Marvel's The Punisher (2017) s02e08 Episode Script

You should've stayed in your hole, Bill.
God - Stop the car.
- What? - Stop the car.
Stop the car.
- No way, man! What are you, out of your goddamn mind? Stop the car! I said stop the car! No way, man.
Now.
Hey! God damn it.
Shit.
You do this to me, Frank? Shit.
I said Shit.
Strike team, move out! Move out! Everybody, careful! Three o'clock! Over there! Move out! Move out! Down! Down! Down! Let's go! Billy! Get in! Billy, now! Move! Get out of the way! Kick it over.
Now get on your knees.
Nice and slow.
Sir, I'm gonna need you to let him go now.
Who the hell are you? I'm the guy with the AR-10 pointed at your head.
Frank, let's go.
You're going after the wrong guy.
New York doesn't need your shit again.
If I leave this alley, you gonna follow me? You better believe it.
Frank! Yeah.
I apologize.
For what? Now, Frank! Let's move! Man, what the hell just happened? Ask the maniac in the car.
How much you think we got? We gotta count it first, dumbass.
Shit.
I thought it was a fake.
Who is this dude? He's the asshole who nearly got us caught.
You even listening? It seems I'm due a little bit more than the rest of you guys.
We split this up even, fair and square.
That was the deal.
You should've stayed in your hole, Bill.
Yeah, it's me.
Wait.
Why are you asking him? This jigsaw-faced bastard almost got us busted.
This whole thing went sideways 'cause you lost your shit.
Screw all this.
Let's just split it.
Anybody else got a problem with the way that I do things? You're good.
I just took a shot at a New York City police officer.
Jesus Christ, Frank.
What are we doing, man? You know, when I saw Bill, he looked at me like like nothing had changed, you know? Like we were still friends.
I'm telling you, when I drew on him, he was shocked, you know? I looked at his face I saw Maria, I saw the kids Saw how we always used to be together.
You know? We were We were family, you know? It's got two DBs, no sign of anyone else.
This is Mahoney.
Secure the scene.
I'm on the way.
Let's go.
Krista! Krista.
Please, please open the door.
You can't come and go as you please.
Krista.
Krista! Where have you been? It doesn't matter.
It looks like it matters.
What's in the bag? No, it doesn't matter.
None of it None of it matters! All this! All this was Frank Castle! Frank Your friend, Frank? Friend? He He tried to kill me.
I couldn't see.
That skull Why? Why? Why would he Why why would he do that? Why would he do any of it? I don't understand.
I don't understand! I mean, I know now that it was him.
But I don't feel it! I mean, I know, but I but I don't know.
I mean, here, but not here.
And he was my best friend.
My best friend.
But he was pointing a gun at me.
Sorry.
I'm so sorry.
But I don't know what else to do.
And you're you're the only one who can help me.
You're the only one.
Anton Reed.
The hostage.
Shit.
Bet poor Anton didn't see this coming when he showed up for work today.
Now, this guy could be one of the gang.
Could be somebody else just got in the way.
Russo's cold or crazy or both.
Let's get forensics down to check for fingerprints or whatever.
I wanna find out also how long has he been working at that check-cashing place.
What's up, man? Let's go.
We gotta drive.
What did you see? What's up? I saw bodies.
He shot the hostage, Curt.
When he was on the street coming at you, - I had a shot, man.
- Yeah.
I could've killed him.
I could've killed him, man.
Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, don't do that.
All right? - That hostage would be alive right now.
- What are you doing that for? Shit happens.
Shit happens.
You know that.
What are you talking about? What are we talking about here, huh? We are out, man! We did our time, we served, we pulled the trigger when we had to, and we followed orders.
But this, this is different.
And everything about this is so wrong! Can you see that, Frank? Huh? Us sitting here, right now, having this conversation.
And it's not even over.
I got Delia wondering where the hell I'm at.
Thinking I'm some douchy asshole for leaving her hanging.
