Wild Cards (2024) s03e10 Episode Script
Now You Steal Me...
1
[MAX] Previously on Wild Cards.
Cheyenne isn't your
cousin. She's your mother.
She's been in hiding the past 15 years.
So why come out of hiding now?
What's the job?
You are going to steal us a diamond.
Ellis is one of the good guys.
I know he'll always have Max's back,
but they're not together, Viv.
Oh, please, look at them.
It's about me and my big brother.
Javi was working, went
south, and I caught the heat.
I realized I've been taking
the rap for this guy ever since.
He's using you.
He's the only family I got.
[SLOW, SEDUCTIVE MUSIC]
[MUFFLED YELP]
[AIRPLANE ENGINE WHIRRS]
You have plans tonight?
Uh, no.
Good. I'm gonna make
us something special.
What's the occasion?
Don't be so suspicious, Detective.
It's kind of part of my job, right?
Well, then I'm definitely
not going to tell you
'cause I gotta keep you on your toes.
I'll see you later.
Surprises await.
All right.
[PHONE RINGS]
Hello, this is Detec
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa,
whoa. Slow down, slow down.
Okay, I'll be right there.
[KNOCKING ON DOOR]
Ellis, wh-what are you doing here?
Vivienne called me.
- She did?
- Yeah. She sounded panicked.
- What's going on?
- Vivienne's not here.
She ate some bad shrimp last night,
and it's clearly made her insane,
but I'll-I'll let her
know you stopped by.
[VIVIENNE] Ricky, let him in!
- You called Ellis?
- Yes, I called Ellis.
What's going on? What happened?
Ellis, this is a family matter.
Max has been kidnapped.
- Viv
- My baby's been kidnapped,
and we need all the help we can get.
She's my baby, too. You don't think
I'm gonna do whatever
it takes to get her back?
Well, I'm not gonna
leave anything to chance.
And I'm sure Max would agree.
- [GEORGE] You've gone totally
- Okay. Everybody, stop.
Where's Max?
Somebody start talking. What happened?
Max was kidnapped by Gedeon Varga.
Gedeon Varga? No. Max said
that-that- that Varga was dead.
That all that was over with.
That's why you came back, isn't it?
- That's true.
- Except for the "dead" part.
And the "over with" part.
What is true?
I did go into hiding to escape Varga,
and to keep him away from them.
But Varga is not dead and he caught me.
And he threatened all of
our lives if we didn't agree
to pull the job for him.
You guys all agreed to this job?
- [VIVIENNE] Yes.
- Max too?
We all did. We had no choice.
You guys could have come to me for help.
If you would have just been
straight with me from the beginning,
Max wouldn't even be in this situation.
Yeah, well, we weren't.
We dealt with it the
way that we know how.
Look, we can hash this all
out in group therapy later,
but right now, the clock is ticking.
Why did Varga take Max?
As insurance to make sure
we go through with the job.
Go through with what job?
We're going to steal a diamond.
[INDISTINCT CONVERSATION]
[GUARD] Furlong.
Diamond.
[GUARD 2] There you go. Let's go.
You gotta be kidding me.
No, we're not.
We're going to break
a man out of prison.
[MUSIC INTENSIFIES]
[VIVIENNE] Without Max, we
can't complete this plan.
So are you going to help us or not?
Okay, first I need to know
when you last heard from her,
her last known location,
oh, and which, uh,
- which number did Varga call
- What are you doing?
When someone's kidnapped,
every second counts.
I mean, I need to loop in the
police, the feds, everybody.
No, no, no. No one can know about this.
- We called you to help us.
- I am helping.
Well, if I wanted 9-1-1,
I would have called them.
Without Max, we can't pull this off.
We need you.
So you're asking me, a police officer,
to help you break someone out of prison?
- Did I-did I get that right?
- Vivienne's right. We need a substitute, Max.
One without heels.
Okay, this is ridiculous.
I'm calling the TRT right now.
You are not listening!
You have no idea what
we're dealing with here.
This is Gedeon Varga,
not some common criminal.
He's got eyes and ears everywhere.
And he will not hesitate to kill her
if he doesn't get what he wants.
I'm a cop, Vivienne.
When you asked me to help, what
did you think I was going to do?
I thought you'd move mountains
for her like she did for you.
I would move mountains for
Max, and you should know that.
Well, then stop being
a cop and act like it.
You know, we did have a chance
to walk away, but she stayed.
For you.
- What do you mean?
- Varga threatening our lives
isn't why we agreed to the job.
It was when he threatened
yours that Max agreed.
She did it for you.
Look, look, I'm sorry
to be the timekeeper,
but if we're going to pull this off,
we need to get moving now.
Yeah. Ellis, I wish there was
another way, but I promise you,
this is our one chance to save her.
We have to give Varga what he wants.
All right.
What's your plan for this prison break?
Atta boy.
What are we? About a 42 regular?
[TENSE MUSIC]
- How's your head?
- Like the hangover I had after Mardi Gras.
There's some water beside you.
Chloroform makes you very thirsty.
Thanks. That's very
considerate for a kidnapper.
So what the hell is this?
Aren't we breaking Artie
out of prison for you?
The others are still doing that.
Knowing you and your family,
we assumed you had a
plan to double cross us.
To think otherwise would be foolish.
Kidnapping you is simply
our insurance policy
that the others proceed with the plan.
Well, if you would have asked,
I gladly would have
made a pinky promise.
And don't bother trying
to pick those handcuffs.
- I soldered them shut.
- Hm.
I'm flattered you think
so highly of my skills.
What's next? A moat of alligators.
I respect holding on
to your sense of humour.
You're going to need it.
[HEAVY ROCK MUSIC]
I'll need both your
names for the report.
Captain Barry Santino.
Captain Allison Harris.
Please sign and initial where marked.
Okay.
I had less papers to sign
when I bought my house.
Every time we do this,
there seems to be
more and more red tape.
- Are you boarding them?
- They're our responsibility
'til they're locked in their seats.
Then they're all yours.
Well, we'll take good
care of them for you.
Where's the air marshal?
Accompanying another prisoner
under separate transfer.
- Why?
- Let's just say
he doesn't play well with others.
Oh, speak of the devil.
[ROCK MUSIC CONTINUES]
All right, let's go.
[RICKY] That's Silas Wren.
[VIVIENNE] Otherwise known
as The Butcher of Rock Island.
Murdered seven people.
And a parakeet. And then he ate it.
You might want to stand back a bit.
This one's a bit off
three noses this year.
- And that's with the mask on.
- How is that even possible?
Okay, let's get this show on the road.
Winds are supposed to pick up,
and I'd like to avoid that turbulence
because I had some questionable
yogurt this morning.
Good luck.
[MUSIC CONCLUDES]
Okay. Phase one complete.
Ricky, where did you get this mask?
It's like a Turkish bath under here,
I'm sweating so much.
But I did spray the
inside with lavender.
That part is nice, actually.
- Shall we get moving?
- Yes. Let's go.
Let's get our girl back.
Come on, George.
I gotta admit, I didn't
even think we'd get this far.
You and your people are really good.
George, are you all right?
Buckle up, Artie.
Wouldn't want to see you get hurt.
You never did tell me
where you learned to fly.
I spent two years in
the Japanese Air Force.
Oh, there's got to be a
good story behind that.
There is.
And if we don't end up in jail or dead,
I'll maybe tell it to you someday.
- What about you?
- When you've been on the run for 15 years,
you need to be your own getaway driver
in every situation.
You ready?
Roger.
Zulu Romeo Yankee ground,
0-November-078-Bravo
ready to taxi with Alpha.
0-November-078-Bravo, I've got you.
Taxi to runway 6 via
taxiways, Bravo-10-Charlie.
