A BETTER IDEA
OF THE DISPERSION.

A BETTER IDEA OF WHERE
TO LOOK FOR MORE BILLS.

RIGHT. YOU'RE NOT GONNA
LOOK IN THE NEXT ROOM.

OR CERTAINLY NOT ON THE
CEILING, OR IN THE PARKING LOT.

SO THE MORE BILLS YOU
FIND IN A GIVEN AREA,

THE CLOSER YOU ARE
TO THE COUNTERFEITERS?

WELL, IT'S NOT JUST
THE NUMBER OF BILLS.

I ASSIGN VALUES BASED
ON THE PURCHASES.

SO, UH, FOR INSTANCE, 2 OR 3
BILLS SHOWING UP IN A TIRE SHOP

MAY HOLD LESS SIGNIFICANCE THAN
A SINGLE BILL IN A CORNER MARKET.

SOMEONE MAY TRAVEL WAY
ACROSS TOWN FOR TIRES.

BUT A QUART OF MILK,
CARTON OF CIGARETTES,

THAT THEY'D GET CLOSER TO HOME.

(chuckling) I THINK
WE BOTH GET IT.

YES. YOU AND YOUR
BROTHER ARE A LOT ALIKE.

YOU THINK SO?

MOST PEOPLE CAN'T GET
OVER HOW DIFFERENT WE ARE.

WELL, YEAH, THE INTERESTS
ARE PRETTY DIFFERENT,

BUT THE APPROACH,

THIS, UH, 1 PART EXUBERANCE,
2 PARTS OBSESSION,

THAT'S PRETTY MUCH IDENTICAL.

WHEN DON AND I FIRST
MOVED IN TOGETHER,

WE, UH, WE HAD TO HAVE
SEPARATE C.D. RACKS,

BECAUSE I NEVER PUT MINE
BACK IN THE SAME PLACE

AND HE HAS TO KNOW WHERE
EACH SONG IS AT EVERY MOMENT.

YOU AND DON LIVED TOGETHER?

IN ALBUQUERQUE.

YOU DIDN'T KNOW? HE DIDN'T...

YOU KNOW, WE LOST
TOUCH FOR A WHILE, SO...

HE MAY VERY WELL HAVE
TOLD ME, UM, BUT, UH...

YOU KNOW WHAT?

I DIDN'T PUT THAT KIM TOGETHER
WITH, UH, YOU KNOW, YOU, KIM.

YEAH, IT'S ALL RIGHT.
I KNOW HOW DON IS.

EDDIE ZAKARIAN?

COUNTERFEITING, RIGHT?

ANY TIME I SEE A FED BADGE,

I KNOW IT'S NOT ABOUT
UNDERCOLLECTING SALES TAX.

I GUESS THAT COMES FROM HAVING
A CRIMINAL RECORD LIKE YOURS.

NO, IT COMES FROM HAVING BEEN
ONE OF THE BEST IN THE BUSINESS.

BUT I'M NOT IN THE BUSINESS
ANYMORE. HAVEN'T BEEN FOR 25 YEARS.

YOU PEOPLE NEED TO PUT IT
IN A NEWSLETTER OR SOMETHIN'.

SO WHAT DO WE HAVE TO THANK FOR
THIS INSPIRATIONAL REHABILITATION?

FATHERHOOD. KEEPS
YOU OUT OF PRISON.

THESE 2 YOURS?

YEAH.

GOES BACK A WAY,
THOUGH. DIFFERENT TIME.

BEFORE EVERYBODY IN THE WORLD
HAD A COMPUTER BECAME A PRINTER.

WHAT DO YOU MAKE OF THIS?

IT'S NICE. NEAR PERFECT.

IT'S O.V.I.

O.V.I.?

OPTICALLY VARIABLE INK.

TAKES 3 DIFFERENT INKS
TO PRINT MONEY, RIGHT?

BLACK FOR THE FRONT,
GREEN FOR THE BACK,

AND THEN THERE'S THIS, O.V.I.

