Truth Be Told (2015) s02e07 Episode Script

Look, I don't understand why we just
Former OPD?
Then you should know better.
We're sorry. We were concerned.
It's not your job to be concerned.
Now why shouldn't I just charge you both
for interfering in an investigation?
Holt Rollins was inside
the house. Rose Gil too.
That's right. Looks like they'd
been there at least a couple of days.
- Under your noses.
- How'd they all get past you?
Out.
All right, so what now? You,
uh You gonna press charges?
Captain.
I got here as fast as I could.
Are you in charge of
this case with them?
'Cause they are fucking
up your police work.
You know the reason we're on the house
in the first place is 'cause of her?
But, uh, they will not interfere again.
You're out if they do.
Now, you just give me one
reason. That's all I want, Aames.
Just one reason.
Never do that to me again.
I'm sorry. I got carried away.
But at least let us
tell you what we got.
- Okay.
- Ah, this tracks.
Yeah, what's that? Me getting
leads and you fumbling?
No. You being friends with assholes.
Something happened
between Holt and Rose.
There was a, uh, fight.
She had a prescription for aripiprazole.
Yeah, that's the medication
that was left behind.
We need to find Rose
before somebody else does.
In 1967, California passed
the Lanterman-Petris-Short Act,
named for the two Democrats and
the one Republican who sponsored it.
LPS was the legislation that
gutted our mental health facilities.
Hospitals closed.
Former patients flooded the streets
without the resources to survive.
In 1981, Reagan repealed
President Carter's
Mental Health Systems Act.
Years later, a study done by
a San Francisco advocacy group
reported that 55% of people
experiencing chronic homelessness
have emotional and
psychiatric conditions.
Since then, this state has
tried everything under the sun
to address the homeless problem.
Whether it's because of
economics, domestic violence,
runaway teens or throwaway children,
there has been a steady increase
in the number of the unhoused.
Holt Rollins, Rose Gil and Micah
Keith spent their formative years
living on the streets.
For them, home wasn't
just a physical place.
It was each other.
We know that Rose was in contact
with Joshua for several months
before he was killed.
Could Rose Gil be the
missing piece between Holt
and the murder of Joshua Keith?
Oh, shoot.
Yeah.
Oh, hey, girl. How you doing?
Better, since you've
been looking into things.
Markus, this is Officer Fernando
Quezado. Fernando, Markus Killebrew.
- Hey, how you doing?
- Nando, good to meet you.
Pleasure.
It's good to see you again.
All right, so listen.
I asked around a little bit, okay.
I talked to my daughter and her friends
who also went to school with Drea.
The consensus is that she was a runaway.
They think that because of me.
Because of how I was living.
Hey, hey, hey, hey.
That's not necessary, okay?
We're all here to help.
Yeah. Nando was able to
find out a few things.
Right. What you got?
There were a couple of other girls
who went missing around the same time.
- There was a sophomore at McClymonds.
- And a freshman at Castlemont.
All three of them were
in the foster care system.
That's not accidental. That's predatory.
Well, that's something at least, right?
Maybe enough to reopen the search?
Let me just look around a little bit.
I got some business to take care of.
Listen,
I can work with this information.
I'm gonna be in touch soon.
Thanks.
Come on.
Right this way.
Here you go.
- Thank you, baby.
- No worries, no worries.
Yeah, you know I'm
not serving you, right?
Mmm.
Territorial?
Oh, a little bit.
Listen.
You did a good thing,
referring this job to me.
I appreciate it.
You're very welcome.
So what is this? Guilt?
Yeah.
All right.
I pride myself on being
a straight shooter.
Hmm. Texas?
Texas.
Have dinner with me
sometime or something.
You know,
I'm not afraid of you.
You should be.
- Good to see you.
- You too.
What was that about?
Trouble. If I do it right.
Since Rose left a
message on the tip line,
have you been able to reach her?
No, but I was able to get
information off the pill bottle
prescribed by a psychiatrist
based in Los Angeles.
You think she went
all the way back to LA?
No. She wants us to find her.
I'm still trying to figure out
if she refilled the prescription
somewhere in the Bay Area.
I think it's worth a shot.
Hey, Poppy!
Please tell me you are not
besmirching Micah Keith's good name
without ample evidence to back it up.
