5ive Days To Midnight (2004) s01e04 Episode Script
Day 4
It seems someone wants to hurt me.
We have the top homicide investigator - That means murder.
- I shot this from Claudia's gun.
Claudia's got a gun? And a husband that she's been on the run from for the last two years.
- Roy Bremmer.
- Professor, we need to talk about my wife.
Her real name is Angela.
Three times I find her, three times she disappears.
This time, if I lose Angela, I'm coming after you.
You're going to die on Friday.
The physics demand it.
- Nonsense.
- What's happening, Pop? We're going to do exactly what Mandy Murphy did, only better.
We're going to get far away from our oak tree before it falls.
Mandy Murphy was supposed to die underneath that tree.
But she didn't.
She's alive and well because I changed her destiny, which means I can change my own.
We've got a multi-crash coming in.
We lost her on the way over.
"I, John Tracy Neumeyer being of sound mind and body do declare the following to be my last will and testament.
Everything I own, I leave to my daughter Jesse Tracy Neumeyer.
I name Dr.
Dan Westville and his wife, Jan Mercer Westville, the legal guardians for Jesse.
And I also name Dan to be executor of my estate Now Dan, this is crucial Brad Brad and Chantal, must never have access to Jesse's trust.
Never.
And Jesse, it's really it's funny because I never really gave much thought to what was coming for you for us.
Driving you to your first dance, watching you graduate, walking you down the aisle I can't imagine that.
You know, holding holding your newborn child.
Okay, I'm trying to think trying to think of the right thing to say here, the fatherly thing that's going to help you through all those moments, but I can't.
So I'm going to tell you this, Jess You are stronger than you think you are and you are smarter than the rest of us put together.
And Jess I guess the biggest thing I want to say to you Is that you have a huge capacity for love and if you give that to those who deserve it you'll always be okay.
Jess? I'm sorry.
You were never supposed to see that.
Is it real? It seems so.
How do you know? Well, you know, things keep happening the storm, the oak tree, people changing Everything that's in that file, it's come true.
Everything? So far.
But the only way Are you saying this this is from the future? Who sent it? I don't know.
Why did they send it? Well, you know I assumed it was to help me stop all this.
But now, I think, Jess that maybe it was it was to help me prepare.
To prepare? No, no, that's like giving up.
You can't give up.
I mean, you can't give up because I mean, whoever sent it wouldn't have picked it out for you unless if unless if you could change.
They chose it for you because they knew you could figure it out.
Okay, okay.
We have to fight.
I mean, "us" have to fight.
You know? Please.
You are right.
You're right.
We do, we do have to fight or at least, I do.
You have to go to school.
- No.
- Yeah.
Claudia! - Can you take Jess to school? - Is she ready? - Five minutes? - Not soon enough.
I've got urgent business.
Now, Jess, I need you to be where I know you're safe.
What if something happens to you? It won't, it's Thursday.
Okay? Come here.
Please? Fine, but don't expect me to learn anything.
You're not supposed to be here.
Well, I can't get away.
I mean that literally I cannot run, so I'm going to deal with this thing head-on.
Meaning what? I'm going to remove each suspect's motive or opportunity to kill me.
- Carl, Brad, Roy - Wait a minute.
You can't just "cowboy up" on a guy like Roy.
You'll only get yourself killed a day early.
- So arrest him, put him in jail.
- On what grounds? You know, maybe I should put you in jail for your own protection.
It sounds like I should.
No, listen, he would find a way to get to me.
Sikorski, someone wants to kill me a deliberate act.
So that means I have to act first.
All right, well, we'll see you around I hope.
Wait a minute.
You left out a suspect.
Claudia.
What are you going to do about her? She's your weakness, isn't she? Claudia is the least of my worries.
Oh, please, don't tell me you trust her.
There's more to this than just a marriage gone bad, JT.
There's bigger things at stake here.
And what do you mean by that? There has to be.
Listen, if Claudia really wanted to kill me she's so good at hiding it, there'd be nothing anyone could do about it.
What you should be doing right now is focusing on the real threat, which is the homicidal husband.
Where is she? It's the weaknesses that get you.
Okay Roy, where is your weakness? Acquitted Charges dropped Acquitted again - Everett Hospital.
