Betrayal s01e02 Episode Script
...Except When the Bear is Chasing You
1 Previously on "Betrayal" By the way, who was that man out on the balcony? I didn't get his name.
Uncle Lou is family.
He's lying.
Pop's sad.
I want you to fix it, Uncle Lou.
It'll all work out, T.
J.
I'm damn worried! The cops pulled Lou out of the river with two bullets in him.
Where's the gun, T.
J.
? I didn't do anything bad.
This cannot happen.
This case that is gonna get me on the front page of every paper.
Who's this? The defense attorney against me.
I'm gonna crucify him.
[ Water running .]
Hey.
[ Sighs .]
Manif I didn't have that arraignment in the morning [ Cellphone vibrates .]
Hey, can you get me the shampoo? Thanks.
[ Vibrates .]
[ Beep .]
"Voluminize" to your heart's content.
[ Beep .]
Here you go.
I don't know how you do that -- exercise so late at night.
[ Cellphone ringing .]
Too much caffeine, I guess.
I told Val, no calls after 10:00.
[ Beep .]
Hello? Uh, yeah, hold on, please.
I'll see.
It's for you.
Some woman.
She wouldn't give her name.
H-hello? Jack, it's Brandy at the club.
I'm sorry to call you like this, but T.
J.
is here, and he's talking crazy.
[ Sighs .]
All right, I'll be right there.
[ Beep, clatters .]
It's a work thing.
[ Smooches .]
[ Jessie Ware's "Running" playing .]
Hey, there.
Welcome to Pinter's.
I'm looking for Brandy.
I'm Tina.
I can help you.
Thanks.
We're just passing through.
Ready to fall Mr.
Karsten.
Brandy? Yeah.
Where is he? Ready to fall think I'm ready to lose it all keep me running, you keep me running Gentlemen [ Balls clack .]
we're gonna need this room.
Keep me running Why did you call them?! I didn't want you to do that! He's not allowed to drink.
I thought everyone here understood that.
He shouldn't mix alcohol with his meds.
I'm not sick! I'm fine.
You're not fine.
The police want to question you about your uncle's murder.
You're obviously in no shape for that.
Am I in trouble? We'll work it out.
But you need to sleep this off and get your head straight.
We need to get you ready for their questions before they bring you in.
We'll put you up in a hotel.
No.
I'm not going into a hotel.
T.
J.
I won't! He can come to my place.
I don't think that's such a good idea.
You can trust me, Mr.
Karsten.
You know, it may be safer.
It's more off the radar.
Okay.
All right.
Just between us, okay? Come on, T.
J.
Let's go.
[ Pats back .]
Keep me running, you keep me running We're gonna need a criminal lawyer, Jack.
[ Door closes .]
Well, not yet.
Let's keep this low profile for now.
We don't want any more scrutiny, bunch of people sniffing around Karsten Allied.
They find out about the missing money, it's gonna look like a motive -- enough to make them think T.
J.
might actually have killed Lou.
It won't come to that, all right? I-I've got a guy.
I'll talk to him and see what the police have got.
[ Cellphone beeps .]
This needs your focus, Jack -- all of it.
[ Key clicks .]
[ Key clicks .]
[ Slams shut .]
Thanks for putting her to bed, Marie.
Have a good night.
[ Door opens and closes .]
Your place is very clean.
Oh.
I-I got you a present last week at Navy Pier.
They had this shooting game, and I-I-I won.
What's going on, T.
J.
? You could tell me anything, you know? It's a bunny.
It -- it reminded me of you.
Probably 'cause I'm thinking about you all the time.
Oh.
[ Sighs .]
I can just see it, living here with you guys -- a happy little family.
You have a family.
Not like this.
Jack.
Orestes.
Sorry to get you up so early.
You been busy, huh? You got anything for me? Mm.
Bunch of rambling messages T.
J.
left on the dead guy's phone.
Possible eyewitness on the scene -- some valet, maybe an I.
D.
of the kid's car driving away, but no murder weapon.
No D.
N.
A.
All right, what about, uh, Connie Mrozek, Lou's widow? It's a dead end.
She gave 'em nothin'.
Now, it's not enough for an arrest, but this prosecutor's a hotshot with a thing for Karsten.
His name's Drew Stafford.
Don't know him.
Smart, young, good-lookin', the kind of guy that makes it easy to hate him.
He's out to make a name for himself.
Thanks.
I'll be in touch.
You ain't gotta do all that.
I'm already on the payroll.
A little extra.
That police pension's skimpy.
Yeah.
[ Chuckles .]
[ Door closes .]
Morning.
Where were you? Wait.
Don't tell me.
A Karsten crisis that I really don't want to know about.
Well, if you ever change your mind about that, just say the word.
[ Chuckles .]
Well, I promise you, the day you stop working for my dad, I'm gonna greet you at the door with a Martini and ask you all about your day.
Val: Where is my phone?! I honestly have no idea.
No, where is it? I don't know.
Hey.
Hey, hey, hey, hey.
Slow down.
He stole my phone.
No, I didn't! He took it to look at pictures of my friend Jess while he plays with his Hey, no, no, no.
And now he says that he forgot where he left it.
Not a crisis, Val.
Call the phone.
It'll turn up.
Vic, I'm pretty sure Jess is not into guys who steal phones.
And why are you both not in school? We're helping mom set up her restaurant for Uncle Lou's memorial.
When I told you that I needed your help, I actually meant that, so you need to go upstairs right now and get dressed.
[ Sighs .]
Go.
When did this happen? [ Door closes .]
You mean when did we become the parents of teenagers? I have no idea.
They're like wild gorillas.
[ Mug thuds .]
With cellphones.
Are we up for this? [ Sighs .]
I think so.
Mmm.
[ Giggles .]
Wait.
The kids are upstairs.
Yeah, but [ Pixies' "Hey" playing .]
