Found (2023) s02e14 Episode Script
Missing While Matched
1
See, I don't know.
The Flannigans lived
two doors down from us.
They always had the
best Halloween candy.
And then my best friends
or my former best friends,
Trina and Erika
[SIGHS] I had a lot of
people in my life back then.
Um, anyway, they all gave statements
after, um, Jamie disappeared.
As witnesses.
Now we have to look
at them as suspects.
So my gut was telling
me that someone I knew
took my little boy,
and Darryl and everyone
else thought I was crazy.
So eventually, I just stopped
listening to my inner voice.
Your inner voice has
saved lives, Margaret.
And that same inner
voice is going to help us
find who took Jamie.
That train is proof that
whoever kidnapped him
didn't just grab him and leave.
They had access to my
home after the fact.
You know, five people
could work faster than two,
and we wouldn't be keeping secrets.
I just don't want you
to repeat my mistakes.
Keeping secrets from all of
you nearly tore M&A apart.
I-I don't need to add on to
everyone's suspicions of Jamie.
They don't want to
be suspicious of him.
Bringing them in could assuage them
I just can't take on everyone
else's feelings right now.
OK, I hear you.
And maybe I'm making a mistake,
but it's my mistake to make.
[TENSE MUSIC]
♪
[RELAXED MUSIC]
♪
Dhan and Ethan are on their way.
Is it too late to vote for a rom-com?
I really want to laugh.
This has laughs.
Plus, monsters getting
their asses kicked.
A little on the nose, maybe?
Or is that the point now
that M&A's personal monster
is in jail, and Christian's dead?
No more Evans brothers
lurking anywhere.
And doesn't it feel great?
We can make space
now for other things.
[CHUCKLING]
[NOTIFICATION DINGS]
[TEXT WHOOSHING]
Hey, sorry.
I gotta just gotta
make a call real quick.
[LINE RINGING]
Z, sorry to barge into your night.
I always have time for you, Shel.
What's going on?
I got a few hang-ups
on a burner cell phone.
Tried to call back, but no answer.
My supervisor thinks
they're pocket dials.
But you think otherwise?
I played the recording back,
and I swear, Zeke, I-I hear something.
I need to be certain before
I run this up the flagpole.
- I hate to ask.
- Say less.
Send me a copy of the audio file.
I'll see what I can do.
Have I mentioned lately
how amazing you are?
[CHUCKLES] Might have been a minute.
My bad. I'll do better.
Everything OK?
Hey, yeah. Sorry.
I just gotta jump on
this for a quick second.
[TENSE MUSIC]
♪
Who was that?
Just a friend.
She works for DCPD 911.
Wants my help with a hang-up.
Anything I can do?
Lend me your ears.
911, where is your emergency?
Hello? Hello?
[QUIETLY] Help, it's Zuri.
Someone's whispering.
Yeah, Shelly thinks so too.
Let me just add a filter,
noise canceling, and
Help.
It's Zuri.
Oh, my God, Zeke.
Shelly's right.
This person's in trouble.
♪
I'm so sorry for
interrupting your dinner.
Have a good night.
Thanks.
Glad you're safe.
Ma'am, name calling isn't nec
well, Zurima Thomas
just hung up on me.
She's safe and rude.
Your algorithm got any
more close matches?
Because all the people
we called are fine.
Yeah, there's one I still
haven't been able to reach.
This hit's an 80% probability.
Zuri Mitchell she lives here in DC.
Email she uses for her social media
was also used to
activate a burner phone
a few months ago.
I also dug up her regular
cell, left a voicemail,
but I still haven't heard back.
80% match.
Not answering her cell.
Isn't that enough for DCPD
to do a welfare check?
Shelly had a rough call a while back.
There was a fatality.
She's overreacted to
a few calls since.
The last time, she got written up.
So she can't make this a thing
unless we're sure this is a thing.
Zuri's phone location
shows a bar downtown,
the See Spot Bar.
I mean, it might be a
waste of your time
No, text me the
address. And call Gabi.
Bring her up to speed.
I'll ride shotgun.
♪
[DANCE MUSIC]
- [SCOFFS]
- Oh.
♪
Staff confirmed Zuri and her
roommates are regulars here.
Regular enough.
They know it's easier to
grab a rideshare back here
than get harassed by the drunk creeps
lined up out front.
Yeah.
♪
So, uh, Shelly
I've never heard Zeke
mention her before.
Have you?
Maybe once or twice.
She's from before you and
Zeke were close, though.
That means you and Zeke
weren't close either.
So how do you know who
she is, and I don't?
You know, I don't really remember.
♪
[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]
Lace.
Zuri was wearing
boots with red tassels
in one of her photos.
♪
Dhan.
♪
Shelly was right.
Zuri's in trouble.
[DRAMATIC MUSIC]
♪
Zuri loves those boots.
She wears them on all her first dates.
Do you know who she was
on a date with tonight?
Some guy from a dating app.
We all use them.
We made our profiles together.
We watch each other's backs.
Yeah, we share logins, locations,
even check in from our dates.
Here, I found it.
So this is Zuri's
date from last night?
Yeah. Alec, he's a traveling nurse.
He's in and out of town a bunch.
You mentioned Zuri dates a lot.
Did she ever say if anybody
made her uncomfortable,
gave off bad vibes?
Zuri's all about fun and casual,
and her dates have been cool with it.
Yeah, I mean, have there been a lot?
Sure, but that's usually the case
when you're finally busting
out of the ivory tower.
Ivory tower? Strict parents?
Strict dad.
She moved to the city
to get away from him.
He's crazy overprotective.
And that's putting it nicely.
He's a controlling ass,
and Zuri wanted nothing
to do with him anymore.
♪
[TENSE MUSIC]
♪
What are you doing in here?
I lost something.
My toy train.
Just trying to find it.
In Gabi's office?
Yeah, well, you guys
don't exactly have a box
marked Lost and Found here.
You're getting a lot of leeway
because we love your mother,
but you're running out of rope fast.
I didn't do anything.
Stealing evidence?
Snooping around the boss's office?
Seriously?
Bro, you watch me constantly.
Maybe you took my train
to run fingerprints, too.
Huh?
Not patient enough to
wait for the DNA results?
I don't know anything
about your missing toy.
But maybe if you finally
answered some questions,
we could beat
Hey, hey.
Jamie, I found it.
Here.
It was in the conference room.
Thanks.
♪
Shelly said the entire call center is
on the lookout for the burner number,
but Zuri hasn't called back.
Which could mean the kidnapper
found Zuri's other phone.
What about the witnesses from the bar?
Lacey and I are headed back
to talk to the rest
of the staff we missed
during the shift change last night.
I'm almost done running background
on all of her dates.
If there's a predator
among them, I'll find him.
Keep me posted.
Meanwhile, Zuri's
father, Alonso Mitchell,
is at the top of the list
of people I need to talk to.
I thought after a preliminary check,
he was a respected Navy judge.
Former Navy judge.
And right before he
retired, he was demoted
from rear admiral to captain.
It takes a lot to get
busted down in rank.
What did he do?
Punched another officer.
Strict parent, prone to violence,
didn't like his daughter's
lifestyle that's not good.
Let me check if she'd been
in communication with her father.
Oh, wait, I can't, since Trent
took Zuri's phone into evidence.
Nice to see you, too, Zeke.
I took the phone because
my task force authority
lets me expedite
warrants on phone data.
Which doesn't change the
fact that Zeke is better
at everything tech than
the DCPD, and you know it.
Which is why I wanted
Zeke free to patch
into Shelly's work station,
so if Zuri calls back,
he can jump on a trace.
OK, Mark Trent, I can work
with this version of you.
I finally heard back
from Zuri's father.
