"My name is Jane Vasco." "I could use you on my team." "I work for a secret government agency that hunts Neuros." "People who can do dangerous things with their minds." "On my first assignment... something a little weird happened, okay, something really weird." "Until I get some answers I'm getting on with my life, doing my job... stocking up on aspirin... because I gotta tell ya, pain's a bitch!" "And we're very pleased to announce that the rent committee has raised another $1500... toward the community center swimming pool." "Plans for the charity picnic next Sunday are well under way... and we are expecting a significant turn out." "So, Sheriff Farber I thing you have a few words." "Oh thank you, mayor." "Hey, folks!" "We've noted an increase in parking violations, especially in front of Miller's pharmacy." "Now, we know that most of you are just running in to grab a last minute item... but there's a hydrant there and we need to keep it clear." "Just in case." "We appreciate your cooperation." "Thank you sheriff." "Ok, so the next meeting will be next Thursday at 3:00." "We'll see you then." "THE BETTY BOONE SHOW" "Ever wonder where how to restore those stained pots and pans?" "Well, I'm gonna show you a few simple techniques... simply by using things you have in your..." "I'm surprised to get a visit from the F.B.I. Agent Kearny, but it's very upsetting that Susan left town the way she did... without a word to anyone." "That's not like her at all." "And you haven't heard from her?" "Not since she last Saturday, when she left town." "Tollhouse cookies." "You have to keep en eye on them." "You've no idea why she left or where she might have gone?" "No." "I was as surprised as anyone else." "But you're not worried?" "Worried?" "About Susan?" "Gosh, no!" "Should I be?" "I mean, did something happen to her?" "Mrs. Meyers," "I have records here indicating that Susan Shaw called your house, at least six times after she left Fair Oaks." " Really?" "That's odd, isn't it?" " You didn't take those calls?" "No." "No that I can remember." "Well, there's also one here made from your house to Susan's cell phone." "I'm sure is nothing." "Probably one of those phone campaign mix-ups." "I'm afraid Mrs. Meyers, that I don't believe... that you're being completely honest with me." "Now, if I have to, I can take you in for questioning." "Goodness!" "I really thing you should check with the phone company." "Cookies!" "PAINKILLER JANE Season 1 Episode 12 "Something Nasty In The Neighborhood"" "It wasn't too long ago that meals for one were a staple in my kitchen." "It wasn't too long ago that no one was stealing the blankets." "And until a few months ago..." "I had nothing to do after dinner but clean up, read a book and go to bed." "I didn't have to fight for mirror space to get ready for work and..." "I never reached for the wrong toothbrush." "There was never a wet towel on the floor or socks or underwear to pick up." "But, for all of that, Brian has made this now crowded shower of mine, the best way I can think of to start my day." "Besides, meals for one suck." "I..." "I really have to get to work." "But you want to get there clean, don't you?" "Oh, I see, you're just trying to help me." "Yeah, of course." "I mean, doesn't this help?" " Oh, yeah, it helps." " Yeah?" "But I'm not gonna get to work in time." "Oh, well, I can stop now." "No, no, no, no." "No." "No, now you can't." "Too late." " You're gonna be in trouble." " I like being in trouble." "Fair Oaks." "Population 3600, 6 schools, 12 churches..." "Juvenile delinquency, zero." "Drug and alcohol problems, zero." "Crime rate, zero." " Sounds like a travelogue." " Sounds like a lie." " Have some faith." " I do, on what I know." "On the last two years, four locals have gone missing." "When interviewed, no one in Fair Oaks seems to know anything about anything." "Riley?" "Allan Carmody, went to work on a Tuesday morning and never got to work." "Nobody's seen him since." "Kevin Loomis, was due back home from a business trip 18 months ago." "But once again he never showed up." "Flights records indicate that he was on the flight." "Susan Shawn, housewife." "Apparently she liked to take regular pilgrimages into the city." "However on one excursion, she didn't come back home." "And then there's this guy, Paul