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We investigated the crash site

and we collected

Perhaps some of those

may help us.

Do you recognize

that jar, sir?

It's a peanut jar.

Josh collected

fireflies in it.

Do you think that's maybe

why he got out of

To collect fireflies?

To let them go.

DONNA ON PHONE. Dwight,

your taxi's here to take you

I don't want to do this,

Grandma.

Oh, come on.

Sure you do.

Hey, Dad.

Hey, baby.

How are you?

I'm good.

Ethan.

Oh, I'm so sorry.

My poor daughter.

I'm glad you're here.

No, no, baby.

You stay with me.

Okay.

We'll play some more,

All right. Okay.

Okay.

Is it my turn?

Yeah.

Hey.

They get anyone?

They don't have

anything yet.

Not anything?

Nothing.

Did you remember

anything else?

No.

Perhaps...

I didn't have...

I looked at the makes

of some cars

and they said

they sent some stuff

and in a few days...

Do you know

why he got out of the car?

Ethan?

What?

Let's not think

about it, Grace.

Ethan?

What do you

want to know, Grace?

Why'd he get out

of the car, Ethan?

They found

the peanut jar

Oh, Jesus.

I know.

Oh, Jesus.

Oh, Jesus!

Grace, come here.

Oh, God!

Come here. Come here.

He was letting them go?

Yes.

But, Ethan, I told him!

No, no, no!

Ethan, I told him

they were gonna die!

Gracie, it's not your fault.

No, no, no!

What's happening?

Take Emma.

Ethan!

Grace.

Oh, God!

Come here, baby.

Come on.

Momma's gonna be

all right, okay?

Come on, baby.

Come on.

I'll get through

tomorrow, I promise.

I'll be beside you

every moment. Okay?

Come here.

We're gonna

get through this

I keep trying

to figure out what I did

Don't.

I'm so sorry.

No, Grace,

you didn't do anything.

Come on. Come on.

Come here.

It's okay.

Come here.

And the loss of Josh

has touched the hearts

Ethan, Grace and Emma,

your Josh is an angel now.

And for all of us,

he will remain

Josh was a beautiful cellist

and today, his fellow cellists

and his music teacher,

Ruth Wheldon,

Oh, Jesus Christ!

So how has this affected

The cable news channels

and your politicians

How so, Kambiz?

Well, they make you believe

you're a warrior nation

I mean, your machinery

is tough, but this country

That's bullshit. I mean,

we're fighting terrorism

We've never been stronger.

You're from Connecticut.

One of the most affluent,

comfortable,

My people,

like the rest of the world,

they come from a place... They

know about pain and suffering,

Are you saying that

Persians and Africans

I'm saying

these people live with pain

and death every day.

You don't.

You have become soft.

It's about economics.

Poor African-Americans,

We go through the same pain.

I agree.

But most Americans

I'm sorry, Professor.

No disrespect.

No. It's a perfectly

valid point.

So you're suggesting

that the media is in collusion

Hey, boy.

Hi, Mr. Learner.

Your wife's getting me

Oh, good. How are you?

Fine.

I brought some items.

I forgot to ask

if you wanted milk.

No, black is fine.

Thank you.

Thank you very much.

Well, we've made

some progress.

We've determined

that the SUV was fitted

How do you know that?

The autopsy indicates

a grill guard.

Josh suffered a severe blow

to his rib cage,

Unfortunately, one of them

pierced his heart.

He died instantly.

There was no pain.

So you're looking for

a dark SUV with a grill guard.

- Anything more?

- How do you know?

How do you know

that there was no pain?

Medical examiner

assured me.

So the grill guard certainly

narrows our choices down

We've also canvassed the area

and we set up checkpoints

But it's been a week now.

Yeah,

that's the point exactly.

See, people

are creatures of habit.

And we're hoping that someone

who travels that way

and may have

some information

But nothing yet? I mean,

he could be out of the state.

Have you contacted

out of state authorities

What will happen to him

if you catch him?

Well, he'll be prosecuted

to the full extent of the law.

Which is what?

Well, depending on

the circumstances,

he could get as much

as 10 years.

Ten years...

What does "Depending on

the circumstances" mean?

Well, a judge will take

certain sentencing criteria

into account before

he assesses a sentence.

There's a variety of factors

that would come into play.

Sergeant Burke,

how many of these killers

I don't know

the answer to that,

But I can find out.

She's asleep now.

Honey, I'm looking up

state law

and there seem to be

so many legal loopholes.

I don't know how

one makes sense of this.

I think we're gonna need

some help.

Can you get some groceries

tomorrow on your way home?

Sure.

You have to leave the house

soon, Grace.

I can't.

Not yet.

Okay.

Let's go to bed.

Okay.

Hey, Donna,

do I have any messages?

- Dwight.

- Hey.

Have you got a minute?

Yeah.

This is

Professor Ethan Learner.

Good afternoon. Ethan.

My associate,

Afternoon.

Ethan lost his son

last week in that

I'm sure you heard about it.

Yeah, yeah, I did.

I'm sorry about that.

Thank you.

And he feels

he needs our help.

Okay, sure.

Well, it's been over a week

and the police have nothing,

or they aren't telling us

if they have anything.

This is an initial report.

I want you guys

to stay on top of them.

I want this man found

and I want him

Did you see him?

For an instant.

Could you give

a description of him?

I don't know. I...

If I saw a photo,

maybe I would... I think...

Okay. Look, right now our job

is to stay on top of

Light a fire

under their ass.

Make sure they

prosecute the case properly

You might also

want to think about

Which would entail what?

A civil suit would be a suit

that you would take out

against the person

who... Who...

The perpetrator.

Perpetrator.

You'd file a civil suit

against the perpetrator for

Also, you mentioned that

your son was struck by the

I'm sorry to bring it up, but

a suit should be brought up

Those things are dangerous.

They're for cattle ranches,

So we'll get

all the relevant details

from the coroner's office,

and I think Donna has

all your contact information,

Yes.

Okay.

Here are our cards.

When we get

all the information,

Dwight here will be handling

all the day-to-day details

So if you need to talk

to anybody, anytime,

call Dwight.

I will. Thank you.

Sure.

Thanks for taking the time.

Absolutely.

Listen, I just really

want to express how sorry

Thanks, thanks.

... and we'll take care

What the f***

is wrong with you?

Oh, hey,

there's your mom.

Oh, hey.

Sorry, I'm late.

No problem.

Sorry, sweetheart.

Emma did such a great job

today. I wish you

Oh, me too.

- I'll be right back.

- Where are you going?

I have to give a book back.

Okay.

Emma shows so much promise

on the piano.

I would love to put her

in the school concert

And I'd be willing to

offer her some free

Oh, right, you don't

have to do that.

Oh, I'd love to.

You know, maybe it will take

her mind off things.

Well, why don't I ask her?

Of course.

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