All language subtitles for The Pretender S04E08 Rules of Engagement

Fletcher Ridge, Illinois.

Large enough to have a UPS office and a
driver named Jared Harper.

Very good, Brooks. Any physical
description?

Size, weight, and color all match Jared
perfectly. And he got the job at almost

exactly the same time that I calculated
his position.

Call Al. I already have. He's on his
way.

Great. Let's go.

What? Angel.

Angel, I have to see you.

The junkyard near the Clinton Street
overpass.

And hurry.

You look bothered, Miss Parker.

Don't you have a bake sale to organize?
I know these are stressful times for

you. That's why I want you to have this.

It's a prayer card. I slept with it
under my pillow.

That explains the grease stains.

I asked for it to be filled with the
answers you need.

God bless.

You too.

Podcast? You're coming?

I'll be back.

What about Jared?

What about Lyle?

Buy me some time, a few hours.

Ouch.

Sorry, Mr. J. It got away from me.

Wow.

This is a great car.

Thanks. I bought it with my Tooth Fairy
money.

Tooth Fairy?

You know, you put your tooth under your
pillow, the Tooth Fairy takes it and

leaves you money.

Didn't you ever get that when you were a
kid?

I wasn't really a kid when I was a kid.

Thanks, mister.

Would you just shut up? I don't want to
talk about this anymore.

Damn it, Sarah. We don't have a choice.

Cam, we don't need to be making these
arrangements.

The hell we don't.

The people at the hospital already
showed they don't care whether us

live or die. Bailey, come on.

Cam, the doctor said... I know what the
doctor said. I know what needs to be

done.

Why do you have guns?

Cam, what are you planning to do?

I didn't start this, Sarah.

They have guns.

I don't know, but look, you just gotta
do something before somebody gets

okay?

I appreciate... Mister?

tight and wait for my command.

If there's a clear shot, you let me
know. Well, that's an interesting

philosophy. Shoot first, ask questions
later.

Who are you?

Special Agent Jared Jackson, Chicago
FBI.

I'm the hostage negotiator.

This is my show now.

Damn.

There are pretenders among us.

I was taken from my family. 36 ,000 is
already demonstrating more talent than

any of our others.

How many people died because of what I
thought up?

Since I broke out, I've spent every
moment searching for my past. He's a

pretender. A genius who can become
anyone that he wants to be.

Cassandra wants him alive.

Preferably. He defends the weak and
abused.

Life's a gift.

Are

you a

doctor? I am today.

Best we can figure, there's a half a
dozen people being held, including three

patients in a siege wing that could die
in the next few hours without treatment.

Kill that alarm.

Yes, sir. The hostage takers.

Billy Larson. He's 21.

Good kid with no pride.

Big brother Cam's 28. He's a hothead. He
goes all the way back to high school.

Weapons? Rifle and shotgun, according to
your sister.

I'll need her brought here as soon as
possible. Yes, sir.

They make any demands?

Nothing yet.

What's your read on the situation?

You're the big badge. You tell me.

They've isolated the situation to a
specific area of the hospital where the

father is a patient. My guess is some
sort of grievance against the hospital.

How do you figure that?

Like you said, I'm the big badge.

Let's go to work.

This is FBI Special Agent Jared Jackson.

I want to talk to you about your
demands.

You've got something on your mind.

Now might be a good time to discuss it.

This is between us and the hospital.

You've got your father in there.

Innocent people who need medical
attention.

Neither one of us want anyone to die
here today.

So why don't you tell me what you want,
and we can end this thing.

I want you to write this down.

$41 ,342 .17.

Not a penny more, not a penny less. Over
and out.

I'll see what I can do.

I need to establish a direct phone line
into that room.

Yes, sir.

What if they don't answer?

Hell, they could have already killed
somebody, and we'd never know it.

Where can I get blueprints of this
building?

I can get them here in ten minutes.

All right.

