WOULD YOU LIKE TO DANCE? IF YOU THINK IT'S BEST. I DO. ALL RIGHT. DIP ME. IT'S HIM. BLUE-GRAY JACKET, 6'2″, BLOND.CHECK HIS POCKETS, TOO. TRY TO BE DISCREET.WE DON'T WANT TO MAKE A SCENE. SORRY.I HAVE TO GO.
HE'S MOVING FOR THE BACK. NOW. SIR. AAH.EASY, EASY, EASY. HEY, HEY. GOT HIM? UGH. WAIT, WAIT,WAIT. GOOD FIND, MADDIE. Maddie:I'LL SAY.
HOW DID YOU KNOW?NOBODY EVER SEES MY WORK. YOU WOULDN'TSEE ME TAKE SOMETHING EVEN IF YOU WERE STARINGRIGHT AT IT. I'M NOT SURPRISED –ONLY THE BEST MAGICIANS BELONG TOTHE MAGIC TAROT CLUB. AND THE NEXT TIMEYOU ROB A JEWELRY STORE AND STEP IN FRESH CEMENT, YOU MIGHT WANT TO WIPE OFFYOUR SHOES BEFORE YOU WEAR THEM. A NICE SCRUB BRUSHWOULD DO THE TRICK.
HE'S BEEN A STUDENTOF OURS FOR WEEKS. SO MUCH TALENT. HOW DID YOU KNOW THATJEWELRY THIEF WOULD BE HERE? FROM THIS. Maddie: JEWELRY THIEVESTEND TO HANG IN UPPER CIRCLES, AND THAT SHOE PRINT'SFROM A DANCE SHOE. HOW COULD YOU TELLTHE DIFFERENCE? IT'S A MEN'SLATIN JAZZ SHOE. IT'S GOT A TALL, NARROW HEEL,WHICH MAKES A DEEPER IMPRESSION.
AH. I'M A WOMAN.I KNOW SHOES. WHY DON'T YOU GIVE THIS BACK TOTHAT NICE LADY IN THERE? THANK YOU SO MUCHFOR EVERYTHING. PLEASE, LET ME OFFER YOUSOME FREE DANCE CLASSES. OH, THAT'S SO SWEET, BUT IHARDLY SEE MY HUSBAND AS IT IS. BRING HIM. YOU'VE GOTSO MUCH NATURAL TALENT. YOU SHOULD STUDY WITH US.
I SHOULD GO INSIDE, AND I TRUSTTHAT I'LL SEE YOU SOON. THANK YOU. OH, MADDIE. CATCHING BAD GUYSJUST LIKE THE OLD TIMES. WELL, NOT JUST LIKETHE OLD TIMES. IN FACT, IT'S ABOUT TIMETO PICK UP MY KIDS FROM KARATE. IN THAT? IT'S CALLED”CHANGING IN THE CAR.” Maddie:MY NAME'S MADDIE MONROE..
I'M A WIFE, A REPORTER,A MOTHER, AND A PART-TIME CRIME SOLVER. YEAH, IT'S A ROUGH JOB,BUT SOMEONE'S GOT TO DO IT… THE MOTHERHOOD, THAT IS. THE CRIME SOLVING'S EASY. THAT WAS FUN. I HADN'T TANGOED SINCE COLLEGE. WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGHT I'D GET TO DUST OFF MY BALLROOMDANCING SHOES FOR THIS JOB? OH, LET ME EXPLAIN..
I WRITE A WEEKLY COLUMNCALLED “INSPECTOR MOM,” WHERE I HELP MOMS SOLVE THE EVERYDAY MYSTERIESOF MOTHERHOOD. BUT I HAVE A TASTE FOR THE NOT-SO-EVERYDAYMYSTERIES OF CRIME SOLVING, WHICH MY EDITOR LOVES ME FOR, AND MY HUSBANDWISHES DIDN'T EXIST. NO WORRIES, THOUGH — I'M VERY CAREFUL,.
AND I ALWAYSDO THOSE STORIES UNDERCOVER. HEY, A GIRL'S GOT TOHAVE HER HOBBY. OKAY, I DID WHAT YOU SAID. NO, I DIDN'T TELLTHE POLICE. PLEASE.WHERE IS MY WIFE? MELANIE! Melanie:SCOTT! MELANIE! ARE YOU OKAY?DID THEY HURT YOU?.
NO, NO, I'M FINE. Tara:ONE PIECE IS 1/8th? Maddie: AND WHAT ABOUTONE OF THESE SLICES? 1/16th? HMM. 8 AND 16. I THOUGHT YOU SAID BIGGERNUMBERS MADE BIGGER FRACTIONS. YEAH, BUT A BIGGER NUMBERJUST MEANS THAT THE PIECESHAVE TO BE SMALLER. OH! SO THAT'S WHY 1/10thIS SMALLER THAN 1/9th.
SEE?IT'S NOT SO BAD, HUH? CEREAL TIME! GO AHEAD. NO RUNNING! JUST WEARING THAT DOESN'T MAKEYOU AN ASTRONAUT, YOU KNOW. UH-HUH. NUH-UNH. UH-HUH. SHH. HELLO?.
MADDIE?GREAT JOB LAST NIGHT. WERE YOU DISCREET? ME? I EVEN DRESSEDTHE PART. Oh, of course you did. LISTEN, WHEN CAN YOU COME IN? WHY? WHAT'S UP? WELL, I GOT AN ANONYMOUS CALLABOUT AN ABDUCTION STORY, AND THERE'S SOMETHINGON THE NEWS THAT… OH!.
BECCA,LET ME CALL YOU BACK. HONEY, WHAT'S WRONG? NO, I HAVE GREAT NEWS. ALEXANDRIA VON HOFFMAN ASKED METO WRITE IN HER GROUP DIARY. OH, WELL,THAT IS GREAT NEWS. ALEXANDRIA VON HOFFMAN ISTHE MOST POPULAR GIRL IN SCHOOL. I'LL NEED A PURPLE PEN.THAT'S HER FAVORITE COLOR. WELL, THEN, WE'LL GET ONE. HOUSTON, WE HAVEA PROBLEM.
THAT'S NOT POSSIBLE.I KNOW THERE — CRAIG,WHAT ARE YOU EATING? FROSTED MINI-WHEATS. I PROMISED NATE HE COULDHAVE SOME AFTER DINNER. OH. I'M SORRY,LITTLE COMMANDER. SEE? I'M A COMMANDER. HMM. WHAT'S THIS?DANCE LESSON? OH, YEAH.
SANDRA'S ACTUALLYBEEN BUGGING ME TO TRY THAT FOR A WHILE. THEY DO ALL SORTSOF DANCES THERE. YEAH, THE SWING, THE SALSA,THE TANGO, AND THE WALTZ. WELL, WHAT DO YOU SAY, THEN? THE KIDS HAVE KARATE TONIGHT.WE WOULDN'T EVEN NEED A SITTER. YEAH,I'M KIND OF RUSTY. OH, YOU'LL BE FINE.
OH, HOW FUN!WE SHOULD GET OUR PICTURE TAKEN. MADDIE! CRAIG! I'M SO GLADYOU GUYS FINALLY CAME! SANDRA. EVERYONE WHO'S EVERYONE IS HERE.IT'S THE NEWEST THING. HEY, UM, HAVE YOU GUYSSEEN MELANIE? SHE AND SCOTTARE USUALLY HERE BY NOW. NO, BUT WEJUST GOT HERE. HMM. WHAT'S WRONG? SHE MISSED CARPOOL TODAY, TOO.NEVER MIND.
OH. LET ME. NICE DESIGNER OXFORDS — A MAN WITH A SENSE OF STYLE. THEY'RE KNOCKOFFS. AND FRUGALITY. IT'S NICK, RIGHT? HOW'D YOU GETTHESE TICKETS? MADDIE,SO GOOD TO SEE YOU HERE.
A MILLION THANKSFOR WHAT YOU DID. MY PLEASURE.ROMANOCOV, RIGHT? PLEASE, PLEASE.CALL ME ROMAN. ENJOY YOUR NIGHT. YOU WERE HERE ON A CASELAST NIGHT, WEREN'T YOU? I COULDN'T HELP IT. IT WENT WELLAND I GOT THE BAD GUY. MADDIE AND CRAIG, AND CRAIG AND MADDIE. ISN'T IT TOO CUTETO SEE THE TWO OF YOU HERE?.
THE PILOT AND HIS LITTLE WIFE. 5'6″ WITH HEELS. MY HUSBAND'S JUST WARMING UP.ISN'T HE AMAZING? HAS TONY TAKENTHIS CLASS BEFORE? WE BOTH HAVE, BUT THERE'S ALWAYSROOM FOR MORE PERFECTION. MORE PERFECTION? ALL RIGHT,LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. FOR THOSE OF YOUWHO DON'T KNOW, THIS IS MY LOVELY ACCOMPLICE,SAPPHIRE,.
AND I AM ROMANOCOV. IS THAT HIS LAST NAME? I THINK IT'SA ONE-NAME THING, LIKE CHER. WELCOME TO “LET'S DANCE.” TONIGHT WE LEARNTHE CHA-CHA-CHA. THE CHA-CHA? I THOUGHTWE'D DO SOMETHING MORE… MORE WHAT? MORE MANLY. LOTS OF FAMILIAR FACES,THOUGH.
I THINK MOST OF YOUKNOW THE BASICS. SO WE'LL DO JUST A QUICK REVIEW,SO WE'LL START. GENTLEMEN,RIGHT FOOT TO THE SIDE. LADIES, LEFT FOOTTO THE SIDE. ON FOUR AND ONE.AND TWO, THREE. FOUR AND ONE.TWO, THREE. FOUR AND ONE.TWO, THREE. FOUR, AND THE SHOULDERS DOWN.HEAD UP. Sapphire:SWING THOSE HIPS.
ALL OF THE ACTION IS BELOWTHE BELTS, MY FRIENDS. SWING THOSE HIPS. FOUR AND ONE. GREAT. ALL RIGHT, GOOD JOB. STOP. WAIT.WE JUST GOT STARTED. PAIR UP… AND CONTINUEWITH DIFFERENT PARTNERS. HERE WE GO. AND TWO, THREE.FOUR AND ONE.
TWO, THREE.FOUR AND ONE. ISN'T THAT FELICE WORTHEIMER,THE OLD-MONEY GAZILLIONAIRE? THIS STUDIO ATTRACTSONLY THE BEST. OH, AND I'LL SEE YOUAT CARLTON'S SOIREE. OH, AND, MADDIE — WHEN YOU'RE CHOOSING A GIFT,PLEASE, NOTHING MORE THAN $100. DO YOU UNDERSTAND? BECAUSEIT'S JUST NOT ABOUT THAT. HMM. SO, HOW OLDIS CARLTON NOW? CARLTON IS 2.
