Profiler (1996) s01e05 Episode Script
Unsoiled Sovereignty
Hi.
Would you like to buy some cookies? How'd you know I had a sweet tooth? Is this for summer camp? The money's for the ozark park.
It's a pit.
How many you want? Two.
Peanut butter.
Ah ah-choo! You filth! Profiler 1x05 Unsoiled Sovereignty Originally Aired: Nov.
2, 1996 I'm going to try and get out of here as early as I can tonight.
I'm beat.
Rough night? - Great night.
Hope I'm this tired tomorrow.
You guys hear what happened? - What now? - A bomb went off at the Pittsburg power plant.
- Any casualties? Don't know yet.
Some terrorist group calling themselves Planet R has taken responsibility.
They don't like electricity? - Pollution.
But you know what? Neither do I, but I don't go around bombing places.
We have a go situation.
A.
T.
F.
'S already on the scene.
There's been one explosion.
Three more devices have been found and cleared.
What's the demand? - To shut down the plant last night by midnight.
Whose jurisdiction? I've worked with these guys before.
They're a bunch of cowboys.
- We fund it, we run it.
Let's go.
Nice and easy, Coop.
- Back off.
Give him room.
That thing blows, power goes out in how many states? The whole east coast.
They just got another one.
That makes five? - Six.
They're bringing out one more.
It'll be the last one.
A.
T.
F.
'S been getting letters from this group for a month.
All empty threats until today.
- You'd think the past couple of years would have taught them something about empty threats.
What's your beef with A.
T.
F.
? - No beef.
Just can't stand them.
None of their other demands have been met.
Why move on this one? Well, they blame it for everything from smog to cancer-causing lettuce.
According to local law enforcement, it's been the target of a lot of protests.
Nathan.
- Yeah.
Check for activists.
Go into town meetings, find any faction that stands apart.
Hey, we got a pool going: What the "R" in planet R stands for.
I got 20 bucks on "revolution".
You can put me down for "Rat Pack".
There she blows.
I'll take "Repulsive".
Here comes the last one.
Looks like some kind of pipe bomb.
Man, boom! You guys always cut in right when it gets fun.
What do you do? You time it that way just to piss us off? - Whenever possible.
I thought so.
What's up? - We want to do this together, take what you've got in the investigation and put our best profiler in early.
- Ok.
Whatever you need.
We're onboard.
I worked with some of your people on the unabomber for five years.
I want to tell you, finding that shack was like finding the Holy Grail.
She on your team? - Yeah, and if she'd been on your team, you would have found that shack a lot sooner.
Samantha Waters, John Grant, Nick Cooper, A.
T.
F.
Pleasure to meet you.
- Nice to meet you.
Good to meet you.
Friends call me 'Coop'.
I'm trying to confirm.
Looks like everybody's accounted for.
As far as how they got in, we don't know.
There's certainly no sign of a break-in.
This place is wide open.
Wouldn't be too hard to get inside.
Get to the employees.
Past and present.
Also anybody who has access to the plant.
I would like to see where the bombs were placed.
You want a tour guide? Sure.
As you can see, it was a very close shave.
All my jokes bomb.
It's a requirement in this job.
Your job is such a blast, right? - Ha, ha.
I do get a bang out of it.
- Judging from the looks of this metal, it had to be amfo, which is a combination of fuel oil and ammonium nitrate.
The other six devices were pretty well hidden.
Basically.
- Who found it? The security guard when he opened up.
- It was on an egg timer.
It was set to go off one hour before the first shift.
And what about the others? - Oh, they were set to go off this afternoon.
So they practically put up a sign "bomb here" on this one and then hid the others to scare us? But gave us plenty of time to find them.
- I don't think they wanted to kill anyone.
I think they're trying to warn us.
Got my attention.
Grace.
- Well, a lot of this stuff's pretty generic.
I mean, I bet we could find any of those pipes in, um, 50 different stores in Pittsburgh.
Yeah.
These were simple devices, but elegant: A lot of time, a lot of thought.
Were they all made the same? Now, the first bomb I ever made, I mixed this stuff with cereal and whipped cream.
Got it all over the kitchen.
Whipped cream and cereal? - Yeah.
I did.
What does that mean? I don't think we have enough time to go into that right now, so why don't you tell me about this? Well, the projectiles were different with each device.
That's the first thing that jumps out at you.
And check this penny.
Check it out.
1954.
It looks brand new.
- Exactly.
And every single one of these is shiny like that, like they were polished.
Same with the rocks, all of it.
Not a speck of dirt on anything.
But he set off the one with the razor blades.
Why would he spend so much time making these other bombs if he just wanted us to find them? Is he showing off? - You say "he".
Well, what do you think? - Well, these wires, they weren't stripped.
They were peeled, ok? Twisted to the left and clipped off about 20 degrees from perpendicular.
Check it out.
Ta-da.
Ta-da.
Ta-da Ta-da.
- They're all the same.
Exactly.
Same move, same tool: Same person.
So you think we're looking for one man instead of a group.
Making bombs tends to be a solo gig.
As for saving the planet, I, uh I wouldn't know about that.
So you think that you could put one of these together? Put a clock on me.
See, my mom wanted me to be a brain surgeon, but I just hate the idea of all that slimy gook.
I mean, I even order my eggs well done.
You always carry wire in your pocket? - Always.
So, how old were you when you destroyed your mother's kitchen? I was 8, and I knew you were going to get around to blaming my mama.
I knew that.
How long have you been on the job, Coop? Seventeen years.
Bomb squad, ten.
- That's a lot of gum.
You married? Finish your bomb.
- Oops.
Flag on the play.
She's the only one who gets to ask questions around here.
Actually, I cheated.
Most of the detail work was already done.
Oh.
That you? - No.
It's you.
- Oh.
Oh, yeah.
There's a phone over there you can use.
I'll catch up with you later.
- Ok.
I'll, uh, catch up with you later.
"Planet R sees the earth as dirty and tired Cleanse her from within or die.
