Touch (2012–2013): Season 2, Episode 9 - Clockwork - full transcript

Previously on Touch:

I just found Ruben and the girl he
was with dead in the control room. Dead?

Their throats were slit.

AVRAM: God will
allow humankind to exist

as along at there are
36 righteous people

in the world.

These hidden 36, no
one knows who they are.

Aster Corps is one of the most

powerful corporations in
the world, and I think they'll

stop at nothing to destroy
anyone who gets in their way.

Obviously, this has
something to do with Teller.



CALVIN: There was
another lab, years earlier.

MARTIN: So they took
Amelia back to where it began.

I hope you find her.

I shouldn't even have
to be looking for her.

She's in there?

Yeah.

Amelia?

Oh, my God! Oh, my God!

Aster Corps is gonna use that
time and all of their resources

to try and find you
and your daughter.

I want you to disappear.

Give this to your dad.

He'll know what to do.

Oh, my God.



Run! Run as fast as
you can, okay?! Run!

Where's the girl?

[gunshot echoes]

[birds chirping]

[clock ticking]

JAKE: Physicists will tell
you that time does not exist,

that it is a human construct
used to organize experience

and catalog existence

so we can quantify it,
confirm it, remember it.

Einstein did not
believe in time.

He believed in timelessness;

that all of time
existed at once:

past, present, future.

He did not acknowledge
the concept of "now."

[clock ticking]

All moments are equally
real and equally accessible,

if we know how.

[typing]

[sighs] Nothing.

Hey, buddy. You hungry?
I got your cereal out.

We got a lot to do today.

Jake, I know you want
me to find this man.

I just don't have
a lot to go on.

I'll do the best I can, okay?

[knocking on door]

Oh, my God.

Avram, what are you doing here?

I came to see you, Martin
Bohm, and my good friend.

Please, come in.

Thank you.

Hello, Jake.

How are you?

Avram, please, sit.

You are both well, I hope.

A lot of terrible
things have happened

over the last few days.

We managed to get
Amelia back with her mother.

And Jake and I are fine.

I know about the
killings at your workplace.

And I know that the man
that I met in New York,

Guillermo Ortiz,
committed those murders.

You were right. He
was coming after Jake.

Yes. I came here to
help you keep him safe.

MARTIN: I can use all the
help I can get. Thank you.

Where is Amelia and her mother?

I asked Lucy to
take her daughter

and disappear for a while.
Hide, spend some time with her.

They'll be back soon enough.

"948." What is it?

Jake gave this to me.

It's a man he wants me to find.

It looks like he was
Dr. Teller's first patient.

I don't have anything
other than that.

Why are you still
sitting here? Go find him.

I was waiting for
Jake to wake up.

BreakWire has some
facial recognition software.

I think they might
be able to help.

He's awake. I'm here. Go.

It's good to see you,
Avram. Thank you.

I'll see you soon.

[phone ringing]

Trevor?

Where is everybody?

Martin...

um, they're gone.

And the few who
agreed to keep working

are handling the funeral
arrangements for those

that we lost. I'm just trying

to keep everything
afloat using my cell phone.

I can't let this
place die, Martin.

Trevor, I'm so sorry.

How can I help?
I'll do anything.

Look, I have a breaking story.

Fill me in.

Phillip Green.

California's decided to execute

the first death row
inmate in seven years.

A triple murderer, tried
and convicted 15 years ago.

He's set to die tonight.

Oh, my God.

What is it?

This is the man
they're gonna execute?

Yeah, that's Phillip Green.

Jake gave that to me yesterday.
Asked me to find that man.

Phillip Green.

MARTIN: Okay, we got three
murders committed during a robbery.

He worked at an antique shop.

He went back after hours
to clean the place out,

and he saw the passersby,

and he gunned them
down in cold blood.

Any witnesses to the murders?

Nope.

Any chance he's innocent?

He's been appealing
for ten years.

I'm gonna need to talk to him.

Green's not talking, but if
you're officially covering the story

for BreakWire, I could get you in to
see his attorney for a few minutes.

He's camped out at the prison,

giving interviews,
hoping the press will

pressure the governor
into stopping the execution.

Okay, set it up. I'll
take care of it from here.