Is that our prison transport flight?
Yeah.
- Keep on her.
- You got it, sir.
Thank you.
Don't thank me yet, darling.
Let's bring our girl home.
[ENGINES ROARING]
[RICKY] Good day, everyone.
This is Captain Barry Santino speaking.
We're expecting some
turbulence on our flight.
There are no snacks or cabin service,
and the washrooms are off-limits.
On the bright side, you're
all chained to your seats,
so take comfort in knowing that no one
can shiv you for the next few hours.
Thank you, and have a pleasant flight.
[SOFT DING]
[MUSIC CONTINUES]
Wow, that's a lot of propane.
Are we having a cookout?
I could really go for a barbecue.
I make a killer rub.
These are merely a precaution.
- Precaution?
- Should something go wrong or
your family fails in their task,
We have to be sure there's no trail
that could lead back to Varga.
But I'm sure everything will be fine,
and your family will succeed.
Yeah, everything will be fine.
Since we can agree on that,
how about that barbecue,
because I'm starving.
George, what's-what's wrong?
I trusted you. I
thought we were friends.
Yeah, we are. What happened?
Your brother. He kidnapped my daughter.
What?
- I didn't know anything about that.
- [GEORGE] Am I supposed to believe that?
Your brother threatened our lives
if we didn't break you out.
But grabbing Max was
never part of our deal.
George I swear.
I didn't know anything about that.
And you gotta believe
me. You are my friend.
You're actually my only friend.
It's pathetic, I know, but it's true.
All I care about now is
getting my daughter back alive.
George, you gotta listen to me.
I know you're upset,
but whatever you do,
don't even think about
crossing my brother.
Whatever you got planned, he's
already two steps ahead of you.
He always is.
George, I'm telling you, man.
30,000 feet. Are you ready?
Almost.
- [BEEPING]
- Got it.
[EXHALES]
Now let's break a million
federal aviation laws.
[UPBEAT ELECTRONIC MUSIC]
0-November-078-Bravo.
Confirm your position.
Flight 0-November-078-Bravo, come in.
What's wrong?
The prison transfer flight
It vanished.
Flight 0-November-078 Bravo, come in.
Where the hell is it?
I don't know, it just disappeared.
How do we lose a plane
full of prisoners?
Get adjacent sectors on the line.
Last position, 9.2 miles
northwest of Froman Tower.
[CONTROLLER] Flight
0-November-078-Bravo.
Do you copy?
You find me that damn plane.
Yes, sir.
[PILOT] Flight
1-1-Alpha-5, 10 miles east,
inbound for landing.
1-1-Alpha-5, can you repeat position?
We don't have you on radar.
One second!
Why aren't we coming up on the radar?
You try flying a plane
without your mother tongue!
[BEEPING]
Wunderbar!
1-1Alpha-5, I see you now.
I have you on our manifest.
Expect runway 2 clear for landing.
[RICKY] Message received.
- Dankeschön.
- It worked.
We're coming up as a new plane.
Time for phase three.
We're approaching our target
altitude of 35,000 feet.
Got to give it to my daughter.
This is an inspired idea.
How cool is that?
I know how we're gonna
get the diamond out.
The mug uses temperature
activated paint to change colour.
In this case activated
by rising temperature.
But with a simple
chemical swap in the paint,
you can also make it change
by lowering the temperature.
This metal sheet is made of the
same aluminum alloy as our plane.
Nothing's happened.
That's because George keeps
the temperature in here
cranked to a balmy 22 degrees.
Hey, I'm not the only one who gets cold.
But when a plane
reaches cruising altitude
of 35,000 feet,
the external temperature
of the air also drops
to around -60.
The same temperature as liquid nitrogen,
which I will now use to demonstrate.
Please stand back.
That is amazing.
We've reached our target
altitude and the outside temp is
Minus 60. And now, ladies and gentlemen.
Abracadabra.
[EXHILARATING MUSIC]
No other sectors have
anything on their radar.
Get rescue and recovery on the line.
We need all available
search parties scouring
a 10-mile radius from
the last point of contact.
Yes, sir.
- What's that?
- Just a German charter flight. It's on our manifest.
Where the hell is my plane, people?
[RICKY] Meanwhile, we'll slip
in right under their noses.
[RICKY] Gentlemen, we have
reached our destination.
However, your transport
is slightly delayed.
So in the meantime, sit tight
and enjoy a special screening
of Con Air on the TV.
Hold on. You're leaving us here?
Where's he going?
Trust me, you don't want him to be here.
- It's lunchtime.
- What about him?
- Oh. He's lunch.
- [GEORGE SNARLS]
What the hell?
Where's Max?
[PHONE RINGING]
- Hello?
- [TOMO] Hello, George.
Where's Max?
- Do you have Artie?
- Yes, now where's Max?
There's been a change of plans.
Do you see an SUV parked
next to the hangar?
Yes.
Keys are inside.
Artie will get inside
alone and drive south.
No one is to follow him.
I will then send the coordinates.
When he arrives, Max will be released.
I have eyes inside the car,
so I will know if you
follow my directions.
No, that is not what we agreed to.
We're not letting Artie go without Max.
[TOMO] Then you'll never see her again.
If you so much as touch my daughter,
I will rip your throat out.
Vivienne for the last 15 years
you've been such a huge pain in my ass.
But it ends today.
Send Artie alone.
If he's not on the road in two minutes,
your daughter dies.
- Oh! Damn it.
- Well, what happened? What did he say?
He's got Max. He wants Artie to
drive himself before he lets her go.
Absolutely not. We lose
Artie, we lose our leverage.
He'll kill her if we
don't do what he says.
He could kill her anyway.
[ARTIE] You don't have a choice.
George, I told you. He's
always two steps ahead.
Just do what he says
because he is not bluffing.
[TENSE MUSIC]
What are you thinking?
He's expecting Artie alone.
So what?
So that's exactly what he'll get.
[PHONE RINGING]
- [TOMO] Hello, Artie.
- I'm alone.
I can see that.
I'm sending the location
to the GPS system.
Tell me when you have it.
- Yeah, I got it.
- Good.
Your brother looks
forward to seeing you soon.
So Artie's on his way. Great.
Well, if you could be
so kind to unlock these,
I'll be on my merry way.
Maybe we can find a
barbecue joint nearby?
Sorry, the plans changed again.
Okay, the plan's changed. I can pivot.
- What's that?
- This is a detonator.
One call from my phone
and it will go off.
Boom boom boom boom.
So I'm the barbecue.
You know, my family held
up their end of the bargain.
- You did.
- So you have to hold up yours.
We won't.
All right, well, if I'm gonna die,
can I at least not go
out with morning breath?
[TENSE MUSIC]
[MAN CHUCKLING]
[MAN] Welcome back, my handsome brother.
I have waited a long time for this.
[OMINOUS MUSIC]
Look at you, huh?
You look fantastic.
You lost some weight.
Looks good on you.
You must feel pretty good.
I'm okay.
- So what do you think?
- About what?
The prison break, huh?
Now, I got to give some
credit where credit is due.
Because, see, if it had just been me,
I would have simply hired a militia
and murdered a bus convoy
and then snatched you.
But George and his family, they
they went full David Copperfield.
They-they made an airplane disappear!
[LAUGHS]
Oh, I gotta admit, I dig their style.
Oh. All right, we gotta move.
What about George's daughter?
What about her?
[ARTIE] She didn't see your face, right?
[GEDEON] Of course
not. What's your point?
You said you'd let her go.
Oh. Oh, oh, Artie.
You went and made friends
with George, didn't you?
Okay, I can't say that I blame you.
I mean, even I sort of like the guy.
You want me to let his daughter go?
Well, yeah.
