01x09 - Stone Cold

[bunniefuu]

[music playing]

- Hey. - Hey.

How far are you going? - I don't know.

10K.

Show off.

So how's Henry doing?

Fine.

- That's good. - Yeah.

After he snacked on the mad monk that almost k*lled him,

he was like a kid again, you know,

480 years young, spring lamb.

We're not past this yet.

Are we?

We'll be fine.

It's just Henry almost d*ed that night.

Yeah.

Well there, was a lot of that going on that night.

I know.

It doesn't make it any easier.

Does it hurt?

I'm heading back.

What?

I'm just--

I'm not feeling it today.

Mike, we'll be fine.

It's just--

[music playing]

I want to see you.

Shh.

Close your eyes.

Concentrate on your other senses.

Tell me what you feel.

Your skin.

It's soft, like silk.

Good.

And what do you smell?

You smell like the ocean, like you're forever.

You're very perceptive, Brendan.

What's wrong with me saying you're beautiful?

Cause you are, ever since I saw you.

Remember?

Now, here we are finally.

So my beauty moved you, does it?

Yeah.

And would you anything for my beauty?

I'd do anything you want me to.

I swear.

[MUSIC - TAMARA RHODES, "LIVE FOREVER"]

(SINGING) I can't explain these things of late.

And it burns in the night, the place where I keep my peace.

And I can't explain these strange things of late.

And when the darkness falls, I hear you call.

It goes on and on and on.

I say, who wants to live forever?

Who wants to stop the sun?

Who wants to live forever?

It's you.

It's me.

It's in our blood.

Who will be my fantasy?

Who will be my ecstasy?

Who wants to live forever?

It's you.

It's me.

It's in our blood.

He's not the kind of kid who misses a booking.

And he's not answering his phone?

Something's up.

He's early 20s.

I mean, how do you know he's not sleeping it off somewhere?

Brendan's a responsible kid.

And he's very dedicated to his career.

What about his parents?

Have you talked to them?

His mother's dead.

Father left when Brendan was in preschool.

So you're all he has in the whole world?

And?

And I loaned him six grand just before he disappeared.

Ah.

TERRI: I was supposed to get it back this week.

What about dr*gs?

No.

He likes clubbing, late nights, girls, but he's very careful.

That detective told me that you'd be able to help.

That detective?

Detective Mike Celluci?

He referred Ms. Fulton.

That detective.

TERRI: Thank you.

I'll call you.

You realize that Mike giving you this case

is like other guys give you flowers?

Yeah.

Never really been much for flowers.

Can't do right by you, can he?

What?

I know he made a mistake, that it nearly k*lled Henry,

and you, but I thought the whole finding Henry, feeding Henry

thing sort of redeemed him?

When did you become my mother?

Cut him a break.

I did, sort of.

What was the offer?

Qualified mistrust.

Yeah.

Exactly.

So let me get this straight.

You do this every year?

Every year.

So this is her, huh?

This is Christina?

This year's version.

What do you think about when you paint her?

Everything she gave me, eternal youth,

strength, power, and everything she took away,

everything I let her take away.

Come on.

You were 17 years old.

She knew what she was doing, you didn't.

Maybe.

But she was beautiful.

And I loved her.

And then, she was lucky.

Are you feeling lucky?

Are you gonna go to the nightclub with me or what?

Last time we played sleuth, I didn't feel so good.

Yeah.

But there's a missing kid that could sure use our help.

And the last place he was seen happen to be

a nightclub full of hotties.

Well, when you put it that way, let me get my coat.

What happened to the other 480 paintings?

They never card me anymore.

It's tragic.

What's tragic is you still care about that.

Wow.

Bouncer and a philosopher.

You, I'll card.

I'm an old soul.

That counts, buddy, but not for much.

If they only knew.

Excuse me.

- Model? - No.

Educated guess.

It's model central here. - Yeah.

I know.

They calculated my body mass index before they'd let me in.

So?

Brian? Brennan?

Something like that, right?

Yeah.

Crushing on the boss lady.

Hanging around her whenever she was in the club.

She return his attention?

She gets lots attention.

I don't know what she returns to who.

Where can I find her?

Private booth, look for the chain curtain.

Excuse me.

Thanks.

Oh, yeah.

Sure, Brendan.

Yeah.

He brought his own backlight.

Sounds obnoxious.

Actually, it was a nice night in.

But I could've done without that broadcast on Fox City.

What's Fox City?

Oh, well, that's gonna cost you.

I happen to carry that legal tender.

You busy?

Not anymore?

Whatever happened to beauty before age?

Age stomped beauty's ass.

Hi.

