dramatic music
Just let Panish do his fucking job.
He's our best chance of getting Colin back.
What makes you think that you can trust him?
I don't trust him, and I don't fucking trust you!
Is he mine?
Is Colin my son?
You're just mad because your prize whore
fucked somebody else.
"Sisters Lisa and Janet Beck."
[Sunday] The one on the right, the older one?
Changed her name to Holmes.
It's Janet Holmes.
So Lisa and Janet, they--
They're sisters.
It was my last job!
You sent me out on it.
You gave me the fucking slip on that, Ren, you did.
I gave the slip, but Olga gave you the fucking job.
She was looking into Olga, and you fucking know it.
That's why she died.
I got fucking framed.
Come on, Andy. Andy.
Come on, Andy, breathe.
I can't keep going like this.
What is that supposed to mean?
That you're choosing him over me.
[Sunday] He's my brother. If you can't take it,
you can just leave.
We just arrested a guy named Eduard Panish.
Does that name mean anything to you?
No, should it?
Well, he's the one who tried to frame you
for the Shannonhouse murder.
Well, I don't even know who that is.
Why would he do that?
[Sunday] Richard Stratton's lawyer.
We caught him trying to leave town
with $3 million dollars in cash.
I think it might have been for a ransom.
Does the name Lisa Beck mean anything to you?
She killed herself in this house.
And you were there. Julian told me.
[Isabelle] Oh, yeah, Lisa Beck.
Julian's little girlfriend.
Damn, you were right.
He looks just like him.
tense music
These zip ties are a little intense, James.
Even for me.
[chuckles]
Don't worry, kid.
We're gonna get you out of here.
I don't understand why you want the kid anyway.
Sentimental reasons.
We good?
Let's go.
You're gonna be fine.
We're gonna get you home in no time.
Why-why are you here?
I apologize for just showing up like this.
I just wanted you to know that your...
your attorney's been arrested.
- What? - You aware of that?
He was caught fleeing town with $3 million dollars.
And I thought if that money was for Colin,
you're gonna need a new plan.
- I just wanted you to... - [sighs]
Call McGregor.
[exhales]
Oh, God.
I'm sorry, but I just...
I didn't, I didn't know what to do.
- And I want to help. - I know you do.
I'm...
I'm glad you came.
He knows, huh?
[Michelle exhales]
But I don't think he's...
he's fully processed it.
Yeah.
I don't think I've fully processed it either.
[sighs]
This is, uh...
it's fucking complicated, huh?
"Call Me" by Blondie
Color me your color, baby
Color me your car
Color me your color, darling
I know who you are
Come up off your color chart
I know where you're coming from
- Call me - Call me
On the line, call me
Call me any, anytime
- Call me - Call me
I'll arrive, you can call me any
Day or night, call me
Cover me with kisses, baby
Cover me with love
Roll me in designer sheets
I'll never get enough
Emotions come
I don't know why
Cover up love's alibi
- Call me - Call me
My love, call me
Call me any, anytime
- Call me - Call me
I'll arrive, call me
Call me for some overtime
- Call me - Call me
My love, call me
Call me in a sweet design
- Call me - Call me
Call me
For your lover's lover's alibi
Call me
Is that him?
[chuckles softly]
You can look.
Um...
[sniffles]
He's 14 there.
That was his first solo crossing to Catalina.
It was 22 miles, so...
Wow, he did that by himself, huh?
Yeah.
You know, we took a helicopter over that morning
and waited for him on the other side.
It was the longest two hours of my life.
I was just terrified.
But... he wasn't scared.
You know, he was born to be on the water.
[phone buzzing]
Sorry.
Uh, excuse me for just...
just one second.
[phone beeps]
[line rings]
[Isabelle] I have Colin.
Don't fuck with me, Isabelle.
I'm not fucking with you. I'm helping you.
Just tell me where I can meet you.
On one condition: you keep my name out of it.
I know how chummy you are with the cops.
And that's a deal-breaker for me.
Promise me, Julian.
I need your word.
I promise. Just tell me.
Great.
We'll meet you at the house.
Come alone.
[phone beeps]
I got to go.
Now?
There's something I need to take care of.
Did you get McGregor?
No.
You've been a busy man, Mr. Panish.
You want to start with framing an innocent man
for the Shannonhouse murder?
Or trying to leave town
with three million in a duffel bag?
