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(SIGHS)

(SULTRY MUSIC PLAYING)

Ugh, gross.

(SCREAMS)

WOMAN: Oh, my God.

(EXHALES) What are you doing here?

I live here. Who are you?

Jenni. Jenni with an I.

Mateo. With an O.

OWEN: What's going on down here?

I thought I heard a scream.

You heard a few of those last night.

Believe me, we all did.

The walls are very thin around here.

- (CELL PHONE CHIMES)
- Uh, that's my ride.

- (GIGGLES)
- Oh...

JENNI: I had fun.

(DOOR OPENS)

- Don't judge me.
- (DOOR CLOSES)

No judgment. Just disappointment.

What, just because I wanted
a little personal interaction?

You've been personally
interacting every night this week.

You are exaggerating.

And by the way, I don't think

that's very sex-positive of you.

I'm not exaggerating.
And I'm not the only one.

Like, you know people at the firehouse

are starting to call you
One Night Strand?

How would they even know that?

If I keep a secret, I bloat.

Yeah, fine. I don't have any secrets.

You know what? I'm not ashamed, either.

MATEO: No one thinks
you should feel ashamed.

We all know where this is coming from.

Oh, yeah? Where's it coming from?

Pain.

You got pain, Cap.

Emotional pain.

Why do I feel another
intervention coming on?

We all saw it, okay?

You with Gwyn at the reopening

with that adorable child.

The adorable child you thought
was yours, but totally isn't.

And now you're acting
like a child, you know,

to drown the pain.

- And now you're pushing it.
- I'm just saying.

I get you wanna find
a connection with someone new,

but that's not gonna be
with some fresh kill

that you drag home from a singles bar.

I don't know, we made a pretty
good connection last night.

Oh, really? What do you know about her?

That she likes vodka tonic and The Cure.

- And she's... Jeanie.
- Jenni.

- Really?
- With an I.

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- (UPBEAT MUSIC PLAYING)
- (VOCALIZING)

(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

Something we can help you with?

I'm looking for Mr. Judson Ryder.

Yeah, he should be
around here somewhere.

Yeah, he's the big guy
in the back reading the paper.

Alright. Thank you, sir.

(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

Excuse me? (CLEARS THROAT)

Excuse me, Mr.-Mr. Ryder?

Yeah.

My name is Wyatt.

Uh, Wyatt... Wyatt Harris.

Oh, Wyatt. You used to kinda run around

with Garrity's little brother, right?

No.

No, sir. I-I don't know who that is.

Okay. What can I do for you?

Well, I was actually hoping I could have

a moment or two of your time.

Yeah. Okay.

(CLEARS THROAT)

In private.

Yeah. Sure, come on.

(JUDD CLEARS THROAT)

Sir, it's come to my attention

that, uh...

(EXHALES)

You're a lot taller than I expected.

Uh, okay, well, there's
no easy way to say this,

but I think...

I think you're my father.

Wow...

- Hi, Grace.
- GRACE: Hi, guys!

- Hey!
- I know.

- (OVERLAPPING CHATTER)
- (LAUGHTER)

- Can I take her?
- GRACE: Yep.

- Hey, babe.
- JUDD: Hey.

I didn't know y'all were coming.

Well, um, we thought it might be
nice to surprise you.

JUDD: Oh.

Well, this day is turning out
to be full of surprises.

Wyatt, this is Grace, this is my wife,

this is our daughter Charlie.

Grace, this is... Wyatt.

Nice to meet you, Wyatt.

You too, Mrs. Ryder.

Well, I guess I will
leave you guys be, then.

Mr. Ryder, maybe we can
talk about this some other time.

No, I'll tell you what,
why don't you stay right here?

We'll talk about it right now.

Are you sure?

Yeah, I don't keep secrets from my wife.

Baby, what's going on?

Wyatt seems to be
under the misapprehension

that, uh... I'm his daddy.

Oh. Excuse me?

JUDD: Hang on,
we're about to clear all that up.

Because I think that if I'd gotten

somebody around here in trouble

over the last 20 years,
I'd know about it.

Wyatt, what's your mom's name?

Marlene. Marlene Harris.

I don't know no Marlene.

WYATT: Yeah, I'm not surprised.

Pretty sure she didn't
get your name either.

She's a barrel racer.

Always told me she met my dad

at the San Antonio
Stock Show & Rodeo in 2005.

