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No. He saw something down in the street. Whatd he see . Two men, pulled up in a car. What kind of car . It was a dark sedan, four doors. And i guess he changed his mind. He dropped his groceries and went back downstairs. What, to see the men . Yeah. They talked for, like, a minute or two, and then he got in the car. Did he get in voluntarily, or did they force him in . sighs ii couldnt tell. sighs hey, buddy . Oh, hey, flo. You want to see something cool . Snapshot, from progressive. My Insurance Company told me not to talk to people like you. You always do what they tell you . No. Try it, and see what your good driving can save you. You dont even have to switch. Unless youre scared. Im not scared, its. You know we can still see you. No, you cant. Pretty sure we can. Try snapshot today no pressure. Lupus has many symptoms. Yet a survey suggests that half of americans living with lupus dont share all their symptoms with their doctor. They just put on a brave face. 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Oh, no, thanks, im good. You sure . Yeah. No, im great. Okay. So, uh, whos the guy . His names John Michaels. Hes 71 years old, recently retired from a Company Called farber billings insurance. He was a claims investigator. Worked in the same place for 38 years. A company man. Did two campaigns in korea. Got a couple of silver stars. So hes a war hero, too. Yeah. Any family . Divorced. Couple of grown daughters. Whats with the music . Uh. I dont know. Its been playing since i got here. Huh. End of his life, and this is all the guys got. Its sad. All the boxes. These his old files . I guess he didnt know what to do with them. Well, if he was a claims investigator, im sure he made a lot of enemies. I want to start here. Yeah, okay. Okay. Nothing so far. You know, its weird. The guys lived in that apartment for 12 years, yet nobody in the neighborhood recognizes him at all, let alone remembers him getting into that car. Yeah, well, keep looking. Somebodys got to know him. Wheres that bag of groceries . Taken to forensics. Why . Check for prints. The usual, but, uh. We do have photos. Right. Here. Great. sighs you know what i dont understand . Hmm . Why would a guy go shopping at a supermarket just before hes going to kill himself . Well, maybe he didnt know he was going to kill himself. Maybe. Maybe something happened on the way home from the market. Did we find the daughters . Mmmm. Were not showing any contact in recent phone records, but. We did find his exwife. Martha skagens. She lives out in larchmont. He called her twice last week on consecutive days, oneminute calls, probably messages. He got in the car with two men . Samantha according to an eyewitness, yes. And you dont know who they are . Wellwe were hoping that you could help us with that. I wouldnt know anything. I understand he called you a couple of times last week. What was that about . Left a couple of messages. Which you didnt return. Thats right. How long you been divorced . 21 years. If you dont mind me saying, it seems like an awful long time for you to hold a grudge. Hes a very selfish man. Well, come on, its got to be more than that. Whatd he do . Cheat on you . Thats just the tip of the iceberg, but yes. With his secretary, no less. Mrs. Skagens, uh, what exactly did he say on his messages . That he wanted to see me to talk, which i had no interest in, and then he showed up here. John . Its been a long time. You look like you havent been taking very good care of yourself. sighs look, i came here because there were some things that i wanted to say to you. Im not sure im interested in hearing them. Oh, for crying out loud, martha, im trying to apologize. Could you just listen . What do you have to apologize for . I wasnt much of a husband. I dont know why. I just couldnt do it. Well, if youre expecting me to forgive you now, its not gonna happen. I want to contact helen. How do i do that . I cant help you there. Last i heard from her was two years ago. She was living with some druggedup boyfriend in newark. Do you have a phone number . Its out of service. What about katherine . Would she know . She knows as much as i do. sighs you did well for yourself, martha. Its no great love affair, but. At least hes around. Yeah. You take care. Hadnt seen him in 16 years, and he comes all the way over here to say. That he wasnt much of husband. And helen is your daughter . Helen and katherine. Wheres katherine . Shes a lawyer in philadelphia, but i doubt if she has any idea where john is, either. All the same, id like her number, please. All right. Thank you. Mmhmm. You were really hard on her. Yeah, well, she was really hard on him. Well, sounds like he deserved it. Do i wish e old bastard was dead . You bet. Did i do something to him . No, i didnt. Where were you about two days ago, at 4 00 . His name is barry mashburn. His wife died about a year ago. She was burnt to death in a fire in their house. John michaels was the one who was investigating the Life Insurance claim. He denied payment. Why . An electrician went to their house a couple months before the fire and told mashburn that the house had electrical problems. Unfortunately, mashburn didnt do anything about it. Did he confront michaels . Yeah. Three weeks ago he went to farber billings. It almost came to blows. What kind of car does mashburn drive . He doesnt own one. As a matter of fact, hes bankrupt. He had to sell everything. Im checking to see if he rented a car, or if maybe one of his friends drives a dark sedan, okay . Okay. Hi. Hey. I