Deception (2013) s01e02 Episode Script

Vivian Bowers was found dead in a motel room early this morning.
I know she was your friend.
I'm sorry.
So you think someone from the family had something to do with it? You have a relationship with the Bowers.
My mother used to work for the family.
You grew up there.
They trust you.
You go in wearing a wire-- Who is that? - Joanna? - Julian.
I love you to the moon and back, Vivian.
I'm starting to think my dad's a really bad guy.
My father just lost his daughter.
He can't even see straight.
But I can, and I don't trust you.
My money's still on Edward.
- Are we going to do this again? - Yes, we are.
Bowers Pharmaceuticals.
This new cancer drug they're rolling out? 27 people died.
Remy got murdered the day after that conversation.
Stop! Do you want a boy or a girl? Mia is Vivian's daughter.
She could know information that puts her in danger.
- I think it's from a ring.
- Could be a ring.
I mean, it made three puncture wounds.
It's so hard to be a guest in someone else's house.
Oh, my God.
You are my best friend.
Do you think I would leave you here all alone? I want to see the world.
I'll live in Spain.
Let's go say good-bye to your mom.
I can't.
Joanna I can't do this.
I don't want to go.
- You don't understand.
- Mr.
Bowers! Joanna! You saw it all.
Just open your eyes.
Where's Julian? Probably helping a stripper work out her daddy issues.
I would go find him, but I'm going to need some singles.
A simple "No" would have sufficed, Edward.
Keep an eye on your brother, okay? You remember how he spun out after your mother passed away.
Good morning.
Mia, my love, I think it works better if you actually put the food into your mouth.
I don't understand how you guys can just keep eating after Vivian was murdered.
Mia, please.
Maybe we should consider delaying the rollout of Lyritrol.
Absolutely not.
Kirschner-Sims is right behind us with a similar drug.
We're not delaying anything.
Where's Joanna? It's her first day.
She just left.
Can I just go on record one more time saying what a bad idea it is, hiring her? I couldn't agree more.
We have no idea what she's been doing for the past 17 years.
You feel guilty about Vivian, and being kind to this person makes you feel better, but it's unwise.
Well, thank you for your analysis.
You're right.
It does make me feel good to be able to help her.
And I believe there's a reason that she came to us when she did.
Come on.
Come on, you piece of crap.
Rayburn.
No way.
I was wondering if you were here.
How are you? Hey.
Good.
Mm.
- How's the family? - Great.
Where did you get this junker? Craigslist.
Big mistake, obviously.
All right, let me take a look.
Thanks.
So you're, uh, working for Mr.
Bowers.
Yeah, well, he offered me a job, and I'm starting over, so it felt like the right thing.
Mr.
Bowers takes care of his people.
As soon as you find your feet, use them.
Don't get too comfortable.
You having car trouble? Rayburn's fixing it.
Right, Rayburn? Wrong.
Your battery's corroded.
You need a new one.
I'll get one today.
Okay.
Thanks.
Need a ride to the train? Yeah.
Thanks for the ride.
I don't want to be late on my first day working for your dad.
Look at you.
What's with the eyeballs? Your necklace, it's tangled.
You're perfect.
Well, I'll see you later.
Bowers Pharmaceuticals.
This new cancer drug they're rolling out? Lyritrol? They tested it out in Thailand.
27 people died.
Bunch of others got sick.
Kids, too.
Well, I guess we can all agree nobody should take that drug.
Now why do I care? Because Remy Colville got murdered the day after that conversation.
He was going to do a story on Vivian and the whistle-blower.
That's a reach, even for you.
The guy had four D.
U.
I.
s.
If it's a D.
U.
I.
, then how did his body end up in the water? Maybe it had something to do with the scarface-like amount of cocaine in his system.
Probably had a heart attack and got disoriented.
That was a homicide and a cover-up.
Donald, my asset's already in place.
The M.
E.
hasn't even ruled Vivian Bowers' death a homicide.
Edward killed her, okay? He's the murderer in the family.
16 years ago, Kimberly Yaeger, raped, choked, drugged, too.
The guy walks away scot-free.
That's not happening this time.