Sorry to interrupt.

My name is Vicky Nelson.

I'm a private investigator.

Do you mind if I ask you a few questions?

Please.

Must be hard to get any work done around here.

I've learned to tune out the distractions.

He's quite beautiful.

No shortage of that here.

We cater to the young here.

And youth is beauty.

It is one thing.

His name's Brendan Ledford.

He was here Tuesday night and he didn't show

up for a booking the next day.

Maybe he met someone.

Doesn't miss bookings.

Things happen.

So you haven't seen him?

I meet a lot of people, most of them

start looking the same after a while.

Do you have any problem with dr*gs here?

I run a clean club.

Like you said, things happen.

You mix hormones with booze and--

Boys will be boys.

Yes, they will.

Has Brendan ever act up with anyone here?

You?

As I said, I don't remember.

How about someone acting up with him?

Lots people could want something from a beautiful young man.

You mean sexual predators?

Yes.

If you could tell me how to spot them, I'd stop them.

But they hide in plain sight now, don't they?

My club is safe, Ms. Nelson.

Ask around.

No one's ever come to harm here.

Anything else?

I think we're done here.

Thank you.

She's hiding something.

Too bad it's not that tattoo.

When did you become a prude?

Five minutes ago.

Funny, that's when the case became interesting for me.

All right.

So how do you know she's hiding something?

Her heart started b*ating faster when

she said she'd never met him.

Oh, you're the best lie detector a girl could have.

What about you?

Well, she got a little edgy when

you said boys will be boys.

And she used the term sexual predator, not me.

So?

So it shows where her mind's at.

It's interesting.

Where was your mind out with that girl?

On the job, of course.

Find anything interesting?

Possibly.

Fox City.

Fox City?

Hmm.

COREEN: It's frat boys and wannabes posting

pictures of their conquests.

VICKY: Space Invader?

It's my favorite video game.

Ah.

You know what Brendan posted to this site?

He's MC, ModelCitizen, we can search by poster.

Dear Lord, do the girls know about this?

Check out the comments.

The ever popular I'm so hot.

Here's, I'd do me.

And my favorite, I need this sh*t

for my college application.

Whatever happened to the winsome awkwardness

of teenagers, you know their endearing shyness?

Different website.

VICKY: Clearly.

Go, go.

Oh, stop.

Huh.

Bitchin' ink.

You got that right.

MIKE: Hi.

Hi.

Detective Mike Celluci.

I'm looking for a kid who may have gone

missing, a Brendan Ledford.

The manager around?

You think the manager actually knows something

about what goes on around here?

Yeah.

Sounds like my chief.

Listen, you ever seen this kid around?

Apparently, he hung out.

Well, he must be popular.

Couple of people here last night asking about him.

Woman with glasses?

Yeah, and a young guy.

That's Vicky Nelson.

She's a private eye, but this became a police

matter a couple of hours ago.

Never seen him around?

I'm afraid on the owner, so I guess

that makes me kind of useless.

Well, I somehow doubt that.

Well, I wish I could help you, but doesn't look familiar.

Yeah.

Well, guess a lot of people pass through here, huh?

Yeah.

Even those who wish would stay longer.

So the picture of the tattoo proves she knows him?

Thereby proving she's a liar.

Can't hide that note of glee, can you?

Don't deny me my small pleasures, Henry.

So if we're going to lean on her to try to get some more

information, I call Briscoe.

Actually, we're counting on her not being home.

And we're PIs and cops.

Columbo then?

Also a cop.

Cannon?

You want to be Cannon?

Fat, balding?

Good point.

Well, it appears that no one's home.

You want to check?

We good to go?

Thump, thump, thump, thump.

It's Friday night.

She should be at her club.

If it is her, something's wrong.

Her heart b*at's too slow.

Well, then, we proceed with plan A.

[eerie sound]

Vicky.

Show off.

Here.

What?

It's a statue.

Vick, it's still alive.

[laughter]

Let's go.

Wait.

Is it true that policemen can't drink on duty?

It is true they're not supposed to, yeah.

What kind of policeman are you?

The off duty kind.

That sounds promising.

So we gonna stand out here all night?

Or are we-- someone here?

No.

Shouldn't be.

Don't.

Wait here.

Can you even see?

Not much.

Look, get in the car.

We'll argue about who's driving later.

I think it was just a noise.

Well, let's be sure.

This is the actual Brendan Ledford in the actual nonflesh?

It is.

So what did she do to him?

Is she a witch or something?

It might be a spell.

But in the turns to stone department,

I'm thinking a basilisk or a Gorgon.

Right.

One's an herb, the other's a cheese.

