01x10 - Mother's Day

Episode transcripts for the 2016 TV shoe "Eyewitness". Aired October - December 2016.*
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"Eyewitness" delves into the lives of two innocent teenage boys who bear witness to a triple-homicide while in the midst of a romantic encounter. Desperate to keep their relationship a secret they must keep what they’ve seen hidden from everyone, including Philip’s new foster mother, Helen, a former big-city homicide detective who left her harrowing career to become a small-town sheriff. With a m*rder*r on the loose who is desperate to silence any link to the killings, Helen will stop at nothing to solve the case and bring peace back to Tivoli.
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01x10 - Mother's Day

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Trust me, you can't ever outrun who you are.

Previously on "Eyewitness"...

After Buffalo, I just wanted to end it all, and then I met you.

Well, this is my dream for you, to live a normal life.

They care about you.

Bella purchased a bottle of this stuff using Larry's credit card.

I think we're looking for a pedophile.

Okay, we've got three dead Vescovis.

[g*nf*re]

Two kids die in a staged overdose.

We've got Bella's hair in the trunk.

She's found dead. The su1c1de was staged.

Her r*pe exam tests for Mithat's semen.


Sita kills Mithat...

[g*nsh*t]

I want you to be the one to raise Jake.

... and then kills herself. Case closed.

Until Lukas comes forward.

I was there, in the cabin.

The man you saw is still alive.

The FBI is gonna stay close to Lukas.

There is no way that guy's gonna get anywhere near him.


This cycle that we're caught up in, you do one thing to try and prevent something, then you do another thing to try and cover a mistake, and I'm just tired of living that way, and I can't turn this off.

He saw me kiss you.

It's really not that big of a deal.


It is a big deal. It's a really big deal.

My dad won't get it.

The sh**t's been spotted.

Phil, he was in the cabin with Lukas.

Helen, where are they?

[suspenseful music]

♪ ♪


[breathes]

[dramatic music]

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪


Oh, whoa, whoa, whoa.

Hey, what's going on?

Lock this place down.

What, did something happen?

It's Ryan. Don't let him leave this building.

Ryan?

We're locking down all exits and entrances now.

Lock 'em down.

♪ ♪

Gabe, where are the boys?

Ryan and I came in here.

Ryan?

The boys were gone.

Yeah.

Where did he go?

I don't know. What's going on?

I'll tell you everything, but first alert the staff that the boys are missing.

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪

[car engine starts]

[line trilling]

Yeah.

Hey, where did you go?

Uh, the kids were gone.

Yeah.

I'm headed back to work.

Make some calls, see if I can help you.

Right now I want to do everything I can.


Where can I find you?

I got to take this call.


No, no, no.

sh*t.

They're not anywhere on this floor.

I got people looking for them everywhere.

Well, where's Ryan? Maybe he can help.

Ryan's the one.

The one what?

What are you talking about?

Ryan is the guy I've been looking for.

Ryan is the guy in the cabin.

You sure?

Yes.

We need to find the boys before he does.

I thought you were linked with Philip's GPS.

I was, but you told me to be more trusting, and now his phone is off.

Agent Kane?

Yes.

So whatever you had with him, it's over now, okay?

You're with me?

Yeah.

I need you to go check the security monitors.

All right.

Go.

♪ ♪

Lukas, come on. We got to keep moving.

Ah.

Be careful, be careful.

Are you okay?

Yeah.

Are you bleeding?

Um...

No, I'm good.

Thanks.

Where the hell are we, dude? You getting cell service?

I don't know. I turned my phone off, back at the hospital so we couldn't get tracked.

What do you mean?

When I... when I saw that guy walk into the hospital, I think he was wearing a badge.

♪ ♪

He's a cop?

What do we do?

We got to get somewhere safe with a phone.

I'll call Helen, I guess.

But we got to keep moving, okay?

Just take it slow.

[groans]

[tense music]

♪ ♪


[phone buzzing]

Jesus.

What?

Hey, you better get back here ASAP.

The chief's heading over.


Why?

I don't know.

He wants you to personally brief him on the bust.

Well, we still got a couple hours.

Tell him I'll be there.

And Burlingame, as of now, task force is "ghost."

Roger that.

Where are we going? California?

Yeah, right.

