Still Here

Hmmm.

So you think you've seen it all, right?

Until the moment when you realize

you've seen nothing.

Absolutely nothing.

And I am not talking about seeing through your eyes,

but through your soul.

You think you know everything, right?

Until?

Exactly.

Until the moment you realize you don't know anything.

So let me tell you something.

Millions of children are going missing every year

around the world.

Half a million in the United States alone.

Yes, half...

a...

million.

And they all have a story,

but this one is special to me,

because this is the story of my child.

My name is Michael Watson and my daughter went missing.

I was doing good,

I mean I'm... I'm trying stay on my path.

But last week, I got this paper from the hospital

that made me very angry.

It's like they all forgot that he died in their hands...

in their hands.

This is their fault, okay?

Ayi-yai-yai.

- What am I doing here? - And now they come after me.

With what money?

From where should I pay?

- It's just me now. - Marcy?

Marcy, are you talking from a place of anger or fear?

No.

This is not gonna work.

- This is some bullshit. - Desperation maybe.

I mean anger and fear, all of it together.

I don't know anymore.

Well, if you could tell Andrew something...

Okay, that is it.

I am out of here.

- Sorry. - What?

No, no, but no, no, no... this...

Michael?

This ain't right.

It's okay.

Hi, ma'am, I'm sorry to disturb you,

but uh, any chance you've seen this little girl?

No?

Ah well, she's my daughter and she's missing,

so would you uh... would you mind taking a flyer in case you see

or hear anything?

Appreciate it.

I'm... I'm... I'm sorry again.

Thank you.

Have a good day.

Call that number please if you see her.

There is a big charity event going down tonight.

Charity event?

Fuck me, Jeff.

Kid, if you don't want the work,

I can throw it to somebody else.

You haven't given me anything good in months, Jeffrey.

I'm not interested in charity events.

Christian, get your head out of your ass.

That attitude is exactly why I can't trust you

with bigger stories anymore.

Get over yourself and start writing again.

You haven't been delivering for too long.

Fine, okay.

You're walking a very thin line here, sport.

Let it flow.

Don't be so hard on yourself.

Let it flow and you'll see.

It all comes in.

When you focus too much on it, you get frustrated.

So, let's go.

Come on.

One, two. Come on, one, two.

Chris, I need a better round, baby,

- you gotta focus. - One, two, one two.

Beautiful.

Beautiful.

- There you go. - Stay relaxed.

Keep your hands up.

Yeah, there you go.

One, two.

Come on, man, are you serious?

Are you gonna fucking focus on this?

We could do this all day.

Do you wanna get yourself knocked out?

That was good. That was good.

- That was like four times. - Focus, man.

Keep your hands up.

You need to earn yours.

Alright.

This is better.

You did good, kid.

And here is another one for you.

Can't wait.

This one is gonna require more digging.

This little girl, Monique Watson,

disappeared from her apartment eight days ago.

The parents are Michael and Tiffany,

they have an older son, Andre.

It's looking bleak on finding her.

I remember something.

- We reported on it, right? - Yeah.

Is there something new?

Well, the cops aren't pursuing it.

I mean you know how it is, I mean a poor black family

in a poor black neighborhood, bam,

the cops just aren't interested,

literally, they don't give a fuck.

And why should they?

They don't give medals for that, right?

I've read the stories.

I want you to do a follow-up on this.

- Just check-in with the family? - No, no, no, no.

I want you to get over there and see what you can dig up.

You know, there might be something real obvious,

that the police missed or haven't looked into

or didn't really wanna look into.

Now this is something I can sink my teeth into.

This is a story.

I wanna know what's really going on out there.

I need you to do me a favor.

Can you pull a file for me?

It's a missing person.

A Monique Watson.

Yeah, she went missing eight days ago.

And her parents are Michael and Tiffany.

Look, just walk away I don't want 'em diggin' at us.

Hey fellas.

Fellas!

Yo, what's up, young money?

What, you got lost?

No, I am just... I am looking for a little information.

I was wondering if you maybe can help me out.

Well, actually I am looking for a building.

Yo, no fucking way.

Eh, yo bruh, he looking for a building.

No fucking way.

Okay, actually no, I'm looking for a family.

Name's uh...

Watson.

The daughter went missing a couple days ago.

What, you police?

No.

News.

My name is Christian.

Christian, huh, bruh?

That sounds um, royal.

But look, bruh.

Everybody heard about that girl, alright?

But that's the hood business though, that ain't for you.

Alright. Yeah, I understand.

I know how things go around here.

You do, huh?

- I try. - Oh, you do or you try?

Look, I'm just trying to get a little information.

Now, it's my understanding

that the police haven't been too helpful.

Yeah, no shit.

'Cause all you motherfuckers coming around here

say you gonna help, ain't nobody found that girl yet.

And the only one that care about us is us, you feel me?

Look, my newspaper reaches a lot of people.

And sometimes it makes people pay attention to something

they haven't been paying attention to before.

And sometimes those people are cops.

You get where I'm going with this?

Uhuh.

You understand how things go out here?

Yeah.

That's a nice watch, man.

You can take it or leave it, 100 or nothing.

It's the building on the back side,

better walk around in the alley.

- Right there? - It's right there.

Alright, thanks.

Do what the fuck you wanna do, bruh.

Oh, don't you waste a free pass.

Might be the only one you get.

Hey, hold the door.

Thanks.

Who is it?

Christian Baker, sir.

I'm with The Chronicle .

I am looking for Michael Watson.

- Mr. Watson? - What exactly do you want?

I'm just looking to get your side of the story

from Monique's disappearance.

I'm here to help.

Help?

You can help me by getting the fuck out of here.

Mr. Watson?

I'll get there as soon as possible.