Hudson and Rex (2019) s08e02 Episode Script

[INTRIGUING MUSIC]
Thank you.
Good morning.
MAN: Megan.
Megan.
Look, can we talk about this?
There's nothing to talk about, Jamie.
How many times do I have to tell you?
- I didn't do it! You know me!
- Don't, no
Don't raise your voice to me.
I'm sorry. I didn't mean
it to come out like that.
- Okay?
- Stay away from me.
This isn't over.
More papers for me to sign?
- Never ends.
- Yeah.
Are you all right?
Yeah, I'm fine. It's just a headache.
Listen, this can wait.
Go home, get some rest.
- No, I'm fine. Really.
- No, you're not.
All this business, this stress,
I mean, it just eats you up.
Just take the rest of the day off.
Maybe you're right.
Have you heard anything about the money?
We're going to the police.
I sent Jamie home.
He's under investigation.
I feel terrible about this.
Never feel bad about
doing the right thing.
And remember, Jamie
brought this on himself.
Go home.
Thank you, Todd.
[BIRDS CHIRPING]
[FOOTSTEPS APPROACHING]
Can I see what you're drawing, Brian?
I recognize that carriage house.
You've remembered every detail.
It's beautiful.
Thanks.
Let's take a walk to the
community centre after lunch.
Hmm?
You can bring your
drawing and show everyone.
Okay.
Oh! Hold up, I forgot my phone.
Um, where did I put it?
Just hang on. Wait right there, Brian.
[OMINOUS MUSIC]
[MEGAN SCREAMS, MUFFLED]
[MEGAN SCREAMS, MUFFLED]
[VAN DOOR SLAMS]
[MEGAN SCREAMS, MUFFLED]
[TIRES SCREECHING]
Brian?
Brian!
Brian!!
[DRAMATIC PERCUSSION]
[UPBEAT THEME MUSIC]
[POLICE SIRENS WAIL]
DONOVAN: Mark. Rex.
Glad you two got here quickly.
- What have we got?
- Well, it's two-fold.
Emma Jansen reported her 12-year-old
autistic son, Brian, missing.
Vanished from the neighbourhood.
Yeah, take a look at this.
This was recorded from the
law offices own security cam.
See Brian and his mother
here on the street.
Then the mother ducks in for a second.
Brian waits on the sidewalk
when a woman crosses the street
- and walks past the van.
- [REX SNIFFS]
And watch this.
Snatch job.
- Do we know who the victim is?
- Megan Schaffer,
according to the ID found
in the purse she dropped.
She's a lawyer right
here at Wilkins Law.
And the abductor?
- No idea.
- JESSE: The van's plates
were stolen off of a car
in Flatrock three days ago.
I put a BOLO out on similar vans
but they're super common.
- Show Mark the rest.
- Yeah.
Okay. So here,
here's Brian running away.
- Traumatised.
- Yeah, no doubt.
Okay, so we can't see
the face of the abductor
but the boy may have.
[REX SNIFFING]
Okay, call me when you get back.
We need to move on this.
- Find the boy fast.
- Right.
That boy can save Megan's life.
Yeah, look, we have dozens
of uniformed officers
- scouring the neighbourhood
- [REX BARKS]
but so far, nothing.
[REX SNIFFS]
[REX BARKS]
What is it, Rex?
What have you got there?
[REX WHINES]
A pencil crayon.
Brian's an accomplished artist.
Yeah.
His mother found the picture
he dropped. It's inside.
Here you go.
Well, Sarah's in there now.
Okay. Well, Rex and I will check in
before we begin the search.
- [PHONE CHIMES]
- Okay.
Good.
Megan's parents just
received a ransom demand.
- I'm going to go talk to them.
- Okay.
Hey. Okay, what do you have?
[SOFT MUSIC]
EMMA: I never leave Brian alone.
Never.
When Brian was young, we
noticed something was different.
Eventually, we got the
diagnosis of autism.
And a couple years later, my
husband died in a car crash.
It was just Brian and I.
That must have been very difficult.
Yeah, it was devastating
but we kept going.
And eventually, Brian did speak?
No, it was never about speaking.
It was about him finding
his own way of communicating.
One day,
his grandmother bought him
some coloured pencils.
And he just started making
these amazing drawings.
And everything changed.
