01x05 - Mother of Mercy

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Blake Granger. Assigned to

the freedom m*ssile program.

- Was kidnapped.

- That's your program, isn't it, Abbott?

If a copy of the IEP is

used on Blake Granger,

then Gold's career will never recover.

Tagg is the one who benefits.

What has my daughter told you about me?

Nothing. Sophie's never said one word.

I think you should be

allowed to see Rose.

Ah!

Sara, I've been stabbed before.

If it was the kidney, I

would have gone into shock

and been pissing blood.

You rattled Gold's cage. And Abbott's.

And now it's my turn.

- She's in your head, isn't she?

- No.

This actually smells of Tagg.

Here's the question

you need to be asking,

and this goes for every

interaction you have with her:

How does what I'm doing

benefit Cornelia Gray?

- We can't trust him, Sara.

- We're friends.

You're the friend I thought

about every day for 20 years.

(GRUNTING)

(BIRDS CHIRPING)

She's everything you were at that age.

No, she's better than

me. She's stronger.

She has you to protect her. Hm.

Hm.

I close my eyes and I still see it.

Through my eyelids, through my tears,

through my face crushed against

the pillow, I still see it.

When I was a girl,

I had a pair of patent leather shoes

my grandmother bought me for Easter,

and she would polish those shoes for me

every Sunday before church.

But she would only do the front.

I'd beg her to do the

back, but she wouldn't.

She said, "A good soldier

never looks behind, Nellie."

And I used to think it meant

no one's going to see the back.

I'm too tired to do the back.

But it meant so much more than that.

A good soldier never

looks behind, Soph.

(OMINOUS MUSIC)

104.6. Does your mother

have any drug allergies?

- No.

- Currently taking any medications or supplements?

- None.

- Asthma, COPD, diabetes?

- No.

- Has she been out of the country in the last few weeks?

- No. Uh, I'm not sure.

- I can't move.

Sh-sh-sh. Can you unbuckle her?

- Ma'am, you've gotta relax.

- No, unbuckle the restraint.

- It's for her safety.

- Yeah, but she doesn't like being confined.

- You just open it.

- Ma'am, there are rules I have to follow.

This woman will dislocate her

f*cking shoulder to free herself!

Just calm down, ma'am. We'll

be there in about five minutes.

(GASPS)

Mom. Mom, Mom (SNAPPING FINGERS)

Mom, Mom. It's me, it's me. It's me.

It's Sara. It's Sara. It's okay.

It's fine. You're in

the back of an ambulance.

This man is trying to help you,

okay? It's fine. It's fine. It's fine.

Everything's okay. Okay? We're

on our way to the hospital.

It's fine. It's fine.

Okay? Come on, let's just unbuckle this.

There we go. There we go. Fine.

It's not a problem, is

it? Everything's fine.

- It's okay.

- I'm sorry.

- It's okay.

- I'm sorry.

No. It's okay, you have

nothing to be sorry about.

- It's fine. You're okay.

- I'm sorry.

It's okay.

It's okay. It's okay.

(CRYING)

It's all right.

I admit it.

Perhaps we should have given

it a little more thought

before bringing her back.

She's finally up your a*s, too.

Well, your mistake.

Correct it.

Somebody tried already.

Verified?

Every camera disabled in the mall.

Steel fillet knife

recovered from the scene.

- Mm. Sounds Russian.

- She probably did it herself.

Blood on her front door this morning.

Anything from your girl about it?

No.

Well, if either of you

started it, finish it.

I won't stand in your way.

- Neither will I.

- Mm.

You think it was me?

Hm?

I have said it from the start:

She is here to settle old scores.

And she's using this to

destroy all three of us.

Here's our problem:

The mole can't touch Gray

without exposing him or her.

The other two can't do it either

or Chase Cornet will take

that as an admission of guilt.

- We can't k*ll her.

- Of course we can k*ll her.

- We can k*ll her

- Can we please stop using that word?

- k*ll, k*ll, k*ll, k*ll.

- Okay.

What if we try finesse?

- Send a warning.

- Oh! You want to warn her?

Sure. Sure. She's just playing with us.

Oh, you think she's playing,

so your plan is to piss her off?

(CHUCKLING)

What about Sara?

Interesting.

She's on the table, have Sara do it.

Do what?

Have Sara Beckham take care of Gray.

I can't order that.

You don't even have to suggest it.

Oh, my God. He's right. You're right!

You just plant a seed.

You see if it grows.

And how exactly d

(THEME MUSIC)

(INSECTS CHIRPING)

(GASPING)

(PANTING)

(URINATING)

(GASPING)

Oh, God!

(TOILET FLUSHING)

Oh, God.

Oh, God.

(BREATHING HEAVILY)

(GRUNTING)

Cornelia?

