Original subtitles

("Easy"byTheCommodores playing)

♪That'swhyI'measy♪

♪I'measylikeSundaymorning♪

♪Yeah♪

-♪That'swhyI'measy♪ -(dishesclattering)

♪EasylikeSundaymorning...♪

Athena?

Thatpanisstillwet.

Youneedtodryitoff beforeyouputitaway.

Why?It'lldryeventually.

Becauseit'llrust.

That'smygoodcastiron.

Anddon'tyouroll thoseeyesatme.

Sorry,Mama.

When'sDaddygettinghome?

Oh,Isee.

Youonlyofferedtohelp withthedishes

soyoucouldwaitup foryourfather.

Well,yeah. Wholikesdoingdishes?

Besidesyou.

Ilikeitbecauseit'susually

mypeacefultimebymyself.

Onedaywhenyou'regrown,

you'llunderstand.

-(dooropens) -SAMUEL:I'mhome.

-(doorcloses) -Savedbyyourdaddyagain.

Daddy!

-Youmisseddinner. -Oh...

Oh,Iknow,babygirl.

-Daddygotaflattire onthewayhome. -(chuckles)

Mm.Ooh.

Isthatwhyyousmelllike agreasymechanic?

Andlookatthisshirt. It'sfilthy.

Well,youwantmetotakeitoff soyoucanwashit?

'CauseyouknowIgot

-noproblemwiththat. -(laughs):Oh,SamuelCarter,

-getthosefilthypawsoffme. -What?Ican'thelpit.

(scoffs) Andyou,littlegirl--

itisofficially pastyourbedtime.

Whataboutstorytime? Daddyalways

tellsmeastorybeforebed.

Iknow,baby.

Daddygothometoolate.

ButIpromise Iwillmakeituptoyou.

Tomorrowwewillread twostories.

Andwafflesforbreakfast?

Andwafflesforbreakfast.

-(giggles) -BEATRICE:Somelawyeryouare.

Youjustgotout-negotiated byanine-year-old.

I'matoughcookie.

That'swhatDaddy alwaystellsme.

Justlikehermother.

(sighs) Go.

(chuckles)

(cricketschirping)

(knockingindistance)

PATRICE: Samuel!Beatrice!

BEATRICE: Patrice?What'sthematter?

PATRICE: IsTanyahere?She'sgone. Wecan'tfindher.

BEATRICE: Patrice,slowdown. Whatdoyoumean,she'sgone?

PATRICE: She'snotinthehouse. Shewasn'tinherbed.

BEATRICE: Wherewouldshego?

Idon'tunderstand.

-What'shappening? -Tanya'smissing.

PATRICE: WhenJoannetocheckonher shewasn'tinherbed.

Itwasempty. Theirwindowwasopen.

-(criesout) -SAMUEL:Didyoucheck thebackyard?

Thesekidsare alwaysdoingstuff

-they'renotsupposedto. -MeandLloyd

havelookedeverywhere. Shejustvanished.

-I'llgetasearchgroup together. -Hey,comeon.

Okay,it'sokay, it'sgonnabeallright.

Patrice,gobacktothehouse.

-Waitthereincasesheshows. -PATRICE:Yes.

Beatrice.

Callthesheriff,givethem

theKingston'saddress, let'emknowwhat'sgoingon.

Ijusthavethissickfeeling

thatsomething's happenedtoher.

-No. -Icanfeelitinmybones.

Don'tgothere.

Athena.

Gobacktoyourroom andgetinbed.Now!

BEATRICE: Ithoughtyourfather toldyoutogobacktobed.

(windowcloses)

I'mscared.

Youdon'thavetobescared.

Iamrighthere.

WhathappenedtoTanya?

WhydidDaddygrabhisgun?

Tanya'sparents don'tknowwheresheis.

Yourfatherwentout tohelpthemfindher.

Didsomethingbadhappentoher?

Wedon'tknowyet.

Butyouknow whatyoucandotohelp?

Pray.

Whydon'tyousayaprayer

askingGodtobringTanyahome safeandsound.

YourememberwhatItoldyou?

ThatGodanswersprayers.

That'sright.

PleaseletHimanswerthisone.

Nowtryandget somesleep,okay?

