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(woman) I CAN'T BELIEVE THEY CAN'T FIND HIM.
HE'S NEVER DONE THIS BEFORE.
(Cho) DID HE HAVE ANY FRIENDS OR ACQUAINTANCES WITH HIM?
ANYTHING ELSE YOU GUYS HEAR, LET US KNOW, OKAY? THANK YOU.
(indistinct police radio chatter)
KID'S NAME'S CODY ELKINS, 16 YEARS OLD.
REPORTED MISSING A COUPLE DAYS AGO.
TURNED SERIOUS ENOUGH TO CALL US WHEN THE LOCAL POLICEMEN
FOUND THE BOY'S SHOE TWO STREETS AWAY IN A GUTTER.
WAITING ON THE D.N.A. WE FIGURE IT'S AN ABDUCTION,
THE PARENTS ARE MICHAEL AND JANICE, BOTH CLEAN.
THEY HAVE ANOTHER SON NAMED BRAD, 14.
LET'S GO.
THINK I'LL JUST WAIT OUT HERE.
(Lisbon) SURE, WHATEVER.
NICE BIKE.
WOW. YOU BOYS GOTTA BE PRETTY ANXIOUS TO SEE SOMETHING
HUH?
YOU DIDN'T RIDE A PINK BIKE THROUGH TOWN
NOTHING.
LET'S GO, CLYDE.
I DON'T KNOW.
I KNOW YOU GUYS KNOW WHERE HE IS. YOU DON'T HAVE
TO TELL ME OUT LOUD. JUST LOOK IN THE DIRECTION.
WHY DID YOU DO THAT?
THANK YOU. HERE'S YOUR BIKE.
BE SAFE.
(door bells jingle)
CHO'S GONNA BRING THE ELKINS HOME.
(door bells jingle)
I HAVE A PRETTY GOOD IDEA WHERE CODY ELKINS IS.
SHARING IS GOOD.
(crow caws)
WHAT MAKES YOU THINK IT'S HIM?
BECAUSE THOSE KIDS GAVE IT AWAY.
BUT THERE'S EUCALYPTUS TREES ALL OVER AROUND HERE.
SO?
CROWS ARE CARRION BIRDS. THEY LIKE DEAD THINGS.
(cawing)
OH, JEEZ.
POOR KID.
WHAT DOES IT MEAN?
BLACK MAGIC.
SACRIFICE.
BUT THERE'S NO SUCH THING AS BLACK MAGIC.
WELL, SOMEBODY DISAGREES.
♪♪
(siren wails, police radio chatter)
NUMBER ONE, WE'RE LOOKING FOR A *** WEAPON.
ANYTHING YOU FIND, ANYTHING AT ALL, TAG IT AND BAG IT.
THANKS, GUYS.
WAIT A SECOND.
(Lisbon) WHEN DID YOU LAST SEE CODY?
(Michael) FRIDAY NIGHT, AFTER THE GAME.
CODY PLAYS WIDE RECEIVER FOR HIS HIGH SCHOOL TEAM.
UH, THEY GOT BLOWN OUT PRETTY GOOD THAT NIGHT.
BUT, UH, IT'S A PRETTY GOOD TEAM THIS YEAR.
WHEN EXACTLY DID YOU SEE HIM LAST ON FRIDAY?
UH, WHEN HE WENT TO BED.
WE WERE, ALL THREE OF US, OUT EARLY THE NEXT MORNING.
WHEN WE CAME BACK THAT AFTERNOON, CODY WAS GONE.
HE WAS, UH, SUPPOSED TO MEET HIS COACH THE NEXT MORNING
FOR, UH, SOME EXTRA PRACTICE, BUT HE NEVER SHOWED UP.
(Janice sniffles)
AND THAT FRIDAY NIGHT, WHAT WAS HIS STATE OF MIND?
HE WAS FINE. (sniffles)
HE WAS A LITTLE UPSET WITH HIMSELF ABOUT THE GAME.
HE'D, UH, MADE SOME MENTAL ERRORS, YOU KNOW?
COACH D. GOT ON HIM PRETTY GOOD.
CODY KIND OF PUSHED BACK A LITTLE BIT, I GUESS.
YOU COULD SAY. IT'S NOTHING SERIOUS--
LOCKER ROOM STUFF, A LITTLE SHOUTING.
CODY JUST WANTED TO DO BETTER.
HOW DID HE DIE?
THERE WERE INDICATIONS AROUND THE BODY
OF SOME KIND OF BLACK MAGIC RITUAL.
NOW DID HE HAVE ANY FRIENDS OR ACQUAINTANCES
OH, MY GOD. IT WAS HER.
WHO'S THIS?
TAMZIN DOVE.
SHE'S INTO ALL THAT BLACK MAGIC CRAP.
SHE'S... CLAIMS TO BE A WITCH.
SAYS SHE HAS POWERS.
AND DID SHE HAVE SOME SORT OF RESENTMENT TOWARD CODY?
UH-HUH. ABOUT A-A WEEK AGO, SHE, UH...
SHE CLAIMED THAT CODY STOLE HER CAT.
