Impulse (2018) s02e05 Episode Script

1 Some of these questions might be difficult to answer, but just take your time, and let us know if you need a break, okay? Clay, you're here today to set the record straight about your father.
But first, this has been a really rough year for you, with the accident.
How are you coping? Yeah, um, it's It's been hard.
In, like, a second everything changed.
People come up to me, and they tell me that I'm brave, like this was a choice.
Like I'm gonna get better.
But that's not how it works.
This chair feels like a A goddamn prison.
And I'm not sure what the hell I'm supposed to do.
My dad would know.
That's the thing.
He was always there for me.
That's why I can't give up.
I got to do everything I can to find him.
That's that's why I'm here.
That's what all this is for.
Customer support representative.
Representative! Yeah, I'd like to reopen my account.
Well, it's technically my mom's account, but she's cool adding me back on.
Mom! They need to talk to you.
We appreciate power We appreciate power, power What will it take to make you capitulate What's up, Henry? Keep looking for his father and to come forward with any information that might help authorities.
My dad's not a quitter.
He'd never run.
And I know someone out there knows something, knows what really happened to him, and I'm not gonna stop until the truth comes out.
Whatever it takes.
Excuse me.
Uh, welcome to Surf N' Pizza, where we "surf up" the best pizza in upstate New York.
Hang loose, and how can I help you today? I know what I saw.
We want to believe you, Ms.
Hulce.
Trust us, the department's suffered enough embarrassment.
Were you drunk? I'm sorry? Or high, perhaps? Eight shots from your service weapon.
No body in the road, though you called it in.
No footprints, just you alone on a country road.
You were either intoxicated, or you were hallucinating.
I was not drunk.
I was not high.
Sir, I know it might be difficult for you to believe, but I You know what you saw.
Noted.
This isn't the first time you've been called for review, correct? Is the Ortez Mackey case relevant here? We'll have to see.
But a situation like this merits a second look.
Now, is there anything you'd like to say before we dig deeper? Thank you for your candor.
I swear it's like someone is fucking with me.
Why would anyone in this quaint little town want to mess with you, Sheriff? There's something deeper going on with this Bill Boone shit, I Got to wait for the snow to melt.
If Bill was dumb enough to escape through those woods, it's more than likely somebody'll find his body thawing out.
No sense in us trying to track him down before then.
At the Coles house, I found new blood evidence.
What kind of new? Bill Boone's blood.
In the dining room.
You confirm that with the lab? Huh.
Coles women never said anything about a struggle.
Exactly.
How come I didn't see the blood report? Because I found it after we wrapped the crime scene.
I expedited the sample to an independent lab.
You broke chain of evidence? A new warrant would've taken days.
If the board finds out about this after you went all Wyatt Earp on your cruiser? Shit.
Yeah, I know how it looks.
I You sure you aren't the person fucking with you? What are my options here? To keep your job? Cash in every favor you got.
And then start praying to the holy patron saint of kissing ass.
I don't see a button for that.
Maybe the promotion expired? You new here? You seem new.
No, I've actually worked here for 20 years.
Try another one.
Another what? Code.
Hey, Janet.
Oh.
Grady, thank God.
This girl can't seem to find the discount code.
All right, well, let's, uh let's see here.
It's, uh, this button right here.
It says "My Favorite Customer.
" Oh, great.
That'll be, uh, $26.
53, please.
Finally.
- Careful on those icy roads.
- Yes.
You too, you too.
Mm, ooh! Bye! Bye.
See you.
Yeah, she's at least top three most horrible customers.
I really hope I don't meet the other two.
I'm one of them, so - Are you? - Yeah.
You know, that makes sense.
You do seem terrible.
Hey, so um, don't get creeped out or anything, but I just do I do I know you? Like, I feel like I know you from somewhere, and I'm just I'm just trying to place it.
Um - You know - Oh, sorry.
Later.
Welcome to Surf N' Pizza, where we "surf up" the best pizza in upstate New York.
Hang loose, and how can I help you today? We need to talk.
Now.
I'm at work.
So take a break.
Where are you with the truck? Uh, I don't know.
Nowhere? I got in it, and then I was instantly back at the trailer park, so Yeah, "nowhere" seems right.
Well, you can't let what's going on in your head control what happens to your body.
Oh, well, if that's all.
You need to get in the truck, control your emotions long enough to stay in the truck.
It's the only way that this gets better.
I'm sorry, what the fuck do you think I've been doing? I spend every free fucking moment I have in that stupid garage, so I just I can't.
I I didn't I did not ask for this.
