Allison, voice-over: THIS IS JEFF.
AS A LITTLE BOY, HE LOVED ANIMALS.
THE DAY HIS PARENTS BROUGHT FRISKY HOME,
JEFF COULDN'T CONCEAL HIS JOY.
JEFF NEVER LOST HIS LOVE FOR ANIMALS.
IT'S HARD TO KNOW EXACTLY WHEN HIS TOOTHY GRIN GAVE WAY
TO DARKER THOUGHTS.
BUT IN 1991, THE POLICE WERE RESPONDING TO A COMPLAINT
AT JEFF'S APARTMENT,
WHEN ONE OF THEM NOTICED AN UNUSUAL SMELL.
THEY FOUND A SEVERED HEAD IN HIS REFRIGERATOR.
THERE WAS ANOTHER ONE IN THE FREEZER
AS WELL AS 3 MORE SKULLS IN A FILING CABINET
AND 4 OTHERS SPREAD THROUGHOUT THE MILWAUKEE APARTMENT.
FOR MOST OF US, THAT WAS THE FIRST TIME WE EVER HEARD
ABOUT JEFFREY DAHMER.
HE WAS 31 YEARS OLD. HE'D BEEN KILLING PEOPLE SINCE HE WAS 18.
HE WAS SOMEBODY'S SON, SOMEBODY'S BROTHER.
LESLIE WAS THE PRETTIEST GIRL IN ALTADENA, CALIFORNIA.
IN FACT SHE WAS SELECTED HOMECOMING PRINCESS TWICE.
AFTER SHE GRADUATED FROM HIGH SCHOOL, SHE MET
HER FIRST SERIOUS BOYFRIEND. HIS NAME WAS CHARLIE.
LESLIE VAN HOUTEN JOINED THE MANSON FAMILY
AND WAS LATER CHARGED WITH THE MURDER
OF ROSEMARY AND LENO LABIANCA.
AFTER STABBING ROSEMARY 16 TIMES,
LESLIE CHANGED INTO CLOTHES FROM THE LABIANCAS' CLOSET
AND RAIDED THEIR REFRIGERATOR.
AND WHEN LESLIE WALKED INTO THE COURT EVERY MORNING
WITH A SMILE ON HER FACE,
THE WHOLE WORLD WONDERED,
"HOW COULD SOMEONE WHO LOOKED SO SWEET,
"WHO LOOKED LIKE SHE COULD BE ANY ONE OF OUR DAUGHTERS,
GO SO WRONG?"
WE WANT TO BELIEVE THAT EVERY CHILD IS BORN INTO THIS WORLD
A BLANK VESSEL,
WAITING TO BE FILLED WITH ONLY THE BEST PARTS OF US.
AND YET NO MATTER HOW HARD WE TRY...
INVARIABLY THE DAY COMES WHEN OUR CHILD DOES SOMETHING
THAT SURPRISES US,
BECOMES SOMEONE WE DON'T QUITE RECOGNIZE.
[CRICKETS CHIRPING]
I'M HOME.
Ariel: I'M IN THE KITCHEN, DAD.
AND WE FIND OURSELVES THINKING,
WHO IS THAT PERSON?
Joe: OK. WHERE IS YOUR MOM AND YOUR SISTERS?
AAH!
THANKS. YOU GOT IT? COOL.
OK.
THANK YOU, MOMMY.
Allison: SOMEONE LOOKS TIRED.
I DIDN'T SLEEP GOOD.
WELL, WHY IS THAT?
WHY ARE YOU LOOKING AT ME?
YOU SNORE.
THAT'S A LIE. YOU NEVER ONCE HEARD ME SNORING.
Ariel: YOU KNOW YOU SNORE.
WE ALL KNOW THAT YOU SNORE.
YEAH? WELL, FINE. KICK ME OUT OF THE HOUSE.
KICK ME OUT OF THE FAMILY.
NOBODY'S KICKING YOU OUT OF ANYWHERE.
I THINK I NEED MY OWN ROOM.
WELL, I'M SORRY, HONEY.
I DON'T HAVE ANOTHER ROOM TO GIVE YOU.
BUT ARIEL HAS HER OWN ROOM.
EVERYBODY HAS THEIR OWN ROOM.
I DON'T HAVE MY OWN ROOM.
HEY, HERE'S AN IDEA. SINCE ARIEL
DOESN'T SNORE AND MARIE DOESN'T SNORE,
HOW ABOUT THEY SHARE THE BUNK BED
AND I'LL GET ARIEL'S ROOM?
HEY, HEY. HERE'S AN IDEA. HOW ABOUT WE GO BACK TO
THAT PART WHERE YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT LEAVING THE FAMILY?
HMPH.
OK, ENOUGH. EVERYBODY, CALM DOWN. BE PATIENT.
SORRY.
YOUR SISTER HERE IS GONNA GO TO COLLEGE SOON
AND EVERYONE WILL HAVE THEIR OWN ROOM.
ME, TOO?
DON'T PUSH YOUR LUCK.
[BRIDGETTE GROANS]
Ariel: HEY, GUYS, WE'RE LEAVING IN 10 MINUTES.
DID YOU HEAR ME? Marie: YES.
Bridgette: MM-HMM. YUP.
HEY, SO CAN I, UH, TALK TO YOU GUYS ABOUT SOMETHING?
IT ALL DEPENDS. WHAT'S THE SOMETHING?
THERE'S THIS, UH, THING TOMORROW NIGHT.
AND I KNOW THAT IT'S A SCHOOL NIGHT,
BUT I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO GO.
WELL, CAN WE KNOW WHAT THIS THING IS?
IT'S A SCAVENGER HUNT,
A REALLY COOL SCAVENGER HUNT.
THEY DO IT EVERY YEAR. IT'S FOR THE SENIORS.