No, they are amazing.
Incredible detail.
Yeah, he does it all from memory.
So drawing became his
way to communicate?
He rarely speaks. Just a word or two,
every once in a while.
This is his latest.
[MYSTERIOUS MUSIC]
It's from this morning, and
as soon as I saw it on the sidewalk,
I knew something was wrong.
We're going to find him.
We've got officers
combing the neighbourhood.
MARK: Emma. There
is a chance that your son
saw something that could help us
find the young woman
who's been abducted.
He must be so scared.
Do you have any idea where
Brian might have gone?
EMMA: No.
But I wish I did.
He has a range of responses
when he gets upset.
He can be really disoriented
and fight back if he feels threatened.
Can Rex and I take the drawing?
- His scent will help us track him.
- Of course.
Thank you.
Okay.
Rex. Come on.
[FOOTSTEPS LEAVING]
[DOOR OPENS]
[INDISTINCT CHATTER]
[INDISTINCT POLICE RADIO]
[REX SNIFFS]
DONOVAN: We have your daughter.
Wait at home. Instructions to come.
Follow precisely, or
there will be consequences.
FIONA: Who would do this?
Megan's never hurt anyone.
DONOVAN: Well evidently, it's someone
who's trying to extort money from you.
You have a chain of
successful produce stores.
But it could also be other motivations.
Such as?
Someone who's trying to
hurt you by taking Megan.
[FIONA SCOFFS]
FIONA: No one. No
one dislikes us that much.
Are you sure?
Possibly someone who's
upset with your business?
Well, we've had a few unhappy customers.
An angry supplier or two, but,
nothing serious.
Still, we'll need a list of names.
Of course.
It could also be someone
with a grudge against Megan.
Someone associated
with one of her cases, perhaps.
- It's Jamie.
- I'm sorry. Who's
Who's Jamie?
[RICHARD SIGHS] Jamie Bregdan.
He works at the same firm.
He and Megan were
living together till recently
but she moved back home
a couple of weeks ago.
She texted that she was leaving
early from work today.
Walking, because
she had some thinking to do.
And what happened with this Jamie?
[FIONA SIGHS] She, uh
She wouldn't tell us.
She's an extremely private person.
We've always respected that.
How did Jamie take the break-up?
FIONA: It's like Richard says.
Megan keeps these things to herself.
But who takes getting dumped well?
FIONA: To be honest,
I've always thought there
was something off about Jamie.
[MYSTERIOUS MUSIC]
[REX WHINES]
This dog.
[REX WHINES]
- Brian!
- [BRIAN WHIMPERS]
Hey!
No, it's okay. I'm with the police.
Your mom sent us to find you.
[BRIAN WHIMPERS]
Brian, everything's all
right. Just just calm down.
No, no. Rex, easy.
[BRIAN'S CRIES SOFTEN]
[BRIAN STOPS CRYING]
Nice work, partner.
[REX GRUNTS]
DONOVAN: And Brian still
isn't communicating?
No, nothing.
I was trying to help by getting
Brian to draw what he saw, but uh
he's been through a lot.
Any idea how long he'll be like this?
He's our only eyewitness.
Uh, no. No, his mother says he'll
come out of it when he's ready.
DONOVAN: Okay, until then,
we focus on the abduction.
Megan's parents said that
she broke up with a boyfriend
from the same outfit.
The mother wasn't too fond of him.
You know what, Mark?
- Meet me at her firm.
- Will do.
- Anything?
- No.
And I know Brian would want to
help try and find Megan, but
right now he can't.
I understand you're both
doing everything you can.
Rex and I need to rejoin
the search for Megan.
Yeah, of course. That poor woman.
If something changes
with Brian, will you ?
I will let you know immediately.
- Thank you.
- Yeah.
- Rex.
- [REX GRUNTS]
[SOFT MUSIC]
- Rex?
- [REX GRUNTS]
- [MARK CLICKS TONGUE]
- [REX GRUNTS]
Thank you.
[INTRIGUING MUSIC]
MARK: Thanks for speaking with us, Todd.
What can you tell us
about Jamie and Megan?
They came to me about a year ago
to ask about inter-office relationships.
Now, they weren't
breaching any HR policies,
so the firm gave them the okay.
They seemed like a nice, happy couple.