Barnes." "It's been missing for two days." " I'm still working on it." " Looks that cynicism wins out." "That's brains, don't." "I'm an optimist." "I know people are dirt and they never let me down." "Two days ago the feds sent an agent to conduct interviews." "Riley!" "F.B.I. Agent, Shane Kearny." " Missing?" " You got it!" "Even with all this, what about it spells Neuro?" "Transcripted interviews from law enforcement." "A lot of upstanding citizens from Fair Oaks, saying the same thing." "I saw nothing, I know nothing." "Everything about this fits the Neuro profile." "And then there's this." "Picked this up off the net." "Kid's name is Danny Miller." "He blogs just outside of Fair Oaks, at an Internet Caf?" ""It's like that movie... everyone in this stupid town seems like pod people."" ""My parents used to go at each other like World Class Wrestling."" ""Since we moved to Fair Oaks it's all kisses, smiles and do your homework."" ""Trust me, the moment I can get some cash together, I'm out of there."" "That was his last one." "He's written half a dozen just like it." " Well, how old is he?" " 15." "Hell, who doesn't feel that way at 15?" "My dad made it seem like he never was a kid." "I used to sneak out of the house all the time." " In your skivvies?" " The point is... something ain't right in Fair Oaks." "Now I think is best if you interviewed Danny Miller when he's out of town." "According to Riley, he hangs out at an Internet Cafe in the City." "And this house just came on the market in Fair Oaks." "Now, what do you say Maureen?" "Interested in buying a house?" "Wow, is so sudden." "Don't you think you should buy me dinner first?" "Let's roll, people!" "It's just perfect here in Fair Oaks." "It really is!" "As you can see, the morning light is terrific." "Plenty of room to grow, and it's the right price." "Well, it is very nice." " Howdy." " Hey." " You folks looking to buy?" " We're thinking about it." " Whereabouts you from?" " Glenville." "Well, that's a nice place." "What brings you to Fair Oaks?" " We're just looking for a little more room." " I see." "Well, it's a great place to bring up kids." "Good schools, no crime." "Heck, I shot the last person I caught littering." " Well, good luck." " Thank you." "What do you thing?" " I like it." "Yeah, honey?" " I don't know, it seems a little small." "All empty houses seem small at first, but once you get them furnished, it makes a world of difference." " I don't know." " He doesn't know." "If you like we can see the Meyers house." "It got a very similar lay out, and it may help if you can see what it looks up a little more lived in." "Why don't we?" "The Mayers, let's go meet them." " Ok, the Mayers." " Right this way." "You won't find a cleaner, safer, more welcoming and friendlier neighborhood... than we have right here." "I can't believe you guys actually read my blog." "That's so cool." "So, this is really gonna be on a magazine?" "That depends." "We'd like to know a little more about Fair Oaks." " You mean, "Zombie Ville"" " Scary place, uh?" "I'm totally freaked out." "I mean is like everyone there... is always trying to be so perfect and happy all the time." " Only, I don't think they are." " Your parents know how you feel?" "Oh, yeah, they know." "I'm like the town weirdo." "They only let me watch regular TV." " What do you mean?" " They got this stupid town channel." "It's on like all day long." "You want to talk about boring and weird?" " What do they show?" " Who knows?" "I won't watch it." "Look, is a lot of stupid people talking of what is going on in town." "You know, picnics and sack races a lot of that brain-dead crap." "You ever see that movie, "Invasion of the Body Snatchers?"" " Yeah, it's a great flick." " Yeah, it's great." "Until you have to live there." "Jack and I have never been happier." "This really is a wonderful place to live." "Your house is lovely." "Thank you for having us." "Thank you." "I'm still not sure about the blinds in the kitchen, but..." "Oh, well." "What is it that you do, Mr. Rhodes?" " I work for the government." " He's an accountant." "Oh, I see." " Is there a restroom I can use?" " It's just down the hall, to the left." "Thank you." "I was never very good with numbers." "I leave all that to Jack." "This room over here is my favorite