Chosen (2013) s01e03 Episode Script
The Fixers
Laura, I I think I got caught up in something.
It's like It's like they're watching, it's like they're listening all the time.
Amber? Yeah? Was anybody in my office? I've made up my mind, I'm not hurting anyone.
You say that, you say that now, but when someone you love is threatened with their threat, or thinking it's gonna change.
Aah! God.
Ah! Ow, wait! Wait, wait, wait! Wait I didn't mean it, man.
I didn't mean it, I didn't mean it, I swear! Okay? I didn't mean Who are you? Paul, my name is Paul Okay? They made me do it.
Who? The Watchers.
When did you get this? This morning.
You're my third.
Your third? Target.
What happened to the other two? I didn't have a choice.
It's not like they give you a choice, okay? It's bullshit! They have my sister, all right? And they've been sending me pictures of her! They're doing all kinds of horrible stuff to her, okay? I'm just a guy, man.
I'm really sorry that I shot you, I played a shitload of video games, like first-person shooters and shit, and I just have to pretend like that's what this is.
Why do you call them Watchers? It's just what we call 'em, You know? Look, once you've been in the game, you're gonna meet some people, okay? You're gonna exchange information and that's just that's what we all call 'em.
They got eyes and ears everywhere, they're in our webcams and traffic cams.
I mean, shit, the other day I found a little camera in the light fixture above my bed.
Like they're watching me sleep or something, or watching me jerk off, I don't know.
Hell, they're probably watching us right now! Aren't you huh? Hey, fuck you! The thing is, man, once you're in, you are in.
That's it.
One day you're just some guy and then you get a box on your doorstep, and then your whole fucking life is over.
I walk away and you're gonna keep following me.
No.
No, no, no You're not gonna stop.
No, I swear, I won't I promise.
What about the other two? God, just please don't kill me, okay? Just please don't kill me.
Please don't kill me, please don't kill me.
Don't kill me, don't kill me, please? I gotta save my sister, look I don't wanna do this anymore.
Let me go, I mean, hey, man, maybe we could work together, team up? Or something.
Don't you have a family? You just shot me! How could I trust you? Look, I know, and I am so, so sorry about You just shot me in broad daylight! If you kill me, they're just gonna send someone else, okay? That's what they do.
Tomorrow morning, some poor sap is gonna wake up and there's gonna be a box on his doorstep with your picture in it.
It never stops.
It never stops, man.
Just let me go.
I'm not gonna kill you.
You're not? And you're not gonna follow me! No.
Right, I'm not.
Right.
You're not.
Wait, wait, wait! Well, what am I supposed to do now, huh? Hey, what about my sister, man? You just killed her! You just killed my sister! Are you just gonna leave me here? Okay.
Okay.
Oh, fu Oh God.
Don't pass out.
Don't pass out.
Okay.
Okay.
Ah! Okay.
Oh! Don't pass out.
Don't pass out.
Look like a million bucks.
Come on, come on, come on, come on.
Hi, this is Laura, Please leave a message.
Hey, it's Ian.
I'm gonna pick Ellie up from school today.
I, uh I wanna make it up to her for, for missing the soccer game yesterday, so, um Son of Hey, it's Ian.
I'm gonna pick Ellie up from school today, I, uh I wanna make it up to her for, for missing the soccer game yesterday, so, um Hey, this is Ian Mitchell, leave a message.
Ian, it's me Why are you picking up Ellie from school? She has soccer practice, call me.
I was gonna paint horses! I know, baby doll, but I you're gonna like this much better, okay, I promise.
I thought Mommy was picking me up.
Nope nope.
You got me.
I'm gonna take you somewhere special, okay? This is gonna be a big surprise.
Ooh, the pumpkin patch? No Peach Tree Pottery? If I tell you it's not gonna be a surprise.
Hey, wait-wait-wait, wait, wait, wait Okay.
Okay, go ahead.
Take your bag.
Get your belt for me, okay? Okay.
How come none of the other kids get to leave? None of the other kids' daddies are as awesome as your daddy is.
Got it? Got it.
I'm so excited about the surprise.
Yeah.
Okay, here we go.
Okay back there, sweetheart? Yeah.
Daddy, aren't you going to miss soccer practice? Daddy? Yeah, baby? Are you taking me to soccer? No, baby girl.
But I have a game coming up.
I know.
Daddy, I really gotta pee.