- Dr.
Dan Westville, please.
Your attention, please.
Passengers are now boarding at platform four This is Angela Bremmer.
I need to speak to Roy.
Carl, we need to talk.
Maybe you could ride with me while I run some errands.
I don't have much time.
You talked yesterday about a rip in the fabric of the universe.
- Yes, if you don't die.
- What exactly does that mean? I mean, scientifically? Do the laws of physics get repealed if I'm still alive on Saturday? Does gravity cease? Does "E" not equal "MC squared"? Well, impossible, yes, if you apply the bootstrap paradox, but not if you include five-dimensional super gravity I don't know! Nobody does.
The point is, we can't afford to find out.
Well, I intend to.
Professor, has it occurred to you that by fighting your destiny you could make things worse? Hmm what's worse than a bullet in the head? Not for you, for everyone and everything around you.
- Where are we going? - Oh, I had a friend check my blood against the blood found on the bullet fragment in the case, so I'm going to check the results That's a waste of time, it matches, has to.
You want to bet? No, I'm serious, if the blood doesn't match, will you drop this whole thing and leave me alone? And if it does? Well, then you have to do what you have to do.
You can stay here, or you can come with me and check the results.
My name is Jesse Neumeyer.
I need to see Tim.
He's the editor.
It's urgent.
"Jesse-bear"? Come on up.
What's the occasion? Aren't you supposed to be at school? You know, some things are just more important than school.
Oh.
You have to tell me all about it.
I need to know what happened to Mandy Murphy's dog, 'cause it doesn't say.
You're right, it doesn't.
Are dogs allowed at funerals? Yeah, he said we should wait in here.
- I hate doctors' offices.
- Um-hmm.
In-state school doctor.
Nice.
- You must be Carl.
- Yeah, I must be.
What about Professor Neumeyer's blood? Does it match the blood on the bullet? We have a bet.
Carl, I'd like you to meet Dr.
Fontaine.
- Why? - Hi, Carl.
Carl, I had no choice.
Professor Neumeyer has expressed a great concern about you, Carl.
- No, he hasn't.
- He explained your condition and in my opinion, a 72-hour observation period would be most beneficial right now.
How dare you? How can you do this to us, to the world, to your own daughter? You lying, backstabbing, son of a bitch! - Put Mr.
Axelrod in three.
- I felt sorry for you, but now, now you deserve what's coming! - You deserve it! - Come on.
You deserve what's coming to you! I owe you for this one.
Well, that's good, JT, because now I have something to ask of you.
Anything you want.
You want to admit me for observation? - I want you to admit yourself.
- Oh, no.
No, no, no.
This will be completely confidential.
The university will never know.
Dan, I know that this whole thing sounds very crazy I did not say "crazy," I didn't say that.
I think it's just stress.
It's the anniversary of Katherine's death, you've got pressure at work and it's all coming out in this delusion about a mysterious prophecy of your murder from outer space.
No, not outer space, Dan, it's from the Oh, jeez.
All right, listen why don't you call Brad? Ask Brad.
He'll tell you.
I talked to Brad.
He doesn't know what the hell you're talking about.
Ah Now Dan, listen, you saw the bullet.
The bullet, it matches the blood.
Jan and I will look after Jesse.
You need to start reducing the stress right now.
Yeah, that's exactly what I'm going to do.
JT? All those Christmases in Hawaii, all those ski trips to Aspen, they were all my treat.
They didn't cost you and Jesse a dime.
Because you refused my money.
You always had to play Daddy Warbucks.
Oh, for God's sake, spare me the lecture.
You know what really pisses you off, JT? Not that I'm in trouble, no.
What pisses you off is that I'm ambitious.
I tried to reach for the sky and got slammed for it and you love that.
You love it because you gave up reaching a long time ago.
If you needed money, all you had to do was ask.
You know what I need.
The briefcase? The briefcase is yours.
As soon as I am done with it, you can reverse-engineer it, sell the technology, keep the profits.
I don't care.
You see, Brad, all I care about is staying alive.
Staying alive? JT JT! You don't really believe that I would try and kill you over this? Be careful, he's falling apart.
We'll get everything back and more.
I promise.
Sure we will.
