All language subtitles for The Border s01e12 Grave Concern

Previously on The Border Who's the girl?

My daughter.

Don't worry, she's not yours.

You think I'm not the same?

You know, the age might fit.

So sister, take good care of her. You go
home, son.

You think someone hacked into ICS? He's
good. As good as me?

Seriously, this guy was schooling me all
day.

You know, in our business, it's
sometimes hard to figure out who's

whom. That's why it's good to know who
your friends are.

What's in New York on the 815?

ICF, would you come with us, please?

Oh!

No! No!

You've got the wrong guy!

I haven't said anything!

Yeah, we get that a lot.

You gotta be a special kind of stupid to
cross the border with Kitty Porn.

Downloading images of child pornography
as possession.

That's five years.

Add ten if you transmit to another
computer.

That's distribution.

I would have thought a guy spent four
years in the can for this stuff would

the law.

Two convictions for sexual assault
arrested twice for indecent exposure.

Say what you want about our day tripper.
He was a model inmate.

Qualified for early parole to a halfway
house.

Never missed an appointment with his P
.O.

Didn't so much as loiter outside of a
Chuck E. Cheese.

I've been living with this.

For almost 30 years.

I can't change it any more than you can
control who you're attracted to.

We don't hurt kids.

Neither do I.

Did you get a client list off of his
computer?

Client list?

No, this guy's hand to mouth, okay?

If he is pushing this stuff to anyone,
he's not winning Kitty Porn Salesman of

the Year.

Abused kids are twice as likely to
commit suicide, suffer substance abuse.

kids aren't real.

I don't care if you drew them with
crayons. It's still thick.

Why did you run when you saw the ICS
agents at the bus station?

I panicked.

I haven't had very positive experiences
with the police.

Frank Glenn here, the real criminal
mastermind.

JFK to Bangkok.

Leave out of New York, avoid the
questions of Pearson.

It was cheaper to fly out of the States.

Forgot to mention your upcoming sex
tour.

I wasn't going for sex.

Oh, a guy like you goes to Thailand for
what, the noodles?

I'm taking Depo -Provera, I'm celibate.

Chemical castration?

You know what? Get it cut off first,
then I might believe you.

I am trying to transcend my earthly
desires.

Oh. I was going to Thailand to visit the
great Buddhist temples in Ayutthaya.

So what, you're a Buddhist now? Yes.

I became a Buddhist in prison.

I was taking a temple tour.

You parole officer by that shit?

Look, we got a search warrant for your
place.

You better pray we don't find anything,
asshole.

So how'd your pal from Metro know that
Burgess was leaving town?

Oh, man, some of the guys be keeping an
eye on these slimeballs.

Isn't that what his parole officer's
for?

Yeah, but he's done with that now. And
as soon as no one's watching...

you should see this.

We're glad.

Immigration, Customs, Security. I'm
sorry, ma 'am, we can't discuss details

our investigation.

But you might want to keep your kid away
from them.

That was extremely unprofessional.

Hey, the lady's got a right to know who
her kid's living beside.

Moose, I hate to break it to you, but
Burgess wasn't lying.

I spoke to his travel agent. He was
going on a temple tour. Well, just

he booked an itinerary doesn't mean he's
going to stick to it. Maybe, but he

steered clear of all the usual love
nests. Hotel reservations?

Mainly Buddhist monasteries.

Thanks. Good luck.

Hey. Huh?

Put up with this kiddie porn on his
computer.

This guy's an artist.

Could be making a sweet living in
character design.

His images are so photorealistic. And he
makes Lara Croft look like Ms. Pac

-Man. Check it out.

Average person could never tell the
difference.

That kid's not real?

Nope. None of them are.

Oh, uh, I did find one.

A deleted email from some guy called
Ginner.

Who is she?

No idea.

Find out.

Katie Johansson. Been on the FBI's
missing person list since she

from her house in Michigan 18 months
ago.

You're sure it's the same girl? Yeah,
she was 11 when somebody broke into her

house and grabbed her. Her mom was
asleep.

FBI have any leads?

I put a call into the special agent in
charge.

What's the thumbnail say?