I need a fiber optics video camera with
a transmitter and microwave intercept.

Hold on, Einstein.

This town has two red lights, three
hardware stores.

Meaning? Meaning if you want a hammer, I
can help you out. If you want to build

a nuclear reactor, you're out of luck.

This town have an electronics store.

That we got.

I'm going to make a list of things I
need.

Get these to me ASAP.

Angel.

You weren't followed.

Daddy, you look... Oh, I'm sorry to
scare you.

Come on, come on.

Daddy, what the hell is going on?

Come on back here.

Where have you been?

Underground. This is the last place
they'd look.

Now look.

There's a strong box in SL -22.

In a panel behind the fire hose.

Songbox? Yeah.

It's filled with cash. Bring it to me.
But don't tell anybody.

Life and death, understand?

No, I don't. Brigitte and I had to leave
our hiding place. I need the money to

last us a few weeks.

If I knew why you were running... What?
Bad news.

Jared never showed up for his shift at
the UPS job.

Lyle? He's looking for you, and he is...
What else is new?

I want you to keep searching for Jared.
I'll be back as soon as I can.

Daddy?

This whole thing is going to turn into a
nightmare.

Nobody's going to want to get treated at
the O .K. Corral. Who are you?

Rebecca Simons, hospital administrator.

Dr. Stephen Franklin, chief
cardiologist. They spoke to a lot of

before they pulled a gun. I'm listening.

Family brought their father. He was
complaining of chest pains. Family

it might be a heart attack.

He was admitted to CCU? Yes, yes. I
diagnosed him with a type of arrhythmia

known as atrial fibrillation.

Painful, but it's not life -threatening.

Well, apparently his sons had a
different opinion.

Well, maybe I should have kept Mr.
Larson one more night to ease their

Does this figure mean anything to you,
Doctor?

$41 ,342 .17.

Not in particular. What is it?

That's a good question. Agent Jackson,
there are patients in there who will die

in the next few hours if left untreated.

Excuse me.

Sarah.

My name is Jared.

The man with the telephone.

I'm with the FBI.

I think it's safe to say that neither
one of us woke up this morning expecting

to be here.

I realize that you're going through a
very difficult time right now.

But I have to understand.

Why are your brothers doing this?

Look, I want to end this thing without
anybody getting hurt.

But the truth is I can only hold those
men off for so long.

Everything was always pretty crazy in
our family.

But things seemed to really come undone
after Mom died.

Especially for Cam.

Your mom was here at this hospital?

The same room where Daddy had... He was
so sick when they sent her home and...

She died a few days later.

And now your father's here.

Look, my brothers may be doing the wrong
thing, but they must be doing it for

the right reason.

And I am not going to help you kill them
for it.

Agent Jackson, got the equipment you
wanted?

All right.

Let's see what's going on in there.

What are we going to do, Cam?

I'm thinking.

I'm thinking.

I hope you know what you're doing, big
brother.

I don't get it. Sometimes it helps to be
a fly on the wall.

Or in this case, the air vent.

It will give us a better sense of the
space.

Where the hostages are being held.

Windows. Exits.

Out and down.

I could use this to help get a clean
shot. I have men on the roof next to Z's

wing. Isn't it your job to consider
everybody's safety?

My job is to save the lives of those
civilians inside. If I hesitate and one

innocent person dies, it's my fault.

I won't make that mistake.

The sheriff seems a little on edge.

He has his reasons.

Your mama was still alive?

No, she's not, and I am.

Stop talking.

Let's get some rest.

Man, there are guns and badges all over
the place down there.

What the hell did you think was going to
happen? Come in here with guns, they

leave a parking ticket on our car.

Just keep a lookout.

Sheriff says kill...

What now?

Yeah. Cam, this is Agent Jackson. Turn
the lights and air back on.

All right, I'll give you what you want.

And you give me a couple of hostages.

Why should I trust you? You have my
word. No harm will come to you or your

brother as long as we keep talking.

