Millennium (1996) s03e07 Episode Script

Freeze, Brunelli.
Where is she? Where's the other one? Where? Oh, my God.
I pray the Lord my soul to keep.
Brunelli's home for the last 20 years.
For the last 12 he chose solitary confinement.
- He killed a child.
- That was more than 20 years ago, Mr Black.
This man has changed.
He's earned his parole.
Mary Flannigan was already missing four days when we caught Brunelli.
Caught him attacking young Casey Petersen.
For three days he denied that he had kidnapped Mary, and then he led us right to her body.
She'd been sexually assaulted.
Been left with no food no water.
She died of thirst.
Can you imagine that? She died of thirst.
She was ten years old.
He has served 20 years.
He ruined my daughter Casey's life.
Mr Black.
You're here as an expert witness as to this man's suitability for parole? - Yes, I am, sir.
- What is your conclusion? The man who committed these crimes has an overpowering sexual need.
Recidivism in child sex crimes is among the highest in all criminal categories.
If you let this man back into the world, he will find himself under unbearable pressure to reoffend.
If you have sons and daughters, ask yourself: would you risk that to this man's remorse? Despite the opinion of the expert witness, your remorse, evidenced by psychiatric reports and behaviour, persuades us you are now fully rehabilitated.
We therefore grant your request for parole.
Officer Dietz.
I didn't want you back here.
But the law says you got that right, and I respect the law.
The law also says I have to tell the people who you are, where you are, and what you've done.
I understand.
Hi, Max.
- Where's my dad, Mr Jarret? - Well, he's not here.
But I want to go home.
Why isn't Dad here? You know, I think you'd be better off apart from him.
For a while.
You taking responsibility for him, Jarret? - I'm treating him like a human being, yeah.
- Yeah? Good luck.
The parole board had already decided what they were gonna do.
- What if the religious stuff is genuine? - You know what a holding pattern is? In serial offenders, it's a delay in the offence cycle.
Can be caused by something like a prison sentence, but 20 years? you were about to do before you got arrested.
Frank.
A Portland radio station contacted the press office.
They want to do a phone-in about Brunelli, about what it means him being let back here.
I told them no.
I didn't want him let out, but I didn't want a witch-hunt, either.
I don't want to join that.
You piece of dirt! Why'd you come back? Daddy.
They should have killed you.
Daddy! Hey.
How you doing? Daddy, you're squashing me.
- What smells so good? - Apple turnovers.
Sally showed me how to make them.
- Welcome home, Mr Black.
- The secret's in the pastry.
- It is, huh? Thanks, Sally.
- No trouble.
She's a treasure.
- Did you miss me? - Yeah.
But I've been very busy.
Voicemail for Frank Black forwarded from FBI Quantico, 7:30pm.
"How often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive?" "But Jesus saith, Not till seven times, but until 70 times seven," - Who was that, Daddy? - Nobody.
Has he done something bad? - I'm gonna get you.
- Oh, no.
No, you aren't.
Hey! Who is that? I'm telling you, he comes near my home, anywhere near my daughter, I'll shoot him.
That might be kind of illegal, Mr Petersen.
What's illegal is letting him terrorise our town again.
They should be ashamed.
We did ask the FBI's expert witness, Mr Frank Black, to explain how it happened, but sadly Mr Black declined.
Instead, we've got Randall Jarret, the man who defended Max Brunelli in the 1979 trial.
Mr Jarret.
Max spent the last 20 years in a cell.
He knows he did a terrible thing.
He's been punished, He's served his time under the law.
And whether you, me, or anyone else likes it, he is a free citizen, All he wants is a chance.
Hey.
It's OK.
It's just a bad dream.
I was running, but he was always there.
He's not there.
He's not anywhere.
Go back to sleep.
Daddy, that's where he is.
He wants to know why you won't forgive him.
Her name is Shannon McNulty.
She just turned ten years old.
She got a new bike for her birthday.
Often used to come here and ride after school.
Her parents encouraged it.
Why wouldn't they? It's a quiet place, nothing ever happens.
- No witnesses? - No.
Head this way.
The tracks go down here, obviously.
This way.
I got people in town looking through every empty space.
Yeah, we got some pretty good casts.
We're working them up right now.
- What about Brunelli? - He's in a cell, denying everything.
Shannon's a feisty kid.
We'll find her.
She's ten.
Her parents' hearts are broken.
All they want is for their baby to come home.
Where is she, Max? If she's not here, she's with the Lord.
At the moment, it's just a kidnapping.
Now, it's bad, but it's not too bad.
