Chase s01e15 Episode Script

Do it.
When are you and Natalie gonna set a date so I can plan your bachelor "partay"? We haven't thought about a date yet, Marco.
Really? Yeah.
Look, it-it's just one of those complicated things.
Okay, well, let me know then.
Okay.
Luke.
Can I talk to you for a second? Something wrong? Did you hang out with Daisy last night? I called, but she never called me back.
What's going on? She's late.
Four times this week.
She's not answering her cell, not answering at home.
What's going on? She's been drinking.
A lot.
Ever since we lost that fugitive.
The pedophile? Yeah.
You, uh, you have any idea where she'd be? Her parents maybe.
I know she has a brother that lives in the area.
Mark, yeah, with the daughter.
Right.
Try Ranahan's first, see if anybody's seen her.
I'm going to keep trying her cell.
Okay.
Listen, Bottner, I've been thinking-- I don't want to go in the hole for a month.
I know I said I'd do it, but Are you backing out? Nah, it's just I got my girlfriend coming tomorrow.
Look, I told you I can't wait anymore.
Every damn appeal was denied.
Parole, too.
I won't be eligible for another five years.
Tough break, but that's what happens when they put you away.
Not to me.
The people who put me here-- I'm gonna show 'em.
And I'll start with you, if I have to.
No.
We're all good.
Then do it.
You stick by my side until I tell you you can split off.
You got that, Diaz? Take his ass down! No room in here.
Get lost.
Take us out! On the ground! Everybody down! Get down! Get down! GUARD 2: On the ground! Get down! What the hell? Yeah, I got two inmates just ran in the woods behind the prison.
Bottner and Diaz were last seen an hour ago.
Exit road behind the prison.
What were they in for? Diaz-- armed robbery.
Not the sharpest tool in the shed, but big.
Bottner-- he's in for rape.
My guess, this is a reward for Diaz for protecting Bottner.
Or his punishment.
If you're going to run, you want somebody bigger and slower than you are.
You got their cells locked down? Yes, ma'am.
Neighboring ones too, and segregated their cellmates.
Great.
Luke, I want you to get in touch with the lieutenant Working the special investigations unit-- put him on hold.
They're going to be running hard and fast.
I'll give them three to four miles over uneven terrain.
So we need to set up the perimeter at six? Gives us one and half lead time from when they escaped.
Let's get in touch with DPS, TDC-- Let's get the bloodhounds out here.
Everyone wearing boots? Lot of nasty snakes out there.
Whoa, whoa.
Snakes? Wow, Marco, you're not scared of a little snake are you? No, I'm scared of a big old snake.
Let's get the chopper up.
You know, all that high grass-- are we going to be able to see them from the air? You don't think so, huh? Lower it down.
Use the rotor wash to get the grass down.
Air Force Academy.
Class of 2000.
Right there.
Right there, man.
Go.
Found your big ol' snake.
Yeah, but where's Bottner? We still have a rapist out there.
Hey.
What's wrong? They found Daisy.
Where? She's in jail.
Daisy's in jail? What happened? Houston P.
D.
picked her up on a DUI.
Look, I know we're already one person short in the middle of a manhunt, but what do you want me to do? Damn it, Daisy.
We'll handle things here.
You go get her.
Right.
So the warden is talking to Diaz.
Trying to figure out where Bottner's headed.
And the bloodhounds are right outside.
All right.
Let's go.
We got two hours before the sun goes down.
Let's get out of here.
Son of a bitch.
I think the best way to catch this guy is by thermal viewing.
Well, if he crossed the river, the dogs won't be able to pick up the scent anyway.
All right, let's move the ground checkpoint back another three miles, and let's get a bird in the air with FLIR.
Thanks.
Go ahead, say what you're going to say.
Bring it.
Come on.
Daisy No, tell me I'm a drunk.
Tell me that I'm messing up my life.
My mother had cancer.
Lymphoma.
After she was diagnosed, my dad, he, uh he couldn't handle it.
Started drinking.
So I took care of my mom after the chemo and through everything.
I was 14 when she died.
That must have been hard.
My mom was dead, my dad was a drunk and I never thought I'd get through it.
But I did.
And here I am.
Look, drinking is not It doesn't fix things.
It just makes them worse.
Ever since we lost that pedophile, I You want to talk about it? I was molested.
For six years.
It started when I was nine.
My music teacher.
He was a family friend.
I'm sorry.
So here I am.
Can we please just get out of here? What else we got on Bottner? I should have known.
He started trying to find a way out the day he got here.
He planned an escape before? No, but he spent every free second in the library, researching appeals.
Real jailhouse lawyer.
Any luck with Diaz? He's too scared to talk.
Just have to make sure he doesn't know he's ratting.
Thank you, guys.
That snitch did a great job.
He got Diaz all riled up.
Hey.