IT CHANGES COLOR
FROM GREEN TO BLACK

DEPENDING ON HOW YOU LOOK AT IT.

WHO COULD'VE MIXED IT?

OTHER THAN ME? TRY
MARTY BLANCHARD.

IT'D EXPLAIN WHY HIS SHOP'S
GOT SO MUCH NEW EQUIPMENT.

HMM.

WHAT?

HIS NAME CAME OUT PRETTY FAST.

OH, I'M SORRY. HONOR
AMONG THIEVES, RIGHT?

LISTEN, BACK IN THE DAY, WHO DO
YOU THINK GAVE ME UP, ANYWAY?

WHAT GOES AROUND COMES AROUND.

(people chattering)

(clearing throat)

UM, YOU KNOW, I'M... I'M
BEGINNING TO WONDER, UH,

IF I PROPERLY WEIGHTED
THE EXCHANGE VELOCITY...

LOOK, DON'T... DON'T DO THAT, OK?
DON'T SECOND-GUESS YOURSELF.

EVERY TIME WE TIGHTEN THE
SEARCH GRIDS, MORE BILLS SHOW UP.

SO JUST BE PATIENT, ALL RIGHT?

JUST SIT TIGHT, LET
US DO OUR JOB, PLEASE.

SO, YOU AND, UH... YOU
AND KIM. KIM. KIM AND YOU.

YEAH.

WAS THAT A, UM...
THAT A SERIOUS THING?

YEAH.

SEEMS KIND OF WEIRD
I DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT IT.

WELL, I DON'T KNOW WHO
YOU DATED 3 YEARS AGO.

(Kim) WE GOT A HIT.

DIVE BAR IN OUR SAN
BERNARDINO GRID.

CASH REGISTER TURNED UP
7 OF OUR COUNTERFEITS. 7?

I'M SORRY, 7? YEAH.

STATISTICALLY, 1 OR 2 BILLS
FITS INTO THE PATTERN SPREAD.

SOMEONE WITH 7 SPENDING THEM IN A
LOCAL NEIGHBORHOOD ESTABLISHMENT

IS, LIKE... THAT'S HUGE.

A GUY DROPS 70
BUCKS IN A DIVE BAR,

HE'S EITHER BUYING ROUNDS FOR
THE HOUSE OR HE'S WASTED OFF HIS ASS.

EITHER WAY, HE'S
GONNA STAND OUT.

RIGHT THE FIRST TIME. BARTENDER SAID HE
REMEMBERED A REGULAR GUY IN LAST NIGHT,

BUYING EVERYBODY DRINKS,
PLAYING MR. BIG SHOT.

LANCE CUMMINGS.

WELL, I'M GONNA PAY
MR. CUMMINGS A VISIT.

I'LL TAKE THE RIDE.

(Don) YOU SIT TIGHT,
ALL RIGHT? SURE.

(Kim) THANKS, CHARLIE. BYE.

HEY, CHARLIE.

YOU SURE YOU WANT TO BE
LOOKING THROUGH THAT STUFF?

(sighing)

DAD, DO YOU RECOGNIZE THIS LADY?

UH, YEAH, THAT'S KIM, ISN'T IT?

YEAH, IT'S KIM HALL. YEAH.

SHE AND DON LIVED
TOGETHER IN NEW MEXICO,

AND, UH, HE NEVER
TOLD ME ABOUT IT.

WELL, YOU KNOW YOUR BROTHER.

YEAH.

(Don) '52 FORD, RIGHT?

'53.

MY DAD HAD ONE WHEN I WAS A KID.

SAME ENGINE, 4-BARREL CARB.

SHOULDN'T HAVE GOTTEN RID OF IT.

YOU WANT SOMETHING?

OH, YEAH, SORRY.

I'M, UH, AGENT
EPPES, WITH THE F.B.I.

THIS IS AGENT HALL.

YOU AROUND WILEY'S LAST NIGHT?

MIGHT HAVE BEEN.

