"I don't get it." "How you can just... cut me off." "Everything we've been through, everything we had." "I'm sorry." "I know you don't want to do this." "I can feel it." "We belong together." "Don't throw this away." "You're gonna stop calling me." "Please." "We've been through hard times before." "Tell me what you want me to do." "There's nothing for you to do." "I have a life with Sally." "I have a family." "You can't keep living in fear of your wife." "You can't let her rule your life!" "No one rules my life." "Not her and not you." "Stop calling me." "You have to talk to all the limo drivers." "Yeah, I'm sure." "What about Rosie's burner-phone records?" "Keep on him." "I put in a call again about the casino warrant." "In the meantime, stay on the drivers." "I got to go." "You have a minute, Mr. Larsen?" "This about Piotr's kid?" "He didn't have anything to do with your daughter's death." "This is about Rosie." "How long have you known she wasn't your child?" "So, my idiot boyfriend locked me out of my room." "Is it cool if I chill in here for like five?" "Of course." "Come on in." "Come on." "You got cable." "I love how these places make a big deal about that on their signs." "It's like, "we got beds."" "You have to be freezing." "Do you want to take a shower?" "I guess I could take a shower or whatever." "There's some clean towels right there for you." "Mitch and me, we had been dating for years." "Knew each other from the neighborhood." "She broke up with me for a few months." "Then she told me she was pregnant." "I knew that I'd never leave her." "For anything." "Even if Rosie wasn't your child?" "That didn't matter." "Who was Rosie's father?" "I don't know." "You never had any ideas or suspicions?" "And I never asked." "What's this got to do with who took Rosie away?" "Maybe it doesn't." "Me and Mitch never told her." "How did she know?" "She was... going through some difficult times because of it." "Alexi told us." "They were friends." "Were you having problems with her over the last few months?" "Me and Rosie were always good." "Do you have any idea how she found out?" "What is it?" "There was this... box of Mitch's, like an old, shoe box with stuff in it:" "pictures, keepsakes..." "I saw Rosie looking through it a bunch of times." "Said she got it from Mitch's parents." "You know where it is?" "No, I haven't seen it." "Not since I saw Rosie with it." "What about Mrs. Larsen?" "Can I talk to her?" "She's gone." "Rosie was my daughter, detective." "I got to go." "Would you mind if I look through Rosie's room?" "What are you?" "Dyslexic?" "I've never done it from this side, all right?" "What?" "Keep that up for the interview." "Kellie's ruthless." "Don't get lulled in by her "I feel your pain" BS." "She's gonna start with softballs, and then she's gonna launch into verbal grenades." "Stay positive." "Right." "Nothing but... roses and puppy dogs." "That's right." "I found the limo that went to the ferry that night." " Guess who the passenger was." " I'm not guessing, Holder." "Michael Ames." "Jasper's father?" "That ain't all." "Driver said Ames had an overnight bag like he was gonna stay the night or the weekend somewhere." "Who else had a bag with her that night?" "Sleeping with her boyfriend's father?" "I don't buy it." "I called Sea-Tac." "Got flight lists leaving between midnight and 9:00 AM the night of." "Turns out Ames had a flight to Vegas that night." "Never got on." "I won't make you guess who was sitting next to him because you suck at it, but..." "I can tell you this." "It wasn't Rosie." "Don't worry about the zipper." "What, are you gonna catch a cold?" "You're like 50 feet away, go." "You got a minute, miss Marek?" "Go on, boys." "We met at a party..." "For the service." "It wasn't like a date or anything." "He wasn't a client." "We didn't kiss that first night." "Do you ever?" "Isn't that, like, against your code?" "What Michael and I had was real." "He got me my place." "We were looking to buy a condo for after he left his wife." " We went on trips." " Like Vegas?" "October 5th, same night your niece was killed?" "He canceled on me last minute." "I was supposed to pick him up from the ferry." "What ferry?" "The one that goes to that Indian casino." "Look, I know what you're thinking." "Why he'd want someone like me?" "See, we have a connection." "I understand him." "I know what it's like to want a better life." "Rosie's burner-phone recs just came back." "Got a hit a few weeks before the murder." "Rosie sent Michael Ames a text." "It said, "$5,000." "I want the money, or I'll tell your wife."" "You've reached Mitch." "Please leave a message after the beep." "Thanks." "You're becoming like A Beautiful Mind with that board." "Next thing, you'll be