Hudson and Rex (2019) s03e01 Episode Script
Origin Story
(SIREN)
DISPATCH: Attention all units.
Be on the lookout for
a late model white van.
(SCREECHING TIRES)
Vehicle is suspected in the
abduction of a juvenile male.
Driver unidentified.
Dispatch, this is K9 Unit 2-14.
We are in pursuit of
suspect vehicle on Bauline.
DISPATCH: Copy that, 2-14.
Vehicle has Newfoundland plates.
First three letters:
Charlie-Charlie-Alpha.
Last seen headed north
on Bauline Extension.
GRACE: Dispatch.
Suspect vehicle has turned onto a
side road north of Autumn Valley.
DISPATCH: Copy 2-14. Standby on one.
I've lost visual contact.
Continuing search north
of public trailer park.
DISPATCH: Roger that, 2-14.
Divisional units en route.
GRACE: You ready?
Come on, partner.
- (REX YELPS)
- Find the scent, Rex.
(DRAMATIC MUSIC)
(REX BARKING)
Track, Rex!
(DRAMATIC MUSIC)
(REX BARKING)
That's it, Rex! Go!
ABDUCTOR: Keep on going!
- Help! Help!
- Shut up and move!
- Get off me! Help!
- Just go!
(REX BARKING)
BOY: Ughh!
(REX BARKS)
(REX BARKING)
Ugh! Uhh!
(REX BARKS)
(REX SNARLING)
ABDUCTOR: Ughh!
(REX SNARLING)
BOY: Uhh!
ABDUCTOR: Ughh!
Ughhh!
Uhhh!
(REX SNARLING)
Get off me! Arrghh!
Ghaaahh!
GRACE: SJPD!
Stop right there! Hands
where I can see them!
Uhh!
(GUNSHOT)
Ahh!
Go. Go!
(REX BARKING)
(REX BARKING)
(SOFT MUSIC)
(REX BARKING)
(REX WHINING)
(REX WHINING)
(THEME MUSIC)
(SEAGULLS)
- CHARLIE: So what do you think, partner?
- (REX BARKS)
You like those ones?
(REX BARKING)
- Good choice.
- I agree.
Hey, Sarah.
I got your message.
Hey, Rex.
Thank-you for inviting me.
Well, you're a part of the team.
It wouldn't feel right to
not have you be a part of it.
I really appreciate that.
Feel like a walk? It's a bit of a hike.
Yeah, I'd love to.
And you know what? It will give
you time to tell me the whole story.
Because I only know bits and pieces
of how you and Rex got together.
Oh.
Well
It began with an abduction.
I'd been off duty. But I
got called in to assist.
- Excuse me.
- Okay.
By the time I responded,
the search was underway.
I met Joe at the scene.
And things were looking
grim.
What do we know so far?
The boy's name is Sam Hansen. Aged 13.
Lives with his mother, Emma Hansen.
He was walking home from a piano lesson
when he was snatched off
the street he lives on.
- Are we looking at a parental abduction?
- No no. The father's deceased.
Witnesses?
Yeah, a neighbour saw him
pushed into a white van.
Called it in.
Did they give a suspect description?
Nothing helpful.
Male, medium build.
- Wearing a dark hoodie.
- Mm-hmm.
Have we got a Canine Unit tracking him?
You haven't heard?
Constable Grace Lindsay was
shot and killed by the abductor.
What about the dog? Still tracking him?
No.
That dog's proved to be a problem.
(REX BARKING)
GUS: Then call K9
again! Would you please?
We need someone down here now!
I've got four months
left running Forensics.
K9 is not my responsibility.
(REX BARKING)
- You want to fill me in, Gus?
- Yeah.
That dog won't let us anywhere
near his partner's body.
(REX WHINING)
He's trying to protect her.
Yeah, but he's also stopping
us from processing the scene.
That piece of cloth lying next to him
could tell us who did this.
Well
maybe time to try a new approach.
What's the dog's name?
Rex.
Rex?
Seriously?
Seriously.
Well
time for Rex and I
to have a little chat.
(REX GROWLS)
- (REX BARKING)
- Hey. Easy.
Everybody just give Rex a little space.
Has Charlie ever even owned a dog?
I have no idea.
- (REX BARKING)
- Hey, Rex. Hi.
Okay.
You must be hungry. Are you ?
Hey.
(REX WHINES)
Look at this.
Granola bar.
- It's only half eaten.
- (REX BARKING)
(REX SNIFFING)
- (REX BARKS)
- Hey!
(REX BARKING)
Enough of that! Understood?
Yeah, I know. We both have
our issues to deal with.
Now is not the time.
Look.
I know you wanted to protect
Officer Lindsay. And you couldn't.
It's not your fault.
(REX BARKING)
But now, other officers need your help.
I need you to come with us
so that we can find out who did this.
- (REX YELPS)
- Yeah.
And bring Sam home safe.
Okay?
Gus, we're going to need your car.
- GUS: Be my guest.
- (REX BARKING)
Okay.
- Okay.
- (REX BARKING)
Come on.
Come on.
(REX YELPS)
Don't worry.
We'll take good care of her.
Huh.
Good boy.
(REX BARKS)
Alright Gus. I need any DNA
information you can give me, ASAP.
- Will do.
- Charlie, you're with me.
Yeah.
We're going to get this guy, Rex.
I promise.
(DRAMATIC MUSIC)
SARAH: I remember you telling
me Rex's original partner
died in the line of
duty. But I didn't realize
- it was part of a kidnapping.
- This is the street it happened on.
Sam was walking right over
there when he got snatched.
- His mother must have been in agony.
- Yeah, she was.
Her name was Emma Hansen.
She and Sam lived in that house.
Right there.
It was the first place we went.
- How could I have let this happen?
- Don't blame yourself, Emma.
It's not your fault.
What's happening now?
Will the dogs find them?
Well, with the amount
of rain we've had lately,
I'm afraid that they've lost the scent.
But don't worry.
They're still searching.
And hopefully they'll be able to
- get the trail again.
- Hopefully?
That's it?
I'm sorry. We didn't get your name.
Veronica Majors. I'm president
of the Neighbourhood Association.
And I run the Neighbourhood Watch.
I'm sorry I snapped at you.
I just feel like we've
totally let Emma down.
Well, I can assure you that we have
the full resources of SJPD on this case.
Well that's reassuring. Hmm?
Emma, do you mind if I
have a look in Sam's room?
Of course. It's just down the hall.
(SOFT MUSIC)
(OMINOUS MUSIC)
Has anything unusual
happened in the neighbourhood?
- I'm sorry. I can't think of anything.
- It's okay.
Even the littlest thing?
No matter how small?
Um
Emma, perhaps I can get you
a cup of tea or something ?
Yes.
Veronica, perhaps you
can show me the way.
Of course. The kitchen's through there.
DONOVAN: Thank you.
I appreciate it.
Hi, Emma.
I was just wondering if I
could ask a few more questions.
If that's okay?
Of course.
Is it just you and Sam?
Yes.
Sam's dad died in a car
accident when he was four.
Oh, I'm sorry to hear that.
Is there anybody new in Sam's life?
- Or yours?
- No. No one.
I am very careful about that.
We live a very quiet life.
Why do you ask?
It's this painting.
Do you have any idea who this is?
No. Uh
It's just a painting of Sam's.
Did you ever talk to him about it?
I don't understand.
Sam likes to paint.
