1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:05,880 - Subs created by: David Coleman. - My name is Wesley Sumter. 2 00:00:05,938 --> 00:00:11,663 I've arranged for this video to be released only in the event of my demise. 3 00:00:11,664 --> 00:00:17,259 So if you are watching this, then I have already been killed. 4 00:00:17,260 --> 00:00:21,667 I was looking into the suspicious deaths of... 5 00:00:21,668 --> 00:00:24,200 Senator Ted Paulson, 6 00:00:24,201 --> 00:00:27,211 software engineer Brian Willingham, 7 00:00:27,212 --> 00:00:32,012 and Chicago Star-Herald reporter David Alcott. 8 00:00:32,084 --> 00:00:34,941 These men were all killed, 9 00:00:34,942 --> 00:00:37,974 as part of a conspiracy to influence the 10 00:00:37,975 --> 00:00:40,825 energy policy of The United States government. 11 00:00:40,826 --> 00:00:45,830 Anytime I asked too many questions, I was stonewalled, threatened. 12 00:00:45,831 --> 00:00:50,485 I went to the only person I knew who could help me... 13 00:00:50,486 --> 00:00:52,823 A friend... 14 00:00:52,824 --> 00:00:55,730 With close connections to the FBI... 15 00:00:55,731 --> 00:01:00,030 And asked him to launch an official investigation. 16 00:01:00,031 --> 00:01:02,924 If his experiences have been... 17 00:01:02,925 --> 00:01:05,925 Anything like mine... 18 00:01:06,022 --> 00:01:09,501 People have also dismissed his claims. 19 00:01:09,502 --> 00:01:12,502 My death is proof... 20 00:01:12,598 --> 00:01:16,641 Not only that my friend and I are telling the truth. 21 00:01:16,642 --> 00:01:21,395 But that these conspirators will go to any extreme 22 00:01:21,396 --> 00:01:25,236 for this truth not to come out! 23 00:01:25,767 --> 00:01:30,667 So you're trying to tell me that this guy actually predicted his own murder? 24 00:01:30,668 --> 00:01:32,339 We haven't found a body. 25 00:01:32,340 --> 00:01:36,147 So, as far as you know, this could all be one big hoax. 26 00:01:36,148 --> 00:01:38,899 We have a witness who says that he saw Wesley killed, 27 00:01:38,900 --> 00:01:42,529 and the shaky camera work tells us that somebody shot the video, 28 00:01:42,530 --> 00:01:45,976 and it could be that same somebody who posted it online. 29 00:01:45,977 --> 00:01:48,717 We want a C.A.R.T. Unit to trace the I.P. Address. 30 00:01:48,718 --> 00:01:50,668 Moretti... 31 00:01:50,669 --> 00:01:52,613 Why is this so important to you? 32 00:01:52,614 --> 00:01:56,446 Because our witness, the "friend" that Wesley mentions in the video, 33 00:01:56,447 --> 00:02:00,037 is my friend Daniel Pierce, and I owe it to him to prove to everyone 34 00:02:00,038 --> 00:02:04,718 that he's not as crazy as everybody thinks. 35 00:02:08,464 --> 00:02:10,444 Hello? 36 00:02:11,635 --> 00:02:13,615 Hello? 37 00:02:13,825 --> 00:02:16,451 The food in this place is inedible. 38 00:02:16,452 --> 00:02:19,212 If I'm still seeing you, then the drugs are lousy, too. 39 00:02:19,213 --> 00:02:21,906 There's not much I can do about the food, I'm afraid, 40 00:02:21,907 --> 00:02:27,807 but if the meds aren't working, I can see about tweaking your dosage. 41 00:02:28,307 --> 00:02:31,064 Natalie, what's with the getup? 42 00:02:31,065 --> 00:02:36,965 It's not like you have to blend in. No one else can see you. 43 00:02:38,350 --> 00:02:40,930 Who's Natalie? 44 00:02:44,579 --> 00:02:47,639 I'm Caroline Newsome. 45 00:02:48,550 --> 00:02:51,662 I'm a psychiatrist. You're at Hubbard Memorial Center. 46 00:02:51,663 --> 00:02:53,583 Wait. 47 00:02:54,508 --> 00:02:57,940 - You're messing with me. - No one's messing with you, Dr. Pierce. 48 00:02:57,941 --> 00:03:00,405 You checked yourself in two days ago, 49 00:03:00,406 --> 00:03:03,000 presenting with acute symptoms of paranoid Schizophrenia. 50 00:03:03,001 --> 00:03:05,950 I know my damn diagnosis. I've been living with it for 25 years. 51 00:03:05,951 --> 00:03:10,186 I know this is difficult for you. I'm just trying to help. 52 00:03:10,187 --> 00:03:13,302 I know what you're doing. 53 00:03:13,303 --> 00:03:16,434 You're pretending to be somebody else... 54 00:03:16,435 --> 00:03:22,075 So that I'll realize that... That none of this is real. 55 00:03:22,310 --> 00:03:23,888 This whole thing's a delusion. 56 00:03:23,889 --> 00:03:26,889 - Dr. Pierce? - Shh! 57 00:03:34,814 --> 00:03:37,154 Dr. Pierce! 58 00:03:47,542 --> 00:03:48,951 Lewicki. 59 00:03:48,952 --> 00:03:50,644 - Lewicki! - Doc. What are you doing? 60 00:03:50,645 --> 00:03:52,320 - Where are you going? - Tell me where I am. 61 00:03:52,321 --> 00:03:53,852 Dr. Pierce, come back to your room. 62 00:03:53,853 --> 00:03:56,854 You're in the hospital, Doc, okay? I just brought you some puzzles. 63 00:03:56,855 --> 00:03:59,095 - Are there other people here? - Yes, there's a bunch of people. 64 00:03:59,096 --> 00:04:03,517 There's orderlies and nurses and the Doctor here. 65 00:04:03,518 --> 00:04:06,030 - You can see her? - Yes, I can see her. 66 00:04:06,031 --> 00:04:08,052 - Describe her to me. - What? 67 00:04:08,053 --> 00:04:09,419 Tell me what she looks like! 68 00:04:09,420 --> 00:04:10,952 20cc of valium, stat. 69 00:04:10,953 --> 00:04:14,359 Okay, the Doctor here is blonde with blue eyes... 70 00:04:14,360 --> 00:04:16,743 No, no, no. No. No. 71 00:04:16,744 --> 00:04:19,566 If you can see her, then that means you're not real, either. 72 00:04:19,567 --> 00:04:24,067 - No, no. Doc... - None of this is real! 73 00:04:25,469 --> 00:04:29,189 I'm sorry. I had to do that. 74 00:04:30,334 --> 00:04:34,108 But this is what you hired me for, remember, Doc? 75 00:04:34,109 --> 00:04:39,765 To keep you straight. To tell you what is real and what isn't. 76 00:04:39,766 --> 00:04:42,097 Now, I'm telling you, Doc, you're in the hospital, 77 00:04:42,098 --> 00:04:44,681 and you're having a rough time. 78 00:04:44,682 --> 00:04:48,896 But the lady here is gonna make you better. 79 00:04:48,897 --> 00:04:50,817 Okay? 80 00:05:02,870 --> 00:05:05,964 You are gonna be able to help him, aren't you? 81 00:05:05,965 --> 00:05:10,563 He should improve once the anti-psychotics kick in. 82 00:05:10,564 --> 00:05:14,403 He thought that I was someone named Natalie. 83 00:05:14,404 --> 00:05:17,764 Do you know who that is? 84 00:05:20,209 --> 00:05:24,529 Natalie is one of Doc's hallucinations. 85 00:05:24,650 --> 00:05:27,312 He talks to her all the time about his... 86 00:05:27,313 --> 00:05:30,466 His problems, his cases. 87 00:05:30,467 --> 00:05:35,387 As weird as it sounds, she's his best friend. 88 00:05:35,662 --> 00:05:37,628 Excuse me, Dr. Newsome. 89 00:05:37,629 --> 00:05:39,931 There's a woman here with the FBI. 90 00:05:39,932 --> 00:05:43,832 She insists on seeing Dr. Pierce. 91 00:05:43,927 --> 00:05:45,480 He's resting now. 92 00:05:45,481 --> 00:05:47,926 I'm hoping he'll be ready for visitors in a couple of days. 93 00:05:47,927 --> 00:05:49,597 Nope. I need to see him today. 94 00:05:49,598 --> 00:05:51,563 I'm sure you're just trying to do your job, 95 00:05:51,564 --> 00:05:53,648 but my job is to take care of my patient. 