SOME COUNTERFEIT MONEY
SHOWED UP IN THE REGISTER.

$10 BILLS.

BARTENDER SEEMED TO
NOTICE YOU SPENDIN' $10 BILLS.

(scoffing) THAT BARTENDER
WAS DRUNKER THAN I WAS.

I HAD NOTHIN' BUT $20's. I REMEMBER
'CAUSE I, UH, I JUST HIT THE A.T.M.

YEAH? YEAH.

(Don) OK.

HE GOT ON THE PHONE 30
SECONDS AFTER YOU LEFT.

(Cummings) KEVIN, WHAT THE
HELL ARE YOU THINKIN', MAN?

YOU PAID ME WITH COUNTERFEIT!

(Kevin) WHAT ARE
YOU TALKIN' ABOUT?

THE F.B.I. WAS JUST HERE!

ALL RIGHT. DON'T
DO ANYTHING STUPID.

YOU CALLIN' ME STUPID,
YOU SON OF A BITCH?

SO, AFTER 2 MINUTES AND
48 SECONDS OF PROFANITY,

THE UPSHOT IS THAT
CUMMINGS AND 2 OTHER GUYS

HIJACKED A TRUCK
FULL OF ELECTRONICS.

AND THE GUY WHO HIRED THEM
TO PULL THE HIJACKING JOB...

PAID 'EM WITH COUNTERFEIT.

RIGHT.

THE GUY HE'S TALKING TO, KEVIN.

KEVIN MERRIMAN.

HE'S DONE TIME FOR
EXTORTION, INTERSTATE FRAUD.

(Ramos) HE'S A REAL
JACK-OF-ALL-TRADES.

WE TRACED HIS NUMBER.
IT'S A 213 AREA CODE.

SO, LOS ANGELES.

BACK WE GO.

WONDER IF EVERY
PRINT SHOP IN L.A.

IS RUN BY A FORMER
COUNTERFEITER.

(David) ZAKARIAN SAID
BLANCHARD SHOULD BE HERE.

LIKES TO WORK AT NIGHT.

(siren wailing)

IS IT JUST ME, OR IS THERE SOMETHING
GOING ON BETWEEN DON AND KIM HALL?

(grunting)

DID YOU KNOW YOU ALWAYS EVADE
A QUESTION WITH A SILENT SHRUG?

THERE IT IS AGAIN.

YOU KNOW, I... I HATE IT
WHEN YOU PROFILE ME, OK?

NOT GONNA STOP.

(sighing)

REDGRAVE TOLD ME
SHE USED TO BE BUREAU.

TILL ABOUT 3 YEARS AGO,
ALBUQUERQUE OFFICE.

SO SHE WORKED FOR DON.

YEAH, SHE... SHE
USED TO WORK FOR HIM.

AND, YOU KNOW...

YEAH?

CAN I BE OUT OF THIS NOW?

(cell phone ringing)

SAVED BY THE BELL. GOOD.

LAKE. (Don) WHERE YOU AT?

(Terry) WORKIN' A
LEAD ON THE INK.

OLD-TIMER NAMED
MARTIN BLANCHARD.

YOU KNOW WHAT? TRYING
DROPPING THE NAME KEVIN MERRIMAN.

LOOKS LIKE HE SUPPLIED
THE COUNTERFEIT

THAT WOUND UP IN SAN BERNARDINO.

HOLD ON A SECOND. THIS
MIGHT BE BLANCHARD NOW.

MARTIN BLANCHARD?

SOMETHING I CAN DO FOR YOU?

UH, SPECIAL AGENT
DAVID SINCLAIR, F.B.I.

DAVID! GUN!

(tires screeching)

(gun continues firing)
TERRY, WHAT'S GOIN' ON?

(Don) TERRY, TALK TO ME.

TERRY?

(siren wailing)

(people chattering)

IT'S JUST A BRUISE. I'M FINE.
BETTER THAN BLANCHARD.

(sighing) ANYTHING
ON THE SHOOTERS?