Yeah, well, I understand, but, um
Max is never going home.
And neither are the others.
Let's move, huh? Oh, I got soda
and snacks in the car if you're hungry.
Yeah, but they did
everything you asked for.
Yes, yes they did!
And I don't want to hear
another word about it!
Do you understand?!
- Yeah.
- I made a killer road trip playlist.
Come on.
[TENSE MUSIC]
[ENGINE STARTS]
[MUSIC INTENSIFIES]
You know, I'm pretty
great at being discreet.
I work for the cops,
but I'm not a snitch.
So if you let me go,
I'll just forget what you look like.
Heck, I already forget
what you look like.
Tomo who? Am I, right?
- Stop talking.
- That I'm not so good at.
All the charm in the
world won't save you now
or your family members.
Do whatever you want to me,
but leave my family out of this.
Oh, that won't be happening.
No matter where they go,
I will find them just like I found you.
And when I do, I'm gonna kill them.
And it will be slow,
and painful.
First Ricky, then your father.
And of course, I'll I'll
save your mother for last.
You don't have to do this.
But I do, and you should
know that better than anyone.
A well-executed job leaves no trail.
Now any last words?
[ELLIS] Hands in the air!
Oh, I would have said something
wittier, but that'll do.
Hands in the air now!
On your knees!
Get on your knees!
All right.
You have the right to remain silent
[FIGHTING GRUNTS]
Damn!
[DRAMATIC MUSIC]
[FIGHTING GRUNTS]
[GRUNTS]
[WINCES]
[GRUNTS]
[LANDING BLOWS]
[HEAVY THUD]
[THUD]
[BOARD CLATTERS]
No, please! He's innocent!
When did that ever matter?
[PHONE RINGING]
- Yes, sir.
- Is it done?
- It will be.
- You're behind schedule, Tomo.
Get it done and kill the
others. Do you understand?
[TOMO] Of course.
What are you doing?
Acting with efficiency.
Two birds.
One stone.
Tomo, please stop.
Just listen to me, okay?
You don't have to do this.
Just forget about my family.
One day you'll look back at
this moment and you'll regret it.
Happy trails.
Hey, you okay?
[ELLIS GROANS] What happened?
You got Chuck Norris'd.
I can't get out of these cuffs, I tried.
- [DIALING]
- [BEEPING]
No, no, no, no, no, no, no.
[BEEPING INTENSIFIES]
[TOMO AND ELLIS FIGHTING]
[FIGHTING CONTINUES]
He's innocent!
[EXPLOSION]
I told him not to do it.
You know those murdery types,
they just can't stop murdering.
Hey, are you okay?
Yeah. Now that I'm not a human barbecue.
- How are my parents and Ricky?
- They're fine.
They'll be a lot better once
they know that you're safe.
How did you get pulled into this?
- Your mother.
- Pressure or guilt?
Both. Guilt, mostly.
- She's good at that.
- Very good.
Ellis, how are we going
to get out of this?
With a little help from our friends.
[SIGHS] Are you hungry?
Look, uh, grab me a bag of
chips from the back, would you?
[SIRENS APPROACHING]
Oh! Damn it, damn it, damn it!
[OFFICER] Police! Go, go, go!
Show me your hands!
Don't, don't, don't,
don't, don't, don't!
There's nowhere to go!
[DRAMATIC MUSIC]
So, Chief, that's how it all went down.
Take me back to the beginning.
How did this all start?
I counsel guys on the
inside. Artie got to trust me.
Told me his brother was Gedeon Varga.
The Gedeon Varga.
And a break was coming.
So of course, Dad and I went
straight to Ellis right away.
Quietly.
We wanted to confirm before
pressing the panic button on your desk.
So we started digging.
And that's what brought us here today.
And everything we just told you.
You got Varga in a box
now, get him singing.
It's a good idea.
Let's go see what he has to say.
I keep telling you, I'm Jackie Diamond.
Just an ordinary guy,
not a criminal mastermind.
I've never even heard
of a Gedeon Varga?
And what were you doing
in a car with your brother,
an escaped convict?
[SIGHS] Artie called me in a panic.
He said his flight had been hijacked.
Luckily, he escaped.
I went to get him, but
only to bring him back in.
That's where we were
headed when you stopped me.
Why'd you have a gun?
Oh, it's dangerous world today.
What about Tomo Hayashi, the man
who tried to kill my detectives?
- No idea who that is.
- Oh, come on.
Listen, you're making a
mistake. You got the wrong man.
[ELLIS] Tell us about that.
Sorry, what?
That's how you forced a
prison evacuation and transfer.
With a rubber ducky?
[LAUGHS]
How-how would I even do that?
[MAX] Using the Trojan Ducky.
You sent a bomb into
the prison sewer pipe.
[FUNKY, UPBEAT MUSIC]
[LI] Meanwhile, inside the prison,
you had your brother, Artie,
shut off the plumbing overflow valve.
[MUSIC CONTINUES]
Over to you, Ricky.
- [EXPLOSION]
- [PRISON BUZZER SOUNDS]
- [GUARD] Cell block D's been flooded.
- What happened?
100-year-old sewage
pipes is what happened.
Everyone's been ordered
to stay where they are.
You too, George, get comfortable.
It may be a while.
You knew the prison was at max capacity,
and once your brother's
prison block flooded,
you knew the prisoners
would need to be transferred.
And there's no way to do that
without intercepting
the call from the warden.
Yes, Warden, that's
definitely a health concern.
We'll need to transfer the
entire cell block to a new facility.
I'll arrange a con air
transport for tomorrow.
You get them to the airfield,
I'll take care of the rest.
That is an amazing story.
But it's a total fantasy.
- So you deny it?
- Of course I deny it.
Plus, how the hell would I
get access to a federal plane?
Well, that's the beauty of it.
You didn't have to.
[MAX] You copy the key
card of a billionaire
who happened to own his own plane.
It was just under some renovations.
[HEAVY ROCK MUSIC]
[LI] And with that card,
you had access to his private hangar.
[LI] Once you were inside,
you rigged the plane
to look like a legitimate
prison transport.
Even added a coating of
temperature sensitive,
colour-changing paint.
Okay, a coat of paint
would still not make it drop
from the radar, right?
And-oh, unless, of course,
I also made it disappear into thin air.
Well, that's exactly what you did.
With a little help from
a hacked transponder.
- [BEEPING]
- [RICKY] Got it.
It vanished.
You altered the plane's identifier
and rerouted the flight.
Okay. That's it.
Story time is done. You
can't prove any of this.
That's where you're wrong.
[LI] We found your storage
unit, and as we speak,
our forensics teams are
examining every inch of it.
[ELLIS] And we found your
prints over everything.
Okay, now I know we're in fantasy land.
I don't actually have a storage unit,
so there's no way my prints
could be on any of that stuff.
So you're saying
someone stole your prints
in advance and set this whole thing up?
I don't know, this is
sounding a little crazy.
Take care, George.
[INSTRUMENTAL ROCK MUSIC]
[EXHALES]
[MUSIC INTENSIFIES]
Done and dusted.
This is a setup.
It's a setup! It's a
long con by all of them!
- [KNOCKING]
- [DOOR OPENS]
You're going to want to see this, sir.
Oh, more fake evidence for
your fantasy prison break?
Turns out that's the
least of your problems.
We ran your biometrics.
Interpol lit you up.
We've been getting calls
from Lisbon, Santo Domingo,
Prague and Frankfurt.
[ELLIS] Apparently, you've
been a very busy boy.
Robberies, extortion, murders.
Oh, and now that we
got that new eyewitness,
they're gonna throw
the book at you, Varga.
- Eyewitness?
- Yeah. Your brother finally
decided to do the right thing.
