[object banging]
[door creaking]
[footsteps thumping] [pensive music]
[birds chirping]
[brooding music]
[chickens clucking]
[drill whirring]
[pensive music continues]
[door bangs]
[birds chirping]
[chickens clucking]
I'm gonna go read.
Mm.
I'm not moving till I absolutely have to.
[Larry chuckles]
[Larry] Okay.
[solemn piano music]
[birds chirping]
[Connie] Amy, it's called retirement.
[Amy] You know Dad.
He loves his quiet time in the mornings.
Well, he can have it.
Look, I spent 30 years driving around,
selling carpet samples.
I am sleeping in.
Nan, are you and grandpa coming to my game tomorrow?
Emma, do we ever miss?
[Emma] No.
Well, we'll be there.
Mom, we gotta run.
We'll see you tonight too, right?
[Connie] Oh, gosh, let me see.
Let me check my busy schedule.
[Emma chuckles]
- Love you. - Love you.
Okay, pack up. Let's go.
Emma's really excited about her game.
It's tomorrow, remember?
Oh, I remember. It's the playoffs.
Hillsdale beat us at the buzzer by 2 in-season.
Yeah, well, it's a lucky shot.
You do realize that eating an oatmeal cookie
is not the same as eating actual oatmeal?
Yeah, It really taste better.
[Larry laughs]
All right, well, I'm headed out to the shed.
Yeah, still trying to fix that old air compressor.
Thing's giving me hives.
Well, you take it easy.
Doctor doesn't want you straining yourself.
Doctor said I'm strong as an ox.
Oh, he did, did he?
Yeah, something like that.
[chicken clucking]
Oh, come on.
[Larry sighs]
[phone ringing]
Hey, Jeff. I'm out in the shed.
Can you hear me?
[Jeff] Dad, it's a video call.
- Yeah. - Push the green button.
[Larry] Ah.
Yeah, sorry, the Wi-Fi's not that great out here.
Where are you?
Just on the way to this interview.
I, uh... I need my dad-knows-everything
game time pep talk.
Well, just in the nick of time.
Anything to get me away
from working on this old air compressor.
Dad, I told you I'd help you when I got back.
Yeah, I know, I know, I know.
Just warming it up for you.
Hey, you are still planning
on being here for the tomorrow, right?
- Dad, it's playoffs. - Good boy.
Family first, Pops.
Family first.
Now, the job interview, okay?
Walk in there, give 'em a firm handshake,
look 'em in the eye.
Listen more than you talk.
And remember,
you're the best man I know.
That company would be incredibly lucky to have you.
Thanks, Dad.
[brooding music]
[pen scratching]
[distorted voice] We are the cartel.
We're in control.
Jeff's gonna get that job.
I know.
He's a smart boy and a heck of a worker.
Well, all the way in Minneapolis though.
I mean, is it bad if I don't want him to take it?
Oh, of course not. You're his mama.
Yeah.
Listen, remind me to get some, some flowers.
I thought you were already bringing a pie.
Well, the pie is to eat and flowers are to look at.
Whatever makes you happy, dear.
Oh, look what the cat dragged out.
No good, wannabe mechanic.
He's got a lot of nerves showing his face around here.
Irvin!
All right, well, you know what?
Look, he's hiding his face. Just-- honey, come on.
Let's stop, don't make a scene. Let's--
Well, if he didn't wanna make a scene,
he should have fixed the car the first time we brought it in.
Irv!
Irvin!
Hey!
Come on.
[Larry faintly speaking]
I want her to be safe.
All right?
All right.
Is everything okay?
Irv said, bring the car back in on Monday,
and he'll take another look at the brakes, for free.
Well, you didn't have to do that.
Oh, yes, I did.
Now let's go get you those flowers you need so badly.
My dear.
[wind chimes ringing]
Chad.
Ms. Van Oosten.
Come on.
Aren't we ready for just Connie by now?
You'll always be my teacher, Ms. Van Oosten.
Oh.
You, uh, buying some flowers for your wife?
Yes, ma'am.
I'm taking your advice.
Well, Larry's advice, I guess.
Always bring home for the misses.
How-- how's your business going?
I can't complain.
You know, I gotta tell you though,
things between my wife and I, they've...
Well, they've been really good ever since I joined
your relationship circle at the church.
Marriage sure doesn't come easy.
[Larry] Hey, Connie.
Hey, Chad.
See what I mean?
Larry always thinks we're running late.
[horn honking]
[Larry laughing]
[ominous music]
Oh, he's going back.
Oh, now he's gonna go back on.
He's backing in and up.
Oh, and one.
I didn't touch you.
You called foul on every play.
- But you reached. - No, I didn't.
Emma, take it easy on grandpa.
Jeff says he's gonna try to make it
to Emma's game tomorrow.
His plane gets in late morning.
Oh, Emma would love that.
Did he get the job?
Well, we haven't heard yet,
but we are praying for good news.
Speaking of,
here's the new church bulletin I've been working on.
Can you give it a once over before we go to print?