room, this is the dining room, and we entertain an awful lot in here." "We have great big parties." "It looked like a hole from a 9 millimeter," "I guess they didn't have time to cover their tracks." "I ran a background check on the Meyers." "Clean." "They must be "painted over." like the rest of the town." "So, what's your read on Danny Miller?" "He's a kid." "He'd like to get into some trouble but he can't seem to find any." "You ever meet a happy teenager?" "The thing is, we're not going to be able to investigate this from the outside." "All of a sudden I started to have a bad feeling about this." "I knew exactly where Andre was going." "He knew that he and Maureen were going to be rejected... by the Fair Oaks home owners committee," "He needed another couple to buy the house." "Mr. And Mrs. Connor King, that has a nice ring to it." " Just shoot me now." "" " Wouldn't do any good, you'd just heal." "I like kids." " Good luck kids." " Have fun." "And also, let's remember to get those bulbs and seeds planted early." "Judging from the Greens and Garden Centre will take place the first week of June." "So let's get those little green thumbs out there busy." "There are still openings for the volunteer..." " I'll be in my room." " Danny." "We hardly get to see you anymore." " I got stuff to do, mom." " Just come sit with me for a moment." " It won't kill you." " Man, that stuff is so boring." "Five minutes." "For your mom?" "I was starting to forget what you look like." "We're pleased to announce that the Teen Rec Center... will re-open this coming Tuesday night." "There will be a free swim period followed by a spirited discussion... on "community spirit." "How you can help."" "Now, we'd like to thank the Hopkes, the Thompsons, the Millers... for their very generous contribution to the new addition." "Thank you." ""THE BETTY BONE SHOW"" "Ever wonder how to get stale, unpleasant odors out of your house?" "Well, here's a way to keep your house smelling garden fresh... without using artificial chemicals." "The town council gave us the final thumbs up." "I guess it's home sweet home." "Do you want me to carry you across the threshold?" "Trust me I crossed the threshold when I took this assignment." "Just so you know, I sleep on the left." "No." "You sleep in the den." "Hey." "I didn't know you guys were moving in." "Yup." "We didn't find it as creepy as you did." "Cool." "Look, are you guys still putting my story in your magazine?" " Just because..." " Something wrong?" "Well, some of the stuff I said the other day might have sound kind of creepy." "I was in a pretty bad mood." "Well, it didn't sound as if you were very happy here." "I know." "But now that I've gotten to know some of the kids and stuff," " ...it's not that bad, really." " You're liking it better." "Yeah, actually, I like it a whole lot." "We've got a new rec center with a pool and everything." "It's really pretty cool here." "You'll find out." "I guess I'll see you at the picnic on Sunday?" "It's gonna be tons of fun." "ACCES TO TRAK 2" "I ran background on the missing persons." "Kevin Loomis was a contractor." "Seems he wanted to buy a chunk of Fair Oaks in order to build low income housing." "Somehow I can't see that." "And apparently, Susan Shaw made regular trips into the city..." " ...to meet a regular boyfriend." " She was married, wasn't she?" "Yup." "Something else that doesn't quite fit the Fair Oaks image of a happy community." "Something happened to turn Danny Miller around." " It was like talking to a different kid." " The question is why." "So what do we have here?" "a Neuro who wants to keep everything nice and tidy?" "And is willing to kill to keep it that way." "Fair Oaks is a good four square miles." "Hard for a Neuro to maintain proximity over that distance." "Well, I'm running satellite surveillance, sweeping the area for everything I can think of." "Water samples, air samples, you name it." "So, what's your call?" " We need answers." " Yeah." " You were there first." " Are you sure?" "It's the last piece." "Yeah, yeah, I'll take the Gouda." "Connor prefers it anyway." " You're the new people?" " Yes." "I'm Jane Dawns." "Jennifer Meyers." "Welcome to Fair Oaks." "Thank you." "I've been meaning to stop by and personally welcome you." "No problem." "With all of our