[rain pattering]
[thunder rumbling]
[door opens]
-meagan. -Not a school day.
Oh, good morning to you, too. Come on, come on, come on.
We overslept. Kayla and olivia are gonna be here any minute.
Mom, why do I have to get stuck with olivia again?
Why do you hate hanging out with your little cousin so much?
It's not even hanging out, it's more like babysitting.
And she's seven years old.
Oh! Well, that's perfect.
With all that experience, I can hire you out as a babysitter.
-Really? -I could use the money.
-[scoffs] mom! -Come on, let's go. Out!
[kayla] sis, we're here.
[laughter]
hey...
-Aunt jada! -Hey, little one.
Olivia, meagan is dying to see you.
She's upstairs. Go on.
[olivia] meagan, I'm here.
Hey, sis.
What's going on? You look tired.
Now you know what you looked like when
you and terrell got divorced.
Damn, it's that kind of morning.
Just be glad that I'm movin' in to my new place.
Otherwise I might just move in here with you.
Oh, no, no, no, that settles it.
Meagan and I will come to your place and help your unpack.
Tsk. No, for real, I got it all under control.
I'mma make everything real nice for olivia.
A real ta-da moment.
I'm gonna surprise her.
What're you doin'? You know you can't smoke that in the house.
You really gonna just ruin my one little ounce of fun?
Come on, look at us, we are two single moms
makin' things happen.
You know what we should do?
We should go on some dating sites,
switch off and compare guys
like we used to do in high school.
-[kayla laughing] -yeah.
That's the last thing I need.
Look at how well that turned out for us.
Why did we get married, again?
You got married because of that fireman's uniform.
Don't let warren dump all of
the parenting responsibilities on you.
Why don't you go be me and you tell that to warren?
He's reasonable, you know, you just need to talk to him.
That's how this thing works.
It's not about you or him, it's about olivia.
How's the job-hunt going?
You know, it's all right.
References, background checks, everything's online.
Some computer has decided my fate.
What I need is a real-life interview.
All someone needs to see is my winning personality.
Uh-huh, it's not a beauty pageant.
Well, speakin' of work, um...
You got some money I could hold?
-Kayla. -Jada.
You know I wouldn't ask you if I didn't need it.
-It's for my new place. -How much?
-Two thousand. -Two thousand?
Look, it's for the first and last month on the apartment,
just until warren's check comes in. I'mma pay you right back.
-I get his check on Friday. -Okay, wait, wait. Look.
How did you even get into the apartment without a deposit?
The manager helped us out.
You know, she was once a single mom.
And I promised I would pay her back... Today.
Kayla, how do you get yourself into these situations?
Asking you was hard enough as it is, okay, jada?
Don't make me feel bad about where I'm at right now.
I'm trying.
I'm doing much better than I have been in a long, long time.
You're my older sister, you're supposed to look out for me.
You're actually gonna pull the
I'm-older-than-you- by-97-seconds card?
I'mma pay you back! I promise.
I know things look bumpy right now...
But things are gonna get better.
[paper rustling]
this is the last time.
I love the way you look out for me, sis.
[jada] hm.
[rain pattering]
I'll come drop her off tomorrow.
Nah. I'mma pick her up.
It's not gonna take me that long to put her room together.
And I put her little dolly in her backpack.
For the record, I'm puttin' it back.
Don't flake out on me again, okay?
I have a lot of work to do on Monday.
I'll be back. I swear.
Bye, sis.
See you tomorrow.
[meagan] mom, I'm gonna be late for school.
[sighs] we need all these consolidated and compared
against the previous years' returns.
I need this done at no later than a week from Friday.
But the sooner, the better.
-Obviously. -Okay.
Client's construction loan depends on this.
Thank you again.
You don't have to thank me for anything.
You've been great, and it was time we rewarded you
for your hard work.
[line ringing]
[automated message] hey, it's kayla.
You know what to do.
Kayla, where are you?
You said you were gonna be here this morning.
Just call me.
[terrell] all right, who's ready for school?
-Hey, dad! -Hi, kiddo.
Olivia! What a nice surprise!
On a school day.
I thought we agreed we weren't gonna allow bad influences
around our daughter.
She's seven years-old, terrell, she can hardly be
considered a bad influence.
You and I both know I wasn't talking about olivia.
What'd she do, come in here, dump her kid,
ask for money and take off again?
She's my sister. I'm not turning her away.
Now, don't-don't, don't turn this around, okay?
She's not helpless, and I don't want her
dumping her .... On you and my daughter.
Your daughter? Don't you mean to say our daughter?
-Did you call warren? -No.
