010 - Midnight Sun
Summary
Greg Pritchard and his daughter Kyla disappear. At first it seems like he may be having an affair, ran off with her, and took his daughter. Then it is discovered that he is in the Witness Protection Program and ran when he thought there was a hit out on him. And then there really was a hit out on him.
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It was Jack’s daughter’s birthday the previous week, and she turned 6.
Vivian’s husband loves the beach, but she gets sick of sitting still.
Vivian has a son, Reggie, who is 12.
At time 15:40, the board says “Paul late for dinner.” The character’s name is Greg. At time 20:37 it has been corrected and says “Greg”.
Quotes
Jack: Pillar of the community. Coaches Little League. The whole nine yards.
Vivian: That’s a mixed metaphor.
Jack: Indeed.
Vivian: And there’s no history of domestic abuse, child abuse?
Jack: Nope, no history. But then history is written by the victors.
Vivian: Winners. And that’s a cliche.
Jack: It’s an adage. And it’s an adage because it’s true.
Martin: How do you know the father took her? Maybe they were kidnapped. Maybe he was killed and then she was taken.
Samantha: Even a psychotic pedophile is unlikely to target a girl traveling with an adult male.
Martin: So without any evidence to suggest this guy was dirty, you assume this is a custody thing or incest.
Jack: Careful, Martin. She’s got a thing about men.
Danny: Maybe this whole laundromat/dry cleaner thing is a front.
Jack: For what?
Danny: I don’t know. Drugs. Diamonds. Illegal ferrets.
[When trying to figure out which of the Federal trials he may have testified in.]
Martin: For what it’s worth, Kyla’s little league team is the White Sox.
Jack: And Pritchard is the coach, right?
Samantha: Come on, guys, it’s kind of a leap.
Martin: No, no, the coach gets to choose the name of the team, and nobody’s going to choose the White Sox unless they’re from Chicago.
Jack: Well, the Cubs maybe, but never the White Sox.
U.S. Marshall Guy: I need to speak to the girl.
Jack: Actually, we’re taking her statement right now. It’ll be a few hours.
U.S. Marshall Guy: Don’t be stupid, Jack. You’ve got the girl, now back off.
Jack: You back off, you ambitious bastard. You think I don’t know what’s going on. Pritchard refused to testify. You got pressure from the U.S. Attorney’s office. You dressed two of your own men to make it look like a hit. You thought he’d come running to you begging for protection, but it backfired, didn’t it?
U.S. Marshall Guy: Those two murderers are going to walk if he doesn’t testify.
Jack: You know what? Now he really has a hit on him. What’d you think was going to happen with his face all over the news?
U.S. Marshall Guy: We were just trying to do what was right, Jack.
Jack: Yeah, that’s what scares me.