The Listener s01e05 Episode Script

(SIRENS WAILING) (HIP HOP MUSIC PLAYING) (INDISTINCT) You see that guy? That guy was wearing a bunny suit.
Hey, what rhymes with "ambulance"? Thinking "malevolence.
" - "My hockey pants.
" - How about "annoyance"? - How about "assemblance"? - That's not a word.
Like, "An assemblance of people.
" That's a word.
That's good enough.
Wait, so you really think that saving Young Thunda's life - is going to help your music career? - Hey, it couldn't hurt.
I mean, Young Thunda's last album sold a million copies, another million in ring tones.
And after our swift response to his party-related mishap tonight, you know, if I slip him my demo, he's got to listen to it.
It's the code of the streets.
Seriously! How hard could it be to write rap lyrics? Look, I already got a bunch here.
This is gold.
(RAPPING) Ah, you're in my ambulance My love to you will advance (GASPING) (INDISTINCT) Oz, turn left up here.
What? Turn left up here! Right here.
Right here, turn left! (INDISTINCT) (SIREN WAILING) (COUGHING) - It's okay.
Hey.
Hey, hey! - Get off me, man.
Where you going? Where you gonna go? - Bowling, I don't know.
- Let me take you to the hospital.
- Come here! - I'm fine! TOBY: Do you want to get over here? Whoa, whoa, whoa! Oz! Hey.
- Man, I don't want to wait 10 hours.
I'm fine.
- You're my favourite kind of patient, dude.
Hey, Oz, you mind watching this kid? All right, if he moves, you shoot him.
- (CHUCKLING) Okay.
- It's a zoo out there.
Yeah, and that's just the staff.
Hey, Liv, can you prioritise us, you know, so we can get back out there? - What have you got? - We have this kid.
These other kids were trying to drown him, and then he fainted, he passed out.
I got to get a neurologist in for someone whose brains are Never mind.
You don't want to know.
We tried to check him out in the rig, but he was totally resistant.
Just give us five minutes, we can let him loose.
I'll do what I can.
Dr Hamilton! Hey! That's Young Thunda.
(CAMERAS CLICKING) (RAPPING) Yo! Take it to the back, take it to the back We saved his life tonight.
I'm going to go see how he's doing.
(INDISTINCT CLAMOURING) OZ: Hey, hey, Thunda, all right! Give him some room, people, now.
Come on, now.
DANIEL: I could just scoop them all.
(VOICES WHISPERING) TOBY: I'd hate to see those go missing.
- I need some fresh air.
- Yeah, you know what? That's a good idea.
I could use some fresh air, too.
I hate the smell of hospitals.
You're not going to let me out of here, are you? No.
- You want me to call your folks for you? - I lost their number.
- So, why were those kids beating you up? - What? No, they're just my friends, fooling around.
(BOYS YELLING INDISTINCTLY) The doctors are going to wonder where you got those bruises.
Fell.
No, those bruises don't look like you fell.
It looks like you were defending yourself.
- They teach you that in medic school? - No.
I've had to defend myself once or twice.
There was this one time, I was at this intake facility, was waiting for a new foster family.
You're a kennel kid? - Pretty much a lifer.
- What'd you do? I was stupid, man.
There was this bike.
I thought it was common property.
Of course, the biggest kid owned it.
I took it for a little spin.
- That'll do it.
- Yeah.
He got his two friends to hold me down.
They started waling on my belly.
(DOOR OPENS) - JOHN: Toby.
- Hey, John.
I'll get that book for you.
I'm gonna leave it in your locker later.
- Is that cool? - JOHN: No problem.
Thanks, man.
Hey.
You see a kid run by? - You got a runner.
Description? - Street kid named Daniel.
- And? - And he's a boy.
So are half the other kids in the city.
Okay.
He's short for his age.
He's, like, 5'4".
Short, dark hair.
That just blows the case wide open, doesn't it? I think he might have been wearing jeans.
- So, what did he do? - Nothing.
Okay, so let me get this straight.
You got a teenage boy whose first name is Daniel, short, dark hair, who's done nothing? Yeah.
You're good.
I tell you what, I'm going to put it on the most wanted list, all right? Have a good day.
(VOICES WHISPERING) Dude, I need the demo by the weekend.
So, get the software off the Internet.