DID HE?
NO. OF COURSE NOT.
BUT SHE PUT A SPELL ON HIM IN REVENGE.
A SPELL? WHAT KIND OF SPELL?
I DON'T KNOW, BUT SHE ACTUALLY CALLED
THAT MUST HAVE BEEN WORRISOME.
AT THE TIME, CODY THOUGHT IT WAS KIND OF FUNNY.
I MEAN, SHE'S A-A GEEK, YOU KNOW?
I THINK THAT'S WHY WE DIDN'T THINK ABOUT HER RIGHT AWAY.
WHERE CAN WE FIND TAMZIN DOVE?
THINGS ARE GETTING WEIRD ALREADY.
WE'RE OFF TO SEE A WITCH.
YEAH, YEAH.
NOTHING--NO *** WEAPON, NOT A LOT OF BLOOD.
LOOKS LIKE HE WAS KILLED ELSEWHERE.
M.E. ESTIMATES THAT HE DIED ON SATURDAY MORNING,
THE CAUSE BEING SEVERAL BLOWS
with a heavy, blunt object
(starts car)
OKAY, I WANT YOU TWO TO GO AND TALK
TO CODY'S FOOTBALL COACH.
He and the kid had a fight on Friday night.
They were supposed to meet up on Saturday morning.
OKAY.
LOOK--A GOAT.
GOATS ARE SIGNS OF SATAN.
(rings doorbell)
VERY MUCH.
OOH, LOOK, ANOTHER BAD SIGN.
(Lisbon) OOH.
(rings doorbell)
WHOA! YOU SHOULDN'T JOKE AROUND ABOUT THIS KIND OF STUFF.
IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE ANYBODY'S HOME.
NOT MUCH SECURITY FOR A SERVANT OF THE DEVIL.
I COULD PICK THAT LOCK WITH THIS IN ABOUT FIVE SECONDS.
DON'T LOOK NOW,
BUT WE SHOULD GRAB ONE OF THOSE KIDS AND TALK TO 'EM.
ARE THEY THE SAME KIDS FROM THE ELKINS SHOP?
YES.
(man) LET'S SEE SOME HUSTLE OUT THERE NOW!
IT'S A TRAGEDY. HIS WHOLE LIFE AHEAD OF HIM.
(man) HIKE!
GO, GO, GO, GO, GO, GO!
VINSON, YOU MANATEE! MOVE YOUR LARD BUTT DOWNFIELD!
GREAT KID. GOOD VALUES, GOOD HABITS.
YOU WERE SUPPOSED TO MEET WITH HIM SATURDAY MORNING?
THAT'S RIGHT. RIGHT HERE, 9:00 A.M.,
FOR SOME SERIOUS FUMBLE PREVENTION REPS.
YOU AND HE HAD SERIOUS WORDS FRIDAY NIGHT, RIGHT?
YEAH, CODY HAD A SHAMEFUL GAME--
ZERO T.D.s, TWO FUMBLES AND FIVE BLOWN ROUTES--
A PERSONAL FOUL THAT COST US 15 YARDS.
HE LET HIMSELF DOWN AND LET HIS TEAM DOWN.
THAT'S BEEN HIS M.O. LATELY. THAT'S WHY WE WERE MEETING
"SHAMEFUL"--THAT'S KIND OF HARSH, ISN'T IT?
I RUN A REALITY-BASED PROGRAM HERE.
IF YOU WANT TO HEAR MALARKEY, TRY THE ENGLISH DEPARTMENT.
TILLIS! I CAN SEE YOU, TILLIS! I CAN SEE YOU.
WHAT DID CODY HAVE TO SAY IN REPLY?
WHAT I DISCUSSED WITH CODY IS NOBODY'S BUSINESS.
PEOPLE HAVE NO FREAKIN' IDEA
OH, WE HAVE AN IDEA.
WE LOOKED INTO YOUR HISTORY, MR. DIETER.
FIVE YEARS AGO, YOU LOST A HIGH SCHOOL COACHING JOB
WAIT A MINUTE.
YOU MAKE THAT SOUND LIKE I'M A SEX MOLESTER OR SOMETHIN'.
I SMACKED A COUPLE OF KIDS
BECAUSE THEY NEEDED AN ATTITUDE ADJUSTMENT.
THAT'S OKAY THEN?
ACTUALLY, THAT'S ASSAULT ON A MINOR.
BUT YOU HAD TO RESIGN.
WITH A PROMISE TO TAKE ANGER MANAGEMENT CLASS.
36 HOURS' WORTH. I DID MY TIME.
BORED THE RAGE RIGHT OUT OF ME.
ASK ALL THE QUESTIONS YOU WANT.
GOOD. WE NEED TO SEARCH
DO WHATEVER YOU GOTTA DO.
(man grunts)
FRANK, YOU NEED TO PULL AROUND HIM,
NO, YOUR STRONG SIDE TACKLE SHOULD DO THAT.
HE'S GOT THE BETTER FIRST SET,
AND YOUR TIGHT END'S JUMPING HIS ROUTE.
