Murder in a Small Town (2024) s02e02 Episode Script
Blood Wedding
1
Take me on a date ♪
I deserve it, babe ♪
And don't forget the
flowers every anniversary ♪
'Cause if you treat me right ♪
I'll be the perfect wife ♪
Buyin' groceries ♪
Buyin', buyin' what you need ♪
Dear future husband,
here's a few things ♪
You need to know ♪
If you wanna be my one and only ♪
All my life ♪
Dear future husband ♪
If you wanna get that
special loving, tell me. ♪
[OMINOUS MUSIC]
[DRAGGING]
[OMINOUS MUSIC]
[BRANCHES CRACKING]
future husband
better love me right. ♪
♪
What time is it?
It's our time.
It's the weekend.
I have a ton of catch-up
to do at the library
and then I've got to prep
for the meet your new counselors forum.
Oh, what's to prep?
The town voted for you
now you just gotta dazzle them.
I think that I'll be
expected to listen as well.
And bamboozle.
Oh gosh, naturally.
Yeah, because you are
a politician after all.
[LAUGHS]
I'm in bed with a politician.
I'm in bed with the police chief.
So all this tension we need to release
because we have round the clock jobs.
This is precisely my point.
Why are we still in bed?
Also, your second offspring
is gonna be here soon.
- Yeah.
- Yeah.
You get to meet Steph
for the first time today.
Yes, and you get to meet
her boyfriend, the musician.
They're sexy, you know?
- Ugh.
- Ugh?
Like cops.
[LAUGHS] Nope. Nothing like cops.
No?
Although, police chiefs
have their charms.
- Mm-hmm.
- So I'm told.
So you're told.
- Karl?
- Mm-hmm?
If Holly's still at Devon's,
who's burning toast downstairs?
[HOLLY] Anyone hungry?
[GROANS]
[LAUGHING]
Hey, hey.
Welcome back.
How was San Diego, Laila?
It was a family wedding.
Two days of: "So when
are you getting married?"
I get lots of those.
Yeah. My Aunt Colleen
tried to hook me up
with my cousin's dorky friend.
His palms are moist, but
he's almost a neurosurgeon.
I am so glad to be back.
[DOOR CLOSES]
- Morning, Sarge.
- Do yourself a favor.
Don't have kids.
Our new jurisdiction.
One hundred-fifty
miles along the highway,
all the way up to Earl's
Cove with Pender Harbor,
Madeira Park, Porpoise Bay in between.
That is a lot of ground to cover.
You just had to be so good
at your job, didn't you?
We are going to need more officers.
Mayor Holman knows that.
Yeah. If she cared, she'd let you
hire replacements for Yen and Kendrick.
I mean, Jackson's great,
don't get me wrong.
We're lucky to have her.
Yeah, but she's one person.
We'll figure something out.
Okay.
Hey Sid, are you okay?
You look like you haven't
been getting much sleep lately.
[SIGHS]
She doesn't really hate us.
She's just trying on an attitude.
That's what Elsie keeps telling me.
[KARL] Liza?
Yeah.
Yeah, she's 15.
When Steph was that
age, I was pond scum.
Trust me.
[MESSAGE ALERT]
♪
Say, I'll meet him in half an hour.
Well, then he can leave the
family barbecue to meet me.
[CHUCKLES]
Tell him I look forward to it.
[HONKS HORN]
- [CHUCKLES]
- [SCOFFS]
Jocelyn, my favorite soon to be in-law.
I was wondering if you'd come.
He's my son.
Blood's thicker.
Ain't that the truth.
Still, he's marrying a Connolly.
Last time a Tate tried
that, it was 1934.
Really?
You ought to know your
family history, Griff.
Eleanor Tate married Adam Connolly.
She was a milkmaid.
He owned the cows.
Well, lucky Eleanor.
They were only married
for about six months.
Then she poisoned him.
Well, I hope they hung her.
Well, this marriage
isn't my idea, either.
My daughter graduated Stanford Law.
Now she's marrying an electrician.
Well, might come in handy someday.
You know, when your lights go out.
By the way, you know what day it is?
It's Friday.
It's the 16th.
That's the day you killed my husband.
You have a good one now.
I'll see you at the rehearsal dinner.
Mom.
Hey, hey, JJ.
No, no, no, that's fine, I got it.
Oh, yeah.
How was the drive?
It was long.
[UPBEAT MUSIC]
[SHRIEKING HAPPILY]
God!
You grew again.
So this is where we live. Casa Alberg.
Ah la.
Where's Del?
Change of plans.
- Sweetheart.
- Hey, Dad.
Oh. Welcome.
Oh, you know what?
I think I maybe kind of like this place.
Mm-hmm.
Where's Del?
We broke up.
Oh, sweetheart, I'm sorry.
It happens.
I don't have to tell you
that, um, relationships.
Uh-huh.
Ah! Show me around.
All right.
We're wasting our time ♪
I'm dreaming of moonshine ♪
Every night ♪
♪
[KNOCKING]
Do you feel like an early dinner?
Uh, I uh, I told Sarge
I'd do his school
safety class on Friday.
He's up to his eyeballs, and
I am supposed to be prepping.
Hmm. Don't you think you prepped enough?
OK fine, wait here.
I'm dreaming of coastlines ♪
We're wasting our time ♪
- I'm fine.
- Uh-huh.
Men are jerks.
What else is new?
Present company excluded.
I'm a work in progress.
I'm super glad I'm here.
Oh. Me too, honey. So much.
Look at us together,
having a family dinner.
What are we having?
Chicken cacciatore and
risotto and a little salad.
Oh, so fancy.
Picking up some new tricks.
She got me a book.
Oh, nice.
Okay.
On behalf of my dad,
and the groom, wherever
the heck they are,
and my lovely, brilliant,
radiant big sister,
I'd like to welcome you all here
to Gibsons where Sylvia
Connolly is marrying Jon Tate.
[APPLAUSE]
God help them both.
They are two big, beautiful families,
the Connollys and the Tates.
You know, we haven't
always seen eye to eye,
but we're here now, all of us
stuffed in here together
with our hopes and our dreams
and our ancient, idiotic grievances.
All kinds of grievances.
Hey, I'm looking at you, Jocelyn Tate.
Actually, I'm, uh, I'm
looking at half of you,
the Tate half.
And, hey, you know, a
spade is a spade, right?
- A lot of us can't stand each other.
- Jacob
I mean, hey, where's your fiancé, sis?
You know, I really can't stand that guy.
Yeah, my brother has
had one or two drinks
and he thinks he's being funny.
- What funny? Hell, no.
- [MICROPHONE FEEDBACK]
I'm just telling God's honest truth.
We all hate each other, so
why not say it out loud, huh?
Dougie Strickland.
The best man.
Seriously, if this is the
best that you guys can do
[SLOW CLAP]
Jacob Connolly, ladies and gentlemen.
Always such a class act.
Nice eyebrow, buddy.
- [THUD]
- [CROWD GASPS]
What now, huh! Come on, buddy!
