1 00:00:17,465 --> 00:00:19,926 What in the name of little billy goats are you doing? 2 00:00:20,010 --> 00:00:21,654 I woke up early and I couldn't go back to sleep, 3 00:00:21,678 --> 00:00:24,556 so I started reading your novel. 4 00:00:24,639 --> 00:00:28,310 Hold on. I'm almost finished. 5 00:00:28,393 --> 00:00:31,313 Well, I-I on the other hand am nowhere near finished. 6 00:00:37,068 --> 00:00:40,822 Um, you know, several early scenes 7 00:00:40,905 --> 00:00:42,198 lack context intentionally, 8 00:00:42,282 --> 00:00:44,743 which will be made clear in the subsequent 9 00:00:44,826 --> 00:00:46,369 and as-of-now-unwritten chapters... 10 00:00:46,453 --> 00:00:47,495 Shh! 11 00:00:51,833 --> 00:00:53,752 I'm merely just trying to retroactively 12 00:00:53,835 --> 00:00:55,587 manage your expectations is all. 13 00:01:03,428 --> 00:01:05,180 I love it. 14 00:01:05,263 --> 00:01:06,931 And I'm really proud of you. 15 00:01:07,015 --> 00:01:09,351 Oh. 16 00:01:09,434 --> 00:01:11,186 Oh, I'm gonna be late for work. 17 00:01:21,529 --> 00:01:25,450 You know, uh, I was thinking about you yesterday 18 00:01:25,533 --> 00:01:27,373 while I was getting my knives sharpened, and... 19 00:01:27,410 --> 00:01:29,704 Should I be alarmed here? 20 00:01:29,788 --> 00:01:31,956 Uh, no. The thought which sprang to mind 21 00:01:32,040 --> 00:01:35,877 was decidedly not homicidal. 22 00:01:35,960 --> 00:01:38,213 At any rate, this particular cutler 23 00:01:38,296 --> 00:01:40,090 also happens to be a key cutter. 24 00:01:49,682 --> 00:01:53,645 I want to very much see more of you. 25 00:01:53,728 --> 00:01:56,940 And with your job taking up so much of your time as of late, 26 00:01:57,023 --> 00:01:59,984 I just figured this might make things a little bit easier. 27 00:02:00,068 --> 00:02:03,738 In case it is not clear, it is a key to my apartment. 28 00:02:08,618 --> 00:02:11,371 Stephanie, 29 00:02:11,454 --> 00:02:13,123 I love you. 30 00:02:19,754 --> 00:02:21,256 I love you, too. 31 00:02:42,527 --> 00:02:43,862 So, things went well? 32 00:02:43,945 --> 00:02:46,406 Well, to put it bluntly, 33 00:02:46,489 --> 00:02:48,450 I'm meeting her for ice cream at 17:30, 34 00:02:48,533 --> 00:02:51,786 and I'm still uncertain as to my follow-up move. 35 00:02:51,870 --> 00:02:54,622 But I can recognize that what transpired 36 00:02:54,706 --> 00:02:56,958 was a positive outcome. 37 00:02:57,041 --> 00:02:59,002 I have so little frame of reference, 38 00:02:59,085 --> 00:03:01,379 I cannot hold it conceivable what comes next. 39 00:03:01,463 --> 00:03:02,630 Do you love her? 40 00:03:02,714 --> 00:03:04,632 A strong affirmative. 41 00:03:04,716 --> 00:03:06,468 And she has said that she reciprocates. 42 00:03:06,551 --> 00:03:08,720 Then relax. 43 00:03:08,803 --> 00:03:10,096 I'm serious. 44 00:03:10,180 --> 00:03:12,557 When a woman tells you that she loves you, 45 00:03:12,640 --> 00:03:13,975 believe her. 46 00:04:40,311 --> 00:04:42,814 Stephanie. It's Eugene. 47 00:04:46,401 --> 00:04:47,902 Are you there? 48 00:04:51,573 --> 00:04:53,074 Stephanie! 49 00:04:58,663 --> 00:05:01,291 Stephanie! 50 00:05:01,374 --> 00:05:02,500 Stephanie, it's Eugene. 51 00:05:02,584 --> 00:05:04,127 Are you there? 52 00:05:16,180 --> 00:05:18,725 Stephanie! 53 00:05:18,808 --> 00:05:20,143 It's Eugene. 54 00:05:30,111 --> 00:05:31,779 Are you in there, Stephanie? 55 00:06:24,040 --> 00:06:25,917 Looks good. Put it to bed. 56 00:06:32,507 --> 00:06:35,218 Hold on. 57 00:06:35,301 --> 00:06:36,461 She says it doesn't look good. 58 00:06:36,511 --> 00:06:38,721 Yeah, I got that one. 59 00:06:42,225 --> 00:06:47,271 "Trooper Davis has a story to tell. 60 00:06:47,355 --> 00:06:48,355 He wouldn't risk getting kicked out 61 00:06:48,356 --> 00:06:51,068 of Commonwealth for no reason." 62 00:06:51,150 --> 00:06:52,777 That's right. He didn't. 63 00:06:52,860 --> 00:06:54,171 We have a statement from his doctors 64 00:06:54,195 --> 00:06:56,489 backing up his PTSD claim. 65 00:06:56,572 --> 00:06:58,282 "Come on. 66 00:06:58,366 --> 00:07:00,702 I don't trust the military doctors any more 67 00:07:00,785 --> 00:07:03,955 than I trust the military command. 68 00:07:04,038 --> 00:07:08,126 Something happened to Tyler Davis. 69 00:07:08,209 --> 00:07:12,130 Something that he blames Governor Milton for. 70 00:07:12,213 --> 00:07:17,301 Something worth confronting her in public over. 71 00:07:17,385 --> 00:07:19,846 And they clearly have a reason for suppressing the truth." 72 00:07:19,929 --> 00:07:21,723 That's one interpretation. 73 00:07:21,806 --> 00:07:24,350 The other is that Tyler Davis had a mental-health crisis. 