Without a Trace s03e13 Episode Script
Volcano
Now, the Mesozoic era was known as the age of reptiles a time where over 300 species of dinosaurs ruled our planet covering the land, flying in the sky, and even swimming in the sea.
Until recently, the extinction of the dinosaurs was thought to have been brought about by climate changes caused by a massive asteroid which crashed into the Earth some 65 million years ago.
Now many scientists believe it was caused by huge volcanic eruptions that covered the Earth with burning hot lava in the Triassic and Jurassic Periods.
Triassic, Jurassic, Cretaceous.
Or the extreme heat of a greenhouse effect from volcanic lava Stand with lan.
Why do I have to? Because you're a good brother.
Dad Go on.
Come on.
And now mammals exist in just about every ecosystem in the world.
And if you follow me this way you'll get to see what kind of animals live in the freezing cold.
Lan, we gotta go.
I don't wanna go.
I checked out the next exhibit.
It's totally cool.
They got polar bears and penguins.
You'll like it.
Dad, he won't move.
Come on, pal.
Time to go.
Let's go.
I told him that.
Lan, you went over this with Mom last night, remember? Now, this is how a field trip works.
We're just gonna walk with Miss Laura and go to the next exhibit.
Okay? Dad, everyone's looking.
Okay, come on.
Come on, you can do this.
Let's go.
No.
Lan.
Hey, listen to me.
Listen to me.
Listen to me.
Listen to me.
Just come on.
Damn it, lan.
I'm sick of this.
You all right? Lan.
Lan.
Lan.
The guard called it in to central after he ran off.
Nothing on the security tapes.
What level of autism we dealing with? He's in a mainstream program, so pretty high functioning.
He has a tendency to run off.
That's why the father chaperoned.
Where's the father now? Well, lan wears a locating device on his wrist.
The father forgot the receiver at home.
He went to get it.
Where's home? Downtown.
He's been gone nearly two hours.
That's a long time.
What about the mom? She was at work.
Sam's gonna meet her at their apartment.
That's the brother, Elliot.
We get anything out of him? Not yet.
He's still pretty shaken up.
Dad.
It's okay, pal.
I got him.
He's in here.
Mr.
Norville, where have you been? Just a minute.
Stay here with Miss Laura, all right? Excuse me, Mr.
Norville.
Excuse me, Mr.
Norville.
I think we need to talk.
He's down here.
Lan.
Lan.
Lan.
Lan.
That's lan's locating device.
Oh, my God.
No.
Don't touch it.
Call Forensics.
Get them to come have a look at it.
This is 45.
We need Forensics down here.
Thank you.
Hey, Jack.
So no hits on the photo yet.
I got three teams deployed in the park.
N.
Y.
P.
D.
's assisting with the perimeter cordon.
How we doing on the chopper? Preliminary pass came up with squat.
He's heading back now.
And the list of museum employees? That would be Viv and Dan.
I'll call if anything comes up.
Okay, great.
Thanks.
So anything? No, not yet.
We have air and ground searches underway, and N.
Y.
P.
D.
Is on the case.
I should be out there looking.
I don't think that's a good idea.
It's not very helpful.
Excuse me? I think you should stay here with me.
You have any idea how many times I've chased down my son and found him? No, not really but I wanna help you find your son, and to do that I have to ask you a few questions first.
Go ahead.
Okay, according to the museum guard, lan went missing at about 12:30.
Correct? Yes.
Okay, now, you were gone for two hours.
I was looking for lan.
Everywhere.
I don't know for how long exactly, maybe 45 minutes.
Where did you look? The bathroom first and then I went to the planetarium.
There's a service entrance by the exit, so I looked under the trucks.
He likes tight spaces: Stairwells, behind garbage cans.
Why is that? He looks for places that are warm familiar, quiet.
It makes him feel safe.
And how do you account for the rest of your time? I had to go all the way downtown to get the receiver and then get back up here.
How did you get there? I have a car.
What is this? I'm trying to establish a timeline, Mr.
Norville.
You think I did something to my child.
There are witnesses who saw you yelling at him.
Yes, I was frustrated.
Having a child with those kind of problems can be frustrating.
I understand.
No, I'm quite sure that you don't.
Why would somebody do that? How would they even know what it's used for? The locator looks just like a wristwatch.
Is it possible that lan cut it off himself? No.
No.
He's been wearing it for years.
He doesn't even really understand what it's for.
Can I ask you? I I don't really know much about autism.
How much does your son understand about what's going on around him? Lan is what doctors call high functioning.
He has an elevated IQ but he still struggles with social issues and communicating with others.
Does he have any special skills? You mean like Rain Man? No.
Although, he is pretty good at escaping from the apartment.
Can't be easy living in the city.
We've taken some hits moneywise, but we're making it work.
Daniel's cut back his hours at the firm, so he can help out.
Lan needs his own room now so Elliot is in our bedroom.
That can't be easy, either.
When lan was first diagnosed Daniel and I took a coping class for parents with autistic children.
The instructor looked around at all the couples in the class and said that in five years We had no idea how hard this would be.
Lan's teacher says that he has an individual aide at school.
Anu Singh.
She's lan's one to one assistant.
And she was supposed to go on the field trip today? Yeah, but she called in sick last night, so my husband volunteered to go instead.
We try to prepare lan for trips outside the house, I mean, to the last detail and Anu was part of that plan.
I went over it with him yesterday.
This is exactly what you'll see.
There's gonna be whales and dinosaurs and all kinds of creatures.