The kidsare 16, so they're either on the phone.
They're on the computer and they're fighting right now, so they really don't care about boringold [ Smooching .]
us.
[ Chuckles .]
Do you remember this song? This -- this was the summer that we got married.
At the cabin? [ Smooches .]
Hey, I -- Shh, shh, shh.
So let's just be 16 for a minute.
Let's just be completely oblivious to everything except right here [Chuckles.]
And right now.
Chained we're chained we're chained we're chained chained we're chained chained we're chained chained we're chained chained we're chained chained we're chained chained we're chained Look.
Woman: Morning, Sara.
Hey.
Did you bring something for the bake sale? Oh, I completely meant to, but I forgot -- My mom doesn't bake.
Not a lot.
Cake mixes are totally fair game.
It's not like you have to grind your own wheat or anything.
[ Laughs .]
Although I did try that once.
I made some amazing pancakes.
Okay, well, see you after school, monkey.
Love you all the way to Mars.
Jupiter.
Saturn.
And I won't leave until I know.
Okay.
Hey, Kate.
Yeah? Are you running the fund-raiser auction? Yeah.
Bethany Weber was in charge of the auction, but, um, she's going through hell with the divorce and everything.
Oh, wow.
Um, well, I'd like to help.
I want to get more involved with the school.
I was thinking that I could donate a family portrait session or something.
Oh, wow.
Wow.
Thank you.
Yeah.
People will go crazy for that.
Okay, great.
Oliver: Mom! Okay.
Um -- I'll, uh, I'll -- I'll try and do some baking later on.
It can't be that hard, right? I appreciate your enthusiasm, but let's be real.
You've got no murder weapon.
No one can I.
D.
T.
J.
Karsten at the scene.
There was a valet.
Thank you.
Who saw a guy with brown hair 200 feet away.
It's not enough.
Look, I went back over the widow's statement.
There's more there.
She's holding out on us.
Drew, listen.
Karsten and his cash built half this city.
Don't make an enemy that you can't handle.
I just Crap! [ Sighs .]
Look, for 30 years, this guy has spooked the entire state's attorney's office into turning a blind eye, but he's not a king.
He's a dinosaur.
He doesn't scare me.
He's a T.
Rex, so he should.
All that's driving this thing is some rabid prosecutor.
If T.
J.
can hold up on the questioning, we should be okay.
[ Knock on door .]
That's quite an "if.
" Look, if all else fails, we can always bring up T.
J.
'scognitive deficit.
That's irrelevant.
There is no deficit.
[ Door opens .]
Hi, Jack.
You went to the club that night.
No, I told you.
I-I wentt-to see Lou.
But if anyone asks, you went to the club.
You were with Brandy.
That's what I say? Yes, T.
J.
, that's what we all say.
Okay? Yeah.
All right, so the night Lou died, where were you? I was at the club.
Are you telling the truth? The truth? Yes, tell me the truth.
Where were you? I went to the restaurant to see Lou.
No, T.
J.
, the club.
The club! But he said -- Where were you?! Iwent to fix things.
It's useless.
I don't understand.
You asked me -- L-listen, babe.
You were with me all night at the club.
You found out about Lou when you went home.
And whatever anyone says, that's what you tell them.
Hmm? That's the new truth.
Keep it down.
My daughter's sleeping.
Sorry.
So, did you see Lou the night he died? I was at the club.
What time did you leave the club? I was at the club.
Did someone tell you to tell me that? I was at the club.
This isn't gonna work.
We have to keep trying.
Sometimes I think we underestimate him.
Okay.
Sohe stays here for the time being, hidden from the cops.
There's someone I want to talk to.
I'll do some more digging.
[ Cellphone vibrates .]
[ Muzak playing .]
[ Ringing .]
Drew: Hey, you.
What's going on? Nothing.
I just wanted to say hi.
What are you up to? I'm, um, baking.
[ Chuckles .]
Ah, well, will you get me some beef jerky and toothpaste while you're there? What are you talking about? I'm covered in flour.
Also, could you get some of those stain-remover wipe things? Spilled espresso all over my shirt.
I'm hanging up now.
Me, too.
Probably won't be home till late.
Bye.
[ Beep .]
Drew: We as a society came up with a set of mandates that declare we respect the rights of others.
It's a common contract that precludes us from just killing each other, like wild animals.
So here's the thing.
A man was murdered, and whoever committed that crime broke that sacred contract.
So you'll have to forgive me for not worrying about inconveniencing your client.
Well, I'm simply suggesting you broaden your investigation to other potential suspects.
T.
J.
Karsten has absolutely no motive and a rock-solid alibi.
Then why not present him for questioning? Look, you seem like an ambitious guy.
[ Chuckles .]
Did you know that in the last 30 years, there hasn't been a mayor elected in this city without Thatcher Karsten's support? What's your point? [ Door opens .]
My point is -- Hey.
Sorry to interrupt.
Hey, babe! What a surprise.
I wanted to bring you a clean shirt Drew: Thanks.
[ Door closes .]
Oh, Jack McAllister, meet my beautiful, unpredictable wife Sara.
Hi.
Nice to meet you.
Uh, I-I shouldlet you get back to it.
Bye, babe.
Where were we? Oh, I know! We were at the point where you insinuate [ Door closes .]
some kind of political favor if I go easy on the Karsten kid.
Uh, I'm sorry.
You know, I've -- I've, uh, I've got another meeting, but thank you for your time.
[ Door opens .]
Thank you, Jack.
Sara.
What the hell is going on? Hey, Sara.
Hey.
Your husband's a slave driver.
Yeah, I know.
This is insane.
I know.
I can't believe -- What was this? Was everything some twisted kind of legal strategy? What are you talking about? Listen to me.
Let go.
I promise you, I had no idea -- Look, I don't --I don't know who you are or why you'd do such a horrible thing.
This is over.
You understand? Never happened.
We're done.
