Blood Ties (2006) s02e09 Episode Script

Come on, Coreen, let's call it a day.
Do you have time for a walk in? Do they look like they can pay? I can pay, Miss Nelson.
What can I do for you Mr.
Wilson stole your ball? No, the name is Lee.
About in the streets says you handle crazy cases.
I don't mean to be rude, but, do your parents know you're here? Well, It doesn't matter.
I'm an emancipated minor.
Oh, yes, another triumph for our legal system.
Look, I'm gonna lay this out straight.
You guys need to help me find my wife.
Man, I had my coat on! So, are you old enough to drive? Sorry, no offense.
No fall, but straight up, you guys got to help me.
You and your wife been together long or it was one of those whirlwinds fuyard romances.
Well, 400 years, a dozen lifetimes so, oh, yeah it's been a long time.
You've reincarnated.
Ok, well in that case, I have someone that you need to talk to.
Look, I don't want to talk to another shrink I've wasted enough time already.
No, no.
No, it's not a shrink.
It's more of a historical consultant.
He doesn't bite every time.
Henry, Lee.
Lee, Henry.
Hello, Lee.
I read these.
I used to draw too, back in the twenties.
It was adds mostly.
It took me a long time to find her that time.
The short hair looked really great on her.
Real baby vamp? Yeah, yeah, but in the sense of a cute girl.
You know mostly she was smutty.
I'm talking the cat's whiskers home used to go on my breezing, getting all kinds of bush where trying out on the balls.
That private detective brought you here because she wanted to make sure she wasn't being a dumb door.
And here's the rub, she's ready to cast kid and turn loony loose in case you loose, got that Lee? I know very well, I'm on the level.
- I miss flap.
- Yes, flapper was sick.
No one else understands.
I've died a dozen times already.
- Tell me about it.
- You too, eh? So, what's the verdict? I like him.
I also think he's telling the truth.
Well, if anyone is gonna recognize an old soul he'd be you.
Yeah.
I was a Mohawk guide and she was a minister's daughter.
We had to meet on the dawn under this down tree.
This was when? The first time? In 1682.
And we stole a canoe and drown up in the Humber river rapids.
But at least we drowned together.
Star-crossed, like Romeo and Juliette.
If there's any reason to seek immortality, eternity with your soul mate sounds pretty good.
No, now you sound like a 15 year old boy.
Ok, so where's the famous tree? Now, you star to see my problem? Yeah.
I mean, this mall's been here Thank you, urban sprawl! It was here.
It was right here.
It's the same thing every time, one of us figures out who we are, finds the tree, carve his own initials and set a date to hook up.
We keep going until we find each other.
Well, I hope you find her, but I have to go.
I have another appointment and I'm running out of night.
Trust her.
I did.
So, why don't we start working on this in the morning, then? Ok, but can't we do this now? You've been alive 400 years and you haven't learnt patience? See, those of us who have to cram all into one lifetime, we occasionally like to, you know, catch a wink or two.
You have anywhere to stay, Lee? I looked after some but I didn't find a place.
You could crush in the sofa in my office.
You almost forget you've a bed at home.
Tell me about it.
- You work all the time, eh? - Yeah.
So, I guess you're not hooked up, then.
Not bad! Celluci, we need to schedule your performance review.
Hey! Look, I'm completely on top of my paperwork, I'm maximizing my down time just like they say in the seminars.
It's easier to catch up when you're not quitting cases down.
Closes come in cycles.
And this cycle's got Vicki Nelson's name shot through it.
So, then I should sweat this review? I've warned you about this before.
There's no reason to follow Nelson into the dark.
Your review, tomorrow.
All this lives, are some jumble, everything so mixed up and random.
- I remember my name was John.
- John.
Well, that should be a piece of cake.
Ya, ya, ya, I'm seeing something.
You know, I'm seeing a car wreck.
A red VW.
And Alice.
Damn, it's my girl.
We always die together.
I mean, sometimes we have years, sometimes just for hours.
Still romantic to you? Thanks.
When we die our souls go in the next baby being born.
You know, we've different lives, but - we're the same.
- So, you're always left handed? - Yeah.
- What about her? Well, she's a really bad singer, she's good with figures and she hates cats.
