Wild Cards (2024) s02e13 Episode Script
Sunrise Sunset
1
Previously on Wild Cards
I know who killed your brother.
I've been waiting for over a
year for a break in this case.
- You can't be involved.
- When we are literally this close,
- you want me to just stop?
- Yes.
[MAX] You just got out of prison!
Sweet, sweet freedom.
There's some videos
you're gonna wanna see.
Well
- Here we are.
- Well, hello, old friend.
Cheer up, Max. As my campaign
says, better days ahead.
His mom sent him away
after Daniel was murdered.
- I need to talk to him.
- He's in college, out east.
Okay. Ricky will get you a
flight, and we'll figure out
what's really going on inside that club.
Seleena LaFleur.
I do need a singer.
- [GUNSHOT]
- [MAN GROANS]
I'm the reason your brother is dead.
Daniel's dead because of me.
[ELLIS SIGHS]
Look, just start from the beginning.
Tell me what happened that night.
Uh Daniel and I went to my mom's club
to get a textbook, uh, she bought me.
She forgot it there.
- There it is.
- Daniel was tutoring me.
[MAN] Right over here.
[SAMSON WHISPERS] Hide, hide, hide!
- Why?
- Just hide!
[MAN] That's good. Right there.
- We can talk.
- I recognized that voice.
- It was a guy named Locke.
- Roman Locke?
- You know him?
- The police are very aware of him, yes.
My mom always said he was bad news.
It's probably why I
wasn't allowed in the club.
She didn't want me anywhere near him.
- What was he doing there?
- I don't know.
The club was closed.
Must've been some kind of
secret meeting or something.
Secret meeting with who? Who was there?
I don't know.
From where we were
hiding, uh, in the back,
it was too hard to see.
[ROMAN] I got a guy, he's
gonna take some pictures.
He's gonna make it look real.
Pictures of who? The other
person that was there?
No, they mentioned something
about someone's career
getting ruined, and how it
was gonna help them both.
Help them how? What do you mean?
I don't know. I I don't know.
Okay.
What happened next?
[OBJECTS CLATTER]
Check it out.
[SAMSON] What are we gonna do?
[DANIEL] Stay quiet and don't move.
Who the hell are you?
Sorry.
- I didn't know anybody else was here.
- Answer the question.
I'm Dan, new busboy.
I just came early to take out the trash.
That can wait.
Now get lost.
Sure, man.
No problem.
All clear, boss.
That busboy saw us together,
we can't take any chances.
Find out who it is.
Then call Zippo and
have him taken care of.
Next day
Daniel was murdered.
- Did you tell anyone?
- Just my mom.
And she said not to say anything.
All right, Samson, last thing.
That night at the club.
This other person that was there.
Did you get a look at them?
No.
Look, Samson.
I need you to hear this, okay?
None of this makes you responsible
for Daniel's death. All right?
I made the noise, and he covered for me.
It's my fault.
Hey.
I'm so, so sorry.
It's okay. Hey.
It's okay.
[MAX] What'd he say?
[ELLIS] Samson was there.
He heard everything.
Roman Locke sent the hit on Daniel.
He's the reason my brother's dead.
- We need to find him.
- Well, not a problem.
- I'm looking at him right now.
- What?
Max, stay away from him. He's dangerous.
All right? Samson just agreed to
testify, and I'm bringing him home.
We're gonna end this now.
- Okay, just get home fast, Ellis.
- All right.
You're a damn cop, and you're gonna die.
- I'm sorry, what?
- I just got off the phone with my son
who said that I sent him a text
telling him to talk to a cop.
But I didn't send it.
If Locke finds out that you're a cop,
- he is going to kill you.
- First of all, I'm not even a cop.
Who the hell is my son talking to?
The detective's name is Ellis.
He's Daniel's brother.
And he's been trying
to solve Daniel's murder
- for the past two years.
- Daniel saved Samson's life.
- Well, with Samson's testimony
- No!
There is no way that
my son will testify.
Why not?
Look, I am so sorry that Daniel died,
but nothing is gonna bring him back.
My son is still alive,
and I'd like to keep him that way.
I know Ellis.
You can trust him.
He can help keep you and Samson safe.
Your partner, he can't keep us safe.
- No one can.
- The police can.
No, they can't.
Locke is, is protected.
By who?
By someone inside the police department.
♪
Is
is he dead?
Shot twice, execution style.
Somebody was afraid he was gonna talk.
- I didn't see the shooter. Did you?
- No.
All right. Wipe down
everything you touched
- and let's get outta here.
- Okay.
Here.
[AIRPLANE LANDING]
[ELLIS] Anything?
I checked all the CCTV cameras
from Tyson's neighborhood.
I can't find the shooter anywhere.
[ELLIS SIGHS] Damn it.
Elena from the club said
that when Tyson stopped by,
he asked for Locke. She didn't
hear the whole conversation
except that they talked
about how you were
sniffing around Daniel's murder.
That's why Locke had Tyson killed.
To tie up that loose end.
All right, I just talked to
one of my pals on the inside.
He confirmed what Elena said.
Locke's got some serious
protection from someone
- inside the department.
- Any names?
No. But it does explain
how he's made such a mark
- for himself in such a short time.
- This is true.
I hacked into the police database,
- and when I was digging
- Ricky.
I told you to stop doing that.
Then tell your IT department to
stop using encryption algorithms
from before Justin
Bieber started shaving.
Anyway, look at this.
I sifted through case files and reports
that had anything to do with Locke.
And there's a clear pattern here.
Locke was being investigated
for drugs, money laundering,
organized crime, and
was said to be connected
- to four unsolved murders.
- Yeah.
Then two years ago, something changed.
It looks like as his crime network grew,
arrests in his organization dropped off.
Yeah, just a couple
of small-time busts.
And all the raids turned up nothing.
He was getting tipped off.
Just like when we had that
first big lead on Zippo.
Remember that? And then,
boom, he just bolts,
minutes before Simmons got there.
We need to get Samson
back into town ASAP
- and get him to testify.
- No. Absolutely not.
What do you mean? That kid's testimony
- is gonna put Locke away.
- I don't care.
First, Locke has my brother
killed, and now Tyson?
I'm not risking that boy's life too.
Two years.
Two years of coming up with nothing
and now I finally have a witness
and I can't even use him!
Damn it!
Hey.
We understand.
Let me go back to the club
and see what I can dig up.
This isn't over.
But you gotta stay here, okay?
Promise?
Okay.
[JAZZY PIANO MUSIC]
- What are you doing back here?
- I got a set at 9:30.
I don't walk out on a gig.
I warn you
if you say or do anything to put me
or my son in danger
I'm just here to sing my
little heart out, okay?
When you find your replacement,
I'll be out of your hair.
You've got to be kidding me.
What part of stay away
don't you understand?
I can't just sit
around and wait anymore.
It's been two years.
Can't you give us a few more days?
Look, I know Locke
had my brother killed.
I need to put pressure on him right now.
- Get him to make a move.
- Okay, so you do have a death wish.
You still don't get it, do you?
This isn't about me.
I don't matter.
You matter to me.
[FEMALE ANNOUNCER] Ladies and gentlemen,
welcome back to our
stage, Seleena LaFleur.
Well looks like you're up.
