The Watchful Eye (2023–…): Season 1, Episode 10 - Hale Fellow Well Met - full transcript

Previously on
"The Watchful Eye"...

Mrs. Ivey... she's
not a legitimate heir.

I'm gonna tell her what I
know, and then her and I

are gonna take a trip down to
her private bank on 5th Avenue.

Stop crying.

I can hear her, too.

I've seen your mother.

Morgan?

Thanks.

All I know is that she was
unraveling, and her family...

They didn't believe her.



They just wanted the
problem to be gone.

They have this hatchet-faced
lawyer on retainer,

and he just takes out the trash.

I just found out
that the Greybournes

spy on their employees.

But James
doesn't work for us anymore.

He was incredibly unreliable.

Okay, that looks like an
envelope full of cash.

Alex?

Found out about the whole
con she has going on,

but here's the twist.

She doesn't want to finish it.

I have a favor I
need to ask you.

Everyone else exists
for the Greybournes' purposes.



See, now, if I was
still your boss,

I would say we
shouldn't do this.

What's happening?

Mr. Ward,
you're under arrest

for the murder of
Alice Greybourne Ward.

Scott! What the hell?

Alright, let's go.

Scott?

Oh, my God.

Tory, it's fine.
It's a mistake, okay?

Call Marcato.

Dad! Oh, no.

Dad! Jas!

It's okay, buddy. Don't worry.

Come back!

Hey, I'm gonna be right back.

It's okay. It's okay. No!

Dad!

Jasper.

It's okay. You're
gonna be okay.

He's gonna be okay.

♪ I'm gonna get free ♪
[ Pounding on door ]

♪ I'm gonna get free. ♪

Let me out!

James, you absolute psycho!

I have a lot of friends,
and they're gonna know!

You're never gonna
get away with this!

James!

♪ You know, you really oughta ♪

♪ Come here, come
here, come here ♪

♪ Move out of California ♪

Alice Greybourne Ward.

You know, if I had a
pretty name like that,

I would definitely order some
classy stationary like this.

I mean, look at that.
That is just beautiful.

That's some real private
school penmanship right there.

You recognize that?

Guy from a small midwestern
town just happens to

marry into one of the richest
real estate development families

in New York.

I want you to tell me something.

Was it true love?

Because you know what?
I bet it was. I do.

I mean, before you
wanted to divorce her.

Let's see what the love of
your life had to say about you.

"" If you're reading
this, I'm likely dead.

No one believes me, but Matthew
will kill to get what he wants.

Every day, I live in fear of
what my husband will do to me."

You have any
comments? Questions?

Yeah, one question.

Shoot.

How do you know my nanny?

We met during the investigation
into Mr. Malo's death.

Hmm.

Tory asked for you.

Page six.
That's all I care about.

There's nothing to
print, since he didn't do it.

I'm sorry.

Am I the only one
who thinks that?

NYPD doesn't make an
arrest like this on a hunch.

They must have something.
Something real.

On Matthew? You know him.

He married into this family.
He's obviously a psychopath.

Read the room, Trip.

Tory, it's okay.
Let's... Let's stay calm.

Stay calm?

Do any of you care
about how much

this is gonna traumatize Jasper?

He cannot lose his father, too.

Pull yourself
together, Victoria.

Our only priority
is and always will be

protecting the family's
name and reputation.

Tory asked to see me?

This all came out of the blue.

Did you see anything
or hear anything?

No. Nothing.

Ah, Vic.

Thank you for coming.

Don't thank me yet.

Hey.

Charlotte.

Hi.

Victor Marcato.

This is
Jasper's nanny, Elena.

Sure.

Okay, we need to
circle the wagons.

Yes, this way, please.
Would you kindly excuse us?

It's family business.
I'll see you out.

I know we have a deal,
but you must understand,

I can't possibly take
out a large withdrawal

on a day like today.

No.

You could hand over the
document in question

as a show of good faith.

Mrs. Ivey, I don't think...

Charlotte,
we need you!

I have to go back.

I'm sure we'll talk soon.

Teo?

You decent?

Where are you?

I'm getting an egg and cheese.

Come meet me. I can't.

Matthew got arrested
this morning.

What?

Lena, what happened?

I'll tell you when you get here.

No, come meet me.

