Secrets and Lies (2015–2016): Season 1, Episode 10 - The Lie - full transcript

Ben thinks he can finally relax, until a shocking discovery changes everything.

PREVIOUSLY
ON "SECRETS & LIES"...

JESS IS BIPOLAR
AND GOES OFF HER MEDS.

HOW VIOLENT DOES SHE GET?

THERE'S NO WAY
THAT SHE KILLED TOM.

THE FIRST BLOW
HAPPENED HERE,

AND THEN SHE CHASED HIM
BACK THERE, WHERE HE DIED.

I THOUGHT YOU WERE
LOOKING AT BEN CRAWFORD.

TOM'S KILLER IS FEMALE.

YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT IT'S LIKE
TO LOSE A CHILD!

I LOVED TOM, TOO!

YOU STILL HAVE YOURS!



Christy:
Is Abby with you?

WHAT?

I'VE LOOKED EVERYWHERE,
BEN.

She's gone.

DO YOU HAVE ABBY
IN THERE?!

YOU LOST
YOUR DAUGHTER NOW?

FEELS HORRIBLE,
DOESN'T IT?

I'LL KILL YOU!

Ben: ABBY!

ABBY!

ABBY!

OPEN THE DAMN DOOR,
JESS!

[ CELLPHONE RINGING ]

HEY.
BEN,
WHERE IS SHE?



WE'RE GONNA FIND HER.
I'm scared.

I KNOW. I AM, TOO.
BUT YOU GOT TO STAY CALM.

GOD, WHAT IF --
DON'T EVEN SAY IT.

It's been hours.
[ BEEP ]

ALL RIGHT.
THAT'S THE OTHER LINE.

IT COULD BE NEWS.

CALL ME BACK.
I will.

BEN CRAWFORD.
MR. CRAWFORD.

DID ELAINE CALL YOU?
YES, SHE DID.

JESS HAS ABBY. I DON'T KNOW
WHAT SHE'S CAPABLE OF.

OFFICERS ARE ON THEIR WAY
TO YOU RIGHT NOW.

[ SIRENS WAILING ]

ALL RIGHT. I SEE THEM.
THEY'RE HERE.
Mr. Crawford,

DID YOU RAPE
JESS MURPHY?

MR. CRAWFORD,
ARE YOU THERE?

[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]

MR. CRAWFORD?
YEAH, I'M HERE.

UH -BE RIGHT THERE!

UH, CAN YOU HOLD ON?
I GOT TO LET THE COPS IN.

OF COURSE.

[ CELLPHONE BEEPS ]

MR. CRAWFORD?

[ CELLPHONE BEEPS ]

SON OF A BITCH.

[ DOOR SLAMS ]

[ POLICE RADIO CHATTER ]

WHERE'S ABBY?!
GET OUT OF MY HOUSE!

ABBY!
GET OUT OF MY HOUSE!

GET OUT OF MY HOUSE!
Man: POLICE! OPEN UP!

WHAT DID YOU DO TO HER?

WHAT DID YOU DO
WITH MY DAUGHTER?!
I DON'T HAVE HER!

WHERE IS SHE?
GET YOUR HANDS UP!

WHERE THE HELL IS SHE?
AAH!

HANDS UP!
SHE HAS MY DAUGHTER!

MR. CRAWFORD, PLEASE.

DOWN ON THE GROUND.

GET YOUR HANDS UP NOW.

LAST NIGHT, HE RAPED ME!
Woman:
IT'S GONNA BE OKAY.

THAT'S A LIE!

THAT'S WHY HE BROKE INTO
MY HOUSE TODAY.
I UNDERSTAND.

YOU'RE A LIAR!

I'M SCARED.
IT'LL BE ALL RIGHT.

MR. CRAWFORD.
SHE HAS MY DAUGHTER.

YOU'VE GOT
TO HELP ME FIND HER!
LET'S GO.

WHY WON'T YOU --
YOU'VE GOT TO LISTEN TO ME!

PLEASE!
I DON'T KNOW.

HE JUST RAN IN.
Officer: IT'S ALL RIGHT.

BROKE THE WINDOW.
RIGHT THIS WAY.

Jess: I DIDN'T
DO ANYTHING WRONG.

Man:
ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO.
HE'S CRAZY.

SHE'S GOT
MY DAUGHTER!

SHE HAS ABBY!
THE WOMAN IS DERANGED!

[ CAR DOOR OPENS ]

[ ENGINE TURNS OVER ]

GET IN.
[ POLICE RADIO CHATTER ]

NOTIFY THE PRECINCT.
[ SIREN CHIRPS ]

Officer: DETECTIVE.

YOU NEED TO SEE THIS.

BLUE JACKET.

[ SIREN WAILING ]

JESS HAS DONE SOMETHING
WITH ABBY.

I'M TELLING YOU.
YOU GOT TO HELP ME.

YOUR DAUGHTER'S FINE,
MR. CRAWFORD.

WHAT?
SHE'S AT
YOUR BROTHER-IN-LAW'S.