may have a lead on what might have gotten michaels into trouble. Oh, yeah . Whats that . Well, last week or so, hes been hanging out quite a bit at a strip club in jersey. Spent thousands of dollars on his credit card. Sam and i are gonna go check it out. No. I want y to stay here and see if you can find his daughters. Ill take sam to the strip club. clucks tongue patrons chatting welcome to deja vu. Would you like a table . Yeah, sure. Right this way. Like a table . clears throat can i get you something to drink . Uh, yeah, scotch on the rocks. Ill just have a club soda, please. What are you doing . Just getting the lay of the land. Yeah. Hi, there. Hey. Are you interested in a dance . No, not just yet. Thank you. We could go upstairs to a private room. Ive got a special rate for couples. What do you think, hon . Uh, let me ask you a question. Have you ever seen this man before . Youre cops . Samantha fbi. Have you seen this man . Im sorry, i dont know anything. And, uh, i shouldnt be talking to you. Like i told you, i was just getting the lay of the land. Yeah, well, whoever that guy is over there, she seemed pretty scared of him. I think i know why John Michaels comes here all the time. Why . Thats his daughter. Emcee lets hear it for hope, the hot, the sexy hope. Next up, the beautiful destiny. 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I think its his job. Hmm . Well, according to his credit card, he was here the day he disappeared. What did he want . He was trying to save me. Im begging you. This is no life for you. Yeah, i dont think thats any of your business, okay . Yeah, it is my business. Im your father. Oh, little late for that, dont you think . Helen, please, come on. Youre smart. Youve always been smart. Okay, you dont need to do this. Hey, whats going on over there . Hey, i paid my time, all right . Just back off. Is that the guy thats got a leash around your neck . Yeah, hes my boyfriend. Hes your boyfriend . Yeah, he is. Hes your pimp. laughs please. Helen, listen to me. Ive changedverything. Ive set it up for you, okay . Ive set it up so that you could do whatever you want. groans you dont have to stay here. Hey, buddy get your hands off her i can get you out of here. Ive got it set up. Hey get your hands off. Why dont you just back off oh, my god. Okay, what the hell are you doing . Just back off. Get out just get out, okay . Listen to me. Look at me i want you out. I want you out of my life. There is nothing here. So just go. I dont want to see you anymore. Just get out of my life. Now, just wait. Im not coming get out get out theres nothing here stupid. sniffles freddy so, uh. Hope told you that . Never mind who told us what. Just answer the question. Look, i dont know what happened, all right . Crazy old bats walking around, waving a gun all over the place. No wonder he got himself into trouble. Well, according to the parking attendant, you followed him outside that day and had a few words with him. Want to share . Wanted to have a little chat with him. Tell him whats what. Hey old man. You got a problem . Lets deal with it now and not later. Thats my daughter youre screwing around with in there. laughs now i get it. You, uh, you think thats on me, right . Yeah. Yeah, well, let me tell you something. Every single girl i got in there . Major daddy complex. It all comes back to that. So, look, i dont know if you. If you banged her, if you beat her, or if you just left her. But whatever shes got going on, thats on you, my friend. Jack then three hours later, two guys show up to his apartment and shove him into a car that looks suspiciously like this one. Well, you know, the worlds made up of funny coincinces. Well, then i guess you wouldnt mind if we processed your car for prints. Be my guest. I am gonna nail your ass to the wall. music playing is somebody here . Nope. I just keep it on so that nobody breaks in. Mm. Youre not going to arrest me, are you . What is this crap . Do you think that little of yourself . Dont go psychoanalyzing me, pops. What the hell are you doing . Im taking a shower. You want to join me . What, do you think . This is some kind of game . Isnt it . So. You think freddys little speech about daddy complexes is what sent my father over the edge . Well, i dont think kicking him out of the club helped much. What, are you blaming me now . I didnt say that. machine beeps one saved message. Hey, hey, what are you doing . 2 34 p. M. Shh. John michaels hey. Its your father. I just called to tell you. Im sorry for everything i ever did to you. I should have been there for you. I changed my Life Insurance policy so that if anything happens to me, you get half. I want you to use that money to clean yourself up. Im begging you, honey. Clean yourself up. Dont waste the rest of your life trying to punish me. Its not worth it. I know its hard to believe. But i love you. Why didnt you tell me any of this . Look, i dont know what the hell you want from me. But if freddy sent over a couple guys to hurt my dad then i dont know what i couldve done about that. door opens what the hell is going on here . You katherine . Yes. Helen, what is this . Um. Im jack. I, uh, i called you. I asked you to come. Why was she half naked . Thats how she spends most of her life. Look at this place. Its a dump. Your sister is in serious trouble. Tell me about it. But you can get help. There are programs. You can get therapy. Ive done everything. She will not be happy until she kills herself. Did your father ever do anything to her . No. Never. Never . You want the whole story . Yeah. Its a cliche. Emotionally