You gotta get out
of that building.

What?

I'm sending you a pin now.

Okay. Let me change
and I'll meet you.

Like I said before, I need this
phone line clear for tenants.

"No comment" doesn't
mean I want to talk more.

It means "no comment".

Please stop calling.

The Greybourne. No comment!

Fernanda, let me call you back.

Yeah?

It's all happening.

My friends are so
excited to meet you,

and we will finally
get to be together

without having to sneak
around so Tory doesn't see us.

What?

No, nothing.

It's just... the
situation with Matthew.

It's pretty messed up.

It is.

Feels weird leaving now.

Why?

Look, we can't help Matthew.

I-I mean, are we
defense attorneys?

And are we just gonna sit
here and stare at each other

in Tory's apartment until
we all die of anxiety?

Listen, this building and
everyone in it is toxic,

and we can't let other people's
problems just, like, consume us.

I just want to be
somewhere else with you.

Me, too.

You're right. Screw it.

Let's get out of here.

Let's go to Miami.

Um, thank you so much for
helping me with that, um...

DoorDash order, Roman.

You're quite
welcome, Ms. Ayres.

Anytime.

Using your son as human bait?

Clever.

Where's Teo?

He's safe. Don't worry.

He just wants us
all to be together.

I'll cut to the chase.

I know all about your plan
to blackmail Charlotte Ivey.

I want in.

I'm not doing it.

Oh, yes, you are.

And whatever you were gonna
ask for, I'm getting half.

Yeah.

And why would I do that?

'Cause otherwise, I take Teo,

and you never see me or your
sweet brother ever again.

Don't worry.

It won't be too hard
to get me what I want.

You're a born crook.

Are you kidding me?

Just doing my job, ma'am.

I want to see Matthew.

Well, you know
you can't do that.

Only family members and lawyers.

Sorry, but side pieces
don't really count.

I'm here in loco
parentis for Jasper Ward.

It's important that
I speak to his father

regarding the terms of his care.

The child is traumatized

from seeing his father being
dragged away in handcuffs.

Hey.

Look, I didn't mean for
the kid to see all that.

Yeah. Okay?

Fine.

You can have two minutes.

Okay if I come in?

Yeah, I'm not really a part
of that decision, so...

How's Jasper?

He's okay.

Confused.

He's with Tory and
Darcy right now.

This is like a nightmare.

I can't wake up.

I didn't kill Allie.

I know.

I wasn't even there.
This is insane.

They... They found
some kind of a note.

A suicide note?

A note that said if something
happened to her, that I did it.

That she was... She
was scared of me.

What?

It was in her handwriting
and on her stationary.

I can't believe
this is happening.

Someone's... Someone's
obviously framing you.

Yeah.

Hey, you know that Jasper
means the world to me.

I will do everything that I
can to get him back to you.

Well, I'm, uh... I'm at the
mercy of the system, aren't I?

Is there anything you
want me to tell Jasper?

Just that I'm sorry.

Hooking up with the boss...

Just a little cliche,
don't you think?

Hmm?

What, you got nothing to say?

Am I being interrogated?

You know what,
maybe you should be.

You could be an
accessory, for all I know.

Oh, I am.

To you.

Tell me something.

How long has this been going on?

The entire time?

Not that I have to
justify myself to you,

but I never cheated.

You and I aren't together,

so who I spend my time
with is my choice.

Is that why you arrested
a man for murder?

Huh? 'Cause you're jealous?

No, we arrested him because
we believe he killed his wife.

You know I can't protect
you from here on out, right?

If you're this close,
there's nothing I can do

if you end up as
collateral damage.

Collateral damage, huh?

Hey.

You do not want me as an enemy.

I'll take my chances.

Guten
tag. How are you?

Hey. Have you heard
from Alex today?

No. Why?

They didn't show up to
relieve the night nanny.

Our bosses are pissed, but
now they're worried too.

Alex isn't answering any
of their calls or texts.

Okay. Yeah, that's
definitely weird.

Yeah, and you haven't
heard the weirdest part.

Alex and I have location
sharing on, so I checked.

Their phone has been at
James' since yesterday,

and after what you two
discovered about him...

Uh, I'll go.

I'll... I'll go right now.

Don't go alone, okay?
Bring Roman or someone.

