Episode Transcript
Speaker 0 00:00:02 Previously on no other way. The voice revealed via livestream. That ex crisis negotiator Frank Cole's drunken driving was responsible for the death of Frank Young daughter, Zoe and he and his lawyer conspired to frame the oncoming driver, a Elias. This Elias guy, he doesn't know what happened. He said he was tired. May have fallen asleep at the wheel. His police report is your out. Leading to Elias's unjust prison sentence. Frank's ex-wife Nora removing Frank from her life. For good.
Speaker 1 00:00:32 Get out, please get outta my gut dip my house now
Speaker 0 00:00:36 And Frank drinking himself into a drunken St. Officer Sam Pierce was exposed by the voice for helping his partner M cover up max murder of a young black teen and the voice live streamed. Max murder at the hands of the teens of Eng mother Rashonda Kelson.
Speaker 1 00:00:54 I just wanted to talk to him please. One
Speaker 0 00:01:02 Fellow officer Pope suspected Sam was somehow involved.
Speaker 1 00:01:07 Just wondering which one of us is next. Me Guzman, who you think I killed my own partner
Speaker 0 00:01:13 Later in his apartment. Sam was attacked by a mask assailant leaving him fearful of any unexpected visitors, even Claudia and Frank.
Speaker 1 00:01:23 Hey psycho. It's just us. Quit freaking out, man, up and open the goddamn door.
Speaker 0 00:01:30 Rhonda's getaway driver was interrogated by FBI agent BR baker.
Speaker 1 00:01:35 If we live through this agent BR baker, I hope you realize that you're on the wrong side. Live through what live through what,
Speaker 0 00:01:42 Who murdered the driver to antagonize the voice,
Speaker 1 00:01:46 Your move asshole.
Speaker 0 00:01:49 Former enlisted Marine Claudia Vasque has investigated the significance of the warehouse where Mac was murdered.
Speaker 1 00:01:55 Does venture industries LLC mean anything to you
Speaker 0 00:01:58 And visited her old friend, Sophie in search of a desperate favor.
Speaker 1 00:02:03 I have to move the body. I need your help.
Speaker 2 00:02:06 I'm so sorry about what happened to you. Vasque and I'll never forget what you've done, but I have a family now. I can't go back.
Speaker 0 00:02:14 Financial analyst, Martin Chen was violently interrogated by his danger client via Diaz and her henchman who saw the voices identity.
Speaker 1 00:02:23 Why wouldn't you tell me who your friend is? Vera, please. Someone set me up.
Speaker 0 00:02:29 He was saved at the last second by Frank Sam and Claudia.
Speaker 1 00:02:33 Marty. Your friends are gonna make it worse for you. Ooh, Marty. Huh? Where are we that close?
Speaker 0 00:02:40 But when back in Sam's apartment, Martin refused to share his secrets with them until they helped him get to his wife, Angela and son miles, whom he hit away from Vera at his father-in-law's mansion.
Speaker 1 00:02:52 You take me to them. I'll tell you everything.
Speaker 0 00:02:56 And all four were violently attacked by a spray of gunfire. Riddling Sam's windows evolves as they ducked for cover. And now chapter four late night at an empty convenience store, Lou Erickson, mid fifties, balding and outta shape approaches the counter with a case of beer, Allie aboard teen perusing. Her phone looks up slightly at the sight of him. She nods at the case.
Speaker 4 00:03:28 Just won tonight.
Speaker 3 00:03:30 What are you my sponsor?
Speaker 4 00:03:32 Just looking out for Liva Lou.
Speaker 3 00:03:34 There are other parts of me that need looking out for it too. You know,
Speaker 4 00:03:39 Gross. My dad's young than you,
Speaker 3 00:03:42 Eh, worth a shot.
Speaker 4 00:03:44 Was it though.
Speaker 3 00:03:46 <laugh> be safe. Fun.
Speaker 0 00:03:48 Allie, FAS the heartfelt goodbye. Turning her attention back to her phone. As Lou strolls across the parking lot and into his pickup. Lou enters his dark in living room, places, the case on a table and heads to a bathroom. He hums a tune. As he relieves himself,
Speaker 0 00:04:11 Exiting the bathroom. He grabs the case and strolls through the living room. As he goes, he passes a hooded figure and a ski mask. Unaware. Lou moves into the kitchen. He flicks on a light and pulls a beer from the case before tossing it in the fridge. He twists open the bottle, tossing the cap onto a kitchen table. Before moving off down a dark hallway, he opens a hallway closet and tosses his coat in the light from the kitchen causes the cloaked figures shadow to appear on the wall. Beside him. Lou catches sight of the shadow and spins around a tranquilizer dart, pierces his neck, and he falls back into the closet grasping and pulling clothes from their hangers in that panic. He gasps for air just as another dark pierces, his stomach. He reaches for the neck dart and pulls it out and a fitter rage, Lou leaps to his feet and charges the figure who spritely leaps out of the way and fires three more darts this time and to lose leg and back, sending him crashing into a living room table. The dosage begins to kick in. Then his movements slow until he's stagnant out of the hallway. The figure approaches crouches over him, raises the tranquilizer gun to his face and the whispers
Speaker 1 00:05:29 Open your mouth. Open your mouth.
Speaker 0 00:05:38 Lou regards the figure with fear and befuddlement is breathing slows, but his jaw trembles uncontrollably, as he opens it, the figure removes the mask to reveal a younger Claudia scrapes and bruises, which ado her face have healed. Her panting grows heavier, but her aim never waves. Her expression is inscrutable cold and empty. She stands and takes a step back.
Speaker 6 00:06:10 Who are you?
Speaker 0 00:06:11 Claudia holsters the gun on one hip before pulling a taser from the other.
Speaker 1 00:06:17 Who are you?
Speaker 0 00:06:22 Chapter four trial penalty,
Speaker 0 00:06:28 Afghanistan. A dwelling sits in the middle of the night, dark and empty in mountains, nearby a group before Marines arrive team leader, Anders square jawed and pure alpha male bravado hold a fist in the air and the team settles behind a rock pile Stokes. Ander's second in command raises binoculars in cases, the dwelling falling in behind them. Our team members Walker and then eager fresh faced Claudia Vasquez from the Northwest 900 meters away. A Taliban force of five occupy a parked vehicle equipped with a mounted machine gun. Claudia raises her binoculars and speaks into our coms.
Speaker 1 00:07:12 One fix 300 meters, Northwest five packs, heavy machine gun.
Speaker 0 00:07:17 The voice of their mission commander Polson chirps and their comms. High
Speaker 7 00:07:21 Value target is 100 meters out heading west on foot.
