Those Who Kill (2014): Season 1, Episode 10 - Surrender - full transcript

Previously on Those Who Kill...

Catherine,
there's been an accident.

It was a stroke?

I'm basing that
on what your stepfather

recounted to the EMTs.

Tell David I love him.

This Joff Soika kid dies while
on this unique form of Ecstasy,

which leads us
to the Space Cowboy.

He's a serial
killer who makes drugs.

The killing is his thing.

Why would this Space
Cowboy send a postcard to you?



Ego. Amateurs don't sleep.

Experts like him
sleep just fine.

You've insulted a prolific

and proficient serial killer
who knows where you live.

We need to get you and your
family out of that house.

I'm working this case, Frank.
I'm staying.

Harland Rey began
promoting parties at Pitt.

Tell me about the Space Cowboy.

I don't know his name.
Never seen his face.

I expect he'll probably send
GPS coords

where to leave his cash.

Howard is Matty's big brother.

Just because
your mom died doesn't mean

that Howard's gonna rape
a child.



I know a big
boy game we can play.

I'm gonna catch him.

What if you are right
but you can't prove it?

- I got to go. - What are you
talking about? We're on a stakeout.

Do you remember when
I told a suspect my brother

had been murdered? The
killer's about to do it again.

- I can't explain. Will you cover for me?
- Yeah. Go.

- Thank you.
- The suspect has provided

four locations
inside James Irwin State Park.

The suspect is armed
and extremely dangerous.

So use caution.

38101, Code 3, officer down.

Repeat, Code 3, officer down.

Officer down!

Hold on, Jerry. Stay with me.

Intubated. BP 80/40.

I'm here. Come on.

We'll take him from here.

Catherine, you okay?

What happened?

Car-- make, license?

Did you get a shot off?

This is the kind of shit
you pray never happens.

Hang in there.
Jerry will pull through.

Ali...

they took him to surgery.

Oh, my God, Catherine.

He's gonna be all right.

He has to be.

Ali...

let's go talk to the doctor.

Go home.

Come back
when you get some rest.

The Space Cowboy just shot
a Pittsburgh detective.

He knows every cop
in Western Pennsylvania

will be looking for him.

We have to find Abbey Fulton

before he takes her
out of state.

Expand the perimeters
of our search.

Include storage facilities
and warehouses.

Harland Rey, the dealer who gave
us the Space Cowboy's drop point

where Molbeck was shot,
is missing.

If the Cowboy knows
we're onto him,

he knows who put us there
and he'll want payback on Rey.

Put a BOLO out on Rey forthwith.

We need to find out what went
wrong at the drop point

so we can find the Cowboy.

I can't keep this in house

and keep the Bureau out
of it much longer.

Missing Persons uncovered them
this morning.

Sarah Branson, Brad Wallace.

Look familiar?

Sarah Branson and Abbey Fulton
certainly are his type.

Mm-hmm.

Put all available personnel

on this new couple.

Find Bronte.

See if Narco has any
available resources for us.

And find Rey.

You got it.

Thomas?

Take a walk, Smith.
I gotta change.

I'll keep watch.

Catherine?

What happened?

How did Jerry get shot?

Last night when we were waiting
for the drop, I...

I got word that Howard was...

he was with the boy
from my mother's funeral,

Matthew Volper.

Howard took him out
for game night.

He's doing it again, Thomas.

How-- how could you possibly
know that?

I used a SIM card cloner
on Howard's cell...

so I could track him.

No.

Catherine, that's illegal.

It's inadmissible.

What he did to David...

if it kept him from doing it
to another boy...

At what cost?

This was it.

This was the one chance
to catch him in the act.

The text was from the mother.

"Matty's excited
to play big boy games."

What you did, the phone?

Howard would walk.

At the very least,
you need to get the boy

or his mother
to say what happened.

I can't. Not now.

Not after what happened
to Jerry. I'm responsible.

Okay, I will check up
on that boy.

At least see that he's okay.

So, "Steelers play the
AFC South this year.

Texans, Titans.

That's going to be easier

and put less pressure
on a rebuilding here.

Of course, Steelers won't call
it 'rebuilding.'"

I have no idea what I just said,

but I know you do.

Don't worry, Jerry.
I'll make this right.

Huh? What?
What was that?

Speak up.

Come on. You had no trouble
talking to the police.

But to me...

your friend...

what, nothing?

