All language subtitles for Fatal.Justice.2023.1080p.WEB-DL.DDP2.0.x264-AOC-Eng

(brooding music)

(gentle pensive music)

(bright dramatic music)

♪ I did it to myself ♪

♪ I have no explanation ♪

♪ Twisted games and tricks ♪

♪ All tangled up and wasted ♪

♪ Double down ♪

(upbeat pop music)

♪ All the dreams are wasted ♪

♪ Love to be so hated ♪

(upbeat pop music)

♪ I did it to myself ♪

(upbeat pop music)

♪ I did it to myself ♪

(upbeat pop music)

♪ I did it to myself ♪

(upbeat pop music)

♪ I did it to myself ♪

(upbeat pop music)

♪ Board it up and lose the key ♪

♪ I got no motivation ♪

♪ Got no will to breathe ♪

♪ Growing more and more complacent ♪

♪ Tripping at my feet ♪

♪ This monster I've created ♪

♪ Running out of steam ♪

♪ But I can't fight the craving ♪

(upbeat pop music)

♪ I dream alone ♪

♪ The plan slipped away ♪

(upbeat pop music)

♪ I did it myself ♪

(upbeat pop music)

♪ I did it to myself ♪

(upbeat pop music)

♪ I did it to myself ♪

(upbeat pop music)

♪ I did it to myself ♪

(upbeat pop music)

(upbeat pop music fades)

- You guys doing okay?

Stupid question, huh?

- Yeah, mom, just a little.

- I'm sorry.

I'm just trying to make conversation.

I know this is difficult.

- We did everything right.

(somber music)

We let him walk.

I don't see how that happened.

We waited all this time for this?

(somber music)

It's like Ellie meant nothing.

- Honey.

She meant everything.

There's nothing we can do.

I know we didn't get what
we expected out of this,

but I just need to know that
we're gonna be okay after this.

- How can we be okay?

He killed Allie and now he's
out there on the streets.

He moves on.

What do we do?

(somber music)

- We have to move on, too.

There's nothing we can do.

We have to return back to our own lives.

It's over's.

That's what the court decided.

As bullshit as it is...

(somber music)

It is what it is.

- We can't appeal this?

We can't do anything?

(pensive music)

- Well, they just threw it out.

The prosecutor walked away from it.

It's done.

(pensive music)

- They are not getting
away with this shit, man.

I'm telling you that right now.

They are not getting away with this shit!

- We're all upset.

There's nothing we can do.

- Bullshit, there's nothing we can do.

(pensive music)

- What are we gonna do?

You tell me what we're gonna do.

- Something.

- Something?
- Yeah.

- Oh, great, another
one of your great ideas.

Our plan is to do something.

- Don't get yourself in trouble, Phil.

Things are bad enough as it is.

- I get it, we're all upset.

We need to calm down.

There's nothing we can do here.

We know that.

- Nmm hmm, hey!

The law is there to protect and serve us

and punish those who break the law, right?

- Right.
- Yeah.

So it failed.

It failed!
(tense pensive music)

We need to get some family justice.

Hmm hmm, that's what we need to do.

- Family justice?

You mean, go and kill him?

(pensive music)

- It's not an option.

We all need to calm down
and take a breath, okay?

This is not gonna happen.

- He's full of shit.

- What was that?
- You heard me?

You're all talk, always have been.

This sort of shit makes
you feel like a big shot

without doing anything.

- Dad, back off a little.

- You wanna know why I kept
you away from the family?

There it is.

That's why.
(pensive music)

- Look, I'm just saying that
something should be done.

All right?

Something needs to be done.

- Keep saying something

and keep playing video games
in your dad's basement.

- Okay, can we just move on here?

- Yeah, I'm moving on.

I'm out.

- Uh, are you coming to Dave's?

- I don't know, I might.

You know, I just hope the welcome there

is a little bit warmer than
it was here with you assholes!

(tense pensive music)

- He was here to support us
and you treated him like shit.

- I'm sorry, okay?

I mean, all the shit that happened today,

all the shit that's
happened this past year,

it's overwhelming.

Wish I had your resolve, hun.

- I just keep it bottled up.

I don't know what the hell happened today,

but I know it's time for us as a family

to face it together and stick together.

Phil's part of that.

I don't wanna push him out.

- You're right, I'm sorry, honey.

Okay, um...

I'm making this whole situation

a lot much more difficult
than it needs to be.

- No, we should get going to your dad's.

- Okay.

- And Liz is right.

We have each other.

We need each other.

Family, it's the only way
we're gonna get through this.

We need to try.
(curious music)

- You both are right.
- Ready?

(inquisitive music)

- So much for a celebration, huh?

- They just bury their heads
in the sand, don't they?

Nevermind what happened to Allie?

Let's give the killer
all the benefits we can

no matter what.

The hell with the victim.

- It's a blue state.

They only look out for the

scum of the world.

There's no winning.

- Yeah, you got that right.

- (sighs) You know I'm gonna
go and pick up some sheet rock

and plaster for the weekend.

That'll help me get my mind off of this.

(tense music)

- What do you need that for?

- (laughs) My baby boy.

He went and smashed holes in the walls.

Oh, you think he was 15 again?

- I think your baby boy
has been 15 and holding

for a lot of years.

Have him pick up the stuff.

- You know, ever since his mother died,

he's been off the rails.

He's a hell of a great guy, actually,

but he's kind of high strung.

- He's been more than high strung lately

when I've seen him.

He's been wrapped up tight in his anxiety

and pretty aggressive as a matter of fact.

- (sighs) Well, boys
will be boys. (chuckles)

You know, I'd rather
have him edgy and tough

than like those snowflakes out there.

(tense music)

- Well, at least Anne's doing well, huh?

Business.
- She sells weed.

I know it's legal,

but she sells weed!

Every once in a blue moon,

she'll sell one of her paintings. (scoffs)

They usually go to somebody who is smoked

and gotten high on her weed.

- Well, she's doing business.

She's making money.

We can celebrate that, can't we?

- (laughs) If you say so. (sighs)

- Hey.

We got this.

Let's just go in there
and do what we do best.