Speaker 0 00:07:25 And there's response.
Speaker 6 00:07:27 Roger that standing by
Speaker 0 00:07:29 After a few moments, stoked spots of figure, stepping hastily, but cautiously into view heading toward the dwelling. Checking is surroundings all the way
Speaker 8 00:07:39 Positive confirmation, two o'clock 15 meters moving Southwest towards the dwelling,
Speaker 0 00:07:44 The figure cash chief CASMI reaches the dwelling and takes one last look around before slipping in Anders, announces to the team
Speaker 6 00:07:53 Lady and gens. The great CASMI
Speaker 1 00:07:57 Cover your Sixers
Speaker 6 00:07:59 Negative Vesquez Stokes. And I will be back up with our target before they even know we're here.
Speaker 0 00:08:04 He gives a cocky wing to Claudia and heads off down the hill Stokes co-signs with a nod. As he follows, Claudia shifts her attention between the darkened dwelling Anders in Stokes, scaling down the terrain and the Taliban troops in their vehicle in the distance guns raised Anders reaches the dwellings entrance Stokes following behind and positioning on the opposite side. Ander's nods to Stokes who opens the door and the two slip in after a few seconds of silence, Andrew's voice crackles through the coms.
Speaker 6 00:08:36 Target news, secure
Speaker 0 00:08:38 Claudia and Walker. Sheriff sigh of relief. A sudden spray of gunfire is briefly heard from the dwelling grabbing the attention of the Taliban vehicle, which starts to move towards it. Claudia and Walker exchange an unsettled look,
Speaker 1 00:08:53 Team leader. You've been made enemy approaching from Northwest 50 meters and closing
Speaker 0 00:08:58 Two of the Taliban members leap from the truck gun to drawn and approach the dwelling on foot Walker states. The obvious
Speaker 1 00:09:05 We need to neutralize the threat. This covert up wouldn't be covert for long.
Speaker 0 00:09:10 Claudia thinks fast setting a silencer on our arrival.
Speaker 1 00:09:14 I'm creating a distraction. Anders, be ready at the door. Copy standing
Speaker 0 00:09:18 By. She turns to Walker,
Speaker 1 00:09:20 Cover
Speaker 0 00:09:20 Me and sprints off 30 meters away. She positions herself behind a rock. She pees out surveys. The scene, the Taliban on foot inch, closer to the dwelling, putting Walker on edge.
Speaker 1 00:09:32 What are you waiting for the right moment
Speaker 0 00:09:38 As she takes aim voices and her Claudia's mine. Claudia
Speaker 1 00:09:42 Claudia, Claudia, Claudia, Claudia. Hey Claudia. Hey, come on.
Speaker 0 00:09:45 She shakes her head until the voices stop. Then it adjusts her grip and locks aim on the walking Taliban just then she gets a better idea. She lowers our firearm withdrawals, a flashlight flickering its light in the walking Taliban's path. The Taliban raised our weapons in Claudia's direction. She vacates her position just as open fire lands beside her as the Taliban and the vehicle aimed their fire in the same position. Anders in stoked sprint out from the dwelling with a blind folded and bound CASI and toe Walker takes the walking Taliban out. Claudia returns fire in the vehicle's direction. As she reunites with Walker, Anders and Stokes, join them moments later, Claudia eyes, her team with a look of victory before catching glimpse of a Taliban member aiming a rocket propelled grenade launcher in their direction from the vehicle
Speaker 1 00:10:32 12 o'clock.
Speaker 0 00:10:34 She aims her rifle and the scope and in one fell swoop fires around into his chest. The grenade is sent in another trajectory and explodes
Speaker 1 00:10:44 You good
Speaker 0 00:10:45 Stokes replies.
Speaker 1 00:10:47 Good back to the Humvee. Let's go.
Speaker 0 00:10:49 Ander's heads in there. Humes direction, followed by Stokes and Walker who usher CASMI along. CASMI stumbles a bit dropping something. He had clasped in his hand, a piece of red fabric, Claudia grabs and pockets it as she follows her team, the Hume approaches a us entertainment center and stops before the entrance Anders and Stokes jump out, followed by Claudia and Walker. Who guide CASMI along. They're met by a toughened season. The commander Polson who's flanked by military personnel.
Speaker 9 00:11:25 Well done. Anders. Your team took a little heat out there.
Speaker 0 00:11:28 Anders appears a bit shaken as he responds
Speaker 9 00:11:31 Nothing. We can't handle cash chief. CASMI welcome to your new home for the foreseeable future
Speaker 0 00:11:39 Paulson's men. Grab a shaky CASMI by each shoulder and lead him away. Claudia's team minus Anders surrounds her high fives all around.
Speaker 1 00:11:49 Nice moves Vasquez. You do the same for me. Me.
Speaker 0 00:11:53 Good work.
Speaker 10 00:11:55 Thank you. Stoker
Speaker 0 00:11:56 Stokes and Walker. Move off. Leaving only Claudia and Anders. He offers only a nod of silent gratitude. Claudia nods back, and he goes in the mess hall. Claudia exits a line at a food counter with a full tray. She takes a seat at a table beside a young specialist, Donovan, AKA squeak. He reads a magazine and she reaches into his plate and takes a bite of his muffin.
Speaker 10 00:12:24 Why don't you get your own?
Speaker 1 00:12:26 Yours tastes better
Speaker 10 00:12:30 You on the team that brought Kasim KA Simi in last night.
Speaker 1 00:12:33 Hell yeah. You assigned to him.
Speaker 10 00:12:35 Mm-hmm <affirmative>
Speaker 1 00:12:37 He given you trouble?
Speaker 10 00:12:40 Honestly, I'm feeling some kind of way about this one.
Speaker 1 00:12:44 How so?
Speaker 10 00:12:45 Well, nothing about this guy says terrorist. He's shaking frightened. When I'm interpreting for the interrogators, he keeps talking about his daughter. He needs to find his daughter. That's all he says is over and over again.
Speaker 1 00:13:00 Bad until you think
Speaker 10 00:13:02 Claudia are you saying our government would make a mistake?
Speaker 1 00:13:08 What are the interrogators saying?
Speaker 10 00:13:10 They think I'm, mistranslating something
Speaker 1 00:13:13 I get that I blame you for most things too.
Speaker 11 00:13:17 Lance's corporal Vasquez.
Speaker 0 00:13:18 Claudia turns to find a soldier standing at attention behind her
Speaker 11 00:13:22 Commander. Polson would like to see in his office.
