Secrets and Lies (2015–2016): Season 1, Episode 4 - The Sister - full transcript
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Ben: MY FLASHLIGHT CAME BACK.
Dave: DO YOU EVEN KNOW
IF THE FLASHLIGHT
IS THE MURDER WEAPON?
IT IS.
WHY DO YOU HAVE
THE PREGNANCY TEST?
I'VE NEVER
CHEATED ON YOU.
WHOSE IS IT?
PROCESS OF ELIMINATION.
IT'S NOT CHRISTY'S.
IT'S NOT ABBY'S.
OKAY.
NO!
YOU COME NEAR MY DAUGHTER AGAIN,
AND I WILL KILL YOU.
I HATE YOU.
THAT'S ENOUGH.
LITTLE DRUNK.
[ Yawning ]
WHAT UP, G?
IT'S NOT WHAT YOU THINK,
ALL RIGHT?
YOU'RE MAKING
A REALLY BIG MISTAKE HERE.
BIGGEST MISTAKE I EVER MADE
WAS HAVING YOU FOR A FRIEND!
YOU NEED A RIDE,
MR. LINDSEY?
Shaw: THE BOY LIVED
ON A DEAD-END STREET,
NO FORCED ENTRY,
KILLED NOT FAR FROM HOME,
WITH BOOTS AND JACKET ON.
THINK A 5-YEAR-OLD LEFT
IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT,
WITHOUT MAKING A SOUND,
WITH SOMEONE HE DIDN'T TRUST?
YOU'VE PROFILED CASES LIKE THIS
BEFORE AT THE FBI.
WHAT POSSIBLE MOTIVE
COULD ANYONE HAVE
FOR KILLING
THIS YOUNG BOY?
JEALOUSY OR SEX.
REALLY?
OVER A 5-YEAR-OLD?
ABOUT HALF
OF CHILD-ABDUCTION HOMICIDES
TURN OUT TO BE
SEXUALLY MOTIVATED.
PEDOPHILES AVOID DETECTION
BY APPEARING NORMAL.
THEY'RE YOUR BABYSITTER,
TEACHER, NEXT-DOOR NEIGHBOR.
WHY WOULDN'T
POLICE TELL US
IF THERE WAS EVIDENCE
OF SEXUAL ABUSE?
YOU DON'T ALWAYS
FIND TRACE EVIDENCE.
IF TOM MURPHY WAS GROOMED INTO
SEX ACTS BY A FAMILY FRIEND...
WHY ARE YOU WATCHING THAT?
HOW'S NAT?
...NO ONE WOULD EV--
[ TV TURNS OFF ]
I'VE GOT HER PHONE
AND HER LAPTOP.
IF SHE WON'T TALK TO US,
SHE DOESN'T GET TO TALK
TO HER FRIENDS.
AS FAR AS I KNOW, SHE HASN'T
TAKEN THE PREGNANCY TEST YET.
WHY AREN'T
YOU RUNNING TODAY?
I'M GONNA GO LATER.
[ SIGHS ]
EVERY TIME
I FOLLOW MY ROUTINE,
CORNELL SHOWS UP
TO PAW THROUGH MY STUFF.
[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]
I'LL GET IT.
READY?
YEAH.
Ben: FOR WHAT?
TAKING MY SISTER
TO BREAKFAST.
IS THIS WHY
YOU'RE RUSHING ME OUT?
Abby: MOM!
I'LL BE RIGHT BACK.
WHERE'S
THE HAIR DRYER?
SO,
HOW YOU HOLDING UP?
[ DOOR CLOSES ]
BEEN HARD ON CHRISTY
AND THE GIRLS.
WHAT'S WORSE,
THEY COULD LOSE EVERYTHING.
WHAT ARE YOU
TALKING ABOUT?
WELL, A CIVIL SUIT
USUALLY FOLLOWS
A CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION.
THIS IS
NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS.
I CAN TAKE CARE OF MY FAMILY
JUST FINE.
THEN DO
THE DECENT THING --
PUT YOUR ASSETS IN A TRUST FUND
BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE.
YOU THINK
I'M GOING TO PRISON?
EVERYBODY THINKS
YOU'RE GOING TO PRISON.
[ BREATHING HEAVILY ]
[ COE 24K's "A DIFFERENCE"
PLAYING IN DISTANCE ]
? A LYRICAL NUISANCE,
DON'T DO NOTHING STUPID ?
? LIKE KILLING YA CAREER,
SAYING SOMETHING FOOLISH ?
? DON'T LET NOTHING SLIP,
IF YOU'RE NOT CONFIDENT ?
? HERE'S SOME INCENTIVE, I -?
[ MUSIC STOPS ]
Vanessa: HOW COULD YOU?!
THIS IS MALCOLM'S!
STOP JUST
DOING THINGS LIKE THIS!
VANESSA, WE HAVE TO TRY TO GET
OVER THIS AT SOME POINT!
HOW DARE YOU!
[ INDISTINCT SHOUTING ]
[ SIGHS ]
13 DAYS. YOU'D HAVE THOUGHT
THEY'D MOVED ON BY NOW, EH?
YEAH.
WHAT HAPPENED?
I-I -I GOT IN THE MIDDLE
OF SOMETHING.
DIDN'T WORK OUT TOO WELL
BY THE LOOKS OF IT.
WHY DON'T YOU
DROP BY THE OFFICE?
I'LL FIX IT UP
FOR YOU.
OKAY, I'LL COME BY
AFTER WORK.
[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]
OH, HERE COME
THE VULTURES.
SEE YA.
[ INDISTINCT SHOUTING ]
[ SIGHS ]
NAT...
I'M AN IDIOT.
THE FIRST THING
I SHOULD HAVE SAID IS,
IT'S GONNA BE OKAY, THAT
YOUR MOTHER AND I LOVE YOU...
THAT WE'LL BELIEVE
WHATEVER YOU TELL US.
OKAY.
HONEY,
IF DAVE TOUCHED YOU...
[ SCOFFS ]
...I NEED TO KNOW!
NAT!
NATALIE!
AT THIS RATE, YOU'RE GONNA
RUN OUT OF PEOPLE TO ACCUSE.
DAVE'S A JACKASS,
NOT A PERVERT.
[ BEEP ]
I KNOW WHAT I SAW.
[ DOORBELL RINGS ]
YOU'VE KNOWN HIM
SINCE HIGH SCHOOL.
PEOPLE CHANGE.
SO, HE DID IT,
JUST LIKE THAT?
[ SIGHS ]
MRS. CRAWFORD.
I WAS JUST STARTING
TO MISS YOU.
SHAME,
I'M NOT HERE FOR YOU.
[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]
Natalie: GO AWAY.
THERE'S SOMEONE HERE
TO SEE YOU.
[ FOOTSTEPS APPROACHING ]
[ LOCK CLICKS ]
HI, NATALIE.
CAN WE TALK?
OKAY.
DO THEY
HAVE TO BE HERE?
YOU'RE A MINOR,
SO, YES, THEY DO.
NOW, WHERE WERE YOU TWO NIGHTS
BEFORE TOM MURPHY WAS KILLED?
WHY DOES THAT MATTER?
EVERYTHING MATTERS.
TOM'S MURDER
WAS PREMEDITATED,
SO I NEED TO KNOW
WHO HAD ACCESS TO HIM,
WHEN THEY HAD IT,
AND HOW OFTEN.
IT'S A SIMPLE QUESTION.
WERE YOU BABY-SITTING TOM
THAT NIGHT?
OF COURSE SHE WAS.
REALLY?
ACTUALLY, SHE WASN'T.
RIGHT?
NOW, AS I SAID
TO YOUR PARENTS,
YOU CAN ANSWER QUESTIONS HERE
OR GO DOWNTOWN WITH ME.
IT'S NOT LIKE
I ABANDONED TOM.
VANESSA
WAS WATCHING HIM.
MRS. RICHARDSON.
WHAT?
WHERE THE HELL
WERE YOU?!
AFTER TOM
FELL ASLEEP...
VANESSA CAME OVER TO WATCH HIM
SO I COULD GO TO A CONCERT
WITH COOPER.
[ SIGHS ]
[ SIGHS ]
SATISFIED, DETECTIVE?
ABSOLUTELY.
[ INDISTINCT SHOUTING ]
Man:
DETECTIVE, ANY STATEMENT?
[ DOOR CLOSES ]
HELP US OUT HERE!
YEAH, WE'RE STILL WAITING.
WHAT DID NAT SAY?
[ SIGHS ]
SHE APOLOGIZED FOR EVERYTHING.
SHE DIDN'T SAY
A DAMN THING.
CLAMMED UP THE MINUTE
CORNELL WALKED OUT.
DO YOU THINK...
IS NAT A SUSPECT?
NO.
I'M PRETTY SURE CORNELL'S
JUST SCREWING WITH ME.
AGAIN.
WHAT?
WHERE ARE YOU GOING?
I'M GONNA FIND OUT WHAT ELSE
OUR DAUGHTER LIED ABOUT.
Woman: SCOTT MURPHY'S
BEEN CLEARED
BY POLICE FOR TOM'S MURDER.
HAVE YOU?
Man: WHY DID THEY QUESTION
YOUR FRIEND DAVE?
WHAT CAN YOU TELL US,
BEN?
[ INDISTINCT SHOUTING ]
HEY, BEN! COME ON!
[ DOORBELL RINGING ]
BEN?
HEY.
WE NEED TO TALK.
YOU KNOW, IT IS HARD ENOUGH
RAISING A TEENAGER
WITHOUT YOUR NEIGHBORS
COVERING FOR THEM.
YOU WATCHED TOM SO NATALIE
COULD SNEAK OFF TO A CONCERT.
OH, I'M SORRY.
I-I THOUGHT YOU KNEW.
NEXT TIME,
CHECK WITH US FIRST.
THERE WON'T BE
A NEXT TIME.
ARE YOU OKAY?
JUST PEACHY.
YOU?
THAT WAS
AT TOM'S SHRINE.
IT DIDN'T BELONG THERE.
[ SNIFFLES ]
IT WAS OUR SON,
MALCOLM'S.
I...DIDN'T KNOW
YOU HAD A SON.
TODAY IS HIS BIRTHDAY.
HE WAS TAKEN FROM US.
I'M SORRY.
WOULD YOU LIKE
TO SEE MALCOLM?
[ CHUCKLES ]
[ SNIFFLES ]
I NEED ANOTHER.
WOULD YOU LIKE ONE?
UH, NO, I'M OKAY.
[ REFRIGERATOR DOOR OPENS ]
[ ICE CLINKING ]
[ GLASSES CLINKING ]
[ LIQUID POURING ]
VANESSA, I THINK I WILL
HAVE THAT DRINK.
OKAY.
[ BEEPING ]
[ CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKS ]
[ CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKS ]
YOU SAID
WE WERE GONNA PAINT.
WE ARE.
JUST A QUICK STOP
AT DR. RICHARDSON'S.
I THOUGHT
YOU WERE OKAY.
I AM. HE JUST WANTS TO
TREAT MY CUT RIGHT AWAY
SO IT HEALS FASTER.
[ CHILDREN LAUGHING ]
ALL RIGHT. YEAH.
[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]
YOU'RE PROBABLY
THE OLDEST PATIENT
DR. RICHARDSON'S
EVER HAD.
PROBABLY.
YOU DON'T
NEED TO BE NERVOUS.
YOU JUST HAVE TO
HOLD STILL.
Ben: ALL RIGHT, BIG BOY,
HOLD STILL.
HOLD STILL, AND...
[ CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKS ]
...NICE!
THE FISH IS A KEEPER.
I'M NOT SURE ABOUT THE PICTURE.
LET ME GET HIM
OFF THE LINE HERE.
WHAT HAPPENS
IF WE DON'T PUT HIM BACK?
