The Finder (2012) s01e10 Episode Script
The Conversation
Samba--fast.
It's all about carnival and color and celebration.
Rumba--slow.
Man, woman, the night, and romance.
Samba--hip shakin'.
Rumba--hip swingin'.
Samba--fancy footwork.
Rumba--steamy passion, the language of love.
Stop.
You guys need a hobby.
This is our hobby.
How's about you actually learn dance instead of just arguing about it? Oh, you better believe I know how to dance.
He can't dance.
I hate to admit it, but I actually miss Isabel coming around.
Whew.
Not as much as I do.
You don't have to tell us why.
It's because of the sex.
Hey! Don't laugh together against me.
I happen to very good at the sex.
She's studying for her law midterm.
Nobody call her for any reason.
Excuse me? Are you the finder man? Yeah, he is.
I like to ask a few questions before admitting to who I am.
I'm Marta Abreu, and this is my daughter, Adina.
Play the message, mama.
Marta, if you're there, pick up.
Get out of the house, go somewhere safe.
Remember that spot we stayed that one time by highway 19? Take Adina and you stay there until you hear from me, all right? Don't talk to nobody.
That's my papa.
You need to find him.
So what do the police say? The cops don't care 'cause papa used to be in a gang.
Carlos quit the Matones.
He left that life behind for us.
Yeah.
And the police say he went back to the gang.
That is not what happened.
Please, find my husband.
Please.
Can I ask them how they found me? My cousin works for chef Alejandro at the Bella Plata restaurant.
He said you found him in 2 days after the police looked for 3 years.
Your husband was talking to somebody else before he hung up.
That one time by highway 19? Take Adina and you stay there until you hear from me, all right? Don't talk to nobody.
Thank you for meeting me, man.
We got to figure this out-- Sounds like he's in trouble and maybe this person can help.
If your husband was in trouble, who would he go to for help? It's a pertinent question.
You should ask Uncle Raul.
Who's Uncle Raul? And is he really your uncle? No, he's my father's best friend.
From the same gang? Raul left the Matones even before Carlos.
When Carlos got out of prison, Raul got him a job working at the boilers.
Working the boilers where? Everglades Petro-Chemical.
Have you talked to Uncle Raul? We did what Carlos said.
We left the house and spoke to no one.
Well, except you came here and talked to us.
Will you find my father? No.
Walter! But I will find the rest of that conversation.
I don't understand.
We'll find your husband.
But Walter said he'd "find the rest of the conversation.
" Whatever that means.
Finding the conversation is the first step in finding Carlos.
We'll do it.
Thank you.
This is a secure facility.
How did you get in? We came in with them.
We want to talk to you about your friend Carlos Abreu.
Why? What did Carlos do? Well, it's interesting that he said "What did Carlos do?" Instead of being worried that something happened "to" Carlos.
Is that a ding-dong? I'm enjoying a delicious confection.
Who's the politician? Guy looks like he built himself up from the ground floor.
The American way.
Got to love that.
C.
E.
O.
New broom sweeps clean.
What about Carlos? Marta, if you're there, pick up.
Get out of the house, go somewhere safe.
Remember that spot we stayed that one time by highway 19? Take Adina and you stay there until you hear from me, all right.
Don't talk to nobody.
Thank you for meeting me, man.
We got to figure this out-- New broom sweeps clean? Sweeps clean what? We're a petro-chemical company, amigo, right behind big tobacco and big pharmaceutical on the most hated list.
Carlos' wife hoped you might be able to tell us something.
Why? Because I used to be a Matone? Because he's your best friend, right? How come you weren't surprised when we played that message from Carlos? Maybe because I knew something bad was going on with Carlos.
What kind of bad? Skipping work.
Won't talk to nobody.
Este depre.
Well, it took a lot of guts to hire another gang member.
Former gang member.
I put my ass on the line for him, right? If you were thinking about getting back into gang activity, who would you talk to? First of all, the guys that I used to run with, they're either dead or in prison.
If you think of anything, or hear from Carlos, call me, ok? I want to see this family back together.
You know, that's just rage you're trying to swallow there, my friend.
Sometime a ding-dong is just a ding-dong.
I'm not touching that one with a 10-foot pole.
Ahem.
Identify yourself.
Genus--homo, species--sapiens.
Sex--male.
Race--Caucasian.
Adult.
Can I get a little tit for that tat? FBI special agent Gail McHottie.
I think that's all you really need to know.
What is this? What are you doing? It's called "perspective inversion.
" It helps me to reveal the negative capability of the space.
Can I see your I.
D.
, please? Ahh.
A library card? Perfect return record.
Can I see your I.
D.
, please? McHottie? Agent McHottie? Seriously? Yeah, well, I got through high school with that name, the FBI is a snap.
Well, imagine what it would have been like for a homely girl.
Well, thank you.
Walter Sherman.
Yep.
What are you doing here? I figure you're part of a gang task force.
So Carlos Abreu must have been tied up in some sort of gang activity.
I can't really comment on an ongoing investigation unless, of course, you can help me.
Carlos' wife Marta engaged me to find out who he was speaking to just before he disappeared and what was said.
In that case, I will enjoy exploiting you.
What's in it for me? Mutual exploitation.
Full weight of the most powerful law enforcement agency in the country.
Really? So how do I get in touch with you? Excuse me.
Ask for Zazu.
How do I get a hold of you? Call the FBI.
Oh, wait! You know what? On second thought, you strike me as a confidential informant.
I think I'm going to keep you on the down low.
You seem to be a very good judge of character, agent McHottie.
I'll call you.
Zazu? It's intriguing, right? Hmm.
Hello, Walter.
Did you find anything at the house? An FBI agent named McHottie.
She's on a gang task force.
Bad news--Carlos Abreu is being investigated by a gang task force.
Good news-- Carlos wrote down where he was meeting whoever it was he was meeting.
Did the FBI agent tell you that? No.
I found it at the house.