Speaker 1 00:13:25 Roger,
Speaker 0 00:13:26 He leads and she follows throwing back peculiar look and squeaks direction. Claudia sits waiting beside the desk of Paulson's secretary as random personnel mill about Paulson's office door opens and Ander's exits wearing a look of disgust. He catches sight of her and glares before moving off, she looks after him confused the voices in her head. Briefly echo again. Claudia,
Speaker 12 00:13:55 Claudia, Claudia, Claudia, come on. Claudia. Claudia, Claudia. Hey Claudia, Claudia, Claudia,
Speaker 4 00:13:59 Claudia, Lance corporal. The commander will see you now.
Speaker 0 00:14:03 Claudia nods to Paulson's secretary in hasta GOs, an endless display of certificates and award recognition line Paulson's office walls. Not much for small talk, but Polson is not so rigid that he can make a drink for them, which he does.
Speaker 9 00:14:21 That was an impressive show. A sacrifice out there. Vasquez.
Speaker 1 00:14:25 Thank you, sir.
Speaker 9 00:14:27 I interviewed the others in your squad. Sounds like this could have all been avoided at Anders. He did your advisement, the cover him.
Speaker 1 00:14:34 I'm sure he did what he felt was best for the mission, sir,
Speaker 9 00:14:38 He did what he felt was best for his ego. I appreciate you completing this mission and bringing everyone home safe.
Speaker 1 00:14:46 It was my duty and my pleasure, sir,
Speaker 9 00:14:49 This will be noted in your, your jacket for a potential exemplary performance recommendation.
Speaker 0 00:14:55 She restrains her excitement. Barely.
Speaker 1 00:14:58 I would be honored commander.
Speaker 0 00:15:00 He beams with pride as he hands are the glass and they drink to it. The troops are in recreational mode. Ander's Stokes and others are engaged in a football game at a bench across the way Claudia and squeak are involved in a game of chess. Anders runs for a touchdown, but his sight swiped by Stokes
Speaker 8 00:15:21 Looks like you need Vasquez to back you up on the football field too. Anders
Speaker 14 00:15:25 Kiss
Speaker 10 00:15:25 My
Speaker 14 00:15:26 Ass. Lucky break
Speaker 0 00:15:28 Stokes helps Anders up as he does himself off Anders throws a disgruntled look in Claudia's direction, feeling his respect, waning. She looks away turning her attention back to the chessboard.
Speaker 1 00:15:41 How they treating kissing?
Speaker 10 00:15:43 No one's been in to see him since that night. It's like he doesn't matter anymore. By now they'd be enough evidence in his docket to fill a filing cabinet. I'd be filling out reports to my arms. Mom. I ain't seen no paperwork, no nothing at night. I hear him muttering to himself in crying my daughter. I need to find her. It gets weirder. I want you to meet someone.
Speaker 0 00:16:13 Squeaks. Demeanor goes grave in a way Claudia has not seen before he rises and gestures for her to follow him near a row of barracks, Claudia and squeak approach. Harvey Nolan, a SU jaded soldier. He takes the last drag of a cigarette and tosses it away. When they approach
Speaker 10 00:16:35 This is private Harvey Nolan, his platoon covered the Eastern valley Nolan. This is the Lance corporal. I told you about Claudia Vasquez.
Speaker 1 00:16:45 What you got.
Speaker 14 00:16:47 So my unit was patrolling the outpost. When we came across a suspicious convoy outside of bizarre may be related to your guys' missing daughter.
Speaker 1 00:16:57 You report it,
Speaker 14 00:16:59 Debriefed the Sergeant. He ran it up the flag pole. So he said nothing asked about it. The next day I was told not to bring it up again.
Speaker 1 00:17:11 You remember where
Speaker 14 00:17:13 A few miles Southeast of Coate.
Speaker 1 00:17:16 That's where we apprehended Kasi headed back. Anytime soon,
Speaker 0 00:17:22 He gives her a nod.
Speaker 1 00:17:24 Mind. If I tag along,
Speaker 0 00:17:26 Nolan looks gravely. It's squeak then to Claudia,
Speaker 14 00:17:31 Before you do, I need you to understand something. What you're about to see. You'll never be the same again. You won't eat the same. You won't sleep the same.
Speaker 1 00:17:48 What are we waiting for
Speaker 0 00:17:52 That night? A Hume pulls to a stop near a bizarre Nolan sits in the driver's seat. Claudia ride shotgun. While she surveys her surroundings. Nolan's eyes stayed trans fixed on a particular tent.
Speaker 14 00:18:08 Booya
Speaker 0 00:18:10 Her eyes follow his two armed figures, faces masks behind scarves, exit the tent ushering a group of 10 young girls blindfolded into the back of a truck. Claudia's heart sinks.
Speaker 1 00:18:25 What the hell is this?
Speaker 14 00:18:28 You ask me something far above our pay grade.
Speaker 0 00:18:33 She reads her gear.
Speaker 14 00:18:35 The hell you think you're going?
Speaker 1 00:18:36 I'll cover there. Three. You picked the driver from below
Speaker 14 00:18:39 And you're not going anywhere.
Speaker 1 00:18:41 We just let 'em leave.
Speaker 14 00:18:43 We've occupied this city for the last year and a half. This doesn't happen unless we already know it does
Speaker 0 00:18:51 Claudia's eyes never leave the scene. The shakiness of the girl's steps, the tight blind folds from which dry tears escaped. She watches hopeless as the truck drives off.
Speaker 1 00:19:06 We're complicit.
Speaker 14 00:19:08 I reported it. They stonewalled me every step of the way was your guy CASMI really a terrorist or was he a witness? What are we doing here? Good
Speaker 6 00:19:26 Question.
Speaker 0 00:19:26 Claudia turns to find Anders and other soldiers, guns drawn beside their Hume.
Speaker 6 00:19:33 Let's discuss it with pson back of the base.
Speaker 0 00:19:36 She and Nolan raised their hands and surrender a trail of Humvees returned to base in the back of the lead. Humvee, Claudia and Nolan sit alone, driven by Anders. They converse and hushed tones. So it was not to be overheard.
Speaker 1 00:19:52 Maybe there's a piece of the puzzle. We're not seeing.
Speaker 14 00:19:56 I've tried to excuse it. Every which way my mind could.
Speaker 1 00:20:00 Our government wouldn't tolerate that much less have handed it.
Speaker 14 00:20:04 I wish I lived in that world, but I'm starting to think that world never really existed.
Speaker 0 00:20:13 The Humvee pulls to a stop.
Speaker 14 00:20:16 I'll keep the fire burning. I'll find those girls. You have my word.
Speaker 1 00:20:24 How will I know you found them?
