Memory of a Killer (2026) s01e09 Episode Script

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MAN: Previously on Memory of a Killer
WOMAN: Get your house in order,
because if you can't
control him, then we will.
Stephanie Gilchrist. She's a fixer
for a pharmaceutical company.
JULIA: Welcome to our bereavement group.
- I'm Julia Parks.
- Arthur.
The company's lawyer
has been really terrific to us.
Miss Gilchrist has
gone above and beyond.
WOMAN: Why the hell are you in my house?
I made contact with the daughter.
Will I see you here next class?
Sure will.
How do you know about Maria?
You were just going on and on about her.
I can make him believe anything.
- MAN: One last thing.
- ANGELO: Yeah?
- MAN: There's this FBI agent.
- Agent Grant.
GRANT: Whoever did this to your dad,
he's not going to get away with it.
Someone is going to
bring that man to justice.
- Who, Grandma?
- Me.
Non viene dall'America ♪
Non vuole passi strani ♪
Si balla solo in coppia ♪
Senza battere le mani ♪
Forse è un po' strano ♪
Noi lo chiamiamo ♪
Madison italiano ♪
Questo non è tutto ♪
È facilissimo ballare ♪
Perfino i nostri nonni ♪
Lo potrebbero imparare ♪
È nato a Milano ♪
Noi lo chiamiamo ♪
Madison ♪
(GRUNTING)
(PEOPLE SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY)
(PEOPLE SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY)
Welcome back.
(GRUNTING)
Do you remember our last
conversation, Mr. Forlanni?
Yeah. Yeah. I remember.
GILCHRIST: Good. Then you will recall
I told you to handle your guy.
I was explicit about that,
and yet, here we are,
because instead of handling it,
your friend Angelo has been
making visits to Julia Parks,
the widow of the man he murdered.
I told him to back off.
GILCHRIST: He created
the type of exposure
that the people I work
for will not tolerate.
So, what, are you going to
kill me in my own restaurant?
You couldn't get your house in order.
So I will,
starting with you.
Hey baby won't you take a chance? ♪
(GRUNTING)
Well let's dance ♪
(GRUNTING)
- Ah let's dance ♪
- (GRUNTING)
We'll do the twist, the
stomp, the mashed potato too ♪
Any old dance that you want to do ♪
Well let's dance ♪
(GRUNTING)
Well let's dance ♪
(GRUNTING)
Baby baby you thrill me so ♪
(GRUNTING)
Hold me tight, don't you let me go ♪
Well let's dance ♪
(GRUNTING)
- Ah let's dance ♪
- (GRUNTING)
We'll do the twist, the
stomp, the mashed potato too ♪
(GRUNTING)
Any old dance that you want to do ♪
Well let's dance ♪
(GRUNTING)
Well let's dance ♪
Okay wail now ♪
(GRUNTING)
- Ah let's dance ♪
- (GRUNTING)
We'll do the twist, the
stomp, the mashed potato too ♪
Any old dance that you want to do ♪
Well let's dance ♪
(SHOUTING)
Well let's dance ♪
Well let's dance ♪
(GRUNTING)
Well let's dance ♪
(MAN SINGING IN ITALIAN)
(SIGHING) What took
you so long? I was
(MAN SINGING IN ITALIAN)
(PHONE RINGING OUT)
NICKY: (ON RECORDING)
Hi. You've reached Nicky.
I can't take your call right
now, but leave a message,
and I'll get back to you when I can.
- (BEEPING)
- Hey, Nicky. It's me again.
You haven't returned any of my calls.
Just want to talk to you,
and I just
I hope you're okay.
MARIA: Dad?
Hey.
Hey. Coffee?
Thank you. You're a lifesaver.
Hey, the cameras are looking good.
Yeah. Jeff went a little overboard,
but he worries, you know,
especially when he's out of
town on these conferences.
Which is smart.
Oh.
How you feeling? You doing okay?
- Like I'm going to pop any second.
- Yeah.
(GROANING) Jeff's not
coming back till Thursday,
and I still haven't
babyproofed the house.
(PHONE BUZZING)
Oh. Let me take this.