AND SHE'S DOING A PARTYFOR THE WHOLE NEIGHBORHOOD? WELL, THE KIDSARE LOOKING FORWARD TO IT. IT'S A PIRATE THEME, ANDSANDRA'S GOING TO BE THERE. APPARENTLY THEY'RE SERVINGAPPLETINIS — HER FAVORITE. HONEY, I DON'T THINKYOUR FRIEND WOULD MISS A PARTY IF HER LIFEDEPENDED ON IT. HONEY. YEAH? YOU'RE DANCING AND TALKING,AND THAT'S NOT SO EASY TO DO.
HUH? WHOO!CHA-CHA-CHA! THANKS. Maddie: WELL? WE ARE SELLINGCOPIES TODAY, BABY. I BET,BUT I GOT 10 MINUTES UNTIL I PICK UP THE KIDSFROM SCHOOL. WHAT WAS SO IMPORTANT YOUCOULDN'T TALK OVER THE PHONE? I ASSUME IT WASN'TJUST TO CELEBRATE?.
NO, I GOT ANOTHERANONYMOUS PHONE CALL ABOUT AN HOUR AGOTHAT FIVE HOUSEWIVES HAVE BEEN KIDNAPPEDOVER THE LAST THREE WEEKS. YOU THINK THE CALLWAS REAL? IT IS. I FOLLOWED IT UPWITH MY INSIDE GUY ON THE FORCE. THREE FAMILIES CALLEDTO REPORT SOMETHING, BUT NOT UNTIL AFTER THE FACT. WHAT'S THE STATUS? ALL THREE EXTREMELY WEALTHY,.
ALL THREE WERE RETURNEDONCE THE RANSOM WAS PAID, USUALLY WITHIN EIGHT HOURS. THE RANSOM –$10,000, $20,000. THAT'S POCKET CHANGETO THESE PEOPLE. THESE ABDUCTIONS ARE BEING DONEQUICKLY AND QUIETLY. AS LONG AS THEY SUCCEED,YOU KNOW IT WILL CONTINUE. YEAH, ESPECIALLY BECAUSENONE OF THE FAMILIES ARE COOPERATINGWITH THE FEDS. THEY JUST WANT TOBE DONE WITH IT.
NO PHYSICAL HARM HAS COMETO ANY OF THE VICTIMS, NOT A SCRATCH. IT'S LIKE THE KIDNAPPERSARE BEING POLITE. IT'S STILL GOT TOBE TRAUMATIC. I'M THINKING THATTHE PERP KNOWS THE VICTIMS. THAT'S USUALLY THE CASEWITH ABDUCTIONS, SO KEEP YOUR EYES OPENFOR MISSING SOCCER MOMS. WELL… WHAT?.
MELANIE ROSEMONT. SHE MISSEDCARPOOL AGAIN TODAY. THAT'S NOT LIKE HER –DIDN'T SHOW UP FOR DANCE CLASS. I TALKED TO HER THIS MORNING.SHE SOUNDED A LITTLE UPSET. I DIDN'T WANT TO PROBE,BUT…I WONDER. I WOULDN'T BE SURPRISED.THE ROSEMONTS ARE LOADED. WHO COULD BE DOING THIS? IS THERE ANYBODYIN THE NEIGHBORHOOD WHO'S SUDDENLY FALLENON HARD TIMES?.
YOU KNOW, DOWN ON THEIR LUCKFINANCIALLY? WELL, IT'S HARD TO TELLIN THESE DAYS OF EASY CREDIT. WELL, KEEP AN EYE OUT. THIS IS NOTTYPICAL CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR. IT MAY BE SOMEONE YOU KNOW.THIS TOWN'S NOT THAT BIG. DOWN ON THEIR LUCK FINANCIALLY? IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD? WOULD THEY EVEN ADMIT ITIF THEY WERE? I DON'T GET IT.I FEEL STUPID.
STUPID?HONEY, YOU'RE NOT STUPID. BUT I CAN'T REMEMBERWHAT ALL THESE WORDS MEAN. DO WE HAVE CEREAL YET? NOT YET. GO FINISH GETTING READYFOR BED WITH DADDY, OKAY? YOU KNOW WHAT?LET'S MAKE SOME FLASH CARDS. WE'LL DO THEM TOGETHER. LITTLE DID I KNOW, WE WERE ABOUT TO KILLTHREE BIRDS WITH ONE STONE. LET'S SEE.GREEN OR PINK?.
OH, LET'S GET BOTH. WITH THE RIGHT GLITTER PENS,IT MIGHT JUST DO. WHY DON'T YOU GET THAT PURPLEPEN YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT? OH, YEAH! WHATEVER YOU WANT. I'LL BE RIGHT BACK. FLASH CARDS, CEREAL, AND… DR. KORDA! HELLO, BIRD NUMBER THREE..
DR. KORDA,MY KIDS' PEDIATRICIAN AND MY FRIEND HARRIET'SHUSBAND… ACTING…WEIRD. WOW, MADDIE.FANCY MEETING YOU HERE. AT WALGREENS? YEAH.ISN'T THAT THE DARNDEST? OKAY, ACTING REALLY WEIRD. OH, AND THERE'S NO NEEDTO CALL ME DR. KORDA OUTSIDE THE OFFICE.
I KNOW.I JUST ALWAYS THINK OF THAT. I'M — I'M EMBARRASSED.IS IT LEONARD? LEO? DOC. RIGHT. ARE YOU OKAY? OF COURSE.WHY DO YOU ASK? OH.YOU TALKED TO HARRIET? YES. NO, BUT WHAT BETTER WAYTO GET INFORMATION?.
IT'S NO BIG DEAL, REALLY. AND WE'RE NOT GOING TOLOSE THE HOUSE. WELL, THAT'S GOOD. IT WAS JUST BAD JUDGMENT. I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY.I KNEW THE GUYS. THE DEAL WAS SOLID. BUT HOW COULD WE HAVE EXPECTEDTHE BOTTOM TO FALL OUT? YOU LOST ENOUGHTO LOSE YOUR HOUSE? NO, WE'RE NOT GOING TOLOSE THE HOUSE.
I DON'T CARE WHAT IT TAKES. ANYWAY, MADDIE… I'VE GOT IT WORKED OUT. IT WAS GREAT TO SEE YOU. DOWN ON HIS LUCK FINANCIALLY,IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD — WELL, HE FITS THE PROFILE. WAIT. DON'T LET YOUR IMAGINATIONGET THE BETTER OF YOU, MADDIE. HE'S THE FRIENDLYNEIGHBORHOOD DOCTOR,.
NOT A SERIAL KIDNAPPER,RIGHT? YOU SAIDWHATEVER I WANTED. YES, I DID. Craig: I'M HOME! DADDY! HEY! WHEN DO IGET TO BE A PILOT? YOU LOOK MORELIKE A PIRATE TO ME. I COULD BE BOTH.
I'LL LET YOU KNOWWHEN SOUTHWEST STARTS HIRING LITTLE 5-YEAR-OLDRUG RATS, ALL RIGHT? WHY DON'T YOU…TAKE THESE INSTEAD? FLIGHT WINGS! LOOK AT YOU. DOES HE STILL THINK WHEN HE COLLECTS 1,000 OF THOSETHINGS, HE GETS YOUR JOB? OH, ISN'T IT GREATTO HAVE KIDS? WE'RE GOING TO BE LATE.
I LOVE YOU.I LOVE YOU, TOO. I DON'T KNOW WHAT I'M GOINGTO DO WITH YOU, BUT I LOVE YOU. OH, HEY.FAN MAIL FOR INSPECTOR MOM. IT LOOKED LIKEIT WAS HAND-DELIVERED. LET ME JUST GET THIS TIE OFF.I KNOW WE GOT TO HURRY. I KNOW WE GOT TO GO. TARA, YOU'VE GOT30 SECONDS! MY ADDRESS ISN'T LISTED. IT MUST BE A FAN LETTERFROM A FRIEND?.
A RANSOM NOTE? “SOLVE THIS, INSPECTOR MOM!”? OKAY, WE READY? YEAH. THAT RANSOM NOTE WAS BURNING A HOLE IN MY PURSE. I WANTED TO STUDY IT, TRYTO FIGURE OUT WHAT IT MEANT. Tara: DO I GET CAKE? SURE DO, HONEY, BUT WAITTILL THEY SAY SO, OKAY? OKAY.
WHY WAS IT ADDRESSED TO ME? EVERYONE'S GOING TO LOVEOUR SWORDS. MOTHER, IT'S THE MONROES.COME ON IN. MADDIE!OH, IS THIS FOR CARLTON? YEAH. YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE. I'LL PUT IT HEREON THE TABLE. ARE THESEFROM THE NEIGHBORHOOD? HALF ARE. THE REST AREA FEW LITTLE THINGS WE BOUGHT.
TONY'S OVER THERE GRILLINGSOME MORE PIRATE DOGS. I TELL HIM, “THAT'S WHATTHE CATERERS ARE FOR,” BUT HE JUST LOVESTO PLAY WITH FIRE. MEN! YEAH, WE'RE CRAZY. I'LL GO HELP HIM. HE WOULD LOVE THAT! TONY. HEY, CRAIG. HOW YOU DOING?.
I'M GOOD. WOW, YOU'VE REALLYOUTDONE YOURSELF THIS YEAR. OH, NO, NO, NO.THIS IS REGINA'S DOING. SHE'S GOT ME CHAINEDTO THE GRILL. SHE THINKS IT MAKES MELOOK MORE DOMESTIC. YEAH, I LIKE THAT PARROT.IT'S PRETTY NICE. IT'S NICE. GIVES HER SOMEONEELSE TO TALK TO. LET'S SEE. WHO'S HERE? SANDRA, NICK, THE NAPKIN-DROPPING CATERER GUY.
FROM THE DANCE STUDIO. NOPE. NO KORDAS. I WANTED TO STUDYTHAT NOTE ALONE. LISTEN,WE'RE GOING TO FIND — WHAT DO YOU THINKOF THE PARTY? IT'S AMAZING. THAT'S SO KIND OF YOUTO SAY THAT, BUT I KNOWHOW EVERYONE KEEPS SCORE. IT'S ONE OF THE HORRORSOF MOTHERHOOD.