Send the sterile Brunette alone with one million dollars in a suitcase to fourth and hill at 9 P.
M.
Or 406 Donora Square blows.
" The "sterile brunette"? - It's Grace.
She's all in white, wearing gloves.
She's clean.
What's at 406 Donora Square? Three buildings that house 82 local, state, and federal agencies.
They're evacuating now, we're on the scene with A.
T.
F.
, two devices have already been found, and we have less than one hour.
It's about authority now.
Is the Environmental Commission in one of the buildings? - Yeah.
That's where they found the first device.
Second, Department of Sanitation.
People who were supposed to protect us from dirt, keep the planet clean.
We should check lawsuits against government agencies, the power plant.
- My bet there'll be plenty of them.
Pittsburgh just rezoned the area surrounding the power plant as nonresidential.
Hundreds of families have to relocate.
The plant has 11 employees with military backgrounds, one with munitions training.
We're taking a very close look at him.
- What about the security guard? The security guard checks out.
The guy was so upset, he could barely tell us his name.
We now have 57 minutes.
Can we even get hold of a million bucks that quickly? That's no problem.
But why are they asking for money? It changes their M.
O.
- Well, I'm not so sure that it is a group.
Coop seems to think that one person made all of the bombs.
- Well, does Coop think one guy sabotaged three buildings? A group makes sense.
They get inside, spread out.
The writing style is consistent.
I don't know.
It really feels like one person.
- Whether it's one guy or ten, we now have 56 minutes.
I could have fifty agents at Donora Square within a half hour to back up Grace.
You'll never know they're there.
I don't think so, Bailey.
- I don't have a choice.
I can't clear three buildings this quick.
Grace will be totally vulnerable.
We'll be all over her.
- But Send me.
What if he makes the decoy? - What if he makes the backup? The signals are very mixed here.
I mean, if it's about the environment, then why does he want the money? And if it's about money, why did he choose Grace? "Choose Grace" for what? No matter what we do to protect you, there are still no guarantees.
After all my time in the morgue, Sam, I think I know that better than anyone.
I mean, what if I don't do this and something happens someone gets killed? How am I going to live with myself? - I see.
So this is about guilt.
No I joined this team so that I could get out of the lab and into the field.
You're doing it for the fresh air? - I'm doing it because it's my job.
No, it is not your job, Grace.
You are a doctor and a scientist.
Your job is to collect evidence and study it.
Do you know what this is? Here, hold this.
Hold it.
That's from the Federal building in Oklahoma City.
I had a friend who was a victim.
Those families, every minute of every day, have to live with that pain, and I'm sick of it! I've had it.
Me, too.
- I guess you were trying to make me angry, huh? Focused.
I had to know that this was your choice.
We'll wire you so tight, you'll think I'm in that head of yours.
Ok? Ok.
Grace, am I your head now? I see the guys.
Yeah.
Try not to look at them, Grace.
You want to find the person who is watching you.
Can you hear my heart beating? You're doing great.
Grace, do you see the bench? I want you to go over and sit down and just wait.
Thanks.
- Bailey's on the move.
Bailey, are you there? - I'm not picking up on anyone.
Hold on.
Northeast corner.
You see him, Sam? Yeah.
All right, Grace, I want you to do whatever he says.
Just don't talk to him.
Contact's going down.
I'll take it from here.
Bailey, don't go in there.
No! It just didn't make sense.
Why would he pick a homeless person? Once the money had been touched by dirty hands, he wouldn't have wanted it.
Maybe he's telling us that itself is dirty.
You sure it's one man? Yeah.
In his mind, I don't know, maybe he was trying to get rid of something unclean, and at the same time, he's making it perfectly clear to us that he's not afraid to take lives.
This damn thing was detonated by some kind of remote control device boom.
Twist in the wire is the same.
Hi.
- Hi.
Uh, the victim was a street regular, a panhandler they called Carl Moss.
Grace found this in his back pocket, all in one piece, if you can believe it.
- The money was inside the plastic? Yeah.
A hundred bucks.
- He paid him.
To test us.
How's Grace? - Running on adrenaline.
We don't know.
- I will know.
I've excluded the employee with ammunitions experience.
It was a two-week course in army basic training.
The other employees check out as well.
You get any sleep last night? - That leaves us nowhere, Bailey, and he's going to make another demand.
You think we'll hear today? - We might.
I think he's beginning to operate at an accelerated pace.
He got our attention by blowing up the money and killing Carl Moss.
He must have had a reason.
Some doomsday thing? - Maybe.
When he contacts us again, I think we should go along with whatever he wants.
Within reason.
I'm just saying, let's enter his game.
He's been fairly controlled in what he's done so far.
I don't think that he wanted to kill anyone.
I think that he felt he had to to show how serious he was.
That doesn't make me want to trust him, Sam.
- Well, don't get me wrong, Bailey.
I don't trust him.
I just think that he's so focused on his mission that nothing else matters.
- Now Grace is part of his mission.
I know.
But he likes Grace.
I think he trusts that she's uncontaminated.
I don't think he'll hurt her.
We've got nothing from the canvass.
No prints off the money.
No trace materials off the bombs.
And no one saw anything.
He's good.
It's about dirt.
Cleanliness is a big thing with this guy.
Maybe a recluse a Howard Hughes gotta be.
What's happening with the lawsuits? Hmm.
Ugly stuff.
People from the surrounding neighborhoods blame the power plant for a cluster of birth defects and a high percentage of cancer among 30-50-year-olds.
Concentrate on males diagnosed or males with relatives diagnosed.
That might be why he's so angry.
In his letter yesterday, he talked about Planet R seeing the earth, which he hates, which he thinks is dirty.
Now, do you think that that could be an astronomical reference, maybe another planet? Found this guy upstairs.
Said he's got a breakfast meeting with you.
Hi.
Yeah.
Uh just give me a minute.
Ok, the part about the meeting was a flat-out lie, but the breakfast part was more like wishful thinking.