MAN(indistance): Tanya!

MAN2: Tanya!Tanya!

-WOMAN:Tanya! -MAN3:Tanya!

-Tanya! -WOMAN:Tanya,canyouhearme?

MEN: Hello?Tanya?Doyouhearme?

-Tanya! -(sirenwailingindistance)

-MAN2:Tanya! -MAN3:Tanya!

-MAN:TanyaKingston! -MAN2:Tanya!

-MAN:Tanya! -MAN3:Tanya!

(monitorbeepingsteadily)

BEATRICE: Whyaren'tyoudoinganything?

You'rejuststandingthere, lettingthatman

treatyourfather likeacriminal.

Thisisprotocol,Mama.

He'sdoinghisjob.

Mrs.Carter?

Thedetective isalmostdoneinthere.

Thisisn'tright andyouknowit.

Yourfathercan'tspeak ordefendhimself.

Hecan'tevenconsent towhatthey'redoing.

Theydon'tneedconsent,Mama.

That'swhatthewarrantisfor.

PINO: Well,everythingelseaside,

Mr.Carterisshowing signsofimprovement.

Hisbloodpressurehasbeen stableforthelast24hours.

Theswellinginhisbrain hasgonedownconsiderably.

-Enoughtomaybebringhim outofthecoma? -That'swhatwe'rehoping.

I'llkeepyouposted.

Thankyou.

Thepolicearegonna wanttotalktohimassoon

-ashewakesup. -Youkeepthesepeople awayfromyourfather.

Lookatwhat they'redoingtohim.

BOBBY: Beatrice,Iknow thisisdifficult,

butthepolicearejustdoing

whattheyhaveto,and gatheringsamplesisprobably

thebestwaytoprove thatSamuelisinnocent.

He'sright.

Mrs.Carter,Mrs.Nash.

DetectiveCliffordDixon.

Youpeopleshouldbe ashamedofyourselves.

Thepolicedepartment didnothingfor45years

tofindthatgirl, nowyouwanttopinit

onasick,incapacitatedman.

Myhusbanddidnot dowhatyou'reaccusinghimof.

Ma'am,wehaven't accusedhimofanything.

Yet.

Wejustwanttogettothe truth,likeI'msureyoudo.

Becauseyou'reright, 45yearsisalongtime.

AndtheKingstonfamily deservessomejustice.

Sowhathappensnext?

We'restillsortingthrough theevidenceandsamples

fromthescene, butoncewehaveforensics,

wecantestMr.Carter'ssample againstit.

AndI'dliketogetyou

andyourmotherdownto thestationtogivestatements.

Iknowitwaslongtimeago,but

anythingyoumightrememberfrom thatnightcouldbehelpful.

Notwithoutalawyer.

DIXON: That'sfine. Atyourearliestconvenience.

CanIgiveyou somefreeadvice,though?

CanIsay"nothankyou"?

Letgoofyour emotionalattachment.

Letusdoourjobs.

Justbehisdaughter.

Notapoliceofficer.

ATHENA:Right.Iknow.

Oh,no,he'soverthere.

(stammers)Yeah. Oh,yeah,yeah,yeah,yeah.

No,no,no,no,no,no. No,Michael.

I'mtellingyou,donotcome.

No,keepHarrythere withyouandDavid.

Hedoesnot needtobehereforthis.

Look,Igottogo. Wejustgotbacktothehouse.

KissHarryforme.

Okay,bye.

Junior'shere.

ATHENA: Andhebroughthisfather.

Iamsosorry.

Oneshockafteranother.

Stilldoesn'tfeelreal.

Mr.Franklin.

Aw,it'sgoodtoseeyou.

It'sbeenawhile.

Iwouldsayit'sgood toseeyou,too,but...

notunderthesecircumstances.

-Howyouholdingup? -Oh,bestwecan.

Whataboutyourmother?

She'sstillatthehospital. Ontopofeverything,

myfather--he'sstill notoutofthewoods.

Shedoesn'twant toleavehisside.

Ofcourse.Iwantedtocomeby

whenIheard aboutSamuel'sstroke.

-ButthenIsawthenews lastnight. -Mm.

Anythingme orJuniorcandotohelp,

don'thesitatetoask.