Cornelia, oh, my God!

- Oh, God. What's going on?

- I'm okay.

What happened? You're burning up!

No. You have to get me out of here.

- What the

- You can't let them see me.

- Who?

- Chase and Tagg and Gold.

If I don't show up,

they're gonna track my car.

- I have to buy some time.

- Okay, Chase is in Amsterdam.

- What do you want me to say to the others?

- Just tell them

I don't know, just

tell them I'm in Serbia.

- Serbia?

- I don't know.

- Just tell them I'm in Serbia.

- I called 9-1-1!

- The ambulance'll be here soon!

- I said to wait.

Oh, God, look at her. Are you okay?

- I can't drive at night.

- Why did you ?

The headlights. I can't see!

Everybody can drive at night.

No, no! She can't drive at night.

- Andy drove me.

- Okay.

- No hospital.

- He got the kidney. Did he?

- No. No.

- How can I help?

Just go and wait by the car.

- Please? Wait. By the car.

- No hospital.

- Get me out of here.

- Okay.

- Okay. Okay, do

- Get me out of here.

Do you have ID on you? Stand, stand.

Okay, good. We'll say you're my mom,

you were in the attic and

you backed into a board

with a nail poking out of it.

You tried to drive yourself

to the hospital, then you got

confused and you pulled up here.

If you take me to a hospital,

they're just gonna finish

the job they started.

Uh-uh. I'll scrub the records.

You'll be out before before

they know you're in. Come on.

A little bit further. And

then, I'll take care of it.

Andy, sweetheart? Door. Door.

- Can you help me, please?

- Uh, yeah.

You're okay. Um

- What are we doing?

- I'm going to ride with Cornelia in the ambulance.

I need you to I need

you to take her car.

- What about my car?

- I'll pick it up later.

You can go to my stepmom's when

you're done and use her car.

Don't speed, take the roundabout

route and make some stops.

- Like what?

- I don't know!

Gas station, Trader Joe's,

Lincoln Memorial, if you want!

- Stash her car near Tagg's house.

- Why?

Because there's probably a tracker in it

and it'd be bad if

they find her like this.

I wish I could tell you more. Go, now!

Cat and mouse. This

is spy stuff, isn't it?

I mean, is it? Am I the cat?

Andy, go. Go!

(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

(CAR DOOR CLOSING)

(TENSE MUSIC)

Ben isn't into drugs and I don't know

why Sophie's husband would say that.

- I don't know.

- You know, your mother

was a NICU nurse in this hospital.

- Yeah, I know.

- When your father

introduced me to her, I

couldn't get over her

eyes. They were like

they were like crushed velvet.

- I was so jealous of her eyes.

- Okay, I'll do your paperwork

and I'll head back to the office.

I'll be back as soon as

I can slip away, okay?

They were really just like crushed

They were crushed velvet.

Yes. I've just brought in

my mother, Cornelia Beckham.

It's B-E-C-K-H-A-M.

(DOOR BEEPING)

Cornelia.

(CLOCK TICKING)

(DIAL TONE)

It's me.

Gray's gone.

The sooner the better.

I got it.

(PHONE RINGING)

Lincoln Memorial?

(DIAL TONE)

It's Rousseau.

No luck yet, but I thought

you should know, uh,

I recovered a burner phone.

Gray made a call to Sara

Beckham at 4:08 this morning.

You there?

Yes.

Sorry I was late.

Still looking for IPs

Gray may have hijacked

and used from the storage locker?

I was until this morning.

Look at this, sir.

She boarded a flight

to Belgrade last night.

Who could she be meeting in Serbia?

- No idea.

- When was the flight?

Midnight.

- Did she tell you she was going?

- No.

When was the last time you two talked?

Tuesday.

Hm.

Show me the source

material for that clip.

It would take me awhile to go back.

I'm sifting through

footage at Belgrade airport.

Very tedious.

Tagg!

See ya.

Please don't rush me, for God's sake.

(BREATHING HEAVILY)

Oh hey.

(CLEARS THROAT)

Sweetie, you okay?

I got a call from someone

at Mother of Mercy.

About your mom.

Yeah, they called here, too.

Am I expected to rush

to the woman's bedside?

Well, I didn't know they called you.

I thought you'd need to know.

She is Rose's grandmother.

Hey,

here's something that will cheer you up.

Jack Chambers is taking

on early retirement.

You're looking at the next

manager of Grand Liberty Savings.

I'll have a lot more

work, but with a big raise,

we might even be able to

swing private school for Rose.

- Just like that?

- Mm-hm.

Just like that.

(SIGHING)

(TENSE MUSIC)

Oh.

How's your sister?

When I was little, she told

me that she was a witch.

I pretended I didn't believe her.

Hm.