Get up, huh! Come on.
Can I do anything else?
No. Sit and relax.
You're the guest of honor.
Oh, but there will be four, though.
[KNOCKING]
I got it.
- Knock, knock.
- Uh
Hi. You're Steph.
Cassandra, hi. Wow.
Uh, in the flesh.
You are a lot less frumpy
than I was expecting.
[KARL] Wow, frumpy.
My dad said librarian, so
- So this is where we hug, right?
- Yes.
Oh, it's so good to finally meet you.
You too. You come highly recommended.
Um, you're staying for dinner?
Yep.
Great.
[INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS]
Sylvia. Hey.
Where were you?
I'm sorry. I I got delayed.
What happened?
My idiot brother happened!
And your best man, and three
generations of stupidity.
That is what happened.
And I can't find my dad.
He's not in his room. He's
not answering his phone.
This is such a mess.
I really need to find my dad, Jon.
Hey, it's okay.
We're gonna find him.
[TENSE MUSIC]
[WHISPERS] Hey.
So
she's here a lot.
Oh, she and Dad are,
like, really good together.
I hope that lasts forever.
Steph.
Okay. What did happen with you and Del?
He met someone.
You're kidding?
[CASSANDRA] Coffee's on.
I'd offer to make breakfast,
but it's a little too domestic.
And someone else's domicile.
I get it.
He's your dad.
You haven't seen him in ages.
I shouldn't have come last night.
Come on. No, it was great.
No, I would have felt the same way.
Okay, I'm sorry.
I do have one question,
though, if you don't mind.
Of course.
How frumpy were you expecting?
[LAUGHS]
[LAILA] Griffin Connolly.
His wallet was in his pocket.
He was staying at the resort.
The scene was compromised by
last night's rain and the tide.
Forensics doesn't think we'll get much.
Dr. Clyburn is here.
Cause of death?
Strangulation.
Based on rigor mortis
I'd say he died between
6:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m.
The suit?
Uh, there was a wedding
celebration at the resort.
His shoes are missing.
Ah. Big picture first, then the details.
Your reputation precedes you, Chief.
- So does yours.
- Being forewarned is forearmed.
Rigorous, thorough and meticulous.
So I'm told.
Plus warm and fuzzy.
It's good to have you with us, doc.
Thank you.
The victim was rolled off the path.
[KARL] Mr. and Mrs. Bucholtz,
how did you know Griff Connolly?
He was an old friend.
Griff bailed us out five years ago.
Business was going down.
He bought a minority stake.
It's been Leland's whole life.
First the winery and then the resort.
Without Griff's help, we just
When's the last time
you saw Griffin Connolly?
Yesterday. About noon.
Yeah, he went out.
I don't know where.
Any idea who might have
wished Griff Connolly harm?
Oh. About half the
guests at the wedding.
The whole Tate family hated him.
- Becca.
- It's the Connollys and the Tates.
They're both from Oregon originally.
When someone peed upstream
on someone else's laundry day
in 1922 or some damn thing.
And it's been teeth bared and
hackles bristling ever since.
Griff thought he could
bring 'em together.
Well, his daughter did.
And Griff would do anything for Sylvia.
It was Sylvia's wedding.
She's marrying Jon Tate.
Rehearsal dinner.
Things got heated.
The groom didn't even show up.
I'll need to see
Griffin Connolly's room.
He was wearing a suit when we found him,
but no shoes.
He was getting dressed for the
gathering when he was killed.
What are you doing here at this hour?
All likelihood, that puts
the time of death around 6:30.
[CHOKING]
The rest of the guests
were at the event,
apart from the victim,
possibly the assailant.
Let's get forensics in here.
[DRAMATIC MUSIC]
[JACOB] Can I go now?
Look, it was a fight, okay?
Same guys who shaved
my eyebrow, hilarious.
I'd had had a few drinks.
I passed out and I wake up like this.
Ha fricken' ha.
When was the last time
you saw your father?
He hasn't come to visit,
if that's what you mean.
A couple nights ago was
the last time I saw him.
- Not yesterday.
- Not yesterday. I I slept in.
I woke up like this, I just told you.
So finally I go to
the rehearsal dinner
but my dad's not there,
neither is the groom.
So my sister's starting to freak.
So you know I make a speech, right?
Somebody has to.
You know, people attack
me and I get arrested.
Like you want to tell
me what's going on?
I'm afraid I have some
bad news for you, son.
Your dad's dead.
I'm sorry for your loss.
Wha
What do you mean, dead? What
What, like a, like a
heart attack or something?
We believe someone killed him.
Do you have any idea who would do that?
It's them.
The Tates.
Any one of them.
It's Jocelyn!
The the the
electrician's witch of a mother.
She's hated my dad all her life!
You've known Griffin
Connolly a long time.
All my life.
I'm told you hated him.
"Hate" is a strong word.
Griff Connolly killed my
husband six years ago yesterday.
Killed him, Ms. Tate?
It's Mrs.
Jerry was in construction.
We built a company together.
Griff Connolly decided he
wanted one of those to merge
with his development firm so he
just swallowed us whole.
He offered to keep Jerry on
as the general manager, and
then he pulled that offer.
"Jerry, I just don't think
you're up to the job."
It destroyed him.
He just spiraled.
And 18 months later, he
was drinking, and he
he drove right off the road.
Griff Connolly did that to him.
Did you kill Griffin
Connolly, Mrs. Tate?
[SNIFFS]
- No.
- Do you know who did?
Well, if I did, I would
throw them a parade.
I'd hate to have her as an enemy.
Cause of death was manual strangulation.
I doubt she could have
killed him on her own.
Accomplice?
The son was AWOL from
the rehearsal dinner.
Says he was out buying a shirt.
- Was he?
- Still confirming.
Well, let's start with what we know.
If Connolly was killed in his room,
the murderer had to get him out.
I got Gainer going through
the resort security footage.
Good. The body was dumped
between 8:00 p.m. and dawn.
Let's build a timeline for
Griffin Connolly's movements.
- Noon onwards.
- Okay.
[DOOR OPENS]
One of the caterers said
they saw a woman pushing
a man in a wheelchair along the path.
When?
Uh, around 8:00 p.m.
We need to talk to the Bucholtz's again.
- Hey.
- Hi.
Um, hi. I, uh, I left you a message.
Yeah, I saw it. I'm sorry.
- I've been busy.
- Busy, I know.
Rockwater Resort.
Someone was killed there last night?
You can't talk about
it. I, uh I get it.
Um, it's Leland Bucholtz's hotel.
You know Leland Bucholtz?
Yeah. He and his wife, they've
they've been here for decades.
He was the leader of the Boy Scouts
back when I was in primary school.
All hiking boots and knobby knees.
Yours or his?
Both.
But listen I just wanted
to remind you that, uh
The new councilors forum tonight.
I'll be there.
Only if you can.
8:00, without fail. All right.
Great.
Leland loves the sea.
We step out most
evenings when it's nice.
Well, we used to walk.
Now I get pushed.
- So you went down the wooden path?