writing on windows and talking to Rosie." "If you found out the guy who raised you wasn't your father, what would you do?" "Find the real one and beat his ass into the ground." "Question remains, was Ames her daddy or a John?" "Either case, she was blackmailing him." "Maybe the casino was their meeting spot." "Check this out:" "Ames' company?" "Columbia domain fund?" "Big supporter of mayor Adams." "Sponsored a fundraiser for his campaign." "Maybe the mayor helped clean up his mess." "Pinned it all on Richmond." "Two birds, one rock." "If you're right about this, we're gonna be working a tollbooth in Walla Walla the rest of our careers." "Probably." "He would have had to call her to set up a meeting." "Detective Linden." "I'm gonna need a warrant for phone records for a Michael Ames." "I'll drop off the paperwork." "Thanks." "If Rosie knew Ames was her daddy..." "How could she hook up with Jasper?" "He'd be like her half-brother." "Slumming it in the mainland house?" "Go on." "Take us on the tour, son." "As long as I don't end up a gimp like that politician guy." "Nah, you ain't worth shooting'." "We just have a few questions about you and Rosie." "See, something just don't quite add up about you and her." "You weren't the only one sticking it to her." "Oh, but you had to know that, right?" "That she was a pro." "Oh, snap." "You didn't know?" "I guess you were like her charity case." "Whatever." "As usual, you don't have a clue." "Please bestow on us your wisdom." "Rosie wasn't giving it up to anybody." "All that crap on the news about her being a prostitute?" "It's a joke." "Rosie was a dork, a total virgin." "Yeah, right." "'Cause she wouldn't give it to you, she is a virgin?" "Anybody ever tell you you're white?" "You never had sex with her?" "No, never." "Didn't hook up at all?" "All she'd ever do was cry when I'd want to." "Bitch was like meat kryptonite." "Look, she hated her life." "All right?" "Said it was all a fake." "Those pictures on her wall?" "She wanted to burn them to the ground." "What about your dad, Jasper?" "Where was he the night Rosie got killed?" "My dad?" "Why are you asking about him?" "Maybe your girlfriend was saving it up for pops." "'Cause junior didn't pack enough of a punch." "He was in Abu Dhabi, you tool." "Whatever, so he came back." "So what?" "You saw him that night?" "That morning like at 4:00 AM." "I was on my way out." "I saw the car drop him off." "No, you didn't." "No car services sent town cars to this address that night." "Did I say it was a town car?" "It was some piece-of-crap cab." "Had a broken taillight." "That's all I got." "Maybe you should talk to his whores." "He's had them my whole life." "Wow, surprise." "Shouldn't you be in school, Jasper?" "What's amazing here is your resilience." "But here you are, just days after a shooting." "Did you get down at all?" "Did you have any doubts you'd be back?" "You know, honestly, Kellie..." "No, I never once doubted I could run this race." "This dude's high." "No, I think he's literally high on painkillers:" "look at him." "He killed a girl." "No offense, but is he that delusional?" "Does he think he can win?" "He was exonerated by the police." "So was the guy who was shtupping Chandra Levy." "Gary Condit didn't kill Chandra Levy." "Then why'd you just say his name?" "With all you've been through in the last seven days, being arrested, getting shot, losing your ability to walk..." "There wasn't a moment you felt just an ounce of self-pity?" "You'd be amazed by the inner resources you don't even know you have." "But in that moment the doctor gave you the news, that would change your life forever, tell us:" "what went through your mind?" "Tell us, Darren." "There was a man." "Ted Wright." "He worked the Boeing plant for 35 years." "He had an accident and lost his leg." "But he never gave up." "He was angry, sure, but he..." "He used that anger." "He channeled it..." "Toward a better life for himself and his family." "And Ted used to say..." "That "bad luck either destroys you," ""or it makes you the man you really are"." "For me, Kellie, there really was only the one choice." "Good to have you back, sweetheart." "It's good to be back, dad." "Just like the old days." "You were my secret weapon." "Charming the city council." "Nothing more endearing to an old man than a young girl's admiration." "Well, I was 14." "It was a bit..." "Overwhelming at times." "Come on, admit it." "You loved it." "You learned everything you know in those back rooms." "How politics is really done." "Not to mention sneaking sips of champagne from my colleagues." "Excuse me." "May I?" "Thank you." "What is it?" "Nothing." "The Rockefeller Foundation's throwing a fundraiser on Tuesday." "Old Saudi mullah is