Taken at a Basketball Game (2025) Movie Script
[instrumental music]
- [Pam] Hi, Wayne.
- So where's the birthday girl?
[Pam] Well, it's 8:00
in the morning, Wayne,
so she's getting
ready for school.
Yeah, could you get
her for me, Pam, please?
- I have to go to work.
- And she's gotta go to school.
Pam, please, come on.
[Pam] Honey, it's your dad.
- Hi, dad.
- Hey, you.
- I really gotta go.
- Whoa, wait a minute,
wait a minute.
Let me at least say, uh,
happy birthday.
Did you get what I sent you?
Mm-hmm, yeah, they're great.
Thanks.
I mean, those are the boots
you wanted, right?
- That's what your mom told me.
- Mm-hmm, yeah, no, I love them.
- Thank you.
- So, 18.
[chuckles]
Man, I can't believe it, Robyn.
You were born, I blinked my
eyes, and now you're 18.
Yeah, blink again
and I'll be 50.
I'm just sayin', I can't believe
how fast the time goes.
Yeah, no, me neither.
Listen, I really gotta go.
Whoa, homie, wait up.
I haven't seen you
for three months.
Give me some more time
here, yeah?
What's going on with you?
I don't know, three more months'
worth of stuff, I guess.
Details, honey, I need details.
[Robyn] Dad, what
difference does it make?
School, friends,
you know, stuff.
I don't really
keep notes for these
once-in-a-while conversations.
Whoa, Robyn.
I'm sorry, forget it.
How are you?
You never used to be like this.
I'm just running late.
I really gotta go.
It's not a good time,
but we'll talk again, soon.
Yeah, great.
When can you make time?
Dad, come on.
When can you make time?
Just coordinate
something with mom, okay?
Okay, honey, I'll do that.
All right, love.
[man 1]
Get the hell out of my way!
[Security guard] Sir, please
put the bottle down
and we can talk.
I'm guessing
this is why you called me?
Yes, sir, he's been
drinking since midnight.
- Bartender cut him off.
- And here we are.
- Yes, sir.
- All right, thanks.
Buddy, you gotta go.
Like hell I do.
I was just sittin' there,
minding my business.
Doesn't really matter anymore.
You've been asked to leave.
I ain't leavin' until I get
the beer that I ordered!
[sighs]
Right.
I need you
to put the bottle down.
Buddy, if you want it so bad,
why don't you come here
and take it?
[groans] Oh! Oh! Oh! Oh! Oh! Oh!
- Oh!
- Are you done?
Yes, sir. Yes, yes, sir. Oh!
[grunts]
Oh! Oh!
[tense music]
[doorbell rings]
I had an impulse.
[Pam] You're living
in a different era, Wayne.
People don't
just show up anymore.
You know, they call first.
Yeah, but...
that would have given you the
chance to tell me not to come.
[chuckles]
I wanted to see Robyn, yeah.
You don't usually
make a personal
appearance for these things.
Yeah, well...
when we spoke on the phone
yesterday, she was cold
to me, so...
[clears throat]
Is she all right?
As far as I know.
You're looking good.
I guess marriage
agrees with you.
Well, what can I say?
No more sleepless nights.
But I'd be lying
if I didn't acknowledge
that my second marriage
is going very well.
Hmm.
And where is Mr. Wonderful?
In Saudi Arabia,
meeting with a client.
He's got clients
in Saudi Arabia?
The Crown Prince.
Right.
So he's doing well. [chuckles]
Very well.
Message received, Pam.
[clears throat]
Hey.
Be nice.
What are you doing here?
We talked yesterday.
Wasn't much of a talk.
Let me guess.
You wanna reminisce?
- Robyn.
- Mom.
Robyn.
Let's get some fresh air.
[door opens]
I got you somethin'.
You already got me the boots.
[Robyn]
College basketball tickets?
Yes, yes, yes, for you and me.
Today? Why?
What do you mean, why?
Why not?
We used to go all the time.
Yeah, when I was eight, dad.
Thought it might be fun, Robyn.
When was the last time you
and I did somethin' together?
Probably when I was eight.
Look, I'm just not used to you
randomly showing up like this.
I don't know what reaction
you're expecting from me.
Oh, for God's sakes, Robyn.
It's... I missed you.
It's that simple.
Can't that be reason enough?
- You're not sick, right, dad?
- I'm not sick. I just...
Oh.
[pensive music]
I wanted to see you.
It's been a few months.
And that's on me.
And I just...
I don't know.
I'm-I'm-I'm...
I'm startin' to feel like I
should make more of an effort.
- Now?
- Why not now?
If not now, when?
Ten years ago
would have been nice.
Your mother asked me to leave.
So I left.
I would have stayed.
I wanted to stay.
- So it's mom's fault.
- No, no, no, no, no.
That-that's, that's not
what I'm saying. I'm just...
Oh...
Things...
[music continues]
Things happened, Robyn.
And I, I...
Listen, you're my daughter.
I miss you and love you.
And maybe we can...
maybe we can just start
with that and then
and see where it goes.
Can we do that?
Can, can you do that?
I miss you too.
Great.
So we have somethin' in common.
- [chuckles] Hmm.
- Okay.
Okay, so we'll go to the game.
I'm gonna have a hot dog.
You'll get that nasty
vegan food you like.
I'll talk. You'll talk.
We'll solve
the world's problems.
It's gonna be great.
[sighs] Fine.
- We'll go to the game.
- All right. [chuckles]
[instrumental music]
Don't you miss this?
We're at the game, homie.
[both laughing]
Dad, there's something
I gotta tell you.
Yeah?
I kinda hate basketball.
Whoa.
When did you start
kinda hating basketball?
Well, I mean,
I never really liked it.
- I just thought it was boring.
- Boring?
Well, yeah, I mean,
it's just running
back and forth,
up and down the court.
And, "Oh, gee,
he's got the ball."
And, "Hey, look,
now he's got the ball."
And it just keeps going
and going
and going for, like, hours.
You used to be all smiles
when we would come here.
You weren't having a good time?
Well, yeah,
I was having a good time.
I was a little girl
spending time with her dad.
Dad, if you start to cry...
That was really nice, Robyn.
And, yes, I think I might,
I think I might cry.
[laughs] Oh, my God.
- I'm lovin' those boots.
- Thanks.
- They were a birthday present.
- Well, happy birthday.
Whenever I get nice boots,
they kill my feet.
Yeah, that's usually
the trade-off, right?
[chuckles] Always.
But not these.
I could walk in these all day.
- Honey, can we just, you know...
- Dad.
I'm sorry. We're just tryin'
to get to our seats.
Are you done?
What's your problem?
You.
Sorry, dad.
I thought she was
a full-grown woman.
What? Just goin' to the game,
that's all.
[indistinct chatter]
That was unbelievably rude.
- I didn't like her.
- She was perfectly nice.
I'm sorry. I guess I just...
wanted you all to myself today.
Honestly, dad, it would
have been nice if you'd asked
what I wanted to do today.
What did you want to do?
Stay home. Play chess.
Oh.
- What?
- No, nothing. I just...
When was the last time
we played chess?
[whistle blows]
This time.
No way. Is this the, um...
The queen that I threw across
the living room?
When you almost decapitated
your mother.
I was eight.
I was having a little tantrum.
- It was a meltdown, honey.
- [chuckles]
Okay, so let's play,
and I can prove to you
that my game,
as well as my temperament,
has vastly improved.
I admire your optimism.
- But no.
- Well, why not?
Because you overreact
when you lose.
People change, dad. They grow.
Maybe not you, but most people.
And what is
that supposed to mean?
You infantilize me.
You treat me like a child,
but I'm 18.
Why are you so angry
with me, Robyn?
I mean...
- Seriously, why?
- You really wanna know?
Yeah, especially if you're
gonna start off that way.
Because you gave up on me.
- I never gave up on you.
- You disappeared.
You moved to another city.
How else do you
wanna look at it?
Robyn, I...
[pensive music]
It was the first
job offer I had.
And it... [sighs]
It was only a couple of hours
away from here.
A couple of hours is a long time
when you need your dad.
Listen, if I thought
you needed me, then I...
[sighs]
I...
I was going through...
some stuff, Robyn.
- A young girl died because I...
- Yeah, I know that, dad.
I know a girl died.
You quit SWAT.
But you had me.
And you had mom.
[music continues]
- I'm going to the washroom.
- Robyn, I...
Excuse me.
I'm sorry.
[whistle blows]
[cheers and applause]
[alarm blaring]
Great job, dad.
[crowd cheering]
[whistle blows]
- Hey, Boots.
- Oh, hi.
Dad let you go to the ladies
all by yourself?
Ugh...
He's overprotective, huh?
He just has this thing
with new people sometimes.
My dad was the same way.
Sometimes you just gotta
push back a little.
Let him know who's in charge.
Oh!
Oh, my God, I am so sorry.
- It's okay.
- No, I should not be
allowed out of the house.
- It's fine, really. It'll dry.
- You know what?
- Let me make it up to you.
- It's okay.
My husband and I,
we have a private box upstairs.
I've got stuff up there
I can help you get cleaned up.
It's really, I'm fine.
It's fine, really.
Honey, you should not smell
like a bar all day, please.
It'll take five minutes.
- Okay.
- Okay, okay.
Come, come, come,
come, come, come.
Your wife is a klutz.
What'd you do
to this poor thing?
I shared my beer with her.
Oh, that was generous.
Hi, I'm Robyn.
Nice to meet you, Robyn.
Where's Batman?
This is my husband, Lucas.
He thinks he's a comedian.
[Robyn chuckles]
Here, this is
better than paper towel.
Thank you.
Let's get Robyn a drink, huh?
I mean, better one
in you than on you.
I should be getting back
to my dad.
He'd be wondering where I am.
Why don't we invite him up here?
- Really?
- Yeah.
We've got the room,
and you're not gonna get
a better view of the game.
- Okay.
- It's the least we can do.
I'll go grab him.
- What are you drinkin'?
- Um...
Vodka soda.
- Dad won't mind?
- Daughter doesn't care.
[soft chuckle] Oh.
Have a seat.
[suspenseful music]
[whistle blows]
[tense music]
[whistle blows]
Have you ever watched a game
in a private box before?
No, but if you
gotta do basketball
it's not too shabby. Thanks.
What, did your dad
drag you here?
Yeah. [chuckles]
What seat is he in?
Uh, row 34, seat...
- I don't remember.
- [Donna] It's okay, I'll go.
I remember what he looks like.
Just let me
finish my drink first.
He can wait. Right, Robyn?
[soft chuckle]
[eerie music]
Robyn!
[woman 1] Sir, could you close
the door please?
Yeah, sorry,
just lookin' for my daughter.
Here, let me
get you another drink.
Sure.
So, where's mom tonight?
She's at home.
She has a new husband now.
Hmm. You got a boyfriend?
Why are you assumin'
I'm into guys?
Oh, okay. You got a girlfriend?
I'm into guys.
Nope.
Neither either at the moment.
Neither either.
[chuckles] Neither either.
Hard to believe.
Beautiful girl, beautiful body.
Hey, you guys aren't a...
couple of, you know...