VERONICA: He's good at it, too.
May I take a look?
CHARLIE: Sure.
I haven't seen this one.
He mustn't have done it in class.
Class?
I teach a weekend art class.
Sam's been coming for years.
DONOVAN: Okay, well if you
think of anything further,
please let us know.
Of course.
Anything at all.
I will.
Thank you.
Here, darling.
CHARLIE: Sam's mother
is holding back on us.
- What makes you say that?
- Well, showing her the painting,
she seemed to recognize
something about it.
So why didn't she say something?
- Exactly.
- Guys!
It's finally here!
What's here?
The new digital board!
It finally arrived!
It's going to completely
revolutionize the way we work.
I mean it's going to be
great! Here, check this out.
Oh no. That's not
that's not what you want.
No. No no no no no. One more time.
That's so funny how that happens, eh?
Okay, one more. I'm going to try again.
DONOVAN: Jesse. Why don't we just
do things the old fashioned way
until you've worked the kinks out?
That's yeah.
Probably a good idea.
Okay. Look, I did a background check
on everybody connected to Sam.
And so far, nothing jumps
out as unusual or suspicious.
Well, I've got another
name for you to check out.
Emma Hansen.
- Sam's mother?
- Sam's mother.
Okay, sure.
Oh, by the way, Gus from
Forensics wants to see you.
CHARLIE: Oh. Alright.
Jesse, why don't you put
this up on your board?
JESSE: What's this?
I think it's a picture of the kidnapper.
CHARLIE: Gus.
- Hey.
- Hey, Rex.
How are you doing, pal?
GUS: He's still a bit confused.
- But who wouldn't be? Poor guy.
- Yeah.
Hey. Did you get a DNA sample
from that piece of cloth?
Yeah, but there's no
match in the system.
But I did find something
interesting though.
That's the piece of cloth.
Just show it to Rex.
Here.
Smell it. Sniff.
Here. Come here, boy.
(REX SNIFFING)
- (REX BARKING)
- Hey hey! Rex!
(REX BARKING)
What's gotten into him?
- That's how he reacts to the kidnapper's scent.
- Why would he do that?
Because he's been so
negatively imprinted with it.
The important thing is not only can
Rex track the kidnapper's scent
He'll bark at whatever he smells it on.
(REX BARKING)
JAN: You can't just take Rex!
He belongs to the Canine Unit.
CHARLIE: But he's an eyewitness
who can identify the kidnapper.
JAN: He's not trained to
perform those sorts of duties!
- It's not protocol!
- Well, screw protocol!
- We're trying to bring a young kid home!
- Okay.
Everybody just calm down.
Charlie, exactly what are you proposing?
That Rex works with me.
- Works with you? How?
- CHARLIE: Yes.
CHARLIE: I take Rex everywhere with me.
He can react to whatever
the killer has touched.
A coat. A car.
Joe.
Look, Rex could find something
that we'd never even considered.
JAN: Have you ever even owned a dog?
Jan, unfortunately,
time isn't on our side.
We have everything to gain.
- Nothing to lose.
- (BANG) Yes.
There's a bigger problem.
What's that?
When a canine loses the
partner they've trained with,
they often become unstable.
Overly aggressive.
Therefore, regulation
suggests that we retire Rex.
Retire? Wait.
Do you mean put him down?
JAN: There will be an assessment.
And then a final decision will be made.
CHARLIE: Joe! No!
- (REX WHINES)
- I'm not letting this happen.
JAN: It's not up to you.
When will this assessment take place?
Within 48 hours.
CHARLIE: Renley. You
have to leave Rex with me.
At least until then. Okay?
He might be the only way we find Sam.
I'll see what I can do.
Guys.
I have something.
Turns out your hunch about
Sam's mother was right.
- CHARLIE: What do you mean?
- I found a photo of Emma Hansen.
That is not Sam's mother.
JESSE: That's correct.
See, whoever this woman
claiming to be Sam's mom is,
- it is not Emma Hansen.
- (REX WOOFS)
- Are you sure?
- JESSE: I'm positive.
Emma Hansen died of
cancer eight years ago.
Then who the hell is this woman?
(DRAMATIC PERCUSSION)
SARAH: So, Sam's mom was
living under a false name?
- For years.
- Pulling that off must have taken a lot of work.
Social insurance numbers, health cards,
passports, driver's licenses.
She had them all.
Why was this woman doing it?
- Because, as it turns out
- (CROWD CHATTER)
she herself was a kidnapper.
CHARLIE: You lied to us. Hmm?
The real Emma Hansen is dead.
Your name is Lisa Crawford.
Your son's name is Sam Crawford.
And your husband, Henry Crawford,
has a warrant out for you
in Michigan for child abduction!
- (REX WHINING)
- It's okay, Rex.
He's going pretty hard on her.
He has to.
Every second counts
in a kidnapping case.
- LISA: You don't understand anything.
- Then tell me the truth!
I stole my son in a dead woman's name
to get Sam away from that man.
You're telling me that you took your son
to protect him from his father?
Henry is violent.
He wasn't at first.
I thought things would change.
But it only got worse.
One day I came home and Sam was crying.
He had a black eye.
He was only four years old.
Check her story out.
Why didn't you tell me this before?
I should have.
All I hoped was that
you would find Sam before you
figured out I don't have custody.
Is that Henry?
Is that Sam's father?
I thought Sam believed
that his father was dead.
But he never stopped looking for us.
He sent messages to
everyone who'd ever known me,
- trying to find me.
- Hmm.
He got private detectives
all over the US.
He even offered a
reward for Sam's return.
A hundred thousand dollars.
Did Sam know about that?
Maybe.
I saw a search for his
father's name on his computer.
That is when I knew that I had
to come clean about everything.
But I made him promise
not to tell anyone.
I'm not sure he kept that promise.
Is this the dog whose
partner was killed?
His name is Rex.
I'm sorry, Rex.
I'm so sorry.
JESSE: This is Henry Crawford
Lisa's estranged husband.
Six charges of assault in the States.
So she just took Sam and ran.
And Henry tried to track them down.
Well I'm not so sure about that.
The neighbour who saw the kidnapper
said he was medium
build. But from this file,
Henry is a tall man.
Well maybe someone else kidnapped Sam
and tried to collect
the $100,000 reward.
Hopefully that someone
still has to deliver
- Sam to his father.
- JESSE: How? I mean
the airports and ferry terminals
are completely under surveillance.
So whoever snatched Sam can't get out
and Henry Crawford can't get in.
They must be making the
exchange another way.
What else do we know about Henry?
Well, he's a real outdoorsman.
He hunts, fishes. Owns a truck, a boat.
Holds a pilot's license.
- A pilot's license?
- Yeah, small planes.
Can't get into the airport.
Jesse, can you pull up a topographic map
of the area the kidnapper
ran away with Sam?
Can I?
Can you?
Oh, now? Yeah, sure.
(JESSE TYPING)
DONOVAN: Okay, those
lakes are water access only
and there's some cabins not
too far away in the woods.
So the kidnapper holes
up in one of these
until things blow over.
Henry flies in with a
floatplane and picks up Sam.
Jesses, contact these cabins
and see if anyone's
made any reservations
in the last couple of weeks.
Keep a special eye out for
anyone who's paid using US funds.
I'm on it.
Whoah, what's up with him?
(REX BARKING)
Looks like someone's hungry.
- Oh, right.
- (REX BARKING)
- Yeah.