Megan's parents told me
that they broke up recently.
They had, just a couple of weeks ago.
Any idea why?
This is rather sensitive.
I think that they were
already having problems
and Megan came to me with
a complaint she received
from one of our developer clients.
What sort of complaint?
They noticed irregularities
in several of their escrow accounts.
And Jamie, was the point person here.
The long and short of it is,
funds that should be
in the account aren't.
We were actually just about to
come to the SJPD for assistance.
And you think that Jamie took the money?
We can't be totally
sure, but it seems likely.
- Did you confront him?
- Yes.
As a matter of fact, he
was suspended this morning.
[SIREN WAILING]
[ELEVATOR PINGS]
DONOVAN: The uniforms have checked.
There's no sign of
Jamie at his apartment.
So Jamie is suspended.
He's angry at Megan.
Plus, he needs the ransom
money to replace what he stole.
He knows the route that
she would take home.
So he waits out front, and
when she passes, he grabs her.
But what I don't get is how he
thought he'd get away with it.
I mean, he must have known that
we'd be on to him right away.
Well, maybe he wasn't thinking straight.
The most important thing
is that if it is Jamie,
we find out where he is.
And what he's done with Megan.
[MEGAN BREATHES SOFTLY]
[DRAMATIC PERCUSSION]
[MEGAN GASPS]
Why are you doing this?
Just let me go!
DONOVAN: Okay. What
have you got on Jamie Bregdan?
32 years old.
Graduate of University of
Toronto and Osgoode Hall.
Called to the bar four years ago.
Moved here when he was offered
the position at Wilkins.
Has he gotten in any trouble before?
Fender bender, traffic
tickets. That's it.
No luck tracking him down, I take it.
We've got a BOLO out on him.
DONOVAN: Does he own any other property?
Any place that he
might have taken Megan?
None that I can find.
And we've been interviewing
his friends, colleagues,
but no luck there either.
Is there anything else?
JESSE: Well, I tracked
Jamie's cell phone.
It went dark just after 10 am.
What about the vehicle?
Owns an SUV. Van's not his.
Okay, check stolen
vehicles, rental companies,
any place where he could
have gotten that van.
Yeah, I'm already on it
and I've been tracking Jamie and
Megan's bank card transactions.
But so far, nothing.
What about the text from the kidnapper?
JESSE: It was sent via
an anonymous texting site.
He also used a VoIP burner app,
and, I suspect, a burner phone.
It's going to take a while to ID him.
Okay, keep working on it.
And dig deeper into
- the missing money from the law firm.
- [PHONE CHIMES]
- There may be something there.
- You betcha.
Sarah has forensic results.
Let's go!
- Oh!
- Hey, I was just coming to see you.
Yeah, me too.
Other than the victim's
briefcase and purse, the only
meaningful evidence we recovered
are a few strands of brown hair
that we think belong to the abductor.
Jamie has brown hair.
So do tens of thousands
of other islanders.
So, nothing directly
linking him to the abduction?
No. Any word from the kidnapper?
Uh, not yet but it's coming soon.
I think our best bet
is Brian providing us
with a description of the abductor.
Because then we can
either eliminate Jamie
as a person of interest,
or we make him our prime suspect.
Agreed, but how do we get
him communicating again?
Autistic children often
react positively to animals.
Especially dogs.
And Rex did calm Brian
when we found him.
Maybe he can help him again.
You think you can do that?
- Oh, yeah.
- [MARK CHUCKLES]
[SOFT MUSIC]
EMMA: We've never had a pet.
Just, being a single mom,
it never seemed like
It seemed like too much.
But Brian seemed to connect with Rex.
MARK: I mean, I saw it firsthand.
Rex calmed your son
when he was overwhelmed.
And he still is overwhelmed.
Brian's been through a
really traumatic experience.
It would be for any kid.
He just
He needs time to process and calm down.
Okay, but the truth is, we
might not have that much time.
Time to find Megan alive, and if
Rex can help Brian process faster,
and find that calm
I have an autistic cousin, Emma.
We grew up together. So,
I have a little understanding of
how hard this must be for you.
But I think you know that Brian
would want to help if he could.
- He's a good kid.
- And sensitive.
Artistic.
I think growing up, he'll want to
know that he did everything he could.
And Rex can help him get there.
