Durham County (2007) s02e03 Episode Script

We need to know who gave her that razor.
The Razor Blade Club - everyone who saw Elodie will be on there.
You didn't tell me that you saw Elodie last night.
Didn't I? Because I was upset.
They're investigating you? Sadie, it was an accident.
Sadie said that Ray assaulted her.
I'll help her.
Weren't you with your dad last night? Oh, no.
He was at my mom's trying to get back with her.
How many have you had? Heart rate is shit and you are cold as death.
Jesus.
I'm OK.
I just got the call.
Thanks for coming.
Excuse me, please.
She needs rest and quiet right now.
I'm her husband.
Mr Sweeney, it's really better if you're not here right now.
I'm her husband.
I'm Dr Chin.
I was with your wife this evening.
I was taking her to dinner.
Campbell saved Mommy's life.
He's a hero, you know.
Please understand, Mr Sweeney, it's not a good time.
Dad! Sadie.
Is she gonna die? She's gonna be OK.
She's gonna be OK.
Are you OK? I love you, sweetie.
I love you.
I have to tell you something.
Sadie said that Ray assaulted her.
Take Maddie home and get some sleep.
I'll stay.
Hello? I thought you were asleep.
Mike asked me to come.
Did he? How nice.
Oh, she's gonna be all right and that's what's important.
What did the doctor say? Uh He says it's typical of an emetic overdose, whatever that is.
Emetic - it's a laxative, both ends.
He said it's because they changed her meds and they're gonna readjust.
And? The doctor's her boyfriend! He saved her life.
He's a big hero to my daughter and the rest of the world.
You think I'm jealous? I think you're seeing a doctor too.
Yeah.
Well, she's gonna be OK.
She is gonna be OK.
And so will Sadie.
Page six, that's what you wanna see.
What the hell is wrong with you?! How could you?! You killed my daughter.
You are pathetic.
Give me Mark.
No.
Give him to me, Pen, before it's too late.
Give me Mark now! No! Where is he?! Get out! It'll be OK.
He called my name.
I know.
He's gone now, honey.
Don't be afraid.
You miss Bonnie, don't you? You want to call her with me, hmm? Bonnie's a fish in the sea Oh, Bonnie, my love Oh, Bonnie, my dear Oh, Bonnie, please swim back to me.
Verrity Child Homicide? It's bullshit.
Jonathan Verrity says we botched the investigation and we're trying to cover it up.
It's the shock and awe version of a custody battle.
Do I have to deal with this? Shelley goddamn Columbo.
Forget it.
It's nothing.
Bluster.
Good fucking morning.
The judge dropped one of the charges against Ray Prager.
The real estate agent.
What? We got him on that.
We got him on that.
Couple of his friends came forward out of the blue.
Said they were with him.
Jesus Christ.
And they pulled up the trial date - two weeks today.
Great.
Sadie all right? She ready to testify? What kind of fucking question Hey! Hey! What kind of fucking question In my office! It's just a question! Don't kill the messenger, man.
Get back to work.
A fucking year later and these guys come forward?! What the fuck is that?! Take another look at it.
Maybe we find something gets the judge to change his mind.
Fuck the judge! Sadie, she seeing Pen? That's good.
I've gotta ask you this, Mike Ray assaulted her, didn't he? Yeah.
At the lockdown what did he say to you? That he was gonna come to me in my dreams.
It's like he lives in my head.
"Sadie.
Sadie, are you thinking about me?" When he had me up at the farm I told him I loved him.
It was like the bargain for my life.
He made me say it over and over.
I love you.
I love you.
I love you.
Yesterday, when he tried to kiss me, you know what I did? I said it in my head.
I love you.
What happens in those dreams, Sadie? He makes love to me.
Love How much fear out of a hundred? OK, just breathe.
Just breathe.
You are not a victim.
You stood up to him.
And you will do it again.
We just have to stay as real and present as we can.
We'll go through this together.
Sadie has not dealt with her feelings.
That will put her at a disadvantage during testimony.
Maybe she shouldn't testify.
But that weakens your case.
I wanna kill him.
Her testimony is all about his intent.
