Helen. Helen?
Talk to me, just talk to me.
Mr. Mitchell, I think she's had enough for one day. For God's sake, Helen,
it doesn't have to be this way.
You're the one who made it this way.
I am? None of this had to happen, it was you that...
You're the one who lied in there. I didn't lie.
I just-- I'm trying to do what's best for my kids.
For your kids?
Mr. Mitchell, the case is closed.
Custody is settled, there's...
Just get out of my way.
Haven't you done enough damage?
Me? What about her? It's over, all right?
It's over.
I was just going to say I wish we would've both done better.
You've got some papers to sign.
Hey. Morning.
Wow, nice scar.
Thanks.
Professional or recreational?
A little of both. Oh, yeah?
Yeah. What happened?
There was an apartment fire in High Park.
Old building, so the thing went up in about five minutes.
People were jumping
from their balconies. It was a mess.
So I was bringing this kid down from the third floor,
and that's when the stairs collapsed.
Barely made it out myself.
The kid make it?
Nope. Sorry.
What was the recreational part?
I got so pissed off that night,
threw back a few shots, jumped on my bike...
Harley didn't make it, I did.
You know, there's good plastic surgeons if you ever want
to get rid of that. WINNIE (over P.A.): Team One,
suit up, suit up!
Gun call, Business District,
2002 Bay Street.
Nah, it's a good reminder not to be an idiot.
I got four brothers for that.
(chuckles)
(panicked shouting)
This is a mistake, please.
You're not listening to me!
There's nothing I could do, I swear to God!
I'm going to give you one last chance.
(sirens wailing)
Got it all, thanks.
Hey.
White male, late 30s,
pulls a gun, forces another white male into the building.
They get a location inside?
They were seen in the atrium, but beyond that, no idea.
Shots fired? Not yet.
Uniforms cleared the first two floors,
but they don't have shields, so they backed off
in case the guy went active.
All right, let's see what Spike's got.
Let's get talking, before buddy takes it up a level.
Priorities on "who" and "where."
Bonus points for "why"?
(Parker laughs)
Okay, guys, we've got 12 floors,
a dozen offices per floor.
Sam? That's a lot of window.
360-degree exposure.
Can't pick a sniper perch without more intel.
Let's narrow it down.
Okay, I got the building's head of security.
He says his guys on these floors
have reported no disturbances, and he's awaiting
instructions. Okay, tell him to lock down the elevators,
First priority is to immobilize and contain the threat. Copy that.
He came up this way
He starts yelling at the other guy who was
just coming out. Then he pulls a gun
and makes the other guy turn around and go back inside.
Do you know either of the men? Well, I've seen the guy
he was pointing the gun at, the lawyer.
He's a lawyer? Pretty sure
he hangs out with the other lawyers from he building.
What was he yelling?
Something about his kids.
Somebody took his kids.
Okay, and you say it seemed like they knew each other?
Do you know where his office is?
Well, it's not on the first floor.
I got my office there. I know everybody.
Above that, really don't have a clue, man. Sorry.
Any idea what kind of weapon it was?
A handgun, shotgun, rifle...? A handgun.
I just saw a flash of silver.
I'm sorry, I don't know guns.
No, no, that's good, that helps.
Do you know the victim?
I don't know his name,
but, yeah, I think he has an office in the building.
Any idea which office?
PARKER (over headset): Eddie?
Hostage may be a lawyer.
ED (over headset): Okay, copy that, boss.
Spike, you got a tenant list?
Lawyers, we got plenty of lawyers.
Law firms from here to here,
and here and here.
JULES (over headset): Hey, guys, my witness says they seem to know each other.
This is personal.
Something about losing his kids.
So he's stressed.
He just suffered a loss.
How stressed do you have to be to come after a lawyer?
So what, the guy grabs a lawyer, takes him to his own office?
Or he grabs the guy and takes him to the most convenient office.
All right, until we learn more, we do it the hard way.
We start at the tenth floor. We work our way down.
