All language subtitles for An Aurora Teagarden Mystery 09 - The Disappearing Game (2018).1080p.WEBRip.x265-RARBG.eng

Are you sure
you want to do this?

You know what'll happen
if you get caught.

That answer your question?

Jerk deserves it.

- Cops!

- Hey Lillian.

You know I'm having a
little housewarming party

next Saturday if
you'd like to come.

- Didn't you move into that
house three months ago?

- I did.

But I just wasn't in the
mood for a party then.

- I find parties to
be a frivolous waste

of time better spent.

So thank you but no thank you.

- Hi Roe.

- Hi.

- Wanna take a
look at the outline

for my bloody benders talk
for Real Murders tonight

see if I missed anything?
- Sure.

- I was thinking of bringing
the new photographer

from the paper Stanley to see

if maybe-
- Sally I am fine

since Martin left but
I am in no way ready

to date again-
- Noah whoa whoa.

It's not a set-up.

He's just a true crime
buff like the rest of us.

And he's bringing
his lovely wife.

- Oh.

- You're disappointed.

You might be more
ready than you think.

See you tonight.

- Hi.
- Hi.

- Mother you sure know
how to sell a house.

It seems like you just put the
one next door on the market.

- I just met the buyer.

He's a psychology
professor at the college.

A delight to talk to and I
wanna take you over there

and introduce you.

Come on.

- Oh I can't right now.

Your nephew's on his
way over for dinner.

You can stay and join
us if you'd like.

- Phillip is coming?

Oh I will stay.

I see less of him now
that he's moved here

than I did when he
lived two states over.

- Well someone has to
save him from that college

cafeteria food.

I lure him with spaghetti.

- Spaghetti?

I'll make a salad.

But come on spend
five minutes with me

and we'll go meet
the new neighbor.

He's intelligent
good-looking, single...

- Mother please stop
trying to fix me up.

- But you've been
sitting around this house

with nothing but your books
as company for months.

- What, that's not true.

I have Phillip over at
least once or twice a week

and I have my Real Murders Club-

- And now you have a
handsome new neighbor.

So why don't you cooperate and
let's go over and meet him.

Oh never mind that's Phillip.

Hello.

- Hey Aunt Aida,
where've you been hiding?

- Don't pretend you haven't
been ignoring my calls

young man.

- You mean you actually
talk on the phone?

We do this thing now
it's called texting

you should really try it.

Hey cousin.

- Hey back.

Wanna grab that pot and fill
it with water for the pasta?

- See how she is?

She invites me to dinner
and then she makes me cook.

- Oh, can you grab that?

- Oh sure.

Nick.

I was just talking
to Aurora about you.

Come on in.

I wanna introduce you.

- I'm sorry I can't right now.

I'm knee-deep with the movers.

You dropped your glove.

Oh thank you.

You can't even come in
for a cup of coffee?

Another time but thank you.

- Okay.
- Bye for now.

Oh hi.

Hi.

- That's your new neighbor.

I love having you in town.

I'm so glad you chose
Lawrenceton College as your school.

- Yeah well other schools
didn't have Roe nearby.

Or you.

I remember visiting
you when I was little.

You'd take me with
you to show houses

and I'd get to run around
in these big empty rooms.

Totally my coolest aunt.

- Aw did you hear that mother?

You're cool.

- Oh well I never
aspired to coolness.

- Don't think you can help it.

You might as well
just go with it.

- Why don't you and
I go to a barber?

- Sure.

I'll go short if you do.

- Oh it's your mom.

She probably wants to
know how you're doing.

Hello.

- So what classes are
you taking this semester?

How about psychology?

- You wanna know if
I have any classes

with Professor Miller.

- Well I'm just curious
about my new neighbor.

- Well I don't have any with him

but I hear all
about him from Tammy

my roommate's girlfriend.

"Professor Miller's so awesome.

Professor Miller's the most

amazing teacher I've ever had."

- Mm.

He sounds very impressive.

- It drives Josh crazy.
- Josh Farrell?

Is he still your roommate?

I thought you guys
were having issues.

- He's a bit of a night owl.

He kept waking me up but
we got this screen thing

so I don't see
his light anymore.

We actually have a
pretty sweet set-up.

You should come by
and check it out.

- Oh I would love to.

But tonight I have to get to
my Real Murders Club meeting.

Do you wanna go with me?

- I wish I could but I
have to get back and study.

Think I could come by
another time though?

- Yes.

I would love it if there
was another true crime buff

in the family.

- Awesome.

- Okay, I will.

Yes I'll talk to you next week.

Okay, bye.

Your mom wants you to call her.

- I will.

- How's Aunt Mary doing?

- She's still laid up
from that broken hip.

But she reminded me that
tomorrow's your birthday.

- Oh that's right it is!

We should take you out
to dinner to celebrate.

- Oh he doesn't
wanna go out with us.

- No that sounds really nice.

Can Josh come?

- Of course.

Where would you like to go?

- Can I let you know tomorrow?

- You may.
- Sweet.

Make that groovy.

Isn't that your generation's
word?

Thanks for dinner, Roe.

- Of course.

Any time.

- So this is Drum Creek,
Kansas where the first body

was found in late 1871.

Two more bodies were
found the next February

but nobody suspected
the Bender family.

Ma and Pa Bender welcomed
in travelers passing through

on the road and their
children John and Katie,

well they were always
at church on Sunday.

- Wait, wait church?

I thought Katie was into
some dark stuff you know?

Seances or whatever.

- You're right Jason.

She was.

She called herself a
healer and a psychic

and some of the bodies
they found in the graves

on the Bender property
were her customers.

- Yeah.

Yeah, she'd invite them
to this cabin here.

She'd sit them at a table
in front of a canvas curtain

that hid her father
and brother from sight.

And there they waited with
hammers in their hands.

- That sounded like it came
from right outside the hall.

- I'll go see what's going on.

I didn't tell you to get out

of the car Harrison.
- I'm calling my dad.

- Get back in the car.

Now!

Alright that's it.

Turn around.

Hands behind your back.

- That's Clayton Harrison.

His family is pretty
high-profile around here.

- Like the Harrisons
that have that big house

over on River Road?
- Yes it is.

- I hope you're not too
attached to your job officer

'cause you're gonna get fired.

- So that's how spoiled
rich kids end up.

- His parents are
actually very nice.

My father used to
work with his dad.

- Well spoiled or not
if he's getting arrested

it's probably news.

All right everyone
let's go back in

and finish our meeting.

- Well I hope his
parents show up soon.

Lynn is usually chomping
at the bit by now

for a break from the baby.

- Oh, hi Arthur.
- Oh hey Sally.

What can I do for you?

- What you can do for
the Lawrenceton Times.

I saw Clayton Harrison
being arrested.

Macon wanted me to come
down here and find out why

seeing as his parents are
such a big deal in town.

Is it news?

- I'd say it's minor news.

- Really.
- I'll go file that report.

- Thank you Officer Heard.

The college is pressing
charges against Clayton

for property damage.

You know the sculpture outside
the administration building?

- Yeah, the eyesore?
- That's the one.

Clayton did some artistic
improvement to it.

Covered it in paint.

Are you serious?

- I don't think the college
found it that funny Sally.

- Of course they didn't.