Did you tell the FBI? Nope.
Florida code chapter 843, "crimes obstructing justice.
" Leo, are you looking at Ellie's present? No.
This morning you're eating a ding-dong.
Now you're looking at Ellie's present.
We shouldn't have taken this case.
Where was Carlos' meeting? "Meat u here.
" Where? That's what Carlos wrote down.
"Meat u here.
" Ok, Walter, but where did he want to meet? Not meet meet.
Meat meat.
Like meat you eat.
I know the place.
Well, then I'll meet you there.
By which I mean meat u here.
Background sounds match what we heard on Marta Abreu's voicemail.
People, hissing espresso cart, one-man-band.
Can't believe he'd throw this all away to go back to gang, right? Maybe he had financial pressures.
They weren't rich, but they were doing ok, living within their means.
No bling.
Some people don't know how happy they are until they mess it up.
First you start eating sugar, then you gain weight.
Then you declare war on a gang because you have some kind of flashback about the loss of your own family.
And it all starts with that candy apple.
Just--just hand it over, end the pain now.
What are you? My nutritionist? I have concerns about your state of mind.
Well, stop it.
Leo, Ellie's birthday is coming up.
Ellie's been dead almost 4 years, Walter.
Exactly.
So now this spunky little girl shows up, searching for her father.
That's not raising any issues for you? No.
This is where Carlos was when he left a voicemail for his wife.
So you're going to use my finding compulsion to switch the subject? I don't see how you're going to find a 3-day-old conversation.
What? Automated teller.
Security cameras in front of all these stores.
And how about that? How are we going to access all these cameras? By using the full force of the most powerful federal law enforcement agency in the country.
This dress make me look fat? How did people even live in the olden days? It's like restarting technology after the apocalypse.
Is the footage from the ATM on here too? It's on this card.
How'd you get a warrant for that so fast? Agent McHottie is not exactly the warrant getting type.
True.
I used charm, by which I mean I flashed my teeth, my badge, and my gun.
Have you ever talked to a therapist about your fixation on women with badges and guns? Here's what we have so far.
Footage from 11 security cameras from around the mall.
Tapes from the fashion store.
They have footage from one cam that focuses just on parrots.
You got all this for Walter? Yes.
Why? Walter has a reputation of finding things.
He and I are after the same thing-- Carlos Abreu.
Can I ask you something? Sure.
Is Carlos a bad guy? My opinion is Carlos's family would be better off without him.
Excuse me.
What did I do? Leo has kind of a thing for keeping families together.
Where's agent McHottie? I don't want to have sex with her.
I thought I'd get to your real question, save some time.
So I spurned her sexy advances.
She left.
Hey, you're good with faces, right? What do you mean? Well, you're a thief.
You can't pickpocket the same person twice.
I'm reformed now.
But, yes, I don't forget faces.
Why? I want you to look through all that footage and find Carlos Abreu.
Why? Because if we don't put that family back together, Leo's going to eat himself back into the past.
But why? His daughter Ellie's birthday is coming up.
She'd have been turning 16.
But she died in an E.
Coli outbreak that could have been prevented.
Corporate greed.
I meant-- Leo thought that maybe Ellie's death was some kind of judgment on his shady lawyering mentality.
So he lost about 1,000 pounds.
And let's just say that he became a whole different man.
A good man that we like.
Walter! When I asked why I meant what good would it do us to find Carlos Abreu on the tape? Ok, that's not what you asked.
Importance in clarity.
Walter The FBI thinks that Carlos has been smuggling chemicals out of the plant for the Matones.
You catch him talking to a Matone, we can confirm that.
I don't know.
That's a lot of footage.
And I'm really tired.
That is why they invented caffeine and sugar.
It's particularly good for young people whose brains haven't fully formed yet.
Ok.
What do you want in return? Money? That's all? No problem.
What? I'm good for it.
Remember--coffee, sugar.
It's good for you.
Where are you going? Where do you think? I don't know.
How should I know? I'm doing fine.
You don't have to worry about me.
I mean, I have my down moments and missing you.
But, I'm basically ok.
Well, that is a total pack of lies.
You know, he's taking to eating loads of crap food again.
Walter's exaggerating, baby.
Cake, candy, ice cream, cookies.
And plus, Mrs.
Leo, he had to let out his belt one notch.
Don't tell her that.
Plus, he made me take this case.
Sometimes I make Walter take cases because it's the right thing to do.
Leo wants to repair this broken family.
But now he's freaking out, because the missing father might actually be a bad guy.
That hasn't been proven yet.
The FBI thinks Carlos is working for his old gang again.
A sweet little girl like that, a kind woman, why would they be with a bad guy? It makes no sense.
Are you talking about the Abreus now or them? The only reason I don't smack you is because I know you really want to know the answer.
What's that thing you told me about the future? Buddha said, "Do not dwell in the past.
"Do not dream of the future.
Concentrate the mind on the present moment.
" All right, well there you go.
The Buddha.
He's a pretty smart guy and also, like you, an over-eater.
I am concentrating my mind on the present moment.
But all my mind wants to do is to know the future.
If you don't mind, I have a few private things I'd like to say.
Can you guys do me a favor? Can you tell him to move forward, to let go of the past, to listen to the Buddha? And especially you, Ellie, you tell him that that gift that he keeps for you in his desk is an anchor holding him to his grief.
And you tell him-- Walter.
Yeah.
This communication, it's a one-way street.
I do the talking, they do the listening.
And people call me the crazy one? I'll see you tomorrow, pal.
I appreciate your concern.
I miss you.
I miss both of you so much I could die.
Good morning.
Aah! God! Is it morning? It can't be morning.
It is.
I can tell by all the light.
What are you eating? You never eat crap like that.
You're all granola and lemon juice.
How much coffee have you had? All of it.
I found Carlos Abreu, and put all of him on this laptop.
Check it out.
There he is.
Talking on his phone.
- Leaving the message for his wife.
