The Guardian (2001) s02e15 Episode Script

I call it Kidfinder and here's how it works.
OK, see? We're tracking Gretchen through the special watch she's wearing, live.
Gretchen, right now you're in front of Dollar Donuts, right? GRETCHEN: That's right! I can't believe it! Yes, I am! Gretchen, uh, why don't you pick up a dozen and come on back, OK? So how does it work? We insert a GPS chip into a watch.
The watch radios its location to our web site.
Then you go to our web site and you see where your kid is.
You have kids yourself? Yeah.
Tristan's two and Patrick's four.
And that's why I came up with this.
Yeah.
Great, great.
What do you want from us, Rob? Uh, Paul.
Thank you.
I have a great product.
There's a huge market out there.
But I need financing and I need help with my business plan and patent applications.
NICK: Well, our retainer is 25,000.
Well, I can't pay you up front.
Oh.
OK, all right.
I was hoping we could make an arrangement.
No, we don't really do that.
OK, but what if what if you defer fees until the financing comes through and then I cut you in on some equity? Say, two percent? Well, I think we'd rather do things more traditionally.
How about four percent? Four percent of the company? Right.
You're asking for a million dollars in stock for twenty-five thousand dollars worth of work? Well, you're asking for twenty-five thousand dollars worth of work for free.
Fine, four percent.
Fine.
Let's make some money.
Uh, Rob, could you just give me a minute with my father? Sure.
Dad, this guy, I've known him a long time.
And, um, the chances of this thing making any money, uh let me say it's a risk.
If it's a disaster, you know what's it gonna cost us, a hundred man hours? But it hits, we make a lot of money.
Well, if you want to do it, then I think so.
Son, don't forget, um we owe Rob a favor for what he did for you.
~ Well, there is trouble in my mind ~ ~ There is dark ~ ~ There's dark, and there is light ~ ~ There is an order ~ ~ But there is chaos ~ ~ And there is crime ~ ~ There is no one home tonight ~ ~ In the empire of my mind ~ ~ There is trouble in my mind ~ ~ All the chaos ~ ~ In my mind ~ Lulu.
You know Kyle Fremont, the crossing guard? Yeah.
County hospital's still refusing to treat his head injury and there's a hearing about it.
Oh, Alvin, I can't today.
I'm sorry.
I'm late for a meeting with a client.
LULU: Jules.
Where's Dee? I thought he was with you.
He said he'd meet me here.
This is why the school wants to meet with us.
I watched him get on the bus.
If you can't get Dee to go to school or at least get him to a meeting to talk about the fact that he doesn't go to school, he'll be removed from your home.
Can't we just make another appointment? We've already rescheduled it three times.
I'll go look for him.
It's Wednesday.
I know where he is.
Dee.
Lulu.
Look, I know I missed the meeting, but it's new issue day.
- We can do it tomorrow, right? - No, we can't do it tomorrow.
Social services is ready to take you out of your cousin's house.
They've already scheduled a placement hearing.
That's crazy.
Hey, you have missed 33 days of school.
That's crazy.
If I can't stay with Jules, where would I go? You'd have to go back to the group home.
Well, check it out.
She looks like you, except you're prettier.
"Radlova.
" It says "Valadora.
" Can't you read that? Of course I can.
Valadora.
But you know what her name is when she's not Valadora? Lulu.
I'm gonna buy it for you.
No, Dee.
Um, I gotta go, OK? Hey, wait! Wait, Dee, where are you going? Alvin.
I think that Dee Carter might be dyslexic.
- Why? - Well, I just do.
OK.
So I need a doctor to examine him because I think it might help explain why he's been missing school.
No problem.
Dr.
Van Birk.
We've used him before.
Oh, great.
Thanks.
Lulu, sometimes you have to let a kid feel some consequences.
Alvin, I know this boy very well.
Maybe that's the problem.
I can't believe they would do something like this.
I was just doing my job.
So I'm actually delivering a pizza to a customer and the tow truck takes my car.
They followed me! JAMES: OK.
I was only behind one payment, but I can pay now.
I got the money.