- Oh and I don't
think his parents

find it that funny either.

Excuse me.

Mr. and Mrs. Harrison.

- The press already
knows about this.

- Oh.

- Sorry Clayton was arrested
right in front of me

but if you wanna give
me a quote for the story

I'd be more than
happy to include it.

No I would not.

- Okay.

- I know you're
just doing your job.

I'm just saying don't text me at

three in the morning,
four in the morning

and five in the morning.
- I thought

you were awake.
- I was awake-

- Hey.
- Oh, Phillip.

Hi.
- Hey.

- Happy birthday.
- Thank you.

- Oh you got company.

- It sounds like you do too.

You remember
meeting Josh, right?

- Of course.

Hi Josh, how are you?

- Good, thanks.

- Come on in.

Roe, have you ever met
Josh's girlfriend, Tammy?

- No.

Hi, Tammy.
- Hi.

- Not sure when you
would have met her.

She never has time
to do anything.

Or at least never has time
to do anything with me.

- It's nice to meet you.

- You too.

- Oh open your gift.

- You didn't have
to do that Roe.

Wow it's retro.

- Hey I thought you could
wear it for dinner tonight.

Depending on what
restaurant you choose.

- I was thinking Giuseppe's.

That cool with you Josh?

- I love that place.

Is it cool if Tammy comes?

- Well yeah, especially
since she got me

those sweet balloons.

- Sorry I can't come.

I have a haircut at five.

- That's okay, we
can do dinner at six.

If that's cool with you Roe.

- Oh sure.

Yeah, the more the merrier.

- I'm taking the
bus actually so..

- We'll just take
you to the salon wait

then bring you to dinner.

Right Phillip?

- Yeah.

Come on it's his birthday.

Plus it'll be more
fun with you there.

- She doesn't have to come
if she doesn't want to.

- No she wants to.

Don't you?

- Yeah, I would love to.

If you really don't
mind picking me up?

- No.

- It was nice meeting you.
- Bye.

- Hey where are we going?

Tammy?

- He's like a puppy dog the
way he follows her around.

So, wanna walk me to class?

Cool.

- Do you know how much money
I donate to this school?

How many meetings I have to
sit through for the college

to give me this spot?

I want that kid to get more
than just a slap on the wrist

you understand?

- I do Mr. Murphy but you know

Clayton Harrison's already
on probation with the school.

They're threatening
to expel him.

- I plan to make sure they do.

- Okay then.

- You know you don't
have to wear that shirt.

- Oh I'm wearing the shirt.

Besides I don't
think I'll run into

anyone I know at
Giuseppe's anyway so...

- Are you implying
I have no taste?

- No, I'm implying
you're kinda old.

- Oh!

- Oh, I saw the
paper when I went

to get coffee this morning.

It said Clayton Harrison
was arrested for this.

Are you still friends with him?

- Why would you ask that?

- Oh, I remember
you playing with him

a few times at my house
when you came to visit.

My parents had
those dinner parties

for their business friends.

The Harrisons always
brought Clayton remember?

- Oh, yeah yeah.

We'd play video games
and he'd throw a fit

when he lost so that is not
really much of a surprise.

Well I better get to class.

So we'll meet you and Aunt
Aida at Giuseppe's at six?

- We'll be there.
- Cool.

Catch to you later Roe.
- Bye.

Oh.

I'm so sorry.

It's you.

- I was hoping to run into you.

I didn't expect to get run over.

- Yeah, they should not let
me drive one of these things.

But normally I run
into chairs not people.

- Well, hopefully they come out

with a self-driving cart soon.

- Well for our patrons'
sake I sure hope so.

- Nick Miller.
- Aurora Teagarden.

But everyone calls
me Roe it's easier.

- Roe.

I like it.

It's unique.

I met your mom yesterday.

The real estate queen?

- That's my mother.

Regal through and through.

- I think it was her photo on
the sign in front of the house

that first made
me like the place.

Something about her smile.

It made the place feel
warm and welcoming.

- Oh, what a nice thing to say.

- You have the same smile.

- Oh, so this is what
it's like talking to

a psychology professor.

They all know the
right things to say.

- Your mother said you
have a suspicious mind.

- No she did not.

- Don't worry I get it.

Son of a cop.

- Well there might be
a little truth to that

'cause I am wondering why
you're here at this library

when you're a
professor at a college

that has a library
twice the size.

- True.

But their section on home
repair is on the skimpy side.

I have a problem.

Too many books not
enough shelves.

- Hmm.

- I don't suppose
you can relate.

- My mother told you about
my never-ending quest

for bookshelf space.

- Or I have insight into the
psychology of librarians.

- Oh, I have to get back to work

but I guess I will see you
around the neighborhood.

- I hope so.

- Why are you flushed?

- I am?

- And why is that shelving cart
in the middle of the floor?

- Yeah, I'll go get that.

- Tammy.

You okay?

- Professor Miller
yeah, I'm fine.

- I knew it.

I assign too much
homework, don't I?

- No, no you don't.

I'm fine really.

All right then have
a good afternoon.

Are you sure you're okay?

- So Phillip said six
and it's now 6:27.

- Well I just sent
him another text.

Oh I met the psychology
professor today.

- Did you now?

So do you see why I
wanted to introduce you?

- Yes.

Yeah, he was interesting.

I think he'll be a good
addition to the neighborhood.

Okay.

- Hey you two.

Had a craving for lasagna?

- Well it was my
nephew's craving

but he's late for his
own birthday party.

What about you?

- Oh, I had to work late so
I'm just picking up some dinner

to eat back at my desk
but it's not ready yet.

- Hmm.

Well sit wait with us.

- Okay, if I do I'm gonna
steal some of your bread.

- Oh, finally.

Here's Phillip.

Hey birthday boy.

You know we're here
waiting for you, don't ya?

Yeah, sorry I fell asleep.

I'm not feeling so hot.

- Oh no.

What's wrong?

I'm getting sick I think.

I'm not gonna make it, okay?

I'm just gonna stay in bed.

- Oh, I'm so sorry.

Is there anything that we

can-
- I gotta go.

Bye.

- That was odd.

- Is he all right?

- He said he's feeling sick
and wants to stay in bed.

- Oh, what a shame
on his birthday.

Well we might as well order.

I'm famished.

- You go ahead.

I think I'm gonna pick up some
soup and take it to the dorm.

- Well call me after
you've seen him

in case there's
something I should do.

- I will.

Phillip?

It's Roe.

I brought you soup.

Phillip is everything okay?

I'm coming in.

Oh hey, I think I'm
in the right place

is Tammy Driscoll around?

I'm Aurora Teagarden.

- Hi.

I'm Portia.

She's not here right now.

She was just going
to a birthday dinner.

- Right, that's for my
cousin Phillip Pifer.

Do you know him?

- Sure, I know Phillip.

- Well he called me and
he told me he was sick

but he's not in his room.

So I was hoping that
I could find Tammy

and she could help
me locate Phillip.

- Oh, I haven't seen Tammy
since this afternoon.

My guess is around
four or so when I left.

Tammy was arguing with
Josh on her phone.

As usual.

- Do you know what they
were arguing about?

- I try and tune it out.

- Oh hey, do you happen to
know where she was supposed

to get that haircut?

- Well yeah.

It's Shear Delight.

