Helen: What about previous threats? Did Bobby have any recent run-ins with clients or witnesses that might have a vendetta?
Ellenor: We usually win.
Helen: No threats? No client you've screwed over?
(Ellenor looks at Jimmy)
Jimmy: What? I didn't screw anybody over.
(Mike walks in)
Mike: We may have got a break. Match on the prints from Bobby's car. Name's Rooney. Patrick Kevin Rooney. (Lindsay looks confused, Rebecca is searching her brain)
Rebecca: Patrick Rooney- I think we had a client with that name, but that was a long time ago.
Mike: Makes sense. He just finished 12 years at Cedar Junction.
Rebecca: A manslaughter deal. I remember it because I'd just started working here. (Takes the file from Helen) I think he's from Southie.
Mike: We're going over his full history now, but we'll need anything you still have. (Rebecca nods and she and Lindsay start reading the file)
Scene: Hostage house.
Bobby: Okay. Okay, maybe I should have found him.
Patrick: You screwed up. You screwed up!
Bobby: And if I did? It's too late to change the past. You want me to try and get the record expunged?
Patrick: (sits down) You know what's been expunged? The past 12 years of my life.
Bobby: Enough about the 12 years. I've heard about the 12 years. What about the 10 years before that? When you were out committing aggrevated assault and knocking off liquor stores, the 10 years before that. That's the reason why I didn't out you in the witness chair. The 10 years before that...
Patrick: Was the reason you assumed that I was guilty!
Bobby: Maybe it was and I'm to blame. But so are you. Who you were went into my thinking. What you were. You have to take some kind of responsibility for that!
Patrick: No! (There's a knock at the door. They all turn and look at it. Patrick gets up.) You sit tight. Don't try anything cute. (He looks out the curtain and opens the door enough to stick his head out.) (sweetly) Hey.
(we see a girl at the door, Suzie.)
Suzie: Okay, Patrick. You got five minutes.
Patrick: Why don't you come inside?
Suzie: I'm serious, Patrick. I told you on the phone I've got nothing else to say.
(He opens it more and she sees the gun in his hand)
Suzie: What the.. no, no, no! (starts to run away but Patrick grabs her)
Patrick: Hey--
Suzie: Patrick!
(He shoves her inside and closes the door. Patrick is actually very gentle with her. While talking to her, his voice softens, and then when he is talking to either Bobby or Seymour, he yells.)
Patrick: Listen, I'm sorry. But I can't let you leave.
Suzie: Patrick...
Patrick: Come on, come on. (he leads her into the living room and she sees Bobby and Seymour.)
Suzie: Oh my God!
Patrick: Come on, Suzie.
Suzie: Patrick, no!
Patrick: Come on. Sit down.
Suzie: Patrick, please..
Patrick: Sit. Sit down. (she finally sits and he sits by her) Listen. Hey. Look, I don't want you to see me like this the first time, but I don't have any choice now.
Suzie: What are you talking about?
Patrick: I had to make you see. Because of them (points to Bobby and Seymour) I lost you. I lost everything.
Suzie: What?
Patrick: They'll tell you I'm innocent. (turns to Seymour with the gun pointed at him) You tell her what happened.
Seymour: He's- he's innocent.
Suzie: Patrick, why are you doing this?
Patrick: Suzie, please. I'm not going to hurt you, I promise. Please. Stay right here, okay? Relax, okay? (he gets up and goes to the kitchen) I'm gonna get you something to drink. I'll get you some tonic, all right? You want some chips?
Suzie: (Her voice cracks)You've got two men at gunpoint and you're offering me chips?
Bobby: Come on, Patrick. Leave her out of this.
Patrick: (slams the fridge) Leave her out of it? Leave her out of this? She is the reason you're here right now, and she is the only reason you're still alive! You understand me?
Scene: The office. All are looking through boxes of files.
Rebecca: It has to be here.
Eugene: Nice filing system you had, Bec.
Ellenor: Y'know, I don't see any dates on these folders.
Lindsay: Keep looking.
Lucy: What exactly are we looking for again?