- Yes.
Where Griffin Connolly's
body was dumped.
Did you see anything
when you were down there?
Something that shouldn't
have been there,
or something that
should have but wasn't?
No, I
Possibly.
It was nearly dark and we
were 50 or 60 yards away,
but there was a young man,
disappeared down the trail to the beach.
I only saw him for a
second, and then he was gone.
Corporal.
Take your time, Mrs. Bucholtz.
It's him.
The groom.
According to Rebekkah,
she saw this young man
disappear down the path.
I only saw him for a
second and he was gone.
Gone where?
How can Rebekkah watch
someone disappear?
You can see the whole path from here.
Well, according to a witness,
Rebekkah was pushing
Leland in the wheelchair.
Well, the witness saw
Rebekkah pushing someone.
Right. What if it wasn't Leland?
Keep your eyes wide
open, same as your mind.
I'll learnt that from your dad.
Here's to Captain Jackson.
One of the best.
It's good to have you with us, Corporal.
It is so good to be here, Chief.
- Thank you.
- For what?
You got nothing to thank me for.
You took a chance.
I won't let you down.
[PHONE BUZZING]
Good.
Hey, Sid.
[KNOCKING]
Chief? The groom is here.
You were seen on the trail
leading down to the beach, Jon,
not far from where
we found Griff's body.
- When?
- Around 8:00 last night.
The hell I was.
A witness places you there.
Well, then they're
wrong or they're lying.
Who's this witness?
So where were you then?
- At 8:00?
- Mm-hmm.
I already told you guys I was at a shop.
- Menswear shop downtown.
- Yeah, that's right.
There are only two of those.
We showed your picture to
both. They've never seen you.
Why would they say that?
You tell me.
Look
Maybe it wasn't a
menswear shop, exactly.
But I didn't kill Sylvia's dad.
But you didn't like him much, did you?
I mean, Griff Connolly
killed your father.
No. No, he didn't.
Your mother says otherwise.
No. My mother sees the
world a certain way.
I don't.
Did I like Griff Connolly? No.
But Sylvia loved him.
He was her dad.
Where were you then,
around 8:00 last night, Jon?
[KNOCKING]
There's someone here to see you, Chief.
Says she's his lawyer.
She's also his fiancée.
Sylvia?
I want to see my client, now.
[CASSANDRA] I'm going to lead
with the art center proposal.
- No.
- Phyllis, it is the vision thing.
- That's what I need to drive home.
- Forget the vision thing.
Just remind them why they voted for you.
[BREE] Is Karl coming?
Um, he promised that he'd be here.
Okay. Smiles. Optimism.
Forget about the whole vision thing.
Just, uh likable.
Oh my God. Okay.
We're going with likable!
Well, as far as I'm concerned,
the art center proposal
is still alive and well,
even though the last
council lost its nerve.
The arts matter.
[APPLAUSE]
Okay.
Who's next?
Mayor Holman.
[APPLAUSE]
Oh.
Stop, stop. Thank you,
thank you, thank you.
It is just so good to
be here among friends.
Oh, well, I I just
wanted to say a quick
congratulations to our new town council.
I I really loved
serving with you last term.
We were a a special
group all working together,
and of course welcome to
our new town councilors
elected for the first time,
including my friend, Cassandra.
[APPLAUSE]
Who
thinks that the old
council lost their nerve.
Personally, I think we just
recognized fiscal responsibility.
You say tomato?
Oh, no, I don't.
I say tomato.
[LAUGHS]
Who says "tomato"?
[LAUGHTER]
Our librarian is an
idealist, as she should be.
Who wants a cynical book nerd?
But in the real world
Oh, come on, Christie.
My world is just as real as yours.
It's just more expensive.
And as your mayor,
I made a pledge to hold
the line against taxes.
Excuse me, um, is Doctor
Holman one of the speakers?
Well, I was invited to ask a question.
Oh, I look forward to hearing it.
My question is this.
Does Cassandra appreciate
that we are talking about
taxpayers hard-earned dollars?
And if she does
does she care?
Well, Christie, here's how I see it.
Gibsons is truly special.
That's why I moved back
here five years ago.
But it should be better.
And it can be.
An arts center can be a part of that.
So can programs and initiatives
that bring all of us together
and remind us of who we are
when we aren't just
counting our pennies.
And please don't get me wrong,
counting pennies is important,
but it is not the same as
being a great community.
That means dreaming dreams
and being brave and yes,
encouraging each other
to keep our nerve.
Because I love this place
and I am not giving up.
- Yes!
- Go, Cassandra!
[CROWD CHEERING]
Thanks, Holly!
Um, Holly and her sister, Steph.
I'm so happy you could make it.
Okay, uh, is there another question
from someone who is not the mayor?
I'm sorry for your loss, Miss Connolly.
My client, please.
Jon can't seem to tell
us where he was yesterday
around the time your father was killed.
And what time was my
dad killed exactly?
When did you last see Jon?
He left the hotel at 6:00.
- I didn't see him again until 8:30.
- And your dad?
I saw him around 5:00 at the hotel.
Like I said in my statement,
he had just come back from a meeting.
That wasn't in your statement.
No? Well
Maybe because I had just
been told my dad was dead.
I wasn't thinking so clearly.
Who was he meeting with?
It was something about
a land development.
- I don't know the details
- Land development here in Gibsons?
I want to see my client, Chief Alberg.
Now.
I don't believe you!
You told me! You told me!
I know, I know
This was in Griffin Connolly's room.
That's Grantham's Point. It's
out in front of the resort.
Sylvia said her dad
took a meeting yesterday.
Something to do with land development.
I can look into that.
Hand it off to Laila.
You're going home to sleep.
I'll sleep when I'm dead.
And I'll be damned if I'm
the one who kills you, Sid.
How's it going with Liza?
She disappeared last night.
We found her.
Three o' clock in the
morning the phone rings.
She's been drinking at a friend's house.
She's passed out in the basement,
so I go get her, bring her home,
lug her upstairs, put her to bed.
Tuck her in and
I couldn't just leave her there.
What if she rolls over
on her back and throws up.
So I I I stayed
up and just sat with her.
She'll thank God she
has a dad like you, Sid.
Someday soon.
Trust me.
I just keep seeing my little sister.
Liza's not Annie.
- Go home, get some sleep.
- Yeah.
[KNOCKING]
Jon has something to tell you.
Go ahead.
I was buying drugs.
That's where I was instead
of the rehearsal dinner.
You knew this?
Not till five minutes ago.
I promised Sylvia I wouldn't.
It's not like I'm an addict or anything.
I I just
I get stressed sometimes.
So what time
7:30, in a bar downtown.
I wasn't trying to miss the dinner,
but I lost track of time.
By 8:30, I was back at the hotel
and things were already
in shambles by then.
I'm sorry.
Satisfied?
I'm gonna hold your
client until tomorrow.
You can't actually think
he killed my father.
His alibi is not exactly airtight.
- Thanks.
- Thanks for coming.