SHE'S WITH HER MOTHER.

SHE WENT FOR A WALK
AND DIDN'T TELL ANYBODY.

[ EXHALES DEEPLY ]
SHE'S SAFE AND SOUND.

[ SIGHS ]

I WANT TO TALK TO HER.

AS SOON AS WE'RE DONE HERE,
YOU CAN.

OKAY,
I DON'T CARE WHAT SHE SAID.

I DIDN'T RAPE JESS MURPHY.

SO YOU'VE SAID.

I SLEPT WITH HER,

BUT I WENT TO BED WITH
ONE WOMAN AND WOKE UP
WITH ANOTHER ONE.

SHE IS CRAZY.

I'M AWARE OF
JESS MURPHY'S MEDICAL HISTORY.

DID YOU KNOW THAT SHE HAD
ANOTHER CHILD WHO DIED?

AND THEN THERE'S TOM?

WHERE'D
YOU FIND THAT?

I FOUND THAT SOAKING
IN JESS MURPHY'S LAUNDRY SINK.

COME ON.
THIS IS INSANE.

I DIDN'T RAPE JESS,

I DIDN'T
PUT THAT IN HER SINK,

AND I HAVEN'T SEEN
THAT JACKET SINCE
THE DAY IN THE WOODS.

I KNOW, MR. CRAWFORD.

WHAT DO YOU KNOW?

I KNOW ALL ABOUT
JESS MURPHY.

I KNOW
YOU DIDN'T HAVE THE JACKET.

AND I KNOW
YOU DIDN'T KILL TOM.

YOU KNOW?

I DO.

YOU'RE FREE TO GO.

GO HOME, MR. CRAWFORD.

OKAY.

[ DOOR OPENS, CLOSES ]

ABBY: I'm sorry, Dad.
I wanted to be by myself.

I'M JUST GLAD
YOU'RE OKAY.

YOU AND MOM
HATE EACH OTHER, AND --

I DON'T
HATE YOUR FATHER.

I DON'T
HATE YOUR MOTHER.

And Nat acts
like nothing happened.

I GOT SAD.

BUT I DIDN'T MEAN
TO SCARE YOU.

Mom's really mad,
though.
YEAH, SO AM I.

WE HAVE TO KNOW
WHERE YOU ARE, ABBY.

YOU CAN'T JUST LEAVE
AND NOT TELL ANYONE.
I know.

DO YOU FORGIVE ME?

IF YOU PROMISE
TO NEVER DO IT AGAIN.

I PROMISE.
ABBY.

MOM WANTS
TO TALK TO YOU.

IT'S ME.

YOU OKAY?

I THINK THE NIGHTMARE'S
FINALLY OVER.

What do you mean?
What happened?

THE BLUE JACKET
WAS JESS'.

JESS KILLED TOM?

IT LOOKS LIKE IT.
I can't believe this.

COPS ARE BRINGING HER IN.
I GOT TO GO.

[ TWEEDY'S "THE WOLF
IS ON THE HILL" PLAYS ]

? THE WOLF IS ON THE HILL ?

? THE BIRD IS IN THE BRIAR ?

DID YOU DRUG THIS?

OH, COME ON.
I LEARNED MY LESSON...

LIGHTWEIGHT.
? THE THORN
IS ON THE ROSE ?

YEAH. THAT'S MY BOY.
[ LAUGHS ]

? AND YOUR TIME
IS ON THE WIRE ?

AHH.

SO, WHAT DO YOU WANT TO DO
FOR DINNER?

I CAN'T STAY.
I GOT A DATE.

? THOSE DAYS
OF GRAVE CONCERN ?

WHAT TIME
DOES SHE LOG ON?

SHE'S ACTUALLY
A REAL PERSON.

SHE'S 5'2"...

BRAINS, BEAUTY,
GOT IT ALL.

SHE'S A KINDERGARTEN
TEACHER.

SHE LOVES KIDS.

SHE LOVES HORROR MOVIES.

SHE LOVES ALL THIS.

AS WELL SHE SHOULD.

AND SHE SAYS I MAKE
HER LAUGH FOR SOME REASON,

WHICH IS WEIRD.
I CAN SEE THAT.

I MET HER
AT A GAS STATION.

SHE, UH, NEEDED SOME AIR
IN HER TIRES.

AND YOU FIGURED OUT
HOW TO DO IT?

NO. I GOT SOME OTHER DUDE
TO HANDLE IT,

AND THEN I MADE MY MOVE.

SLICK.
MM.

I THINK IT'S THE
FIRST TIME I HAD A
DATE FOR NEW YEAR'S.

? THE ROAD
HAS TURNED TO SAND ?

YEAH.
? THAT YOUR WILL
HAS SUNKEN INTO ?

I'M SORRY.

NO, DON'T. COME ON.

YOU KNOW WHAT?

YOU CAN ROCK IN THE HOLIDAYS
WITH YOUR KIDS, RIGHT?

BECAUSE CHRISTY HAS TO LOOSEN UP
FOR A FREE MAN.