Here, this is what she
looked like back then.

(JUDD MUTTERING)

I don't know. Uh, could be 2005.

I don't know. I don't know.

What... How-how did y'all
draw my name out of the hat?

I didn't DNA-OK did.

It's this genetic ancestry site.

It's pretty remarkable, actually.

I mean, they've even used it
to catch serial killers.

I ain't no serial killer.

And I also don't have my DNA
on some website.

Yeah, you do.

Remember, after we got engaged,

we wanted to learn more
about our family trees?

I had you spit in that tube.

Listen, I am not trying to blow up

anyone's life or anything.

I don't want any money.

My mom, she doesn't even know
I'm here right now.

(CHARLIE COOS)

WYATT: You know what?

It's probably a mistake
coming here like this.

I r... I really do appreciate your time.

Alright, thank you.

- Wyatt.
- WYATT: Ma'am?

Do you have a number
or some way we can contact you?

Yeah.

(TYPING ON PHONE)

Thank you.

- WYATT: Bye.
- Alright.

- Grace...
- We'll talk about this at home.

Okay, little miss.

Do you want Otto or Bun-Bun tonight?

Can't you just sleep with me instead?

I don't want Mr. Whispers keeping me up.

Then you'll just have
to tell him to go to sleep, too.

GIRL: He never listens.

Well, Daddy and I
are just down the hall.

If Mr. Whispers bugs you,

you just look into
that camera right there

and you call us, okay?

Okay, then I'll take Bun-Bun.

Good night, Katie.

Sleep tight.

Good night, Mommy.

(FOOTSTEPS RECEDE, DOOR CLOSES)

("HUSH, LITTLE BABY"
PLAYING OVER MUSIC BOX)

(RADIO STATIC)

MR. WHISPERS (OVER NANNY CAM): Katie.

Katie.

KATIE: Not tonight, Mr. Whispers.

MR. WHISPERS: Wake up.

It's time to play.

KATIE: I'm too tired.

MR. WHISPERS: I got you a present.

A present, really?

MR. WHISPERS: Uh-huh.

KATIE: Where is it?

MR. WHISPERS: Look behind your curtains.

(FOREBODING MUSIC PLAYING)

♪

What are these for?

MR. WHISPERS: Those for having fun.

- Don't you like having fun?
- Yeah.

MR. WHISPERS: Then do
exactly what I say.

_

_

_

(SIRENS WAILING)

OWEN: Alright, Gallagher, Frakes,

you're on the ladder venting the roof.

The rest of you, grab the one-by-one,
you're going inside.

PAUL: Yeah, Cap.

Alright, we're going upstairs,
y'all take the main level.

- MAN (OVER RADIO): Roger that.
- JUDD: Let's go, let's go!

Marwani, we got two bodies right here.

MARJAN: Okay, got it.

JUDD: We need hands to grab 'em,
to get 'em outta here.

We need to keep moving
close to the source.

MARJAN: Ma'am, can you hear me?

MATEO: Let's go. Two, three.

Cap, we got two patients.

Tell EMS we're
bringing 'em out right now.

Copy that. How's everybody else
doing in there, Bravo team?

FIREFIGHTER (OVER RADIO):
First floor's clear. Heading out.

Good work. Keep it up. Ryder?

JUDD: It's hotter than a
burnin' stump up here, Cap.

We're movin' as fast as we can.

If you think it's gonna flashover,
you get out of there.

JUDD: Hey, over here. Over here!

MAN: Watch your step.

- MATEO: Alright, keep it steady.
- You good?

They're both unresponsive,
but breathing.

Thanks, we'll take it from here.

MATEO: Watch it.

Pull 'em up.

Nice and easy, gentlemen.

- Got it.
- TOMMY: Great.

Get 'em on 02 and LIFEPAKs.

TK: Blood pressure's low,
but heart rate is holding.

She's steady for now, Cap.

NANCY: Sir, can you feel that?

(SCREAMING)

That morphine would be great right now.

- Copy.
- You've been in a fire,

but you are okay.

Where is she? Where's Katie?

Alright. Try not to move.

Your wife, she's right there.

TROY: No, no, no.

(GROANING) Where's my daughter?

Katie. Where's my daughter?

Where's your daughter's bedroom?

Bravo team, we have a six-year-old girl

who maybe upstairs, her name is Katie.

Bedroom closest to delta wall.

JUDD: We're on it, Cap.