I don't want to worry him if I don't have to.
You might not have a choice.
Hi, ma'am.
[dog barking]
[knocking on door]
[dog barking]
kayla.
Damn it!
I can't believe you're doing this again.
[radio turns off]
[sighs]
[jada] okay, ladies.
[jada sighs]
[olivia] daddy, daddy, I'm home.
[engine revving]
-[dog barking] -[jada] oh, olivia.
It's your dad.
Go, go say hi.
[olivia giggles]
-daddy! -Whoa!
Oh! Hi!
Where's mommy?
Oh, sweetheart, you know mommy has her own house now.
-Remember? -Take me there.
Uh, come on, olivia, I-I...
Uh, daddy has to go back to work.
I just came home to get some clean clothes.
I'm only stayin' for a minute.
Where's kayla? She's avoiding me.
And she hasn't answered my calls or texts.
Join the club.
When was the last time you saw her?
About a week ago, when she came and got the last of her stuff.
I've had olivia since Saturday morning.
Why didn't you call me sooner?
Okay. Hey, why don't you go play with your cousin, okay?
Come on, olivia, let's go.
Well, thank you for watching olivia.
She needs her daddy.
I know. I can't.
I-I just came home to get some clean clothes.
I gotta head back to the station.
I'm on double shifts till the end of the month.
I told kayla all of this.
You think she's okay?
I-I know she has her moments,
but, I don't know, this feels different.
-I tried talking to her. -Oh. Well, good luck with that.
Kayla only does what kayla wants to do.
-What about gary? Tried him? -No, not yet.
Hm, well the two of them are probably off on a bender.
-You don't know that. -Oh, come on.
That guy is bad news.
Even if she claims she's in love with him.
I'm sorry, warren.
Well, she put us both in a tight spot.
You're doing me a huge favor.
-Oh. -A pizza.
It's the least I can do. Thanks, jay.
Hell, you know kayla, she'll show up in a day or two,
all apologies and promises for the next time.
I don't know if I have another next time in me.
Hm.
You call me when she reaches out, okay?
Same to you.
Hm?
[line ringing]
[automated message] hey, you've reached gary.
I can't come to the phone right now. Leave a message.
Gary, it's jada, kayla's sister. Uh, is she there with you?
Could you just have her call me back, asap?
Is that my mom?
Oh, no.
When is she coming to get me?
Well, your mommy is working extra hard
to make your home perfect for you.
I'm not supposed to tell you this 'cause it's a surprise.
But she's painting your room your favorite color.
-Yellow? -[jada] that's right.
Can I leave her a message?
Of course.
[automated message] hey, it's kayla.
You know what to do.
Here.
Hey, mom, I got an a on my spelling test today.
Michelle tolliver was bugging me again.
I told her to knock it off or I'll tell ms. Wayne,
just like you told me to.
When are you coming to get me? I miss you, mom.
[indistinct chatter]
uncuff him.
I don't wanna see you back in here, you understand?
And don't think I'm not gonna call in that favor.
-You owe me. -Yeah, no .... I do.
Ms. Stallworth. Detective hill.
-Jada. -Come back here with me.
Um, when was the last time you saw your sister?
Saturday morning, when she dropped her daughter off.
Today is Thursday.
You waited five days to come in here?
I wasn't sure.
Or maybe you thought she might be into something
you don't want the cops to know nothin' about?
No, I don't know what you mean.
Does kayla take off a lot?
N-never, never for so long.
Um, not when I have her daughter.
But she does take off.
I mean, some-sometimes in the past,
just for a couple of days,
but I always hear from her.
Mm-hmm. And what about her daughter?
Do you have her still?
Y-yes, um, warren's schedule is stacked,
so, you know, she's still with me.
Who's warren?
Uh, her father.
I'm detective nichols.
-Hi, nice to meet you. -Please, sit.
Um, that's her father, uh, warren davis.
That's kayla's ex, or soon to be ex.
They're getting a divorce.
No, no, I-it's nothing like that, they're friendly.
I mean, I guess I-I shouldn't say friendly, exactly.
But everything's okay.
Um, you can talk with him if you need to.
I will give you his number.
Is there anywhere else she could be?
She has a new boyfriend, um, gary burton.
You don't like him.
He can be a bad influence.
She's been going out a lot lately.
Alcohol? Gambling? Drugs?
-Drugs. -That was in the past.
You know, kayla used to have drug issues in the past.
-So she could've relapsed. -No! No!
She wouldn't do that, she has been clean for two years.
She wouldn't go back.
Kayla's a good person.
We had a rough time growing up, okay,
o-our parents died in a car crash when we were young,
and, uh, kayla had a hard time. You know, it was a hard time.
