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[ theme music playing ]

[ church bells chiming ]

Wait, I'll get Your door.

I'm in already.

How was mass?

Father pete wants me To bring your dad To seniors' night.

[ laughs ]

You're still okay About this afternoon, Right?

She's not too young, Is she?

Ma, you want a caregiver Who's young.

I don't want a caregiver, You want a caregiver.

Just promise me, Okay,

If she shows up At that door, You'll let her in.

Pardon me for living.

I must have just Fallen out of the hearse.

Ma, I'm only thinking Of you here, okay?

[ telephone ringing ]

Hi, it's da vinci. Just hold one second, Okay?

Ma, you're stuck In the house All day long

Looking after pop. It's not fair.

Who's thinking of you?

Yeah. What?

What?

Oh my god. Where?

Any sign of the owners yet?

No, fire department's Running the address.

How about the press? What do they know?

Just what they're getting From the neighbors.

I want them kept As far away as possible, Please.

- who called you guys? - the first uniforms On the scene.

They found a basement door That had been jimmied open.

Leary's taking a look at it. It could be arson.

There were three other fires In the neighborhood A few months ago.

Nothing since then. We never got the guy.

A couple of suspects We're aware of.

Yeah. Henry and I Went through with chick And the boys

In the bunny suits.

We're looking at crim neg On the owners at least.

- you going to Take me through? - I'm going to do that.

Hey, that's okay with me. It's not an easy take.

About 3:00 a.M., A cocktail waitress

Who lives across the street Gets home from work.

She smells smoke, Looks over here,

Sees it leaking out Onto the roof, the doors, Calls 911.

Her husband tries To get in the front door, Which is locked.

Number two pump And truck arrive.

Number six crashes Right behind.

The fire was contained To a single room,

The hallway and stairs On the main floor.

So please tell me There are survivors.

Husband found Two women survivors In the backyard.

They're at the hospital.

How many dead?

First-in firefighters Counted 10 bodies.

Jesus wept.

One staff member, Nine residents.

But that doesn't Jive with this--

Names and Room assignments--

- 14, not including The staff. - 14.

So 14...

There's still three Unaccounted for here.

Right. If they're in there, We didn't find them.

Oh, my god.

Makes you think, huh?

Yeah, about Our pension fund.

- what's with your steel bar? - yeah, go figure.

They locking people out or in? I don't get this.

- is it a break-in To you or what? - absolutely.

- take a look At this right here. - oh oh.

That's been pried Open by something--

- most likely A screwdriver. - interesting.

Fire investigator said we'd Take a walk through When you got here.

- okay. - said I should go Along this time.

I'll just finish my survey, And then I'll get dirty.

Jesus, he almost Made it out the door.

It wouldn't have mattered.

No suicide bar.

Firefighters Had to chop their way in.

Windows are all Nailed shut, too.

That's crim neg Causing death.

Whoever's Responsible for this

Deserves a piece of that hell That's waiting for them.

There's four Bedrooms upstairs, Two down here--

All double occupancy. There's call bells By their beds,

No way of knowing If they're working yet.

The office Is this way.

Any special memories That I missed

You kids want In your yearbooks, Let me know.

Yeah, stick close.

Oh, look at this.

Looks like she Just fell asleep When she was studying.

How come she couldn't Smell the smoke?

The... The carbon monoxide Mixes with your hemoglobin,

Starves the cells Of oxygen.

It's almost like You suffocate internally,

You just can't wake up.

How come she's the only Staff member for 14? Do you realize that?

Looks that way.

Come here. Take a boo at this.

For 14 people...

Jean-jacques rousseau-- "Du contract social".

This ain't exactly The contract he had in mind.

"Man is free, But everywhere In chains."

That's rousseau, Right?

[ water dripping ]

A woman, I think.

It's a locket.

Give me some light.

Sorry about this, Sweetheart.

- it's melted. - yeah?

Yeah.

No inscription.

I can't get it-- oh.

Could be a picture of her When she was young.

Whoever that is... She was pretty.

You notice how the burned area Fans out from the chair?

Yeah.

Now, it could be she was Smoking and fell asleep.

Or-- See the electric heater?

Maybe it was Too close to the chair.

Then there's this.

Oh, I see What you mean.

So somebody came in here, Squirted the old woman,

And chucked the lighter, Which is here, and left.

