Those Who Kill (2014): Season 1, Episode 7 - A Safe Place - full transcript

Previously on Those Who Kill...

And I don't remember the
first time it started. It just happened.

And I was so young, I didn't
understand what was happening.

But somehow I knew
that it shouldn't be happening.

I don't know why I never did

anything to help my brother.

I'll never
forgive myself for it.

Howard killed my brother.

I'm gonna help you.

Your mother knows.

Please leave a message
and I'll call you back.



I know that you know.

Write your cell here.

It's a one-time deal.

You guys friends?

My wife and I? Yeah.

Is your family having breakfast?

What?

Are we going down
the rabbit hole again?

How was picking
John up from school?

We have to talk.

I was called in
this morning to consult

on a wife and two children

who had been murdered
in their beds.

How does anyone
do such a thing?



Maggie Warner
was raped-- not by her husband.

It wasn't a suicide.

What if the killer
was already in the house?

And he's been watching up there.

He was watching her
from under the house.

Fantasizing,
building a relationship

with her in his mind.

Well, you've
done it again, dear.

Would you like to say grace?

Sleep tight, sweetie.

Good night, buddy.

Don't let the bedbugs bite.

Both kids are out like a light.

Man, what a day, huh?

You know, no matter how crazy
things get at work...

I always make it through

because I know I have you
to come home to.

I know a lot of guys
don't have what I have.

I am so... lucky.

So... so lucky.

I love you so much.

Go set them up, Thomas.

Why do I always have to do it?

Because I'll put a BB
up your butt if you don't.

One's gone.

It's probably back there.

Cut it out!

Dad said we can only shoot cans!

I'm not scared of Dad.

He's not here.

How's he gonna know?

It's in that tree.

Crap!

Lucky shot.

Check this.

What are you doing?!

You killed their mom.

They were gonna die anyway.

He's copped to nine robberies--

all clients of
Bugger-Out Exterminators,

including Robert Warner.

He, uh, denies any involvement
in the murder though.

Who'd have thought?

Well, bartender at The Slag Bar
confirms he worked both

Friday and Saturday
night as a bouncer.

He's all over
the security camera.

He's, uh...
he's not our guy.

Jensen on the same page?

Haven't, uh, really talked
to her about it yet.

She seems wound
a bit tight lately.

Anything I should know about?

Look, Commander, you...
you know I love Jensen.

She's a freakin'
sister to me, but...

yeah, lately there's been a...

a disconnect.

I'm sensing...

I don't know.

She seems distracted,
so, yeah...

I'm worried about her.

Well, thanks, Jerry.
We'll keep an eye on her then.

Hey. I made coffee.

Are there pacifiers
in the freezer?

- Yeah, yeah, yeah. I got her, I got her.
- She is cranky.

- Yeah? Hi, ladies.
- You get ready.

I don't think I remember
the last time I actually

slept through a night.

- Can I have some coffee?
- Do you have a driver's license?

No.

My soccer game is this Saturday.

Saturday?

Panthers are on TV, baby.

You can DVR that game.

My game is not on TV.

I wouldn't miss your game if
I was playing for Pitt, honey.

The bus is gonna
be here any minute.

- Oh.
- Never mind. Here, here.

Okay. Ready.

Bus will be here in...
two minutes.

And I can't take you.
You guys got to make it today.

I cannot get you there today.

- Okay.
- Sorry, what time tonight?

Well, it could be
lunchtime, but I don't know

if I'm gonna be back...

Hey, Jensen.

Your mother, line one.

Call back.

Heard you had a big night.

Thought we had a
lead on the killer,

but turned out to be a bust.

The bust was a bust?

Funny.

Maggie Warner's autopsy report.

Alumina.

Get out here. Alumina?

Found under her fingernails,
along with the killer's skin.

She must have
scratched him, so...

while you finish up
your paperwork

on the Bugger-out Burglar,

I'm gonna see if my lead
can help us find our killer.