96 00:05:53,649 --> 00:05:57,053 Listen, I found out that the big delusion that landed Daniel in this place 97 00:05:57,054 --> 00:05:58,804 might not have been a delusion after all. 98 00:05:58,805 --> 00:05:59,799 What do you mean? 99 00:05:59,800 --> 00:06:01,319 Daniel claimed to have witnessed a murder, 100 00:06:01,320 --> 00:06:04,161 but nobody believed him because there was no evidence of a crime, 101 00:06:04,162 --> 00:06:08,069 but now we have strong indications that what Daniel saw was real. 102 00:06:08,070 --> 00:06:09,913 He needs to know that. 103 00:06:09,914 --> 00:06:14,275 Witnessing such a violent act may be the reason he decompensated so quickly. 104 00:06:14,276 --> 00:06:16,712 Reliving that incident right now wouldn't be good for him. 105 00:06:16,713 --> 00:06:19,080 Due respect, you don't know Daniel... 106 00:06:19,081 --> 00:06:20,251 I do. 107 00:06:20,252 --> 00:06:24,438 Knowing that what he saw was real might help him get his dignity back. 108 00:06:24,439 --> 00:06:26,159 It might help him start to get better. 109 00:06:26,160 --> 00:06:29,562 I appreciate your concern, but I'm his Doctor, 110 00:06:29,563 --> 00:06:35,463 and I'll decide when he's stable enough to talk about all of this. 111 00:06:36,776 --> 00:06:38,225 Moretti. 112 00:06:38,226 --> 00:06:39,488 Got the I.P. Address. 113 00:06:39,489 --> 00:06:42,370 Video was posted from an Internet café in Evanston. 114 00:06:42,371 --> 00:06:44,360 Well, so, anybody could've sent it. 115 00:06:44,361 --> 00:06:46,480 I checked credit-card purchases at the café. 116 00:06:46,481 --> 00:06:49,316 Someone named Alex Willingham bought a decaf mocha 117 00:06:49,317 --> 00:06:51,096 10 minutes before the video was uploaded. 118 00:06:51,097 --> 00:06:54,314 That's the same last name as the software engineer who committed suicide. 119 00:06:54,315 --> 00:07:00,215 I ran a search. Got a pretty good idea of where we can find him. 120 00:07:00,689 --> 00:07:03,749 - Great. - Thank you. 121 00:07:03,768 --> 00:07:06,828 Alex? Alex Willingham? 122 00:07:08,063 --> 00:07:09,630 Whoa, whoa, whoa! 123 00:07:09,631 --> 00:07:12,428 Where you going in such a hurry, kid, huh? 124 00:07:12,429 --> 00:07:15,143 I'm Agent Moretti. This is Agent Probert, FBI. 125 00:07:15,144 --> 00:07:18,409 We just want to ask you a couple questions. 126 00:07:18,410 --> 00:07:20,199 I didn't want to do it. 127 00:07:20,200 --> 00:07:23,300 Didn't want to do what? 128 00:07:23,301 --> 00:07:26,001 I killed Wesley. 129 00:07:31,394 --> 00:07:32,655 Me and my dad. 130 00:07:32,656 --> 00:07:35,234 I mean, it was just us after my mom left last year. 131 00:07:35,235 --> 00:07:37,035 That must've been tough. 132 00:07:37,036 --> 00:07:38,956 Yeah. 133 00:07:39,248 --> 00:07:40,840 Then he started having trouble at work. 134 00:07:40,841 --> 00:07:42,820 What kind of trouble? 135 00:07:42,821 --> 00:07:45,668 He wouldn't tell me. 136 00:07:45,669 --> 00:07:47,453 But he was nervous all the time. 137 00:07:47,454 --> 00:07:49,914 Acting funny. 138 00:07:50,261 --> 00:07:53,748 They said that he killed himself, but I knew that he would never do that. 139 00:07:53,749 --> 00:07:55,256 You thought it was an accident? 140 00:07:55,257 --> 00:07:57,547 Somebody killed him. 141 00:07:57,548 --> 00:07:59,532 Because of whatever was going on at his work. 142 00:07:59,533 --> 00:08:03,614 Besides your dad's unusual behavior, do you have reason to believe 143 00:08:03,615 --> 00:08:07,269 that anyone at his work could've been involved in his death? 144 00:08:07,270 --> 00:08:09,236 Well, I started googling Verteron, 145 00:08:09,237 --> 00:08:12,823 and I found these blog posts from someone called "Truth Bomb." 146 00:08:12,824 --> 00:08:14,621 And he said that Verteron had messed with the 147 00:08:14,622 --> 00:08:17,511 software in the Senator's plane to make it crash... 148 00:08:17,512 --> 00:08:20,807 And that my dad was killed because he found out. 149 00:08:20,808 --> 00:08:22,398 Truth Bomb was Wesley. 150 00:08:22,399 --> 00:08:23,472 Yeah. 151 00:08:23,473 --> 00:08:29,067 I mean, he told me that my dad didn't kill himself, that he was a hero... 152 00:08:29,068 --> 00:08:32,456 And he was gonna expose all these bad people. 153 00:08:32,457 --> 00:08:34,467 We just needed to find evidence to prove it. 154 00:08:34,468 --> 00:08:36,332 And did you? 155 00:08:36,333 --> 00:08:38,485 We got this reporter to help us. 156 00:08:38,486 --> 00:08:40,704 But then he died in a car wreck, 157 00:08:40,705 --> 00:08:44,577 so Wesley got this idea to talk with some guy that worked with the FBI. 158 00:08:44,578 --> 00:08:46,212 Daniel Pierce. 159 00:08:46,213 --> 00:08:49,600 Wesley told me that if he was murdered, 160 00:08:49,601 --> 00:08:54,733 it would convince this Pierce guy that there really was some big conspiracy. 161 00:08:54,734 --> 00:08:57,130 The FBI would have to investigate it. 162 00:08:57,131 --> 00:08:59,723 I mean, I told him "no way." 163 00:08:59,724 --> 00:09:01,920 I couldn't kill anybody... 164 00:09:01,921 --> 00:09:03,892 Especially not him. 165 00:09:03,893 --> 00:09:07,133 This guy was my friend. 166 00:09:08,032 --> 00:09:11,184 He said it was the only way to bring justice for my dad. 167 00:09:11,185 --> 00:09:14,605 Listen, Alex, I understand. 168 00:09:15,518 --> 00:09:17,176 Okay? 169 00:09:17,177 --> 00:09:21,557 I know that you did this for your dad. 170 00:09:22,676 --> 00:09:27,836 Now it's time to tell me how you pulled it off. 171 00:09:28,071 --> 00:09:31,660 Wesley got this guy to the spot we picked out. 172 00:09:31,661 --> 00:09:35,048 My dad had this crossbow for deer hunting, 173 00:09:35,049 --> 00:09:39,503 and Wesley said the arrow wouldn't leave any blood. 174 00:09:39,504 --> 00:09:42,144 So I shot him. 175 00:09:43,169 --> 00:09:45,054 I shot again. 176 00:09:45,055 --> 00:09:48,655 I scared the other guy away. 177 00:09:49,759 --> 00:09:52,445 Then I got rid of the second arrow. 178 00:09:52,446 --> 00:09:55,319 What about the body? 179 00:09:55,320 --> 00:09:58,500 Wesley got this idea... 180 00:09:58,808 --> 00:10:02,591 To bury a tarp under the dirt... 181 00:10:02,592 --> 00:10:07,337 So all I would have to do was roll up Wesley... 182 00:10:07,338 --> 00:10:10,278 Drag the body away. 183 00:10:10,948 --> 00:10:13,108 Please... 184 00:10:14,117 --> 00:10:15,678 Please... 185 00:10:15,679 --> 00:10:20,329 You have to find the truth about what really happened to my dad. 186 00:10:20,330 --> 00:10:22,670 Otherwise... 187 00:10:23,971 --> 00:10:27,511 I killed Wesley for nothing. 188 00:10:29,382 --> 00:10:31,842 Good morning. 189 00:10:32,853 --> 00:10:34,713 Hey. 190 00:10:34,940 --> 00:10:38,120 Do you know who I am? 191 00:10:39,284 --> 00:10:40,836 You're not Natalie. 192 00:10:40,837 --> 00:10:43,537 I get it, okay? 193 00:10:43,953 --> 00:10:45,873 Good. 194 00:10:48,961 --> 00:10:51,677 What did you say your name was? 195 00:10:51,678 --> 00:10:53,372 Caroline Newsome. 196 00:10:53,373 --> 00:10:54,579 Caroline Newsome. 197 00:10:54,580 --> 00:10:58,081 And we never met at a conference or... 198 00:10:58,082 --> 00:10:59,435 I'd have remembered. 199 00:10:59,436 --> 00:11:01,953 I'm very familiar with your work. 200 00:11:01,954 --> 00:11:04,971 I'm looking forward to getting to know you. 201 00:11:04,972 --> 00:11:07,058 Now that your meds seem to be working, 202 00:11:07,059 --> 00:11:10,456 I'd like to start you on some individual counseling, as well as group. 