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Season 9 · Episode 7

John Doe

Character-labelled dialogue prepared from the official DVD subtitle track.

Production code9ABX07Original airdate · January 13, 2002
163 dialogue entries
Scene 01

Opening scene

John Doggett

Hey! Hey, damn it! My shoe...

[ groaning ]

John Doggett

Give me my shoe! Misunderstanding, officers. I'm the victim here! The guy ripped me off. Here, look. Hey!

Police Officer

Paper... Paper. Visa... Passport. What is your... Name?

John Doggett

I-I... I don't know.

Scene 02

DAY TWO

John Doggett

Hey, guard! Come here! Andale! Hey, guard! Somebody come here!

[ chuckling ]

John Doggett

Something funny?

Domingo

Nice touch-- putting it back on. Your one shoe.

John Doggett

Yeah, well, maybe I like to hop. You speak english. Why didn't you say something before?

Domingo

You weren't funny before.

John Doggett

Uh-huh. Where are we? What's the name of this place?

Domingo

What, the jail?

John Doggett

The town. Tell me the name of the town. Tell me where I am.

Domingo

Sangradura.

John Doggett

Mexico?

Domingo

Man, if you can't remember you must have had one fine good time getting here. What's your name? Damn, you don't know that either, huh?

[ chuckling ]

Domingo

Call you "one shoe." señor un zapato, huh?

[ men laughing ]

Domingo

Hey, one shoe, what do you know?

John Doggett

I know I'm getting the hell out of here.

Domingo

You got money to bribe the police? That's what it takes.

John Doggett

I just need to get to a phone and call the u.s. Embassy.

Domingo

Yeah, they can get you home, I guess. Where is home? You know what I think, one shoe? Maybe getting home is not in your best interest.

John Doggett

How's that?

Domingo

This isn't tijuana or cabo. We don't see americans in this town unless they're on the run from something, somebody. This town... People like you come here to disappear.

John Doggett

People like me? You don't know me.

Domingo

Hey... You don't know you.

Scene 03

Scene 03

Luke

Daddy? Daddy?

[ keys jangling ]

Scene 04

DAY EIGHT

Policia

Domingo salmeron.

Domingo

Hey, one shoe nobody coming for you. You want to hop out of here with me? I've got a job for you.

John Doggett

What kind of job?

Domingo

What the hell do you care?

Scene 05

Scene 05

Domingo

You work hard, maybe I'll even buy you another shoe. Right one, left one... Your choice. Hey! Right here!

John Doggett

Thanks. Some other time.

Domingo

Hey! Hey!

John Doggett

You watch your hands.

Domingo

You're bought and paid for. You understand? I own you like I own that car.

John Doggett

I'll pay you back your money.

Domingo

You don't tell me what you'll do. I tell you what you'll do. This makes one thing we know about you. You're not a man of your word.

[ clattering ]

Scene 06

Scene 06

John Doggett

It fit good? What else of mine you got? My wallet, my documents? What else did you take from me? Show me what else you got. Show me! Show me! I'm desaparecido? What does that mean?

♪♪ [ mexican music playing ]

Scene 07

Scene 07

John Doggett

What's the job?

Domingo

We're movers.

John Doggett

What do you move?

Domingo

Mexicanos, guatemaltecos sometimes even chinese. Drive them up north, across the border into mcallen.

John Doggett

You're coyotes.

Domingo

Don't turn your nose up at me. For all you know, you've spent your life fondling little boys.

Nestor

No digas que quieres trabajar con este hijo de perra.

Domingo

You start tomorrow. I'd invite you to have a drink with us but nestor hates you. They'll rent you a room upstairs.

John Doggett

I don't have any money.

Domingo

First month's salary. Don't try and leave town.

John Doggett

This mean anything to you?

Domingo

Not a thing other than the fact that you have silver in your pocket and you still ask me for money.

Scene 08

Scene 08

John Doggett

I'm a marine. Semper fi.

Scene 10

DAY TWELVE

Alvin Kersh

A.d. Skinner, agent Scully what's this I'm hearing about mexico?

Dana Scully

Well, this came in last night from u.s. Customs. It's a blowup from a security camera at the border crossing in laredo, Texas. It was taken at 12:50 a.m. On the morning of the fourth.

Alvin Kersh

We're sure this is Doggett?

Walter Skinner

It's been scanned to agent Reyes. She also believes it is him.

Alvin Kersh

I'd say this reshapes the investigation.

Walter Skinner

It's our first solid lead. Now, with your permission, I'd like to contact our legate's office and extend our task force south of the border.

Alvin Kersh

I'm not extending the task force. I'm disbanding it.

Dana Scully

Excuse me?

Alvin Kersh

I see no other choice. For the past 12 days I've had 40 agents working overtime scouring the entire state of Texas in what appears to be a waste of effort. I can't move them lock, stock and barrel into mexico-- not on the strength of this. Turn it over to the mexican federal police. Doggett's in their jurisdiction, not ours.