- Okay, thanks Portia.

Hey, Sally are you
still at the office?

The Shear Delight hair salon

is right down the
street from you right?

Can you meet me there?

- Well you didn't think it'd
be open at this hour did you?

- Well it was worth a shot.

Someone might still be here.

Let's take a look around back.

I just don't understand
why Phillip would tell me

he's staying in bed
sick when he wasn't.

Why would he lie to me?

- Well it's his birthday.

Maybe he wanted to do
something more exciting

but didn't wanna
hurt your feelings.

Oh!

Oh it's her!

It's Tammy.

- Tell me she's got a pulse.

- No.

- Ah!

- Oh, Tammy what
happened to you?

No mother, no sign
of Phillip or Josh.

Because of the injuries
the police are calling it

a likely hit and run.

I just feel so terrible for
this girl and her family.

Yeah, yeah.

I'll keep trying
Phillip's phone too.

Okay.

Do you see what I see?

- Pavement?

- Wait, actually it's
what I don't see.

Tire marks.

- And that means?

- Well if Tammy
was hit by accident

there would be tire marks
where the car tried to stop

or swerve.

- Roe, you should
not be speculating.

- Arthur, do you think somebody

tried to hit her on purpose?

- Have you heard
from your cousin yet?

- No.

Have you tracked
down Josh Farrell?

- No, not yet but Officer Heard

is over at the dormitory.

Apparently the boys were seen
leaving their room together

just after four.

- I know what you're thinking.

- You said the roommate
heard the victim fighting

with Josh Farrell because
he wanted to give her

a ride here?

- That doesn't mean he did.

- Josh Farrell doesn't
even have a car.

I'm told that Phillip
Pifer drives him just

about everywhere.

- You don't really know
that's how Tammy got here.

- Then where are they Roe?

I mean why did your cousin lie?

Why did he say he was home
sick in bed when he wasn't?

And why isn't he
answering his phone?

- Arthur if you are suggesting
that Phillip killed Tammy-

- Or more likely the boyfriend.

- But you think
Josh Farrell could

have been driving Phillip's car?

- Tammy's roommate said that
she was fighting with Josh

and you said it yourself.

There's no tire marks.

- No.

No.

If Phillip were with him he
would have called the police.

He wouldn't just leave Tammy
here and run off with Josh.

- Okay, can you
think of a better

explanation for why those guys

got in their car and
just disappeared?

- Will you please go with me to

talk to Tammy's roommate again?

- No, Roe you're
not going to talk

to Tammy's roommate again, okay?

You are going home.

Please just let us handle this.

Goodnight.

We have to figure
out what happened to Tammy.

- Aurora?

Yeah.

- You didn't answer my knock.

- No, I did.

I yelled for you to come in.

- I think I've taught you better

than yelling to answer the door.

Here's your newspaper.

- Oh thank you.

- This story makes it sound
like the police think Phillip

and this Josh Farrell hit
the girl with Phillip's car

and then fled in a panic.

Which is absolutely ridiculous.

I totally agree but I'm worried.

Mother where is he?

- I spoke to Phillip Pifer's
mother she can't travel

broken hip.

She referred us to her
sister Aida Teagarden.

- Okay, thanks.

I finally reached Tammy
Driscoll's parents in Arizona.

Hardest call I've
ever had to make.

- I can't even imagine.

- Oh hey can you see if Roe
will take Phillip's laptop?

Maybe she can help us
figure out his password.

- You want her to help?

I know but she knows him best.

- All right.

- Officer Heard!

- Yeah.

- Hey Arthur, I was hoping
to get some quotes from you

for my follow-up and I
heard you were here...

- I don't care what you
think you're supposed to do.

I'm going to my son's room.

He's missing and I want answers.

- Oh, hi hello.

Are you Josh's mom?

- Mrs. Farrell I'm
Detective Arthur Smith.

How about we find
a place to talk?

- Yes, please.

I don't know why that
officer spoke as if Josh

has done something wrong.

He's a good boy and he
was crazy about Tammy.

$4,000?

- Phillip doesn't have
a part-time job does he?

I mean why would he have that
much money stashed in a box?

- I don't know.

Maybe his mother gave it to him

or maybe he won
it playing poker.

Or maybe I don't know
Phillip as well as I thought.

Although wouldn't that
be the best evidence

that he didn't
take off with Josh?

Because wouldn't he
take the money with him

if he wanted to disappear?

- Well one thing's for sure.

The boys are not hiding out
with Josh's mother in Corinth.

She showed up at the dorm
today demanding answers.

- Did you talk to her?

- No.

Arthur whisked her away.

- Hi.
- Roe.

Come on in.

- Is this true?

You found Tammy Driscoll
dead last night?

- Yes.

Unfortunately we did.

- And the detective
quoted in the article

he really thinks this
could have been murder?

- Well he's gonna
treat it as such

until they can rule it out.

I'm Sally Allison.

I wrote the article.

- Nick Miller.

I wanted it to be a mistake.

- I know I'm so sorry.

She was a student
of yours wasn't she?

- Yes, a very good student
and a nice young woman.

I better get down to
the police station.

- Why are you headed
to the police station?

- Because I talked to
Tammy yesterday afternoon

and she didn't have good things
to say about her boyfriend.

- Can we chat with
you for a minute

before you go to the station?

- Sure.

- It's okay Portia
take your time.

I know this is upsetting.

- I just...

I feel so bad I didn't try
harder to be friends with Tammy.

She was just...

always with Josh.

- And what was he like?

- Obsessive.

Jealous.

I mean Tammy had this light.

People gravitated to her
and he didn't like it.

And he had this crazy idea
that she and her friend Brian

were going out behind his back.

- Did she complain
to you about him?

- Yes.

She was thinking of
breaking up with him but...

she was afraid of what
he'd do if she did.

I just...

I never thought that...

- Look Portia this
is important, okay?

If you can think of anybody
who would wanna hurt Tammy...

- No.

Just...

- Josh?

Okay.

- I was headed to my office.

- What time was that?

4:30.

A little after.

I saw Tammy sitting on a
bench near the parking lot.

Long face so I stopped.

I asked if she was all right.

- And was she all right?

- No.

She said she was having
boyfriend problems.

Seemed pretty upset about it.

- Did she give you any
details about those problems?

- Not really.

I try not to get too
personal with my students

but she just looked so
unhappy that I felt like

I had to stop to talk to her.

She was waiting for her
boyfriend to come pick her up.

I might have been one of the
last people to see her alive.

Maybe I should have
tried harder to help her.

- You can't blame yourself.

We still don't
know what happened.

We're not even sure Josh
and Phillip picked her up.

Or did you see her
get in their car?

- No.

- So somebody else could
have picked her up.

- Yeah, someone else could have.

It is possible that Josh and
Phillip could have pulled up

just in time to see her get
into somebody else's car.

That could have been
enough to enrage Josh.

- Did Tammy text or call anybody

while you were talking with her?

- No.

- So you didn't see her
talk to anyone else?

- No she...

wait there was a
kid on a skateboard,

a student I didn't recognize.

He went back and forth a few
times while we were talking.

He called over to her and
asked her if she was ready

for some exam.

He was still ripping
around nearby

when I went into the
psychology building.

- So they must have been
in a class together.

