Hello. Good. Good. You counted it?
Okay.
Yeah. I just spoke to him. He's cool.
yeah.
Where's Peter?
You killed him, didn't you?
You killed him, and you're gonna kill me.
well, you are making it awfully tempting.
Listen, uh, Mary, I want you to know that...
I- I really enjoyed the last 24 hours,
And that includes our little party.
Marvin, are you in place?
All right. Just wait a minute and then do it.
You said do it! Mary. Mary. Mary. Mary.
You don't want to blow it now, do you?
We've come so far together.
You remember what we talked about?
I... yeah, I remember. I won't tell. I promise I won't tell. I won't.
Okay. Good. Guess what?
He's in the playground right behind me.
Listen. Where? Where?
Good-bye, Mary.
Peter! Peter! Come here!
Twenty-three hours and twenty minutes, Joey.
Yeah, you did good, Marvin.
Do we have to do this again?
I wonder if I'm gonna miss bringing families together?
You got it?
Come here. Don't go.
hey, this is for both of us, okay, and for Abby.
It's just that she's growing up so fast.
I don't want you to miss any more important moments.
I know. I know. It's almost over. Last time.
When are you going to take me for a ride?
Well, as a matter of fact, I booked a cabin up at whistler this weekend.
How about that? Yes!
You did? I did.
okay.
Abby? Abby, are you all right?
Yeah. I was just looking at crabs.
Daddy, don't worry so much.
Yeah, daddy, don't worry so much. We'll be fine.
You look after mommy, okay? Okay.
Will you wiggle your wings after you take off?
Better watch and see.
wiggle your wings.
It's waggle your wings. No wiggle your wings.
Here he comes.
He did it. He wiggled his wings.
Sack of potatoes.
I want to do it. Yep. Yeah? Okay.
Take all the trash mail out for me. Okay.
All that mail that we keep getting.
Always, mom.
All junk. All junk?
All junk.
Well, put it in there.
You want some ice cream? Yeah.
I'm gonna go tinkle first. Okay.
Hey, Abby, bring me the clothes in the hamper while you're in there.
Okay.
Karen, are you in? It's Joan. Hello?
okay, I guess you're not there.
Um, listen, I got a free night tonight.
Billy's on a sleepover. Call me now.
Abby, I'm ready for the clothes.
Here you go.
What the hell are you doing? They're not as nervous if they have something from home.
Shh! Shh! Okay, first call 30 from now.
Same as always. Go, go, go. Go!
You okay? You need help?
it's electrocuted and probed, not insulted.
we could remove the crayon for you.
It could vastly increase your brain power.
Or it could possibly kill you.
increase my killing power, eh? Abby.
What happened to you helping me with the laundry?
oh, Homie, where have you been?
I just underwent a procedure... Mm, why so loud?
To increase my I.Q. 50 points. really?
Abby! And they gave me this spiffy nerd ensemble-
Just stay calm. Abby's not here, but she's fine.
She's absolutely fine.
My name is Joe, and I'm gonna help you through this thing.
Abby. Abby!
Abby, where are you?
Oh!
- Good evening. Dr. Jennings. - Good evening.
Ah, yes, doctor. May I say that...
Several of our guests have mentioned how much they're looking forward...
To your presentation tonight. Ah, that's nice to hear.
Where's my baby?
Whoa! You don't want to shoot me, Mrs. Jennings.
- Shut up! Where is she? - Abby is with my cousin.
My cousin has a cell phone.
If I don't call him every 30 minutes, he's gonna kill her.
It's as simple as that. And can I say you definitely look prettier in person-
- Sit down! - Look, Mrs. Jennings,
Nothing is gonna happen to Abby as long as nothing happens to me.
Okay?
You can count on Marvin.
He always does exactly what he's told, as long as it's me doing the telling.
What do you want?
You're a smart lady. You pick up things really quickly.
You do. You see, what we have here is kidnapping for ransom.
But see, it's not just any kidnapping.
Mm-mmm. Mm-mmm. It's a perfect kidnapping.
I know that for a fact because I've done it
four times before and I haven't been caught yet.
Oh. Take me to her, you son of a bitch.
See, I know, I know, I know exactly what you're thinking.
What happened to the other four kids, right?
I want you to know that every single one of those kids is right at this moment...
Watching barney, swimming in their pools, or riding their ponies...
Or whatever the fuck happy little rich kids do.
And all because I gave their parents...
The power to keep them alive.
And they did.
They followed the rules...
And they let me make my calls to Marvin to keep them safe.
Now, Karen-
I hope it's okay that I call you Karen.
All right.
you can, uh,
You can keep that gun if you want.
If it makes you feel any better, but I just want
want to tell you something about that gun, okay?
It kills two people with one bullet.
Me... And Abby.
May I?
Thanks.
Uh, this is quite a place you got here.
Thank you. We are privileged to have with us tonight...
A young physician I first met when he was a young Irish medical student...
Doing research on the sedative properties of Guinness.
if I remember correctly.
Since then, I've watched him progress from intern to resident,
To research scientist and finally, and best of all, I think you'd agree,
Patent holder.
Ladies and gentlemen, our wunderkind, Dr. William Jennings.
Why won't you let me empty our accounts and give you the money now?
Well, for one thing, the banks are closed.
For another thing, it would look a little suspicious, don't you think?