Al2-O3, or alumina,
is the primary element

used in the clay in
the masonry work.

We also found paint residue on
Maggie's body and in the bed.

So he's a carpenter
or a manual laborer?

Strong bastard, too,

judging from the
beating he gave her.

But she put up a fight.

Well, she was trying
to protect her children.

Something happens to you
when you become a mother.

It's like somebody
cut your heart out

and it's walking around
outside your body.

I don't know what I
would do if something

happened to Hailey, but I
know I would die for her.

That's what a mother's
supposed to do, isn't it?

♪ Hush little baby ♪

♪ Don't say a word ♪

♪ Poppa's gonna
buy you a mockingbird ♪

♪ And if that mockingbird
don't sing ♪

♪ Poppa's gonna
buy you a diamond ring... ♪

Shh, yeah. Shh.

♪ And if that mockingbird
won't sing ♪

♪ Poppa's gonna
buy you a diamond ring ♪

♪ And if that diamond ring
turns brass ♪

♪ Poppa's gonna
buy you a looking glass... ♪

Catherine,

it's Mom.

I-I got your message.

I've been calling
and calling you.

Please...

Please call me,
Catherine. Please.

♪ Hush little baby,
don't say a word ♪

♪ Poppa's gonna
buy you a mockingbird... ♪

_

Hey, John, come on, let's go.

Hey, hey, uh,

I'll take him to school today.

Don't you have class?

No, it's... it's okay.

Thanks.

Hey, you can drop me off
at Mike's house if you want,

and I can go with him.

His mom's always late.

Well, we're both gonna be
late for school today, buddy.

Hmm?

Hey.

There she is. Yeah.

Smile for me, Ruthie.

Huh?

Come on.

Smile. There you go.

There you go.
That's it.

That's so much better.

Schaeffer thinks the killer
has a thing for Maggie Warner.

Right.

We've gone through
every connection--

school, work, gym, friends.

What if the answer's
right in front of us?

In what way?

Al2-O3,
or alumina.

It's used in building materials.

There were paint chips
on Maggie's body.

Stuff you'd find
at a construction site.

Yeah, but the, uh,

Warner house wasn't
under construction.

No, but the neighbor's was.

Look, I know
you think you're a man now,

and, despite my desire
to slow down the clock...

you are growing
up in front of my eyes.

We're gonna have a...
man-to-man talk,

okay?

You have an uncle.

My brother.

My older brother.

His name is Nathan.

And he's behind those walls.

Oh, is he a guard?

No.

He killed someone, John.

His wife.

Your aunt.

And he's serving a 15-year
sentence for manslaughter.

Why are you telling me this now?

I was gonna put them back,
I swear.

John, all kinds of people are
gonna lie to you in your life.

Almost everybody.

Let's not do it to each other.

Let's have a safe place
for the truth.

You and me, okay?

Do you look
at the crime scene photos

at the same time as you look

at the photos of the girls?

Do you mix them?

Do you feel excited when you
look at them at the same time?

No, I don't look at them
at the same time.

That would be... gross.
But I just...

I have a hiding place,
and that's where I hide stuff.

There's only ever two
reasons to hide stuff...

because it's private

or because it's wrong.

The photos of the girls
I understand.

I used to do the same thing.

But we told you not
to take the other photos.

I know.

You have to trust
that when your parents say

to stay away from something,

it's for your own good.

Your uncle didn't.

And look where he ended up.

Look, John,

I want us to make a pact

between you and me

that we'll always have
this safe place

where we can talk about things

that other people
might not understand.

Okay?

I just...

I love you so much.

And I want you to know

that I'm your safe place.

Can I meet him someday?

You're not seriously suggesting
that one of my guys did this?

You had a crew working
near the crime scene.

Maybe somebody saw something
that could help us out.

I'll be happy
to put you in touch, but...

I check people out pretty good
before I hire them.

Well, you don't have to be
Mother Teresa to swing a hammer.