You should probably take it easy.

I'll be okay.

You even sure it was him...

Yeah.

Philip?

Yeah, I got a really good look at him.

It was definitely him.

If he knows we're alive, he's not ever gonna stop until he finds us.

♪ ♪

Do you got any money?

♪ ♪

Hi, Anne.

I'm agent Kane with the FBI.

I haven't done anything.

No, no. I'm here about your son.

Is he okay?

Yeah, yeah, for now.

Yeah, he's a good kid.

Your son witnessed a m*rder in a cabin in Tivoli.

You know anything about that?

No.

He's in danger, Anne, and I need to find him.

Well, I haven't spoken to him in weeks.

Didn't he just visit?

Um, I don't know. I-I've been so out of it.

Yeah.

You know, your son and I, it seems we have something in common.

For my mom it was booze.

Did you take good care of her?

♪ ♪

Yeah.

God, I loved her.

I didn't care if she drank.

Do you know she used to let me ditch school so I could take her to the liquor store?

[laughs softly]

Well, I'm getting better... for Philip.

Good, that's good.

Ahem.

Why don't you call Philip?

Have him meet us here, huh?

That way you can show him how good you're doing.

Well, I don't have phone privileges.

Yeah, but you have a phone right there.

Look, if you need to call Philip, you should call his foster mother.

She's a sheriff.

Well, that's the problem.

I can't.

Why?

Because, Anne, I didn't mean to be, but...

I'm the one your son saw in the cabin.

♪ ♪

I'm not gonna scream.

♪ ♪

I know.

It's okay.

Shh, it's okay.

[whimpering]

[crying]

[phone rings]

Wait, right there.

Why didn't they tell us they were leaving?

Maybe they saw Ryan walk in.

Tony, zoom in on those plates and put out an APB on the truck.

Guys, they've already been gone over half an hour.

They could be anywhere by now.

So let's try Anne's rehab.

She's usually the first place Philip goes.

sh*t.

What?

I just told Ryan the same thing.

♪ ♪

[heavy breathing]

[tense music]

♪ ♪


[heart b*ating]

[heart b*at slows, stops]

[suspenseful music]

[birds caw]

[suspenseful music]

♪ ♪


Partial plates on the truck was enough to get an Amber Alert out for the boys.

So I'll meet you outside.

Great.

Don't go after Ryan by yourself.

Go to the FBI. Explain.

If I make that kind of an accusation against one of their top agents, they'll grill me for hours.

Helen...

There is not enough time.

... please.

Babe... it's gonna be all right.

[scoffs]

Okay.

[solemn music]

♪ ♪


I loved the way you looked at me... the day we met.

You didn't see any of the damage.

I just see you.

♪ ♪

I love you.

I love you too, babes.

♪ ♪

[dark music]

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪

The eagle lives out its life in the same mating pair.

It returns to the same nesting area...


I should probably call Helen.

She'll want to know where we are so she can keep us safe.

Like in the hospital?

I don't see why we have to do that.

We're already safe. No one's looking for us here.

I'm really tired, man.

Yeah, okay.

I'm also tired of watching this frigging bald eagle fly around.

Dude, this... thing won't change channels.

What does P-mode mean?

The batteries are dead.

[remote clatters]

Yeah, now it's broken for sure.

[crunching]

What will we do now?

You want some?

No.

Yeah, you want some. Here, just try.

Sugary deliciousness.

Wow.

Come on.

You make it look so appetizing like that.

Don't I just.

[munching]

Dude.

[chuckles]

What?

I used to eat sugar packets when I was a kid.

My mom, she started this secret game for just the two of us when we were at restaurants, and whenever my dad wasn't looking, we would just sneak as many sugar packets as we could, and just stuff them into our pockets.

And then after we got home, you know, while my dad watched the TV that frigging worked, my mom and I would go upstairs, and lay on her bed, and pull out all our packets to see who got the most.

She'd usually win.

I thought you said you couldn't remember anything about your mom.

I really didn't think I could.

[exhales]

[Cold Specks "The Mark" playing]

♪ ♪
♪ He left his mark upon my skin ♪
♪ Said I've lost my loose heart ♪
♪ To the cold, cold wind ♪


Sorry, sorry.

It's okay.

[mumbling]

Okay, keep going. Just take it slow.