Listen! When you're my tour DJ and we're selling out arenas, no one's going to care you failed your driver's ed test.
I don't care what Mom says.
Ma! Yes.
Yes, a driver's licence is important.
Yes, I will be at dinner on Saturday.
Bye-bye.
Tell me you have turntables.
- Toby.
- What? Are you coming to Young Thunda's party with me? I don't know.
I'm still thinking about it.
If I don't roll with a deep crew, Young Thunda's going to think I'm a wannabe gangster type.
Oz, you are a wannabe gangster.
Hate to break it to you, man.
So, why did that kid bolt? Could be his way of saying, "Leave me alone.
" But you saw what they were doing to him.
(GROANING) I mean, they could've killed him.
Toby, kids do stupid things.
If he doesn't want your help, he doesn't want your help.
Well, he doesn't want it, but he needs it.
Could you just pull over here for a minute? - What? - Just pull over.
TOBY: Hey, you kids know where I can find Daniel? A kid named Daniel? Okay.
All right.
- Great.
- They don't trust uniforms.
- I'm looking for a kid named Daniel.
- Any particular reason? ELLEN: Not that I'd help you if you had one.
Would you help me if I had one? - Let's just say I'm not the Lost and Found.
- Hey, listen.
We picked him up last night.
He was worked over pretty good.
And if he wants to file a police report ELLEN: What? Give you a call? Get him to call Detective Charlie Marks.
Thanks.
But I can already tell you this kid's not going to want to file charges.
TOBY: Keep the card.
ELLEN: But you may want to try around College and Bathurst.
- Lose the uniform.
- Thank you.
(ENGINE STARTING) (INAUDIBLE) (INDISTINCT) All right, get out of here.
(LAUGHING) BAGGY: Who is he? DANIEL: I don't know! BAGGY: He's looking for you.
- You screw up again and Ramone's gonna - TOBY: Hey.
Go ahead, man.
Ramone's gonna what? - You follow me here? - (SCOFFS) That's the guy? - It's just the paramedic from the other day.
- BAGGY: Yeah? Why's he looking for you? I don't know.
Ask him.
- What the hell do you want? - That's none of your business, man.
(CHUCKLES) Yeah, what do you want? Look, I just want to talk.
All right? Just give us a minute.
- Why don't you give me a reason? - Okay, you want a reason? How about six months for assault? That's what you get for beating the crap out of a kid that age.
In front of witnesses, no less.
That's kind of stupid, man.
How old are you? 17? What are you? 18? Huh? Don't worry, you're not going to go to juvie, you'll go to Dorchester or Kingston.
That's pretty cool, huh? You're a tough guy.
You can handle it.
Daniel.
BAGGY: Hey, Danny, don't say nothing.
Listen, man, you gotta get yourself checked out.
- I'm fine.
- I don't think you are.
I don't think you're meant for the streets, Daniel.
So, if you foster Daniel, just $1 a day can provide him with the food and medicine he needs.
All right, okay, so foster care isn't perfect, all right? But it's safe.
What are you? Some poster boy for the lost and left behind? Was home really that bad? - We can get you some help.
- I'm fine.
I can take care of myself.
Yeah, what? What are you gonna do? What are you gonna do? You gonna steal car radios? - Or are you more interested in pharmacies? - Get bent.
Hey, whoa! Come on, man.
What about Ramone? - What about Ramone? - Is he making you do this? 'Cause if he is, you gotta tell the cops.
RAMONE: If you don't do it, you're dead.
DANIEL: I'm with you, Ramone.
RAMONE: You talk, you're dead.
Look, I'm not telling anybody anything.
Look, Daniel, what are you running from, man? (CHOKING) - Who's Lisa Greyson? - What? What did you do to her? Look, I don't know what you're talking about.
Just get the hell out of my way.
You know, Danny.
I think it's about time you and I paid Ramone a little visit.
DANIEL: What? I didn't do nothing! (WOMAN CHATTERING ON PA) - Hey! - How are you doing? Thanks.
Oh, a knife wound.
Guy had one too many mai tais at a family barbecue, ended up stabbing himself.
- Oh! How's he doing? - Oh, he's fine.
I don't think the suckling pig is going to press any charges.
They rarely do.
(LAUGHING) - Do you remember that kid who ran away? - The one with the jeans? - Yeah.