Daisy, hey.
It looks a lot better on you.
You okay? Yeah.
Drunk tank definitely ain't the Ritz, but I'm okay.
Yeah.
So what do you got? Diaz said Bottner escaped to find the people who put him here.
Said he was gonna show 'em.
"Show 'em"? Guys, Bottner's out for revenge.
Alright, so if Bottner's out for revenge I want to know everybody who he might be after.
Well, where do you want to start? We've got the judge, the jury, his attorney.
Okay, what about the victim? Caroline Belkind.
She was at a sorority party at, uh, same bar Bottner worked.
When she came out to the parking lot, he grabbed her.
How'd the cops get onto him? They questioned everyone who was working there that night.
His wife heard about it, and she came forward.
Lydia Bottner.
Her testimony put him away.
earring in his pocket.
She found the victim's Said her husband asked her to dress up like a sorority girl.
Now, this is the best part.
He wanted to tie her up under the bleachers.
Same details as the actual rape.
So the wife says no, and then he goes out and gets some other girl instead? I'm putting local PD on Lydia.
And call Caroline; she needs to know that Bottner's out.
Only person who stood by his side was a Brian Podemski.
They bartended together.
He served as a character witness.
Guys, we just got a call from Dr.
Alan Paxton, Bottner's former shrink.
He says that Bottner just left his office 20 minutes ago.
Bottner thought he was still protected by doctor/patient confidentiality.
Those rules don't apply anymore; he's an escaped felon.
Sure as hell didn't tell him that.
So why'd he come here? Figured you guys wouldn't be looking for him here.
Wanted money, clothes, my car.
You give it to him? Yeah, my-my BMW has LoJack.
I figured it might help you find him.
Well, you figured right.
I'm gonna need to see the specs for it.
Yeah, uh got 'em right here.
Thank you.
The way he looked at me-- all that time in prison-- barely recognized the guy.
Prison's a tough place for a rapist.
Over seven years I've been living with this guilt.
Only thing that made it better was knowing he was behind bars.
Guilt for what? David was, uh, angry.
Had fantasies, rough ones.
Rape fantasies? Yeah, I-I told him to experiment with his wife instead.
Figured she might be into it.
Wish I'd known there was some underlying pathology.
What kind of pathology? He didn't like women, let's put it that way.
Wanted to punish them.
To "show 'em.
" Okay.
Get your car keys, Caroline.
Where are we going? You know where.
U.
S.
Marshals! Caroline Belkind? You here? Place is clear.
Paxton's Beemer is out back.
But Caroline's car is gone.
So where did he take her? We're gonna do this, just like last time.
Please Every single word of your testimony.
Oh, God! Oh, my God "So he tied my wrists, and then dragged me under the bleachers.
It was late, so there was no one else around.
" Right? What happened next? I don't know.
What happened next?! I don't know! Tell me what happened next! I don't know.
Oh, God Son of a bitch broke into her house and made her drive here at knifepoint.
I mean, the guy is on the run-- he takes the time to take the victim back to the place where he raped her? Thank you.
That jogger didn't come by and scare Bottner off, he would have done it all over again.
Think she's okay to talk? He wanted me to relive it, every last detail.
He got so mad when I couldn't remember.
Did he say anything about where he's going? That's why he did this, isn't it? He found out that I lied.
Lied about what? At the trial I just said what the D.
A.
told me to say.
I couldn't remember anything except that he wore a mask.
But there was another woman.
She remembered everything.
Another woman? What are you talking about, Caroline? The other woman that he raped.
She was too scared to testify.
She never took the stand.
DA railroaded Bottner.
And now he's after revenge.
We need to find that lawyer.
Before he does.
Okay.
No I'm leaving right now.
I'll be there in ten minutes.
Okay.
How's Caroline Belkind doing? She's pretty shaken up.
The doctors are releasing her.
She's not going home, is she? No.
I'm taking her to her mother's.
She'll be under until we catch Bottner.
Good.
Hey, Daisy What's going on? Jared Porter.
That's his name, right? Your old music teacher? You got your DUI in Clear Lake.
He was the only music teacher in the area.
What are you trying to do, Luke? I want to help you.
You were outside his house.
You're going after him, aren't you? Just leave it alone.
I know you.
Okay? You became a marshal to put people like this guy away.
If there was something that I could've done, I would've done it by now.
There's a ten-year statute of limitations against child molestation if there's no DNA evidence.
But if he's still doing what he did to you Luke, stop it! You can't fix this.
Hello.
Thank you.
Think you might be in danger.
David Bottner escaped from prison yesterday.
I haven't thought about that guy since the day he was convicted.
Why would he come here? Because he knows that you coached Caroline Belkind on what to say on the stand.
You accusing me of suborning perjury, Deputy Frost? We're trying to protect you.
It took Caroline two weeks to come forward, she was so traumatized.