Okay. Okay.

I'm trying to.

♪ I don't know I've sent him out ♪
♪ Cross your heart ♪
♪ And remember me ♪
♪ A good father ♪
♪ And a bad seed ♪
♪ I left it all ♪
♪ I left it clean ♪
♪ I'm a collection of memories ♪


Ow.

Hey, are you okay?

Yeah, I just... I can't really put weight on that side.

It's okay, it's okay. Lay on your back.

Okay. Okay.

♪ ♪

You okay?

Yeah.

Yeah.

♪ Take my body home ♪

Hey... do you want to?

Yeah, yeah.

♪ Cross your heart ♪
♪ And remember me ♪
♪ A good father... ♪


Are you sure?

Yes.

♪ Take my body... ♪

♪ Home ♪

♪ ♪

[chuckles]

♪ Take my body... ♪

♪ Home ♪

♪ ♪

[dramatic music]

♪ ♪


Oh, God.

What happened?

Heroin overdose.

♪ ♪

I thought she was getting better.

She was. Plus, opiates weren't her thing.

Ryan got here before we did.

♪ ♪

Oh, Philip.

I wish we could just hang here forever.

Yeah, me too.

But we can't, can we?

[soft music]

♪ ♪


[exhales sharply]

[dialing]

[phone buzzing]

Sheriff Torrance.

Hey, Helen, it's me.

Philip, oh, my God. Where are you? Are you safe?

Yeah, yeah, I'm at the Fallen Pines Motel with Lukas.

The Fallen Pines Motel. Okay, don't move.

Yeah, but, Helen, it was him, the guy from the cabin.

He was at the hospital, and I think he was wearing a badge.

I know, I know. We're going after him.

It's almost over.

Just stay where you are and we'll come get you, okay?


Okay.

I know Fallen Pines. sh*t motel off Route 13.

Okay, get over there with Poughkeepsie PD.

Where you going?

I'm going to find and arrest this son of a bitch.

What about Philip?

You want me to tell him about his mom?

♪ ♪

No, I'll do it.

Okay.

[car engine starting]

[suspenseful music]

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪

[dark music]

♪ ♪

So how is this gonna work?

What?

Us.

Oh, yeah.

Oh, yeah.

You gonna tell people?

Well, are you?

Well, we'll do whatever you want.

Thanks.

Hm.

[phone chimes]

sh*t. Did you turn my phone on?

Um... yeah, I turned it on 'cause you said they were on their way, so I figured that...

No, no, no, no, turn it off, turn it off.

Hold on, there's a bunch of texts from your mom.

Wait, what?

What's wrong?

My mom left rehab and she needs me.

I-I got to go see her.

Wait, you're not gonna wait for them to come pick us up?

Hey, you've reached Anne. Leave a message.

Helen would never let me go and visit her at home, so I got to go now before she gets here.

Just don't tell them where I'm at, okay?

Right, like I'm not going with you.

[tense music]

[phone buzzing]

♪ ♪

[sirens blaring]

♪ ♪

Philip, Lukas.

They may be close. Check the perimeter.

All right, copy that.

[dark music]

♪ ♪

I just got a call from Tony.


What'd he say? Are they okay?

The boys were already gone.

g*dd*mn it. You think he's got 'em?

I'm will find them, Gabe.

Yeah, I know you will.

I've got an idea. I'll call you back.

What are you doing here?

I've been looking all over for you.

I gotta go to the hospital to see my son.

Bo, he's not there.

He's gay. My son.

Yeah.

Lukas.

I know.

You think you know my son better than I do.

♪ ♪

You think I'm a bad dad 'cause my son doesn't tell me stuff, huh?

Oh, but you got it all perfect, right?

You got it right.

Gabe Caldwell knows everything.

♪ ♪

[scoffs]

♪ ♪

I don't know anything anymore.

♪ ♪

You know what the first thing that... that I thought when we lost Sally?

What's that?

I wished that she was still alive... so that she... could tell Lukas that she was dead.

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪

Hey, it's Sita. I don't really check this, but... leave a message if it makes you feel better.
[phone beeps]

Hey, Sis, it's me.

[baby gurgles]

[sighs]

Me and Jake are all packed up.

I think we're gonna...