(men shouting and grunting indistinctly)
HEY, QUICK HANDS, THINK FAST.
UH, NO.
WHAT KIND OF COACH'S KID ARE YOU?
FINE. GO LONG.
OH!
OH, NICE!
INTERESTING.
LET'S GET THIS TO FORENSICS.
OKAY, BOSS.
MINELLI SAYS WE CAN GO IN. THE WARRANT'S ON ITS WAY.
LET'S DO THIS.
BET YOU CAN'T DO IT IN FIVE...
NEVER MIND.
I'LL WAIT OUT HERE.
WHY?
ALL RIGHT, I'LL GO IN, BUT YOU FIRST.
HELLO.
UH... HELLO.
WELCOME.
YOU MUST BE THE CBI. PLEASE SIT DOWN.
WHY DIDN'T YOU JUST LET US IN?
IF I HAD, I WOULDN'T HAVE THE UPPER HAND, NOW WOULD I?
OF COURSE.
I HEARD WHAT WAS DONE TO CODY ELKINS.
THEY USED A PENTACLE AND A FLAME,
MADE IT LOOK LIKE WITCHCRAFT--WICCA.
NATURALLY, YOU'D COME TO ME.
I'M THE ONLY WITCH IN TOWN.
AND THE CANDLES WEREN'T MADE PUBLIC.
YES, PLEASE.
SO YOUR FRIENDS WERE INVOLVED IN CODY'S DEATH?
ARE THESE FRIENDS SMALL WITH LONG HAIR?
THE BIG ONE'S NAME IS CLYDE?
YES, THAT'S THEM.
SO YOU'RE FRIENDS WITH A LOT OF KIDS THEN.
YES, KIDS...
THEY LIKE MYSTERY AND DARKNESS,
WHAT DO THEIR PARENTS HAVE TO SAY ABOUT THAT?
THE KIDS THAT COME HERE
COME BECAUSE THEIR PARENTS DON'T GIVE A HOOT.
BUT THEY HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH CODY'S DEATH,
NOR THE PENTACLE AND THE CANDLES.
WHAT WERE THEY DOING IN THE WOODS, THEN?
HERBS?
FENUGREEK, WILD ROSES, NETTLES.
PLEASE.
I MAKE AND SELL WICCA HEALING POWDERS ON THE INTERNET.
YOU SHOULD CHECK OUT MY WEB SITE.
WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL THE POLICE YOUR FRIENDS FOUND A BODY?
WHAT FOR? I KNEW THE EARTH AND THE RAIN AND THE ANIMALS
WOULD TAKE CARE OF CODY. YOU CAN'T HELP HIM.
IT'S TRUE. WE CAN'T, BUT WHAT WE CAN DO
IS FIND AND PUNISH THE PEOPLE WHO MURDERED HIM.
THERE'S NO NEED. CODY DESERVED TO DIE. HE WAS A BAD PERSON.
HE STOLE AND TORTURED AND KILLED MY CAT.
I SAW HIM TAKE IT.
WHY WOULD HE DO THAT?
FEAR, I GUESS.
THAT'S JUST THE WAY IT IS WITH THE COWEN.
THE COWEN?
THOSE WHO ARE NOT WICCA. THOSE WHO UNBELIEVE OUR POWERS.
WHAT POWERS ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT, EXACTLY?
A WITCH IS SIMPLY A HIGH PRIESTESS OF THE WICCA.
WE WORSHIP THE HORNED GOD AND THE TRIPLE GODDESS.
WE'RE HEALERS MOSTLY, BUT WE HAVE THE MAGIC ALSO,
WHEN NEEDED-- SPELLS AND SO FORTH.
I DID.
MM.
I'D DONE THE SPELL SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE,
BUT THIS IS THE FIRST TIME IT'S WORKED.
WHAT DOES THE SPELLING INVOLVE?
WHAT DO YOU DO, EXACTLY?
(siren wails in distance)
SO YOU CAN EXPLAIN TO US WHY FORENSICS TELLS US
THAT YOUR BLOOD WAS FOUND ALL OVER A T-SHIRT
I TOLD YOU, WE HAD AN ARGUMENT.
OH, SO NOW YOU'RE SAYING YOU HAD AN ACTUAL FISTFIGHT?
YEAH. IT WAS NO BIG DEAL. I CHEWED HIM OUT.
HE GOT MAD. HE TOOK A COUPLE OF SWINGS AT ME.
IT WAS A LUCKY PUNCH.
SO YOUR OWN STUDENT BEATS YOU UP, AND YOU DON'T TELL ANYONE?
IT WAS NO BIG DEAL.
OR MAYBE YOU FIGURED YOU'RE GONNA GET EVEN WITH HIM
NO. NO. I WAS TOO EMBARRASSED.
PEOPLE DON'T KNOW THE KID IS A FREAKING NUT BAG.
MAKES ME LOOK BAD EITHER WAY,
SO I JUST PRETENDED IT DIDN'T HAPPEN.
HE HIT YOU FIRST-- HIS OWN COACH?
I TOLD YOU--A NUT BAG.