Lindsay: Court documents, work products, list of personal contacts, anyone or anything that might help us.
Lucy: We're going to be here all night.
Ellenor: I don't know why we're so shocked this happened. The people we have as clients...
Eugene: All right, Ellenor.
Ellenor: No, I'm serious, Eugene. (The camera is focusing on Lindsay, but we can see Ellenor in the background talking. Lindsay looks uncomfortable.) Clients always blame their lawyers, even in civil cases. Our clients are murderers half the time going in. The bigger surprise is that it doesn't happen more often.
(Lindsay leaves to Bobby's office)
Jimmy: I don't think she needed to hear that.
(Helen hangs up the phone and follows Lindsay into Bobby's office. Lindsay sits in his chair.)
Helen: I am sure he is okay.
Lindsay: You can't be sure of that. I mean, who are we kidding? If this is a revenge thing, the likelihood is he's dead. We both know it.
Helen: We don't know anything. This doesn't fit the typical--
Lindsay: We haven't heard from him. I mean, this Rooney guy? I mean, why would he be taking him hostage? (Helen looks at her, concerned) We both know the statistics, Helen. And the longer he's missing...
Helen: (strokes her hair) We'll find him.
Lindsay: (takes a deep, shaky breath… she's near tears) I- I don't- I don't know if I can handle this, Helen. (She looks up at her with huge, fearful eyes.)
Helen: We'll find him.
Rebecca (off screen): Got it!
(They both get up and go into the main office)
Rebecca: Rooney had us send a copy of his appellant papers to his grandfather, Seamus Rooney. The address is right there. (hands the file to Lindsay and Helen)
Helen: All right, let's call Maguire. (dials phone)
(cut to Helen walking out of the office with Mike)
Mike: I have two backup cars there right now and a couple on the way.
Helen: No one makes a move until we get there, understood?
(Lindsay walks out, followed by Eugene, Ellenor, and Rebecca)
Lindsay: Helen! I'm going with you.
Eugene: We're all going.
Mike: Let's just go.
Scene: Hostage house. Patrick is pouring a drink into a tall glass.
Patrick: You want a drink, Suzie? (She puts her hand over her glass, and we see a wedding band on her finger) (Nods) I got it.
Suzie: I thought you knew.
(He puts down the tonic and sits)
Patrick: Who was I kidding, huh? 12 years, you don't come to see me once. I should've figured it out, huh?
Suzie: I loved you, Patrick. What kind of a future did I have with you? Especially after...
(pause)
Patrick: You got kids?
Suzie: Two.
Patrick: Pictures?
Suzie: Yeah. (pulls out her wallet.) That's Jake. (Shows a picture) He's 7. And that's Johnny. (Shows a picture) He's 3.
Patrick: They're beautiful. (Smiles) I wish you could've stuck by me. Helped me through the trial. We've known each other what, since seventh grade? You don't even come to see me at the trail?
Bobby: She was a character witness, Patrick. Her testimony wasn't important.
Patrick: (Yells) Hey, it was important to me! She knew me. (Turns back to Suzie) I thought if I could make anyone understand it would have been you. (She turns away) Now look at her. We were gonna get married. Now she's afraid to even sit down and have a conversation with me. (Bobby looks thoughtful. Maybe he's thinking about Lindsay.)
Patrick: This could have been my life.
Mike: (outside, through a megaphone): Patrick Rooney!! This is the Boston PD!!
(Patrick looks at them all. He stands up and grabs his giant gun. He shoots the window twice.)
(Cut outside, Mike and everyone else are amongst police cars and hiding behind the doors)
Mike: No one will get hurt if you do as we say!
(He shows his face out the window)
Patrick: Hey, I got people in here! (He leaves the window)
Mike: That's him. Rooney. (on radio) Let's talk this out, Patrick. Tell me what's going on.
(Patrick puts Bobby at the window, blood running over his face and on his shirt. Lindsay sees him and a horrified look spreads across her face.)
Lindsay: Oh my God! (she runs to Helen's side)
Mike: (holding up his hands) Are you okay?
