Without a Trace s01e15 Episode Script

- You have never looked so handsome.
- I've never been so happy.
Don't forget to say hello to the Beringers.
They have the largest-- The largest private collection of Monets on the East Coast.
I know that, Dad.
I know I don't necessarily say this often enough, but I am proud of you, son.
She's a terrific girl.
Yes, she is.
It's a nice day for a honeymoon.
This girl disappeared at her wedding in front of 200 friends and family? the wedding cake.
Somebody found one of her shoes in the service area.
Was it made out of glass? So who is she? Audrey Rose, now Audrey Rose-Beckworth.
As in Rose and Beckworth Auction House? Very good.
Society page says this is the first big event of the season.
You read the society page? Right after I read the obits.
You gonna set up a trap and trace at the Roses? The bride's parents are both dead.
If there's a ransom note, it's coming the Beckworths' way.
The happy couple.
What's going on? NYPD's covering hospitals and morgues.
We've got her credit cards, but no hits so far.
- What about her cell phone? - I'm into her records but apparently she lost her cell phone a few weeks ago and never replaced it.
That's strange for a bride planning such an elaborate wedding.
I know.
But from what I hear, the groom's parents were handling it.
She was simply along for the ride.
- Pretty wild ride so far.
- Yeah.
Martin, I think we got something.
- I was right here.
- And you saw it clearly? There was some guy pushing her into the back seat of the car.
And I remember because she only had one shoe on.
Let me go! Get off of me! -Did you get a look at the plate? -No.
- What did the guy look like? - I don't know.
Kind of average.
- I didn't get a good chance to see his face.
- Did you see what he was wearing? - A suit, I think.
- You think? Jose, this is important.
Was it a suit? Was it a tuxedo? What was it? I don't know, okay? I'm not sure.
I don't know.
All right.
Thanks.
There goes the bride.
So if a ransom call comes in, do whatever you can to keep them talking.
Agree to their demands and assure them that you won't speak to the authorities.
Okay.
Sure.
How soon does the call usually come in? There's really no hard and fast rules, but usually within the first 24 hours.
Look, I know this sounds frightening but we want this call to come in, Mr.
Beckworth.
Usually in these ransom situations the victim comes home safely.
Whatever it costs.
It doesn't matter.
I've already spoken to my financial people and the funds will be ready.
We need to speak with Audrey's financial advisor, as well.
Who do we speak to? The man you probably want to talk to is Graham Walker.
He's the trust attorney for both of our families.
My poor son.
This whole thing is so difficult for him.
He won't leave the hotel.
Charles Beckworth? Special Agent Jack Malone.
Take a seat.
Right now we're supposed to be having breakfast in bed.
Eggs Benedict, pancakes with strawberries.
We always order two dishes and then share them both.
Let me guess.
You'd end up eating them both.
She does, actually.
She's the one with the appetite.
- You married? - Eleven years.
- That must be nice.
- Yeah, sometimes.
Listen, Charles, this is a difficult question but is there any possibility that your fiancée got cold feet and ran away? The police said that she was forced into a car in the alley.
That was one eyewitness.
It's not all that reliable.
No.
She would not have bailed in the middle of our wedding.
I understand you came up to her room just before the wedding.
- Anything wrong? Any trouble? - No, not at all.
She was so nervous leading up to this.
Being in New York, and planning and everything.
I wanted to make sure that she was okay.
Charlie, you know you're not supposed to be here.
Five minutes, Jessie.
- Five minutes.
- Thank you.
I just wanted to get a look at you before all the chaos started.
- My God, you are beautiful.
- You don't look too bad yourself.
So how are you doing? Are you ready? Completely.
You? I have to admit I'm a little nervous.
It's gonna be great.
Everything is gonna be great.
Sounds like you picked up a dose of serenity this morning.
- You want some? - Definitely.
Look that way.
- How's that? - That's so much better.
Unfortunately, I have to wipe it off.
I love you.
I love you, too.
- Now get out of here.
This is bad luck.
- Okay.
Sorry.
God, I can't believe this is happening.
And you should see my parents.
How guilty they look.
I feel so badly for them.
Guilty? How so? They assume that this is about them, their money.
Don't you? If it's about the money, we'll know soon enough.