He's on his way in.
[PHONE BUZZING]
Hello.
This is the DC Central
Detention facility.
You have a call from
Hugh Evans.
To accept, press 1.
To refuse, press 2.
To block this caller
permanently, press 3.
[TENSE MUSIC]
♪
I need to make another call.
I already did you one solid.
You can try another time.
Let's go.
[TENSE MUSIC]
♪
[DOOR BUZZING]
Evans, move.
Make me.
♪
[PENSIVE MUSIC]
♪
I don't have much time.
You asked me to make time for you.
You can give me five minutes.
I need to start therapy again.
Good. You should.
I'll make you a list of referrals.
No, with you.
I am no longer licensed.
And [CHUCKLES]
I am also not the
in-house shrink for M&A.
I just happen to be married
to one of your coworkers.
And you are perfectly
comfortable calling me out
when I hedge.
You also know the truth
about what I did to Sir,
so I don't have to censor myself.
Gabi,
you and I only just reached
a détente a week ago.
This isn't a good idea
for you, me, or for Dhan.
[SOFT MUSIC]
Sir called me from jail.
I had the option of
blocking him forever.
And I didn't.
And I don't know why.
♪
Mrs. Reed, you've passed out flyers
every night at the bus station.
Do you still have
hope that your son
You seem pretty comfortable there.
The receptionist went home sick,
and Margaret asked me to
cover, but I can move.
No, it's a great idea.
We have a busy day ahead.
You know, your mom carried
the pain of your absence
every single day.
I know Margaret had it rough.
I do.
But she's not the one that got taken.
You know?
She can't really understand
what that's like for us.
You're right.
I remember feeling the
same way about my dad, too.
How did you do it?
How did you build all this
after that man took you?
Pain can be useful if you let
it guide you to your purpose.
You think helping people will help me?
Honestly, I don't know.
You think I could try?
Maybe I could pitch in
on this case a little.
We could always use
another set of eyes.
I'll have Lacey bring you
some files you can dig into.
[SOFT MUSIC]
♪
[SIGHS]
Babe, the detective will be here soon.
We need to be ready.
I just need to find his train.
I mean, Jamie's gonna
gonna want it when he gets home.
And getting him home is the point
of the press conference
they're prepping us for.
The train has to be here
somewhere, and we'll find it.
We need to focus right
now, OK, for Jamie?
I [STAMMERING]
[SIGHS] Yes, yes.
OK, of course.
Yeah, I'll I'll
finish getting dressed.
- OK.
- OK.
[TENSE MUSIC]
♪
[SIGHS]
Young people, they think
they're invincible,
but I know better.
And I warned Zuri.
And now one of these guys
do you think her date
did something to her?
We're looking into all
of the possibilities.
But right now, we want to know more
about your relationship with Zuri.
What is there to talk about?
Some have described you
as overprotective, controlling.
You think that I hurt her.
You have a history of
violence on your Naval record.
One time!
I have been the judge on
more sexual assault cases
than you can imagine
horrible stories!
One night, I'm in the officer's club,
and another officer is
harassing a young waitress.
I intervene, it escalates,
and I punched him.
The demotion was worth it to you.
Damn right!
But I would never hurt my Zuri.
Never.
Did you know that Zuri
had a burner phone?
She used it?
I'll take that as a yes.
Why the surprise?
I bought it for her
when she moved out.
I told her to always be
prepared for anything.
But our relationship was so strained,
I assumed she threw it away.
I haven't seen her place
or met her roommates
[CRYING]
But now my baby girl is in
the hands of some stranger.
We are not going to
stop until we find Zuri.
Can you think of anyone that
she has had trouble with,
anyone that might want to hurt her?
No.
Wait, yes.
Jayla.
They're both in the
graduate design program
at George Washington.
Why do you think Jayla
would hurt your daughter?
They're both competing
for the same internship.
Jayla posted lies about Zuri online.
But Zuri got the job, so I
assumed the ugliness was done.
You think Jayla was mad
enough to hurt Zuri?
If she meant half the
terrible things she posted,
maybe, yes.
Pops wasn't kidding.
Jayla definitely falls
under sore loser.
Dhan, find her. Get her in here.
On it.
Also, I got the only
security footage the bar has.
It covers the front, not the back.
But it's on its way to you, Zeke.
I'm about to connect with Dispatch.
I could use another pair of
eyes to scrub the bar video.
On my way.
I already spoke with the three
other men she matched with.
All of their alibis check out.
What about her actual date, Alec?
He should have called you back by now.
Unless he has something to hide.
Wait, I've got something.
So the profile on screen
is the one Alec used
to match with Zuri.
But
Same name, different photos.
And different bios.
He's a producer in
California, a chef in Miami,
and a nurse in DC.
This guy's a scammer.
I'll call Trent.
If Alec doesn't want
to answer his phone,
let's see how he feels
about a surprise visit.
♪
I told you I didn't kidnap Zuri.
You were the last
person seen with her.
Yeah, and we see how the night ended.
Good for her.
Now, you have exactly one minute
to tell us why Zuri channeled
her inner Mike Tyson.
We were making out in the alley.
All right?
And, uh, I thought the
night was gonna end one way,
and apparently, she did not.
Well, it sounds like we have motive.
I'm not a kidnapper.
Oh, just a financial predator, then
a love 'em and leave 'em conman.
Wait, what?
You meet women on the apps,
get them to take you home,
then steal their passwords and money.
No.
Women give me money as gifts.
Hmm.
The three women who filed
theft charges on you
in California and
Florida beg to differ.
Add a kidnapping charge,
and the only dating you'll be doing
is as Bubba's bitch in cell block K.
OK, all right, please.
Look, OK, here's the truth, all right?
Look, after Zuri punched
me, I called a woman
I met last week and I
told her I got mugged,
and she let me come over.
Look, if you check my phone,
you can see I snuck her passwords.
So your alibi to kidnapping
is you were too busy stealing?
♪
Well, at least the
other cases against Alec
mean he'll be off the streets.
The women of America thank you.
Did Christian's
autopsy report come in?
Not yet, though everything
still points to suicide.
We're just waiting on
the ME to sign off.
[PHONE BUZZING]
What is it?
I need you to tell me
exactly what happened.
Patrol, be advised, we have
contact with Zuri Mitchell.
Stand by.
[PHONES RINGING]
What's going on?
Zuri Mitchell, she's back
on the line with 911.
Zuri, I know you're scared.
Focus on me.
Tell me what happened.
I think I was drugged.
I was in the alley,
and then I don't know.
Are you injured?
My side hurts, and there's blood.
Maybe I got stabbed or cut.
I can't tell. It's so dark in here.
What about the light from her phone?
Do me a favor, Zuri.
Use the light on your phone.
What can you see?
Not much.
Maybe some shelves.
It hurts every time I move.
My phone was in my boot.
It took forever to get to
it because of the pain.
Zuri, did you hang up earlier
or did the calls drop?
The calls kept dropping.
Why?
That's good for me to know.
I'm using a program
to try to find you.
Zuri, before you move any more,
turn your volume all the way down
in case I need to call you back.
You're not leaving me.
No, no, no.
The signal's unstable, so
moving might drop the call.
We got you, Zuri. Promise.
We're not leaving you.
She sounds so scared.
It could take me hours
to find the cell tower
her phone is pinging off of.
Hey, you are half the reason
we knew Zuri needed help
in the first place.
You got this.
What happens if he comes back?
What do I do? Hang up?
Tell her to hide her phone
under her body and play dead.
I did it a lot with Sir.
Zuri, if that happens,
you put the phone under your body,
and you pretend to be unconscious.
Zeke's got a good plan, Zuri.
You just stay quiet if
you need to go silent,
and we'll know not to talk until
you give the all clear, OK?