WELL, THAT'S NOT WHAT WE'VE HEARD.
ASK DANIEL BROWN. HE'S A GOOD FRIEND OF CODY'S.
LAST MONTH CODY GOT MAD OVER A CARD GAME OR SOMETHING.
BEAT DANNO UNCONSCIOUS. HAD TO BE DRAGGED OFF OF HIM.
I DON'T KNOW WHY DANNO DIDN'T PRESS CHARGES.
YEAH.
KILLING SPELLS ARE SECRET,
BUT THIS IS A PUBLIC BINDING SPELL
THAT I CAN SHOW YOU, AND IT'S SIMILAR.
WHAT'S IT TO YOU?
KIMBALL CHO.
HEY.
GOD AND GODDESS, HEAR ME.
BY LIGHT OF THE ONE FLAME, LET THIS MORTAL SOUL,
KIMBALL CHO, BE BOUND BY MY POWER.
SO THAT HE KNOWS I SPEAK TRUTH, LET HIM BEHOLD
THE KING OF BEASTS AND KNEEL BEFORE HIM.
COME ON.
(speaking Latin)
THAT'S IT? THAT'S YOUR SPELL?
YOU'RE NOT GONNA MAKE HIM DRINK A POTION OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT?
DOESN'T LOOK LIKE MUCH, DOES IT?
YEAH, OKAY.
UNFORTUNATELY IT SEEMS THAT ONE OF YOUR FRIENDS
HELPED YOUR MAGIC ALONG WITH A BLUNT INSTRUMENT.
IN WHICH CASE, YOU'RE AS UNMAGICALLY GUILTY
IF A FRIEND OF MINE HAD DONE THIS,
THEY WOULDN'T HAVE POINTED THE POLICE RIGHT TO ME
WITH A PENTACLE AND FLAME. NO, CODY'S *** WAS STAGED
TO LOOK LIKE WICCA. ANY FOOL IN THIS TOWN WOULD THINK OF IT.
IT'S OBVIOUS MISDIRECTION. THERE'S A WITCH IN TOWN. DUH.
EXACTLY. IT'S PERFECT.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
(Patrick) THANK YOU.
CHO? KIMBALL CHO, LET'S GO.
DIDN'T WANT TO BRING HER IN?
YOU DON'T THINK SHE DID THIS, DO YOU?
OH, SHE'S DEEP IN IT SOMEHOW-- HIDING SOMETHING OR SOMEONE.
I AGREE. I'D BRING HER IN, BUT ON WHAT CHARGES?
SHE'S A WHACK JOB. SHE ENJOYS THE ATTENTION.
QUICKER AND MORE EFFECTIVE TO JUST IGNORE HER
THAT'S VERY ASTUTE PSYCHOLOGY, LISBON. I'M IMPRESSED.
HEY, WHY'D YOU GIVE HER MY NAME?
SHE SAID I WAS GONNA KNEEL BEFORE THE LORD OF BEASTS.
WHAT? OH, COME ON.
YOU'RE NOT TELLING ME YOU BELIEVE SHE'S AN ACTUAL WITCH.
NO, OF COURSE NOT. BUT I MEAN, IF DARK FORCES DID EXIST,
IT STANDS TO REASON THERE COULD BE PEOPLE
THEY'RE CALLED INVESTMENT BANKERS.
THEY DON'T LIVE AROUND HERE, I ASSURE YOU. RELAX.
(door closes)
YEAH, THAT'S EASY FOR YOU TO SAY.
WEIRD WITCH LADY DIDN'T BURN YOU IN EFFIGY
AND BIND YOU TO HER POWER.
(school bell rings)
"KIMBALL," SHE SAYS,
HUH. THAT'S SCARY.
YEAH, IF YOU'RE A 12-YEAR-OLD GIRL
YOU HAD TO BE THERE.
DON'T SWEAT IT, MAN. MET THIS GIRL IN COLLEGE.
SHE SAID SHE WAS A WITCH. IT'S NOT A SATANIC CULT.
THEY'RE JUST NERDS IN CLOAKS.
HEY, THERE HE IS.
WE'VE GOT SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT CODY ELKINS.
(man) HEY, HEY, HEY, HEY!
(horn honks)
(tires screech, horn honks)
(grunts)
(Daniel) NO! LET ME GO!
HELLO TO BEAST.
(Daniel) LET ME GO!
(grunting)
HUH?
GO ON. COME ON.
WHAT FIGHT?
THERE WAS NO FIGHT.
NO? HE BEAT YOU UNCONSCIOUS IS WHAT WE HEARD.
PUT YOU IN THE HOSPITAL. WE HAVE WITNESSES.
WHO? NAH, IT WASN'T THAT BAD.
YEAH, FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS. IT WAS OBSERVATION.
SO WHY DIDN'T YOU PRESS CHARGES?
IT WAS A MISUNDERSTANDING BETWEEN FRIENDS.
NOBODY'S FAULT.
(singsong voice) OH, I WANT TO GET IN THERE.
GO IN THERE.
(normal voice) JUST... I'M JUST...
