The Mentalist (2008–2015): Season 2, Episode 11 - Rose-Colored Glasses - full transcript

In small town Rancho Rosa, locals spouses Selby (33) and Jana Vickers are found stabbed in their car. It's their 1995 high school class's reunion, which they never attended. Selby was a social leper since he confessed a cruel prank at Derek Logan's expense 15 years ago. And he was involved in blackmail. Patrick works out the past and abuses Rigsby's own secret to force him to help set a trap.

(whispers) Hey, you.

(whispers) Hi. (chuckles)
(footsteps approach)

(normal voice) Oh, hey.
(normal voice)
Hey, thought you'd gone home.

I wish. We're up.
There's a double homicide

In Rancho Rosa. Local sheriff's
in over his head.
I'm on it.

Boss, you've been promising me
more time in the field.

Now's as good a time as any.
You're right.

Rigsby, be a cover in the office
on this one. Let's go.

You're okay with this, I hope?
Absolutely, yeah.

(sirens wailing)

(indistinct chatter
over police radio)



(indistinct conversations)

(Patrick) What's going on?

Looks like two bullets
to the chest for each of them.

Freshness of the wounds
suggest it happened

In the last few hours.
Selby and Jana Vickers,
33 and 31 years old,

From here in Rancho Rosa.

Sheriff I.D.'d them
from their driver's licenses.

Who found the bodies?
Couple of teenagers.

This place is
a local lover's lane.

Apparently,
thieves know that, too.

Sheriff thinks that
it's a robbery gone sour.

Little old to be necking,
aren't they?

There's an age limit on that?

Plus their clothes aren't,
you know, disheveled.



Good point.

Oh, there's
a little white thing there,

sticking out
from Jana's dress.

Could you ju--
yeah that's it.

$800 dress.
Aha!

Is that a useful "aha"
or an irritating "aha"?

The borrowed dress tells us
they were going somewhere fancy

and wanted to
make an impression.

Not usually
something they'd go for,

or they'd have
a later model car.

He needed a few pulls
on the scotch

just to take the edge off

because he was nervous about
who was gonna be there,

which in a small town
like this,

likely means relatives
or people from his past.

Uh, wedding, maybe?
Or birthday party?

No gift, which leaves...

No guessing games.
Ay...

Uh, excuse me, sheriff?

What's the name
of the local high school?

(c+c music factory)
♪ everybody dance now ♪

(indistinct conversations)

Stephanie?

♪ everybody dance now ♪

Oh, my God.
You look fantastic.

I'm sorry.
I'm not Stephanie.

Whoa.

Do that again,
and I'll arrest you.

Sorry, I had to.
You've always been the one.

(man) No way.
(men laughing)

Don't.

I'm not the one.

(woman) Whoo!

(sighs)

(indistinct conversations)

(Patrick) High school.

Best years of your life.

Huh?

♫ The Mentalist 2x11 ♫
Rose-Colored Glasses
Original Air Date on January 14, 2009

Welcome back
to Rancho Rosa high.

Go, Toros!

I'm Tess-- one of your student
ambassadors this weekend.

Nametags and reunion books.

We're with the California Bureau
of Investigation.

We need to know

if Jana and Selby Vickers
were expected here tonight.

(whispers) um...

(normal voice) Yeah,
Selby Vickers and his wife Jana.

They also replied "yes"

to tomorrow's
homecoming picnic and dance.

Is everything okay?

We need to talk to somebody
who would know them.

Um...

Redheaded woman--
that's Willa Brock.

She's
the reunion committee chair.

You didn't really think
we were young enough

to be in this class
when we walked in, did you?

Oh, everyone over the age of 21
looks the same to me.
Tactful and evasive--

You're gonna do very well
in life, Tess.

Go, Toros.
(giggles)

I'm stunned.

I mean, it was surprising enough
Selby was even coming.

Now this?

Why the surprise?

Well, he wasn't at
the fifth or the tenth.

Because...

because he was expelled
and never graduated.

Selby pulled this--
it was a really nasty prank.

What was it, senior year?
Yeah.

It was his one and only.

Vice principal Desouza caught
him, gave him the ol' boot.
What was the prank?

Uh, there was this,
shall we say,

socially challenged boy
named Derek Logan.

Selby dragged him
into the girls' locker room,

he blindfolded him
with his own underwear,

tied him up, naked,

took his picture and then
posted it all over the school.

I mean,
how sick is that, right?
It was disturbing.

Hmm. Uh, is there anything else
you can tell us about him?