All right, you see all the people? They'll look at the exhibit too so you might have to line up and wait your turn to see.
Just like at the zoo.
Remember? I remember.
Okay, now it might get really loud in there because people's voices will bounce off the walls and the hallways so if it gets too loud, you tell Anu, and you can walk to another room.
Okay? Okay.
Okay.
This is what you'll wear tomorrow, your favorite blue sweater.
Is it too scratchy? Not scratchy.
Are you sure? I'm sure.
You are gonna have so much fun tomorrow.
You're gonna be so great.
I love you.
I love you too, Mom.
Did you know that your husband forgot to bring the receiver for the locating device? No.
Well, he said he rushed home to get it.
Does he normally bring that with him? Yeah, almost always.
I mean, particularly on days like today.
Oh, honey, come here.
I tried to find him, Mom.
I know, sweetie.
I know.
It's okay.
Yeah, thanks.
Forensics called.
Looks like lan's watch was cut off with a small blade.
They're sending over print and blood work.
Sam just sent me a list of lan's therapists and helpers.
Any luck finding lan's one to one assistant? Yeah.
Anu Singh.
Emigrated from India in '97 master's in social work from Columbia.
Nice résumé.
Now, where the hell is she? The apartment super says he hasn't seen her all day.
I'm not loving the fact that she's gone missing the same time as lan.
She's one of the few people that knew to cut off lan's locating device.
I'll put somebody on her apartment.
Okay.
Hey, Elliot.
Hey.
What are you reading? It's a book on insects.
Not a big fan, myself.
Yeah, they're kind of gross, I guess.
Yeah.
Listen, I need to ask you about what happened today at the museum.
Would that be all right? Okay.
Why did lan run? Well, we were supposed to go to the next area it was the polar bears but lan really liked the dinosaurs, and he wouldn't move.
I tried to make him go, but then he got agitated and ran away.
Because your dad yelled at him? No, because I touched him.
So, what happened next? Well, my dad went and ran after lan, and I did the same thing.
But you were looking on your own.
Yeah.
You know, your mom says you're pretty good at finding your brother.
I can usually figure it out.
What happened the last time you found him? Well, he ran away when my mom was in the shower.
It was pretty cold outside, so I knew where he would hide.
Hey.
This is a good place.
Remember when we found that place at camp? The hole in the tree where we put the cans of tuna and the army men.
Yeah, that'd be cool if we found a place like that in the park.
Then we could go there any time we want.
I don't play with army men anymore, Elliot.
We could bring a Game Boy.
Or Prismacolor pencils and the white graph paper.
Yeah.
Mom's crying, lan.
I think we need to go home now.
Come on, lan.
I don't know why he runs.
I just know how to find him.
If he was running to somebody, who would that be? Maybe Anu, his aide.
And what about people in uniform? Guards.
Would he approach them? I don't think so, but do you think someone like that could hurt him? I think lan's gonna be fine.
We just need to find him.
I don't want you to worry, okay? Okay.
Hey, Viv, look at this.
You know that list of museum employees Martin sent? One of the guards on duty when lan went missing is John Sewall which is nice name, except it doesn't match the social he gave.
Name change? No and he hasn't paid a tax return in three years.
Gotta be an alias.
Yep.
And here's his real name: John Larabee.
And he's a felon.
John Larabee? Hi.
Special Agent Taylor with the FBI.
Wait, I'm confused.
Your nametag says "John Sewall.
" Hadn't noticed.
You know, there was a John Larabee that stole some artifacts from the Philadelphia Museum of Art a couple years back.
There must be some mix up.
Yeah, probably a mix up.
You know, if I'm that John Larabee and I wanna continue my pilfering ways at a new museum, I'd change my name.
I'd probably change it to a name just like John Sewall.
Sorry, sorry.
Stay back.
Where's the kid? I don't know anything about no kid.
Why did you run? You were about to bust me.
You bet your ass.
I saw that surveillance video from when that kid went missing.
You weren't at your post.
I didn't do anything.
I swear it.
I saw him, but that's it.
Where? Where did you see him? Down in the basement.
What are you doing down here? What the hell happened to you, kid? You didn't stop him? No.
He took off too fast.
Why didn't you report it? When I came back up, he was gone.
Or maybe you were stealing, he caught you and that's why he ended up bloody.
I didn't touch the kid.
We'll see about that.
Let's go.
No, I've never seen him before.
You didn't come across him in the basement looking for lan? No.
I assume he's in custody.
We're interviewing him as we speak.
Of course, if he's telling the truth we'll have to look elsewhere.
Where? We haven't found your son's one to one assistant.
Anu? She wouldn't do anything to lan.
She's like a member of our family.
You said she called in sick but she hasn't been in her apartment all day.
That doesn't make sense.
Could she have formed an unnatural attachment to lan? She's very attached to lan, but unnatural? No, I don't think so.
No.
Is there anything else? We have another son with a neighbor.
We should get home to him.
I'll need a blood sample from you.
Why? As you know we found traces of blood in the basement where your son went missing.
You need mine to see if I harmed my son.
It's standard procedure.
Are you saying that my husband is a suspect? I'm saying that it's standard procedure.
You know, I can take you home, Mrs.
Norville.
Go ahead.
This way.
Anu? Excuse me.
Anu Singh? Yes.
Special Agent Johnson.
What's going on? We've been trying to get ahold of you.
You called into work sick.
Yes.
But you haven't been home.
No.
Why does this matter? We believe that lan Norville was kidnapped from the Academy of Natural History this afternoon.
Oh, my God.