WELL, HE'LL DIE.
WILL HE
GO TO HEAVEN?
NO, SILLY!
IT'S DINNER!
HEY, ABBY,
CAREFUL THERE!
IF YOU FELL IN,
THAT CURRENT'S STRONG.
Natalie:
IT COULD WASH YOU AWAY.
HEY --
HE'S NOT READY
TO BE DEAD.
Man: ALL RIGHT.
ALL RIGHT, THAT'S GOOD.
WELL, NO FLOATERS.
NO SIGN OF CONCUSSION,
BUT I'M GLAD YOU CAME IN.
DO YOU THINK --
I-I SAW ON THE NEWS --
IT COULD HAVE BEEN A NEIGHBOR
THAT KILLED TOM?
[ CHUCKLES ]
WELL...
THE PRESS KNOW EVEN LESS
THAN THE POLICE DO.
THEY JUST MAKE THINGS UP
AS THEY GO ALONG...
...HURTING INNOCENT PEOPLE,
RUINING LIVES.
DID YOU KNOW
TOM WAS YOURS?
I'M SORRY.
UM, I HAVE NO BUSINESS
ASKING THAT QUESTION.
IT'S OKAY.
I DIDN'T...
UNTIL AFTER.
IT MUST HAVE BEEN
DEVASTATING.
YOU PROBABLY
HAVE SOME IDEA.
I MEAN, AFTER MALCOLM
WAS TAKEN FROM YOU.
VANESSA TOLD ME.
MALCOLM WASN'T TAKEN,
BEN.
HE DIED.
I'M SORRY.
I WISH
I COULD TELL YOU
THAT THE PAIN OF LOSING A CHILD
GOES AWAY...
BUT IT DOESN'T.
VANESSA AND I
JUST HAVE DIFFERENT WAYS
OF DEALING WITH IT.
SO, YOU PUT THE BUNNY
AT TOM'S SHRINE?
LEAVING IT FOR TOM
MADE SENSE TO ME --
ANOTHER STEP
TOWARDS LETTING GO.
BUT VANESSA'S
NOT READY.
YOU'RE A SOCCER FAN,
HUH?
NO, BEN. THAT...
IS FOOTBALL.
RIGHT.
ALL RIGHT,
STEADY, STEADY.
[ FOOTSTEPS APPROACHING ]
NO, NO, THAT WASN'T
THE DEAL, CHLOE.
I GAVE YOU CHRISTMAS DAY
SO THAT I COULD HAVE --
THAT'S GOOD, THAT'S GOOD.
FINE. FINE.
JUST LIKE --
I'M GONNA LET GO.
ALL RIGHT,
YOU'RE ON YOUR OWN.
ABBY. ABBY, I'VE GOT SOME SNACKS
OUT FRONT IF YOU'RE INTERESTED.
GO ON.
NO -BUT -NO,
BUT THAT'S NOT...
WHAT...HAPPENED.
Y-CHLOE.
CHLOE.
FINE. FINE!
[ BEEP ]
[ SIGHS ]
GUESS I'LL BE GOING
BACK TO FAMILY COURT.
MAN, NO DOUBT MY EX WILL
LIE HER ASS OFF TO WIN CUSTODY.
AND WHO WILL SUFFER?
MY KIDS, MY REPUTATION.
GUILTY WHETHER
YOU DID IT OR NOT.
YEAH, WELL, THAT'S WHY
I'M GOING TO COURT --
FIGHT THE GOOD FIGHT.
LOOK, YOU SHOULD
GO TO THE PRESS,
SET THE RECORD
STRAIGHT.
THE PRESS DON'T WANT THE TRUTH.
THEY WANT A GOOD STORY.
THEN GIVE THEM YOURS.
NO ONE KNOWS YOU'RE INNOCENT
UNTIL YOU TELL THEM.
Abby:
THE POLICE DO.
MY DAD TOOK A LIE-DETECTOR TEST
TO PROVE IT.
HE DIDN'T DO ANYTHING.
WELL, GOOD FOR YOU,
STICKING UP FOR YOUR OLD MAN.
SOMEONE HAS TO.
EVERYWHERE WE GO,
PEOPLE STARE AT US -SO MEAN.
OKAY, ABBY,
MR. FENTON'S A BUSY MAN.
HE'S GOT WORK TO DO.
AND SO DO YOU, MISSY.
COME ON.
HOW DID YOU KNOW
ABOUT THE LIE-DETECTOR TEST?
I HEARD YOU AND MOM.
ABBY...
I KNOW.
I SHOULDN'T LISTEN TO
OTHER PEOPLE'S CONVERSATIONS.
AND REPEATING IT,
ESPECIALLY TO STRANGERS,
THAT'S WORSE.
I JUST WANT EVERYONE
TO KNOW THE TRUTH, DADDY.
YOU DIDN'T KILL TOM.
THEY WILL, MONKEY.
SOON ENOUGH.
BUT SOME THINGS
YOU JUST DON'T REPEAT, OKAY?
[ CAMERA SHUTTERS CLICKING ]
[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]
MOM, DID YOU
GET THE TICKETS?
Christy:
WE'LL GET THEM THERE!
SURE YOU DON'T
WANT TO COME, DAD?
NAH, YOU AND MOM GO.
HAVE A GIRLS' NIGHT.
NAT'S STILL UP THERE?
YEAH,
LOCKED IN HER ROOM.
HOW MANY MORE YEARS
OF TEENAGERS DO WE HAVE?
MM.
I DON'T EVEN WANT TO THINK ABOUT
WHAT THIS ONE'S GONNA BE LIKE.
HEY. I'M THE GOOD ONE.
[ CHUCKLES ]
I DON'T HAVE SEX
OR SNEAK COOPER INTO MY ROOM
OR DRINK BEER WITH MY STUPID
FRIENDS IN THE WOODS.
THAT WAS BEFORE...
WHEN SHE...
YEAH, NEVER MIND.
LET'S GET GOING.
HAVE FUN.
[ BEEP ]
[ SCOFFS ]
Hardwicke:
I TOOK YOUR CALL BECAUSE
YOUR STORY'S GAINING MOMENTUM,
EVEN ACROSS THE POND HERE,
AND I AM SURE THAT THE GUARDIN
WOULD BE VERY INTERESTED
IN HEARING WHATEVER IT IS
THAT YOU HAVE TO SAY.
UH, YEAH, NO COMMENT.
I'M NOT REALLY
IN THE HABIT
OF SHARING MY RESEARCH
WITH MY PEERS.
MR. CRAWFORD, I'M SURE YOU'LL
AGREE THAT'S BAD BUSINESS.
I'M NOT A PEER.
I'M A WORRIED FATHER.
MR. HARDWICKE, PLEASE...
YOUR ARTICLES SAY HE WAS FIRED
FOR SEXUAL MISCONDUCT,
BUT YOU NEVER SAY EXACTLY
WHAT DR. RAWLINGS DID.
I DIDN'T SPECIFY THE NATURE
OF THE SEXUAL MISCONDUCT
BECAUSE...
I DIDN'T KNOW IT.
HE WAS SACKED AFTER A CLOSED
HEARING IN FAMILY COURT.
MAGISTRATES ORDERED
THE RECORD SEALED.
IS THAT UNUSUAL?
ACTUALLY, IT'S MANDATORY
IN CERTAIN SENSITIVE CASES.
CASES
INVOLVING CHILDREN.
IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE
YOU CAN REMEMBER?
RUMOR WAS, WHATEVER IT WAS
RAWLINGS WAS INTO,
SO WAS HIS WIFE.
Ben: THEIR SOCIAL SERVICES
GOT INVOLVED.
THERE'S ONLY ONE REASON
THEY SEAL THE RECORD --
IT'S CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE.
SO YOU THINK THE DOCTOR
ABUSED KIDS OVERSEAS?
I-I THINK HIS WIFE
MIGHT BE INVOLVED, TOO.
I'M GONNA
CONTACT THE BRITS,
PULL THE SEALED FILES
OFF THE SYSTEM.
YOU NEED ANYTHING?
[ POLICE RADIO CHATTER ]
[ SIGHS ]
YOU TRYING
TO GO AROUND ME?
[ SIGHS ]
[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]
I WAS HOPING SOMEONE IN SEX
CRIMES MIGHT ACTUALLY LISTEN.
WELL, YOU HAVE
MY UNDIVIDED ATTENTION.
YEAH,
THAT'S THE PROBLEM.
UH, YOU'RE
SO FOCUSED ON ME,
YOU'RE NOT LOOKING
FOR ANYONE ELSE.
RICHARDSON WAS FIRED
FOR SEXUAL MISCONDUCT.
HIS DEAD SON
WAS BEATEN.
HE MOVES HERE,
HE CHANGES HIS NAME,
AND THEN TOM'S
BEATEN TO DEATH,
AND YOU DON'T THINK
THAT'S WORTH LOOKING INTO?!
WHAT MAKES YOU THINK
I HAVEN'T?
I'LL TELL YOU THIS --
THE RECEIPT THAT YOUR WIFE
SO GRACIOUSLY PROVIDED
SHOWS THAT YOUR
MISSING FLASHLIGHT...
[ SIGHS ]
...IS THE EXACT SAME MAKE AND
MODEL AS THE MURDER WEAPON.
UNLESS I'M THE ONLY ONE WHO OWNS
ONE, IT DOESN'T PROVE A THING.
ALL WE WANT
ARE ANSWERS.
YOU'RE GOING AFTER ME.
MEANWHILE, JOE AND VANESSA
ARE LYING ABOUT WHO THEY ARE.
EVERYBODY LIES.
YOU SHOULD KNOW THAT.
NATALIE, FOR INSTANCE.
LEAVE MY DAUGHTER
OUT OF THIS.
HAVE I DONE
SOMETHING TO YOU?
ME? NO.
THIS IS A FRIENDLY CONVERSATION.
YOU'RE FREE TO LEAVE.
[ SIGHS ]
SHE WASN'T WITH COOPER
THE NIGHT OF THE CONCERT.
WHO WAS SHE WITH?
YOU SHOULD ASK
YOUR FRIEND DAVE.
HE'S STILL YOUR FRIEND,
RIGHT?
[ TV CHATTER ]
HEY, MRS. LINDSEY.
25 YEARS, YOU STILL
WON'T CALL ME "ELLIE"?
[ BOTH CHUCKLE ]
GOD, YOU LOOK AWFUL.
I'M OKAY.
UH, I NEED TO TALK TO DAVE.
IS HE AROUND?
YEAH.
NO SURPRISE
THAT CRYSTAL OF YOURS
AIN'T BEEN TAKING
GOOD CARE OF YOU.
IT'S CHRISTY.
WHATEVER HAPPENED TO KELLY,
THAT ONE YOU USED TO RUN WITH?
ALWAYS LIKED THAT ONE.
I'D RATHER
PASS A GALLSTONE
THAN BELIEVE ANY OF THAT TRASH
THEY'RE SAYING ABOUT YOU ON TV.
[ SIGHS ]
Dave:
WHAT DID I DO NOW?!
YOU HAVE A VISITOR.
HURRY UP.
BEST STAND BACK.
WHAT'S GOING ON
WITH YOU TWO?
WE HAD A FIGHT.
AS IF I COULDN'T HAVE
FIGURED THAT OUT MYSELF.
HE IS AN IDIOT
AND YOU'RE AN IDIOT,
SO MAKES PERFECT SENSE
YOU'RE BEST FRIENDS.
[ DOOR OPENS ]
[ TOILET FLUSHES ]
WHAT, MAN?
YOU WANT TO APOLOGIZE?
NO.
YOU TOOK NATALIE
TO A CONCERT.
NO.
OKAY, SHE ASKED ME TO SCORE HER
TICKETS FOR THE CONCERT.
COOPER FLAKED
AT THE LAST MINUTE.