[APPLAUSE]
[INAUDIBLE WHISPER]
[APPLAUSE]
[PIANO BEGINS]
Who's gonna tell you when ♪
It's too late? ♪
Who's gonna tell you things ♪
Aren't so great? ♪
You can't go on ♪
Thinking ♪
Nothing's wrong. ♪
Who's gonna drive you home ♪
Tonight? ♪
Detective Ellis.
I was wondering when
you were gonna show.
You know, Locke, you're gonna
get used to seeing me around here,
'cause I'm gonna be here a lot now.
Every day, in fact.
And I'll be watching you.
Where you go, what you do,
who you talk to.
Well, that sounds like a lotta work.
Why don't we go somewhere
for a private chat?
Who's gonna pay attention ♪
To your dreams? ♪
Tonight. ♪
Over here. Straight ahead.
You. Leave.
[OMINOUS MUSIC]
I'm not wearing a wire.
This place gets swept
for bugs every day, so
we can speak freely.
Sit.
Wait outside. Make sure
we're not disturbed.
You know
you are even more of a pain in the ass
than your brother was.
That ends tonight.
Listen
I don't want a war.
That just
gets messy.
And messy's not good for business.
And if I'm being honest,
you really can't win anyway.
But
I am in a position to make you an offer.
And all you gotta do is play nice.
- Be a friend.
- [GLASSES CLINK]
Not an enemy.
What do I get in return?
Well, you get to write your
ticket in the department.
Look I've been watching you.
And you have had a rough go
of it these last few years.
But with the right people behind you,
better days ahead.
And if I say no?
Well, then we look behind door number 2,
and there's not much of a future there.
Why did my brother have to die?
Door number 2 it is.
That day at the club,
who were you talking to?
What are you talking about?
You were talking about
some photographs and
and blackmail, a new
business arrangement.
- Who are you talking to?
- How do you know any of that?
Then you got your goon to
follow my brother Daniel,
- and you put Zippo on the hit.
- How do you know that?
Who was it?
[CHAIR SCRAPES]
Tell me right now.
How do you know that?!
You should've got your guy to
check that back office better.
[GUN COCKS]
Are you telling me there
was someone else there?
If you shoot me, you'll never find out.
[GROANS]
[GRUNTS IN FRUSTRATION]
I'll take my chances.
[BLOW THUDS]
[STRUGGLING]
[BLOW THUDS]
[MEN GROANING]
[THUDS]
[GUN CLATTERS]
[GROANS]
[BLOWS THUD]
[COUGHING]
[APPLAUSE]
[KICK THUDS]
[KICK THUDS]
You should've picked door number 1.
[ELLIS GROANS]
[FIGHTING SOUNDS]
[GROWLS]
No, no, no, no, no. Get up here.
[BLOW THUDS]
You know what's funny?
All this fuss
and I don't even remember
your brother's name.
[THUD]
His name
[THUD]
was
[THUD]
Daniel!
[THUD]
[THUD]
[FIRE ALARM RINGS]
[THUD]
Why'd my brother have to die?
Ellis.
Ellis. What are you doing?
Ellis, look at me.
[ELLIS GROWLS]
Ellis, look at me.
Don't do this.
This is not who you are.
Let me take you home.
Let's go home.
♪
You could've died back there.
Yeah, well, I didn't.
I've never seen you do
anything without a plan.
And when I saw you walk off with Locke,
I don't think you believed that
you were ever gonna come back.
Why?
- Max, can we not?
- Why did you say that you don't matter?
Max, it's over.
What could possibly make you
think that you don't matter?
There's something you don't
know about Daniel's story.
That night after the club, he called me.
Said he needed to talk to me.
That that it was important.
The next day, he called me
back, left the same message.
And I didn't call him back.
I was too busy on a case.
Ellis It wasn't your fault.
I didn't call him back.
- Ellis.
- I remember thinking
God, he probably just needs a favor for
one of those dumb
kids he's working with.
- Ellis, stop.
- He was trying to tell me about Locke.
He was scared and he needed help.
And I just couldn't be bothered.
No, Ellis.
You didn't know.
If I would've just called
him back, he'd still be here.
He was my brother.
He was my little baby brother.
[SOBBING]
[MAX] It's okay.
[ELLIS SOBBING]
Did you sleep?
Uh not much.
Well, good thing I made breakfast.
Coffee? Croissant? Painkillers?
No, I should
I should get home. [WINCES]
Really?
Yeah.
What is it?
I know who the mole
in the department is.
[LI] You defied me yet again.
I told you to stay away
from this case, Ellis.
I know, and I'm sorry. Okay?
But you're gonna wanna hear this.
Let's hear him out, at least.
Who is this witness you mentioned?
He's an
18-year-old kid.
He was with Daniel the
day before he was murdered.
And he overheard the same conversation
that got Daniel killed.
What was the conversation about?
He overheard Locke talking
with somebody about some
smear campaign.
He doesn't have all the details.
He's really traumatized
by the whole thing.
How will you ensure his
safety before he testifies?
That's the easy part.
Place him and his mother
in protective custody.
That's not everything.
We have a mole in the department.
Somebody on the inside is
feeding Locke information.
- Who?
- I don't know.
But nobody except the people
in this room can know about
what's happening or
who we're protecting.
This has to remain between us.
That makes sense.
- I hope you agree.
- Okay.
Where's the safe house?
I found a house on the
outskirts of town. It'll do.
Select officers are gonna be
stationed there day and night,
but they won't be given any details.
All of this will remain
strictly confidential.
[RUSSO] You have our word.
Good work, Detective.
Thanks.
[VIDEO GAME SOUNDS]
I can't get past this stupid level.
Well, maybe it's time to give up.
I'm not a quitter, so
I'm not gonna do that.
[GAME OVER SOUND]
Sometimes being a real winner
is knowing when to quit.
[YATES] So
Hey, Jim.
- You relieving us?
- I sure am.
- What's, uh, with all the secrecy?
- Don't know.
That's why they call it a secret.
Charges are inside.
Nobody goes in but Ellis.
- You gonna be okay on your own?
- Yeah, got my coffee.
Clocking overtime. No complaints here.
Okay, well
have a good one.
[CAR DOORS CLOSE]
[ENGINE STARTS]
[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]
Just a signature when you have a moment.
I hate to get ahead of
myself, but as of now,
I am four points ahead
in the mayor's race.
- Congratulations.
- Now, if I do end up in office,
- I'm going to need a new commissioner.
- Me, ma'am?
I've never even thought of
throwing my hat in that ring.
[PHONE RINGS]
Well, start thinking.
I have to take this.
- Commissioner Russo here.
- [JIM] It's done.
Both mother and son are dead.
- I shot them just like you asked.
- Wonderful.
Thanks for getting back to me.
- I'll call Locke to let
him know. - [RUSSO] Mm-hmm.
[CALL ENDS]
Bravo, Jimbo.
- Very convincing.
- Go to hell.
Hey, Jim. I'm sure you'll be fine.
Hell, I hear they love cops in prison.
But first we're gonna play a game.
And it's called, 'Can
ballistics prove that
Jim's gun was used
in any other murders?'
It's done.
Jim's in cuffs.
He confirmed everything you thought.
[KNOCKS]
Commissioner.
You're under arrest.
[CHUCKLES] That's funny.
We know that was Jim who just called.
He just confirmed that you ordered him
to kill Elena and Samson Ramos.
Why would I do that?
The night before my brother was killed,
he overheard a conversation
between Locke and somebody else.
They were discussing a smear campaign.
Thanks to Jim, we now know that
that other person was you.