PEOPLE JUDGINGYOUR PARTIES? HOWEVER DO WE SURVIVE? ARE THE KORDASCOMING BY? NO ONE MISSES MY PARTIES. Heather: REGINA? THE CATERERS NEED YOU.THEY RAN OUT OF CHAFFING DISHES. I KNEW THAT'S WHYI HAD POLISHED MY SILVER DISHESLAST NIGHT. OH, HEATHER,HAVE YOU MET MADDIE MONROE?.
OH, UH, YES.WE'VE MET. ARE YOU PHOTOGRAPHINGTHE PARTY? I'M REGINA'S SISTER. OH, I'M SORRY.I THOUGHT… I GOT HER THE JOBAT THE DANCE STUDIO LAST MONTH WHEN SHE CAME INTO TOWN. OH, YOU LIVE HERE?RIGHT HERE IN THE MANSION. HEATHER THOUGHTIT WOULD BE GOOD TO COME IN TOWN FOR AN EXTENDED VISIT,YOU KNOW,.
AND SPEND SOME TIMEWITH HER NIECE AND NEPHEW. AND SHE'S BEENSUCH A HELPER, TOO. I MEAN, SHE DID ALL THE TREASURECHESTS ALL BY HERSELF WITH JUST A LITTLE GUIDANCEFROM ME. JUST SOMEBODY STRANGLE MEIF I TAKE UP SCRAPBOOKING. ISN'T SHE SO FUNNY? AND WE JUST LOVEHAVING HER HERE, ESPECIALLY THE CHILDREN. MADDIE, HAVE YOU SEENMY SCRAPBOOKS?.
I HAVE SUCH A COLLECTION. OH, WELL… WELL, I WOULD JUST LOVE TO,AND IF YOU INSIST, I'LL SHOW YOU A FEWOF MY FAVORITES. BRANDON, THE SILVERIS IN THE DINING ROOM. IT'S JUSTA LITTLE HOBBY OF MINE. WHERE WOULD I FINDTHE REST– THE SCRAPBOOKS! RIGHT HERE –LET ME SHOW YOU. NOW…
THESE GO FROM BIRTH ALL THE WAYTHROUGH PRESCHOOL. THAT'S SO NICEOF YOU. I… WOW. UM, ARE THESE PICTURESFROM MAGAZINES? SOME AND DIE-CUTS. SCRAPBOOKING INVOLVES SO MUCHMORE THAN PEOPLE REALIZE. THAT'S THE WRONGDIPPING SAUCE! LET ME HELP.
FINALLY, A MOMENT ALONE. HAVE THERE BEENANY MORE ABDUCTIONS? NOT THAT I KNOW OF. WELL, THEREMIGHT HAVE BEEN. OR MAYBE I'M SUPPOSEDTO FIGURE OUT WHO'S NEXT? WELL, WHY WOULD THE KIDNAPPERSEND THAT TO YOU? I DON'T KNOW. I DON'T THINKTHEY'RE THREATENING US. WE HARDLY HAVEA BANK ACCOUNT WORTH PURSUING, AT LEAST NOT COMPAREDTO MOST OF THIS NEIGHBORHOOD.
WELL, HAVE YOU SOLVEDTHE CODE YET? I THINK SO.THE BREAD'S GOT TO BE MONEY. TO SAVE LIFE,CALL AND LEAVE MONEY? IS THERE A PHONE NUMBER? NO, THERE'S NO MORE INFORMATIONON THIS THING. I DON'T KNOWWHAT I'M SUPPOSED TO DO. ARE YOU GOING TOGO PUBLIC WITH THIS? NOT YET. I JUST — I'LL JUST BE A MINUTE.
I GOT TO GO. JUST KEEP YOUR EYES OPENAND KEEP ME POSTED. YEP. Nick: YEAH. YOU HAVE TO TRYCHLOE'S MASSAGE CLASS. IT'S FANTASTIC.OH, EXCUSE ME. HELLO. HEY. THIS IS MY FIFTH.
OH, THEY'RE SO GOOD, THOUGH,AND I CAN HOLD MY LIQUOR. UH-HUH. I KNOW, I'M SO DRUNK. AT A 2-YEAR-OLD'S PARTY –IS THAT WRONG? IT WOULD BE IF THIS WEREA 2-YEAR-OLD'S PARTY. MMM.LOOK AT THIS PLACE. REGINA OUTDID HERSELF,AND FOR ALL THE RIGHT REASONS. I DON'T THINK CARLTONEVEN KNOWS IT'S HIS BIRTHDAY. EVERYONE KNOWS WHYSHE THROWS THESE PARTIES.
I CAN'T STAND HER! IT DIDN'T SEEMTO DETER YOU. ARE YOU KIDDING? AND MISS THE INFAMOUSVON HOFFMAN GOODY BAGS? MNH-MNH. NATE, WHAT ISON YOUR CHIN? IT'S A BEARD! WELL, I KNEW THAT! OOH, THERE GOESTWEEDLEDUM. HEY.
WELL, REGINA'S JUST HELPINGHER UNTIL SHE GETS ON HER FEET. IS THAT WHAT SHE TOLD YOU? ARE THOSE GOODY BAGSDONE YET? ALMOST. REMEMBER,THE MOST LASTING IMPRESSION COMES FROM THE GOODY BAGS. IT'S THE PERSONAL MEMORYTHAT EVERYONE TAKES HOME, A CONSTANT REMINDEROF THE GOOD TIME PEOPLE HAD. I REMEMBER.
THIS CAME FOR YOU,BY THE WAY. Nick:YOU HAVE A SECOND? NICK.DON'T BOTHER ME. WE BOTH KNOW THE ONLY REASONI CAME TO THIS PARTY… …IS TO BOTHER YOU. I DON'T FEELLIKE TALKING TO YOU. I THOUGHTYOU WANTED ME HERE. WAIT.WAIT A SECOND. REGINA WANTS YOU.
SOMETHING ABOUT THE PUNCH.IT WAS URGENT. I'M THE PIRATE PRINCESS,AND YOU'RE ALL MY SERVANTS. HEY. YOU CAN BEPRINCESS SERVANTS, BUT YOU STILLHAVE TO SERVE ME. UH, OKAY. HONEY, YOU DON'T HAVE TOBE A PRINCESS SERVANT IF YOU DON'T WANT TO BE. THAT'S OKAY.I DON'T MIND.
I'M A LITTLE BIT WORRIEDABOUT HER. SHE'LL GROW OUT OF IT. OUT OF WHAT? WHATEVER. OOH, THERE'S THE REALPRINCESS SERVANT AGAIN. MORE LIKEINDENTURED SERVANT. NICE WORK! YEAH. I GUESS HER SISTER'STHE QUEEN BEE NOW. YOU KNOW, THEY BOTH CAMEFROM HUMBLE BEGINNINGS.
REGINA –SHE JUST MARRIED WELL. I HEAR HEATHER GOESFROM ONE LOSER BOYFRIEND TO THE NEXT. YEAH. THEY WERE DIRT POORGROWING UP IN EAST TEXAS. YOU MIGHT WANT TO KEEPYOUR VOICE DOWN. WE'RE NOT EXACTLYOUT OF EARSHOT. OH, OH.IT'S NOT REALLY A SECRET. I MEAN, ONCE A COMMONER,ALWAYS A COMMONER.
THERE'S NO SHAME IN IT. OH, LOOK –I CAN'T BE DRUNK AND SENSITIVE TO OTHER PEOPLE'S FEELINGSAT THE SAME TIME. APPARENTLY. “COMMONER”JUST MEANS COMMON. WHAT'S THE BIG DEAL? NOTHING, AS LONG AS YOUDON'T MIND MAKING A FEW ENEMIES. OH, WELL. ARGH!.
MILADIES MEET BLACKBEARD, AND FEAR FOR THEIR LIVES! ARGH!HEY, YOU, THERE! THANK YOU SO MUCHFOR COMING. NOW, DON'T FORGETYOUR GOODY BAGS. LOOK AT ALL THISNEW STUFF. A NEW PRINCESS PONYWATCH! NOW, I HOPE TO SEEALL OF YOU LATER THIS YEAR FOR ALEXANDRIA'S PARTY.
IT'S A CINDERELLA THEMEWITH REAL HORSE-DRAWN CARRIAGES! WHY DON'T I TAKE SANDRA HOMEAND YOU TAKE THE KIDS? GOOD IDEA. I'M COMING. WHOO! WHOO! GOT IT? THEY'LL HAVEFRIED CHICKEN. WANT ME TO COME IN? NO, I'M FINE.
YOU SURE?FINE. OOH! BYE. SLEEP IT OFF, HON. BYE. BYE. HELLO? Sandra: Morning! DO YOU REALIZEIT'S 6:00 A.M.? I KNOW. I GOT 10 HOURSOF SLEEP LAST NIGHT. THANK YOU FOR TUCKING ME IN.I WAS NOT IN A GOOD PLACE.
BUT I'VE HADMY MORNING COFFEE FREAK-OUT, AND I AM GOOD TO GO. I THOUGHT I'D GETAN EARLY-MORNING COLONIC. START FRESH.I'M ON MY WAY TO THE SPA NOW. GOD, WHO BUYSA PUKE-PURPLE CAR? SANDRA, PLEASE TELL MEYOU HAD A REASON FOR CALLING. RIGHT — AND BY THE WAY, MY CELLPHONE BATTERY'SGOING TO DIE ANY SECOND, SO I'M SORRYIF I GET CUT OFF.
REASON? RIGHT.THIS IS JUICY. I FOUND SOMETHING THAT BELONGEDTO HEATHER IN MY GOODY BAG. I MEAN,YOU WON'T BELIEVE IT! IT'S SO — SANDRA? Sandra:Leave a message. SANDRA, CALL MEWHEN YOU GET THIS. MMM.WHAT DID SANDRA WANT?.
NOTHING.SHE WAS JUST GOSSIPING. THEN WHAT'S WRONG? I DON'T KNOW.SHE JUST SUDDENLY CUT OUT. SHE SAID HER CELLPHONEWAS DYING. WELL, THAT'S IT. BUT SHE MADE A SOUND. I THINK MAYBE I'M SUPPOSED TOBE DOING SOMETHING RIGHT NOW. UM –WHAT DID SHE SAY? UH… I THINK SHE WAS DRIVING.
SHE SAID SHE WAS ON HER WAYTO THE SPA. HONEY. HONEY,YOU'RE NOT EVEN AWAKE YET. I KNOW WHERE YOUR MINDIS GOING — ALL THE RECENTKIDNAPPINGS. BUT YOU'RE JUST BEING PARANOID.HER PHONE JUST DIED. BUT I HEARD SOME FOOTSTEPS. I KNOW THAT SHE WASIN HER DRIVEWAY. SHE — AND THAT'S PROBABLYHER LEAVING. I'M GOING DOWN THERE.
