Tracker (2024) s03e19 Episode Script
Chain of Custody
1
Previously on Tracker
MEL: Hey, you got a sec?
- Yeah. What's up?
- Need you to look into somebody.
It's for the Praiter
and Rockwell real estate case.
Hi. Uh, Kurtis Lauper? Reenie Greene.
I'm looking for witnesses
to testify in a lawsuit
against Praiter and Rockwell
Properties Group.
I've been compiling evidence for years.
Everyone else broke but not me.
Uh, what happened when you said no?
They made me look insane.
When everyone started believing them,
I did feel nuts.
You know you don't need to
fight this alone anymore, right?
I can't erase what that company did.
But I can make them answer for it.
[CRICKETS CHIRPING]
[OPERA MUSIC PLAYING QUIETLY OVER RADIO]
[MICROWAVE BEEPS]
[BREATHES DEEPLY]
- [MUSIC VOLUME INCREASES]
- [SIGHS]
[MICROWAVE BEEPING]
♪
MAXINE [OVER PHONE]:
You still can't reach him?
He should've been here
over two hours ago.
- It's not like Kurtis.
- Well, there's a lot of pressure
right before trial, right?
It's not the first time
I've seen a witness spook.
He's only missed one prep meeting.
That doesn't mean he's bailing.
- Maybe I should go check on him.
- Well, I'm right by his house.
If it makes you feel better,
I'll swing by, okay?
Yeah.
♪
Kurtis?
♪
[PHONE VIBRATING]
Hey. Any luck?
MAXINE: Uh, I'm at his house.
I think you were right.
Something's wrong.
Why? What'd you see?
Well, his truck's not here,
but his phone's in there
and his oxygen tank.
There's just no sign of him.
I could try to get in,
I guess, but
No, no, no, no. Don't touch anything.
You're right.
I'm gonna call the police.
Not yet.
If he's missing, I know who to call.
♪
[ENGINE SHUTS OFF]
He's been missing seven hours at least.
He was scheduled to testify tomorrow.
Yeah?
What's this? I got a phone over here.
It's dead.
- You get Randy looking for his truck?
- [PHONE CAMERA CLICKS]
Yeah, couldn't find anything. No GPS.
We called all the local hospitals,
but no one's seen him.
MAXINE: No, it can't wait.
We need to meet today.
- Make it happen.
- [PHONE CAMERA CLICKS]
Uh, Colter, this is Maxine.
Maxine, how you doing?
Heard a lot about you.
And I don't think
I've heard enough about you.
Were you able to reach the judge?
Yeah, working on it.
I woke up the poor clerk,
who had a million questions,
but I didn't want to say too
much until we were face to face.
- Smart.
- Okay, other than cold feet,
what could have happened to Kurtis?
Well, worst case?
Praiter and Rockwell or someone
connected to the case took him.
Is there evidence backing that up?
I mean, the case has been
really weird so far.
Packages were delivered
to my office, Maxine's as well.
Surveillance footage of us at home.
At home?
I know.
Right after we made
a new claim to the suit.
And Kurtis's testimony
was key to proving it.
If we win, it could be fatal
to the company.
You let the police know
about these threats?
No. Didn't rise to it.
Intimidation is not uncommon
in lawsuits like this.
Well, there's something here.
I think it's blood.
Wait, what?
Yeah. There was more.
Someone tried to clean it up,
missed a spot.
Reenie, there's a-a blade
missing from that knife block
on the counter next to you.
Here's what I'm thinking.
I'm thinking our guy,
he, uh, came in here, right?
Hid himself in this pantry.
They ambushed Kurtis.
Now, it was somebody
who knew what they were doing.
There's no forced entry.
This is on me.
I brought Kurtis into this.
I pushed him into doing the lawsuit.
It's not your fault.
You're doing your job, Reenie.
[PHONE VIBRATING]
- [SIGHS] Oh.
- They went this way.
I think that's the judge.
Uh, you go ahead. We're gonna take this.
Yeah.
Hello.
♪
[GRUNTS SOFTLY]
♪
- REENIE: Yeah, that's not Kurtis.
- COLTER: Mm.
It's the intruder
maybe one of them anyway.
This guy was stabbed.
- Explains the blood inside.
- Yeah. What are you thinking?
Kurtis, uh, he fights back,
stabs this guy,
kills him with the knife?
I mean, he's an elderly man.
He uses intermittent oxygen.
Adrenaline's a hell of a thing.
[SIGHS] What about the missing truck?
I'm not so sure.
Someone was trying
to cover this up though, right?
I'm thinking maybe
there was a third party.
Maybe they-they took Kurtis
in his own truck.
- Alive?
- Think so, yeah.
If they killed him, we would've
found his body already.
It's better just to-to make
the witness disappear, right?
I mean, whoever did this
wanted to silence him.
Well, they got sloppy.
If they made more mistakes,
I'll see them.
Okay. Maxine's on her way to the office.
She'll handle the legal side.
I'll call the cops.
[SIGHS] Colter, you got to find
this guy for me.
Yeah.
I'm on it.
COLTER: Randy, you get
any new hits on Kurtis's truck?
RANDY: Nada.
I'm monitoring traffic cams, toll roads.
No sightings, man.
Listen, I saw a manual for
a mobile ham radio at the house.
I didn't see the radio anywhere.
I'm thinking maybe
he installed it in his truck.
- Sending you a photo right now.
- [MESSAGE CHIRPS]
It has the ham's call sign.
I like it. Let me see.
Okay. I got the call sign.
Maybe we get lucky
and it's still transmitting.
Pla-dow, there it is.
- [MESSAGE CHIRPS]
- Just sent you the location.
Got it.
Hey, listen, Randy.
Reenie mentioned something about, uh,
a threat coming in at the office.
Yeah. We had a courier come by,
dropped off a package.
Could have something to do
with what happened here.
- Yeah, no doubt.
- [DOOR CLOSES]
I'm working to beef up security though.
Did you get an ID?
Uh, not yet.
Mel took a great photo.
Just came out a little blurry,
and so the facial ID won't work.
Okay. Keep digging.
Keep an eye out, all right?
- You got it, man.
- [PHONE BEEPS]
Hey.
I got building security
to change the access codes.
But nobody recognized
the courier from the photo.
That's okay. Thank you for this.
If I'd gotten my phone out sooner,
taken a better picture
Come on. This is not your fault.
Just worried about Reenie.
We really got to find
the guy who did this.
Mel
[SIGHS]
You know I got you, right?
Yeah, I know.
Okay. Let's get back to work.
♪
The circumstances are
beyond our control, Your Honor.
- We need more time.
- So your whole case
hinges on this witness's testimony?
Oh, give me a break, Hoover.