What you didn't know,
until I told you and Li,
was that Samson was also hiding
in that office that night.
And you were only Deputy
Commissioner back then.
But you were so ambitious, weren't you?
So, when your predecessor
resigned in the wake of a scandal
after photos of an affair emerged,
you were promoted.
Photos, by the way, he always
claimed were fabricated.
But you knew that.
That was the deal you
made with Locke, right?
He would get rid of the commissioner
and you'd protect his
business interests.
This is insane.
And when I got too close to
one of Locke's operations,
he called in a favor.
That's when you had Jim
plant those drugs in my car.
You even had me convinced of it.
Killed the investigation
and had me demote Ellis.
[LI] Toni.
Cuff her.
With pleasure.
[HANDCUFFS CLICK]
If it means anything
I didn't know Daniel was
your brother at the time.
You know, it makes me sick
that you're still
standing here and he's not.
But at least you'll rot in a prison cell
for the rest of your life.
Take her away.
One more loose end to tie up.
♪
Roman Locke, you're under arrest.
- One phone call and I'm out in an hour.
- Yeah, I don't think so.
See, Russo already
made her one phone call.
It was to her attorney.
Doesn't look like better
days ahead for you.
Get him outta here.
We brought down the
trifecta today, folks.
A criminal, a politician,
and a police officer.
It's like the Breakfast
Club of bad guys.
Ballistics just confirmed.
They matched Jim's gun with
the bullet that killed Tyson.
And why did he have to die?
Well, actually, Jim sang like a canary.
He told us all about it.
Couldn't get him to shut up.
Tyson was someone that Daniel knew.
So, they used him to lure
Daniel to the alley where
Zippo shot him.
Why? Why would he do that?
Locke's people
threatened Tyson's family.
So, with Russo, Jim, and Locke
all flipping on each other,
Samson won't have to testify after all.
You know, the irony of
all this is that Russo
was the one that put Max and I together.
If she hadn't done that, I mean,
- we would've never solved this case.
- Wait.
Did you just give me a compliment?
Maybe.
But there's more.
- Here.
- What's this?
Open it.
Guys!
[BACKGROUND LAUGHTER]
Wait, are you actually lost for words?
Oh my God, I think we broke her.
You do understand
that's not a real badge,
so don't go arresting anyone, okay?
Okay, but what if I say
"just kidding" right after?
- No.
- And it was all Ellis's idea,
the badge part. I added the sparkles.
[BACKGROUND CHEERS]
Thank you.
You're welcome.
[YATES] Let me see that.
[BACKGROUND CHATTER]
- Hey. You got a sec?
- Yeah, sure.
There's no easy way to say this.
- The brass is putting you on leave.
- Really?
Look, there's gonna be a huge
Internal Affairs investigation now,
and upstairs is worried that
your off-the-books involvement
is gonna make this more of a
PR nightmare than it already is.
- No, I get it.
- Ellis, I'm gonna fight this.
I already have calls into the mayor,
- interim commissioner, and the police
- Chief. Thank you, but
maybe this is a good thing.
I think I need a little break.
The past two years, all I did was
think about catching Daniel's killer,
bringing them to justice.
And now we did that.
What are you gonna do?
I don't know.
Thanks for always having my back, Chief.
I mean that.
- You take care, Ellis.
- You too.
[LAUGHTER]
[JONATHAN] Remember
the rules I spoke about?
Those rules were my North Star.
Those rules were there for a reason.
Because they work. They
keep you safe and free.
So
imagine my surprise
one day when this man
who'd lived his whole life by the rules,
was caught completely off guard.
I met someone who reminded me
of myself when I was his age.
I remember how terrified and
alone I felt when my father left.
So, against my better
judgment, I took him in.
I became his mentor, taught
him everything I know,
and together we became a great team.
Until one day, I had to walk away
to protect my freedom.
I retreated back to my
rules, my North Star.
Of course, it's a much different
man you see before you now.
Though, in many ways, I'm
still that 13-year-old kid
trying to figure things out.
But before the journey ends,
I want you to know the truth.
I was wrong about everything.
And you were right.
I did the same thing to you
that my father did to me.
I turned my back on
somebody I truly cared about
because I was afraid.
And before it's too late, I
just want to tell you, I'm sorry.
I'm so proud of you
and the man you have become.
Take care, George.
Did you ever find out how he died?
Uh, there's
heart medication in his belongings
and the autopsy uncovered a
degenerative heart condition.
So, he knew he was dying.
Whatever happened between you two?
Story as old as time, Ricky.
- I met a girl.
- The remarkable Vivian.
- Yeah.
- He didn't like her?
He thought she'd be a distraction.
Part of Ashford's code was
you had to be able and willing
to make a clean getaway
at a moment's notice.
So, he made you choose.
It was the last time I ever saw him.
I always figured he'd hate
my guts till the day he died.
He came all this way just to see you
and to give you this very special gift.
Did he?
We are talking about the
greatest con man who ever lived.
How do we know this isn't just
one last scam from beyond the grave?
We're about to find out.
Freeze, sucka!
You're under arrest.
Okay, you got me.
Wow. That felt just as
cool as I thought it would.
I'm gonna use this to get into so many
museums, movies, concerts.
I hope the power doesn't go to my head.
I think we're past that.
A little birdie told me
that you were put on leave.
Yeah, I'm just gonna
take some time for myself.
What are you gonna do?
Well, I finally got the boat running.
The boat's gonna boat?
Yes, the boat actually boat's now.
Gonna finally take that
trip Daniel talked about.
That's awesome. You and Marc?
Yeah. Me and Marc.
And you, if you wanna come.
Um
Sorry, I'm just springing
this on you right now.
Springing this whole trip
on myself, to be honest.
Oh, yeah. That's okay. I, um
I was gonna leave at dawn.
Yeah.
I just gotta
see about something first.
Yeah. Of course.
- I'm not saying no.
- No, no, no, I get I get it.
Okay.
So, dawn?
- Yeah.
- Okay.
[MUSIC SWELLS]
Where in the world have you been?
Yeah, we were waiting for you.
I just had to see about something.
All right, well, let's get to it.
If this goes as planned,
we'll be on our way
to our private island
like we always dreamed of.
I can't wait.
You okay?
- Yeah. I'm great. Uh let's get this started.
- Are you ready?
Not everything has
to be a reveal, Ricky.
Oh, yes.
It does.
Okay.
Good reveal.
Follow me.
One of the reasons we rented this loft
was that it came with all this space.
And
we needed it for this.
[GEORGE CHUCKLES]
This is unbelievable!
A complete replica of Ashford's office.
It's my Venus de Milo.
- My David.
- And our ticket to a brighter future.
Because, kids, somewhere
in this office is the key
- to unlocking Ashford's millions.
- Yeah.
And all we gotta do is find it.
All right, I need you
both to tell me everything.
Don't leave out a single detail.
I wanna bask in the
glory of your brilliance.
Okay. If you remember,
after I told you that Ashford
was brought to the morgue
under his alias, Uriah Heep,
I took his watch.
Yeah, he loved that watch.
He never took it off.
And we know why.
It wasn't just a regular watch.
It's a con man's watch.
It has a secret compartment,
almost impossible to detect.
When I opened it, this was inside.
It's a memory card. There
were two things loaded onto it.
The videos Ashford recorded for you,
and a link to an offshore bank account.
Ashford's bank account.
From what I remember over
the years, he must've put
100 mill in there, maybe more.
