The Bondsman (2025) s01e06 Episode Script

1
[sparse, atonal music playing]
Sweet merciful Lord.
Hub!
Hub!
Oh, please be okay.
♪
[line ringing]
[cell phone ringing]
Oh, God.
Oh
[dispatcher, over radio]
Calling all units. Repeat,
calling all units. We have a Code 48.
Repeat, Code 48.
All available units, please respond.
Coroner is on site, GBI enroute.
[Kitty] Please don't let it be Hub.
[radio chimes]
[officer over radio]
Roger that, Dispatch.
Units enroute to Landry Bait and Tackle.
ETA five minutes.
[engine starts]
[ominous dramatic music playing]
[brakes screech]
[sirens wailing]
♪
[officer] Go home, folks.
This is an active crime scene.
There's nothing to see here.
Come on, let's go.
Excuse me. I'm sorry. Excuse me.
[officer] Everyone out. Let's go.
[Kitty gasps, groans]
[sighs]
Oh
Thought you retired from
the fieldwork, "Momma Bear."
[Kitty] I just dropped a summons in Jasper
and saw all this ruckus on the way back.
What happened?
-No idea.
-Mm.
GBI'll be here any minute.
Stick around, if you like.
She wasn't a client of yours, was she?
What? No.
I'm overstepping,
I know. I'll-- I'll get out of your hair.
Uh, why's Hub sending you
out to Jasper at this hour?
Didn't think the courthouse
would be open yet.
Well, I just like to keep busy.
They have a mail drop.
Anyway, I think he and Maryanne
might have something doing.
[chuckles] Oh, they're back together?
That was fast.
Hope springs eternal.
Mm-hmm.
You always do mail drops
in your vest, Kitty?
You know me.
[laughs] I get it.
Glory days, right?
You know, we should do lunch sometime,
you, Hub and me.
It'll be my treat.
We can laugh about the Lindelof skip.
You remember that one?
I sure do.
-[laughs]
-That sounds great.
[officer] Sheriff, you need to see this.
Uh, gotta run.
But you be good, hear?
You, too.
[engine starts]
[siren whooping]
[ominous music playing]
[telephone ringing]
[Kitty on recording] You've reached
Halloran Bond.
-Leave us a message.
-[machine beeps]
[Midge] Okay, asshole, pick up.
-I read the fucking file
-[door opens]
and you were right, okay?
-[footsteps approaching]
-It is a big fucking deal. Like
"Nothing else matters,
everyone we love is going to die,
-end of the world" type of deal.
-[grunting]
-So call me back the second you get this.
-[machine beeps off]
[Lucky] I've lived in some dumps, but
a hose for a shower?
And are you shitting me
with that Murphy bed?
What the fuck? Let me go!
Hey, I would have taken you
to my place, but, uh,
I got neighbors.
You know, I was trying
to figure out how you got
an angel like Maryanne
to set foot in this shithole.
Got to confess, I peeked.
Grower not shower,
myself. Congrats.
Jesus, Lucky, listen to me.
You have no clue
what you're messing with here.
But how you toy with M
just enough to keep her
from a better life without you,
not giving a shit
how unhappy you make her,
just so long as
she doesn't leave you behind?
Now, that is some possessive,
evil shit.
Demons. Actual demons from Hell.
I'm sad for her.
Cade, too, because, uh,
despite your abuse,
he might have a-a real shot at being okay.
Wait, wait, wait. Wait.
Listen. Are you listening to me?
[Lucky] Demons, yeah.
Yeah, I'm looking at one.
[screaming]
We're gonna do a little video
for Maryanne.
[panting]
You think
you think busting my fingers
is gonna win her back?
Of course not.
She will never be with me again.
Then why the fuck--
Because I want to keep her safe!
From you!
She's in Nashville with Cade.
They're safe.
As long as they still love you,
they'll never be safe.
Now, unless you want Cade
in therapy, shut the fuck up
while I do the opening.
Watch this alone, Maryanne. You don't want
Cade to see this.
Last chance to stop it.
You alone now?
Okay.
You're a fucking psycho.
[ominous, tense music playing]
Maryanne
you took a chance on me,
and I know I blew it,
so this isn't me trying to win you back.
I know we're done, and it breaks my heart,
because looking after you and Cade
was saving my soul,
so I can't just walk away without you
knowing the truth.
Yeah, I tried to kill Hub.
But he tried to kill me first.
You're so full of shit.
Neither of us are good enough
for you, Maryanne.