SHE WAS GONNA GO ALONE,
SO I TOOK HER
'CAUSE I'M LOOKING OUT FOR HER.
OH, LIKE YOU DID
IN MY GUESTHOUSE?
MAN, IF YOU TALKED
TO NATALIE, THEN...
YOU KNOW
ABOUT THE CONCERT
AND YOU KNOW
THAT NOTHING HAPPENED.
CORNELL TOLD ME
ABOUT THE CONCERT,
AND I CAME HERE TO SEE
WHAT ELSE YOU TOLD HER!
SO I'M A PERVERT
AND A SNITCH AND WHAT ELSE?
DUDE, I'M --
I'M NOT KIDDING!
TELL ME
WHAT YOU TOLD CORNELL!
YOU'RE CRAZY, MAN.
YOU'RE GOING AROUND,
YOU'RE ACCUSING EVERYBODY
LIKE A LUNATIC.
CAN'T YOU SEE
WHAT YOU'RE DOING TO EVERYBODY?
WHAT THE HELL
IS HAPPENING TO YOU?
YOU DON'T GET IT.
YEAH, NO.
HOW CAN I UNDERSTAND
WHAT IT'S LIKE
TO BE ACCUSED
OF SOMETHING I DIDN'T DO?
I HELD NATALIE IN MY ARMS
THE DAY SHE WAS BORN, MAN.
I-I DON'T GET HOW YOU THINK
THAT I COULD EVEN...
DO SOMETHING LIKE THAT
TO HER,
THAT I COULD DO
SOMETHING LIKE THAT TO YOU.
YOU'RE MY --
YOU'RE -[ SIGHS ]
YOU WERE
MY BEST FRIEND.
YOU WERE MY ONLY
FRIEND.
AND NOW WE'RE DONE.
JUST GET OUT OF HERE,
PLEASE,
BEFORE I REALLY
GET ANGRY.
GET OUT!
GET OUT OF HERE.
JUST GET OUT OF HERE!
[ BIRDS CHIRPING ]
WHEN WE WERE...
...DID YOU TAKE
A HOME PREGNANCY TEST?
THE FIRST TIME.
THE SECOND TIME,
I JUST...
KNEW.
ARE THEY ACCURATE?
[ SCOFFS ]
OH, THANK GOD I'M NOT THE ONLY
ONE OBSESSING OVER THIS.
[ SIGHS ]
REMEMBER WHEN THEY WERE LITTLE
AND ALL I HAD TO DO
WAS JUST HOLD THEM DOWN
AND MAKE THEM DO IT?
[ BOTH CHUCKLE ]
SO EASY THEN.
[ Laughing ] YEAH.
[ SIGHS ] WHY WON'T SHE
JUST GET IT OVER WITH?
PROBABLY BECAUSE
SHE'S AS TERRIFIED
OF THE ANSWER AS WE ARE.
SHE'S ACTING LIKE EVERYTHING'S
FINE, SO WHO KNOWS? MAYBE IT IS.
OR MAYBE WE
HAVE TO RAISE ANOTHER KID.
OH,
CHANGED MY MIND.
I DON'T WANT TO KNOW.
[ CHUCKLES ]
WE'LL FIGURE IT OUT.
WE ALWAYS DO.
WHEN IT COMES TO THE KIDS, WE
ALMOST KNOW WHAT WE'RE DOING.
[ BOTH CHUCKLE ]
MM.
[ CHUCKLES ]
[ SIGHS ]
WELL, I GUESS THERE'S NO POINT
IN WORRYING UNTIL WE KNOW.
I ALMOST FORGOT --
UH, VANESSA INVITED US
TO A DINNER PARTY TONIGHT.
SHE HELPED NATALIE
LIE TO US.
DINNER PARTY'S
NOT GONNA FIX THAT.
JOE AND VANESSA ARE THE ONLY
ONES WHO HAVE SUPPORTED US
SINCE THIS WHOLE NIGHTMARE
STARTED.
I'LL GET OVER IT,
BUT NOT BY TONIGHT, NO.
SORRY.
[ KEYBOARD CLACKING ]
[ CHUCKLES ]
THE ONE TIME
I'M NOT PROCRASTINATING.
OH, I'M SORRY, MAN.
NO, NO,
IT'S -IT'S FINE.
HOW GOOD ARE YOU AT FINDING OUT
STUFF ABOUT PEOPLE?
UH, WHAT DO YOU
WANT TO KNOW?
NO, I MEAN, IF YOU COULD JUST
GIVE ME SOME POINTERS AND --
PROBABLY EASIER
IF I JUST DID IT.
THERE'S THIS DOCTOR,
JOSEPH RAWLINGS,
BUT HE CHANGED HIS NAME IN 2007
WHEN HE CAME HERE FROM ENGLAND.
NOW IT'S RICHARDSON.
SO, WHAT ARE YOU
LOOKING FOR?
I WANT TO FIND OUT
ABOUT A FAMILY COURT HEARING
IN MANCHESTER,
BUT IT'S SEALED.
OH, WELL, UH,
NOT EVEN PROSECUTORS
CAN UNTIE TAPE
THAT RED.
WHAT DID HE DO?
I'M NOT SURE.
HE AND HIS WIFE WERE INVOLVED IN
SOME KIND OF SEXUAL MISCONDUCT.
I KNOW HE WAS FIRED
BECAUSE OF IT.
THEN HE CHANGED HIS NAME,
HE MOVED HERE, AND...
HE WAS TOM MURPHY'S
DOCTOR.
OH. [ SIGHS ]
YOU WANT TO FIND OUT
IF HE DID ANYTHING TO YOUR KID.
THE COURT HEARING
MAY BE SEALED,
BUT MEDICAL-BOARD HEARINGS
AREN'T.
NOW, IT WON'T BE EASY --
DOCTORS PROTECT EACH OTHER.
BUT, UM...
LET ME SEE
WHAT I CAN DIG UP.
ARE YOU SURE?
YEAH, NO,
IT'S NO TROUBLE AT ALL.
LISTEN...
HOW WELL
DO YOU KNOW THIS GUY?
HE'S A NEIGHBOR.
TWO WEEKS AGO, I WOULD HAVE
CALLED HIM A FRIEND.
SO YOU'VE BEEN
INSIDE HIS HOUSE?
SURE.
HERE'S THE THING --
IF HE HAS A HISTORY
OF SEX WITH KIDS,
THEN HE'S PROBABLY
COLLECTED STUFF,
YOU KNOW, UM, LOCKS OF HAIR,
SMALL TOYS, CLOTHES --
SOME KIND OF TROPHY.
CHRISTY, IT'S ME.
I CHANGED MY MIND
ABOUT DINNER.
I'LL BE HOME SOON.
[ BEEP ]
STUNNING.
JUST GIVE ME
10 MINUTES.
[ DOOR CLOSES ]
[ WATER RUNNING ]
HMM.
[ LAUGHTER ]
[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATION ]
EVERYONE,
BEN AND CHRISTY.
HEY!
UH, WE'RE ON THE RED.
IS THAT OKAY?
YEAH, IT'S GREAT.
UH, JULIE AND BRYAN,
RAQUEL AND ANDREW.
All: HI.
GOOD TO MEET YOU, BEN.
YOU TOO.
TERRIBLE WHAT THE, UH,
PRESS IS DOING TO YOU.
HMM.
AH.
OH, THEY THRIVE
ON WITCH-HUNTS.
BRYAN, YOU COULD
AT LEAST RAMP UP.
TALK ABOUT
THIS UNSEASONABLE WEATHER.
IT'S OKAY.
[ CHUCKLES ]
IT'S BETTER THAN THE USUAL
STARES AND HUSHED GOSSIP.
THANK YOU.
[ CHUCKLES ]
SO, BEN...
HOW ABOUT
THIS HEAT WAVE?
OH! YEAH.
[ LAUGHTER ]
[ THUNDER RUMBLING ]
[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATION ]
[ LAUGHTER ]
Andrew:
WE'VE BEEN TOGETHER TWO YEARS.
IT JUST FEELS LIKE 30.
Raquel: EASY.
Bryan: CAN'T BE 30.
UH, RAQUEL'S NOT OLD ENOUGH.
Julie: BRYAN!
[ LAUGHTER ]
Andrew: SO, BEN, HOW LONG
HAVE YOU TWO BEEN TOGETHER?
20 YEARS.
WOW. HOW DID YOU MEET?
OH.
YOU WANT TO TELL IT?
YOU ALWAYS SAY I MESS IT UP,
SO YOU TELL IT.
OH, COME ON.
[ LAUGHTER ]
OKAY, FINE.
[ CHUCKLES ]
FRESHMAN YEAR, I, UH --
I FOUND THIS RESTAURANT
THAT HAD A MEAL THAT WAS
REALLY GREAT FOR UNDER 20 BUCKS,
AND THERE WAS THIS WAITER
THAT KEPT SCREWING UP MY ORDER.
I WASN'T SCREWING UP.
I WAS STALLING.
OH, YOU HAD TO WORK UP
THE NERVE TO ASK ME OUT.
I WENT BACK FOUR TIMES.
[ LAUGHTER ]
PERSISTENT -I LIKE IT.
WELL...
[ LAUGHTER ]
WOULD YOU EXCUSE ME?
[ LAUGHTER ]
MM, UPSTAIRS
ON THE LEFT-HAND SIDE.
I MEAN...
Woman: WE COULDN'T
HAVE INVENTED THIS STORY.
[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATION ]
WOW!
YEAH.
[ CONVERSATION, LAUGHTER
CONTINUE IN DISTANCE ]
[ THUNDER RUMBLING ]
[ LAUGHTER ]
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
[ DRAWER CLOSES ]
WHY DID YOU AND VANESSA
LEAVE ENGLAND?
THAT'S AN ODD QUESTION
FOR SOMEONE WHO'S
RIFLING THROUGH MY DESK.
WHY DID YOU
CHANGE YOUR NAME?
LEAVE.
NOT UNTIL
I GET ANSWERS.
HAVE YOU LOST
YOUR MIND?!
YOU WERE FIRED
FOR SEXUAL MISCONDUCT.
YOU'RE MY KIDS' DOCTOR.
WHAT DID YOU DO,
AND WHAT ARE YOU RUNNING FROM?
GET OUT OF MY HOUSE.
WHY DID YOU LOSE CUSTODY
OF YOUR SON?
I SAW THE PICTURES
AND THE BRUISES.
[ GASPS ]
IF YOU KEPT QUIET, VANESSA,
YOU'RE NO BETTER!
THAT WAS YOUR SON!
BEN, WHAT
ARE YOU DOING?!
WHAT HAPPENED
TO MALCOLM?
I LOVED MY SON,
AND I NEVER HURT HIM!
WHAT ABOUT TOM?
DID YOU TOUCH HIM,
AND HE THREATENED TO TELL
SO YOU HAD TO BEAT HIM?!
BEN!
HOW DARE YOU?
I NEVER TOUCHED TOM.
YOU'RE A LIAR.
YOU MURDERED MY SON,
AND YOU USED
MY FLASHLIGHT TO DO IT!
[ DOOR OPENS ]
I'M -I'M SO SORRY!
[ DOOR SLAMS ]
[ DOOR OPENS, SLAMS ]
[ INDISTINCT WHISPERING ]
FIRST SCOTT KILLED TOM,
NOW JOE DID IT!
YOU'RE ACTING
LIKE A LUNATIC, BEN!
YOU DON'T HAVE ALL THE FACTS!
YOU DON'T KNOW!
WHAT ARE YOU
TALKING ABOUT?!
CHRISTY, YOU OKAY?
I'M FINE!
STAY OUT OF IT, ELAINE!
[ THUNDER RUMBLING ]
[ BOTH BREATHING HEAVILY ]
THEY HAD A SON...
