The Watchful Eye (2023) s01e02 Episode Script

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Previously on "The Watchful Eye"
- Welcome to the Greybourne.
- I'm Elena, new nanny.
My son is a very kind little boy.
But since his mom's accident,
there's a cloud.
How do you like your boss?
He seems like a really great dad.
You clean up nicely, but you're not
a sweet little kitten from
Pennsylvania, are you?
My niece was pushed off that ledge.
People will do despicable things
to get their hands on a fortune.
We're stealing it?
This stone is worth a fortune.
People have felt a malevolent presence
in the basement at night,
from Alistair Greybourne himself.
Suicides, murders, "accidents".
Even though they treat you like
you're part of the family,
you can't trust them. Sweet dreams.
It's just you, me, and Jocelyn up here?
Who's Jocelyn?
You booking her?
Yeah, I got a case.
What's the story?
Shoplifting?
Accessory to seven counts of fraud.
Pretty audacious.
Kid's only like 18, maybe?
No, she's 22.
Never underestimate Generation Z.
How you doing, Elena?
I'm better, Detective.
You can call me Scott.
Okay, Scott.
Am I under arrest?
No.
Not just yet.
So, can I go?
Not quite.
You do understand how much
trouble you're in, right?
I'd just hate to see
someone like you go down
for someone else's mistake.
That'd be a real shame.
Yeah.
A real shame.
But I think you and me,
we might be able to come up
with a
mutually beneficial arrangement.
No. Hey.
Nothing like that.
But something I want
to talk to you about.
You, specifically.
Can I buy you a slice?
They have some good pizza around here.
Good pizza in New York City?
I mean, I don't know.
Might be able to find something.
You're the detective.
I don't get it.
You're in there all day long.
How have you not found anything yet?
I'm working!
And, even when I'm not,
it feels like someone's
always watching me.
The place creeps the hell out of me,
if you want to know the truth.
Why can't we just steal one
of the fancy paintings off the wall
and just run off to Argentina?
Come on, Len.
I know, it has to be the ruby.
Anything else, and
they'll know it's gone.
You're going to have to tear
that place inside out.
Hey, are you okay?
You look beat.
Still can't sleep.
I smoked weed the other night, to relax,
and I had this really vivid dream
that I was talking
to a girl named Jocelyn
and it was like a trip
Hey!
You're asking me if I'm okay
and I'm telling you I'm not, so listen!
So, what's the big deal?
You had a bad dream.
You always have weird dreams
when you smoke pot.
I also found a dead body
and that might be normal for you,
but it's not normal to me.
Okay.
Yeah.
Finding a dead body is enough
to freak anyone out.
You want me to get you
some sleeping pills?
What happens if I get caught?
You are not going to get caught.
You're right.
I'm not going to get caught.
Greybourne apartments
are going to be tough
to access, though,
so, I'll start with the common areas
and I'll use the blueprints on my phone.
What kind of dickhead hides
a fortune from his family
right under their noses?
Good morning, Cecil. You know what?
There was a really
sketchy guy out front.
He was kind of following me.
I'm sure it's nothing,
but I wouldn't want
Ms. Ivey to go out and be alarmed.
Okay. I'll check it out.
May I ask what you're doing?
I think I lost an earring
down there the other night.
Big gold hoop.
It's fake, but I love it.
Can I help you look?
Oh, no, don't be silly.
You're so busy.
I should get up to go to work, too.
It'll turn up.
It's like this big.
Just sign the proxy.
Stop asking the same question
and waiting for a different answer.
I'm not signing it.
Why shouldn't I come?
Because you don't have to!
- If you'll just sign the proxy
- But I'm Jasper's dad.
He is a stakeholder.
I have every right to know
what's going on with his money.
Plus, I wouldn't want Ms. Charlotte Ivey
reducing a room full
of lawyers to tears.
Okay, I am just trying
to save you the hassle.
You have so much on your plate.
What are you doing? What,
are you hiding something?
Money laundering?