OR PERHAPS YOU FIGURED YOU'D TAKE REVENGE MORE... DIRECTLY?
NAH.
HOW DID THE FIGHT START, DANIEL?
OVER AT ROY T.'s PLACE PLAYING CARDS, DRINKIN'.
HIS MOM'S IN REHAB.
SO HE'S GOT THE RUN OF THE PLACE.
I DID SOME TRASH-TALKIN'. CODY GOT MAD.
WE FOUGHT. HE WON.
I'M GOING IN.
RIGSBY, UH, YOU-- DO YOU MIND IF I...
NO, DO YOUR THING, MAN.
THANKS.
HI. I'M PATRICK.
DANIEL.
YEAH?
CAN I KEEP YOUR HAND? THANKS. NOTHING STRANGE.
I WANT YOU TO BREATHE... (exhales)
AND LOOK RIGHT HERE.
WHAT DID YOU SAY THAT ANGERED CODY?
IT WAS A CARD GAME. A LOT OF TRASH-TALKING.
SO I WAS TRIPPING ON HIS FAMILY LIKE,
"YOUR MOM'S A HO. DAD'S A PUNK ***."
KEEP IT OVER HERE.
I'M LOOKIN' AT YOU, MAN.
GOOD.
ANYWAY, CODY GOES OFF.
BAM. SMASHES A BEER BOTTLE OVER MY HEAD.
NO WARNING.
I MEAN, I'M OUT COLD, BUT...
BUT THE GUYS TELL ME HE TRIED TO SERIOUSLY STOMP ME OUT.
AND IF THEY HADN'T GRABBED HIM, I COULD BE DEAD.
HOW MUCH DID THE ELKINS PAY YOU FOR YOUR SILENCE?
NOTHING.
WANT TO TRY THAT AGAIN?
$1,000.
YOU HAVE TO ADMIT IT'S UNCANNY. THE LORD OF BEASTS?
COINCIDENCE.
MILLION TO ONE.
LIFE IS A MILLION TO ONE.
THE UNIVERSE IS ONE BIG COINCIDENCE.
COSMICALLY IMPROBABLE COINCIDENCES--
OR SHE'S A WITCH.
OR SHE'S A WITCH.
IS SHE IN CUSTODY-- THE WITCH?
WHY NOT?
SHE DID PUT A SPELL ON YOUR SON, LIKE YOU SAID. YOU'RE RIGHT.
BUT THAT DOESN'T CONSTITUTE A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.
SO WHY ARE YOU HERE?
IT SEEMS CODY HAD SOME VIOLENCE ISSUES
NO. HE WAS A GOOD BOY.
OH, WE'RE NOT SAYING OTHERWISE, MA'AM.
BUT IF HE HAD PROBLEMS WITH HIS TEMPER,
THAT MIGHT HELP EXPLAIN THE CONTEXT
CONTEXT? IN A PIG'S EAR.
I HAVE A QUESTION. IT'S ALWAYS BOTHERED ME.
WHY DO THEY CALL IT FOOTBALL?
PEOPLE DON'T REALLY USE THEIR FEET MUCH, DO THEY?
ARE YOU TRYING TO BE RUDE OR DISRESPECTFUL OR WHAT?
COULD I USE YOUR BATHROOM, PLEASE?
THANKS.
WHAT'S HIS PROBLEM?
NO.
MICHAEL...
FINE.
I SEE WHERE THIS IS GOING.
DANIEL AND CODY HAD A FIGHT.
THERE YOU ARE.
GO AWAY.
I CAN'T.
I WISH I COULD.
IT'S MY JOB TO HOUND PEOPLE UNTIL I GET THE TRUTH.
YEAH, WELL, UH, GOOD LUCK WITH THAT.
(grunts)
(sighs)
NICE PLACE.
MUST BE TOUGH BEING CODY ELKINS' LITTLE BROTHER.
NO.
WELL... SOMETIMES.
ME? I'D HATE IT.
HE GETS ALL THE ATTENTION, THE GLORY,
THE GIRLS FLOCKING AROUND-- FOR WHAT?
FOR RUNNING AND JUMPING AND CATCHING A-A THING?
YEAH.
MONKEYS COULD DO IT BETTER.
YEAH, YOU KNOW, IF MONKEYS PLAYED FOOTBALL,
THEY WOULD KICK SOME SERIOUS JOCK BUTT.
(both chuckle)
ALL RIGHT, I ADMIT IT.
I GAVE DANIEL BROWN MONEY
TO, UH, TO KEEP HIM QUIET.
CODY HAS A...
HAD... A REAL SHOT AT A COLLEGE CAREER.
WOULD HAVE BEEN THE FIRST ELKINS TO HAVE THAT CHANCE,
AND WE WERE SO PROUD.
BUT YOU GOTTA UNDERSTAND.
A COACH HEARS ABOUT THESE KINDS OF RUN-INS,
AND IT WOULD HAVE RUINED HIS CHANCES
HAD THESE RUN-INS EVER HAPPENED BEFORE?
NO.
NO, OUR SON HAD NO PROBLEM WITH VIOLENCE.