Now,who'sthis-- yourbodyguard?

BobbyNash,myhusband.

Ah.

-Nicetomeetyou,sir. -Goodtomeetyou.

Gladyou'rehere.

She'sgonnaneed allthesupportshecanget.

Now,youbuilttheoriginal structure,correct?

Yeah.

Laidthefoundationmyself.

JUNIOR:Uh,thepolice questionedhimaboutit.

Wejustgotback fromthestation.

TheyswabbedmefortheDNA.

Whatdoyouremember?

Iwassoyoung, it'sallkindofablur.

AllIcantellyou iswhatItoldthepolice.

Ipouredthatconcrete, leftittocure

four,maybefivedays.

Irememberitwassohumid, hadtogiveitextratime.

Thejobsite wasexposedtothestreet.

Anyonecouldhave putthatgirlinthere.

Itwaslongtime beforehomesecuritycameras.

(chuckles)ThisFloridaroom hasbeenheresolong,

it'shardtoremember atimewhenitwasn't.

Yourmomhadbeenonyourdad

foryearstobuild thataddition.

Buthekeptputtingitoff,

sayinghedidn'thavethemoney.

Thenoneday, hecamebytheshop.

Saidhechangedhismind.

Hmm,whythesudden changeofheart?

Yougottounderstand.

Whenthatgirldisappeared, itrockedthistown.

Nobodywasthesameafterthat.

Hesaidit'dbe agooddistraction.

Afunproject foryouandBeatrice.

Whendidheaskyoutobuildit?

ThedayaftertheKingstongirl wentmissing.

JUNIOR:We'vetakenupenough

ofyourtime. We'llgetoutofyourhair.

Butifyouneedanythingatall, we'rehere.

-Oh,yeah. -Thanks.

Comeon,Pops.

I'msorry,Athena.

Ireallyam.

Thankyou,Mr.Franklin.

-Seeya. -Takecare.

Okay.

BOBBY:Hey.

Youdoingallright? IknowIkeep

askingyou,butI'vejust beenreallyworriedaboutyou.

-(sighs) -(cardoorcloses)

I'mnotsurehowI'mfeeling.

-(enginestarts) -REGGIE:Y'alltakecare.

(enginesputtering,popping)

(exhales)

Whatare... what-whatareyoudoing?

I'mtryingtosee ifthere'sanythinghere

thatmightshedsomelight.

Didyouknowyourfather wasameticulous

recordkeeper?Hekeeps allhisoldappointmentbooks.

Oh,no,putthataway, rightnow.Allofit.

Thisisnotyourstodo.

You-youhavenoright togothrough

myfather'sthingslikethis.

You'reright,Idon't.

Itshouldbeyou.

WhatIdon'tunderstand iswhyit'snot.

Whyareyoujuststanding onthesidelines?

Becausethatdetective wasright.

-I'mnotapoliceofficerhere. -Well,whocares

whathesaid?Don'tyouwant toclearyourfather'sname?

-OfcourseIdo... -Athena,thosedoctors

saidthey'regonna takeSamueloffsedation

intwodays, andlikeyousaid,

thepolicearegonna betherewaitingforhim.

Don'tyouwanttobearmedwith thetruthwhentheydoshowup?

Whatisit? Whatareyousoafraidof?

I'mafraid hecouldhavedoneit.

(softlylaughing)

(clearsthroat)

GIRL: There'sthatgirl.

Theonewhoselittlesister gotkidnapped.

-Don'ttouchme. -GIRL2:HernameisJoanne.

Iheardshegot kickedoutofschool.

-JOANNE:Isaidletgo! -PATRICE:Haveyou lostyourmind?

JOANNE: Oh,don'tpretend youallofasuddencare

-abouttheonekid youhaveleft. -PATRICE:Stopit.

Whyareyoualways makingmylifesohard?

Aftereverything I'vebeenthrough.

JOANNE: Oh,right,becauseyou're

theonlyone thishashappenedto.

Youknowwhat,IthinkDaddy diedjusttogetawayfromyou.

Okay,howaboutwetry tocalmdownhere?

Shutup,BarneyFife.

Maybeyoushouldtry lookingformysister

insteadofharassingme.

Youpeopleareworthless.