unavailable father. Uptight, frigid mother; divorce. Lousy stepfathers. Younger one survives, older one takes on all the crap. Apparently hes been trying to make amends lately. Oh, ah . Since he retired,een trying he visited your mom and hope. Helen. Her names helen. Right. Helen. And i was just wondering if hed contacted you. I havent heard from him in six months, since, uh. June. Birthday call. Christmas card. Thats pretty much what you get from him. Well, i got to get back to work, um. Keep an eye on your sister. Heres my business card. If you need me, just give me a call. Yeah. Thanks. Doris . Your girls are beautiful. Yes, they are. I heard your wife took them to chicago. That youre getting divorced . Yeah. Im sorry to hear that. What are you doing here . There are some people who are concerned about you. Whos that . I dont think its important that i name names, but. We all know that this job can take a lot out of you. And with everything thats going on in your personal life. Why dont you just let me take care of my own personal life, okay . Is that any way to talk to your boss . No, i guess not. Look, all im saying. Is youre not alone, jack. You should know that. Jack . Youre not going to believe this. Ive been doing this job for 14 years. I bet i will. John michaels and your father know each other. As a matter of fact, theyve been talking over the past couple weeks. Those are John Michaels phone rerds. knocking on door come in. Hey, dad. Hey, jack. Come in. You want something to eat . No. Do you know a guy named John Michaels . Yeah. Well, who is he . An Old Army Buddy of mine. You never told me you were friends with him. I know a lot of guys. You didnt know everyone i knew. For goodness sake, what. . Have you seen him recently . Whats this about . Hes missing. I think something serious may have happened to him. Oh, geez, i. You know, he just retired. He was having a tough time with that. Was he here . Yeah. He was here just a few days ago. What did you guys talk about . His daughters, mostly. Boy, do they have it in for him. What do you mean, have it in for him . Well, you know, they blame him for everything thats gone wrong with their lives, you know. I mean, what else is new . Whats that supposed to mean . Well, you know. I mean, matter what you do, your kids end up hating you. Is that what you told him . Is that what you think . You think i hate you . I dont know, i. You want something to drink . Dad. What do you want, beer . Scotch . I dont hate you. What do you want . I never hated you. cell phone rings i got soda, too. ringing continues malone. Woman shes dead. What . Who is this . Katherine michaels. My sisters dead. Okay, just. Stay where you are, okay . Dont move. Ill be right there. I got to go. Ill talk to you later. stammers cries crying i. I went to the store to get some groceries. I was only gone 20 minutes. When i got back, this is how i found her. cries where were you . [ female announcer ] with the Weight Watchers app, you have the power of Weight Watchers. And helpful tools like the pizza cheat sheet so you can make the most of any situation. What can i get you . Ill have that one. [ female announcer ] even saturday nights. And the barcode scanner so weekend road trips dont mean losing your way. You can lose weight and still live big. Join Weight Watchers online for free and get the app today. Sidebyside, so you get the same coverage, often for less. Thats one smart board what else does it do, reverse gravity . [ laughs ] split atoms . [ flo chuckles ] [ whirring ] hey, hows that atomsplitting thing going . Oh a smarter way to shop around now thats progressive. Call or click today. door creaks sniffles, sighs hey. Hey. The door was open. Was it . Yeah. Are you all right . Yeah. I just came back to change my shirt and freshen up a little. Right. Well, preliminary forensics show that michaels was not in freddy katans car, and freddy was at the club when helen was killed. Or he could have sent someone. I dont see why he would. Not with us breathing down his neck. Theres got to be Something Else going on. You know, i should never have left them there. I should have sent protection. You didnt know, jack. Can i just say, uh. You dont seem like yourself lately. scoffs i dont really feel like myself lately. Did dr. Harris prescribe these for you . Mmhmm. Pretty strong stuff. Oh, youre one of the people whos concerned for me. Were all concerned for you. Jack. phone rings Jack Jack Jack jack what are you doing . nothing, okay . God i dont know what i was doing. It was just. Yeah, spade. Hey, its me. How is he . Uh, hes okay. Whats up . Well, it turns out that John Michaels had two Life Insurance policies. He split one of them between his two daughters and the other one went to a woman named susan smithwick. Whos she . I dont know. But she did work at a Company Called kenosha securities. Im so sorry to hear that. Since when . A couple days ago. Two men were seen shoving him into the back of a car. Oh, my god. Do you have any idea who they might be . No. Are you aware that you stand to inherit about a half a Million Dollars if he dies . Hows that . He changed his Life Insurance policy about four days ago. You are now one of the recipients. Why would he leave anything to me . I was hoping you might be able to answer that question. No, i cant. You said about a week ago he was here and that you were talking. What were you talking about . We were talking about old times, really. Ill never understand what you saw in me in the first place. You were smart and charismatic and a boss. And of course, that was