Baby, I need you to hold it for me, okay? I don't think I can.
You drawin' back there? Yeah.
What are you drawin'? A horsie.
Horsie.
Where was this? At the ranch.
The ranch? Mommy took you to a ranch? Let me see.
Yeah.
Look at that.
Baby, I don't, I don't have blue eyes.
See? They're brown.
Oh, that's not you, it's Chris.
Who? Who's Chris? Mommy's friend.
He takes me to ride horsies.
He does? Do you see Chris often? Sometimes.
Does he Do he and Mommy have sleepovers? Hmm, sometimes.
Daddy, I can't hold it anymore, I've really gotta go.
All right.
Okay.
Okay, come on.
Come on, let's go, baby.
Okay, this is good, you can go here, okay? Daddy, people can see me.
Baby, nobody can see you.
I'm gonna stand right here in front of you, nobody's gonna There's nobody here.
Nobody, nobody's watchin' Nobody.
I can't, I'm gonna fall.
Okay, well here, just hang onto my hand.
Fine.
Okay, here you go.
Just lean back, there you go.
Good? Don't let go.
I'm not gonna let you go.
Baby girl, I need you to finish up, okay? Honey? You almost done? You need to hurry up.
Heh, heh.
It's really a lot.
Well, could you just, just stop, and do the rest later, please? Wait! Look, hurry up, come on.
No, wait! Come on.
Done? You done? Okay.
All done.
Okay, come on come on, let's go, let's go.
Okay.
Come on, here we go, here we go.
Come on.
I'm gonna put you in the front seat.
But I have to have my car seat.
Ah no, you're a big girl.
Mommy said so.
No, mommy's Mommy's not here.
Go ahead.
Get in, hop in.
Put your hands on your head.
What? Hands on your head! I'm with my daughter.
Put your hands on your head and turn around! A misunderstanding.
Daddy? That is my daughter, okay? Whatever you heard, that is my daughter! Daddy! You'll be okay.
No no! No! Daddy! Her birthday's July 8th.
Daddy! Ah! Dad! Daddy! Daddy! Hey! Get away from her! You put her down! Daddy! You put her down right now! Relax, Ian.
Oh! Ellie! Ellie! Ellie! Come on.
Come on.
Ah! Oh, shit.
It's like It's like they're watching, it's like they're listening all the time.
Amber? Yeah? Was anybody in my office? I've made up my mind, I'm not hurting anyone.
You say that, you say that now, but when someone you love is threatened with their threat, or thinking it's gonna change.
Aah! God.
Ah! Ow, wait! Wait, wait, wait! Wait I didn't mean it, man.
I didn't mean it, I didn't mean it, I swear! Okay? I didn't mean Who are you? Paul, my name is Paul Okay? They made me do it.
Who? The Watchers.
When did you get this? This morning.
You're my third.
Your third? Target.
What happened to the other two? I didn't have a choice.
It's not like they give you a choice, okay? It's bullshit! They have my sister, all right? And they've been sending me pictures of her! They're doing all kinds of horrible stuff to her, okay? I'm just a guy, man.
I'm really sorry that I shot you, I played a shitload of video games, like first-person shooters and shit, and I just have to pretend like that's what this is.
Why do you call them Watchers? It's just what we call 'em, You know? Look, once you've been in the game, you're gonna meet some people, okay? You're gonna exchange information and that's just that's what we all call 'em.
They got eyes and ears everywhere, they're in our webcams and traffic cams.
I mean, shit, the other day I found a little camera in the light fixture above my bed.
Like they're watching me sleep or something, or watching me jerk off, I don't know.
Hell, they're probably watching us right now! Aren't you huh? Hey, fuck you! The thing is, man, once you're in, you are in.
That's it.
One day you're just some guy and then you get a box on your doorstep, and then your whole fucking life is over.
I walk away and you're gonna keep following me.
No.
No, no, no You're not gonna stop.
No, I swear, I won't I promise.
What about the other two? God, just please don't kill me, okay? Just please don't kill me.
Please don't kill me, please don't kill me.
Don't kill me, don't kill me, please? I gotta save my sister, look I don't wanna do this anymore.
Let me go, I mean, hey, man, maybe we could work together, team up? Or something.
Don't you have a family? You just shot me! How could I trust you? Look, I know, and I am so, so sorry about You just shot me in broad daylight! If you kill me, they're just gonna send someone else, okay? That's what they do.
