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You are a monster.

All of this, all of this is your fault.

You tell me, what am I supposed to do, huh?

How am I supposed to come back from all of this?

This is what you do?

You break up families.

Because you're toxic.

Aaron Drake, what are the rules?

Running in the house?

Mm -hmm. And what are you doing?

I'm not running.

I'm jumping.

Okay, you know what? I'm going to count to three.

One. Two.

Three.

Outside. Before you break something.

What?

Objection. Argumentative.

Dad, you're doing it again.

Talk normal.

And what are you wearing?

The website said to wear loose -fitting clothes, right?

Yeah, you look very nice. But what else am I supposed to wear to yoga class?

You're perfect. Go, enjoy, and relax.

The things I do for my clients.

All right, let's go, guys. Come on, guys.

Book bags.

There you go. There you go.

All right, let's get out of here. All right, let's do it.

Hey,

slow down.

Hey. Home for dinner tonight?

I have a surprise.

I'll try to wrap up early. Okay. Perfect. Perfect.

Have a good day. You too.

Bye.

Silly.

So silly.

Hi, everyone. Thanks for coming to morning class.

We're going to take a moment to settle.

Come to center.

Sorry.

My daughter thought it was funny to put this on my phone.

Sorry.

And let's check in with our breath this morning.

Let's breathe in with our noses.

And out through our mouths.

Well, you could come by a little more often. That's all I'm saying. I'm only

minutes away.

Mom, it's 45 minutes of traffic.

Well, you can manage that better than I can this house on my own. Well, you

could always downsize to a condo. Be left to manage.

This house is the only good thing your father ever did for this family. And

besides, Ronnie likes it. I don't want to upset him.

Ma, when do you even see Ronnie?

Well, he's...

You could invite me up to the house.

Mom, the last time you were at the house, you were so rude to Leo. He's

the best that he can. I don't like the way he treats you.

I think he doesn't appreciate you. Well, that makes two of you.

Ma,

what's this?

Put that back and mind your own business.

Mom!

Put the damn thing down.

I'm a little old lady in this big house all by myself.

Ma, you are hardly a little old lady. But what am I supposed to do if somebody

breaks in? How am I supposed to defend myself?

This is a lot.

Put it back.

Namaste, friends.

Hi. Huh?

Your first yoga class?

What gave it away?

The sweat. The sweat.

Well,

what do you think?

Never again.

But I appreciate you taking the time.

Of course.

Fred is a friend.

Well, his wife, soon to be ex, is making accusations that could affect custody,

et cetera, et cetera.

And I just need some insight, character witnesses, whatever you can tell me.

Whatever you need.

Well, how long has he been coming to the fence?

Approximately six months. Did he receive counseling?

No, we only do group therapy sessions here.

I got this place about a year ago in order to ensure safe spaces for people

might want to heal.

Impressive.

I try.

And succeed.

So, if you know anyone, friends of the owner get 20 % off of their first

session.

Pass that along.

Yes, so Fred.

Looks like you had a great day.

I did. I actually did.

Okay. Well, do you care to share? Should I guess? The case is going well.

Feels like things might finally be looking up. Well, it's a good day.

It's a good day.

What's all this?

Oh.

This is the New Year open house menu.

Jo. I know. I know you said you didn't want to do it this year.

But come on, Leo. This is a family tradition.

And it's so important for the kids to make memories.

Wow.

Thank you.

I think it's a wonderful way to start the new year. But I didn't want to put

all on you, though. Don't worry about it. I got a couple.

All right. Okay. Okay. Okay.

Thank you. You're welcome.

You know, I don't know. It's just like yesterday I just saw something different

in him, like a light turned on, and he was almost back to himself.

You missed the spot right there, Jo.

Listen, I've always had hope, but we've had some bad days, some dark days, and,

you know, I wasn't sure if he was going to get back to himself.

I'm so grateful that he has finally.

Turn the corner. I mean, maybe things will be better than they ever were

The way that they've always been meant to be.

I mean, that's all anyone wants, right? To be happy? For me to be happy? For Leo

to be happy? For the kids to be happy?

Right? That's the goal, right, Ma?

Uh, it's cold.

I'm going to go inside.

Okay, well... Let's go inside.

Have you seen your dad? No.

Okay. Guys, let's go to my room. Come on.

Joe, Joe, come on.

