Durham County (2007) s01e02 Episode Script

I love picnics, ever since I was a little girl.
You're gonna love it up here, Sade.
You, me, Maddie, your mother.
The Land of the Living Dead! - Hi, welcome to the neighbourhood.
- Mike Sweeney.
- He's a homicide detective.
- I heard about your partner.
Any luck tracking the guy who did it? Oh my God.
Did you know I was here when you moved in? Is that gonna be a problem? What are you doing? - She hates me.
- She thought you were gonna die, she pushed you away.
You know Ray Junior was handpicked from 500 students for a scholarship? Honey, I'm so sorry.
Are you okay? - Dad, do you have the cheque? - Yeah, that's what I don't get, if it's a scholarship, why do you gotta pay? Doesn't he know how important this is to you? What do I do? You could stand up to him.
I know I said I wouldn't call you.
But I need to find you.
Where are you? Rise and shine.
You were out late last night.
Yeah, work.
Makes you a very dull boy.
What happened to your hand? Oh, I got it caught in the hood of a car.
Well, I'm making breakfast.
Muffins.
You've reached the home of Nathalie Lacroix Leave a message.
Hey, it's me.
Where are you? I was there last night.
I was late, I got held up.
I hope you're okay.
I hope you're just mad.
Okay? Call me on my cell as soon as you get this.
Good morning, I missed you last night.
Hey baby, how are you this morning? Great.
Radiant.
Yeah, me too ma, I am radiant.
- Hey, dad.
- Yeah.
Did you talk to Ms.
Lacroix about that scholarship? - Ms.
Who? - Ms.
Lacroix.
The English teacher.
Yeah, I was supposed to have a meeting with her yesterday morning, uh, she didn't show up.
I'm going to tell you the secret of a good marriage, Bert.
You've got to be friends.
The woman you marry, she' your first and best friend.
And if she isn't, you've got to do what it takes to make her that.
Trace, honey? Why don't you come down here? Come have a cup of coffee with me.
You know there's an end of season sale at Holt Renfrew? Yeah, I know.
I'm thinking maybe you should go buy yourself something nice.
- I've got enough stuff-- - I know, but I think you need to cheer yourself up, Trace.
- You're hostile.
- Ray, I'm not hostile No "good morning, Ray.
" No kiss.
You spend the night in the guest room.
- That's withholding-- - I was watching TV, I fell asleep, I didn't mean to withhold.
Yeah, you did, yeah you did.
That's what I'm talking about, see you're hostile.
I mean, you're mad at me and you can't bring yourself to tell me what it is I've done wrong.
Hey, come here, look at me.
Okay, look at me, I'm not a monster.
Okay? Now what's wrong with my little girl? Did you go see Ms.
Lacroix? Yeah, I told you.
I told Ray Junior.
I went in the morning, she didn't show up.
Because I just don't see how that can happen.
Well ask her, I'm happy to talk to her okay? Hey, you want some more coffee? You know, that sale at Holt Renfrew? Well, maybe if we took that money and we put it towards Ray Junior's scholarship expenses.
Yeah, see I'd have a problem with that.
Well, he's your son! He really wants this! Traci, I'm being honest about my fuckin' feelings here.
- Look, he-- - And you're gonna shut me down? He's smart and talented.
If that's right why is it Brightlight can't even remember his fuckin' lunch, Traci? Ray? Ray, open the door.
Hey.
I locked myself out.
You want me to break in? No, no, Ray's in the shower.
Can I just, can I use your phone? Hey, what's up? I'm, uh, locked out.
Hey, you can't take my car.
Honey, the Mustang's not working, you know that.
I've got my interview today at St.
Pete's.
You said you'd take the bus.
I gotta to go downtown.
Well, so do I.
Aud, you can take a cab to the train.
Okay? I gotta go.
- No, Mike -- - I gotta go.
Fuck you, dear.
Ray when you get out of the shower, I locked myself out again.
Holy shit I'd like to know what the hell I'm supposed to do now.
Take a cab, it's twenty bucks, the train's already ten.
I'm sorry, I'm bitching.
- Would you like a coffee? - No.
Thanks.
I should go.
Ray? Ray! Goddamn you.
Come on, show it off.