We're about to find out.
To access the account,
there are 12 passwords
that need to be entered
in the correct order.
But if we make three
mistakes, the link shuts down.
And what happens then?
Whatever's sitting in that
account will be lost forever.
And before you even ask,
it's impossible to hack, even for me.
How the hell are we
supposed to figure out
12 random passwords?
They could be anything.
- You're right.
- No, I don't wanna be right.
- But you are.
- It's impossible.
- You're wrong.
- I thought you said I was right.
It's impossible for most people.
- But we are not most people.
- Amen!
When we told you the SD
card contained video diaries
and a link to his bank account,
you said they had to be connected.
Well, absolutely. Ashford
wasn't prone to sentimentality.
To him, everything was a challenge.
A test of your worthiness.
Well, with that in mind, we
started watching the videos
over and over to see what we could find.
It took us a long time. We
just couldn't find a connection.
But then the clues started to emerge.
Everything you need to know is
always right in front of you.
You just have to look more closely.
We realized he was trying to say
the answers are in the videos.
Everything meant something.
Every word, everything we could see.
It was just up to us to figure it out.
So, where in Sam Hill do you start?
That was the question.
The first part was
staring us in the face.
- The office.
- Mm-hmm.
Ashford could've recorded each video
sitting behind his desk or on a chair.
That would've been the
easiest thing to do.
He could've just set a
camera up and pressed record,
but instead he moved
it every time. Look.
Ah, he wanted us to see
every inch of the space.
Mm-hmm. So, while I set up this room,
Max was figuring out how
to decipher the clues.
The first penny dropped when I
sprained my ankle and I couldn't walk.
I had a lot of time to
watch Ashford's videos.
[JONATHAN] I suppose I've always admired
the indifference of time
to the weight of memory.
No matter what.
It just keeps on ticking.
Wait, did I see what I think I just saw?
Watch it again.
The watch moves.
The desk, it's magnetized.
Ashford let us see that on purpose.
That's how we knew it had
to be a key to the puzzle.
Most things in this room are replicas.
But I knew we had to
have the actual desk.
It wasn't easy, but I managed
to get it shipped here.
This is his real desk?
Yep. Show him, Ricky.
This watch
has multiple facets.
Which means the etchings
on the glass refract light
in very particular directions.
But it depends on where the
light source is coming from.
The magnet in the desk
locks the watch into place.
But if we don't know the correct
angle of the light source,
we won't get the right answer.
So, how do we figure that out?
He told us that too.
Time has always been a
critical part of my life,
and profession, of course.
Timing security guards
making the rounds.
A countdown to an alarm trigger.
The position of the sun as
it beams through a window.
So, the light source is a sunbeam
- through that window?
- Exactly.
But the sun's position
is different depending on
the hour of day, your location on Earth,
and the time of year.
So, how did you figure all that out?
And that little voice inside of you,
that thing we call instinct,
is trying to guide you with confidence.
See where he touched the globe?
I zoomed in and voila!
So, we know Bermuda.
Next we just needed
to figure out the day.
Maybe because I'm getting older, or
maybe because today is Father's Day.
Father's Day.
The third Sunday of every June.
Now what about the time?
So, everywhere in his office,
you see a bunch of clocks.
But if you look closely,
each clock is set to 2:36,
and it never changes.
So if it's 2:36 PM on
Father's Day in Bermuda
the sun is shining through that window.
Exactly
like so.
[GEORGE] Wow.
Aww, you guys are geniuses.
Okay, so each shaft of light corresponds
with an hour on the clock face.
If you look around,
each one falls on a particular object.
We believe those
objects are the passwords
we need to access the bank account.
Now, this is as far as we got.
Everything's new from here on in.
All right. Let's give it a shot, guys.
Okay, so 1:00 would be there.
It's an hourglass.
[BLOWS RASPBERRY]
Hourglass.
[RICKY WHISPERING] S S
- [DING]
- Yes!
It worked!
You guys are geniuses.
[BUZZER]
That didn't sound good.
What'd you do, Ricky?
I didn't do anything.
It's a countdown timer.
- Another challenge.
- What's next, snakes?
- Okay, we gotta move quickly.
- Don't forget,
- we only have three strikes or we're out.
- Yeah, yeah, yeah. Stop wasting time!
- Let's go!
- Okay, okay, okay. 2:00.
That's a fox. Yeah.
[RICKY]
F-O-X.
- [DING]
- Yes! Yes, yes, yes.
[MARC MEOWS]
She'll be here.
3:00. Conch.
- Conk.
- It doesn't matter.
A seashell.
Seashell it is.
- [BUZZER]
- Damn it!
We only have two more mistakes.
It must be conch.
No, no, wait.
Ashford wasn't a superstitious man,
but there was one lucky charm
he carried with him everywhere.
It was a shell he picked up in Fiji.
He was on a boat, it
capsized, he nearly drowned.
He came to on the beach, nearly dead,
with a seashell in his hand.
He never found out how
that seashell got there.
But he always thanked
Fiji for saving his life.
This is a fail safe. He's testing me.
The answer is Fiji.
[DING]
4:00.
Hat?
No. Fedora.
Ashford loved a good fedora.
- [DING]
- Yes! Okay.
5:00. Vase. [PRONOUNCED VAHZ]
- Vase.
- It doesn't matter. Who cares?
- [DING]
- Yes! Yes.
Okay. Um 6:00.
Book.
- [BUZZER]
- Damn it!
If we get this wrong,
we lose everything.
But if it's not book, what is it?
- I got it.
- Our revels now are ended.
These are actors, as I foretold you,
were all spirits
and are now melted into thin air.
Ashford quoted Shakespeare's The Tempest
in one of his videos.
That was his favorite play.
It's gotta be Tempest.
- It's gotta be!
- Uh
- [DING]
- Yes, yes, yes.
Okay. 7:00. Camera.
[DING]
8:00. Telescope.
[DING]
Okay. Uh 9:00. Window.
[DING]
10:00 uh clock.
- [DING]
- 11:00. Globe?
No, no, wait!
Ashford never missed his nightly Scotch.
- Try Scotch.
- Are you sure?
Yes?
[DING]
- Yes!
- [MAX LAUGHS]
Yes.
Okay.
Last one.
There's no more beams of light.
Okay. Well, what could the password be?
Okay, guys, there's
only 90 seconds left.
Uh
[MARC MEOWS]
Okay, Dad. Think! You knew
him better than anybody.
Um
Ashford always said that every
con came down to one thing.
Unraveling what's most
important to your mark.
What's most important?
What's the last word?
What's the last word?
And you know, I do love
to have the last word.
I know what it is.
Dad.
It's you.
After all these years, he
came back here just for you.
He loved you, and he
wanted you to know that.
All of this is about
you. Even the last word.
I'm so proud of you
and the man you have become.
Take care, George.
Ricky, try George.
- [DING]
- [CHUCKLES]
Uh
Uh guys.
It's, uh it's $103 million.
It's $103 million!
[ALL LAUGHING]
[OVERLAPPING YELLING]
How did we do that? Come on!
Honey, what's wrong?
Why aren't you happy?
Of course I am.
So why don't you look happy?
[SIGHS] I need to let you go.
- What do you mean?
- Go. Honey, go to him.
I'll be fine.
- I love you, Dad.
- Yeah. I love you too, sweetheart.
Just wish your mom was
still alive to see this.
Me too.
Was I crazy to think she was gonna show?
Mom?