You shy?
Little quiet? You don't want to talk yet?
Don't worry, honey, I'll go first, okay?
We got you for witness tampering.
We got you for kidnapping.
And for... what was that other one?
Oh, yeah, murder.
I think you're a little overzealous.
Is that so?
Your circumstantial evidence
couldn't convict me of a traffic ticket.
Well, Mr. Panish,
I am willing to give it a shot.
I didn't kill that woman.
But I know who did.
I'm listening.
The same man who's holding Colin Stratton
for ransom in a motel across town.
His name is James McGregor.
He was hired to find the boy, but in his pursuit
he accidentally killed Shannonhouse.
Now he's demanding ransom
for Colin's return.
Hence the bags you found in my vehicle.
The bags with $3 million dollars in them?
That you were using to get out of town?
Was that the same bags you're talking about?
I want the address of the motel.
And I want his home address.
Now.
[tires screeching]
[Sunday] Up, up, up.
Go, go, go.
Fuck.
This place is pretty spick-and-span
for something that looks like you need
a tetanus shot to get in.
- It's clear. - Yeah, thank you.
[sniffs] You smell that?
- [sniffs] - Smell what?
[indistinct radio transmission]
Bleach.
Did you clean that room yet?
No? You okay?
Hey, can we dust for prints?
Maybe we get lucky.
And call Lopez, tell him I'm on my way to McGregor's house.
intriguing music
Come in.
You want something to drink?
Julian should be here soon.
You could wait out by the pool.
Beautiful day today.
How do you know him?
[sighs]
We grew up together.
Right here.
[chuckles softly]
You remind me a lot of him.
Ca... can I, can I use the bathroom?
Sure.
Down there to the left.
[breathing deeply]
[door opens]
- Hey. - Hey.
Where is he?
He's in the bathroom.
He'll be out in a minute.
- He's in the bathroom? - Mm-hmm.
What's going on, Isabelle?
What do you mean, what's going on?
I got your son back is what's going on.
You got my son...
What did you do here?
Hey, I got him back for you.
I'm not your fucking enemy, I'm your ally, Julian.
Why can't you just stay out of my life? Why...?
Colin, this is Julian.
Hey.
You okay?
Yeah.
You know, your...
parents are looking for you.
Is it, is it okay if maybe I-I, I take you home?
Let's go.
Come on.
somber music
It's that one.
[opens phone]
[phone beeping]
- [line rings] - Oh, wait, wait, plea...
Please don't do that.
[phone beeps]
I can't, I can't go home.
- Okay. - I can't see him.
Not yet.
Maybe I just call your mom?
Just to let her know you're all right. Is...?
- Would that be okay? - Okay.
Just take a seat.
[opens phone]
[phone beeps]
[line rings]
[phone buzzes]
John, where are you?
- I got him. - What?
[gasps]
How?
No, no, just-just put him on, please.
- I want to hear... - He just, he needed a second.
He just does.
Okay, okay.
Okay, um...
uh...
the beach house.
The beach house, just...
take him there.
- He knows the way. - Okay.
[indistinct radio transmission]
- How you doing? - Detective.
- Thank you. - Mm-hmm.
[exhales]
- Oh, look, the gang's all here. - Officer.
- Hey, Lopez. - [Lopez] Sunday.
Look it, that asshole has a better stereo than I do.
Looks like being a douchebag pays off.
[Lopez laughs]
You know... [exhales]
I find sociopaths
are a lot neater than psychopaths.
Why, what's the difference?
Well, sociopaths tend to dress better,
and they don't really eat people.
What do you got?
Look at that. ...38, .45 and a hunting knife.
Is there another box with a rope,
a lead pipe and a candlestick?
Bag 'em up.
Send the guns over to ballistics.
That was a good joke, you know?
Pulling back Clue from the '70s. Look at this fucking guy.
He's got better art and stuff than I have.
Think we'll ever have a house this nice?
I'm working on it.
You keep working... Holy shit.
What? What do you got?
Well, the only reason I remember is because
he had this really weird
tattoo on his hand.
And like I said, it didn't match the suit.
You see that tattoo?
Yeah.
That guy was involved in a murder 16 years ago.
Holy shit.
[seagulls squawking]
- Where is he? - He's on the beach.
He's pretty shaken up.
[phone ringing, buzzing]
[exhales]
Colin? Colin.