Not if you help us now.
I want to be forgiven.
People will understand.
Tell us where she is, Max.
I don't want to be understood.
I want to be forgiven.
- What is this? - We're just asking questions.
Without a lawyer.
Have they roughed you up? - You did, didn't you? Has he been charged? - Not yet.
Do you have any evidence linking him to this abduction? I want this man released.
This is a gross abuse of his civil rights.
We got a missing ten-year-old girl.
And until we find her, his civil rights can go to hell.
It's already been 48 hours.
Are we too late? No.
Mary Flannigan took nearly a week to die.
He doesn'tjust kill his victims.
He just lets them die.
He evades final responsibility.
Frank.
I've got something.
What? St Joseph.
The Holy Family.
There's something else here.
Something.
- It looks like - Mm-hm.
He drew all that with matches? - How long would that take? - He had 20 years.
We took a cast of Brunelli's tyres.
Goodrich All-Terrain, same as at the crime scene.
Plus, on Brunelli's tyres, sand.
Same as at the crime scene.
It's not much, but We have your tyre tracks, sand from the beach.
We know you were there, Max.
Half the cars in this town use those tyres, Agent Hollis.
It's practically the only brand they sell here.
The sand he could have picked up anywhere.
- You have nothing.
- Max? Do you really want to hurt Shannon? - I don't want her to die.
- Then tell us where she is.
- Up the ranger's trail, four miles.
- Max.
Four miles, on the southwest of town.
Along Kodiak Creek, past Jackson Falls.
Turn west off the trail, There's an old trailer.
I'm sorry.
It's the place we found Mary Flannigan.
Exact same words.
- Have you searched it? - It's the first place we tried.
Nothing.
Go around back.
It's like the sheriff said.
We searched this place.
There's nothing here.
Ranger's trail, Four miles on the northwest of town, Follow Kodiak Creek past Jackson Falls, Turn east west, Turn west off the trail, Go 300 paces.
There's an old trailer.
That's where she is, I'm sorry.
same story word for word.
He's playing with us.
He's gonna wait until Shannon's dead.
What did you find? Flowers.
A whole bunch of wild flowers.
Who would do that? Jarret's been kicking up a fuss at the county level.
They have no evidence.
We're gonna have to let Brunelli go.
Here's the last sighting.
Mary Flannigan was on her way home from school.
She never made it.
School's up through there.
Kids have been taking this shortcut for years.
So this place, and the place where Shannon was riding her bike, - the kidnapper could predict they'd be there.
- Yeah.
But the playground, where Casey Petersen was attacked, the kidnapper couldn't have known she'd be there.
She had a fight with her friend and she ran off on her own.
Isn't that right? It's pure chance.
- Yeah, but, so? - The selection of victims is different.
So he got careless.
That's how he got caught.
What's more, Frank, Brunelli was here.
Why weren't we told this? Yeah.
Something odd, Frank.
I'm looking at the Mary Flannigan crime-scene pics.
She was a healthy ten year old, she took a long time dying.
But there's no sign she tried to escape.
She was kept somewhere else? And moved when she was too weak to do anything.
It's possible.
Hold on a second.
Hold on.
Where did Brunelli used to live? Find something? Same material Shannon was wearing.
I'm pulling him in.
Even Jarret can't get round this.
Well.
- I'll be.
- Mr Brunelli.
Was this your son's room? Yes.
He did this when he was a kid.
I had it all painted over.
- Why did you do that? - Why? Well, it's kid's stuff.
- He was a kid, wasn't he? - Yeah.
But not all his life.
He had to grow up, didn't he? Now he's gone and done it over again.
He's gotten in here.
How in the hell did he - Brunelli's moved to the park, - I'm on my way.
Keep it in yourjacket.
We should be able to hear you well enough.
That's good.
Why did you approach Casey She was alone.
I I wanted to comfort her.
Are you looking for her now? Not here.
She's too old for swings.
Have you made her a present? I might have done.
They're watching me, aren't they? Yeah, they are.
- They want me to lead them to her.
- Who are we talking about? Shannon.
But you don't know where she is.
You don't know where she is, do you, Max? What is he doing? You didn't do this.
You didn't take Shannon.
- Why do you say that? - I know what it is to suffer.
To feel guilt.
- You do? - Yeah, I do.
Do you know what it is to suffer for 20 years? Look.
The Lord punished me.
Child killer.
January 14, 1980.
Child abuser.
June 6, 1983.
They tried to kill me.
But the Lord kept me alive so I could be abused in turn.
By four men.
Eight men.
Twelve.