[hill] were there any thoughts
or signs of suicide?
No! Never. She would never do that.
Not to olivia.
I wrote her a check that morning,
and she hasn't cashed it yet.
Oh. We'll check her accounts, her apartment.
How much was the check for?
Two-thousand dollars.
[whistles] wow. You're a nice sister.
Kayla's a good person.
She's a wonderful mother.
She's my best friend.
When someone goes missing,
it's hard for the people closest to them
to see what went wrong. And that's where we come in.
If something happened to kayla,
we're gonna do our best to figure it out.
But I've learned through a lot of these cases
that sometimes, most of the time,
the person doesn't wanna come home.
What makes you think kayla's using again?
Her new boyfriend's a junkie ass-wipe.
Gary burton?
Were drugs a problem in the marriage?
Off and on.
Uh, she's been clear for a few years now.
She had a-a friend who od'd, uh, knocked some sense into her.
For a little while, anyway.
Who filed for divorce?
-Kayla. -Don't you hate that?
Oh, our marriage was over a long time ago.
This is just a formality.
Jada said that, uh, divorce has been amicable.
Yeah, we're both trying for olivia.
You know of anyone who'd wanna hurt kayla?
Not off hand.
When was the last time you saw her?
Uh, it's been about two weeks now.
Look, she's a irresponsible mother,
and, yeah, we might not be husband and wife anymore.
-But I would never hurt her. -Did I say you did?
Just let me know what you need from me
to help find her.
[door opens]
[sniffing]
[sobbing]
[indistinct chatter]
it just sent over kayla's voice mails.
And no one matching her description has turned up
at any of the local hospitals or the morgue.
[joyce] kayla, it's joyce. I'm just checking in.
Is everything okay? Give me a call.
Let me know everything's all right, please?
[jada] kayla, where are you? You were supposed
to be here this morning. Turn that down!
-Where are you? Call me! -That's jada.
[man] you goddamn bitch! When I see you again...
[warren] hey, it's warren.
Jada came by the house looking for you today.
Everything okay? Give me a call.
Have we got any, um, surveillance footage
from the apartment yet?
Mn-mn.
Warren davis' financials don't raise any flags.
No unusual debt, sudden spending sprees.
He has a modest life-insurance policy through work
and no policy on kayla.
Hm.
Anything pop on the sister?
Minor debt. Nothing major.
I have a joyce for you in room a.
Thank you.
[hill] thank you for coming. Leave the door open.
This isn't an interrogation.
Um, is kayla okay?
How would you describe kayla's relationship with her husband?
They were good together.
Sonny and cher good? You're too young.
Barack and michelle good?
Well, early on.
But then I think warren got kind of fed up.
Kayla started going out a lot. Hooked up with gary.
She hooked up with gary before they separated?
[joyce] I guess.
I...
You know what, I-I'm not sure.
M-maybe I'm, uh, remembering it wrong.
When was the last time you saw kayla?
Maybe about... Two months ago.
Wow. Wow.
That's a long time for such a good friend.
Yeah, well, you, uh, add kids in the mix,
and hanging out with your friends gets hard.
No matter how close you are.
You left a message for her. You sounded very concerned.
Was there something in particular?
Mn-mn.
I told her I couldn't watch olivia all the time,
just for her to get drunk and dance and party.
-[cell phone chimes] -she didn't take that well.
Mm.
Excuse us.
They found gary the boyfriend.
Three guesses where he is.
[hill] we just talked to gary.
He's been in jail since Friday the 9th,
the night before kayla dropped off olivia,
for a dui he blames kayla for.
Left a nasty message.
Claims they had a fight that night
and he hasn't heard from her since.
-He could be lying. -[hill] could be.
-But you don't think so? -[hill] no, I don't think so.
You haven't seen your sister since when?
Two weeks. But you know that.
[hill] but you've been to her apartment.
-[jada] sure, I guess. -You have a key?
[hill] did she give you that key?
Huh?
What is this?
Is this what you've been doing?
You're supposed to be trying to find my sister.
Trying to find your sister is exactly what we are doing,
mrs. Stallworth.
Now, do you wanna tell us what you're doing
sneaking into her apartment,
when she obviously gave you a key?
This is crazy! What are you insinuating?
Oh, this is some bull....!
No, no, no, this is a waste of time. You've done nothing.
I thought you were helping my sister.
Please, you know what? You just get out!
We found kayla's car, it was towed Friday night
on the corner of 4th and 52nd.
It was parked across from a nightclub called diamond sky.
Okay, so what now?
Well, there's no evidence of foul play.
