Cape Fear (2026) s01e07 Episode Script

Don't you fucking move.
- Nat, where'd your brother go?
- He's across the street.
No! No, no, no, no, no. I'll go.
You go upstairs, my closet.
The code is Nat's birthday.
Natalie, call the police.
Here.
She moves, shoot her.
Don't.
What would you like to do tomorrow?
Anything you want.
Can we go fishing again?
I just want to spend time with you.
Of course.
You're with me now.
You're my son.
What is that?
It's a Wi-Fi jammer. She must have used it
to get past the alarms.
How do you know that?
Oh, you didn't tell your mom
about our date?
Nat, are they coming?
Do you even know how to use a gun?
Shut your fucking mouth!
You really wanna shoot me, don't you?
Sit back down.
You can't do it.
God! Fuck you!
- It's okay.
- Fuck you!
Zack!
What does this guy want?
- Zack!
- It's okay.
Zack! Where is he?
- Oh, God.
- He was terrified.
You stay the fuck away!
Hey!
Leave my dad alone.
- Oh, stop it. Son, get out.
- No.
- No. I'm not leaving.
- We're leaving. No, we're leaving!
- You're hurting him. You're hurting him!
- Dad!
No! No, para!
- You are hurting him! He's only a boy!
- No. Stop. Stop.
- You're coming home.
- No, I'm not.
- Tom! You're hurting him.
- Yes, you are.
- No. Dad.
- He's only a boy!
You can't let him take me back. Oh, shit.
He's not your son anymore, Tom.
He's my son.
Come here.
Tom, stop! You're gonna kill him!
He has a knife!
Oh, my God.
Dad. It's gonna be okay, Dad.
You're gonna be okay.
- Did you have to assault the guy?
- The guy who kidnapped my son?
The guy whose daughter was living
in the fucking walls of our house?
That guy? Come on, man.
Yeah, well,
at least he's not pressing charges.
Yeah, so he can look like the bigger man.
He loves this.
So what'd you tell the cops
about the shotgun hole in your wall?
I told them the truth. That he drugged us
and there was an accident.
You know,
they found these vials in the walls,
some kind of motion sickness thing.
If it shows up in Zack's blood,
maybe that's conspiracy.
But there's no proof
Cady conspired, right?
Nevaeh's still denying Max's involvement.
I mean,
there is a world where we find proof.
Find?
Nobody's finding anything.
You're a little late to the party to be
wagging your finger, don't you think?
You helped put us in this position,
you know?
I know. I was wrong about Max.
I fucked up and I'm sorry.
But we have to be smart.
It's not much,
but the woman with the face mask,
the one you said
maybe knew stuff about Max
I got her plates from
the security cam off that hotel in Macon.
Her name's Val Tierney,
from Piney Grove, North Carolina.
Isn't that near where Cady grew up?
And Amy Brancato.
Maybe she knew him from back then.
Well, if that woman has any evidence
that Max made Amy falsely confess,
- I mean, that's obstruction of justice.
- Well, that's something.
- We'll go with you.
- Yeah.
No. You two can't afford
to make another mistake.
- Ray will go see Val. You two--
- I'm not just gonna sit here
doing nothing, Noa.
You're not the only ones
who want him gone.
This motherfucker's balls deep
in the organization
I spent my whole life building.
So, we're gonna get him.
But we're going to do it right.
Hello. Yes.
It's the hospital.
What How is he? Can we see him now?
Yeah, we're on our way.
- All right.
- Anna Deveraux
and Tom Bowden met in law school.
Was Anna pregnant by her fiancé,
or by her old law school classmate Tom?
How long do I have to stay here?
I promised your mom I'd keep you safe
until the situation is resolved.
Jesus. Look, it's on Citizen.
I always knew Tom had issues.
Why do you hate him so much?
I don't hate Tom.
Yeah, he's wound too tight, and
Is it 'cause he and Mom were
sleeping together while you were engaged?
Is he my real dad?
Why are you asking me this now?
