Touch (2012–2013): Season 1, Episode 6 - Lost & Found - full transcript

Eighty-nine degrees,

15 minutes and 50.8 seconds.

That's the current position
of Polaris, the Northern Star.

Viewed from another planet,
it's just one among many.

But on Earth, it's
uniquely important.

Fixed in place, an anchor.

No matter where you are
in the Northern Hemisphere

if you face Polaris,
you face north.

You know where you are.

But there are other
ways to get lost...

in the choices we make...



in events that overwhelm us.

Even within our own minds.

What could be our anchor then?
What beacon can we turn to...

to guide us from
darkness to light?

What if it's other people,

the lives that touch our
own, in ways big and small?

Because unlike Polaris,

the light they bring
will never fade.

Hey, buddy.

Hey, I'm sorry.

I had to work an extra shift
dropping off bags last night.

Yup.

It was as fun as it sounds.

I had the dream again.



I love you, Jake.

All right. Jake
Bohm. Where are we?

I will admit, on paper,
there's reason for concern.

I'll say. Father's overwhelmed,
child's unresponsive.

However, from where I
stand, I see positive signs.

You always do.

You make it sound
like a bad thing.

We're a week away
from the final eval

with no tangible progress.

Nothing we can put
before the board and say,

"Situation is stabilized."

I know a lot can
change in a week,

but we should have
options prepared.

Options?

For where Jake might
be institutionalized.

Sheri, please,
if I could just...

I'm so sorry.

This is Clea Hopkins.

Miss Hopkins,

I'm calling from Victory
Memorial, in the psych ward.

Your mother is here.

Did you bring what I asked?

Yes. Yeah.

I wrote down every number
that Jake has given me

since March 18th.

The anomalies.

What is this about? Read them.

"Three, 18, five, two,
nine..." ARTHUR: Six.

Three, two, eight,
seven, nine, five, two, two.

How could you
possibly know that?

The numbers your
son gives, Mr. Bohm,

aren't new. They've
always existed.

He found the Amelia Sequence,

the numbers that
changed everything for me.

The first time it
happened, 10 years ago,

my vision swam, I
couldn't feel my limbs.

It's as if I wasn't
in a body anymore.

I was just... I was just
one with everything.

That's the first time
you saw these numbers?

The road map.

The sequence that connects
everything, everyone.

I, just for a moment,
I had a grasp of it.

They told me it was an aneurysm,
that I had lost brain function.

I hadn't lost anything.

I found my purpose.

But I couldn't hold onto it.

Your sequence has three
more digits than Jake's.

Nine, seven, five.

The next anomaly.

What does that mean?
That's why I called you here.

Those are the last
numbers to my vision.

I think we're on the
threshold of something.

It's a critical stage.

I need to see Jake today.

I mean, for real, now.

Look, Jake's under a microscope.

If I'm not careful, I'm
gonna lose custody.

Please.

I'm sorry, I can't.

Look, when Jake comes back
home, things will be different

but until then, I can't
risk rocking the boat.

Look, I'm late for work. I...

Thank you. Thank you.

Hmm.

Okay, sounds good.

Pull the files, we'll
talk when I land.

Oh, wait. I do need your help.

Clue is, "First name
in rags." Five letters.

No, no, no, don't look it up.

Yep. I got this.

Eubie. Ahem.

I'm sorry. The
answer. It's Eubie.

James Hubert Blake.
Jazz and ragtime legend.

Sometimes I wonder
who they make these for.

An eight-letter word for "feet."

Trilbles.

That's not a word.

You're a genius or I
have to go back to school.

Or I'm just a know-it-all who
can't help himself. I'm sorry.

Enjoy your puzzle.

Lanny Zheng.

Will Davies. Nice to meet you.

Yeah, you too.

Drop off from
JFK, your lost bag.

Sorry for the inconvenience.

If you could just
sign there. Thank you.

Preschool there. We
spoke to the neighbors.