You're amazing.
You gotta know it.
You want to cut out today? A bunch of us are going to the farm.
Yeah, you can make some friends.
- Maybe.
- Maybe? Please? Please? Nathalie? You here? Yeah? Sanitation workers found her this morning, nobody around.
I'm just waiting for the coroner before we roll her.
You okay, Mike? Mike! I know her.
She's my daughter's teacher.
Want me to take over? Mike! You okay, Mike? Traci, I wish you'd pick up your phone, honey.
Hi.
I'm looking for Traci.
I have an appointment.
Could you please put Traci on the phone, she's got a client here Yeah, what do you mean she doesn't want to talk to me? Don't worry.
Just call me a cab.
It's no big deal.
That's alright, I'll give you a ride.
Oh, that'd be great.
You're the Ray Prager, right? You were a hockey player, Junior League-- You, uh, you remember? My dad's a huge fan.
I was about this high, maybe six years old when I went to your games.
- Yeah, that's uh, that's me.
- That's great.
Trisha.
You know, you remind me of my wife.
Long time ago.
We've been married almost 20 years.
You know what? I'm going to call a cab.
I'll, uh, I'll call you a cab.
Okay.
Shit! Shit! That was my cab! I've got to be downtown in an hour! Goddamn it! Goddamn Mike and that goddamn car! Scenic route.
Beats the traffic.
You're not working today? No.
Three days a week.
You know, the company pretty much runs itself.
Traci likes being there more than I do.
The fresh air here is wonderful.
It's calming.
God knows I'm not calm.
Oh, don't worry about it.
I think we all lose it now and then.
- Sometimes I think I'm going crazy.
- Yeah, me too.
It's the environment.
You think so? So do I.
Yeah, it's the radiation, the dioxins.
All that stuff that we're breathing, eating, feeling.
I mean, that's what's making us crazy.
Yeah, it's this move that's making me crazy.
Finding a job.
And the renovation-- Hey, listen, you, um, you need any bathroom fixtures? I would if I get a job.
'Cause I've got all these returns in the back of the store.
You know, high-end stuff.
I'll just give 'em to you.
No, you don't have to give it to me-- OK, then I will give you the deal of the century.
How's that? You, uh, you nervous about your interview? I haven't worked in a while.
Yeah, you're gonna get it.
I know you will, you just gotta relax.
Think positive.
Well that's easy to say.
It's called Nature's Chorus.
Now just, uh, just breathe.
The trees here are beautiful.
It's like being in the country.
She a friend? No.
I met her a couple of times at the school getting Sadie's classes organized.
She went out of her way for us.
She was just a nice, nice person.
There's a pen, sudden rigor.
Probably couldn't pry it out of her fist.
What do you think? He tried to launch her maybe.
Or clean her up, I don't know.
You think he killed her here? No, there's not much cover.
Doesn't matter if it's dark Well, if he didn't do it here, that's the access.
Let's see if we can get a footprint.
What the hell are you doing? I thought I'd take a look.
What's your problem? That's the approac! Oh, shit.
Call you back.
- Nice one, Jake.
- Look, man, I'm sorry.
You asshole, I'm writing you up.
- Hey, now wait a goddam minute-- - You're incompetent.
Get her home address.
You and Roxy can check it out.
No.
No, we'll do that.
Okay, well, why don't I go by the high school, see what I can find out about her.
See if she had any plans for the weekend too.
Yeah.
Hotshot There's the pen, maybe she hurt him with it.
We might be able to harvest some skin.
Yeah.
Hey, Jake.
Hey, Junior.
Thanks, girls.
What's goin' on? This is about those missing girls, right? No, a teacher, Lacroix.
Yeah, Ms.
Lacroix.
What happened? Look kid, she was murdered.
I'm sorry.
So, uh, I thought there were gonna be other girls here.
- They'll be here.
- Right.
- I'm gonna go fight.
- What, why? Awesome.
That's-- awesome.
Shit.
That was the wrong way to turn, wasn't it? No, it's alright, I can walk around the front.
No, no, c'mon, c'mon.
You might get mugged.
No, it's okay.
Really, Ray.
You've been nice enough.
- Thank you so much.
- My pleasure.
You look great.