What happened when you talked to Kleiner Automotive? They say I gotta pay 'em $500 in fines and processing fees just to get the car back.
Only paid $3,000 for the car.
This is their firm? Fallen something, yeah.
Fallin and Fallin.
My boss says if I'm not back to work by Friday they're gonna replace me with a teenager.
I'm gonna look into this.
Well, every capital investment firm but one turned it down and they're on the fence.
OK, who's that? BURTON: It's Cook Capital, out of Chicago.
Their senior partner, Howell, is leaning against it but a young guy named Wickwire has his ear.
You need to do whatever it takes to win Wickwire over right now.
They want a real world demonstration.
Fine.
Like I showed you.
No, no, no.
Sending my secretary out for a box of donuts is not gonna cut it for 'em.
What do they want? Well, they just think that a real kid would beat it.
- That's it.
- No way.
It'll stand up to the worst you can throw at it.
That's what we have to demonstrate to 'em.
So we need a kid.
[Lndistinct chatter.]
[Knock on door.]
Let me show you something.
LULU: Heh, It's a watch.
It's a device to help parents keep track of their children.
How? A GPS chip.
You program in acceptable zones and it pages you when the child goes outside of those zones.
Oh.
You selling your house? Oh.
Hmm.
Thinking about it.
Oh.
So, basically it keeps track of you.
Right.
Uh, my firm represents the guy that invented it.
He's looking to find some kids to test it.
Some of our kids? Well, we have a lot that go places they shouldn't.
Heh.
Right.
So this basically tells you where they are.
- It's kind of spooky.
- Well, the thing is he's willing to pay participants $500 a month.
ALVIN: Lulu.
You think you have kids that'll work for it? Oh, heh, yeah.
Hang on.
Boss is calling.
- Yeah? - Dr.
Van Birk called.
Dee never showed up for his appointment.
Hey, you guys rep Kleiner Automotive, right? Yeah, I do a bunch of corporate work for 'em.
They repoed my client's car.
He only missed one payment.
Uh-huh.
Well, I was hoping you could cut through some red tape.
Well, James, I don't really handle repos.
My client's name is Guy Feeney.
He needs his car.
He's a pizza delivery guy.
Come on.
You can look into it.
Look, man, I'm working on a class action right now that's worth about 300 million.
I mean, hose are the kind of cases that fill my day and I just don't have time for this stuff.
I mean, sorry.
No offense.
It's just, I don't have time.
I mean, you know how it is.
I mean, the day just flies by and I'm puttin' out fires.
Hey, Mr.
Collinson.
Good to see you.
Hey, hey.
Do you know him Henry Collinson? Owns about seven office buildings downtown.
He's a nice guy, too.
So, did you give any more thought to this? - To what? - The club.
Spoke to the chair of the membership committee about you and he's receptive.
He's looking to have more younger members.
Well, I don't know.
It's a little pricey, but they said they'd consider reduction.
- I already belong to the "Y.
" - Oh, the "Y.
" I mean, come on.
Heh.
I mean, look, anyone can join the "Y.
" but I mean, look a couple of days ago, I went grouse hunting with a federal judge.
Grouse hunting? Yeah.
Heh.
I shot a grouse.
Ha ha ha ha ha! What's your name? Dee Carter.
Dee, where do you go to school? Alderdice.
You ever cut class? - Sometimes.
- Where do you go? I don't know.
Ride my bike, buy comics.
So you ride your bike all over the city? Sure, if I have to.
OK.
Dee, here's how it works.
You're gonna wear this watch and do what you already do, and we pay you.
Jules, all the green areas are safe zones.
This is where your apartment building is and this is where Dee said he goes to school so that'll all be safe.
Dee can go there and it won't trip any alarms.
So, what happens if he leaves the green zone? I mean, does he get a shock or something? No, no, nothing like that.
It just notifies you.
And this $500, we get it up front? You get half when you sign and half in a month.
What is this I'm signing? A consent form and a liability waiver.
Lulu, do you get one of these pagers? I could give her one, sure.
Is that OK with you, Dee? I want you to have one.
OK.
Hey, how do I take it off? - You don't.
- Really? That lock is made to military specifications.