I appreciate your concern
for my overburdened schedule,
but I can make time for this.
So, see you at the meeting tonight, yes?
Fine.
Suit yourself!
Good morning!
Hey. I didn't hear you come in.
That's 'cause I'm sneaky.
Assume you caught the tail
end of Hurricane Tory.
Hard to miss.
She doesn't like me very much.
Oh, she doesn't really like anyone.
But if she gives you
a hard time, let me know.
I will gladly remind her
where the boundaries are.
I appreciate the backup.
You want to talk schedule?
Schedule! Yeah.
You have a tablet or something?
I have this scheduling app here.
I don't, but I can just
type it into my calendar.
I have very fast thumbs.
Okay. Let's see.
Uh, Jasper has a drawing class
at the art center on 81st at noon today,
followed by taekwondo,
back here for a Mandarin lesson at 4:00.
Uh, Tuesday at 11:00,
he's got a play date with Paul and Avi.
And then Thursday, he's got his yearly
pediatrician checkup at 3:30.
Now, I'd come to that,
but I've got a work thing, so.
No problem, as long
as they have lollipops.
Allie always took him
to his yearly checkup.
Always asked me to go.
Always too busy.
Now, look at me.
Still too busy.
Took myself to my doctor's appointments
and I turned out okay.
How old were you when you lost your mom?
Young.
But older than Jasper.
Almost 13.
You know, Jas and I were at my
parents' for Christmas when Allie died.
She was supposed to come meet us.
I just wonder sometimes,
what if I was here when
Whatever.
Um, it looks like it's
going to rain all week,
so, help yourself to the car
service whenever you want.
Hey.
Everyone says it'll get better.
But it doesn't.
Grief keeps kicking your ass.
Just know I've got your back.
You and Jasper both.
Thank you.
- Hey!
- Hey!
- Elena!
- Speak of the devil.
Hey!
Good morning to you!
What's for breakfast?
Oh, you're not cooking?
I promise it'll be fun.
Come on.
No, charcoal's for the paper only.
Dest Destiny, stop it!
Okay, you're making it worse.
It is literally in her nostril.
What do you want me to do? She
put a charcoal thing up her nose!
She looks like a chimney sweep.
At least it's good for the skin.
Hey. Those charcoal masks cost me
like 40 bucks at Kiehl's.
Elena from the park.
Godsend.
If the kids get too dirty,
they dock our pay.
You guys had babies last time.
Oh, this is the other set of twins.
There's three.
- Triplets?!
- No.
Three sets of twins, and two singletons.
Eight kids, eight nannies.
They rotate us so we don't
burn out with the newborns.
Joke's on us.
Newborns are the easy ones.
Your bosses are productive.
Three sets of twins?
Oh, prescription's ready.
Someone has lice!
Again.
Not one of these two.
A different one.
Does your offer still stand
from the other day?
If I have questions.
If you tell us what happened
to the doorman
at the Greybourne last night.
I was the one that found him.
And I didn't even know
that there was a basement.
The door's open, so I go look
and there he is, dead.
Well, maybe he had a stroke.
Was there blood?
No.
It's that building.
It's the people in that building.
It's both.
Okay, we should tell her.
Tell me what?
You can't just say that
and then be like,
"Never mind!"
Okay.
So, the Wards' old nanny
Morgan.
super nice, really smart,
really pretty just like you.
She would eat meals with the family.
They took her on family vacations,
and not just back in coach,
like up front
in first class with them.
They bought her a bunch
of expensive gifts.
Didn't they buy her skis one time?
Anyway, one day, poof!
She disappears.
No one knows where she went.
We heard that Allie fired her.
A few weeks later, Allie's dead.
They say she died by suicide, but,
maybe Matthew was angry that she fired
the nanny he was in love with.
He doesn't seem like the type.
They never do.
He was out of town
the night that she died.
First off, says who, him?
And second, let's say that that is true.
Doesn't mean he wasn't involved.
And also, where's Morgan?
