Cult (2013) s01e08 Episode Script

1 Previously on Cult Just tell me what the problem is, Nate.
I made contact with them last night, and I think they're after me now.
You made contact with who? Uh, the TV show.
It's called Cult.
But it's not just a TV show; It goes beyond that.
You have no idea how much I don't want - to get you mixed up in this.
- Nate! I know what it's like to have somebody you love go missing.
My mother and I have lived ten years not knowing what happened to my father.
This would have been so much easier if you had just let me do my job.
- What do you mean? - Nate is the reason you're still alive.
1988 That's got to be Sakelik.
Are you familiar with the Olivia Leland murder? She was murdered in her Beverly Hills home.
25 years ago, Roslyn used that map to find us homes to rob.
Roslyn killed Olivia Leland? Cult 01x08 The Devil You Know Split up! Go! Why? Wh why? Meadow Roberts left a lock of her hair in the trunk of my car.
The car you were supposed to clean of any evidence.
And now Kelly, my special Kelly, has the upper hand.
And now we're even.
Hey.
Hey.
What's that? Do you remember how I told you my father's lawyer passed away a few months ago? That's the box your father left you? Yeah.
My dad did plenty of stories on high-profile Hollywood crimes.
Like Olivia Leland, and since we know that Sakelik killed Leland, thought there might be something in his notes.
Oh.
You find anything else online? Yeah, I mean, the Leland murder really shook the city up, but are you ready for the wild part? What? Most of the articles don't mention the arresting officer.
But when I found this one look who was on the arrest.
Oh, my God.
Yeah, Detective Sakelik, 11 years ago, when she was a beat cop.
We need to find a piece of evidence that will stick.
Something that we can use against her as leverage to get Nate back.
I'm thinking about talking to her partner.
Detective Zavala.
Seriously? Why now? Well, have you noticed he's never around when she's doing anything bad? He's an investigating officer into Nate's disappearance, and if he's not mixed up with her, maybe it's time I talk to him.
I don't know, Jeff.
Listen, I'll I'll be careful.
I promise.
Roger.
Hey.
How are you? Very well, Stuart.
Thank you.
How's the Jag treating you? Like a supremely talented concubine.
Fantastic.
Perhaps you'd enjoy driving her up to my Santa Barbara estate for the weekend.
This weekend? Yes.
All very casual.
I have invited several business associates to join me as well.
You would be the guest of honor.
And it would be an honor.
Honestly.
I've been doing a little research on your family business.
Reynolds Coutellerie.
Quite impressive.
You've been checking up on me.
Well, it's not every day a near stranger just gives me a car worth more than the average house in Illinois.
Naturally, I'm curious about the intent.
I told you.
So perhaps I will consider one of your film projects.
The business associates have asked to join me.
They're my fellow investors.
What can I say? I want to impress them.
Please, consider my sincere invitation.
I will check my calendar.
Fantastic.
The hair belongs to my sister.
It's enough to make arrests.
Somebody's going to talk.
Somebody always talks.
- Mr.
Sefton.
- Detective Zavala.
- Thanks for agreeing to talk.
- Okay.
What's this about, Mr.
Sefton? I'm concerned that Detective Sakelik is not taking Nate's case seriously.
All right, but we're following up on it.
It's more like your partner is following me.
What does that mean? Did you hear about the crazed fan that attacked one of the stars of Cult last week? Mm-hmm.
Did you know that Detective Sakelik was there at the party where it happened? What Detective Sakelik does in her off-duty time is her business.
- What about Burt Quinn's murder? - What about it? I assume you know he was my boss and very close friend.
Look I don't know what you expect here.
Olivia Leland.
The murder? That case was solved years ago.
By Detective Sakelik.
You might want to look into the case again.
Look into the Leland case.
You didn't have to kill Annabelle.
She was going to ruin everything.
Annabelle didn't want what we want.
She never did.
Look at her.
Look at her! You killed her.
You killed her sister.
What did you think was going to happen, Louis? You came to me.
I wish it were me.
I wish I were dead.
I want to find the truth as much as any of us do.
But not this way.
You have to be strong, Louis.
You think I don't know how to be strong? Get out.
Get out.
Louis! - Louis! - Get out! Louis! - Get, get, get! - You're gonna hurt yourself! Roslyn, get out! You! We're so close.
