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PREVIOUSLY ON THE GUARDIAN...

SO SHE'S GOT A DREAM TO MODEL.

I'M NOT GONNA BE THE GUY WHO KILLS IT.

MALCOLM SAYS I CAN REALLY HAVE A CAREER DOING THIS.

IS THIS GONNA BE A PROBLEM?

NOT IF YOU TELL ME EVERYTHING THAT'S GOING ON HERE.

JUST PICTURES, SIR.

SHOULD I WEAR THIS, THIS, OR NOTHING?

ROY HIT MY DAMN HEAD.

TRYING TO STEAL YOUR MOTHER'S JEWELRY.

HOW DID ROY KNOW ABOUT THE JEWELRY?

YOU TOLD HIM, DIDN'T YOU?

I AM SO SORRY.

SHE'S NOT MISSING, DAD. SHE RAN AWAY.

SHE'S WITH MALCOLM. THE PHOTOGRAPHER.

MR. FALLIN, SHE'S NOT HERE.

WE FOUND SOME PICTURES OF WOMEN.

CHILD PORNOGRAPHY, ROY.

HOW COULD YOU LEAVE SHANNON ALONE WITH THIS GUY?

IT'S MY FAULT.

IF I DON'T HEAR SOMETHING BY TOMORROW--

SHE'LL BE BACK.

OH, IT'S LAURIE SOLT.

NO, NO. I'LL TALK TO HER.

I'LL TALK TO HER.

SHANNON'S MISSING. SHE RAN AWAY.

WHEN?

SOMETIME THIS AFTERNOON.

WELL, WHY DIDN'T YOU CALL ME?

WELL, WE CALLED THE POLICE--

I'LL GO TO THE OFFICE AND GET AN ATTACHMENT ORDER.

THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT

COULD START LOOKING FOR HER

BEFORE SHE BECOMES A MISSING PERSON.

GREAT. THANKS, LAURIE.

OK. BYE.

APPRECIATE IT.

HEY.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?

I'M A LITTLE DIZZY.

WHY DON'T YOU SIT DOWN?

I GOTTA TALK TO ROY.

WHAT?

BUT I'M GONNA NEED A RIDE.

YOU'RE NOT GIVING HIM THIS MONEY.

I'M GONNA DO WHATEVER I HAVE TO.

OK, LET'S GO.

HEY, GUYS.

I WAS ACTUALLY JUST GONNA CALL YOU,

SEE IF YOU HEARD ANYTHING.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING, ROY?

I'M JUST TAKING SOME OLD CRAP TO GOODWILL.

THIS TIME OF NIGHT?

THEY GOT A DROP OFF BOX IN THE BACK.

WHERE ARE YOU GOING, ROY?

THOSE GUYS I OWE, THEY KEEP THREATENING ME.

NOW THAT THEY CAN'T FIND MALCOLM, IT'S ALL ON MY ASS.

YOU LEAVING TOWN?

I'M RUNNING OUT OF TIME HERE AND I CAN'T FIND THE MONEY.

I WANT YOU TO TAKE ME TO HIM.

NO WAY. I SHOW UP THERE WITHOUT THAT MONEY,

THOSE GUYS ARE GONNA BREAK MY--

I'LL PAY. I'LL PAY.

ALL RIGHT.

♪ WELL, THERE IS TROUBLE IN MY MIND ♪

♪ THERE IS DARK

♪ THERE'S DARK AND THERE IS LIGHT ♪

♪ THERE IS AN ORDER

♪ BUT THERE IS CHAOS

♪ AND THERE IS CRIME

♪ THERE IS NO ONE HOME TONIGHT ♪

♪ IN THE EMPIRE OF MY MIND ♪

♪ THERE IS TROUBLE IN MY MIND ♪

♪ ALL THE CHAOS

♪ IN MY MIND

STAY HERE. I'LL GO FIND HIM.

YOU OK?

YEAH, FINE.