- Now watch.
That's got to be the guy he met.
I can't see his face.
Not from the fashion store camera, but from the other side of the mall That's Uncle Raul.
The other guy from the gang? So, agent McSexy Butt was right, and they're bad guys.
Agent McSexy Butt was right about what? Willa found our guy.
That's Raul Valerio talking to Carlos.
I wish we had sound.
Don't be an idiot.
Hey! Leo's not being an idiot.
We're looking for a conversation.
A little audio would be helpful.
No, that's what Raul is saying, "Don't be an idiot.
" Can you read lips? Should have known.
Everyone learns how to read lips in the joint.
You got to know what the bulls are saying.
It so happens I read lips because me and my mom didn't have a TV.
I watched the neighbor's set through my bedroom window.
And learned to read lips from re-runs of "Married with Children.
" What are they saying? Leo wants Raul to say, "Join the gang again," and Carlos to reject him and say, "No! I love my family.
" Walter.
A man's got to be able to laugh at his own foibles, Leo.
Some things when you make light of them, you just make them heavier.
What else did the lips say, Willa? Carlos says, "You have to help me.
" Raul says, "Don't be an idiot.
" Take the money.
Think about your family, think about Adina.
" Carlos says, "I think about my family all the time.
It's all I think about, man.
" So that's nice for you, right? That's all I can make out.
Yeah, but that's not the whole conversation.
I got to keep looking.
We'll pay a visit to Raul Valerio.
You get some sleep.
You look like a vampire.
Vampires are hot.
What? The world turns, man.
Vampires sparkle now.
You did great.
Leo's right.
This can wait, grab some sack time.
McHottie says that Carlos and Raul were stealing chemicals from the plant for the gang.
Sounds like Raul was forcing him to do it.
More like cajoling.
If Carlos didn't do what the Matones wanted, he's probably dead.
You hear that? It's a car engine.
Cold as a stone.
He killed himself.
This wasn't suicide, Leo.
Well, he certainly is dead.
You guys might want to make yourself scarce before I call in the locals.
Why? Well, they're going to want to question you for, like, 12 hours.
They do like to question.
I'm just going to tell 'em that I stumbled upon Raul's suicide during the course of the investigation.
Walter said it wasn't suicide.
His hands are on the steering wheel.
The second he passed out, they would have fallen in his lap.
They were placed there after he died.
I am so taking credit for that insight.
So why don't you guys get while the getting's good.
And then I'll just call you if forensics comes up with anything.
I thought you were going to get some sleep.
I got mixed signals on that.
Ok.
So there are some gaps, and I'm not 100% on the chronology, because not every segment is time coded, but I think I've got something starting to make sense here.
You're not going to make her as crazy as you.
You enjoying that snicker-doodle much? "Take the money.
Think about your family.
Think about Adina.
" "I think about my family all the time.
It's all that I think about, man.
" "This all goes away if you do the smart thing.
" "The smart thing? No matter what I do, people get hurt.
" "The smart thing is taking care of your own first.
" "Marta and Adina are both safe as long as they can't find me or the--" The what? Hold on.
Can we just take a moment here? That is some amazing thing she just did, right? Yeah.
Or the what? Tell her! That's amazing, Willa, except for the part where we don't know the key point of the whole mystery.
It's not my fault they turned away from every camera.
Wait, wait, wait.
Rewind that.
Right there.
What is that? What? The hipster chick filming the one-man-band.
Her camera is pointed right at them.
You want to find the random human being filming the one-man-band? What if she's a tourist and already went home to Quebec? What French Canadian tourist is going to film a one-man-band for more than a minute? Girlfriend? I don't think one-man-bands get to have girlfriends.
She's got one of those things around her neck that directors wear.
If we find that camera, we find the rest of the conversation.
You're coming with us, Willa.
Why? 'Cause people are dying.
That's awesome.
I didn't mean the dying part.
Yes! Leo, that's That's not real.
The world is more mysterious than people think, Willa.
Are you all right? I wouldn't mind knowing the future, just a little bit.
You mean past Ellie's birthday? I know a guy that can see the future for real.
For real real or gypsy real? He's a Chovihani.
He has the gift.
You're having a tough time.
Let me help you.
I owe you.
All right.
Hipster chick is a student filmmaker doing a documentary on street performers.
She gave me the tape.
So you're the infamous Timo.
And you're Leo.
Pleased to meet you.
I doubt that.
Don't doubt it.
We both care about Willa.
Willa says you're going to take me to some brilliant tarot card reader.
Not take you.
I am the Chovihani.
I'll read your cards.
I'm not sure I trust you.
I have better things to do.
Look, Willa made me.
I'm not even taking any money from you.
I understand if you want to cancel.
'Cause after this reading, I'll know things about you maybe you don't want me to know.
Kid, when it comes to knowing people, there is no such thing as a one-way street.
The tower Represents a past to which you must not return.
Or what? Death.
Maybe, maybe not.
But it is a warning.
You are being tested.
We all are being tested all the time.
Life is a test.
You have murder in your heart.
That's a fact.
I've been carrying it there for many years.
What do you need to know? I need to know if Can I keep this murder in my heart, or will it get out where it can do some real harm? Last card.
Your future.
Let me ask you a question, Timo, about what's in your own heart.
I told you there is no such thing as a one way street.
Go.
Ask.
Do you have Willa's best interests at heart? Yes.
Do you? Yes.
You're just her boss.
I'm her benefactor.
And I'm her family.
Which is why if Willa wants me to do something for you, I'll do it.
That's what family does.
What else do you see? You worry about your daughter.
You worry that you waited until after she died to become better.
Your heart aches that she didn't see the man you became, the man you are now.
She knew only the man you used to be.
I'll onto this for another day.
But I think we're done for now.
You don't have to ask me twice.
The only reason you're still alive is the list.
That's why they'll never find it.
Where is it? Hidden in the company's own hellish heart, where they'll never think to look.