OK, but please hurry.
Please. I don't want to die here.
Tell baby girl she is
not gonna die today,
not on my watch.
OK, I posted that I'd
kill for that internship
and said some crap about Zuri.
I own it. I was pissed.
I fought tooth and nail
to get to where I am,
and I needed that job
to set up my career.
What makes you think Zuri didn't?
Princess Zuri didn't need that gig.
It's easy to judge
people from the outside
without knowing what they really want.
What I know is Zuri gets
everything she wants
because she has her daddy to
fight her battles for her.
I thought Alonso and Zuri were
estranged for the most part.
[SCOFFS] Could have fooled me.
I thought Zuri cheated
on one of our projects,
so I posted on social media
about privileged
girls cutting corners.
The next day, Alonso
Mitchell shows up on campus,
runs into me.
He threatened you?
It was polite intimidation,
but it was still intimidation.
I know he's supposed
to be some great man,
but to me, he's just
another powerful dude
throwing his weight around,
not caring who he hurts.
He got her that internship.
Yep.
The CEO of the design firm,
his assistant is a
scholarship kid like me.
She told me Alonso called in a favor.
Jayla, if you retaliated against Zuri
and it went too far,
it's not too late to
do the right thing.
I had zero time to mess
around with that girl.
I took my portfolio, walked
into six other design firms.
I found an internship of my own.
That is the second time
Alonso's name has
come up in this case.
Margaret doesn't believe
he'd hurt his daughter.
Agreed, but powerful
men who intimidate
and call in favors leave
enemies in their wake.
It's a long shot, but
it's all we have to go on.
I can't do a press conference
'cause it could tip off
the kidnappers that
Zuri's been in touch.
And Trent has gone
completely MIA on me.
Maybe your idea isn't
such a long shot.
It's been nagging me that
there's no sexual assault,
no ransom, no taunting authorities.
And it wasn't random.
The kidnapper knew Zuri's habits.
It's like she was patiently targeted.
Exactly.
This whole thing feels
like a well-executed op.
Get Alonso back here ASAP.
[TENSE MUSIC]
[PENSIVE MUSIC]
[SIGHS]
[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]
♪
What was that?
You can show it to me, or
I can take it from you.
[TENSE MUSIC]
♪
- How the hell do you have this?
- I found it on the desk.
You stole it from Gabi's office.
I didn't steal it.
Kid, lie to me one more time,
and even Margaret won't
be able to protect you.
Are you threatening me?
You want me gone so, what,
you're gonna kill me?
Stop, Jamie! Stop!
Jamie, enough!
You want me gone.
Say it.
Jamie, what is going on?
You all think my
secrets are fair game.
Why not yours?
And you talk about trust.
Don't you dare.
♪
We need you to go deeper, Alonso,
like the fight you were in.
Could the officer be retaliating?
That young man realized
he was an alcoholic
and got help after our fight.
We made peace.
[TENSE MUSIC]
Anyone else?
I mean, maybe someone
that you intimidated
without realizing it.
Throwing your weight
around has consequences.
We know you used your connections
to get Zuri the job.
Since when is it a crime
for a father to help their child?
And I know all too well
about consequences.
Zuri was so furious
about me pulling strings,
she hasn't spoken to me in weeks.
Is it possible that someone
from one of your old cases,
a defendant, rival attorney,
could want to hurt you?
We never think someone in our life
might target our children,
but it happens every day.
It doesn't mean you
did anything wrong.
Yes.
Maybe it's possible.
I believe in the honor
code of the military.
I tended toward harsh
sentences because
if you ended up in my court,
that meant the code had been violated.
That's why I didn't
fight my own demotion.
I deserved it.
But you don't deserve this.
And neither does Zuri.
Every detail you remember
gets us one step closer
to bringing your girl home.
♪
Jamie broke into Gabi's desk?
This kid has no sense
of rules or boundaries.
I just don't trust him.
I don't.
Alonso is working on a list
of suspects from his past.
And the Navy-Marine judiciary
is transferring over
case files electronically.
OK, fine.
Would you just spit it out?
Jamie is a problem for all of you.
I can I can take a few weeks off.
No, no.
No one said that.
If you want to be
here, we want you here.
But Jamie does need
boundaries, Margaret.
He can be at M&A,
but he is only allowed in the lobby
and conference room for now.
And he only gets case
access when I say so.
OK, understood.
Margaret, if you need
to go look for Jamie,
we'll understand.
I can't undo my nightmare.
But I can I can help Alonso
and Zuri from reliving it.
So I'm OK.
Zeke, any updates on the trace?
I'm getting no cell tower hits.
Her burner must be operating
on an open Wi-Fi network.
We're trying to identify it.
It's taking time.
Damn.
What are we missing?
What dark hole haven't we considered?
This is usually when
you tap in Sir, right?
[TENSE MUSIC]
♪
I got a call from
Sir today, from jail.
I didn't take it.
Just like I won't turn to him now.
We will find Zuri.
We do not need Sir.
So you're responsible for this?
He didn't give me a choice.
How bad is the damage?
Concussion, but he's awake.
He'll be back in his cell by morning.
[PHONE RINGING]
Zuri's gone. Zuri's gone!
The line went dead!
Hey, OK, OK.
[PHONE RINGING]
Zuri?
Baby, is that you?
Baby, I'm here.
I'm here.
I want to tell you I
love you, just in case.
No, you're gonna make it.
You hear me, Zuri?
You're coming home.
Zuri?
This is Zeke's friend, Gabi.
Focus on your five senses.
What do they tell you?
Um, touch
the walls, they feel like concrete.
And smell everything
is musty and old.
What about sound, baby?
I hear traffic, but above me.
Zuri, I know that you're hurting,
but if you can move, find a door.
Maybe we can help
you figure a way out.
I'm I'll try.
I'll try.
- Ah!
- Zuri?
- [LINE BEEPING]
- Zuri, no.
Zuri, no. Come back.
No!
Shelly, keep trying, please.
I'm running the search grid again,
but we got to get Zuri
back on that phone.
I pushed too hard.
She was scared and in pain,
and I pushed her.
You were trying to help her.
She's a fighter, Gabi.
She's not going to give up.
Zeke, maybe take a minute.
I I don't have a minute.
She could be dying right
now, and I'm failing.
No one is failing.
We just have to keep
turning over every rock.
The only thing I've
been able to figure out
is that the Wi-Fi signal is somewhere
in the northwest quadrant of the city.
Do you know how big of an area
that is, how many buildings?
No, but I know how desperate
things looked for me,
and you guys didn't give up.
- You found me.
- [NOTIFICATION CHIMES]
We'll find Zuri.
Alonso's Navy files are here.
I got my list, too.
Let's find my girl.
So there are seven cases where
you received personal threats.
Zeke and I are running all the names.
The list of people who filed
general complaints is longer.
Much.
A lot of "too tough"
and "just a jerk."
It'll take time to track
all these people down.
Gabi, what are you thinking?
Zuri's kidnapper got close to her,
knew about her dating habits,
but didn't know about
the burner phone,
or they'd have taken it from her.
Meaning it could be someone she knows
but doesn't confide in.
Double-check all the names.
Double-check them for what?
Well, if somebody bad
got close to Zuri,
they would use a fake name.
So if Zuri ever
mentioned them to Alonso,
he wouldn't recognize it.
And the easiest way to
remember your fake name
is to use part of your real one.
You'll always recognize it that way.
OK.
OK, so the kidnapper clearly knew
about Zuri's dating habits. Who
her roommates, Payton and Riley.
Payton, Zuri has talked about before,
but I don't know a Riley.
That's because Riley
just moved in with Zuri
and Payton a few months ago.
