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[camera shutters clicking]

- Um... [clears throat]

The, um-- the kidnapping of Lacey Quinn

has not had the, um, ending

that we'd hoped for.

- Detective, is Lacey Quinn alive?

[soft music]

- ♪ The deeper you go ♪

♪ ♪

♪ The harder it gets ♪

♪ To dig your way out ♪

[glass shatters]

[dramatic music]

- No. No, please. Please, please!

No, please just tell me if she's alive.

Please. Please.

[choking up] Please tell me.

- No one will ever come between us again.

It's just the two of us now for the rest of our lives.

♪ ♪

[tense music]

- I don't like this, Gabi.

- Stay put.

If Sir even senses I'm not alone,

he could kill Lacey without hesitation,

if he hasn't already.

- I need you to stay positive, okay?

- Something's wrong, Dhan. I can feel it.

And you saw that house, all that blood,

the poisoned sandwich-- he wants Lacey gone.

- Until we have concrete proof, Lacey's still alive,

and Sir isn't escalating.

- That's why I'm here.

This is where the bastard would leave the evidence--

oh.

Oh, God. Oh, God.

[dramatic music]

- Gabi, talk to me. What is it?

♪ ♪

- Sir just escalated things.

[engine grinds]

[car beeps]

[engine grinds] - I wouldn't try that again.

[eerie music]

What are you doing, Christian?

♪ ♪

- What did you do to my car?

- It is impolite to answer a question with a question.

I raised you better than that.

- I'm trying to help.

- Help who?

- For over 20 years, you have inflicted pain and trauma

on Gabi and her friends.

Isn't it enough?

- You talk about Gabrielle as if you know her.

You don't.

You couldn't possibly understand our bond--

- You're delusional, Hugh. - Why?

Because you've never witnessed anyone care for me? Hm?

Because our dear mother loved you and despised me?

Well, little brother, the tables have turned.

I am loved.

I have purpose now.

Gabrielle needs me.

And I know she wouldn't summon you, so who did?

- A detective from DCPD. - Ahh.

Heavy Boots.

He wants to be the hero and win Gabrielle's heart.

But he is beneath her. A poor man's Petrovitch

could never impress her.

- This isn't some Dostoevsky novel.

This is real life.

Hugh, please.

I know there's good inside you because that good saved me.

When the house caught on fire, remember?

You saved me.

You tried to save Mom.

I know who you really are inside.

Let that poor girl go.

♪ ♪

- You are my blood.

But Gabrielle is my family.

And your presence is now delaying our reunion.

You do not want to see

the other side of me, little brother.

It's time for you to leave D.C.,

or you'll regret it.

♪ ♪

- Okay, can we-- can we go back?

Can you say that again? I mean, he--

he rigged your car?

- It was just the alternator.

- But you were shaken enough to believe

it was something else for a while.

- I honestly don't know what to believe anymore.

I hadn't seen my brother in decades.

- Your brother's diabolical.

You either missed the signs or ignored them,

but Sir didn't become this way overnight.

- I'm sorry. - Your brother's actions

are not your fault.

- But not coming forward to help the authorities

20 years ago after Gabi escaped, is.

- I know.

If I'd chosen not to put my privacy and my sanity first

and tried to help track him down at the time,

then we wouldn't be in this situation now.

- Is that why you're here?

Guilt?

- Partly, yes.

And because someone owes all of you an apology

for what has been done to you in the Evans family name.

- Did he say anything to give you

any indication that Lacey's still alive?

- No. But while my brother

is capable of a lot of things,

the one thing he's not is a killer.

[tense music]

Wh--

what?

What am I missing?

♪ ♪

- Who killed your mother?

- What are you talking about? M-my mother died in a fire.

It nearly killed all of us.

- Turned out she was stabbed repeatedly.

DCPD has reason to believe that Sir killed her

and then used the fire to cover it up.

- Wh--

- Christian. - I--

I'm sorry, I-I can't--

- You are the only one in here that has

more knowledge about Sir than Gabi.

You're gonna help us find Lacey,

whether you like it or not.

- You're saying he killed his own blood,

our mother, as a teen?

I'm sorry, Gabi.

I hope you find your friend, but--

I'm sorry.