You want to do it? In the middle of a case, I don't You're not going to tell me you don't eat breakfast? I chew with my mouth closed, use a napkin, usually don't even stick my gum under the table.
- I don't even know if you're married.
If I were married, would I be asking you out? I'm not married.
I'm hungry.
And you're saying no? - I'm saying I need to work.
I was just going to my office.
- Oh, ok.
I'll just grab something from the vending machine and keep you company.
Ok.
Look at this.
- Hmm.
This is from the Venus probe.
And look right here in the middle, it's a new star series.
It was discovered by the astronomer Louis Bessacini, and he named it Quadrant R for his daughter Rita.
- Quadrant R.
So you think Planet R is for real? Oh, to him, maybe.
I mean, Space is clean, unpolluted.
So if you were to discover a star, what would you name it? I don't know.
Um Hope, maybe.
Something like that.
That's nice.
- What about you? I'd name it Sam.
- Oh, you would.
Yeah.
You really don't hold anything back, do you? No.
I pretty much say what's on my mind.
You wanna say what's on your mind? Well, it's sort of complicated.
Yeah, I can tell.
I like it complicated.
Well, I was married, um my husband died three years ago.
Mmm What happened? You wanna save it for our second date? - Yeah.
Ok.
I'm sorry.
- I do have a daughter, though.
Her name is Chloe.
She's seven.
She's a pistol.
Cool.
- What about you? Me? Well, I, um, get headaches if my blood sugar drops.
No, seriously.
I turn into a complete grouch.
I'm working on it, but, you know.
I have a couple of mutts Bob and Ray.
Just took out a second mortgage on my house to pay for a ski boat.
I'm kind of a slob.
But my tool box, is very well organized.
Those are your vital stats.
- Yeah.
I think you left a couple of things out.
Oh, yeah.
Well, I I was married, too, once.
Lasted three years.
No kids.
That was her choice, not mine.
And I think Chloe is a beautiful name.
Thank you.
So where do you wanna go on our second date? Sam, we need you in the Command Center.
I'm going to have to get back to you on that.
"End is near.
Planet R will reign in unspoiled sovereignty.
Send sterile brunette, Two million dollars.
Sterile brunette drives alone.
" He broke into a satellite tv feed.
He's still got the hots for Grace.
Couldn't he have just sent flowers? - So, now he wants two million? Gonna blow that up, too? - Can't wait to see the memo on this request.
- So where do we start? By doing what he says.
Well, ultimately, it is your call, Grace.
I think he likes you.
I think he trusts you.
I don't think he'll hurt you.
We don't have a choice.
We'll sweep the car, track you from the air.
John, you and I will tail him from a couple of miles behind.
That's not what he told us to do.
I don't give a damn.
Grace is not going alone.
Did you see that? He winked at Sam.
You got a thing for her, man? - What? No.
You sure do think about her sex life a lot.
You do, man.
Car's a rental, I.
D.
'S false.
He's checking for trip wires and pressure switches right now.
I see you've had a crash course in bombs these past couple of days.
Are you seeing him? Bailey, do we have to talk about my personal life right now? Sorry.
He makes me laugh.
Let's move in position.
Grace, let's go.
You all right? This was found in the glove box.
"Take the I-80 south, lake road exit.
Pull over, stop exactly Open the trunk, leave the money, drive away.
" We'll be in constant communication.
Aerial surveillance is in place.
Ok, all right, I got it.
All right? Yeah.
You're gonna talk me through this, right? Yes, every step of the way.
- Ok.
Just let us get across the street before you turn the key.
You're gonna be fine.
- All right.
We spotted her.
You know, I'm going to need some time off after this, Bailey.
You got it, Grace.
- It's almost over, Grace We're just gonna do what he says, and we'll have you out of there in two minutes.
You promise? - Everything is gonna be fine.
Just take it easy.
- Ok.
Here I go.
Grace, be calm.
You're doing great.
Everything's going fine.
Oh, my god.
- Grace? Grace?! He set it off, ran out, picked up the money.
Right under our noses.
You're gonna catch hell for this.
- Oh, yeah.
Radio controlled trap door.
Cooper goes over every square inch of this damn thing, doesn't see this? - Settle down, John.
Confirm that their prime suspect in the murder of Dr.
Grace Alvarez is the group that calls itself planet R.
They believe this hostile faction used some kind of remote control device to sabotage the vehicle Alvarez was driving.
The one you see behind me.
Every attempt was made to save her life.
That's Roberta Jessman reporting live on the scene from the channel 12 action news van.
- You know, you could've been a bit more touched by my demise, Bailey.
You did a terrific job, Grace.
Thanks.
By the way, you'd make a great field agent.
Oh, no.
I'll stick to the dead people.
They're a lot easier, thank you.
I'll call you as soon as we hear from him, ok? - Yeah.
Well, you seem to be getting some of your color back.
So what do we do now? We sit, we wait? Well, I don't think he likes surprises.
If I'm right, he'll contact us soon.
If I had $2 million, I would disappear.
What do you think he wants the money for? I I don't know.
He he talked about the end being near.
He might be dying.
May want the money for some kind of treatment.
Or maybe he just wants to disappear.
Maybe to an island, someplace fresh and clean.
Where on earth do you get that? By asking the question where on earth is clean? He asked to speak to the FBI lady.
John and Bailey are already tracking.
Bailey? Hello? Who is this? My name is Samantha Waters.
Who is this? So this guy's long-winded.
- We didn't kill the sterile doctor.
Your planet needs her skills.
Our planet? Where is your planet? The galaxy of cleanliness.
- That anywhere near the big dipper? If the sterile doctor is dead, let her rest there.
Keep him talking, Sam.
- Well, Maybe you made a mistake.
Maybe the bomb went off by accident.
We make no mistakes.
If she really is dead, you killed her for her own nefarious reasons Who do you blame? What do you blame them for? Whose fault do you think that is? The fault of those who know better and still choose to contaminate the planet with vile disease.
This guy's giving me the creeps.
- How is planet R going to change that? - Signal's getting stronger We're coming up on the power plant.