No one else has to die.
Please No more, please.
Please.
I promise.
Skye, I'm really glad we're having lunch, but maybe we should have gone to that other place in Beverly Hills.
Mom, this is fine.
Okay.
And stop avoiding my question about dad.
Okay.
Yes, I remember when he was doing a piece on the Olivia Leland murder.
Of course he was, because the worse the crime, the bigger the story.
But I can't tell you how relieved I was when the network legal department killed it.
- Killed the story? - Mm-hmm.
Quentin was furious.
Do you remember anything specific? Did dad have any leads Suspicions, anything? Because I think I am getting closer to finding an answer about what happened to daddy.
Are you? You and Jeff? Personally, I think you're just headed for more heartache.
Mom.
This is that important to you? Yes, mom, it is.
Honestly, I-I don't know anything else.
But I'm sure Charlotte would know all about it.
Charlotte? Mm-hmm.
I can't go to Charlotte.
Well, it can't be that important, can it? Forensics came back on the bullet casing from the Bert Quinn murder.
It matches a weapon used in several gang-related shootings in the last year or so.
I pegged it as a home invasion all along.
Mm-hmm.
You know, I've been thinking about the Sefton case.
The missing person, - Nate Sefton.
- What about it? The brother, Jeff, used to work for this Bert Quinn guy.
Maybe there's a connection there.
Anyone ask you to think about Nate Sefton, detective? No.
I'm just saying maybe we should be taking the case more seriously.
So today you decide you're chief, huh? That it? Well, you do not get to be chief.
Not today, not tomorrow, not while I'm breathing God's sweet air.
You understand me? Do you understand?! Ros, are you okay? Dad always said that Charlotte was the best producer in the business.
They've been working together since I was a kid.
I haven't seen her since dad disappeared.
How well did you know her? She came to the house sometimes.
Mom didn't like dad bringing work home, - so it wasn't a lot.
- Hey, are you okay? Fine.
I'm fine.
- You know I can take that.
- No, I got it.
Wait, Skye, what's going on here? I mean, I feel like we're about to walk into an ambush.
It's nothing.
Tell me.
My parents were going through a rough patch, and my dad and Charlotte Had an affair.
Dad was always at work, drank a lot.
Paperback psych 101.
It was over by the time dad vanished.
I mean Look, I can do this, if it's too weird for you.
No, it's okay.
Really.
Let's just get this over with.
Quentin held on to all these things? I haven't seen them in years.
But I have to tell you, there wasn't a day after Quentin went missing, not for months, that I didn't expect a call in the middle of the night saying they found his body.
Even now sometimes When the phone rings My mom remembers he was working on a piece about Olivia Leland.
But I couldn't find anything in his notes.
No, I wouldn't think so.
Why is that? When network legal killed the report, they made Quentin turn over all of his work materials.
Wait, what's this? Do you recognize that key? Charlotte? I had a friend who owned a boat.
She, uh, kept it down at the marina down in Newport beach.
Quentin and I I'm sorry.
Skye, I am so sorry.
What about this marina? He told me he had a place, hidden, where he kept all of his dangerous stuff.
There were storage lockers at this marina.
Manager says the storage unit's down this way.
Said he didn't know anything about unit 526.
Says that it's privately owned, all the records are anonymous.
Look, this could be nothing.
I know.
Or it could just as easily be the answers to ten years of worrying, wondering and not knowing about my father.
You wanted to meet me alone out here no backup after what you did to me? Humiliating me in public, interrogating me.
You're not worried that I might be angry? Are you? I could never be angry at you, Kelly.
You wanted to talk? I want to make a deal.
The evidence against you in return for my sister.
That's not direct evidence against me.
You know that.
Proof that Meadow was in your car.
Your family won't survive the hell I'll bring down on them, Billy.
I can take that from you right now.
You wouldn't shoot me.
You couldn't.
Do we have a deal? We do.
Not even a clue as to why my father disappeared.
Nothing.
Here, check this out.
If I'm reading this right, it says 11 years ago the police reopened the Leland case.
But the suspect they were investigating is not the guy that Sakelik arrested.
Louis Beal? Who's Louis Beal? I have no idea, but his fingerprints were matched.
Well, do you think that Sakelik framed her suspect to protect this Beal guy? It sounds like Sakelik.