USED TO PLAY POOL WHEN I WAS YOUNGER. YOU?

IN COLLEGE, YEAH.

WE OUGHTA PLAY SOMETIME.

MALCOLM ALREADY PAID.

WHAT?!HE ALREADY PAID.

I DON'T KNOW HOW THE HELL HE GOT THE MONEY.

YEAH, YOU DO.

SORRY TO KEEP YOU WAITING.

OFFICER--

WHY DON'T YOU COME WITH ME?

WE HAVE SOME NEW INFORMATION

ABOUT MALCOLM REEVES.

WE ARRESTED MALCOLM REEVES AN HOUR AGO.

WAS SHANNON WITH HIM?

MALCOLM SAID SHANNON SHOWED UP

AT HIS HOUSE THIS AFTERNOON.

HE TOLD HER

SHE WASN'T ALLOWED TO BE AROUND HIM,

THEN HE CALLED A CAB. SENT HER ON HER WAY.

DOES HE KNOW WHERE SHE IS?

HE'S GOT A LAWYER NOW.

HE'S NOT TALKING ANYMORE.

THIS IS ALISON SCANLON.

HI.

SHE'S A FEDERAL AGENT THAT WORKS WITH S.A.F.E.

WHAT'S THAT?

SEXUAL ASSAULT FELONY ENFORCEMENT.

ALISON CAME TO TOWN ON THE CANDACE BLEIER CASE.

WHO?

CANDACE BLEIER.

THE GIRL IN THE PHOTOS

FOUND IN MALCOLM REEVES'S STUDIO.

I'VE BEEN TRYING TO FIND CANDACE FOR OVER A YEAR.

UP UNTIL TODAY, ALL THAT'S SURFACED IS A FEW VIDEOS.

YOU THINK SHANNON MIGHT BE WITH THIS GIRL?

IF CANDACE IS STILL ALIVE,

IT'S A POSSIBILITY.

MR. FALLIN, JUST BECAUSE MALCOLM REEVES

WAS IN POSSESSION OF PHOTOGRAPHS OF CANDACE

DOESN'T MEAN HE TOOK THEM

AND DOESN'T MEAN HE'S DONE ANYTHING

TO YOUR FOSTER CHILD.

THE MAN'S A PORNOGRAPHER.

HE CAME UP WITH $10,000 IN ONE DAY.

NOW WHERE DO YOU THINK HE GOT THAT MONEY?

CAN YOU HELP US FIND SHANNON?

IT'S VERY HARD. THESE PEOPLE MOVE AROUND A LOT.

OPERATE OUT OF WAREHOUSES AND MOTELS AND HOMES

SOMETIMES FOR DAYS, SOMETIMES JUST FOR HOURS.

WELL, CAN YOU TELL ME IT'S NOT IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND HER?

THEY DO HAVE TO SELL THEIR PRODUCT.

THAT'S ONE WAY TO TRACK THEM.

THROUGH ENCRYPTED CODES

THEY POST ON THE INTERNET

OR IN THE BACK OF LOCAL PAPERS.

WHEREVER THERE ARE PERSONALS, ESCORTS,

OR MASSAGE ADS, THERE MAY BE LEADS.

HEY, DAD? DAD?

MR. FALLIN?

DR. LEVY.

YOUR FATHER HAS AN ABNORMAL OPENING

BETWEEN HIS MIDDLE AND INNER EAR.

IT'S A RESULT OF THE HEAD INJURY

HE RECEIVED A FEW DAYS AGO.

OK.

IT HAS A FANCY NAME. PERILYMPH FISTULA.

BUT ALL THAT MEANS IS THAT HE HAS A BALANCE DISORDER.

VERTIGO.

OK.

NOW, WE'VE ADMITTED HIM FOR THE NIGHT,

BUT HE'LL NEED STRICT BED REST FOR AT LEAST A WEEK.

RIGHT.

NO DRIVING, NO STRAINING OR HEAVY LIFTING,

NO SUDDEN CHANGES IN AIR PRESSURE.