Speaker 14 00:20:27 You'll know
Speaker 0 00:20:28 His tone cracks a bit at the end, sounding like a very familiar voice. The back opens up in military personnel. Standby. Two of them grab Claudia and lead her in one direction to grab Nolan and lead him in another, in his office. Polson paces before Claudia who stands at attention, two guards occupy a corner of the room behind her.
Speaker 9 00:20:55 Would you like to tell me how you ended up outside of our perimeter?
Speaker 1 00:20:59 Kasi talked about his daughter going missing. I heard other women may have been taken and I wanted to look into it.
Speaker 9 00:21:06 Kasi is an extremely dangerous terrorist and taking him out of the game was of utmost importance.
Speaker 1 00:21:12 Yes, sir. However, his claims turned out to have been true. We witnessed people, girls being ushered blindfolded into a truck.
Speaker 9 00:21:21 You don't know what you witnessed. I'm shipping your platoon out into the week. I'm having you secured in the Bri until then. And I won't hear you speak on this again. Not to me, your fellow Marines, not to anyone you understand.
Speaker 1 00:21:37 Yes, sir.
Speaker 0 00:21:38 Claudia is crushed as the guards approach from behind and lead her out late night in the Bri Claudia sits and stews and silence in her cell. 20 feet away. A guard is called out of view. Taking his place is Anders drunk and unsteady on his feet. He eyes Claudia with meez as he approaches
Speaker 6 00:22:05 You think you're so smart.
Speaker 0 00:22:07 She looks up just as he reaches our cell door.
Speaker 1 00:22:11 Sir,
Speaker 6 00:22:13 A recommendation for saving me. I look like I need saving.
Speaker 1 00:22:19 You should get some rest, sir.
Speaker 0 00:22:21 He raises a pair of keys in his hand, unlocks the cell door enters and shuts it behind him.
Speaker 1 00:22:29 What are you doing?
Speaker 6 00:22:31 I'm teaching you some respect.
Speaker 0 00:22:33 He grips her hand.
Speaker 1 00:22:35 What are you doing?
Speaker 6 00:22:35 You're gonna learn your place. F kiss.
Speaker 0 00:22:38 He pins her to the ground. Undos his pants, keeping his full weight on her. What
Speaker 1 00:22:43 Are doing? Get off me. Get off
Speaker 0 00:22:48 Present day. Gunfire permeates the air as bullets Pierce Sam's living room window. He Claudia, Frank and Martin all dropped to the ground. Ducking for cover. Sam crawl to the window and returns fire. Then rushes out the door. Frank and Martin exchange. Confounded looks as they see Claudia mumbling to herself in the corner. They approach her and try to pull her out
Speaker 1 00:23:10 Of it. One, fix 300 meters, Northwest five packs, heavy machine gun, high value target. 100 meters out positive confirmation. Two o'clock 15 meters, one fix 300 meters Northwest five packs. Come on, machine gun. Hell
Speaker 0 00:23:25 It's okay. Snap out. Claudia. Claudia, Claudia
Speaker 1 00:23:28 Give get off
Speaker 0 00:23:31 Me. Whoa, whoa, whoa. It's us.
Speaker 1 00:23:33 It's just us.
Speaker 0 00:23:34 She snaps to attention takes in her surroundings. She closes her eyes and calms herself. Sam tiptoes down the steps, gun aimed steadily. He hears a car peel out and quickens his step into a full sprint. By the time he exits the building, the attackers have already turned a corner and disappeared. As Sam catches his breath. He notices a brick that smashed his apartment window. There's a message written on it. And he studies it. Squad cars and ambulances surround Sam's apartment complex. Captain Orson huddles with Frank Claudia, Sam Martin Orson holds the brick. Now in Scott, a plastic bag for evidence. He reads the bricks message allowed
Speaker 15 00:24:24 Die, racist pig, nice penmanship, two attacks in 24 hours, Sam, same guy. You think?
Speaker 16 00:24:34 Nope. Pretty sure. The earlier one was a cop
Speaker 15 00:24:37 May want to consider another place of residence. If you've been docked, there's gonna be a line around the block coming for you.
Speaker 16 00:24:45 You want me to run?
Speaker 15 00:24:47 I want you to live
Speaker 16 00:24:50 With all due respect, captain Orson. I don't need protection. I am protection.
Speaker 15 00:24:58 Okay. Rambo,
Speaker 1 00:24:59 Why aren't you cowering behind your door earlier today,
Speaker 15 00:25:02 Forensics are still coming through the new and surrounding items located at the attempted blast site, which turned out to be some sort of covert government building. Why was the plant there don't know yet. We're hoping this will help
Speaker 0 00:25:17 Orson hands the brick over to an approaching cop who in return hands Orson a tablet. He fiddles with the screen.
Speaker 15 00:25:25 Any of these items look familiar to you.
Speaker 0 00:25:28 Worsen hands the tablet over to Frank, Sam, Claudia and Martin gather behind him to view it. As Frank scrolls, they see photos of the government black site, close ups of the recovered nuclear device and its components. A key card that's burnt to a crisp and the piece of red fabric. Martin's eyes go wide at the key card. Claudia's reaction to the cloth is frozen to hide or surprise, but behind her eyes is in ye eager. New found sense of purpose. Frank is the first to respond.
Speaker 15 00:26:03 No
Speaker 1 00:26:03 Nothing. No,
Speaker 17 00:26:05 I don't see anything.
Speaker 15 00:26:08 Are you sure of that? Mr. Chen, take a good hard look.
Speaker 17 00:26:12 Look, I'm sorry. I'm a bit shaken. After being torture for three hours, give me a break.
Speaker 0 00:26:18 Martin leans into Claudia is here.
Speaker 17 00:26:21 We have to go. My family is in danger.
Speaker 15 00:26:24 Need me to call in law enforcement to escort you.
Speaker 1 00:26:27 If it was a cop that attacked officer Rambo over here last night, I think we'll go it alone. We'll be in touch.
Speaker 0 00:26:34 Claudia and Martin. Hurry to her car. Sam studies, the photo of the building.
Speaker 16 00:26:39 I think I know that place. It was a dead end to a case. I worked with M
Speaker 15 00:26:45 Tell me more about this case.
Speaker 16 00:26:47 M and I were staking out a deal between some gang affiliation and this gun trafficker who did deals under a front organization. We must have gotten too close to someone important, cuz our case was shut down. Once the trail led to that location.
Speaker 15 00:27:02 Remember the name of the organization?
Speaker 16 00:27:04 Sure. Um, venture industries incorporated or something
Speaker 18 00:27:11 LLC.
Speaker 16 00:27:12 Yeah, that's it.
Speaker 18 00:27:13 Claudia mentioned that company owned the warehouse where your partner was murdered.