Oh, Harland, what's the matter?

Cat got your tongue?

Oh, wait. No, I do.

It's my fault.

Molbeck.

I left. He said I could
to investigate,

but I shouldn't have.

Wait a minute.

You were gone?

How long did you think it would
be before we figured this out?

I'm not trying to pull anything
or protect myself

from any sort of punishment,

but I-- my partner, my friend
was nearly killed.

I wasn't thinking right,
and now I'm coming clean.

Catherine, you haven't been
thinking straight

for a long time.

You shot Krogh,
you left Molbeck,

there was a-a restraining order

that was almost filed
against you.

- What?
- I backed him down.

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

Paul Cavallo!

You need help, Catherine.

This shooting, your mother's
passing, this affair.

I think the best thing
would be for you

to take a leave of absence.

I can't do that.

You had such a good thing here.

I hope whatever it is
is worth you blowing all of it.

I take full responsibility
for my actions.

It's too late for that.

You don't live in a bubble.

There's fallout!

Your promotion--
are they asking questions?

A detective was shot.
What do you think?

Maybe if we...

catch the Cowboy and bring
the two hostages back safe...

Look, let me stay

while I get the
help that I need.

I hear you

and I don't
disagree, Commander.

But I need to help catch him.

I need to be a part of that,

or I won't be able
to live with myself.

For what happened to Molbeck...

After we get him,

you can hold me accountable
for everything.

Is this just another lie
so I won't remove you from duty?

No, you know it's not, sir.

No, I don't.

We found Rey.

It's bad.

I'm gonna check
the other rooms.

You know when, uh,
Rey checked in?

Front desk said two nights ago.

Same night he contacted
the Space Cowboy

about the second MDMA buy.

Was that before or after

he refused protective custody?

Dismemberment is consistent
with his previous male victims.

Yeah, except for one thing.

Rey's tongue is missing.

Butchering is motivation
to get Rey to talk,

but the tongue...

punishment for ratting him out.

My guess is that every time
he asked Rey a question...

He cut something off.

Very thorough interrogation.

Find something?

Walls are thin.

Maybe someone heard something.

Gonna check with
the front desk.

Hey.

I know

you've been through hell

the last couple of weeks.

You okay?

Yeah, I'm fine.

Mmm.

You sure?

You know, when
I was with you...

that's the...

the last time I felt safe.

I thought of you.

Oh, I thought of you...

Mmm.

When you walked into Narcotics,

I let myself think we might...

What?

Nico.

I was there, Catherine.

At the equipment room.

When you returned
the SIM cloner.

I know you cloned
Howard's cell.

That's gonna stay between us.

But every case
that used that device

could be screwed because of it.

Benson? Bronte?
Where'd you guys go?

Wait. When I walked
into Narcotics...

Hmm?

...you let yourself
think what?

That something
would be different.

That maybe we could work out.

But you're still
chasing ghosts.

All right, that's it, guys!

Good practice!

Don't leave anything
in the bleachers!

You want to stay, Matt?

- Hit a few?
- Sure, Howie.

Remember, balance your...

Keep your knees bent like that.

Keep it in there.
Okay, ready?

Ha!

- Give me the tent.
- Okay.

Give me the tent.

Okay, now.

Oh, good one, good one!

Way to go, Matty!

Excuse me.

Were you at Marie
Burgess' funeral?

Yes.

I thought I recognized you.

I'm-I'm Thomas Schaeffer.

I'm a friend of Catherine's,
Howard's stepdaughter.

Oh, yes.
Lovely girl.

Marie's passing...

What a blow.

Such a perfect family.

Come on, wake up now!

Watch your post!

Is that, uh...

is that your son

- out there on the ice?
- Yeah, that's Matty.

Right there.

Yah!
Another!

Good! Stick save and a beauty!

Good one.

Get back!

You know what, I was gonna go
grab him some hot chocolate...

Oh. I could
walk with you.

All right.
Good.

So, did you meet Howard

through the training program?

No, we went through
family court.

Matty's daddy basically

fell off the face of the earth

and Howard stepped in.

He's been really good to us.

Does he give a lot
of extra time to Matty?

If I get stuck at work,

he'll babysit for me.

You know, um, has him over

for pizzas and game nights.

I guess that's gonna be harder
with Marie being gone.

Well, it was always
mostly Howard.

Marie...