I want you to meet Piper Rendon.

Hi, Joanne. It's really nice to meet you. I've heard a lot about you.

Nice to meet you. So where exactly do you know each other from?

Uh, yoga.

Oh, yeah.

Yeah, yeah.

Yeah. Piper owns the whole facility, right with her client, and she's one of

character witnesses.

Oh, that's fantastic.

You should come. Take a class. I'll comment.

I'd love to.

Do you guys throw parties like this often?

Family tradition.

It's been a rough year, but Joe convinced me.

I don't know what I'd do without him.

I know.

Oh, I came to let you know that John is here.

I should go say hi.

Absolutely. Excuse me.

So, how long have you lived in Atlanta?

I moved last year. From? The West Coast.

Fun. You like the beach? Do you surf?

Fail, actually, but I haven't done that for some time.

What about you? Are you from here?

Born and raised.

Kind of boring, right?

Not boring, no.

Well, you know, I should really get in and check on these kids. Last I checked,

Aaron had three hot chocolates, which is not going to do well later on today.

Adorable.

Come on in.

Bingo.

That, my friends, is how it's done.

All

right.

You know what time it is.

Good job.

You want you to tuck them in?

What a kid. Four hot chocolates?

More like six.

Well, tuck them in. And take a load off, okay? You've earned it.

Oh, what was her name? Piper? Oh, yeah, yeah. She's something, isn't she? She

sure is.

Yeah, smart, funny.

Owns her own business.

I'm just very impressed.

Right, right, right.

I'm gonna puke again!

Sorry. Don't worry.

I got it.

Hey, you're a rock star.

All right, you guys, have fun.

It looks like a blast.

I'm jealous.

Oh, my goodness, goodness.

Oh,

do we have reservations tonight?

It's just a business dinner. Nothing to get upset about. Well, if it's just a

business dinner, why didn't you tell me about it? I thought I did.

You didn't. Jo, let it go.

Okay, listen, we're having steak. It's your favorite.

Well, make it tomorrow, okay? And order pizza for the kids.

All right, well, tell Fred that I said hello.

It's not with Fred.

I'm taking Piper out.

What?

I'm in front of the judge on Tuesday, and I still have a few things I need to

talk to her about, okay?

Don't wait up.

Hey kids, you want to get pizza?

Okay, let me guess.

Family of five boys.

You're the youngest.

Adored, of course.

Your father was a doctor.

And your mom stayed at home and made fresh cookies every single day after

school.

Close. Really? No.

No, no, no.

Youngest of...

Three boys. Okay. Dad owned a restaurant in the Ninth Ward. Mom was hostess,

accountant, occasional cook, and whatever else we needed.

And they adored us.

Supported us.

I couldn't have asked for a better job.

Now, let's do you.

Oh, please don't.

Discipline.

Ambitious.

Successful.

Dad was emotionally distant.

Check.

Type A mom.

Too hard on her.

Check and check.

Only child.

You're good at this.

It's part of my job.

And now I get why you chose yours.

Well, I feel like everyone is damaged in some fundamental way.

Everyone.

I can't fix people, but maybe I can help put them on a path to heal.

I don't know.

I may be kidding myself.

You might be amazing.

I thought this was just business.

It was.

It should be.

What are we doing?

What am I doing?

You know, there's a thing that helps when I feel stuck or indecisive.

If the path be beautiful, let us not ask where it leads.

And I told her.

If the path be beautiful.

Let us not ask where it leads.

Namaste everyone.

Thank you.

We need to talk.

I'm sorry. If you want to talk, you can make an appointment with my assistant,

Gracie. I know what you're doing.

What am I doing?

Who the hell do you think you are?

Who the hell do you think you are?

You are taking advantage of a man.

Who six months ago was suicidal.

Do you know who got him through that? Me.

He has a family at home. He has me. He doesn't need you. Okay, clearly there

some things that you need to work through.

Like what?

Like why Leo would rather spend the night with me and not with you.

Next time, I hit back. Next time, I hit harder.

alone.

Get some help.

Okay, one glass for me, one glass for you.

Everything looks good.

Hey, how do we have candles?

Well, because it makes it feel more romantic.

Why do we have to be romantic?

Because it's what grown -ups do.

Ew. Not you.

Do you love Daddy?

Of course I love Daddy.

Does he love you?

I think so.