RIGHT?

[ SIGHS ] FREE MAN.

TO FREEDOM.

TO FREEDOM!

HELLS TO THE YES,
BROTHER.

FREEDOM!!

[ LAUGHS ]

Jess: HE BROKE INTO THE HOUSE,
AND HE ASSAULTED ME.

DID MR. CRAWFORD
HIT YOU?
NO! HE GRABBED ME.

HE -HE PUT HIS HANDS ON ME
AND HE SHOOK ME.

DID YOU SEE
ABBY CRAWFORD TODAY?
NO.
I NEVER HAD ABBY.

NO MATTER WHAT BEN SAYS,
I DIDN'T DO ANYTHING WRONG.

I'M NOT BLAMING YOU,
MRS. MURPHY.

IF YOU'D LIKE TO FILE

A COMPLAINT
AGAINST MR. CRAWFORD,

I'LL TAKE YOUR STATEMENT

AND THEN WE'LL GO DOWN
TO THE HOSPITAL,

WHERE THEY'LL EXAMINE YOU

AND WILL DOCUMENT YOUR INJURIES
AND GET A RAPE KIT.

OKAY?

NOW HAVE A SEAT.

[ SIGHS ]

CAN YOU TELL ME
EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED?

WE WENT TO GO SEE
THE FIREWORKS.

BEN DROVE ME HOME.

HE WAS LONELY.

AND HE INVITED HIMSELF
INTO MY HOUSE.

AND THEN
WHAT HAPPENED?

AND THEN HE RAPED ME.

HE RAN AWAY
IN THE MORNING,

BUT HE BROKE INTO
MY HOUSE

AND ACCUSED ME
OF KILLING MY OWN SON.

SO, HE RAPED YOU,

AND THEN HE SPENT
THE ENTIRE NIGHT

SLEEPING NEXT TO YOU?

YOU REALIZE THAT BY FALSIFYING
A POLICE REPORT,

YOU MAKE IT
INCREDIBLY DIFFICULT

FOR ANY WOMAN
WHO HAS BEEN RAPED

TO COME FORWARD.

SO, IF YOU WANT
TO PURSUE THIS

AND I FIND OUT
THAT YOU'VE LIED,

I'LL NOT ONLY CHARGE YOU,

BUT I'LL MAKE SURE
THAT YOU SERVE

EVERY SINGLE DAY
OF THAT SENTENCE.

IS THAT CLEAR?

[ SIGHS ]

[ CHUCKLES ]

WHY IS THIS
HAPPENING TO ME?

I DON'T KNOW
THE ANSWER TO THAT.

BUT YOU'VE BEEN
LOCKED DOWN ONCE BEFORE

ON A 72-HOUR HOLD.

I'M SURE YOU DON'T
WANT TO BE INSTITUTIONALIZED

LIKE YOUR MOTHER.

I'M NOT LIKE HER!

THAT'S MY JACKET.

IS THAT BLOOD?

YOUR SON'S KILLER
WAS WEARING YOUR JACKET.

[ SNIFFLES, WHIMPERS ]

I DIDN'T KILL TOM.

I DIDN'T KILL TOM.
I DIDN'T KILL MY SON.

I KNOW YOU DIDN'T,
MRS. MURPHY.

SOMEONE IS TRYING
TO FRAME YOU.

DAD?

DAD!
HE'S OUT HERE.

HEY.

[ CHUCKLES ]

HEY.

I MISSED YOU.

ME TOO.

THAT'S NICE TO HEAR.

BUT DON'T TELL ANYONE
I SAID THAT.
ALL RIGHT.

WHAT'S ALL THIS?

THE GIRLS BEGGED.

YOU GUYS NEVER GOT
THE CHRISTMAS YOU WANTED.

I HOPE
NEW YEAR'S IS OKAY.

DEFINITELY.

COME ON.

THANK YOU.

Cornell: THANK YOU ALL
FOR COMING IN.

THIS SHOULD ONLY TAKE
A MINUTE.

HAVE ANY OF YOU
SEEN HER?

HMM. I DID.

YESTERDAY.

DROPPED HER OFF
NEAR CHELSEA BAY DRIVE.

WHAT TIME?
LIKE, 4:00 OR 5:00.

IT WAS NEAR
THE END OF MY SHIFT.

WAS SHE WITH ANYBODY?
NOT THAT I SAW.

I'M GONNA NEED TO REVIEW
YOUR SECURITY FOOTAGE.

THANK YOU.

HEY, COME HERE.

I DON'T WANT TO MAKE THIS
ANY HARDER FOR THE GIRLS

THAN IT ALREADY IS, BUT...

IT'S SIGNED.
[ SIGHS ]

HARD TO BELIEVE
17 YEARS OF MARRIAGE

IS GONE
IN THE STROKE OF A PEN.

IT'S NOT GONE.

WE DID TWO THINGS RIGHT.

THANKS FOR
BRINGING THEM OVER.
MM.