Leave a message.
This is the Professor calling.
I have something for Roy.
You can reach me at 425-555-145 - Hello? - Professor Neumeyer? This is Mrs.
Strom, the school secretary.
Yes, yes, is Jesse okay? Well, that's just it, we don't know.
She hasn't been in classes today.
Please? Yes! - Yes? Claudia, Jesse is missing.
Jesse? How do you know? The school called, she never went in.
I need your help.
She's such a smart kid, JT, 'm sure she's fine.
Just stay right there.
I'm on my way.
Dad! Dad, Dad! - Dad! - Why did you skip school? It said in the newspaper clipping that Mandy Murphy and her pet dog were killed by the tree, but then you saved them.
Nobody could tell me if the dog died like he was supposed to.
Then it said in the newspaper about the funeral, so I went to find out.
And he is alive.
Which means that you can change things.
Did you take care of that business? - Ongoing.
Fill you in? - Yeah.
Okay.
Are you mad at me for ditching school? No, Jess, I'm not.
I'm actually very proud of you.
You were brave.
You paid attention to detail, you didn't take anything for granted.
You checked everything just like a good scientist.
Yes? This is Bremmer.
You've got something for me? - Yes.
- Bring it.
It's going to have to be in a public place.
It is.
1138 Grove.
Leave right now.
- Okay, I have to go out.
- Why? Aw, damn.
Claudia parked me in.
Tell Claudia I'm taking her car.
Here, can you give those to her, please? Just tell her.
- Dad? - Yeah? I love you.
Damn it, JT.
I'm changing everything, every detail.
Where is that blue parka? Hah you are gone! Ugh! Grove Street.
You know I grew up without a father.
But I think it must be even harder growing up without a mom.
I've always had my dad.
What would happen if he dies? Would I ever see you again? I don't know.
That's the mother lode, isn't it? Hey, that's my case you've got there.
- No, it isn't.
- Hey, hold up.
Hey, slow down! Hey! You're JT's student.
You're Carl, right? Professor Neumeyer gave that to me.
He wanted me to have it.
- I don't care what he wants.
- Give me that case.
- Give me the case.
- No! Give me the case! - No! - Let it go.
You lunatic, will you let it go? Sikorski.
There it is.
Two more Two drink minimum.
Scotch! - 20 bucks.
- It's on me.
Roy, I have something to show you.
No, no, no, no, no.
What's this? This isn't real.
- This is real.
- This isn't Angela.
I gotta pee.
So do you.
There's something else here, you see this file came from a case whose materials come 50 years in the future.
Now, I know someone who can reverse-engineer it for you.
- That would be like having plastic - You think it's about the money? I know where she is.
I can take her anytime I want, but I'm not gonna do that.
I want you to give her to me.
I want you to betray her, so she never thinks about you again.
Look at you, look at you! You say you're going to die in this titty joint sometime before what dawn tomorrow? Hmm? You give Angela to me before then, or I'm gonna make it all come true.
I'll be waiting for her, Professor.
You've got the wrong guy.
Hey, hey, hey, easy on the suit.
- Get him out of there.
- Let's go.
I go to jail, you go down, Officer.
- Shut up, Roy.
- I mean it.
- So do I.
- He's got a gun, arrest him.
No, I don't have a gun, you can search me.
What about the club? The girls want to know if they're still working tonight.
Shut it down.
Carl Axelrod escaped from the hospital.
Your brother-in-law is down at the station screaming his head off that Carl stole his briefcase and assaulted him.
And it gets worse I sent some men over to Carl's loft and they went inside.
There's something you've got to see.
All right, well, I'm gonna go to the house first because Bremmer has someone watching it.
No, I can post a couple of men at your place.
I need you to come with me.
You're lucky Claudia called me and warned me you were armed.
Hello? Hey, it's me, I'm with Sikorski.
Come home, please.
No, I have one more stop to make and then I'm going to come home.
- No, Jesse is - Claudia, listen, they arrested Roy.
Sikorski is gonna have some men at the house.
You'll be safe.
I'll be safe and then I'll come home.
- JT - Kiss Jess good night, will you? Hmm "Assuming constant " Look at this.