Traveling cold for six months, then this
picture popped up in Dusseldorf. German

police found it in some perv's inbox.

He shot himself before they could
question him. So our Mr.

Burgess is the first lead we've had on
this girl in over a year.

Yeah.

Who's Skinner?

How long have you been talking to each
other?

We don't.

As soon as I got his email, I deleted
it. The guy is a psycho.

How did he get your address?

I don't know.

He took a little girl from her bed in
the middle of the night and put her in a

box. She hasn't had contact with another
living being in 18 months.

Whoever he is, he won't leave me alone.

Ever since I got out of jail, it's like
he knows I'm trying to control my urges.

He'd send me pictures. He knew my type.

Is Katie your type?

How plus prepubescent girls.

You like them young and impressionable.

I'm not Skinner. I'm nothing like him.

I know what lives inside me.

I feel it right under the surface all
the time.

I do everything I can to suppress it.
But Skinner, he revels in it.

He shows no remorse for his victims.

He doesn't use the word victims.

He calls them conquests.

Is that what he calls them? Calls Katie.

No.

She's different. He calls her an
experiment.

He calls her his subject.

That's all I know.

So why didn't Burgess report him? Said
he didn't want to draw attention to

himself, just wanted to finish out his
parole.

I think there's a couple of sick freaks
comparing notes.

You think Burgess is Skinner? Can't
count it out, but I doubt it.

Good afternoon.

Major, you placed an inquiry on Katie
Johansson's file.

You put a call into the SAC.

Right. That's why I'm here.

This is my case.

You were talking to my office?

I was the one who took the call the
night Katie disappeared.

Her mother cried on my shoulder.

I promised her I would bring Katie home.

I never did.

It was my last case at the FBI.

A lot of people have logged hours on
this. Skinner covered his tracks.

Katie got to me.

She loved math.

And science.

Top of her class.

Go find her.

I have no claim to your investigation.

All I'm asking you is to let me help
you.

We're not looking for a pedophile.

Really? What would you call a guy who
keeps a girl captive in a box?

A psychological sadist.

Skinner gets off tormenting minds, not
bodies.

Did he know her?

We think Skinner posed online as a teen
boy, found out where she lived,

kidnapped her violently, locked her up
in a windowless, soundproof room.

He calls it his Skinner box.

Uh, the real Skinner?

BF was a behavioral psychologist. He
developed a conditioning chamber for

experimental analysis of animal
behavior.

You know, if Mickey pushes the lever, he
gets lunch. If he pushes the button, he

gets barbecued. 18 months without human
contact? I've seen guys lose it after a

month in the hole.

Solitary confinement.

That smells barbaric. Any leads on
Skinner? He's emailed to Burgess. He's

first contact we've had in a year.

Burgess is our best bet at getting
Skinner. Slade, route his computer

ICS. I wouldn't risk it.

Skinner invaded the FBI and Interpol.

We're not talking about some lame, swirl
-faced techno wannabe here. This guy's

got skills.

He's right.

We cannot afford to make any mistakes
that will tip him off.

Gray, take Burgess home. Get him talking
to Skinner.

Don't let him out of your sight.

Predator. They make me seem like an
animal.

Same as them in every way, except one
small thing. Can't they see that?

If I could cut it out like a tool...
Hey, save it for your therapist.

Can

I

do this in private?

No. It's just the kind of things I have
to write to get his attention.

We're not interested in how you do it.
Just get him talking.

She's female.

Perfect.

It's him.

He's late.

He's into the messaging.

Go to VoIP.

You took him off. You're a dead man.

Burgess. Mention how surprised I was to
receive your email.

I thought you were ignoring me.

Can you trace Skinner's call?

No!

He's using VoIP, so I should be able to
track his protocol, but he's rooting his

call through so many intermediary
machines.

Not to be Eeyore here, but I wouldn't
get my hopes up.

Call's untraceable.

Burgess has to get Skinner to tell him
where he's holding her.

I've been meditating.

What? The thoughts creep in.

Yes. Your thoughts are natural.

What you feel isn't wrong.

One day society will wake up and
understand.

When I see your girl, I feel weak.

She's getting a bit old for you, isn't
she? No, I think she's lovely.

