Ronald Smithson.
Do you know who I am?
Good. Then you'll know why I'm doing this to you.
Come on, Mom. Keep up!
Oh, you think I can't beat you?
I know you're not that old!
Hey! You slowing down anytime soon?
All right, watch this!
You gonna pass me or what?
First at the top!
Okay, now you're passing me.
So no practice this weekend.
No. Coach wants us to take it easy
before district next weekend.
Well, maybe we should do a day trip together.
You know, the four of us.
What, you think Dad'll actually make it?
Why not?
Let's head down here for a second.
Okay.
Ah. Here it is.
Oh, the hide-and-seek bridge!
Remember that one time I was hiding for like three hours
because you guys couldn't find me?
Yes. You were alarmingly good at hide-and-seek.
Oh
Look.
It's so pretty.
-Yeah.
Oh, wow. Oh, you know what, honey?
We gotta head back.
I'm chaperoning Cody's field trip today, so...
-Oh, fun.
Yeah. Here's hoping.
All right. Let's go!
First to the top?
-You're on!
Let's go.
OK. So you excited?
-Uh-huh. -Yeah?
Do you know the name of the museum?
No.
Okay. Do have your lunch bag?
You're holding it, Mom.
Yeah. Great. Good.
Come on. Let's go. Let's go.
Hey. Hey. Hey. How are you doing?
Hi, Dora.
Hi. Hi. Where you off to?
Um, we are going to Cody's field trip.
Oh, my gosh. Oh, my God... God, how old is he now?
- He's nine. - No!
Yeah. Yeah.
- They grow up so fast. - I know.
Oh, my. Well, have a great time.
Thank you.
Yeah, I'll see you later.
Okay. Have a good day, bye.
Okay. Bye.
Hey, Cody. Since you're driving with Mom
and you're not on the bus today,
can you please put that down?
And why don't you just tell me all about um...
Oh, my, what the...? What is going on here?
Tell you about what?
Um, tell me about the field trip we're going on today.
Hm.
Uh, hold up.
You have thirty minutes of screen time,
and then I need your help setting the table.
And guess what? I'm making chicken parm for dinner.
Cool.
Just cool? That's your favorite.
I could have made you meatloaf.
I think that I deserve a hug.
Thank you.
Mmm. For three, two, one.
Okay. Go save the world from the sandworms or whatever.
Last night's incident in the parking lot
of a strip mall on twenty-first and Elroy.
The name of the victim has not been released.
A blue truck driven by the suspect was abandoned
in a garage two blocks away.
Police believe the suspect might still
be in the immediate area on foot.
Hi, honey. Are you running late?
Because Lizzy's gonna be here any minute.
Shouldn't be too much longer, but
you should probably just start dinner without me. Okay?
Morgan?
Sorry, I just thought I heard something.
Oh, maybe it's that guy from the parking lot.
Ha ha. Very funny.
I actually drove by that crime scene this morning.
It was... it was eerie. And there's been a cop car
going up and down the street all day.
I hear Princess, as per usual.
Yep. I told Dora that I'd lend her some garlic powder.
But I don't want to get tied up in some conversation
about how the neighbors are growing cannabis.
You need to stop encouraging her, Morgan.
Set some boundaries.
Wow. Thanks for the tip, hon.
Let's hope that neither of us ever get old and lonely
and need some garlic powder.
Psst. Hey, pal.
Who are you?
Shh.
Okay, well... just text when you're close, okay?
Okay. Bye.
Hey, Mom.
Hi, honey. How was practice?
It was fine.
What, are we waiting on Dad again?
Nope. He said to go without him.
Cody! Dinner!
Mom.
What do you want? Where's Cody?
Quiet.
What I want doesn't matter right now. Cody's safe.
I don't want to hurt you.
But whether I do or don't is gonna be entirely up to you.
Now, who else can we be expecting tonight?
Hi, I'm home. Sorry I'm late.
Where is everyone?
Hello?
Morgan, I told you not to wait for me.
Now I have to feel bad because you guys waited--
Dad, please!
Lizzy, what's going on?
Good evening.
Husband of the year.
So glad you could join us. We've been waiting for you.
You don't have to feel bad. It's my fault.
What is this?
Please, I'd love to answer all of your questions.
Just have a seat.
Where's Cody?
He says he's upstairs.
Just sit down, Dad.
Who are you, and what are you doing in my house?
Sit.
Cell phone.
Dad!
Okay, okay.
Now that wasn't so difficult, was it?
To answer your question,
I need a place to lay low for a day, maybe more.
It's not that complicated.
I stumbled across your home, and here I am.
What I need from you is cooperation.
Easy peasy, and I'm outta here.
Are you the person they're looking for?
From the parking lot?
I'm waiting for a handoff from an associate of mine
and that is all you need to know. Cody?
Yeah?
He's upstairs in your games room. I can get to him.
You cannot. If you try, it will cost him his life.
If you force me to run, I will take him with me.
I want you to know this would be a lot easier
if I just killed all of you and camped out on your home.
So...cooperation is key.
Hey, Morgan. It's Connie.
I was done early tonight and was gonna see
if you'd be up for an impromptu hang
while you cook.