[ DOOR CLOSES ]
...WHO DIED.
I SAW THE PICTURES.
HE WAS BEATEN AND BRUISED.
I STILL SOUND CRAZY?
NO, YOU SOUND LIKE
THE SAME LYING SON OF A BITCH
WHO NEVER TELLS ME
WHAT I NEED TO KNOW.
YOU DON'T WANT TO KNOW!
THAT --
[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]
UM...
[ BREATHING HEAVILY ]
H-HE BRUISED EASILY,
BUT WE -WE DIDN'T
KNOW ANYTHING WAS WRONG.
HE DIDN'T
COMPLAIN ONCE.
YOUR HUSBAND'S A DOCTOR,
VANESSA.
YEAH, SOMETIMES
DOCTORS GET IT WRONG.
HE HAD UNDIAGNOSED
HEMOPHILIA.
HE'D BEEN SLOWLY BLEEDING
INTERNALLY FOR MONTHS.
THE DOCTOR
AT THE HOSPITAL,
HE -HE THOUGHT WE HAD ABUSED
HIM, JUST LIKE YOU, AND...
HE CALLED THE POLICE.
THEY JUST TOOK HIM!
WHY DIDN'T YOU
GET HIM BACK?
NO ONE CHANGES THEIR MIND
ONCE THEY THINK YOU'RE GUILTY.
THEY PLACED MALCOLM IN A GROUP
HOME TILL WE COULD SORT IT OUT.
THE MAN IN CHARGE...
[ BREATHING HEAVILY ]
...HE --
HE BEAT HIM REPEATEDLY.
THE PHOTO YOU SAW
WAS EVIDENCE THAT WE GATHERED
TO TRY AND GET
OUR SON BACK...
...BUT WE
WERE TOO LATE.
HE -HE DIED TWO WEEKS
BEFORE THE HEARING.
VANESSA, I AM SO SORRY.
Ben: WAIT.
YOU KNOW WHO KILLED YOUR SON.
I WANT TO KNOW
WHO KILLED MINE.
WELL, IT WASN'T ME,
AND IT WASN'T JOE.
HE'S A GOOD MAN.
THEN WHY
DID HE LOSE HIS JOB?
WHAT WAS
THE SEXUAL MISCONDUCT?
THAT HAS NOTHING TO DO
WITH TOM'S MURDER.
I PROMISE YOU.
IT'S JUST ME ASKING NOW,
VANESSA.
SOON,
IT'LL BE THE COPS.
[ BIRDS CHIRPING ]
NATALIE.
WE EAT HERE.
IT SAYS "MINUS."
THAT'S GOOD, RIGHT?
SO, WE'RE DONE NOW?
NO.
WE STILL
HAVE PLENTY TO SAY.
"DO AS I SAY, NOT AS I DO" --
GOT IT.
WHAT'S THAT
SUPPOSED TO MEAN?
MOM WAS KNOCKED UP
WHEN YOU GOT MARRIED
AND NOT MUCH OLDER THAN ME.
I WAS READY.
I'M GOING TO COLLEGE
IN A YEAR!
SO?
WHAT DID YOU PLAN TO DO
IF YOU WERE PREGNANT?
DO YOU EVEN THINK
ABOUT BIRTH CONTROL?
I DON'T WANT YOU TO MAKE
THE SAME MISTAKE I DID.
AND WHICH MISTAKE
WAS THAT --
HAVING ME
OR MARRYING DAD?
NEITHER OF THOSE DECISIONS
WAS A MISTAKE.
NATALIE, YOU'RE ANGRY,
BUT YOU HAVE NO RIGHT TO BLAME
YOUR MOTHER FOR ANYTHING.
BUT I CAN BLAME YOU.
YEAH, YOU CAN.
YOU CAN.
I DID THIS TO OUR FAMILY.
YOU HAD HELP.
WHAT DID YOU DO,
MOM?
NOTHING.
SHE DIDN'T DO ANYTHING.
THIS IS ON ME, ABBY.
ALL OF IT.
BUT HERE'S THE THING,
NAT --
YOU CAN SCREAM AND SLAM YOUR
DOOR AND FIGHT ALL YOU WANT,
BUT I'M GONNA STAY
IN YOUR FACE.
AND I'LL CONTINUE
TO MAKE RULES,
AND I'LL CONTINUE TO
EMBARRASS YOU IN PUBLIC...
BECAUSE I CARE.
AND I'D DO ANYTHING
TO PROTECT YOU,
EVEN IF IT'S
FROM YOURSELF.
OKAY.
OKAY.
DAVE
DIDN'T DO ANYTHING.
AFTER COOPER'S PARTY, I WAS
DRUNK AND CRYING AND MAD AT YOU,
SO DAVE
GAVE ME A HUG.
SERIOUSLY, HE'S LIKE
MY UNCLE -GROSS.
MM.
Fenton:
YOU WERE RIGHT --
DEFINITELY SOMETHING HINKY
ABOUT THE RICHARDSONS.
WHAT DID YOU FIND OUT?
WELL, THEIR SON, MALCOLM,
HAD HEMOPHILIA,
AND WHEN THE HOSPITAL
RAN THE BLOOD,
THEY FOUND OUT
THAT MOM AND DAD
BOTH HAD THE SAME
MITOCHONDRIAL DNA.
WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?
JOE AND VANESSA
HAD THE SAME MOTHER.
THEY'RE
BROTHER AND SISTER?
HALF, BUT YES.
OF COURSE, THE RICHARDSONS --
OR SHOULD I SAY RAWLINGS --
CLAIMED THEY DIDN'T KNOW
THAT THEY WERE RELATED.
HELL OF A JUICY STORY,
DON'T YOU THINK?
YOU'RE A REPORTER?
WHICH MAKES YOU
MY UNNAMED SOURCE.
CARE TO COMMENT?
YOU CAN'T PRINT THAT.
SURE I CAN.
BUT YOU JUST SAID THEY HAVE
NOTHING TO DO WITH TOM'S MURDER.
WELL, THAT DOESN'T MATTER.
IT'S SO EASY TO SPIN.
SEXUAL DEVIANCE
TO CHILD KILLER --
NOT A HUGE LEAP.
YOU MADE IT,
AND SO WILL THE PUBLIC.
[ Chuckling ] BEN, BEN,
THIS COULD HELP YOU --
BOTCH THE INVESTIGATION,
CORNELL -SHE GETS A BLACK EYE.
NO, I'M NOT GONNA RUIN
THEIR LIVES TO SAVE MINE!
OKAY.
I COULD BE CONVINCED
NOT TO RUN THE STORY
IF I HAD A BETTER ONE.
LIKE YOUR EXCLUSIVE.
THERE IS NO STORY.
I'M NOT GUILTY.
THERE'S ALWAYS A STORY.
IT JUST DEPENDS IF YOU
WANT TO LOOK GOOD OR BAD.
I MEAN,
YOU TOOK A POLYGRAPH.
NOW, I'M GUESSING
IF YOU PASSED,
YOU WOULD HAVE RELEASED
THE RESULTS TO THE PRESS.
WHY ARE YOU
DOING THIS TO ME?
IT'S NOT ABOUT YOU.
YOU'RE JUST A CASUALTY OF WAR.
JOE, VANESSA,
THERE'S A REPORTER.
HE FOUND OUT
ABOUT YOUR STORY.
[ SIGHS ]
AND I'M SORRY.
I'M SORRY.
[ INDISTINCT SHOUTING ]
Man:
YOU WANT TO TALK TO US TODAY?
[ SHOUTING CONTINUES ]
Man #2:
WHAT'S THE SITUATION?
Man #3: BEN!
Man #4: BEN!
[ CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKS ]
Woman: MR. CRAWFORD,
WHAT IS YOUR CONNECTION
TO THE RICHARDSONS?
MR. CRAWFORD?
Man: COME ON!
[ DOOR OPENS ]
EXCUSE ME. I'LL BE
OUT OF YOUR HAIR IN A
MINUTE, IF THAT'S COOL.
DUDE, IS THERE ANY WAY
I CAN GET YOU TO FORGIVE ME?
[ SIGHS ]
MORE.
I'VE BEEN A...
TOTAL ASS.
GO ON.
[ SIGHS ]
I SWEAR TO GOD,
IF THERE'S ANYTHING I CAN DO,
YEAH...
...ANYTHING
I CAN GET YOU...
...I MADE A LIST.
OKAY.
SERIOUSLY? HOW MANY
DIFFERENT WAYS DO I DIE?
SEVERAL.
IS THAT A HATCHET?
IT'S A VIKING BATTLE AX,
BEN.
[ SIGHS ]
IT'S A LONG LIST.
SO,
READ THE TOP FOUR.
NUMBER ONE, BEER.
NUMBER TWO, BEER.
YEAH.
NUMBER --
KEEP READING.
IT'S ALL BEER.
[ CHUCKLES ] I'M KIDDING.
AND I DIDN'T SAY SQUAT
TO CORNELL, OKAY?
SHE WAS LIKE, "SPILL IT,"
AND I WAS LIKE, "NAW, PIG."
[ Chuckling ] ACTUALLY, IT
DIDN'T -DIDN'T GO DOWN LIKE
THAT AT ALL, BUT, UH...
OH, SHE WANTED TO KNOW
IF YOU HAD A BLUE JACKET.
WOMAN'S AN OYSTER,
BUT I'M THINKING THAT THE KILLER
HAD A BLUE JACKET.
THANKS.
YEAH.
MAN, I KNOW
I'VE BEEN ACTING CRAZY.
YEAH.
BUT I STILL
CAN'T REMEMBER THAT NIGHT.
CORNELL'S ALL OVER ME.
MAYBE I'M JUST PARANOID.
NO, MAN, SHE -SHE DEFINITELY
HAS WOOD FOR YOU, BUT...
I GOT YOUR BACK, OKAY?
REMEMBER THAT.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO GO.
YEAH, I DO.
I GOT A STUDIO.
[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]
I'M READY FOR MY CLOSE-UP,
PARASITES!
WHERE DO YOU WANT ME -HERE?
Woman: YEAH.
RIGHT HERE? YOU GOT ME?
GREAT.
BACK OFF!
[ CAR DOOR OPENS, CLOSES ]
[ ENGINE TURNS OVER ]
[ CAMERA SHUTTERS CLICKING ]
[ HORN HONKS ]
THEY'RE GONE,
YOU KNOW?
I WASN'T
TRYING TO HURT THEM.
YET YOU DID.
I WAS INTRIGUED BY THE CHOICE
OF WORDS YOU USED, THOUGH.
WITH THE DOCTOR.
"YOU MURDERED MY SON, AND YOU
USED MY FLASHLIGHT TO DO IT."
YOU CAME ALL THIS WAY
TO SAY THAT?
DID YOU CALL JESS MURPHY
THE NIGHT TOM WAS KILLED?
NO.
YOU SURE?
ABSOLUTELY.
I ONLY ASK AGAIN
BECAUSE YOUR MEMORY SEEMS TO BE
SO CONVENIENTLY UNRELIABLE.
DO YOU KNOW
A-A SARAH JENKINS?
NO.
WELL, JESS AND SARAH
SHARE ALMOST THE SAME
TELEPHONE NUMBER.
WHAT DOES THAT
HAVE TO DO WITH ME?
WELL, I PULLED
YOUR CELLPHONE RECORDS,
AND ON SARAH JENKINS' VOICEMAIL
THE NIGHT TOM WAS MURDERED...
[ BEEP ]
...YOU LEFT THIS MESSAGE.
[ Indistinct conversations ]
BEN: [ Slurring ]
Jess, it's me, Ben.
Listen, I-I don't know
what's gonna happen tomorrow.
I just wanted --
I just wanted to say...
I'm sorry.
CAN YOU EXPLAIN THAT,
MR. CRAWFORD?
