MARY.: Since 1970, the Federal Witness Protection Program
has relocated thousands of witnesses,
some criminal, some not,
to neighborhoods all across the country.
Every one of those individuals shares a unique attribute
distinguishing them from the rest of the general population.
And that is, somebody wants them dead.
Hey. Where the hell are you?
I've been leaving messages all night.
(EXHALlNG) Six months I've been working on this thing.
You better not have screwed it up.
Call me!
(DOOR BANGlNG) OFFlCER: FBI!
Turn around and put your hands behind your neck. Fingers laced together.
Charles Andrew Johnson, you're under arrest for interstate drug trafficking.
You have the right to remain silent.
You don't want me. You have the right to an attorney.
Should you refuse...
Seriously. I'm small potatoes.
I can give you names. Buyers. Dealers. All major players.
Home phones, cell phones, emails, addresses...
Show me.
It's all up here. It's all up here.
Every name, every deal, every dollar.
What do you want?
I want a deal.
lmmunity from prosecution, and witness protection.
OFFlCER: You've got to be kidding me.
No. Check with your boss.
I'm going make a call. Move and you're dead.
(DIALING)
(INAUDIBLE)
I understand. Yes, sir.
He says it's a go.
All right, Mr. Johnson, here's the deal.
If the information you provide us checks out,
and you agree to testify in all criminal proceedings
resulting from this information,
you get your immunity.
ln the meantime, you're authorized for immediate placement
in the Federal Witness Protection Program.
You won't be disappointed. I promise.
MAN: Hey! Open the door!
(GRUNTS)
(GASPS)
No! Please! Don't kill me! Please!
I've got money. I've got drugs. You can have 'em all.
Please! Take them! Please!
Hey, Charlie.
What are you doing here, man? What's happened?
You screwed the pooch big-time.
No. No. No, I didn't. No! Please!
(GRUNTS)
MARY.: After dropping Brandi off at the airport
to fly home to her skeevy boyfriend, Chuck,
with a ticket I paid for, no less,
only to discover, her hours later at Raph's
with her head in his lap, no less,
an idea has formed.
A realization, if you will.
I don't know. Anyway, here it is.
My family will be the death of me.
And I don't mean in that "you kids will rue the day" kind of way. No.
I'm talking about "knocking on heaven's door,
"charge the beach at Normandy, shuffle off that mortal coil" deceased.
But the real epiphany is,
I have absolutely no say in the matter.
I wonder why I'm not more upset.
That was excellent. Thank you all.
We'll be making our decisions this evening.
Singing auditions in 10 minutes.
Okay.
(INDISTINCT CHATTERING)
I think we have a ringer in the room.
Where are you from?
(PANTlNG) Um, New Jersey.
Welcome. Thank you.
Um, I'm just going to go catch my breath.
I'll be right back.
(EXHALES)
(PANTlNG)
(EXHALES)
(lNHALlNG) Okay.
(CAR HONKS)
(CELL PHONE RINGING)
Hey. You on your way in?
I think my mom's a prostitute.
Did you hear what I said?
So, what? You're going to be late?
Marshall. I'm down on Ninth.
I just saw dear old Mom walk down an alley dressed like a hooker.
Doesn't she always kind of dress like a...
(SCOFFS) Goodbye.
(SINGING) I know a place
Where dreams are born
And time is never planned
It's not on any chart
You must find it in your heart
Never Never Land
You'll have a treasure if you stay there
More precious far than gold
For once you have found your way there
You will never, never grow old
So come with me
Where dreams are born
And time is never planned
Just think of lovely things
And your heart will fly on...
What are you doing here?
I was wondering the same thing about you.
(GASPS)
God damn it.
(CRYlNG) Why do you have to ruin everything?
Mom. Mom. Wait! What?
You couldn't let me have one thing? Just one thing?
(INAUDIBLE)
What are you talking about?
You knew how much this meant to me.
You came here to humiliate me.
To sabotage my happiness.
Mom, not only did I not know how much this meant to you,
I didn't know about this, period.