I'll be home later today.

You're coming back?

Bosses said I could take
the jet to New York.

I'll be home in a few hours.

Okay.

Uh, bummer of a reason, but, uh,

I'm... I'm excited to see you.

What?

Elenita. How's
our plan coming?

It's not our plan, and there's
been an unexpected delay.

What kind of delay?

Family emergency.

Ivey won't pay until
the dust settles.

Yeah, that's not
gonna work for me.

What's that supposed to mean?

It means you better find someone

to pay for that
birth certificate.

I don't care who.

Shouldn't be that hard.
It's worth a fortune.

Ronnie, it doesn't
work like that.

I can't just shop it around.

I guess you better
figure something out.

Your brother misses you.

Hey.

Don't scream.

James?

What...

Ow.

It's just a bump.

You're alright.

I am not alright.

Is someone there?!

Help! Help me! I'm
trapped in here!

Alex?

Elena?

Be careful! He's got a gun!

I told you to be quiet!

You've ruined the surprise now.

Alex is here.

Why is Alex locked in there?

If they hadn't been
snooping around,

I wouldn't have had
to put them in there.

Just like if you had just
minded your own business,

you wouldn't be here.

Your fault, not mine.

The psychopath has your
phone, and Morgan's!

Why do you have Morgan's phone?

Did you take my
phone at the gala?

You're working for
the Greybournes.

Did you kill Morgan?

Uh, Morgan's in Topeka.

Yeah.

She has a new name
and a new life.

She's fine.

I bet you someone misses her.

Yeah?

Well, maybe she shouldn't have

gotten so close to
Allie Ward then.

Maybe she shouldn't have also

come running her
mouth off to me,

serving up big secrets
on a big silver platter.

That's how I got my
foot in the door.

These rich people,
they do pay handsomely

to protect their
secrets, don't they?

Okay. Okay.

That's fine. Just stay.

Just put that down, okay?

Just... shh! Shh, alright?

One word.

One bullet, yeah?

Okay.

James! Hey, you're home.

Uh, you got a sec?

Yeah, G-Ginny. I just, um...

Elena!

Where are they?
In the bathroom!

Elena! Alex?

What is going on? Elena?

Ginny?

Hold on!

Let me out! Okay, come out!

Hi.

Wait, wait, Alex.

It's okay! Alex, it's okay.

Guys, I can explain.

One more move and I end you!

What is Otis Winthrop
paying you to do?

Only what he's too
delicate to do himself.

Like beating up Dick Ayres?

He wanted him dead, okay?

I saved his life.

Ol' Dick should be
thanking me for saving him.

Yes, hello. I would like
to report an assault.

Ginny, come on. My friend was being held
captive by an armed and violent man.

Don't do that.

Hang up.

Hang up! Hey!

Guys, come on. You think that
blackout was a coincidence?

Huh? Come on.

I set that up so we
could put him back,

give him back to his family.

Oh, what a gentleman.

Why did you take my
phone at the gala?

Because you were
poking around too much.

They Greybournes didn't like it.

So, it was you who sent
the texts threatening

me, my friends, my brother?

Yeah.

It was supposed
to scare you off.

But no,

we had to all go and become
amateur detectives, didn't we?

Did you kill Allie Ward?

No.

Liar. Mm.

I didn't.

I wasn't even
working for them yet.

I'll tell you what I
know. I'll tell you.

All I know is that Mrs. Ivey

wanted Allie out
of the way, okay?

Kind of like how she wants
you out of the way, Elena.

Oh, yeah.

Yeah, she told me
to get rid of you

before
you become an even bigger problem.

And whatever you think you're
gonna get from her, you won't.

She'll make sure of it, just
like she did with Allie, okay?

You're a smart girl, Elena.

She's smarter.

We're gonna get you out of here.

DA's office is operating
on some flimsy evidence.

But there are some
terms for your release.

Like an ankle monitor?

No. Terms from the family.

Family?

Winthrop.

You need to give up your
proxy seat on the board.

Fine. Yeah.

I'll be happy to get
rid of the obligation.

Tell you what,

I'll get the hell out
of New York altogether.

I'll take Jasper, we'll
go back to Indiana...

No, see, that's the
other condition.

Well, you didn't
say there was two.