"SECRETS AND LIES"...
Ben: MY FLASHLIGHT CAME BACK.
Dave: DO YOU EVEN KNOW
IF THE FLASHLIGHT
IS THE MURDER WEAPON?
IT IS.
WHY DO YOU HAVE
THE PREGNANCY TEST?
I'VE NEVER
CHEATED ON YOU.
WHOSE IS IT?
PROCESS OF ELIMINATION.
IT'S NOT CHRISTY'S.
IT'S NOT ABBY'S.
OKAY.
NO!
YOU COME NEAR MY DAUGHTER AGAIN,
AND I WILL KILL YOU.
I HATE YOU.
THAT'S ENOUGH.
LITTLE DRUNK.
[ Yawning ]
WHAT UP, G?
IT'S NOT WHAT YOU THINK,
ALL RIGHT?
YOU'RE MAKING
A REALLY BIG MISTAKE HERE.
BIGGEST MISTAKE I EVER MADE
WAS HAVING YOU FOR A FRIEND!
YOU NEED A RIDE,
MR. LINDSEY?
Shaw: THE BOY LIVED
ON A DEAD-END STREET,
NO FORCED ENTRY,
KILLED NOT FAR FROM HOME,
WITH BOOTS AND JACKET ON.
THINK A 5-YEAR-OLD LEFT
IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT,
WITHOUT MAKING A SOUND,
WITH SOMEONE HE DIDN'T TRUST?
YOU'VE PROFILED CASES LIKE THIS
BEFORE AT THE FBI.
WHAT POSSIBLE MOTIVE
COULD ANYONE HAVE
FOR KILLING
THIS YOUNG BOY?
JEALOUSY OR SEX.
REALLY?
OVER A 5-YEAR-OLD?
ABOUT HALF
OF CHILD-ABDUCTION HOMICIDES
TURN OUT TO BE
SEXUALLY MOTIVATED.
PEDOPHILES AVOID DETECTION
BY APPEARING NORMAL.
THEY'RE YOUR BABYSITTER,
TEACHER, NEXT-DOOR NEIGHBOR.
WHY WOULDN'T
POLICE TELL US
IF THERE WAS EVIDENCE
OF SEXUAL ABUSE?
YOU DON'T ALWAYS
FIND TRACE EVIDENCE.
IF TOM MURPHY WAS GROOMED INTO
SEX ACTS BY A FAMILY FRIEND...
WHY ARE YOU WATCHING THAT?
HOW'S NAT?
...NO ONE WOULD EV--
[ TV TURNS OFF ]
I'VE GOT HER PHONE
AND HER LAPTOP.
IF SHE WON'T TALK TO US,
SHE DOESN'T GET TO TALK
TO HER FRIENDS.
AS FAR AS I KNOW, SHE HASN'T
TAKEN THE PREGNANCY TEST YET.
WHY AREN'T
YOU RUNNING TODAY?
I'M GONNA GO LATER.
[ SIGHS ]
EVERY TIME
I FOLLOW MY ROUTINE,
CORNELL SHOWS UP
TO PAW THROUGH MY STUFF.
[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]
I'LL GET IT.
READY?
YEAH.
Ben: FOR WHAT?
TAKING MY SISTER
TO BREAKFAST.
IS THIS WHY
YOU'RE RUSHING ME OUT?
Abby: MOM!
I'LL BE RIGHT BACK.
WHERE'S
THE HAIR DRYER?
SO,
HOW YOU HOLDING UP?
[ DOOR CLOSES ]
BEEN HARD ON CHRISTY
AND THE GIRLS.
WHAT'S WORSE,
THEY COULD LOSE EVERYTHING.
WHAT ARE YOU
TALKING ABOUT?
WELL, A CIVIL SUIT
USUALLY FOLLOWS
A CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION.
THIS IS
NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS.
I CAN TAKE CARE OF MY FAMILY
JUST FINE.
THEN DO
THE DECENT THING --
PUT YOUR ASSETS IN A TRUST FUND
BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE.
YOU THINK
I'M GOING TO PRISON?
EVERYBODY THINKS
YOU'RE GOING TO PRISON.
[ BREATHING HEAVILY ]
[ COE 24K's "A DIFFERENCE"
PLAYING IN DISTANCE ]
? A LYRICAL NUISANCE,
DON'T DO NOTHING STUPID ?
? LIKE KILLING YA CAREER,
SAYING SOMETHING FOOLISH ?
? DON'T LET NOTHING SLIP,
IF YOU'RE NOT CONFIDENT ?
? HERE'S SOME INCENTIVE, I -?
[ MUSIC STOPS ]
Vanessa: HOW COULD YOU?!
THIS IS MALCOLM'S!
STOP JUST
DOING THINGS LIKE THIS!
VANESSA, WE HAVE TO TRY TO GET
OVER THIS AT SOME POINT!
HOW DARE YOU!
[ INDISTINCT SHOUTING ]
[ SIGHS ]
13 DAYS. YOU'D HAVE THOUGHT
THEY'D MOVED ON BY NOW, EH?
YEAH.
WHAT HAPPENED?
I-I -I GOT IN THE MIDDLE
OF SOMETHING.
DIDN'T WORK OUT TOO WELL
BY THE LOOKS OF IT.
WHY DON'T YOU
DROP BY THE OFFICE?
I'LL FIX IT UP
FOR YOU.
OKAY, I'LL COME BY
AFTER WORK.
[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]
OH, HERE COME
THE VULTURES.
SEE YA.
[ INDISTINCT SHOUTING ]
[ SIGHS ]
NAT...
I'M AN IDIOT.
THE FIRST THING
I SHOULD HAVE SAID IS,
IT'S GONNA BE OKAY, THAT
YOUR MOTHER AND I LOVE YOU...
THAT WE'LL BELIEVE
WHATEVER YOU TELL US.
OKAY.
HONEY,
IF DAVE TOUCHED YOU...
[ SCOFFS ]
...I NEED TO KNOW!
NAT!
NATALIE!
AT THIS RATE, YOU'RE GONNA
RUN OUT OF PEOPLE TO ACCUSE.
DAVE'S A JACKASS,
NOT A PERVERT.
[ BEEP ]
I KNOW WHAT I SAW.
[ DOORBELL RINGS ]
YOU'VE KNOWN HIM
SINCE HIGH SCHOOL.
PEOPLE CHANGE.
SO, HE DID IT,
JUST LIKE THAT?
[ SIGHS ]
MRS. CRAWFORD.
I WAS JUST STARTING
TO MISS YOU.
SHAME,
I'M NOT HERE FOR YOU.
[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]
Natalie: GO AWAY.
THERE'S SOMEONE HERE
TO SEE YOU.
[ FOOTSTEPS APPROACHING ]
[ LOCK CLICKS ]
HI, NATALIE.
CAN WE TALK?
OKAY.
DO THEY
HAVE TO BE HERE?
YOU'RE A MINOR,
SO, YES, THEY DO.
NOW, WHERE WERE YOU TWO NIGHTS
BEFORE TOM MURPHY WAS KILLED?
WHY DOES THAT MATTER?
EVERYTHING MATTERS.
TOM'S MURDER
WAS PREMEDITATED,
SO I NEED TO KNOW
WHO HAD ACCESS TO HIM,
WHEN THEY HAD IT,
AND HOW OFTEN.
IT'S A SIMPLE QUESTION.
WERE YOU BABY-SITTING TOM
THAT NIGHT?
OF COURSE SHE WAS.
REALLY?
ACTUALLY, SHE WASN'T.
RIGHT?
NOW, AS I SAID
TO YOUR PARENTS,
YOU CAN ANSWER QUESTIONS HERE
OR GO DOWNTOWN WITH ME.
IT'S NOT LIKE
I ABANDONED TOM.
VANESSA
WAS WATCHING HIM.
MRS. RICHARDSON.
WHAT?
WHERE THE HELL
WERE YOU?!
AFTER TOM
FELL ASLEEP...
VANESSA CAME OVER TO WATCH HIM
SO I COULD GO TO A CONCERT
WITH COOPER.
[ SIGHS ]
[ SIGHS ]
SATISFIED, DETECTIVE?
ABSOLUTELY.
[ INDISTINCT SHOUTING ]
Man:
DETECTIVE, ANY STATEMENT?
[ DOOR CLOSES ]
HELP US OUT HERE!
YEAH, WE'RE STILL WAITING.
WHAT DID NAT SAY?
[ SIGHS ]
SHE APOLOGIZED FOR EVERYTHING.
SHE DIDN'T SAY
A DAMN THING.
CLAMMED UP THE MINUTE
CORNELL WALKED OUT.
DO YOU THINK...
IS NAT A SUSPECT?
NO.
I'M PRETTY SURE CORNELL'S
JUST SCREWING WITH ME.
AGAIN.
WHAT?
WHERE ARE YOU GOING?
I'M GONNA FIND OUT WHAT ELSE
OUR DAUGHTER LIED ABOUT.
Woman: SCOTT MURPHY'S
BEEN CLEARED
BY POLICE FOR TOM'S MURDER.
HAVE YOU?
Man: WHY DID THEY QUESTION
YOUR FRIEND DAVE?
WHAT CAN YOU TELL US,
BEN?
[ INDISTINCT SHOUTING ]
HEY, BEN! COME ON!
[ DOORBELL RINGING ]
BEN?
HEY.
WE NEED TO TALK.
YOU KNOW, IT IS HARD ENOUGH
RAISING A TEENAGER
WITHOUT YOUR NEIGHBORS
COVERING FOR THEM.
YOU WATCHED TOM SO NATALIE
COULD SNEAK OFF TO A CONCERT.
OH, I'M SORRY.
I-I THOUGHT YOU KNEW.
NEXT TIME,
CHECK WITH US FIRST.
THERE WON'T BE
A NEXT TIME.
ARE YOU OKAY?
JUST PEACHY.
YOU?
THAT WAS
AT TOM'S SHRINE.
IT DIDN'T BELONG THERE.
[ SNIFFLES ]
IT WAS OUR SON,
MALCOLM'S.
I...DIDN'T KNOW
YOU HAD A SON.
TODAY IS HIS BIRTHDAY.
HE WAS TAKEN FROM US.
I'M SORRY.
WOULD YOU LIKE
TO SEE MALCOLM?
[ CHUCKLES ]
[ SNIFFLES ]
I NEED ANOTHER.
WOULD YOU LIKE ONE?
UH, NO, I'M OKAY.
[ REFRIGERATOR DOOR OPENS ]
[ ICE CLINKING ]
[ GLASSES CLINKING ]
[ LIQUID POURING ]
VANESSA, I THINK I WILL
HAVE THAT DRINK.
OKAY.
[ BEEPING ]
[ CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKS ]
[ CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKS ]
YOU SAID
WE WERE GONNA PAINT.
WE ARE.
JUST A QUICK STOP
AT DR. RICHARDSON'S.
I THOUGHT
YOU WERE OKAY.
I AM. HE JUST WANTS TO
TREAT MY CUT RIGHT AWAY
SO IT HEALS FASTER.
[ CHILDREN LAUGHING ]
ALL RIGHT. YEAH.
[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]
YOU'RE PROBABLY
THE OLDEST PATIENT
DR. RICHARDSON'S
EVER HAD.
PROBABLY.
YOU DON'T
NEED TO BE NERVOUS.
YOU JUST HAVE TO
HOLD STILL.
Ben: ALL RIGHT, BIG BOY,
HOLD STILL.
HOLD STILL, AND...
[ CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKS ]
...NICE!
THE FISH IS A KEEPER.
I'M NOT SURE ABOUT THE PICTURE.
LET ME GET HIM
OFF THE LINE HERE.
WHAT HAPPENS
IF WE DON'T PUT HIM BACK?
WELL, HE'LL DIE.
