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Why are you here?

Why are you here?

I don't know.

Why do you think you're here?

I don't know.

I don't know.

You don't know?

How did you get here?

Two men...

...jumped me.

Threw a hood over my head...

...and I wake up in this chair.

That's all I know.

I'm really sorry...

...what happened to your wife...

...and your kid.

But it wasn't me.

You got the wrong man.

You got the wrong man.

Don't you f***ing lie to me.

I'm not.

- What?

- Dr. Heller is on the line.

- I have no idea.

- I left five messages.

- You can't wait in his office.

- I don't care. I'm gonna wait.

You already said that l...

We both know it already.

I'm going inside. I need to see him.

I need to see him.

Well, I wasn't expecting you.

Sorry if I kept you waiting.

You didn't. It's not my day.

- I'm not supposed to be here.

- Nonsense.

- How are you progressing?

- I'm not.

Nothing has changed.

I don't feel any better.

I'm all talked out.

I've run out of words.

I've been coming to you

for three months.

Every time I come here,

it feels like the first day.

It's always today.

And what about tomorrow?

Tomorrow, my son

is still gonna be dead.

Tomorrow, maybe my wife

will be gone.

I don't know what to do.

Let's take a walk.

Off the meter.

You have reason to feel the way you do

and your anger is completely justified.

There's a lot of evil at work

in this world...

...and in my practice

I see it all the time.

Too often it goes...

...unpunished.

If there was a way...

...to find out

and punish the man who did it...

...would you be prepared

to go all the way?

All the way?

What I'm about to say

may surprise you...

...considering it comes from me.

I'm listening.

In cases such as yours, I find...

Bizarre as it may sound.

- That there is only one way to exorcise

those demons that torment you.

What is it?

Putting you and him

in the same room...

...alone.

And the rest is up to you.

How could you do that?

Oh, it can be done.

It's expensive.

Not without risks.

But it can be done.

Hello, it's Dr. Heller.

We got a problem.

I'm on my way to see you right now.

Do nothing till I get there.

Do nothing? Too late.

This business about the tattoo...

...talk to me about it.

The man who attacked me had a tattoo

on his right wrist. He doesn't.

Well, it sounds like your subconscious

is at work here.

No, that's not it.

I know he had a tattoo. I know it.

Now, wait, wait, wait.

Just listen to me, please.

You must be careful.

They're watching

every move you make.

Now, sit tight. I'm on my way.

We'll work this out.i/

I promise you.i/

All right.

Just hurry.

Please.

Could you take the nail out?

This is gonna hurt.

Now what?

We wait for my shrink.

A package will arrive at your home.

Inside will be a cell phone.

Charge it up, turn it on

and then you wait.

A call could come that night

or next week or even in six months...

...but it will come.

And then you must follow

their instructions to the letter.

It's very important that you never

waver, and do exactly as you're told.

These men are to be respected.

They are very serious people...

...and they believe in what they do.

Who are they?

They prefer to maintain

an extremely low-profile existence.

Doc, I'm paying a lot of money

for this.

Who are they?

Well, let's just say

that they're composed of former...

...and I believe current

law-enforcement officials...

...who share one interest in common.

They want to see justice done.

They see a legal system

that is failing miserably every day.

It's their city.

They want to rid it of the kind of scum

that destroyed your family.

You can understand that.

So that's it?

I mean...

...when do I see you next?

- That's entirely up to you.

But I do believe, for the moment,

that's it.

Now, don't try and fool yourself.

None of this

is going to bring back your son.

But when you realize that what you did

had to be done and you walk away...

...you'll know that the book

has been closed forever.

You can get on with your life.

And...

...good luck, Tom.

- Yes.

- Stop breaking the rules, Mr. Archer.i/

Where's Heller?

- Enough, already.i/

- Just bring me Heller.

Put his gag back on.i/

Just bring me Heller!

Could you...?

Could you get me out of this

f***ing chair, please?

You know I can't.

- I'm innocent. You know that.

- I don't know sh*t.

Yes, you do.

- You just said it yourself.

- Shut up.

Who the f*** are you?

Who made you God?

The man who took my son.

That wasn't me!

Archer, this is Dr. Heller.

Let me in, please.

- Are you alone?

- Yes, I'm alone.

Just open the door, please.

- Do you know what you're doing?

- I don't.

You took his gag off and the camera.

- Why?

- Time.

- I need to talk.

- They're concerned, Tom.

- They're very concerned.

- I don't think it's him.

Maybe the stress

has been too much for you.

- But this is truly the man.

- No, I'm not.

I'm a father just like you.

I don't belong here.

Listen, listen, my friend.

They have assured me that this is

the man who destroyed your family.

They assured you?

What the hell does that even mean?

How are they sure?

How do they know?

All right. All right.

Here's what I do know.

He's a career criminal,

a repeat offender, a killer.

A paid killer.

They compile lists

of such individuals...

...individuals who have escaped

from justice.

They track them, they monitor them.

Did he tell you that he was picked up

off a street?

Plucked like an apple from a tree?

Oh, no. No, no.

That man has deserved everything

you gave him tonight.

That I can guarantee.

You came here to right a wrong.

Yes?

Well, this is your enemy.

He deserves to die.

All right.

All right.

I'm no saint whatsoever.

But I don't kill kids.

I don't beat women.

And I don't have a f***ing tattoo.

I have a son I love very much.

I'm a mechanic, that's it.

That's who I am.

They've got my 500,000.

Tell them to keep the money.

That's fine with me.

But I paid for this and it ends

when I say so.

Oh, no, no, it's far too late for that.

My dear friend, don't you realize...

...that what's been set in motion here

can't be stopped?

They're not gonna let

the two of you just walk out of here.

I've told you, these people are serious,

deadly serious.

Even if he wasn't the guy,

they don't care.

As far as they're concerned,

he's guilty.

And he is, or he wouldn't be here.

And admit it.

In that moment when he was

the bastard that took your child...

...you felt empowered, didn't you?

Yes.

You felt a release for the first time.

You felt complete.

Am I right?

Yes.

Then finish it.

Take back your life.

I'd like to do this alone.

Please.

It's a mistake.

Tom?

Tom?

Good God.

What have you done?

They'll kill you for this, Tom.

They're professionals.

That's what they do.

Have you ever fired a gun before?

- No.

- Lf you want to live...

...and see your wife again,

you put that gun down and walk out.

Call them.

That is not a good idea.

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