74 00:07:24,434 --> 00:07:26,060 And only one of those interpretations 75 00:07:26,144 --> 00:07:27,520 has the facts to support it. 76 00:07:31,691 --> 00:07:34,944 "He spoke of thousands more like him. 77 00:07:35,027 --> 00:07:38,656 What does that mean? 78 00:07:38,740 --> 00:07:40,241 We should be..." 79 00:07:57,467 --> 00:08:00,052 "We should be printing what really happened 80 00:08:00,136 --> 00:08:02,305 at the masquerade ball. 81 00:08:02,388 --> 00:08:04,515 But, instead, you want to paraphrase 82 00:08:04,599 --> 00:08:06,684 what Governor Milton said in her press release." 83 00:08:06,768 --> 00:08:07,769 No, Connie. 84 00:08:07,852 --> 00:08:09,061 I want you to paraphrase 85 00:08:09,145 --> 00:08:10,480 Governor Milton's press release 86 00:08:10,563 --> 00:08:12,857 so that the next time, I don't have to. 87 00:08:19,280 --> 00:08:20,924 Well, if no one's seen her and no one's talked to her, 88 00:08:20,948 --> 00:08:22,575 how can she have called in sick? 89 00:08:22,658 --> 00:08:24,076 I never said she did. 90 00:08:24,160 --> 00:08:25,304 All I know is, I was told to be here 91 00:08:25,328 --> 00:08:27,997 because she didn't show up. 92 00:08:28,080 --> 00:08:29,582 You mind? 93 00:09:04,158 --> 00:09:05,660 This is a private room. 94 00:09:09,080 --> 00:09:12,792 "Tyler Davis... does he have a lawyer? 95 00:09:12,875 --> 00:09:14,752 What are the charges against him?" 96 00:09:25,388 --> 00:09:26,848 This is C.A. 97 00:09:26,931 --> 00:09:28,659 We've been asked to perform a wellness check. 98 00:09:31,310 --> 00:09:33,062 Please open the door. 99 00:09:45,992 --> 00:09:48,953 She's not there. 100 00:09:49,036 --> 00:09:51,372 Then I'd like to make a statement immediately, 101 00:09:51,455 --> 00:09:53,655 recount the details of her last-knowns on the record now 102 00:09:53,708 --> 00:09:55,626 while this is still fresh in my mind. 103 00:09:55,710 --> 00:09:57,378 Sure. Come down to the station. 104 00:09:57,461 --> 00:09:59,255 I'll help you fill out the paperwork. 105 00:10:42,173 --> 00:10:44,675 How often do you take trips like this? 106 00:10:44,759 --> 00:10:47,762 Not as often as I'd like. 107 00:10:47,845 --> 00:10:51,432 This probably sounds crazy, but I feel like 108 00:10:51,515 --> 00:10:53,076 I'm better out here than I am in the city. 109 00:10:53,100 --> 00:10:57,146 It doesn't sound crazy at all. 110 00:10:57,229 --> 00:10:59,690 A lot of my people feel that way, too. 111 00:10:59,774 --> 00:11:02,693 You still see this as your people and my people. 112 00:11:02,777 --> 00:11:04,362 I want you to see how this place works, 113 00:11:04,445 --> 00:11:09,659 because I want you to be a part of it. 114 00:11:09,742 --> 00:11:13,329 I've done fairly well, all things considered, 115 00:11:13,412 --> 00:11:16,457 but let's just say I didn't start out on the top. 116 00:11:16,540 --> 00:11:20,002 Is that where you are now? 117 00:11:20,086 --> 00:11:21,504 Hardly. 118 00:11:21,587 --> 00:11:24,548 Governor Milton runs the city. 119 00:11:24,632 --> 00:11:27,510 But I know how it runs. 120 00:11:27,593 --> 00:11:30,221 Because you started out at the bottom. 121 00:11:30,304 --> 00:11:34,892 I proved myself to the Milton family a long time ago. 122 00:11:34,976 --> 00:11:36,936 If you're in with the right people, Carol, 123 00:11:37,019 --> 00:11:40,189 the sky's the limit. 124 00:11:40,272 --> 00:11:42,417 And one of the things you learn as you're climbing your way up 125 00:11:42,441 --> 00:11:45,236 is that there are two types of people in any organization. 126 00:11:45,319 --> 00:11:47,655 On the one hand, you've got the mercenaries. 127 00:11:47,738 --> 00:11:50,074 They're in it for the money and whatever psychological itch 128 00:11:50,157 --> 00:11:53,285 their position allows them to scratch. 129 00:11:53,369 --> 00:11:57,498 And on the other, you have the patriots, 130 00:11:57,581 --> 00:12:00,876 the true believers, the ones who want to do good. 131 00:12:00,960 --> 00:12:02,688 And whether they are or not might be up to debate, 132 00:12:02,712 --> 00:12:04,032 but in their hearts, they're there 133 00:12:04,088 --> 00:12:07,717 because they believe in the organization. 134 00:12:07,800 --> 00:12:09,260 Is that why I'm here? 135 00:12:09,343 --> 00:12:12,138 You want to make a true believer out of me? 136 00:12:12,221 --> 00:12:13,389 I read your file. 137 00:12:13,472 --> 00:12:14,765 You're here because you're smart. 138 00:12:14,849 --> 00:12:16,118 I think you'll be able to help me 139 00:12:16,142 --> 00:12:18,769 deal with this asshole. 