AND THE BOY WHO'S PUTTING IT TOGETHER
ASKED ASHLEY AND I IF WE WANTED TO COME
EVEN THOUGH WE'RE NOT SENIORS.
HONEY, WHEN YOU FIND THESE THINGS,
HOW DOES IT WORK? DO YOU GO IN CARS?
DO YOU DRIVE?
YEAH. OF COURSE. I MEAN, THEY'RE ALL SENIORS.
WELL, UM...
I THINK DADDY AND I HAVE TO THINK ABOUT THIS.
AND NOW IS NOT REALLY A GOOD TIME.
YOU HAVE TO GET EVERYBODY TO SCHOOL,
AND DETECTIVE SCANLON IS COMING TO GET ME
IN 20 MINUTES.
CAN WE GET BACK TO YOU ON THIS LATER
AFTER WE THINK ABOUT IT?
YEAH. OK. I MEAN, I JUST--I DON'T GET
WHAT THERE IS TO THINK ABOUT.
IT'S JUST A SCAVENGER HUNT.
I KNOW. WE HEARD YOU, SWEETIE.
WE JUST...WE JUST WANT TO THINK.
YEAH. OK. WELL, YOU KNOW, I BETTER GET
THE GIRLS TO SCHOOL THEN.
THANK YOU, HONEY.
THANKS, SWEETIE.
SO?
SO I THINK THAT WE'RE THE LUCKIEST PARENTS ON EARTH.
I MEAN, FROM THE MOMENT YOU GOT SICK, SHE'S JUST BEEN--
I KNOW.
I JUST THINK IT'S GONNA BE REALLY HARD TO SAY NO.
WELL, WE HAVEN'T SAID ANYTHING YET.
[ELEVATOR BELL RINGS]
[ROCK MUSIC PLAYING]
* SHE'S MY CHERRY PIE *
* COOL DRINK OF WATER *
* SUCH A SWEET SURPRISE *
* TASTES SO GOOD, MAKE A GROWN MAN CRY *
* SWEET CHERRY PIE, YEAH *
Singer: WOW!
ALLISON.
CAN I STEAL YOU FOR A MOMENT?
HER NAME IS ELENA AGRONOV.
SHE'S MY HOUSEKEEPER'S DAUGHTER.
SHE BORROWED HER MOTHER'S CAR TO RUN AN ERRAND
A COUPLE OF NIGHTS AGO
AND HASN'T BEEN SEEN SINCE.
ARE THE POLICE LOOKING FOR HER?
NO, NOT YET. YOU KNOW HOW IT WORKS.
YOU CAN'T FILE A MISSING PERSON'S REPORT
UNTIL SHE'S BEEN GONE AT LEAST 48 HOURS.
THAT'S WHY I THOUGHT I'D PRINT UP THESE FLIERS
AND GET A JUMP ON THINGS.
YOU KNOW HER.
YOU THINK SHE'S THE KIND OF GIRL
WHO MIGHT BE IN SOME KIND OF TROUBLE?
NO. NO, NO, NO. NOT THIS GIRL.
SHE'S, UH--SHE'S PRETTY SPECIAL.
SHE PRACTICALLY GREW UP IN MY HOUSE.
TERRIFIC STUDENT, PUTTING HERSELF THROUGH COLLEGE.
ACCOUNTING MAJOR.
NO. THAT'S WHAT HAS US ALL SO CONCERNED.
THIS IS VERY OUT OF CHARACTER FOR HER.
[BELL RINGS]
HEY!
HEY! OPEN UP.
ARIEL, WAKE UP.
WAKE UP. COME ON.
[TAPPING GLASS]
WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING AT? OPEN THE DOOR.
YOU'RE DEAD. I'M TELLING MOM.
WHEN SHE HEARS THAT YOU LEFT YOUR LITTLE SISTERS
OUT ON THE STREET.
OK. NOW, BE QUIET AND TELL ME WHERE TO GO.
WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? WE'RE NOT GOING ANYWHERE,
NOT TILL MARIE GETS IN THE CAR.
AND THEN WE'RE GOING HOME.
AND YOU'LL TELL ME WHERE THAT IS.
I SAID, HOME. YOU KNOW WHERE HOME IS.
Bridgette: ANYBODY HOME?
IN HERE.
ONLY ONE.
THAT'S ALL I EVER TAKE.
Bridgette: WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
IT LOOKS LIKE HOMEWORK.
WELL, IT KIND OF IS.
I'M PRACTICING WRITING MY NAME.
WHAT A FAMILY. YOU DON'T KNOW HOW TO WRITE YOUR NAME
AND ARIEL DOESN'T KNOW WHERE SHE LIVES.
[KNOCK ON DOOR]
HELLO?
CAN I COME IN?
HONEY, ARE YOU TIRED?
SHE TOLD YOU ABOUT ME FALLING ASLEEP
WHILE I WAS WAITING FOR HER.
SHE ALSO SAID THAT YOU DROVE PAST THE HOUSE.
I WAS STUPID. I WAS JUST PLAYING WITH HER.
OK.
[CHUCKLES WEAKLY]
IF YOU SAY SO.
ABOUT TOMORROW NIGHT, JUST, IT MAKES ME UNEASY.
OLDER BOYS, CARS.
AND I FEEL LIKE YOU NEED SOME REST.
ARE YOU TRYING TO TELL ME SOMETHING?
I JUST DON'T THINK IT'S SMART,
PARTICULARLY ON A SCHOOL NIGHT.
OK.
[CHUCKLES]
"OK"?
YEAH. SURE. OK.
I'M TALKING ABOUT THE SCAVENGER HUNT.
YES. I HEARD YOU. YOU DON'T THINK IT'S SMART.
MOM?
CAN I BORROW SOME MONEY?
WELL, MAYBE I CAN GIVE YOU A LITTLE ADVANCE
ON YOUR ALLOWANCE. HOW MUCH WERE YOU THINKING?
UM, MAYBE ABOUT 200.