You cannot demonstrate intent any other way than by her standing up there and saying it, you know that.
I still wanna kill him Well, take your anger and put it in a goddamn box.
I saw the paper.
I'm sorry.
Come to breakfast and I'll tell you all about it.
He's a prick.
Jonathan? Yeah.
I'd like to kill him, but apparently I'm too goddamned civilised.
Let me wrap this up.
I'll meet you outside.
OK.
Mark.
Come here! Nice kick, champ.
Now, you're coming to my place for a bit of a holiday, OK? I'll be right back, OK? You are not a victim.
What do you mean, my wife hung up? She said she was gonna call back! Now she's not gonna call cos you fucked it up! Trace? Talk to me, baby.
Who is this? Sadie? How are you, Sadie? Fine.
That's good.
I saw your dad in the paper.
Stomped some girl.
Broke bones.
It was necessary force.
Well, we've seen what he's like, huh? You know, he was with me at the farm.
I told you that.
Had them on their back whether they wanted to be or not.
That's what I'm gonna tell them at trial that I had you on your back.
But you didn't.
My father is a good and decent man.
We're back to Daddy again, huh? Worry, worry, worry.
Check the boards outside the farmhouse.
Your daddy's just like me.
"Sweeny does Lissie True.
" Your daddy's just like me.
Were you gonna go with Daddy? No, Mommy.
Yyou told me not to.
And Mr Fisher wouldn't let him take me.
What did your daddy say to you? He wanted me to come to his other house.
I told him he should come here and live with us.
Oh.
I'm so sorry.
Oh, I'm so sorry.
I'm so sorry.
I love you so much.
It's not you.
It's not you.
It's Daddy.
It's gonna be OK.
We're gonna be OK.
Calm down, honey.
Come on.
Stay here.
Mrs Verrity? We're from Child Protective Services.
UhI'm not Mrs Verrity.
But I can get her for you.
Hang on.
Shh.
Shh.
Jonathan tried to take him out of soccer practice and then Child Protective Services showed up at my door.
They can't just take him.
Well, he sent them.
Because of the accident at the pool.
I don't know.
What happened? Nothing.
At the hospital, Jonathan grabbed me.
It wasit was an accident.
Where's Sergeant Sweeney? Just give me a sec.
I have a judge's order to take Mark Verrity.
What cause? There's reason to believe the mother made an attempt to drown her child.
What proof you got? I don't have to prove anything.
I have an order.
Procedure is to take the child into protective custody, then investigate.
He's already in protective custody.
I'm detaining the child for questioning in a police matter.
You're detaining the child? Yes, I am.
And you'll take full responsibility? Yes, I will.
OK.
Sign here.
The mother attempted suicide.
Did you know that? The psychiatrist who did the evaluation is concerned that she'll harm herself or make another attempt on her son's life.
Nothing happened at the pool.
You don't have to explain.
Mark's gotta learn how to swim.
He's gotta get past it.
And thatthat evaluation.
Psychologically imbalanced, suicidal.
My God.
That was done by a colleague of mine who pulls in six figures a year consulting for Jonathan.
But there was a suicide attempt.
Bonnie died, Mike.
What if Ray killed Sadie? He just wants to reopen this.
He just He wants to drag me through all that grief again so he can take custody of Mark.
I know him.
He's not gonna get Mark.
I promise.
Hey.
Hey.
You OK? Yeah, I guess.
Both hands, both feet.
They didn't cut anything off this time.
You're sick and twisted, Mom.
They've set the date for the trial.
Two weeks.
You OK with that? Hey.
You know when Dad had that affair he lied to you, right? Sweetie, just let it go.
I have.
Did he lie about other things? You could ask him.
Well, if he lied Everyone is innocent until proven guilty, Sadie.
If you're gonna be a cop you'd better know that.
We've arrested Mr Verrity.
I'll have more for you later.
Well, congratulations.
You've just staged your very first perp walk.
He used you, Shelley.
Took you.
Mike, you wanna tell me what the hell you think you're doing? There's no legal reason to keep me here, Detective Sweeney.
You're harassing your wife.
You're using the press and the police to get custody of your son.
You're even using your dead daughter.