Shutup.

Let'sgo.

Oh,heythere,littlelady. Ihope

-you'rebeingcarefuloutthere. -Whydoeseveryone

keepsayingthat you'rebadatyourjob?

Isitbecause youhaven'tfoundTanya?

Youshouldn'tlisten toeverythingeverybodysays.

WasTanyayourfriend?

Isawheratschool allthetimeandchurch.

-Areyoustilllookingforher? -Ofcourseweare.

Thetruthis thisisareallyhardcase.

Wedon'thavealotofclues tohelpusfindher.

Andyouneedclues.

Likeabarretteinthewoods.

-How'dyouknowaboutthat? -Iheardmydad talkingaboutit.

Isthattheonlyclueyouhave?

Well,theonlyotherthing weknowisthatsomebody

climbedinthroughthat bedroomwindowandtookher.

WhataboutJoanne?

Whydidyouarresther?

Yousuredoask alotofquestions.

Iliketoknowstuff.

Ididn'tarresther.

Iwasjustmakingsure shegothomesafe.

She'shavingahardtime.

IwishIcould helpherandhermom.

Metoo.

Staysafe.

(enginestarts)

♪♪

SAMUEL: Youshouldn'tbesnooping aroundpeople'sproperty.

Ijust...

wantedtoseeitformyself.

Youalwaysdo.

Sometimesyougottoknow whennottolet

yourcuriosity getthebestofyou.

Don'tgolookingforstuff.

Youmightnotlike whatyoufind.

Yourfathercamehomelate thatnight.

-I'msureitwasn't thefirsttime. -Yeah,whenhecamein,

hisshirtwasalldirty.

Hesaidhehadaflattire.

Imean,Irememberbecause

myfatherwasalways suchasharpdresser.

Andthatnight hewasdisheveled.

Iwasn'tused toseeinghimlikethat.

Butyousaidhewas outhelpingwiththesearch.

Hedid,butlotsoffolkgoback

tothesceneofthecrime.

Thesamenight,Bobby.

-That'sonehell ofacoincidence. -Yeah,but

thisisyourfatherwe're talkingabout.Heraisedyou.

Youknowhe'snotcapable

-ofdoinganything remotelylikethis. -Anybody

atanytimeiscapable ofdoingahorriblething.

Iseeiteveryday,sodoyou.

Youknowhowmanytimes Igotomakeanarrest

andthefamilycan'tbelieveit?

Livingunderthesameroof withakiller,

andtheyhadnoidea.

Thedevilwearsafamiliarface

andtricksyouwithhislies.

Thatsoundslikesomething Beatricewouldsay.

Ilovemyfather, GodknowsIdo.

He'smyhero.

Buthe'sjustaman.

Hecouldhavehadalife outsidethishouse

thatIknewnothingabout.

Thenyouneedtofindout thetruthforyourself.

-Beforeit'stoolate. -Oh,but

w-whatifIgolooking andfindsomething

thatprovestheworst?

AmIsupposedtohandthatover

tothepolice toarrestmyfather?

Ican'tbetheone tosendmyfathertoprison.

Youcouldbetheperson whoclearshisname.

ATHENA: Houselooksexactlythesame.

Olderandrundown,but...

everything'sasitwas.

Theyevenhave thesameflowerboxes.

Stillloose.

JOANNE: Whatthehellareyoudoing?!

ATHENA: Joanne,it'sme.

AthenaCarter.

Allthemorereason toshootyourighthere.

Daughterofamurderer.

Okay,let'sjuststop, takeaminute.

Don'tdoanything we'regonnaregret.

JOANNE: Oh,Iwon'tregretthis.

Herfatherkilledmysister.

See?

Shecan'tevendenyit.

-Getoffofme! -Joanne,Ijustwanttotalk.

Letgo.

JOANNE: Yougotsomenervecominghere.

I'mherebecauseIwantanswers.

Justlikeyou.

AmIsupposed tofeelsympathyforyou?

Yourfatherisamurderer.

Heruinedmylife.

Andnowyouareherebecause

hehasruinedyours,too.

Iknowhowhard thishasbeenonyourfamily.

Igotnofamilyleft.

Iimaginethatmust...

...tearyouupinside.

