Flashpoint s03e08 Episode Script

But you weren't actually there when your daughter died, were you? No.
You said yourself, Frank has a temper.
Everyone gets frustrated sometimes.
Not everybody punches walls.
Tell me again, why did your husband punch the wall? He was tired.
It was work He was tired like the night that your daughter died? I didn't say that.
And he was alone with your baby.
She was crying, she wouldn't stop.
Now, isn't it possible that, in his frustration, Frank picked up your baby girl That he picked up Taylor and he shook her? Now, isn't that possible Mrs.
McCormick? Yes.
Yes, what? Yes, it's possible.
- Listen to me.
- Son of a bitch! Frank! He twisted everything she said! It was a mistake to put Kerry on the stand.
She's my wife! It hurt the case! Look, you need to start preparing yourself.
I am not going to jail! You need to get your head together, show some remorse.
I'm not gonna let you do it, you son of a bitch! Let's go.
Kerry! Kerry! C'mon on, sir.
Come on.
Kerry! It gets easier, being separated from your girl.
Yeah.
Conjugals, right? Voss, no talking.
How long you goin' away for? Voss, what'd I tell ya? Hey, my buddy here's upset.
Guard 2: Anyone hurt? What happened? Open up! You made it.
Have I ever let you down before? Whoo! You comin'? Really? I bought ice cream last night.
Sophie, I'm not giving you a hard time.
Look, you are pregnant, you are beautiful, and you should eat whatever you want.
Send Clark out to get some more.
I gotta go.
I gotta go, I gotta go.
You talking to Sophie again? How many times has she called today? I lost count.
Which stage is she at The "get me this" stage, or the "do you still love me" stage? Or the "I'm fat and it's your fault" stage? It's worth it, once you hold 'em in your arms for the first time.
Team One, hot call! Armed prisoners escaped from a transport van.
- Where? - Leslie and Eastern.
- How many on board? - Two prisoners.
They escaped with an unknown accomplice.
Issue a citywide alert and get me a manifest for that van.
We need to know who we're dealing with.
Getting that for you right now.
The escaped prisoners are Frank McCormick and Carl Voss.
McCormick.
Isn't he the airline pilot? The guy accused of killing his baby.
He was headed back to city jail.
His verdict isn't until tomorrow.
What about Voss? Voss.
Voss committed armed robbery, assault with a deadly weapon He was being transferred back to Kingston Pen.
Maximum security.
Thanks, Winnie.
Tires are shredded.
Might have something to do with this.
Spike strip.
This was planned.
Do Voss and McCormick know each other? It sure seemed like it.
They were talking.
Thanks.
You think Voss and McCormick are in on this together? Well, they're both lookin' at serious time.
Hey, Spike, you got anything on the van's camera? Screening the footage now.
Okay, here we go.
The three men left the van heading in the same direction.
You get an image of the accomplice? Just the back of his head.
Wait a second.
I got a late-model sedan leaving the scene, heading south.
Spike, are all three men in the car? Tinted windows.
Hard to tell.
I do have a plate number though.
Registered to? Rick Marinelli.
Career criminal.
Did some time with Voss.
B&E's, two armed robberies Okay, any connection to McCormick? Nothing I can see.
McCormick's record's clean.
This is Voss' breakout.
He had his buddy Rick help him out.
Yeah, and took their new buddy Frank with them.
Winnie, alert the airports, train and bus station.
Emphasis on airports, both private and commercial.
Our guy's a pilot here.
And let's get an APB out on Rick Marinelli's car.
Copy that.
Spike, look into Voss and Marinelli.
If this thing is planned, somebody knows where they're headed.
You got it.
Let's get these guys.
Okay.
We're gonna start at the courthouse.
Hey, Winnie, can you patch me into McCormick's lawyer? Comin' right up, Jules.
McCormick wasn't expecting to be free today.
He's thinkin' on his feet.
He could have jacked a car.
Winnie's checking for any vehicles reported stolen this morning.
Jules, any luck on Frank's lawyer? She's on the phone with him now.
Winnie, patch me into Jules and the lawyer.
You got it.
Any idea where he might've gone? My guess? As far away from here as possible.
