Clarice (2021) s01e08 Episode Script
Add-a-Bead
1
Previously on "Clarice"
Two dead women floated
down the Anacostia River.
We're investigating
-a doctor.
-Felker, right?
We think that the company
that Felker worked for
silenced three whistleblowers.
And did
a professional hit on a witness
inside the FBI building.
Have you heard about
the Black Coalition?
I respect deeply
what the Coalition is doing,
but it's not for me.
Some guy hit me
across the head with a phone.
And I know
that he has something to do
with the women
we pulled out of that river.
It's him.
-So you found him.
-Can I ask
how you know this guy?
He's an attorney. His firm
is handling my divorce.
I can help you get
your kids.
I need something
from you, though.
Pull your team off what went
down on the Anacostia River.
I think you got
the wrong man.
Somebody falsified
a coroner's report.
It really
looks like it was you.
I looked into Joe Hudlin.
He's not your guy.
We're backing off
the conspiracy thing.
My last memory
of my dad
was the night
he gave me this.
Probably the best night
of my life.
I know that smell.
They roast ducks
in the morning.
First session of the day
is quite the prize.
Is it distracting
for your patients?
On the contrary.
A taste or smell
can be useful for therapy.
So, why didn't you want to
continue to work
with your last therapist?
Couldn't trust him.
And why do you think
you can trust me?
You got me to a place
A place
where I could remember
This is for
my little deputy.
Thank you, Daddy.
I saw Hudlin's face.
Under hypnosis.
Now we start therapy.
The work.
Are you ready
to do the work?
Because I can guide you,
but I can't do it for you.
I understand.
So, why do you think you need
to see a therapist?
Post-traumatic stress.
Buffalo Bill,
Marilyn Felker, Joe Hudlin.
Every agent manages it --
the fear.
Most agents don't have
an infamous serial killer
who has taken
a special interest in them.
I'm not worried
about him.
That concerns me.
He is not coming
after me.
For him, hunting me
wouldn't bring relief.
It would only
articulate his own unspoken
self-loathing.
You have a lot of confidence
in the relationship.
Yes.
You have been
traumatized.
Can you see that?
And you have a job
that continues
to re-traumatize you
every day.
Yes.
Trauma is contagious.
No one needs
a law-enforcement officer
out there spreading it.
I can help you process
your trauma,
but I can't promise you
that you will keep your job.
Can you be honest?
Always.
Alright.
If you think I shouldn't
be out there, then
I'll accept that.
But I'll do the work.
I want to do the work.
Okay.
So, why did you decide
to see me today?
A body.
Karolina.
She came from Yugoslavia
to study medicine here.
She came to me
yesterday.
All alone.
Are there any
left to distribute
to the rest of the Bureau?
Mulu Rose wants
extras.
She's a rabid grandma.
Well, you're very lucky
to have a rabid grandma.
And I'll take
the publicity.
Good for the agency
to see a Black person up there
doing the real work.
I've got to head out early.
You better get dressed.
Oh, you go ahead.
I'm meeting up with Esquivel.
We're working a lead.
Hudlin?
You're gonna catch hell
if Krendler finds out
you're still investigating
behind his back.
Be careful.
Yes, Mom.
Ugh.
You do this for Mapp?
Yes.
She deserves
a little recognition.
More than a little.
Look, I know you hate
this stuff,
but it makes
the Fraud guys nuts.
Oh, hold up.
There she is.
Why her?
When you approached her
about Felker,
she turned you
and Tripathi down.
She's been hounding
big pharma for years.
And now we have
Joe Hudlin's name.
Agent Esquivel.
This is --Clarice Starling.
Of course.
Good morning.
I thought my office told you
that I can't help you.
Joseph N. Hudlin.
Principal at Hudlin and Meriwether.
-D.C. fixer.
-What about him?
He's involved
with the River Murders.
He was present when I caught up
with Marilyn Felker.
You didn't share this
when I met you.
He and Felker spoke intimately
about the case.
If they weren't involved,
they couldn't have known
what they knew.
We think he hired Karl Wellig --
To commit murder?
Yeah.
The River Murders.
And hired the guys that killed
Wellig at Buzzard's Point.
You said to come back
when we had more.
This is more.
Paul Krendler closed
the River Murders,
and the AG -- my boss --
is satisfied.
I've been hanging out on a limb
by myself for three years.
No one higher up on the food
chain wants to poke this bear,
and I'm not risking myself
and my family
when I've got no cover.
Well, you do now.
We'll have your back.
Right.
Not when it gets ugly.
It's already ugly.
Four people are dead
that we know of.
I was almost the fifth.
We're not backing off.
Krendler might not know
what we're doing,
but if we bring him
something real, he'll engage.
Karolina Savich.
Called me,
mentioned Hudlin,
wanted to talk big pharma
if I helped her
with some visa problems.
How'd she know Hudlin?
I don't know,
but I told her
that I'm out
of the big pharma business.
She's dead.
Yes.
Suicide, apparently.
If you want to pursue this
any further,
better take it up
with the Attorney General.
There's power in the blood
In the precious blood
of the Lamb ♪
Sorry to bother again,
but Joe Hudlin keeps asking
about lunch today at Zeibert's.
Just put it on the pile.
And you're supposed to
talk to Murray.
He actually made
an appointment.
Thank you.
To whoever's been
stealing my pens --
Give us a break.
Man #
You gotta be kidding me.
Mine. Yes?
What crawled up your a--Okay?
Murray, uptight much?
We get it?
-Nobody wants your pen.
-Okay.
Hey, Murray,
I got your pen right here.
-Hey, Paul.
I got a thing.
-Hey, Paul.
-I have a thing.
Paul,
don't do that, man.
Don't --
Don't blow me off.
You're right.
The River Murders.
I've known you
a long time.
I've always known
why you did things.
And vice versa.
Something's
not adding up.
