The Following (2013–2015): Season 1, Episode 7 - Let Me Go - full transcript

Having successfully escaped from the farmhouse, Emma and Joey make their way to a warehouse where Emma meets her newest contact, Bo. Joey goes off to the bathroom but isn't ready for the woman he finds locked up in a cage. Things get out of control when Joey helps the woman escape, which Bo doesn't take kindly to. At the prison, Joe Carroll and his lawyer Olivia Warren meet with prison officials where Warren claims her client's 8th Amendment rights have been violated as a result of prison abuse. It relates to Ryan assaulting him during their first interview and Carroll requests a transfer to another prison. The warden readily - too readily - agrees and Joe is to be transferred to a prison in Georgia. It's his daughter who is being held in the cage and the transfer is part of Joe's plan to escape.

Carroll was convicted
in 2004

for the murders
of 14 young women.

We need
you in Virginia, Ryan.

I'm not an agent anymore.

You caught Carroll. No one
knows him like you do.

So what's my sequel
about, Joe?

We're gonna
write this together, Ryan...

Even though you
slept with my wife.

I have so many surprises
waiting for you.

Olivia, I require
legal counsel.

Do not bring me
into this any further.



We're just
getting started.

If you want to see
Joey, get in now.

I was told that I would see my son.
Where is he?

You don't have to be
afraid of me, Claire.

You have to trust me.

Hey, Joey.
Remember me?

Do not move.

Be right back.

Place is
surrounded by cops.

No way out.

Come on.
We got to go.

What's taking her
so long?

I looked all over
the place!

She and Joey
are both gone.



Don't move!

Joey, we're here
to help you.

I'm with Roderick.
Let's go.

Stop right there!

No. Joey, no! Wait!

Where are we?

I thought we were
going to see my mom.

We are,

but I need to meet
a friend first.

We have to meet
your friend here?

Yes. He's gonna
help us, okay?

We won't be long.

What about
Jacob and Paul?

Aren't they
coming, too?

I don't know.

What about
all the bad guys?

Aren't they still
looking for us?

- No.
- How do you know?

Joey, please stop.

Everything's
gonna be okay.

Promise.

Hello?

I've been waiting
for you.

I was told
to come here.

I know.

It's about time
you showed up.

My name is Bo.

Go pull your truck
in there.

I have to go use
the bathroom.

We've been driving
all night.

You got
a little boys' room?

Through the office.

Go ahead, Joey.

Hello?

Please! Please!

Help me, please.

Don't leave me here.

Don't leave me.
Please come back!

Come back, come back,
come back!

God!

Guards! Guards!
Help!

Hey.
Come on, come on.

Ryan Hardy's assault
resulted in 3 broken fingers.

As I'm sure you're
aware, warden,

this is a clear violation
of my client's

eighth amendment rights.

I'm aware.

The FBI's behavior
was unwarranted.

We have case law
precedence,

federal tort
and civil liberties claims.

Just exactly what do
you want, Miss Warren?

I'll let my client
tell you himself.

Mr. Carroll.

First,
Warden Montero

and other important
people, thank you.

Thank you for
allowing me

the opportunity to
share the injustices

that have been
inflicted upon me.

He said
his name was Charlie,

and he told me that
he was hired to follow me

and to report
back to Joe.

He had photos and video,

and he-- he said he was
gonna take me to Joey.

And you
believed him.

Yes, I did.

He had this honor
about him

like hew as living up
to some code of conduct,

definitely military.

Marines or army
or something.

He said that he was
waiting to hear

from someone
named Roderick for orders.

Tea.

Thank you.

Roderick?

Yeah. I'm sure
it's an alias.

Roderick Usher--
it's from Poe's

"Fall Of The House
Of Usher."

When we were
at the farmhouse,

Emma got a call
from this Roderick.

Cult leaders often have
a second in command,

someone to oversee,
manages the cult.

Do you even know how many
people are involved in this?

I mean, are we talking
fans or prison groupies

or people with serious
mental disorders?

And do we know how many
of them have killed?

Truth is,
we don't know,

but it's a lot bigger
than we thought,

more pervasive.

Miss Matthews, can I count
on you not to engage

with any more
of Joe's followers?

No, you can't,

not any more than I can count
on you to find my son.

Claire...

I don't know what I would
do in your situation,

so I will just ask you
to inform us

if anyone makes contact
with you again.

You have to find
this guy-- Charlie.

I'm-- I'm sorry.

Don't.
Just find him.

He knows where
they took Joey.

When is Charlie coming?

There you are.