You get back to
work with your people.

Sounds good.

Hey, Max, come here, buddy.

I need you.

[makes whooshing sound]

I'm the Amazing Max
and you're Super Dad,

and we can fly.

That's fantastic. Fly
on over here, buddy.

I need to see...

[phone ringing] if I
need to drill more holes

or if you can
reach all this or not.

[ringing continues]
I can't reach that.

Oh, you can reach that. Come on.

You're amazing,
remember? All right, go fly.

Fly away.

Mike? Yeah?

It's for you.

Thanks.

Hello.

Yeah, we're still on.

Yeah, I'll be ready.

Right.

So you're gonna
go through with it?

Honey, I have to go through
with this. No, you don't.

I have to, Jenny, you don't
understand this. Please.

Please, just don't
do this right now.

Mike, this isn't who you
are. This isn't who we are.

It's not something I
can just explain to you.

This is something
I need to do, okay?

MAX: Ow! My finger!

Sweetie, let me
see. What happened?

It hurts! Let me see.

I'm sure it's not
that bad, buddy.

Oh, it's just a
splinter, sweetie.

It's okay. We can get it out.

Let's go get the tweezers.

Come on. Careful. Oh, careful.

Hop down.

All right. Can you
take this, please?

MARTIN: Thank you.

Martin Bishop from BreakWire.

Ben Miller, attorney
for Phillip Green.

I see you made it
through the gauntlet

of ghouls and looky-loos.

Thank you for moving
me up to the front.

Look, I'm in need
of legitimate press

to get the governor's attention.

So, let's just get started.

Actually, I need
to see your client.

He doesn't do interviews.

It's not exactly an interview.

Look, I want to help him, okay?

But I need to
speak with him first.

Green has not spoken a word

since the night he was
arrested over a decade ago.

So you talking to him isn't
gonna do you any good.

I think it will. I was
sent here because...

Wait. Sent here by who?

My son.

And we're done.

Please, I'm not crazy.
Just hear me out.

I don't have time to
waste on the visions

and the voices in
your head, okay?

I am trying to
save a man's life!

I know about the
Teller Institute.

I've been to the facility where
your client was being held.

I know they conducted
experiments on him,

and I'm pretty
certain I know why.

None of that ever
made it into evidence.

I'm not surprised.
Aster Corps has a way

of manipulating the legal
system to their advantage.

Aster Corps? The
company that built the facility.

The same company that
funded Dr. Teller's research.

Look, I think something went

terribly, terribly
wrong out there.

And I think all of this is Aster
Corps' effort to cover it up.

I know this sounds crazy, but I
was sent here to help your client.

And I think Mr. Green
will know that

if you just let me see him.

Please.

Please, what have
you got to lose?

[clock ticking]

King pawn to E-four.

Very shrewd, Jake
Bohm, very shrewd indeed.

You see what I did there?

I chose to pressure
your queen pawn,

which I am certain that you will

recognize as the French Defense.

I, too, can be shrewd.

Your move, my boy.

[clock ticking]

[breathing quickly]

The clock?

What of it?

Are we late for something?

What are you doing, my boy?

Thank you.

Mr. Green, my name
is Martin Bishop.

I-I want to try and help you.

I know about the institute
that you were held at,

the Teller Institute.

My son worked with
Dr. Teller before he died.

Were you aware that
Dr. Teller had died?

My son sees things in
numbers and patterns

and makes human connections
that the rest of us can't,

and I think you
can see things, too.

Mr. Green,

are you one of the 36?

My son sent me here to help you.

I don't know how yet.

Am I supposed to
help find evidence

to prove your innocence?

Or maybe you want to
tell me about something

that happened at the institute

that allowed all
of this to happen.

I-I just need you to
know that I'm here to help,

and if there's
anything that you need,

I will do it.

Who is this?

That's his daughter.

They've been estranged
since he was convicted.

Do you know where she is?

I have an address.

She had to sign some
papers a while back,

but she doesn't want
to have any contact.

She even changed her name.

Mr. Green, is this what
you want me to do?

Do you want me to
bring your daughter here?

Okay.

Then that's where we'll start.

Can I help you?