Audrey's father and I were best friends and, as you know, business partners for almost 20 years.
So you've known Audrey since she was a baby.
Her mother died in childbirth.
Then after Arnold passed away, she came here to live with us.
And when was that? Audrey must have been 11.
So she lived here with you until she went off to college? No, it was four years.
Then she went away to boarding school and after that, college in California.
That must have been a bit strange.
Your son marrying a woman who's almost like your stepdaughter.
They love each other.
That's what's important.
Are you just saying that, Mr.
Beckworth? It's no secret that Audrey's had her troubles.
I don't think she ever recovered from her father's death.
What kind of troubles? Drinking, drugs, running with the wrong crowd.
They'd throw her out of one school, we'd get her into another.
Eventually, she moved out to California to live and we lost touch.
Until she and Charlie met up again out there.
And now you're not so sure her troubles are behind her.
I hope they are for Charlie's sake.
Samantha, Audrey's room key.
The computer at the front desk keeps a log of every time the key is used.
Someone used it Friday night, 11:45.
That would be Audrey returning from the rehearsal dinner.
I don't think she slept much.
The log shows it was used again at 3:28.
Maybe she slipped out to see the groom.
He slept at his parents' house.
Got there at midnight and he never left.
And you're thinking she was up to no good.
I'm thinking I had a friend whose fiancée slept with the best man the night before the wedding.
You know, everyone always told me: "Before you get married, you should live with the person.
" If there's anyone at the wedding you don't recognize, Mrs.
Beckworth.
We already did that for four years, and it worked out great.
I'm a few years older than she is.
So back then, she was just this bratty little kid invading my space.
I didn't pay that much attention to her.
But then, that day I bumped into her on the street in Berkeley she was this fantastic woman.
And then the tables were turned.
She wouldn't even return my calls, at first.
But, eventually, I won her over.
Or maybe just wore her down.
He's so self-deprecating.
Is that the maid of honor? Jessica Brighton.
They've known each other since grammar school.
This is just so crazy.
I don't know what I can tell you.
Did you see Audrey after the rehearsal dinner? No.
I offered to spend the night with her, but she said she wanted to be alone.
What frame of mind would you say she was in? To be honest, she's been more and more unhappy the last few months.
Would you say she was having second thoughts? No.
I think it was just being back in New York.
Anything particular about being back in New York? She was pretty wild when she lived here.
What? Parties, drugs? Yeah.
I mean, it's not like she had a real problem.
She could just overdo it a bit.
You think she got back into the life when she came here? No, she straightened herself out.
Does her husband know? Sure, of course.
But it's not like she's a drug addict or anything.
- She was just a little-- - Wild.
Right, you said that.
She have any old boyfriends? Charlie was pretty much the only boyfriend she ever had.
Really? - Unless you count Stanton.
- Stanton.
Who's Stanton? He was this real loser we knew back in prep school.
He was everyone's coke connection.
Audrey dumped him when she left for California but they sort of remained friends.
- And she invited him to the wedding? - Only as a gesture.
He works in London, so she never thought he'd come.
He took off kind of early but you should've heard the speech he gave at the rehearsal dinner.
Audrey and I met while skinny-dipping.
- I can't believe you invited him.
- I can't believe he came.
We weren't together.
We just sort of swam into each other, if you know what I mean.
We shared a towel and became fast friends.
But seriously Audrey is truly one of the great people.
She's kind, she's honest, she's generous.
And she does one hell of a backstroke.
Some toast.
Sounds like a bad night in the Catskills.
Yeah, I admit I was a little effusive at the rehearsal dinner.
I was just messing around.
Stanton, what time did Audrey come to your hotel room that night? After 2:00? What are you talking about? You booked a room in the hotel for the entire weekend when you have an apartment here in the city.
Is that a crime? She's freaked out about getting married, so she comes to you to blow off steam.
We found traces of cocaine in your room.
Now, I might be willing to work out a little deal about that later but if we find her fingerprints in that room your life just got a lot tougher.
Yeah, she came to see me.
- What's with you? Sit down.
- I'm fine.
It's cool.
Come on.
Here.
For old times.
- I don't know what I'm doing.
- Getting cold feet? No.
It's just there are some things that I need to tell Charlie.