Jasper is still the only heir

to a majority share
of the corporation.

All of the shares will filter
down to him eventually.

No, the family requires
that he stay in the city

until he reaches legal
age and can take his seat.

This is exactly why I don't
want him around these people.

They are trying to
control his life

before he's even old enough to
make a decision for himself.

Those are the terms.

Oh, yeah.

Now, they may sound
like limitations,

but at least he'll have one
parent left to support him.

The alternative?

Well, it's not really
an alternative, is it?

No.

Don't be short-sighted.
I can help.

Oh, you're not
trying to help me.

See, no one in this
family has my back,

or this would not be the
only offer on the table.

I'm not about to sell out
my son to save my own ass.

See, I know I didn't do this,

so I'm getting myself out.

I'll let Otis know
your decision.

I'm sorry about this, Matthew.

Yeah.

I need to talk to you.

I have nothing to say to you.

Tory. Please.

Are you alone?

Yes.

I am.

All alone.

I meant, is anyone else here?

No.

Just say what you want to say.

Haven't you always
suspected that

there was something off
about Allie's death?

That she didn't seem
suicidal to you?

It was my fault. I
wasn't paying attention.

I missed the signs.

I seem to be missing
a lot of signs lately.

Maybe you missed the signs
because they weren't there.

Hmm.

Matthew didn't do this.
You know as well as I do.

I don't know what
to believe anymore.

Are you sleeping with him?

You were wearing his
shirt this morning,

and... and now you're
here defending him

because you're
sleeping together.

Unbelievable.

You should leave. Now.

I know who was responsible
for Allie's death.

And it wasn't Matthew.

And I'll tell you, but we
need to put a deal in place.

Oh, God.

Of course.

Someone killed my sister,
and you're hustling me.

Why... Why am I not surprised?

I'm only looking out for
myself and my family.

And you have no
reason to trust me

and you don't even
have to like me,

but if you want
to get Matthew out

and bring the real
killer to justice,

this is how it has to go.

How much? $5 million.

Fine.

$5 million.

Allie was trying to
persuade Mrs. Ivey

to open up the trust
to include a branch

of the family that
was cut off years ago.

But Mrs. Ivey didn't
want that to happen,

so she arranged for Allie
to be "taken care of".

Taken care of?

Aunt Charlotte.

Yes.

She didn't want
Allie poking around

because there's a
secret that Mrs. Ivey

doesn't want anyone
to know about.

The Greybourne trust
indicates that only children

from both Alistair and Iris
can inherit from the estate,

but Iris isn't
Charlotte's birth mother,

and her real birth name is Ruby,

and her real mother was the
family's nanny, Jocelyn.

Wow.

Yeah.

The irony isn't
lost on me either.

Why should I believe you?

How do you know all this?

I did a lot of research,
and I found her real

birth certificate hidden
here, at the Greybourne.

Aunt Charlotte always said
people would do terrible things

to get their hands on a fortune.

Mrs. Ivey has done
terrible things

to keep her hands on a fortune
that doesn't even belong to her.

She couldn't have
done it herself.

Killed Allie.

S-Someone helped her.

You could check the cameras.

What cameras?

The surveillance cameras
in Matthew's apartment.

No idea what you're
talking about.

Then how did you
know that Ginny and I

were in Allie's closet?

What? I told you.

Well, if they're not yours,
then they must be Mrs. Ivey's.

I-I can't imagine.

But 24 hours ago, I couldn't
have imagined any of this,

so I guess I don't have
a very good imagination.

Where's the birth
certificate now?

It's in a safe place.

And I'll give it to you, as
soon as you have the money.

You can see yourself out.

Found a way to
get you the money.

Go on.

On one condition.

Teo is mine, and you
stay out of our lives.

Permanently.

Okay.

Sorry, did you want me to
wrestle with that for longer?

How could you do this to me,

I'll never let that
happen, et cetera?

Don't pretend we're
not just alike, Elena.

No, we're nothing alike, Ronnie,

because I would never trade away
my family like you just did.

Finished logging
his phone calls.

His phone calls?

The calls you asked
for from Ward's phone?

I've been logging them
since he become a suspect

and logging all calls related

to his personal and
professional network.

His professional network?

You do know this guy's
just an architect, right?

Just the people he
talks to every day.

Has he talked yet?

