Criminal Minds · Season 1, Episode 15
“Unfinished Business” · Season 1, Episode 15
In this episode: Dean Winchester (940), Damon Salvatore (715), Sam Winchester (665), Olivia Benson (637), Stephen Fry (608), Narrator (554), Clark Kent (523), Nate (486)
You know, I used to think that we were, uh, different than them. You know, these people that we work for. And, um...
Hey. We are different from them. You saved my life. Mason would've killed me otherwise. And you are the one who has always said, "People make choices."
Mason's wife didn't have a choice. Our kids, they didn't have a choice.
The funny thing is people are scared of the dead, and they shouldn't be. It's the living who can hurt you.
So, why are we here, Marty?
EMTs found a wire on Rachel. I know she was working with you.
And?
She's worthless to you now.
It's kind of touching, the way you care about her. I mean, she was trying to put you away.
She almost died last night. I'm asking you as a human being to let her go.
You work for one of the most vicious cartels in the world, and you're talking to me about being human?
Rachel isn't a criminal.
Does your wife know about your feelings for Rachel?
Do your superiors know that you were supplying drugs to Rachel?
Just so we're clear, the drugs she OD'd on came from your business partners. But I might be willing to let her off the hook, if...
If?
I want the Snells' operation.
The Snells are our partners in the casino. I'm not aware of an operation.
We think the Snells poisoned the cartel's dope. Maybe this marriage of convenience became inconvenient. But once the cartel figures it out, it doesn't bode well for their partnership. So... if you really care about Rachel, you're gonna have to choose sides, Marty.
It was you, wasn't it? You spiked the product.
[Darlene scoffs]
What if I did?
You know how many people you've hurt?
Ugh! Some junkies who were killing themselves with dope succeeded. So what? This is about respect. The cartel thought they could roll right over us. Well, they don't anymore.
I think you misconstrue the situation.
I told you not to get involved with them.
I don't answer to you, Darlene. I think you misconstrue the situation. They'll come after us. There'll be a war.
We've had to fight before. I am not afraid. Are you?
Yes, I am. I am afraid. Of you...and your implacable rage. Your rashness. You killed Ash...for no reason. For money, for a casino.
I killed him to save you.
I guess we just see things differently.
Where have you been? It's late. We've been worried.
I have something I wanna talk to you about.
What is it?
I wanna get emancipated.
What are you talking about?
What?
Do you remember Jordan Parks from back home? He did it. He had his own apartment when he was a senior.
That kid's parents are drug addicts. There's a difference there.
This is silly. You'd have to pay for rent, food, clothes.
I'll get a job.
Where? McDonald's? You think minimum wage would pay for all that?
Charlotte, I know things have been crazy, but we gotta stay together.
Why?
We're a family.
What does that even mean? I don't wanna hurt you. I love you, but I can't be a part of this anymore. Everyone lies about everything. It's gone too far. You can fight me on this, or you can help me. I've made up my mind. I want out.
What's going on?
Your sister is upset.
Upset?
Okay, more than upset. She doesn't wanna be a member of this family anymore.
What are you talking about?
I'm emancipating.
You are not emancipating.
I don't... I don't understand.
It just means I'll be in charge of my own decisions.
We are so close to working out what I admit is a terrible situation. But right now, you are being really fucking selfish.
That's not helpful.
[scoffs] Well... We're gonna get through this, okay?
Oh, is that a cliché or a platitude?
Mmm. I'm trying to see your side here.
You're scared. You both are. You know I'm right. You're scared, and you should be.
So, you understand how this works, right?
That's what you're saying? That's part of the threat?
So, you're really gonna get a lawyer who's gonna ask questions? Who's gonna file papers in court stating exactly why you wanna be emancipated? So, I'm just wondering... I'm wondering, what are you gonna say that's gonna keep us from all being arrested? Or killed? Jonah, pass the pancakes.
Since when is it prudent to try to off your partners before a deal is even finalized? I must have missed that issue of the Harvard Business Review.
I told you, the cartel is gonna do what the cartel is gonna do.
Right.
Your job was to find a way to make this deal without the Snells.
I was in the middle of trying to figure out if that's even possible.