- Let him go.

He gets a minute to process.

- You really trust him to come back?

- No, but we can't--

- Wait, no, finish your sentence.

We--we can't hold somebody against their will?

♪ ♪

- And now to the disappearance of Betty Conley,

the widow who was engaged

to convicted DUI revenge murderer Ivan Samuels.

She disappeared on the day of her jailhouse wedding,

but well-placed police sources

are calling it a case of cold feet.

- Do you know the missing woman?

- Paula called me about Betty last night.

I didn't think we had time to take it on because of Lacey,

but look at that picture.

Look at her body language.

That picture doesn't say cold feet to me.

- So if she didn't just walk away willingly, then...

- Something happened to her.

- You're not suggesting--

no, we cannot pull focus from Lacey.

- This is about Lacey and saving Betty's life.

This case is right up Sir's alley.

He will see himself in Ivan, a misunderstood man

trying to fight for the woman he loves.

He'll reengage. - Oh, so y-you're gonna

use this poor woman as bait?

- I want to save her life.

But if that helps activate Sir,

I won't say sorry for that.

- If Betty's case could get Sir to reengage,

then maybe this is a good plan.

- No, I will not play into

that bastard's hands anymore, okay?

I--I'm going to Zeke's.

We'll find Lacey ourselves.

- Go with her. Keep her and Zeke safe.

Keep working on Lacey's case.

- I hate that we're at each other's throats.

- One thing at a time. Let's get Lacey and Betty home,

and then I'll deal with the damage I've done.

- You have an update on Lacey?

- No, but I need to talk to you.

- Besides Lacey, there's nothing for us to talk about.

- It's about Betty Conley.

- The runaway prison bride? - I scanned her socials,

and I don't think that this is a case of cold feet.

This is a missing person.

- Fine. Give me what you've got,

and I'll take it from-- - No, either we work this

together or I'll find her on my own--

and before you argue with me,

every minute we waste, an innocent woman

could be in danger.

- Shouldn't your resources

be focused on finding Lacey?

- I think this case could draw Sir's attention.

- Jesus Christ, Gabi. Seriously?

- Look, I will do anything to bring Lacey home,

and so will you, whether you admit it or not.

- Fine. I will help with the case.

But let's get one thing clear,

if it's not regarding Lacey or Betty,

I don't want anything to do with you.

[soft dramatic music]

- Paula's trying to get a comment from Betty's son.

He claims he hasn't heard from his mother in two days.

- Well, it's easy enough to verify.

We should have cell records by the time we get back.

So why does a successful real estate developer

fall in love with a murderer?

Maybe you can shed some light on why people make

those kinds of reckless choices.

- The totality of a person shouldn't always be defined

by their biggest mistake.

- Mistake? He killed a woman.

- Ivan snapped

after his daughter was killed by a drunk driver.

In a grief-filled rage, he went over to the man's house.

He fired a couple of shots. He had no idea

the driver's wife was in the line of fire.

Trauma can cause people to do terrible things.

That doesn't make Ivan evil. It makes him wrong,

which he is paying for willingly.

- Will you be as willing?

[tense music]

Your 72 hours are running out, Gabi.

[door buzzes]

♪ ♪

- Ms. Mosely, it is an honor to meet you.

Thank you so much for taking the time.

Nobody else seems to care about my Betty.

- I do. And I'm here to listen.

- I'm Detective Trent, DCPD.

Let's start at the beginning.

How'd you meet Betty?

- [sighs]

Never thought I'd find love here.

Prison is hell.

And for the longest time, I just wanted to die.

- And then you met Betty.

- Her church volunteers here.

She didn't-- she didn't judge me.

She told me God forgave me and that--

that I should forgive myself.

She made me feel human again.

We'd talk on the phone, write letters.

We fell in love.

- Yeah, the other version of this story

is that you met a lonely, naive woman in prison

and thought she was an easy target to manipulate.

- I can see how people think that, but it is not true.

I love her. And she loves me,

even though she was hesitant to admit it at first.

- Because you're in prison?

- She was too afraid to fall in love again

after her husband died.

She told me she didn't want to feel that pain anymore,

but before she could stop it, she was in love with me.

- She went missing on your wedding day, right?