You know damn well hundreds of people
have signed onto this lawsuit
condemning Praiter and Rockwell.
You have seen Kurtis's deposition,
and you know his evidence is undeniable.
And I'm guessing their client
does as well, and here we are.
And where is that exactly?
You can't produce your witness.
It's not exactly our problem.
We can't "produce" Mr. Lauper
because your client kidnapped him.
- [HOOVER SCOFFS]
- Possibly worse.
That's a pretty strong
accusation, counsel.
Do you have any evidence
to substantiate it?
A police report?
Missing persons complaint?
We are actively investigating
the matter, Your Honor.
Meaning they have nothing.
He probably changed his mind
and ghosted you.
Did you two rehearse this little
back-and-forth pantomime thing?
We remain ready to meet
the trial date, Your Honor.
MAXINE: All we are asking for
is a little time.
We'd like to be kept in the loop.
Well, we wouldn't want to keep you
or your client out of the loop, Devin.
I know they are so concerned.
That's enough, Ms. Greene.
- You have 24 hours.
- [DOOR OPENS]
Use them wisely.
Thank you, Your Honor.
[SIGHS HEAVILY]
You don't actually think
Praiter and Rockwell
kidnapped a witness.
Actually, yes.
[CHUCKLES] Well, now
I'm looking forward to trial.
We welcome baseless allegations.
Be sure to work those into your cross.
You should be looking forward
to my advice: buckle up.
I hope you didn't take this personally.
Just business, right?
I can assure you our client
had nothing to do with
- your witness's disappearance.
- Oh, well, does that extend
to sending us creepy
surveillance photos as well?
Oh, now we've threatened you
- in addition to your witness.
- [PHONE VIBRATING]
How about we just table this
until trial, shall we?
Let's go.
- [SIGHS]
- Let's go.
Hey, let's, um,
let's go ahead and lock down
the other witnesses,
make sure they're protected.
Got it. You focus on Kurtis.
You know him better than anyone.
Yeah.
Thanks for having my back.
Thank you.
♪
♪
♪
[GRUNTS]
[SIGHS]
Okay.
[PHONE VIBRATING]
[SIGHS] Please tell me it's good news.
Found the truck. It's totaled.
Kurtis?
No sign that anyone was
in the truck when it crashed.
Wait, how is that even possible?
Gear shift was in neutral.
I think the car was ditched.
They wanted us to think they ran.
Okay. So now what?
Looks like you'd need a car from here,
so either they stashed one
or maybe they stole one.
All right, look,
you've got me and Randy.
I'm gonna put you on speaker.
Hey, what's up, man?
Randy, any records of a stolen
vehicle anywhere near my location?
Uh, let's find out.
Nope, nothing reported today.
All right.
Passed a roadhouse
about a half a mile back.
And a motel. Looked like
the last stop within miles.
Yeah, I see it.
Looks like the perfect place
to get a car.
- Or to sit and wait in one.
- That's what I'm thinking.
Can you check to see
if they have cameras?
If they do, they're air-gapped.
I'm not seeing anything.
All right. I'm heading there now.
Maybe someone saw something. Thanks.
♪
[ENGINE SHUTS OFF]
- COLTER: Excuse me.
- Oh, hey, man.
Uh, nothing wrong with day drinking.
It's just, we got this thing
called hours.
No, I'm not, uh
I'm not here for the bar.
I was wondering maybe you could
help me with something.
I'm, uh, looking for this guy.
He's missing.
Seen him?
I wasn't working last night.
Nothing today.
Why are you looking for him?
It's sort of what I do. Find people.
[CHUCKLES] Sounds mysterious.
It can be. Yeah. Yeah.
Your, uh, your security footage,
is there a chance I could
get a look at that maybe?
Yeah, I don't know. I might have
to run that one by my manager.
The same person that's having you carry
all this heavy stuff up this ramp?
Okay, second thought,
you help me, I help you?
- Hand it over.
- Great.
[CHUCKLES]
Wow, you made that look really easy.
COLTER: It's not my first time.
All right, now
password.
Right. I really shouldn't be doing this.
- Probably not.
- [CHUCKLES SOFTLY]
[COUNTRY MUSIC PLAYING QUIETLY
OVER SPEAKERS]
[SIGHS]
Keep going.
Okay, that's him.
HALEY: Damn.
What's the deal with this guy anyway?
Is he in trouble?
COLTER: Something like that, yeah.
Pause it right there, will you?
Thank you.
[PHONE CAMERA CLICKS]
- Grandpa just boosted that car.
- Yeah.
One sec. Hold on.
That SUV, you recognize that?
Nope. But it looks shady as hell.
- It does, doesn't it?
- Mm-hmm.
Okay. Got what I needed.
Well, thank you very, very much.
- I appreciate you.
- You're welcome.
All right.
HALEY: Hey.
Come back anytime.
I low-key want to know
how this turns out.
Okay.
- Thanks again.
- Mm-hmm.
[PHONE VIBRATING]
Hey. You've got me and Randy.
Kurtis is alone.
On the run. Hot-wired a car.
Didn't look to me like it was
the first time he had ever done that.
Sent you a picture
of the car he stole
from a security cam at the bar.
- Who is this guy?
- I don't know.
He killed somebody in self-defense.
Doesn't call the police.
He covers it up.
Ditches his car, steals another.
Does he have criminal history?
Man, I did a background check
on this guy twice.
Dude's a Boy Scout
from Vincennes, Indiana.
High school education,
divorced, one stepdaughter.
Something's not adding up.
There was a black SUV
that followed him out.
Maybe we're not
the only ones on his trail.
Did you run the plates
on that stolen car?
Okay.
Plates on the stolen car pop up twice,
both times on the highway.
The first hit's a toll
on the E-470.
The second was him merging onto
the I-70 Mountain Lane Express
this morning.
And nothing since then.
Maybe the person following him
ran him off the road.
Or maybe he gave them the slip.
All right.
- Thanks, you guys.
- MEL: Hey.
Police identified the body
from Kurtis's house.
He worked for a trucking company.
He's got a rap sheet
for assault, robbery.
REENIE: Any connect with P&R?
Not that I could find, no.
What about Kurtis?
Any personal connection?
Dude keeps a pretty tight circle.
Only people he talks to are
his stepdaughter Jackie
and his ex-wife Sienna.
When's the last time
they were in contact?
Uh, the stepdaughter, a few weeks ago.
The ex-wife, yesterday morning.
Maybe she knows something.
I'll pay her a visit.
♪
♪
♪
KURTIS: Are you one of Lowell's men?
[GUN COCKS]
How did you find me?
- [PAINED SHOUT]
- I said,
how did you find me?!