You know what, Mom? I have seen all kinds of crazy from you over the years,
but this is hands down...
My God! Why would I want to ruin this for you?
Why? What possible reason would I have?
Because that's what you do. You ruin everything!
The only time you are ever happy
is when Brandi or I are miserable.
You root for our failures,
like some buzzard waiting to swoop in.
That's the only thing that gives your life any meaning.
Well, this should keep you going for quite a while.
(DOOR CLOSES)
(CELL PHONE RINGING)
Hello? ls this lnspector Shannon?
Yeah, Mary. Who's this?
Special Agent Robert O'Connor.
I'm calling from New Jersey.
Okay. What can I do for you, Agent O'Connor?
Do you have a sister named Brandi in Northvale, New Jersey?
Why are you asking?
Please just answer the question.
Are you the sister of Brandi Katherine Shannon?
I'll answer the damn question when you tell me what this is all about.
Hey!
(GRUNTS)
(GRUNTlNG)
Hello?
(GRUNTlNG)
lnspector, are you there?
lnspector Shannon?
(BOTH GRUNTlNG)
lnspector Shannon, are you there?
(GROANlNG) Hello?
lnspector Shannon?
Are you there? lnspector Shannon?
(GRUNTS)
(GASPlNG)
(MEN GRUNTlNG)
Mary. Are you there?
Mary.
Bye-bye, Mary.
BRANDl: I'm sorry I laid all that stuff on you last night.
You don't need that in your life.
Well, nobody needs that in their life.
You hate me now, don't you?
No. I don't hate you. But I think...
You think I'm trouble.
I think you're in trouble. And you should talk to your sister about this.
No offense, Chico,
but I've had a lot more experience with Mary than you.
And I need to wait for her to cool down.
Which, in this particular situation, could be never.
Well, I'll talk to her and explain.
She thinks what she saw last night was something else.
But I think you underestimate your sister.
When push comes to pull, she'll do anything for you.
Shove.
What?
Never mind. You need to get going or you're going to be late for practice.
Yeah, okay.
But when I get back, we need to talk.
Don't worry. I'll help you with this.
Everything's going to be okay. You'll see.
I think this one's a little out of your league.
But thanks for offering.
You're a good person.
Yes, I am.
(CELL PHONE RINGING) (GRUNTS) You're beeping.
Thanks.
How come you have two phones?
Because, um, I thought I lost mine.
And then... Of course, as soon as I bought the disposable,
the first one showed up.
It's Chuck.
I think he's caused you enough trouble.
If I were you, I'd throw away that phone and forget I ever knew him.
(PHONE RINGING)
Yeah, you're probably right.
(RINGING STOPS)
(GRUNTS)
You need a hand with that, Sally?
Okay. I think I got it.
I just don't quite have my legs all the way under me yet.
Have fun at practice.
And thank you.
You're welcome.
Call your sister.
(DOOR CLOSES)
CHUCK.: Here comes the beep. You know what to do.
(BEEP)
Hey, Chuck, it's me. Um...
I'm sure you're probably really pissed at me and I'm sorry.
But there were extenuating circumstances.
O'CONNER.: ls this Brandi Shannon?
Who is this?
Special Agent Robert O'Connor of the FBI.
I need to know your exact location.
I'm going to need an immediate trace on that call.
Then I'm going to need a plane ticket to wherever it came from.
I just want to be clear. You saw a woman by the name of Mary
get tossed into the backseat of a car by two men.
Yeah.
And they got in the car and they drove off toward the highway.
I see.
All righty, then. Um...
ls there anything else you want to share with us today?
No.
Officers.
Canvas the area. See if anyone else saw anything.
But don't put in any overtime, if you catch my meaning.
(PHONE RINGING)
And that must be for Mary.
Hello?
Who is this?
This is Detective Dershowitz, Albuquerque PD.
Who is this, and why are you calling this number?
(SIGHS)
Hmm.
Oh, God.
Marshall. What do you think of this tie, huh?
Oh, no.
Well, you didn't even look at it.
Two FBI agents were killed in New Jersey this morning.
Oh, no.