Of course, we'll run all the tests, blood, dna,
drugs, semen.
The good news is we have the last location for her.
[hill] it's a start.
We do do our jobs.
Just takes a little time.
Now we head to that club and start asking questions.
[traffic bustling]
[indistinct chatter]
[ron] here you go.
No, I'm good.
About time you gave me some attention.
Excuse me?
What? You supposed to be somebody?
[chuckling]
-you gonna act like that, kayla? -No, I'm not--
I mean, new year's you drank all my champagne.
I've been trying to catch up with you ever since.
[meagan] mommy. Mommy.
-Not-- -do we get to stay home today?
Wait. Oh, my god!
Okay.
[line ringing]
-did you make your lunch? -Yeah.
Yeah? Okay.
Hi, eleanor.
Yes, I'm on my way.
You know, my daughter, she was, um, up all night, sick.
-No, I wasn't. -Shh!
Oh, thank you. I will see you soon.
Bye.
Okay.
Get your shoes on, grab olivia. Come on, we're late.
We gotta go. Hurry, hurry, hurry.
Did you have the stats for the northfield project?
I will get those to you this afternoon.
-I need that report, jada. -I know, I know. I'm sorry.
I'll get it done.
[telephone ringing]
[inaudible]
[jada on phone] detective hill. It's jada. Calling for an--
ms. Stallworth, we don't have anything new to tell you.
And I know it doesn't look like it, but we are working.
We have to find out
what kayla was doing, what she was feeling,
recreate her steps.
We have a 48-hour window
from when you saw kayla on Saturday
till Monday when we found her car towed.
[hill] it's my job to shorten that window,
to create a timeline.
I have to talk to people,
put pieces of the puzzle together.
You know, I can't just sit here and do nothing.
It's driving me crazy, so, um...
What can I do? How can I help?
Take care of your kid and your niece.
[traffic bustling]
need a light?
Kayla.
I'm sorry.
We know each other, don't we?
See you inside.
....
[upbeat music]
hey.
[hector] hey.
Hey.
[hector] haven't seen you here in a while.
Yeah. Like, what's it been, a week?
What am I, a calendar?
Hey, mike, get her a drink.
How was roger's birthday?
It was cool.
Yeah? I heard you were feeling no pain.
Bump?
You know, I gotta pee in a cup.
Oh! Who's got clean urine?
[laughs] nobody in this joint.
[laughing]
hey, mike. Roger around?
No. Not since his little birthday blowout.
Man, I was so wasted. I can't remember a thing!
Well, that's a damn shame, 'cause I remember it.
Hell, the whole damn bar remembers.
Yeah? Damn, it was like that?
Well, it's good for business.
Hey, how was, uh, diamond sky?
It was cool. I mean, actually it was a blur.
Fill me in.
[chuckles]
aw, man.
-Did I leave my purse here? -No. Hasn't shown up.
I must've left it at diamond sky.
Damn! It's got all my .... In it.
Come on, help me out, tell me when it was.
Sunday, about three weeks back.
-Three weeks back, Sunday. -[mike] yeah.
Yeah. Thanks.
[upbeat music]
got a lot of nerve comin' up in here, girl.
Where my money?
-Uh, I-I'll get it to you? -Stop playin'.
I gave you enough time to figure that .... Out.
Listen! Shh, shh! Hear that?
-The clock is tickin'. -What do I owe you?
You don't know how much you owe me?
Better stop with them ...Damn games.
2k. 2k. I'm gonna, I'm gonna get it for you.
You're a real bold one for clicking your heels up in here,
let me tell you that much.
But I done ran out of patience, kayla.
So that mean your stupid ass ran out of time.
If I don't have my money in the next 48 hours...
Don't make me finish that thought.
-[clicks tongue] -[breathing heavily]
[jada] uh, she was at the pit stop for some party
for some guy named roger.
And then after that she went to diamond sky
and had an argument with coogi.
Now, rochelle knows what happened,
but d-roc and payne--
[hill] whoa, whoa, whoa.
Jada, take a moment.
You know, your 48-hour timeline,
I cut it down to 24.
She was at the pit stop on Sunday
for a birthday party for a guy named roger.
And then she went to diamond sky--
and you know all of this how?
[jada] I got dressed up in kayla's clothes.
-And I went to buckhead. -You did what?
Well, that's a great way to get yourself killed.
-You needed a timeline. -Yeah, for when you go missing.
You know what you're doing?
You're tampering with
an ongoing missing person case.
Dressing up, impersonating the person that's missing
is gonna ruin any chance we had
at finding out what happened to her.
And I can arrest you for impeding an investigation.