Even before I went into

hiding, we didn't speak.

She was a witch.

Now she's an old witch.

- You had a brother, too, didn't you?

- Hm.

Mathematician?

Thank God for Paul.

I would never have made

it growing up without Paul.

Do you want me to contact him?

He k*lled himself.

How'd you find me?

I thought you were in Amsterdam.

- Maybe I am, Nelly.

- Mm.

- Maybe this is a dream.

- Oh.

- You can't argue with a dream.

- No, you can't.

Dr. Stevenson to triage please.

Dr. Stevenson to triage.

(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

Psst.

So, we found her at the entrance.

On the escalator and

here at the TSA screening.

Then, right after she landed,

she boarded a bus to the Tesla museum,

where she met this woman.

There aren't many photos of her,

but I think she could

be Levitsky's daughter.

And I know I can get Gray to talk

about Serbia when she gets back.

- You okay?

- Oh!

Just in the nick of time.

- You want me to take both?

- No. No.

I'm right over there.

(GRUNTING)

So, you and Andy set a new date yet?

Not yet. There just hasn't been time.

Well, don't wait too long.

- Yeah, that's what people say.

- Yeah.

You know, when you hold

onto something real,

never let it go. Really.

I did and look at me.

(CHUCKLING)

Well, that's ancient history.

What happened between our

mutual friend and my ex.

Oh. You're not moving offices, are you?

No, no. I, uh,

yeah, I finally decided

I was sick of climbing

over them to get to my coffee maker.

You know, I haven't used it in so long,

there's a spider living in it.

- Oh.

- Yeah.

(CHUCKLING)

I had a dream when I was 13, 14.

I was naked on my bedroom floor

covered in a blanket of spiders.

Slept with the light on

for the next five years.

(LAUGHING)

You know, actually I'm, uh

I'm glad I ran into you. I, um,

I came across something and, uh

Yeah, I think, um

You need to see it.

It's a Remington 700

with a .308 cartridge:

type of sn*per r*fle used

to k*ll Winston Beckham.

These look doctored.

Maybe but why?

They were never in the file.

By the time I got them,

she'd already k*lled

two of our best and was running.

We didn't need evidence.

There wasn't going to be a trial.

Why would anyone go through

the trouble of doctoring photos?

The fact remains she had no

reason to do anything to my father.

She wouldn't. I know her.

Maybe you didn't know your father.

What're you talking about?

Sweetheart

(SIGHING)

20 years ago

Chase Cornet showed me proof.

Your father was a great

man, but he was human.

No. No.

And, I think, given time, he

would have done the right thing.

So, your theory is Gray

k*lled my father

because he'd been turned?

Gray k*lled Winston

because she was the one who turned him.

She couldn't risk being

exposed if we brought him in.

(SOFT MUSIC)

(CRYING)

(EXHALES)

Dr. Pritchard, 1-5-6.

Dr. Pritchard, 1-5-6.

(LAUGHING)

(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

Oh, that's crazy. That's crazy!

Hey! Join the party!

Uh

Cornelia was just telling me how

she broke out of a holding cell

in Thailand using dental floss!

- Wait 'til you hear this.

- No. Maybe later.

Okay. Well, have a seat.

I've been sitting all day.

Andy's taken very good care of me.

I did what you said with the car.

Got this for you.

Oh.

And then I decided, can't

just leave her here on her own,

so I called in sick.

Ben sent this.

Ben? Ben, your son?

It's hilarious?

They said, "Don't you want

something that says get well?"

"No! She'll like, 'It's a boy.'"

- (LAUGHING)

- Funny.

He's just so sharp.

He wanted to come, but he has classes.

All right. Well, um, I

told Tagg you were away

and he didn't believe me for a second.

But he was impressed

he couldn't prove it.

I feel like I'll lose my job.

He won't fire you. He'll promote you.

Well, we'll let you rest.

Come on, Andy. Let's go.

Andy. Andy.

You're a lucky young woman.

She's not an accountant.

Didn't you tell me

she was an accountant?

- What happened?

- It's pretty serious.

That nail she backed

into nicked her kidney.

She was delirious half the time.

She kept saying she was in Amsterdam.

The first doctor thought it was a knife,

so I just said I saw the whole thing.

You can't be involved in this.

I shouldn't have had you drive her car.

She was on a drip.

Fever broke at about ten.

She was gone less than

an hour for surgery.

It was laparoscopic, like my knee.

No problems. She slept most of the day.

They'll probably keep

her here for a few days,

but they might let her go home tomorrow.

- Okay. That's great

- The surgeon prescribed antibiotics.

Told me to make sure

that she finishes them.

Light activity for the

next six weeks and then,

uh, make an appointment to follow up.

- Stitches dissolve

- Now, Andy.

How did Ben know she was here?

