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Thank you.

Okay, we can do it this time. Let's try it again.

Okay, let's go.

Bus, it's yours, Zoe. You better hurry.

Okay. You have your math homework, right?

Yep. It makes you your favorite.

Thanks, Corey.

You're welcome.

I will take that.

Okay.

Have a good day, sweetie. You too. Bye, sweetie. Come on, hurry up. I'm going.

Bye. Love you. Love you too.

You can play house all you want. I haven't changed my mind. Hey,

you forgot your... Nick.

Nick. Nick.

Hey, wait, hold up, hold up. You forgot this.

Okay, look, can we just talk about this, please? There's no more talking. I told

you, I made up my mind. Will you just give me a chance to apologize?

Don't touch me.

Nick, come on.

I'm sorry.

I know, Lyle, but he's just not taking no for an answer, you know? It's like,

yeah, okay, but I've already made a clear decision.

Yeah.

I'll talk to you later.

Yes. Good smile.

Hold that pose.

Right there.

Oh, it's beautiful. Smile.

Smile. Look at each other again. Just like that.

Show me the ring.

Do you need to get that?

No, it's fine. This afternoon is all about you.

Okay. Look at each other.

Back to the romance.

There we go. Oh, beautiful.

That's perfect.

Hi,

Tina. Well, it's about time.

Why have you been ignoring me? I'm not ignoring you. I'm just busy working. You

know that thing that people do to keep a roof over their head?

Okay. Don't get it twisted, honey. Putting up with Steve is hard work.

I'm telling him you said that.

Be my guest. You can do it tonight at the dinner party.

I'm serious. I've been trying to set you up with Steve's best friend, Chris, for

like ever now. I know.

I can't get you to stop talking about him.

Can't you say that now? But you're going to thank me later.

Anything else I can do for you? Um, nope. I think that's it.

Love you.

I love you too, bossy.

Um, excuse me.

Sorry, didn't mean to scare you.

I'm Lyle Peters.

I'm the attorney.

Let me just drop you right there, Lyle.

Whatever you're selling, I'm not interested, okay?

I'm not selling anything, Carly.

I'm afraid I have some very bad news about your sister, Nikki.

Your sister?

I'm afraid she's dead.

Sister?

What sister?

No, Nikki has no biological family. She grew up in foster care.

I would know.

I'm her husband, for crying out loud.

I'm afraid that's not entirely true.

Nikki does have an older sister named Carly.

Apparently, they were separated when they entered the foster care system.

And that tends to happen, as it's easier to place one child as opposed to two.

Why she never told you, that I can't answer.

Okay.

So what does this have to do with me? Do I have to...

Split everything with her now?

Unfortunately, Nikki never updated her will after you two married, so

has been left to her adoptive daughter, Zoe, with the instruction that Zoe's

guardian be in charge of all finances until Zoe turns 21.

Okay.

And she appointed Carly as the legal guardian.

She what?

No, no, no, no. This is absurd.

No, this is absurd. This is...

Look, his will is outdated.

It doesn't take into account that Zoe has a stepfather now.

I mean, give me a break. Come on, I must have some rights.

Well, not in the eyes of the law, I'm afraid.

Look, you never took the legal steps to adopt Zoe after you married Nikki, which

means, by law, you're a legal stranger to the child. I'm a stranger? I'm a

stranger? Yes.

Zoe's never even met this Carly person.

Regardless, the courts almost always honor the deceased parent's wishes.

in appointing a guardian, especially if it's a biological relative.

Corey, listen.

Zoe will be well taken care of so long as Carly agrees to move back here and

become her guardian in the manner that Nikki requested.

What if she doesn't?

I mean, what if she shows up and she's unfit? Look, if she doesn't, then Zoe

would become a ward of the state, at which time you would then have a case.

However... If Carly agrees to the guardianship, you will be entitled to

And you will be forced to vacate the home immediately.

No way.

I'm sorry, Corey.

All right, I'll let you know what you said.

What did she mean when she says, I still don't agree with your decision, but

once I had Zoe, I finally understood that you did what you thought was best

me. I respected your decision, so I hope you'll respect mine.