WILL HE
GO TO HEAVEN?
NO, SILLY!
IT'S DINNER!
HEY, ABBY,
CAREFUL THERE!
IF YOU FELL IN,
THAT CURRENT'S STRONG.
Natalie:
IT COULD WASH YOU AWAY.
HEY --
HE'S NOT READY
TO BE DEAD.
Man: ALL RIGHT.
ALL RIGHT, THAT'S GOOD.
WELL, NO FLOATERS.
NO SIGN OF CONCUSSION,
BUT I'M GLAD YOU CAME IN.
DO YOU THINK --
I-I SAW ON THE NEWS --
IT COULD HAVE BEEN A NEIGHBOR
THAT KILLED TOM?
[ CHUCKLES ]
WELL...
THE PRESS KNOW EVEN LESS
THAN THE POLICE DO.
THEY JUST MAKE THINGS UP
AS THEY GO ALONG...
...HURTING INNOCENT PEOPLE,
RUINING LIVES.
DID YOU KNOW
TOM WAS YOURS?
I'M SORRY.
UM, I HAVE NO BUSINESS
ASKING THAT QUESTION.
IT'S OKAY.
I DIDN'T...
UNTIL AFTER.
IT MUST HAVE BEEN
DEVASTATING.
YOU PROBABLY
HAVE SOME IDEA.
I MEAN, AFTER MALCOLM
WAS TAKEN FROM YOU.
VANESSA TOLD ME.
MALCOLM WASN'T TAKEN,
BEN.
HE DIED.
I'M SORRY.
I WISH
I COULD TELL YOU
THAT THE PAIN OF LOSING A CHILD
GOES AWAY...
BUT IT DOESN'T.
VANESSA AND I
JUST HAVE DIFFERENT WAYS
OF DEALING WITH IT.
SO, YOU PUT THE BUNNY
AT TOM'S SHRINE?
LEAVING IT FOR TOM
MADE SENSE TO ME --
ANOTHER STEP
TOWARDS LETTING GO.
BUT VANESSA'S
NOT READY.
YOU'RE A SOCCER FAN,
HUH?
NO, BEN. THAT...
IS FOOTBALL.
RIGHT.
ALL RIGHT,
STEADY, STEADY.
[ FOOTSTEPS APPROACHING ]
NO, NO, THAT WASN'T
THE DEAL, CHLOE.
I GAVE YOU CHRISTMAS DAY
SO THAT I COULD HAVE --
THAT'S GOOD, THAT'S GOOD.
FINE. FINE.
JUST LIKE --
I'M GONNA LET GO.
ALL RIGHT,
YOU'RE ON YOUR OWN.
ABBY. ABBY, I'VE GOT SOME SNACKS
OUT FRONT IF YOU'RE INTERESTED.
GO ON.
NO -BUT -NO,
BUT THAT'S NOT...
WHAT...HAPPENED.
Y-CHLOE.
CHLOE.
FINE. FINE!
[ BEEP ]
[ SIGHS ]
GUESS I'LL BE GOING
BACK TO FAMILY COURT.
MAN, NO DOUBT MY EX WILL
LIE HER ASS OFF TO WIN CUSTODY.
AND WHO WILL SUFFER?
MY KIDS, MY REPUTATION.
GUILTY WHETHER
YOU DID IT OR NOT.
YEAH, WELL, THAT'S WHY
I'M GOING TO COURT --
FIGHT THE GOOD FIGHT.
LOOK, YOU SHOULD
GO TO THE PRESS,
SET THE RECORD
STRAIGHT.
THE PRESS DON'T WANT THE TRUTH.
THEY WANT A GOOD STORY.
THEN GIVE THEM YOURS.
NO ONE KNOWS YOU'RE INNOCENT
UNTIL YOU TELL THEM.
Abby:
THE POLICE DO.
MY DAD TOOK A LIE-DETECTOR TEST
TO PROVE IT.
HE DIDN'T DO ANYTHING.
WELL, GOOD FOR YOU,
STICKING UP FOR YOUR OLD MAN.
SOMEONE HAS TO.
EVERYWHERE WE GO,
PEOPLE STARE AT US -SO MEAN.
OKAY, ABBY,
MR. FENTON'S A BUSY MAN.
HE'S GOT WORK TO DO.
AND SO DO YOU, MISSY.
COME ON.
HOW DID YOU KNOW
ABOUT THE LIE-DETECTOR TEST?
I HEARD YOU AND MOM.
ABBY...
I KNOW.
I SHOULDN'T LISTEN TO
OTHER PEOPLE'S CONVERSATIONS.
AND REPEATING IT,
ESPECIALLY TO STRANGERS,
THAT'S WORSE.
I JUST WANT EVERYONE
TO KNOW THE TRUTH, DADDY.
YOU DIDN'T KILL TOM.
THEY WILL, MONKEY.
SOON ENOUGH.
BUT SOME THINGS
YOU JUST DON'T REPEAT, OKAY?
[ CAMERA SHUTTERS CLICKING ]
[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]
MOM, DID YOU
GET THE TICKETS?
Christy:
WE'LL GET THEM THERE!
SURE YOU DON'T
WANT TO COME, DAD?
NAH, YOU AND MOM GO.
HAVE A GIRLS' NIGHT.
NAT'S STILL UP THERE?
YEAH,
LOCKED IN HER ROOM.
HOW MANY MORE YEARS
OF TEENAGERS DO WE HAVE?
MM.
I DON'T EVEN WANT TO THINK ABOUT
WHAT THIS ONE'S GONNA BE LIKE.
HEY. I'M THE GOOD ONE.
[ CHUCKLES ]
I DON'T HAVE SEX
OR SNEAK COOPER INTO MY ROOM
OR DRINK BEER WITH MY STUPID
FRIENDS IN THE WOODS.
THAT WAS BEFORE...
WHEN SHE...
YEAH, NEVER MIND.
LET'S GET GOING.
HAVE FUN.
[ BEEP ]
[ SCOFFS ]
Hardwicke:
I TOOK YOUR CALL BECAUSE
YOUR STORY'S GAINING MOMENTUM,
EVEN ACROSS THE POND HERE,
AND I AM SURE THAT THE GUARDIN
WOULD BE VERY INTERESTED
IN HEARING WHATEVER IT IS
THAT YOU HAVE TO SAY.
UH, YEAH, NO COMMENT.
I'M NOT REALLY
IN THE HABIT
OF SHARING MY RESEARCH
WITH MY PEERS.
MR. CRAWFORD, I'M SURE YOU'LL
AGREE THAT'S BAD BUSINESS.
I'M NOT A PEER.
I'M A WORRIED FATHER.
MR. HARDWICKE, PLEASE...
YOUR ARTICLES SAY HE WAS FIRED
FOR SEXUAL MISCONDUCT,
BUT YOU NEVER SAY EXACTLY
WHAT DR. RAWLINGS DID.
I DIDN'T SPECIFY THE NATURE
OF THE SEXUAL MISCONDUCT
BECAUSE...
I DIDN'T KNOW IT.
HE WAS SACKED AFTER A CLOSED
HEARING IN FAMILY COURT.
MAGISTRATES ORDERED
THE RECORD SEALED.
IS THAT UNUSUAL?
ACTUALLY, IT'S MANDATORY
IN CERTAIN SENSITIVE CASES.
CASES
INVOLVING CHILDREN.
IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE
YOU CAN REMEMBER?
RUMOR WAS, WHATEVER IT WAS
RAWLINGS WAS INTO,
SO WAS HIS WIFE.
Ben: THEIR SOCIAL SERVICES
GOT INVOLVED.
THERE'S ONLY ONE REASON
THEY SEAL THE RECORD --
IT'S CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE.
SO YOU THINK THE DOCTOR
ABUSED KIDS OVERSEAS?
I-I THINK HIS WIFE
MIGHT BE INVOLVED, TOO.
I'M GONNA
CONTACT THE BRITS,
PULL THE SEALED FILES
OFF THE SYSTEM.
YOU NEED ANYTHING?
[ POLICE RADIO CHATTER ]
[ SIGHS ]
YOU TRYING
TO GO AROUND ME?
[ SIGHS ]
[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]
I WAS HOPING SOMEONE IN SEX
CRIMES MIGHT ACTUALLY LISTEN.
WELL, YOU HAVE
MY UNDIVIDED ATTENTION.
YEAH,
THAT'S THE PROBLEM.
UH, YOU'RE
SO FOCUSED ON ME,
YOU'RE NOT LOOKING
FOR ANYONE ELSE.
RICHARDSON WAS FIRED
FOR SEXUAL MISCONDUCT.
HIS DEAD SON
WAS BEATEN.
HE MOVES HERE,
HE CHANGES HIS NAME,
AND THEN TOM'S
BEATEN TO DEATH,
AND YOU DON'T THINK
THAT'S WORTH LOOKING INTO?!
WHAT MAKES YOU THINK
I HAVEN'T?
I'LL TELL YOU THIS --
THE RECEIPT THAT YOUR WIFE
SO GRACIOUSLY PROVIDED
SHOWS THAT YOUR
MISSING FLASHLIGHT...
[ SIGHS ]
...IS THE EXACT SAME MAKE AND
MODEL AS THE MURDER WEAPON.
UNLESS I'M THE ONLY ONE WHO OWNS
ONE, IT DOESN'T PROVE A THING.
ALL WE WANT
ARE ANSWERS.
YOU'RE GOING AFTER ME.
MEANWHILE, JOE AND VANESSA
ARE LYING ABOUT WHO THEY ARE.
EVERYBODY LIES.
YOU SHOULD KNOW THAT.
NATALIE, FOR INSTANCE.
LEAVE MY DAUGHTER
OUT OF THIS.
HAVE I DONE
SOMETHING TO YOU?
ME? NO.
THIS IS A FRIENDLY CONVERSATION.
YOU'RE FREE TO LEAVE.
[ SIGHS ]
SHE WASN'T WITH COOPER
THE NIGHT OF THE CONCERT.
WHO WAS SHE WITH?
YOU SHOULD ASK
YOUR FRIEND DAVE.
HE'S STILL YOUR FRIEND,
RIGHT?
[ TV CHATTER ]
HEY, MRS. LINDSEY.
25 YEARS, YOU STILL
WON'T CALL ME "ELLIE"?
[ BOTH CHUCKLE ]
GOD, YOU LOOK AWFUL.
I'M OKAY.
UH, I NEED TO TALK TO DAVE.
IS HE AROUND?
YEAH.
NO SURPRISE
THAT CRYSTAL OF YOURS
AIN'T BEEN TAKING
GOOD CARE OF YOU.
IT'S CHRISTY.
WHATEVER HAPPENED TO KELLY,
THAT ONE YOU USED TO RUN WITH?
ALWAYS LIKED THAT ONE.
I'D RATHER
PASS A GALLSTONE
THAN BELIEVE ANY OF THAT TRASH
THEY'RE SAYING ABOUT YOU ON TV.
[ SIGHS ]
Dave:
WHAT DID I DO NOW?!
YOU HAVE A VISITOR.
HURRY UP.
BEST STAND BACK.
WHAT'S GOING ON
WITH YOU TWO?
WE HAD A FIGHT.
AS IF I COULDN'T HAVE
FIGURED THAT OUT MYSELF.
HE IS AN IDIOT
AND YOU'RE AN IDIOT,
SO MAKES PERFECT SENSE
YOU'RE BEST FRIENDS.
[ DOOR OPENS ]
[ TOILET FLUSHES ]
WHAT, MAN?
YOU WANT TO APOLOGIZE?
NO.
YOU TOOK NATALIE
TO A CONCERT.
NO.
OKAY, SHE ASKED ME TO SCORE HER
TICKETS FOR THE CONCERT.
COOPER FLAKED
AT THE LAST MINUTE.