I don't understand.
I was wrong.
The Matones weren't leaning on your husband to steal chemicals.
Everglades Petro-Chemical was leaning on your husband to keep his mouth shut.
So, what, he's like a stool pigeon? Shut up! You shut up! Adina! Why does everybody want to make my papa bad? Not bad.
Good.
I think he's a whistle-blower, completely different than a stool pigeon.
What? It's exactly the same thing! Adina, apologize! No.
She called my father a snitch.
I'm sorry.
She's just very upset.
No, it's all right.
Willa needs a good slap every once in a while and it's against the law for me to do it.
How will this help you find my husband? I didn't sign on to find your husband.
I signed on to find the conversation.
I'm done.
What could Carlos have known that would threaten these people? He keeps the boiler working.
He's just a worker.
Walter, are you serious? We're done? The big man said you'd find my father.
Leo promised you that? Yes! Are you guys ok? Yeah.
How is it good news that their motel room got blown up? It wasn't a really nice room.
Now they can stay at one of your excellent trailers.
I'm serious, Walter.
It's a warning, Leo.
The company wants to show Carlos they mean business.
You think Carlos is still alive? Yep.
And so does the company.
That's what you want, right? Carlos back together with his family? What do you care? You found the conversation.
You're done.
Yes, I am.
Except now I'm going to go get back whatever Carlos hid from the company.
Hid where? Carlos told us himself-- in the company's "own hellish heart.
" Once you have whatever it is, you can use that as leverage to get the Abreu family back together.
That's what you promised that little girl.
You want to keep that promise, right? Why do you keep asking me what I want? 'Cause you're a man who keeps his promises.
I'd like to help you do that.
Just, uh, consider it a birthday present.
It's not my birthday.
It's Ellie's birthday.
Thank you, Walter.
Buddy, you spend all your time lifeguarding me 'cause I'm nuts.
The least I can do is return the favor when you're Dr.
Demento.
You need help? When the falcon hunts, does he need help? I don't know how to answer to that.
Well, he's a falcon.
He doesn't need help.
Shouldn't you at least call agent McHottie for back up? Nah, I'm about to break the law, Leo.
FBI agents get all huffy on the subject.
Falcon That'll ruin your hairdo.
It worked.
Well, hi! Well, look at you.
You know, I'm not going to come through here if you're going to arrest me.
You're safe.
Trespassing is not part of my jurisdiction.
Well, in that case Is that red? No.
Well, then you will be interested to know Whew! That none of this has anything to do with gangs.
And you're not an FBI agent.
Man! What? This is embarrassing.
Usually, I'm a couple of steps ahead in things like this.
I guess--well, I guess Finder Jr.
was doing the thinking on this one.
Wow How'd you know, Walter? It's the earrings.
No FBI agent's going to wear beautiful, sexy, dangly earrings like that.
For your information, I wore these exact same earrings when I actually was an agent.
Something tells me that's not why you got fired.
This is going to go one of two ways.
You're going to give me that list, and I'll let you go.
You don't, I'll shoot you for breaking into a highly restricted area.
You're working for Everglades Petro-Chemical.
Give it to me, Walter.
Eh Honestly, I'm just as happy shooting you.
That's why I got canned by the F.
B.
I.
There's a surprise.
For God sake Ah! Oh! Wow.
Timing is everything.
It's been real.
Walter, are you sure McHottie was alive when you left her? Yeah.
She may need a pacemaker for the rest of her life.
You sure you don't want me to go with you? I do this part better alone.
Are you taking a gun? Walter, I'm fine.
You did what you do.
Now I'll do what I do.
And Carlos Abreu can go home to be with his family.
That's what we all want, right? It sure as hell is what you want.
According to Timo, this is my future.
Justice? This does not reassure me in any way.
Every time Batman goes looking for justice, he kills hundreds of people.
We'll have to meet with them next week.
To discuss the details.
Mr.
Anderson, my name is Leo Knox.
I represent Carlos Abreu.
Give us a few minutes.
What can I do for you, Mr.
Knox? I have in my possession a document listing a number of toxic chemicals which were burned in one of your incinerators.
I refer all nuisance suits to our general counsel.
My client brought this list to your attention.
You tried and failed to bribe him.
When Raul Valerio failed as your intermediary, you had him killed.
Well, let's break this down, shall we, Mr.
Knox? First, I didn't have anybody bribed, killed, or blown up.
If indeed that did happen, that was due to the action of a mentally unhinged security chief.
So shall we cut directly to why it is you are here? Are you offering me monetary compensation? How much? I'm busy man.
It's going to total about a $100 million.
You're delusional.
You are going to announce tonight the inadvertent incineration of those toxic chemicals.
Then you're going to announce a series of donations to these charities.
You're going to be an angel, sir, a hero.
You're going to do the right thing.
And what if I don't accept? I know how you came to make the poor choices you made.
Hmm.
Do you? Really, Mr.
Knox? Somewhere you have an internal report that says losses are acceptable.
You were wrong to believe that.
So was the man who threw away the life of my wife and my daughter.
And what happens if I don't do what you ask? That list will become the basis of a class action lawsuit which will bankrupt your company.
Of, if the cards had turned up a little bit different, I just might have to kill you.
Ah! That's for offering me money.
Is this for me? Yes.
Something special for when you see your father.
If that's all right.
Why? Because today would have been my daughter Ellie's birthday.
What happened to her? She was taken away from me too soon.
But it makes me feel good to give another little girl a present on Ellie's birthday.
Why don't you give it to her? Adina! I'm sorry.
Because I got it for a girl your age.
It's very pretty.
Thank you! You're welcome.
Papa! Everglades Petro-Chemical announces all these environmental initiatives, publicly thanks Carlos Abreu Sometimes people do the right thing.
You scared that guy, right? Like "angel of death" scared him? I'm not always proud of my behavior.
Yeah, well, you didn't kill him.
You should be proud of that.
Happy Birthday to Ellie.
