Falling Water (2016) s02e07 Episode Script

1 Previously on "Falling Water" We found the girl from the dream.
Still in touch with Lainie Whicker? - No, she's gone.
- They stole my life.
God only knows what they did to me.
I think you're pregnant.
We're talking human trafficking and the murder of a reporter by a politician to keep it all from getting out.
This isn't just about Shadowman anymore.
This is a full-on conspiracy.
Hull-Bedford is responsible for this man's death.
I'll take a look.
That's all I can do.
There are layers and layers separating my name from all of this, right? It seems like they know a lot more than they're saying.
Guy took a nosedive.
If Taylor Bennett is the one who hired Shadowman, then she's our best shot at putting an end to all of this.
We're gonna get this Taylor Bennett.
And she's gonna lead us right to the asshole who did this to you and Sabine and your mother.
You put this out tomorrow, and there's no way Harding's campaign could survive this kind of a scandal.
What kind of man are you? Didn't have to go down that way.
Bullshit, it didn't.
There are rumblings of a former Whittaker intern planning to surface with sexual harassment accusations.
And you want me to find him? Consider it done.
Sabine.
It's me.
Go away.
I heard what happened.
And I know there's nothing I can say to change things now, but I'm gonna get you out of here, okay? Please stop.
Sabine, please don't shut me out.
Let me help you.
Forget about me.
My life is over.
I don't deserve to live.
Don't say that.
- It's true.
- Sabine, please I killed your mother! Just leave me alone.
Just don't hurt yourself again, okay? - Please - Guard! If you can just give me a second.
I'm gonna get you out of here, okay? I promise.
[DARK MUSIC.]
[TRADITIONAL ARABIC MUSIC.]
[MOTOR PUTTERING.]
Ronald.
[LAUGHTER.]
Strawberries? You remembered.
Better when they're fresh.
Thank you.
[LAUGHTER.]
I've been meaning to ask, who are you named after? Ronald Reagan.
I'm going to be an American some day.
Not British? Do you have cowboys? - I'm afraid not.
- Or cheeseburgers? Not really, no.
It's the US of A for me for sure then.
I'm going to go there, work hard, and someday be lawyer.
Then my whole family can live there with me.
Sounds like you got it all figured out.
It's all I ever think about.
Well, if I can help, you know I'll try.
Just the strawberries.
I can handle everything else myself.
I'm a very resourceful man.
[LAUGHS.]
- Grab one.
- Thank you.
Come on, wish me luck.
Three, two, one.
[GUNSHOT BLASTS.]
[WEAPON COCKS.]
[GUNSHOTS WHISPER.]
British Conspicuous Gallantry Cross.
SAS.
That's U.
K.
Special Forces, isn't it? Very impressive, you being chosen for that.
- Volunteered.
- Even more impressive.
Obviously, uh, you saw combat.
In Darfur, yes, sir.
Well, I can't think of a reason why I can't hire you.
Except one.
I'm dead.
[TENSE MUSIC.]
I'm dead too.
Just another one of your casualties.
Ah, no.
[GASPS.]
[GIGGLING.]
[INDISTINCT CHATTER.]
[GIGGLING.]
- I got you.
- Ah.
- Come on.
- [GIGGLES.]
[GIGGLING.]
[GROANING.]
[LAUGHTER.]
[KNOCKS.]
- Good morning.
- Good morning.
Did we wake you? Nah, I was up.
Pancakes? Chocolate chip Mickey? - I got the big bowl.
- Yeah? [GIGGLES.]
[GROANS.]
Go on.
Hey.
You look tired.
I'm okay.
No, you're not.
[KNOCK AT DOOR.]
- Hey, you're here early.
- Yeah, I need to talk to Tess.
She barely spoke to me.
Why would she do this? It's obvious.
She's given up.
They put her in solitary.
[EXHALES DEEPLY.]
I have to go see her.
I'm not sure she'll see any of us anymore.