140 00:12:18,853 --> 00:12:20,604 What you get out of it is up to you. 141 00:12:58,559 --> 00:12:59,727 What are we? 142 00:12:59,810 --> 00:13:01,312 Drug dealers or smugglers? 143 00:13:03,856 --> 00:13:05,232 We're smugglers. 144 00:13:05,316 --> 00:13:08,402 But it's not what you think. 145 00:13:08,486 --> 00:13:10,547 This place is not exactly a part of the Commonwealth, 146 00:13:10,571 --> 00:13:13,365 but they need us, and we need them. 147 00:13:13,449 --> 00:13:16,827 We use the poppies to make opium for the hospital. 148 00:13:16,911 --> 00:13:20,164 Things will start looking pretty bleak there if we run out. 149 00:13:20,247 --> 00:13:21,999 I make sure that doesn't happen. 150 00:13:22,083 --> 00:13:24,585 But, sometimes, that means dealing with guys like Moto. 151 00:13:24,668 --> 00:13:26,337 I told you what was gonna happen. 152 00:13:29,090 --> 00:13:30,341 And I asked you to manage it. 153 00:13:30,424 --> 00:13:33,177 I talked him into processing this last batch. 154 00:13:33,260 --> 00:13:34,637 Best I could do. 155 00:13:34,720 --> 00:13:37,515 I told you they're gonna hold the harvest hostage. 156 00:13:37,598 --> 00:13:38,766 They want a raise. 157 00:13:38,849 --> 00:13:40,726 They swear they'll let it rot without one. 158 00:13:42,895 --> 00:13:47,274 Well, let's see what we can do. 159 00:13:57,785 --> 00:13:59,036 Hey. 160 00:13:59,120 --> 00:14:01,789 We're with the Tribune. 161 00:14:01,872 --> 00:14:04,333 You're in number 2. 162 00:14:08,504 --> 00:14:11,340 Yeah, he said wait for recon to burn. 163 00:14:11,423 --> 00:14:14,218 Alright. 164 00:14:14,301 --> 00:14:15,845 Alright, let's march it down. 165 00:14:19,640 --> 00:14:21,559 There's still some room over here. 166 00:14:28,357 --> 00:14:29,942 Let me know when we're ready. 167 00:14:45,332 --> 00:14:47,918 Alright. 168 00:14:49,336 --> 00:14:51,797 Let's roll. 169 00:14:59,054 --> 00:15:00,347 Hey. 170 00:15:00,431 --> 00:15:03,142 I haven't seen you around. 171 00:15:03,225 --> 00:15:04,727 How are you holding up? 172 00:15:04,810 --> 00:15:07,646 I'm functioning within to-be-expected parameters. 173 00:15:07,730 --> 00:15:08,522 Yeah, no, I can see that. 174 00:15:08,523 --> 00:15:10,107 Uh, so can you let me in? 175 00:15:10,191 --> 00:15:11,775 I brought lasagna. 176 00:15:32,171 --> 00:15:33,923 This is an empty dish. 177 00:15:34,006 --> 00:15:36,050 Oh, yeah, sorry. 178 00:15:36,133 --> 00:15:38,010 I didn't make lasagna. 179 00:15:38,093 --> 00:15:42,514 People just always have to let you in if you're carrying food. 180 00:15:42,598 --> 00:15:46,018 So, what's up? 181 00:15:51,023 --> 00:15:52,733 When the C.A. gave up the search, 182 00:15:52,816 --> 00:15:53,732 I decided to investigate 183 00:15:53,734 --> 00:15:55,986 Stephanie's disappearance myself. 184 00:16:01,283 --> 00:16:04,119 Truth be told, as the hours tick by 185 00:16:04,203 --> 00:16:06,664 with nary a bread crumb to be found, 186 00:16:06,747 --> 00:16:08,791 I let my despair get the best of me. 187 00:16:11,627 --> 00:16:14,255 That is, until a chance encounter put me on the trail. 188 00:16:27,726 --> 00:16:29,979 Sir. Sir. 189 00:16:32,064 --> 00:16:35,067 Sir, I need to talk to you. 190 00:16:35,150 --> 00:16:37,861 Please, I need to talk... 191 00:16:43,158 --> 00:16:46,537 1634 Racine. 192 00:16:46,620 --> 00:16:49,206 It's an apartment building in Residential One. 193 00:16:49,290 --> 00:16:52,042 Three days ago, you were seen... 194 00:16:52,126 --> 00:16:55,212 At 7:00 in the p.m., you were seen coming down the stairs. 195 00:16:55,296 --> 00:16:56,797 - I don't remember this. - Uh, wait. 196 00:16:56,880 --> 00:16:58,424 Uh, sir, sir. 197 00:16:58,507 --> 00:17:00,050 Sir, please. 198 00:17:03,637 --> 00:17:05,365 Someone near and dear to me has gone missing, 199 00:17:05,389 --> 00:17:08,434 and you may have seen something that might help me find her. 200 00:17:11,312 --> 00:17:13,272 Where was this? 201 00:17:13,355 --> 00:17:15,858 Residential One. 202 00:17:15,941 --> 00:17:20,529 Three days ago, at approximately 7:00 in the p.m. 203 00:17:20,612 --> 00:17:22,031 Yeah. 204 00:17:22,114 --> 00:17:23,114 At Residential One. 205 00:17:23,115 --> 00:17:24,743 I remember that now. 206 00:17:24,825 --> 00:17:27,411 I got called in to fix a clogged sink. 207 00:17:27,494 --> 00:17:31,623 What... Do... Do you remember seeing her there? 208 00:17:35,544 --> 00:17:38,922 Do you remember seeing her there? 209 00:17:39,006 --> 00:17:40,591 Or anything suspicious 210 00:17:40,674 --> 00:17:44,386 in or around the premises that night? 