You believe I'm bringing a spurious charge because I didn't come forward at the time.
I didn't because I couldn't believe that Pen would do something like that.
Neither can I.
She's sick.
She's become unstable.
There is no evidence of that.
What I have seen is the bruise you put on her arm.
I've seen you threaten her and intimidate her.
You're sleeping with her.
You threatened your wife.
You assaulted your wife, Mr Verrity.
Leave her alone.
Sadie was here this morning.
She said the trial date has been set.
Yeah.
They pulled it up.
She's not ready.
She's responding to the therapy.
She likes Pen.
She told me that.
So do you.
What's the problem, Audrey? You've got your white knight.
Sadie is not OK.
Did you think about what I said? That I'm trying to use Sadie to get to Ray? You can't see it, but I mean See what? That I'm a liar? That I cheated? Listen, Iuh I was talking to the security guard down in the ER.
He said that the night Mark Verrity was brought in you were on duty.
Oh.
I see.
That's why you're here.
He said that he had to forcibly restrain Jonathan Verrity.
The guy freaked out.
It happens all the time.
He said he assaulted his wife.
He shook her.
He was upset.
He didn't exactly let go with a left hook.
But you had to call security.
Yeah.
You and I, we've gone at it worse than that.
Oh.
Who are they from? They're from Pen Verrity.
I think that's weird.
Are you going to see the old man? I don't think so.
I understand.
Would you? I mean, if you were me? If he was my dad? I don't know.
It's a bond, huh? I guess.
Heyuhwe should take in a hockey game some night, my treat.
Yeah, that'd be cool.
Umdo you guys know each other? Sadie.
Glenn Stuckey.
I work with your dad.
I went to school with him too.
Yeah.
I saw you in the yearbook.
Great.
Do you know this girl? Uh Elizabeth Alexie.
Yeah.
She had a nickname.
Lissie.
Uhthat long ago I don't have much of a memory.
So the trial's been moved up.
Did you hear about the charge being dropped? The real estate agent.
Some guys came forward, alibied Ray.
So he didn't do it.
That's what they're saying.
Well, that's impossible! Ray told me he killed her.
It sucks, doesn't it? Jonathan's in a cell, pending investigation into assault.
Actually, I put him in the drunk tank.
He's gonna be furious.
Yep.
What about CPS? They're gone.
You're free to go, miss.
We could try for lunch.
My place.
If you're free.
Get Jonathan Verrity out of here now.
He assaulted his wife.
I'm waiting on a restraining order.
You might be interested in this.
Toxicology results from Bonnie Verrity's autopsy.
So we have what? Another big bad mommy? What was wrong with your childhood, Tom? I'd like to know.
Saline levels are high.
Lab tech says it could be salt poisoning.
Lab tech watches too much CSI.
Pathologists signed off on this.
I know.
I saw.
As for saline levels, Bonnie drowned in a salt pool, remember? That wouldn't change nothing Thank you, Detective.
The door.
The case is cleaned.
I worked it.
Accidental drowning.
Yeah.
I remember her.
She was autistic.
So's my daughter.
It was a drowning.
Except the tox we got back, our lab tech says one of the numbers was off.
Who's your lab tech? Grissom? What number? Saline level.
Post-mortem blood, the numbers aren't reliable.
If I didn't flag 'em means you can't take it to court.
Our guy says it's high enough to indicate salt poisoning.
Like I said, post-mortem blood is unreliable.
You bring that tox? The numbers are borderline.
And salt poisoning, FYI, is rare.
Very.
There's petechiael haemorrhaging too here.
But this kid in your lab didn't catch that.
He's falling down on the job.
Enough haemorrhaging to indicate abuse? It's borderline too.
You need to call it.
You look at the parents.
High-functioning, kids have the best care.
Not bloody likely.
But possible.
Possible the family was troubled.
The father assaults the wife, who passes the favour on to the kid.
In that case, yeah.
I'd flag it.
But don't forget that kind of damage could come from the accident itself.
She's struggling to stay afloat, to get out of the water.
Thank you.
You stood up to him.
Hardly anyone does.
You are a hero, you know that? Just like they said in the papers.