203 00:11:10,457 --> 00:11:13,778 Okay, let's get something straight, uh, I'm not here... 204 00:11:13,779 --> 00:11:16,429 To get in touch with my feelings. I'm here for the meds, 205 00:11:16,430 --> 00:11:18,640 and to get stable, and then I'm getting the hell out, 206 00:11:18,641 --> 00:11:20,733 which is exactly what you can do right now. 207 00:11:20,734 --> 00:11:23,520 - I'll come back later. - Don't come back. 208 00:11:23,521 --> 00:11:25,928 You hear me? Don't come back! 209 00:11:25,929 --> 00:11:29,649 I don't want to talk to you! 210 00:11:31,025 --> 00:11:32,411 Mr. Lewicki. 211 00:11:32,412 --> 00:11:34,046 You wouldn't be trying to duck me, would you? 212 00:11:34,047 --> 00:11:35,434 No. No, Sir. 213 00:11:35,435 --> 00:11:38,156 Then why haven't you returned my phone calls? 214 00:11:38,157 --> 00:11:39,785 You wouldn't be attempting to cover up the reason 215 00:11:39,786 --> 00:11:44,978 Professor Pierce has canceled classes two days in a row, would you? 216 00:11:44,979 --> 00:11:48,716 You see, uh, Sir, Professor Pierce had to take a little trip. 217 00:11:48,717 --> 00:11:52,328 Mr. Lewicki, I admire your loyalty to my friend Daniel Pierce, 218 00:11:52,329 --> 00:11:55,186 but I have known him since you were wearing Huggies. 219 00:11:55,187 --> 00:11:58,547 Now tell me where he is. 220 00:11:59,096 --> 00:12:02,066 I'm afraid Doctor Pierce is refusing all visitors. 221 00:12:02,067 --> 00:12:03,729 Stubborn bastard. 222 00:12:03,730 --> 00:12:05,189 He's always been like this. 223 00:12:05,190 --> 00:12:08,447 - How long have you known him? - We were college roommates. 224 00:12:08,448 --> 00:12:11,012 He's been pretty resistant to therapy. 225 00:12:11,013 --> 00:12:13,504 Would you mind answering some questions? 226 00:12:13,505 --> 00:12:15,905 Not at all. 227 00:12:16,158 --> 00:12:18,991 Does he have a friend named Natalie? 228 00:12:18,992 --> 00:12:22,473 Yeah. She was Daniel's girlfriend back in the day. 229 00:12:22,474 --> 00:12:24,324 Mm. What was she like? 230 00:12:24,325 --> 00:12:26,043 You know, funny enough, I never met her. 231 00:12:26,044 --> 00:12:27,698 I don't understand. I thought... 232 00:12:27,699 --> 00:12:29,679 See... 233 00:12:29,908 --> 00:12:32,073 Daniel and I take this road trip, okay, 234 00:12:32,074 --> 00:12:34,964 our junior year to the University of Michigan. 235 00:12:34,965 --> 00:12:36,811 Their spring fling? 236 00:12:36,812 --> 00:12:38,305 A real rager. 237 00:12:38,306 --> 00:12:42,260 Sunday afternoon, I wake up on the floor of some sorority... 238 00:12:42,261 --> 00:12:45,043 And Daniel is there, he's all excited. 239 00:12:45,044 --> 00:12:49,759 He has met the girl of his dreams at some other party, but, 240 00:12:49,760 --> 00:12:54,039 you know, we had finals coming up, so we had to get back. 241 00:12:54,040 --> 00:12:56,197 But he started a relationship with this Natalie? 242 00:12:56,198 --> 00:12:58,448 Mm-hmm. A real long-distance thing. 243 00:12:58,449 --> 00:13:01,033 He talked to her for hours on the phone. 244 00:13:01,034 --> 00:13:03,566 He'd visit her on the weekends. 245 00:13:03,567 --> 00:13:08,299 But then he, uh... He started showing symptoms. 246 00:13:08,300 --> 00:13:11,397 Then ended up in the hospital. 247 00:13:11,398 --> 00:13:15,538 Thank you. You've been very helpful. 248 00:13:20,482 --> 00:13:22,452 I thought I told you not to come back. 249 00:13:22,453 --> 00:13:23,983 You might want to hear what I have to say. 250 00:13:23,984 --> 00:13:26,036 Oh, I doubt that very much. 251 00:13:26,037 --> 00:13:28,557 I am Natalie. 252 00:13:30,772 --> 00:13:32,960 What the hell is this? 253 00:13:32,961 --> 00:13:35,553 First you insist you're not Natalie, now you claim you are? 254 00:13:35,554 --> 00:13:37,975 If this is some sort of therapeutic technique, 255 00:13:37,976 --> 00:13:40,243 you don't know very much about treating schizophrenics. 256 00:13:40,244 --> 00:13:41,706 I spoke to your friend Paul Haley. 257 00:13:41,707 --> 00:13:43,670 I don't want you talking to my friends. 258 00:13:43,671 --> 00:13:47,272 He told me about a road trip the two of you took to the University of Michigan. 259 00:13:47,273 --> 00:13:48,987 So? 260 00:13:48,988 --> 00:13:51,928 I went to Michigan. 261 00:13:52,548 --> 00:13:56,208 I think you must've seen me. 262 00:13:57,933 --> 00:13:59,793 Yes. 263 00:14:01,100 --> 00:14:02,920 Yes. 264 00:14:02,921 --> 00:14:06,632 I got separated from Paul, and I ended up at this fraternity 265 00:14:06,633 --> 00:14:09,045 with this bunch of idiots. 266 00:14:09,046 --> 00:14:11,145 They were... They were playing quarters 267 00:14:11,146 --> 00:14:15,700 and acting like assholes so I went outside... 268 00:14:15,701 --> 00:14:18,341 And I saw you. 269 00:14:18,544 --> 00:14:24,444 You were standing there all by yourself and nursing a beer in a plastic cup. 270 00:14:24,448 --> 00:14:30,348 You brushed this loose strand of hair behind your ear, and I thought... 271 00:14:31,028 --> 00:14:34,756 "That's the most beautiful girl I've ever seen." 272 00:14:34,757 --> 00:14:37,622 And I almost walked away, but then... 273 00:14:37,623 --> 00:14:41,715 This voice in my head kept telling me, "Daniel, don't be an idiot." 274 00:14:41,716 --> 00:14:43,201 "You'll never see this girl again, 275 00:14:43,202 --> 00:14:46,971 and you'll regret it for the rest of your pathetic life." 276 00:14:46,972 --> 00:14:49,310 So... So I walked... 277 00:14:49,311 --> 00:14:52,457 I walked over there, and... And... And I could barely get my name out, 278 00:14:52,458 --> 00:14:55,755 and you laughed and made some joke about English being my second language, 279 00:14:55,756 --> 00:14:58,766 and... And we... We ended up out on the green. 280 00:14:58,767 --> 00:15:01,768 Just... Just talking a-and laughing and holding hands, 281 00:15:01,769 --> 00:15:04,376 talking about Rilke and the Smiths. 282 00:15:04,377 --> 00:15:05,287 Remember? 283 00:15:05,288 --> 00:15:08,948 Till... Till the sun came up. 284 00:15:09,270 --> 00:15:12,330 I was at that party. 285 00:15:13,252 --> 00:15:16,312 But I never met you. 286 00:15:16,323 --> 00:15:19,111 How could you forget? 287 00:15:19,112 --> 00:15:21,872 I didn't forget. 288 00:15:28,436 --> 00:15:32,396 I was too scared to talk to you. 289 00:15:41,404 --> 00:15:46,084 So that voice in my head was the beginning. 290 00:15:46,275 --> 00:15:51,075 I was losing my mind earlier than I thought. 291 00:15:57,243 --> 00:15:59,583 I'm sorry. 292 00:16:00,525 --> 00:16:04,005 I'd like to be alone now. 293 00:16:17,042 --> 00:16:19,502 Okay. Thanks. 294 00:16:20,145 --> 00:16:22,455 Henderson, from the white-collar task force. 295 00:16:22,456 --> 00:16:26,300 Turns out there was an investigation of illegal activity at Verteron. 296 00:16:26,301 --> 00:16:29,654 So maybe the kid was right about his father. 297 00:16:29,655 --> 00:16:31,923 Why do you look like somebody just killed your cat? 298 00:16:31,924 --> 00:16:35,797 Because Alex's father didn't stumble onto some conspiracy to rig an election... 299 00:16:35,798 --> 00:16:38,761 He was the target of an investigation. 300 00:16:38,762 --> 00:16:42,461 Turns out he was selling software code to Verteron's competitors, 301 00:16:42,462 --> 00:16:46,582 and on the day he died, he was fired and told that he was gonna be prosecuted. 