You see, unlike me, most kidnappers are morons.
They all get busted the minute they try to go for the ransom money.
They try all kinds of complicated shit,
But, you know, the fact of the matter is...
Is that no ransom pickup is safe from the F.B.I.
You should see the statistics in this country.
Damn near zero kidnappings for ransom are successful. And you know why?
It's because of the ransom pickup.
That's why I ain't gonna pick up any ransom.
is that beautiful or what?
Why can't Abby be here right now?
'cause this is a machine, okay?
This is a machine that runs on fear.
Your fear for Abby.
Tell me the truth. That's the only thing that kept you from pulling that trigger...
A minute ago, am I right?
Am I right? Am I right?
Until now, physicians have been unable to use paralyzing relaxants...
Without fear of fatal outcomes or costly lawsuits.
That day is over.
I am now injecting the patient with restorase,
Developed by myself and the Brown-Adams pharmaceutical company...
And tested in my own clinical trials at Astoria memorial hospital in Portland.
Within seconds, this third generation variant of atropine...
Counteracts the effects of succinylcholine,
Restoring full nerve conductivity and muscle function.
don't you have feeling for the children you're hurting?
A kid can stand anything for 24 hours.
I stood a lot worse for years.
Wh-what are you- what are you talking about, 24 hours?
This whole show takes exactly 24 hours,
A day's work for a day's pay, 250k.
Oh, my God! Listen to me.
If you wait till tomorrow, Abby could die.
No, no, no, no. You listen to me, okay?
We're on a timetable here. Let's get something straight.
There are no deviations, no exceptions and no surprises.
She's asthmatic. She's severely asthmatic.
She could have an attack at any time. Nice try.
Open the drawer you're sitting on.
Open it!
- Shit! - Anything could bring an attack on-
Allergens, smoke, stress.
God, please tell me your cousin doesn't smoke.
Try to cover every fucking thing - does he smoke?
Every goddamn thing! Shit! Does he smoke?
Shut up!
- Hey, where are you? - Hey. We're almost there.
You're early. Wh-what's the matter?
Yeah, yeah, listen, listen. Take a look at the kid.
Give me the phone! Give me the phone! Give me the phone!
We got a situation here, Marvin.
Y- you want me to take care of her?
No!
- No. - Not yet. Not yet.
It's been over 30 seconds. We better hang up.
Just this once, this is what I want you to do.
I want you to take a look at the kid and put your hand on her chest.
Is she breathing?
Hold on.
Well, it's-it's kinda like shallow-like.
All right, this is what I want you to do.
I want you to get her inside.
I want you to close the windows and don't let her run around.
Yeah. And if she has trouble breathing, give her strong coffee.
The caffeine will help open her airways.
Joe, you want me to do that?
Yeah. Just- just call me if there's a problem, okay?
You would be grateful...
If I helped your little girl, right?
yes. What?
Yes.
How would you show me?
You take me to her first...
And then I'll show you.
How does every woman know that?
How to be a hooker?
get the payment up front.
Is that what they're teaching you in home ec when we're in shop?
nobody has to teach you how to protect your child.
You'd know that if you had one.
Hey, Marvin, it's me. We're almost there. She's still asleep.
Yeah, okay, well, I'll call you.
They're not there yet.
I'd like to see the bedroom.
Come on.
Hey, Dr. Jennings. Hi.
- Can I help you? - Listen, my keycard doesn't work.
I was wondering if I could use your phone to call down to the desk?
You know, there's house phones right by the elevator.
Oh, yeah, right.
That must be such a rush, huh? What?
Just standing up there, having everybody wanna be you.
A young guy with a big idea and a big future.
I got hot just watching you. I'm flattered.
Um...
I- I'm also married.
Then we can do things that don't count.
'cause it's something I'm doing,
Not you.
Oh, I'm sorry, darling, but I don't think it's gonna happen.
You'll find someone. Hey, you'll find 50.
Just, uh, just not me.
Good night.
Fifty's no good to me, doctor, 'cause Abby doesn't have fifty daddies.
What did you say?
Your daughter was kidnapped three hours ago.
If you want her to live through the night, you're gonna let me in that room.
I'm calling the police.
Don't fucking use that phone! You call the cops, the house, whatever,
You may as well put a bullet into Abby's brain.
I have to make a phone call in the next five minutes.
If anything stops me from making that phone call, your kid is dead.
Okay, what do I have to do to get my little girl back?
You're in a whole new world, Dr. Jennings.
Right now, my partner has your wife at your house... My wife?
And your little girl's being held at a third location. Where?
When you calm down, I'm gonna make a phone call.
After that, this phone is gonna ring every 30 minutes.
And if I don't say things are cool,
You may as well pick out a three-foot casket.
Where's my little girl? I don't know where your little girl is.
I only know she's being held some place that the police couldn't possibly get to...
In the 30 minutes between our phone calls. That's not good enough.
sit down.
You skipped the part about us getting Abby back.
Tomorrow morning, your wife is gonna wire $250,000 to a local bank.
You're gonna go pick up that money. After you give it to me,
Your wife and your child will be let go within sight of each other.
Okay. How is she gonna explain that?
Oh, please. She's gonna call your broker...
And she's gonna say that you stumbled on to another painting...
That you simply have to add to your crappy little art collection.
