15x02 - Awakenings

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15x02 - Awakenings

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Previously on "Criminal Minds"



- Everything ok?

- It's about my mother.

She's in a full-time care facility now, and she's really been struggling.

I want you to say something you're afraid to say.

Ok.

I've always loved you.

Prentiss: Our unsub is Everett Lynch.

He's a con man and a m*rder*r who slices off the faces of the women he seduces.

Reid: Roberta Lynch.

Having a con woman for a mother would have instilled the narcissism and misogyny that we profiled.

Rossi: We arrested his daughter Grace, but he got away and broke Grace out of jail.

FBI, stop!

All right, kick it over.

Everett: Take it easy.

G-lady, there's no reason to g*n down a daddy in front of his little girl.

[Grunting]

[Coughs]

[Gasping]

[Gasping]

[Engine starts]

[Tires squeal]

[Coughs]

I've got eyes on him!

[g*nshots]

Emily, they're heading north on Fourth street.

Virginia plates, KVC-0253.

I ok.

Ok, I've got it.

Get out!

Hey, get out.

Wait, the car stopped moving.

Now!

Move.

[Grunts]

Why isn't DC Metro on scene?

Garcia just diverted them.

They were with us over on the other side of the trade Plaza.

If the car's not moving, that means they ditched it.

DC Metro just landed.

There's been a carjacking at that location.

Dammit.

[Panting]

JJ, what's your location?

JJ, do you copy?

JJ?

[Gasping]

[Muffled]

It's ok.

It's ok.

I got you.

You're gonna be ok.

Just stay with me, ok?

Stay with me and keep breathing.

JJ's down.

She's been hit.

We need an ambulance now.

[Siren]

Crash cart's in 5.

I'll move it over.

Paramedic: Spike a one-liter bag.

Paramedic 2: Airway's unstable.

Check for arterial bleeds.

g*nsh*t wound to the upper torso.

b*llet entered under left arm.

No exit wound.

Pulse is thready, breathing shallow.

[Monitors beeping]

Man: Need her for transfer.

Woman: Stats are dropping.

Woman 2: High flow o2.

15 liters.

- [Rapid beeping]

- She's crashing.

[Flatline]

[Machine powers up]

Clear.

[Monitor beeping]

I got a heartbeat.

Are you her husband?

No, he's not here.

He better get here quick.

Rossi: "Nothing happens until something moves.

" Albert Einstein.

Dave, I owe you an apology.

You were right.

Not about everything.

Lynch wasn't our unsub.

He was the mastermind.

He pushed Hurst over the edge.

It was just a smokescreen to throw us off his trail.

That son of a bitch played me like a fiddle.

I should have trusted your instincts.

Hey, I've been in your shoes.

I wouldn't have believed me, either.

But if I had, maybe No.

There's only one person to blame for this Everett Lynch.

He's the one who sh*t JJ, and he's the one that we'll move heaven and earth to bring to justice.

JJ's got to be ok, right?

But what if she's not ok?

What if she's JJ's strong, and she's in good hands.

Prentiss: Spence is staying at the hospital.

He's gonna keep us updated.

In the meantime, the best thing we can do for JJ is find Everett and Grace before they go deep underground.

Ok, this is security footage from earlier today.

That is Lynch posing as Grace's attorney Arthur Terrell.

Wait, look at Grace.

She hesitates.

She doesn't want to take the w*apon.

But she took it.

And she didn't hesitate to slice me with that Kn*fe back in Little Rock.

True.

She's no stranger to v*olence.

It could be Everett bringing it out of her.

I mean, she may feel the need to prove herself to him.

Well, he's probably gonna want Grace to change her appearance.

Well, they'll both need to do that.

Lewis: Everett is a planner.

He set this escape in motion months ago when Grace was arrested.

And now we've disrupted his plan, so the questions are, how much and what will he do now?

I can answer part of that question.

The car that Everett and Grace jacked downtown was abandoned in an alley a few miles away.

There aren't any reports of other jackings in that area since.

They need a car.

They must have stolen something else.

Stealing an unoccupied vehicle could go unnoticed for a while.

That would give them a head start.

I'm betting Lynch planned for a safe house.

Agreed.

Matt, Luke, look into stolen vehicles in that area.

The rest of us will work up a geo profile based on their last known locations.

It's from Spence.

JJ's in surgery.

Will's on his way to the hospital.

Will.

How did this happen?

Why wasn't she wearing a vest?