There was no DNA evidence.
She told us that there was another victim, and you just showed her her statement.
How-- Because it was the same guy.
Look, both women were found at the same park, strung up by their wrists on the same bleachers.
Both had an earring ripped from their ear, one of which was later found on Bottner.
The son of a bitch was guilty as sin.
We need to know who the other victim was.
Bottner might go after her, too.
Megan someone.
I don't remember.
Yeah, I need a file sent over to my office.
People v.
David Bottner.
What do you mean? Someone's already looking at it.
Bottner's in the building Stay in your office! Keep the door locked! Shut down the courthouse.
Nobody in or out.
I want a complete lockdown! It's gone.
I should've known.
Nobody's ever nice to me.
It doesn't make any sense.
Why would he come into a courthouse filled with lawyers and cops to look up the identity of a woman he should already know? Unless it wasn't him that raped her.
What are you talking about? What if the DA got it wrong? If Bottner was falsely accused, he wouldn't have known who it was until he saw her name in the file.
She never testified against him.
If Bottner did a seven-year stint for a crime he didn't commit, what's he gonna do to the woman that put him there? Do you know what it's like for a rapist in prison? What I had to do to survive? I'm sorry I had a life, a family and it's all gone now.
Please, don't hurt me! You're gonna take me through this step-by-step.
Where did I tie you, huh? Show me.
Please don't hurt me! Show me! Across the bar! Which one? That one? Yeah.
What did I stand on? Did I stand on something? No.
Look.
Look! How did I tie you to that bar if I can't even reach it?! You see? It couldn't have been me.
You're not the guy that did it.
When Bottner realized that the guy was taller than him, he, um started asking me questions.
Like what? He wanted to know if the guy's hands were rough, if he was in good shape.
What'd you say? Yes to both.
You're positive Bottner's not the guy? He couldn't even tie a knot.
Seven years ago they had to cut me down the next morning.
He's not the guy that did it, but he knows who did.
Did he give you a name? No.
He just said that he wasn't gonna let him get away with it.
That night destroyed everything for me.
For him, too, though, I guess.
Well, thanks for coming in, Megan.
Yeah.
You buying Bottner being innocent? Whether he is or not, we still gotta catch the guy.
Yeah.
Could explain why he didn't show any remorse at his parole hearings.
And why he planned to break out when his parole was denied.
Yeah.
But we don't care whether he's guilty or innocent.
No, we don't-- except it affects where he's going.
Lydia? David! Oh, my God! Please don't scream.
The police are watching me.
They're right outside.
Come on.
Look I forgive you.
What?! It took me seven years, but I forgive you.
For testifying, for divorcing me, for believing that I could possibly rape that woman.
I found her earring in your coat pocket! I wrote you a letter every day! And you sent every single one of them back without even opening them.
Everything you wanted to do to me, you did to that girl! It happened where you worked, when I was out of town! I didn't do it! This is the only way I can prove it to you, Lydia.
What do you want? I need money, credit cards, whatever you have.
Oh, God Hilary She was She was only three years old.
She grew up.
We both did.
Lydia Don't make me.
I never took it off, not even for one day.
Why are you here? Because if I die trying to do this, I need you and Hilary to know the truth.
David Would I have risked coming here if I wasn't innocent? Look, if you still don't believe me, please, pull the trigger.
Well, HPD knew something was wrong when the ex-wife didn't come out of the store.
crying in the stockroom.
They went inside, found her What about Bottner? He'd left out the back.
He's got a three-hour head start on us, but she let police go through her purse.
All her cash and credit cards gone.
They found a speed-loader in there.
She gave him a gun? Guess he made a believer out of her, too.
After the trial, I mean, after all this time, could he really be innocent? It's not my concern, ma'am.
What is my concern? You gave him a gun.
You gave him money.
That's aiding and abetting.
So unless you tell us where he's going, your daughter is gonna have two parents in prison.
You understand me? Brian Podemski.
Podemski? The bartender David worked with? Yeah.
He figured it out with that other woman-- Megan? Brian's taller and he he's got rough hands from bartending.
And he could've put the earring in David's coat at any time.
His best friend set him up.
I fell for it.
Excuse me.
This is a restricted area.
I'm gonna have to ask you to leave.
David, what are you doing here? Get outta here! This guy's got a gun! Bottner's already here-- Pit Five.
You did it! You set me up! I told them you were innocent! You destroyed my life, my family.
Admit you raped those girls, Brian, or I swear to God I will kill you right now.
David, do you remember when I told you how that IED messed me up in Iraq? It couldn't have been me.
Bottner's letting 'em go.
Hold on.
All right, come on.
Turn around.
Hands on your head.
That's Podemski.
Come on! Keep walking! Put your hands up! Turn around! Hands on your head.
How many more are inside? David's alone.