- Yeah.
- For Allie.

- Yeah, let's do it for her.

- I love you, guys.
- I love you too, mom.

- Love you, too.

- (sighs) I'm starving.

(tense gentle music)

- Hey.
- Hey.

- It's good to see you.
- Good to see you, too.

- How you holding up?

- My brain is on autopilot.

Hasn't been right in a long time.

- I know.

Do you wanna talk?

- Oh, I don't want to
burden you with anything.

- Oh, come on.

Come on, sit down, Cass.

(swanky jazzy music)

- [Larry] Dad, how much food do you have?

I'm starving.

- Oh, there's a bunch of it in there.

I put together some platters.

There's one with mostly meat.

There's some with vegetables.

There's other platters.

There's platters to hold the platters

and other platters in
there, you could just check.

They're in there.

- Ever notice how
broccoli smells like shit?

I can never become a vegetarian.

- You never did eat your vegetables.

- Yeah, you can keep 'em.

(swanky jazzy music)

- It's hard to know what to say

when something unexpected
like this happens.

(sighs) I'm not very good
at saying the right thing.

- He's right about that.

I've been apologizing for
my brother my whole life.

Things tend to go well
when Ray isn't speaking.

Been encouraging him
just to remain silent.

Just sit there and smile, brother.

- I think that'd be disturbing.

- Yeah, he is creepy
looking when he is quiet.

- That's not what I meant.

And you're not creepy looking.

- (laughs) That's the nicest thing

anyone has ever said to me.

(swanky jazzy music)

(Ray sighs)

- I'm surprised your dad
is letting you talk to me.

- Everything is chaos right now.

None of us know what's up
and what's down anymore.

- I can't imagine today's shit

making it any easier for you guys.

- (sighs) I really miss her.

- I do, too.

I used to think of us
as the Three Musketeers.

I wanted to be a bad
influence on you both.

Take you to Vegas.

Get you drunk.

Wake up, not remembering
what the hell we did

the night before.

- (laughs) That's the plan you had for us?

- I never said I had good judgment.

- I like your idea.

Let's do it.

- Vegas?
- Yeah. Vegas.

- Sure, that would be great.

- Really?

- You know, I never lie.

When should we book it?

- This summer?

- This summer, it is.

I'll start pricing out packages
for us two hell raisers.

(Liz and Anne laughing)

(gentle music)

- [Beth] Okay.

(gentle music)

- Thanks for bringing in the booze.

I really need this to
start feeling like a party.

- You should have brought some of that

high grade weed you sell.

- Who says I didn't?

- Did you?

- No. (laughs)

- Okay, all right.

I guess I can live with whiskey and wine.

I can't think of a better
occasion to get drunk.

- I'm with you.

Let's do it.

- There's something I'd like
to say to everyone here.

You are welcome in this house at any time.

This house is your house.

I don't want petty stuff to get in the way

of what we have here.

We've all been fighting our own pain.

No more so than my son,
my daughter-in-law,

and my granddaughter.

I'm here for you, guys.

Ann, I'm here for you, as well.

- Well, what about me?

- Ray.

I should have asked you to leave

before I made that announcement.

(group laughs)

- Does anyone know where my brother is?

- He was at the restaurant.

He was so furious, he
was all over the place.

We couldn't calm him down.

- Hmm, that's Phil.

Always fighting, always
getting into trouble.

He's sharp as a tack, but
he's got that quick temper.

- He's not stupid.

He's just dealing with his anger right now

and rightfully so.

He has a reason to be angry

and he's trying to deal with
this mourning in his own way.

- I don't think he's showing up tonight.

I was a bit of an ass to him.

Everything was just so overwhelming

and he just wasn't shutting up.

I should have just left the
table and gone to the bar.

I feel sort of bad he hasn't shown up.

- It's not you, Larry.

It's him.

It's always him.

(object bang)

- What the hell is that?

(tense music)

(door jiggles, opens)

(suspenseful music)

(man gasps)
(body thuds)

- Oh my God.

- Get up, asshole!

(suspenseful music)

(door shuts)

I said, get the fuck up!

If you don't get your ass up right now,

I'm gonna put a half a dozen
bullets right into your skull.

(suspenseful music)

Yeah, that's what I thought, bitch.

Move!

(suspenseful music)

Sit down.

Sit down!

(eager music)

I got him.

I got him!

- What?

Why'd you do this?

What you do it, Phil?

What the fuck did you do?

- Ha, he pays tonight.

I don't know about y'all,

but I'm not just forgetting
this whole thing and moving on.

Nah, I'm not gonna be like,

"Oh, that's just how the chips fell."

This right here,

now this is justice

and we're gonna have some of it.

- Not like this.

Okay, not like this!

- Then how, Beth? Huh?

How?

We stood back and waited

for over a year

while we let the system handle it.

And what did the system do?

It let this animal right back out.

We're either gonna handle this

with some family justice, right?

Or Allie's death didn't mean

a goddamn fucking thing!

- Let's go talk in the kitchen.

Come on, let's go.
- I'm coming, too.

- Yeah, me, too.

- Yeah, everyone go talk in the kitchen.

How you doing?

I need a drink.

(suspenseful music)

- Breathe.
- What are we going to do?

- We are going to breathe.

That's what we're going to do.

Now, breathe.

(Liz and Anne inhaling, exhaling)

- How are you staying so calm?

- I'm like a duck on the lake.

I look so calm,

but underneath, my legs are
frantically kicking. (sighs)

I'm going to talk to my brother, okay?

I'm gonna fix this.

(suspenseful music)

- We have a situation here.

We have a situation.

What the hell are we gonna do?

- I mean, what else can we do?

We have to call the police.

- The police?
- Yes.

- Did you just say call the police?

- I mean, what else is there, Ray?

- My son is not getting locked up

because of that guy.

No way.

We've got to figure out something

besides the damn police.

- Your son did this.

- I know my son did this,

but he wouldn't have done it

if things hadn't gone down like this.

- Ray, we know.

We know your son's heart is
probably in the right place,

but we have to look at the big picture.

We could all get in a
lot of trouble for this.

- Yeah.