Well, if it is arson, It's an amateur.

Lighter fluid's An iffy accelerant.

The ignition's Unreliable.

The chair looks like Some kind of synthetic.

Maybe that fake leather Is pure poison when it Starts to smoke.

God knows. So what are we looking at? 10, 20 minutes?

Oh, it's hard to say.

Doesn't take long For the heat and gases

To build up Along the ceiling,

And leak into the rest Of the house.

When somebody Opens the door, Smashes the window,

The room gets a draft of air, The whole place flashes fire.

- so she might Have gone quick. - mmm.

- [ sighs ] - wow.

Stumbling around In the dark...

Scared, Looking for a way out.

So much for The social safety net.

There's four more In here.

Two of them look Like a married couple.

Dodominic, better come here A minute.

Mother of god.

They're tied To the beds.

They're tied To the damn beds.

You okay, Mick?

The neighbor said Some kid got popped

For breaking in here About a month ago.

- that's good. - yeah?

- uh-huh. - what?

- [ telephone ringing ] - okay.

Jesus.

Whiteside.

Elderly care international-- That's the corporation.

I called twice, But voice mail.

Address out in burnaby. You want it?

All I saw was My mother in there.

Me, my pop.

"Our commitment Is to care...

Private suites."

Hey, I know you. Danny leary, right?

Right. Angela, right?

- yeah. - what are you doing?

I've just got the day off. I had some errands to run, Do some banking. You?

I'm going to look at A location for a nightclub. You got some time?

I'd love your opinion. I'm still new to vancouver.

- uh, yeah, sure. I've got A couple of hours. - all right.

What kind of club Were you thinking of?

Live music, A place to hang out, You know?

Good food, good times. I'm a chef, that's my thing.

Really? So what kind of food Do you specialize in?

[ sirens blaring ]

- I just talked to leary. - yeah?

The owners cleaned Out their office Early this morning.

The building manager Confirmed it. He heard Them in there talking.

Damn it. While they were here,

They got tipped Or they're psychic.

- what time did you Get here? - about 5:00.

Nobody here but firefighters, Whiteside. Leary was Right behind me.

It's almost 10:00 now. So where's the day staff?

If one of these patients Falls out of bed,

Forget the fire For a minute--

Hey, leo, You wanted me?

Yeah. This place Is a rat trap.

Yeah, you're the b&e expert. I want your thoughts On that basement door

- that was jimmied. - a fan, thanks.

If this turns out To be arson,

That door is the logical Point of entry.

My money's on the kid Whwho broke in before--

He comes back, he gets A little revenge For getting busted.

Juvie hasn't called With a name.

Let me try. I know somebody.

Yeah? Who don't you know?

Oh, that emergency number On the door--

It's another Old age home,

- registered to The same business. - I'm not surprised.

Leary's over there Checking it out.

Maybe he can get A line on the owners.

Oh, I called the lawyer On the bulletin board,

That saltwyn. She's in court this morning.

She better clear Her calendar.

Intermediate care facility Level two.

Owner's been cited Four times already this year--

Health, fire, city.

Four times? That's unbelievable.

- why wasn't it shut down? - I'm a fire investigator.

To me, everything's A fire waiting to happen.

Some of these old places Aren't too bad if you've Got some money.

If you've got any money Going in, they're going To get it out of you.

The only thing Weird I can see Is broken glass

- on the outside Of the door. - yeah.

That bothers Me, too.

What about this?

The guy is inside, He breaks the window,

He reaches through, And he lifts up the bar?

He breaks in, then what? He has to break out again?

What about Fingerprints?

A few sets--

But I've got Something better.

There's blood On there.

You looking For a staff member? 'cause I got one here.

Good. Will you get da vinci?

What's your name, son?

Paul. Erkin.

I warned them.

I warned them this Was going to happen.

You warned who About what?

The residents take The batteries out of Their smoke detectors

And use them In their walkmans.

The owner didn't want To buy any more.

You got all these Windows boarded up,

And you're worried About the batteries?

- what do you do here? - I work here.

- I'm a qualified caregiver. - yeah, what qualifies you?

- I went to school. - just school?

This is paul erkin. He works here.

This is dominic da vinci. He's from the coroner's office.

How-- How many are--

Maybe you can help Me out there.

I've got a list I copied out here.

It's got 14 names on it.

