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)
Well, let's, let's cut right to it, shall we Fred? What is it going to take, to put us over the top, and host your convention?
REO Speedwagon.
REO Speedwagon...
Yeah. If you're the kinda place that can get the Wagon, you're gonna have yourself a whole lot'a dentists.
So, listen...I know how concerned you are about security. And...I just want you to know I've been thinking a lot about it, too. About safety... and our future.
Okay.
I've been reading about the cartel war. Navarro's lost 61 men in the last five weeks alone.
Hmm. What's that got to do with us?
There's a saying in politics. "Never let a good crisis go to waste."
And?
And...Helen's coming into town. I know, you're expecting the worst, but let's...let's preempt that. Pitch her on the idea of expansion.
What does that mean?
Hotels. Casinos, but we keep the daily operations legitimate. We sell the idea to Navarro as a safety net. We put his share in a trust...for his kids. Untouchable. That way, if the cartel war goes south, then he has a whole new revenue stream. Completely legal. Well? What do you think?
Well, I just...I think that's batshit crazy.
It's not.
No?
No. It's not. And actually, it was Helen's idea. She talked to us about expansion. There is a...hotel and casino on the Kansas border in St. Joe's. Its infrastructure is old. It's getting killed by a casino across the river. And all it needs is an influx of cash to upgrade, and they would crush their competition, but their margins are too low. It's a win-win.
No.
Just like that?
Just like that.
Jesus. [scoffs] Of course.
I'm trying to keep us safe, Wendy.
Yeah, well, so am I.
I mean, how much more fucking stress do you wanna take on?
This would all be legitimate.
Except for the seed money from the drug lord, which, by definition, is not legitimate?
We are pre-approved by the gaming commission. No one would question the initial investment. We have Navarro's gratitude. This would only increase it. Don't you understand? We're in.
We're alive. Big difference. You want to know what a good outcome from this cartel war would be? Navarro getting blown off the face of the Earth, and you and I being out from underneath this.
But what if that doesn't happen? Expansion makes us a political player. It insulates us, and that keeps us safe. We could be the very legitimate, very public face of Missouri gaming. [chuckles] We'd be too big to fail.
Wendy, I did not agree to stay here to start raising red flag after red flag.
It's the smart play.
Stop. I'm here. Take the fucking victory, okay? And do not tell me what is smart and what is not smart. You blew through that stop sign six months ago.
Do you know what I did today? I talked to a woman about her toe ring stand. I have the time. We have the clout. I can do this. Just think-- think about the things we could build. Why should the Charles Wilkeses of the world have a stranglehold on this state? We could have the money and the influence. We could control every political lever in Missouri. We could give millions to the causes that we care about. We could run this goddamn place.
Do you even hear yourself?
I do. Do you hear me?
I understand you're upset.
Oh, really? Do I seem upset? My client, on the other hand...
We've been over all this.
Yes, we have.
Considering the amount of hires that we had to make, there's no way--
Yes, you don't know who might've infiltrated, so you don't wanna launder. I understand. Just as I'm sure you understand that I didn't ask to drive to the Ozarks today, but we all have to do things that are outside our comfort zone, don't we?
They think that we killed a fed. Agent Petty’s DNA was all over Cade Langmore’s truck.
They know you didn’t kill him.
But you know what I mean. I think what none of us can account for is the emotional component for the FBI. We can't be sure what level of resources they'll invest.
So, is it a tougher hand? Sure. But the reality is, it doesn't matter if they think that you hired Cade to get rid of Petty and then got rid of him. You've always known the laundering would have to be done right under the FBI's nose.
And it will. I just need some time before I start moving tens of millions of dollars through that building.
You're supposed to be the best. That's why you were hired.
Well, then listen to me, okay? People as individuals are completely unpredictable. One person making one bet, there's no way I could possibly know which way he or she is gonna go, but the law of large numbers--
Yeah, you're mistaking this for a discussion. Look, I was sent here for a simple reason, to deliver one simple message in person, despite my own various shit-shows, which I guarantee stack up quite nicely against your own. Launder the fucking money. Starting tomorrow. Are we good, or are we in our feelings?
We're good.
Good.
This is the point where I'm ethically obligated to tell you that you can make a deal.
I've got no reason to make a deal.
I'm not sure you comprehend how poorly the cartel war is going for Navarro, but it won't be long before all his hacks and all the petty criminals working for you start looking for ways out. Do you think they'll be loyal to you? I find comfort in the idea of you waiting every day for that one slip-up... or betrayal. That one wild card.
You embarrassed me.
How the fuck did you get back in here?