What did he look like?

- He had red hair and he
was showing off a little,

doing tricks.

He flipped his skateboard
up with his foot

and I noticed
decals all over it.

Skulls and flames.

I'd better get down to the
station and talk to them.

- Thank you for telling
us what you saw.

We should try to find
that skateboarder.

Find out if he
saw anything else.

- Your cousin is
missing too, isn't he?

- He is.

Yeah we are all worried sick.

We haven't heard from him
since he called me last night

and we don't know where he
is now or why he disappeared.

- So this is personal for you.

- It is.

But even if it wasn't
I would wanna find out

what happened to Tammy.

- Well I wanna help.

- You have helped.

- I only teach
Tuesdays and Thursdays

so I have some free time.

I wanna know what
happened to Tammy too.

This is my number.

Please call me.

Whatever you need.

Thank you.

- Roe, you know
where this is headed.

Tammy Driscoll wants to break up

with her overbearing boyfriend
and an hour later she's dead?

Phillip calls you
lies to you why?

Because he's trying to
cover for his friend.

- We don't even know if
Tammy got in Phillip's car.

We need to find the
guy on the skateboard

and I'm calling
in reinforcements.

Jason, hey it's Roe.

It's time for a Real
Murders Club investigation.

- So the reservation is for-

Oh Carolyn, hi.

- Oh, Aida.

How are you?

- I'm in the middle of
a crisis at the moment.

I suppose you've heard
that Phillip's missing.

- Yes I did.

I'm sorry.

- Thank you.

I've been a little distracted.

I just finished having a
meeting with our lawyer.

- Oh right.

Clayton's gotten himself
into a bit of trouble.

- Yeah.

- Right.
- Just a bit.

- Well college hi-jinx
aren't anything new.

I'm sure everything's gonna
turn out all right for him.

- Yeah.

Aida, I really have to go
and deal with this mess.

I'm sorry I just, I have to go.

- Of course.

- Not a redhead in the bunch.

But according to Tammy's class
schedule I got from Portia

this is her last
class of the day.

- So what do we do now?

Just wander around and
hope to find this guy?

- We could start with the dorm.

- Come on.

- This isn't
getting us anywhere.

- We could knock on
a good 20, 30 doors

before we get
kicked out of here.

- Maybe we don't have to.

- Brian, do you
think this is him?

- Hey sorry to intrude.

- Dude, are you okay?

- My friend was
killed last night.

Tammy and I were in
the same study group.

We were studying for
this Spanish test

we were supposed to have today.

Then this morning
they canceled it.

I thought cool I'll tell Tammy.

But she didn't answer my text.

I got coffee, the paper,
went back to my room.

I couldn't believe it.

Tammy's dead.

I just saw her yesterday.

- Brian we think you may have
been one of the last people

to see Tammy alive.

- What?

Oh that's messed up.

- Did you talk to her?

- For like half a minute.

I asked her if she was
ready for the test.

She teased me about
how I was gonna fail

and get kicked out of school.

And then I said she should
watch her karma for saying that.

- What about after that?

We know she was waiting for
her boyfriend to pick her up.

- Yeah, Josh.

I saw the car pull up the
one his roommate drives.

- So you saw her get
into Phillip's car?

- Yeah.

Josh got out of the front seat,

said she could have it but
Tammy wanted to sit in the back.

- So Phillip was
behind the wheel?

- Yeah.

Tammy got in, they started
to back out and then...

- Then what?

- Nothing.

Sorry that's all I know.

- No Brian, you know something.

You saw something.

What was it?

Please.

Your friend is dead but if
you tell us what you know

you might be able to
help us save the others.

- Another car pulled in parked
next to the dark red one.

A guy got out to talk to them.

Did you recognize him?

- Brian, who was it?

- It was Clayton Harrison.

Brian you have to
go to the police with this.

I will.

- Okay, if Clayton Harrison
was the last person

to talk to Josh and Phillip
we have to find him.

- We also have to tell Arthur.

I have to go down to the
police station anyway

to get updates for my story.

- Good.

You talk to Arthur.

I know the Harrisons.

Clayton doesn't live on campus
so I'll go to their house

and see if he's there.

- Or he could be
around right now.

- Well good.

Then why don't you stay Jason
and ask if anyone's seen him.

- If he's here I'll find him.

Hey, how's it going?

Do you know a guy
named Clayton Harrison?

Drives a BMW?

- Yeah, I know who
you're talking about.

- Well have you seen
him around today?

I'm kinda supposed
to meet up with him.

- I don't keep track of the guy.

Why don't you ask her?

Marlee.

That's his girlfriend.

- Thanks.

Hey, are you Marlee?

I'm trying to track
down Clayton Harrison.

- How should I know where he is?

- Well aren't you
his girlfriend?

- Was his girlfriend.

Was.

We broke up a while ago, okay?

- Yeah.

- Oh Nick.

You're still here.

- Yeah I was in the middle
of talking to Detective Smith

when he got a call
and rushed out.

Something's going on.

- Oh, Arthur I need
to talk to you.

- Sorry, Sally I gotta go.

- What happened?

- We just found
Phillip Pifer's car.

- Where?

- Roe.

Hi what can I-
- Carolyn I am sorry

to bother you but
is Clayton home?

- No, he's not.

- Do you know where he is?
- I have no idea.

- Have you seen him today?

- No he left early this morning.

What-
- Has he said anything

about Phillip or Josh Farrell?

You know they're missing right?

- Yes but what does that-
- Clayton was seen talking

to Phillip and Josh yesterday
right before they disappeared.

- So are you insinuating
that Clayton had something

to do with this?

- Sorry one second.

Oh, my gosh.

The police found Phillip's car.

Can we finish this later?

Arthur, please tell me
you also found some sign

of Phillip or Josh?

Sorry Roe.

I've got officers combing
the area but so far

it's looking like the car
was just abandoned here.

Abandoned?

What about the-
- Oh I already asked

if there was any sign
that this was the car

that hit Tammy Driscoll.

- We found no damage to the car

or any other sign that it hit
Tammy or caused her injuries.

- See?

I knew it.

I knew Phillip wouldn't
just hit and run

and leave a friend
behind for dead.

It was a ridiculous theory.

- No, it was a logical theory
but right now I have no

replacement theory yet.

- Yeah, but it doesn't
make any sense.

Why would they just
leave the car here?

Where did they go?

- You told Arthur about
Clayton Harrison right?

- She did and I'm
gonna question him.

- And take a look at his car.

- Yes, Roe I've got this.

But right now we have
a much bigger concern.

Arthur, we have
to find Phillip and Josh now.

Let me help you with that.

Oh thank you.

- When I was at
the police station

I overheard that they had
found your cousin's car?

- Yeah.

And there was blood
in the back seat.

I mean before I was just so
certain that he was still alive

somewhere but now I just...

I don't know what to think.

And I don't know how I'm
gonna call Phillip's mom

and tell her or tell my mother.

- I called Tammy's mother today.

The Dean had already called
her on behalf of the college

but I just wanted to tell
her how much I enjoyed

having Tammy in my classes.

- That must have
meant a lot to her.

How is she?

- Shocked, angry, confused.

They had never met Josh.

They didn't even know
Tammy was dating.

She and her husband
are flying out here.

- There someone in my backyard.

