The Trap (2026) s01e05 Episode Script

Episode 5

[Robert] Listen to me. [coughing]
I'm a journalist and a father…
-Move it.
-…but probably not a good one.
I hate violence. I swear.
I've never hurt anyone in my life.
-I promise.
-Sit down.
I don't even know your sister.
If you lie to me one more time.
I'm pulling the trigger!
Let me see both of your hands.
Where did you live 10 years ago?
Did you know Anna Wilking?
Where were you on July 5th, 2015?
-Where were you on July 5th, 2015?
-I don't remember.
-How many times did you stab her?
-What?
-Where were you on July 5th, 2015?
-I don't remember.
I know you did it, you tell me!
How… How would you know that?
Because I saw you standing there.
Because I looked you right in the eye!
I wasn't there!
Just like I'm looking at you now!
We were both there.
Where?
What do you mean?
Think about it.
Lisa… Lisa…
If I had anything to confess,
I would have done it a long time ago.
Please…
-Sit down!
-Put the gun down. Okay.
Okay.
You said it was 10 years ago, yes?
Ten years?
Where was your sister murdered?
You already know.
In her apartment in Munich.
On July 5th, 2015?
But I…
wasn't in Munich then.
I swear! I can prove it.
I was in Afghanistan.
And I got back from Afghanistan on July 6.
I know, because it was
my ex-wife's birthday on the 6th.
She was really mad at me when I got back,
because I took all my gear
to the office first,
before I went to the party,
and then when I finally got there,
all of her guests had already left.
-She was so angry.
-You have no proof of that.
I do.
I was reporting from Afghanistan
every day back then.
I was embedded with a troop of soldiers.
My reports had to be uploaded
to the server in Munich every day,
time-stamped.
Please. Please believe me.
Please, I'll show you.
I'll give you access to my phone.
You can check.
-Go ahead, take a look.
-Show me then.
If you try to call or text anyone.
I'll shoot you right now.
Okay, okay.
Here.
Here are my files from that day.
And the piece that aired.
Here, look.
Now this report about an insider attack
on the military academy in Kabul…
See there?
…the NATO Mission
International Security Assistance Force
became little more than a special forces
training mission throughout last year.
However, following renewed unrest,
there are increasing calls for the mission
to be immediately terminated.
That… That cannot be real.
It can't be real.
Please put the gun down.
Please.
Put the gun down, Lisa.
Please give me the gun, okay?
Come on.
Please, Lisa. Give me the gun.
[tense music escalates]
[gun clatters]
[music trails off]
You could have killed me,
do you realize that?
[shouting] Do you? You're crazy!
[Lisa] But how can this…
I saw him.
It was him.
It was him.
I saw him. I did.
It was him.
But…
He was in…
in…
[mysterious music playing]
It wasn't him.
No.
It wasn't him.
[thunder rumbling]
THE TRAP
THE CONFESSION
[sobbing]
[sighs]
[Lisa crying]
Did you go to call the police?
No, I… I threw the gun into the pond.
[Lisa sobbing]
Lisa?
Can I call you Lisa?
Here.
Slowly, slowly.
Is there someone you can call?
Can you call your parents
so that you're not alone?
Mmm.
Not my parents.
Please.
I… I mean, we…
Why not? They seem nice enough.
[foreboding music playing]
Lisa, I have a confession to make.
I wasn't honest about something
I found out before this interview.
My research revealed that your name is
actually Lisa Sophie Wilking.
And I knew about your sister.
What?
Um, not the way
you've been thinking about it.
I found out about the murder
when I was doing my research.
To be honest, it surprised me that no one
had dug it up. It wasn't hard to find.
Anyway…
I know what happened to your sister.
Then why…
Why did you act as if
you didn't even know I had a sister?
Lisa, look,
I'm an investigative journalist.
Of course I didn't lay all of my cards
on the table.
I wanted to hear
what you had to say first.
Imagine yourself in my position.
The main suspect in a murder case
writes a book
where she describes
a very similar murder in detail.
An article about that
would be sensational.
How… How can you say that?
That I'm the main suspect?
You found the dead body.
Anyone who finds a body is
usually a suspect.
Who says that?
Who did you…?
I don't know if I should say.
[sighs]
Well, I talked to the officers
who were in charge of the investigation
at the time, and…
they said you were the prime suspect.
You really didn't know that?
It's really obvious that you're innocent.
They were never able to prove
anything against you.
And it's really not your fault
that you can't leave the house.
Um, what…
What does that have to do with my…
Anna's murder?
Um…
Maybe some people…
Maybe they interpreted your withdrawal
from the world as you being guilty.
I'm not well!
I know. But…
I'm very sick!
Yes. Yes.
I know you are. I think that…
What you have been diagnosed with
is sometimes called a false memory.
So, what you think are the memories
are really only pseudo-memories.
There are some people
who don't believe that you're sick,
but that you're a reclusive murderer.
They think that I…?
I… murdered…
Anna? Her?