[EMMA SIGHS] You really
think he can help Brian?
Because he sure could
use a friend right now.
[REX WHINES]
I laid your pencils out for you.
You sit here?
Hmm.
Thank you for doing this.
We know it's hard.
Yeah, even if it works,
it's going to take time.
SARAH: Of course.
MARK: All right.
Rex, you stay here with Sarah.
Help Brian. Just, uh
do what you can, okay?
Go on.
He's giving him space.
- He seems to know what he's doing.
- [PHONE CHIMES]
Ransom demand just landed. I have to go.
Um, keep me updated.
He wants two million dollars
in unmarked and untraceable bills.
And the money is not to be
tampered with in any way
or he says that
something terrible will happen.
There will be more instructions coming.
Mom, Dad, I love !
Delivered via the same anonymous
texting method as last time.
- Still no luck tracing it?
- JESSE: None.
And nothing on Jamie's
whereabouts either.
Any success figuring
out what's happening
with those accounts at the law firm?
Some, but it's complicated.
I've actually asked forensic accounting
to assist with this one.
So, the long and short of it is, is that
there is some serious
cash sitting in an account
- that it shouldn't be in.
- So where did it go?
Well, if Jamie stole it,
it's really well hidden.
Well, maybe he spent it already.
Have you looked into gambling debts?
Stock market losses, drug use even?
I didn't see anything like that.
The thing is, is that he's still
carrying $100,000 in student debt.
Keep digging, Jesse.
Come with me.
[SIREN WAILS]
[DRAMATIC MUSIC]
I called in some favours
to cover the ransom.
So what happens next?
Well, the kidnappers
will reach out again
with specifics about the delivery.
And once we have those details,
we'll formulate a plan.
What happens if the
kidnappers get on to you?
How do we know they won't hurt Megan?
We'll be ready for
anything, Mrs. Schaffer.
In the meantime, we do
have a few more questions.
Of course.
Did Megan mention any problems at work?
Perhaps money-related?
Nothing like that.
Did she mention anything
about Jamie's personal life?
Family, friends?
Or perhaps she mentioned a place
that Jamie might have taken her.
Jamie's from Saskatchewan.
His whole family is back there.
He moved to St. John's
when the firm hired him.
Yeah, we never heard
about any of his friends.
[PHONE CHIMES]
Excuse me. I have to take this.
Jesse.
Tell me you found Jamie.
No, but a rental company
reported that one of its vans
was overdue to be returned.
Let me guess.
It's the same model
used by the kidnappers.
Exactly.
And here's the thing,
that van has a GPS in it.
[REX GRUNTS]
What's he doing?
SARAH: He thinks Brian is ready to draw.
[REX WHINES]
Can you help?
Hey!
Rex is pretty amazing, huh, Brian?
This is his friend, Sarah.
And she she'd like to talk to you.
Hey, Brian.
So, um,
Rex needs your help
finding the woman who you
saw being taken on the street.
Her name is Megan.
And she's in danger.
Did you see the man who took her?
Do you think you can draw him for us?
I know you've been through a lot.
And what happened would
upset and disorient anyone.
You know what?
Rex here can help you if you want.
Right, Rex?
[REX GRUNTS]
MARK: Jesse, any progress in
getting the overdue van's location?
JESSE: Oh, you know what?
I'm all jammed up
waiting for judicial authorisation
on a trace for the GPS.
- It's a kidnapping.
- Yeah, but they're just
- They're covering their bases, you know?
- [TABLET PINGS]
Oh, wait, okay, here we go.
Wait a minute.
Authorisation just came in.
I got the search
loaded. Give me a second.
Well, good news. I got a ping,
which means he didn't jam up the GPS.
It's zeroing in on an area of Paradise.
That's a big area.
Well, it's triangulating.
Give it a second.
Waiting for it to resolve.
Okay, it's a parking lot
outside of a commercial
laundry on Drovers Road.
He's keeping her in a laundromat?
Well, the internet tells me
things. I tell you things.
Okay, just text me the address.
Have some uniforms meet me there.
You know what, Mark? I just
hope he didn't dump the van there
and take her elsewhere.
[DRAMATIC PERCUSSION]
Let's do this.
EMMA: I think he's finished.
Can I look at your picture, Brian?