Whatdoyouwanttotalkabout?

Istoppedcominginhere aftershewasgone.

Mymotherkeptitlikeashrine.

Saidshewas keepingtheroomready

forwhenshecamebackhome.

AfterMamawasgone,I...

Iputapadlockonit andthatwasit.

Alotofpainfulmemories.

Yousharedthisroom withyoursister?

Ihatedit.

Nosylittlesister.

Shewasalwaysinmybusiness.

ATHENA: Thisisthewindowtheyused whentheytookher.

JOANNE: Howdoyouknow?

Theflowerbox.

It'sloose.Iremember itbeingloosebackthen,

likesomeonesteppingonit, whichcouldhavehappened

-fromclimbingin. -Mm-hmm.

Lookslikeit'sbeensteppedon morethanonce.

ATHENA: He'sright.

Youusedtosneak outofthiswindow,didn'tyou?

Didyousneakoutthatnight?

Yes.

TanyaandIbothdid.

Sneakingoutagain,huh?

I'mmeetingupwithfriends.

We'rehangingout.

DoesMomknow?

TheonlywayMomwouldknow isifyoutellher.

Andwebothknow you'renotgonnadothat,so

gotosleep.

("TheRubberbandMan" byTheSpinnersplaying)

♪Handmedownmywalkin'cane♪

♪Handmedownmyhat♪

♪Hurrynowanddon'tbelate♪

♪'Causeweain'tgottime tochat♪

♪Youandme,we'regoin'out♪

♪Tocatchthelatestsound♪

♪Guaranteedtoblowyourmind♪

♪Sohighyouwon'tcomedown♪

♪Hey,y'all,prepareyourself fortherubberbandman♪

♪You'veneverheardasound liketherubberbandman♪

♪You'rebound tolosecontrol...♪

Uh,isthatyoursister?

♪♪

(scoffs) You'vegottobekiddingme.

Whatisshedoinghere?

Tryingtoruinmylife?

-Youdidn'tbringher? -No.ButIamgonnakillher.

Whatareyoudoinghere?

Ijustwanttoseewhatyou andyourfriendsdowhenyou're

-hangingout. -You'renotsupposedtobehere.

-Neitherareyou. -Ifyoudon'tgohome, you'regonnagetus

-bothbusted. -It'snotfair.

Yougettostay. Iwanttostay,too.

-Noway. -AndIwantabeer.

-(bothlaugh) -Nowyou'vereallylostit.

Doyouhaveanyidea whatMomwoulddotome?

Theonlywayshe'llknow isifItellher.

AndIcantellhereverything.

Junior,bringherabeer.

You'regonnaneed toshowsomeID.

Why?You'renot oldenoughtodrink,

butyou'redoingitanyway.

(laughs)Wow.

Shedoesn'tmissabeat.

Begrateful you'reanonlychild.

30minutes. That'sit.

Thenyouhavetoleave.

30minutes? That'snotime.Anhour.

30minutesandI'll...

takeyoutothemovies onSaturday.

Oh,comeon,Tanya, stopbeingsodifficult.

-Igettopickthemovie. -Fine.

(cancracksopen)

Thankyou.

♪♪

♪Getlostinthemusic♪

-♪Celebratetherhythm tonight...♪ -Hey.

Where'dyoursistergo?

♪Solet'smakeitup, getfunkynow♪

♪Tothegroovygroove...♪

Iguessshewenthome.

(chuckles) Ican'tbelieve

sheactuallylistenedtome.

(indistinctconversations)

Star,singular.

-Uh,onestar. -(laughing)

(carenginesputtering,popping)

GIRL: Let'sgo,Sharon.Move.

(indistinctchatter)

Whowasthat?

Idon'tknow,but...

it'sgettinglate. Weshouldgo.

Yeah.

Iknowyou'renotreallyasleep.

Youthoughtaboutwhatmovie youwanttoseeonSaturday?

(scoffs) Thesilenttreatment?

Really?

(scoffs) Comeon,Tanya.

ADULTJOANNE: Ineversawherleave.

Justassumedshemadeithome.

Andyoulied tothepolicebackthen?

Liedtomyparents,too.

Toldthemthatshewasgone

whenIcheckedonher.