SHE WAS GONNA GO ALONE,
SO I TOOK HER
'CAUSE I'M LOOKING OUT FOR HER.
OH, LIKE YOU DID
IN MY GUESTHOUSE?
MAN, IF YOU TALKED
TO NATALIE, THEN...
YOU KNOW
ABOUT THE CONCERT
AND YOU KNOW
THAT NOTHING HAPPENED.
CORNELL TOLD ME
ABOUT THE CONCERT,
AND I CAME HERE TO SEE
WHAT ELSE YOU TOLD HER!
SO I'M A PERVERT
AND A SNITCH AND WHAT ELSE?
DUDE, I'M --
I'M NOT KIDDING!
TELL ME
WHAT YOU TOLD CORNELL!
YOU'RE CRAZY, MAN.
YOU'RE GOING AROUND,
YOU'RE ACCUSING EVERYBODY
LIKE A LUNATIC.
CAN'T YOU SEE
WHAT YOU'RE DOING TO EVERYBODY?
WHAT THE HELL
IS HAPPENING TO YOU?
YOU DON'T GET IT.
YEAH, NO.
HOW CAN I UNDERSTAND
WHAT IT'S LIKE
TO BE ACCUSED
OF SOMETHING I DIDN'T DO?
I HELD NATALIE IN MY ARMS
THE DAY SHE WAS BORN, MAN.
I-I DON'T GET HOW YOU THINK
THAT I COULD EVEN...
DO SOMETHING LIKE THAT
TO HER,
THAT I COULD DO
SOMETHING LIKE THAT TO YOU.
YOU'RE MY --
YOU'RE -[ SIGHS ]
YOU WERE
MY BEST FRIEND.
YOU WERE MY ONLY
FRIEND.
AND NOW WE'RE DONE.
JUST GET OUT OF HERE,
PLEASE,
BEFORE I REALLY
GET ANGRY.
GET OUT!
GET OUT OF HERE.
JUST GET OUT OF HERE!
[ BIRDS CHIRPING ]
WHEN WE WERE...
...DID YOU TAKE
A HOME PREGNANCY TEST?
THE FIRST TIME.
THE SECOND TIME,
I JUST...
KNEW.
ARE THEY ACCURATE?
[ SCOFFS ]
OH, THANK GOD I'M NOT THE ONLY
ONE OBSESSING OVER THIS.
[ SIGHS ]
REMEMBER WHEN THEY WERE LITTLE
AND ALL I HAD TO DO
WAS JUST HOLD THEM DOWN
AND MAKE THEM DO IT?
[ BOTH CHUCKLE ]
SO EASY THEN.
[ Laughing ] YEAH.
[ SIGHS ] WHY WON'T SHE
JUST GET IT OVER WITH?
PROBABLY BECAUSE
SHE'S AS TERRIFIED
OF THE ANSWER AS WE ARE.
SHE'S ACTING LIKE EVERYTHING'S
FINE, SO WHO KNOWS? MAYBE IT IS.
OR MAYBE WE
HAVE TO RAISE ANOTHER KID.
OH,
CHANGED MY MIND.
I DON'T WANT TO KNOW.
[ CHUCKLES ]
WE'LL FIGURE IT OUT.
WE ALWAYS DO.
WHEN IT COMES TO THE KIDS, WE
ALMOST KNOW WHAT WE'RE DOING.
[ BOTH CHUCKLE ]
MM.
[ CHUCKLES ]
[ SIGHS ]
WELL, I GUESS THERE'S NO POINT
IN WORRYING UNTIL WE KNOW.
I ALMOST FORGOT --
UH, VANESSA INVITED US
TO A DINNER PARTY TONIGHT.
SHE HELPED NATALIE
LIE TO US.
DINNER PARTY'S
NOT GONNA FIX THAT.
JOE AND VANESSA ARE THE ONLY
ONES WHO HAVE SUPPORTED US
SINCE THIS WHOLE NIGHTMARE
STARTED.
I'LL GET OVER IT,
BUT NOT BY TONIGHT, NO.
SORRY.
[ KEYBOARD CLACKING ]
[ CHUCKLES ]
THE ONE TIME
I'M NOT PROCRASTINATING.
OH, I'M SORRY, MAN.
NO, NO,
IT'S -IT'S FINE.
HOW GOOD ARE YOU AT FINDING OUT
STUFF ABOUT PEOPLE?
UH, WHAT DO YOU
WANT TO KNOW?
NO, I MEAN, IF YOU COULD JUST
GIVE ME SOME POINTERS AND --
PROBABLY EASIER
IF I JUST DID IT.
THERE'S THIS DOCTOR,
JOSEPH RAWLINGS,
BUT HE CHANGED HIS NAME IN 2007
WHEN HE CAME HERE FROM ENGLAND.
NOW IT'S RICHARDSON.
SO, WHAT ARE YOU
LOOKING FOR?
I WANT TO FIND OUT
ABOUT A FAMILY COURT HEARING
IN MANCHESTER,
BUT IT'S SEALED.
OH, WELL, UH,
NOT EVEN PROSECUTORS
CAN UNTIE TAPE
THAT RED.
WHAT DID HE DO?
I'M NOT SURE.
HE AND HIS WIFE WERE INVOLVED IN
SOME KIND OF SEXUAL MISCONDUCT.
I KNOW HE WAS FIRED
BECAUSE OF IT.
THEN HE CHANGED HIS NAME,
HE MOVED HERE, AND...
HE WAS TOM MURPHY'S
DOCTOR.
OH. [ SIGHS ]
YOU WANT TO FIND OUT
IF HE DID ANYTHING TO YOUR KID.
THE COURT HEARING
MAY BE SEALED,
BUT MEDICAL-BOARD HEARINGS
AREN'T.
NOW, IT WON'T BE EASY --
DOCTORS PROTECT EACH OTHER.
BUT, UM...
LET ME SEE
WHAT I CAN DIG UP.
ARE YOU SURE?
YEAH, NO,
IT'S NO TROUBLE AT ALL.
LISTEN...
HOW WELL
DO YOU KNOW THIS GUY?
HE'S A NEIGHBOR.
TWO WEEKS AGO, I WOULD HAVE
CALLED HIM A FRIEND.
SO YOU'VE BEEN
INSIDE HIS HOUSE?
SURE.
HERE'S THE THING --
IF HE HAS A HISTORY
OF SEX WITH KIDS,
THEN HE'S PROBABLY
COLLECTED STUFF,
YOU KNOW, UM, LOCKS OF HAIR,
SMALL TOYS, CLOTHES --
SOME KIND OF TROPHY.
CHRISTY, IT'S ME.
I CHANGED MY MIND
ABOUT DINNER.
I'LL BE HOME SOON.
[ BEEP ]
STUNNING.
JUST GIVE ME
10 MINUTES.
[ DOOR CLOSES ]
[ WATER RUNNING ]
HMM.
[ LAUGHTER ]
[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATION ]
EVERYONE,
BEN AND CHRISTY.
HEY!
UH, WE'RE ON THE RED.
IS THAT OKAY?
YEAH, IT'S GREAT.
UH, JULIE AND BRYAN,
RAQUEL AND ANDREW.
All: HI.
GOOD TO MEET YOU, BEN.
YOU TOO.
TERRIBLE WHAT THE, UH,
PRESS IS DOING TO YOU.
HMM.
AH.
OH, THEY THRIVE
ON WITCH-HUNTS.
BRYAN, YOU COULD
AT LEAST RAMP UP.
TALK ABOUT
THIS UNSEASONABLE WEATHER.
IT'S OKAY.
[ CHUCKLES ]
IT'S BETTER THAN THE USUAL
STARES AND HUSHED GOSSIP.
THANK YOU.
[ CHUCKLES ]
SO, BEN...
HOW ABOUT
THIS HEAT WAVE?
OH! YEAH.
[ LAUGHTER ]
[ THUNDER RUMBLING ]
[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATION ]
[ LAUGHTER ]
Andrew:
WE'VE BEEN TOGETHER TWO YEARS.
IT JUST FEELS LIKE 30.
Raquel: EASY.
Bryan: CAN'T BE 30.
UH, RAQUEL'S NOT OLD ENOUGH.
Julie: BRYAN!
[ LAUGHTER ]
Andrew: SO, BEN, HOW LONG
HAVE YOU TWO BEEN TOGETHER?
20 YEARS.
WOW. HOW DID YOU MEET?
OH.
YOU WANT TO TELL IT?
YOU ALWAYS SAY I MESS IT UP,
SO YOU TELL IT.
OH, COME ON.
[ LAUGHTER ]
OKAY, FINE.
[ CHUCKLES ]
FRESHMAN YEAR, I, UH --
I FOUND THIS RESTAURANT
THAT HAD A MEAL THAT WAS
REALLY GREAT FOR UNDER 20 BUCKS,
AND THERE WAS THIS WAITER
THAT KEPT SCREWING UP MY ORDER.
I WASN'T SCREWING UP.
I WAS STALLING.
OH, YOU HAD TO WORK UP
THE NERVE TO ASK ME OUT.
I WENT BACK FOUR TIMES.
[ LAUGHTER ]
PERSISTENT -I LIKE IT.
WELL...
[ LAUGHTER ]
WOULD YOU EXCUSE ME?
[ LAUGHTER ]
MM, UPSTAIRS
ON THE LEFT-HAND SIDE.
I MEAN...
Woman: WE COULDN'T
HAVE INVENTED THIS STORY.
[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATION ]
WOW!
YEAH.
[ CONVERSATION, LAUGHTER
CONTINUE IN DISTANCE ]
[ THUNDER RUMBLING ]
[ LAUGHTER ]
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
[ DRAWER CLOSES ]
WHY DID YOU AND VANESSA
LEAVE ENGLAND?
THAT'S AN ODD QUESTION
FOR SOMEONE WHO'S
RIFLING THROUGH MY DESK.
WHY DID YOU
CHANGE YOUR NAME?
LEAVE.
NOT UNTIL
I GET ANSWERS.
HAVE YOU LOST
YOUR MIND?!
YOU WERE FIRED
FOR SEXUAL MISCONDUCT.
YOU'RE MY KIDS' DOCTOR.
WHAT DID YOU DO,
AND WHAT ARE YOU RUNNING FROM?
GET OUT OF MY HOUSE.
WHY DID YOU LOSE CUSTODY
OF YOUR SON?
I SAW THE PICTURES
AND THE BRUISES.
[ GASPS ]
IF YOU KEPT QUIET, VANESSA,
YOU'RE NO BETTER!
THAT WAS YOUR SON!
BEN, WHAT
ARE YOU DOING?!
WHAT HAPPENED
TO MALCOLM?
I LOVED MY SON,
AND I NEVER HURT HIM!
WHAT ABOUT TOM?
DID YOU TOUCH HIM,
AND HE THREATENED TO TELL
SO YOU HAD TO BEAT HIM?!
BEN!
HOW DARE YOU?
I NEVER TOUCHED TOM.
YOU'RE A LIAR.
YOU MURDERED MY SON,
AND YOU USED
MY FLASHLIGHT TO DO IT!
[ DOOR OPENS ]
I'M -I'M SO SORRY!
[ DOOR SLAMS ]
[ DOOR OPENS, SLAMS ]
[ INDISTINCT WHISPERING ]
FIRST SCOTT KILLED TOM,
NOW JOE DID IT!
YOU'RE ACTING
LIKE A LUNATIC, BEN!
YOU DON'T HAVE ALL THE FACTS!
YOU DON'T KNOW!
WHAT ARE YOU
TALKING ABOUT?!
CHRISTY, YOU OKAY?
I'M FINE!
STAY OUT OF IT, ELAINE!
[ THUNDER RUMBLING ]
[ BOTH BREATHING HEAVILY ]
THEY HAD A SON...