She was.

The b*llet missed the kevlar and entered just under her arm.

Doctor told me her heart stopped.

It did, but they brought her back.

I need to see her.

She's already in surgery.

It's gonna be a while.

Woman on P. A. : Charge nurse to NICU.

Charge nurse to NICU.

It all right if I wait with you?

Yeah, of course.

She's gonna want to see you, too, when she When she wakes up.

What are you doing?

We're almost at the safe house.

You don't get it.

We can't go there now.

It's only a matter of time before the FBI are all over it.

Come on, let's keep going.

We'll be long gone by the time they find it.

It's too risky.

Fine.

So what now?

We're gonna split up.

No.

No way.

Don't be ridiculous.

Staying together is dangerous.

Even with disguises, they're gonna be looking for a daddy and daughter traveling together.

After everything I went through to find you and reconnect, you cannot do this to me.

Do what to you?

I busted you out of jail.

You're free.

So Fly away, little birdy.

Fly, fly, fly.

You think that's funny?

Look, you go to Mexico, ok?

I'll come meet you in a couple of months.

- Months?

- Yeah.

No.

I've already waited months for you, 6 months, in prison.

You think that was easy?

You know what You know what I had to do to bust you out of that prison?

Huh?

You think that was easy?

- You owe me.

- Ha ha ha.

How do you figure?

The only reason you got away in Little Rock is because I let myself get arrested.

And you owe me for all the years you stayed away.

That wasn't me.

That was Roberta.

Please, Daddy.

Let me stay.

I can help.

I have a plan.

Yeah, this is it.

They just left it out here in the middle of nowhere.

Give me something.

Alvez: We found the car.

Wherever they went from here, they went on foot.

So now we need to look for their safe house.

Most likely a rental within a two-mile radius, probably rented within the last 6 weeks or so.

Airbnb tentacles are many.

I've got over a dozen listings.

We need to narrow that down.

What about Lynch aliases?

Aliases.

I love you.

Uh, I got something.

I've got a house in Baltimore county rented a month ago under the name Arthur Terrell.

He won't use it now that we're onto him.

But it might tell us something about what his next moves are.

Can I help you, young lady?

I really hope so, sir.

I ran out of gas on the road out there, and I was wondering if maybe you could help me out.

I only need enough to get to the nearest station.

There's one a couple of miles from here.

Well, I think I can help with that.

Got some gas out in the shed.

Woman: Roger?

Who's at the door?

Come on, Daddy, let's go.

[Laughs]

Damn, darling.

I didn't know you had that in you.

There's a lot you don't know about me.

I told you I could help.

Ahh.

She's exactly your type, isn't she?

Hmm?

No, it's it's ok.

I'm ok.

No, go ahead.

But hurry up.

Woman on PA: Triage, pick up two.

Agent Jareau's out of surgery.

Is her husband here?

He is.

He just stepped out to call their kids.

Is she ok?

She lost a lot of blood, but she's currently stable.

Is she gonna be all right?

We won't be able to assess whether or not she sustained any neurological damage until she regains consciousness.

Could she hear me if I talk to her?

It's unlikely.

I keep going over it in my head, and I don't know how I didn't realize you were missing sooner.

I'm so sorry.

I know things between the two of us have been kind of weird lately Ever since you said you love me.

You said it and I heard it, and the thing is, I just I I don't know what to do with that.

I mean, I know why you said it.

I just don't know Maybe you meant it.

And if you did, what does that mean?

When you didn't bring it up after the wedding, I I didn't either 'cause I just I didn't know how to talk to you about it, so instead I just stopped talking to you.

And that is not what I meant to happen.

And now, all the sudden, none of that matters.

All that matters is that [Sniffles]

Is that you wake up and that I get to have more time with you.

Ah, I guess I can't imagine my life without you in it.

Please don't leave me.

[Exhales]

[Indistinct chatter]

Roger and Helen Foster.

Everett took Helen's face.

I checked out the safe house.

It's less than two miles from here, but they were never there.

I found $75,000 and a stash of disguises.

Then that's what happened here.

You ruined his escape plan.

He's winging it now.

Lewis: Yeah, he's off his game.

I mean, Lynch is as organized as they come.

He's most comfortable when he's sticking to a plan.

Plus, now they don't have the cash they need to go off the grid.

Well, they didn't find it here.

They scavenged what they could from Roger's wallet and Helen's purse.

But he took her face.

That doesn't make sense.

