The Box (2021–…): Season 1, Episode 3 - The Last Hurrah - full transcript

This is about Snow's evaluation.

-You know I'm fit for duty.
-Is that right?

I can hear her.

Jed's gonna wanna have
a simple fuckin' story

about how that yellow box cutter
got into that bathroom.

Joey came after me.
It was self-defense.

Your prints are under Joey's.
He couldn't have attacked you first.

If she can't account
for what happened,

I've got an idea.

This is insane even for you, Sha...

Look at me!



Please, don't give up on me.
Don't let them frame me for murder.

Now all you have to do
is plead insanity.

That's what Snow's going for.

I want to sign it,
but I can't, because if I do,

I'm just another cop
who lost her mind.

I want a week to reopen the case.

Next week at this time,
I swear you'll change your mind.

-You will.
-Detective Sharon Pici? Come on!

A psych hold? Are you kidding me?

Lord Jesus have mercy on me,

a sinner.

Oh, dear.

Sorry, I, uh, just need these boxes.

Jed wants
the place packed up today.



Nisam ubila mu&zcarona.

Nisam ubila mu&zcarona.

Jed, listen, uh...

Pici, uh...

She disappeared from the hospital
and I think she's headed here.

Oh, shit.

"Shit" is what I thought, but then,

I figured out a way
to give her a smooth off ramp.

And why would this Teddy Lewis
agree to incriminate himself then?

Well, uh...

Look, he agreed, all right, Jed?
And you don't wanna know why.

No, guess I don't.

You think Pici will take the bait?

Yeah, I do. She will.

I feel like an asshole
for doin' it to her.

You better make sure
that we play her first,

while she can shut down
this precinct with her threats.

Pici?

The, uh... The hospital said
that they couldn't let you out.

Apparently, that is their policy.

So what happened?
I mean, how did you get out?

I took a few sips of liquid soap
in a ladies' room.

Why?

So they'd transfer me to the ER,
so I could get the hell outta there.

So, um, our deal...
our deal still stands?

-I got a week, right?
-Yeah, absolutely.

Right, and Dr. Snow...

She said this whole psych hold thing,
that was a misunderstanding.

-Yeah, no, that's a...
-Lieutenant?

-But it's fine.
-Lieutenant!

There's smoke on the third floor.

It could be electrical, I don't know.

Goddamn. Let's get out of here.

Yeah, come on. Let's go! Everybody!

Let's get out!

-Let's go, Pici!
-I'm gonna get my phone.

Make it quick!

Adina?

Adina?

What do I do?

Nisam ubila mu&zcarona.

Nisam ubila mu&zcarona.

Teddy Lewis?

Na, but for real, though.

Jed got shot in the head
on a raid a few years back,

and, uh, legend has it

he thought he knocked
his head against the wall.

This redneck walks around
with a bullet in his brain

for, like, two weeks.

-What were you thinking?
-No shit.

Look, I'm really sorry, Jed.

I was trying
to buy you a little more time.

Tory, we're talking
about Pici here, right?

Yes. But I didn't want you
to make a decision like that

under that kind of pressure.

I just think

she deserves a better exit
than a 48-hour psych hold, okay?

That's why
I couldn't get a read on him.

Makes sense.

Look. He might...

He might talk a little funny,
but... he's all there when it counts.

Want some?

Thanks.

No problem.

So she gets
to leave on her own terms?

That's the plan.

All right,
everything's set up.

Now, in case she has any doubts,
I even planted the yellow pad.

You're both aware
I took the Hippocratic oath,

so I'd really prefer
not to get dragged into this.

Right. Well, you're here
right now, Doc.

Why don't you just help us out?

Well, she's vulnerable right now.

-And paranoid.
-Yeah.

So she's gonna be leaning on facts.
So this guy'll have to be good.

Teddy Lewis has been briefed
and is ready to go.

I gave him all the specifics.

I gave him the nails, the wig,
just the whole nine yards.

Have him use Adina's cross,

the one she had,
the one Pici wears now.

-Right.
-It's painted red in the back.

All right.

Yeah.

Hey.

Hey.

So, um, I found this
in Adina's case file.

It's... your handwriting.

Yeah. Looks like it.

Who is it?

I don't know. Let me see.

-Teddy Lewis.
-Lewis?

I don't... Well, maybe, um...

I mean, we got a tip about a guy
who might've been called Teddy Lewis.

Uh, firebug, lighting shit up
all over town.

Well, what did we have on him?
Why didn't we bring him in?

Well... 'cause once we got him,
Adina, she'd hung herself

and we concluded
she killed her husband.

She didn't,
and I'm gonna bring him in.

All right.

Sounds like Pici's taken the bait.

Then you can enjoy the ribbon cutting
at the new precinct tonight.

The mayor and the chief
will be there. Fancy.

Yeah, about that.
I would like you to come.

-Yeah, sure. I'll be there.
-I'd like you to come as my date.

-Your date?
-Yeah.

So you can finally bring yourself
to say it?

