The Avenger (2024) Movie Script

1
[serene music]
- Damn.
- Good morning.
- Hollis, you're cutting
it fine, mate.
You know, I know the thing
about your wife and kids
eating you up.
You know, I get that.
It's been a year, mate.
You know, I've already given
you some time off, ain't I?
So?
Look, I don't care what you
do in your own time, mate,
but when you're supposed to
be here, I need you here.
I'm not running to
charity, Matt.
Matt!
- I'm here, ain't I?
- Yeah, well, good.
That's all I need to know, mate.
- Try that.
- No, nothing.
- Now?
- No, nothing.
Mate, it's gonna need a
whole new exhaust, you know.
No, I don't understand it.
- Yeah, I think it's a sign.
- About her?
- Alison.
- Hmm.
- Ah.
Well, apparently, every
time she looks at me,
she sees Michael.
- She loves you, you love her.
What more is there?
- Ah.
- If you're not there
100% of the time,
how's anything ever
gonna change?
- That's exactly it, isn't it?
When I was there,
I weren't there.
Where was I?
Banged up for those
two idiots, eh.
Michael died, and what
happened
to me?
I just shut down,
stopped sending visiting
orders, replying to letters.
She needed me, man.
What did I do?
I had a breakdown.
- Yeah, well, tell
her that then.
Alright, look, you did
what you did that night
for her, yeah?
All right, maybe a
moment of madness,
but that's you, isn't it, Matt?
And she loves you.
- I just want my family.
[gentle music]
- [Alison] You're late!
- I'm so sorry I'm late.
- She's been an absolute
nightmare this morning.
Lara, daddy's here!
Did you say you were
taking her to the park?
It's all she's been
talking about all morning.
Lara.
- I'm here, mum.
- Come here, you.
[Matt chuckles]
Love you.
Okay, have we got your bag?
- Yep.
- Yep.
Two juices, and make
sure you eat your fruit.
I miss you already.
I'll be back at seven, okay?
- [Matt] All right.
Come here, princess.
- Come, baby.
- [Matt] Ali, listen.
- No, not now, Matt.
- Come on then, princess,
let's go.
And let's run!
[Lara shrieks]
(gentle music)
See, you can't catch me.
You're too slow!
- Another story, please, dad.
- Another one?
- [Lara] Yeah.
(makes car noise)
- Okay.
All right.
You were like this big
or this little.
You'd be lying in your cot.
Michael used to come up to you
and he'd place his little
hand on your chest.
With your beautiful
little blue eyes,
you'd look up at him like
that and you'd go all quiet.
You'd smile.
When you were up on your feet,
oh, you were a little terror.
You were scrambling
around all over the house.
Ra, ra, ra, ra, ra, ra.
You chase him all
around the table.
You were like inseparable,
some days and some ways,
you and Michael.
He loved you, your brother.
God, it's cold, isn't it?
Did you have a good time?
- [Lara] Yeah.
- Great.
Okay, you knock on the door.
[knocking on door]
Give us a kiss then, princess.
See you soon, all right?
Here she comes.
- Hello, baby.
How was she?
- Yeah, she's great.
- Yeah?
How was the park with daddy?
- [Lara] Michael liked it too.
We talked and played.
- That's really good, baby.
Listen, you go on and
brush your teeth.
I will be in in a minute.
- [Lara] Okay.
- I know what you're gonna say.
- You took her to the cemetery.
- I miss him, Al.
- I asked you not to.
How am I supposed to trust you
if you keep doing these things?
- What, you don't think
she should see her brother?
- She's five years old,
for God's sake.
I don't want her around
death all the time.
- [scoffs] I don't want
her to forget him.
- She was two when it happened.
Will you just let
her be a child?
We can remember for her.
- You say we, but when
is it gonna be we, hey?
- I am trying, Matt.
- Try harder, yeah?
Please, Ali, try.
- Do you know how hard it is?
Every single time I
look at you, I see him.
- What if I'd just been
there for you?
God.
I'm sorry, Michael.
- [Alison] Oh, you're a natural!
- All right, Michael,
here we go.
- Keep your hands up.
- Right, hands up, chin down.
Remember what I said.
[Alison laughs]
Are you my boy?
Are you my boy?
Are you my boy?
- Give him your scary face.
- I want to throw 10
punches, Michael.
Ready?
- Give him your scary face.
- [Matt] Come jab!
Yay!
- Go on, baby.
- Keep your hands up.
You see your hands
when you drop your guard?
Whoa.
[Alison laughs]
- Knock out!
Champion!
(gentle music continues)
- I let him down.
- Shh.
- I let you all down.
- Stop it.
Stop it.
Hey.
Come home.
Come on, let's go home.
- I miss you, son.
I miss you.
- Come on.
(gentle music continues)
Are you okay, honey?
- I missed you.
- I missed you too.
- [Lara] Mummy!
- I missed you all.
- You better move your ass,
Matt, or you're gonna be late.