This is their rental application.
She was added after the fact.
Peep her full name.
Riley West is actually
Victoria Riley Weston Brand.
Wait, wait. I remember that name.
One of the case files.
Zeke, do you have a picture of Riley?
She was a defendant
in one of your cases.
I remember that face, no question.
It's her.
The bone structure, the
faint scar on her jawline
it's her.
Alonso, what was she charged with?
Drug distribution at an overseas port.
Five Marines busted,
four men, one woman.
Brand swore the men coerced
her into taking part.
But you didn't buy it?
I almost did
until I ordered a psych eval on her.
The findings were very clear.
LC Brand is a narcissist,
a master manipulator,
and suffers from
antisocial personality.
So Riley was the ringleader,
but she tried to play innocent.
I found her guilty and gave
her a dishonorable discharge.
So Riley tried to con you,
and when that didn't work,
she built a narrative
that you ruined her life.
As women, we often research
the people we date for safety,
but rarely are we suspicious
of those we choose as friends.
Let's hope that didn't
cost Zuri her life.
[TENSE MUSIC]
♪
Did you find something?
I think these are
locations she vetted.
Zeke said the Wi-Fi signal's
in the northwest quadrant
of the city, right?
Library scheduled for demolition.
There's a bomb shelter underneath.
Concrete walls, musty
smell, traffic overhead.
Let's move.
♪
I thought about saving you.
I really did.
But that bastard ruined my life,
and a day or two isn't enough pain.
Taking you away from him is
the only way to make him pay.
DCPD!
Put the knife down, and step away.
[BREATHING HEAVILY]
Riley, Zuri isn't the one who hurt you
and doesn't deserve this.
You know it.
[WHIMPERING]
[KNIFE CLATTERING]
[CRYING]
You're under arrest for kidnapping.
You can quit the crocodile tears.
No one's buying them.
It was worth a shot.
[LAUGHS]
Are you Gabi?
Yes, sweetie.
We've got you.
You're safe now.
♪
[SOFT MUSIC]
♪
[CRYING]
♪
Baby, I'm so sorry.
After everything, I'm
the one who ended up
putting you in danger.
Dad, you saved my life.
If I didn't have that burner phone,
they wouldn't have found me.
[SNIFFLES]
Wait.
Are they here, Zeke and Shelly?
They kept me alive.
They gave me hope.
Hey, Zuri.
It's so nice to finally see your face.
Yours, too, Zeke.
Thank you.
Thank you both for saving my life.
Thank you for never giving up.
Break through, ah, ah, ah, ah ♪
Break through, ah, ah, ah, ah ♪
Break through ♪
ALL: Welcome home.
[GLASS CLINKING]
Lacey, this one's for you.
[UPBEAT MUSIC]
You've got lightning in your veins ♪
Yes! [LAUGHS]
Don't slow down, just go ♪
I'm so glad you came back.
Be good to yourself, hey ♪
Can we go somewhere and talk?
I'd love to.
And you're always gonna be ♪
Tell them about the train.
We're family, no more secrets.
Baby, be good to yourself, hey! ♪
Be good ♪
[ALARM BLARES]
[DOOR RATTLES, CLANKS]
♪
Evans, you've got a visitor.
[GROANS]
[TENSE MUSIC]
[SIGHS]
♪
I heard you got the short end
of a fight with the guards.
That's not very smart,
pissing off the people
who are supposed to protect you.
Guard, I'm done here.
What are you playing at, Evans?
Oh, I see.
Gabi's been ignoring your calls.
She won't visit.
So this was your play.
You thought that if Gabi
heard you were hurt,
that she would come running.
[CHUCKLING]
Yeah, you laugh now,
but I will get my Gabrielle back.
See, you misunderstand
one fundamental truth.
Gabrielle and I are connected.
We are family.
Forever.
Mark my words,
she will come.
♪
[TENSE MUSIC]
♪
Stop resisting, Gabrielle.
Our connection is unbreakable.
Destined.
You'll never be able
to leave me, Gabrielle.
Never.
Gabi?
Ethan, hi.
Didn't mean to startle you.
Dhan let me in.
It's OK.
I'm just surprised to see
you after this morning.
Well, this, uh
this bond with Sir is, uh,
a little too intriguing
for any psych professional
to back away from.
That's honest.
I want to help you, Gabi,
but the fact that we're talking,
that cannot be a secret from Dhan.
Understood.
OK.
Let's, uh
Let's start from the beginning.
No play ♪
Man, I needed that workout.
Today was a lot.
A lot, a lot.
Hey, movie night redo.
Yeah, Dhan and Ethan are busy,
but I thought just us is still good.
Yeah. Yeah, just us is great.
That movie, on the other hand
You're gonna love it.
It is a classic.
We'll see.
Let me hop in the shower,
and then we can hit play.
OK.
[KNOCKING]
I don't wanna go ♪
Got no other way ♪
Shelly.
I'm so sorry.
I didn't mean to interrupt anything.
No, no, please, come in.
♪
- Hey.
- Hey.
You know, I actually was
I was just gonna run.
No.
No, Lacey, you don't
you don't have to
You know, I totally
forgot about this thing
Gabi needed me to do,
so you two go ahead,
pop champagne.
Have some fun. [CHUCKLES]
[SOMBER MUSIC]
♪
I can't I can't.
Jamie, I'm not allowed.
You can.
I promise.
Trust me, OK?
[GENTLE MUSIC]
♪
Locked away ♪
When I left M&A
earlier, I just walked,
and eventually, I ended up here.
Yeah, this this place is an
important part of our story.
It's what I told your friend Rafael
when I ran into him.
He knew who I was without even asking.
Uh, Rafael used to put flyers back up
if people took them down.
He's been staring at
your face for years.
But but if he recognized you
And he's happy for you, Mom.
He promised to keep
my return a secret.
And he also lifted
the restraining order.
Why?
Because I asked him to.
I said we needed to come back
here to deal with our past.
♪
You're such a puzzle to me.
Yeah, I I
I worry constantly that
that you'll leave, disappear again.
But I think you want to stay.
But I'm not sure if it's if it's
for me or your
your interest in M&A keeping you here.
Can't it be both?
Cuts too deep ♪
Brings on nights
when I can't sleep ♪
So, um,
there are gonna be some
new ground rules for M&A.
I figured there would be.
Let me guess I'm only allowed to be
in that fishbowl conference room
where everyone can watch me?
Well, there's also the lobby.
♪
The day that you disappeared
from this spot,
the pain, it
it almost killed me.
And I I wouldn't wish
that on my worst enemy.
So I I've kept my promise,
I mean, keeping your return a secret.
But I can't let another mother
feel that kind of pain.
And if your kidnappers
take another child
They won't.
Well, how can you know that for sure?
They wanted me.
OK? Just me.
And I won't tell you who they are.
I can't. OK?
So please, stop asking me.
[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]
♪
What, are you leaving?
I just need some time.
But I'll see you at M&A tomorrow.
I promise.
The easiest way to
remember your fake name
is to use part of your real one.
Nicholas.
Don't you let me down ♪
We're looking for our
son, Jamie Nicholas Reed.
♪
Jamie's a a good boy.
He's never hurt anyone in his life.
Right, honey?
He's the best boy.
His sisters, Rachel and
Taylor, miss him so much.
♪
We all miss him.
If you see this, Jamie,
if you hear this,
just know that we love you,
and we're never going
to stop looking for you.
Mrs. Reed,
you've passed out flyers every night
at the bus station.
Do you still have hope
that your son is alive?
Let the rains fall behind you ♪
Race to the shadows ♪
Hold your breath till
your heart blooms ♪
Ashes to ashes ♪
Lighting up all around you ♪
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[DRAMATIC MUSIC]
♪
Greg, move your head.