PAUL: Yo, it's hot.
Everybody stand back!

One, two, three!

(FLAMES ROARING)

FIREFIGHTER (OVER RADIO): Captain
Strand, we've got fire in the attic.

It's spreading fast,
moving on to the rafters.

JUDD: Katie!

PAUL: Katie!

Katie, we're firefighters!

Call out if you can hear us!

Need an update.

JUDD: We're in her room,
but we don't see her.

OWEN (OVER RADIO): Look
under the bed and in the closet.

JUDD: Katie!

Katie!

FIREFIGHTER: Hey Cap,
structure's not gonna hold much longer.

(TENSE MUSIC PLAYING)

Abandon your equipment and evacuate now.

Structure is unsound.

JUDD: No,
we're not leaving a little girl behind!

Strickland, you copy?

PAUL (OVER RADIO): Yeah, Cap.

I want you and Ward
to remove Judd from the scene.

I don't care if it means
you drag him out.

Charlie is not losing her daddy tonight.

PAUL: Hey! Hey!
You heard the man. We gotta go!

JUDD: You guys go, but I'm staying!

PAUL: Hell, we-we gotta go!

(SHOUTING, GRUNTING)

Judd!

- Judd!
- JUDD: Katie!

(LOUD RUMBLING)

I know that, uh, last night's call...

it was a tough one, but, um...

I just spoke the arson investigator

and there were no remains
found in the house.

Whoa, whoa, whoa.

So you're saying
that girl got out of there?

That's what they're telling me.

- JUDD: Praise God.
- See, there.

Aren't you glad
you didn't get flame-broiled

trying to save a bunch of dollies, man?

Yeah, and thank you for dragging
my ass up out of there, too.

- PAUL: Any time, player.
- MARJAN: Wait, Cap.

If she wasn't in there, then...
where is she?

APD is treating it
as a possible abduction.

But when they find her,

just know that she will have
a family to come home to,

it's 'cause you guys.

(KNOCK ON DOOR)

- Hello.
- Can I help you, officer?

We're canvassing the neighborhood

asking if anyone saw
anything suspicious last night.

- Is it about the fire?
- Mm-hmm.

Did they find
the Conrads' little girl yet?

- No, not yet.
- It's horrible.

Have you noticed any vehicles lately

that you didn't recognize

parked or cruising the street?

No. I passed out on the couch at 8:00.

Sorry, I didn't see anything.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYING)

CARLOS: Well, what about this?

This is a door cam footage
taken across the street

from Katie's house
the night of the fire.

Just after the fire
started at 12:38 a.m.

Katie walks right out of the front door.

SARINA: Yeah, the point of
origin was the child's bedroom.

We already know she started the fire.

Here comes the most interesting part.

More interesting than
a seven-year-old arsonist?

- There. See that?
- See what?

- SARINA: She's running away.
- There.

CARLOS: It doesn't look like
she's running away from something.

It looks like she's running
to something.

Like she was seeing someone
she knew just off-camera.

(SCOFFS)

Well, she didn't drive herself
out of the neighborhood.

What do you think,
she knew her abductor?

Yes. And that person
convinced her to set the fire.

It's an interesting theory.

I'm happy to start running
checks on friends and family,

see if anybody throws a red flag.

I appreciate the initiative, officer,

but I think I got this.

So if you could leave
all your canvassing notes

before you go.

- Of course.
- SARINA: Thank you.

♪

Howdy, howdy. Whoa.

- (DOOR CLOSES)
- Hey.

Did you get inspired?

Did Charlie already go down?

- You just missed her.
- JUDD: Hmm.

I guess I'll try to see her
when you feed her at 2:00.

Baby, just real quick,
I'm just gonna grab a beer.

No, Judd, can you
step off the floor, please?

- Yeah...
- Just stay out of the kitchen

for a second. I'm sorry, um,
I just mopped all of this.

Can't keep anything clean
in this house with you in it.

You wanna talk about this?

Give it to me straight.

What are
the odds that you're that boy's father?

They ain't zero.

(SHAKY SIGH)

Now, that was a long time ago.

And I was very different then.

Were you?

Hell, I wasn't even me till I met you.

Judd, I know you had
a past before we met.

I know I shouldn't be mad.

But I am, Judd.

And I can't help it.

That's fair.

GRACE: It's not fair.

Who's it fair to?

It's not fair to you.

You didn't know you had a son out there.