302 00:16:46,583 --> 00:16:49,248 Which explains why he offed himself. 303 00:16:49,249 --> 00:16:50,686 Do you have the accident report? 304 00:16:50,687 --> 00:16:51,729 Yeah. 305 00:16:51,730 --> 00:16:56,191 They found a dent and paint transfer on the rear bumper of the reporter's car. 306 00:16:56,192 --> 00:16:58,650 So maybe somebody was trying to run him off the road. 307 00:16:58,651 --> 00:17:00,141 Keep reading. 308 00:17:00,142 --> 00:17:03,354 The guy's girlfriend told the cops that she backed it up into a stanchion 309 00:17:03,355 --> 00:17:05,095 at the supermarket the week before. 310 00:17:05,096 --> 00:17:07,299 Did you corroborate that? 311 00:17:07,300 --> 00:17:12,400 Kate, we're FBI agents. We are not traffic cops. 312 00:17:13,454 --> 00:17:18,014 Look, I know you care about Pierce, but... 313 00:17:18,354 --> 00:17:21,231 I care about you, and I'm starting to worry that he's 314 00:17:21,232 --> 00:17:25,016 not the only one that needs a mental-health day. 315 00:17:25,017 --> 00:17:27,559 Maybe I am a little obsessed. 316 00:17:27,560 --> 00:17:30,186 So, you know, let's knock off. 317 00:17:30,187 --> 00:17:33,870 Get a couple of beers and some burgers. 318 00:17:33,871 --> 00:17:38,311 You go ahead. I'll, uh, I'll catch up. 319 00:17:38,622 --> 00:17:40,583 You're gonna call the guy's girlfriend the second I leave, right? 320 00:17:40,584 --> 00:17:42,804 Oh, yeah. 321 00:17:43,693 --> 00:17:47,824 Miss Crane, we're very sorry for your loss. 322 00:17:47,825 --> 00:17:51,323 Do you know what David was working on before he died? 323 00:17:51,324 --> 00:17:53,391 He was paranoid to talk about it. 324 00:17:53,392 --> 00:17:54,903 Paranoid in what way? 325 00:17:54,904 --> 00:17:57,044 He thought people were after him. 326 00:17:57,045 --> 00:17:58,208 What people? 327 00:17:58,209 --> 00:18:00,789 I don't know. 328 00:18:00,828 --> 00:18:04,534 Miss Crane, the police have ruled your boyfriend's death an accident, 329 00:18:04,535 --> 00:18:08,424 but if you have reason to believe otherwise and you don't tell us, 330 00:18:08,425 --> 00:18:13,797 you can be charged with obstruction and accessory after the fact. 331 00:18:13,798 --> 00:18:17,698 I'm not saying it's true, okay? 332 00:18:18,262 --> 00:18:22,839 But if I did something bad, to help David... 333 00:18:22,840 --> 00:18:26,207 And that something bad got him killed... 334 00:18:26,208 --> 00:18:30,048 Can you, you know... Protect me? 335 00:18:30,430 --> 00:18:34,296 Miss Crane, if you have knowledge of a crime that puts you in danger, 336 00:18:34,297 --> 00:18:37,477 we will keep you safe. 337 00:18:43,572 --> 00:18:45,669 I work... 338 00:18:45,670 --> 00:18:47,161 For the phone company. 339 00:18:47,162 --> 00:18:50,100 And David wanted the access code to some guy's voice mail 340 00:18:50,101 --> 00:18:53,688 so he could listen to his messages. 341 00:18:53,689 --> 00:18:57,203 David said that this was the story that could make his career, 342 00:18:57,204 --> 00:19:00,952 so I gave him the code, and whatever he heard... 343 00:19:00,953 --> 00:19:02,654 Got him driven off the road. 344 00:19:02,655 --> 00:19:05,320 Why did you tell the police that you were the one that dented the car? 345 00:19:05,321 --> 00:19:08,918 Because whoever is out there that killed David, 346 00:19:08,919 --> 00:19:11,752 if they find out what I did, they might kill me, too. 347 00:19:11,753 --> 00:19:13,791 Laura... 348 00:19:13,792 --> 00:19:16,758 Whose voice mail did David listen to? 349 00:19:16,759 --> 00:19:20,119 A man named Leo Attinger. 350 00:19:23,131 --> 00:19:26,995 Leo Attinger is the new Senator's Chief of Staff. 351 00:19:26,996 --> 00:19:28,915 So, what can I do for you? 352 00:19:28,916 --> 00:19:32,801 Are you familiar with a Star-Herald reporter named David Alcott... 353 00:19:32,802 --> 00:19:35,092 He died recently in a car accident? 354 00:19:35,093 --> 00:19:36,164 Yeah, I heard about that. 355 00:19:36,165 --> 00:19:38,962 We're investigating allegations that he was hacking cellphones, 356 00:19:38,963 --> 00:19:44,003 and we believe that you may have been a victim. 357 00:19:44,280 --> 00:19:46,298 That explains it. 358 00:19:46,299 --> 00:19:47,862 Explains what? 359 00:19:47,863 --> 00:19:51,305 After the plane crash, there was speculation... 360 00:19:51,306 --> 00:19:54,472 That the Governor would appoint Helen Paulson, the Senator's widow, 361 00:19:54,473 --> 00:19:55,978 to serve out his term. 362 00:19:55,979 --> 00:19:57,837 But she called a press conference, 363 00:19:57,838 --> 00:19:59,648 and announced that she wouldn't accept the appointment. 364 00:19:59,649 --> 00:20:01,320 And endorsed Ryland, right? 365 00:20:01,321 --> 00:20:04,046 Well, the night before Mrs. Paulson made that announcement, 366 00:20:04,047 --> 00:20:07,682 she left me a very strange voice mail message. 367 00:20:07,683 --> 00:20:08,742 Saying what? 368 00:20:08,743 --> 00:20:12,224 She said she'd gotten the filthy package I'd sent, 369 00:20:12,225 --> 00:20:15,013 and she was gonna withdraw her name from consideration. 370 00:20:15,014 --> 00:20:17,562 Did you send her a package? 371 00:20:17,563 --> 00:20:20,919 I had no idea what she was talking about, but... 372 00:20:20,920 --> 00:20:22,794 Her husband was Ryland's mentor, 373 00:20:22,795 --> 00:20:26,109 so I asked Ryland and the rest of the campaign staff... 374 00:20:26,110 --> 00:20:28,462 If anybody knew anything about it, and nobody did. 375 00:20:28,463 --> 00:20:31,539 And you think David Alcott heard this voice mail message? 376 00:20:31,540 --> 00:20:36,034 He came to me, insinuating that I had blackmailed Mrs. Paulson... 377 00:20:36,035 --> 00:20:38,398 Into dropping out so that I could get Senator Ryland elected. 378 00:20:38,399 --> 00:20:40,981 I didn't know where the hell he was getting that from. 379 00:20:40,982 --> 00:20:41,909 Now I do. 380 00:20:41,910 --> 00:20:45,523 Yeah, well, you got to admit, things turned out pretty well for you and your candidate. 381 00:20:45,524 --> 00:20:47,564 Well... 382 00:20:48,021 --> 00:20:50,825 I'm not gonna lie to you, Agent Moretti. 383 00:20:50,826 --> 00:20:53,631 In the world of bare-knuckled Illinois politics, 384 00:20:53,632 --> 00:20:56,615 strong-arming a widow out of accepting her husband's seat 385 00:20:56,616 --> 00:20:58,937 so that I can get my guy the job? 386 00:20:58,938 --> 00:21:00,841 That'd be quite a coup. 387 00:21:00,842 --> 00:21:04,272 But... I had nothing to do with it. 388 00:21:04,273 --> 00:21:07,033 Want a jellybean? 389 00:21:07,702 --> 00:21:10,582 How are you doing? 390 00:21:10,743 --> 00:21:13,683 Just peachy, thanks. 391 00:21:15,308 --> 00:21:17,111 I have to admit, I'm curious. 392 00:21:17,112 --> 00:21:19,007 I would've thought, after you got out of the hospital, 393 00:21:19,008 --> 00:21:22,078 you would've gone looking for Natalie and found out she wasn't real. 394 00:21:22,079 --> 00:21:24,696 I knew my prognosis. 