211 00:17:44,470 --> 00:17:46,263 No. 212 00:17:46,347 --> 00:17:48,098 We done? 213 00:17:48,182 --> 00:17:50,351 I sincerely apologize for having troubled you. 214 00:17:50,434 --> 00:17:52,853 If there's a better time in which we could talk... 215 00:17:55,689 --> 00:17:57,483 Needless to say, I greeted his story 216 00:17:57,566 --> 00:17:59,818 with a great deal of skepticism. 217 00:17:59,902 --> 00:18:02,047 There were no city service carts on the street that night, 218 00:18:02,071 --> 00:18:04,365 nor was he wearing any sort of identifying uniform 219 00:18:04,448 --> 00:18:05,574 or carrying any tools. 220 00:18:05,657 --> 00:18:07,326 I found it very peculiar 221 00:18:07,409 --> 00:18:09,036 that the one person I knew was there 222 00:18:09,119 --> 00:18:10,680 the night she disappeared happened to have 223 00:18:10,704 --> 00:18:12,122 such a flimsy alibi. 224 00:18:16,210 --> 00:18:17,503 So I started following him. 225 00:18:23,384 --> 00:18:26,136 So, like, what's this plumber's deal? 226 00:18:30,015 --> 00:18:33,310 To start with, his name is Roman Calhoun. 227 00:18:36,438 --> 00:18:38,982 And he is most definitely not a plumber. 228 00:18:43,862 --> 00:18:47,116 He mostly conducts his business at night. 229 00:18:47,199 --> 00:18:50,327 His base of operations is a building 230 00:18:50,411 --> 00:18:52,079 in the warehouse district, 231 00:18:52,162 --> 00:18:53,973 which purports to be a purveyor of plumbing services 232 00:18:53,997 --> 00:18:56,500 and which, on the surface, appears to be legitimate. 233 00:18:56,583 --> 00:19:00,421 However, they never receive any mail. 234 00:19:00,504 --> 00:19:02,899 There's lights on at odd hours, when they're ostensibly closed. 235 00:19:02,923 --> 00:19:04,091 And while people go in and out 236 00:19:04,174 --> 00:19:05,592 with a fair degree of regularity, 237 00:19:05,676 --> 00:19:08,637 it's usually just the same four people over and over. 238 00:19:08,720 --> 00:19:11,014 They usually arrive alone and depart shortly thereafter 239 00:19:11,098 --> 00:19:12,850 and frequently meeting in groups of two. 240 00:19:12,933 --> 00:19:14,810 And on the one occasion they were all together, 241 00:19:14,893 --> 00:19:17,729 they were also met by a fifth, 242 00:19:17,813 --> 00:19:22,443 who I also believe to be the head honcho, 243 00:19:22,526 --> 00:19:24,736 the mastermind of some sort of rogue element 244 00:19:24,820 --> 00:19:27,698 within the government that Stephanie somehow ran afoul of. 245 00:19:29,533 --> 00:19:30,742 Rogue element? 246 00:19:30,826 --> 00:19:32,911 Like, you think she was kidnapped 247 00:19:32,995 --> 00:19:34,872 by the government or something? 248 00:19:34,955 --> 00:19:36,540 Shortly after I began my search, 249 00:19:36,623 --> 00:19:37,934 the man who later became known to me 250 00:19:37,958 --> 00:19:41,211 as Co-Conspirator Number Two, a.k.a. "Beanie Hat Man," 251 00:19:41,295 --> 00:19:43,589 showed up to Stephanie's apartment 252 00:19:43,672 --> 00:19:46,925 with a team of movers, collected all her belongings, 253 00:19:47,009 --> 00:19:49,595 and took them to an unknown location. 254 00:19:49,678 --> 00:19:54,057 Then, that same day, this was found 255 00:19:54,141 --> 00:19:57,603 in Stephanie's file at Union Station. 256 00:19:57,686 --> 00:19:59,980 It's a work-transfer request signed by Stephanie 257 00:20:00,063 --> 00:20:02,649 on the day of her disappearance. 258 00:20:02,733 --> 00:20:04,544 The man who filled in for her at the radio room 259 00:20:04,568 --> 00:20:07,696 that day told me she gave no notice whatsoever. 260 00:20:07,779 --> 00:20:10,199 Such orders could not be falsified or fabricated 261 00:20:10,282 --> 00:20:13,702 without direct influence from within the halls of power. 262 00:20:13,785 --> 00:20:15,871 She knew they were coming for her. 263 00:20:15,954 --> 00:20:18,248 When she eluded them, they filed that false 264 00:20:18,332 --> 00:20:21,502 work transfer to cover up her disappearance. 265 00:20:21,585 --> 00:20:23,587 They took all her belongings to recover 266 00:20:23,670 --> 00:20:25,130 any evidence she may have gathered, 267 00:20:25,214 --> 00:20:28,258 and now silencing her is the last step 268 00:20:28,342 --> 00:20:29,885 in repairing that leak. 269 00:20:34,348 --> 00:20:37,768 If I'm right, 270 00:20:37,851 --> 00:20:40,354 her only hope is for me to expose them 271 00:20:40,437 --> 00:20:41,939 before they find her. 272 00:20:47,361 --> 00:20:48,487 Good hatches this year? 273 00:20:48,570 --> 00:20:50,072 Yes, sir. 274 00:20:50,155 --> 00:20:52,449 We catch enough that I can actually just do it for fun. 275 00:20:52,533 --> 00:20:55,494 It's nice when your hobby is also an apocalypse skill. 