Ok, so, she's a tone deaf cat hating accountant.
What else? Come on, come on, pretend we're playing the newly wed game, for keeps.
I don't know how the stuff works, it just does.
Ok.
Yes, Celluci.
Hay, it's me.
Hey, uncle Guss, nice to hear from you.
Oh, Crowley's looking, eh? All right, I have a favor to ask you.
So, say yes, it would be easier.
Yeah, Thursday, dinner sounds great.
All right.
Can you pull an accident report for me? It would be about Two fatalities, the first names were Alice and John, and it was a red VW.
What is this? Bring your own haystack week? I know.
But come on, it's in the name of love.
Love at first sight.
You know what? I am staring at a whole stack of love at first sight.
And they all ended up in property damage, abuse restraining orders and death.
Oh, that's so sweet.
You should go sheet them or something.
Give me until morning.
I'll see what I can do, ok? Ok.
Thanks, will do.
Excellent reflexes.
You're faster than you used to be.
And you're just older and more distinguished.
Augustus! Come here.
Your message was cryptic.
You're looking to make a move, or not? Yes, I think so.
I am.
We can work with that.
Night after tomorrow, your place.
I'll bring the book.
Thanks, Mike.
Bye.
Oh, I'm flashing back to my past life and it smells a lot like a locker room.
- You have any mouth wash? - Yeah, I'll get it for you in a sec.
Your memory was off a bit.
It was Alice and John Smith, of course.
In that car accident 25 years ago there was only one fatality.
- That's not right.
- It is.
Look, here's your obit.
See, John Smith, deceased after a long illness, predeceased by his wife Alice, - and survived by a younger brother, Jeff.
- Jeff Well, that gives a whole new meaning to the term, long lost.
- Hi, Jeff Smith? - Yes.
My name is Vicky Nelson, I'm a private investigator.
You look great! Sorry, this is Lee, my intern.
He's very excited about missing French.
Listen, I Know this might be difficult after all this time, but I was wondering if you wouldn't mind discussing the accident that killed your brother and sister in law.
There's not a lot to tell, really.
There was an accident.
Alice died and they brought John back and he fell into a coma.
They said I should unplug.
I knew they were right, but it took me ten years to find the courage.
You should have let him go, he would rather die with her.
- I'm sorry, he's just a - What the hell do you know about it? - I'm very sorry.
- Just don't come back here again! First the tree and now this.
I don't feel her.
How are we gonna find her? I don't know.
You just freaked out the only person who has any details that might help us.
Damn hormones, OK?.
It happens every time I become a teenager and it sucks.
Come on, let's go drawn your sorrows in pizza.
You know, I could have gone down to the precinct and picked this up.
Detective Celluci drop it by for you.
I don't pry.
This just doesn't add up.
The paramedics arrived quickly but were delayed leaving the scene.
And two of the paramedics got into a fight? It doesn't say why in the report because the cop that filled it up was too busy covering his own ass to do his job.
When was this? Was there a lot of blood? The report said she was a hemophiliac.
That's odd.
Women pass on the gene, but to develop the disease is rare.
I get regular abstract from the Hemophilia Society.
How many are we talking about in town? Female hemophiliacs in this city, precisely three.
Well, that needle kicks the haystack ass.
Hi, Helen Underhill? Yes? You're older.
- I don't know how can I thank you.
- Who's that? Please, say that's the plumber.
Helen, who are these people? Who are we? Who are you? Oh, I'm gonna go out in a limb and say that is the husband.
- Oh, baby, it's me.
- Romeo, back off.
Was I talking to you? No, I wasn't.
Ok, ok.
The reunion it's over.
It's time for quiet inside voices.
- I'm calling the police.
- No, that's okay.
Sorry to have bother you.
You clearly don't need any magazine subscriptions.
Helen, do you know this kid? No, I have no idea who he is.
That's bull.
That's bull.
You and me were meant to be together.
- Okay, enough.
- No, I have to talk to her! Sorry.
We are really sorry to have bothered you.
I phoned around.
The other two women were still around when Alice Smith died.
- So, it can't be them.
- Well, dead ends everywhere.
Thank you for that.
It was her.
Okay? I can feel it.
I've been doing this a lot of time.
I got to prove my love somehow, win her back.
