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Who are you

and where did you put Eddie?

I'm a very complex man, Tom.

And I'm f***ing starving.

- Let me buy you some waffles.

- All right.

Hey, what happened at work today

that you wanted to talk about?

Nothing. I can handle it.

Hey. Anything pressing?

- No, but...

- I'll be in the office.

There's someone waiting for you.

Mr. Cutler.

I'm not sure if you remember me.

You came by my house.

Oh, yeah, yeah. The birthday party.

Sorry about the mix-up, Mrs...

Arms for Hope

Ann Norcut

Norcut, Ann Norcut. Not Collins,

as you could see.

Yes.

- You wanna sit?

- I'd rather stand.

How can I help you?

I asked a question back at my house

and you never answered me.

What kind of cleaning service

do you run here?

Biomedical and biohazardous

abatement and sanitation.

You clean crime scenes.

Yeah, but that's only a part

of what we do.

Cherie give you our brochure?

I'm not sure if you've read

your paper yet, Mr. Cutler...

...but my husband is missing.

That's your husband? I'm sorry.

The day after my husband

disappears...

...a crime-scene cleaner shows up

at my door...

...talking about a job he did

at my house.

What am I supposed to think

about that?

I explained to you why I came by

your house. Sorry for the mix-up.

If you have information that'll help

police find your husband, go to them.

What makes you think I haven't

done that?

Well, if you had, I'd be talking

to them and not you.

I'm a retired police officer,

Mrs. Norcut.

In my line of work...

...I'm in regular contact

with the police.

If there were anything questionable

about a crime scene...

...I'd be the first one to step up.

Look, I know what you're

going through is rough.

I lost my wife a few years ago.

- So I understand...

- Should I be grieving?

No, no, no. Of course not.

Then why would you empathize

with me?

Well, I'm just saying that your concern

is understandable.

You said you mistook my house

for one on Ridgecrest Lane?

- What kind of work did you do there?

- I'm afraid I can't discuss that.

I'm afraid I checked, Mr. Cutler.

There is no Ridgecrest Lane.

So yes, I'd say that my concern

is more than understandable.

Look, my husband made his share

of enemies...

...but I have a feeling you're

not one of them.

Please. I won't repeat

anything you tell me.

I just need to know for myself:

Did you do any work at my house?

Look, I would love to be

of more assistance to you.

And I hope the police find

your husband.

Now, if there's nothing else,

I have a really full day.

I'm glad you're so friendly

with the police.

Any time.

- Mr. Cutler. The police are here.

- Thanks.

Stay on the plastic.

Did you hear me say

stay on the...?

That's one way to skip out

on your bill.

You got a second?

Oh, what a dump.

If I was gonna off myself, I think

I'd go to the Four Seasons.

Yeah, a lot of people do.

I'm sorry I got a little drunk

last night.

- I know you wanted to talk.

- I'm kind of busy.

Maybe you could find some time.

Forensics searched the Norcut place

yesterday.

Floor to ceiling.

Not a drop of blood and no sign

of a struggle.

Nothing.

What they did find was chemicals,

cleansing agents.

Lots of them.

And I'm not talking Ajax.

So I hear this...

...I remember you asking me

about the case last...

- You following a lead here?

- It's not my case.

It's not my department. And right now,

if you want, I'm not even a cop.

The last time I asked for

your help, you almost lost your job.

Yeah, it got a little choppy

back then.

But I survived. So did you.

- I don't regret what we did. Do you?

- Does it matter?

- Still gotta live with it.

- Yeah, I've lived with it pretty good.

What's on your mind, Thomas?

And why didn't you call it in?

I don't know who Vaughn's

got working there.

I call it in to the wrong person,

I'm the one that goes missing.

- You could've told me last night...

- I tried, I wanted to, but...

I wasn't supposed to know about it,

so I decided not to know.

Old habit.

You still got all the papers, right?

Yeah. Release forms, crime-scene

photos, everything's at the office.

Hang on to everything,

it's your alibi.

That just proves I was there,

not that I didn't do it.

You were just doing a job.

No one can hang a case on you.

But I had opportunity and ability.

But not the motive, right?

We never took a penny

from Vaughn.

Right, Tom?

Tom.

You want me to help you out, you're

gonna have to tell me what's going on.

You ever wonder why they

stopped questioning us...

...about Hill getting shanked

in prison?

Vaughn comes to me, he says he can

make the whole inquiry go away...

...if I just do a job for him.

I'm thinking about Rose,

and she's already lost a parent...

...so I do the job.

Then I get tapped out

by the funeral.

I need money to start the

new business, so I do another job.

And another.

I shake somebody down.

Look the other way.

- Pull some evidence.

- That was years ago, Tommy.

Jury's gonna see an old soldier

marching to orders.

Ain't gonna be any jury.

Everything Norcut knew, you think

Vaughn's gonna let anybody find him?

- Vaughn's not running things.

- But his guys are.

This case was closed

before it opened.

The whole investigation is a show.

You remember how things were.

I panicked as she soon as

she told me her name was Norcut.

I remember the name from back then.

Norcut was the money man.

I looked her in the eye

and lied to her face.

Just straight-up lied.

What, Vaughn ever try

to get to you?

Yeah, after you left.

I told him where he could insert

his offer. I've been riding a desk since.

- The price of honor, right?

- Right.

Listen, sit tight and I'll find out

where Vargas is steering this...

...and I'll let you know.

- Eddie.

- Yeah.

Thanks.

F*** "thanks. " F*** "you're welcome. "

This is you and me.

I'll talk to you soon.

That's the old redhead.

No bitterness. No recrimination.

Just a good swift left to the jaw.

Oh, thank you, Edward. Come, Seth.

We have so much to talk about.

There's this thing.

Alexander Graham Bell invented it.

Things ran a little late, I'm sorry.

Dinner smells good.

It's not okay to leave a child

home alone. Anything could happen.

- Wanna start staying at Anita's again?

- I want you to be home.

I am home.

Hey, what's going on here?

You're the one always saying

how you can take care of yourself.

Rose, this school project...

Hey. Hey, I'm talking to you.

This project about your mom

got you thinking...

At least someone's thinking

about her.

Three, four, five.

Seven, eight.

Nine, ten.

I told you he's out.

- Then call him.

- Jim.

Is there a problem?

- Tom, how you doing, buddy?

This is my partner, Darrin Harris.

- I've heard a lot about you.

- Well, you know, Jim likes to talk.

How can I help you?

They wanna search the place,

but they don't have a warrant.

We don't wanna search the place.

Look, Tom, I'm in a bit of a bind, okay?

Forensics found industrial cleanser

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