What? Freaks?
[chuckles]
I bet boys go crazy over you.
My dad is a cop-type person.
Hey, where is he?
Weren't you gonna go?
Mm-hmm. In a minute.
I feel like he should
really know where I am.
[phone ringing]
- I should really get going now.
- Oh, no.
Just relax.
You're in good hands.
What the hell did
you do to me? What...?
- Come on.
- [groans]
Excuse me. I'm sorry.
Excuse me, excuse me. I'm sorry.
[tense music]
No, no, Come on, Robyn,
come on, Robyn.
Don't do this to me.
[sighs]
Too much vodka, not enough soda.
[music continues]
[indistinct chatter]
[crowd cheering]
Excuse me.
[whistle blows]
[alarm blaring]
[Robyn groaning]
[tense music]
[engine ignites]
Come on, let's go.
- I'm going.
- Let's go.
[security guard] Yeah, can you
just put that out
as a general announcement?
[woman over PA]
Robyn Edwards, Robyn Edwards.
Please meet your father
at the security booth
in Concourse section thirty.
[music continues]
[Pam] No, Wayne, I already told
you she hasn't called me
back yet, I've already
checked in with
all of her friends
I can think of.
I'm starting to get worried.
I'm here, Pam.
I'm still searching.
[suspenseful music]
Pam, I'll call you back.
There she is, right there.
She's with that woman.
Speed it up a little.
- Where's that go?
- Just give me one second.
Upper levels,
private boxes, where?
- I'm workin' on it.
- Work faster, man!
[music continues]
Scrub ahead.
Oh, no, no, no, no, no, no, no!
Tell me this isn't happening.
Reverse angle on that SUV.
I'm sorry,
but we don't have that.
[music continues]
Of course you don't.
Because these guys are smart
and efficient.
They know exactly
what they're doin'.
They've done it before.
It's not the clearest
of pictures.
If I could see them better,
I'd have something maybe.
The video in these places
is always useless.
I don't even know
why they bother.
What about the names?
The names on the private box.
- Oh, they were BS.
- Well, put out an APB.
We don't have a plate number.
Make, model, color..
- Do your job, Tommy!
- Wayne, that's enough.
She was a random girl
at a basketball game.
Let's not delude ourselves
as to what's going on here.
Listen, I'm not trying
to downplay this, okay?
I'm not.
Edwards, you were a cop.
You have to look at this
how a cop would.
She's 18. It's only been a short
time since she's been gone.
We can't look
at everybody's daughter
who isn't calling home
as a kidnapping.
What do you think
is happening right there?
We got a teenage girl
leaving a basketball event
with some people that she met.
But Robyn wouldn't leave
with strangers.
I'm not saying that she would.
Maybe she had one too many.
- It happens.
- Oh, my God.
Maybe she and dad
just had a fight.
Oh, give me a break.
Edwards, Pam, I promise you
we'll do everything that we can.
I will get the word out.
I'll be looking for a black SUV
that fits this description.
For right now...
all you can do is keep an eye
on your phones.
Pam, let's go.
This is a waste of our time.
[door opens]
[Robyn groaning]
Hey! Hey!
Let me go!
- That's not happening.
- Let me go!
- Enough!
- Pull over! Let me out!
- [Robyn] Please, let me out!
- I said enough!
[screaming]
Let me out!
Let me out!
[Robyn crying]
[screaming]
Do yourself a favor.
Start acting like a lady.
Next time, listen.
Pam, you have
to stop calling her.
You're wasting your time.
[Robyn's voicemail]
Hey, it's Robyn
Something very clever.
Leave a message.
Robyn, honey, it's me again.
I need you to call me.
She's not gonna call, Pam.
Well, I'm gonna keep
trying her anyway.
You're wasting your time!
Well, what am I
supposed to do, Wayne?
Nothing?
Is that what you want me
to do, huh? Nothing?
I'm sorry.
I'm sorry, Pam.
I'm sorry.
[sobbing]
Wayne, maybe
she's just angry with you.
She is angry with me.
Okay, well, maybe she's just,
you know, trying to punish you.
Give you a scare because
you made her angry.
Does that sound like Robyn?
May-maybe. I don't know.
[sobbing]
[sniffles]
[pensive music]
You don't think
the cops are gonna be
able to help us, do you?
No.
You were SWAT!
What would you do, Wayne?
- Oh, Pam.
- Forget the cops, then.
Look at me.
I want you to look at me.
I need you
to understand something.
That...
That little girl...
she's everything
I've ever wanted.
We made her.
You and me.
I need you to
bring her home to me, Wayne.
I don't care
what you have to do, okay?
Anyone or anything
that gets in your way...
I want you to make them
regret their life choices.
[music continues]
I'm giving you permission.
[tense music]
I'll let you know when I'm done.
[door shuts]
[man 1] Freeze!
[man 2] Take the shot.
[gunshot]
[girl screams]
This is endless.
But Tommy said this was
the best place to start.
[Pam] What are the odds you're
gonna find her in all of this?
Well, zero if I don't
search 'em, Pam, so...
I don't know,
maybe someone's seen her
maybe someone's heard about her.
[Pam] You know, Wayne, you
don't have to stay at a hotel.
I've got plenty of space here.
Well...
I'm already here, Pammy.
And besides,
a hotel is perfect for...
for what I have to do.
[Pam] Robyn must be so scared.
[Pam sobs]
Why don't you
get some sleep, Pam?
[Pam] I'll try.
Call me in the morning.
First thing.
Goodnight.
[inhales and exhales]
[buttons beep]
[dial tone]
[Desiree] This is Desiree.
- You looking for a girl?
- That's what I'm looking for.
[Desiree] We have a few girls
you might be interested in.
Depending on the kind
of night you're looking for.
We got some girls
day and night...
[gasps]
You're gonna stay here
for a little while.
We'll feed you, get you into
something more comfortable.
Maybe do something
with that hair.
Who are you?
You're gonna give up on the idea
of fighting back.
You're gonna do
what you're told.
And eventually,
you're gonna make peace
with your situation.
Can you please tell my mom
and dad that I'm alive?
That I'm okay?
They're not part
of your life anymore.
[Lucas] The quicker you get
that into your head,
the easier this
whole thing's gonna be.
For all of us.
Why don't you go ahead
and take a shower?
There's clothes in there,
just choose what fits.
And I'll be back up
in a bit with some food.
[door shuts]
[static]
Ah!
[static]
Ah!
[screaming]
Hi. I'm Splendid.
All right.
Come on in.
- You want some coffee?
- No.
But I will have some of that.
You look a little ragged.
You don't have anything
I'm gonna catch, do you?
I haven't been
sleeping much, that's all.
Well then, I can help you relax.
- What are you looking for?
- My daughter.
Wow! Wow, okay.
That's, that's new.
So, um, how do you
wanna get started?
I wanna ask you a few questions.
[sighs]
Yes, I'm over 18.
My daughter was kidnapped.
Okay, uh, I don't, I'm sorry, I
don't know anything about that.
I've already talked to
a dozen other women
in your line of work.
Intelligent eyes.
- Have you seen her?
- I don't think so.
Why don't you look again?
Please?
[exhales] The women I
know haven't been kidnapped.
Maybe you know someone
who knows someone.
Hey, are we, are we doing
something or not?
No.
No.
Ask around, please.
[Splendid]
Well, um, I can't go yet.
I haven't been here
that long and...
- Dante is probably watching.
- Dante?
Oh.
- He's your, um...
- Yeah.
It's bad for the business
if girls are robbing dates.
Bad for me.
Um, all right, um, hang out,
have another drink if you want.
How do you know
she was kidnapped?
I took her to a basketball game.
Two people drugged her,
a man and a woman,
and then they shoved her
into the back of an SUV like
she was trash.
- You go to the cops?
- I used to be a cop.
- Used to?
- Past tense, yes.
I'm doing this one on my own.
- Why?
- Because she's my daughter.
I'm not waiting on them.
Okay. A man of determination.
Rare.
- What kind of cop were you?
- SWAT, actually.
That tracks. You have the look.
And what look would that be?
A look that says
I've killed people.
You have a dark cloud
looming over you.
And so much more than
your daughter being gone.
You do what I do
for as long as I've done it,
and you see things in people.
Why don't you take a seat?
It's okay.
Take a seat.
And I'm gonna
get you that coffee.
You're young.
How long you been doing this?
So you want me
to share my sad story,
but you don't wanna share yours?
Yeah, I've...
I've overstayed my welcome.
I guess I've had quicker dates.
Hey, um... why just the queen?
Um...
Belongs to Robyn. My daughter.
- You play chess?
- Yeah, right.
[soft chuckle] No.
It just reminds me
of this flower.
Blooms once a year, at night.
Wilts by dawn.
[somber music]
I hope you find your daughter.
All right, it's all set.
- When?
- Thursday.
Dodge still bitching
about the price?
Dodge can bitch all he wants.
He doesn't pay our quote,
he doesn't get the girl.
Hey...
- Later.
- She can wait.
Later.
[sobbing]
I'm not hungry.
Oh, come on.
Let's not waste a steak.
- What are those?
- Just some vitamins.
I don't believe you.
Okay.
They're mostly vitamins and
something to help you sleep.
That's okay.
- You should do what we tell you.
- Or what?
You know, you're not the first
girl to come through here
who's put up a fight.
Sweetheart,
I know this is rough.
I would not want to be
sitting where you are either.
But this is just a part
of the world we live in.
There are rich,
powerful people out there
and they get what they want.
And you help them do it.
This is just where
I landed in life.
I won't bore you with
my story, but right now
this is your reality
and you are a feisty one
and I cannot have that.
So I need you
to take these pills.
And I'm saying no.
Okay, Robyn.
Okay, here it is.
If you don't volunteer
to take your pills
then you're volunteering
for some time
with Lucas in the basement.
Now Lucas,
he knows all kinds of ways
to cause a person pain
without leaving a mark.
And if that fails,
he starts leaving marks.
If you have marks on you,
you are no good to anybody.
And you do not wanna
get to the point
where you're no good to anybody.
Take your pills.
It's okay, Robyn. Really.
Good girl. Okay.
Lift your tongue for me.
Thank you.
[door shuts]
[tense music]
Hey, Pam.
So anything?
No. Nothing.
How are you holdin' up?
Not good.
I...
I called every friend
of hers I can think of. I...
Old boyfriends.
I checked her social media.
Nothing.
[Pam] I just...
I decided to drive.
Just... driving
through the neighborhood,
peering into windows
as if she could possibly
be there and...
and then I panicked,
and I thought,
what if she just comes home?
What... what if she just comes
home and I'm not there?
So I... I raced back here.
And I feel sick.
[sighs]
I know.
I'm...
spinning my wheels too.
And time is somethin'
we don't have on our side.
[somber music]
You know, Wayne, if I...
if I have to trust anyone
to get her back, it's you.
I was there, Pam.
I was... there when
she was taken and I...
I didn't prevent it.
How could you have prevented it?
That goddamn woman.
I read her right.
I knew something was
off with her and she just...
I never should have
let Robyn leave on her own.
She's 18, Wayne.
You can't
watch her every second.
Yeah.