DOLLARS? ARE YOU SERIOUS?
HONEY, WE DON'T HAVE THAT KIND OF MONEY.
YOU KNOW THAT. DADDY DOESN'T EVEN HAVE A REGULAR JOB.
NO. OF COURSE. YOU'RE RIGHT.
I WAS GETTING NERVOUS.
I THOUGHT MAYBE YOU WEREN'T COMING.
I THOUGHT MAYBE I CAME TO THE WRONG PLACE.
WHAT'S THIS?
YOU KNOW WHAT IT IS.
WHAT'S THIS FOR?
THIS IS A LOT MORE THAN YOU USUALLY GIVE ME.
IS THIS FOR GOING AWAY?
ELENA, WE NEED TO HAVE A CONVERSATION.
IS THIS WHY YOU WANTED TO MEET HERE?
I CAN'T DO THIS ANYMORE.
I DON'T WANT TO DO THIS ANYMORE.
BUT THAT'S NOT RIGHT. YOU MADE ME PROMISES.
YEAH. I KNOW. BUT NOW I REALIZE
THIS JUST DOESN'T WORK FOR ME ANYMORE.
BUT YOU SAID YOU'D PAY MY RENT.
I KNOW... YOU SAID YOU'D...
PAY MY TUITION.
I KNOW I DID, ELENA.
AND I THOUGHT I COULD DO IT, BUT I CAN'T.
I'M NOT A RICH MAN. I CAN'T KEEP GOING TO THE BANK,
THE ATM, PULLING OUT MONEY FOR YOU.
MY WIFE'S STARTING TO NOTICE.
THE KIDS NEED THINGS.
THERE'S SOMEBODY ELSE.
NO. THERE'S NOBODY ELSE. I JUST...
I NEED IT TO END.
WHAT ABOUT ME? WHAT ABOUT WHAT I NEED?
WHAT ABOUT YOU?
WELL, I MEAN, YOU GO HOME TO YOUR WIFE,
YOUR KIDS, YOUR NICE HOUSE.
NOTHING CHANGES FOR YOU. BUT ME--
YOU GO BACK TO DANCING.
MAYBE YOU'LL MEET SOME OTHER GUY.
MAYBE HE'LL PAY YOUR TUITION.
OR MAYBE HE WON'T. YOU CAN'T HONESTLY THINK
THAT THAT'S MY PROBLEM.
THAT'S RIGHT. YOU HAVE NO PROBLEMS.
NONE OF THIS IS YOUR DOING.
YOU BOUGHT SOMETHING. YOU PAID FOR SOMETHING.
BUT NOW, YOU WANT OUT.
FINE.
WE'LL SEE. MAYBE IT'LL INTEREST
YOUR WIFE.
ELENA, DON'T YOU EVEN KID ABOUT THAT.
LOOK AT THAT.
HE'S GOT AN ACHILLES HEEL,
AND I FOUND IT.
YOU HAVEN'T FOUND A THING.
AND IF YOU'RE SMART, YOU'LL TAKE THAT MONEY
I JUST GAVE YOU, YOU'LL INVEST IT WISELY,
AND YOU WILL FORGET ALL ABOUT ME,
ALL ABOUT US.
AND WHAT IF I'M STUPID?
WHAT IF I TAKE ALL THE MONEY,
INVEST IT WISELY,
AND STILL CALL YOUR WIFE?
OH, MY GOD. I WAS KIDDING.
NOW WE'VE GOT A PROBLEM.
NO. THERE'S NO PROBLEM.
HOW CAN I EVER TRUST YOU?
BUT YOU CAN. YOU CAN TRUST ME. I WOULD...
YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND.
MY FAMILY MEANS EVERYTHING TO ME.
NEVER SAY ANYTHING. BUT YOU CAN. YOU CAN TRUST ME.
[GUNSHOT ECHOES]
Lee: FOUND HER RIGHT WHERE YOU SAID SHE'D BE,
THE ENCANTO PARK OVERLOOK.
SOMEBODY SHOT HER TWICE AND LEFT HER THERE
FOR THE COYOTES.
HER MOTHER'S CAR WAS PARKED
MAYBE 20 YARDS AWAY.
Devalos: SO IF I PUT YOU IN FRONT OF SOME MUG BOOKS,
DO YOU THINK YOU'D RECOGNIZE THE MAN WHO DID THIS?
WELL, I CAN TRY.
I KIND OF DOUBT HE'S GONNA BE IN THERE.
HE DIDN'T REALLY STRIKE ME AS A CAREER CRIMINAL,
MORE LIKE A GUY WHO'S HAVING A MIDLIFE CRISIS
WHO HAD GOTTEN IN TOO DEEP.
Devalos: WELL, DO ME A FAVOR.
TAKE A LOOK ANYWAY. IF YOU COME UP EMPTY,
WE'LL RUN THE COMPOSITE SOFTWARE,
SEE IF WE CAN GENERATE A SKETCH.
IN THE MEANTIME, I HAVE TO GET A HOLD OF ELENA'S MOM...
AND TELL HER THAT HER DAUGHTER'S DEAD.
[RUSTLE]
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
THAT'S MOM AND DAD'S PRIVATE STUFF.
YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO BE IN THERE.
I WAS JUST, UH, LOOKING FOR MY BLOUSE.
IT'S NOT IN MY CLOSET,
AND I THOUGHT THAT MAYBE MOM HAD PUT IT
IN HERE BY MISTAKE.
IN DAD'S MONEY DRAWER?
FINE, BUT YOU'RE STILL NOT SUPPOSED TO BE IN THERE.
AND WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO ABOUT IT?
I DON'T KNOW.
I HAVEN'T MADE UP MY MIND YET.
HMM.
WHAT YOU EATING?
NOTHING.
YOU SURE?
BECAUSE I THINK YOU ARE.