We've got this whole thing covered, doctor, all right?
It's really fucking easy.
You follow the rules, you get Abby back. It's that simple.
You think I believe that after I've seen your face?
This is the fifth time we've done this.
All the other parents saw our faces and not
one of them went to the police. You know why?
'cause if you go to the police, they'll start looking for us, and we'll know.
And my partner will come back and he will kill your child.
Hi. Marvin, is everything all right?
Marvin? She's fine.
She's been sleeping. I'll call you in a half.
Mommy?
Uh, your mommy's not here right now, Abby.
I'm Marvin.
She asked me to keep you for a while. Where is she?
Uh, no, I mean, just for tonight.
- Where is she? - Um-
- She had to go to a party, okay? - I want my mom.
No, look, it's okay.
Hey, hey, hey. No, it's- it's okay.
Uh, we're gonna be fine here tonight.
- It's gonna go by real fast. - Mommy!
- No, it's gonna go by real fast. - I want my mom.
- No. Wait, wait. Can you say Marvin? - Mommy-
Stop that!
- I don't like it when little girls cry.
Hey.
Um, if you're good...
And you promise to not run away,
You can play with her.
hey, honey, where are you? I got him in the room.
What took you so long? Problems.
- What kind of problems? - He's difficult.
He's not like the other ones, okay? He's, um - he doesn't get it.
okay. Okay.
Put him on. I'll straighten it out. Okay.
Phone call for you, Dr. Jennings. Hello?
Dr. Will Jennings? This is Dr. Jennings. Who is this?
You can call me Joe, will. Is my wife there?
Yeah. Yeah, she's, uh, right here actually. Right here with me.
You should see her face. She's just now starting to get the picture.
would you like to talk to her? Yes.
Okay, but keep it short and sweet, all right?
This is actually my favorite part, you know,
Where the happy couples get to talk to each other. Will.
- Karen, are you all right? - They took Abby somewhere.
Don't worry. It's gonna be fine. Are you okay? Where are you?
You got a beautiful bedroom, doc. I got to tell you, the view is unbelievable.
Inside and out.
But, you know, I'm looking at a picture of Abby right now.
And let me tell you, I don't see you, man. I don't see you at all.
She's the spitting image of your wife, you know.
Kinda- kinda makes you wonder, doesn't it?
Listen, Joe. We've clearly got a difficult
situation, but you let me know what you need.
I'll make it happen quickly and quietly. Anything you say, okay?
Oh, okay. So this is your bedside manner, right?
Where-where you talk to people like they're fucking idiots,
And then you just go and you do whatever the fuck you want.
Well, let me tell you something. I am not your fucking patient, all right?
I don't want to upset you, Joe, but I need you to listen. My daughter has asthma.
tell me something I don't know.
Three and a half minutes without air and Abby's brain starts to die.
That's what you're dealing with. Abby needs to be with Karen.
If not that, she needs her medicine.
That is what is gonna put control back in your hands.
Back in my hands?
Hey.
I'm the doctor tonight.
I'm the one that decides whether or not your little girl lives or dies.
Please don't make me prove it.
Now put my partner back on.
How come we didn't know about this asthma thing? How could you miss that?
I don't like it. Like I give a shit what you like.
You just keep an eye on him, all right?
Oh, good-bye.
- Who is that guy? - That's my husband.
I wonder if he knows what he's got?
Get your car keys.
It's time to go. Here, hop up.
Here. You keep this wrapped around you when we go outside, okay?
'cause the heater's busted.
Now, when we get back from this little ride,
You're gonna get to watch some TV.
Because you've been good.
hey.
What's the matter?
- This is all- - Dusty. - What?
I can't get- - Dusty.
Dusty. Don't- there, look, it's gone.
It's gone. It's gone.
Air. I can't- I can't breathe.
my puffer.
Your- your what? My medicine.
Mommy didn't leave me-
- Coffee. Th-they said coffee- coffee will help. Coffee. - Mommy.
Hang on, sweetheart.
Okay, time to put this on.
Go on. Put it around your eyes.
It's almost 9:00.
Hang on, Katie.
help me.
Marvin.
Abby, come on.
Help me. Help me.
So talk to me. I like to hear the sound of your voice.
What do you want to talk about?
Well, why don't you tell me how you met Dr. Will.
Uh-huh. You don't want to talk about that, huh?
Sore subject?
Well, let's see if I can guess.
Uh, you were a nurse, and you put him through med school...
And then you quit to have the baby, am I right?
How did you know that?
Well, I'm- I'm just an excellent judge of character.
Are we here?
Marvin will be here soon.
You will not get emotional. You will not freak out.
You give the kid her medicine and then we're gonna go. I understand.
You better make sure that you do,
Because I'm gonna have a gun on you every second.
Abby's gonna go a little crazy when you leave.
But you're gonna tough it out.
Just like the first day of school. You remember that, right?
If you flip out and if you try to run,
I will shoot you.
I'm not gonna shoot her. I'm gonna shoot you with her daddy's gun,
And she will have nightmares for the rest of her life.
- Now get your stuff. - Mommy? Mommy?
- Abby? - Mommy?
Abby!
Oh, my God. Are you okay?
shh.
Mama's here.
Let me see. You did? I... Had an attack.
I didn't have any medicine.
I know. I have your medicine right here. Where were you?
Here.
