Reef Break (2019–…): Season 1, Episode 2 - Lost and Found - full transcript

I'm Cat Chambers. It's been five
years since I left the Reef.

And you're
the hot local detective,

and I'm supposed to figure

you're safe
for a one-night stand.

In my old life,
I was a professional-surfer-turned-thief

with a soon-to-be ex-husband
who is FBI.

I need your help.

The last time you said that,
killed my career.

No, marrying me
while you were undercover

killed your career.

But now I'm back...
There's a boathouse.



If you ever need a place
to stay, it's yours.

And it looks like
I may stay awhile.

Would like to put you
on a retainer.

Some problems, you need a...

A fixer?

Works for me.

Now, you listen to me.

After today, there is no deal.

A 90-year-old woman
with Coke-bottle cataracts

could ID your boss
in this video.

The price is $3 million,
my Cayman account,

end of business today.

Do I sound like I'm negotiating?

Out of his daughter's
beach house.



I'm a very good con woman.

Maybe we should stop doing this.

And why would we do that?

I'm a cop. You're a...

What, a thief? Criminal?

Well, last I recall,
when we hooked up,

you ditched me to go surfing.

Well, lucky for you,

today...

is spring tides.

Wind swells less than
10... seconds... apart.

I don't know what that means.

That means...

no surfing.

Well, if it isn't
FBI Agent Jake Elliot.

No, we are not serving
any liquor

in this establishment
on a Sunday morning.

You think I'm wearing a wire?

Would be fun to see you
making cases again.

Not today.

No beer on Sunday?

I'm busy today, Red.

You sell dog treats?

Aisle 4.

You bought a puppy...

or finally realized
your cooking is that bad?

Ha! My milkshakes are legendary
on this island.

Only because you can't burn
ice cream.

Ouch. Antihistamines.

Strong ones... makes you drowsy.

Next aisle... to your right.

Who's having trouble sleeping?

Just following a lead.

On a Sunday morning?

Will you stick it on
my house tab, will you?

We're gonna settle this now!
I don't want to talk about it!

Hey, hey, don't...
Don't you walk away from...

Get off! Get off me!

Hey! You leave her alone!

Come on, man!

Leave her alone.

- You okay?
- I will be...

as soon as you give me
what I came here for.

Whoever sent you,
I can pay you double.

The diamonds.

How'd you know about those?

They're in the briefcase.

Fine. Have it your way.

Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa! No!

Aah!

Get the briefcase.

Single up the lines.
Ready to go.

Aha. I see you found the key.

I'm glad you're here,
and I meant what I said.

You are welcome here as often
and for as long as you like.

Calm down.
It's just a place to sleep.

It's not like we're related
or anything.

There's nothing in here.
Well, you got wheels.

Why don't you go shopping,
like a big girl?

No, not anymore.
The cops took my minibike.

Guess they don't like it when
you park on the sidewalk.

Your boyfriend's a cop, right?
Okay, whoa.

Hold up right there.
Wyatt is not my boyfriend.

We are... friends
with... benefits.

Well, if he's
a friends-with-benefits,

then he can get my bike back.

It doesn't really work that way.

What, you think
I can just, you know,

ask him for the RPD
impound lot key

and waltz out of there
with your minibike

because I happen to be
sleeping with him?

You owe me.
What do you think all this is?

If I don't get my bike back,

I'll have to hitchhike
everywhere.

Guess you'll just have
to take the bus, then.

9 ball, corner pocket.

I could've shot you.

Not the way you aim.

How did you know?

Well, it was
your random grocery shopping.

Red called me.

Antihistamines and a truckload
of dog treats?

You don't have a dog.

How did you know
it was Doc's house?

He's the only drug kingpin
on the island

with killer guard dogs.

You always were
the better criminal.

I did put in my 10,000 hours.

What are we looking for? No.

We are not looking for anything.

Maybe I can help.

No.

It's not even here.

So, how do you know
Doc's not in town?

He landed an hour ago.

I had him arrested just before
the seat belt sign went off.

So it's not
that you didn't have time

to find a judge
to give you a search warrant.

You just didn't want anyone
to know you were here.

I could never fool you.

Well, except for that time you
pretended to be a criminal,

married me,
and then forgot to tell me

that you were an undercover
FBI agent until our honeymoon.