[PAINED SHOUT]
[WHEEZING COUGHS]
[COUGHING, CLEARING THROAT]
[BREATHING DEEPLY]
♪
MAN: You hear me, Kurtis.
Lowell ain't gonna stop
until you're dead.
[STRAINED GRUNTING]
[BREATHING DEEPLY]
[GRUNTS]
[GRUNTS]
Kurtis Lauper?
Why don't you tell me
who you really are.
Who sent you?
COLTER: Reenie Greene.
My name's Colter Shaw.
She hired me to come find you.
[GRUNTING, WHEEZING]
- Take a look at that.
- [GRUNTS]
How's that feel?
- Ow.
- You got a high ankle sprain.
Whatever's coming after you,
you're not gonna outrun it.
That's for sure.
I like Reenie.
She actually gives a crap.
And I'm old enough to remember
that's a rare quality.
But she shouldn't have gotten involved.
Hold this right there.
What's this have to do
with your testimony?
KURTIS: Everything I
said about that company
was the God's honest truth,
but this isn't about that.
COLTER: Yeah, I gather that.
♪
[INDISTINCT POLICE RADIO CHATTER]
- REENIE: Sienna Grimmer?
- Who are you?
Uh, my name's Reenie Greene.
I'm an attorney.
I'm looking for your ex-husband.
Wait, is Kurtis missing, too?
Yes. No one's seen him since yesterday.
I know that you spoke with him
that morning.
- You know anything about this?
- No.
I'm sorry. Uh, who else is missing?
COLTER: Your visitor
here is from Louisiana.
- Long way.
- [PHONE VIBRATING]
- Reenie. I got Kurtis.
- REENIE: Oh, great.
Kurtis, hey.
I shouldn't be talking to you.
It's not safe.
- Are you with Jackie?
- COLTER: Who's Jackie?
Stepdaughter.
No. Why?
She's missing.
I'm at your ex-wife's house
with the police.
Look, she didn't turn up
for work today.
Sienna went to her place,
but she's gone.
I'm gonna kill them all.
Who did this?
Lowell Parker.
Dixie Mafia.
Runs guns, drugs, anything
he can get his hands on.
You work for him?
Muscle.
Long time ago.
But I disappeared.
Took the name of a boyhood friend
who died on a fishing trip.
Moved a few states over.
Thought it was all behind me.
Well, why would he take
your stepdaughter
after so many years?
'Cause he found me, and
now he wants blood for blood.
You agreeing to testify blew your cover.
Has to be it.
I never should've gotten
involved in that lawsuit.
- I have to find Jackie.
- I can help you.
All right. Grab your stuff. Let's go.
Thanks, Reenie.
Okay, come on. Easy.
What did Parker want?
- Revenge.
- Revenge for what?
I made a mistake.
Parker trusted me.
Had me looking after
his daughter only child.
[CHUCKLES]: She was a handful.
Easy here.
In and out of trouble.
I mean, she was a sweet kid, but
[BREATHING HEAVILY]
she had a few stints in rehab.
It was my job to keep her safe.
But she was hooked on blues.
And one day, I went to pick her up,
and she was dead in the bathtub.
OD'd.
Blame you for that?
Easier to blame me than her, I guess.
Now Jackie's in danger because of me.
We'll find her.
REENIE: Kurtis isn't
who we thought he was.
He was a bodyguard for Lowell Parker,
a Dixie Mafia boss.
So this has nothing to do
with Praiter and Rockwell?
No. I mean, they're not
the ones that came after him.
And we made an accusation in front
of the judge that we can't support.
Well, not necessarily.
Parker was tipped somehow,
and Kurtis seems to think
that the lawsuit blew his cover.
But his name was never public record.
So, even if Praiter and Rockwell
didn't commit the actual crime,
someone must have tapped
the first domino.
There's a mole.
Yeah.
But we have to put the whole thing
- on the back burner for now.
- [SIGHS HEAVILY]
Okay, just until we know that
Kurtis's stepdaughter's safe.
Okay. [SIGHS]
Well, let me do some digging on my end.
[PHONE VIBRATING]
- Keep me posted.
- Will do.
Hello?
MAN: Reenie Greene?
Who's this?
Lowell Parker.
- How'd you get this number?
- Oh, does that really matter?
No, it does not.
What matters is I need this
to happen without the cops.
You need what to happen exactly?
I was really hoping
you weren't gonna waste my time.
[MUFFLED WHIMPERING]
But just so you understand
[GASPING]
Help me! Help me!
Please help me! Please help me!
Jackie? Is that you?
You seem like a smart gal.
You do exactly what I say
and Jackie walks.
[TRUCK DOORS OPEN, CLOSE]
♪
- Hey.
- Hey.
Sure you weren't followed?
Yes, I stuck to the plan.
Now, this is the location of the meet.
Parker said that he wants me
to deliver Kurtis personally.
Then Jackie walks.
- I don't trust it.
- I know,
but the best way to
minimize risk and protect Jackie
is to follow the ransom demands exactly.
I don't want to mess around with this.
It's my life for hers.
And I'm okay with that.
I'm on borrowed time anyway.
If the last thing I do
is save Jackie, then
then at least I've done something good.
I'm not just sending you
in there to get killed.
Hey.
Not gonna let that happen to anybody.
[ENGINE STARTS]
Okay, Reenie's almost at the meet.
Yeah, I know. I'm watching it, too.
But come here. Check this out.
MEL: Oh, my God. That's-that's him.
That's the courier.
Turns out his uniform is fake.
Traced it back to the manufacturer,
followed the local sales.
Nice.
Any connection to Praiter and Rockwell?
I just got the ID,
but at first glance,
I don't see anything.
Same with the Dixie Mafia.
Well, he's got to fit in this somehow.
Can I see his employment history?
Certainly.
You see something?
MEL: Maybe. Uh
I think I got to call Maxine.
Okay.
[SIGHS HEAVILY]
REENIE: We're almost there.
Why are you doing this for me?
I'm not a good man.
Come on.
You took a risk to help
thousands of people in this lawsuit.
You're a better man than you think.
I was Parker's enforcer.
The things I did
I didn't deserve
the second chance I got.
You know
the first time
I ever stepped into a courtroom,
I was actually the defendant.
Yeah, I know. I was 14 years old.
Broke into a local department store
and stole a beautiful Chanel clutch.
It was worth thousands of dollars.
Why?
I don't know.
My sister dared me.
It was just me and her at the time.
We were on our own.
You know, my dad was deployed out.
My mom, she was basically absent.
[SIGHS] It was just something
that we would never be able to afford.
She said no one would notice,
no one would care.
I just wanted to see if she was right.
Anyway, point is, is that
they assigned me this public defender.
I'll never forget her.
She said that, "Life goes two ways.