By whom? Where were you around noon? And please, don't tell me you were sick in bed.
I went to an interview for another job.
You won't work with the Norvilles anymore? I wasn't sure how much longer they'd need me.
Why's that? Because they were having trouble deciding what to do with lan.
Need periwinkle for the volcano.
What do you say? Thank you.
To me, lan.
Show me your pretty eyes when you say thank you.
Thank you.
Anu.
I'll be back in a second.
How's he doing? Very well today.
Today.
Did Kate tell you about last night? No.
He and Elliot got into a disagreement.
A"disagreement"? He nearly broke Elliot's arm.
We eventually calmed him down.
It just took more time than usual.
We're not sure we know how to handle him anymore.
He's getting older and stronger and more determined.
I just don't see a light at the end of the tunnel.
I understand how difficult it is, but I think we're making some progress.
I heard about this boarding school.
They specialize in autistic kids.
It's upstate about two hours, but they got this great reputation.
I know the school.
You don't think it's a good idea? They do good work but I don't think it's exactly what lan needs.
Maybe it's what we need.
That's not what Anu was saying.
With all respect, Anu doesn't have to live in this house.
I'm sorry, but we've been at this for nine years.
Lan's life is not getting any better, and I know ours isn't.
So we outsource our son? This is not just about lan.
We have another child, and he's been getting the short end of the stick.
And removing his brother will help that? I think you should discuss this some other time.
When was this? Last week.
I've seen this happen before with parents.
I really didn't want to be caught in the middle so I went to look for another job.
Sounds like Mr.
Norville's at the end of his rope.
I didn't understand it, really.
Most parents I know wear down gradually.
It's inevitable.
But with Mr.
Norville, he was always so patient and positive with lan.
Then something changed, almost overnight.
Maintenance crew working on an irrigation line found it 20 minutes ago.
Thanks.
No problem.
I'll take it from here, guys.
N.
Y.
P.
D.
Found this in the park.
It matches the description of what lan was wearing.
No one saw him? Nope.
It's a pretty remote area.
The locator was cut off in the museum.
How did this shoe get in the park? Kidnapper grabbed him, dragged him into the park shoe fell off in the struggle.
How we doing with the security guard? N.
Y.
P.
D.
Checked his apartment.
When they went in they found a bunch of fossils, bones even a dinosaur head.
Obviously, the guy was stealing which is why he wasn't at his post and why he didn't come forward earlier.
And Anu Singh's alibi checks out.
The family she interviewed with confirmed she was there from 11 till 2.
Which leaves lan's father.
What's the motive? I don't know.
But he's been angry and volatile, belligerent with Jack.
Plus, he disappeared for two hours after lan took off.
All right, so he chases the kid, he's tired, frustrated they struggle, there's an accident, and the father tries to cover it up.
You said the father's attitude suddenly changed a week ago? Yeah, well, according to the assistant.
Why? Well, I checked through the list of lan's therapists.
Doctor Rosalyn Witmer.
Lan's been seeing her three times a week the last two years.
But the receptionist said lan stopped coming about a week ago.
She didn't know why, just that lan's father called and cancelled all of his appointments.
I felt there were real possibilities for lan's improvement.
Really? So why do you think Mr.
Norville cancelled lan's sessions? Did you ask him? We haven't yet but we're concerned that it may be related to lan's disappearance.
I'm not sure I feel comfortable talking in specifics about lan's treatment.
Why don't you talk to us about Daniel Norville.
I will say that Mr.
Norville seemed displeased with the results of some tests I had ordered.
Tests on lan? It's more complicated than that.
I was pursuing a new area for lan's treatment at Daniel's insistence.
The tests involved doing a full workup on the parents, as well as lan.
Daniel asked to see the results.
And that's when I told him.
Told him what? Told him what? The tests revealed that he is not lan's biological father.
And Mr.
Norville didn't know this before? Judging by his reaction, apparently not.
He was furious.
So you're not lan's biological father.
That's correct.
Why would you choose not to tell us that particular information? I didn't think it was relevant.
Mr.
Norville, I would really like to think that you're innocent but your behavior is erratic.
What does this have to do with my son? You have means and opportunity, you now have motive.
I didn't hurt lan.
Well, I'm gonna need you to take a polygraph test.
Fine.
Why didn't you tell me this before? I don't know.
Were you covering for your husband? No.
I'm gonna need to know who the father is.
His name is Nick Graham.
Where is he? He's in Arizona.
He doesn't have any idea that lan is his.
And neither did your husband until a week ago.
No.
Well, I'd imagine he was pretty angry.
No, not at first, he was just wounded.
You've been lying to me for all these years.
I mean, every minute, every day.
I didn't know.
I swear to you, I didn't know for sure.
So who's the guy? It's no one you know.
It was when we were separated.
I thought it was over between us then we got back together, and the next thing you know, I'm I'm pregnant.
I wasn't even sure if lan was yours or his.
And you didn't think that you could tell me the truth? I wanted to.
I wanted to tell you so many times but the way that you are with him, and you're such a good father I didn't wanna hurt you.
I just didn't see the point.
Daniel, I am so sorry.
What am I supposed to do now, huh? I mean, how am I supposed to feel? And a couple of days later, he talks about sending lan away.
Yes.
And then today he forgets to bring his locating device.
Yes.
When lan ran your husband was unaccounted for for almost two hours.
Mrs.
Norville, I need to know if there is any part of you that believes your husband could have done something to lan.
Is your name Daniel Lawrence Norville? Yes.
And your birth date is October 16th, 1963? Yes.