[Pam] I know you doubt yourself.
I know accidentally
killing that young girl
all those years ago haunts you.
Haunts your thoughts.
Don't let it.
It's done. It's...
it's past, just, you know
get your head out of what
you can't change
and focus on
what you're best at.
Just be Wayne Edwards again.
That's what I need from you.
That's what Robyn
needs from you.
[sobbing]
[sighs]
[suspenseful music]
Queen of the Night.
That's the name of the flower
you mentioned to me
this mornin'.
You know, I actually
had to look it up.
[chuckles] Good on you.
What can I do for you?
I think I know what happened
to your daughter.
[instrumental music playing]
I don't know.
They seemed harmless.
They had a private box.
We were at a basketball
game with
like a million other people.
Why would I think
something would happen?
- And they drugged you?
- Yeah.
Slipped somethin' in my drink.
That's the same thing
you said happened
to your daughter, right?
Ashley, tell him
about the house.
It was just
some random farmhouse.
Random... [chuckles]
Doesn't help me.
See, I-I, I need more than that.
I need specifics.
I don't know
what to tell you, mister.
It was in the middle of nowhere.
After a few days,
they handed me
off to some other people.
Shipped me out of the country.
- That was that.
- That was what?
You need me to draw you
a goddamn picture?
After a few years,
she was dumped onto the street.
Got too old for him, I guess.
Why didn't you go back
to your family?
For a minute, I did.
- Couldn't deal being there.
- Why not?
I was an addict at that point.
No money, no friends.
You don't just come
out of something like that
and return to normal.
You know, I went back to
doing what I knew how to do.
You saw these people, Ashley.
You saw 'em, right?
You know what they look like.
Why not go to the police?
[chuckles] Tell 'em what?
Search the state
for a nice-looking couple?
It was years ago.
Could be that couple over there,
from what I remember.
The farmhouse?
Can you... guess how long it
took you to get there?
Couldn't have been in their car
for more than an hour.
Maybe two.
You remember seeing
anything like a,
like a shopping bag
with the name of a store on it?
- No.
- What about a grocery bag?
No, I never saw
nothing like that.
Did you listen to the radio?
Maybe you heard the name
of a radio station.
They kept me on drugs.
They didn't give me no radio,
no TV, no internet, nothing.
I need the name
of something, Ashley!
Okay?
Something to help me locate
these people,
locate where this
place might be.
Think.
Please.
There was this water pipe
that blew up.
I think it was around
Halloween, maybe.
Anyway, they had
to call in a plumber.
Saw his truck out the window.
Some stupid name on it, like
Plopsick or Gloppy-something.
I don't know.
Okay.
Anything else?
This is gonna sound crazy,
but one night I thought
I saw a flying pig. [chuckles]
That's all I can remember.
Sorry.
It's okay, Ashley.
Thank you for your time.
I'll pretend
Plumbology, Pedro's Plumbing.
Blue Water Pipe Works.
[phone vibrates]
Yeah?
[man 1] This Mr. Edwards?
Who is this?
[man 1] I'm a guy who might have
some information you'd be
interested in
about a young lady.
[tense music]
Is she all right?
[man 1] Oh, she is for now.
Okay, how do we
keep it that way?
[man 1]
Well, how most things handle
in the free market system.
Just give me a dollar amount.
[man 1] I'm gonna
give you an address
and we're gonna meet tonight.
[Donna] See?
Behave yourself,
you don't have to stay
locked up in that room
all the time.
I hope you like Chinese.
- Everybody likes Chinese.
- Mmh.
There was the best Chinese place
by the hospital
I used to work at.
Did I tell you
I used to be a nurse?
Yeah.
Then there was an incident
and I had to find a new line of
work, so... here we are.
Come on, Robyn.
Gotta eat something.
I liked being a nurse. I did.
But every now and again,
I would get a stubborn patient
that wouldn't take their pills.
I could always tell
they were doing
what they were told.
[slams on table]
Because their
reaction time slowed.
Mmh.
Robyn...
look at me.
Look at me.
- Hey.
- [Robyn grunts]
Look at those teeny tiny pupils.
Perfectly normal,
just like your reaction time.
I gave you every chance, Robyn.
And I really like
your spirit. I do.
And out there in the
real world, oh, honey,
I would want you as
my very best friend.
We're not out there.
And unfortunately, now
you're gonna have to
learn that another way.
You can't torture me into going
along with this.
Sweetheart...
we do it all the time.
No bruising, please.
I know.
[tense music]
- Come on. Come on.
- No, no, no!
- Come on!
- [Robyn grunts]
[Robyn screams]
[sighs]
[crying]
You Edwards?
What did you do to her?
You look like an educated man.
- What does it look like?
- What do you want?
- Money, you owe me.
- I don't owe you any money.
You went on like a three-hour
dinner with her.
You didn't, you didn't
pay me for that.
- You all right?
- Hey, I'll talk to her.
I didn't give you permission
to talk to her.
Permission?
Pull out your wallet.
I said pull out your wallet.
[tense music]
Just tell me how much.
[scoffs]
Your wallet is how much?
I thought robbing your customers
was bad for business, Dante.
Mmh, yeah, well,
like Splendid here tells me
you're not a real
customer anyhow.
I mean, what kind of man buys
a piece of ass just to talk?
What kind of man beats up women?
[Splendid groans]
You got about five seconds to
hand that wallet over.
Let's take it easy.
Let's stay real calm.
[grunting]
[groaning]
[crying]
- Are you okay?
- Oh, no, no. Uh-uh.
You, you sure?
Let's get out of here.
- Come on.
- No, no, no! Look, Edward!
[grunting]
[Splendid] Dante!
Come on! Let's go.
I'm sorry, Edward.
[Dante] Come on, move!
[breathing heavily]
[Dante and Splendid shouting]
So what did he say?
Not much.
Pam, when the doctor says, "Can
I speak with you for a minute?"
He usually has some pretty
important things to talk about.
He was giving me instructions...
on what to do
when you come home.
He assumed we were
living together
because you referred to
me as your wife.
- I said that?
- Evidently.
How did you end up here?
I showed a man grace.
I won't make that mistake again.
- What is it?
- Why did you leave?
Ten years ago,
why did you leave?
Are we really gonna do this?
Have this conversation?
[somber music]
You asked me to leave.
Maybe you don't remember it
that way, but...
that's the way it happened.
What I remember...
is watching the light
in your eyes go out.
What I remember...
is watching you
drink yourself into oblivion.
Punishing yourself
for an accident.
I got tired of waiting for
you to heal, Wayne.
[Wayne] Yeah.
I got a lead.
Tell me.
There was this girl
taken like Robyn was.
She didn't know
where they took her,
but it's a lead
and I'm gonna follow it.
Yeah, but she got away.
That's something to hope for.
She's alive. She's okay, right?
Pam, this girl is not okay.
All I saw was Robyn...
sitting there, if I don't...
I'm out of here
first thing in the morning.
[knocks]
I, um... I called around until I
could find out where you were.
I'm really sorry, Edwards.
Dante, he, um...
he beat me until
I gave him your name.
Um...
I, um, I got your wallet back.
Uh, I s... I stole it from him
when he was sleeping.
I'm not going back
to him, Edwards.
Good choice.
The doctors are letting
you go already?
Doctors don't get a say.
Do you even know
where you're going?
[sighs] Gopnik's plumbing.
Spent half a night on my phone.
That's the closest sounding name
I found to
what your friend said.
GPS puts it a little over
two hours east of here.
Do you want me to call Ashley,
see if she recognizes it?
Lots of farmhouses out there.
That might help.
I'm coming with you.
No, you're not.
I need to get out of here. Dante
has eyes all over this town.
He'll never find me
a couple hours east.
And I'll take
a bus out from there.
I just need a ride out of town.
That's all I'm asking.
Please.
[sighs] Let's go.
[Splendid] You don't think
Dante's following us, do you?
[Wayne] I would know
if we picked up a tail.
As far as Dante is concerned,
we're off the grid.
We're an hour outside
of the city now.
Speak of the devil.
He's already left me like
ten voice mails.
Yeah, well, he probably doesn't
even know you left town yet.
Tell you what I'm wondering.
How does someone like you end up
working with someone like him?
He beat up some guy
that was harassing me.
Not gonna lie, a guy comes to
your rescue and...
you wanna pay him back for that
kind of protection.
And at the time, it was nice to
have someone to watch over me.
Someone to keep me safe.
He kept you safe with lies.
You don't know.
Do you think people ever change?
[scoffs]
You sound like my daughter.
You got a family?
Got mom and dad?
I ran off when I was 12.
Got tired of my dad getting
drunk and kicking my ass.
- What about your mom?
- [Splendid scoffs]
I did what I had to do
to survive.
People spend their entire lives
reacting to the bad stuff
that happens in it.
I don't wanna be one of those
people anymore.
[engine turns over]
How many times do you need to
hear it before it sinks in?
I can't give you
that kind of information.
I'm not asking you for your
entire client list, Mr. Gopnik.
It's one house, okay? One.
I just need to talk to the
people who live there.
[Splendid] This is so sad.
Would you stop
touching my plants?
I'm just saying hello.
It was four years ago.
Around Halloween, she said.
You went out there
to fix a busted pipe.
Four years ago
or four minutes ago,
a man develops trust with his
customer base or he loses 'em.
No one has to know where I got
the information from.
If it wasn't important,
I wouldn't be asking you.
No.
Hey.
You got a family?
Yeah.
Wife and two girls.
What would you do if someone
took one of them away from you?
You would do
whatever you had to do
to get 'em back. Right?
My daughter was abducted,
Mr. Gopnik.
And I need your help.
Buddy, you need a cop,
not a plumber.
Can I give your plant water?
She's very dry.
Do you have water back there?
I can grab a cup, I don't mind.
[sighs]
Forget the water, we're leaving.
I'd be surprised if he didn't
have a crap security system.
We could always just
come back tonight.
Check his calendar from four
years ago, late October.
- You stole that man's phone?
- Yes, I stole that man's phone.
How are we gonna open it?
Pop out the SIM card,
connect it to a laptop.
All the information
should come up in folders.
Or we can just enter in the PIN.
Or we could just do that.
[engine turns over]
[footsteps approaching]
How are you holding up, kitten?
Not so good.
- You gonna be a good girl?
- Mm-hmm. Yes.
How do I know that for sure?
I-I swear.
I don't know.
You haven't been here that long.
- You're a tough one, aren't you?
- No, I'm not.
I'm sorry.
Maybe too hydrated. Yeah.
Little longer, a couple more
visits from Lucas, no water.
No, Donna, please!
I'll be good,
I'll do whatever you say.
I swear.
Little longer.
[eerie music]
[sobs]
[exasperated sigh]
It's not this one either.
We need to keep moving.
How do you know?
[Wayne] Where's the next one?
- It's getting dark, Edward.
- I can see in the dark.
- Where's the next one?
- Hey...
You look like
you're about to fall over.
I mean... did you even
sleep last night?
I just...
I need to keep moving.
Robyn needs me.
Well, even if this was
the right house,
you're not in any shape to
do anything about it.
No food, no sleep.
Hey...