Wait a second, check this out Next to your dad's notes on Louis Beal.
"Moon Hill video.
" Like where Sakelik grew up.
It says there's a videotape.
- I don't see any tapes in here.
- Yeah.
There are DVDs.
Meaning my dad transferred the tape.
What? What is it? Steven Rae.
What does this mean? Did this come from Steven Rae? Damn, Reynolds, you're a killing machine.
We're gonna have to handicap you.
Maybe you should wear sunglasses.
Or put a bucket on your head.
Don't be uncomfortable, Roger.
It's an homage.
We love your show.
Yeah, this episode was the best one yet.
Yeah, really great work, Roger.
Thank you, I-I guess.
It's all in good fun.
Right, right.
All in good fun.
Next shot's yours.
Come on.
Come on, Louis.
Check the map.
Okay.
Olivia Leland Wake up, Louis.
Check the map.
Wait, that's Annabelle, isn't it? Yeah, Annabelle 25 years ago.
Yeah, wait.
Here.
Let's go.
Wait, stop.
That's Sakelik.
Is this the night of the murder? You coming? Let's go.
Come on, Louis.
Here, here, here.
That's Olivia Leland.
Oh, my God.
Roslyn, stop it! What are you doing? What are you doing? Annabelle told us she killed Leland.
Guys, wait.
But there's not an actual shot of Sakelik committing the crime.
Well, it looks like this was edited.
Which means there must be an original tape with the murder on it.
If we can find that, we've got Sakelik.
Damn! Mulligan.
Take another shot.
Yes! Nice! Nice one! Not bad, my friend.
Not bad.
Gentlemen, shall we call it an evening? Come on, Stuart.
The night is young.
One more round, boys? Yeah! Yeah, let's do it.
Nice.
Yes! That card is more than ten years old.
Yeah, well, it's worth a try.
Moon Hill video.
This is Louis.
How can I help you? Louis Beal? That's right.
Who's this? Louis? The disabled boy from the Moon Hill pictures.
- You're the owner? - Louis Beal? Yes.
Can I help you with something? Is there, uh, some place we can talk in private? Why? What's this about? We're here to talk to you about Moon Hill.
And Olivia Leland.
And Roslyn Sakelik.
I don't understand.
We saw the videotape.
The one you made the night of the murder.
This is you, isn't it? That's not possible.
What's not possible? Where did you get this? Annabelle Creusen gave it to us.
Sakelik killed Annabelle.
Did you know that? Listen, we're not interested in you.
We want Roslyn Sakelik.
Will you help us? You have the tape.
Why do you need my help? The tape doesn't actually show Sakelik killing Olivia Leland.
Yes, it does.
Hello? Anybody here? We're closed right now.
Los Angeles PD.
Looking for Louis Beal.
Detective.
Mr.
Sefton.
I see you've been following up on what I told you.
You two shouldn't be here.
You should let me handle this.
What's this about? Mr.
Beal, I'd like to ask you a few questions privately.
I need to call someone.
I need to call someone first, so I I understand.
You can make a call from the station, Mr.
Beal.
Just give me a few more minutes with him, okay? You might have started this ball rolling, but you need to back away now.
Let me handle this.
Mr.
Beal, please.
What's the damn rush? The rush, Roslyn, is that Louis has been taken into police custody for questioning.
Why? Maybe you should ask your partner.
He's the one who brought Louis in.
It has something to do with the Olivia Leland case.
No.
I'm sure you can imagine my, uh Discomfort when Louis called me from the station.
I'll take care of it.
There's something else that worries me.
Louis tells me you and he had a fight.
- We did - Don't.
Roslyn whatever's going on with you, get it under control.
We're too close to the answer for anything to go wrong now.
This whole mess is happening because of Nate Sefton.
We don't need him.
Nate Sefton is not negotiable.
Fix this thing with Louis.
Am I clear? Am I clear? Louis isn't going to talk to Zavala.
You saw him.
He's terrified of Sakelik.
You don't know that.
I mean, if he talks and gives up Sakelik and takes her out of play, the cops are going to arrest her and lock her up, and we lose our leverage.
You just couldn't let it be, could you? Do you understand why all this is happening, Mr.
Sefton? Why so many people had to die? Look, no one else has to die.
I just want my brother back.
You only get so many heartbeats, so you need to be careful how you use them.