See all this? This is where Carl proves that the universe will fall apart if I am not dead by tomorrow.
Today.
We have the top homicide investigator - That means murder.
- I shot this from Claudia's gun.
Claudia's got a gun? And a husband that she's been on the run from for the last two years.
- Roy Bremmer.
- Professor, we need to talk about my wife.
Her real name is Angela.
Three times I find her, three times she disappears.
This time, if I lose Angela, I'm coming after you.
You're going to die on Friday.
The physics demand it.
- Nonsense.
- What's happening, Pop? We're going to do exactly what Mandy Murphy did, only better.
We're going to get far away from our oak tree before it falls.
Mandy Murphy was supposed to die underneath that tree.
But she didn't.
She's alive and well because I changed her destiny, which means I can change my own.
We've got a multi-crash coming in.
We lost her on the way over.
"I, John Tracy Neumeyer being of sound mind and body do declare the following to be my last will and testament.
Everything I own, I leave to my daughter Jesse Tracy Neumeyer.
I name Dr.
Dan Westville and his wife, Jan Mercer Westville, the legal guardians for Jesse.
And I also name Dan to be executor of my estate Now Dan, this is crucial Brad Brad and Chantal, must never have access to Jesse's trust.
Never.
And Jesse, it's really it's funny because I never really gave much thought to what was coming for you for us.
Driving you to your first dance, watching you graduate, walking you down the aisle I can't imagine that.
You know, holding holding your newborn child.
Okay, I'm trying to think trying to think of the right thing to say here, the fatherly thing that's going to help you through all those moments, but I can't.
So I'm going to tell you this, Jess You are stronger than you think you are and you are smarter than the rest of us put together.
And Jess I guess the biggest thing I want to say to you Is that you have a huge capacity for love and if you give that to those who deserve it you'll always be okay.
Jess? I'm sorry.
You were never supposed to see that.
Is it real? It seems so.
How do you know? Well, you know, things keep happening the storm, the oak tree, people changing Everything that's in that file, it's come true.
Everything? So far.
But the only way Are you saying this this is from the future? Who sent it? I don't know.
Why did they send it? Well, you know I assumed it was to help me stop all this.
But now, I think, Jess that maybe it was it was to help me prepare.
To prepare? No, no, that's like giving up.
You can't give up.
I mean, you can't give up because I mean, whoever sent it wouldn't have picked it out for you unless if unless if you could change.
They chose it for you because they knew you could figure it out.
Okay, okay.
We have to fight.
I mean, "us" have to fight.
You know? Please.
You are right.
You're right.
We do, we do have to fight or at least, I do.
You have to go to school.
- No.
- Yeah.
Claudia! - Can you take Jess to school? - Is she ready? - Five minutes? - Not soon enough.
I've got urgent business.
Now, Jess, I need you to be where I know you're safe.
What if something happens to you? It won't, it's Thursday.
Okay? Come here.
Please? Fine, but don't expect me to learn anything.
You're not supposed to be here.
Well, I can't get away.
I mean that literally I cannot run, so I'm going to deal with this thing head-on.
Meaning what? I'm going to remove each suspect's motive or opportunity to kill me.
- Carl, Brad, Roy - Wait a minute.
You can't just "cowboy up" on a guy like Roy.
You'll only get yourself killed a day early.
- So arrest him, put him in jail.
- On what grounds? You know, maybe I should put you in jail for your own protection.
It sounds like I should.
No, listen, he would find a way to get to me.
Sikorski, someone wants to kill me a deliberate act.
So that means I have to act first.
All right, well, we'll see you around I hope.
Wait a minute.
You left out a suspect.
Claudia.
What are you going to do about her? She's your weakness, isn't she? Claudia is the least of my worries.
Oh, please, don't tell me you trust her.
There's more to this than just a marriage gone bad, JT.
There's bigger things at stake here.
And what do you mean by that? There has to be.
Listen, if Claudia really wanted to kill me she's so good at hiding it, there'd be nothing anyone could do about it.
What you should be doing right now is focusing on the real threat, which is the homicidal husband.
Where is she? It's the weaknesses that get you.
Okay Roy, where is your weakness? Acquitted Charges dropped Acquitted again - Everett Hospital.
- Dr.