That kid had to grow up without his dad.

It's not fair to him.

It's not fair to me.

(GRACE CRYING)

It's not fair to our daughter.

From the day I met you, Judd,

all I wanted to do was
have children with you.

A family.

And I find out you have...

(CRYING)

I know it's not rational,

I don't need anybody to tell me.

But I can't barely look at you.

Don't say that to me, Grace.

Whatev... Whatever happens,

it ain't gonna affect our family.

(SOFTLY): Yes, it is.

(CHARLIE CRYING)

It's okay, baby, mommy's comin'.

(CRYING CONTINUES)

So I just wanted you to know

that I heard you the other day,
I mean, really heard you,

so I'm gonna take your advice

and I'm gonna make a connection

before I... make a connection.

- I'm proud of you, Cap.
- OWEN: Right?

So there's this girl,
Becky from Round Rock.

She's beautiful. She's smart.

She likes hiking and college football.

Is she younger? Yes.

But not by decades.

- That's great.
- Right?

And so we've been texting all day.

And what does it mean when she sends me

a video game controller
and a movie camera?

It means she wants a video of your junk.

Um, Cap, how exactly
did you meet this person?

On a, on a, on a dating app.

A dating app?

That's what you got
out of our conversation,

that you should join a dating app?

- Which app?
- Plow.

Plow? Cap!

No! Plow's a garbage app.

Look, Becky from Round Rock

could be Boris from Moscow
trying to blackmail you.

(SIGHS) You know, I knew it was weird

that she wanted to know the names

of all my childhood pets.

You need to change all
of your passwords immediately.

Look, if you wanna use a dating app,

you can't be using
one of these bottom feeders.

You think Ben Affleck
would be caught dead on Plow?

What would Ben Affleck
be caught dead on?

- He's on Ascent.
- What's Ascent?

It's an app for all the VIP's
and movie stars.

Channing Tatum's on it.
So's Drew Barrymore.

Well... they don't need a dating app.

Exactly.

A dating app for people
who don't need dating apps.

I love it! How do I sign up?

Sign up?

You can't sign up for Ascent.
You gotta get invited.

Okay, well, how do I get invited?

You can't. Look, you need
a celebrity or an influencer

with millions of followers
to vouch for you.

How many millions?

(FUNKY MUSIC PLAYING)

This fattoush salad is out of control.

Now, where did you learn

how to make all this Lebanese food?

Oh, I've... been a fan
of Levantine food for years.

He watched like nine
YouTube cooking videos today.

That's so sweet.

You didn't have to go through
all that trouble.

Oh, no, he did.

No trouble. It was no trouble at all.

I-I just realized that I'd been remiss

in not inviting the one person
who saved the 126

to break bread or gluten-free pita

and say thank you.

So what's the ask?

There's no ask.

He wants you to get him on Ascent.

I... I was getting to that.

Ascent, like the dating app?

- Mateo says you're on it.
- Yeah.

I mean, I never really use it,

but it's fun to see who's on there.

So would you put in a good word for me?

(WINCES)

We're talking about my street cred here.

You know, you rate
your dates on the app.

So if I get you on there

and you go all One Night Strand
on someone,

that-that could blow back on me.

That is a very hurtful moniker.

Marj, come on,
have some mercy on him, okay?

- He's desperate.
- Yeah... Uh...

Uh, I'm not desperate.

I mean, John Cusack's on the app.

I'm cooler than John Cusack.

Way cooler.

Well, John Cusack now.

Yeah. Okay.

You get me on there,
no kitchen duty for two weeks.

Bribery?

I thought you knew me better than that.

Okay, no kitchen duty for two months.

- Done.
- Yeah.

(MARJAN CHUCKLES)

(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

Excuse me. Have you seen
Detective Washington?

No, I'm sorry.

(SIGHS)

(JAZZY MUSIC PLAYING)

SARINA: What are you doing?

Nothing, I was just...

straightening the clutter.

Oh, there's no clutter.
That's my system.

Sorry.

I was just leaving, uh... this.

I pulled up all the traffic cam

within two miles of Katie Conrad's home

around the time of the fire.

Um, I've been running plates.

Got through about a third of them.

That must have taken hours.

It's no trouble. I've been
doing it on my own time.

There's a note in there
explaining everything.

I'll just get out of your way.

Officer Reyes.

Why don't you come have a seat?

Come on.

