Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders (TV Series)

Type A (2017)

Alana De La Garza: Clara Seger

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Quotes 

• Emily Prentiss : Clara. Hey.

  Clara Seger : Emily. What brings you to the seventh floor?

  Emily Prentiss : Lisa Sojourn.

  Clara Seger : Oh, I haven't heard that name in years. Poor girl had her whole life ahead of her before that monster took it. I still can't believe he hasn't been caught.

  Emily Prentiss : Well, I just might have found him.

• Emily Prentiss : Communication addressed to the BAU came across my desk this morning. It was sent by Inspector Jin Taan of the Taipei Ministry of Criminal Investigations. In the last twelve days, he's had two unusual murders, which may be linked to one of the cases in the BAU's Zero Files.

  Russ Montgomery : Our victims, Lynn Zhou and Yian Chen, were posed in the same specific display - office building, knife through the heart, flower in the lap.

  Matt Simmons : Then why the purple orchid? Is this homage to...

  Emily Prentiss : The Vinegar Hill Slayer. The BAU hunted him in 2001. He killed four women in the Vinegar Hill section of Brooklyn, New York. All four of his victims were publicly displayed, knife in the heart, flower in the lap.

  Clara Seger : Precisely the same way these women in Taipei were.

  Emily Prentiss : At the time of the New York murders, I was working as an intern at the U.N.

  Clara Seger : As was I.

  Russ Montgomery : Oh, I didn't realize you guys went back that far.

  Clara Seger : Indeed we do. In fact, we knew one of the Vinegar Hill victims. She was a translator for the U.N. Her name was Lisa Sojourn.

  Emily Prentiss : Lisa, Clara, and I, some other girls, would go out after work and drink, dance, meet boys.

  Clara Seger : All that stopped after Lisa's death.

  Emily Prentiss : The preliminary investigation didn't lead to more substantive action. It was reclassified as a Zero File because the BAU's efforts were interrupted by the September 11th attacks.

  Matt Simmons : Right, when the FBI's top priority became terrorism.

• Emily Prentiss : Clara, I don't know about this.

  Clara Seger : It's happy hour somewhere, and I think we should have a toast.

  Emily Prentiss : So you finally got the Vinegar Hill Slayer.

  Clara Seger : Indeed we did.

  Emily Prentiss : I should be happier about that than I am.

  Clara Seger : Well, I know it doesn't bring Lisa back, or the others, but at least we know he can't hurt anybody else again, right?

  Emily Prentiss : I know, and I really appreciate you and the IRT going and doing this.

  Clara Seger : We did it for Lisa and all the others.

  Emily Prentiss : To Lisa Sojourn, may you finally rest in peace.

  Clara Seger : [they clink wine glasses]  Amen.

  [tapping her phone, Clara plays "Set It Off" by Brooklyn Funk Essentials and stands up] 

  Clara Seger : Oh, it's time to juke.

  Emily Prentiss : Really? Here?

  Clara Seger : Oh, yeah. This is happening right now.

  Emily Prentiss : No.

  Clara Seger : You're gonna have to stand up. If we're gonna send Lisa off, we're gonna do it right.

  Emily Prentiss : What if Jack or Rossi sees us?

  Clara Seger : [pulling Prentiss to her feet]  Have you seen Jack dance? He's fabulous.

• Clara Seger : [opening quotation]  A Taiwanese proverb says "Do good, reap good. Do evil, reap evil."

• Mae Jarvis : There is no backing out now.

  Russ Montgomery : I'm not trying to back out. I'm just saying maybe we should reschedule.

  Mae Jarvis : Come on, Monty. You and I both know that that is not gonna happen.

  Russ Montgomery : Why not? There were no set rules as to how it should go down.

  Mae Jarvis : Au contraire, mon frere.

  Clara Seger : [entering]  You guys ready for tonight?

  Mae Jarvis : Yes.

  Russ Montgomery : No.

  Mae Jarvis : Sout and Pint. 8:00. Sharp.

  Clara Seger : You have no idea how much I've been looking forward to this.

  Mae Jarvis : Look, why don't I just give you both $20 and we call it even?

  Clara Seger : That was not the bet.

  Russ Montgomery : I know, but...

  Clara Seger : Monty, you lost the bet, remember?

  Russ Montgomery : Yes, I remember, and I will never, ever again question your knowledge on the "Fast and Furious" franchise.

• Clara Seger : Look, you act like I'm asking for a pound of flesh.

  Russ Montgomery : I would be willing to negotiate that in lieu of singing karaoke tonight.

  Mae Jarvis : Do not be a baby. You are gonna be fine. We've been practicing.

  Clara Seger : No. Yes, really?

  Mae Jarvis : Mm-hmm. Two words: Kenny. Dolly.

  [Clara gasps in excitement] 

  Mae Jarvis : That's right. This is getting real.

  Clara Seger : "Islands in the Stream".

  Russ Montgomery : There won't be any video, right?

  Clara Seger : No. Not that you're aware of.

  Mae Jarvis : [patting Monty on the shoulder]  It's time to face the music, my friend.

• Matt Simmons : You ready to roll?

  [staring an old picture of her and Lisa, Clara doesn't reply] 

  Matt Simmons : Oops. Sorry, Clara, I didn't know you were...

  Clara Seger : No, it's okay. Um, I was just... remembering my friend Lisa.

  [showing Matt the picture] 

  Clara Seger : It's hard to believe how much time has passed.

  Matt Simmons : Life has a way of doing that.