Bobby: (nods, Patrick has the gun to his neck, and he speaks a little breathlessly) We're all right.
Mike: How many are you?
Bobby: Three!
Patrick: Hold it right there. I said get back!
Mike: I'm not armed, Patrick. (He takes out his empty gun holder and sets it on a car) See?
Patrick: You heard me. Get back! (He pushes the gun against Bobby's throat)
(We see Lindsay and Helen standing close next to each other, looking very worried)
Mike: (Starts walking towards the house.)Come on, Patrick. I want to help you. Tell me what you want, we'll work it out.
Bobby: Talk to him.
Patrick: You shut up.
Mike: It's not too late to end this all peacefully.
Bobby: Come on, Patrick. You can get out of all this. Tell him you want an offer.
Patrick: What are you talking about? No!
Bobby: (yells, to Mike) Talk deal and we'll consider!
Mike: Bobby....
Bobby: A deal! Give us something to work with!
Mike: You speaking for Rooney?
Bobby: (simultaneously with Patrick) Yes!
Patrick: (Angrily)No! No! (He gets mad and yanks Bobby into the house violently with the gun still held at his neck. Lindsay watched all the while and bites her lip to keep from crying when Bobby disappears.)
Mike: (on radio, to other policeman) Let's get the snipers in place.
Commercial. Perfect timing as usual.
Scene: The street. Nighttime.
News Reporter: It's still unclear as to when the hostages were abducted. Our sources say it began in the morning. We do know that the suspect's name is Patrick Kevin Rooney, released just three days ago from Cedar Junction, after serving 12 years for a double homicide. (this is now on the TV inside the hostage house) One of the hostages is Robert Donnell, the attorney of record who handled Mr. Rooney's murder trail 12 years ago.
Patrick: Yeah, mishandled is more like it.
Bobby: Patrick, you gotta decide what you wanna do here.
Patrick: What do you want me to do?! You want me to make a deal, huh, Bobby? You want me to make a deal so you can go on with your life? Not this time. No deals!
Suzie: Can't you see the man's trying to help you, Patrick? Or what, you wanna die here in your grandfather's house? Real nice for his memory.
(Patrick walks to the window and looks out)
(Outside, Lindsay runs up to Mike.)
Lindsay: (Angry and a bit agitated, she's clearly sick of waiting to see if her husband will make it out okay) You had a clear shot there, why didn't you take it?
Mike: We try to negotiate first before shooting him.
Lindsay: Yeah, but how long do you plan--
Mike: Helen, please? (He hands her off to Helen)
(Cut to Eugene, Rebecca, and Ellenor)
Eugene: This isn't good. The guy isn't even making any demands.
Rebecca: Which means?
Eugene: Which means he probably hasn't got a plan, which means he's probably out of control.
Ellenor: They should just take him out.
Eugene: Let's hope they can.
(Cut to inside the house)
Patrick: This wasn't supposed to happen. Not like this.
Mike: (outside) Patrick, are you listening to me? (Patrick looks out) Come out now and we'll work something out. I promise.
Seymour: He promised!
Patrick: Shut up, you!
Bobby: Patrick, your mission here, as I understand it, was to show me and Suzie that you didn't do the crime. To convince me that I screwed up by not believing you and finding this witness. You've done all this!
Patrick: (shakes his head) That was only half of my mission. The other half was to kill you.
Bobby: (yelling, and looking slightly crazy) Then do it! And get it over with!
Seymour: Don't antagonize him, for God's sake!
Patrick: Fine! (He shoves the gun to his neck and starts to pull the trigger)
Bobby: In which case the police will be charging in to shoot you!
Suzie: (runs and grabs Patrick's arm) Stop it! (Bobby looks slightly relieved)
Bobby: There is a way out. Let me talk to them. If I can get you out of this, Patrick, let me try. Let me try.
Patrick: No. No!
Suzie: You don't want to die in here, Patrick. You can't want to die. Patrick.
(long pause)
Patrick: All right. Let's go. (pulls him up) You stay where I can see you. (Brings him to door, Bobby walks onto the doorstep.)