Starling's convinced
she saw Hudlin at Woodhaven.
Murray, it's a dead end.
-I don't know.
-Look, this is the Bureau,
and the Bureau needs
to clear cases.
Paul, you've never
gotten caught up
in this Bureau whatever
before.
I've never been your boss
before.
Where are Starling
and Esquivel?
Exchanging soufflé recipes.
There's a stack of leads
about the incident in Annapolis,
am I right?
Thank you.
Well, sir, I assumed
they cleared it with you
before approaching me.
The request came from
the SAC's office.
You think I don't know the value
of a little publicity, Mapp?
I mean, but this --
this
this is a slippery slope.
You're a fine agent.
I want you to keep your eye
on the prize.
I cleared a cold case,
sir.
Mm.
Inner city drug stuff.
Bobby Larkin was not involved
with drugs.
Eh, there's a perception
he was.
He was hit in the head
with a hammer, sir.
New DNA task force,
hmm?
When were you planning
on telling me?
I saw the open call
for applications and I thought,
"It's what
I'm doing already."
I want Violent Crimes focused
on things like this.
I'm impressed, Mapp.
Very impressed.
This is the sort of mettle
makes leaders.
I don't say that lightly.
I have put my all
into learning about DNA,
building a database,
and applying it
to criminal investigation.
And that good, hard work
should be reward
in and of itself.
There's no need
for these flashy articles.
Play the long game.
That's what leaders do.
Thank you.
Right.
Caucasian female.
Mid-20s.
Neck is broken.
Trauma to the head caused
subconjunctival hemorrhages.
Globe ruptures
on both eyes.
Died on impact.
Next of kin
was unreachable.
She was out here
in the States alone.
She had her wallet.
And her ID.
Could be a suicide.
Maybe we label it "suspicious"
and get a full autopsy.
Think we could get a medical
examiner to help us quietly?
Actually, yeah.
I'll make a call.
Okay.
Hold on.
Hmm.
Looks like Hebrew.
Where's Tripathi
when you need him?
We'll just have to run it
through Linguistics
back at the office.
I'll start the paperwork
to get the body transferred.
Karolina Savich.
She liked Chuck Taylors.
She writes to herself
in Hebrew.
Do not call me
on my Bureau phone.
It's much more conspicuous
if you stand.
They make a hell
of a microbrew here.
Go to hell.
We still have stuff
on the table.
I meant it.
My firm does want to
represent you
in your divorce.
A man tries to do me a favor
at the same time
he's trying to tie me
to a cover-up?
You did me a favor
by making the hit on Wellig
look like a stroke.
No.
I didn't.
Sure looks like you did.
And who else
would have the motive
to change
the coroner's report?
Stay out of my divorce,
Joe.
How many times do
I have to tell you, Paul?
Moms always win.
They could be drunk in court
and they'll still win.
I know how much
you want them safe with you.
So
I'm gonna prove my value
to you.
That, uh, DUI Mandy got out of
a couple years back?
Kids were in the car.
She ever tell you that?
Of course.
If you didn't know,
you're in worse shape
than you thought.
If you did,
you're in worse shape
than I thought.
My guy at Juvenile and Domestic
Relations District Court
agrees her behavior
is troubling.
No one asked you
to take it there.
Don't worry.
She'll lie down.
You must really need me,
Joe.
When I stop needing you
is when it gets bad.
It's an honor to represent you,
Agent Krendler.
Looking good, Joe.
Great to see you, Tom.
Hey.
-Hey, Joe.
$53 left.
Okay.
Three calls.
Hey, thanks.
Alright.
This is a $60
international calling card
she bought six months ago.
$53 left.
She made a few calls
to Yugoslaviathen nothing.
Well, there's
civil war in Yugoslavia.
Communication lines go down
constantly.
Infrastructure's gone.
Mass graves.
Bad, bad stuff.
She gets tangled up
with Hudlin.
How?
She's worth ten of him.
Well, we don't know
if she's clean yet.
What did Linguistics
come back with?
Hebrew. But it's just
a jumble of letters.
She was here
on a student visa
sponsored by
Global Health Horizons.
Global Health Horizons?
It's a charity
run by a Tyson Conway.
He's her emergency contact.
Bring him in.
Um
Karolina's
tied to Hudlin.
Is it time
to tell Krendler?
Krendler's
on a personal day.
This one's on us.
But I think it's --Krendler's, um
not, uh,
acting like himself.
What does that mean,
Clarke?
It means the guy I know
for 20 years
would believe Starling.
And I don't know
what to make of that.
Get out of here.
Thank you for joining us.
Of course.
I've never had the FBI
show up
at my door before.
What's this about?
You know someone
named Karolina Savich, Tyson?
Yeah, yeah.
She, um --
She works with me.
For how long? A couple years.
What'd you think
when we picked him up? Maybe three.
Well, he was genuinely
surprised to see us.
I'm sorry, did something
happen to her?
-He seemed too nice.
I'm afraid so.
You're too nice.
We're hoping
you can help us.
We just got these
from the Fairfax County
medical examiner.
Wh
H-- What?
When did this happen?
Yesterday.
Umwhat happened?
Maybe a suicide.
Any thoughts on what might have
made her do that?
Actually, I can think of,
uh, quite a few.
Increased respiration.
He's breathing
more heavily.
His blink rate is
staying steady, though.
She had you.
You're her only
emergency contact.
You wanna explain that?
I run a non-profit.
It's called
Global Health Horizons.
We bring in med students
from impoverished nations
from all over the world.
We train them here
so they can take
what they've learned back home.
We're trying to start
a virtuous cycle.
Karolina is
she -- she was
our ideal candidate.
From the first moment
I read her application.
She made me so proud
of the work we do.
She did an amazing job
at her residency
and at the local clinics
we placed her in.
Sorry. It's just --
It's hard to believe,
you know?