Good luck! Hey Sadie.
This is my buddy, Trey.
- Trey, this is Sadie.
- Sexy Sadie.
Yeah, we're best buddies.
And here I thought you were homos.
So, uh, why'd you bring me here exactly? I dunno.
Maybe we can mess around? You and me, you and Trey.
It's okay, Sadie.
You hook up with me, you can hook up with my friends.
All of them? It'll be fun.
Yeah, fun.
Drive me back to school.
Whoa, that's an order.
Get to it, weiner.
I just got here.
Forget it.
Looks like you're walking.
My dad's a cop.
He'll kill you.
I got the keys from the superintendent.
Why don't you knock on some doors, I'll take a look around? OK.
I got held up.
Message erased.
Hey it's me.
One message.
Message erased.
Hey Maddie, just tell Dad that I'm studying at a friend's, okay? I'll be home soon.
Bye.
Hey, you want a ride? Don't think there's a bus comes this way.
- Jump in? - No thanks.
What's that? Under the sheet.
I guess she was expecting somebody.
I'd like to know who.
Talked to a couple of the neighbours.
Both of them said no boyfriends.
Same as the landlord.
She was a nice person, I told you.
Old lady upstairs said she just lost her mother.
Yeah? Said that she went to one of those support groups for people who are bereaved.
Lotta people hook up at those things.
Sex and death.
Like one cancels the other out.
So what do you think? Whoever this was for, my bet's on him.
We'll get the bastard.
Dad? Give me a minute, Maddie.
It fell off her finger.
She's losing that much weight? Sorry.
I know this is hard.
Can you, uh, will you keep this, just hold on to it for me? I'm, I'm losing everything.
I'm so sorry.
- Oh, honey, you must be so upset.
- Don't.
Hey, it's okay to cry-- She was only 26.
You never know when it's going to be over.
You never know when it's your last chance.
- Hi.
- Hi.
Here you go.
A rose for a rose.
How'd it go? I was hot.
Thanks for asking.
- 'Night.
- 'Night.
I'm home! Oh, Mike, can't you just cut up some veggies, make a stir fry? Sadie wasn't at school today.
She called.
She's studying at her friend's.
Which friend's? When? - I don't remember.
- Try, Maddie -- I don't know! Mike, calm down.
Traci! Traci! What? Where's the picnic basket that was here? I filled it up and took it to Audrey Sweeney's.
Welcome Wagon.
You ever think that maybe you should ask me? Shit.
You mind if I walk with you? No.
Ray.
We met, remember, barbecue? - I'm in your home room, science class.
- Otherwise invisible.
Yeah, I remember you.
And invisible's not bad, believe me.
I was going to sit with you but you took off with Dean the dickhead.
Too bad for me.
You don't have to be sarcastic.
I'm not.
I'd be happy if you sat with me.
Really? You hear about Ms.
Lacroix? - Somebody killed her.
- What? Your dad's a cop, right? Can you ask him what happened? Sure.
Sure.
Thanks.
Where have you been? What happened to Ms.
Lacroix? Who's Ms.
Lacroix? Where you been? - Studying at a friend's.
- No, you weren't.
- Dad, I was-- - You skipped school.
No, I didn't skip.
I was hazed.
Okay? My so-called friends dumped me on one of the concession roads and I had to walk all the way home.
Fifteen miles.
Well, you should've called.
Oh, right.
I call and Dad freaks out.
I'd rather walk, thanks.
- You're grounded.
- Well, what about the library? Except for the library.
So what happened to Ms.
Lacroix? - Somebody killed her? - Who is Ms.
Lacroix? - That's my teacher.
- What? - Is it true? - Yeah.
Shit.
Jesus.
When were you going to mention it? Body was found at the lakeshore park, right? How How'd she die? Gunshot, strangulation? Any evidence of sexual assault? Sadie, that's enough.
- I can take it, Dad -- - No you can't.
You're not Karen Sisco.
You are a kid.
You're just a kid -- That's telling her.
Who died, mummy? Oh, sweetheart, nobody.
Nobody died.
Do I get dinner? I didn't make you anything.
I didn't know if you'd be home.
You can have mine, Dad.
I'm not really hungry.