(sighs)
- Let me make you a cup
of tea first, eh?
- Oh, thank you.
- Thank God we're out
of there today.
- Ain't it just.
I don't know why you
don't just get away, mate.
Hey, listen, where's Sy?
I swear he's in Los Angeles.
You can't do much
better than that.
Get out the country, chill
out for a little bit,
get the missus away and that.
- But where am I gonna get
the money from for that?
- Hey, listen, I know a way
you can make a little
extra scratch, mate.
- Oh, get out of here.
I ain't done that
since I was 22.
You don't think I'm gonna get
back in the ring
again, do you?
- You're still as fit as
you were then, ain't you?
You're still fit now as
you were back in the day.
- I don't know, am I?
- Come on, think about it.
You take the champ on,
undefeated and that.
- You reckon?
I ain't said yes yet.
I said I'll think about it.
(both laughing)
You nutter.
(indistinct chatter)
Hello, you.
By the morning, I
- Oh, lovely.
And one for my lady.
Barely knew my name
- You be careful with
that, missy.
I had half the things
I wanted
I had half the things I gave
- Dun, dun, dun.
Oh, is it, is it?
It would take
- It's all right, Matt.
It's only a job, mate.
- [Matt] I'm here.
I know, I'm here.
- Good morning.
- Listen, overtime.
- Yeah?
- You can count me in, yeah?
- All right, 6:30.
You know where, yeah?
- [Matt] Tonight?
- Yeah.
- Game on.
[audience shouts]
- Let me see that fire
in your eyes, yeah?
Where's the Lionheart?[
Where is he?
Don't you hold back
on me, all right?
Look at him, go over there,
and do something horrible!
[bell rings]
That's it, there he is.
There he is.
(blows thudding)
(audience shouting)
Yes!
- One.
Two.
Three.
Four.
Five.
Six.
Seven.
Eight.
Nine.
[audience cheers]
That's it, it's over.
And we have a winner.
- You beautiful little man.
Come here.
Bang! He was out.
I fucking love it here. Have
this, you've earned
it, man.
Have that, you've certainly lost
your spark, haven't you?
- Nah.
- No?
fancy another one?
- Not for me.
My granddad used to say years
ago to me, "Retire a winner."
You know what?
John, this place has too
many memories for me.
That's it, mate, all done.
- Fair play, man.
- Come on.
- Tell you what. Go on.
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- One more?
- [John] Go on.
Go on, fucking hit it.
(blows thud)
- What's this?
- Hmm, Chinese.
- No.
- Lovely.
- I know this is Chinese.
What are you two up to?
- Show her.
Go on then.
This has nothing to do with me.
- It never is, is it?
- I'm always the innocent one.
Wow.
(sighs)
Oh, what's that there, Lara?
- Isn't Syan in Los Angeles?
- We don't need to
go on holiday.
- Oh, well, looks like it's
just me and you then, princess.
- I didn't say I wasn't coming.
- Ha-ha!
- Come on, grandpa, join
the 21st century.
Get your bum down here.
- [Lara] Oh.
You squashed me.
- Hello, we're the Hollises.
I'm Alison.
This is-
- Lara.
- And this is-
- Matt.
- We would love to come
and stay at your house
from the 15th to the 29th.
We're really tidy.
- Except daddy.
- Except daddy.
Daddy's not so tidy.
But we'll tidy up after him,
don't worry about that.
We'll bring lots of
things with us,
and we can't wait to
see your house.
And any questions, anything
at all, just drop us an email.
This is the-
(ominous music)
(airplane engine roaring)
Screamin' everywhere I go
South side
Screamin' everywhere I go
South side
Screamin' everywhere I go
I can't let it go
You can't let it go
James A Lindsey busting like
AKs, in discussions
We'd stay safe 'cause
tomorrow might come a day late
Where I'm from, you got
O-heads, you got
crackheads
You got potato heads
trying to save face
And to get ahead,
they head outta state
And I ain't never left
'em in the same place
State reppin' for
the home
team
NFK that's born and raised
Since Six Flags had
the season
pass
(car engine rumbles)
[knocking on door]
- [Alison] Is anyone there?
- [Lara] I don't think so.
- [Alison] There's no one here.
- [Matt] Any of you
guys tried the doorbell?
[bell rings]
- [Alison] Oh, shush.
There's nobody here.
- Let's have a look
through the window.
- [Lara] Hello?
- It looks empty.
Have you got a number?
- [Alison] Yeah, yeah,
I'm just checking it now.
- [Child] Hello.
Hi.
- Hello.
- My aunt is sick so she
sent me with the keys.
- Oh.
Is she okay?
- Yeah, she's fine.
(keys jangle)
- Nevermind.
Let's get in.
Come on.
- [Alison] Oh, wow.
- [Lara] Wow.
- [Alison] Look at this.
- Hey!
Here we are then,
home sweet home.
- Wow!
Where's my room?
[Matt chuckles]
- [Alison] It's not
quite like the pictures.