- (REX BARKING)
Yeah, uh let me see.
Well, this is not the freshest, but
Want some?
(DONOVAN CHUCKLES)
- CHARLIE: Make yourself at home!
- JESSE: Charlie.
- Yeah.
- JESSE: I think I found the cabin.
Coffee break's over, Rex. Back to work.
(DRAMATIC MUSIC)
- (KNOCKING ON DOOR)
- SJPD! We're coming in!
All clear, Charlie!
(REX BARKS)
What is it, Rex?
(REX BARKING)
Food on the table is still warm.
So whoever it was, we just missed them.
Sam and his kidnapper.
Sam's clay figure.
Yeah, Rex found it.
He's pretty handy to have around.
I'm calling for a search team.
Wait, Joe. Joe.
Joe, I think we've got one here. Rex.
You smell someone you
don't like, don't you?
- (REX BARKS)
- Yeah?
Go.
Find it.
Apparently you need
to know the magic word.
Search?
- Rex track!
- (REX WHINES)
- Now what?
- I guess we try and keep up.
(DRAMATIC PERCUSSION)
(REX BARKS)
(DRAMATIC MUSIC)
(RUSHING WATER)
(REX BARKING)
Rex stop! Stay! Whoah
whoah whoah! Just don't
get close to that cliff!
(REX BARKING)
Oh yeah.
Pease tell me they did not go this way.
- Come on. We're going around.
- (REX BARKING)
Rex.
(REX WHINING)
Rex, you're not seriously thinking
what I think you're thinking.
- (REX BARKS)
- Rex! No!
Hey!
Charlie! Stop! Hey!
Charlie! No, you can't do that!
- Rex could drown!
- Yeah, but dogs are great
Ahhhhh!
swimmers.
Uhh
I need a search and rescue
team at my coordinates!
Come on!
Come on!
You didn't tell me you could swim!
(REX BARKS)
Ahh.
Uhh.
Aghh!
Yeah, don't worry pal.
Yeah.
We're going to find Sam and that
person who killed your partner.
You and me.
Just next time, why don't you
let me come up with the plan, huh?
(CHARLIE SIGHS)
SARAH: But Charlie, what about Sam?
The drop? The river? How
could he survive, unless ?
Oh. He never went over.
- It was a trap.
- Mm-hmm.
And Rex and I fell right into it.
Of course! The kidnapper knew
you'd have his scent from the sleeve
and would keep trying to track him.
So he left his scent trail
right to the edge of the cliff
to make it look like
they'd both jumped off.
Only he doubled back over his trail
and that gave him time to get away.
I wish that you were part
of the team back then.
You might've saved us
from a very chilly swim.
(SARAH LAUGHS)
Okay, so you had the
kidnapper on the run.
Yeah. It wasn't looking good.
- Why, what happened?
- It had gotten dark.
We were wet. There was no leads.
And on top of all that,
Joe was not very happy.
What you did was crazy!
You could have gotten yourself
killed jumping off that cliff!
- It was his idea.
- (REX BARKS)
No, I don't have another sandwich.
Oh, hey, did you have
you heard back from Canine
about his assessment?
Yeah, I'm asking.
- I know.
- Yeah.
Yeah, they'll make a
final decision tomorrow.
We can't let him be retired.
- I've got a couple of ideas.
- Just leave it with me.
But in the meantime
Charlie, you go home.
- Get yourself some rest, okay?
- (CHARLIE SIGHS)
Hey. That's an order.
(CHARLIE SIGHS)
- CHARLIE: Hey.
- (REX BARKS)
Rex.
What's wrong?
Police dogs are supposed
- to live with their partners.
- Yeah.
- Really?
- Yeah.
I suppose we could find
him a cage for the night.
Okay, this is it. Make yourself at home.
I find the couch is pretty comfy.
What do you say I try and
find us some food, huh?
How do you feel about ordering pizza?
(REX WHINES)
You still miss your partner, huh?
Yeah.
I know.
I know.
Sometimes, they
go away.
(REX WHINES)
It'll take a while to get over them.
Huh?
Okay. Okay, yeah.
Knock it off, pal.
Yeah.
It's gonna be okay.
- (REX BARKING)
- JESSE: Oh, hey Rex!
- How's it going, buddy?
- Hi!
CHARLIE: Hey, Jesse. You're
just the man I'm looking for.
Yeah. How did it go last night?
Uh Great!
I found out that Rex likes pizza.
- (REX BARKS)
- Yeah.
- He really likes pizza.
- Ah!
Listen, I need to ask you a favour.
Yeah, sure. What's up?
Well, I realized last night that
Rex can only track the kidnapper.
So if they do manage to
get Sam to his father
Then Rex won't be able to track Sam.
Yeah, so I need something
with Sam's scent on it.
I can get it from his mother.
Can you watch him till I'm back?
- Yeah yeah! For sure!
- (REX WHINES)
Yeah, he can hang out here with
me and all the other cool kids.
- Right?
- (REX BARKING)
(JESSE LAUGHS) We'll have fun.
- Thanks, Jesse.
- We'll have fun, right?
CROWD: Bring Sam home! Bring Sam home!
- Bring Sam home!
- Thanks for the T-shirt.
You'll find him. Won't you?
You and Rex?
We're going to do everything we can.
CROWD: Bring Sam home! Bring Sam home!
Bring Sam home! Bring Sam home!
Hey, Jesse. How did it go with Rex?
- Oh yeah. Great great.
- Oh good. I thought it would.
- Hey! Whoa!
- (REX BARKING)
Rex! Easy!
Easy! Whoa!
- What what what's gotten into him?
- I don't know.
(REX BARKING)
- What's going on?
- I don't know.
- Why is he acting like that?
- I don't know! I don't know!
- (REX BARKING)
- I went to go pet him. And then he
- He just went crazy.
- (REX BARKING)
It's like he'd smelled the
kidnapper on me, or something.
Well how is that even possible?
(REX BARKING)
SARAH: You touched them!
When you were leaving Sam's house!
Going through that crowd,
you touched the abductor!
Yeah, we finally had a solid lead, but,
my biggest question was
why did they go to Lisa's house?
This is footage a news
team shot of you leaving.
Bring Sam home! Bring Sam home!
CHARLIE: Who is that? The
guy I just passed there?
- (REWIND)
- JESSE: Oh, that's Lisa's boss.
Runs a paper company. Nothing
more serious than a traffic ticket.
- CHARLIE: Can you go back a little?
- (REWIND)
Wait.
I touched that guy. Who is that?
I don't know. I don't
have anything on that guy.
Jesse, roll the footage ahead.
If this is our guy, I want
to see what else he's up to.
Bring Sam home! Bring Sam home!
Bring Sam home!
CHARLIE: Is that Veronica
Majors he's talking to?
(REX WHINES)
DONOVAN: Looks like
they know each other.
Veronica ran an art
class that Sam attended.
What are you thinking?
What if Veronica asked Sam
about the figure in the painting?
Lisa made Sam promise
not to tell anybody
about the internet reward.
Veronica is the type of person
that Sam would feel safe
to share a secret with.
Veronica was in on it.
Yeah. And she had help from
this guy. Whoever he is.
We need to stop Veronica
before she takes off.
Find out who this guy
is, Jesse. Track him down.
- Yeah, on it.
- We're going to need a warrant
- to search Veronica's house.
- I'm already ahead of you.
- Rex! Come!