One, two, three. One more time.
There you go.
You're gonna be fine, okay? There you go.
one of these.
let me see you. Okay.
You doin' okay?
She nearly died, Joey. She scared me to death.
Well, she's okay. She's got her medicine now. She's fine.
She's just like Katie. No, she's not. She's not.
She's another little girl. She's some lucky little doctor's kid...
That you give a pill to and everything is fine; you understand me?
It sounded the same.
It's not the same, Marvin.
Some water right here. Just-
Did he hurt you? No? He hasn't hurt you? No.
No. I wanna go home.
I know, baby. I know you want to go home.
Just a little bit longer, okay?
Okay? And then I'm gonna come and get you.
Okay. Okay. Put some more clothes on.
Is he nice, Abby? Yeah? Yeah.
Where's he keeping you? In a cabin.
A cabin? Is it far from here? Yeah.
Uh, not that far. No?
Does he have a gun? No gun? No.
Listen to me. You do everything he says. Okay.
But only if he's nice to you. Okay.
And if you go to the bathroom, you go by yourself, okay?
Okay. Okay. Don't let him go with you.
Listen to me. We had a little wrinkle,
But we're back on track now, all right?
Just like the other four times. Is that clear?
No, it's different. The medicine, it's different.
It's not.. it's not different.
We've gone over this a 100,000 times.
We're back to the plan. I'm gonna talk to you every half hour.
End of story. Are you okay?
Are you leaving me?
I have to, baby. Just till the morning, okay?
Okay, time to go. Marvin.
Look, I am begging you. Just let me stay with her till the morning. Please?
Karen, do you see how nice I'm talking to you now?
That's good for her. That's good for her to hear.
You don't want that to change.
Okay. Come on.
Honey, you're gonna be fine. You're gonna be fine. No!
Mommy! Mama! Look at me. I love you.
Mommy! Her medicine! Her medicine!
- Mommy! Mommy! - I love you, baby!
- Mommy! - No! No!
No! Oh, God, no!
No! You- you're kidnapping my baby!
Christ. Fuck! Fuck!
shit.
What, do you want to fuck this up?
You think you live in a world where no little girls get killed?
Fuck!
Put this on.
You are one ballsy, motherfucking lady. I'll give you that.
and everybody's entitled to one mistake.
Well, you just made yours.
yeah?
hey, baby, put the doc on. What are you guys doing?
Kid got her medicine. Everything's cool. Put the doc on.
- Yeah? Where are you? - We're goin' back. Put the fuckin' doc on.
Okay.
It's for you.
Hello? Hey, will, how you doin'?
I got a little news update for you. Here's the little lady.
- Will? - Oh, baby. Are you okay? What's happening?
I saw Abby. She had an attack.
Did you treat her? Is she all right?
She's fine for now. I left her medicine with her,
But she's Miles away from a hospital.
Karen? Karen?
Whoa, whoa, whoa. Hey, calm down, college boy.
The kid got a little upset, that's all. Mommy fixed it up.
There were some tears, some screams. You know how it is.
Everything's fine now.
So listen, uh, have fun, okay?
Do you need a hanky, baby?
Ah, you fuck!
How dare you!
Jesus! What happened to you?
I like it rough sometimes. You don't ever have that kind of fun?
You didn't get that from fun. That's a beating. And not just one.
Oh, really, it is?
Wow! Will you drive me to the battered women's shelter?
Oh. Put this on. Put it on.
Oh.
Okay, daddy.
- I need to ask you a question, Cheryl. - Fuck you.
Are you really committed to this kidnapping? I have a funny feeling you're not.
I have a feeling Joe is the one who gets his kicks out of this, not you.
What makes you think I would ever sell him out?
Why don't you stop trying to press my buttons...
And just let this happen the way it has every other time.
This isn't like every other time. Abby is sick, and you missed it and Joe fucked up.
What are you going to do if my daughter dies? Have you thought about that?
Because that is all I'm thinking about right now.
You want me to tell Joe you got the gun on me when he calls?
Who's Katie? Katie?
That's what you called me when I was sick.
She was a little girl, just like you.
She's in Heaven now.
I have a cat in Heaven.
Were you her daddy?
She was my family...
And my friend.
She died two years ago.
You know, when you die, you stay the same age.
Except she'll be six forever.
Hey, maybe she knows your cat.
That would be kind of a coincidence.
Yeah? Hey, baby, we're almost back to the house. Is everything cool?
- No, it's not. The doctor flipped out. - What did he do?
He hit me.
Put him on.
I'm sorry. I lost my head. But it won't happen again, okay?
What did you hit her with? The phone.
Not hard. Mm-hmm.
You need to listen now.
What are you doing?
- Ow! - Jesus, Karen!
Ah, shit! Now I got blood on my phone.
Are we clear? Do you understand how this works?
Please don't hurt my wife.
Likewise, asshole.
Well, I did my good deed for the day.
I don't know about you, but I'm famished.
Hey, I got an idea. Why don't you go sit down and I'll make us some dinner.
How's that sound? A little foreplay never hurt anybody.
All right, let's see what we got here.
Ah.
Oh, no messages? Aw.
You know, that's the great thing about an anesthesiologist.
They don't have to deal with any pesky patients.
Most doctors come home, they got a million phone calls.
My man will's got it all worked out, doesn't he?