All right. I guess
cutting Christie a new one
worked out just fine.
I lost my temper.
Just a bit.
Cassandra!
Oh [LAUGHS]
Wow.
Always the bulldog, huh?
[GROWLS]
Oh, I've known her since she was seven.
Oh, you two must be
Chief Alberg's daughters.
- Mm-hmm.
- I hope you're proud of your dad.
Where is Karl?
Oh.
Well, I'm sure he had more
important things to do.
Mm.
Have a good night, councilor.
My best to your mom.
Yeah.
Wow. She kind of hates you, doesn't she?
It's complicated.
But, guys, thank you for
coming. It means a lot.
Anyone feel like coffee and desserts?
- [LAUGHTER]
- Let's go.
- [IMITATING GROWLING]
- [LAUGHTER]
[DIALING]
[PHONE RINGING]
- Hello?
- Uh, hey, it's it's, uh, Laila.
Who?
Um, you left something yesterday
on my table at the café.
A phone number.
Laila, I wasn't sure I'd hear from you.
So who's this?
Vanessa.
And who is Vanessa?
Oh. She's hot.
[LAUGHS]
Glad to hear it.
Who's Laila?
She's fun, I hope.
Uh, she used to party too
much, but she's good now.
And she's starting to think
that this move to Gibsons
was the best thing that
could have happened.
Oh! And sometimes she overshares.
So
Coffee or something?
Why not?
Mr. Buchanan, we found
a copy of this rendering
in Griff Connolly's room.
Yes. We've been working
with Mr. Connolly for months.
He was redeveloping his resort
as a wellness center and luxury condos.
Such an exciting project.
His resort?
The Rockwater at Grantham Point.
That wasn't his.
Griff Connolly held a minority stake.
No, that's not my understanding at all.
He had investors lined up.
Well, the project's dead now, I suppose.
Poor Mr. Connolly.
Yeah.
We've been through the
security footage nothing.
Exterior, lobby, hallway cams
So either we're wrong
and Connolly wasn't
killed in his room
Or whoever killed him knew
the dead zones in the coverage.
Boss? You should probably see this.
You asked me to look into
Rockwater's financial structure.
As of last week, Griff
Connolly held a majority stake.
[PHONE BUZZING]
[SIGHS]
Hey.
They're still holding him.
They're idiots.
What are you doing about it?
What are you doing?
Listen.
I'm not going to be at your
father's funeral, you know?
I'm not going to be weeping
bitter tears for him.
No.
And I really hope that you
and my son work this out.
He actually loves you so much.
- Sylvia?
- Yeah, I heard you.
Well, why aren't you answering me?
Are you going to start
hating on Jon now, too?
Your son betrayed me.
The hell he did.
He screwed up.
There's a big difference, you know.
- [GASPS]
- Start the car and drive.
Jocelyn?
Are you still there?
Jocelyn?
I'm in my car.
Your brother has a knife to my throat.
The assailant was in
front of him, took hold.
- Bare hands?
- Yes.
Looking in each other's eyes,
as personal as death gets.
Griff Connolly was 6 "0', 6'1".
6'1", 190 pounds.
So the force required?
Prodigious.
You were a wrestler in
college, Mr. Bucholtz?
I was.
You were an athlete. In
fact, you were all-State.
Well, I still had legs.
When's the last time
you saw Griff Connolly?
Well, like I said, uh, it
was around noon on Saturday.
He went to some kind of meeting.
Meet his investors about
the redevelopment project.
I wouldn't know.
He was gonna tear down the Rockwater,
build a wellness center, plus condos.
[CHUCKLES] No, you've
been misinformed, Chief.
Uh
Griff didn't own this resort.
He was a minority partner.
Griff Connolly had, um, an
out clause in his investment.
Once triggered, you had 30
days to repay him in full
or he took majority control.
Griff Connelly was my friend.
He triggered that clause two weeks ago.
Not such a good friend, after all.
"The resort is my husband's life."
That's how Rebekkah described it.
[GRUMBLING]
After he came back.
Never saw him.
You didn't confront
him in his hotel room?
Please don't do this.
I am begging you.
Leland
old friend.
Where is your dignity?
[CHOKING]
Never happened.
I don't think you planned to kill him.
[CHOKING]
But you did.
We have to get rid of this.
Him.
When it's dark, I can wheel him out
in your chair.
[THUD]
[DRAGGING]
Thirty years of my life.
That was my friend.
My wife had nothing
to do with his death.
Do you understand?
Nothing.
[SOBBING]
Sarge, we've got a situation.
We just got a call from Sylvia Connolly.
[SIRENS WAILING]
[ENGINES REVVING]
[JACOB] You and your son
conspired to kill my dad.
I want you to say the words.
Jacob, you have never
been a boy for brains.
Say the words.
Just do yourself a
favor and put this down.
[PHONE RINGING]
Oh! Oh!
What?
[SID] Jacob, this is
Sergeant Sokolowski.
I need you to help me out.
Son, we have your
dad's killer in custody.
Leland Bucholtz, he's just confessed.
You're a liar.
Look, if I'm dead, she's dead.
[SID] She didn't kill your dad, son.
Neither did Jon.
Now, I need you to put that knife down.
I don't believe you.
[SID] Jacob, let Jocelyn go.
No one else has to get hurt.
I give you my word.
Ah!
You jackass!
Come this way, please. Over here.
[INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS]
This is ridiculous!
- Jocelyn, I'm
- All of us hating each other.
My God, it's three generations.
Your father is dead.
My husband is dead.
My son
was in jail.
And your idiot brother damn
near just slit my throat!
It's enough already!
Marry him.
Be happy.
Move on.
For everybody's sake.
I think the Diet Of Worms was about
condemning Martin Luther,
not about nutrition,
but don't take my word for
it, I was an English major.
Hey, some of my best friends [LAUGHS]
The prodigal dad.
Thank goodness you're still here.
I re-booked my flight.
I'm here till the end of the week.
Oh, yay!
If that's okay.
Are you kidding? Stay forever.
Oh. Home is the place where
when you have to go there,
they have to take you in.
Mm-hmm. Robert Frost.
You read poetry now.
Mm-hmm, yeah. My
girlfriend's a librarian.
Of course.
[SIGH]
Sweetheart.
I'm fine, Dad.
I'm really happy I'm here.
Welcome home.
You know
Del told me that I was
never really there
even when I was.
Sound familiar?
What, me?
You should talk to Cassandra.
I know.
Maybe grovel a little.
I'm sorry I missed it.
- I know.
- I really wanted to be there.
Your phone rang, you did your job.
It's the story of our lives.
But your daughters were
there and that was lovely.
Mmm.
I uh, I heard you and Holman collided.
It was a full and frank exchange.
You know what, you
you might be right.
I might just be good at this.
Yes.
And then what?
Run for mayor,
kick Holman's butt.
Usher in the golden age of Gibsons
and then who knows?
Run for Senator.
What next for us?
Well, that'll be
complicated, but so what?
So it'll be complicated.
- There's something better comin' ♪
- So
bring it on.