Agents Michener and Kern. Ambushed. Two assailants.
Northvale, New Jersey.
Northvale. Northvale. Why do I know Northvale?
Mary's sister lives there.
Called in arrest of drug dealer Charles Andrew Johnson.
"WC-61 44-A"
"Missing."
Two dead agents and a missing witness.
I'll bet the New Jersey office is hopping.
You got that right.
(PHONE RINGING)
You got Stan.
ls this Stan McQueen of the U.S. Marshals?
Yeah. Who is this?
This is Detective Dershowitz.
Good morning, Detective. What can I do for you?
It's that Bobby D character.
When was the last time you saw lnspector Shannon?
Oh. Mary? Uh, I don't know. Yesterday. Why?
(PHONE RINGING)
Marshall, here.
This is FBI Special Agent O'Connor.
I'm trying to contact an lnspector Shannon with the U.S. Marshals.
She's not here right now, Agent O'Connor.
Would you like to leave a message,
or can I give you her cell?
(PHONE RINGING)
JlNX.: Hello?
It's me. I need help.
What's wrong now?
BRANDl.: I need you to come pick me up.
(SCOFFlNG) Right. Like I'm going to drive all the way to New Jersey to pick you up.
I'm not in New Jersey.
I'm at Raph's.
Mary's Raph?
Yes.
What are you... What are you talking about?
You were supposed to be back in New Jersey.
What did you do?
Just come and get me! Something's going on. Please.
I need you to come get me.
Yes, sir. lnspector Mary Shannon.
It appears, she was abducted this morning at approximately 0900.
No, sir. No word yet on any ransom demand.
Marshall. We found these in her car.
This gun was under the seat, but what about this?
Does it mean anything to you?
MARSHALL: It means she had a lot on her mind.
You mind if I take this top sheet,
see if I can match any of it with her notes at work?
No. It's all yours. Thank you.
So what did they say inside?
They said her mom auditioned for a play this morning.
Mary was here, but she left.
That must be when they...
Look. Um, Mary and l, we had our run-ins.
But we're going to work this as hard as we can.
We'll find her.
Here's the plan. We're gonna coordinate with the FBI, all right?
You and I will set up a joint command post with them.
We'll start with her witnesses. All right?
We'll check any possible WlTSEC connection.
You know the drill.
And the FBI, is looking into any Jersey connection?
They're already into it.
Any word on Brandi?
Haven't found her yet.
Come on, let's go.
I'm not going anywhere until you tell me what is going on.
Which part? The part where I called Chuck and the FBI answered?
Or the part where I called Mary and the cops answered?
Chuck's always in trouble.
And Mary's always hanging out with cops.
She probably left her cell phone in some donut shop.
Mom...
I want to know why you were at Mary's boyfriend's apartment,
and not in New Jersey where you are supposed to be.
Something happened yesterday and I didn't go back to New Jersey.
Uh, no. Really?
Last night, Mary caught Chico and me together.
What?
No. Not together-together.
But she thinks that we were. And anyway, I'm worried.
I know everybody thinks that she's so stable, but I swear she's not.
What if she saw me with Chico and, you know, did something to herself?
Oh, sweetie.
Mary is way too self-involved to ever take her own life.
And then, there's this other thing.
I'm in a lot of trouble, Mom.
(SNlFFLlNG)
I need to get out of town now.
No, no. You were supposed to leave town yesterday.
Come on.
If you're really in trouble, I'm going to take you home.
JlNX: You'll see. Everything will be fine.
Tempest in a teapot.
(COUGHlNG)
STAN: lt'd be a big help if you could answer a few questions for us.
You think you're up for that?
JlNX: Yeah.
Any strange calls? Hang ups?
No.
Brandi, we have a few questions about Chuck.
What? Why?
Two FBI agents were killed this morning.
ln New Jersey.
Oh. I'm sorry.
But what does that have to do with...
It happened in Chuck's house.
Oh, my God. Chuck's house? My house?
ls Chuck okay?
STAN: We don't know. He's missing.
We don't know if whoever killed the agents
may have grabbed Chuck, or...