- Okay.
- Okay.
Yeah.
We got a problem.
(MEN CHATTERING QUIETLY)
(MEN CHATTERING QUIETLY)
Double wrap it. Make
sure the van's backed up
to the alley door before
you move it, okay? Come on.
Alright. Here. Grab it.
Hey. Uh, 20 more minutes,
it'll be like nothing ever happened.
And when you're done here,
make sure there's nothing left.
Yeah.
And do me a favor, will you?
See what you can find on a
woman named Nicky Ciccone.
Alright. Who is she?
I need to know if I can trust her.
(DUTCH SIGHING)
What happened?
Stephanie Gilchrist.
She came here.
She said I couldn't control you,
that you were poking around
where you shouldn't be.
Where is she?
I got her tied up in the back.
Good. What aren't you telling me, Dutch?
When you came to my
office after the Parks hit,
when you asked me about Gilchrist,
I said I didn't know who she was.
That was a lie.
I'm sorry, Angelo.
I I vetted her as much as I could.
She had the right references.
She had the right money.
She wanted Parks dead.
- That's all I knew.
- That's all you knew?
That's all I needed to
know. That's how this works.
Don't tell me how this works.
I swear to God I didn't
know Parks was clean,
and if I told you who Gilchrist was,
you would have went after her,
and she would have killed you.
You lied to me.
I protected you!
Every time I lied to
you, about Gilchrist,
about the cops sniffing
around you and Eddie,
about all of it, it was
because I was trying
to keep you alive.
That's what I do.
That's what I've always done.
By keeping me in the dark?
By keeping you safe!
I met Parks' wife.
I sat in a room,
and I listened to her talk
about what kind of man he was.
And the whole time, I'm thinking,
you sent me in there.
You put that gun in my hand.
- I didn't know.
- You should have known!
That is your job!
How am I ever going to trust you again?
You still think Gilchrist
connects to this son of a bitch
who's after you, this Ferryman?
What I know is, it
all connects to Parks.
Gilchrist hired us to kill Parks,
and I just got to find
another road to the Ferryman.
I got a good idea where it starts.
(KNOCKING)
Hey.
Linda, I've been calling.
Yes. I know. I'm sorry.
It's just, things have
been busy at work.
You haven't been to a
meeting in three weeks.
I'm good. Really.
Can I come in?
Oh. Now is It's not a
It's not a great time.
I know this time has been impossible.
Losing your son,
there is no roadmap
for that kind of grief.
Look. I appreciate you checking on me
But when you're an addict
and you go through something like that,
we sometimes replace
one obsession for another.
We find something else to fill the hours
we used to spend drinking.
I'm not drinking.
I believe you.
But I also know you. You need
to get back to meetings, okay?
For your own sake.
Soon.
Oka (SIGHING) Call me.
I will.
(SHARON SIGHING)
(BUZZING)
Can I help you?
Yeah. I'm looking for
information on a former tenant,
Nicky Ciccone.
Yeah. I'm the super. You know her?
I do.
Quite a story.
What happened?
She killed her husband.
Come on. I'll give you the tour.
(KEYS JINGLING)
He was right there when I found him.
I was down working in the incinerator,
and I heard shouting,
like, a lot of shouting.
And then you came up here?
Yeah, when it got loud and real intense.
- You know what I mean?
- Mm.
So, I come up here.
He's lying down right here,
head split open, body all twisted up,
arms, legs, everything
bent the wrong way,
like she threw him down
hard and he just kept going.
Those two were always going at it.
I knew something wasn't right.
Did it ever go to trial?
Nah. It was weird.
NYPD showed up initially,
asked a few questions.
(SNAPPING) Case just disappeared.
Said it was out of their jurisdiction.
Who took the case?
The feds. FBI showed up.
That was that.
Nicky and the kid moved
out about six months ago.
(MUFFLED) Sir. Hey.
Sir.
Who took the case?
I just told you the feds took over.
Yeah. Right. Uh, sorry.
- A lot on my mind.
- (PHONE BUZZING)
I I appreciate your time. Thank you.
(PHONE CONTINUING TO BUZZ)
MAN ON PHONE: Help me.