Look, Lee, this isn't a teen movie.
You can't just stand on her front lawn holding a boom box, playing a romantic song.
You're not gonna get what you want that way.
She said she didn't know you.
Not to mention the fact she's old enough to be your chemistry teacher.
I laid there ten years too long.
Now we are out of date, that's why she's older.
I got to bounce get some fresh air or something.
You guys seeing me like this, is embarrassing.
Cause you were so smooth on the porch Okay, let's just take a time out.
We'll regroup later.
You, keep an eye on him.
Why is everything so messed up this time? You know, I used to think I had my destiny figured out, but I was better off in a damn coma.
So, it turns out the love of Lee's many lifetimes has no idea who he is! - That hurts.
- Yeah, I don't know why I'm surprised at this point.
Love's a fragile thing.
From one life time to the next it's never easy.
Yeah The eighties called, they would like their lyrics back.
Look, you two headed off.
Can you talk him through this whole think? Don't tell me you think he should pursue it.
I don't know.
I do think you're very eager to dismiss him.
- Oh, he's fifteen years old! - So were you, once, as was I.
- This is different.
- I don't see how.
Well, she's a decade older, for starters.
Older women can be quite intoxicating.
- She's married! - Hardly an insurmountable obstacle.
- Especially if she is - No, no.
Please, don't say, don't say so.
I can't handle it.
As you wish.
I mean, this is a woman's marriage we're talking about here.
It's not something to be casted away casually.
I'm not.
But I do know a thing or two about dying for love.
Lee's lived for love and he's died for it.
He's even transcended death in search of it.
What about that sounds casual to you? I don't even know why I thought I should talk to you about this.
The simple fact that he keeps coming back.
Doesn't that say something? Yeah, it says that he's completely obsessed.
There's no power more powerful in the universe than longing.
That kind of longing will get you an ankle bracelet and a restraining order.
In my time it'd got you a sonnet.
That's progress for you.
Vancouver Were you planning a trip, Henry? You know why I'm having such trouble with your case? - I'm sure I'm about to find out.
- Because you don't understand your client.
Not one bit.
Hey! - Hi! - Where is he? He wanted to walk, why? I'm trying to figure out why Helen Underhill took this book out four times.
- "Ancient Echoes" - Yeah.
And this one, "Past Hurts, Past Healing" These are books about reincarnation.
Yes, so I have the proof that she's from the West Coast, or She lied.
And you believed him.
No, I believe we haven't exhausted all the avenues yet.
Come on, there's kind of a big leap from a bunch of books about reincarnation to I'm pining for my soul recycled boy-toy.
How did you get her library records? I know libraries.
Don't judge.
See if this pays off.
This month is the anniversary of the car accident.
Guess who sent flowers to John Smith's grave.
Hi.
I told you not to come back here.
I'm very sorry about before, but I really do need your help.
Do you recognize this woman? She's older here.
She was a teenager when she come to see me.
She asked questions about John and and Alice.
She talked about Alice like they were old friends.
She knew things she couldn't possibly have known.
Such as? One day when John was at work I went over to see Alice and I made a fool of myself.
Oh, boy.
And this girl, she told me I should forgive myself, because Alice had forgiven me.
Everybody makes mistakes, Mr.
Smith.
Well, don't take this the wrong way every time you come here you brought terrible memories.
My mom says the same thing every time I come home for the holidays.
Thank you for your time.
Hey, Coreen, it's me.
Helen Underhill is a liar.
She was trying to find Lee.
We at least owe Lee an explanation.
Yeah, well, He's showed more than escaped moods lately.
He's on my last nerve.
You're thinking not telling that Helen was looking for him? You know I'm here and I ain't leaving! I'm the same man.
I went to Fort Brookville! That winter in 1898, I was the one who brought you that blanket! The day the war ended in Europe, I was the one who grab your hand! You know all of that was me! Why can't he just obsess over video games like any other 15 year old boy? Wait, wait, wait.
Just let her play out.
You know who I am.
You have to.
Why couldn't you just stay away? Three years I looked for you, where were you? - You weren't there.
- I'm here now.
Now is too late.
Lee, she said no.
Yes, go with him.
Just don't let him get into any trouble - and tell him I need to talk to him.
- Okay.
