The Following (2013–2015): Season 1, Episode 11 - Whips & Regret - full transcript

Carroll was convicted in 2004
for the murders of 14 young women.

Claire first. We know where she is?

She's in protective custody.

You want your wife back,
they've got the skills and the know-how.

We got another problem.

Joe made an attempt
to trace Claire Matthews' location.

We got to move her right now.
Is there a problem out there?

My men in the lobby saw a couple guys
who look suspicious.

Take Claire and go out the back.

I'm sorry I brought my
problems into your home.

You did the right thing coming here.
This is a safe place.



So you guys are pretty close
or as close as anyone can get to the man.

Last girl Molly, she wanted to be serious.

You can't just blame me.

I was doing what Roderick told me
to do for Joey.

You didn't have to leave us.

- What is it?
- They must have tagged you.

Does that mean they know we're here?

You don't want to do that, Claire.

Take me to my son.

Claire!

- Hello.
- Good morning, Ryan.

I'm sorry. Did I wake you?

Not sleeping in, are you?

Dear. You've been drinking.



I knew you would take losing Claire badly,

but I didn't think it would send you spiraling
back into the bottle quite so quickly.

What do you want?

Nothing...

much. Just wanted to...

check in on my hero,
say good morning...

gloat a little.

Go to hell.

You know, I never expected you to
give up drinking entirely.

Sobriety doesn't actually suit you, but...

you must learn to become
a functioning alcoholic

at the very least.

I can assure you, I will not be emphasizing

your drinking in our book.

It's a tired clich?, however true.

Is there a point to this call?

Well, clearly, you need a pep talk.

You got to hold it together, Ryan.

You can't fall apart on me...

not just yet.

Why not?

What's next, Joe?

Well, for you, I would suggest
black coffee and a cold shower.

For me...

I am going to spend
time enjoying my family.

I've worked very hard to
be reunited with them.

It's a fresh start for Claire and I,

and I am gonna do it right.

Now granted, I can't expect her to exactly

hurl herself back into my arms.

No. It will... it will take time
to win her love again,

but it is a very

exciting prospect?

Tell me, Ryan...

do you believe that love...

conquers all?

Now there's a tired clich?

Fair enough.

Well, I'm off now.

Big day ahead.

Now you hang in there, Ryan,

and have a nice day.

Hello, Claire.

- I'm Jacob. - I know exactly
who you are. Where's my son?

Joe's asked me to show you to
your room so you can freshen up.

No! I want to see my son!

Please follow me.

It's okay, hon. Go ahead.

We have a room all set up for you.

If you need anything, just let me know.

My son.

I'll let Joe know that you're here.

Please! Please take me to him.
I just need to know he's okay.

He's okay, Claire.

I look after him. Joey's a good kid.

I'll be back in a bit to check on you.

Our sources tell us that Miss Matthews
may now be missing...

Possibly taken by Carroll and his cult.

Carroll's son Joey Matthews
also remains missing.

The FBI...

- Am I interrupting?
- What are you doing here?

I was concerned.

How's your friend?
- He's okay. It's...

gonna take some time,
but he's gonna be okay.

You can't just disappear, Ryan.

Please put on some pants.

All your goodies are in this box,

the journals, summaries, everything labeled
and dated for perusal at your leisure.

So, Molly, tell me about New York.
When was the last time you saw Ryan?

He dumped me forever ago.

Yes. He does have a tendency
to push people away.

Well, he's hung up on you-know-who...

But I still live next door,
and we do the friend and...

occasional sex thing, which is good.

- And how's work?
- Great.

Except for the occasional mishap.

I have to drive back today.

- I have to work in the morning.
- Yeah.

Roderick speaks very highly of you.

Because I aced all of your little tests.

Tell me about yourself.

I'm single, I live in Pittsburgh,

been an RN for 12 years,

and I've killed more people than you.

Patients in the hospital.

I'm what the National Center of
the Analysis for Violent Crime

classifies as a mission killer.

An angel of death.

Tell me, how do you
decide who lives or dies?

I base it on suffering...

prognosis, will to live,
whether they're a pain in the ass or not.

I work in the terminal ward.
It is so easy.

Has Roderick told you what
I'd like you to do for me?

He said you wanted me to follow Ryan Hardy.

And?

I've always wanted to live in New York.

All the videos are on this drive.

And they're all indexed in the journals.

You...

you are a godsend.

It's nothing.

It really is beautiful
what you're doing here

for all of us.

We found an encryption code
that accesses this web site.

This is how they recruit?

My take, they start an online dialogue.
That's followed by a real meeting.

Then there's a test of dedication.

The DC Cyberteam places
the server's location in Lower Manhattan.

They have to go block by
block with the IP address.

- When will they know?
- Soon. In a few hours.

You an alcoholic

or just a problem drinker?