But what happened?
Doing your residency
is hard enough as it is.
Long hours.
Exhaustion.
But then a war broke out
in her home, Yugoslavia,
and it wasn't safe
for her to go back.
We were trying
to get her asylum
and bring her husband
out here,
but then her husband
was killed in Sarajevo.
Karolina was, as you can
imagine, beyond devastated.
She'd always been
so full of light.
You always get so close
to your scholarship recipients?
Or is it just the ones
that are,
um
"full of light"?
Like I said, we were trying to
bring her husband out here.
Still
bringing a special young woman here,
focusing all those
resources on her --
Ty, it must make you feel
like a big man, right?
I've never worried about
being a big man.
You like being
the protector.
Agent Clarke, what I would like
is to live in a world
where someone like Karolina
does not need
to flee her home
because it's become
a police state
run by murderous fascists.
I think we're done.
How about I show you out?
Well, hell if I know
how to read him.
Yeah.
Oh, Karolina's autopsy
got put on the schedule.
We'll have results
by tomorrow morning.
How'd you manage that
so quick?
This guy's hard to read,
but no alarm bells going off.
He seemed
to really care.
He's upset
over her death.
Seemed shocked.
He knows more.
He can tell us more.
I'm going to
go catch him.
Welcome to Fry Kingdom.
How can I help you?
Hello, little man in box.
I'm on my way
to FBI agent convention.
Very hungry.
What do you want, Dad?
Board the train
that's eastward bound♪
Two double cheeseburgers
with two milkshakes.
Tell Mama♪
And all the folks back home♪
Sometimes a man just feels♪
He's got to make it alone♪
Tell Mama♪
What're you doing here?
I was in the neighborhood.
Thought I'd come visit.
Young man #Your dad.
Because this life I live♪
Can I have
a dad burger?
Your break's in five,
right?
I'll meet you around back.
Hey, Jay. He forgot
to feed you.
Hi, Mr. Krendler.
Mr. Conway?
I'm sorry.
I didn't mean to interrupt.
Ty is fine.
Well, again,
I'm Agent Starling.
My colleague, Agent Clarke,
can be a little bit
of an acquired taste.
He's a wounded bird.
He thinks he's got
a sensitive bull button,
but that's just because
he thinks everyone is lying.
Well, he thought you were
telling us the truth.
Good.
I was.
Uh, Mr. Conway.
Tyson --
I brought Karolina
over here.
I was
We can always try
to help people,
to save them, but
you know, we never really get
the final say.
You understand.
Yeah.
The jobs we're drawn to
aren't an accident.
Um
you said Karolina
was married.
Did she wear
a wedding ring?
Yes.
I'd never seen one
like it before.
We didn't find it
among her things.
She wouldn't have taken
that ring off for anything.
Will you let us know
if you think of anything else?
Will you tell me
if you find something?
If it doesn't hurt
the case.
Thank you.
Are you sure?
She wouldn't take
her ring off?
She loved her husband
very much.
Do you have anyone
in your life right now?
I live
with my best friend.
Everything else going on,
that is enough for me.
Outside of your best friend,
when was the last time
that you felt known, seen?
Not examined?
Not examined.
Known.
I don't know.
Do you want that?
Do you want to be known?
I think what you're asking might
be a little advanced for me.
That's fair.
Why do you think you understood
Mr. Conway?
Was it because you happened
to be studying him as a suspect?
No. He didn't feel
like a suspect.
He felt
um
Do you ever get a-a feeling
about someone?
A feeling?
Like there's an easy place
for the pain to land.
His pain, or yours?
His pain, or mine?
Both.
You'd be surprised
how much our past trauma
informs who we're drawn to.
Are there fries in that?
It's for Alison.
We'll get her
another one.
I'm starving.
Had to skip lunch.
Okay.
Nice.
Mm?
Coworkers seem cool.
My boss is a dick.
Hey.
I remember
when I was a kid,
everyone wanted to work
at Fry Kingdom.
Tastes the same
no matter where you go.
Mm.
Oh, I love that.
Why aren't you eating?
Eh.
You're around this
every day.
It's not the burger,
Dad.
Mom's an alcoholic,
and y-you've been lying to us
this entire time.
I thought
you were too young.
Maybe I wanted you
to be too young.
Yeah, well, you don't get to
choose when I'm a kid
and when I'm an adult.
Not when Mom is drunk
every single night of the week.
What about Alison?
Can she handle
the truth?
She wouldn't have to
if you were home.
You're right.
And I'm sorry for that.
Your mom and I
are both alcoholics, Jason.
I made a vow to stop,
and I had to
leave home to keep it.
And that's not fair
to you,
but I-I am fighting
to get back.
There's no such thing as lying
for a-a good reason.
What the --
What the hell, Dad?
You taught me that.
You hear
from Tripathi yet?
He's out in Chicago,
helping out his wife's parents.
Hey.
Debbie from accounting
made these.
Huh.
His wife -- she passed.
My second ex-wife's mother
still calls me for help
cleaning out her gutters.
-And you still do it?
-What am I gonna do?
Are you making any progress
on those gum wrappers?
Mm. They're names of numbers
in Hebrew.
Karolina's wedding ring.
How'd you do --Well, it had to be somewhere.
Called the local police,
asked them to do another sweep
by the bridge,
and they found it.
Ty Conway said she wouldn't take
that ring off for anything.
Yeah, but what? She took it off
before she jumped?
Well, yeah.
You know,
I have this, um
this add-a-bead necklace.
It's like a kid thing.
But it's the last thing
my father gave me before he died
and I was sent to live
with my relatives.
I never took it off.
You know, it's funny.
When I thought I'd die,
in the back of my mind,
I had this crazy thought.
"Well, I'll leave
those add-a-beads behind
and I'll still be here."
So, I thought
I'd give it a shot.
That's a bank routing number.