Oh, it is almost like a photograph.
[DRAMATIC PERCUSSION]
[PHONE RINGING]
- Sarah.
- Mark, hi.
Brian just gave us a
drawing of the kidnapper.
The man we're looking
for isn't Jamie Bregdan.
I know.
I'm looking at Jamie Bregdan.
He's dead.
[DRAMATIC PERCUSSION]
SARAH: Preliminary results
from Jamie's autopsy
indicate cause of death was
a single stab wound to the heart.
So, either the killer
was very lucky, or
They knew what they were doing.
Yeah also, there was nowhere
near enough blood in the van
for it to have been the murder scene.
Meaning Jamie was killed
elsewhere and transported there.
So what do we think is going on here?
Brian's drawing makes it clear
that it wasn't Jamie who
snatched Megan off the street.
Right, but he still could
have been involved, right?
He could have had a partner
who wanted all of the
ransom money to himself.
Yeah, and once they had Megan,
the partner would have realized
- they didn't need Jamie anymore.
- Right.
That's my thinking, too.
Jesse!
Did you get in touch with
that van rental agency?
JESSE: Yeah. The van was rented
using a fake ID and a credit card.
The problem was,
first of the month, and all the clerks
were swamped with people
renting vans to move, so
Great, so no one remembers
what this guy looks like.
But we do have Brian's
drawing of the suspect.
Maybe we use that like an
artist sketch to put out an APB.
You know what? I might be
able to do you one better.
I'm beta testing some
facial recognition software.
I've been using Brian's
drawing as a test case.
You're thinking it can
work from a drawing?
JESSE: It's worth a shot.
I'd have to upload it
and get permissions, so,
- it would take some time.
- Oh Jesse,
the details of the
ransom drop just came in.
I'm sending you a link.
JESSE: Yeah, okay.
[JESSE TYPES]
The money is to be
placed in a duffel bag.
And don't try marking the ransom.
He'll know.
Dad.
Take the bag to Forest Road
Cemetery at 3:00 sharp.
Drop it on the bench by the exit.
Walk away.
And don't look back.
Forest Road Cemetery is wide open.
It's going to be hard to have
surveillance there and not be spotted.
MARK: There's no way we
let this guy get away.
This might be our only
chance to save Megan.
I have an idea.
The killer said not to
mark the money, but,
what if we did it in a way
that only Rex could detect?
Then Rex can follow the
money after it's delivered.
- Exactly.
- [REX BARKS]
- How would you do that?
- Synthetics.
SARAH: The K-9 unit
uses synthetic scents
to train the dogs.
Pseudo cocaine or explosive powder.
Both are entirely
undetectable by humans.
I could spray the
money with one of them.
- Do it.
- Okay.
[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]
I've got eyes on Megan's father.
He's crossing to the drop zone.
He made the drop.
And now we wait.
Yeah, maybe not for long.
We've got some action here.
I've got a teenager.
He's approaching the bag.
He's looking.
He's picking up the bag.
- He's got it! He's on the run!
- Let's go!
- [DRAMATIC MUSIC]
- DONOVAN: Go, go, go, go, go!
MARK: Stop right there!
[REX BARKING]
[REX GROWLS]
MARK: Easy, easy! Easy.
- Hey kid, just
- [REX BARKS]
Just just set down the duffel bag.
No, no. Don't do anything stupid.
- No, stop!
- [REX BARKS]
No don't don't jump!
[DRAMATIC MUSIC]
[TIRES SCREECHING]
Turn around!
You're under arrest.
You're telling me you have
no idea where Megan is?
I told you, I don't know any Megan!
And I'm just supposed to believe
you had no idea what
was in that duffel bag.
Well, I didn't know
there was money in there!
It wasn't just money.
It was ransom!
And that makes you an accessory
to kidnapping and murder.
You're going to spend the
rest of your life in prison.
But I swear I'm telling the truth!
Then tell me again. How
exactly did you get involved?
I play this online game, Star Quest.
One day, this player
named BregJam showed up
and in the chat, they offered me
a bunch of game credits and skins
- if I did something for them.
- What was the ask?
To go to the cemetery and
watch for a man dropping a bag,
- and then grab it when he's gone.
- Then what?
Run to the railing and
drop it into a truck waiting below.
If I was late, I got nothing.