You're either the painter
or you're the paint."
I made my choice.
So did you.
We choose who we are, you know?
My real name's Eugene.
Guys used to call me
Gene Gene the Dancing Machine.
Gong Show?
Before your time.
You liked to dance?
No, the opposite.
Okay.
I may just stick with Kurtis, then.
[SIGHS]: Oh, right.
♪
You ready?
Here we go.
♪
MAN [OVER RADIO]: Car just pulled up.
Two occupants.
[CHOKING]
- Uh-huh.
- This is about Jackie.
No matter what happens to me,
all I care about is that
she gets out of this.
You watch your back.
Kurtis?
Let's go.
[KNOCK ON WINDOW]
Hands on the wheel.
[GRUNTING]
[PANTING]
♪
[GRUNTS]
[MUFFLED WHIMPERING]
Jackie.
You look like hell, Gene.
Let her go.
This is between us.
I'm here.
Do whatever you want with me.
Ah, I can't let you off that easy.
We had a deal.
My life for hers.
[MUFFLED SHRIEKING]
I didn't have that choice.
I gave you the most important
job, and you screwed it up.
My daughter's dead
because you dropped the ball.
Now you're gonna get to see
what I do to somebody you love.
I'm begging you, Lowell. Please.
[GRUNTING]
[GRUNTING]
[MUFFLED WHIMPERING]
KURTIS: No!
[PANTING]
No, no, no, no!
Still got a lot of fight in you,
huh, old man?
[GRUNTING]
[PANTING]
♪
[GROANING, WHEEZING]
Maybe we need to help nature
along a little bit.
But I want you to see something
before your number's up.
♪
[URGENT SHOUTING]
- [ENGINE REVVING]
- [TIRES SQUEALING]
MAN: Behind the car!
[BODY THUDS]
Hey!
- Come here. You all right?
- Thank you.
- Yeah?
- [HYPERVENTILATING]
KURTIS [WEAKLY]: Jackie.
- JACKIE: Hi. I'm here. I'm okay.
- Jackie.
I'm okay.
- Easy, now. Take it easy.
- Is he gonna be okay?
- Just needs an ambulance.
- Stay with us, Kurtis.
[PHONE DIALING]
- [PANTING]
- [LINE RINGING]
Thanks, Kurtis. We'll see you soon.
- Hey.
- Hey.
That was Kurtis. He is relentless.
He wants to testify as soon as
the hospital discharges him.
Ooh, a man after my own heart.
And here comes the fun part.
I thought we pushed
to next week. What's up?
Oh, everything.
[CHUCKLES]
We can save the high school
games for the courtroom.
Oh, you're not gonna be a part of that.
Mm, shame.
Unless you have
something important to share,
- I'm late to meet my wife.
- Actually, uh, Devin.
Quick question for you.
You were a summer associate at
Danvers and Saperstein, correct?
I was.
Out of their New Orleans office, yes?
Yeah.
And that's the same firm
who represents Lowell Parker
on RICO charges?
- What's this about?
- We're hoping you can tell us.
Nothing?
'Cause that firm employed
the courier who delivered
some pretty interesting
photographs of us
to our offices.
MAXINE: Take your time, Devin.
I keep forgetting you failed the
bar, what was it, five times?
Oh, five times?
I just don't know
what you're talking about.
Oh, but I bet you do.
If you need it spelled out
for you, I can help you out.
It was you who gave up Kurtis.
Ring a bell now?
You recognized him,
served him up to Parker.
For what? Money? An old favor?
I don't know exactly,
but I'm pretty sure this is
the end of your career.
You're speculating.
Oh, I don't speculate.
What do you want?
Justice.
For every single person that
Praiter and Rockwell wronged.
Starting with a favorable settlement
in our inboxes
no later than tomorrow morning.
Why would I do that?
Because we can drop this whole thing
to the bar association right now.
Or we could give you
a few weeks, you know,
let you get your ducks in a row.
- That would be very nice of us.
- Mm-hmm.
Best and only deal.
[SCOFFS]
I'll start drafting it now.
- Mm.
- [CHUCKLES]
REENIE:
It's just harder than it looks.
[GUNSHOTS]
Something like that, okay?
- [SIGHS]
- Nice and relaxed.
[EXHALES]
[REENIE GROANS]
Looks like you're anticipating
the shot a little bit.
I know. I know.
I've took her to the range
a couple of times.
Squeeze not pull.
- It's okay.
- [SIGHS, LAUGHS]
It's all right. It'll come to you.
Take some time.
Look, I appreciate the free lesson.
I just think that maybe
this isn't for me.
The gun?
Yes, the gun.
Why the hell'd you buy it?
I don't know.
Thought I could use
a little bit more control.
Not sure you're gonna get that
from a gun.
You know, I moved
12 times before I even went
to high school.
12 times.
New city, new school, new base.
It was like
everywhere I went, I was a stranger.
Yeah, I kind of know how that is.
It teaches you though
how to rely on yourself, right?
- Yeah?
- [SOFTLY]: Yeah.
I got that from you
the moment I met you.
I could tell.
Well, it could've gone
a very different way.
How's that?
- I was a mess.
- [CHUCKLES]
I was an absolute nightmare for my mom,
and I was expelled from school
multiple times.
It was like the greatest hits
of a troubled teen.
And I ticked every single box.
I was on the wrong side
of the courtroom.
You?
Mm-hmm, yeah.
What made you change?
[SIGHS]
I don't know. I
I think I was acting out 'cause I was
feeling invisible.
I just so badly wanted
someone to care enough
to try and come save me.
But at some point, I realized
that I was gonna have to be
that person for myself.
And from then on, I was.
Then after what happened last year
[SIGHS] I don't know.
It was like
I just reverted into some
scared little girl who had
no control over anything.
And I guess I
just
lost myself.
I think that's the first time
I've ever said that out loud.
You got a lot of people who care
a lot about you, you know that?
You do.
People that would do anything for you.
No matter what.
And you're strong.
Why you're so good at what you do.
You don't break easy.
Thank you.
[REENIE SIGHS]
- How about this target practice here?
- Mm-hmm.
- All right?
- [CHUCKLES]
- [GROANS]
- It'll come to you.
Okay. Well, maybe with some help.
[EXHALES HEAVILY]
COLTER: Okay, so this-this, uh,
wrong side of the courtroom thing,
by the way, are we talking
misdemeanor, felony?
- Oh, wow.
- Who am I hanging out with?
Look at that.
I bail you out of jail a few times,
- you really learn a thing or two, huh?
- [CHUCKLES]
COLTER: Hey! There we go.
- See? All right.
- Better. Better.
W-Way better.
[GUNSHOT]
[REENIE LAUGHING]
Worse.