moving in it's really been quite hectic." "Well, when you feel settled, Jack and I would love to have you over for dinner." "That would be nice." "Thank you." "Say, do you know Susan Shaw?" "Yes." "How do you know Susan?" "Susan was a teacher of mine back in college." "I hadn't talk to her for awhile but last I heard she was moving to Fair Oaks." "Yes." "Susan and Paul moved to Fair Oaks about two years ago." "So is it... it's true what I heard?" "What's that?" "Well, you know, that..." "Susan ran off with another man." "Susan?" "No, I don't know anything about that." "And I don't believe it." "Well, that's what I heard." "Probably gossip." "I wouldn't know." "Anyway, it's nice to meet you, Jane, and I look forward to getting to know you better." "Thank you, likewise." "Yeah, we heard you and the missus had moved in." "What do you think?" "It's nice." "I Love it." "Great place." "Nice parks." "Good schools." "We're hoping to start a family." "Well, you couldn't have picked a better place." "Or a better woman." "She's a looker." "She sure is." "I'd better grab that." "Curioso, curioso." " You're all ready to go." " Looks like a bad one." "Engine caught on fire." "Owner got out, though, just fine." " That's good to know." " 70 bucks." "All right." "This is a nice town." "Nice people." "Mostly keep to themselves." "Mind their own business." "Good." "Some times in the small towns... everyone tends to know what everyone else is up to." "Guess I'll be seeing you around." "Thanks." "Just ran the vin on that burned out car." "Registered to the feds." "Shane Kearny?" "The missing agent?" "Yeah, I'll comm." "Riley in the morning." "Have you noticed how all the friendly people in this town aren't all that friendly?" "Yeah." "The smiles don't run very deep." "How can you watch this garbage?" "You want your laundry coming out springtime fresh, don't you?" "It really is abominable." "You'd be surprised how easy this is and what could be nicer than a sparkling fresh, shiny clean bathroom." "What could be nicer?" "Riley." "Riley?" "You watching test patterns now?" "What's up, boss?" "Want to know how the background check is going on." "Yes." "Ok." "Up until about four years ago, Fair Oaks seemed like a pretty normal place." "A little after that is when people started disappearing." "I'm trying to narrow down a list of people who moved in around that time." "Sounds like a pretty long list." "I'll try to pare it down to the "most likely's."" " Connor checked in, yet?" " Not since this afternoon." "Might be good idea to raise him on the comm." " I'll keep trying." " Good boy." "Stay off the test patterns." "Man, that smells great!" "Come and get it while it's still hot." "Pancakes, my favorite." "I know, silly." "That's why I made them." " Come here!" " Ahh!" " I've been a real bugger, haven't I?" " I think it's just your natural charm." "Did it ever occur to you that I've just been pulling your pigtails?" "Yup." "I'm sorry." "It's no excuse for acting like a jerk." " What do you think?" " Best I ever had." "Come here!" "You're beautiful, you know that?" "Why thank you, sir." "You are not too bad yourself." "Think you could get used to this?" "Pancakes?" "Hell, yeah." "No, this." "A normal life." "Never had one." "The truth?" "It's not that bad." "No one on the team ever talks about or even think so much about their personal lives." "Do you ever think about settling down?" "Getting married?" "Raising a family?" "Not until recently." "I guess when you see how the "other half lives,"" "it gives you perspective on what you're missing." " What?" " Just you and me, this..." " It feels right." " Yeah." "Think we should put this in our report?" "Somehow I don't think Andre would understand." "What he doesn't know won't hurt him." "So you found anything out of ordinary." "Wish I could say we did, boss." " What about Jennifer Meyers?" " I spoke to her." "Honestly, I don't think she knows any more about Susan Shaw's disappearance... than she's saying." "Or the bullet hole in her living room." "How do you know it wasn't just a misplaced hole from a picture hook?" "Look, as weird as this place might seems, you ever think as cops, we start to get a jaded take on things?" "All we ever see's the dark side." "So, we come across this place that's nice and decent... and first thing