I mean, maybe he's forgotten, but sometimes men just need to be reminded.

That's something you learn when you get older.

Hey.

Hey.

You guys go upstairs, okay?

I hope you have to tuck in in a minute.

All right, buddy.

Ta -da.

We need to talk.

Give me one moment, okay?

Yes, this is she.

Wait, wait, yes, that's my mother.

Okay, wait, what?

What happened?

Okay, I'm on my way.

I gotta go.

What are you wearing?

Look, I just tried to look nice, okay? There is lasagna in the oven.

I gotta go to the hospital. My mom has fallen down the step.

Hey, Mom.

How are you feeling?

You in pain?

Of course I'm in pain.

I feel awful.

Give me one more of those pills.

Okay, I got you. Where's your father?

I called him, and he said to be strong and get some rest, okay?

Oh, good, good.

We're going to be okay.

Mm -hmm. The three of us, we're going to be just fine.

Yeah.

Joe?

Leo. Enough.

Thank you. Thank you.

Thank you for bringing that.

How's your mother?

Oh, I mean, not great.

But it could have been worse.

She could have broke a hip.

So what happened?

Well, she was walking down the back stairs and slipped on some ice and fell.

She's going to need physical therapy, so...

I'm going to need to be here a while until she's up and moving.

Yeah.

How are the kids?

Oh, they're fine.

And we're fine, so... Good.

Okay, listen, Leo, I did something that I probably shouldn't have.

You assaulted Piper.

Well, she deserved it.

And a slap isn't assault, it's teaching a lesson.

The law would see it differently.

If she pressed charges, it would be an assault on battery, but she's not. You

know, she's a good person.

I want to be calm.

I want to do this gently for both of our sakes and for the kids.

Do what?

We need some time apart.

What?

For the first time in a long time.

I feel something with her, okay? Something real.

I need to be happy, and so do you.

I'd like us to part as friends.

Friends?

Friends.

Leo, how long have you known this woman?

A couple weeks?

Maybe a month?

Long enough.

How dare you?

Joe, come on.

I have been there since the very beginning.

The very beginning.

Joe! Ma!

Give me a moment, please.

Taking care of the house?

I've taken care of you.

I've dedicated my life to those children. I know this isn't what you

but I can't give you what you want, okay? Let's just keep this civil.

This is an opportunity for you to get on with your life.

I'll be more than generous.

You can't buy me off.

Okay, you know what?

I just want us. There's no other job.

There's no other.

Get out.

This isn't what I wanted. I said get out!

I want to impress you.

I hope I am.

You have.

You are spoiling me. You deserve a little spoiling.

What?

I don't want to rush things.

We are rushing things.

I know.

And if I've learned anything in the last year, it's that life is fleeting and

unexpected.

Yeah, I know.

I'm serious about you.

And if you're serious about moving forward, I want to introduce you to my

Tell me about them.

Yeah, okay.

Erin is a hurricane.

Huge heart, though.

Cute. Don't let that fool you.

And then there's Evie, named after my mother, Evelyn. So perfect, so well

-behaved. And she's the reason we had to.

And she's quite the artist.

Their mother did a great job.

How is Joanna?

She thinks I've lost my mind.

Hot meat kettle.

Yeah, I feel bad. Her mother fell down the stairs.

But we needed a break.

I have a feeling she's not going to like this very much. No, I get it.

I do.

It's hard to start over.

Done it.

How so?

I'm worried about you.

Hey, I can handle Joanne. You did not see her at my center.

Love can make people do terrible things.

And I know that you've probably seen it so many times, but I don't think she's

going to go very quietly.

I'm working on it.

You know I'm crazy about you, right?

I love you.

I love you, too.

How can I help?

Who's that?

Joe? Okay, Mom, just... Please just give me a second.

What is wrong with you?

I think you'll find this settlement more than generous, okay? Let's not draw

this out. This is better for everybody.

Better for who? You and Piper?

Is this... really what you want? You know the answer to that, Joe.

What about the kid?

I would never stop you from seeing him. What are you talking about?

Okay, Leo.

Listen.

No, Joe, you listen to me, okay?

I love her.

She loves me.

We're gonna be together and you need to accept that. You just met her!

And we're not teenagers.

What are you, high?

You think I'm just gonna pretend I'm okay with this and go along with this?

You don't have a choice.