I played football--
starting running back.

People around here
are still talking about

the five touchdowns
I scored against Stratton.

What does that
have to do with Selby?

I was popular. I was a jock.
He was a nobody.

I don't know
what kind of person he was.

How about his current life?

I got nada. I got out of
this town as fast as I could.

I live down
in Newport Beach now.
Hmm.

How about you, Willa?

Have you heard anything
about Selby?

Oh... (chuckles) I host
a daytime talk show in Chicago

that tapes two shows a day
and is about to go national.

I'm lucky if I hear anything
about my own family.

Uh, Derek Logan--that kid
that Selby pulled the prank on--

Could you
point him out to us?
(man chuckles) Derek Logan?

He's not here, is he?
No way!
(laughing)

Gabe,
it's so good to see you again.

You almost didn't.

5 hours I spent on the 101
driving here.
(man) wow.

CBI Agent Teresa Lisbon,
Patrick Jane,

This is Gabe Nyland.
Hi.

D.A. for San Diego county.

You've prosecuted
a couple of cases for us.
And now candidate

for Lieutenant Governor
of California.

Give me the word, "g,"
I start twisting arms for you

on election day, huh?
(chuckles)

Um, Gabe,
Selby Vickers and his wife

were found murdered
at the glen--shot in their car.

My, God.

I hadn't even heard that name
in 15 years till tonight.

Any idea who did this?

It's early
in the investigation.

You just got here, right?
Yes.

So how is it that you knew
Derek Logan wasn't here?

Well, Derek left the school
and moved out of state

after that prank Selby pulled.
Word is he killed himself.

(man) Are you serious?

I heard he was
a blackjack dealer at a casino.
Uh, we'd like to talk to

some classmates
that still live in the area.

Maybe they know something
about Selby.
Well, there are only a few,

but, uh,
the student ambassadors

can probably point you
in the right direction.

Thank you for your time.

(Cho)
Nothing jumps out on this,

but I'm gonna have the tech guys
give it a once-over.

Mail's all big bills
and small bank accounts.

They certainly weren't
living the high life here.

They didn't need to.
This was home. They were happy.

(cell phone ringing)

Agent Grace Van Pelt.
(Rigsby) Hey. So I got you
next of kin info on Selby.

Uh, mother in Rancho Rosa.
No luck on Jana, though.

Thanks. Text me the address?
Will do.

So I've never been
to Rancho Rosa before.

What's it like?
(beep)

Nothing special. A town.

Cool. What are
you guys doing now?

You know, investigating.
(rewinding, beep)

Van Pelt, come here.
Check this out.
I gotta go.

Y-yeah.
I'm--I'm busy... Too.

(hangs up receiver)

(exhales deeply)

(paper thuds)

This is from
yesterday morning.

(beep)
I'm done playing games here.
You hear me?

Either you get me my money,

or I'm gonna be forced
to take action.

(click, beep)
So much for happiness.

Mm.

So you haven't seen Selby once
in all these years?

Supermarket,
movie theater maybe?

No. I mean,
you know, if I did,

I-I don't remember.
(chuckles)
Hard to believe you, Stu.

I'm sorry?

W--uh, really? Okay.

Yeah?

The hair plugs, the heels,

this, uh,
professional woman here

posing as your girlfriend...
Wait, wait.
What did you just say?

Whoa. (laughs)
d-did he just call me...
Did you--

I-I mean--
did he say to me that--

That's all we need
for your time.
(laughs)

That's all the questions
we have now, so...
Beg my pardon.

(Stu laughs) Yeah. All right.
That's all we have for now.
Thank you.

I think you look lovely.
Have a good evening.
Go, Toros.

What's your problem?

(clicks tongue)
uh, it's just a room

full of people lying
to each other.

Everyone here
is trying so hard

to show how much
they've changed,

when the mere effort screams
that they haven't.

Or they actually do
change--

with exceptions like
Mr. Hair plugs, of course.

(Lisbon) you got the rebel
who took the bank job,

the player that
stays faithful to his wife...

(Patrick) The rebel
took the bank job

because she sees
her rebellion is fruitless.

The player stays faithful
to his wife

because the consequence
of infidelity

is much greater now.

But their instincts--

their instincts
never change.

I'm a far cry from
what I was in high school.
Eh, I wouldn't be so sure.

Driven to succeed to the point
of developing an ulcer,

no tolerance for superiors
less sharp than yourself,

shutting out girls that
wanted to hang out with you,

blowing off boys
that want to get close--

All the while,
at every turn, wondering,

"what is it I really want?"