Happy Birthday, baby.
It's all about carnival and color and celebration.
Rumba--slow.
Man, woman, the night, and romance.
Samba--hip shakin'.
Rumba--hip swingin'.
Samba--fancy footwork.
Rumba--steamy passion, the language of love.
Stop.
You guys need a hobby.
This is our hobby.
How's about you actually learn dance instead of just arguing about it? Oh, you better believe I know how to dance.
He can't dance.
I hate to admit it, but I actually miss Isabel coming around.
Whew.
Not as much as I do.
You don't have to tell us why.
It's because of the sex.
Hey! Don't laugh together against me.
I happen to very good at the sex.
She's studying for her law midterm.
Nobody call her for any reason.
Excuse me? Are you the finder man? Yeah, he is.
I like to ask a few questions before admitting to who I am.
I'm Marta Abreu, and this is my daughter, Adina.
Play the message, mama.
Marta, if you're there, pick up.
Get out of the house, go somewhere safe.
Remember that spot we stayed that one time by highway 19? Take Adina and you stay there until you hear from me, all right? Don't talk to nobody.
That's my papa.
You need to find him.
So what do the police say? The cops don't care 'cause papa used to be in a gang.
Carlos quit the Matones.
He left that life behind for us.
Yeah.
And the police say he went back to the gang.
That is not what happened.
Please, find my husband.
Please.
Can I ask them how they found me? My cousin works for chef Alejandro at the Bella Plata restaurant.
He said you found him in 2 days after the police looked for 3 years.
Your husband was talking to somebody else before he hung up.
That one time by highway 19? Take Adina and you stay there until you hear from me, all right? Don't talk to nobody.
Thank you for meeting me, man.
We got to figure this out-- Sounds like he's in trouble and maybe this person can help.
If your husband was in trouble, who would he go to for help? It's a pertinent question.
You should ask Uncle Raul.
Who's Uncle Raul? And is he really your uncle? No, he's my father's best friend.
From the same gang? Raul left the Matones even before Carlos.
When Carlos got out of prison, Raul got him a job working at the boilers.
Working the boilers where? Everglades Petro-Chemical.
Have you talked to Uncle Raul? We did what Carlos said.
We left the house and spoke to no one.
Well, except you came here and talked to us.
Will you find my father? No.
Walter! But I will find the rest of that conversation.
I don't understand.
We'll find your husband.
But Walter said he'd "find the rest of the conversation.
" Whatever that means.
Finding the conversation is the first step in finding Carlos.
We'll do it.
Thank you.
This is a secure facility.
How did you get in? We came in with them.
We want to talk to you about your friend Carlos Abreu.
Why? What did Carlos do? Well, it's interesting that he said "What did Carlos do?" Instead of being worried that something happened "to" Carlos.
Is that a ding-dong? I'm enjoying a delicious confection.
Who's the politician? Guy looks like he built himself up from the ground floor.
The American way.
Got to love that.
C.
E.
O.
New broom sweeps clean.
What about Carlos? Marta, if you're there, pick up.
Get out of the house, go somewhere safe.
Remember that spot we stayed that one time by highway 19? Take Adina and you stay there until you hear from me, all right.
Don't talk to nobody.
Thank you for meeting me, man.
We got to figure this out-- New broom sweeps clean? Sweeps clean what? We're a petro-chemical company, amigo, right behind big tobacco and big pharmaceutical on the most hated list.
Carlos' wife hoped you might be able to tell us something.
Why? Because I used to be a Matone? Because he's your best friend, right? How come you weren't surprised when we played that message from Carlos? Maybe because I knew something bad was going on with Carlos.
What kind of bad? Skipping work.
Won't talk to nobody.
Este depre.
Well, it took a lot of guts to hire another gang member.
Former gang member.
I put my ass on the line for him, right? If you were thinking about getting back into gang activity, who would you talk to? First of all, the guys that I used to run with, they're either dead or in prison.
If you think of anything, or hear from Carlos, call me, ok? I want to see this family back together.
You know, that's just rage you're trying to swallow there, my friend.
Sometime a ding-dong is just a ding-dong.
I'm not touching that one with a 10-foot pole.
Ahem.
Identify yourself.
Genus--homo, species--sapiens.
Sex--male.
Race--Caucasian.
Adult.
Can I get a little tit for that tat? FBI special agent Gail McHottie.
I think that's all you really need to know.
What is this? What are you doing? It's called "perspective inversion.
" It helps me to reveal the negative capability of the space.
Can I see your I.
D.
, please? Ahh.
A library card? Perfect return record.
Can I see your I.
D.
, please? McHottie? Agent McHottie? Seriously? Yeah, well, I got through high school with that name, the FBI is a snap.
Well, imagine what it would have been like for a homely girl.
Well, thank you.
Walter Sherman.
Yep.
What are you doing here? I figure you're part of a gang task force.
So Carlos Abreu must have been tied up in some sort of gang activity.
I can't really comment on an ongoing investigation unless, of course, you can help me.
Carlos' wife Marta engaged me to find out who he was speaking to just before he disappeared and what was said.
In that case, I will enjoy exploiting you.
What's in it for me? Mutual exploitation.
Full weight of the most powerful law enforcement agency in the country.
Really? So how do I get in touch with you? Excuse me.
Ask for Zazu.
How do I get a hold of you? Call the FBI.
Oh, wait! You know what? On second thought, you strike me as a confidential informant.
I think I'm going to keep you on the down low.
You seem to be a very good judge of character, agent McHottie.
I'll call you.
Zazu? It's intriguing, right? Hmm.
Hello, Walter.
Did you find anything at the house? An FBI agent named McHottie.
She's on a gang task force.
Bad news--Carlos Abreu is being investigated by a gang task force.
Good news-- Carlos wrote down where he was meeting whoever it was he was meeting.
Did the FBI agent tell you that? No.
I found it at the house.
Did you tell the FBI? Nope.