AND I THINK THAT I HEARD MOM SAY
THAT SHE DOESN'T WANT YOU SNACKING
AFTER SCHOOL.
SO I GUESS I DIDN'T SEE YOU DO ANYTHING
IF YOU DIDN'T SEE ME DO ANYTHING.
YES, BUT, SEE, I DIDN'T DO ANYTHING.
AND NEITHER DID I.
MOMMY?
HEY, PUMPKIN.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING UP?
I CAN'T FIND ARIEL.
BRIDGETTE WAS SNORING AGAIN,
SO I WENT IN TO GO SLEEP WITH ARIEL,
BUT SHE'S NOT THERE.
Allison: DID YOU REALLY THINK YOU WERE GOING
TO GET AWAY WITH IT?
SHE'S HERE. SHE'S HOME.
SHE LOOKS FINE.
I AM FINE. SHE IS FINE.
I'LL SEE YOU IN A MINUTE.
HEY, YOUR DAD HAS BEEN DRIVING ALL AROUND TOWN
LOOKING FOR YOU.
YOU WENT TO THAT SCAVENGER HUNT THING,
DIDN'T YOU?
THAT'S IT?
THAT'S ALL I GET, A SHRUG?
AND WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO SAY?
YOU KNOW EVERYTHING. SO CAN I JUST GO TO BED?
HEY.
YOU'VE BEEN SMOKING, HAVEN'T YOU?
I MEAN, SMELL THIS. YOU REEK.
AND WHAT IS THIS?
IT'S FROM THE SCAVENGER THING.
IT'S MY TEAM, THE SHE DEVILS.
OK. GIVE ME MY KEYS RIGHT NOW.
YOU WILL GET THESE BACK IN THE MORNING.
I WILL GET THEM BACK FROM YOU
IN THE AFTERNOON
WHEN YOU BRING THE GIRLS HOME FROM SCHOOL.
FORGET THIS WEEKEND. FORGET YOUR ALLOWANCE.
YOU ARE GROUNDED.
AND WHEN YOUR DAD GETS HOME,
HE'S GONNA WANT TO SPEAK TO YOU.
OK.
SO?
SO...
SO WHAT DID SHE SAY?
NOT A LOT.
AND YOU'RE RIGHT.
SHE SMELLS LIKE AN ASHTRAY.
HOW CAN YOU BE SO CALM?
I'M NOT CALM. I'M TIRED.
AND I GUESS I'M RELIEVED.
HEY. YOU'RE RELIEVED?
NO. LOOK, OK, FINE.
"RELIEVED" IS THE WRONG WORD.
I GUESS I'M JUST--
WHATEVER WORD YOU WANT TO USE THAT SHE'S HOME,
AND SHE'S ALIVE.
SHE SNUCK OUT OF OUR HOUSE.
SHE WAS SMOKING CIGARETTES.
YEAH, YEAH.
I KNOW. THAT'S AWFUL,
BUT IT'S NOT AS AWFUL AS A LOT OF OTHER THINGS
THAT I CAN THINK OF.
WELL, ARIEL'S CERTAINLY DADDY'S LITTLE GIRL.
WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?
IT MEANS, HOW CAN YOU NOT BE MAD AT HER?
I DIDN'T SAY THAT I WASN'T MAD.
I DIDN'T SAY I WASN'T DISAPPOINTED.
BUT SHE'S ALMOST 17.
SHE'S GONNA PUSH THE BOUNDARIES A LITTLE BIT.
AND THAT'S WHAT SHE'S SUPPOSED TO DO.
OH, SHE'S DOING WHAT SHE'S SUPPOSED TO DO?
NO. YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN.
WHEN SHE PUSHES, IT'S OUR JOB
TO PUSH BACK HARD.
AND WE DID. YOU DID. SHE'S GROUNDED.
MAYBE THAT WILL MAKE HER THINK TWICE
BEFORE PULLING A LITTLE STUNT LIKE THIS AGAIN.
BUT IF IT DOESN'T-- ALL RIGHT, FINE--
WE'LL PUSH BACK HARDER. ALL RIGHT? OK?
DID I SAY THE RIGHT THING YET?
CAN WE GO TO SLEEP YET?
YOU KNOW WHAT? KEEP IT UP, BUDDY.
I'LL GROUND YOU, TOO.
[ROCK MUSIC PLAYING]
* YOU KNOW YOU DRIVE ME UP A WALL *
* WITH THE WAY YOU MAKE GOOD *
* FOR ALL THE NASTY TRICKS YOU PULL *
* IT SEEMS LIKE WE'RE MAKING UP *
* MORE THAN WE'RE MAKING LOVE *
* IT ALWAYS SEEMS YOU GOT SOMETHING ON YOUR MIND *
* OTHER THAN ME... *
Man: I NEED TO SEE SOME I.D.,
AND IT'D BETTER BE DAMNED IMPRESSIVE.
I DON'T HAVE ANY.
BUT THAT'S OK. I WON'T BE HERE LONG.
OH, YOU GOT THAT RIGHT
BECAUSE WE DON'T SERVE KIDS IN HERE.
DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT. I'M NOT HERE TO DRINK.
I'M HERE TO SEE YOU, TRENT.
I'M HERE TO MAKE A PURCHASE.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.
WE SELL HUGS. WE DON'T SELL DRUGS.
AND WHAT WE DO SELL, WE DON'T SELL TO MINORS,
SO YOU MIGHT WANT TO HIT THE ROAD.
I'M NOT LOOKING FOR SOMETHING TO SHOOT.
I'M LOOKING FOR SOMETHING TO SHOOT WITH.
[EMPTY GUN CLICKS]
IT'S GOT SOME MILES ON IT,
BUT IT STILL SHOOTS JUST FINE. $200.
I GOT 153.
[NEW SONG PLAYING]
* GIVE ME ALL THAT YOU GOT... *
GOOD NEWS.
WE'RE RUNNING A SPECIAL.