He comes home, he's got plenty of time to kick back...
For a nice, romantic dinner with his trophy wife.
Hey, I'm really sorry that-
I'm sorry that that had to happen.
I got an idea.
You got any makeup in here?
I'm gonna get you fixed up.
There you go.
Pretty as new.
Karen? It's almost midnight. Who the fuck is that?
- My neighbor. - Karen?
All right, answer the door and act. You got it? Karen.
Just don't do anything crazy? That's up to you.
Hi. Hi.
Joan, it's really late.
You should've called. I saw your lights. I know it's late.
But I'm on my way to pick up Billy.
You know, when a sleepover goes bad. Honey, you know what I mean.
Anyway, since I'm out, I'd pick up the disk for the, you know, auction.
Hey, will.
Oh. I'm- I'm sorry. I thought you were will.
No, uh, Joan, th-this is- I'm Joe.
I'm a friend of will's.
Oh. Nice to meet you.
Nice to meet you. Joe.
So where's will?
Another conference. What else?
I'm gonna get you that disk.
Well, I guess you should have told Joe here. Could've saved him the trip.
- oh, Karen and I can struggle along without will.
So, how do you know will?
We work together at Northside General.
He means Astoria memorial downtown.
I was about to say will hasn't worked at Northside for over a year now.
Well, yeah, that-that's where I met him.
yeah.
Well, Joan,
Uh, Joe...
Is my friend, not will's.
oh.
So...
I'd appreciate it if you didn't...
Mention this to anyone, you know?
Oh. Oh. Oh, of course not.
I wouldn't- of course not.
Thanks.
Hey, I'm gonna open some wine. oh, gee-
God, Karen.
Do you know what you're doing?
- Abby's not here, is she? - She's upstairs.
She's sleeping though. Just don't tell anybody about this, okay?
I won't. I had no idea you guys were having problems. Are you all right?
Yeah, I'm fine. You look a little frazzled.
No, I'm fine. I just, you know, I can't talk right now.
You know, we're about to have dinner, so I'll talk to you about it later, okay?
Here. Here's the disk.
I'm here for you.
Bye, will. Uh, I mean, bye, Joe.
- Bye. - Nice to meet you.
Nice to meet you.
Good night. He's kind of scary. I like that.
She's still watching us through the window.
She buys it now. And don't fight me.
Or it's gonna look wrong. Come on.
Give it all you got.
Hey, you're good.
But you could be better.
I could have sworn she was out there.
Yeah.
So you have a kid?
- What the fuck are you talking about? - C-section scar.
No, I had an ovary taken out. Mm. Wrong kind of scar.
I'm a doctor, Cheryl. I know what I'm looking at.
How can you do this when you have a child of your own?
I mean, for God's sake, bring this to an end.
Oh, baby. Mmm.
That was good, if I do say so myself.
You should eat.
You need your strength.
Oh, God, I stink.
Let's see what big will has in the laundry room for me to borrow.
So is this his sexy shirt?
Is this his Saturday morning "let's-get-down-to-business...
Make-me-feel-like I'm-21-again" shirt?
Let me guess.
You guys do it...
And then you end up wearing it.
Am I right?
How's it look on me?
How do you pick the families you go after?
Well, they gotta be rich,
They gotta have kids the right age and the moms have to be pretty.
And they have to be doctors, right?
So where did you get your names from?
Where did you get your names from?
How did you know about Northside General? Did you work there?
Is that how you know will?
Where are you going?
What are you doing?
Come here.
Take a look.
This is why we're not going to have any trouble playing house tonight.
Come here.
Does your wife know that this is part of your plan?
I've got no secrets from my wife.
Let me do it...
In the bathroom.
You're shy.
How can a woman who looks like you be shy?
Everything okay? Yeah. Just a minute.
Okay.
Aren't you tired yet?
My pills keep me up.
I'm kinda hungry.
Oh, yeah. Me too.
Let's see.
Well, there's soup and a microwave.
Oh, there's popcorn.
- We should have that to watch the movie. - Okay.
Bathroom?
You scared me.
Wow.
You are a beautiful woman.
What do you want to do?
Well,
Why don't you tell me what you and will do, and we'll do the opposite.
You mind if we don't talk about him?
Hey, you know, uh, no offense,
But, uh, from the looks of him,
I'd be surprised if he knew what to do with you.
You think you do?
I'll tell you what.
I'm gonna let you be the judge of that.
Wow. You're not like the other moms.
Close your eyes.
I like to watch.
Yeah.
Don't move. Not an inch.
Oh. What's that?
It's a scalpel, Joe.
It will take your equipment off so easy, you'll barely even feel it.
Jesus Christ.
Now pick up that phone and call Marvin.
I don't think you've got the guts.
I will castrate you with no more thought...
Than slicing a chicken's neck.
Do it! All right, all right, all right, all right.
Take it easy. Take it easy.
Dial the number. Wh-what do you want me to say?
Tell Marvin you already have the money.
Tell him to put Abby in his truck and to drive her over here right now.
Is it ringing? Hang on.
Is it ringing?
Abby?
It's ready.
Shit! He's not answering. What?
Abby! Don't run away from me!
Abby!
don't you run away!
You dialed the wrong number. No, no. I swear to God.
You dialed the wrong fucking number. Why the fuck isn't he picking up?
