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The 10-Second Memory Episode 1
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00:03chairwoman why did this yourself raised for street yourself i did this when i was yuds put
00:08my siblings through college go do your job don't follow me marcus would kill me if anything happened
00:16to you protect what i'm a janitor
00:31what the hell
00:40sis dad's 80th birthday party sterling estate you coming dad's birthday yeah mom said your
00:49memory's going that true chairwoman how much longer will you hide it
00:59hide what who you are vance groups i'm a janitor that's all i know
01:06she's getting stronger up the dosage already did but her body's adapting i don't care keep her under
01:16you should have stayed dead elena
01:42phoenix get out they're coming for you now
02:00what did they do to me
02:09dad 1982 lafant long life
02:13good boy dad this golden hall my husband arranged it john from vance group called personally
02:19shut up
02:25isn't that the oldest daughter she cleans toilets
02:29dad
02:30you ain't nothing but a toilet scrubber now get your scum ass out of my sight before i drag you
02:36out by
02:36that ratty ponytail i came to wish you happy birthday with what leftovers in that bag sis come on
02:43vance group's chairman is coming you're embarrassing dad a janitor
02:46i'm standing here
02:48everyone vance group's john is coming and the chairman herself
02:52richest woman in america
02:58dad i dropped out of school to raise the family
03:01so what
03:02that was 30 years ago
03:04now you're a janitor
03:06blame yourself for having no talent
03:09get out of my sight
03:10get out of my sight
03:12no not now
03:16what is it
03:21i need to find out
03:29chairwoman
03:30are you all right
03:32did you know
03:34know what
03:37that i wasn't always a janitor
03:53not yet
03:55increase the dosage
03:56double it
03:57i don't care what it causes just do it
04:08elena
04:09quick
04:10give this to your father
04:12apologize
04:13maybe he'll forgive you
04:14no mom
04:16i brought a gift
04:18no
04:19no no no
04:20you are not giving him that
04:22listen to me
04:23mom i didn't lie
04:24i'll keep this for you
04:25now go
04:27800 grand
04:29put this under elena's name
04:33isn't that the necklace you gave mom last year
04:36what
04:38mom that's my gift to you
04:40you give it to her to save face
04:41yeah mom that's favoritism
04:42keep your voices down
04:43your sister's sacrifice for you
04:45sacrifice
04:45what did she ever do
04:47what's this
04:47dad elena brought nothing
04:49and mom used my gift to pretend it was from her
04:53elena
04:54don't call me that
04:56dad
04:57you're not a sterling anymore
04:58you came here to kill me didn't you
05:01no
05:02i arranged this hall
05:04the golden hall
05:05i
05:06oh sis
05:07don't tell us you're the vance group chairman
05:10stop pretending
05:12get out
05:13now
05:33she's always been dramatic
05:34someone call an ambulance
05:41mom
05:42what happened
05:43you triggered a memory window
05:44extreme emotion plus physical trigger
05:4610 seconds each time
05:47you collapsed
05:48at the party
05:49i saw things
05:50numbers
05:51a word
05:52what word
05:52phoenix
05:53what does that mean
05:55it means she was someone before she was a janitor
05:57who was i
05:58the hospital
05:59the audio frequencies
06:00i traced it
06:01the signal came from inside this building
06:03a nurse
06:04which one
06:05not sure yet
06:06but they're still here
06:10it's richard
06:12don't answer
06:14marcus
06:14heard your mother collapse
06:16is she alright
06:16you better pray she is
06:17because if she's not
06:18you're a dead man walking
06:19you're overreacting
06:20am i
06:21you just threatened our grandfather
06:22he's not my grandfather
06:24he's not her father
06:24he's the enemy
06:25we need to find them all in the hospital
06:27tonight
06:38she remembered the account
06:40and phoenix
06:48i'm sorry
06:48but i need him to pay first
06:56you should stay another day
06:57no
06:59i'm leaving today
07:01right
07:02and the milliman
07:03carex
07:04i got that sierra
07:05mom
07:06you almost died
07:07i didn't
07:09so i'm leaving
07:10i found the nurse
07:12nina kravich
07:13two years here
07:14fake employment record before that
07:15who hired her
07:16richard sterling
07:17he donated a wing to the hospital
07:19gotta recommend three months
07:20nurses
07:21so he's been inside the whole time
07:23and still is
07:24then we smoke her out
07:37we gave her bait
07:38now we wait
07:49looking for something
07:51the patient needs monitoring
07:53at 2am
07:54with a non-hospital device
07:56yes
07:56you were adjusting her frequency
07:58to force a deeper window
07:59keep her under
08:00if she remembers too much
08:02increase the dosage
08:03richard's voice
08:04we have it all
08:05he threatened my family
08:08my daughter's in a wheelchair
08:11he said he'd cut her medical care
08:12then help us testify
08:15we'll protect you
08:16and your daughter
08:22before she left
08:23nina said something