Why give in now when he's sublimated his compulsion for over 6 months?

He sublimated because he had to, because he knows you're onto him.

Now he doesn't have to hide anymore.

But he should be focused on getting away.

This guy's devolving.

Or it may have something to do with the fact that he's no longer flying solo.

Before Little Rock, he always worked on his own.

But now he's running with Grace.

We need some insight into the dynamics of that relationship.

And I know just who we need to talk to.

[Door opens]

[Door closes, locks]

Well, well, well.

The BAU is just a cornucopia of delicious masculine goodness, isn't it?

I heard you were a sweet talker.

Oh, did you now?

Was it brown eyes?

Or was it muscles who told you that?

Well, you got me there.

Aw.

You are You are something special, aren't you?

Uh-huh.

Silver fox.

You have the experience to know how to treat a real woman, don't you?

Oh.

You know, I'd rather talk about you, Bobbie.

That's sweet of you to say, but I know that this is about Everett.

And I already told those young pups everything that they need to know.

And what's that?

That you'll never catch him.

Everett has Grace on the run with him.

She helped him k*ll a couple out in Maryland.

Grace is not like him.

If she is with him, it's It's not out of choice.

She's his partner.

Did you know that she cut a federal agent?

And that yesterday, she took a Glock 19 from the corpse of a U.

S.

Marshall while escaping custody.

He says you let her drown.

He says you're the reason his daughter d*ed.

I'm the reason that she's alive.

I'm the reason that she's not like him.

She grew up with every Advantage.

Because of you?

You're damn right because of me.

You think Everett cared about her?

He has no soul.

And he kills 'cause he gets off on it, not because he has to.

And I knew that if he If he got his hands on her that he would just use her up and toss her away.

So I made sure that he wasn't in her life.

He's in her life now.

But that did not happen on my watch.

Ok.

How did it happen?

He should he shouldn't have been able to find her.

Spence.

Wake up.

She's awake.

She wants to see you.

Come on, it's good.

I'm gonna go get the boys, man.

I should have found you sooner.

Spence.

You saved my life.

Again.

I'm glad you're here.

You're my best friend.

Where else would I be?

I should go and let you get some rest.

No.

No, not yet.

[Sighs]

I've missed you.

Me, too.

It's my fault that things have been weird between the two of us.

What I said, we need to talk about.

No, we don't, and I shouldn't have let it drive a wedge between us.

I needed to say something real, and that's what came out.

And I'm so sorry.

I didn't I never meant to do that to you.

I was prepared to take that secret to the grave.

Heh.

But Now it's out.

And I can't [Exhales]

Lie to you and say I didn't mean it.

I do love you.

Heh.

You were my first love.

And I'll always love you.

And I know that's not fair.

Because I love Will and the boys, too.

They made me who I am, but so have you.

[Sighs]

You're such a big Big piece of my heart, and you always will be.

Maybe if things were Different.

I sometimes think about that.

I just want you to know that I never meant to hurt you.

I just want you to be happy.

And I want us to be ok.

I know you do.

And we are.

Oh, no.

Hi, Mommy.

Hey.

You have to hold it there.

Hey, buddy.

Hi.

She's awake.

Everything's looking good.

Yeah, I just saw will and Dr.

Hsu.

This is amazing.

But I have to talk to her.

Ballistics came back.

We think it was Grace not Everett who sh*t JJ.

You sure?

I need JJ to confirm because it's the same g*n that k*lled the Fosters.

Well, if that's true, then Grace is just as dangerous as her father.

[Cellphone rings]

Sorry, it's Brookfield, my mom's facility.

Take it.

Hi, this is Spencer Reid.

Yes.

Is she all right?

Ok, thank you.

Is everything ok?

I'm not sure.

My mom's not doing so great.

The last time I saw her she didn't even recognize me.

Now they're saying I need to go down there and see her as soon as possible.

Go.

Do I just leave?

Spence, it's your mom.

You have to go.

JJ's out of the woods.

We've got this covered.

I know it's a lot.

Sometimes everything happens at once.

Thanks.

Dr.

Reid, I'm Addy Kincaide, Diana's new physician.

I recognize you from the photos in your mom's room.

Where is she?

Is she all right?

Yes, yes, she's fine, but I think it'd be a good idea for us to talk before you go in and see her.

Look, I appreciate your concern, but I don't need to talk about my mother's condition.

I am prepared for what's happening to her.

Is she in the day room?