[OMINOUS MUSIC.]
Hey, you okay? I feel like shit.
Okay, I'll I'll be there in a second.
I gotta get to work.
Go to Sabine.
Maybe you can get through to her.
Yeah.
I'll talk to you later.
[SIGHS.]
And as police were called to escort him downtown, New York is wondering, is Phil Whittaker's career over? I don't know what happened.
I I I I went to bed.
Did you dream? I don't know.
I m Maybe.
Yeah, I I dreamt I was elected president.
Nothing like ambition.
What else? I was taken to a party It was a s A sex party.
Why doesn't that surprise me? Without describing the naughty bits, tell me about the sex party.
There were people there, lots of people.
There were girls.
I was there.
[STAMMERS.]
The guy who works for you.
The guy who dug up all the stuff on the mayor uh, uh Woody, he was there.
But look, you can fix this for us, right? I mean [STAMMERS.]
You can get one of your other operatives to go out and dig up some more dirt on Harding, 'cause there's gotta be something else.
I'm sorry, I can't do that, Phil.
Why not? Because, my old friend, you're not worth saving.
What, after everything I've done for you? After all the dealings we've had together? Phil, dear, I'm sorry.
You're done.
Show him out.
[STAMMERS.]
I'm done? I wonder what "The New York Times" would have to say - about that.
- Hey.
You think you can pull this shit with me? I've got two words for you, Nicholas Hull.
Are are you saying I'm saying you should go back to your ambulance-chasing law firm in Rockaway.
A bohunk law career is better than ending up a sidewalk pancake.
Don't you think? [FOREBODING MUSIC.]
Find me Woody Hammond.
You wanted to see us, Lieutenant? Yeah.
Shut the door.
You know, you can get all the vitamins you need from just a couple of eggs a day.
No supplements.
Two boiled eggs and you're good to go.
I hate eggs.
Seriously, I always have.
Mmm.
I'm gonna cut to the chase.
Nicholas Hull.
You guys paid him a visit before his death? We were following up on a lead.
You don't have a case involving him, so chime in on the truth any time.
We believe his corporation is involved in human trafficking.
So I suppose you've spoken to the FBI about this? If Nicholas Hull was involved in trafficking, and you guys know anything that can help, I suggest that you hand it over to the FBI.
Then we can get back to doing what we do best here, closing homicide cases.
- Yes, sir.
- Yes, sir.
All right.
Matsuyama.
A word.
That visit to Hull, have anything to do with your mother's death? No, sir.
Sure about that? 'Cause I know when one of my troops is broken.
If you need to take some time off I'm good.
Thank you, sir.
Can I go now? Yeah.
Lainie okay? Yeah, still weaning off the propofol.
We need to get Sabine out of prison.
- Tess - There has to be a way.
Even if we figure out who Shadowman is, we still need to prove that Sabine That he was the one to kill Kumiko and not Sabine.
[SIGHS.]
I don't even know how we do that.
None of us do.
I'm getting sick of adding people to this wall.
[EXHALES DEEPLY.]
I was thinking of tracking down Woody Hammond.
Woody? Why? He used to recruit Dreamers for Hull-Bedford.
Maybe he's run up against our Shadowman.
[SNICKERS.]
He won't tell you anything.
I don't think you'll even get past the doorman.
I wasn't thinking of talking to him in the real world.
Use one of those pods? If we can figure out where he hides out in the dreamscape, yeah.
I have an idea where you could find him.
[JAZZ MUSIC.]
[SPEAKING GERMAN.]
Guten Abend, Herr Hammond? Lange nicht gesehen.
- Agreed, Manfred.
- Wir haben Sie vermisst.
Ihr Lieblingsgetrank.
Auf Kosten des Haus, naturlich.
[SPEAKING GERMAN.]
Josephine Baker.