Just let him go.
I thought I had.
- Here you go.
- Are you sure this is decaf? Oh yeah.
Real coffee will take this out behind the shed and beat it till it turns to tea.
So he slept here? Yeah.
He's really messy.
I mean, he couldn't get the cap back on the toothpaste, couldn't hang the towel back up to save his life, left the seat up on the toilet, like There you go, I filled in.
And how far along are you? Is it that obvious? Just observant.
I'll be showing soon.
Though we always sacrifice everything, it never works out.
Yeah, the fairy tale runs a little thing on the ground, doesn't it? A pregnancy like mine is still dangerous.
It's only in the last twenty years I could even consider carrying to term.
Burton is so protective, stable, safe.
I know he'll never leave me.
He's the kind of guy who buys you socks for your anniversary.
I get it.
I do love him.
Burton is the logical choice.
You know, I've been a damsel in distress, a disobedient daughter, a teen bride I've followed my heart for a dozen lifetimes.
Maybe it's time you start following your head.
I'm still following my heart, It's just tells me something different.
You know what I mean? Yeah, I have two man in my life.
You know, with one it's like With the other one is so Yeah, I don't even think my head and my heart are in speaking terms anymore.
I used to feel that way.
You cannot tell him.
He wanted children so badly, but he stayed with me even when he knew he couldn't.
Does it ever stop being confusing? Not really.
I'm not gonna stop you.
But if you think getting drunk is going to solve anything, you're in for a disappointment.
I've got to win her back.
All right.
The night was black, we found that tree.
Her pop said we'd never be together so we busted on and we stole a canoe.
That was a long time ago, Lee.
She's heading back to boarding school, so I jacked a horse and I beat the train there.
I've climbed rock faces, seen bad places, armies rise and armies fall.
To be with her, I've done it all.
Back in the day you could steal a horse or raid a village.
Storm a castle.
But nowadays when a woman says move on, that's what you do.
It's a different time.
Well, this time sucks.
They keep people live in comas and they cut down trees, to build a damn mall nobody needs.
It's not ideal, I give you that.
We used to talk about love a whole lot less and prove it a whole lot more.
You know what I'm saying? Truly.
Old soul or not, you're still a minor.
Coreen followed you and told me where I could find you.
Yeah, well I don't need your help anymore.
I know what I'm gonna do.
Do you ever ask yourself why, Lee? I mean, why the two of you are never together that long? Why something always jumps in and drives the two of you apart? You now at what point you can see that the universe is trying to tell you something.
You know, most of us get one life time.
We make our mistakes, we learn from them and we move on.
I just think is time you learned that.
You're right.
Respects.
Good luck, kid.
Did you enjoy that? I am just trying to put the band-aid up nice and fast.
The sooner he understands all of this, the sooner he can move on.
Maybe it is time he gets away from her.
You know this isn't a romance novel, Henry.
There's no happily ever after.
I'm finally starting to see that.
Augustus, let's do this.
Now.
Look, give me an hour and I'll be home.
Yeah, you too.
Hey! All right.
Fun is over, kid.
It's not your fault, you wouldn't be able to understand.
Look, kid, I don't know where you saw her and I don't care.
You're sick, you need help, and that's fine.
But, yo, yo, yo, now here's what's up.
Okay.
You're gonna stay away from my wife and me or you gonna get hurt.
It's not like that, man.
I just wanna talk to you.
You just want to keep with her, I know.
It's never gonna happen.
No, I love her.
Do you ever have fought for food? Do you ever been a P.
O.
W? I don't do Queensbury rules.
Hey, come on, let me pass or I'll huff and I'll puff.
And you still won't go through that door.
Whoever said wisdom is the result of life experience was a moron.
- How is he? - Burton Underhill's assailant knocked him to the ground, struck him repeatedly, probably would have killed him, if somebody else hadn't come along and scared him away.
If he makes it through the night he might be able to set up and see his baby being born.
He did manage to give an ID.
Apparently, our suspect It's my client, I know that part.
All right.
Come in, Celluci scolding.
Vicki, this is attempted murder! You led the perp right to the victim! If I had know any of this, I wouldn't have left him out of the office.
Okay, he just seemed upset.