So little Charlie doesn't know what a bad girl you are.
No, he doesn't.
Although after that toast.
Sorry if I got a little carried away.
You don't have to do anything you don't want to.
You know that, right? No, it's not that.
Come on.
You're not ready for the white picket fence.
You're a party girl.
You need to be with someone who gets you.
Come on, Stanton.
What? I'll see you tomorrow.
I gotta tell you, after the way she was that night fifty-fifty she'd do a mad dash before the wedding.
Then I saw her up there with Charlie.
She seemed like she knew what she was doing.
- You didn't help her with this mad dash? - No way, man.
I took off at 10:00.
Where'd you go? Lobby bar.
I ran up quite a tab.
You can ask the bartender.
I will.
So you planned all the events surrounding the wedding? Everything, from the ballroom to the flowers to the ring pillows.
Did Audrey show any signs of stress prior to the wedding? You're kidding, right? She was getting married.
We thought sometimes the bride tells the wedding planner things that she won't tell anyone else.
Believe me, I am half-mother, half-shrink.
It's just part of my job.
You know, I do remember something.
It was about two weeks ago.
We were doing a walk-through.
So what do you think? It's beautiful.
Just wait till my lighting guys are through with it.
Listen, I know that you wanted a smaller ceremony but I promise you this is going to be so special.
I know it is, and you're doing a great job.
And Charlie really loves you.
You can see it in his eyes.
Yeah, I'm very lucky.
Hello? No.
Stop calling me.
We have nothing to talk about.
Just leave me alone.
I figured it was just some ex-boyfriend or something but she certainly didn't want to talk about it.
- Now it's my turn.
- Go ahead.
Thanks for your help.
I guess we know why she lost her cell phone.
Yeah, but that sounds like a lot more than just an ex-boyfriend.
It sounds like someone could've been stalking her.
If she knew the guy, that would explain how he got her out.
He shows up at the reception, wants to talk to her she doesn't want to be seen with him, so they go to the service area.
Which is right off the ballroom.
He could've led her there easily.
Once there, he forces her down the hall with a gun, then out into the alley.
Where the getaway car is waiting.
How does Stanton's alibi hold up? The bartender remembers serving him drinks until after midnight.
This might not be about the money.
His father was concerned about her past.
According to the groom, she was an angel.
I guess love is blind.
And deaf, and very dumb.
Spoken like a true romantic.
What, are you gonna tell me you still buy into it? Sure.
Marriage, kids, the whole nine yards.
I didn't say I was good at it.
I'm just a fan.
Graham Walker's here.
Audrey's trust attorney.
- You want me to take it? - No, I got it.
Keep combing her phone records.
Talk to her friends.
Somebody's got to know something about this stalker.
I was hoping you could fill me in on the details of Audrey's finances.
I can certainly give you the broad strokes.
Mr.
Rose and Mr.
Beckworth drafted a standard trust agreement when they founded the company.
When Mr.
Rose passed away his share of the company went into a lifetime trust for Audrey.
What did the trust stipulate? It's pretty standard stuff, really.
She has no say in the business but she receives a healthy share of the quarterly profits.
So she didn't have any financial difficulties? No, not until recently.
Mr.
Walker? Hi, it's Audrey Rose.
Hey, Audrey.
What can I do for you? I need some money.
- Is something wrong? -No, everything's fine.
It's for an investment.
-How much do you need? - $25,000.
- What kind of investment is this? - It's with a friend.
I'm sorry, Audrey, but for a loan that size -I'd have to talk to Mr.
Beckworth.
- No.
Please don't tell him.
Why don't you come down to my office so we can talk about this in person? I can't.
I'm sorry to bug you.
Thank you.
When was this? About 10 days ago.
And you didn't tell Mr.
Beckworth about it? No, I kept her confidence.
But I couldn't figure out why she didn't want Mr.
Beckworth to find out.
I can't imagine why she would need $25,000.
- It's because she was being blackmailed.
- Blackmailed? That's crazy.
For what? We're not sure, but she was definitely being harassed.
Oh, my God.
Charlie, you've been less than upfront with me.
You didn't tell me she didn't want to return to New York.
You didn't tell me about the trouble she had in the past, or her drug problem.