- Yes.
- That can't be good for your heart.

It's not.

Look.

I'm not good at bonding.
Healthy relationships are not my thing.

- I got trust issues...
- Your point?

My point? I don't have a point.

I'm trying here.

I mean, I look around this place,
and I don't know the person who lives here.

It's certainly not the guy I've been
working with for the last couple of weeks,

and I know you don't want any of
Joe Carroll or this case, but...

I think you may need it,

and I kind of need you.

That's as sappy as I get. I'm done.

Joe called me.

- When? What did he say?
- This morning. Wanted to cheer me up,

wanted to cheer me up.

Wanted to gloat.
- Well, you got to engage him, Ryan.

You're our connection to Carroll.

Look. Will you just get in the shower?
We got to go downtown...

- No.
- And don't argue.

I owe you both a great debt,

and I am truly story about Brock.

Yeah.

It really sucks.

So...

now that you have your family back,

can I tell the others we're ready to start?
- Not just yet.

You said once you had your
family back we would begin.

Why not right away?
- Soon?

Soon?

As in when?

Joe, everyone in this house,
they're anxious...

to get started...

and they're growing impatient,
right, Vince?

Right down ornery.

It's been a whole of 5 minutes, Roderick,
so let's just table this discussion

for the moment?

Joe...

do you understand these people
have sacrificed for you?

You owe them.

You're responsible to them.

It's selfish of you to make...
- Enough!

Now...

is there anything else?

Okay. Good. You guys go ahead
and gear up, all right?

Yeah. So we found their hot spot.
It's a building on the corner.

Bandwidth coming from that basement
is beyond capacity.

It's an after hours bar
listed to a Haley Mercury.

Here are your earpieces. We got men on every
exit and on the neighboring rooftops.

All right. Hardy and I
will do the exploratory.

Stay close.

Okay, Lou. Get your men around back.

Okay, guys. Round it up.

Can I help you?

We're looking for Haley Mercury.

She's in the office.

I'll get her for you.
- Ma'am, stay where you are.

She's running. Secure all entrances.

Get back against the wall, lady.

Back!

Get back.

FBI!

Down on the ground! Down on the ground!

- Move it!
- I'm just a bouncer.

- Hands up!
- Okay.

Don't shoot.

There's a ghost server
that piggybacks the main server.

All her information is buried
in her international IPs.

Can you trace the location?

It's all moving through countries
that have no internet laws.

It's a black hole, but we can shut it down.

No. Keep it in play.
We need to monitor all activity.

This place is messed up.

The woman is hardcore. I count 14 felonies.

Are you counting the online business?
She's running an interactive fetish house.

All right. Let's go talk to her.

We got this.

- So how do you know Joe Carroll?
- Is that what this is about?

When was the last time you
were in contact with him?

I don't know Joe Carroll, and
I don't want to know him.

Then you need to explain why his cult
is using your internet server

to hide his online communication.

That ass.

Damn him to hell.
- Who? Who?

Look. I am not a part
of Joe Carroll's cult.

You're looking at 20 years.
You need to start to talking.

I'll cooperate, but I want a deal.

Okay.

Tease us. Give us something
deal-worthy, and maybe...

You want Vince McKinnley.
He freelances with me.

I have some foreign clients. They're into
the hardcore illegal stuff. I call Vince.

Are you aware Vince is wanted
for kidnapping and murder?

I had a feeling you'd say
something like that.

It's those Joe Carroll
groupies he got mixed up with.

So tell us about his cult activity.

I knew he had a Carroll fetish.

I didn't know there was a cult
until I saw it on the news.

Vince lives on the fringes.

Did you know he and his creepy brother
were raised in a militia in the mountains?

He's had a tough life.

So how long did you two date?

Date?

That's cute.

No, no. We didn't date.

We flogged each other.

He can be quite submissive
when he wants to be.

He set up my computer and the server.

I needed an untraceable Tor system,
and he knew that stuff.

Would you be willing to contact him for us?

I'll do better than that.

I can deliver him to you

if we have a deal.

Brought you some clothes, some shoes.

Joe picked this dress for you.
- What for?

Well...

he would like you to
join him for dinner tonight,

thought you might want to look nice.

Does he think this is a game?

You need to do this, Claire.

I'm not doing anything until I see my son.

Not how this works.

There are certain ground rules that
you need to understand, Claire.

Now I can't cut...

or bruise your face,

but other than that...

Joe has given me permission
to physically hurt you when necessary.

Be smart here, Claire.

You want to see you son?

Make an effort.

How's Claire?

She's fine.

So Joe put you in charge of her?

That's a big deal.

Good for you.

Joe trusts me now, Emma.

I don't understand.

You're being weird.

Why are you acting like this?

I know you're upset,

but...

whatever happened, you know I love you.