See, I don't know.
The Flannigans lived
two doors down from us.
They always had the
best Halloween candy.
And then my best friends
or my former best friends,
Trina and Erika
[SIGHS] I had a lot of
people in my life back then.
Um, anyway, they all gave statements
after, um, Jamie disappeared.
As witnesses.
Now we have to look
at them as suspects.
So my gut was telling
me that someone I knew
took my little boy,
and Darryl and everyone
else thought I was crazy.
So eventually, I just stopped
listening to my inner voice.
Your inner voice has
saved lives, Margaret.
And that same inner
voice is going to help us
find who took Jamie.
That train is proof that
whoever kidnapped him
didn't just grab him and leave.
They had access to my
home after the fact.
You know, five people
could work faster than two,
and we wouldn't be keeping secrets.
I just don't want you
to repeat my mistakes.
Keeping secrets from all of
you nearly tore M&A apart.
I-I don't need to add on to
everyone's suspicions of Jamie.
They don't want to
be suspicious of him.
Bringing them in could assuage them
I just can't take on everyone
else's feelings right now.
OK, I hear you.
And maybe I'm making a mistake,
but it's my mistake to make.
[TENSE MUSIC]
♪
[RELAXED MUSIC]
♪
Dhan and Ethan are on their way.
Is it too late to vote for a rom-com?
I really want to laugh.
This has laughs.
Plus, monsters getting
their asses kicked.
A little on the nose, maybe?
Or is that the point now
that M&A's personal monster
is in jail, and Christian's dead?
No more Evans brothers
lurking anywhere.
And doesn't it feel great?
We can make space
now for other things.
[CHUCKLING]
[NOTIFICATION DINGS]
[TEXT WHOOSHING]
Hey, sorry.
I gotta just gotta
make a call real quick.
[LINE RINGING]
Z, sorry to barge into your night.
I always have time for you, Shel.
What's going on?
I got a few hang-ups
on a burner cell phone.
Tried to call back, but no answer.
My supervisor thinks
they're pocket dials.
But you think otherwise?
I played the recording back,
and I swear, Zeke, I-I hear something.
I need to be certain before
I run this up the flagpole.
- I hate to ask.
- Say less.
Send me a copy of the audio file.
I'll see what I can do.
Have I mentioned lately
how amazing you are?
[CHUCKLES] Might have been a minute.
My bad. I'll do better.
Everything OK?
Hey, yeah. Sorry.
I just gotta jump on
this for a quick second.
[TENSE MUSIC]
♪
Who was that?
Just a friend.
She works for DCPD 911.
Wants my help with a hang-up.
Anything I can do?
Lend me your ears.
911, where is your emergency?
Hello? Hello?
[QUIETLY] Help, it's Zuri.
Someone's whispering.
Yeah, Shelly thinks so too.
Let me just add a filter,
noise canceling, and
Help.
It's Zuri.
Oh, my God, Zeke.
Shelly's right.
This person's in trouble.
♪
I'm so sorry for
interrupting your dinner.
Have a good night.
Thanks.
Glad you're safe.
Ma'am, name calling isn't nec
well, Zurima Thomas
just hung up on me.
She's safe and rude.
Your algorithm got any
more close matches?
Because all the people
we called are fine.
Yeah, there's one I still
haven't been able to reach.
This hit's an 80% probability.
Zuri Mitchell she lives here in DC.
Email she uses for her social media
was also used to
activate a burner phone
a few months ago.
I also dug up her regular
cell, left a voicemail,
but I still haven't heard back.
80% match.
Not answering her cell.
Isn't that enough for DCPD
to do a welfare check?
Shelly had a rough call a while back.
There was a fatality.
She's overreacted to
a few calls since.
The last time, she got written up.
So she can't make this a thing
unless we're sure this is a thing.
Zuri's phone location
shows a bar downtown,
the See Spot Bar.
I mean, it might be a
waste of your time
No, text me the
address. And call Gabi.
Bring her up to speed.
I'll ride shotgun.
♪
[DANCE MUSIC]
- [SCOFFS]
- Oh.
♪
Staff confirmed Zuri and her
roommates are regulars here.
Regular enough.
They know it's easier to
grab a rideshare back here
than get harassed by the drunk creeps
lined up out front.
Yeah.
♪
So, uh, Shelly
I've never heard Zeke
mention her before.
Have you?
Maybe once or twice.
She's from before you and
Zeke were close, though.
That means you and Zeke
weren't close either.
So how do you know who
she is, and I don't?
You know, I don't really remember.
♪
[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]
Lace.
Zuri was wearing
boots with red tassels
in one of her photos.
♪
Dhan.
♪
Shelly was right.
Zuri's in trouble.
[DRAMATIC MUSIC]
♪
Zuri loves those boots.
She wears them on all her first dates.
Do you know who she was
on a date with tonight?
Some guy from a dating app.
We all use them.
We made our profiles together.
We watch each other's backs.
Yeah, we share logins, locations,
even check in from our dates.
Here, I found it.
So this is Zuri's
date from last night?
Yeah. Alec, he's a traveling nurse.
He's in and out of town a bunch.
You mentioned Zuri dates a lot.
Did she ever say if anybody
made her uncomfortable,
gave off bad vibes?
Zuri's all about fun and casual,
and her dates have been cool with it.
Yeah, I mean, have there been a lot?
Sure, but that's usually the case
when you're finally busting
out of the ivory tower.
Ivory tower? Strict parents?
Strict dad.
She moved to the city
to get away from him.
He's crazy overprotective.
And that's putting it nicely.
He's a controlling ass,
and Zuri wanted nothing
to do with him anymore.
♪
[TENSE MUSIC]
♪
What are you doing in here?
I lost something.
My toy train.
Just trying to find it.
In Gabi's office?
Yeah, well, you guys
don't exactly have a box
marked Lost and Found here.
You're getting a lot of leeway
because we love your mother,
but you're running out of rope fast.
I didn't do anything.
Stealing evidence?
Snooping around the boss's office?
Seriously?
Bro, you watch me constantly.
Maybe you took my train
to run fingerprints, too.
Huh?
Not patient enough to
wait for the DNA results?
I don't know anything
about your missing toy.
But maybe if you finally
answered some questions,
we could beat
Hey, hey.
Jamie, I found it.
Here.
It was in the conference room.
Thanks.
♪
Shelly said the entire call center is
on the lookout for the burner number,
but Zuri hasn't called back.
Which could mean the kidnapper
found Zuri's other phone.
What about the witnesses from the bar?
Lacey and I are headed back
to talk to the rest
of the staff we missed
during the shift change last night.
I'm almost done running background
on all of her dates.
If there's a predator
among them, I'll find him.
Keep me posted.
Meanwhile, Zuri's
father, Alonso Mitchell,
is at the top of the list
of people I need to talk to.
I thought after a preliminary check,
he was a respected Navy judge.
Former Navy judge.
And right before he
retired, he was demoted
from rear admiral to captain.
It takes a lot to get
busted down in rank.
What did he do?
Punched another officer.
Strict parent, prone to violence,
didn't like his daughter's
lifestyle that's not good.
Let me check if she'd been
in communication with her father.
Oh, wait, I can't, since Trent
took Zuri's phone into evidence.
Nice to see you, too, Zeke.
I took the phone because
my task force authority
lets me expedite
warrants on phone data.
Which doesn't change the
fact that Zeke is better
at everything tech than
the DCPD, and you know it.
Which is why I wanted
Zeke free to patch
into Shelly's work station,
so if Zuri calls back,
he can jump on a trace.
OK, Mark Trent, I can work
with this version of you.
I finally heard back
from Zuri's father.
He's on his way in.