Actually, I just saw Kevin's home,
so you guys are probably having some
much-needed family time.
Connie, come on. Ecchh.
Hey, lady. I'm around tonight if you wanna hang out or...
Another time I guess.
Marsh family.
Let's go over the rules.
Pretty simple.
Stay in my sight and don't do anything stupid.
I've hacked into your security system,
so I've got ears and eyes all over the house.
If I so much as feel somebody tipping anybody off,
I will have no hesitation to shoot
the closest person to me, even if it's her.
Whoa, whoa, wait, wait. Okay?
Like, there are police everywhere
already looking for you.
What if one of them comes to the door?
That sounds like a you problem, doesn't it.
I now have control over all of the incoming messages,
emails, etcetera. I will respond how I see fit.
Now, what are our plans this weekend?
What do we have goin' on?
Track star, do we have a meet?
No. Uh uh. No meet this weekend.
Okay. Do we have anything else this weekend?
No.
Great.
If I work on the weekends, I work from home.
Okay.
I have a neighborhood ladies' lunch.
It's just right across the street tomorrow.
That sounds awful. Too hard to cancel that?
Well, actually, these women are very nosy, okay?
And if I cancel or if I say that I'm sick,
they're just gonna make a pot of soup to come over here
and catch me lying.
We're choosing to take you at your word
that you won't hurt us.
That if we follow all your rules, this will be seamless.
Right?
-Yeah.
Look at that. Great security cameras.
Who might this old biddy be?
It's Dora.
Garlic powder.
That's our next door neighbor, and she knows that we're home.
If I don't answer, she's not the kind of person
who's just gonna go away.
She doesn't have garlic powder?
Let's put this newfound trust to the test.
Get rid of the old lady.
Hi, Dora. I'm sorry I forgot.
It's quite all right. It's all right.
I'm making one of my mother's soup recipes.
One of those you think you could substitute real garlic,
but, but you can't. It's just not the same.
I have a couple of those myself.
Every once in a while, they call
for cream of chicken soup, and and
and you must absolutely get the canned.
Right.
And, and and no reduced fat.
Right. Yeah.
So I I can use this and I'll bring it right back.
No. No. Please take it. Go. I don't need it.
Please. Okay?
Sorry. I'm sorry, Dora.
We're just really hunkered down here.
Kevin's not feeling well.
Oh. Oh. That's funny.
I saw him come home,
and he looked perfectly sprightly to me.
No. I guess it's going around.
Yeah. We're also, I'm in the middle of cooking dinner.
Oh. Of course. Of course.
Good night.
Good night. Oh, that's right.
I saw you had a house guest.
House guest?
Yeah. I'm certain I saw someone
walking behind the house earlier today.
No. Uh... Kevin's cousin came by
and he borrowed some tools.
Oh, is he still here? I'd love to meet him.
Dora! Dora!
Close the door.
Is she? Did you? Oh, my God!
Lizzy, don't come in here!
Oh, my God, Dora!
Perfect.
I think we're in the clear.
I don't think anybody saw Dora come in.
She was very kind. She was just lonely. That's all.
Looking for a connection.
Well, that's good.
It means nobody's gonna miss her.
But if you think humanizing her is gonna make me care,
you're wrong.
Can I get a blanket to put on her?
Yeah, that's okay.
It's in the hallway upstairs.
And I need to use the restroom.
Noted.
Dad, daughter, have a seat.
Mom, over there.
Gonna be OK.
Okay. Hands up. Let's go.
It's okay, honey.
Ladies first.
Don't do anything stupid. You, let's go.
When do I get to talk to Cody?
When I say.
What you did to Dora.
Have you done that to other people?
What's with all the questions?
I'm sorry.
I used to be a counselor. It's just second nature.
Well, you're wasting your time.
Can I please see Cody?
Not if you ask again. Door stays open.
How you doing?
I'm okay.
Dad. Dad, stop it.
He has Mom right now, if he hears you...
It's okay.
We're gonna find a way out of this.
Mom said that we should cooperate.
All the better if that lunatic thinks that we are.
Shoot!
I needed ibuprofen.
Good.
Because if you were looking for that prescription
of hydrocodone to use on me? That's mine now.
Aren't you gonna grab a blanket?
Again, we are not showing the full footage
as it is just harrowing.
The name of the victim has still not been released.
There are no leads on the suspect,
but police believe he may still be in the area.
If you have any information,
You must have to really hate someone
to hunt them down in a parking lot.
That doesn't sound like someone
who doesn't want to hurt anybody.
Well, just to be clear, I did want to hurt him.
You know what, that's it.
Let's get down to brass tacks here, okay?
Yeah. Brass tacks. Go ahead. I'm listening.
What are you doing here? What do you want?
Do you want cash? We've got cash. We have a safe.
You can have all the cash in there.
Do you want transportation?
You can take my car. It's right outside.
We won't tell anyone. Okay?
Buddy, I don't trust you.
I'm having a trust conversation with a murderer.
That's great.
Yes, you are.
I thought we were cooperating.
We are. We are.
Look, we are, okay?
This is just your best chance to run.
When you put it that way, you sound like a lawyer.