That list is old.

There's two who went To the hospital last month. They died.

What about the owner? Does the owner ever show up Around here?

No. Never. There's, um...

There's a lawyer who comes And a bookkeeper.

Now, there's one Staff member who died.

It was a young woman.

You obviously Know her.

- janet. - yeah.

And she, um, she works Nights, but she offered To take my shift

Because I had to go To the dentist this morning.

Hold it.

Are you telling me That you are the only Day staff here?

- there's a cook, Mary-anne. - there's a cook.

She should be here. Sh-she's--

- I-- I need some water. - yeah.

In a minute, You can drown yourself.

I want to know What you do here.

Do you tie them To the bedposts?

Do you discipline them When they get troublesome? Is that what you do?

Do I need a lawyer?

Those two sweet, Little, old ladies--

Little, thin wrists Like birds--

- daddy must be Real proud of you. - it was policy.

But I got in trouble If I didn't do it.

I'm sorry.

It was policy, huh?

Well, I think you can Understand our frustration. Can't you?

I mean, this place Is pretty much a nightmare, And for whatever reason,

- you chose to close Your eyes to it. - [ stammers ]

Ah ah. We'll get To your part in this later, But right now,

You're going to help us Identify some of these people You're giving care to.

Come on.

Come on.

We'll need a list Of their doctors And medical records.

Almost all of them Were women.

Well, it's Comforting to know

How we'll be spending Our golden years.

[ footsteps approach ]

I just heard. What was the name Of the place?

Golden cedars.

Did you know Someone there?

No, no. My granny's in a home.

I just had a panic attack.

[ flynn ]: Helen, can you find--

- are you all right? - mm-hmm.

Remember that list Of agencies

We sent recommendations To regarding community Care facilities?

- I already pulled it. - good. I want to talk To them all today.

And it's ass-covering time, So don't let them put you off.

I won't.

What have we got?

Preliminary I.D.S,

Except on the burn victim And the men.

All the women Were wearing I.D. Bracelets.

Next of kin?

Only four had Close relations.

The rest were orphaned, I guess you could say.

No kids, or they Outlived them.

Two of them Were tied to the bed,

And I mean tied-- No restraint jackets.

Restraint Takes a doctor's order.

If any others appear To have been restrained, I want to know immediately.

Tox'll screen for drugs That may have been Used for sedation.

All right. Also flag any bruising, Bed sores,

All dislocations Or fractures.

I want to compare those Against any hospital x-rays We might get.

If there's a pattern of abuse, We'll find it.

Abuse.

This is from the lovely And charming mountain Crest retirement village.

Let me tell you, It's almost as bad As golden cedars.

I get there and wham! The smell hits me In the face.

I'm going To choke, right?

I'm going, "What Is that smell?"

Old age And poverty.

Boiled cabbage-- it's like An early warning system.

You smell that, Run for your life.

- cabbage? - cabbage.

Anyway, it's managed By this woman. She said the owners

Called her up and asked her To have this box

Ready to be picked up By a courier.

I ran a trace on the names-- Violet and hector kaymore.

It's addressed to Their lawyer's office.

Let me guess-- Linda saltwyn?

Big surprise, huh?

I told them I was seizing This for the coroner's office.

I wasn't going to let them Slide out the door with this. Screw 'em.

- got anything on The other staff members? - just the cook, mary-anne.

- she's not Answering her phone. - [ telephone ringing ]

Shannon.

Oh, yeah. Chick.

Yeah, give it to me.

Yeah, tommy.

Hang on. I can't write that fast.

Yeah.

Okay. Thanks, chick.

That kid who broke in there The first time--

His name is Tommy george whelan.

He's 14,

Two counts of b&e,

And this is good--

One count of arson.

He burned up a car.

Now, the men--

The men for some reason Are not wearing I.D. Bracelets.

There was a protest against Not being able to watch A hockey game.

A hockey game You took from them?

That is cruel And unusual punishment, If you ask me.

What the hell else Do they have to look forward To without a hockey game?

The t.V. Was being fixed.

The t.V., Like in one t.V. For everybody?

Do you happen To know that in prison

There's a t.V. In every cell?

You'll be Finding out soon.

I know how that looks.

But it was for Their own protection.

They got so confused at night, They could fall or worse.

- it was policy. - it was policy, I forgot.

So that's okay, then?