I'm looking for Dr. Kate Gordon.

That's me.

Hi, I'm Martin Bishop.

I really need to talk with you,

but it's kind of personal.

Well, I've got about ten
minutes before my next client.

That would be great.

Come on in. Thank you.

You work with children?

Yeah, I'm a family therapist,

but I specialize in
early childhood trauma.

Behavioral issues,

children who are
disturbed, nonverbal.

Really?

My son's nonverbal.

Is that why you're here?

Not exactly.

I'm here because I want to
talk to you about your father.

[whispering]: What?

Please leave.

Look, please.

I don't want to upset you,

but I just came from
the prison. I was visiting

with your father.
Obviously, I didn't get

to talk to him,

but he showed me
this photo of you

when you were 14 years old.

He was holding
onto it for dear life,

like it was the most
important thing in the world.

I just thought you should know

that he would
really like to see you.

No.

Look, I don't know how
much you know about him,

but I believe he's part of a
very special group of people.

My son is one of them.

They can see things in
patterns and numbers.

But you already
know that, don't you?

My father had a
gift for interpreting

numbers and symbols.

He could see a foreign
language, an ancient language,

and he could translate it,

decode it, just by
looking at the patterns

of the letters and symbols.

He was taken away
to a research facility

to be studied. That would
be the Teller Institute.

He was gone for months,
and when he returned,

he robbed a store and
he killed three people.

You see, I think there's
more to that story.

Like what?

I think something happened
to your father at the institute.

I-I think he might
even be innocent,

and I think you're
the key to proving that.

My father is guilty.

When he was
arrested, I asked him,

"Did you kill those
people?" and he said yes.

I asked him why.

I pleaded with him
to explain it to me.

This was not the
father that I knew,

but he never said another word.

Not to me, not to anyone.

He went off to jail,

left me in the care of an
aunt that I barely knew.

He refused to let me visit him.

Do you have any
idea how many times

I was turned away
from that prison?

No.

No, if he had a reason

for doing what he did,

I would be happy to hear it,

but otherwise,

please leave.

And do not contact me again.

I-I'm sorry to
have bothered you.

[door opens, closes]

Clock making has been
around since the early 1300s.

In fact, early clock makers

were considered
master craftsmen.

I trust you plan

on putting this back
together again, young Jake,

or we shall have to
retain the services

of just such a craftsperson.

That was a joke.

One, two, three, four,

five, six gears in six piles.

That's 36, my boy.

Very interesting number.

Very interesting, indeed.

[phone ringing]

Hello.

Avram, it's Martin.

I was just calling
in to check on Jake.

How's he doing?

[chuckles] He's fine.

He's fascinated
by your wall clock,

and I'm fascinated by him.

Did you find the man
you were looking for?

Yes, and I think
he's one of the 36.

Is that right?

He's also on death row.

He's gonna be executed tonight

unless I can stop it.

And how will you?

I'm not sure yet.

His daughter
seems to be the key,

but right now she doesn't want

to have anything to do with him.

Yes, yes,

disappointment can-can
look much like hatred.

Does she believe that he
is innocent? No, not at all.

Then you will have
to convince her

that he is worth saving.

Maybe then she'll use
whatever key she has

to do just that.

Martin,

if this man is
really one of the 36,

then you must save him.

I know.

I'll check back
with you in a while.

Hey.

How's the finger?

[chuckles] Nothing a Band-Aid

and some cartoons couldn't fix.

Oh, thanks.

I made a decision, Jenny.

I know that you
think that doing this

is gonna make you
feel better, but it won't.

And it won't bring
your father back.

Balance the scales a little,
maybe get some justice.

No, it'll change you.

It'll change us.

We have come so far
since we lost your father.

We didn't lose him.

He was murdered
for a car, you know?

A car our son was sitting in when his
grandfather was shot right in front of him.

And the guy who did this,

who traumatized our
boy, traumatized our boy,

killed my dad, he's out there.
You know, he's just out there.

He's walking free; he's
living his life, honey.

We can't focus on
him. He's living his life.

We can't focus on him. I
can't focus on anything else.

That's it.

At least tonight,
somebody's gonna pay for it.

Oh, you can't even
see how wrong that is.