- (COMPUTER PINGS)
- (REX BARKING)
- Wait, guys, guys, guys. Hold up.
I just got an alert on my computer.
I know where Veronica Majors is.
(OMINOUS MUSIC)
DONOVAN: She's been shot.
Think Veronica had a falling
out with her partner in crime?
Yeah, that would be my bet.
The question now is where's he got Sam?
(DRAMATIC PERCUSSION)
So, this mystery man murdered Veronica.
Yeah.
But why would he do that?
I mean I get the motive to
keep all the money for himself,
but why then?
It would have been super risky.
We figured that the
exchange was about to happen
and he wanted to tie
up all the loose ends.
Hmmm. Okay, so you
were running out of time
and you had no idea how to find Sam.
- (REX BARKS)
- Yeah.
It wasn't looking good, but,
we knew we were close.
We just needed to pick
up the trail again.
And how'd you do that?
A little help from your predecessor
in the Forensics Department.
GUS: The victim was shot at close range.
One shot to the chest.
There was no defensive wounds.
Suggests she was taken by surprise.
Maybe she trusted her killer.
You got a time of death?
Uh
The body is pretty warm.
The blood has barely congealed.
I'd say maybe half an hour ago.
Did you find anything else in the car?
Yeah. I found a suitcase in the trunk.
CHARLIE: Warm clothes. A raincoat.
Looks like they were packed
for inclement weather.
(REX SNIFFING) (REX BARKING)
What have you got?
You got something, Rex?
(REX BARKING)
Good find. Did you smell that?
Dimenhydrinate.
GUS: That's an anti-nauseant.
It's for motion sickness.
Or sea sickness, maybe?
- Maybe they were taking Sam out by boat.
- (REX BARKING)
Yeah.
But from where?
So they've turned
Veronica's house upside down
- and they found nothing.
- (PHONE BUZZING)
You got something Jesse?
JESSE: Yeah, I did some
digging into Veronica Majors.
Turns out her bank accounts are empty
and credit cards are
completely maxed out.
So she needed money.
JESSE: Yeah. I also found a link to
Henry's $100,000 reward on her IP.
Sounds like motive.
Hey, Jesse. Did you
find anything on that guy
that we saw Veronica
talking with on the video?
JESSE: I did. I did. His
name is Jackson Waters.
He's got a long record of
assault, fraud, extortion.
The guy's a real charmer.
I mean, most of his victims
are women he was
romantically involved with.
So were he and Veronica a couple?
JESSE: I did find some pictures
of them on his social media.
How'd she get mixed up
with a guy like that?
Well, one of the
conditions of his parole
was that he had to
undergo counseling, so,
he decided to take art therapy.
Veronica's weekly art classes.
- I'll call you if anything else comes up.
- Thanks, Jesse.
Okay. So, Jackson gets
his claws into Veronica
and she ends up deep in debt.
She's desperate for money
and then Sam mentions
his dad and the reward.
Mm-hmm. Then Veronica goes to Jackson
and they hatch a plan
nut she has no idea
that Jackson plans to kill her
and keep all the money for himself.
Yeah, but why would Jackson
- chance coming back to Sam's house?
- I don't know.
- Maybe Rex has an answer.
- (REX BARKS)
Veronica was my best friend.
She couldn't have been part of this.
There's little doubt that she was.
Also a man named Jackson Waters.
- Jackson?
- CHARLIE: Uh-huh.
LINDA: That's her boyfriend.
I let those monsters take my son?
Don't do that to yourself.
We're close to finding Sam
but we need you to think.
Has Jackson been here the last few days?
Just after you visited.
Okay. Well,
I'd like to have Rex take a look around.
Anything to help.
Alright, pal.
Do your thing.
Track.
(REX SNIFFING)
(REX BARKING)
What's in here?
That's where I kept Sam's real passport.
It's empty.
Oh no.
If Jackson needs Sam's real passport
in order to make this plan work
that must mean they need to
get him across the border.
Border Patrol would be looking
for a young boy named Sam Hansen.
- (PHONE BUZZING)
- Not Sam Crawford.
Talk to me, Jesse.
JESSE: I just found out that
Jackson is staying in a house
he inherited from his gran.
It's across the harbour in Fort Amherst.
Right by the pier.
Boats. That's where
they're making the exchange.
(DRAMATIC MUSIC)
(SCREECHING TIRES)
Hopefully, we're not too late.
Rex. Rex, come here.
(REX SNIFFING)
- (REX BARKS)
- Track it!
I'll follow Rex. You look around.
- You got it.
- (COCKING GUN)
(DRAMATIC MUSIC)
(REX BARKS)
- (REX BARKING)
- Help!
Shut up! Shut up and move! Let's go!
SAM: Uhh!
(REX BARKING)
SJPD!
Stop right there.
Stop right there! Hands
where I can see them!
That's it Rex, go!
- CHARLIE: Stop right there!
- SAM: Help!
(GUNSHOT)
(REX BARKING)
(DRAMATIC MUSIC)
JACKSON: Ughh!
- (REX BARKING)
- Ughhh.
Don't move!
Sam, you okay?
- Yeah.
- Get up!
Hands behind your back!
(REX WHIMPERS)
Where's Henry Crawford?
It was supposed to be so simple.
No one was supposed to get hurt.
You've got a lot of nerve saying that.
You abducted a boy!
You killed a cop and your partner!
If you've got a shred of decency,
you're going to tell us exactly
where we can find Sam's father.
(SIREN)
He's in a boat offshore,
waiting for me to bring him the kid.
You got coordinates for that boat?
Yeah.
I'll contact the Coast Guard.
Let's go.
Hey, Sam.
He never stopped looking for me.
He saved me.
(REX WHINES)
Sam!
Mom!
(SOFT MUSIC)
Not a bad day's work, partner.
(REX BARKING)
(CHARLIE SIGHS)
It's okay to be a little nervous.
I get a little nervous
about assessments too.
Yeah.
You did a great job, you know?
I don't care what the decision is.
I'm not letting anything happen to you.
Promise.
Yeah.
- (ELEVATOR DOOR OPENING)
- (SOFT MUSIC)
What's the verdict?
The Canine Unit will not reinstate
Rex under any circumstances.
No, this is
- Look, Joe
- Charlie.
He saved a kid's life today.
He found his partner's killer.
- He should be getting a medal, not
- Just listen.
Rex is not going back to Canine Unit,
because they've agreed to
let him be partnered with you.
- What?
- JAN: He'll be your responsibility
day and night.
This is on a trial basis
and subject to review, understand?
- Yeah. Yeah.
- JAN: And to be perfectly clear,
I'm not comfortable with any of this,
- at all.
- (REX BARKING)
It's your call, Charlie.
You know what? It's, uh
It's up to both of us.
What do you think partner?
(REX YELPS)
- Okay.
- (REX WHIMPERS)
Okay.
Okay.
SARAH: Oh my goodness.
I'm so sorry. I need
- I need tissue.
- Here.
- I always bring some on this day.
- Thank you.
You do the honours, pal?
(SOFT MUSIC)
(REX BARKING)
You come here every year?
We do. On the anniversary
of Grace's death.
What about Lisa and Sam?
Did they get to stay together, too?
Well
Maybe you should ask them yourself.
(SOFT MUSIC)
I'm glad it all worked
out with you and Rex.
Me too.
But you never owned a dog, did you?
I knew it.
You're a good boy, Rex.