Or what?
You think Chuck killed them? No.
I mean... Okay, so, maybe he's not the most upstanding citizen,
but Chuck wouldn't kill anyone.
When's the last time you heard from him?
Um, I don't know. Maybe about a week ago.
We broke up.
Mary told me that she dropped you off at the airport yesterday.
She said you were going back to New Jersey.
I was, but Chuck and l had a fight.
You said you hadn't spoken to him since last week.
Well, yeah, that's right. But l, um...
(SIGHING) For God's sake.
Just when you thought it was impossible
the Shannon women have sunk to an all-time low.
Excuse me?
Brandi wanted to be with Mary's boyfriend, Raphael.
So, after Mary dropped her off at the airport,
she snuck back to his apartment.
(SIGHS) Mom.
You did that?
It's not what you think. Oh, it's exactly what you think.
Please. Find Mary.
Just find my baby.
I promise you we have a lot of people working on this.
STAN: I promise.
Are you insane?
We've got a house full of FBI agents
and U.S. Marshals, and the police and God knows who else,
and you're sitting here with a suitcase full of drugs?
What is wrong with you?
Well, I didn't know all those people were going to be here.
You are missing the point.
You brought your boyfriend's drugs into your sister's house.
I was trying to do the right thing.
I never wanted to do this, okay?
But Chuck just told me that I had to or else...
Or else what?
Or else he wouldn't love me anymore.
Oh, my God.
(BREATHlNG DEEPLY)
Okay, okay.
Okay.
(GRUNTlNG)
(GASPlNG)
Oh.
Oh, no. Oh, no.
Oh, Jesus.
(INDISTINCT CHATTERING)
I'm looking for Stan McQueen?
Yeah, over here.
Robert O'Connor, FBI.
Yeah. How are you doing?
This is Marshal Marshall Mann.
A pleasure. Wish it were better circumstances.
What was that missing persons release?
A missing persons bulletin for Charles Anderson and lnspector Shannon.
lnspector Shannon's identity is classified,
and cannot be released to the media.
I'll take that under advisement.
Where can l find her sister, Brandi Shannon?
You realize, releasing her identity could cost her her life,
and would certainly end her career.
I said I'd take it under advisement.
Now, where can I find her sister, Brandi Shannon?
She's here. But she doesn't know anything about your murders.
Thanks for the preview. But if it's all the same to you,
I prefer to do my own interviews.
Of course. But just so you know, we're very close with the family.
I see. Are you talking about this family?
Brandi Shannon. ln trouble since she was 13.
First juvenile arrest for stealing barbiturates from the local pharmacy.
Since then, petty theft, grand theft auto,
public intoxication, possession...
So she was a troubled kid. There's nothing on there from this century.
Oh, if you're looking for current events, Jinx Shannon,
arrested two years ago on a DWl.
Her third in five years.
She attended 19 of a court-ordered 60 AA meetings
before leaving the state and moving to New Mexico to live with...
Wait. Whoa, whoa, whoa!
You pulled a file on a United States Marshal?
It's called a criminal investigation.
It's called a goddamn witch hunt.
Now you get that garbage out of this house
before I throw you the hell out with it. Easy.
This would be a good time for you to leave.
Actually, the Attorney General has put me in charge of all aspects of this investigation.
And I think it's time for you both to leave.
Oh, before you both go,
James Wiley Shannon.
Husband of Jinx, father of Mary and Brandi,
spent 30 years on the FBI's most wanted list
for multiple armed bank robberies.
Bet you didn't know about that one.
Honestly, with this family tree,
how she got into the Marshals Service at all is a mystery to me.
Uh-oh, you dropped something.
(GRUNTS)
(PANTlNG)
(DOOR UNLOCKS)
(GRUNTlNG)
(GRUNTS)
Go on.
What do you want from me?
What do you think I want, Brandi?
What?
Come on. Now, one of you better tell me where my drugs are.
Or this is going to turn into a real unpleasant evening.
That's not Brandi.
That's her sister, Mary.
Thanks, Chuckles.