He's expecting Artie alone.
So what?
So that's exactly what he'll get.
I'll hide in the trunk. He
won't know that I'm with you.
Oh. He'll know. Somehow,
he's gonna know. He always does.
You've been telling me for
months how you want to get out.
This is the door, kid.
You're walking through it,
or you're letting him
lock it behind you.
- You don't know my brother.
- No, but I know you.
You're stronger than the
story he wrote for you.
There's no place I can
go that he won't find me.
He always finds me.
Because you're always standing
right where he left you.
Listen, Artie, Max
isn't just my partner.
She's my best friend, okay?
Whatever's going on
between you and your brother,
she has nothing to do with that.
She doesn't deserve to die for this.
Please, help us.
Artie, you've been carrying
your brother on your back
your entire life.
Break the cycle today.
Okay.
See, your brother
he knows every crime you ever committed,
including at least five murders.
He just agreed to testify against you.
[SCOFFS] No. Artie would never, never.
[MAX] He did.
You're going away, Varga,
for the rest of your life.
Well, I don't want to jinx
it, but we nailed that.
Oh, yeah. He's cooked.
I told you our story would hold water.
[VARGA] Hey, hey. Hey, George!
Uh. That's weird. I
don't even know that guy.
Uh, but I'll see what he has to say.
[CLEARS THROAT]
- Howard.
- Cut the crap
and just tell me one thing.
How did you figure out who I was?
You made one minty fresh mistake.
You want some gum?
Oh, yeah. Thanks.
To what do we owe the honour?
Oh, I just dropped by to make
sure everything is on track.
As you know, the clock is ticking.
Is this yours?
Tomo's. Japanese gum.
I don't even think they import it.
And yet
- Where'd you get that?
- My parole officer.
- Howard?
- Two wrappers, two men.
What are the chances they both
have the same rare Japanese gum?
- Lousy.
- Yeah.
Unless they're working together.
Ricardo, my dear boy,
we have been played.
And we don't like that.
No, we do not.
Just takes one mistake
to gum up the whole works.
It's too bad. I'm gonna miss Howard.
He was a nice guy.
Hey
Thank you for risking your life
for my family.
Yeah, well, I heard
you did the same for me.
I guess that makes us even.
Yeah.
Even.
[GEORGE] Detective Ellis.
My gratitude again for your,
uh, discretion back there.
I just told the truth.
Clever boy.
How about you come over
and celebrate with us?
It's been a long day. Another time?
- Another time.
- We'll save your cheers for later, okay?
Sounds good.
[PENSIVE MUSIC]
Ellis. Come talk to me.
Have a seat.
I'm seeing a pattern.
A pattern that I don't like in you.
- Okay.
- What you did to close your brother's case?
You bent the rules, I
looked the other way.
Fast forward to today's sideshow.
And yes, you brought
in a nasty murderer.
One that's been evading
the law for years.
That's a win, a big one.
Then there's Max. I actually think
you've been rubbing off
on her in a good way.
She's never been more
a part of this team,
but I'm concerned that
she's rubbed off on you,
and not in a good way.
I know Max crosses a
line here and there,
but she's just a consultant.
We don't have that luxury.
It's our job to hold the
line. We are the line.
These are choices that we make
for our job, for our lives.
Yeah.
You have to choose what
path you want to take, Cole.
I know which side I'm on, sir.
Let's hope so.
Go get some rest.
[TROUBLED MUSIC]
- Max.
- Mom!
[VIVIENNE] Oh, baby.
[TOUCHING MUSIC]
[CHUCKLES]
All right, enough melodrama.
We've had a long day.
Can we get drunk now?
[LAUGHS]
[SIGHS]
Okay.
A toast.
To all three of you.
I know I've made a lot
of mistakes and, um,
endangered all of your
lives in the process,
but you helped me.
And you managed to make it out alive.
And for that, I'm forever grateful.
No need to thank us, Viv.
- Why not?
- We're family.
And family helps each other.
I mean, sure, we only just
narrowly dodged a mass murderer,
and we're completely out
of money yet again, but
Ricky. Come on.
But on the bright side,
we have each other.
And that deserves a clink.
[CLINKING GLASSES]
Thank you so much for
what you said earlier.
I know that I haven't
made things easy on you.
[LAUGHS] No, you have not.
So
I've been thinking.
I think I'm going to move on.
I'll be out of your hair, finally.
- What?
- George, I know your life is-is better-
well, easier, without me in it.
Is that what you really think?
I have put you through so much.
I'm surprised that you
even want to talk to
I never want to spend another
minute apart from you, Viv.
You're the love of my life.
Alive or fake dead.
Every morning ♪
Woo!
Finally!
Comes from a place ♪
That's far away ♪
[RAIN POURING]
When I'm done ♪
I feel like ♪
Talking ♪
- Whoa.
- Without you here ♪
There is less to say ♪
Oh, my God, what happened?
Yeah. I'm fine.
Normally I'd say you
should see the other guy,
but today I'm the other guy.
Oh, okay.
Do you just maybe want to lie down?
- I-I can go
- No, no, no. Absolutely not.
I missed you.
Okay, good. [LAUGHS]
This is amazing.
You okay?
I'm just gonna say this
before I lose my nerve.
Say what?
[SHARP EXHALE]
All right, sports fans.
That's it for us.
We're on our way to
my suite at the Ritz.
Use protection, kids.
Ricky! Gross.
Your parents are obviously gonna bone.
Well, and on that elegant note,
I'm gonna bring the car around, my love.
And I have some very dirty
dishes that are calling my name.
I'm really happy for you and Dad, Mom.
Oh, sweetie, thank you. Me, too.
And I-I am so sorry
we fought like that.
You were right. I was being controlling.
I think I was just so afraid
of losing everything again,
that I held on way too tight
to try to control the outcome.
I understand.
And I apologize, too.
I didn't tell you how I was feeling
because I was scared you
were going to leave again.
Until it all just built up and burst.
Well, it makes sense.
I have to be honest.
I'm afraid that there are other ways
that you're holding
yourself back because of me.
What do you mean?
I mean
Ellis.
What about him?
I'm worried that this emotional armour
that you've developed,
that is so strong,
that it keeps you from seeing
what's right in front of you,
which is that man loves you.
Mom, no.
We're co-workers, friends,
and he has a girlfriend.
Oh, yeah, I know all of that already,
but it doesn't change
what's plain to see.
Ellis loves you, and I saw
it the moment I met him.
And today confirmed it.
Because otherwise he
wouldn't have risked his life
and his career for you the way he did.
Mom
And I know you love him, too.
Months ago,
he asked you to sail away with him,
and you were ready to take that leap.
And then I showed up on your doorstep.
Yeah, but that wasn't your fault.
Mm.
A simple twist of fate
that changes the course
the course of a life.
And I'm sure since then
you've been trying to
convince yourself that
it's for the best, but
it wasn't.
I have been out of your
and your father's lives
for 15 years, and I would move
heaven and earth just to get
even one of those years back.
So don't waste time.
And don't waste love.
You never know what will happen.
Sure, it might not work out.
There are a million things
that could get in the way,
but if you don't try,
you will always, always regret it.
I just don't think a little ♪
I love you, sweetie.
- I love you.
- Mmm.
[SOFT ACOUSTIC MUSIC]
If I lived ♪
Till I was 102 ♪
[MAX] Permission to board?
Max?
What are-what are you doing here?
I know.
I don't even have an egg roll excuse.
I just came to tell you something.
Okay. What is it?
[JESS] Max!
Hey!
[JESS LAUGHS]
Did you tell Max the good news?
News?
What news?
[JESS GIGGLES]
Jessica and I are engaged.