(SOFT MUSIC)
(THEME MUSIC)
DISPATCH: Attention all units.
Be on the lookout for
a late model white van.
(SCREECHING TIRES)
Vehicle is suspected in the
abduction of a juvenile male.
Driver unidentified.
Dispatch, this is K9 Unit 2-14.
We are in pursuit of
suspect vehicle on Bauline.
DISPATCH: Copy that, 2-14.
Vehicle has Newfoundland plates.
First three letters:
Charlie-Charlie-Alpha.
Last seen headed north
on Bauline Extension.
GRACE: Dispatch.
Suspect vehicle has turned onto a
side road north of Autumn Valley.
DISPATCH: Copy 2-14. Standby on one.
I've lost visual contact.
Continuing search north
of public trailer park.
DISPATCH: Roger that, 2-14.
Divisional units en route.
GRACE: You ready?
Come on, partner.
- (REX YELPS)
- Find the scent, Rex.
(DRAMATIC MUSIC)
(REX BARKING)
Track, Rex!
(DRAMATIC MUSIC)
(REX BARKING)
That's it, Rex! Go!
ABDUCTOR: Keep on going!
- Help! Help!
- Shut up and move!
- Get off me! Help!
- Just go!
(REX BARKING)
BOY: Ughh!
(REX BARKS)
(REX BARKING)
Ugh! Uhh!
(REX BARKS)
(REX SNARLING)
ABDUCTOR: Ughh!
(REX SNARLING)
BOY: Uhh!
ABDUCTOR: Ughh!
Ughhh!
Uhhh!
(REX SNARLING)
Get off me! Arrghh!
Ghaaahh!
GRACE: SJPD!
Stop right there! Hands
where I can see them!
Uhh!
(GUNSHOT)
Ahh!
Go. Go!
(REX BARKING)
(REX BARKING)
(SOFT MUSIC)
(REX BARKING)
(REX WHINING)
(REX WHINING)
(THEME MUSIC)
(SEAGULLS)
- CHARLIE: So what do you think, partner?
- (REX BARKS)
You like those ones?
(REX BARKING)
- Good choice.
- I agree.
Hey, Sarah.
I got your message.
Hey, Rex.
Thank-you for inviting me.
Well, you're a part of the team.
It wouldn't feel right to
not have you be a part of it.
I really appreciate that.
Feel like a walk? It's a bit of a hike.
Yeah, I'd love to.
And you know what? It will give
you time to tell me the whole story.
Because I only know bits and pieces
of how you and Rex got together.
Oh.
Well
It began with an abduction.
I'd been off duty. But I
got called in to assist.
- Excuse me.
- Okay.
By the time I responded,
the search was underway.
I met Joe at the scene.
And things were looking
grim.
What do we know so far?
The boy's name is Sam Hansen. Aged 13.
Lives with his mother, Emma Hansen.
He was walking home from a piano lesson
when he was snatched off
the street he lives on.
- Are we looking at a parental abduction?
- No no. The father's deceased.
Witnesses?
Yeah, a neighbour saw him
pushed into a white van.
Called it in.
Did they give a suspect description?
Nothing helpful.
Male, medium build.
- Wearing a dark hoodie.
- Mm-hmm.
Have we got a Canine Unit tracking him?
You haven't heard?
Constable Grace Lindsay was
shot and killed by the abductor.
What about the dog? Still tracking him?
No.
That dog's proved to be a problem.
(REX BARKING)
GUS: Then call K9
again! Would you please?
We need someone down here now!
I've got four months
left running Forensics.
K9 is not my responsibility.
(REX BARKING)
- You want to fill me in, Gus?
- Yeah.
That dog won't let us anywhere
near his partner's body.
(REX WHINING)
He's trying to protect her.
Yeah, but he's also stopping
us from processing the scene.
That piece of cloth lying next to him
could tell us who did this.
Well
maybe time to try a new approach.
What's the dog's name?
Rex.
Rex?
Seriously?
Seriously.
Well
time for Rex and I
to have a little chat.
(REX GROWLS)
- (REX BARKING)
- Hey. Easy.
Everybody just give Rex a little space.
Has Charlie ever even owned a dog?
I have no idea.
- (REX BARKING)
- Hey, Rex. Hi.
Okay.
You must be hungry. Are you ?
Hey.
(REX WHINES)
Look at this.
Granola bar.
- It's only half eaten.
- (REX BARKING)
(REX SNIFFING)
- (REX BARKS)
- Hey!
(REX BARKING)
Enough of that! Understood?
Yeah, I know. We both have
our issues to deal with.
Now is not the time.
Look.
I know you wanted to protect
Officer Lindsay. And you couldn't.
It's not your fault.
(REX BARKING)
But now, other officers need your help.
I need you to come with us
so that we can find out who did this.
- (REX YELPS)
- Yeah.
And bring Sam home safe.
Okay?
Gus, we're going to need your car.
- GUS: Be my guest.
- (REX BARKING)
Okay.
- Okay.
- (REX BARKING)
Come on.
Come on.
(REX YELPS)
Don't worry.
We'll take good care of her.
Huh.
Good boy.
(REX BARKS)
Alright Gus. I need any DNA
information you can give me, ASAP.
- Will do.
- Charlie, you're with me.
Yeah.
We're going to get this guy, Rex.
I promise.
(DRAMATIC MUSIC)
SARAH: I remember you telling
me Rex's original partner
died in the line of
duty. But I didn't realize
- it was part of a kidnapping.
- This is the street it happened on.
Sam was walking right over
there when he got snatched.
- His mother must have been in agony.
- Yeah, she was.
Her name was Emma Hansen.
She and Sam lived in that house.
Right there.
It was the first place we went.
- How could I have let this happen?
- Don't blame yourself, Emma.
It's not your fault.
What's happening now?
Will the dogs find them?
Well, with the amount
of rain we've had lately,
I'm afraid that they've lost the scent.
But don't worry.
They're still searching.
And hopefully they'll be able to
- get the trail again.
- Hopefully?
That's it?
I'm sorry. We didn't get your name.
Veronica Majors. I'm president
of the Neighbourhood Association.
And I run the Neighbourhood Watch.
I'm sorry I snapped at you.
I just feel like we've
totally let Emma down.
Well, I can assure you that we have
the full resources of SJPD on this case.
Well that's reassuring. Hmm?
Emma, do you mind if I
have a look in Sam's room?
Of course. It's just down the hall.
(SOFT MUSIC)
(OMINOUS MUSIC)
Has anything unusual
happened in the neighbourhood?
- I'm sorry. I can't think of anything.
- It's okay.
Even the littlest thing?
No matter how small?
Um
Emma, perhaps I can get you
a cup of tea or something ?
Yes.
Veronica, perhaps you
can show me the way.
Of course. The kitchen's through there.
DONOVAN: Thank you.
I appreciate it.
Hi, Emma.
I was just wondering if I
could ask a few more questions.
If that's okay?
Of course.
Is it just you and Sam?
Yes.
Sam's dad died in a car
accident when he was four.
Oh, I'm sorry to hear that.
Is there anybody new in Sam's life?
- Or yours?
- No. No one.
I am very careful about that.
We live a very quiet life.
Why do you ask?
It's this painting.
Do you have any idea who this is?
No. Uh
It's just a painting of Sam's.
Did you ever talk to him about it?
I don't understand.
Sam likes to paint.
VERONICA: He's good at it, too.
May I take a look?