Look at the prefix.
Hey.
Look. Let's go.
Thank you.
You're welcome.
Wow.
Olive oil.
You get this sometimes
with immigrants.
Nowhere feels safe.
They put anything in life
that means anything in the box.
Okay.
But why the gum wrappers?
Why go to all the effort?
Esquivel.
Do they do pregnancy checks
in a standard autopsy?
Not unless it's the suspected
cause of death.
You think it's Hudlin's?
You think he killed her
because of it?
Hudlin wouldn't have let her
toss her ring.
That ring's like
a message in a bottle.
She knew she was pregnant.
Why would she do this?
I'll call the morgue.
Hey, Mapp.
Do you know
someone named Muh-loo?
My grandmother.
Oh.
Hey, nice catch
on the cold case.
Thanks.
You know, I don't say
this often,
but since you and I graduated
Quantico around the same time,
I always think of me
and you like a little duo.
I mean, we've always had
each other's back.
Mm.
So, when Herman asked me
who I wanted to work with me
on the DNA task force,
your name was the first one
out of my mouth.
You're leading
the task force?
No. No.
I'm more senior agent.
Eric Phelan will lead.
But I'll be running
the -- the day-to day.
My research funded
the task force.
I applied for --
Exactly.
That's why you'll be
my right hand.
In fact, I really need you
to get me up to speed on DNA,
the database, you know,
what you've been doing,
so I can prep
Phelan and Herman
for their Investigator
interview.
Their what, now?
Oh, we're doing an interview
for the newsletter.
Yeah, Herman's really excited
to let the other FBI offices
know about
the DNA Task Force.
Do you think you could
write up a summary of
everything by Monday?
Of all my work?
Exactly.
And once Herman, Phelan,
and I are up to speed,
I mean, your work could
really mean something.
I mean, this could be a great
opportunity for you, Mapp.
Really excited to work
with you.
Mm-hmm.
Hey. What are you doing here
so late?
I want you to run
a DNA test
on the saliva
on the tip of that pen.
Whose is it?
Just run it.
You could just ask.
Ask what?
To join the Coalition.
Care to come in
for coffee?
I'm not going to get where
I want to go by joining.
I wanted it
to be different.
We all do.
Want to come in?
Hear what we have to say?
No.
Most agents never come close
to turning a cold case
or winning funding
for a new task force.
We're proud of you.
Come on.
Ah. Agent Mapp.
About time.
-How you doing?
-Agent Mapp.
Why did you tell
Esquivel
that you were sent
to live with relatives?
Because I was.
The background report
I received says
that you grew up
in an orphanage.
I was sent to live
with relatives
who then sent me
to an orphanage.
Well, why did your mother
send you away?
Money was tight.
My father was dead.
No way to make ends meet.
Did you have any contact
with her when you went away?
I'd get a present
at Christmas --
crochet hat
or a scarf.
Card on my birthday.
Which one of your siblings
was sent away with you?
Where are you going
with this?
Sounds like you were feeling
the pain at that moment
and looking for a place
it could land.
What makes you
think that?
Because you live in a world
of performance and accuracy.
That's where
you feel safest.
That's what gives you purpose
and meaning.
You spoke inaccurately
to your partner
after you had the experience
with Mr. Conway.
I don't think you lied.
None of my siblings
were sent away besides me.
It was just you?
Just me.
Did the rest have jobs?
My older brother
and sister, yes.
But my little brother
was younger than me,
so, no.
What did you make
of that then?
I wanted
to be with my mother.
And what do you make
of that now?
I have no good answer.
Do you think about her?
I do.
Often?
Often.
I'm sorry.
Okay.
I'll see you next week.
Okay.
Uh, you owe me.
Those lashes are only gonna
get you so far.
Thank you.
Hey.
Hey.
Uh, Jesse.
Oh.
The Assistant
Medical Examiner.
She helped us.
That's very nice of her.
Okay, okay.
Um
we've been dating
almost two years now.
Um
she's awesome,
but we keep it quiet,
because, you know
Yeah.
It's a work thing.
Yeah.
Totally get it.
Uh, did you get the page
from Clarke?
Yeah.
Yeah, I did.
I saw Krendler's car
in the garage.
I don't know how much longer
we can keep this from him.
Come on. Let's go.
Close the door.
Too many ears and eyes
up in the bullpen.
I know you have questions
about me.
So here it is.
Joe Hudlin has me
in a vise.
You mean extortion?
ViCAP was about
to go down.
I had motive
to make that go away.
Did you report this
to the ASAC?
I don't trust anyone
but our team,
and at the moment,
that includes the AG.
DNA says
you were right.
Hudlin was the man
you saw at Woodhaven
the night Marilyn Felker
killed herself.
It's up to you, Starling.
He assaulted you.
We could cuff him
and I'd be happy with that.
Or we keep going
and tie him
to everything,
make him pay
for all of it.
His firm is still handling
my divorce,
so I can keep playing him.
Let's keep going.
We can get more.
Okay.
What do we got?
Karolina Savich.
Suicide.
Wanted to talk to an Assistant
US Attorney about Hudlin.
Might've had a personal
relationship with Hudlin.
You think he killed her?
She was alone out there.
One set of footprints in,
none out,
and she left a ring
when she jumped.
If someone were with her,
they wouldn't have
left it there.
We got us an autopsy
on the low.
She was also pregnant.
Hudlin's?
We don't know,
but there's something wrong
with the fetus.
It was --
Like the babies
in the clinical trials.
Cranial abnormalities.
Missing organs.
Improper growth.
Those trials took place
years ago.
Well, we're still waiting
on the tox report,
but maybe that drug is
just out on the market now.
Okay.
One more thing --
we tell no one about this.
Not the Bureau.
Nobody.
It's just us, which means
if it goes wrong,
we might go with it.
Anyone has a problem
with that, door's that way.