[ DOOR CLOSES ]
...WHO DIED.
I SAW THE PICTURES.
HE WAS BEATEN AND BRUISED.
I STILL SOUND CRAZY?
NO, YOU SOUND LIKE
THE SAME LYING SON OF A BITCH
WHO NEVER TELLS ME
WHAT I NEED TO KNOW.
YOU DON'T WANT TO KNOW!
THAT --
[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]
UM...
[ BREATHING HEAVILY ]
H-HE BRUISED EASILY,
BUT WE -WE DIDN'T
KNOW ANYTHING WAS WRONG.
HE DIDN'T
COMPLAIN ONCE.
YOUR HUSBAND'S A DOCTOR,
VANESSA.
YEAH, SOMETIMES
DOCTORS GET IT WRONG.
HE HAD UNDIAGNOSED
HEMOPHILIA.
HE'D BEEN SLOWLY BLEEDING
INTERNALLY FOR MONTHS.
THE DOCTOR
AT THE HOSPITAL,
HE -HE THOUGHT WE HAD ABUSED
HIM, JUST LIKE YOU, AND...
HE CALLED THE POLICE.
THEY JUST TOOK HIM!
WHY DIDN'T YOU
GET HIM BACK?
NO ONE CHANGES THEIR MIND
ONCE THEY THINK YOU'RE GUILTY.
THEY PLACED MALCOLM IN A GROUP
HOME TILL WE COULD SORT IT OUT.
THE MAN IN CHARGE...
[ BREATHING HEAVILY ]
...HE --
HE BEAT HIM REPEATEDLY.
THE PHOTO YOU SAW
WAS EVIDENCE THAT WE GATHERED
TO TRY AND GET
OUR SON BACK...
...BUT WE
WERE TOO LATE.
HE -HE DIED TWO WEEKS
BEFORE THE HEARING.
VANESSA, I AM SO SORRY.
Ben: WAIT.
YOU KNOW WHO KILLED YOUR SON.
I WANT TO KNOW
WHO KILLED MINE.
WELL, IT WASN'T ME,
AND IT WASN'T JOE.
HE'S A GOOD MAN.
THEN WHY
DID HE LOSE HIS JOB?
WHAT WAS
THE SEXUAL MISCONDUCT?
THAT HAS NOTHING TO DO
WITH TOM'S MURDER.
I PROMISE YOU.
IT'S JUST ME ASKING NOW,
VANESSA.
SOON,
IT'LL BE THE COPS.
[ BIRDS CHIRPING ]
NATALIE.
WE EAT HERE.
IT SAYS "MINUS."
THAT'S GOOD, RIGHT?
SO, WE'RE DONE NOW?
NO.
WE STILL
HAVE PLENTY TO SAY.
"DO AS I SAY, NOT AS I DO" --
GOT IT.
WHAT'S THAT
SUPPOSED TO MEAN?
MOM WAS KNOCKED UP
WHEN YOU GOT MARRIED
AND NOT MUCH OLDER THAN ME.
I WAS READY.
I'M GOING TO COLLEGE
IN A YEAR!
SO?
WHAT DID YOU PLAN TO DO
IF YOU WERE PREGNANT?
DO YOU EVEN THINK
ABOUT BIRTH CONTROL?
I DON'T WANT YOU TO MAKE
THE SAME MISTAKE I DID.
AND WHICH MISTAKE
WAS THAT --
HAVING ME
OR MARRYING DAD?
NEITHER OF THOSE DECISIONS
WAS A MISTAKE.
NATALIE, YOU'RE ANGRY,
BUT YOU HAVE NO RIGHT TO BLAME
YOUR MOTHER FOR ANYTHING.
BUT I CAN BLAME YOU.
YEAH, YOU CAN.
YOU CAN.
I DID THIS TO OUR FAMILY.
YOU HAD HELP.
WHAT DID YOU DO,
MOM?
NOTHING.
SHE DIDN'T DO ANYTHING.
THIS IS ON ME, ABBY.
ALL OF IT.
BUT HERE'S THE THING,
NAT --
YOU CAN SCREAM AND SLAM YOUR
DOOR AND FIGHT ALL YOU WANT,
BUT I'M GONNA STAY
IN YOUR FACE.
AND I'LL CONTINUE
TO MAKE RULES,
AND I'LL CONTINUE TO
EMBARRASS YOU IN PUBLIC...
BECAUSE I CARE.
AND I'D DO ANYTHING
TO PROTECT YOU,
EVEN IF IT'S
FROM YOURSELF.
OKAY.
OKAY.
DAVE
DIDN'T DO ANYTHING.
AFTER COOPER'S PARTY, I WAS
DRUNK AND CRYING AND MAD AT YOU,
SO DAVE
GAVE ME A HUG.
SERIOUSLY, HE'S LIKE
MY UNCLE -GROSS.
MM.
Fenton:
YOU WERE RIGHT --
DEFINITELY SOMETHING HINKY
ABOUT THE RICHARDSONS.
WHAT DID YOU FIND OUT?
WELL, THEIR SON, MALCOLM,
HAD HEMOPHILIA,
AND WHEN THE HOSPITAL
RAN THE BLOOD,
THEY FOUND OUT
THAT MOM AND DAD
BOTH HAD THE SAME
MITOCHONDRIAL DNA.
WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?
JOE AND VANESSA
HAD THE SAME MOTHER.
THEY'RE
BROTHER AND SISTER?
HALF, BUT YES.
OF COURSE, THE RICHARDSONS --
OR SHOULD I SAY RAWLINGS --
CLAIMED THEY DIDN'T KNOW
THAT THEY WERE RELATED.
HELL OF A JUICY STORY,
DON'T YOU THINK?
YOU'RE A REPORTER?
WHICH MAKES YOU
MY UNNAMED SOURCE.
CARE TO COMMENT?
YOU CAN'T PRINT THAT.
SURE I CAN.
BUT YOU JUST SAID THEY HAVE
NOTHING TO DO WITH TOM'S MURDER.
WELL, THAT DOESN'T MATTER.
IT'S SO EASY TO SPIN.
SEXUAL DEVIANCE
TO CHILD KILLER --
NOT A HUGE LEAP.
YOU MADE IT,
AND SO WILL THE PUBLIC.
[ Chuckling ] BEN, BEN,
THIS COULD HELP YOU --
BOTCH THE INVESTIGATION,
CORNELL -SHE GETS A BLACK EYE.
NO, I'M NOT GONNA RUIN
THEIR LIVES TO SAVE MINE!
OKAY.
I COULD BE CONVINCED
NOT TO RUN THE STORY
IF I HAD A BETTER ONE.
LIKE YOUR EXCLUSIVE.
THERE IS NO STORY.
I'M NOT GUILTY.
THERE'S ALWAYS A STORY.
IT JUST DEPENDS IF YOU
WANT TO LOOK GOOD OR BAD.
I MEAN,
YOU TOOK A POLYGRAPH.
NOW, I'M GUESSING
IF YOU PASSED,
YOU WOULD HAVE RELEASED
THE RESULTS TO THE PRESS.
WHY ARE YOU
DOING THIS TO ME?
IT'S NOT ABOUT YOU.
YOU'RE JUST A CASUALTY OF WAR.
JOE, VANESSA,
THERE'S A REPORTER.
HE FOUND OUT
ABOUT YOUR STORY.
[ SIGHS ]
AND I'M SORRY.
I'M SORRY.
[ INDISTINCT SHOUTING ]
Man:
YOU WANT TO TALK TO US TODAY?
[ SHOUTING CONTINUES ]
Man #2:
WHAT'S THE SITUATION?
Man #3: BEN!
Man #4: BEN!
[ CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKS ]
Woman: MR. CRAWFORD,
WHAT IS YOUR CONNECTION
TO THE RICHARDSONS?
MR. CRAWFORD?
Man: COME ON!
[ DOOR OPENS ]
EXCUSE ME. I'LL BE
OUT OF YOUR HAIR IN A
MINUTE, IF THAT'S COOL.
DUDE, IS THERE ANY WAY
I CAN GET YOU TO FORGIVE ME?
[ SIGHS ]
MORE.
I'VE BEEN A...
TOTAL ASS.
GO ON.
[ SIGHS ]
I SWEAR TO GOD,
IF THERE'S ANYTHING I CAN DO,
YEAH...
...ANYTHING
I CAN GET YOU...
...I MADE A LIST.
OKAY.
SERIOUSLY? HOW MANY
DIFFERENT WAYS DO I DIE?
SEVERAL.
IS THAT A HATCHET?
IT'S A VIKING BATTLE AX,
BEN.
[ SIGHS ]
IT'S A LONG LIST.
SO,
READ THE TOP FOUR.
NUMBER ONE, BEER.
NUMBER TWO, BEER.
YEAH.
NUMBER --
KEEP READING.
IT'S ALL BEER.
[ CHUCKLES ] I'M KIDDING.
AND I DIDN'T SAY SQUAT
TO CORNELL, OKAY?
SHE WAS LIKE, "SPILL IT,"
AND I WAS LIKE, "NAW, PIG."
[ Chuckling ] ACTUALLY, IT
DIDN'T -DIDN'T GO DOWN LIKE
THAT AT ALL, BUT, UH...
OH, SHE WANTED TO KNOW
IF YOU HAD A BLUE JACKET.
WOMAN'S AN OYSTER,
BUT I'M THINKING THAT THE KILLER
HAD A BLUE JACKET.
THANKS.
YEAH.
MAN, I KNOW
I'VE BEEN ACTING CRAZY.
YEAH.
BUT I STILL
CAN'T REMEMBER THAT NIGHT.
CORNELL'S ALL OVER ME.
MAYBE I'M JUST PARANOID.
NO, MAN, SHE -SHE DEFINITELY
HAS WOOD FOR YOU, BUT...
I GOT YOUR BACK, OKAY?
REMEMBER THAT.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO GO.
YEAH, I DO.
I GOT A STUDIO.
[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]
I'M READY FOR MY CLOSE-UP,
PARASITES!
WHERE DO YOU WANT ME -HERE?
Woman: YEAH.
RIGHT HERE? YOU GOT ME?
GREAT.
BACK OFF!
[ CAR DOOR OPENS, CLOSES ]
[ ENGINE TURNS OVER ]
[ CAMERA SHUTTERS CLICKING ]
[ HORN HONKS ]
THEY'RE GONE,
YOU KNOW?
I WASN'T
TRYING TO HURT THEM.
YET YOU DID.
I WAS INTRIGUED BY THE CHOICE
OF WORDS YOU USED, THOUGH.
WITH THE DOCTOR.
"YOU MURDERED MY SON, AND YOU
USED MY FLASHLIGHT TO DO IT."
YOU CAME ALL THIS WAY
TO SAY THAT?
DID YOU CALL JESS MURPHY
THE NIGHT TOM WAS KILLED?
NO.
YOU SURE?
ABSOLUTELY.
I ONLY ASK AGAIN
BECAUSE YOUR MEMORY SEEMS TO BE
SO CONVENIENTLY UNRELIABLE.
DO YOU KNOW
A-A SARAH JENKINS?
NO.
WELL, JESS AND SARAH
SHARE ALMOST THE SAME
TELEPHONE NUMBER.
WHAT DOES THAT
HAVE TO DO WITH ME?
WELL, I PULLED
YOUR CELLPHONE RECORDS,
AND ON SARAH JENKINS' VOICEMAIL
THE NIGHT TOM WAS MURDERED...
[ BEEP ]
...YOU LEFT THIS MESSAGE.
[ Indistinct conversations ]
BEN: [ Slurring ]
Jess, it's me, Ben.
Listen, I-I don't know
what's gonna happen tomorrow.
I just wanted --
I just wanted to say...
I'm sorry.
CAN YOU EXPLAIN THAT,
MR. CRAWFORD?