Daniel.
I found him.
- Oh, you did? - Yeah.
I think he's in trouble.
- What kind of trouble? Well, there's this guy named Ramone, and I think he's boosting for him.
- Ramone Vazquez? - I don't know his last name.
Vazquez.
We've been on him now for a couple of years.
He's got a rap sheet that runs like an encyclopaedia of dysfunction.
Drugs, assault.
- Break and enter? - Oh, yeah.
Big time.
Although, the past year, he's been pretty quiet.
- I think he's been watching his back.
- Or he's got someone else doing it for him.
Sounds like Ramone.
Well, I think that this Daniel kid might be involved in some drugstore robberies.
- He tell you that? - No, not exactly, but I think he's caught up in something that he can't get out of.
Okay, well, where can I find this kid? You know what, actually, I should probably find him first and talk to him.
Okay.
Well, please be careful.
Hey.
You again? What, are you moving in? Yeah, I'm thinking about it.
See, I thought you'd be more into colouring books.
BAGGY: Danny's not here.
DANIEL: Just go away.
- All right.
Just tell Daniel I stopped by.
- I'll get right on that.
You know, Danny, you're beginning to get a little bit too popular.
(INDISTINCT) - Hey, there.
- You again? - Charlie Marks says you're a freak.
- She did? - Didn't think I was going to check you out? - Well Cuz, get your feet off the couch.
She also said that you're a freak I can trust.
- She did? - So, who are you looking for now? I'm looking for Lisa Greyson.
Yeah, sweet kid.
She's a runaway.
She had some issues and I could never get her to tell me what was wrong.
- You know where she is now? - Home, I hope.
- Where's that? - White Rock, BC.
I broke my own cardinal rule and bought her a bus ticket.
She wasn't built for the streets.
CUZ: Book before he talks to you.
Come on.
Get out of here.
Thank you.
(INDISTINCT) CHARLIE: Hello, Ramone.
- New digs, huh? - You know what? Midtown Bistro, they went and changed chefs on me, so I like the food here better.
Funny how 20 bucks will buy you a forwarding address.
Where do I know you from? What can I do for you, Officer? Tell me, what do you know about this plague of drugstore break-ins? I'm shocked.
Come on, Ramone.
B&E are your speciality, and you've got a soft spot for pharmaceutical trades, don't you? - You can try past tense, all right? - Mmm.
What do you want me to say? I was an exuberant child and I had no place to channel my energy.
Where are you getting your protein from, Ramone? - I'm in demolitions.
- Mmm.
You like destroying things? Is there a point to this? Word on the street is that you're behind all these pharmacy break-ins.
(SIGHS) - Is that so? - Mmm-hmm.
And you're getting the kids to hit them for you.
Yeah.
You have a vivid imagination.
Is this the reason why you're in my face right now? Well, if you say you had nothing to do with it, you don't mind if I keep my eye on you, do you? But you know? These wings? - Weak.
- Yeah.
(CAR STARTING) (FINGERS SNAPPING) Come here.
Looks like you were right.
Man, I told you.
Danny narced us out.
- Where's he at now? - He's back at the stoop.
- You want me to go fetch him? - No, no.
'Cause I'm going to take care of it personally when the time is right.
Don't tell him anything.
(INAUDIBLE) Hey, Cuz! CUZ: What is with this guy? Hey, Cuz! I just want to make sure Lisa's all right.
CUZ: Too late for her.
TOBY: Is she in danger? Lisa's dead, understand? I killed her.
DANIEL: I killed her.
TOBY: Come on, man.
We're on duty.
We can't hit every shop on Queen.
OZ: Ah, they know where we are.
They can hit me on my pager.
All right, now, it's all about the shoes, from what I understand.
Ah! Nice! So, that flash you had.
Did you sleep on it? That's the problem, I didn't sleep at all.
I was thinking about it all night long.
So, you really think this kid's a killer, huh? (EXHALES) Come on, man! No, I don't.
But you had that flash that said he killed Lisa.
Yeah, well, that's just the thing.
He said he killed her.
- There's a difference.
- Not if he killed her.
- Does he look like a killer to you? - That's what they say about all killers.
"He was so nice and quiet.
"Who knew he liked to make flower pots out of mailman skulls?" You going to tell Detective Delicious about this? - Who, Charlie? - Yeah.