You okay?

Hey. Everything
okay, honey?

There was a girl.

She's locked
in a cage back there.

She's scared.
We have to help her.

- There's a what?
- We have to help her.

You're not supposed
to go back there!

She's none
of your business.

You don't go
back there, okay?

You understand?

Stay right here.

Why do you have
a girl in a cage?

Is there something
that I should know about?

It's none of your
business neither.

Why don't
we just wait?

Less talking
and... just wait.

You can't
do this, Gene.

I've already discussed
it with Director Franklin.

I understand that some lines
may have been crossed,

but this doesn't
make any sense.

We're talking about a
convicted serial killer here.

Carroll makes a convincing
case for prison abuse.

I do not need
that kind of liability!

What's going on here?

Look. Just give
me the time

to speak with
the Justice Department,

find a better
alternative.

It's too late for that.
Excuse me.

And I'd suggest you do
something about this man

before he does
more damage.

This is on you,
Mr. Hardy.

What is he talking about?
What's going on?

The warden just
granted Joe Carroll's

request for a transfer.

He's leaving.

What? When?

Immediately.

They're preparing
to move him now.

Joe Carroll, you've been
remanded into the custody

of the Jesup County federal
correctional facility

of the state
of Georgia.

You mind giving us
the room?

He's all yours.

I don't believe we've
had the pleasure.

Ryan.

Come for your
farewell visit.

Thanks.

Well, I couldn't let you leave

without saying
a proper good-bye.

So why the transfer, Joe?

What's in Georgia?

You have friends there?

Is that where the cult is,

your good buddy Roderick?

Roderick? Roderick. No.

Sorry. Name doesn't
ring a bell.

Tell me about Claire.

How did she react when you
failed to rescue our son?

Was she upset?

Has she rejected
you yet?

It's okay, Ryan.

Every great love
must be tested after all.

- You know, that's strange.
- Hmm?

I say the name Roderick,

and you immediately
change the subject.

Hmm. I'm so gonna
miss these little chats.

We need to take him
down for processing.

Good-bye, Ryan.

I want to go.
I really think

that I should be
supervising the transfer.

The US Marshals are
supervising the transfer.

They agreed to let me
accompany them.

No. Listen.
I got to be there.

You can't.

Look. I know that we are
all upset and disappointed

about what happened
at the farmhouse,

but we got this.

I will make sure
nothing goes wrong.

Mike.

What's up?

I need you to look
into Warden Montero.

You think the warden's
been compromised?

I don't know
what to think,

- but something's not right.
- Hmm.

So how do you
know Roderick?

I do things for him
from time to time.

What kind of things?

Are you
still in there?

I'm Joey.
I've got the keys.

Let me get you out.

Joey, I'm Dana.

Nice to meet you.

I knew you'd come back.

Do you know
Joe Carroll?

I know who he is,

but I'm not a part
of his little club.

Where's the kid?

Joey?

Joey?

- Please hurry.
- I am.

You-- you can do it.

I'm trying...
Got it!

Come on.

What are you waiting for?

Let's go.

What did you just do?

Why'd you do that?

Why did you do that?!

You come back here!

Come here!

Come back here!

Where are you?!

Joey!

All right, Joey.
I'm not gonna hurt you.

I'm not gonna hurt you, Joey.

I told you not
to go back there!

Why did you do that?
Why did you do that?

Touch him again,
and you're dead!

Joey, come here.

Denise!

Joey, run!

No!

What the hell
is going on?

Everything okay
out there?

All set.

Chopper's inbound now.

Okay. They're locking him
in the transport vehicle.

Prisoner is in the transport.

Securing all doors now.

What'd you find out?

Well, he looks clean.

No known association
with anybody

that's ever visited Joe Carroll,

but I did find one thing.

The warden's got a teenage
daughter enrolled in college.

You thinking
what I'm thinking?

Yeah.

Warden Montero.

I really don't
have time, Hardy.

I have a question about
Joe Carroll's transfer.

We've already been
through this.

Humor us.

You're the reason
that man got transferred,

not me.

Okay. So this has
nothing to do

with your
daughter Dana.

Where is she,
warden?

She's in school.

Hoberman college.

That's right.

She hasn't been to class
in over two days.

This morning,
her boyfriend filed

a missing persons report
with campus security.

Well, I wasn't
aware of that.

I'll look into it
right away.

Joe Carroll's people
threatened you, didn't they?

They forced you to authorize
his transfer?

Mr. Hardy, I understand
that you're here

at the behest of the FBI,

but you're skating
on very thin ice.

