Taken Too Far Page #7

Synopsis: A jealous dance mom takes extreme measures to ensure her daughter wins a scholarship to an exclusive dance academy. But the victim's mother will do whatever necessary to protect her own daughter from the rival mom's evil scheme.
 
IMDB:
5.3
TV-14
Year:
2017
92 min
152 Views


Jeanette, if I find out that you

had anything to do

with any of the--

Yeah?

- Mr.

Grayson Chicago p.D.

Could you please

meet us in the lobby?

- Okay yeah, I'll

look into that.

- Don't talk on your phone here.

- It's business, it's business.

- Go just go.

- Excuse me ma'am.

We'd like to ask

you a few questions.

I'm looking for Beth hoyson.

- Oh, we've been

worried sick about you,

where have you been?

Are you okay?

- I'm okay.

- Okay, Beth I'll take good

care of her but listen I've

got to get you ready to go.

- Go show 'em what

you're made of okay?

- I think this officer

wants to talk to you.

- Ma'am, are you Beth hoyson?

- Yes I am.

- Excellent come with me please.

I have Beth hoyson with me.

- Copy that the lethal

crime unit has just arrived.

Good day officers, I'm officer

schwader with precinct two.

We've located Beth and Melanie

hoyson, follow me please.

- We appreciate your

cooperation, the

detectives and I would

like to get a full report from

you before we move forward

with the arrest of Mrs. Grayson.

We do have a Steven

Hernandez in custody.

- Okay could we

just make this fast,

I really want to get

back to my daughter.

- Sure please tell me exactly

what happened earlier today.

- Well Jeanette had

someone kidnap my daughter,

she ran me off the road,

she totaled my car,

I mean I don't even

know where to begin.

I mean--

- Beth, are you alright?

I am so sorry I promise i

will make this up to you

I can't believe that Jeanette

would go to such extremes.

Officer I'm Dean Grayson.

- Mr. Grayson, I'm

detective nada,

this is detective Thompson.

- Nice to meet ya.

- Mrs. hoyson just gave us a

statement but we will need your

garage security tapes to verify

Mr. Hernandez's statement.

- Okay well I trust

Stevie implicitly.

- Okay could I please go?

I really wanna see

my daughter compete.

- Okay please be

patient miss hoyson,

look I really think that in

order to make a clean case

we somehow have to

get a confession from

Jeanette Grayson.

- I have a plan.

- You look great kid.

Just do some stretching

til your mom gets back.

- Okay.

- Thank you Simone,

wasn't she great

Simone she's from the art

and soul dance company

from klineburg.

Alright we are now close to

the end of the 14 and over

category and our second

to last contestant is from

the Gaby Taylor academy

miss Sara Greyson.

That was Sara Grayson or

should I say greatson

- Sweetheart what's wrong?

- I don't know, I did so bad

and mom's gonna

be mad at me now.

- What? No, come here.

No, a, everybody says

you did amazing, right

b, remember what I always said

'bout just doing your best?

Did you do your best?

Then you're double

amazing, right?

Now look, are you okay

to answer some questions

for some people, right now?

It's about Stevie, our gardener.

Here, I'll explain.

- Please everybody stay in

your seats right after this

solo, we are going to give

away the 20,000 dollar

scholarship check

And that's coming up

right after we, we

watch this great dancer.

Please welcome Melanie

hoyson to the stage Melanie.

- Okay so everybody

understands the plan,

there's a surveillance

camera on the way

which we're going

to set up, in here.

- Oh sweetie.

- Mom.

- I thought you

were about to go on?

- I am I just wanted a hug

from my favorite person

in the entire universe.

- Melanie we have to go.

- Okay.

- Have you go this?

- Yep bye.

- So where's Stevie's phone?

- Ah this is a bit

awkward, Melanie hoyson?

Ah somebody wanna

text here maybe?

Ah hey it's gettin'

kinda hot in here,

hotter than the great

fire of 1871 huh?

- Well aren't you the

industrious little one?

- You wouldn't know it's so

cold and windy outside in a day

like today, it's hot in here.

- It's over jennet,

you're caught.

- Oh really?

Really, and who's story do you

think they're gonna believe?

Yours or mine waitress?

Good luck with that.

- Oh no, no, no.

- There you are.

- Sorry.

- That's okay, take a breath.

- Get your hands off of me.

- How sick are you?

- You wanna know how sick I am?

If I hadn't been so stupid

and hired that idiot Stevie

I would've taken care

of you're little brat

when I had the chance.

- Argh.

- Alright here she is.

Melanie hoyson everybody.

- I'll kill you!

- Hey, hey.

Hey, hey.

Hey, hey, hey, hey.

- I will scratch your eyes out!

- Go see your daughter, go.

- You don't talk

to me like that,

nobody talks to me like that.

You know who my husband is,

get your hands off of me.

I'll have you know.

- Yes Mrs. Grayson he once

was one of Indiana's top da's.

- Yeah well guess

what he is now?

The top defense attorney idiot.

Get him in here now.

- I'm here jennet.

Officers, officers listen I've

been married to this woman

for 15 years and what ever the

nature of the allegations you

have against her you think they

are, they're probably true.

- Whoa.

- You son of a!

You son of a.

- Jennet they're gonna be

telling you ya have the right to

remain silent in a second i

suggest you exercise that right.

You're just gonna make it worse.

- You have the right to remain

silent, anything you say can

and will be used against

you in the court of law.

If you need an attorney

you have the right to one.

- Alright we have a

scholarship winner.

Just in from the judges and

the winner is, you ready?

It's Melanie hoyson!

- Hi baby, this is all

just a misunderstanding.

I'll see you at dinner.

- Stevie?

- Hey Mr. Grayson.

- How are you?

You okay?

- The police

thinks it was all my idea!

- No, no, look there's

more than enough evidence

to show the Jeanette

manipulated you.

Yeah, no we've got, remember

the video cameras that I had

you put in the garage?

Exactly.

- Mrs. g said about

my probation that.

- Well then she lied

about your probation to.

- Huh?

- You've been cleared

for years Stevie.

I'm so sorry.

No, she's really

done it this time.

Look we're gonna swing

by and pick you up okay?

Okay hang tight.

- Are you okay?

- I'm okay.

- Mel I had nothing to do

with it, I would never.

- I know, it's okay, I know.

- Kay buddy.

You guys sure you're

gonna be okay?

- Yeah, all that matters

is that the girls are safe.

And it doesn't hurt that

Mel won that scholarship.

It'll make our life

a lot easier, I'll

actually get to spend

more time with her and I don't

know, maybe even work on my

passion for a little bit.

- I'm glad that something

good came out of this.

Somehow.

And we're so sorry.

Dumb question, do

you need a ride?

- You know what, ya

that would be great.

- Cars out front.

Hey guys.

There's something i

think you need to have.

- What's that?

- My wife trashed your car so.

I think we owe you.

- No I, we couldn't this

is too extravagant, I.

- Well there's a dent

on the front already,

the pink slips in the glove box,

insurance it already covered

and this should cover

some of your gas expense.

- Mum this would

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