Once it's on, it stays on.
Now, Jules' and Lulu's pagers would act as keys electronically.
OK? Great.
We'll see you Friday.
Good luck.
Thanks.
- Thanks, Jules.
- You're welcome.
That kid is gonna be perfect for the demonstration.
Perfect.
He's cute, he's smart, he loves to cut class.
You're not gonna encourage him to act up, are you? No, no.
It's just a demonstration.
I agreed to let him wear the watch but not to be in a dog and pony show.
Right.
Well, we could get another child if you like.
No.
L I already promised them the money.
OK, well, there we have it.
[Knock on door.]
James, hey.
What are you doing here, man? Guy Feeney wants his car back.
Oh, this is the pizza guy? Look, man, I really don't have the time OK, uh, there's a paralegal upstairs.
Her name is Donna.
Upstairs, end of the hall.
Talk to her.
Maybe she can help.
I was really hoping you could deal with this.
- You know, skip all that.
- Yeah, she's she's upstairs.
She's end of the hall.
And she's got tortoise-shell glasses, OK? I don't think you want her to handle this.
Kleiner sends out bills every four weeks.
The contract says they bill monthly.
They're squeezing thirteen payments a year from people who agreed to pay only twelve.
- So? - Heh.
So, it's a violation of the truth in lending law.
The contract's unenforceable.
Just give my client his car back.
That's the last you'll hear of it.
OK, I'm really busy right now but I'll see what I can do.
You'll see what you can do? Yeah, I'll I'll see.
OK.
Mr.
Howell, there are thirty-seven million kids in the US alone under the age of ten.
Just five percent of that market would generate $1.
1 billion in recurring annual revenue.
HOWELL: What about competing products? Corolla Electronics is developing a similar product but we'll be first to market.
We're the first to file a patent on this business process.
What's your distribution plan? ROB: We're targeting retail outlets that sell to our demographic profile day care centers, children's clothing stores toy stores.
How much capital are you looking for? Five million for twenty percent.
We'll get back to you.
ROB: Great.
Thank you, Mr.
Howell, Mr.
Wickwire.
Well, we wait.
Jules, it's Lulu.
Is Dee with you? No, he's not here, but he's supposed to be.
He's in East Liberty.
I'm looking at the map right now.
Yeah, my pager went off, too.
I'm gonna go find him.
Dee? What are you doing over here? These kids they stole my bike, so I chased them.
Those guys? No, not them.
They actually helped me get it back.
Are you OK? Yeah, I'm fine.
Look, I know I broke the zone thing, but I need my bike.
All right.
Well, we're late for your doctor's appointment.
We need to go.
You mean, you tracked me down with this thing? Yeah.
See? Dee, what happened? What'd you do? Look, I want to take it off.
No.
Jules is your guardian.
He's gonna have to make that call.
- It sucks.
- Come on.
- What about my bike? - You can bring your bike.
Alvin, your two o'clock.
I did a couple of tests.
What'd you find out? Well, with regard to dyslexia, it's a difficult thing to diagnose.
Well, what can you say? The Woodcock-Johnson battery was equivocal so I did a Kaufman test, and I tend to be conservative.
Conservative? He's borderline and I'm reluctant to throw around labels.
All right, uh, Dee, could you wait outside for just a minute? - OK.
- Thanks.
Is there an argument to be made that he has a learning disability? Another doctor might diagnose dyslexia and I'm not saying that's wrong, but So it could be right.
It could.
I admire your restraint.
I mean, it is rare nowadays.
Heh.
Thank you.
And I understand the stigma of labels, but would you really let that fear of stigmas force a boy from his home? - Is that what would happen? - Yeah.
Dee inverts his letters.
He can't tell time.
Those are all symptoms of dyslexia aren't they? Yeah, that's right.
Right.
So then you're agreeing? He's dyslexic.
Yeah? Could you fax your diagnosis to my office? Heh.
Sure.
Great.
Thank you, Doctor.
Alvin, what are you doing? I've been watching this thing.
Two hours yesterday.
Followed that kid to Van Birk's office, to his school around his school, back to his apartment.
He went out a few times after that.
Yeah.