Wait, Nick!

Wait!

Wait, don't hit him!

I know him.

So what's going on Dan?

Why were you lurking
in my back yard?

- Caroline told me you came
by asking about Clayton

so I let myself in through
the gate to wait for you.

- I'm sorry but I didn't want
your neighbors to see me.

- Why?

What's going on?

- It's Clayton.

He's missing too.

- What?

Why didn't you say anything?

We have to call the police.

- No.

No no.

You can't, you can't
call the police.

- Oh, yes we can.

- Roe, Clayton's been kidnapped.

And if you call the
police he could die.

And so could Phillip.

- You sure about that?

No doubt in your mind?

- The kidnappers
called me last night.

They're demanding a
half a million dollars

for a safe return.

That's why Caroline panicked
when you were asking

about him.

We can't have the kidnappers
thinking we're not cooperating

with them.

- But they told you that
Phillip and Josh are with them?

- No, but Clayton had told us
that Phillip had invited him

to his birthday dinner-
- Wait, wait, wait.

Hold on.

I was under the impression
that Phillip and Clayton

weren't speaking.

- I don't know what you mean.

Phillip's been to the
house a dozen times already

since the semester started.

- He's been over to your house?

- Yes and Clay told us that
they were taking Tammy Driscoll

to a hair appointment and then
going to dinner so when...

so when Phillip and his
friend came up missing

I just assumed they
were taken too.

These are bad people, Roe.

And I don't think they
would blink an eye

at taking two extra victims.

- Did they identify
themselves in any way?

- No, they just said they would

call again tomorrow with
instructions for a ransom

drop tomorrow night.

- Okay, so if we tell the
police they can trace that call.

- They said if I tell the
police they'll kill him.

I can't take that chance.

If I give them the money I have

to believe they will let him go.

- If Phillip and
Josh were taken too

then why has no one else been

contacted with a ransom demand?

- I don't think they were
the intended targets.

They just got caught up in
a net meant for Clayton.

Like that poor girl.

I want your word you won't
tell the police about this.

- Yeah, but if
they killed Tammy-

- You think they won't do
the same thing to those boys?

Our only chance at
getting them back safely

is for me to comply with
the kidnapper's demands.

That's it.

- Fine.

I won't call the police.

- Thank you.

- I hope I don't
regret that decision.

- Clayton kidnapped and
you honestly believe

that these people took
Phillip and his roommate too?

- It's the best theory
we have right now.

- But what about that phone call

he made saying that he was sick?

- The kidnappers could have
forced him to make that call

giving them more time to
make them all disappear.

- I find it hard to
believe that Phillip

even invited Clayton
to his birthday dinner.

- And yet according to Dan
Phillip's at their house

all the time.

- Well if all of this is
true then we have to go

to the police.

- I gave them my
word I wouldn't.

- Well, I made no such promise.

- Mother, if those people are
willing to kill Tammy Driscoll

and just drive away do you
think they would hesitate

to kill Clayton?

Or Josh or Phillip?

I have to meet Nick.

We're gonna go meet up
with Sally and Jason

and go over our next steps.

- Next steps?

Aurora, you know I don't
approve of your putting yourself

in danger.

- This is your nephew
we're talking about.

And I know I can help.

- Well, what am
I supposed to do?

Just wait and wonder and worry?

- Actually there is
a way you can help.

Arthur had this
dropped off earlier.

See if you can figure
out the password

to Phillip's computer.

I tried pet names and
places I know Phillip likes

but maybe you can think
of something else.

- As if he weren't going
through enough already.

Now you want me to
violate his privacy?

- What if there's
something on there

that could help us find him?

At least think about it.

Bye.

- Hello Dan.

- Aida what brings you here.

- Aurora tells me that
Clayton is missing too?

He's kidnapped?

- She shouldn't have
told you anything.

- She certainly should have
if whoever took Clayton

has my nephew too.
- I don't know that for sure.

- I read the story in the paper.

Clayton splashing paint
all over the sculpture

that Dale Murphy
donated to the college.

This whole thing this
is all about the Murphy

debacle isn't it?

- That happened years ago, Aida.

- And yet here it is.

Yesterday's news.

- Are you sure you don't wanna
go to Arthur about Clayton?

It doesn't feel right
not getting his help.

- Believe me she's been
wrestling with this.

My dad was a cop.

I know what's at stake here
but I think Roe is right.

Going to the police
is too big a risk

given what the kidnappers
told Dan Harrison.

- No I get it I just don't
like it, sitting doing nothing.

- Well we don't
have to do nothing.

If I don't go to the police
I'll feel responsible

if something happens so...

I think we should follow
Dan when he goes to drop off

the ransom.

- You're kidding right?

No, it's actually a good idea.

- Or at least the best idea
given the circumstances.

- Hey guys.

You didn't tell me
the Real Murders Club

was getting together.

Because you didn't
want me to know.

I wonder why.

Because I'm the mayor and
would be obligated to share

what you're discussing
with the police?

- Terry, I'm sorry.

If I could tell you I would.

- I don't know
whether to be relieved

you have something to go on
or worried that you're going

around Arthur.

- We gotta be careful.

These kids' lives are at stake.

That's exactly
why you should be going

to the police.

- Are you sure Dan hasn't left
to drop off the ransom yet?

- I watched him pull in after
work he hasn't left since.

- And no one's come by?

- Nobody.

But maybe I should
get a closer look,

see what I can make
out from the windows.

- Good idea.

- You're the most surprising
librarian I've ever met.

- I doubt this is a typical
evening for a college professor.

- No, but I have been on a few

stake-outs before with my dad.

- Were you close to your dad?

- I was.

Mm hm, before the
divorce anyway.

- Oh.

Yeah, I've been there.

Well, I hope your parents'
split wasn't too rough.

- It was rough enough to make
me interested in psychology.

Figuring out why people
do the things they do,

especially when it seems
so out of character.

- Yeah, that's the
great mystery, isn't it?

- Was your parents'
divorce tough?

- It was an amicable split
and I was nearly done

with college.

Still it confused me.

Because if two people who
seem to belong together

can't make it work then...

it made me skeptical
of relationships

and in no hurry to get married.

Teagarden women are
very independent.

- Clearly.

- And you?

You're not married either?

That's all I get?

- Miller men are
very mysterious.

Clearly.

- Oh.

- Harrison's getting
in his car right now.

- Oh, get in.

- No, I don't think I should
leave my vehicle here.

I'll follow.

That way if one of us loses
him the other still has a shot.

- Okay.

- Yeah.
- Hey, Jason how well

can you see Dan
from where you are?

- I got a nice
clear line of sight.

I can see him going
to his back door.

He's got a red duffle bag.

That's gotta be
the money, right?

- Don't take your
eyes off that bag.

We can't see him.

Can you?

- No, no there's
too many shadows.

There he is.

- No bag.

He must have left it
in that back corner.

He's gone.

And now we just wait to
see who gets that bag.

- And then follow them, right?

- Hopefully straight to
our missing students.

Why haven't they
come for the money?

- Try to be still.

- They could be
somewhere nearby watching

to make sure it's all clear.

- There's a car
pulling up behind us.

- No headlights that's not good.

- Oh man.

- They're getting out.

Roe?

- Sally, what're you doing here?