It's a different case, detective.
Edward and Vivian were seen fighting two days before she died.
He had her taken out of the will.
Said he was home the whole night, but we got him on a surveillance camera at a traffic light.
Plus he's a rich prick, right? - That's what I'm saying.
- Gabe, Gabe.
You're not helping this, all right? Okay, Donald, I like Edward for this.
He's the CFO, and what Vivian was going to do was going to sink the company.
I put a tail on him, my guys know every move he makes.
No, don't put a tail on him.
I don't want to spook him.
Okay, look.
Remy said that Vivian had a contact inside of Bowers Pharmaceutical.
My asset, Joanna, starts work there today.
Give us three weeks.
See if she can come up with a name.
Three days.
Otherwise, you're done.
Surprised she made it this long.
Can't believe this druggie made it past 30.
"Poor little rich girl.
" Come on, Julian.
Let me have some.
You want a hit, Viv? Yes! I'll take it back.
Slut.
Hey! What? What are you doing? I don't know.
What do you got? Play hooky with me.
Let's make the day go away.
All right.
First day of school.
We've covered your history.
Anybody does a background check on you, the abusive husband story will hold.
Okay.
We've got three days to find out who Vivian's contact was, and I need the names of the Lyritrol research and development team.
And what about baby daddy over here? I'll run him through facial recognition.
You've got to get as close to the family as you can as quickly as you can, especially Edward.
Yeah.
Never thought I'd be back here.
Why'd you leave, anyway? - You get off of her.
- Mom! - Get out of this bed.
- Mom, what are you doing? My mom said I was becoming too much like them.
She said there's a price to their generosity.
"Nothing's ever free, baby girl.
Remember that.
" These people don't like to lose.
Well, neither do I.
Come on, get out of here.
You're going to be late.
Yeah.
Research and development in this building? Research and development is off-site.
You don't really have to worry about that.
You just answer the phones, keep his calendar, get his coffee.
Good morning, ladies.
Morning.
I'll be right back.
Baby, there must be some kind of mistake.
Associate copy editor? In Chicago? Hannah, we've been over for months.
I have to focus on my family now.
An associate copy editor.
I was hoping for something a little higher on the food chain.
I'm sorry if you're unhappy.
So you're shipping me off to Siberia.
Chicago.
Let's not get hysterical.
I put in time with the company.
With you.
Hannah, you knew it wasn't forever.
I've seen things, working for you.
What, exactly, are you implying? You were working late the night Vivian died.
Your son called three times, very upset, and the two of you had a heated conversation.
Maybe the police might be interested to know that.
You should be careful, Hannah.
- You should be careful.
- I'm always careful.
Especially when it concerns my family.
You should know that by now.
This conversation isn't over, Robert.
I am owed.
Joanna, could you find Julian for me? I'm worried about him.
Sure.
Finally, you made it.
Here, drink this.
You won't feel a thing.
Cassie, you know just the right thing to say.
Hey.
I'm so sorry about Vivian.
She was so much fun.
Runs in the family.
You know, Rush Limbaugh was taking, like, 20 of these a day.
Well, he's a huge, giant, fat man.
Hey.
What are you doing? Paying for college.
Do something crazy so I can sell it to TMZ.
Maybe TMZ would be interested to know if your venereal warts have cleared up, Quinn.
You're nothing like your sister, you know.
I mean, if you're worried about that.
What does that mean? Well, she was a known heroin addict.
She made all those sex tapes.
Not that I'm judging.
The one I saw was very classy, lots of candles.
Am I supposed to pretend I haven't seen it? - Yeah.
- Oh, God.
I don't even know what I'm saying.
Oh, you're saying that you masturbated to my sister's sex tape.
Uh, thanks for your bizarre honesty, I guess.
I'm going to go.
Oh, and she had been clean for months, so someone killed her.
Okay.
Here we go.
What are you doing? I'm just putting some stuff in Robert's calendar.
You couldn't do that from your own desk? Hey, you look good in that chair.
Yeah, first day of work, spinning around in the CEO's chair, perfectly normal.
I'm leaving.
Hunter's game.
Wait, I'm coming.
So's the whole family.