Rich people have a lot of ways
of getting what they want.
And a lot of ways of getting rid
of what they don't want.
Oh, hi, Mrs. Ayres!
Hey. This is for you.
For?
Surely you know, from
reading your contract,
random drug tests are
a term of your employment.
Oh, sure, yeah, no problem.
I literally just went, though.
Would it be okay if I get it
to you a little later?
End of the day, please.
- Hey.
- Hey!
Ooh! Is that a present?
Yeah. It's from Matthew.
But I can't keep it. It's too much.
Oh, please. That family
is made of money.
It's nothing to them.
You don't think it's weird?
Extravagant gifts are
their love language.
My bosses gave me a laptop for Christmas
and Miu Miu sneakers on my birthday.
I just sell everything on Poshmark
and make a shit ton of cash.
Oh, wow.
Hey, by the way,
did you know Jasper's old nanny, Morgan?
I knew her a little.
We only overlapped by a couple weeks.
She was pretty private.
My friend James was super close to her.
He's the Patels' Manny.
Do you know what happened to her?
Like she was fired, or ?
Honestly, I do not know.
She just disappeared one day.
And then all of her stuff was gone,
like she had never even been here.
Is James still in touch with her?
I'll ask.
And don't you dare give that gift back.
That is NIB.
Hmm?
New in box.
Got it.
Hello, Mrs. Ivey.
That's a pretty suit.
It's a Carolina Herrera.
She's a close personal friend.
I trust you're keeping
your eyes and ears open,
per my request.
Yes, although I've been a bit busy
finding dead bodies in the basement.
That certainly was unfortunate.
I wish the police would get rid
of that terrible yellow tape.
It's an eyesore.
And some people ignore it, anyway.
Well, have a lovely day, Mrs. Ivey.
I will.
Try not to get fired.
Elena. Hey, come on in.
You got the iPad, great.
I did, yeah.
I mean, thank you.
Uh
Oh, God.
I'm sorry. Are you weirded out
that I went into your room?
I'm sorry. I just
I didn't want to leave it in the hall
and I have a key, so I just thought
It's really generous, really.
But, um, I can't accept it.
Well, why not?
You need one.
It'll help you keep track
of Jasper's schedule.
Consider it required
materials for the job.
Well, if it's required.
It absolutely is.
Really have no choice.
That thing that you said about Tory,
I know you were kidding when you said
that she doesn't really
like other people, but,
I really get the sense
that does not want me working for you.
I have known Tory for a very long time
and her bark is much worse
than her bite.
I like you.
Jasper really likes you.
We all know that's what counts.
I appreciate that.
Oh, wow.
Uh, your eyes two different colors.
- Oh.
- I just noticed.
Yeah.
It's called heterochromia.
Wow.
You and David Bowie, huh?
Well, David Bowie actually got punched
by his friend over a girl
and that made one
of his pupils larger, but,
yeah, basically the same.
Hmm.
Anyways, thank you for this.
Looks like it might rain soon.
Should we cab it or walk to taekwondo?
What, you don't want to go?
I hate it. It's loud.
Tell you what if you really,
really, really don't to go,
I'll call your dad, we'll skip.
What'll we do, instead?
Where are you?
Come out!
- Found you!
- Aah!
Okay, now, you go hide and I'll count.
Okay.
Jasper?
You okay?
Thunder's kinda scary, right?
It's just rain clouds
bumping into each other.
Jas?
Come out, come out, wherever you are!
What's the matter with you?
We just came in because of the rain.
It's pretty biblical out there.
I'm still waiting on that sample.
Right, yes.
I just chugged three Spindrifts
and a Snapple,
so, I should have it
for you within the hour.
Found you!
There you are!
Oh.
How about one more round?
One more.
How about we go to the attic?
Yeah.
One, two, three, four,
five, six, seven, eight
Hi!
I literally have a couple seconds.
I'm hiding from Jasper.