[ Tires screech, horn blares .]
Michael.
Yeah, I hear you.
I hear what you're saying.
I don't care what corporate is saying.
I am not running an ad with a 9-year-old girl in a corset.
It's gross, and as a parent, I simply won't sign off on it.
Fine.
You will.
Uh, bye.
[ Receiver clicks .]
"As a parent"? Sometimes an almost-dead plant counts as a child.
What's up? I'm trolling for an assignment.
Well, I don't think we have anything up your alley.
Just apiece on three days in Chicago with photos in millennium park.
I'll take it.
Sara, I know you.
When you are jumping at the chance to shoot dogs in sweaters at Millennium Park, something's wrong.
[ Grunts .]
I'm good, thanks.
[ Telephone ringing in distance .]
I don't know.
I'm just -- I'm feeling like I need to [ Bottle clinks .]
lean into my life more.
Well, sounds like you might be doing a little too much yoga.
[ Chuckles .]
I justwant to be -- I want to be better.
I wanna be better -- better at work, better as a mom, better as a wife.
Honey, who doesn't want to be better? You want a real existential crisis? Try going to the weddings of three different ex-boyfriends in a 6-month time span.
Now, that is a hot mess.
[ Chuckles .]
Take the quiche around while it's hot, and then come back for the prosciutto, okay? Just take Thatcher: Lou always used to say to me, "Everything essential is invisible.
" Ah.
That's a quote from a book he used to read to the kids.
Really? [ Chuckles .]
But it's true, isn't it? Love, trust, loyalty -- they're all invisible, and also the most important things in life.
[ Quietly .]
I put another $50,000 in your granddaughter's college fund.
I wish you wouldn't do that.
Connie, you're family.
It's the least I can do.
Please don't.
There's no need.
Uh, I need a minute.
It's about T.
J.
[ Glass thuds .]
I'll be right back.
What's going on? He just called from the police station.
[ String quartet playing classical music .]
Vic: I'll take one.
What do you think you're doing? I'm participating in a sacred Polish death ritual.
Don't even think about it.
[ Exhales deeply .]
Connie.
Did you see these amazing flowers? They came this morning.
My, who from? Frank Perkins.
Lou's partner? Is he here? No.
He's in Hong Kong on business.
Hesends his regrets.
May I? Where's Jack going? Work.
Yeah.
What else is new? Well, is T.
J.
coming? No.
He's still too upset.
So you let him stay home, play video games all day? I didn't let him do anything, Elaine.
He chose not to come.
He was afraid he couldn't keep it together.
You treat him like a child, dad, and that's why he behaves that way.
You always were quick to judge, but then you're not the one who has to live with him, to take care of him, to fix things when he screws up, ever since -- Since what? Since the accident? You can't even say it.
Of course I can.
Listen, you call it taking care of him, and I call it stunting him forever.
Look, trust me.
He could not be here for any number of reasons.
Justleave it at that.
If something is going on with him, I deserve to know about it.
Hey, Jack.
Hey, thanks.
See you at the game.
Are you under arrest? No, he's not.
What the hell's going on here? Mitchell: While monitoring the residence, we came across Mr.
Karsten and asked him to come in for questioning.
Is that so? Well, he declines to answer any questions at this time.
Actually, he doesn't.
Excuse me? T.
J.
: It's okay, Jack.
No, no, no.
It's not okay.
I'm not gonna let you talk to these guys.
I-I want to help them find out who killed Uncle Lou.
I can do it.
I'm just gonna do what I always do and tell the truth.
[ Shutter clicking .]
Okay, great.
Perfect.
A bit higher, Billy.
Yeah, great.
[ Clicking continues .]
[ Clicking continues .]
Was there any problem between uncle Lou and your family? I was at the club.
Is he not right? Is there something off about him? [ Cellphone beeping .]
He's not your guy.
You should broaden your investigation.
And did your father have any kind of beef [ Cellphone beeps .]
with your uncle Lou? Lou was family.
We all love each other.
[ Folder thuds .]
[ Door closes .]
Elaine: Why would the police be looking at him? Why would you think, Elaine? He's my son.
It's me they're after.
Drew: The night Lou died, what were you doing? I was at the club.
Is that the truth, T.
J.
? Ask Brandy.
Did somebody coach you? Did they tell you what to say? No.
I was at the club.
I can check to see if you were at the club.
I can get closed-circuit TV from Pinter's, eyewitness reports, guest lists.
I can find out if you're lying to me.
Do you know what happens if you lie? Your nose gets long.
[ Scoffs lightly .]
It's a crime, T.
J.
You can go to jail.
Well Well I don't want to lie to you, then.
That's right.
You don't want to lie to us.
So [Sighs.]
Let's start over, okay? Okay.
[ Indistinct conversations .]
Thatcher: Connie? Are you leaving? This was lovely, but I'm tired.
Of course you are.
You've been through hell.
[ Smooches .]
I kept quiet about T.
J.
, but they're gonna come back to me.
I'm sure they will.
And when they do, I need you to do something for me.
Maybe you could remember something new.
You want me to risk everything I have to protect your son, who might have killed -- Connie.
For 25 years, I carried Lou and your family, despite the fact that he was a bumbling incompetent who was also probably stealing from me.
SoI want to make this perfectly clear.
Everything you have, I gave you.
And it can go away just like that.
I saw Lou at the office, and then I called him a few times on the phone.
And you were angry.
No.
Not angry.
No, no, I just I wanted to, you know, fix things.
Is that what you did, T.
J.
? Did you fix things? Did you go to see your Uncle Lou? Yes.
I-I did.
I did see him.
Okay, so you're admitting that you did see your uncle.
Yes.
Yes I sawa picture of him on the TV on the news after my dad told me what happened, after I got back from the club, where I had been all night with Brandy.
[ Sighs .]
If you don't believe me, you can ask her.
All right.