Yeah, of course.
Just throw it in my bag.
I'll give back to you tomorrow with my notes.
Thanks, Mom.
Okay, you wanna start bringing that over?
Emma! Honey, get in here
and set the table.
Lord, thank you for providing this meal for our family.
We pray for our loved ones, for our neighbors, our friends,
and yes, Lord, we even pray
for that despicable mechanic Irvin,
who can't tell a lug nut from a monkey wrench.
And Lord, if you do have some spare time,
please lead us to a victory tomorrow over Hillsdale.
[Amy chuckles]
- Amen. - Amen.
[Larry] Oh, thank you, thank you for this.
This all looks great.
[ominous music]
[Larry groaning]
How are you not cold?
I just don't wanna get hot in the middle of the night.
Well, could you not roll the covers
all the way off the bed?
Well, could you not turn the bed into a sauna?
Some nights, it's like sleeping next to a furnace.
Okay.
[Larry sighs]
I love you, by the way.
I love you, too.
[crickets chirping]
[Larry snoring]
[brooding music]
[ominous music]
[Connie gasps]
Hon, what's the matter?
Hey!
Hey, who are you?
[taser bangs]
[electric crackling]
[Larry groaning]
Larry!
Larry?
- [mumbling] - Larry?
[breathing heavily]
What do you want?
[intruder whistles]
[distorted voice] We are in control
Oh, Lord, help us.
Help us, please. Oh, Lord.
Cuff him!
Ankles and then his hands.
[stammering]
- I-- - Now!
Cuff him!
[cuffs jingling]
Larry-- Oh, my god--
- Larry... - [groaning]
He has an asthma.
He can't breathe. He needs his inhaler.
Please.
He needs his inhaler.
Please!
Get it.
Here.
- [Larry groans] - Deep breath.
- Deep breath, breathe. - [inhaler puffs]
Breathe, breathe...
- [groans] - [brooding music]
[Connie] Lord, help us...
[distorted voice] Where is your God now?
Get up.
Stand up!
Walk.
Connie... [groaning]
Connie.
[crickets chirping]
Phone passcodes, email log-ins, passwords.
[crickets chirping]
[foreboding music]
Your son, Jeff.
How does the interview go?
And Amy.
She's working on that church summer recreation program.
And Emma's basketball game against Hillsdale.
[foreboding music]
I can't--
Now.
Now!
[sinister music]
Get in the trunk, in the trunk.
[Larry] Okay.
Get in.
No.
We can't, we can't--
It's gonna be okay, it's gonna be okay.
[sinister music continues]
[crickets chirping]
Don't move.
Step up.
Stop.
Do not move.
[foreboding music]
Larry, walk to the sound of my voice.
Stop.
Do not look.
Look down.
[Larry coughs]
Cuff him to the wall.
Both hands.
If he fights, I will kill you.
Go.
[Connie] Stop.
Turn to me, turn to me...
[ominous music]
[Masked Man] Cuff him!
[Connie] It's okay...
What if he needs his medicine?
[cuffs clicking]
Keys.
To the wall.
I know.
To the wall!
Put your right hand up.
Put you right hand up.
You don't have to do this, son.
Look, whatever it is you've done-
No, no.
It's not what I have done that's brought you here.
We see everything.
Everything!
[footsteps thumping]
We'll be watching.
[gate clanks]
[Larry groaning]
Larry.
Larry, you all right?
Well, just dandy.
I'm gonna...
I'm gonna get you outta here, I swear.
Oh.
Connie?
I'm still here.
I'm here, I'm here, I'm here.
Oh, God.
Connie? Connie, talk to me.
I can hear your teeth chattering, Larry.
[Larry chuckles]
I can't... I just can't get him to stop.
[Larry laughs]
Aren't I one who's supposed to be cold all the time?
[laughs] Yeah, that's right.
Oh.
What time do you think it is?
Uh, maybe midmorning.
10:00 AM
Jeff will be landing soon
and Emma's basketball game is in a few hours.
Yeah. Yeah, yeah, yeah.
They'll know something's wrong.
- Maybe they'll call. - Yeah.
[Masked man over speakers] Quiet.
We're in control.
Do not speak.
We're watching.
[car door closes]
Hey, Dad, it's Jeff.
Yeah, I just landed.
Just checking to see if you wanted to carpool to the game.
Call me back.
Bye.
[groans]
Connie.
Connie, you okay?
Yeah.
I can't feel my arm.
Oh.
Come on.
[Larry grunting]
Come... Come on.
[Larry grunting]
[screaming]
I'm sorry.
I'm really sorry, I couldn't--
- I'm sorry, I couldn't. - Someone's coming.
Someone's coming, Larry.
Right, no matter what, stay strong.
We're still together.
I'm scared.
[door creaking]
Me too.
[light humming]
[footsteps approaching]
Face the wall.
What do you want?
Face the wall.
- [groans] - Connie.
Unlock yourself.
- [Connie groaning] - Face the wall!
I can't, I dropped the keys.
Ah!
- Oh. - Get up, get up.