No.

And you played
an instrument.

my guess? Hmm.

Clarinet.
Not even close.
And we're done here.

I'll get the guest list
to Rigsby.

I'll have him check
everybody out.

Have him locate
the whereabouts of Derek Logan.

You really think Logan laid
in wait for 15 years

and suddenly decided
to take revenge on Selby?

Well, I think that
Logan is as angry today

as he was 15 years ago,
maybe even angrier.

We'll check him out.
You know,
I'm gonna stick around.

I-I didn't go to high school.

This is kind of fascinating
for me.

You never went to high school?
No, I was busy.

You can stay. Just don't
make me sorry I let you.

Bassoon.

Mrs. Vickers,

when was the last time
you spoke to your son?

Um, this morning.

Selby always checks in on me
before he goes to work,

to see how I'm doing.
He's...

(voice breaking)
was sweet like that.

Were you aware of
any problems he was having?

Work? Personal life?

Um, no.
Just the opposite.

Uh, things were starting
to get good for him.

After he left high school,
things didn't go right for him.

About high school--
the prank he pulled--

(normal voice) I don't want
to talk about that.
Ma'am--

His whole life was spoiled
by that--that incident.

He lost a chance at college.

He--he got stuck working
in a little print shop.

And then Jana came along,
and--

And she was like
a whole new world for him.

She encouraged him,

and she told him to--to strive
for something better,

And--and he became
a whole new person.

We haven't been able to
track down any family for Jana.

Do you know
where we can find them?

She didn't have anybody--

Uh, nobody that I know of.

She moved here from Poland,

And Selby only met her
a couple of months ago.

A few dates and... (laughs)
and they got married.

It was all
kind of a whirlwind.

Now, Mrs. Vickers,
it's a bit unsettling,

But I'd like you to listen
to this message,

See if you recognize
the caller.

Is that all right?
Yeah.

(beep)
(man) I'm done playing games
here. You hear me?

Either you get me my money,

Or I'm gonnbe forced
to take action.
(click, beep)

Well, I-I've never heard
that voice in my life.

Was my son involved with
a loan shark or something?

Could be.
We traced the phone call

to a phone booth in Galatin.
That doesn't really tell us--

Galatin?
Th-that's where Jana's from.

Uh, s-Selby met her there
at a coffee shop

when he was on
a delivery run.

Can you tell us anything
about Jana

before she met Selby?

Maybe names of friends,
where she worked?

No, all that Selby told me

was that things were tough
for her.

Yeah, he didn't share
any details,

Probably 'cause he didn't
want me making any judgments.

(laughs) You remember
what we used to call you?

You were the frogman.
(man laughs)

Frog--because you played
the french horn...
Yeah.

Well, no--
d 'cause, you know,

Y-you kinda sorta look like
a frog, but no offense, but...

Yeah, no, I-I remember.

Oh, man,
we used to get on you.

You know what?

I'm sorry about that,
sincerely,

but, I mean what?
We were kids, right?

We were just kids.
Forget it, forget it.
I have.

(laughs)
Dude, that--that time

we put the dead bird
in his locker.
Ohh, we did that. (laughs)

Yeah, yeah, you guys
got me with that one.

Does anybody still call you
that--"the frogman"?

Well, pretty much everyone
calls me "Phil,"

except my son,
who calls me "dad."

You fathered a kid?
He fathered a--
he--

Go, frogman! Come on. Nice!

Good job. Didn't think
you had it in you.

Wait. Does he play
the french horn, too?
(stifles laughter)

Because if he does,
you could call him frogboy...

or... Kermit.

or kermie.

(clicks tongue)

Really good to, uh,
see you guys again.

Come on.

Hey, if the kid of yours
ever needs any shaping up,

You send him to
a Cordova Sports Camp, okay?
(laughter)

Vodka tonic, please.

Uh, top shelf.
It's on me.

Thank you. (sighs)

Um...

You're one of the, uh,
one of the CBI people.

Yeah.

I heard about
what happened to Selby.

That's--that's awful.

Hmm. Well, it doesn't appear
to have dampened the mood here.

L.J. Cordova seems to be
having a great time.

Yeah. Frogman.

(sighs) If I could go
back in time

and beat the crap
out of him

the first time
he called me that...

It's not possible, Phil.

Oh, I know.

But you could
just talk to him quietly

and tell him how you feel.

(scoffs) He'd probably
just laugh at me.

Probably.