[ Clears throat .]
[ Door opens .]
Well done.
He should get an Oscar.
[ Folder thuds .]
Why don't you focus on a legitimate suspect instead of continuing to harass my family? [ Clicks tongue .]
I've read up on you.
Parents came over from Ireland, right? Died when you were little.
Construction accident on a Karsten site, no less.
And then, lo and behold, the little immigrant orphan boy gets adopted into a mighty Chicago clan.
What a lucky guy.
Well, my family is committed to finding the real killer of Lou Mrozek in any way we can, so you call me, counselor.
[ Briefcase slides across table .]
You know to wonder [ Latches click .]
is this the life that your parents imagined for you -- their only son growing up to be an errand boy for Thatcher Karsten, a bagman for a gang of crooks? When you were a kid, Jack, is this the life you dreamed of? You need to leave.
You can't be here.
I'm sorry.
I know this is awkward.
How did you even find me? I called the magazine office.
They said you were on assignment here.
Hasn't any of this hit you yet? You were at my husband's office this morning.
I'm working, Jack.
I'm trying to work.
Five minutes.
[ Bag thuds .]
Just so I can explain.
We owe each other that.
Just not here, okay? Yeah.
Um, hello.
Can I help you? You Drew Stafford? Yeah.
Who are you? Serena Sanguillen, FBI.
I've been running point on a federal investigation to Thatcher Karsten.
Wow.
We should definitely get to know each other, then.
Please, have a seat.
I promise you, until today, I-I never knew who your husband was or that I'd ever have any legal matter with him.
"Legal matter"? It's a murder trial.
It's got nothing to do with us.
It has everything to do with us -- who you are versus who I imagined you to be.
What happened was a mistake, and I'll never forgive myself for getting lost in some stupid schoolgirl fantasy.
It isn't like that.
It's not some -- Why should I believe anything you say? You fix things.
You maneuver situations.
You manipulate people.
You're a professional liar.
Apparently, a very good one.
Yeah, I am.
Except when I'm with you.
[ Knock on door .]
Elaine: I'll get it.
Can I help you? Hello.
I'm A.
S.
A.
Drew Stafford.
I was hoping to speak with Constance Mrozek.
It's been a long day, and my aunt is exhausted.
She's already told the police everything she knows.
I'm not the police, ma'am.
You know they held my brother at the station for over three hours? But they got absolutely nothing.
I think this family's been through enough.
Honey The last thing that we need is for you to come in here right now and drag my aunt through this all over again.
Could you excuse us, please? It's okay.
Okay.
I'll call you later.
Okay.
My brother didn't hurt anybody.
He's not capable of that.
She's protective.
I understand.
You're family.
You'd do anything for each other, right? Is there something you want from me? Thatcher Karsten thought your husband was stealing from him.
He wasn't.
Lou Mrozek was the most honorable man I've ever known.
And yet after 27 years of honesty, hard work, and commitment, Karsten had no problem believing that your husband, Lou, embezzled a million dollars from the company.
That's why Lou did the right thing and he went to the feds, and that's why Karsten sent T.
J.
to take care of him.
No, T.
J.
would never -- T.
J.
is being raised under the iron fist of a tyrant.
He didn't have a choice.
Mrs.
Mrozek, I know where you come from, the code that you abide by.
I'd never ask you to betray that code, but you need to ask yourself this -- who, if not you, will be loyal to your husband? Do this for him.
Tell me the truth about that night.
I come here whenever life gets a little crazy.
Sit at a bench and look out at the river.
Searching for buried treasure.
I should really get back.
Look, I know you're trying to get me out of your head.
That's what I've been doing, too.
But I can't.
Yeah, it's messy and complicated and risky, butwe can't pretend that it didn't happen or that it doesn't change everything.
There are things that I could say right now, things I wish I could say, but talking won't help.
Just make things more confusing.
I'm not confused.
How can you say that? You're not making any sense.
I do make sense.
This this is real.
[ Cellphone vibrates .]
[ Beep .]
My next setup is ready.
Well, come back after.
I-I-I'll wait.
I can't.
[ Sighs .]
Look meet me just one more time.
We'll figure out what this is.
If you don't come, I will never bother you again, I swear.
Tonight, 8:00, here.
Well it looks like the trip to Dune Acres was fruitful.
[ Liquid pouring .]
I saw the proofs.
[ Glass thuds .]
The Sushi pictures look gorgeous.
Oh, thank you.
I, uh, I ran into someone there -- someone I just met.
What a coincidence.
Was it? What exactly is a coincidence? Okay, are we gonna need a bong? [ Chuckles .]
I mean, if two years ago, I hadn't gone to the Ruscha Exhibit on that exact day at that exact time, if I'd [ Inhales deeply .]
gone to lunch first or the El had broken down, then I would never have met you and never gotten this job and never be sitting here right now.
So a random meeting has had this huge impact on my life.
Was that just a coincidence? It scares me.
How do you know if you're living the life you're supposed to live or the one that just happened to you? You think if you were an hour later at the museum and that we never met, that you'd end up like a truck driver instead of a photographer? I don't believe that we are victims of fate.
We shape our own lives.
Sothe path we're on is the path that we want to be on, the one that we're meant to be on.
Yeah.
Except when a bear is chasing you.
Then you get the hell out of the way.
Get enough to eat? Oh.
That t-bone was like something out of "The Flintstones".
[ Chuckles .]
I'm very proud of you, son.
Maybe I haven't given you enough responsibility.
I'm gonna fix that.
You'd like that, wouldn't you? Yeah, I would.
[ Chuckles .]
Okay.
[ Wheels clacking .]
T.
J.
? T.
J.
Karsten, you're under arrest.
T.
J.
! Don't run! [ Guns cock .]
Unh! Aah! [ Grunting .]
[ Handcuffs clicking .]
Unh! [ Groans .]
[ Radio static crackles .]
