1 00:00:03,000 --> 00:00:05,273 She's from the U.S.P.S. in Washington, D.C. 2 00:00:05,435 --> 00:00:07,251 I imagine we have differing notions 3 00:00:07,299 --> 00:00:08,916 on what constitutes "fun." 4 00:00:08,960 --> 00:00:10,910 I have no doubt that we do. 5 00:00:10,963 --> 00:00:12,456 Wait till I tell you about Oliver. 6 00:00:12,521 --> 00:00:14,271 It was very ungentlemanly of me 7 00:00:14,341 --> 00:00:15,934 to remain here where I could 8 00:00:15,978 --> 00:00:17,194 overhear your conversation. 9 00:00:17,228 --> 00:00:18,594 I won't say a word. 10 00:00:38,330 --> 00:00:40,382 I really can't stall them anymore. 11 00:00:42,489 --> 00:00:43,523 Sorry! 12 00:00:44,563 --> 00:00:46,580 - Sorry! - [Panting] 13 00:00:48,240 --> 00:00:50,341 [Exhales shakily] 14 00:00:51,049 --> 00:00:52,513 I got it! 15 00:00:57,773 --> 00:00:58,974 If something happens... 16 00:00:59,007 --> 00:01:00,273 Nothing's gonna happen. 17 00:01:00,308 --> 00:01:01,390 Promise. 18 00:01:03,028 --> 00:01:04,606 You have to mail this. 19 00:01:04,843 --> 00:01:07,951 Do it for Michael and our little girl. 20 00:01:08,249 --> 00:01:09,331 [Deep, wracking wheezing] 21 00:01:10,781 --> 00:01:12,849 - [Monitor flatlining] - [Nurse]: I need your help here! 22 00:01:12,906 --> 00:01:14,238 Okay. Deep breaths. 23 00:01:14,273 --> 00:01:15,456 [Coughs] 24 00:01:15,489 --> 00:01:17,535 Move it! Let's go. Let's go! 25 00:01:17,614 --> 00:01:20,766 Okay! Hang in there, Melissa. Hang in there! Hang in there! 26 00:01:21,121 --> 00:01:22,804 [Beeping] 27 00:01:22,849 --> 00:01:24,925 - We're not getting a pulse. - Pressure's dropping. 28 00:01:25,529 --> 00:01:27,712 - More suction. - She's desatting, 70%. 29 00:01:27,794 --> 00:01:29,155 - Come on, Melissa! - We're losing her! 30 00:01:29,216 --> 00:01:32,117 - 65%! - More suction! 31 00:01:32,194 --> 00:01:34,311 [Steady tone beeping] 32 00:01:34,368 --> 00:01:36,301 [Flatline blaring] 33 00:01:41,149 --> 00:01:43,767 [♪♪♪] 34 00:01:48,179 --> 00:01:50,714 [♪♪♪] 35 00:02:05,461 --> 00:02:06,762 [Candy-striper, Kim]: Morning. 36 00:02:06,821 --> 00:02:09,097 Would you like to see any magazines today? 37 00:02:10,020 --> 00:02:12,687 You know, all my John Grisham's have been checked out, 38 00:02:12,758 --> 00:02:15,693 but hold on, let me see. 39 00:02:20,905 --> 00:02:23,005 [Gasps] 40 00:02:26,192 --> 00:02:28,960 ♪ Send me love every day ♪ 41 00:02:29,036 --> 00:02:31,286 ♪ and send me on my way ♪ 42 00:02:31,344 --> 00:02:34,842 ♪ deliver me just deliver me ♪ 43 00:02:34,959 --> 00:02:37,989 - Synced and corrected by Retrojex - - www.addic7ed.com - 44 00:02:39,414 --> 00:02:41,748 So, when we were talking about Oliver the other day, 45 00:02:41,833 --> 00:02:43,795 he was sitting right behind us? 46 00:02:43,846 --> 00:02:45,173 Mm. But it wasn't his fault. 47 00:02:45,210 --> 00:02:46,559 He wanted to leave, 48 00:02:46,595 --> 00:02:48,829 he just didn't want to stand up and embarrass you. 49 00:02:48,890 --> 00:02:50,906 What did I say? 50 00:02:50,960 --> 00:02:52,643 What did I say? 51 00:02:52,689 --> 00:02:54,406 - All nice things. You know... - Oh... 52 00:02:54,453 --> 00:02:57,003 How he's a nice guy, he goes to church, 53 00:02:57,070 --> 00:02:58,520 he's generous, considerate... 54 00:02:58,560 --> 00:03:01,054 - [Giggles]: He needs a sense of humor. - No. 55 00:03:01,144 --> 00:03:02,744 No... no! 56 00:03:02,788 --> 00:03:05,372 I can't go back to the dead letter office now. 57 00:03:05,441 --> 00:03:07,824 Take me back to Washington with you, please? 58 00:03:07,888 --> 00:03:10,489 No! This place is good for you. 59 00:03:10,558 --> 00:03:12,841 Besides, I can't go back either. 60 00:03:12,903 --> 00:03:15,172 Not until I fulfill my special projects quota. 61 00:03:15,310 --> 00:03:16,927 [Mortified sigh] 62 00:03:17,227 --> 00:03:18,326 Oh. 63 00:03:21,010 --> 00:03:23,010 Be cool. He's coming over. 64 00:03:23,088 --> 00:03:25,276 - But don't let him know I told you. - What do I do? 65 00:03:25,357 --> 00:03:26,740 Nothing, he would die if he knew 66 00:03:26,803 --> 00:03:28,069 that you knew that he knew that... 67 00:03:28,127 --> 00:03:30,171 Good morning, Ms. McInerney, Ms. Starkwell, 68 00:03:30,250 --> 00:03:32,217 I was hoping to find you here. Again. 69 00:03:32,454 --> 00:03:34,938 Gosh, Oliver. It's so good to see you. 70 00:03:35,029 --> 00:03:36,411 We were just sitting here 71 00:03:36,471 --> 00:03:38,667 talking about... nothing. 72 00:03:39,454 --> 00:03:42,104 Um, trying to find a topic, and... 73 00:03:42,174 --> 00:03:44,255 - [Shane sighs] - Oh, forget about it. 74 00:03:44,524 --> 00:03:45,556 What's going on? 75 00:03:45,608 --> 00:03:48,302 Oh, uh, well, we received a rather unusual package this morning. 76 00:03:48,398 --> 00:03:51,992 I'd like to consult with you and... and you, perhaps, 77 00:03:52,111 --> 00:03:53,780 Ms. Starkwell, if you're interested. 78 00:03:53,849 --> 00:03:55,098 Yes, I'm always interested, 79 00:03:55,156 --> 00:03:56,940 but I have a problem I have to fix 80 00:03:57,011 --> 00:03:59,177 in "Parcels" at 9:00. 81 00:03:59,259 --> 00:04:01,443 Apparently, even if it fits, it ain't shipping. 82 00:04:01,525 --> 00:04:02,908 Mm. At least not to Kazakhstan. 83 00:04:02,970 --> 00:04:05,820 - But, can you post it? - [Chuckles] 84 00:04:06,051 --> 00:04:08,185 [Chuckling] 85 00:04:08,665 --> 00:04:10,366 Aw, I love her. 86 00:04:10,997 --> 00:04:13,214 It must be nice having a friend 87 00:04:13,298 --> 00:04:14,764 visiting from your old stomping grounds. 88 00:04:14,827 --> 00:04:18,050 Yeah. Although I really didn't stomp that much. 89 00:04:18,204 --> 00:04:19,837 I didn't stay there that long. 90 00:04:19,881 --> 00:04:24,484 Oh, I see. So should we expect you to... 91 00:04:25,576 --> 00:04:26,842 Move on at some point? 92 00:04:27,624 --> 00:04:30,625 - "On"? - Are you unhappy at the D.L.O.? 93 00:04:30,728 --> 00:04:32,928 With... us? 94 00:04:34,904 --> 00:04:37,308 - "Us"? - The team. Uh... 95 00:04:37,731 --> 00:04:39,032 Norman, Rita... 96 00:04:39,068 --> 00:04:41,802 Oh! No. No. Not unhappy. 97 00:04:41,899 --> 00:04:46,423 In fact, I'm actually starting to do a little stomping here. 98 00:04:47,289 --> 00:04:51,325 Ah. I'm sure Norman and Rita will be very happy to hear that. 99 00:04:51,922 --> 00:04:54,602 They admire you and your remarkable... 100 00:04:55,518 --> 00:04:56,893 My remarkable...? 101 00:04:57,137 --> 00:04:59,958 Uh... ability to, uh... 102 00:05:00,201 --> 00:05:01,485 Embrace... 103 00:05:02,090 --> 00:05:04,484 A challenge such as this. 104 00:05:04,742 --> 00:05:06,174 - [Awkward chuckle] - Ah. 105 00:05:06,243 --> 00:05:09,361 It arrived, addressed directly to the dead letter office. 106 00:05:13,923 --> 00:05:15,807 - Oh, a Bible? - Mm-hmm. 107 00:05:16,500 --> 00:05:17,549 And, uh... 108 00:05:17,578 --> 00:05:18,685 This was included. 