He did not want to go back to jail.
How did Frank's daughter die? She was six-months-old.
Frank thought it was sids.
He went to check on Taylor, found her dead in the crib.
But the coroner ruled it a homicide.
Shaken baby syndrome.
Would you say Frank has a temper? Look, the guy is angry, all right? He feels like he was railroaded.
This prosecutor, Adrian Hayes, he's a pitbull.
He's got a perfect conviction rate.
Do you think Frank's angry enough to want to hurt him? After this morning, I wouldn't be surprised.
What happened this morning? I put Frank's wife on the stand.
I thought if the jury could see her standing by her husband, it would help our case.
But Mr.
Hayes ripped her apart.
Frank must've been upset.
Bailiff had to restrain him.
Boss, I've got a lead.
Yeah, Spike? Found a boat registered to Rick Marinelli's brother.
He keeps it docked at Ashbridge's Bay.
Good way to get outta town.
Dump the car, head for international waters.
Change of plans.
Team one, head south to the lakeshore.
Ashbridge's Bay Marina.
Taking Leslie Street.
Following you, Sam.
Stay alert.
Eyes sharp.
We're coming in from the south.
Got a sighting on the vehicle! Where? Cherry Street, southbound.
All right, we're coming north.
Ed, he's heading right to you.
I'll try to head him off.
Heading for the lake.
They've got nowhere to go.
This is the Police Strategic Response Unit.
Turn off the engine and step out of the car now! Turn off the engine, and step out of the car, now! Let's do it.
Step out of the car, now! - Out of the car! - Turn the engine off! Out of the vehicle now! Hands where we can see 'em! - Open the door! - Get out of that car now! - Here he comes, Jules.
- Open the door, now! Open the door, slowly.
Out of the car now! Get out! Get out of the car! Hands were I can see 'em! Do it now! We got Voss and Marenelli in custody.
McCormick's not in the car.
Where is he? How the hell should I know? Where is he? He didn't go with you? No, but I'd give you a ride.
These cuffs tight enough for ya? All right, you let McCormick out of the van, then what? He took the guard's gun and he ran off.
All units be advised Frank McCormick is not yet in custody.
He's assumed armed and considered dangerous.
Frank? What're you doing here? Why do you have a gun? You're packing up all my stuff already? It's not yours.
You're getting rid of her clothes? I can't keep it here.
I can't I can't look at it every single day.
It's been six months, Frank.
We should be going through all this stuff together.
We shouldn't be doing it at all.
Sorry.
You think I did it.
I got Sam and Jules on the main floor, Wordy and Spike sweeping the second.
If Frank's here, we're gonna find him.
That's good.
There's the prosecutor.
Mr.
Hayes.
What's going on? Frank McCormick escaped earlier today.
Yeah, they told me.
Sir, we need to put you in protective custody.
Okay, fine.
I get it.
Thank you, sir.
I understand McCormick threatened you in court today.
He wasn't happy with how things turned out.
His lawyer claims he's innocent.
Innocent men don't run.
I got the top coroner in this country telling me that this guy shook his baby.
Even McCormick's own wife thinks he did it.
McCormick's lawyer said she testified on his behalf.
Yeah, didn't turn out that way.
He was tired.
Did your husband want this child? Of course he did.
Was he happy when you told him that you were pregnant? Was he happy?! Mrs.
McCormick, tell me again, why did your husband punch the wall? He was tired.
It was work he was tired like the night that your daughter died? The seed of doubt was already there.
I just exposed it.
He's not in the building.
Thank you, Mr.
Hayes.
Mr.
Hayes, we're gonna get you to go with these two officers here.
All right.
What's going on? McCormick's wife turned on him in court today.
Okay, Team One, let's move.
Frank's wife may be in danger.
Hi, you've reached the McCormick's.
Leave us a message after the beep.
Winnie, I can't get through on the McCormick's home line.
It keeps going to voicemail.
I know.
We got a 911 in progress.
Patch it through.
Coming right up.
This is Sergeant Greg Parker with the Police Strategic Response Unit.
Mrs.
McCormick? She's not responding.
- You got it? - Yup.
Bravo team, in three Two one.