Pack up all my care and woe Here I go, singing low Bye, bye, blackbird Where somebody waits for me Sugar is sweet, so is he Bye, bye, blackbird Bye, bye Hey, look, Sutton is right.
You should've never gotten involved.
You are risking your career.
I won't be if we keep it on the DL.
Work on other cases, give Sutton nothing to complain about.
One of us always at the desks, since you know he'll be watching.
But we follow up on what we got.
Problem is, with Hull dead, we got nothing.
Hull's high dive, I have to think it's Shadowman.
Orchestrated by Taylor Bennett.
If he killed Hull for Bennett, then everyone killed by Shadowman should be connected to her.
The reporter and the doctor, that's it.
Morrison? No.
He's connected to Bennett somehow.
We must've missed something.
Possible.
Or it was some kind of audition for Bennett.
Show what he's capable of.
And Sabine? [FOREBODING MUSIC.]
Her mother wasn't killed by Taylor Bennett.
Shadowman killed her because he knew she could identify him.
She could find him in dreams, just like James did.
Sabine was just collateral to him.
But your mother couldn't speak.
In her dreams she did.
You sure you still wanna keep going with this? Look at me.
I need to solve this as much as you.
[TENDER MUSIC.]
[OMINOUS MUSIC.]
[BREATHING HEAVILY.]
[DOOR OPENS AND CLOSES.]
You have information? Woody Hammond, he's in Jersey.
He went through a toll booth.
He clocked his fast pass.
It's a bit pathetic, don't you think? Truck stop motel? He likes lot lizards.
I'm not surprised.
- How long has he been there? - Oh, not long.
No visitors so far, paid or unpaid.
[EXHALES.]
He could choose any hotel anywhere in the world.
Why that one? I guess he doesn't care where he sleeps.
Or where he dreams.
Tell your guys to stand down.
This calls for a specialist.
We're good.
1 down, 12 more cases to go.
Boom.
Morrison obviously never received a "best boss" coffee mug.
He laid off about 50 people right before his wife's death.
Downsizing.
Couple of them didn't take it well.
Already checked up on two of them.
Nothing to report.
Number three looks interesting.
Take a look at this.
"Eat shit, Morrison.
" That's a nice way to endorse a check.
"Pay to the order of Tom Dolan.
" Yeah, checked up on the address on the check.
House turned out to be a short sale.
[CELL PHONE RINGS.]
Matsuyama.
You do? Yep, hold on.
Hold on.
Yeah.
Got it.
No new address on Dolan.
- What'd you write down? - Wife's address.
She filed for divorce.
The Bronx: that's far from the old address.
- Yeah, I'll follow up on this.
- No.
Lieutenant's already sniffing around, asking where you went.
- What did you tell him? - The ME lab.
You're welcome.
I'll talk to the wife.
You escort our newly confessed murderer down to booking.
Go.
- And give me my pen.
- Nope.
And try closing a case, maybe.
I can't do all the work around here.
I like your hair.
It's what all the girls on suicide watch are doing these days.
Sabine.
You shouldn't have come.
I had to.
You know that.
Do I? What's the point? Taka told me what happened.
Taka needs to forget about me.
You all need to forget about me.
We can't.
Well, try harder.
Prisoner will be seated or returned to her cell.
She's sorry.
Sit, Sabine, sit, please.
I remember once, I was, uh, seven or eight.
You were 12.
I saw two red eyes staring at me in the corner of my room.
I'd never been so scared in my life.
I thought it was a demon or a monster, or something coming to kill me.
- Turned out to be a raccoon.
- A raccoon.
- Yeah.
- I remember.
And I ran into your room, screaming, I think.
Jumped into your bed and And you held me tight.
[STIRRING MUSIC.]
You told me you'd never let anything happen to me.
[CHUCKLES.]
Yeah, you slept on my bed for nearly a month.
Because that's what sisters do.
That's what you told me.
That's why I'm here.
Tess.
You know there's no way I'll give up on you.