You are a lawyer, are you not?
You know I'm a lawyer. You've been going through my phone.
I know; it was too easy. I'm gonna go see Cody.
I wanna go with you.
No.
He needs his mother.
Well then, absolutely not.
Wait!
Mom.
He likes these; maybe they'll be a good distraction.
You're gonna torture him with books. Outstanding. Let's go.
Where are we going?
To get tied up.
You're doing really well, pal.
Everybody says hello.
Maybe we can come with some sort of system
where you don't have to tie you up, huh?
These are from your sister.
She seems like a good egg.
Your mom, too.
It's getting late.
Let's set your bed up. What do you say?
That's cute. Is that yours?
There you go.
Your mom still read you bedtime stories?
-Sometimes.
Yeah?
I used to tell my daughter bedtime stories.
I used to just make 'em up.
They weren't very good. But she put up with me.
Let me see what I got.
What's that video game you're playing there?
What's that all about?
It's a insect colony.
Let me see. Insect colony.
All right. Once upon a time, there was a family of moths.
A father, a mother, and a daughter.
We need to find a way out of this.
Our best bet is if we just cooperate.
Morgan, do you honestly think
he's gonna let us go after this?
I really don't think he wants to kill us.
Tell that to Dora.
What we do know is if we push him, he will hurt us.
This isn't about winning, Kevin.
It's not about being right.
Guys, he's coming.
We gotta move Dora.
You work a lot of hours, huh?
Yeah, I guess so.
-Must be hard on the wife and kids?
I imagine it is.
Do you find it difficult to admit
that you're always wanting more?
What are you doing?
I'm going upstairs. She's heavy.
Kevin, she's not going anywhere. Let's go.
Okay.
No, there's got to be something we can do. Right?
Sweetie, it may look like I'm being weak,
but I'm doing everything I need to to keep us safe.
You have to trust me. Okay?
Okay.
If I ask you to run, I need you to run and not look back.
Run to the police station on twenty-first
or run to the Hide And Seek Bridge.
Do you promise me?
Yeah.
Yeah. I promise.
I somehow thought she'd be lighter.
Can I grab a sweater?
It gets cold in here at night.
Sure.
Ladies.
We're gonna stay in here tonight.
I recommend you try to get some sleep.
If you don't bother me, I won't bother you.
Simple as that.
Um, if it's all right, I'd like to get a pen and paper
and write something for Cody.
We used to write these stories together
where we'd take turns writing new chapters.
I think it would help him stay calm.
Sure, track star. Go ahead.
So what's the status in your handoff?
I'm just curious because you said you were leaving
after you were done, right?
To be determined.
Your messages.
Hey, Morgan, are you going to bring
your famous macaroons for lunch?
Just heart it.
Are you always such a people pleaser?
I mean, there's more hearts and exclamation points
than anything else in this.
Is there a problem with being polite?
No. Of course, there's no issue with being polite.
But let me ask you this.
Do you let everybody walk all over you?
You mean like cooperating with a murderer?
Touché.
What else have we got here? Oh, that's a cute picture.
That's a really good idea, sweetheart.
You're always looking out for your little brother. Hungry?
Um, yeah. Thanks.
You didn't tell him about tennis league
on Saturday afternoon.
No. I'm sure that doesn't matter.
They won't come looking for me.
Yeah. But you don't always go to meet the guys.
What?
Okay.
Um, the other week,
I was driving around with Katie and I saw you.
You weren't with the guys, Dad, you were with a woman.
She could start looking for you. We could be in danger.
Sweetheart, I will... I will handle this, okay?
All right. Here we go, mister thirteen thirteen.
Hey, Kevin.
You neglected to mention that you have a work phone.
What do you mean?
Nick from accounting.
Hey, Kevin. I got a jumbled text from your work phone
in the middle of the night. Is everything okay?
Get off me!
I I don't know who texted him, but it wasn't me.
You have my phone!
So Nick is the liar. Right? Come here!
Don't move.
Listen, we can talk through this.
Morgan? I'm not going to ask again.
Next time it's just gonna hurt.
Look, we can talk through this. Okay?
We don't have to do this. Just calm down.
Shut up.
That looks like a work burner.
What was the first thing that I said
when I walked into this house?
I sat right there across from you and your family.
What did I say to you?
I said, if anyone tips anybody off, what do I do?
What do I do?
What would I do!
You would hurt someone...
that you love.
Wait, wait, wait, wait. It's okay.
You don't have to do this. Point the gun at me, okay?
I did it. I did it. I texted him. Okay.
Please just... Don't hurt my family.
You know what? You're right.
Dad!
Because there's nobody in this house
that you love more than you.
Please. We will cooperate with anything,
anything that you want us to do.
Anything, please. Don't do this.
Don't.
Kevin, look at me.
Next one, I'm gonna drive home.
Mom! Mom, are you okay?
What are...
Great job. Sit down.
What are you doing?
Sit down!
Whoa. Whoa. Whoa.
What's going on, pal?
You told me you liked it up here
in your father's man cave.
Huh?
We had a deal.
I couldn't help it. I heard screaming.
Oh, man. We were just playing a game.
Like a play.
Come on, you've done one of those at school, haven't you?
