A Friend of the Family (2022) s01e06 Episode Script

1
Joe Berchtold got a
call from his brother.
Are you are you threatening me, Bob?
You just take care, Brother.
Did we get him?
We're sending you back to Idaho.
Stay the hell away!
And do not contact Jan
or anyone from my family!
He is trying to destroy us.
I'm gonna buy a gun.
You're hereby ordered to serve 15 days.
15 days?
What can we do?
Nothing.
Zada and Zethra need
me to go up to Wyoming,
Jackson Hole, about a Fun Center.
Well, maybe, you know,
I could come and work
for you there this summer.
You're not going to Jackson Hole.
Where is Jan?
What?
She's gone.
I couldn't stop her.
They were taking off.
I'm I'm sorry.
I'm so sorry.
I I don't know what to do.
Gone where?
Welcome to Wyoming, Dolly!
Aw!
Zada and Zethra will
be glad I'm here, right?
What?
Yeah.
Yeah. Yeah, they sure will.
But you know, now that you're here,
you let me worry about Zada and Zethra.
They'll get in touch when they need to.
You and me,
we are together for the whole summer,
and we're gonna have so much fun.
Right?
I miss spending time with you.
I can't wait for you to see what
I got cooking at the Fun Center.
Bunny Tom
Tom Bunson, who's my
partner, I call him Bunny,
he put all his money into this place.
Every penny.
He's been he's been out
sick, but you'll meet him.
He's a hoot.
I call him Funny Bunny.
Mm. Well, that's funny.
Yep.
Hey, I need to ask
you something serious.
Are you ready for me to whoop
you at air hockey or what?
Yeah, in your dreams.
Oh!
All right.
Come on.
Oh!
You got me, partner!
- So they loop around here.
- Uh-huh.
Right? And then here across here.
- Okay.
- All right, all the way up there, see that?
Two way or something.
You come all the way
down and wrap back around.
And here. Look at this, look at this.
You're gonna love this.
These shoot all the way.
I can get one from that
side across to this corner.
I can't believe this is all yours.
Hey, Jan!
Hey, Jasper.
Hey, son. Holding down the fort?
Yeah, except the
popcorn machine's busted.
I'm not really sure what happened.
- Hey, there.
- Hey.
Can I talk to you, Mr. B?
Yeah.
Get yourself something sweet to eat.
Jasper, fix her
something. Be right back.
Can you make cotton candy?
Yeah, whatever you want.
It's really nice to see you.
Too bad they didn't let us go
to the same school last year.
Yeah.
But you're still the same old Jasper.
Haven't changed a bit.
Hey, yo, cotton candy coming up.
Do you think you could show me around?
Sure.
So look, Bunny's wife
called while you were out.
He
Bunny, he
he took his own life.
Shot himself.
His his wife was right
there when he did it.
Well, let's just get
that popcorn machine
up and running today.
Huh?
Rush is at 7:00.
I don't get to sit down most nights,
but you know, working for a living.
- Still sounds fun, though.
- Yeah.
You think I could help out sometime?
Hey.
Yeah, I just love it up here.
Oh, that's great.
And Grandma and Uncle Joe
are coming to visit too.
Plus, we're going to the
Pink Garter in a couple days,
that theater I told you about.
- Really?
- Someone I want you to meet.
And me too. Am I coming?
Just Jan.
Turn that frown upside down.
Jan, your father is coming
to get you, and that's that.
Okay, so I'll just leave
and come back again.
And I mean it too.
Oh, fiddle.
B doesn't have the money
to keep flying you back and forth.
Jan, is he there with
you? I want to talk to him.
Don't go blaming B.
I came here, and it was my own decision.
You know, Jasper's here too,
and we're having a great time.
I'll be back home before
school starts in the fall,
and that's that.
Okay.
We can't use FBI resources
like we did last time
since she's technically a runaway,
but the good news is is that this time,
we know where she is.
She's not missing.
Feels like she's missing.