276 00:20:55,577 --> 00:20:58,956 Amen to that. 277 00:20:59,039 --> 00:21:00,916 So, I can't give them what they want, 278 00:21:00,999 --> 00:21:02,584 but maybe we can meet halfway. 279 00:21:02,668 --> 00:21:05,629 They get a raise, but they earn it. 280 00:21:05,712 --> 00:21:06,964 Incentives. 281 00:21:07,047 --> 00:21:09,091 Produce more, 282 00:21:09,174 --> 00:21:10,467 make more. 283 00:21:12,511 --> 00:21:14,263 Best I can do. 284 00:23:02,496 --> 00:23:04,081 See what you need to see? 285 00:23:08,377 --> 00:23:10,712 "More than enough." 286 00:23:10,796 --> 00:23:12,106 Then this is the part where you ask me 287 00:23:12,130 --> 00:23:14,049 the questions they sent you. 288 00:23:27,729 --> 00:23:30,023 "It's been a month since former trooper Tyler Davis 289 00:23:30,107 --> 00:23:33,360 has been in the hospital under armed guard. 290 00:23:33,443 --> 00:23:37,030 What is he being charged with?" 291 00:23:37,114 --> 00:23:38,907 That's not one of the questions. 292 00:23:40,659 --> 00:23:42,178 "Does it have anything to do with the fact 293 00:23:42,202 --> 00:23:46,623 that the woman he took hostage was your sister?" 294 00:23:46,707 --> 00:23:49,167 I was wondering when you were gonna figure that out. 295 00:23:52,212 --> 00:23:55,048 For the record, the answer is, 296 00:23:55,132 --> 00:23:57,676 my sister don't have a goddamn thing to do with it. 297 00:24:01,847 --> 00:24:03,765 "He was loyal, 298 00:24:03,849 --> 00:24:06,810 recommended for early promotion... 299 00:24:06,893 --> 00:24:08,895 by you. 300 00:24:08,979 --> 00:24:11,732 And he wound up feeling like the military 301 00:24:11,815 --> 00:24:14,484 was being manipulated by the politicians." 302 00:24:16,778 --> 00:24:20,699 "If I was you, I would be really interested 303 00:24:20,782 --> 00:24:24,327 in who I was risking my life for." 304 00:24:24,411 --> 00:24:27,873 And if I were you, I might wonder why I'm out here 305 00:24:27,956 --> 00:24:29,583 digging for answers that we both know 306 00:24:29,666 --> 00:24:31,293 will never see the light of day. 307 00:24:49,519 --> 00:24:52,731 Hey, Eugene, 308 00:24:52,814 --> 00:24:58,028 it's really cool, you know? 309 00:24:58,111 --> 00:24:59,613 You doing so much for her. 310 00:24:59,696 --> 00:25:03,241 Strike that. Reverse that. 311 00:25:03,325 --> 00:25:06,119 I'm merely trying to repay what I owe. 312 00:25:11,792 --> 00:25:13,585 Mm. 313 00:25:13,668 --> 00:25:15,545 I made a promise to myself in those early days, 314 00:25:15,629 --> 00:25:17,815 back when we thought this would all blow over in a few weeks, 315 00:25:17,839 --> 00:25:20,050 that if I lived through this, 316 00:25:20,133 --> 00:25:23,136 I'd pursue my dream of becoming a science-fiction author. 317 00:25:27,682 --> 00:25:29,810 I have jokingly related that story to Stephanie 318 00:25:29,893 --> 00:25:32,562 over the radio. 319 00:25:32,646 --> 00:25:36,233 And she told me, 320 00:25:36,316 --> 00:25:38,252 "You can't wait till after you've lived through it, 321 00:25:38,276 --> 00:25:42,697 'cause ready or not, right now is all we've got." 322 00:25:47,869 --> 00:25:49,305 She gave me the courage to do something 323 00:25:49,329 --> 00:25:50,664 I've always wanted to do, 324 00:25:50,747 --> 00:25:52,707 and when someone can do that for you, well... 325 00:25:54,793 --> 00:25:57,963 ...words like love seem insufficient. 326 00:26:02,676 --> 00:26:04,302 Mm. 327 00:26:13,687 --> 00:26:15,522 Shit. 328 00:26:19,609 --> 00:26:21,236 Let's go. 329 00:26:21,319 --> 00:26:22,904 You want to break into his apartment? 330 00:26:22,988 --> 00:26:24,698 Yeah. 331 00:26:24,781 --> 00:26:26,324 I don't want to get in trouble, Eugene. 332 00:26:26,408 --> 00:26:28,577 I got a little job. I got a little bed. 333 00:26:28,660 --> 00:26:31,663 I might get a little cat. 334 00:26:31,746 --> 00:26:33,248 This is so bad. 335 00:26:33,331 --> 00:26:34,916 His Tuesday 10-mile is ironclad. 336 00:26:35,000 --> 00:26:38,753 He'll be gone for 90 minutes. 337 00:26:38,837 --> 00:26:40,297 Please. 338 00:26:40,380 --> 00:26:42,632 Princess, he's the key 339 00:26:42,716 --> 00:26:44,026 to cracking this whole thing wide open. 340 00:26:44,050 --> 00:26:45,427 I just know it. 341 00:26:55,937 --> 00:26:58,023 Sorry we can't stay for the fish fry. 342 00:26:58,106 --> 00:26:59,149 Next time, my friend. 343 00:26:59,232 --> 00:27:00,483 Yeah, deal. 344 00:27:09,034 --> 00:27:11,953 Well, what do you think? 345 00:27:15,874 --> 00:27:18,418 He's robbing them. 346 00:27:18,501 --> 00:27:21,504 I talked to one of the lieutenants. 