Yeah, what am I going to tell her? "Hey, Charlie, "got no evidence, I got no reliable source.
You going to help?" - I'd go for the red, by the way.
- You think the red? Why are you so desperate to believe this kid is innocent? Well, when I was 15, I was in this foster family from hell, so I took off.
I was on the streets for three months.
I get it, man.
You gotta say things to protect yourself.
You ever claim you killed someone to protect yourself? Well, no, but it's the same idea.
Are you trying to convince me, or yourself? So, this kid reminds you of yourself, or something equally movie-of-the-week, but it's like I put down on this sick new track, yo.
- Your what? Your Ridiculous.
- Some kids are just born bad.
To wit.
Par exemple.
Hey, Ellen said she bought Lisa a ticket home.
Maybe she went home.
- Okay, well, check it out.
If she's not there - I'll tell Charlie everything.
Hey, is Lisa there? Sorry to bother you.
So, there's no Lisa? You're sure? Hello? No, I don't want any free samples, please.
I know I called you.
Sorry for calling.
Are there any relatives by that name? She's a teenager.
Okay, thank you.
I'm sorry to bother you.
Hello, is Lisa there? - MARGARET: (ON PHONE) Who is this? - This is Toby Logan.
I'm a paramedic in Toronto.
(MARGARET SNIFFLES) (CRYING) Is Lisa all right? Did something happen to her? No.
- Are you Lisa Greyson's mother? - Yes.
Margaret Greyson.
Please, I'm her mother.
Tell me if something's happened to her.
No, no.
I mean, I don't know.
(STUTTERING) I don't understand.
Why are you calling here? - Do you know my daughter? - No.
No.
I just wanted to call to This conversation is over.
Goodbye.
(DIAL TONE DRONING) (CHOKING) TOBY: Who's Lisa Greyson? MAYA: Your name is Toby.
Say it.
YOUNG TOBY: Toby.
- Toby Logan.
Say it again.
- Toby Logan.
That's the only name you've ever had, okay? (EXPLOSION) (HIP HOP MUSIC PLAYING) Huh? Is that tight? It's tight, right? Whoo! - What? - RYDER: Mr Bey! Mr Bey, you got yourself a package here.
My demos.
It's my demos.
Thank you.
Would you please? Oh, baby! There you go.
Oh, man.
Hey, Les, this could be worth something one day.
Enjoy.
"I'm Gonna Thrill Again.
" OZ: Yeah.
You know, "Thrill again.
" It's like, "Kill again.
" It's a play on words.
Hey, sir, you want one of my demos? (CELL PHONE RINGING) Hello? You're mad.
Right now? Okay, I'm on my way.
- I see your little shadow's here again.
- I invited him.
(LAUGHS) What is it this time? I'm working a case, and Toby happens to be involved in it.
Happens to be involved? Or maybe it's more that he just put himself right in the middle of it, like he always does? What difference does it make? I mean, if he's got information, I'm gonna use it.
- Right.
- Anything else? No.
TOBY: Hey, there.
- I was just coming to get you.
- Good.
Well, I saved you the trouble.
So, I'm at the front desk and another detective is talking about some woman from White Rock, BC, who got a prank call from some clown named Toby Logan.
- Okay, it wasn't a prank call.
- Thank you.
- She's here? - Yeah.
In the conference room.
Tell me about her daughter.
Okay, I think that Daniel might have killed her daughter.
Do you have any solid evidence - or proof of this? - No.
Well, you can't go in there and tell her that.
- What am I supposed to say? - Margaret, this is Toby Logan.
Toby.
I'm sorry.
Please, just tell me what you know about my daughter's whereabouts.
I don't know where she is.
CHARLIE: Careful, Toby.
- I don't.
- Then tell us what you do know.
Someone bought Lisa a bus ticket home.
But she didn't get there.
I think it's a possibility - This is just what I think here.
- Go on.
- Please.
- Well, I think that she could be She might be in some kind of trouble.
Mrs Greyson, did Lisa ever mention a kid named Daniel? I don't think so.
- Will this Daniel know where she is? - I'm not sure.
Can I talk to this Daniel? CHARLIE: Ball's in your court, Logan.
- Hey.
What's up? - It's that time.
Nice.
(INAUDIBLE) Hey, Daniel.
Daniel.