SO, UH, WHAT'S SOMEONE LIKE YOU
NEED A GUN FOR ANYWAY?
* ...ARE YOU GETTING IT *
* ARMAGEDDON IT *
WHAT DO PEOPLE USUALLY NEED GUNS FOR?
WELL, SOMETIMES IT'S BECAUSE THEY GOT
A SCORE TO MAKE.
SOMETIMES IT'S BECAUSE THEY GOT
A SCORE TO SETTLE.
YOU DON'T LOOK BAD ENOUGH
TO BE MAKING A SCORE.
YOU DON'T LOOK OLD ENOUGH TO HAVE
ANY SCORES TO SETTLE.
WELL, I'M OLDER THAN I LOOK.
THANKS FOR YOUR HELP...
TRENT.
IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN.
LITTLE GIRL...
* ARE YOU GETTING IT... *
I DON'T THINK I CAUGHT YOUR NAME.
SURE, YOU DID. IT'S ELENA.
[RUSTLING]
MOM?
WHAT'S GOING ON?
DID I WAKE YOU?
I WAS TRYING NOT TO MAKE ANY NOISE.
I WAS JUST LOOKING FOR SOMETHING.
OK, WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?
WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FOR?
I THOUGHT YOU'D PUT IT IN HERE.
BUT, NOPE, JUST CIGARETTES.
OK, WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FOR?
THE GUN.
WHAT GUN?
I THINK WE BOTH KNOW WHAT GUN I'M TALKING ABOUT.
THE ONE THAT YOU BOUGHT LAST NIGHT WHEN YOU SNUCK OUT
OF THE HOUSE AND I THOUGHT YOU WERE
AT THAT SCAVENGER HUNT.
OK, MOM...
STOP IT! DON'T CALL ME THAT. I'M NOT YOUR MOM.
I KNOW WHO YOU ARE, ELENA.
I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE TRYING TO DO,
AND I'M NOT GONNA LET YOU GET AWAY WITH IT.
I'M NOT GONNA LET MY DAUGHTER GET THE BLAME
FOR SOMETHING THAT SHE DOESN'T EVEN KNOW
IS HAPPENING TO HER.
WHERE IS THE GUN?
MOM, YOU'RE CRAZY.
WHERE IS THAT GUN?
OK, YOU KNOW WHAT? YOU ARE CRAZY.
WHERE IS THE GUN? I WANT THAT GUN...
GET OFF OF ME! MOM!
I WANT THAT GUN, AND I WANT MY DAUGHTER BACK!
OW! GET IT OFF!
Joe: HEY! HEY! WHAT THE HELL? WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
WHAT THE HELL'S GOING ON IN HERE?
[SOBBING] SHE'S CRAZY!
SHE'S NOT ARIEL!
SHE IS NOT OUR DAUGHTER, JOE!
SHE SNUCK OUT OF THE HOUSE LAST NIGHT.
SHE WASN'T ON A SCAVENGER HUNT.
SHE BOUGHT A GUN!
A GUN?
I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT A GUN!
SHE'S HIDDEN A GUN SOMEWHERE.
SHE'S PLANNING ON KILLING A MAN.
ARIEL?
SHE'S NOT ARIEL!
DAD, PLEASE!
OK, WELL, CLEARLY YOU'VE BEEN ALL THROUGH THIS ROOM
AND THERE'S NOTHING HERE.
SO, CAN WE JUST--CAN WE LET EVERYBODY JUST GET UP
AND GET DRESSED AND GET READY FOR SCHOOL?
SHE'S NOT DRIVING MY OTHER DAUGHTERS TO SCHOOL.
I AM!
I'M DRIVING EVERYONE TO SCHOOL.
CAN I TALK TO YOU IN OUR BEDROOM?
Allison: ASK HER HER BIRTHDAY.
NO. YOU KNOW WHAT, BETTER YET,
ASK HER THE NAME OF HER BEST FRIEND WHO MOVED TO TEXAS
WHEN SHE WAS 5.
I'M SORRY, BUT I'M NOT DOING THAT.
WHY NOT?
BECAUSE I JUST AM NOT. IT'S MY DAUGHTER.
I'M NOT QUIZZING MY DAUGHTER.
NO, YOU'RE NOT LISTENING.
THAT'S NOT YOUR DAUGHTER, OUR DAUGHTER.
THAT'S SOMEONE ELSE.
THAT'S SOMEONE WITH A DEADLY AGENDA, WHO HAS TAKEN OVER
OUR DAUGHTER'S BODY.
I'M SORRY, BUT THAT IS JUST NOT WHAT I SEE.
IT JUST IS NOT.
WHAT I SEE IS OUR LITTLE GIRL, A GIRL
THAT I'VE KNOWN SINCE THE MOMENT THAT SHE WAS BORN,
CRYING HYSTERICALLY BECAUSE HER MOM IS ACTING
LIKE SHE'S NOT THERE.
BECAUSE SHE'S NOT.
WHERE ARE YOU GOING? STAY AWAY FROM HER.
JUST LET HER GET READY FOR SCHOOL.
LET ME TAKE CARE OF THIS FOR YOU.
JUST TELL ME HIS NAME.
THEN YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO ANYTHING.
IF YOU GIVE ME HIS NAME,
THE CHANCES ARE GOOD WE'LL BE ABLE
TO PUT HIM AWAY FOR LIFE.
THEN YOU CAN GO WHEREVER IT IS YOU NEED TO GO
AND I CAN HAVE MY DAUGHTER BACK.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE TAKING ABOUT.
ALL RIGHT. I'M GOING TO RUN THE GIRLS TO SCHOOL.
THAT IS NOT OUR LITTLE GIRL.
DID YOU BORROW SOME MONEY FROM ME?
WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?
I'M MISSING, LIKE, $150 FROM MY DRAWER.