There's something better coming up. ♪
♪
Take me on a date ♪
I deserve it, babe ♪
And don't forget the
flowers every anniversary ♪
'Cause if you treat me right ♪
I'll be the perfect wife ♪
Buyin' groceries ♪
Buyin', buyin' what you need ♪
Dear future husband,
here's a few things ♪
You need to know ♪
If you wanna be my one and only ♪
All my life ♪
Dear future husband ♪
If you wanna get that
special loving, tell me. ♪
[OMINOUS MUSIC]
[DRAGGING]
[OMINOUS MUSIC]
[BRANCHES CRACKING]
future husband
better love me right. ♪
♪
What time is it?
It's our time.
It's the weekend.
I have a ton of catch-up
to do at the library
and then I've got to prep
for the meet your new counselors forum.
Oh, what's to prep?
The town voted for you
now you just gotta dazzle them.
I think that I'll be
expected to listen as well.
And bamboozle.
Oh gosh, naturally.
Yeah, because you are
a politician after all.
[LAUGHS]
I'm in bed with a politician.
I'm in bed with the police chief.
So all this tension we need to release
because we have round the clock jobs.
This is precisely my point.
Why are we still in bed?
Also, your second offspring
is gonna be here soon.
- Yeah.
- Yeah.
You get to meet Steph
for the first time today.
Yes, and you get to meet
her boyfriend, the musician.
They're sexy, you know?
- Ugh.
- Ugh?
Like cops.
[LAUGHS] Nope. Nothing like cops.
No?
Although, police chiefs
have their charms.
- Mm-hmm.
- So I'm told.
So you're told.
- Karl?
- Mm-hmm?
If Holly's still at Devon's,
who's burning toast downstairs?
[HOLLY] Anyone hungry?
[GROANS]
[LAUGHING]
Hey, hey.
Welcome back.
How was San Diego, Laila?
It was a family wedding.
Two days of: "So when
are you getting married?"
I get lots of those.
Yeah. My Aunt Colleen
tried to hook me up
with my cousin's dorky friend.
His palms are moist, but
he's almost a neurosurgeon.
I am so glad to be back.
[DOOR CLOSES]
- Morning, Sarge.
- Do yourself a favor.
Don't have kids.
Our new jurisdiction.
One hundred-fifty
miles along the highway,
all the way up to Earl's
Cove with Pender Harbor,
Madeira Park, Porpoise Bay in between.
That is a lot of ground to cover.
You just had to be so good
at your job, didn't you?
We are going to need more officers.
Mayor Holman knows that.
Yeah. If she cared, she'd let you
hire replacements for Yen and Kendrick.
I mean, Jackson's great,
don't get me wrong.
We're lucky to have her.
Yeah, but she's one person.
We'll figure something out.
Okay.
Hey Sid, are you okay?
You look like you haven't
been getting much sleep lately.
[SIGHS]
She doesn't really hate us.
She's just trying on an attitude.
That's what Elsie keeps telling me.
[KARL] Liza?
Yeah.
Yeah, she's 15.
When Steph was that
age, I was pond scum.
Trust me.
[MESSAGE ALERT]
♪
Say, I'll meet him in half an hour.
Well, then he can leave the
family barbecue to meet me.
[CHUCKLES]
Tell him I look forward to it.
[HONKS HORN]
- [CHUCKLES]
- [SCOFFS]
Jocelyn, my favorite soon to be in-law.
I was wondering if you'd come.
He's my son.
Blood's thicker.
Ain't that the truth.
Still, he's marrying a Connolly.
Last time a Tate tried
that, it was 1934.
Really?
You ought to know your
family history, Griff.
Eleanor Tate married Adam Connolly.
She was a milkmaid.
He owned the cows.
Well, lucky Eleanor.
They were only married
for about six months.
Then she poisoned him.
Well, I hope they hung her.
Well, this marriage
isn't my idea, either.
My daughter graduated Stanford Law.
Now she's marrying an electrician.
Well, might come in handy someday.
You know, when your lights go out.
By the way, you know what day it is?
It's Friday.
It's the 16th.
That's the day you killed my husband.
You have a good one now.
I'll see you at the rehearsal dinner.
Mom.
Hey, hey, JJ.
No, no, no, that's fine, I got it.
Oh, yeah.
How was the drive?
It was long.
[UPBEAT MUSIC]
[SHRIEKING HAPPILY]
God!
You grew again.
So this is where we live. Casa Alberg.
Ah la.
Where's Del?
Change of plans.
- Sweetheart.
- Hey, Dad.
Oh. Welcome.
Oh, you know what?
I think I maybe kind of like this place.
Mm-hmm.
Where's Del?
We broke up.
Oh, sweetheart, I'm sorry.
It happens.
I don't have to tell you
that, um, relationships.
Uh-huh.
Ah! Show me around.
All right.
We're wasting our time ♪
I'm dreaming of moonshine ♪
Every night ♪
♪
[KNOCKING]
Do you feel like an early dinner?
Uh, I uh, I told Sarge
I'd do his school
safety class on Friday.
He's up to his eyeballs, and
I am supposed to be prepping.
Hmm. Don't you think you prepped enough?
OK fine, wait here.
I'm dreaming of coastlines ♪
We're wasting our time ♪
- I'm fine.
- Uh-huh.
Men are jerks.
What else is new?
Present company excluded.
I'm a work in progress.
I'm super glad I'm here.
Oh. Me too, honey. So much.
Look at us together,
having a family dinner.
What are we having?
Chicken cacciatore and
risotto and a little salad.
Oh, so fancy.
Picking up some new tricks.
She got me a book.
Oh, nice.
Okay.
On behalf of my dad,
and the groom, wherever
the heck they are,
and my lovely, brilliant,
radiant big sister,
I'd like to welcome you all here
to Gibsons where Sylvia
Connolly is marrying Jon Tate.
[APPLAUSE]
God help them both.
They are two big, beautiful families,
the Connollys and the Tates.
You know, we haven't
always seen eye to eye,
but we're here now, all of us
stuffed in here together
with our hopes and our dreams
and our ancient, idiotic grievances.
All kinds of grievances.
Hey, I'm looking at you, Jocelyn Tate.
Actually, I'm, uh, I'm
looking at half of you,
the Tate half.
And, hey, you know, a
spade is a spade, right?
- A lot of us can't stand each other.
- Jacob
I mean, hey, where's your fiancé, sis?
You know, I really can't stand that guy.
Yeah, my brother has
had one or two drinks
and he thinks he's being funny.
- What funny? Hell, no.
- [MICROPHONE FEEDBACK]
I'm just telling God's honest truth.
We all hate each other, so
why not say it out loud, huh?
Dougie Strickland.
The best man.
Seriously, if this is the
best that you guys can do
[SLOW CLAP]
Jacob Connolly, ladies and gentlemen.
Always such a class act.
Nice eyebrow, buddy.
- [THUD]
- [CROWD GASPS]
What now, huh! Come on, buddy!
Get up, huh! Come on.
Can I do anything else?