I'M GOING WITH YOU. MADDIE, SLOW DOWN. MADDIE. HEY, THAT'S HER CAR,RIGHT? YEAH. OH, NO. UH, A NO-SHOW, HUH?OKAY. THANK YOU. HONEY. THANK YOU, SWEETIE.
I'M GOING TO TAKE THE KIDSTO SCHOOL ON THE WAY TO WORK, AND I'M GOING TO LOCKTHE HOUSE UP. ARE YOU GOING TO BE OKAY? I'M FINE.THE COPS ARE HERE. YOU SURE YOU DON'TWANT ME TO… THANK YOUFOR TAKING THE KIDS, BUT THERE'S NO POINTIN YOU STAYING HOME. ALL RIGHT, LOOK. I GOTA COUPLE PUDDLE JUMPERS TODAY. I'LL BE HOME TONIGHT,.
AND I HAVE MY CELLPHONE ONWITH ME, ALL RIGHT? I SEARCHED THE WHOLE PLACE. I TOLD YOUSHE WOULDN'T BE IN THERE. LISTEN.THEY SQUEALED OUT OF HERE. THERE'S TIRE MARKSON OAK STREET. THEY WERE HEADED SOUTH,PROBABLY TOWARDS THE FREEWAY. I'LL PASS IT ON. THIS ISN'T MY JURISDICTION. I'M HOMICIDE,NOT MISSING PERSONS.
I KNOW. AND THEY WON'TTAKE A CASE SERIOUSLY UNTIL SOMEONE'S BEEN MISSINGAT LEAST 24 HOURS. AND YOU KNOW IT'S TOO EARLYTO CALL THIS AN ABDUCTION. BUT SHE MISSED HER HIGH COLONIC.SHE WOULD NEVER DO THAT. MADDIE,I WANT TO HELP YOU. RIGHT NOW WE JUSTDON'T HAVE ENOUGH TO GO ON. I NEED MORETANGIBLE EVIDENCE. I'M TELLING YOUWHAT HAPPENED.
I WAS ON THE PHONEWITH HER WHEN SOMEBODY GRABBED HERAND DROVE OFF. BUT YOU DIDN'T HEAR HER SCREAM,NO SOUNDS OF STRUGGLE. THAT'S BECAUSE SHE DROPPEDHER CELLPHONE AND IT BROKE. MADDIE, SHE DOESN'TEVEN FIT THE PROFILE. SHE'S NOT A HOUSEWIFE. THERE'S NO FAMILY TO CALLAND RANSOM. SHE'S GOT MONEY. ISN'TTHIS KIDNAPPER ALL ABOUT — YEAH, BUT THAT –DOESN'T…
HOW'S THATFOR TANGIBLE EVIDENCE? WE'LL HAVE TO TAKE THIS BACKTO THE LAB, RUN SOME TESTS, GET A FULL CHEMICAL PASS,AND SEE WHAT WE FIND. THE LAB?WHAT CAN WE DO RIGHT NOW? WE GOT YOUR PRINTS,RIGHT?YES. THEN YOU CAN GO. THE BUREAUIS VERY EXPERIENCED, AND WE GOT THE SITUATIONUNDER CONTROL. BUT, I MEAN, I'M –UH, YOU TOO, CAMPBELL.
THANKS FOR THE LEAD,BUT WE CAN TAKE IT FROM HERE. WELL, I THOUGHT MAYBEI'D STAY AND HELP OUT… IF YOU WOULDN'T MIND –JUST, UH, UNOFFICIALLY. UH, MY PARTNER, AGENT DELOREAN,HE WOULDN'T LIKE IT. DELOREAN?LIKE THE CAR? YEAH, LIKE THE CAR. HE DOESN'T WANT PEOPLETO THINK HE'S LIKE THAT. LIKE WHAT? YOU KNOW…IRISH.
DeLorean: WHERE'S THE DAMETHAT FOUND THE NOTE? INSPECTOR MOM.I HEARD OF YOU. IT'S JUST THE NAMEOF A COLUMN I WRITE. I THOUGHT YOU WERE A REAL MOM.WHAT ARE YOU — 16? 29. YOU? I'M OLD ENOUGHTO BE YOUR FATHER. HERE. LOOK AT THIS. IT'S IN A CODE OF PICTURES. WHAT IS THIS?WAS SHE A GOLFER?.
SAVE GOLFER,LEAVE MONEY? WELL, I THINK IT SAYS,”TO SAVE SANDY, LEAVE MONEY.” WHO'S SANDY? SANDRAIS THE, UH, VICTIM. OH, OKAY. UH, THERE'SSOMETHING ELSE. THIS WAS LEFTON MY DOORSTEP YESTERDAY. AND YOU DIDN'T REPORT ITRIGHT AWAY? I WANTED A CHANCETO STUDY IT.
AND IT WAS DELIVEREDIN PLASTIC? NO, I DID THAT TO PREVENTUNNECESSARY PRINTS. LOOK. IT'S CLEARLYTHE SAME AUTHOR. DO YOU HAVE THE RANSOM NOTESFROM THE OTHER ABDUCTIONS? MAYBE WE CAN COMPARE THEM ALL,DETERMINE A PATTERN? WE'LL DO OUR BEST.SHE'S GOT GOOD INSTINCTS. SHE SHOULD BE AT THE ACADEMYAT QUANTICO. THIS ISN'T AMATEUR NIGHT! LEAVE THE REAL WORK.
FOR THE PROFESSIONALS,YOU GOT IT?! YES. GOOD! NO ONE CALLS HERETHIS EARLY. SHE'S NEVER AWAKEBEFORE 10:00. UNIDENTIFIED CALLER. I SHOULD ANSWER THIS. FINE. PUT ITON SPEAKERPHONE. THE OTHER PHONE'SON THE TABLE.
HELLO?Sandra: Maddie. SANDRA!ARE YOU OKAY? OH, GOOD OL' MADDIE.ALWAYS ON TOP OF THINGS. WHAT'S GOING ON?WHERE ARE YOU? YEAH, LOOK,ABOUT THAT. APPARENTLYI'VE BEEN KIDNAPPED, and they want20,000 big ones, so let's just give it to themand be done with this. OF COURSE. LISTEN, DON'T LOOKAT ANYONE'S FACES, OKAY?.
NAH, I COULDN'TIF I WANTED TO. THEY'VE GOT MEBLINDFOLDED. AAH! SANDRA, ARE YOU OKAY? I THINK A COCKROACHJUST CRAWLED ACROSS MY FOOT. Oh, my God!I'm in hell! OKAY, OKAY.BACK TO BUSINESS. OKAY, MADDIE,LISTEN UP. THERE IS $3,000IN MY JEWELRY BOX, $2,000 in the lingerie bagin my underwear drawer,.
$4,000 in a plastic boxtaped to the lid of the toilet, AND THE BALANCE IS IN THE SAFEBEHIND THE FIREPLACE. THE COMBINATION IS THE SAMEAS MY GYM LOCKER. UH, THAT'S THE DATEYOU FIRST… GOT LAID. YEAH. RIGHT, OKAY.AND THEN WHAT? WE WILL CALL YOU AT 3:00 WITH MORE INSTRUCTIONS. GOODBYE..
THAT'S IN FIVE HOURS. WHAT DO THEY WANTFIVE HOURS FOR? AND THE FBI DOESN'T OFFICIALLYRECOMMEND PAYING THE RANSOM, BUT HOW COULD WE NOT? THAT'S THE PATTERN. THEY GET PAID, THE VICTIMSARE RETURNED SAFELY. GOD, I HAVE TO FIGURE OUTWHO'S DOING THIS. I WISH I STILL HADTHOSE RANSOM NOTES. YOU SAY THE PICTURESWERE CUTOUTS FROM MAGAZINES?.
KIND OF LIKE SCRAPBOOKING. CAN YOU RUNA COUPLE NAMES FOR ME? SHOOT.REGINA VON HOFFMANAND HEATHER DOUGLAS. WELL, HEATHER, I GET, BUT REGINA VON HOFFMAN COULDN'TPOSSIBLY NEED RANSOM MONEY. THINGS AREN'T ALWAYSWHAT THEY SEEM. A LOT OF PEOPLE MAX-OUTTHEIR CREDIT CARDS TRYING TO SHOW OFF. AND, BOY, WOULD THEYBE DESPERATE FOR MONEY.
IF THEY SUDDENLYDIDN'T HAVE ANY. THEY'VE GOT APPEARANCESTO KEEP UP. WHAT ABOUT THAT CATERERYOU TOLD ME ABOUT — YOU KNOW,THE CUTE-BUT-CREEPY GUY YOU FIRST MET AT THE DANCE HALL,THEN LATER AT THE PARTY? Regina: COME IN.I AM SO SORRY. THE HOUSEKEEPERSHAVEN'T PICKED UP YET. I WAS JUST WATCHINGTHE NEWS. SANDRA DAINESWAS ABDUCTED TODAY.
IT'S ON THE NEWSALREADY? WHO'S IN CHARGE OF THE CASE?I'LL SEND A BASKET. WHAT'S GOODFOR AN ABDUCTION? OH, I'M THINKINGNONPERISHABLES. UH, I THINKIT'S AGENT DELOREAN. LIKE THE CAR? YEAH. OH. ANOTHER SCRAPBOOKINGPROJECT?.
NO.THIS IS A WORK IN PROGRESS. YOU KNOW, YOU MUST BE SO BUSY.I REALLY SHOULDN'T KEEP YOU. WELL, I WAS HOPING TO TALKTO YOUR SISTER. HEATHER?SHE'S NOT HERE. WHAT DID YOU WANT? I WANTED TO ASK HERABOUT ONE OF THE CATERERS… DARK BLOND HAIR,YOUNG GUY. I THOUGHT I SAW HIM GIVINGSANDRA AN ODD LOOK. NICK SOMETHING?.
NICK COTTER. DO YOU KNOW HIMPERSONALLY? HEATHER INSISTED THATI HIRE HIM FOR THE EVENT. I WISH SHE'D GET HERSELFA HUSBAND ONCE AND FOR ALL. NICK WAS HER BAD BOY BACK IN NEW ORLEANSFOR A WHILE. HE FOLLOWED HER HERE. REALLY? NOW SHE CAN'TSEEM TO SHAKE HIM,.