Do not push me.

- You buying it?
- Not for a second.

I want to know
everything about him,

where he goes, who he
talks to, everything.

What's taking
so long?

We're waiting for word
that it's safe to move.

Why do we have to
wait here?

What about that guy Bo?

Is he part of this?

When we set up
the web site,

we found a lot
of people like Bo,

useful but
in a limited way.

He's not part
of everything,

and he won't be
coming with us.

He's got that girl
in a cage.

The girl is
very important.

Her name is Dana.
She's our leverage.

She's gonna ensure that we all
make it home safe tonight.

You know
the people there?

A few.

Some of my buddies
that I signed up with,

friends
of Roderick's.

What-- what about
your friends--

Paul and Jacob?

What happened to them?

I'm sorry.

I didn't mean to...

We do what we have to do.

Run it again.

What's up?

Going through the stuff
we confiscated

from Charlie's warehouse.

I found a bunch
of surveillance footage

all spliced together,

and one was marked
"detention center."

Wait. It's from here?

Well, that's
the prison's exit.

Why would Charlie have
video of that?

Do you have access to the
surveillance footage

of Joe Carroll's transfer
vehicle just as he left?

Yes. I think I do.

Pull it up, the same point,

exiting the sally port.

Look there.
Look at that.

Run that back.
Enhance that.

There.
That's an edit.

The warden hijacked the
surveillance footage.

Ryan, the warden
just left the building,

said he was taking
the rest of the day off.

Get Parker
on the phone now.

Agent Parker.

Joe's not in
the transport vehicle.

What are you
talking about?

Stop the transfer,
check the truck.

He's not in there.

That's impossible.

The warden and his men
have been compromised.

Do it!

You need to stop, check
on the prisoner.

What? Why?

Stop now.

Open up.

What's going on?

Need you to open
the vehicle.

I'm not really authorized
to do that, ma'am.

I'm authorizing you.

That's not how it works.

It's not a request.

What the hell
is your problem?

What did you do?

I don't know
what you're talking about.

Open the trunk.

You're gonna get
my daughter killed.

Open the trunk.

Where is he?

Where the hell is he?

Thank you, Olivia.

She's my daughter.

They're gonna kill her.

They won't.

They need her alive to
guarantee Joe's safety,

so just tell us
what you did,

and we can save your
daughter and stop Joe.

His lawyer Olivia Warren.

They told me to
hand Joe off to her.

Cuff him.

We need a current location for
Olivia Warren, Joe Carroll's lawyer.

Tell Mitchell to ping
Warren's cell phone.

If it's on, that's
our best chance.

Tell boy wonder thanks for the
help, but I'm already on it.

She says she's
already--

Yeah, no.
I heard that.

Found it.
She's in Richmond, driving,

headed southeast on 12th
Street toward Cary Ave.

- Great.
- I'll call for backup.

Southeast--

Yeah. I heard
that, too.

You seem a bit
nervous, Olivia.

That's because I'm presently
committing at least 7 felonies.

How much further?

Just a few more minutes.

You're not supposed
to be out here.

Denise thinks I'm
reading my book.

She said you were going
to take me to see my mom.

Doesn't sound like
you believe her.

She's telling you
the truth.

I was just
with your mom, you know?

You were?

Yup. She wouldn't stop
talking about you.

I was supposed to bring her
here so you could see her.

What happened?

I screwed up,

and, let the bad
guys get in the way.

She okay?

Yeah. Yeah, yeah.

She's fine.

It's just...

It's gonna take
a little bit longer

before you can
see her, okay?

I'm sorry about that.

Okay?

Will you tell me
the truth?

What's really
going on?

What do you
want to know?

That girl,
will she be okay?

Would it make you
feel better

if I promise you
she'll be okay?

Yeah? Okay.

I give you my word,
all right?

Is this where
you need to be?

Yes.

I don't think
anyone followed us.

I admire your
positive attitude, Olivia,

but I don't share
your optimism.

There's, one more thing
I need you to do for me.

What is it?

Call Ryan Hardy.

What? Why would I?

Do it.

FBI dispatch.

Hello. This is
Olivia Warren.

I need to speak
to Ryan Hardy.

It's an emergency.

I'll connect you now.

Hello?

Mr. Hardy?

Olivia, where are you?

Is-- is Joe Carroll
with you?

Say these exact words
to him--

Joe Carroll
is killing me,

and it's because
of you, Ryan.

What?!

Tell him that I am
killing you

and it's because of him.

Don't do it, Joe.