No!
No, that's not what I…
That's not… I didn't…
No…
No…
[Robert] The worst thing is the doubt.
A shred of doubt always remains.
So terrible when something like that
destroys a family.
Normally, tragedy can bring people
closer together.
[disbelieving laughter]
You're saying that…
that my…
my parents think that…
I'm the murderer?
What?
No, that's not what I said, Lisa.
Oh, Mama!
I'm so sorry, Lisa. I am sorry.
I shouldn't have said that.
I thought you already knew that.
Lisa.
Lisa.
I, um…
If you promise to leave me and my family
alone moving forward…
If you promise to do that, we can forget
everything that's happened.
Can you promise me that?
I'll just say you weren't feeling well
and we had to cancel the interview.
And there won't be another one.
Hmm?
Mm-hm.
I want to be buried just like this.
But you'll be rotten and full of maggots!
You're crazy.
-Stop it! Stop it!
-[Anna laughing]
-So full of maggots, lots of maggots!
-[young Lisa] You're being mean!
I'm imagining your insides rotting away!
[distant clatter echoing]
[young Lisa] Stop it! Stop it!
-Full of maggots!
-Don't! Stop that!
Just you in your hermit cave,
in your stupid artsy ivory tower.
Hey!
[muffled dance music playing]
-[Anna] Love you.
-[Lisa] Love you more!
[man] Smile!
[Anna laughing]
[Anna] Thank you.
-[man 1] Over here!
-[man 2] Lisa!
-[woman 1] Look over here, please!
-[man 3] Lisa, over here please!
[photographers all clamoring]
[man 4] Love the book!
[woman 2] Wonderful! Gorgeous!
-[woman 1] Lisa! Here, Lisa, here!
-[man 1] Beautiful. Love it.
[clamoring continues]
[dark music playing]
[man 2] Lisa. Over here.
[woman 2] Great. You look amazing tonight.
[music fades out]
That's not how it was, was it?
It was.
That's exactly how it was.
[distorted version of
Somebody That I Used to Know" playing]
[stabbing]
[music trailing off]
[phone buzzing]
CALL ENDED
MISSED CALL
[Bukowski approaching]
[Bukowski whimpers]
…9-5-5.
[line ringing]
[Lisa's mom] Hello?
Hi, Mom. It's me.
[disconnect tone drones]
[somber, sorrowful music playing]
She believes it too.
[young Anna]
It's mean to tear the flower's heads off.
[young Anna crying]
[Lisa's mother] Anna wouldn't do that.
[young Lisa] But Mom, I didn't do it.
You saw that I didn't.
[Lisa's mother] It was a misunderstanding.
You're always making up stories, Lisa!
That doesn't sound like Anna at all.
It must be a misunderstanding.
[young Anna] That was really mean.
[young Anna giggling]
[Anna] Just you in your hermit cave,
in your stupid artsy ivory tower.
Here, choke! Choke on your loneliness!
[Lisa's mom]
Why are you always telling lies, Lisa?
["Somebody That I Used to Know" playing]
Make out like it never happened
And that we were nothing ♪
And I don't even need your love ♪
[disorienting audio warping]
[song trailing off]
[grunting]
[mysterious, intriguing music playing]
[Lisa, young Lisa]
I am Lisa Sophie Wilking.
Ten years ago…
I…
killed my sister.
[inaudible]
[engine revving loudly]
[whimpering]
[Lisa groans]
UNABLE TO CONNECT TO WIFI
[phone ringing]
Chief Detective Weber.
-[Lisa] Leon.
-Who is this?
Lisa… Wilking.
I don't know if you remember,
but you investigated
the murder of my sister.
Of course I remember, Ms. Wilking.
Did something happen?
I… I have a question.
Yes?
Back then, I… I didn't know
I was the… the main suspect.
I just need to know.
Did you think I was the killer?
Hold on…
What…
about my parents?
PRESS ASKED ABOUT SISTER 3 DAYS AGO.
Were they also suspicious?
[Leon] Ms. Wilking?
[line disconnects]
[screaming]
[emotional music playing]
[man whistling
"Somebody That I Used to Know" playing]
[heartbeat pounding]
[heartbeat subsiding]
[whistling, heartbeat resume]
[whistling, heartbeat subside]
[whistling, heartbeat resume]
[Ferdi whistling]
Yeah?
What?
I'm coming.
Why are you doing that?
What the hell?
Doing what?
That song…
That song that you were just whistling.
Shut the door.
The door!
Oh, that!
I don't really know the song.
And yet, I do. It got stuck in my head,
and I can't get it out.
From where?
Um…
I heard it here yesterday.
And ever since then…
-So you were here then?
-Yeah, I was, yesterday.
I had to put some wax on the trees
after pruning them.
And then I collected some earthworms
for fishing.
There's a whole bunch of them
under the patio.
It's like an all-you-can-eat-buffet.
Is your dog okay?
Better.
Uh, I asked around,
and none of the neighbors set any traps.