You told me you had
to work tonight.

- Oh, I turned in my story.

Jason texted me told
me you guys were here.

- Get in!

Get in!

You could have scared
the kidnappers away.

Just get down.

- You know Roe I think you're
being a little bit bossy.

I'm gonna go sit with Jason.

What, don't move a muscle.

- Okay.

Hi, Nick.

- Hi, Sally.

Did we miss it?

- The kidnappers still
haven't come to get the money.

- Are you sure?

You stayed awake
the whole two hours?

- Yeah, I think so.

- Pretty sure I stayed awake
during my two hour watch.

- Well let's check see
if the bag's still here.

- No, no bag.

- Maybe Harrison was told
to put the bag inside

the dumpster.

- It's just a bunch
of newspapers.

No bag.

- Are you guys positive
Dan dropped it off?

- Yeah.

Yeah, we saw him do it.

- So wait the kidnappers came
took the bag and we missed it?

No.

No someone must
have fallen asleep

that's the only explanation.

- Well, don't look at me.

How do you know it wasn't you?

- Well obviously one of us
fell asleep without knowing it.

- On the bright side if the
kidnappers picked up the ransom

maybe they've already
released the guys.

Uh-oh.

- What're you doing here?

- I was just about to
ask you the same thing.

- You informed her about the
kidnapping before you told us?

- She was about to
discover it on her own.

I didn't want her to
come to you too soon.

- I was trying to cooperate.

Give the money to the kidnappers
so they'd let Clayton go.

- Wait a minute.

They didn't release him?

- No and I don't know why.

I left the money right
behind that dumpster.

- That might have
been our fault.

- Tell me why it's
your fault, Roe.

- We followed Dan saw
him drop off the ransom.

- We wanted to see the
kidnappers, try to follow them.

We watched all night.

- You what?

What if they saw you?

What if that's why they
didn't let Clay go?

- No, no that's
not the reason why.

They took the money.

They have the money so they
should have released him.

And Phillip and Josh.

- Well they didn't.

And I blame you.

- You came to me.

I'm trying to help.

- I didn't ask for
this kind of help.

- Okay, you all need to go
while we process the scene.

You went too far this time, Roe.

I'm disappointed in you.

Well I have a
new story to write one

with no happy ending.

- I don't think I fell asleep.

- It was the right thing
to try and find out

who the kidnappers are.

We have no idea why they
didn't release Clayton

or the others, assuming
they're all together.

It might have had nothing
to do with us being here.

- Aurora?

Where have you been all night?

You should know that that
cryptic text from you

about a surveillance
mission wasn't gonna keep me

from worrying.

- You got in.

- So what was this
mystery mission?

- Oh it doesn't matter.

We failed miserably.

- Hey look at this.

There's a folder with
Clayton's name on it.

And it's filled with papers
from an English class

I know Phillip isn't taking.

It looks to me like
Phillip's been writing papers

for Clayton in
exchange for money.

That's where the
$4,000 came from.

And if he's been
lying about this

then what else has
he been lying about?

This could be why Clayton
was really following Phillip

the day they went missing.

Or it's a clue to the
identity of who took them.

- I don't think one thing
has to do with the other.

- Why would you say that?

- Because I may know something
about who kidnapped them.

- Thanks.

Hey Terry, Jason.

What're you guys up to?

- I found Jason brooding
over his bacon and eggs.

He told me what
happened last night.

- I'm not the one
who fell asleep.

- I've been carrying
around your stories

about Tammy and Clayton
and the missing boys.

We thought we'd go over
them, see if it sparked

any new ideas.

- Well I'd join you but I
have to get back to work.

- Oh, hey Sally wait.

Take a look at this.

Does it look like there's
somebody in Clayton's car?

- I didn't notice
anyone else in the car

the night Clayton was arrested.

- Neither did I but I think
I still have that photo

on my phone.

Yeah, there it is.

Let me zoom in.

There is someone in the car

and it looks like a girl.

- Yeah she looks familiar.

I think that might
be Marlee Wilson.

- Who?

- It's Clayton's girlfriend
but she told me they broke up

a while back.

- Well if they broke
up why is she sitting

in the car with him?

And I don't
care if it's his day off

get him in here.

We need to get a tap on
Harrison's phone ASAP.

- Arthur.

You need to listen to
what my mother has to say.

- Roe, it'll have to wait.

Right now I've gotta
deal with some-

- No, my father he used to work

with Dan Harrison at
the investment company

and something happened that I
think you should know about.

Mother tell him.

- One of their first clients
was a man named Dale Murphy

and it was Dan Harrison who
managed Murphy's investments

but he made some
serious mistakes.

Murphy lost millions
almost went under.

He vowed that he would
make Dan regret it.

- Okay, yes.

Dale Murphy.

He's the one who donated
the sculpture that Clayton

was arrested for defacing.

- Yes.

So we got into Phillip's laptop

and I found an application essay

for an internship
at Murphy Industries

with Clayton's name on it.

I think Clayton hired Phillip
to do some writing for him.

- Clayton probably didn't
know about the bad blood

between his father and
Murphy but I am quite sure

that Dale Murphy
would not have offered

an internship to
Dan Harrison's son.

- Which is probably why Clayton

poured that paint on the
sculpture but in doing so

it made him a target for
Murphy to get revenge on Dan.

- Arthur, I have seen
Dale Murphy's theatrics.

This is a dangerous man.

- Okay, first I know
about the bad investment.

Dan Harrison told me all
about it this morning.

And I plan to talk to Murphy
as soon as I get a chance

but right now I need to
go tell Darlene Farrell

that it was Josh's
blood that we found

in the back of Phillip's car.

- Oh, no.

- What does that mean?

- Nothing good.

For now thanks for coming
in and I'll follow up

if I have any
questions about Murphy

or about what else might
be on Phillip's computer.

- Josh's blood in Phillip's car?

The boys still missing?

Arthur's gotta take Dale
Murphy more seriously.

- Yeah, well if Arthur
isn't gonna go talk

to Dale Murphy right now I
mean it doesn't mean we can't.

- No!

Absolutely not.

That is not what
I was suggesting.

It is not up to us to
question Dale Murphy.

- But what if your theory
is right and he's holding

Phillip and Josh and Clayton
hostage right this very minute?

- Then that makes it
even more dangerous

for us to confront him.

- I'm not talking about
meeting him in a dark alley

I'm just gonna go see
if he's in his office.

It's okay you don't
have to go with me.

- No.

I absolutely forbid you to
go down there by yourself.

- Okay, I won't.

- Now you're talking sense.
- I'll call Nick.

He'll go with me.

Hello?

Hi.

- Yeah?
- You must be Larissa.

We're looking for Marlee Wilson.

- Yeah, well she's not here.

Sorry.

- Oh wait.

If you're her roommate
you must know...

is she still Clayton
Harrison's girlfriend?

- I don't see how that's
any of your business.

- Oh, I should introduce myself.

I'm Sally Allison.

I'm with the Lawrenceton Times.

I'm doing a story on Clayton's
disappearance so naturally

I wanted to interview
his girlfriend.

- Marlee told me they broke up.

- Well, she didn't tell me that
but I wouldn't be surprised.

What makes you say that?

- Because yesterday
she suddenly packed up

said she was dropping
out of school

and going to Europe
for a new job.