You got kids?

Yeah. I have a son.

Mr. McNichols.

Do you have any idea
what your son was wearing

when he went missing?

Any recent photos?

Sorry to pull you from work,

but we can only
hold her for 24 hours

and it took us a while
to hunt down your name.

And do you know
why she was arrested?

Shoplifting. But she
was obviously confused

so they brought her
here for evaluation.

When's the last time
you saw your mother?

It's been six years.

She's schizophrenic.

Lives on the street.

The good news is we
have a bed available.

If she'll consent.

Hi.

I know what you want.
I'm not staying here.

Nothing changes, right?

The other day, I got a
call from the hospital.

They told me you'd been hit
by a car. You might not wake up.

It was a mistake, obviously.

But the sad part,

part of me felt relieved.

It's not right, Mom.

I don't want that
to be our story.

Stay here.

Let them help you.

I'm asking as your daughter.

Daughter? I don't know you.

Mom, it's me, Clea.

I'm your daughter.
No, you're not.

My baby at home.

Your baby?

Mom, what are we
talking about? Let me go!

Good morning.

Dr. Arthur Teller.

Here for a consult.

Hello, Jake. My
name is Arthur Teller.

I guess you've
been expecting me.

Thanks again for coming down.

I wish things had
turned out differently.

The policeman that
brought my mother here,

did he say what
she tried to steal?

I think he said it was
children's medicine.

Cough syrup.

My mother said she had
to get home to her baby.

A few years ago, there was
an incident. She was confused

and tried to walk
away from playground

with someone else's child.

If you want, I can
check Amber Alerts.

Delivery for Dr. Williams.
Please sign here at the bottom.

Mr. Bohm?

What are you doing here?

I'm working. What
are you doing here?

Is everything all right?

Yeah. It's just been
a weird morning.

What can you tell us about
Andy's disappearance?

Andy was wearing
a red baseball cap...

I just talked to that guy.
Can you turn that up please?

On the way to the doctor.

Andy has a cold.

He's been coughing
and... Cough syrup.

I turned around for one
minute and he was gone.

Andy is of average height...

What is it? Brown
hair and hazel eyes.

My mother might
have taken that child.

Wearing sweatshirt, jeans,

a red baseball cap at the
time of his disappearance.

You're flying
standby, right? Mm.

I don't think you're
gonna make it.

There are worse fates.

What do you mean?

Final call for Flight...

I just closed this huge real
estate deal here in Manhattan,

my first one.

And the buyers are flying me
out for a back-slapping session.

It's a good thing, right?

Yeah.

I'm a huge jazz nut.

And I knew about this building
in Queens, hundred years old.

All the greats used to go there.

See ticker agent at
the gate for Flight 975.

And I told my bosses about it.

And now they're
gonna tear it down

and put up some
slick new high-rise.

And I feel...

I'm sorry. I mean, it's
just one of those days

where you wonder
what it all means,

what my purpose is.

Do you ever wonder that?

Not before my
morning coffee, no.

If my parents were here,
they would say it's procreation,

carrying on the family name.

I've tried that, actually.

You know, when I was
a kid, I tested 150 IQ.

Yeah.

I guess I thought
I would've done

something more
significant by now,

something more meaningful.

There's still time, right?

Lanny Zheng?

Need you to come with us,
ma'am. Your luggage went missing.

You're joking. I'm
boarding in two minutes.

Passenger Will Davies,

please come to the counter

to claim your standby
seat for Flight 975.

I think I just got your seat.

I am so sorry. Unbelievable.

I'm gonna miss my
meeting. Hang on.

Your standby
seat for Flight 975.

For next time.

Ma'am? Ma'am?

Jake.

There's something
I need to ask you.

Do you remember a few days ago,
you were very upset, screaming?

Well, I was there.

I used to have a patient,
Jake, a young girl.

Her name was Amelia.

I've been looking for
her for a very long time.