Wanna play 20 questions?

Absolutely not.

You loved that game.

Yeah, well, that was because
we were both very drunk

and it always ended up
with something...

inventive.

Okay. I'm just saying...

- What?
- Whoa.

Wyatt?

- Hey.
- How... How did you...

Neighbor reported a middle-aged
man lurking by the gate.

I was not lurking.
I... What about Cat?

Cat. Cat's a ghost.

No one ever sees her coming.

So, brief me on your casework
here, Special Agent,

because nothing you find

is gonna be admissible
in a court of law.

Thanks for the legal advice,
Skippy.

This...
This is why you rushed me?

To help him with a B&E?
For the record,

he was doing
the breaking and entering.

I was just shooting the breeze.

Cole, here.

Hey, it's Cat.

Yeah. You got aviation up?

Yeah. No, I'm not busy.

I'm on en route.

Okay, I'm on my way.

Don't worry.

I'm sure yours
will ring soon, too.

Dax Melvoy.

Lawyer, mouthpiece,
high-end lowlife.

He was grabbed
and his yacht was hijacked

two hours ago from the marina.

So, my mission,
should I choose to accept it,

is to find Dax Melvoy?

Why do you need me for that?

Dax is not
what's important here.

The laptop that was taken
along with him is.

What's on it?

A video file that he tried to
sell the Governor this morning

for $3 million.

Then Carter Eastland offered
to pay $3.5 million.

Let's just say that did not sit
well with the Governor.

Interesting.

You want to know
what your mission is?

Yeah.

Retrieve the laptop.

Destroy the file
and all the copies.

Put a smile
on the Governor's face.

And above all,
do not let that file

anywhere near Carter Eastland.

So, you guys think, what,
Eastland's behind this?

First Law of the Reef...

Whenever smoke blows
in the Governor's face,

there's a good chance
Eastland set the fire.

So, are you in?

A kidnapping, a stolen yacht,
and secret video file

that Eastland and the Governor
are in a race to find?

Yeah. I'm in.

- Hey.
- Hey. -Hey.

What is she doing here?

Cat's gonna be joining
the search and rescue operation

in a consulting capacity
for the Governor's Office.

Like a work release program?

You're joking, right?
Do I look like I'm joking?

I love being in the middle of all this
brother/sister sibling-rivalry stuff.

Half-siblings. Half-siblings.

I could've given her a ride...
Save the taxpayers some money.

Ride from where?

Hello?

I have to take this.

Still wondering what you
and your former lover

were doing at Doc Yulo's house.

He's not my lover. You are.

He's my ex-husband.

Listen, do I have to pull rank on you?
You heard your sister.

I want to see
the surveillance footage.

This is the Reef.
People pay big money

to make sure no one's filming
when they dock in the marina.

Who is that?

That is Richard Stuyler...

Carter Eastland's
Head of Security.

You know, multi-billionaire
whose daughter's beach house

you're currently residing in.

He certainly doesn't look like
your average rent-a-cop.

He's not. Ex-mercenary.

Left a lot of dead bodies
in exotic locations.

And now he does the same
for Carter Eastland?

Not that anyone can prove...
yet.

Detective Cole.

Mr. Stuyler,
as I've already informed you,

this is an active investigation
for police personnel only.

Which one is she...
Police or personnel?

She's here at the express request
of the Governor's Office...

She is standing right here
and has a name and everything.

Cat Chambers.
You're the so-called surfer

who ratted out her pals
to avoid jail time.

And you're
the so-called mercenary

who does a bunch of shady stuff
for Carter Eastland.

I think I'm gonna enjoy
getting to know you.

Well, most people do.

What is this, anyway?

Pinging off Dax's briefcase.

We're gonna send
a search party out.

Well, that's Hercules rock.

So?

So this is the place
us surfers refer to

as the Reef's own
Bermuda Triangle.

It's one of the few places
on Earth

that a compass points
true north.

As opposed to?

Magnetic north.

Right... your search party
is off by about 10 degrees.

Sarge!

Sarge.

You're welcome.

Hey!

Ready out, guys. Ready out.

Alright, let's go.

Hey! Hey!

I'm over here!

I'm here!

Hey!

Don't you have hell
to raise somewhere?