I did not say it was done. The Snells poisoned my client's product. My client couldn't allow such brazen disrespect without a proportional response.
We completely understand your client's need for respect.
Are you fucking kidding me?
Marty...
I mean, your client's little ego trip just completely fucked us. It fucked the casino, and he pissed away $50 million.
It wasn't my decision. I wasn't even informed of it.
How do we salvage this?
Find a way to immediately cut the Snells out of this deal.
We're not salvaging shit.
It's the first law of power, Marty. Those who can, shit on others. Those who can't, clean it up.
I'm not playing your fucking games anymore.
You don't have an option.
Neither do you. And neither does your client, if he wants to keep his $50 million. You think I'm the only one over a fucking barrel?
Clean up your own shit.
He'll do it.
Jacob.
Excuse me if I don't shake your hand.
I'm fine skipping pleasantries. Let's make this overture brief.
The Almighty himself could not convince us to lift our blockade.
What about the federal government? You know who I spent the morning with? Your friends over at the power company. I wanted to know how it was that they were able to get your ancestors off of their land so quickly back in 1929.
No mystery there. Lies, theft, intimidation.
Well, they got an assist from a little thing called riparian rights.
Pardon me?
Riparian rights are the laws that say who owns the land under a body of water. It's kind of crazy, right? I mean, who ever stops to consider the land under a lake? Or, in this case, the Missouri River. Which last time I checked was a federal waterway. What this means, Jacob, is that the instant you flooded your land and connected it to the Missouri, you ceded all of that flooded land to the US government.
Which is how I managed to obtain this written order guaranteeing our workers access to the boat. Now, if you defy this order, we can have the US Marshals escort them.
And the land that you need for access roads and parking lots to get the people to your precious boat. We own all of it. What's to stop us from parking guards all around the water's edge?
Eminent domain. The feds are gonna give all the surrounding land to our business partners to build shopping malls and hotels and, yes, access roads. Because it's in their financial interest. The tax revenue from said development is gonna be massive, just like it was in 1929. They own it all. Above, around and below.
There is a sermon to be had here, but I don't feel much like praying.
If you try to fight this, it will cost you a lot more than a bullet in the shoulder.
Which is why you asked to meet me alone. You were afraid Darlene wouldn't be quite so receptive. I'll need assurances...if we're expected to stand down, that you will never, ever try and hit me or my wife ever again.
You have them, so long as you keep Darlene in line. Jacob...tell Darlene that the casino profits are gonna make you richer than you ever imagined. That you can use them to buy twice the land that you have now.
She's the same woman now as when I married her. Same woman that slipped into this booth 45 years ago, took my beating heart in both her hands and took off quicker than a mare. Same woman I've been chasing ever since.
They'll kill you, Jacob.
What do you do, Martin, when the bride who took your breath away becomes the wife who makes you hold your breath in terror?
[walking out on their property] What is it?
It's a badger, looks like.
Hmm. Best leave it. His family will find it and drag it back to the den. Pups will feed on the worms and eat the corpse. That way its death has meaning. Brings nourishment to the family.
Shh. It'll be quick. I promise. Cyanide in your coffee, from ground-up cherry pits.
[straining] I never could keep up with you, Darlene.
It's okay, baby. Just rest. [kisses him] I love you, Jacob. You just rest. I'll make sure it means something.
Holy shit.
I know.
How much money is there?
Approximately $43 million.
Holy shit.
The exact numbers are in here, along with a complete listing of the real accounts, plus their shadows. And the operational account is gonna be active... as soon as we're done with the ceremony, day after tomorrow.
What if I can't do this?
It's just like Lickety Splitz, only bigger. You're gonna come here, you're gonna pay respects to Buddy a couple of times a week. You're gonna mix this money with the legit receipts and then you're gonna deposit it. Long as the flow stays steady, no one's gonna bat an eye.
This is crazy. I don't know shit about fuck.
Ruth. Which LP is held by Davisville Limited?
Lighthouse Landing.
And where are they registered?
Panama City.
And they're a shell company for?
Horizon Cove Inc, which is a subsidiary for Byrde Enterprises.
If I didn't think you could handle it, I wouldn't be risking my family's lives.