Nathalie Lacroix, Ray Junior's teacher, - she was murdered.
- She was murdered? - Yeah.
- Really? That's why uh, she didn't make the meeting.
That's a hell of an excuse.
Which is why it's really important now that Ray Junior take this scholarship.
It was really important to her- - Mom.
I'm gonna go out.
No, Raymond-- No go on.
Get out.
- Mama's boy- - - No, he's not- - Oh yes he is.
He takes after you, Trace.
There's not an ounce of me in that boy.
How's that burn? Poor baby.
You know, you hurt me today by not answering the phone.
I was busy.
That all? Trace? Yeah, told you Ray, I was just busy, is all.
Wanna fuck? Anybody seen my jacket? You keep the doors and windows locked.
Somebody you don't know rings the bell -- Scream and pretend you're Drew Barrymore and start an incredibly successful media franchise, I know.
- Bye, dad.
- Bye sweetheart.
Outside alarm on.
Can we watch the Cartoon Network? Can you just wait a minute? I just want to see how she dies.
Oh, that was so fake.
Okay, goin' out.
- Are you going to write me that cheque, Ray? - No, I'm not.
- You sure about that? - Traci -- I packed.
See? I packed.
I threw away all those expensive clothes you bought me.
- You what? - I threw everything away.
- Traci, don't start -- - You lock me out of my house! I'm standing outside in my robe like an idiot, trying to break into my own house and suddenly I realize: it's not my house, it's your house.
Of course it's your house.
You decorated it, all right? Come here, come here.
What are you going to do Ray, lock me in? In, out, in Make up your fuckin' mind! - Right now you're acting very hysterical.
- Yes, I am.
I am hysterical, and I am leaving -- No, no, you've never been on your own, Traci.
Because what it comes down to -- No, no, no, Traci you can't be on your own -- Because what it comes down to is what's really important, and that is Ray Junior -- Fuck Ray Junior, right? What about me? I am not going to stand by and watch you do to him what you did to me.
Didn't I buy you roses? Fuck you dear.
Traci, don't -- Fuck you, sweetheart.
Fuck you! Traci, don't go -- Well, this is the dump site.
So technically speaking, she didn't die here.
I know what a dump site is.
Mode of death, strangulation and there was a severe blow to the head, too.
Probably just to stun her, you know, get her under control.
Sometime last night.
That's when she died.
This is where he put her.
Can you go away for a second? I'd like the lakeshore canvass to run for a full week, - longer if it's in the budget.
- We'll find it.
Let's get the pictures out to Crimestoppers and papers.
Excuse me.
I was following a hot lead at the high school.
Cheerleader.
Yeah, when hell freezes over.
What's this? Stuff from Ms.
Lacroix's desk and locker.
Buncha files, a daybook.
Nothing in it from the weekend though.
I don't get it.
You got this hot chick, no man.
Was she a dyke? - Huh, Rox? - Yeah, she's a dyke and this is a girl on girl homicide.
Anyway, I asked the principal for her phone records -- Yeah, I got 'em.
Well, you're on top of it, aren't you pal? Anything on the Travis girls? We're not finished here yet, Jake.
Next of kin? A sister lives in Vancouver.
Name's Simone.
The Vancouver detective says she's out of town.
Seattle.
Driving back tonight.
And they'll do the notification? I talked to them.
I gave 'em your cell in case she wants to talk.
What about the support group? Nothin' there.
Buncha old ladies.
Look, we got this pen evidence, it's gotta go down to Forensics.
I'll take it in.
I got it.
- I'll take it.
- I got it.
- What's the big deal here, I'll take it.
- Jesus, cut the shit, guys.
Mike, just give him the pen.
Okay, the Travis girls.
Anybody? Okay, they're not runaways.
What's the connection between them and Lacroix? We don't know that they're dead.
That's not what I'm saying -- - Yes, it is.
- All right, we done here? Anybody's thirsty, we're drinking down at Angel's.
Hey Mike.
I heard they got the guy who killed your partner.
Yeah.
Last night.
Lucky break, huh? Guy gets himself beat up, anonymous calls, the boys in.
Voila, they find the gun.
No pissing around with a judge or probable cause.
Convenient.
Yeah.