So who is this BregJam?
- What does he look like?
- I don't know!
I keep telling you this!
You have to believe me!
I would tell you in an instant
if it would help get this person back.
I thought it was just
a prank or something!
Please!
I didn't want to hurt anyone!
- Do we believe the kid?
- I think so.
I mean, it's a smart setup.
Totally anonymous contact when
recruiting him and at the backdrop.
What do we know about this pickup truck?
Well, it turns out it
was stolen from the Goulds
- about a week ago.
- Okay.
Can we use security
cameras to track it down?
I tried, but I lost it leaving downtown.
And what about this BregJam?
Is that like a play on Jamie Bregdan?
Indeed, indeed. I traced it back
to a gaming site based in Cyprus.
The problem is, is that they
used a VPN to mask the IP.
I will get it, but it'll take some time.
Well, time is what we do not have.
The kidnapper has the money.
And he's already killed one person.
Why would he let Megan live?
Yeah, we need to find her now.
- [TABLET PINGS]
- Yeah.
Okay, facial recognition software
just got a match for Brian's drawing.
Tell me we've got a hit.
Actually
looks like we got
33 across the country.
MARK: Well still, that's incredible.
Just from Brian's drawing?
JESSE: I'm just narrowing it down
to search for people on the island.
Okay.
- [COMPUTER BEEPS]
- Okay, that leaves three.
Let's focus on the one with
the long criminal record, shall we?
Agreed.
JESSE: Earl Blackburn, 43 years old.
Did some time for armed
robbery and assault.
He ran a high end chop shop
disassembling stolen cars.
And those are just the highlights.
Do we know where this guy is?
Yeah, he did parole. So
I have a home address.
Huh!
Would you look at that?
Looks like Earl Blackburn
was represented by the law
firm that Megan works for.
[DRAMATIC PERCUSSION]
[DRAMATIC MUSIC]
I'm stunned.
Earl was a model prisoner.
He did all the programs. He
had a great psych assessment.
I really thought that he'd reformed!
Well, we need to find him
as quickly as possible.
He's, uh He's not
at his home address.
Do you have any idea where he might be?
No, no idea. I haven't heard from him
since his parole board meeting.
Did Megan have any interactions with him
when he was represented by the firm?
No.
But you know who did ?
Is Jamie.
MARK: So, let's say Jamie
is running some collapsing scam.
He's in desperate need of cash.
- Megan has turned on him.
- So he cooks up a kidnap scheme.
It's revenge on Megan and
ransom from her parents.
But Jamie decides he can't do it alone.
Turns to Earl Blackburn who he met
while working on his parole case.
Right, only Earl turns
the tables on Jamie.
Yeah. But if this is the plan,
why didn't he give himself an alibi?
What have you got, Sarah?
Uh, more results from Jamie's autopsy.
I can place time of
death at 18 hours ago.
- Not long after Megan was taken.
- No.
What else you got?
Several tiny shards of chromium
were found in the stab wound.
Have a look.
The type you'd expect to find in
something like an industrial plant.
Or maybe a professional chop shop?
I'll have Jesse run down some locations.
Okay.
[PHONE RINGS]
- MARK: Hello.
- Mark, it's me.
I searched every location
that Earl Blackburn
worked at in the past.
And most of the
buildings they had been sold
or leased out to legitimate businesses.
But there is one that remains
vacant and on the market
and it has been for the last six months.
It's at 11 Clyde Avenue in Mount Pearl.
MARK: We're on our way.
- Have a SWAT unit meet us there.
- You got it.
[SHIP HORN BLARING]
[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]
[REX SNIFFING]
There's no signs of activity,
or Blackburn's truck.
Yeah, let Rex and I take a closer look.
Go.
[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]
MARK: That's Blackburn.
He's in there.
Any sign of Megan?
No.
But I can't be sure she's not there.
And he's got a gun.
We need to move inside.
- Take him down fast.
- Copy.
[BLACKBURN GASPS]
BLACKBURN: Ahh!
Aghh!
[BLACKBURN GROANS]
[REX SNIFFS]
It's the vehicle Blackburn
used to retrieve the ransom!
Nothing.
[REX WHINES]
Where is she?
Where is she?
- She'd better be alive.
- [REX BARKS]
Is this really necessary?