(SIGHS) - What the hell do you want, skid mark? - Just want you to meet someone.
I'm Detective Charlie Marks.
I just want to ask you a few questions.
Do you know a Lisa Greyson? Lisa! Mom.
Lisa? Lisa.
Thank God you're alive! When I didn't hear from you, I thought What have you done to yourself? - Mom, I'm Daniel now.
- Sweetie, you're making a terrible mistake.
You're too young to make a decision like this.
I've known since I was six.
You could change your mind.
And there's therapy.
They could discover a drug.
If you do this, there's no going back.
You don't understand.
Look, we'll go home.
We'll talk.
We'll get you back on anti-depressants.
- I'm not depressed any more, Mom.
- My baby girl, I thought I lost you.
You've lost your daughter, Mom, and unless you can accept that, you're gonna lose me, too.
Maybe if we go back to the church.
Lisa, you can't do this! You still don't understand.
You'll never understand.
(TYRES SCREECHING) - He's gone.
I don't know where he is.
- What are you going to do? We found your missing child.
The rest is up to you.
Or I can give you a ride back to the hotel if you want.
- You coming? - I'll be a minute.
Man, I could not imagine wanting to get a sex change.
I'm a guy, you know? It's perfect.
I don't have to smell good.
I don't have to pluck anything.
It's amazing to me that you don't have a girlfriend.
Dude, shut up.
I can relate to what this kid's going through.
- Say what? - Having to hide who you really are from your friends, your family, the whole world.
I completely understand that.
And then I come around, this kid's got a brand-new life, and I ruin it for him.
Toby, don't worry about it.
We'll find him, okay? No, Oz, I gotta stop getting into people's lives.
- You know, I have said that before.
- When? - Doesn't it sound like something I'd say? - No.
- Find Daniel yet? - No, no, I'm having a hard time.
You think you can help me out here? It's not a police matter, it's for social services.
You know, if Ramone gets to him first, he's going to be all over him.
You're a cop.
You've been to where he hangs.
Okay, well, maybe you got a point.
Maybe we did a good thing and maybe Daniel stayed away from Ramone.
No, he can't.
He won't.
He needs to get more steroids first.
You know he's not cut out for the streets.
Girl-to-boy transgenders need testosterone.
Daniel's been shooting steroids because that's all he can get.
So, that's why he's hitting the drugstores, to get what he needs.
All right, I'll write a report.
We find Daniel, we'll bring him in.
So, it's not enough to shake down Ramone, and in the process, ask him where Daniel is? Do you think he's going to tell us? - Logan, you hear me? - Yeah.
- I hear you.
- Come on, Logan! You gotta let me do my job.
He didn't hear me.
- So, this Daniel is Lisa? - Yeah.
She pretended to leave, then came back as Daniel.
And then I guess he told people that he killed Lisa to gain some kind of respect.
I wish she would have told me.
Well, maybe she felt she couldn't tell anybody.
This guy, Baggy.
I think he knows where Daniel is.
Sorry.
I wish I could help you.
All right, thanks.
The ride was so scary! Know when you get butterflies? Crazy! Hey, Cuz.
I need you to help me find Daniel.
You knew all along, didn't you? You knew about Daniel and Lisa.
That's why you didn't want to talk to me about it.
I need to find where Baggy is, 'cause if I don't, this time it won't just be Lisa who's dead, it might be Daniel.
Cuz.
Hey, fellows.
What can I do for you? You guys want some V? I said 10 bucks a pop, right? You fellows take care, now.
Where's Daniel? I know about Ramone and the drugstores.
- We do it tonight.
- DANIEL: I'm with you.
No, man, I don't really know.
You don't know.
You don't really know? Where's Daniel? Daniel goes down tonight.
Hey, Oz.
Come meet me at my place.
They're going to kill Daniel tonight.
Full yet? How do we even know this is the place? TOBY: It's Ramone's hood.
- I've seen the shamrock.
- Okay, you're the telepath.
Well, I don't know how else to find Daniel.
Hopefully, Ramone will lead us to him and the pharmacy they're going to break into.
Okay, I get that part, but then what do we do? Well, we're going to go in there and get him out of there before something happens.
(EXHALES) Personally, I think we should just call Detective Marks on this.
Well, I have.
I left her a few messages.