347 00:27:21,588 --> 00:27:23,715 He's pocketing the money that you give them for raises 348 00:27:23,798 --> 00:27:25,358 and beating them to keep quiet about it. 349 00:27:25,425 --> 00:27:27,969 He went too far the other night, 350 00:27:28,053 --> 00:27:29,638 and that's why they're on strike. 351 00:27:35,727 --> 00:27:37,520 They'll get their money back 352 00:27:37,604 --> 00:27:41,107 and the raise I just promised them. 353 00:27:41,191 --> 00:27:43,526 What about Moto? 354 00:27:43,610 --> 00:27:47,072 Well, I'm not gonna go fishing with him anymore, 355 00:27:47,155 --> 00:27:48,698 that's for sure. 356 00:27:52,035 --> 00:27:53,536 Take him into custody now. 357 00:28:01,461 --> 00:28:02,754 Hey! What... What the hell? 358 00:28:02,837 --> 00:28:04,756 Get your hands off of me. 359 00:28:04,839 --> 00:28:06,716 Hornsby! 360 00:28:06,800 --> 00:28:08,301 You mother-pussbucket! 361 00:28:48,466 --> 00:28:49,843 Hey, Eugene? 362 00:28:49,926 --> 00:28:52,429 What's this guy do when it rains on his 10-mile run? 363 00:28:52,512 --> 00:28:54,198 Well, given our recent lack of precipitation, 364 00:28:54,222 --> 00:28:56,808 I've not yet gathered that data. 365 00:28:56,891 --> 00:28:59,269 Well, you have now. He's here. 366 00:28:59,352 --> 00:29:02,022 We have to get out of here. 367 00:29:02,105 --> 00:29:03,732 Count off his range. 368 00:29:03,815 --> 00:29:04,815 What? 369 00:29:04,858 --> 00:29:07,944 His range... 50, 40, 30. 370 00:29:08,028 --> 00:29:09,279 I'm not good at that. 371 00:29:09,362 --> 00:29:11,072 Just tell me how much time I have. 372 00:29:11,156 --> 00:29:13,491 Dude, I am telling you how much time you have, 373 00:29:13,575 --> 00:29:15,035 and you have no time. 374 00:29:35,764 --> 00:29:37,432 I saw them on the ladder outside. 375 00:29:37,515 --> 00:29:38,975 Couldn't have gotten that far. 376 00:29:39,059 --> 00:29:41,311 Hey! There they are! That's them! 377 00:30:05,418 --> 00:30:06,812 General Mercer, how can I help you? 378 00:30:06,836 --> 00:30:08,838 Where is the patient who was in M-33 379 00:30:08,922 --> 00:30:11,174 and the soldiers that were with him? 380 00:30:11,257 --> 00:30:13,802 There's no one in M-33. 381 00:30:13,885 --> 00:30:17,055 I realize that. 382 00:30:17,138 --> 00:30:20,850 I want to know what happened to the man who was in there. 383 00:30:20,934 --> 00:30:24,187 He can't be moved without my authorization. 384 00:30:24,270 --> 00:30:26,189 I'm sorry, but, apparently, he can. 385 00:30:35,281 --> 00:30:38,409 I'm truly sorry that I manipulated you 386 00:30:38,493 --> 00:30:40,829 into accompanying me on this lame-brained misadventure. 387 00:30:40,912 --> 00:30:42,914 I fully intend to make known that you had no role 388 00:30:42,997 --> 00:30:46,543 in planning my scheme and no witting part in its execution. 389 00:30:53,967 --> 00:30:55,093 Hey. 390 00:30:55,176 --> 00:30:56,803 I just got back in town. 391 00:30:59,848 --> 00:31:02,517 What the hell, you two? 392 00:31:02,600 --> 00:31:07,063 Well, Roman Calhoun is exactly who he says he is. 393 00:31:07,147 --> 00:31:08,940 He's a plumber at Ruby's. 394 00:31:11,067 --> 00:31:12,986 They've been a little lazy with the paperwork, 395 00:31:13,069 --> 00:31:15,363 but they do have a contract with the city. 396 00:31:15,446 --> 00:31:19,159 And, according to this invoice, Mr. Calhoun was sent 397 00:31:19,242 --> 00:31:20,869 to Stephanie's building on the night 398 00:31:20,952 --> 00:31:26,416 you saw him there to fix a sink in a work area. 399 00:31:26,499 --> 00:31:30,003 But what about the kidnap kit we found in his closet? 400 00:31:30,086 --> 00:31:31,796 Those weapons are illegal. 401 00:31:31,880 --> 00:31:32,880 For you. 402 00:31:32,881 --> 00:31:35,217 He's a full citizen. He has a license. 403 00:31:35,300 --> 00:31:36,593 A lot of us have go bags, 404 00:31:36,676 --> 00:31:38,761 even people who have been here for years. 405 00:31:45,435 --> 00:31:46,978 I told Calhoun your story, 406 00:31:47,061 --> 00:31:48,730 told him about Stephanie, 407 00:31:48,813 --> 00:31:50,607 explained everything you've been through, 408 00:31:50,690 --> 00:31:53,067 the mental anguish that it's caused you, 409 00:31:53,151 --> 00:31:57,113 and he has agreed to not press charges. 410 00:31:57,197 --> 00:32:00,325 But you have to leave him alone. 411 00:32:00,408 --> 00:32:03,786 Oh, and sign that. 412 00:32:03,870 --> 00:32:06,998 It states you were emotionally distraught 413 00:32:07,081 --> 00:32:08,583 and in a paranoid state 414 00:32:08,666 --> 00:32:11,127 following the disappearance of your girlfriend. 