Theysawthewindowwasopen.

Itwaseasier toletthembelievethat.

Thentheytoldthepolice whathappened.

Itwasmyfault.

IfIhadn'tsnuckout thatnight,

she'dstillbehere.

-(sirenwailingindistance) -Joanne.

Youdon'tknowthat.

Didyoucallthepolice?

Youweretrespassing.

(cardoorsclose)

It'sokay,everything'sfine.

I'mnotgonnapresscharges.

Notsurethat'suptoyounow.

Mrs.Nash,Ithought wehadanunderstanding

thatyouweregonna letusdoourjob.

ATHENA: Wewerejustleaving.

Wecamebytooffer ourcondolencestoJoanne.

-That'sall. -Isthatright?

Becauseitlooksalotlike yourwifeisinterfering

withanactiveinvestigation.

Howaboutyoucomewithme?

Waitaminute, you'rearrestingher?

Inallfairness, youwerewarned.

(enginestarts)

BOBBY: Can'timaginethey'dbookher.

Questionher,sure, butshe'llstillneedalawyer.

Okay.Thanks. Iwillmeetyouthere.

I'msorry IgotAthenaintrouble.

Well,shecanhandleit, she'sapoliceofficerherself.

Well,thatexplainsit. (chuckles)

IwantyoutoknowthatAthena's probablygonnatellthepolice

whatyoutoldus:thatTanya wasn'ttakenfromhome.

That'snewinformationthat'll probablybehelpfultothem.

(sighs)

There'ssomethingelse.

Thatcarweheard--

wecouldn'tseeit fromwherewewerehiding,

butthesounditmade,

itwaslikea"put-put-put."

I'dneverheardacar soundlikethatbefore.

Okay,that'sgoodtonote.

I'llbringthatup toDetectiveDixon.

Listen,Joanne, youtakecareofyourself.

Andlockthatthingup.

DIXON: So,whatwereyoudoing talkingtoJoanneKingston?

Onecouldthink itwasintimidation.

Andonewouldbewrong.

DidyouknowthatTanya wasn'ttakenfromherhouse

liketheKingstonsreported?

-DidJoannetellyouthat? -Shedid.

Thatnight,shesnuckout, andTanyafollowedher.

Allthistime,you'vebeen tryingtosolvethiscase

-withwronginformation. -Notallofus.

Thebarrettes.

Igotthreelittlegirls athome.

Theynevergotobed withtheirbarrettes.

Alwayscomplainingtomywife abouthowmuchithurts.

Ifshewastakenfromhersleep, Idon'tthink

shewouldhave beenwearingthose.

Well...

IguessIconfirmedit.

You'rewelcome.

Thankyou.

Isthattheforensicreport fromthescene?

Whatelsewasfound withtheremains?

Notmuch.

Fewscrapsofcloth,

thebarrettes,plastic.

Everythingelse wasdisintegrated.

Whataboutthis? Whatisit?

Old-timersthinkit'saclasp fromaharvestingbag.

Liketheyuse forpickingoranges.

Bagsbackthenwerecanvas, sotheclaspisallthat'sleft.

Thekillercouldhaveused somethinglikethis

totransporther.

-It'spossible. -DNA?

Nothing.

Nothingtocompare yourfather'ssampleto

orReggieSenior's.

Eitheritwaswipedclean or,morelikely,

thehydratedlime intheconcrete

erodedanyDNAthatwaspresent.

Hydratedlime.

That'susuallymixedin withtheconcrete,yes?

-Typically. -Thelevelshere--

itlookslike shewasdousedinit.

Likesomeone pouredthelimealloverher,

thencoveredherbody inthewetcement.

-What'sthedifference? -ReggieSenior.

Hesaidthathepoured thefoundation,

thenleftittocure. Hesaid,

"Anyonecouldhaveput thatlittlegirlinthere."

Thatisaverydeliberate choiceofwords.

Deliberate becauseitwasn'ttrue.

Exactly.

Hecoveredherbody inquicklime,

knowingthatitwoulderode allevidence,

Thenheencasedher

incement.

-(knocking) -REGGIE:Knock,knock.

-Specialdelivery. -Reggie.

Whatawonderfulsurprise.

Justcamebytosee howyouweredoing.