NICK.DAD.

THEY MAY HAVE FOUND HER.

MR. FALLIN, YOU NEED TO STAY IN BED.

NOTHING.

NO?

NO ONE SAW ANYTHING.

SOMEBODY CALLED.

IT'S ANONYMOUS. COULD'VE BEEN A PRANK.

THE AMBER ALERT'S ALL OVER THE PLACE.

WE'LL DO EVERYTHING WE CAN TO FIND HER, SIR.

OK. THANK YOU.

YOU MIGHT WANT TO TAKE A LOOK AT THIS.

SO, WHAT DO YOU THINK, MISS SCANLON?

WELL, IT FITS THEIR M.O.

CHECK INTO A CHEAP MOTEL, MAKE A--

WHAT?

MAKE A VIDEO, TAKE PHOTOGRAPHS.

RIGHT.

THEN THEY MOVE ON.

THEY DON'T LEAVE MUCH BEHIND.

SO, I'LL CALL YOU WHEN I HEAR SOMETHING.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE, DAD?

LET'S GET YOU HOME.

NO. NO.

I'M GONNA TALK TO EVERYONE HERE.

THANK YOU. SORRY.

DAD, LET'S GO.

THIS IS THE LAST ONE.

HI.

YEAH?

I'M LOOKING FOR MY DAUGHTER.

SHE'S 13 YEARS OLD. SHE DISAPPEARED.

SOMEBODY FROM THIS MOTEL

CALLED AND SAID THEY'D SEEN HER.

SORRY.

COME ON, DAD. IT'S TIME TO GO HOME.

NO.

YOU HEARD THE MAN.

HE SAID IT WAS PROBABLY A PRANK.

NO, SOMEBODY MADE THAT CALL FROM HERE.

WE'LL LOOK INTO IT TOMORROW.

LET'S JUST GET YOU--

I DID IT. I MADE THE CALL.

WHY DIDN'T YOU TALK TO THE POLICE?

'CAUSE I'VE GOT MY DAUGHTER

AND I'VE GOT PRIORS

AND THE COPS ARE GONNA TAKE HER AWAY AGAIN,

THEY SEE ME LIVING LIKE THIS.

DO YOU KNOW WHO TOOK MY DAUGHTER AWAY?

DO YOU KNOW WHERE THEY TOOK HER?

MAYBE.

I ONLY CALLED THE COPS

'CAUSE I WAS WORRIED ABOUT THAT LITTLE BLONDE GIRL.

SHE LOOKED NICE. IT'S THE ONLY REASON I CALLED.

LOOK, YOU'VE GOT TO TALK TO THE POLICE.

NO WAY.

WELL, THEN TELL ME.

WHAT DO YOU WANT? YOU WANT MONEY?

I'LL GIVE YOU MONEY.

I'LL GIVE YOU $1,000. TAKE IT.

HEY. HEY.

YOU CALL THE COPS,

I AIN'T TELLING YOU NOTHING.

YOU'LL TAKE ME TO HER?

I CAN'T JUST LEAVE MY GIRL.

WELL, MY SON WILL TAKE CARE OF HER.

HEY, WILL YOU SLOW DOWN?

SHE'LL TAKE ME TO HER.

SHE'S A PROSTITUTE, DAD.

SHE'LL DO ANYTHING FOR $1,000.

I'LL GO.

I'LL GO.

NO COPS.

JUST NEED A NEWSPAPER. THEY GOT CODES IN THE BACK.

SIT TIGHT.

I HAVE A PAPER IN THE CAR.

I NEED A PEN AND A PHONE.

JUST GIVE ME A SECOND.

HE SPREAD THE PHONE NUMBER OVER A COUPLE OF ADS.

8.

OK. GOT IT.

HEY.

HI.

WHAT'S YOUR NAME?

VIOLET. WHO ARE YOU?

I'M BURTON.

A FRIEND OF YOUR MOM'S.