- My son is already in a lot of trouble.

- What kind of trouble?

- You know, the you usual stuff.

The point is,

he can't get in any more trouble.

And this is trouble.

And out there sitting in that damn chair,

that is trouble!

- We're calling the police.

Your son made his bed.

He could lie in it.

- (sighs) What would Allie
have thought about that?

- What was that?

- You heard me?

(tense music)

They let him go.

They let him go!

What do you think he will do

to another girl

who was stupid enough to go out

for a walk on the street at night?

We have to stop this.

We have to stop him!

- You're talking about killing him?

(tense music)

- He's not going anywhere.

You and I need to talk.

- (scoffs) I'm not letting
this fuck outta my sight.

- You and I are talking.

He's tied to a chair.

He's not going anywhere.

Follow me.
- Nmm hmm, not happening.

- You listen to me.

I have my phone and I will
call the police right now

and you can explain all of this to them!

or you and I can talk.

(Phil gasps)

- Watch him.

(hand slaps)
(anxious music)

- Look what you've done.

(anxious music)

(Annie sighs)

(anxious music)

- Don't you ever fucking slap me again.

- I should beat the shit out of you!

I should have done it years ago

before you turned into
this much of a fuck up.

- Yeah, I'd like to see
you try that. (laughs)

- The night is still young.

Do you realize what position
you put this family into here?

Nobody is going to escape
this without some problem.

- Hey, that little bitch
out there needs to pay!

- You're not a judge.

You're not an executioner.

You're just a shithead who
doesn't know when to say when!

So, I wanna hear your big plan.

- What big plan?

- You kidnapped the guy.

With your record, that's an easy 25 years.

And on top of it, it looks
like you wanna add murder!

Let me guess.

I guess that gun belongs to dad?

(tense music)

(anxiety-inducing music)

(hand pounding)

(Dennis sighs)

- Fuck!

Man, I can't let him go, Anne.

I can't.

Shit, I mean, you just fucking said it.

If I let him go, he's gonna go to the cops

and then I'm gonna go away
for the rest of my life.

- You brought him here though.

You made him everyone's problem.

And now everyone has to
deal with it, don't they?

- Yeah.
(suspenseful music)

- How are they going to deal with it?

Whatever you do, they'll
be saddled with it, too.

(anxiety-inducing music)

- All right, look.

I'll take 'em out of here

and then whatever I do with them, I do.

Just me.

- You're not listening.

Everyone here knows what you did

and they're all connected to him.

If you kill him,

don't you think the cops are
gonna be asking questions

to everyone in this freaking house?

Eventually, someone's gonna say the truth

and then we all go down with you.

(anxiety-inducing music)

- The fuck.

Well...

Tell me what to do, then.

- You need to talk to everyone
and tell them your plan,

and then whatever they decide

is what you do.

And that includes calling the cops.

You need to lie in the bed you made.

You got it?

- Yeah.

I got it.

Let's fucking do this.

(anxiety-inducing music)

(pensive ambient music)

- Where'd everyone go?

- In the kitchen?

- Hey, I need everyone out here right now!

Right now!

(pensive ambient music)

(upbeat music)

All right.

All right, I know this (laughing)

situation isn't a good one

and I know it's all my fault,

and I know there's no clear
answer as to what we should do.

- You're such a fuck up, Phil.

I want justice.

We all want justice.

We don't need you or want
you to be the fixer here.

This isn't justice.

This is pure stupidity.

- Let my son talk.

He wants to talk, let him talk.

- Most of my life, I have fucked up.

I concede that.

I've always relied on
my dad to bail me out.

And this is a situation I
cannot be bailed out from.

If any of y'all go to the cops,

I go away forever.

- That's not happening.

- Dad, please shut the
fuck up and let me talk!

(upbeat tense music)

As I was saying, anybody
calls the cops, I'm done.

(laughing) I'm well done.

But this right here now,
this is the opportunity.

As messy as this all is,

we can finally get some justice for Allie.

Get some peace for us.

Hell, we might even be
able to sleep at night

'cause (laughing) insomnia
is a bitch, am I right?

- Well, I won't be able to sleep at night.

I can't kill anyone, including this guy.

- I remember when Allie
was five-years-old.

I built her a doll house for her dolls.

You should have seen her when she saw it.

She lit up, that innocent smile of hers.

She was so full of joy and
it was all extinguished.

I don't know if it's the right
thing to do, let this guy go.

- Can we kill somebody on an allegation?

I mean, I want the killer dead, too.

I want to sleep through the night.

But how do we know that this guy did it?

- We know enough.

They arrested him and they charged him.

- Yeah, they charged him.

But I need more before
we make any decision.

- What are you saying, Larry?

- The trial was thrown out, right?

So we have our own trial.

He can defend himself.

We can listen to the evidence.

He can tell his side,

and then we decide and deliver a verdict.

- Okay and what happens after that?

- Well, if he's found not
guilty, we let him go.

But if he's found guilty,

we have to make sure
they never find his body.

- Oh my God, dad.

No, dad.

No, I don't want to do this.

- I don't wanna do it either
but justice has to happen.

Look, I don't wanna go back to work

and say, "Oh, well, it didn't work out."

We all want answers.

We get them tonight.

- We should go right to the execution!

Screw this damn trial.

We don't need to have all that evidence.

Family justice is in order!
(tense music)

- Would you just shut up, Ray?

Shut the fuck up for one second!

(exhales) Okay.

So we do this trial, okay?

And if he's not guilty to our standards,

then we let him go

and we take the consequences.

That includes you and your son.

- You snowflake bitch!

- You watch your tongue.

Uncle or not, I'll knock
your dick in the dirt!

- You're gonna let him
talk to me like that?

- I think he said what he had to say.

Just be quiet, Ray.

(tense ambient music)

- So look.

You have a choice.

One, we all walk away

and Phil takes you away and you disappear.

Your other choice is to stand trial.

If you convince us you're not guilty,

we'll let you walk free.

(tense ambient music)

What do you want to do?

(tense ambient music)

- Trial.

I'll do the trial.

(eerie music)

- It doesn't look good for you, Dennis.