Dana Scully

Sir, he could be injured.

Alvin Kersh

Whether you believe it or not I want to find him as badly as you do. But the FBI's resources are already taxed by national security concerns. There are political realities I have to account for.

Walter Skinner

Sir... Agent Reyes is still in san antonio. She was raised in mexico. She could offer the federal police some on-site help.

Alvin Kersh

She can help them all she wants. But from this side of the border.

Scene 11

FBI FIELD OFFICE

Monica Reyes

Mr. Molina, you're a hard man to get an audience with. I've been trying for the better part of two weeks. What's keeping you so busy?

Molina

Selling tractors. I own the biggest farm equipment dealership in south Texas-- agco, John deere, new holland, cat.

Monica Reyes

Impressive.

Molina’s Lawyer

I'm sorry, I don't speak spanish.

Molina

She says I sell drugs.

Molina’s Lawyer

Please don't speak spanish anymore.

Monica Reyes

You know hollis rice, don't you? Vice president of pan american mercantile?

Molina

Sure. I do business with his bank. I know he's missing.

Monica Reyes

My partner, John Doggett, was investigating his disappearance. I'm betting my partner came to you with questions.

Molina

When would this have happened?

Monica Reyes

Two weeks ago.

Molina

No, sorry. I don't remember any person named Doggett.

Molina’s Lawyer

Agent, I don't quite know what you're implying. Mr. Molina's an upstanding businessman and a pillar of the commun...

Monica Reyes

"pillar of the community?" does anyone actually use that phrase except mob lawyers? I'll tell you what's clear to me. You're some kind of middleman in a smuggling operation. Hollis rice laundered money for your cartel until something went wrong. Maybe he got greedy, maybe he talked too much. Your cartel made him disappear.

Molina’s Lawyer

Agent...

Monica Reyes

My partner has disappeared too. He's in mexico, I know that much and I will find him, whatever it takes. Your only personal hope for the future is that I find him alive. Now where is he?

Molina’s Lawyer

Unless my client is under arrest this meeting is over. No? Come on, mariano.

Luke

[ whispering ] daddy.

John Doggett

Hmm?

Scene 12

Scene 12

Luke

Get up, I want to show you something. Come on. Let's go! Daddy, come on! Please!

John Doggett

Can it wait another hour?

Luke

No.

John Doggett

Why, what is it?

Luke

A surprise.

John Doggett

Shh, don't wake your mom.

[ phone ringing ]

Unidentified speaker

Señor? Señor?

Scene 13

Scene 13

Operator

Cabina tres.

[ ringing ]

Staff Sergeant McCormick

Marine corps public affairs office. Staff sergeant mccormick speaking.

John Doggett

Yeah, uh... This is detective, uh......ladatel calling from mexico. I'm hoping you can give me some help.

Staff Sergeant McCormick

Yes, sir, if I can.

John Doggett

We've got a marine down here who's been hit by a taxicab. He's been messed up pretty good. He doesn't remember his own name. He doesn't have any id. We need to contact his family. I assume there's somebody somewhere who's worrying about him.

Staff Sergeant McCormick

Any chance you can give me a social security number or a date of birth?

John Doggett

No, unfortunately, uh, the only thing I have to go by is there's a tattoo on his left shoulder that says "24th mau. We shall not forget." you have any idea what that means?

Staff Sergeant McCormick

Yes, sir, I do. The 24th marine amphibious unit. It refers to the lebanon barracks bombing in 1983. That narrows things down.

John Doggett

Yeah, good, good. This guy's, I don't know, he's six feet, 190 pounds. Brown hair, blue eyes, about 40 years old. If you could just put a name to him. If you could just tell me anything at all about him. Anything.

Staff Sergeant McCormick

We'll definitely look into it.

[ door opens ]

Staff Sergeant McCormick

Detective, do you have a number where I can reach you? Detective?

[ man speaking spanish over radio )

Scene 14

Scene 14

Domingo

Hey. Sounding good.

John Doggett

Sounding better than it was. It won't sound good until it gets new seals.

[ speaking spanish ]

Domingo

Thank god I got somebody worth a damn. If you'd only drive for me.

John Doggett

You got a few odd jobs, fine. I'm not breaking the law for you.

Domingo

A man of principle... As far as you know. Found something out about you today. You're not going to like it. Says your name is henry bruck. The federales are looking for you in connection with a double murder. Doesn't give details but that description's you as far as I can see. Don't take it so hard. A man does what he does. I'm not judging you. Just keep away from the federales, okay? We'll keep you safe.

Scene 16

FBI FIELD OFFICE

Dana Scully

Monica.

Monica Reyes

Dana.

Dana Scully

Surprise, surprise.

Monica Reyes

How did you escape Kersh's cost-cutting regimen? Did you see? He shut us down.