I'M PRETTY SURE IT'S OUR GUYS.

SAME STEYR T.M.P. SHELLS.

I MEAN, OBVIOUSLY, THEY DIDN'T
WANT US TALKING TO BLANCHARD.

WE SHOULD RUN DOWN
BLANCHARD'S PAST ASSOCIATES.

SEE IF WE CAN TRACK ANY OF
THEM BACK TO THE COUNTERFEITERS.

KIM'S ALREADY GOT A
COUPLE AGENTS ON IT.

I THINK, IF YOU'RE UP FOR IT, YOU
SHOULD GO WITH KEVIN MERRIMAN.

SEE IF YOU CAN FIND OUT WHERE HE
GOT THAT BOGUS CASH TO PAY HIS CREW.

I'M UP FOR IT. LET'S GO.

LANCE CUMMINGS IS UNDER ARREST IN SAN
BERNARDINO, AND VERY ANNOYED WITH YOU.

WITH HIS TESTIMONY ABOUT YOUR
INVOLVEMENT IN THE TRUCK HIJACKINGS

AND THE STOLEN
GOODS IN YOUR HOUSE,

I'M ASSUMING YOUR ATTORNEY
WANTS TO BE PAID IN ADVANCE.

WE WANT THE COUNTERFEITERS
MORE THAN WE WANT YOU.

THANKS, BUT NO THANKS.

HEY, YOU'RE A PREDICATE FELON.

THESE ARE NOT LIGHT
CHARGES AGAINST YOU.

TAKE A STEP BACK AND
LOOK AT THE BIG PICTURE.

I AM LOOKIN' AT THE BIG PICTURE.

A LIVE PRISONER
VERSUS A DEAD RAT.

(Don) HEY.

HEY. HOW'S IT GOIN'?

THEY'VE BEEN THERE
FOR A COUPLE HOURS.

YEAH.

NOT GETTIN' ANYTHING WE NEED.

HE GAVE US THE TRUCK
HEISTS AND THE BOGUS BILLS,

BUT HE WON'T NAME
THE COUNTERFEITERS.

HE'S AFRAID THEY'RE
GONNA FIND HIM AND KILL HIM.

HE'S PROBABLY RIGHT.

I DON'T KNOW,
GUYS. I REALLY THINK

WE'RE RUNNIN' OUT OF
TIME ON MARGO HUGHES.

HOW ARE YOUR PEOPLE
DOIN' ON THE DEAD PRINTER?

THEY'RE DIGGING. YEAH?

ANYTHING WE CAN DO TO GET
THEM TO DIG A LITTLE FASTER?

THEY'RE DOING THEIR JOBS, DON.

I CAN GO BACK IN,
TRY AND WORK HIM.

THINK IT'LL DO ANY GOOD?

NO.

AGENT EPPES, THERE'S SOMEONE
WAITING TO SEE YOU. JORDAN HUGHES.

ALL RIGHT.

(Jordan) AGENT EPPES?

UH, AGENT EPPES, I WAS
WONDERING IF YOU FOUND ANYTHING,

ANYTHING AT ALL ON MY
WIFE. MR. HUGHES, I'M SORRY.

WE ARE NOT AT THE POINT IN THE
INVESTIGATION WHERE I CAN SHARE ANY DETAILS.

NOW, I CAN TELL YOU
WE'RE DOING EVERYTHING...

WHAT? HUMANLY POSSIBLE?

YEAH.

THEY'VE BEEN TELLING
ME THAT FOR 22 DAYS.

THE... THE POLICE
HAVEN'T CALLED ME IN 7.

MY WIFE'S FAMILY WON'T
TALK TO ME. I UNDERSTAND.

A-ALL I DO IS SIT AT HOME.

YOU KNOW? JUST SIT AT HOME
WONDERING WHAT'S GOIN' ON.

I UNDERSTAND. I'M
SURE IT'S VERY DIFFICULT.