This mailbox is full and cannot accept any messages at this time. Good-bye.


[horn honks]

♪ ♪

Where's the task force?

I had to turn in my badge for good.

They're blaming me for Lukas.

Ryan set you up.

He's the guy we've been looking for.

Ryan? Are you crazy?

Just tell me where he is.

I don't know. He's on the bust.

Listen, you're the leak.

It's classif...

He used you to get to Lukas.

No.

He has k*lled Philip's mother, and now we cannot find the boys.

He's after my kid.

How close were you and Ryan?

Close enough he could get into your phone?

♪ ♪

Where's the bust?

I don't know.

Okay, I'm gonna find out and then I'm gonna drive you over there.

No, just point me in the right direction, and I will do this.

You take Jake and go. Just get out.

What if I can't do this?

[baby gurgling]

I was packing up my apartment today, and I realized that all my plants are dead.

How am I gonna be able to take care of Jake?

I'm scared, Helen.

Me too.

♪ ♪

So this is where you grew up?

Yeah.

Hey, it's already open.

Mom?

[door closes]

[tense music]

[dramatic music]

♪ ♪


[shotgun cocks]

The bust is happening at Pier 3.

What, right now?

You're my backup on this.

You sure you're ready?

Yeah, yeah, no, I've... I've been ready.

[clears throat]

You know, I've been kind of thinking...

What?

Well, I never really told you the whole story, you know, about the whole... the whole bear thing.

Why don't you tell me tomorrow?

Okay.

Let's do this.

[dramatic music]

♪ ♪


What's the status?

Everything's on schedule and ready to rock.

Good.

Oh, and the chief's here.

He wants to talk to you.

All right.

Sir.

Looks like you guys are all set.

Looks like it.

The Turks are bringing their entire inventory this shipment.

And the Vescovis, where do they come in?

They're here to meet the plane, break the heroin down, and stash it in their bikes for distribution.

That all the members you expect?

[distantly] Have you tied up all the loose ends?

Agent Kane?

[dramatic music]

♪ ♪


[choking]

Everything okay?

Yeah, sorry.

[coughs]

Things have just been a little tough since I got back.

All right.

I hear Steven Spielberg still throws up on the first day of every movie he sh**t.

No sh*t?

All right, here we go. Everybody mount up. We're close.

[indistinct chatter]

♪ ♪

What the hell is the sheriff doing here?

I'll take care of this.

♪ ♪

It's not a good time, Helen.

Philip's missing. The eyewitness. My son.

Whatever it takes, I want him back alive.

Okay, I'll help you find him after the bust.

I know it was you in that trunk.

I know about Bella. I know who you are.

I'm going to arrest you right now, but I need you to do the right thing first.

Where are the boys?

Boss, the plane's about to dock.

We're just waiting for your orders.

Where are they?

♪ ♪

Where are they?

Sheriff Torrance is not authorized to be here, and she'll jeopardize this operation.

Get her out of here.

Ryan, stop!

Get her out of here, Burlingame!

Ryan, don't!

You heard him. You heard what he said.

Stop! Ryan!

Go, go!

Go, go, go!

[dramatic music]

♪ ♪


[muffled] Help.

♪ ♪

Are you crazy? Drop the w*apon.

No, you drop the w*apon.

Put it down! Drop it now!

♪ ♪

[car engine starting]

♪ ♪

[muffled] Helen!

♪ ♪

[siren blaring]

[dramatic music]

♪ ♪


Tony, I'm northbound on Highway 15.

Copy that, Helen, I'm about a half a mile behind you.

[siren blaring]

♪ ♪

sh*t.

[tires screeching]

♪ ♪

[yelling]

[grunting]

♪ ♪

No.

♪ ♪

[shotgun cocks]

I got your back.

[tense music]

♪ ♪


sh*t!

Oh, God.

Lukas, Lukas. All right, get him up on three.

Okay.

Ready, one, two, three.

Careful.

I need an ambulance.

End of the forest road off of 31B exit.

10-4. They're on the way.

He has Philip.

Hey, hey, don't you dare think about going in there by yourself, okay?

You wait for backup.

He's got Philip.

I'll go with you.

No, stay with him.

Helen.

Keep pressure on that wound.

Wait, Helen, don't...

[suspenseful music]

♪ ♪


Philip!