Just didn't show up?

Can you think of any reason

anyone would want to harm Betty?

- Lot of people talking trash about her for being with me.

They--they say she's crazy, desperate,

that she deserves whatever happens to her because of me,

because I killed an innocent woman.

I really wish I could go back in time and--

and handle my daughter's death differently,

but I can't.

Betty shouldn't be punished because of what I did.

Please, she is a good person. Please find her.

- I promise, we'll do everything we can.

Loneliness kills people,

and isolation is torture.

Instead of suffering, Betty Conley was lucky enough

to find love in an unexpected place,

a love none of us should judge.

She is a woman of God,

a woman of empathy.

She's a mother and, yes, a fiancée.

Please help us find her.

The DCPD and I are working closely to--

closely--

I apologize. Um--

- Ms. Mosely, you've been under tremendous stress

since Ms. Quinn has been missing over 48 hours.

- Uh, yes, but I would like to shift focus back to Betty.

She--sh-she, uh--

[crowd gasping]

- She's having a medical emergency!

- Gabrielle.

[dramatic music]

♪ ♪

- That ought to do it.

[tense music]

- You know, it's incredible

how easily lying comes to you.

- I meant everything I said about Betty.

No one should be judged for wanting love,

and she deserves to be found.

The only thing I lied about was losing consciousness.

- You didn't think it was important to clue me in

on your plan? - It had to be believable,

which means your reaction had to be real.

- How will he--

How will Sir get in contact with us?

- I'm not sure, but I know he will.

♪ ♪

- Come on, Gabrielle.

[sighs]

[exhales sharply]

♪ ♪

[laughter]

- I need this recipe. [laughs]

- It's the only thing she'll eat, I'm telling you.

I'm just glad she's eating. - I am, too, yes.

- Why can't you talk?

- Kevin.

Be nice to your cousin.

I'm so sorry.

- It's okay.

- This is so cute, Gina. - I know.

I'm so glad we get to celebrate Bella's birthday,

given--given what's happened.

I mean, so many children are never found.

- Bella seems better.

- I think she turned a corner.

I mean, I don't want to jinx anything,

but she's sleeping better, and she loves

your word scavenger hunt books you got her.

- [chuckles] I'm really happy to hear that.

- Mommy, come play with me.

- [sighs] In a minute.

- She has so much to play with.

- Kevin, where did you get that?

Put that down. - It was under the bed.

- Denise, I am so sorry.

- It's fine. Don't worry about it.

- Bella, what were you thinking?

Kevin could have hurt himself.

- You know, it's-- it's getting late.

- I'll walk you out. - We should go.

- Yeah, okay.

♪ ♪

We're not finished, young lady.

[poignant music]

♪ ♪

- It's okay, Bella.

You're safe.

- Oh, so now my mom's safety matters?

Suddenly, my mom's important enough to find?

- She was always important, Eric.

Now, you can spend your time being mad,

or you can help me find her.

When is the last time you heard from your mom?

- My mom and I are very close. We talk every day--

multiple times a day once she started dating that felon.

- For what it's worth, I do believe their love is real.

- [scoffs]

Look, I know my mom's been through a lot,

but the woman who raised me would never

fall in love with a murderer.

I mean, you read about these people in prison.

All they have is time-- time to manipulate and fool

lonely old women who just want to be loved.

That's actually why I moved back in here.

I figured if I stepped up,

maybe she'd be less lonely, less susceptible to him.

- But instead, she doubled down and got engaged.

- See? This is why she needs a conservatorship.

She's not in her right mind.

♪ ♪

- Hm. Looks like someone left in a hurry.

- I don't need to call you! My mom's missing!

I-I don't know what you want from me!

- Eric, not another word.

- Mr. Craig, I am not a cop. I'm Gabi Mosely.

I'm investigating Betty's disappearance.

- I, on the other hand, am the cop.

- Good. I'm Mark Craig.

I'm the Conley family attorney.

My client will not be answering any further questions

without my consent.

- You are so not my lawyer, bro.

- The retainer your mother put me on

when you were 15 would beg to differ.

- I don't have anything to hide.

Ask me whatever you want.

- Are you in Betty's will?

- Wh-why do you need to know that?