You know how I feel about you, Tory.

Anderson.

You can't bring yourself to say it,
can you?

I love you.

I love you too.

I'll see you later.

You're good to go on this one, right?

I am fine.

I'm... in the zone.

-All right.
-Uh, I got Teddy Lewis ready for you.

The man wants a Slurpee.
Four green to wave his lawyer.

Screw that.

What? No. Just get the man a Slurpee.

Get... Give the man a Slurpee.

All right.

You wanna fly solo on this,
or, uh... you wanna tag-team him?

No. No, I want to tag-team.

-All right, let's do this.
-I'm sorry.

-You okay?
-Yeah.

Hey.

You got somethin' in your throat?

Hey!

Hey.

Hey.

Anderson!

Hey! Just try...

Anderson!

Oh, shit!

Hey! Pici! Look at me!

Look at me! Anderson!

Call a bus!
We got a 54-difficult breather!

Come on, look at me!
Come on, Pici!

Pici open, open up!

Let me see!

All right.

-Come on, breathe.
-What's wrong?

She just started choking!

Sharon? Sharon!

-Why isn't she breathing?
-I checked. Nothing in her throat.

We need to do something.
We need to cut her open.

A knife, uh, a pen.

-Anything!
-Here!

-Here!
-A trach.

-I'll hold her down.
-Hold her down. Hard!

-Yeah!
-Keep holding her.

-Yeah.
-Tip her head back.

-Come on!
-Stay with me!

-Expose her throat.
-Okay.

Sharon, you're gonna be breathing
in no time.

Stay with me!
Stay with me, sweetie!

Okay. Ready?

-Ready on my count.
-Easy!

-On three.
-Easy!

One... two...

-Oh, my God!
-Wait!

Sharon?

Hey!

-Oh, Sharon.
-Are you okay?

Oh, God, Sharon.

Oh, my God!

Crushed it.

I saw it.
She wanted me to talk to him.

Then she didn't...

She didn't want me to go in.
I couldn't breathe.

It doesn't make sense.

Who are you talking about?

What? Adina!

So...

So she choked you?

No, she didn't choke me.
She wasn't trying to hurt me.

-She was trying to reach out to me.
-No.

I spoke to the EMT.

And it's called, um,
a laryngospasm or something.

It's a severe choking sensation

that can happen to people
under extreme stress,

and that is all this was.

It's just...

It's just your body telling you
to take care of yourself.

Yes?

I need my partner here.

Wrap it up, all right?

Now what the hell is goin' on?

Well, I'm puttin' Teddy Lewis
on tape.

Yeah. Where's Pici?

Yeah, listen, I got this.
I got it under control.

I got Teddy. I got him on tape.
I got a full confession.

I got a line about Adina's cross.

She needs to be in there with him.

-She's with Sylvia, but I'll find...
-Did you hear what I said?

-Jed, this ends today.
-Sure will.

One way or another.

I was so worried

that you were... gonna die
just in my arms.

You know how they say
in those moments

that your life
just flashes in front of you?

It didn't.

All I could think
about was... was missed moments.

You know, Sharon,
the life that we could have together.

You know, me and you, and Jonah.

Well, you said I wasn't fit enough
to be a wife or a mother.

Yeah, but we can get you well,
and then you will be.

I'm sorry if it felt
like I... I gave up on you.

But I do...
I do wanna help you get better.

Yeah, and I wanna get better
and I don't wanna lose you.

I can't lose you.

Sharon!

Hey!

What's happening?

Sharon?

Hey, uh...

I'm sorry
to burst in on you like this.

It's just I got Teddy Lewis
in there on tape

-and Jed really wants you...
-No.

Can't you do it?

No, I... Well, Jed... I... No.

Pi...

Sharon?

Have mercy on me, a sinner.

Uh, Lovell.

Yeah?

Teddy Lewis?

Wasn't he in jail

when you two were working
the Adina Ili&cacute case?

My office prosecuted him,

so what does he have to do
with any of this?

Nothing.

Nothing at all.

You know, uh, we're just...
We're trying to get her better.

Right?

Trying to give her... closure.

Well, she... she asked for a week.

Like, why can't you just let her
work the case through,

and then she can leave
this place with some dignity?

Yeah, dignity.

Hey, you know, I, um...

I walked into the box yesterday,

and I saw your wife, my partner,
hanging herself with Adina's belt.

Yeah. So they could connect, right?

So, dignity?

No.

Sylvia, we stop her,

and we stop her now,

or she's not making it
to the end of the week.

All right?

I'm sorry, but she's not.

All right, if this is the guy,
I want you in there with me.

I don't...

-A final hurrah.
-Stop.

Look, this isn't over
for you, all right?

-Yeah?
-Your wife's in the lobby.

All right, well, you can tell
that... woman

that I can't see her right now,
'cause I'm workin' a case.

Cool. She doesn't want
to see you either.

Julie just, um,

served me divorce papers.

She wants me to sign 'em
and then come down.

I'm not...

I'm sorry, Tom.