That man had nothing

to do with your father's death.

He killed someone, didn't he?

Yeah.

Think about Max.

The nightmares have stopped;
he's not talking about killers

all the time anymore.
Max will be fine, baby.

He's okay. Max thinks
you're a superhero.

What is gonna happen
when he finds out

that you killed someone?
How is he gonna find out?

He's not gonna find out.

You're gonna be changed.

He'll know you're different.

Will this never be over?

It'll be over tonight.

Okay?

It's gonna be over
tonight, all right?

[sobs]: No.

[phone rings]

BreakWire.

Trevor, it's Martin.

Look, I'm just
leaving the prison.

A few things aren't adding up.

Phillip Green actually
worked at the antique store

that was allegedly robbed.

He was a watch repairman.

$20,000 high-end
Rolexes and the like.

And then I found sworn testimony

from the store
owner, Lee Zedner.

He said that nothing
was actually stolen.

So why would three bystanders
get involved in a robbery

that doesn't even look
like it was happening?

I mean, who were these guys?

Were they off-duty
cops? Security guards?

Do you have any background

on the victims?

Hold on.

Hmm, looks like all three of
them work for the same company.

Shipping company... Mobius.

What did you just say?

Mobius... ring any bells?

Mobius is a division
of Aster Corps.

So Phillip Green
randomly shot and killed

three Aster Corps employees?

There's nothing random about it.

Where's the antique store?

[quietly]: 948.

I'm sorry?

948... it's a number
that my son...

Never mind. Mr. Zedner?

Call me Lee.

Martin Bishop
from BreakWire. Oh.

Thank you for making the time.

Of course. I figured there'd be

some interest in
this place today.

Frankly it's been pretty quiet.

I guess the big story's up
the road at the penitentiary.

I'm trying to stop what's
happening up there

at the penitentiary,
maybe you can help me.

I would love to see Phillip
live through the night.

Never made any sense
to me that he did this.

What do you remember
from the night of the murders?

[sighs]

Please.

[groans] I, uh, I
closed up 6:00,

like always.

Phillip left when I did.

Around midnight,
the police woke me up

saying the place
had been burglarized,

three people were
dead. I came right down.

They told me that

Phillip had been
arrested at his house

with the murder weapon,
I-I couldn't believe it.

You testified...

that he didn't take
anything from the store.

Nothing was taken that
belonged to the store.

What does that mean?

[sighs]

Phillip liked to build machines.

Intricate little metal things.

He asked if he could store
a box of them in the safe.

I told him, "Phillip, a store
full of Rolexes and antiques,

no one was gonna bother
with his homemade machines."

He insisted.

Cops found the box at his house.

That's what he took that night.

What kind of machines?

Well, uh, I got them right here.

He, uh, he built

the stuff out of spare
parts from my shop.

Some of my tools are in here.

Just don't make sense.

Why would Phillip kill three
people to take something

that already belonged to him?

You're right, it
doesn't make sense.

[dishes clinking]

[car horn honking]

Everything all right?

Yeah, it's fine.

Hey, guys.

Have you made
progress in your search?

I think so. Phillip Green

was trying to protect
what was inside that box.

The men he killed
worked for Aster Corps.

They tried to take it from
him, he did what he thought

he had to, to protect it,

keep it safe.

What is that you're building?

Is that a cipher?

What's a cipher?

A cipher, an algorithmic
tool for performing encryption.

The wheels have

numbers and symbols
engraved on them.

I don't know how this
particular cipher works,

but they're used for sending

and interpreting messages.

But the question is
what kind of message

is important enough to kill for?

I don't know but I
think I know who does.

Dr. Gordon?

Thank you for seeing me again.

Yeah.

You and your father?

You know, I...

I used to play piano and...

[laughs]

My first recital, my
father was so proud

that he clapped so loud
and he screamed out

that he loved me.

It was horrifying I, um,

I told him that he wasn't
allowed to come to any more

recitals or plays
or anything in public

and he, uh...

he begged me not to ban him.

He promised that he would
keep his enthusiasm to himself.

And after that, he'd sit quietly

in the corner, and when I'd
come onstage, he would just...

[chuckles] hold
up three fingers.