415 00:32:11,211 --> 00:32:14,130 I'm sorry this didn't lead where you thought it would. 416 00:32:14,214 --> 00:32:16,841 You were wrong about Calhoun, and you need to accept that, 417 00:32:16,925 --> 00:32:20,720 because if you don't, I'm not gonna be able to help. 418 00:32:54,837 --> 00:32:56,714 I should have known. 419 00:32:56,798 --> 00:32:59,133 The conspiracy goes deeper than I initially thought. 420 00:32:59,217 --> 00:33:00,635 Dude, none of this is happening! 421 00:33:00,718 --> 00:33:02,428 Stephanie broke up with you. 422 00:33:05,640 --> 00:33:06,933 That's utterly absurd. 423 00:33:07,016 --> 00:33:08,535 Look, I've been thinking it, but, you know, 424 00:33:08,559 --> 00:33:10,687 what if you were right about this Calhoun guy? 425 00:33:10,770 --> 00:33:13,648 But the dude is a plumber, Euge. 426 00:33:13,731 --> 00:33:16,067 You've got... Mira. 427 00:33:16,150 --> 00:33:18,695 You've got Stephanie's work-transfer order. 428 00:33:18,778 --> 00:33:23,533 Moving guys literally came and took her furniture. 429 00:33:23,616 --> 00:33:27,412 Maybe it's not that complicated. 430 00:33:27,495 --> 00:33:29,330 But the first bit of advice you gave me was, 431 00:33:29,414 --> 00:33:31,916 "When a woman tells you she loves you, believe her." 432 00:33:32,000 --> 00:33:35,461 Yeah, well, when a woman quits her job 433 00:33:35,545 --> 00:33:37,714 and moves away without telling you, 434 00:33:37,797 --> 00:33:39,966 maybe you should believe that, too. 435 00:33:53,354 --> 00:33:58,026 The day my dad had enough, 436 00:33:58,109 --> 00:34:00,528 my man just split. 437 00:34:00,611 --> 00:34:04,324 And I thought that it was because 438 00:34:04,407 --> 00:34:07,744 I smoked his cigarettes. 439 00:34:07,827 --> 00:34:11,164 And I never saw him again. 440 00:34:11,247 --> 00:34:15,084 So, who knows? 441 00:34:15,168 --> 00:34:16,919 Maybe that was it. 442 00:34:18,713 --> 00:34:22,759 I mean, you can think you know someone 443 00:34:22,842 --> 00:34:27,930 and then find out you never even met them. 444 00:34:30,516 --> 00:34:32,185 Yeah, it sucks, man. 445 00:34:34,854 --> 00:34:36,981 But it happens all the time. 446 00:34:41,235 --> 00:34:45,281 I can appreciate how you might reach that conclusion. 447 00:34:45,365 --> 00:34:50,536 However, I'm privy to one piece of data that you are not. 448 00:34:56,834 --> 00:34:58,336 I know how it felt. 449 00:35:03,549 --> 00:35:05,343 Okay. 450 00:35:05,426 --> 00:35:08,638 Well, it was just a theory. 451 00:38:06,440 --> 00:38:08,609 Hey! 452 00:38:09,819 --> 00:38:11,821 Aah! 453 00:38:14,323 --> 00:38:16,075 I told you I heard something. 454 00:38:36,929 --> 00:38:38,472 I'll handle it. 455 00:38:55,948 --> 00:38:57,116 You played me. 456 00:39:01,495 --> 00:39:04,165 I knew. 457 00:39:04,248 --> 00:39:07,668 You corroborated Calhoun's bogus alibi, 458 00:39:07,752 --> 00:39:09,754 I was certain you were involved with covering up 459 00:39:09,837 --> 00:39:11,547 Stephanie's disappearance. 460 00:39:13,966 --> 00:39:18,804 But now I realize the depths of my self-delusion, 461 00:39:18,888 --> 00:39:22,016 because Occam's razor should have led me to this conclusion 462 00:39:22,099 --> 00:39:24,935 before a well-placed kick to the belly ever did. 463 00:39:32,818 --> 00:39:35,488 There was never any Stephanie. 464 00:39:37,657 --> 00:39:39,992 Who is she? 465 00:39:40,076 --> 00:39:41,994 Is she an undercover agent? 466 00:39:44,288 --> 00:39:45,748 A con artist that owes you a favor? 467 00:39:45,831 --> 00:39:47,500 Well, she was very convincing. 468 00:39:50,419 --> 00:39:53,798 You used her to pull at my heartstrings 469 00:39:53,881 --> 00:39:55,424 and to trick me into telling you 470 00:39:55,508 --> 00:39:57,802 everything you wanted to know about our communities. 471 00:39:57,885 --> 00:39:59,512 Well, it worked. 472 00:40:02,139 --> 00:40:04,100 She led me to the train yard, 473 00:40:04,183 --> 00:40:06,185 where we were captured by you! 474 00:40:09,355 --> 00:40:11,774 You thought I wa... you thought I was an easy mark, 475 00:40:11,857 --> 00:40:13,776 the most trusting of the police, so you... 476 00:40:13,859 --> 00:40:15,611 you split off my friends one at a time, 477 00:40:15,695 --> 00:40:18,823 thinking I'd break, but I didn't break. 478 00:40:18,906 --> 00:40:20,658 Then she led me to the... the radio room, 479 00:40:20,741 --> 00:40:23,035 where we were captured again. 480 00:40:23,119 --> 00:40:25,913 Oh, and you certainly got your money's worth there. 481 00:40:25,996 --> 00:40:29,709 I actually fell for that one twice! 