Impressive, isn't it? It's the most fascistic thing I've ever seen.
It's Big Brother.
What? I got a call last night from a foster parent looking to make $500.
Yeah, that's what Nick's client was willing to pay.
I heard.
It's a load of crap.
We offered it to families who need the money and, Alvin, more importantly who want to keep track of their children.
Lulu, we are not here to supply children to businesses.
That's not what's happening.
You're using our clients to sell a product for one of Nick's corporations a product that exploits children.
- Exploits children? - Oh, come on! They'll record these kids' every movement and sell it to marketing firms.
It's not your choice, Alvin.
It's up to the parents.
No child would do this if he knew all the facts.
I don't care about no Big Brother.
Do you know what you're getting into? Yeah, I wear a watch.
No, no, it's not just a watch.
It records your every movement, and they send it to a web site.
So? It's like wearing a leash, Rayola.
- Think about it.
- I've thought about it.
$500 is $500.
Where do we sign up? Nick.
We need to talk.
L I have a meeting with a client.
You're aware of our mission statement.
Yeah, I've heard it.
And you know we're not a test-marketing service.
Is this about Kidfinder? No.
It's about exploiting needy children to benefit your wealthy clients.
- Alvin, I didn't - Without consulting me.
Well, I didn't think you'd be interested.
You didn't think I'd be interested? I am still the executive director of this clinic, Mr.
Fallin.
I don't like people sneaking around behind my back.
I didn't sneak around.
I got permission from Lulu.
Evening, gentlemen.
Sorry to interrupt.
Uh, good news, and this is moving fast but Howell talked to the home office.
There's a couple of guys they want to pitch it to - On the funding committee.
- And apparently these guys are leaving for Berlin in the morning.
The point being I can catch the first flight up get them to sign it before they leave.
OK.
ROB: Here's the "But.
" We need to punch up the business plan, like, now.
Tonight? Yeah.
Now? It's make or break time.
Come on.
Sit down here.
Just give me one minute.
Be right back.
Hmm.
Where are you going? [Rob sniffing.]
[Toilet flushes.]
[Sniffs.]
Hey, Nick.
What's up? Hey, Nicky, this is gonna be great, man.
I am telling you, Wickwire's gonna sell this thing.
I can feel it.
[Water running.]
What? It's just a bump, Nick.
I got a long night ahead of me.
[Blues music playing.]
[Lndistinct chatter.]
Dad, I can't stay here.
- Why not? - They're doing coke.
What? They're using cocaine.
Well, you get out of here.
- Yeah.
I'm sorry.
- Go.
Just go.
Where's Nick going? Home.
Why? Because you guys are doing drugs.
Rob, Nick is on probation.
I know, Burton.
- I'm sorry.
I forgot.
- Well, I don't understand.
- I just did a couple of lines.
- I don't understand.
It just keeps me going.
It gets me focused.
So Wickwire said we need to justify a twenty-five percent year-over-year growth rate.
So you're, um, you're high right now, right? Yes.
Look, Burton I know Nick had his problems, but some people can handle it.
WICKWIRE: OK.
Here's the deal.
Where's Nick? Uh, it's fine.
- Burton's got it.
- OK.
Basically, we want majority control of the board structured as Burton, you OK? What? Are you getting this? Yeah, I'm fine.
OK, like I was saying, convertible preferred stock, rather than straight common.
You want to keep the draw and the flow to a minimum.
Hi.
What the hell is this? A request for documents.
For what? I just figured if there was a problem with one of Kleiner's contracts there might be a problem with all of them.
So what if there are? And I'm not saying that there are I was just hoping to do a little discovery without having to resort to formal litigation.
Discovery? We're talking about a repo of a of a $3,000 car here.
You know how many lawyers would love to get their hands on a class-action like this? Wha a class Look, man, l I called Kleiner as a favor for a friend.
OK, he's prepared to return the car.
Now I was gonna call and tell you but then I get I get this.
I'm looking for damages.
Damages.
For what? Loss of income, expenses.
I'm thinkin' $2,000 is fair.
And I still want the car back.
Are are you insane? In federal court, I can get punitive damages attorney fees, not to mention bad press.