How's Audrey? She's fine.
They readjusted her meds.
She's fine.
I'm glad.
I was worried about her.
Sheuh She thinks I'm using Sadie to get to Ray.
Well, part of you is.
That's understandable.
Part of you that wants to see justice done.
Is that your professional opinion? Stop brooding.
You're a good father.
I've been meaning to ask.
What is this? I fell off a boat when I was a kid.
It has to hurt.
You don't have to hide anything from me.
I wanna know everything about you, Pen.
Everything.
Do I look like I've been doing what I've been doing? No, look.
Stop.
Come on, Bonnie.
Bonnie, Bonnie, Bonnie That's Bonnie.
Stop it! Come on, come on.
He's got a temper.
No.
He just scared her, that's all.
Quiet! Quiet! Leave her! Leave her! He ever hurt her? I wouldn't let that happen.
What's your password? Sadie.
Oh, my God.
You're sentimental.
Hey.
It's your dad and my dad.
OK.
Elizabeth Alexie.
Now, let's see.
"Evil be thou my good.
" Oh, what's that? Milton.
What do you think it means? Well, I think it means you live in your head.
Maybe I wouldn't if there was a physical component to our relationship.
There will be.
Just not yet.
OK.
Here it is.
She's missing.
My God.
She's been missing for 20 years.
Hey, little dead girl.
What the hell is your problem?! You're such an asshole.
I made it.
I'm like a special effects artist genius.
What do you think, RJ? We could sell 'em on eBay.
Sadie, your phone.
Sadie Sweeney's line.
Raymond? Is that you? Dad? Don't hang up.
I want to see you.
I want to tell you the truth.
I don't expect you to forgive me, but And I don't expect you to stand up for me.
I took everything out of your life that you loved.
You're the only one that understands me.
Somebody's gotta love me, Raymond.
Holy fuck.
That's the man.
Get the hell out of here! All right! Breathe.
Breathe into it.
I thought I was ready.
I thought he'd got out.
We'll go through this again till you know that you're safe.
I went to the farm this morning.
Sadie, you're not ready for that.
Yeah, well, the trial's in two weeks and I'm not ready for that either.
You know that woman that Ray killed? He told me about it.
How he strangled her and everything and now they just dropped the charge.
That happens sometimes.
Yeah, but he told me! He told me and it's in my statement and now that She doesn't matter? It's unfair.
I don't know what else to say.
You know when my dad broke that girl's ankle? UhOK.
We talked about that.
No, no.
I saw the surveillance tape.
He hurt her.
He really hurt her and I was there, Sadie.
Your father had to do his job.
He had to stop her.
That's his job.
You know that.
Well, Ray said that OK, Ray, my darling, is a liar.
He's a pathological liar.
We're looking into Bonnie's autopsy results.
Which raised no concerns at the time of of her death.
Petechiael haemorrhaging.
Soft tissue bruises or signs of abuse.
I didn't touch my wife or my daughter.
You leave here today, you fight your goddamn custody battle in court like everyone else.
And in the meantime, I am gonna take this case apart and I'm gonna nail you to the wall.
I'm trying to protect my son! Push me, Mr Verrity, and I swear to God I'll push you harder.
Mark told me that Pen held him under the water.
He panicked.
She was teaching him to swim.
Did you ask him? I'm sorry, Pen.
I need to speak to Mark.
It's tricky - I can't get a cease and desist on a CPS order until somebody talks to Mark.
I thought you had it.
I thought I did too.
I thought I did too.
Is he here? Is that the truth? Jonathan's gonna go back to them and they're gonna be right back at your door, Pen.
With my psych evaluation.
Christ.
Look, if I can just talk to him, I'll get a statement and I'll make it official.
You think I'm a threat to my son? No.
You think I killed my daughter? You believe my husband now? Pen, come on.
Please just leave.
I don't need your help.
All right, look, I didn't mean to suggest You should talk to Sadie, Mike.
What happened? She's been going through hell, getting ready for this trial, or haven't you noticed? Perhaps you should worry about your own children before you start worrying about mine.
OK.
You OK on your own? Yes, Mommy.