Stealth entry.
Locate and evacuate any citizens at risk.
SRU, come with me.
Clearing two friends.
10-4, clear.
ED (over headset): Find the subject and the hostage
without alerting them to our presence.
Clear.
Ninth floor, suites 901 to 910, clear.
Got it.
DONALD: Where are my kids?!
Donald, you need to calm down.
Don't you patronize me, you son of a bitch.
I will not lose them.
I haven't come this far. I haven't worked this hard
just to walk away. (groans)
Now start talking!
This guy sees this other guy,
like he's waiting for him.
Then he gets out of his car, he almost knocks me down.
Which car?
Um, that one right there.
Okay.
Seventh floor, clear.
Where are you, buddy?
Sixth floor, suites 601 to 610, clear.
Got it.
(men arguing in distance)
(whispers): Subjects located.
Two males arguing.
Office of "Adam Westfall," room 612.
Door facing the atrium, southwest.
SPIKE (over headset): Adam Westfall. I'll track
recent cases, see what might have triggered this.
Let's keep them contained.
SPIKE (over headset): Adam Westfall.
Specializes in family law, small office,
one employee-- Amanda Martin, paralegal.
She could be in the office as well.
She might be at risk.
Wordy, get eyes in.
We may have a second citizen in there, a possible hostage,
maybe somebody injured or hiding.
WORDY (over headset): Copy that.
You know exactly
what's going on. Now that she's got them,
she takes them back to Ireland, her parents
help her out and I never see them again.
Well, that is not going to happen!
(whispers): The subject's telling him, now that she's got the kids,
"she's taking them back to Ireland to her parents,
he'll never see them again."
Check with the uniforms. Amanda Martin's car
is in her space in the garage.
A couple people saw her at work today.
Chances are she's inside.
She's a wild card.
I don't like wild cards.
Maybe we get lucky, and she's outside the building.
Boss, there's no way we can
go in till we've located her.
Hey, Spike, the subject's car is registered to a Donald Mitchell.
Donald Mitchell, cross-ref with Adam Westfall and-- oh,
I get to say "bingo"? Please don't say "bingo."
Westfall was in court this morning representing
Helen Mitchell in a custody case.
He loses custody, blames her lawyer.
Okay, see what you can find out about the case.
Get an address for the wife and send it to Jules.
Jules? On my way.
Snake cam's good to go.
Let's figure out where to put it.
Spike, we need the schematic
for Westfall's office. Coming at you.
Two rooms.
My guess, she's in the closet.
If she's hiding or even in there.
Well, we got uniforms
checking the crowd for her.
You know, nobody's found her yet.
Can we get a cam into that closet?
WORDY (over headset): If we go in through
the outside wall. It's concrete. Might take a while.
Fast is good. Get eyes
into the main office, then we'll focus on the closet.
Copy that.
Okay, quick and quiet.
Guys, as far as I can tell,
Mitchell's a pretty solid citizen.
No arrests, not even a speeding ticket.
What about the custody case?
Well, according to the clerk in family law,
it was "a real nasty one."
And Donald lost the kids. No.
He won. He got full custody.
Say it again?
He got custody? Yeah.
His wife's stealing the kids.
So this isn't about revenge on the lawyer.
This is about a parental abduction.
Captioning sponsored by CBS
2:14 p.m., armed-hostage-taking, motivated
by possible parental abduction.
So Mitchell gets full custody of the kids,
then goes after the wife's lawyer?
I don't get it.
His means are extreme, but his purpose is rational.
PARKER: I think it's time to go verbal.
You got his cell number? Yeah.
Call her. Call Helen.
ADAM: No, I'm not leading her into a trap.
Do it! Make the call.
(speed dialing tone)
Speed dial.
Yeah, I knew you two were close.
She's a client.
I know what she's like.
Went straight to voice mail.
Have her call you.
(cell phone ringing)
Yeah.
PARKER (on phone): Donald Mitchell?