No, but I work
in people's homes,

and I don't need the liability
that comes with the screw-offs.

If a guy gets douchey
on the job, I toss him.

Has there been any douchiness
in the past month or so?

Well, there was one guy.

His contracting business went
belly-up during the recession.

Thought he was
God's gift, but...

he couldn't set a plumb line.

He didn't even have
his own wheels.

He hitchhiked to and from
Home Depot every day.

Yeah.
Rodney Bosch.

I canned his ass when a...

husband at a remodeling site
caught him peeping on his wife.

That site wouldn't be
in Squirrel Hill, would it?

Rodney Bosch?

Pittsburgh Police!

Show yourself.

Jesus.

- First, this little...
- Sorry, that's my fault.

- Yeah, these are mine.
- Come on, Daddy.

No, I'm-I'm filming.

Roddie, come on, please?

Mm-mm. Mm-mm.

Please?

Wife and two kids,

just like the Warners.

He killed his family,

then sat here and watched them.

All right.

Well, so...

Get on the couch.

Where are we, Ruthie?

We're in Heaven.

Where are we?

We're in Heaven.

We're in Heaven.

We're in Heaven.

Where are we, Ruthie?

I don't know.

Ruthie, where are we?

Look in the camera.
Where are we?

I d... I don't kn...

Look in the camera.
Where are we, Ruthie?

We're in Heaven.

Heaven.

We're in Heaven.

Ruthie, we're in Heaven.

Heaven.

You and me in Heaven.

Heaven.

- This is Heaven, Ruthie.
- Heaven.

This is Heaven.
This is Heaven.

It's... Heaven.

So pretty.

I'm never gonna let you down.

Jack.

What?

Get that camera off me.

Just wait.

What...

What is this?

♪ For he's a jolly good daddy ♪

♪ For he's a jolly good daddy ♪

♪ For he's a jolly good daddy ♪

♪ Which nobody can deny. ♪

Happy birthday, Dad.

Oh, God. You
shouldn't have.

This is too much.

Make a wish, make a wish.

Okay.

It's marble. It's your favorite.

You're the best, Ruthie... kids.

I look around this table and I
think I must be the luckiest man

in the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania.

I'm sorry.
I'm really sorry.

Josie, um, go get Mommy
some-some towels.

No, no, no, she made the
mess. She can clean it up.

Roddie, please.

You can't even

keep this from me
for five minutes!

Not one second...

There now, Roddie.

♪ That's my sweet
birthday boy ♪

♪ Josie loves her daddy. ♪

- Roddie?
- Mm.

Is this Heaven?

No.

It's Pennsylvania.

That's right.

It's Pennsylvania.

It's Pennsylvania.

It's Pennsylvania.

It's Iowa.

Field of Dreams?

Kevin Costner says "It's Iowa"

when his dead dad asks
if the cornfield is Heaven.

Oh, come on.
I know The Notebook.

You should know
Field of Dreams.

I don't know The Notebook.

It's Pennsylvania.

Mmm.

Here, come eat your cake.

- It's my favorite.
- It is...

This is Rodney?

And his wife, Ruth;

kids, Jack and Josie.

I found them in their beds.

They'd been dead
about a month or so.

Josie, I love you guys.

- We love you, too.
- Yeah.

It's not just a fixation
on the wife.

It's the whole family.

Rodney Bosch took over the
family's construction business

after his father's death.

Ran it into bankruptcy.

Yeah, eight months back
mortgage, 120 grand in the hole.

He was already cracking
under pressure

when his wife Ruth
filed for a divorce last month.

This guy is trying
to reconstruct

his version
of the perfect family.

Since no such thing exists...

He's doomed to fail.

And so the pattern cycles.

- How soon?
- He's already cycled twice

in a matter of weeks,
and as his psychosis deepens,

he'll become less tolerant

of deviations to his ideal,

giving the next targets an
even smaller margin for error.

We do, at least, know
that he has a type.