Nikki tried to connect with me when she was in college, but I just, I couldn't

do it. Why not?

She just kept asking all these questions, wanting to know the truth.

I just, I didn't want her to remember, ever. I don't want to remember.

So I told her that I thought she should focus on her new life with her new

family, but that if she ever really needed me, I would be there for her.

She did not understand, and it made her very angry, which broke my heart.

I wanted to say yes more than anything, but I just, I couldn't.

You know what the worst part is?

I always had this bit of hope that we would connect, and the timing was right.

And I'll never get that chance.

And it's all my fault.

Your sister knew that you loved her.

And I think she probably remembered a lot more than you realize.

I mean, of all the people in her new life, she still chose you to take care

Zoe in her absence.

You, her real family.

So now the question is, are you going to honor her wishes?

want history to repeat itself.

Besides, I can do my photography anywhere, right?

I tell you, you will do anything to get out of meeting Chris.

This is where she lived.

Yeah. Wow. What did she do for a living?

Nikki owned a flower shop.

Must be some flower shop.

Nikki inherited a substantial amount of money from her adoptive mother when she

passed.

Nikki's mom was an older single woman who always put her career first, so when

it was time to finally focus on family, her only option was to adopt.

I was the lawyer who helped make that happen for her, just like I helped Nikki

adopt her own daughter.

That's nice.

Yeah.

I'm a little nervous.

Don't be.

Let me show you around.

It's big, but it's homey.

I'll go get the rest of your things.

Took that after our wedding.

It's our first family picture.

Corey, what are you doing here? I was told you'd already moved out. Relax,

I just came by to get a few final things.

And I meet the person who's stealing my life.

Excuse me? This isn't your life, Corey. This is Nikki's life. It's Nikki's home.

It's Nikki's daughter. Most importantly, it's Nikki's decision. If you truly

loved Nikki, you'd respect that.

Okay, look, I'm sorry.

Okay, it's just... It's a lot to lose all at once.

Of course.

I understand.

Sorry for your loss.

Well, you've got your things.

Perhaps it's best if you left now and let Carly get all settled in before Zoe

gets home. Also, I'll be needing that key back from you.

Okay, Lyle.

Look, I know that I'm not Zoe's legal father.

Okay, but I am the closest thing she has. So if I could come over every

once in a while... Absolutely.

Zoe needs all the love around her she can get.

Perhaps we can discuss that later.

You really should go now.

You discuss it.

Feel bad? I feel like I'm the one who's putting him out.

Don't.

You're not.

Now, before I forget, here is the address to Nikki's flower shop.

Nikki wanted it to be kept running and handed down to Zoe when she turns 21.

I don't know anything about this. It's all right.

The shop has a great manager, April Stevens.

Nikki taught April everything she knows.

And April said that she'd be happy to do the same for you.

You can be involved as little.

or as much as you like.

Let me show you the rest of the house so you can get settled in.

Zoe will be back soon.

Come on.

I would like you to meet Denise.

She's the social worker who's been helping Zoe through this transition.

I've got some paperwork, so I'll leave you to it.

Hi, Zoe.

Zoe, remember we talked about your mom having a sister?

Well, this is your Aunt Carly. She came a long way just to be with you.

Are you really my mom's sister?

Yep, in fact.

This is your mom, at your age.

And that's me.

Mommy looks so different.

What was she like at my age?

Well, I tell you what. How about I leave you two to get better acquainted?

And Carly can tell you more about your mom.

Maybe you have a pizza. Would you like that?

How about that pizza?

Yeah.

out of the room, leaving me there to take the blame all by myself.

Even though it was her idea.

Did you get in trouble?

Did I ever?

But your mom made it up to me.

Because that's what sisters do.

You full?

Yeah. Me too.

So, what do you want to do now?

I have a few ideas.

Hmm.

I have a few of my own.

Smile.

Bless you.

Why would he walk down the hallway?

You never do that. It's like number one rule of all scary movies.

You have to think. Go away.

Zoe? Zoe?