Why are you not just saying no?
Well
I think you're mine.
Are you serious?
Look, if you want me to say
I'm a hundred percent sure
that I'm your biological dad, I will.
Great. Mom's here to pick me up.
- Already? She said--
- Call her if you don't believe me.
We're not trying to get him out.
We're just trying to see our son.
Our hands are tied.
I'm sorry, but this is how
an involuntary psych hold works.
Right now, he is not well.
Tom, he stabbed you
and he's having a dissociative episode.
So he's still saying he's
Max Cady's kid?
Yes.
Listen, of all the drugs in his system,
the one that worries me
the most is the scopolamine.
Do you know what that is?
That's the motion sickness thing?
It is, yes, but in larger doses, it can
cause compliance or depersonalization.
You give someone scopolamine
if you wanna take control of them
or erase their personality.
She brainwashed him.
That's not a clinical term, but yes.
Well, what's the recovery time?
Well, we have no idea
how much of this stuff Zack was given
or for how long or if the drugs
exacerbated a preexisting condition.
Preexisting like what?
What I mean is
that someone with underlying issues,
if they have prolonged exposure
to this drug,
it could cause permanent psychosis.
Permanent psychosis?
Tom?
I
I had this dream the other night.
I was 14.
It was the summer
before my brother went to college.
And we're all at dinner.
And my dad says
"Your brother's gonna die
over Thanksgiving break.
He's gonna come home
and get in a car crash and die."
And my mother says,
"That's right.
He is."
And I looked at both of them and I said,
"Well, aren't you gonna do anything?"
And they don't even look at me.
And I look at my brother,
but his face is blank. He's frozen.
And then I realized he's not my brother.
He's my
Hey, Natalie, is everything okay?
I have a question.
Have you been lying to me my whole life?
Natalie, it is really crazy right now,
and when you call me,
I assume that something--
Paul said he doesn't know
if he's my real dad.
Well, I don't know why
he would say something like that.
So is it true?
Do you know who my dad is?
Tom is your dad because he raised you.
Paul is your biological dad.
So you took a paternity test?
That's a horrible thing
to ask your mother. You know that, right?
Why?
You want me to stop asking questions,
but you've made me so complicit
in all your bullshit.
- What do you mean by that?
- There are people that are saying
that you and Tom got together
during the trial,
and if anyone knew about that--
No, no, that's not--
Then Max would've been released years ago.
No, Natalie, you need to stop it.
Am I basically
the product of your misconduct,
and you lied to me
because you had to lie to everyone else?
You need to stop reading lies
on the Internet.
You need to get off your phone
and you need to stay at Paul's
until it's safe to come home.
Okay, Mom. I'll stay at Paul's.
Natalie?
I just saw you came home.
Listen, this guy keeps coming over.
And I brought it back to you.
Say, "Hi, Natalie.
I wanna go home."
Okay.
Hi.
Thanks for bringing him.
Sure.
Are you okay?
Yeah!
Yeah, I'm okay. Are you okay?
Why wouldn't I be?
All right, you believe your parents, okay.
You think I told that girl to do
all those things to you, right?
"That girl" as in your daughter?
Who lived in my walls
and drugged my brother?
But did she tell the police
that I made her do that stuff?
- No, but--
- Did she tell you I made her do it?
She didn't need to. It makes sense.
Oh, it makes sense.
Well, I'm not sure about that.
Here. Look at this.
She was obsessed
with the idea of me as her father,
and she thought if she got revenge for me,
that I would love her.
You see that?
And I told her to leave you alone.
She needs help.
Wow.
"Wow." Yeah.
All right.
Bye.
Can I ask you something?
I'm sorry that she hurt you,
but that's all I know.
It's not about Nevaeh. It's about my mom.
That's a conversation for you and her.
I have to go.
Max, this is important.
Yeah, but I have to get on the road.
Hey.
I'm coming with you.
But you don't know where I'm going.
It's a drive.
Well, you said to come back if I asked
my mom and she doesn't answer.