Police! Police! - Police! - SRU! Police! Police! Clear.
Clear! Clear! Eddie.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Garage is empty.
He took her.
Just keep going straight.
Frank, the police are looking for you.
You should turn yourself in.
They stack us three to a cell, three feet wide.
I get the floor.
My head's next to a toilet, but that's not why I don't sleep at night.
You know what they do to people that are accused of killing kids? The thing that kept me going all this time Was knowing that you still believed in me; That no matter what anybody else said, you believed in me.
You knew the truth.
What I said in court Wh-what you said in court, you can't take back! Winnie, we need to put out an APB on Kerry McCormick's car.
Copy.
If he was gonna hurt her, he'd have done it here.
Unless he caught her dialing 911.
Spike, you pick anything off that 911? Working on it.
Everything okay? Soph, you need to rest.
You shouldn't be on your feet so much.
Look Sophie, I gotta go.
I'll call you later.
Okay, bye.
Kerry didn't talk to the operator, but she left the phone on the whole time.
I've boosted the gain, so we got something.
- Can you turn it up? - Yep.
What was I supposed to think? I told you I didn't do it! What about what the doctor said? You believed her? She's an expert! Where are your car keys? Here.
Just take them.
Go.
You're coming with me.
No, Frank.
Let go! Come on! Frank's lawyer said that there were two doctors involved in the case.
There was the uh The ER doctor who pronounced the baby dead and the coroner who performed the autopsy.
And both lawyers mentioned the coroner's testimony.
The wife called her an expert.
The top forensic pathologist in the country.
Yeah, and her testimony helped turn his own wife against him.
Maybe Frank's looking for payback.
What's the name of that coroner? Dr.
Roberta Fenton.
Her office is at the city morgue.
All right, let's get moving.
Winnie, patch me through to security at the coroner's office.
Security.
This is Ed Lane with the Police Strategic Response Unit, is Dr.
Fenton in the building? Yes.
Okay, we have reason to believe that an escaped prisoner named Frank McCormick may be looking for her.
I see.
Subject's a white male, 30s, maybe accompanied by a white female of the same age.
Any sign of them? Have you seen them? Security guard: Actually, I think I see them now.
Okay, stay calm.
If you can stall him, do so.
But the priority here is to cooperate.
He's armed and emotionally unstable.
We're on our way.
Thank you very much.
Can I help you? Wait a second, what's down here? Security guard: Oh, nothing.
It's uh It's just labs.
You know, uh, maybe we should check out the third floor.
It says autopsy.
Sir, we uh We don't even use Autopsy.
Now! That's her.
That's Dr.
Fenton.
Open it.
Open it! Dr.
Fenton: Frank McCormick? Back away from the table.
Dr.
Fenton: Oh my God.
Just do what he says, please.
Dr.
Valo: What's going on here? Dr.
Fenton: Just stay calm.
Dr.
Valo: Sir, could you please- Dr.
Fenton: Try to stay calm.
My wife thinks that I killed my daughter And you're gonna show her that she's wrong.
Mr.
McCormick, I know you're upset don't patronize me.
Sorry.
I want you to go and find my daughter's autopsy report, I would you to take a very good, close look at it, and I want you to find the mistake that you made.
Do it! Frank, please.
You don't need to do this.
This isn't- Let me see it.
Bring it over here.
It contains autopsy photos of your daughter that I didn't show in court.
It could be very upsetting for you, and for your wife.
How many people we got in here? More then a hundred.
We got offices on the upper level, and the autopsy suites in the basement.
We need a full evac.
It's underway.
I'm bringing in more uniforms to lock down the perimeter.
This is the guard.
Hey, we talked on the phone.
Where's Mr.
McCormick now? Autopsy one, with the woman he came with and another coroner.
Sam, Wordy, with me.
Spike, set command post up here.
We'll need blueprints of the building.
On it.
And a way to communicate with Mr.
McCormick.
The building's equipped with an intercom system.
I can hook it into the headsets.
Okay, it'll have to do.
Let's hurry up, guys, McCormick's hanging by a thread.
He's just lost his child, his wife, and now, he's about to lose his freedom.
Boss, we got a visual.
Got a cam on the window.