BUT I THINK YOU'RE RIGHT. I THINK HE DOES HAVE SOMETHINGTO DO WITH THE KIDNAPPING. IT WOULDN'T SURPRISE MEAT ALL. I'M NOT JUMPINGTO ANY CONCLUSIONS. I WOULD! I MEAN, LOOK AT HIM.HE OBVIOUSLY NEEDS MONEY. WHY ELSE WOULDHE KEEP HANGING AROUND? HMM. YOU KNOW, IF YOU STILLWANT TO TALK TO HEATHER,.
SHE'LL BE AT THE DANCE STUDIOLATER TODAY. THEY'RE GETTING ALL READY FOR THE BIG DANCE COMPETITIONTOMORROW NIGHT. TONY HAS A NEW TUX. YOU SHOULD SEE IT. MAYBE I WILL. THANKS FOR YOUR TIME. JEEZ, WHY DOES EVERYONE SEEMLIKE A SUSPECT? REGINA, HEATHER, NICK,HARRIET, AND DR. KORDA..
I WISH I COULD GETMORE INFORMATION. AND IN THE MEANTIME, SANDRA'SJUST SITTING SOMEWHERE. FOCUS, MADDIE.JUST FOCUS ON THE SOLUTION. BECCA, I GOT THAT CATERER'SNAME — NICK COTTER. SEE WHAT YOU CAN FIND. UM, NO.I JUST PICKED UP TARA. YEAH, BYE. LISTEN, HONEY. ONCE NATE'S DONEWITH T-BALL PRACTICE,.
I'M TAKING YOU TO GRANDMAAND GRANDPA'S FOR THE NIGHT. OH, YAY, BUT, UM, CAN I GOTO DARCY'S HOUSE? SHE'S HAVING A SLEEPOVERTONIGHT. I FORGOT TO TELL YOU. HONEY, I'M SORRY.I DON'T THINK… WAIT. DARCY?DARCY KORDA? YEAH, AND ALEXANDRIA'SGOING TO BE THERE. PLEASE, PLEASE?EVERYONE'S GOING. WELL, MAYBEWE COULD SWING BY,.
BUT YOU'RE NOT STAYING THEREOVERNIGHT. NOT UNTIL I FIGURE OUT WHAT'SGOING ON WITH THE KORDAS. MADDIE, TARA,UM, COME ON IN. A FEW OF THE GIRLSARE ALREADY HERE, SO YOU CAN GO AHEADAND GO UPSTAIRS, TARA. THANKS. WOW. I DIDN'T KNOWYOU WERE COMING. WE CAN'T STAY.TARA JUST WANTED TO SAY HI. LISTEN, UM, I TALKEDTO YOUR HUSBAND THE OTHER NIGHT.
I KNOW THINGSHAVE BEEN TOUGH. I'M MAKING SOME SNACKSFOR THE GIRLS. ARE YOU OKAY? YEAH, I'M FINE. YOU KNOW,THE POLICE DID JUST CALL A LITTLE WHILE AGOABOUT SANDRA. SO, YOU HEARD? YEAH. THEY SAID THEY WANTEDTO STOP BY AND INTERVIEW ME.
THEY DON'T THINK WE HAD ANYTHINGTO DO WITH THIS, DO THEY? THEY'RE PROBABLYJUST FOLLOWING PROCEDURE. YOU LIVEON THE SAME BLOCK. OH, YEAH. DO YOU KNOW ANYTHING YET? MAYBE. LADIES. HONEY.WE WERE JUST TALKING ABOUT… SANDRA.
I HEARD.WHAT A SHAME. I CAN'T IMAGINEWHO WOULD DO SUCH A THING. ME NEITHER. AND THERE'S A RANSOM NOTEAND EVERYTHING? I'M ACTUALLYTHE ONE WHO FOUND IT. REALLY? DID YOU FIGURE OUTWHAT THE PICTURES MEANT? I THINK SO. LET'S NOT TALKABOUT THIS. I DON'T WANTTHE KIDS TO HEAR.
HEY, MADDIE, YOU WANT SOME LEMONADE OR WATERBEFORE YOU GO? UH, NO, THANKS. DO YOU MINDIF I USE YOUR RESTROOM? NOT AT ALL.IT'S DOWN THE HALL. SOMETHING IS GOING ON. HOW DID HARRIETKNOW ABOUT THE PICTURES? WE NEED TO KEEP THISTO OURSELVES. ANOTHER ABDUCTION?I CAN'T STOMACH THIS.
LET'S NOT DISCUSS THISWHERE THE KIDS CAN HEAR. STEP OUTSIDE. LISTEN TO ME.WE'RE DOING THIS FOR OUR FAMILY. WHAT ABOUT SANDRA?WE AGREED. HARRIET! YOU KNOW MADDIEHAS IT IN WITH THE POLICE, AND SHE'S HERE RIGHT NOW. I'M WELL AWARE OF THAT. MOMMY, WHERE'SMY PRINCESS PONY DOLL? DID YOU LEAVE ITIN THE PLAYHOUSE, SWEETIE?.
OH, YEAH. I'M GOING BACK INSIDE. Shh. HI. WHAT ARE YOUDOING HERE? I'M PLAYING HIDE-AND-GO-SEEKWITH YOUR PARENTS. DON'T TELL ON ME, OKAY? OKAY.I'LL HIDE WITH YOU. UM… WHAT ABOUT PRINCESS PONY?.
SHE'LL HIDE, TOO. BUT SHE'S THIRSTY. YEAH, THAT'S WHAT SHE SAID.SHE'S THIRSTY. PRINCESS PONY CAN'T TALK. BUT JUST IN CASE. I MEAN,IT'S TEA TIME, AFTER ALL. DID YOU FIND IT, SWEETIE?MM-HMM. OH, THERE YOU ARE. HARRIET… CAN I TALK TO YOUA MINUTE?.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO KEEPPRETENDING, HARRIET. I KNOW YOU'RE THE ONE WHO SENT ME THE COPYOF YOUR RANSOM NOTE. I IMAGINE YOU STILLHAVE THE ORIGINAL HERE. HOW DID YOU KNOWI WAS THE ONE WHO SENT IT? I HAD MY SUSPICIONS, BUT I DON'T KNOWHOW I MISSED IT. YOUR NAMEIS ON THIS NOTE. NO, IT ISN'T.
THIS TELEPHONEDOESN'T MEAN CALL. THAT'S WHY THERE'SNO PHONE NUMBER. IT'S THE LONG CORDTHAT'S IMPORTANT. THIS NOTE SAYS,”TO SAVE KORDA, LEAVE MONEY.” WHY DID YOU SENDTHIS TO ME? I WAS JUST TRYING TO POINT YOUIN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. I DIDN'T KNOW YOU COULD TRACETHIS BACK TO ME. PLEASE.MY HUSBAND AND I HAVE AGREED NOT TO GO PUBLIC WITH THIS.
YOU WERE KIDNAPPED.YOU WERE REACHING OUT TO ME. I DON'T CAREIF YOU'RE HOME SAFE. YOU NEED TO BEIN COUNSELING, AND YOU HAVE TO TELLTHE POLICE. HARRIET, DON'T. YOUR WIFE IS TRYINGTO HELP, DOC. I APPRECIATE YOU TRYINGTO BE CAUTIOUS, BUT FOR EVERYONE'S SAKE,IT'S JUST NOT SMART TO KEEP HARRIET'SKIDNAPPING QUIET.
THE MORE INFORMATION WE HAVE,THE MORE LIKELY WE ARE TO FIGURE OUTWHO'S DOING THIS. WE PAID THE RANSOMAND GOT HER BACK. THAT'S ALL THAT MATTERS. BUT THERE ARE OTHERS!THEY'VE GOT SANDRA AS WE SPEAK! HOW DO WE EVEN KNOWIT'S THE SAME PEOPLE? I HAVE INSIDE INFORMATIONABOUT THE OTHER CASES — THE RANSOM NOTES –IT'S A BIG PATTERN. THEY WARNED USIF WE SAID ANYTHING,.
THERE WOULD BE CONSEQUENCES. I DON'T WANT TO TALK ABOUT THIS.PLEASE, MADDIE. WE JUST WANT THIS TO GO AWAY. YOU CAN'T LET THEMSCARE YOU INTO NOT DOINGTHE RIGHT THING. THEY SAIDIF ANYONE ELSE FOUND OUT, THEY WOULD COME AFTER US –OUR DAUGHTER. WHY? WHAT DO YOU KNOW? PROMISE METHAT YOU WON'T –.
I PROMISE. IT HAD SOMETHING TO DOWITH THE DANCE STUDIO. THE DANCE STUDIO? I HAD A BLINDFOLD ON. YOU KNOW HOW SOMETIMES YOU CANSEE A LITTLE BIT OF SOMETHING THROUGH THE BOTTOM? I SAW A SHEET OF PAPER WITH THE “LET'S DANCE”LOGO ON IT. I LOVE TAKING CLASSES THERE.I'D KNOW THAT LOGO ANYWHERE.
WAS IT FROM A FLYER, THE KINDOF THING A STUDENT WOULD HAVE, OR AN EMPLOYEE — AN INVOICEOR A PURCHASE ORDER? I DON'T KNOW, BUT I WAS STUPID ENOUGHTO SAY SOMETHING ABOUT IT. HE GOT REALLY ANGRY. “HE” –WAS IT JUST ONE MAN? YEAH. THERE'S ALSOA WOMAN THERE, TOO, I THINK. WOULD YOU GO WITH METO THE DANCE STUDIO? WE CAN LOOK AROUND, SEEIF ANYTHING LOOKS FAMILIAR?.
I'M SORRY. I-I REALLY JUST WANT TOSTAY HOME RIGHT NOW. I UNDERSTAND. LOOK, I HAVE TO GO PICK UP NATEFROM T-BALL, BUT CAN WE CONTINUE THISLATER? SURE. THANK YOU. Tara: ALEXANDRIA?.
ALEXANDRIA! LOOK, I CAN BE SHORTER. THAT DOESN'T COUNT.YOU'RE LIKE A GIRAFFE. I MEAN, YOU'RE TOO TALLTO PLAY A GIRL. YOU HAVE TO PLAY A GUY, AND, REALLY, I DON'T THINKTHERE'S ANY GUYS IN MY GAME. BUT THIS IS DARCY'S HOUSE.DOESN'T SHE MAKE THE RULES? YEAH, BUT I'M IN CHARGEOF THE POPULAR GIRLS, AND, TARA,YOU JUST DON'T FIT IN.
I REALLY AM SORRY. Maddie: TARA? MOMMY, ARE WE GOING TO GRANDMAAND GRANDPA'S HOUSE? I WANT TO GO NOW. OKAY. YES, SWEETIE. ARE YOU GOING TO TELL MEWHAT'S WRONG? I'M TOO TALL AND STUPID. THAT'S ALL.I WISH I WAS DIFFERENT. WHO'S SAYING THESE THINGSTO YOU?.