I guess so, yeah.
Yeah.
What happened to your hand there? I, you know, I mashed it, I uh Moving.
Bed frame.
Guy's still in the hospital.
Yeah, fuck you, Tom, okay? I loved my partner.
He was my best friend and I'da killed this fuckin' prick if I had half a chance, okay? So justice was served.
You got a bad temper, you know that? Yeah.
Yeah, I know.
They're giving a meditation course at the Justice Alliance.
You should come with me.
I'll lend you my Buddha, if you buy me a beer.
Whoo! Ride 'em, cowgirl! Hey Tomato, take a lesson.
Don't listen to the ugly guy.
He's a cheap bastard.
Hey, don't look at me, sweetheart, I only got toonies.
Hey, here, this guy, he's our new guy.
Pleased.
Yeah, I know, that's right, two five nine.
Yeah, just to let you know my wife's in the hospital so she can't Okay, so you're gonna, you'll cancel them? Oh thank you, thank you so much.
Okay, buh- bye, thanks.
Sorry, your card's no good.
Thanks.
Hi.
You cancelled them, didn't you? Just come home.
You think I'll come home if you cut off the cash? Is that what you think, Ray? Think again.
Hey guys.
Depend on seeing you here.
Nice.
Hey guy, that was a great thing you did for that Sick Kids drive.
That hot tub, we are selling tickets like crazy.
Hey, listen I heard about that, uh, that teacher.
What's up with that? Just started.
Sweeney's taking care of it.
Mikey, Mikey, listen.
You know what we gotta do? We gotta play hockey.
Like, like in the old days.
Hockey? They're gonna love you, man.
See you tomorrow.
Yeah.
Hey, it's uh, it's too bad about Ms.
Lacroix.
You know, that was, uh, you know, Junior's teacher and Sadie's too, right? So, I mean you must've met her.
Yeah, yeah a couple of times, Ray.
Who's, uh, who's the boyfriend, Mike? Well, who said there was a boyfriend? Jake.
Well Jake shouldn't be talking outta school.
It's gotta break you up though, right? I mean, it must.
But hey, you guys, you're gonna You guys are gonna get him, right, with that forensics and shit like that? I don't like talkin' about the case, Ray.
I mean, why, what's the matter? Come on, DNA, fly larva, bug shit.
That shit's interesting, man.
All right, all right, Mr.
Officer.
Hello, what's your name? Nathalie.
Hey Mike, you all right? Listen, Annie-O here, she's into forensics, aren't you, honey? I gotta go.
Mike, hey, she's into forensics -- I'm turning into a werewolf, man.
Ray, there's no news there.
Hey, remember, that, that time at the Farm, when we set that dead tree on fire? You went crazy.
You went crazy.
Ray, I'm not crazy anymore.
Sure you are.
Mikey, listen.
Traci kind of did a stupid thing today, and I really need to talk to you about, so - This is it? - Yeah, that's it.
Thanks.
- Hey.
- Hi.
Sentimental value.
I'm gonna take it back.
How are you? I'm calmer.
- Thanks for the CD.
- Oh, no problem.
Don't forget to stop and smell the rose, too, huh? Yeah.
Well, tell Mike.
See ya.
Okay, bye.
You two have a whole life together.
Oh, come on.
He gave me a relaxation tape.
He drove me downtown this morning, too.
He didn't say that to me.
He drove me right to the hospital door.
He's a nice guy.
Traci! Traci? She's not here.
- When she called, what'd she say? - Nothing.
C'mon, what did she say? She's not gonna be home.
You okay? You hungry? 'Cause I can make you something to eat.
Get outta here.
Can you please call me? Can you please call me? I'm sorry.
It's okay Do you think you could bring me some flowers sometime? Ravish me once or twice a week? Oh my god, your mother's ring.
I thought I lost it.
Dad? Dad, are you okay? Aww, fuck! Simone Lacroix, yeah.
Yeah, put her on.
Simone, is someone there with you? Good.
We found Nathalie's body down at the lake.
There's a park there.
Maybe you know the one I mean? She was by the water.
We believe she was there from approximately one a.
m.
Monday morning.
She was strangled.
I'm so sorry.
Yeah, we're going to find him.
I promise you.