How could you take the wrong girl?
I had an address.
I was told she was a hot blond.
So, we grabbed the first hot blond that came out of the house.
That almost makes getting kidnapped worth it.
(GRUNTS)
Where the hell is Brandi?
I don't know. Ask her.
Oh, God. You really are a worthless bag of crap.
(SIGHING) She's at my house.
Genius over there grabbed the wrong hot sister.
How stupid do you think I am?
I mean, you've been gone, what, 1 4 hours?
Your place is crawling with Feds by now.
You two better start making yourselves useful,
or I'm going to have a hard time justifying your upkeep.
The throwaways.
We had a disposable cell phone for the deal.
She might still have it.
It's, uh... Oh, crap!
505-555-0199
(PHONE RINGING)
Chuck?
Guess again, sweetie.
Who is this?
The guy you narc'd on the other day.
Russell?
(SIGHS) Close.
Spanky.
Bingo.
Just to show you how fair-minded I am,
I'm gonna let you decide who has to pay the price for ripping me off.
Your boyfriend or your sister.
Well, hang on. I have the drugs. I'll just get them to you.
Wrong answer. Wait.
(SCREAMS)
Oh, my God. What did you do?
That's one down and one to go.
(PANTlNG)
Meet me at 27 Rio Bravo at 1 1 :00 or your sister's next.
And if you don't show,
or you bring the cops,
they'll never find the pieces of your sister's body.
We need to talk.
Thanks.
My guys canvassed the area three times,
but no new witnesses have come forward.
Hey, I may have something.
You found her?
I've tracked her through four turns.
MARSHALL: Now, watch.
A green sedan keeps showing up a few cars back.
There. There it is again. That's five turns.
Hmm. ls there a clear shot of that license number?
(SIGHS)
The guy was sloppy. Mary would have spotted him.
Hang on.
STAN: There.
Hey, Tommy. It's Bobby D. Run this plate for me.
4X4C21 . Yeah, I'll hang on.
Come on. Give us a break.
I have to go.
You're not going anywhere until we talk.
Sit down.
(EXHALES)
We have Chuck's phone records.
You two were pretty chatty for people who are broken up.
Well, he was having a hard time letting go.
And I was trying to get him to send my things.
Yeah, I see.
All right, thanks.
The car was reported stolen early this morning.
There's no report of it yet.
(BANGS ON TABLE) Damn it.
So why did your sister buy you a ticket to New Jersey two days ago?
I thought if we talked face-to-face that he'd get that it was over.
Yeah.
Nothing says "it's over" like flying 2,000 miles.
I hoped that he'd see that I was happier without him.
And I just wanted to get my things back.
And are you happy?
(EXHALES)
Not at this particular moment.
But in general, yeah.
Really? Yeah.
Because if my life had been a series of screw-ups
and disappointments like yours, I think I'd be pretty miserable.
Things could be worse.
Oh, yeah? How?
I could be a civil servant with a bad haircut and ugly shoes.
Or you could be on death row.
Well, that's it, for now. Don't go anywhere.
(CRYlNG)
(CELL PHONE RINGING)
Dershowitz. Go ahead.
Uh-huh.
Great. Hey, they've found the car.
Uh-huh.
I understand. Good work. Thanks. Thanks a lot.
The car was abandoned near a railroad yard.
They found blood on the driver's seat and the steering wheel.
They picked the wrong girl to abduct.
I'll bet you anything she broke his nose.
They're running the blood. That'll take a while.
But they did manage to lift a partial print
off the lid of a paper coffee cup that was under one of the seats.
Now, that print belongs to a Jack Butler.
Multiple robberies, two assauIt charges,
and best of all, an Albuquerque address.
Let's go.
(ON TV) A nationwide manhunt... Whoa!
...is underway for this man, Charles Andrew Johnson,
and an unidentified female Federal Marshal
in connection with yesterday's murders
of two FBI agents in Northvale, New Jersey.
STAN: (SIGHS) Damn it.
It's only a partial lD. Hopefully, no one will make the connection.
That guy is an imbecile.