That was his...

symbol for "I love you."

I... love... you.

[Kate sighs]

He's just... He's not...

he's not the man
I thought he was.

I think he is.

And at the very least,

he is not a cold-blooded killer.

But he pushed me away.

My whole life,

it was just me and
him, and then he...

I would have stood by him.

I would've done everything
I could've done to help him.

But he wouldn't talk to me.

He would not even look at me.

Your father may have
emotionally shut down

because of the horror

of what he did, but-but I think

that he was trying
to protect you.

From what?

A company called Aster Corps.

The men your father killed

were not innocent bystanders...
They worked for Aster Corps.

This is the same company
that was conducting tests

on your father. These
people are ruthless.

I think he thought if
he told you anything

that they would come after you.

Wait.

You're saying that my father
knew the men that he killed?

Yes.

They were trying to
take something from him.

What?

Do you know what this is?

[chuckles]

Oh, my...

That was his.

He worked on
this thing for years.

He made every
marking, every wheel.

When I asked him what it
was, he made up this story,

a kid's story. He said

that it was a road
map to finding 36

magical people who
could save the world.

[sniffles] One of the...

the gears is missing.

Uh, the main one, the-the key.

Where does it go? Uh...

right here. Won't
work without it.

If you're planning on saving
the world, you're gonna need it.

Look, I-I know
this sounds crazy,

but I know about the
36... My son is one of them,

and I think that
your father is, too.

I think he invented this machine

so he could find the others,
communicate with them

somehow. Uh...
Okay, I'm sorry, but...

y-you-you really believe that
there are 36 people who can

save the world?

I didn't at first.

I mean, I was like you. I was...

skeptical. I laughed at it.

But the truth is
I've seen too much.

So, yes, I do believe that there
are 36 people whose sole purpose

is to maintain the
balance of our planet.

I-I think that your
father killed those men

in an effort to
protect the others.

I think he led me to you

because you're the
key to saving his life.

And I believe that he loves you
more than anything in the world.

But that doesn't matter.

The only thing that matters
right now is what you believe.

[buzzer sounds,
door creaks open]

It's time.

[buzzer sounds]

[knocks on glass]
Mr. Miller. Phone.

Thank you.

This is Ben Miller.

Ben, it's Martin. We're
on our way to the prison.

Dr. Gordon's with me.

They're taking him to
be prepped right now.

Where do you stand
on the appeals?

All denied.

There's nothing
else that we can do.

Our only chance is the governor.

Okay, please,

j-just let Mr. Green know

his daughter is on her way.

Hurry. Yeah. Thanks.

AVRAM: Nine-four-eight.

Nine-four-eight.

What does that mean, my boy?

[people shouting indistinctly]

[phone line ringing]

MAN [over phone]: Guard station.

Yes, I'm trying to
reach Ben Miller?

Hold on.

Thank you. Hello?

Ben, it's Martin. Martin.

Phillip Green has
20 minutes left to live.

Look, the protestors
and the news vans

are making it impossible
for us to get through.

All right, listen to me.

Make your way over
to the east entrance.

All the protestors
are at the west.

I will try and clear it so
you can get in the door.

Okay, I got it.

PROTESTOR: You shall not kill!

PROTESTOR 2: Murder
isn't justice! Murder isn't justice!

[shouting indistinctly]

We lucked out, man.

You have any idea how many
guys try to get picked for this?

A lot.

You and me? We're
gonna make history.

You nervous?

No. I was just thinking.

I'm nervous.

It's a pretty wild
thing we're doing here.

I mean, the guy
totally deserves it,

but... still.

Warden gives us the signal,

you and me press our
buttons at the same time.

That way, neither of
us ever knows for sure

that we killed the guy.

That supposed to make
us sleep better at night?

Well, I'll sleep
fine either way.

I'm gonna go for a smoke.

Don't get lost.

This thing's supposed
to be done on time.

I'm just... getting some air.

[shouting indistinctly]

MARTIN: Please.
Please, can you help us?

This is Dr. Kate Gordon. Her father's
scheduled to be executed tonight.

We need to get in as fast as
we can. GUARD: I'm sorry, sir,

I'm not authorized to do that.
Her father's attorney, Ben Miller,

said we can get
in at the east gate.