I know that you tried to warn them.
That you tried to tell them that the power plant was causing disease.
I know that they didn't listen to you.
When were you diagnosed? Are you receiving any kind of treatment? We should have him.
Bailey? We got him within a square mile.
Signaling was strong right before we lost it.
Bailey, are you near the power plant? Practically on top of it.
Look, his house should stand out.
It's probably a clean, light colored, well kept house.
May have an elaborate security system or guard dogs or no, actually, scratch that.
He wouldn't have dogs, they're dirty.
He should have a satellite dish.
- Yeah, Nathan's right.
And power lines should be visible from his house.
Nathan? - Yeah.
- He's letting us find him.
We're in front of the house now.
- Bailey, it could be a setup There could be booby traps all around the house.
Be careful, ok? Let's start evacuating the neighborhood.
Get here as soon as you can.
So, we, uh, checked all around the outside of the house.
It's amazingly clean.
And we're just about ready to go in, ok? - Ok.
Ok.
Good deal.
Something doesn't fit.
He brought us here.
It's just like Grace.
Now he's making us a part of his plan.
- How could he know we were he's taking advantage of it.
Owner's name is Ralph Mazey.
- Planet Ralph.
Planet Ralph's been living without running water for seven months.
Sam.
Yeah.
Mazey! FBI! Stop! Turn around slowly.
He's got a bomb trigger! Clear.
He wanted us to shoot him.
What the hell was he doing? At least it's over.
I don't think so.
We found three-quarters of the money inside.
No devices.
For all we know, he could've set something off by remote control.
So we could have a ticking bomb activated somewhere.
Well, I hope Mr.
Coop swept the house better than he did the car.
He was looking for bombs, John, not drop doors.
They didn't accept you because they were on a quota system that year.
Couldn't figure out why you had such a bug up your butt about A.
T.
F.
Is there anything you can't find out? To be honest, I never met anyone who applied to eight different law enforcement agencies.
D.
E.
A.
, Secret service, A.
T.
F.
, Highway patrol, sheriff department I didn't know what I wanted to do.
A.
T.
F.
was the only one that turned me down.
I I never knew why.
You ended up in the right place.
That's where he wanted to go.
Galaxy of cleanliness? He thinks he's in outer space now.
"To reign in unsoiled sovereignty.
" He used us for blast off.
He couldn't do it to himself.
He was too afraid.
Look at this place.
He felt safe here.
It's practically hermetically sealed.
The device, that's what we need, Sam.
Where would Mazey put it? - Why didn't he leave a suicide note? He always communicated to us.
- We've searched every single inch of this place.
Can we arrange to have Grace do an autopsy right away? Bailey wants us to call him if we find the rest of the money.
You know I respect your hunches, Sam, but it's 5 A.
M.
and he's not going anywhere.
Even though it does feel good to have my hands in somebody's guts again.
Especially his.
Grace, when you ingest something, it goes to the stomach and then passes through the intestine, right? Yeah, unless he has an organ I don't know about.
Ooh, this liver is shot.
He must've been a drinker.
Couldn't that have been caused by something else? What the hell is this? "Within 24 hours you will be purified like me.
" He couldn't have left this on a notepad somewhere? You're basing your logic on logic, Grace.
All of his letters talk about inner peace, cleansing from within.
Grace, will an overdose of iodine cause liver damage? - Oh, yeah.
I found iodine tablets by his bed.
He was using them to purify his water.
It's the water.
To cleanse, to purify.
Water supplies the power plant.
It's also regulated by the government.
They got a hit.
Why don't you go help Coop.
Just don't jump ship.
Yeah, it's booby-trapped.
Ah, damn! I hate that.
I'm bad with booby traps, which is good 'cause I can always use the practice.
Need a hand? Never ask a bomb tech that question.
Actually, I could if you're up for it.
Great.
Back in a flash.
Perimeter's clear, Coop.
- Thanks, man.
You see it? On the door? Yeah.
We see one.
Just about 24 hours since Mazey died, guys.
Hate to rush you.
Well, it doesn't look too complicated.
Shouldn't have had those beers last night.
I got the damn shakes.
Coop, we have six minutes.
Yeah, I'm on it.
You see that? That's the wire we're looking for right there.
That's one.
Place is filled with iodine.
He blows up the tower, it'll dissolve into the water.
You see any other devices? - He may have placed it close to the water.
I think I found it.
Ok, green wire's on the cap.
Oh, man.
How am I gonna get to that? Cut me some slack.
Little more, little more.
Ok, that's cool, that's cool.
Time? - One minute, three seconds.
John? We got another one right under there, man.
on you, would you? - Yeah.
Ok, you come over.
I'll talk you through it.
Come on.
Come on, man, you can do it.
Come on.
- Ok.
Get down on the ledge, take a good look at it.
Ok.
Can you see the blasting cap? Do you know what that is? Yeah.
I got it.
Ok.
What color are the wires? They're yellow and green.
Ok, do it.
Which one do I cut? Cut the green one.
Nice and easy.
Bailey, how much time?! - 16 seconds.
I'll tell you what, this is a whole lot like doing it blindfolded.
You've got eight seconds.
Ok.
We're good! - Yes.
Yes.
We're good.
You ok, man? Nice job.
- Yeah! Yeah! So this dude spent 1/2 million bucks on iodine? Uh-uh.
He bought a star.
Got himself listed in the interplanetary registry in the nebula called Angeles 5.
Oh.
Well, that makes more sense.
So I'm thinking about our second date.
You know those, uh, helicopter rides you can take down through the grand canyon? Or we could just blow off the nature thing and go straight to Atlantic City.
You like to gamble? - No.
Oh.
How do you feel about, uh, roller coasters? Roller coasters make me sick.
- Oh, ok.
Um movies.
Movies? I like going to the movies.
Call me boring.
Never.
You like it? - Oh, yeah.
It's very deep.
short though, compared to how long they're talking.
- Shh.
Do you speak french? - Well, a little bit, yeah.