109 00:05:21,188 --> 00:05:23,097 The cover letter reads, uh, 110 00:05:23,205 --> 00:05:24,488 "Dear Post Office... 111 00:05:25,007 --> 00:05:26,490 "after many years of treatment, 112 00:05:26,530 --> 00:05:28,821 "a patient of ours at Long Oaks Lodge for Mental Health 113 00:05:29,126 --> 00:05:31,476 "has recovered enough to leave our facility. 114 00:05:31,620 --> 00:05:33,694 "At the time he left, he confessed to us that the Bible 115 00:05:33,774 --> 00:05:35,657 he had carried so long was, in fact, 116 00:05:36,045 --> 00:05:37,361 stolen by him 117 00:05:37,421 --> 00:05:39,021 approximately 10 years ago." 118 00:05:39,145 --> 00:05:41,011 "Inside that Bible was an unmailed letter, 119 00:05:41,101 --> 00:05:44,411 which our patient decorated and used as a bookmark." 120 00:05:45,287 --> 00:05:46,955 "We are sending you both 121 00:05:47,001 --> 00:05:49,341 "in hopes that you might forward them to their rightful owners." 122 00:05:49,553 --> 00:05:50,669 "Thank you." 123 00:05:50,724 --> 00:05:53,090 "Nancy Gray, Director of Psychiatric Services, 124 00:05:53,177 --> 00:05:55,122 Long Oaks Lodge for Mental Health." 125 00:05:55,677 --> 00:05:58,528 [♪♪♪] 126 00:06:00,143 --> 00:06:01,710 Uh... 127 00:06:01,754 --> 00:06:04,354 It's Michael W-H-E... something, 128 00:06:04,422 --> 00:06:06,856 2234... something, D-e-n-v... 129 00:06:06,922 --> 00:06:08,088 Well, it must be Denver. 130 00:06:08,121 --> 00:06:09,637 Mm-hmm. Uh... 131 00:06:09,677 --> 00:06:11,093 Most of it's not legible. 132 00:06:11,132 --> 00:06:12,532 Return address says 133 00:06:12,572 --> 00:06:14,889 "St. Augusto Hospital Intensive Care Unit." 134 00:06:14,950 --> 00:06:17,700 37-cent 2004 commemorative. 135 00:06:17,774 --> 00:06:19,558 It, uh, lacks postmark, however. 136 00:06:19,605 --> 00:06:22,455 Oh. The stamp suggests intention to mail. 137 00:06:22,532 --> 00:06:25,467 And we must honor that intention. 138 00:06:25,544 --> 00:06:27,644 Very good, Ms. McInerney. 139 00:06:31,705 --> 00:06:32,922 Alright. 140 00:06:35,024 --> 00:06:37,109 Here we are. 141 00:06:40,365 --> 00:06:41,883 Ahem. 142 00:06:43,806 --> 00:06:45,323 Shaky handwriting. 143 00:06:45,364 --> 00:06:47,331 Uh, "May 16, 2004. 144 00:06:47,385 --> 00:06:48,484 "Dear Michael... 145 00:06:48,514 --> 00:06:50,380 "I can explain everything. 146 00:06:50,430 --> 00:06:51,830 "It's not what you think. 147 00:06:51,868 --> 00:06:53,884 "I don't blame you for walking out, 148 00:06:53,939 --> 00:06:56,523 "but I can't let them operate on me 149 00:06:56,592 --> 00:06:58,325 "unless I know, if I die... 150 00:06:58,372 --> 00:07:00,856 at least you have the truth." 151 00:07:01,863 --> 00:07:03,530 "My head hurts 152 00:07:03,575 --> 00:07:06,526 and I can't remember much about yesterday..." 153 00:07:09,103 --> 00:07:10,970 Thank you, Sir. I appreciate your confidence. 154 00:07:11,020 --> 00:07:12,386 Mike, isn't that your wife? 155 00:07:12,423 --> 00:07:14,974 [Background chatter] 156 00:07:17,763 --> 00:07:19,851 Uh... 157 00:07:22,501 --> 00:07:24,842 - Hey. - Hey! 158 00:07:27,058 --> 00:07:28,525 What... what are you doing here? 159 00:07:28,565 --> 00:07:29,997 The partners took me to lunch. 160 00:07:30,035 --> 00:07:32,503 They're gonna support me in the campaign. 161 00:07:32,569 --> 00:07:34,535 Did... did I mention? He's really gonna run. 162 00:07:34,589 --> 00:07:38,625 I always knew you'd run the world someday. 163 00:07:38,732 --> 00:07:40,948 Some things never change, I guess. 164 00:07:41,828 --> 00:07:43,813 [♪♪♪] 165 00:07:43,867 --> 00:07:45,833 I just, uh... 166 00:07:45,884 --> 00:07:49,052 Hey. Hey-hey-hey-hey-hey... 167 00:07:49,138 --> 00:07:52,673 I know what you're thinking, but you're wrong. 168 00:07:52,766 --> 00:07:53,915 Oh, I'm sorry, 169 00:07:53,948 --> 00:07:55,381 it's just I see my wife and her old boyfriend 170 00:07:55,419 --> 00:07:56,501 together at a hotel. 171 00:07:56,531 --> 00:07:57,564 I don't know what to make of it. 172 00:07:57,593 --> 00:07:59,059 Have you ever noticed, 173 00:07:59,100 --> 00:08:00,833 when things are good, he's your best friend, 174 00:08:00,879 --> 00:08:02,412 but as soon as we're having problems, 175 00:08:02,454 --> 00:08:03,936 he's my "ex-boyfriend"? 176 00:08:03,977 --> 00:08:05,394 Barry and I were having lunch. 177 00:08:05,432 --> 00:08:07,949 That's all that happened. Lunch. 178 00:08:08,016 --> 00:08:09,782 I didn't see you in the restaurant. 179 00:08:09,830 --> 00:08:10,813 Michael, 180 00:08:10,840 --> 00:08:13,924 please, just trust me on this. 181 00:08:14,007 --> 00:08:15,223 I'll tell you all about it 182 00:08:15,256 --> 00:08:16,555 when Abby and I get back from the trip. 183 00:08:16,590 --> 00:08:18,473 Right. 184 00:08:18,524 --> 00:08:20,775 Why don't you come? 185 00:08:20,836 --> 00:08:22,418 No. 186 00:08:22,461 --> 00:08:24,812 Take some mother/daughter time. 187 00:08:24,874 --> 00:08:26,040 We need some husband/wife time. 188 00:08:26,073 --> 00:08:28,890 I gotta go. 189 00:08:28,966 --> 00:08:30,766 [Melissa, writing]: "I would have never let you walk away 190 00:08:30,814 --> 00:08:32,580 if I had known what was coming." 191 00:08:32,628 --> 00:08:34,895 [Friend]: She said it all happened so fast. 192 00:08:34,955 --> 00:08:36,538 One second, they were all laughing, 193 00:08:36,581 --> 00:08:38,348 and the next thing they knew, they hit the rocks, 194 00:08:38,396 --> 00:08:40,045 and everyone was in the water... 195 00:08:40,090 --> 00:08:41,540 Mr. Wheeler? 196 00:08:41,580 --> 00:08:42,962 Yes? 197 00:08:43,000 --> 00:08:44,517 We just got the lab work back on your blood. 198 00:08:44,558 --> 00:08:46,024 I'm afraid there's an issue. 199 00:08:49,418 --> 00:08:52,069 [♪♪♪] 200 00:08:55,751 --> 00:08:57,651 Michael... 201 00:09:02,459 --> 00:09:05,628 How's Abby? 202 00:09:05,713 --> 00:09:07,913 They think she's gonna lose a kidney. 203 00:09:07,971 --> 00:09:09,988 - [Gasps] - Oh, no. 204 00:09:10,044 --> 00:09:12,945 No... 205 00:09:13,021 --> 00:09:14,604 She needed blood. 206 00:09:14,648 --> 00:09:16,631 So... 207 00:09:16,683 --> 00:09:19,868 I gave them mine. 208 00:09:19,953 --> 00:09:22,453 But my blood didn't match. 209 00:09:23,666 --> 00:09:25,784 Michael, wait. Listen to me. 210 00:09:25,842 --> 00:09:27,942 What a fool I am. 211 00:09:27,997 --> 00:09:29,947 I mean, Abby was born, what...? 212 00:09:30,000 --> 00:09:32,651 Nine months and two days after we got married. 213 00:09:32,721 --> 00:09:36,422 Maybe, if you and Barry hadn't been messing around on Friday, 214 00:09:36,521 --> 00:09:37,604 I would've been up there with you guys, 215 00:09:37,633 --> 00:09:38,849 and our little girl 216 00:09:38,884 --> 00:09:40,483 wouldn't be fighting for her life right now! 217 00:09:40,527 --> 00:09:41,893 Listen to me, Mi... Michael. 218 00:09:41,929 --> 00:09:42,778 Correction... 219 00:09:42,802 --> 00:09:44,835 your little girl. 220 00:09:44,891 --> 00:09:45,874 Michael! 221 00:09:45,900 --> 00:09:48,500 Michael... 