Come on, we'll just...
We'll start early tomorrow.
[slams the steering wheel]
[tense music]
[opens door]
- What's that?
- A sedative. Like the pills.
But you can't be trusted
with those, can you?
- Don't stick me with that.
- You want out of here, right?
This is how we gotta do it.
Come on, give me your arm.
Give me your arm.
[whimpers]
[gasps and grunts]
Oh, you're gonna regret that.
[tense music]
[sobs]
[music continues]
Bathroom's all yours.
Are you, are you okay?
- We're gonna find Robyn.
- Mm-hmm.
You know,
you were right about me.
Before what you, what you
said before about, um...
about me killing people.
There was this guy
in a restaurant.
He had someone at gunpoint.
I had the shot.
I took the shot.
I put a round
straight through him.
That round kept going
and hit a 14-year-old girl
in a back corner. I, I, uh...
I didn't see her.
I, I didn't see her.
The guy lived.
She died.
You know that's not your fault.
[chuckles] Yeah.
Yeah, well, it wasn't hers
either, know what I mean?
[somber music]
There's a family...
[taps the window]
Out there...
that's gonna spend
the rest of their lives...
wondering why...
"Why my daughter?"
Uh...
So listen, I wanna
thank you for your help.
But the deal was,
I get you out of town
and put you on a bus, right?
- What?
- Take it.
Get a bus ticket,
start a new life.
Get as far away from here
as possible.
You, you can't say
I haven't helped you.
You, you and me,
we make a good team.
You and me are not a team.
Okay?
Take it, please.
Why are you doing this?
Come on, you can't do this
by yourself.
We can, we can do this together.
Will you just stop?!
[sighs]
Uh, I mean, what are you
thinking, huh?
That what?
We're gonna be partners?
Roaming the country, solving
crimes, things like that?
I mean, I mean it...
it kind of sounds like fun.
[Wayne] This isn't fun!
This isn't a game!
Do you really think
I wanna be here
with you doing this?
All I wanna do is
find my little girl.
That's all I wanna do!
So, tomorrow...
you're gonna go your way
and I'm gonna go mine.
Yeah?
Yeah.
Hey! Hey!
Are you kidding me?
Hey. Oh.
Oh, my God, I-I need help!
What the hell are you
doing out here?
No!
[grunts]
[sighs]
[Wayne] What are you doing here?
You wanna believe
you're a bad man.
You're not. You're a good man
who's been damaged.
And... I wish I could
have had a dad like you.
I thought you were gone.
I went to grab breakfast.
You could have brought me
something.
Oh, uh, I did.
[instrumental music]
The flying pig.
Guy at the counter says
they have a billboard.
Let's go.
I guess your friend really did
see a flying pig.
This is it.
So I guess I'm not as
useless as you think.
I never said you were useless.
You did good.
Real good.
So... should we call the police?
No. No, they're
gonna need a warrant.
Flying pig won't be enough
and Robyn doesn't have
that kind of time.
Well, why don't I
just go up there
and pretend I'm lost?
I mean if she's there...
I'm gonna take over now
and I really need for you
to stay right here.
But I could just, I...
If something
ever happened to you
I would never forgive myself.
Okay?
Thank you.
[clears throat]
[tense music]
How did you find me here?
I can find you within four feet
on anywhere on this damn planet.
Though it did take me a minute
to realize you were avoiding me.
- I don't have time for this.
- Make time.
Let's go. Keep walking.
It was my decision to leave.
He had nothing to do with it.
Now, let's go through there.
Yo, let's go through there.
Leave him here.
You leave him here
and I'll go back with you.
Oh, like you have a choice.
You underestimated my tenacity.
I'm not gonna deal
with your ass.
Oh, no, don't worry.
I ain't gonna kill you.
You make me too much money,
but when I'm done
with you girl...
Mmh. You're gonna wish I had.
[Wayne] Dante...
I think this might be a good
opportunity for us to speak.
- Oh, you do.
- I do.
I really do.
And against my better
judgement...
I'm gonna give you
a second chance.
[laughs]
I get you now, man.
I get it.
You're like delusional.
You truly believe that
you're in control.
That's where I come in
and tell you, you ain't.
[grunting and groaning]
No, no, no, no, no, no! No, no...
[Dante screams]
[Wayne groans]
Your first mistake
was getting too close to me.
If you hadn't
you'd still have this gun.
There wouldn't be much
I could do.
[Dante] No!
Memories, Dante.
Memories give us meaning.
[Dante grunting]
They shape us.
So you can either stay down
or you can get up.
But if you get up, I'm gonna
give you a memory
that's gonna stay with you.
It's your choice.
[tense music]
[groans]
[grunting and groaning]
[groaning]
[choking]
[coughs]
What are you gonna do with that?
I don't want him coming
after me anymore, Edwards.
[Dante] No.
[Splendid] I want him gone.
Back in the hotel room
you said you wish that you would
have had a dad like me.
Did you mean it?
[Splendid crying]
You've had a lifetime
of people taking things away
from you,
I won't be another one.
This is your choice,
what you do is up to you.
Good choice.
You have to go.
I'll be fine.
Hey.
Don't die on me.
[tense music]
[sighs]
Damn it.
Move, you die.
Scream, you die.
Understand?
I understand.
Who else is in the house?
Nobody.
I don't believe you.
Lie to me...
and you die.
Let's go.
Inside.
Where is she?
- Who?
- Where is she?!
I already told you
there's nobody here.
Take me to the basement.
Now.
How many times do I have to tell
you, I don't know where she is.
- Yes, you do.
- Oh, God.
I never go to the drop.
I never asked you that.
[groans]
I need to know
where this drop is.
Yeah.
What's your name?
- Donna.
- Donna.
[tense music]
Donna, I'm gonna tell
you a story.
Hopefully by the end...
you'll realize the futility
of your situation.
Long before I joined the police,
before SWAT... [chuckles]
I used to be
with special forces.
Spent time in Botswana,
Chad, Somalia.
The thing is...
there were two types of people
who showed an aptitude
for the job I had.
The first type scores high
on diplomacy,
lawful interrogation.
[music continues]
Then there was
the second type, Donna.
Meaner.
The type that uses a scalpel...
to get the information
they need.
And which type were you?
Neither one.
[laughs]
No, neither one.
I was the, um...
third type.
The one they never talk about.
[whimpering]
You're lucky I didn't shoot you
right then and there
for what you did to my wife.
[Robyn cries]
- Dodge.
- Finally.
I'm not late,
you son of a bitch.
Damn, Lucas.
Nicely done.
Where's my money?
This gentleman's gonna drive you
to an airfield
and you're just a plane ride
away from your final stop.
It's the same as before.
The nicer you treat everyone,
nicer they're gonna treat you.
I guess they're not gonna
treat me very nice.
You never broke me, Lucas.
This one gonna give me trouble?
Just keep the cuffs on her.
You'll be all right.
[Robyn whimpering]
Get out of the van!
Now, now, now!
Man, you got the wrong idea.
I want you to open
the back of the van.
I've got my keys right here.
Do it slowly.
- Robyn?
- Dad?
- Robyn, honey, are you okay?
- [whimpers]
It's okay. All right? I'm here.
Unlock my daughter.
[both grunting]
[tense music]
[clanging]
[both grunting]
[screams in pain]
[straining and whimpering]
[music continues]
[both grunting]
[Wayne grunts]
[music continues]
[Robyn] Stop!
[gasps for air]
Robyn, don't.
[Robyn groans]
Dad, help me!
[groaning]
[Robyn] Dad!
[straining and grunting]
[music continues]
[breathes heavily]
- Dad!
- Shut up!
Dad, over here!
I said shut up.
[Robyn]
Can't you see he'll keep coming!
[Lucas] I don't care if he's
gonna keep coming.
Oh, you're coming with me
one way or the other.
Let's go. Let's go!
[panting]
[inhales sharply]
[Robyn whimpers]
[groans]
[music continues]
Hey!
Let go of me!
[Robyn grunting]
[gunshot]
[instrumental music]
[breathing heavily]
Dad.
- Dad.
- Hey.
- I'm so sorry.
- Sorry?
No, what are you sorry for?
I should've known
you'd never give up on me.
[Robyn crying]
Never.
[sirens blaring in distance]
Just hold on, they're
gonna be here soon. Just...
They always take forever,
don't they?
Dad, dad.
I'm just...
I'm just gonna rest a little.
Dad.
[crying] Dad!
[instrumental music]
Oh...
Oh, my... Oh, my God.
[crying]
Are you okay?
- I'm okay. I'm okay.
- You okay?
[female news anchor] Authorities
say the couple had been
abducting young women for years.
We spoke to one of the people
who helped rescue Robyn Edwards.
[Gopnik] When I saw the fear
in that father's eyes,
I knew I had to help.
And... the answer was
right there in my phone.
- What, no basketball on?
- Dad.
Wayne, how are you feeling?
A-are you okay?
I'm in the hospital.
I hate the hospital.
The doctor says
you're gonna be fine.
It was close.
Yeah.
- Hey, how are you doing?
- I'm doing okay.
When am I getting out of here?
You are staying put until
the doctor says
you can go this time.
You try to leave before that
I'll put you
back in here myself.
[sighs]
You're the boss.
I was thinking when you get out,
maybe you could
come stay with mom
and I for a while.
- Oh, honey.
- Wayne really, it's okay.
I spoke to Paul and he's
completely cool with it.
Oh. Don't tell Mr. Wonderful
I appreciate his coolness.
You can stay
for as long as you want.
Maybe I'll find a place
and... stay for good.
Living so far away isn't
something I need to be
doing right now.
I've already missed too many
of your teen years,
but... you still
have a few left
and I... I'd like to be
around for those
if you, you know, if you,
if-if you, if you want.
What do you think?
Wayne, thank you...
for bringing our daughter home.
[instrumental music]
[chuckles]
I'm so glad you're safe.
[pensive music]
[knocks on door]
Well, all right.
[both chuckles]
I almost didn't recognize you.
Yeah?
Well, I guess,
I'm trying a new look.
So, looks like
you're all set up here.
It's kind of tiny though.
Beats having a boss.
So whatever happened to your
business associate?
Last time I saw him he was uh,
he was in pretty bad shape.
Dante, yeah.
Well, he's not
a problem anymore.
- He didn't make it?
- Oh, he lived, for a while.
I guess, he pulled a gun
on a guy who had a quicker draw.
- Took two to the face.
- Damn.
Yeah, so, anyway...
I've been looking for a job.
- What do you have in mind?
- [Splendid] Oh, I don't know.
Do you need an assistant?
Mmh. Never really thought
about it.
So, think about it.
- [Wayne] Hey, honey.
- Oh, sorry.
I didn't know you had a client.
No, no, no, no, no.
This isn't a client.
She's actually
a really good friend.
This is my daughter Robyn.
Robyn, this is the woman
that I told you about
the one who helped me find you.
- You're her?
- Yeah.
[instrumental music]
I'm so happy to
finally meet you.
Me too.
Dad told me that he couldn't
have done it without you.
My name is Faith.
My real name.
So Robyn, huh,
someone tells me that
I need an assistant.
When can you start, Faith?