[LAUGHING]
Previously on Tracker
MEL: Hey, you got a sec?
- Yeah. What's up?
- Need you to look into somebody.
It's for the Praiter
and Rockwell real estate case.
Hi. Uh, Kurtis Lauper? Reenie Greene.
I'm looking for witnesses
to testify in a lawsuit
against Praiter and Rockwell
Properties Group.
I've been compiling evidence for years.
Everyone else broke but not me.
Uh, what happened when you said no?
They made me look insane.
When everyone started believing them,
I did feel nuts.
You know you don't need to
fight this alone anymore, right?
I can't erase what that company did.
But I can make them answer for it.
[CRICKETS CHIRPING]
[OPERA MUSIC PLAYING QUIETLY OVER RADIO]
[MICROWAVE BEEPS]
[BREATHES DEEPLY]
- [MUSIC VOLUME INCREASES]
- [SIGHS]
[MICROWAVE BEEPING]
♪
MAXINE [OVER PHONE]:
You still can't reach him?
He should've been here
over two hours ago.
- It's not like Kurtis.
- Well, there's a lot of pressure
right before trial, right?
It's not the first time
I've seen a witness spook.
He's only missed one prep meeting.
That doesn't mean he's bailing.
- Maybe I should go check on him.
- Well, I'm right by his house.
If it makes you feel better,
I'll swing by, okay?
Yeah.
♪
Kurtis?
♪
[PHONE VIBRATING]
Hey. Any luck?
MAXINE: Uh, I'm at his house.
I think you were right.
Something's wrong.
Why? What'd you see?
Well, his truck's not here,
but his phone's in there
and his oxygen tank.
There's just no sign of him.
I could try to get in,
I guess, but
No, no, no, no. Don't touch anything.
You're right.
I'm gonna call the police.
Not yet.
If he's missing, I know who to call.
♪
[ENGINE SHUTS OFF]
He's been missing seven hours at least.
He was scheduled to testify tomorrow.
Yeah?
What's this? I got a phone over here.
It's dead.
- You get Randy looking for his truck?
- [PHONE CAMERA CLICKS]
Yeah, couldn't find anything. No GPS.
We called all the local hospitals,
but no one's seen him.
MAXINE: No, it can't wait.
We need to meet today.
- Make it happen.
- [PHONE CAMERA CLICKS]
Uh, Colter, this is Maxine.
Maxine, how you doing?
Heard a lot about you.
And I don't think
I've heard enough about you.
Were you able to reach the judge?
Yeah, working on it.
I woke up the poor clerk,
who had a million questions,
but I didn't want to say too
much until we were face to face.
- Smart.
- Okay, other than cold feet,
what could have happened to Kurtis?
Well, worst case?
Praiter and Rockwell or someone
connected to the case took him.
Is there evidence backing that up?
I mean, the case has been
really weird so far.
Packages were delivered
to my office, Maxine's as well.
Surveillance footage of us at home.
At home?
I know.
Right after we made
a new claim to the suit.
And Kurtis's testimony
was key to proving it.
If we win, it could be fatal
to the company.
You let the police know
about these threats?
No. Didn't rise to it.
Intimidation is not uncommon
in lawsuits like this.
Well, there's something here.
I think it's blood.
Wait, what?
Yeah. There was more.
Someone tried to clean it up,
missed a spot.
Reenie, there's a-a blade
missing from that knife block
on the counter next to you.
Here's what I'm thinking.
I'm thinking our guy,
he, uh, came in here, right?
Hid himself in this pantry.
They ambushed Kurtis.
Now, it was somebody
who knew what they were doing.
There's no forced entry.
This is on me.
I brought Kurtis into this.
I pushed him into doing the lawsuit.
It's not your fault.
You're doing your job, Reenie.
[PHONE VIBRATING]
- [SIGHS] Oh.
- They went this way.
I think that's the judge.
Uh, you go ahead. We're gonna take this.
Yeah.
Hello.
♪
[GRUNTS SOFTLY]
♪
- REENIE: Yeah, that's not Kurtis.
- COLTER: Mm.
It's the intruder
maybe one of them anyway.
This guy was stabbed.
- Explains the blood inside.
- Yeah. What are you thinking?
Kurtis, uh, he fights back,
stabs this guy,
kills him with the knife?
I mean, he's an elderly man.
He uses intermittent oxygen.
Adrenaline's a hell of a thing.
[SIGHS] What about the missing truck?
I'm not so sure.
Someone was trying
to cover this up though, right?
I'm thinking maybe
there was a third party.
Maybe they-they took Kurtis
in his own truck.
- Alive?
- Think so, yeah.
If they killed him, we would've
found his body already.
It's better just to-to make
the witness disappear, right?
I mean, whoever did this
wanted to silence him.
Well, they got sloppy.
If they made more mistakes,
I'll see them.
Okay. Maxine's on her way to the office.
She'll handle the legal side.
I'll call the cops.
[SIGHS] Colter, you got to find
this guy for me.
Yeah.
I'm on it.
COLTER: Randy, you get
any new hits on Kurtis's truck?
RANDY: Nada.
I'm monitoring traffic cams, toll roads.
No sightings, man.
Listen, I saw a manual for
a mobile ham radio at the house.
I didn't see the radio anywhere.
I'm thinking maybe
he installed it in his truck.
- Sending you a photo right now.
- [MESSAGE CHIRPS]
It has the ham's call sign.
I like it. Let me see.
Okay. I got the call sign.
Maybe we get lucky
and it's still transmitting.
Pla-dow, there it is.
- [MESSAGE CHIRPS]
- Just sent you the location.
Got it.
Hey, listen, Randy.
Reenie mentioned something about, uh,
a threat coming in at the office.
Yeah. We had a courier come by,
dropped off a package.
Could have something to do
with what happened here.
- Yeah, no doubt.
- [DOOR CLOSES]
I'm working to beef up security though.
Did you get an ID?
Uh, not yet.
Mel took a great photo.
Just came out a little blurry,
and so the facial ID won't work.
Okay. Keep digging.
Keep an eye out, all right?
- You got it, man.
- [PHONE BEEPS]
Hey.
I got building security
to change the access codes.
But nobody recognized
the courier from the photo.
That's okay. Thank you for this.
If I'd gotten my phone out sooner,
taken a better picture
Come on. This is not your fault.
Just worried about Reenie.
We really got to find
the guy who did this.
Mel
[SIGHS]
You know I got you, right?
Yeah, I know.
Okay. Let's get back to work.
♪
The circumstances are
beyond our control, Your Honor.
- We need more time.
- So your whole case
hinges on this witness's testimony?
Oh, give me a break, Hoover.