This'll cost your client a lot more than $2,000.
Look, now, what is this about? Is this because I beat you at squash? No, it's not personal.
It's just one of the tiny little cases that fills my day.
OK.
If you wanna wrap this up, why don't we just, um why don't we just go to arbitration? That sounds good.
Good.
I'll set it up.
NICK: Rob.
Well, hey there.
I need my office.
No, that's fine.
That's fine.
Come in.
Come in.
Come in.
Nick, Nick, Nick, come here.
Nick, we worked until 4:00 in the morning and we ironed out a plethora of problems.
I don't think I've ever said the word "plethora" out loud before.
You look familiar.
Do you work for Schecter and Marrow? No.
I'm Mr.
Fallin's probation officer.
Terrific.
Hey, has Nick told you about this idea that we're working on? How many how many probationers you got? Over a hundred.
What if I told you you could sit at your desk and track the location of each and every one of them? Save me a lot of time in my car.
Now that's what I'm talking about.
- Rob - That's the possibilities.
- Not just for kids - Rob, Rob Rob.
We're trying to have a meeting.
Oh, God.
My bad.
I'm sorry.
Good luck with that.
Sounds like a great idea.
- Let me take my mess.
- Yeah, thank you.
OK, Nick, so I'm sorry.
Nick needed his office.
Probation officer.
Oh, well, come on in a minute.
- Do you mind? - No.
Not at all.
Sit down.
You want a soda or something? - No, I'm fine.
- Sit down.
Hey, so you think Howell's gonna bite? Well we'll see.
Rob, um, you mind if I ask you something? Yeah, sure.
When you called me in ninety-six and had me come up to New York Nick never Nick never told me about that.
Don't blame him.
It was ugly.
Why? We just closed some massive bond deal and after dinner a bunch of us hit the bars.
Oh.
Drugs involved? Yeah, coke.
Mostly coke.
So we settled in at this one bar.
We got pretty wasted.
Then this guy Brett, he calls and tells us about this model party on the Upper East Side.
Model party? - Fashion models.
- Oh, oh.
Tall, young, anorexic, scowls on their faces.
So Nick is so plowed he can't even walk to the car.
It's snowing like hell outside.
The other guys, they take off without us.
I stand Nick up, and, Burton, I am yelling at him and his eyes just roll back into his head.
Oh, God.
So we go to the emergency room.
Emergency room? Yeah.
As soon as Nick gets to the hospital, he starts fighting me.
The ER guy and me, we wrestle him into an examination room.
A little bit later, they come out.
They tell me that Nick just took off without a shirt.
I find him passed out about four blocks away in front of this bodega on Second Avenue.
I try to talk him into going back to the hospital but he won't go, so I took him back to the apartment and stayed up all night just to make sure he didn't stop breathing.
Hmm.
Is that when you when you called me? Well Nick came out of it around dawn and and he said to call you.
He asked to call me? Yeah, he he he just kept saying, "Call my dad," so I did.
Hey, you got any fresh coffee around here? Oh, yeah, I'm sure we do.
Uh, Gretchen, could we get some fresh coffee, please? How are you doing? I'm looking for Dee Carter.
- He's not here.
- He was here, though, right? I'm his lawyer.
I need to find him.
Good luck with that.
Hey, I know he's in there.
His bike is right outside.
You want me to call the police? What did you say? I need to talk to About the police? - Just - What did I do to you? - Nothing.
- So why are you threatening me? I'm not threatening you.
What if I came to your place? How would you like that? Forget it.
- Hey! - Where do you live? Leave her alone! - I told you not to come out.
- You better leave her alone.
Or what? Give me my wallet.
Don't come back.
He didn't help you find your bike.
You know, Dee, Dr.
Van Birk made a special appointment to examine you.
I pulled strings with social services to get you into special classes so that you would look good in court today.
And this is how you were gonna thank me? By not showing up for your court date? Does that lady still wanna put me in a group home? Yes, probably.
Look, I wanna stay with Jules.
You gotta make it so I can stay with Jules.
That's what I've been trying to do, Dee.
- And then you go and do this.