Uh, I know you won't believe it
coming from me.
You need to hear the truth from Hub.
I know what you did that night.
So why don't you tell her what happened?
To Cheryl.
Get fucked.
Your choice, not mine.
[screams]
This morning ♪
Woman started in on me
Hub Halloran.
Hey, Tiny.
Lucky in his office?
Not to be disturbed.
The Red Sox are playing.
-Oh, Christ.
-I know,
but he signs my checks.
-What inning?
-Mm
by now, I don't know,
bottom of the eighth?
Tell him I'm waiting at the bar.
[Hub] Come on now, Cheryl.
Show me that you love me.
You're family, Hub,
-but Lucky marks the bottles now.
-Oh.
So not just a Yankee asshole,
a cheap Yankee asshole.
Aren't those the same thing?
I wouldn't kick him out of bed, though.
Oh, well then, you just go right on ahead
and steal him away from Maryanne.
Yeah, you'd like that, wouldn't you?
Yeah, it'd be helping me out.
-I'd even put in a good word for you.
-[scoffs]
You know we all hated him
when he first got here, right?
Sensible.
Yeah, but he's growing on us.
I mean, if Maryanne's giving him a chance,
maybe we should?
Well, M has always had
terrible taste in men.
Huh.
[Lucky] Hey, Hub.
Really appreciate you coming down.
How'd your game turn out?
-They're still playing.
-Oh.
And you're sitting here talking to me?
-[Lucky chuckles]
-[Hub] I'm honored.
Well, the Sox are my religion,
but, uh, Maryanne and Cade
are more important.
Couldn't agree more.
Uh, can I talk straight with you?
Only way I'll listen.
[Lucky] So, uh,
we got off on the wrong foot
and, uh, I want to fix that,
if you're willing. For, uh,
for M and for Cade.
[scoffs] So, you're
calling her "M" now, huh?
Let me tell you something, Lucky,
if you really loved them,
you'd get in that shiny Cadillac of yours
and just drive the hell
out of their lives.
I know you showed her my rap sheet,
and, uh, you've been
calling around Boston, shaking trees,
looking for a way to get me jammed up.
But I'm I'm out of that life now.
I left my crew on good terms.
I'm square with the law.
No, well, that's heartwarming
to hear that you beat those murder raps
before you shacked up with my wife.
Ex-wife.
Who knows about my past
because I have never lied to her,
and I never will. It's our rule.
Oh, you got rules, huh?
Are there rules about
banging your AA sponsor?
She doesn't judge the man I was,
she sees the man I can be.
She is making me a better person, Hub.
Believe me when I tell you this,
nobody would've thought
that was possible, least of all me.
But I'm sober for
the first time since I was 12.
I've found Christ.
I'm just trying to make amends here.
You've known Maryanne for,
what, nine months?
Nine months, 11 days, about six hours.
But who's counting?
She's no angel.
She is to me.
Well, she's spoken for.
[Lucky] Yeah.
By me.
Because I can give her and your son
the life you will never be able to.
M and I are just in a rough patch.
Now some smooth-talking city prick
swoops in acting like he needs saving?
That's M's thing.
She's got too big a heart,
but, let me tell you something, Lucky,
people don't change,
and eventually, she is gonna see
that you are still the same
piece of shit that you always were.
[exhales] One. Two.
-Three.
-Oh, there you go.
-Yeah, count down your temper
while I tell you how this is gonna go.
-Five. Six.
-I will do anything to keep them safe.
-Seven. Eight.
-So, you back the fuck off.
-Nine.
-Or I swear to God
-Ten.
I will kill you.
[scoffs] F
[Lucky inhales]
Ah
M warned me you were stubborn. [chuckles]
But, Lord, threatening to off me?
You don't got the balls.
Wouldn't be me. It'd be your crew.
Ha! In what fantasy?
The one where I plant evidence
that you are a rat.
[Lucky] Don't you fucking--
[patrons gasp]
Ah
-Get up.
-Hey. Ah-ah.
[Hub] Get up. Come on.
-[tense music playing]
-You
Hey. Take your fucking hands off me.
I was trying, Lord.
You saw me, right?
[suspenseful music playing]
[panting]
[Hub grunts]
There's a line where
I can't turn the other cheek,
or my back, and you just crossed it.
-Tiny, let me go.
-No, no, no.
-[Hub] What the fuck, man?
-[Tiny] Stop.
[Hub] Take your hands off of me.
Goddamn it, let me go.