Leave her alone!
- Get up. - Leave her alone!
[trembling]
- Move, move! - You'll be okay.
[phone ringing]
Hey, Mom, we're heading on 20.
Oh, well then, I'm glad I caught you.
Amy, I'm so sorry, but Dad and I,
we can't-- can't make it today.
Really?
It's playoffs.
I know, sweetie.
And we are...
We're just devastated.
But Dad surprised me with a little romantic getaway.
[Amy] What?
Yeah, we are...
We're we're going up to the lake for the weekend.
Dad planned that?
I know.
I know, I'm just as surprised as you are.
Um, I--
He forgot that it...
That the date's conflicted.
It's not refundable.
[loud bang]
Um, sweetie, we're at the airport
and about to go through security.
So will you just tell Emma
we'll make it up to her?
Of course.
Well, you two have fun.
[Connie] We will.
I-- I love you.
Love you, too.
[suspenseful music]
Look down.
This is not my first time doing this,
and I do not work alone.
My associates are watching your children
and your grandchildren.
We're an organization you would describe as a cartel.
Connie, you are going to die.
[ominous music]
Make your peace with it.
What?
It'll make the rest easier.
Now, if you comply with everything that I ask,
the rest of your family will be safe.
If you do not,
we will kill you
and every single person in your family.
[exclaims]
Do you understand?
Mm...
Do you understand me?
Yes.
Chart off bank.
Transfer your CDs and savings
into your primary checking account.
I don't do the banking. That's Larry's...
With God, all things are possible, Connie.
[suspenseful music]
You ask for a single cashier's check.
How much?
Everything.
[ominous music]
[phone ringing]
Hello.
[Connie] Mark, hi.
[chuckles] Connie.
This is a surprise. How are you?
[phone beeps]
Uh...
So I need to access our CDs and savings,
um, all of it, right away, the full amount.
The full amount?
That's substantial.
Is everything okay?
Well, everything's fine.
Uh, it's just Larry and I
are looking at a real estate opportunity.
It's real exciting.
But it's time sensitive,
so we need a cashier's check today.
Oh, wow.
That...
That doesn't sound like you guys.
And you sure everything's fine?
Yes, yes, yes, Mark.
We're sure, we're sure.
Okay.
Um, when would...
When would you and Larry like to come in?
[brooding music]
Both of us?
[Mark] Uh, yeah, it's policy for withdraws of this size.
Larry is at the property, with the realtor,
signing closing documents.
Ooh.
Sorry, but like I said,
it's standard policy for most dual accounts.
Um, Mark, Mark, Lar-- Larry--
Lary and I are both full signers on all our accounts,
and we just really trust each other that way.
So I think-- I think if you look at our checking info,
you'll-- you'll see.
[Mark] Sure, give me a sec.
Uh, yeah, you're right.
Sorry about that.
[knocking on door]
[doorbell rings]
Hello?
Connie, are you there?
[Masked Man] End the call.
I'll be in later. Thanks, Mark.
- Thanks, Mark. - [call ends]
- Oh, no. - Be quiet!
[pensive music]
Connie?
Connie!
[Masked Man] Against the wall.
No. No, don't-- don't hang me again.
Please don't hang me.
And Larry can't hang like that forever.
- Please. - [Larry groans]
Jeff, Amy, Emma.
[doorbell rings]
[knocking on door]
[Larry groaning]
[door closes]
[knocking on door]
[doorbell rings]
[knocking on door]
Oh, you got it, you got it.
- Oh my God. Oh. - Thank God.
Oh, baby.
Somebody was at the door.
- Who? - I don't know.
I don't know.
[doorbell rings] [knocking on door]
Chad, I know you're in there.
I could see your car.
[knocking on door]
Anything?
[whispering] I can't hear anything.
Bob.
Hey, how are you?
What the hell, Chad?
I've been calling for days.
I'm sorry.
This latest property deal has me super swamped.
But that said, it is no excuse
for mistreating my most valued investor.
Okay, how can I make it up to you, man?
You can give me my money back.
- Bob. - I want it back today.
That's not how investments work.
Come on, we talked about the timeline.
Yes, we did.
And you said I get annual dividends,
and I haven't gotten a penny.
What? You're kidding.
That check you sent,
the bank won't cash it.
I forgot to sign it.
I'm so sorry.
It's completely my fault.
Okay?
Let me just go grab a pen.
One second.
[Larry] What did he want from you?
Made me call Mark at the bank,
and he wanted me to withdraw everything.
- Everything? - Mm.
It doesn't matter.
What else did he say?
He said he's gonna kill us.
I'm not gonna let that happen.
We're gonna figure out a way through this, right?
He seems afraid of you.
Yeah, he seems determined to keep his distance.
Yeah.
He always has a gun turned on you.
Never me, always you.
- If I jumped him-- - Larry.
No.
It's too dangerous.
We might have to take some risks.
[foreboding music]
[exclaims]
[footsteps thumping]
There you go.
Signed.
You're still behind, Chad.
I want my principal back,
300,000.