Abby?
I told you not to run away!
Abby!
Why isn't he answering? How the fuck do I know?
It went to voice mail. Here, listen.
...Is not available.
Message C.I. The cellular customer... Oh, my God!
Is not available... Where's my daughter?
Where's my daughter- ohh!
Ow!
You cut me.
You fucking cut me.
Your kid is dead, bitch!
Oh, my God!
Hey, you missed!
You fucking missed!
Hello? Abby, where are you? Mommy?
I don't know. In the woods. I ran outside.
Mommy, come get me. Abby, listen to me.
Mommy
Abby, listen to your mom. Run. Run as fast as you can.
Find a road, stop a car and call 911, okay?
Just get out of there. Don't let him catch you. Mommy, I'm scared.
You're gonna be fine, baby. I'm coming to get you. Just run, okay?
open the fucking door!
Abby! Mommy!
Abby?
open this fucking door! Abby?
- Hey! - Mom! No! No!
mommy!
Let go of me! I'm sorry, lady, but she shouldn't have run away.
open the fucking door! Put my baby back on the phone.
You tell him to not hurt my daughter. Tell him.
Marvin...
If you hear a shot, kill the kid.
Ow!
You just made your second mistake.
I need to use the bathroom.
Uh-huh.
I said I hope they shrivel up and fall off.
I understand everything, Mr. Donnelly.
I don't need to have it explained to me. I live it.
Just sometimes I get a little upset.
Read that.
That's a message from my wife.
- Where's Abby, Cheryl? You do know. - I don't know.
You've done this four times before.
I don't fucking know. Me not knowing is part of the plan.
This is succinylcholine, Cheryl.
If I inject this into your body, you'll be paralyzed.
You'll be able to see, hear and think, but you won't be able to move,
- And you won't be able to breathe. - What the fuck are you doing?
Cheryl, I have seen murderers turned into whimpering babies by this stuff.
But you have a choice. You can tell me where Joe is holding Abby,
Or you can find out what it feels like to die.
If I pull this trigger, you will be dead.
Pull it.
No! No! Fuck!
don't fight it, Cheryl.
I know you can hear me.
You're trying to struggle, aren't you? Telling your arms to move, but they won't.
You want to breathe, but you can't,
Unless I give you the antidote.
It's like living death, isn't it, Cheryl?
Maybe you feel almost as frightened as my little girl does right now.
But we are gonna do this over and over until you tell me where she is,
Or until I can't bring you back.
Now, you remember what I told you,
Three and a half minutes without air and the brain is dying.
Yeah, well, you're almost there, Cheryl.
Remember what this feels like.
Shit.
Now, where's Abby?
where is she?
Is that what my baby felt? What?
Is that what my baby felt when you killed her?
What are you talking about?
Get my wallet.
Turn it over.
Oh, God.
- Katie hickey. - Yeah. Katie hickey.
Well, you think I killed Katie?
- I know you did. The surgeon told me that you- - told you what?
You didn't resuscitate her right. You didn't control her breathing.
You- you didn't monitor her pressure.
I remember every detail of Katie's case. She had wilms' tumor.
The surgeon had difficulty trying to remove it.
He cut into a major artery and he couldn't control the bleeding.
He said she was fine when she went into recovery.
He said Katie's operation went well. He lied to you, Cheryl.
He told you Katie died in recovery to protect himself,
So that you wouldn't think it was his fault.
Jesus. And this is why you chose us.
Joe wants revenge.
All little kids get hurt.
Cheryl, you have to tell me where my daughter is.
There's a cabin east of here somewhere in the cascades.
Okay. It's time to make the call.
Well...
You think you're smarter than...
All the other moms,
But you're not.
'cause see, they didn't hurt me.
And their kids are still alive.
I want you to think about Marvin now,
Sitting there watching the clock.
Waiting.
It's time.
It's t-time to play a game.
But first you have to close your eyes.
Okay.
Joe.
She's my daughter.
She- she's my little girl.
okay, now what you have to do...
Is that you have to think nice thoughts.
Pretty thoughts.
I'm thinking about my mommy.
Yeah, that's it. She's pretty.
She's pretty and she loves you very much.
Now, I want you to stay very still.
Joey?
Yeah, it's me. Who the fuck else would it be?
You're late, Joey! You can't be late!
Yeah, I know. But everything's all right now. Everything's cool.
It's gonna be over soon.
Just like the other times, right?
Right? Yeah. Just like the other times.
I'm gonna follow your plan.
You don't have to worry about me.
and you'll get your money.
Did you ever think that maybe this wasn't about the money?
I mean...
That ever cross your mind?
That a guy like me...
Could be motivated by something other than greed?
- Hank, wake up. It's an emergency. - Yeah. What happened?
Look, my child is in danger, but you can help her.
Before I tell you anything, you got to promise not to call the police.
I don't understand.
My daughter was kidnapped last night. I can't go to the police.
If I do, the kidnappers will kill her. Do you understand?
Yes.
They're using phones on the Wirecell network.
I'm hoping, I am praying the vice president of Wirecell can Trace those calls.
Can I go home now?
Pretty soon.
Go home and see your mommy.
We have to wait for a phone call.
Then we can go. Those are the rules.
It's funny th-that they always do it the same...
With the clouds and the sun and the flowers.
She does the hands good though, you know.