- Are you happy?
- I'm very happy.
- Good, 'cause that's
all that matters to me.
Come here
[Alison moans]
[Alison laughs]
[Matt grunts]
- [Lara] Come and see my room!
- Hang on, trouble.
Where is she then?
- Okay.
- [Lara] Daddy, daddy, come
quick, there's a
swimming pool.
- [Matt] Wow!
Give money all day watching
time go
by
Like clouds in the
sky, I ain't gonna lie
- Yo, yo, yo, ladies, ladies.
How y'all doing?
You look a little lost.
Can I help y'all?
- We're looking for
the Hollywood sign.
- The Hollywood sign.
You're kinda far from
the Hollywood sign.
Where are you from?
- We're from London.
- London?
I love London, okay.
What the hell are you
doing over here?
- We are just on our holiday.
- Okay.
Hey, have you ever heard of
an artist named Jerome Knight?
Well, he's an American artist.
Don't worry about it.
He's shooting a music video
downtown in like two hours
and we're short like two girls.
Wondered if you wanna
be in a music video?
- I don't know.
- We'll dress you up real
nice, get your makeup done.
I use you for a few
hours, that's it.
Easy breezy.
You even get to keep the
clothes when you're done.
You're both 18, right?
- No, we're 16.
- Oh.
Sorry, I thought you were older.
Can't use you then.
You're too young.
Damn, what a shame.
Let's roll, man.
- Wait.
We can pretend to be 18 if
you like, if that'll help.
I mean, we wouldn't wanna
mess up your music video.
- I don't know.
I could lose my job.
- You thought we were 18 anyway
that's what we'll
tell everybody.
You don't need to worry.
- You too?
Fuck it.
Get your ass in the car.
In my altitude
I flip my wings 'cause
I'm way too
fly
From hustlin' to
rappin', the basics apply
I let my money crossover
like AI
Yes, you use a little dusty
You're way too dry
It's me, I got swag
from the Bay
to NY
Top the dirt and around
to the stones
car engine rumbles)
- Mr. Stream?
I think we may have picked up
each other's bags at the courts.
(Aneesha coughs)
(coughs)
- It's my wife.
She's not feeling too well.
(gentle music)
(car door slams)
- Did everything go okay?
- Yeah, maybe.
(bag rustling)
- Wait for the phone to ring.
Don't use this phone
for anything else.
Don't miss the call.
It's on.
(laid back guitar music)
Hanging by a thread
The grass that was
cut and
left
[Alison and Lara laugh]
- It's good.
As my burner
Looks down into the gap
- [Alison] Yay!
- It's time to make a wish.
We could have drove
all night
The two of us drove
With nowhere left to go
Blind, we headed home
Now that you're with her
Pops out from his
sleep and
cries
There's no perfect path
- This feels perfect.
- It should do.
You know you've nearly finished
a bottle now, don't you?
- Oh, shut up, I
don't mean that.
[Matt chuckles]
Just us being here.
I don't wanna go home.
[knocking on door]
(door opens)
- [Matt] Hi.
- I am so sorry to bother you.
My car just died.
Can I use your phone?
- Yeah.
Sorry, yeah, yeah.
Come in, sure.
- Thank you.
- If you like, want me to
take a look at it for you?
- That would be great.
It's the black one.
- It's outside. Yeah?
- [Alison] Hi, I'm Alison.
- Sam.
- [Alison] Hi.
- Oh, I really didn't
mean to interrupt.
- [Alison] Oh, it's okay.
- And my cellphone died.
- The phone's just there.
- Can I please use
your bathroom?
- [Alison] Yeah, of course.
It's literally down the
corridor to the right.
- Thank you.
[ominous music]
(window lock clicks)
You guys are on vacation?
- Yeah, yeah, two weeks.
- Have you been here before?
- No, never.
We've been to Spain
and places like-
- Sorry to interrupt
you, ladies, but...
I can't find anything
wrong with you.
- That's great!
Great, thank you so much.
- [Alison] It was lovely
to meet you.
- You're welcome.
- [Sam] Bye, thank you.
- Bye.
I want you to have this back.
- Wow.
Are you sure?
- Yeah, I'm sure.
- You know this means the
world to me, don't you?
- Yeah.
- I'm not gonna let
you down. Ali.
I'm never gonna lose you again.
[Alison sighs]
I promise you.
Thank you.
Now,
how'd you fancy a midnight swim?
- If you wanna do something
naughty like that,
I'm gonna need some more wine.
- See you in a tick.
- Bye.
(door closes)
[fingers crack]
- Stop that.
It's pissing me off.
- Sorry.
[fingers crack]
- Are you fucking serious?
(ominous music)
(sirens wail)
We're on.
(ominous music)
(car engine rumbling)
(window sliding)
[foot thuds]
- [TV Announcer] The forecast,
plenty of sunshine today
with seasonal temperatures-
[Lara whimpers]
- Galeno,
look what we got here.