-[scoffs]
-[indistinct chatter]
-[grunts]
-[shouts]
Lucky's gonna kill you.
You should run.
[ominous music playing]
[Hub groaning in pain]
[tense music playing]
[truck door opens]
[truck engine starts]
-[Caleb Polaha: "Up the Wall"]
-Saying the same thing
that I've said for years ♪
About how much I miss you
[gravel crunching loudly]
But each time you have been
[music fades]
[ominous music playing]
Jesus.
[line rings]
[Maryanne over recording] If I owe you
money, wrong number.
-If we like each other, leave a message.
-[beeps]
[The Cranberries: "Dreams"]
And now I tell you openly ♪
You have my heart so don't hurt me ♪
You're what I couldn't find ♪
A totally amazing mind ♪
So understanding and so kind
[loud thud]
You're everything to me ♪
-Oh, my life ♪
-[grunts]
Is changing everyday ♪
-In every possible way
-[choking]
Oh, no, no, no.
[grunts] No.
-And, oh, my dreams
-Oh. Oh.
-Hub?
-It's all right.
-Wha
-Um, um Um
[panicked breathing]
Oh, Jesus. Help.
[sobbing]
Oh, no. No.
It's okay. I'm gonna get you some help.
-You'll be all right.
-Okay. Yeah, help me, please, please.
Don't let me die.
-[Hub] No.
-[Cheryl] Don't let me die.
-Please.
-I'm-I'm gonna get you some help.
I am. You're gonna be okay.
You'll be okay.
-I'm gonna get you some help.
-[sobbing]
[Cheryl sniffling]
Mama.
Hang on. No. Hang on. Hang on. Wait.
Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey. Hey. Wait.
♪
[Hub] Oh.
[eerie, ominous music playing]
No, please.
Please.
♪
[song ends]
[clattering outside]
[vehicle door opens]
[vehicle door slams shut]
[engine starts]
[tires screeching]
[tense, suspenseful music playing]
Hello?
Set Maryanne free. Tell her.
She knows everything.
Then let me hear you say it.
What happened at the club that night?
[screams]
Just a small town Friday night ♪
With a buzzing neon light ♪
[both] Was it love at first sight? ♪
Not quite ♪
She thinks she's all that ♪
What a stupid hat ♪
She is just a bit too slim ♪
He could really use the gym ♪
She don't get my jokes ♪
He smells like he smokes ♪
She is just a walking warning label ♪
I could see that
when he sat down at my table ♪
[both] Red flags in the window ♪
Red flags in the bar ♪
Red flags in the parking lot ♪
Red flags in the car ♪
Do you think this might be dangerous? ♪
Boy, where do I start? ♪
Red flags all around us ♪
In the shape of a heart ♪♪
[Randall] That was great, guys.
I'm gonna take five.
Well, that was fun.
A-Are you okay, Mom?
[sighs]
I-I'm totally messing up
your and Dad's song, aren't I?
Oh, no, no, no. I'm just distracted.
You're doing amazing.
And I really wouldn't call it
his song anymore.
I mean, he would've never agreed
to all this. [chuckles]
Yeah.
-You're just being nice.
-No, I mean it.
You're doing great.
Listen, my first session here,
my nerves were so shot,
-I spent half the time puking.
-[scoffs] Come on.
-You?
-Yeah. Spent more time in the bathroom
than I did in here.
Full-on cookie tossing.
-[chuckles]
-[phone buzzing]
Go grab a Coke. It'll help.
-Yeah, you want one?
-No, I'm good.
-All right.
-[phone continues buzzing]
If this is about Lucky,
he can bail himself out.
Actually, Lucky posted
last night, and, uh,
thought I should let you know,
as a courtesy.
Oh. Okay. Thank you, Sheriff.
Hub's not with you, is he?
We, uh, wanted to let him know, too.
Oh, yeah. No, he's not.
Cade and I are up in Nashville.
Ah. [laughs]
He's getting into the biz?
Despite my best efforts.
[laughs]
Well, folks will be excited around here.
But listen, since I have you,
did you happen to go shopping
down at Stewart Hardware yesterday?
Uh, y-yeah. I-I ran by to get a new fuse.
Was Hub with you?
No, I-I don't recall seeing him there.
[suspenseful music playing]
Oh, okay.
Well, you know, I must be confused.
But-but listen,
let me let you get back to the magic.
And tell Cade I said break a leg.
Will do.
♪
[phone beeps off]
She's in on it.