Bonnie's a fish in the ocean Bonnie's a fish in the sea Oh, Bonnie, my dear Oh, Bonnie, my love Oh, Bonnie, please swim back to me.
You keep the key.
I'm gonna put it under the door for you, OK? OK.
You stay put till I fix things with Daddy.
Yeah.
Trick or treat! Like my decorations? Dad, the Holy Mother just came to the door! That's great, Mads.
I hate babysitting.
Oh, come on.
It's your sister.
I hate her too.
Mm-hm.
Trick or treat Look, if .
.
if you've got something to say, whatever it is, you can say it, you know.
You can tell me.
Ray said that you raped a girl at the farm.
I did not.
Sadie Do you swear? I swear.
So who else did you hang out with? Who were your friends and Hockey guys mostly, Sadie.
Just The girls.
I mean What aboutuh What about her? Did you know her? Lissie? No.
No? Ray's a pathological liar, did you know that? Yeah.
Yeah, I did.
Since I was eight.
Thank you.
Gotta go.
Mike.
Uhwhat are you doing here? Hey, Daddy, we're gonna be a blended family! Uhthis is awkward.
Good fucking afternoon, Doctor.
Bye, Mom.
Dad Bitch.
Dad! Look Sadie, I didn't mean it, OK? It's just I'm gonna stay here tonight.
You know what you did today, Jonathan.
The paper, the CPS.
I'm truly sorry about all that.
I love you so much.
I know you do, Pen.
I love you too, and Mark.
That's why I'm here.
Then why don't you just come back? Then we can be a family again.
If we could just be together We can try.
How's that? Are youare you leaving? Yeah.
Mark's asleep.
I got a lot of things to do if we're gonna make it work.
I'm not giving him up.
Stop! Stop! Mark, open the door.
Is it OK? Mark, please open the door.
Are you sure it's OK? Open the door, Mark.
Open up, ma'am.
The police! Drop the knife.
Nooo! Where's my son?! Where is he, Pen?! Where's my son?! For Christ's sake! Calm down, sir.
Mark! Mark! Mark! That's him! That's my boy! Daddy hurt Mommy.
Daddy hurt Mommy.
Daddy hurt Mommy.
Daddy hurt Mommy.
Mark! I didn't touch her.
I wasn't here.
They found your goddamn car outside! She's had certain stressors in her life.
She had four brothers.
They all drowned.
That doesn't mean that she drowned her daughter.
Did you ask Mark about the pool? Look at that kid! There's no goddamn need, is there? Did he hit you with an object She loves him.
At least she says she does.
Maybe he'll be all right.
Did he touch the boy? No.
I stopped him.
Good.
Checking to see if my dad left you a voice mail? There's nothing weird going on.
No? Are you Facebook friends? Fuck off.
Maybe Lissie's body's here.
Maybe she just took off.
Maybe she was his first.
What is wrong with you? Everyone who's dead, missing or otherwise unaccounted for, - it's my dad who did them in? - My dad didn't even know her.
Ray already got away with one murder - that real estate agent.
The body was right under this house.
If he gets away with it, she means nothing.
He's not even charged.
Ray, come on! What are we doing? Well, it's Halloween.
We're gonna scare ourselves to death.
You do realise how strange you are.
And you're a mutant, son of a serial killer.
What did he say to you? We just talked about the weather.
You think what he did Put it in a box.
That's what my shrink told me.
No.
I mean I wanna lay it all out.
I wanna know what he is.
No, you don't.
I'm glad he's not my father.
What are we doing here, Sadie? Therapy.
Been dreaming about you, baby girl.
Do you feel me in your dreams? Get in.
Take off your jeans.
They're not jeans.
Oh, well, what are they? Corduroy.
Oh, really? Well, take them off.
It's cold.
Exactly! I'm cold too.
We're gonna reopen the investigation.
With what happened in here tonight, we've got enough to take another look.
Now, the petechiael haemorrhaging, if we can establish a pattern of abuse It's possible he did something.
We're gonna have to exhume the body, Pen.
Are you OK with that? No, I'm not Pen Pen.
I'm sorry.
Will you please stay with me tonight? We need you.