You know damn well hundreds of people
have signed onto this lawsuit
condemning Praiter and Rockwell.
You have seen Kurtis's deposition,
and you know his evidence is undeniable.
And I'm guessing their client
does as well, and here we are.
And where is that exactly?
You can't produce your witness.
It's not exactly our problem.
We can't "produce" Mr. Lauper
because your client kidnapped him.
- [HOOVER SCOFFS]
- Possibly worse.
That's a pretty strong
accusation, counsel.
Do you have any evidence
to substantiate it?
A police report?
Missing persons complaint?
We are actively investigating
the matter, Your Honor.
Meaning they have nothing.
He probably changed his mind
and ghosted you.
Did you two rehearse this little
back-and-forth pantomime thing?
We remain ready to meet
the trial date, Your Honor.
MAXINE: All we are asking for
is a little time.
We'd like to be kept in the loop.
Well, we wouldn't want to keep you
or your client out of the loop, Devin.
I know they are so concerned.
That's enough, Ms. Greene.
- You have 24 hours.
- [DOOR OPENS]
Use them wisely.
Thank you, Your Honor.
[SIGHS HEAVILY]
You don't actually think
Praiter and Rockwell
kidnapped a witness.
Actually, yes.
[CHUCKLES] Well, now
I'm looking forward to trial.
We welcome baseless allegations.
Be sure to work those into your cross.
You should be looking forward
to my advice: buckle up.
I hope you didn't take this personally.
Just business, right?
I can assure you our client
had nothing to do with
- your witness's disappearance.
- Oh, well, does that extend
to sending us creepy
surveillance photos as well?
Oh, now we've threatened you
- in addition to your witness.
- [PHONE VIBRATING]
How about we just table this
until trial, shall we?
Let's go.
- [SIGHS]
- Let's go.
Hey, let's, um,
let's go ahead and lock down
the other witnesses,
make sure they're protected.
Got it. You focus on Kurtis.
You know him better than anyone.
Yeah.
Thanks for having my back.
Thank you.
♪
♪
♪
[GRUNTS]
[SIGHS]
Okay.
[PHONE VIBRATING]
[SIGHS] Please tell me it's good news.
Found the truck. It's totaled.
Kurtis?
No sign that anyone was
in the truck when it crashed.
Wait, how is that even possible?
Gear shift was in neutral.
I think the car was ditched.
They wanted us to think they ran.
Okay. So now what?
Looks like you'd need a car from here,
so either they stashed one
or maybe they stole one.
All right, look,
you've got me and Randy.
I'm gonna put you on speaker.
Hey, what's up, man?
Randy, any records of a stolen
vehicle anywhere near my location?
Uh, let's find out.
Nope, nothing reported today.
All right.
Passed a roadhouse
about a half a mile back.
And a motel. Looked like
the last stop within miles.
Yeah, I see it.
Looks like the perfect place
to get a car.
- Or to sit and wait in one.
- That's what I'm thinking.
Can you check to see
if they have cameras?
If they do, they're air-gapped.
I'm not seeing anything.
All right. I'm heading there now.
Maybe someone saw something. Thanks.
♪
[ENGINE SHUTS OFF]
- COLTER: Excuse me.
- Oh, hey, man.
Uh, nothing wrong with day drinking.
It's just, we got this thing
called hours.
No, I'm not, uh
I'm not here for the bar.
I was wondering maybe you could
help me with something.
I'm, uh, looking for this guy.
He's missing.
Seen him?
I wasn't working last night.
Nothing today.
Why are you looking for him?
It's sort of what I do. Find people.
[CHUCKLES] Sounds mysterious.
It can be. Yeah. Yeah.
Your, uh, your security footage,
is there a chance I could
get a look at that maybe?
Yeah, I don't know. I might have
to run that one by my manager.
The same person that's having you carry
all this heavy stuff up this ramp?
Okay, second thought,
you help me, I help you?
- Hand it over.
- Great.
[CHUCKLES]
Wow, you made that look really easy.
COLTER: It's not my first time.
All right, now
password.
Right. I really shouldn't be doing this.
- Probably not.
- [CHUCKLES SOFTLY]
[COUNTRY MUSIC PLAYING QUIETLY
OVER SPEAKERS]
[SIGHS]
Keep going.
Okay, that's him.
HALEY: Damn.
What's the deal with this guy anyway?
Is he in trouble?
COLTER: Something like that, yeah.
Pause it right there, will you?
Thank you.
[PHONE CAMERA CLICKS]
- Grandpa just boosted that car.
- Yeah.
One sec. Hold on.
That SUV, you recognize that?
Nope. But it looks shady as hell.
- It does, doesn't it?
- Mm-hmm.
Okay. Got what I needed.
Well, thank you very, very much.
- I appreciate you.
- You're welcome.
All right.
HALEY: Hey.
Come back anytime.
I low-key want to know
how this turns out.
Okay.
- Thanks again.
- Mm-hmm.
[PHONE VIBRATING]
Hey. You've got me and Randy.
Kurtis is alone.
On the run. Hot-wired a car.
Didn't look to me like it was
the first time he had ever done that.
Sent you a picture
of the car he stole
from a security cam at the bar.
- Who is this guy?
- I don't know.
He killed somebody in self-defense.
Doesn't call the police.
He covers it up.
Ditches his car, steals another.
Does he have criminal history?
Man, I did a background check
on this guy twice.
Dude's a Boy Scout
from Vincennes, Indiana.
High school education,
divorced, one stepdaughter.
Something's not adding up.
There was a black SUV
that followed him out.
Maybe we're not
the only ones on his trail.
Did you run the plates
on that stolen car?
Okay.
Plates on the stolen car pop up twice,
both times on the highway.
The first hit's a toll
on the E-470.
The second was him merging onto
the I-70 Mountain Lane Express
this morning.
And nothing since then.
Maybe the person following him
ran him off the road.
Or maybe he gave them the slip.
All right.
- Thanks, you guys.
- MEL: Hey.
Police identified the body
from Kurtis's house.
He worked for a trucking company.
He's got a rap sheet
for assault, robbery.
REENIE: Any connect with P&R?
Not that I could find, no.
What about Kurtis?
Any personal connection?
Dude keeps a pretty tight circle.
Only people he talks to are
his stepdaughter Jackie
and his ex-wife Sienna.
When's the last time
they were in contact?
Uh, the stepdaughter, a few weeks ago.
The ex-wife, yesterday morning.
Maybe she knows something.
I'll pay her a visit.
♪
♪
♪
KURTIS: Are you one of Lowell's men?
[GUN COCKS]
How did you find me?
- [PAINED SHOUT]
- I said,
how did you find me?!