WHERE ARE YOU GOING?

I'LL BE QUIET, MISTER.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO SIT IN THE CLOSET, HONEY.

YOU HAVE ANY FOOD?

NO.

STOP HERE. THIS IS THE PLACE.

JUST GO IN THAT DOOR AND ASK FOR DAMON.

TELL HIM YOU'RE... A FRIEND.

AND WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO?

I CAN'T GO IN THERE WITH YOU.

WHY NOT?

JUST TELL HIM YOU'RE A JOHN,

YOU NEED A LITTLE GIRL TO GET OFF.

HAVE YOUR MONEY READY.

JUST TELL HIM YOU'RE A WATCHER

SO YOU DON'T GOTTA DO NOTHING WITH HER.

I'M GOING HOME.

JUST TELL 'EM YOU'RE A WATCHER.

NEVER SEEN YOU BEFORE.

YEAH.

HOW'D YOU GET HERE?

I'M A FRIEND OF DINA'S.

OK. WHAT DO YOU WANT?

UH...

I'VE GOT GIRLS, BOYS,

KID-ON-KID, ADULT-ON-KID,

HARD CORE ASIAN, S&M, S&M LITE, GONZO STYLE,

WHATEVER PRODUCT YOU WANT.

I'M JUST LOOKING FOR A GIRL.

YEAH? WHAT KIND?

BLONDE. YOUNG.

TEEN OR PRE-TEEN?

I DON'T KNOW.

I'M A WATCHER. I JUST LIKE TO WATCH.

OK, WELL, I GOT A YOUNG BLONDE UPSTAIRS. PRETTY NEW.

IT'LL BE 2 GRAND.

YEAH, IT'S $2,000 FOR HALF AN HOUR.

TAKE A SEAT.

♪ WHAT YOU FEAR IS WHAT YOU CHOOSE ♪

♪ WHAT YOU WANT, WHAT YOU NEED ♪

♪ WHAT YOU FEEL

♪ IS WHAT YOU BREATHE

♪ WHAT YOU HAVE IS WHAT YOU LOSE ♪

♪ WHAT YOU FEAR IS WHAT YOU CHOOSE ♪

♪ WHAT YOU WANT, WHAT YOU NEED... ♪

COME ON UP.

YEAH. CAN I HAVE ALISON SCANLON, PLEASE?

WE ARRESTED EVERYBODY IN THE PLACE.

5 GIRLS IN THERE, CONFISCATED 2 DOZEN TAPES.

WE SPENT THE BETTER PART OF THE NIGHT GOING OVER THE EVIDENCE.

THE REASON WE CALLED YOU IN, THERE'S A TAPE.

THE QUALITY ON IT ISN'T VERY GOOD AND THE GIRL IN IT IS DRUGGED,

BUT WE'RE CONCERNED IT MIGHT BE SHANNON.

WE NEED ONE OF YOU TO TAKE A LOOK.

YOU KNOW, DAD, YOU SHOULD JUST LET ME DO THIS.

IF IT IS SHANNON,

I NEED TO KNOW WHAT SHE'S BEEN THROUGH.

GOOD LORD.

HEY, STOP.

WHAT?

CAN YOUREWIND?

PRESS PLAY.

PAUSE IT.

OK, VIOLET...

WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING?

I SAW THE TAPE.

WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

POLICE STATION DOWNTOWN,

THERE'S A VIDEOTAPE OF SHANNON. YOU'RE IN IT.

I'M NOT IN A TAPE.

I SAW YOUR REFLECTION. I SAW YOU.

SEXUAL ABUSE OF CHILDREN IS A SECOND-DEGREE FELONY.

YOU'RE LOOKING AT 4 YEARS, MINIMUM.

AND VIOLET, SHE BECOMES A WARD OF THE STATE.

I KNOW. I KNOW.

WHERE'S VIOLET?

IN HERE.

IT'S OK, VIOLET. YOU CAN COME OUT.