Sam? - What? - I have no idea what's going on.
THE END
Would you like to buy some cookies? How'd you know I had a sweet tooth? Is this for summer camp? The money's for the ozark park.
It's a pit.
How many you want? Two.
Peanut butter.
Ah ah-choo! You filth! Profiler 1x05 Unsoiled Sovereignty Originally Aired: Nov.
2, 1996 I'm going to try and get out of here as early as I can tonight.
I'm beat.
Rough night? - Great night.
Hope I'm this tired tomorrow.
You guys hear what happened? - What now? - A bomb went off at the Pittsburg power plant.
- Any casualties? Don't know yet.
Some terrorist group calling themselves Planet R has taken responsibility.
They don't like electricity? - Pollution.
But you know what? Neither do I, but I don't go around bombing places.
We have a go situation.
A.
T.
F.
'S already on the scene.
There's been one explosion.
Three more devices have been found and cleared.
What's the demand? - To shut down the plant last night by midnight.
Whose jurisdiction? I've worked with these guys before.
They're a bunch of cowboys.
- We fund it, we run it.
Let's go.
Nice and easy, Coop.
- Back off.
Give him room.
That thing blows, power goes out in how many states? The whole east coast.
They just got another one.
That makes five? - Six.
They're bringing out one more.
It'll be the last one.
A.
T.
F.
'S been getting letters from this group for a month.
All empty threats until today.
- You'd think the past couple of years would have taught them something about empty threats.
What's your beef with A.
T.
F.
? - No beef.
Just can't stand them.
None of their other demands have been met.
Why move on this one? Well, they blame it for everything from smog to cancer-causing lettuce.
According to local law enforcement, it's been the target of a lot of protests.
Nathan.
- Yeah.
Check for activists.
Go into town meetings, find any faction that stands apart.
Hey, we got a pool going: What the "R" in planet R stands for.
I got 20 bucks on "revolution".
You can put me down for "Rat Pack".
There she blows.
I'll take "Repulsive".
Here comes the last one.
Looks like some kind of pipe bomb.
Man, boom! You guys always cut in right when it gets fun.
What do you do? You time it that way just to piss us off? - Whenever possible.
I thought so.
What's up? - We want to do this together, take what you've got in the investigation and put our best profiler in early.
- Ok.
Whatever you need.
We're onboard.
I worked with some of your people on the unabomber for five years.
I want to tell you, finding that shack was like finding the Holy Grail.
She on your team? - Yeah, and if she'd been on your team, you would have found that shack a lot sooner.
Samantha Waters, John Grant, Nick Cooper, A.
T.
F.
Pleasure to meet you.
- Nice to meet you.
Good to meet you.
Friends call me 'Coop'.
I'm trying to confirm.
Looks like everybody's accounted for.
As far as how they got in, we don't know.
There's certainly no sign of a break-in.
This place is wide open.
Wouldn't be too hard to get inside.
Get to the employees.
Past and present.
Also anybody who has access to the plant.
I would like to see where the bombs were placed.
You want a tour guide? Sure.
As you can see, it was a very close shave.
All my jokes bomb.
It's a requirement in this job.
Your job is such a blast, right? - Ha, ha.
I do get a bang out of it.
- Judging from the looks of this metal, it had to be amfo, which is a combination of fuel oil and ammonium nitrate.
The other six devices were pretty well hidden.
Basically.
- Who found it? The security guard when he opened up.
- It was on an egg timer.
It was set to go off one hour before the first shift.
And what about the others? - Oh, they were set to go off this afternoon.
So they practically put up a sign "bomb here" on this one and then hid the others to scare us? But gave us plenty of time to find them.
- I don't think they wanted to kill anyone.
I think they're trying to warn us.
Got my attention.
Grace.
- Well, a lot of this stuff's pretty generic.
I mean, I bet we could find any of those pipes in, um, 50 different stores in Pittsburgh.
Yeah.
These were simple devices, but elegant: A lot of time, a lot of thought.
Were they all made the same? Now, the first bomb I ever made, I mixed this stuff with cereal and whipped cream.
Got it all over the kitchen.
Whipped cream and cereal? - Yeah.
I did.
What does that mean? I don't think we have enough time to go into that right now, so why don't you tell me about this? Well, the projectiles were different with each device.
That's the first thing that jumps out at you.
And check this penny.
Check it out.
1954.
It looks brand new.
- Exactly.
And every single one of these is shiny like that, like they were polished.
Same with the rocks, all of it.
Not a speck of dirt on anything.
But he set off the one with the razor blades.
Why would he spend so much time making these other bombs if he just wanted us to find them? Is he showing off? - You say "he".
Well, what do you think? - Well, these wires, they weren't stripped.
They were peeled, ok? Twisted to the left and clipped off about 20 degrees from perpendicular.
Check it out.
Ta-da.
Ta-da.
Ta-da Ta-da.
- They're all the same.
Exactly.
Same move, same tool: Same person.
So you think we're looking for one man instead of a group.
Making bombs tends to be a solo gig.
As for saving the planet, I, uh I wouldn't know about that.
So you think that you could put one of these together? Put a clock on me.
See, my mom wanted me to be a brain surgeon, but I just hate the idea of all that slimy gook.
I mean, I even order my eggs well done.
You always carry wire in your pocket? - Always.
So, how old were you when you destroyed your mother's kitchen? I was 8, and I knew you were going to get around to blaming my mama.
I knew that.
How long have you been on the job, Coop? Seventeen years.
Bomb squad, ten.
- That's a lot of gum.
You married? Finish your bomb.
- Oops.
Flag on the play.
She's the only one who gets to ask questions around here.
Actually, I cheated.
Most of the detail work was already done.
Oh.
That you? - No.
It's you.
- Oh.
Oh, yeah.
There's a phone over there you can use.
I'll catch up with you later.
- Ok.
I'll, uh, catch up with you later.
"Planet R sees the earth as dirty and tired Cleanse her from within or die.
Send the sterile Brunette alone with one million dollars in a suitcase to fourth and hill at 9 P.