So I've been doing some digging
into that theory of yours

that Katie knew her abductor.

You agree?

I do and I don't.

Katie had a nanny cam in her room.

It was destroyed in the fire.

But we pulled the footage
that was stored on the cloud.

Take a look at this.

MR. WHISPERS (OVER NANNY CAM):
Katie? Katie?

Wake up.

It's time to play.

KATIE: Not tonight, Mr. Whispers.

MR. WHISPERS: Aw.
But don't you wanna play with me?

I got you a present.

She-she talked about Mr. Whispers.

I thought it was
her imaginary friend. How...

Well, it seems someone
hacked into your nanny cam.

Do you recognize that voice?

- No.
- No, no.

I've never heard it before in my life.

Whoever this is took our daughter?

It's likely, yes.

Do you ever share your
Wi-Fi passwords with anyone?

Friends, neighbors,
maybe workers at the house?

(SIGHS) Yeah, sure.

We, uh, we redid our kitchen,
our master bath last year.

We gave it out to the whole crew.

Troy, we have the password
written on the router.

We have parties,

people over all the time.

I wouldn't even know where to start.

Start with the first name you
can remember and go from there.

Mrs. Conrad?

Do you remember when Katie first
mentioned her imaginary friend?

I don't know, but...

He'd been talking to her for months.

(KIDS TALKING INDISTINCTLY)

(CHARLIE COOS)

What you thinkin' on so hard?

(JUDD INHALES AND EXHALES)

Kids growing up
without their daddies, I guess.

And somehow they make do.

Okay.

You're gonna get
a paternity test, right?

(CLEARS THROAT) Tommy, if I did
it would just be a formality.

That kid's mine.

Well, how can you be so sure?

Because I am.

Well, Gracie says you don't ever
remember even meeting the...

Okay, well, then
that's not quite accurate.

JUDD: Well, hang on now.

I remember what happened.

I remember how she made me feel.

Was she special to you?

She was...

for one night. It was... yeah.

She was the prettiest thing
you ever saw on a quarter horse.

And she had just won, uh,

- first prize in the barrel race.
- Mm.

And she came strutting into this bar

where me and my brothers
Sam and Nate were at,

we were just getting drunk.

She walks right up to me
and grabbed me by my bolo tie.

Oh...

She pulled me out to the parking lot,

and, you know, I'm 22 years old
with a mouth full of marbles

going, "Okay."

How am I supposed to say no?

Hell, I don't know
if I would have said no.

(TOMMY CHUCKLES)

And, uh, protection wasn't a thing.

She was older, so I figured
she had that taken care of.

Oh, yeah, you really were a dumb kid.

I thought I had a few more years
before I screwed up this whole...

being a daddy thing.

You didn't screw up a thing.

But you are gonna do what's right.

Yeah.

The problem is, how do I do this right

without hurting the woman I love?

KATIE (ON VIDEO): Aah.

This is the one that's loose.

MR. WHISPERS (ON VIDEO):
Oh, wow! Katie-cat, I see it.

- You know what this means?
- What?

MR. WHISPERS: Somebody is
gonna get a visit from the tooth fairy.

(AUDIO REWINDING)

KATIE: Aah.

This is the one that's loose.

MR. WHISPERS: Oh, wow!
Katie-cat, I see it.

- Oh!
- Sorry, sorry.

Sorry, I didn't mean
to scare you. Sorry.

You're not the scary one.

Baby, it's 3:00 in the morning.
Will you come back to bed?

Uh...

Not sure I could sleep even if I did.

This is...

This is kind of terrifying.

Scoot over.

What exactly are we looking for?

Anything that can help us
identify who might be behind this.

TK: How do we know it's not
just some Russian hackers?

Hackers don't usually kidnap children,

especially without a ransom demand.

You'll see, this feels...

different.

(KEY CLICKS)

Are you sure I'm allowed, Mr. Whispers?

MR. WHISPERS: Of course, you are.
It'll be fun.

I don't know.

MR. WHISPERS: Katie. Do what I say.

That's a good girl.

That is so messed up.

He's grooming her.

♪ And the itsy-bitsy spider ♪

♪ Went up the spout again ♪

MR. WHISPERS: Very nice, Katie-cat.

KATIE: Thank you.

Who are you talking to, honey?

Mr. Whispers.

Okay, well, tell Mr. Whispers
it's bedtime.

KATIE: Okay, Mommy.