we think is, "something's gotta be wrong."" "There is something wrong!" "There are three missing people and a missing federal agent." "We're working on it." "We just haven't found anything yet." "Between you and me, I'm a little jealous Jane got this assignment." "You shouldn't be." "Jane's a good woman and a good agent and... it's just work." "What are you telling me?" " You going to be much longer?" " Just finishing up with the dishes!" "Damn!" "What do you think about new curtains in the kitchen?" "Yeah." "Yeah..." "Sure, fine." "That sounds great." "Honey, dinner was fantastic." "I'm glad you enjoyed that." "So guess who's in charge of side dishes and condiments... at the Rent Committee picnic?" " Congratulations." " Yeah, it'll be great." "We're giving up a barbecue like they've never see, uh?" "Well, sounds like a lot of fun." "You know what else would be a lot of fun?" "You, now, whenever you finish up these dishes, if you met me upstairs." "I will." "Just give me a few minutes." "Don't keep daddy waiting." "What do you got?" "I think I might have figured out how the Neuro is able to operate... over such a large area." "Yeah?" "How's that?" "Don't you think you ought to tell me just how valuable I am to the team?" "Riley, have I ever told you how valuable you are to this team?" "I know I give you grief but... we couldn't run this operation without you." "What the hell just happened?" "Yeah, boss, I love you too." "I was running an ultrasonic frequency... that seems to affect the alpha region of the brain." "Makes people very receptive to suggestion." "Alright, I'm listening." "I was running some tests on the local community channel bandwidth." "Every house in Fair Oaks is receiving this frequency." "Yeah, but you had to give me that suggestion verbally, in person." "Yeah, True." "But I'm not a Neuro." "You put a Neuro together with this frequency, in theory, the range of their power could be unlimited." "Proximity's no longer an issue." "Not for this one." "There's something else." "The longer you're exposed to it the deeper it'll take root." " Meaning?" " Something like drugs." "You know, recreational at first but, after awhile, you might be willing to kill for it." "I've got my Rent Committee meeting later on today, but I'll... probably won't be home too late." " Miss me?" " Counting the minutes." "Alright, bye, hon." "Hey." "Hey, guys, look it's me," "I don't know what's going on here I can't explain it." "Maybe is because I heal more quickly than Connor." "Have you been watching the community channel?" "It's on quite a bit, yes." "Not last night, though." " Why?" " Just a theory we've been working on." "In the meantime, I suggest you turn the damn thing off." "What've you got?" "We found the federal agent, Shane Kearny's car..." "We didn't report that." "And Mo was right about that bullet hole." " Any suspects?" " At this point, it could be anyone." "My guess would be someone on the town council." "Someone in a position to make the rules and call the shots." "Riley has anything?" "I've got a list of people who moved into Fair Oaks since the incidents began." "It's not nearly as short as I'd like it to be." "All right, well, do what you can." "In the meantime, I'll try and get some samples from the most likely suspects." "Jane, how's Connor?" "I don't know." "He doesn't seem quite as far gone as the others." "That'll change over time." "I wouldn't let him know what you're up to." "Got it." "I'll get to work on collecting samples, you arrange for a drop." "No, no, no, better let me contact you." "Forgot my jacket." "Later hon." " What do you think?" " I don't know." "Guess we have to wait and see what she comes up with." "Geeze!" "Connor's busy with the picnic." "I don't have much time." "You have the samples?" "I'll need a chip gun if any of these test positive." "It's too risky." "If Connor finds out..." "I see." "You're not that sure about me, either." "We'll run the tests." "I'll let you know." "Andre, let..." " It's definitely a positive." " Who is it?" "It's the mayor." "Roger Bischoff." " How can you help..." " The mayor?" "I'll get hold of Jane." "No, if she knows we're on our way, she'll run interference." " Connor?" " Right now, Connor is not on our side." "Ok, look, even if you chip this guy..." "I don't know how long