Toy cars were her favorite.

Is she here, Jake?

Is that what you're
trying to tell me?

It's Arthur Teller. He's here.

Yes, I'm sure. He used a
visitor's badge. He's here.

I'll find him.

Six.

Thank you, Jake.

Of course.

Nine-seven-five.
Teller was right.

I understand.

All right, thank you.

What'd the police say?

I gave them my mother's
description and history.

Said they'd look into it.

That's it?

I told them she
might have that boy.

They're scouring the
city. They can't jump.

Look at this.

This is the missing boy's
case number. Nine-seven-five.

I've seen that number
today. And then later,

I have to drop a suitcase
off at that boy's house.

I met his father.

And now I randomly run into you.

Meaning what?

We'll have to find
your mother ourselves.

That's the only way
we're gonna save that boy.

Where do we start?

Oh, God.

Serena.

You're not supposed to be home.

I got pulled from
my flight by mistake.

What is going on
here? This is George.

He's a medium.

The search is on for Andy...

Can I get one city map?

Who went missing
48 hours ago. Thanks.

Andy is of average height,
with brown hair and hazel eyes.

- Okay.
- An actual map?

Surprised they still sell those.

Yeah, well, I'm kind
of old-school like that.

Okay, this is where Andy's
parents reported him missing.

And this is where your
mother was arrested.

They're only a few blocks
apart. Here's where you come in.

I want you to mark down
other places in this area

that your mother
would normally frequent.

Miss Hopkins, I'm trying to help
you find your mom and the boy.

That's not it.

Social services took me from
my mother when I was 8 years old.

She's been on the
street my entire life.

I know this is our
old neighborhood,

but that's it.

I don't know anything
else about her.

Did you have any
contact with her?

Now and then, she'd
get picked up or arrested.

I'd try to get her into a
hospital, she'd always refuse.

Then she'd just disappear again.

Until the next phone call.

I'm sorry. But we're looking
for a needle in a haystack

so anything you remember,
no matter how small,

is gonna help us get
closer. So, please, just try.

Queensboro Plaza.

What about it?

The other day, a homeless
woman got hit by a taxi there.

She was carrying
my mom's cell phone.

Oh, my God, I saw that accident
happen. She ran right into me.

Still think that there's
nothing to this?

In the Hudson Valley
outside of Yonkers

where a Pan American
flight out JFK has crashed.

Emergency responders
now on the scene.

And they have
reported, as you can see,

the damage is near catastrophic.

Authorities have
given us no indication

as to the cause of the crash.

We will continue to provide
updates as events unfold.

Davies.

What are you doing here? Aren't
you supposed to be in Omaha?

I never got there.

Everything all right?

I think if I told you, you
wouldn't believe me.

Hey, I'm glad you're enjoying
yourself. You deserve it.

Because that right there,
deal of the year, my friend.

Just think, couple
of hours: ka-boom.

Mm. Hey, keep up the good work.

I can't believe I
have to ask this,

but why do you have
a medium in our home

while I'm away on work?

The lab called.

None of my embryos were viable.

Um...

I'm sorry.

There has to be a reason.

The doctors warned us,
your follicle count is too...

George said one of our dead
ancestors is upset with us.

That's why I can't get pregnant.

That's why I brought him here.

If the spirits have a
message, I wanna hear it.

Baby, that is not a good idea.

Why not?

Because you're very
upset. And this is,

with all due respect,
nonsense. Nonsense?

It wasn't nonsense when
you got that promotion at work.

I got that promotion
because I deserved it,

not because you
offered peanuts and wine

to your dead great-grandfather.

I seem to remember
you asking me to do it.

I was trying to be nice.

George.

Six.

Amelia.

Hey, Amelia! SHERI: Arthur.

Any luck?

Any sign of your mother? No.

It doesn't make sense.

We must have been
led here for a reason.

Anything about this
place you're not telling me?