But at least you would know
that you made an effort, right?

And this is a--what?
It's a 15-year school reunion.

What are these reunions for,
anyway?

(laughs) I don't know.

I understand.

All those nights you lay there
not being able to sleep,

thinking about whether or not
you should've confronted him.

It's tough.

You know what?

(clicks tongue)
You're right.

You go, Phil.

Hey, L.J.
What up, frog?

(smack)
What's your problem,
man?

(thud)

Oh, Phil.
(indistinct conversations)

(thud)
No, come on. Get off me!
Come on. What are you--

Phil.

(grunting)

(glass shatters)

Oh! Oh!

(man grunting)

(punches landing)

Aah!
Ohh! Ohh.

Baby! Hey! Hey, hey, hey.
You get off, now!

Aah! Ohh! Get off!
(grunting) get off!
(laughter)

(man) Come here!
Come here! Get off!
(glass shatters)

(thudding)

(groans)

You know, this thing is
a golden treasury of mullets.

A brawl?

You started a brawl?
Come on.

Well, I was, uh,

I was going for something
a little more contained,

but I guess people just wanted
to explore the physical.

and what information
did you glean?

I assume you were testing
some theory or other?

Wow,
Willa Brock was involved

In eight
different school activities,

and she looked pretty good
in cargo pants,

which is hard to do.
There are people
in the hospital.

Yes, but souls were healed.
This was a cathartic brawl.

It was--it was
a therapeutic expression of--

Please.

Got a lead.
Jana's I.N.S. entry records

List a Galatin address
as her destination--

The property and residence
of a Terence Badali.

No real sheet, but he had
a couple restraining orders

from women back in the '90s.
He could be our angry caller.

Go to Galatin.
Take Van Pelt with you.
Okay.

You--go to hell.
Take a toothbrush.

Which way is that?

I'll go.

(Patrick chuckles)

What's so funny?

"if I want culture,

I'll leave my yogurt out
overnight."

L.J. Cordova's
yearbook photo quote.

Well, when you're done
entertaining yourself,

I got your Derek Logan update
right here.

Ah.

Kid's life never turned
the corner.

Derek Michael Logan
left Rancho Rosa

a couple weeks
after the Selby incident.

Family moved to Virginia.
He became a heroin addict.

Couple years
in and out of rehab.

He died of an overdose
on his 23rd birthday.

School office has sent over
his old student I.D.

from their archives.

Mm-hmm.

You know,
he kind of looks like you.

Mm. And, uh, this is
the photo of the incident

that, uh, Selby plastered
around the school.

How does any kid recover
from that?

Well, in this case,
they don't.

Mm.

How sad.
Mm.

And I was betting on
Derek Logan as our killer.

Will you quit yanking me
around?

Okay, if you can't get it right,
we're through.

Now the order
was for 5/16th Beech Wood,

Not for
5/16th warped Beech Wood.

(Cho)
Hey, Terence Badali? CBI.

Need to talk to you
about Jana Vickers.

I'll call you back.
What about her?

You left
a threatening message

on her answering machine recently.
Well, how do you know it was me?

Because an innocent person
would say, "I didn't do it."

So what? I called her. Big deal.
You called her and threatened her.

Now she and her husband have
been found killed, and so--
(thud)

(clattering)

(grunts)
(thud)

You're under arrest.

(panting)

(groans)

I panicked. As soon as
you told me they were dead,

I knew you were gonna blame me,
and my brain said, "just run."

Your brain's a fool.
Where were you last night?

I was watching college ball.

Can you prove that?

Notre Dame sucked.

I live alone...

Since
that polish bitch left me.

She and you had a sexual relationship?
Well, she was my fiancée.

I met her through
this internet service.

Uh, y-you pay
a whole bunch of money,

but you get to choose
from these videos,

and then they bring her
over to the country,

and she marries you.
That's a good deal.

Oh, I tell you, man,
these eastern european types--

They know how to take care
of their men. (laughs)
Right. What happened?

Well, she left me
for this Vickers guy.

She comes to me one day,
says she met this guy at work,

they fell in love...
Must've made you angry.

Yeah, you bet it did.
So you threaten to kill them
unless they pay you off.

No, no, no. I threatened
to turn her in to the I.N.S.,

because she had lied about
all these things on her form.

She was in this country
under false pretenses.

How much
were you asking for?

Well, I just wanted
my money back--

The money I put up
to get her over here.

I saved all my receipts.
It was 25 grand.