There was a monster. It was standing right there.

Okay.

Good morning, sleepyhead.

Good morning. Or should I say, blanket hog.

You hungry?

Yeah.

Well, let's see what kind of cereal we have here. Mom always made me pancakes

Saturday.

She did, huh?

Well, unfortunately, Aunt Carly is not the best cook.

Tell you what.

Why don't you go get dressed, and I'll take you out for pancakes.

We'll run a few errands, and then we'll go by your mom's flower shop later on

this afternoon.

Sound like a plan?

Yeah.

Good morning. My name is Cheryl Hansen. I live just across the street there.

Hi, I'm Carly.

It's nice to meet you.

You have a very lovely yard.

Oh, thank you. It's my morning ritual, getting my hands dirty in God's soil.

Oh, excuse me for staring.

But my, how I see the resemblance.

We were all so surprised to hear that Nikki had a sister. None more than

I bet.

I saw him here yesterday.

He didn't cause you any trouble, did he?

No.

I can't even imagine what he's going through. To lose his wife and house and

stepdaughter all in the same month.

My heart really goes out to him.

Carly, as a rule, I try to stay out of other people's business. I really do.

I was quite fond of your sister. And, well, I think there's something you

need to know.

I'm ready.

I got Mr. Pancakes.

Zoe,

why don't you let Miss Hanson and I finish talking and then we'll go.

But I'm hungry now.

Zoe. No, it's okay. You can wait. You can just come see me when you have a

chance. Are you sure?

Positive. Go feed this beautiful growing girl.

Okay. Well, it's so nice to meet you.

I'll see you later. Yes.

Okay.

Sorry. Excuse me. Sorry.

April! Hey!

There's my favorite girl.

Zoe, you can't just raise dad like that.

Oh, are you giving your aunt a hard time already?

I think it's more just me sucking at this parenting thing.

No. No. Every parent feels that way, so you're going to fit right in.

I'm April.

I'm Carly. Nice to meet you. Nice to meet you.

That's Madison, one of our other employees.

Hi. Nice to meet you. Hi.

She certainly knows her way around here. Oh, yeah. Yeah, she's got a green thumb

just like her mama.

I can't say I was born with it, but Nikki's passion was so contagious that

there's nowhere I'd rather be.

How long have you worked here?

Like a year.

I moved here from back east.

Just kind of looking for a fresh start.

And Nikki welcomed me with open arms.

Sounds like Nikki.

Yeah. Come on.

Let me show you around.

Okay.

Hi, Madison.

Hi. Hey, ladies.

Hi, Dave. I thought there were child labor laws against this kind of thing.

Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha. Oh.

Long time no see. How you been?

Well, I've been on a business trip the last two weeks. I told my guys to help

you in my absence, so if you needed anything.

Oh, well, we've been good, you know, considering.

Yeah.

So what brings you in today? You just checking in on us girls?

Oh, that, and it's my mom's birthday dinner tonight.

Oh!

I need a big bouquet of tulips.

Tulip. Okay.

Yes. The prettiest ones you have.

You still talking about the flowers?

What? What?

Hold on a second. Hey, Carly.

I have someone I want to introduce you to.

Carly, this is Dave.

Hey. Nice to meet you, Carly. Nice to meet you. He's a contractor who's been

helping out a lot with the renovations around here. Yeah. Hi, Dave. This is

Carly, Nikki's sister.

Wow.

I had no idea.

Yeah, I'm the big surprise to everyone around here.

Thanks for helping Nikki out.

It was my pleasure. She was amazing.

Sorry for your loss.

Thank you.

How long are you in town for?

Indefinitely. I moved here to help take care of Zoe and keep her life as

unaffected as possible.

That's great.

Yeah.

Well, if there's anything I can do to help, please don't hesitate to ask.

Okay. I will not hesitate.

We've got tulips for mom.

Wow. Look at these.

Gorgeous. Thank you.

It was really nice meeting you.

You too, Dave.

April.

Dave? Not bad, is he?

Stop it.

You sound like my friend Tina. Hey, I think I like your friend Tina.