- Children usually go after

conservatorship of their parents

for one of two reasons.

The parents are incapacitated

or they want control of the money.

Which one are you?

- My mom had Mark make Ivan

the sole beneficiary of her estate.

That's not why I tried to get the conservatorship.

But that's how I knew something was wrong with her.

- And as Betty's lawyer, you felt that was

a good idea, Mark?

- Well, I tried to talk her out of it, but she was adamant.

As you can see, stubbornness runs in the family.

But I can't say I don't understand why.

She was lonely.

Eric never comes around unless he needs money.

- That's not true. And don't act like

you can psychoanalyze my mother and her motivations

just because your wife rubbed two nickels together

and got some online therapy degree!

- You know what?

Detective, you can ask him whatever you want.

- DCPD already tossed this place.

What are we looking for, Zeke?

- Fingerprints, receipts, whatever we can find.

[tense music]

♪ ♪

[grunts echoing]

♪ ♪

- Oh, thank God. It's really back.

- What is? - My "Margaret Vision,"

as Lacey likes to call it,

though it's-- it's not lost on me

that the only time it works is when Gabi's not around.

- Makes sense. Your strong feelings

towards her right now probably make it hard to focus.

- Uh, Dhan, check out the fireplace.

The logs haven't been burned, but the ash is fresh.

He probably replaced them.

♪ ♪

- It's a credit card.

- It's our first real lead. Bag it up.

I may be able to digitally recreate it.

- You heard anything from... him?

- No. But Sir will call, I know it.

But as it relates to Betty, her son is a piece of work.

Based on the financials that Shaker sent over,

Eric is a big spender with a lot of debt.

Every single one of his credit cards are in collections.

Defaulted on his car loan, summary judgments.

Betty had to cosign on his apartment.

So if she marries Ivan,

the gravy train comes to an end.

- Well, I have someone else we can add

on the suspect list with Eric-- Ivan.

The warden down at his prison tossed his cell

and found a contraband phone.

It's over in evidence down at the station.

- Funny, he didn't mention that when we talked.

- Huh. This is his disciplinary file.

This contains copies of messages from his phone.

"200 for Rialto. 850 for Riverside."

- Is he placing bets? - No.

They're hits,

usually for assaults, maybe more.

- And that would explain...

all the money on his books.

Transaction records from his commissary account.

Thousands of dollars, all from Betty Conley.

- So she was bankrolling his prison empire.

- Maybe Betty's son was right. If Ivan was just using her,

the minute she changed her will,

he no longer needed her alive.

- But he needs evidence she's dead to collect

on the money she left him... [phone buzzes]

- So he smartly reported her missing.

- Hm.

Is that him?

- No, it's Dhan.

[intense music]

♪ ♪

[phone lock clicks]

- [groans, whimpers]

- [huffs]

[phone buzzing]

- It's him. He's calling from Lacey's phone.

- Hold on. I'll have it traced.

- No, you can't. Zeke made all of our phones untraceable.

Hello? - Gabrielle.

It's interesting, you sound perfectly healthy,

and yet I saw you collapse.

- It was just a fainting spell.

How's Lacey?

- You're disappointing me, Gabrielle.

If you lose me, you'll have no one because you're alone.

You talk about M&A as your family,

but yet none of them were there

by your side at the press conference.

They must be angry with you

after you told them everything.

And just as the world has judged Ivan and Betty,

you and I are being judged.

Interesting Heavy Boots was there.

Have you not told him about us,

about the inevitability of our companionship?

- It's-- Trent means nothing to me.

He's a means to an end.

- I assume you need help finding Betty.

I have my thoughts, but let me hear about the case first.

- No, first tell me that Lacey is okay,

and then I'll go and--

- Wrong answer.

♪ ♪

[tense music]

[computer beeps harshly]

- Oh, come on. - It looks like a Y.

Maybe the person's last name is Young.

- No, it's a 3 from part of the card number.

- Or an expiration date.

- Guys, we've been at this for two hours.

- It's like Tetris, okay? It requires some patience.

- No, it's not Tetris. It's Lacey's life.

- Okay, guys, this isn't us,

at each other's throats every five minutes.

- We haven't slept. We've spent two days

trying to get into the mind of a psychopath.