- What new job?

- With what company?

- I don't know.

She didn't say.

But I remember her
applying for an internship

at Murphy Industries.

Hey what're you two doing here?

- Oh, long story starting
with that photo that I took

the night Clayton was arrested.

What about you guys?

- We're waiting for Dale Murphy.

His assistant's on the way.

- Now about that photo?

- Oh.

Look closely there's someone
in the car with Clayton.

- I understand you've
asked to see Mr. Murphy?

- Yes.

There will be four of us now.

- I'm sorry but Mr. Murphy
isn't in the office today.

- Well, why didn't the
receptionist just tell us that

in the first place?

- Leave your contact information

and I'll make sure he
gets in touch with you.

- I think he's here.

- I think you're right.

What're you doing up here?

- That's him.

That's Dale Murphy.

You said he wasn't here.

- What's he driving?

- Grey Land Rover.
- Go.

- Hello?

- Roe, it's me Phillip.
- Phillip!

Oh my gosh where are you?

Phillip are you there?

Yes, sorry.

I'm afraid they can hear me.

- Phillip what's going on?

Phillip, are you okay?

- Did he say Josh was with him?

Is he okay?

- Well, before he could say
anything really there was a yell

and then the sound of a struggle
and then the call dropped.

- But if Phillip's alive
then there's a good chance

Josh is too.
- And Clayton.

- Yes, but Phillip
might have put

their lives in jeopardy
with a stunt like that.

- I think he was brave
to try to call for help.

- Okay, so it seems the
phone used to call you

was a burner phone, it's
an untraceable number.

There's no way to tell
where the call came from.

- I bet you that phone
was bought by Dale Murphy.

Everything is pointing to a
revenge kidnapping, Arthur.

Murphy literally ran
out the back door

when we tried to talk to him.

- Wait, you tried
to talk to Murphy?

After I told you not to?

- We found out that
Clayton's girlfriend Marlee

suddenly dropped out
of school and left town

right after interviewing
at Murphy Industries.

- Marlee and Clayton tried
to get a summer internship

together there.

- You didn't think
to tell Clayton

about your history with Murphy?

- Well if he had told me
his plan I would have.

- You told me years ago that
you had settled everything

with Dale Murphy.

- I didn't want you to worry.

- Well Clayton has tried for
years to escape your shadow.

He just wanted you to be
proud of that internship.

Marlee and Clayton broke up.

- Maybe she was
angry about it then.

Angry enough to help Murphy
lure Clayton into a trap.

- Maybe that's why she was
in the car with Clayton

the night he was arrested.

To set up the trap.

- Can I see that Sally?

- Clayton didn't tell us why
they broke up but there's,

there's no way.

I cannot imagine Marlee
ever wanting to hurt him.

- Well she could
have been promised

that he wouldn't get hurt.

- You know the first
time I talked to Murphy

after the whole statue incident

he didn't seem to mind the idea

of Clayton being hurt at all.

- I knew Murphy would
come after me someday

but I never dreamed it would
be something like this.

- Yeah, well
Clayton's stunt with

the statue might have
put Murphy over the edge.

From everything my
mother has told me

he's never been a stable man.

- Okay, look we'll get a
team to your house by tonight

to put a tap on the phone in
case the kidnappers call again.

- Seven o'clock, yes, thank you.

- In the meantime we're still
searching for Clayton's car

and I will track down Murphy.

I'll get in touch if
I find out anything.

- Thank you for telling
us about the call.

It gives me hope.

- Well keep hoping
because we are never gonna

give up looking.

- I wanna talk to
that Brian kid again.

The one who told us he saw
Clayton talking to Phillip.

- Yes.

Maybe he can confirm whether
Marlee Wilson was in the car

with Clayton that day too.

- Excuse me, but what is this?

What are you people doing?

- We're trying to
help find the boys.

- Well I think you should stop
and let the police handle it.

- Yes.

Yeah, I agree.

I think Detective Smith
is doing a very fine job.

- Well I think so too
and I'm glad you changed

your mind about calling him Dan.

- Well I didn't
have much choice.

Once I had to tell you that
Clayton had been kidnapped

well I knew it wouldn't
be a secret for long.

Now, if you'll excuse us
we're going home and wait for

the kidnappers to call us.

Again.

Caroline.

Well I'm gonna talk to Brian.

- What is it?

- Not here.

Did you two hear what
Dan said in there?

He was expecting me
to go to the police

and tell them about
Clayton's kidnapping

even though I promised not to.

- So he has trust issues.

So what?

- So Dan dropped off the ransom

expecting the police
to be watching him?

- Exactly.

- Okay, so wait.

We were wrong to assume
that one of us fell asleep?

- Or to even think that he
dropped that money off at all.

Remember there were
newspapers at the bottom

of the dumpster?

Maybe the duffel bag that we
saw him take out of his car

was full of those newspapers.

- And then he
ditched the papers.

- And folded up the duffel
bag and hid it under his coat.

- Okay, but why
would he do that?

- To cover up the fact that
he kidnapped Clayton himself.

- What are you saying?
- Yeah that's pretty far

out there.
- No.

Remember we had a guest speaker
at Real Murders last year.

The lead investigator
on the Railey case.

- Okay, yes.

Okay, so Winifred Railey
hid her son with a friend

and pretended that he
was kidnapped in order

to get ransom money
from her husband.

But that doesn't make sense here

because Dan Harrison
already has money.

- Yeah, maybe he has
a gambling problem

or needs a way to pay off
a debt without his wife

knowing about it.

Or make good on bad
investment advice to a client.

I mean there could be a dozen
reason why he might need

to make his own money disappear.

- How do we find
out if he did that?

- We need to find
the right duffel bag.

We need to get into
the Harrisons' house.

And I know just the person
who's gonna help us do it.

- Of course, I didn't wanna
talk to Charles Teagarden's

intrusive daughter.

Teagarden's business
partner, Dan Harrison

nearly ruined me.

Why would I wanna
speak to any of them?

- So you do hold a grudge.

Mr. Murphy, what can you tell me

about Clayton
Harrison's kidnapping?

- Kidnapped?

Harrison's boy?

- We believe he was
abducted outside

the Shear Delight hair salon.

- You wouldn't
think a thing like

that could happen around here.

I...

what can I do to help?

- Well first you can tell me
if you ever hired an intern

by the name of Marlee Wilson.

Hey, Brian how you doing?

Hey.

Sorry, gotta get to class.

- Just hold up a sec.

I need to ask you
a quick question.

- No time, already late.

- Wait, are you running from me?

- No.

No I'm not gonna do it.

I won't.

Mother this
might be our best shot

at finding Phillip.
- I'm not one

of your Real Murders members.

You can't talk me into
interfering with what should be

police business.

I can't believe I even let
you talk me into this scheme.

- It'll be fine.

We'll go in chat for
a bit, I'll duck away

for a few minutes, poke
around some closets see

if I can find the duffel bag.

- Oh for goodness sake there
are probably 18 closets

in a house this size.

And why would she even
let us in the front door?

No, I think we should
just turn around and-

Caroline, when Aurora
told me about Clayton

I mean we just had to come
by and share our support.

- I think it would
do us all some good.

May we come in?

- No.