CHARLIE: Sure.
I haven't seen this one.
He mustn't have done it in class.
Class?
I teach a weekend art class.
Sam's been coming for years.
DONOVAN: Okay, well if you
think of anything further,
please let us know.
Of course.
Anything at all.
I will.
Thank you.
Here, darling.
CHARLIE: Sam's mother
is holding back on us.
- What makes you say that?
- Well, showing her the painting,
she seemed to recognize
something about it.
So why didn't she say something?
- Exactly.
- Guys!
It's finally here!
What's here?
The new digital board!
It finally arrived!
It's going to completely
revolutionize the way we work.
I mean it's going to be
great! Here, check this out.
Oh no. That's not
that's not what you want.
No. No no no no no. One more time.
That's so funny how that happens, eh?
Okay, one more. I'm going to try again.
DONOVAN: Jesse. Why don't we just
do things the old fashioned way
until you've worked the kinks out?
That's yeah.
Probably a good idea.
Okay. Look, I did a background check
on everybody connected to Sam.
And so far, nothing jumps
out as unusual or suspicious.
Well, I've got another
name for you to check out.
Emma Hansen.
- Sam's mother?
- Sam's mother.
Okay, sure.
Oh, by the way, Gus from
Forensics wants to see you.
CHARLIE: Oh. Alright.
Jesse, why don't you put
this up on your board?
JESSE: What's this?
I think it's a picture of the kidnapper.
CHARLIE: Gus.
- Hey.
- Hey, Rex.
How are you doing, pal?
GUS: He's still a bit confused.
- But who wouldn't be? Poor guy.
- Yeah.
Hey. Did you get a DNA sample
from that piece of cloth?
Yeah, but there's no
match in the system.
But I did find something
interesting though.
That's the piece of cloth.
Just show it to Rex.
Here.
Smell it. Sniff.
Here. Come here, boy.
(REX SNIFFING)
- (REX BARKING)
- Hey hey! Rex!
(REX BARKING)
What's gotten into him?
- That's how he reacts to the kidnapper's scent.
- Why would he do that?
Because he's been so
negatively imprinted with it.
The important thing is not only can
Rex track the kidnapper's scent
He'll bark at whatever he smells it on.
(REX BARKING)
JAN: You can't just take Rex!
He belongs to the Canine Unit.
CHARLIE: But he's an eyewitness
who can identify the kidnapper.
JAN: He's not trained to
perform those sorts of duties!
- It's not protocol!
- Well, screw protocol!
- We're trying to bring a young kid home!
- Okay.
Everybody just calm down.
Charlie, exactly what are you proposing?
That Rex works with me.
- Works with you? How?
- CHARLIE: Yes.
CHARLIE: I take Rex everywhere with me.
He can react to whatever
the killer has touched.
A coat. A car.
Joe.
Look, Rex could find something
that we'd never even considered.
JAN: Have you ever even owned a dog?
Jan, unfortunately,
time isn't on our side.
We have everything to gain.
- Nothing to lose.
- (BANG) Yes.
There's a bigger problem.
What's that?
When a canine loses the
partner they've trained with,
they often become unstable.
Overly aggressive.
Therefore, regulation
suggests that we retire Rex.
Retire? Wait.
Do you mean put him down?
JAN: There will be an assessment.
And then a final decision will be made.
CHARLIE: Joe! No!
- (REX WHINES)
- I'm not letting this happen.
JAN: It's not up to you.
When will this assessment take place?
Within 48 hours.
CHARLIE: Renley. You
have to leave Rex with me.
At least until then. Okay?
He might be the only way we find Sam.
I'll see what I can do.
Guys.
I have something.
Turns out your hunch about
Sam's mother was right.
- CHARLIE: What do you mean?
- I found a photo of Emma Hansen.
That is not Sam's mother.
JESSE: That's correct.
See, whoever this woman
claiming to be Sam's mom is,
- it is not Emma Hansen.
- (REX WOOFS)
- Are you sure?
- JESSE: I'm positive.
Emma Hansen died of
cancer eight years ago.
Then who the hell is this woman?
(DRAMATIC PERCUSSION)
SARAH: So, Sam's mom was
living under a false name?
- For years.
- Pulling that off must have taken a lot of work.
Social insurance numbers, health cards,
passports, driver's licenses.
She had them all.
Why was this woman doing it?
- Because, as it turns out
- (CROWD CHATTER)
she herself was a kidnapper.
CHARLIE: You lied to us. Hmm?
The real Emma Hansen is dead.
Your name is Lisa Crawford.
Your son's name is Sam Crawford.
And your husband, Henry Crawford,
has a warrant out for you
in Michigan for child abduction!
- (REX WHINING)
- It's okay, Rex.
He's going pretty hard on her.
He has to.
Every second counts
in a kidnapping case.
- LISA: You don't understand anything.
- Then tell me the truth!
I stole my son in a dead woman's name
to get Sam away from that man.
You're telling me that you took your son
to protect him from his father?
Henry is violent.
He wasn't at first.
I thought things would change.
But it only got worse.
One day I came home and Sam was crying.
He had a black eye.
He was only four years old.
Check her story out.
Why didn't you tell me this before?
I should have.
All I hoped was that
you would find Sam before you
figured out I don't have custody.
Is that Henry?
Is that Sam's father?
I thought Sam believed
that his father was dead.
But he never stopped looking for us.
He sent messages to
everyone who'd ever known me,
- trying to find me.
- Hmm.
He got private detectives
all over the US.
He even offered a
reward for Sam's return.
A hundred thousand dollars.
Did Sam know about that?
Maybe.
I saw a search for his
father's name on his computer.
That is when I knew that I had
to come clean about everything.
But I made him promise
not to tell anyone.
I'm not sure he kept that promise.
Is this the dog whose
partner was killed?
His name is Rex.
I'm sorry, Rex.
I'm so sorry.
JESSE: This is Henry Crawford
Lisa's estranged husband.
Six charges of assault in the States.
So she just took Sam and ran.
And Henry tried to track them down.
Well I'm not so sure about that.
The neighbour who saw the kidnapper
said he was medium
build. But from this file,
Henry is a tall man.
Well maybe someone else kidnapped Sam
and tried to collect
the $100,000 reward.
Hopefully that someone
still has to deliver
- Sam to his father.
- JESSE: How? I mean
the airports and ferry terminals
are completely under surveillance.
So whoever snatched Sam can't get out
and Henry Crawford can't get in.
They must be making the
exchange another way.
What else do we know about Henry?
Well, he's a real outdoorsman.
He hunts, fishes. Owns a truck, a boat.
Holds a pilot's license.
- A pilot's license?
- Yeah, small planes.
Can't get into the airport.
Jesse, can you pull up a topographic map
of the area the kidnapper
ran away with Sam?
Can I?
Can you?
Oh, now? Yeah, sure.
(JESSE TYPING)
DONOVAN: Okay, those
lakes are water access only
and there's some cabins not
too far away in the woods.
So the kidnapper holes
up in one of these
until things blow over.
Henry flies in with a
floatplane and picks up Sam.
Jesses, contact these cabins
and see if anyone's
made any reservations
in the last couple of weeks.
Keep a special eye out for
anyone who's paid using US funds.
I'm on it.
Whoah, what's up with him?
(REX BARKING)
Looks like someone's hungry.
- Oh, right.
- (REX BARKING)
- Yeah.
- (REX BARKING)
Yeah, uh let me see.