Florida code chapter 843, "crimes obstructing justice.
" Leo, are you looking at Ellie's present? No.
This morning you're eating a ding-dong.
Now you're looking at Ellie's present.
We shouldn't have taken this case.
Where was Carlos' meeting? "Meat u here.
" Where? That's what Carlos wrote down.
"Meat u here.
" Ok, Walter, but where did he want to meet? Not meet meet.
Meat meat.
Like meat you eat.
I know the place.
Well, then I'll meet you there.
By which I mean meat u here.
Background sounds match what we heard on Marta Abreu's voicemail.
People, hissing espresso cart, one-man-band.
Can't believe he'd throw this all away to go back to gang, right? Maybe he had financial pressures.
They weren't rich, but they were doing ok, living within their means.
No bling.
Some people don't know how happy they are until they mess it up.
First you start eating sugar, then you gain weight.
Then you declare war on a gang because you have some kind of flashback about the loss of your own family.
And it all starts with that candy apple.
Just--just hand it over, end the pain now.
What are you? My nutritionist? I have concerns about your state of mind.
Well, stop it.
Leo, Ellie's birthday is coming up.
Ellie's been dead almost 4 years, Walter.
Exactly.
So now this spunky little girl shows up, searching for her father.
That's not raising any issues for you? No.
This is where Carlos was when he left a voicemail for his wife.
So you're going to use my finding compulsion to switch the subject? I don't see how you're going to find a 3-day-old conversation.
What? Automated teller.
Security cameras in front of all these stores.
And how about that? How are we going to access all these cameras? By using the full force of the most powerful federal law enforcement agency in the country.
This dress make me look fat? How did people even live in the olden days? It's like restarting technology after the apocalypse.
Is the footage from the ATM on here too? It's on this card.
How'd you get a warrant for that so fast? Agent McHottie is not exactly the warrant getting type.
True.
I used charm, by which I mean I flashed my teeth, my badge, and my gun.
Have you ever talked to a therapist about your fixation on women with badges and guns? Here's what we have so far.
Footage from 11 security cameras from around the mall.
Tapes from the fashion store.
They have footage from one cam that focuses just on parrots.
You got all this for Walter? Yes.
Why? Walter has a reputation of finding things.
He and I are after the same thing-- Carlos Abreu.
Can I ask you something? Sure.
Is Carlos a bad guy? My opinion is Carlos's family would be better off without him.
Excuse me.
What did I do? Leo has kind of a thing for keeping families together.
Where's agent McHottie? I don't want to have sex with her.
I thought I'd get to your real question, save some time.
So I spurned her sexy advances.
She left.
Hey, you're good with faces, right? What do you mean? Well, you're a thief.
You can't pickpocket the same person twice.
I'm reformed now.
But, yes, I don't forget faces.
Why? I want you to look through all that footage and find Carlos Abreu.
Why? Because if we don't put that family back together, Leo's going to eat himself back into the past.
But why? His daughter Ellie's birthday is coming up.
She'd have been turning 16.
But she died in an E.
Coli outbreak that could have been prevented.
Corporate greed.
I meant-- Leo thought that maybe Ellie's death was some kind of judgment on his shady lawyering mentality.
So he lost about 1,000 pounds.
And let's just say that he became a whole different man.
A good man that we like.
Walter! When I asked why I meant what good would it do us to find Carlos Abreu on the tape? Ok, that's not what you asked.
Importance in clarity.
Walter The FBI thinks that Carlos has been smuggling chemicals out of the plant for the Matones.
You catch him talking to a Matone, we can confirm that.
I don't know.
That's a lot of footage.
And I'm really tired.
That is why they invented caffeine and sugar.
It's particularly good for young people whose brains haven't fully formed yet.
Ok.
What do you want in return? Money? That's all? No problem.
What? I'm good for it.
Remember--coffee, sugar.
It's good for you.
Where are you going? Where do you think? I don't know.
How should I know? I'm doing fine.
You don't have to worry about me.
I mean, I have my down moments and missing you.
But, I'm basically ok.
Well, that is a total pack of lies.
You know, he's taking to eating loads of crap food again.
Walter's exaggerating, baby.
Cake, candy, ice cream, cookies.
And plus, Mrs.
Leo, he had to let out his belt one notch.
Don't tell her that.
Plus, he made me take this case.
Sometimes I make Walter take cases because it's the right thing to do.
Leo wants to repair this broken family.
But now he's freaking out, because the missing father might actually be a bad guy.
That hasn't been proven yet.
The FBI thinks Carlos is working for his old gang again.
A sweet little girl like that, a kind woman, why would they be with a bad guy? It makes no sense.
Are you talking about the Abreus now or them? The only reason I don't smack you is because I know you really want to know the answer.
What's that thing you told me about the future? Buddha said, "Do not dwell in the past.
"Do not dream of the future.
Concentrate the mind on the present moment.
" All right, well there you go.
The Buddha.
He's a pretty smart guy and also, like you, an over-eater.
I am concentrating my mind on the present moment.
But all my mind wants to do is to know the future.
If you don't mind, I have a few private things I'd like to say.
Can you guys do me a favor? Can you tell him to move forward, to let go of the past, to listen to the Buddha? And especially you, Ellie, you tell him that that gift that he keeps for you in his desk is an anchor holding him to his grief.
And you tell him-- Walter.
Yeah.
This communication, it's a one-way street.
I do the talking, they do the listening.
And people call me the crazy one? I'll see you tomorrow, pal.
I appreciate your concern.
I miss you.
I miss both of you so much I could die.
Good morning.
Aah! God! Is it morning? It can't be morning.
It is.
I can tell by all the light.
What are you eating? You never eat crap like that.
You're all granola and lemon juice.
How much coffee have you had? All of it.
I found Carlos Abreu, and put all of him on this laptop.
Check it out.
There he is.
Talking on his phone.
- Leaving the message for his wife.
- Now watch.
That's got to be the guy he met.