Come on, have a seat. Come here.
Look, I didn't wanna scare you before,
but there's a very, very dangerous man downstairs.
I, I don't understand.
It's not your job to understand.
Don't worry about it. Okay?
It's your job to stay up here, stay quiet.
That's how you protect your family.
You wanna protect your family, right?
Got a deal? Attaboy.
This is how we make sure.
It's okay.
It's okay. Just breathe through your nose.
It's a lot easier if you just breathe through your nose.
I know. I know, pal.
How do we know Cody's okay?
Because I said he's okay.
Well, he was crying, and now he's quiet.
So I'm just, I'm freaking out.
It's one oh five. You gotta go.
Do I have to give you the rundown?
I will act normal, and I won't say anything.
Good. And Morgan, remember...
If I get the feeling that something's off,
I'm going to kill your entire family.
I've done everything that you asked.
I know.
Oh, my God.
Are those your fab famous macaroons?
You bet.
Oh. Come on in.
Let's head over.
Who are we missing?
Oh, well, Connie said she's running late,
and I haven't heard from Dora.
I mean, would it be the worst thing if she didn't show?
I'm gonna pretend I didn't hear that.
Sorry, she dominates the conversation.
Actually, I ran into her briefly last night.
She seemed a little under the weather.
She should definitely stay home then.
No objection here.
Cheers, ladies. Welcome!
Cheers!
Hi, hi, hi, hi. Sorry, I'm late;
it's a new class that went over.
Wait, did you guys see the police cruisers last night?
Shining those lights all around?
My brother who's a police officer says there's
no way that maniac isn't five states away by now.
Well, they have to make us feel safe.
Ladies? Little cheers.
Sorry ladies. Excuse me.
Hey.
You're not gonna stay for more invigorating conversations?
No. I have to get going.
But wait!
These mimosas with you are the only reason
I come to these things.
Is everything okay? You seem...
No. No. Everything's fine. Everything's fine.
Uh... Lizzy has a track meet.
Cody's school is crazy right now.
I'm just very overwhelmed. That's all.
So things with Kevin again?
Do you wanna talk outside or I could come over?
No! No. No. No.
-Morgan?
Everything is fine.
You don't have to worry about me.
Stay. And I'll call you later, okay? Bye.
Morgan! Hold up!
Your bowl!
Thank you. I'm so sorry I have to run. It was lovely.
Okay.
Ma'am.
Sorry to bother you. Just wanted to let you know
we're doing rounds and checking in.
Okay.
You may have seen on the news, the manhunt?
Right. The suspect from the parking lot?
Oh, that was so sad.
Have you seen someone around here? Or...
-No. No.
It's just proximity to the woods here
where he may have fled.
We're just letting people know to be extra vigilant.
Is there a description or something I can look out for?
I'm afraid not.
But, if you happen to notice anyone or anything
out of the ordinary, be safe and reach out.
Okay. I will. Thank you.
Hadley and Levitt LLP.
I thought you were a partner.
I am a partner, just not named yet.
Oh, okay. A pretend partner.
That must drive you crazy. Huh?
So how long have you been a pretend partner?
Six years.
Six years!
That's a long time. You didn't get the memo?
You know what comes to mind when I think about lawyers
and law firms and all that stuff?
All those old shows.
Those slick suits walking through the hallways,
hitting on those secretaries like a bunch of pigs.
Come on, man.
I'm sorry.
I'm just making conversation.
Are you guys okay?
Are you okay?
The police called me over. I didn't say anything.
I just smiled.
You did good.
Again, we are not showing the full footage
as it is just harrowing.
The name of the victim has still not been released;
there are no leads on the suspect.
The police believe he may still be in the area.
If you have any information, contact local authorities
at the number below.
Hmmm.
Hey. It's me. Uh, sorry about the delays.
It's been harder to get than I thought.
I should still be good to meet you
for the handoff time tomorrow.
Same place we talked about.
Useless.
There.
Cheers.
How's Cody?
Scared.
But he's fine.
He thinks we're playing a game.
He's protecting you guys.
Did Dora have a doorbell cam?
It's got an app on here, but there's no footage on it.
Maybe it's on her computer.
Wait. Wouldn't you be long gone by then?
Wasn't that the plan?
No, we can go get her computer.
I have keys to her house. Um, it's dark out.
No, Morgan, we don't have to...
We can go in the back. It's fine.
It's not a good idea.
I think it's a fantastic idea.
Hey, it's okay. Don't worry.
Hey, it's all right.
This happened to me this one time,
except I didn't fall this gracefully
and I bumped my head. You're gonna be okay.
It's just a sedative. He'll be fine.
It's just easier this way.
Track star?
No.
Unfortunately, I'm gonna have to zip tie you.
Is this really necessary? She's not gonna go anywhere.
Of course, it's necessary.
There you go. All right, ankles.
It's okay.
Don't you have to grab something?
The keys.
Yeah. Go get the keys then.
Not too bad? Good stuff.
Oh. I forgot about Princess.
Who's Princess?
-Princess is Dora's dog. She didn't deserve this.
Dora didn't deserve this.
-That's true.