What you use them for.
When I was a child, my heartbeats got taken from me.
And I'm fighting to get them back.
You can understand that, can't you, Mr.
S? Just give me Nate, and you can keep your heartbeats.
Can't do that.
But what I can do is try to clean up this mess.
Oh, God.
She's gonna kill Louis.
She's not gonna kill him in a police station.
Look, Louis says there's a full tape that shows her killing Olivia.
We get our hands on that tape, she'll have to give up Nate to save herself.
At Louis's store.
Yeah.
Back here.
What exactly are we looking for? Start with 1987.
I mean, he's got to have these Moon Hill tapes around here somewhere.
I didn't tell them anything, Roslyn, nothing.
Nothing.
I know you didn't, Louis.
Wait a second.
Wait.
You're not gonna uncuff me? Roslyn?! Roslyn, take the cuffs off of me.
Roslyn! - Jeff? - Yeah.
Something isn't right.
What is this room, like, 15 feet wide? Yeah, pretty close.
Out front, the building's wider.
There should be more.
Over there.
Knocks echoing) This is my article.
This is what they held up in front of Nate in that video.
A camera.
Nate was here.
This is where they shot the video.
1987.
These must be them.
Let's give it a look.
We have to make a decision, Louis.
I'm sorry.
I don't know what else to do.
You're gonna have to give up the store, of course.
Change your name.
Wha What? You're a fugitive from justice, Louis.
You're gonna have to hide out for a bit till I can sort things out.
I got Louis out before he said anything.
Anything about you.
You remember, Roslyn When we were children, after our parents left You remember Thomas? You took care of him.
He was 11, and I buried him in the woods.
And then you did it again to Greta.
Both of them were a danger to us all.
Now it's you who is a danger to us all.
There were 20 of us.
20 children lost and alone.
Only 13 of us are left.
The answer we've been seeking our whole lives is so close.
Watch your step, Louis.
Skye.
That's it.
Here.
I love you, Stuart.
I love all I love all of you.
I know that.
You have to succeed.
I will.
I promise I will.
I promise.
Come on, let's do it! Well, we've got her now.
Hey.
Let's go.
Andy.
Andy, baby, my sweet baby.
They told me you'd come for me.
Let me look at you.
A sight to warm the heart.
Here, hold this.
We're even.
A kiss to seal the deal? Enjoy your family reunion, Kelly.
I hope it's everything you want it to be.
Hey, come on.
Let's go home.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Meadow.
You've you've got the tattoo.
It's not a tattoo, Kel; It's a brand.
I know.
The way Billy marks his property.
It's okay, it's okay.
We'll get it removed as soon as we can.
- Please - Okay.
Come on, let's go home.
It doesn't matter what's on there.
No one's going to want to hear it, not now.
My brother is still missing, and Sakelik is involved with the group behind it this is evidence! No.
No, it's not.
It's nothing.
My partner died a hero.
What? Yes.
Her suicide was a tragedy.
And that's going to be the official line out there that's already the buzz.
You can't do this.
That's how this works! Ros wasn't part of any mysterious group.
There's no conspiracy.
There's nothing.
I'm sorry.
Wait, detective.
You can't just let this go.
You know it's real.
They've got my brother.
This is so cool.
There were four of them there that night.
Sakelik, Annabelle, Louis Yeah, and this one.
Is that Steven Rae? If Steven Rae gave this viseo to my father, he must have known about Moon Hill.
Steven Rae and your father, yeah, they both knew.
Yeah, but Sakelik and Annabelle are dead, Louis has disappeared and then there's him.
What do we do next? Well, we look at every one of these tapes, go through your father's notes.
I mean, whatever these True Believers are up to, Sakelik's death isn't going to stop them.
And Steven Rae and Nate are In the middle of it all.
A lonesome star You did the right thing.
In a bitter sky I hope so.
You always do.
Calling out in the night Roslyn frightened me.
And I know deep down you never completely trusted her.
Am I strong enough She was one of us.
To let things just die? And I I'm devastated that she's gone.
I fight and I fight just to keep the spark alive but if there's nothing - on the other side - I should be going.
Why can't I leave well enough alone Yes, my sweet.
The plan.
It is going to work isn't it? Nothing else matters.
Just let it die Be careful, daddy.
Cross my heart.
Just let it die just let it die just let it die.