I can't see his face.
Not from the fashion store camera, but from the other side of the mall That's Uncle Raul.
The other guy from the gang? So, agent McSexy Butt was right, and they're bad guys.
Agent McSexy Butt was right about what? Willa found our guy.
That's Raul Valerio talking to Carlos.
I wish we had sound.
Don't be an idiot.
Hey! Leo's not being an idiot.
We're looking for a conversation.
A little audio would be helpful.
No, that's what Raul is saying, "Don't be an idiot.
" Can you read lips? Should have known.
Everyone learns how to read lips in the joint.
You got to know what the bulls are saying.
It so happens I read lips because me and my mom didn't have a TV.
I watched the neighbor's set through my bedroom window.
And learned to read lips from re-runs of "Married with Children.
" What are they saying? Leo wants Raul to say, "Join the gang again," and Carlos to reject him and say, "No! I love my family.
" Walter.
A man's got to be able to laugh at his own foibles, Leo.
Some things when you make light of them, you just make them heavier.
What else did the lips say, Willa? Carlos says, "You have to help me.
" Raul says, "Don't be an idiot.
" Take the money.
Think about your family, think about Adina.
" Carlos says, "I think about my family all the time.
It's all I think about, man.
" So that's nice for you, right? That's all I can make out.
Yeah, but that's not the whole conversation.
I got to keep looking.
We'll pay a visit to Raul Valerio.
You get some sleep.
You look like a vampire.
Vampires are hot.
What? The world turns, man.
Vampires sparkle now.
You did great.
Leo's right.
This can wait, grab some sack time.
McHottie says that Carlos and Raul were stealing chemicals from the plant for the gang.
Sounds like Raul was forcing him to do it.
More like cajoling.
If Carlos didn't do what the Matones wanted, he's probably dead.
You hear that? It's a car engine.
Cold as a stone.
He killed himself.
This wasn't suicide, Leo.
Well, he certainly is dead.
You guys might want to make yourself scarce before I call in the locals.
Why? Well, they're going to want to question you for, like, 12 hours.
They do like to question.
I'm just going to tell 'em that I stumbled upon Raul's suicide during the course of the investigation.
Walter said it wasn't suicide.
His hands are on the steering wheel.
The second he passed out, they would have fallen in his lap.
They were placed there after he died.
I am so taking credit for that insight.
So why don't you guys get while the getting's good.
And then I'll just call you if forensics comes up with anything.
I thought you were going to get some sleep.
I got mixed signals on that.
Ok.
So there are some gaps, and I'm not 100% on the chronology, because not every segment is time coded, but I think I've got something starting to make sense here.
You're not going to make her as crazy as you.
You enjoying that snicker-doodle much? "Take the money.
Think about your family.
Think about Adina.
" "I think about my family all the time.
It's all that I think about, man.
" "This all goes away if you do the smart thing.
" "The smart thing? No matter what I do, people get hurt.
" "The smart thing is taking care of your own first.
" "Marta and Adina are both safe as long as they can't find me or the--" The what? Hold on.
Can we just take a moment here? That is some amazing thing she just did, right? Yeah.
Or the what? Tell her! That's amazing, Willa, except for the part where we don't know the key point of the whole mystery.
It's not my fault they turned away from every camera.
Wait, wait, wait.
Rewind that.
Right there.
What is that? What? The hipster chick filming the one-man-band.
Her camera is pointed right at them.
You want to find the random human being filming the one-man-band? What if she's a tourist and already went home to Quebec? What French Canadian tourist is going to film a one-man-band for more than a minute? Girlfriend? I don't think one-man-bands get to have girlfriends.
She's got one of those things around her neck that directors wear.
If we find that camera, we find the rest of the conversation.
You're coming with us, Willa.
Why? 'Cause people are dying.
That's awesome.
I didn't mean the dying part.
Yes! Leo, that's That's not real.
The world is more mysterious than people think, Willa.
Are you all right? I wouldn't mind knowing the future, just a little bit.
You mean past Ellie's birthday? I know a guy that can see the future for real.
For real real or gypsy real? He's a Chovihani.
He has the gift.
You're having a tough time.
Let me help you.
I owe you.
All right.
Hipster chick is a student filmmaker doing a documentary on street performers.
She gave me the tape.
So you're the infamous Timo.
And you're Leo.
Pleased to meet you.
I doubt that.
Don't doubt it.
We both care about Willa.
Willa says you're going to take me to some brilliant tarot card reader.
Not take you.
I am the Chovihani.
I'll read your cards.
I'm not sure I trust you.
I have better things to do.
Look, Willa made me.
I'm not even taking any money from you.
I understand if you want to cancel.
'Cause after this reading, I'll know things about you maybe you don't want me to know.
Kid, when it comes to knowing people, there is no such thing as a one-way street.
The tower Represents a past to which you must not return.
Or what? Death.
Maybe, maybe not.
But it is a warning.
You are being tested.
We all are being tested all the time.
Life is a test.
You have murder in your heart.
That's a fact.
I've been carrying it there for many years.
What do you need to know? I need to know if Can I keep this murder in my heart, or will it get out where it can do some real harm? Last card.
Your future.
Let me ask you a question, Timo, about what's in your own heart.
I told you there is no such thing as a one way street.
Go.
Ask.
Do you have Willa's best interests at heart? Yes.
Do you? Yes.
You're just her boss.
I'm her benefactor.
And I'm her family.
Which is why if Willa wants me to do something for you, I'll do it.
That's what family does.
What else do you see? You worry about your daughter.
You worry that you waited until after she died to become better.
Your heart aches that she didn't see the man you became, the man you are now.
She knew only the man you used to be.
I'll onto this for another day.
But I think we're done for now.
You don't have to ask me twice.
The only reason you're still alive is the list.
That's why they'll never find it.
Where is it? Hidden in the company's own hellish heart, where they'll never think to look.
I don't understand.
I was wrong.