He looks for a wife, 30, 35,

blonde, petite, two
kids, upward mobility,

nice homes, all the
trappings of success.

He's on foot.

No car, no money.

Last known address
was the Warner basement.

So we've identified a search
radius around that location,

with special focus on the other

Darset Construction
sites in the area.

Okay.

Let's go door to door
undercover.

Mail carriers, gas readers.

Let's roll.

You know, breakfast is
the day's most important meal.

You know what, Josie?

I think... pancakes
sound really important.

Right?

Pancakes

would hit the spot
this morning.

Sound good, Josie?

Yeah. Yes, pancakes
sound important.

Maybe you two could
help Mom cook for Daddy.

Yes.

Always be good to your mother.

Always.

Jack.

You, too, honey.

No. Jack stays with me.

I see you have
a lot of video games.

Come on, let's go play some.

Come on.

Oh, and don't forget the syrup.

Lots of butter.

Butter's very important
for you.

Come on, Jack.

Nobody home.

Mark it.
We'll try back later.

Hey, Wilkie, you buy
this wireless crap

at RadioShack
and pocket the change?

Hey, you try doing
this on a city budget.

You have a real knack for this.

Surveillance?

Motherhood.

I will shoot you.

Come on, Jack.

You can try harder than that.

We've got
to do what he says, honey.

I'll think of
something, I promise.

What are you doing?
What do you take me

for a jag off?

You think that the only way

I can win is if
you throw the game?

Am I a loser to you?

You-you... you think
I'm a loser, Jack?

My name is Brian,
and you're not my dad!

You ungrateful little shit.

You're an ungrateful little...

No!

You turned them against me.

You wanted them

to love you more, so you
turned them against me.

Please.

Please just don't
hurt my children.

They're my children.

Oh, no, no.

You... you say
they're my children.

Come on.

Say they're my...!

Say they're my children.

Babe...

Hi. Uh, I got a package
for a Kevin and Donna Russell?

I'm... Donna.

I'm also, uh, tracking down
a missing package.

Uh, it wouldn't have, uh, landed
on your doorstep, would it?

No.

Are you sure?

'Cause I can grab it
and take it off your hands.

I told you,
you have the wrong house.

Okay, there's something
definitely wrong here.

What the hell
are you doing, Jensen?

He'll know if the delivery guy
goes back again.

Donna?

Donna, it's Cathy
from next door.

I have a question about my Lucy.

It'll just take a second.

See that rash on her leg?

I was wondering if your kids
ever had anything like it.

There, Jerry.

Oh, please. He
has my children.

Jensen,

get out of there!

Hey, Roddie.

Cathy is such a pest.

I didn't think
I'd ever get rid of her.

Tell me, Roddie.

Is this Heaven?

No.

It's Pennsylvania.

Tactical, clear
the neighborhood houses

and set up a perimeter.

Catherine, what's his state of mind?

You look tired, Roddie.

What a creep Darset is.

I mean, he works you so hard
'cause he knows he's a fraud.

You protect him.

And he'd be nothing without you.

Someday, you'll show him.

You'll be running that business
in no time.

Yeah, that's good.
Feed his fantasy.

I mean...

...I am so lucky

to have such a handsome husband
like you.

Loves his family so much,

and works so hard

to make us all feel safe

and happy
in our beautiful home.

You know, there's a lot
of deadbeat dads out there

who don't care
about their families.

Your dad gets up every day

and goes to work to make sure
we have a roof over our head

and food on the table.

I mean, you should have
anything you want.

Any way you want it.

I'm hungry...

and I've been waiting.

Well, we should get
some breakfast going then,

shouldn't we?

Josie, I know
you're Daddy's girl,

but sometimes Mommy needs her
little helper in the kitchen.

Roddie...

you think Josie could help me
in the kitchen?

Sure.

I know it's hard to peel away

from your favorite parent,
but...

Catherine, what's going on?

She's in the kitchen with me.