They found blood in your car.

- That's impossible.

- Look, I want to help you,

but I need to know if
there's gonna be anything

that might blindside me.

- No, no, they planted that there.

There was no blood in there.

They're raking this.

- Okay, okay.

I'm gonna have an expert
look at the evidence,

but I want you to think about this.

If you're innocent, we
fight and we fight hard.

If you're guilty and the
evidence starts to pile up,

then we might have to wheel and deal.

- I'm not making any deals.
(pensive music)

- You know the consequences.

If you're guilty, it could be
the chair or life in prison.

You understand that?
- I do.

But you have to
understand, I'm not guilty.

You have to help me.

You have to prove my innocence!

(pensive music)

- My name is Larry Murphy.

I'll be one of the many
prosecutors of this case.

Raymond Murphy will be
acting as the judge.

Everyone in this room would be the jury.

(curious music)

Now...

On October 3rd, 2018,

our daughter was seen leaving
the gym on Bell Street,

walking North.

A white Chevy Cavalier with a man

matching the description of the defendant,

Dennis Evans,

was seen dragging her into the vehicle.

(suspenseful music)

Mr. Evans was positively
I'D by the witness.

Blood evidence was found in the vehicle

that matched that of my daughter.

(suspenseful music)

Tonight, I'm going to prove

that Dennis Evans is a killer

and murdered Allie Murphy.

Thank you.

- You have the right to make a statement.

(suspenseful music)

- I don't see how any of this will matter.

No matter what the facts,

you're gonna kill me tonight, right?

- So no statement then?

- Okay, fine.

Fine.

(dramatic music)

Ladies and gentlemen of the jury.

(dramatic music)

I'm an innocent man.

I've been on the radar of
the police since I was 18.

I can't walk down the street

without being stopped and harassed.

When the night of the murder
happened, I wasn't in town.

I've been framed.

That is why they threw out
the case and let me go.

Detective Barnes should
be in this seat, not me.

She's the one that's
been fucking with my life

and let the person who
committed the murder go.

Is it so important for you
all to get closure this way?

(dramatic music)

Just kill anyone?

Pretend the danger is now gone

and you've got your family revenge?

- You weren't picked up randomly.

You were picked up because the law failed.

- That's right.

You got out on a technicality.

Not because you're innocent, you scum!

- Relax. Phil.
(tense music)

- Tell me about the night
you killed her daughter.

- I object to the question.

- [Ray] Objection overruled.

Answer the question.

- On the night of October 3rd,

I was working until eight o'clock.

- Where were you working?

- Mike Subs on Broadway in Munson.

- Continue.

- I left work and then a Halloween party.

I was there until 2:00 AM.

I then went home.

- What were you driving?

- You know what I was driving?

- I want to hear it.

- 2000 Chevy Cavalier.

What?

Just like the one they saw at the scene.

That's what you want to hear.

- I want to hear the truth,
that's what I want to hear!

- Why!

You already have the truth in your mind.

What can I say to convince you otherwise?

- Was the 3rd of October.

Who has Halloween parties
on the 3rd of October?

- It was still October.

- Yeah, October 3rd.

Your case is falling apart.

No one has Halloween parties
that early in the month.

- Actually they do.

Actually, 10 people verified I was there.

I was at the party.
(tense music)

My alibi was solid.

But when you have a detective

that wants to force the
pieces of the puzzle to fit,

you're fucked!

She fed you a line about me.

Got patted on the back for solving it.

But the truth is the truth.

- But you're a born liar.

We know your criminal history.

You've been in and out of
trouble since you were a kid.

- Stealing cars and shoplifting

is a lot different than murder.

- [Phil] You stepped it up.

- Do you ever say anything
remotely intelligent?

Stealing cars and shoplifting.

You left one item off
your record, didn't you?

- What?

- Domestic violence.

You beat the shit out of a woman.

There's a police report.

- Not everything you
read is the full truth.

- Well then please, will
you tell us the full truth?

- You want the full truth, Dave?

(pensive music)

- I want you to answer the question.

What was wrong with that police report?

- At 18,

I met a woman named Stacy,

and we both had drug problems.

And when we moved in together,

we brought out the worst in each other.

I mean, we brought out the worst.

The more we shot up, the
more depressed we got.

(suspenseful music)

And we just kept losing.

Turn off the water.

Turn off the lights.

And we were both just defeated.

And one day she comes to me
and says, she's leaving me.

(suspenseful music)

She turned around to go
and I grabbed her arm.

She began punching me.

(tense music)

I didn't do the right thing.

I hit her back.

That wasn't me.

That was the drugs.

That was the depression.

(pensive music)

And if you read the report,
you'll see I turned myself in.

She never would've gone to the cops.

I did because I should
have controlled myself.

(pensive music)

I shouldn't have hit her.

(pensive music)

I have to live with that regret every day.

- What about the regret for
killing my granddaughter?

- You can't regret what you didn't do.

- (sighs) Fuck this shit.

(dramatic music)

I want to hear this.

So...

A man who beats a woman

turning into a man who kills a woman.

It's a relatively easy transition
to believe now, isn't it?

- If you want to believe it.

- Man, I don't want to!

I just know that it is!

(dramatic music)

- Well, how do you know?

- (panting) Hey, I'm the one

asking the questions here, right?

Not you!

Not you.

(suspenseful music)

Now, that wasn't the first
time you beat Stacey, was it?

- It was.

- (sighs) Nah, you beat
her every single night

and then you beat her some more.

(eerie music)

- If it makes you feel better, I beat her.

I beat her mother.

I beat her father.

I kicked her dog.

There. Does that make you feel better?

(hand pounds)
(dramatic music)

- You stop this shit this right now!

- Man, this trial is fucking stupid.

We're wasting time.

- This trial is something we agreed upon

and that's what we're doing.

Keep in mind that none
of this would've happened

if you didn't fuck up!

- Let it go, Larry.

- Oh, yeah. Let it go?

With the father you are, Ray.

With the father you.

- Okay, now's not the
time, honey, all right?

- Oh really? Oh really?

'Cause I can't think of
a better fucking time

to lay it all out.