I CAN'T BELIEVE
JESS KILLED TOM.
[ SCOFFS ]

I REALLY DON'T WANT TO
TALK ABOUT THIS ANYMORE.
ME EITHER.

WELL,
I THINK WE SHOULD.

I DON'T WANT ANY MORE SECRETS
IN THIS FAMILY.

THEY'RE POISON.

I JUST DON'T GET IT.

I MEAN,
WHY WOULD SHE DO IT?

SHE HAD MORE PROBLEMS
THAN WE KNEW.

MORE THAN YOU KNEW.
TOO SOON?

WHY ARE WE
TALKING ABOUT JESS?

DAD, DO YOU REALLY THINK
SHE DID IT?

I DON'T WANT TO,
BUT, YEAH, I DO.

CAN WE EAT?

[ Chuckling ]
YES, WE CAN EAT.

GIVE ME TWO MINUTES,
OKAY?

I GOT TO CLEAN UP
SOME STUFF.

N-WHAT DO YOU MEAN,
NO?

I THINK
I WAS PRETTY CLEAR.

KEN, WE NEED
TO CHARGE HER.
WE CAN'T.

YOU CAME TO ME WITH
A LOT MORE EVIDENCE
ON BEN CRAWFORD.

I DIDN'T CHARGE HIM.
YOU DON'T HAVE IT.

SHE KILLED TOM MURPHY.

IF YOU CAN'T
PROVE IT TO ME,

I CAN'T PROVE IT
TO A JURY.

YOU'RE LAZY.
HANG ON A SECOND.

I GOT 23 CASES ON MY DESK.
I JUST LOST TWO IN A ROW.

NOW, UNLESS YOU CAN GIVE ME
A SLAM DUNK,

WE CAN'T AFFORD
TO TAKE THIS TO TRIAL.

WHAT DO YOU WANT FROM ME?
A MURDER WEAPON, A CONFESSION.

BOTH WOULD BE GREAT.

[ ELEVATOR BELL DINGS ]

Christy:
DO YOU WANT SOME RICE?
OH, YES, PLEASE.

WHAT ABOUT YOU, ABBY?
WOULD YOU LIKE SOME?

Abby: NO, THANKS.
SMELLS REALLY GOOD.

NO, I THINK I'M GOOD.

ABBY, IS THIS BLOOD
ON YOUR SNEAKERS?

IS THIS BLOOD?

I'M SO SORRY, DADDY.

DID YOU FIND TOM?

[ Nervously ] NO.

TELL ME THE TRUTH.

I DIDN'T WANT
TO GET IN TROUBLE.

YOU DIDN'T WANT
TO GET IN TROUBLE FOR WHAT?

ABBY, WERE YOU
WITH TOM BEFORE...?

YES.

[ SIGHS ]
Christy: NO.

NO. PLEASE, NO.

[ BREATHES SHALLOWLY ]

ABBY, DID YOU HURT TOM?

[ Crying ] I DIDN'T MEAN TO!
IT WAS AN ACCIDENT!

WHAT DID YOU DO?

[ SNIFFLES ]

WE WERE RUNNING AWAY.

SCOTT AND JESS WERE FIGHTING,
AND SO WERE YOU.

IT MADE US SO SAD.

I THOUGHT I HAD
A WAY TO FIX IT.

[ KEYS JINGLE ]

Tom, get up.

Tom, Tom. Get up.

Hi.
Hi.

IS IT TIME
TO WAKE UP?

No.
It's still night.

But we're running away,
so we have to go now.

WHY?
WHEN YOUR MOMMY FINDS OUT
YOU'RE GONE,

YOUR DADDY
WILL COME BACK.

REALLY?

THEY ALWAYS COME BACK
WHEN WE'RE IN TROUBLE.

YAY!
Shh!

SORRY.

OH, CAN I BRING MY TANK?

Okay.
Just be really quiet.

Shh.

[ THUNDER CRASHES ]

Tom:
ABBY, I'M SCARED.

IT'S OKAY, SILLY.
I'M HERE.

I WON'T LET ANYTHING
HAPPEN TO YOU.

THERE'S A SPECIAL SPOT
NEAR THE RIVER.

WE'LL HIDE THERE
UNTIL YOUR DADDY FINDS US.

MY TANK!
WHAT?

I LOST MY TANK!

WE'LL FIND IT.

IT'S GOT TO BE HERE
SOMEWHERE.

I NEED IT. IT'S GONE!

DON'T WORRY.
WE'LL GET ANOTHER ONE.

I DON'T WANT ANOTHER ONE.
I WANT MINE.
WE HAVE TO HURRY.

NO, I'M COLD
AND I WANT TO GO HOME.

NO, TOM,
IF YOU GO HOME NOW,

YOUR DADDY
WILL NEVER COME BACK.
NO!

I'M TELLING ON YOU!

I'M GOING HOME NOW!

TOM, WAIT! STOP!

I WANT MY MOMMY!

I WANT MY MOMMY!

[ GRUNTS ]

[ GASPS ]

[ Crying ] I'M SORRY.