I HOPE TO BE ABLE TO TELL
YOU SOMETHING VERY SOON.

YOU KNOW SOMETHIN', DON'T YOU?

HEY, I-I-IF YOU COULD JUST TELL ME
THAT THERE'S SOME PROGRESS, AT LEAST.

OK, THERE IS SOME PROGRESS.

I'M SORRY. I WISH I
COULD TELL YOU MORE.

MR. HUGHES.

I SEE YOU GOT YOUR
WIFE'S ART BACK.

I LIKED THE WAY SHE WROTE,
UH, "JORDAN" IN ALL OF HER PIECES.

I'M SURPRISED YOU SAW
THAT. NO ONE EVER HAS.

I WAS LOOKING A LITTLE
CLOSER THAN MOST PEOPLE.

SH-SHE SPENT SO MUCH
TIME ALONE IN HER STUDIO, UH,

IT WAS HER WAY OF TALKING TO ME.

(door opening)

(Alan) HEY, CHARLIE. HI.

LOOK WHO'S HERE.

HI.

HEY, AMITA.

WOW, TALK ABOUT INFLATION.

OH.

I JUST WANTED TO SEE HOW
THAT ROBBERY CASE TURNED OUT,

THE ONE THAT I DID THE
VIDEO ENHANCEMENTS FOR.

SAME CASE. TURNED OUT
TO BE COUNTERFEITING

AND THERE MAY BE A
HIDDEN MESSAGE IN THIS BILL.

WHAT KIND OF MESSAGE WOULD
COUNTERFEITERS PUT ON THEIR MONEY?

NOT COUNTERFEITERS.

THE ARTIST THEY KIDNAPPED
TO COPY THE BILLS FOR THEM,

SHE PUT HIDDEN MESSAGES
TO HER HUSBAND IN HER ART.

MAYBE SHE PUT SOMETHING IN HERE
TO TELL US WHERE THEY'VE GOT HER.

INTERESTING.

WELL, HAVE FUN, YOU TWO.

WELL, WH-WHAT ABOUT THESE
POINTS THAT YOU'VE MARKED?

OH, INTENTIONAL
FLAWS. CLUES, I THINK.

I'VE FOUND 27 FLAWS ALL
ALONG THIS WATERMARK.

UH, IT LOOKS LIKE YOU'VE GONE OVER
THE SURFACE PRETTY THOROUGHLY.

I'VE CHECKED BOTH
FRONT AND BACK.

IN COMBINATORICS, WE OFTEN
CONSIDER THE ANGLE OF OBSERVATION.

HAVE YOU DONE THAT YET?

I FOUND MARGO HUGHES' MESSAGE.

(Charlie) IT WAS HIDDEN
IN THE COUNTERFEIT BILLS.

MARGO HUGHES HID HER
HUSBAND'S NAME IN HER ARTWORK.

(Charlie) A WAY OF
TALKING TO HIM.

SHE'S NOW TALKING TO US.

SHE'S PLACED FLAWS
IN THIS WATERMARK

THAT ARE HARD TO FIND,
YET EASY TO ISOLATE.

(Charlie) NOW, SHE
NEEDED TO BE CAREFUL.

SHE DIDN'T WANT THE
COUNTERFEITERS SEEING THESE FLAWS.

SO, SHE PUT TOGETHER
A GRAPHIC PROJECTION

THAT LOOKS SOMETHING LIKE THIS.

NOW, LOOKING STRAIGHT ON,
WHAT DOES THIS LOOK LIKE?

(Charlie) JUST A BUNCH
OF DIFFERENT THICK LINES.

ANGLE IT TO GET
AN EDGE-ON VIEW...

IT MAKES A WORD.

USING THE SAME PRINCIPLE, I WAS ABLE TO
MATHEMATICALLY PERFORM THE SAME PROCESS

WITH THE WATERMARK.

I, UNFORTUNATELY, JUST HAVEN'T
BEEN ABLE TO CRACK THIS CODE YET.

"1738 52."