Well, this is not the freshest, but
Want some?
(DONOVAN CHUCKLES)
- CHARLIE: Make yourself at home!
- JESSE: Charlie.
- Yeah.
- JESSE: I think I found the cabin.
Coffee break's over, Rex. Back to work.
(DRAMATIC MUSIC)
- (KNOCKING ON DOOR)
- SJPD! We're coming in!
All clear, Charlie!
(REX BARKS)
What is it, Rex?
(REX BARKING)
Food on the table is still warm.
So whoever it was, we just missed them.
Sam and his kidnapper.
Sam's clay figure.
Yeah, Rex found it.
He's pretty handy to have around.
I'm calling for a search team.
Wait, Joe. Joe.
Joe, I think we've got one here. Rex.
You smell someone you
don't like, don't you?
- (REX BARKS)
- Yeah?
Go.
Find it.
Apparently you need
to know the magic word.
Search?
- Rex track!
- (REX WHINES)
- Now what?
- I guess we try and keep up.
(DRAMATIC PERCUSSION)
(REX BARKS)
(DRAMATIC MUSIC)
(RUSHING WATER)
(REX BARKING)
Rex stop! Stay! Whoah
whoah whoah! Just don't
get close to that cliff!
(REX BARKING)
Oh yeah.
Pease tell me they did not go this way.
- Come on. We're going around.
- (REX BARKING)
Rex.
(REX WHINING)
Rex, you're not seriously thinking
what I think you're thinking.
- (REX BARKS)
- Rex! No!
Hey!
Charlie! Stop! Hey!
Charlie! No, you can't do that!
- Rex could drown!
- Yeah, but dogs are great
Ahhhhh!
swimmers.
Uhh
I need a search and rescue
team at my coordinates!
Come on!
Come on!
You didn't tell me you could swim!
(REX BARKS)
Ahh.
Uhh.
Aghh!
Yeah, don't worry pal.
Yeah.
We're going to find Sam and that
person who killed your partner.
You and me.
Just next time, why don't you
let me come up with the plan, huh?
(CHARLIE SIGHS)
SARAH: But Charlie, what about Sam?
The drop? The river? How
could he survive, unless ?
Oh. He never went over.
- It was a trap.
- Mm-hmm.
And Rex and I fell right into it.
Of course! The kidnapper knew
you'd have his scent from the sleeve
and would keep trying to track him.
So he left his scent trail
right to the edge of the cliff
to make it look like
they'd both jumped off.
Only he doubled back over his trail
and that gave him time to get away.
I wish that you were part
of the team back then.
You might've saved us
from a very chilly swim.
(SARAH LAUGHS)
Okay, so you had the
kidnapper on the run.
Yeah. It wasn't looking good.
- Why, what happened?
- It had gotten dark.
We were wet. There was no leads.
And on top of all that,
Joe was not very happy.
What you did was crazy!
You could have gotten yourself
killed jumping off that cliff!
- It was his idea.
- (REX BARKS)
No, I don't have another sandwich.
Oh, hey, did you have
you heard back from Canine
about his assessment?
Yeah, I'm asking.
- I know.
- Yeah.
Yeah, they'll make a
final decision tomorrow.
We can't let him be retired.
- I've got a couple of ideas.
- Just leave it with me.
But in the meantime
Charlie, you go home.
- Get yourself some rest, okay?
- (CHARLIE SIGHS)
Hey. That's an order.
(CHARLIE SIGHS)
- CHARLIE: Hey.
- (REX BARKS)
Rex.
What's wrong?
Police dogs are supposed
- to live with their partners.
- Yeah.
- Really?
- Yeah.
I suppose we could find
him a cage for the night.
Okay, this is it. Make yourself at home.
I find the couch is pretty comfy.
What do you say I try and
find us some food, huh?
How do you feel about ordering pizza?
(REX WHINES)
You still miss your partner, huh?
Yeah.
I know.
I know.
Sometimes, they
go away.
(REX WHINES)
It'll take a while to get over them.
Huh?
Okay. Okay, yeah.
Knock it off, pal.
Yeah.
It's gonna be okay.
- (REX BARKING)
- JESSE: Oh, hey Rex!
- How's it going, buddy?
- Hi!
CHARLIE: Hey, Jesse. You're
just the man I'm looking for.
Yeah. How did it go last night?
Uh Great!
I found out that Rex likes pizza.
- (REX BARKS)
- Yeah.
- He really likes pizza.
- Ah!
Listen, I need to ask you a favour.
Yeah, sure. What's up?
Well, I realized last night that
Rex can only track the kidnapper.
So if they do manage to
get Sam to his father
Then Rex won't be able to track Sam.
Yeah, so I need something
with Sam's scent on it.
I can get it from his mother.
Can you watch him till I'm back?
- Yeah yeah! For sure!
- (REX WHINES)
Yeah, he can hang out here with
me and all the other cool kids.
- Right?
- (REX BARKING)
(JESSE LAUGHS) We'll have fun.
- Thanks, Jesse.
- We'll have fun, right?
CROWD: Bring Sam home! Bring Sam home!
- Bring Sam home!
- Thanks for the T-shirt.
You'll find him. Won't you?
You and Rex?
We're going to do everything we can.
CROWD: Bring Sam home! Bring Sam home!
Bring Sam home! Bring Sam home!
Hey, Jesse. How did it go with Rex?
- Oh yeah. Great great.
- Oh good. I thought it would.
- Hey! Whoa!
- (REX BARKING)
Rex! Easy!
Easy! Whoa!
- What what what's gotten into him?
- I don't know.
(REX BARKING)
- What's going on?
- I don't know.
- Why is he acting like that?
- I don't know! I don't know!
- (REX BARKING)
- I went to go pet him. And then he
- He just went crazy.
- (REX BARKING)
It's like he'd smelled the
kidnapper on me, or something.
Well how is that even possible?
(REX BARKING)
SARAH: You touched them!
When you were leaving Sam's house!
Going through that crowd,
you touched the abductor!
Yeah, we finally had a solid lead, but,
my biggest question was
why did they go to Lisa's house?
This is footage a news
team shot of you leaving.
Bring Sam home! Bring Sam home!
CHARLIE: Who is that? The
guy I just passed there?
- (REWIND)
- JESSE: Oh, that's Lisa's boss.
Runs a paper company. Nothing
more serious than a traffic ticket.
- CHARLIE: Can you go back a little?
- (REWIND)
Wait.
I touched that guy. Who is that?
I don't know. I don't
have anything on that guy.
Jesse, roll the footage ahead.
If this is our guy, I want
to see what else he's up to.
Bring Sam home! Bring Sam home!
Bring Sam home!
CHARLIE: Is that Veronica
Majors he's talking to?
(REX WHINES)
DONOVAN: Looks like
they know each other.
Veronica ran an art
class that Sam attended.
What are you thinking?
What if Veronica asked Sam
about the figure in the painting?
Lisa made Sam promise
not to tell anybody
about the internet reward.
Veronica is the type of person
that Sam would feel safe
to share a secret with.
Veronica was in on it.
Yeah. And she had help from
this guy. Whoever he is.
We need to stop Veronica
before she takes off.
Find out who this guy
is, Jesse. Track him down.
- Yeah, on it.
- We're going to need a warrant
- to search Veronica's house.
- I'm already ahead of you.
- Rex! Come!