Have you ever physically harmed the boy named lan Norville? No.
Did you physically harm lan Norville this morning? Absolutely not.
Please answer yes or no.
Did you physically harm lan Norville this morning? No.
Have you ever harmed lan Norville? No.
Do you feel a sense of relief now that lan Norville is missing? No.
Mr.
Norville.
So? The results were inconclusive.
What does that mean? You can go home for now.
The examiner was unable to make a determination either way.
You can look me in the eyes and I will tell you that I didn't do anything to the boy named lan Norville.
You wouldn't even be here if you hadn't lied to me this morning.
I will call you if I need to talk to you further.
Or if you just wanna humiliate me again.
What happened? I don't wanna talk to you.
No, what happened? They made me take a lie detector.
They should've had somebody else.
Did you pass? Oh, great.
You, too? No, you hurt him, Daniel.
What did you do? What did I do? I raised him his entire life, that's what I did.
He's my son.
Mr.
Norville, you need to calm down.
You wanted to send him away.
He's destroying us.
He's destroying Elliot.
I did it.
It's my fault.
What did you do? I did it.
I killed lan.
What? I killed him.
I need you to tell me everything that happened, okay? Okay.
Me and my dad, we went looking for lan.
I saw him run down the stairs so I followed him, and that's when he went through the door.
Into the basement? Yeah.
That's where I found him.
Lan? Lan, it's me.
I wanna see Anu.
Anu's not here today.
I want Anu.
Okay, we can call her on Dad's phone.
Come on, lan.
Anu.
Anu.
Come on, lan.
I wanna see Anu.
You can call her when we get upstairs.
Dad's really mad.
Oh, no.
Crap.
Hold on.
It's okay, lan.
Hold on.
Hold on, lan.
Don't move.
Hold on.
Hold still.
Don't move.
Hold still.
Hey, don't move.
Oh, crap.
I'm sorry.
Lan.
Lan.
Before that, he was calling for Anu? Yes.
But he was okay? I don't know.
I cut him and he was bleeding.
He could have died.
Hey, Elliot you didn't kill lan.
You didn't kill your brother, okay? It's my fault.
I didn't stop him.
It's okay.
It's okay.
N.
Y.
P.
D.
Is setting up a perimeter around Anu's neighborhood.
They know not to touch him unless they have to? Yeah.
I sent one of our therapists there just in case he turns up.
Even if lan knew Anu's address I don't think he knows how to get there.
He came out of the museum here.
We found the shoe here.
He's not headed in her direction.
From everything we know, his pattern is to seek warmth and comfort.
Familiar places where he can be alone, where it's quiet.
Yeah, on a cold night in Manhattan? It's not gonna be easy.
His mom prepared him for the field trip, but one element changed.
Anu was supposed to be there, but she called in sick.
And Elliot said his brother called for her from the basement of the museum.
What are you thinking? We canvassed the park after lan disappeared.
There was this group from India.
They were taking pictures at Strawberry Fields.
We showed them a picture of lan, but they didn't recognize him.
You think he might have followed them because they reminded him of Anu? It's possible.
The shoe was found right by the bus.
I thought you said they didn't see him.
Maybe that's because he was hiding.
Where? On a bus? Warm, quiet place where he could be alone.
Hey, excuse me.
I'm with the FBI.
Did you just bring back the New Delhi tour group? Yeah, I'm just finishing up my inventory.
Fifty of them drank a 136 bottles of purified New York City tap water.
Well, when you were near the park, did you happen to see this boy? Why? Did you see him or not? Not at the park.
I don't have time for this, mister Barstatis.
If you saw him, just tell me.
He was hiding with the bags when we got back.
Give those legs a rest.
Come on, ladies, I'll get your bags for you.
Something for you.
What the? What the hell? Hey, kid, what are you doing in there? Get out.
Get out, kid, I'm gonna call the cops.
Come on.
Get out.
Hey, I'm not kidding.
Get out, or I'll call the cops.
Get out of here.
You didn't report it? Why should I? Did you happen to see which way he went? He headed up Cambry Street about 15 minutes ago.
What's the big deal? The thief was trying to steal stuff while we were parked, got himself locked in.
I stopped him.
Look, the boy's autistic.
He's lost in a neighborhood he's never been to before.
He may have taken a left on Washington.
All right, thank you.
What's going on? Lan was seen here about five minutes ago.
We got patrol circling the area.
He won't get far.
Here's the plan: We'll start here, spread out and push down the block.
Given how he feels about strangers, we thought it'd better if you were here.
Mr.
Norville, come with me.
Mrs.
Norville, go with Agent Spade.
You wanna come with me? Let's go find your brother, okay? Everything's gonna be okay.
We're gonna find him.
Check up the stairs.
All right.
Lan? You okay? I'm okay.
I'm gonna get your father, okay? Mr.
Norville, I found your son.
He's just down the stairwell.
Lan? Lan.
Hey.
Hey, buddy.
Hi, Dad.
Look, I'm sorry about this morning.
I did the wrong thing.
You raised your voice.
I know.
And I'm sorry.
But your mom and I, we want you to come home now.
Can you do that? Lan, I love you.
But you raised your voice.
I know, pal.
And I'm so sorry.
Please, lan.
Just come home, okay? Come on, pal.
It's all right.
He's gonna be okay.
He's cold and he's hungry, but he's gonna be okay.
Elliot is gonna become a member of the team.
You gonna take them home? I think so.
Okay.
I'll see you back at the office.
See you.
Agent Malone.
I should thank you for everything you did for our family.