She experimented with cocaine when she was 16, okay? Who didn't? You know that guy Stanton? He was her drug connection.
She went up to his room the night before your wedding.
- Who told you that? - He did.
And he said what, that they slept together? According to him, no.
But that's not the point.
The point is there was a lot more going on in her life than you seem to know.
And I think there's a lot more going on in yours, too.
I don't know anything.
Come on, there must have been some kind of sign.
Did she have a fling? Maybe, I don't know.
You keep referring to infidelity.
What's that about? All right, I don't know how this is gonna help you but here goes.
Last Sunday we went ice-skating at the park.
I haven't done this in years.
I'm gonna make such a fool of myself.
There's something I need to tell you.
I did something.
Something that I wish I could take back.
Oh, God.
I don't know how to say this.
Just tell me this: Do you love me? Yes.
Of course.
With all my heart, yes.
Then you don't have to tell me anything.
And you didn't wanna hear what she had to say? When I was in college, I cheated on my girlfriend once.
And I was so racked with guilt about it that I felt like I had to tell her.
I was in love with that girl, and it ruined everything.
But this is your fiancée.
I'm the one that dragged her back to New York.
For my career, to be near my friends and my family.
If she did something stupid, if she acted out a little bit I was not gonna let that come between us.
She has issues with men.
It goes back to her father's death and not having him around.
And you're gonna do what, heal that? I'm gonna be patient and understanding.
Because what's underneath all of her insecurities is this beautiful, brilliant, generous soul.
And you think that makes me a sap.
Quite the opposite.
Hey, you've escaped.
Thank you.
So, what was Audrey like growing up? She was just this great kid full of life and energy, and so artistic.
I remember she used to run around at Thanksgiving and she had done these finger paintings.
She would pass them out as prizes.
- That's when she was a little girl? - Yes.
And how was she when she moved in with you? Then she would've been 11.
It was right after her father died.
And I guess that's when things started to change and she turned inward, really and kept everything to herself.
You know, I think I'm just getting really tired - and it's been a really long day.
- Sure, of course.
Maybe I could go home for a while and we could pick this up later, or in the morning? Tell you what.
If we could just go through this next tape it would be a real help to me.
All right.
Danny, I got the info on Audrey's cell phone.
Tons of calls from the same phone number.
A call comes in, then another call back a minute later.
Then again, 10 minutes later.
Consecutive days.
Does it match the time the wedding planner gave you? - Yes, it does.
- Got a number? - It is registered to a Raymond Yates.
- Nice.
And we have a Social.
Excuse me.
Do you know this guy? He looks familiar.
- He was on one of the tapes.
I saw him.
- At the wedding? I remember.
He was one of the only guys not wearing a tux.
Raymond Yates? No, man.
I'm Brad.
Hey, Brad.
Is Raymond here? I haven't seen him in a couple of weeks.
Couple of days.
Who are you? FBI.
- You don't mind if we take a look around? - I don't know.
What are you looking for? Does that look like a water pipe to you, Agent Fitzgerald? It certainly looks like one.
Maybe you need to have a look around upstairs.
Hey, don't you need a warrant? Shut up, Brad.
Okay, we got Sarah, Heather Shauna, Anita, Teresa, Audrey.
Home movies? I had nothing to do with any of that stuff, man.
-The maid comes in next week.
-Yeah, it smells good, too.
Hey, easy.
He came home with her one night about a month ago, maybe.
She was pretty plastered.
Ray only hits on girls that are already drunk.
I guess it increases his odds.
You ever see her before? I never would've seen her, except I happened to be up at 4:00 a.
m.
Have you seen my skirt? I think it's behind your head.
Where am I? - What do you mean? - What part of town? Brooklyn.
Oh, God.
You think Audrey knew she was being videotaped? No way.
Ray always hides the camera.
- Did he see her again? - No.
He was pretty stoked when he found out she was a debutante and all.
He saw her picture in the paper.
She wasn't like the skanks he usually picks up on.
What? I just mean you could tell she was classy.
- Does Ray have any family? - Yeah.
He's got a brother, Kevin.
Lives in Jackson Heights, I think.
Do you know this guy? - You're sure? - Yeah.
He was at your wedding.
There were 200 people at the wedding.
I never saw him.