395 00:21:24,697 --> 00:21:27,270 No cure, inevitable relapses, 396 00:21:27,271 --> 00:21:32,671 terrible side effects from primitive soul-sucking meds. 397 00:21:32,684 --> 00:21:35,419 The Natalie I knew would've tried to take care of me. 398 00:21:35,420 --> 00:21:39,634 I couldn't stand the thought of that, so... 399 00:21:39,635 --> 00:21:42,414 I decided it was better to have no contact at all. 400 00:21:42,415 --> 00:21:45,790 But you did see her again. 401 00:21:45,791 --> 00:21:48,791 I'm a classic case. 402 00:21:50,201 --> 00:21:54,295 I got my degrees. I was teaching and writing. 403 00:21:54,296 --> 00:21:57,212 I thought, "hey, I've beaten this thing." 404 00:21:57,213 --> 00:22:00,592 So you weaned yourself off the meds. 405 00:22:00,593 --> 00:22:04,406 Then one day, there's a knock on the door... 406 00:22:04,407 --> 00:22:06,338 And it's Natalie. 407 00:22:06,339 --> 00:22:08,749 And she said, "hey, you." 408 00:22:08,750 --> 00:22:13,550 "Guess who just got a teaching job at CLMU." 409 00:22:14,249 --> 00:22:17,038 And I was over the moon. 410 00:22:17,039 --> 00:22:21,265 But at some point, you realized that she wasn't really there. 411 00:22:21,266 --> 00:22:23,648 We were at the field museum. 412 00:22:23,649 --> 00:22:26,515 And I was laughing my ass off at something funny she said 413 00:22:26,516 --> 00:22:29,816 about the pachyderm diorama, and this little kid taps me. 414 00:22:29,817 --> 00:22:32,564 He says, "hey, Mister." 415 00:22:32,565 --> 00:22:36,481 "Why are you talking to yourself?" 416 00:22:36,482 --> 00:22:40,038 And I looked around, and I... Realized that everybody was staring at me 417 00:22:40,039 --> 00:22:41,938 instead of the elephants. 418 00:22:41,939 --> 00:22:45,210 That must've been painful. 419 00:22:45,211 --> 00:22:48,631 I liked having her around. 420 00:22:48,758 --> 00:22:52,884 Even if it meant getting stared at once in a while. 421 00:22:52,885 --> 00:22:56,702 When things got really bad, I tried the latest drug, and... 422 00:22:56,703 --> 00:23:02,311 Natalie and the other less-pleasant visitors would go away. 423 00:23:02,312 --> 00:23:05,093 Or at least they wouldn't come around as often. 424 00:23:05,094 --> 00:23:09,701 And I'd think, "okay, this time... This time I've got it licked." 425 00:23:09,702 --> 00:23:13,484 And then the cycle would start again. 426 00:23:13,485 --> 00:23:16,696 But I always believed... 427 00:23:16,697 --> 00:23:19,063 There was this one... 428 00:23:19,064 --> 00:23:21,637 Beautiful summer... 429 00:23:21,638 --> 00:23:25,199 Before I became a complete wacko. 430 00:23:25,200 --> 00:23:29,460 Where I had what normal people have... 431 00:23:29,489 --> 00:23:31,889 Someone to love. 432 00:23:31,890 --> 00:23:34,470 Something real. 433 00:23:35,628 --> 00:23:38,868 And now I look at you. 434 00:23:38,908 --> 00:23:43,528 The most familiar stranger I've ever met... 435 00:23:44,537 --> 00:23:48,617 And I know I never had it at all. 436 00:23:50,409 --> 00:23:52,869 I'm sorry... 437 00:23:54,614 --> 00:23:58,748 That I'm not the person you thought I was. 438 00:23:58,749 --> 00:24:00,729 Truly. 439 00:24:04,875 --> 00:24:08,527 Tell me, Doctor, in your professional opinion. 440 00:24:08,528 --> 00:24:12,971 What's more serious, hallucinating a lifelong friendship that never existed... 441 00:24:12,972 --> 00:24:17,981 Or witnessing a brutal but completely imaginary murder? 442 00:24:17,982 --> 00:24:21,964 Your friend from the FBI came by a couple of days ago. 443 00:24:21,965 --> 00:24:27,865 It turns out that the crime you witnessed actually did happen. 444 00:24:28,548 --> 00:24:31,797 You knew this, and you didn't tell me? 445 00:24:31,798 --> 00:24:33,274 I didn't want to set you back. 446 00:24:33,275 --> 00:24:35,507 Well, you blew that goal. 447 00:24:35,508 --> 00:24:36,934 What are you doing, Dr. Pierce? 448 00:24:36,935 --> 00:24:38,378 I'm getting the hell out of here. 449 00:24:38,379 --> 00:24:40,179 If you leave, the cycle will start again. 450 00:24:40,180 --> 00:24:43,348 You'll be back, maybe in a couple of days, maybe in six months. 451 00:24:43,349 --> 00:24:46,731 Are you threatening to have me legally committed? 452 00:24:46,732 --> 00:24:50,932 Because otherwise, I'm calling a cab. 453 00:24:53,038 --> 00:24:56,251 - Daniel, what are you doing here? - I want back in on this case. 454 00:24:56,252 --> 00:24:58,142 Shouldn't you be in the hospital? 455 00:24:58,143 --> 00:24:59,479 No, I'm doing better. 456 00:24:59,480 --> 00:25:01,353 The meds are working, but I know myself. 457 00:25:01,354 --> 00:25:04,495 The best treatment for me right now is to help you solve this thing. 458 00:25:04,496 --> 00:25:07,718 - I don't know if that's such a... - Please, Kate. 459 00:25:07,719 --> 00:25:11,499 I need you to let me do this. 460 00:25:12,917 --> 00:25:14,837 Okay. 461 00:25:15,666 --> 00:25:20,226 Come on in. I'll make you a cup of tea. 462 00:25:25,988 --> 00:25:31,403 Mrs. Paulson, Leo Attinger says that you left him an angry voice mail 463 00:25:31,404 --> 00:25:34,667 implying that he'd sent you some sort of a package 464 00:25:34,668 --> 00:25:38,214 that caused you to turn down your husband's Senate seat? 465 00:25:38,215 --> 00:25:42,095 Leo Attinger is a reprehensible human being 466 00:25:42,096 --> 00:25:45,739 who would step on his own Mother to advance his career. 467 00:25:45,740 --> 00:25:51,292 I assume that whatever was in this package was incriminating or embarrassing. 468 00:25:51,293 --> 00:25:53,520 Otherwise, you would've alerted the authorities? 469 00:25:53,521 --> 00:25:56,383 I'm sorry, Agent Moretti. I can't continue this conversation. 470 00:25:56,384 --> 00:25:59,747 Ma'am, it's possible that David Alcott, a reporter for The Star-Herald, 471 00:25:59,748 --> 00:26:03,381 was murdered for pursuing a story about this. 472 00:26:03,382 --> 00:26:07,402 Now, please tell me what you know. 473 00:26:10,090 --> 00:26:12,000 I got an envelope in the mail. 474 00:26:12,001 --> 00:26:16,381 It had a flash-drive thing and a note. 475 00:26:16,404 --> 00:26:20,109 "It would be better for the people of Illinois and your late husband 476 00:26:20,110 --> 00:26:23,919 "if you turned down the appointment... 477 00:26:23,920 --> 00:26:27,640 And you endorsed Scott Ryland." 478 00:26:27,824 --> 00:26:31,366 What was on the flash drive? 479 00:26:31,367 --> 00:26:33,527 A video. 480 00:26:34,184 --> 00:26:37,126 Of Ted in his office... 481 00:26:37,127 --> 00:26:39,647 With a woman. 482 00:26:42,028 --> 00:26:44,887 Do you know who the woman was? 483 00:26:44,888 --> 00:26:47,402 Victoria Ryland. 484 00:26:47,403 --> 00:26:51,003 The wife of the new Senator? 485 00:26:51,859 --> 00:26:53,440 - Let go of me! - Wait a minute. 486 00:26:53,441 --> 00:26:56,786 - Let go of me! - All right. I thought you wanted to. 487 00:26:56,787 --> 00:26:59,322 You thought wrong. 488 00:26:59,323 --> 00:27:01,157 Okay. Okay. 489 00:27:01,158 --> 00:27:03,513 All right, but nobody else has to know about this, right? 490 00:27:03,514 --> 00:27:04,805 Where did you get this? 491 00:27:04,806 --> 00:27:06,458 Helen Paulson. 492 00:27:06,459 --> 00:27:08,603 Somebody sent it to her to blackmail her 493 00:27:08,604 --> 00:27:10,833 into turning down her husband's Senate seat 494 00:27:10,834 --> 00:27:14,353 so that your husband could run in his place. 