Little blue eyes gets the prize.
We're gonna find you
a new mommy and daddy.
Just wait.
(object thuds)
(ominous music)
(Alison shrieks)
- Husband left you all alone -
- No, no.
- Looking the way that you do.
- No.
Oh!
(blow lands)
(Alison grunts)
- Do that again and
I'll kill you.
- Okay, okay.
(Alison gasps)
No.
Ah!
Ah!
(Alison sobs)
- Mmm, still warm.
- Yo, come on, Dante, let's go.
We're not here for this.
- You don't tell me anything.
And now you just told
this bitch
my name,
Galeno.
(Alison grunts)
(Alison sobbing)
Where are you going,
pretty lady?
- Matt!
- Matt ain't coming.
- [Alison] Matt!
- We're gonna be long
gone before he gets here.
(Alison sobs)
Hey, Galeno.
(Alison sobs)
Finish her off.
- [Alison] No, no, no!
Please.
Please!
- Finish her off.
Do it!
What are you waiting on?
Kill her!
- [Alison] No!
- [Dante] Or I'ma kill you.
- Okay, okay.
- [Alison] No!
(Alison sobs)
[Galeno grunts]
- $25 please.
(Galeno shouting)
(ominous music)
- You a man now.
Let's go.
(ominous music)
- Nice meeting you.
Cheers, man, bye.
- [Cashier] All right.
- Fuck.
(car door opens)
Fucking kid.
- I got 'em.
(trunk opens)
(trunk slams)
Boy did good.
(car engine starts)
(engine revving)
- Ali?
Ali!
What happened here?
My God, baby, what's
happened here, man?
Lara!
Lara.
Where's Lara?
Lara!
Where's Lara, baby?
Baby, tell me, where's Lara?
What happened?
What happened here? I knew I
shouldn't have left
you alone.
I knew I shouldn't have
left you alone.
Where is she?
Lara.
Where is she, baby?
What happened, what happened?
- [Officer] Don't fucking move.
(fists thudding)
(rifle cocks)
- Freeze!
- Listen, I didn't
do nothing, man.
- [Officer] Stand down!
- I didn't do nothing!
- Stand down!
- She's my wife!
My daughter is missing!
- Sir, stand down!
- My daughter's missing!
(body thuds)
Shit.
[sirens blare]
Oh my God, I've got
to get to Lara.
Baby, baby, I've
gotta leave you.
- [Alison] Lara.
(car engine rumbling)
(doors clunking)
(ominous music)
- Open it up.
(cage rattling)
Hey.
You did good out there tonight.
You're all right.
You're all right.
Huh, yeah?
- Yeah.
- Yeah, you're a good boy.
You're a good boy.
Let's go get some grub, huh?
(door creaks and slams)
- Come on, Syan.
I need you man.
[phone rings]
- Hold on.
(tense music)
I gotta, I gotta go.
- Wait.
Baby, what's wrong?
- Taxi!
I gotta go.
I'll call-
- [Girl] Yeah, just like that,
- I gotta go, I'll call
you, I promise.
- [Girl] Great, you're gonna
put me in a cab?
- Take her wherever
she needs
to go.
- Real classy, Syan.
- I'll call you, I promise.
It's just an emergency,
I gotta go.
- Yeah, whatever.
- Okay? I promise I'll call.
- [Girl] No, don't.
- Thank you so much
(car engine starts)
(tense music)
(dramatic music)
- Where are you, Sy?
(Matt wretches)
where are you, Syan?
Where are you when I need you?
Go on then!
Take her away from me, eh!
(dramatic music continues)
(fire truck rumbles)
I'm a fighter.
I'm a fighter, and I
will find my family
if it's the last thing I do!
Leave me alone.
(thunder rumbles)
- Jimmy gonna love this one.
(thunder rumbles)
- I hate this fucking
place, man.
- Yeah, me too.
The quicker we get up there,
the sooner we get the
fuck outta here.
Get the kid.
- I knew you guys wouldn't
let me down.
(ominous music)
(door slams)
(dramatic music)
- Fuck, Matt.
[Matt coughs]
What's happening?
I'm here, baby.
(Matt wretches)
- It must have been when I left
to get some wine for
me Ali, but...
(Matt sighs and sniffs)
- Forced entry?
- I don't know.
- And the cops.
- I didn't know he was a cop.
I panicked.
I had to get out of there.
- Look, man, you know
as well
as me,
if she's been taken by a
sicko, then she's probably...
People are usually dead
in the first three hours
with these kinds of people.
- No, no, no, no.
- Well, if she's not dead,
then she could have been
taken by an adoption ring.
My cousin's a Crip.
He mentioned this guy
named Galeno from downtown.
He's been bragging about
being a made man.
Look, I have a photo
of him coming later.
We'll find him.
Look, man, when I
was on your turf,
you watched my back and
I watched yours.
Look, I love you, bro.
I got you.
Look, I got this badge for you.
I got you some clothes.