[PHONE BUZZING]
Hello.
This is the DC Central
Detention facility.
You have a call from
Hugh Evans.
To accept, press 1.
To refuse, press 2.
To block this caller
permanently, press 3.
[TENSE MUSIC]
♪
I need to make another call.
I already did you one solid.
You can try another time.
Let's go.
[TENSE MUSIC]
♪
[DOOR BUZZING]
Evans, move.
Make me.
♪
[PENSIVE MUSIC]
♪
I don't have much time.
You asked me to make time for you.
You can give me five minutes.
I need to start therapy again.
Good. You should.
I'll make you a list of referrals.
No, with you.
I am no longer licensed.
And [CHUCKLES]
I am also not the
in-house shrink for M&A.
I just happen to be married
to one of your coworkers.
And you are perfectly
comfortable calling me out
when I hedge.
You also know the truth
about what I did to Sir,
so I don't have to censor myself.
Gabi,
you and I only just reached
a détente a week ago.
This isn't a good idea
for you, me, or for Dhan.
[SOFT MUSIC]
Sir called me from jail.
I had the option of
blocking him forever.
And I didn't.
And I don't know why.
♪
Mrs. Reed, you've passed out flyers
every night at the bus station.
Do you still have
hope that your son
You seem pretty comfortable there.
The receptionist went home sick,
and Margaret asked me to
cover, but I can move.
No, it's a great idea.
We have a busy day ahead.
You know, your mom carried
the pain of your absence
every single day.
I know Margaret had it rough.
I do.
But she's not the one that got taken.
You know?
She can't really understand
what that's like for us.
You're right.
I remember feeling the
same way about my dad, too.
How did you do it?
How did you build all this
after that man took you?
Pain can be useful if you let
it guide you to your purpose.
You think helping people will help me?
Honestly, I don't know.
You think I could try?
Maybe I could pitch in
on this case a little.
We could always use
another set of eyes.
I'll have Lacey bring you
some files you can dig into.
[SOFT MUSIC]
♪
[SIGHS]
Babe, the detective will be here soon.
We need to be ready.
I just need to find his train.
I mean, Jamie's gonna
gonna want it when he gets home.
And getting him home is the point
of the press conference
they're prepping us for.
The train has to be here
somewhere, and we'll find it.
We need to focus right
now, OK, for Jamie?
I [STAMMERING]
[SIGHS] Yes, yes.
OK, of course.
Yeah, I'll I'll
finish getting dressed.
- OK.
- OK.
[TENSE MUSIC]
♪
[SIGHS]
Young people, they think
they're invincible,
but I know better.
And I warned Zuri.
And now one of these guys
do you think her date
did something to her?
We're looking into all
of the possibilities.
But right now, we want to know more
about your relationship with Zuri.
What is there to talk about?
Some have described you
as overprotective, controlling.
You think that I hurt her.
You have a history of
violence on your Naval record.
One time!
I have been the judge on
more sexual assault cases
than you can imagine
horrible stories!
One night, I'm in the officer's club,
and another officer is
harassing a young waitress.
I intervene, it escalates,
and I punched him.
The demotion was worth it to you.
Damn right!
But I would never hurt my Zuri.
Never.
Did you know that Zuri
had a burner phone?
She used it?
I'll take that as a yes.
Why the surprise?
I bought it for her
when she moved out.
I told her to always be
prepared for anything.
But our relationship was so strained,
I assumed she threw it away.
I haven't seen her place
or met her roommates
[CRYING]
But now my baby girl is in
the hands of some stranger.
We are not going to
stop until we find Zuri.
Can you think of anyone that
she has had trouble with,
anyone that might want to hurt her?
No.
Wait, yes.
Jayla.
They're both in the
graduate design program
at George Washington.
Why do you think Jayla
would hurt your daughter?
They're both competing
for the same internship.
Jayla posted lies about Zuri online.
But Zuri got the job, so I
assumed the ugliness was done.
You think Jayla was mad
enough to hurt Zuri?
If she meant half the
terrible things she posted,
maybe, yes.
Pops wasn't kidding.
Jayla definitely falls
under sore loser.
Dhan, find her. Get her in here.
On it.
Also, I got the only
security footage the bar has.
It covers the front, not the back.
But it's on its way to you, Zeke.
I'm about to connect with Dispatch.
I could use another pair of
eyes to scrub the bar video.
On my way.
I already spoke with the three
other men she matched with.
All of their alibis check out.
What about her actual date, Alec?
He should have called you back by now.
Unless he has something to hide.
Wait, I've got something.
So the profile on screen
is the one Alec used
to match with Zuri.
But
Same name, different photos.
And different bios.
He's a producer in
California, a chef in Miami,
and a nurse in DC.
This guy's a scammer.
I'll call Trent.
If Alec doesn't want
to answer his phone,
let's see how he feels
about a surprise visit.
♪
I told you I didn't kidnap Zuri.
You were the last
person seen with her.
Yeah, and we see how the night ended.
Good for her.
Now, you have exactly one minute
to tell us why Zuri channeled
her inner Mike Tyson.
We were making out in the alley.
All right?
And, uh, I thought the
night was gonna end one way,
and apparently, she did not.
Well, it sounds like we have motive.
I'm not a kidnapper.
Oh, just a financial predator, then
a love 'em and leave 'em conman.
Wait, what?
You meet women on the apps,
get them to take you home,
then steal their passwords and money.
No.
Women give me money as gifts.
Hmm.
The three women who filed
theft charges on you
in California and
Florida beg to differ.
Add a kidnapping charge,
and the only dating you'll be doing
is as Bubba's bitch in cell block K.
OK, all right, please.
Look, OK, here's the truth, all right?
Look, after Zuri punched
me, I called a woman
I met last week and I
told her I got mugged,
and she let me come over.
Look, if you check my phone,
you can see I snuck her passwords.
So your alibi to kidnapping
is you were too busy stealing?
♪
Well, at least the
other cases against Alec
mean he'll be off the streets.
The women of America thank you.
Did Christian's
autopsy report come in?
Not yet, though everything
still points to suicide.
We're just waiting on
the ME to sign off.
[PHONE BUZZING]
What is it?
I need you to tell me
exactly what happened.
Patrol, be advised, we have
contact with Zuri Mitchell.
Stand by.
[PHONES RINGING]
What's going on?
Zuri Mitchell, she's back
on the line with 911.
Zuri, I know you're scared.
Focus on me.
Tell me what happened.
I think I was drugged.
I was in the alley,
and then I don't know.
Are you injured?
My side hurts, and there's blood.
Maybe I got stabbed or cut.
I can't tell. It's so dark in here.
What about the light from her phone?
Do me a favor, Zuri.
Use the light on your phone.
What can you see?
Not much.
Maybe some shelves.
It hurts every time I move.
My phone was in my boot.
It took forever to get to
it because of the pain.
Zuri, did you hang up earlier
or did the calls drop?
The calls kept dropping.
Why?
That's good for me to know.
I'm using a program
to try to find you.
Zuri, before you move any more,
turn your volume all the way down
in case I need to call you back.
You're not leaving me.
No, no, no.
The signal's unstable, so
moving might drop the call.
We got you, Zuri. Promise.
We're not leaving you.
She sounds so scared.
It could take me hours
to find the cell tower
her phone is pinging off of.
Hey, you are half the reason
we knew Zuri needed help
in the first place.
You got this.
What happens if he comes back?
What do I do? Hang up?
Tell her to hide her phone
under her body and play dead.
I did it a lot with Sir.
Zuri, if that happens,
you put the phone under your body,
and you pretend to be unconscious.
Zeke's got a good plan, Zuri.
You just stay quiet if
you need to go silent,
and we'll know not to talk until
you give the all clear, OK?