You're my sister, you're like You're like my arm.
You're a part of me.
But I'm not.
You know what I mean.
Tess, there's something that I need to tell you.
What? We're not sisters.
Charlotte isn't your mother.
You were brought to Aeskyton when you were three years old.
Why are you telling me this? Because this is the last time we're ever gonna see each other.
Don't say that.
I'm not gonna survive this place.
I know myself.
I needed you to know the truth before I leave.
Stop talking like that.
We're gonna get you out of here.
We we're not giving up on you.
Taka will never give up.
Taka should never have met me.
There's nothing that you or he can do to change what's happened to me.
You know that.
One way or the other, I'm going to die in here.
I'm ready.
Sabine.
I love you.
No matter what, we'll always be sisters.
Always.
[SOBBING.]
Sugar sweet, so is he Bye, bye, blackbird No one here can love or understand me Hey, Woody.
How on Earth did you find me? You used to talk to Tess about this place.
The era, the nightlife.
Isn't that Mayor Harding? It's my dream.
I can do what I want.
What do you want, Burton? Would it sound strange if I said help? You came here for help? I should've come to you in the first place.
I wanted to bring down the Firm.
Now Nicholas Hull is dead.
And I suppose you're gonna explain how this is my problem.
Dreamers are being kidnapped and sold.
How much do you have to do with that? I'm not interested in people doing things against their will.
You've controlled people in dreams before.
[JAZZ MUSIC.]
You really must be desperate to be asking me for help.
Maybe I am.
Not so much for that knight in shining armor, are you? I'm just a man like you who understands when he needs help.
Taylor Bennet's taking Dreamers.
Sedating them, impregnating them, and making Dreamer babies [SNICKERS.]
Ludicrous.
You forget what happened to Tess? You tried to sell James to the highest bidder.
You said people at the Firm were untouchable.
Not so much, based on today.
Maybe that's why you're out here, hiding.
Dutifully noted.
Your baby's coming home tonight Blackbird, blackbird Blackbird, bye, bye [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE.]
[FOREBODING MUSIC.]
But we don't know where Tommy is; I told you.
I understand, Mrs.
Dolan.
I was just hoping maybe you can give me an idea of where to look for him.
Tommy's not in trouble, is he? I just wanna talk to him.
I understand you and Mr.
Dolan are separated.
[OMINOUS MUSIC.]
- We don't like to talk about that.
- I'm sorry.
You have to understand, Tommy's a good man.
But when he lost his job, he couldn't handle it.
I still worry about him every day.
Worry about a man you filed a restraining order against? You know about that? He pushed me.
That's all Emily knows.
But there was more? I know these things are hard to talk about.
I kept hoping he'd get another good job, that things would go back to the way they were.
They got worse.
Did he ever hurt your daughter? Emily? No, never.
Then why was she part of the restraining order? What do you want me to say? Tommy's a good father, but I needed to get him out of our lives.
I couldn't take the chance, not with her.
Does he still talk to Emily? He's not supposed to.
[KNOCK AT DOOR.]
Hi, can I come in? Didn't my mom answer all your questions? She did.
I know it must be difficult seeing your parents break up.
How would you know? Your parents are divorced? I never had a dad.
- Is my dad in trouble? - He could be.
I just need to make sure he's not gonna hurt anybody, including you or your mother.
He would never hurt me.
Have you seen him recently? You know, you'd be helping him if you told me you have.
We don't talk that much.
He lives in some homeless shelter.
That's all I know.
Okay.
Well If you talk to him, will you give me a call? Like I said, I don't talk to him that much anymore.
Okay.
It's pretty obvious Dolan's wife is still afraid of the guy.
Well, then we might be on the right track.
And the daughter is definitely hiding something.
All right, there are more than 20 homeless shelters - in Manhattan.
- And in the Bronx? Almost as many.
19.
Three of them are women's shelters.
We can cross those off.
Come on.
I'll start in the Bronx.