Dan Westville, please.
Your attention, please.
Passengers are now boarding at platform four This is Angela Bremmer.
I need to speak to Roy.
Carl, we need to talk.
Maybe you could ride with me while I run some errands.
I don't have much time.
You talked yesterday about a rip in the fabric of the universe.
- Yes, if you don't die.
- What exactly does that mean? I mean, scientifically? Do the laws of physics get repealed if I'm still alive on Saturday? Does gravity cease? Does "E" not equal "MC squared"? Well, impossible, yes, if you apply the bootstrap paradox, but not if you include five-dimensional super gravity I don't know! Nobody does.
The point is, we can't afford to find out.
Well, I intend to.
Professor, has it occurred to you that by fighting your destiny you could make things worse? Hmm what's worse than a bullet in the head? Not for you, for everyone and everything around you.
- Where are we going? - Oh, I had a friend check my blood against the blood found on the bullet fragment in the case, so I'm going to check the results That's a waste of time, it matches, has to.
You want to bet? No, I'm serious, if the blood doesn't match, will you drop this whole thing and leave me alone? And if it does? Well, then you have to do what you have to do.
You can stay here, or you can come with me and check the results.
My name is Jesse Neumeyer.
I need to see Tim.
He's the editor.
It's urgent.
"Jesse-bear"? Come on up.
What's the occasion? Aren't you supposed to be at school? You know, some things are just more important than school.
Oh.
You have to tell me all about it.
I need to know what happened to Mandy Murphy's dog, 'cause it doesn't say.
You're right, it doesn't.
Are dogs allowed at funerals? Yeah, he said we should wait in here.
- I hate doctors' offices.
- Um-hmm.
In-state school doctor.
Nice.
- You must be Carl.
- Yeah, I must be.
What about Professor Neumeyer's blood? Does it match the blood on the bullet? We have a bet.
Carl, I'd like you to meet Dr.
Fontaine.
- Why? - Hi, Carl.
Carl, I had no choice.
Professor Neumeyer has expressed a great concern about you, Carl.
- No, he hasn't.
- He explained your condition and in my opinion, a 72-hour observation period would be most beneficial right now.
How dare you? How can you do this to us, to the world, to your own daughter? You lying, backstabbing, son of a bitch! - Put Mr.
Axelrod in three.
- I felt sorry for you, but now, now you deserve what's coming! - You deserve it! - Come on.
You deserve what's coming to you! I owe you for this one.
Well, that's good, JT, because now I have something to ask of you.
Anything you want.
You want to admit me for observation? - I want you to admit yourself.
- Oh, no.
No, no, no.
This will be completely confidential.
The university will never know.
Dan, I know that this whole thing sounds very crazy I did not say "crazy," I didn't say that.
I think it's just stress.
It's the anniversary of Katherine's death, you've got pressure at work and it's all coming out in this delusion about a mysterious prophecy of your murder from outer space.
No, not outer space, Dan, it's from the Oh, jeez.
All right, listen why don't you call Brad? Ask Brad.
He'll tell you.
I talked to Brad.
He doesn't know what the hell you're talking about.
Ah Now Dan, listen, you saw the bullet.
The bullet, it matches the blood.
Jan and I will look after Jesse.
You need to start reducing the stress right now.
Yeah, that's exactly what I'm going to do.
JT? All those Christmases in Hawaii, all those ski trips to Aspen, they were all my treat.
They didn't cost you and Jesse a dime.
Because you refused my money.
You always had to play Daddy Warbucks.
Oh, for God's sake, spare me the lecture.
You know what really pisses you off, JT? Not that I'm in trouble, no.
What pisses you off is that I'm ambitious.
I tried to reach for the sky and got slammed for it and you love that.
You love it because you gave up reaching a long time ago.
If you needed money, all you had to do was ask.
You know what I need.
The briefcase? The briefcase is yours.
As soon as I am done with it, you can reverse-engineer it, sell the technology, keep the profits.
I don't care.
You see, Brad, all I care about is staying alive.
Staying alive? JT JT! You don't really believe that I would try and kill you over this? Be careful, he's falling apart.
We'll get everything back and more.
I promise.
Sure we will.
Leave a message.
This is the Professor calling.