Speaker 16 00:27:18 Why would rashaunda murder Mac there
Speaker 15 00:27:21 Perhaps? That's where the voice told her to her damn TV interview is tomorrow. Couldn't come at a worse time. This city's already on edge
Speaker 18 00:27:30 Agent brew baker. Get a chance to interrogate the driver.
Speaker 15 00:27:34 Yeah. Then the guy came down with a sudden case of death.
Speaker 18 00:27:38 Are you implying that our FBI would be party? This silencing witnesses?
Speaker 15 00:27:43 I will say this it's getting Meier and Meier. Frank. I just watched the playback of the interrogation. The driver mentioned something bigger, coming
Speaker 16 00:27:55 Bigger than nuclear whackamole.
Speaker 15 00:27:57 He knew who agent Brewbaker was. The bureau is not telling us something
Speaker 18 00:28:03 Or brew. Baker's working his own self interest.
Speaker 15 00:28:06 The voice said, we'll leave it up to the revolution. What do you think he meant by that?
Speaker 0 00:28:12 Sam ponds something.
Speaker 16 00:28:15 I need to see someone
Speaker 18 00:28:16 I'll come with you.
Speaker 16 00:28:17 You need to sober up. Frank.
Speaker 15 00:28:19 I'll get you back. Safe kid
Speaker 0 00:28:21 Oron guides. Frank to his car. Sam has back in his apartment in his apartment. Sam grabs a jacket heads for a locked cabinet and opens it, revealing an assortment of guns and ammunition. He selects a couple of guns pack of bullets and pockets. Both Claudia weaves in and out of traffic. Martin in the passenger seat holds on for dear life. Please
Speaker 17 00:28:47 Be careful.
Speaker 1 00:28:48 Relax, Marty. Just trying to get you to your misses. As soon as possible
Speaker 17 00:28:53 Would just stop calling me. Marty. My friends call me that
Speaker 1 00:28:58 Like the lady who just had you beat within an inch of your life
Speaker 17 00:29:03 With some exceptions,
Speaker 1 00:29:06 What the hell's got you so scared. Marty.
Speaker 17 00:29:10 I'll tell you when I get my family, this won't end with us. You know, no matter what I tell you,
Speaker 1 00:29:17 It's not just about what you know, it's about what we can piece together. Collectively.
Speaker 17 00:29:22 You're not listening to me. If certain things get out. If certain people are revealed to the public, the system, this country and life doesn't even know, it will collapse.
Speaker 1 00:29:32 That's a bit melodramatic. If one lone nut can bring down this whole country, we would've been wiped off the mat years ago. What happened to you? Marty? You seem like a nice young kid. How'd you get so deep. So soon in life,
Speaker 17 00:29:51 I thought I was in control and that thought is being stripped away from me more and more each day
Speaker 1 00:29:59 It's being stripped away from all of us. How much does your wife know?
Speaker 17 00:30:05 Nothing?
Speaker 1 00:30:07 Well, Ooh. Some explaining to do. We gotta disappear. Start over somewhere. You know the rules we disappear. He sets off a nuclear device who knows? Where,
Speaker 17 00:30:20 What does that even mean? Everywhere you go, you are somewhere. What? We can't leave the city, the country,
Speaker 1 00:30:28 You know what he means? We have to stay in our lives and deal with the fallout. There never was a safety net. Witness protection was never an option. We have a responsibility Martin and that goes beyond saving our own. S you understand that? Don't you
Speaker 17 00:30:53 It's just up ahead.
Speaker 0 00:30:55 She slows her speed. Claudia stops before the front door of a mansion. She hands Martin, her phone.
Speaker 17 00:31:03 Give me 20 minutes.
Speaker 1 00:31:05 10.
Speaker 17 00:31:06 It's not just my wife. I have to deal with it's my father-in-law as well,
Speaker 1 00:31:12 15, one second longer. I hobble your ass and drag you all out myself.
Speaker 17 00:31:18 You really need help. You know that
Speaker 1 00:31:21 If you don't hair your ass up, you're gonna need help.
Speaker 0 00:31:24 Martin shakes his head and incredulously as he dials.
Speaker 20 00:31:31 Hello?
Speaker 17 00:31:32 Hey, I'm here Mimi at a door.
Speaker 20 00:31:35 My father wants to speak with you.
Speaker 17 00:31:37 Of course he does.
Speaker 0 00:31:39 He hangs up and gives Claudia a look before he tossing her phone back in her hands, exiting the car and making his way to the front door. Angelo opens it and runs into his arms. When she pulls away, she notices the bruises on his face.
Speaker 21 00:31:53 Marty, what happened?
Speaker 17 00:31:55 I'll tell you in a minute,
Speaker 0 00:31:57 Angela appears over his shoulder at Claudia who looks back with a cold stare.
Speaker 21 00:32:03 Is that what's her name? Claudia.
Speaker 17 00:32:07 That's her right?
Speaker 21 00:32:08 Did she do this to you?
Speaker 17 00:32:10 No. Although I don't doubt. She would come on.
Speaker 0 00:32:15 Martin guides, Angela, back into the house. Claudia watches as the door closes. Orin's car stops near Frank's front door. Silence passes between them. Ms. Orin's searches for the words.
Speaker 17 00:32:32 Have you spoken to Nora
Speaker 0 00:32:34 Frank nods head lowered
Speaker 1 00:32:37 Probably for the last time
Speaker 18 00:32:40 I lost my daughter. Now my wife, I'm an embarrassment as a force. What do I have to look for? <laugh>
Speaker 15 00:32:55 Don't do this to yourself. Frank. Don't let this voice win. The man. I knew he was a master at deescalation. He turned deadly standoffs into peaceful resolutions. He found a way when there wasn't one. That's the Frank. We all remember. That's the one we need right now.
Speaker 0 00:33:17 Frank exits the car, doin leans over to the passenger window and studies Frank's face.
Speaker 15 00:33:24 Hey kid, can I trust you alone? With that side arm?
Speaker 0 00:33:30 He gestures to Frank's jacket where his gun is holstered.
Speaker 18 00:33:34 I see you tomorrow. Kevin, we gotta find this on bitch.
Speaker 15 00:33:39 Damn right. We do.
Speaker 0 00:33:41 Frank watches. Oron pull away. He takes in the silent night for a moment before making his way up his walkway, fumbling through his pocket for his keys. As he withdraws them, they clumsily slip through his fingers and onto the walkway. He scoffs at his own inebriation. Justin, a Elias appears from behind a Bush by his front door, a gun drawn to Frank's head. As he approaches a Elias is sweaty, nervous and his gun shakes, UNS steadily. As he aims it, Frank slowly raises his hands.