I think she worried

that it put too much
on his plate.

You know, um...

You want one?

Being a big brother,

or father,
or whatever to Matty.

Really?

How do you mean?

Sometimes she would try to say

that he was too tired,

or she'd want to
be there to help,

but Howard really understands

how important it is
to be a mentor

to a little boy like Matty.

He really needs
a father figure.

I think he was
kind of disappointed

that she wasn't more
encouraging, you know,

of the time he spent
coaching the boys

or with Matty.

Anyway, it was really
nice to meet you.

Nice to meet you, too.
Let's go, Pens.

Hi, yeah.

I'm looking to get a-a copy

or a transcript of a 911 call.

There's no way to hear it?

Right, that sounds speedy.

Okay, thank you.

Well, I can't help
feeling sorry for Rey.

We kept him in the dark.

He thought we were only
going after the Space Cowboy

for drug manufacturing,

not hunting and slaughtering.

Kid never stood a chance.

Look, if the Cowboy

was gonna leave town,

then there would be
no reason to torture Rey.

He'd just disappear.

I think he wants to stay.

He wants to finish as planned.

So you believe he's still
gonna stick to his MO?

Nothing this guy
does is arbitrary.

- He's not impulsive.
- He shot a cop.

Look, that wasn't
part of his plan.

He's gonna leave town,

if he hasn't already.

What does all this mean
about Sarah Branson

and Brad Wallace?

I think you may
still have some time.

He's a serial

monogamist.

So he'll need to dispose
of the previous conquest

before he turns his attention
to the new couple.

If you were right about
the only victim of the Cowboy's

who's ever been found, one
that you mistakenly attributed

to Robert Burkhart
in your book...

Caroline Henson.

Won't he also bury Abbey

somewhere he can revisit?

Henson was dug up by animals

in a state park, right?

That's where his drug drop

sites are and where
he shot Jerry.

It's got to be a park site.

All right.

Let's establish
stop-search checkpoints

and the entrances
of every state park

in the Pittsburgh area.

We've got to sell it like

it's a legitimate
sobriety check.

He attempts to make a drop,

that's it.
We take him.

Breaker, breaker,
this is Lone Wolf.

Brake check outside
McConnell's Mill.

Hey there, Lone Wolf.

Just passed through
20 minutes back.

Sobriety check.
Place is crawling with Bears.

They're hiding
all over the road.

If you're past the rest stop,
you're screwed.

They're everywhere.♪
♪

Hello, Officer.

License and registration.

Two years sober myself.

Appreciate you keeping
the idiots off the road.

Is that right?

Mind if I check in the back?

Thank you.
Enjoy the park.

Thank you.

If you have to go that bad,
I'll set you up with a bush.

All right, come on.
Let's go.

We'll find someplace
no one will see you.

You know,
I told you we should have

stopped before we got here.

It'll be all right.
Come on.

Look, behind these tubs.

Yeah.

I'll even hold this up for you.

Time for us to see other people.

Oh, no!

Hey, uh, the 911 call
that Howard made the night

that your mother fell,

that's not for public record,

but you could request it

as part of a police
investigation.

Can you do that?

Uh, yeah. Why?

Look, I did go and check up
on Matthew Volper

and I spoke to his mother.

She told me that Marie had been

discouraging of Howard
spending time with Matthew.

It's-- it's probably nothing.

It's probably just
in my head, but...

I gotta take this other call.
I'll call you back.

B, how are you?

I'm returning your call.

How's John?

He wants to know
when we can come home.

Can I talk to him?

He's up in his room playing.

I miss you.

I've been missing you
a long time.

Are you still there?

Yeah, Dad just got home
with the groceries. I have to...

Of course. Look, I-I'll call
back this evening, okay?

Sure.

No!

No, no, no, no, no!

Go, go, go!

Get in! Get in!

Hurry!

Come on!
Hurry!

Got it, got it, got it!
Come on! Let's go! Let's go!

Copper wire was run from
the transaxle to the gas line.

Thing was rigged to blow.

Still, there's no solid evidence
that it's his SUV.

I don't need solid evidence.
I know it was him.

Our contact with Harland Rey,

the roadblock.

He's not rattled.

He's improvising,

which means everything
that we thought we knew...

Look, he must've known that
the roadblock was a fabrication,

so he dumped Abbey Fulton's body
in the bushes to avoid capture.