COME ON. WE HAVE TO GO.
PLEASE GET UP.

COME ON, TOM.

PLEASE GET UP.

[ BREATHING SHALLOWLY ]

[ GRUNTS ]

[ GRUNTS ]

[ GRUNTS, PANTING ]

HELP!

SOMEBODY HELP!

[ In distance ] HELP!

I RAN HOME
TO GET YOU, DAD.

BUT YOU WENT RUNNING
EARLY.

AND BEFORE
I COULD WAKE MOM UP,

YOU CAME HOME
AND YOU WERE YELLING.

I WAS SO SCARED.

I DIDN'T WANT TO GET
IN TROUBLE,

SO I PUT MY SHOES
UNDER THE GUEST HOUSE.

I'M SO SORRY.

WHAT WERE YOU THINKING?

NAT, IT WAS AN ACCIDENT!

I SWEAR I DIDN'T MEAN TO!

WHY, ABBY?

WHY?!

WHY DID YOU THINK

THAT IF SCOTT CAME BACK
IT WOULD FIX ANYTHING?

BECAUSE SHE HEARD US
FIGHTING.

Ben:
WHERE AM I SUPPOSED TO GO?

Christy:
GO TO YOUR GIRLFRIEND'S.

SCOTT'S GONE.
YOU CAN JUST MOVE RIGHT IN.

I DON'T -I DON'T WANT TO BE
WITH JESS.

IF YOU DON'T GET OUT
RIGHT NOW,

I WILL PACK UP THE GIRLS
AND LEAVE TONIGHT!

Abby: [ Crying ]
IF SCOTT CAME BACK,

HE'D BE WITH JESS
AND YOU'D STAY WITH MOMMY.

I JUST WANTED
TO KEEP OUR FAMILY TOGETHER.

[ CRIES ]

MOMMY?

WHAT THE HELL
ARE WE GONNA DO?

I DON'T KNOW.

WE NEED TO CALL
THE POLICE.

NO!

NO, SHE MADE A MISTAKE.

WE CAN'T LET HER
GO TO JAIL.

SHE'S A BABY.

WHO KILLED ONE.

SHE'S YOUR SISTER.

AND SHE KILLED
MY BROTHER.

[ GASPS ]

ABBY DIDN'T PUSH HIM

OR LIE TO HIM
OR STEAL HIS STUFF.

SHE KILLED HIM.

I DIDN'T MEAN TO!
IT WAS AN ACCIDENT!

OKAY. ALL RIGHT.
SO, TELL THE POLICE THAT.

WE CAN'T KEEP THIS
A SECRET.

IT'S POISON.
RIGHT, DAD?

DON'T GO ANYWHERE.
DON'T TALK TO ANYONE.

JUST WAIT FOR ME.

WAIT FOR ME.

WHAT --
WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO?
FIX IT.

DAD!

DAD, STOP! PLEASE!

DAD, PLEASE.

SAY SOMETHING.

WHY THE DETECTIVEHAT FLASHLIGHT
WAS LOOKING FOR IT,UCK?

AND SHE WOULDN'T
LEAVE YOU ALONE.

I KNEW IF I PUT IT BACK,
SHE'D STOP.

AND THE JACKET --
HOW'D IT GET BACK TO JESS?

WHEN I RAN
OUT OF THE WOODS,

I REALIZED
THERE WAS BLOOD ON IT.

SO, I HID IT
BEHIND MATT'S HOUSE.

I DIDN'T THINK
ANYONE WOULD FIND IT.

BUT THEN...

YOU FOLLOWED ME
WHEN I WENT AFTER MATT

AND TOOK THE JACKET.

I MEAN,
I'M THE ONE WHO TOOK IT,

SO I KNEW
I HAD TO GIVE IT BACK.

IT WAS DIRTY,
SO I PUT IT IN THE SINK.

I'M SORRY, DADDY.
I DIDN'T MEAN TO HURT TOM.

THEN YOU TOLD ME
HE WAS MY BROTHER.

IT WAS AN ACCIDENT.
YOU DIDN'T MEAN
TO HURT ANYONE.

I WOULD TAKE IT BACK
IF I COULD.

I MESSED UP.

YOU'RE MINE,
AND I'M NOT GONNA LET THEM

TAKE YOU FROM ME.

ABBY, GO UPSTAIRS
AND PACK A BAG.

WHERE ARE WE GOING?

DO IT.

OKAY. IT'S ALL IN THERE --
$150,000.

I WANT YOU
TO TAKE THE GIRLS AND GO.

Natalie:
I'M NOT GOING ANYWHERE.

NAT, LISTEN TO ME.

AS LONG AS
THIS CASE IS OPEN,

CORNELL CAN KEEP
INVESTIGATING IT,

AND SHE'S NOT GONNA STOP.

YOU SAW
WHAT SHE DID TO ME.

SHE'LL DO THE SAME THING
TO YOUR SISTER,

ONLY WORSE
'CAUSE SHE'S A CHILD.

I'M NOT GONNA
LET THAT HAPPEN.