I DIDN'T TOUCH YOUR SISTER.

I DIDN'T DO NOTHING BUT SIT WITH HER AND KEEP HER CALM.

YOU KNOW WHERE SHE IS?

I CAN TRY AGAIN.

IF YOU PROMISE NOT TO CALL THE COPS, I CAN TRY AGAIN.

THIS GONNA BE LIKE LAST TIME?

I TOOK YOU SOMEPLACE REAL, DIDN'T I?

I'M NOT TRYING TO PLAY YOU.

YEAH, I THINK YOU'RE GONNA TRY AGAIN,

OR I CAN TALK TO THE POLICE ABOUT THE TAPE.

I CAN'T PROMISE YOU SHE'S IN THERE.

JUST GO IN THERE AND CHECK.

THESE GUYS DON'T ALWAYS WANT ME AROUND. IT'S JUST...

SOMETIMES, THEY KNOW I CAN HELP THEM

CALM DOWN THE NEW GIRLS...

'CAUSE I KNOW HOW TO TALK TO 'EM, 'CAUSE...

I WAS A NEW GIRL ONCE.

TELL ME IF SHE'S INSIDE.

I WASN'T PLAYING YOU.

I FELT BAD FOR YOUR SISTER 'CAUSE I BEEN THERE MYSELF.

WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE COLOR?

UH...I DON'T REALLY HAVE ONE.

I LIKE GREEN.

THAT'S GOOD, THAT'S NICE.

YEAH.

WHY IS THAT?

I JUST REALLY LIKE IT.

SHE'S IN THERE.

THANK YOU.

LET'S HURRY IT UP. HURRY. GO ROUND BACK.

POLICE! EVERYBODY GET DOWN!

JONAS, GET THE BACK ROOM!

SHE'S IN PRETTY GOOD SHAPE, PHYSICALLY...

BUT SHE'S TAKEN OR BEEN GIVEN DRUGS,

SO SHE'S STILL A LITTLE BIT OUT OF IT.

ALL RIGHT.

THE POLICE WILL WANT TO SEE HER FIRST THING IN THE MORNING.

OK.

WAS, UM...

NO. IT'S OK.

SHE WASN'T RAPED.

THANK GOD.

BURTON, YOU'RE GOING TO NEED SOME HELP DEALING WITH HER.

YEAH.

IN THE SHORT TERM,

I'D JUST TELL HER YOU DON'T BLAME HER FOR ANYTHING THAT HAPPENED.

DON'T ASK HER TOO MANY QUESTIONS

AND DON'T PUNISH HER FOR DISOBEYING YOU IN THE FIRST PLACE.

I'VE GOT A LIST OF THERAPISTS FOR SHANNON...

AND ONE FOR YOU, IF YOU WANT TO TALK TO ANYBODY.

NO, I'M FINE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

OK. I'LL GO SEE IF THEY'RE READY TO RELEASE HER.

OK.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

WHEN DID HE GET HERE?

ABOUT 10 MINUTES AGO.

THANK GOD THEY FOUND HER, HUH?

MR. FALLIN, I--

YOU SHOULD HAVE STAYED AWAY.

SHE'S MY KID.

YOU SHOULD HAVE STAYED AWAY.

I NEVER MEANT FOR ANYTHING TO HAPPEN TO HER, SIR.

SHANNON.

HEY.

IT'S OK, SHANNON.

IT'S GONNA BE ALL RIGHT.

UM...YOU GOTTA GO WITH BURTON, OK?

I'M SORRY.

SHANNON, CAN YOU TELL US

ABOUT YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH MALCOLM REEVES?

MALCOLM IS A PHOTOGRAPHER.

OK.

HE SAID I COULD BE A MODEL.

DID MALCOLM EVER TOUCH YOU?

DID HE EVER ASK YOU TO TAKE YOUR CLOTHES OFF?

NO.

YOUR FATHER SAID YOU CALLED

AND SAID YOU WERE GOING TO MALCOLM'S STUDIO?