No.

Elenita.

How's our plan coming?

It's not our plan,

and there's been an
unexpected delay.

What kind of delay?

Family emergency.

Ivey won't pay until
the dust settles.

Yeah, that's not
gonna work for me.

What's that supposed to mean?

It means you better
find someone to pay

for that birth certificate.

I don't care who.

Shouldn't be that hard.

It's worth a fortune.

Goodness, Tory.

Lurking in corners.

You'll send me to
an early grave.

I don't think it's
early anymore.

I guess it's never too
soon for maudlin jokes.

Hmm.

Allie wanted to open the family
trust and you didn't approve.

The red tape can be so tedious.

Mm.

And it would require an
evaluation of the legitimacy

of everyone already on it.

There's only so much of the pie.

You wouldn't want
to give yours up,

especially since you
weren't supposed to have it

in the first place, right?

I cannot follow your
circuitous logic.

Just say what you came to say.

You killed my sister.

I may not have been legal
guardian of the year,

but I'm not "Mommie Dearest".

I didn't kill anyone.

Well, you may not have
gotten blood on your hands,

but you wanted her gone.

Why?

Because you were afraid
she might discover

that you were illegitimate?

I didn't kill your sister.

I never wanted to
kill your sister.

But when that dolt
of a husband of yours

got involved, things
went sideways.

Dick?

I asked him to persuade
her to drop the matter,

and he went to the extreme.

No. He... He's my husband.

He couldn't...

Dick wanted a seat on
that board so badly.

I did love Allie.

I tried to reason with her,

but she didn't know
the whole story.

She had no idea how much
it would be disruptive

if my position were to change.

Sweetheart, I'm so sorry.

Stay away from me.

Are you quite
happy with yourself?

I'm ashamed of you, Ruby.

Don't call me that.

My name is Charlotte.

My mother was Iris, not you.

I died trying to protect
you, and you still reject me.

Living for the
Greybourne name...

It's just another death.

I wanted Elena to show you.

She found the proof of what
you have always disbelieved.

I'm not your daughter.

I just can't believe
that happened.

I can't believe I
let that happen.

You didn't let anything happen.

I'm just glad we got to
you before he did anything.

I'm gonna lay off
cisgendered men for a while.

All good.

Probably just the
delivery person.

Special delivery.

And some delicious food.

No.

No!

You're here! My God!

How? How are you here?

They let me take the jet.

They did? Mm-hmm.

God, rich people sometimes.

Well, they have a heart
of gold under all that...

gold.

Hey.

So, what did I miss?

Other than a little
light kidnapping?

Anyone see any good movies?

Guys, I think we should
talk about Elena.

Hand it over, Elena.

What are you doing here?

How did you... The
guard is taking his 10.

I know what that is.

I know what it means, and
I know how much it's worth.

How did you find out?

What can I say?

I'm a good detective. Right.

So, how did you find out?

Wiretapped your phone.

And before you go off and say
anything, yes, it's legal.

Matthew Ward is under
investigation for murder,

and you're the nanny
he's sleeping with, so...

Oh, screw you, Scott.

Who brought you into
this in the first place?

Now, hand it over, or
I'll have you arrested.

I haven't done anything.

Yeah, that's not what
you said nine months ago,

when you ratted out your mom.

You remember that?

Burglary, fraud, extortion.

I mean, with everything you
and your mom had going on,

I could have you
arrested for racketeering

if I felt like it,
and you know what?

I'm kind of starting
to feel like it.

So, why don't you
just hand it over?

I hate you.

Yeah, love you, too.

Hi. Hi.

I got your... Did
you get my note?

Sorry. Yeah.

You go. Cool.

I just wanted to check in.

I mean, you've been
ignoring all my texts,

so I went analog.

You don't look so good.

Thank you.

Is something wrong?

I mean, besides everything?

Everything's fine.

'Cause when I went into your
attic room to write the note,

I-I saw some papers
in your trash.

You went in my trash?

On accident.

And it looked like you
were practicing writing

Allie's name?

Darcy, if something's
up, you can tell me.

I know things have been
weird, but you can trust me.

♪ I've never seen it go well ♪
I really, really like you.