[crying] Oh, Colin.
Colin, are you okay? Are you hurt?
She's dead.
- I know. - Elizabeth is dead.
I know, I know, honey, I know.
- I'm so sorry. - Panish killed her.
What?
I saw him at the motel.
Panish killed her.
There has to be some explanation for this...
Dad!
Panish does what Dad tells him to do.
- No, no, no, listen to me. - Yes!
Your father would never have done anything
- to hurt Elizabeth, honey, no. - Mom, I'm not...
No. You can't believe that.
I...
Do you trust me?
I would never do anything to hurt you.
I love you with my whole entire heart, honey.
And you just have to believe me.
Your father would never have committed this horrible crime.
Mom?
I'm not going back there.
I can't, I can't do it.
He okay?
He's not.
He's not himself, he's not right.
I should call Richard.
Give you some space. Yeah, I'll take off?
I don't, I don't want you to go.
It's me.
Wh-Where are you? I didn't even hear you leave.
I'm with Colin.
Wait, what?
How did you find him?
It-it doesn't matter.
Um, I wanted you to know that we're...
we're together and he's safe.
Okay, you can tell me
all about it when you get back home.
We're not, we're not gonna come home right away.
Why?
Colin needs a little bit of time.
You just have to trust me on this.
Okay. Okay, okay, I... okay.
Michelle, please just
tell him I love him.
"Thrill" by Future Islands
I will.
[seabirds screeching]
Blue water
Black Bible
Old river
Is it okay if I sit?
Go for it.
I know you lost somebody, right?
You loved her?
Yeah?
I can't stop seeing her.
Every time I close my eyes, she's just lying there.
Her neck's all twisted.
I just want it to stop.
Well, it's not gonna.
Just 'cause you want it to.
So what do I do?
You need to feel it.
Just feel it.
Just stop running away from it.
Maybe it fades.
Keep rising
Sounds really hard.
It is.
Keep rising
It is.
Oh, Tar River
[sighs]
Hey.
How's he doing?
I think, I think he's a little...
a little better.
Just had a shower.
That's good.
How did you find him?
Hi.
Hey.
Um...
You ready to go home?
Yeah. [clears throat]
Let me, uh, let me grab my stuff.
Um...
Hey, Julian, uh...
Thank you.
Yeah.
You, uh...
you guys take care of each other, okay?
When everything settles, I'll-I'll come find you.
Okay.
[door opens, closes]
[crickets chirping]
dramatic music
[Clyborne] Good news.
The Stratton kid's back.
He's coming in with his family to make a statement.
What about McGregor?
No, he's still in the wind.
Or in the dirt.
Either way... [clears throat] we'll find him.
It's kind of early, no?
Well, it's never too early for a celebration.
The .38 special you found in McGregor's house
was used to kill Olga Desnain.
No fucking way.
Apparently, before McGregor was
doing dirty work for Panish, he worked for Olga.
Where's the motive?
You said she had dementia.
Maybe McGregor was nervous
that she'd start spilling secrets so, uh...
he tied up loose ends.
It's kind of weak, I think.
[Clyborne sighs]
Come on, Sunday.
Take the win.
Do something for yourself, huh?
Book a spa day.
You earned it.
[Sunday laughs]
Spa day, my ass.
Colin?
You can't think I wanted this to happen to her, do you?
Well, hurting her also hurt me.
Maybe that's what you wanted.
Why would I ever want to hurt you?
Uh, because you found out you weren't my real father?
You listen to me.
You will always be my son.
No matter what.
I have loved you since the day you were born.
And I will keep on loving you until the day I die.
You have to know that, Colin.
[sniffling]
[moans]
[sobbing]
I'm sorry.
No.
- [crying] - No.
Hey.
No.
I'm sorry.
I let us get to this place.
I'm the one who didn't listen.
But that stops now.
I will make sure that Panish pays for what he's done.
We will.
We will make sure.
I think, uh...
[sniffles]
[exhales]
Oh, I got to go lay down.
He helped.
Didn't he, bring him back home?
Julian.
It should've been me.
I should have been there.
[chuckles softly]
I should have been the one.
So be the one now.
Yeah.
dramatic music
- - [dialogue inaudible]
[knocking]
- Hey. - Hi.
Hey, you okay?