Tell the D.A. we need another wiretap.
[officer] Yes, ma'am, right away.
[indistinct, overlapping chatter]
[ominous music playing]
[panting heavily]
Go ahead and kill me.
You already did it once.
Show Maryanne and Cade
what your love looks like.
You're fucking crazy.
-[door opens]
-[bell jangles]
[soft, sinister music playing]
Mama's back.
-[door closes]
-If you so much as--
I'm not the bad guy here.
So don't make me be.
Shh.
[exhales]
[hammer clinking onto the ground]
[lock clicks]
Kitty, is that you?
-[handcuffs clinking]
-[groaning]
Shop's closed, Mister.
[man sniffing loudly]
Hey, we're closed. Come back tom--
What the hell are you doin'?
[growling]
[handcuffs clacking]
-[chittering above]
-What the fuck?
[growls]
[grunting]
[groaning]
[chittering]
-[low growling]
-[groaning]
[groaning]
[pulsing, dramatic music playing]
♪
-[gunshots]
-[growling]
-Oh, what the fuck?
-[tool clinking onto floor]
[Lucky] What the fucking
[gunshots]
What the fuck? Oh, fuck, oh, fuck
-[panting]
-[growling]
[yells]
[groaning]
[Lucky groaning]
[grunting]
[demon chittering]
Oh, Jesus, Lord, please help me. [gasps]
-[groans]
-[growling]
-[gunshot]
-[grunts]
[growling]
[chittering]
-[hissing]
-[gunshot]
[Hub grunts]
[chittering]
[clicks]
-[growling]
-Fuck! Fuck.
-[tires squealing]
-[Lucky] Our Father, who art in heaven,
hallowed be Thy name.
[demon growling]
[Lucky] on Earth as it is in Heaven.
Give us this day
-[growling]
-[grunting]
[chainsaw engine revving]
[flames whooshing loudly]
[grunts]
[panting]
[birds singing]
[crows cawing in distance]
[groans]
[touch tones sounding]
[line ringing]
-[Kitty] Hub?
-Hey, Mama.
[Kitty] Oh, thank God.
I thought the demons got you.
No, I'm all right.
I checked the hospital,
I-I checked the morgue.
I've been half out of my mind all day.
[crows cawing]
Long story.
How fast can you get home?
-[insects trilling]
-[Kitty sighs softly]
[Hub] Ow! Shit.
Well, if you won't let me take you
to the hospital
They're gonna take one look at me,
and call the cops.
Can't hunt demons if I'm detained.
[sighs] Well, then, hold still.
[Hub groans softly]
-Mama?
-Mm-hmm.
I think I might know why I went to Hell.
Okay. I'm ready.
-[Hub inhales sharply]
-[vehicle horn toots]
-Oh, no.
-[Hub] Oh, shit.
[vehicle door closes]
You kids shouldn't be here.
Hub, are you in there?
[grunts softly]
Hey, what happened to Nashville?
[Maryanne] We need to talk to you.
Well, it's not a great time here.
Mom pulled me out
of our recording session
to tell me about demons?
[exhales]
No such thing.
Now beat it, both of you.
[Maryanne] No more secrets.
There's no point.
Sheriff Ruby called,
and I think she knows something.
All the more reason
to stay far away from me.
I thought we had a deal here, M.
Dad. Please.
Look, I I don't care
if you're running off to Alaska,
or-or going to jail forever,
or totally brainwashing Mom
into some weird cult,
but I'm sick of being treated
like I'm ten.
So just cut the bullshit
and tell me the truth.
[insects trilling]
Fine.
But you're asking for it.
[footsteps approaching]
[soft, gentle music playing]
But you won't believe it
unless I show you.
♪
Come on.
[Hub] Drive away while you still can.
[Cade gags, exhales]
Don't look back.
So, the pool.
We were tracking a demon?
Until it's safe around here again,
I want you gone.
If it were me fighting off demons,
would you bail on me?
In a heartbeat.
You wouldn't,
and I'm not gonna bail on you, either.
-M
-[Maryanne] Stubborn kid.
Wonder where he gets it.
We could use the help.
Y'all are crazy-making.
[Maryanne] The mop's still in there?
-[Kitty] Mm.
-Gonna need the hose from out back.
Give me a hand, Cade.
Oh, hey
don't call the cops on me next time.
I can help fight demons a lot better
if I get my learner's permit.
[dramatic, tense music playing]
[Hub] All right, then.
It's your funeral.
♪
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