We wouldn't miss it for the world.
You gotta see my granddaughter play.
She's a killer.
Fouls all the time, but I love it.
Pack up.
You're coming.
It's going to be a bloodbath.
Go, honey! How's, uh-- how's our girl doing? She's kicking butt.
- Yeah? - Yeah.
Come on, hunter! Let's see some aggression! We got this! Everywhere they go, it's a circus.
Pretending to be a loving family.
Hey, ref, are you blind? She just checked her hand.
That was totally legal.
Your kid fouls all the time.
Every week, she gets away with murder.
Yeah, have another drink, Gary.
Just focus on the ball, honey.
Just clear the ball.
Don't worry about anything else.
Like father, like daughter, I guess.
- What did you say? - Now, why don't you go home? Let everybody else have a nice game without all the cops and cameras here.
Look, we're at a kids' game.
Why don't you just shut the hell up? Tell me something, between friends.
You kill your sister, too? - Edward! - I didn't kill my sister! Don't talk to me about my family like that.
How dare you talk about me and my sister.
Hey, hey.
That's it, that's it.
Sir, let's go.
- You all right? - Let's go.
Don't move.
Stay back.
All right, no, no, no, no.
Come on.
Gabe.
What the hell, man? You kept the tail on him? Look, Will, every cop in Manhattan is gunning for this guy.
Congratulations, man.
You got him on a one punch assault of a prep school dad when we wanted him for murder? I'll pull my guys off.
All right, he's in the box.
You want to go talk to him? Talk to him? Oh, talk to him about what, Gabe? I got nothing.
I'm not ready to talk to him.
Just--just let him go.
He's here.
He waived Minda.
Why don't you take a shot at him? You may not have the chance again.
Sorry about the cuffs.
Just procedure.
Pretty silly, bringing you down here over that little scuffle, but from what I hear, the guy had it coming to him, huh? It was at my daughter's game.
What'd he call you, anyway? He called me a murderer.
Did he say anything else? He asked me if I killed my sister.
Did you? That's an awfully nice suit for someone from the N.
Y.
P.
D.
Thanks.
I like nice things.
You're a fed, aren't you? I notice you haven't answered my question.
Now, you told the police that you were home all night the night that Vivian died, but your car was caught on tape at a traffic light at Berry hill road.
Did you forget to tell us anything? I mean, let's just clear that up right now.
Wait a minute, am I--am I missing something? Is my sister's death being ruled a homicide? Well, Vivian got punched the night she died.
And you punched the coroner when you identified the body, you punched this guy today.
I mean, Edward, you like to punch people.
I could have a lawyer down here in ten minutes.
All I want to know is where you went the night that your sister died.
It's a simple question.
It ain't hard.
I went three blocks down the street to my house and watched my kids through a window, which is what I'm reduced to doing since I separated from my wife.
Then I got something to eat.
There.
You happy? Let me ask you something.
Why are the feds involved with this? You still haven't answered my question.
Did you kill your sister? I'd like to see a lawyer.
Don't bother.
I'm done here.
You are gonna love this.
Oh, what is it? Mission style burrito, black beans.
- Ah, yes.
- Uh-huh, yep.
I found a spot.
You been eating okay? What are the Bowers feeding you? Mm, money wrapped in bacon.
I believe it.
You took a run at Edward? I had to.
I took a shot.
He was rattled, too, said he went to go spy on his kids the night that Vivian died.
Well, research and development is password protected, but I'll keep trying.
- Great.
- It's weird.
Still coming up short on baby daddy.
We got 48 hours to find him or the contact.
I'll see if Mia knows anything about him.
All right.
This is hard.
All this pretending.
Well, you can be yourself for the next 15 minutes.
Eat your burrito.
I got chips, too.
Thank you.
What are you doing? Why are you getting rid of Vivian's stuff? We can't spend the rest of our lives in the Vivian Bowers museum.
Trust me, this is the best way.
You're glad she's dead, aren't you? Vivian said you were awful.
She was right.
She deserves to know.
Why, because you're sober for five minutes, you want her to know? Why don't you go stick a needle in your arm, and leave Mia-- She's my daughter.