No questions.
But last chance.
Previously on "Clarice"
Two dead women floated
down the Anacostia River.
We're investigating
-a doctor.
-Felker, right?
We think that the company
that Felker worked for
silenced three whistleblowers.
And did
a professional hit on a witness
inside the FBI building.
Have you heard about
the Black Coalition?
I respect deeply
what the Coalition is doing,
but it's not for me.
Some guy hit me
across the head with a phone.
And I know
that he has something to do
with the women
we pulled out of that river.
It's him.
-So you found him.
-Can I ask
how you know this guy?
He's an attorney. His firm
is handling my divorce.
I can help you get
your kids.
I need something
from you, though.
Pull your team off what went
down on the Anacostia River.
I think you got
the wrong man.
Somebody falsified
a coroner's report.
It really
looks like it was you.
I looked into Joe Hudlin.
He's not your guy.
We're backing off
the conspiracy thing.
My last memory
of my dad
was the night
he gave me this.
Probably the best night
of my life.
I know that smell.
They roast ducks
in the morning.
First session of the day
is quite the prize.
Is it distracting
for your patients?
On the contrary.
A taste or smell
can be useful for therapy.
So, why didn't you want to
continue to work
with your last therapist?
Couldn't trust him.
And why do you think
you can trust me?
You got me to a place
A place
where I could remember
This is for
my little deputy.
Thank you, Daddy.
I saw Hudlin's face.
Under hypnosis.
Now we start therapy.
The work.
Are you ready
to do the work?
Because I can guide you,
but I can't do it for you.
I understand.
So, why do you think you need
to see a therapist?
Post-traumatic stress.
Buffalo Bill,
Marilyn Felker, Joe Hudlin.
Every agent manages it --
the fear.
Most agents don't have
an infamous serial killer
who has taken
a special interest in them.
I'm not worried
about him.
That concerns me.
He is not coming
after me.
For him, hunting me
wouldn't bring relief.
It would only
articulate his own unspoken
self-loathing.
You have a lot of confidence
in the relationship.
Yes.
You have been
traumatized.
Can you see that?
And you have a job
that continues
to re-traumatize you
every day.
Yes.
Trauma is contagious.
No one needs
a law-enforcement officer
out there spreading it.
I can help you process
your trauma,
but I can't promise you
that you will keep your job.
Can you be honest?
Always.
Alright.
If you think I shouldn't
be out there, then
I'll accept that.
But I'll do the work.
I want to do the work.
Okay.
So, why did you decide
to see me today?
A body.
Karolina.
She came from Yugoslavia
to study medicine here.
She came to me
yesterday.
All alone.
Are there any
left to distribute
to the rest of the Bureau?
Mulu Rose wants
extras.
She's a rabid grandma.
Well, you're very lucky
to have a rabid grandma.
And I'll take
the publicity.
Good for the agency
to see a Black person up there
doing the real work.
I've got to head out early.
You better get dressed.
Oh, you go ahead.
I'm meeting up with Esquivel.
We're working a lead.
Hudlin?
You're gonna catch hell
if Krendler finds out
you're still investigating
behind his back.
Be careful.
Yes, Mom.
Ugh.
You do this for Mapp?
Yes.
She deserves
a little recognition.
More than a little.
Look, I know you hate
this stuff,
but it makes
the Fraud guys nuts.
Oh, hold up.
There she is.
Why her?
When you approached her
about Felker,
she turned you
and Tripathi down.
She's been hounding
big pharma for years.
And now we have
Joe Hudlin's name.
Agent Esquivel.
This is --Clarice Starling.
Of course.
Good morning.
I thought my office told you
that I can't help you.
Joseph N. Hudlin.
Principal at Hudlin and Meriwether.
-D.C. fixer.
-What about him?
He's involved
with the River Murders.
He was present when I caught up
with Marilyn Felker.
You didn't share this
when I met you.
He and Felker spoke intimately
about the case.
If they weren't involved,
they couldn't have known
what they knew.
We think he hired Karl Wellig --
To commit murder?
Yeah.
The River Murders.
And hired the guys that killed
Wellig at Buzzard's Point.
You said to come back
when we had more.
This is more.
Paul Krendler closed
the River Murders,
and the AG -- my boss --
is satisfied.
I've been hanging out on a limb
by myself for three years.
No one higher up on the food
chain wants to poke this bear,
and I'm not risking myself
and my family
when I've got no cover.
Well, you do now.
We'll have your back.
Right.
Not when it gets ugly.
It's already ugly.
Four people are dead
that we know of.
I was almost the fifth.
We're not backing off.
Krendler might not know
what we're doing,
but if we bring him
something real, he'll engage.
Karolina Savich.
Called me,
mentioned Hudlin,
wanted to talk big pharma
if I helped her
with some visa problems.
How'd she know Hudlin?
I don't know,
but I told her
that I'm out
of the big pharma business.
She's dead.
Yes.
Suicide, apparently.
If you want to pursue this
any further,
better take it up
with the Attorney General.
There's power in the blood
In the precious blood
of the Lamb ♪
Sorry to bother again,
but Joe Hudlin keeps asking
about lunch today at Zeibert's.
Just put it on the pile.
And you're supposed to
talk to Murray.
He actually made
an appointment.
Thank you.
To whoever's been
stealing my pens --
Give us a break.
Man #
You gotta be kidding me.
Mine. Yes?
What crawled up your a--Okay?
Murray, uptight much?
We get it?
-Nobody wants your pen.
-Okay.
Hey, Murray,
I got your pen right here.
-Hey, Paul.
I got a thing.
-Hey, Paul.
-I have a thing.
Paul,
don't do that, man.
Don't --
Don't blow me off.
You're right.
The River Murders.
I've known you
a long time.
I've always known
why you did things.
And vice versa.
Something's
not adding up.
