HOSTAGE SITUATION 11/14/04 (Mathew wakes up to see poor Dr. Troy awake, and sullen) Matthew: Dr. Troy, didn't you sleep? Troy: No, Matthew. I didn't. I�m trying to figure out -- I�m trying to figure out what's happening here, Matthew. They say I killed a lot of women, but I didn't do it. But I said I did and I don't know why, Matthew. Matthew: Can I call my mom? Troy: (Sighs) No. I�m sorry, Matthew, you can�t call your mom right now. Matthew: I thought you were my friend. Troy: I am your friend, Matthew! You're my friend, too, right? Matthew: Well, I don't know. You won't let me call my mom. Maybe -- Troy: "Maybe," what? Matthew: Maybe you are bad. (Next scene) John: We think MacIver's still in the area. We've got search parties deep into the woods. We got roadblocks at all the major arteries. Nora: Why hasn't he called? John: He will. Matthew is his bargaining chip. Hey, look, can I get you something? Some coffee or something? Bo: No, thanks. John: All right. Well, look, Dr. Haver is on his way in and he's going to help us with handling MacIver when he does make contact. I�m going to go check and see where he is. [Her phone rings, yay!] Nora: Hello? Matthew: Mom? Nora: Matthew! Matthew, honey, are you ok? Matthew: I�m with Dr. Troy. Nora: (Quiet) Has he hurt you, baby? Matthew: No, I�m ok. Nora: I love you. I love you very much. Matthew: I love you, too. (Next scene) Bo: Keep him talking! Keep him... (John runs off to the computer and moves his hand like a mouth yapping, signalling her to continue speaking with him) Nora: Is it very cold where you are? Matthew: Yeah, and it snowed. Nora: (Smiling) It snowed? How -- how deep is the snow, sweetie? Is it -- is it like when we went skiing in the mountains with Grandma and Grandpa? Matthew: I guess so. Nora: I�m going to ask you some questions, sweetheart, and I just want you to answer yes or no, ok? Matthew: Ok. Nora: Do you remember when we talked about road signs? Matthew: Yeah. Nora: Well, when you were driving -- well, did you see any big, green signs that -- you know, road signs, route signs? Just answer yes or no. Matthew: Yeah. 17 N for north. Troy: (Grabs phone from him and turns it off. Stamping his foot, he yells.) Damn it, Matthew! Bo: He's all right. Look, he sounded good. Nora: Not too scared, right? Bo: No, no, no, he's a brave little guy. Look, plus he gave us something to go on. Nora: Yeah. Yeah, but Troy -- what if he snaps, you know, with him? (Next scene) Troy: Why did you tell her about the road sign? Huh? Matthew: She asked me. I�m not supposed to lie. Lying's bad, right? Troy: (Confused; pacing back and forth) I don't know, Matthew. I used to think so. But now people are telling lies about me, you know? Bad lies, that I -- that I did bad things. Matthew: Did you? Troy: I don't know. But I said I did. Matthew: Why? Troy: I don't know. I don't know, Matthew, I got confused. I just -- I don't know, I can�t remember. But I should remember, but I don't know why I don't remember! Why can�t I remember, Matthew? Matthew: I don't know. Troy: Matthew, you got to help me. Please, you got to help me before it's too late. (Next scene) John: The phone company checked the cell phone that MacIver used. It belonged to one of the guards. He must've swiped it from the van. Bo: Does it have a locator chip? John: Yeah, but he got off the phone before we could get an exact location. Bo: All right, Matthew said 17 North. John: Yeah, and that would be consistent with what the signal gave us. We've narrowed it down to this area right here. I'll call weather service to see if we could get some information about snowfall. Bo: Yeah. Matthew did good, huh? John: Oh, he did real good. We're bringing him home, Bo. Bo: Yeah. Stephen: It's not likely that Troy is going to hurt Matthew. Nora: Likely? Stephen: No, no. His hostility is aimed at women, not children. Nora: By "women," do you mean me? Stephen: No, no. His hostility predates you, although he certainly is fixated on your rejection of him. Nora: What