I need backup at Hubbard and Wells.
Suspect in custody.
[ Static crackles .]
Uncle Lou is family.
He's lying.
Pop's sad.
I want you to fix it, Uncle Lou.
It'll all work out, T.
J.
I'm damn worried! The cops pulled Lou out of the river with two bullets in him.
Where's the gun, T.
J.
? I didn't do anything bad.
This cannot happen.
This case that is gonna get me on the front page of every paper.
Who's this? The defense attorney against me.
I'm gonna crucify him.
[ Water running .]
Hey.
[ Sighs .]
Manif I didn't have that arraignment in the morning [ Cellphone vibrates .]
Hey, can you get me the shampoo? Thanks.
[ Vibrates .]
[ Beep .]
"Voluminize" to your heart's content.
[ Beep .]
Here you go.
I don't know how you do that -- exercise so late at night.
[ Cellphone ringing .]
Too much caffeine, I guess.
I told Val, no calls after 10:00.
[ Beep .]
Hello? Uh, yeah, hold on, please.
I'll see.
It's for you.
Some woman.
She wouldn't give her name.
H-hello? Jack, it's Brandy at the club.
I'm sorry to call you like this, but T.
J.
is here, and he's talking crazy.
[ Sighs .]
All right, I'll be right there.
[ Beep, clatters .]
It's a work thing.
[ Smooches .]
[ Jessie Ware's "Running" playing .]
Hey, there.
Welcome to Pinter's.
I'm looking for Brandy.
I'm Tina.
I can help you.
Thanks.
We're just passing through.
Ready to fall Mr.
Karsten.
Brandy? Yeah.
Where is he? Ready to fall think I'm ready to lose it all keep me running, you keep me running Gentlemen [ Balls clack .]
we're gonna need this room.
Keep me running Why did you call them?! I didn't want you to do that! He's not allowed to drink.
I thought everyone here understood that.
He shouldn't mix alcohol with his meds.
I'm not sick! I'm fine.
You're not fine.
The police want to question you about your uncle's murder.
You're obviously in no shape for that.
Am I in trouble? We'll work it out.
But you need to sleep this off and get your head straight.
We need to get you ready for their questions before they bring you in.
We'll put you up in a hotel.
No.
I'm not going into a hotel.
T.
J.
I won't! He can come to my place.
I don't think that's such a good idea.
You can trust me, Mr.
Karsten.
You know, it may be safer.
It's more off the radar.
Okay.
All right.
Just between us, okay? Come on, T.
J.
Let's go.
[ Pats back .]
Keep me running, you keep me running We're gonna need a criminal lawyer, Jack.
[ Door closes .]
Well, not yet.
Let's keep this low profile for now.
We don't want any more scrutiny, bunch of people sniffing around Karsten Allied.
They find out about the missing money, it's gonna look like a motive -- enough to make them think T.
J.
might actually have killed Lou.
It won't come to that, all right? I-I've got a guy.
I'll talk to him and see what the police have got.
[ Cellphone beeps .]
This needs your focus, Jack -- all of it.
[ Key clicks .]
[ Key clicks .]
[ Slams shut .]
Thanks for putting her to bed, Marie.
Have a good night.
[ Door opens and closes .]
Your place is very clean.
Oh.
I-I got you a present last week at Navy Pier.
They had this shooting game, and I-I-I won.
What's going on, T.
J.
? You could tell me anything, you know? It's a bunny.
It -- it reminded me of you.
Probably 'cause I'm thinking about you all the time.
Oh.
[ Sighs .]
I can just see it, living here with you guys -- a happy little family.
You have a family.
Not like this.
Jack.
Orestes.
Sorry to get you up so early.
You been busy, huh? You got anything for me? Mm.
Bunch of rambling messages T.
J.
left on the dead guy's phone.
Possible eyewitness on the scene -- some valet, maybe an I.
D.
of the kid's car driving away, but no murder weapon.
No D.
N.
A.
All right, what about, uh, Connie Mrozek, Lou's widow? It's a dead end.
She gave 'em nothin'.
Now, it's not enough for an arrest, but this prosecutor's a hotshot with a thing for Karsten.
His name's Drew Stafford.
Don't know him.
Smart, young, good-lookin', the kind of guy that makes it easy to hate him.
He's out to make a name for himself.
Thanks.
I'll be in touch.
You ain't gotta do all that.
I'm already on the payroll.
A little extra.
That police pension's skimpy.
Yeah.
[ Chuckles .]
[ Door closes .]
Morning.
Where were you? Wait.
Don't tell me.
A Karsten crisis that I really don't want to know about.
Well, if you ever change your mind about that, just say the word.
[ Chuckles .]
Well, I promise you, the day you stop working for my dad, I'm gonna greet you at the door with a Martini and ask you all about your day.
Val: Where is my phone?! I honestly have no idea.
No, where is it? I don't know.
Hey.
Hey, hey, hey, hey.
Slow down.
He stole my phone.
No, I didn't! He took it to look at pictures of my friend Jess while he plays with his Hey, no, no, no.
And now he says that he forgot where he left it.
Not a crisis, Val.
Call the phone.
It'll turn up.
Vic, I'm pretty sure Jess is not into guys who steal phones.
And why are you both not in school? We're helping mom set up her restaurant for Uncle Lou's memorial.
When I told you that I needed your help, I actually meant that, so you need to go upstairs right now and get dressed.
[ Sighs .]
Go.
When did this happen? [ Door closes .]
You mean when did we become the parents of teenagers? I have no idea.
They're like wild gorillas.
[ Mug thuds .]
With cellphones.
Are we up for this? [ Sighs .]
I think so.
Mmm.
[ Giggles .]
Wait.
The kids are upstairs.
Yeah, but [ Pixies' "Hey" playing .]
The kidsare 16, so they're either on the phone.
They're on the computer and they're fighting right now, so they really don't care about boringold [ Smooching .]
us.