You don't even know what that means.
Don't you dare tell her.
Sofia.
You and I need to talk.
Robert and I have been having an affair for two years.
I just thought you should know.
Is that what you wanted? - I-I just thought-- - You just thought what? That I'd ask for a divorce? You think I don't know exactly what my husband is? He and I were made for each other, you dumb bitch.
That's not what he told me when he took me to Paris on your anniversary.
Is there anything else? Enjoy your loveless marriage.
Hannah.
What's wrong? You should quit that job now.
Will.
No update on the contact yet, but I think Robert's old assistant is ready to talk.
You wanted to see me? Guess who I was just on the phone with.
Robert Mueller, director of the FBI.
Maybe you've heard of him.
He plays golf with Robert Bowers, and he wants to know why we're harassing his friend's son about Vivian Bowers' death.
These people, they think they can get away with anything.
I swear to God, Edward Bowers is going down-- I don't want to hear about your hard-on for Edward Bowers.
I want evidence.
Now, have you located this mythical whistle-blower that Vivian was talking to? - No.
- Uh-huh.
Now, how about the guy who knocked up Vivian Bowers? Not yet, but my asset tells me that Robert's assistant is ready to talk.
She better deliver something real.
You're out on a ledge here.
You better watch your step.
Hey, what's up? No.
No, no.
You're going to declare Vivian Bowers an accidental overdose? It's a toss-up, and when it's a toss-up, I like to come down on the side of less paperwork.
What about the ligature marks on her wrists? I'm not saying she didn't have a rough night.
I'm saying there's no evidence to suggest that anything that happened to her was against her will.
Well, what about the bruises on her chest? Chest compressions from the first responders.
I spoke to the E.
M.
T.
s.
They didn't do C.
P.
R.
They said she was dead as hell when they got there.
She wasn't knocked unconscious.
Not everything is a homicide, FBI guy.
Come on, man.
All right, well, how about this? Did you get the results of the blood gas test back? She might have been chemically subdued.
It fits.
All I'm asking is is can you wait till you get the blood gas test back before you come down on this, that's it.
Looking for a career making case, are we? No, I'm looking for you to do your job.
That's what I'm looking for.
You know, you can smell the smoke from downstairs.
Oh, by all means, insert yourself into that situation.
Me and Vivian used to put a wet paper towel on a toilet roll and blow the smoke through that.
Really? Did it work? Oh.
Did you take all of these? It's good to take a lot of pictures in this family, since we're not allowed to talk about anything.
Wow.
Bilson Red.
You know, that's the same brand your sister used to smoke.
Yeah, they were hers.
She quit a few months ago, though, 'cause, um, she was pregnant.
Oh.
Did you know who the father was, or did he come to the funeral? I met him one time, for, like, a second.
His name was Ben.
And Vivian was, like, madly in love with him.
That's why I can't believe that she overdosed.
Mia, do you think that Vivian was murdered? I think something bad happened to her, yeah.
She was acting really weird before she died.
Like, a couple weeks ago, we were walking down Madison Avenue, and this guy on a motorcycle pulled up, and Vivian pulled me into Barney's, and she wouldn't let us leave for, like, two hours.
I think someone was following her.
Do you have any idea of who? Mmmm.
I loved my sister.
You know, she was kind of my best friend, but she pissed a lot of people off.
She always fought.
She didn't like the way the wind was blowing, then she changed it.
I guess she did.
All right, I'm going to take this thing for a test run.
Julian.
Hey, you.
Get your suit.
Jump in.
Keep your clothes on, I don't care.
No, thanks.
I just came out to see what all this noise is.
I decided to have some friends over.
Glad to see you're safe.
Your dad was really worried about you.
Worried? Why? Maybe because you haven't returned any of his calls.
Or my calls.
Impossible.
If you would have called me, I would have called you back.
Jump in.
No, I think you have enough fish in your pond.
Always room for one more.
Good night, Julian.
I'm sorry.
Hey, look.
Would you grab that champagne bottle? I'm all out.
Mm.
Thank you.
Oh.
Dive for it.
Oh, and, by the way, you have something on your neck.
Well, if it isn't my long gone son.