I did and she didn't, so
Well, I'm glad you trust me.
Well, I didn't say that.
I already shared
my location with my friend,
so if anything happens to me,
she'll call 911.
Oh, all right.
- I'm serious.
- I hear you.
If you insist.
Come in.
Everyone says my mom was different
back when she was your lawyer.
Maybe she just got better at hiding.
What's that mean?
Your mom was always
doing everything she could
to hide from herself.
Like drinking?
And other stuff?
"Other stuff."
You know
What was the name of her fiancé?
Paul? Right? Paul?
Well, that guy was not faithful to her,
so why should she show
some respect to that guy?
How do you know he wasn't faithful?
She told me.
When I met her,
we both thought
that my wife had left me and
we became quite close.
But then police found my wife's body,
and something changed.
Hey.
What happened to our son?
Hello?
Hello?
Hey, hello.
Hi.
Is Val Tierney home?
Who's asking?
I'm looking for the owner of
a 1994 Plymouth Reliant K Station Wagon.
Ray Rawlins. Liberty State Insurance.
You may be entitled to a class action
settlement from overcharged premiums.
Oh, shit.
I sold it for cash.
Is that girl gonna get my settlement?
Don't worry about that. Look. An advance.
Don't tell my boss.
Who'd you sell it to?
I'd be careful if I was you.
She's a fucking fruit loop.
Been in and out
of this and that clinic for years.
Yeah? What's her name?
Her name is Crystal Cady.
Crystal Cady?
Was she married to Max Cady?
She's his sister.
His sister?
Wait, is this her?
Let me see.
It's hard to tell with that mask on.
Oh, yeah. That's her.
Poor girl.
If she wasn't locked up,
where would she stay?
- You okay?
- Yeah, yeah, I'm fine.
Where are we going?
I told you it's a long drive.
Remember, I shared my location,
so if anything happens, I
That's good, that's good.
You're a smart woman.
Yeah. I like that, I like that.
Are you kidnapping me?
Did I ask you to get in my car?
No, I did not.
That was so funny.
Now, you wanna catch a bus home?
You can.
Really, you can.
But I'm glad you came.
Because I'm going to visit
my parents where I grew up, and
Isn't that in North Carolina?
I told you it's a long drive.
And it's not going to be easy.
So, I'm glad
I'm not taking this drive by myself.
Why won't it be easy?
Were they mean to you?
Well, my father raised dogs.
Litter.
And, like, if I didn't speak English,
he would put me in a cage like a dog.
Your mom wouldn't stop him?
From a graveyard in Spain?
No, she couldn't.
My stepmother
could have done something about it,
but she didn't
she didn't stop him either.
Because to her I was an unwanted guest.
I'm so sorry--
Max.
- Fuck!
- Max!
Fuck!
Max!
Hit the brake! Hit the brake!
- Natalie, the pills. The pills.
- What?
The pills. The pills, here.
What was that?
Oh, I get glitches.
Sometimes I get glitches.
Because in prison
they broke my skull here.
Oh, fuck. This was horrible.
Fuck.
And your father hit me in the head.
Fuck.
That wasn't helpful.
That wasn't helpful.
What do you do
if you're alone when that happens?
Wow.
Wow, that was brave of you, Natalie.
Shit. Thank you. You okay?
Yeah.
- All right.
- Are you?
Yeah, I'm okay.
It's better if you take the wheel.
I need to rest.
You have your license, right?
- Yeah, I have my license.
- Okay.
Cops didn't find all the scopolamine vials
she had in there.
They gotta have Nevaeh's prints on them.
If the police found them at Max's house,
it'll prove they conspired.
You wanna frame him?
Well, it's not a frame if he's guilty.
Is that gonna be your defense?
I'm not gonna need a defense
because I'm not gonna get caught.
You don't think
the cops will know it is us
if someone calls in a tip
about scopolamine at Max's house?
Anna, the tip would say heroin or coke.
They would just find the scopolamine.