That is a hell of a thing to say to me, Leo Drake.

We'll talk again when you've calmed down.

My lawyers will be in touch.

Goodbye, Joanna.

Leo!

Can I get a cappuccino, please?

Pamela.

No, sorry. I think you have me confused with someone else.

You're not Pamela Dunn? No, I'm not.

Actually, I gotta run. Thank you.

Hi. Excuse me. Do you know that lady?

I thought I did. She looked remarkably like a friend of mine from back home.

From home.

Oh, I'm so sorry. Hi, my name is Joanna.

Nice to meet you, Ryan.

So where exactly is home?

San Diego.

Oh. Okay, listen, this is going to sound nuts, but this lady has broken up my

family. Oh, wow.

That's heavy. I'm sorry.

It's fine. I know it's crazy, but I just, I don't feel that she's who she

she is. Call it female intuition, but anything you can tell me about her, I

would appreciate. There are children involved, and I need to make sure

safe.

Well, if she is who I think she is, her name's Pamela Dunn. She was married to

an old friend of mine.

What? Yeah, Matthew died.

It was a terrible sailing accident, but things got really awful for her in San

Diego afterwards, so she left.

Matt's ex -wife, Ava, just wouldn't leave her alone, blamed her for the

thing.

Losing a kid would make anyone crazy.

Wait, wait, what do you mean?

while Matt and his daughter drowned.

Ann was the only survivor.

Oh, my goodness.

Thank you. Thank you for your time.

Goodbye. Have a good day.

Local politician Matthew Dunn dies in a field load accident.

Daughter Mia.

Pamela. Oh, hell no.

Hey, there she is.

Erin, Evie.

This is Daddy's new friend, Piper.

Hey, what's up, guys?

Hey.

Well,

come on in.

You just want them to like me. Yeah, they're tired.

They'll come over.

What are these?

My dad never used to get me anything, but he saw these and thought of me.

The elephant is my favorite.

That was my favorite, too.

All right, well, we got lunch, so let's eat. Hope you guys are hungry.

Mmm.

Ugh, this is nasty.

Really, Aaron?

It's okay.

Sometimes it takes a moment for our palates to get used to new food.

My palate doesn't like desserts.

What about dessert?

I made cookies.

Thank you, Piper.

Thank you, Piper.

What's wrong with you?

I miss Mommy.

Me too.

All right.

Here we go.

Vegan peanut butter cookies.

I made the peanut butter from scratch.

It's good, right? Oh, my goodness. This is so good. I know.

Try it, Eric.

Aaron Drake, don't you dare.

Aaron!

What?

It's okay.

It's fine.

You did great.

Really? Yes.

Evie is the sweetest thing. And Aaron will grow on you.

Promise. Okay. Love you.

Love you.

Thank you.

All right, Rugrats.

Sit up, get out.

Say bye, Piper.

Bye, Piper.

Thanks for coming.

Nice to meet you.

Have a good time, you guys. Can you guys get in the car? I'd like to talk to

your dad for a quick moment. Yeah.

You look good, Leo.

Feel good.

Yeah? Yeah.

I want you and the kids to have a great time today.

And if you could, I would really appreciate it if you would just sign the

settlement so we could both get on with our lives.

Okay, listen, Leo. There is something that I found out about Piper.

Leo? You have a phone call.

Everything okay?

Uh, yeah, babe.

What is she doing in the house?

Is she living here now?

Don't be ridiculous, Jill, okay?

What about Pratt? What do you even know about her? What do you know?

I know that she can't be trusted, especially around these kids.

You're better than this, Jill.

Do you like her?

Yeah, he does.

Like a lot.

I don't.

He makes me drink pukey juice.

And it's always around.

Wait, what's pukey juice?

Hey, Erin, baby, stay close for me, okay?

What's pukey juice?

It's this drink Piper makes.

She says it's healthy.

Erin says it makes you sick.

Hey, listen, Erin does not have to drink it, and neither do you.

There are some juice boxes in the pantry, and you can tell Piper that I

I was just getting the ball. I asked you to stay close.

Someone could have kidnapped you. Do you understand that? What is wrong with

you? I don't want to have this conversation with you again, okay? How

times? I don't care. How many times have we had this conversation? Let's go.

Leo, I need you to believe me. It was just a crazy misunderstanding.

Would you please just talk to me?