Spencer!

Oh, I'm so glad you're here.

Oh!

Ho ho ho!

The most important thing to understand is that she's not cured.

These improvements are temporary.

Addy's right.

This is an aberration or a fluke of my disease.

Combined with an atypical response to her new meds.

I know how strange this must be for you.

Last time I was here, you didn't know who I was.

I'm so sorry, honey.

How can we be sure that it won't last?

I can't be sure.

But I have seen this before.

Awakenings like this, they can last for as little as a few days to as much as several weeks.

That part is unpredictable.

The part that is predictable is what happens next.

This will be followed by a very sudden and very steep decline in cognitive functioning.

You understand what this means, honey?

It means I'm gonna lose you all over again.

Oh, please don't look at it like that.

How else should I look at it?

As precious time for both of us.

Roberta was Grace's primary caretaker during her early years.

And even when Roberta went into prison, Grace didn't go to live with Everett.

Garcia: Nope.

Roberta got Grace into a super exclusive New Hampshire boarding school, St.

Peter's, on a full scholarship.

And the way she did it was a total con job.

She gave Grace a fake name, Rachel Norton, and said her father was deceased.

Nice.

Roberta was trying to get out of a life of grifting.

Yeah, but Grace didn't fit in there.

She was a total wild child.

They eventually asked her to leave, mostly because the whole, you know, having a fake name and not having a dead dad.

That would do it.

The school didn't want the bad P. R. , though, so they covered it up.

Nobody knows why Grace dropped out.

So shortly after leaving, she made contact with Everett and joined him down in Little Rock.

Roberta said Everett couldn't have found her.

What she didn't count on was that Grace might have wanted to find her father.

Yeah, well, if Grace wanted a relationship with him, she would have been willing to do anything to get it, and that would explain the escalation of our v*olence.

She's trying to get Daddy's approval by showing him she's a chip off the old block.

She never fit into the world that Roberta conned her into, but she feels an affinity for Everett and his v*olence.

She's leaning into it.

Maybe he needs her?

A lot of Grace's classmates were one-percenters, and none of them know why she left school.

He left 75k on the table at the safe house he abandoned.

And he needs that money to go off the grid for a long time, which means he needs a big score.

Let's look into former classmates of Rachel's who live in the DC area.

Chances are that's their next mark.

[Indistinct chatter]

I can't believe it's really you.

I know.

I missed you so much.

I'm so glad you're free today.

Are you kidding?

I cleared my schedule.

Do you have any idea how much time I spent trying to find you online?

Kind of went off the grid.

I was worried about you.

I'm sorry, Charlotte.

I didn't mean to just leave you like that.

It's just It was my grandmother, the one who raised me.

She got sick.

Cancer.

Why didn't you tell me?

There wasn't anything you could do.

You don't know that.

I might have been able to help.

I just needed to take care of her.

In my own way.

She d*ed last month.

I'm so sorry.

Are you ok?

Honestly, no, I'm not.

Things have been Really hard.

I'm not sure what comes next.

I need to get back on track, but I can't even make ends meet, and my grandmother's house is in foreclosure.

I don't I don't know what I'm gonna do.

Please.

You have to let me help you.

Thank you.

It's so good to see you.

I'm staying at a place not far from here.

Will you come home with me?

I'd like that.

Ok, I think this is it.

Charlotte Burke.

She was roomies with Grace, aka Rachel, when they were at St.

Peter's.

They were super close.

Oh, they were more than roommates.

They were a couple, and they were out.

Makes sense that's who Grace would reach out to.

Does she have money?

Oh, yeah, she's a trust fund kid.

It looks like she took a gap year.

And her dad set her up as an executive director of a nonprofit right here in DC.

Wow.

Sounds like a daddy's girl.

So who is her daddy?

Allen Burke.

Hedge fund manager.

[Whimpering]

Ok, what I need is the thumbprint from her right hand.

[Charlotte whimpers]

Shh.

Shh.

Shh.

Look, we can do this the nice way, which really when you think about will only hurt for a few minutes.

Or I could chop off your hand and we can get what we need that way.

[Muffled screams]

Up to you.

[Muffled whimpers]

Everett: Ready?

[Muffled scream]

Grace: Do it.

[Screaming]

So JJ says she loves you.

Wow.

Now, that's big.

And, um, where does that leave you?

Honestly, I have no idea.

She says she sometimes thinks about what might have happened if things had worked out differently.