- Yeah, are you? - [both laugh]
- Come on in. Yeah, I'm good. - [clears throat]
How's, um...
how's Colin?
Colin's doing a lot better.
- Yeah? - He's, um...
Yeah, he's talking to someone.
- That's good. - A therapist.
So...
Can I get you a, uh...
a drink or what can I get you?
- Oh, no, I'm okay. - You sure?
Yeah. How are you?
[exhales] I'm...
you know...
I'm okay.
That beach house?
- I just... - What?
I could never let it go.
Let's go in.
- Yeah? - Yeah, it'll be fun.
Wow.
- Oh, wow. - What?
There's a lot of people in there.
Okay, hey.
Watch this.
[deep voice] Watch this.
Hello. Welcome.
- Hi. - Can you sign in for me, please?
I'm Julian Kaye from the Seabreeze Group.
- And you are? Hi, Sara. - Sara, Deluxe Realty. Hi.
Good, good. Hey, listen, I'm, um...
We're a, we're a small boutique company.
We're based out of San Francisco.
We have extraordinarily exclusive clientele.
It's all cash offers.
That's all we deal with.
I have somebody very special with me today.
Um, we drove by, she said she had a gut feeling.
And I will tell you, the last time she had a gut feeling,
it was a very big feeling.
So, um, I'm just wondering, is there any way
you think we can sort of clear things out just a little bit?
Maybe get the lookie-loos to kind of scram.
I want her to have a sense of the place.
Really feel the space, let her feel like it's hers
for a little bit. You think we could do that?
And you said "all cash offer"?
Well, that's exactly what I said, Sara.
- Give me one second. - Okay.
Excuse me, guys, I'm so sorry. I have a private showing.
Come here.
What if the kids come in?
Uh-oh.
romantic music
[both breathing heavily]
[moans]
You're missing the view.
I'm not.
So, what do you think?
I think about what?
- Could you live here? - [chuckles]
I could live anywhere with you.
[sighs]
How are we gonna do this, Bell?
Together.
[busy chatter]
Permiso.
[Julian clears throat]
All right then, Lou.
Got something for me?
Here you go.
- Appreciate you. - No doubt.
Damn, you just gonna make me work around you, huh?
Yep.
Take up that whole goddamn aisle, bruh.
Yep, mm-hmm.
[Sunday] Well, you're a tough guy to get ahold of
all of a sudden.
I mean, do you listen to your messages?
- [chuckles] - Do you read your texts?
I mean, you could've called me back.
- I'm sorry. - Yeah.
Did you know Colin's home?
- I did. - Yeah.
You know, I didn't come here to bust your balls.
[laughs] Is that right?
- That's right. - What'd you come here for?
I came here to tell you that we found Olga's murderer.
Yeah.
- Who? - The guy called McGregor.
He worked for Stratton, he worked for Olga.
He worked for everyone but the fucking Easter Bunny.
You know? I mean, Olga had a lot of enemies before she died.
Yeah.
Hey. [chuckles]
Guess we're done, huh?
Thank you.
Maybe we're done.
[sighs] What do you, uh...
what do you mean, Detective?
You know, I'm really good at my job, Julian.
And... this stuff
with you...
I wanted to figure it all out for you, but...
[laughs] You wanted to do it for me, huh?
Well, maybe for me, too.
Yeah.
You know, I feel like I was set up, as well.
I gave a lot for this job, you know?
Relationships that just...
fell through my fingers.
All because it couldn't match that feeling
when I closed a case.
Well, here we are at the end,
and I don't have that feeling.
Yeah, there's motive.
But...
the way you were in the middle of everything?
That doesn't sound like business.
That sounds personal.
- What do you think about that? - [scoffs]
What do I think?
I... I think I'm done.
[chuckles] Detective.
Think it's time for me to move on.
I get that.
Do you?
You know, Detective, that "moving on"?
Not so bad.
I'll see you.
Hey!
[Stratton] Look who's home.
What are you doing?
- What's happening here? - I knew she'd love it.
- Hey, Mom, how's it going? - [Stratton] Big hug.
- Is my car next? - [Colin] Oh, yeah.
How much do I have to pay?
- Huh? - How's it going?
- Oh, no, no, no. No, no... - No? What's wrong?
- No. - You don't want to hug me?
- No, no, no! No! - You don't want to hug your son?
- Give me a hug. - No! [laughing]
Aah! [laughs]
[both laughing]
No! I'm soaking wet.