Oh, she had me call.

Ben appreciated it so much.

I left messages with her,

uh, ex and her daughter,

and then when, um, Cornelia

came back from recovery

she had me try her son-in-law.

- But no one's supposed to know.

- It's her family, Sara!

I only told them the room number.

I didn't say she's

using the name Beckham.

Should we pick up some food?

Are you really that mad?

I didn't think I was

doing anything wrong

staying here with her. I just

She seemed so helpless.

Oh, it's not that.

Someone just said something

about my father today.

What'd they say?

I don't know. Old stories.

Lies.

(SOFT MUSIC)

(PHONE RINGING)

What do you want, Tagg?

I've been going through the

whole situation in my mind.

I don't know.

Did we jump the g*n?

Maybe we should rethink.

- Aww. Too late.

- What?

Yeah, I caught up with

her in the parking garage.

- What did you say?

- Very little.

- I had pictures.

- And?

Well, no. Who can tell?

A week? A month? We might

hear something tonight.

It's a seed. Water it, and

fertilize it, fuss over it, nothing.

And other times, you

look down and there's

a tree growing out of a

crack in the g*dd*mn sidewalk.

Who can explain nature, huh?

A lot of people, Christina.

It's a very large field of study.

But okay

So we let nature take its course.

Which one were you having

second thoughts about:

Gray or Sara?

Neither.

Both.

I don't know.

Getting soft in your old age.

- (DOOR CLOSING)

- Hanging up.

- Kev. Hey!

- Hey!

Let's go.

So, August is going to

meet us there with Lydia.

Where's your friend?

- Cornelia?

- Mm-hmm.

Oh. Somewhere. I don't know.

To be honest,

I don't even know if

she's my friend anymore.

Hm.

Kevin, she's staying at

our guest house. She'd

she'd better be your friend.

Don't pay attention to me.

It's just, uh, it's

just one of those days.

Did you remember to renew your Zoloft?

Sure.

Let's go.

Let's go.

(SOFT MUSIC)

Knock, knock.

John?

You know it's a

it's a good thing the fellow who

called gave me your room number.

The hospital has no

record of a Cornelia Gray.

Well, it's just a mix-up.

I can't believe you came.

Can only stay a minute.

Um

Oh, that's so nice.

Did you look at this?

That's what Ben sent.

- (CHUCKLING)

- Huh.

Um, George says Ben has

a problem with drugs?

Oh, no, no, no. That's

that's over. That's done.

Don't Never listen to George.

So, what happened?

I backed into a nail sticking

out of a wall in the attic.

I'm staying in Tagg's guest house.

You remember Kevin.

Yeah.

The only one I haven't

heard from is Sophie.

Oh. Sophie doesn't like

hospitals. She, uh

Well, when she had Rose,

they had to keep her for

a couple of weeks and

- No.

- No. It's fine.

She's fine now. She's great.

And Rose is

Rose is such a sweetheart.

Hm.

Yeah. She's so smart.

I meant what I said when I called you.

Leave the past where it is.

- Sorry.

- Yeah, I just came to check on you.

- I'm not here for anything else.

- Sorry.

Sorry.

I'm just

It means so much that you

that you came.

Is it the truth?

That part about you,

uh, backing into a nail?

John.

Please.

(LAUGHING)

I would have crafted

a much better story.

(LAUGHING)

(SOFT MUSIC)

Take care of yourself, Cornelia.

Take care.

(SOFT MUSIC)

Let's get married.

Last time was such a tragedy,

I thought you might want

to wait a little bit longer

- before we started planning.

- No, no planning.

- I mean tonight.

- Elope?

A college friend of my

mother's is a judge in Bethesda.

I bet if I called her, she'd do it.

What do you say?

Why right now?

It's it's just like nothing is

real in my life anymore except you.

And I don't want the wedding,

I don't want the dress.

What about our friends? My family?

My brother's not going to

care, but, oh my God, my mom?

No, you're right. We should wait.

Plan it out.

I don't know what's wrong with me.

You know, I don't think

I've ever met impulsive Sara.

I like her.

Just you and me. Let's get married.

Call your mom's friend.

(LAUGHING)

(TENSE MUSIC)

(CRYING) Paul.

They told me they told me that you

Is it really you?

Paul

Nellie.

(TENSE MUSIC)

(ELEVATOR DINGING)

(HEART MONITOR BEEPING)

(HEART RATE MONITOR FLATLINING)

(TENSE MUSIC)

(INDISTINCT)

(TENSE MUSIC)

(BREATHING HEAVILY)

(CHOKING)

(GASPING)

Eleven north.

Eleven north.

(GASPING)

(GRUNTING)

(GRUNTING)

(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

(SPEAKING RUSSIAN)

(BREATHING HEAVILY)