08:24there's someone else
08:25closer to her
08:27richard said
08:27our eyes are in the house
08:30someone inside our house
08:31grace
08:32grace
08:35maybe
08:37or someone else
08:53back from the hospital
08:57so soon
08:57they should have locked you
08:58in the psych hall
09:01seriously sis
09:03you're ruining dad's night
09:04go back to your mom
09:07your phd dissertation
09:08on modern art
09:09i ran it through an algorithm
09:11it was bought from a ghostwriter
09:13in mumbai
09:17i just emailed the receipts
09:18to your university board
09:24have fun flipping burgers
09:27you little bitch
09:29i'll ruin you
09:32try it brad
09:33my entertainment group
09:35just acquired your primary
09:36distribution company
09:39you're fired
09:40and you're broke
09:47enough
09:50elena is mentally unstable
09:52i'm taking conservatorship
09:55i'll appoint a live-in nurse
09:57tonight
09:57that won't be necessary
09:59mr sterling
09:59who the hell are you
10:01i'm grace
10:02mrs vant's new private nurse
10:05fully licensed
10:06and her salary is paid by me
10:10you don't make decisions
10:11for my mother anymore
10:28mom another window
10:30the bank
10:33swiss account 773
10:45so mom's memory was right
10:47the account is under a shell company
10:48sterling linked
10:49i saw more
10:50in the flash
10:50sterling money flows through there
10:52every quarter
10:52every quarter
10:53that's a pattern
10:54if we can trace the flow
10:55there's something else
10:56a safe
10:56i saw a room
10:57books
10:57a fireplace
11:01richard's study
11:01no no
11:02i can't see the rest
11:03then we make you remember
11:05the doctor said
11:06every window damages my brain
11:09then we find the evidence another way
11:12account 773
11:14ending in 773
11:16identification
11:19sealed by court order
11:20i can't even confirm its existence
11:23whose order
11:24i'll have to ask you to leave
11:29four
11:35the bank is refusing to release records
11:37they're citing client confidentiality
11:39then buy them
11:40i don't care what it costs
11:41there's another problem
11:42the fbi is asking questions about the account
11:45handle it
11:46remembering too much
11:48worthless
11:49just like your mother
11:51running away like a coward
11:53i should have drowned you at birth
11:57no one will ever call me worthless again
12:00no one
12:09i kept my promise
12:14no one ever called me worthless again
12:16the damage is progressing
12:18each memory window accelerates the process
12:20how many does she have left
12:21two
12:22maybe three
12:23after that
12:24after that
12:25permanent memory loss
12:26possibly brain death
12:27how do i trigger the next one
12:29mom
12:29no
12:30richard tried to kill me once
12:31he won't get a second chance
12:32extreme emotion is the trigger
12:34or physical shock
12:35but i strongly advise
12:36thank you doctor
12:37i'm not losing you
12:38not after everything
12:39you were five years old when i found you
12:41hiding behind a radiator
12:43you didn't speak for three months
12:44i didn't give up on you
12:46don't ask me to give up on this
12:47i cross-referenced the account number with sterling's known associates
12:49there's a pattern
12:50what kind of pattern
12:51payments to offshore accounts
12:52every quarter for thirty years
12:54this is enough for a warrant
12:55not yet
12:55the account is shielded
12:56we need the physical records
12:58so we're stuck
13:00no
13:01we need mom to remember where the safe is
13:05then we pray she survives it
13:11how long have you worked for richard
13:15i don't know what you mean
13:18i saw you
13:19in the hospital
13:21and last night
13:22two texts
13:24you're more observant than they give you credit for
13:27i don't care who you work for
13:28just don't hurt my kids
13:30i won't
13:31i promise
13:35good
13:45you're a lot to make
13:47money
13:48yeah
13:48yeah
13:50yeah
14:08How close are we to retrieving the drive?
14:10The safe requires a fingerprint and a code.
14:12We're working on both.
14:12Work faster.
14:15You confronted Grace.
14:18I needed to know.
14:20And?
14:22She said she won't hurt you.
14:26That's not an answer.
14:28It's the only one I got.
14:31This is FBI issue.
14:34Thomas must have given it to you.
14:38I don't remember.
14:39Then remember.
14:43It's not that simple.
15:00What?
15:11We're not hers.
15:20She chose us.
15:26We need to talk.
15:30What is this?
15:32Open it.
15:34I know.
15:35What?
15:37I was five when she adopted me.
15:39I remember the orphanage.
15:40I was seven.
15:42The courthouse.
15:43I remember.
15:44You both knew?
15:46And you never told me?
15:47She didn't tell us because she didn't want us to hurt.
15:50Not because it matters.
15:52Blood is coincidence.
15:54Family is who chooses.
15:57So she's not our mother.
15:59She is our mother.
16:02More than any blood ever could be.
16:05Then we never tell her we know.
16:07She wanted to protect us.
16:09We protect her.
16:12I hope they never find out.
16:18You found the papers?
16:19Mom!
16:20Don't!
16:20Let me speak.
16:22I was going to tell you when you were older.