the guest of honor." "Want to be my wingman?" "It'll be a lot of fun, Gwen." "Just like old times." "What are you doing here?" "You can't leave any piece of ass alone, can you?" "Excuse me." "Don't you ever come to my workplace and talk to me like that!" "What did you do to Rosie?" "What the hell are you talking about?" "The cops came to the house." "Said you were screwing her, were you?" "I swear to God, and then I told that other teacher, I was like," ""if you ever talk to me like that again,"" "I'd call her husband and tell him she molested me." "Oh, God, that is so bad." "Oh, whatever." "She totally deserved it." "Do you want to see something cool?" "It's beautiful." "I told you I was good." "I'm gonna be in the Cincinnati Ballet." "That's why I'm going there." "As soon as I get enough money saved up." "I have, like, an uncle or cousin or whatever there." "Have you told your mom about your plans?" "Maybe you should call her, let her know you're okay." "Wait, you took my clothes?" "I want my clothes back now!" "They were wet." "They're downstairs in the dryer." "Tina, I'm sorry." "I just bet she misses you so much." "Whatever it is you think you've done, however bad you think that is, she will still take you back." "There's nothing in this world she'd want more than to have you back." "I know what it's like to miss your child." "Can I have my clothes back?" "Please?" "Fiancé begging for you back?" "Jack's father." "Do you mind?" "Taking on way too much Rosie." "For real." "Empathy can poison your brain." "It's like elephants?" "They mourn their dead." "Go nuts over them." "They pace around, piss on themselves..." "You're gonna need a diaper soon, Linden." "Are you still watching Discovery Channel?" "Detective Linden, I'm checking on the status of the Ames warrant." "Is she around?" "Hey, Chris." "What?" "Carlson pulled the warrants on Ames" " and the casino?" " What?" "I'll call you back." "Damn it!" "Maybe you want to count to 10 or something?" "You pulled my warrants." "Why?" "I'm sorry, detective." "We'll have to discuss this later." "There's someone here to see you now." "Go on, tell them." "It was at a party." "Rosie was there, I took her phone when she wasn't looking." "Texted my dad." "I thought it'd be funny." "Make him think he was being blackmailed." "It was dumb." "Whatever." "I'm sorry." "My son is a brilliant strategist, clearly." " Why'd you do it?" " Cause I'm sick of his lies!" "Of the way he treats my mom." "You think she doesn't hate you?" "That's enough!" "I believe the use of a cellphone to attempt extortion is a felony." "Feel free to lock him up for the night." "It doesn't explain" "Mr. Ames' whereabouts the night of October 5th." "Mr. Ames boarded an 11:45 ferry from Queen Anne's Cove." "Then he was at the Wapi Eagle casino until a little after 1:00 AM, when he took the 1:30 employee ferry back to the mainland." "Here is his credit-card records." "It indicates he purchased a candy bar he made at a concession stand on the ferry ride back from the casino." "You proved he's got a sweet tooth?" "Can you account for Mr. Ames' time at the casino?" "I was there for pleasure that night." "Thought you'd hit the Wapi Eagle slots a few hours before you're flying to Vegas?" "I hope this was helpful." "Now, if you'll excuse us, Mr. Ames has a plane to catch." "Mr. Ames, you got home at 4:00 AM." "Where were you that night?" "Thank you for your time." "We don't need another high-profile mishap." "I pulled the casino warrant because what you had wasn't sufficient for a search." "You've had your swing at Ames, and you missed." "Leave him and his family alone." "Is that clear?" "Just for the record, is there anybody that I can talk to?" "Ames was at the casino that night." "Rosie saw him." "She called Alexi at 1:14 scared out of her mind." "What did he do with the body?" "Ames killed her, right?" "Dumped her in discovery park." "Where did he stow her on the ferry?" "In the hat rack?" "Ames could have gotten somebody to help clean it up, but we won't know that unless we can talk to him again!" "I gave you a direct order." "Don't let your emotions get the best of you!" "I looked at your file." "You okay, Linden?" "I'm fine." "You think she can hear you?" "Yeah, sometimes I do." "You know?" "I saw you outside my house." "I didn't hurt her." "I know she found out about me." "That I wasn't her dad." "I was gonna tell her..." "When the time was right." "Must have been nice." "Having a dad." "Even if he wasn't her own." "Your father was a decent man." " He made some mistakes..." " I know." "He was a lazy-ass thief, so you took care of him." "But Kovarsky didn't sanction it, so you got booted out." "He should have killed you." "And put you in the trunk, is what he should