222 00:09:48,570 --> 00:09:50,036 [Weakly]: Michael! 223 00:09:51,034 --> 00:09:53,318 [Gasps and sobs] 224 00:09:53,379 --> 00:09:54,662 - [Knocks] - Candy striper. 225 00:09:54,698 --> 00:09:57,632 Can I get you a magazine or anything? 226 00:09:57,710 --> 00:09:59,894 [Melissa, writing]: "It's true, Michael. 227 00:09:59,952 --> 00:10:02,469 You're not the father of Abby." 228 00:10:02,537 --> 00:10:05,254 "It's a terrible secret I've kept all this time 229 00:10:05,327 --> 00:10:06,844 "because I love you 230 00:10:06,885 --> 00:10:09,268 "and I only wanted the best for both of you. 231 00:10:09,332 --> 00:10:10,965 "The truth is... 232 00:10:11,010 --> 00:10:13,861 Barry isn't the father, either." 233 00:10:15,715 --> 00:10:18,734 "There hasn't been anything between me and Barry since..." 234 00:10:20,011 --> 00:10:21,444 "college, 235 00:10:21,483 --> 00:10:23,166 "and we were at the Clairemont on Friday 236 00:10:23,212 --> 00:10:24,595 "because we were planning 237 00:10:24,633 --> 00:10:26,650 "a surprise party for your birthday next week. 238 00:10:26,704 --> 00:10:29,688 If you don't believe me, ask the caterer." 239 00:10:29,768 --> 00:10:31,835 Alright. 240 00:10:31,891 --> 00:10:34,742 Well, all we have to do is call the Clairemont Hotel, 241 00:10:34,818 --> 00:10:36,768 ask them to check their records for a birthday party 242 00:10:36,820 --> 00:10:38,219 that was canceled 243 00:10:38,258 --> 00:10:41,476 for a Michael W-H- something in May of 2004. 244 00:10:41,562 --> 00:10:42,911 Who's the father? 245 00:10:42,947 --> 00:10:44,881 - [Scoffs] - You amaze me. 246 00:10:44,933 --> 00:10:46,782 An hour ago, you didn't know these people existed. 247 00:10:46,832 --> 00:10:48,248 Now you can't continue 248 00:10:48,286 --> 00:10:50,603 until you determine the parentage of their child. 249 00:10:50,665 --> 00:10:52,382 I can't explain it, Oliver. 250 00:10:52,430 --> 00:10:54,780 I just... have got an instinct. 251 00:10:55,697 --> 00:10:57,431 An instinct. 252 00:10:57,478 --> 00:11:00,046 You once said, "we don't find the letters, 253 00:11:00,115 --> 00:11:01,281 they find us." 254 00:11:01,313 --> 00:11:02,295 I do. 255 00:11:02,323 --> 00:11:03,455 Well, this morning, 256 00:11:03,485 --> 00:11:05,235 I woke up with a distinct feeling 257 00:11:05,283 --> 00:11:07,517 that today would pose a unique challenge. 258 00:11:07,577 --> 00:11:08,759 Was that a feeling 259 00:11:08,792 --> 00:11:10,075 or a fortune cookie, Ms. McInerney? 260 00:11:10,110 --> 00:11:12,977 - [Groans] - Oh. Just... keep reading. 261 00:11:13,053 --> 00:11:14,386 Oliver, please? 262 00:11:14,423 --> 00:11:16,440 Besides... 263 00:11:16,495 --> 00:11:17,711 Everybody knows that hotels 264 00:11:17,744 --> 00:11:19,894 destroy their records after 10 years. 265 00:11:19,951 --> 00:11:22,134 Now you're just making things up. 266 00:11:24,828 --> 00:11:27,263 On the other hand, 267 00:11:27,329 --> 00:11:30,147 I do have a feeling about this, too. 268 00:11:30,222 --> 00:11:31,271 What's your instinct? 269 00:11:31,299 --> 00:11:33,315 Not an instinct. 270 00:11:34,276 --> 00:11:35,709 More of a sign, really. 271 00:11:38,024 --> 00:11:39,492 This page... 272 00:11:39,531 --> 00:11:41,464 The envelope was bookmarking... 273 00:11:42,339 --> 00:11:44,823 "And you will know the truth, 274 00:11:44,888 --> 00:11:47,422 and the truth will make you free." 275 00:11:47,491 --> 00:11:48,957 10 years is a long time 276 00:11:48,996 --> 00:11:52,097 to be a prisoner to a lie, Ms. McInerney. 277 00:11:57,486 --> 00:11:59,838 "You are not Abby's father, 278 00:11:59,899 --> 00:12:01,481 neither is Barry." 279 00:12:01,525 --> 00:12:03,175 [Melissa, writing]: "Do you remember 280 00:12:03,220 --> 00:12:04,770 "the night before we got married?" 281 00:12:04,811 --> 00:12:07,111 [Lips smacking] 282 00:12:07,174 --> 00:12:09,274 I can't wait. Marry me now. 283 00:12:09,330 --> 00:12:11,130 [She chuckles] 284 00:12:12,770 --> 00:12:14,087 [Knock on window] 285 00:12:14,122 --> 00:12:15,772 Alright, guys. Break it up. 286 00:12:15,816 --> 00:12:18,850 She's yours tomorrow, Michael, but she's ours tonight! 287 00:12:18,932 --> 00:12:20,198 Have fun. 288 00:12:20,231 --> 00:12:22,315 - Bye. - Bye. 289 00:12:25,555 --> 00:12:27,022 [Blows a kiss] 290 00:12:29,765 --> 00:12:33,201 [Melissa]: "It started as just one last girls' night out." 291 00:12:33,293 --> 00:12:34,342 This one's for when 292 00:12:34,370 --> 00:12:35,486 Michael wins his first election. 293 00:12:35,518 --> 00:12:37,584 [Chuckles] 294 00:12:37,639 --> 00:12:39,573 - Oh! - [Laughing] 295 00:12:39,625 --> 00:12:41,358 Uh, wait a minute. 296 00:12:41,406 --> 00:12:43,906 Maybe it'll be me that goes into politics! 297 00:12:43,972 --> 00:12:45,121 We thought of that! 298 00:12:45,153 --> 00:12:46,603 And then... 299 00:12:46,643 --> 00:12:48,910 "Hello, Michael!" 300 00:12:48,971 --> 00:12:51,321 [Women laughing] 301 00:12:51,384 --> 00:12:53,317 [♪♪♪] 302 00:12:55,370 --> 00:12:56,387 [Woman]: It's the thought that counts. 303 00:12:56,415 --> 00:12:58,015 [Melissa]: Absolutely. Cheers. 304 00:12:58,059 --> 00:12:59,308 [All laughing] 305 00:12:59,343 --> 00:13:01,393 [Glasses clinking] 306 00:13:03,227 --> 00:13:04,477 I'll be right back. 307 00:13:04,511 --> 00:13:05,594 Okay. 308 00:13:05,623 --> 00:13:08,023 It's downstairs, in the back. 309 00:13:08,089 --> 00:13:10,956 "I don't remember everything, Michael, 310 00:13:11,031 --> 00:13:14,116 but I know he said he was gonna kill me." 311 00:13:15,327 --> 00:13:18,129 "Except he didn't. 312 00:13:18,204 --> 00:13:20,671 "But that night... 313 00:13:20,737 --> 00:13:23,221 I wanted to die just the same." 314 00:13:24,434 --> 00:13:26,334 [All laughing] 315 00:13:27,548 --> 00:13:33,419 [♪♪♪] 316 00:13:33,573 --> 00:13:36,091 Ms. McInerney, you were right. 317 00:13:39,528 --> 00:13:41,830 As much as I wish that weren't true. 318 00:13:43,226 --> 00:13:46,128 [♪♪♪] 319 00:13:52,799 --> 00:13:55,233 This is the saddest letter I've ever read. 320 00:13:55,298 --> 00:13:58,483 [Shane]: That's what Rebecca said when she read it. 321 00:13:58,567 --> 00:14:01,001 She wants a report on our progress by tomorrow. 322 00:14:01,066 --> 00:14:02,615 Do we have enough to figure it out? 323 00:14:02,658 --> 00:14:03,791 Not yet. 324 00:14:03,823 --> 00:14:05,222 I can't find 325 00:14:05,260 --> 00:14:07,293 any police reports from an O'Hannigan's bar 326 00:14:07,347 --> 00:14:08,379 from that year. 327 00:14:08,408 --> 00:14:09,441 I don't think you will. 328 00:14:09,471 --> 00:14:11,304 It was never reported. 329 00:14:11,353 --> 00:14:13,637 "I decided that I was never going... " 330 00:14:13,697 --> 00:14:15,446 [Melissa, overlapping]: "...going to tell a soul 331 00:14:15,494 --> 00:14:18,095 what happened, so..." 332 00:14:18,165 --> 00:14:20,682 - [Sniffling] - "I made it through the wedding 333 00:14:20,749 --> 00:14:23,967 with lots of makeup and champagne." 