Well, if the FBI's
not gonna get involved,
I'll just drive up
there myself and get her.
Now hold on.
There are two things
we need to consider.
First is the potential for violence.
I'm not afraid of that man.
The second is what Jan
has already told you.
Even if you bring her back,
she's just gonna leave again.
We need to convince her
that the right choice is to come home.
She's not gonna come home
unless B tells her to.
And I don't know how we
get that man to do anything.
Actually, I already have an idea.
There's a civil attorney that
I'd like to introduce you to,
a guy by the name of Mark Eamons.
He's not a nice guy.
Can I put you in touch?
I'm real excited about
the theater tomorrow.
You still not gonna
tell me who I'm meeting?
No.
I sure wish Jasper could
have stayed up with us.
Hmm.
Yeah, well, he's wiped out.
Working like a dog like his old man.
No!
Horoscope said I was gonna
be extra lucky this week.
I guess I should have warned you.
Unbelievable.
My little Leo
You are so dear to me, you have no idea.
The very first time I laid
eyes on you, I was transfixed,
and that was even before
we knew about the mission.
I could feel you drawing me in,
drawing me to you.
And now
now I don't think I could live
without your special light.
Ooh.
You know, I will be back in a jiff.
You know, Dolly, I've been
waiting to tell you something.
I heard from them today.
They were asking when the baby's coming.
I said I have no idea.
I said we're trying.
Oh, that scares the
heck out of me sometimes,
but I just have to trust them.
They have so much knowledge.
And in the whole universe,
you and I were chosen,
and that brings joy to my heart
to know that loving you is right.
Come on out.
Mr. Horstmann, are you
aware that your client,
Robert Berchtold, has Jan Broberg again?
I'm the attorney representing
Bob and Mary Ann Broberg,
and they tell me Jan and Berchtold
have been in Jackson Hole, Wyoming,
since Tuesday afternoon.
What?
Oh, no.
That is 48 hours.
I'm ready to file a civil lawsuit
on behalf of the Brobergs
if they do not get their daughter back.
I will bleed Berchtold like a pig.
His cars, his houses, his businesses,
his brother, his wife, his kids.
Anybody who helped him out
will get swept up in this thing,
and I am more than happy
to spread the pain around.
Let's not forget the, uh,
suspended sentence either.
That was five years, wasn't it?
I can get Jan back home, pronto.
Just let me contact my client, please.
I'm watching the clock, Horstmann.
Don't fuck with me on this.
Just in here.
Psst!
Hi.
Well, I'm assuming this
is the famous daughter
I've been hearing so much about.
You got that right.
This is Jan.
So what did you think?
That was the first show, you know,
so you're my very first audience.
Oh.
Well, I just thought
that you were amazing.
Aw!
Have you done much acting?
Your dad says you got the bug.
Um, I well, yeah, I've
I've acted before.
She loves to perform.
Sometimes she gets some nerves.
Listen, I'm gonna leave
you girls to talk shop.
Why don't you tell her what you told me
about what you learned in New York?
Come. Take a seat.
Are you familiar with the method?
Well, if you've got this
gap between what you're doing
and what you're feeling,
then no one's really buying it, right?
But if you can really
use your imagination
and kind of feel all the things
a person in your character's
situation might be feeling,
then the character's kind of real
'cause she's you.
So, um, you're just kind
of tricking yourself.
No, no, no, no, no. It's not a trick.
Um, you just
imagine the part inside you
where the character can
be true and you become her.
I'll tell you what I do.
It's a little mantra. Ready?
I breathe out me.
I breathe in who I want to be.
- You're going to fast!
- So fun!
Did you like the show?
Enjoyed meeting Alice?
Yeah, I sure did.
I can just see us.
Someday we are gonna have
a house right on the ocean,
and in the evening, we'll curl
up in front of a glowing fire.
You'll be reading the script
for your next big Hollywood movie.
Oh, honey.
I'm blessed beyond reason to have you.
What are you feeling right now, Dolly?