if he takes that out on Matthew? Stephen: Matthew is his direct connection to you. But also, the most positive feelings he has for you -- that's going to keep him safe. He's already reached out once. That's a very good sign he's going to do it again. Nora: He is? When? When is he going to do that? Stephen: Soon. Like it or not, you are his lifeline. What's that? Nora: Scout badge. His awards dinner was last night. He was supposed to go. He was so excited. He didn't make it, so his troop leader came by and dropped it off. Stephen: Really? Nora: Mm-hmm. Stephen: You know, my brother was a -- he was a scout. Nora: Was he? Stephen: Yes, yes. He was a scout and he had all those badges. I never knew what any of them meant, but -- but I�m sure you do. Tell me, what's that one about? Nora: Uh -- orienteering. Stephen: Orienteering? Nora: Yes. He's very good at it, actually -- you know, maps and globes and -- taught himself to read a compass. I don't think I could've done that. He could find the longitude and latitude of any point on this earth. It's nice because he'll never be lost. (Next scene) Matthew: You remember the Chinese place where you taught me how to eat spare ribs? Troy: (His hand is on the flame of a candle. He smiles at the memories he has) Wong Foo's. That's where your mom and I had our first date. Matthew: And last Thanksgiving my mom said she made the turkey, but she really bought it? Troy: Yeah. Your mom always hated to cook. Matthew: And we made those pictures after, and we hung them up in the shower to dry? Troy: Yeah, I remember. Those were good times, Matthew. Matthew: See, you remember. Will you take me home now? Troy: I would come and watch you play soccer. I was there when you got your trophy. Matthew: Maybe you just remember good stuff. Troy: No. No, because I remember your mom and I having a fight, and that was the worst thing that ever happened to me until now. Matthew, I didn't kill those women. Matthew: My mom sounded real upset. Will you please take me home? Troy: I can�t, Matthew. You're the only leverage I have. (Next scene) Matthew: When I see Starr, I�m really going to yell at her. Troy: (regretfully) Matthew, I didn't mean for this to happen. I don't even know why I confessed when I didn't do anything wrong! Matthew: I�m cold and I�m really hungry. Troy: Ok, buddy. All right. There's got to be some food in here somewhere. I�m going to find you some food, ok? Matthew: I was supposed to get a merit badge last night and I missed it. I�m missing everything! I want to go home! (Next scene) John: Prison van was abandoned out route 17. Bo: That's where Matthew said they were. John: Yeah. It's a pretty remote area. They couldn't have gotten far on foot. I got every available agent combing the area, but it's pretty dense. It's going to take some time. Bo: How much time? John: We're not going to let Matthew get hurt. [Her phone rings] Nora: (Looking at the caller I.D) It's Troy! It's Troy. John: Are you ready? Answer. Nora: (Answers it) Hello? Troy: Nora, it's Troy. Look, I want you to know that Matthew's fine, ok? He's eating right now. You know I would never hurt him, Nora. Nora: I know you won't. You're a good man, Troy. Troy: Nora, I didn't do the things they said I did. Nora: Tell me where you are. Troy: I can�t. Nora: Yes, Troy. I'll -- I'll come there so you can explain everything to me in person. Troy: Nora, I�m not the killer. I don't know why I confessed. Nora: I can help you. Just tell me where you are, and I'll be there. Troy: No cops, Nora. Nora: No cops. Troy: You got to swear to me on Matthew's life -- no cops. Nora: On Matthew's life, I swear I won't do anything stupid. Troy: I don't want to hurt him, Nora. But I need your help. Nora: Just tell me where you are. Ok. Ok. Ok. Can -- can I talk to Matthew? Troy: Go ahead. It's your mom. Matthew: Hi, Mom. Nora: Hi, sweetie. Your daddy's right here. Bo: You ok, buddy? Matthew: Yeah, Dad. Troy gave me some beans. They're not real good. But I want to come home. THE END