Look, Max's car is gone.
I have to do this now.
Hey, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, hey.
Who's gonna protect our family
if you're in jail?
Well, we can't just do nothing.
Well, maybe we do move.
Maybe we sell the house. I--
And do what when he follows us, huh?
Move again?
Spend every second scared for our kids
whenever they're out of sight?
If you got a better plan, lay it on me
because I swear to God
this is all I've got.
Okay, okay, okay.
But you are not breaking into Max's house.
You have never done
anything like that before.
But we do know someone who has.
What?
I don't know.
You seem
You seem relaxed.
Just feels good to drive.
Have a break from everything.
Did you ever see Cape Fear River?
Isn't it super polluted?
No, I was baptized there.
- In the river?
- Yeah.
Right down there. At Bluff's Point.
And
Yeah, couldn't swim.
Can't swim, actually.
But my father made me do it.
To wash away the sin. And
Fuck, I was scared.
I was so scared that I could drown.
But you know what happened when I
when I came out of the water?
I was a different person, cleansed.
I was not that boy anymore.
But I was me.
This is where you grew up?
- I'll come with you.
- Stay, stay.
I won't be long.
Hello.
Hi, hi.
Oh, hey.
Hi, baby. Look how cute you are.
What are you doing, huh?
I'm sorry.
How'd you like it
if I just came up and pet you?
She She seemed friendly.
I'd wash my hands.
She's got worms.
I'm Natalie.
Are these your dogs?
No.
But I get protective of them.
That's nice.
Especially the shy ones.
Well, I'm just waiting for someone,
but I'm gonna go wait in the car.
Can I kiss you?
What?
Just one time.
I have to go. I'm sorry.
Well, well, well.
Look what the dog puked up.
Somebody put you in your place, huh?
Yeah.
Like you used to
Papa.
Don't make that mongrel noise to me.
Hey, hey! Keep your hands to yourself.
Why don't you go back to
wherever the fuck it is you come from?
Okay. Where Where's Crystal?
You fucked with her head enough.
You come within spitting distance of her,
I'm gonna fuck you up.
I can make you tell me, old man.
You know that.
You think you can make me do anything?
Everything you know how to do,
I knew it first.
Woof!
See?
Yeah, you train a dog right
it'll never forget its master.
You still sit?
Where the fuck is Crystal?
How about you want the cage again?
I still got it open for you.
Sit.
Roll over.
Yeah, that's what I thought.
You're nothing.
You're just a sick little puppy.
Couldn't stop pissing on the rug.
That's why I had to smack ya nose.
But you never learn nothing.
I'm sorry.
There was this guy talking to me.
Oh, that's just Luke.
He feeds the dogs.
Who's this?
A little young, don't you think?
Come here.
Why don't you go back down to Savannah,
hang out with that Deveraux girl
who put you away?
Deveraux?
Anna Deveraux.
Hester, you look well.
You still pining for the devil?
I'm not Anna, ma'am.
I know what you've done, honey.
You sent him away,
'cause you was ashamed you wanted him.
Come on, Mama. Let's go back to bed.
Hester, Hester.
- How-How's Crystal doing?
- Oh, yeah.
- I'll tell you this.
- Yeah?
Crystal, she is a damn sight better off
than she was in that clinic.
- Hester.
- She has got herself set up
- real fine over by the river.
- Hester.
The river?
Goddamn it!
- Yeah.
- I see you still love each other.
Let's get the fuck out of here.
Hey, Crystal.
I got a little heads up for you.
Sorry you had to see that.
Sorry that you had to grow up with that.
You must be hungry.
What was she saying back there?
Were you in love with my mom or something?
"Or something."
It's gonna be a long drive back.
Are you not hungry?
I lost my appetite.
Is it good?
Georgia peach.
Yeah. We should go.
It's a nice pool.
That where you let the yard workers
and such come in?
It's just a back gate.
Damn, it's good to see you, Annie.
You look taller than I remember.
Well, I'm on the stairs, Dad.