Everybody uses some sort Of restraint or locked ward.

Was it also policy not to use A restraining jacket?

I would if they could pay for It, but none of them could.

It was one of the items They had to pay extra for.

What about the medicine?

Was it all scripts, Or were you From time to time

Maybe giving Out of your pocket A little something

- to make life Easier for yourself? - never.

God, what are You saying?

You don't understand. Some of these people, They were difficult.

They would hide their meds And other things.

I've been punched, bitten, Verbally abused,

But I never Hurt anybody back. I swear.

God.

We, uh...

We found her in Mr. Stelanovich's room.

Mrs. Siegel--

Mr. Stelanovich Let her smoke in his room.

- what was the name? - mrs. Siegel.

Mr. Stelanovich Let her smoke in his room.

All right.

Who's missing? Here's the list.

Who's missing?

Come on, You worked there. Who's missing?

Mr. Stelanovich.

He was a--he wandered.

Look, I'm feeling A little woozy. Can I please go now?

The police are going To want to talk to you.

Make yourself Available, son. Get out.

Go!

Dementia gets worse At night. Nobody knows why.

It's called The sundowner effect.

He had his hands full.

What? I should feel Sorry for him?

It's okay To tie people up And have a life?

I didn't mean that.

- what did you mean? - and no, it's not okay.

- he's just an ignorant kid. - so who's responsible, then?

I'm just saying I think You were a little hard on him.

This is the devil I know right now.

Now, we don't know If he's telling the truth. He could be lying.

Maybe he didn't Have to go to the dentist.

Maybe he should Have been there.

And I'll tell you One thing else--

When I find the names Of the other devils,

I will nail their asses To the wall, too.

Could I have a word?

Sure. Sorry.

Your mother just called me. She was pretty upset.

- oh, is it about The caregiver? - uh-huh.

- she threw her out. - what?

She said she didn't want A stranger in her house.

It was you put That idea in her head.

- thank you very much. - excuse me?

What did you tell her? You told her that these People steal?

All I told her Was that you had run

A criminal background Check on the caregiver,

- [ groans ] - and when she asked me why,

I explained we wanted To make sure she was getting Somebody trustworthy.

You've got to know Your hard-ass attitude In this

Is going to get you Nowhere with her.

It's pop's doctor-- He keeps telling me That she's--

She's not strong enough To take care of him anymore. She's too old.

I know.

This caregiver thing, This is my only option. I don't know what to do.

She lifts him in And out of the tub, She could fall,

- break her hip. No one's Going to hear her. - I know.

She's making me mental.

What about gabriella going Over for an hour a day?

- it might help mom get used To having somebody there. - did you ask ma?

- it's me. Yeah, of course. - what did she say?

She didn't say no.

Did she tell you I took her to mass?

Get out! You went to mass?

No, I waited In the car.

I haven't been to Mass since lent '79.

Yeah, yeah. I remember. That was the year You gave up guilt.

Yeah, well, It's back-- In a big way.

Throw in A hail mary for me.

Excuse me. Sorry, Detective leary Called for you.

He wanted you to know Hector and violet kaymore Are the owners.

They owned an old-aged home In montreal, but they had To shut it down

When three people Died of e. Coli.

This one's got Kitchen fittings. That'll save me a whack.

Takes a lot of money To open a club.

- didn't mick tell you I won the lottery? - [ laughs ]

Yeah, well, you might want To buy your brother A new suit.

Real estate guy's late.

I could shoot The lock off.

You mind? I've got a couple More places to see.

Or... We could Just walk in.

[ telephone ringing ]

See that? It's not even open yet,

And they're trying To get a reservation. Now that's a good omen.

Maybe you Bring me luck.

Violet and hector kaymore Ran three other Care facilities.

All of them shut down. It's all in there. It's disgusting.

It makes you wonder How these people are allowed

To keep opening up new places. It's unreal.

It's a free country.

Take the money and run.

- the new national anthem. - yeah.

Everybody will stand up And sing along to that one.

You heard from Their lawyers yet?

She knows I want to talk to her.

What's the story on the kid, The one that broke in?

His grandmother's Coming in to talk to me.

He wasn't one of the suspects In the arsons,

- but he fits. - [ knocking ]

- [ phone ringing ] - jim wants you.

- now? - mm-hmm.

Finally.