Look, Bob, I understand your concern.
I do, right?
I mean, we're in this together.
But rushing to liquidate right now?
I mean, that will mean missing
all the returns we've been building toward.
Think about your family.
I'm sick of waiting. I'm done.
I just want out.
Well, if you're sure, it's your decision.
I'm sure.
Then I'll have the money to you by Monday.
[Bob] Okay.
- Okay. - Good.
And Bob, I'll see you at service Sunday?
Yeah, of course.
See you Sunday.
But Chad,
if I don't get my money back,
if this is some stunt,
I'm calling the cops.
[pensive music]
[footsteps thumping]
I need their money.
Get the money.
Get my money.
[brooding music]
[dissonant music]
Get my money!
Oatmeal cookies, soda, even green tea.
He knows everything about us.
If he was gonna kill us...
[Larry coughs]
If he was gonna kill us...
[Larry coughs]
Inhaler?
[inhaler puffs]
If he was really gonna kill us,
why go to all that trouble?
I don't know, Larry.
- Are you okay? - Yeah, no, I'm just...
I'm just a little lightheaded.
Then maybe you should eat something.
[Connie] No.
Here.
Thanks, thanks.
Did you get some sleep?
I don't know.
I don't think so.
- I'll be all right. - You look cold. Come here.
[Larry sighs]
Hi. Yes, I need to cancel a check.
Company is Store Edge, LLC.
Check 149.
Yeah. Yeah, I can hold.
Maybe he's lying.
There's only one guy.
I could jump him. It might be our only chance.
No, no, no.
No, we have to take some risk.
No, I don't want you do die.
Die down--
[Chad] Larry.
Get up.
Stand against the wall.
Connie, cuff him to the latch.
It's okay.
[clicks]
Yeah.
Connie, upstairs.
[Larry] No. Not this time.
Anything you can say to her, you can say to both of us.
Larry, don't.
- [Chad] Upstairs. - [Larry] No!
No, no, no, no. You take me!
- Take me! - Shut up.
You're next.
I'm coming back for you.
Larry...
Connie!
[body thuds]
[Chad] Wake up.
[table thudding] Wake up!
Look down.
[Connie sighs]
Eat.
Put it on.
I wouldn't go out like this.
Connie.
Take your blindfold off.
Look down.
You're gonna get out.
You walk straight ahead.
You never look back.
You walk into the bank, you get our check,
you walk straight back, you never look at me.
No cops, no phone calls, no messages.
We're gonna be watching you inside.
You have five minutes.
One second longer, and you are a widow.
[pensive music]
Connie.
[Connie] Yeah, yeah.
- Do you understand? - Yes, yes.
Look down.
We're watching.
- Now go. - [watch beeps]
[suspenseful music]
- [Mark] Connie. - Hi.
I can help you right over here.
- I barely recognize you. - Yeah, well...
- You okay? - Yes, yeah.
All right. Well, I have everything printed out
and ready to sign, just like you asked.
Thank you.
You're sure everything's fine?
Oh, yeah, yeah.
- Yeah, so-- - Okay, well,
just sign here and here.
[suspenseful music continues]
Uh...
This must be a really great opportunity for you two.
Uh, yeah, yeah.
It really, really is.
Um, you know, I just have to...
I'm in a bit of a hurry.
So, so, so...
Is my check ready?
You know what? Let me go grab that right now.
Thank you. Thanks, thanks.
- No problem. - Great, great.
[suspenseful music continues]
I don't know how you got in this situation.
- Shut up! - He forgives.
It's never too late.
The answer is no.
- Okay, Connie. - Hi.
- Here is you a check. - Thank you.
And let me say, it has been an absolute pleasure.
Thank you for all these years,
and I hope that I can continue to serve
you and your husband in the future.
Thank you.
No police, no police.
Larry's in the car.
They will kill him.
Look, I can go around back.
No, no, no, no, no.
Too risky.
Connie, you can't go back.
Larry's in the car.
Connie. You have to stay.
Thanks so much, Mark.
Help us, please, help us.
[suspenseful music continues]
[Chad] Look down. Down!
Now pass up the check.
Put your blindfold back on.
[car engine starts]
[suspenseful music continues]
Yes, I need to report a crime.
[Chad] Larry first. Larry first.
Up against the wall, Larry.
Against the wall!
- [phone ringing] - Stop.
Why is Jeff calling? Why is Jeff calling?
We were supposed to see him at the game.
If your family gets involved, it'll get them killed.
No, nobody-- nobody's done anything.
[Larry] You already have all our money.
What else do you want?
You have an IRA worth over $60,000
and you have a pension plan worth $45,000
and a share of a farm property in Minnesota.
[Larry] We don't care about the money.
You can have it all.
I know.
Oh.
You should've stayed.
You should've stayed in the bank.
Why didn't you stay?
Help was on the way.
It's coming.
Oh.
Kidnapped?
Kid-- Mark, that sounds crazy.
Are you sure?
All right. And what did the police say?
And they're on their way to Mom and Dad's right now?