I mean, he's fifteen years old! How many fifteen years old drug dealers and gang bangers have we sent up over the years? - You have any leads? - None, besides you.
You can star by telling me why your client thinks that the victim's wife is his ex girlfriend.
Do you remember that accident I had you pull, the car wreck from 25 years ago? That was them, in a past life.
No.
Vicki, this isn't just about you anymore, okay? I can't paper this one over.
- Where are this kid's parents? - He's an emancipated minor.
Don't look at me, okay, look at the judge.
Just tell me, what do you need me to do.
Oh, I think you've done enough, Nelson.
Let's do that review now.
You're distracted and defused.
You're not clearing cases, you alienate colleges with erratic behavior Any of this sounding familiar, Nelson? Your vic is awake.
Finish the interview and stop pulling on that thread that's unraveling your career.
If I decide that you're interfering in this investigation in any way, I'll throw your ass in jail myself.
Exquisite.
I gave up trying to serve you anything else a long time ago.
Do you even remember the taste of wine? Compared to blood everything else pales.
So few people know what to serve when they are attending.
My father used to go on and on about your Pomme Vertone 23.
First vintage after the war.
Not that this isn't a treat Augustus, but if it all the same, can we cut the small talk and get to negotiations? As you wish.
You know, they keep trying to make me go digital, I say, you can't hack into cuneiform.
Amen to that.
All right, we are on the record.
I'm officially open.
I'm looking for an open territory or a straight swap.
Then, let's see what we got.
Are cash inducements available? Within reason.
Do you wish sticking this to North America? For now.
Do you affirm that this grounds are not compromised by publicity, indiscriminate hunting or otherwise compromising forces unnatural or not? I so affirm.
Are you sure.
Augustus Four generations, my family's help to keep peace.
I don't intend to let things slide now.
You sound just like your grand father.
Well, thank you.
If you really want to make a move, why not bid on a significant territory? Say, one of those New York boroughs.
No, I'm interested in the up side.
I'm thinking more West Coast.
Vancouver, Seattle, perhaps.
That's too wet, you'll catch your death! Well, maybe not you, but - Is this about Christina? - No.
No.
But there's a woman, yes? My grand dad was right about you, Henry.
Lee! What are you doing here? What did you do? I made a mistake.
Look, it wasn't supposed to go down like that for real.
That's so crazy.
And I'm so sorry.
Just let me call Vicki, we can get you some help.
No Vicki, okay? I just came to say thank you.
I don't want you guys to worry anymore.
I just have to start over.
You put him into hospital.
You did that! It's not simple anymore.
You're wrong.
It's so simple.
We just need to start over.
What do you mean "we", Lee? - I need your wallet.
- Lee! Your wallet! Thanks.
Car is in the garage.
Keys are on the counter.
It should be at half a tank.
Thanks.
Yeah, the museum in 62, you remember that? - Yes.
- It was me that pulled the alarm.
I knew it.
And you took the blame.
I loved you for that.
You take care.
I've got to go, little brother.
- Celluci.
- Hey, Mike.
I think Lee is gonna do something drastic.
So, we need to track down any acquaintances of John and Alice Smith.
I mean, Lee's looking for something familiar so he may even go back a life time.
- That's forty years! - Yeah, well, it's all we've got! I was just trying to figure out how I'm gonna explain that line of inquiry.
Hey, listen, do you have a car on Helen Underhill house? Jeez, that's a great idea, cause it would never occur to a cop to send a car.
Could you send one? Mike, if any the stories about this kid are true, then he's been a soldier, a trapper, a thief, a tracker And a lawyer and a doctor and an Indian Chief.
Yeah, I get it.
Could you check on your patrol? - All right, hold on.
- Thank you.
Ferguson, you're there? I've got to go.
You never did lock up.
- This isn't the way.
- It's the only way.
Come on, come on! Please, Lee, you've got to let me go.
It's a new tree, eh? A new sheet clean, we may star over.
I've known him two years.
He's kind, he loves me.
- It doesn't matter! - Oh, Lee, it does to me.
We've done this enough.
It's time to stop.
We got messed up this time, for sure.
But it's gonna be better next time.
You'll see.
Her car is still parked in the garage.
There's no sign of struggle, everything seems to be in order.
What's he doing? Where are they going? They always meet at the tree, first.