I'm sorry about today.

Did you hit Aaron?

No. I was frightened.

I would never.

I just shook him. Just shook him?

He ran off.

Well, whose fault is that? Who's supposed to be watching him?

Look, I was frightened.

And you know how Aaron is.

I would never do anything to hurt him.

You're spiraling. I'm not!

Do you know how easy it is for parents to lose custody of their kids?

You stay away from us till you get yourself together, okay? No.

The kids need me.

And you need to keep them away from Piper.

Here we go.

Did you know that her name isn't even Piper Renaud?

It's Pamela Dunn. Did she tell you that?

Huh? No.

Because she's been lying to you, and she's been lying to everyone.

Did you know she was married before?

I know all I need to know about her.

Well, did you know that her husband and stepdaughter died under suspicious

circumstances? Joe, you sound absolutely insane.

You need to get help. Please get help. What if she does something to the kids,

huh? How are we going to protect them? We're not doing this.

Get out of my car.

Get out of my car.

So what time do you have to get back?

I put the kids to bed already.

They have a sitter.

Good. Yeah.

So?

You know you can trust me, right?

With anything, I won't judge.

Men say that, but... But I mean it.

I mean it. No secrets between us.

Both of us have had complicated lives, and I just hope that you can trust me.

And trust us enough to confide in me.

Leo, if there's something you want to ask me, just ask.

You were married before?

In San Diego?

Yes.

I had a whole life there.

I was happy.

Our marriage was good.

But things ended tragically.

And I was blamed and vilified.

What were you blamed for?

There was a terrible accident.

Some people thought, but I would never.

I would...

So I

was alone in my grief and in the shame

that was forced on me.

I couldn't stay there, so I...

I decided to move.

I moved here.

Start again.

It was awful.

It was just awful.

Look at me.

I believe you, babe.

I will always champion for you.

Piper Renaud?

Terrible name.

The Mental Health and Wellness Center is especially ironic.

Shameless. Wouldn't put anything past her. It's just Leo is obsessed with her.

He just met her. He kicked me out of the house, served me papers, and says that

he's in love with her.

Yeah.

Do you have kids?

Two.

I don't want to scare you, but maybe you should be scared.

She's dangerous.

I didn't figure it out until it was too late.

Matthew and I had our problem.

But we loved each other.

We were trying to work things out.

And that all changed when Pam or Piper or whatever she called herself showed

It's all my fault.

How so?

I hired her to teach my daughter Mia how to sail.

That's the biggest mistake of my life.

Okay, but she's a sailing instructor?

She worked at the yacht club.

Easy access to rich men.

And she set her sights on Matthew. That was it.

Our divorce and their marriage took less than two months.

Well, how was she as a stepmother?

After the wedding, me and spies, Pam.

I wouldn't let her visit her dad or Piper at all.

But the courts, you know.

And then the accident happened.

Okay, listen, I don't want to pry. No, it's why we're here, isn't it?

Yeah.

About a year after they were married, they all went out on the boat.

The Pamela.

If you can believe it, Matthew named his sailboat after her.

That's how infatuated he was.

According to police reports,

a squall came up, a line snapped, and the boom went wild.

It hit Mia and knocked her off the boat.

Matthew dove in after her.

They both drowned.

Pam told the police that she threw them life preservers, but lost sight of them.

What do you think happened?

My Mio is only 16.

I think that boats can be sabotaged.

Wreaking can be cut. You can sail into rough seas on purpose.

Do I think she killed him?

Yes.

Absolutely.

But why?

Matthew was worth almost $20 million.

$20? And Pam got every dime.

There's something dark behind all that pretty.

The justice system failed me.

Do whatever it takes to get her away from your family.

And do it quickly. She moves fast.

What's her maiden name?

Her maiden name is Rayfield.

And you'll love this.

Matthew was her second husband.

Derek Sherwood?

Also an accident?

You should speak with his mother, Tricia Sherwood. Do me a favor.

Get that bitch.

I lost touch with her after she moved to San Diego, I believe.

But she was well taken care of after the accident.

Do you have kids?

I do. A boy and a girl. Well, so you know.

Our boys are everything.

Oh,

Eric was all charisma.

Bolt rotten.

But he made us laugh.

Pam was so pretty.

Smart. Straight A student.

We didn't know our parents personally, but we knew of them.