Is she suing me too?
No, not yet, but you
know there's still time.
Listen to me.
They're looking for any excuse to
add season two's podcast to evidence
to support their claim
of harmful intent.
Is that even admissible?
You seem to be under the delusion
that her lawyers are coming
to the table in good faith.
Alana is angry.
I think Ingram was
right about giving her
a chance to speak her piece to my face.
Ingram is not your
lawyer. I am your lawyer.
And as your lawyer,
who lives in actual
reality from time to time,
I'm telling you. They want blood.
Then we should cancel the
mediation. Or what's the point?
It's too late.
You gotta show up. Smile.
And try to charm a bunch of
snakes without getting bit.
And in the meantime, please,
watch what you're putting
out on your podcast.
'Cause anything you say can
and will be used against you
in a court of law.
Feel me?
Do you feel me?
It's a really nice custom.
Upright marker and stone.
Slanted. Granite with a photo feature.
And the sunrise on
the upper right corner.
- And, uh, no dates?
- No dates.
I I know it's not logical,
but a date feels so
Finite.
Finite. Yeah.
Then no dates.
And for your engraving
Thank you.
You know I love you.
When I'm done with all this,
can we take off, you and me?
Find each other again?
Yes.
Alarm disabled.
I love you with all my heart.
Mmm.
Did anyone see you?
No. I came through the canyons.
I missed you.
Where have you been?
I was with Rose.
She found me.
What happened to her?
- Nothing. I didn't touch her. She
- Where is she now?
Gone. I don't know.
God, you two are
always upending my life.
I'm sorry. I didn't mean it.
We've been through
everything together, Holt.
I thank God every day that
you found me in People's Park.
I don't know what I would
have done without you.
My great protector.
I had to.
Tough little loudmouth.
I was.
It wasn't always bad when we were kids.
We found each other.
Unless you've been running
the longest con of all time.
My love doesn't lie okay?
But I worry about Rose.
Can you find her for me?
- Poppy
- I got an idea.
- It couldn't wait until morning?
- No, no. Listen.
We've been waiting for
Micah to give us answers now.
Pop.
Maybe she already told us.
Why isn't Rose in Discard?
What if she is, and I just missed it?
It might be true, but
I'll tell you what,
we can talk about all
this shit tomorrow.
Shoot.
- What's your name?
- Lukather Shreveport Scoville.
You'll feel a slight pinch. There we go.
Can you tell me what
day of the week it is?
Thursday.
Heel to toe, one foot
directly in front of the other.
- Any loss of appetite?
- No.
- Dizziness? Disorientation?
- No.
Okay, Mr. Scoville,
just follow the light.
Repeat these words back to me: Table.
Giraffe. Truck. Ice cream. Fire.
Table. Giraffe. Ice cre
Ice cream. Ice cream.
Ice cream.
Damn it.
- I see you ain't playing around, Unc.
- What, you thought I was easy money?
As far as I'm concerned,
a little mental activity's
better for my disease
than those meds they give me.
Don't worry, I'll keep taking the pills
for Lilli and the
girls. I'm just saying.
Chances are they ain't
nothing but aspirin.
You ever consider you might
be getting the real stuff?
Ain't no real stuff.
Not yet, and not soon enough.
You know, when Noble
was getting to the end,
he refused to believe how
messy things was getting.
Money was gone. Business was in the red.
If that shit ever happened to me
It won't.
- Shit.
- Mmm.
It's nice to have you here, Moss.
Nice to be here, Unc.
Yo, big sir.
Your daughter, Poppin' and
Lockin' is buck wild, man.
She don't listen. How I'm
supposed to represent her in court
if she's not gonna
listen to nothing I say?
If I tell you how to navigate Poppy,
you gonna cut me in on your fees?
Ain't that a bitch?
So what, you a lawyer?
You need to take that
surprise out your voice.
I'm a G.
But yes, I'm also an attorney.
This man here, he, uh he
put me through law school.
Boalt. Name changed since I graduated,
racist reckoning or some shit, but
He used to come in here as a kid,
running his mouth the same way.
Hustling the MC and the customers.
I tried to run him out of
here, but he debated me.
- I won the debate.
- Yes, you did.
Saw how smart he was.
Made sure he used it.