Now, do we have a deal?

Cam, you can trust me.

Cam, talk to me.

Get down! Everybody get down!

I had Cam's trust until your sniper got
trigger happy.

Hey, Cam.

Lawson isn't a man who can be trusted.

He incited a riot while he was in
prison. Did you know that? The guns were

beating the prisoners and they were
convicted on brutality charges. Did you

that?

I got Cam on the line.

Cam. Are you guys crazy? I had nothing
to do with that shooting, I swear to

Look, it's important that I come in
there and speak to you face to face.

I'm not here to talk. I'm here to save
my dad's life. Understand?

It's too hot in here. Turn on the air
now.

Yes, yes, I will turn the air
conditioning back on, I promise.

Now, can I come in there?

Okay, but just you, unarmed.

Ten minutes.

All right.

Ten minutes.

It was Cam's kid.

I had them brought in. To get under his
skin.

To get into his heart.

What? Where are you? Never mind. Did you
find Jared? Well, I was scanning police

chatter in Fletcher Ridge, and I came
across a hostage negotiation situation

there in a hospital.

FBI involvement.

And? It sounded like something that
Jared would be drawn to, so I contacted

Chicago office of the FBI. Let me guess.
No FBI involvement.

If there were any agents on the job
there, they would have come from the

office, and they hadn't sent anybody.

I'll never let him.

Get the jet ready, and I'll be back as
soon as I can.

I love ice cream.

I want to help your dad, but I'm going
to need your help to do it.

Last night, Daddy was yelling at Billy
and Sarah.

He was angry.

He said the hospital was going to send
Grandpa Jake home to die, just like they

did Grandma.

He said they were murderers.

Murderers.

Looks like you just lost a tooth. It
fell out.

Are you going to put it under your
pillow for the tooth fairy?

Tonight. Wow.

How much do you figure you're going to
get?

Maybe a dollar.

A dollar.

How about you?

I'd like to make five.

It's Agent Jackson.

I'm coming in, and I'm unarmed.

Check him out.

It's Clint.

He could have got somebody killed
shooting in here like that.

That was a mistake.

That officer's been removed from the
line. We're not exactly talking about an

elite police force out there.

Tell me about it.

So you're ready to end this thing, Cam?

Get your father taken care of?

I know you care about him. That's why
you're doing this.

You don't know nothing.

Why don't you explain it to me?

$41 ,342 .17.

That's an odd price to place on
somebody's life. Not my price.

Theirs.

Oh, she's getting worse.

Hey, hey!

So what are you going to do? Are you
going to keep her here and let her die?

life for your father's, is that it? Cam,
maybe we should let her go, huh? Billy,

shut up!

You're not a killer, Cam. You let this
woman die and you're going to spend the

rest of your life in prison.

You and Billy here.

Think about your children.

My kids.

They won't understand this.

Can't believe how much your little boy
looks like you.

You talk to my boy?

It's a procedure.

Oh, Cody.

He asked me to give you this.

So how much do you want me to leave for
him?

How much? Money.

From the Tooth Fairy.

Right. Tooth Fairy.

You got a dollar?

I only got to five.

Give it here.

You're going to give him five bucks for
a baby, too? Just give me the money,

Billy.

You walk out of here now, Cam, you can
still put this money under your son's

pillow yourself.

I can't leave him.

You don't get it, do you?

This isn't just about my father. It's
about every person out there who is sick

and deserves to be treated with dignity.

They're going to send this man home.
Does he look like he should go home to

At least give me a hostage.

You've got to work with me here, Cam.

There are a lot of people out there who
are looking for any reason to shoot you

and your little brother over here.

All right, take that lady.

Take her.

Help her.

Unhook her and get her out of here.

What about the others? One at a time.

All right, all right, all right.

One at a time.

You're doing a good thing here, Cam.

Some of those patients don't get
treatment real soon. We could have a

here.