You know what? Never mind.
I'm gonna meet them at the farm.
[safe beeping]
[gun clicks]
[crickets chirping]
[gun cocks]
Dad?
[siren wailing]
[pensive music]
Sir, I'm gonna need to see your hands.
Wait, wait, wait. No, I--
Drop the weapon! Down!
On the ground right now.
- Look, I have a permit. - Now, down on the ground.
Right now!
All right, well, look, my parents are missing.
Please. I just need you to check.
- I just need-- Wait! - Down!
Stay down! Down!
Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait! Wait! Jeff?
Yes.
Jeff, get up, get up.
Let him up. Let him up.
It's his parents' home.
- Hey, are you okay? - Yes.
- Chief Kelly. - Yeah?
My parents, I...
Yeah, we...
Yeah, we know.
[indistinct police radio chatter]
Stop right there.
[knocking on door]
[Officer] The chief is here.
Mark that for me.
Chief Kelly.
I'm special agent William Heath.
Thank you for getting here so quickly.
And you must be Jeff?
FBI?
I'm looking forward to talking with you.
Here, let's use that office.
Just give me one second with Chief Kelly.
Jeff is...
He's a good kid.
I, I don't think he has anything to do with this.
You discovered him at the crime scene armed.
We have to cover every possibility.
He was looking for his folks.
Any crime involving FDIC insured institutions
fall under FBI jurisdiction.
This is a bank robbery.
I don't care about your jurisdiction, Agent Heath.
I appreciate you.
But these are my friends.
We need to do our jobs.
And with a lot of luck,
just maybe we can find this couple before it's too late.
Join me.
I flew in from Minneapolis.
I had a job interview there.
Your parents' car was found
in long-term parking at the airport.
According to security footage,
your parents' car arrived
just minutes after your flight landed.
I-- I-- I don't understand.
Were my parents at the airport?
The car may have been parked it
to make it look like they went on a trip.
By who?
Did you meet someone at the airport?
No.
Did you drive your parents' car to the airport?
Of course not. I already told you.
I--
You think I had something to do with this?
You think I kidnapped my own parents?
Come on!
Chief, tell him how crazy this is.
Where were you last night?
I was at the hotel packing for my trip.
We'll call them to verify that, okay?
[Jeff] Go ahead.
And this job, the interview.
Did you get it?
I don't know yet.
Are you having money problems?
If I needed the money that badly,
I'd just asked them for it.
They would've given it to me.
Mark will have called the police, you know?
It's on the way, but I can't help thinking
what if someone saw me?
What if they know?
You can't think that.
You did everything right.
You did so good.
The police will figure this out.
I'm so proud of you.
[Larry coughs]
Where's your inhaler?
[inhaler rattling]
- Is it out? - Yeah.
[clears throat] Yup.
Oh, Larry.
[Larry coughs]
Strong as an ox.
[Larry coughs]
[dog barking]
I'm home.
[children] - Daddy! - Daddy!
We're playing in the kitchen.
[groans]
I can't see this without [coughs] my glasses.
[Larry coughs]
Let's see if I can get one more dose outta this.
No, no, no, no.
It's not that.
It's not.
What is it?
I'm supposed to protect you.
That's who I am.
And every time that man comes down here
and he takes you away from me,
I may never see you again.
And I just feel helpless.
I failed you.
[Larry sighs]
You're the only thing that's keeping me going here.
Larry.
What would you say to a kid at church
if we talk like that?
[Larry chuckles]
I'd probably say
faith isn't believing God can.
It's believing God will.
The next time he opens that door
and he asks you to cuff me to the wall,
put the cuffs on, loose,
so I can slide out.
What...
What if there are more of them up there?
We have to take that risk.
And your mother was clear she was at the airport.
That's what she said.
Can I see my brother now?
Soon.
I just have a few more questions.
[knocking on door]
Thank you, Amy. I'll be right back.
Security footage of the car.
Nothing good enough to make the plates.
Mm-mm.
But, the bank's photocopy of the cashier's check.
[Agent Heath] Store Edge, LLC.
[Chief Kelly] Mm-hmm.
That's it.
That's what we need to focus on.
All right.
Remember to keep the cuffs loose.
When it happens, stay behind me.
[door creaking]
[Chad] Cuff him to the wall.
[clicking]
I'm done.
[Chad] Come up now.
Sit.
Sign it!
Worked my whole life for this.
Now this.
- This won't work. - Sign it!
It needs a notary.
We can't deed property without a notary,
but we need an in-person signature.
- Just sign it! - No-- no, I can't.
- It won't- - [normal voice] Just sign it!
[device beeps, clattering]
[in normal voice] We need to make it work.
We need to make this work.
[pensive music]
We need to make it work.
We just need to make it work.
But things have gotten so hard since...
Since we had kids and mortgage.
Thanks for sharing, Chad.
It takes a lot of courage.
Yes.
Thanks for the honesty.
Let's hear it for Chad.
[crowd applauding]
You are not alone.
None of us are.