[LAUGHS AWKWARDLY]
[ACOUSTIC MUSIC CONTINUES]
♪
[MAX] Previously on Wild Cards.
Cheyenne isn't your
cousin. She's your mother.
She's been in hiding the past 15 years.
So why come out of hiding now?
What's the job?
You are going to steal us a diamond.
Ellis is one of the good guys.
I know he'll always have Max's back,
but they're not together, Viv.
Oh, please, look at them.
It's about me and my big brother.
Javi was working, went
south, and I caught the heat.
I realized I've been taking
the rap for this guy ever since.
He's using you.
He's the only family I got.
[SLOW, SEDUCTIVE MUSIC]
[MUFFLED YELP]
[AIRPLANE ENGINE WHIRRS]
You have plans tonight?
Uh, no.
Good. I'm gonna make
us something special.
What's the occasion?
Don't be so suspicious, Detective.
It's kind of part of my job, right?
Well, then I'm definitely
not going to tell you
'cause I gotta keep you on your toes.
I'll see you later.
Surprises await.
All right.
[PHONE RINGS]
Hello, this is Detec
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa,
whoa. Slow down, slow down.
Okay, I'll be right there.
[KNOCKING ON DOOR]
Ellis, wh-what are you doing here?
Vivienne called me.
- She did?
- Yeah. She sounded panicked.
- What's going on?
- Vivienne's not here.
She ate some bad shrimp last night,
and it's clearly made her insane,
but I'll-I'll let her
know you stopped by.
[VIVIENNE] Ricky, let him in!
- You called Ellis?
- Yes, I called Ellis.
What's going on? What happened?
Ellis, this is a family matter.
Max has been kidnapped.
- Viv
- My baby's been kidnapped,
and we need all the help we can get.
She's my baby, too. You don't think
I'm gonna do whatever
it takes to get her back?
Well, I'm not gonna
leave anything to chance.
And I'm sure Max would agree.
- [GEORGE] You've gone totally
- Okay. Everybody, stop.
Where's Max?
Somebody start talking. What happened?
Max was kidnapped by Gedeon Varga.
Gedeon Varga? No. Max said
that-that- that Varga was dead.
That all that was over with.
That's why you came back, isn't it?
- That's true.
- Except for the "dead" part.
And the "over with" part.
What is true?
I did go into hiding to escape Varga,
and to keep him away from them.
But Varga is not dead and he caught me.
And he threatened all of
our lives if we didn't agree
to pull the job for him.
You guys all agreed to this job?
- [VIVIENNE] Yes.
- Max too?
We all did. We had no choice.
You guys could have come to me for help.
If you would have just been
straight with me from the beginning,
Max wouldn't even be in this situation.
Yeah, well, we weren't.
We dealt with it the
way that we know how.
Look, we can hash this all
out in group therapy later,
but right now, the clock is ticking.
Why did Varga take Max?
As insurance to make sure
we go through with the job.
Go through with what job?
We're going to steal a diamond.
[INDISTINCT CONVERSATION]
[GUARD] Furlong.
Diamond.
[GUARD 2] There you go. Let's go.
You gotta be kidding me.
No, we're not.
We're going to break
a man out of prison.
[MUSIC INTENSIFIES]
[VIVIENNE] Without Max, we
can't complete this plan.
So are you going to help us or not?
Okay, first I need to know
when you last heard from her,
her last known location,
oh, and which, uh,
- which number did Varga call
- What are you doing?
When someone's kidnapped,
every second counts.
I mean, I need to loop in the
police, the feds, everybody.
No, no, no. No one can know about this.
- We called you to help us.
- I am helping.
Well, if I wanted 9-1-1,
I would have called them.
Without Max, we can't pull this off.
We need you.
So you're asking me, a police officer,
to help you break someone out of prison?
- Did I-did I get that right?
- Vivienne's right. We need a substitute, Max.
One without heels.
Okay, this is ridiculous.
I'm calling the TRT right now.
You are not listening!
You have no idea what
we're dealing with here.
This is Gedeon Varga,
not some common criminal.
He's got eyes and ears everywhere.
And he will not hesitate to kill her
if he doesn't get what he wants.
I'm a cop, Vivienne.
When you asked me to help, what
did you think I was going to do?
I thought you'd move mountains
for her like she did for you.
I would move mountains for
Max, and you should know that.
Well, then stop being
a cop and act like it.
You know, we did have a chance
to walk away, but she stayed.
For you.
- What do you mean?
- Varga threatening our lives
isn't why we agreed to the job.
It was when he threatened
yours that Max agreed.
She did it for you.
Look, look, I'm sorry
to be the timekeeper,
but if we're going to pull this off,
we need to get moving now.
Yeah. Ellis, I wish there was
another way, but I promise you,
this is our one chance to save her.
We have to give Varga what he wants.
All right.
What's your plan for this prison break?
Atta boy.
What are we? About a 42 regular?
[TENSE MUSIC]
- How's your head?
- Like the hangover I had after Mardi Gras.
There's some water beside you.
Chloroform makes you very thirsty.
Thanks. That's very
considerate for a kidnapper.
So what the hell is this?
Aren't we breaking Artie
out of prison for you?
The others are still doing that.
Knowing you and your family,
we assumed you had a
plan to double cross us.
To think otherwise would be foolish.
Kidnapping you is simply
our insurance policy
that the others proceed with the plan.
Well, if you would have asked,
I gladly would have
made a pinky promise.
And don't bother trying
to pick those handcuffs.
- I soldered them shut.
- Hm.
I'm flattered you think
so highly of my skills.
What's next? A moat of alligators.
I respect holding on
to your sense of humour.
You're going to need it.
[HEAVY ROCK MUSIC]
I'll need both your
names for the report.
Captain Barry Santino.
Captain Allison Harris.
Please sign and initial where marked.
Okay.
I had less papers to sign
when I bought my house.
Every time we do this,
there seems to be
more and more red tape.
- Are you boarding them?
- They're our responsibility
'til they're locked in their seats.
Then they're all yours.
Well, we'll take good
care of them for you.
Where's the air marshal?
Accompanying another prisoner
under separate transfer.
- Why?
- Let's just say
he doesn't play well with others.
Oh, speak of the devil.
[ROCK MUSIC CONTINUES]
All right, let's go.
[RICKY] That's Silas Wren.
[VIVIENNE] Otherwise known
as The Butcher of Rock Island.
Murdered seven people.
And a parakeet. And then he ate it.
You might want to stand back a bit.
This one's a bit off
three noses this year.
- And that's with the mask on.
- How is that even possible?
Okay, let's get this show on the road.
Winds are supposed to pick up,
and I'd like to avoid that turbulence
because I had some questionable
yogurt this morning.
Good luck.
[MUSIC CONCLUDES]
Okay. Phase one complete.
Ricky, where did you get this mask?
It's like a Turkish bath under here,
I'm sweating so much.
But I did spray the
inside with lavender.
That part is nice, actually.
- Shall we get moving?
- Yes. Let's go.
Let's get our girl back.
Come on, George.
I gotta admit, I didn't
even think we'd get this far.
You and your people are really good.
George, are you all right?
Buckle up, Artie.
Wouldn't want to see you get hurt.
You never did tell me
where you learned to fly.
I spent two years in
the Japanese Air Force.
Oh, there's got to be a
good story behind that.
There is.
And if we don't end up in jail or dead,
I'll maybe tell it to you someday.
- What about you?
- When you've been on the run for 15 years,
you need to be your own getaway driver
in every situation.
You ready?
Roger.
Zulu Romeo Yankee ground,
0-November-078-Bravo
ready to taxi with Alpha.
0-November-078-Bravo, I've got you.
Taxi to runway 6 via
taxiways, Bravo-10-Charlie.
Is that our prison transport flight?