Well, and 5 grand
for emotional suffering.
And what was her response?

She said they'd pay it.

She admitted
she owed me the money.

They were broke. Any idea where
they were gonna get the money?

Jana said that Selby was gonna
get it from an old friend.

They guaranteed Badali
they'd have it for him Monday,

in cash.

At least we know Selby's
sudden interest in the reunion.

He was protecting his wife.
It's kind of romantic.

Noble, even.

Ugh. Motive, even.

He must have asked somebody
for money

who really didn't like
him asking.

Yeah, nice work, Grace.
I need to see that list

of all the reunion attendees'
arrival times.

Oh, yeah. Here you go.

Thanks.

So, uh, you and Cho saw
some action, huh?

Little bit, yeah.
That's cool.

You have Gabe Nyland
arriving by plane

the day before the murder.
Are you sure that's right?

Yeah, there's an airfield
in Stratton,

the next town over.
I checked the arrival logs.

He flew in by private jet.
Be careful who you vote for
for Lieutenant Governor.

One of the candidates lies.

(knock on door)

(Nyland) Yes?

It's Agent Lisbon
and Patrick Jane.

We just have a few
follow-up questions for you.

Hmm.

Hi. How can I help?

Last night at the reception,
you said you'd just gotten in,

But we know you flew in
the day before the murders.

Can you explain
the discrepancy for us?

Come on in.

I came a day early for
a private fund-raising dinner.

I said
I'd just arrived,

because I didn't want
my classmates thinking

I'm up here shilling
during reunion weekend.

This is a nice room.

Is it
the, uh, presidential suite?

Something like that.

Is the bedroom nice?
How's the mattress?

Uh, it's adequate.

Can I see it?
Well, no. Why would you want to?

Why not?
Because I'm entitled to my privacy.

Whoa.

Hello again.

Hi.

There was
no inappropriate relationship.

You call it
an inappropriate relationship.

The law calls it
soliciting sex from a minor.

She came to my door,

had an idea
she wanted to discuss

about a youth voter effort
for my campaign.

I'm not going to discourage
some enthusiastic kid

who wants to get involved.
No, no. You hide 'em
in your bedroom.

I had to. Media people
follow me everywhere I go now.

If I open that door

and it's some
guerrilla photographer,

our faces end up
on the internet,

both of our lives
are ruined.

You're very good at this--
selling a case with passion,

even though
it holds no water.

Explains why
you're such a successful D.A.

It's the truth.
Well, that should be easy
to confirm.

Lisbon, could you have
the social worker

bring, uh, Tess in,
please?

No, please.

This is on me.
She didn't ask for any of this.

You care about her.

You genuinely care
about her.

Well,
she's very friendly...

and diplomatic.

Diplomatic...

and evasive,
like a politician...

like her father.

That, and you have
the same shape front teeth.

They are your real teeth,
aren't they?

(Lisbon)
She's your daughter?

Her mother was a year
behind me.

Tess was born a few weeks
before I graduated.

Families agreed
to keep it quiet.

But I've always done right
by Tess.

Come out to see her
whenever I can.

Discreetly, of course.
Did you ever see Selby
when you visited?

Last year, at a gas station
just outside of town.

We said a quick hello,
went our separate ways.

Maybe Selby found out
about Tess,

Threatened to expose you.

Not Selby Vickers.
He wouldn't threaten a fly.

A super nice guy.

He tried to do right
by people.

What'd you talk about
with Selby at the gas station?

Small talk.
I told him I was gonna run

for Lieutenant Governor,
and he offered

to print the campaign flyers,
free of charge.

Was he the same way
in high school?

Always--help you
with your homework,

He'd share his lunch
with you,

he was just happy
knowing that you liked him.

Even that thing with Logan,
he just did it to be popular.

I've answered
all your questions.

I think
you should go now.

Jane.

What?

Come on.

Oh. Sorry.
Very nice to meet you.

Your politics are a roiling mess
of greed and cynicism,

but you have
a lovely daughter.

(indistinct conversations)

(L.J.) Aw, him again.

Oh.

(sighs)
I'll take care of it.

Mm.

(footsteps approach)

Mr. Jane, hello.

Willa, right?
Regional TV personality.

Yes. (laughs)
Yeah. (laughs)

Um, anything
I can help you with?

Oh, I'm just here
for the big game.

Football--I love it!

How goes
the investigation?

Oh, my colleagues are pursuing
several leads, uh...

nothing definitive yet.

Mr. Jane, this is a weekend
of celebration.