Lindsay and everyone else watched intently
Mike: Hold up, everybody. Hold up!
Bobby: We're ready to talk.
Mike: All right, Bobby. Go to the phone.
Bobby: Not you, Mike. Someone who can make good.
(Cut inside, phone ringing) (Patrick picks it up and puts it up to Bobby's ear)
Bobby: Everyone goes free in exchange for charges dropped.
(Cut outside)
Helen: Bobby...
(Cut inside)
Bobby: Helen, that's the way it's gotta be.
Helen: Can he hear us?
Bobby: (looks at him) No. That's the offer.
Helen: All right. Tell him to send out the hostages and we will drop all charges.
Bobby: That won't work. You gotta do better than that.
Helen: Ugh. All right, all right. Tell him we'll keep the parole violation.
Bobby: Suspended sentence.
Helen: Whatever.
Bobby: You're not listening. He isn't doing time! We agree to no time or there's no deal. The guy's got a gun, he's about to shoot me.
Helen: Okay, uh, I'm just gonna keep talking so it looks like we're responding. Uh, Lindsay's doing okay, we're all taking care of her. Bobby, we'll get you out. (Lindsay stands close, trying to listen.)
Bobby: That's the only deal we're making. (He pulls his head away from the receiver and nods to Patrick that he's done. Patrick hangs up the phone) Okay. Here's the offer. They won't file on kidnapping, assault, or false imprisonment. But the parole violation stands.
Patrick: No. (walks away)
Bobby: Patrick, this is on the news. They can't just tell the public they let you walk free! I have Helen Gamble's word she will agree to a suspended sentence on the parole violation, so in essence, you will be walking free.
Patrick: No judge is going to sign off on that!
Bobby: The judge will go along if we can show you were wrongly accused. (To Seymour) We'll need you for that.
Seymour: Fine.
Bobby: You can get out of all this, Patrick. All of it. It's not too late. It's not too late.
Patrick: No. I want your life ruined. I want your life ruined just like you ruined mine.
Suzie: Patrick, you want the world to know that you're not a murderer.
(loooooooong pause)
Patrick: I won't go back to prison?
Bobby: No.
Patrick: You leave last.
(Cut outside, a teeny bit later)
Reporter: We're told the police have made dialogue with the suspect and an arrangement may have been made to release the hostages.
(Helen walks over to Mike)
Helen: What is happening?
Mike: I'm not sure.
(Seymour runs out of the house)
Eugene: Who's he?
Ellenor: I have no idea.
(The police take Seymour into their mob of people)
(Cut inside)
(Patrick walks away from the window and to Suzie)
Patrick: All right, Suzie.
Suzie: (stares at him a while) Bye.
Patrick: I didn't do it.
Suzie: I know, Patrick. I know. I'm sorry. I'm sorry.
Patrick: Maybe I'll meet your kids someday, huh? (She's silent) All right. (Softly) Get out of here.
(Suzie walks out with her hands up and Mike takes her, hugging and comforting her)
Mike: You okay?
(Cut inside)
Patrick: You got a girl?
Bobby: Engaged. She's out there-- scared to death. v
Patrick: She's special, huh?
Bobby: Yeah. (pause) Look, I'm sorry. I should've found that witness. I'm sorry.
Patrick: You talked about the 10 years before. My priors. The last two, I was clean. I was getting my life together. Maybe I could've been a lawyer or something, who knows.
(He notices the man on TV talking)
Man on TV: It really wouldn't matter what the DA was offering in terms of a plea.
(Patrick glances at Bobby, who looks like he's just been found out)
Man on TV: They could, in effect, promise the suspect anything under the sun and then vitiate the deal on grounds of duress.
Patrick: What does vitiate mean? What the hell does vitiate mean?!?! (Silence) There's no deal, is there? You've screwed me again.
Bobby: (quickly) The DA, she agreed-
(Patrick fires the gun and it hits inches from Bobby's shoulder)
Patrick: (yelling) Is there a deal or not?!
Bobby: There's a deal.