16:24Then the accident happened.
16:26When I woke up, I didn't remember anything.
16:28Including that.
16:29It doesn't change anything.
16:30It changes everything.
16:32You're not my blood.
16:33We don't care.
16:35I walked into that orphanage in Ukraine.
16:38I saw a little boy with big eyes hiding behind a radiator.
16:42He didn't speak for three months.
16:45But I knew he needed someone.
16:48You were left at a hospital.
16:49Pink blanket.
16:50A note that said, please take care of her.
16:52I held you for an hour before I signed the papers.
16:55You had bruises on your arms.
16:56You didn't trust anyone.
16:57In the car, on the way home, you asked me, are you my mom now?
17:00I said, yes.
17:01And I meant it.
17:03You are my mom.
17:08I may not remember building a company, but I remember every single day with you three.
17:17She's stronger than I thought.
17:32Emotions trigger the windows.
17:38Then let's give her something to feel.
17:51Is that a janitor?
17:53At the Vance Gala?
17:56You clean toilets.
17:59What are you doing here?
18:00Don't miss me.
18:02Maybe next year you can scrub our floors.
18:08Security?
18:09Throw her out.
18:11My name is Elena Vance.
18:14I founded this company.
18:18You?
18:19The toilet scrubber?
18:22She's not lying.
18:24Founder's signature, Elena Vance, dated 30 years ago.
18:28No.
18:29Well, well, well.
18:34Vanessa Blake, you're under arrest for conspiracy to kidnap, witness intimidation, and violation
18:39of bail conditions.
18:42Richard won't let you get away with this!
18:46Tell that to the judge.
18:48Tell that to the judge.
18:52Chris is my son.
18:54Your assistant?
18:57He was Richard's mole inside the company.
19:02I just found out.
19:03Then find him before Richard does.
19:06Chris, if you're listening, you have one choice.
19:09Come to me, or go to prison.
19:14This is just the beginning.
19:22Mr. Vance.
19:24You sold me out.
19:25He threatened my family.
19:27My sister, she's sick.
19:28He said he'd pull her insurance if I didn't...
19:30I don't care why, but I'm giving you a choice.
19:32Testify against Richard.
19:33Tell everything.
19:34Or I let the FBI take you.
19:36He has recordings of my calls with him.
19:39He'll release them.
19:40I'll bury those recordings.
19:41You have my word.
19:45Okay.
19:49So Chris is testifying.
19:50He'll give us everything.
19:53Calls, emails, payment records.
19:55That's enough to bury Richard.
19:56And the U-pad?
19:56That would be the final piece.
19:58But we don't know where it is.
19:59I saw it in the window.
20:00A silver U-pad in a safe.
20:02Where?
20:02A room, books, fireplace.
20:04I don't know who's...
20:04I'll cross-reference every property Richard owns.
20:10About time.
20:17Almost done, Dad.
20:24Mrs. Vance, I'm John Harrison, the Sterling family attorney.
20:29I know who you are.
20:30Why are you here?
20:32Richard would like to offer a settlement before things get messy.
20:35I'm not interested.
20:37A generous one, eight figures, and the return of certain personal effects.
20:40Just signed.
20:41The past stays buried.
20:42Everyone wins.
20:45You were there, in 92.
20:47You helped him cover it up.
20:52I'll give you a week to reconsider.
20:55Accidents happen, Mrs. Vance.
20:57Even to Janners.
21:05You know him?
21:07John Harrison.
21:10Richard's lawyer for 30 years.
21:12He's the one who made the witnesses disappear.
21:15Including my father's partner.
21:18He threatened me.
21:19Accidents happen.
21:21He's not bluffing.
21:23Harrison has never lost a case.
21:25Not one.
21:26There's a first time for everything.
21:28Maria Clark just sent me Harrison's file.
21:30He's been Richard's fixer since 1985.
21:32No convictions, no scandals.
21:34Clean as a whistle on paper.
21:35I dug deeper.
21:36He has three offshore accounts.
21:37Two in the Kyman's, one in the Sevis News.
21:39All linked to the same shell company as Richard's 773 account.
21:42So he's dirty, but we can't prove it.
21:46He'll make a mistake.
21:47They always do.
21:48Mom, he threatened you.
21:49I'm hiring protection.
21:51No.
21:52I have Grace, and I have you three.
21:55That's enough.
21:58She refused the settlement.
22:01Tore up the papers in front of me.
22:03Then we move to plan B.
22:06The UPAN?
22:07Move it tonight, before they get a warrant.
22:10And Grace?
22:11She's still inside.
22:12She could be useful.
22:13Let her think she's winning.
22:14One more day.
22:15Then we burn her.
22:17Checkmate.
22:24You should sleep.
22:26I can't.
22:27Every time I close my eyes, I see his face.
22:29Harrison.
22:30And before him, Richard.
22:31And before him, Thomas's body in the rain.
22:34We'll get them.
22:36All of them.
22:37How can you be so sure?
22:38Because I've waited 20 years, and I'm still here.
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