Marriage is the most beautiful thing in the world,
but it doesn't come easy.
It takes real work.
Hmm, that's right.
Family, it needs to be at the heart of every decision
you make day in and day out.
"Family first," that's our mantra.
And always come home with flowers.
You won't find that tip in the Bible,
but I promise you it works.
- [Larry laughs] - [Connie] It does.
[Connie laughs]
Chad, thanks again for sharing with group.
Well, thank you for being so encouraging.
Yeah.
You know, I finally got my finance license.
[gasps] You did?
- Mm-hm. - Oh!
Wow, congratulations.
Yeah, I am officially a wealth manager
for a company in Chicago now.
[Connie] Oh.
We're working on a property investment
that's what's looking pretty lucrative.
Even mom and dad are impressed.
That's great.
And I'm not surprised, you--
You were a valedictorian of your high school class.
Just keep raising that bar higher.
You know, I'm...
I'm actually pitching a couple families
here in Erie on the deal.
Would you and Larry be open to me
doing a practice meeting?
Um...
I need to look at a couple of your financials,
but, I mean, it would be completely confidential.
Yeah, you know, yeah, I don't-- I don't usually--
Connie.
It would really help me on my pitch.
Okay, okay.
Of course, happy to help.
Thanks.
Now, these numbers were all great, right?
But the best part about working real estate
into your overall holdings
is that land is a premium commodity.
The good Lord isn't making any more of it, right, Larry?
No.
Now, we've already purchased 18 plots.
We're building first-class starter homes
that young families can rent and grow into.
Family first, right?
Now, you two have done a great job,
but you could be making two to three times more interest
if you put some of these lower yielding CDs
into real estate development.
And if we act quickly,
well, I can lock in these best-in-class rates
before it's too late.
[Chad sighs] What do you think?
Wow, great. Great, it's wonderful.
Yes, I agree. That was great work.
Really good.
[Chad] You really think so?
- Really good. - Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Well, now that you've heard the whole pitch,
would you two be interested?
And since we're friends, I mean,
I'd be willing to lower my commission, obviously.
Guys, look.
You two have done an amazing job with your nest egg,
but the reality is pretty simple.
This portfolio, it has no upside.
We've been with the same financial planner for 20 years.
Exactly, Larry.
I mean, wouldn't you rather your savings
be with someone from your own church?
You know, someone you trust, not some stranger.
I mean, you clearly would be better off-
I'm sorry, Chad, but the answer's no.
But good luck.
You did a really good job.
Okay? We're rooting for you.
Thanks, Larry.
Yeah, I just thought it was wonderful.
- Mm-hm. - Just really, really great.
- And it's a winner. - [Larry] Good job.
[Connie] Yeah.
Thanks.
[Larry] Keep it up.
Thanks for listening to my spiel.
[Connie] Anytime.
Good luck.
We'll pray for you.
Chad.
What have you...
What have you done?
I'm in control.
[brooding music]
[jingling]
Just one second.
Have him point that gun anywhere else.
I just need one second.
[door creaking]
[footsteps approaching]
Go on.
Move. Get down.
Chad?
What are you doing, son?
I'm not your son, and this isn't church.
You point that gun at me if you have to, not her.
Yeah?
[Larry] Why are you doing this to us?
You did this.
You did this to yourself.
[phone ringing]
Why is he calling? Why is he calling again?
- Who? - Your son, why is he calling?
- Does he know? - No.
Why does he keep calling?
I need this to stop.
Why does he keep calling?
Because our children love us.
Jeff talks to his father every day.
It's what families do.
Walk the phone to Larry.
Speaker phone.
One wrong word, and there is no more family.
Do you understand?
Speaker.
Jeff?
- Dad. - One wrong word.
[Jeff] Where are you guys? We missed you at basketball.
Oh, your mom and I decided to take a little trip.
Just a spur-of-the-moment romantic thing.
We are retired after all.
Sure. Well, hey, have a great time.
But, dad, hey, I'm out at the farm.
You know, I'm looking everywhere.
Where is that air compressor you started on?
I could fix it before you got home.
Uh, it's outside the barn,
by the door.
That's not where he keeps it.
I'm sorry, I didn't get to fx it before you came home.
Uh, thanks, Pop. Yeah, I'll look there.
So, um...
So are you guys having a good time?
What are the highlights?
You know, I'm gonna have to give you all the details later, son.
I really gotta go.
Your mom's waiting on me.
[Jeff] Dad, wait, wait-- I just--
I love you, son.
[phone beeping]
[crying]
Did you get it?
Give me the phone.
Chad, you don't have to do this.
You brought this on yourself.
We didn't do anything to you.
You got everything!
Everything.
And I came to you for help,
and you couldn't spare one dollar.
Family first, right?
Family first, family first, family first.
Well, we were in the same family, same congregation,
same family in the house of the Lord.
Why couldn't you just practice what you preached?
I am sorry. Oh, I'm so sorry, baby.
He was too close. I couldn't risk it.
[Connie] I know, I know. I know, I know.
This is crazy.