You can tell me.
Hey, uh, damn traffic on the way in.
Three-car pileup.
Uh, Ma's on her way.
She's just fixing her face.
Put 'er there, Toughie.
Come here.
Jan, this here's my baby brother, Joe.
This is Jan.
Hi.
So you you got Gail
and the rest of the kids
coming up anytime soon?
Why don't you go grab
us some snacks, huh?
Maybe some popcorn.
I got that machine up and running again.
And, uh, get my brother here a pop.
He needs a little pick-me-up.
Yeah. He looks road-weary.
Yes, he does.
Your uh, Gail's a real sweet girl.
Yep.
She's just not the girl for me.
You only get one shot at
happiness in this life.
I'm not gonna waste mine.
You don't want any trouble, Bob.
You don't worry.
The FBI comes sniffing around,
I'll tell them you didn't have
nothing to do with anything.
Not gonna have to rat me out again.
It's not me I'm worried about.
Am I in Mexico?
No. I'm right here.
I am right where I'm supposed to be.
Jan came to me.
Mom.
- My boy.
- Hi.
Look at you.
- Oh!
You look sharp!
And this Fun Center of yours.
- It's something.
- Oh, oh!
Hey.
How's it going?
It's good.
Good.
You, uh you liking it up here?
Yeah. It's real fun.
Uh, you wouldn't rather be back home?
Well, you know, my home is with B.
Nobody understands, but you know,
I'd rather kill myself
than be parted from him.
You know I'm meant to
be his eternal companion.
- What an adorable girl.
- Mm-hmm. Right?
Yeah, she's real young.
Mr. Berchtold,
there's a Mr. Horstmann
on the phone for you.
He says it's urgent.
One sec.
Excuse me.
Very shortly.
Yep.
Hey, come here.
Angel.
The last couple days
have been everything
I could have hoped for.
You really do want to
be my eternal companion,
don't you?
Will you say it for me now, Dolly?
Say you'll be my bride.
I do, B.
Good. That's good.
Okay.
Today is Jan's 14th birthday,
and her sisters were expecting her here.
I know, I know. I did too.
I don't know what the holdup is.
I just spoke to him yesterday.
I imagine he'll be bringing
her back home real soon.
What you imagine is no
help for my clients
On Thursday, you told us that
he would bring her back pronto.
It's Saturday now,
so you tell that devil
we're filing suit.
Just give me till the end of the day.
I promise.
I I promise I will have
your daughter back home to you.
Today, Horstmann.
I was talking to a contact of
mine this morning at Quantico.
She's an expert in this
field, and it's her opinion
that the the kind of sexual obsession
that Berchtold has with
Jan and young girls,
exclusively young girls,
is incurable.
I don't say any of this to frighten you,
but he has all the hallmarks
of a psychopathic personality.
He doesn't experience guilt
or remorse or fear like we do.
When Jan gets back, you
cannot give him one inch,
not one moment of access to her
no matter what.
There is no telling
what he is capable of.
Hey, quick, let's get a picture.
Hey, cowboy.
Joel, come on.
That ain't it.
Now I didn't get a chance to wrap it,
'cause I had to sneak out and get it
while you were scarfing down your lunch.
I do not scarf.
You do too scarf. You're
a little scarf machine.
Go ahead.
Wow.
It's a sewing machine.
I've never had one just for myself.
I know, kid. Well, now you do.
- I just love it. Thank you.
- Yeah, you're welcome.
Hey, Jan, now that you're
done with all your presents,
you want to play rummy?
Oh, not really.
Hey, I'll play cards with you, bud.
Hey.
Go on.
Showers, your love comes in showers ♪
How about some of this cake?
Family Fun Center.
Mr. Horstmann for you, Dad.
You let me feel your loving power ♪
Why don't you
two beauties take a walk, huh?
Promenade. Toughie here can escort you.
I'll catch you up.