The Jacob that you love isn't here anymore.

It's just me now.

He uses this address for deliveries.

Some guy dropped this off last week.

I was gonna let him know,

but then I saw the news.

That cult stuff creeped me out.

Sent. He'll respond in minutes.
He always does.

What is it?

Some kind of chemical, nitroglycerine maybe.
Looks like it's black-market.

Used in car bombs, hand grenades. It's...

candy to this guy. I mean, he's militia.

Man. I need to make a run.

I got a delivery.

- Now?
- Yeah, now.

Can I go?

All right.

Make it quick.

Don't spend the night
with your little whore.

You make your drop and you get back here.

Don't let... don't let Joe get you down.

Don't put your filthy fingers on me.

What the hell, man?

Were you beaten as a kid?

I was just looking for a new friend.

Damn.

You okay? You okay?

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

All right?

So you're gonna follow Vince
to see where he goes?

All you have to do is give him his package,
make some small talk, and send him on his way.

We'll take it from there.
- No worries.

I role play for a living.
- She's wired.

We'll be able to hear everything
you say through these earpieces.

- You don't trust me, do you?
- Not for a second.

In case something happens,
we need some kind of code word.

You mean like a safe word.

- A code word.
- That's standard around here.

Green is "go," red is "stop,"
yellow is "whoa, intense, take it easy."

So we'll go with "red."

Switched out the nitrate compound.

He won't know it's fake
till he tries to use it.

I hope this works.

Yeah.

You and me both.

Hi, Joe.

Hello, Claire.

- Sorry.
- It... it's all right.

Let's just take this slowly.

May...

may I get you a drink?

Yes.

Please.

Suspect's parked on the
south side of the street.

Hey, Bruce.

Now he's entered the club.

Check is car.

He just entered the back room.

I don't hear enough sex!

Let's get it oooon!

Haley honey.

Hey, baby. You got me freaking.

Here we go.

- I can't be mixed up in some murder cult.
- What are you crazy?

The word cult is ghastly inappropriate
and offends me.

We're more of a family.

I do not have time for that.

I have two bondage parties tonight.

Here it is.

Get rid of it.

How about you help me out to the car?

No, I won't.

Well, how about you

hold the door open for me?

Pretty please.

I've got a clean shot.

Hang tight.

Kiss?

A hug.

Mmm. Take care of yourself, Vince.

I worry about you.

Well...

Come on.

Get in.

What?

The truth is the FBI's gonna be

crawling all over your
ass in a matter of time.

I can keep you safe.

Get in.

Wait. Wait.

Okay. This just went from green to red.

- We got to move.
- Wait.

We intervene, we won't
be able to follow him.

I'm not going with you.

This is so red. I have a busy night.

I said get in.

- He could kill her.
- We got to follow him. He's all we got.

- We can't put her life in jeopardy!
- He's a direct line to Joe!

We'll be right behind her.

I won't ask you again.

Okay. You're seeing red, Vince.

You're not thinking clearly.

Well, hey.

You're gonna thank me later.

Okay?

Get in the car.

Get in.

She's getting in the car.

Do we move in?

Stand down.

We're gonna follow him.

Let's go.

Where are we going?

Somewhere safe.

Back to the compound or the cult house
or whatever you call it?

We'll be there soon.

What is it?

Just...

watching the cars,
making sure that we're not being followed.

- Who would be following us?
- I don't know.

Okay?

I get paranoid.

Turner...

tell everyone to drop back a few miles.

Ryan and I will stay on him,
but our guy is getting a little itchy.

Please, Vince.

If you care about me, just let me go.

That...

doesn't make sense.

You don't let people
that you care about go.

He's speeding up. He's pulling away.

We're not gonna lose them.
We got a GPS on her wire.

If anything happens to her,
it's on us.

- It's on me. - We're not gonna
let anything happen to her.

Okay?

Here. Take this light.

What is this place?

It's an old military armory.

It's pretty cool, right?

Come on.

I said come on.

We've arrived.
Abandoned property off Route 17.

Set a perimeter.

I want a SWAT on site ASAP.

What the hell is this place?

It looks like an old armory.

So is this where the cult lives?

No.

Of course not.

So what is this place?

A munitions depot...

training grounds.
- Training for what?

Well, what do you think, silly?

Killing.

So...

did you train here, or...
- Me? No, no, no.

Certain people, though,

those who need it.
Flip the light. Get the light.

Those who need it, they got to be broken.

We got to condition them
before they can be trusted.

So where is everybody else?

Don't worry.
Nobody's gonna bother us.

Come on.
- What are you doing?

- What do you think I'm doing?
- Stop, stop.

Stop it!

- Stop it, Vince!
- What the hell?

What the hell?
What is this?

Is this a wire?

We got to get in there.