They have trouble with that, but she's good.
It's a bad day, isn't it?
I know.
I know you have kids, Joe.
Don't think that you know me.
Okay. Come on.
Put a smile on. It's showtime.
Hello?
We've got something for you, Doctor Jennings.
Yeah?
A cell phone logging on to a tower every 30 minutes like clockwork.
Where is it?
It's near a place called Zillah in the eastern cascades.
We can put a tracing vehicle in the area.
We've got one 45 minutes away. Do it. Do it.
But to do that, I gotta talk to somebody above me about what we're doing here.
- No. - That means bringing in the authorities.
You can't-
- What- - you're gonna get us killed when Joey finds out.
Then don't tell him. You gotta explain the truth about Katie's death.
He's not gonna believe a word I say. He's gonna accuse me of betrayin' him.
I gotta phone this Guy or he's gonna call the police.
It's time to go to the bank.
You drive.
hey.
It's me.
Yeah, I know. We're on our way.
What time's he gonna get there?
Okay. We'll be there.
Morning, gray.
I can tell you just got that call from will.
Quarter of a million dollars for a painting in cash.
He needs the money wired to Seattle by
10:00. Otherwise the painting goes on auction.
The money should be in Seattle by now. Why don't you call and see?
Fuck! We got company.
- You're being paranoid. - Yeah?
It could be a traffic chopper.
Fuck it. It doesn't matter now anyway. Pull into that lot.
- There's Cheryl. Pull over. - Where's Abby?
Is Abby with her? Put your window up.
All right. Slow down. I don't want her to panic. Pull in right here.
Hey. How ya doin' today?
Oh, my God! What are you doing?
Stop!
Fuck! Get in that fucking car!
Abby's medicine!
Lock the door!
You see that? You see that? You see those fuckin' assholes?
I am a goddamn genius! See ya, boys! Happy hunting.
You got seven minutes. Don't make me call him.
Just go.
direct deposit? Hello. I'm Dr. Will Jennings.
Yes, doctor. Mr. Hibbing would like to speak with you.
What for? I'm sorry. I'm in a rush.
It'll take a minute. Just a formality. Would you follow me, please?
Hello, Dr. Jennings. As you can see, we have your money.
Sit down, please. I'm sorry. I'm in a rush. What's the holdup?
Dr. Jennings, I'm special agent Bill Chalmers of the F.B.I.
We received a tip that your daughter had been kidnapped.
Now we are here to help get your daughter back.
How?
Your daughter's best chance of rescue is at the ransom exchange.
Our swat teams are training constantly in this kind of scenario,
But for them to do their job, they have to hear what's going on at the drop.
We need you to wear a transmitter. A wire.
If this guy knows you are involved, he's gonna kill my daughter. Do you understand?
Trust me. We know what we're doing.
Time is running out. Will you wear the wire?
All right.
What took you so long?
Let me see.
Out of sequence. No new bills. Excellent.
Stick it in this bag. Quick!
- You got the money yet? - Yeah, yeah. I d- I got it.
is there anything you wanna tell me?
No. What the fuck are you talking about?
Nothin'.
Okay, I'm bringing him back to the hotel. Where's the meet?
Don't worry. This is what I want you to do.
I want you to fly out of Seattle, commercial. Use your cold passport.
Marvin and I are gonna meet ya at the destination. You got that?
Why? The three of us are supposed to travel together.
Listen to me.
There's been complications. This is better for everyone. Okay? It's safer.
No! J-Joe, you don't change the fuckin' plan! You don't break your own rules!
That's how you get in trouble. Do you remember that?
You don't break your own fuckin' rules!
I make the fuckin' rules, all right?
I make 'em, and I can fuckin' break 'em! Now shut up and do what you're told!
Joey, what are you doing?
You're not gonna hurt anybody, right?
We don't need to do that. We don't hurt people.
I got all the money. We are fuckin' home free.
We did what we needed to do. Now just fucking go! Right. Absolutely.
Hurt anybody? What are you talking about? What makes you think I'm gonna hurt anybody?
This is just a- you know, it's just a cleaner exit. That's all.
It's just a cleaner exit. Hey! I got a surprise for you, baby.
It's like, uh- it's like a once-in-a-lifetime thing, man.
It's gonna be great down there. Fuckin' great.
Look, I gotta- I gotta get off now, all right?
No, Joey! Don't go! Don't go!
I'll see ya later.
- What's goin' on? - Nothin'.
Cheryl, you can't pretend anymore. You know what he's gonna do if you don't stop him.
I- I can't st- I gotta bring you back to the hotel. He's gonna call randomly.
I- I have to bring you back there.
You have to convince Joe that I didn't kill Katie. Listen to me.
I am gonna help you get out with your money, with your conscience,
And with Joey, but you have to tell him the truth.
You have to stop him.
Marvin, it's Cheryl! You're breaking the rules.
Marvin, no! It's Joey who's breaking the rules.
Joey's breakin' the rules. Joey's gonna hurt that little girl.
He might kill her! We have to help him.
You're not supposed to call me. Marvin. Marvin!
He killed the wire.
All units maintain visual on the target but do not approach under any circumstances.
Look. I have an idea.
Drive me to the waterfront.
Puget grand hotel. Get me the front desk manager, Mr. Holden. It's an emergency.
Hurry.