Michael?
(MAN ON PHONE GRUNTING)
- Michael, what's going on?
- Help me.
- (RUSTLING)
- WOMAN ON PHONE: I'm so sorry.
Michael got a hold of the phone.
- Is everything okay?
- He's fine.
He wanted to wear his nice
shoes for the performance tonight.
He's having trouble with the laces.
MICHAEL: Let me talk to Angelo!
WOMAN: But he'll be fine, Mr. Doyle.
Wait. Who is this?
(BEEPING)
Hello?
Hello?
I'm expediting the plan.
We move now.
I already got somebody in
place to take care of the brother.
I want the daughter taken out too.
It ain't going to be easy.
I had a chance to check out their place
when I was working on the cable.
The security system's top tier,
you know, motion sensors, cameras.
The place is locked down tight.
How am I going to get in?
Don't worry about that.
I'll get you in.
(SNIFFLING)
(SNIFFLING)
(BEEPING)
You, uh, killed your ex-husband?
First-degree murder.
That's life without parole.
No, no. It it was
it was self-defense.
He was abusive.
I had to protect my daughter.
He was going to kill us both.
Maybe.
No. There's no maybe.
You've seen the hospital
reports, the police statements.
I see a lot of things.
(BEEPING)
(CLICKING)
What are you doing?
How would you like all this to go away?
The charges, the trial,
the prison time.
- All of it.
- You can't do that.
GRANT: I can do anything I want.
But I will need you to
do something for me,
starting with this.
Who is he?
I want you to get close to him.
I want you to infiltrate his life.
He'll have a soft spot for you.
Do this,
and you walk away.
I need one final thing from you.
I'm sending someone for Maria.
- What?
- You heard me.
I'm not going to help you with that.
You survived your ex-husband.
You did whatever you
had to do to stay alive.
This is no different.
This is completely different.
You made a choice.
You lived with it.
This is the same.
I didn't have a choice before.
You don't have a choice now, either.
ANGELO: What are you doing?
I didn't hear you come in.
I asked you what you were doing.
I'm getting Michael
ready for music therapy.
You must be his brother.
Where's Jane?
Uh, her mother took a bad turn.
She's on leave for a while,
just taking care of her.
Someone should have called me.
You're absolutely right.
I'm sorry. It just It
happened so quickly.
You were going through his things.
HOLLY: I was looking for his headphones.
We like our residents to
use their own when possible.
Did you find them?
- No luck.
- ANGELO: Uh-huh.
We'll provide a pair.
Holly.
Your brother and I, we've
been getting along quite well.
Mr. Doyle, I understand
you're protective of Michael,
and I promise you I'm
going to take care of him.
Michael. (SIGHING)
I want to show you something.
(ANGELO CHUCKLING)
Can you believe how far along she is?
I'm going to be a
grandfather any day now,
and you're going to be a grand-uncle.
I wanted you to see her.
Leah should be here.
She'd be so happy.
It's all she ever wanted.
NICKY: Hey.
Hey! You came back!
Told you I would.
Glutton for punishment.
Yeah.
You look like you're due any day now.
Three weeks. Yeah.
It's, um It's getting real.
You ready? Got that nursery all set up?
MARIA: I have babyproofing
supplies just sitting in boxes.
Yeah, I was supposed to do it this week,
but my husband's out of town,
and my dad bailed on me last minute.
- Oh, no.
- I just know
when the baby comes, I'll have no time.
You know, if you need
an extra set of hands,
I'm around.
No. No. I I couldn't
ask you to do that.
You're not asking. I'm offering.
Honestly, I haven't touched baby stuff
in so long.
My daughter's practically grown now.
I kind of miss it.
We can make an afternoon of it.
I'll bring smoothies, and we'll turn it
into something fun instead of just work.
Oh. Well, that actually
sounds really nice.
Yeah?
Yeah. I mean, if you're serious.
Totally serious.
Okay. Well, thank you.
Yeah.
(DUTCH SIGHING)
(SIGHING)
DUTCH: You've had time to think.
I'm going to ask you some questions.
You're going to answer them,
and you're not going to lie to me.