IT WAS AN ISOLATED INCIDENT.
WHERE'S YOUR FRIEND?
I DON'T KNOW.
HOW COME CODY KILLED TAMZIN DOVE'S CAT?
I-I DON'T KNOW THAT HE DID THAT.
SHE SAW HIM TAKE IT.
WELL, LOOK, SHE--SHE SAW WHAT SHE SAW, RIGHT?
ALL RIGHT? I-I-I DON'T KNOW.
UM, IF--IF HE DID DO IT...
YOU KNOW, K-KILL THE CAT...
DO YOU THINK HE DESERVED TO DIE?
DO YOU?
I'M ASKING YOU.
HEY.
YOU DON'T SPEAK TO MY SON WITHOUT MY PERMISSION.
OH. WELL, THAT'S A LITTLE WEIRD AND CONTROLLING, BUT OKAY.
YES, I DO MIND.
I ASKED.
SEE YOU AROUND, BRAD.
OH, MY GOD. WHERE'S MY FOOD?
WHAT IS THIS?
THAT IS HEALTHY AND NUTRITIOUS SNACKING.
(chuckles sarcastically)
SERIOUSLY, I'M ALLERGIC TO CARROTS.
WELL, I'M TIRED OF THE CAR REEKING LIKE FAST FOOD.
IT'S LIKE WORKING WITH A CATERPILLAR...
I CAN'T EVEN BE IN THE SAME ROOM AS A CARROT.
I GO INTO ANAPHYLACTIC SHO-- (gags, grunts)
FUNNY.
(sighs) THAT'S ENOUGH.
RIGSBY, COME ON.
(front door closes)
LOOK, LOOK, LOOK, LOOK.
THERE HE IS. HE'S LEAVING.
OKAY.
(starts engine)
(beep)
UGH! WHY WON'T THIS DAMN THING LOG IN?
(beep)
(cell phone rings)
(ring)
LISBON. OH, GOOD, VAN PELT. HOW DO I GET ON TO THE--
WE JUST FOLLOWED THE KID TO THE WITCH'S HOUSE.
HE JUST WENT INSIDE. THEY HUGGED.
BRAD ELKINS IS AT TAMZIN DOVE'S.
HE HUGGED HER AND THEN WENT INSIDE.
INTERESTING. THEY SHOULD WAIT TEN MINUTES, THEN GO IN.
WHY WAIT?
LET THE PLOT DEVELOP. LET THE FRUIT RIPEN.
WHAT IF HE MEANS TO DO HER HARM?
WELL, IF HE WAS GONNA DO THAT, HE'D HAVE DONE IT BY NOW.
WAIT TEN MINUTES, THEN GO IN.
OKAY, BOSS.
WELL?
WE WAIT TEN MINUTES, THEN WE GO IN.
AND PERSONALLY, I DON'T CARE IF WE WAIT ALL NIGHT.
IT DOESN'T BOTHER ME. NERDS IN CLOAKS.
AH, IT'S JUST A SILLY ALTERNATIVE LIFESTYLE,
I DO YOGA.
(clears throat)
BY BLOOD, HAS HE BEEN SULLIED.
BY BLOOD, LET HIM BE CLEANSED.
BY BLOOD, HAS HE BEEN SULLIED.
BY BLOOD, LET HIM BE CLEANSED.
(speaking Latin)
BY BLOOD, HAS HE BEEN SULLIED.
BY BLOOD, LET HIM BE CLEANSED.
(all) BY BLOOD, HAS HE BEEN SULLIED.
BY BLOOD, LET HIM BE CLEANSED.
(speaking Latin)
(all) BY BLOOD, HAS HE BEEN SULLIED.
BY BLOOD, LET HIM BE CLEANSED.
BY BLOOD, HAS HE BEEN SULLIED.
BY BLOOD, LET HIM BE CLEANSED.
BY BLOOD, HAS HE BEEN SULLIED.
WHAT IS THAT?
BY BLOOD, LET HIM BE CLEANSED.
NOT YOGA.
(Rigsby) POLICE, FREEZE! EVERYBODY STAY WHERE YOU ARE!
EVERYBODY STAY WHERE YOU ARE!
DROP THE KNIFE.
BRAD, WE'RE CBI. YOU ALL RIGHT?
WHAT? NO! WHAT--WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU PEOPLE, HUH?
COME ON, BRAD.
STAY CALM, BRAD. BE PATIENT WITH THE WAYS OF THE COWEN.
EVERYBODY JUST STAY WHERE YOU ARE.
(door opens)
"TAMZIN DOVE."
I LIKE IT.
THESE FILES SAY YOUR REAL NAME IS SARAH JONES FROM NEW JERSEY.
YOUR MOTHER COMMITTED SUICIDE WHEN YOU WERE 16.
YOU DON'T KNOW WHO YOUR FATHER IS.
YOU'RE A COLLEGE DROPOUT.
YOU HAVE A HISTORY OF MILD PSYCHIATRIC PROBLEMS,
AND YOU SERVED SIX MONTHS FOR SHOPLIFTING A FEW YEARS BACK.