334 00:14:24,053 --> 00:14:25,753 "A few days later, 335 00:14:25,798 --> 00:14:28,332 "I saw his face in the Denver City Press. 336 00:14:28,400 --> 00:14:30,466 "He used a gun before, 337 00:14:30,522 --> 00:14:32,222 "to assault a kindergarten teacher 338 00:14:32,268 --> 00:14:33,534 "three days before me. 339 00:14:34,287 --> 00:14:36,303 "They caught him for that, 340 00:14:36,357 --> 00:14:39,208 and he went to prison for life." 341 00:14:39,558 --> 00:14:41,726 "In fact, it was the last case 342 00:14:41,785 --> 00:14:43,551 "that Tommy Boylen prosecuted 343 00:14:43,598 --> 00:14:46,182 "before he was appointed to the bench, remember? 344 00:14:46,251 --> 00:14:50,670 "But even though he's been in jail all this time, 345 00:14:50,787 --> 00:14:52,670 "I can't stop thinking about him... 346 00:14:52,720 --> 00:14:55,655 And there's always Abby to remind me." 347 00:14:55,733 --> 00:14:57,416 Oh, Dear. 348 00:14:57,461 --> 00:15:01,329 "I thought a thousand times about not going through with it, 349 00:15:01,433 --> 00:15:02,499 but... but I couldn't..." 350 00:15:02,527 --> 00:15:04,627 [Rita's breath shaking] 351 00:15:06,823 --> 00:15:08,774 "Because, in the end, 352 00:15:08,827 --> 00:15:11,194 "it didn't matter who her father was. 353 00:15:11,258 --> 00:15:13,224 "All that mattered 354 00:15:13,276 --> 00:15:15,460 was who her father was going to be." 355 00:15:16,768 --> 00:15:18,301 I'm sorry. 356 00:15:19,693 --> 00:15:21,044 [Oliver exhales heavily] 357 00:15:21,081 --> 00:15:22,514 "It's true, Michael, 358 00:15:22,554 --> 00:15:24,220 "you're not Abby's father, 359 00:15:24,265 --> 00:15:25,764 "but you are, and you will always be, 360 00:15:25,806 --> 00:15:27,539 "her daddy. 361 00:15:27,586 --> 00:15:29,086 "Please forgive me. 362 00:15:29,126 --> 00:15:31,276 "And if you can't, I understand. 363 00:15:31,334 --> 00:15:35,119 But I have always loved you..." 364 00:15:35,219 --> 00:15:37,887 "And I've been blessed to be your wife." 365 00:15:37,957 --> 00:15:39,723 [Others sniffing] 366 00:15:39,772 --> 00:15:42,539 "Love, Melissa." 367 00:15:44,461 --> 00:15:46,195 [Sighing] 368 00:15:46,242 --> 00:15:49,477 Michael wanted to be in politics. 369 00:15:49,562 --> 00:15:52,396 Melissa calls the prosecutor "Tommy," 370 00:15:52,472 --> 00:15:55,506 as if they were somehow friendly with the D.A.'s office. 371 00:15:55,587 --> 00:15:58,071 I believe that we are dealing with an officer of the court. 372 00:15:58,136 --> 00:15:59,752 I can run a list of lawyers 373 00:15:59,797 --> 00:16:01,881 from the Colorado Bar Association 374 00:16:01,937 --> 00:16:04,688 whose names start with "W-H-E" and then... 375 00:16:04,761 --> 00:16:08,813 Oh. Wheaton, Wheems, Wheeler, Whelcher. 376 00:16:08,920 --> 00:16:10,369 Well, actually, there's two Whelchers 377 00:16:10,409 --> 00:16:12,976 Rita, you really are amazing. 378 00:16:13,044 --> 00:16:14,427 You know that? 379 00:16:14,466 --> 00:16:15,682 Oliver? 380 00:16:15,715 --> 00:16:16,831 Yes, Norman? 381 00:16:16,862 --> 00:16:20,030 Do you think I could, um, have one of your yoo-hoos? 382 00:16:20,114 --> 00:16:21,329 Of course. 383 00:16:21,363 --> 00:16:23,163 I think we could all use one. 384 00:16:24,254 --> 00:16:27,323 Okay, Michael Wheeler, age 45, 385 00:16:27,406 --> 00:16:30,156 deputy district attorney, Denver, since 2006. 386 00:16:30,229 --> 00:16:31,829 He is the father of one, 387 00:16:31,873 --> 00:16:34,140 and was widowed in 2004. 388 00:16:34,200 --> 00:16:35,633 [Hits key] 389 00:16:35,672 --> 00:16:37,872 [Printer whirs] 390 00:16:41,456 --> 00:16:43,523 This is his address. 391 00:16:45,375 --> 00:16:46,475 Oliver... 392 00:16:46,506 --> 00:16:48,339 I'm torn about this. 393 00:16:48,388 --> 00:16:50,572 This is an incredibly difficult letter 394 00:16:50,631 --> 00:16:52,231 to deliver. 395 00:16:52,275 --> 00:16:54,375 Yes. It is. 396 00:16:58,828 --> 00:17:00,763 I wonder what a difference 397 00:17:00,815 --> 00:17:03,332 sending this will make after all this time. 398 00:17:03,399 --> 00:17:08,635 God only knows, Rita. 399 00:17:08,773 --> 00:17:10,606 [Stamp clacks] 400 00:17:10,656 --> 00:17:12,556 But that's enough for me. 401 00:17:13,497 --> 00:17:16,199 [♪♪♪] 402 00:17:16,270 --> 00:17:18,353 [Chute whooshes] 403 00:17:24,142 --> 00:17:26,493 [♪♪♪] 404 00:17:28,456 --> 00:17:32,259 Rita? How many stores in Pueblo begin with the letter "Z"? 405 00:17:32,359 --> 00:17:34,242 Oh, well, there's Zip's Skateboards, 406 00:17:34,293 --> 00:17:36,010 which is 1456 South Exposition. 407 00:17:36,057 --> 00:17:38,590 Oh, wait! No. It's not. It's, um... 408 00:17:38,657 --> 00:17:40,324 [Rita sighs] 409 00:17:40,369 --> 00:17:41,785 Uh, 5614. 410 00:17:41,824 --> 00:17:44,441 I am so sorry. I can't concentrate. 411 00:17:44,511 --> 00:17:45,927 Neither can I. 412 00:17:45,966 --> 00:17:48,433 Is everybody thinking what I'm thinking? 413 00:17:48,499 --> 00:17:49,682 About Melissa... 414 00:17:49,715 --> 00:17:51,231 And Abby... 415 00:17:51,272 --> 00:17:52,772 And Michael? 416 00:17:52,814 --> 00:17:53,946 To be honest, Ms. McInerney, 417 00:17:53,976 --> 00:17:55,909 I'm trying not to think about it. 418 00:17:55,962 --> 00:17:58,763 [♪♪♪] 419 00:17:59,881 --> 00:18:01,348 I am... 420 00:18:01,388 --> 00:18:04,806 going to go get some coffee. 421 00:18:04,896 --> 00:18:10,183 You know, I could go for a large americano with... 422 00:18:10,321 --> 00:18:12,054 I don't think she's going to get coffee. 423 00:18:13,436 --> 00:18:15,620 Yes. I'm tough on crime, 424 00:18:15,678 --> 00:18:17,478 and I have really good reason to be. 425 00:18:17,528 --> 00:18:18,778 Her name is... 426 00:18:18,812 --> 00:18:21,162 "it's my daughter, her name is... " 427 00:18:22,028 --> 00:18:23,312 it's my daughter. 428 00:18:23,348 --> 00:18:25,314 Her name is Abby. 429 00:18:25,365 --> 00:18:26,748 And I ask you, 430 00:18:26,787 --> 00:18:29,254 what are the names of the ones that you love? 431 00:18:29,320 --> 00:18:31,871 The people that you expect our city to serve and protect? 432 00:18:31,939 --> 00:18:34,272 [Chuckles]: That's good, but... 433 00:18:34,335 --> 00:18:35,601 Don't look so severe, Dad. 434 00:18:35,635 --> 00:18:37,602 You have to smile when you say that. 435 00:18:37,655 --> 00:18:43,809 You gonna be my doctor or my campaign manager? 436 00:18:43,971 --> 00:18:54,413 [♪♪♪] 437 00:18:54,686 --> 00:18:56,302 May I help you? 438 00:18:56,346 --> 00:18:57,545 Yes! Hello. 439 00:18:57,578 --> 00:19:01,297 I am from the United States postal service. 440 00:19:01,395 --> 00:19:03,895 I am conducting a routine evaluation of... 441 00:19:03,963 --> 00:19:05,896 Mail. 442 00:19:05,947 --> 00:19:07,647 How it's going here? 443 00:19:07,693 --> 00:19:09,860 Well, it still comes in every day. 444 00:19:09,919 --> 00:19:10,918 Excuse me a moment. 445 00:19:10,946 --> 00:19:12,913 Mm-hmm. 446 00:19:12,965 --> 00:19:15,031 [♪♪♪] 447 00:19:16,798 --> 00:19:18,565 Now, I thought you were gonna shave. 