MOM, THIS IS CRAZY.

I DON'T KNOW
WHAT THE RIGHT THING IS.

IT SEEMS
PRETTY CLEAR TO ME.

TELL THE TRUTH.
FACE IT.

SHE'S 12.
SHE CAN'T FACE ANYTHING.

I CAN'T BELIEVE
YOU'RE BOTH CONSIDERING THIS.

EVERY DAY FOR 16 YEARS,

I GOT A LECTURE
ABOUT CONSEQUENCES.

WHAT HAPPENED --
NATALIE, STOP.

JESS IS IN JAIL!

I'LL TAKE CARE OF IT.
I'LL GET HER OUT.

TOM'S DEAD, DAD.

HOW ARE YOU GONNA
TAKE CARE OF THAT?

I'M NOT GOING ANYWHERE
WITH YOU.

I AM STILL YOUR MOTHER.
YOU ARE STILL A MINOR.

I DON'T CARE.

I WON'T GO.

AND IF YOU TRY AND MAKE ME,
I WILL CALL CORNELL MYSELF.

NATALIE!
NO!

COME ON.

WHERE DID WE
GO WRONG?

I DON'T KNOW.
I DON'T KNOW.

WE LOVED HER.
WE'VE TAKEN CARE OF HER.

WE TAUGHT HER
RIGHT FROM WRONG.

DID WE?

ABBY'S GONNA NEED HELP.

SHE'S GONNA HAVE TO DEAL
WITH WHAT SHE'S DONE.

ARE WE DOING
THE RIGHT THING?
SHE'S OUR DAUGHTER.

SHE MADE A TERRIBLE MISTAKE
THAT STARTED WITH ME,

AND I GOT TO FINISH IT.

HOW ARE YOU GONNA DO THAT?

BY GIVING CORNELL
WHAT SHE WANTS.

NOW PACK.
YOU GOT TO GO NOW.

NO, JUST KEEP THAT
UP FRONT WITH YOU.

WHERE'S NAT?
SHE'S NOT COMING.

THEN WHAT'S GOING ON?

ABBY, PLEASE.
MOM?

DAD, YOU HAVE TO COME.
WE HAVE TO STAY TOGETHER.

WE CAN'T RIGHT NOW.
YOU GOT TO LISTEN
TO YOUR MOTHER.

I DON'T UNDERSTAND.
WHY?

BECAUSE I HAVE TO STAY BEHIND
TO PROTECT YOU.

HONEY.

[ Voice breaking ] I'M GONNA
SEE YOU AGAIN, RIGHT?

AS SOON AS I CAN.

I LOVE YOU, DADDY.
IT'S GONNA BE OKAY.

I PROMISE.

ABBY, GET IN THE CAR.

COME ON. IN THE CAR.

OKAY, GO. GO.

[ ENGINE TURNS OVER ]

[ INHALES SHARPLY ]

Natalie:
DAD, THIS IS WRONG.

YOU HAVE TO SEE THAT.

I MEAN,
THAT'S WHAT YOU TAUGHT ME.

I HAVE TO PROTECT
YOUR SISTER.

SO, WHAT ABOUT ME?

DON'T I COUNT?

YOU DO, SWEETHEART,

IN MORE WAYS
THAN I COULD EVER TELL YOU.

WHICH IS WHY IF YOU DECIDE
YOU CAN'T BE A PART OF THIS,

I UNDERSTAND.

BUT I'M ABBY'S FATHER,
TOO.

IT WAS MY JOB
TO RAISE HER RIGHT.

AND SOMEWHERE ALONG THE WAY,
I FAILED.

SO, WHATEVER SHE'S DONE,
IT'S ON ME.

IT'S NOT YOUR FAULT.

Y-YOU DIDN'T FAIL ME.

NAT, YOU'RE
AN AMAZING PERSON.

I'M AFRAID
IT'S IN SPITE OF ME.

PLEASE DON'T DO THIS.

NATALIE...

[ BREATHES DEEPLY ]

[ BREATHES DEEPLY ]

[ Sobbing ]
OH, GOD.

I LOVE YOU SO MUCH.

[ Crying ]
I LOVE YOU, TOO.

I LOVE YOU.

WHAT'S GOING ON?

NAT NEEDS SOMEPLACE
TO STAY FOR A WHILE.

CHRISTY WILL CALL YOU
AND EXPLAIN.

WHAT ABOUT YOU, BEN?

DO YOU NEED HELP?

NO.

BUT THANK YOU, MICHAEL.

[ ENGINE TURNS OVER ]

[ EXHALES SHARPLY ]

NOW, ARE YOU SURE
YOU WANT TO DO THIS?

I'VE MADE UP MY MIND.

[ SIGHS ]

THANKS FOR ALWAYS
HAVING MY BACK, MAN.

[ SIGHS ]

I LOVE YOU, BROTHER.

I LOVE YOU, TOO.

[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]

RIGHT THIS WAY.

MR. CRAWFORD?

I'M HERE TO CONFESS
TO THE MURDER OF TOM MURPHY.