Now there's two of you.

May I please go play soccer?

You can.

telling you i know zoe very well and when she doesn't like somebody she makes

known so obviously you made a good first impression i hope so i mean talk about

being thrown into the deep end of the pool yeah but that's not always a bad

thing you know it shows us what we're made of we are capable of a lot more

we give ourselves credit for i mean take me for example do you know

i was diagnosed with cancer two and a half years ago

Oh, my God.

I'm so sorry.

I'm in remission.

Thank God.

But at the time, I thought, you know, this is it.

My life's going to end without me ever having done anything.

And then I realized how much time I had just spent focused on all the wrong

things.

So, when I got a second chance at life, I made sure I wasn't going to repeat

those same mistakes.

I decided to start fresh.

Move to a different city.

I've never been happier.

I'm sure the same will be the case for you.

Do you really think so?

I know so.

Mm -hmm.

Trust me.

Anything is possible with a new beginning.

To new beginnings.

To new beginnings.

I'm telling you, I'm surprised that you eat so much.

It's going to be expensive.

You want to watch a movie?

Yeah. You pick one out.

I'll be back.

Okay.

Sounds like she's really warming up to you.

Yeah, so far, so good, I guess.

Okay, enough about the road rat. Tell me about this guy, Dave.

There's nothing to tell.

Apparently he was friends with Nikki because his business is across the

from hers.

I'm hoping to give me some insight to Nikki and her life.

Is he cute? Yeah, he's super cute, but I don't even know if he's single.

Well, you should find out.

Right, because I don't have anything else important to worry about. I just

about you.

I don't want you to be out there all alone.

I'm fine.

You just worry about your anniversary cruise.

Two weeks stuck on a boat with Steve with no cell service or internet.

I pray that we're still married at the end of it.

Forgive me if I don't feel sorry for you.

I know you talk a lot about Matt, but I know you love him.

I do.

He's the love of my life, which is exactly what I want you to find.

Promise me that you'll at least stay open to the possibilities.

I promise.

Breathtaking. Beautiful.

Thank you.

It better be. It's going to be in about a gazillion wedding photos tomorrow, and

there is nothing worse than an unhappy broad.

Don't I know it. That was the bulk of my clientele back home.

I'm a photographer.

Oh, that's right.

I remember Zoe told me about it, but she never mentioned what kind.

I'm kind of hoping to start some freelance when I settle in here. You

upstairs would make a perfect little photography studio.

That's a great idea.

Because you'd already have a built -in clientele, and weddings and flowers,

go hand in hand.

Exactly. I thought I was singing, like a one -stop shop for brides.

Totally.

Morning, ladies.

Hey. Hey.

I was getting myself some coffee. Thought you guys might like some as

Yes, please.

April, I know you're a drink of choice.

Let me get me.

There you go.

But I had to get this one here, Carly, so played it safe with a base of coffee.

Hope that's okay.

That's great. Very sweet. Awesome.

Also, I wanted to come see what you all were up to tonight.

It's James's birthday.

Oh, is it? Yeah.

Oh, James is my co -worker.

He's having a little shindig at his place tonight.

So I wanted to see if you wanted to join us.

I mean, both of you.

That sounds like fun, but I have Zoe.

I could watch Zoe.

No, no, no, no. Both of you. Come on. I mean, it would be fun, and we could

introduce you to a bunch of people.

It'll be fun.

And it would give us a chance to get to know each other better as well.

Right?

Oh, yeah, yeah.

Well, I guess Lyle did give me the number for Zoe's babysitter.

Zoe, you're in.

I'm in.

Two crepes. Two sugars.

For the future.

Okay.

I try to stay out of other people's business. I really do. But I really

there's something you should know.

Hi. You must be Stacy.

I'm Carly. So nice to finally meet you. Likewise. Thank you so much for coming

over last minute.

Of course.

Zoe's my favorite kid to babysit. I've really missed her.

How's she been doing with everything?

She's okay.

Why don't I give you some money? You guys can order some takeout and hang

Come on in. Zoe's upstairs.

Thank you. Again.