448 00:19:18,614 --> 00:19:20,314 Beards make voters think 449 00:19:20,359 --> 00:19:21,892 candidates have something to hide. 450 00:19:21,934 --> 00:19:23,817 I'll take that into consideration. 451 00:19:23,868 --> 00:19:25,818 - [Laughs] - Spoken like a politician. 452 00:19:25,870 --> 00:19:28,537 Thanks for doing this. 453 00:19:28,609 --> 00:19:30,075 It was nice to be asked. 454 00:19:31,962 --> 00:19:34,464 So... what are you up to? 455 00:19:34,532 --> 00:19:35,931 Not much. 456 00:19:35,968 --> 00:19:37,534 Uh, went in for some tests with Dr. Ackerman 457 00:19:37,578 --> 00:19:38,761 and Simon and I have just been... 458 00:19:38,793 --> 00:19:39,825 Tests? 459 00:19:39,853 --> 00:19:41,252 How are you feeling? 460 00:19:41,292 --> 00:19:43,643 Fine. 461 00:19:43,705 --> 00:19:45,922 Simon and I are studying for medcats. 462 00:19:45,981 --> 00:19:47,664 "Simon"? 463 00:19:47,711 --> 00:19:48,843 Boyfriend? 464 00:19:48,873 --> 00:19:50,273 You met him and you liked him. 465 00:19:50,312 --> 00:19:52,178 Mm-hmm. 466 00:19:52,228 --> 00:19:54,462 [♪♪♪] 467 00:19:54,522 --> 00:19:56,872 Wow. 468 00:19:56,934 --> 00:19:58,934 Look at this letter. 469 00:19:59,092 --> 00:20:00,225 It's 10 years old. 470 00:20:00,256 --> 00:20:01,939 We get lots of old cases. 471 00:20:02,189 --> 00:20:05,624 No, I mean the post office says it's been lost that long. 472 00:20:06,794 --> 00:20:09,412 [♪♪♪] 473 00:20:17,318 --> 00:20:19,686 What? Who's it from? 474 00:20:19,751 --> 00:20:20,683 Um... 475 00:20:20,709 --> 00:20:23,176 Nobody. 476 00:20:23,242 --> 00:20:25,176 - Okay. - [Chuckles] 477 00:20:25,229 --> 00:20:27,496 Well, see ya, Dad. 478 00:20:27,555 --> 00:20:28,721 Bye, Sweetheart. I love you. 479 00:20:28,754 --> 00:20:29,953 - I love you. - Okay. 480 00:20:30,295 --> 00:20:33,246 [♪♪♪] 481 00:20:36,386 --> 00:20:38,270 Now, how can I help you? 482 00:20:38,320 --> 00:20:40,254 Well, as I was saying... 483 00:20:40,308 --> 00:20:41,540 - Sandra? - Yeah? 484 00:20:41,573 --> 00:20:42,989 I'm taking an early lunch. 485 00:20:43,027 --> 00:20:44,727 Okay. 486 00:20:47,014 --> 00:20:48,565 I'm sorry. 487 00:20:48,608 --> 00:20:50,558 Wrong zip code. 488 00:20:52,423 --> 00:20:54,558 [♪♪♪] 489 00:21:16,265 --> 00:21:18,783 [♪♪♪] 490 00:21:30,849 --> 00:21:33,634 [Breaks into sobs] 491 00:21:39,475 --> 00:21:42,277 [Weeping] 492 00:21:42,351 --> 00:21:44,167 Oh, God! 493 00:21:44,216 --> 00:21:47,150 Oh, I'm sorry, Mel. 494 00:21:49,813 --> 00:21:51,764 [Sniffs, then roars]: I will kill him! 495 00:21:54,211 --> 00:21:56,696 [Michael sobbing uncontrollably] 496 00:21:58,336 --> 00:22:00,737 [♪♪♪] 497 00:22:04,807 --> 00:22:06,908 [Quietly]: I will kill him. 498 00:22:08,572 --> 00:22:10,706 [♪♪♪] 499 00:22:12,267 --> 00:22:13,434 Ms. McInerney. 500 00:22:13,467 --> 00:22:15,400 That certainly was a lot of coffee. 501 00:22:15,452 --> 00:22:18,353 Oliver, I think Michael Wheeler is out for revenge. 502 00:22:18,430 --> 00:22:22,716 [♪♪♪] 503 00:22:24,293 --> 00:22:25,877 He's gonna kill that man? 504 00:22:25,921 --> 00:22:26,920 He said he would. 505 00:22:26,949 --> 00:22:27,914 How do you know this? 506 00:22:27,940 --> 00:22:29,707 It's a long story. 507 00:22:29,754 --> 00:22:31,987 I'll skip the part where I followed him into a cemetery. 508 00:22:32,049 --> 00:22:34,100 - Oh, boy. - Anybody who doesn't... 509 00:22:34,153 --> 00:22:35,585 want to know what I'm about to do 510 00:22:35,625 --> 00:22:36,708 should leave now. 511 00:22:36,738 --> 00:22:38,037 Well, I don't want to know, 512 00:22:38,073 --> 00:22:39,956 and I'm not leaving, and you're gonna tell me anyway. 513 00:22:40,006 --> 00:22:41,272 Let's just say 514 00:22:41,307 --> 00:22:42,990 I am taking my computer skills to a whole new level. 515 00:22:43,036 --> 00:22:45,103 [Keys clacking] 516 00:22:45,158 --> 00:22:47,992 [♪♪♪] 517 00:22:52,039 --> 00:22:54,774 [Sighs heavily] 518 00:23:01,024 --> 00:23:02,775 He's searching the kindergarten teacher's story, 519 00:23:02,823 --> 00:23:03,956 just the way I did. 520 00:23:03,986 --> 00:23:05,001 How do you know this? 521 00:23:05,030 --> 00:23:06,780 I broke into the City Hall mainframe. 522 00:23:06,827 --> 00:23:08,027 Oh, wow. 523 00:23:08,060 --> 00:23:12,095 Now you see why Washington hated to lose me. 524 00:23:12,202 --> 00:23:14,469 [♪♪♪] 525 00:23:29,180 --> 00:23:31,381 [Clicking] 526 00:23:31,440 --> 00:23:34,041 [♪♪♪] 527 00:23:36,095 --> 00:23:37,328 What's he doing? 528 00:23:37,362 --> 00:23:38,645 Searching the D.A.'s files. 529 00:23:38,680 --> 00:23:40,963 He probably wants to find out as much about Brackner 530 00:23:41,024 --> 00:23:42,140 before he kills him. 531 00:23:42,171 --> 00:23:43,387 Now, what on earth would make you think 532 00:23:43,421 --> 00:23:45,605 Mr. Wheeler would kill a man who's already in jail? 533 00:23:45,663 --> 00:23:47,312 I watched him read the letter. 534 00:23:47,357 --> 00:23:48,740 I saw him stand over Melissa's grave 535 00:23:48,778 --> 00:23:51,629 and swear that he would kill Brackner. 536 00:23:51,705 --> 00:23:53,038 Probably with the Sig Sauer 537 00:23:53,075 --> 00:23:54,674 that he has registered as a concealed weapon. 538 00:23:54,717 --> 00:23:56,884 But I thought Brackner was 539 00:23:56,942 --> 00:23:58,125 supposed to be in jail for life. 540 00:23:58,158 --> 00:23:59,374 So did Michael. 541 00:23:59,407 --> 00:24:02,224 Wait! It looks like he's onto something. 542 00:24:10,103 --> 00:24:11,320 [Oliver]: I don't understand. 543 00:24:11,354 --> 00:24:13,821 Brackner may be released? 544 00:24:13,888 --> 00:24:16,455 It's true. Brackner's on his last appeal, 545 00:24:16,522 --> 00:24:17,955 but this time, defense says 546 00:24:17,995 --> 00:24:20,428 they've got enough for a reversal, 547 00:24:20,494 --> 00:24:21,844 based on new forensics 548 00:24:21,880 --> 00:24:24,147 suggesting a compromise in the chain of evidence. 549 00:24:24,207 --> 00:24:26,857 There's an old Illinois precedent from 1898 550 00:24:26,929 --> 00:24:27,928 on material evidence. 551 00:24:27,955 --> 00:24:29,087 I'll email it to you. 552 00:24:29,119 --> 00:24:31,603 Great. Thanks. 553 00:24:31,669 --> 00:24:32,868 Uh... 554 00:24:32,901 --> 00:24:35,152 You know, I thought you'd be, uh, 555 00:24:35,213 --> 00:24:36,429 too busy campaigning 556 00:24:36,462 --> 00:24:38,311 to pay attention to this little stuff. 557 00:24:38,772 --> 00:24:40,473 Putting trash like this away 558 00:24:40,519 --> 00:24:41,785 is worth whatever it takes. 559 00:24:44,797 --> 00:24:47,065 Hey, you mind if I drop by and watch? 560 00:24:48,769 --> 00:24:50,920 You're the boss. 561 00:24:51,900 --> 00:24:54,752 [♪♪♪] 562 00:24:55,870 --> 00:24:58,004 But that's just not fair! 563 00:24:58,062 --> 00:24:59,361 I'm betting that's where Michael's gonna do it... 564 00:24:59,398 --> 00:25:01,415 in court, at the appeal. 