[instrumental music]
[music continues]
- [Pam] Hi, Wayne.
- So where's the birthday girl?
[Pam] Well, it's 8:00
in the morning, Wayne,
so she's getting
ready for school.
Yeah, could you get
her for me, Pam, please?
- I have to go to work.
- And she's gotta go to school.
Pam, please, come on.
[Pam] Honey, it's your dad.
- Hi, dad.
- Hey, you.
- I really gotta go.
- Whoa, wait a minute,
wait a minute.
Let me at least say, uh,
happy birthday.
Did you get what I sent you?
Mm-hmm, yeah, they're great.
Thanks.
I mean, those are the boots
you wanted, right?
- That's what your mom told me.
- Mm-hmm, yeah, no, I love them.
- Thank you.
- So, 18.
[chuckles]
Man, I can't believe it, Robyn.
You were born, I blinked my
eyes, and now you're 18.
Yeah, blink again
and I'll be 50.
I'm just sayin', I can't believe
how fast the time goes.
Yeah, no, me neither.
Listen, I really gotta go.
Whoa, homie, wait up.
I haven't seen you
for three months.
Give me some more time
here, yeah?
What's going on with you?
I don't know, three more months'
worth of stuff, I guess.
Details, honey, I need details.
[Robyn] Dad, what
difference does it make?
School, friends,
you know, stuff.
I don't really
keep notes for these
once-in-a-while conversations.
Whoa, Robyn.
I'm sorry, forget it.
How are you?
You never used to be like this.
I'm just running late.
I really gotta go.
It's not a good time,
but we'll talk again, soon.
Yeah, great.
When can you make time?
Dad, come on.
When can you make time?
Just coordinate
something with mom, okay?
Okay, honey, I'll do that.
All right, love.
[man 1]
Get the hell out of my way!
[Security guard] Sir, please
put the bottle down
and we can talk.
I'm guessing
this is why you called me?
Yes, sir, he's been
drinking since midnight.
- Bartender cut him off.
- And here we are.
- Yes, sir.
- All right, thanks.
Buddy, you gotta go.
Like hell I do.
I was just sittin' there,
minding my business.
Doesn't really matter anymore.
You've been asked to leave.
I ain't leavin' until I get
the beer that I ordered!
[sighs]
Right.
I need you
to put the bottle down.
Buddy, if you want it so bad,
why don't you come here
and take it?
[groans] Oh! Oh! Oh! Oh! Oh! Oh!
- Oh!
- Are you done?
Yes, sir. Yes, yes, sir. Oh!
[grunts]
Oh! Oh!
[tense music]
[doorbell rings]
I had an impulse.
[Pam] You're living
in a different era, Wayne.
People don't
just show up anymore.
You know, they call first.
Yeah, but...
that would have given you the
chance to tell me not to come.
[chuckles]
I wanted to see Robyn, yeah.
You don't usually
make a personal
appearance for these things.
Yeah, well...
when we spoke on the phone
yesterday, she was cold
to me, so...
[clears throat]
Is she all right?
As far as I know.
You're looking good.
I guess marriage
agrees with you.
Well, what can I say?
No more sleepless nights.
But I'd be lying
if I didn't acknowledge
that my second marriage
is going very well.
Hmm.
And where is Mr. Wonderful?
In Saudi Arabia,
meeting with a client.
He's got clients
in Saudi Arabia?
The Crown Prince.
Right.
So he's doing well. [chuckles]
Very well.
Message received, Pam.
[clears throat]
Hey.
Be nice.
What are you doing here?
We talked yesterday.
Wasn't much of a talk.
Let me guess.
You wanna reminisce?
- Robyn.
- Mom.
Robyn.
Let's get some fresh air.
[door opens]
I got you somethin'.
You already got me the boots.
[Robyn]
College basketball tickets?
Yes, yes, yes, for you and me.
Today? Why?
What do you mean, why?
Why not?
We used to go all the time.
Yeah, when I was eight, dad.
Thought it might be fun, Robyn.
When was the last time you
and I did somethin' together?
Probably when I was eight.
Look, I'm just not used to you
randomly showing up like this.
I don't know what reaction
you're expecting from me.
Oh, for God's sakes, Robyn.
It's... I missed you.
It's that simple.
Can't that be reason enough?
- You're not sick, right, dad?
- I'm not sick. I just...
Oh.
[pensive music]
I wanted to see you.
It's been a few months.
And that's on me.
And I just...
I don't know.
I'm-I'm-I'm...
I'm startin' to feel like I
should make more of an effort.
- Now?
- Why not now?
If not now, when?
Ten years ago
would have been nice.
Your mother asked me to leave.
So I left.
I would have stayed.
I wanted to stay.
- So it's mom's fault.
- No, no, no, no, no.
That-that's, that's not
what I'm saying. I'm just...
Oh...
Things...
[music continues]
Things happened, Robyn.
And I, I...
Listen, you're my daughter.
I miss you and love you.
And maybe we can...
maybe we can just start
with that and then
and see where it goes.
Can we do that?
Can, can you do that?
I miss you too.
Great.
So we have somethin' in common.
- [chuckles] Hmm.
- Okay.
Okay, so we'll go to the game.
I'm gonna have a hot dog.
You'll get that nasty
vegan food you like.
I'll talk. You'll talk.
We'll solve
the world's problems.
It's gonna be great.
[sighs] Fine.
- We'll go to the game.
- All right. [chuckles]
[instrumental music]
Don't you miss this?
We're at the game, homie.
[both laughing]
Dad, there's something
I gotta tell you.
Yeah?
I kinda hate basketball.
Whoa.
When did you start
kinda hating basketball?
Well, I mean,
I never really liked it.
- I just thought it was boring.
- Boring?
Well, yeah, I mean,
it's just running
back and forth,
up and down the court.
And, "Oh, gee,
he's got the ball."
And, "Hey, look,
now he's got the ball."
And it just keeps going
and going
and going for, like, hours.
You used to be all smiles
when we would come here.
You weren't having a good time?
Well, yeah,
I was having a good time.
I was a little girl
spending time with her dad.
Dad, if you start to cry...
That was really nice, Robyn.
And, yes, I think I might,
I think I might cry.
[laughs] Oh, my God.
- I'm lovin' those boots.
- Thanks.
- They were a birthday present.
- Well, happy birthday.
Whenever I get nice boots,
they kill my feet.
Yeah, that's usually
the trade-off, right?
[chuckles] Always.
But not these.
I could walk in these all day.
- Honey, can we just, you know...
- Dad.
I'm sorry. We're just tryin'
to get to our seats.
Are you done?
What's your problem?
You.
Sorry, dad.
I thought she was
a full-grown woman.
What? Just goin' to the game,
that's all.
[indistinct chatter]
That was unbelievably rude.
- I didn't like her.
- She was perfectly nice.
I'm sorry. I guess I just...
wanted you all to myself today.
Honestly, dad, it would
have been nice if you'd asked
what I wanted to do today.
What did you want to do?
Stay home. Play chess.
Oh.
- What?
- No, nothing. I just...
When was the last time
we played chess?
[whistle blows]
This time.
No way. Is this the, um...
The queen that I threw across
the living room?
When you almost decapitated
your mother.
I was eight.
I was having a little tantrum.
- It was a meltdown, honey.
- [chuckles]
Okay, so let's play,
and I can prove to you
that my game,
as well as my temperament,
has vastly improved.
I admire your optimism.
- But no.
- Well, why not?
Because you overreact
when you lose.
People change, dad. They grow.
Maybe not you, but most people.
And what is
that supposed to mean?
You infantilize me.
You treat me like a child,
but I'm 18.
Why are you so angry
with me, Robyn?
I mean...
- Seriously, why?
- You really wanna know?
Yeah, especially if you're
gonna start off that way.
Because you gave up on me.
- I never gave up on you.
- You disappeared.
You moved to another city.
How else do you
wanna look at it?
Robyn, I...
[pensive music]
It was the first
job offer I had.
And it... [sighs]
It was only a couple of hours
away from here.
A couple of hours is a long time
when you need your dad.
Listen, if I thought
you needed me, then I...
[sighs]
I...
I was going through...
some stuff, Robyn.
- A young girl died because I...
- Yeah, I know that, dad.
I know a girl died.
You quit SWAT.
But you had me.
And you had mom.
[music continues]
- I'm going to the washroom.
- Robyn, I...
Excuse me.
I'm sorry.
[whistle blows]
[cheers and applause]
[alarm blaring]
Great job, dad.
[crowd cheering]
[whistle blows]
- Hey, Boots.
- Oh, hi.
Dad let you go to the ladies
all by yourself?
Ugh...
He's overprotective, huh?
He just has this thing
with new people sometimes.
My dad was the same way.
Sometimes you just gotta
push back a little.
Let him know who's in charge.
Oh!
Oh, my God, I am so sorry.
- It's okay.
- No, I should not be
allowed out of the house.
- It's fine, really. It'll dry.
- You know what?
- Let me make it up to you.
- It's okay.
My husband and I,
we have a private box upstairs.
I've got stuff up there
I can help you get cleaned up.
It's really, I'm fine.
It's fine, really.
Honey, you should not smell
like a bar all day, please.
It'll take five minutes.
- Okay.
- Okay, okay.
Come, come, come,
come, come, come.
Your wife is a klutz.
What'd you do
to this poor thing?
I shared my beer with her.
Oh, that was generous.
Hi, I'm Robyn.
Nice to meet you, Robyn.
Where's Batman?
This is my husband, Lucas.
He thinks he's a comedian.
[Robyn chuckles]
Here, this is
better than paper towel.
Thank you.
Let's get Robyn a drink, huh?
I mean, better one
in you than on you.
I should be getting back
to my dad.
He'd be wondering where I am.
Why don't we invite him up here?
- Really?
- Yeah.
We've got the room,
and you're not gonna get
a better view of the game.
- Okay.
- It's the least we can do.
I'll go grab him.
- What are you drinkin'?
- Um...
Vodka soda.
- Dad won't mind?
- Daughter doesn't care.
[soft chuckle] Oh.
Have a seat.
[suspenseful music]
[whistle blows]
[tense music]
[whistle blows]
Have you ever watched a game
in a private box before?
No, but if you
gotta do basketball
it's not too shabby. Thanks.
What, did your dad
drag you here?
Yeah. [chuckles]
What seat is he in?
Uh, row 34, seat...
- I don't remember.
- [Donna] It's okay, I'll go.
I remember what he looks like.
Just let me
finish my drink first.
He can wait. Right, Robyn?
[soft chuckle]
[eerie music]
Robyn!
[woman 1] Sir, could you close
the door please?
Yeah, sorry,
just lookin' for my daughter.
Here, let me
get you another drink.
Sure.
So, where's mom tonight?
She's at home.
She has a new husband now.
Hmm. You got a boyfriend?
Why are you assumin'
I'm into guys?
Oh, okay. You got a girlfriend?
I'm into guys.
Nope.
Neither either at the moment.
Neither either.
[chuckles] Neither either.
Hard to believe.
Beautiful girl, beautiful body.
Hey, you guys aren't a...
couple of, you know...
What? Freaks?