Yes.
My name is Sergeant Gregory Parker.
I'm with the Police, Strategic Response Unit.
Police, right.
How are you?
Doing okay. How are you doing?
I'm fine, just fine.
Just taking care of something, since you guys couldn't
help me out; it's a little time-sensitive,
so maybe I can get back to you.
Yeah, it sounds like you're under a little pressure here.
Yeah. My wife stole my kids.
I called the school to tell them
I'm going to pick them up early, they were gone.
They weren't at her place,
they're just gone.
Okay, well, maybe there's a reason.
She stole my kids and this son of a bitch helped her out.
He tells me
where they are, and this is over.
Let me help you, Donald.
I already called the police and they blew me off.
The guy says, yeah, you know, whatever.
Why don't you just come down, fill in some forms...
Donald, I'm sorry that they didn't
listen to you, but I can assure you...
She's on the way to the border as we speak.
She's taking them away.
It's too late for "proper channels."
Donald, I'm here to help you.
I need answers now and I'm handling this.
Let's get a photo of Helen Mitchell, put it out there.
See if we can't track her down.
Okay, let's find out where his kids
go to school.
If his story checks out, we need photos of them
for an immediate Amber Alert.
Let's put a call out to the border.
SPIKE: Sending out a photo of Helen Mitchell now.
Jules, you get that?
Yep. He thinks his wife abducted their kids.
Copy that.
Like they're going to let him have the kids back after this.
Custody fights-- they get pretty primal.
Right now, he's all tunnel vision and short-term thinking.
Well, there's primal, and there's just plain crazy.
I do crazy-ass stuff to save other people's kids.
Makes sense to me.
PARKER: What would you do?
What do you mean?
You and Sophie split up?
It wouldn't happen.
Just say you and Sophie split up,
she wanted Clark-- what would you do?
Just like I said. What?
It wouldn't happen.
Soon as we get eyes,
let's go in.
Unless I get him talking again.
JULES: Have you seen her
or her kids today? No, not today.
What's going on?
Well, your neighbor's ex-husband is involved
in an armed incident downtown.
What? We're doing everything we can
to resolve this peacefully, but we need the bigger picture.
Can you help us? Uh, yeah.
How well do you know the Mitchells?
I've known them for about
six years.
They used to be really great together,
but the last few years have been pretty stressed between them.
Hey, Helen.
Then last year, they got divorced.
Good. Same old?
Working like a dog?
Yeah. So they ready?
Soon.
I said 4:30.
Yeah, we did. They'll be ready soon.
We had an understanding, the movie starts
in 20 minutes. Donald, no. You can't
just walk right in like you still live here.
Liam! Alice!
They're not here. What?
You heard me. Where are they?
They're at the store. They'll be back in five minutes.
You can't keep doing this. You bring them late.
We missed two visits this month. I can't even say
good night to them on the phone. They were already asleep.
Or so you say. What, you think I'm lying?
No, I think I'm entitled to say good night to my kids three days a week!
I get to say good night to my kids
on the phone three days a week! Don't yell at me.
LIAM: Daddy!
Come here, you.
Go see your daddy.
Hey, buddy!
Ooh, come here!
Hey, Don, how're you doing?
Daddy!
Allie! Allie! Allie! Popcorn or nachos, huh?
Popcorn or nachos? Popcorn!
Let's go, buddy. Bye, Mom! Have fun.
I mean, the real problem was Jason.
Who's Jason?
Jason Wallace, her boyfriend.
I don't know if I should.
Are you her friend? Yeah.
Well, Donald is threatening her lawyer with a gun.
I need the whole story right now.
Well, it was really hard for Helen coming to live here
away from her old life, her parents, her friends.
How is she with Donald?
They used to be head over heels.
I mean, Donald proposed a month after they met;
that's how sure they were.
But she was so young, you know?
I mean, she gave up her studies,
her country-- everything. Was she isolated?
Did he work a lot?