Brian's been through so much.
I know, I need him to officially
identify Earl Blackburn
as an eyewitness.
Brian, do you think
you can help the police?
Brian?
I need you to look at someone
and tell me if they're the man you drew.
Can you do that?
[INTRIGUING MUSIC]
[REX BARKS]
[SOFT MUSIC]
Brian.
I want you to try and remember.
Brian, is that the man
who you saw taking the woman
in front of your house?
Yeah?
Oh, Brian. Thank you.
I want you to know how much
we all appreciate what you've done.
I know it wasn't easy.
MARK: We've got an
eyewitness, Blackburn.
We know you took Megan.
So where is she?
DONOVAN: We've got Jamie's
blood on the chop shop floor.
We've got the truck you
picked up the ransom in.
So give yourself up and give us Megan.
You know
all this time, I thought
you were in this with Jamie.
And this is what bothers me.
If Jamie was your partner,
how come he didn't do
anything to cover his tracks?
There's someone else involved.
Isn't there?
Someone who needed cash.
Needed a scapegoat.
Someone at the firm
who would have access to the accounts,
and has the smell of
blood money all over them.
BLACKBURN: Okay, I'll tell you.
TODD: Detective. I've
got a very full slate today.
- How can I be of assistance?
- Well, I wanted to let you know
that we've captured Earl Blackburn.
- Well, thank God!
- Yeah.
And Megan?
Unfortunately, we didn't find her,
which is
which is why I wanted to speak with you.
Yeah. Of course. Come on in.
How can I help?
Well, all along I've had a notion
that there was something
off about this kidnapping.
- How so?
- Well, from the get go,
everything has pointed towards Jamie
but he's a lawyer.
He's a smart guy. He had to
have known we'd be on to him.
Well, it's not as if Jamie
was a seasoned criminal.
Unlike Blackburn.
But then how could Blackburn
know that Megan would leave work early?
Yeah, I don't know.
Unless he was just
waiting, watching for her to go.
Yeah, maybe.
But then there's the money
that was stolen from
the escrow accounts.
[REX WHINES]
There is no sign that Jamie ever had it,
which makes me wonder where it went
or if he even took it.
I'm sorry, I
I don't get what you're implying here.
We checked, Todd.
And there is one other
person at the firm
who has access to those accounts.
[REX SNIFFS]
[REX WHINES]
And that is you.
[REX BARKS]
I suspect that if I open this,
I'm going to find two million dollars.
Tell me where she is, Todd.
I have no idea.
Now you know that's a lie. Tell me.
[REX BARKS]
I believe I have the
right to remain silent.
And you have the right to an attorney
but you also have the right
to be a decent human being.
Talk to Blackburn. He's your abductor.
Blackburn is not going
to crack, and you know it.
So far, you've had him
do all your dirty work
but this time, it is you
who is going to let Megan die.
You really want to do that?
Ask yourself.
She's in an abandoned
machine shop in the Goulds.
[DRAMATIC MUSIC]
[SIREN WAILING]
Megan, it's okay.
We're police officers.
This is my partner, Rex.
- Here you go.
- [REX WHIMPERS]
Everything's going to be okay.
[MEGAN CRIES]
You see, when Megan went to Todd
to talk about the missing funds,
he saw a way out of his troubles.
And he hired Earl
Blackburn to kidnap her
and framed it up to make
it look like Jamie did it.
And then Todd had Blackburn kill Jamie?
DONOVAN: Todd was betting
that the investigation
into those missing funds
would end with Jamie's death.
Then he and Blackburn
would split the ransom.
So they were going to kill me, too.
Jamie told me he had nothing
to do with the missing money.
I know.
If only I'd believed him.
[UPBEAT MUSIC]
- JESSE: Hello!
- Come on in!
SARAH: Hi.
- MARK: How's Brian doing?
- Better.
Yeah.
Oh!
He's out of the shell he went into.
And I think a lot of
that has to do with Rex.
Well, Rex understood Brian
in a way none of us could.
It's good to have a Rex.
It sure is.
[REX SNIFFS]
Would it be okay for
Brian to visit Rex sometimes?
Yeah, sure! I think, uh
I think Rex would probably love that.
BRIAN: Rex.
[REX WHINES]
[CLOSING THEME MUSIC]