It's a poker game. People talk shit.
This time, you're gonna get the fuck out, and you're gonna stay the fuck out. Sit tight.
Do you know what your problem is?
Gee, tell me.
Your problem is you're just playing dress-up. And you know it.
I put this game together all by myself, and you fucked it up because you can't bluff well enough to pretend like you belong.
You're a fucking bitch.
And you're a low-rent daddy's boy who can't even pay to get respect.
I should fucking kill you.
Come get you some.
We got issues, Marty. We got issues of trust. We got issues of respect. Hell, we got issues of understanding the basic fucking rules.
That's why we're here. That's why you're hearing about this from us first, and it's why we're offering you an extra 10% on top of what we're already paying you. We want to make this right.
You got any idea what my boy has been begging me...to let him do to her? What he's got every right to do. You know what "untouchable" means?
I do. We do.
Then why do you think you can fix this by throwing a couple of coins at my feet like I'm a fucking beggar?
It's not a couple of coins. It's an extra 10%.
[points at Ruth] I want her fired. Then we talk money.
I understand that you're pissed. I'd be pissed off too, but we are not the only ones at fault.
So someone else went head-first off the top deck?
Your son threatened to rat us out.
That's bullshit.
He threatened to give up our operation.
He's fucking lying, Dad.
Frank, I respect your code.
[to Ruth] Is this true?
He said, "You really want to do this with everything I know about you?"
You're not gonna take her word over mine.
Frank, you're absolutely right about trust, which is why we are willing to trust that Frank Jr. was just joking, if you are willing to trust that Ruth will not make the same mistake twice.
15%.
[They shake hands]
She's untouchable, too.
Um, what's this? Did you-- You bought a new casino and a new house without talking to me?
Those are rental properties...for Helen.
Helen's moving here?
For the summer.
That's just fucking perfect.
No, it's a good thing. It's a good thing. She's on our side.
Jesus Christ. Until she's not. This is exactly what I was worried about. If we'd just kept our heads down, Wendy--
There's nothing we can do about that now.
Maybe there is. I've had time to think through some of it.
You said yourself on the phone, we're committed.
Well, deals go bad, you know? Good plans go wrong all the time. And Navarro's a businessman, he'll understand that. As long as we don't spend a cent of his money, as long as he's whole, we can get out of this before it even begins.
We're not getting out of this.
You're saying that because you don't want to. I want you to admit something. Admit this is all about you and has nothing to do with what is best for the family.
This is about me making sure you don't have to launder for the rest of your life. This is about me finding our only real way out of this! So, you can either be a part of that solution, or...
Part of the problem. That sounds like her.
So, you think this house will work?
Um, at least it's three months I don't have to deal with Gene. Ugh, he attacks and attacks and attacks. He has no idea what I've endured just to keep him alive. Not that I want him dead, obviously. I mean, I do want my kids to have a father, but do I fantasize now and then about him getting the shit kicked out of him? Losing a few of those teeth he spent a small fortune capping? [clicks tongue] You betcha. I don't mean to dwell on Gene.
You're not.
It's just, you know, when things get so hostile so fast, you think, "How'd I manage to fuck that up so badly?" That painting has no intention. How is it that all these years, I was trying to protect my family, and actually, I was just doing the opposite?
For all you know, things could have been much worse, and you're the reason they're not.
Maybe he sensed that I was keeping things from him and withdrew. I don't know. Maybe it is all my fault. Maybe if I'd told him everything, we'd still be together. I don't know.
That just trades one set of problems for another. Ask our therapist. [laughs] We're very careful.
Hmm.
Maybe that's the only way to truly make a marriage last. Make it impossible to blow up without the shock wave swallowing everyone.
Mutually assured destruction.
What do you think happened at that casino last night?
Boy, I mean, your guess is as good as mine.
So, why did Wendy look like she thought maybe you did know?
I don't know. Where's this coming from?
Where it's coming from is that I'm starting to sense that you two aren't exactly on the same page about this expansion plan.
Hmm. As you know, I don't like to take on unnecessary risk.
I'm not talking about philosophical differences. I'm talking about something deeper. In case you hadn't noticed, this plan now involves more than just the two of you. So, when you have problems, they become my problems.
I think you should be having this conversation with the both of us.
Wendy isn't the issue here. Just be thankful that she and Ruth have got us back on track. [pause] You didn't know.
Of course I knew. I'm surprised that, uh...that you did so soon. Good.
[calls Ruth] What are you doing?
What do you mean?
I mean, right now, tell me what you're doing.