-Hey! Come here. Shh. Come here, Princess. Hi, sweetie!
Stay away from these windows.
If you walk by them, they're gonna see you.
-Why are you helping me?
Because I want my family to get out of this alive.
Can I feed the dog?
Yes, of course you can feed the dog. I'm not a monster.
Princess, where's your food, baby?
So what did that man do in the parking lot
that was so bad?
He hurt somebody very close to me.
I'm sorry.
I get the impression you miss your counseling job?
I went through your phone.
-Well, Kevin's job is very demanding and, um,
it just made sense for me to stay home with the kids.
So no happy wife, happy life then?
No, not right now.
But Lizzy and Cody make it worthwhile.
What about you? Do you have a wife? Family?
I did.
I had a wife and a daughter.
Is that who the man in the parking lot hurt?
-Yes.
She was driving and he t-boned her
and she died instantly.
I was in prison at the time,
so my daughter ended up in foster care.
You can imagine how that went.
What were you in prison for?
Assaulting a police officer.
I didn't know he was a police officer.
He was harassing a friend of mine.
I got in the middle and
well, that's just not the kind of fight that you win.
-So when did you get out?
Couple weeks ago.
Wow. You move fast.
-I had two-and-a-half years to think about it.
So you got your revenge, but you don't seem satisfied.
There's more to the story.
I just don't have all the information yet.
Ready?
Yep.
Here, Princess. Princess, come.
She hasn't been on this app in years,
and any of the footage of this house is obscured.
We're clear.
Lizzy, did you call the police?
I didn't. I swear!
If anyone comes here, it wasn't us.
You need to know that.
Cody!
Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey!
What are you doing? What? What are you doing?
You don't have to do that.
We don't even know if they're coming here yet.
Please, just stop. We've done everything you asked.
No, you have not!
Sit down!
It doesn't matter anyway.
If they make it in here, none of us make it out.
Dad! Come on!
Don't try me! Give me one reason.
You can run right now. You can go out the back.
We'll help you.
I have to leave to meet an associate of mine.
You're leaving the house?
Yes.
Aren't you afraid of getting caught out there?
Let me worry about that.
Do not go upstairs.
Do not try anything.
If you do, I will know and it'll get bad,
especially for Cody.
Okay?
Okay.
Kevin! Wake up!
What's up? What happened?
He left.
He's gone? So he just left us here alone?
Yes. But that doesn't mean
we don't take him seriously, Kevin.
Cody is right there.
All of his collateral is right here.
He's gone. We could just go get him right now.
I told you, he showed me a video of Cody.
I don't know where there are other cameras.
I don't know if that's a motion detector.
I don't know what he's done.
Motion sensors, new locks.
This is a lot of work for someone
who's just running away.
Yes. Well, he's obviously prepared
for any scenario, Kevin.
But he doesn't seem too concerned
about being caught out there.
I think something else is going on.
-This is insane. This guy just assumes
that we're gonna do whatever he tells us?
You know what he's capable of. You've seen it.
Look, I'm sorry.
I tried to text the office yesterday. Okay?
But what if things go really wrong?
Then I have to live with knowing I didn't do anything.
Can't go in there, can we?
No.
I'm at the location.
Where are you?
I'm sorry. I, I need more time.
The security is more sophisticated
than anticipated.
I can't readily access the DMS.
I have to get back on-site.
Which means?
To get in and not sound any alarms later today.
I'll send you an ETA when I'm in the system.
Oh. Lovely.
You know how to follow instructions.
Smart.
Did you meet your contact?
Get your hand-off?
No. No, no, no. We had to reschedule.
But if you remind me, can add it to my calendar later.
I brought you some snacks. Are you hungry?
I'm not hungry.
Ah. He's not hungry.
Well, I'll tell you what.
I'll leave 'em right here in case you change your mind.
How does that sound?
Contraband.
Who's Sprout anyway?
Sprout was our dog we had a couple of years ago,
but he was old and died.
You guys didn't get a new puppy?
Dad says it just makes things too complicated.
Seems like your parents fight a lot, huh?
They don't yell, but Mom seems sad a lot.
But she says all parents fight.
Yeah.
We finally have new developments following the
South Side parking lot murder.
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So it wasn't you?
No, it was me.
This is good news, right? You can leave.
Just a moment, we are just getting word
that the victim's name has been released.
The victim is Ronald Smithson, a resident of Highland Hills.
Ronald. Is that the guy you were talking about last night?
Ronald. Ronald Smithson.
Why does that name sound familiar?
Did your firm represent him or something?
Um, no. No. That doesn't sound familiar.
Um, maybe it was one of your old clients.
No. No.
I'm gonna make some coffee. Does anyone want some coffee?
Lizzy? You want a sandwich, honey?
Hey! You seem rattled.
It's fine.
Last night, he told me that the guy in the parking lot
killed his wife.
Did your firm have anything to do with that?
No. My firm had nothing to do with that man.
If there's a secret, don't keep it from me.
Okay.
Any type of secret; we can't afford them right now.
There's no secret.
I'm not being a jealous wife, Kevin.
It's about our kids.
You don't think I know that?
Can we please be on the same team?
You're the one who wanted to do what he says.