Sit.

And what did you say, honey?

To tell you the truth, I think about it a lot.


Mm-hmm.

I didn't think I'd ever get to talk to you like this again.

This is really nice.

I know.

And I know it's been hard for you.

Mom, your disease is not what defines you to me.

It never has and it never will.

This is precious time, and I am So thankful for every second.

I am, too.

I am, too.

You know, I never talked much about your dad.

When William left, it wasn't because of my schizophrenia diagnosis.

You know what he said when I was diagnosed?

He said, "Diana, we're in this together", and I am with you every step of the way.

" I didn't know that.

I know you didn't.

And he meant it.

But then the meds, pfft, the meds I was on, there were so many and so many side effects that I stopped taking them.

And of course, my condition got worse and worse until I finally had to be hospitalized.

And then it happened again.

And again.

In the end, it was the roller coaster, that was the part he couldn't deal with.

And the thing is, even after he was gone, I kept thinking that somehow we'd find our way back to each other.

You loved him.

Yes.

So I waited.

Year after year.

And at some point, I knew it wouldn't happen.

But I never allowed myself to even consider a relationship with someone else.

You think that's what I'm doing, closing myself off to possibilities because I'm waiting for a life with JJ?

I hope not.

Honey, life is long, and it's hard.

And you deserve to have someone who will share all of it with you.

All of it.

Woman: Charlotte is not answering my texts.

She always texts me back.

I know something's wrong.

Is she in danger?

We believe your daughter has been targeted by Grace Lynch.

You might have known her by her alias Rachel Norton.

Rachel?

We met her.

She was sweet.

We think she sought Charlotte out because of their relationship at St.

Peter's.

You're aware they were close?

Charlotte came out to us when she was 14 years old.

We think Grace is manipulating Charlotte as a result of that relationship.

What can we do?

Grace and her father are fugitives.

They need money.

And they're trying to get it from Charlotte.

We need to know about all her liquid assets.

Ok.

Anything you need.

Of course, miss Burke, I'd be more than happy to help you access your safe deposit box.

I'll need some privacy.

I understand.

As you know, you've authorized two-step authentication, so I'll just assist with that.

[Beeping]

[Door opens]

Ok, I've frozen all Charlotte's accounts.

Any attempted activity?

Nope, and none in the last 48 hours, either.

Do you think we were wrong about Charlotte being the mark?

No, she's the target.

We just don't know about the right account.

That's something her parents don't know about.

Garcia, can you search for that?

Yeah, of course.

Something they wouldn't know about.

Maybe it's something that doesn't require IRS reporting.

It may not even be a bank or investment account.

Garcia: Hey.

What about a safe deposit box?

- Bingo.

- Where is it?

Downtown DC, just a few blocks from her apartment.

Matt and Luke are down there now.

[Siren]

Can I help you?

We're looking for someone posing as Charlotte Burke.

Posing as her?

What do you mean?

- Is she here?

- She was.

She wanted access to her safe deposit box.

And you helped her with that?

It required two-step authentication, thumbprint.

We follow protocol.

Did she get the contents of the box?

Yes.

She's gone.

Reid: Today's been amazing.

I don't I don't want it to end.

Well, you'll come back.

Will you know me?

I can't say.

But we have today.

Well, it's not enough.

You know what, it doesn't make sense.

How does she know it won't last?

Who, Addy?

Oh, she knows.

She's been through this before.

Not with you, though.

You're not a statistic, you're an individual.

- I understand that.

- No, you don't know, and I don't know, and she doesn't know, either.

Spencer, please don't go down this path.

And there are things that we can do.

I know I know people at Johns Hopkins.

I can get you into a study.

No more studies, no more drug trials.

I don't want that.

Oh, so you're just You're giving up?

I'm accepting.

I'm not going to spend the time I have left chasing after a cure that does not exist.

Well, I think that's foolish, and I don't understand why you won't do this for me.

Ok, so now that she's got the money, they're gonna blow out of town, right?

Lewis: Soon.

They still have to deal with Charlotte.

And they'll need to change their looks, at least Grace will.

They have to be holding Charlotte somewhere.

Well, they're not in her apartment.

There has to be some other DC connection.

What about the Fosters?

The couple they m*rder*d out in Maryland?

Yeah, what if they weren't random victims?

What if they were targeted?

Rossi: That's possible.

There were other houses in the area, some were even closer to where they abandoned their vehicle.

And Grace was calling the sh*ts at that point, not Everett.