Oh, yeah, Donald was always at work,
talking about work, breaking promises for work-- it was hard.
She said by the end, it was like living alone.
And then along comes Jason who appreciates her.
Yeah.
Ah, here she comes.
Helen!
JULES: Helen Mitchell?
I'm Jules Callaghan with the SRU.
What's wrong?
We're trying to locate your children.
"Locate" them?
They're at school.
Well, the school says that you have them.
I don't have them.
What are you saying?
What's happened to my kids?
I told you they're not here.
We just need to be sure.
Please, you've got to find them.
Sarge, found Helen Mitchell.
She says she has no idea where the children are.
They're not in the house.
All right, get to the school. Let's find out exactly
what happened. Okay.
(indistinct arguing)
DONALD: I'm going to give you
one last chance! I'm telling you...
Got our first pair of eyes.
Working on the closet now, boss.
(over earpiece): Copy that.
Okay, if the paralegal's there, she's hiding.
Don't think I won't hurt you! I will...
Wordy, when can we see into that closet?
Uh, three, four minutes.
Excellent, two minutes, good.
Yeah, yeah, fast is good.
Thing is, silent drill's kind of slow.
LORRAINE: I don't understand.
Mrs. Mitchell called.
You said a friend will be picking up the children.
That's impossible.
I never called.
I'm so sorry.
Nothing like this has ever happened before.
What's wrong with you?
You can't just hand over my children to anybody.
I mean, don't you have rules?
Okay, okay. Don't you have...?
Do you have surveillance tapes?
Yes. Hallways and entrances.
Great. I need to see those right away.
Of course.
Second eyes in, boss.
Right, there she is.
PARKER: Guess we didn't get lucky.
Not today.
Can we get her out without alerting Donald?
Boss, there's no cover in the room. We'd be seen.
I don't know how he'd react.
We go in hard.
Okay. Here's the plan: Sam, window entry.
Leah, Wordy, through the door with me.
Wordy, you're on ram. Leah, you're on D-D's.
I can do the window, Ed.
What's that?
I've got a lot of experience on that.
You know, burning buildings and all.
Excuse me?
Right. Copy that. I'm on D-D's.
Good.
Questions?
I'm on my way up.
Get into position.
Guess that was a mistake
When you're the democratically elected team leader,
you get to make autocratic decisions.
That one yours?
No, his.
Man!
Don't worry. You'll get your chance.
HELEN: There.
JULES: Do you recognize him?
Oh, my God! It's Jason!
Jason Wallace, your boyfriend?
Why would he take
your kids without your permission?
I don't know.
Really, Helen?
We broke up a couple days ago.
He... he took it pretty bad.
(sniffles)
He kind of lost it.
He has anger issues.
Would he be angry enough to hurt your kids?
I don't know.
He said I'd "regret it."
Oh, my God.
You got to find them!
We will.
Do you have any recent pictures of him?
Yes, I do.
Here you go. Okay.
These are great.
We're gonna get these out on the street, put out an Amber alert.
I'm gonna have a police officer
pick you up and take you home, okay?
No, I'm fine. I don't need a ride.
Helen, we need to keep
in touch with you, all right?
I want you to wait here, okay?
They're gonna be here in a few minutes.
Okay.
We're gonna find them.
Sarge, we got
Jason Wallace on tape picking up the kids.
So, Jason Wallace. We got a couple of assaults
on his record. Got busted a couple of times for dealing pot.
And I got an address.
Let's dispatch uniforms to contain.
On my way.
Pick up Sam en route, Jules.
It's one guy, Sarge.
I can handle it myself.
He's a potentially violent man
who's taken his ex-girlfriend's kids.
Sam's on entry. He'll be done by the time
you get here to pick him up. Copy that.
Winnie, I'm sending you pictures and descriptions
of Alice and Lee and Mitchell.
They were last seen
with Jason Wallace.
You already got his description.
Full Amber Alert to all agencies.
We got to find these kids fast.
Copy that.