Meaning? Maneuver Cam to a window.

One shot and it's over.

Why is it that you feel that bullets are
the only option?

One shot.

Deputy, may I have a word with you?

What's your name?

Lindsay.

Lindsay Tyler.

Shouldn't bite your nails, Lindsay. It's
a bad habit.

I know.

You don't remember me, do you?

Should I?

Cindy Perkins, junior high school, Sadie
Hawkins dance.

I asked you to dance once and you said
yes.

I had stringy hair, braces.

Yeah, yeah.

You chased me around the gym all night.
What was that, 10, 15?

You kept asking the band to play your
favorite song, Dreamweaver.

Oh, that's a damn fine song.

You know, my dad died of heart problems.

That's why I went into nursing.

Your father's sweater reminds me of my
dad.

Look, Cindy.

I'm sorry about all this. I never meant
to.

Cam?

Cam, come here. Go, go, go.

He's not breathing.

I need a doctor in here now. Now!

All right, Cam, I'll send one in.

Get your gear.

Now.

What did you say? Those men are heavily
armed and they've already threatened the

lives of innocent people. Unless you can
assure me of my safety, I'm not going

anywhere.

Get the lights back on in that room.
What are you going to do?

Agent Jackson. Agent Jackson.

Cam, it's Agent Jackson. I'm coming in.
I asked for a doctor.

Cam, he's going into cardiac arrest.

Let him in, Cam.

Dammit, we didn't come here to kill our
own father.

Come in.

Leave it easy. But where's the doctor?
There isn't a doctor available.

I hope you can handle it.

If my old man dies, so do you.

He's been flat for 15 seconds.

Nettles chart?

Clear.

Nothing. 25 seconds.

Talk to him. What? I needed to fight.
Tell him a story from your past.

you did together. Talk to him. Clear.

Nothing. We're running out of time. Talk
to him.

Forty seconds.

Dad, remember when I was five years old,
how you used to take me hunting up near

Patchett Lake?

I'm going to 360 Jewels. Keep talking.

You used to wake me up early while it
was still dark. I used to hate getting

so early, but you said it was important
to get out before the sun. Clear.

You told me that a sunrise in the woods
was as close to God as a breathing man

could get. You remember when you said
that?

You remember that, Dad?

One minute. Clear.

Come on, old man.

Fight. Don't give up. Fight.

Don't leave us, please.

We need you.

I'm going to hit him again. Clear. Come
on. Come on, Pop. We need you.

Cody and Carrie need their grandpa. If
we don't get him back quick, there could

be permanent damage.

Die in me, Dad. Hang in there. Come on.

Don't die in me, Dad.

Come on.

I'm getting a palm.

They really train them up there at the
FBI Academy.

Let's get a closer look.

How was that?

What the hell happened?

I don't know. The signal went dead.

Look, Kemp.

You've made all the right choices up
till now. Let me take another hostage

of here.

Okay, yeah. You, Cindy, go home. No.
What? I don't leave until you do.

For my father.

I'll go.

I've got to get that picture back.

We've still got sound, Sheriff.

I've been watching this the whole time.

I should blow you away right now. I knew
I couldn't trust you people.

No, no.

No.

Not like this.

Hi.

Get out. Take her with you. No more
talking.

Get out.

Are you out of your mind? Hey, it was an
accident. You could have gotten all of

us killed in there. We can't keep
pushing them. Why can't you get that

your head? You know, I've had a belly
full of you. Oh, yeah, and what is that

supposed to mean? You're the big bad.

You figure it out.

Alice, get me the number for the FBI
office in Chicago.

I doubt you'll find Miss Parker
searching through her desk.

We saw her this morning. I think she had
some errands to run.

She didn't say where she was going? You
know your sister.

You know she dances to the beat of a
different drummer.

Oh, I've noticed.

You two wouldn't lie to me, would you?

So, anybody see the Redskins game this
weekend?