  Clara Seger : Yeah, but at least we have a life. You know, Lisa's was... was cut short before it even had a chance to start.

  Matt Simmons : Seems like you have some good memories of her.

  Clara Seger : [he hands the picture back]  Yeah, I do. If you would have known Lisa, she... she was this... breath of fresh air. She could talk to anyone. She could wear just about anything. And she loved to go juking.

  Matt Simmons : Juking?

  Clara Seger : It's dancing.

  Matt Simmons : Ah.

  Clara Seger : She was from Georgia, so that's what she called it. But... many a times, we would juke until the morning sun came up.

  Matt Simmons : I'll bet you did.

  Clara Seger : And she had this laugh. It was... it was contagious. And when Lisa got going, you knew eventually you were gonna end up on the floor right next to her. I miss that. I miss her. I just want to honor her, you know, and her memory.

  Matt Simmons : I think you just did.

  Clara Seger : Thank you. I think the only way to really honor her is to catch this killer who took her life.

  Matt Simmons : And we will.

• Inspector Jin Taan : I understand you had a friend back in New York who was also a victim.

  [distracted again, Clara doesn't reply] 

  Inspector Jin Taan : Agent Seger? You okay?

  Clara Seger : You know, I, um, I try to remain impartial during investigations so my personal feelings don't blur my judgment, but sometimes that is hard to do.

• Clara Seger : As in New York, all of the victims here are not only physically similar, but they're also professional women with careers and families. So was Yian Chen looking for love just like the other two?

  Inspector Jin Taan : Our society is a difficult place for divorced women with children to live in. You know, housing, jobs; these women are too often ostracized.

  Clara Seger : Listen, there is a big difference between being ostracized and getting killed. I mean, what made Yian so different? We get her computer, we're gonna get some answers.

• Russ Montgomery : So our lovely and talented BAU counterpart and I dug deeper into the unsub's mysterious hiatus.

  Jack Garrett : You found something?

  Russ Montgomery : Yeah, the victims in Taiwan didn't flag on the BAU's Interpol query because Taiwan doesn't share an Interpol database.

  Jack Garrett : So if Prentiss hadn't been contacted by Inspector Jin, we might never have known.

  Russ Montgomery : Yes, well, which inspired us to conduct an open-source intelligence review of all print and broadcast media in non-Interpol countries. We found seven other murders with the same M.O. in seven Pacific Rim countries, none of which are part of Interpol.

  Matt Simmons : So each of them thought the killing in their country was an isolated case, not part of a serial event.

  Russ Montgomery : Bingo.

  Clara Seger : If the unsub has only killed once in each of those countries, but has already killed twice in Taiwan, that means his presence here signifies something special.

• Jack Garrett : The unsub may have accelerated his killing tempo in Taiwan because, like New York, he feels at home here.

  Clara Seger : Well, there's definitely a contradiction between the violence in his early kills and the lack of it now. I mean, he has gotten less violent over time.

  Mae Jarvis : Well, maybe he's been perfecting his methodology.

  Matt Simmons : Certainly not his coping mechanism when it comes to women. He seems to have no intention of stopping.

  Jack Garrett : We need to get ahead of him. Find out how he's targeting his victims.

• Russ Montgomery : Inspector Jin found Yian Chen's computer at her office. On it was a history of an online dating site that both victims were members of. Uh, "Taipei Twine is an online dating and matchmaking service that offers professionals a unique dating experience that doesn't require users to post pictures. Instead, drawing potential couples together for deeper relationships..."

  Matt Simmons : "Based on profile, personalities, and promises, not shallow infatuation based solely on looks."

  Clara Seger : Well, makes sense that professionals would use a more discreet online site to seek potential lovers.

  Mae Jarvis : Yeah, our unsub would certainly prefer that type of anonymity.

  Clara Seger : So he lured these women to their death with the promise of love?

  Matt Simmons : No, there's something these particular women had in common that keyed our unsub to choose them.

• Clara Seger : Our unsub's gonna want a secluded spot away from prying eyes.

  Jack Garrett : He'll also want a quick path of egress from his table.

  Inspector Jin Taan : I understand, but I already have three of my plainclothes officers inside, and they have his driver's license.

  Jack Garrett : That's not a good idea.

• Mae Jarvis : I thought I knew all your looks. I don't know this one. I don't like it.

  Clara Seger : I was just within arm's reach of the man who killed my friend sixteen years ago. You know, it took me a long time to face the fact that some cases will never be solved. But this one... I want this one so bad.

  Mae Jarvis : We're gonna get him. You know we will.

  Clara Seger : You and I both know we can't guarantee that. He was right there. Last week, he was a ghost, and now... he was right there.

  Mae Jarvis : Hey, hey. What does Monty always say to people's loved ones? We're the best in the world at getting these kind of guys. Aren't we? We're gonna get him.

  Clara Seger : Thank you.

• Jack Garrett : Well, Mary Gau, the woman who survived her date with Tom Wu, said she got the impression he wasn't really interested in kids.

  Russ Montgomery : Curious. Mr. Wu listed having children as one of his profile prefereneces.

  Clara Seger : Yeah, but once Mary mentioned having to leave to go home and tuck her kids in bed, he basically became a jerk from that point on.

  Russ Montgomery : So what is it about a woman cherishing her children that turns this particular unsub off?

  Mae Jarvis : Maybe he suffered a past trauma related to having children.

  Jack Garrett : Maybe, but I think it hits closer to home for him. I think our unsub's trigger is something in his childhood, something... that he experienced firsthand which he never recovered from.