I know you were just doing your job.
It's not a problem.
To be honest, I hope I never see you again.
Likewise.
Adapted by:
Until recently, the extinction of the dinosaurs was thought to have been brought about by climate changes caused by a massive asteroid which crashed into the Earth some 65 million years ago.
Now many scientists believe it was caused by huge volcanic eruptions that covered the Earth with burning hot lava in the Triassic and Jurassic Periods.
Triassic, Jurassic, Cretaceous.
Or the extreme heat of a greenhouse effect from volcanic lava Stand with lan.
Why do I have to? Because you're a good brother.
Dad Go on.
Come on.
And now mammals exist in just about every ecosystem in the world.
And if you follow me this way you'll get to see what kind of animals live in the freezing cold.
Lan, we gotta go.
I don't wanna go.
I checked out the next exhibit.
It's totally cool.
They got polar bears and penguins.
You'll like it.
Dad, he won't move.
Come on, pal.
Time to go.
Let's go.
I told him that.
Lan, you went over this with Mom last night, remember? Now, this is how a field trip works.
We're just gonna walk with Miss Laura and go to the next exhibit.
Okay? Dad, everyone's looking.
Okay, come on.
Come on, you can do this.
Let's go.
No.
Lan.
Hey, listen to me.
Listen to me.
Listen to me.
Listen to me.
Just come on.
Damn it, lan.
I'm sick of this.
You all right? Lan.
Lan.
Lan.
The guard called it in to central after he ran off.
Nothing on the security tapes.
What level of autism we dealing with? He's in a mainstream program, so pretty high functioning.
He has a tendency to run off.
That's why the father chaperoned.
Where's the father now? Well, lan wears a locating device on his wrist.
The father forgot the receiver at home.
He went to get it.
Where's home? Downtown.
He's been gone nearly two hours.
That's a long time.
What about the mom? She was at work.
Sam's gonna meet her at their apartment.
That's the brother, Elliot.
We get anything out of him? Not yet.
He's still pretty shaken up.
Dad.
It's okay, pal.
I got him.
He's in here.
Mr.
Norville, where have you been? Just a minute.
Stay here with Miss Laura, all right? Excuse me, Mr.
Norville.
Excuse me, Mr.
Norville.
I think we need to talk.
He's down here.
Lan.
Lan.
Lan.
Lan.
That's lan's locating device.
Oh, my God.
No.
Don't touch it.
Call Forensics.
Get them to come have a look at it.
This is 45.
We need Forensics down here.
Thank you.
Hey, Jack.
So no hits on the photo yet.
I got three teams deployed in the park.
N.
Y.
P.
D.
's assisting with the perimeter cordon.
How we doing on the chopper? Preliminary pass came up with squat.
He's heading back now.
And the list of museum employees? That would be Viv and Dan.
I'll call if anything comes up.
Okay, great.
Thanks.
So anything? No, not yet.
We have air and ground searches underway, and N.
Y.
P.
D.
Is on the case.
I should be out there looking.
I don't think that's a good idea.
It's not very helpful.
Excuse me? I think you should stay here with me.
You have any idea how many times I've chased down my son and found him? No, not really but I wanna help you find your son, and to do that I have to ask you a few questions first.
Go ahead.
Okay, according to the museum guard, lan went missing at about 12:30.
Correct? Yes.
Okay, now, you were gone for two hours.
I was looking for lan.
Everywhere.
I don't know for how long exactly, maybe 45 minutes.
Where did you look? The bathroom first and then I went to the planetarium.
There's a service entrance by the exit, so I looked under the trucks.
He likes tight spaces: Stairwells, behind garbage cans.
Why is that? He looks for places that are warm familiar, quiet.
It makes him feel safe.
And how do you account for the rest of your time? I had to go all the way downtown to get the receiver and then get back up here.
How did you get there? I have a car.
What is this? I'm trying to establish a timeline, Mr.
Norville.
You think I did something to my child.
There are witnesses who saw you yelling at him.
Yes, I was frustrated.
Having a child with those kind of problems can be frustrating.
I understand.
No, I'm quite sure that you don't.
Why would somebody do that? How would they even know what it's used for? The locator looks just like a wristwatch.
Is it possible that lan cut it off himself? No.
No.
He's been wearing it for years.
He doesn't even really understand what it's for.
Can I ask you? I I don't really know much about autism.
How much does your son understand about what's going on around him? Lan is what doctors call high functioning.
He has an elevated IQ but he still struggles with social issues and communicating with others.
Does he have any special skills? You mean like Rain Man? No.
Although, he is pretty good at escaping from the apartment.
Can't be easy living in the city.
We've taken some hits moneywise, but we're making it work.
Daniel's cut back his hours at the firm, so he can help out.
Lan needs his own room now so Elliot is in our bedroom.
That can't be easy, either.
When lan was first diagnosed Daniel and I took a coping class for parents with autistic children.
The instructor looked around at all the couples in the class and said that in five years We had no idea how hard this would be.
Lan's teacher says that he has an individual aide at school.
Anu Singh.
She's lan's one to one assistant.
And she was supposed to go on the field trip today? Yeah, but she called in sick last night, so my husband volunteered to go instead.
We try to prepare lan for trips outside the house, I mean, to the last detail and Anu was part of that plan.
I went over it with him yesterday.
This is exactly what you'll see.
There's gonna be whales and dinosaurs and all kinds of creatures.
All right, you see all the people? They'll look at the exhibit too so you might have to line up and wait your turn to see.
Just like at the zoo.
Remember? I remember.