No. Sit and relax.
You're the guest of honor.
Oh, but there will be four, though.
[KNOCKING]
I got it.
- Knock, knock.
- Uh
Hi. You're Steph.
Cassandra, hi. Wow.
Uh, in the flesh.
You are a lot less frumpy
than I was expecting.
[KARL] Wow, frumpy.
My dad said librarian, so
- So this is where we hug, right?
- Yes.
Oh, it's so good to finally meet you.
You too. You come highly recommended.
Um, you're staying for dinner?
Yep.
Great.
[INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS]
Sylvia. Hey.
Where were you?
I'm sorry. I I got delayed.
What happened?
My idiot brother happened!
And your best man, and three
generations of stupidity.
That is what happened.
And I can't find my dad.
He's not in his room. He's
not answering his phone.
This is such a mess.
I really need to find my dad, Jon.
Hey, it's okay.
We're gonna find him.
[TENSE MUSIC]
[WHISPERS] Hey.
So
she's here a lot.
Oh, she and Dad are,
like, really good together.
I hope that lasts forever.
Steph.
Okay. What did happen with you and Del?
He met someone.
You're kidding?
[CASSANDRA] Coffee's on.
I'd offer to make breakfast,
but it's a little too domestic.
And someone else's domicile.
I get it.
He's your dad.
You haven't seen him in ages.
I shouldn't have come last night.
Come on. No, it was great.
No, I would have felt the same way.
Okay, I'm sorry.
I do have one question,
though, if you don't mind.
Of course.
How frumpy were you expecting?
[LAUGHS]
[LAILA] Griffin Connolly.
His wallet was in his pocket.
He was staying at the resort.
The scene was compromised by
last night's rain and the tide.
Forensics doesn't think we'll get much.
Dr. Clyburn is here.
Cause of death?
Strangulation.
Based on rigor mortis
I'd say he died between
6:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m.
The suit?
Uh, there was a wedding
celebration at the resort.
His shoes are missing.
Ah. Big picture first, then the details.
Your reputation precedes you, Chief.
- So does yours.
- Being forewarned is forearmed.
Rigorous, thorough and meticulous.
So I'm told.
Plus warm and fuzzy.
It's good to have you with us, doc.
Thank you.
The victim was rolled off the path.
[KARL] Mr. and Mrs. Bucholtz,
how did you know Griff Connolly?
He was an old friend.
Griff bailed us out five years ago.
Business was going down.
He bought a minority stake.
It's been Leland's whole life.
First the winery and then the resort.
Without Griff's help, we just
When's the last time
you saw Griffin Connolly?
Yesterday. About noon.
Yeah, he went out.
I don't know where.
Any idea who might have
wished Griff Connolly harm?
Oh. About half the
guests at the wedding.
The whole Tate family hated him.
- Becca.
- It's the Connollys and the Tates.
They're both from Oregon originally.
When someone peed upstream
on someone else's laundry day
in 1922 or some damn thing.
And it's been teeth bared and
hackles bristling ever since.
Griff thought he could
bring 'em together.
Well, his daughter did.
And Griff would do anything for Sylvia.
It was Sylvia's wedding.
She's marrying Jon Tate.
Rehearsal dinner.
Things got heated.
The groom didn't even show up.
I'll need to see
Griffin Connolly's room.
He was wearing a suit when we found him,
but no shoes.
He was getting dressed for the
gathering when he was killed.
What are you doing here at this hour?
All likelihood, that puts
the time of death around 6:30.
[CHOKING]
The rest of the guests
were at the event,
apart from the victim,
possibly the assailant.
Let's get forensics in here.
[DRAMATIC MUSIC]
[JACOB] Can I go now?
Look, it was a fight, okay?
Same guys who shaved
my eyebrow, hilarious.
I'd had had a few drinks.
I passed out and I wake up like this.
Ha fricken' ha.
When was the last time
you saw your father?
He hasn't come to visit,
if that's what you mean.
A couple nights ago was
the last time I saw him.
- Not yesterday.
- Not yesterday. I I slept in.
I woke up like this, I just told you.
So finally I go to
the rehearsal dinner
but my dad's not there,
neither is the groom.
So my sister's starting to freak.
So you know I make a speech, right?
Somebody has to.
You know, people attack
me and I get arrested.
Like you want to tell
me what's going on?
I'm afraid I have some
bad news for you, son.
Your dad's dead.
I'm sorry for your loss.
Wha
What do you mean, dead? What
What, like a, like a
heart attack or something?
We believe someone killed him.
Do you have any idea who would do that?
It's them.
The Tates.
Any one of them.
It's Jocelyn!
The the the
electrician's witch of a mother.
She's hated my dad all her life!
You've known Griffin
Connolly a long time.
All my life.
I'm told you hated him.
"Hate" is a strong word.
Griff Connolly killed my
husband six years ago yesterday.
Killed him, Ms. Tate?
It's Mrs.
Jerry was in construction.
We built a company together.
Griff Connolly decided he
wanted one of those to merge
with his development firm so he
just swallowed us whole.
He offered to keep Jerry on
as the general manager, and
then he pulled that offer.
"Jerry, I just don't think
you're up to the job."
It destroyed him.
He just spiraled.
And 18 months later, he
was drinking, and he
he drove right off the road.
Griff Connolly did that to him.
Did you kill Griffin
Connolly, Mrs. Tate?
[SNIFFS]
- No.
- Do you know who did?
Well, if I did, I would
throw them a parade.
I'd hate to have her as an enemy.
Cause of death was manual strangulation.
I doubt she could have
killed him on her own.
Accomplice?
The son was AWOL from
the rehearsal dinner.
Says he was out buying a shirt.
- Was he?
- Still confirming.
Well, let's start with what we know.
If Connolly was killed in his room,
the murderer had to get him out.
I got Gainer going through
the resort security footage.
Good. The body was dumped
between 8:00 p.m. and dawn.
Let's build a timeline for
Griffin Connolly's movements.
- Noon onwards.
- Okay.
[DOOR OPENS]
One of the caterers said
they saw a woman pushing
a man in a wheelchair along the path.
When?
Uh, around 8:00 p.m.
We need to talk to the Bucholtz's again.
- Hey.
- Hi.
Um, hi. I, uh, I left you a message.
Yeah, I saw it. I'm sorry.
- I've been busy.
- Busy, I know.
Rockwater Resort.
Someone was killed there last night?
You can't talk about
it. I, uh I get it.
Um, it's Leland Bucholtz's hotel.
You know Leland Bucholtz?
Yeah. He and his wife, they've
they've been here for decades.
He was the leader of the Boy Scouts
back when I was in primary school.
All hiking boots and knobby knees.
Yours or his?
Both.
But listen I just wanted
to remind you that, uh
The new councilors forum tonight.
I'll be there.
Only if you can.
8:00, without fail. All right.
Great.
Leland loves the sea.
We step out most
evenings when it's nice.
Well, we used to walk.
Now I get pushed.
- So you went down the wooden path?
- Yes.