WHAT ARE YOU
DOING HERE?

DID YOU FORGET
YOU'RE REPRESENTED BY COUNSEL?

WHY ARE THE COPS CALLING ME
INSTEAD OF YOU?

I DON'T NEED YOU.

I ALREADY TOLD THE COPS

WHERE TO FIND
THE MURDER WEAPON.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

I'M CONFESSING.

I KILLED TOM.

I DON'T BELIEVE YOU.

THAT'S NOT MY PROBLEM.

I SAT HERE FOR HOURS

WHILE YOU TOLD US
WHAT HAPPENED THAT NIGHT.

I LIED.

I CAN'T
LET YOU DO THIS, BEN.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO, JOE.

YOU'RE FIRED.

YOU'RE A FOOL.

I'LL BE REPRESENTING
MYSELF.

CAN WE GET STARTED?

YOU DO REALIZE,
MR. CRAWFORD,

YOU'VE ALREADY BEEN CLEARED
AS A SUSPECT IN TOM'S MURDER.

YOU WERE WRONG.

WHENEVER YOU'RE READY.

IT'S JANUARY 2, 2015,
12:30 P.M.

PRESENT ARE
ANDREA CORNELL, HOMICIDE,

AND BEN CRAWFORD.

I LIED TO YOU.

I DID KNOW TOM WAS MY SON.

ONCE I TOLD CHRISTY
THAT I SLEPT WITH JESS,

I KNEW IT WAS ONLY
A MATTER OF TIME

BEFORE SHE REALIZED
THE TRUTH

AND I WOULD LOSE MY FAMILY.

SO, I KNEW
WHAT I HAD TO DO.

I USED NAT'S KEY,
LET MYSELF IN.

TOM TRUSTED ME.

HE WOULD HAVE
FOLLOWED ME ANYWHERE.

I TOOK HIM
INTO THE WOODS,

AND I KILLED HIM.

THEN I WENT HOME,

CLEANED MYSELF UP,

AND WENT OUT
FOR AN EARLY RUN

SO I COULD BE THE ONE
TO DISCOVER HIS BODY.

WERE YOU
VERY ANGRY WITH TOM?

NO.

I JUST DIDN'T WANT CHRISTY
TO FIND HIM.

THEN SIX BLOWS TO THE HEAD
SEEMS A LITTLE EXCESSIVE,

DON'T YOU THINK?

I DON'T KNOW
HOW MANY TIMES I...HIT HIM.

I WAS DRUGGED.

[ KNOCK ON WINDOW ]

[ DOOR OPENS, CLOSES ]

CAN YOU GIVE US A SECOND,
PLEASE?
Man: YES, SIR.

I GOT IT.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING,
DETECTIVE?

I'M LISTENING TO
A FALSE CONFESSION.

WHAT I HEARD WAS YOU
ABOUT TO TANK MY CASE.

HE'S LYING
TO PROTECT HIS DAUGHTER.

OH, CAN YOU PROVE THAT?

ABBY OVERHEARD HER PARENTS
ARGUING ABOUT JESS MURPHY.

SHE WAS MAD AND JEALOUS.

TOM WAS THE SON
THAT BEN ALWAYS WANTED.

ARE YOU FINISHED?
BLOOD SPATTER SHOWED
THAT THE VICTIM

WAS STRUCK BY SOMEONE
NO TALLER THAN 5 FEET.

ABBY CRAWFORD.

AND WHEN I PUT
AN EXPERT ON THE STAND

TO TESTIFY TO THAT,

THE DEFENSE
IS GONNA SHUT ME DOWN

BECAUSE OUR LAB
WAS COMPROMISED.

ABBY WAS ON A BUS
THAT DROPPED HER OFF

AT THE ENTRANCE
OF THE CUL-DE-SAC

RIGHT BEFORE
THE BLUE JACKET

REAPPEARED
AT JESS MURPHY'S HOUSE.

SHE PLANTED THE EVIDENCE
TO FRAME THE BOY'S MOTHER.

A LITTLE GIRL ON A BUS?

MOM TOOK THE KIDS
AND SHE LEFT.

ABBY MISSED HER DAD.
END OF STORY.

YOU GOT THE WRONG GUY.

I ASKED YOU FOR A CONFESSION
AND A MURDER WEAPON.

CRIME TECHS JUST BROUGHT ME
THE FLASHLIGHT,

SO NOW I HAVE BOTH.

CRAWFORD'S GETTING
25 YEARS TO LIFE.

THAT'S A WIN
ANY DAY OF THE WEEK.

HE DID NOT KILL TOM.

THIS CASE IS CLOSED.

AND IF YOU KEEP
INVESTIGATING,

YOU'RE GONNA
LOSE YOUR BADGE.

PUT THE WRONG GUY AWAY,
YOU CAN HAVE MY BADGE.

[ BUZZER ]
Man: RIGHT. YEAH.

CAN YOU GIVE US
A MINUTE?

YOU GOT IT.