The next stop could be the LAPD.
Let's make this happen.
Let's get your baby girl back.
- Yeah.
- Nice of you to join us.
[group chuckles]
All right, listen up.
Last night, this woman,
Alison Hollis,
was found savagely beaten.
Her daughter, Lara Hollis,
was taken from the
house forcibly.
We believe it to be the
work of this man,
Matthew Hollis, the father,
ex-con, prone to violence.
Beat the hell out of two inmates
when he was in Wandsworth
prison, left them near dead.
Psych report says he's
highly volatile
and dangerous when provoked.
Basically, ladies and gentlemen,
this guy's fucking unstable.
Let's get out there,
bring him in.
- Why?
- Why what?
- Why do we think it's him?
- Well, let's see.
We found him at the
scene of the crime
kneeling over her body,
covered in her blood
right before he put two of
our guys into the hospital.
That enough to go on for you?
All right.
We haven't been able
to find his passports.
We have to assume
he's trying to leave the
country with his daughter.
If he hasn't left
this state yet,
we're gonna root this
cocksucker out.
Let's bring that little
girl back to her mother.
Nash, Ruth, you're taking
lead on this.
That's it.
(dramatic music)
(dramatic music continues)
- Man, a couple of years ago,
they'd get the kids
off Craigslist.
- Look, they're all out on the
streets, Syan.
Okay, let's do this.
(dramatic music continues)
Sy, we will find them.
(suspenseful music)
- Dawson, 47th precinct.
I have some evidence
here for the Hollis case.
- Just check with Nash.
- Thank you.
(suspenseful music continues)
Sorry, man.
Nash, his office?
- It's right over there.
- Come on, come on,
give me something.
Oh, okay.
Yes.
Fuck yeah.
(suspenseful music continues)
(bus engine rumbles)
[knocking on door]
Hey.
(hand slaps)
- Where the fuck have you been?
I was worried about you.
- Baby.
I had a last-minute job.
It turned into an all-nighter.
I'm sorry.
(lips smack)
- I'm pissed at you.
I never know when you're
coming home.
- Klarissa, you and this
baby mean the world to me.
No matter what, I will
always be coming home.
Okay?
- Yeah.
I'm sorry, baby.
[horn honks]
(sombre music)
- Mommy?
(banging on window)
(engines rumbling)
- Oh, good, you're awake.
Do you know why you are here?
- I want my mommy.
- Lara, it's very important
that you listen to me.
Can you do that?
Those children you
saw downstairs,
they all lost their
parents, like you.
And I look after them all
until I can find them
a new family.
You won't remember
because you were asleep,
but there was a huge
fire at your house.
Your mommy and daddy died.
- I hate you!
You're a liar!
- I know, sweetheart.
I know it's terrible,
it's awful.
But you were the lucky one.
We saved you.
And when we saved you,
your daddy asked me to
take care
of you,
and to protect you, and
to find you a new family,
a new family before Christmas.
But Lara, your mommy
and daddy are dead.
Say it so I know you understand.
You have to say it to keep the
fire from coming after you.
You're safe now.
You're safe now, and
everything's gonna be okay.
Come here.
It's gonna be okay.
(suspenseful music)
- No, it just, it doesn't
make sense.
Why now?
I mean, why'd they show up
right on holiday and they-
- Why?
Because he's a whack job,
that's why, plain and simple.
He loses his first child, he
spirals into a depression,
then he beats the shit
out of people.
What else do you want?
- Just 'cause he's got
a history of violence
doesn't mean that he
took his own kid.
- Come on.
- We have no idea about the
details of his crime back home.
So before you start
framing the guy,
we need to get all the facts.
- Facts.
What kind of facts do you want?
He half killed them.
- All right.
(suspenseful music)
- [Syan] You know I
got your back, man.
We're about to get
your baby girl.
Motherfuckers.
- [Matt] Okay, stop here.
- [Syan] I think that's
the joint right there.
- [Matt] Place up there yeah?
- [Syan] Yeah.
- [Matt] Yeah.
I see him.
(suspenseful music continues)
Fuck this.
I ain't waiting around
in the car watching him.
Come on, let's go.
(suspenseful music)
Stay there.
[knocking on door]
- Fuck, who are you? - Where
are you taking the
money, huh?
- What the fuck, man? - [Matt]
Where are you taking
the money?
- What, you want money?
I'll give you money.
- I don't want your money.
I wanna know where
you are taking it.
Now fucking speak, man.
- I got, I'm going somewhere
with it man, I want.
- [Matt] Part of you thinks
I ain't serious, right?
- [grunts] Fuck it, ow.
It's the internet,
on the internet.
I'm bidding on something, man.
- Online?
- I need a password.
I need a password.
- No, no, no.
Look, look, I'll give
you guys money, man.
- You fucker.
[baby cries]
- [Liam] Whatever you want, man.
[gunshot blasts]
[sobs] Pink Floyd.
Pink Floyd, Pink Floyd,
Pink Floyd.