Not today.
Cops took my minibike.

I'm sorry, kid.

Don't be sorry.
Help me get it back.

Yeah, I would,
but I-I have a strict

"don't help people if it's gonna
land you in jail" policy.

Yeah, but you don't have
to come to the station.

I just need someone
to help me pay the fine,

and you have 500 bucks, right?

What life lesson
would you be learning

if I just handed out 500 bucks
with no strings attached?

I see. So, I'm supposed
to learn about life

from a career criminal with fast
food running through his veins.

Just because
I don't play by the rules

doesn't mean I don't know
what they are.

Besides, you need sweet-talking?

I'm not your guy. Ask Cat.

I did. She said no.

She'll do it.
Didn't seem that way.

Yeah, well,
there will be a price.

But she'll get your bike.

Look, man, they may not have
been wearing eye patches

and, sporting parrots
on their shoulders,

but they were pirates.

They dumped me and took off
across the high sea.

I'm lucky I didn't die.

It was a salt spray gun?
They broke the skin.

You ever heard
of staph infection?

What'd they take?

A bag of diamonds.

Not the kind you take out of
Grandma's safety deposit box, either.

Someone tipped them off.

Says here you were an attorney.

It also says that you filed for
Chapter 11 three years ago

and you've been on the run
from the IRS ever since.

Listen to me.

The kind of enemies I have,

they don't leave you alive
in the middle of the ocean.

There is something else
going on here.

If this is the same crew,

it's the seventh attack
in the past two years.

But always at sea, before this.

Alright.

Maybe...

they knew what was on
that laptop

and that's why
they changed their M.O.

Well, in the past, they robbed
cash and high-end goods...

Spoils of wealth.

Okay, so Dax mentioned...

diamonds.

Maybe they didn't know
what was on the laptop

and they just took it
by mistake.

You know what's on that laptop,
don't you?

I have an idea.

Do you want to share it with me?

Guess that's a "no."

Trust issue.

Thanks.

That was Doc Yulo. Who?

He walked right past you.

I didn't notice.
You didn't notice?

You throw him in jail,

break into his house,
ransacked his house,

and you don't notice him
2 feet away from you?

What are you doing here, anyway?

Hey, I could ask you
the same thing.

I mean, I thought you were trying
to stay out of police stations.

Well, this is the only place

I can find myself
a vintage minibike.

Last known location
was 4th Street.

You pick up any prints?

Unfortunately, not.

But we did get this.

Take a look.
CCTV picked him up 3rd...

Hey. You got a minute?
Not really.

Well, I need to talk to you.

I'm kind of in the middle
of something here.

You don't mind, right?

I was just getting
a cup of coffee.

- You want one?
- I want one.

Now you got a minute. You think talking
to Tolan's all I have to do today?

Probably not,
but I have no plans,

so I can stand here
and talk to you all day.

What do you want?
You remember Petra,

that... that girl I bailed out?
Yeah.

Well, her minibike
was impounded, okay?

You let me wheel it outta here,

I'll leave you alone
in peace and quiet.

You know, as great as that
sounds, I can't really do that.

Wyatt, I told you.

I have a complicated history
with Petra.

I just... I want to get
this bike back for her.

Please help me.

You're serious, aren't you?

Hey!

Otter!

To what do I owe the honor?

Well, as a matter of fact,
I did you a solid,

and I got Petra's minibike out
of the impound and back for her.

But before I give it to her,
I need a favor from you.

Ha!

Yeah, well, whatever you want,

that's Petra's bill to
pay, not mine. Fine.

I'll just take it right back
to the police station,

have them put it back
in the impound lot,

then I'll tell Petra
that the reason

she doesn't have
her beloved minibike

is because of
her good friend Otter.

You wouldn't. I would.

See, Petra already hates me,
so I've got nothing to lose.

But you...

she thinks of you as... as
a father figure and a friend.

But don't worry.

She can always find another one
of those on the street.

Fine. What do you want?

Talk to me about the pirates.

They're stealing high-end goods.

Some of it must've moved
through you.

I want to know
everything you know.

Robin Hood stuff.

Okay, stealing from rich folk
to survive.

Living off the grid.
How far off the grid?

The last honest-to-goodness map
of the Reef

before Eastland started,

rewriting geography
to hide his oil.