Good night, Mr. Whispers.

...and she lived happily ever after.

- KATIE: Can we read another one?
- (AUDIO REWINDING)

- MR. WHISPERS: It's gonna be fun.
- Do you like it?

MR. WHISPERS: That's a good girl.

Sleep in here tonight.

ANNIE: Just until you fall asleep.

- I don't know.
- MR. WHISPERS: Katie, do what I say.

ANNIE: What are you still doing up?

Good night, Mr. Whispers.

MR. WHISPERS: What a cute
little rabbit, Katie-cat.

Who... Who said that?

MR. WHISPERS: I did, silly.

Who are you?

MR. WHISPERS: My name is Mr. Whispers,

and we're gonna be best friends.

(CLICKING KEY)

What a cute little rabbit, Katie-cat.

- (KEY CLICKS)
- (AUDIO REWINDING)

Katie-cat.

Oh, my God!

What? What? What?

I think I know who did this.

Don't forget to pour some
for your guests too, Katie-cat.

Sorry, Otto. Sorry, Bun-Bun.

Her name is Danica Hendry.

She was Katie's nanny until last year.

Right. The Conrads said
she moved out of state

to be with family during the pandemic.

CARLOS: She did.

Until she rented an apartment
in Austin two months ago,

the same time the voice
started on the nanny cam,

and she's the only person
who calls Katie "Katie-cat."

Her accomplice must have
picked it up from her.

There's an accomplice now?

Well, the voice on the nanny cam
is a male voice.

Except it's not.

Digital Forensics just sent this to me.

The unsub was using an audio filter.

This is what we heard.

MALE VOICE (OVER TAPE): Katie? Katie?

Wake up. It's time to play.

And this is without the filter.

FEMALE VOICE: Katie? Katie?

Wake up. It's time to play.

That's her.

I'll see if forensics can make a match.

I wouldn't wait for that.

Officer Reyes, I'm gonna need

more than a lady's voice on a nanny cam

to get a judge to issue a warrant.

There's also this.

Remember the traffic cams I pulled?

SARINA: Mm-hmm.

This is Danica Hendry's jeep
leaving Katie's neighborhood

two minutes after the fire started.

SARINA: Austin PD!

OFFICER 1: Anyone here?

Quick, check the back room.

Go, go, go, on your right!

OFFICER 2: Move, move, move.

OFFICER 1: This is the police.

Show yourself if you're here.

OFFICER 2: Closet's clear.

- OFFICER 1: Check under this bed.
- OFFICER 3: This room's clear.

OFFICER 4: No sign of anyone.

OFFICER 2: Bedroom's clear.

House is clear.

We must have just missed Danica.

Stuff in the dry rack is still wet.

Wherever Danica went,
she took Katie with her.

She was here.

That's the rabbit from the video.

Alright. I want two unmarked units
on this house in case they come back

and put an Amber Alert on Danica's jeep.

Let's just hope
we didn't miss our chance.

(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

(KATIE CRYING)

Don't cry, sweetie.

You're getting ice cream for dinner.

I don't want ice cream. I want my mommy.

I'm going to be your mommy now.

Remember?

SERVER: What can I get you?

Can we get two sundaes with...

Chocolate or caramel, honey?

(VOICE BREAKING): Chocolate.

DANICA: Chocolate. Extra sprinkles.

(CELL PHONE CHIMES)

No.

KATIE (CRYING): I wanna go home.

Shut up! Just shut up!

(TIRES SCREECHING)

I have been wanting to come to
this restaurant since I got into town,

I can't believe
you got a table so easily.

My boss comes here all the time.

They never know if I'm making
a reservation for him or myself.

Your boss being the governor of Texas.

That's right.

Well, so Deputy Chief of Staff,
that must be really exciting.

If your idea of excitement

is red-lining speeches
about stagflation.

Bet you put out more
fires a day than I do.

(CHUCKLES)

So I always imagine
the world of politics

to be really smart people
walking briskly down corridors,

talking real fast and all
sort of sounding alike.

I-I don't know about smart,

but there are definitely
some fast talkers.

(CELL PHONES VIBRATING)

- Oh, Amber Alert.
- OWEN: Wow.

Something wrong?

No, it's related to a call
we had recently.

It was an arson
and the girl went missing.

- I heard about that case.
- Yeah.

Poor thing. I hope
they get her back safe.

Me too.