Hey. I don't know what changed,
but he has no intention of leaving.
We have to figure something out.
Here. It's for Cody. It's another chapter.
Mm hm.
You checking for hidden messages?
No, I'm not.
These are sincere actually and quite sweet.
We've done everything you asked.
Is this almost over?
It's over when I say it's over. And who might that be?
Oh, my God, that's Connie. That's my best friend.
If I tell her to go away, she's just gonna dig in.
And she has people at home
that would really, really miss her.
You tell me. What do you want me to do?
I'd tell you to keep her outside,
but we know how that went last time.
I can do it.
Yeah?
I can do it. Yeah.
Yeah. We, we have this backyard wine tradition.
She brings it over; we go out there
when I can't go out; we could do that.
Stay in my sight.
I'll be upstairs with Cody watching.
Got it?
-Yeah.
Hi. -Hi.
This is for you. An apology for overstepping.
It's Sunday. Wanna do some day drinking?
I, I can tell you all about how Brenda low key
insulted my cookies after you left.
Um, yeah.
Can we actually sit out back?
The leaves right now, they're just gorgeous.
Uh, sure.
Okay.
You want me to go around?
Yeah.
Go through the gate. I'll grab the glasses.
Okay.
Thank you so much for coming over.
Thank you for the wine.
I'm sorry if I was acting snippy yesterday.
It's all right.
It's quite possible I deserved it.
You can pretend it never happened.
I need you to listen to me very carefully.
Okay.
Keep smiling.
Just act naturally and look at me.
We're being watched right now.
We are being held hostage by a very dangerous man,
and he said he's gonna kill us.
You need to find someone to help us
get out of this alive.
He has Cody in the attic right now.
No!
Oh, no!
Cody!
I'm fairly certain those are clean by now.
I'm gonna go see Cody.
Break a leg.
Thank you so much for coming over.
Thank you for the wine,
and I am sorry for being snippy yesterday.
It's okay. I'm sorry if I overstepped yesterday.
I just get so worried and I wanna jump in and fix things,
and I should just take a beat.
But I just wanna ask you one thing,
and whatever you say, I'll accept it.
Okay.
Are you okay?
Oh, my God.
Yes.
Thank you for asking.
Um... hm.
I'm really stressed with just everyday stuff.
And honestly, uh, it's Kevin.
Okay. I'll take your word for it.
Pour me some wine!
It's the neighbors!
I could go back there and try to calm Princess down.
But I don't think I could get in without being seen.
I should have thought about this yesterday.
Okay. Look, just go outside and talk to them.
We don't want anybody knocking on the door.
He didn't put a microphone on me.
This might be our only opportunity to do something.
We've made it this far.
Maybe this is our best chance to make it out of here safe.
I don't think this ends well.
I don't think he wants to leave.
If he wanted to kill us, he already would've, okay?
We're on the same page.
-No. We're not.
I don't know what this man wants.
Say anything!
Hey.
It's pretty bad, huh?
Yeah, I mean, we know Princess has her moments,
but this?
We tried knocking, and there's, there's no answer.
You said she's been under the weather lately.
Yeah.
Yeah. Yeah. She, she has been. Yeah.
I hope this doesn't mean she had an episode or something.
Hi. I'd to report a possible emergency.
He's calling 911. I think that's the smart thing to do.
Yeah.
They called the police
before we could talk them out of it, okay?
It wasn't us, but it was bound to happen.
So they're not gonna find her,
and hopefully they don't come here.
They will.
So what do we do?
Do we hide you?
Genius. Yes. Absolutely.
I'll go hide in the closet somewhere
while you tell the cops everything. Yeah.
You know what? You you could just leave. Okay?
You could lock us up. You could drug us.
Put us in the basement.
We wouldn't wake up until you were long gone.
No. -Of course.
Because of the drop off?
Kevin. Just...
No.
The police are at Dora's.
You know what? I've had it.
What are you gonna do? Shoot me?
With the police outside?
Try me. Don't do it.
I'm getting my son.
Kevin. What are you doing?
DAD! STOP!
Kevin? Kevin!
Just listen!
It's okay, baby. It's okay. It's okay.
I think we need to remove Kevin from the situation.
Excuse me?
Hide him away somewhere, out of sight,
maybe the basement, and sedate him.
Morgan!
I'm sorry, but I don't trust you not to be a hero.
And I'm just trying to get us out of this alive!
Hmph.
There'd be no reason for cops to go in the basement
if they're just asking questions.
We don't have much time.
Okay.
Let's go.
Mom. Mom, what's gonna happen to Dad? You really--
Just trust me.
Have a seat.
You know, your wife, she's pretty smart.
I hope you appreciate her.
Yeah, she's a gem.
I'm really feeling the love right now.
Look, you want something, okay?
Why don't you just tell me what it is?
I can help you.
-Can you?
Whatever your problems are, we can work through it, okay?
You know, for such a good lawyer,
if you really thought about it,
I'm sure you'd come up with the answer.
Man, you don't need to do that, okay?
I'm already tied up. I'm not going anywhere.
You're right.
Sleep tight.
Okay. We've got company.