Hell, we all might be
in an eight by 10 cell

by the time this night is over.

And I don't want to do that

without telling my dear old
Uncle Ray, what I really think.

- Well, go ahead.

If you got the guts.

- Is that a threat? If I got the guts.

Okay, okay, wait.

So if I say what I'm gonna say,

you're gonna hobble your old
ass over here and beat me up?

- Dad, please stop.
- Hold on, hold on.

Okay, so at the risk of
saying what I wanna say

and being beaten down
by this lady right here,

I'm gonna see the truth.

That's what we're all here for, right?

So here's the truth.

Ray, you created a monster right there.

You cover for every time.

You let him get away with
everything without doing nothing.

You defend him.

You wanna know where that got him?

Phil, why don't you remind
your dad where that got you?

- Fuck you.
- Oh, okay.

Loss of words? All right.

It got him mucked up over and over again.

It prevented him from holding down a job

for more than two months.

Worse of all, it brought us all here.

Now we're in this situation

where nobody can really
control the outcome of.

You know, this trial idea,

I'm starting to think it's
the dumbest idea in the world.

We should have just called
the cops immediately.

- And we still could and and we should.

I'm with you.

This is not us.

- The trial needs to continue.

- Why?

- We need to know!

Right?

We need answers.

If we let him go right now,
we're going to regret it.

We have a chance to get answers.

Some closure.

(sighs) Shouldn't we
take advantage of that?

- I agree.

I want to know if he killed Allie.

- If?
- Yeah, if.

I want to hear more.

He's probably guilty, but
I want to know for sure.

- Probably. Probably?

Are you fucking kidding me?

God, you're such an idiot, Liz.

You're letting him manipulate you.

- Just shut up, Phil.

(dramatic music)

(ominous music)

(gentle music)

(gentle rhythmic music)

(gentle rhythmic music continues)

- Thank you.

- You're welcome.

I know you talked about your alibi

and you said that you were
outta town that night,

but I wanna talk to you about
one piece of key evidence.

- Okay. (sighs, grunts)

- The blood in your car.

- The smoking gun.

That's what they needed.

The problem here is,

and you can believe me
or don't believe me,

but they seized my car.

It was in police custody.

They towed it away.

I never saw it again.

I wasn't worried.

I knew they wouldn't find anything.

I was actually happy they did it

because I figured it would
move this shit along faster.

- They found blood, Dennis.

It matched.

It was her blood.

- It was definitely her blood.

I'm not denying that.

I'm just contesting how it
got there in the first place.

- Are you saying that
the police planted it?

- Think about it.

(pensive music)

Hey, two weeks?

They got nobody?

All they had was you guys on TV

and the public demanding justice.

And that's a pretty strong
motivation to close the case.

The police needed it solved.

They needed a killer.

And since they couldn't find one,

they manufactured one.

They had...

They had the body.

They had the blood.

And they had my car.

- You have an answer for
everything, don't you?

It's gotten you through your life.

You lie and you lie.

And then when it catches up
to you, you lie some more.

Get on top of it.

It's impressive, but
it's not very convincing.

So let's say we throw
out the blood evidence.

Let's throw out the eyewitness testimony.

We'll throw it all out.

There's still one problem staring
at you right in your face.

Your confession.

(pensive music)

- Some confession.

(worrisome music)

- You're in quite a bit of trouble.

Always knew it would happen.

Always knew it.

You've been headed down
this path a long time.

- I didn't do anything.

- Oh, really?

We found blood in your
car, Allie Murphy's blood.

Where's the murder weapon?

- You planted that blood.

- We planted that blood, John?

- (laughs) Yes, of course.

- So tell me about Allie Murphy.

Why was she chosen to-

- I don't know any Allie Murphy.

- Cut the bullshit.

Tell me, what's your connection to her?

Or was it just random?

- As I told you,

I do not know her.

(body thuds)
(Dennis grunting)

- We're getting off track here.

We have an eyewitness who saw your car.

She saw you abduct Allie Murphy.

We have blood in your car.

We just need to wrap this up.

You need to tell us why you did this.

It'll make you feel better
to get it off your chest.

- I didn't do anything.

- (indistinct) He won't confess.

Can you convince him that
honesty is good for the soul?

- It's my pleasure.
- Help! Help!

(body thuds)
(Dennis yelping)

They held me in that room
for 20 hours with no food,

no water, and no bathroom break

and they beat me until I
couldn't take it anymore.

I would've confessed to
anything to get it all to stop.

And I did.

- That's why I confessed.

(pensive music)

- Sit. Please.

Try to relax.

What is it?

- I'm not comfortable with this anymore.

I'm not!

I'm not convinced he did it.

We can't kill a guy when
we don't know he did it.

- I'm having some of the same feelings,

but what about my brother?

- What about us?

We committed a crime, too.

Isn't this like taking
a hostage or something?

Jesus, this has to be like a
felony or a bunch of felonies.

- Typically, people
that murder other people

are good at lying.

They have to be

so they can lure their victims
into vulnerable positions.

How do we know he's not doing that?

Just lying.

- We don't know.

And we can't kill a
guy when we don't know.

We can't let your brother kill him either.

If your brother kills him,

it's going to be just like we did it.

The blood will be on our hands, too.

What good is justice if
it destroys your soul?

- Okay.

Let's think about this.

(eerie music)

- What's going on here?

What's the problem?

- Dad?
(ominous music)

We have to stop this.

This isn't going anywhere.

What the hell were we thinking?

- (sighs) He's out there.

The man who killed Allie is out there.

(suspenseful music)

He's worthless.

He's a predator.

If we don't kill him now,

he's gonna kill somebody else.

(riveting music)

Theatrics.

That's all it is, theatrics.

He dies tonight.

- I'm not going to allow it.

I'm not.

- Oh, you're not going to allow it?

And who the hell do you think you are?

You are not gonna be
playing with my son's life.

- That's what this is about, isn't it?

Not Allie, not justice.

You just wanna save your idiot's son.

Well, I'm walking over to my
phone and calling the police.

This nightmare is ending.

- You're not going
anywhere, you little bitch!