Where Griffin Connolly's
body was dumped.
Did you see anything
when you were down there?
Something that shouldn't
have been there,
or something that
should have but wasn't?
No, I
Possibly.
It was nearly dark and we
were 50 or 60 yards away,
but there was a young man,
disappeared down the trail to the beach.
I only saw him for a
second, and then he was gone.
Corporal.
Take your time, Mrs. Bucholtz.
It's him.
The groom.
According to Rebekkah,
she saw this young man
disappear down the path.
I only saw him for a
second and he was gone.
Gone where?
How can Rebekkah watch
someone disappear?
You can see the whole path from here.
Well, according to a witness,
Rebekkah was pushing
Leland in the wheelchair.
Well, the witness saw
Rebekkah pushing someone.
Right. What if it wasn't Leland?
Keep your eyes wide
open, same as your mind.
I'll learnt that from your dad.
Here's to Captain Jackson.
One of the best.
It's good to have you with us, Corporal.
It is so good to be here, Chief.
- Thank you.
- For what?
You got nothing to thank me for.
You took a chance.
I won't let you down.
[PHONE BUZZING]
Good.
Hey, Sid.
[KNOCKING]
Chief? The groom is here.
You were seen on the trail
leading down to the beach, Jon,
not far from where
we found Griff's body.
- When?
- Around 8:00 last night.
The hell I was.
A witness places you there.
Well, then they're
wrong or they're lying.
Who's this witness?
So where were you then?
- At 8:00?
- Mm-hmm.
I already told you guys I was at a shop.
- Menswear shop downtown.
- Yeah, that's right.
There are only two of those.
We showed your picture to
both. They've never seen you.
Why would they say that?
You tell me.
Look
Maybe it wasn't a
menswear shop, exactly.
But I didn't kill Sylvia's dad.
But you didn't like him much, did you?
I mean, Griff Connolly
killed your father.
No. No, he didn't.
Your mother says otherwise.
No. My mother sees the
world a certain way.
I don't.
Did I like Griff Connolly? No.
But Sylvia loved him.
He was her dad.
Where were you then,
around 8:00 last night, Jon?
[KNOCKING]
There's someone here to see you, Chief.
Says she's his lawyer.
She's also his fiancée.
Sylvia?
I want to see my client, now.
[CASSANDRA] I'm going to lead
with the art center proposal.
- No.
- Phyllis, it is the vision thing.
- That's what I need to drive home.
- Forget the vision thing.
Just remind them why they voted for you.
[BREE] Is Karl coming?
Um, he promised that he'd be here.
Okay. Smiles. Optimism.
Forget about the whole vision thing.
Just, uh likable.
Oh my God. Okay.
We're going with likable!
Well, as far as I'm concerned,
the art center proposal
is still alive and well,
even though the last
council lost its nerve.
The arts matter.
[APPLAUSE]
Okay.
Who's next?
Mayor Holman.
[APPLAUSE]
Oh.
Stop, stop. Thank you,
thank you, thank you.
It is just so good to
be here among friends.
Oh, well, I I just
wanted to say a quick
congratulations to our new town council.
I I really loved
serving with you last term.
We were a a special
group all working together,
and of course welcome to
our new town councilors
elected for the first time,
including my friend, Cassandra.
[APPLAUSE]
Who
thinks that the old
council lost their nerve.
Personally, I think we just
recognized fiscal responsibility.
You say tomato?
Oh, no, I don't.
I say tomato.
[LAUGHS]
Who says "tomato"?
[LAUGHTER]
Our librarian is an
idealist, as she should be.
Who wants a cynical book nerd?
But in the real world
Oh, come on, Christie.
My world is just as real as yours.
It's just more expensive.
And as your mayor,
I made a pledge to hold
the line against taxes.
Excuse me, um, is Doctor
Holman one of the speakers?
Well, I was invited to ask a question.
Oh, I look forward to hearing it.
My question is this.
Does Cassandra appreciate
that we are talking about
taxpayers hard-earned dollars?
And if she does
does she care?
Well, Christie, here's how I see it.
Gibsons is truly special.
That's why I moved back
here five years ago.
But it should be better.
And it can be.
An arts center can be a part of that.
So can programs and initiatives
that bring all of us together
and remind us of who we are
when we aren't just
counting our pennies.
And please don't get me wrong,
counting pennies is important,
but it is not the same as
being a great community.
That means dreaming dreams
and being brave and yes,
encouraging each other
to keep our nerve.
Because I love this place
and I am not giving up.
- Yes!
- Go, Cassandra!
[CROWD CHEERING]
Thanks, Holly!
Um, Holly and her sister, Steph.
I'm so happy you could make it.
Okay, uh, is there another question
from someone who is not the mayor?
I'm sorry for your loss, Miss Connolly.
My client, please.
Jon can't seem to tell
us where he was yesterday
around the time your father was killed.
And what time was my
dad killed exactly?
When did you last see Jon?
He left the hotel at 6:00.
- I didn't see him again until 8:30.
- And your dad?
I saw him around 5:00 at the hotel.
Like I said in my statement,
he had just come back from a meeting.
That wasn't in your statement.
No? Well
Maybe because I had just
been told my dad was dead.
I wasn't thinking so clearly.
Who was he meeting with?
It was something about
a land development.
- I don't know the details
- Land development here in Gibsons?
I want to see my client, Chief Alberg.
Now.
I don't believe you!
You told me! You told me!
I know, I know
This was in Griffin Connolly's room.
That's Grantham's Point. It's
out in front of the resort.
Sylvia said her dad
took a meeting yesterday.
Something to do with land development.
I can look into that.
Hand it off to Laila.
You're going home to sleep.
I'll sleep when I'm dead.
And I'll be damned if I'm
the one who kills you, Sid.
How's it going with Liza?
She disappeared last night.
We found her.
Three o' clock in the
morning the phone rings.
She's been drinking at a friend's house.
She's passed out in the basement,
so I go get her, bring her home,
lug her upstairs, put her to bed.
Tuck her in and
I couldn't just leave her there.
What if she rolls over
on her back and throws up.
So I I I stayed
up and just sat with her.
She'll thank God she
has a dad like you, Sid.
Someday soon.
Trust me.
I just keep seeing my little sister.
Liza's not Annie.
- Go home, get some sleep.
- Yeah.
[KNOCKING]
Jon has something to tell you.
Go ahead.
I was buying drugs.
That's where I was instead
of the rehearsal dinner.
You knew this?
Not till five minutes ago.
I promised Sylvia I wouldn't.
It's not like I'm an addict or anything.
I I just
I get stressed sometimes.
So what time
7:30, in a bar downtown.
I wasn't trying to miss the dinner,
but I lost track of time.
By 8:30, I was back at the hotel
and things were already
in shambles by then.
I'm sorry.
Satisfied?
I'm gonna hold your
client until tomorrow.
You can't actually think
he killed my father.
His alibi is not exactly airtight.
- Thanks.
- Thanks for coming.
All right. I guess
cutting Christie a new one
worked out just fine.