And? And that's why we're sitting in my car in front of the place that Ramone supposedly hangs out.
- You're so smart.
- Yeah.
- Where you going? - I'm hungry.
You just ate half a convenience store.
- Well, when I'm bored I eat.
- Do you get bored a lot? - Is that a fat joke? - Bye.
Hey, Ramone.
Okay, so you're paying off security guards for alarm codes.
Nice, Ramone.
Sorry, Oz.
(ENGINE STARTING) - Yo, Baggy, is this on or what? - Yeah, it's on.
Then, what the hell? Where is everyone? - I gave them the night off.
- Ramone? The security codes.
Get to work.
- You ready for this, Baggy? - Yeah.
Yeah? Good.
- Who, me? - Yeah.
I changed my mind.
I think it's time you got your hands dirty.
Show me what type of nuts you got.
- All right? - Yeah.
(CELL PHONE RINGING) Hello? When? Damn it, Logan! - What took you so long? - It was dark.
- What the hell, Ramone? - "What the hell?" Watch your mouth.
I'm thinking maybe you got a couple of vials you're holding off for your best customer? You wouldn't be doing that, would you? No, man.
You know I give you all my business.
(RAMONE LAUGHING MOCKINGLY) What do we have here? Is that the deal? So, you gonna rat me out, get yourself a free ride and then start up the deal all over again, huh? Is that what you think? - No, look, I never told the cops anything! - You're lying.
- Listen, okay? I need the 'roids for myself.
- Shut up, Danny! Do it! - What are you waiting for? - Shut up! Hey! (DANIEL GROANING) Hey! RAMONE: Where you going? Where you going? DANIEL: Please don't kill me.
(SIREN WAILING) Freeze! Police! RAMONE: There was nothing going on.
- TOBY: You all right? - Yeah.
My arm always bleeds like this.
Oh, that's good.
For a second there I thought he broke your sarcasm bone.
Sit down, man.
- It'll be okay.
- Thanks.
Why is it always so complicated? You know, just wondering who I am, what I am.
You know, I used to ask myself that a lot.
Most people do.
They spend their whole lives trying to figure it out.
You're pretty young, man.
You seem like you got it together.
That's cool.
(CHUCKLES) - Yeah, you sound like a cheesy pamphlet.
- Yeah, I do.
All right, it's a little lame.
It doesn't mean it's not true.
- I'm sorry I didn't tell you before.
- It's okay.
I understand.
- Lisa? - I'll leave you guys alone.
- Hello, Mom.
- MARGARET: We've got an early flight.
And I've set up an appointment for you and me, for the two of us, honey, with Dr Patterson.
I don't need to see Dr Patterson.
We can work this out together.
- I'll deal with what you want to be.
- I don't want you to deal with anything.
Sweetheart, I love you.
I'm sorry.
I've been wrong.
I just want you to accept me for who I am.
MARGARET: I can't do that.
I will.
I'll try.
Oh, God.
- I'm not going home with you.
- Please, don't say that.
Lisa, you are everything to me.
I love you.
I love you, Mom.
But my name is Daniel.
I want to take you home with me.
I think I have to stay here.
For now.
(DOOR OPENING) (DOOR CLOSING) (HIP HOP MUSIC PLAYING) TOBY: Oz! OZ: Hey.
- Hey! - You good? Yeah, we're good.
Hey, how you doing? Osman Bey.
Oz for short, probably.
You got two of us on the list tonight.
(SIGHS) You gentlemen are not on the list, ja? No, no, no.
Hold on.
Hold on! We saved Young Thunda's life, dawg.
Sir.
We saved his life.
That's all I'm saying.
He's my boy.
(HORN HONKING) I'm not sure if he's holding up.
(FANS CHEERING) Yo, Thunda in the house! Boo! Yo, Thunda, what's up? You recognise me? Let's go! Thunda poses good.
Take a picture, baby.
There's a little trouble with the guest list.
Remember, Oz from the hospital? Pen! - This ain't even my CD.
- No, I know.
It's mine.
Hey, man.
Good to see you.
- Hey, man! - What's going on, people? Ooh! Hot girls.
Y'all come on with me.
Y'all come over there.
Thunda! I didn't want you to sign.
It's my demo! Okay, hi.
And you have a good night.
Hey, Oz.
I snuck a demo into his jacket.
And so it begins.