Speaker 18 00:34:21 Sorry.
Speaker 22 00:34:23 Everyone gets to suffer because of you. I lost my job. I couldn't support my family. So they left me. You know what happened to me in jail? You know what happened to me in jail?
Speaker 0 00:34:41 Frank's demeanor. Eases as if accepting his fate.
Speaker 22 00:34:45 You gonna, you gonna talk me down Frank. That's what you did for a living, right? Go on, go on. Talk me down.
Speaker 0 00:34:55 Frank, lowers his hands and takes a step closer to Elias. Elias looks confused as he takes a step back.
Speaker 22 00:35:04 What are you doing?
Speaker 18 00:35:06 You can say, I try to take the gun.
Speaker 22 00:35:09 Are you crazy?
Speaker 18 00:35:11 I'm tired.
Speaker 22 00:35:13 I'll kill you.
Speaker 18 00:35:15 I know
Speaker 0 00:35:17 Frank takes another step toward Elis who doesn't budge this time. Eliss expression turns from vengeance to defiance.
Speaker 22 00:35:27 You don't deserve an easy way out.
Speaker 0 00:35:30 Elias turns the gun on himself.
Speaker 18 00:35:32 No
Speaker 0 00:35:32 Frank lunges for the gun and grabs it just as it fires, both hold onto the gun. As they drop to the ground, fighting for it. Once Frank Russells the gun away from his grip, Elias sleeps to his feet and takes off into the night. Frank lies on the ground exhausted as he cradles Elias's gun in the mansion. Foyer, Martin pleads his case to Angela's father who suppresses his rage as he listens
Speaker 23 00:36:01 A bookie.
Speaker 17 00:36:03 Yes, sir. A bookie. I made some bad bets and they came back to haunt me. I panicked and just wanted to make sure my family was safe.
Speaker 23 00:36:12 You pay?
Speaker 17 00:36:13 Yes. It's open taken care. Officer
Speaker 23 00:36:16 Martin, you had one responsibility to take care of my daughter. You are a disappointment. If you fail her again, I will take care of you, myself. That understood.
Speaker 17 00:36:28 Yes, sir.
Speaker 0 00:36:30 He storms out of the foyer, throwing Angela disapproving glance on his way out. Once her father's out of view, Martin pulls Angela toward him.
Speaker 17 00:36:39 Where's smiles. We're leaving.
Speaker 21 00:36:41 Tell me what is happening.
Speaker 17 00:36:43 I just did
Speaker 21 00:36:45 Marty. I love you, but you are full of shit. I'm not going anywhere. And you tell me what you did. Why Claudia is here. And we are we going with our son?
Speaker 0 00:36:56 Martin is cornered. He checks his watch. He's running out of time.
Speaker 17 00:37:02 You remember my trip to Brazil?
Speaker 21 00:37:05 Yes. With that client who called you Marty, I can still smell her desperate perfume.
Speaker 17 00:37:11 Well, I thought I was a financial advisor for her real estate company.
Speaker 21 00:37:16 You're not,
Speaker 17 00:37:17 No. Their company is just a front organization
Speaker 21 00:37:22 For what?
Speaker 17 00:37:23 Illegal arms
Speaker 21 00:37:25 Like prosthetic arms.
Speaker 17 00:37:27 No like guns, illegal arms dealers.
Speaker 21 00:37:30 What happened when you tried to leave
Speaker 17 00:37:33 Angela? The money they offer me is set us up forever. Look at how we've lived for the last three years. It's the life you always wanted.
Speaker 21 00:37:43 Marty, are you saying what you got? What you get caught?
Speaker 0 00:37:49 That ladder question sends Martin's memory to a fateful evening in Brazil, a night in Brazil, Martin. Sabas his way through a crowded dance floor. Finishing off a drink, followed by the puff of a cigar. He plops onto a bar stool and attempts to get the bartender's attention. The bartender breezes by unaware, as he waits Annabelle 30 and stunning gives him a warm smile. As he sits beside him, Martin returns a flirty, one of his own. He swiftly puts out the cigar,
Speaker 17 00:38:25 Where are my manners?
Speaker 24 00:38:27 Right in place. It seems.
Speaker 17 00:38:30 Can I buy you a drink?
Speaker 24 00:38:33 No, but I can buy you one.
Speaker 0 00:38:37 She gestures to the bartender holding up two fingers.
Speaker 24 00:38:41 You stand out. What are you doing here
Speaker 17 00:38:45 In town? On business,
Speaker 0 00:38:47 The bartender returns with two shots. They toast and down them.
Speaker 24 00:38:51 Let me guess oil take who? <laugh>
Speaker 17 00:38:56 Financial analyst. I'm here to research some property
Speaker 24 00:39:01 Really? Is that what you do? Or is that what you think you do?
Speaker 17 00:39:10 What is this? Some sort of existential riddle,
Speaker 24 00:39:14 More like a contradiction. How can someone in a squeaky clean position also be a dirty money laundering, criminal
Speaker 0 00:39:29 Martin's joviality fades, realizing how serious a bell has become. She revels in the moment.
Speaker 24 00:39:37 What is your relation to Vera Diaz?
Speaker 17 00:39:41 She's my quiet.
Speaker 24 00:39:43 <laugh> no, you are hers. Follow me.
Speaker 0 00:39:50 She rises from her bar stool begins to walk, then stops and turns to face a confused and uncertain Martin who hasn't budged.
Speaker 24 00:40:00 Mr. Chen, it's in your best interest to follow me.
Speaker 0 00:40:06 He steps down from his bar stool with trepidation and cautiously follows. After her Annabelle leads Martin into a darkly lit private room illuminated only by a laptop, sitting on a coffee table, flanked by two semi circle couches on either side, random bodyguards are positioned throughout the room. She sits in front of the laptop and gestures for Martin to follow, which he does on the laptop. Displays a massive estate sitting on acres of land.
Speaker 24 00:40:38 Assess the property in question,
Speaker 17 00:40:41 I feel like I should have my lawyer present.
Speaker 24 00:40:43 I am sure it's lovely. And Vera may even show you around. I mean, that is the parts that don't involve gun running. Now, accessory that carries a sentence of, well, I don't know, 15 to 20, your son would barely recognize you. By the time you get out,
Speaker 17 00:41:04 Who are you?
Speaker 0 00:41:05 She stands and places her hands in her pockets, which opens her blazer wide enough to reveal a CIA badge fast into her waist. He goes pale.