I DON'T WANT TO SAY. IS THIS WHY YOU'VE BEEN SO UPSETABOUT YOUR HOMEWORK — SOMEONE CALLED YOU STUPID?TELL ME IT WASN'T MRS. HARRIS. NO, IT WAS ALEXANDRIA. REGINA'S DAUGHTER, HUH? THAT APPLE DIDN'T FALL FARFROM THE TREE. WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? NOTHING. LET ME TELL YOU A SECRET.
WHEN SOMEONE'S MEAN TO YOUOR CALLS YOU A BAD NAME, IT USUALLY SAYSA LOT MORE ABOUT THEM THAN IT DOES ABOUT YOU. LIKE, I KNOW YOU ARE,BUT WHAT AM I? YEAH. BUT DON'T SAY THATOUT LOUD, OKAY? JUST THINK ITINSIDE MY HEAD? SURE. YOU FEELA LITTLE BIT BETTER? YEAH,BUT IT WOULD STILL BE BETTER.
IF I WAS SHORTER. I DON'T KNOW. YOU LOOK PRETTY SHORTTO ME. MOMMY. ROB, I JUST DROPPED OFFTHE KIDS. I'M HEADING OVERTO THE DANCE STUDIO. I'M FOLLOWING A LEADFROM ONE OF THE KIDNAP VICTIMS. I CAN'T SAY YET, BUT LET ME SEEWHAT I CAN FIND OUT AND I'LL SEE YOU BACKAT SANDRA'S FOR THE RANSOM CALL.
IN AN HOUR. FUNNY TO BE BACK HEREON A DIFFERENT CASE. I NEVER MADE YOUANY PROMISES! I NEVER MADE YOU ANY. DON'T YOU WALKAWAY FROM ME. NICK AND HEATHER SEEM TO BEGETTING ALONG JUST PEACHY. JERK. SO, IT WILL JUST TAKE THE MONEYOUT AUTOMATICALLY EVERY WEEK? Sapphire: YOU WON'T HAVE TOTHINK ABOUT A THING,.
ONLY YOUR DANCE STEPS. I DIDN'T KNOW EXACTLY WHATI WAS LOOKING FOR OR WHO. LET'S SEE —WE GOT THE USUAL SUSPECTS… THE EVER-CHARMING HEATHER… AND HER DEAR SISTER, REGINA. IT'S…EXPENSIVE. WELL, THAT'S WHY NOT EVERYONE TAKESCLASSES HERE, SWEETHEART. HELLO, AGAIN.
MADDIE.HOW ARE YOU? ANY WORD ON GETTINGSANDRA BACK YET? NOT YET. OH. WELL,YOU KNOW THAT NICK? HE'S GOING TO BECATERING HERE AGAIN BECAUSE OF HEATHER,OF COURSE. JUST — JUST MAKES HERLOOK STUPID. BUT NOT TALL. PARDON?.
ASK YOUR DAUGHTER. I'M NOT COMFORTABLE LEAVINGMY BANK-ACCOUNT INFORMATION. YOU'LL JUST HAVE TO LEAVETHE FULL DEPOSIT FOR THE MONTH. MAYBE LATER. THANKS. RIFFRAFF. WELL, I GUESSIT'S TIME FOR ME TO GO GET READYFOR THE BIG COMPETITION. I'M WONDERING WHO HAS ACCESSTO THOSE BANK-ACCOUNT NUMBERS. FELICE WORTHEIMER AND ROMANOCOVTHE DANCE INSTRUCTOR?.
YOU GO, GIRL. HUH —THE GUTS OF THE OPERATION. HARRIET SAID HER ABDUCTOR HAD SOMETHING WITHTHE “LET'S DANCE” LOGO ON IT. A MASTER LISTOF BANK-ACCOUNT TOTALS? Nick:CAN I HELP YOU? OH, SORRY. I WAS JUSTGOING TO MAKE A COPY. THIS WAS IN THERE. PRETTY CRAZY, HUH?.
WHAT? THESE ACCOUNTS. WHO MAKESTHIS MUCH MONEY? I MEAN, THEY PROBABLYDIDN'T REALLY EARN IT, DID THEY? HOW IS THAT FAIR? WHY DID YOUCOME BACK HERE? I COULD ASK YOU THE SAMEQUESTION, MISS COPYMAKER. YOU KNOW WHAT? I HAVE ANAPPOINTMENT I NEED TO GET TO.
I'LL BET YOU DO. FOR A FRIENDWHO NEEDS HELP. OH, YEAH? WELL, GOOD LUCKWITH THAT. YEAH. I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT,TOO. NICK COTTER. HELLO, NEW NUMBER-ONE PERSONON MY SUSPECT LIST — JUST IN TIMEFOR THE RANSOM CALL..
SANDRA? MADDIE. IT'S ME. I'M FINE.BLAH, BLAH, BLAH. ALL RIGHT, SO THEY WANT YOUTO TAKE THE MONEY to Beacon park in the men's roomat the Northeast corner of the playgroundin the sink. AT 4:00 THEY COMETO CLEAN THE BATHROOMS, AND THAT'S WHENYOU'RE SUPPOSED TO LEAVE IT. Ew, though –in the public bathrooms?.
OH, AND THEY WANT TOMAKE SURE YOU DON'T HAVE THE POLICE or anyone there with you. Then just leave right away AND THEY'LL CALL YOU. IS IT OKAY IF I GIVE THEMYOUR CELLPHONE NUMBER? OF COURSE. THAT'S WHENI GO HOME, RIGHT? MMM.
SANDRA? HEY, JOE? NOT LONG ENOUGH, DETECTIVE.MISSED IT BY THREE SECONDS. DAMN IT. OKAY, WELL, I'VE GOT THE MONEY.I THINK I'M SET. SET?WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? THEY WERE PRETTY CLEARTHEY DIDN'T WANT ANYONE ELSE. MADDIE,YOU'RE CRAZY IF YOU THINK I'M GOING TO LET YOUGO BY YOURSELF.
YOU'RE CRAZY IF YOU THINKI'M GONNA LET HER GO AT ALL. I SUPPOSE YOU THINK I'M GONNAHAND OVER MY CELLPHONE. Reynolds: WE'LL HAVETHE GUY APPREHENDED LONG BEFORE IT GETSTO THAT POINT. HEY, LOOK. WE'RE NOTGOING TO PLAY BY THEIR RULES. WE KNOW WHAT WE'RE DOING. YOU REALLY ARE AN AMATEUR. WAIT A SECOND. I REALLYDON'T SEE A REASON.
FOR YOU TO RIDE ALONG,EITHER, CHAMP. DELOREAN AND IGOT IT COVERED. I WANT TO GO ALONG,LIEUTENANT. JESUS, EVERYBODYWANTS TO GO ALONG. IT'S REALLY NOT THAT MUCH FUN.BELIEVE ME. WELL, YOU GOTTHAT NEW GPS. WAIT — DELOREAN.IS THAT LIKE THE CAR? YEAH, LIKE THE CAR. GOT ALL THE PLANSRIGHT HERE.
THERE'S NO OTHER WAYINTO THAT PLACE EXCEPT THE FRONT DOOR,AND WE GOT THAT COVERED. HOW'S THAT GPS DEVICEDOING? FULLY OPERATIONAL. I DON'T LIKE THIS.THERE'S TOO MANY KIDS HERE. WE SHOULD BE CLEARINGTHE GROUNDS. THINGS NEED TO LOOK NORMALOR THEY MIGHT NOT GO FOR IT. MM-HMM. WELL, GO ON, CAMPBELL.DO YOUR THING.
I'M ON IT. IS HE A LITTLE BIT… EH. Maddie: HEY. Becca: BOXED OUT, HUH?WHAT HAVE YOU GOT? NEVER COULD MATCH UPNICK COTTER WITH THE DESCRIPTIONYOU GAVE. I THINK HE'S USINGA FALSE NAME. REGINA THOUGHTHE WAS INVOLVED.
IN CRIMINAL ACTIVITYBACK IN NEW ORLEANS. DID SHE SAY ANYTHINGABOUT HIS PERSONAL LIFE? APPARENTLY HE AND HEATHERHAD BEEN INVOLVED, BUT THEY SURE DON'T SEEMTO GET ALONG NOW. I'M STILL TRYINGTO FIGURE IT OUT. APPARENTLY HE FOLLOWED HERHERE FROM NEW ORLEANS, AND NOW SHE FEELS BADFOR HIM AND GETS HIMTEMP CATERING JOBS. WELL, HEATHER DOUGLASI FOUND.
ANYTHING GOOD? SHE OWNS AN ADDRESS HERE IN TOWNFOR ABOUT SIX WEEKS NOW. REALLY? DID REGINA SAY ANYTHINGABOUT HEATHER BEING MARRIED? ONLY THAT SHE WAS TRYINGTO FIND HER A HUSBAND. WELL, SHE'S GOING TO HAVE TOGET DIVORCED FIRST. HEATHER'S MARRIED?TO AN R. NICHOLAS KAUFNER. NICHOLAS KAUFNER?MAYBE NOW NICK COTTER? THAT'S WHAT I'M THINKING.
WOW. I WONDER HOW LONGTHEY'VE BEEN SEPARATED. THEY ONLY GOT MARRIEDTHREE WEEKS AGO AT THE BEGINNINGOF THE MONTH. STRANGE, HUH? BUT NOT THAT STRANGE, CONSIDERING THAT'S WHENTHESE KIDNAPPINGS STARTED. AHH. Drop's been made. NOW WE WAIT FOR THE MOUSETO TAKE THE CHEESE.
SO NICK AND HEATHERHAVE BEEN WORKING TOGETHER AS A HUSBAND-WIFE TEAM. Lee: YEAH, A REGULARBONNIE AND CLYDE. MAYBE GETTING MARRIEDMADE IT EASIER TO SHARE THE RANSOM MONEY –SINGLE BANK ACCOUNT? THEY'RE IN THE NEIGHBORHOODBUT DON'T HAVE MUCH MONEY. THE HAVE-NOTS. THEY LIVE AROUND ITALL THE TIME, BUT THEY CAN'T HAVEANY OF IT.
SHE'D HAVE ACCESSTO THE HOUSEWIVES' SCHEDULES, LIVING WITH HER SISTER,THE TOWN SOCIALITE. AND WITH THAT DANCE LISTAT THE STUDIO, HE COULD VERIFY WHICH BANK ACCOUNTSWERE RIPE FOR THE PICKING. ANYTHING YET? NEGATIVE.NO MOVEMENT ON THE GPS. IT'S BEEN 30 MINUTES. WHAT'STAKING THESE GUYS SO LONG? PATIENCE, GRASSHOPPER. THEY WON'T PASS ON THE CASH.THEY'RE PETTY THIEVES.