495 00:27:14,354 --> 00:27:17,542 Are you implying that I had something to do with that? 496 00:27:17,543 --> 00:27:20,048 The man tried to rape me. 497 00:27:20,049 --> 00:27:23,430 But you never reported it. 498 00:27:23,431 --> 00:27:25,219 He was Senator... 499 00:27:25,220 --> 00:27:27,476 And my husband's hero. 500 00:27:27,477 --> 00:27:29,009 And then he died in a plane crash. 501 00:27:29,010 --> 00:27:31,032 What would've been the point of ruining his reputation? 502 00:27:31,033 --> 00:27:34,071 What were you doing in his office that late at night? 503 00:27:34,072 --> 00:27:37,065 I had been trying to get a meeting with him for weeks 504 00:27:37,066 --> 00:27:40,348 to discuss funding for a literacy program. 505 00:27:40,349 --> 00:27:45,906 When I finally got in to see him, I started to talk to him about the program. 506 00:27:45,907 --> 00:27:51,212 He came over, sat next to me on the couch, and just... 507 00:27:51,213 --> 00:27:53,385 Pounced on me. 508 00:27:53,386 --> 00:27:55,863 I got out as fast as I could. 509 00:27:55,864 --> 00:27:57,714 Did anybody see you leave? 510 00:27:57,715 --> 00:27:59,635 Uh... 511 00:28:00,089 --> 00:28:02,549 Leo Attinger. 512 00:28:04,893 --> 00:28:07,333 Your husband's Chief of Staff? 513 00:28:07,334 --> 00:28:09,650 What was he doing there? 514 00:28:09,651 --> 00:28:14,904 Um, before Leo worked for Scott, he was an aide to Senator Paulson. 515 00:28:14,905 --> 00:28:16,875 When did your husband hire him? 516 00:28:16,876 --> 00:28:19,275 Right after Senator Paulson died. 517 00:28:19,276 --> 00:28:23,401 Everyone thought that the Governor was going to appoint Mrs. Paulson, but... 518 00:28:23,402 --> 00:28:28,562 Leo came to Scott, said he could get him elected. 519 00:28:28,626 --> 00:28:30,726 Uh-huh. 520 00:28:34,702 --> 00:28:37,162 Mr. Attinger! 521 00:28:37,413 --> 00:28:40,351 We were just hoping to ask you a few more questions, if you don't mind. 522 00:28:40,352 --> 00:28:42,029 I'm a little busy. 523 00:28:42,030 --> 00:28:45,192 We want to know whether or not you had access to any of the security tapes 524 00:28:45,193 --> 00:28:48,379 recorded at Senator Paulson's office from when you worked there. 525 00:28:48,380 --> 00:28:50,160 I don't know what you're talking about. 526 00:28:50,161 --> 00:28:52,021 Leo? 527 00:28:52,257 --> 00:28:54,946 Hi, thanks so much for coming. I need my speech. 528 00:28:54,947 --> 00:28:57,886 Senator, tell me. Were you complicit in stealing your congressional seat, 529 00:28:57,887 --> 00:29:00,051 or are you just a puppet for the real power brokers? 530 00:29:00,052 --> 00:29:03,412 - I beg your pardon? - We're gonna take a walk. 531 00:29:03,413 --> 00:29:05,726 I'm sorry about that, Senator. 532 00:29:05,727 --> 00:29:08,462 Listen, um... Send somebody out to get me a burger. 533 00:29:08,463 --> 00:29:11,632 You know, they're serving salmon. You know I can't eat salmon. 534 00:29:11,633 --> 00:29:13,353 Stay on supposed to have topped these things. 535 00:29:13,354 --> 00:29:15,338 Daniel? 536 00:29:15,339 --> 00:29:18,819 Senator, are you all right? 537 00:29:19,026 --> 00:29:20,574 No, he's not all right. He's having a stroke. 538 00:29:20,575 --> 00:29:23,395 What? No. Senator! 539 00:29:24,679 --> 00:29:27,499 Call an ambulance. 540 00:29:33,535 --> 00:29:36,157 Ryland didn't make it. 541 00:29:36,158 --> 00:29:37,856 Let's give the family some privacy. 542 00:29:37,857 --> 00:29:39,422 Wait, wait, wait. 543 00:29:39,423 --> 00:29:41,251 - Excuse me. - Can I help you? 544 00:29:41,252 --> 00:29:44,403 I'm Dr. Daniel Pierce. I was the one who first noticed the Senator stroking out. 545 00:29:44,404 --> 00:29:46,141 - You were his personal physician? - Mm-hmm. 546 00:29:46,142 --> 00:29:48,515 Did he have any history of stroke or clotting? 547 00:29:48,516 --> 00:29:51,771 No. Now, if you'll excuse me. 548 00:29:51,772 --> 00:29:52,773 Order an autopsy. 549 00:29:52,774 --> 00:29:55,823 Tell them to test for clotting agents that could've caused a stroke. 550 00:29:55,824 --> 00:29:57,898 - Why? You don't think somebody... - That's exactly what I'm thinking. 551 00:29:57,899 --> 00:29:59,993 There are too many bodies dropping for this to be a coincidence. 552 00:29:59,994 --> 00:30:02,858 - Daniel, there's no evidence. - That's why we need a Tox screen, Kate. 553 00:30:02,859 --> 00:30:04,698 I'm telling you, somebody killed him! 554 00:30:04,699 --> 00:30:07,181 What!? What are you talking about?! 555 00:30:07,182 --> 00:30:08,488 Just please stay calm. 556 00:30:08,489 --> 00:30:11,387 Get your crackpot friend out of here, Agent Moretti. 557 00:30:11,388 --> 00:30:12,893 Of course you want me out of here, Attinger. 558 00:30:12,894 --> 00:30:14,728 - Daniel, let's go. - Of course you do! 559 00:30:14,729 --> 00:30:18,241 You can't hide the truth forever! 560 00:30:18,242 --> 00:30:21,482 I'm onto you, Attinger! 561 00:30:23,142 --> 00:30:24,862 Doc, let me make you a cup of tea. 562 00:30:24,863 --> 00:30:28,334 I don't want tea, Lewicki. I want answers! 563 00:30:28,335 --> 00:30:30,537 Well, I got some for you. 564 00:30:30,538 --> 00:30:32,986 Tox screen came back negative for clotting agents. 565 00:30:32,987 --> 00:30:35,541 - The Senator died of natural causes. - They need to check again. 566 00:30:35,542 --> 00:30:37,848 This morning, you were accusing Ryland and his aides 567 00:30:37,849 --> 00:30:40,945 of some homicidal conspiracy to put him in office. 568 00:30:40,946 --> 00:30:44,026 Now, if that was true, why would someone turn around and try to kill him? 569 00:30:44,027 --> 00:30:48,827 I don't know. Just... Something's not right. 570 00:30:50,350 --> 00:30:52,330 Doc... 571 00:30:52,546 --> 00:30:57,166 Maybe you need to go back to the hospital. 572 00:30:59,627 --> 00:31:01,646 You're right, Max. 573 00:31:01,647 --> 00:31:05,667 That's exactly what I need to do. 574 00:31:06,077 --> 00:31:08,477 Dr. Newsome. 575 00:31:08,484 --> 00:31:09,890 I'm glad you decided to come back. 576 00:31:09,891 --> 00:31:13,728 Yeah. I'm not checking in. I need you to be Natalie for a while. 577 00:31:13,729 --> 00:31:16,658 - Have you taken your meds today? - Yes, I'm taking your damn meds, 578 00:31:16,659 --> 00:31:19,646 which is ironic, because if I wasn't taking them, I wouldn't be back in the looney bin. 579 00:31:19,647 --> 00:31:21,816 - You're not making any sense. - I'm making perfect sense. 580 00:31:21,817 --> 00:31:23,660 I have a puzzle that I can't solve. 581 00:31:23,661 --> 00:31:25,913 Now, normally, I would work it out with Natalie, but she's gone, 582 00:31:25,914 --> 00:31:27,791 so I need you to be her. 583 00:31:27,792 --> 00:31:29,661 I'm your Doctor. I don't think that's advisable. 584 00:31:29,662 --> 00:31:31,702 Please! 585 00:31:33,013 --> 00:31:35,657 I need to know that my damn brain still works. 586 00:31:35,658 --> 00:31:39,417 Even when I'm on the meds, otherwise... 587 00:31:39,418 --> 00:31:44,158 I don't... I don't know if I can do this. 588 00:31:44,945 --> 00:31:47,113 The C.E.O. Of Verteron wanted Ryland in, 589 00:31:47,114 --> 00:31:50,207 so they manipulated the avionics to crash Paulson's plane, 590 00:31:50,208 --> 00:31:52,603 then, to tie up loose ends, they got rid of a reporter 591 00:31:52,604 --> 00:31:54,153 and an engineer who were onto the plot. 592 00:31:54,154 --> 00:31:56,844 Then the Governor decides he's going to appoint the Senator's widow, 593 00:31:56,845 --> 00:32:00,062 so they blackmail her into dropping out, they get Ryland elected. 