M.
Or 406 Donora Square blows.
" The "sterile brunette"? - It's Grace.
She's all in white, wearing gloves.
She's clean.
What's at 406 Donora Square? Three buildings that house 82 local, state, and federal agencies.
They're evacuating now, we're on the scene with A.
T.
F.
, two devices have already been found, and we have less than one hour.
It's about authority now.
Is the Environmental Commission in one of the buildings? - Yeah.
That's where they found the first device.
Second, Department of Sanitation.
People who were supposed to protect us from dirt, keep the planet clean.
We should check lawsuits against government agencies, the power plant.
- My bet there'll be plenty of them.
Pittsburgh just rezoned the area surrounding the power plant as nonresidential.
Hundreds of families have to relocate.
The plant has 11 employees with military backgrounds, one with munitions training.
We're taking a very close look at him.
- What about the security guard? The security guard checks out.
The guy was so upset, he could barely tell us his name.
We now have 57 minutes.
Can we even get hold of a million bucks that quickly? That's no problem.
But why are they asking for money? It changes their M.
O.
- Well, I'm not so sure that it is a group.
Coop seems to think that one person made all of the bombs.
- Well, does Coop think one guy sabotaged three buildings? A group makes sense.
They get inside, spread out.
The writing style is consistent.
I don't know.
It really feels like one person.
- Whether it's one guy or ten, we now have 56 minutes.
I could have fifty agents at Donora Square within a half hour to back up Grace.
You'll never know they're there.
I don't think so, Bailey.
- I don't have a choice.
I can't clear three buildings this quick.
Grace will be totally vulnerable.
We'll be all over her.
- But Send me.
What if he makes the decoy? - What if he makes the backup? The signals are very mixed here.
I mean, if it's about the environment, then why does he want the money? And if it's about money, why did he choose Grace? "Choose Grace" for what? No matter what we do to protect you, there are still no guarantees.
After all my time in the morgue, Sam, I think I know that better than anyone.
I mean, what if I don't do this and something happens someone gets killed? How am I going to live with myself? - I see.
So this is about guilt.
No I joined this team so that I could get out of the lab and into the field.
You're doing it for the fresh air? - I'm doing it because it's my job.
No, it is not your job, Grace.
You are a doctor and a scientist.
Your job is to collect evidence and study it.
Do you know what this is? Here, hold this.
Hold it.
That's from the Federal building in Oklahoma City.
I had a friend who was a victim.
Those families, every minute of every day, have to live with that pain, and I'm sick of it! I've had it.
Me, too.
- I guess you were trying to make me angry, huh? Focused.
I had to know that this was your choice.
We'll wire you so tight, you'll think I'm in that head of yours.
Ok? Ok.
Grace, am I your head now? I see the guys.
Yeah.
Try not to look at them, Grace.
You want to find the person who is watching you.
Can you hear my heart beating? You're doing great.
Grace, do you see the bench? I want you to go over and sit down and just wait.
Thanks.
- Bailey's on the move.
Bailey, are you there? - I'm not picking up on anyone.
Hold on.
Northeast corner.
You see him, Sam? Yeah.
All right, Grace, I want you to do whatever he says.
Just don't talk to him.
Contact's going down.
I'll take it from here.
Bailey, don't go in there.
No! It just didn't make sense.
Why would he pick a homeless person? Once the money had been touched by dirty hands, he wouldn't have wanted it.
Maybe he's telling us that itself is dirty.
You sure it's one man? Yeah.
In his mind, I don't know, maybe he was trying to get rid of something unclean, and at the same time, he's making it perfectly clear to us that he's not afraid to take lives.
This damn thing was detonated by some kind of remote control device boom.
Twist in the wire is the same.
Hi.
- Hi.
Uh, the victim was a street regular, a panhandler they called Carl Moss.
Grace found this in his back pocket, all in one piece, if you can believe it.
- The money was inside the plastic? Yeah.
A hundred bucks.
- He paid him.
To test us.
How's Grace? - Running on adrenaline.
We don't know.
- I will know.
I've excluded the employee with ammunitions experience.
It was a two-week course in army basic training.
The other employees check out as well.
You get any sleep last night? - That leaves us nowhere, Bailey, and he's going to make another demand.
You think we'll hear today? - We might.
I think he's beginning to operate at an accelerated pace.
He got our attention by blowing up the money and killing Carl Moss.
He must have had a reason.
Some doomsday thing? - Maybe.
When he contacts us again, I think we should go along with whatever he wants.
Within reason.
I'm just saying, let's enter his game.
He's been fairly controlled in what he's done so far.
I don't think that he wanted to kill anyone.
I think that he felt he had to to show how serious he was.
That doesn't make me want to trust him, Sam.
- Well, don't get me wrong, Bailey.
I don't trust him.
I just think that he's so focused on his mission that nothing else matters.
- Now Grace is part of his mission.
I know.
But he likes Grace.
I think he trusts that she's uncontaminated.
I don't think he'll hurt her.
We've got nothing from the canvass.
No prints off the money.
No trace materials off the bombs.
And no one saw anything.
He's good.
It's about dirt.
Cleanliness is a big thing with this guy.
Maybe a recluse a Howard Hughes gotta be.
What's happening with the lawsuits? Hmm.
Ugly stuff.
People from the surrounding neighborhoods blame the power plant for a cluster of birth defects and a high percentage of cancer among 30-50-year-olds.
Concentrate on males diagnosed or males with relatives diagnosed.
That might be why he's so angry.
In his letter yesterday, he talked about Planet R seeing the earth, which he hates, which he thinks is dirty.
Now, do you think that that could be an astronomical reference, maybe another planet? Found this guy upstairs.
Said he's got a breakfast meeting with you.
Hi.
Yeah.
Uh just give me a minute.
Ok, the part about the meeting was a flat-out lie, but the breakfast part was more like wishful thinking.
You want to do it? In the middle of a case, I don't You're not going to tell me you don't eat breakfast? I chew with my mouth closed, use a napkin, usually don't even stick my gum under the table.