No, I am not talking about

The larger government Institutions.

- I am talking about - [ knocking ]

The intermediate private Facilities.

Gordon, we do not need Another commission

Looking into the subject. We've done that.

And if I get another Truckload of paper On the issue,

I am going to set fire To it, I swear to god, And mail it back.

Now, speak To the minister directly, And get back to me,

Or I am going to have An army of widows Dressed in black

Marching up And down the street Outside your office.

That's a pretty good idea Anyway.

So far, I've talked To fire, licensing and health.

Same old song and dance We get in every Other issue--

Direct from the manual On plausible denial--

Not enough inspectors, Too much divided authority.

And I know what The sons of bitches Are doing.

They are treading water, Praying it proves to be arson, So then it's a criminal issue,

Not reflective Of the status quo.

Well, that would conveniently Get them off the hook, Wouldn't it?

[ sighs ] You hear from The fire inspector?

Not yet, But I did speak To the one survivor.

She kept telling me She remembers being helped By someone.

Of course, She was insisting It was an angel,

But mr. Stelanovich Is missing.

Maybe it was him That helped her out And then he wandered off,

'cause he's got the... Help me.

- dementia. - dementia.

Our survivor Mention anything About abuse?

Only through neglect.

My preliminary examinations Of the bodies confirms that.

Except for the women Being tied to the bed,

There's no signs Of anything overt.

She says She's going to sue.

She's going to sue the home, Going to sue the government.

I said I'd testify No problem.

Yeah, well, I've got a couple Of apathetic bureaucrats

I'd like to add to her list. They refuse to pay attention.

And if we wait for inquest Or a trial, we lose momentum.

Why don't you just call Them up and get them All down there.

Invite the all down To golden cedars there,

And walk them Through it.

Get the damn Minister there.

Let him see first-hand What happens

When their little system Breaks down. We should do.

They either show up Or they talk to us at inquest.

I like it.

If you really want to put Some teeth into it,

I can call my friend, Sonya don,

And we could meet you there, Ambush them.

Do it quietly.

He never came home Last night.

When was the last Time you saw him?

Supper.

We watched "Jeopardy" And he said he wanted To go out for a drive,

Pick up My birthday present.

14--isn't that A little young To be driving?

I was driving At his age.

All right. We'll need A complete description Of the vehicle,

And the license plate, If you can remember it.

It was a '78 Gmc pick-up.

Still runs as good as The day we bought it.

Don't take him away From me again, please.

Him and me, we're all we got.

If he's done what we're Looking at him for,

You're all You've got.

[ woman ] I think you can understand My clients are reluctant

To make any formal statement Until a determination

As to the cause Of the fire Has been made.

They fully intend To cooperate With the authorities.

That's good. Where are they?

- if you're coming here Wasting my damn time-- - I don't have to be here.

And until there's A formal charge, Neither do they.

That's wrong.

Because we're going To inquest on this.

And even If it turns out to be arson,

We will proceed on crim neg.

Negligence? Negligence by who?

Regardless of what Code violations

They may or may not Have been cited for,

They were allowed To stay open. Repairs Were in progress,

Showing good faith On the part of my clients.

Good faith?

Did you happen to know That your clients

Have a history of abuse That goes back 10 years?

They owned a home In montreal.

That was closed down For health violations. Three people died.

Then they opened up One in edmonton.

Now the home In edmonton got sued. You know why?

There was a man who drowned Unattended in a bathtub.

Then there was Another home in winnipeg, If memory serves.

They had a fire, too.

Lucky that time That no one Actually died.

So here's the pattern As I see it.

Your clients there, They just move on when Things get hot,

And why not?

I mean, Nobody checks records.

There's no Cross-referencing Of licenses.

They've got A good lawyer. It's velvet.

The only faith...

Is in your ability To let them slide.

If you're finished--

Not in your dreams.

Mary-anne?

That's a lot Of dry cleaning.

Got a minute?

Tommy whelan, The b&e kid.

Security guard From the box factory Over there,

Yeah, He called it in.

Surprised he made It this far.

Yeah, coughing his guts up From all the smoke.

He pulls over, Passes out,

That's all She wrote.

Oh...

What have we got here?

Oh, yeah. He was definitely in there.

What have you got?

Watches, brooches, Bracelets.

Yeah, he burned it Trying to cover it up.

Kid's time ran out.