He has the boy in the living
room, but he's got a knife.

We're positioning a sniper.

You need to clear both kids

and isolate him
in the back of the house.

Look, stay close to me, okay?

When I say run, you run.

Jack?

You're gonna be
late for school.

Go and get ready.

No, no, no. Rodney's
kids were homeschooled.

Just because they learn at home

doesn't mean they should
go running around

looking like orphans.

Right?

Go wash up.

No!
Breakfast.

What does everybody want?

Does it not get old being you?

I mean, how many times
does a person

have to ask
for something around here?

He wants pancakes.

I'm sorry, honey.

Right.

My mind was elsewhere.

The mother says
the windows in the kitchen

overlook the backyard.

If Catherine can
get him to the table,

we can put a sniper
in those woods behind the house.

Do it.

Catherine,

we need you to get Rodney
into the kitchen--

table in front of the windows.

Repeat, the table
in front of the windows.

Do you copy?

You're so pretty.

Anything I want?

What is that?

In your ear.

What is that?

Oh, uh...
I was listening to NPR.

You don't like the
ones I bought you?

I wear those to the gym.

The ones you got me
are so much better.

Catherine, do you copy?

What happened?

She's not responding.

Now, where'd I put that flour?

I think we should go in.

If we crash in,
it'll set him off.

He's using the boy as a shield.

Damn it, Jack.

Come on.

Breakfast is almost ready.

Oh.

Oh.

John.

Call your dad.

Chief. It was
in the buggy.

She's unarmed.

He's not answering.

Call 911.

Oh!

911. State your emergency.

Help me. My mom-- she's hurt.

No, she's still breathing,
but she's hurt bad. Hurry.

Josie.

Come to Daddy.

Here we are.

I know what you're doing.

Playing all sweet and happy.

But you're laughing at me
behind my back.

You're gonna leave me.

Take the kids, humiliate me.

You hurt me when you
say things like that.

Do you want to hurt us?

I'm the mother
of your children.

My job is to protect them.

To protect you.

Why are we even
talking about this?

Position six, you've
got a green light.

It's such a nice day out.

She's opened the curtains.

Tactical, await my command.

Let's start our day
together, as a family.

See, I did...
I did everything

I was supposed to do.

My dad said, "Work hard,"
you know?

"Good things
happen." But...

...they don't, really.

I mean, it was never...
never good enough for him.

"You're a loser, Rod.

You're an idiot.

You're never gonna be anything."

He's gone, Roddie.

Your dad is gone.

You don't have to worry
about him anymore.

It's just you and
me and our kids.

I know, but he lied
to me, Ruthie.

I mean, my own parent lied.

One day very soon, no one
will lie to you ever again.

Have I let you down?

You could never let me down.

You believe in me?

You know I do.

Let's just sit down
together at the table.

Tell me what's on your mind.

I'm here to listen.

Someone who listens.

Hey, kids.

Jack, Josie.

Come sit.

Most important meal of the day.

Roddie, why don't
you sit there.

Since you're the
head of the family.

That's your seat.

I've got him,

but the kids...

Take the shot.

Roger that.

Is this Heaven?

It's okay, I got you.
Come here, come here, come here.

You're safe.

It's over, okay? You're safe.

Are you okay?

Placental abruption.

Caught it in time,

thanks to John.
He found me and called 911.

Might have saved us both.

I'm so proud of you, buddy.

B...

...I swear I'm never
gonna let anything

take me away from you

or this family ever again.

Catherine,
what are you doing here?

Your wife has
a beautiful singing voice.

What?

What, uh...

Don't forget
Sarah's soccer game.

How did you find me?

Catherine, you're
freaking me out,

Don't make me call the police.

Look, it was fun.

You're a good guy
and you have a nice family.

So don't screw it up.

Bye, Cheese Dad.

Hi, this is Marie Burgess.

Please leave a message
and I'll call you back.

Hey, Mom, it's me.

Call me, okay?

We need to talk about Howard.