I do understand them.
I really wish I didn't.
- Vicki? - Yeah, he's gonna try and recreate the first time.
- What does that mean? - It means he want to do over, but we cannot let him have it, okay? I need you to find any kind of a group of old grove trees or protected trees like the ones they carved their initials into.
All right, they'd be isolated.
I'm on it.
I'll call you back.
Okay, thank you.
It's a pretty big leap.
Well, for us.
But for him it should not even be in the top twenty.
Yeah, Celluci.
Yeah.
Yeah, I got it.
They found the uniformed in his car two blocks from here.
He's unconscious, his gun was taken.
Look, this place is gonna be swarming in about two minutes, They'll have a lot of questions for you.
It'll be best for both of us if you just go.
How are you gonna find him? Well, I happen to know someone who was a superior tracker, with almost supernatural skills.
Yeah.
Mike, I'm sorry, I screwed up.
You better get out of here while I still have a job.
I'll bring you draft papers by on Thursday.
I'll extend my reservation till Friday night.
Great.
- Oh, my.
- Hi.
Vicki Nelson, this is Augustus.
- Very nice to meet you.
- Nice to meet you too.
Nighty night, dear man.
What was that all about? Another night of the four seasons on my account.
Right.
Right.
Henry, I know this isn't your problem, but Lee has taken Helen.
I think he's gonna try and press some reset button or something.
I need your help.
I know you like this kid Kidnapping and confinement crosses the line, it always did.
Even true love has its breaking point.
Yeah, Coreen.
This breed of tree had a bad plague hit in the seventies.
It's actually pretty rare now.
But there's a protected copse down in Hide Park.
I'm texting you a map.
Thank you so much.
Okay, we're on our way.
We got it.
Let's go.
It's gonna be better next time, you'll see.
It hasn't been working, not for a few life times now.
I get hurt, or you take a risk you shouldn't so I won't get hurt.
We've been avoiding the truth, Lee.
We haven't been happy.
That's not true.
You're in love with being in love.
And I'm so tired.
I need to move on.
We got a new tree, now.
- Everything is good for next time.
- There's no next time! There is if I say there is.
This is all my fault.
I shouldn't have pushed him, I shouldn't Stop! You were right to push.
Everybody needs a push sometimes.
That's how we know when it's time to move on.
- Do you really mean that? - Yes.
The trouble is that Lee wasn't ready to hear what you have to say.
But you are.
Yeah.
That way, two heart beats.
Don't wait for me.
Go! Please! It is time to stop! It will stop, - right now.
- I can't let you do that.
Then kill me, maybe I'll kill her first, maybe I won't.
Lee, things change, they're supposed to.
- None of this was supposed to happen! - Lee! She's pregnant.
How could you not tell me that? No, you couldn't It's not just about you two anymore.
Think of all your great adventures, all the things you did for love.
I did.
I did all those things, those were me.
Yeah, and if you do this, all you'll be is a killer.
What about next time, Lee? What is she gonna think? How is she supposed to feel the next time? I can't go on.
- No, not like this.
- Lee, don't do this! You have this life, live it! Please, Lee.
Come on.
I'll got her.
It's not worth it anymore.
Don't destroy yourself, choose to move on.
To hell with love.
There was this girl I went to the Academy with.
Real mouthy.
I could barely talk to her, but, I was completely obsessed with her.
Got my badge, guess who I ended up working with? How that worked out for you? Great until it didn't.
You know, Lee, passion is one thing, that's really very honest, so you hurt.
You work at it, then you work at it, until you eventually get to a better place.
You really think so? Well, that's the theory, anyway.
- Why are you telling me this? - Cause you're young.
You don't know that romance is the easy part.
Love well, it takes years and years of hard work to pull that one off.
Write it up.
I'll be back.
You're okay? Yeah.
No, Henry is thinking on leaving town.
Because of you? Nelson Investigations.
Mike, hey.
That's great! No, she's right here if you want to Okay.
Sure, I will.
Lee is taking a plea.
He won't be charged as an adult.
He could have told me himself.
Right, so it's like that.
You really think it's over between Lee and Helen? Or in another generation it will start up again? Who knows? All that energy, all that obsession all for the one.
Yeah, and some people have more than one.