THEY CAN'T HELPTHEMSELVES. WHAT THE… WHAT'S WRONG? THE SIGNAL — IT JUST WENTBLANK. SOMETHING'S WRONG. CAMPBELL, GET IN THEREAND CHECK IT, WILL YOU? COPY THAT. YOU SAID HEATHER OWNS AN ADDRESSIN TOWN. YOU GOT THAT? YEAH, I THINKIT'S 8th AND ROADSHIRE. LET ME FIND IT.
THEY GOT IT SOMEHOW,LEFT THE BAG. WHAT?! BUT WE WERE WATCHINGTHE WHOLE TIME. THERE'S NO WAY IN HEREEXCEPT THE FRONT, RIGHT? CHECK THE BLUEPRINTS. WHERE DO THESE AIR VENTS GO? LADIES' ROOM… WHICH HAS A MANHOLE. I'M ON IT.
DAMN IT, DAMN IT,DAMN IT! QUIET, RICK. EH, IT DOESN'T MATTER.THEY'RE GONE. SON OF A — NOTHING. 816 ROADSHIRE. THAT WOULD BE ABOUTTWO MILES SOUTH OF DOWNTOWN. YEAH, HEATHER PICKEDA REAL SEEDY AREA. THE KIND OF SEEDY AREA THATMIGHT HAVE A LOT OF COCKROACHES?.
COCKROACHES?YEAH, I GUESS. IF HEATHER'SPRETENDING TO BE HOMELESS AND LIVING WITH HER SISTER, WHAT IS SHE DOINGWITH HER OWN PLACE? DON'T GO ALONE. YOU SURE ABOUT THIS? Maddie:No, but it's all I got. MAYBE HEATHER AND NICK HAVE BEEN USING THIS PLACEFOR HOSTAGES.
HOW'D THE PICKUP GO? Well, they got their money,all right. CAME THROUGHA VENTILATION SHAFT IN THE WOMEN'S RESTROOM,DOWN THROUGH A SEWER SYSTEM. WHAT AN IDIOT. Sounds pretty cleverto me. NO, I MEANT ME. WELL, THEY SURE HAVEN'TCALLED MY CELLPHONE YET TO TELL USHOW TO GET SANDRA BACK.
AND SHE WASN'TAT THE PARK? NO, WE SEARCHED THE PLACE.THEY DIDN'T BRING HER. WELL, I CAN'T SAYI'M SURPRISED. WE DIDN'T EXACTLY FOLLOWTHEIR INSTRUCTIONS. I DID FIND SOMETHING,THOUGH…A SHOE. HOW DO YOU KNOW IT WAS LEFTBY THE RANSOM COLLECTOR? I DON'T,BUT IT'S PRETTY CLEAN, WHICH LEADS ME TO BELIEVE IT HASN'T BEEN THERETHAT LONG.
It's a black-and-whitepattern shoe about size 10 or 11, men's. OXFORD-STYLE?DESIGNER KNOCKOFFS, RIGHT? WELL, IF YOU CAN FIND HIM, CHECK NICK COTTER'S CLOSETFOR THE OTHER ONE. 816. HERE IT IS. WAIT, WAIT.YOU'RE THERE NOW? Of course. MADDIE, DON'T GO IN THEREBY YOURSELF.
WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR –A FORMAL INVITE? WHERE DOES HE THINKHE'S GOING? I'M NOT KNOWN FOR MY PATIENCE, BUT I DO CARRY CHILDPROOF MACEIN MY GLOVE COMPARTMENT. DO I HAVE A PLAN?NOT REALLY. IS THAT GOING TO STOP ME?NO WAY. Are you okay? I THINK SO.MADDIE, HOW DID YOU — Shh.Let's just go.
OH, MY GOSH –MY EARRING. I DIDN'T EVEN KNOWI LOST IT. Are you okay? I DON'T WANT TO TALK.LET'S JUST GO. Shh. WELL, I DID TRYBONDAGE ONCE, BUT I WASN'TA FAN THEN, EITHER. THE AGENTS ARE LOOKINGFOR HEATHER DOUGLAS RIGHT NOW. I'LL FINDTHIS NICK COTTER GUY.
THAT'S PROBABLYNOT HIS REAL NAME, BUT THAT'S WHATHE'S USING HERE IN TEXAS. DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT.I'LL LOOK INTO IT. THANKS, ROB. YEAH. I DON'T THINKI CAN DO THIS ANYMORE. DO WHAT? KEEP TALKING ABOUT THISOVER AND OVER. CAN WE GET OUT OF HERE?.
SURE.WHERE DO YOU WANT TO GO? YOU KNOW THAT LITTLE PLACEON HILL STREET? I WANT SOMETHINGTHAT SAYS “SURVIVOR.” HEY, EVERYONE DEALSWITH TRAUMA IN THEIR OWN WAY. NOW, THESE AREA FASHION STATEMENT. PUT THESEIN THE “YES” PILE. IT THOUGHT THIS WASTHE “MAYBE” PILE. OH, YOU'RE RIGHT.THAT IS THE “MAYBE” PILE. OKAY. WELL,THEN GET THOSE TAN –.
YEAH, WITH THE BOWS? THEY NEED TO GOIN THE “YES” PILE, TOO. YEP. HMM. HEY, SANDRA,DO YOU REMEMBER WHAT IT WAS YOU WANTEDTO TALK TO ME ABOUT THIS MORNING WHEN YOU CALLED –SOMETHING ABOUT HEATHER? THE FIRST THINGYOU WANT TO DO IS GOSSIP? MADDIE, I'M SO PROUD. I KNEW YOU WERE MY BEST FRIENDFOR A REASON.
WELL, IT MIGHT HELPWITH THE CASE. OH, I GUESSTHAT'S GOOD, TOO. UM, IT WAS A BANK STATEMENTFOR HEATHER. REALLY? YEAH, EVERYONE THOUGHTSHE WAS FLAT-BROKE, BUT APPARENTLY SHEWAS GETTING REGULAR DEPOSITS OF 10 THOU EVERY FEW DAYSOVER THE LAST MONTH. HMM. MAKES SENSE. THAT'D BE HER HALFOF THE RANSOM MONEY.
YEAH, THAT MAKES SENSE. OH, LOOK AT THAT SKIRT. IT WOULD GO GREATWITH THESE HEELS. SANDRA, CAN I COME IN? MMM. I JUST SAT DOWN,AND THE TEARS STARTED COMING. I'M SORRY, MADDIE.YOU SHOULDN'T SEE ME LIKE THIS. YOU'VE BEEN THROUGHA TRAUMATIC EXPERIENCE. THAT'S NORMAL.
I FELT SO OUT OF CONTROL. I KEPT TRYINGTO FIGURE OUT WHAT TO DO AND WHAT IT ALL MEANT,AND NOTHING MADE SENSE. AND WHOEVER DID ITIS STILL OUT THERE. I DON'T EVEN WANT TOGO HOME. STAY WITH US FOR A WHILE. REALLY? JUST PACK AN OVERNIGHT BAGAND STAY AS LONG AS YOU LIKE. I DON'T EVEN WANT TOGO HOME TO DO THAT.
I GUESS WE'RE GONNA HAVE TOGET YOU A WHOLE NEW WARDROBERIGHT HERE. OH, MY GOD.YOU REALLY ARE MY BEST FRIEND. AND THOSE PLATFORMSARE TOTALLY YOU. YOU SHOULD LET MEBUY THEM FOR YOU. IF YOU INSIST. MM-HMM. THANKS. TWO NIGHTS IN A ROW –THE KIDS ARE SO EXCITED,.
THEY'RE BOUNCINGOFF THE WALLS. THAT'S BECAUSEYOUR PARENTS FEED THEM SUGAR FROM THE MOMENT THEY WALKTHROUGH THE DOOR. YOU LOOK GREAT.IS THAT A NEW DRESS? YEAH. SANDRA GOT IT FOR MELAST NIGHT. YOU SURESHE'S UP FOR THIS? WELL, IT'S BEENA DAY AND A HALF. SHE SLEPT FOR 15 HOURSLAST NIGHT, AND SHE WANTED TO GO DANCING,FEEL ALIVE.
I CAN'T BLAME HER. YEAH, STILL… BESIDES, SHE GOT A WHOLE NEWOUTFIT LAST NIGHT. OKAY, A LOT OF NEW OUTFITS,AND SHE WANTS TO DRESS UP. I THINK IT'LL BE GOODFOR HER. YEAH, WHATEVER. WE'RE NOT DOING THE DANCECOMPETITION TONIGHT, ARE WE? NO. WE CAN JUST WATCHTHAT PART. I AM READYFOR THE BALL.
ALL RIGHT, EVERYBODY. NOW, I'LL SHOW YOU HOW REAL CHA-CHAIS SUPPOSED TO LOOK. I'LL DEMONSTRATE ITWITH MY OLD PARTNER SHERELLE. ANY PROGRESS? REMEMBER THATBLACK-AND-WHITE SHOE? I FOUND THE OTHER ONE AT NICK'SRESIDENCE, BUT NO NICK. HE MIGHT BE ON THE RUN. WHAT ABOUT HEATHER? DID SHEEVER SHOW UP AT HER HOUSE?.
No. AND THEY FINALLY FOUNDHER CAR OUTSIDE OF NICK COTTER'SPLACE, BUT… they haven'tfound her yet. Oh, wait. YEAH, YEAH, THEY DID. UH, I GOT TOCALL YOU BACK. ARE THEY ANY CLOSERTO CATCHING THE KIDNAPPERS? SURE SOUNDS LIKE IT.
I'M A LITTLE SURPRISEDNOT TO SEE REGINA AND TONY. THEY MIGHT HAVE HEARDABOUT HER SISTER'S INVOLVEMENT. I THINK THEYJUST ARRESTED HEATHER. THE LITTLE REDHEAD'SBEHIND THIS? YEAH, AND HER HUSBAND,NICK. REALLY? I DIDN'T KNOWSHE WAS MARRIED. IT'S A LONG STORY. IF THAT'S WHAT REAL DANCING'SABOUT, I'M OUT OF HERE. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, WE HAVEA SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT.
FELICE? TODAY IS THE HAPPIEST DAYOF MY LIFE. THIS MORNINGROMAN AND I GOT MARRIED. CONGRATULATIONSTO THE HAPPY COUPLE! AND NOW… WE WILL HAVEONE MORE SNOWFLAKE DANCE BEFORETHE COMPETITION. THAT MEANSTHAT YOU'LL CHANGE PARTNERS EVERY TIMEYOU HEAR THE CHIME.