Chad.
I've known him since he was a child.
I've taught him in Sunday school.
I-- I--
- We were at his wedding. - Yeah.
I held his babies.
I--
Chad's not in any cartel.
He's doing this alone.
So the kids are gonna be fine
no matter what happens to us.
Oh, yeah, that's good.
That's good. They'll be okay.
They'll be okay.
[Larry] Yeah, so will we, Connie.
Oh, Larry, we won't.
No one's coming for us.
We are alone down here.
We've been abandoned.
No, no, no, no. Don't say that.
- We're abandoned. - Here.
Let's read together. I need your eyes anyway.
I don't want to.
[bulb buzzing]
I think we're gonna die, Larry.
You remember when we finally decided
to risk our life savings and buy the farm?
- Of course. - And what happened right after?
We were both laid off from our jobs,
you had a heart attack.
Terrible.
Midland processing bought Clinton Corn,
and it downsized me.
And then all of a sudden,
I'm in a hospital bed.
I remember thinking,
"Larry, you ruined us."
That's awful.
I was terrified.
But, you know,
I got that stent,
and my ticker's been working swell for 20 years.
And when I finally started my own business,
who was my first client?
- Midland Processing. - [laughing]
And here we are,
together at it again.
[Connie] Lucky us.
I believe that God put us through all those other trials,
so we'd survive this one.
[soft music]
Jeff.
Somebody has them, Amy.
Somebody has Mom and Dad.
This can't be real.
Hey, Mark.
- Yeah. - Thanks for coming back.
- Anything I can do to help. - Yeah.
I have agents running down corporate documents
on Store Edge, LLC, the company the check was made out to.
In the meantime, what would happen
if someone tries to cash that check?
Well, they would definitely call my bank first to confirm
or check that size.
Now, we could request an in-person signature
at the receiving bank before they cash the check.
Now, that would force the kidnapper to have to come in
and sign for it in-person. - Uh-huh.
And then we'd we'd get fingerprints, huh?
- Yeah. - Video.
No, do not let them cash it.
Cancel that check right now.
If we cancel the check,
then the kidnapper will know that you are onto him.
- Do it. - But, but he could kill them.
And if he gets his cash,
he'll have no reason to keep your parents alive.
[Larry coughing]
What are you marking?
It's from Corinthians.
Just something that I've-
[Chad] Up against the wall.
Put the cuffs on Larry.
Do you know the name Chad Schipper?
Sure, yeah.
Chad and I went to high school together.
He and Dad are elders at our church.
Chad Schipper is the registered driver
of a 2002 Crown Victoria
leased by a company called Store Edge, LLC.
Okay.
The cashier's check your mom carried out of the bank,
it was made out to Store Edge, LLC.
He-- he can be--
Chad's successful.
Yeah, yeah, he owns all these development properties.
He's, he's, he's got investors.
- He's-- - Store Edge is bankrupt.
It owns all those properties all right,
and they all have overdue mortgages.
He needed cash.
[pensive music] [footsteps thumping]
[Chad] You don't need that anymore.
[clatters]
Sign all these.
Yes, I understand.
You know, you are the one that put this evil in my head.
- You have free will. - Free?
Free of what?
What am I free of?
Expectations?
Am I free to fail?
Watch my business go under?
And my house?
My family?
I've never been free, and neither are you.
no matter what your God ever said about it...
And you...
You wanna talk to me about faith?
It's just so easy to have faith
when your whole life is just--
Chad.
You need to hear this.
What you are doing to us,
it's wrong.
It's so utterly evil
that it's made me question everything I ever believed.
And I hate you for that.
But I want you to know,
I will try to forgive you.
You know how this has to end.
I'm not the one who needs saving.
Where is your God now, Chad?
[distant dog barking]
[breathing heavily]
I can't hear a thing.
[Larry coughing]
Come down, come down.
- Yeah. - Come.
- [Larry coughing] - Easy, easy.
[wheezing]
Come on.
Okay, easy, easy.
Yeah, that's...
That's better.
[coughing]
I'm good. I'm good.
I think.
[pensive music]
[birds chirping]
No sign of Schipper at the Monument property.
[birds chirping]
No movement at rental property on Barrington.
Same at his primary residence.
Is the APB out on the Crown Vic?
It's out. No hit yet.
Should we forced entry?
The Van Oostens could be inside.
No forced entry.
If Schipper returns
and sees police activity,
we could lose them.
Hold your position.
[birds chirping]
Where are you?
[scanner beeps]
- [muffled sound] - [cashier] Big project today?
What?
25 yards of tarp.
It must be a big project.
Yeah. Yeah, it is.
I need to get at it so I can get home before supper.
- And just keep the change. - Okay.
[eerie music]
You have a nice day now.
2-Adam-30. Possible sighting of the Crown Victoria.
License is eight, Henry, Tom, William, seven, David, one.
Over.
[car engine starting]
[suspenseful music]
[Agent Heath] You sure on those plates?
Eight, Henry, Tom, William, seven, David, confirmed.