I'm really sorry, Charlie.
I'm sorry that you have to find out about it this way.
I don't understand.
If this is about money why hasn't this guy called in with a ransom? We're not sure.
That's what she was trying to tell me at the skating rink and I didn't let her.
- And what could you have done? - I don't know.
Protected her.
- It's the young man's disease.
- What's that? Damsel in distress.
She needed to be saved, you need to save somebody.
Generally speaking, it's a no-win situation.
People always say I'm like my mother.
I always try to see the good in people.
Sometimes I think I'm just burying my head in the sand so that I don't have to face what's really out there.
I wasn't protecting her.
I was afraid of what she was going to tell me.
Are you all right? I just spoke to Jack.
Nobody at the Beckworth house knows Ray Yates.
You got him? No, great.
Bring him in.
Well, we got Yates' brother.
They're bringing him in.
We have reason to believe your brother was involved in a kidnapping.
No way.
My brother's not that stupid.
Yeah, he is.
And I think you know he is.
Oh, man.
- Come on, what do you know? - I don't see my brother for months.
Saturday morning he called me said he needed me for something, said it paid top dollar.
- He say what it was? - I wouldn't let him.
I'm not interested.
Look, I'm no saint.
I got my share of troubles, but I got a family now.
Let me ask you something.
You care about your brother? - Stay calm.
Try not to get him upset.
- What am I supposed to say? He trusts you.
Tell him you'll help him out of a tough situation.
He's got Caller ID.
He'll know it's not me.
We'll make it look like it comes from your house.
He won't know.
- You can trace it to his exact location? - If we keep him on the phone long enough.
What's up, brother? - Where are you? - Kev, you changed your mind.
That's good,'cause I got myself in kind of a situation here.
Things are pretty messed up.
What are you doing? I knew you'd come through.
Hey, listen.
Can you.
Why don't you tell me where you're at, and I'll come and get you.
I can't really talk right now.
What's wrong? What's going on? Somebody's here.
I got to go.
Ray, tell me where you are.
Shut up! Shut the hell up! Did you get it? You know where he is? East Village.
Your brother ever live down there? Work there? I don't know.
He was a bar-back at McHale's for six years.
But they closed that down about six months ago.
Get down now! Okay, I got two down.
Right here.
This one's Yates.
All clear here.
No sign of the girl.
- He's dead.
- So is this one.
This looks like a payoff gone bad.
- Oh, hello.
- What do you got? This guy's Tom Walsh.
Deputy Chief of Security for Rose and Beckworth Auction House.
What the hell was he doing here? - Walsh is dead? - Yes.
- What about Audrey? - We don't know where she is.
Do you? What are you implying? You didn't tell us that you got a phone call from the kidnappers and that you were paying a ransom.
They said that they would kill her.
And you thought your extensive knowledge of selling Ming vases would help you prevent that? I was stupid.
Obviously, it didn't work out the way I had hoped.
When did they call? A few hours after she was taken.
Before you arrived.
I need to know exactly what time on what phone.
I guess it was around 4:30.
On my home phone.
And they said what? They said to send someone with $20,000 to McHale's Pub at noon today.
What was your plan? Have Walsh kill the kidnappers, not pay the ransom? No, of course not.
I don't know what he was thinking.
I suppose he was trying to play the hero.
Does Charlie know? Charlie's in no shape to deal with this.
I think you need to go home and tell him.
I think he might like to know.
Look what I found stashed in a hole in the bathroom wall.
Almost $20,000 in here.
- Belongs to Yates? - Yeah.
His wallet was thrown in, too.
And then Walsh shows up with another $20,000.
Convenient number.
Unless Walsh wasn't bringing a ransom.
Unless Walsh was bringing a payment.
For a kidnapping.
That would make this the down payment and that would be for delivery.
In which case, Walsh was the accomplice.
He was the one driving the car that night.
Yeah, he must've been at the wedding.
Which would've made it easy for him to slip out.
Then who killed Walsh? Must have been Audrey.
She could've been hiding behind these pallets or behind the bar.
- She comes over here and grabs Ray's gun.
- Gutsy girl.
But that would've been self-defense.
If so, why hasn't anyone heard from her yet? Here's the other thing.