Beautiful.

And innocent.

But her time with me is coming to an
end.

She's still alive.

What do you mean?

I hate to discard her if there's someone
out there who would appreciate all the

hard work I've put into her. I would
love to make her mine.

I thought you might, but you're not the
only one.

I'm auctioning her off to the most
deserving bidder.

You have 48 hours to impress me.

How are we going to impress this guy?

Skinner is a sadist.

He loves to torment his victims.

The more pain he causes you, Glenn, the
more likely he'll keep talking.

So he makes Skinner think he's causing
Burgess to relapse.

Yes. He's all about control. So make him
feel like he's in charge.

You have to win.

I'm very sorry we haven't found your
daughter yet.

But we're very close now.

All I'm asking you is to hang in there
just a little longer, okay?

I'll hang in there.

Just tell me my girl's alive.

We have every reason to believe she is.

This is the room we think Katie's in.

Do you recognize her?

I don't know this place.

Was she in this picture?

Was Katie in this room?

Answer me, was she here?

I think so.

Oh, she must be so scared. She is a very
strong girl.

You made me a promise.

You said that if she was still alive,
you'd find her and bring her home.

I am going to keep that promise.

You want to bid in my auction? Yes.

I've been extremely careful not to
compromise my experiment.

And I'll be equally as careful.

the selection of my subject's new owner.
Of course.

I'm not sure you're up to this, Glenn.

The selection process is rigorous.

She needs me.

I'll do whatever it takes to win her.

I'm going to send you an image.

And I want you to describe your feelings
towards it.

You have one hour.

She's hallucinating.

Katie's baby may compensate for the lack
of stimulation.

She's creating her own friends.

I don't think they're all that friendly.

She's already so fragile.

What is going to happen if one of
Guinness creeps gets to her before we

Can you see how dirty and unkempt she
looks?

Yeah, she hasn't had a bath in over a
year.

That's really going to narrow the field
of bidders.

Most guys I know, they fantasize about
clean, pretty, perfect little dolls.

And they want a willing partner.

Willing?

She's 12.

They want it to be mutual.

They convince themselves it is.

She's damaged goods.

It's not going to be easy to win her
affection after what she's been through.

And that's going to turn them off?

Most of them, yes.

The others?

We can use this to our advantage.

Play up the rescue fantasy.

It's probably one of the neighbors.

Wouldn't be the first time I've had a
brick through my window.

Stay here.

Keep writing to Skinner.

Any word from Gray?

It's not like Gray to go dark for this
long. I don't know.

I'll send someone over.

I thought you were the best.

I am.

Why don't we know where Skinner is?
You've got his email, voice protocol.

Why is this so difficult?

Look, he doesn't want to be found, okay?
He's made it virtually impossible.

FBI's got a guy out of Quantico.

Crazy Larry Lennox? Please.

Caltech? Uh, vandals and skateboard
punks. Microsoft. Don't even finish that

thought. Look, you can turn over every
circuit board from Palo Alto to

You're not going to find anybody better
or faster than me.

I hear you talking.

And all I hear is a guy making excuses.

That was very harsh.

Bridget? Blade?

It's Gray.

Where are you? He's gone.

There's blood on the floor here. I think
someone grabbed him.

Metro Police just found a body.

Occasionally mailing us 43 blocks from
Burgess' house.

Burgess was beaten to death with a
brick.

Cops found him in an alley a few blocks
from his home.

One of his neighbors decided to take
matters into his own hands.

If Skinner finds out he's dead, we've
lost him.

We have one day to find Katie.

Burgess was halfway through an email to
him.

Skinner's going to wonder what happened.

You take over as Burgess.

What, you want me to go undercover as a
pedophile?

Things go our way. It's just till
tomorrow.

Slade, can I talk to you?

Yep. Agent Lagarde has recruited someone
to help us with tracking Skinner.

Oh, man.

No, she's not that good.

She was good enough to crack ICS.

She was mattering small.

What?

We need to bring Katie Johansson

home.

Can you focus?

Yeah.

You know Major Kessler?

You'll be helping Slade track Skinner,
but first I need you to help turn Gray

into Burgess.

Okay. Let's get on it.