Entry options? Door's stainless steel.
Too heavy for a ram We can't risk a charge, not with the chemicals in there.
There's an extensive air vent system.
One in every room.
You wouldn't know it from the smell.
Breathe through your mouth.
I'm uploading blueprints to your PDAs.
Okay, there's a duct above the autopsy suite.
Best entry's through the roof.
You're gonna have to rappel.
Okay, Sam, this can go both ways.
Bring a strobe and CS gas.
I'm on it.
I'll spot him? Let's do it.
The C.
T.
scan of your daughter's brain indicated severe swelling.
See this area here? There's a pooling of blood at the base of her skull.
You must've mixed up the scans.
This is- this is someone else's.
It's got her name on it.
Dr.
Fenton: As I said in court, those symptoms, along with retinal hemorrhages comprise something called shaken baby syndrome triad.
No.
I'm sorry.
I'm very familiar with the syndrome.
I did not shake my baby! I wish I had another explanation.
Frank McCormick, Greg Parker, Strategic Response Unit.
I need to make sure everyone in there is okay.
Talk to him.
He can hear you.
I don't need a SWAT team, i just need some answers.
Okay.
Okay, Frank.
I understand that.
But in the eyes of the law right now, you're still an innocent man.
You still stand a chance at trial.
Nobody believes me.
They only believe the expert.
Sir, is it possible to get copies of the McCormick files? Yeah, they're in the archives.
Okay, great.
Can I see them? And everything you have on Dr.
Fenton! 'Kay, Spike, we're on the roof.
Which vent is it? You want the main intake vent, south side.
Copy.
Sam, in position? We see it.
All right.
I know it's hard to lose a child.
It's even harder having everybody thinking that you killed her, including your wife.
Hard time for both of you, Frank.
You've both been through A lot.
Line secure? I got ya.
I mean, how long have you been together? Five years.
Five years? Five years you get to know someone.
First night we met, she looked me right in the eye, like she already knew me.
And then today on the stand, she says she doesn't know anymore.
You think I wanted to believe that? Kerry, I think Frank just wants a chance to be heard here.
You made them think I didn't even want her! You didn't! Like I didn't want to get married? Not at the beginning.
You didn't tell them the next part.
The part after I held her in my arms for the first time and saw her little chin, and her Eyes that looked just like yours.
I loved her.
I loved her.
I know.
Almost there.
Hey, Frank, I can tell that you love your daughter.
I'd like to hear your side.
Can you tell me what happened the night your she died? I-I was looking after Taylor because uh Kerry was with her mom at the hospital.
I'd just come off a fourteen hour flight.
I didn't realize how exhausted I was.
Taylor was She had a cold.
She wouldn't stop crying.
I tried bouncing her because she always loved that, but it didn't work.
Nothing worked.
So I tried to put her in her crib.
Uh, let her cry it out.
You know, that's what you're supposed to do, right? You, you let 'em cry.
But she wouldn't stop.
I was a wreck - from the crying, from the flight and uh I-I had a glass of wine.
I dozed off for, maybe, half an hour.
And when I woke up, it was quiet.
As soon as I went in to check on her, i knew that there was something wrong.
I mean She wasn't breathing.
I called 911, I tried CPR.
Her little lips were cold.
She was gone.
My little girl was gone.
She just stopped breathing.
It had to have been SIDS.
Dr.
Valo: SIDS doesn't cause the brain to swell and bleed.
Well something does, right?! Something does! And it wasn't me! Spike, we've got a problem.
What's that? The vent to the autopsy room is blocked.
He'll hear me if I try to cut through it.
That wasn't in the original blueprints.
Where else can we gain access? There.
Histology.
What is that? It's where they store and test blood and tissue samples for ongoing cases.
Which way, Spike? Sam, make your way to the next shaft.
Copy that.
He's questioning the evidence in his daughter's case.
We tell him to go to histology so that Fenton can retest the samples And make Frank feel like we're on his side.
And what happens when the tests are done? He's not gonna find what he's looking for.
He's gonna be a danger to everybody in there, he's gonna be a danger to himself.
Okay, boss, let me do a face-to-face here.
I can connect with him, I can keep him grounded.