You don't get to write her off.
You got somethin' to say?
I don't think you're taking this investigation seriously.
I think you need to go home.
You said it yourself.
People shut down when they see cops, okay?
They're talking to me! I'm willing to do whatever it takes.
-What are you willing to do? -My job.
I'm willing to do my job, and I suggest
you go to your office and do yours,
because you make a very dangerous
and negligent detective.
My sister is in trouble! I can feel it!
So I'm gonna do whatever it takes. You understand?
You got to admit, she's got a set on her.
Yeah, but if somebody did do something to her sister,
she's settin' herself up as a target.
[upbeat music]
look, look, if you remember anything,
you call me at that number, okay?
[indistinct chatter]
[woman gasps]
[giggling, squealing]
damn, girl, where you been?
Yeah, it feels like forever, right, girl?
Girl! Oh! You ready to party?
After roger's birthday,
filipo say we could come by anytime.
I was so wasted, you know, I don't even remember.
Like, tell me, what happened?
Well, some crazy-ass ....!
Filipo still talking about that night. Mm-hmm.
Why don't you call him, tell him to come on out?
You know, I'll, I'll buy us drinks.
Oh, yeah! And dinner and a movie, too?
-[laughs] come on, girl. -Seriously.
No, if filipo saw kayla that night...
[laughing]
you higher than me! Bitch, you is crazy, man!
Come on in, get some of this. Whoa, we better go, girl.
[ashley laughing]
better watch your step. You're in over your head.
I don't know who you think you're foolin',
but it ain't me.
Hey, mike. You know where filipo is tonight?
Who's filipo?
What the hell, kayla! You don't bail me out?
You just blow me off?
Gary!
Jay?
Outside! Come on! Outside!
-Mm-hmm-hmm. -Come on, let's go.
Good luck with that one.
[jada] come on. I'm not messin' with you.
[gary sighs]
you got my sister using again, didn't you?
Well, nobody can make your sister not do anything
she doesn't wanna do.
What the hell are you doing, jada?
[jada] I'm trying to find her.
She's been missing for weeks!
I guess that explains it.
What do you mean? When was the last time you saw her?
-Ask warren. -Warren?
Kayla and I were havin' a few drinks, you know,
hangin' out, and then warren bust in.
He's all pissed off, they have a ...Damn fight
and she leaves with him.
-When-when was this? -The night I got my dui.
It's her ...Damn fault!
-She was my ride! -Why didn't you just...
Why didn't you tell the cops all this?
You think I'm gonna get in the middle of their ....?
You know what, she, when she comes back,
you tell her we're done.
-[gasps] oh. -We need to talk, jada.
Um, I'll-I'll work through lunch.
It's been happening too often.
-I-I can stay late tonight. -No.
The absenteeism, the forgetfulness,
the missed deadlines...
I know that things,
that things are not going well, okay?
But I-I can get it back on track. I promise.
I'm very sorry.
I have no choice but to let you go.
No...
[doorbell ringing]
it's open.
[olivia] hey, aunty. [meagan] hey, mom.
We'll be in the backyard.
Girls are back.
I see that.
Hey, uh...
I really appreciate you watching after olivia.
[chuckles] what?
-You lied to me. -What are you talking about?
You said you hadn't seen kayla in a week.
You saw her the night before she dropped olivia off.
I had to hear that from gary?
Warren!
-What was I gonna say? -The truth!
The truth? Yeah.
That, uh, kayla was supposed to be home with olivia?
That instead, she was out partying
with her junkie boyfriend?
Again.
That I had to chase her down to some scumbag bar?
Again.
Yeah, I chased her down,
I told gary to get lost and I told her to get in an uber
and handle her responsibilities, to act like an adult for once.
You waited days, jada, days, to go to the police.
Don't pretend like you don't understand.
Of course, I do.
You didn't wanna get her in trouble, either.
So-so-so what? I-I should've told the police?
No.
But you should have told me.
I think she's dead.
Don't say that.
I just...
I miss her so much.
[bike engine revving]
you can try it.
[sighs]
hey, cutie pies. Y'all gonna let me help you out with your game?
The secret is...
Bend your knees.
[sighs]
shoot it, shoot it.
-I got it. -[gasps]
hey! Get the hell away from them!
Go! Go back!
What's wrong with you? Coming to my home?
I said 48 hours. And you know I don't play.
Look! This is all I have, okay? Okay, just take it.
What-what... What am I supposed to do with this?
[coogi] you, like, 19 short, shorty.
Just get the hell out of here.
-[whispers] go on. -Oh, you the sister, right?