(Don) LOOK, MAYBE
IT'S NOT A CODE.

WE DON'T KNOW
IT'S A CODE, RIGHT?

IT COULD BE SOMETHING
MUCH MORE SIMPLE.

LET ME SEE ZAKARIAN'S FILE.

WHO'S THAT?

HE'S AN OLD-TIME COUNTERFEITER.
TERRY AND I SPOKE WITH HIM.

HERE.

HERE. I THOUGHT THE
NUMBER SOUNDED FAMILIAR.

ZAKARIAN OWNS A
WAREHOUSE IN HIGHLAND PARK.

THE ADDRESS IS 1738 52ND STREET.

WHOA. NICE PULL, TERRY.

(Terry) REMEMBER WHAT I SAID
ABOUT THE COUNTERFEITERS' PROFILE?

IT'D BE AN OLDER INFLUENCE,
CONTENDING WITH YOUNGER,

MORE VOLATILE MEMBERS?
ZAKARIAN'S SONS.

UH, A FAMILY BOND WOULD EXPLAIN
WHAT'S KEPT THEM TOGETHER FOR SO LONG.

ALL RIGHT. LET'S PICK 'EM UP.

(screaming) COME ON!

(groaning)

WHAT IS THIS?

THIS IS YOUR SONS HOLDING A
WOMAN HOSTAGE. THIS IS 6 HOMICIDES.

I... I'M TOTALLY LOST HERE.
YOU'VE SEEN MY RECORD.

I MEAN, EVEN BACK IN THE DAY,
I... I WAS STRICTLY NONVIOLENT.

MAYBE YOU ARE, BUT
YOUR SONS AREN'T.

WHAT'S IT GONNA BE? YOU
GAVE US BLANCHARD'S NAME,

THEN YOU HAD YOUR SONS KILL HIM
BEFORE WE CAN EVEN TALK TO HIM.

YOU WERE HOPING WE'D PIN THIS
ALL ON BLANCHARD. CASE CLOSED.

THAT'S IT. I'M DONE
TALKIN' TO YOU.

WE KNOW ABOUT YOUR WAREHOUSE.

MATTER OF FACT, RIGHT NOW,

WE HAVE AN F.B.I. S.W.A.T.
TEAM MOVING INTO POSITION.

LOT OF GUNS, EDDIE.
SHARPSHOOTERS. THE WHOLE DEAL.

I WAS TRYING TO GIVE 'EM
A STAKE FOR THE FUTURE.

SLOW AND PATIENT, SMALL
BILLS, STAYING UNDER THE RADAR...

THEY WANTED A FASTER PAYOFF.

SEE, I TRIED TO TELL THEM THAT'S
NOT THE WAY YOU MAKE A LONG CAREER

IN THIS BUSINESS.

THEY HAVE NO PATIENCE.

(Terry) OUR TEAM'S GONNA
HIT THE WAREHOUSE.

YOU KNOW BETTER THAN ANYBODY YOUR
SONS ARE GONNA DIE IF YOU DON'T HELP US.

4 MEN. ZAKARIAN'S
SONS AND 2 MORE.

ALL ARMED, AUTOMATIC WEAPONS.

(Terry) THEY'RE
HOLDING MARGO HUGHES

ON THE ROOFTOP LEVEL
OF THE WAREHOUSE.

BASIC SQUARE,
ORIENTED TO THE NORTH.

APPROACHING FROM THE
SOUTH, YOU'LL SEE WINDOWS.

DIRECTLY AHEAD OF YOU, NEAR THE
SOUTHWEST CORNER, IS THE FIRST ENTRANCE.

INSIDE IS A KITCHEN
AND LIVING AREA.

(man speaking Spanish on T.V.)

(Don) I DON'T SEE THE HOSTAGE.

YOU STAY HERE. RIGHT.

STAND BY FOR MY GO.

(Margo) PLEASE, NO.

I'VE DONE EVERYTHING
YOU ASKED. PLEASE.