It's unfair, I know.
No one gave us that choice.
My break's over.
Henry.
Meet me at the garage tomorrow.
We'll do this together.
He called the shots He called the angry shots He lost his nerve He lost his whole world He could not speak For he might fail her This one's interesting.
I could see you there.
Hey, hon, we got lots of extras from the college fair, for Henry.
Oh, sure.
Is this the school that you're gonna visit? It's a pretty campus.
Oh, no, that's one of my backups.
Uh, this is where we're going.
Colgate.
Megan's giving us a tour.
It's not MIT, but they have a strong bio program.
Here's one from a good art school.
Maybe Henry can get her groove on there.
Hey, honey, how was work? So much fun.
Hey, what'd your boss say? About taking the weekend off to visit Colgate with me and Townes.
I forgot to ask.
That's okay.
We could all go together and look at schools in the spring.
- Make a trip out of it.
- Henry, are you bleeding? Yeah, I just crashed my bike, but it's not a big deal.
Why didn't you call us? One of us would have picked you up.
It's fine.
Hey - Henry, wait.
- Mom, it's fine.
I just want to go to bed.
I don't want you riding your bike to that pizza place.
It's too far.
From here on, you need to ask for a ride.
Are you fucking serious? Henry.
I got this job to help out, now I'm being punished for it? This is about your safety.
You're out there alone.
Something could happen.
What's gonna happen to me, Mom? Right.
Great.
Good talk.
So you keep dreaming of a better day You know for me there's no replacement That's why for you it is so hard to make What? Did you really forget to ask off work? Does it matter? I know that you're dealing with this job and school and everything, but maybe getting out of Reston would be good for you.
What are you doing? What do you mean? You want to go to Colgate and major in biology or whatever? That's fucking great.
Awesome.
I'm glad that you get to plan your life out so perfectly.
But you don't need to come up here and rub it in.
That's not what I'm doing.
Don't you have a suitcase to pack? I got this for you.
Hey.
Meet at your house after school? Yes, but if you are late, I will leave without you.
The only reason you're accompanying me on this trip is because my parents don't like me driving long distances by myself.
If it were up to me, I would go alone.
Oh.
Pack one bag.
Megan's dorm room is small.
And no music in the car.
Or food.
Plan your meals accordingly.
Townes, are you okay? Why are you being like this? I'm I'm not being like anything.
I'm I'm simply stating facts.
Have you ever seen Mork & Mindy? It's about an alien that comes to Earth.
It was one of the only American shows on TV in Romania.
It's how I learned English, for the most part.
The alien had this catchphrase, "Nanu-Nanu.
" For a long time, I thought that's how Americans greeted each other.
Are you having a stroke? Just a story.
Your turn.
I mean, I don't get what you want Tell me a story.
Well, I'm supposed to be in statistics right now, but instead, I skipped school to hang out in lawn chairs with a 50 I don't know, however-old-you-are man.
What is this? Are you trying to distract me? No.
Just reminding you, you're a person who had a life before what happened, and you'll have one after.
The first concert I ever went to Ramones.
Auckland, 1989.
Foo Fighters, fifth grade.
My favorite holiday as a kid was Sfantul Nicolae.
St.
Nicholas Day.
He left chocolate in our boots.
Halloween, same reason.
Without the boots.
That's who I was named after.
A saint.
When I was, like, 11, my mom dated a guy named Henry.
Before I came to Reston, I would have said Primm, Nevada, was the shittiest place on Earth.
I once found this scratcher on the ground of this crappy apartment complex where we used to live.
I got 50 bucks, and I paid off our gas bill.
I've never won anything since.
A friend of mine once told me fish are supposed to be lucky.
I still believe him.
You are more than what happened in this truck.
Remember, you're in control.
You are making it move.
I'm gonna get in, okay? Okay.
Tell me another story about a time you felt safe.
I don't Whatever pops into your head.
Um me and my mom, we were driving.
There's a fair on the side of the road.
Okay.
There was a merry-go-round, and It's, like, really hot in here.
Claustrophobic.
The fair was outside, right? It was in a field.
Good.
So so it was an open space.
Open.
Like your hands.
Open your hands.
Okay.
That hurt.
I can't, I can't, I can't.
I can't.
Fuck! I can't.
I can't.
Fuck! You sat in the truck for one minute and 42 seconds, and you're still here.
I know it's hard.
The guilt.
But it's not your fault.
It's not your fault.
We'll try again tomorrow.
Here.
I am strong man, twisting cap off tiny bottle for woman who is looking at me with such anger.