(LAUGHING)
You're very brave.
You don't flinch, right?
I bet you don't feel pain.
Let's find out.
So, are you ready to be a mother?
I have no idea. I mean,
is anyone ever ready?
No. Some people are
just better at pretending.
(CHUCKLING)
I was terrified when I had my daughter.
You were a single mom, right?
Yeah. Makes it all harder.
Every decision feels like a
Ah, you just You
second-guess yourself.
Yeah. I mean, I I don't know.
I just kind of
I've been stressed lately.
Well, you're about to have a baby.
That's normal.
Also just dealing with some stuff,
some personal stuff.
And it it got messy for a while.
But I I made a decision,
and I I finally feel
like I can breathe again,
which is good, you know,
because this little guy needs me
to have my head on straight.
That's all that matters.
MARIA: Yeah.
You got your whole life ahead of you.
MARIA: Um, I'm going to get
some water. Do you want some?
- NICKY: Sure.
- Okay. I'll be right back.
(WATER RUNNING)
- (BUZZING)
- Hey.
DUTCH: She doesn't know
anything about the Ferryman.
How can you be sure?
Because I got her to talk.
Yeah. At first, she wouldn't answer.
Then she tried bargaining.
Then she tried begging.
But she doesn't know
anything about the Ferryman.
Trust me. She would've told me.
Alright.
Right.
MAN: There's this FBI agent.
ANGELO: Agent Grant.
Yeah. I remember her.
She's like a dog with a bone.
She doesn't know how to let go.
(PHONE BUZZING)
- Nicky.
- NICKY: Hey.
Where you been? I've
been trying to reach you.
Um I need to apologize.
For what?
Well, what whatever it is,
we can work it out.
We can't. That's why I'm calling.
To say I have to leave,
get out of town.
Things happened, Angelo,
things I never meant to happen.
I'm sorry, Angelo, for everything.
And I'm going to fix this before I go.
(BEEPING)
Nicky?
Nicky!
Hey.
Agent Grant?
Mr. Flannery. Well, this
is quite a coincidence.
It's the second time
our paths have crossed.
Huh. Yes.
Actually, you know, I want to thank you
for the work you did
on my daughter's case.
Of course.
Must be complicated.
But I just want you to know
that I'm here if you need anything.
Well, that's very kind of you,
um, but the case is
already closed on our end.
We found what we were looking for.
- Good.
- Yeah. In fact,
I've already shifted my
focus to other matters,
although, um, I do
understand your concern.
When something like this happens,
somebody tries to kill your child,
it stays with you.
It does.
GRANT: Family is everything.
Yes.
And if you're anything like me,
there's absolutely nothing
you wouldn't do to protect them.
Arthur!
What a surprise. How are you?
Uh, I'm alright. Thank you.
Julia, how do you know Arthur?
JULIA: Oh, he came to our
bereavement group the other day
at my house.
ANGELO: Mm-hmm.
GRANT: Hmm.
You remember I was telling
you about my husband, Robert?
Oh, I I do. Yes.
This is his mother.
Well (CHUCKLING)
So good to see you again.
I hope you'll come to another meeting.
ANGELO: Me too.
It's a small world.
It's getting smaller.
GRANT: Mm.
It's good to see you.
JULIA: He's such a sweet man.
Ah!
(SMASHING)
(PHONE BUZZING)
Hey.
- Joe.
- What's up?
I know who the Ferryman is.
(PHONE RINGING)
Yeah.
(SOMEONE BREATHING)
Hello?
Hello!
(BREATHING HEAVILY)
Before you,
I was someone else,
someone who helped people.
You still are.
You don't know who I am.
I had I had rules.
I believed in something.
Until you walked into my son's life.
I didn't know who he was.
(LOUDLY) Does that matter?
(QUIETLY) You turned me into this,
into someone who manipulates victims
and and threatens innocent people.
We're the same now,
both of us.
Monsters.
We're not the same.
- GRANT: No?
- ANGELO: Mm-mm.
Well, you kill for money.
I kill f
Well, at least you're
honest about what you are.
What if there were a way back?
There is no way back.
You can't bring my son back.