Speaker 24 00:41:17 I'm your way out of this, Mr. Chen, your lawyer can't help you. He's the one who got you into this Albert. O'Malley correct. He put you in touch with Vera
Speaker 0 00:41:28 Martin leaps to his feet, trying on confidence for a change.
Speaker 17 00:41:33 I'm sorry. I don't know what you're looking for, but I can't help you.
Speaker 24 00:41:37 Guns are not the only thing that Diaz's traffic. Mr. Chen, drugs, organs, people, children.
Speaker 0 00:41:48 He's horrified at the thought Annabel's passion is palpable.
Speaker 24 00:41:53 Now. I'm sure it's a lucrative offer to just play, make believe while you cover for the arming of your average neighborhood. Militia, no harm, no foul, right? I mean you haven't personally killed anyone, but that list I just read that could haunt a person's soul for life. Unless you don't have one.
Speaker 17 00:42:17 I should get back. Now
Speaker 0 00:42:20 She exchanges looks with her security. Then withdrawals a card from her pocket and places it in. Martin's
Speaker 24 00:42:27 Give us a call. What's your in the middle of you're gonna need a friend could be worse. You could have no friends at all.
Speaker 0 00:42:38 Unsteady on his feet. Martin cautiously exits Martin subdued, that hidden memory returning to panic mode.
Speaker 17 00:42:47 We have to disappear. And I think I know someone who could help
Speaker 21 00:42:51 The voice will set off a device. If we do.
Speaker 17 00:42:53 I don't care. All I care about is my family.
Speaker 21 00:42:56 I can't leave. My father.
Speaker 17 00:42:58 We'll stand for him once we're safe. I promise.
Speaker 21 00:43:02 What about Claudia?
Speaker 0 00:43:04 His eyes wander. Searching for an answer. Then finding one.
Speaker 17 00:43:10 We need to ask your father for a favor. Her
Speaker 0 00:43:14 Underground in a police station, parking garage, officer Pope ambles to his squad car
Speaker 24 00:43:20 Pope.
Speaker 0 00:43:21 He turns and looks surprised to see Sam bruised and slightly limping heading toward him.
Speaker 25 00:43:28 Hey there Sammy. Whoa. What I in here,
Speaker 16 00:43:32 I need to get a hold of our venture contact
Speaker 25 00:43:35 Venture industries you want to coughing with. Then
Speaker 16 00:43:39 I can handle myself. It's connected to this voice. Bullshit.
Speaker 25 00:43:44 Ah, your good friend, the voice you might wanna think about getting reassigned to another precinct. Max death just doesn't sit right with us.
Speaker 16 00:43:55 Who's us
Speaker 25 00:43:56 And anyone with respect for this uniform and what we sacrificed for the greater good Mac. Didn't see that in you. He thought about requesting another the partner. Did you know that you wasn't sure if you had his back,
Speaker 16 00:44:14 I didn't set Mac up. You worried? I'm gonna find out who did or you worried what else I'm gonna find?
Speaker 0 00:44:24 Sam holds a poker face, Pope in his stare before walking away, he stops to face Pope one last time.
Speaker 23 00:44:31 Another thing I ever find you in my place again, maybe you don't leave with your life.
Speaker 25 00:44:40 Not sure what you mean.
Speaker 16 00:44:43 If you wanna attack someone anonymously, make sure you wear a different shitty aftershave,
Speaker 0 00:44:50 But watches ominously. As Sam steps away, a field hospital in Afghanistan, nurse, Sophie enters a younger Claudia's room with her clipboard. Claudia is in a daze scars across her face, starting to heal. She sits up in her bed, bouncing a ball across the room. It routinely hits the wall and bounces back to her hand. She pretends not to notice as Sophie takes a seat beside her.
Speaker 1 00:45:20 Oh, working out the south pole today, huh?
Speaker 0 00:45:24 Sophie leans near Claudia's face. Hoping she'll be noticed this time. Claudia continues to avoid eye contact. Sophie grabs the ball before Claudia. Can
Speaker 1 00:45:35 We gonna talk today? Vasque
Speaker 0 00:45:37 Claudia maintains her distant gaze and tred in a self-imposed ball of silence. Sophie finally tires of it.
Speaker 1 00:45:46 You think you're the only victim here? Claudia. It was an office party. He dropped something in my drink earlier. I didn't feel well. And he offered to take me home. I can remember trying to fight hands off my skirt. I, yeah, I remember the way he whispered, he said open your mouth. I tried to pull away. He pulled me tighter and he, he said, it's lower. Open your mouth.
Speaker 0 00:46:41 Sophie's Claudia's full attention. Both coming to tears
Speaker 1 00:46:45 Took years to admit what happened. And then what do they say? You should have said something sooner. He'd be honorably discharged. That's what I was told. How do you take someone's humanity and get to keep your benefits? And then you have to endure the accusations and retaliations for what? Being a victim. I shut down completely. After that, he gets to live on a full person and now I'm just a shell of one. But I learned, I, I may not be able to control what happened to me, but I control who I become as a result of it. And you do too. Claudia, you do two. Where is he now retired? A decorated veteran somewhere. Upstate last I heard. That's not the ending he deserves. Tell me about it. What was his name? Lieutenant general. Lou Erickson, Erickson.
Speaker 0 00:48:18 Lou awakens in his living room bound to a chair, music bla loud enough to drown out any sounds. The neighbors could hear Claudia paces before him.
Speaker 3 00:48:29 What do you want?
Speaker 1 00:48:32 I don't want anything. In fact, this isn't even about me.
Speaker 3 00:48:38 Well, who, what?
Speaker 1 00:48:41 You know what? And you know who?
Speaker 0 00:48:45 She walks behind him in knees. She withdraws and opens a pocket knife and places it against his pinky finger.
Speaker 1 00:48:53 But to show how fair I am. I'll give you 10 guesses.
Speaker 3 00:48:59 I don't know what you're talking about.
Speaker 1 00:49:03 Now. You got nine
Speaker 0 00:49:06 Lou cries. As Claudia slices. Sophie sits alone at her desk. One night studying her phone rings. She looks at the display grave. Concern takes hold as she answers.
Speaker 1 00:49:24 Hello?
Speaker 27 00:49:26 You told me I am in control of who I become. Well, that's not all I'm in control of
Speaker 1 00:49:33 Vasquez. Are you all right?
Speaker 27 00:49:37 It's done
Speaker 1 00:49:39 What? What's done. Claudia. Claudia, what did you do?
Speaker 27 00:49:45 I gave him the ending. He deserved
Speaker 1 00:49:50 Ericsson.
Speaker 27 00:49:52 You got a shovel.
Speaker 1 00:49:55 Yes.
Speaker 27 00:49:56 Meet me outside in one hour.