his influence will last... especially if that station's still transmitting." "Can you do something about that?" "I can short out the grid that powers the transmitter." "But here's the catch." "The power company's backup will kick in as soon as they pick up... that there's been an interruption." "Wait a minute." "Can you block that up?" "Yeah, if I had a couple of days." "Right now, I can bring the transmitter down." "But only for about... maybe 16 minutes." "That's your window." "We've gotta roll, Jane's expecting us at 2100." "Well, that's all done." "I think I'm going to take a walk and get some air." "Did you really think it was going to work?" " What are you talking about?" " You." "Betraying the town." "And me." "If you think those DNA samples are going to do you any good, they won't." "Did a little bait and switch." "You're the talk of the town, Jane." "Doesn't seem you have too many friends left." " The mayor works late." " Yeah, I'm sure he's very dedicated." "Something tells me I've got a better chance at getting close to him." "It's not skill." "Just something I was born with." " No sign of Jane?" " We can't wait." "All right, you've got 16 minutes." "I'll be right behind you." "Riley." "Take it down, now!" "Excuse me." " Hi." " Hi." "Can I help you?" "Yeah, I've taken a wrong turn somewhere and can't find a gas station that's open." " Ok." "Where did you want to go?" " Calumet." "I think I was supposed to go south on the interstate..." "Yes, ok." "No, no, you wanted to go... fifteen east." "I'm going to mark it on the map here." "That's about 15-20 minutes." " Ok, thank you." " If I could get my pen to work." "You think the mayor's office would have a pen that would work." "Hold it!" "I wouldn't do that if I were you, sheriff." "Just put it down." "This might change your mind." "Right, Connor found out." " Where's Mo?" " The mayor tested positive." "It's not the mayor, Connor switched the samples." "Mo!" "Hand me that gun!" "Slowly." "Now, the picnic's not till the day after tomorrow." "But I'm sure, in a little while, you'll be eager to attend." "Let's go." "Mo, Mo..." "But I chipped him." "No!" "No!" "The world is a decaying, rotten place, Mr. McBride." "Full of criminals and liars and adulterers and filth." "In Fair Oaks, we've shut all of that out." "We live well here." "People are happy." "It's a nice place." "Your version of nice." "Well, isn't it always someone's version?" "And frankly, I prefer mine." "No matter how many people you have to kill along the way?" "For the greater good." "I'm sure you're familiar with that concept." "Now, if you're thinking of leaving..." "Well, I do believe you'll have a change of heart really soon." "And seeing as we're having some trouble with our broadcast facility," "I think that will extend my invitation personally." "Come on, boss, it'll be over in a second." " I..." " Don't even say a word." "You were close enough to chip that woman." "Yes, I was." "WELCOME TO FAIR OAKS A NICE PLACE TO LIVE" "Maureen and I met the first day of academy orientation." "I was wearing jeans and combat boots, while she was sporting this..." "Versace strapless and..." "Ferregamo stilettos." "The first thing I thought was how... inappropriately she was dressed for a career in law enforcement." "and secondly I noticed how much more attention the... instructors were giving her than me." "We were opposites in every way." "Which is why, of course, the D.E.A. made us a team." "And the weird thing is... it worked." "She turned out to be one tough chick... who would had my back" "And I had hers." "It worked out good." "Until one day it didn't." "I can't say that we were really friends, but in some ways... it went a lot deeper than that." "I mean... how often do you trust your life... to a friend." "I trusted my life to Maureen every day." "And when she died, she was part o a team that had her back too." "She did her best." "All of us." "She knew that." "We'll miss her." "I'll really miss her." "There was a time when all I'd want it to go home, lock the doors, close the blinds and be left alone." "No one in my face asking me if I wanted to talk about it." "No one watching me with care and concern in their eyes." "No one to feel sorry for, except myself." "A lot's changed." "Right now, I don't want to be alone at all."