Look, the front is
completely jammed

with protestors and news vans.

Please... Dr. Gordon?

Mike?

What are you doing here?

I work here, I'm a guard.

You know them, Mike?

I know Dr. Gordon.
She's my son's doctor.

Maybe you could help us.

Her father is scheduled to be

executed in less
than 15 minutes.

We need to get inside now.

It's your father?

[softly]: Yeah.

Can you call it in, please?

And hurry. Yeah, sure.

Thank you.

I don't mean to put you in an...

in an awkward situation

No, no, I just...

I didn't know.

How's Max?

He's good.

Yeah, I mean, I think.

You've done a lot
for him, you know.

You've helped, and I
just want him to be okay,

you know?

Max takes his cues from you.

He's okay if you are.

Hey, I didn't know Phillip Green

was your father. I'm sorry, I...

You're cleared to go in.

Thank you. Thank you.

Thank you so much. Thank you.

MARTIN: We need to go.

George, they're cleared!

You okay?

Yeah.

Yeah...

Could you get the warden's
office on the phone, please?

I... Yeah.

I want to tell them something.

Sure. Thanks.

This is the east gate. I
need to reach the warden.

Martin. Are we too late?

No. I just got a call
from the warden's office.

There's been a delay.
What kind of delay?

One of the execution team
members just dropped out.

They're searching
for a replacement.

They're clear.

Where's my father?
He's right through here.

They brought him back
out to the holding area.

Now, remember, Kate, no contact.

[sighs]

My whole ride up
here, I-I thought

about what I would say first.

But now that I'm here,

I realize I've been trying

to figure that out for 15 years.

Martin told me that he
believes you stopped talking

to protect me.

And, God, that is the only thing

that has made any
sense in all of this.

God, Daddy, I'm so sorry.

[phone rings]

Sergeant Morales.

Yes, sir.

We're back on. What
about the governor?

There's still a chance, he
has until the final moment, but...

I did what you wanted: I
brought your daughter here, now

if there's something you want
to say, you need to say it now.

Do you understand?
You need to say it now.

GUARD: All right,
Phillip, let's go.

Nice and easy. MARTIN: Please!

Daddy... Please!

I'm not leaving,
you won't be alone.

[buzzer sounds, door opens]

[laughs]

[Kate chuckles]

It wasn't supposed
to happen like this.

I was supposed to stop it.

You can't.

He did what he had to do.

And he's willing
to pay the price.

But I can remember him now.

[Kate sniffles]

Kate.

If you want to go, we
have to get to the gallery.

Thank you.

[buzzer sounds]

Uh, excuse me, sir.

Mr. Green left this for you.

It's his belongings.

Thank you.

[buzzer sounds]

[cell phone rings]

Avram?

Martin.

Where are you?

I'm just leaving the prison.

It looks like they're gonna
go forward with the execution.

I'm sorry.

But perhaps that's
not your mission.

What do you mean?

It's possible your
mission was just

to find the cipher.

Do the numbers nine, four, eight

mean anything to you?

Nine, four, eight. 948 Midvale.

It's the address of
the antique shop.

That's where the
murders were committed.

Yes. I think Jake
wants to go there.

I'm on my way.

[bell jingles]

Thank you so much
for seeing us so late.

No trouble. I live close by.

[clocks ticking]

[bell jingles]

We're definitely
here for a reason.

Could we please see that clock?

Of course.

It's a sentimental

favorite of mine.

In fact, Phillip fixed it for me

the night he was arrested.

Perhaps his way of saying

thank you and good-bye.

Uh... Jake.

I'm-I'm sorry.

How mu... how much is the clock?

LEE: $250.

Thank you very much.

Thank you.

Oh, my God.

What is it, Martin?

I-It's the key to the cipher.

JAKE: Einstein
believed in timelessness;

he believed that all of time

exists at once:

past, present, future.

Everyone we ever knew
and everything we'll ever be,

is with us in this moment.

[ticking quietly]

[knocks] If this is true,

then all moments
are equally real

and accessible to us.

We just have to know how.

Trevor.

What is it?

Lucy.

Lucy?

Oh, no.

No...

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