482 00:40:29,792 --> 00:40:32,002 She's the one that told me I can trust you! 483 00:40:34,797 --> 00:40:38,342 And I did. 484 00:40:38,426 --> 00:40:41,971 She even read my book so that she could get 485 00:40:42,054 --> 00:40:44,974 any helpful autobiographical information 486 00:40:45,057 --> 00:40:47,059 that might serve your needs! 487 00:40:50,521 --> 00:40:54,024 But now that you've gotten everything you wanted, what?! 488 00:40:54,108 --> 00:40:56,652 No need to continue the ruse?! 489 00:40:56,736 --> 00:40:57,903 Is that it?! 490 00:41:01,449 --> 00:41:05,411 But you didn't see this twist. 491 00:41:05,494 --> 00:41:07,163 I am gonna make absolutely certain 492 00:41:07,246 --> 00:41:11,917 that everybody knows exactly who and what you are. 493 00:41:17,798 --> 00:41:21,093 Okay. 494 00:41:21,177 --> 00:41:24,346 And who or what is that, exactly? 495 00:41:24,430 --> 00:41:27,141 The villain? 496 00:41:27,224 --> 00:41:30,311 The boogeyman? 497 00:41:30,394 --> 00:41:33,063 Or the best goddamn thing that ever happened to you? 498 00:41:35,941 --> 00:41:38,235 You're right, Eugene. 499 00:41:38,319 --> 00:41:40,905 I did lie to you. 500 00:41:40,988 --> 00:41:42,531 Just like you and your friends 501 00:41:42,615 --> 00:41:44,617 lied through your teeth to get inside these walls. 502 00:41:44,700 --> 00:41:46,243 No. No. 503 00:41:46,327 --> 00:41:48,662 But who's keeping score, right? 504 00:41:48,746 --> 00:41:51,081 So, I did what I had to do to get you here. 505 00:41:51,165 --> 00:41:54,084 And you know what? You should be thanking me for it. 506 00:41:54,168 --> 00:41:56,212 It's not my fault you people are too stupid to know 507 00:41:56,295 --> 00:41:59,882 a good thing when it landed in your laps. 508 00:41:59,965 --> 00:42:02,551 You're just... you're just admitting it? 509 00:42:06,472 --> 00:42:10,226 I fell in love, and everything I know about her is a fiction! 510 00:42:10,309 --> 00:42:11,745 Look, we tried to rip the Band-Aid off 511 00:42:11,769 --> 00:42:13,229 when we saw it was getting serious, 512 00:42:13,312 --> 00:42:15,791 and I did everything I could to get you to stop looking for her, 513 00:42:15,815 --> 00:42:18,025 but you wouldn't. 514 00:42:18,108 --> 00:42:19,610 And here we are. 515 00:42:22,154 --> 00:42:24,073 At least you can stop now, right? 516 00:42:27,326 --> 00:42:30,788 It wasn't gonna get better for your people, Eugene. 517 00:42:30,871 --> 00:42:32,456 They were about to starve. 518 00:42:34,667 --> 00:42:36,210 And now you're here 519 00:42:36,293 --> 00:42:37,878 and your community is getting fixed 520 00:42:37,962 --> 00:42:39,129 and you've got everything, 521 00:42:39,213 --> 00:42:42,299 from concerts to cancer surgery. 522 00:42:42,383 --> 00:42:45,177 And literally the only thing we've ever asked of you all 523 00:42:45,261 --> 00:42:49,139 in return is to be productive members of society here 524 00:42:49,223 --> 00:42:51,934 for as long as you choose to stay. 525 00:42:54,019 --> 00:42:56,564 So, tell them whatever you want. 526 00:42:56,647 --> 00:42:59,900 The statement you signed to get out of jail 527 00:42:59,984 --> 00:43:02,194 says you were suffering from paranoia 528 00:43:02,278 --> 00:43:04,780 as a result of nervous strain. 529 00:43:08,033 --> 00:43:10,661 Remember? 530 00:43:10,744 --> 00:43:15,291 I mean, look at you, Eugene. 531 00:43:15,374 --> 00:43:20,045 This has obviously taken a toll. 532 00:43:20,129 --> 00:43:22,965 Am I sorry your heart got broken? 533 00:43:23,048 --> 00:43:25,342 Absolutely. 534 00:43:25,426 --> 00:43:27,066 And I'm sure your friends will be very sad 535 00:43:27,094 --> 00:43:28,804 to hear about it, too. 536 00:43:28,888 --> 00:43:32,600 But in the balance of things, 537 00:43:32,683 --> 00:43:35,686 I still think it worked out in everyone's favor. 538 00:43:35,769 --> 00:43:37,646 And they probably would, too. 539 00:43:47,615 --> 00:43:49,491 Oh. 540 00:43:49,575 --> 00:43:52,536 By the way, 541 00:43:52,620 --> 00:43:55,956 Stephanie's real name is Shira. 542 00:43:56,040 --> 00:43:58,250 And she hates Iron Maiden. 543 00:43:58,334 --> 00:44:00,878 But she genuinely enjoyed your book. 544 00:44:03,631 --> 00:44:05,299 You should stick with it. 545 00:45:07,403 --> 00:45:10,447 Eugene? 546 00:45:10,531 --> 00:45:12,074 Are you alright? 547 00:45:14,159 --> 00:45:16,036 Eugene, I need to talk to you. 548 00:45:21,250 --> 00:45:22,918 Tater Bug. 549 00:45:23,002 --> 00:45:24,670 This is Blue Weevil to Tater Bug. 550 00:45:24,753 --> 00:45:27,214 Please come back. 551 00:45:39,727 --> 00:45:41,228 Who are you? 552 00:45:43,814 --> 00:45:45,274 It's me. 553 00:45:49,236 --> 00:45:51,655 I'm the one you were talking to on the radio.