For God's sake, Donald, use your head.
Why the hell would I help Helen take your kids?
Because you spent the whole trial trying to take them.
The two of you. I was doing my job.
By fabricating? Lying?
There was no lying! I worked myself ragged
so she could have what she wanted.
All she wanted was a man
who had a little space in his life for her.
DONALD: Yean, I knew that! I'd just arranged
to delegate half my workload.
I was coming home early with champagne,
with takeout to surprise her, to celebrate...
So she found someone.
You made her pay, right? You say whatever it takes
to make her out to be an unfit mother!
Team, they're escalating. Stand by.
DONALD: What about you, huh?
You made it sound like I hurt the kids.
I never touched them!
Nobody said you did.
No, you implied.
You, you suggested...
Sam, how long till in position?
30 seconds.
Boss, third party.
She's looking pretty nervous.
DONALD: I think I deserve that much!
She's just fighting for a chance to have a life,
to make a choice of her own.
And there you are invoking "parental alienation,
malicious mom syndrome."
What do you call it?
PARKER: Don't like where this is headed.
Ed, the woman in the closet
is about to make a move.
ED: Copy that. Standing by.
She agreed to the schedule!
PARKER: Update, Sam.
SAM: Just setting the charge, boss.
ED: Holding for you, Sam.
She didn't realize... Shut up! Forget it, okay?
The only thing that matters now is my kids.
Where are they, huh?! Stop!
Stop! Stop, you!
Damn it, stay there!
Tell me where my kids are.
He didn't do anything.
Where are they?!
Helen loves those kids!
I love them, too!
More than you could know!
SPIKE: Five seconds.
Ready for entry on my go.
Do not make me hurt you!
(both grunting)
Stop!
PARKER: Blast is good!
Three, two, one.
Go, go, go, go! Police! Right there! Right there!
Hands in the air! Police!
Get your hands down now!
No, no, no, no, no, no.
(handcuffs rasp, Donald groans)
Let's take a walk.
You good?
I'll get you down to a paramedic.
Listen. Would you just listen?
You gotta stop her! You gotta do something!
Sir, the man you had at gunpoint...
He's hiding my wife and kids!
If they get out of the country,
I'll never see them again.
And why do you think he's involved?
Because the bastard did everything that he could
to take them from me.
He's a lawyer. That is his job.
It's more than that. It is way more than that.
It's something I heard him say at the pretrial.
Please, Donald,
don't take Liam and Alice away from me.
They're all I've got.
No, you've got someone else.
Why is it always about him?
Because I loved you, Helen.
We could all have all stayed together,
but you made your choice.
Fine. I'll leave him today.
Anything. Please, just stop this, okay?
I can't trust you anymore.
If you're willing to break up with Jason,
maybe we can still work something out.
Anything.
I'll do anything.
I'd even get back together with Donald.
HELEN: Really? I'd rather be buried alive.
But to keep my kids--
anything.
Don't worry.
Whatever it takes, we won't let you lose them.
ADAM: Whatever it takes, all right?
Thank you.
I was just about to say, "Maybe we can work this out."
Then I heard her say it.
What did I ever do to make her hate me so much?
I didn't think about it till later.
"Whatever it takes,"
she wouldn't lose the kids.
DONALD: And that's what he did.
Anything it took.
He helped her take them.
He knows where they're going right now.
Okay, Donald, we talked to your wife.
And there's no indication
that she's got the children with her.
Then who picked them up from school?
Jason Wallace.
Jason?
He took them on his own?
We don't have the answer to that.
Oh, my God.
You got to get them back.
Boss, we have a situation.
Uniforms report Jason Wallace wasn't at home.
Neighbors saw him leave.
What about the kids?
Unconfirmed, but we found juice boxes.
Could be his.
Spotty Leopard Jungle Nectar?
Well, they were there. Where are they now?
JULES: We just did a credit card check.
He checked into the Royal York about ten minutes ago.
Okay, good work. Keep me posted.