Your teeth will fall out.

Don't! I told you!

I'm sorry.

Agent Manoring told me I was helping out
with an internal security test.

Psych experts said she created a new
reality in order to survive.

It's awful.

Yeah.

I'm sorry you had to find out this way.
I thought you were here to help.

No?

We need a picture of Gray.

You know, faking stuff.

You're good at that.

This is going to be your mug shot, so
just stand straight and look right at

camera.

Good.

So you've been living at the reserve?

Yeah.

You ever see Joe's daughter, Deani?

Not really.

Can you turn your head to the side?

Is she okay, you think?

She misses her mother.

Thanks. I know you're upset.

I'm fine.

Your leg is jackhammering the floor.

You have every right to be pissed.

I didn't tell you at first because I
wanted to surprise you.

I'm sorry, surprise?

No, no, a surprise. A surprise is like,
hey, hey, I ordered pizza. Or surprise,

I signed us up for yoga.

Not surprise, I'm lying and I'm working
for the enemy and I'm just being the

handsome to my Muppet.

You didn't even like me.

It's not true.

You know, I always wondered what you saw
in me.

Now I know.

Nothing. That's so not true.

Hey, I installed new spyware to trace
all the incoming traffic to this

It'll bounce all the info back to ICS,
so maybe we'll get lucky.

So you and Sally know each other, huh?

What? Why? Did she say something?

Whatever Sally said or didn't say, that
doesn't mean anything, because nothing

she said was true.

Oh, and now I get to call her.

Hi, bug's in, so let's test the voice.

Go ahead, Gray.

Hear your best Burgess.

I have to be damn sure he can't tell the
difference.

I can't lose him now.

Perfect.

Okay, hang up.

Get Skinner on the line. I'll be right
here.

Oh, and you just barely settled in.

Does that mean you'll be moving again?

Not easy finding a place with no kids.

Maybe you'd like to move in with my
subject.

What's the neighborhood like?

Quiet.

In Canada?

You're getting ahead of yourself.

I have many other interested bidders.

You know I'd take good care of her. I'm
sure you would, Glenn, but let's see how

you stack up against the others.

I'm going to send you a link.

Where are you going?

Huh? I'm back to the office.

I don't trust her alone in my space.

Invite to a chat room.

Sally, you seeing this?

Choose a username and password.

Something that'll appeal to Skinner. Try
Burris and Frederick.

B -U -R -R -H -U -S.

Frederick without the K.

Right, as in Burris Frederick Skinner.
Exactly.

Now, put message title homunculus. It's
Latin for little man. Skinner coined it

to describe human behavior.

You know, that little man that
supposedly resides in all of us,

soul, will, self.

She's got a dark little man inside of
her.

What did he say?

Uh, nothing.

Keep going.

You all right?

Take a look at this.

Oh, thank you.

Happy birthday.

Her 11th birthday.

Her mother gave you that?

Mm -hmm.

She wanted me to know who Katie was.

Didn't want her to end up being just
another FBI case number.

If we do find her, she's going to be a
very different girl.

Not much competition in the chat room.

It's down to Burris and someone who
calls himself Piaget.

I think I just read something about
Piaget.

Jean Piaget was a developmental
psychologist who believed children were

thought sacks.

Well, this Piaget is doing exactly what
we are. He's appealing to Skinner's ego.

Is it working?

I can't tell.

But whoever this Piaget guy is, he's
hardcore.

He knows specifically what he's going to
do to her.

How's it going?

Well, still nothing on Skinner, but I've
got Piaget.

Scattering bits and bytes like
breadcrumbs to the witch's house.

Spyware picked up his trail.

He's using an internet service provider
in Scarborough.

Yeah, let's bring him in.

Move Starnow, call the ISP, get Piaget's
name and address, pick him up.

Got it.

It was awesome how fast you tracked him.

Yeah.

Uh... Oh.

Yeah. Yeah.

Okay. Uh, anyway.

The IJ's real name is Craig Gordon, a
corporate lawyer.

His record's clean.

Since when did border cops arrest
Canadian citizens for free expression?

Since we found child pornography
crossing the border.

Not on me, you didn't.