All right, Eddie.
Okay, I'm gonna go in unarmed.
No, I don't think so.
Greg, you know how it works.
I'm not gonna earn his trust walking in there with an MP5.
I can cover him, boss, and Ed can give you eyes in.
Okay.
Sam, you don't take your eyes off of him.
Copy that.
Which way, Spike? Turn to your right.
Copy that.
Yeah, how do I know you're not gonna just shoot me the second I walk out the door? We wanna resolve this peacefully, Frank.
Okay.
Thank you, Frank.
Dr.
Fenton can handle the retesting.
So why don't you let Kerry and Dr.
Valo go? No, I'm gonna make everybody stay with me.
I want him to check the results 'cause I'd like a second opinion.
They're coming out.
'Kay, I'm in position.
Stay back! This is just procedure, Frank.
It's right there.
Get in, get in.
Go.
Frank, I am unarmed.
What are you doing here?! My name's Ed Lane.
I just want to talk.
I don't like Ed being in there unarmed.
I can't see him, my view's limited against the wall.
Spike, we have to get Jules in position.
Jules, I can get you an angle, give you more access to the room.
Show me.
Here's Sam in the air vent, and you'll get a view to histology through this window.
Got it? Got it.
All right, Sam, Jules' on her way.
Copy that.
Seconds away.
Okay, calm down.
Just calm down.
I want you outta here now.
Frank, take it easy.
Get out now! This is not what we discussed.
I can see him, Sam.
We're covered.
Frank, I'm a father, just like you are.
Okay? Just like you are.
Now, believe me, if I were you, I would want answers too.
Now, doc, where are those samples? Uh, the freezer.
Let's test them, please.
Ed, camera's in a good position.
That's it.
That's it.
Thanks, doc.
Eddie, make sure he sees the slides are Taylor's.
I don't want him thinking we're pulling a fast one.
This is a problem.
I'm 20 percent blind here.
I got him, Sam.
All right, let's hold one second.
Let's make sure that those are the right samples.
Okay, Frank? Taylor McCormick.
That's my little girl.
That's all that's left of her.
Frank, they're doing what you want here.
Do you think you can go ahead and put that gun down? Not until these tests are done! Okay.
Well, let's let 'em do their thing, okay? Let's let 'em do their thing.
Doc, go ahead.
Try this.
This doctor's not used to needing second opinions.
She's a gold standard in forensic pathology.
Frank's theory that she might be wrong Wishful thinking, I know.
Eddie, find common ground; I'm worried what happens when they finish those tests.
I bet she was a good mom.
Yeah.
She was beautiful.
Patient.
She fed her and she changed her Got up in the middle of the night.
She always cried when you gave her to me.
You were away.
She didn't know your smell, so she wanted me.
Those first few months, it's all about mom.
You got it, though.
In your own way.
He sang to her.
She liked classic rock.
Stones, Eagles Good taste.
I always thought I'd take her to her first concert and Teach her how to play guitar.
I didn't even get to go to her funeral.
You know, Frank, whatever those test results say, they're not gonna bring Taylor back.
Wanna have a look? Okay.
Dr.
Valo: Okay.
This is an image of Taylor's brain cells.
There's evidence of edema, hemorrhage.
Consistent with injuries sustained during a violent trauma.
There was no violent trauma! We could retest the samples a thousand times, the results won't change.
Science doesn't lie.
B-but I do, that's what you're saying? All right, look, is there anything else, anything at all, that would've caused these symptoms? Yes.
Uh, a vitamin C deficiency, Barlow's disease But those all came back negative.
Run the tests again.
Dr.
Fenton: There's no need.
Nobody's leaving until you test it again! Get back! Frank! Frank! Put the gun down now! Put it down! I did not kill my child.
Let's slow it down here.
I was there! Sam? Jules? He's out of range.
I'm out of range.
Adjusting position.
Ungh! What was that? No solution.
I've got no view.
What just happened? He hit lockdown.
It activates the ventilation system.
Sam, get outta there now! Frank, take it easy.
You had a guy up there this whole time, pointing a gun at me? Ed's not covered, guys, come on.
You lied to me? Sam, status? He's still on the line.