- Dad, stop this.

You're acting crazy!

- No, the two of you are crazy.

You're taking sides

with the murderer against
the family. (sighs)

You can do what you want.

You are not going to call the police.

You can stay here.

You can go out there for the finale.

Whatever you like.

(ominous music)

(gentle music)

(brooding music)

- [Inmate 1] Hey, pretty boy.

I got a surprise for you.

- [Inmate 2] Nothing
but a little bitch, huh?

- What's going on here?

- They all went out.

- What?

- Ray, this day has been filled

with so much intense emotion,

we crashed in that courtroom.

We had a huge letdown and
it has led to this madness.

What the hell are we doing?

- Getting justice.

That's what we're here for.

- We lost our daughter.

I'll decide the justice here.

- You just said that?

You, who have never made
an intelligent decision

in your entire damn life?

- You've taken ownership
of all this nonsense.

Do you want blood on your hands?

The feeling of knowing you've taken a life

or helping your son cover up a murder?

I mean, come on.

- An eye for an eye.

- An I for an eye, huh?

Okay, Mr. Eye for an Eye.

You talk big.

You talk real big, Ray.

Well, you wanna know something?

You're full of shit.

Or your son right there.

Oh, he could kill.

He could do just about
anything because he has guts.

Not brains, but guts.

You're a coward.

You're a big-mouthed coward.

Okay, Mr. Eye for an Eye.

Why don't you go kill him?

Go for it.

Nothing's stopping you.

- Hey, you better stop
talking to my dad that way!

- Sit down, little boy.

The grownups are talking.

So are you gonna do it or what?

- I don't have to answer to you.

I don't have to do anything you say.

We are looking to prove him guilty.

That's what this game is about.

- This isn't a game, okay?

- You're wrong.

This is a game

and we ought to get back to doing it.

- You know what's strange?

It's like you're proud of your son.

You found some joy in
him kidnapping this guy

when he can ruin all of
our lives in an instant.

It's like some kind of sick,
twisted accomplishment.

- There is a time for men to be men,

which is lost on some of you.

(dramatic music)

I want you to say you're sorry.

Say you're sorry to this family.

Confess.
(dramatic music)

Give us every detail.

- Of course, you want every detail.

You're getting off on this.

(Ray scoffs)

It's almost like you enjoy killing.

Let me ask you this.

Where were you on the
night of October 3rd?

What were you driving?

What's your alibi?

- Confess!
(Dennis laughs)

- I'm not confessing to
something I didn't do.

And it's gonna take a lot
more than a guy like you

to intimidate me, Ray.

Larry was right.

You are a coward!

You're a big pussy.

And if I wasn't tied to this chair,

you'd shut the fuck up.

Thanks for playing.

(somber reflective music)

(somber reflective music continues)

(somber reflective music continues)

(somber reflective music continues)

- I'm sorry about Ray and Phil.

I knew they could be problems,

but I did not see this coming.

- Don't be sorry.

They are who they are.

We're all just kind of spinning
our wheels here right now.

You know Phil, and you
know what he's gonna do.

If he goes down, he's
gonna take us with him.

- That's exactly right.

He'll lie and his dad will swear to it.

We have to make sure that Ray

and Phil don't leave with Dennis.

I'm the father here.

I'm the one that failed.

It's my damn fight.

I'm the one that didn't
do what I had to do.

- Hey, what do you mean, "Failed?"

Don't you dare say that.

If you're carrying guilt
over Allie's death,

you need to let that go.

- The number one purpose for a father

is to protect his family.

I keep thinking about that
story when she wanted that car

and I told her not to buy it.

I mean, it was a shit box.

But if she had that car that night,

she would've driven, right?

I mean, that's the truth.
- Stop. Stop.

You're not even remotely
responsible for her death, okay?

That's not what this is about.

The person out there is
what we need to worry about.

Although I don't even feel

like in my gut that we have the right guy.

(pensive music)

- You think so?

- I mean, think about it.

The prosecutor threw it out.

He had an alibi.

I just don't feel like
it's the right choice.

I don't know.

- Whether he's the right person or not,

we have to decide what
kind of people we are.

Are we a family that can get through this

and live a normal life?

Or are we blood thirsty avengers,

that can live with killing somebody?

- I can't.

I want the guy that took
our daughter from us.

But, I don't want it like this.

- Same.

- Then it's settled.

We just have to figure out an approach.

- Yeah.

- I have to get the gun from Phil.

He's a loose cannon here.

I have to take him outta the equation.

- Okay.

- Dad, you have to stop this!

This isn't your fight.

This is wrong.

Look at him.

Listen, we tried to get the truth.

Maybe he told it,

maybe he didn't.

But whatever the case is, this is over.

- Your brother. (sobbing)

What about your brother?

- He did this.

He did this to himself.

I don't wanna see him go away.

But if this continues,

we all go to prison.

That includes Liz.

She's 25-years-old.

Are you okay with that?
(somber music)

Besides, the police aren't
going to discriminate here.

They don't see him as a killer.

They see him as a citizen

who was kidnapped!

Held hostage.

And abused.

- Okay. (sobbing)

Okay. (cries)
(reflective music)

(reflective music continues)

(reflective music continues)

- What?

- My sister was a very special person.

She taught me so much about life.

She used to recommend books to read

and music to listen to.

She gave me so much confidence.

- Why are you telling me this?

- I don't know.

I just...

I wanted you to know who she was.

I thought maybe if you knew who she was,

maybe that would help you
get it off your chest.

- I...

I don't know how many
times I can say this.

I didn't kill her.

- When they found her,

there was something missing.

A necklace that my parents
bought her many years ago.

It meant a lot to her.

It means a lot to us.

You don't have to admit anything,

but if you have it,

it'd be nice to have it back.

- I have a sister.

I love her dearly.

And I had a mother

and up until she died,

I was there holding her
hand the whole time.

I know what pain is.

I know how you must have felt.

I consider myself a victim over this.

But compared to your sister,

compared to Allie,

I'm no victim.
(reflective music)

You know, I wish I was in town that night.

I wish I was there because if I was,

I would've stopped the
motherfucker that did this.