Yeah, you gonna take all that make-up off,
come in here, put your little housewife clothes on...
Kayla got you picking up all her mess, right?
She is savage.
When was the last time you saw her?
What's going on?
I don't give a .... Who pay me.
I want my money.
Jada, what the hell is going on?
[indistinct chatter]
-what are you doing back? -I got jax to cover for me.
I was worried about you.
Why didn't you tell me any of this?
Because I knew you'd try to talk me out of it.
Yeah! You can get yourself killed, jada.
So I've heard.
You could get our daughter killed.
A drug dealer just left here.
Now look, I'm gonna get the money
and I'm gonna pay him back. He's not gonna come back.
This isn't just about him.
You got to stop going to these clubs.
You got to let the police do their job. Stay out of it.
I can't just sit around and wait, terrell.
It's not like I have a job anyway. I have the time.
You lost your job?
This is crazy.
I'm gonna shut all this down, now.
You're a mother and you have responsibilities.
Pay that guy off and shut all this down now.
Or we need to talk about who has custody of meagan.
[upbeat music]
hey.
Bring it up.
What happened after roger's birthday?
What are you talking about?
I can't remember. Just tell me what happened.
So nobody's got anything to say?
Cops came by here looking for you today.
Or should I say they were looking for kayla?
-[scoffs] -who the hell are you?
Are you an informant? A narc?
Okay, wait, wait, wait! Look, look. I'm-I'm....
I'm kayla's twin sister.
And she went missing. Okay?
Look, I know, I know she was at roger's birthday
and then, and she never came home. Okay?
Someone here knows something.
Y'all are supposed to be her friends!
Why can't you just tell me what happened?
Who is filipo? Huh?
I will never stop looking for her. You understand me?
Never! And I will find her.
God, so help me, if I have to bring the cops here
and bring them down on all of you, I will do it!
[knocking on door]
you just couldn't leave it alone, huh?
No...
You wanna know what happened to your sister?
Coming or what?
[rain pattering]
[jason] let's go.
[knocking on door]
yo, let's go. Filipo's in the back.
[upbeat music]
[baby bawling]
[filipo] your sister's missing.
She's good people.
You saw her the night of roger's party?
Was she looking to score? Did-did you give her drugs?
-I'm gonna call the police. -Ain't no one going to the cops.
You only here 'cause I like your sister.
Yeah? Well, if you like her so much...
Then why didn't you tell anybody when you heard she was missing?
[jada] what the hell is wrong with you?
She's a mother.
She's got a beautiful little girl at home
who loves her and depends on her.
Please...
Tell me what happened.
Said he was her husband.
Wait, warren was there?
Me and my girlfriend went to his place, with kayla.
And-and then what did you do?
Hung out.
Partied.
Kayla was acting kinda slow.
Didn't look right.
Not her usual self.
-What? -She got dosed.
Then what happened?
We left. She stayed.
Figured she'd sleep it off.
So you knew kayla was drugged,
then you heard she went missing, and you didn't say anything.
Hey, I'm telling you now.
Our business is done. Get your ass up out of here.
[man] let's go.
[doorknob rattles]
[door creaking]
[floorboard creaking]
[gasps] the check I gave kayla.
[car approaching]
[car door shuts]
[door opens]
[toilet flushing]
[clatters]
[floorboard creaking]
[clattering]
[warren sniffles, sighs]
[slurps]
[sighs]
[exhales sharply]
[telephone ringing]
[warren sighs]
[warren] hello?
No. Just home for a bit. Forgot my wallet.
I'm fine, mom.
Yeah. Olivia's fine, too.
With jada.
Mom, I'm not happy about it either,
but I don't have much of a choice,
not while I'm working these doubles.
[sighs] thinking about transferring to phoenix,
taking olivia with me.
Yeah, mom, you're coming, too.
Look, you gotta let me go. I got to get back to the station.
Okay. Bye.
[door opens]
-[door shuts] -[breathing heavily]
[car engine starts]
[engine revving]
[breathing heavily]
[terrell] the kids are coming with me, jada.
I was right.
[clatters]
I found it at warren's place.
-Holy ..... -All this time.
He lives right there.
We've gotta go to the police.
What do you mean, "we?"
I'm coming with you, okay?
Okay? Hey, hey, hey, it's okay.
[sniffles] are the girls asleep?
Don't worry about them, it's okay.
I'll call the babysitter and make sure they can come.
-[whispers] baby. Baby? -[sobbing] what did he do?
[whispers] baby... Babe.
[jada sobbing]
[nichols] middle of the night, jada.
So, what's the news?
[hill] here you go, jada.
[terrell] it's okay, babe.