Irritation is understandable.

- This isn't regular irritation, and you know it.

We're--we're broken.

- We can find our way out of this.

Once we find Lacey, we can find a way back to each other.

[intense music]

♪ ♪

- This, my friends, is at least part of a credit card number.

- Margaret, you're a genius.

- [chuckles]

- Okay, my algorithm will take it from here.

We are one step closer.

Okay.

- Gabi. - [panting]

I messed up. I messed up, Dhan.

He reached out, and I pushed too hard on Lacey,

and he hung up. I'm making things worse.

I just--I just need to hear her voice, just once, please.

- Hey, hey, it's okay.

You're doing your best. We all are.

We actually have something,

part of a credit card Sir has been using.

- Okay, okay.

Hit up the stores near the houses

Sir was taken at when he had Lacey.

- Already on it. Besides toiletries,

are there any other places Sir would go?

Anywhere important enough for him to take a risk?

- No, his grooming and cleanliness

were the most important things to him.

That and-- - You.

You are the most important to him.

[phone buzzes]

- Okay, Ivan lands at the PD in 15 minutes.

I need to get there. I can't fail Betty, too.

- About that, uh, an FBI associate

has a connection to a former inmate.

Word is, Ivan was in business

with a prisoner named Patrick Abbott.

The guy is bad news.

And he just got paroled three weeks ago.

- If Ivan needed Betty gone,

Patrick would be the right man for the job.

Wait.

Literature.

His books.

Dhan, Sir's books are important to him.

♪ ♪

- Tell me you know something, anything.

I'm worried sick.

- Are you worried sick, Ivan?

- Why would you say that?

- We took a look at your phone.

You took a lot of money from Betty,

money you've used to spread around to other inmates.

- Look, I know what this looks like--

- Yeah, like someone ordering hits.

- It's the opposite.

Most inmates are forgotten.

They don't have access to basic things

that make them feel human.

I use the money to get them things

like soap, shower shoes, ramen.

- So you're the Robin Hood of Cell Block D?

- It was Betty's idea. She is generous.

I told you that.

- So those texts was just you putting money

on people's books?

- And paying for their protection.

Shower shoes aren't all that useful

if the Aryan Brotherhood break your feet.

- I have to ask you, Ivan,

did you order a hit on Betty so you could get her money?

- Betty changed her will in your favor.

You'll be released someday.

Might be nice to go home to a fortune.

- She did what?

- You didn't know about the will?

- No, and if she'd have told me,

I would have said, don't do it.

- So you didn't mention it to your friend Patrick Abbott?

- Patrick Abbott is no friend. He's a sick bastard.

He made my life absolute hell until he got transferred.

He's out?

He's out, isn't he? Patrick Abbott,

that bastard is out?

- Calm down, Ivan. - No! Let go of me!

- You're just making this worse for yourself.

- He is out?

- Hey, talk to me, Ivan.

Let me help you.

- You don't get it. It's too late.

If--if Patrick Abbott is out,

then everyone I've ever loved is in danger.

Number one on that list is Betty.

♪ ♪

- If Shaker hadn't been going on 48 hours

without a shift break, she would be here, not you.

- You don't have to keep telling me you don't

want me around, Trent. I get it.

- Yeah, well, you blame me?

[phone buzzes]

[soft music]

Ivan's back in his cell.

They had to sedate him.

- That's not surprising. Did you see how he broke

when he realized Patrick was out and he could get to Betty?

- Well, if he hadn't taken matters into his own hands

and killed someone, none of this would be happening.

And before you defend him again,

grief does not give you a pass to break the law.

♪ ♪

Why didn't you come to me?

- And say what?

I did the most unspeakable thing?

Trent, I wasn't in my right mind when I did it.

My dad died, and I snapped.

All I could think about was how Sir stole time away

from my dad with--

time that I could not ever get back

because my dad was never the same after I got kidnapped.

Sir did that.

And through my grief, I thought paying him back was the answer.

- If you had just trusted me,

Sir would be paying for all of that right now.

He would be rotting in prison,

instead of terrorizing everyone you love.

♪ ♪

[door opens]

[tense music]

♪ ♪

Patrick Abbott?