Basilisk, half chicken, half lizard.

One look and you're stoned.

The Gorgons were sisters, Greek myth.

Also practiced turning people to stone.

Oh, wait, was one of them named Medusa?

You've been reading.

I read.

Firearms manuals.

If it is a Gorgon we're looking for,

all Elena has in her arsenal is being Greek.

No snakes, no ugly.

And not a lot of basilisk sighting in town, ever

actually.

Nevertheless, I'll keep my eyes open for a chicken lizard.

Why would you do that?

Because we were face to face with the woman

and we weren't turned to stone.

Oh, you're trying to make me keep an open mind, aren't you?

I know better than to do that.

Speaking of which, Mike was at the house.

What?

Michael Celluci, of your acquaintance,

was at the home of Elena Kanopolis, suspected Gorgon,

as we were leaving.

I saw him.

It's been 48 hours since the missing persons case was filed.

Homicide handles missing persons.

So Mike just caught the case.

That's all.

Shouldn't he have been at the nightclub?

Regardless, it's not a conflict.

We share cases with Mike all the time.

Shouldn't you be trying to you figure out a way to break

this spell or whatever it is?

I mean, there is still a 22-year-old boy alive in here.

And we, apparently, are the only people that can help him.

Brendan posts phone pictures of his conquests

through a website, Fox City.

Elena's on it.

Sure it's him posting her?

She has a very distinctive tattoo.

Any pictures of her face?

Mike, it's her.

She lied about knowing Brendan.

We both know that lies no stand alone.

Yeah.

So you got a phone camera picture of a tattoo.

You think that's gonna hold up in court.

You defending her?

No.

I'm just asking police 101-type questions here.

All right?

You got a phone camera picture of a tattoo.

Point one, am I right?

Look, we could confirm it was Brendan's.

All right.

You got any witnesses that saw them together?

Any priors?

How about motive?

She upset that he didn't tip a waitress or something?

Did you even run her?

I ran her, her address, and her company.

No priors. No complaints.

No nothing.

But it doesn't mean there's nothing to find.

It doesn't sound like you found it either.

Mike she knows him.

She saw him the night he disappeared.

And she's got a really weird attitude about sexual as*ault.

Weird?

Yeah, she thinks it only happens to women.

Vicky, a lot of people think that.

It doesn't make her guilty.

What?

You decided she's innocent? - No.

I'm just following the facts.

What are you doing?

I mean, why haven't you informed your client that this

is a police matter now?

I sent her my bill.

So why are you following it?

- This kid needs my help. - Oh, right.

Because the police aren't help enough, huh?

No.

Not when they don't listen. MIKE: No.

You know what?

How I operate as a cop and how I operate in my personal life,

you don't get a say in that anymore.

OK?

Seriously, Vicky, why don't we just end this now?

OK?

No harm, no foul.

Just come back to my office.

There's something I need to show you.

It's evidence. - No.

I can't. Elena had a break in last night.

I got to do paperwork later.

Homicide cop doing a robbery?

Anything missing?

No.

Nothing?

Why?

Nothing.

Yeah.

If you say so.

Your boss here?

No.

I thought we had a connection, you

and I. OK, Aristotle, you can just give her a message then.

Ask her, does her house feel empty?

HENRY (PHONE): Was issuing a challenge wise?

VICKY (PHONE): Now, she knows we're onto her.

Makes most criminals nervous.

HENRY (PHONE): She didn't seem like the nervous type.

Yeah.

Someone's here. HENRY (PHONE): Vicky, wait.

I'm nearly there.

No.

[footsteps]

I was cleaning up and I thought, well, maybe I could

put these pieces back together.

I could do that, couldn't I?

This is gonna be a fun call to make.

Hey, I found your client.

He's in a million pieces in a box in my office.

Vicky.

I'll just tell her Brendan left town.

End of story.

She just wanted her money anyway.

Maybe you should figure this out tomorrow.

Right now, you could use some sleep.

Yeah, sleep.

That's a sweet solution.

I'd like to sleep half my life away.

I'm sorry.

What is it about being young anyways?

Why are you always insanely attracted

to the bad boy, the bad girl?

I'm sure Brendan thought there was something there.

Yeah, her looks.

Beauty isn't everything.

It's a lot.

But when it goes, and it does, you have

to have a deeper connection.

You think Brendan had that with Elena?

Sometimes it only goes one way.

But you never find out until it's too late.

Like your story with Christina?

Yes.

Mike's looking into the break-in at Elana's.

He doesn't do that for a living.

You think he's interested?

You saw her.

Mike is not that person, Vick.

None of us are that person anymore, not since we started

looking into your world.