So now can you tell us what you saw?
I hid under the desk
and I found the check that I wrote to kayla...
In his drawer.
This proves that he saw her after she left me.
He's lying!
Let's search the place.
I'm sorry, jada. We need a warrant first.
Give us 24 hours.
[car engine rumbling]
[terrell] this is a bad idea.
Jada?
Jada!
Come or go.
Let's wait.
We don't know what we may find.
I don't want warren destroying anything
while we wait for those detectives to get a warrant.
[jada] we're in!
[sighs]
[rattling]
[gasps]
terrell.
Terrell?
Terrell? Terrell?
Terrell! Terrell!
Terrell. Here.
[sobbing]
[sobbing] she's...
[sobbing]
[jada sobbing]
this is your proof. Go arrest him!
Damn it, jada, you were told to stand down.
I am two seconds away from arresting you
for interfering with an investigation.
You are just mad
because I am doing your job, okay,
and I'm finding things that you didn't!
A bloody piece of fabric is not enough to get an arrest warrant.
[terrell] what more do you need?
That's kayla's blood!
This is just one case to you. Just some other case. Right?
Just one more loose end before you retire
to some beach in florida.
She does not care about finding kayla, okay?
-She never did. -All right, all right.
You're just doing what you need to do to get by
so you can pass her off to someone else.
Don't you dare.
I put a hundred percent into any case I work.
No shortcuts, no passing the buck.
[hill] you don't think I know how you're feeling,
what you're going through?
This picture was taken in california
15 years ago.
That's the last time I saw my wife.
She was on some team-building retreat.
She called me the day that photo was taken,
and no one saw her after that night.
That's why I haven't retired,
'cause I'm not giving up on searching for her
and I'm not giving up on your sister.
I understand the helplessness,
the frustration.
I know it doesn't feel like justice.
But we're gonna catch that son of a bitch.
I'm not gonna stop until we do.
And when we do, we have to keep him caught.
I need you to listen to me carefully.
No more running around playing vigilante,
no more dressing up.
I need you to stand down and stand back
and let us do our jobs.
I'm serious, jada.
We'll test the blood.
I know you don't wanna hear this,
but detective hill's right.
You have to back off and let them do their job.
It's not good for you, it's not good for our daughter or us.
I want them to do their job.
[sobbing] terrell, I'm exhausted.
Do you want me to come in?
Hey.
I'm o... I'm okay.
Really. Really.
Okay. Promise me you'll get some sleep.
I promise.
[door shuts]
[door creaking]
[sighs]
[groans]
kayla.
What the hell are you doing here?
-I just need-- -please.
Tell me, enlighten me, what do you need?
Hey, you can just show up, after all these weeks?
Just like that?
I need help, warren.
[warren] you always need something.
You know, your daughter needs her mother.
Yeah, I, I miss her.
Your sister... Has cops looking for you.
She's convinced you're dead.
I need money.
[telephone ringing]
-hill. -Detective.
Um, jada's not home.
I dropped her off earlier, uh, she said she was going to bed.
But I'm here now, and, uh, she's not here.
I'm afraid she's gone to warren's.
I'm headed there now.
Heard about the $2,000.
Yeah, it wasn't enough. I mean...
I don't know what I'm gonna do.
I need help.
[warren] come here, baby. Dance with me.
Come on, like we used to.
No, I don't. Look...
This, this isn't what I came here for.
Isn't it?
You-you know, coogi, he says that--
I-I should have let him handle it.
Wait, what did you just say?
-Answer me. -[sighs]
nothing. I didn't say anything.
[grunts]
my sister was right.
You're nothing but a piece of trash.
You really wanna go there?
You really wanna start throwing those stones,
talking about who broke whose promises?
Who put who out in the cold?
What did you mean when you said
you should have let him handle it?
Well, if I had left well enough alone,
coogi would have taken care of everything.
Either that, or the needle would have killed your sister.
I can't believe you broke in here.
[gasps]
this? Hm, here.
-[cell phone clatters] -[water running]
[warren sighs]
-you bastard. -[scoffs]
you killed her?
[yells] look at me!
What are you gonna do, jada? Go to the police?
What proof do you have?
Oh. Is this what you want?
Oh, no, no, no. Uh-uh.
[breathing heavily]
[siren wailing]
-[knocking on door] -[gasps]
[siren wailing]
oh, she's crazy! She attacked me!
She broke into my house, pretending to be my wife!
He did it. He confessed to killing kayla.
-You tell detective hill that. -Yes, ma'am.
[warren] she's the criminal. She's crazy.
[hill] so let me paint the picture.