And what am I supposed to say to her, man? "Oh, sorry, I got an old pal I need to kill, and I'll be back before you know it.
" I wish that we could We gotta go.
Yeah, we gotta get off this road.
Kid! It's Frank! Kid! Shit.
Kid? What are you doing? You out of your mind? - Frank! - You think it's a game? - No! No! - How about now? - Frank! - Is it a game now? You feel that? You know how close I came to killing you? I was practicing the move you showed me.
Nah! Bullshit! Bullshit! Trying to keep you safe.
You're gonna get yourself killed! You quit your goddamn crying.
God damn it! Enough! Be easy, man.
She's just a kid.
You don't have to talk to her like that.
You got her all hemmed up.
You drag her into some insane shit.
And now what? You want her to act normal.
There's no normal around you.
We're not playing games here, Curt.
She needs to know that, so do you.
We make mistakes and people die.
They die! A man died today because I dropped the ball and you did, too.
Right? She needs to know that she could wind up dead.
I think she gets it.
You get it, right? Come on.
It's all good.
Everything is cool.
I get it.
She gets it.
We all get it, Frank.
You froze, now it's everyone else's fault.
That right? Give me the keys.
- Where are you going? - I'm going to find Billy.
Whoa, whoa, whoa.
Slow down.
Where? I'm gonna see my boy Jake.
Okay, I'll drive.
Give me the goddamn keys, Curtis.
Are you gonna shoot me if I don't? Your funeral.
I want to come.
No.
Frank, wait Please don't go.
Just stay put.
But you're coming back, right? You've seen the news, I'm guessing.
- Yeah.
- Yeah, total shitshow.
They said hostages were killed.
I figured you'd make me do this at Homeland.
Trying to throw your weight around.
But here we are.
I mean, we're not at the precinct, either, so you're not certain you want to come after me.
Officially.
Not yet.
I've got two questions, and this seemed the best way to get 'em answered.
Why'd you tip me to the robbery? And did you know about Castle? Castle's the one who found out about the robbery.
- Told him to stay away.
He didn't listen.
- You're damn right, he didn't listen.
He hit me in the head, and he took my gun.
Castle's got a code.
"Castle's got a code.
" Listen to yourself.
The man is a maniac.
I don't care how much shit got done to him.
Just the fact that you're talking to him should cost you your badge.
He's a murderer.
You get that, right? Feds, man.
You guys make me sick.
Always covering your asses and hiding shit.
We aren't friends.
Or even colleagues with a mutual beneficial working relationship.
Mostly, you've hidden stuff, lied and shot me.
Give me some respect, huh? I know he was at that carousel.
Russo escapes, Castle's back You three, 'round and 'round you go.
Let's just say I used to be just like you.
You know, I thought all we had to do was follow the rules, tell the truth, and justice would be served.
I learned different.
Sometimes, maybe, someone like Castle is the nearest to justice we can get.
No, huh? I want Castle.
Russo, too.
Or next time we'll be doing this at my place, in handcuffs.
Special agent in charge or not And out of? I would give my life for that man.
And he knows that.
So why? Why would a man that I would give my life for try to Or maybe I'm not.
Because I just What was done to you was unfair, cruel and shitty.
If Frank did this to you, he did everything he could to make sure you suffered for the rest of your life.
It was better when I didn't know.
See, that's where you're wrong.
Because now the nightmares end.
You can be reborn.
And in that rebirth lies all your power.
I know exactly what you're going through, because I've been there.
But then I came face to face with my hurt, and I swear to you, it is like touching God.
But you opened your front door to me anyway.
Why would you do that to yourself? looking forwards.
I like that.
Where is he? Where? You just Come on, Jake.
Stay alive.
Keep breathing with me now.
Stay with me.
Keep breathing.
We're not the same.
Frank.
Look at yourself.
I mean, look at us.
Guys like us, Frank, we need this! Just a couple of assholes, who thought we could have the good things in life.