When you came, my cup runneth over ♪
- My sweet little angel ♪
- Heaven ♪
My pretty little angel ♪
What can I do for you, Mr. Horstmann?
What the hell are you thinking?
Get the girl back to Pocatello now!
She's only been here four days.
Plus, Jan doesn't want to come back.
Well, that's beside the point.
She's a kid, and her
parents want her home.
They are going to sue you
and have you arrested
if you don't comply.
They couldn't do any of
that if she was my wife.
Could they?
No.
But you would need one of her parents
to consent to a marriage,
and I hardly think you
can expect them to do that.
They are beside themselves!
Let me tell you a little something
about Bob and Mary Ann Broberg, okay?
They are not fit to raise cattle.
Mr. Berchtold,
just get Jan back home
for now, all right?
- Today.
- Yeah, I said all right!
We're supposed to be together.
Hey.
Hey, I know.
- It's all right.
- It's not all right.
We have to keep trying.
Otherwise, Zada and Zethra
will make Susan take my place
and Karen will go blind.
You know, you could
try talking to my mom.
She'll listen if my
you know, if Bob's not there.
She was only taking his side before
because he wanted to get a divorce.
Uh
What?
Uh, there's something
There's something you ought
to know about Mary Ann.
Oh, hell.
She's in love with me too.
Oh, honey.
Oh, honey, I didn't want to tell you.
I couldn't stand to see you
see you hurt, but you got to know.
She's all broken up because she knows
how you and I feel about each other.
And I've told her.
I've told her stop calling
and stop coming around.
Does my dad know?
Sure.
Yeah.
He threatened me,
hollering out on the front lawn,
cussing in front of Jacob and Jenny.
Hey.
Dolly.
You and I have been trusted
with a sacred knowledge.
We know that our love
is true and important.
All we have to do is stay faithful.
We don't know what Zada
and Zethra have in store.
Maybe you going back
to Bob and Mary Ann's.
Maybe that's part of the plan.
You are my companion
no matter where you are.
Okay.
Now, Dolly
Time to make that call.
Hey.
Okay.
Okay, kiddo.
I'm gonna need some help.
Go on, Broberg.
You're always good for a helping hand.
What are you gonna do with that?
You don't even know how to use one.
Jan's refusing to come out of her room.
I should go check on the chicken.
Mary Ann.
I know what we said about
weapons in the house.
I didn't threaten him with it,
but Jan did see it.
Was she scared?
No, actually.
It was him I wanted to scare.
I want him to know that I'm her father
and that I could defend her,
and that I would.
I truly hate him, and I
I can't stand the
thought of you with him.
I can't stand it either.
Jan?
Won't you come upstairs?
Dinner's about finished.
And your sisters want to take
you to Tasty Treat afterwards.
Janny, we love you.
We hope you know that.
And
we understand that none of this is easy.
Well, it is easy.
It's very easy.
I don't want to be here.
I love B, and I want to marry him.
We want to know our options, you know,
under the law to just put him away.
Your best recourse is to
press charges against Berchtold
for any abuse your
daughter may have endured.
We don't know if she's been violated,
but we do have a good idea
that he's crossed some lines.
See if you can get her to talk
about what happened between them.
That would be the first step.
It's Frank Tobler,
B-L-E-R.
That's right.
Yeah, I'll hold.
Yeah, it's right here.
Well
I see.
How's the casserole?
Well, I married the best cook
to come out of Grass
Creek, that's for sure.
Do you know,
I was thinking the other day
just how astonished
I was that first time
you wanted to take me out.
Do you remember?
I was so nervous.
You were wonderful.
And then when we got married,
Albuquerque was just
another world to me.
We had such fun.
Those caverns.
And we'd make all those smart remarks,
and they'd echo all over.
And we'd take rides, you know?
Just the two of us.
And the moon was so bright,
and we would look up at the stars.
And you said it was just
like heaven to be together.
The divorce is gonna be
finalized in Jackson soon.
I tried.
I've been twisting myself
into knots for years
trying to make this thing work.