I know I've asked you a lot
of weird questions,
and this is probably going to be
the weirdest one of them all,
but will you please pee in a cup for me?
Tory ambushed me with a drug test
and I am not going to pass.
Wow. Okay.
Yeah, that is textbook Tory.
Give me the cup.
Ah!
Thank you so much!
I owe you big-time.
Nah. Just buy me a drink tonight.
I will buy you 10 drinks tonight.
Oh, and invite that Manny that you know.
James? Sure.
He just started a new side hustle,
giving piano lessons,
so he might be busy,
but I bet he needs
to blow off some steam.
Where'd he go?
Jasper?
Jasper!
Jasper!
Ah!
Elena?
There you are.
What's wrong?
I thought I was the one that was hiding.
Where were you?
I'll never tell.
Hey.
You two okay?
I found the best hiding spot.
She couldn't even find me.
Oh, you're a magician, Jas.
Fifteen minutes.
Okay, buddy, let's get you
cleaned up for Mandarin, okay?
You're not a Greybourne heir.
You don't need to involve yourself.
Well, I'm Jasper's father,
and he's a Greybourne.
Therefore, he's a shareholder
in the Greybourne trust.
So, as I already told Tory, I-I don't
I don't want to hear this.
We discussed it before.
I will be there tonight.
I'm so sorry to interrupt.
I just wanted to drop by
the urine sample
that Mrs. Ayres requested.
Do you want me to leave it in the foyer,
or should I just hand it to you?
Tory, are you kidding me?
It is perfectly legal
to administer a drug test
to an employee.
She is not your employee!
It's not a problem.
I have nothing to hide.
I was just looking out
for Jasper's best interest!
No, you weren't. You were
doing what you always do,
which is what's best for you.
This is yet another matter
best discussed in private.
Just let me know if you need
anything else, Mrs. Ayres.
We'll walk you out.
That was so amazing.
This is my new favorite day.
That was like watching a turtle trying
to flip over off its back.
No one ever puts Tory
in her place like that.
- Ever.
- Well, Allie did
and that used to piss Tory off.
You mean like typical
messy sister stuff,
or like bad blood?
Let's just say Tory
does not like to lose.
Hey.
Hey, what's the word?
Searched all the common
areas, and nothing.
No gems, no clues.
I need a break.
This place is starting to push
me right up to the edge.
I think I'm starting to see things.
Want me to come over
and give you a hand?
I can't.
I have nanny drinks.
Okay, I must be hearing things.
Did you say nanny drinks?
Drinks with one of the nannies.
Payback for a favor.
Long story.
Do it another night.
No.
Okay, Elena, hey, we got a job to do.
Don't order me around!
I said no!
I was so broken, a frozen statue ♪
I wasn't moving forward ♪
Okay, so, what does Ginny drink?
Ginny drinks something dark and stormy.
Oh! I like that.
Elena!
Come join us!
Do you know those two?
I met them at the park.
Uh, Alex and Kim? I know them a little,
but we've never hung out.
Nannies are cliquey.
Come on!
Hey!
Hey, hey!
Jenna, right?
Ginny, actually.
Hey, Kim.
- Hi.
- What are we drinking?
Negroni, obviously.
Oh, Negroni at a dive bar?
Great.
Well, spiritually,
I am on the Amalfi Coast.
Oh, there's James.
- James!
- James ?
Oh, the Patel's Manny.
Oh, my God. He's so cute.
It's like looking at an eclipse.
I see him at drop-offs.
- Hey, hey, hey.
- Hey.
So good to hear from you.
- It's been a minute.
- I know! Too long.
James, do you know these folks?
Alex and Kim.
Yeah, we met at drop-off, right?
- Hi, Alex.
- Hi.
And this is Elena.
- Hi.
- She just started with the Wards.
I peed in a cup for her earlier today.
Okay.
I think I need context for that,
but maybe I don't?
Tory Ayres sprung a drug test on me,
which I wasn't exactly prepared for,
but Ginny saved the day.
Nanny solidarity.