have done." "So why didn't you do it?" "Why am I still here?" "Why are you talking to me now?" "I don't expect you to admit what you did." "But I thought you should know." "I spent a lot of time watching you." "She saved your life." "Just don't rule me out." "All right." "Election's a week away, cowboy." "Sure it's not time for a break?" "Shouldn't you be out getting me votes?" "That's all I'm doing." "We have a dinner with the Black Church coalition." "They're gonna be thrilled you're showing up tonight." "Stay." "This is business, not personal." "You're not dead in the polls yet, but the numbers are misleading." "Until you get the stink of the murder investigation off you, people are gonna balk in the voting booths." "Put me back on." "I can turn it around." "No one knows you like I do." "No one's in a better position to help convince people of your innocence." "I can win this for you." "Tim, good to hear your voice." "How you doing?" "Well, I'm much better." "Thank you for asking." "Did you ever figure out his morning routine?" "It's good to see you." "Right through there." "Mrs. Ames?" "Detective Linden, Detective Holder." "Seattle police department." "Sorry to interrupt." "May we have a few minutes?" "Can you excuse me just for a moment Tyler?" "Let's go through here." "I'm sorry if I seem surprised to see you, detectives, but I thought my husband already answered all of your questions." "Not all of them." "Do you know where Mr. Ames was the night of October 5th?" "I was traveling myself that weekend, so I can't help you, I'm sorry." "You have no idea where your own husband was?" "Sorry to tell you this, miss Ames, but, he was hooking up with his mistress." "You need to understand something, detectives, we don't like to advertise it, certainly not to our business associates or family, but my husband and I have an agreement." "He can play." "But he won't leave me." "We have a clear prenup." "To put it bluntly, the money is mine." "All those women over the years, were you ever afraid he got any of them pregnant?" "Were you aware of any relations he had with Mitch Larsen?" "Rosie was Jasper's age, yes?" "Born in 1993?" "Jasper was conceived in West Timor, Indonesia." "We were working with the Indonesian government to rebuild schools after the East Nusa earthquake in '92." "I don't recall..." "Mitch Larsen being there." "But by all means, look into it." "Seems like maybe, we're flying off course with this whole daddy angle." "Yeah, but Rosie saw him at the casino that night." "We know that." "What the hell's the Chief doing at Ames' house?" "His lawyer said he had business at the casino." "Maybe it had something to do with his construction company?" "We should put a tap on Ames' phone." "'Cause that worked like gangbusters last time." "You're serious." "Linden, you got to chill." "Carlson's gonna be riding our asses just for coming here." "What, you get a promotion, suddenly you're Carlson's boy?" "I'm trying to save you from getting that file, thrown in your face again." "Oh, my baby, I'm so sorry." "Is this okay?" "No, sweetheart." "Let's just lie here a while." "There are still questions concerning councilman Richmond's whereabouts on the night Rosie Larsen was killed that he refuses to answer." "Well, I want answers." "I think the people of Seattle deserve answers." "I have run my administration in a spirit of openness  and accountability." "Sushi or falafel?" "Chicken shawarma." "Yeah, well..." "You branched out." "Only a little." "How's your dad?" "The same." "How's Jamie?" "I think he's... developing maternal instincts." "Call me if he tries to breast-feed you." "Just business, right?" "You start tomorrow." "8:00 AM." "So, we had this quiz." "Sorry." "It's been hard to study since..." "I was sick and stuff." "It's okay." "How'd you do?" "Not great." "So, let's see it." "It's only the second-highest grade miss Cosgrove's gave out this year." "You know those super-annoying parents that put their children's accomplishments up on the refrigerator door?" "No way, don't do it." "It's all just part of being a proud mom." " What?" " Did you put this up here?" "Mom?" "What's going on?" "But any blow life deals you, Kellie, is an opportunity for healing." "See, I find that all adversity opens a window onto the past." "And facing that past can be... painful, yes." "But by facing it, we open ourselves up to the greatest treasure that life has to offer." "Our past is who we are." "And we can no more close our eyes on the past than we can close ourselves off to..." "The countless possibilities of our future." "Hey, it's me." "Are you home?" "Why?" "What's up?" "We need to stay here just for the night." "Yeah, sure." "Come in." "Listen, little man." "I'm gonna take you down!"