- I don't even know if you're married.
If I were married, would I be asking you out? I'm not married.
I'm hungry.
And you're saying no? - I'm saying I need to work.
I was just going to my office.
- Oh, ok.
I'll just grab something from the vending machine and keep you company.
Ok.
Look at this.
- Hmm.
This is from the Venus probe.
And look right here in the middle, it's a new star series.
It was discovered by the astronomer Louis Bessacini, and he named it Quadrant R for his daughter Rita.
- Quadrant R.
So you think Planet R is for real? Oh, to him, maybe.
I mean, Space is clean, unpolluted.
So if you were to discover a star, what would you name it? I don't know.
Um Hope, maybe.
Something like that.
That's nice.
- What about you? I'd name it Sam.
- Oh, you would.
Yeah.
You really don't hold anything back, do you? No.
I pretty much say what's on my mind.
You wanna say what's on your mind? Well, it's sort of complicated.
Yeah, I can tell.
I like it complicated.
Well, I was married, um my husband died three years ago.
Mmm What happened? You wanna save it for our second date? - Yeah.
Ok.
I'm sorry.
- I do have a daughter, though.
Her name is Chloe.
She's seven.
She's a pistol.
Cool.
- What about you? Me? Well, I, um, get headaches if my blood sugar drops.
No, seriously.
I turn into a complete grouch.
I'm working on it, but, you know.
I have a couple of mutts Bob and Ray.
Just took out a second mortgage on my house to pay for a ski boat.
I'm kind of a slob.
But my tool box, is very well organized.
Those are your vital stats.
- Yeah.
I think you left a couple of things out.
Oh, yeah.
Well, I I was married, too, once.
Lasted three years.
No kids.
That was her choice, not mine.
And I think Chloe is a beautiful name.
Thank you.
So where do you wanna go on our second date? Sam, we need you in the Command Center.
I'm going to have to get back to you on that.
"End is near.
Planet R will reign in unspoiled sovereignty.
Send sterile brunette, Two million dollars.
Sterile brunette drives alone.
" He broke into a satellite tv feed.
He's still got the hots for Grace.
Couldn't he have just sent flowers? - So, now he wants two million? Gonna blow that up, too? - Can't wait to see the memo on this request.
- So where do we start? By doing what he says.
Well, ultimately, it is your call, Grace.
I think he likes you.
I think he trusts you.
I don't think he'll hurt you.
We don't have a choice.
We'll sweep the car, track you from the air.
John, you and I will tail him from a couple of miles behind.
That's not what he told us to do.
I don't give a damn.
Grace is not going alone.
Did you see that? He winked at Sam.
You got a thing for her, man? - What? No.
You sure do think about her sex life a lot.
You do, man.
Car's a rental, I.
D.
'S false.
He's checking for trip wires and pressure switches right now.
I see you've had a crash course in bombs these past couple of days.
Are you seeing him? Bailey, do we have to talk about my personal life right now? Sorry.
He makes me laugh.
Let's move in position.
Grace, let's go.
You all right? This was found in the glove box.
"Take the I-80 south, lake road exit.
Pull over, stop exactly Open the trunk, leave the money, drive away.
" We'll be in constant communication.
Aerial surveillance is in place.
Ok, all right, I got it.
All right? Yeah.
You're gonna talk me through this, right? Yes, every step of the way.
- Ok.
Just let us get across the street before you turn the key.
You're gonna be fine.
- All right.
We spotted her.
You know, I'm going to need some time off after this, Bailey.
You got it, Grace.
- It's almost over, Grace We're just gonna do what he says, and we'll have you out of there in two minutes.
You promise? - Everything is gonna be fine.
Just take it easy.
- Ok.
Here I go.
Grace, be calm.
You're doing great.
Everything's going fine.
Oh, my god.
- Grace? Grace?! He set it off, ran out, picked up the money.
Right under our noses.
You're gonna catch hell for this.
- Oh, yeah.
Radio controlled trap door.
Cooper goes over every square inch of this damn thing, doesn't see this? - Settle down, John.
Confirm that their prime suspect in the murder of Dr.
Grace Alvarez is the group that calls itself planet R.
They believe this hostile faction used some kind of remote control device to sabotage the vehicle Alvarez was driving.
The one you see behind me.
Every attempt was made to save her life.
That's Roberta Jessman reporting live on the scene from the channel 12 action news van.
- You know, you could've been a bit more touched by my demise, Bailey.
You did a terrific job, Grace.
Thanks.
By the way, you'd make a great field agent.
Oh, no.
I'll stick to the dead people.
They're a lot easier, thank you.
I'll call you as soon as we hear from him, ok? - Yeah.
Well, you seem to be getting some of your color back.
So what do we do now? We sit, we wait? Well, I don't think he likes surprises.
If I'm right, he'll contact us soon.
If I had $2 million, I would disappear.
What do you think he wants the money for? I I don't know.
He he talked about the end being near.
He might be dying.
May want the money for some kind of treatment.
Or maybe he just wants to disappear.
Maybe to an island, someplace fresh and clean.
Where on earth do you get that? By asking the question where on earth is clean? He asked to speak to the FBI lady.
John and Bailey are already tracking.
Bailey? Hello? Who is this? My name is Samantha Waters.
Who is this? So this guy's long-winded.
- We didn't kill the sterile doctor.
Your planet needs her skills.
Our planet? Where is your planet? The galaxy of cleanliness.
- That anywhere near the big dipper? If the sterile doctor is dead, let her rest there.
Keep him talking, Sam.
- Well, Maybe you made a mistake.
Maybe the bomb went off by accident.
We make no mistakes.
If she really is dead, you killed her for her own nefarious reasons Who do you blame? What do you blame them for? Whose fault do you think that is? The fault of those who know better and still choose to contaminate the planet with vile disease.
This guy's giving me the creeps.
- How is planet R going to change that? - Signal's getting stronger We're coming up on the power plant.
I know that you tried to warn them.