No one's had any issues
with martens or weasels lately.
So you…
So you really heard that music
from here yesterday?
Through the dining room window there.
It was only open a crack,
but the music was quite loud.
[suspenseful music playing]
So, I should probably get back to work,
before the leaves blow away
all over again.
Can you check my Wi-Fi connection outside?
-What?
-The Wi-Fi is down.
Um…
Just try the usual thing.
Unplug it, then plug it back in.
[Lisa] Mm-hmm.
Oh, one more thing.
Before I forget, here.
Is this yours?
It was in the bushes.
NORBERT RUDOW
9 MISSED CALLS
TUESDAY, 24 JUNE
UNMUTE
Okay.
One, two…
Three.
-[phone ringing]
-[grunts]
[groans] Fuck.
[phone ringing]
[Lisa] Hello?
[Norbert] Finally.
Why haven't you been in touch?
Because you're no longer my publisher.
[sighs] Um, about…
Five minutes, please.
I will gladly apologize,
if I knew what it was for.
Is it for trying to protect you?
-Rudow--
-Or was it for trying to be a good friend?
Oh, cut the drama or I'll hang up.
Okay.
Okay.
How was the interview?
It…
SPYTRACER 2. 1 CONNECTED
LISA W. - INCOMING CALL
[Lisa] …didn't happen after all.
[Norbert] What?
[Lisa] I didn't feel well.
[Norbert] I see. Well, I'd be lying
if I said I was sorry to hear that.
Are you feeling better now?
Why were you so adamant
about trying to stop the interview?
Well… it didn't happen,
so everything's fine.
Why's that?
Well…
Well, I kind of want everything
to stay the way it is.
[Lisa scoffs]
And what if this is
your last chance for me
to come back to the publishing house?
I'm…
[Lisa] Tell me the truth.
I really thought we were friends.
So are we friends?
I, um…
I think that you're the one
that murdered your sister, Lisa.
In the heat of the moment.
And you've suppressed it ever since.
[Norbert] Lisa?
How long have you thought that?
[Norbert] From the moment I found out
that your sister was murdered.
Why did you think that?
Because I knew that your relationship
was very complicated.
Why do you say that?
Because of how she talked about
you and your relationship.
How well did you know Anna?
Listen to me.
I've done all I can
to shield you since then.
-And I will continue to do that.
-[scoffs]
-But I just can't understand why you'd--
-[disconnect tone drones]
[suspenseful music playing]
[Anna] 50,000.
[Norbert] Excuse me?
I mean, she is one of the biggest
new talents in the publishing world.
Isn't that true?
I appreciate that, but I asked
to meet with your sister today.
Or for you to put in a good word for me.
And I'm the biggest talent
in the publishing world
when it comes to persuading
my sister to do something.
You have to know that… How can I put this?
Um, I'm no stranger to paying
for favors or for certain, uh, benefits.
But, uh, the sister asking,
that kinda thing, that's new.
I've been instrumental
in the success of my sister.
What do you mean?
Well, sibling rivalry can sometimes
push one to achieve great things.
It can push one to prove themselves.
To outdo the other,
to be seen as better than.
So you mean in this, um, psychogram,
you're the charismatic coach,
and your sister is a little worker bee?
That seems a bit condescending.
Oh, so you know about therapy then.
Anyway, Lisa's all set now.
She has no need for me.
Although I need start-up capital.
Capital for what?
That's not your concern.
Ah.
Your sister is extremely talented.
I think we can both agree to that.
[Anna laughs]
I find her stuff rather pretentious,
but it would seem that
that's what people want to read, I guess.
Hm.
Okay, 50,000.
I'll give you half now
and the other half once Lisa has switched
to my publishing house.
Deal.
So then, let's make sure
this stays between us.
Absolutely.
She'd kill me if she found out.
SAVE RECORDINGS
DELETE RECORDINGS
Yes.
[tense music playing]
What?
No, no, no, no, no, no. Come on.
Sh…
Where's the photographer?
Where are you?
There.
My bottle.
What…
[Robert] Where was your sister murdered?
On July 5th, 2015?
But I wasn't in Munich then.
I can prove it.
Lenzen… Fifth of July… Kabul.
NO DOCUMENTS MATCHING
YOUR SEARCH QUERY WERE FOUND
After the attack at the Kabul Military
Academy was ruled an inside job,
the NATO-Mission International
Security Assistance Force
was converted into
a training facility last year
to prevent further attacks, following…
He just changed the month of the report.
[phone buzzing, ringing]
CELLPHONE
MOM
[Robert] Can you call your parents
so that you're not alone?
Not my parents, please.
Why? They seem like nice enough people.
[Lisa] He talked to my parents.
[phone continues ringing, buzzing]
[line ringing]
-[Yuma] Lisa?
-Yuma?
Can you come over?
-Now?
-Please?
Okay, I'm on my way.
[phone trilling]
[suspenseful music intensifying]
[suspenseful outro music playing]
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