Yeah, I like to say I'm his, uh, son.
Number one son, easier than
raising three daughters.
- That's true.
- I got next.
Your shot, kid.
Ooh, "kid." I guess he's winning.
All right, hold on. I'll be right back.
Hey. Are you leaving? You just got here.
Hi. Yeah, I'll be back
in time for the reporter.
Is everything okay?
Fine, I'm just
One of the teenagers at the
youth center got in trouble.
It can't wait? We still need to finalize
the pieces we're
including in the auction.
Okay, you have a great
eye, so I trust you.
Micah, Micah, Micah. What is going on?
It's Rose.
Okay, this is something that
Markus should be dealing with.
No. No, this is something I need
to take care of myself or Holt.
Are you
Are you still in contact with him?
You can't see him.
- Or Rose.
- I cannot wait on Rose.
Poppy's already looking for her.
I don't even want to think about
the damage that she could do.
I understand.
You know what, just let me handle it.
- It's too complicated.
- That's why you should let me do this.
I have no agenda, no baggage,
and I can keep it very simple.
Let you focus on what matters.
Like preparing for your interview.
I'll find Rose before Poppy.
Okay?
Nothing haunts me more than
The Sapphire Club is the only time
Micah's with an unnamed
friend in all of Discard.
That night, my friend and I
went to the Sapphire Club
But why would Micah leave
Rose's name out of the book?
Who knows? You know, maybe
something happened, you know.
Maybe they had a falling-out
that she couldn't write about.
And out in these streets, you know
it's a battle every
day, just to survive.
You can't live like that for years
without it messing with your head.
Let me run something by you.
Okay. Shoot.
You know, I met with
Charise Spivey at The Knock,
and, um, that cop that Desiree
is seeing, we both agreed
Wait, what? Desiree is seeing a cop?
Poppy, just put the
phone down, all right.
That's not why I'm telling you this.
Just listen, all right.
We both agreed that there could be
a connection with these missing girls.
You know, they were all
in the foster care system.
Mmm. That would make
it easier to prey on.
Exactly. So it got me to thinking,
who was Micah before you met her?
Hmm? Y'all ever get into that?
No.
And her books just skip
right over that period.
Hmm.
When we were kids, she'd
never wanna talk about it.
I never went to her house.
We always met on the
streets or at Miss Shirley's.
She just appeared one day like
a stray cat that picked us.
Yeah, see. That's
what I'm talking about.
What the fuck could have
possibly been going on
that makes a little white girl
feel safer in a Black biker bar?
Mmm.
So how's the mourning coming, huh?
Mourning? For what?
Micah. Y'all's friendship.
You know, stuff like that
can be as intense as a, uh
a romantic breakup.
I wanna miss her.
- I do miss her.
- Mmm.
Then I just get pissed, because I
I don't know what's real.
Did she ever love Josh?
I stifled all of my
instincts to protect her,
and she just took advantage of it.
Why?
What do you mean? Because she could.
- Well, how?
- Don't piss me off, okay?
All right. All right.
You don't have to answer
me, but I'm telling you,
you need to ask yourself.
Chapter 8: The Incident
at the Sapphire Club.
Before the band even took
the stage, I was energized.
They were an extension of
everything I felt inside.
Punk was reduced to embers.
We'd missed the heyday.
Mabuhay Gardens was long gone.
Sound of Music shuttered.
Sapphire on its last legs,
but we claimed as our own,
just to feel the rage of
the forgotten and discarded.
But one man stood out from the crowd.
His eyes burrowed into mine,
unblinking and unsettling.
I thought it was nerves.
"He's just watching me like
everyone else," I told myself.
But his gaze was different.
I could feel him watching.
I tried to lose myself in the songs,
but the sense of unease built
until I could feel it
above the pounding music.
I looked for my friend
but couldn't find her.
I tried to get out through the
back, but he caught up to me
- Get back here.
- and dragged me into the storeroom.
- Come here.
- No. No!
- Shut up!
- No. No.
The pain of being punched
in the face was not mine.
It was some other girl's
world being cracked in two.
Pop. Hey, listen.
Take it easy, all right?
Listen, I spoke to the manager.
Now, she was about 12 at the
time, so she doesn't remember shit.
What's the matter? Are you okay?