We are not good people, Frank.
We never were! We're the same.
Frank is the big secret that you've all been keeping from me.
- Frank wasn't mentioned in your file.
- Yeah, you knew I'd read it.
You'd be dumb not to think so.
And you're not dumb, are you? So you hid it.
Why? So you could control me? So you could play God with me? I didn't take anything out of your file.
I'm not playing you.
I'm here.
You're here? They were all here.
And they all let me in, but they never let me in! Do you understand me? If I can't trust Frank, I can't trust anybody! How? How did they make him hate me? - Billy - Are those blue? Huh? This looks blue.
You are all the same! You're all the same! Stop.
Stop! and making you feel the last thing you want to feel! Maybe everybody wants to make somebody feel worse than they do.
Maybe everybody gets betrayed in the end.
To think that maybe you could change? You think it's so easy? I know it isn't.
Shit! Hey, it's me, kid! Curtis! God damn it! - What the hell were you thinking? - Frank told me Yeah, of course he did.
Where is Frank? Is he coming back? Nobody knows what Frank is doing except Frank.
And he doesn't give a damn what anybody else thinks.
And you're Amy.
I heard so much about you.
Not about the part with the shotgun.
That would've been useful! Well, I'm making something to eat if you're hungry.
First you wanna kill me, now you wanna feed me? Yeah, it might be the same thing.
I'm not much of a cook.
Scraps.
This this is just scraps.
Is that all that you want? Because if it is, you should probably just leave now, and don't bother coming back.
But maybe then you're in the right place.
Ask yourself are you willing to be a part of something bigger than just yourselves? But if you think, just for a second about what we could achieve if we all work together Hey, look, if you're happy picking up a few bucks here and there like common street thugs, then go ahead, grab what's yours and get out, 'cause I don't have anything else for you.
Or we invest this money.
In weapons, in people.
We go and we find all those guys who we know are just like us, and we offer them a piece of the same.
From anyone! Enough of us fighting for each other we could be gods.
This is some good-ass spaghetti.
Boiled it for six minutes, just like the packet said.
Well, it's good.
And I haven't eaten all day.
And it's been a long day.
Are you okay? He's an a-hole.
Mos def.
But I don't think he meant those things he said to you.
You scared him.
Because he thought he hurt you.
He nearly shot me 'cause he cares about me? Yeah, that's the Frank I know.
Very touchy-feely.
Well, I've known Frank for a long time, and there's one thing for sure, He doesn't want to feel for you, because he's scared of getting hurt.
And he'd rather stay mad at the world than risk being a part of it.
So, you two You two met in the army? He was a marine, and I was a navy corpsman.
A medic.
Well, he definitely must care a lot about you, too.
'Cause you're the only other person I've met that's stood up to Frank and didn't get killed.
Ha! He was one of the ones that killed Frank's family, wasn't he? Yeah.
The worst one.
Because they were his family, too.
Curtis? Curtis Hoyle, it's Dinah Madani.
Oh, God.
What's she doing here? Whoa! Is she for real? Oh, you best believe she is.
That's a dangerous weapon, you know? You could have shot me.
Nope.
Couldn't.
Forgot to reload it.
Well, I'm sorry to interrupt your cozy little dinner.
You want a plate? No, thank you.
By the way, I met your friend, the man in black.
Soon enough, you, me and Frank are gonna have to have a conversation about that.
Talking of which, where is he? How did you find us? You left your phone on, Curtis.
I tracked it.
Dude.
Seriously? It's, like, 101.
I had a conversation with a cop who's really interested in knowing who Frank's buddy might be.
It won't take him long to come looking for you, either.
I knew it.
And what about Frank? - We're just gonna hand him over, too? - Has he done you any favors lately? Uh Have you got anything to drink, at least? Yesterday, I was a guy selling insurance.
I just want my old life back.
Amen to that.
To Frank.
are you going to give him up? I guess that's what we're all sitting here waiting to find out.