You all right? Holding it together? It's together.
Hey, let's have a clambake on Saturday.
Just the family.
Edward, bring Samantha and the girls.
Samantha's barely talking to me.
Well, bring the girls, then.
Come on.
It'll be fun.
I know it doesn't feel like it, but we need each other right now.
Joanna, obviously you're welcome to join us.
Thank you.
Oh, can we all invite a random stranger? "Who killed Vivian Bowers?" What is the matter with you? For God's sake.
Joanna told me to fight back.
What--no, no, no, no.
That's not--that's not what I meant.
See you all later.
What, exactly, are you trying to achieve here? You need to show some respect for your sister.
We need to discuss our daughter.
All right, what-- what is it? You haven't said a word to me since last night.
What is it? Let go.
That little idiot you're diddling came to the house to let me know how in love the two of you are.
That ended a long time ago.
You know, one of these days, you're going to sleep with a smart one, and then God help us all.
Keep fishing from the shallow end, baby.
It's over.
You know, I have never tried to domesticate you.
But pay me the respect I deserve.
I know what people say about me, but I have earned everything I have.
It has been taken care of.
Special agent Will Moreno.
I'm looking for Hannah Vancourt.
She worked for Robert Bowers.
I'm her brother.
She's not home right now.
Could you, uh, have her call me when you see her? I'd appreciate it.
That the Knicks game? - Yeah, they're up by six.
- Yes.
Hey, uh, this may sound weird, but did you play for St.
John's a couple of years back? I've been playing in Europe for a few years.
Uh, the Nets are looking at me.
Yeah? Well, good luck with that, man.
- Thanks.
- Thank you.
What are you doing? Mia said the name of the guy who got Vivian pregnant was Ben.
I mean, it's better than nothing.
Barely.
Hannah called me back.
She's coming in to talk tomorrow.
Yes.
Finally, a break.
But we need an I.
D.
on him or the whistle-blower.
Okay.
What the hell are you doing? This is a live range.
Are you crazy? Oh, my gosh.
I-I, um-- You heard gunshots, so you ran toward them to investigate? That's ballsy.
You want to join me? Sure.
- Here you go.
- Thanks.
Keep up.
Once you set the course, you gotta run the gauntlet.
That jerk at the game was really out of line.
It must be awful, this Kimberly Yaeger stuff being stirred up.
Yeah, you strangle one girl, and the whole world never lets you forget it.
I'm joking.
You ever shoot grouse? It's coming up over your head.
You know, if you're going to pretend to be my friend, try not bringing up the worst thing that's ever happened to me.
We were friends.
You taught me how to drive.
Maybe I should bring up your abusive husband.
He sent you to the hospital a couple of times.
You should've pressed charges.
How'd you know about that? I did a background check on you.
I had a really tough time.
Your dad offered me a safe place to stay, and I accepted it, okay? That's it.
I kind of wish they had arrested me for Kimberly Yaeger's murder.
Everybody thinks I did it.
You think I wanted to work for my father's company? I wanted to run for office.
But that night changed everything.
Next up is rabbit.
Look low.
Too bad.
You want to know what it feels like to have the world think you're a murderer? You feel like a murderer.
If you didn't kill anybody, your conscience should be clear.
It is clear, isn't it, Eddie? Go home, Joanna.
This isn't the safe place you think it is.
Alright, see you later.
I bought us some time on the M.
E.
ruling, but we need a lead that I can put on Donald's desk by 9:00 A.
M.
Vivian's contact or baby daddy, either one will do.
I'm working on it.
What about Hannah? Supposed to be here any minute.
Hey, um, I gotta jump.
I'll call you back.
Robert Bowers' office.
Uh, he's in a meeting right now.
What? Hold on, um-- No, no, no, I-I can handle this.
I'm his assistant.
Uh, what hotel? Just put it down.
We gotta talk about space.
Richard Branson charges $200,000 to go into space.
I think it's worth it.
Do you think it's worth it? I don't know what you're talking about, Mr.
Bowers.
I'm talking about you and me going into space, Delores.
People are complaining.
You gotta turn the music-- Bombs away! Why are you talking about music when there's space-- - Come on.