(GRUNTlNG)
(DOOR OPENlNG)
Let me guess. She didn't show.
Hmm.
I think your sister needs a little persuading.
You think sending her my thumb is going to get your drugs back?
(SIGHING) She doesn't give a rat's ass about me or anyone else.
You want your drugs? I want my 500 grand back.
We've all got dreams.
She took 500 G's from you?
I gave it to her to make a buy.
A month later, she's still working out the details.
Sure. I'll just hold my breath.
You got that kind of money?
Not anymore, I don't.
Not unless you want to help me get it back from my sister.
I'll even kick in 10% .
Huh?
Fifty. (SCOFFlNG) Fifty?
Yeah. What's in it for me?
How about your thumbs?
Deal. But you can't hurt her. She's still my sister.
Well, in that case, it will be 75.
Sixty-five. That's as high as I go.
You know,
you may be completely full of shit.
But I'll say this for you. You got balls.
(DOOR OPENlNG)
Spanky, man. What?
We got a huge problem.
What?
It's all over the news.
The FBI's looking for a U.S. Marshal
kidnapped in Albuquerque this morning in connection with the Jersey killings.
(EXCLAlMS)
So not only is she the wrong sister but she's a Marshal.
You know, this is your mess.
And you're going to clean it up.
And make sure that nobody ever finds her.
I'm out of here.
(CHATTERlNG ON RADlO)
Where's Jack Butler?
He's gone. I kicked him out three weeks ago.
It's all right. We're with the U.S. Marshals.
And Albuquerque PD. We've got a warrant to search the house.
Yeah, well, when you find him,
do me and the rest of the world a favor, and put a bullet in his head.
Any idea where he went?
I don't know.
Sometimes he crashes with this meth-head named Jason.
Painter, I think.
Yeah. I need an address on a Jason Painter.
Don't worry.
I'm not a monster.
We'll have some, uh, fun first.
I want you to die happy.
Thank you. I appreciate that.
So, how do you want to do this?
If you undo my hands, it'll be better for both of us.
I'm not stupid.
(EXHALES) Turn around and face the wall.
Are you sure? Because l... Just do it!
Okay, okay,
(GRUNTS)
Now, don't be thinking you're too good for me.
Because you're not.
No.
But do you know what?
I would really like to look at you while we do this.
ls that okay?
Can I just turn around and look into your eyes?
Please.
(GRUNTlNG)
You bitch! Oh, now, you're going to suffer!
MAN: Louis! You better not kill her before I get my turn!
(GUN FlRlNG)
(THUDDlNG)
(FOOTSTEPS APPROACHlNG)
(PANTlNG)
(GRUNTlNG)
(EXHALES)
MARSHALL: It's all right. Whoa. All right.
Let's go. Okay.
Thanks for looking out for me.
It was the least I could do.
You know, after everything you've done for me.
Can I go home?
Of course.
But you're going to have to talk to lA in the morning
and the dramatic incident team before you come back to work.
I know. But right now, I need to go home.
Okay.
But I'm putting a security detail on your house
until we catch that Spanky character.
Okay, thanks.
What about Brandi?
What about her?
Nothing, but... But what?
We've got three dead suspects,
two dead FBI agents, one fugitive.
This isn't going away.
Can it go away just for tonight?
Sure.
Come on.
I'm going to make sure she gets home okay. Then, I'll be back.
All right. I'll be here.
Hey, Mary.
You did us all proud tonight.
lnspector Shannon.
I was so relieved to hear you were okay.
Thanks. Me, too.
What did he want? Spanky.
Sorry, pal. I told them everything I know. I'm done for tonight.
Did he mention your sister at all?
You heard her. Not tonight.
You don't want to get between me and this investigation.
Absolutely, you're right.
Can I just have a word with you in confidence for a sec? Thanks.
STAN: Off the record,
on the DL.
(TRAFFlC SOUNDS)
(EXHALES)
(BANGlNG ON DOOR)
O'CONNER: McQueen!
Open this door, McQueen!
This is a criminal investigation!
Open up! McQueen, I'm FBI! Open up!