I DID AND HE TOLD ME TO GO HOME.

HE CALLED ME A CAB AND TOLD ME TO GO.

DID YOU GET INTO A CAB?

IT WAS LIKE A VAN.

I THINK I JUST FELL ASLEEP IN THE BACK.

WAS MALCOLM IN THE VAN WITH YOU?

NO.

WHAT ELSE DO YOU REMEMBER?

I DON'T KNOW.

IT WAS LIKE I SLEPT FOR A LONG TIME.

I REMEMBER WATCHING TELEVISION SOMEWHERE IN THIS HOUSE

AND THEN I REMEMBER THE POLICE COMING IN.

DO YOU REMEMBER ANYTHING ABOUT THE LAST 2 DAYS?

NO.

SHANNON, THERE'S A TAPE.

I DON'T REALLY REMEMBER, OK?

YOU DON'T REMEMBER BEING TAKEN TO A MOTEL ROOM?

I SAID I DON'T REMEMBER ANYTHING.

SHANNON, HONEY...

YOU CAN TELL MISS SCANLON THE TRUTH.

I AM.I AM TELLING HER THE TRUTH.

MAYBE WE SHOULD TALK AGAIN TOMORROW.

THAT'S FINE.

THANK YOU, SHANNON.

UH, GIVE ME A MINUTE, WILL YOU?

I'LL BE RIGHT OUT.

SHE WAS CLEARLY DRUGGED ON THE TAPE.

COULD BE SHE WAS SEDATED FOR THE LAST FEW DAYS

OR SHE JUST MIGHT NOT WANT TO TALK ABOUT IT.

SO, WHAT DO YOU GONNA DO?

DINA, THE PROSTITUTE WE ARRESTED, ISN'T TALKING.

IF SHANNON DOESN'T COOPERATE, WE CAN'T DO MUCH.

AND MALCOLM?

HE MADE BAIL THIS MORNING.

WE'VE GOT HIM ON A POSSESSION OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY CHARGE.

THAT'S ALL WE CAN DO FOR NOW.

HEY.

HEY. HOW'S SHANNON?

UH, I DON'T KNOW. SHE'S...

WHAT ABOUT BURTON?

HE'S FINE.

WELL, HERE, I PUT TOGETHER SOME INFORMATION.

WHEN YOU THINK IT'S APPROPRIATE,

I CAN SEND IT OVER TO HIM.

GREAT. THANKS. I'LL PASS IT ON TO HIM.

UH, OK.

YOU BUSY TONIGHT?

I DON'T HAVE ANY PLANS, NO.

GREAT, 'CAUSE I'D LIKE TO TAKE YOU SOMEPLACE.

WHERE?

IT'S A SURPRISE.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

I'LL PICK YOU UP LATER. HERE.

NICK...

HOW'S VIOLET DOING?

SHE DOESN'T SEEM TO LIKE TALKING MUCH,

BUT FROM WHAT I CAN TELL,

SHE NEVER WENT TO KINDERGARTEN, PRE-SCHOOL, NOTHING.

SHE JUST SAT AROUND A MOTEL ROOM ALL DAY.

THAT'S RIGHT.

HEY, VIOLET.

DO YOU REMEMBER ME?

I'M GONNA HELP FIND YOU A NICE PLACE TO STAY FOR A WHILE, OK?

HOW COME YOU DON'T HAVE A FAVORITE COLOR?

UH...I...I DON'T KNOW.

EVERYONE HAS A FAVORITE COLOR.

VIOLET.

WHAT?

VIOLET. SEEMS LIKE A NICE COLOR.

SHUT UP.

HONEY, LISTEN--

I'M GONNA WATCH TELEVISION.

SHANNON, LISTEN, UH...

I'VE TALKED TO SOME PEOPLE

ABOUT GETTING YOU SOME HELP.

THERE'S THIS ONE LADY WHO EVIDENTLY IS VERY GOOD.