HEY, SO, LISTEN, UH, WE'RE MAKING PLANS
FOR YOUR BIRTHDAY NEXT MONTH,
BUT THE 17th FALLS ON A WEDNESDAY THIS YEAR.
DO YOU WANT TO DO SOMETHING THAT NIGHT
OR YOU WANT TO WAIT FOR THE WEEKEND OR...
DAD, MY BIRTHDAY'S NOT UNTIL SPRING.
[CHUCKLES] RIGHT.
WELL, YOU WAIT.
YOU HAVE 3 KIDS OF YOUR OWN
WITH 3 DIFFERENT BIRTHDAYS AND SEE
IF YOU DON'T START MIXING AND MATCHING.
WHATEVER YOU SAY.
AND ONE OTHER THING.
YOU DIDN'T HAPPEN TO GO INTO MY DRESSER,
DID YOU? LAST DAY OR TWO.
UM, ACTUALLY, I DID.
I WAS LOOKING FOR A BLOUSE, A T-SHIRT, REALLY.
AND I THOUGHT THAT MAYBE MOMMY HAD GOTTEN MIXED UP
AND PUT IT IN YOUR ROOM.
[EXHALES]
BYE.
[MEN SINGING IN SPANISH ON RECORDING]
Trent: CAN I HELP YOU?
I'M THE MANAGER.
MY NAME IS ALLISON DUBOIS.
I'M WITH THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE.
AND I'M HERE INVESTIGATING A REPORT
THAT AN UNDERAGE GIRL WAS IN YOUR ESTABLISHMENT
TWO NIGHTS AGO, WHICH IS A CLEAR VIOLATION
OF YOUR ADULT ENTERTAINMENT LICENSE.
WE ALSO HAVE REASON TO BELIEVE
THAT THIS GIRL PURCHASED AN ILLEGAL FIREARM
WHILE SHE WAS IN YOUR ESTABLISHMENT.
I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.
I'M THINKING YOU MIGHT WANT TO SPEAK
TO MY ATTORNEY.
WHY DON'T YOU JUST TAKE A LOOK AT THIS GIRL
AND SEE IF THIS JOGS YOUR MEMORY?
WAIT A MINUTE. YOU'RE IN THE PICTURE, TOO.
WHAT, ARE YOU HER MOTHER?
I THOUGHT YOU SAID YOU WERE WITH THE D.A.
WHAT IS THIS, SOME KIND OF JOKE?
NO, THIS IS NO JOKE.
THERE'S NOTHING FUNNY ABOUT THIS.
YES, I'M HER MOTHER,
AND I'M WITH THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE.
YOU THINK YOU'RE IN TROUBLE NOW?
IF THAT GIRL HURTS ANYONE WITH THAT GUN,
YOU'RE AN ACCESSORY.
I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS PLACE EXISTED,
THAT YOU EXISTED.
Woman: EXCUSE ME?
CAN I HELP YOU?
WHY ARE YOU ON MY LAWN STARING INTO MY HOUSE?
I'M SO SORRY. MY NAME'S ALLISON DUBOIS.
UH, MY DAUGHTER ARIEL'S INSIDE YOUR HOUSE.
MOM, WHAT'S GOING ON? WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?
DID YOU FOLLOW ME HERE?
OH, MY GOD. I CANNOT BELIEVE THAT YOU FOLLOWED ME HERE.
I'M SO SORRY. MY DAUGHTER, ARIEL, WAS GROUNDED
AND SHE WAS SUPPOSED TO COME STRAIGHT HOME FROM SCHOOL.
OK, YOU KNOW WHAT? MOM, STOP IT, OK?
THIS IS DEVIN.
OK, SHE'S HELPING ME WITH CHEMISTRY.
WE HAVE A CHEMISTRY TEST IN 3 DAYS
AND WE WERE STUDYING.
AND I AM SO SORRY, BUT I DIDN'T REALIZE
THAT STUDYING WAS
A VIOLATION OF MY SENTENCE.
I'M SORRY, DEVIN. I'M SORRY,
BUT SHE WAS SUPPOSED TO COME STRAIGHT HOME.
SHE REALLY HASN'T BEEN HERSELF LATELY,
AND HER FATHER AND I JUST FELT LIKE
WE REALLY NEEDED TO BUCKLE DOWN.
SO, COME ON. GET YOUR THINGS. WE'RE GONNA GO.
WELL, I THINK SHE'S CLEARER NOW
ON WHAT IT MEANS TO BE GROUNDED.
WELL, I'M GONNA GO TALK TO HER.
UH, LET'S NOT AND SAY WE DID.
WHO ARE YOU PROTECTING HERE?
THE GIRL THAT'S IN THAT ROOM IS
NOT OUR DAUGHTER.
OK, WHATEVER YOU SAY, ALLISON.
WHOA, WHOA.
ARE YOU PATRONIZING ME?
NO, I'M NOT PATRONIZING YOU.
I'M PLEADING WITH YOU. KNOCK IT OFF!
WHOEVER YOU THINK SHE IS, SHE LIVES IN OUR HOUSE
UNDER OUR ROOF, AND SHE LOOKS LIKE OUR DAUGHTER TO ME.
AND THE FACT REMAINS, THE ONLY CRIME
THAT SHE HAS COMMITTED TODAY IS GOING OUT
TO SOME GIRL'S HOUSE TO STUDY CHEMISTRY.
SO WHAT DO YOU SAY?
AS A FAVOR TO ME, CAN WE JUST KNOCK IT OFF?
LEAVE IT. GIVE IT A REST.
KEVIN...
ARE YOU STILL OUTSIDE?
BE RIGHT IN.
SORRY. I WAS TIDYING UP THE YARD.
KEVIN, AREN'T YOU FORGETTING SOMETHING?
BLESS US, O LORD,
FOR THESE, THY GIFTS WHICH WE ARE ABOUT
TO RECEIVE FROM THY BOUNTY THROUGH CHRIST OUR LORD.