Pink Floyd's the password.
- I'll be back to you.
- What the fuck?
Look at this shit.
- [Matt] What you got?
- He's requested kids
off the social network,
pictures of naked kids.
Fuck.
- You motherfucker.
[Liam grunts]
Now, you better start
talking, pretty boy.
- What you wanna know?
I don't know anything.
What do you wanna know, man?
- You better start fucking
talking, man.
- Just take the fucking money.
- This is my fucking daughter!
- [Liam] I don't know her.
- Where is she?
- I don't know.
- I got the addresses, man.
Let's go!
- It's not my fault!
My father made me this way.
It's not my fault.
- You ain't gonna be wanting
that no more.
- No, I didn't do it.
No, please, please, no.
[gunshot blasts]
[Liam screams]
Please.
(gunshot bangs)
[baby cries]
- Fucking scumbag.
(ominous music)
[knocking on door]
- Look what I found.
- That took forever.
What is it?
[phone rings]
What is it?
- Answer the phone.
- Don't you need to find
out what's
in that?
- No, no, get the phone,
get the phone.
- Hello?
Uh-huh.
Yes, wait for the next call.
What if I...
Hello?
Hello?
Damn.
- What'd they say?
- Follow the map.
It is the road to happiness.
The next call will be the one.
[Aneesha laughs]
- We're almost there.
(draw clanking)
- What the fuck is
she doing out?
- Hey, language.
- We could be seen.
Are you fucking crazy?
- I told you.
- You're losing it, old woman.
- Hey, I run this
house, not you.
You remember that.
- How long do you think that's
gonna last doing this shit?
- Haven't you got
somewhere
to be?
- Yeah, and I'm taking her
with me, late addition.
- Get off me!
Let me go!
- Shut up!
Shut up!
- Get off me!
- Get her to shut up.
- Shh, it's okay.
I can't wait for you to explain
screwing up Dante's deal!
- He'll fucking understand.
- Oh, will he?
- Just put her back in the box.
What are you looking at?
- Shh.
Good girl.
It's okay, it's okay.
Don't be scared.
I'm going to have to
put you back
in here
for just a little while.
But your milk should put
you to sleep anyway, okay?
- Where are all the children?
- School.
Drink your milk.
(ominous music)
(traffic rumbling)
(ominous music continues)
- Five more minutes,
then no late comers.
Yo!
Right here, don't move.
Next!
Don't move.
Next!
Come on, don't move.
Next!
Don't move, right here.
Gentlemen.
Five minutes and we
start the bidding.
You know the rules, don't
touch until you buy.
You got it?
Are we clear?
- Yes.
(traffic rumbling)
- Let me go in.
- No way.
- We are starting
with number two.
How old are you?
- Eight.
- Eight years old.
Just got her two weeks ago.
Any takers?
Three.
Let's talk.
(car door clunking)
- [Guard] Hands up.
Name?
- Liam Chesterfield.
- All right.
You know the deal,
highest bidder.
Highest bid.
You know the deal, all right?
(traffic rumbling)
- I asked for Nash
over an hour ago.
Never mind, I got eyes on him.
- [Nash] Kelly, you said
you had something for me?
- Had a homicide.
- Okay.
- Victim's a known sex offender.
He was shot point blank.
- So why am I here?
(footsteps tapping)
- I got a witness saying
he saw two men leaving,
one of them had a
British accent.
- All right, I'm gonna
wanna see that crime scene.
- I'll make sure forensics
finished.
(police radio chattering)
(body bag zipping)
(police radio chattering)
(car engine rumbling)
- [Bidder] Is there
any discount today?
- [Philippe] No fucking
discount. You always
ask for a discount.
- [Bidder] If I get two, can
you give me a better deal?
- [Philippe] I'm liking
what I'm seeing.
Probably the highest
offer he ever gave us.
Looking good.
I'm liking what I'm seeing.
All right.
- Excuse me.
I don't see the girl
that I erm...
I came here for her.
Do you still have her?
- I've never seen her before.
Perhaps you saw her on
a different website.
All right, so-
- You don't know what that
website could be-
- Look, you see something
here you like, you buy it.
Otherwise, you're wasting
my time, and time is money.
- I understand.
- You got it?
- Yeah, I've got it.
Okay.
- All right.
Where were we?
So number two.
Looks like you got it, man.
Boom.
Hey, hold this.
Take over, keep it going.
- Sy, I don't want to
leave it now, right.
- What the fuck are
you doing, huh?
- Easy, easy, listen.
You didn't have the girl that
I came here for, all right?
I'm a bit disappointed.
I'm coming for my money.
- Bullshit!
No one leaves the lot
without me saying so.
You should know that,
unless you don't.
- Nah.
- You ain't right.
- Yeah?
- Mm-mm.
You ain't got that
look in your eyes.
See these men?
They can't wait to
get their hands
on what they came here for.
- I bet.
- But not you.
- I came here for the girl.