What happened to your meds? They didn't give me enough to start.
Refills are too expensive.
No, I'm fine.
These are extra strength.
You know, your daughter has her own pharmacy upstairs.
Oh, my God, could you imagine? I'm just saying.
Hey, wait.
Where are you going? Stu threw me some shifts for his plowing company, so enjoy your peace and quiet.
No, the peace and quiet is driving me nuts.
I'm just talking to myself all day.
Maybe we could get a dog or something.
You think talking to a dog would feel different? I don't know.
I've only ever had a cat.
But you know what, the girls are gonna move out, and this place is gonna be pretty quiet, so maybe we get a dog then.
Well, that's assuming Henry goes to college.
Why wouldn't Henry go to college? Well, maybe she doesn't need it.
She's she's different.
She's smart.
She could figure it out on her own.
Well well, it's important.
She needs an education.
Well, if that's what she wants.
So you don't want her to succeed.
It's hard without a college degree.
You know that.
- Excuse me? - I didn't mean it like that.
I just want Henry to have opportunities, that's all.
Yeah, so do I.
I am just saying that Henry isn't self-motivated like Jenna.
You just you got to give her a push in the right direction.
So I got to push Henry into college so she can be more like Jenna so she doesn't end up a failure like me? - You know what I mean.
- No, clearly I don't.
You know how Henry is.
Apparently not, so please, keep telling me what my daughter needs.
I can't do this now.
I got to go.
We'll talk later.
Yeah, fine, 'cause you know what's best.
Hey.
This is my bed.
Well, it's actually Tammy Cho's bed, but she's never here on account of having two boyfriends, so when I visit, it's my bed.
You'll sleep on the floor.
Is that Megan's girlfriend? Darcy, yeah.
- How long have they been together? - Five months.
I like her, so I don't mind if they never break up.
Megan brought her home for Thanksgiving.
Oh, so they're, like, a real thing.
Yes, but they're not as serious as Zoe and me.
We've been together over a year.
But you still haven't met yet.
Obviously we've met.
We know each other very well.
No, I mean face-to-face.
That doesn't affect how well we know each other or how how we feel about each other.
How could that possibly be true? You see Zach face-to-face every day.
How well do you know him? What's his favorite movie? Or his favorite color? What is his zodiac sign? That stuff doesn't matter.
Okay, does Zach have any allergies? Those matter.
They can be life-threatening.
The Dark Crystal, yellow, Gemini, walnuts.
Okay, well, whatever.
At least I know for sure that Zach is a real person.
For all you know, Zoe could be some crazy person playing a trick on you.
Everything that she says could be a lie.
Zoe Zoe's not a liar.
We what we have is special.
We We we don't need public displays of affection or or some overcrowded dance to prove we love each other.
She's real! She's real! - Townes - She is real.
Hi, guys.
She's real! Townes? You you okay? I I got your snacks.
You good? I'm glad you could come.
I bet it's nice getting out of Reston for a minute.
Mrs.
Dale, hi.
Please, come in.
Have a seat on the couch.
You bake? Yes.
Yeah, well, I'm working to get that handshake from Paul Hollywood.
You watch The Great British Bake Off? No.
Okay, um I owe you an apology.
What I said to you before, I was out of line.
I know that we both want what is best for this town.
Despite our differences, I think we're on the same side.
I heard about your troubles at the station, Ms.
Hulce.
Is that why you asked me here? Actually, I wanted to talk about Bill Boone.
When Bill cut his deal with the DEA, your husband wasn't part of his agreement.
If he hadn't passed away that day, he would have gone to prison.
Bill sold him out.
I'm I'm concerned that my troubles might negatively affect this investigation.
Do you think you're the only one who could bring him in? I'm the only one who is motivated.
Bill has a lot of connections in this town.
He employed a lot of people.
Not everybody wants to see him behind bars.
It's cheap to use my husband's death to leverage sympathy, Ms.
Hulce.
Even for you.
You must be desperate.
Okay.
Look, please, Mrs.
Dale But you were right.
I do want what's best for this town, and I'll make sure that your replacement finds Bill for both of us.
Yahtzee! Shit.
No Yahtzee.
I always say Yahtzee preemptively, just in case, but mostly because it annoys Townes.
I have to go to bed.
Townes, we're still playing.
I said I have to go to bed.
What about best three out of five? That's what we always do.
I'm at a ten and a half hour sleep deficit this weekend, and I need to start making up for it.
But it's only 7:30.
And I'd like to make up three and a half of those hours.
