Previously on memory of a killer...
Get your house in order,
because if you can't control him, then we will.
Stephanie gilchrist. She's a fixer
for a pharmaceutical company.
Welcome to our bereavement group.
- I'm Julia parks. - Arthur.
The company's lawyer has been really terrific to us.
Miss gilchrist has gone above and beyond.
Why the hell are you in my house?
I made contact with the daughter.
Will I see you here next class?
Sure will.
How do you know about Maria?
You were just going on and on about her.
I can make him believe anything.
- One last thing. - Yeah?
- There's this FBI agent. - Agent Grant.
Whoever did this to your dad,
he's not going to get away with it.
Someone is going to bring that man to justice.
- Who, grandma? - Me.
Welcome back.
Do you remember our last conversation, Mr. Forlanni?
Yeah. Yeah. I remember.
Good. Then you will recall
I told you to handle your guy.
I was explicit about that, and yet, here we are,
because instead of handling it,
your friend Angelo has been making visits to Julia parks,
the widow of the man he murdered.
I told him to back off.
He created the type of exposure
that the people I work for will not tolerate.
So, what, are you going to kill me in my own restaurant?
You couldn't get your house in order.
So I will, starting with you.
What took you so long? I was...
Hi. You've reached Nicky.
I can't take your call right now, but leave a message,
and I'll get back to you when I can.
Hey, Nicky. It's me again.
You haven't returned any of my calls.
Just want to talk to you, and I just...
I hope you're okay.
Dad?
Hey. Coffee?
Thank you. You're a lifesaver.
Hey, the cameras are looking good.
Yeah. Jeff went a little overboard,
but he worries, you know,
especially when he's out of town on these conferences.
Which is smart.
How you feeling? You doing okay?
Like I'm going to pop any second.
Yeah.
Jeff's not coming back till Thursday,
and I still haven't baby proofed the house.
Let me take this.
- Okay. - Okay.
Yeah.
We got a problem.
Double wrap it. Make sure the Van's backed up
to the alley door before you move it, okay? Come on.
Alright. Here. Grab it.
Hey. 20 more minutes,
it'll be like nothing ever happened.
And when you're done here, make sure there's nothing left.
Yeah.
And do me a favor, will you?
See what you can find on a woman named Nicky ciccone.
Alright. Who is she?
I need to know if I can trust her.
What happened?
Stephanie gilchrist.
She came here.
She said I couldn't control you,
that you were poking around where you shouldn't be.
Where is she?
I got her tied up in the back.
Good. What aren't you telling me, Dutch?
When you came to my office after the parks hit,
when you asked me about gilchrist,
I said I didn't know who she was.
That was a lie.
I'm sorry, Angelo.
I... I vetted her as much as I could.
She had the right references.
She had the right money. She wanted parks dead.
- That's all I knew. - That's all you knew?
That's all I needed to know. That's how this works.
Don't tell me how this works.
I swear to god I didn't know parks was clean,
and if I told you who gilchrist was,
you would have went after her,
and she would have killed you.
You lied to me.
I protected you!
Every time I lied to you, about gilchrist,
about the cops sniffing around you and Eddie,
about all of it, it was because I was trying
to keep you alive.
That's what I do.
That's what I've always done.
By keeping me in the dark?
By keeping you safe!
I met parks' wife.
I sat in a room,
and I listened to her talk about what kind of man he was.
And the whole time, I'm thinking,
you sent me in there.
You put that gun in my hand.
- I didn't know. - You should have known!
That is your job!
How am I ever going to trust you again?
You still think gilchrist connects to this son of a bitch
who's after you, this ferryman?
What I know is, it all connects to parks.
Gilchrist hired us to kill parks,
and I just got to find another road to the ferryman.
I got a good idea where it starts.
Hey.
Linda, I've been calling.
Yes. I know. I'm sorry.
It's just, things have been busy at work.
You haven't been to a meeting in three weeks.
I'm good. Really.
Can I come in?
Now is... it's not a... it's not a great time.
I know this time has been impossible.
Losing your son,
there is no road map for that kind of grief.
Look. I appreciate you checking on me...
but when you're an addict
and you go through something like that,
we sometimes replace one obsession for another.
We find something else to fill the hours
we used to spend drinking.
I'm not drinking.
I believe you.
But I also know you. You need to get back to meetings, okay?
For your own sake.
Soon.
Oka... call me.
I will.
Can I help you?
Yeah. I'm looking for information on a former tenant,
Nicky ciccone.
Yeah. I'm the super. You know her?
I do.
Quite a story.
What happened?
She killed her husband.
Come on. I'll give you the tour.
He was right there when I found him.
I was down working in the incinerator,
and I heard shouting, like, a lot of shouting.
And then you came up here?
Yeah, when it got loud and real intense.
You know what I mean?
So, I come up here.
He's lying down right here,
head split open, body all twisted up,
arms, legs, everything bent the wrong way,
like she threw him down hard and he just kept going.