And I shrunk.
You shrink when you get old.
Gravity or something.
You do look smaller than ever.
I like to think the edges
are just worn off a little bit.
Kids here?
No.
Look, I don't know what this is about.
I'm just really glad that
you finally reached out.
I have worked for this.
And if there's anything that I can do
and help get back your trust, Annie, I'm
I'm here to do it.
Okay.
Let's talk.
Hello?
Hello?
You know, six years ago,
I cleaned up my act
and I moved to Savannah
and I figured that sooner or later
you guys would give me a chance.
Maybe the kids would come over,
watch a movie or something.
And here you want me to break into
this guy's house and plant dope for you.
Do you think if I had any better options,
I would have reached out to you?
- Maybe I shouldn't have.
- No, hey, hey, hey.
I didn't say no.
Look, Annie, I know that I wasn't
the best dad to you.
You see, I'm not that guy anymore.
Baby girl, if I do this and it blows up,
I go back to prison
for the rest of my life.
Sure, I can get a hold of some smack,
but right now I got a job.
I got I got a nice little place
in Garden City
Well, it's not as nice as this, but it's
I've got something to lose.
This would be very simple.
You place the drugs,
we call CrimeStoppers.
McGruff the Crime Dog?
It's an anonymous line.
The cops will show up, no questions asked.
We have clients who got 20 years
just off a tip that was called in.
And I thought you found it
in your heart to forgive me.
Hey, I guess we're not
so different after all, huh?
- No, this was a mistake.
- Dinner.
Once a month.
You and me. Just so I can talk to you.
And I get to see my grandkids.
Do you really think
I would ever let you see my kids?
You want something from me,
I want something from you.
We're doing the right thing.
Ray, how's it going up there?
Listen, Val Tierney is not
the woman who was following you.
The woman with the green jacket,
that was Crystal Cady.
Max Cady's half-sister.
It's his sister?
- Ray?
- Hello?
Hello?
Max Cady's family
didn't come to the trial.
His sister was institutionalized
back then.
Why is she following him around now?
I don't know.
But it doesn't change what we need to do.
Hey!
What are you doing all the way up here?
Looking for the owner of a car.
What about you?
I grew up around here.
What are the chances?
Did you find the owner?
No.
No one's in there.
Well
That hurt?
What? No. This thing don't hurt, no.
Wow.
Nice seeing you here.
So the door was just open, right?
And you can just go in?
Take a look?
But
you be careful.
If you're not from around here
it's easy to step on toes.
Hey, Max, you know what
the greatest feeling in the world is?
Letting go.
Whatever shit you've been through,
whatever pain, whatever loss,
just let it go.
Uh-huh.
Anyway, I should get going.
Long drive.
Why the hurry? Let me buy you a drink.
I know a place up the road.
How about a rain check?
That Natalie?
- Natalie!
- Ray, Ray.
Okay.
You were right. You were right.
"Just let go."
Where are we?
Hey.
What happened?
You fell asleep.
What is that?
Careful. Careful. Careful.
The world's a bit better place
with you in it, okay?
What?
What?
When did they find your wife's body?
Why?
You said something changed after
they found her body, and my mom
took you in, what, that summer of 2008?
And you said that you were close.
And that you had feelings for her.
October.
I was born July.
Tom's not my dad.
Neither is Paul.
No.
Listen, I didn't want to see you
when I was in a cage.
But I've never stopped thinking about you,
Natalie.
I don't feel different.
That's because you haven't changed.
You are who you've always been.
Come on. Let's go home.
I can't believe she didn't take
a paternity test.
Maybe this will help you.
Thank you.
Oh, wait. Wait.
Your bag. Don't forget your bag.
Oh, I can
What?
Natalie, what are you doing home?
I hate sleeping at Paul's,
so I took an Uber.
Are we doing this?
We're just playing his game against him.
Let's see how he likes it.
CrimeStoppers anonymous tip line.
I want to report
a large quantity of narcotics
in a house on West Jones Street.