Get into the pantry, sit down, don't make any noise,
and don't come out until I say so.
Now! Move. Let's go.
Is that really necessary?
Okay, okay!
Yes, It's necessary. That's why I sent her there.
We are cooperating with you.
I don't think you want to kill us.
You've gone out of your way to keep us safe.
That's a really cute sentiment.
But I've already made peace with the fact
that we might all be leaving in body bags.
Knock knock.
Is that so difficult?
Officer Linsky, hi. Please come in.
Twice in one weekend.
Lucky you.
How you doing? My name is Kevin.
Officer Linsky.
Pleasure to meet you, Officer Linsky.
I'd offer you a cold one, but uh, you're on duty,
so that's not gonna happen, right?
Unfortunately, no.
I noticed walking in that you guys have a pretty good view
of Miss Blake's house from here.
We do, yeah.
Speaking of which, did you go take a look?
Is everything okay?
-She wasn't there,
but that doesn't mean there's a need to panic.
When was the last time you saw her?
Um, Friday.
That's right.
Yeah, I think I was making dinner.
I saw her watering the garden with Princess.
You know, she has a sister that lives out of town.
She could be visiting her.
That would be odd for her to leave the dog behind though.
Right?
Might this have something to do with the uh,
manhunt that's going on right now or...?
No. Not at all. But people keep asking about that.
So, are you on that?
Yes, yes. Yes, I am.
You have a lovely kitchen here, by the way.
Thank you.
My wife and I, we're remodeling ours,
so I feel like I've been kinda on kitchen watch.
You know, walking in, I noticed is that a,
is that a walk-in pantry?
Um, no. It's... Yes, sorry it is.
It's just, it's like a hoarder's mess in there.
And you know what? The handle is broken.
You can't even open the door right now.
I can go ahead and take a look at that for you.
Ah, don't even worry about that.
That is a job for another day.
Whoa.
Oh, my gosh. I can't believe I just did that.
Listen. Here's... why don't I, why don't I clean this up?
You could show Officer Linsky out the out the door,
and that is if you have everything that you need.
Um, yeah. Okay.
It was a pleasure meeting you.
Thank you so much for your time.
Any way we can help, please...
-Before I go, let me give you my card.
If you see or find out anything about Miss Blake,
please reach out.
Of course. Will do.
-Good.
Officer?
Is everything okay?
Yes.
I just hope you find her really soon.
She's a lovely lady.
I'm sure she'll turn up.
I'll keep you updated. Have a good night.
We're in the clear.
Go sit in the den, Okay?
Okay.
I need to decompress.
You handled yourself really well. Good job.
You want one?
Yeah, please.
Thank you.
Cheers.
You're a good mother.
Thank you.
Really Morgan?
I trusted you!
Stop!
Stop! Stop! Get off her! Leave her alone!
You want a drink? Let's have a drink.
Have a drink, Kevin.
Cheers.
Look, Morgan made a mistake, okay?
But we can still fix this.
What do you need? What do you need?
Morgan betrayed my trust. Trust is important.
Trust and honesty.
Kevin, have you ever run a yellow light?
Yes.
Of course you have!
My wife, she ran a yellow light too.
If she hadn't run that yellow light,
none of us would be here right now.
If he had paid more attention,
none of us would be here right now.
I wouldn't be angry. I wouldn't be losing my mind!
You know what? I'm gonna back up here.
I'm gonna rewind because
I have to take a look at myself too.
How am I to blame?
How is Grant part of this?
And you know what I discovered in thinking that?
She would have been better off without me to begin with.
But no, this had to happen.
And this is why I'm here now.
She was so good.
A good mom.
She did a good job.
She didn't wanna tell me things.
She says, she says I get angry.
I don't get that angry.
It's not fair. Don't look at me like that.
She didn't like telling me things.
She didn't want me to get angry,
so she hid things from me.
You know who she didn't hide things from?
Her sister.
She told her everything.
You know what she told me?
She was out of sorts. She was upset.
She wasn't acting like herself.
What do you think that might be, Kevin?
Alyssa Dreyer.
That was her name. Look at me. Alyssa Dreyer.
Tell me that doesn't ring a bell.
Tell me that doesn't ring a bell, Kevin!
-It's a big firm, okay? I can't be expected to remember
everyone who works there.
-Ah ha ha ha. Maybe that's why you're not a partner, Kev.
Lizzy!
Run Lizzy, run! Run!
Cody!
You get Cody. I'll follow Lizzy.
Lizzy!
Cody, I'm coming!
Cody!
Cody! Come on, buddy. We gotta...
Cody?
Cody!
Thank you.
Thank you!
Lizzy!
Lizzy! Lizzy!
Lizzy!
Lizzy! Lizzy!
Mom! Mom! Mom!
Lizzy!
Mom!
Lizzy!
Come on.
So you have started the search. Yeah?
Okay. Thank you.
Why would he take Cody?
Did he say anything to you?
No. No. I don't know why he moved him.
None of this makes any sense.
I assume in the forest, he probably ran away and...
Cody?
Baby. It's okay. It's okay. It's okay.
He took me out in the woods
and said he was gonna give me a shot.
And that when I woke up, I should go home.