I have something for Roy.
You can reach me at 425-555-145 - Hello? - Professor Neumeyer? This is Mrs.
Strom, the school secretary.
Yes, yes, is Jesse okay? Well, that's just it, we don't know.
She hasn't been in classes today.
Please? Yes! - Yes? Claudia, Jesse is missing.
Jesse? How do you know? The school called, she never went in.
I need your help.
She's such a smart kid, JT, 'm sure she's fine.
Just stay right there.
I'm on my way.
Dad! Dad, Dad! - Dad! - Why did you skip school? It said in the newspaper clipping that Mandy Murphy and her pet dog were killed by the tree, but then you saved them.
Nobody could tell me if the dog died like he was supposed to.
Then it said in the newspaper about the funeral, so I went to find out.
And he is alive.
Which means that you can change things.
Did you take care of that business? - Ongoing.
Fill you in? - Yeah.
Okay.
Are you mad at me for ditching school? No, Jess, I'm not.
I'm actually very proud of you.
You were brave.
You paid attention to detail, you didn't take anything for granted.
You checked everything just like a good scientist.
Yes? This is Bremmer.
You've got something for me? - Yes.
- Bring it.
It's going to have to be in a public place.
It is.
1138 Grove.
Leave right now.
- Okay, I have to go out.
- Why? Aw, damn.
Claudia parked me in.
Tell Claudia I'm taking her car.
Here, can you give those to her, please? Just tell her.
- Dad? - Yeah? I love you.
Damn it, JT.
I'm changing everything, every detail.
Where is that blue parka? Hah you are gone! Ugh! Grove Street.
You know I grew up without a father.
But I think it must be even harder growing up without a mom.
I've always had my dad.
What would happen if he dies? Would I ever see you again? I don't know.
That's the mother lode, isn't it? Hey, that's my case you've got there.
- No, it isn't.
- Hey, hold up.
Hey, slow down! Hey! You're JT's student.
You're Carl, right? Professor Neumeyer gave that to me.
He wanted me to have it.
- I don't care what he wants.
- Give me that case.
- Give me the case.
- No! Give me the case! - No! - Let it go.
You lunatic, will you let it go? Sikorski.
There it is.
Two more Two drink minimum.
Scotch! - 20 bucks.
- It's on me.
Roy, I have something to show you.
No, no, no, no, no.
What's this? This isn't real.
- This is real.
- This isn't Angela.
I gotta pee.
So do you.
There's something else here, you see this file came from a case whose materials come 50 years in the future.
Now, I know someone who can reverse-engineer it for you.
- That would be like having plastic - You think it's about the money? I know where she is.
I can take her anytime I want, but I'm not gonna do that.
I want you to give her to me.
I want you to betray her, so she never thinks about you again.
Look at you, look at you! You say you're going to die in this titty joint sometime before what dawn tomorrow? Hmm? You give Angela to me before then, or I'm gonna make it all come true.
I'll be waiting for her, Professor.
You've got the wrong guy.
Hey, hey, hey, easy on the suit.
- Get him out of there.
- Let's go.
I go to jail, you go down, Officer.
- Shut up, Roy.
- I mean it.
- So do I.
- He's got a gun, arrest him.
No, I don't have a gun, you can search me.
What about the club? The girls want to know if they're still working tonight.
Shut it down.
Carl Axelrod escaped from the hospital.
Your brother-in-law is down at the station screaming his head off that Carl stole his briefcase and assaulted him.
And it gets worse I sent some men over to Carl's loft and they went inside.
There's something you've got to see.
All right, well, I'm gonna go to the house first because Bremmer has someone watching it.
No, I can post a couple of men at your place.
I need you to come with me.
You're lucky Claudia called me and warned me you were armed.
Hello? Hey, it's me, I'm with Sikorski.
Come home, please.
No, I have one more stop to make and then I'm going to come home.
- No, Jesse is - Claudia, listen, they arrested Roy.
Sikorski is gonna have some men at the house.
You'll be safe.
I'll be safe and then I'll come home.
- JT - Kiss Jess good night, will you? Hmm "Assuming constant " Look at this.
See all this? This is where Carl proves that the universe will fall apart if I am not dead by tomorrow.
Today.