Where the hell did you get this?

Well, remember when the Eastland
mansion was burgled

a few years back?

You're telling me
you moved stolen loot

from Carter Eastland's mansion
through this dump?

Otter, I'm impressed.
You got guts.

Yeah.

My guts are all fast food. Ew.

But whoever did left some
very nice rugs back there.

I guess they thought this roughed-up
piece of paper wasn't worth anything.

Yeah, well...

I guess this roughed-up
piece of paper

is worth one minibike.

Nice work, Otter.

Just make sure she gets it!

I will.

See ya!

Really, Cat? Stealing a boat?

What, are you following me?

You're under arrest. Really?

Absolutely.

It's interesting
what you didn't say.

Wait, what?

Stop.

Wh...

Bit of burglary yesterday,
some grand theft today.

What am I meant to do with you?

Well, I thought I made
that pretty clear...

But we can go over our safeword
again, if you'd like.

Any chance that you just tell
me what the plan is? Nope.

Look, I get it.

You walk between the raindrops,

but you are going to need me...
Maybe sooner than you think.

Now, is that your attempt
to scare me?

Because you are standing on my boat...
That you stole.

Not arresting,
and I wonder why that is.

Well, I don't know. You seem
to have all the answers.

Maybe it's because you're
seven acts of piracy in,

RPD doesn't have any leads,
I do,

and you want to ride
my coattails.

Okay.

You can come.

But you gotta throw your radio
and your phone overboard.

I don't want RPD following us.

Wow, you're more desperate
than I thought.

A little.

What's up, Doc?

Is that why you threw me jail?

To give you time to come up
with such a clever line?

Never was much of a wordsmith.

More a man of action.

"Was" being
the operative word here.

Now it seems...

we have some new business.

Really?

DEA wasn't notified
that you were in custody.

We both know that they've held

an open warrant on you
for years.

I'm looking for a watch,

and you got the biggest
collection on the Reef.

You're shaking me down
for a watch?

You and I both know
that you risked your warrant

to see your daughter.

It'd be a real shame
if she got caught up

in some kind of illegal
harboring-a-fugitive situation.

Remind me again.

Which watch in particular
were you looking for?

We'll finally get to spend
the morning together.

Well... was it everything
you imagined it would be?

Check it out.

If I'm being honest,
there were less...

nautical charts involved.

I've marked where all the
previous attacks took place.

You know, my experience comes
from actual police work,

not binge-watching
"Law & Order."

Yeah, well, mine
comes from Nancy Drew.

That girl was a badass.

Based on a description of their
boat and their fuel consumption,

there's not a single reef
close enough

for them to use as a base.

Maybe not on your map.

Way back in the day,
Carter Eastland's father

doctored all those maps

to omit certain beneficial
geographic locations

so he could corner
the Reef's oil market.

Ran across a few back when I was
looking for new spots to surf.

That's your plan.

The two of us...
We storm an island?

My plan was to fly solo.

I think your plan
was to get me out here

in the middle of nowhere
and take advantage of me.

Well, here we are, Romeo.

Yes.

Yes, I understand
the timely nature f...

Absolutely, Governor. Talk soon.

You wanted to see me?

Sober.

I can handle it.

I look forward to the day
when you can handle

more than a bottle of beer.

Like doing your job.

Don't you worry about my job.

You worry about yours,
handling Cat.

You don't think
I can handle her.

No one can.

Not me. Not you.

And certainly not
that little brother of yours.

This assignment... it's very
important to the Governor,

but I am having some trouble
communicating with her.

Well, get used to it.

Welcome to the unruly world
of Cat Chambers.

Here we are.

Where?

Ground zero
for the pirate attacks.

So, what, we decoy them
into attacking us?

Sounds promising.

Take it easy, John Wick.

None of the attacks happen
before noon.

They're pirates.
They like their sleep.

So what you're saying is...

make hay while the sun shines.

No one has said that
for like 50 years.

Not even...

Well, it looks like
we've got a shadow.

Come here.
Check it out for yourself.

They're not doing anything,
though.

No. See? That's just our backup.

I ditched my phone and my radio

but not the tracking device
on my belt.

Well, that's a good thing.

You're gonna need a ride home.

- Hey!
- Sorry!