Okay, now it might get really loud in there because people's voices will bounce off the walls and the hallways so if it gets too loud, you tell Anu, and you can walk to another room.
Okay? Okay.
Okay.
This is what you'll wear tomorrow, your favorite blue sweater.
Is it too scratchy? Not scratchy.
Are you sure? I'm sure.
You are gonna have so much fun tomorrow.
You're gonna be so great.
I love you.
I love you too, Mom.
Did you know that your husband forgot to bring the receiver for the locating device? No.
Well, he said he rushed home to get it.
Does he normally bring that with him? Yeah, almost always.
I mean, particularly on days like today.
Oh, honey, come here.
I tried to find him, Mom.
I know, sweetie.
I know.
It's okay.
Yeah, thanks.
Forensics called.
Looks like lan's watch was cut off with a small blade.
They're sending over print and blood work.
Sam just sent me a list of lan's therapists and helpers.
Any luck finding lan's one to one assistant? Yeah.
Anu Singh.
Emigrated from India in '97 master's in social work from Columbia.
Nice résumé.
Now, where the hell is she? The apartment super says he hasn't seen her all day.
I'm not loving the fact that she's gone missing the same time as lan.
She's one of the few people that knew to cut off lan's locating device.
I'll put somebody on her apartment.
Okay.
Hey, Elliot.
Hey.
What are you reading? It's a book on insects.
Not a big fan, myself.
Yeah, they're kind of gross, I guess.
Yeah.
Listen, I need to ask you about what happened today at the museum.
Would that be all right? Okay.
Why did lan run? Well, we were supposed to go to the next area it was the polar bears but lan really liked the dinosaurs, and he wouldn't move.
I tried to make him go, but then he got agitated and ran away.
Because your dad yelled at him? No, because I touched him.
So, what happened next? Well, my dad went and ran after lan, and I did the same thing.
But you were looking on your own.
Yeah.
You know, your mom says you're pretty good at finding your brother.
I can usually figure it out.
What happened the last time you found him? Well, he ran away when my mom was in the shower.
It was pretty cold outside, so I knew where he would hide.
Hey.
This is a good place.
Remember when we found that place at camp? The hole in the tree where we put the cans of tuna and the army men.
Yeah, that'd be cool if we found a place like that in the park.
Then we could go there any time we want.
I don't play with army men anymore, Elliot.
We could bring a Game Boy.
Or Prismacolor pencils and the white graph paper.
Yeah.
Mom's crying, lan.
I think we need to go home now.
Come on, lan.
I don't know why he runs.
I just know how to find him.
If he was running to somebody, who would that be? Maybe Anu, his aide.
And what about people in uniform? Guards.
Would he approach them? I don't think so, but do you think someone like that could hurt him? I think lan's gonna be fine.
We just need to find him.
I don't want you to worry, okay? Okay.
Hey, Viv, look at this.
You know that list of museum employees Martin sent? One of the guards on duty when lan went missing is John Sewall which is nice name, except it doesn't match the social he gave.
Name change? No and he hasn't paid a tax return in three years.
Gotta be an alias.
Yep.
And here's his real name: John Larabee.
And he's a felon.
John Larabee? Hi.
Special Agent Taylor with the FBI.
Wait, I'm confused.
Your nametag says "John Sewall.
" Hadn't noticed.
You know, there was a John Larabee that stole some artifacts from the Philadelphia Museum of Art a couple years back.
There must be some mix up.
Yeah, probably a mix up.
You know, if I'm that John Larabee and I wanna continue my pilfering ways at a new museum, I'd change my name.
I'd probably change it to a name just like John Sewall.
Sorry, sorry.
Stay back.
Where's the kid? I don't know anything about no kid.
Why did you run? You were about to bust me.
You bet your ass.
I saw that surveillance video from when that kid went missing.
You weren't at your post.
I didn't do anything.
I swear it.
I saw him, but that's it.
Where? Where did you see him? Down in the basement.
What are you doing down here? What the hell happened to you, kid? You didn't stop him? No.
He took off too fast.
Why didn't you report it? When I came back up, he was gone.
Or maybe you were stealing, he caught you and that's why he ended up bloody.
I didn't touch the kid.
We'll see about that.
Let's go.
No, I've never seen him before.
You didn't come across him in the basement looking for lan? No.
I assume he's in custody.
We're interviewing him as we speak.
Of course, if he's telling the truth we'll have to look elsewhere.
Where? We haven't found your son's one to one assistant.
Anu? She wouldn't do anything to lan.
She's like a member of our family.
You said she called in sick but she hasn't been in her apartment all day.
That doesn't make sense.
Could she have formed an unnatural attachment to lan? She's very attached to lan, but unnatural? No, I don't think so.
No.
Is there anything else? We have another son with a neighbor.
We should get home to him.
I'll need a blood sample from you.
Why? As you know we found traces of blood in the basement where your son went missing.
You need mine to see if I harmed my son.
It's standard procedure.
Are you saying that my husband is a suspect? I'm saying that it's standard procedure.
You know, I can take you home, Mrs.
Norville.
Go ahead.
This way.
Anu? Excuse me.
Anu Singh? Yes.
Special Agent Johnson.
What's going on? We've been trying to get ahold of you.
You called into work sick.
Yes.
But you haven't been home.
No.
Why does this matter? We believe that lan Norville was kidnapped from the Academy of Natural History this afternoon.
Oh, my God.
By whom? Where were you around noon? And please, don't tell me you were sick in bed.
I went to an interview for another job.