OK, but please hurry.
Please. I don't want to die here.
Tell baby girl she is
not gonna die today,
not on my watch.
OK, I posted that I'd
kill for that internship
and said some crap about Zuri.
I own it. I was pissed.
I fought tooth and nail
to get to where I am,
and I needed that job
to set up my career.
What makes you think Zuri didn't?
Princess Zuri didn't need that gig.
It's easy to judge
people from the outside
without knowing what they really want.
What I know is Zuri gets
everything she wants
because she has her daddy to
fight her battles for her.
I thought Alonso and Zuri were
estranged for the most part.
[SCOFFS] Could have fooled me.
I thought Zuri cheated
on one of our projects,
so I posted on social media
about privileged
girls cutting corners.
The next day, Alonso
Mitchell shows up on campus,
runs into me.
He threatened you?
It was polite intimidation,
but it was still intimidation.
I know he's supposed
to be some great man,
but to me, he's just
another powerful dude
throwing his weight around,
not caring who he hurts.
He got her that internship.
Yep.
The CEO of the design firm,
his assistant is a
scholarship kid like me.
She told me Alonso called in a favor.
Jayla, if you retaliated against Zuri
and it went too far,
it's not too late to
do the right thing.
I had zero time to mess
around with that girl.
I took my portfolio, walked
into six other design firms.
I found an internship of my own.
That is the second time
Alonso's name has
come up in this case.
Margaret doesn't believe
he'd hurt his daughter.
Agreed, but powerful
men who intimidate
and call in favors leave
enemies in their wake.
It's a long shot, but
it's all we have to go on.
I can't do a press conference
'cause it could tip off
the kidnappers that
Zuri's been in touch.
And Trent has gone
completely MIA on me.
Maybe your idea isn't
such a long shot.
It's been nagging me that
there's no sexual assault,
no ransom, no taunting authorities.
And it wasn't random.
The kidnapper knew Zuri's habits.
It's like she was patiently targeted.
Exactly.
This whole thing feels
like a well-executed op.
Get Alonso back here ASAP.
[TENSE MUSIC]
[PENSIVE MUSIC]
[SIGHS]
[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]
♪
What was that?
You can show it to me, or
I can take it from you.
[TENSE MUSIC]
♪
- How the hell do you have this?
- I found it on the desk.
You stole it from Gabi's office.
I didn't steal it.
Kid, lie to me one more time,
and even Margaret won't
be able to protect you.
Are you threatening me?
You want me gone so, what,
you're gonna kill me?
Stop, Jamie! Stop!
Jamie, enough!
You want me gone.
Say it.
Jamie, what is going on?
You all think my
secrets are fair game.
Why not yours?
And you talk about trust.
Don't you dare.
♪
We need you to go deeper, Alonso,
like the fight you were in.
Could the officer be retaliating?
That young man realized
he was an alcoholic
and got help after our fight.
We made peace.
[TENSE MUSIC]
Anyone else?
I mean, maybe someone
that you intimidated
without realizing it.
Throwing your weight
around has consequences.
We know you used your connections
to get Zuri the job.
Since when is it a crime
for a father to help their child?
And I know all too well
about consequences.
Zuri was so furious
about me pulling strings,
she hasn't spoken to me in weeks.
Is it possible that someone
from one of your old cases,
a defendant, rival attorney,
could want to hurt you?
We never think someone in our life
might target our children,
but it happens every day.
It doesn't mean you
did anything wrong.
Yes.
Maybe it's possible.
I believe in the honor
code of the military.
I tended toward harsh
sentences because
if you ended up in my court,
that meant the code had been violated.
That's why I didn't
fight my own demotion.
I deserved it.
But you don't deserve this.
And neither does Zuri.
Every detail you remember
gets us one step closer
to bringing your girl home.
♪
Jamie broke into Gabi's desk?
This kid has no sense
of rules or boundaries.
I just don't trust him.
I don't.
Alonso is working on a list
of suspects from his past.
And the Navy-Marine judiciary
is transferring over
case files electronically.
OK, fine.
Would you just spit it out?
Jamie is a problem for all of you.
I can I can take a few weeks off.
No, no.
No one said that.
If you want to be
here, we want you here.
But Jamie does need
boundaries, Margaret.
He can be at M&A,
but he is only allowed in the lobby
and conference room for now.
And he only gets case
access when I say so.
OK, understood.
Margaret, if you need
to go look for Jamie,
we'll understand.
I can't undo my nightmare.
But I can I can help Alonso
and Zuri from reliving it.
So I'm OK.
Zeke, any updates on the trace?
I'm getting no cell tower hits.
Her burner must be operating
on an open Wi-Fi network.
We're trying to identify it.
It's taking time.
Damn.
What are we missing?
What dark hole haven't we considered?
This is usually when
you tap in Sir, right?
[TENSE MUSIC]
♪
I got a call from
Sir today, from jail.
I didn't take it.
Just like I won't turn to him now.
We will find Zuri.
We do not need Sir.
So you're responsible for this?
He didn't give me a choice.
How bad is the damage?
Concussion, but he's awake.
He'll be back in his cell by morning.
[PHONE RINGING]
Zuri's gone. Zuri's gone!
The line went dead!
Hey, OK, OK.
[PHONE RINGING]
Zuri?
Baby, is that you?
Baby, I'm here.
I'm here.
I want to tell you I
love you, just in case.
No, you're gonna make it.
You hear me, Zuri?
You're coming home.
Zuri?
This is Zeke's friend, Gabi.
Focus on your five senses.
What do they tell you?
Um, touch
the walls, they feel like concrete.
And smell everything
is musty and old.
What about sound, baby?
I hear traffic, but above me.
Zuri, I know that you're hurting,
but if you can move, find a door.
Maybe we can help
you figure a way out.
I'm I'll try.
I'll try.
- Ah!
- Zuri?
- [LINE BEEPING]
- Zuri, no.
Zuri, no. Come back.
No!
Shelly, keep trying, please.
I'm running the search grid again,
but we got to get Zuri
back on that phone.
I pushed too hard.
She was scared and in pain,
and I pushed her.
You were trying to help her.
She's a fighter, Gabi.
She's not going to give up.
Zeke, maybe take a minute.
I I don't have a minute.
She could be dying right
now, and I'm failing.
No one is failing.
We just have to keep
turning over every rock.
The only thing I've
been able to figure out
is that the Wi-Fi signal is somewhere
in the northwest quadrant of the city.
Do you know how big of an area
that is, how many buildings?
No, but I know how desperate
things looked for me,
and you guys didn't give up.
- You found me.
- [NOTIFICATION CHIMES]
We'll find Zuri.
Alonso's Navy files are here.
I got my list, too.
Let's find my girl.
So there are seven cases where
you received personal threats.
Zeke and I are running all the names.
The list of people who filed
general complaints is longer.
Much.
A lot of "too tough"
and "just a jerk."
It'll take time to track
all these people down.
Gabi, what are you thinking?
Zuri's kidnapper got close to her,
knew about her dating habits,
but didn't know about
the burner phone,
or they'd have taken it from her.
Meaning it could be someone she knows
but doesn't confide in.
Double-check all the names.
Double-check them for what?
Well, if somebody bad
got close to Zuri,
they would use a fake name.
So if Zuri ever
mentioned them to Alonso,
he wouldn't recognize it.
And the easiest way to
remember your fake name
is to use part of your real one.
You'll always recognize it that way.
OK.
OK, so the kidnapper clearly knew
about Zuri's dating habits. Who
her roommates, Payton and Riley.
Payton, Zuri has talked about before,
but I don't know a Riley.
That's because Riley
just moved in with Zuri
and Payton a few months ago.
This is their rental application.
She was added after the fact.