So your profile says

you like hot yoga,
Art Deco, and Scorsese?

So do I. We like the same things.

- I mean, what are the odds?
- Pretty decent, actually.

Ascent has the best
algorithm on the market.

Right. So what's your favorite
Scorsese movie?

I know this sounds sacrilegious,

but probably Wolf of Wall Street.

I love Wolf of Wall Street.

- You do?
- Oh, yeah.

And we're supposed to say
Raging Bull or Taxi Driver,

- but those movies are so...
- BOTH: Grim.

Did that just happen?

I believe it did.

Wolf just has style.

- Yeah, and swagger.
- Yes.

Yes, so much swagger.

I... If it weren't for Matthew
McConaughey stinking it up,

it would be the perfect movie.

You don't like Matthew McConaughey?

Let's just say I am not a fan.

Oh, God, he's-he's not like your

golfing buddy or something, is he?

No, no, no. I mean,
that would be awesome.

He's the finest actor of his generation.

(LAUGHS)

Oh! You're-you're serious.

Uh, we'll have to agree
to disagree on that one.

Yeah.

- Eh, it's all subjective.
- Hmm.

(CATHERINE CHUCKLES)

That's what makes a horse race.

Have you seen Dallas Buyers Club?

I tried twice.

It's just like, we get it, dude.

You only ate one can of tuna
every day for a month.

I... I just find his acting
a little pretentious.

Well, if by pretentious, you mean...

absolutely not pretentious at all.

I mean, the man is
the antithesis of pretentious.

- He's genuine.
- (LAUGHS)

Why?

Because he says,
"Alright, alright, alright,"

and he plays the bongos naked?

- Partly.
- Pure shtick.

I know what this is all about.

- You... You do?
- Yeah.

You're scared
he's gonna run for governor.

And then you and your boss
would be out of a job.

You know, based on tonight,
I think he might have my vote.

Sounds like he had it before.

No, no, no. I would
never have voted for him

because that would have
only corrupted him

and take him off the screen.

Since you put it that way,
he might have my vote.

Okay! What can I get for you?

- Just the check.
- Just the check, please.

But you haven't ordered anything.

("BUILD ME UP BUTTERCUP"
BY THE FOUNDATIONS PLAYING)

- ♪ Why do you build me up? ♪
- ♪ Build me up ♪

♪ - Buttercup, baby ♪
♪ - Buttercup, baby ♪

♪ - Just to let me down? ♪
♪ - Let me down... ♪

I just wanna say one thing
more before you go.

Hey, bad dates happen.

Don't worry, I'm not gonna blast you

on the app or anything.

Thank you. No, I was just gonna say...

Have you seen the first season
of True Detective,

because if you don't
like him in that, then I...

Goodbye, Owen.

(TIRES SCREECHING)

Hey! I'm gonna take your car.

What the hell? Hey!

Call the cops, he is stealing my car!

Get out of the way or get in.

What?

(ENGINE REVVING)

(TIRES SCREECHING)

I... I'm calling 9-1-1.

Good. Put 'em on speaker.

You think this is funny?
This is kidnapping.

That's kidnapping. This is carjacking.

That's the jeep from the Amber Alert.

I need you to hold the phone up.

DISPATCHER (OVER PHONE):
9-1-1. What's your emergency?

Yeah, this is Captain Owen Strand, AFD.

I'm an active pursuit of a vehicle

matching the description
in the Katie Conrad Amber Alert.

It's a red jeep headed
northbound on Houston.

DISPATCHER: Copy that, Captain Strand.
APD is en route.

OWEN: I think they may be
headed for the freeway.

DISPATCHER: I'll relay to APD.

Do not attempt to confront
the suspect at this time.

I'll try.

- You'll try?
- You better buckle up.

(TIRES SCREECHING)

(HORN BLARING)

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYING)

I want my mommy.

- Oh!
- DANICA: I told you!

I'm your mommy now.

- (TIRES SCREECHING)
- (HORN BLARING)

Did you see that?

We're not waiting for APD. Hang on.

♪

What the hell is wrong with you?
I have my daughter in the car.

That's not your daughter.
Get away from the car.

Oh, my God.

- Drop that knife!
- (KNIFE CLATTERS)

Go check on the kid.

(DANICA GROANING)

Hi. Honey, are you okay?

I wanna go home.

Oh, you will soon, I promise.

I need you to come with me, okay?

(SIRENS WAILING)

You're safe now.