Starling's convinced
she saw Hudlin at Woodhaven.
Murray, it's a dead end.
-I don't know.
-Look, this is the Bureau,
and the Bureau needs
to clear cases.
Paul, you've never
gotten caught up
in this Bureau whatever
before.
I've never been your boss
before.
Where are Starling
and Esquivel?
Exchanging soufflé recipes.
There's a stack of leads
about the incident in Annapolis,
am I right?
Thank you.
Well, sir, I assumed
they cleared it with you
before approaching me.
The request came from
the SAC's office.
You think I don't know the value
of a little publicity, Mapp?
I mean, but this --
this
this is a slippery slope.
You're a fine agent.
I want you to keep your eye
on the prize.
I cleared a cold case,
sir.
Mm.
Inner city drug stuff.
Bobby Larkin was not involved
with drugs.
Eh, there's a perception
he was.
He was hit in the head
with a hammer, sir.
New DNA task force,
hmm?
When were you planning
on telling me?
I saw the open call
for applications and I thought,
"It's what
I'm doing already."
I want Violent Crimes focused
on things like this.
I'm impressed, Mapp.
Very impressed.
This is the sort of mettle
makes leaders.
I don't say that lightly.
I have put my all
into learning about DNA,
building a database,
and applying it
to criminal investigation.
And that good, hard work
should be reward
in and of itself.
There's no need
for these flashy articles.
Play the long game.
That's what leaders do.
Thank you.
Right.
Caucasian female.
Mid-20s.
Neck is broken.
Trauma to the head caused
subconjunctival hemorrhages.
Globe ruptures
on both eyes.
Died on impact.
Next of kin
was unreachable.
She was out here
in the States alone.
She had her wallet.
And her ID.
Could be a suicide.
Maybe we label it "suspicious"
and get a full autopsy.
Think we could get a medical
examiner to help us quietly?
Actually, yeah.
I'll make a call.
Okay.
Hold on.
Hmm.
Looks like Hebrew.
Where's Tripathi
when you need him?
We'll just have to run it
through Linguistics
back at the office.
I'll start the paperwork
to get the body transferred.
Karolina Savich.
She liked Chuck Taylors.
She writes to herself
in Hebrew.
Do not call me
on my Bureau phone.
It's much more conspicuous
if you stand.
They make a hell
of a microbrew here.
Go to hell.
We still have stuff
on the table.
I meant it.
My firm does want to
represent you
in your divorce.
A man tries to do me a favor
at the same time
he's trying to tie me
to a cover-up?
You did me a favor
by making the hit on Wellig
look like a stroke.
No.
I didn't.
Sure looks like you did.
And who else
would have the motive
to change
the coroner's report?
Stay out of my divorce,
Joe.
How many times do
I have to tell you, Paul?
Moms always win.
They could be drunk in court
and they'll still win.
I know how much
you want them safe with you.
So
I'm gonna prove my value
to you.
That, uh, DUI Mandy got out of
a couple years back?
Kids were in the car.
She ever tell you that?
Of course.
If you didn't know,
you're in worse shape
than you thought.
If you did,
you're in worse shape
than I thought.
My guy at Juvenile and Domestic
Relations District Court
agrees her behavior
is troubling.
No one asked you
to take it there.
Don't worry.
She'll lie down.
You must really need me,
Joe.
When I stop needing you
is when it gets bad.
It's an honor to represent you,
Agent Krendler.
Looking good, Joe.
Great to see you, Tom.
Hey.
-Hey, Joe.
$53 left.
Okay.
Three calls.
Hey, thanks.
Alright.
This is a $60
international calling card
she bought six months ago.
$53 left.
She made a few calls
to Yugoslaviathen nothing.
Well, there's
civil war in Yugoslavia.
Communication lines go down
constantly.
Infrastructure's gone.
Mass graves.
Bad, bad stuff.
She gets tangled up
with Hudlin.
How?
She's worth ten of him.
Well, we don't know
if she's clean yet.
What did Linguistics
come back with?
Hebrew. But it's just
a jumble of letters.
She was here
on a student visa
sponsored by
Global Health Horizons.
Global Health Horizons?
It's a charity
run by a Tyson Conway.
He's her emergency contact.
Bring him in.
Um
Karolina's
tied to Hudlin.
Is it time
to tell Krendler?
Krendler's
on a personal day.
This one's on us.
But I think it's --Krendler's, um
not, uh,
acting like himself.
What does that mean,
Clarke?
It means the guy I know
for 20 years
would believe Starling.
And I don't know
what to make of that.
Get out of here.
Thank you for joining us.
Of course.
I've never had the FBI
show up
at my door before.
What's this about?
You know someone
named Karolina Savich, Tyson?
Yeah, yeah.
She, um --
She works with me.
For how long? A couple years.
What'd you think
when we picked him up? Maybe three.
Well, he was genuinely
surprised to see us.
I'm sorry, did something
happen to her?
-He seemed too nice.
I'm afraid so.
You're too nice.
We're hoping
you can help us.
We just got these
from the Fairfax County
medical examiner.
Wh
H-- What?
When did this happen?
Yesterday.
Umwhat happened?
Maybe a suicide.
Any thoughts on what might have
made her do that?
Actually, I can think of,
uh, quite a few.
Increased respiration.
He's breathing
more heavily.
His blink rate is
staying steady, though.
She had you.
You're her only
emergency contact.
You wanna explain that?
I run a non-profit.
It's called
Global Health Horizons.
We bring in med students
from impoverished nations
from all over the world.
We train them here
so they can take
what they've learned back home.
We're trying to start
a virtuous cycle.
Karolina is
she -- she was
our ideal candidate.
From the first moment
I read her application.
She made me so proud
of the work we do.
She did an amazing job
at her residency
and at the local clinics
we placed her in.
Sorry. It's just --
It's hard to believe,
you know?
But what happened?