I'm okay.
But I don't have a view.
Spike, can you try to override the ventilation system? There's do or do not; There is no try.
Can you kill the alarm? Security guard: Yes! Yes, sir.
One sec.
What are they doing up there? You said you were just here to talk! Take it easy, Frank.
He's here to keep me safe, he is not here to hurt you.
You had a guy in the ceiling this whole time?! Frank, just stop.
Stop fighting.
Dr.
Fenton: Listen to your wife.
Don't you talk to me.
Keep testing.
Dr.
Fenton: The facts don't lie.
I know what happened that night! I could never have hurt Taylor.
You loved her so much, you couldn't live with the memory of what you did.
N-no.
No, no, I couldn't.
I couldn't have.
Eddie, this is delicate here.
He needs to know he's not alone.
Spike.
I know, boss.
I know.
Kerry, Frank said that when he met you, that you could see right into him; That you knew him.
Can you tell him what you think may have happened that night? You were exhausted.
You got home, you just needed to Lie down, close your eyes, rest.
But she was crying and crying and your nerves were raw.
You had a, a drink.
You tried everything to make her stop crying.
So you bounced her 'cause that worked most of the time, and she loved that, and maybe you bounced her harder than you realized.
No.
No, it was It was the normal bounce; The way I always did it.
Dr.
Fenton, is it possible that that could've caused those Those injuries that you saw? Yes, it's It's possible, Then if that's what it was, then maybe it was just an accident.
And accidents just It happened, and now And now it's over.
Oh, God.
It's finished.
No, no, no, no, no Frank, Frank, maybe it's time to get some closure on this.
You, you and Kerry both.
Maybe it's time to try to say goodbye to Taylor.
Frank? I'm sorry.
Frank, listen to me.
Frank Spike, where's that override? I know, I know! Frank, give me the gun.
Frank? Look away.
I've got a distraction.
Don't do this! Frank! Don't do it to your wife.
Spike I'm in.
Overriding lockdown now! Look away.
- Put the gun down! - No! Sam, now! Subject in custody.
I got you, buddy.
I can't go on.
You should've let me - I got ya.
- I can't go on.
It's okay.
You're gonna be okay.
Just take one breath, then you take another.
That's it.
You're going to be okay.
Hey.
I gotta go.
What's up? Sophie.
Go.
Are you okay? You okay? How you doing? There was so much blood.
I was scared.
You did good.
You were the man of the house today.
I'm so proud of you.
"Maybe it's time to find some closure.
You and Kerry together.
" Carry on, Jules.
Hello? What would you rather live with believing you're innocent or knowing you're guilty? Nah, you don't forget you killed your kid.
Oh, I think he did.
I think that he blocked it out.
He was as good as convicted.
He had a ticket to freedom, but instead of running he turned around and went home.
'Cause it wouldn't have been freedom, leaving behind a wife who thinks you're a killer.
Dr.
Valo on the phone.
Although the baby had all the classic symptoms of shaken baby syndrome, the coroner neglected to administer a test called a "gram stain," which would have led to a different diagnosis: Bacterial meningitis.
The baby had a cold that caused an ear infection.
Dr.
Fenton overlooked it, but Dr.
Valo didn't.
Taylor wasn't shaken.
Dr.
Fenton, why didn't you run the extra test? There was no need.
The evidence was conclusive.
How do you feel about the suggestion that your other cases may be reopened? The sample was contaminated.
There's no other explanation.
So Frank was innocent all along.
Tell me we haven't had days when we wanna cut to the chase.
Frank and Kerry get a second chance today.
What is this road? what is this journey? and where does time go so slowly? love may be the end of us but why, why should we fear? because with all the wondering I'm weightless here Hey.
Hey.
You didn't answer your phone.
I'm sorry.
Soph, I am so sorry.
You okay? Doctor said there's something wrong with the placenta.
It's partially separated, so they put me on bed rest.
I know.
I know, he told me.
He said the baby's gonna be fine now.
Yeah, she'll be okay.
A she? Did you know that? Yeah.
You guys don't tell me anything.
No.
But why, why should we fear Okay.
Because with all the wondering I'm weightless in my dreams