Yeah.
- Keep on her.
- You got it, sir.
Thank you.
Don't thank me yet, darling.
Let's bring our girl home.
[ENGINES ROARING]
[RICKY] Good day, everyone.
This is Captain Barry Santino speaking.
We're expecting some
turbulence on our flight.
There are no snacks or cabin service,
and the washrooms are off-limits.
On the bright side, you're
all chained to your seats,
so take comfort in knowing that no one
can shiv you for the next few hours.
Thank you, and have a pleasant flight.
[SOFT DING]
[MUSIC CONTINUES]
Wow, that's a lot of propane.
Are we having a cookout?
I could really go for a barbecue.
I make a killer rub.
These are merely a precaution.
- Precaution?
- Should something go wrong or
your family fails in their task,
We have to be sure there's no trail
that could lead back to Varga.
But I'm sure everything will be fine,
and your family will succeed.
Yeah, everything will be fine.
Since we can agree on that,
how about that barbecue,
because I'm starving.
George, what's-what's wrong?
I trusted you. I
thought we were friends.
Yeah, we are. What happened?
Your brother. He kidnapped my daughter.
What?
- I didn't know anything about that.
- [GEORGE] Am I supposed to believe that?
Your brother threatened our lives
if we didn't break you out.
But grabbing Max was
never part of our deal.
George I swear.
I didn't know anything about that.
And you gotta believe
me. You are my friend.
You're actually my only friend.
It's pathetic, I know, but it's true.
All I care about now is
getting my daughter back alive.
George, you gotta listen to me.
I know you're upset,
but whatever you do,
don't even think about
crossing my brother.
Whatever you got planned, he's
already two steps ahead of you.
He always is.
George, I'm telling you, man.
30,000 feet. Are you ready?
Almost.
- [BEEPING]
- Got it.
[EXHALES]
Now let's break a million
federal aviation laws.
[UPBEAT ELECTRONIC MUSIC]
0-November-078-Bravo.
Confirm your position.
Flight 0-November-078-Bravo, come in.
What's wrong?
The prison transfer flight
It vanished.
Flight 0-November-078 Bravo, come in.
Where the hell is it?
I don't know, it just disappeared.
How do we lose a plane
full of prisoners?
Get adjacent sectors on the line.
Last position, 9.2 miles
northwest of Froman Tower.
[CONTROLLER] Flight
0-November-078-Bravo.
Do you copy?
You find me that damn plane.
Yes, sir.
[PILOT] Flight
1-1-Alpha-5, 10 miles east,
inbound for landing.
1-1-Alpha-5, can you repeat position?
We don't have you on radar.
One second!
Why aren't we coming up on the radar?
You try flying a plane
without your mother tongue!
[BEEPING]
Wunderbar!
1-1Alpha-5, I see you now.
I have you on our manifest.
Expect runway 2 clear for landing.
[RICKY] Message received.
- Dankeschön.
- It worked.
We're coming up as a new plane.
Time for phase three.
We're approaching our target
altitude of 35,000 feet.
Got to give it to my daughter.
This is an inspired idea.
How cool is that?
I know how we're gonna
get the diamond out.
The mug uses temperature
activated paint to change colour.
In this case activated
by rising temperature.
But with a simple
chemical swap in the paint,
you can also make it change
by lowering the temperature.
This metal sheet is made of the
same aluminum alloy as our plane.
Nothing's happened.
That's because George keeps
the temperature in here
cranked to a balmy 22 degrees.
Hey, I'm not the only one who gets cold.
But when a plane
reaches cruising altitude
of 35,000 feet,
the external temperature
of the air also drops
to around -60.
The same temperature as liquid nitrogen,
which I will now use to demonstrate.
Please stand back.
That is amazing.
We've reached our target
altitude and the outside temp is
Minus 60. And now, ladies and gentlemen.
Abracadabra.
[EXHILARATING MUSIC]
No other sectors have
anything on their radar.
Get rescue and recovery on the line.
We need all available
search parties scouring
a 10-mile radius from
the last point of contact.
Yes, sir.
- What's that?
- Just a German charter flight. It's on our manifest.
Where the hell is my plane, people?
[RICKY] Meanwhile, we'll slip
in right under their noses.
[RICKY] Gentlemen, we have
reached our destination.
However, your transport
is slightly delayed.
So in the meantime, sit tight
and enjoy a special screening
of Con Air on the TV.
Hold on. You're leaving us here?
Where's he going?
Trust me, you don't want him to be here.
- It's lunchtime.
- What about him?
- Oh. He's lunch.
- [GEORGE SNARLS]
What the hell?
Where's Max?
[PHONE RINGING]
- Hello?
- [TOMO] Hello, George.
Where's Max?
- Do you have Artie?
- Yes, now where's Max?
There's been a change of plans.
Do you see an SUV parked
next to the hangar?
Yes.
Keys are inside.
Artie will get inside
alone and drive south.
No one is to follow him.
I will then send the coordinates.
When he arrives, Max will be released.
I have eyes inside the car,
so I will know if you
follow my directions.
No, that is not what we agreed to.
We're not letting Artie go without Max.
[TOMO] Then you'll never see her again.
If you so much as touch my daughter,
I will rip your throat out.
Vivienne for the last 15 years
you've been such a huge pain in my ass.
But it ends today.
Send Artie alone.
If he's not on the road in two minutes,
your daughter dies.
- Oh! Damn it.
- Well, what happened? What did he say?
He's got Max. He wants Artie to
drive himself before he lets her go.
Absolutely not. We lose
Artie, we lose our leverage.
He'll kill her if we
don't do what he says.
He could kill her anyway.
[ARTIE] You don't have a choice.
George, I told you. He's
always two steps ahead.
Just do what he says
because he is not bluffing.
[TENSE MUSIC]
What are you thinking?
He's expecting Artie alone.
So what?
So that's exactly what he'll get.
[PHONE RINGING]
- [TOMO] Hello, Artie.
- I'm alone.
I can see that.
I'm sending the location
to the GPS system.
Tell me when you have it.
- Yeah, I got it.
- Good.
Your brother looks
forward to seeing you soon.
So Artie's on his way. Great.
Well, if you could be
so kind to unlock these,
I'll be on my merry way.
Maybe we can find a
barbecue joint nearby?
Sorry, the plans changed again.
Okay, the plan's changed. I can pivot.
- What's that?
- This is a detonator.
One call from my phone
and it will go off.
Boom boom boom boom.
So I'm the barbecue.
You know, my family held
up their end of the bargain.
- You did.
- So you have to hold up yours.
We won't.
All right, well, if I'm gonna die,
can I at least not go
out with morning breath?
[TENSE MUSIC]
[MAN CHUCKLING]
[MAN] Welcome back, my handsome brother.
I have waited a long time for this.
[OMINOUS MUSIC]
Look at you, huh?
You look fantastic.
You lost some weight.
Looks good on you.
You must feel pretty good.
I'm okay.
- So what do you think?
- About what?
The prison break, huh?
Now, I got to give some
credit where credit is due.
Because, see, if it had just been me,
I would have simply hired a militia
and murdered a bus convoy
and then snatched you.
But George and his family, they
they went full David Copperfield.
They-they made an airplane disappear!
[LAUGHS]
Oh, I gotta admit, I dig their style.
Oh. All right, we gotta move.
What about George's daughter?
What about her?
[ARTIE] She didn't see your face, right?
[GEDEON] Of course
not. What's your point?
You said you'd let her go.
Oh. Oh, oh, Artie.
You went and made friends
with George, didn't you?
Okay, I can't say that I blame you.
I mean, even I sort of like the guy.
You want me to let his daughter go?
Well, yeah.
Yeah, well, I understand, but, um
Max is never going home.