Speaker 1 00:49:58 Claudia. Thank you.
Speaker 0 00:50:03 Sophie rests back into her chair, fear and horror soon. Giving way to a peaceful relief. Claudia hangs up the phone as she sits in her car across the street. Ander's exits from a bar and a drunken stumble <laugh> and equally spirited woman under his arm. <laugh> he finishes a beer and tosses the bottle into the street. Claudia's eyes follow as Anders ushers. The woman into his passenger door jumps into the driver's side and takes off. Claudia starts her car and follows present day. Claudia sits in her car in front of the mansion, checking in with her parole. Officer Joe via FaceTime on her phone. Joe's tone is stern. As usual.
Speaker 28 00:50:54 Your daughter knocked the fellow student out with the pinch to the shoulder at recess. Any idea wish she learned that
Speaker 1 00:51:00 None whatsoever.
Speaker 0 00:51:02 She says suppressing a prideful smile.
Speaker 28 00:51:05 She's just a little woozy, but it could have been a lot worse. You don't want her to go down a road of violent behavior like her mother, do you?
Speaker 1 00:51:12 I'm sorry. Are you my daughter's parole officer or mine?
Speaker 28 00:51:17 I've been asked by the FBI to give you some leeway to help end this crisis. Otherwise, if were up to me, I'd have you wearing two ankle monitors.
Speaker 1 00:51:26 Good thing. There's a terrorist on the loose then. Huh?
Speaker 28 00:51:29 I've been monitoring you for four months now. Claudia and I don't see a hint of regret.
Speaker 1 00:51:34 My time served was my regret and I did nothing wrong. I was found innocent and I've been exonerated.
Speaker 28 00:51:41 You were found not guilty and that's not the same as innocent just because you avoided serious prison, time over a trial penalty. That doesn't mean I'm gonna be any less lenient on you as a ex convict. If not for the plea bargain, you'd be locked under the jail.
Speaker 1 00:51:55 I was assaulted. Joe, do you have any sympathy for that at all?
Speaker 28 00:51:59 Of course I do, but I can't condone you being a vigilante. I couldn't believe in my job. If I did. I know what you've done, Claudia. And when the world does too, you'll pay one way or another
Speaker 0 00:52:11 Claudia sports. A curious look, miss she ponders that last thought
Speaker 1 00:52:16 One way or another. I have to check on hunch. Jill, can I call you back?
Speaker 28 00:52:23 You better.
Speaker 0 00:52:24 Claudia hangs up and SCOs and the mansions direction from the mansions library, Martin Pierce out into the hallway. He observes anxiously. As Angela holds a hush tense conversation with her father who shakes his head. Behe evenly against her request. Martin ducks, back into the library and crosses to a window. He watches Claudia who sits in the car, FaceTiming Joe, his eyes land. Finally on a locked cabinet, containing a gun and rifle collection. Sam occupies his desk at the police station, tapping away at his keyboard. He opens and closes folder after folder until coming upon one labeled venture, he takes a casual look around for prying eyes before attaching a folder to an email and sending it. He shuts his laptop down and goes Angela rushes into the library.
Speaker 17 00:53:25 I got the keys. Great. Come on. Let's get miles.
Speaker 0 00:53:28 He takes her hand and whisks her out. Martin, Angela and miles move hastily into a garage lined with several expensive vehicles. Angela loads, the back of a Bentley with luggage.
Speaker 17 00:53:41 Hurry. I am.
Speaker 0 00:53:43 She likes miles into place and hers into the passenger seat. Before having a revelation
Speaker 17 00:53:49 Miles sit back.
Speaker 0 00:53:51 She makes her way back toward the house. Before she passes Martin, he opens the garage door. Revealing Claudia standing by is stole by her side,
Speaker 1 00:54:02 Going somewhere
Speaker 0 00:54:04 Martin and Angela are frozen in place. In a moment of desperation. Martin whips out a gun, pulls Angela in front of him like a shield and Aimes his gun at Claudia, just as she raises hers.
Speaker 17 00:54:15 Marty Martin, what are you? Dream?
Speaker 0 00:54:18 Martin drags. Angela to the driver's side door. Like a hostage keeping aim on Claudia whose aim unfortunately rests on Angela. Back
Speaker 17 00:54:27 Up, back up, get back.
Speaker 1 00:54:29 Damn it. Martin
Speaker 17 00:54:30 Ma stop it. I'm getting outta here. That's all I want.
Speaker 1 00:54:34 I can't let you do that.
Speaker 17 00:54:35 The voice is bluffing. He won't set anything off. You
Speaker 1 00:54:38 Don't know what the fuck he's gonna do. You're just a scared, selfish little shit. And you're gonna get thousands of people killed
Speaker 0 00:54:45 Claudia searches for a hit, but finds none. Martin slips into the car.
Speaker 1 00:54:51 Don't do this
Speaker 0 00:54:52 As he starts the car and pulls angel in Claudia misses an attempt to clip Martin's leg in one swift move. Martin steps on the gas in reverse clipping Claudia with the open driver's side door and sending her rolling onto the ground. The Bentley's reaches off into the night, leaving Claudia arriving in pain and gritting her teeth. Frank is fast asleep in his bed. His phone rings and he gro answers.
Speaker 29 00:55:25 Frank Frank
Speaker 0 00:55:27 Sits at attention eyes wide open. Now
Speaker 29 00:55:30 Did I awake you?
Speaker 18 00:55:33 Who are you
Speaker 29 00:55:34 Me? I'm nobody just a concerned citizen. And your biggest supporter.
Speaker 0 00:55:45 Frank leaves the bed and wanders through his apartment, drifting from one room to another. He journeys from window to window, looking for someone searching empty, parked cars, wooded areas, and Barron neighborhood windows
Speaker 18 00:56:00 Supporter. Nora was all I had left
Speaker 29 00:56:06 Should
Speaker 18 00:56:06 Never talk to me
Speaker 29 00:56:07 Again. I'm not hurting you. Frank I'm cleansing you. Your daughter's death was a horrible accident, but it was yours. You, you couldn't hide that forever. Staring into a loaded gun, the rest of your life. You didn't want to live with that secret anymore. You know that. And I knew it. So I lifted that burden for you. Why we have work to do Frank, the system has rotted to the core. The masses are lost. They're hurt. They're confused. And you know the way. Yes. And so do you and Martin and KA Claudia and Sam, you want to be a hero again? Now's your chance?
Speaker 0 00:57:23 Free looks inward. The longer he looks outward.
Speaker 29 00:57:27 What do you say, Frank? It took you so long.
Speaker 0 00:57:38 That concludes chapter four of no other way.