- Noa.
- Mmm.
- Hey, what's up?
- I got it.
Rose refilled the prescription
at a free clinic in Jingletown.
She's still in the Bay. Means
we could find her if we hurry.
The clinic is two blocks away
from the Lake Avenue warehouse.
There's a lot of unhoused folks
there. I'll send you the address now.
Thank you. We're on our way.
We're on our way where?
Okay.
Where's Micah?
It's It's not safe for her
to come see you right now, so
It's not safe?
Yeah, I mean, she's just
trying to protect you.
And she's trying to protect me too.
I had to fight her to let me help.
She's even trying to protect Rose.
- What do you know about Rose?
- I d I don't. I
I just know that I don't
want her to hurt Micah.
The money will take care of her.
Will it?
Or will Micah never be able
to move on with her life?
The threat of Rose will
always loom over her.
It's just We need to
do something for Micah.
This is an artist collective
with a mix of displaced
people and creatives.
I have a strong feeling
Rose could be here.
Hey. How you doin'?
- Can I help you?
- You think Rose is here?
Excuse me, you can't just walk in here.
What are you, social services?
Sorry to barge in.
We're not here to cause any problems.
We're just looking for Rose Gil.
- Why are you looking for Rose?
- What do you want Rose for?
Leave her alone.
I'm Rose.
Follow me.
Queen to B-2.
All right. All right.
I recognize your voice from the podcast.
I don't know you.
- He's my friend.
- He's not mine.
All right. I guess
I'll just hang out here.
How'd y'all find me?
You left some things at Holt's place.
Looked like your reunion
got a little out of hand.
You okay?
I'm alive.
I know you have history with,
uh, Micah Keith and Holt Rollins.
Not according to Micah's books.
Wouldn't even know I exist.
I'm here to give you a
chance to correct that.
I know.
For your podcast.
I've been looking for you too.
If you're willing to share your
story, I'm willing to listen.
Most people don't believe
what I'm telling them is true.
Is that you?
Am I gonna need to find you
someone to back up what I'm saying?
I'll start with the assumption
that everything you tell me is true.
How about we start with what I know?
You, Micah and Holt were
friends a long time ago.
You were tight. Maybe
even loved each other.
We did.
Until she sent me and Holt to jail.
I'm, uh
I'm gonna record the rest.
When I got out, I didn't have anything.
But I got by.
Micah was long gone
but that was fine by me.
Until I saw it.
Saw what?
Her book.
My book.
She stole it all.
She stole it all.
She got in my head, took
every memory, everything I had.
Rose, what are you saying?
Micah Keith stole my life.
Talk to me about your grief protocol.
How did that become a staple
of your wellness program?
I had so many women write to me,
come to see me on my book tour,
that were in pain.
Emotional, physical, spiritual
I saw an opportunity to
Like the stages of
grief surrounding death,
to develop tools and processes
to help women navigate through all
kinds of losses and disappointments.
- Did you try it out on yourself?
- I did, yeah.
And as I was grieving
the loss of my child
- The miscarriage?
- Yes.
I thought,
"I wonder if the pain of
abandonment that I've been holding
is actually negatively affecting
my ability to even carry to term?"
In the dark of the night,
I bet that plenty of women
have felt the same way.
Yeah. But we don't talk
about it. Not enough.
I thought by sharing my
story, I could help some women.
That's why the message resonated
with so many of your fans.
It's why I keep telling
the truth. My truth.
My first sketch of her.
You gotta really love someone
to capture their soul like this.
That's what she does.
Makes you wanna take care of her.
After I got out of jail, I
I tried focusing on my art.
It worked for a while. I
was getting my shit together.
Until I saw the book.
My drawings.
Pages out of my diary.
My stories, my pain.
None of that happened to her.
It was me. It happened to me.
The attack at the club?
I only went to that show
'cause she asked me to.
Then she dipped out of there without me.
Didn't even know what
happened till I told her after.
I'm so sorry, Rose.
Sorry, sorry.
Everyone's fucking sorry.
Even her husband was sorry.
Did you share any of this with Josh?
Did me no good.
Ever since the book
I tried to paint to
to get out of my own head.
To get away from
from feeling like nothing.
But none of it mattered.
Rose, did you ever try to come forward
and tell someone what Micah did to you?
