Without a Trace

Why don't you come back to bed?

I can't sleep.

You worried about the job?

Yeah, yeah, a little.

It's going to go fine, Mark. It always does.

Today's no different.

You're right.

How about I take you to Bernardo's tonight?

I'll make the reservation.

You mean everything to me.

You know that, right?

Prove it.

Security!

Step out of the vehicle!

Clear the area!

We got a bomb!

No! No!

That's a cut!

Whoo!

You okay, Mark? How do you feel?

Medium rare.

Hey, the gag looked bitchin'.

Great work, man.

Thanks.

I'm going to be in my trailer.

Hey, everybody, Mark O'Neil.

Yeah!

Danny.

Hey. Hey.

Thank you very much, okay?

So, I, uh, hear we got a missing actor.

Anyone famous?

Uh, a stuntman, actually.

His name is Mark O'Neil.

Four hours ago he did what the industry calls a full burn,

then he headed to his trailer and he never came back.

Um, any sign of a struggle in his, uh, trailer?

Nothing. NYPD found his wallet

and his cell phone on the table.

I spoke to on-set security

and they said that he arrived here this morning in a taxicab,

and they swear that they never saw him leave, so...

Wait a second, four hours?

It's a little too early to be calling us.

He's probably having a long lunch.

ke a look at that.

He got that text message

right before he went missing.

Okay, that puts a different spin on things.

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Herman Jarvis, Special Agent Spade.

This is Special Agent Taylor; we're FBI.

Hey, I got to go. I got people here.

Any news on Mark?

How well do you know Mr. O'Neil?

Well, I must have hired him a dozen times over the years.

He's a stand-up guy.

This whole thing is crazy.

When was the last time you spoke to him?

About an hour before the stunt.

Did it seem like he was in trouble?

Only trouble I saw was what happened right in front of me.

Welcome to Insane Bomber III.

How the mighty have fallen, huh?

Hey, man, a job's a job.

Thanks for bringing me on board.

Well, you wouldn't take no for an answer.

I know. I know. I owe you one.

Seriously, man, I mean, why...

why do you want do this job?

It's just a routine burn on a direct-to-video stinker.

You know, routine works for me.

Time to leave the high falls to the young guys.

Meg and I are engaged, so...

Wait a minute.

You quit chasing tail?

Mark O'Neil!

I had to see it to believe it.

All right, Fowler, cool it.

What's done is done.

It's not bad enough you trash me all over town.

Now you're going to bump me off the burn?

Hey, look, man, I'm sorry.

I didn't know you were up for it. Sorry?!

It's my first gig in three months!

This is the scotch talking, all right? Cool it.

I'll take you apart, man.

Don't make this any harder than it has to be, kid.

Just walk away.

This is not over, you hear me?

This is not over!

Jimmy's like most stuntmen.

He's not afraid of much,

so there's no telling where it's going to stop.

Fortunately, security came and took him away.

Why did he accuse O'Neil of trashing him?

Mark said he hired Jimmy for a gig and he swed up drunk.

Jimmy thought Mark was blackballing him after that.

Where can we find him?

Probably in a bar somewhere.

When you hired him, did he fill out a W2, an I9,

any of those kinds of forms?

Yeah.

I can round that up for you.

Thank you.

Okay, thanks.

Hey, so we put out an APB on Jimmy Fowler.

No record, but he's got a motive.

You know, it doesn't really track.

O'Neil was an A- list player.

His agent said he picked this movie

over a big budget film in Toronto.

Well, maybe the movie in Toronto was more risky.

No, it was less risky.

They just wanted him to coordinate a couple of fights.

So he chose a lousy job over the good one.

He must have had a reason.

Yeah, I think we should check the crew on the set again.

Maybe somebody there had a problem with him.

Will do.

Mark was distracted this morning.

I... I thought it was about the stunt.

Now I don't know what to think.

Did something come up?

After you called,

I was looking for a recent photo of Mark and I...

I found this.

Is this his?

He always said they were too dangerous

to have in the house.

He doesn't own one.

Okay, we're going to need to take this with us.

We'll run a trace and see if something comes up.

Ms. Pruitt, did Mark have any contact with Jimmy Fowler?

No, uh, it seemed like things with them blew over.

You think he did this?

Right now we're looking into everyone and everything.

Besides Jimmy Fowler, did he have a problem

with anyone else on the movie set?

I don't think so.

How about things between the two of you?

Any problems?

We used to be on-again, off-again, lots of drama.

Then, a year ago, there was an accident.

It was kind of a turning point.

On a stunt? No,

no, but he was, um, dirt biking

with ather stuntman, Hugh Dolan.

Hugh crashed. He got prettmessed up.

Was anybody at fault

It was a freak thing.

Hugh wasn't wearing a helmet,

but I think Mark feels responsible, you know?

Uh, they were in the military together.

Hugh was like his little brother.

Made him take a hard look at his life.

Not long after that, he... proposed.

And, uh, and things with us were the best they'd ever been.

Until about a week ago.

What happened?

I don't know...

I don't know.

He, he just got quiet, withdrawn.

Then, three nights ago, he just lost it.

Dinner's two minutes away.

Why'd you pull that thing back out?

It helps me relax.

Can we talk about something?

Yeah, sure.

I was thinking about going for my master's in business.

Whatever you want to do.

Well, the thing is,

I'd have to quit work to go back to school.

I wouldn't be making any money.

But a degree would give me a shot at a better salary.

The downside is I'd be up against

a bunch of 25-year-olds.

You know why I enjoy working on this clock?

It makes sense.

It only goes together one way.

There's only one right answer.

I don't want to talk about your clock.

I want to talk about school.

It's your decision, Meg; stop trying to make it mine.

This affects both of us.

Well, I don't want the responsibility.

I just need your opinion.

Well, you're not gonna get it! Okay?!

And don't ask me what's right

for you or anybody else 'cause I don't know.

Mark, what's going on?

I'm going to go get a drink.

He left lots of rubber on the driveway on his way out.

I'd never seen him like that.

Do you have any idea why he took a cab to work this morning?

He didn't take a cab.

He drove.

Okay, uh, what kind of car does he drive?

A Ford Expedition, black.

Hey, anything pop on the Expedition?