Did you promise Helen Mitchell
that she would get her children back no matter what it takes?
I tell my clients what they need to hear
to build their confidence, but I never make misleading promises.
And you didn't have any backup plan?
Like facilitating an abduction along with her boyfriend?
Break the law? Risk my career? (scoffs)
There's plenty of times I'd like to.
I got kids of my own.
How about you, Amanda?
You got kids?
Yeah.
You're not sure?
Ye-Yes, I have three children.
(sirens wailing)
(lock opening)
Police! SRU! Police! Don't move!
Hands in the air! Hands in the air! Do not move!
Stop!
(groans)
Where are they?! Where are Helen's kids?
I don't know! I swear, I don't know!
You're lying.
I'm telling you I haven't seen those kids in weeks.
Jason, the school has video surveillance.
You were caught on tape two hours ago with the children.
I want to speak to a lawyer.
No, you want to speak to us, okay?
This is kidnapping,
and you have a record.
If we don't find those kids,
things won't look too good for you.
I've got nothing to say.
Sarge, we got Jason Wallace.
No kids at the hotel.
And this guy is not talking.
Keep trying.
Sorry about that.
So two girls, boy--
they live with you?
They live with their father?
SPIKE: Boss, I just got off the phone with the uniform
we sent to the kids' school to take Helen home.
Yeah, Spike?
She was gone when he got there.
And she's not at her house either.
So Helen isn't at the school, she isn't at home.
This is interesting.
Where would she go next?
She's got an older sister-- Colleen.
I got her address.
Sister Colleen.
Leah...
I want you to go to the house, see what the sister knows.
Copy that.
Amanda?
Anything we should know here?
So why are you being so loyal to an ex-girlfriend?
What do you mean? Well, she said that you guys broke up two days ago.
No, that's not true.
Apparently, she was willing to leave you
if it meant she could hang on to the kids.
Where'd you get that?
According to Donald.
Yeah, he wishes.
Yeah, well, when Helen saw the surveillance tape
she freaked and she made you out to be a dangerous, angry guy
who would take it out on those kids.
She said what she had to say.
Why would she lie?
Because she loves those kids.
She needed time.
PARKER: How long you been working custody cases, Amanda?
A long time. 18 years.
Must feel good to win.
What feels good is working on a settlement.
Letting both parents see the kids.
Mr. Westfall always tries to do that.
ED: But that didn't happen this time.
Donald was so bitter and angry,
he just wouldn't listen to reason.
Well, how even-keeled was Helen?
She adored those kids.
Every mother loves her kids, but they were everything.
She gave up everything for them.
She raised them practically alone.
Every minute of hers was theirs.
It just wasn't fair.
It hurts to lose, doesn't it?
I have a question to ask you.
As you know,
things will go a lot better for you if you tell the truth.
She deserves better than to be a housekeeper
to some guy who comes home late every night
expecting dinner on the table.
He won't even talk to her.
Okay, let's stick to the point, Jason.
We're not here because you had an affair.
She loves to go dancing.
She deserves to just be able
to kick back and enjoy something for once.
Okay, we get it, you love her.
But do you really want to go to jail for this?
Because that's what will happen
if we do not find those children.
(sighs)
I dropped them off with her sister.
Helen didn't want the kids at her house
in case Donald came there.
Sarge, confirming that the children
were dropped off at the sister's.
Thanks, Jules.
You knew things weren't going to go her way,
so you helped her with plan "B."
Amanda.
I helped her forge a letter of parental consent.
You need one to cross the border.
I used signatures from Donald.
She deserved them.
I didn't say she didn't.
Colleen Lester?
I'm Leah Kerns, SRU.
I'm looking for your sister, Helen.
Is something wrong?
Her children are missing.
But that's impossible.
They were with me. She just picked them up.
You must have just missed her.
Helen and the kids just left.
They can't be far.
I see her.
And she's got the kids. (tires squealing)
She's traveling north on Spadina.