AND BE PREPARED FORMORE THAN ONE STYLE OF MUSIC. SWING, SALSA, TANGO, WALTZ — YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT YOU'REGOING TO GET IN THE SNOWFLAKE. WE HAVE MORE LADIES HERETHAN MEN TONIGHT, SO, PLEASE, FEEL FREE TO DANCEWITH WHOEVER'S AVAILABLE. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN…LET'S DANCE! OH, HELLO, STRANGER. YOU'RE NOT AS TALLAS I LIKE THEM, BUT YOU ARE KIND OF HOT,SO I GUESS IT'S OKAY.
HA HA. NO WAY! SORRY. SEE HOW TECHNOLOGYTAKES THE FUN OUT OF EVERYTHING? BECCA,I CAN'T HEAR YOU. SORRY. WHO NEEDS YOU?GO ALREADY. BECCA,WHAT'S GOING ON? IT'S HEATHER.YEAH, THEY FOUND HER. THEY FOUND HER,ALL RIGHT — DEAD…
WHAT? …in the dumpstersat Nick's apartment. AND THEY SAY THAT SHE'S BEENDEAD SINCE LATE LAST NIGHT. JEEZ — NICK. WHAT WAS HIS REAL NAME AGAIN?NICHOLAS KAUFNER? Right.R. Nicholas Kaufner. BUT I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLETO ESTABLISH THAT ALIAS YET. THIS DOESN'T MAKE SENSE.WHY WOULD HE KILL HIS WIFE? THIS WHOLE THING'SBEEN ABOUT MONEY.
THEY WERE MAKINGA TON OF MONEY TOGETHER. WELL, MAYBE SHE TRIEDTO TAKE HIS RANSOM MONEY. IT JUST DOESN'TMATCH THE PATTERN. WELL, WHATEVER HIS PATTERN IS,HE IS DANGEROUS. THAT'S FOR SURE,AND HE'S STILL AT LARGE. GET OFFTHAT EAR THING ALREADY. GOD, YOU MAKE MEWANT TO PUKE. PUKE? WELL, NOT LITERALLY.
SANDRA, DIDN'T YOU SAYYOU SAW A PUKE-PURPLE CAR RIGHT BEFOREYOU GOT ABDUCTED? YEAH, SO? COME ON! BECCA,I THINK HE'S HERE. I'LL CALL THE COPS.YOU HANG TIGHT. AND IF YOU SEE NICK,ACT NATURAL. WE DON'T WANT TOLOSE HIM AGAIN.GOT IT. THERE'S SO MUCH TO ABSORB. NICK — I MEAN,R. NICHOLAS KAUFNER —.
KIDNAPPED WEALTHY WOMENFOR RANSOM MONEY, AND THEN LAST NIGHTHE KILLS HIS ACCOMPLICE AND SECRET WIFE, HEATHER? WHAT? WAS SHE TAKING MORE THANHER FAIR SHARE OF THE RANSOM? AND NOW NICKWAS HERE SOMEWHERE. IS HE PLANNING ANOTHER ATTACK? THEY'RE PLAYING OUR SONG. YES, THEY ARE. WHAT CAN YOU TELL MEABOUT NICK COTTER?.
HE'S NOTCOMING BACK HERE. ARE YOU SURE?QUITE SURE. WE FIND HIMSTEALING RECORDS, PERSONAL INFORMATION ABOUTOUR MOST TRUSTED CLIENTS. I ONLY HOPE HE'S NOT BEEN ABLETO DO ANY HARM WITH THEM. I'VE HEARDOF SOME…KIDNAPPINGS. YES, THERE HAVE BEEN. IN FACT,I THINK NICK MIGHT BE HERE. I SAW HIS CAR OUT FRONT. YOU KNOWHE HAS A CRIMINAL RECORD?.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THE COMPETITIONIS READY TO BEGIN, SO PLEASE STEP FORWARDTO GET YOUR NUMBER. I HAVE SOME PERSONAL INFORMATIONABOUT NICK THAT MIGHT BE HELPFUL. I JUST RELIEVEDTHE STAKEOUT TEAM. YEAH, I DIDN'TFIND ANYTHING USEFUL. I CHECKED THE WHOLE PLACE. I'M HEADING BACK TO THE CRIMESCENE AT NICK'S APARTMENT.
I'LL SEE IF THEY MADEANY PROGRESS. HEATHER, IT'S NICK. I GIVE UP.YOU WANT ME, THEN YOU DON'T. LISTEN, I CAUGHT THE 10:00 A.M.TO NEW ORLEANS YESTERDAY TO CLEAR MY HEAD,AND, MAN, I'M STAYING. I'LL COME BACK FOR MY STUFF,BUT NOT YOU. I'M DONE. I HOPE YOU'RE HAPPY WITH THAT WEIRDO HUSBAND OF YOURS, FREAK. DID YOU GET THAT? CHECK THE AIRLINES.
WE MAY BE LOOKINGFOR THE WRONG GUY. WHAT'S BEEN HAPPENINGTO MY POOR CLIENTS. Becca: Maddie?JUST A SECOND. SANDRA DAINES,HARRIET KORDA. IT MUST STOP.WE MUST PUT HIM AWAY. HOW DID YOU KNOWABOUT HARRIET KORDA? NICK. NICK MENTIONED IT,I THINK. R. NICHOLAS KAUFNER…
ROMANNICHOLAS KAUFNER. ROMANOCOV! AAH! AAH!SHUT UP! AAH! UGH! YOU CAN'T SHOOT ME. YOU JUSTDON'T HAVE IT IN YOU. YOU THINKI'D LET YOU KILL ME? YES. YOU KNOW WHY?.
BECAUSE I HAVEA SECRET PASSAGE OUT OF HERE, AND NO ONEWOULD EVER FIND US. SECRET PASSAGE, HUH? I GUESS YOU KNOWTHE SEWER SYSTEM PRETTY WELL. WHY? BECAUSE TO PEOPLELIKE YOU, I'M NOTHINGBUT TRASH, RIGHT? NO, BECAUSE THAT'S HOWYOU GOT SANDRA'S RANSOM MONEY. OR MAYBE HEATHERDID THAT DIRTY WORK.
MY WIFE IS MY BUSINESS. WHICH ONE? YOU THINK YOU ARESO SUPERIOR. BACK OFF! BUT EVEN YOU… YOU ARE FOLLOWINGMY LEAD. YOU'RE EATINGOUT OF MY HANDS. THAT'S TRUE. ONCE YOU KNEWI WAS ON TO HEATHER,.
YOU FIGURED YOU'D THROW OFFTHE SCENT BY FEEDING ME FALSE CLUESTO FRAME NICK. NICK, THE LOSER EX-CON,EX-BOYFRIEND THAT HEATHERCOULD NEVER SHAKE… A PERFECT TARGET. YES. AND AFTER I SOLVEDTHE JEWELRY THEFT, YOU KNOW I NOTICE SHOES, SO WHY NOT FRAME NICKWITH HIS SHOE?.
THEN HEATHER ENDS UPIN NICK'S DUMPSTER. GENIUS,WHY WOULD I KILL HEATHER? YOU AND HEATHER WERE MAKINGSOME DECENT CASH FOR A WHILE. BUT ONCE FELICE CAME ALONG, YOU REALIZEDYOU COULD DO MUCH BETTER. WITH FELICE COMES REAL MONEY,POWER, STATUS, A POSITION IN HIGH SOCIETY,A BETTER CAR. AND AFTER TEACHING ALL THOSERICH WOMEN HOW TO DANCE, YOU'D FINALLY GETA PIECE OF THE ACTION,.
AND HEATHER WAS THE ONLY THINGSTANDING IN YOUR WAY. SO WHAT?SHE THREATENED ME. SHE SAID SHE WOULD TELL FELICEEVERYTHING. SO YOU KILLED HER. NOW IT'S MY TURN. SHE GOT WHAT WAS COMINGTO HER. YOU THINK I'M LOW CLASS? SHE WAS THE LOWEST. IT'S NOT YOUR CLASSTHAT MAKES YOU INFERIOR,.
IT'S YOUR GREED. YOU GET ALL THAT? SEE HOW TECHNOLOGYTAKES THE FUN OUT OF EVERYTHING? FREEZE! MADDIE! MADDIE,ARE YOU OKAY? YEAH. NICE WORK, KID. UH, WE'LL TAKE ITFROM HERE. I BELIEVE THIS IS HOMICIDENOW, GENTLEMEN.
THAT'S MY DEPARTMENT. NOW, IF YOU REALLYWANT TO HELP, MAYBE YOU COULDSTICK AROUND, GRAB MEA FEW STATEMENTS, HMM? YEAH, SURE. WE'LL DO THAT. I APPRECIATE IT. ALL RIGHT. HMM.
LET'S GO. I LOVE YOU, MADDIE. I DON'T KNOW WHAT I'M GOING TODO WITH YOU, BUT… I LOVE YOU. I KNOW. Sapphire: I'M TOLD THE POLICEHAVE HANDLED THE SITUATION, AND THE THREAT IS GONE. I UNDERSTAND IF YOU PREFERTO GO HOME, BUT I WELCOME YOUTO STAY AND DANCE.
I THINK WE COULD ALL USEA LITTLE WALTZ, DON'T YOU? YOU WANT TOGO BACK INSIDE? LET'S GO HOME. AND THE BEAT GOES ON. A FEW LIVES HEAL… I'M SORRY, BUT THANKS FOR YOUR COOPERATIONAND YOUR HELP. WE'LL BE IN TOUCH.ALL RIGHT? A FEW LESSONS LEARNED….
…OR MAYBE NOT. YOU KNOW… I USED TO DOA LITTLE DANCING IN MY TIME. THIS WEEK'S “INSPECTOR MOM”? EASY. NO MATTER WHAT OUR AGE, WE ALL WANT TO FIT IN,FEEL POPULAR… HAVE MORE MONEY, STATUS. BUT I HOPE WE TAKE THE TIMETO REMEMBER.
THAT IT'S NOT HOW MUCH WE HAVE,IT'S WHO WE HAVE. AND IF WE CAN LEARNTO APPRECIATE THAT, THEN MAYBE IT'S EASIERTO FACE WHAT LIFE BRINGS US… THE HIGHS AND THE LOWS, THE HAPPY TIMESAND THE HEARTACHES… EVEN THE UPS AND THE DIPS.
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merci à toi pour ce partage bisous Myriam
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