SHE'S DONE A LOT OF WORK WITH KIDS

WHO'VE BEEN THROUGH WHAT YOU'VE BEEN THROUGH,

AND SO I ASKED LAURIE TO BRING HER OVER HERE.

WHEN?

IN ABOUT, UH, ABOUT AN HOUR.

I'M FINE, BURTON.

I DON'T HAVE TO TALK TO ANYBODY.

HONEY, LOOK--

I'M FINE, BURTON, OK?

SHANNON...

FACT IS, I, UM,

I PROBABLY NEED A LITTLE HELP MYSELF.

WHATEVER.

I'M BORED.

YOUR SOCIAL WORKER JUST HAS TO FINISH UP

SOME PAPERWORK WITH ALVIN.

THAT'S GOOD. IT'S YOU.

THAT'S VERY NICE.

THANK YOU.

YOU GOT A TV?

NO, NOT HERE.

NICK FALLIN.

LAURIE SOLT CAME OVER TO TALK TO US

RIGHT.

SHANNON SAID SHE WOULD BE UP IN HER ROOM WATCHING TV.

I WAS DOWN HERE, I GO UPSTAIRS,

SHE'S NOT THERE.

SHE'S GONE?

I DIDN'T HEAR HER LEAVE.

DID YOU CALL THE POLICE?

NO, I DIDN'T HAVE TO. LAURIE SAW HER,

AND SHE WAS ANGRY.

TOLD ME SHE DIDN'T THINK I COULD HANDLE SHANNON ANYMORE.

MAYBE SHE'S RIGHT.

MAYBE I CAN'T HANDLE ALL THIS.

WELL, THAT'S CRAP.

YOU CAN'T BLAME YOURSELF.

HELLO? YEAH.

ROY.

YEAH. OK.

SURE.

ROY'S WITH SHANNON AT MALCOLM'S STUDIO.

HONEY, YOU ALL RIGHT?

I NEED YOUR HELP.

WHAT'S GOING ON?

I NEED TO TALK TO YOU INSIDE.

WHAT'S GOING ON HERE?

I'LL STAY WITH HER.

YOU WANT TO SIT IN THE CAR?

SO I GET THIS CALL FROM MALCOLM

AND HE SAYS THAT SHANNON'S BACK HERE

AND HE WANTS HER OUT BECAUSE ALL THE TROUBLE SHE CAUSED HIM.

I DRIVE OVER THE WHOLE TIME

THINKING THE TROUBLE SHE CAUSED HIM...

SO I COME IN HERE AND I TELL HER

TO WAIT OUTSIDE.

ASKED HIM WHAT HE DID IT FOR.

HE JUST LIED.

ASK HIM WHERE HE GOT THE MONEY.

HE LIED.

SO I SHOT HIM.

TWICE.

AFTER WHAT HE DID.

WHAT I LET HIM DO.

I JUST COULDN'T HAVE IT, SIR.

I JUST COULDN'T HAVE IT.

WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN TO ROY?

I DON'T KNOW, HONEY.

HE'S GOING TO JAIL?

FOR THE TIME BEING, YEAH.

MALCOLM TOLD ME HE'D MARRY ME

WHEN I GOT OLD ENOUGH.

REALLY?

HE SAID WE COULD MOVE SOMEWHERE,

LIKE NEW YORK OR LOS ANGELES,

OR PARIS.

RIGHT.

HE SAID HE LOVED ME, ALL THE TIME.

HE WOULD SAY THAT ALL THE TIME,

BUT THEN...

WHEN I GOT OVER THERE,

HE YELLED AT ME.

CALLED ME NAMES,

TOLD ME I GOT HIM INTO TROUBLE.

BUT HE'S--

HE'S THE ONE WHO WANTED ME TO DO ALL THAT STUFF.

YEAH.

THE PICTURES HE TOOK.

AND THE TAPE AT THE MOTEL.

I REMEMBER IT, BURTON.

I JUST--

I REMEMBER ALL OF IT.