Agent Jackson, any idea when I might be
allowed back in my office?

No idea.

It's very impressive the way you handled
that code situation.

I didn't have much of a choice, did I?

Tell me something.

How are insurance claims processed at
this hospital?

In the middle of a hostage situation and
you're wondering about billing

procedures? I'm just curious.

For instance, an HMO claim.

Well, HMOs rely on the information
provided by the attending physician.

So a particular medical procedure would
be approved or denied based upon your

recommendation. Yeah, that and the
recommendation of the facilities

administrator. Rebecca Simons. Well, in
the case of this hospital, yes.

What percentage of major surgeries have
been denied at this hospital?

Oh, I don't know.

Take a guess.

About 50%. 68%. 11 percentage points
higher than the national average. Why do

you think that is, Doctor? Maybe they're
just, uh...

Lot of healthy people in this town.

Maybe.

We need to talk.

You look like hell.

That's the way it is when you're dying.

Got yourself in a real mess here, boy.

I get everything else in my life.

Look, maybe I didn't do the things that
I should have when you were small.

Hell, I was making it up as I went.

But I taught you kids right from wrong.

I did that.

I'm trying to save you, Dad. Why?

Because we're a family.

I never knew my own old man.

Not more than a smack in the head.

Now and then, I just did the best that I
could.

When your mama died, I think a little
bit of me went too.

You must have been fighting the same
pain.

I miss her every day.

Me too, Pop.

$41 ,342 .17.

This is the exact amount this hospital
charges for heart bypass surgery.

What are you talking about?

Jake Larson has sky -high levels of
creatine kinase enzyme in his blood.

So? His fingertips are blue from lack of
oxygen.

I still don't follow.

He has heart disease.

He's headed for a massive heart attack.
His only chance of survival is heart

bypass surgery.

The same surgery this hospital denied
him.

Who the hell are you?

Excuse me?

I called the FBI. Nobody's ever heard of
an agent Jared Jackson.

Well, it's a big agency.

Maybe you talked to the wrong person.
Any of those people in there die.

It's on your head. Do you understand
what that means to have somebody's blood

your hands?

As a matter of fact, I do.

And so do you.

Your deputy told me about that hostage
situation a year ago at the grocery

store. The way you lured that
perpetrator into the doorway and

the kill shot.

Did he tell you how that same hostage
taker took his gun and shot to death a

-year -old stock boy?

Did he describe the sick feeling I get
every time I see that boy's parents on

the street?

You did what you thought was the right
thing to do. And an innocent boy lost

life.

That's the blood I have on my hands.

Agent Jackson.

Certainly has been a long day, hasn't
it?

Agent Jackson. I was wondering if you
and I could have a little talk.

Oh, well, the truth is I'm late for a
meeting. Perhaps later. I know about the

cover -up concerning Jake Larson's
coronary disease.

What could an HMO possibly have to gain
by such a cover -up?

I saw you and Dr. Franklin arguing in
the parking lot.

I know what's going on.

We could talk about it here in private,
or we could go downtown and talk under

the glare of the television cameras.

It's up to you.

Is it just for the money?

Or was it something more personal?

I see the way you and Dr. Franklin are
together.

My girlfriends and I used to dream about
meeting a doctor, falling in love and

living happily ever after.

I actually believed that the way it
would be for Stephen and me.

Your signature is on the release forms
for all the patients in question. I made

my decisions based on Franklin's
recommendation.

I looked the other way and one came.

Next thing I knew, I... All for money.

Franklin was getting kickbacks from the
HMOs for not doing expensive surgeries.

By denying certain procedures to
critically ill patients, he saved the

hundreds of thousands of dollars.

That makes a nice percentage.

I swear to you.

I didn't know about Jake Larson until
his sons took over the hospital.

Franklin said that you questioned him
and he threatened to expose me if I said

anything and...

Not half as afraid as those patients who
were sent home to die.

The key you gave me doesn't work.