I wrote letters to
newspapers and magazines.
I tried calling Micah.
I got booted off of social
media when I posted about it.
Who's gonna believe a homeless
Black girl who's messy in the head?
How does Joshua Keith
connect to all of this?
I know you spoke to him.
Did he know about you and Micah?
Micah wouldn't have told anybody.
That's why you bought a ticket
to see his movie down in LA.
To tell him the truth.
He called me a liar.
Like everyone else.
But then he changed.
- Why?
- I don't know.
I told him that Micah's like a
wild animal when she's trapped.
It's the only way she knows
how to protect herself.
Destroying everyone else in her way.
Joshua came back to see me.
He told me he believed me.
Look.
I made that out of an email he sent me.
"I believe you."
- What's going on?
- Why is the alarm going?
Is there something happening?
Whoa. Hey, what's happening?
The alarms. Someone's in the camp.
What's going on?
I think there's a fire.
- It tripped the alarm.
- Everyone evacuate!
Get out of my way.
Run! We gotta get out of here.
Rose!
Move, move.
Poppy!
- Rose. Rose.
- You all right?
- I'm all right.
- Here, give her some room.
- Okay. It's Holt. It's Holt. Get Holt.
- Holt?
I got this, I got this.
Rose?
I'm a former nurse. We called
911. Paramedics are on the way.
Okay. Oh, God.
Fuck off.
Break it up!
- Hey, break it up!
- Get off him!
- Gun! Gun! Get off him!
- Hands where I can see them now!
Markus!
Markus!
Show me your fucking hands!
- All right, listen
- Markus!
- Fucking hands on the ground!
- All right, listen! He's the shooter.
He's your shooter. All right?
Now listen, I'm former OPD.
- All I'm gonna do is reach for my ID
- No, no, no, no
Markus!
On your belly!
- You shot the wrong man!
- On your belly right now!
All right! All right.
Oh, God.
Hands up! Spread 'em!
Markus.
Oh.
Poppy.
- Call Zarina, okay?
- Okay.
Make sure you call her.
Oh, God.
Code blue. Code blue in
359. Code blue in 359.
Poppy? What happened?
Markus was shot. We were
working together on a case.
- A case? Markus works at Shelter.
- We were interviewing someone
I don't have time for this,
and I don't wanna hear
any of this from you.
Where's Where's my husband?
He's in surgery.
I'm sorry.
You're sorry. What does that even mean?
I'm sorry.
Let's go see what we can find out.
I don't want you here.
Markus.
Please.
- Hey. Hey
- Hey.
How are you feeling?
Shot.
God, you scared me.
Where's Trini?
She's at my parents.
Oh.
She will be so happy to see you.
You know, ever since
we've gotten back together,
I've been calling you my wife.
Mmm?
And you've been calling me your husband.
Well, technically we are still divorced.
Still divorced?
Why don't we fix that?
We can talk about that later.
Markus, how did this happen?
Wrestling with a suspect.
A suspect
You You're not a cop anymore.
Yeah. Well
maybe if I was, that piece
of shit wouldn't have shot me.
Hmm.
Who is it?
Not right now.
This is Markus Killebrew,
you know what to do.
Markus, uh, it's me.
Just, um Just checking in.
I can't get any info from the doctors.
So call me.
Demetri, I
You better have a good
reason why you're not here.
Mediation starts in, like, 15 minutes.
Shit. I I I forgot all about it.
Oh, come on, Poppy.
- Markus got shot.
- What?
Is he okay?
I'm trying to find out.
All right, look. I'll let
everyone know about your emergency.
Well, they have to understand that
No, sweetheart. They don't, all
right? But I'm gonna do what I can.
- Do I need to drive to the city?
- No, no, no, no.
What you need to do is get your
head in the game, all right?
And to keep me posted.
I just got a call from Zarina
Killebrew. Markus was shot.
Jesus. Is he okay?
The police shot him and arrested Holt.
And what about Rose? Did they find her?
Oh, she's unconscious in the hospital.
She was shot by Holt.
Ivy, what did you do?
She was our friend. He
would have never hurt her.
What did you say to him?
I I gave him the cash, and that's it.
I I didn't say anything else.
You know why this is happening, right?
Poppy.