I lost my temper.
Just a bit.
Cassandra!
Oh [LAUGHS]
Wow.
Always the bulldog, huh?
[GROWLS]
Oh, I've known her since she was seven.
Oh, you two must be
Chief Alberg's daughters.
- Mm-hmm.
- I hope you're proud of your dad.
Where is Karl?
Oh.
Well, I'm sure he had more
important things to do.
Mm.
Have a good night, councilor.
My best to your mom.
Yeah.
Wow. She kind of hates you, doesn't she?
It's complicated.
But, guys, thank you for
coming. It means a lot.
Anyone feel like coffee and desserts?
- [LAUGHTER]
- Let's go.
- [IMITATING GROWLING]
- [LAUGHTER]
[DIALING]
[PHONE RINGING]
- Hello?
- Uh, hey, it's it's, uh, Laila.
Who?
Um, you left something yesterday
on my table at the café.
A phone number.
Laila, I wasn't sure I'd hear from you.
So who's this?
Vanessa.
And who is Vanessa?
Oh. She's hot.
[LAUGHS]
Glad to hear it.
Who's Laila?
She's fun, I hope.
Uh, she used to party too
much, but she's good now.
And she's starting to think
that this move to Gibsons
was the best thing that
could have happened.
Oh! And sometimes she overshares.
So
Coffee or something?
Why not?
Mr. Buchanan, we found
a copy of this rendering
in Griff Connolly's room.
Yes. We've been working
with Mr. Connolly for months.
He was redeveloping his resort
as a wellness center and luxury condos.
Such an exciting project.
His resort?
The Rockwater at Grantham Point.
That wasn't his.
Griff Connolly held a minority stake.
No, that's not my understanding at all.
He had investors lined up.
Well, the project's dead now, I suppose.
Poor Mr. Connolly.
Yeah.
We've been through the
security footage nothing.
Exterior, lobby, hallway cams
So either we're wrong
and Connolly wasn't
killed in his room
Or whoever killed him knew
the dead zones in the coverage.
Boss? You should probably see this.
You asked me to look into
Rockwater's financial structure.
As of last week, Griff
Connolly held a majority stake.
[PHONE BUZZING]
[SIGHS]
Hey.
They're still holding him.
They're idiots.
What are you doing about it?
What are you doing?
Listen.
I'm not going to be at your
father's funeral, you know?
I'm not going to be weeping
bitter tears for him.
No.
And I really hope that you
and my son work this out.
He actually loves you so much.
- Sylvia?
- Yeah, I heard you.
Well, why aren't you answering me?
Are you going to start
hating on Jon now, too?
Your son betrayed me.
The hell he did.
He screwed up.
There's a big difference, you know.
- [GASPS]
- Start the car and drive.
Jocelyn?
Are you still there?
Jocelyn?
I'm in my car.
Your brother has a knife to my throat.
The assailant was in
front of him, took hold.
- Bare hands?
- Yes.
Looking in each other's eyes,
as personal as death gets.
Griff Connolly was 6 "0', 6'1".
6'1", 190 pounds.
So the force required?
Prodigious.
You were a wrestler in
college, Mr. Bucholtz?
I was.
You were an athlete. In
fact, you were all-State.
Well, I still had legs.
When's the last time
you saw Griff Connolly?
Well, like I said, uh, it
was around noon on Saturday.
He went to some kind of meeting.
Meet his investors about
the redevelopment project.
I wouldn't know.
He was gonna tear down the Rockwater,
build a wellness center, plus condos.
[CHUCKLES] No, you've
been misinformed, Chief.
Uh
Griff didn't own this resort.
He was a minority partner.
Griff Connolly had, um, an
out clause in his investment.
Once triggered, you had 30
days to repay him in full
or he took majority control.
Griff Connelly was my friend.
He triggered that clause two weeks ago.
Not such a good friend, after all.
"The resort is my husband's life."
That's how Rebekkah described it.
[GRUMBLING]
After he came back.
Never saw him.
You didn't confront
him in his hotel room?
Please don't do this.
I am begging you.
Leland
old friend.
Where is your dignity?
[CHOKING]
Never happened.
I don't think you planned to kill him.
[CHOKING]
But you did.
We have to get rid of this.
Him.
When it's dark, I can wheel him out
in your chair.
[THUD]
[DRAGGING]
Thirty years of my life.
That was my friend.
My wife had nothing
to do with his death.
Do you understand?
Nothing.
[SOBBING]
Sarge, we've got a situation.
We just got a call from Sylvia Connolly.
[SIRENS WAILING]
[ENGINES REVVING]
[JACOB] You and your son
conspired to kill my dad.
I want you to say the words.
Jacob, you have never
been a boy for brains.
Say the words.
Just do yourself a
favor and put this down.
[PHONE RINGING]
Oh! Oh!
What?
[SID] Jacob, this is
Sergeant Sokolowski.
I need you to help me out.
Son, we have your
dad's killer in custody.
Leland Bucholtz, he's just confessed.
You're a liar.
Look, if I'm dead, she's dead.
[SID] She didn't kill your dad, son.
Neither did Jon.
Now, I need you to put that knife down.
I don't believe you.
[SID] Jacob, let Jocelyn go.
No one else has to get hurt.
I give you my word.
Ah!
You jackass!
Come this way, please. Over here.
[INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS]
This is ridiculous!
- Jocelyn, I'm
- All of us hating each other.
My God, it's three generations.
Your father is dead.
My husband is dead.
My son
was in jail.
And your idiot brother damn
near just slit my throat!
It's enough already!
Marry him.
Be happy.
Move on.
For everybody's sake.
I think the Diet Of Worms was about
condemning Martin Luther,
not about nutrition,
but don't take my word for
it, I was an English major.
Hey, some of my best friends [LAUGHS]
The prodigal dad.
Thank goodness you're still here.
I re-booked my flight.
I'm here till the end of the week.
Oh, yay!
If that's okay.
Are you kidding? Stay forever.
Oh. Home is the place where
when you have to go there,
they have to take you in.
Mm-hmm. Robert Frost.
You read poetry now.
Mm-hmm, yeah. My
girlfriend's a librarian.
Of course.
[SIGH]
Sweetheart.
I'm fine, Dad.
I'm really happy I'm here.
Welcome home.
You know
Del told me that I was
never really there
even when I was.
Sound familiar?
What, me?
You should talk to Cassandra.
I know.
Maybe grovel a little.
I'm sorry I missed it.
- I know.
- I really wanted to be there.
Your phone rang, you did your job.
It's the story of our lives.
But your daughters were
there and that was lovely.
Mmm.
I uh, I heard you and Holman collided.
It was a full and frank exchange.
You know what, you
you might be right.
I might just be good at this.
Yes.
And then what?
Run for mayor,
kick Holman's butt.
Usher in the golden age of Gibsons
and then who knows?
Run for Senator.
What next for us?
Well, that'll be
complicated, but so what?
So it'll be complicated.
- There's something better comin' ♪
- So
bring it on.
There's something better coming up. ♪
♪