Mm-hmm.

Your presence is making
a few people uncomfortable.

Should I go away?

Should I leave
Selby and Jana unavenged

because of
some low comfort levels?

Is that what you're saying?

No, no.

What are you saying then?
(laughs)

I--

Never mind. (laughs)

Okay.

Willa,
I do have a question.

Yes?

How are the burgers?

The burg--

(laughs) The burgers
are good. Very good.

(indistinct conversations)

Vice principal Desouza,

do you mind
if I join you?

(clicks tongue)

Wow, look at you.
All grown-up.

Sit down. Tell me what
you've been up to these days.

Nice cover.

I didn't actually attend
this high school.

In fact, I didn't attend
any high school.

I'm with the CBI.

Oh, please, please.

These reunions
are insufferable.

What I wouldn't give
to be home on my couch,

glass of wine, good book.

Well,
I take it you heard

about Selby Vickers
and his wife.

Oh, yes.

That's--that's a tragedy.

Selby was a truly good kid,
you know,

until that one incident
with Derek Logan.

Derek Logan was definitely
a different kind of duck.

He wore
the same tattered jacket,

be it hot or cold,

Always hugged the wall
as he walked down a hallway.

He was off.

"off" isn't tolerated
in high school.

Well, certainly not
in the 30 years

I've been doing this job.

Right over there
is where it all happened.
(Patrick) hmm.

Derek's folks sent him to
a shrink afterwards... (sighs)

But it didn't help.

A month later,
they pulled him out of school.

That was the last
I heard of him.

Hmm.

Did Selby ever give
a reason why he did it?

You know, I asked him,
but he just shrugged.

You know, gave me that
teenage "I don't know."

(sighs)

How'd you catch him?

Derek was blindfolded, right?

Yes. He heard
his attacker's voice, though.
Mm-hmm.

He thought
it sounded like Selby.

I confronted Selby.
He confessed quite readily,

Like the helpful, honest boy
he usually was.

It's very strange.

Hmm.

You want me to memorize
everything we have

on all 67 alumni
that showed up at the reunion?

Yes, I do.
And how would I do that?

It's easy.
You build a memory palace.

Um, I thought that was just
some card player's trick.

Well, it's multipurpose.

It's perfect for recalling
a large body of information.

All you need is a physical
location that you know well,

And you break it down
in your mind

into smaller pieces

and link each one

to a package
of the information,

Like this.

I walk in the door,

and I'm greeted by
reunion chair Willa Brock--

former class president,

Debate team captain,

led the team to
three county championships,

now a talk show host
in Chicago.

I sit down at the table
and catch up

with Dana Greer--swimmer,
now a realtor in Los Angeles,

married to a gentleman
by the name of Arthur.

And so on and so forth.
Okay.

When you want to
remember the details,

you close your eyes,

and in your mind,

you walk around

your very own memory palace.

(laughs) Yeah, yeah,

but I-I can't learn all this
stuff in just a couple hours.

It comes very quickly
once you get the hang of it,

and they'll be
wearing nametags.
But why?

I mean, why would
I memorize all these--
it's fun.

This is some dubious scheme
that Lisbon doesn't know about,

isn't it?
Yeah, you can count me out.

Sorry, you gotta do it.
Uh, no, I don't.

(exhales deeply)
If you, uh, don't cooperate,

I'm gonna be forced to tell
Lisbon about you and Van Pelt.

Tell what?
There's nothing to tell.

Really?

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

Ah.

Contrary to very strict
CBI rules and regulations,

you and Grace Van Pelt

are engaged in
an illicit affair.

Nope.

You're being childish.

Don't tell Lisbon.
She'll report us to H.R.
Well, she's a stickler.

They'll throw one of us
off the unit.
Better get to work.

(los del rio's
"macarena" playing)

♪ hey, macarena, ay! ♪

♪ dale a tu cuerpo
alegria macarena ♪

♪ que tu cuerpo es pa' darle
alegria y cosa buena ♪

♪ dale a tu cuerpo
alegria macarena ♪

♪ hey, macarena, ay! ♪

♪ macarena tiene un novio
que se llama ♪

♪ que se llama
de apellido vitorino ♪

♪ que en la jura
de bandera el muchacho ♪

♪ es pa' darle
alegria y cosa buena ♪

♪ dale a tu cuerpo
alegria macarena ♪

♪ hey, macarena, ay! ♪

School would be
so much more fun

if they started the day
with this every morning

Instead of
the, uh, pledge of allegiance.
(sighs)

Or maybe they could, uh,
just integrate the two

into
the "dance of allegiance."