AMEN.
I KNOW WHO SHOT YOU.
AND I CAN PROVE IT.
I KNOW WHERE THE GUN IS,
THE ONE HE USED TO DO IT.
I CAN BRING HIM TO JUSTICE. I CAN.
AND THAT MEANS YOU DON'T HAVE TO KILL ANYBODY.
JUST TELL ME WHERE YOU'RE HIDING THE GUN,
THE ONE YOU'RE PLANNING ON DOING IT WITH.
PLEASE GIVE ME ARIEL BACK.
THE DAY BEFORE YESTERDAY
WHILE YOU THOUGHT I WAS AT SCHOOL...
I WENT TO SEE MY MOTHER.
I STOOD ACROSS THE STREET FROM OUR APARTMENT...
AND I WATCHED AS SHE WENT TO CHURCH AND LIT A CANDLE...
FOR ME.
I DIDN'T REALIZE THAT A SINGLE HUMAN
COULD HOLD SO MANY TEARS.
I AM DEAD, ALLISON.
AND DO YOU KNOW WHY?
BECAUSE A MAN WHO WAS WILLING TO SAY ANYTHING,
DO ANYTHING, SPEND ANYTHING TO HAVE ME...
WOKE UP ONE DAY...
AND REALIZED THAT HE WAS TIRED OF ME.
I AM NOT A STUPID GIRL, ALLISON.
I KNOW THE MEANING OF JUSTICE.
AND SOON...
SO WILL THAT MAN.
[BELL RINGS]
HEY, DEV?
YEAH?
CAN I GET A RIDE HOME FROM SCHOOL TODAY?
I DON'T HAVE MY CAR TODAY, BUT WE'LL GIVE YOU A RIDE HOME,
AS LONG AS YOU DON'T MIND BEING SEEN WITH MY DORKY DAD.
[CHUCKLES SOFTLY]
Lee: ARIEL DUBOIS.
HEY, ARIEL.
ARE YOU TALKING TO ME?
I'M DETECTIVE LEE SCANLON.
I WORK WITH YOUR MOTHER. YOU KNOW ME.
WOW. I'M GONNA NEED YOU TO COME WITH ME.
THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY HAS A FEW QUESTIONS
HE'D LIKE TO ASK YOU.
[LOCK BUZZES]
SORRY TO KEEP YOU WAITING.
YEAH. I MEAN, I DON'T GET IT.
I'VE BEEN HERE FOR OVER AN HOUR.
I MEAN, I KNOW I'M ONLY 16,
BUT DON'T I HAVE RIGHTS?
OF COURSE YOU HAVE RIGHTS.
OK, WELL, AREN'T I SUPPOSED TO KNOW
WHY I'M BEING HELD?
AREN'T I ENTITLED TO A LAWYER?
DON'T I GET A PHONE CALL OR SOMETHING?
ABSOLUTELY.
YOU'RE ENTITLED TO ALL THOSE THINGS
IF YOU WERE BEING HELD, BUT YOU ARE NOT BEING HELD.
I'M SORRY IF THAT WASN'T MADE CLEAR TO YOU.
YOU'RE HERE BECAUSE YOU'RE A FRIEND,
BECAUSE I WANT TO HELP YOU.
BUT IF YOU DON'T WANT MY HELP,
YOU ARE FREE TO LEAVE AT ANY TIME YOU LIKE.
OK, WELL...
OF COURSE, IF YOU DO LEAVE, I WILL HAVE YOU ARRESTED.
PROBABLY START WITH A CONCEALED WEAPONS CHARGE.
THAT GUN THAT WAS FOUND IN YOUR PURSE
WHEN YOU WENT THROUGH THE METAL DETECTOR OUTSIDE.
PRETTY OPEN-AND-SHUT CASE.
I NEVER SAW THAT GUN BEFORE.
OK, THE MAN BEHIND ME IN LINE
MUST HAVE SLIPPED IT INTO MY BAG.
SOUNDS PLAUSIBLE, BUT THAT'S NOT THE GUN
I WANT TO DISCUSS WITH YOU.
WHAT'S THAT?
THIS? THIS IS A MURDER WEAPON.
IT WAS USED TO KILL A GIRL--
A WOMAN NAMED ELENA AGRONOV.
EVER HEARD OF HER?
NO.
WELL, THAT'S CURIOUS BECAUSE WE RECEIVED
AN ANONYMOUS TIP THIS MORNING.
THE CALLER TOLD US EXACTLY WHERE TO FIND THIS GUN.
TOLD US TO LOOK IN YOUR BEDROOM, UNDER YOUR MATTRESS.
WE FOUND IT ABOUT TWO HOURS AGO
RIGHT WHERE THE CALLER SAID IT WOULD BE.
WHAT?
AND HOW IS THAT EVEN POSSIBLE?
THERE'S SOMETHING ELSE YOU NEED TO KNOW.
WHEN WE WERE IN YOUR ROOM, WE TOOK SOME HAIR
FROM YOUR HAIRBRUSH.
WE HAVE FORENSICS COMPARING IT
TO THE DNA ON SOME BLONDE HAIRS
THAT WERE RECENTLY DISCOVERED ON MS. AGRONOV'S BODY.
WHAT? WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?
HOW COULD MY HAIR END UP ON SOME STRANGER'S BODY?
IF THE DNA IS A MATCH--AND I'M BEGINNING TO SUSPECT
THAT IT MIGHT BE--
WE'LL HAVE YOU CONNECTED TO THE SCENE OF THE CRIME,
AS WELL AS THE MURDER WEAPON,
AND I WILL BE FORCED TO CHARGE YOU
WITH FIRST DEGREE MURDER.
I WANTED TO SPEAK TO YOU
BEFORE I'M COMPELLED TO DO THAT.
I WANT TO MAKE YOU A PROPOSITION.