♪ A secret you need,
but don't tell ♪

♪ Don't tell ♪

♪ It's hard to beat the
feel when it's over ♪

♪ But there's no
kind of closure ♪

♪ That sews up revenge ♪

♪ It's never the end ♪

Oh, Elliott. ♪ So
watch it unfold ♪

You sweet, naive, little idiot.

♪ It's never the end ♪

I was using you, you know?
♪ So watch it unfold ♪

Darcy?

I was bored.

Summer is so boring.

Why else would someone like
me be with someone like you?

You can't... You
can't be serious.

Your mom was right about me.

I am a bad person, and you
should stay far, far away.

♪ Old friends ♪

♪ At the beginning ♪

♪ We're at the beginning ♪

♪ Of your.. ♪

Hi. Hey.

Are you gonna change?

No, let's just go. Okay.

♪ When you're down ♪

♪ It's starting to close ♪

♪ Nobody knows
where it will end ♪

♪ So here's to new enemies ♪
I was a little surprised

to get your call, Detective.

♪ And old friends ♪

Have a seat.

♪ At the beginning ♪

♪ We are at the beginning ♪

♪ Of your end ♪

I have to say, this is a pretty
cool ship that you've built.

What are you gonna name her?

Every ship needs a name.

Sailors think it's good luck.

How about... How about
we name her Peppa?

Peppa Pirata.

Hmm.

Hey.

I made you the most delicious
raspberry Hemp Mylk smoothie

from Gwyneth's new book.

Try.

That's pretty good. Hmm.

You've barely eaten in days.

You should finish it.

It is pretty good. Mm-hmm.

A little tangy, but thank you.

Oh, uh, there was one more
thing I wanted to ask you.

Did you kill my sister?

What?

Did you kill my sister
and make it look like

she took her own life?

No. Tory, what is this?

Some kind of ambush?

I was with you the
night Allie died.

Except for... For
when you weren't.

You had that medical
emergency, remember?

You wanted to get in Aunt
Charlotte's good graces,

and she needed someone to
"take care" of my sister,

get her to stop poking
around, finding out things

that she didn't want people
to know about the family.

Am I getting warmer?

Tory...

What is in that smoothie?

Oh.

Nothing special.

A
little tannis root.

Couple other things that
may not agree with you.

Luckily for you,

you left your prescription
pad lying around,

and I do have an antidote.

But you better talk quick.

She wasn't supposed to die.

I just wanted to scare her.

I gave her some meds.

I said it was for her anxiety,

and it would cause delusions

and she'd see things and...
And, uh, hear things, and...

It would just undermine
her credibility.

And I thought
she'd get sent away

to a-a mental health facility.

The drugs caused
suicidal thoughts,

but I did not think...

I was there when she jumped,
and I didn't stop her.

And I looked down,
and Hector saw me,

and I paid him off for months.

And then he wanted more.

After one body, two was
easier than you think.

Aunt Charlotte said I went
too far and I was messy,

and I was, but what was
done was done, and...

And then that nanny came
and started poking around,

and I knew you were gonna
give her a drug test.

So, I laced a joint with
the same stuff I gave Allie,

and I thought she'd fail
the test and you'd fire her,

but she's got nine lives.

Unlike you.

I swear to God, Tory, I
didn't mean to kill her.

Tory, I beg you.

Tory.

Oh, God.

Mm.

What the hell, Tory?

I was doing you a favor.

A favor?

You hated Allie.

She was the pretty one.

She was the one everyone loved.

She was the one Matthew chose,

and you were so
jealous of her always.

You said you hated her.

And some stroke of dumb luck,
they think Matthew did it,

and he's going away for life.

A-And I'm home free.

And it's just you and me.

I did it for us.

For you.

That's how much I love you.

I'm sorry I killed your sister,

but look at everything
we're getting in return.

It was worth it.

I'd do it again.

Aah!

She was my sister!

My only sister!

Aah!

Tory.

"Allie, Allie, Allie."

So, what is this?

I was leaving Darcy a
note in her attic room,

and I saw that in her trash.

Elliott...

Okay, I didn't know
who else to tell.

I don't know what it means,
but it gave me a bad,

bad feeling.

The police have a note from
Allie implicating Matthew.

There's only one person Darcy
would do this to protect.

Oh, my God. I
have to tell Tory.

Tory?

We're gonna need a shovel.