What a stupid stunt.

- [ watch ticking ] - [ dishes rattling ]

- no no no. - oh.

- now you do for me. - pop, how do you say In italian again,

"What goes around Comes around"?

Remember that? How does it go?

- "What goes around Comes around." yeah. - [ both laugh ]

Here's coffee.

Hey, mom,

What do you think About gabriella?

I love to see Gabriella.

That's not what I meant, And you know it.

I don't want This conversation. Enough.

Finito.

I know already

Who's going To win this one.

Like graciano, She gets tougher In the later rounds.

More like jake lamotta, She's a glutton For punishment.

That's marciano, Not graciano.

Graciano was a bum.

Do you see How you're talking?

Do you see how stubborn You're sounding?

Portia, please.

Get me a couple of bottles Of grandpa's wine.

The doctor says no-- No drinking.

It's for dominic.

Well, dominic shouldn't Drink either.

Please?

- that's the good stuff, pop. You sure? - [ mumbles ]

You know what they say--

One sip won't hurt you...

[ both ] But two is going To kill you.

[ both laugh ]

- want me to get some glasses? - no, no, no, no, no.

- you drink for me. - [ phone ringing ]

My heart's No good anymore.

You know why?

'cause you used it All up on us.

- aaah-ha. - didn't you?

- you look better. - dominic?

- that's good. - telephone.

- no. - one of your friends, The irish boy.

- it's work. - okay.

So this mary-anne, The cook at The golden cedars,

She's the daughter Of the owners, right?

Found her this morning, She broke up.

She said she got To work this morning,

And the fire trucks Were there,

And she just Panicked.

She called Mommy and daddy

Straight away To warn them.

- where is she now? - I sent her home.

She's not going Anywhere.

Have we got Anything to prosecute?

She's weeping now, But that could change.

She could end up With a heart of stone

After having a little talk With the family lawyer.

She did give me The address of her parents.

I go over to check it out, I find them sneaking around The swimming pool

With a couple Of airplane tickets In their pockets.

Take a look at this.

It was behind the chair.

She had the heater Plugged into it.

Wiring's frayed, Arcs, chair's too close,

- you figure it out. - not arson?

No. Just some regular Run-of-the-mill tragedy.

I've got to go.

Flynn asked me To show some officials

Around the scene With him tonight.

I'm going to throw The fear of prometheus Into them.

This is Violet and hector kaymore.

Dominic da vinci With the coroner's office.

He's going to sit in with us And ask you a few questions.

Is our lawyer here yet?

I put in a message.

We don't have to Talk to them, daddy.

I'm just wondering...

Do you know the names Of the people who died At golden cedars?

Well, I know their names.

Look, here's a list. Maybe that will help you out.

Actually, you can Keep this copy. I have another.

Now, I went over Your financial statements This afternoon.

I was very impressed. 200 gs a year-- That's great.

Of course, that's-- That's gross.

What was the net, Detective?

Less than half that.

That is great. Not bad at all.

But what was The cost, detective?

11 dead.

You don't think I cried over Those poor people?

And my husband? We did the best we could For them.

You were making a profit On their misfortune.

We were making a living Out of caring for them.

[ door opens ]

Violet, hector, Let's go.

This wasn't Very smart.

- anything they said Is inadmissible. - oh, that's all right.

They didn't say anything Worth repeating.

We're not Finished.

- are they being charged? - not yet, no.

Detective, would you mind Telling ms. Saltwyn

- where you caught her clients Sneaking off to? - arizona.

Arizona.

A very large Retirement community, Arizona.

That's the blue-hair Land of opportunity, Isn't it, daddy?

I'll talk to them. They'll be available.

If they're not, I'll be looking for you.

What?

We have 16 old people Living at mountain crest.

You close it down, Where will you put them?

Where will they go? Will you take them in?

- will you? - [ scoffs ]

You see, They just want to take The moral high ground.

We surrender it To you.

Goodbye.

We've still got a case For criminal negligence.

One way or another, They're out of business.

When I was talking

To that old lady That survived the fire At golden cedars

I asked her, "What was it like being there, Like, living there?"

She says,

"Have you ever been left Sitting in a waiting room, dear,

For five years?"

[ scoffs ]

[ danny ñ I shipped out on freighters When I was 16,

Spent two years Crossing the atlantic.