[ENGINE RUMBLES]
♪
Previously on Wild Cards
I know who killed your brother.
I've been waiting for over a
year for a break in this case.
- You can't be involved.
- When we are literally this close,
- you want me to just stop?
- Yes.
[MAX] You just got out of prison!
Sweet, sweet freedom.
There's some videos
you're gonna wanna see.
Well
- Here we are.
- Well, hello, old friend.
Cheer up, Max. As my campaign
says, better days ahead.
His mom sent him away
after Daniel was murdered.
- I need to talk to him.
- He's in college, out east.
Okay. Ricky will get you a
flight, and we'll figure out
what's really going on inside that club.
Seleena LaFleur.
I do need a singer.
- [GUNSHOT]
- [MAN GROANS]
I'm the reason your brother is dead.
Daniel's dead because of me.
[ELLIS SIGHS]
Look, just start from the beginning.
Tell me what happened that night.
Uh Daniel and I went to my mom's club
to get a textbook, uh, she bought me.
She forgot it there.
- There it is.
- Daniel was tutoring me.
[MAN] Right over here.
[SAMSON WHISPERS] Hide, hide, hide!
- Why?
- Just hide!
[MAN] That's good. Right there.
- We can talk.
- I recognized that voice.
- It was a guy named Locke.
- Roman Locke?
- You know him?
- The police are very aware of him, yes.
My mom always said he was bad news.
It's probably why I
wasn't allowed in the club.
She didn't want me anywhere near him.
- What was he doing there?
- I don't know.
The club was closed.
Must've been some kind of
secret meeting or something.
Secret meeting with who? Who was there?
I don't know.
From where we were
hiding, uh, in the back,
it was too hard to see.
[ROMAN] I got a guy, he's
gonna take some pictures.
He's gonna make it look real.
Pictures of who? The other
person that was there?
No, they mentioned something
about someone's career
getting ruined, and how it
was gonna help them both.
Help them how? What do you mean?
I don't know. I I don't know.
Okay.
What happened next?
[OBJECTS CLATTER]
Check it out.
[SAMSON] What are we gonna do?
[DANIEL] Stay quiet and don't move.
Who the hell are you?
Sorry.
- I didn't know anybody else was here.
- Answer the question.
I'm Dan, new busboy.
I just came early to take out the trash.
That can wait.
Now get lost.
Sure, man.
No problem.
All clear, boss.
That busboy saw us together,
we can't take any chances.
Find out who it is.
Then call Zippo and
have him taken care of.
Next day
Daniel was murdered.
- Did you tell anyone?
- Just my mom.
And she said not to say anything.
All right, Samson, last thing.
That night at the club.
This other person that was there.
Did you get a look at them?
No.
Look, Samson.
I need you to hear this, okay?
None of this makes you responsible
for Daniel's death. All right?
I made the noise, and he covered for me.
It's my fault.
Hey.
I'm so, so sorry.
It's okay. Hey.
It's okay.
[MAX] What'd he say?
[ELLIS] Samson was there.
He heard everything.
Roman Locke sent the hit on Daniel.
He's the reason my brother's dead.
- We need to find him.
- Well, not a problem.
- I'm looking at him right now.
- What?
Max, stay away from him. He's dangerous.
All right? Samson just agreed to
testify, and I'm bringing him home.
We're gonna end this now.
- Okay, just get home fast, Ellis.
- All right.
You're a damn cop, and you're gonna die.
- I'm sorry, what?
- I just got off the phone with my son
who said that I sent him a text
telling him to talk to a cop.
But I didn't send it.
If Locke finds out that you're a cop,
- he is going to kill you.
- First of all, I'm not even a cop.
Who the hell is my son talking to?
The detective's name is Ellis.
He's Daniel's brother.
And he's been trying
to solve Daniel's murder
- for the past two years.
- Daniel saved Samson's life.
- Well, with Samson's testimony
- No!
There is no way that
my son will testify.
Why not?
Look, I am so sorry that Daniel died,
but nothing is gonna bring him back.
My son is still alive,
and I'd like to keep him that way.
I know Ellis.
You can trust him.
He can help keep you and Samson safe.
Your partner, he can't keep us safe.
- No one can.
- The police can.
No, they can't.
Locke is, is protected.
By who?
By someone inside the police department.
♪
Is
is he dead?
Shot twice, execution style.
Somebody was afraid he was gonna talk.
- I didn't see the shooter. Did you?
- No.
All right. Wipe down
everything you touched
- and let's get outta here.
- Okay.
Here.
[AIRPLANE LANDING]
[ELLIS] Anything?
I checked all the CCTV cameras
from Tyson's neighborhood.
I can't find the shooter anywhere.
[ELLIS SIGHS] Damn it.
Elena from the club said
that when Tyson stopped by,
he asked for Locke. She didn't
hear the whole conversation
except that they talked
about how you were
sniffing around Daniel's murder.
That's why Locke had Tyson killed.
To tie up that loose end.
All right, I just talked to
one of my pals on the inside.
He confirmed what Elena said.
Locke's got some serious
protection from someone
- inside the department.
- Any names?
No. But it does explain
how he's made such a mark
- for himself in such a short time.
- This is true.
I hacked into the police database,
- and when I was digging
- Ricky.
I told you to stop doing that.
Then tell your IT department to
stop using encryption algorithms
from before Justin
Bieber started shaving.
Anyway, look at this.
I sifted through case files and reports
that had anything to do with Locke.
And there's a clear pattern here.
Locke was being investigated
for drugs, money laundering,
organized crime, and
was said to be connected
- to four unsolved murders.
- Yeah.
Then two years ago, something changed.
It looks like as his crime network grew,
arrests in his organization dropped off.
Yeah, just a couple
of small-time busts.
And all the raids turned up nothing.
He was getting tipped off.
Just like when we had that
first big lead on Zippo.
Remember that? And then,
boom, he just bolts,
minutes before Simmons got there.
We need to get Samson
back into town ASAP
- and get him to testify.
- No. Absolutely not.
What do you mean? That kid's testimony
- is gonna put Locke away.
- I don't care.
First, Locke has my brother
killed, and now Tyson?
I'm not risking that boy's life too.
Two years.
Two years of coming up with nothing
and now I finally have a witness
and I can't even use him!
Damn it!
Hey.
We understand.
Let me go back to the club
and see what I can dig up.
This isn't over.
But you gotta stay here, okay?
Promise?
Okay.
[JAZZY PIANO MUSIC]
- What are you doing back here?
- I got a set at 9:30.
I don't walk out on a gig.
I warn you
if you say or do anything to put me
or my son in danger
I'm just here to sing my
little heart out, okay?
When you find your replacement,
I'll be out of your hair.
You've got to be kidding me.
What part of stay away
don't you understand?
I can't just sit
around and wait anymore.
It's been two years.
Can't you give us a few more days?
Look, I know Locke
had my brother killed.
I need to put pressure on him right now.
- Get him to make a move.
- Okay, so you do have a death wish.
You still don't get it, do you?
This isn't about me.
I don't matter.
You matter to me.
[FEMALE ANNOUNCER] Ladies and gentlemen,
welcome back to our
stage, Seleena LaFleur.
Well looks like you're up.
[APPLAUSE]
[INAUDIBLE WHISPER]
[APPLAUSE]
[PIANO BEGINS]
Who's gonna tell you when ♪
It's too late? ♪
Who's gonna tell you things ♪
Aren't so great? ♪
You can't go on ♪
Thinking ♪
Nothing's wrong. ♪
Who's gonna drive you home ♪
Tonight? ♪
Detective Ellis.