[ Chuckles .]
Do you remember this song? This -- this was the summer that we got married.
At the cabin? [ Smooches .]
Hey, I -- Shh, shh, shh.
So let's just be 16 for a minute.
Let's just be completely oblivious to everything except right here [Chuckles.]
And right now.
Chained we're chained we're chained we're chained chained we're chained chained we're chained chained we're chained chained we're chained chained we're chained chained we're chained Look.
Woman: Morning, Sara.
Hey.
Did you bring something for the bake sale? Oh, I completely meant to, but I forgot -- My mom doesn't bake.
Not a lot.
Cake mixes are totally fair game.
It's not like you have to grind your own wheat or anything.
[ Laughs .]
Although I did try that once.
I made some amazing pancakes.
Okay, well, see you after school, monkey.
Love you all the way to Mars.
Jupiter.
Saturn.
And I won't leave until I know.
Okay.
Hey, Kate.
Yeah? Are you running the fund-raiser auction? Yeah.
Bethany Weber was in charge of the auction, but, um, she's going through hell with the divorce and everything.
Oh, wow.
Um, well, I'd like to help.
I want to get more involved with the school.
I was thinking that I could donate a family portrait session or something.
Oh, wow.
Wow.
Thank you.
Yeah.
People will go crazy for that.
Okay, great.
Oliver: Mom! Okay.
Um -- I'll, uh, I'll -- I'll try and do some baking later on.
It can't be that hard, right? I appreciate your enthusiasm, but let's be real.
You've got no murder weapon.
No one can I.
D.
T.
J.
Karsten at the scene.
There was a valet.
Thank you.
Who saw a guy with brown hair 200 feet away.
It's not enough.
Look, I went back over the widow's statement.
There's more there.
She's holding out on us.
Drew, listen.
Karsten and his cash built half this city.
Don't make an enemy that you can't handle.
I just Crap! [ Sighs .]
Look, for 30 years, this guy has spooked the entire state's attorney's office into turning a blind eye, but he's not a king.
He's a dinosaur.
He doesn't scare me.
He's a T.
Rex, so he should.
All that's driving this thing is some rabid prosecutor.
If T.
J.
can hold up on the questioning, we should be okay.
[ Knock on door .]
That's quite an "if.
" Look, if all else fails, we can always bring up T.
J.
'scognitive deficit.
That's irrelevant.
There is no deficit.
[ Door opens .]
Hi, Jack.
You went to the club that night.
No, I told you.
I-I wentt-to see Lou.
But if anyone asks, you went to the club.
You were with Brandy.
That's what I say? Yes, T.
J.
, that's what we all say.
Okay? Yeah.
All right, so the night Lou died, where were you? I was at the club.
Are you telling the truth? The truth? Yes, tell me the truth.
Where were you? I went to the restaurant to see Lou.
No, T.
J.
, the club.
The club! But he said -- Where were you?! Iwent to fix things.
It's useless.
I don't understand.
You asked me -- L-listen, babe.
You were with me all night at the club.
You found out about Lou when you went home.
And whatever anyone says, that's what you tell them.
Hmm? That's the new truth.
Keep it down.
My daughter's sleeping.
Sorry.
So, did you see Lou the night he died? I was at the club.
What time did you leave the club? I was at the club.
Did someone tell you to tell me that? I was at the club.
This isn't gonna work.
We have to keep trying.
Sometimes I think we underestimate him.
Okay.
Sohe stays here for the time being, hidden from the cops.
There's someone I want to talk to.
I'll do some more digging.
[ Cellphone vibrates .]
[ Muzak playing .]
[ Ringing .]
Drew: Hey, you.
What's going on? Nothing.
I just wanted to say hi.
What are you up to? I'm, um, baking.
[ Chuckles .]
Ah, well, will you get me some beef jerky and toothpaste while you're there? What are you talking about? I'm covered in flour.
Also, could you get some of those stain-remover wipe things? Spilled espresso all over my shirt.
I'm hanging up now.
Me, too.
Probably won't be home till late.
Bye.
[ Beep .]
Drew: We as a society came up with a set of mandates that declare we respect the rights of others.
It's a common contract that precludes us from just killing each other, like wild animals.
So here's the thing.
A man was murdered, and whoever committed that crime broke that sacred contract.
So you'll have to forgive me for not worrying about inconveniencing your client.
Well, I'm simply suggesting you broaden your investigation to other potential suspects.
T.
J.
Karsten has absolutely no motive and a rock-solid alibi.
Then why not present him for questioning? Look, you seem like an ambitious guy.
[ Chuckles .]
Did you know that in the last 30 years, there hasn't been a mayor elected in this city without Thatcher Karsten's support? What's your point? [ Door opens .]
My point is -- Hey.
Sorry to interrupt.
Hey, babe! What a surprise.
I wanted to bring you a clean shirt Drew: Thanks.
[ Door closes .]
Oh, Jack McAllister, meet my beautiful, unpredictable wife Sara.
Hi.
Nice to meet you.
Uh, I-I shouldlet you get back to it.
Bye, babe.
Where were we? Oh, I know! We were at the point where you insinuate [ Door closes .]
some kind of political favor if I go easy on the Karsten kid.
Uh, I'm sorry.
You know, I've -- I've, uh, I've got another meeting, but thank you for your time.
[ Door opens .]
Thank you, Jack.
Sara.
What the hell is going on? Hey, Sara.
Hey.
Your husband's a slave driver.
Yeah, I know.
This is insane.
I know.
I can't believe -- What was this? Was everything some twisted kind of legal strategy? What are you talking about? Listen to me.
Let go.
I promise you, I had no idea -- Look, I don't --I don't know who you are or why you'd do such a horrible thing.
This is over.
You understand? Never happened.
We're done.
[ Tires screech, horn blares .]
Michael.
Yeah, I hear you.