[chuckles]
I bet boys go crazy over you.
My dad is a cop-type person.
Hey, where is he?
Weren't you gonna go?
Mm-hmm. In a minute.
I feel like he should
really know where I am.
[phone ringing]
- I should really get going now.
- Oh, no.
Just relax.
You're in good hands.
What the hell did
you do to me? What...?
- Come on.
- [groans]
Excuse me. I'm sorry.
Excuse me, excuse me. I'm sorry.
[tense music]
No, no, Come on, Robyn,
come on, Robyn.
Don't do this to me.
[sighs]
Too much vodka, not enough soda.
[music continues]
[indistinct chatter]
[crowd cheering]
Excuse me.
[whistle blows]
[alarm blaring]
[Robyn groaning]
[tense music]
[engine ignites]
Come on, let's go.
- I'm going.
- Let's go.
[security guard] Yeah, can you
just put that out
as a general announcement?
[woman over PA]
Robyn Edwards, Robyn Edwards.
Please meet your father
at the security booth
in Concourse section thirty.
[music continues]
[Pam] No, Wayne, I already told
you she hasn't called me
back yet, I've already
checked in with
all of her friends
I can think of.
I'm starting to get worried.
I'm here, Pam.
I'm still searching.
[suspenseful music]
Pam, I'll call you back.
There she is, right there.
She's with that woman.
Speed it up a little.
- Where's that go?
- Just give me one second.
Upper levels,
private boxes, where?
- I'm workin' on it.
- Work faster, man!
[music continues]
Scrub ahead.
Oh, no, no, no, no, no, no, no!
Tell me this isn't happening.
Reverse angle on that SUV.
I'm sorry,
but we don't have that.
[music continues]
Of course you don't.
Because these guys are smart
and efficient.
They know exactly
what they're doin'.
They've done it before.
It's not the clearest
of pictures.
If I could see them better,
I'd have something maybe.
The video in these places
is always useless.
I don't even know
why they bother.
What about the names?
The names on the private box.
- Oh, they were BS.
- Well, put out an APB.
We don't have a plate number.
Make, model, color..
- Do your job, Tommy!
- Wayne, that's enough.
She was a random girl
at a basketball game.
Let's not delude ourselves
as to what's going on here.
Listen, I'm not trying
to downplay this, okay?
I'm not.
Edwards, you were a cop.
You have to look at this
how a cop would.
She's 18. It's only been a short
time since she's been gone.
We can't look
at everybody's daughter
who isn't calling home
as a kidnapping.
What do you think
is happening right there?
We got a teenage girl
leaving a basketball event
with some people that she met.
But Robyn wouldn't leave
with strangers.
I'm not saying that she would.
Maybe she had one too many.
- It happens.
- Oh, my God.
Maybe she and dad
just had a fight.
Oh, give me a break.
Edwards, Pam, I promise you
we'll do everything that we can.
I will get the word out.
I'll be looking for a black SUV
that fits this description.
For right now...
all you can do is keep an eye
on your phones.
Pam, let's go.
This is a waste of our time.
[door opens]
[Robyn groaning]
Hey! Hey!
Let me go!
- That's not happening.
- Let me go!
- Enough!
- Pull over! Let me out!
- [Robyn] Please, let me out!
- I said enough!
[screaming]
Let me out!
Let me out!
[Robyn crying]
[screaming]
Do yourself a favor.
Start acting like a lady.
Next time, listen.
Pam, you have
to stop calling her.
You're wasting your time.
[Robyn's voicemail]
Hey, it's Robyn
Something very clever.
Leave a message.
Robyn, honey, it's me again.
I need you to call me.
She's not gonna call, Pam.
Well, I'm gonna keep
trying her anyway.
You're wasting your time!
Well, what am I
supposed to do, Wayne?
Nothing?
Is that what you want me
to do, huh? Nothing?
I'm sorry.
I'm sorry, Pam.
I'm sorry.
[sobbing]
Wayne, maybe
she's just angry with you.
She is angry with me.
Okay, well, maybe she's just,
you know, trying to punish you.
Give you a scare because
you made her angry.
Does that sound like Robyn?
May-maybe. I don't know.
[sobbing]
[sniffles]
[pensive music]
You don't think
the cops are gonna be
able to help us, do you?
No.
You were SWAT!
What would you do, Wayne?
- Oh, Pam.
- Forget the cops, then.
Look at me.
I want you to look at me.
I need you
to understand something.
That...
That little girl...
she's everything
I've ever wanted.
We made her.
You and me.
I need you to
bring her home to me, Wayne.
I don't care
what you have to do, okay?
Anyone or anything
that gets in your way...
I want you to make them
regret their life choices.
[music continues]
I'm giving you permission.
[tense music]
I'll let you know when I'm done.
[door shuts]
[man 1] Freeze!
[man 2] Take the shot.
[gunshot]
[girl screams]
This is endless.
But Tommy said this was
the best place to start.
[Pam] What are the odds you're
gonna find her in all of this?
Well, zero if I don't
search 'em, Pam, so...
I don't know,
maybe someone's seen her
maybe someone's heard about her.
[Pam] You know, Wayne, you
don't have to stay at a hotel.
I've got plenty of space here.
Well...
I'm already here, Pammy.
And besides,
a hotel is perfect for...
for what I have to do.
[Pam] Robyn must be so scared.
[Pam sobs]
Why don't you
get some sleep, Pam?
[Pam] I'll try.
Call me in the morning.
First thing.
Goodnight.
[inhales and exhales]
[buttons beep]
[dial tone]
[Desiree] This is Desiree.
- You looking for a girl?
- That's what I'm looking for.
[Desiree] We have a few girls
you might be interested in.
Depending on the kind
of night you're looking for.
We got some girls
day and night...
[gasps]
You're gonna stay here
for a little while.
We'll feed you, get you into
something more comfortable.
Maybe do something
with that hair.
Who are you?
You're gonna give up on the idea
of fighting back.
You're gonna do
what you're told.
And eventually,
you're gonna make peace
with your situation.
Can you please tell my mom
and dad that I'm alive?
That I'm okay?
They're not part
of your life anymore.
[Lucas] The quicker you get
that into your head,
the easier this
whole thing's gonna be.
For all of us.
Why don't you go ahead
and take a shower?
There's clothes in there,
just choose what fits.
And I'll be back up
in a bit with some food.
[door shuts]
[static]
Ah!
[static]
Ah!
[screaming]
Hi. I'm Splendid.
All right.
Come on in.
- You want some coffee?
- No.
But I will have some of that.
You look a little ragged.
You don't have anything
I'm gonna catch, do you?
I haven't been
sleeping much, that's all.
Well then, I can help you relax.
- What are you looking for?
- My daughter.
Wow! Wow, okay.
That's, that's new.
So, um, how do you
wanna get started?
I wanna ask you a few questions.
[sighs]
Yes, I'm over 18.
My daughter was kidnapped.
Okay, uh, I don't, I'm sorry, I
don't know anything about that.
I've already talked to
a dozen other women
in your line of work.
Intelligent eyes.
- Have you seen her?
- I don't think so.
Why don't you look again?
Please?
[exhales] The women I
know haven't been kidnapped.
Maybe you know someone
who knows someone.
Hey, are we, are we doing
something or not?
No.
No.
Ask around, please.
[Splendid]
Well, um, I can't go yet.
I haven't been here
that long and...
- Dante is probably watching.
- Dante?
Oh.
- He's your, um...
- Yeah.
It's bad for the business
if girls are robbing dates.
Bad for me.
Um, all right, um, hang out,
have another drink if you want.
How do you know
she was kidnapped?
I took her to a basketball game.
Two people drugged her,
a man and a woman,
and then they shoved her
into the back of an SUV like
she was trash.
- You go to the cops?
- I used to be a cop.
- Used to?
- Past tense, yes.
I'm doing this one on my own.
- Why?
- Because she's my daughter.
I'm not waiting on them.
Okay. A man of determination.
Rare.
- What kind of cop were you?
- SWAT, actually.
That tracks. You have the look.
And what look would that be?
A look that says
I've killed people.
You have a dark cloud
looming over you.
And so much more than
your daughter being gone.
You do what I do
for as long as I've done it,
and you see things in people.
Why don't you take a seat?
It's okay.
Take a seat.
And I'm gonna
get you that coffee.
You're young.
How long you been doing this?
So you want me
to share my sad story,
but you don't wanna share yours?
Yeah, I've...
I've overstayed my welcome.
I guess I've had quicker dates.
Hey, um... why just the queen?
Um...
Belongs to Robyn. My daughter.
- You play chess?
- Yeah, right.
[soft chuckle] No.
It just reminds me
of this flower.
Blooms once a year, at night.
Wilts by dawn.
[somber music]
I hope you find your daughter.
All right, it's all set.
- When?
- Thursday.
Dodge still bitching
about the price?
Dodge can bitch all he wants.
He doesn't pay our quote,
he doesn't get the girl.
Hey...
- Later.
- She can wait.
Later.
[sobbing]
I'm not hungry.
Oh, come on.
Let's not waste a steak.
- What are those?
- Just some vitamins.
I don't believe you.
Okay.
They're mostly vitamins and
something to help you sleep.
That's okay.
- You should do what we tell you.
- Or what?
You know, you're not the first
girl to come through here
who's put up a fight.
Sweetheart,
I know this is rough.
I would not want to be
sitting where you are either.
But this is just a part
of the world we live in.
There are rich,
powerful people out there
and they get what they want.
And you help them do it.
This is just where
I landed in life.
I won't bore you with
my story, but right now
this is your reality
and you are a feisty one
and I cannot have that.
So I need you
to take these pills.
And I'm saying no.
Okay, Robyn.
Okay, here it is.
If you don't volunteer
to take your pills
then you're volunteering
for some time
with Lucas in the basement.
Now Lucas,
he knows all kinds of ways
to cause a person pain
without leaving a mark.
And if that fails,
he starts leaving marks.
If you have marks on you,
you are no good to anybody.
And you do not wanna
get to the point
where you're no good to anybody.
Take your pills.
It's okay, Robyn. Really.
Good girl. Okay.
Lift your tongue for me.
Thank you.
[door shuts]
[tense music]
Hey, Pam.
So anything?
No. Nothing.
How are you holdin' up?
Not good.
I...
I called every friend
of hers I can think of. I...
Old boyfriends.
I checked her social media.
Nothing.
[Pam] I just...
I decided to drive.
Just... driving
through the neighborhood,
peering into windows
as if she could possibly
be there and...
and then I panicked,
and I thought,
what if she just comes home?
What... what if she just comes
home and I'm not there?
So I... I raced back here.
And I feel sick.
[sighs]
I know.
I'm...
spinning my wheels too.
And time is somethin'
we don't have on our side.
[somber music]
You know, Wayne, if I...
if I have to trust anyone
to get her back, it's you.
I was there, Pam.
I was... there when
she was taken and I...
I didn't prevent it.
How could you have prevented it?
That goddamn woman.
I read her right.
I knew something was
off with her and she just...
I never should have
let Robyn leave on her own.
She's 18, Wayne.
You can't
watch her every second.
Yeah.
[Pam] I know you doubt yourself.