That you tried to tell them that the power plant was causing disease.
I know that they didn't listen to you.
When were you diagnosed? Are you receiving any kind of treatment? We should have him.
Bailey? We got him within a square mile.
Signaling was strong right before we lost it.
Bailey, are you near the power plant? Practically on top of it.
Look, his house should stand out.
It's probably a clean, light colored, well kept house.
May have an elaborate security system or guard dogs or no, actually, scratch that.
He wouldn't have dogs, they're dirty.
He should have a satellite dish.
- Yeah, Nathan's right.
And power lines should be visible from his house.
Nathan? - Yeah.
- He's letting us find him.
We're in front of the house now.
- Bailey, it could be a setup There could be booby traps all around the house.
Be careful, ok? Let's start evacuating the neighborhood.
Get here as soon as you can.
So, we, uh, checked all around the outside of the house.
It's amazingly clean.
And we're just about ready to go in, ok? - Ok.
Ok.
Good deal.
Something doesn't fit.
He brought us here.
It's just like Grace.
Now he's making us a part of his plan.
- How could he know we were he's taking advantage of it.
Owner's name is Ralph Mazey.
- Planet Ralph.
Planet Ralph's been living without running water for seven months.
Sam.
Yeah.
Mazey! FBI! Stop! Turn around slowly.
He's got a bomb trigger! Clear.
He wanted us to shoot him.
What the hell was he doing? At least it's over.
I don't think so.
We found three-quarters of the money inside.
No devices.
For all we know, he could've set something off by remote control.
So we could have a ticking bomb activated somewhere.
Well, I hope Mr.
Coop swept the house better than he did the car.
He was looking for bombs, John, not drop doors.
They didn't accept you because they were on a quota system that year.
Couldn't figure out why you had such a bug up your butt about A.
T.
F.
Is there anything you can't find out? To be honest, I never met anyone who applied to eight different law enforcement agencies.
D.
E.
A.
, Secret service, A.
T.
F.
, Highway patrol, sheriff department I didn't know what I wanted to do.
A.
T.
F.
was the only one that turned me down.
I I never knew why.
You ended up in the right place.
That's where he wanted to go.
Galaxy of cleanliness? He thinks he's in outer space now.
"To reign in unsoiled sovereignty.
" He used us for blast off.
He couldn't do it to himself.
He was too afraid.
Look at this place.
He felt safe here.
It's practically hermetically sealed.
The device, that's what we need, Sam.
Where would Mazey put it? - Why didn't he leave a suicide note? He always communicated to us.
- We've searched every single inch of this place.
Can we arrange to have Grace do an autopsy right away? Bailey wants us to call him if we find the rest of the money.
You know I respect your hunches, Sam, but it's 5 A.
M.
and he's not going anywhere.
Even though it does feel good to have my hands in somebody's guts again.
Especially his.
Grace, when you ingest something, it goes to the stomach and then passes through the intestine, right? Yeah, unless he has an organ I don't know about.
Ooh, this liver is shot.
He must've been a drinker.
Couldn't that have been caused by something else? What the hell is this? "Within 24 hours you will be purified like me.
" He couldn't have left this on a notepad somewhere? You're basing your logic on logic, Grace.
All of his letters talk about inner peace, cleansing from within.
Grace, will an overdose of iodine cause liver damage? - Oh, yeah.
I found iodine tablets by his bed.
He was using them to purify his water.
It's the water.
To cleanse, to purify.
Water supplies the power plant.
It's also regulated by the government.
They got a hit.
Why don't you go help Coop.
Just don't jump ship.
Yeah, it's booby-trapped.
Ah, damn! I hate that.
I'm bad with booby traps, which is good 'cause I can always use the practice.
Need a hand? Never ask a bomb tech that question.
Actually, I could if you're up for it.
Great.
Back in a flash.
Perimeter's clear, Coop.
- Thanks, man.
You see it? On the door? Yeah.
We see one.
Just about 24 hours since Mazey died, guys.
Hate to rush you.
Well, it doesn't look too complicated.
Shouldn't have had those beers last night.
I got the damn shakes.
Coop, we have six minutes.
Yeah, I'm on it.
You see that? That's the wire we're looking for right there.
That's one.
Place is filled with iodine.
He blows up the tower, it'll dissolve into the water.
You see any other devices? - He may have placed it close to the water.
I think I found it.
Ok, green wire's on the cap.
Oh, man.
How am I gonna get to that? Cut me some slack.
Little more, little more.
Ok, that's cool, that's cool.
Time? - One minute, three seconds.
John? We got another one right under there, man.
on you, would you? - Yeah.
Ok, you come over.
I'll talk you through it.
Come on.
Come on, man, you can do it.
Come on.
- Ok.
Get down on the ledge, take a good look at it.
Ok.
Can you see the blasting cap? Do you know what that is? Yeah.
I got it.
Ok.
What color are the wires? They're yellow and green.
Ok, do it.
Which one do I cut? Cut the green one.
Nice and easy.
Bailey, how much time?! - 16 seconds.
I'll tell you what, this is a whole lot like doing it blindfolded.
You've got eight seconds.
Ok.
We're good! - Yes.
Yes.
We're good.
You ok, man? Nice job.
- Yeah! Yeah! So this dude spent 1/2 million bucks on iodine? Uh-uh.
He bought a star.
Got himself listed in the interplanetary registry in the nebula called Angeles 5.
Oh.
Well, that makes more sense.
So I'm thinking about our second date.
You know those, uh, helicopter rides you can take down through the grand canyon? Or we could just blow off the nature thing and go straight to Atlantic City.
You like to gamble? - No.
Oh.
How do you feel about, uh, roller coasters? Roller coasters make me sick.
- Oh, ok.
Um movies.
Movies? I like going to the movies.
Call me boring.
Never.
You like it? - Oh, yeah.
It's very deep.
short though, compared to how long they're talking.
- Shh.
Do you speak french? - Well, a little bit, yeah.
Sam? - What? - I have no idea what's going on.
THE END