And neither are the others.
Let's move, huh? Oh, I got soda
and snacks in the car if you're hungry.
Yeah, but they did
everything you asked for.
Yes, yes they did!
And I don't want to hear
another word about it!
Do you understand?!
- Yeah.
- I made a killer road trip playlist.
Come on.
[TENSE MUSIC]
[ENGINE STARTS]
[MUSIC INTENSIFIES]
You know, I'm pretty
great at being discreet.
I work for the cops,
but I'm not a snitch.
So if you let me go,
I'll just forget what you look like.
Heck, I already forget
what you look like.
Tomo who? Am I, right?
- Stop talking.
- That I'm not so good at.
All the charm in the
world won't save you now
or your family members.
Do whatever you want to me,
but leave my family out of this.
Oh, that won't be happening.
No matter where they go,
I will find them just like I found you.
And when I do, I'm gonna kill them.
And it will be slow,
and painful.
First Ricky, then your father.
And of course, I'll I'll
save your mother for last.
You don't have to do this.
But I do, and you should
know that better than anyone.
A well-executed job leaves no trail.
Now any last words?
[ELLIS] Hands in the air!
Oh, I would have said something
wittier, but that'll do.
Hands in the air now!
On your knees!
Get on your knees!
All right.
You have the right to remain silent
[FIGHTING GRUNTS]
Damn!
[DRAMATIC MUSIC]
[FIGHTING GRUNTS]
[GRUNTS]
[WINCES]
[GRUNTS]
[LANDING BLOWS]
[HEAVY THUD]
[THUD]
[BOARD CLATTERS]
No, please! He's innocent!
When did that ever matter?
[PHONE RINGING]
- Yes, sir.
- Is it done?
- It will be.
- You're behind schedule, Tomo.
Get it done and kill the
others. Do you understand?
[TOMO] Of course.
What are you doing?
Acting with efficiency.
Two birds.
One stone.
Tomo, please stop.
Just listen to me, okay?
You don't have to do this.
Just forget about my family.
One day you'll look back at
this moment and you'll regret it.
Happy trails.
Hey, you okay?
[ELLIS GROANS] What happened?
You got Chuck Norris'd.
I can't get out of these cuffs, I tried.
- [DIALING]
- [BEEPING]
No, no, no, no, no, no, no.
[BEEPING INTENSIFIES]
[TOMO AND ELLIS FIGHTING]
[FIGHTING CONTINUES]
He's innocent!
[EXPLOSION]
I told him not to do it.
You know those murdery types,
they just can't stop murdering.
Hey, are you okay?
Yeah. Now that I'm not a human barbecue.
- How are my parents and Ricky?
- They're fine.
They'll be a lot better once
they know that you're safe.
How did you get pulled into this?
- Your mother.
- Pressure or guilt?
Both. Guilt, mostly.
- She's good at that.
- Very good.
Ellis, how are we going
to get out of this?
With a little help from our friends.
[SIGHS] Are you hungry?
Look, uh, grab me a bag of
chips from the back, would you?
[SIRENS APPROACHING]
Oh! Damn it, damn it, damn it!
[OFFICER] Police! Go, go, go!
Show me your hands!
Don't, don't, don't,
don't, don't, don't!
There's nowhere to go!
[DRAMATIC MUSIC]
So, Chief, that's how it all went down.
Take me back to the beginning.
How did this all start?
I counsel guys on the
inside. Artie got to trust me.
Told me his brother was Gedeon Varga.
The Gedeon Varga.
And a break was coming.
So of course, Dad and I went
straight to Ellis right away.
Quietly.
We wanted to confirm before
pressing the panic button on your desk.
So we started digging.
And that's what brought us here today.
And everything we just told you.
You got Varga in a box
now, get him singing.
It's a good idea.
Let's go see what he has to say.
I keep telling you, I'm Jackie Diamond.
Just an ordinary guy,
not a criminal mastermind.
I've never even heard
of a Gedeon Varga?
And what were you doing
in a car with your brother,
an escaped convict?
[SIGHS] Artie called me in a panic.
He said his flight had been hijacked.
Luckily, he escaped.
I went to get him, but
only to bring him back in.
That's where we were
headed when you stopped me.
Why'd you have a gun?
Oh, it's dangerous world today.
What about Tomo Hayashi, the man
who tried to kill my detectives?
- No idea who that is.
- Oh, come on.
Listen, you're making a
mistake. You got the wrong man.
[ELLIS] Tell us about that.
Sorry, what?
That's how you forced a
prison evacuation and transfer.
With a rubber ducky?
[LAUGHS]
How-how would I even do that?
[MAX] Using the Trojan Ducky.
You sent a bomb into
the prison sewer pipe.
[FUNKY, UPBEAT MUSIC]
[LI] Meanwhile, inside the prison,
you had your brother, Artie,
shut off the plumbing overflow valve.
[MUSIC CONTINUES]
Over to you, Ricky.
- [EXPLOSION]
- [PRISON BUZZER SOUNDS]
- [GUARD] Cell block D's been flooded.
- What happened?
100-year-old sewage
pipes is what happened.
Everyone's been ordered
to stay where they are.
You too, George, get comfortable.
It may be a while.
You knew the prison was at max capacity,
and once your brother's
prison block flooded,
you knew the prisoners
would need to be transferred.
And there's no way to do that
without intercepting
the call from the warden.
Yes, Warden, that's
definitely a health concern.
We'll need to transfer the
entire cell block to a new facility.
I'll arrange a con air
transport for tomorrow.
You get them to the airfield,
I'll take care of the rest.
That is an amazing story.
But it's a total fantasy.
- So you deny it?
- Of course I deny it.
Plus, how the hell would I
get access to a federal plane?
Well, that's the beauty of it.
You didn't have to.
[MAX] You copy the key
card of a billionaire
who happened to own his own plane.
It was just under some renovations.
[HEAVY ROCK MUSIC]
[LI] And with that card,
you had access to his private hangar.
[LI] Once you were inside,
you rigged the plane
to look like a legitimate
prison transport.
Even added a coating of
temperature sensitive,
colour-changing paint.
Okay, a coat of paint
would still not make it drop
from the radar, right?
And-oh, unless, of course,
I also made it disappear into thin air.
Well, that's exactly what you did.
With a little help from
a hacked transponder.
- [BEEPING]
- [RICKY] Got it.
It vanished.
You altered the plane's identifier
and rerouted the flight.
Okay. That's it.
Story time is done. You
can't prove any of this.
That's where you're wrong.
[LI] We found your storage
unit, and as we speak,
our forensics teams are
examining every inch of it.
[ELLIS] And we found your
prints over everything.
Okay, now I know we're in fantasy land.
I don't actually have a storage unit,
so there's no way my prints
could be on any of that stuff.
So you're saying
someone stole your prints
in advance and set this whole thing up?
I don't know, this is
sounding a little crazy.
Take care, George.
[INSTRUMENTAL ROCK MUSIC]
[EXHALES]
[MUSIC INTENSIFIES]
Done and dusted.
This is a setup.
It's a setup! It's a
long con by all of them!
- [KNOCKING]
- [DOOR OPENS]
You're going to want to see this, sir.
Oh, more fake evidence for
your fantasy prison break?
Turns out that's the
least of your problems.
We ran your biometrics.
Interpol lit you up.
We've been getting calls
from Lisbon, Santo Domingo,
Prague and Frankfurt.
[ELLIS] Apparently, you've
been a very busy boy.
Robberies, extortion, murders.
Oh, and now that we
got that new eyewitness,
they're gonna throw
the book at you, Varga.
- Eyewitness?
- Yeah. Your brother finally
decided to do the right thing.
He's expecting Artie alone.
So what?