Tomorrow morning, some poor sap is gonna wake up and there's gonna be a box on his doorstep with your picture in it.
It never stops.
It never stops, man.
Just let me go.
I'm not gonna kill you.
You're not? And you're not gonna follow me! No.
Right, I'm not.
Right.
You're not.
Wait, wait, wait! Well, what am I supposed to do now, huh? Hey, what about my sister, man? You just killed her! You just killed my sister! Are you just gonna leave me here? Okay.
Okay.
Oh, fu Oh God.
Don't pass out.
Don't pass out.
Okay.
Okay.
Ah! Okay.
Oh! Don't pass out.
Don't pass out.
Look like a million bucks.
Come on, come on, come on, come on.
Hi, this is Laura, Please leave a message.
Hey, it's Ian.
I'm gonna pick Ellie up from school today.
I, uh I wanna make it up to her for, for missing the soccer game yesterday, so, um Son of Hey, it's Ian.
I'm gonna pick Ellie up from school today, I, uh I wanna make it up to her for, for missing the soccer game yesterday, so, um Hey, this is Ian Mitchell, leave a message.
Ian, it's me Why are you picking up Ellie from school? She has soccer practice, call me.
I was gonna paint horses! I know, baby doll, but I you're gonna like this much better, okay, I promise.
I thought Mommy was picking me up.
Nope nope.
You got me.
I'm gonna take you somewhere special, okay? This is gonna be a big surprise.
Ooh, the pumpkin patch? No Peach Tree Pottery? If I tell you it's not gonna be a surprise.
Hey, wait-wait-wait, wait, wait, wait Okay.
Okay, go ahead.
Take your bag.
Get your belt for me, okay? Okay.
How come none of the other kids get to leave? None of the other kids' daddies are as awesome as your daddy is.
Got it? Got it.
I'm so excited about the surprise.
Yeah.
Okay, here we go.
Okay back there, sweetheart? Yeah.
Daddy, aren't you going to miss soccer practice? Daddy? Yeah, baby? Are you taking me to soccer? No, baby girl.
But I have a game coming up.
I know.
Daddy, I really gotta pee.
Baby, I need you to hold it for me, okay? I don't think I can.
You drawin' back there? Yeah.
What are you drawin'? A horsie.
Horsie.
Where was this? At the ranch.
The ranch? Mommy took you to a ranch? Let me see.
Yeah.
Look at that.
Baby, I don't, I don't have blue eyes.
See? They're brown.
Oh, that's not you, it's Chris.
Who? Who's Chris? Mommy's friend.
He takes me to ride horsies.
He does? Do you see Chris often? Sometimes.
Does he Do he and Mommy have sleepovers? Hmm, sometimes.
Daddy, I can't hold it anymore, I've really gotta go.
All right.
Okay.
Okay, come on.
Come on, let's go, baby.
Okay, this is good, you can go here, okay? Daddy, people can see me.
Baby, nobody can see you.
I'm gonna stand right here in front of you, nobody's gonna There's nobody here.
Nobody, nobody's watchin' Nobody.
I can't, I'm gonna fall.
Okay, well here, just hang onto my hand.
Fine.
Okay, here you go.
Just lean back, there you go.
Good? Don't let go.
I'm not gonna let you go.
Baby girl, I need you to finish up, okay? Honey? You almost done? You need to hurry up.
Heh, heh.
It's really a lot.
Well, could you just, just stop, and do the rest later, please? Wait! Look, hurry up, come on.
No, wait! Come on.
Done? You done? Okay.
All done.
Okay, come on come on, let's go, let's go.
Okay.
Come on, here we go, here we go.
Come on.
I'm gonna put you in the front seat.
But I have to have my car seat.
Ah no, you're a big girl.
Mommy said so.
No, mommy's Mommy's not here.
Go ahead.
Get in, hop in.
Put your hands on your head.
What? Hands on your head! I'm with my daughter.
Put your hands on your head and turn around! A misunderstanding.
Daddy? That is my daughter, okay? Whatever you heard, that is my daughter! Daddy! You'll be okay.
No no! No! Daddy! Her birthday's July 8th.
Daddy! Ah! Dad! Daddy! Daddy! Hey! Get away from her! You put her down! Daddy! You put her down right now! Relax, Ian.
Oh! Ellie! Ellie! Ellie! Come on.
Come on.
Ah! Oh, shit.