Wait! You need backup.

Well, you know, I also need
to get to that stolen briefcase

before anyone else,
including you.

No.

Cat. Hey!

Cat!

Okay.

Hey.

C-can I help...

Okay. Yeah, um...

Where is she?

Where is Cat Chambers?

- Did she follow us here?
- Didn't follow us.

We've never seen her before.

How did you find us?

Well, I used to be
kind of a pirate myself.

Thanks for
the change of clothes.

Aero got anything?

No, but the trees
are so dense on these islands,

they could be 10 feet over
and not know.

Get another patrol
on the search grid.

Hire locals if you have to.

Roger that.

Wait, wait.

Here.

There's nothing there.

Trust me. Let's go.

Call the SWAT. Copy that.

Alright, let's get all units.
All units.

Whoa. Cat Chambers.
The surfer, right?

From the Shorepound Syndicate?
Yeah.

I remember ditching school
for weeks to watch that trial.

You're a real badass.
Wow. Well, thank you.

Seems like you're doing
pretty well yourself

in that department.

Who are you?

I'm Raven. These are my people.

So you decided to start over?

Like the First Reefers.

Except the First Reefers
weren't committing armed robbery

and stealing uncut diamonds.

We only take what we need to
keep ourselves clothed, fed,

and functioning off the grid.

Hey, I hear you.

There was a time
not very long ago

where I was a lot like you guys.

I wanted to leave it all behind,

shun society,
didn't trust anyone.

And now?

Now I'm easing my way back in.
I'm, freelancing.

Whole different skill set.

And who pays for that?

Today, the Governor.

Your last score,
you took something.

He wants it.

Must be special
if he sent you to get it.

In a briefcase,

next to those uncut diamonds
you stole,

is a laptop with a file on it.

What's on it?

I don't know.

I'm gonna look at
the last file he opened.

You know... I think I should
watch it first,

just for your own safety, okay?

The Governor.

You shouldn't see
what's on this computer.

No one should.
For your own protection.

But the money I can get you
for what's on here,

it'll keep you guys afloat
for a long time.

I know how to negotiate
with these people.

I can get you a lot of money.

But you said you worked
for the Governor.

You know, I-I work
for my conscience.

And the Governor's price to
rent, it just went way up.

I can help you.

But you have to trust me.

Deal?

Everyone, on the ground now!
On the ground!

On the ground!

Get on the ground!

On the ground now!

Stuyler.

Cat Chambers!

Get your ass out here now!

And bring me that computer.

Shoot.

I'll start shooting
in 10 seconds.

Nine...
I'm gonna give him the laptop.

No, no. That's a bad idea.

I'm not letting my people die.
Seven...

- You said it's worth millions.
- It is.

That's why Stuyler is not
allowed to get his hands on it.

Listen.

You said you would trust me,
right?

So what do we do?

Three...

two...

one! This one is on you, Cat!

Hey!

Why don't you and your thugs
get out of here?

There's nothing for you.

You have something
that Mr. Eastland wants.

How'd you find me, anyway?

Your pal Otter.
He gave you up for a song.

A song or a sandwich?

Otter's notorious
for his cheap prices.

Laptop. Now.

You want it now?

He wants the laptop!

It's worthless.

Copy of that file is already
on its way to the Governor.

See, in this game, if you're
not first, you're last.

This place
hasn't got electricity.

Let alone Internet.

Password.

Flare.

A-R-E or A-I-R?

Now!

Flares!

Let 'em have it!

What the hell were you thinking?

Put your guns down!

Put your guns down!

Guns down!

Show me your hands.
Show me your hands.

- RPD. Guns down.
- Stand down.

- Show me your hands.
- Stand down.

I can't believe you let Stuyler
beat you here.

I did leave you a map.

Yeah, then you took it with you.

Yeah.

- Evacuate these hostages.
- Secure!

- Back it up, Mr. Stuyler.
- Backing up.

We're leaving.

Nice job. Yeah.

Nice doing business with you.

You're a real badass.

Well, likewise.

Take care.

It's like it's Christmas
over here.

My bike!

Bike.

Well, I figured the bus system
on the Reef kind of sucks.

And anyway...

I know it's more than just
transportation to you.

Yeah, actually, my dad gave it
to me for my 10th birthday.