SARAH JONES IS DEAD.
I'M TAMZIN DOVE. I AM A PRIESTESS OF WICCA.
YOU CAN'T HURT ME.
OH, I DON'T WANT TO HURT YOU.
I IMAGINE THERE'S BEEN ENOUGH OF THAT.
I WANT TO HELP YOU. THIS IS A *** INVESTIGATION,
SO ONE WAY OR ANOTHER, YOU'RE LOOKING AT TROUBLE.
THE GODDESS WILL PROTECT ME.
TAMZIN, THE GODDESS MAY GIVE YOU SOLACE AND HOPE
AND MEANING IN YOUR LIFE,
BUT SHE CAN'T PROTECT YOU FROM THOSE POLICE OUT THERE.
BRAD'S BEEN AN APPRENTICE OF MY COVEN
SINCE LAST AUTUMN EQUINOX.
KIND OF YOUNG TO BE A WITCH, ISN'T IT?
WE'RE ALL BORN WITCH.
WE'RE ALL BORN INTO MAGIC.
IT'S TAKEN FROM US AS WE GROW UP.
INTERESTING, IF TRUE.
HOW DID BRAD'S PARENTS FEEL
ABOUT THIS NEW DIRECTION IN HIS LIFE?
BRAD'S PARENTS JUST...
REALLY HATE WITCHES FOR SOME REASON.
I MEAN, LIKE, MORE THAN MOST.
ABOUT A MONTH AGO HIS MOM THREATENED TO KILL ME
BUT YOU DID.
BRAD CAME TO ME OF HIS OWN FREE WILL.
HE WAS DRAWN TO WICCA. I COULDN'T TURN HIM AWAY.
HOW DOES HE FEEL ABOUT THE SPELL YOU PUT ON HIS BROTHER?
HE'S AT PEACE WITH IT.
THAT'S WHY WE WERE CONDUCTING THE CLEANSING RITUAL.
BRAD KNOWS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE WORLD OF MAGIC
AND THE REAL WORLD.
HE UNDERSTANDS I DIDN'T KILL HIS BROTHER.
MAYBE BECAUSE IN THE REAL WORLD, BRAD DID IT.
BRAD'S BEEN HOSPITALIZED TWICE IN THE LAST YEAR.
BOTH TIMES THE ACCIDENT REPORT LISTS THE CAUSE
AS "ROUGHHOUSING WITH BROTHER."
THINK MAYBE BRAD HAD ENOUGH?
EVERYBODY HAS A LIMIT.
(whispers) I HAVE TO GO.
ME?
NO! W-WHY WOULD I KILL MY OWN BROTHER?
SO HE WOULD STOP HURTING YOU.
YEAH, BUT HE NEVER HURT ME. EVER!
HE PUT YOU IN THE HOSPITAL TWICE.
ACCIDENTS. THEY--THEY WERE ACCIDENTS. SO?
SO HE DID HURT YOU. IT WAS JUST--IT WAS ACCIDENTALLY.
YEAH. I-I MEAN NO.
YEAH.
HE HATED THAT YOU WERE FRIENDS WITH TAMZIN, DIDN'T HE?
YES.
BUT YOU NEVER GAVE HER UP.
WHY?
I FEEL SAFE THERE.
SORRY. CAN I HAVE A MINUTE?
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK.
THE PARENTS ARE HERE. YOU WANT ME TO HOLD 'EM OFF?
YEAH. WAIT. NO.
LET BRAD GO WITH THEM
UNTIL WE GET SOME HARD EVIDENCE TO BEAR DOWN ON THEM.
YES, BUT LET ME TALK TO THEM FIRST.
(water gurgles)
(Michael) I DON'T SEE WHY YOU HAD TO DRAG HIM
WE'RE SORRY FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE.
STRANGE THAT NEITHER OF YOU TOLD US
ABOUT THE CONNECTION WITH TAMZIN DOVE.
WE WERE... CONFUSED,
TO BE HONEST WITH YOU. WE DON'T UNDERSTAND
BRAD'S OBSESSION WITH WITCHCRAFT.
WE WANT TO UNDERSTAND, AND WE'RE TRYING,
BUT IT'S... IT'S DISTURBING
AND, UH, A LITTLE EMBARRASSING, TO TELL YOU THE TRUTH.
WE'RE IN THIS TOGETHER, RIGHT? WE'RE GONNA GET HELP.
NOWADAYS THERE'S, UH, THERAPY
FOR THESE KINDS OF PROBLEMS, RIGHT?
WE'LL GET THROUGH THIS.
HAVE YOU CHARGED THAT, UH, WOMAN?
NO.
NO?
I MEAN, ISN'T IT OBVIOUS THAT SHE DID IT--
HER, ONE OF HER WEIRDO FRIENDS?
SHE'S HELPING US WITH OUR INQUIRIES.
SHE SWEARS SHE'S INNOCENT, SO WE'RE HAVING HER
PUT A SPELL OF REVELATION ON THE *** WEAPON.
A SPELL OF REVELATION?