DCPD.

You're under arre--

♪ ♪

[both grunting]

Patrick Abbott, you're under arrest

for suspicion of kidnapping and assaulting an officer.

- I spoke to the cashier.

She said he was polite and asked questions

about Italian restaurants for his kid,

bought a bunch of books, then left.

- Did he say anything else about this kid?

- No, he was in and out pretty quick.

But the books are the key.

- I'll enhance the video, see if we can

figure out which ones he bought.

- I'll do you one better.

I got a copy of each one.

[soft tense music]

♪ ♪

- ♪ Further ♪

♪ Deep into the dark ♪

♪ Finding ♪

♪ The patterns leave a mark ♪

♪ Slow down and steady your breathing ♪

♪ Hiding and hoping you're dreaming ♪

♪ Who's watching? ♪

♪ Who's waiting? ♪

♪ Who's saying ♪

♪ Run? ♪

♪ Who's watching? ♪

♪ Who's waiting? ♪

♪ Who's saying ♪

♪ Run? ♪

[soft music]

- I'm guessing Patrick was a bust.

- Well, he's scum and will go down for assaulting an officer,

but he had an alibi that checked out

for Betty's disappearance.

- That could have been a phone call.

- The officers outside your house said

you didn't come home. I was--

- Worried about me?

[phone buzzing]

[ominous music]

- What are you do--answer. - I need to talk to him,

but I have to do it right this time.

♪ ♪

- Hello, Gabrielle.

It's the morning, and there's no news

of a reunion for Betty's family.

Clearly, you need my help.

- What? - He seems off.

Something-- I-I can't put my finger on it.

We have exhausted all suspects.

We're at a dead end. I need you.

- Yes, yes. Ivan and Betty are soulmates,

two halves of a whole with the world against them.

- Right, no one understood what drew them together,

but they were destined for each other.

Romeo and Juliet.

- Exactly, exactly. He's--you must--

you must find the Capulets, the--the Montagues,

those who had other plans for them and--

and are now enraged that-- that Betty dared disobey.

- Something is definitely off.

He's about to tell me that we need to focus

on everyone who tried to drive a wedge between Betty and Ivan.

- You--you must look at those within who--

who wished them harm for-- for selfish reasons,

everyone who wished to drive a wedge between them.

- You are absolutely right.

Now, can I, uh--

- Gabrielle?

- Nothing. Uh...

- All right, you-- you must find Betty.

Ivan and her belong together.

You--you must reunite them.

- I will.

- Is he right? - No, he's wrong.

He's always had a misguided view of love,

both in reality and in fiction.

Romeo and Juliet weren't killed by either feuding family,

but by the priest who gave them poison,

who was trying to help.

Who in Betty's life would be most protective of her,

who would go to extreme lengths to keep her from marrying Ivan,

out of love, not out of greed or jealousy?

- Well, definitely not Betty's son.

both: Betty's lawyer.

- That is our Capulet priest.

He was practically family. - Yeah.

- He worked with Betty for decades. -

He couldn't stand Eric

because he was leeching off of Betty,

so Eric was an easy scapegoat to try and throw us off.

That's why he came down so hard on him when we were there.

- He would have had access to her schedule,

and she would have trusted him implicitly.

- I'll call in an APB.

- Okay, but where would he have taken her?

It wouldn't be his house or the office.

Too many people may have seen him.

- I just checked, he has a deed for a country house

in Lake Anna. It's in the middle of nowhere.

- Were you listening the whole time?

- Not intentionally, but occupational hazard

of being connected to our servers at all times.

- Thank you for helping.

- Go save her, Gabi.

[exciting music]

- DCPD! Everybody on the ground.

- Betty Conley?

I'm Gabi. Ivan sent me.

You're safe now. - Oh, thank God.

They've been holding me here for days.

- I'm sorry. - How could you do this to me?

You're supposed to be my friends.

- We are your friends. We were trying

to protect you from yourself.

- I'm guessing you're the therapist wife.

- I'm a behavioral interventionist.

Mark asked me to help.

- Ivan brainwashed you.

We didn't want you to make a mistake.

We did this because we love you.

- You're both going to jail.

♪ ♪

- [sighs]

I can't thank you enough, Gabi.