[PAINED SHOUT]
[WHEEZING COUGHS]
[COUGHING, CLEARING THROAT]
[BREATHING DEEPLY]
♪
MAN: You hear me, Kurtis.
Lowell ain't gonna stop
until you're dead.
[STRAINED GRUNTING]
[BREATHING DEEPLY]
[GRUNTS]
[GRUNTS]
Kurtis Lauper?
Why don't you tell me
who you really are.
Who sent you?
COLTER: Reenie Greene.
My name's Colter Shaw.
She hired me to come find you.
[GRUNTING, WHEEZING]
- Take a look at that.
- [GRUNTS]
How's that feel?
- Ow.
- You got a high ankle sprain.
Whatever's coming after you,
you're not gonna outrun it.
That's for sure.
I like Reenie.
She actually gives a crap.
And I'm old enough to remember
that's a rare quality.
But she shouldn't have gotten involved.
Hold this right there.
What's this have to do
with your testimony?
KURTIS: Everything I
said about that company
was the God's honest truth,
but this isn't about that.
COLTER: Yeah, I gather that.
♪
[INDISTINCT POLICE RADIO CHATTER]
- REENIE: Sienna Grimmer?
- Who are you?
Uh, my name's Reenie Greene.
I'm an attorney.
I'm looking for your ex-husband.
Wait, is Kurtis missing, too?
Yes. No one's seen him since yesterday.
I know that you spoke with him
that morning.
- You know anything about this?
- No.
I'm sorry. Uh, who else is missing?
COLTER: Your visitor
here is from Louisiana.
- Long way.
- [PHONE VIBRATING]
- Reenie. I got Kurtis.
- REENIE: Oh, great.
Kurtis, hey.
I shouldn't be talking to you.
It's not safe.
- Are you with Jackie?
- COLTER: Who's Jackie?
Stepdaughter.
No. Why?
She's missing.
I'm at your ex-wife's house
with the police.
Look, she didn't turn up
for work today.
Sienna went to her place,
but she's gone.
I'm gonna kill them all.
Who did this?
Lowell Parker.
Dixie Mafia.
Runs guns, drugs, anything
he can get his hands on.
You work for him?
Muscle.
Long time ago.
But I disappeared.
Took the name of a boyhood friend
who died on a fishing trip.
Moved a few states over.
Thought it was all behind me.
Well, why would he take
your stepdaughter
after so many years?
'Cause he found me, and
now he wants blood for blood.
You agreeing to testify blew your cover.
Has to be it.
I never should've gotten
involved in that lawsuit.
- I have to find Jackie.
- I can help you.
All right. Grab your stuff. Let's go.
Thanks, Reenie.
Okay, come on. Easy.
What did Parker want?
- Revenge.
- Revenge for what?
I made a mistake.
Parker trusted me.
Had me looking after
his daughter only child.
[CHUCKLES]: She was a handful.
Easy here.
In and out of trouble.
I mean, she was a sweet kid, but
[BREATHING HEAVILY]
she had a few stints in rehab.
It was my job to keep her safe.
But she was hooked on blues.
And one day, I went to pick her up,
and she was dead in the bathtub.
OD'd.
Blame you for that?
Easier to blame me than her, I guess.
Now Jackie's in danger because of me.
We'll find her.
REENIE: Kurtis isn't
who we thought he was.
He was a bodyguard for Lowell Parker,
a Dixie Mafia boss.
So this has nothing to do
with Praiter and Rockwell?
No. I mean, they're not
the ones that came after him.
And we made an accusation in front
of the judge that we can't support.
Well, not necessarily.
Parker was tipped somehow,
and Kurtis seems to think
that the lawsuit blew his cover.
But his name was never public record.
So, even if Praiter and Rockwell
didn't commit the actual crime,
someone must have tapped
the first domino.
There's a mole.
Yeah.
But we have to put the whole thing
- on the back burner for now.
- [SIGHS HEAVILY]
Okay, just until we know that
Kurtis's stepdaughter's safe.
Okay. [SIGHS]
Well, let me do some digging on my end.
[PHONE VIBRATING]
- Keep me posted.
- Will do.
Hello?
MAN: Reenie Greene?
Who's this?
Lowell Parker.
- How'd you get this number?
- Oh, does that really matter?
No, it does not.
What matters is I need this
to happen without the cops.
You need what to happen exactly?
I was really hoping
you weren't gonna waste my time.
[MUFFLED WHIMPERING]
But just so you understand
[GASPING]
Help me! Help me!
Please help me! Please help me!
Jackie? Is that you?
You seem like a smart gal.
You do exactly what I say
and Jackie walks.
[TRUCK DOORS OPEN, CLOSE]
♪
- Hey.
- Hey.
Sure you weren't followed?
Yes, I stuck to the plan.
Now, this is the location of the meet.
Parker said that he wants me
to deliver Kurtis personally.
Then Jackie walks.
- I don't trust it.
- I know,
but the best way to
minimize risk and protect Jackie
is to follow the ransom demands exactly.
I don't want to mess around with this.
It's my life for hers.
And I'm okay with that.
I'm on borrowed time anyway.
If the last thing I do
is save Jackie, then
then at least I've done something good.
I'm not just sending you
in there to get killed.
Hey.
Not gonna let that happen to anybody.
[ENGINE STARTS]
Okay, Reenie's almost at the meet.
Yeah, I know. I'm watching it, too.
But come here. Check this out.
MEL: Oh, my God. That's-that's him.
That's the courier.
Turns out his uniform is fake.
Traced it back to the manufacturer,
followed the local sales.
Nice.
Any connection to Praiter and Rockwell?
I just got the ID,
but at first glance,
I don't see anything.
Same with the Dixie Mafia.
Well, he's got to fit in this somehow.
Can I see his employment history?
Certainly.
You see something?
MEL: Maybe. Uh
I think I got to call Maxine.
Okay.
[SIGHS HEAVILY]
REENIE: We're almost there.
Why are you doing this for me?
I'm not a good man.
Come on.
You took a risk to help
thousands of people in this lawsuit.
You're a better man than you think.
I was Parker's enforcer.
The things I did
I didn't deserve
the second chance I got.
You know
the first time
I ever stepped into a courtroom,
I was actually the defendant.
Yeah, I know. I was 14 years old.
Broke into a local department store
and stole a beautiful Chanel clutch.
It was worth thousands of dollars.
Why?
I don't know.
My sister dared me.
It was just me and her at the time.
We were on our own.
You know, my dad was deployed out.
My mom, she was basically absent.
[SIGHS] It was just something
that we would never be able to afford.
She said no one would notice,
no one would care.
I just wanted to see if she was right.
Anyway, point is, is that
they assigned me this public defender.
I'll never forget her.
She said that, "Life goes two ways.
You're either the painter
or you're the paint."