Townes, is is something wrong? I need to put my pajamas on now.
Okay.
Uh, how about you catch up on your sleep, and, Jenna Faith, you can come with me to Darcy's.
She's having some people over.
Oh, uh, I I don't want to intrude.
No, you're not.
It'll be fun, I promise.
These are my people.
Okay.
- Yeah.
- Cool.
Cool.
You sure you don't need anything? I already told you what I need.
Tell Darcy I say hello.
Okay.
So you get paid to hang out? Nah, I like to think of it like I'm on call.
Like a fireman or an EMT, something like that.
That's a totally apt comparison.
You want a pep-pep? They're really yummy.
I'm gonna pass.
So I think I figured out where I know you from.
Yeah, you were at some rich kid's party I delivered to, right? - Um - You, um You, uh you asked me for weed.
I'm not really big into parties.
Okay.
Or smoking, so I think you got the wrong girl.
Yeah, my bad.
Here, try that.
Oh, thank you.
But you, uh you do go to Reston, right? Yeah.
I went to Lincoln.
Thank you for asking.
I mean, I only kind of hated it.
And now I'm over at SUNY, but I'm saving up to transfer out of state, so You're probably wondering where, right? Yeah.
I'm thinking somewhere warm.
You know, I'd love to say California, but I'll probably end up in, like, Florida.
You know, off-brand California.
Why dream big when you can dream medium.
Well, hey, what can I say? You know, I'm a realist.
What about you? What? Do you know where you want to go? To school? Mm-hmm.
Um You know Colgate? I mean, it's not my first choice, but they have a really good biology program.
Biology? Oh, that's I just I didn't really peg you as a science nerd.
- That's cool.
- Yeah.
That's me.
Okay, Henry.
Oh, hey! Ahh! I thought you couldn't come! Now you cut yourself off from your friends It's not just a personality thing It's 'cause you're still so afraid Of what is on a plane You've been dreaming about it again You're gonna have to explain yourself It's personal You need a drink.
Come on.
I know it hurts, see, I can tell - But to face it - Hi.
Is the main thing Space is an illusion.
And I think you are too.
But I still love you.
Do you ever feel like you could be a human but you could also be an octopus? Isn't she so talented? Eight legs are better than two.
Imagine how far you could go.
Yeah, I mean, the sounds are, like, so good.
The lights are blinding.
The lights are blinding.
Has anyone seen my medicine? Oh, here it is.
I'll be right back, okay? Okay.
I couldn't help but notice that you are not affected by the performance.
Oh, no, I I mean, this is some deep emotional expression.
It's like poetry, really.
Tell me, who do you think is the most influential poet of our time? I would say the late Mr.
Shel Silverstein.
Are you familiar with his work? Yes, but I am a Silverstein purist.
Oh.
Nothing after Where the Sidewalk Ends.
Um I'm I'm Kate.
Jenna.
I always have fun at these parties, but sometimes the performance art- poetry-song styling goes over my head.
Which I guess isn't surprising for a geology major.
You're in the science department? I am.
I want to major in biology.
That also isn't surprising, and I've only known you for, like, two minutes.
Um did you want another drink? Sure.
Yeah.
Cool.
Sorry.
Coming through.
You're the systems analyst manager? Sam, yeah.
Oh, am I not what you imagined? You were hoping for a blonde? I've had some of the best food in the world, but this? This is fucking delicious.
I mean, the artificial cheese just, like, melts in your mouth.
Actually, it kind of sticks.
Where's your friend? She's nearby, but first, I've prepared a series of questions that, if you answer to my liking No.
We agreed you'd bring Henry.
That was the deal.
I I told you, she's close.
Bullshit.
I've put my life on the line meeting you here.
Do you get that? But you contacted me.
You you warned me.
Us.
Yeah, well, it was a weak moment of self-reflection.
Or a death wish.
Either way, it was a mistake.
ClearTek.
Is ClearTek the "they" you warned me about? You get that from your subway video? The geneticist from the video worked for them.
I've compiled a list of their employees and Oh, that's cute.
You made a list.
Hmm.
Kid, ClearTek's a shell corporation within a shell corporation, within a shell corporation.
Turtles all the way down.
Okay, then we need to find the kingpin at the center of this criminal empire.
Kingpin is a Marvel Comics villain Okay, yeah, yeah, don't insult me, okay? I know who Kingpin is.
Miller's Born Again was a masterpiece of modern literature.
The only difference is, this is real fucking life.
I worked for these people.
And I still have no fucking clue who's in charge.
They're ghosts.