Those two were always going at it.
I knew something wasn't right.
Did it ever go to trial?
Nah. It was weird.
NYPD showed up initially, asked a few questions.
Case just disappeared.
Said it was out of their jurisdiction.
Who took the case?
The feds. FBI showed up.
That was that.
Nicky and the kid moved out about six months ago.
Sir. Hey.
Sir.
Who took the case?
I just told you the feds took over.
Yeah. Right. Sorry.
A lot on my mind.
I... I appreciate your time. Thank you.
Help me.
Michael?
- Michael, what's going on? - Help me.
I'm so sorry.
Michael got a hold of the phone.
- Is everything okay? - He's fine.
He wanted to wear his nice shoes for the performance tonight.
He's having trouble with the laces.
Let me talk to Angelo!
But he'll be fine, Mr. Doyle.
Wait. Who is this?
Hello?
I'm expediting the plan.
We move now.
I already got somebody in place to take care of the brother.
I want the daughter taken out too.
It ain't going to be easy.
I had a chance to check out their place
when I was working on the cable.
The security system's top tier,
you know, motion sensors, cameras.
The place is locked down tight.
How am I going to get in?
Don't worry about that.
I'll get you in.
You, killed your ex-husband?
First-degree murder.
That's life without parole.
No, no. It... it was... it was self-defense.
He was abusive.
I had to protect my daughter.
He was going to kill us both.
Maybe.
No. There's no maybe.
You've seen the hospital reports, the police statements.
I see a lot of things.
What are you doing?
How would you like all this to go away?
The charges, the trial, the prison time.
- All of it. - You can't do that.
I can do anything I want.
But I will need you to do something for me,
starting with this.
Who is he?
I want you to get close to him.
I want you to infiltrate his life.
He'll have a soft spot for you.
Do this, and you walk away.
I need one final thing from you.
I'm sending someone for Maria.
- What? - You heard me.
I'm not going to help you with that.
You survived your ex-husband.
You did whatever you had to do to stay alive.
This is no different.
This is completely different.
You made a choice.
You lived with it.
This is the same.
I didn't have a choice before.
You don't have a choice now, either.
What are you doing?
I didn't hear you come in.
I asked you what you were doing.
I'm getting Michael ready for music therapy.
You must be his brother.
Where's Jane?
Her mother took a bad turn.
She's on leave for a while, just taking care of her.
Someone should have called me.
You're absolutely right.
I'm sorry. It just... it happened so quickly.
You were going through his things.
I was looking for his headphones.
We like our residents to use their own when possible.
Did you find them?
No luck.
We'll provide a pair.
Holly.
Your brother and I, we've been getting along quite well.
Mr. Doyle, I understand you're protective of Michael,
and I promise you I'm going to take care of him.
Michael.
I want to show you something.
Can you believe how far along she is?
I'm going to be a grandfather any day now,
and you're going to be a grand-uncle.
I wanted you to see her.
Leah should be here.
She'd be so happy.
It's all she ever wanted.
Hey.
Hey! You came back!
Told you I would.
Glutton for punishment.
Yeah.
You look like you're due any day now.
Three weeks. Yeah. It's... it's getting real.
You ready? Got that nursery all set up?
I have baby proofing supplies just sitting in boxes.
Yeah, I was supposed to do it this week,
but my husband's out of town,
and my dad bailed on me last minute.
- No. - I just know
when the baby comes, I'll have no time.
You know, if you need an extra set of hands,
I'm around.
No. No. I... I couldn't ask you to do that.
You're not asking. I'm offering.
Honestly, I haven't touched baby stuff in so long.
My daughter's practically grown now.
I kind of miss it.
We can make an afternoon of it.
I'll bring smoothies, and we'll turn it
into something fun instead of just work.
Well, that actually sounds really nice.
Yeah?
Yeah. I mean, if you're serious.
Totally serious.
Okay. Well, thank you.
Yeah.
You've had time to think.
I'm going to ask you some questions.
You're going to answer them,
and you're not going to lie to me.
You're very brave.
You don't flinch, right?
I bet you don't feel pain.
Let's find out.
So, are you ready... To be a mother?
I have no idea. I mean, is anyone ever ready?
No. Some people are just better at pretending.
I was terrified when I had my daughter.
You were a single mom, right?
Yeah. Makes it all harder.
Every decision feels like a...
You just... you second-guess yourself.
Yeah. I mean, I... I don't know.
I just kind of...
I've been stressed lately.
Well, you're about to have a baby.
That's normal.
Also just dealing with... some stuff,
some personal stuff.
And it... it got messy for a while.
But I... I made a decision,
and I... I finally feel like I can breathe again,
which is good, you know, because this little guy needs me
to have my head on straight.
That's all that matters.
Yeah.
You got your whole life ahead of you.
I'm going to get some water. Do you want some?