I hear what you're saying.
I don't care what corporate is saying.
I am not running an ad with a 9-year-old girl in a corset.
It's gross, and as a parent, I simply won't sign off on it.
Fine.
You will.
Uh, bye.
[ Receiver clicks .]
"As a parent"? Sometimes an almost-dead plant counts as a child.
What's up? I'm trolling for an assignment.
Well, I don't think we have anything up your alley.
Just apiece on three days in Chicago with photos in millennium park.
I'll take it.
Sara, I know you.
When you are jumping at the chance to shoot dogs in sweaters at Millennium Park, something's wrong.
[ Grunts .]
I'm good, thanks.
[ Telephone ringing in distance .]
I don't know.
I'm just -- I'm feeling like I need to [ Bottle clinks .]
lean into my life more.
Well, sounds like you might be doing a little too much yoga.
[ Chuckles .]
I justwant to be -- I want to be better.
I wanna be better -- better at work, better as a mom, better as a wife.
Honey, who doesn't want to be better? You want a real existential crisis? Try going to the weddings of three different ex-boyfriends in a 6-month time span.
Now, that is a hot mess.
[ Chuckles .]
Take the quiche around while it's hot, and then come back for the prosciutto, okay? Just take Thatcher: Lou always used to say to me, "Everything essential is invisible.
" Ah.
That's a quote from a book he used to read to the kids.
Really? [ Chuckles .]
But it's true, isn't it? Love, trust, loyalty -- they're all invisible, and also the most important things in life.
[ Quietly .]
I put another $50,000 in your granddaughter's college fund.
I wish you wouldn't do that.
Connie, you're family.
It's the least I can do.
Please don't.
There's no need.
Uh, I need a minute.
It's about T.
J.
[ Glass thuds .]
I'll be right back.
What's going on? He just called from the police station.
[ String quartet playing classical music .]
Vic: I'll take one.
What do you think you're doing? I'm participating in a sacred Polish death ritual.
Don't even think about it.
[ Exhales deeply .]
Connie.
Did you see these amazing flowers? They came this morning.
My, who from? Frank Perkins.
Lou's partner? Is he here? No.
He's in Hong Kong on business.
Hesends his regrets.
May I? Where's Jack going? Work.
Yeah.
What else is new? Well, is T.
J.
coming? No.
He's still too upset.
So you let him stay home, play video games all day? I didn't let him do anything, Elaine.
He chose not to come.
He was afraid he couldn't keep it together.
You treat him like a child, dad, and that's why he behaves that way.
You always were quick to judge, but then you're not the one who has to live with him, to take care of him, to fix things when he screws up, ever since -- Since what? Since the accident? You can't even say it.
Of course I can.
Listen, you call it taking care of him, and I call it stunting him forever.
Look, trust me.
He could not be here for any number of reasons.
Justleave it at that.
If something is going on with him, I deserve to know about it.
Hey, Jack.
Hey, thanks.
See you at the game.
Are you under arrest? No, he's not.
What the hell's going on here? Mitchell: While monitoring the residence, we came across Mr.
Karsten and asked him to come in for questioning.
Is that so? Well, he declines to answer any questions at this time.
Actually, he doesn't.
Excuse me? T.
J.
: It's okay, Jack.
No, no, no.
It's not okay.
I'm not gonna let you talk to these guys.
I-I want to help them find out who killed Uncle Lou.
I can do it.
I'm just gonna do what I always do and tell the truth.
[ Shutter clicking .]
Okay, great.
Perfect.
A bit higher, Billy.
Yeah, great.
[ Clicking continues .]
[ Clicking continues .]
Was there any problem between uncle Lou and your family? I was at the club.
Is he not right? Is there something off about him? [ Cellphone beeping .]
He's not your guy.
You should broaden your investigation.
And did your father have any kind of beef [ Cellphone beeps .]
with your uncle Lou? Lou was family.
We all love each other.
[ Folder thuds .]
[ Door closes .]
Elaine: Why would the police be looking at him? Why would you think, Elaine? He's my son.
It's me they're after.
Drew: The night Lou died, what were you doing? I was at the club.
Is that the truth, T.
J.
? Ask Brandy.
Did somebody coach you? Did they tell you what to say? No.
I was at the club.
I can check to see if you were at the club.
I can get closed-circuit TV from Pinter's, eyewitness reports, guest lists.
I can find out if you're lying to me.
Do you know what happens if you lie? Your nose gets long.
[ Scoffs lightly .]
It's a crime, T.
J.
You can go to jail.
Well Well I don't want to lie to you, then.
That's right.
You don't want to lie to us.
So [Sighs.]
Let's start over, okay? Okay.
[ Indistinct conversations .]
Thatcher: Connie? Are you leaving? This was lovely, but I'm tired.
Of course you are.
You've been through hell.
[ Smooches .]
I kept quiet about T.
J.
, but they're gonna come back to me.
I'm sure they will.
And when they do, I need you to do something for me.
Maybe you could remember something new.
You want me to risk everything I have to protect your son, who might have killed -- Connie.
For 25 years, I carried Lou and your family, despite the fact that he was a bumbling incompetent who was also probably stealing from me.
SoI want to make this perfectly clear.
Everything you have, I gave you.
And it can go away just like that.
I saw Lou at the office, and then I called him a few times on the phone.
And you were angry.
No.
Not angry.
No, no, I just I wanted to, you know, fix things.
Is that what you did, T.
J.
? Did you fix things? Did you go to see your Uncle Lou? Yes.
I-I did.
I did see him.
Okay, so you're admitting that you did see your uncle.
Yes.
Yes I sawa picture of him on the TV on the news after my dad told me what happened, after I got back from the club, where I had been all night with Brandy.
[ Sighs .]
If you don't believe me, you can ask her.
All right.
[ Clears throat .]
[ Door opens .]
Well done.
He should get an Oscar.