♪ ♪

Helen!

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪


Go.

Go.

I couldn't do it, Helen.

Not your boy.

I know.

I wanted to k*ll myself when I left Buffalo... because of a case.

I was tracking a suspect who kidnapped a baby, and I almost got her out, and he came back.

I hid in the closet, and I held the baby, and she started crying, and so I put my hand over her mouth... to quiet her, and I was so relieved when I thought we were safe.

And then I looked down and I saw she wa... she wasn't moving.

I k*lled her.

I k*lled her.

[solemn music]

And I live with that every day, and I fight like hell to control it and not to let it destroy me.

Why couldn't you?

♪ ♪

I'm sorry, Helen.

So am I.

[slow motion g*nf*re]

[gasps]

Oh, God.

[Jesse Marchant's "7 & the Fall" playing]

♪ ♪
♪ Highways ♪
♪ Black fog ♪
♪ Say good-bye ♪
♪ ♪


Lukas!

Tony. Tony, where the hell are they?

Right down there.

♪ ♪

I love you so much, Lukas.

♪ Well, who's on your side? ♪
♪ Who's on your side now? ♪
♪ While I lived the fall ♪
♪ From your letting down ♪
♪ Did you mine your ruin? ♪
♪ ♪
♪ You can't blame it all ♪
♪ On the set of your ways ♪
♪ ♪

[solemn music]

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪


Ah.

I used to take pictures like that with my folks.

Department store Christmas.

[laughs softly]

You look so happy.

Yeah, my mom used to take me to get McDonald's afterwards.

♪ ♪

[chokes up]

Yeah.

You, uh... you want us to bring your stuff out to storage at the barn?

No, I'm gonna keep it in my room.

We could keep it downstairs until we build the darkroom in your closet.

You guys don't have to do that for me.

We want to.

Okay, downstairs it is.

Hey... you, uh... you want me to bring that in?

Nope, I'm gonna bring that down to the station.

What do you want for lunch?

Depends on who's cooking.

Ha-ha.

Philip, a little support please.

Oh, I'm sorry, Lukas is coming to pick me up.

♪ ♪

Let me get you some cash.

♪ ♪

Thanks.

Okay, babe. You got the keys?

No, I gave them to Tony to make a set for Philip.

Where are your keys?

Lost them.

Where are yours?

You drove.

So what are we gonna do now?

I'm gonna drop this box and text Tony.

You coming home for dinner?

I'm not sure yet. I'll text you guys.

Oh, okay.

Careful.

[chuckles]

Well, he's going out, finally. That's good.

Yeah.

So why are we walking?

We're not. We're about to run.

Why?

My starter's out. Can you believe that?

What?

All right, one, two, three, I need you to get on the back and push, all right?

No. No, no, no.

One, two, three. Yeah.

Does this even work?

Come on.

Okay, okay, okay, it's not gonna work.

Oh, man, damn it.

You know, I was gonna tell you I had a dream about you last night.

Mm-mmm.

But maybe it was déjà vu, 'cause you were running down this road with my bike, and then we went to this crazy party in Red Hook, and I kissed you in front of everyone.

Oh, all that happened in your déjà vu?

Yeah, it did.

No, Lukas, déjà vu is about something that already happened, not about the future.

Oh, my God, you're an idiot.

Mmm.

Mm-mmm.

Yes.

You just completely made that up, right?

Maybe, but it got you laughing.

Yeah, it did. [chuckles]

So do you want to go to this party in Red Hook?

Yeah, sure.

All right, get behind and push then.

Wait, really? We actually have to do that?

All the way to Red Hook, baby.

You were serious about this?

Hey, as my dad would say, "This is how men are made."

Keep it going.

You want to call Helen? Maybe she can give us a ride.

♪ He still loved her through it all ♪

♪ Hoping she'd come back again ♪

That was beautiful.

Did you write it?

I wish.

It's a George Jones song.

He sang it for the love of his life, Tammy Wynette.

Did they live happily ever after?

No.

Was there some sort of tragic plane crash?

Not quite.

He left her for a more well-adjusted woman, someone he could stay sober around.

But he loved her forever, and I'll love you forever, babe.

I love you unconditionally.

Always.

Until the end.

[solemn music]

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪
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