We're taking
a real flier here.

This better work.

Timpani.
No.

Huh. Really got me stumped
on that one.

I'm just guessing now.

Look, we'd better
get this thing going

before people start leaving.
Patience.
The fun will commence shortly.

(ini kamoze's
"hotstepper" playing)

♪ na, na-na-na, na ♪

♪ na-na-na, na ♪

Hey, how's it going?

(clicks tongue) Nice to see you.

Long time.

(chuckling) Hey.
(woman) Hey.

(under breath) Okay.

Coffee machine.

(normal voice)
Stu McPine?

How goes it with my favorite
photo club president?
(laughing)

It goes great.
How goes it with you?

It goes
whatever's better than great.

You know,
I-I forgot your name.

Well, it's, uh...

Derek Logan. Yeah.

And it's great to be back.



Hi. How are ya?

Hi.

Hi. Nice to see you.

See you.

Oh, yeah.

This is gonna be good.

I promise.

Great to see you, too, man.

Derek Logan.
I-I can't believe it.

Yeah, you've changed.
Well, who would've thought

that the girl who brought
four schools to their knees

in the high school
county debate finals

would be lost for words, huh?
(laughing) You--you just
look so different.

Let's just chalk it up to
15 years' worth of solid hours

at the health club,
plus maybe a little bit of work.

You gotta look good
in my business, huh?

You know what I mean?
Had to see it to believe it.
Derek Logan! (grunts)

Hey. L.J., hey!

(quietly) Refrigerator.
What?

(normal voice)
Rancho Rosa versus Stratton--

The ball is on our 10,
2 seconds on the clock,

Sims hands it off, bam!

You run 90 yards,
touchdown, Toros win.

(laughing)
Oh, you're--
you're half right.

That was against Deerfield.

And it was a pass,
not a handoff,

But it was close. Man!
That's Derek freakin' Logan!

Whoo! (chuckles)
(laughing)

I'm gonna, uh, make the rounds
to say some hellos,

but it is great to see
you guys.
Wow!

(indistinct conversations)

(sighs)
Wow, you're a natural.

(under breath) I can't do this.
You're doing it.

You ready for phase two?
(sighs) I can't.

Think of it this way--
you mess up, we blow the case,

and I tell Lisbon.

(sighs) Oh, you're
a cold bastard, you know that?
Mm.

Good evening, fellow Toros!
(cheers and applause)

(laughing)

Now is the part of the evening
you've all been waiting for--

the achievement awards!

(cheers and applause)

As voted by you--

the 15th reunion class
of Rancho Rosa high!

(cheers and applause)

Break a leg.
(clears throat) Yeah.

(Willa) Our first award--

The "I can't believe
they're still together" award,

which goes to--
Dave Mercer
and Angie Diaz Mercer.

No surprises there,
am I right, gang? (chuckles)

What are you doing?
I'm-a let you finish, Willa.

I, uh, just want to say
a few quick words.

Okay.
Just make it fast, okay?
Sure.

Uh,
slight change of schedule.

We'll get right back to
the awards,

But first, Derek Logan!
Mm.

(scattered applause)
(man) Yo, D.L.

(chuckles) Yeah.

I'm, uh, sure most of you are
scratching your heads,

Wondering why, uh,
why I'm here.

I came here tonight
because, uh...

I wanted to see how it felt like
to be here again.

I'm not the same person I was
15 years ago,

So when I walked in
that front door tonight,

It felt good.
(scattered appuse)

Thank you.

But as soon as I set my eyes
on you people,

I remember how it felt

the last time
I walked out that door,

and I was that
sad, defeated kid again.

Sure, go ahead.
Feel sorry for me.

But you should also
feel sorry for Selby,

may he, uh,
rest in peace.

About a month ago,
Selby called me.

He'd been, uh, trying to track
me down for months, he said.

He wanted to apologize

and, uh, to tell the truth about
what really happened that day--

(retching)

The truth
that never came out.

You see,
Selby was a follower,

not a leader,
and he did what he did

because somebody else
was there that day.
(crowd murmuring)

Somebody told him
to do what he did to me.

Yeah, that's right.

Hey, Gina, what's up?

He'll be fine.

Just, um, uh...
give him an aspirin.

and I now know who it was.

And that is
the real reason I am here.

I am here to make you pay.
(murmuring grows louder)

Yeah,
you--you ruined my life,

uh, that day.