(The camera cuts outside and you hear another shot fired. We can't tell if Bobby's been shot, or where the shot was directed at. Lindsay has just heard the shots)
Lindsay: Bobby. Bobby!! (She starts running towards the house, but Mike stops her and pulls her back.)
Mike: Get her out of here! (a policeman stops her and brings her back to Rebecca)
News Reporter: We can't tell exactly what's going on, but we just heard the sound of gunfire coming from within the house, where the gunman is still holding Bobby Donnell, the Boston attorney.
Mike: (on radio to his snipers) Sierra one, if you can get a shot.
(Cut to a sniper's view of the window, his gun pointed straight at it)
Mike: (on radio, loud this time) Patrick! Patrick, if you could hear me... (To policeman next to him) Dial the number. (He does) Patrick, pick up the phone. I need you to answer the phone!
(cut to Lindsay, Rebecca, and Ellenor. Lindsay is wiping tears from her eyes)
(We see Patrick bringing Bobby out, hiding behind him and has his arm pinned around Bobby's neck and the gun at the side of his neck, his finger squeezed on the trigger. Lindsay sees him and begins to cry)
Patrick: Anybody does anything, and he dies!
Bobby: Patrick...
Patrick: Shut up! (pushes the gun harder against his throat) You hear me?
Mike: What do you want?
Patrick: I want you to send in the DA. And only her.
Mike: Patrick, we can't!
Patrick: I know she's out there. Send her in!
Mike: (to sniper) You got a shot?
Sniper: Barely.
Mike: Patrick, release Mr. Donnell and we'll send in the DA.
Patrick: No. No way.
Bobby: Patrick, please!
Patrick: You send her in right now, or he dies!
Mike: If you release Mr. Donnell--
Patrick: He dies on the count of 3. Do you understand me?
Helen: Let me go. (Helen tries to push past, but Mike stops her)
Mike: (holds her back) Not a chance. (awww...) Patrick!
Patrick: One....... (Lindsay is really really crying now) Two....
Mike: (to sniper) Take him.
GUNSHOT!!!
(Lindsay gasps. She thinks for sure she's lost him now. Patrick falls, taking Bobby with him. Mike bangs his arm against the squad car next to him. His team moves in. They pick Bobby off of Patrick. He stumbles out onto the street, not able to walk straight. Lindsay sees him.)
Lindsay: Oh my God. (She starts running towards him and Rebecca, Eugene, and Ellenor follow her. She finally reaches him and hugs him as tight as she can. Bobby rests his head on her head with his eyes closed, just letting himself sink into her arms as his arms stay tied behind his back. Tears slip out of Lindsay's eyes as she grips him tightly. Eugene unties Bobby's hands and he wraps his arms around her just as tight. She pulls away and looks at his face, then hugs him again.)
Scene: Outside. Kinda. We see a body bag on a stretcher.)
News Reporter: One single gunshot wound to the head, Mr. Rooney went down immediately. The hostage, Robert Donnell, was unhurt. (This is where it kinda comes in. We now see that Bobby and Lindsay are sitting in bed watching the TV. Bobby is now cleaned up, you can see a long gash above his eye, but the blood is all cleaned up.) Patrick Kevin Rooney was pronounced dead on the scene. Police homicide detective Mike Maguire spoke later about the incident.
(Lindsay turns it off. Neither say anything for a while. Bobby looks to be deep in thought)
Bobby: I did screw up his case.
Lindsay: (attempts to comfort him) Bobby...
Bobby: I was right out of school. Taking three assignments a clip, 17 hours a day, trying to scratch. I trusted the DAs then. If they told me he was guilty, I believed them. I probably did push that deal on him without even bothering to track down the witness. Took one look at his rap sheet and prejudged him. And I doubt- I doubt it was the only time.
Lindsay: (takes a breath) I thought I'd lost you.
Bobby: (He struggles to talk.) The whole time… all I could see was your face.
Lindsay: (She leans over and pulls his face to her, kissing him on the cheek) It's over.
Bobby: Your face… (He looks at her face) And all I can see now... is his.
He looks down as if he's about to cry and Lindsay just watches
End of Episode