CONFESS TO THE MURDER OF ELENA AGRONOV,
AND I PROMISE YOU THAT YOU
WILL SPEND NO MORE THAN 25 YEARS IN PRISON.
BUT YOU PUT THIS OFFICE, YOU PUT YOUR MOTHER,
THROUGH THE PAIN OF PROSECUTING YOU,
AND I GUARANTEE YOU, YOU WILL SPEND
THE REST OF YOUR LIFE BEHIND BARS.
THIS IS MY MOTHER.
EXCUSE ME?
THIS IS MY MOTHER.
MY MOTHER DID THIS.
OK? SHE PLANTED THAT GUN.
SHE PLANTED THE HAIR.
ARIEL, WHY WOULD YOUR MOTHER DO THIS?
WHY WOULD ANY MOTHER DO THAT?
OK, LOOK, I DON'T KNOW WHAT SHE HAS TOLD YOU,
BUT I HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THIS DEAD WOMAN.
I HAVE NEVER SEEN THAT GUN BEFORE--
ANY GUN, FOR THAT MATTER.
SO, PLEASE, CAN YOU PLEASE CALL MY FATHER,
AND HE CAN CLEAR ALL OF THIS UP?
I'M HAPPY TO CALL WHOMEVER YOU LIKE,
BUT YOU NEED TO KNOW THAT THERE WAS NO ONE
MORE DISTRAUGHT WHEN WE SHOWED UP AT YOUR DOOR
WITH A SEARCH WARRANT THAN YOUR MOTHER.
RIGHT. I AM SURE THAT SHE WAS BESIDE HERSELF.
OK, LOOK, I AM TRYING TO TELL YOU
THAT SHE HAS BEEN ACTING CRAZY LATELY.
[CELL PHONE RINGS]
DEVALOS.
I SEE. THANK YOU.
FORENSICS. THE PRELIMINARY DNA REPORT IS BACK.
AND IT'S A MATCH.
I'M SORRY THAT YOU DON'T WANT MY HELP, ARIEL.
I'LL GET A HOLD OF YOUR FOLKS,
LET THEM KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON,
TELL THEM TO START LOOKING FOR AN ATTORNEY.
I'LL BE BACK SHORTLY WITH AN ARREST WARRANT.
WE'LL READ YOU YOUR RIGHTS AND TAKE YOU TO PROCESSING.
NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO. WAIT.
YOU HAVE TO BELIEVE ME. I HAVEN'T KILLED ANYBODY!
GET--GET OFF OF ME!
GET OFF ME.
GET OFF ME!
[LOCK BUZZES]
SO WHAT HAPPENS NOW?
I DON'T KNOW.
I'M SORRY, ELENA.
I COULDN'T LET YOU KILL A MAN.
SO YOU FRAMED ME FOR MY OWN MURDER.
WHAT CHOICE DID YOU GIVE ME?
I COULDN'T LET YOU TURN MY CHILD INTO A KILLER.
YOUR CHILD IS GOING TO PRISON
FOR THE REST OF HER LIFE.
NO, SHE'S NOT.
NO. YOU ARE.
WHAT ARE WE DOING HERE, ALLISON?
PLAYING A GAME OF CHICKEN?
BECAUSE, OBVIOUSLY, I'M NOT GOING TO PRISON.
OBVIOUSLY, IF YOU FORCE ME TO,
I WILL GIVE UP YOUR DAUGHTER,
BUT I PROMISE YOU
THAT I WILL DO IT AT THE LAST POSSIBLE SECOND.
I WILL WAIT UNTIL I'M BEHIND BARS,
AND I'LL MAKE NOTES SO THAT SHE UNDERSTANDS
EXACTLY HOW IT HAPPENED.
AND YOU...
YOU WILL SPEND YEARS TRYING TO GET HER OUT,
AS SHE SUFFERS THROUGH THAT HELL,
KNOWING THAT IT WAS YOU WHO PUT HER THERE.
[KNOCK ON DOOR]
ALLISON, I NEED YOU TO STEP OUTSIDE.
WE HAVE AN ARREST WARRANT FOR YOUR DAUGHTER.
OH, WAIT. ONE MOMENT, PLEASE.
I'M DOING THIS FOR YOU, TOO, ELENA.
HMM.
SO YOU CAN GO WHEREVER IT IS YOU NEED TO GO
WITHOUT ANY BLOOD ON YOUR HANDS.
AND FOR YOUR MOTHER, SO SHE CAN GO INTO THAT CHURCH,
AND SHE CAN LIGHT THOSE CANDLES,
AND THEY CAN MEAN SOMETHING.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
I'M NOT GOING...
ANYWHERE.
[KNOCK ON DOOR]
COME IN.
Lee: ARIEL DUBOIS, YOU'RE UNDER ARREST.
YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN SILENT.
ANYTHING YOU SAY CAN AND WILL BE USED AGAINST YOU
IN A COURT OF LAW.
YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO AN ATTORNEY PRESENT
DURING QUESTIONING.
IF YOU CAN'T AFFORD ONE, ONE WILL BE APPOINTED FOR YOU.
DO YOU UNDERSTAND THESE RIGHTS?
SURE.
PLEASE.
[GASPS]
ELENA? ARIEL?
Allison: ARIEL?
MOM?
ARIEL? WHAT'S GOING ON?
HOW DID I GET HERE?
[ALLISON LAUGHS]
Allison: OK.
DID IT WORK?
LOOKS LIKE IT WORKED.
WORKED PERFECTLY. WE HAVE OUR...
LITTLE GIRL HOME. HEY.
MOM, I THINK I KNOW THAT MAN.
I THINK HE'S THE, UH, DAD OF ONE OF THE GIRLS AT SCHOOL.
DID HE DO SOMETHING WRONG?
HE DID, BUT THAT DOESN'T CONCERN US.
ABSOLUTELY. NO, THAT DOES NOT CONCERN US.
Ariel: OK.