What did you do?

- I trusted you.
- I'm sorry. The FBI. They made...

Who is this, FBI?

Ryan Hardy.

Is that you?

Well, this is your fault, Hardy.

She's a dead woman because of you!

No!

She's alive!

Haley, where's Vince?

He's gone.

"Red. " I said, "red."

I said, "red," over and over an over again.

- I'm sorry, but we...
- I don't care. I said, "red"!

I could be dead.

- But you're not.
- Only because he needed to buy time.

He said it would take longer
for you to help a live person

than a dead person.

- My men are securing the building now.
- I want property records ASAP.

Get ERT here. I want every
inch of this place processed.

Yes, ma'am.

You're not hungry?

Why are you doing this?

Why this charade?

What's the point?
- You, Claire. You're the point.

No. I mean, all of it. I mean,
this house and those people, who are they?

Well, you could...

call them my friends, my...

my family, people I want to help. - You mean,
the crazy, psychotic, unstable people out there?

Who better to help them?

There are so many people who
are lost in this world,

so much hurt and violence.

I'm just trying to...

bring some order to it.
I want them to know

that they are not alone.

By teaching them how to kill?

I do realize it's...

it's a lot for you to
comprehend over dinner.

No. It's impossible for me
to comprehend over dinner, Joe.

You're crazy. You know that.

I suffer from a monomaniacal need to kill.

It will never go away.
It will only intensify with time,

and so I choose...

to embrace it.

Then why bring Joey into this,
why bring me into this?

Because I love you.

I don't love you.
Human emotions can be

conditioned, Claire.

You will love me again.

Joe...

please let me see Joey.

Good try, Claire,

but I'm afraid that Joey is
the only card I have left to play,

so I think I'm just gonna hold onto it
for a little bit longer.

You want me to love you again, Joe?

Then you show me that there is a shred
of the man I married inside of you

because until then, all of this, this
dress, this going to dinner, all of it,

this going to continue
to be a charade until I see my son!

Bring me my son!

Don't!

Look at this.

These are detonators.

Do you think they're planning
some kind of major attack, or is this...

preemptive training?

Well, they kept extensive records.
The got doctors' files,

psych evals...

endurance scores,
deprivation training, combat, tactical.

It's like they're running
some kind of boot camp.

My God! You folks okay?

- Please! Please let us out!
- How long have you been in here?

- Months. Please. They're gonna kill us!
- No one's gonna hurt you.

Let me get something to open this up.
I've got 3 victims...

they're alive...

What... what is it? Say again.

I've got 3 victims in
the basement in a cage.

We're on our way.

Wait up.

Look at this schedule.

Deprivation...

lockdown, two weeks.

Don't open that cage.

Wait. What did you say?

Do not open the cage!
They're cult members!

Let's go!

Somebody, talk to me.

What's going on?

Okay. Fan out.

Parker, take left.

Ryan?

Ryan, you okay?

Wasn't me. I'm okay.

Parker?!

Behind you!

You okay?

- You wanted to see me?
- Yes. I just received a...

a call from...

Vince.

He was in something of a panic.

He told that we should shut down
the satellite remote immediately.

- Why?
- The FBI discovered the server in New York,

which led them to the camp.

There is... there is no way
they can find...

the camp.

It's impossible.

Vince led them there.

Vince was...

making a run.

There's nothing for you to worry about.

Are you certain of that?

Yes, I am.

Tell me did... did you
give Vince permission

to go to New York?

You don't make decisions

anymore, Roderick.

I am here now.

Is that clear?

Because if you ruin this for me...

Don't you mean for us?

You good?

No.

I'm not gonna lie.

That scared the hell out
of me in there tonight.

We lost two men,

and those people from the cage,

they're all dead.

Let's get some rest.

DC is on their way.
We'll start back in the morning.

Yeah.

I told you I needed you.

Thank you.

I really do believe in my heart

that you will love me again.

Mom!

My God!

My God, Joey!

God!

I missed you.

Baby.

Let me see you

My God! Are you okay?

They didn't hurt you?

I'm so sorry.

This is not a good idea.

I know.

- Are you drunk?
- I'm drunk.

Are you drunk? I know you're drunk,

and I'm taking advantage of you.

You broke up with me, remember?
- I know.

But...

I think break-up sex can be fun.

You're twisting my arm.

Molly.

Neighbor.

I'm sorry. I'm sorry.
I let myself in. I hope that's okay.

I heard you earlier.

I... I brought your mail.
It's been piling up.

How are you?

- Tired.
- Yeah, I've been...

watching the news, it's just...

it's horrible.

Ryan.

I am so sorry this is happening.

I've always wanted to live in New York.

So will you do it?

On one condition.

When it comes time to kill him...

I get to do it.

I worry about you.

I shouldn't I know,

but I do.