You start calling Manhattan.
[TENSE MUSIC.]
Lainie? [TENSE MUSIC BUILDS TO CRESCENDO.]
[DRAMATIC MUSIC.]
Not much I can tell you, Detective.
I'm afraid Tom Dolan's one of the unfortunate ones who falls through the cracks in the system.
- But he was here? - For a while.
Psychological breaks are not uncommon.
Most times it's the cause of homelessness.
I suggested he speak to our therapist on staff.
Next thing I know, he's gone.
Probably back on the street at this point.
- When was this? - A couple of months ago.
Kept saying he made a man bite off his tongue.
Said he did it in a dream.
Crazy, right? What man? [SOMBER MUSIC.]
Mr.
Ongaro? I just wanna ask you a few questions.
Do you remember a Tom Dolan? He was here with you a few months ago, slept in the bunk next to you right around the time of your accident.
[TENSE MUSIC.]
I understand that.
Do you remember the dream? Do you remember this man? [PANTING.]
[SIGHS.]
Yeah.
She was asleep, so I went out and when I came back I found this.
What time was it? What was she wearing? Something of mine, I don't know.
How did this happen? I went to see Sabine.
She saw you? She did, but she told me it was for the last time.
We have to get her out of there.
- How do we do that? - I don't know.
That's why Lainie was so important.
At this point, she's our only witness.
She doesn't remember anything.
Yeah, right now, but in a couple of days In a couple of days.
I can't remember.
It's been eight years.
You're right, you can't remember, and maybe Lainie never will, but she isn't safe.
Her kidnappers will be looking for her.
And for the baby.
I know.
So did Lainie, read the note.
[OMINOUS MUSIC.]
"Thanks for caring, but I'll take my chances on the outside.
" [ARABIC MUSIC.]
Noch eine Flasche, Herr Hammond? [PHONE RINGS.]
[SPEAKING FRENCH.]
Je te pardonne.
I wish I really was.
Je t'aime.
How much? Beaucoup beaucoup.
Allume-moi.
Oh, I will.
[GAGGING.]
[TENSE MUSIC.]
[HISSING.]
[SHADOWMAN WHOOSHES.]
Woody, stop the fire.
[GROANING.]
I don't understand.
Why can't I stop it? It's not in the dream.
Wake up! [GASPS.]
[FIRE CRACKLING.]
[OMINOUS MUSIC.]
[BREATHING HEAVILY.]
There may have been others, but so far the guy at the shelter looks like Dolan's first victim.
And he's only been doing this stuff for a couple of months? Is that normal, this late in life? Well, there's no set standard when someone figures out their ability.
It just it comes to you one day.
Weird.
- [SIGHS.]
- Jeez, what time is it? Time to call it a day.
Do you wanna grab something on the way? Sure.
Change of plan you can drop me off at my place.
Aren't you afraid of Shadowman? Yeah, but, dude, your couch is killing my back.
Besides, Christy called, and I figured I should make an appearance.
Fine, I miss her like hell.
Funny, I was getting used to having you around.
- Bullshit.
- [PHONE CHIMES.]
It's Burton.
He wants to meet at Boerg's.
Now.
Awesome.
[OMINOUS MUSIC.]
[DRAWER OPENS.]
You shouldn't be surprised, Mr.
Dolan.
Then why did you call me here? Because Woody Hammond is alive.
I understand that.
Only one of us does.
It was more complicated than I expected.
Someone else was there.
A tall black guy.
He helped Hammond.
I can complete this assignment.
And we will pay you when it is completed.
How's your daughter doing? She's fine.
Emily goes to East Bronx High.
Isn't that right? You must really love her.
Of course I do.
Learning institutions can be fickle with their scholarships.
One little slight, maybe NYU changes their mind about her.
Hammond will be taken care of.
Then there's nothing to worry about, for you or your daughter.
[GROANING.]
[MOANS.]