I know accidentally
killing that young girl
all those years ago haunts you.
Haunts your thoughts.
Don't let it.
It's done. It's...
it's past, just, you know
get your head out of what
you can't change
and focus on
what you're best at.
Just be Wayne Edwards again.
That's what I need from you.
That's what Robyn
needs from you.
[sobbing]
[sighs]
[suspenseful music]
Queen of the Night.
That's the name of the flower
you mentioned to me
this mornin'.
You know, I actually
had to look it up.
[chuckles] Good on you.
What can I do for you?
I think I know what happened
to your daughter.
[instrumental music playing]
I don't know.
They seemed harmless.
They had a private box.
We were at a basketball
game with
like a million other people.
Why would I think
something would happen?
- And they drugged you?
- Yeah.
Slipped somethin' in my drink.
That's the same thing
you said happened
to your daughter, right?
Ashley, tell him
about the house.
It was just
some random farmhouse.
Random... [chuckles]
Doesn't help me.
See, I-I, I need more than that.
I need specifics.
I don't know
what to tell you, mister.
It was in the middle of nowhere.
After a few days,
they handed me
off to some other people.
Shipped me out of the country.
- That was that.
- That was what?
You need me to draw you
a goddamn picture?
After a few years,
she was dumped onto the street.
Got too old for him, I guess.
Why didn't you go back
to your family?
For a minute, I did.
- Couldn't deal being there.
- Why not?
I was an addict at that point.
No money, no friends.
You don't just come
out of something like that
and return to normal.
You know, I went back to
doing what I knew how to do.
You saw these people, Ashley.
You saw 'em, right?
You know what they look like.
Why not go to the police?
[chuckles] Tell 'em what?
Search the state
for a nice-looking couple?
It was years ago.
Could be that couple over there,
from what I remember.
The farmhouse?
Can you... guess how long it
took you to get there?
Couldn't have been in their car
for more than an hour.
Maybe two.
You remember seeing
anything like a,
like a shopping bag
with the name of a store on it?
- No.
- What about a grocery bag?
No, I never saw
nothing like that.
Did you listen to the radio?
Maybe you heard the name
of a radio station.
They kept me on drugs.
They didn't give me no radio,
no TV, no internet, nothing.
I need the name
of something, Ashley!
Okay?
Something to help me locate
these people,
locate where this
place might be.
Think.
Please.
There was this water pipe
that blew up.
I think it was around
Halloween, maybe.
Anyway, they had
to call in a plumber.
Saw his truck out the window.
Some stupid name on it, like
Plopsick or Gloppy-something.
I don't know.
Okay.
Anything else?
This is gonna sound crazy,
but one night I thought
I saw a flying pig. [chuckles]
That's all I can remember.
Sorry.
It's okay, Ashley.
Thank you for your time.
I'll pretend
Plumbology, Pedro's Plumbing.
Blue Water Pipe Works.
[phone vibrates]
Yeah?
[man 1] This Mr. Edwards?
Who is this?
[man 1] I'm a guy who might have
some information you'd be
interested in
about a young lady.
[tense music]
Is she all right?
[man 1] Oh, she is for now.
Okay, how do we
keep it that way?
[man 1]
Well, how most things handle
in the free market system.
Just give me a dollar amount.
[man 1] I'm gonna
give you an address
and we're gonna meet tonight.
[Donna] See?
Behave yourself,
you don't have to stay
locked up in that room
all the time.
I hope you like Chinese.
- Everybody likes Chinese.
- Mmh.
There was the best Chinese place
by the hospital
I used to work at.
Did I tell you
I used to be a nurse?
Yeah.
Then there was an incident
and I had to find a new line of
work, so... here we are.
Come on, Robyn.
Gotta eat something.
I liked being a nurse. I did.
But every now and again,
I would get a stubborn patient
that wouldn't take their pills.
I could always tell
they were doing
what they were told.
[slams on table]
Because their
reaction time slowed.
Mmh.
Robyn...
look at me.
Look at me.
- Hey.
- [Robyn grunts]
Look at those teeny tiny pupils.
Perfectly normal,
just like your reaction time.
I gave you every chance, Robyn.
And I really like
your spirit. I do.
And out there in the
real world, oh, honey,
I would want you as
my very best friend.
We're not out there.
And unfortunately, now
you're gonna have to
learn that another way.
You can't torture me into going
along with this.
Sweetheart...
we do it all the time.
No bruising, please.
I know.
[tense music]
- Come on. Come on.
- No, no, no!
- Come on!
- [Robyn grunts]
[Robyn screams]
[sighs]
[crying]
You Edwards?
What did you do to her?
You look like an educated man.
- What does it look like?
- What do you want?
- Money, you owe me.
- I don't owe you any money.
You went on like a three-hour
dinner with her.
You didn't, you didn't
pay me for that.
- You all right?
- Hey, I'll talk to her.
I didn't give you permission
to talk to her.
Permission?
Pull out your wallet.
I said pull out your wallet.
[tense music]
Just tell me how much.
[scoffs]
Your wallet is how much?
I thought robbing your customers
was bad for business, Dante.
Mmh, yeah, well,
like Splendid here tells me
you're not a real
customer anyhow.
I mean, what kind of man buys
a piece of ass just to talk?
What kind of man beats up women?
[Splendid groans]
You got about five seconds to
hand that wallet over.
Let's take it easy.
Let's stay real calm.
[grunting]
[groaning]
[crying]
- Are you okay?
- Oh, no, no. Uh-uh.
You, you sure?
Let's get out of here.
- Come on.
- No, no, no! Look, Edward!
[grunting]
[Splendid] Dante!
Come on! Let's go.
I'm sorry, Edward.
[Dante] Come on, move!
[breathing heavily]
[Dante and Splendid shouting]
So what did he say?
Not much.
Pam, when the doctor says, "Can
I speak with you for a minute?"
He usually has some pretty
important things to talk about.
He was giving me instructions...
on what to do
when you come home.
He assumed we were
living together
because you referred to
me as your wife.
- I said that?
- Evidently.
How did you end up here?
I showed a man grace.
I won't make that mistake again.
- What is it?
- Why did you leave?
Ten years ago,
why did you leave?
Are we really gonna do this?
Have this conversation?
[somber music]
You asked me to leave.
Maybe you don't remember it
that way, but...
that's the way it happened.
What I remember...
is watching the light
in your eyes go out.
What I remember...
is watching you
drink yourself into oblivion.
Punishing yourself
for an accident.
I got tired of waiting for
you to heal, Wayne.
[Wayne] Yeah.
I got a lead.
Tell me.
There was this girl
taken like Robyn was.
She didn't know
where they took her,
but it's a lead
and I'm gonna follow it.
Yeah, but she got away.
That's something to hope for.
She's alive. She's okay, right?
Pam, this girl is not okay.
All I saw was Robyn...
sitting there, if I don't...
I'm out of here
first thing in the morning.
[knocks]
I, um... I called around until I
could find out where you were.
I'm really sorry, Edwards.
Dante, he, um...
he beat me until
I gave him your name.
Um...
I, um, I got your wallet back.
Uh, I s... I stole it from him
when he was sleeping.
I'm not going back
to him, Edwards.
Good choice.
The doctors are letting
you go already?
Doctors don't get a say.
Do you even know
where you're going?
[sighs] Gopnik's plumbing.
Spent half a night on my phone.
That's the closest sounding name
I found to
what your friend said.
GPS puts it a little over
two hours east of here.
Do you want me to call Ashley,
see if she recognizes it?
Lots of farmhouses out there.
That might help.
I'm coming with you.
No, you're not.
I need to get out of here. Dante
has eyes all over this town.
He'll never find me
a couple hours east.
And I'll take
a bus out from there.
I just need a ride out of town.
That's all I'm asking.
Please.
[sighs] Let's go.
[Splendid] You don't think
Dante's following us, do you?
[Wayne] I would know
if we picked up a tail.
As far as Dante is concerned,
we're off the grid.
We're an hour outside
of the city now.
Speak of the devil.
He's already left me like
ten voice mails.
Yeah, well, he probably doesn't
even know you left town yet.
Tell you what I'm wondering.
How does someone like you end up
working with someone like him?
He beat up some guy
that was harassing me.
Not gonna lie, a guy comes to
your rescue and...
you wanna pay him back for that
kind of protection.
And at the time, it was nice to
have someone to watch over me.
Someone to keep me safe.
He kept you safe with lies.
You don't know.
Do you think people ever change?
[scoffs]
You sound like my daughter.
You got a family?
Got mom and dad?
I ran off when I was 12.
Got tired of my dad getting
drunk and kicking my ass.
- What about your mom?
- [Splendid scoffs]
I did what I had to do
to survive.
People spend their entire lives
reacting to the bad stuff
that happens in it.
I don't wanna be one of those
people anymore.
[engine turns over]
How many times do you need to
hear it before it sinks in?
I can't give you
that kind of information.
I'm not asking you for your
entire client list, Mr. Gopnik.
It's one house, okay? One.
I just need to talk to the
people who live there.
[Splendid] This is so sad.
Would you stop
touching my plants?
I'm just saying hello.
It was four years ago.
Around Halloween, she said.
You went out there
to fix a busted pipe.
Four years ago
or four minutes ago,
a man develops trust with his
customer base or he loses 'em.
No one has to know where I got
the information from.
If it wasn't important,
I wouldn't be asking you.
No.
Hey.
You got a family?
Yeah.
Wife and two girls.
What would you do if someone
took one of them away from you?
You would do
whatever you had to do
to get 'em back. Right?
My daughter was abducted,
Mr. Gopnik.
And I need your help.
Buddy, you need a cop,
not a plumber.
Can I give your plant water?
She's very dry.
Do you have water back there?
I can grab a cup, I don't mind.
[sighs]
Forget the water, we're leaving.
I'd be surprised if he didn't
have a crap security system.
We could always just
come back tonight.
Check his calendar from four
years ago, late October.
- You stole that man's phone?
- Yes, I stole that man's phone.
How are we gonna open it?
Pop out the SIM card,
connect it to a laptop.
All the information
should come up in folders.
Or we can just enter in the PIN.
Or we could just do that.
[engine turns over]
[footsteps approaching]
How are you holding up, kitten?
Not so good.
- You gonna be a good girl?
- Mm-hmm. Yes.
How do I know that for sure?
I-I swear.
I don't know.
You haven't been here that long.
- You're a tough one, aren't you?
- No, I'm not.
I'm sorry.
Maybe too hydrated. Yeah.
Little longer, a couple more
visits from Lucas, no water.
No, Donna, please!
I'll be good,
I'll do whatever you say.
I swear.
Little longer.
[eerie music]
[sobs]
[exasperated sigh]
It's not this one either.
We need to keep moving.
How do you know?
[Wayne] Where's the next one?
- It's getting dark, Edward.
- I can see in the dark.
- Where's the next one?
- Hey...
You look like
you're about to fall over.
I mean... did you even
sleep last night?
I just...
I need to keep moving.
Robyn needs me.
Well, even if this was
the right house,
you're not in any shape to
do anything about it.
No food, no sleep.
Hey...
Come on, we'll just...
We'll start early tomorrow.