I mean, you know I have.
I've got to make my
way to real happiness.
You understand?
I know, Bob.
Well, we're always gonna be pals.
All right?
And you know I'm here
for you and the kids.
Slice for the road.
Mom?
It's gonna be all right, honey.
You'd better turn
that frown upside down.
How come Karen gets to sleep
over at Caroline's and I don't?
Caroline is my best friend.
You can't be out of the house
without me or your father.
Will you sit with me?
Please?
And for us, trying to help
a beloved spouse or child
If this is about B, I
don't want to talk about it.
Not with you.
Please sit, Janny.
B isn't like other men in terms of
Desires.
It's hard to understand, but
the FBI studies these things, and
they think he has
problems with little girls,
with young girls,
and that he doesn't have
regular feelings that
a man has for
a an adult woman.
I want you to know that
it's okay
just to say if anything happened
Between you and B that
that was
indecent.
That's sick.
B's not like that.
You're just jealous because
he loves me and not you.
That is enough.
How dare you speak to
your mother that way?
He is a deeply wicked man, Janny.
And he will suffer,
and he will be judged
like the sons of perdition
for tormenting an innocent child.
You're the ones who are tormenting me!
And I'm not a child!
Heavenly Father,
I know that you can see my heart.
Please, I just
I'm really trying to help
them as hard as I can.
Just please, please,
don't let Susan be taken.
Don't let Karen go blind.
Please don't let me be vaporized.
I will do this.
I swear.
Just if you if you return me to B,
I'll be his wife, and
I'll have the baby.
Please.
Please.
You're still awake?
It's just getting started.
We can watch it together.
If you're not too tired.
Why aren't you mad like Bob?
Bob?
You should be angry.
Don't you even feel anything?
I love you.
That's what I'm feeling.
Everything that I've done,
that's it?
You just love me?
There'll never be time, not for us.
Did you talk to her?
Just for a minute.
She's suffering.
I can feel her
wrestling
Like the real Janny's disappearing.
I, uh
I shouldn't have lost my temper.
I'll need to apologize to her.
You think I should do it now?
I think she's gone to sleep already.
We'll all feel better in the morning.
I'll speak to her about it then.
Morning, sweethear
Dear Bob and Mary Ann,
you won't let me do what's right,
so I will do what's wrong.
I am leaving without B,
do not plan on coming back
- until you accept me as I am.
- Until you accept me as I am.
"I cannot accept," misspelled,
"Your religion or
your screwed up morals.
I just want to be me and have B.
Please, before all of us
are destroyed, let me go.
Jan."
God in heaven.
Now, Pete, I know that
Berchtold is behind this.
I know it. I I mean, J
Jan and I did have some
harsh words yesterday, but
It's not just the spelling.
It doesn't even sound like her!
It's just it doesn't sound like her.
Either Berchtold wrote the
letter pretending to be her
or she was distressed composing it.
I'll check with his parole officer,
but my guess is we'll find him
right where he's supposed to be.
He wants to make it seem like
she left of her own volition.
He's being careful this time.
Well, I hope you're wrong about that.
So do I.
I'll let you know when I hear.
Call you back.
Thank you, Pete.
So what did he say?
Okay, it's complicated.
Um
Hello. Brobergs.
It's me.
Where are you, B?
Is Jan with you?
No. No, no, Mary Ann, no.
No, she called.
Said she ran away.
Oh, I've been drinking
myself sick all morning.
Said she walked down to the highway
and she hailed down a truck.
I don't believe that for a second.
Hailed down a truck?
Well, that's the truth.
I told her to forget about me,
that you and Bob don't don't approve,
and she said she can't.
What am I supposed to do, Mary Ann?
I worry about her
being out there so much.
I am at the end.
Now, you listen to
me, you son of a bitch.
I know what you are.
It took me too long,
but I know you are a monster.
A heartless, vile excuse of a man!
And I will get my daughter away from you
if it is the last thing
I do on this Earth!