sexy. And i was married. That was sexy, too. Ill admit it. You know, if i ever hurt you. Im sorry. chuckles i was young and stupid and didnt know much about how to take care of myself. But i moved on. I married a wonderful man and had children. And i am going to be a grandmother soon. Really . Mmhmm. You got pictures . My son and his wifes expecting twins, actually. Did you ever, uh. Get remarried . Did you ever,oh, no. Never had the stomach for it. Im sorry. For what . You seem sad. Do you remember that case we worked on together when we first started out . Sure. I never solved it. It was almost 30 years ago. Yeah, i know. But i cant get it out of my head. I never could. Thats how we got involved in the first place. You know, long hours working on that case. Which case . It was a Life Insurance claim. A woman gassed herself in her car. What was her name . I dont remember. But, um. John was always convinced that the womans husband had killed her and made it look like a suicide. He could just never prove it. Whawhat the hell are you doing . You lied to me. What . You lied to me. What are you talking about . You know why John Michaels came here. He was the investigator on moms Life Insurance claim. He came here to confront you. Yeah, thats right, thats right. You got it what has he got on you . Hes got nothing on me. Look, i told him he was crazy. Hes crazy hes crazy . I got the whole file here. Its all here everything your affairs with other women the Police Report from when you broke her arm. That was an accident thats not what he thinks after all this time, you still cant give it up. Are you still trying to pin this on me . Theres a notation here. Theres a notation here, okay . And its new, okay . He found something new. Yeah, you got all the answers. He came here to expose you. Thats why you sent those two men over there to get him. Thats why you sent the same two men to kill hope. What did she do . what did she know . i dont even know any hope who were the two guys . who were the two guys you sent . look. Were they your army spook buddies . i didnt do a damn thing youre both crazy you didnt want her, did you . You didnt want her. She was sick and you couldnt deal with it. And you wanted her gone did i ever think my life would be better without her . Sure. Did i ever think about leaving her . Yeah but did i . No you know why . because i loved her, you son of a. You are a liar you never loved her you think id have that picture there if i didnt love her . My life ended the day she died what are you doing . Im arresting you. Jack, im your father shut up. I need to talk to you. Look, im sorry, okay . Jack, its not about that. Okay, listen. You know weve been canvassing John Michaels neighborhood to see if anyone saw him being pushed into that car, right . Right. Theres a kid who works across the street at the deli. He took a picture of the car that day. 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What the hell is wrong with all of you . youre tired, jack. Go home. distantraffic humming John Michaels youre late. I been looking for you. Well, here i am. I thought they took you away. Not yet. Well, i dont understand. You will. What did you find out. About my mother . I found her suicide note. What did it say . This is not about her, jack. This is about you. What did it say . it said to let go. Let go . Let go of what . Just let go. Reach out to the people close to you. I dont need anyone. You happy with the way your lifes turned out so far . And who the hell are you to judge my life . You know damn well who i am. I have no idea who you are. For the record. I want you to state your full name. What . Come on, jackie boy, state your full name. No oh, are you afraid . Afraid of what . Lets have it. What the hell do you want . Just your name. Drop the weapon. Vivian, what are you doing here . Get out of here why . Because this is my business your business is my business. Drop the weapon. Sooner or later, youre gonna have to face the truth, jack. Vivian, vivian, get out of here. This is who you are. This is who youre gonna be. I said now heart pounding vivian viv . heartbeat continues soft grunt, panting he just caught you in the side. I think youre gonna be okay. My heart. soft gasp why didnt you just let me help you . Youre the one whos dying; i should be helping you. heareat continues heartbeat stops vivian. panting whatd you do to her, jack . I didnt do anything. I mean, there was nothing i could do, danny. Put the gun down, jack. It was. It was him. Im telling you, it was him, it wasnt me. Jack, put the gun down. Danny, you got to believe me. I had nothing to do with this. All you have to do is say your name. No jack, jack, please put the gun down. Danny, this isnt what you think it is. gunshot im gonna kill you. Did you really think you were gonna get rid of me that easily . For the record. gun clicking . State your full name, please. gruntsi king panting just admit to who you are. Or this is what happens. Say it. Just say your name. John michael malone. Yeah. Was that so hard . No. sniffles but now i am alone. No, youre not. Like i said, all you have to do is let go. Theyre waiting for you. faint music playing faint music continues through headphones siren wails in distance paper rustling grunts music playing faintly groans faint music continues you are a liar why dont you just admit who you are . Why didnt you just let me help you . Jack danny, this isnt what you think it is youre not alone, jack. Doris . faint music continues phone ringing sighs ringing continues
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