On your friend, Glenn Burgess.

Hmm.

Don't know him.

They don't burst in the chat rooms. Ah,
him.

Well, he's a sap with a savior complex.

We have to speed this up. Can you get
less than 12 hours?

We're keeping him busy while Gray works
on Skinner.

Sally? What do you think?

Good. Nice balance.

Vulnerable, submissive.

Send it.

As long as Gordon's trapped, you can't
count her.

See, I'm only here because their society
is so puritanical.

Now if I meet a tasty, young girl,
what's to stop me from doing what comes

naturally?

I guess everybody's got the right to
express an opinion.

You want to rip my head off right now,
don't you? I want to know where Skinner

is. Like you don't fantasize about
having some sweet, young virgin.

We're not talking about me here, Chief.

Where's Skinner?

Mr. Gordon's lawyer's here to take him
home. He's free to go.

Gentlemen.

We're just going to let him walk?

It's all right. We need him on the move.

Gray just lost a bit for Katie.

Skinner picked Gordon.

We think Gordon may be willing to let
Gray watch for a price.

Gordon knows we're watching him. Why
would he take the bait?

Skinner bounced to another chat room.

Gordon doesn't think we know about it.

Let's hope he goes for the offer.

Tell him it's not up to Skinner anymore.

Piaget's in charge now. We need to make
him feel powerful.

He went for it. Okay, we're on.

Greatest heading northwest gets past
Bruce Bond.

Katie's in Canada.

We don't know that yet. Gordon could be
leading us on a wild goose chase. If

Gordon is serious about getting Katie,
he doesn't have much time. Skinner is

terminating the experiment tonight.

Okay.

So, I scanned all of Burgess's incoming
and outgoing network traffic, and then I

scanned all of Gordon's. I was looking
for a match. Slade, did you find

Yeah. Yeah, yes, yes. I mean, if he's
still sitting in front of his computer

watching the feed from his Skinner box,
then yes. Are you kidding? He will never

miss the final stage of his experiment.

Where is he? Uh, the Sioux. Sioux State
Marine.

U .S. side. Plane is standing by.

Good work.

Uh, Sally's running a background.

She'll brief you on the way.

I rule! I rule!

Get your arms up against the car.

Spread your legs.

Gray's not moving.

Where is he?

He's off Highway 17, Trans -Canada, just
outside of Sault Ste. Marie.

All right, turn around.

Relax.

Just want to make sure you're not
playing anything stupid. Get your arms

You know, your mugshot doesn't do you
justice, Clem.

It's getting late, huh?

Well, well.

Anxious, are we?

Pay up.

She'll be able to buy Katie anything she
wants, huh?

Don't you worry.

I've got big plans for my little girl.

Lucky car will take mine.

Skinner's real name is Stephen Trafford.

Who is he? He's a retired police officer
from Akron, Ohio.

Now lives in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan.

Does he have a record?

Not even a parking ticket.

But here's where it gets interesting.

He has a nexus pass.

He crosses the border from his zoo to
ours every day.

Why? He's building maintenance at a
shuttered plastic factory.

And check this out.

None of the rooms in the middle have
windows.

No shortage of Skinner boxes.

Are we ready?

He gave me the key.

What is this place?

I don't know.

He just gave me the address.

So what are you going to say to her?

I wasn't planning on doing a lot of
talk.

You should be nice to her.

You know, reassure her.

She hasn't seen anyone in over a year.
She might be scared.

Well, that is the point.

You should try and calm her down.

Then she'll go with you easier.

Who says I'm going to take her anywhere?

I've got all the privacy I need, my
dear.

Your ticket gets you into the fair.

Not only I get to ride.

Hello,

Katie.

Never find me.

But I knew you'd come.

You've been waiting for me.

I'm a police officer. I'm here to help
you, okay?

We're going to get you out of here.
We're going to get you home, dear mom.

Whatever you think, I wasn't pretending
to care about you.

How am I supposed to process that
information?

Store it.

Delete it.

It's up to you.

Doctor said it's going to be a long road
back.

He got her out of there.

I told myself I'd transfer to Homeland
Security to protect my country from

terrorists.

Maybe I just couldn't face another case
like that.