Well, it sounds like he escaped
with no collateral damage.
Maybe, like he said,
he didn't want to hurt your family.
Yeah? He certainly seemed to take an interest in Morgan
by the end there.
Lima syndrome.
It's pretty much the opposite of Stockholm syndrome.
It might have saved your lives.
Either way, we'll keep looking, but my best guess
is that he's probably pretty far from here by now.
We'll post an officer outside for you
for the next couple of days.
Thank you.
I'm sorry about last night.
About him taking you to the basement.
It was part of my plan.
I just was hoping you'd trust me.
It's easier to trust when you know what the plan is.
I know.
I get it.
Hey, what was he ranting about before Lizzy ran off?
I only caught the end of it.
-I don't know.
Something about his wife's car accident or something?
-Hm.
Two minutes, Cody.
Do you think we should make a plate for Willis out there?
Yeah, maybe.
-It's been a week, do we actually still need him?
I mean, he's kind of just a bad reminder.
It doesn't hurt to have him out there.
Can you please take these plates out?
-Yep.
Sweetheart, will you take these out when you go?
I'm just gonna go ease Cody off his screen.
Okay.
Hey.
You ready for dinner?
Is it okay if I keep playing?
Sure.
But can you put these headphones on, please?
The music is just... thanks, honey.
Miss me?
Please don't.
Morgan. Lizzy?
Not this time.
There he is.
Kevin, come on in. We've been waiting for you.
Grab a seat.
You brought a knife.
Have you ever stabbed anybody before, Kevin?
You escaped? -Yes.
You got away? -I did.
Why are you still here?
Come on, Kevin.
Surely at this point, you should know why I'm here.
No. We have no idea what you want.
We don't know. She doesn't know. She doesn't know.
I don't know what--
You know why I'm here, Kevin. Stop messing around!
Alyssa Dreyer, my wife. That's why I'm here.
Your former paralegal, Kevin. Yeah. I looked her up.
As you may recall, when we were watching the television,
I took care of Ronald Smithson.
In a manner I deemed fitting.
However, there was one more party.
The one that put her into that position.
I never touched Alyssa.
Do you remember the handoff that I was waiting for
from my associate?
Yeah, sure you do.
That looks familiar, doesn't it?
Yeah. It does, doesn't it?
You know why that looks familiar?
Because it's your security footage.
I never slept with Alyssa.
I... I may have made a few passes at her,
but she wasn't interested, and I just let it go.
No, you didn't.
Get off of me!
Allysa, I need you to calm down
because we're just having a talk, okay?
-I told you no several times.
Why can't you just leave me alone?
-If you want to keep your job, you're gonna be calm, okay?
And I think you really need this job.
-You get away with this all the time, don't you?
Does your wife know?
-This doesn't have to go that way, okay?
You don't have to worry about that.
Everything's fine.
-I could go tell her right now.
-You won't do that. Okay?
Did you chase her?
No.
No. I had nothing to do with what happened to Alyssa, okay?
I just wanted to talk to her, so I...
I didn't want her to ruin my life.
Ruin your life?
You mean the way that you ruined my life?
How you destroyed my family?
Like that?
How fitting your family's here.
Let's see how you feel when I destroy your family.
Don't you touch that!
Kevin, look at me! I can't kill you first.
Knock it off! Come on.
God! Kevin!
You know what the worst part of all this is?
I actually, grew pretty fond of these two.
Please no!
Don't touch her!
Please. You don't have to do this.
No. I think I do.
It is what it is.
Are you watching, Kevin?
ARE YOU WATCHING!
You're okay, look at me. It's okay.
You're okay. I got you. I got you. I got you. Come here.
I got you. Come here. Come on.
Morgan!
Doctor Corina will be with you shortly.
And then after that, go home, get some rest.
And don't worry, Quinn's in very good hands.
Okay. Just down the hall there.
Is that my next patient?
Yes, it is.
Thank you.
They were quite worried,
but I gave them some cautious optimism.
Good.
By the way, I heard that you submitted a proposal
to Murphy to change the trauma clinic training.
I did.
So what are we...
gonna be getting more homework now or...
No, no. Just the opposite.
My proposal is going to simplify things.
Huh. I like the sound of that.
Mm hm.
Thanks.
You're welcome.
Oh, Princess. Come on in sweetie. Hey. Hi, my girl.
So Lizzy, your dad reached out and wanted me to nudge you...
About the ski trip.
Whether or not you're ready to go with him and Cody in January.
Um, I, I don't know.
Um. I think I need more time to think about it, if that's okay.
Of course.
Honey, you take as much time as you need.
You've been through a lot.
Yeah.
Hey, did you uh, hear back on your proposal yet?
Doctor Murphy asked to talk to me first thing Monday morning.
Yeah? -Yeah.
That's great, Mom.
I know, it is.
Okay, Cody, my boy, can you please put down the game
and set the table?
Thank you.
I knew you'd react that way.
You got that?
Yeah.
Good.
Has anyone fed Princess dinner?
No. I did not.
No?
Want your supper? Okay.
Sit... Sit.
Hey. They're announcing nice weather tomorrow
if you wanna go and run with me.
I would love to go on a run with you.