Wait, Olivia.

Please. No!

Put Joe on the phone
with me.

Tell him, Olivia.

Tell him it's
all his fault.

- I won't!
- What's going on?

Tell him he can kill me.

Olivia?

Olivia?

No, wait, wait.

I'm gonna be there soon.

He can kill me.

Olivia?

Olivia? Hello?
Hello?

No. No, no!

No!

Hardy, hold on.

FBI!

Anybody see anything?

Some guy got out of the
car and ran in there.

All right. Call 911!

You see him?

Go that way.

I'm David.

It's a pleasure, sir.

Weston, he's up there!

Get out of the way!
Come on!

FBI!

Stay back! Stay back!

This way, sir.
This way.

- Take that side. Move.
- All right.

What are--

Excuse me.

I'm Louise, sir.

Nice to meet you,
Louise.

Douglas,
are you in the basement? Over.

Douglas, Douglas,
do you copy?

This is most baffling.

You, me, us here
in this moment?

What do I do?

I kill you?

Now?

No. This is--
this is all wrong.

I mean, you can't die
in a parking garage.

That would be
most uneventful,

hardly dramatic at all.

Go ahead.

Do it.

Really, you must admit
it's a quandary, hmm?

I so very much want you
to live and see

all that's
about to happen.

You see, as much as you've
encountered up until this moment,

I don't quite know
how to tell you this,

but we have only
just concluded

the first part
of our novel.

Yes, Ryan.

For 9 long years,

I have sat
in my prison cell

outlining this entire story
in my mind.

I've meticulously planned
all of it

with a little help
from my friends.

That's a Beatles reference,
by the way.

But I must say

very, very much going
according to plan.

We should leave
now, sir.

There is so much more
to come, Ryan.

I'll be in touch.

Call me
when you're gone,

and then I'll
let him go.

Don't even think
about it.

You can't kill me.

Didn't you hear
what Joe just said?

He wants me alive.

Then I'll shoot you
in the leg.

- Don't miss.
- No!

Okay.

Yeah. We'll be on the
road in a few minutes.

Clear to go.

It's gonna take us a few
hours to get there.

What about him?

And the girl?

Give me a few minutes.
I'll be right back.

You need
anything else?

Need a word
in private.

Anything wrong?

No. Just some
unfinished business.

The helicopter
they used wasn't registered.

Local airport radar
had them for a short time,

but they lost them.

Warden Montero's
in federal custody.

Anyone locate
his daughter?

Not yet.

How are we supposed
to find these people?

They're nameless,
faceless.

We'll find them
and break them.

Let's start
with this guy, right now.

I can't let you
hurt him, Ryan.

If we're gonna end this,
if we're gonna find Joe,

we're gonna find his son,
the rest of them,

we got to start doing
things a different way.

I'll give you 5 minutes.

Guys, listen up.

Fellas...

I need to speak
with him.

So...

the boy...

Joey Matthews...

where is he?

I'm not gonna
tell you anything.

You look like
you're in pain.

I can handle it.

That's good to know.

Need some bolt cutters!

We found
the warden's daughter!

We're gonna get
you out of there.

She's a live.
Bring in the paramedics.

Okay. Okay.
I got you now.

You're okay now.
You're okay.

We got you,
we got you.

Hey, hey.
Look at me.

There was
a little boy.

Joey?

They-- they took him.

He-- he-- he was-- he
was trying to help me.

Place is clear.
She's the only one.

It's okay now.

Come on. We're gonna
get you out of here.

Did they tell you
where I'm going?

Because they
won't tell me.

Protective custody.

Better if I don't know.

- So Joe's free...
- Claire.

And now I get locked up.

It's for your own safety.

And my son?

I'm not giving up, Claire.

That's what he wants,

but he's not gonna win.

This isn't a game, Ryan.

This is my life,

this is my son's life!

# This will never end
'cause I want more #

# more, give me more,
give me more #

# This will never end
'cause I want more #

# more, give me more,
give me more #

# If I had a heart,
I could love you #

# If I had a voice,
I would sing #

# After the night
when I wake up #

# I'll see
what tomorrow brings #

# If I had a voice,
I'd sing #

# Dangling feet
from window frame #

# will I ever, ever
reach the floor? #

# More, give me more,
give me more #

# Crushed and filled
with all I found #

# underneath and inside #

# just to come around #

# More, give me more,
give me more #

Come on.

It's okay.

# if I had a voice,
I would sing #

Hey, Joey.

I know you.

You're my dad.

Yeah.

Yeah, I'm your dad.