Father taught at the Naval Academy.

Okay. Mother was a researcher for the honeymoon. They moved to California.

Oh, they was just so young.

You know, right out of college.

They had a few good years, though.

And then what happened?

They were hiking, and Eric was doing something foolish.

And he fell.

And I saw the whole thing happen.

She was destroyed.

We all were.

Especially because... They've been having some problems.

How did she get by financially after that?

Oh, there was a settlement.

But we adored her. So we would have never let her go without.

Last I heard, she was doing quite well, I believe.

I'm glad she finally found her happiness.

She's a good person.

She deserves it. I'm sure it must have been really hard, you know, losing a

Oh, my husband. No, you misunderstood.

My son is alive.

In fact, I built this guest house for him.

Oh. You want to meet him?

I'd love to.

Oh, come on.

Thank you.

He's in a coma, but very much with us.

He's a fighter.

Eric, honey, we have a visitor.

This is Joanna.

She's a friend of Pam.

Can he hear you?

Doctors say no.

But a mother knows.

He squeezes my hand sometimes.

And every now and then, I catch him smiling.

You ever heard of those coma patients that wake up after years, say that they

were completely aware the whole time?

I'm sorry, I have to take this.

Feel free to talk to him. Tell him a joke. He always liked a good joke.

Okay. Yes.

Well, um, I... So where do, um...

Where do pirates get their hooks?

Secondhand stores.

All right, yeah, I know it's bad.

But my, um... My Aaron thinks it's really funny.

Okay.

I don't know if you can hear me or not.

But your ex -wife, she's stolen my Leo.

And we have two kids.

And it seems like accidents follow your ex -wife wherever she goes.

Her second husband and stepdaughter died in a sailing accident.

And I just don't want there to be any more accidents.

So, if you can hear me...

If you

can hear me, and she did this to you, please squeeze my hand.

I have to protect my family.

Um, Tricia?

Tricia!

Yes, what... He won't...

Sometimes it happens to me to get overstimulated.

But you can see yourself out, Joanna.

Okay. Get Pam or Beth. Okay.

It's okay, baby.

Leo, did you hear that?

Karen, be careful!

Can you stand up?

Where does it hurt?

Oh, God.

Okay. All right. Come on.

It's going to be okay.

It's going to be all right.

Leo. It's okay.

It's okay.

Here. This is what you want, right?

Where is he?

You called her he was asking for

Hello? It's me.

Can you let me up?

Yeah.

And I'm sorry. I screwed up.

I wasn't paying attention like I was supposed to. And I never do that.

But I put Aaron in harm's way.

And I'm never going to forgive myself for it. So look, if you feel like you

to walk away, I get it. Piper.

It's a dream and a nightmare.

On the best days, it's a roller coaster that sometimes takes you so damn low.

Parenthood? Life.

And I want to spend the rest of mine with you.

I was waiting to get the kids in on it.

Will you marry me, Piper, or no?

Oh, my God.

Are you serious? I'm serious.

Will you?

With all that I am.

Oh, my gosh.

You're crazy.

Crazy as hell.

Oh, my God.

You like it? Oh, my goodness, I love it. Okay.

Are you sure about this?

What is it?

I feel like there's so much about me that you still just don't know.

I can't wait to learn.

Hey! That's Mommy's chair!

Where is it going?

Whoa, whoa, whoa. My man.

Not that one.

Sorry, but we need it back where you got it. Please. Oh, my gosh, Evie. I'm

sorry. I didn't know. Okay.

Sorry. Better?

I'm sorry.

Did it again. Evil stepmom.

Nobody is harder on you than you, okay?

You didn't know. Don't beat yourself up.

You're good.

Hello,

this is Piper.

Hello, Pamela.

Who is this?

You should know who this is.

And I refuse to address you by that ridiculous name.

How in the hell did you get this number?

I'm your mother.

You cannot hide from me.

What do you want?

I wanted to let you know that your father passed away.

Cerebral hemorrhage in his sleep.

He did not suffer.

What?

Oh, jeez, Mom.

When? Tuesday.

Why didn't you tell me sooner? I would have come right away.

No, you wouldn't have. You selfish, hateful pamela.

And the funeral?

Over and done.

I didn't even get an opportunity to tell him goodbye.

There's an obituary online if you are so inclined to read it.

He waited for you to call for years.