Uh, what about the teleporter from the video? Dominick Babtiste.
If we find him, maybe we can team up, and He's dead.
I don't understand.
That guy in the photo you sent.
Nikolai.
That's his first name.
I don't know his last name yet, but He killed them.
No.
No, that that's that's not possible.
He's helping Henry.
He he - Look at me.
- That can't be true.
- Look at me.
- No.
Look at me.
These people, they don't help.
Okay? They manipulate.
Dom? They brought him in when he was a kid.
He was your age.
They promised him they could get rid of his seizures.
Instead, they tortured the shit out of him until he became something he never wanted.
Now, I don't know what this guy wants with Henry, but it's nothing good.
No.
Oh, for fuck's sakes.
No.
- No.
- Uh, I've got some ribs coming.
Help yourself.
Why did you come here if you're not I have questions.
Okay, honestly, I was hoping a teleporter would come here and save my sorry ass.
Get me off the grid.
Way off, you know? But, uh my friend's dead, and you didn't bring yours, so Good luck, kid.
No.
No.
First, "The Magic School Bus.
" Oh, my God, I loved that show.
The one where they go inside the kid's body? Yeah! And then he sneezes them back out.
Mm! I still dream about it.
Okay, but but really.
But really, my grandma used to take me and my sister into the city on weekends to go to the Museum of Natural History.
And I remember it just blowing my mind.
It still blows my mind.
Okay, you go.
What's your nerdy science chick origin story? Mine isn't as good as yours.
Tell me! Oh! Okay.
Um - You know Marie Curie? - Of course.
Okay, so it all started in the fifth grade.
I had this project where I I had to dress up as her and make a speech.
Um, my mom made me this dress that was Okay, honestly, it was hideous, but I but I looked just like her.
So you were in love with Marie Curie? She was the first woman to win the Nobel Prize! Hey, she was the first human ever to win it twice, okay? And she discovered radium.
She invented X-ray machines to help soldiers.
And she did all of her research out of, like, a literal pota Was that not okay? I I I should find Megan.
Townes.
I need you to come get me.
I can't find Megan and I don't know my way back to the dorm.
Jenna, I I need your help.
- What do you mean? - It's wrong.
It's all wrong.
I messed up.
Where are you? He's been a dick ever since he had foot surgery.
I told him I can work 2:00 to 4:00 Monday through Friday, and he scheduled me all the hours except those.
Hey.
Hey.
Um, Cleo? - Hi.
- Hey.
What's, um - What's going on? - I can explain.
I just, um I, um - What? - It's it's it's always been Henry and me, you know? The two of us, no matter what.
This idea of her going off to college or whatever she's gonna do, this leaving, it just it kills me, you know, a little bit, and I know that that's selfish and it's not fair to her.
It's not fair to you.
It's probably not fair to me.
And then then here you are.
You're this person who calls me on my shit, and I'm not used to that.
I'm I mean, not in, like, the kind and thoughtful way that you do it.
I mean, you and me, we're very different, and maybe that's okay.
I can learn from you.
Maybe you could even learn something from me.
And maybe our girls will be better off for it.
I just Wait.
Let me finish.
I'm not I'm not used to having a partner, not like you are to me.
You had Elizabeth, but I did everything by myself, you know? For better or for worse with Henry, and and you're right.
She and and Jenna, they're gonna leave, and that's the way it is, and that's the way that it should be, and what I'm trying to say is, when that happens, I want to be here with you.
Okay.
So, Thomas Hope, would you do me the honor of smoking this joint with me? Always.
Always.
Mm.
This is to mask the smell.
Yeah, yeah, I got it.
I also have taquitos and pizza rolls in the oven.
You know I'm right about Bill.
I'll do everything I can within the confines of the law.
Townes.
What happened? We we can't help her.
- We can't help her.
- It's okay.
- Townes.
- We can't We'll figure it out, all right? How long? Four minutes.
Tell me more about the fair with your mom.
You said it was in a field.
There was a merry-go-round.
Yeah.
Henry! You had to have tickets to get on the rides.
My mom was there, watching me.
Hi, baby! Calm down.
Please, please, no.
Don't fight it.
Take the good with the bad.
You'll get wet soon.
- Get the fuck off of me! - Henry! - Henry! - Mom? Over here, Henry.
No, no, no, no, no, no! I'm right here.
Holy shit! - Henry? - Henry? Mommy! I've got you.
My sweet girl.
I love you.
How long? Doesn't matter.
How do you feel? Safe.
What now? Try going somewhere.
Oh.
I didn't know I could do that.
I didn't either.