To Ginny's pristine pee.
So, James, I heard you
are now teaching piano
as well as being
the world's greatest Manny.
I didn't realize you're a pianist.
Pianist? No, I'm a composer.
You ever met one of those?
Double threat. Is that a thing?
Oh, I personally don't get
excited about anything less
than a triple threat, but you know what?
Rock on, James.
Well, this single threat needs a drink.
I'm buying a round.
James, do you want to help me?
So, Elena the Nanny.
James the Manny.
How long have you been a Manny?
Too Manny years.
Oh!
So, Ginny told me you know Morgan,
the Wards' old nanny?
Yeah, I did.
Used to.
I heard she left pretty abruptly.
Do you know what happened,
like why she left?
Um, not really, no. I don't.
You know what? I have to go do a thing,
but you stay right here.
Uh, no no, I can't stay for too long.
No, I am I'm buying us drinks.
I will be so, so quick.
Hey, slow down.
What are you doing here?
How'd you know I was here?
I'm a detective, baby.
I was right in the middle of something.
Oh, right, yeah.
Yeah, nanny drinks.
You don't get it, do you?
I have a plan. You
understand that, right?
- You have a plan?
- Yeah.
Okay, well, this was my plan,
in the first place.
I'm holding up my end, Scott,
and if you screw this up
Okay. Hey.
I just don't like feeling
like I'm being left out, okay?
You don't trust me?
You don't trust me?
Go.
Go!
Yeah.
Fine.
Everything okay?
Fine. Yeah.
Just
We should probably get back.
We're probably five drinks behind.
That is good.
Where'd James go?
He just left. He said something came up.
Yeah, he bolted like he couldn't get
out of here fast enough.
Oh, that was so fun!
I know.
I haven't been to a bar in a minute.
Really?! What do you do, instead?
Take care of Jasper
and then I go to bed.
Okay, well, that's your job,
but, you know, what's your thing?
- My thing?
- Mm-hmm.
Like my life's passion?
Are you an actress?
A-a ballerina?
A candlestick maker?
You know, are you nannying
to pay the bills?
Where you been? Where you going?
Sorry, I'm nosy.
Honestly, I'm just
an ordinary girl from Pennsylvania
who's nannying to save up,
go back to college, and finish.
Okay, well, that's obviously not true.
The ordinary part.
I think you're fascinating.
I can tell by your aura.
Oh, come on.
You believe in that stuff?
Sure! Everybody has an aura.
You know, I'm glad that James came out.
And you were right. You were right.
- Mm-hmm.
- He is
Fine?
- Yeah.
- Yeah.
I think I freaked him out, though.
I asked him about Morgan and he was
Do you remember anything about Morgan
when she was at the Greybourne?
Honestly, that girl barely spoke to me.
At first, I was like, "Okay,
what is your problem?"
But I think that was
just her personality.
Why so curious?
Well, she got fired and
then she disappeared
and now I have her job.
So, should I be worried?
Uh, of course not.
You have me.
- Oh, yeah?
- Uh-huh.
- Oh, yeah?
- Yeah, yeah.
Stick with me.
Got you working doubles, huh?
You must be exhausted.
They should be hiring
someone new, right?
Let's hope so.
Cecil, can you look at my key?
It keeps sticking.
- I'll check it out.
- Thank you.
Where did I put that metal file?
Hmm Let me see.
I never put things back
in their proper place.
If it's too much trouble,
I can come back.
No, no, no. No.
Thanks a million. You're the best.
My pleasure. Are any of the other
[INDISTINCT] keys causing you trouble?
Just [INDISTINCT].
Alright. That should do it.
Friends! Good evening.
Hey!
Hey, Cecil, did our food delivery come?
Ah, there it is.
Thanks, man.
So, uh, thanks for that
joint you left me,
although you smoke some
stronger stuff than I do,
'cause it really messed me up.
What joint?
The one that you left me,
with the red ribbon?
I didn't leave you a joint.
What?
You coming?