You won't work with the Norvilles anymore? I wasn't sure how much longer they'd need me.
Why's that? Because they were having trouble deciding what to do with lan.
Need periwinkle for the volcano.
What do you say? Thank you.
To me, lan.
Show me your pretty eyes when you say thank you.
Thank you.
Anu.
I'll be back in a second.
How's he doing? Very well today.
Today.
Did Kate tell you about last night? No.
He and Elliot got into a disagreement.
A"disagreement"? He nearly broke Elliot's arm.
We eventually calmed him down.
It just took more time than usual.
We're not sure we know how to handle him anymore.
He's getting older and stronger and more determined.
I just don't see a light at the end of the tunnel.
I understand how difficult it is, but I think we're making some progress.
I heard about this boarding school.
They specialize in autistic kids.
It's upstate about two hours, but they got this great reputation.
I know the school.
You don't think it's a good idea? They do good work but I don't think it's exactly what lan needs.
Maybe it's what we need.
That's not what Anu was saying.
With all respect, Anu doesn't have to live in this house.
I'm sorry, but we've been at this for nine years.
Lan's life is not getting any better, and I know ours isn't.
So we outsource our son? This is not just about lan.
We have another child, and he's been getting the short end of the stick.
And removing his brother will help that? I think you should discuss this some other time.
When was this? Last week.
I've seen this happen before with parents.
I really didn't want to be caught in the middle so I went to look for another job.
Sounds like Mr.
Norville's at the end of his rope.
I didn't understand it, really.
Most parents I know wear down gradually.
It's inevitable.
But with Mr.
Norville, he was always so patient and positive with lan.
Then something changed, almost overnight.
Maintenance crew working on an irrigation line found it 20 minutes ago.
Thanks.
No problem.
I'll take it from here, guys.
N.
Y.
P.
D.
Found this in the park.
It matches the description of what lan was wearing.
No one saw him? Nope.
It's a pretty remote area.
The locator was cut off in the museum.
How did this shoe get in the park? Kidnapper grabbed him, dragged him into the park shoe fell off in the struggle.
How we doing with the security guard? N.
Y.
P.
D.
Checked his apartment.
When they went in they found a bunch of fossils, bones even a dinosaur head.
Obviously, the guy was stealing which is why he wasn't at his post and why he didn't come forward earlier.
And Anu Singh's alibi checks out.
The family she interviewed with confirmed she was there from 11 till 2.
Which leaves lan's father.
What's the motive? I don't know.
But he's been angry and volatile, belligerent with Jack.
Plus, he disappeared for two hours after lan took off.
All right, so he chases the kid, he's tired, frustrated they struggle, there's an accident, and the father tries to cover it up.
You said the father's attitude suddenly changed a week ago? Yeah, well, according to the assistant.
Why? Well, I checked through the list of lan's therapists.
Doctor Rosalyn Witmer.
Lan's been seeing her three times a week the last two years.
But the receptionist said lan stopped coming about a week ago.
She didn't know why, just that lan's father called and cancelled all of his appointments.
I felt there were real possibilities for lan's improvement.
Really? So why do you think Mr.
Norville cancelled lan's sessions? Did you ask him? We haven't yet but we're concerned that it may be related to lan's disappearance.
I'm not sure I feel comfortable talking in specifics about lan's treatment.
Why don't you talk to us about Daniel Norville.
I will say that Mr.
Norville seemed displeased with the results of some tests I had ordered.
Tests on lan? It's more complicated than that.
I was pursuing a new area for lan's treatment at Daniel's insistence.
The tests involved doing a full workup on the parents, as well as lan.
Daniel asked to see the results.
And that's when I told him.
Told him what? Told him what? The tests revealed that he is not lan's biological father.
And Mr.
Norville didn't know this before? Judging by his reaction, apparently not.
He was furious.
So you're not lan's biological father.
That's correct.
Why would you choose not to tell us that particular information? I didn't think it was relevant.
Mr.
Norville, I would really like to think that you're innocent but your behavior is erratic.
What does this have to do with my son? You have means and opportunity, you now have motive.
I didn't hurt lan.
Well, I'm gonna need you to take a polygraph test.
Fine.
Why didn't you tell me this before? I don't know.
Were you covering for your husband? No.
I'm gonna need to know who the father is.
His name is Nick Graham.
Where is he? He's in Arizona.
He doesn't have any idea that lan is his.
And neither did your husband until a week ago.
No.
Well, I'd imagine he was pretty angry.
No, not at first, he was just wounded.
You've been lying to me for all these years.
I mean, every minute, every day.
I didn't know.
I swear to you, I didn't know for sure.
So who's the guy? It's no one you know.
It was when we were separated.
I thought it was over between us then we got back together, and the next thing you know, I'm I'm pregnant.
I wasn't even sure if lan was yours or his.
And you didn't think that you could tell me the truth? I wanted to.
I wanted to tell you so many times but the way that you are with him, and you're such a good father I didn't wanna hurt you.
I just didn't see the point.
Daniel, I am so sorry.
What am I supposed to do now, huh? I mean, how am I supposed to feel? And a couple of days later, he talks about sending lan away.
Yes.
And then today he forgets to bring his locating device.
Yes.
When lan ran your husband was unaccounted for for almost two hours.
Mrs.
Norville, I need to know if there is any part of you that believes your husband could have done something to lan.
Is your name Daniel Lawrence Norville? Yes.
And your birth date is October 16th, 1963? Yes.
Have you ever physically harmed the boy named lan Norville? No.
Did you physically harm lan Norville this morning? Absolutely not.