Alpha-Two-Julia-Lima-271.
I'm in pursuit.
(siren wailing) (tires squealing)
Okay, we're on our way.
Keep a distance; not to provoke her.
Let's move. Take me with you.
I want to make sure they're all right.
It's a little late in the game for that, Donald.
Oh, boss, come on, you're not going to take him.
Stressful situation for the kids.
It might be good to have the other parent there.
Come on, if it was your boy, what would you want?
You talking about my boy or your boy?
Follow us.
SPIKE: Boss, the car Helen's driving
is registered to Jason Wallace.
Copy.
You didn't tell us that you lent Helen your car. You didn't ask.
Is there anything else you didn't tell us?
If you find Helen, don't hurt her.
Please. Why would we hurt her?
(sighs) There's a gun in the car.
Awesome.
(phone ringing)
LIAM: Mom, are you going to answer the phone?
HELEN: It's just a wrong number.
ALICE: Can we play the beetle game, Mommy?
Okay, I'm the only beetle in the world
that can flip from its back
to its feet in one move.
The click beetle. The click beetle.
Yippee.
Okay, I'm the one with the big antlers
like a moose.
The stag beetle.
Uh-oh, Mommy,
I spilled.
Hold on.
That's okay.
I'm the one
that eats poop.
Dung beetle.
Yay.
Still following. Looks like she's heading out of town.
PARKER: We're right behind you.
(phone ringing)
LIAM: Mom, the phone keeps ringing.
She's still not picking up.
All right, we got to make a move.
What are you thinking?
There's kids on board. We got to take it easy.
We can't use road spikes, we can't ram them.
We got to do a rolling roadblock.
Eddie, she's got a weapon in the car.
She's driving under stress. She's volatile.
We start crowding her... She's not talking, boss.
It's time to make a move.
Spike, Spike,
the make of her car-- any chance she's got one of those
onboard emergency communications systems?
Checking, checking...
Do I get to say "bingo"?
Only if it's a yes. Bingo.
Awesome.
Let's make this happen.
What about the one that can fly, crawl and swim?
Mommy, where are we going?
Remember how you guys said
you'd really, really love to see Ireland?
Yay!
Ha, so we're gonna drive a little bit,
and then we're gonna get on a big airplane.
(electronic chirp)
PARKER: Helen Mitchell?
Hi. My name is Gregory Parker.
I was trying to reach you on your cell.
Can you hear me all right?
Hi, Liam, hi, Alice.
You guys doing okay?
We're fine.
They're fine.
It's kind of funny, huh?
A voice coming out of the car.
It's actually a security feature in case people need help,
and I'm a policeman.
We're going to Ireland.
You are?
It's so beautiful there. It's so beautiful there.
Helen, do you think you can pull over so we can talk a little?
(sighs)
No. leave us alone.
(engine revving)
Helen, Helen, I'm just thinking of everybody's safety here.
You think you can slow it down? LIAM: Mom, I'm scared.
All right, Eddie, let's go for the rolling roadblock.
Jules, move in front.
Leah, get the side. I'll take the rear. Copy that.
Uniforms are now diverting traffic.
Copy that.
(tires squealing)
Mommy.
It's okay.
LIAM: But there's police cars.
Everything's going to be all right.
(electronic chirp)
PARKER: Helen, it's Greg again. I just want you to know
what we're doing so you guys aren't worried, all right?
Everything's okay.
These cars are just going to help you slow down safely.
Nobody's in trouble, all right?
Jules, I'm closing 15 feet.
ED: Start decelerating.
It's okay.
Let's tighten it up.
ED: Decelerate.
(siren wails)
(sirens wailing)
Come on, come on. Hi, Helen.
Get out, get out.
Stay away from us! Come on.
I'm Greg. Hi.
HELEN: It's okay. It's okay.
PARKER: Hi, Liam.
Hi, Alice.
How are you guys?
I'm the man who was talking to your mom in the car earlier.
ED: Boss, you need a shield.