594 00:32:00,063 --> 00:32:02,728 The one thing I can't figure out is why they killed Ryland 595 00:32:02,729 --> 00:32:04,430 when they've gone to all this trouble to put him in office. 596 00:32:04,431 --> 00:32:07,198 This sounds like the kind of paranoid conspiracy theory 597 00:32:07,199 --> 00:32:08,767 that landed you in the hospital in the first place. 598 00:32:08,768 --> 00:32:10,322 But I'm not delusional now. 599 00:32:10,323 --> 00:32:11,881 Then simplify your thinking. 600 00:32:11,882 --> 00:32:14,268 You went to med school. You know Occam's Razor. 601 00:32:14,269 --> 00:32:15,811 When faced with competing hypotheses, 602 00:32:15,812 --> 00:32:18,172 choose the one that makes the fewest new assumptions. So what? 603 00:32:18,173 --> 00:32:22,074 So you're making a lot of assumptions for which you have no evidence. 604 00:32:22,075 --> 00:32:24,160 What did you actually see with your own eyes? 605 00:32:24,161 --> 00:32:27,123 Senator Ryland, a man with no history of clotting, stroking out. 606 00:32:27,124 --> 00:32:29,049 - It happens. - Yeah, but something is telling me 607 00:32:29,050 --> 00:32:30,126 it wasn't accidental. 608 00:32:30,127 --> 00:32:34,927 - A voice in your head? - No, not a voice... 609 00:32:35,211 --> 00:32:37,757 Not in my head... His voice. 610 00:32:37,758 --> 00:32:38,761 What do you mean? 611 00:32:38,762 --> 00:32:40,898 Ryland... He said he couldn't eat salmon. 612 00:32:40,899 --> 00:32:43,913 Well, some people can't eat salmon because of adverse drug reactions. 613 00:32:43,914 --> 00:32:45,277 Yes! 614 00:32:45,278 --> 00:32:47,634 Yes! That's good. People on Coumadin. 615 00:32:47,635 --> 00:32:51,204 And Coumadin's a blood thinner used prevent strokes. 616 00:32:51,205 --> 00:32:53,573 You said he didn't have a history of clotting. 617 00:32:53,574 --> 00:32:55,745 John Kennedy covered up his Addison's disease. 618 00:32:55,746 --> 00:32:57,274 Ryland certainly wouldn't want the voters 619 00:32:57,275 --> 00:32:58,833 knowing that he had a life-threatening condition. 620 00:32:58,834 --> 00:32:59,888 Another assumption. 621 00:32:59,889 --> 00:33:01,812 Would you go with me on this? 622 00:33:01,813 --> 00:33:05,081 Okay, fine. Ryland was secretly using Coumadin. 623 00:33:05,082 --> 00:33:06,283 Then he shouldn't have stroked. 624 00:33:06,284 --> 00:33:08,997 He wouldn't be the first patient to go off his meds, would he? 625 00:33:08,998 --> 00:33:13,576 If he went off his meds, why was he avoiding salmon? 626 00:33:13,577 --> 00:33:16,412 Maybe he didn't know he was off his meds. 627 00:33:16,413 --> 00:33:19,094 Maybe somebody switched them out. He'd be a ticking time bomb. 628 00:33:19,095 --> 00:33:21,975 Who would do that? 629 00:33:22,333 --> 00:33:25,283 You know, you're not as good at this as Natalie... 630 00:33:25,284 --> 00:33:28,704 But you are not half bad. 631 00:33:30,904 --> 00:33:33,637 Sources close to the Governor say he intends to appointment 632 00:33:33,638 --> 00:33:35,377 Victoria Ryland to serve out her late husband's term. 633 00:33:35,378 --> 00:33:37,513 You see? I'm right. I'm right! 634 00:33:37,514 --> 00:33:40,176 She killed her husband to get his Senate seat! 635 00:33:40,177 --> 00:33:42,489 How could she even be sure that they governor would appoint her? 636 00:33:42,490 --> 00:33:45,092 He was gonna appoint Paulson's widow when he died. 637 00:33:45,093 --> 00:33:46,462 It's a long-standing tradition. 638 00:33:46,463 --> 00:33:49,329 Of the 200 women that have ever served in congress, 639 00:33:49,330 --> 00:33:51,384 over 40 were Congress-men's widows. 640 00:33:51,385 --> 00:33:53,214 - Daniel, calm... - Don't tell me to calm down. 641 00:33:53,215 --> 00:33:55,160 I see it now. This wasn't some, some grand 642 00:33:55,161 --> 00:33:57,624 conspiracy to murder Paulson and rig the election. 643 00:33:57,625 --> 00:34:03,445 This was the work of one very clever, very ambitious woman. 644 00:34:04,897 --> 00:34:06,817 What? 645 00:34:07,347 --> 00:34:09,016 I just talked to my friend in I.T.B. 646 00:34:09,017 --> 00:34:11,574 She ran a discreet credit check on Victoria Ryland. 647 00:34:11,575 --> 00:34:13,215 Turns out she had the front of her car repaired 648 00:34:13,216 --> 00:34:15,637 the day after the reporter was run off the road. 649 00:34:15,638 --> 00:34:17,290 That's... That's proof. Why do you look so depressed? 650 00:34:17,291 --> 00:34:18,930 Because it's circumstantial. 651 00:34:18,931 --> 00:34:20,331 Get a warrant. Get a warrant. 652 00:34:20,332 --> 00:34:23,762 You will find that the Rylands were buying Coumadin from Mexico, 653 00:34:23,763 --> 00:34:27,465 and that little prescription bottle you find will be filled with fake pills. 654 00:34:27,466 --> 00:34:29,380 No Judge is gonna give me a fishing license 655 00:34:29,381 --> 00:34:31,498 to go after a woman who's about to be a Senator. 656 00:34:31,499 --> 00:34:34,103 You're telling me there's a woman who murdered her husband to get a seat 657 00:34:34,104 --> 00:34:36,193 in The United States Senate, and there's nothing we can do about it? 658 00:34:36,194 --> 00:34:37,710 I refuse to accept that. 659 00:34:37,711 --> 00:34:43,531 Daniel, just promise me you're not gonna do anything crazy. 660 00:34:52,031 --> 00:34:54,227 I'd like speak to Mrs. Ryland, please. 661 00:34:54,228 --> 00:34:56,076 You'll have to make an appointment. 662 00:34:56,077 --> 00:34:57,897 Will you please tell the Senator in waiting that if she 663 00:34:57,898 --> 00:35:01,122 cares at all about her political future, she'll see me now? 664 00:35:01,123 --> 00:35:03,300 It's all right, John. 665 00:35:03,301 --> 00:35:06,901 Show Dr. Pierce to my study. 666 00:35:11,031 --> 00:35:13,410 I'm sorry about your husband's death. 667 00:35:13,411 --> 00:35:17,864 - Thank you. - But I know you killed him. 668 00:35:17,865 --> 00:35:20,951 You went to Senator Paulson's office to seduce him. 669 00:35:20,952 --> 00:35:23,688 When he responded, you acted like you were being raped. 670 00:35:23,689 --> 00:35:26,489 We assumed it was security footage, but... 671 00:35:26,490 --> 00:35:29,207 I'm betting you taped the whole thing on your cellphone. 672 00:35:29,208 --> 00:35:31,077 You were probably intending to blackmail the Senator 673 00:35:31,078 --> 00:35:32,620 into not running for re-election, 674 00:35:32,621 --> 00:35:35,799 but when his plane crashed, you saw an opportunity. 675 00:35:35,800 --> 00:35:39,028 You blackmailed his wife instead so your husband could run. 676 00:35:39,029 --> 00:35:42,719 When some reporter started asking questions, you ran him off the road. 677 00:35:42,720 --> 00:35:44,336 Then, once your husband got elected, 678 00:35:44,337 --> 00:35:47,551 you switched his Coumadin with sugar pills and waited for him to stroke out. 679 00:35:47,552 --> 00:35:50,285 If I wasn't in mourning, I might even find that funny. 680 00:35:50,286 --> 00:35:52,548 The FBI found your car-repair bill. 681 00:35:52,549 --> 00:35:55,893 And if that were evidence of a crime, the FBI would be here... 682 00:35:55,894 --> 00:35:57,727 Not you. 683 00:35:57,728 --> 00:36:00,050 Yeah, well, that's true. That's true. 684 00:36:00,051 --> 00:36:03,010 Everybody at the FBI thinks I'm crazy, which I am. 685 00:36:03,011 --> 00:36:05,947 And they wouldn't touch this anyway. It's a political mine field. 