You know what? I forgot I want to go
to Duane Reed really quickly.
I'll be up in a minute.
Okay.
No key.
Just what do you think
you're doing down here?
This is a crime scene, you know.
Yes.
That's exactly where I found him.
I still can't believe it.
I've been such a wreck since that night.
I just felt like I needed
to come down here
and pay my respects.
Nevertheless, you
shouldn't be down here.
Of course.
No one should be down here at all.
Hector was our friend.
We're just collecting his belongings
to return to his family.
Probably best if you don't
come down here again.
For your own safety.
Agreed.
And I never saw you two.
Together.
I'm hearing things, I'm seeing things.
You know that joint
that gave me the really crazy dreams?
Mm-hmm.
I think Tory planted it there
and then ambushed me with the drug test.
Why would she do that?
Uh, because she's a psycho,
because she's crazy, because
all these people are crazy?
Honestly, I don't think being rich is
all it's cracked up to be.
Hey.
Watch your mouth.
I'm serious.
No one's especially happy
and they have everything.
You'd think they'd be over the moon.
Well, you know, they just
don't know how to enjoy it.
I just wish you had
a little better Intel
on where the stone is hidden.
I mean, I'm looking in hallways
and poking around in utility closets.
Like who's going to hide
a precious, priceless gem
- in a utility closet, Scott?
- Yeah, I don't know.
The only thing I know is that
it's somewhere in the building.
Oh, so, it's an actual
needle in a haystack.
He didn't say anything else?
- Who?
- Your informant,
the guy that told you about the ruby.
Right. Uh, no.
He didn't say anything.
I mean, he was kinda nuts.
- He was nuts?
- Mm-hmm.
So, maybe he doesn't know.
Maybe he made it up.
No. No.
How do you know?
Because I just know, okay?
Okay.
What?
No, it's it's nothing.
You got enough on your plate already.
Scott, don't do that.
It-It's not good.
What?
It's your mom.
She's up for parole.
How?!
- She has eight years!
- I know.
People get out early
for all kinds of reasons
good behavior, prison overcrowding.
It's a nonviolent offense.
I told these people that she was dead.
I know.
I'm going to be sick.
I know.
I'm sorry.
But, hey, listen,
by the time she actually
gets out, you and me,
we're going to be chilling
on some island somewhere
and she's never going to find us, okay?
It's going to be okay.
Okay?
Dr. Ayres.
Elena.
Doing good? Settling in?
Dick, hold the elevator!
Hi, Mrs. Ayres.
I was just asking Elena
how she's settling in, so far.
Your daughters have made me
feel very welcome.
I'm pleased to hear it.
You should join us for dinner one night.
Right, sweetheart?
Tory makes the most terrific
reservations.
I, uh, saw you running
in the park the other day.
I'm, uh, I'm a runner too.
Maybe I'll join you sometime.
Maybe not.
Ooh!
Sassy!
Better watch out. Tory doesn't
like that kind of talk.
Do you remember what you said
to me the other night?
Because I do.
And Tory definitely doesn't like
that kind of talk, either.
Dick!
The car's here!
Coming!
I hope things work out better for you
than it did for the last nanny.
Yes?
I need to ask you something.
Am I supposed to be receiving
this question telepathically?
I just thought you would ask me in,
like the last time.
My dear, I have business to finish
and someone to meet. Out with it.
I was doing research about Matthew,
like you asked,
and I heard that Matthew
may have been involved
with Jasper's former nanny Morgan.
She disappeared and no one seems
to know anything about her.
Do you?
I'm not sure I even remember her.
It's been a revolving door over there
and it's hard to tell one from the next.
Morgan, you say?
Looking for something?
Just admiring your family photos.
Oh, yes.
Who's that?
In that photo?
My family.
That's me as a baby.
And who is that woman on the right?
Oh, the nanny.
Jocelyn.
I don't remember her.
She died when I was a baby.
If I were you, I'd hang some curtains.
This room gets so much
sun in the morning.