Hands! Let's see your hands!

- Captain Strand?
- You know him?

He's AFD. Captain of the 126.

And my father-in-law more or less.

- Carlos.
- Owen.

(HANDCUFFS CLICKING)

Detective Washington says you
can come by the station tomorrow

- to give your statements.
- Thank you.

CARLOS: I know some
worried parents are going to be

very grateful to you both.

(EXHALES)

Well, uh, this was
the first date I ever had

that ended with handcuffs.

Yeah, why does that not surprise me?

I will say this, it wasn't boring.

I do know how to show a woman
a terrifying time.

It was a little like being on a joyride

with Matthew McConaughey

in Dazed and Confused.

You like him in Dazed and Confused?

Who doesn't like Dazed and Confused?

No. That wasn't the question
I was asking.

Are you hungry?

I could eat.

I'm driving.

(PLAYFUL GUITAR PLAYING)

(HORN HONKING IN DISTANCE)

Mr. and Mrs. Conrad,

there's somebody here
who'd like to see you.

Go on.

- KATIE: Hi, Mommy.
- Katie, come here, my baby.

TROY: Baby, we missed you so much.

ANNIE: Oh, baby, come here.

KATIE: I'm sorry
I burned our house down.

(BOTH CHUCKLE)

You did good work, Reyes.

- Thank you, Detective.
- Mm-hmm.

Anyone ever tell you
you are a pushy bastard?

Well, my boyfriend thinks
that I'm a control freak.

(CHUCKLES)

He's not wrong.

You ever think of
taking the detective exam?

Really?

Yeah, why not?

We could use a few more pushy bastards.

(SIZZLING)

(SOFT POP MUSIC PLAYING)

- Hey, babe.
- JUDD: Hey.

Is that pork roast I smell?

Yes.

With some mashed potatoes.

Grandma Essie's green beans

with smoked turkey leg
and a little cornbread.

So what's the occasion?

Family dinner.

I say we got some things
to talk about, wouldn't you?

Yeah.

Yeah, I just didn't know when we
were gonna get back around to that.

Like, talkin'.

You were right about
what you said, though, Judd.

You are the same man that I married.

A good man.

That's gonna do right by that boy.

That's your family, Judd,

and that absolutely makes him my family.

(INHALES AND EXHALES DEEPLY)

Have I told you lately
that marrying you was...

you know, by far
the smartest thing I ever did?

Yeah, but to be fair,
you don't set the highest bar.

(BOTH CHUCKLE)

JUDD: Come here.

- You're mean.
- (GRACE LAUGHS)

- (KISSES) I love you.
- GRACE: Love you.

Go get changed, we're having company.

(DOORBELL RINGS)

JUDD: Babe, you gonna get that?

No, sir, you are.

Is...

(JUDD CLEARS THROAT)

- MARLENE: Hi.
- Howdy.

- Well, just come on in.
- MARLENE: Yeah, thank you.

(DOOR CLOSES)

- I'm Grace.
- Hey.

GRACE: So...

Thank you for agreeing to come see us.

MARLENE: I'll be honest.

When you called and

told me Wyatt had been out
to see y'all...

my first instinct was to tell you

to throw away my son's number.

Forget all about this.

Pretend like it never happened.

I understand. Well, um...

We'll talk more about it after we eat.

Sorry, I-I just realized

I-I... should have asked
if y'all even drink.

No, no, don't worry about that.

We do. We're gonna tonight.

Why don't you open the wine, Judd?
Let it breathe.

JUDD: Yeah, I'm gonna let it breathe.

We're all gonna just breathe and...

Good.

Y'all really do have a lovely home.

Thank you.

- Why don't you sit down?
- I'm sorry if...

(SIGHS) ...if what I said came off rude.

I just...

When it comes to my son,

I think I may be a little...
overprotective.

You know, Wyatt's always
been a sensitive kid.

Always led with his heart.

I need you to understand

that I love that boy

more than anything in this world.

And I'll do anything
to keep him from gettin' hurt.

Believe me, I know exactly how you feel.

(CHARLIE COOING)

(CORK POPS)

So who's-who's this?

This is our daughter. Charlie.

She really is so precious, isn't she?

Do you wanna hold her?

Yeah, I... I would love to, thank you.

(CHUCKLES)

Hello, darlin'.

Oh, she's beautiful.

Hi, darlin'.

Thank you.