He always thought you would eventually.

We can add that to all the things he was wrong about, hmm?

But I knew better.

It's too late.

It's been too late for a long time.

Goodbye, Pamela.

He makes you great.

Really? Yes. Does he tell you that?

Yes, of course he does.

Oh, that's great.

And the hurricane?

Aaron, it's coming along.

It's coming around.

But, you know, with everything that happened in the past year, he's coping

best he can.

I can understand that.

Why don't we all take a trip?

Yeah.

I mean, there's a three -day weekend coming up.

I could teach the kids how to sail.

Sail? Yeah.

What?

Oh. No, no, no, no, no, no. Oh, it's just, you know, it's a little bougie,

you know.

But I love it. I love it, and I love you.

Dad, I don't feel good.

I'm sorry.

I got it.

You sure?

Yeah.

I can handle her.

Hey,

buddy.

Everything all right?

I miss Mommy.

She sang me songs.

Yeah, well, sorry. You're stuck with me, and I don't know any songs.

My parents never sang me any.

But, uh, I could suck you in.

Thank you for your time.

You have eight minutes before lab hours start.

Let's get on with it, shall we? Something about my daughter you said was

Right. Um, Piper... Pamela.

Pamela.

She married my Leo.

And she's been married before, twice.

I'm aware.

Are you aware that both men had serious accidents?

And that one is dead?

And the other has been in a coma living at his mother's house for the past ten

years. What's your point, Joanna?

And that both men are wealthy.

As if Pamela would marry a pauper.

Oh, don't you think it's odd?

I mean, statistically speaking, that both of these men would have such tragic

accidents.

My daughter makes poor decisions and ends up with reckless men.

Reckless men have accidents. I know you love Pam, but... This conversation is

beginning to bore me.

Do you think your daughter is capable of murder?

Yes.

There's no love lost between my daughter and me.

She's always been beautiful.

High achiever.

But never popular.

The other girls didn't like her. Neither did the boys. Not really.

There was something missing inside of her.

My husband and I could never figure out exactly what.

Pam was all about Pam.

So we let her be unless she did something egregious. Like what?

Once she brought him a bee.

Unacceptable. She was grounded for two months.

For a bee?

We don't do bees in our house.

Ever.

After graduation, she left and never came back.

My husband was devastated.

I accepted what I knew was simply inevitable.

You seem like a nice person.

I wish you the best of luck.

Now, if you'll excuse me.

Yes, ma 'am.

Hey, sweetheart. How are you?

I'm fine.

Did you want to talk to Daddy?

I mean, I can go.

No, I want to talk to you.

How is everything going with Piper?

It's okay.

Is she being nice to you?

Yeah, I guess.

But she's still making Aaron drink that pukey juice.

He does not have to drink it, okay? Just pour it out.

Okay. Really?

So what are you guys doing for the three -day weekend?

Piper's going to teach us how to sail.

What? Where?

We're leaving on Friday.

Daddy said it's going to be so much fun and that we're going to make so many new

memories.

Evie, who are you talking to?

I have to go.

No, no, no. Evie, don't go.

What's so funny, you two?

Okay.

Good job, Erin.

That was fast.

You liked it, huh?

Yeah.

Did you dump the juice?

No.

Are you lying? I didn't do it.

You know, when I was little...

My mother used to make liver every Sunday.

I mean, I hated it, but she always made it.

And one Sunday I refused to eat it, so she took me and the plate outside and

said that I was not allowed back in until I finished it.

Well, I was just outside all day.

Even when it started raining, she would not let me back inside.

Did you finally eat it?

Well, The next morning, I took a bite, and when she came out to check on me, I

spat it in her face.

She never made it again.

So does that mean you're not going to make my drink again?

No.

That means that I always win.

So pack up your bags and go get ready, because we're leaving tomorrow.

Listen to me.

Don't do it. Don't do what?

Don't take the kid sailing with that woman.

Who told you?

Evie. Listen, Piper has a horrible accident plan. Do you hear me?

It's what she does.

You've lost it, Joe.

Okay?

I tried to be patient with you.

You're going to force me to get a restraining order. You understand that?

Leo, I need you to hear me.

Both of our other husbands have had horrible accidents. I can't. No!

Don't touch me. Don't touch me.

One is dead.

The other one is in a permanent coma.

She is going to hurt these children.