Ouch.
You should go to a hospital.
I'd rather not draw any more attention to myself right now.
I'm lucky nobody followed me from Jersey.
I picked a place I didn't think anyone would find me.
- But someone did.
- Or something.
It's definitely a person.
Another Dreamer.
One effing powerful Dreamer.
And dangerous too.
We call him Shadowman.
Sounds like something out of a bad horror movie.
Not too far off.
He's kind of a dream assassin.
Influences people to kill others or commit suicide.
[EXHALES DEEPLY.]
Now, I'm sure she has an army of dream assassins - on her payroll.
- She? Taylor Bennett.
I seem to have fallen into her disfavor.
You work for her? Apparently not anymore.
I'm hoping this changes your mind about helping us.
I'm not exactly the helpful type.
Can you afford not to be? Maybe I won't be around to save your self-centered ass next time.
[BUZZER BLARES.]
- It's Tess.
- [HEAVY DOOR OPENS AND CLOSES.]
What the hell is this place? Here's Woody.
I found him right where you said he'd be.
Well, that'll teach me to share.
What happened to you? Seems your Shadowman tried to kill me.
For Taylor Bennett.
Woody works for her.
Worked.
Past tense.
And I'm not the only one in this room who's had dealings with Bennett either.
Okay, yes, it's true.
But look at us now.
I think we are in danger.
All of us.
What're we gonna do about it? What if she sends this Shadowman after us? At least now we know who he is.
Some loser named Tom Dolan.
Taka ID'd him.
- Where is he? - We don't know.
Obviously close enough to whisper kill instructions to anyone who gets in Taylor Bennett's way.
Uh, there was no whispering going on.
He was choking the shit out of me.
I've never known a Dreamer who can kill another Dreamer.
According to you guys, Dolan has always had other people kill his victims, or commit suicide.
But this time he tried to do it himself.
That's a first.
- Then he could kill any of us.
- Yeah.
Unless we work together.
So, does that include you? [TENSE MUSIC.]
[DOOR OPENS.]
Hey.
You're up late.
I couldn't sleep.
Maybe that's a good thing, considering what nearly happened to Woody.
[CHUCKLES.]
We can't stay awake forever just to avoid Shadowman.
I'm starting to think that this is all just karma.
My karma.
If I hadn't tried to take down Hull-Bedford, maybe none of this would've happened.
You and James, would still be in Maine, safe.
We weren't safe.
We're safer here with you.
Jeremy showed up right before the FBI raided the Firm.
I brought you into this, Tess.
Put you and James in danger.
- No, you didn't.
- I did.
- No.
- I did.
No.
And think of what would've happened to Lainie if you hadn't started all this.
Yeah, but now she's gone, Tess.
Maybe she's in danger again.
Maybe, but It was her decision.
She was right, I wanted her to stay for myself.
I was hoping maybe if she remembered something, I I could understand what happened to me.
There's so much I don't know.
You're a good man, Burton.
That's one thing I know for sure.
Thank you.
[TENDER MUSIC.]
[SPOOKY HEAVY SIGH.]
[LIGHT BULBS BUZZING.]
[OMINOUS MUSIC.]
[DOOR CLANKS OPEN, ECHOES.]
[GASPS.]
Taka.
Don't be angry.
- I told you not to come.
- I know.
But I had to find you.
And you're here.
It's the only dream I have left.
Where I go when I can't take it anymore.
I found the man who did this to you.
You understand? I found the real killer.
No, Taka.
No, I'm the real killer.
You're not.
We know who made you do it.
[SOLEMN MUSIC.]
But none of that matters.
All that matters now is for us to be together.
All I wanted was you.
And it echoes when I breathe Till all you see is my ghost Empty vessel, crooked teeth Wish you could see And they call me under And I'm shaking like a leaf And they call me under And I wither underneath In this storm I feel it And they call me under And I'm shaking like a leaf And they call me underneath To this storm