I was wondering when
you were gonna show.
You know, Locke, you're gonna
get used to seeing me around here,
'cause I'm gonna be here a lot now.
Every day, in fact.
And I'll be watching you.
Where you go, what you do,
who you talk to.
Well, that sounds like a lotta work.
Why don't we go somewhere
for a private chat?
Who's gonna pay attention ♪
To your dreams? ♪
Tonight. ♪
Over here. Straight ahead.
You. Leave.
[OMINOUS MUSIC]
I'm not wearing a wire.
This place gets swept
for bugs every day, so
we can speak freely.
Sit.
Wait outside. Make sure
we're not disturbed.
You know
you are even more of a pain in the ass
than your brother was.
That ends tonight.
Listen
I don't want a war.
That just
gets messy.
And messy's not good for business.
And if I'm being honest,
you really can't win anyway.
But
I am in a position to make you an offer.
And all you gotta do is play nice.
- Be a friend.
- [GLASSES CLINK]
Not an enemy.
What do I get in return?
Well, you get to write your
ticket in the department.
Look I've been watching you.
And you have had a rough go
of it these last few years.
But with the right people behind you,
better days ahead.
And if I say no?
Well, then we look behind door number 2,
and there's not much of a future there.
Why did my brother have to die?
Door number 2 it is.
That day at the club,
who were you talking to?
What are you talking about?
You were talking about
some photographs and
and blackmail, a new
business arrangement.
- Who are you talking to?
- How do you know any of that?
Then you got your goon to
follow my brother Daniel,
- and you put Zippo on the hit.
- How do you know that?
Who was it?
[CHAIR SCRAPES]
Tell me right now.
How do you know that?!
You should've got your guy to
check that back office better.
[GUN COCKS]
Are you telling me there
was someone else there?
If you shoot me, you'll never find out.
[GROANS]
[GRUNTS IN FRUSTRATION]
I'll take my chances.
[BLOW THUDS]
[STRUGGLING]
[BLOW THUDS]
[MEN GROANING]
[THUDS]
[GUN CLATTERS]
[GROANS]
[BLOWS THUD]
[COUGHING]
[APPLAUSE]
[KICK THUDS]
[KICK THUDS]
You should've picked door number 1.
[ELLIS GROANS]
[FIGHTING SOUNDS]
[GROWLS]
No, no, no, no, no. Get up here.
[BLOW THUDS]
You know what's funny?
All this fuss
and I don't even remember
your brother's name.
[THUD]
His name
[THUD]
was
[THUD]
Daniel!
[THUD]
[THUD]
[FIRE ALARM RINGS]
[THUD]
Why'd my brother have to die?
Ellis.
Ellis. What are you doing?
Ellis, look at me.
[ELLIS GROWLS]
Ellis, look at me.
Don't do this.
This is not who you are.
Let me take you home.
Let's go home.
♪
You could've died back there.
Yeah, well, I didn't.
I've never seen you do
anything without a plan.
And when I saw you walk off with Locke,
I don't think you believed that
you were ever gonna come back.
Why?
- Max, can we not?
- Why did you say that you don't matter?
Max, it's over.
What could possibly make you
think that you don't matter?
There's something you don't
know about Daniel's story.
That night after the club, he called me.
Said he needed to talk to me.
That that it was important.
The next day, he called me
back, left the same message.
And I didn't call him back.
I was too busy on a case.
Ellis It wasn't your fault.
I didn't call him back.
- Ellis.
- I remember thinking
God, he probably just needs a favor for
one of those dumb
kids he's working with.
- Ellis, stop.
- He was trying to tell me about Locke.
He was scared and he needed help.
And I just couldn't be bothered.
No, Ellis.
You didn't know.
If I would've just called
him back, he'd still be here.
He was my brother.
He was my little baby brother.
[SOBBING]
[MAX] It's okay.
[ELLIS SOBBING]
Did you sleep?
Uh not much.
Well, good thing I made breakfast.
Coffee? Croissant? Painkillers?
No, I should
I should get home. [WINCES]
Really?
Yeah.
What is it?
I know who the mole
in the department is.
[LI] You defied me yet again.
I told you to stay away
from this case, Ellis.
I know, and I'm sorry. Okay?
But you're gonna wanna hear this.
Let's hear him out, at least.
Who is this witness you mentioned?
He's an
18-year-old kid.
He was with Daniel the
day before he was murdered.
And he overheard the same conversation
that got Daniel killed.
What was the conversation about?
He overheard Locke talking
with somebody about some
smear campaign.
He doesn't have all the details.
He's really traumatized
by the whole thing.
How will you ensure his
safety before he testifies?
That's the easy part.
Place him and his mother
in protective custody.
That's not everything.
We have a mole in the department.
Somebody on the inside is
feeding Locke information.
- Who?
- I don't know.
But nobody except the people
in this room can know about
what's happening or
who we're protecting.
This has to remain between us.
That makes sense.
- I hope you agree.
- Okay.
Where's the safe house?
I found a house on the
outskirts of town. It'll do.
Select officers are gonna be
stationed there day and night,
but they won't be given any details.
All of this will remain
strictly confidential.
[RUSSO] You have our word.
Good work, Detective.
Thanks.
[VIDEO GAME SOUNDS]
I can't get past this stupid level.
Well, maybe it's time to give up.
I'm not a quitter, so
I'm not gonna do that.
[GAME OVER SOUND]
Sometimes being a real winner
is knowing when to quit.
[YATES] So
Hey, Jim.
- You relieving us?
- I sure am.
- What's, uh, with all the secrecy?
- Don't know.
That's why they call it a secret.
Charges are inside.
Nobody goes in but Ellis.
- You gonna be okay on your own?
- Yeah, got my coffee.
Clocking overtime. No complaints here.
Okay, well
have a good one.
[CAR DOORS CLOSE]
[ENGINE STARTS]
[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]
Just a signature when you have a moment.
I hate to get ahead of
myself, but as of now,
I am four points ahead
in the mayor's race.
- Congratulations.
- Now, if I do end up in office,
- I'm going to need a new commissioner.
- Me, ma'am?
I've never even thought of
throwing my hat in that ring.
[PHONE RINGS]
Well, start thinking.
I have to take this.
- Commissioner Russo here.
- [JIM] It's done.
Both mother and son are dead.
- I shot them just like you asked.
- Wonderful.
Thanks for getting back to me.
- I'll call Locke to let
him know. - [RUSSO] Mm-hmm.
[CALL ENDS]
Bravo, Jimbo.
- Very convincing.
- Go to hell.
Hey, Jim. I'm sure you'll be fine.
Hell, I hear they love cops in prison.
But first we're gonna play a game.
And it's called, 'Can
ballistics prove that
Jim's gun was used
in any other murders?'
It's done.
Jim's in cuffs.
He confirmed everything you thought.
[KNOCKS]
Commissioner.
You're under arrest.
[CHUCKLES] That's funny.
We know that was Jim who just called.
He just confirmed that you ordered him
to kill Elena and Samson Ramos.
Why would I do that?
The night before my brother was killed,
he overheard a conversation
between Locke and somebody else.
They were discussing a smear campaign.
Thanks to Jim, we now know that
that other person was you.
What you didn't know,
until I told you and Li,
was that Samson was also hiding
in that office that night.