Disposed of Sarah and Brad's
body and, at the same time,

destroyed the car he used to
transport Abbey Fulton's body.

He's changing his methods.
But he's as meticulous as ever.

He knows we're watching.
He's skipping town.

If he hasn't already.

What?

FBI.

- Deputy Chief.
- Frank.

With the Molbeck shooting,

there was no way to keep
the FBI from finding out

about your Space Cowboy case.

What the hell were you thinking,
Frank?

You should've turned
it over the second

it went from a
routine drug bust

to a potential serial killer.

It's theirs now.

Special Agent Hoff
is in charge.

Effective immediately.

Well, let's get it over
with, then.

I'm sorry, Frank.

I was sent here to inform you,

you're being passed over
for Assistant Chief.

In the last couple of days,

aside from one of
our own being in ICU,

we found a body in a lot,

two 20-somethings burned
in an exploded truck,

and a drug-dealing kid
chopped in pieces.

Eight years, 19 couples abducted
without raising any suspicion.

He's flown under
the radar long enough.

The Cowboy's fled
your jurisdiction.

It's time we go public.

I'm calling a press conference,

and I'm issuing
a general warning to the public

and I'm gonna make a plea
for any possible witnesses.

- No, if you go wide with this, he'll...
- Oh, he'll what?

Run? Your division's already
taken care of that, Detective.

I got an idea.

We have to get to him first.

It all comes back
to his bruised ego.

This guy is all over himself.

He'll subscribe
to Google Alerts--

MDMA, the names of the victims.

Any of them come up online...

He's alerted. He'll know.

Now, if you put out

that the profiler
who's been working

with the Pittsburgh Bureau

believes that this guy is...
nothing more than a...

a cheap disciple--
no, better yet,

a copycat-- of convicted
serial killer Robert Burkhart,

I think he'll show his hand.

Hey, Frank,
do you have a mi--

_

Hey, uh, it's me.

I was just calling to see
if I can catch John

before he goes to sleep.

If you get this, give me a call.

Bye.

Get on your face!

I want Schaeffer.

Drop it.

Do it.

You'll sleep just fine.

Thomas.

Don't be worse than them.

Do you know where you are?

You get him?

Got him, Jerry.

Got him for you.

Mm.

Hey.

- Thanks for your help.
- Yeah.

Here.

Remember that honorary
Narcotics hat?

The badge thing--
I designed it.

Pretty cool, huh?

That hat...

you'll always
have a place to hang it.

Thanks.

Take care of
yourself, Catherine.

I owe you one.

Look, about what
happened at the house.

Um...

Oh.

Uh, it's Benedicte.

- I got to... just...
- Sure.

Don't go anywhere.

_

B...

He's in custody.

Oh, thank God.

I'm so sorry, B.

I just want for you and John
and me to be a family again.

Is he there? Can I talk to him?

No, Thomas, it's late.
John's already in bed.

Of course.

I need to know that it's over.

He's in custody, it's over.

Not him. This.

You working with the police.

It ends tonight.

911. What is your emergency?

It's my wife Marie, she's not...

She fell.

Where are you, sir?

Uh...

Uh, 466, uh, Oakdale Lane.

She's... she's not responding.

There's-- there's blood.

What is your name?

Howard, uh, Howard Burgess.
I'm her husband.

Okay, Howard,
EMTs are on the way.

Is Marie breathing?

I... I-I don't
know, I can't tell.

I think so.
She was going upstairs...

to bed. When she got
to the top, she, uh...

she froze,
and the next thing I know,

she was at the bottom and she
started convulsing and then...

She... she's bleeding.

Have you attempted
any form of resuscitation?

Howie, what's happening?

Is that your son?
Is he all right?

Look, go back... to the room.
Marie's hurt, I...

Stay where I told you!

Uh, no, my-my wife and I are babysitting...
I don't want them to see.

Howard, how long
has Marie been unconscious?

I don't know. I don't know.

Howard, how long
has Marie been unconscious?

Matthew, just go
back down to the playroom.

She caught you.

Mom caught you
and you killed her.

The drive
should take four hours.

Anyone seen Catherine?

She just ran out the door.

Howard, how long has
Marie been unconscious?

Matthew, just go
back down to the playroom.

Excuse me, excuse me,
excuse me, excuse me!

That's the one I'm looking for.

Oh, no, no, no, no, no.

Catherine!