565 00:25:01,467 --> 00:25:03,167 Because if Brackner gets released, 566 00:25:03,214 --> 00:25:04,363 he'll disappear. 567 00:25:04,702 --> 00:25:07,353 I don't like the idea of that guy walking around. 568 00:25:07,425 --> 00:25:09,992 But, hey! What if he couldn't walk? 569 00:25:10,061 --> 00:25:11,394 You know, I have a cousin... 570 00:25:11,429 --> 00:25:14,546 Norman, enough regulations have been broken already. 571 00:25:15,742 --> 00:25:17,376 We don't know any more than Mr. Wheeler. 572 00:25:17,420 --> 00:25:18,636 Probably far less. 573 00:25:18,669 --> 00:25:20,702 Besides, what if... what if we're wrong? 574 00:25:20,757 --> 00:25:21,973 What if we are right? 575 00:25:22,007 --> 00:25:23,457 His daughter has lost enough already. 576 00:25:23,496 --> 00:25:25,462 She has. I just... 577 00:25:25,516 --> 00:25:27,216 Wait a minute. 578 00:25:27,262 --> 00:25:29,562 Ms. Mclnerney, 579 00:25:29,624 --> 00:25:31,390 what was the name of her doctor again? 580 00:25:31,437 --> 00:25:32,737 Ackerman! 581 00:25:32,772 --> 00:25:34,188 We've got the name. 582 00:25:34,228 --> 00:25:36,311 I'll just look up the records. 583 00:25:39,277 --> 00:25:42,479 Whoa... okay. 584 00:25:42,563 --> 00:25:44,346 This is a game-changer. 585 00:25:44,395 --> 00:25:45,594 I can't believe you found it. 586 00:25:45,627 --> 00:25:47,327 You're right. Someone has to stop him. 587 00:25:47,372 --> 00:25:49,605 Yeah, but we can't prove it. At least not in time. 588 00:25:49,666 --> 00:25:50,715 Oliver, you always say 589 00:25:50,744 --> 00:25:52,377 that we have to be responsible 590 00:25:52,420 --> 00:25:54,354 for what little truth that we have. 591 00:25:54,408 --> 00:25:57,008 We have it now, and Michael doesn't. 592 00:25:57,077 --> 00:25:58,710 We have a moral obligation to stop him. 593 00:25:58,754 --> 00:26:00,354 We'll do everything in our power, 594 00:26:00,399 --> 00:26:02,115 but our powers are somewhat limited. 595 00:26:02,161 --> 00:26:03,077 How limited? 596 00:26:03,102 --> 00:26:04,518 Well, we have to stay 597 00:26:04,557 --> 00:26:06,490 within some pretty strict guidelines around here. 598 00:26:06,542 --> 00:26:08,475 And, you know, every once in a while, 599 00:26:08,527 --> 00:26:10,044 when no ones's looking, 600 00:26:10,086 --> 00:26:12,736 we push the envelope if it's important. 601 00:26:12,806 --> 00:26:15,640 Well, I think this is one of those times 602 00:26:15,715 --> 00:26:18,099 and I'm certainly not looking. 603 00:26:18,163 --> 00:26:21,498 There you go. You heard it direct from the Head of Special Projects 604 00:26:21,587 --> 00:26:22,669 in Washington, D.C. 605 00:26:22,698 --> 00:26:24,114 It is a tempting proposition, 606 00:26:24,154 --> 00:26:26,321 but we are talking about saving a life here. 607 00:26:26,379 --> 00:26:27,445 Two, actually. 608 00:26:27,475 --> 00:26:29,808 We're gonna need a lot more than someone looking the other way. 609 00:26:29,870 --> 00:26:32,754 We're gonna need full authority to pull this off. 610 00:26:32,830 --> 00:26:33,979 At least temporarily. 611 00:26:34,012 --> 00:26:36,496 Why should it be temporary? 612 00:26:36,563 --> 00:26:38,330 Ms. McInerney... 613 00:26:38,377 --> 00:26:41,295 Take a letter. 614 00:26:41,373 --> 00:26:44,791 "Memo for General Distribution 615 00:26:44,881 --> 00:26:47,014 "from the United States post office, Washington D.C. 616 00:26:47,072 --> 00:26:49,339 "Effective immediately, 617 00:26:49,400 --> 00:26:51,634 "the Division of Special Projects 618 00:26:51,694 --> 00:26:53,827 "announces the reorganization 619 00:26:53,883 --> 00:26:56,617 of the Denver branch of the D.L.O. into..." 620 00:26:56,691 --> 00:26:57,774 Uh... into a... 621 00:26:57,804 --> 00:26:59,237 A Special Task Force? 622 00:26:59,276 --> 00:27:00,792 Ah! That's good. 623 00:27:00,834 --> 00:27:02,083 Good, good, good, good. 624 00:27:02,117 --> 00:27:03,667 "...into a Special Task Force, 625 00:27:03,709 --> 00:27:07,577 "dedicated to the delivery of sensitive letters, 626 00:27:07,679 --> 00:27:11,164 "packages, and related material 627 00:27:11,258 --> 00:27:14,142 deemed "undeliverable" and needing special handling." 628 00:27:14,217 --> 00:27:16,034 Rebecca, that's great, 629 00:27:16,084 --> 00:27:17,116 but I can't help but think 630 00:27:17,145 --> 00:27:20,063 that we might need a little more latitude. 631 00:27:20,140 --> 00:27:24,158 An expense account, flexible hours... travel. 632 00:27:24,470 --> 00:27:26,020 Okay. Got it. Got it. 633 00:27:26,062 --> 00:27:30,298 "Said Task Force shall be given wide powers of discretion, 634 00:27:30,409 --> 00:27:31,875 "fiscal independence, 635 00:27:31,915 --> 00:27:33,247 "and... 636 00:27:33,284 --> 00:27:36,786 shall report directly and solely to this division." 637 00:27:37,767 --> 00:27:39,168 Love it! 638 00:27:39,207 --> 00:27:40,706 I'm sorry. 639 00:27:40,746 --> 00:27:42,529 What just happened? 640 00:27:42,578 --> 00:27:44,145 I just found my special project. 641 00:27:44,188 --> 00:27:47,506 - [Laughs] - And you guys just got promoted. 642 00:27:48,499 --> 00:27:51,251 Norman is going to love this. 643 00:27:52,744 --> 00:27:54,145 So... 644 00:27:54,182 --> 00:27:56,532 We're a secret branch of the post office now? 645 00:27:56,596 --> 00:27:58,179 Not secret. 646 00:27:58,222 --> 00:28:00,405 Just a very, very Special Task Force. 647 00:28:00,464 --> 00:28:02,498 But, I mean... Wow, wow! Wow! 648 00:28:02,553 --> 00:28:03,486 This is so exciting! 649 00:28:03,512 --> 00:28:06,262 We are like, uh, like secret agents or superheroes. 650 00:28:06,336 --> 00:28:08,336 We're gonna need a name, like, uh, 651 00:28:08,594 --> 00:28:10,394 like a real name, like "the A-Team". 652 00:28:10,443 --> 00:28:11,759 Or the "Impossible Missions Force," 653 00:28:11,795 --> 00:28:13,461 or, uh, "Seal Team Six"... 654 00:28:13,506 --> 00:28:14,655 "The Incredibles"? 655 00:28:14,687 --> 00:28:17,471 A moniker, some sort of unique designation. 656 00:28:17,545 --> 00:28:19,745 Wait! I've got it! 657 00:28:21,910 --> 00:28:23,995 "The Postables." 658 00:28:24,050 --> 00:28:24,848 Huh. 659 00:28:25,281 --> 00:28:26,898 The Postables. 660 00:28:26,943 --> 00:28:28,792 Right? The Postables! Oh, my gosh. 661 00:28:28,841 --> 00:28:30,174 We could even have jackets! 662 00:28:30,211 --> 00:28:32,745 - Or patches. - "Postable" patches! 663 00:28:32,813 --> 00:28:34,279 I think you should draw the line at capes. 664 00:28:34,319 --> 00:28:35,785 Will do. 665 00:28:35,825 --> 00:28:38,476 Well, I'm proud to be a Postable. 666 00:28:38,547 --> 00:28:41,398 [♪♪♪] 667 00:28:45,231 --> 00:28:46,681 [Michael]: Of course. Yeah. 668 00:28:47,028 --> 00:28:48,578 She's from, uh, 669 00:28:48,928 --> 00:28:51,311 Three Hills, Wyoming, if you can believe that. 670 00:28:51,375 --> 00:28:52,641 It's a very small town. 671 00:28:52,677 --> 00:28:54,861 Yeah. Her name's Eartha Lewis. 672 00:28:54,918 --> 00:28:57,001 I don't have the spelling... 