Mommy.
What are you doing? Why do you have a gun?
How you guys doing?
I'm scared, Mommy.
Boss, wait for the shield.
She thinks the system's against her, Ed.
She needs to see some trust.
It's not... It's a mistake.
But I know you got my back.
Right. Good, Eddie. I'm good.
Stay close to me.
(panicked gasp)
That gun comes up...
I have to take the shot.
HELEN: Nobody's going to hurt you.
I won't let anybody hurt you, okay?
Helen?
Look at me, Helen.
Look at me.
I'm going to put this down.
Okay? So we can talk.
ED: Boss...
You don't want to do that.
Think you can do the same for me?
Please?
No.
What does she think she's going to do?
She's not thinking. That's the problem.
How do you reach a person who's gone primal mother bear?
Through her cubs.
It's okay.
You can just...
Just try to keep it down.
How's that?
Hey, guys.
I know your mom loves you more than anything.
You know how I know that?
Because of everything she's done today.
She's a smart lady.
I'll bet you
she's taught you to never talk to strangers.
You're not a stranger. You're a policeman.
Yeah, that's right. I am.
Just let us go.
Let us through.
I could do that, I guess.
I'm not really sure where things go after that, though, so...
You probably won't get through the border.
Even with those documents that Amanda made for you.
The airport, then.
Mom's told you a lot about Ireland, huh?
I've been there once.
You know what they say about Ireland? It's true.
It's really, really green.
And your mom wants to take you there
because she wants you guys to be able
to stay together, right?
They need me.
I know.
But let's say you guys got on that plane today.
You'll never be able to come back.
You know that, right?
Mom, what about Daddy?
It's not right.
He lied to them.
He told them I was malicious, unfit,
irresponsible!
You sure it wasn't just his lawyer doing his job?
I mean, the way he talks about you...
I'm not convinced
he believed it himself.
But then why...
'Cause he loves you?
And when he lost you, he got angry
and he felt helpless and no one wants to feel that way.
No one wants to have their kids taken away from them.
People go to extremes for something they love, right?
Helen?
Yeah.
Okay, let's get the dad out.
Let them see him.
I hear you.
It's okay, kids. It's all right.
No one's going to hurt you.
No one's going to hurt your mom.
It's going to be okay.
I promise, it's all going to be okay.
Daddy! Daddy!
ALICE: Daddy!
No! Wait!
Helen, listen to me.
You haven't hurt anyone. You haven't
threatened anyone, and that's good.
It means you'll be with your kids again
sooner rather than later.
But if you raise that gun right now, everything changes.
So, please, please just put the gun down.
(sobbing)
Don't you dare.
Don't make me go there.
Donald.
What happened? What have you done?
I thought I was losing the kids.
Losing you.
(sobs)
What have we done?
Thank you, Helen.
What have we done?
It's okay.
¶ We get lost in pursuit of glory ¶
¶ And find ourselves lost in the night ¶
¶ Ego has no intuition ¶
¶ We need headlines every night, yeah ¶
¶ Those mistakes you made don't make you half a man ¶
¶ There is weakness where there's pride ¶
¶ A broken heart don't mean... ¶
Hey, that's great. Thank you.
They'll be able to stay with her sister Colleen.
When kids are involved, it's hard to see straight.
It affects your judgment.
Yeah. Yeah, I hope like hell they get a second chance.
WOMAN: Yeah, that sounds great. See you tomorrow.
I'm talking about you here, Greg.
What are you saying?
You were thinking about your kid out there.
My choices were appropriate.
Your choices were dangerous.
You know what, Eddie?
All the calls have an element of risk.
You want me to watch your back.
Boss, this is me watching your back.
I'm just saying.
¶ And there is weakness where there's pride ¶
¶ A broken heart don't mean a broken girl within ¶
¶ It's not a sin to start again ¶
¶ Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa ¶
¶ Ooh ¶ ¶ Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa ¶
¶ Whoa, whoa, whoa. ¶
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