Ok, so what if the Fosters have some kind of connection to Grace?

Not Grace, but Rachel Norton, her alias from prep school, was awarded the Foster scholarship.

There's no indication that she ever met them, but she certainly knows who they are.

Do they have any kind of presence in DC?

Pied-a-terre on "M" street.

Prentiss: That's it.

We're too late.

She's dead.

[Muffled scream]

[Screaming]

Hey.

[Sobs]

What's your name?

I'm Charlotte Burke.

Please help me.

You're gonna be all right.

[Radio static, rock music playing]

Woman: I am the passenger and I ride and I ride I ride through the city's back sides I see the stars come out of the sky The body in the apartment is Grace.

He k*lled his own child.

She never matter to him.

That's why Roberta was able to keep him away from her.

But why bother breaking her out of federal custody if he was only gonna k*ll her?

Because she was a liability.

He was afraid she'd turn on him.

She had daddy issues.

She would have sought your approval by virtue of the fact that you're a paternal figure, and that made her dangerous to Everett.

But why take her face?

I think Grace became a surrogate for Roberta, and Roberta's the one women he despises and fears above all others.

But she's behind bars, which makes her inaccessible to him.

Besides, Everett's a serial k*ller.

He works alone.

Roberta knew that he would do this to Grace if given the chance.

That's why she went to such lengths to keep them apart.

She understands him.

It's more than that.

She's the only woman who survived him.

Roberta: You're lying.

He wouldn't do that.

He couldn't.

You know that he could.

Please, don't make me prove it to you.

Do you have a photo?

You show me.

You don't want to see this.

Show me.

Oh, god.

[Sobbing]

Those are her hands.

I know her hands.

I know Why?

I mean, why?

He broke her out of jail.

Why?

He thought she would rat him out.

She would never do that.

Everett didn't know that.

Or he just didn't care.

You knew he had it in him.

That's why you sent Grace to St.

Peter's.

All I ever wanted was for her to have a chance.

Bobbie, look at me.

Look at me.

He has to be stopped.

And I need your help to catch him.

Now, will you help me?

You should go.

These boys need to get some sleep.

They want to be with you.

I want to go home.

Soon.

Garcia: Hello, hello, hello.

Penelope.

You look amazing.

No, I don't.

You know what, you look alive, and that is frickin' amazing.

Thanks.

We were really worried.

I know.

Hey, I saw an ice cream shop on my way in.

What do you think I take the boys to go get ice cream?

Yes?

- Yes.

- Yes?

- Yeah!

- Ok.

Let's see how many samples we can get before they make us buy scoops.

Hey, not too much.

Boy: Not too much.

[Chuckles]

There's a whole lot of people out there who love you, not just me and the boys.

But it's you and the boys I need.

You know that, right?

Mm-hmm.

I love you, Will.

So much.

And I love our family.

I know you do.

[Exhales]

When I think how close I came to losing No, no, no.

No, no, no.

Don't.

Don't go there.

I'm sorry.

No, no, no.

And I'm sorry.

I am happy to participate in a study or a drug trial, whatever you want.

I don't want that.

I want you to able to spend this time in a way that makes you the most happy.

Can I tell you something, Mom?

Of course.

I'm afraid of losing you.

And it's It's not just because I love you.

It's because I don't think I know who I am in this world if I'm not your son If I'm not protecting you.

That's a role that you've played for a very long time.

It's who I am.

No, no, you're so much more than that.

But it's how I see myself.

And it's not something that I've done consciously.

It just It just is.

And it's not just you.

It's JJ, too.

I don't know how to be in this world if I'm not wishing for a future with her.

Well, who we are in the world changes.

It's part of life.

Intellectually, I know that, and I know I know I should move on, but I don't know how.

I feel stuck.

I was wondering if I could move in here with you.

No, no, you can't.

Just like you can't spend the rest of your life waiting for JJ.

You have to move forward.

How?

You just do it.

You've spent so many years being a boy wonder, and that's now who you are anymore.

You're an adult now.

What does that mean?

[Laughs]

Whatever you want it to mean.

You get to choose.

Come on, you can do this.

It's time.

[Clears throat]

I know.

Just for right now could we maybe do something we used to do back when I was a boy wonder?

What's that?

Game of chess?

Yeah, I think we can do that.

Reid, voice-over: A. A. Milne wrote, "how lucky I am to have something that makes saying good-bye so hard. "
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