Dana Scully

Well, actually he doesn't know that I'm here. Nor does he know that Skinner is headed to mexico to consult with the federal police. Perfect timing, I hope. Look what just got handed to me. This says that someone in mexico is trying to track down a former marine matching Doggett's description. It says that he was in an accident and possibly suffering from amnesia.

Monica Reyes

Wait... Detective ladatel?

Dana Scully

Yeah, that's who placed the call. Does that sound familiar to you?

Monica Reyes

Ladatel is a mexican telephone calling card.

Dana Scully

We'll trace the call.

[ footsteps ]

Scene 17

Scene 17

John Doggett

Domingo, is that you? Siempre trabajo.

Nestor

I speak english, by the way.

John Doggett

Yeah?

Nestor

Yeah. See you in hell, FBI.

[ screaming ]

[ gunshot ]

Nestor

Nestor?

Unidentified speaker

Oh, god, no.

Scene 18

Scene 18

Domingo

Nestor? You?

John Doggett

Did you send him after me?

Domingo

What? What's that mean?

John Doggett

Did you send him to kill me? Tell me who I am.

Domingo

I don't know who you are.

John Doggett

Tell me who I am!

Domingo

I don't know, you son of a bitch! But you killed my friend. You're a killer. That's who you are.

[ gun cocking ]

Domingo

Desaparecido. You're one of the disappeared ones.

John Doggett

What's that mean, disappeared? Disappeared by who?

Domingo

The cartel. They own the town-- everything and everybody. People who make trouble for them wind up dead. Other people who make more trouble dead than alive get this.

John Doggett

They took away my memory? How?! How do I get it back?

Domingo

You don't. That's the point.

Scene 19

Scene 19

Luke

Daddy, daddy... Get up. I wanna show you something. Come on. It's a surprise. Come on.

[ groaning ]

[ groans ]

[ car approaching ]

Scene 23

Scene 23

Monica Reyes

John I've been looking for you everywhere.

John Doggett

Who the hell are you?

Monica Reyes

I'm your partner Monica. Your name is John Doggett. You're an FBI agent. Do you remember? John, trust me. We got to leave. I'll explain it in the car, but we're not safe here.

[ cars approaching ]

[ speaking spanish ]

Scene 24

Scene 24

Monica Reyes

They're telling us to come out.

John Doggett

Sure, they want us to make it easy for them. Cartel owns the cops in this town. They're going to kill us.

Monica Reyes

They're going to try.

John Doggett

Take cover. It won't be long before they get tired of waiting. So, we're partners, huh? How long we been working together?

Monica Reyes

Not long. But we've known each other for years.

[ police speaking spanish ]

Monica Reyes

They're giving us one minute.

John Doggett

What's the name of my son? It's weird. It's the only thing I can remember is I have a son. I can see his face, but I can't remember his name.

Monica Reyes

Luke.

John Doggett

Luke. How old is luke? I can't even remember that. Oh, god. Oh, god, no. He's dead. He was murdered. Is that right? Is that right?! He was kidnapped. He was just a little boy... Oh!

Monica Reyes

The FBI got involved. I was assigned to the case. That's when you and I met.

John Doggett

Oh, god!

[ glass breaks ]

John Doggett

God!

Monica Reyes

Oh, god, John, they're smoking us out. John, I need you here. I need you to focus here, John.

[ coughing ]

[ gunshots ]

Monica Reyes

John. John! If we're going to die here you're going to die on your feet! You hear me? Do you hear me?!

[ gunshots continue ]

John Doggett

Get in the bus. Hang on!

[ yelling in spanish ]

Scene 25

Scene 25

John Doggett

You work for the cartel. You make their enemies disappear. Desaparecido. You understand me?

Caballero

I speak english, but I don't understand you.

John Doggett

Like hell you don't. You gave me these... When you took my memory. I have no idea how you do it but everything I am, everything I have my identity, you robbed that from me.

Caballero

I don't know who has been saying those things to you. How can you prove them?

John Doggett

I was searching for a man, a banker from Texas. Hollis rice was the banker. He was out of his mind. He didn't even know his name. You robbed him of that. And then you tried to do the same thing to me. You failed, you son of a bitch. I remember everything.

Walter Skinner

Agent Doggett leave him to us.

Caballero

Why would you want to remember? You can't tell me you're happier now because you recall your life. I saw it all. So much pain. Why would you want to struggle so long and hard to get that pain back?

John Doggett

Because it's mine.

Scene 26

Scene 26

Luke

Look, daddy! I can do it!

Scene 27

Scene 27

Monica Reyes

John... I'm so sorry... About luke and about you having to relive that.

John Doggett

I'll take the bad as long as I remember the good.

About this transcript

The dialogue comes from the official DVD subtitle track supplied by Boggsfiles. Speaker and scene attribution was cross-checked against character-labelled reference material. Subtitle wording is preserved while capitalization and spacing are standardized for easier reading.