[slams the steering wheel]
[tense music]
[opens door]
- What's that?
- A sedative. Like the pills.
But you can't be trusted
with those, can you?
- Don't stick me with that.
- You want out of here, right?
This is how we gotta do it.
Come on, give me your arm.
Give me your arm.
[whimpers]
[gasps and grunts]
Oh, you're gonna regret that.
[tense music]
[sobs]
[music continues]
Bathroom's all yours.
Are you, are you okay?
- We're gonna find Robyn.
- Mm-hmm.
You know,
you were right about me.
Before what you, what you
said before about, um...
about me killing people.
There was this guy
in a restaurant.
He had someone at gunpoint.
I had the shot.
I took the shot.
I put a round
straight through him.
That round kept going
and hit a 14-year-old girl
in a back corner. I, I, uh...
I didn't see her.
I, I didn't see her.
The guy lived.
She died.
You know that's not your fault.
[chuckles] Yeah.
Yeah, well, it wasn't hers
either, know what I mean?
[somber music]
There's a family...
[taps the window]
Out there...
that's gonna spend
the rest of their lives...
wondering why...
"Why my daughter?"
Uh...
So listen, I wanna
thank you for your help.
But the deal was,
I get you out of town
and put you on a bus, right?
- What?
- Take it.
Get a bus ticket,
start a new life.
Get as far away from here
as possible.
You, you can't say
I haven't helped you.
You, you and me,
we make a good team.
You and me are not a team.
Okay?
Take it, please.
Why are you doing this?
Come on, you can't do this
by yourself.
We can, we can do this together.
Will you just stop?!
[sighs]
Uh, I mean, what are you
thinking, huh?
That what?
We're gonna be partners?
Roaming the country, solving
crimes, things like that?
I mean, I mean it...
it kind of sounds like fun.
[Wayne] This isn't fun!
This isn't a game!
Do you really think
I wanna be here
with you doing this?
All I wanna do is
find my little girl.
That's all I wanna do!
So, tomorrow...
you're gonna go your way
and I'm gonna go mine.
Yeah?
Yeah.
Hey! Hey!
Are you kidding me?
Hey. Oh.
Oh, my God, I-I need help!
What the hell are you
doing out here?
No!
[grunts]
[sighs]
[Wayne] What are you doing here?
You wanna believe
you're a bad man.
You're not. You're a good man
who's been damaged.
And... I wish I could
have had a dad like you.
I thought you were gone.
I went to grab breakfast.
You could have brought me
something.
Oh, uh, I did.
[instrumental music]
The flying pig.
Guy at the counter says
they have a billboard.
Let's go.
I guess your friend really did
see a flying pig.
This is it.
So I guess I'm not as
useless as you think.
I never said you were useless.
You did good.
Real good.
So... should we call the police?
No. No, they're
gonna need a warrant.
Flying pig won't be enough
and Robyn doesn't have
that kind of time.
Well, why don't I
just go up there
and pretend I'm lost?
I mean if she's there...
I'm gonna take over now
and I really need for you
to stay right here.
But I could just, I...
If something
ever happened to you
I would never forgive myself.
Okay?
Thank you.
[clears throat]
[tense music]
How did you find me here?
I can find you within four feet
on anywhere on this damn planet.
Though it did take me a minute
to realize you were avoiding me.
- I don't have time for this.
- Make time.
Let's go. Keep walking.
It was my decision to leave.
He had nothing to do with it.
Now, let's go through there.
Yo, let's go through there.
Leave him here.
You leave him here
and I'll go back with you.
Oh, like you have a choice.
You underestimated my tenacity.
I'm not gonna deal
with your ass.
Oh, no, don't worry.
I ain't gonna kill you.
You make me too much money,
but when I'm done
with you girl...
Mmh. You're gonna wish I had.
[Wayne] Dante...
I think this might be a good
opportunity for us to speak.
- Oh, you do.
- I do.
I really do.
And against my better
judgement...
I'm gonna give you
a second chance.
[laughs]
I get you now, man.
I get it.
You're like delusional.
You truly believe that
you're in control.
That's where I come in
and tell you, you ain't.
[grunting and groaning]
No, no, no, no, no, no! No, no...
[Dante screams]
[Wayne groans]
Your first mistake
was getting too close to me.
If you hadn't
you'd still have this gun.
There wouldn't be much
I could do.
[Dante] No!
Memories, Dante.
Memories give us meaning.
[Dante grunting]
They shape us.
So you can either stay down
or you can get up.
But if you get up, I'm gonna
give you a memory
that's gonna stay with you.
It's your choice.
[tense music]
[groans]
[grunting and groaning]
[groaning]
[choking]
[coughs]
What are you gonna do with that?
I don't want him coming
after me anymore, Edwards.
[Dante] No.
[Splendid] I want him gone.
Back in the hotel room
you said you wish that you would
have had a dad like me.
Did you mean it?
[Splendid crying]
You've had a lifetime
of people taking things away
from you,
I won't be another one.
This is your choice,
what you do is up to you.
Good choice.
You have to go.
I'll be fine.
Hey.
Don't die on me.
[tense music]
[sighs]
Damn it.
Move, you die.
Scream, you die.
Understand?
I understand.
Who else is in the house?
Nobody.
I don't believe you.
Lie to me...
and you die.
Let's go.
Inside.
Where is she?
- Who?
- Where is she?!
I already told you
there's nobody here.
Take me to the basement.
Now.
How many times do I have to tell
you, I don't know where she is.
- Yes, you do.
- Oh, God.
I never go to the drop.
I never asked you that.
[groans]
I need to know
where this drop is.
Yeah.
What's your name?
- Donna.
- Donna.
[tense music]
Donna, I'm gonna tell
you a story.
Hopefully by the end...
you'll realize the futility
of your situation.
Long before I joined the police,
before SWAT... [chuckles]
I used to be
with special forces.
Spent time in Botswana,
Chad, Somalia.
The thing is...
there were two types of people
who showed an aptitude
for the job I had.
The first type scores high
on diplomacy,
lawful interrogation.
[music continues]
Then there was
the second type, Donna.
Meaner.
The type that uses a scalpel...
to get the information
they need.
And which type were you?
Neither one.
[laughs]
No, neither one.
I was the, um...
third type.
The one they never talk about.
[whimpering]
You're lucky I didn't shoot you
right then and there
for what you did to my wife.
[Robyn cries]
- Dodge.
- Finally.
I'm not late,
you son of a bitch.
Damn, Lucas.
Nicely done.
Where's my money?
This gentleman's gonna drive you
to an airfield
and you're just a plane ride
away from your final stop.
It's the same as before.
The nicer you treat everyone,
nicer they're gonna treat you.
I guess they're not gonna
treat me very nice.
You never broke me, Lucas.
This one gonna give me trouble?
Just keep the cuffs on her.
You'll be all right.
[Robyn whimpering]
Get out of the van!
Now, now, now!
Man, you got the wrong idea.
I want you to open
the back of the van.
I've got my keys right here.
Do it slowly.
- Robyn?
- Dad?
- Robyn, honey, are you okay?
- [whimpers]
It's okay. All right? I'm here.
Unlock my daughter.
[both grunting]
[tense music]
[clanging]
[both grunting]
[screams in pain]
[straining and whimpering]
[music continues]
[both grunting]
[Wayne grunts]
[music continues]
[Robyn] Stop!
[gasps for air]
Robyn, don't.
[Robyn groans]
Dad, help me!
[groaning]
[Robyn] Dad!
[straining and grunting]
[music continues]
[breathes heavily]
- Dad!
- Shut up!
Dad, over here!
I said shut up.
[Robyn]
Can't you see he'll keep coming!
[Lucas] I don't care if he's
gonna keep coming.
Oh, you're coming with me
one way or the other.
Let's go. Let's go!
[panting]
[inhales sharply]
[Robyn whimpers]
[groans]
[music continues]
Hey!
Let go of me!
[Robyn grunting]
[gunshot]
[instrumental music]
[breathing heavily]
Dad.
- Dad.
- Hey.
- I'm so sorry.
- Sorry?
No, what are you sorry for?
I should've known
you'd never give up on me.
[Robyn crying]
Never.
[sirens blaring in distance]
Just hold on, they're
gonna be here soon. Just...
They always take forever,
don't they?
Dad, dad.
I'm just...
I'm just gonna rest a little.
Dad.
[crying] Dad!
[instrumental music]
Oh...
Oh, my... Oh, my God.
[crying]
Are you okay?
- I'm okay. I'm okay.
- You okay?
[female news anchor] Authorities
say the couple had been
abducting young women for years.
We spoke to one of the people
who helped rescue Robyn Edwards.
[Gopnik] When I saw the fear
in that father's eyes,
I knew I had to help.
And... the answer was
right there in my phone.
- What, no basketball on?
- Dad.
Wayne, how are you feeling?
A-are you okay?
I'm in the hospital.
I hate the hospital.
The doctor says
you're gonna be fine.
It was close.
Yeah.
- Hey, how are you doing?
- I'm doing okay.
When am I getting out of here?
You are staying put until
the doctor says
you can go this time.
You try to leave before that
I'll put you
back in here myself.
[sighs]
You're the boss.
I was thinking when you get out,
maybe you could
come stay with mom
and I for a while.
- Oh, honey.
- Wayne really, it's okay.
I spoke to Paul and he's
completely cool with it.
Oh. Don't tell Mr. Wonderful
I appreciate his coolness.
You can stay
for as long as you want.
Maybe I'll find a place
and... stay for good.
Living so far away isn't
something I need to be
doing right now.
I've already missed too many
of your teen years,
but... you still
have a few left
and I... I'd like to be
around for those
if you, you know, if you,
if-if you, if you want.
What do you think?
Wayne, thank you...
for bringing our daughter home.
[instrumental music]
[chuckles]
I'm so glad you're safe.
[pensive music]
[knocks on door]
Well, all right.
[both chuckles]
I almost didn't recognize you.
Yeah?
Well, I guess,
I'm trying a new look.
So, looks like
you're all set up here.
It's kind of tiny though.
Beats having a boss.
So whatever happened to your
business associate?
Last time I saw him he was uh,
he was in pretty bad shape.
Dante, yeah.
Well, he's not
a problem anymore.
- He didn't make it?
- Oh, he lived, for a while.
I guess, he pulled a gun
on a guy who had a quicker draw.
- Took two to the face.
- Damn.
Yeah, so, anyway...
I've been looking for a job.
- What do you have in mind?
- [Splendid] Oh, I don't know.
Do you need an assistant?
Mmh. Never really thought
about it.
So, think about it.
- [Wayne] Hey, honey.
- Oh, sorry.
I didn't know you had a client.
No, no, no, no, no.
This isn't a client.
She's actually
a really good friend.
This is my daughter Robyn.
Robyn, this is the woman
that I told you about
the one who helped me find you.
- You're her?
- Yeah.
[instrumental music]
I'm so happy to
finally meet you.
Me too.
Dad told me that he couldn't
have done it without you.
My name is Faith.
My real name.
So Robyn, huh,
someone tells me that
I need an assistant.
When can you start, Faith?
[instrumental music]
[music continues]