No, but I can give you something else.
What?
ANGELO: Meet me at the old warehouse,
Pier 12, at 9:00.
(CHUCKLING)
Why would I do that?
Because what I have
is what you've been searching for
a way to make sense of all this.
GRANT: Is this a trap?
No. If I wanted to kill you,
you'd be dead already.
And come alone.
(SNIFFLING)
You said I turned you into a monster.
I brought you someone who
turned us both into monsters.
Stephanie Gilchrist.
ANGELO: You know her?
She's corporate counsel.
She's been helping
Julia since Robert died.
Tell her the truth.
(EXHALING)
Tell her what you did.
The company needed Robert gone.
The safety issue he uncovered
would have cost them billions.
So I hired him
To kill your son.
Had I known the truth about your son,
I never would have taken the contract.
There are certain
lines I will not cross.
Look at me.
You killed my son.
I am not the one who pulled the trigger.
You might as well have.
Too many innocent people have been hurt.
It ends here.
Do with her what you want.
Please, no.
(COCKING GUN)
- (GILCHRIST SCREAMING)
- (GUN FIRING)
I'm not through with you yet.
Two of your loved ones are about to die.
ANGELO: What are you talking about?
Even though you live
a double life, Angelo,
you can't be in two places at once.
(BEEPING, PHONE RINGING OUT)
ANGELO: Come on. Come on.
Come on. Come on. Come on. Pick up.
(BUZZING)
MARIA: (RECORDED) Hi, it's Maria.
I missed your call. Leave a message.
- Damn it.
- (BEEPING, PHONE RINGING OUT)
St. Christina Mirabilis.
Yes. I'm calling about
my brother, Michael Doyle.
I want to make sure he's okay.
MAN: We're having a
performance for the residents.
He seemed to be enjoying himself.
- Do you need to talk to him?
- No, as long as he's okay.
Thank you. I'll be there soon.
Let's go, Maria. Come on.
(BEEPING, PHONE RINGING OUT)
(PLAYING BEETHOVEN'S MOONLIGHT SONATA)
(PEOPLE CHATTERING)
(CHATTER CONTINUING)
(PLAYING NOTE)
Do you play?
(PLAYING NOTE)
(PLAYING BEETHOVEN'S MOONLIGHT SONATA)
(PHONE RINGING OUT)
MARIA: (ON RECORDING) Hi, it's Maria.
I missed your call. Leave a message.
(MOONLIGHT SONATA CONTINUING)
(PHONE RINGING OUT)
(MOONLIGHT SONATA CONTINUING)
(MORE DISTORTED) Hi, it's Maria.
I missed your call. Leave a message.
(MOONLIGHT SONATA CONTINUING)
Hi, it's Maria.
(MOONLIGHT SONATA CONTINUING)
(HINGE SQUEAKING)
(MOONLIGHT SONATA CONTINUING)
(BUZZING)
(MOONLIGHT SONATA CONTINUING)
(GUN FIRING)
MARIA: That's five shots.
The gun's empty.
How did you know I was coming?
Nicky warned me.
Stop moving.
Or what? You going to shoot me?
I don't think so, sweetheart.
I don't think you have it in you.
Don't!
I can see it in your eyes.
I said don't!
- Stop!
- (GUN FIRING)
(EARL GRUNTING)
You bitch. You
(PHONE BUZZING)
(DIALING, RINGING OUT)
WOMAN ON PHONE: 911.
What's your emergency?
I just
There's been a shooting.
WOMAN ON PHONE: Okay.
Ma'am, what's your name?
I just, uh
WOMAN ON PHONE: Hello?
Someone broke into my home. Um
(GUN FIRING)
WOMAN ON PHONE: What's your name, ma'am?
(THUDDING)
Dad? Dad?
Where's Michael?
She works for me.
You hired her?
Three days ago. Round the clock.
When you said somebody
was coming after you,
I put protection on Michael.
- (GUN FIRING)
- (PIANIST GRUNTING)
You said you weren't sure
you could ever trust me again.
I've been protecting
you both from the start.
It's what I've always done.
I'm worried, Angelo.
(SIGHING)
You may be next.