See, you ain't got the girl.
I'm disappointed,
you understand?
- Where'd you get that
picture of her?
- I told you, off the net, man.
- Nah, because we haven't
taken one yet.
- Oh, really?
- Yeah, what you gotta
say for yourself now?
- Cali.
[gunshots blast]
- What?
(blows thudding)
- What the fuck do they want?
- Come on!
Take the gun!
- Yeah, yeah, yeah!
(combatants grunting)
- Scorch the castle.
Leave now, leave now!
(blow thuds)
(combatants grunting)
[gunshot blasts]
- Where the fuck is he?
Where is he?
Where the fuck is he?
- Where is she?
- Fuck you.
- I'm fucking scared.
- Listen, listen.
This is what we're gonna do.
You're gonna go out there.
- Yeah.
- You got your gun,
you got it back, right?
You're gonna find him.
He's gonna draw on you.
We know he's gonna
try to get you.
- Okay.
- Surrender to him.
Fucking surrender to him.
- Okay.
- I got your fucking back.
- Okay, okay.
- You surrender, you drop
the gun. - Alright.
- As soon as you go down,
you fucking take him out.
- Okay, okay.
- [Fabron] Make me proud.
(ominous music)
(Galeno screams)
- You.
(Galeno screams)
- Please, please.
Please, please, please,
no! [screams]
Stop, stop, please.
Help, please, please.
Fabron!
Fabron, Fabron, Fabron!
Fabron!
- Did she beg?
Did she beg?
- Help.
- You took my family.
(gunshot blasts)
(ominous music)
(gun cocks)
- Nash!
- I just found out
I'm on mig duty.
- [Ruth] Mig duty?
- You don't catch this guy.
You clean up after him.
- You know, I was thinking
about it.
Maybe you-
[gunshot blasts]
[sirens blare]
- [Syan] Let's fucking go, man!
The cops on their way!
Let's go, man.
(door slams)
(objects clatter)
(machine beeps)
- [Philippe] Scorch the castle.
Leave now, leave now!
- Get Philippe and
get over here.
We're moving.
(suspenseful music)
(glass smashing)
Wake up, wake up, nina.
Come on, come on, let's go.
Come on, baby.
Come on , nina, let's go.
All right, good girl, let's go.
- Hey, man, it's the
fourth time I called you.
Call me back. Fuck!
- I told you he's not picking
up. - Did you check
his home?
- I called Clarissa-
- Did you physically go there?
- No, when the fuck-
- Stupid bitch!
Check and see if he's at
home with his fatass wife.
I don't trust that lying bitch.
- Fucking asshole.
Either he's fucked us
and taken all our money
or he's fucked us and-
- He wouldn't do that?
- Since when?
(suspenseful music)
(suspenseful music continues)
(car tires screeching)
- The police think
you took Lara.
You can't prove you didn't.
- Take me to see Alison.
- Don't get stupid, man.
You know she'll be guarded.
Fine.
There are two officers
standing outside of her room.
There's another two
down the hall.
The elevators have
security cameras.
Do you wanna rethink this?
So what do you want me to
do about him in the back?
(car door clunking)
- [Announcer] Dr.
Forest, dial 118, please.
Dr. Forest, please dial 118.
(gentle music)
- [Alison] Matt.
(car engine rumbling)
(car doors clunking)
(body thuds)
- Baby, what...
Yes?
No!
No!
No! No!
What is he talking about, baby?
- Speak.
(Phillipe sniffing)
Address now.
- Fuck you.
- Yeah, fuck me?
- Fuck you.
- No.
- Oh, yeah?
I've come to the point that I
might not see my girl again.
And you know what?
What I do know,
I got your girl, and
I got your child,
and I got your life.
I've got all three of
you, and you just got one.
Yeah.
Meet my wife, Ali.
Look what you did to her!
You beat her black and blue!
- What is he talking about?
- That wasn't me!
- And this is what I'm gonna do
to your lady.
- No, I didn't do that.
Hey, no, no, no, no, no!
[Klarissa screams]
No, she's pregnant, man!
She's pregnant!
- Address now!
- Hey, okay, okay!
Okay, okay.
32 Westfield Drive,
32 Westfield Drive.
That's the address.
- Please don't kill us.
Please don't kill us!
Please.
Please, don't.
- Piece of shit.
- Please, my baby.
Please don't kill us!
- Don't kill us.
- [Klarissa] My baby.
- No.
I told you, no.
I told you, I told you, no.
- No, no, please.
No, please.
No.
No!
No!
[gunshot blasts]
[Klarissa screams]
No! [sobs]
Oh, God!
[dog barks]
(traffic rumbling)
- This is what we wanted.
By this time tomorrow,
we're gonna be a family.
- I know, I just,
I don't want it to be
like this,
you know?
Who is she?
We don't know anything
about her.
Where did she come from?
- Hey, hey.
We're giving this little
girl a better life,
and she's gonna give
us a better life.
- Yeah.