He gave me his gun.
It's in my coat pocket.
Please don't hurt him.
Bottner! Face down! Brian was the one person who believed me.
I'm just as bad as you people.
I was chasing the wrong guy, too.
What are you doing Annie? We caught Bottner.
Bottner was onto something.
Whoever raped those women knew about his sorority girl fantasies, was taller than him, had access to the coat to plant the earring.
The reason he thought it was his friend.
Yeah.
But he was wrong.
There's somebody else that fits that bill: Alan Paxton.
The shrink? He's a rock climber.
You know, he'd have rough hands.
He'd know how to tie a good knot.
And Megan's statement.
The woman who never testified.
She had a rape kit done.
They never tested it.
So there's DNA.
But we don't have enough evidence to get a court order for Paxton's.
Maybe we don't have to.
How fast can we get him in here? Depends on the reason we give him.
Tell him that we really need his help.
Annie, Dr.
Paxton's here.
Dr.
Paxton, thanks for coming in.
Please, have a seat.
How can I help you? I'm not sure yet.
I just felt like we should talk one more time.
I'm trying to get a little insight into Bottner's head, you know? Maybe you can help us catch him.
Well, I want to see that guy behind bars as much as you do.
Well, we know he's in Houston.
We know we're gonna bring him in-- 24, 48 hours from now.
We just don't want him to have the chance to get away with this again before we catch him.
I want to know why he does what he does.
Well, uh I think that someone like Bottner sees women as a sport.
The ultimate adrenaline rush.
What is it though? I mean, it's-it's anger.
It's-It's rage? Power.
You know, for those minutes, or-or hours, Bottner is a, is a god.
Excuse me.
Yeah, I'm Okay, I'll-I'll be right there.
I'm so sorry to cut this short.
I-I have an emergency with a patient.
Oh, sure.
Appreciate you coming in.
Yeah.
And, um, if he does try and contact you again I'll definitely call you.
Please.
Okay.
I can show myself out, thank you.
Yeah.
What now? We didn't get the DNA on the cup.
There's a million ways to get DNA.
We just got something a little bit more interesting.
We got Paxton on tape giving his own motives for raping Megan and Caroline.
Once we catch the son of a bitch, jury gets to hear it from his own mouth.
He's staying on Route 118.
There's a couple of bars out this way.
Yeah, you got, what, Smitty's Keg House, right? And The Buena Vista.
Both of them are college favorites.
Look, Annie.
He's turning.
Into the Buena Vista.
You don't think he's at it again, do you? You told him that Bottner is still out there, right? Yeah.
He probably thinks if he rapes again, that we'll just blame him instead.
He thinks he's got a free pass.
Yeah.
I'm calling the rest of the team.
Yeah, is this the Buena Vista? I'm out in your parking lot.
Some, uh, sorority chick with a Kappa Alpha Omega sticker left her lights on.
Yeah, it's a white Honda Accord.
It's, uh, JST-2976.
Yeah, no problem.
All right, have a good night.
Uh-oh You drop it! What's going on? You're under arrest, you son of a bitch.
You got nothing on me.
We got you on aggravated assault.
You hear me?! And we got the right to get your DNA, and I bet you it's gonna match Megan Burroughs' rape kit, huh? Get him out of here.
Nice job, Annie.
So, we got him.
Thank you.
Yeah.
When Megan heard that, um, he tried to go after another woman, she agreed to testify.
He's gonna be put away for a long time.
Caroline and Megan-- what I did to them I just didn't know how else to prove I was innocent.
Well, please tell them I'm sorry.
Well, they've agreed not to press charges.
But, um, you know, the court system doesn't always work as fast as it should.
Might be a while before you get out.
I'll give you some time.
I thought this wasn't your concern.
Our little secret, all right? Hi.
You must be Hilary.
Your dad's waiting to see you.
Seven years we got to make up.
Hi.
Hey.
Um, did you bring it? It doesn't open.
I know.
Let's try this.
All you needed was the right key.
So, what do I do? If you won't let me try to fix it.
I don't know, Luke.
Look, the next couple of months are gonna be rough.
Yeah.
The DUI, lawyers, court appearances, IA-- not to mention what you're already going through.
I just want to be there for you.
Don't shut me out.
Thank you.
And I won't.
I'm gonna, um, go home early and try to get some sleep, okay? Okay.
Have a great day, Mr.
Porter.
You, too.
Bye.
See you tomorrow.
Clara? Aunt Daisy.
What are you doing here? What are you doing at Mr.
Porter's house, sweetie? Grandma gave me violin lessons last year for my birthday.
Grandma gave you lessons.
She said you started when you were nine, too.
Mr.
Porter said that you were his best student and that I remind him of you.
Aunt Daisy, are you okay? I'm okay, sweetie.
Go on; I'm gonna take you home.
Okay.