It doesn't matter. What is it?

It doesn't matter.

Hey, we're looking
for a missing child.

How can you tell
me it doesn't matter?

You really wanna know?

I told you before, the smallest
thing might get us closer.

This is where I would
wait while my mom

screamed at the top of her
lungs while the train passed

because it was the only way to
silence the voices in her head.

I'd hide down here,
scared out of my mind,

not knowing if she would
come back down or not.

Does that help you to know that?

Does that get us
closer? I'm sorry.

There's nothing
here. Let's move on.

Damn it.

There's gotta be something.

What is it?

Did you find her?

We checked, there's
no sign of any girl.

You gotta believe me.

You told me your
interest in this facility

was about a patient.

That was a lie, wasn't it?

You're still chasing ghosts.

I know what I saw.

There's a girl in that
room. Her name is Amelia.

If you don't believe
me, just check your...

You're a part of this.

What did they promise you?

Money? Fame?

They promised
me those things too.

If I see you near here
again, I will call the police.

What?

Serena, you can't believe
that. He is making it up.

Is it true?

Do you not want a baby with me?

I have done everything
I can to have a baby.

I have paid for the
treatments, special diets,

the premium donor list.

I am not asking
what you paid for.

I'm asking what you want.

Honey, you know
that I love you. I...

Hey.

I remember this.

My mom drew it
here when I was a kid.

Why?

In case something
happened to her,

or I got lost.

Twinkle, twinkle, little star.

Something about a bar. What bar?

Look, there's a bar
on the next corner.

It's directions, so I would
know how to get home.

What else do you remember?

I think I remember
west or crest or...

Something about a crest.

Oh, my God.

Hey.

All right, what have
you got? Hit me.

You ever think what
we do here is wrong?

Wrong?

Come on.

We find the poorest
neighborhoods,

we drive down the
prices and then we just...

pave it all over.

We never stop to think
about the places themselves.

This building,
man, it's important.

You are right about that.

That building is gonna make
this office $14 million in profit.

Wrong answer.

Back in the '20s,

all the great jazz legends,
man, they used to stay there.

Billie Holiday,
Illinois Jacquet.

Count Basie and his orchestra

used to rehearse in
the basement, man.

We shouldn't be tearing it down.

We should be turning
it into a museum.

Museum?

Is this a joke?

Look, I know I made
this deal happen, okay?

But the whole time,

I knew I was helping
to destroy something

that should be
preserved, cherished.

But I told myself it
didn't matter, but it does.

I'm not gonna let
you tear it down.

Okay, okay.

Slow down here a little bit.

You've done some
good work around here.

I mean, you've got your whole
career, got your whole life...

No, I don't. No, I don't. No
one does. That's the point.

I need to do
something that matters.

And it has to be today.

There's the crest on
the side of the building.

She's gotta be in there.

Come on.

Here we go.

Hurry it up, fellas. We
are on a schedule here.

Wait. I need to speak
to whoever's in charge.

I know this is
gonna sound crazy,

I need to get
into that building.

In 10 minutes, there
ain't gonna be a building.

Come on, boys!

Please, you don't understand.

I think my mother
might be inside.

We stay here when I was a
kid. There might be a child too.

Impossible. There's
no one left inside.

We cleared out the
last of them yesterday.

Look, if this place is still
standing in 10 minutes,

that's my ass.

Clear the area. We're going hot.

This side is clear! Hey.

Hey!

What the hell are you doing?

You wanna blow this place,
you'll have to kill me too.

Get him!

Come on. Now.

Come back here!

It's not that I don't
want kids ever. I just...

I have my career.

I like it.

Having children
changes everything.

And I guess there's a part of
me that likes how things are.

Is that so wrong?

It's not wrong.

It's just...

I don't know how
much longer I can wait.

It's okay. Answer.

Hi, it's me.

What's with all the calls?

Of course, I'm fine. Why?