She wants you to herself, and I don't know why you can't see it.

Joanna, you got to get help, okay?

Get yourself some help. Get help. You need to get help.

Leave us alone.

Wake up. Wake up.

You want to play a game?

It's going to require you to be very quiet. Can you do that for me?

Can you do it? Okay, come on.

Joanna?

Shh!

I don't think you're supposed to be here.

It's okay. I just need you to get up. Trust me. Piper is planning an accident.

She is planning to hurt you.

I need you to come with me, okay? Piper wouldn't do that.

Just let go.

Joanna! Joanna!

Stop! Melville, you stop!

Don't you come any closer.

Well, let's talk about this, okay? No.

We don't have anything else to discuss.

I am protecting these kids.

Piper already called the cops. They're on their way. Good, because she deserves

to be in jail.

Leo, she is a murderer.

How could you leave me for her?

Jill, hear me good.

I was never with you.

I was never in love with you, Jill. How could you say that to me?

It has been you and me for 13 long years.

you mean, Evie? What did you do to mommy?

Nothing. I was just trying to protect you.

Daddy!

Please! You stop. Do you hear me?

You are a monster.

All of this, all of this is your fault. John.

Please, okay? Put the gun down. This is crazy.

I know about Eric and about Mia and Matthew, too.

Your own mother knows that you are capable of murder. This is crazy.

I know your little secret.

I see through you, Pam.

We don't have to do it like this, okay? He just met you.

And he's treating me like I don't exist.

Like I haven't given up everything for this family.

Where are you going? Go, go, go!

Look, Joanna.

You win, all right? We don't have to do this.

You're right.

I'm trying to be better.

And it can start now.

It doesn't have to be like this.

Please.

Leo hates me. What am I supposed to do?

How am I supposed to come back from all of this?

Huh?

You ruin families, Pamela.

You ruin families.

is what you do you are toxic you win all right you win i

win

Hey, Mom.

Mommy, how are they?

They who?

My family.

I need you to listen to me.

I need you to be calm.

Joanna, you are not, nor have you

ever,

Been married to Leo Drake.

No, Mommy.

Leo loves me, and I love him. You met Leo Drake when he hired

you as a personal assistant the year before he got married.

You were never romantically involved.

Aaron and Evie.

But not your children.

Leo married Olivia St. John 12 years ago.

She's their mother.

She didn't deserve him.

Mommy, Olivia was always depressed.

And she wouldn't get help.

It affected Aaron the most because a little boy needs his mom.

No.

I was just trying to protect them.

I was just trying to save them.

Joella, how could you?

And then for a few weeks, I stepped in.

It was the best time of my life.

She was drinking, and she wanted to get into the bath, and I

tried to talk sense into her, Mom. I tried to talk sense into her, but she

wouldn't listen to me.

She wouldn't.

She started yelling and attacked me.

She attacked me.

That is not what happened, Joanna.

I wish it were.

You killed her, Joanna.

And then you traumatized that little girl into keeping your secret.

We were happy.

We were happy.

Until she showed up.

Until Piper.

I'm happy, Mom.

Piper is no good for him.

One day he will see it, and he will come back.

going to come to his senses and he's going to end this nightmare.

We're happy.

Leo will come back to me and we will be a family.

just as we were always meant to be.

Aaron?

Evie?

Piper's back.

Hey.

Yo.

Aaron has something for you.

Go ahead, buddy.

Oh,

Erin.

That's okay. We can share.

Oh,

Evie, this is beautiful.

I'm going to frame this.

Thank you.

Joanna. Pamela.

I told you I'd hit back. And I told you I hit harder.

Not hard enough.

Bitch, I shot you.

And I'm fine. Thanks for asking.

So your sentence is what, 22 years, give or take?

That won't be fun.

I know what you did to Mia, to Matthew, to Eric.

I see you.

We see each other.

But do not be mistaken, there was one big difference between us.

What's that?

I won.

Joe? Still there?

Aaron and Evie.

What happens to them?

I've always liked Evie.

I did have plans for Aaron, but plans change.

He adores me now.

As long as that doesn't change.

Well, at the end of the day, I took the family that you wanted to steal, so

that's karma.

And now here we are, one big, perfect, happy family.

When I get out of here, bitch, I'm coming for you.

You won't.

You won't.

Not for a long, long time.

Goodbye, Joanna.