Doing your residency
is hard enough as it is.
Long hours.
Exhaustion.
But then a war broke out
in her home, Yugoslavia,
and it wasn't safe
for her to go back.
We were trying
to get her asylum
and bring her husband
out here,
but then her husband
was killed in Sarajevo.
Karolina was, as you can
imagine, beyond devastated.
She'd always been
so full of light.
You always get so close
to your scholarship recipients?
Or is it just the ones
that are,
um
"full of light"?
Like I said, we were trying to
bring her husband out here.
Still
bringing a special young woman here,
focusing all those
resources on her --
Ty, it must make you feel
like a big man, right?
I've never worried about
being a big man.
You like being
the protector.
Agent Clarke, what I would like
is to live in a world
where someone like Karolina
does not need
to flee her home
because it's become
a police state
run by murderous fascists.
I think we're done.
How about I show you out?
Well, hell if I know
how to read him.
Yeah.
Oh, Karolina's autopsy
got put on the schedule.
We'll have results
by tomorrow morning.
How'd you manage that
so quick?
This guy's hard to read,
but no alarm bells going off.
He seemed
to really care.
He's upset
over her death.
Seemed shocked.
He knows more.
He can tell us more.
I'm going to
go catch him.
Welcome to Fry Kingdom.
How can I help you?
Hello, little man in box.
I'm on my way
to FBI agent convention.
Very hungry.
What do you want, Dad?
Board the train
that's eastward bound♪
Two double cheeseburgers
with two milkshakes.
Tell Mama♪
And all the folks back home♪
Sometimes a man just feels♪
He's got to make it alone♪
Tell Mama♪
What're you doing here?
I was in the neighborhood.
Thought I'd come visit.
Young man #Your dad.
Because this life I live♪
Can I have
a dad burger?
Your break's in five,
right?
I'll meet you around back.
Hey, Jay. He forgot
to feed you.
Hi, Mr. Krendler.
Mr. Conway?
I'm sorry.
I didn't mean to interrupt.
Ty is fine.
Well, again,
I'm Agent Starling.
My colleague, Agent Clarke,
can be a little bit
of an acquired taste.
He's a wounded bird.
He thinks he's got
a sensitive bull button,
but that's just because
he thinks everyone is lying.
Well, he thought you were
telling us the truth.
Good.
I was.
Uh, Mr. Conway.
Tyson --
I brought Karolina
over here.
I was
We can always try
to help people,
to save them, but
you know, we never really get
the final say.
You understand.
Yeah.
The jobs we're drawn to
aren't an accident.
Um
you said Karolina
was married.
Did she wear
a wedding ring?
Yes.
I'd never seen one
like it before.
We didn't find it
among her things.
She wouldn't have taken
that ring off for anything.
Will you let us know
if you think of anything else?
Will you tell me
if you find something?
If it doesn't hurt
the case.
Thank you.
Are you sure?
She wouldn't take
her ring off?
She loved her husband
very much.
Do you have anyone
in your life right now?
I live
with my best friend.
Everything else going on,
that is enough for me.
Outside of your best friend,
when was the last time
that you felt known, seen?
Not examined?
Not examined.
Known.
I don't know.
Do you want that?
Do you want to be known?
I think what you're asking might
be a little advanced for me.
That's fair.
Why do you think you understood
Mr. Conway?
Was it because you happened
to be studying him as a suspect?
No. He didn't feel
like a suspect.
He felt
um
Do you ever get a-a feeling
about someone?
A feeling?
Like there's an easy place
for the pain to land.
His pain, or yours?
His pain, or mine?
Both.
You'd be surprised
how much our past trauma
informs who we're drawn to.
Are there fries in that?
It's for Alison.
We'll get her
another one.
I'm starving.
Had to skip lunch.
Okay.
Nice.
Mm?
Coworkers seem cool.
My boss is a dick.
Hey.
I remember
when I was a kid,
everyone wanted to work
at Fry Kingdom.
Tastes the same
no matter where you go.
Mm.
Oh, I love that.
Why aren't you eating?
Eh.
You're around this
every day.
It's not the burger,
Dad.
Mom's an alcoholic,
and y-you've been lying to us
this entire time.
I thought
you were too young.
Maybe I wanted you
to be too young.
Yeah, well, you don't get to
choose when I'm a kid
and when I'm an adult.
Not when Mom is drunk
every single night of the week.
What about Alison?
Can she handle
the truth?
She wouldn't have to
if you were home.
You're right.
And I'm sorry for that.
Your mom and I
are both alcoholics, Jason.
I made a vow to stop,
and I had to
leave home to keep it.
And that's not fair
to you,
but I-I am fighting
to get back.
There's no such thing as lying
for a-a good reason.
What the --
What the hell, Dad?
You taught me that.
You hear
from Tripathi yet?
He's out in Chicago,
helping out his wife's parents.
Hey.
Debbie from accounting
made these.
Huh.
His wife -- she passed.
My second ex-wife's mother
still calls me for help
cleaning out her gutters.
-And you still do it?
-What am I gonna do?
Are you making any progress
on those gum wrappers?
Mm. They're names of numbers
in Hebrew.
Karolina's wedding ring.
How'd you do --Well, it had to be somewhere.
Called the local police,
asked them to do another sweep
by the bridge,
and they found it.
Ty Conway said she wouldn't take
that ring off for anything.
Yeah, but what? She took it off
before she jumped?
Well, yeah.
You know,
I have this, um
this add-a-bead necklace.
It's like a kid thing.
But it's the last thing
my father gave me before he died
and I was sent to live
with my relatives.
I never took it off.
You know, it's funny.
When I thought I'd die,
in the back of my mind,
I had this crazy thought.
"Well, I'll leave
those add-a-beads behind
and I'll still be here."
So, I thought
I'd give it a shot.
That's a bank routing number.
Look at the prefix.