Eyewitnesses suggested that
the plane struggled upon takeoff

but there has been
no official statement

as to the cause of the crash.

The area surrounding the
wreckage remains off-limits

as police and
emergency responders

continue their search for clues.

I was supposed
to be on that plane.

Mom?

Which way? Do you remember?

Stairs. I remember stairs. Okay.

She's not here.

This isn't it.

What?

Oh, my God.

This is it.

Oh, no.

It's his hat.

You can't make me leave.

Mom, where's Andy?

Where's the little boy? You
wanna take him from me.

Mom, listen to me.
Andy's not your child.

Now tell us where he is. No!

Come on.

How long are you
gonna keep this up?

As long as I have to, man.

You need to convince
her who you are.

You tell her everything you
remember about this place.

You need to earn her trust.

It's the only way we're
gonna find the boy.

Mom, listen to me.

I'm your daughter.

I used to live here.

Over there, that's
where I slept,

next to you, always
facing the window.

And here,

that's where we practiced
my handstands, remember?

One leg at a time?

Over there, there
used to be a handprint.

Right here, Mom. You
drew it there for me.

Do you remember why?

So when I was alone, I
could put my hand up to it

and it would be like
we were holding hands.

That's what I did, Mom,

every night you were gone

because I wanted
you to come home.

Why did you leave me?

I had to, Mom.

But I'm back now.

You led me back.

Now what about the boy?

I lost him.

He was wandering alone, lost.

And I thought he was mine.

And I took him to the park

because I thought
he would like that.

And then I went
to get his medicine,

and when I came
back, I couldn't find him.

I thought he would
come back here.

Which park?

Please, which park?

Two blocks away that way.

Get your mother out of here now.

Come on.

Grab him.

- Get him out of here.
- No. God. God.

No.

Let go of me.

Son of a bitch.

I don't know who you are,
but you saved my mother's life.

I did?

Thank you.

Hey, man, you need a doctor?

Huh?

Call 911. Call 911!

Oh, my God, he's dead.

Andy?

Andy!

Damn it.

Andy McNichols!

I'm not gonna hurt you.

I'm here to help.

I talked to your dad
a few hours ago.

I saw your tricycle.

It's sitting on the porch
right where you left it.

It's all right, sweetheart.
Don't be afraid.

Do you want me to take you home?

Come here.

There you go. It's all right.

You're safe.

It's gonna be all right.

Let's go.

We have to try again.

If I had gotten on that
plane, it'd be over, all of it.

We have to get pregnant.

What about what
the doctors said?

None of that stuff matters.
I'll do the procedure.

But what about your career?

Career can wait.
Our family can't.

Okay. We'll have
to pick a new donor.

Um, okay, you're
year of the dragon...

Yeah.

So we should pair
you with a snake.

Okay.

Um... Here.

I get a good feeling
about him, don't you?

Yeah.

I do.

You're still here?

Yeah, I'm just waiting
for them to let me back.

I don't know what
happens tomorrow

but today she agreed to
be checked into the hospital.

I'm glad.

You were right.

The numbers. Everything.

It all happened for a reason.

If you hadn't have pushed me...

Thank you.

Last night, I had a dream.

Same dream I've
had for nine years.

We're in a park,

and Jake's on a swing.

He's smiling, laughing,
he's going higher and higher

and, all of a sudden,
out of nowhere,

he's just in the
air and I catch him.

And his little arms
go around me.

I can feel his breath
on my neck and...

And then I just wake up.

You're a good father, Martin.

It's time someone told you that.

You wanna help
me put Jake to bed?

Hey, buddy.

It's time to get some
shut-eye, okay?

Jake, come on, I'm not
kidding. It's time to go to bed.

Jake, give me the book now.

That's odd. Normally,
he just gets into bed.

He's added a six
to the sequence.

What does that mean?

I don't know yet, but
it means something.

Let's go!

Jake, you stay in your room.

Oh, no.