As I recall, it's so you would
stop bugging him for rides.

You know, you can't buy me off.

Come on. Just this once?

I mean, I got your bike back.

Be careful!

How did you find me?

Duty Sergeant
said you'd be here.

He will answer for that.

I just wanted to let you know
my Cat situation worked out.

Somehow.

Told ya.

It's nice here.

It's so quiet.
No phones, no e-mails.

You should try it sometime.

Maybe. In my next life.

I'll be here.

That all you came here for?

See you later, Jake.

Just a sec.

Hi. Hey.

Heard you kinda
saved the day today.

Kinda, maybe.

Sort of. A little bit.

Are you looking for me? No.

But it is a pleasure,
as always, sis.

Hey.

Don't tell me.

The Duty Sergeant ratted me out
to you, too.

No, it was actually
the "Gone Fishing" sign

that gave you away.

You, catch anything?

That's not really the point.
Take a seat.

Well...

So, what is it with this,

"Old Man and The Sea" routine?

Peace and quiet.

Just came by to make sure
after Doc Yulo's...

you, me, and Cat...
We're cool, yeah?

It's none of my business.

And hey.

I'd like to keep it that way.

Been asking around about you.

Why don't you tell somebody
who gives a damn?

You're quite a legend
around these parts.

Well, legends are born of myths,

and myths are born
of fairy tales.

You believe in fairy tales,
Detective?

I think there's a little truth
in everything.

Cases you solved,
the ladies you romanced,

the benders you went on
afterwards.

Okay, so this is
where you ask me,

"Didn't I used to be
Jake Elliot?"

No.

No, I think he's
still in there somewhere.

Boy, do you know how to spoil
a perfectly good...

Hang on. I know why you're here.

You're here
because you're worried

that you might turn into
something like me.

No.

No, I don't think so.

You're damn right.

You gotta earn
your reputation first

before you can lose it.

What are you using, live bait?

Octopus? Yeah. Yep.

Should try a lure next time.

Might get a bite.

So you're not just a pretty face
after all?

You find Jake Elliot in there,

tell him we finally could use
someone like him again.

So, my first official mission
for the Governor's Office.

How did I do?

I see a pattern forming here.

I ask you to do one thing,
you do something completely different.

Well, you hire Cat Chambers,
you get all of Cat Chambers.

I assume the Governor's
happy with my result.

Stuyler wound up
with egg on his face

and a first-degree burn.

The Governor thinks
you're Erin Brockovich.

He's agreed the pirates
will be left alone,

as long as they keep their
Robin Hood act off the Reef.

And Dax is going stateside.

It's nice to know
the Reef's still willing

to observe the occasional
U.S. law, like blackmail.

Mission accomplished.

Did you see what was on the file
before it was destroyed?

No.

You're a good liar.

You know...
one time a long time ago,

I stole a really nice watch
off a really bad man,

and I gave it to the man
I loved.

But I knew he wouldn't take it
if he knew where it came from,

so I made up this whole story
about where I got it.

It was really corny.

Something about
my mom and my dad

and their wedding day.

Did he buy it?

Let me guess. Jake Elliot?

I will see you around.

Hi. I didn't think you'd come.

Well, you could've just sent me
a congratulations emoji.

My gosh.

You got it back.

It turns out Doc's
quite the romantic.

Well, I haven't seen this...
since that night.

Yeah, yeah. I r...

I remember I... I woke up.

I hear... I heard something.

Went to check what time it was.

And that's when the shooter
came in.

Yeah, and... the bullet...

was a couple of inches...

from my heart.

Reaching for this watch
saved your life.

No, Cat.

You saved my life.

I-I-I remember the story,
um, you told me

when you surprised me with this.

How your... your mom
gave it to your father

on their wedding day

and how she sold
her diamond earrings to get it.

Yeah, that's...

Yeah.

You are a sucker
for a good story.

Um...

You know, I...

I know it...

might be...

too late for us, but...

you... here on the Reef...

Seeing you again...

it made me remember...

the man I was and...
And it gave me a hint...

to the man I might yet be.

Thank you.

I want you to keep this.

No, no. No, you keep it.

You know, that way, um...

I'll have an excuse to come by

whenever I want to wear it.

Well, alright, then.