Please answer yes or no.
Did you physically harm lan Norville this morning? No.
Have you ever harmed lan Norville? No.
Do you feel a sense of relief now that lan Norville is missing? No.
Mr.
Norville.
So? The results were inconclusive.
What does that mean? You can go home for now.
The examiner was unable to make a determination either way.
You can look me in the eyes and I will tell you that I didn't do anything to the boy named lan Norville.
You wouldn't even be here if you hadn't lied to me this morning.
I will call you if I need to talk to you further.
Or if you just wanna humiliate me again.
What happened? I don't wanna talk to you.
No, what happened? They made me take a lie detector.
They should've had somebody else.
Did you pass? Oh, great.
You, too? No, you hurt him, Daniel.
What did you do? What did I do? I raised him his entire life, that's what I did.
He's my son.
Mr.
Norville, you need to calm down.
You wanted to send him away.
He's destroying us.
He's destroying Elliot.
I did it.
It's my fault.
What did you do? I did it.
I killed lan.
What? I killed him.
I need you to tell me everything that happened, okay? Okay.
Me and my dad, we went looking for lan.
I saw him run down the stairs so I followed him, and that's when he went through the door.
Into the basement? Yeah.
That's where I found him.
Lan? Lan, it's me.
I wanna see Anu.
Anu's not here today.
I want Anu.
Okay, we can call her on Dad's phone.
Come on, lan.
Anu.
Anu.
Come on, lan.
I wanna see Anu.
You can call her when we get upstairs.
Dad's really mad.
Oh, no.
Crap.
Hold on.
It's okay, lan.
Hold on.
Hold on, lan.
Don't move.
Hold on.
Hold still.
Don't move.
Hold still.
Hey, don't move.
Oh, crap.
I'm sorry.
Lan.
Lan.
Before that, he was calling for Anu? Yes.
But he was okay? I don't know.
I cut him and he was bleeding.
He could have died.
Hey, Elliot you didn't kill lan.
You didn't kill your brother, okay? It's my fault.
I didn't stop him.
It's okay.
It's okay.
N.
Y.
P.
D.
Is setting up a perimeter around Anu's neighborhood.
They know not to touch him unless they have to? Yeah.
I sent one of our therapists there just in case he turns up.
Even if lan knew Anu's address I don't think he knows how to get there.
He came out of the museum here.
We found the shoe here.
He's not headed in her direction.
From everything we know, his pattern is to seek warmth and comfort.
Familiar places where he can be alone, where it's quiet.
Yeah, on a cold night in Manhattan? It's not gonna be easy.
His mom prepared him for the field trip, but one element changed.
Anu was supposed to be there, but she called in sick.
And Elliot said his brother called for her from the basement of the museum.
What are you thinking? We canvassed the park after lan disappeared.
There was this group from India.
They were taking pictures at Strawberry Fields.
We showed them a picture of lan, but they didn't recognize him.
You think he might have followed them because they reminded him of Anu? It's possible.
The shoe was found right by the bus.
I thought you said they didn't see him.
Maybe that's because he was hiding.
Where? On a bus? Warm, quiet place where he could be alone.
Hey, excuse me.
I'm with the FBI.
Did you just bring back the New Delhi tour group? Yeah, I'm just finishing up my inventory.
Fifty of them drank a 136 bottles of purified New York City tap water.
Well, when you were near the park, did you happen to see this boy? Why? Did you see him or not? Not at the park.
I don't have time for this, mister Barstatis.
If you saw him, just tell me.
He was hiding with the bags when we got back.
Give those legs a rest.
Come on, ladies, I'll get your bags for you.
Something for you.
What the? What the hell? Hey, kid, what are you doing in there? Get out.
Get out, kid, I'm gonna call the cops.
Come on.
Get out.
Hey, I'm not kidding.
Get out, or I'll call the cops.
Get out of here.
You didn't report it? Why should I? Did you happen to see which way he went? He headed up Cambry Street about 15 minutes ago.
What's the big deal? The thief was trying to steal stuff while we were parked, got himself locked in.
I stopped him.
Look, the boy's autistic.
He's lost in a neighborhood he's never been to before.
He may have taken a left on Washington.
All right, thank you.
What's going on? Lan was seen here about five minutes ago.
We got patrol circling the area.
He won't get far.
Here's the plan: We'll start here, spread out and push down the block.
Given how he feels about strangers, we thought it'd better if you were here.
Mr.
Norville, come with me.
Mrs.
Norville, go with Agent Spade.
You wanna come with me? Let's go find your brother, okay? Everything's gonna be okay.
We're gonna find him.
Check up the stairs.
All right.
Lan? You okay? I'm okay.
I'm gonna get your father, okay? Mr.
Norville, I found your son.
He's just down the stairwell.
Lan? Lan.
Hey.
Hey, buddy.
Hi, Dad.
Look, I'm sorry about this morning.
I did the wrong thing.
You raised your voice.
I know.
And I'm sorry.
But your mom and I, we want you to come home now.
Can you do that? Lan, I love you.
But you raised your voice.
I know, pal.
And I'm so sorry.
Please, lan.
Just come home, okay? Come on, pal.
It's all right.
He's gonna be okay.
He's cold and he's hungry, but he's gonna be okay.
Elliot is gonna become a member of the team.
You gonna take them home? I think so.
Okay.
I'll see you back at the office.
See you.
Agent Malone.
I should thank you for everything you did for our family.
I know you were just doing your job.
It's not a problem.
To be honest, I hope I never see you again.
Likewise.
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