Could you...?

Could you solo this guy?
Would that work?

Yeah, I just...

I can't work out how Adina
even... knows a guy like this.

Listen.

You gotta go in there,
not tryin' to prove her innocence.

You gotta find the truth, even
if you don't like what you hear.

-Okay?
-Yeah.

Yeah. All right, good.

'Cause this... He's the real deal.

He knew Adina.

He did.
He even ID'd the, uh... the cross.

Even knew that it was painted red
on the back.

-What?
-The cro... He ID'd the... the cross.

He knew it was painted red
on the back.

Yeah, but...

I did that.

But...

The cross?

The red? I did that.

You said...

-You said that you loved me.
-Hey, I...

-You...
-I did that.

I painted it red on the back

so it wouldn't touch my skin
after Adina hung herself.

There is no way
that Teddy could know that.

So, what? You did, um...?

The fax and the yellow pad
that was you too?

Oh, my God!

You're my fucking partner!
Did you do that?

That was me,
and I did it to help you.

Is everything you told me a lie?

Why would you do that to me?
Why would you do that?

How is that helping me?

I'm so sorry, Sharon.

What he did was wrong, but he uh...

He only wants what's best.

So you were in on it too?

No.

Listen, I've...

I found a place... in Phoenix.

You can give your statement to IA
first thing in the morning

and then I'll take you there.

Adina...

She's on my side.

What?

You see, she didn't want me
wasting time with Teddy.

She wanted me
to interview her sister, Zoe.

-No.
-You see? It's a sign.

No, it's not a sign. It's nothing.

Adina... Adina's dead.

You just have to let it go.

No! Right.

I crumpled up the photo
when I was choking, and now look.

It's absolutely...

It's smooth
and it's in the center of the board.

Feel it! Look, you see? It's smooth.

Smooth. There's no wrinkles.

-No wrinkles!
-Yes, it's smooth.

You just let me finish
the case, okay?

-And I...
-Hey.

I heard what happened.

-You feelin' better?
-Um...

-Yeah, I'm good.
-Okay.

You okay?

Great.

Well, uh, we're just packing up.
I... thought you might want these.

Thank you.

That is great!

Um, okay, so I want you
to call this woman, Zoe, and...

Adina's sister?

Yeah, she was a reluctant witness
the last time we called her in.

All right, sure.
Okay, I'll just finish putting up...

No, you...

I'm good.

Cool. Well, I found a duplicate.

Of that photo in the files?

Well, uh, this old timer
at the Academy...

He said it was bad luck

to pin crumpled photos
on the murder board, so...

Did I screw up?

Because I still have
the old one, I mean...

It's in the trash...

I'll go pick up the sister.

Sharon...

I... I did know what Tom was doing.

I'm sorry that I lied to you.

We all just...

We love you so much

and it is just gonna be...
it's all gonna be okay.

You know, I'm late for court,
but I'm... I'm gonna get back.

I'm gonna pick you up

and we're gonna register
for that place in Phoenix.

'Cause we...
We're gonna get you well.

We're gonna do it.

Hey, um, if I go to this place...

can we talk about custody?

Can we... at least talk about it?

Well, if you stay the whole time,

and don't drink liquid soap
to bust out,

then yeah.

Jesus, have mercy on me, a sinner.

Adina?

What do you want from me?

Let me go.

Either reach out to me or...

Can you see me?

Or am I going fucking crazy?
Are you watching me?

This is what I'm talking about.

She's delusional
from the withdrawal of the meds.

It's...

Yeah.

IA's comin' in tomorrow.
What's the backup plan?

Well, maybe there's another way
to medicate her.

I can inject those creamers
she drinks with Klonopin.

Just enough to calm her down,
slow her cognitive ability,

and you can run out the clock
with this guy.

No, out of the question.
We're not doin' that to her, Tory.

Adina?

Please! I'm losing

everything!

Tell me... Tell me what to do.

Talk to me or let me go.

Talk to me... or let me go.

You really better go
and see a doctor about that.

They just delivered a pulse oximeter
until I see a specialist.

I got Anderson
picking up Zoe for you.

Uh, thanks.
But, um... I won't be here.

When you back?

I'm not. I'm done. For good.

I thought you had until
the end of the week. Why now?

There's this place in Phoenix
to get better.

So, I'm outta here
after my IA meeting in the morning.

Oh, well, that's chill.
Yeah, Phoenix.

-Desert... peyote.
-Yeah.

Hey.

You're really not well.
Let me take you to the doctor's.

I can...

I can move Zoe.
I can give you a ride.

That's a very bad idea.

What?

Well, that's the other reason
why I'm here.

I'm afraid you can't come out.

Not until you prove I'm innocent.

Okay. I'm sorry, Jenny,
but I'm really tired.

Of course you are.

Remember...

Nisam ubila mu&zcarona .

What did you just say?

No. What did you just say?

Let's go, sweetie.

Let's get you out of here
once and for all.

Hey, come on.

It's over.
I got Jonah waiting in the car.