Peep her full name.
Riley West is actually
Victoria Riley Weston Brand.
Wait, wait. I remember that name.
One of the case files.
Zeke, do you have a picture of Riley?
She was a defendant
in one of your cases.
I remember that face, no question.
It's her.
The bone structure, the
faint scar on her jawline
it's her.
Alonso, what was she charged with?
Drug distribution at an overseas port.
Five Marines busted,
four men, one woman.
Brand swore the men coerced
her into taking part.
But you didn't buy it?
I almost did
until I ordered a psych eval on her.
The findings were very clear.
LC Brand is a narcissist,
a master manipulator,
and suffers from
antisocial personality.
So Riley was the ringleader,
but she tried to play innocent.
I found her guilty and gave
her a dishonorable discharge.
So Riley tried to con you,
and when that didn't work,
she built a narrative
that you ruined her life.
As women, we often research
the people we date for safety,
but rarely are we suspicious
of those we choose as friends.
Let's hope that didn't
cost Zuri her life.
[TENSE MUSIC]
♪
Did you find something?
I think these are
locations she vetted.
Zeke said the Wi-Fi signal's
in the northwest quadrant
of the city, right?
Library scheduled for demolition.
There's a bomb shelter underneath.
Concrete walls, musty
smell, traffic overhead.
Let's move.
♪
I thought about saving you.
I really did.
But that bastard ruined my life,
and a day or two isn't enough pain.
Taking you away from him is
the only way to make him pay.
DCPD!
Put the knife down, and step away.
[BREATHING HEAVILY]
Riley, Zuri isn't the one who hurt you
and doesn't deserve this.
You know it.
[WHIMPERING]
[KNIFE CLATTERING]
[CRYING]
You're under arrest for kidnapping.
You can quit the crocodile tears.
No one's buying them.
It was worth a shot.
[LAUGHS]
Are you Gabi?
Yes, sweetie.
We've got you.
You're safe now.
♪
[SOFT MUSIC]
♪
[CRYING]
♪
Baby, I'm so sorry.
After everything, I'm
the one who ended up
putting you in danger.
Dad, you saved my life.
If I didn't have that burner phone,
they wouldn't have found me.
[SNIFFLES]
Wait.
Are they here, Zeke and Shelly?
They kept me alive.
They gave me hope.
Hey, Zuri.
It's so nice to finally see your face.
Yours, too, Zeke.
Thank you.
Thank you both for saving my life.
Thank you for never giving up.
Break through, ah, ah, ah, ah ♪
Break through, ah, ah, ah, ah ♪
Break through ♪
ALL: Welcome home.
[GLASS CLINKING]
Lacey, this one's for you.
[UPBEAT MUSIC]
You've got lightning in your veins ♪
Yes! [LAUGHS]
Don't slow down, just go ♪
I'm so glad you came back.
Be good to yourself, hey ♪
Can we go somewhere and talk?
I'd love to.
And you're always gonna be ♪
Tell them about the train.
We're family, no more secrets.
Baby, be good to yourself, hey! ♪
Be good ♪
[ALARM BLARES]
[DOOR RATTLES, CLANKS]
♪
Evans, you've got a visitor.
[GROANS]
[TENSE MUSIC]
[SIGHS]
♪
I heard you got the short end
of a fight with the guards.
That's not very smart,
pissing off the people
who are supposed to protect you.
Guard, I'm done here.
What are you playing at, Evans?
Oh, I see.
Gabi's been ignoring your calls.
She won't visit.
So this was your play.
You thought that if Gabi
heard you were hurt,
that she would come running.
[CHUCKLING]
Yeah, you laugh now,
but I will get my Gabrielle back.
See, you misunderstand
one fundamental truth.
Gabrielle and I are connected.
We are family.
Forever.
Mark my words,
she will come.
♪
[TENSE MUSIC]
♪
Stop resisting, Gabrielle.
Our connection is unbreakable.
Destined.
You'll never be able
to leave me, Gabrielle.
Never.
Gabi?
Ethan, hi.
Didn't mean to startle you.
Dhan let me in.
It's OK.
I'm just surprised to see
you after this morning.
Well, this, uh
this bond with Sir is, uh,
a little too intriguing
for any psych professional
to back away from.
That's honest.
I want to help you, Gabi,
but the fact that we're talking,
that cannot be a secret from Dhan.
Understood.
OK.
Let's, uh
Let's start from the beginning.
No play ♪
Man, I needed that workout.
Today was a lot.
A lot, a lot.
Hey, movie night redo.
Yeah, Dhan and Ethan are busy,
but I thought just us is still good.
Yeah. Yeah, just us is great.
That movie, on the other hand
You're gonna love it.
It is a classic.
We'll see.
Let me hop in the shower,
and then we can hit play.
OK.
[KNOCKING]
I don't wanna go ♪
Got no other way ♪
Shelly.
I'm so sorry.
I didn't mean to interrupt anything.
No, no, please, come in.
♪
- Hey.
- Hey.
You know, I actually was
I was just gonna run.
No.
No, Lacey, you don't
you don't have to
You know, I totally
forgot about this thing
Gabi needed me to do,
so you two go ahead,
pop champagne.
Have some fun. [CHUCKLES]
[SOMBER MUSIC]
♪
I can't I can't.
Jamie, I'm not allowed.
You can.
I promise.
Trust me, OK?
[GENTLE MUSIC]
♪
Locked away ♪
When I left M&A
earlier, I just walked,
and eventually, I ended up here.
Yeah, this this place is an
important part of our story.
It's what I told your friend Rafael
when I ran into him.
He knew who I was without even asking.
Uh, Rafael used to put flyers back up
if people took them down.
He's been staring at
your face for years.
But but if he recognized you
And he's happy for you, Mom.
He promised to keep
my return a secret.
And he also lifted
the restraining order.
Why?
Because I asked him to.
I said we needed to come back
here to deal with our past.
♪
You're such a puzzle to me.
Yeah, I I
I worry constantly that
that you'll leave, disappear again.
But I think you want to stay.
But I'm not sure if it's if it's
for me or your
your interest in M&A keeping you here.
Can't it be both?
Cuts too deep ♪
Brings on nights
when I can't sleep ♪
So, um,
there are gonna be some
new ground rules for M&A.
I figured there would be.
Let me guess I'm only allowed to be
in that fishbowl conference room
where everyone can watch me?
Well, there's also the lobby.
♪
The day that you disappeared
from this spot,
the pain, it
it almost killed me.
And I I wouldn't wish
that on my worst enemy.
So I I've kept my promise,
I mean, keeping your return a secret.
But I can't let another mother
feel that kind of pain.
And if your kidnappers
take another child
They won't.
Well, how can you know that for sure?
They wanted me.
OK? Just me.
And I won't tell you who they are.
I can't. OK?
So please, stop asking me.
[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]
♪
What, are you leaving?
I just need some time.
But I'll see you at M&A tomorrow.
I promise.
The easiest way to
remember your fake name
is to use part of your real one.
Nicholas.
Don't you let me down ♪
We're looking for our
son, Jamie Nicholas Reed.
♪
Jamie's a a good boy.
He's never hurt anyone in his life.
Right, honey?
He's the best boy.
His sisters, Rachel and
Taylor, miss him so much.
♪
We all miss him.
If you see this, Jamie,
if you hear this,
just know that we love you,
and we're never going
to stop looking for you.
Mrs. Reed,
you've passed out flyers every night
at the bus station.
Do you still have hope
that your son is alive?
Let the rains fall behind you ♪
Race to the shadows ♪
Hold your breath till
your heart blooms ♪
Ashes to ashes ♪
Lighting up all around you ♪
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[DRAMATIC MUSIC]
♪
Greg, move your head.