[children shouting in distance]
somber music
[seabirds screeching]
- [chuckles] - Hey.
Um...
Is this the spot?
Here we are.
- [laughs] - Is it...?
- Yeah. - Right there.
No Rufus though.
- I know. - Yeah.
Sweet old Rufus.
He was a good boy.
Yeah.
That was supposed to be...
the beginning of the rest of our lives.
And it all went sideways.
[both laugh]
I admit it though.
Not sure if timing was every really our, uh...
our forte.
[both laugh]
I...
dramatic music
Something...
Something's changed.
Colin and...
Richard.
They're just...
You know, they're finding a way back to each other.
And...
I'm worried that if I leave...
if I leave now...
Colin will leave, too.
And I can't... I can't do that to either of them.
I mean, he raised him.
He was there for him...
before he knew about you.
And after.
I never, uh...
I never wanted to be a bad thing in your life.
I don't, I don't want to...
I don't want to get in the way of you and your family.
I would never want that.
I know. I know.
What about you, Bell?
You gonna be okay?
You know, like you said,
I guess timing never really was our thing.
[seabirds screeching]
[sultry music playing faintly]
[sighs]
Why do you hate me?
I don't hate you, Isabelle.
- You don't hate me? - No.
[whispering] "Get the fuck out of my life, Isabelle."
Now you can't drink with me, and you can't even look at me.
Look at me. Look at me.
I'm sorry.
Sorry for what?
For that night you got out.
But fuck, we grew up together.
You don't want to be friends?
Hmm?
- Stop. - You don't want?
[chuckles]
[laughs]
- Please? - Look, I'm...
I'm just trying to...
trying to do something here.
Isabelle, I just...
I can't be a part of your world.
Not anymore.
suspenseful music
Yeah.
Look, I, uh...
I got to get back to work.
To work, yeah. [laughs]
I've seen you in that restaurant.
You know, with your little hairnet,
taking out the trash.
You think one day you'll make it to busboy?
[chuckles]
Been trying to call you all day.
- [scoffs] - Iz?
You okay?
He's gone.
He's not coming back.
I know.
Why is he pushing me away?
He thinks we set him up.
Janet Holmes.
That's why he's been, uh, icing us out.
- He told you that? - Yeah.
And what did you say?
Come on, girl.
I told him that I'd never hurt him,
neither would you.
- No matter what. - Hmm.
But, Iz, I got to know.
Did we?
Did you have something to do with it, Izzy?
- suspenseful music - Look, okay.
The past is the past, all right?
You're my sister.
I will defend you until my dying day, okay?
But, look, if something did go down back then...
...I've got to know the whole truth.
[Young Isabelle] I'm Isabelle.
I'm Olga's niece. She's the queen,
which makes me a princess.
And do you know what that means?
No.
It means that one day you're going to belong to me.
Isabelle, you ripped out my heart!
[both laugh]
[mouthing]
Come on. It's not...
It's not goodbye. I'm gonna be around.
I hope she loves you as much as I do.
All I did...
was love him.
I know.
"Kiss the Sky" by Shawn Lee's Ping Pong Orchestra
[camera shutter clicking]
I hold my head up just enough
To see the sky
And when we go, we won't go slow
We'll put up such a fight
When they fade into the dust and into ash
But all the children know
For sure this pain will surely pass
Strong and wise
And you are love
And when the tide it comes
You will float above-bove
And you will be one day
Exactly what you are
Just keep your head held high
Kiss your fist and touch the sky
Too late to keep the world from dying
It's not too late
To spread the love you have
One day...
- Could you live here? - [laughs]
I could live anywhere with you.
I know that we'll be there, little girl
The sound we hear it is our hearts
They are in time, in time
They're marching clear and swift
The beat forever...
[Isabelle] Do you think one day you'll make it to busboy?
It gives us hope, it gives us strength
You know, to carry on
Keep fighting till the end
And past the end you will be strong...
[Isabelle] You make women feel like
they are the eighth fucking wonder of the world.
[Lorenzo] He can do shit that nobody else can do.
To spread the love you share
You're the gigolo.
One day, ooh, ooh, ooh
We'll all be there
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Yes, we will
[engine revving]
Oh
Missy.
- Julian. - Hi.
You're a sight for sore eyes.
[both chuckle]