Well, thanks again for your help though.

Helpful?

Couple of people think they saw him on Tuesday night,

but no one's really sure.

I'm sorry.

Apparently though, Brendan was crushing on you.

You're kidding.

The waitress there says that you

get a little too much of that kind of action to take notice.

Well, I wish I'd noticed.

I could've been more helpful.

What are you gonna do now?

I'll conduct some more interviews, do

some credit checks, and stuff.

Stuff you can't talk about?

Not with a civilian, no.

And I'm a civilian?

Would you rather be a suspect?

Depends, you gonna interrogate me?

I might just have to do that.

Well, then, be suspicious.

Detective Celluci, have you had a chance to speak to Dimitri?

Yeah. Yeah.

We spoke earlier.

About that boy.

Right.

I mostly remember the ones who cause trouble.

Apparently he had a crush on me.

Go figure.

I'm gonna set up out front.

Let me help you with that.

I don't need your help.

I thought we were going out.

This will just take a minute.

I admire her.

We've worked together for a while now.

Must hurt to see all those guys chasing after her, huh?

If she doesn't get hurt, it's none of my business.

Oh, so if she does, it is?

That's not what I mean.

A lot of good looking guys too.

That's pretty tough competition for you.

Looks aren't everything.

Yeah.

You say that, but Elena's a very beautiful woman.

Why don't you ask me questions about the kid?

Aren't you supposed to be looking for him?

That's what I'm doing.

I don't know anything.

I haven't seen him.

And Elena can take care of herself.

Were there statues at the nightclub?

Not that I noticed.

Did you hear anything?

A lot of bodies, a lot of heartbeats.

There was that one section we didn't get into.

The VIP section.

I have a bad feeling Brendan's not the only one.

We can go back and check it out if you like.

If there are, I want you to take pictures of them,

see if we can ID them.

You're not coming.

I don't think I'm welcome there.

Why don't you take Coreen?

Besides, there's something I have to do.

DIMITRI: ID.

A compliment.

Thank you.

DIMITRI: ID please, miss.

If you wanted my name and number,

why didn't you just ask, you big lug?

DIMITRI: Strike three and you're out.

ID.

Thanks.

[music playing]

I wish we'd met a different way.

Yeah?

Why is that?

Because you're so honorable, investigating this missing kid

and maybe I'm part of the picture.

So you can't.

I can't what?

Have a glass of wine?

Too late.

No.

That's not what I'm thinking.

You're not attracted to me?

No, of course, I am, Elena.

It's just that I'm a little out of practice with the whole

dating thing.

Well, then, let's practice.

Is it that woman with the glasses, private detective?

Vicky?

No.

Because when I said she's been to the club,

you reacted strangely.

She used to be a cop.

And we used to be partners, but nothing more than that.

You don't seem sure.

No.

I'm sure.

Listen, maybe we should call it a night.

Huh?

You don't find me beautiful?

Elena, I like you a lot.

But a woman who is not happy with the way she looks,

there's no changing her mind.

So if you need me to tell you what should be obvious--

No.

No, no, no. No.

I don't.

I'd like to see you again.

Very well.

OK.

Goodnight.

VICKY: Where did you get this software?

COREEN: It would be better if you pretended it wasn't here.

Does that say FBI?

We have a match.

VICKY: Ryan Henderson.

How did she get her hooks in you?

I can't find any way to turn the statues back.

It's nowhere in the mythology.

Don't all spells end when the witch dies?

COREEN: Spells and witches, Vicky.

Different strokes.

But I did research the Medusa myth a little deeper.

It's actually a really horrible story.

- Obviously. - No.

For her.

Medusa is this beautiful young woman who Poseidon covets.

He follows her to the temple of Athena one day and r*pes her.

Very standard operating procedures in the day.

Then, Athena gets mad about the desecration of her temple,

blames Medusa, turns her into this hideous creature,

the snakes, the stone gaze, all of it.

She gets punished for being r*ped.

So her nightclub is the temple?

And anyone attracted to her beauty is punished?

Considering what happened to her the first time--

When I was a cop, I met people who

had been through horrific abuse and v*olence.

And then, there would be ones who would turn it

around and use it against other people,

cry victim at the same time.

You know, it's a choice.

And it's a bad one.

She doesn't get to work out her issues

by turning kids to stone.

You gonna tell Mike about this?

Mike doesn't want to know.

Maybe you should, if he's getting busy with the bad lady.

Hey, Coreen.

It's Mike.

Is Vicky there?

All right.

Hey.

You got a minute?

So you're telling me that Elena is--

Turning guys to stone as she relives her sexual trauma

and seeks revenge?