686 00:36:05,948 --> 00:36:07,804 Then why are you here? 687 00:36:07,805 --> 00:36:10,013 Because I may not be able to send you to prison, 688 00:36:10,014 --> 00:36:12,921 but I can damn well stop a murderer from becoming a Senator. 689 00:36:12,922 --> 00:36:15,129 What are you talking about? 690 00:36:15,130 --> 00:36:17,434 Unless you call a press conference announcing your 691 00:36:17,435 --> 00:36:20,399 intention to turn down the Governor's appointment, 692 00:36:20,400 --> 00:36:23,172 I'm gonna go to the Star-Herald with my own story. 693 00:36:23,173 --> 00:36:25,182 "Dr. Daniel Pierce is resigning his consulting" 694 00:36:25,183 --> 00:36:27,493 "position with the FBI because the Bureau refuses" 695 00:36:27,494 --> 00:36:29,692 "to investigate allegations that Victoria Ryland," 696 00:36:29,693 --> 00:36:32,091 "murdered her husband to secure a Senate seat." 697 00:36:32,092 --> 00:36:34,543 No paper will run that story. 698 00:36:34,544 --> 00:36:36,406 Really? 699 00:36:36,407 --> 00:36:40,281 You care to bet your reputation and your career on that? 700 00:36:40,282 --> 00:36:42,384 You killed one of their own reporters. 701 00:36:42,385 --> 00:36:44,618 They might not be able to pin a crime on you, 702 00:36:44,619 --> 00:36:47,000 but they'll start asking questions about the rape video 703 00:36:47,001 --> 00:36:50,601 and why you and your husband were buying Coumadin from Mexico. 704 00:36:50,602 --> 00:36:54,502 So, you can bow out gracefully... 705 00:36:55,230 --> 00:36:59,299 Or you can get dragged through the mud. 706 00:36:59,300 --> 00:37:02,060 I'm gonna be at The Star-Herald at 9:00 A.M. 707 00:37:02,061 --> 00:37:05,238 If you haven't spoken to the press by then, I will. 708 00:37:05,239 --> 00:37:08,469 And I'll give them the story of the decade. 709 00:37:08,470 --> 00:37:11,590 I can see myself out. 710 00:37:50,485 --> 00:37:55,225 Out of the car! Hands where I can see them! 711 00:37:59,466 --> 00:38:01,478 You okay? 712 00:38:01,479 --> 00:38:04,479 Ah. Yeah, I'm good. 713 00:38:07,730 --> 00:38:11,390 What did you do to my bike?! 714 00:38:19,905 --> 00:38:21,031 How's it going? 715 00:38:21,032 --> 00:38:26,932 If you're asking me if I'm off my rocker, the answer is... Not at the moment. 716 00:38:27,706 --> 00:38:30,070 We served a search warrant on Victoria. 717 00:38:30,071 --> 00:38:31,309 You were right. 718 00:38:31,310 --> 00:38:34,794 We found Coumadin bottles filled with sugar pills. 719 00:38:34,795 --> 00:38:38,057 U.S. Attorney's charging her with both murders. 720 00:38:38,058 --> 00:38:39,482 Great. 721 00:38:39,483 --> 00:38:42,085 So we'll have another special election, and we'll get some other criminal 722 00:38:42,086 --> 00:38:44,577 representing us in Washington. 723 00:38:44,578 --> 00:38:48,811 Well, if it wasn't for you, she would've gotten away with it. 724 00:38:48,812 --> 00:38:51,841 It's Wesley that deserves the credit. 725 00:38:51,842 --> 00:38:55,818 If he didn't come to me with his wild conspiracy theory, 726 00:38:55,819 --> 00:38:59,803 nobody would've ever looked behind the curtain. 727 00:38:59,804 --> 00:39:03,944 So maybe he didn't die for nothing. 728 00:39:04,972 --> 00:39:07,208 Thank you... 729 00:39:07,209 --> 00:39:12,789 For not giving up on me, even when I was at my worst. 730 00:39:13,364 --> 00:39:15,018 You gave me a scare, you know. 731 00:39:15,019 --> 00:39:16,837 I know. 732 00:39:16,838 --> 00:39:21,970 I know, and even though I'm doing better, there's no guarantee that my symptoms... 733 00:39:21,971 --> 00:39:24,854 Won't come back, so I... 734 00:39:24,855 --> 00:39:29,955 I understand if you don't want me working cases. 735 00:39:30,548 --> 00:39:33,488 Let's make a deal. 736 00:39:34,017 --> 00:39:36,630 No more secrets. 737 00:39:36,631 --> 00:39:40,831 Your symptoms come back, you tell me. 738 00:39:51,463 --> 00:39:53,191 Dr. Newsome. 739 00:39:53,192 --> 00:39:57,004 I'm assuming your firm grasp on reality means that you're taking your meds. 740 00:39:57,005 --> 00:40:00,333 Yeah, I thought a pill a day was supposed to keep the Doctor away. 741 00:40:00,334 --> 00:40:02,771 Max told me where to find you. 742 00:40:02,772 --> 00:40:05,898 I came by to say that the meds aren't enough. 743 00:40:05,899 --> 00:40:08,582 If you want to stay healthy, you're gonna need regular talk therapy. 744 00:40:08,583 --> 00:40:10,840 And apparently, you make house calls. 745 00:40:10,841 --> 00:40:13,905 Actually, I've been thinking. 746 00:40:13,906 --> 00:40:16,911 Given your long-standing... 747 00:40:16,912 --> 00:40:20,615 Relationship with Natalie, I don't think it's appropriate 748 00:40:20,616 --> 00:40:23,005 for me to continue to be your psychiatrist. 749 00:40:23,006 --> 00:40:28,279 Well, maybe you can recommend somebody who's not an insufferable bore. 750 00:40:28,280 --> 00:40:31,503 Just because I can't be your Doctor... 751 00:40:31,504 --> 00:40:35,341 Doesn't mean I can't be your friend. 752 00:40:35,342 --> 00:40:38,102 If you need one. 753 00:40:41,045 --> 00:40:43,731 I can't help wondering... 754 00:40:43,732 --> 00:40:48,353 If I had actually had the nerve to approach you all those years ago, 755 00:40:48,354 --> 00:40:52,583 would you have given me the time of day? 756 00:40:52,584 --> 00:40:55,164 I don't know. 757 00:40:56,000 --> 00:41:01,900 But one thing you'll find out pretty quick is that I'm nobody's fantasy girl. 758 00:41:05,776 --> 00:41:08,776 47 across... Parasol. 759 00:41:13,292 --> 00:41:16,407 Um, if we're gonna be friends, one thing you'll figure out pretty quick 760 00:41:16,408 --> 00:41:18,809 is that I may need help once in a while, 761 00:41:18,810 --> 00:41:22,774 but I really hate it when people give me the answers. 762 00:41:22,775 --> 00:41:27,284 Sometimes the billions of neurons firing in our brains... 763 00:41:27,285 --> 00:41:31,015 Help us concoct elaborate scenarios. 764 00:41:31,016 --> 00:41:36,259 We imagine ourselves with a dream girl or landing a dream job... 765 00:41:36,260 --> 00:41:39,562 An astronaut, rock star... 766 00:41:39,563 --> 00:41:42,378 Even a United States Senator. 767 00:41:42,379 --> 00:41:45,919 But fantasies can turn dark. 768 00:41:47,005 --> 00:41:50,225 We start to believe there's a monster under the bed... 769 00:41:50,226 --> 00:41:55,686 Or that evil forces are aligning themselves against us. 770 00:41:55,854 --> 00:41:58,792 All these fantasies... Good and bad... 771 00:41:58,793 --> 00:42:02,124 Stem from an evolutionary imperative. 772 00:42:02,125 --> 00:42:05,358 Our brains are exploring potential outcomes 773 00:42:05,359 --> 00:42:08,960 that might help us achieve our goals or avoid danger. 774 00:42:08,961 --> 00:42:14,181 But if we allow fantasy to overtake our thinking... 775 00:42:16,094 --> 00:42:21,554 We can miss the reality that's right in front of us. 776 00:42:21,772 --> 00:42:24,412 And sometimes... 777 00:42:25,049 --> 00:42:28,169 Reality's not so bad. 778 00:42:34,362 --> 00:42:40,262 Sync & corrections by P2Pfiend. Www.Addic7ed.Com.