And I've spent 15 years
struggling to get it back.

(chuckling) and now,
now I have. Oh, yeah.

And I will have my revenge.

Payback is--is--is a bitch,

Like, uh, in that movie
with, um, uh...

Uh, Mel--Mel Gibson where they--
where they kidnap his child.

Um, you know.
Uh, or is it the other one?

Uh, anyhow, um, that's me.
Enjoy the rest of your evening.

Go, Toros.
(crowd continues murmuring)

(scattered applause)

(door opens)

What ar--
what do you think you're doing?

Oh, the maid lent us this.

You still should tip her.
It's the right thing to do.

Must've been hard walking out
in the middle of

a big event you planned.

(chuckles)
The speech was boring,

and I have to
get back to Chicago.

I have two shows
to prepare for on Monday.

I have a great idea
for your show.

Uh, "humiliating pranks

and the people
who initate them."

You could be
your own guest.

(laughing) You--
you have no basis for that.

I just--I didn't want to have to
hear Derek go on and on about--

your talk show
goes national soon.

So?

If Selby had gone to the media
with the story of

how you brutalized
a helpless boy,

your big chance
would be history.

So you arranged a meeting
with Selby to get the money.

Jana showed up with him,
which you weren't expecting,

so you killed them both.

Okay, I-I didn't have to
pay him or kill him.

Uh, Selby didn't have
a stitch of proof

putting me
in that locker room.

The media would've ignored him
as a crackpot.

"I have
immortal longings in me."

Do you remember that quote?

Uh, uh, it's Shakespeare.
Mm-hmm.

I-I think it was the quote
in my yearbook photo.

And an apt one.

High school was a wonderful time
for you, wasn't it?

Yeah, you could say that.

Star student, class president,
champion debater--

You were at the top
of the social hierarchy.

Willa Brock was
the queen of the school.

Your world was perfect.

Yes.
Yeah.

But then something happened

and unsettled
that perfect world.

Derek Logan irked you,
somehow.

And you just couldn't let it
pass without a response,

So you turned on the charm,

you manipulated Selby
to do your bidding,

knowing that he'd be thrilled
to help the popular girl--

The girl he was always
a little in love with.

And then you destroyed
Derek Logan,

to the delight
of your peers.

And you enjoyed it,

'cause you found it all
so easy and so empowering

and exciting, right?

All your success
at Rancho Rosa high--

This...

was Willa Brock's
crowning achievement.

(whistles)

You've aged well.

It looks like Selby
took more than one photo

that day in the locker room,
didn't he?

Have a look at that.

Check that out.

(camera shutter clicking)

This is Selby's proof,

but you didn't want to
pay him all that money

and risk him
blackmailing you again,

so you killed him
and his wife Jana.

Kinda poetic, how you were
done in by your own vanity.

Derek Logan told everyone
I let him touch me--

Like I ever would.

I was deeply humiliated.

So you ruined his life.

And Selby and Jana Vickers
had to die, too.

Selby falls for
that little polish girl

and suddenly grows a spine?

(sighs deeply)
Things would have been perfect

if he just stayed
lonely and pathetic.

Close call.
If she'd have destroyed

the negative that Selby
had given her,

we'd have no evidence
and no case.

It was a trophy.

It was a reminder
that the great Willa Brock

can crush anyone
that dares stand in her way,

Just like 15 years ago.

Yes, yes. Nobody advances
an inch from high school.

You proved your point.
Their instincts never change.



Selby and Derek
would both be grateful.

You two have
an open invitation

if you want to
join us at the 20th.
(Patrick chuckles)

Hopefully,
we won't need to.

Keep it in the dojo, Phil.

One thing I don't get--

How did you persuade Rigsby
to play this charade?

I told him that you promised
to give him Monday off.

Not happening.

Well, that puts me
in an awkward position.

I-I-I-I held up my end
of the bargain.

(extreme's
"more than words" playing)

Oh, God.
I used to love this song.

Loved the song.
I used to love
this song. (chuckles)

You love this song.
Yeah.

Obviously,
you want to dance.
With you? No.

Oh, come on.

You can pretend that
I'm that mean, cold-hearted guy

That you used to worship
from afar, but never talked to.

♪ how easy it would be ♪

Hmm.
No funny stuff.

Really?

(chuckles)

♪ more than words ♪

♪ is all you have to do ♪

♪ to make it real ♪

♪ then you wouldn't
have to say ♪

Trumpet?

♪ that you love me ♪

No.

♪ 'cause I'd already know ♪