Yep.

And there's more.

I'm still processing that first part.

A couple of our statue dudes used post on Fox City.

Their last postings are within a week of their disappearances.

It's Ryan Henderson.

You remember him?

Excuse me.

How about him?

Or him?

Now, I know why Mike thinks you're crazy.

OK, let's see.

Brendan Ledford.

Come on. You must remember him.

He was alive a couple of days ago.

And now, he's dead. - Yeah.

It's very sad.

Struck down in his youth and beauty and all that.

Yeah.

Like all of them, like you.

I know you had a rough go of it back then.

Doesn't excuse you now, Medusa.

Think you know something about me?

Oh, yeah, Mike, he doesn't think I'm crazy.

He knows I am.

That's what bothers you, isn't it?

You pretend it's about all these young men.

But it he wasn't sniffing around, would you be?

Well, here's what you don't understand about anyone

who's worked homicide.

We can't stop speaking for the dead.

The mythical Medusa was slain.

She d*ed centuries ago.

VICKY: Yes.

And when Perseus k*lled her, some of her spilled blood

had the power to raise the dead.

So why can't she be self-resurrecting?

- You have been reading. - Yes.

I've been reading.

And I'm wondering, why are you stalling?

Motivation counts, Ms. Nelson.

Do you know why you're doing this?

That 22-year-old kid did not deserve

to be k*lled because he fell in love with a pretty face.

You should understand that.

And Mike.

Mike might be in danger.

And I'm not OK with that.

If I do this, I'm doing this for you.

There's one more thing.

I could hold that.

And let you do my dirty work?

That would be the easy way out, wouldn't it?

I'm doing this.

It's not like k*lling a wendigo or a demon.

She's human in many respects.

Just what she's showing us.

She's not gonna be easy to k*ll.

I know.

Then, maybe this isn't your job.

Have you ever k*lled a human being?

My third year on the force.

This kid has got a b*at on my partner.

He's ready to pull the trigger.

And I tap him.

He d*ed almost instantly.

And there's pretty much not a day that goes by that I

don't think about that.

I don't have that problem.

I don't believe you.

Sometimes I think you forget what I am.

Sometimes I try to forget.

I'm not gonna be haunted by this.

This is mine, because I think you forget who you could be.

I'm worried about that woman and the cop.

Break the statues, Dimitri, every last one of them

and get rid of them.

What's wrong with statues?

The bloodstains and on the Kn*fe.

No.

That's true.

You think you know me, because you've seen me change?

I do know you.

And I'm not afraid.

Every one of those statues is a person,

Dimitri, a shallow, beautiful person that tried to hurt me.

And they're still alive in there.

You think you know me now?

MIKE: Hey.

It's quiet here tonight.

It's cause we're closed.

Nice to see you.

You.

Too Listen, you think there's a chance

we could find a place to talk?

Dimitri, I'm starving.

Can you go down the street and get me something?

You know, I was wondering about something.

And I hope you don't take offense.

Last night, there was something in the way

things were between us, the way you talked about your looks.

Look, I really hope that I'm--

I'm not out of line here.

But it-- it made me think that maybe something

happened to you and your past, that maybe

somebody had hurt you.

Because if that was the case, I think I could help you.

I want to.

He said he loved me, but he didn't even know me.

And then, when I tried to leave--

he-- he grabbed me and he-- he r*ped me.

And-- and then, he went and he told everyone.

And-- and they said that I deserved it, because I was vain

and it was my fault.

So you were innocent and they blamed you?

Yeah.

Like-- like I wanted to be violated.

They destroyed me.

They-- they made me hideous.

No.

You're not.

I am.

I've done things.

You don't know.

You can't let these people just walk around like they

own everything that they see.

So you take care of it.

This guy who r*ped you, these people who blamed him, they

still around?

Yeah.

They're always around.

Have you found a way to take care of them?

Because if you didn't, I can help with that.

No. I found a way.

Good.

Good for you.

What are you looking at?

Elena, I'm here for you.

You think you know?

You think you understand?

You're all the same.

Take it easy.

[scream]

You had to do it.

Doesn't make it any easier.

You guys OK?

Yeah, you?

Yeah.

[crying]

Hey.

Hey.

I got your message.

Am I intruding?

No.

I like it out here.

It's so quiet.

Yeah.

Yeah, it is.

You know, it was his manager that hired me.

She loaned him six grand and she just wanted to get it back.

I found it.

Oh, yeah?

Brendan bought two tickets to Greece, one for him

and one for Elena.

He really thought they had something.

I guess people fall in love with the wrong person

all the time, don't they?

Yes, they do.

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