Really?

Ha! Must have given you the wrong one.

Let me try this one.

Doesn't that work?

Angel, I'm sorry I had to drag you into
this.

Baby Parker, what was that? No, it's
nothing.

It looked like some sort of a medical
record.

No, it's ancient history. Is it mine or
Lyle's? It doesn't matter.

Trust me.

Someday, when I have more time, I'll
explain everything to you. But right

need your gun.

My gun?

This is about that hit out on you.

Yeah, the bastards are closing in.

Who ordered it? I know, I know.

I do know that this is the only thing
that really matters.

It's the future of our family.

It's the heir to the Parker name, and
it's growing inside Brigitte.

The baby will be here soon.

What else can I do?

Well, the key is to tell Jared.

Bring it back.

It's going to be just like it was.

Yeah. Dr. Franklin, Agent Jackson.

Cam and Billy Larson have tapped into
hospital records and are trying to find

information about patients who are
denied care.

Can you cut them off? We tried. I
suggest that I download everything. I

want you to lose any patient records.

No, no, I'll, uh, I'll handle that. I
know which files are important.

Can I get back in my office yet? I don't
think that's a very good idea. I mean,

things are still pretty dangerous up
here. I couldn't assure your safety.

Dr. Franklin?

Dr. Franklin?

I'm on my way up. If you think that's
best.

What happened?

I was shot.

The Larson boys.

They're crazy. They're coming down the
hallway.

They say they know who's responsible for
trying to kill their father.

Doctor. Can you breathe?

My heart.

What's happening to me?

The same thing that you let happen to
Jake Larson.

You're having a massive heart attack.

What have you done to me? I laced your
keyboard with a tricyclic

It's absorbed through the fingertips.

It speeds up the heart's rhythm.

That's why I faked getting shot.

Told you that the Larson boys were
coming down the hallway. I wanted to

you. You see, adrenaline, it really
increases the effects of the drug.

Why? Because of what you did to Jake
Larson.

Because of the drugs you gave him to
cover up the symptoms of his coronary

disease. Who are you?

I'm everyone.

I'm no one.

If you tell me the truth, I can bring
your heart back to normal.

Look, we're all on the same side here.

There's no reason I'd let this become a
problem.

Oh, it became a problem when you aligned
yourself with an HMO that cared more

about profits than taking care of
patients.

God, Larson wouldn't have survived
another year no matter what we did. That

not the point.

You're a doctor. Your job is to give
care, not take it away.

That cyanosis must really be setting in
right now. You should really seek

treatment, or you could die within
minutes.

Please.

How many people? How many people did you
let die so you could stuff your pocket?

All right, I took kickbacks from the
HMOs.

Just send patients home, now, please.
Help me.

Please.

Sorry, Doc, but your claim has been
denied.

No. No.

No.

Is he really going to

die? I just laced his keyboard with the
Jackson.

He has nothing more than a really bad
case of heartburn. And he'll probably

bladder control for a couple of days.

I'm going to drop some charges against
the brothers. Let the judge deal with

rest.

Considering the circumstances, I think
they've suffered enough for one family.

I think you're right.

I want to thank you for keeping me from
doing something stupid.

I guess we can't let the mistakes of our
past ruin our future.

Will you excuse me, Sheriff?

Excuse me.

Are you from the Chicago office?

Are you a reporter?

Luke Hope Gazette. And have you been
involved during the entire crisis?

No, I just arrived on the scene. There
was another negotiator involved.

Our source from your Chicago office
tells us he was an imposter.

That's what we've been told. And where
is he? No idea.

You know, I don't know how he did it,
but witnesses say he really knew what he

was doing.

Excuse me.

It's your fault we missed him.

Don't tell anybody.

I said, understand?

Someday when I have more time, I'll
explain everything to you. Well, if he's

still Jared, bring him back.

It'll be just like it was.

you're going to be held accountable for
this, Parker.