Andbring alittlesomethingtoeat.

-Gottokeepyourstrengthup. -Well,thankyou.

Howishe?

Improving.

They'rehopingtotakehimoff sedationinanotherdayortwo.

Thatso?

Seemslikealifetime.

Waitinglikethis.

Notknowing,andthen,

witheverythingelse...

Beatrice.

Iamsosorry.

Itshouldn't behappeningtoyou.

YouandSamuel.

Youdon'tdeservethis.

Samuelisagoodman.

Youknowit.

Thewholetownknowsit.

Tohavehislegacy taintedlikethis

afterallhe'sdone.

REGGIE: IwishIcouldtakeitaway.

IwishIcouldmakeitright.

You'renottheone makingmyhusbandout

tobesomekindofkiller.

I'msorry.

I'mreallysorry,Beatrice.

JOANNE: Butthesounditmade.

Itwaslikea"put-put-put."

Ineverheardacar soundlikethatbefore.

(enginesputtering,popping)

(phonevibrates)

-Hey. -BOBBY:Athena, Iknowwhoitis.It'sReggie.

Joannesaidsheremembered hearingacarthatnight.

Saidtheengine hadaveryspecificsound.

Saidyoucouldn'tmistake thesoundofthatthing.

-ItwasReggie'struck. -Bobby,

Isawtheforensicreport.

Tanyawasn'tputin thewetcement.

Thecementwaspouredoverher.

Reggielied.

-AreyoustillwithJoanne? -No,

I'mattheorangegroveright now.Iwasonmywaytoyou,

butthenIsawReggie'struck

parkedofftotheside oftheroad,buthe'snotinit.

IneedtogowarnJoanne.

(doorcreaksopen)

HowdidReggiefindTanya thatnight?

Someonewouldhavenoticed anadultatthebonfire.

Itdoesn'tmakesense.

ButJoanneheardReggie'struck.

ATHENA: Thisboy

-chasedmeallthrough theorangegroves. -(laughing)

ReggieSeniorwasn't theonlyoneinthathouse

withadriver'slicense.

(gasps) Junior.

Whatareyoudoinghere?

Takingcareoflooseends.

JOANNE:Junior,please.

Whyareyoudoingthis?

I'mgonnahelpthepolice solveyoursister's

45-year-oldcase.

-Thesisterdidit. -What?!

Whatareyoutalkingabout?

Thatnight, whenshecrashedtheparty

atthebonfire,

youletherdrink.

Alot.

And,ofcourse, itwasatragicaccident

whenyoufoundherpassedout andnotbreathing.

Theguilt.

Oh,it'sbeenkillingyou.

Soyoudecidedtotakeyourlife

inthesameplace youtookTanya's.

(chuckles)

It'skindofpoetic.

Youweremyfriend.

Youknow that'snotwhathappened.

-♪♪ -(indistinctconversations)

♪Wherewereyou♪

♪WhenIneededyourkiss?♪

♪Couldn'tfindyouaround♪

♪Youforgothowwe usedtoforget...♪

JUNIOR: Hey,wait.Youleaving?

Yeah.Mytime'sup

andIdon'twanttohear hermouth.

Letmegiveyouaridehome.

Youreallyshouldn'tbewalking outinthedarkbyyourself.

Thanks. Niceofyou.

Blameitonmystupidsister.

Thatsucksshe sentyouhomelikethat.

It'scool.Wecanhave ourownlittleparty.

(chuckles)

Yeah,I'msickofher treatingmelikeababy.

That'sright.

You'reabiggirl.

Lookhowyou'realready startingtofillout.

Idon'tfeelwell.

It'sokay.You'rejust notusedtothealcohol.

Relax.

-Pleasestop. Idon'tlikethat. -Don'tbelikethat.

I'mjusttryingtohelpyou.

Okay...

Stopit! Leavemealone!

Joanne!

♪Ilostmyself♪

♪Onacool,dampnight♪

♪Gavemyself inthatmistylight♪

♪Washypnotized bystrangedelight♪

-Aah! -♪Underalilactree♪

(grunting)

♪Imadewine fromthelilactree♪

♪Putmyheartinitsrecipe♪

♪Itmakesmesee♪

♪WhatIwanttosee♪

♪AndbewhatIwanttobe♪

♪AndIthinkmore thanIwanttothink♪

♪DothingsInever shoulddo...♪

-(gunshot) -Bobby!