WITCHES HAVE THE POWER OF TELEKINESIS.
SHE SAYS THAT SHE HAS A SPELL
WHICH WILL RAISE THE WEAPON FROM WHEREVER IT'S BEING CONCEALED
AND YOU BELIEVE THIS EVIL CRAP?
THAT'S INSANE.
HER LAST SPELL SEEMED TO WORK PRETTY WELL.
HOW COULD YOU BE SO COLD?
PRACTICE.
I APOLOGIZE. BRAD IS FREE TO GO.
LET'S GO.
COME ON, SON.
SEE YOU, BRAD.
WELL, LOOK AFTER YOURSELF, AND IF I WERE YOU,
I'D STAY VERY CLEAR OF BRAD ELKINS FOR A WHILE.
HMM. I'LL DO AS THE GODDESS TELLS ME.
WHATEVER. OH, LISTEN, NEXT TIME YOU SPEAK TO HER,
COULD YOU, UH, PUT A GOOD WORD IN FOR ME?
I WILL.
THANKS.
HEY, I THOUGHT YOU WERE GONNA HAVE HER CAST A SPELL
OH, THE SPELL'S ALREADY CAST.
SHE DIDN'T. I DID.
YOU CAN CAST SPELLS?
CHO, THERE'S NO SUCH THING AS SPELLS.
I KNOW THAT.
HE, UH, REALLY IS QUITE FREAKED OUT
ABOUT THIS WITCHCRAFT MALARKEY, ISN'T HE?
UH, YEAH.
WE'RE GONNA NEED TO WORK A DOUBLE SHIFT
ARE YOU AT LEAST GONNA TELL ME WHAT'S GOING ON?
OH, COME ON. YOU'RE TELLING ME YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON?
YOU DON'T KNOW WHO DID THIS AND WHY?
NO, BUT YOU'RE GONNA TELL ME.
HOW ABOUT I SHOW YOU?
(tires screech)
(turns keys in ignition)
(shifts gears)
(tires screech)
(metal clanks)
(vehicle approaching)
YOU'RE NOT GOING ANYWHERE.
PUT IT DOWN.
(tool clanks to ground)
(voice amplified) THIS IS GOD SPEAKING.
YOU MADE ME ANGRY, MICHAEL. VERY ANGRY.
THAT'S ENOUGH.
ARREST.
(engine idling)
AMAZING, ISN'T IT?
THE *** WEAPON REVEALED.
TAMZIN'S SPELLS SEEM TO WORK.
I GUESS SHE REALLY IS A WITCH.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.
I'M SURE FORENSICS WILL CONFIRM YOUR SON'S BLOOD AND TISSUE
ON ONE SIDE OF THE WRENCH
I HAVE NO KNOWLEDGE OF THAT.
THEN WHY WERE YOU TRYING TO HIDE IT?
TALK TO US, MICHAEL. MAYBE THERE WERE CIRCUMSTANCES.
I DON'T HAVE TO TELL YOU ANYTHING.
WHAT ABOUT YOUR SONS' TRIPS TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM--
THEIR BROKEN BONES?
JUST CLUMSY, I GUESS. MAYBE A LITTLE DENSE AT TIMES.
GOOD THAT THEY HAD YOU TO KEEP 'EM IN LINE, HUH?
SOME PEOPLE JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW LUCKY THEY ARE.
THAT'S RIGHT.
I REALIZED IT WAS YOU WHEN BRAD SAID
HE LIKED GOING TO TAMZIN'S HOUSE BECAUSE HE FELT SAFE THERE.
SAFE--HE FEELS SAFER AT A WITCH'S HOUSE
THAN THEY DO AT HOME.
YOU'VE BEEN ABUSING AND BEATING YOUR WIFE AND SONS
NO.
MY GUESS? YOU WERE SMACKIN' BRAD AROUND A LITTLE TOO MUCH.
CODY WANTED TO PROTECT HIS BROTHER.
NO.
"NO," HE SAYS.
YOUR WIFE AND SON ARE DOWN THE HALLWAY,
AND THEY SAY NO, TOO.
THEY KNOW WE CAUGHT HIM THROWING AWAY THE *** WEAPON,
AND THEY STILL DON'T BELIEVE HE KILLED CODY.
IMAGINE HOW MUCH THEY LOVE THIS MAN
TO BE IN SUCH DENIAL.
CODY CONFRONTED YOU, DIDN'T HE?
HE WOULDN'T PUT UP WITH YOUR CRAP ANYMORE...
IT'S NOT FAIR!
(grunts)
COME ON!
BUT YOU WOULDN'T HEAR OF IT.
(grunts)
AAH!
(grunts)
HE HIT ME.
I WAS DEFENDING MYSELF.
GOOD-BYE, MICHAEL.
(door opens)
(door closes)
(speaking inaudibly)
(sobbing)
MORNING.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
AH, JUST A LITTLE FAVOR FOR CHO.
(dishes clatter)
UH, TAMZIN DOVE TOLD ME TO GIVE YOU THIS.
SHE SAID TO KEEP IT IN A SAFE PLACE.