I'm not sure you appreciate the historical significance of what it is you're about to pull off. Medellín, Sinaloa, Juárez, every one of them tried to create something like this. Every one of them failed. A legitimate, self-sustaining operation like a casino. This is why crime organizes. Have you given any thought to the next five years?
Uh, I'd love to talk about the operational account.
Because you're pillars of the community now. You've established a foothold in the gaming industry. You could expand, completely legitimately. Honoring your obligations to my client, obviously.
[Zeke coos]
I am so sorry, but I have to get him home. I mean, it's just been a long time since we've been tied to a nap schedule.
It's funny how you forget there was ever a time before they could tell you to go fuck yourself. [chuckles] But not you. No. You wouldn't call up and talk about your father's girlfriend, would you? No.
The operational account.
What about it?
It's not up and running.
Once the contracts are signed.
That's in two days. I could be working now.
Well, is there some kind of rush I'm not aware of?
Just trying to be efficient.
Well, call us superstitious. On a long road trip, you're most likely to get into an accident a mile from your home.
I thought you should know... Jacob passed away this morning.
What? Oh, Darlene. Oh. I'm so sorry.
His dying wish was to stop the casino. I intend to honor that.
I don't understand. Jacob was always committed to making the casino work.
He had an epiphany.
He passed this morning?
That's right.
And you came right here? May I ask how he died?
His heart. It failed him.
Just to be clear... Jacob understood that this casino is happening. There's no way for you to win.
Did the Viet Cong have to win?
I'm sorry?
The gooks. They didn't have to win. They just had to not lose. It's my land.
The cartel's already tried to kill you once.
Is that a threat?
Just a fact.
There might be one solution to honor Jacob's memory. Is that Mason Young's baby in the car? It is, isn't it? Social Services told me you were looking after him until they found a suitable home. Now, you help me adopt him, and I'll stand aside.
You are not fucking touching that baby.
I delivered that child.
You need to go.
He's not your kin. He's not worth the cost you'll pay.
I need you to listen to me. I know Marty didn't kill your dad...because I did.
What are you talking about?
I wired the dock. I knew that they were going there, so I wired it, so the second they touched the ladder, they'd get electrocuted.
You're making this up.
Why would I be doing that?
You're afraid I won't go to Mizzou if I don't find out what happened to my dad, and now you're just fucking making this up!
I wish I was. I wish to fucking God...I wish it was a lie. Russ was working with the feds. He was trying to get me on a wire.
No. No way. No fucking way!
You were right about that night. They had the guns. They were gonna kill Marty. I practiced on our dock, with a mouse. At first, I rigged Marty's dock to get him, but then it was fucked up and... things changed, and they were going to the Blue Cat. Say something. [stammers] You can hate me, and I know you will. But I need you to know that you're the...you're the only thing in this world that I'll ever fucking love.
We're not running.
What do you mean?
We're not leaving the Ozarks. It's not safe to go.
Wendy, it's not safe to stay.
You're not acting out of logic. You're acting out of emotion. And I know I've asked you to be more emotional. I've begged. So, I love you for it, but I am not getting on that plane and neither are the kids.
Okay, you're just scared. Don't worry about it. I've got everything under control.
No, you don't.
Yes, I do.
Unh-unh. You're running away from Mason's death. You're trying to kidnap Charlotte so she can't leave the family. And you were right all along. We can't make emotional decisions based on other people's choices. So we just have to wake up and make the right choices And right now, that means staying put.
You're telling me this now? Here?
I didn't have time to argue. [clears throat] Call the coroner's office.
This is not sustainable.
What, and running is? Hiring surrogates? Changing identities? What if this is the Gold Coast?
It's not.
Hmm. We only know what it's been. What about what it could be? I mean, you've said so yourself, once the casino is up and running, it's like clockwork. You could go back to just working the numbers. The kids are in school. We have roots. We've sacrificed too fucking much in order to run. We will get that baby away from Darlene. Don't worry.
And what about the Kansas City mob? Wendy, I played a game of fucking chicken with them because I knew we were running.
We're not alone here. We have partners who are very grateful for what we've done. Always better to be the person holding the gun than the one running from the gunman.
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