Until I trusted in the Lord and no man's hand could hurt me.
And you know what it is to suffer.
I know you wouldn't hurt them.
- How do you know? - I know what I see.
- I will remember where Shannon is.
- What? I will remember.
Please tell me what you're doing.
Trying to find out who took Shannon McNulty.
- You think it's a copycat, don't you? - No.
It's the same man.
Son of a bitch went after my daughter.
Julie's the one Brunelli was after in the woods behind the school.
Did he do anything to you, Julie? - Did he say anything? - You have to help us, Julie.
I don't I don't know.
I Hey, hey, hey.
Hey, hey, it's OK.
Now, you have to try, Julie.
You might tell us something that will help us find Shannon.
Did he say anything? He said "Don't be afraid.
" Hey.
He gave you something, didn't he? What did he give you, Julie? Why did they take so long? It happened six days ago.
- Julie kept it quiet.
- Why? What's Brunelli doing? Flowers in the cabin where Mary was found.
Drawings of the girl on the swing.
The painted room.
It's like he came back here with a purpose.
Revisiting.
Making his peace.
Why Julie? She wasn't even born What hasn't he done yet? Where hasn't he gone? Casey.
He'll go to her.
- Is she in danger? - No, he is.
Is that you, Dad? Don't be afraid.
How dare you come around my house, you freak? Hold it.
Back off.
Back right off.
Oh, my God.
Four miles on the northwest of town.
Follow Kodiak Creek past Jackson Falls.
Turn east west.
Go on.
Go on.
Past Jackson Falls.
Turn east west.
- Go on.
- Turn west off the trail.
Go 300 paces.
There's an old trailer.
That's where she is.
I'm sorry.
- It's Jarret.
- What? He used Brunelli.
He's been using him from the beginning.
- I don't understand.
- Have you heard of false memories? Created memories? Latrogenic implantation? Psychological terms, used in therapy.
We're talking about Brunelli's lawyer.
His lawyer is the only friend he had.
Brunelli trusted him.
Jarret created memories, entire memories, based on Brunelli's feelings of guilt.
- Guilt for what? - What do we know Brunelli did? Casey Petersen.
He attacked her.
No, he approached her.
He said he wanted to comfort her.
She got scared, ran away.
The next thing he knows, he's arrested for kidnapping.
And the only man to step forward to defend him was Randall Jarret.
You're saying Jarret killed Mary Flannigan, and then just waited 20 years? No, he didn't wait.
He couldn't.
His own family? Julie isn't Jarret's only daughter.
Is that why Brunelli went to Julie? Did he know? He just recognised feelings of pain in another person.
I was blind to it.
Come on.
Where's your husband, Mrs Jarret? It's two in the morning.
He He's not here.
- Where is he? - He took that man Brunelli to the hospital.
- Where's Julie? - Asleep.
Your other daughter, Amanda.
Where is she? - She went to live with my sister.
- Why? Will you tell us why? - You have a basement here? - No.
Julie? - Go back to bed.
- Hi, Julie.
- Do you have a basement? - Go to bed, Julie.
It's OK.
Come on.
Why? Why are they asking that? Where is it, Julie? At the back of the yard.
Storm cellar.
Check the storm cellar.
Get ahold of Dietz.
- Are you going to the hospital? - That's not where he's taken him.
You know where she is, don't you, Max? In the room you prepared for herjust like you planned.
- I didn't.
- You planned.
You imagined, you made your little drawings, and she's lying up there with her dress.
Exactly the way you wanted, but she's getting very weak, Max.
- I want to save her.
- Then you must tell the truth.
- But I don't know the truth.
- You want to save her life? You're still telling lies.
Max, how will God forgive you? I tried to save the last one but she was already dead.
Because you delayed.
Just like you're delaying right now.
I'm I'm going to defend you.
I will ask them to understand.
I will ask for their forgiveness.
Don't you want to be forgiven? Don't you want to lift this weight from your soul? Huh? No! Jarret! You lied! You lied! Max.
She's not dead.
Get some help.
Honey? - Brunelli's house on Pine.
- You got a suspect? Yes.
Randall Jarret.
Send an ambulance, Shannon will be there.
Help! Stop! Hey! I tried to save her.
- You did save her.
- Am I forgiven? Am I? I don't understand.
Look at me, Daddy.
Just look at me.
How could you? I hate you.
I hate you.
I hate you, Daddy.
Look at me, Daddy.
I don't.
I don't understand.
I don't.
Just look at me.
I hate you.
Just look at me.
I hate you, Daddy, I hate you.
I made this!