673 00:28:57,057 --> 00:28:58,023 if he had a gun, 674 00:28:58,051 --> 00:29:00,852 he wouldn't take it through security. 675 00:29:00,927 --> 00:29:02,127 [Shane]: I scanned his bank records. 676 00:29:02,159 --> 00:29:03,492 He closed all of his accounts 677 00:29:03,529 --> 00:29:05,444 and put a power of attorney into his daughter's name 678 00:29:05,495 --> 00:29:07,262 in case anything happens. 679 00:29:07,413 --> 00:29:09,964 [Norman]: Mm. He did have an awfully big breakfast. 680 00:29:10,031 --> 00:29:11,497 I'm telling you, 681 00:29:11,538 --> 00:29:13,254 he's not expecting to get out of here. 682 00:29:13,301 --> 00:29:14,500 At least, not as a free man. 683 00:29:14,533 --> 00:29:15,949 Oh, Mr. Wheeler. 684 00:29:15,987 --> 00:29:18,337 Forgot your briefcase. 685 00:29:18,401 --> 00:29:20,151 Thanks, Anthony. 686 00:29:21,327 --> 00:29:22,628 And he just got his briefcase 687 00:29:22,664 --> 00:29:25,014 through security without inspection. 688 00:29:25,383 --> 00:29:27,634 [Quietly exhaling] 689 00:29:27,696 --> 00:29:31,164 [♪♪♪] 690 00:29:42,174 --> 00:29:43,674 [Exhales nervously] 691 00:29:43,716 --> 00:29:46,117 Did I miss anything? 692 00:29:47,856 --> 00:29:49,157 All rise. 693 00:29:52,460 --> 00:29:55,145 [♪♪♪] 694 00:30:00,419 --> 00:30:04,122 In the matter of the State of Colorado vs. Carl Brackner, 695 00:30:04,220 --> 00:30:06,036 I am prepared to deliver my decision 696 00:30:06,084 --> 00:30:08,001 after I have conferred with counsel. 697 00:30:08,053 --> 00:30:09,336 Please approach the bench. 698 00:30:09,578 --> 00:30:12,629 [♪♪♪] 699 00:30:17,142 --> 00:30:19,776 Would you mind putting your briefcase on the floor, 700 00:30:19,846 --> 00:30:21,063 under here? 701 00:30:21,096 --> 00:30:23,413 It's just that I'm... I'm allergic to, um, leather. 702 00:30:23,476 --> 00:30:26,343 No, I'm sorry. I need it with me right now. 703 00:30:26,726 --> 00:30:29,478 Oh. Sure. 704 00:30:29,552 --> 00:30:31,485 Achoo. 705 00:30:34,908 --> 00:30:36,625 [Attorney sighs] 706 00:30:36,670 --> 00:30:38,387 Defense filed a motion 707 00:30:38,434 --> 00:30:42,135 to deny the 1898 ruling on material evidence. 708 00:30:42,233 --> 00:30:44,884 She says I can't cite a case that old 709 00:30:44,956 --> 00:30:47,256 unless I can prove relevance. 710 00:30:47,316 --> 00:30:48,666 You got any ideas? 711 00:30:48,703 --> 00:30:49,885 Well, you could... 712 00:30:49,918 --> 00:30:51,735 she's questioning relevance 713 00:30:51,784 --> 00:30:53,367 because it's a hundred years old? 714 00:30:53,410 --> 00:30:55,977 That's exactly why it's relevant! 715 00:30:56,046 --> 00:30:58,146 Judges wrote decisions a hundred years ago 716 00:30:58,203 --> 00:31:00,553 so we could hear their voices today. 717 00:31:00,616 --> 00:31:02,249 If we don't listen to their past, 718 00:31:02,293 --> 00:31:03,593 then who will listen 719 00:31:03,629 --> 00:31:06,446 to this judge's decision a hundred years from now? 720 00:31:06,520 --> 00:31:07,953 Yeah! Not to mention 721 00:31:07,993 --> 00:31:09,959 the State of Illinois vs. Preston 722 00:31:10,013 --> 00:31:12,981 cited the same case in 1989 and prevailed, 723 00:31:13,059 --> 00:31:14,876 upholding the previous verdict 724 00:31:14,926 --> 00:31:16,642 of 1977. 725 00:31:19,528 --> 00:31:21,413 Your honor? 726 00:31:21,463 --> 00:31:22,812 May I approach? 727 00:31:25,212 --> 00:31:27,396 Who are you people? 728 00:31:27,453 --> 00:31:29,152 Mr. Wheeler. 729 00:31:29,198 --> 00:31:32,316 We know what's in that letter in your pocket. 730 00:31:32,399 --> 00:31:34,399 We know what's in your briefcase. 731 00:31:34,454 --> 00:31:37,522 And I believe we know what's on your mind. 732 00:31:37,602 --> 00:31:39,485 Believe me, I wouldn't blame you 733 00:31:39,537 --> 00:31:42,922 if you stuffed Carl Brackner into a blender and hit "frappe." 734 00:31:43,645 --> 00:31:45,779 But we have information 735 00:31:46,349 --> 00:31:49,033 about your daughter 736 00:31:49,104 --> 00:31:50,087 that will convince you 737 00:31:50,115 --> 00:31:51,714 of the terrible mistake you're about to make. 738 00:31:51,860 --> 00:31:53,527 You must believe me. 739 00:31:53,573 --> 00:31:55,289 There is only one course of action 740 00:31:55,335 --> 00:31:56,668 you can take today. 741 00:31:56,704 --> 00:31:58,486 You must trade us your briefcase and the... 742 00:31:58,534 --> 00:32:00,034 Sig Sauer P229. 743 00:32:00,076 --> 00:32:03,695 That's concealed inside. 744 00:32:03,791 --> 00:32:06,224 Read the information, decide for yourself. 745 00:32:07,349 --> 00:32:09,617 You must trust us. 746 00:32:09,678 --> 00:32:11,945 This is a matter of life and death. 747 00:32:16,541 --> 00:32:19,159 Please, Mr. Wheeler. 748 00:32:33,125 --> 00:32:35,560 Well done, Sir. Thank you. 749 00:32:38,859 --> 00:32:41,310 [♪♪♪] 750 00:32:48,324 --> 00:32:50,591 [Oliver]: Sir, if we don't act now, 751 00:32:50,653 --> 00:32:52,520 you won't be able to save your daughter. 752 00:32:52,570 --> 00:32:53,520 [Judge]: Mr. Morgan, 753 00:32:53,546 --> 00:32:55,528 I have been convinced that the relevance of the ruling 754 00:32:55,581 --> 00:32:57,598 on material evidence from 1898 755 00:32:57,653 --> 00:32:59,203 and I am going to allow it. 756 00:32:59,245 --> 00:33:02,145 Motion denied. 757 00:33:02,223 --> 00:33:05,358 I am now prepared to deliver my ruling on your appeal. 758 00:33:05,441 --> 00:33:08,158 And after reading the transcripts from your trial, 759 00:33:08,230 --> 00:33:09,663 I am inclined to agree 760 00:33:09,703 --> 00:33:13,655 with the jury's original verdict of "guilty." 761 00:33:15,487 --> 00:33:18,422 [♪♪♪] 762 00:33:18,499 --> 00:33:20,616 [Man over P.A.]: Visitor for Brackner. 763 00:33:21,734 --> 00:33:24,069 [♪♪♪] 764 00:33:58,754 --> 00:34:01,306 My name is Michael Wheeler. 765 00:34:05,207 --> 00:34:07,558 My wife, um... 766 00:34:09,212 --> 00:34:11,814 My wife... 767 00:34:11,885 --> 00:34:13,885 She died in a river-rafting accident 768 00:34:13,938 --> 00:34:16,421 10 years ago. 769 00:34:16,487 --> 00:34:19,455 I found a letter that she wrote, and in it she says that you... 770 00:34:21,433 --> 00:34:23,734 That you were the, uh... 771 00:34:30,419 --> 00:34:32,803 [♪♪♪] 772 00:34:44,814 --> 00:34:46,882 I don't remember. 773 00:34:49,178 --> 00:34:51,796 People's relatives, they show up every now and then, 774 00:34:51,866 --> 00:34:53,232 asking questions. 775 00:34:53,783 --> 00:34:54,916 Mostly "why?" 776 00:34:54,948 --> 00:34:56,748 I didn't come here to ask why. 777 00:34:56,796 --> 00:34:59,780 You've seen the monster. 778 00:34:59,859 --> 00:35:01,575 So go ahead 779 00:35:01,622 --> 00:35:03,722 and tell me to burn in hell, or you forgive me, 780 00:35:03,778 --> 00:35:05,879 or you do whatever you've got to do to get closure, 781 00:35:05,936 --> 00:35:08,019 'cause I got lunch coming up, and it's pizza day. 782 00:35:08,775 --> 00:35:10,793 You have a daughter. 