I'm using the slot scam I told you about on Big Muddy, forcing them back to the negotiating table.
No, no, no!
Why?
You have to stop that.
[stammers] What? I can't. It's already done.
Why didn't you tell me that you were gonna do that, Ruth?
You-- You made a big deal about how I'm not supposed to be bringing problems, how I'm supposed to be solving them. I'm just doing what you fucking wanted.
Okay, but you're not. You're completely screwing us.
By getting you another casino when no one else could figure out how the fuck to do it? Are you fucking kidding me, Marty? How about a little gratitude? I mean, your wife seems pretty fucking grateful.
Wendy has absolutely no idea what is good for us.
Is that my fault? Is that my fault that you can't communicate for shit with your wife?
All right, Ruth, listen to me.
No, no. How's about instead of shitting on me, you get your own house in order? And until you do, how's about you fuck off? All righty? [hangs up]
How is your ex? Is he still in the hospital?
He is, and doing about as well as he should be. How are you and Marty?
We're okay. We're-- We're good. We're just... We're a little disconnected at the moment.
Ah. Same thing happened to us. When I started eclipsing him professionally, he was no longer interested in me sexually.
Oh, I'd hardly say I'm eclipsing him.
Oh, please!
No, we can't do any of this without him.
Few people get my client's attention the way you have.
And should I be worried about that?
What, his attention?
Mm-hmm.
Only if you fuck up.
I'm just asking for your help.
Actually, you're not. You're going behind my back to expressly do what you know we are not allowed to do.
Because you won't help. Do you not see a pattern here?
You've done nothing but fight me on this. And now, now you want unfettered access to the very thing you've tried to undermine since the very beginning.
I don't want-- I need access, Wendy. We need access.
We have made promises to our shareholders about this casino, and I don't think-- I don't think we want to annoy our shareholders.
What would you have me do?
I don't feel very compelled to help you right now. I just had a very interesting conversation with Frank. From Kansas City.
Oh, yeah?
Hmm. And you do...you do realize what a magnificently stupid and dangerous thing it was that you did in Kansas, right?
I pleaded with you, "Please don't do this. Please do not get us further in on this." Remember that?
Yeah. And because you didn't get your way, you went behind my back to sabotage me.
I was trying to protect our family, Wendy. That's it.
That is such-- That is such a tired...
Is it? Okay.
...tired excuse. Yeah. You know what you like to do? You like to control your family.
I'm asking you for fucking help on a problem that you created, and you're not helping. That's the whole story.
To you.
Marty, what would it look like to achieve your objectives without interfering with Wendy's project?
I think that that would look like death.
But what would it really look like?
Really, death.
Okay. Marty, my mother had a saying. Just as a pie is only as good as it's crust, a marriage is only as good as it's trust. Going behind Wendy's back on a project that is obviously meaningful to her violates that trust. Wendy is a powerful woman, and it's your responsibility to nurture that, Marty. Not stifle it.
...
What the hell was that? Hey, Sue! What the hell was that?
You told me to let her win a couple.
Small things. Small.
I thought she was right.
I don't give a fuck.
You're yelling at me.
Well, I'm angry, okay?
Yes, Marty, you are. There is something deeper at play here. And I believe that you and Wendy can be happy...if you let me help you.
Save it. I'm not bribing you to make us happy.
[on the phone] Well, you closed down the new casino, Wendy.
I have a plan.
Plan. Yeah. Well, your plan is bleeding my money every day.
You've trusted me so far.
I don't trust you. I trust my opinion of you. So, please, the next time we talk, I want to hear that you closed this deal, and, Wendy... Well, if you can't get what you want with reason, then...
Yes.
[inhales] ...you'll have to get it with force.
You don't ask this man the same question twice.
Well, Helen, I'm not asking a question. I'm telling you, as the person who directs these finances, we need to look for a short-term solution for our laundering problems.
And I am telling you, as his attorney, my client wants his new business clean. You're gonna have to find another way.
Tell me, is it your client's wish, or is it Wendy's?
Why would you ask that?
Well, because I don't think you understand how invested she is with your client.
Meaning what, precisely?
The only reason we can't move money through the Missouri Belle now is because of an audit that she brought down on us. Okay? Maybe she should talk to Navarro.
No.
Her obsession with expansion, it's fucked us.
No, no, no, no. You fucked us, Marty. I've seen the warrant. Wendy didn't cause this audit. You did, when you decided to blow up a casino. Let's be plain. You played, you lost. I have no interest in looking at that any further. My interest is in moving forward as a team. Now, I assume that's not gonna be a problem. Is that gonna be a problem?
No.
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