I JUST PROMISED MALCOLM I'D NEVER TELL.

VIOLET'S FOSTER PARENTS ARE HERE TO PICK HER UP.

THANKS.

YOU READY?

A LITTLE BIT SCARED?

THAT'S OK.

IF YOU NEED ANYTHING, ANYTHING AT ALL,

YOU JUST CALL ME, OK?

OK.

IT'S FOR YOUR NEW HOUSE.

IT'S, UH, EVERY COLOR IN THE WORLD.

WHOA. THANKS.

HEY, LOOK, I'M SORRY ABOUT LAST NIGHT.

I UNDERSTAND.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO APOLOGIZE. IT'S OK.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING RIGHT NOW?

YOU KNOW, NOODLES.

GRAB YOUR COAT. I WANT TO SHOW YOU SOMETHING.

YOU BOUGHT THE HOUSE?

WELL, I JUST--

I PUT DOWN A DEPOSIT.

NICK.

LOOK, IT'S JUST, YOU KNOW,

THERE'S SO MUCH THAT'S JUST NOT SAFE,

AND, UH, YOU KNOW, SO MUCH THAT DOESN'T WORK--

YEAH, BUT, NICK--

I WANT TO KNOW THAT YOU LIVE SOMEWHERE GOOD,

SOMEWHERE SAFE,

BOTH YOU AND THE BABY.

SO, UH...

I WANT YOU TO HAVE IT.

WITH OR WITHOUT ME, I, UH...

I WANT YOU TO HAVE IT.

WITH YOU.

BUT NOT LIKE THIS.

THEN HOWEVER YOU WANT.

I MEAN, UM...

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR DOING THIS.

BUT I...

I DON'T KNOW. I THINK THAT, YOU KNOW,

FOR NOW, WE SHOULD PROBABLY JUST

WORK ON THE LITTLE THINGS.

THE LITTLE THINGS, YEAH.

RIGHT.

THE LITTLE THINGS.

HONEY...

EVERYTHING'S GONNA WORK OUT JUST FINE, HONEY.

WE'RE GONNA GET THE BEST PEOPLE TO HELP YOU.

EVERYTHING'S GONNA BE JUST FINE.

NOW WHEN YOU GO IN THERE,

JUST... TAKE YOUR TIME,

SLOWLY AND EASY.

TELL THEM WHATEVER YOU CAN.

IF YOU WANT TO STOP,

YOU JUST LET ME KNOW, OK?

WHEN THIS IS ALL OVER,

EVERYTHING GETS BACK TO NORMAL.

GET THE ADOPTION GOING AGAIN.

I FEEL BAD FOR ROY.

ROY UNDERSTANDS.

HE'S MY DAD, BURTON.

I JUST FEEL BAD FOR HIM.

WELL...WE'LL TALK ABOUT THIS LATER, OK?

RIGHT. READY?

YEAH.

OK.

HOW IS SHE?

SLEEPING.

DID SHE TELL THE POLICE EVERYTHING?

YEAH.

YOU KNOW, IF I WERE ROY,

I WOULD HAVE DONE THE SAME THING.

IF I HAD GOTTEN OVER THERE FIRST,

I'D HAVE DONE THE SAME THING.

SHE, UH...

SHANNON DOESN'T WANT ME TO ADOPT HER ANYMORE.

WHY IS THAT?

SHE'S WORRIED ABOUT ROY.

AND SHE SAYS SHE DOESN'T BELONG HERE.

MAYBE SHE'S RIGHT.

MAYBE I JUST TRIED TOO DAMN HARD

TO BE...

TO BE SOMETHING THAT I REALLY...

AM NOT.

WHAT YOU DID, SON...

THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DID.

DAD, I--I DIDN'T DO ANYTHING.

HMM.

YOU'RE A GOOD MAN, NICHOLAS.

GOOD NIGHT.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO STAY HERE ON MY ACCOUNT.

I'LL BE ALL RIGHT.