ON ME. 3, 2, 1. EXECUTE.

(glass shattering)

(men yelling)

(agent #1) GO, GO, MOVE, NOW!

(agent #2) F.B.I.!

(agent #3) GET DOWN!

(agents yelling)

DROP THE GUN! DROP DEAD!

TAIL ME!

CLEAR RIGHT!

(agent #4) CLEAR LEFT!

(Margo crying) ALL CLEAR!

(agent #4) ALL CLEAR.

ALL RIGHT, I GOT THE
HOSTAGE. THE HOSTAGE IS SAFE.

YOU'RE GONNA BE ALL
RIGHT. MY NAME IS DON EPPES.

I'M A SPECIAL AGENT
WITH THE F.B.I. IT'S OVER.

YOU ALL RIGHT? YOU HURT?

(crying) NO.

(Don) HEY, TERRY. WE GOT MARGO.

SHE'S ALIVE. CALL HER HUSBAND.

(people chattering)

(Jordan) HEY!

JORDAN!

(Margo) OH, GOD!

THAT'S THE GOOD PART.

YEP.

MMM. I FORGOT HOW
MUCH I MISS THAT.

IT'S A GOOD THING, RIGHT?

YEAH.

HEY, EVERYONE'S
ALREADY AT KINSELLA'S.

FIGURE THE SECRET SERVICE
OWES THE F.B.I. A FEW ROUNDS,

IF YOU WANNA COME.

WELL, ACTUALLY, I GOT A
BIT OF WORK TO DO HERE, SO...

OK.

WE ARE GONNA TRIP OVER
EACH OTHER AGAIN, DON.

IF YOU AND TERRY CAN BE
PARTNERS, WE CAN AT LEAST TRY TO...

YEAH. DEFINITELY.

OK. WELL, FIRST ROUND'S ON ME.

(Kim) NIGHT, TERRY. NIGHT.

MORE INTERAGENCY POLITICS?

(male announcer) IN RIGHT FIELD,
FOR BOSTON, JIM PIERSALL!

(crowd cheering on T.V.)

(knocking on door)

(Charlie) DON?

CHARLIE?

YOU ALL RIGHT?

HEY.

I, UM, FOUND THIS
BOX. I THOUGHT I'D...

WHAT? BRING IT OVER
AT 2:00 IN THE MORNING?

YEAH.

(clearing throat)

WH-WHAT'D YOU DO? YOU
OPENED IT? WHAT IS WITH YOU, MAN?

EVEN WHEN WE WERE KIDS, YOU WERE
ALWAYS GOING THROUGH MY STUFF.

WELL, YOU ALWAYS
HAD COOL STUFF, SO...

(sighing)

(sighing)

SEEMS LIKE YOU LEFT A LOT OF
GOOD FRIENDS BACK THERE, HUH?

YEAH, WELL,

FAMILY FIRST, RIGHT?

RIGHT.

LOOK, I WAS GONNA
TELL YOU. I JUST...

I DON'T KNOW. I MEAN...

(sighing)

WE WERE IN 2 DIFFERENT
WORLDS. YOU KNOW HOW IT IS.

THEN MOM GOT SICK,
AND... I DON'T KNOW.

(sighing deeply)

I UNDERSTAND.

YEAH?

YEAH.

I AGREE. WE'RE FROM, UM...

FROM 2 DIFFERENT WORLDS.

(chuckling) WELL,
NOT SO MUCH LATELY.

YEAH.

SEEING YOU ALL THE TIME NOW.

MMM.

UM, LEARNED A LOT
FROM YOU, ACTUALLY.

THANKS.

OK.

YOU WANNA WATCH
THE REST OF THE MOVIE?

OK. SURE.

IT'S A GREAT FLICK.
IT'S ABOUT BASEBALL.

THE MOST STATISTICALLY-DRIVEN
SPORT IN THE WORLD.

YOU WANT A BEER?

NO, THANKS.

CHIP?

(sighing) I'M OK.

(people chattering on T.V.)