- (COMPUTER PINGS)
- (REX BARKING)
- Wait, guys, guys, guys. Hold up.
I just got an alert on my computer.
I know where Veronica Majors is.
(OMINOUS MUSIC)
DONOVAN: She's been shot.
Think Veronica had a falling
out with her partner in crime?
Yeah, that would be my bet.
The question now is where's he got Sam?
(DRAMATIC PERCUSSION)
So, this mystery man murdered Veronica.
Yeah.
But why would he do that?
I mean I get the motive to
keep all the money for himself,
but why then?
It would have been super risky.
We figured that the
exchange was about to happen
and he wanted to tie
up all the loose ends.
Hmmm. Okay, so you
were running out of time
and you had no idea how to find Sam.
- (REX BARKS)
- Yeah.
It wasn't looking good, but,
we knew we were close.
We just needed to pick
up the trail again.
And how'd you do that?
A little help from your predecessor
in the Forensics Department.
GUS: The victim was shot at close range.
One shot to the chest.
There was no defensive wounds.
Suggests she was taken by surprise.
Maybe she trusted her killer.
You got a time of death?
Uh
The body is pretty warm.
The blood has barely congealed.
I'd say maybe half an hour ago.
Did you find anything else in the car?
Yeah. I found a suitcase in the trunk.
CHARLIE: Warm clothes. A raincoat.
Looks like they were packed
for inclement weather.
(REX SNIFFING) (REX BARKING)
What have you got?
You got something, Rex?
(REX BARKING)
Good find. Did you smell that?
Dimenhydrinate.
GUS: That's an anti-nauseant.
It's for motion sickness.
Or sea sickness, maybe?
- Maybe they were taking Sam out by boat.
- (REX BARKING)
Yeah.
But from where?
So they've turned
Veronica's house upside down
- and they found nothing.
- (PHONE BUZZING)
You got something Jesse?
JESSE: Yeah, I did some
digging into Veronica Majors.
Turns out her bank accounts are empty
and credit cards are
completely maxed out.
So she needed money.
JESSE: Yeah. I also found a link to
Henry's $100,000 reward on her IP.
Sounds like motive.
Hey, Jesse. Did you
find anything on that guy
that we saw Veronica
talking with on the video?
JESSE: I did. I did. His
name is Jackson Waters.
He's got a long record of
assault, fraud, extortion.
The guy's a real charmer.
I mean, most of his victims
are women he was
romantically involved with.
So were he and Veronica a couple?
JESSE: I did find some pictures
of them on his social media.
How'd she get mixed up
with a guy like that?
Well, one of the
conditions of his parole
was that he had to
undergo counseling, so,
he decided to take art therapy.
Veronica's weekly art classes.
- I'll call you if anything else comes up.
- Thanks, Jesse.
Okay. So, Jackson gets
his claws into Veronica
and she ends up deep in debt.
She's desperate for money
and then Sam mentions
his dad and the reward.
Mm-hmm. Then Veronica goes to Jackson
and they hatch a plan
nut she has no idea
that Jackson plans to kill her
and keep all the money for himself.
Yeah, but why would Jackson
- chance coming back to Sam's house?
- I don't know.
- Maybe Rex has an answer.
- (REX BARKS)
Veronica was my best friend.
She couldn't have been part of this.
There's little doubt that she was.
Also a man named Jackson Waters.
- Jackson?
- CHARLIE: Uh-huh.
LINDA: That's her boyfriend.
I let those monsters take my son?
Don't do that to yourself.
We're close to finding Sam
but we need you to think.
Has Jackson been here the last few days?
Just after you visited.
Okay. Well,
I'd like to have Rex take a look around.
Anything to help.
Alright, pal.
Do your thing.
Track.
(REX SNIFFING)
(REX BARKING)
What's in here?
That's where I kept Sam's real passport.
It's empty.
Oh no.
If Jackson needs Sam's real passport
in order to make this plan work
that must mean they need to
get him across the border.
Border Patrol would be looking
for a young boy named Sam Hansen.
- (PHONE BUZZING)
- Not Sam Crawford.
Talk to me, Jesse.
JESSE: I just found out that
Jackson is staying in a house
he inherited from his gran.
It's across the harbour in Fort Amherst.
Right by the pier.
Boats. That's where
they're making the exchange.
(DRAMATIC MUSIC)
(SCREECHING TIRES)
Hopefully, we're not too late.
Rex. Rex, come here.
(REX SNIFFING)
- (REX BARKS)
- Track it!
I'll follow Rex. You look around.
- You got it.
- (COCKING GUN)
(DRAMATIC MUSIC)
(REX BARKS)
- (REX BARKING)
- Help!
Shut up! Shut up and move! Let's go!
SAM: Uhh!
(REX BARKING)
SJPD!
Stop right there.
Stop right there! Hands
where I can see them!
That's it Rex, go!
- CHARLIE: Stop right there!
- SAM: Help!
(GUNSHOT)
(REX BARKING)
(DRAMATIC MUSIC)
JACKSON: Ughh!
- (REX BARKING)
- Ughhh.
Don't move!
Sam, you okay?
- Yeah.
- Get up!
Hands behind your back!
(REX WHIMPERS)
Where's Henry Crawford?
It was supposed to be so simple.
No one was supposed to get hurt.
You've got a lot of nerve saying that.
You abducted a boy!
You killed a cop and your partner!
If you've got a shred of decency,
you're going to tell us exactly
where we can find Sam's father.
(SIREN)
He's in a boat offshore,
waiting for me to bring him the kid.
You got coordinates for that boat?
Yeah.
I'll contact the Coast Guard.
Let's go.
Hey, Sam.
He never stopped looking for me.
He saved me.
(REX WHINES)
Sam!
Mom!
(SOFT MUSIC)
Not a bad day's work, partner.
(REX BARKING)
(CHARLIE SIGHS)
It's okay to be a little nervous.
I get a little nervous
about assessments too.
Yeah.
You did a great job, you know?
I don't care what the decision is.
I'm not letting anything happen to you.
Promise.
Yeah.
- (ELEVATOR DOOR OPENING)
- (SOFT MUSIC)
What's the verdict?
The Canine Unit will not reinstate
Rex under any circumstances.
No, this is
- Look, Joe
- Charlie.
He saved a kid's life today.
He found his partner's killer.
- He should be getting a medal, not
- Just listen.
Rex is not going back to Canine Unit,
because they've agreed to
let him be partnered with you.
- What?
- JAN: He'll be your responsibility
day and night.
This is on a trial basis
and subject to review, understand?
- Yeah. Yeah.
- JAN: And to be perfectly clear,
I'm not comfortable with any of this,
- at all.
- (REX BARKING)
It's your call, Charlie.
You know what? It's, uh
It's up to both of us.
What do you think partner?
(REX YELPS)
- Okay.
- (REX WHIMPERS)
Okay.
Okay.
SARAH: Oh my goodness.
I'm so sorry. I need
- I need tissue.
- Here.
- I always bring some on this day.
- Thank you.
You do the honours, pal?
(SOFT MUSIC)
(REX BARKING)
You come here every year?
We do. On the anniversary
of Grace's death.
What about Lisa and Sam?
Did they get to stay together, too?
Well
Maybe you should ask them yourself.
(SOFT MUSIC)
I'm glad it all worked
out with you and Rex.
Me too.
But you never owned a dog, did you?
I knew it.
You're a good boy, Rex.
(SOFT MUSIC)
(THEME MUSIC)