Hey.
Look. Let's go.
Thank you.
You're welcome.
Wow.
Olive oil.
You get this sometimes
with immigrants.
Nowhere feels safe.
They put anything in life
that means anything in the box.
Okay.
But why the gum wrappers?
Why go to all the effort?
Esquivel.
Do they do pregnancy checks
in a standard autopsy?
Not unless it's the suspected
cause of death.
You think it's Hudlin's?
You think he killed her
because of it?
Hudlin wouldn't have let her
toss her ring.
That ring's like
a message in a bottle.
She knew she was pregnant.
Why would she do this?
I'll call the morgue.
Hey, Mapp.
Do you know
someone named Muh-loo?
My grandmother.
Oh.
Hey, nice catch
on the cold case.
Thanks.
You know, I don't say
this often,
but since you and I graduated
Quantico around the same time,
I always think of me
and you like a little duo.
I mean, we've always had
each other's back.
Mm.
So, when Herman asked me
who I wanted to work with me
on the DNA task force,
your name was the first one
out of my mouth.
You're leading
the task force?
No. No.
I'm more senior agent.
Eric Phelan will lead.
But I'll be running
the -- the day-to day.
My research funded
the task force.
I applied for --
Exactly.
That's why you'll be
my right hand.
In fact, I really need you
to get me up to speed on DNA,
the database, you know,
what you've been doing,
so I can prep
Phelan and Herman
for their Investigator
interview.
Their what, now?
Oh, we're doing an interview
for the newsletter.
Yeah, Herman's really excited
to let the other FBI offices
know about
the DNA Task Force.
Do you think you could
write up a summary of
everything by Monday?
Of all my work?
Exactly.
And once Herman, Phelan,
and I are up to speed,
I mean, your work could
really mean something.
I mean, this could be a great
opportunity for you, Mapp.
Really excited to work
with you.
Mm-hmm.
Hey. What are you doing here
so late?
I want you to run
a DNA test
on the saliva
on the tip of that pen.
Whose is it?
Just run it.
You could just ask.
Ask what?
To join the Coalition.
Care to come in
for coffee?
I'm not going to get where
I want to go by joining.
I wanted it
to be different.
We all do.
Want to come in?
Hear what we have to say?
No.
Most agents never come close
to turning a cold case
or winning funding
for a new task force.
We're proud of you.
Come on.
Ah. Agent Mapp.
About time.
-How you doing?
-Agent Mapp.
Why did you tell
Esquivel
that you were sent
to live with relatives?
Because I was.
The background report
I received says
that you grew up
in an orphanage.
I was sent to live
with relatives
who then sent me
to an orphanage.
Well, why did your mother
send you away?
Money was tight.
My father was dead.
No way to make ends meet.
Did you have any contact
with her when you went away?
I'd get a present
at Christmas --
crochet hat
or a scarf.
Card on my birthday.
Which one of your siblings
was sent away with you?
Where are you going
with this?
Sounds like you were feeling
the pain at that moment
and looking for a place
it could land.
What makes you
think that?
Because you live in a world
of performance and accuracy.
That's where
you feel safest.
That's what gives you purpose
and meaning.
You spoke inaccurately
to your partner
after you had the experience
with Mr. Conway.
I don't think you lied.
None of my siblings
were sent away besides me.
It was just you?
Just me.
Did the rest have jobs?
My older brother
and sister, yes.
But my little brother
was younger than me,
so, no.
What did you make
of that then?
I wanted
to be with my mother.
And what do you make
of that now?
I have no good answer.
Do you think about her?
I do.
Often?
Often.
I'm sorry.
Okay.
I'll see you next week.
Okay.
Uh, you owe me.
Those lashes are only gonna
get you so far.
Thank you.
Hey.
Hey.
Uh, Jesse.
Oh.
The Assistant
Medical Examiner.
She helped us.
That's very nice of her.
Okay, okay.
Um
we've been dating
almost two years now.
Um
she's awesome,
but we keep it quiet,
because, you know
Yeah.
It's a work thing.
Yeah.
Totally get it.
Uh, did you get the page
from Clarke?
Yeah.
Yeah, I did.
I saw Krendler's car
in the garage.
I don't know how much longer
we can keep this from him.
Come on. Let's go.
Close the door.
Too many ears and eyes
up in the bullpen.
I know you have questions
about me.
So here it is.
Joe Hudlin has me
in a vise.
You mean extortion?
ViCAP was about
to go down.
I had motive
to make that go away.
Did you report this
to the ASAC?
I don't trust anyone
but our team,
and at the moment,
that includes the AG.
DNA says
you were right.
Hudlin was the man
you saw at Woodhaven
the night Marilyn Felker
killed herself.
It's up to you, Starling.
He assaulted you.
We could cuff him
and I'd be happy with that.
Or we keep going
and tie him
to everything,
make him pay
for all of it.
His firm is still handling
my divorce,
so I can keep playing him.
Let's keep going.
We can get more.
Okay.
What do we got?
Karolina Savich.
Suicide.
Wanted to talk to an Assistant
US Attorney about Hudlin.
Might've had a personal
relationship with Hudlin.
You think he killed her?
She was alone out there.
One set of footprints in,
none out,
and she left a ring
when she jumped.
If someone were with her,
they wouldn't have
left it there.
We got us an autopsy
on the low.
She was also pregnant.
Hudlin's?
We don't know,
but there's something wrong
with the fetus.
It was --
Like the babies
in the clinical trials.
Cranial abnormalities.
Missing organs.
Improper growth.
Those trials took place
years ago.
Well, we're still waiting
on the tox report,
but maybe that drug is
just out on the market now.
Okay.
One more thing --
we tell no one about this.
Not the Bureau.
Nobody.
It's just us, which means
if it goes wrong,
we might go with it.
Anyone has a problem
with that, door's that way.
No questions.
But last chance.