So that's exactly what he'll get.
I'll hide in the trunk. He
won't know that I'm with you.
Oh. He'll know. Somehow,
he's gonna know. He always does.
You've been telling me for
months how you want to get out.
This is the door, kid.
You're walking through it,
or you're letting him
lock it behind you.
- You don't know my brother.
- No, but I know you.
You're stronger than the
story he wrote for you.
There's no place I can
go that he won't find me.
He always finds me.
Because you're always standing
right where he left you.
Listen, Artie, Max
isn't just my partner.
She's my best friend, okay?
Whatever's going on
between you and your brother,
she has nothing to do with that.
She doesn't deserve to die for this.
Please, help us.
Artie, you've been carrying
your brother on your back
your entire life.
Break the cycle today.
Okay.
See, your brother
he knows every crime you ever committed,
including at least five murders.
He just agreed to testify against you.
[SCOFFS] No. Artie would never, never.
[MAX] He did.
You're going away, Varga,
for the rest of your life.
Well, I don't want to jinx
it, but we nailed that.
Oh, yeah. He's cooked.
I told you our story would hold water.
[VARGA] Hey, hey. Hey, George!
Uh. That's weird. I
don't even know that guy.
Uh, but I'll see what he has to say.
[CLEARS THROAT]
- Howard.
- Cut the crap
and just tell me one thing.
How did you figure out who I was?
You made one minty fresh mistake.
You want some gum?
Oh, yeah. Thanks.
To what do we owe the honour?
Oh, I just dropped by to make
sure everything is on track.
As you know, the clock is ticking.
Is this yours?
Tomo's. Japanese gum.
I don't even think they import it.
And yet
- Where'd you get that?
- My parole officer.
- Howard?
- Two wrappers, two men.
What are the chances they both
have the same rare Japanese gum?
- Lousy.
- Yeah.
Unless they're working together.
Ricardo, my dear boy,
we have been played.
And we don't like that.
No, we do not.
Just takes one mistake
to gum up the whole works.
It's too bad. I'm gonna miss Howard.
He was a nice guy.
Hey
Thank you for risking your life
for my family.
Yeah, well, I heard
you did the same for me.
I guess that makes us even.
Yeah.
Even.
[GEORGE] Detective Ellis.
My gratitude again for your,
uh, discretion back there.
I just told the truth.
Clever boy.
How about you come over
and celebrate with us?
It's been a long day. Another time?
- Another time.
- We'll save your cheers for later, okay?
Sounds good.
[PENSIVE MUSIC]
Ellis. Come talk to me.
Have a seat.
I'm seeing a pattern.
A pattern that I don't like in you.
- Okay.
- What you did to close your brother's case?
You bent the rules, I
looked the other way.
Fast forward to today's sideshow.
And yes, you brought
in a nasty murderer.
One that's been evading
the law for years.
That's a win, a big one.
Then there's Max. I actually think
you've been rubbing off
on her in a good way.
She's never been more
a part of this team,
but I'm concerned that
she's rubbed off on you,
and not in a good way.
I know Max crosses a
line here and there,
but she's just a consultant.
We don't have that luxury.
It's our job to hold the
line. We are the line.
These are choices that we make
for our job, for our lives.
Yeah.
You have to choose what
path you want to take, Cole.
I know which side I'm on, sir.
Let's hope so.
Go get some rest.
[TROUBLED MUSIC]
- Max.
- Mom!
[VIVIENNE] Oh, baby.
[TOUCHING MUSIC]
[CHUCKLES]
All right, enough melodrama.
We've had a long day.
Can we get drunk now?
[LAUGHS]
[SIGHS]
Okay.
A toast.
To all three of you.
I know I've made a lot
of mistakes and, um,
endangered all of your
lives in the process,
but you helped me.
And you managed to make it out alive.
And for that, I'm forever grateful.
No need to thank us, Viv.
- Why not?
- We're family.
And family helps each other.
I mean, sure, we only just
narrowly dodged a mass murderer,
and we're completely out
of money yet again, but
Ricky. Come on.
But on the bright side,
we have each other.
And that deserves a clink.
[CLINKING GLASSES]
Thank you so much for
what you said earlier.
I know that I haven't
made things easy on you.
[LAUGHS] No, you have not.
So
I've been thinking.
I think I'm going to move on.
I'll be out of your hair, finally.
- What?
- George, I know your life is-is better-
well, easier, without me in it.
Is that what you really think?
I have put you through so much.
I'm surprised that you
even want to talk to
I never want to spend another
minute apart from you, Viv.
You're the love of my life.
Alive or fake dead.
Every morning ♪
Woo!
Finally!
Comes from a place ♪
That's far away ♪
[RAIN POURING]
When I'm done ♪
I feel like ♪
Talking ♪
- Whoa.
- Without you here ♪
There is less to say ♪
Oh, my God, what happened?
Yeah. I'm fine.
Normally I'd say you
should see the other guy,
but today I'm the other guy.
Oh, okay.
Do you just maybe want to lie down?
- I-I can go
- No, no, no. Absolutely not.
I missed you.
Okay, good. [LAUGHS]
This is amazing.
You okay?
I'm just gonna say this
before I lose my nerve.
Say what?
[SHARP EXHALE]
All right, sports fans.
That's it for us.
We're on our way to
my suite at the Ritz.
Use protection, kids.
Ricky! Gross.
Your parents are obviously gonna bone.
Well, and on that elegant note,
I'm gonna bring the car around, my love.
And I have some very dirty
dishes that are calling my name.
I'm really happy for you and Dad, Mom.
Oh, sweetie, thank you. Me, too.
And I-I am so sorry
we fought like that.
You were right. I was being controlling.
I think I was just so afraid
of losing everything again,
that I held on way too tight
to try to control the outcome.
I understand.
And I apologize, too.
I didn't tell you how I was feeling
because I was scared you
were going to leave again.
Until it all just built up and burst.
Well, it makes sense.
I have to be honest.
I'm afraid that there are other ways
that you're holding
yourself back because of me.
What do you mean?
I mean
Ellis.
What about him?
I'm worried that this emotional armour
that you've developed,
that is so strong,
that it keeps you from seeing
what's right in front of you,
which is that man loves you.
Mom, no.
We're co-workers, friends,
and he has a girlfriend.
Oh, yeah, I know all of that already,
but it doesn't change
what's plain to see.
Ellis loves you, and I saw
it the moment I met him.
And today confirmed it.
Because otherwise he
wouldn't have risked his life
and his career for you the way he did.
Mom
And I know you love him, too.
Months ago,
he asked you to sail away with him,
and you were ready to take that leap.
And then I showed up on your doorstep.
Yeah, but that wasn't your fault.
Mm.
A simple twist of fate
that changes the course
the course of a life.
And I'm sure since then
you've been trying to
convince yourself that
it's for the best, but
it wasn't.
I have been out of your
and your father's lives
for 15 years, and I would move
heaven and earth just to get
even one of those years back.
So don't waste time.
And don't waste love.
You never know what will happen.
Sure, it might not work out.
There are a million things
that could get in the way,
but if you don't try,
you will always, always regret it.
I just don't think a little ♪
I love you, sweetie.
- I love you.
- Mmm.
[SOFT ACOUSTIC MUSIC]
If I lived ♪
Till I was 102 ♪
[MAX] Permission to board?
Max?
What are-what are you doing here?
I know.
I don't even have an egg roll excuse.
I just came to tell you something.
Okay. What is it?
[JESS] Max!
Hey!
[JESS LAUGHS]
Did you tell Max the good news?
News?
What news?
[JESS GIGGLES]
Jessica and I are engaged.
[LAUGHS AWKWARDLY]
[ACOUSTIC MUSIC CONTINUES]
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