[Agent Heath] That license is registered to a 2011 Impal.
This is Kelly.
[Agent Heath] Do not approach that vehicle.
[Chad] Oh, crap.
Suspect just took off.
I'm in pursuit.
[siren wailing]
[suspenseful music]
[siren wailing]
Suspect is going at least 90.
Can we get some units in front of him?
[Chief Kelly] Stay with him. I'm almost there.
[siren wailing]
[Chad screams] [tires screeching]
[metal thuds] [glass shattering]
We need an ambulance.
Down on the ground!
Hands behind your head!
Check the rest of the vehicle.
- [groans] - Where are they?
Hm?
Where are they, Chad?
[grunts]
I-- I don't know what you're talking about.
Oh, come on. Come on now.
We know you took the Van Oostens.
Huh?
Tell me where they are.
The devil made me do it.
Chief!
Over here.
[Chad groaning]
All units, force entry on Schipper's properties.
All of them. Now!
[suspenseful music]
[officer] Police, search warrant.
Everybody on the ground!
Police!
[officer] This one's clear!
[Agent Heath] Search everything.
Tear the place apart.
Let's go.
[suspenseful music continues]
[dramatic music]
[ominous music]
Check with other team.
Maybe...
Maybe they found something.
We have to search this place.
Then search this place!
Search it again.
[Officer] Yes, sir.
[suspenseful music continues]
[Chief Kelly] Let's go.
[Connie] Help is coming.
Hold on, Larry.
- Hold on. - [wheezing]
Remember when we first met?
Shh, just save your breath.
It was a double date.
Don't talk.
And you were with that other guy.
[Connie chuckles]
I knew...
I knew in that moment
all I ever wanted to do was protect you.
I love you.
I love you very much.
[Connie] I know.
[Larry wheezing]
[machine beeping]
I want another moment when he wakes up.
If he so much as blinks,
you call me.
Anything new?
Nothing.
All the properties are clean.
All right, guys, let's pack it up.
I'm sorry.
[contemplative music]
"For we walk by faith, not by sight.
- Bill! - Hey, hey.
What you got?
I think they're still here.
Guys, get back in here. Come on.
[whistles] Let's go.
- Okay. - You got it. Take it.
All right, gentlemen, I need you to check
all of the walls for hollow spaces, okay?
You two, take the upstairs.
Hey, I need the original plans of the house.
No, the original plans of the house.
I wanna see those designs and I need them right now.
[Larry wheezing]
Larry?
Oh, Larry, please.
Please, Larry.
No. Larry!
- [wheezing] - Larry. Not yet, wait.
Larry.
[power humming]
Oh.
[crying]
Oh.
[Connie sobbing]
Oh.
Oh, Lord.
Lord.
Lord, help.
Oh.
Thank you.
Thank you for keeping us together.
I couldn't have even made it this far without him.
And if, you know, you can't deliver us,
if that's not your plan,
just take care of our family.
We're ready.
- [sniffles] - [somber music]
[wheezing weakly]
[indistinct police radio chatter]
[knocking on wall]
[sighs]
[suspenseful music]
Here. Here.
Here.
I need to get some tools in here!
[Agent Heath] Bolt cutters.
Give me some tools now.
[metallic clanking]
Oh...
Someone's up.
Someone is coming.
Larry, Larry.
Wait.
[Chief Kelly grunts]
[Agent Heath] Get it.
[Chief Kelly grunting]
[creaking]
[gasps
[Chief Kelly] Connie?
I'm here.
Hey, they're alive!
[crying]
[emotional music]
Mom, Dad!
Amy, Amy.
Oh, sweetheart.
Oh, God. Oh.
Oh.
- Mom. - Oh, Jeff.
- Hey. - Jeff!
Oh, God.
[emotional music]
[heart monitor beeping]
We found them, Chad.
They're alive, both of them.
I just wanted you to know that.
There's a lot more than a devil that work here.
[heart monitor beeping]
[birds chirping]
Grandma.
[gasps]
[chuckles] Emma, you scared me.
- Sorry, Gram. - Yeah.
- Dinner's ready. - Okay.
I'll be in in a minute, honey.
Gram.
Are you still... scared?
Oh, come here.
Come here, baby.
Come over here. Come here.
I am so, so glad to be home.
I don't want you or-- or me
to be scared or sad about what happened.
No matter what struggles we face,
we are not alone.
I love you.
I love you so much.
[chuckles]
I do.
[Larry] Lord, thank you for your protection
during our darkest hours,
for the hands that found us
and for the love that surrounds us now.
We pray for healing
of body, of mind, of spirit.
We pray for our family,
our friends, our neighbors.
And yes, Lord, we even pray for Chad.
And thank you for delivering good from evil
and reminding us once again
that faith can conquer fear.
Amen.
- Amen. - Amen.
[Emma] Amen.
[Larry] All right, jump in. Let's go.
- Pass those rolls.
Yeah, get 'em moving. Come on now.
[laughing]
[soft music]
[soft music continues]
[ethereal music]
[ethereal music continues]