The Matones weren't leaning on your husband to steal chemicals.
Everglades Petro-Chemical was leaning on your husband to keep his mouth shut.
So, what, he's like a stool pigeon? Shut up! You shut up! Adina! Why does everybody want to make my papa bad? Not bad.
Good.
I think he's a whistle-blower, completely different than a stool pigeon.
What? It's exactly the same thing! Adina, apologize! No.
She called my father a snitch.
I'm sorry.
She's just very upset.
No, it's all right.
Willa needs a good slap every once in a while and it's against the law for me to do it.
How will this help you find my husband? I didn't sign on to find your husband.
I signed on to find the conversation.
I'm done.
What could Carlos have known that would threaten these people? He keeps the boiler working.
He's just a worker.
Walter, are you serious? We're done? The big man said you'd find my father.
Leo promised you that? Yes! Are you guys ok? Yeah.
How is it good news that their motel room got blown up? It wasn't a really nice room.
Now they can stay at one of your excellent trailers.
I'm serious, Walter.
It's a warning, Leo.
The company wants to show Carlos they mean business.
You think Carlos is still alive? Yep.
And so does the company.
That's what you want, right? Carlos back together with his family? What do you care? You found the conversation.
You're done.
Yes, I am.
Except now I'm going to go get back whatever Carlos hid from the company.
Hid where? Carlos told us himself-- in the company's "own hellish heart.
" Once you have whatever it is, you can use that as leverage to get the Abreu family back together.
That's what you promised that little girl.
You want to keep that promise, right? Why do you keep asking me what I want? 'Cause you're a man who keeps his promises.
I'd like to help you do that.
Just, uh, consider it a birthday present.
It's not my birthday.
It's Ellie's birthday.
Thank you, Walter.
Buddy, you spend all your time lifeguarding me 'cause I'm nuts.
The least I can do is return the favor when you're Dr.
Demento.
You need help? When the falcon hunts, does he need help? I don't know how to answer to that.
Well, he's a falcon.
He doesn't need help.
Shouldn't you at least call agent McHottie for back up? Nah, I'm about to break the law, Leo.
FBI agents get all huffy on the subject.
Falcon That'll ruin your hairdo.
It worked.
Well, hi! Well, look at you.
You know, I'm not going to come through here if you're going to arrest me.
You're safe.
Trespassing is not part of my jurisdiction.
Well, in that case Is that red? No.
Well, then you will be interested to know Whew! That none of this has anything to do with gangs.
And you're not an FBI agent.
Man! What? This is embarrassing.
Usually, I'm a couple of steps ahead in things like this.
I guess--well, I guess Finder Jr.
was doing the thinking on this one.
Wow How'd you know, Walter? It's the earrings.
No FBI agent's going to wear beautiful, sexy, dangly earrings like that.
For your information, I wore these exact same earrings when I actually was an agent.
Something tells me that's not why you got fired.
This is going to go one of two ways.
You're going to give me that list, and I'll let you go.
You don't, I'll shoot you for breaking into a highly restricted area.
You're working for Everglades Petro-Chemical.
Give it to me, Walter.
Eh Honestly, I'm just as happy shooting you.
That's why I got canned by the F.
B.
I.
There's a surprise.
For God sake Ah! Oh! Wow.
Timing is everything.
It's been real.
Walter, are you sure McHottie was alive when you left her? Yeah.
She may need a pacemaker for the rest of her life.
You sure you don't want me to go with you? I do this part better alone.
Are you taking a gun? Walter, I'm fine.
You did what you do.
Now I'll do what I do.
And Carlos Abreu can go home to be with his family.
That's what we all want, right? It sure as hell is what you want.
According to Timo, this is my future.
Justice? This does not reassure me in any way.
Every time Batman goes looking for justice, he kills hundreds of people.
We'll have to meet with them next week.
To discuss the details.
Mr.
Anderson, my name is Leo Knox.
I represent Carlos Abreu.
Give us a few minutes.
What can I do for you, Mr.
Knox? I have in my possession a document listing a number of toxic chemicals which were burned in one of your incinerators.
I refer all nuisance suits to our general counsel.
My client brought this list to your attention.
You tried and failed to bribe him.
When Raul Valerio failed as your intermediary, you had him killed.
Well, let's break this down, shall we, Mr.
Knox? First, I didn't have anybody bribed, killed, or blown up.
If indeed that did happen, that was due to the action of a mentally unhinged security chief.
So shall we cut directly to why it is you are here? Are you offering me monetary compensation? How much? I'm busy man.
It's going to total about a $100 million.
You're delusional.
You are going to announce tonight the inadvertent incineration of those toxic chemicals.
Then you're going to announce a series of donations to these charities.
You're going to be an angel, sir, a hero.
You're going to do the right thing.
And what if I don't accept? I know how you came to make the poor choices you made.
Hmm.
Do you? Really, Mr.
Knox? Somewhere you have an internal report that says losses are acceptable.
You were wrong to believe that.
So was the man who threw away the life of my wife and my daughter.
And what happens if I don't do what you ask? That list will become the basis of a class action lawsuit which will bankrupt your company.
Of, if the cards had turned up a little bit different, I just might have to kill you.
Ah! That's for offering me money.
Is this for me? Yes.
Something special for when you see your father.
If that's all right.
Why? Because today would have been my daughter Ellie's birthday.
What happened to her? She was taken away from me too soon.
But it makes me feel good to give another little girl a present on Ellie's birthday.
Why don't you give it to her? Adina! I'm sorry.
Because I got it for a girl your age.
It's very pretty.
Thank you! You're welcome.
Papa! Everglades Petro-Chemical announces all these environmental initiatives, publicly thanks Carlos Abreu Sometimes people do the right thing.
You scared that guy, right? Like "angel of death" scared him? I'm not always proud of my behavior.
Yeah, well, you didn't kill him.
You should be proud of that.
Happy Birthday to Ellie.
Happy Birthday, baby.