How does a slimy sex-video blackmailer end up as one half of a kidnapping team? We know that she couldn't pay him.
So he goes after the wealthy father-in-law.
A videotape like that is not too cool for the society page.
Then Beckworth turns around and hires him to kidnap her at the wedding? Seems like an awfully long way to go to cover up a sex scandal.
Beckworth wanted her out of the picture for some reason.
I think he wanted her dead.
No, we can't arrest Beckworth yet.
We don't have enough.
Beckworth just left the auction house.
Stopped at the bank and left with a suitcase.
On his way to Rio.
Is there any chance his wife knows what he's up to? I don't think so.
But I think I do know what's going on with this family.
- You wanna fill me in? - It's still a hunch.
- I'll see what I can get out of her.
- Let me know.
Anyone who knows me knows that I can be a pretty tough guy.
But when Charlie was born I said to myself, "This is it.
"I understand now why I'm here: "to love this boy "to care for this boy, to teach this boy.
" And now when I look at him I think I've done a pretty darn good job.
Thanks, Dad.
And now he has someone else to love him and care for him and maybe even teach him a thing or two.
And I must say, I couldn't be more delighted to be able to share these duties with Audrey the daughter I never had but always loved like one.
I don't understand.
Why am I watching this? Because something in this family isn't right, Mrs.
Beckworth.
I don't know what you're talking about.
What happened between your husband and Audrey when she came to live with you? You do realize that all her problems, the drugs, the sex it's all about whatever happened in your house.
Your husband hired a man to kill Audrey.
Do you wanna live with a man that does that kind of thing? And what about your son? Tell me, Mrs.
Beckworth.
I know you know.
I didn't.
I swear I didn't, not until that night.
Not until then.
I was just being nice.
What's your problem? I mean it.
Don't touch me again.
Come off it.
We're family now.
I'm going to tell Charlie.
I'm going to tell him everything.
Come on.
He'll never believe you.
I don't even believe you and I was there, wasn't I? In Italy, when we're away from here I'm gonna tell him what you did to me.
He'll have two weeks to believe me.
- He'll hate us both.
- Not me.
- I'm wiping the slate clean.
- You're going to do no such thing.
Not after what I did for you.
He came to me, that Ray, with your lovely videotape.
I paid him off.
Why would you do that? Because I knew if that ever got to Charlie, you'd have nothing to lose and then you'd tell him everything.
So why don't we just agree that we've both got something to hide and leave it at that? I'm telling him.
After the wedding.
And you won't see either of us again.
I think back now and I should've known.
All those times I went to bed and he stayed up.
How he insisted that her bedroom be downstairs.
Oh, that bastard! What he must have been doing to her.
How couldn't I have seen it? I should've seen it.
That poor little girl.
I mean, she was my responsibility.
Mrs.
Beckworth, we're gonna arrest your husband.
We're gonna need you to testify.
He just got here five minutes ago.
- Any word on Audrey? - No.
Not yet.
Audrey, don't! Put the gun down! - FBI! Put the gun down! - Get away from me.
Put the gun down now.
- He tried to kill me! - It's not the truth.
- He hired Ray to kill me, and now Walsh! - I didn't! - Audrey, please! - You tell him.
- Don't do this.
- You tell him what you did to me.
Audrey, we know everything.
Put the gun down.
She's crazy.
They were waiting here for me.
She told him some insane story, she's been waiting here to kill me.
I won't kill you if you tell your son the truth.
Audrey, put the gun down.
Audrey, please.
Listen, I believe you, okay? I love you.
And we'll get through this.
Just please put the gun down.
Audrey, please.
Okay.
I got it.
Stay down.
You son of a bitch! You sick son of a bitch! She's lying, Charlie.
- How could you believe her and not me? - Go to hell.
You go to hell.
She's lying, Charlie.
I didn't do anything.
Shut up.
Just shut up.
She's lying! Shut up.
You gonna call it a night? So what do you think? The DA gonna press charges? With a good attorney and the mother's testimony I would say the odds are the father's the one going to jail.
You know, I just keep wondering if Charlie knew all along.
I mean, he was in that house, too.
Who knows? Maybe that's why he married her.
- He was trying to save her.
- Maybe.
Maybe it was love.
Why don't you get out of here? Go on a date or something.