I honestly don't know how far

they would have gone if you hadn't shown up.

- Thankfully, you'll never have to find out.

- At least something good came out of this.

My son is on his way. [chuckles]

He said after the doctors check me out,

he's gonna take me to see Ivan.

He wants to meet him, finally.

Thank you. - Of course.

- There's got to be a code.

Where do we start?

- Shakespeare.

Which tragedies focus on an innocent person's death?

- Or there is no code and Sir is just screwing with us.

- Are those the books he bought?

- Something here has to lead us to Lacey.

We just don't know what.

[tense music]

♪ ♪

- These are the books Sir had waiting for me

at the farmhouse when he took me.

♪ ♪

Lacey's either dead or she will be soon.

- How could you say that?

- These books mean Sir is ready to start over.

He's going to kidnap another child, my replacement.

The only reason why he would replace me

is if he had done something to make

the chance of his fantasy an impossibility.

- We have to stop him. - Sir's smart.

He would have stalked this new victim for a while.

Dhan, alert all the schools

near the last house he had Lacey.

Zeke, I want you to find every school and park,

everything near that payphone,

and get units over there at once.

Hurry. Now.

I'll call Trent and have him send backup.

♪ ♪

- I'm sorry I lied to you,

but I knew you would try to stop me.

Those books were not a signal that Sir was starting over.

They're a message to me that Lacey is alive.

The puzzle books are the same as the ones

I gave Lacey when she was young.

Sir bought a copy to tell me where he and Lacey are.

You will find Lacey at her old childhood home,

but by the time you get there, I'll be gone.

[tense music]

- Something doesn't feel right.

Call Gabi.

♪ ♪

- It went straight to voicemail.

Her phone is off.

I'm gonna call Trent.

- If I don't survive...

♪ ♪

- Trent, hey, um, hey, where are you meeting Gabi?

Wh-what--what do you mean? She said she was calling you.

[sighs]

[tires squeal]

[dramatic music]

♪ ♪

- "The only way this ends is if I go with Sir willingly.

"If I don't make it back, please spread my father's ashes

"on the Chesapeake Bay.

"You've been my family, my strength, my light.

"And I hope that someday you will forgive me

for what I've done and for what I have to do now."

- Goodbye.

- Well done, Gabrielle.

Well done.

[tense music]

♪ ♪

[door closes]

- What did you do to her?

- She did it to herself.

She, ah, hit her head,

and I made her as comfortable as I could.

I'm so glad you understood the message in my books.

I was certain no one else would,

except you, my brilliant Gabrielle.

- So the only way this ends is if I come with you.

- [exhales deeply]

- This was never about Lacey.

This was you teaching me another lesson.

- When I took you to the farmhouse

all those years ago, I-- I thought I was saving you.

I truly thought and believed

that you wanted to become a family.

But you made it clear that I was holding you

against your will.

It has to be different this time, Gabrielle.

This time, it has to be your choice.

So will you go with me?

- Yes.

- It's just the two of us now...

♪ ♪

For the rest of our lives.

- [yelling]

- Ah!

Ah! Gabrielle!

- Lacey, stop!

No, don't!

- [sobbing] If I kill him, it's over.

He can never hurt us again.

- No, no, no! Lacey, Lacey,

if you kill him, you become me.

You cross this line, and it will break you.

- I have to, Gabi.

- No. No.

No, Lacey.

Lacey! Lacey!

I need an ambulance now.

[soft dramatic music]

♪ ♪

- ♪ History is happening ♪

♪ Right before our eyes ♪

♪ ♪

♪ Could it be the reckoning ♪

♪ Has finally chosen sides? ♪

♪ ♪

♪ The legacy only matters ♪

♪ If the blood you bleed ♪

- Detective, is Lacey Quinn alive?

- Lacey Quinn has been found,

but remains in critical condition.

We don't know if she'll survive.

- ♪ Fighters keepers ♪

♪ We are the believers ♪

♪ You lose if you bleed first ♪

♪ We play fighters keepers ♪

♪ ♪

♪ Fighters keepers ♪

♪ We are the believers ♪

♪ Fire breathers ♪

♪ You lose if you bleed first ♪

- Greg, move your head.