783 00:35:14,852 --> 00:35:17,403 Her name's Abby. 784 00:35:17,471 --> 00:35:20,622 When she was 12, she was in the same accident, 785 00:35:20,705 --> 00:35:24,407 and now she... 786 00:35:24,506 --> 00:35:26,589 She needs a kidney transplant. 787 00:35:30,529 --> 00:35:33,415 [Starts laughing] 788 00:35:34,518 --> 00:35:35,751 [Thumps table] 789 00:35:35,784 --> 00:35:37,367 [Brackner]: You can't make me do that. 790 00:35:37,411 --> 00:35:38,410 Of course not... 791 00:35:38,438 --> 00:35:40,188 You can't even prove that's my kid! 792 00:35:40,235 --> 00:35:41,468 The test can. 793 00:35:41,502 --> 00:35:43,552 A really simple test. 794 00:35:43,608 --> 00:35:46,542 Yeah, well, it don't matter. 795 00:35:49,546 --> 00:35:51,930 She's 22 now. 796 00:35:51,993 --> 00:35:55,011 She's beautiful, she's smart and funny. 797 00:35:55,639 --> 00:35:57,757 She has blue eyes, 798 00:35:58,840 --> 00:36:00,923 and she's tall... 799 00:36:00,980 --> 00:36:02,913 like you. 800 00:36:02,964 --> 00:36:05,031 [♪♪♪] 801 00:36:19,942 --> 00:36:23,645 Nobody makes me do nothing I don't wanna do. 802 00:36:23,743 --> 00:36:26,093 That's true. 803 00:36:26,156 --> 00:36:28,106 That is true. 804 00:36:34,354 --> 00:36:36,421 [Chairs scraping floor] 805 00:36:37,400 --> 00:36:39,952 You have a chance here... 806 00:36:40,021 --> 00:36:44,122 to do something good, something that matters. 807 00:36:45,205 --> 00:36:47,590 How many other guys in here get that? 808 00:36:50,237 --> 00:36:51,570 It's a simple test. 809 00:36:51,607 --> 00:36:55,409 They just scrape cells from the inside of your cheek. 810 00:37:00,575 --> 00:37:02,692 [♪♪♪] 811 00:37:06,412 --> 00:37:09,547 She looks like my mother. 812 00:37:11,512 --> 00:37:13,396 - [Quiet sob] - Is that good? 813 00:37:15,809 --> 00:37:18,827 [♪♪♪] 814 00:37:20,670 --> 00:37:26,808 [Weeps] 815 00:37:26,968 --> 00:37:29,552 [♪♪♪] 816 00:37:53,205 --> 00:37:54,222 [Door thuds] 817 00:37:54,252 --> 00:37:55,969 [Lock clicks] 818 00:37:56,734 --> 00:37:59,534 [♪♪♪] 819 00:38:16,877 --> 00:38:21,813 [Exhales deeply] 820 00:38:21,942 --> 00:38:24,693 [♪♪♪] 821 00:38:24,897 --> 00:38:26,881 Dad! You shaved. 822 00:38:27,641 --> 00:38:29,240 Yeah. It was time. 823 00:38:31,143 --> 00:38:33,146 - Hey, honey. - I got your message. 824 00:38:33,511 --> 00:38:35,178 But why here? 825 00:38:35,993 --> 00:38:37,543 Uh... 826 00:38:39,926 --> 00:38:41,026 Well, we need to talk. 827 00:38:42,277 --> 00:38:43,543 And, uh... 828 00:38:46,515 --> 00:38:48,249 I wanted us all to be together. 829 00:38:50,280 --> 00:38:51,764 Okay. 830 00:38:58,719 --> 00:39:01,037 [Buzzing chatter of crowd] 831 00:39:12,153 --> 00:39:13,215 [Shane chuckles] 832 00:39:13,268 --> 00:39:14,906 Oliver, what does it take 833 00:39:14,973 --> 00:39:16,738 to get you to let your hair down 834 00:39:16,810 --> 00:39:18,395 and let yourself have a little fun? 835 00:39:18,618 --> 00:39:20,801 I will consider having fun, Ms. McInerney, 836 00:39:20,883 --> 00:39:22,951 once my entire team is assembled 837 00:39:23,271 --> 00:39:24,737 and accounted for. 838 00:39:24,777 --> 00:39:26,276 That includes Norman. 839 00:39:26,317 --> 00:39:27,617 He's not here? 840 00:39:27,653 --> 00:39:29,554 - They're about to start. - Mm. 841 00:39:29,628 --> 00:39:31,114 Oh, my! 842 00:39:43,860 --> 00:39:45,694 Uh, barkeep. 843 00:39:45,744 --> 00:39:47,494 May I have an Arnold Palmer? 844 00:39:47,542 --> 00:39:50,042 Shaken... Not stirred. 845 00:39:51,087 --> 00:39:53,351 Norman, we were growing concerned. 846 00:39:53,689 --> 00:39:55,693 Ahh. Thank you. 847 00:39:56,116 --> 00:39:57,921 I see you dressed for the occasion. 848 00:39:57,994 --> 00:39:59,043 Ah, yes. 849 00:39:59,197 --> 00:40:00,980 Uh, I often dress 850 00:40:01,936 --> 00:40:03,051 for occasions. 851 00:40:03,083 --> 00:40:04,166 [Breathless chuckle] 852 00:40:04,195 --> 00:40:07,329 Rita? May I buy you an Arnold Palmer? 853 00:40:08,038 --> 00:40:09,513 Why, y-yes. 854 00:40:09,552 --> 00:40:11,897 Please. With an umbrella, please. 855 00:40:18,965 --> 00:40:20,799 I owe you an apology. 856 00:40:21,199 --> 00:40:23,491 I can't imagine what for. 857 00:40:23,552 --> 00:40:24,969 Well, do you remember the morning 858 00:40:25,008 --> 00:40:26,874 that you brought the letter to me and Shane? 859 00:40:27,472 --> 00:40:29,940 - I do. - Okay, well, ahem, 860 00:40:30,006 --> 00:40:31,811 before you walked in, I let it slip that... 861 00:40:32,868 --> 00:40:35,085 no, I flat-out told her 862 00:40:35,277 --> 00:40:36,442 that you'd overheard 863 00:40:36,475 --> 00:40:38,425 our conversation about you the other week, 864 00:40:38,478 --> 00:40:41,937 but I made her promise not to tell you that she knew... 865 00:40:42,051 --> 00:40:43,217 I knew. 866 00:40:43,270 --> 00:40:45,103 I know. Apology accepted. 867 00:40:45,152 --> 00:40:46,201 Thank you. 868 00:40:46,231 --> 00:40:48,731 "And the truth shall set you free." 869 00:40:49,824 --> 00:40:51,009 Oh, yeah? 870 00:40:52,769 --> 00:40:54,318 [Rebecca]: In the three happy weeks 871 00:40:54,384 --> 00:40:56,218 that I have spent at the Denver branch 872 00:40:56,291 --> 00:40:57,506 of the U.S. post office, 873 00:40:58,041 --> 00:40:59,042 I have learned 874 00:40:59,092 --> 00:41:02,393 not only what it means to be a better postal worker... 875 00:41:03,231 --> 00:41:04,877 But I have learned from these honorees 876 00:41:04,921 --> 00:41:08,006 what it means to be a proud postal worker. 877 00:41:09,114 --> 00:41:12,358 It may be true that electronic thought has taken over our world... 878 00:41:12,863 --> 00:41:15,196 I mean, we tweet and text faster than we can think. 879 00:41:15,283 --> 00:41:16,321 "O.M.G." 880 00:41:16,373 --> 00:41:17,499 [Laughter] 881 00:41:17,554 --> 00:41:20,055 But a year ago, or perhaps a hundred years ago, 882 00:41:20,496 --> 00:41:23,297 someone wrote a letter with real words 883 00:41:23,373 --> 00:41:26,491 and more than two seconds of thought put behind them, 884 00:41:26,573 --> 00:41:28,701 and we are living their future. 885 00:41:29,290 --> 00:41:31,090 There are thousands of letters, 886 00:41:31,161 --> 00:41:34,775 each one a voice from the past, just waiting to be heard. 887 00:41:35,695 --> 00:41:37,361 It'll take the kind of sacrifice 888 00:41:37,831 --> 00:41:39,451 and devotion given by you, 889 00:41:39,963 --> 00:41:41,463 the honorees who have each received 890 00:41:41,526 --> 00:41:43,359 not only the distinguished service award 891 00:41:43,433 --> 00:41:44,599 from this branch, 892 00:41:45,394 --> 00:41:46,950 but I am happy to announce 893 00:41:46,992 --> 00:41:49,404 that the postmaster general of the United States... 894 00:41:51,546 --> 00:41:54,081 has instructed me to confer upon you 895 00:41:54,301 --> 00:41:56,948 the highest honor for any U.S. postal worker... 896 00:41:58,407 --> 00:42:00,072 "The Dark of Night award." 897 00:42:21,000 --> 00:42:22,651 Now, this is fun.