A jealous husband hates the idea
of losing control of his wife so much
that when she finally got the courage to leave him,
he kills her.
[scoffs] now you're just making stuff up.
I mean, even I've seen enough episodes of law & order
to know you got nothing.
Where's the body?
I mean, who, who says she's even dead?
Here's the truth.
Kayla is an absentee mother,
a drug addict, who hangs out in bars with junkies and lowlifes.
We have eyewitness testimony
that you were getting physically abusive.
Are there any hospital records?
I mean, you guys are the cops. Are there any police reports?
Dna results should be in in a couple of days.
That, and jada's statement should be enough
for a jury to convict.
Of what? That my wife slept in our bed?
[scoffs] a little blood at that time of the month?
[scoffs]
there's way too much blood for that time of the month.
Hm.
Either arrest me and get me a lawyer...
Or I'm due back at the station.
Sit tight.
[door opens]
he's right, we can't hold him much longer
without contacting his lawyer.
You and I both know there is enough blood
on that mattress to--
I agree, but right now
it's his word against her word.
We need those dna results back.
You get your wish. Call your lawyer.
[thunder rumbling]
[car honking]
[thunder rumbling]
[door shuts]
[thunder rumbling]
-[door opens] -[gasps]
-[door shuts] -warren.
They let you go?
My lawyer got me out with a phone call.
Look, you-you-you leave, and I won't call the police.
Oh, well, I'm not going anywhere without olivia.
All I wanted is my family.
I earned that. I worked hard for that.
[jada] the why'd you kill my sister?
-Kayla just... -Answer me!
I mean, she, she did her best to ruin that.
Drugs and-and partying and a-anyone
who would offer her either.
When I said I loved her...
I meant it.
And we, we were supposed to work, y-you know,
we-we-we were sup... Supposed to be forever.
She owed me.
I pulled her out of the gutter even when you couldn't save her.
And I did. I-I, I-I gave her everything.
I-I, I even gave her the money
to continue her disgusting habits.
And how does she repay me?
You don't threaten a man.
You don't disrespect a man,
not in his own home.
You-you made a vow.
Till death do us part.
-You are mine. -[gasps] no! No!
[both grunting]
[choking]
[groaning]
[door opens]
[jada choking]
-[olivia] daddy! -[grunts]
[warren] olivia!
[glass shatters]
-[breathing heavily] -[warren groans]
get back! Go back upstairs!
[siren wailing]
[warren] no, this is bull....!
-She's crazy! -[indistinct radio chatter]
[hill] it's over, jada. We got him.
There's no way he isn't locked up.
He's going away for attempted murder.
[thunder rumbling]
the girls asleep?
Washed, brushed and put away clean.
When are you going out of town?
I'm not.
Quitting the road. For good this time.
They offered me a desk job at the label, and I'm taking it.
There's too much going on. And I wanna be around my girls.
I'm sorry about everything, okay? I...
Don't be. Okay?
I'll be right here until you fall asleep.
[whispers] thank you.
[indistinct chatter]
[inmate 1] three months. [inmate 2] where?
[inmate 1] here. Three months.
All I need is some pregnant kid
waitin' on me when I get home.
I don't even know what...
-Hey. -Can I help you?
This is the guy I was telling you about.
So, uh, you can help me with my problem?
If the money's right, my people can do whatever you need.
Well, I can't have her testify.
How do you want it done?
Well, as long as there's no body,
I really don't give a .... How it's done.
I need it done soon.
[keys jangling]
[man] warren, somebody here to see you.
Expecting your lawyer?
What do you want?
You know, I was always so upset,
always so worried about kayla...
Who she was with,
what her drug of choice was for the week.
I thought you were good for her,
grounded her.
It never crossed my mind she was doing all of that
to escape you.
Kayla was a junkie whore long before I met her.
The outcome would have been the same regardless.
She had it coming.
Well, at least you can't hurt her anymore...
Or olivia.
No, olivia is my daughter.
And when I get out of here, you are never
going to be allowed near her.
You are never getting out of here, you son of a bitch.
You are gonna rot in here
for the rest of your miserable life.
[breathing heavily]
[meagan] seven, eight,
nine, ten.
[jada] olivia? Where is she?
-Here I am! -[jada gasps]
here you are! Ah, there you are!
Oh! Darling.
All right, why don't you guys take a break from hide and seek?
And let's go make some pancakes.
I want pancakes! Pancakes! Pancakes!
-Butter and syrup, right? -[meagan] yeah.
-Who's gonna hold the big spoon? -[meagan] um, me.
[jada] who's not going to make a mess?
[meagan and olivia] me! [jada] yeah, right.
[instrumental music]