- Did you see that? We've got to get you out of here.
- I'm planning a space vacation.
- Come on.
Let's go, let's go.
Space vacation, Delores.
Don't forget about me.
We have a date.
A date in space.
We have a space date.
Hello? Hannah.
It's Special Agent Moreno.
We had an appointment.
Uh, right.
Listen, um, I've reconsidered.
What-- I-I don't understand.
Honestly, I just-- I, um-- I was mad about my promotion, and I-I don't know.
It was just sour grapes.
But I honestly don't have anything to say.
You should just let me be the judge of that.
Is somebody threatening you? Because I can help you.
Uh, right, listen, my brother just had an accident.
This isn't a good time.
I don't have anything to say.
Please don't contact me again, detective.
Hannah, don't hang-- Is this the new geo contort? Sciatica 450 L.
S.
? I heard about that one.
It's a normal car that a normal American might drive.
God, when did you become such an ass? What's going on with you? I'm having fun.
Okay, well, you don't seem like you're having fun.
I really miss her.
I know.
I failed her.
We both did.
And that's something we both have to live with.
Will you have dinner with me? I have to go to work.
Right.
I gotta make some new friends.
Wait, Julian, just-- - Whoo-hoo! - Wow.
You're still here.
Well, I don't leave until you leave.
Come in, sit down.
So how come you aren't going home? Um, I guess I don't want to.
Everybody's mad at everybody.
Julian is on a bender.
Mia is at sea.
The last time I tried to raise a teenage girl, it didn't go so well.
Well, you're the closest thing that I had to a father.
I'm not setting the world on fire, but I'm here.
I think Mia just wants to talk about Vivian, you know? You're probably right.
It's just that, since Vivian died, I can't shake this feeling that I'm going to lose them all.
In a way, I lost Edward 16 years ago.
He was such a good boy.
Serious, but so sweet.
I used to call him Eddie spaghetti.
That got a smile.
Oh, my little spaghetti is gone.
Life's a bitch.
It can be.
Hey, how old was Edward when you used to call him Eddie spaghetti? He was four.
Perfect age.
Thank you.
You've got to be kidding me.
Come on, come on, come on, come on.
Hey, it's me.
I got both your leads.
You're not going to believe this.
Vivian's contact and baby daddy are the same guy.
She fell for the whistle-blower.
Yeah, his name is Ben Preswick.
We get him, and we've got everything.
It occurs to me that you are the only one who has been behaving with any maturity.
Really? I know from experience that a lot of harm can come from not talking about difficult things.
Dad, I didn't want to make you feel bad.
I just want to remember her, you know? Your sister was a wonderful, captivating, funny, beautiful girl.
And we can talk about her any time you'd like to, sweetheart.
Hi.
Hello.
Want to be my date for the party tonight? Are you going to behave yourself? Yes, I am.
Thanks for last night.
I was a jackass.
Thank you.
Oh, I almost forgot.
Here you go.
What are these? Don't get mad, uh, 'cause I actually think you're the type of girl who might get offended by something like this, but I bought you a car.
- I have a car.
- No, you don't.
- What did you do with my car? - I had it sent to Mars.
It doesn't matter, it's gone.
But let me do this for you.
I can't have you driving around an ordinary car.
You're anything but ordinary.
Relax.
It's just a sweet little Mercedes.
This is totally disrespectful.
Is it? Or is it totally hot? Hello, father.
Julian.
Welcome back to the living.
Oh, Joanna, so happy you're here.
Enjoy yourself.
Where are my beautiful granddaughters? Girls! Pick a hand, any hand.
Thank you! Edward! So glad you could make it.
Oh, I have a bone for Watson.
White wine okay? - Yeah, thank you.
- Sure.
You take care of it? It's done.
Broke both his knees.
So she's going to keep her mouth shut? Oh, yeah.
Good.
This is Ben Preswick.
He's the father of the baby Vivian was carrying when she died, and a member of the Lyritrol R and D team.
Where is he? In the wind.
Probably terrified.
I got every resource I have out looking for him.
So whoever killed Vivian is probably looking for him, too.
We better get him first.