I made my choice.
So did you.
We choose who we are, you know?
My real name's Eugene.
Guys used to call me
Gene Gene the Dancing Machine.
Gong Show?
Before your time.
You liked to dance?
No, the opposite.
Okay.
I may just stick with Kurtis, then.
[SIGHS]: Oh, right.
♪
You ready?
Here we go.
♪
MAN [OVER RADIO]: Car just pulled up.
Two occupants.
[CHOKING]
- Uh-huh.
- This is about Jackie.
No matter what happens to me,
all I care about is that
she gets out of this.
You watch your back.
Kurtis?
Let's go.
[KNOCK ON WINDOW]
Hands on the wheel.
[GRUNTING]
[PANTING]
♪
[GRUNTS]
[MUFFLED WHIMPERING]
Jackie.
You look like hell, Gene.
Let her go.
This is between us.
I'm here.
Do whatever you want with me.
Ah, I can't let you off that easy.
We had a deal.
My life for hers.
[MUFFLED SHRIEKING]
I didn't have that choice.
I gave you the most important
job, and you screwed it up.
My daughter's dead
because you dropped the ball.
Now you're gonna get to see
what I do to somebody you love.
I'm begging you, Lowell. Please.
[GRUNTING]
[GRUNTING]
[MUFFLED WHIMPERING]
KURTIS: No!
[PANTING]
No, no, no, no!
Still got a lot of fight in you,
huh, old man?
[GRUNTING]
[PANTING]
♪
[GROANING, WHEEZING]
Maybe we need to help nature
along a little bit.
But I want you to see something
before your number's up.
♪
[URGENT SHOUTING]
- [ENGINE REVVING]
- [TIRES SQUEALING]
MAN: Behind the car!
[BODY THUDS]
Hey!
- Come here. You all right?
- Thank you.
- Yeah?
- [HYPERVENTILATING]
KURTIS [WEAKLY]: Jackie.
- JACKIE: Hi. I'm here. I'm okay.
- Jackie.
I'm okay.
- Easy, now. Take it easy.
- Is he gonna be okay?
- Just needs an ambulance.
- Stay with us, Kurtis.
[PHONE DIALING]
- [PANTING]
- [LINE RINGING]
Thanks, Kurtis. We'll see you soon.
- Hey.
- Hey.
That was Kurtis. He is relentless.
He wants to testify as soon as
the hospital discharges him.
Ooh, a man after my own heart.
And here comes the fun part.
I thought we pushed
to next week. What's up?
Oh, everything.
[CHUCKLES]
We can save the high school
games for the courtroom.
Oh, you're not gonna be a part of that.
Mm, shame.
Unless you have
something important to share,
- I'm late to meet my wife.
- Actually, uh, Devin.
Quick question for you.
You were a summer associate at
Danvers and Saperstein, correct?
I was.
Out of their New Orleans office, yes?
Yeah.
And that's the same firm
who represents Lowell Parker
on RICO charges?
- What's this about?
- We're hoping you can tell us.
Nothing?
'Cause that firm employed
the courier who delivered
some pretty interesting
photographs of us
to our offices.
MAXINE: Take your time, Devin.
I keep forgetting you failed the
bar, what was it, five times?
Oh, five times?
I just don't know
what you're talking about.
Oh, but I bet you do.
If you need it spelled out
for you, I can help you out.
It was you who gave up Kurtis.
Ring a bell now?
You recognized him,
served him up to Parker.
For what? Money? An old favor?
I don't know exactly,
but I'm pretty sure this is
the end of your career.
You're speculating.
Oh, I don't speculate.
What do you want?
Justice.
For every single person that
Praiter and Rockwell wronged.
Starting with a favorable settlement
in our inboxes
no later than tomorrow morning.
Why would I do that?
Because we can drop this whole thing
to the bar association right now.
Or we could give you
a few weeks, you know,
let you get your ducks in a row.
- That would be very nice of us.
- Mm-hmm.
Best and only deal.
[SCOFFS]
I'll start drafting it now.
- Mm.
- [CHUCKLES]
REENIE:
It's just harder than it looks.
[GUNSHOTS]
Something like that, okay?
- [SIGHS]
- Nice and relaxed.
[EXHALES]
[REENIE GROANS]
Looks like you're anticipating
the shot a little bit.
I know. I know.
I've took her to the range
a couple of times.
Squeeze not pull.
- It's okay.
- [SIGHS, LAUGHS]
It's all right. It'll come to you.
Take some time.
Look, I appreciate the free lesson.
I just think that maybe
this isn't for me.
The gun?
Yes, the gun.
Why the hell'd you buy it?
I don't know.
Thought I could use
a little bit more control.
Not sure you're gonna get that
from a gun.
You know, I moved
12 times before I even went
to high school.
12 times.
New city, new school, new base.
It was like
everywhere I went, I was a stranger.
Yeah, I kind of know how that is.
It teaches you though
how to rely on yourself, right?
- Yeah?
- [SOFTLY]: Yeah.
I got that from you
the moment I met you.
I could tell.
Well, it could've gone
a very different way.
How's that?
- I was a mess.
- [CHUCKLES]
I was an absolute nightmare for my mom,
and I was expelled from school
multiple times.
It was like the greatest hits
of a troubled teen.
And I ticked every single box.
I was on the wrong side
of the courtroom.
You?
Mm-hmm, yeah.
What made you change?
[SIGHS]
I don't know. I
I think I was acting out 'cause I was
feeling invisible.
I just so badly wanted
someone to care enough
to try and come save me.
But at some point, I realized
that I was gonna have to be
that person for myself.
And from then on, I was.
Then after what happened last year
[SIGHS] I don't know.
It was like
I just reverted into some
scared little girl who had
no control over anything.
And I guess I
just
lost myself.
I think that's the first time
I've ever said that out loud.
You got a lot of people who care
a lot about you, you know that?
You do.
People that would do anything for you.
No matter what.
And you're strong.
Why you're so good at what you do.
You don't break easy.
Thank you.
[REENIE SIGHS]
- How about this target practice here?
- Mm-hmm.
- All right?
- [CHUCKLES]
- [GROANS]
- It'll come to you.
Okay. Well, maybe with some help.
[EXHALES HEAVILY]
COLTER: Okay, so this-this, uh,
wrong side of the courtroom thing,
by the way, are we talking
misdemeanor, felony?
- Oh, wow.
- Who am I hanging out with?
Look at that.
I bail you out of jail a few times,
- you really learn a thing or two, huh?
- [CHUCKLES]
COLTER: Hey! There we go.
- See? All right.
- Better. Better.
W-Way better.
[GUNSHOT]
[REENIE LAUGHING]
Worse.
[LAUGHING]