This is Mr. Holden. May I help you?
This is Dr. Jennings, the speaker at the medical convention.
- We spoke yesterday. - Yes, of course, doctor.
We're set up for the press conference. It's not about that.
I'm not in the hotel. I need someone to think I am.
Can you forward my calls?
Uh, yes.
- We can arrange that. - Great.
Puget grand hotel. Dr. William Jennings�s room?
Thank you. One moment please.
Where are we goin'? We're heading towards Zillah.
It's the only thing I know to do at this point.
It's Joey. Is it for you or me?
First call. It's for me. That's my guess.
We can't let him hear the plane. I've gotta cut the engine.
Hello? Hey, there, college boy.
Just checkin' to make sure you're there.
- Stay put now. - Okay.
It's okay. We've got enough altitude as long as the calls are quick.
Abby and Marvin should be just a couple Miles up ahead now.
Hey, Abby.
I made you somethin'.
This'll be for you.
- Ready? - Yes.
Hey.
Wait a minute. Wait a minute. I called the doc's room.
- how did I get you? - I'm just leaving the hotel.
- Right now, baby. - Are you fuckin' with me, Cheryl?
I'm not fuckin' with you. You're fuckin' with me! Where are we gonna meet?
Shh, shh, shh. Okay. It's okay. Shh, shh, shh.
Okay. Listen to me, baby.
You trust me?
Are you still my baby, huh? Are you still my little girl?
Yes. I'm still your fuckin' baby. I - huh?
Okay.
I love you. I love you so much.
- Now put the doc on. - Okay.
- Hello? - Hey, will.
You're never gonna see your kid again.
fuckin' pull it up! Pull it up!
Jesus!
Oh, Jesus. Oh, thank God.
This is Dr. Will Jennings. Any F.B.I. Agents on this frequency please respond.
- You can't talk to the F.B.I. - Special agent severs, Dr. Jennings.
My daughter is in a moving truck on I5. The main kidnapper
is close behind and has threatened to kill her.
- You have to set down on the highway. - Negative. That's not an option.
We're behind you in a chopper. Ground unit's only 20 minutes away.
That's too long!
You have to set down now!
Tighten your seat belt.
- There's the road! - Where?
There. They're down there somewhere. Keep your eyes peeled for Marvin's truck.
What the fuck is this guy doin'?
Wait a minute. That's will, isn't it?
That's the fuckin' doc, isn't it?
Answer me!
There's Marvin.
it must be. Brown truck. - You sure?
Fuck!
what are you doing?
Joey, wh-what's wrong? It's not time yet.
You see this fuckin' guy? You see a plane?
No!
fuckin' bitch!
watch out! Aaah!
no!
What are you gonna do?
No! Jump!
Jump!
Abby.
Yeah? Abby, get out.
Get out! Run fast! Run!
Oh, no!
Daddy! Daddy!
Daddy!
No!
Honey!
Where's my little girl?
Where's Abby? What do you mean? I don't know! I don't know!
please! Please, somebody help me!
F.B.I.! Sir, I need you to drop that gun.
Joey!
Joey?
Guess what, doc?
You don't get to die today...
'cause I want you to spend the rest of your fuckin' life...
Feelin' like I feel! You're wrong about how Katie died!
I didn't kill her!
- Joey! - Get a car!
Don't do it!
- Ohh! - Please don't hurt me.
Abby?
Abby!
Abby? Abby!
Where are ya, honey? Oh, God.
Daddy's okay now, honey. He... Sent me to come find you!
- Abby. - Abby!
- There you are. - Hey.
Daddy? Daddy! There's my girl.
I got the money, Joey. Hey. Hey. Hey.
Baby, remember...
When I told ya I had a surprise for ya? Yeah.
she's it.
- What's- what does that mean? - We're gonna be a family again.
You... And me... And her.
We're gonna leave her with her parents. Mom and dad and baby-
No! No! We're takin' her with us!
- Joey, we can have our own kids! Joey! - Marvin! Are you stupid?
You believe him before you believe me? You leave this baby!
Joey, she's just as innocent as Katie was. Marvin!
Listen to me! Are you comin' with me or not?
I need you. I fucking need you. You're the mom.
Now get the fuck in the truck! Get in. Get the fuck in.
Joey!
- Joey! A-another attack! - What? What? What?
Fuck! Fuck! Where the fuck is the medicine? get some medicine!
medicine. In the truck.
In the truck. goddamn it!
- Where the fuck are you goin'? - Her medicine's in the truck.
Marvin, wait! No! No, Joey!
stop! Joey.
get back!
Joey. Put her down.
- Get the car. - Put her down!
Marvin! Give her to me.
medicine. Needs-
- She's sick. - Abby?
- Put her down so I can give her medicine. - She's sick.
Abby. She can't breathe.
You have to give her to me!
mommy. Mommy.
- Karen, where's her medicine? - Abby.
it's in my bag.
- Marvin. Marvin, please. Please. - Mommy.
Abby!
Abby! Will! Will! Abby. Abby.
Come on, Abby. Breathe. Sit up, Abby. No Abby, breathe!
Come on. Now you do this once more, all right? In here. Come on.
Breathe! Sit up. Sit up. Yeah? You need more?
here. Once more. Inhale.
Come on. Come on, baby.
yeah.
I missed you.
Daddy?