- Please, Lulu.
Please.
We're gonna be late for court.
You need five million to fund the business plan.
Wickwire offered three million for forty percent.
We can make that work, right? No.
It's a bridge halfway across the river.
So we raise more money.
And give away more of the company? - It's better - It's a lowball offer.
- It's better than no offer, Nick! - Reject it.
Schedule your demonstration for tomorrow and counter after it works.
But they're the only company making an offer.
They don't know that.
JUDGE: Dee Carter will be remanded to social services.
- You suck.
- Hey, watch your mouth, boy.
No, you sold me out.
How can you say I sold you out, Dee? I did everything to try and help you and you didn't hold up your end of the deal.
You could've defended me, but you just sat there.
What else could I do? Was the woman from social services lying when she said you missed thirty-four days of school? Well, no, but OK.
And was she lying when she said that Jules can't control you anymore? I hate you, Lulu.
JULES: Dee! So Kleiner will return the car.
Cream? Return the car, waive all fees and knock fifty percent off the principal of the loan.
Mr.
Mooney? Well, the contract says monthly.
They bill every 4 weeks.
There you go.
Well, that means he pays the loan off quicker.
Kleiner's saving him a fortune in interest.
Client missed payment.
Kleiner took his car.
My client lost income, incurred costs trying to get it back and now he wants to be compensated.
So your demand? Return the car, forgive the loan, refund the fees and pay him $25,000 damages.
Mr.
Mooney originally offered to settle this for $2,000.
Sugar? But you rejected that, then you offered to arbitrate.
Now, I re-evaluated the case and increased my demand, which is my prerogative.
The basis for the claim is the threat of a class action lawsuit.
Counselors, let's keep this professional, shall we? Um, Mr.
Mooney, your demand is unreasonably high.
But I do agree that your client needs to be made whole so I'm going to adopt Mr.
Straka's offer of settlement.
Thank you.
So we're done here.
Have a good day, gentlemen.
Oh, Jake, I can't make Tuesday.
How about Wednesday at the same time? Oh, that's fine.
I'll reserve the court.
- Good.
- Yeah.
Good to see you.
All right.
Cigar? It's Cuban.
That arbitrator should have recused himself.
- Why? - He's in your club.
He's not a judge.
He doesn't have to.
Hmm.
I never thought you were that kind of guy.
What kind of guy? I don't have to spell it out.
James, you threatened a class action lawsuit.
- I was defending my client.
- That's not defense.
That's club members taking care of each other.
Look, you got everything you wanted.
I could've gotten more.
Well, the truth is that, uh, that was a gift.
A gift to you from the arbitrator.
There you go.
No, no, that's the point.
I agree with you, Mr.
Howell.
So, you see how it works.
Well, it's not what I expected.
Can I clarify anything for you? Well, she hid, you found her, but she never tried to take it off and she was never more than a block away.
What do you not like? Are you saying I didn't hide well enough? Rayola, please.
You hid well.
- Where's the other boy? - He's not gonna show up.
- Why not? - Just trust me, he's not.
- Well, thanks very much.
- Yeah, well, thank you.
- We'll be in touch.
- All right, thank you very much.
You know what, hold on one second.
[Beeping.]
Look at that dot.
That dot is Dee.
We're tracking him right now, live.
Even gives his velocity.
Nine miles an hour.
He must be on his bike.
Now, this is gonna be a better demonstration than any of us had imagined.
Can I have that? Let's go find this kid.
All right.
Do you know how far away he is right now? At least five miles.
- Come with me? - No, I'll drive.
Why are we stopping? He was here.
The dot stopped here.
Yeah, Dee came here sometimes.
It's moving again.
Ah, we just missed him.
Yep.
Now he's moving thirty-eight miles an hour.
- So it's a car.
- Whose car? It's kind of fun, isn't it? Let's go.
[Engines starting.]
OK, he should be around here somewhere.
This place is deserted, Rob.
He got rid of the thing somehow.
No.
No, I know this technology.
It doesn't come off.
Believe me, the device works.
Are you sure you're getting a signal? Yes, I'm getting a signal.