No, I'm sorry Dan had to
run out and we're expecting

the police very soon
regarding the phones

and I'm really not
feeling very well at all.

- No, of course you don't.

We completely understand.

- Which is why
we'll make it quick.

Trust me this cake is
almost as good as medicine.

- I...

- Okay Roe, talked her way in.

- She sure is something.

- Can I help you?

- Are you Karen Wilson?

- Mm hm.
- I'm Detective Arthur Smith,

Lawrenceton PD.

I have a few questions for you
about your daughter Marlee.

- Oh.

What do you wanna know?

You really don't wanna talk

to me and I'm wondering why.

- Because everything
that's happened,

Josh and Phillip disappearing,

Tammy getting killed...

it's all my fault.

Roe, why
don't you let me do that?

- Oh, I don't mind at all.

Please sit.

- Thank you.

I love what you've done
to this kitchen Caroline.

Those countertops,
they're gorgeous.

- Thank you.

Dan's choice.

- I can't help but think
about Phillip and Clayton

when they were little
playing together here.

They'd run off and go
down to that wonderful

playroom of yours.

Hmm-mm.

They played a lot of
video games didn't they?

- Yeah.

Do you have sugar
on the counter?

- Oh yes.
- Oh, no, no.

I'll get it, I'll get it.

- Excuse me while
I use the bathroom?

- Oh, sure.

It's just down the hall.

Why do you think everything

that happened is your fault?
- That day at the parking lot,

the day it all went down
I saw Clayton and Marlee

pull up next to Phillip.

- So Marlee was with Clayton?

- Clayton had told Phillip
about trashing the statue.

Bragged about it.

I saw him get out of his car.

I heard him yelling at Phillip,

blaming Phillip for
ratting him out,

for getting him arrested.

I heard Phillip
say it wasn't him

but Clayton just kept
calling him a liar

and when Phillip's
car pulled out

Clayton jumped back in his car

and started chasing
him like a crazy person

trying to run him off the road.

- Wow.

Okay, but I still don't see
how any of that is your fault.

- It's my fault because I
was the one with Clayton

the night he
vandalized the statue.

Afterwards I just felt so guilty

about what we'd done and...

I don't know.

I felt like I had to confess.

The Dean gave me probation
for coming forward

and I had no idea Clayton
was already in trouble

for doing a bunch of other
stuff, that he'd get expelled.

That day at the parking lot
when Clayton was blaming

the wrong guy I just stood
there not saying a word.

No, I'm pretty sure that Marlee

did not break up with Clayton.

After all he just
gave her a car.

- A car?

What car?

- It's right through here.

- So this is Clayton's car?

- Mm hm.
- How long has it been sitting

in your garage?

- Three or four days.

- And you didn't
think to call us

when the news of his
kidnapping broke?

- What?

Kidnapping?

Wait, are you saying that
Clayton's been kidnapped?

Marlee said that
Clayton hit a deer.

- Okay, whatever you do do not
touch or drive this vehicle.

It's evidence of a crime.

Yeah I got it.

I'm headed to the
Harrison house now.

- Roe?

What's going on?

- I found pizza boxes
in the recycling bin.

- Pizza boxes?
- Yeah and not just one

or two.

Five.

- Do you mean like
enough pizza boxes

to feed a bunch of
hungry college students?

- Yes.

I think Phillip and
Josh might be here.

I'm gonna check downstairs.

- Oh, Roe be careful.

- I will.

Bye.

Phillip?

- Hey Roe?

Is that, help us!

Help us, Roe!

- Oh my gosh!

I'm gonna get you out.

You shouldn't

have come down here.

- Clayton...

Clayton. you have
to let them go.

Let Phillip go, let Josh go.
- I can't do that.

Not yet.

- So how do you like
the cake, Caroline?

- Mm, it's delicious.

- You know I wonder
what's keeping Aurora.

I think I'll go check on her.

- I'm sure she's fine.

Oh, I see we have a visitor.

- Dan.

- What's the occasion?
- Oh well they brought cake.

- Yeah.

- I don't like that Dan
Harrison's there now.

We should go break
up that little party.

- Okay, wait.

After all the trouble they
went through to get in there

shouldn't we give Roe
a little bit more time

to find that duffel bag?

- Just don't move.

- Clayton what happened?

Why are you doing this?

You are the one that hit Tammy.

- I didn't mean to.

I didn't see her.

I was catching up with Phillip
'cause I was angry at him.

I never should have told him
what I did to that statue

and Marlee was
distracting me and Tammy

she just ran out in front of me

and I didn't have
time to stop or turn.

It wasn't my fault.

It just got out of
control so fast.

- I was telling Caroline
earlier that I just love

these countertops and
she said that they were

your choice.

Is everything okay?

- Oh yeah, everything's fine.

Okay.

Okay, you're going in
the room with them.

Take the key, unlock
it, don't try anything.

- You must have had the gun
in the car with you that day.

That's how you got Phillip and
Josh to come home with you.

- Hurry up.

I hate this.

I hate this whole thing.

- You were in their
car, Marlee was in yours

but why did you
bring them all here?

- Because he does whatever
his father tells him to

that's why!

- Shut up Phillip!

- How long did you plan
on keeping them down here?

- You're taking too long.

- Give me the key back.

- Yeah, I can't.

It's stuck.

- Move.

It's just until my
passport gets here.

- That's why your father
claimed to have paid

a half a million
dollars in ransom money.

He needed to make
that money disappear

so he could finance
your escape to Europe.

Seems like your dad hasn't
told you yet that the police

are coming tonight
to tap the phones.

- What?

Aurora!

Aida!

- That sounded like a gunshot.

Oh, oh!

- Caroline put our
things in the car.

We're leaving now.

- No, I won't.

This has gone far enough.

This has to stop.

- Just do it.

- Dan.

Dan, I've known you 25 years.

This isn't you.

- You think I don't know that?

But I am not about to watch
my son rot in prison over

an accident.

You're going downstairs Aida.

Just for a couple
hours, all right?

- This is over!

Now!

- Oh, oh!

- Don't make this worse Phillip.

- Please!
- Put the gun down.

Please!

- Dan, you need to
let my mother go.

- What's going on?
- We heard a gunshot!

- We have Clayton downstairs
so please put the gun down.

- Not until I get my
family outta here.

Police!

- What?

I live alone.

I...

I've taken one or two
self-defense classes.

- Nice work.

Harrison stay down.

Roll over.

Hands where I can see them.

- I'm so sorry.
- Yeah, sure.

- You mister, you have a
lot of explaining to do.

Writing papers
for other students

is not an acceptable way to
work your way through college.

- Yeah, it's definitely
not my best idea.

- But right now I
am just so relieved

that you're in one piece.

Oh, we have to call your
mom and let her know

that you're okay.

And I know a great stylist

if you ever wanna
get that haircut.

- Maybe tomorrow.

- Call your mom.

- Josh?

I was so worried about you.

Are you hurt?

They found blood in the car.

- I'm fine, mom.

I cut myself in the
fight with Clayton

when he forced us into his car.

Can we just go home now,

please?
- Yes, of course we can.

- I have had some good
neighbors but none like you.

It's nice, you showing up.

- Is your life always
so interesting?

- Well you live right
across the street.

I guess you'll find out.

- I knew she was ready.