- Sure. - Okay. I'll be right back.
Hey.
She doesn't know anything about the ferryman.
How can you be sure?
Because I got her to talk.
Yeah. At first, she wouldn't answer.
Then she tried bargaining.
Then she tried begging.
But she doesn't know anything about the ferryman.
Trust me. She would've told me.
Alright.
Right.
There's this FBI agent.
Agent Grant.
Yeah. I remember her.
She's like a dog with a bone.
She doesn't know how to let go.
- Nicky. - Hey.
Where you been? I've been trying to reach you.
I need to apologize.
For what?
Well, what... whatever it is, we can work it out.
We can't. That's why I'm calling.
To say I have to leave, get out of town.
Things happened, Angelo,
things I never meant to happen.
I'm sorry, Angelo, for everything.
And I'm going to fix this before I go.
Nicky?
Nicky!
Hey.
Agent Grant?
Mr. Flannery. Well, this is quite a coincidence.
It's the second time our paths have crossed.
Yes.
Actually, you know, I want to thank you
for the work you did on my daughter's case.
Of course.
Must be complicated.
But I just want you to know that I'm here if you need anything.
Well, that's very kind of you,
but the case is already closed on our end.
We found what we were looking for.
- Good. - Yeah. In fact,
I've already shifted my focus to other matters,
although, I do understand your concern.
When something like this happens,
somebody tries to kill your child, it stays with you.
It does.
Family is everything.
Yes.
And if you're anything like me,
there's absolutely nothing you wouldn't do to protect them.
Arthur!
What a surprise. How are you?
I'm alright. Thank you.
Julia, how do you know Arthur?
He came to our bereavement group the other day
at my house.
You remember I was telling you about my husband, Robert?
I... I do. Yes.
This is his mother.
Well... so good to see you again.
I hope you'll come to another meeting.
Me too.
It's a small world.
It's getting smaller.
It's good to see you.
He's such a sweet man.
Hey.
- Joe. - What's up?
I know who the ferryman is.
Yeah.
Hello?
Hello!
Before you, I was someone else,
someone who helped people.
You still are.
You don't know who I am.
I had... I had... rules.
I believed in something.
Until you walked into my son's life.
I didn't know who he was.
Does that matter?
You turned me into this,
into someone who manipulates victims
and... and threatens innocent people.
We're the same now, both of us.
Monsters.
We're not the same.
No?
Well, you kill for money.
I kill f...
Well, at least you're honest about what you are.
What if there were a way back?
There is no way back.
You can't bring my son back.
No, but I can give you something else.
What?
Meet me at the old warehouse, pier 12, at 9:00.
Why would I do that?
Because what I have
is what you've been searching for...
a way to make sense of all this.
Is this a trap?
No. If I wanted to kill you, you'd be dead already.
And come alone.
You said I turned you into a monster.
I brought you someone who turned us both into monsters.
Stephanie gilchrist.
You know her?
She's corporate counsel.
She's been helping Julia since Robert died.
Tell her the truth.
Tell her what you did.
The company needed Robert gone.
The safety issue he uncovered
would have cost them billions.
So I hired him...
To kill your son.
Had I known the truth about your son,
I never would have taken the contract.
There are certain lines I will not cross.
Look at me.
You killed my son.
I am not the one who pulled the trigger.
You might as well have.
Too many innocent people have been hurt.
It ends here.
Do with her what you want.
Please, no.
I'm not through with you yet.
Two of your loved ones are about to die.
What are you talking about?
Even though you live a double life, Angelo,
you can't be in two places at once.
Come on. Come on. Come on. Pick up.
Hi, it's Maria.
I missed your call. Leave a message.
Damn it.
St. Christina mirabilis.
Yes. I'm calling about my brother, Michael Doyle.
I want to make sure he's okay.
We're having a performance for the residents.
He seemed to be enjoying himself.
- Do you need to talk to him? - No, as long as he's okay.
Thank you. I'll be there soon.
Let's go, Maria. Come on.
Do you play?
Hi, it's Maria.
I missed your call. Leave a message.
Hi, it's Maria.
I missed your call. Leave a message.
Hi, it's Maria.
That's five shots.
The gun's empty.
How did you know I was coming?
Nicky warned me.
Stop moving.
Or what? You going to shoot me?
I don't think so, sweetheart.
I don't think you have it in you.
Don't!
I can see it in your eyes.
I said don't!
Stop!
You bitch. You...
911. What's your emergency?
I just... There's been a shooting.
Okay. Ma'am, what's your name?
I just... Hello?
Someone broke into my home...
What's your name, ma'am?
Dad? Dad?
Where's Michael?
She works for me.
You hired her?
Three days ago. Round the clock.
When you said somebody was coming after you,
I put protection on Michael.
You said you weren't sure you could ever trust me again.
I've been protecting you both from the start.
It's what I've always done.
I'm worried, Angelo.
You may be next.