[ Folder thuds .]
Why don't you focus on a legitimate suspect instead of continuing to harass my family? [ Clicks tongue .]
I've read up on you.
Parents came over from Ireland, right? Died when you were little.
Construction accident on a Karsten site, no less.
And then, lo and behold, the little immigrant orphan boy gets adopted into a mighty Chicago clan.
What a lucky guy.
Well, my family is committed to finding the real killer of Lou Mrozek in any way we can, so you call me, counselor.
[ Briefcase slides across table .]
You know to wonder [ Latches click .]
is this the life that your parents imagined for you -- their only son growing up to be an errand boy for Thatcher Karsten, a bagman for a gang of crooks? When you were a kid, Jack, is this the life you dreamed of? You need to leave.
You can't be here.
I'm sorry.
I know this is awkward.
How did you even find me? I called the magazine office.
They said you were on assignment here.
Hasn't any of this hit you yet? You were at my husband's office this morning.
I'm working, Jack.
I'm trying to work.
Five minutes.
[ Bag thuds .]
Just so I can explain.
We owe each other that.
Just not here, okay? Yeah.
Um, hello.
Can I help you? You Drew Stafford? Yeah.
Who are you? Serena Sanguillen, FBI.
I've been running point on a federal investigation to Thatcher Karsten.
Wow.
We should definitely get to know each other, then.
Please, have a seat.
I promise you, until today, I-I never knew who your husband was or that I'd ever have any legal matter with him.
"Legal matter"? It's a murder trial.
It's got nothing to do with us.
It has everything to do with us -- who you are versus who I imagined you to be.
What happened was a mistake, and I'll never forgive myself for getting lost in some stupid schoolgirl fantasy.
It isn't like that.
It's not some -- Why should I believe anything you say? You fix things.
You maneuver situations.
You manipulate people.
You're a professional liar.
Apparently, a very good one.
Yeah, I am.
Except when I'm with you.
[ Knock on door .]
Elaine: I'll get it.
Can I help you? Hello.
I'm A.
S.
A.
Drew Stafford.
I was hoping to speak with Constance Mrozek.
It's been a long day, and my aunt is exhausted.
She's already told the police everything she knows.
I'm not the police, ma'am.
You know they held my brother at the station for over three hours? But they got absolutely nothing.
I think this family's been through enough.
Honey The last thing that we need is for you to come in here right now and drag my aunt through this all over again.
Could you excuse us, please? It's okay.
Okay.
I'll call you later.
Okay.
My brother didn't hurt anybody.
He's not capable of that.
She's protective.
I understand.
You're family.
You'd do anything for each other, right? Is there something you want from me? Thatcher Karsten thought your husband was stealing from him.
He wasn't.
Lou Mrozek was the most honorable man I've ever known.
And yet after 27 years of honesty, hard work, and commitment, Karsten had no problem believing that your husband, Lou, embezzled a million dollars from the company.
That's why Lou did the right thing and he went to the feds, and that's why Karsten sent T.
J.
to take care of him.
No, T.
J.
would never -- T.
J.
is being raised under the iron fist of a tyrant.
He didn't have a choice.
Mrs.
Mrozek, I know where you come from, the code that you abide by.
I'd never ask you to betray that code, but you need to ask yourself this -- who, if not you, will be loyal to your husband? Do this for him.
Tell me the truth about that night.
I come here whenever life gets a little crazy.
Sit at a bench and look out at the river.
Searching for buried treasure.
I should really get back.
Look, I know you're trying to get me out of your head.
That's what I've been doing, too.
But I can't.
Yeah, it's messy and complicated and risky, butwe can't pretend that it didn't happen or that it doesn't change everything.
There are things that I could say right now, things I wish I could say, but talking won't help.
Just make things more confusing.
I'm not confused.
How can you say that? You're not making any sense.
I do make sense.
This this is real.
[ Cellphone vibrates .]
[ Beep .]
My next setup is ready.
Well, come back after.
I-I-I'll wait.
I can't.
[ Sighs .]
Look meet me just one more time.
We'll figure out what this is.
If you don't come, I will never bother you again, I swear.
Tonight, 8:00, here.
Well it looks like the trip to Dune Acres was fruitful.
[ Liquid pouring .]
I saw the proofs.
[ Glass thuds .]
The Sushi pictures look gorgeous.
Oh, thank you.
I, uh, I ran into someone there -- someone I just met.
What a coincidence.
Was it? What exactly is a coincidence? Okay, are we gonna need a bong? [ Chuckles .]
I mean, if two years ago, I hadn't gone to the Ruscha Exhibit on that exact day at that exact time, if I'd [ Inhales deeply .]
gone to lunch first or the El had broken down, then I would never have met you and never gotten this job and never be sitting here right now.
So a random meeting has had this huge impact on my life.
Was that just a coincidence? It scares me.
How do you know if you're living the life you're supposed to live or the one that just happened to you? You think if you were an hour later at the museum and that we never met, that you'd end up like a truck driver instead of a photographer? I don't believe that we are victims of fate.
We shape our own lives.
Sothe path we're on is the path that we want to be on, the one that we're meant to be on.
Yeah.
Except when a bear is chasing you.
Then you get the hell out of the way.
Get enough to eat? Oh.
That t-bone was like something out of "The Flintstones".
[ Chuckles .]
I'm very proud of you, son.
Maybe I haven't given you enough responsibility.
I'm gonna fix that.
You'd like that, wouldn't you? Yeah, I would.
[ Chuckles .]
Okay.
[ Wheels clacking .]
T.
J.
? T.
J.
Karsten, you're under arrest.
T.
J.
! Don't run! [ Guns cock .]
Unh! Aah! [ Grunting .]
[ Handcuffs clicking .]
Unh! [ Groans .]
[ Radio static crackles .]
I need backup at Hubbard and Wells.
Suspect in custody.
[ Static crackles .]