And you were only Deputy
Commissioner back then.
But you were so ambitious, weren't you?
So, when your predecessor
resigned in the wake of a scandal
after photos of an affair emerged,
you were promoted.
Photos, by the way, he always
claimed were fabricated.
But you knew that.
That was the deal you
made with Locke, right?
He would get rid of the commissioner
and you'd protect his
business interests.
This is insane.
And when I got too close to
one of Locke's operations,
he called in a favor.
That's when you had Jim
plant those drugs in my car.
You even had me convinced of it.
Killed the investigation
and had me demote Ellis.
[LI] Toni.
Cuff her.
With pleasure.
[HANDCUFFS CLICK]
If it means anything
I didn't know Daniel was
your brother at the time.
You know, it makes me sick
that you're still
standing here and he's not.
But at least you'll rot in a prison cell
for the rest of your life.
Take her away.
One more loose end to tie up.
♪
Roman Locke, you're under arrest.
- One phone call and I'm out in an hour.
- Yeah, I don't think so.
See, Russo already
made her one phone call.
It was to her attorney.
Doesn't look like better
days ahead for you.
Get him outta here.
We brought down the
trifecta today, folks.
A criminal, a politician,
and a police officer.
It's like the Breakfast
Club of bad guys.
Ballistics just confirmed.
They matched Jim's gun with
the bullet that killed Tyson.
And why did he have to die?
Well, actually, Jim sang like a canary.
He told us all about it.
Couldn't get him to shut up.
Tyson was someone that Daniel knew.
So, they used him to lure
Daniel to the alley where
Zippo shot him.
Why? Why would he do that?
Locke's people
threatened Tyson's family.
So, with Russo, Jim, and Locke
all flipping on each other,
Samson won't have to testify after all.
You know, the irony of
all this is that Russo
was the one that put Max and I together.
If she hadn't done that, I mean,
- we would've never solved this case.
- Wait.
Did you just give me a compliment?
Maybe.
But there's more.
- Here.
- What's this?
Open it.
Guys!
[BACKGROUND LAUGHTER]
Wait, are you actually lost for words?
Oh my God, I think we broke her.
You do understand
that's not a real badge,
so don't go arresting anyone, okay?
Okay, but what if I say
"just kidding" right after?
- No.
- And it was all Ellis's idea,
the badge part. I added the sparkles.
[BACKGROUND CHEERS]
Thank you.
You're welcome.
[YATES] Let me see that.
[BACKGROUND CHATTER]
- Hey. You got a sec?
- Yeah, sure.
There's no easy way to say this.
- The brass is putting you on leave.
- Really?
Look, there's gonna be a huge
Internal Affairs investigation now,
and upstairs is worried that
your off-the-books involvement
is gonna make this more of a
PR nightmare than it already is.
- No, I get it.
- Ellis, I'm gonna fight this.
I already have calls into the mayor,
- interim commissioner, and the police
- Chief. Thank you, but
maybe this is a good thing.
I think I need a little break.
The past two years, all I did was
think about catching Daniel's killer,
bringing them to justice.
And now we did that.
What are you gonna do?
I don't know.
Thanks for always having my back, Chief.
I mean that.
- You take care, Ellis.
- You too.
[LAUGHTER]
[JONATHAN] Remember
the rules I spoke about?
Those rules were my North Star.
Those rules were there for a reason.
Because they work. They
keep you safe and free.
So
imagine my surprise
one day when this man
who'd lived his whole life by the rules,
was caught completely off guard.
I met someone who reminded me
of myself when I was his age.
I remember how terrified and
alone I felt when my father left.
So, against my better
judgment, I took him in.
I became his mentor, taught
him everything I know,
and together we became a great team.
Until one day, I had to walk away
to protect my freedom.
I retreated back to my
rules, my North Star.
Of course, it's a much different
man you see before you now.
Though, in many ways, I'm
still that 13-year-old kid
trying to figure things out.
But before the journey ends,
I want you to know the truth.
I was wrong about everything.
And you were right.
I did the same thing to you
that my father did to me.
I turned my back on
somebody I truly cared about
because I was afraid.
And before it's too late, I
just want to tell you, I'm sorry.
I'm so proud of you
and the man you have become.
Take care, George.
Did you ever find out how he died?
Uh, there's
heart medication in his belongings
and the autopsy uncovered a
degenerative heart condition.
So, he knew he was dying.
Whatever happened between you two?
Story as old as time, Ricky.
- I met a girl.
- The remarkable Vivian.
- Yeah.
- He didn't like her?
He thought she'd be a distraction.
Part of Ashford's code was
you had to be able and willing
to make a clean getaway
at a moment's notice.
So, he made you choose.
It was the last time I ever saw him.
I always figured he'd hate
my guts till the day he died.
He came all this way just to see you
and to give you this very special gift.
Did he?
We are talking about the
greatest con man who ever lived.
How do we know this isn't just
one last scam from beyond the grave?
We're about to find out.
Freeze, sucka!
You're under arrest.
Okay, you got me.
Wow. That felt just as
cool as I thought it would.
I'm gonna use this to get into so many
museums, movies, concerts.
I hope the power doesn't go to my head.
I think we're past that.
A little birdie told me
that you were put on leave.
Yeah, I'm just gonna
take some time for myself.
What are you gonna do?
Well, I finally got the boat running.
The boat's gonna boat?
Yes, the boat actually boat's now.
Gonna finally take that
trip Daniel talked about.
That's awesome. You and Marc?
Yeah. Me and Marc.
And you, if you wanna come.
Um
Sorry, I'm just springing
this on you right now.
Springing this whole trip
on myself, to be honest.
Oh, yeah. That's okay. I, um
I was gonna leave at dawn.
Yeah.
I just gotta
see about something first.
Yeah. Of course.
- I'm not saying no.
- No, no, no, I get I get it.
Okay.
So, dawn?
- Yeah.
- Okay.
[MUSIC SWELLS]
Where in the world have you been?
Yeah, we were waiting for you.
I just had to see about something.
All right, well, let's get to it.
If this goes as planned,
we'll be on our way
to our private island
like we always dreamed of.
I can't wait.
You okay?
- Yeah. I'm great. Uh let's get this started.
- Are you ready?
Not everything has
to be a reveal, Ricky.
Oh, yes.
It does.
Okay.
Good reveal.
Follow me.
One of the reasons we rented this loft
was that it came with all this space.
And
we needed it for this.
[GEORGE CHUCKLES]
This is unbelievable!
A complete replica of Ashford's office.
It's my Venus de Milo.
- My David.
- And our ticket to a brighter future.
Because, kids, somewhere
in this office is the key
- to unlocking Ashford's millions.
- Yeah.
And all we gotta do is find it.
All right, I need you
both to tell me everything.
Don't leave out a single detail.
I wanna bask in the
glory of your brilliance.
Okay. If you remember,
after I told you that Ashford
was brought to the morgue
under his alias, Uriah Heep,
I took his watch.
Yeah, he loved that watch.
He never took it off.
And we know why.
It wasn't just a regular watch.
It's a con man's watch.
It has a secret compartment,
almost impossible to detect.
When I opened it, this was inside.
It's a memory card. There
were two things loaded onto it.
The videos Ashford recorded for you,
and a link to an offshore bank account.
Ashford's bank account.
From what I remember over
the years, he must've put
100 mill in there, maybe more.
We're about to find out.
