EPISODE 3/20/02
Simon Helps Margo Find Hal and Stenbeck

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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20, 2002

Scene 1:
Location: Oakdale Police Department
Scene: Squad Room

SIMON FRASIER, MARGO HUGHES, OFFICER #1

>> Margo: I'm sorry, Simon. I had to check on Kim.
>> Simon: That's fine. That's fine. How is she?
>> Margo: She's bruised, she's shaken, but she's gonna be okay. Are you still available to work for me?
>> Simon: Yeah, absolutely. Katie and I are buying a house.
>> Margo: Are you really? That's terrific.
>> Simon: It is, it is. And it will be great once we do it up. So any work you have is gonna be well needed.
>> Margo: Well, there's plenty to throw at you. Hal is still missing.
>> Simon: And the man in the coma?
>> Margo: Yeah, him, too. Hey, how is that inventory of the basement storage room coming along?
>> Officer #1: Just wrapping it up.
>> Margo: ASAP. Hal kept Stenbeck stashed in the basement right here.
>> Simon: Here?
>> Margo: Right here. Yeah, it's clever, isn't it? That way, he could keep an eye on him and us at the same time.
>> Simon: So you want to know what's missing?
>> Margo: Yeah, I want to know what equipment he took with him. Maybe it'll give us an idea of where he's gone.

Scene 2:
Scene: Squad Room

SIMON FRASIER, MARGO HUGHES, BARBRA RYAN, JACK SNYDER

>> Margo: John examined Stenbeck, said that he would die if he didn't get back to ICU.
>> Simon: We'll find him.
>> Margo: Right, yes. But even if we do, there are no guarantees, and Hal is not himself. Obviously, we have to do something like this. But Simon, he's armed. I'm afraid that he could shoot Stenbeck or himself.
>> Barbara: Margo, Hal's in terrible trouble. You have to help him. It was very strange, Margo. He kept talking to this playing card, the King of Spades, and he kept going on and on and babbling about how he had to be a good boy and he had to take care of James, and he scared me. So I took that card, and I ripped it up. And then he looked at me, and it was as if I had murdered someone. I kept talking to him, I kept trying to get through to him. And I think I did a little bit when I was talking about Emily, but then he would start in again on how he had to protect James. Margo, I don't know if he's programmed or brainwashed. You've gotta help him.
>> Margo: Okay, okay. We will, we'll find him. We will.
>> Simon: Okay, listen, listen, listen. Excuse me. All right. He's pinned down wherever he is, right?
>> Margo: Mm-hmm.
>> Simon: He's got a patient in a coma, and so it has to be someplace private. He doesn't want to be seen lugging a body around. And it has to be someplace, I guess, between the station and Fairwinds so he can get back and forth in say, 20 minutes. 'Cause he doesn't want to leave him alone for any longer than that, right?
>> Margo: Mm-hmm.
>> Simon: Okay, so --
>> Officer: Detective?
>> Margo: Thank you. Let's see what we got here. We've got a couple of blankets, a space heater -- that's weird.
>> Simon: What?
>> Margo: A gas generator. That's the kind we used to pump up the lights at night crime scenes.
>> Simon: All right, all right, so he's planning on taking him somewhere where there's no electricity or heat.
>> Barbara: Well, what about those cabins down by the lake? They turned off the heat and the electricity in October.
>> Simon: Well, that's the right idea, but it's too far. It's down here.
>> Margo: Well, I'd say the boathouse, but it's gone.
>> Simon: No, no, no, what about the old mill? The old mill?
>> Barbara: That's where Philip Auster died -- James' driver.
>> Margo: Be right back.
>> Margo: Jack?
>> Jack: What's up?
>> Margo: Okay, I got an idea that Hal may have taken Stenbeck to the old mill, so I'm gonna go out there and take a look.
>> Jack: Take backup.
>> Margo: I will, I will. Listen, will you sit on Craig for me while I'm gone?
>> Jack: I'm about an inch away from locking him up.
>> Margo: Listen with my blessings -- do it if you can justify it.
>> Margo: All right. Want to take a ride?
>> Simon: Yeah, let's do it.
>> Barbara: I'm going with you.
>> Margo: No, you're not. You're staying. Given Hal's state of mind, I don't want --
>> Barbara: He will talk to me.
>> Margo: Or he could take you hostage, or he could just shoot you on sight. [ to Simon ] Are you licensed?
>> Simon: Yeah, sure.
>> Barbara: Margo. Margo. I don't care what happens to me. Don't you understand? If I can make things right, I want to.
>> Margo: You will stay here until we bring Hal back, and then you can talk to him.
[ Margo hands Simon a revolver and the two are on their way ]

Scene 3:
Location: The Old Mill

SIMON FRASIER, MARGO HUGHES, HAL MUNSON, BARBARA RYAN

>> Margo: Hal, drop the gun.
>> Hal: I know what I'm doing.
>> Margo: You don't want an accident. You want to see Emily again?
>> Hal: Yes.
>> Margo: Emily is lost. Only James can find her.
>> Hal: James can find her?
>> Margo: Yes, only James knows where she is.
>> Hal: James is taking a nap.
>> Margo: He's sick, Hal, so he has to get back to the hospital. He needs to get well again, so he can tell us how to find Emily.
>> Hal: Emily has to come home.
>> Margo: Yes, you want Emily to come home.
>> Hal: Emily has to come home. So James has to go to the hospital.
>> Margo: -- To the hospital, yes.
>> Hal: So I have to -- I have to -- okay. Okay, you win, James.
>> Margo: Hal, give me the gun.
>> Hal: No!
>> Margo: Hal, you don't need the gun.
>> Hal: No, it's my turn!
>> Margo: It's your turn for what?
>> Hal: Hal takes care of James, or James takes care of Hal! Good boy. Protect James. I'm a good boy. So I -- will take care -- of Hal.
>> Margo: Hal, you don't need the gun. Hal, Emily says drop the gun. Hal, you've been programmed. You've been hypnotized. James did this. You need to see a doctor. Dr. Michaels can fix this. Do you remember Dr. Michaels?
>> Simon: Margo, he can't hear a word you're saying.
>> Margo: How is James?
>> Simon: He's barely got a pulse.
>> Margo: We've gotta get him out of here.
>> Simon: We can't take him anywhere until Hal puts down the gun.
>> Margo: Oh, my God. Simon, Hal is gonna shoot himself.
>> Barbara: No, he's not. Hal, before you do anything, hear me out.

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