It's just, you know once in a while, and this is a prototype.
You know, those power lines might be a problem.
- OK, where is he? - He's nearby.
I'm sure of it.
BURTON: Well, I don't see him, Rob.
Maybe in the building? LULU: Why would Dee come over here? ROB: He's an adventurous kid.
LULU: I'm worried.
MAN: He's not here.
We need to walk it.
ROB: OK, you can't [Train horn in distance.]
ROB: I'm sure of it.
[Train horn honking.]
[Lndistinct chatter.]
ROB: If it says he's here, he's here.
[Train horn honking.]
[Lndistinct chatter.]
I'm going to kill this guy.
[No audible dialogue.]
[Train approaching.]
[Train horn in distance.]
[Police radio chatter.]
[Sirens.]
[Lndistinct chatter.]
- Here, drink this.
- I don't want anything.
It's just water.
You should drink it.
I don't want it, Nick.
You need a ride? No, I'm good.
I gotta talk to the police.
[Police radio chatter.]
Hey, uh, just so you know I already talked to the detectives.
OK.
Tonight, I'll give them a print-out of everywhere the victim went on his final day you know, from the web site records.
Actually, the homicide guys think this could really help.
They're pretty excited.
It's basically a police endorsement.
- We outta here? - Yeah.
What about Lulu? She's gotta talk to the police.
[Starts engine.]
You were first on the scene, you found him over there? Did you, um You know that kid? Dee? Uh, yeah, sort of.
Well, Lulu was pretty upset.
Does she have anybody to be with? - Her mother.
- Good.
Nicholas, um Rob told me what really happened to you in New York.
Oh, he did, did he? Yeah.
You could have died, son.
Which story did he tell you? He told me you ran out of the ER out into the snow no shirt on, crazy on drugs.
[Sighs.]
I can't even imagine it.
That's because it didn't happen.
I had a little problem, and I asked him to call you.
Now, I have an early meeting, so can we get outta here? Yeah.
Oh, Miss? Check.
- I'll get it.
- I got it.
- Here you go.
- Thank you.
[Lndistinct chatter.]
James, I need you to take the Donna Jacks case.
Lulu's got a lot on her plate.
OK.
Sorry about Dee, Alvin.
Thanks.
Lulu? Do they know anything? Yeah.
Uh, a guy confessed.
Who was it? A drug dealer.
Said that, uh, Dee was delivering drugs for him.
So I see.
Alvin.
I met the guy that did it.
His name is Harris Dingham.
Oh? The other day when I was looking for Dee with the Kidfinder.
Yeah? I went to his apartment.
I mean, I must have made him think that Dee was talking to the police.
No, Lulu Lulu.
It's not your fault.
A kid like Dee, with everything he was into there are a lot of reasons this could have happened.
He had to think that Dee talked.
Uh, Nick You don't have to stay if you don't want to.
I can stay.
We're pretty well covered.
Nick, hey, we're waiting for you.
Great.
Come on.
Nick's here.
We can get started.
[Lndistinct chatter.]
Nick.
Nick, Nick! Nick, the detective's going on-record as saying we helped solve this thing.
- OK.
- Well, that's the endorsement we need.
That puts us over the top.
We're rolling.
The investors offered the full five million and we got 'em down to fifteen percent.
I want to close this deal now.
Today? L I know how terrible this seems.
Believe me, the death of that boy weighs heavily on me but the point is his murder wouldn't have been solved without Kidfinder and there's a deal on the table.
I say we close it.
Really? "USA Today," "New York Times," "Wall Street Journal.
" I talked to them all, and "Oprah.
" It's gonna be on "Oprah.
" That is money.
That is leverage! Can't we put it off a couple of days? No! Am I not making myself clear? I want to close it today! Rob, I think you might be a little worked up right now Please don't condescend to me.
Now, I'm going in there and I'm gonna hammer out that offer with Howell and Wickwire.
You can come with me or I'll find a law firm who will.
[Sighs.]
Well Little prick is gonna make us all rich.
[Lndistinct chatter.]
BURTON: Good morning.
ALL: Good morning.
I assume everybody's got a copy of the terms sheet.
I think we should start