-♪Idrinkmuchmore♪ -Wait!

♪ThanIoughttodrink♪

♪Becauseitbringsme...♪

-Areyouokay? -Yeah,yeah.Go.

♪Backyou♪

♪Lilacwine♪

♪Issweet♪

♪Andheady♪

♪Likemylove♪

♪Lilacwine♪

♪Ifeel♪

♪Unsteady♪

♪Likemylove♪

♪Listentome♪

♪Icannotseeclearly♪

♪Isn'tthathe♪

♪Comingtome♪

♪Nearly♪

♪Here...♪

No.

♪Lilacwine♪

♪Issweet♪

♪Andheady♪

♪Where'smylove?♪

-No! -♪Lilacwine♪

♪Ifeel♪

♪Unsteady♪

♪Where'smylove?♪

(grunts)

♪Listentome♪

-♪Whyiseverything♪ -(grunting)

♪Sohazy?♪

Cuffs.

♪Isn'tthathe♪

♪OramIgoing♪

♪Crazy♪

♪Dear?♪

Allthistimeyou'vebeenhiding

inplainsight. 45years.

ButIgotyou.

Ifinallygotyou.

♪Lilacwine♪

♪Ifeel♪

♪I'mready♪

Areyouallright?

♪Formylove♪

Iamnow.

♪Feel♪

♪Unready♪

♪For♪

♪Mylove.♪

DIXON: Whatdoyouthinkheknows?

Everything.

Yeah.

Butwillhetellus?

Depends...

...onhowweask.

Athena?

-Notwhoyouwereexpecting? -No.

Where'sthatdetective?

Ithoughtyouwouldhave ahardertimelyingtome.

Didyouknow?

REGGIE: He'smyboy.

-Myonlychild. -Didyouknow?

HowdoInot protectmyboy?

I'mhisfather. That'smyjob.

-Youcareabouther morethanyourownson? -Justgo.

(dooropens)

(doorcloses)

Whatisthis?

Thisiswhatcomes

ofyouprotectingyourboy.

DIXON: Wesearchedyourson'sworkshop.

Hedidn'tstop withTanyaKingston.

Hesaiditwasanaccident.

Saidhedidn'tmeantodoit.

Ijustwantedtoprotecthim.

Toobadyouneverthought aboutprotectingthem.

JOANNE: Sixgirls?

Andthey'renotdonesearching.

Oh,Istillcan'tbelieveit.

Youknow,thenextday aftershewasgone,

hecameover.

WantedtoseehowIwasdoing.

Ithoughtitwas becausehecared.

Hejustwantedtosee ifIknewanything.

Haveyougivenanythought towhatcomesnext?

Idon'tknow.

Sellthehouse,maybe.

Freshstart.

OnlyreasonIstayedwas incaseshecamehomeoneday.

GuessInever gaveuphope,either.

Well,hopeisagoodthing.

Italwaysfeelslike everyoneforgotabouther.

Peoplesearchedthefirst coupleofmonths,butthen

theywentonwiththeirlives.

Noteveryoneforgot.

Ididn't.

Tanyamayhave onlybeenonthisearth

foreightshortyears,

butshehadabigimpact.

Ineverforgotyoursister.

(elevatordings)

-(indistinctchatter) -(gasps)

Whathappened?

Alltheysaidwastohurryup andgetdownhere.

Yourfatherisawake.

-What? -Andhe'saskingforyou.

Daddy?

IwastellinghimaboutTanya,

andhowyounevergaveup.

It'sinhernature.

Well,Ididn'tstealit.

YouandMamamademethatway.

(laughs)

♪WithGodonourside♪

♪We'llfindthestrength♪

♪Ineachtearwecry♪

♪Fromnowon♪

♪Itwillbe♪

♪YouandI♪

♪Andaribboninthesky♪

♪Forourlove♪

(bothchuckling)

I'mjustgladtohaveyouback.

Good.

'CauseI'mnotleaving.

-(laughs) -♪There'saribboninthesky♪

♪Forourlove.♪