To access the account,
there are 12 passwords
that need to be entered
in the correct order.
But if we make three
mistakes, the link shuts down.
And what happens then?
Whatever's sitting in that
account will be lost forever.
And before you even ask,
it's impossible to hack, even for me.
How the hell are we
supposed to figure out
12 random passwords?
They could be anything.
- You're right.
- No, I don't wanna be right.
- But you are.
- It's impossible.
- You're wrong.
- I thought you said I was right.
It's impossible for most people.
- But we are not most people.
- Amen!
When we told you the SD
card contained video diaries
and a link to his bank account,
you said they had to be connected.
Well, absolutely. Ashford
wasn't prone to sentimentality.
To him, everything was a challenge.
A test of your worthiness.
Well, with that in mind, we
started watching the videos
over and over to see what we could find.
It took us a long time. We
just couldn't find a connection.
But then the clues started to emerge.
Everything you need to know is
always right in front of you.
You just have to look more closely.
We realized he was trying to say
the answers are in the videos.
Everything meant something.
Every word, everything we could see.
It was just up to us to figure it out.
So, where in Sam Hill do you start?
That was the question.
The first part was
staring us in the face.
- The office.
- Mm-hmm.
Ashford could've recorded each video
sitting behind his desk or on a chair.
That would've been the
easiest thing to do.
He could've just set a
camera up and pressed record,
but instead he moved
it every time. Look.
Ah, he wanted us to see
every inch of the space.
Mm-hmm. So, while I set up this room,
Max was figuring out how
to decipher the clues.
The first penny dropped when I
sprained my ankle and I couldn't walk.
I had a lot of time to
watch Ashford's videos.
[JONATHAN] I suppose I've always admired
the indifference of time
to the weight of memory.
No matter what.
It just keeps on ticking.
Wait, did I see what I think I just saw?
Watch it again.
The watch moves.
The desk, it's magnetized.
Ashford let us see that on purpose.
That's how we knew it had
to be a key to the puzzle.
Most things in this room are replicas.
But I knew we had to
have the actual desk.
It wasn't easy, but I managed
to get it shipped here.
This is his real desk?
Yep. Show him, Ricky.
This watch
has multiple facets.
Which means the etchings
on the glass refract light
in very particular directions.
But it depends on where the
light source is coming from.
The magnet in the desk
locks the watch into place.
But if we don't know the correct
angle of the light source,
we won't get the right answer.
So, how do we figure that out?
He told us that too.
Time has always been a
critical part of my life,
and profession, of course.
Timing security guards
making the rounds.
A countdown to an alarm trigger.
The position of the sun as
it beams through a window.
So, the light source is a sunbeam
- through that window?
- Exactly.
But the sun's position
is different depending on
the hour of day, your location on Earth,
and the time of year.
So, how did you figure all that out?
And that little voice inside of you,
that thing we call instinct,
is trying to guide you with confidence.
See where he touched the globe?
I zoomed in and voila!
So, we know Bermuda.
Next we just needed
to figure out the day.
Maybe because I'm getting older, or
maybe because today is Father's Day.
Father's Day.
The third Sunday of every June.
Now what about the time?
So, everywhere in his office,
you see a bunch of clocks.
But if you look closely,
each clock is set to 2:36,
and it never changes.
So if it's 2:36 PM on
Father's Day in Bermuda
the sun is shining through that window.
Exactly
like so.
[GEORGE] Wow.
Aww, you guys are geniuses.
Okay, so each shaft of light corresponds
with an hour on the clock face.
If you look around,
each one falls on a particular object.
We believe those
objects are the passwords
we need to access the bank account.
Now, this is as far as we got.
Everything's new from here on in.
All right. Let's give it a shot, guys.
Okay, so 1:00 would be there.
It's an hourglass.
[BLOWS RASPBERRY]
Hourglass.
[RICKY WHISPERING] S S
- [DING]
- Yes!
It worked!
You guys are geniuses.
[BUZZER]
That didn't sound good.
What'd you do, Ricky?
I didn't do anything.
It's a countdown timer.
- Another challenge.
- What's next, snakes?
- Okay, we gotta move quickly.
- Don't forget,
- we only have three strikes or we're out.
- Yeah, yeah, yeah. Stop wasting time!
- Let's go!
- Okay, okay, okay. 2:00.
That's a fox. Yeah.
[RICKY]
F-O-X.
- [DING]
- Yes! Yes, yes, yes.
[MARC MEOWS]
She'll be here.
3:00. Conch.
- Conk.
- It doesn't matter.
A seashell.
Seashell it is.
- [BUZZER]
- Damn it!
We only have two more mistakes.
It must be conch.
No, no, wait.
Ashford wasn't a superstitious man,
but there was one lucky charm
he carried with him everywhere.
It was a shell he picked up in Fiji.
He was on a boat, it
capsized, he nearly drowned.
He came to on the beach, nearly dead,
with a seashell in his hand.
He never found out how
that seashell got there.
But he always thanked
Fiji for saving his life.
This is a fail safe. He's testing me.
The answer is Fiji.
[DING]
4:00.
Hat?
No. Fedora.
Ashford loved a good fedora.
- [DING]
- Yes! Okay.
5:00. Vase. [PRONOUNCED VAHZ]
- Vase.
- It doesn't matter. Who cares?
- [DING]
- Yes! Yes.
Okay. Um 6:00.
Book.
- [BUZZER]
- Damn it!
If we get this wrong,
we lose everything.
But if it's not book, what is it?
- I got it.
- Our revels now are ended.
These are actors, as I foretold you,
were all spirits
and are now melted into thin air.
Ashford quoted Shakespeare's The Tempest
in one of his videos.
That was his favorite play.
It's gotta be Tempest.
- It's gotta be!
- Uh
- [DING]
- Yes, yes, yes.
Okay. 7:00. Camera.
[DING]
8:00. Telescope.
[DING]
Okay. Uh 9:00. Window.
[DING]
10:00 uh clock.
- [DING]
- 11:00. Globe?
No, no, wait!
Ashford never missed his nightly Scotch.
- Try Scotch.
- Are you sure?
Yes?
[DING]
- Yes!
- [MAX LAUGHS]
Yes.
Okay.
Last one.
There's no more beams of light.
Okay. Well, what could the password be?
Okay, guys, there's
only 90 seconds left.
Uh
[MARC MEOWS]
Okay, Dad. Think! You knew
him better than anybody.
Um
Ashford always said that every
con came down to one thing.
Unraveling what's most
important to your mark.
What's most important?
What's the last word?
What's the last word?
And you know, I do love
to have the last word.
I know what it is.
Dad.
It's you.
After all these years, he
came back here just for you.
He loved you, and he
wanted you to know that.
All of this is about
you. Even the last word.
I'm so proud of you
and the man you have become.
Take care, George.
Ricky, try George.
- [DING]
- [CHUCKLES]
Uh
Uh guys.
It's, uh it's $103 million.
It's $103 million!
[ALL LAUGHING]
[OVERLAPPING YELLING]
How did we do that? Come on!
Honey, what's wrong?
Why aren't you happy?
Of course I am.
So why don't you look happy?
[SIGHS] I need to let you go.
- What do you mean?
- Go. Honey, go to him.
I'll be fine.
- I love you, Dad.
- Yeah. I love you too, sweetheart.
Just wish your mom was
still alive to see this.
Me too.
Was I crazy to think she was gonna show?
Mom?
[ENGINE RUMBLES]
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