YOU'RE MAKING
A MISTAKE.

[ BUZZER ]
I CONFESSED.
IT'S OVER.

YOU'RE NOT
PROTECTING ABBY.

SHE HAD THIS PLANNED
FOR SOME TIME.

SHE DIDN'T JUST ATTACK TOM
OUT OF AN IMPULSE

BECAUSE SHE OVERHEARD
YOU AND YOUR WIFE ARGUE.

YOU DON'T KNOW
WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.

IT WAS PREMEDITATED MURDER.
SHE LURED HIM.

SHE TOOK HIM
DOWN TO THE RIVER,

AND WHEN HE PANICKED,

SHE HIT HIM ON THE HEAD
REPEATEDLY.

THAT WAS RAGE,

AND IT WAS A RAGE
I WITNESSED AT THE FIREWORKS.

YOU WERE THERE.

I CHASE KILLERS.

SHE DIDN'T ACCIDENTALLY
DROP HER PHONE.

SHE SAW THE AFFECTION
BETWEEN YOU AND JESS,

AND THEN SHE SMASHED HER PHONE
TO THE GROUND.

Abby: AAH!

ABBY IS CALLOUS,
SHE'S UNEMOTIONAL,
SHE'S VIOLENT.

SHE INJECTED HERSELF
INTO THIS INVESTIGATION

AGAIN AND AGAIN.

DO YOU KNOW
WHAT HAPPENED?

ABBY'S A CHILD.
SHE HAD NOTHING
TO DO WITH THIS.

BEN, NO MATTER
WHAT YOU THINK,

PUTTING MY DAUGHTER AWAY
INTO PRISON

WAS THE HARDEST THING
I EVER HAD TO DO.

THIS WASN'T AN ACCIDENT.
IT WASN'T A MISTAKE.

ABBY BRUTALLY KILLED
YOUR SON.

AND IF YOU LET HER
GET AWAY WITH THAT,

TOM WILL NOT BE
HER LAST VICTIM.

IT WAS MY FAULT.

I KILLED TOM.

[ CHAINS JINGLING ]

[ DOOR CLOSES ]

[ DAMIEN RICE'S "IT TAKES A LOT
TO KNOW A MAN" PLAYS ]

? IT TAKES A LOT
TO KNOW A MAN ?

? IT TAKES A LOT
TO UNDERSTAND ?

? THE WARRIOR, THE SAGE ?

? THE LITTLE BOY ENRAGED ?

? IT TAKES A LOT
TO KNOW A WOMAN ?

? A LOT TO UNDERSTAND
WHAT'S HUMMING ?

? THE HONEYBEE, THE STING ?

? THE LITTLE GIRL WITH WINGS ?

? IT TAKES A LOT TO GIVE ?

? TO ASK FOR HELP ?

? TO BE YOURSELF ?

? TO KNOW AND LOVE
WHAT YOU LIVE WITH ?

? IT TAKES A LOT TO BREATHE ?

? TO TOUCH, TO FEEL ?

? THE SLOW REVEAL ?

? OF WHAT ANOTHER BODY NEEDS ?

? IT TAKES A LOT
TO KNOW A MAN ?

? A LOT TO KNOW,
TO UNDERSTAND ?

? THE FATHER AND THE SON ?

? THE HUNTER AND THE GUN ?

[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]

Barrett: HELLO.

HOW DID YOU HEAR?

I WAS DOING A CONSULT
AT THE, UH, JAIL

WHEN BEN CRAWFORD
WAS BEING PROCESSED.

OH, SO, YOU'VE COME
TO PICK UP THE PIECES?

I KNOW
YOU HATE TO LOSE.

DIVORCE MEANS NEVER HAVING TO
EXPLAIN YOURSELF.

I'M JUST HERE
TO LISTEN.

OR TO TALK YOU OFF A LEDGE
OR WHATEVER YOU NEED.

LET'S JUST DO
A POST MORTEM.

FATHER PROTECTS DAUGHTER

WHO UNINTENTIONALLY
COMMITS A CRIME.
NO.

THAT'S WHAT YOU TRIED TO DO
WITH JENNIFER.

IT'S DELUDED MAN
COVERS FOR PSYCHOPATH.

SHE'S 12.

KILLERS ARE GETTING YOUNGER
EVERY YEAR.

HE THINKS
HE'S HELPING HER.

THERE'S NO TREATMENT.

HER BRAIN
IS STILL DEVELOPING --

INTO A BETTER KILLER.

[ SCOFFS ]

THERE'S NOTHING
YOU CAN DO ABOUT IT.

YES, THERE IS.

ALL RIGHT.

LET'S GO.

I'M GONNA PUT
ABBY CRAWFORD AWAY.

EVERYTHING'S GONNA BE OKAY,
ABBY.

WHEN'S DADDY COMING?

I DON'T KNOW.

I WAS SURE JESS
WOULD MOVE AWAY.

WHAT?

NONE OF THIS
WOULD HAVE HAPPENED

IF I JUST GOT TOM
TO THE RIVER.