- Okay?
We're gonna love her now.
[knocking on door]
(door opens)
- [Dante] Where's the money?
- Charles!
- What is this?
What's going on?
- Where's the money?
Sit down.
Show me the money.
Show it to me.
(bag rustling)
- I don't understand.
We did everything you asked.
- Shh.
- [Charles] Why the gun?
- Don't worry about it.
- Go on, okay.
- Your daughter's on her way.
[knocking on door]
(door creaks)
(tense music)
- Hello.
My name's Aneesha.
What's your name?
- Go ahead.
She's just shy.
- I'm gonna go get a drink.
- Remember what I told you?
These are the nice people
who are going to look
after you now.
- No, I don't wanna!
- This is how it must be.
- No!
- [Elina] Yes.
- It's always like this.
No one likes change.
These are your parents now.
You're going with them.
So quit all your whining
and do as you're told.
- Hey, sweetheart.
You're so pretty.
- Beautiful.
- She was at my house
the night Lara was taken.
- Coincidence?
- I doubt it.
- You're gonna come and
live with
us now.
We're gonna take good
care of you.
- No!
I want my mom and dad!
No!
- [Dante] We don't have
time for this.
- [Aneesha] You don't have
to do that. -
Get off me!
Stop it, stop it!
- [Aneesha] Stop.
- [Charles] What are you doing?
- Get off!
- To calm her down.
- It's okay, it's okay.
Oh, Jesus, come on, no.
- No, no!
Stop it, stop it!
- That's a bit much.
- What is this?
Oh, my God.
Charles.
- She's better now.
- Jesus.
[knocking on window]
- Yeah?
- Car trouble?
(blow thuds)
- She just needs some
time to adjust.
She'll be fine.
- You can't do this.
It's not necessary.
- It's a mild sedative.
She'll be drowsy for 20 minutes.
- It's time to go.
- If for any reason in the
future our paths cross-
(door opens)
- Nobody move!
[gunshots blast]
[Aneesha screams]
[Charles screams]
- Oh my God!
Oh my God!
- You stay right there, lady.
- It's your daughter.
I took care of her.
- Sit your ass down -
- I took care of her.
- On that floor.
- I kept her safe!
I kept her safe.
- That's not my girl.
She had blond hair.
(Matt grunts)
Don't move.
Where is she?
(Matt groans)
(ominous music)
- Please don't kill us.
- [Matt] Oh, baby.
No.
- We didn't know she
was your daughter.
- [Charles] Please
don't kill us.
- [Aneesha] We didn't know.
We didn't know she
was your daughter.
I'm sorry.
- They're all somebody's
daughters,
all somebody's sons.
What is it with you people?
[gun cocks]
- No, now take it easy.
Relax.
Don't shoot.
[gunshots blast]
(Syan grunting)
- Oh, baby.
You're safe now, baby.
- Oh my God! [sobs]
- Sy!
Sy!
Sy.
(siren blares)
- [Lara] Daddy?
- [Matt] I've got you, baby.
I've got you.
(somber music)
Daddy's got you now.
(car engine starts)
[siren blares]
- [Operator] Suspect Matt
Hollis seen heading for LAX.
Units in the vicinity
should respond.
- [Officer] Unit 15
out on Mid 11.
Go ahead and show
us 10-6 on that.
- You know what?
Take us to the hospital.
- Why?
- There's no way he's
leaving his wife.
(sombre music continues)
- My little princess,
you always
will be.
- I love you too, daddy.
[Matt coughs]
(Matt groans)
- I love you, baby.
(machines beeping)
- Lara.
- Doctor.
- Lara.
(car engine rumbling)
- Okay, princess.
I'll just take you to see mummy.
(gentle music)
Daddy's got you now.
I love you, you know.
I love you.
Mummy loves you.
We both love, love you.
- Daddy, daddy!
Get up!
Wake up.
Daddy, please.
Wake up.
- D24,
code six with a gunshot.
- Help me.
- [Nash] Linda Vista
Community Hospital.
- Wake up, daddy, please.
Wake up.
Daddy, wake up, please.
Wake up!
I need you.
Wake up!
I love you.
Daddy.
Daddy.
- Go!
- Daddy.
- [Doctor] Excuse me, honey.
- [Lara] No!
No.
- [Doctor] Sir, can you hear me?
- [Lara] Daddy.
- [Doctor] It's okay,
we're gonna help him.
It's okay.
- Daddy.
Help him.
(Lara sobbing)
Daddy, wake up.
No!
[melancholy music]
[laid back guitar music]
Hello, Lorelai
Can you pass on the
art of living
When you're close to
the end yourself
You wrote your book
You won't be recognized
Tree-lined summers
And it's doubtful you'll
meet another
Do you have other
words of choice
That'll move my voice out
from this selfish sleep
Rest all your weary bones
Dust off the timeless night
It's okay, it's all right
Fear strolls out of sight
Let me into your heart
and we practice the art
Of living