(reflective music)

(reflective music continues)

- Hey, we need to let him go.

He didn't do it.

- We're letting him go.

We're just coming up with a game plan.

- We can just cut him loose.

- No, we're concerned about Phil.

We need to get the gun from him.

And when we do, you and your
mom need to go to the bedroom.

- Yeah, 'cause this is a man's job.

- It's a dad's job.

Now you three, go, now!

- No way.
- Listen to your dad.

We're only going to complicate things.

Let's go.

- Hey, don't get hurt.
- I won.t

- Okay.

(gentle music)

(gentle music continues)

(light rock music)

- What the hell is this?

What are you doing?

- Son?

It's over.
(curious music)

We're letting him go.

- You stupid old man.

You really are fucking stupid!

You let these idiots get to you.

You know what?

I'm not even surprised, actually. (laughs)

- It's time for you to hand over the gun.

- Bullshit.

- It's over, Phil.

You know this is not going
to end well no matter what.

There's no need to make matters worse.

(suspenseful music)

- You just don't get it.

None of you do.

You bought into this guy's
whole line of bullshit.

You're just gonna let him go?

Let him slip right through our fingers?

And guess what?

He's gonna go kill again.

And that's gonna be on
all you motherfuckers!

- The gun, Phil, hand it over.

- Man, fuck you!

- Stop it, damn it.

This is not a debate.

It is time for you to hand over that gun

and then go sit down.

- Then what?

- What do you think? (cries)

This isn't going to go away.

We're going to call the police. (crying)

(tense music)

(gun bangs)
(tense music)

(mysterious music)

(mysterious music continues)

- (gaps) What the hell was that?

- Oh no, come on.

(mysterious music)

(mysterious music continues)

- What did you do, Phil?

- What did you do?

- Be quiet! Shut the fuck up!

Hey, come on.

Everyone over here.

Get over there.

All of you, come on.

If anyone moves,

I'mma blast every single
one of you bitches!

I swear to God.

I'm not going to prison over this shit!

- What?

You just killed our dad!

Where the hell do you think you're going?

- Shut the fuck up, Anne!

I need to think, goddamn it.

I need to fucking think.

- You need to put the gun down.

You need to put that gun down now!

Listen, Phil, all this is not you.

This is not you.

You need help.

You have some problems.

I can help you.

I'll be there with you when
you talk to the police.

I'll help you get a good lawyer.

But I need that gun now.

- (laughs) He wants my
gun. You want my gun?

Here's my fucking gun.
(body thuds)

(eager music)

(Dennis panting)

(bodies scuffling)

- Agh!
- You motherfucker!

(eager music)

(men grunting)
(bodies scuffling)

(body banging)
(Larry grunting)

(suspenseful music)

(body thuds)
(suspenseful music)

- Don't do this!

- [Dennis] You want me to burn?

You think you're better than me?

Man, you've always look down on my family.

- It's all in your head, Phil.

(suspenseful music)

(suspenseful music continues)

(glass breaks)

(thrilling music)

(thrilling music continues)

- Dennis, why didn't you
mention any of the stuff

that happened tonight to the police?

I figure you people have
been through enough, yeah?

- I hated you for so long,
I wanted to watch you die.

I wanted you dead.

- What about now?

- Now, I just think they got it all wrong.

I just took for granted,
the cops were right.

Everything was on the up and up.

I don't believe that anymore.

- Thank you, Larry.

Thank you very much.

Now, this is a strange situation,

but maybe,
(curious music)

we can use my situation
to put some pressure

on those bastards to find the real killer.

Oh, I'd love to be a part of that.

- I'm so sorry for everything
you had to go through,

being innocent, but
found guilty by the cops,

the press, us.

I really hate what happened here tonight.

Like I hate it,

but I feel like it maybe gave
us a little bit more clarity

and that could be a good thing.

- Yeah, it's a good thing for me.

Yeah, I mean, believe it or
not, this has been a good night.

You know, I always wanted
to contact you guys directly

and let you know I wasn't the guy.

I had this fantasy.

You guys would believe
me and invite me in.

- Well, I guess we start over.

I'm going to start putting
pressure on the police

to start doing the
investigation the right way.

This is such a strange situation,

but I hope we can all move on

and put this night behind us.

- It's already there.

You doing okay?

- No.

Not really.

I'm still just trying
to sort everything out.

It just, it doesn't seem real.

- What about you, Old Timer?

- Old Timer?
- That's offensive?

- Probably.

I'm good, hmm.
(gentle music)

We've been invested so
long into your guilt,

I think now we're convinced
that you're just the wrong guy,

wrong place, wrong time.

- I hope that's the case.

This is what I wanted from the beginning.

(gentle music)

This is bizarro world, isn't it?

- It is, but it's right.

This is over.

I want you to know it's over.

You understand?

- Thank you, David.
- It's over.

- Thank you very much. (laughs)

Yeah, I hope you both know how sorry I am

about what happened to your family.

Just if you need anything,
please, please call me.

- Thank you.

- We need to drop you off anywhere?

- Uh, no, I think I need to walk.

I'm a little stressed out.

(Liz laughs)
- No shocker, there.

Maybe I'll walk home, too. (laughing)

- All right, you guys have a good night.

Good luck with that knucklehead

and everything else.

And Liz, if you're serious
about going after the police

and Barnes, let me know.

I think we can put some
serious pressure on them

to open a real investigation.

- That sounds great.

- All right.

Goodbye, then.

Until next time.

- Liz Murphy, how are we doing today?

- Good, how are you?

- Eh, not enough hours in the day.

Feeling a little bit overwhelmed,

but when I heard you wanted to see me,

I knew I had to make the time.

- Oh, why is that?

- We failed you.

Well, not necessarily we, they failed you.

I still feel terrible about it.

We let a killer get away with it.

Have a hard time even
thinking about it to this day.

- I don't think he's the killer.

- Oh, good Lord.

You're sounding like the idiot guards.

- What?

- We had him locked up, Evans.

Every day, he'd talk.

Then he'd talk a little more.

By the time he was done,

he had the guards
convinced he was innocent.