Africa, spain, italy-- It's where I learned to cook.

And got home And joined the army.

[ both laugh ]

Get out!

- I never took you For military. - it didn't last long.

So how about you?

Did... You grow up In a family of cops?

Uh, no.

I, um, I grew up In a family of bad guys.

How bad?

I was, um, raised in a lot Of different group homes.

Let me tell you, they weren't Real homey either.

I got into A lot of trouble.

So what turned you around?

It wasn't really One particular thing.

I just knew I wasn't Going to be A victim of it.

And being a cop seemed Like the right thing to do.

Um...

Thanks for dinner.

It was really good.

I have to meet An investor in a little bit,

- so can I drop you Off somewhere? - sure.

Um, you can take me home.

Then I'll know Where you live. [ laughs ]

At last. I am starving.

It's creepy down Here at night.

I know, I know.

- wayne, sunny, Food's here. - be right there.

- I talked to grandma. - mm-hmm?

She's okay with it, I think. I told her I work cheap.

[ laughs ]

- think we're too late? - jimmy!

Yeah, right here.

I talked to the survivor.

She pretty much Identified the whelan kid.

I figure he was upstairs Grabbing his watches When mr. Stelanovich

- decided to go For a midnight stroll. - yeah?

And he went out The basement door,

And he locked it Behind him.

Meanwhile, tommy's Got the two women.

He tries to go out The way he came in,

But it's locked, So he had to break The glass.

The kid was a devil Going in, and an angel Coming out.

But maybe his grandma Will have something nice To remember him by now.

So what the hell happened? Where is everybody?

Oh, I just got a call. The minister had An emergency elsewhere.

Somebody tipped him off The media was going to be here.

They can sure beat and retreat When they want to, can't they?

[ leary ]: what about The old man, stelanovich?

I went by the house He grew up in.

The owner Hasn't seen him.

He goes there. He thinks he's a little boy.

When my father was dying, All he wanted was To be remembered.

It's not just old people Who want to be remembered As important.

Everybody wants to feel That they count For something.

Yeah.

Hey, where are you going, Dominic?

I'll be right back.

Got a little something For my pops.

[ danny ]: leon's On his way to meet us.

Francois, you telling me You don't want him In on this?

Telling him is a different Story. He's going to freak.

Leon's a mutt. He wants a piece Of everything.

- what are we Going to do? - I don't know.

- let him dig his own grave. - [ sighs ]

- you going to push him in? - did I say that? I didn't say that.

I said, "Let him Dig his own grave,"

- meaning he's going To fall in by himself. - [ footsteps approaching ]

Well well, Speak of the devil.

Hey, hey, hey.

This is all right, boys. [ chuckles ]

This is good.

Oh, I like the location.

Remember danny?

Danny boy. Moving up fast, huh?

- he's got Some great ideas. - yeah?

You know, we got something Really good happening out here?

- um-mmm. - yeah.

If we just keep together,

Maybe we could go big,

You know?

But I would Really like to know...

Who took joe And christian off.

I wouldn't know Anything about that. This ain't my town.

Not yet. Next year.

You, uh...

- you going To manage this place? - yeah, I am.

Me and danny.

Oh.

And where do I fit In the big picture?

We're going to send you home To montreal.

Brother wants you home To put out some fires.

Oh. [ chuckles ]

- you like that, huh? - yeah. [ chuckles ]

Did I tell you guys That I talked to the broker

Who handles Our pension fund portfolio?

And you know what we've got A lot of money invested in?

Elderly care facilities.

And he tells me It's a growth industry.

Mick?

It's like an irish Wake. Cheers.

Happy days.

I was thinking of this movie I saw when I was a kid.

It was a black And white movie. I saw it on t.V--

- a tarzan move. You like tarzan movies. - love them.

Did you ever see the one About the elephant's graveyard?

Yeah, I did see That one, yeah.

They had a sacred place,

Sacred ground They went to die in?

That's where they went to die. How great was that?

It made such an impression On me. I always thought It was noble.

You know, That's a load of crap, The elephant's graveyard.

It's a load of crap, man.

- to elephants. - to elephants.

Here you go, leo. To elephants.

Only 'cause They don't forget.

- okay, fair enough. - [ banging ]

- did you hear that? - [ siren blaring ]

Mr. Stelanovich?

What happened?

[ theme music playing ]