- Maybe he is.

- (sighs) He's got another one.

- He told me a lot about you.

- Oh really? What'd he have to say?

- Well, the case was thrown
out because he had alibis.

The blood was planted.

He wasn't even in town that night.

You had it out for him
forever because of his past.

- (laughs) His past.

I'm sorry, you've been so misled.

But Evans is a liar, a manipulator.

He had no alibi.

- The party, the Halloween party.

He had 10 witnesses.

- That's what he told me, too.

- And you investigated?

- Yes.

And he exaggerated the amount
of alibi witnesses he had.

It wasn't 10.

- Okay.

- It was zero because
the party never happened.

The planted blood? No.

Despite the pressure we were under,

we never planted anything.

The blood was there.

- The case was thrown out.

- It was.
- Explain that.

- I'll explain it.

We had all our ducks in a row

because the stupid behavior
of a couple of our cops,

it threw everything into question.

The prosecutor was right.

Evidence deserved a fair trial.

He was guilty.

But that didn't matter.

Because the rules weren't
followed, we couldn't win.

He walked.

It sucked.

It's the worst thing I've ever seen.

But it is what it is.

- He saved my dad's life.

He stopped my cousin from killing him.

No murderer would do that.

- A murderer is typically a narcissist.

They desperately wanna be a hero

so they can go home and think
about how they saved the day.

But that's not who he is.

He's a killer.

- How sure are you that he's a murderer?

- Completely, without a doubt sure.

I've been doing this for a very long time.

I've met a lot of nasty people.

But Dennis Evans is the
only one that scared me.

He had the power to flip anyone.

He could seem like the purest angel.

He was the devil at heart.

(gentle folk music)

♪ I'm so glad that school is out ♪

♪ I really need a change ♪

♪ See what summer is all about ♪

♪ Dancing in the rain ♪

- You know, the three of
us should just go to Hawaii

and enjoy.

I feel like we've all
been an autopilot lately.

You know, we could use a
little bit of ocean air.

Tropical living.

It'd be good therapy.

- Yeah, what do you think, honey?

- Yeah, sounds good.

- You have something on your mind?

What's going on up there?

- Everything.

I'm probably overthinking it all.

Hawaii sounds good.

I am for that.

I need to get away.

- Great, I'll see what I can book.

- I spoke to Detective Barnes.

- What?

Why?

- I don't know.

I don't know what to think anymore.

I'm so confused.

I don't know what to think.

- How about you don't think.

Don't drive yourself crazy.

I mean, Allie would want us
to move on with our lives

and not dwell on all the what ifs.

It's madness.

We need to try to move
on and heal as a family.

- Yeah, let your mother
and I deal with the police

and investigators, okay?

- Okay.

- Okay, then.

Hey, you wanna come over tonight?

Watch some movies. Hang out?

- I promised grandpa I would
play Uno with him tonight.

- Ooh, sounds exciting.

- I like Uno.

- Well, have fun, honey.

- Thanks, mom.
(Larry chuckles)

- Grandpa!

Grandpa!

Hello?

♪ Looking for a friend ♪

Grandpa?

♪ Looking for a friend ♪

(object drops)

(stirring music)

(brooding music)

(brooding music continues)

(brooding music continues)

(brooding music continues)

(brooding music continues)

(brooding music continues)

(brooding music continues)

(pensive music)

(ominous music)

- Liz!

What are you doing in my room?

- What is this?

What the hell is this?

- That was your grandmother's?

- What? No.

It was Allie's and it's got blood on it.

How did it get here?

- Sit down.
(ominous music)

- No.
- Please, honey, please.

Liz, hear me out, dear. Please.

(ominous music)

Your sister was very special.

She was very special.

I've always looked out for her
as I've looked out for you.

- What happened to her?
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- I loved her so much.

I loved her so much.
(ominous music)

I was gonna build a life with her.

And then she told me she
wanted me out of her life.

She was gonna tell people, Liz.

Humiliate me.

She forced me to silence her.

- She was your granddaughter!

- Yes, I loved her!

And I love you, Lizzie.

(Liz yelling)
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- You're sick.

You're sick a monster.
- No!

- I'm leaving.
- No you're not.

No, you're not leaving.
(Liz yells)

You're just like your sister.

A couple of cockteasers, huh?

I can't trust you.

You'll go out there and
tell everyone my secrets.

- I just want to leave.
- Ah! Then leave!

Leave!

(Liz yells)

Who do you think you were to judge me?

Who do you think you are?

(Liz yells)

(eerie music)

(knee bangs)
(Dave yells)

(suspenseful music)

(Liz yells)
(glass breaks)

(suspenseful music)

- [Dave] You little bitch!

(suspenseful music)

(Dave yells)
(Liz screams)

(body thuds)
(Dennis yells)

(Liz screams)
(suspenseful music)

- Get back here.

Get back here, you-

You get back here you-
- Get off of me!

- (yells) Get back here!
- Get off of me!

- Get back!
(suspenseful music)

Get back here!

- Get off, get off!
- You bitch!

- You know you're gonna
die tonight, I told you!

(foot pounds)
(Dave yells)

- Get off!
(suspenseful music)

(foot pounds)
(Dave yells)

Get back here! Get back here!

(Liz yells)
(suspenseful music)

(knife squelches)
(Dave yells)

(eerie music)

(Liz exclaims, sobs)
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(Liz panting)

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- Why me?

- I don't know how to tell my parents.

How do you tell your father
that the man he idolized

was a predator and a murderer?

- I don't know.

I just...

I don't know.
(tense music)

- Well, I guess I have to.

I have to tell my parents
that he was a murderer

and killed their daughter,

my sister.
(tense music)

- Huh. It won't be easy,

but you'll get through it.

And you have the closure you wanted, yeah.

You have that now.

You can move on.

- You know, there's one
strange thing about this.

(tense music)

- Oh yeah?

- Allie was tough.

How the hell did she not fight him off?

I know he's big, but he's an old man.

I can't believe he overpowered her.

(tense music)

- Maybe he snuck up on her.

- Yeah. Who knows.

Maybe he hired somebody to do it.

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