Ladies, catch one.

Thank you.

Thank you.

We were just talking about Miss Hanson. So bad.

Yeah. I only met her the one time when I was visiting Nikki, but still.

Who found her? Her daughter.

Yeah, she was supposed to go over there for dinner, and when her mom didn't

answer the phone, she went over there and found her.

That's horrible.

Yeah.

Do they know what happened?

She had heart and breathing issues.

She was on an oxygen tank and fell just out of reach of it.

Oh. Yeah.

Did you ever get a chance to talk to her much? Just the one time she introduced

herself to me.

She told me that she had to tell me something that I needed to know. I was

just... I was so busy at the time, I didn't even... No way. No.

I know. It's just... Now I'll never know what it is.

I do feel like I had something to do with Corey.

Why do you say that?

I just got the impression she didn't like him.

I got the same impression from Nikki's lawyer.

What?

It's nothing.

You guys know something.

Spill it.

Let's just go somewhere where it's a little more private.

It's just that Corey and Nikki were having problems in their marriage before

died. What kind of problems?

She didn't say.

She just told me that he wasn't the person that she thought he was and that

couldn't trust him anymore.

And Ms. Hanson lived across the street, so maybe she saw what Nikki meant by

that.

I always thought she married him way too soon.

I mean, I get why he rushed into it. I mean, he scored way out of his league.

But I just never knew what she saw in him.

Well, she told me that he reminded her of her dad, or what little she could

remember of him.

Let's hope not.

Her dad was a wife -beater and murdered her mother.

You sure you don't want me to drive you home?

Nah, I'll be fine.

Thanks.

Okay, well, will you at least text me when you get home? Yeah.

Yeah.

All right, Nikki.

I saw the monster again.

Oh.

Come on. I want it to take me this time.

And you know I'd never let that happen.

Come on.

I miss you, Mommy.

I wish you could come back.

Zoe!

Zoe!

Zoe! Zoe, you need to be more careful when you're playing with your beads. I

almost broke my neck.

Sorry.

It's okay.

Your mom's phone, huh?

You miss her?

Yeah.

How'd you unlock that?

You know your mom's code?

It's my birth year.

Of course.

It's your birth year.

How about I hold on to that for you while you're at school?

Fine.

Thank you.

Don't do this or you'll regret it.

Yes.

Oh, my God. I cannot believe that Corey was cheating on Nikki. I know.

Man, why wouldn't she tell me that?

She's probably embarrassed.

He's the one who should be embarrassed. He threw away that great life that he

had with Nikki over her.

Wait a minute.

That's what this is about.

What do you mean?

Well, these pictures are obviously why Nikki was going to divorce him, right?

And then when she did, he would have been financially cut off.

He would have lost that amazing life that she bankrolled.

Yeah, I mean, he told me I was ruining his life.

Exactly.

I mean, look, it says right here, it says, don't do this or you'll regret it.

That was sent a day before her accident.

I've got to be honest with you, that never sat well with me.

Why? What do you mean?

Carly Nikki was not a novice hiker.

She had been up and down that trail for years.

And I'm not saying that accidents can't happen. They can.

But... I don't know, maybe I'm just...

I'm overthinking it because of what you told me about your dad.

But clearly there is a side to Corey that none of us knew.

Let's see what you're up to.

Okay.

You are really getting the hang of this.

Thank you.

Yeah, you're going to have a green thumb in no time.

Tell you what else I'm going to have.

Sciatica. Yeah, yeah.

Our big shipment days, they can be a lot physically.

That's why I usually go home and take a hot bath, have a glass of wine.

Do you have a hot tub?

I'd take advantage of that.

That's what I'm going to do tonight.

That's a good idea.

Hey, Carly.

Hey. Hey, my assistant told me you came by looking for me earlier.

To what do I owe the honor?

Do you remember when you said if I needed any help, not to hesitate to ask?

At your service.

Here you go.

Oh, thanks.

What do you think?

It's horrible.

Yeah.

And what can I do to help you?

Well, I was hoping you'd know someone that can help me figure out who sent

to Nikki's phone.

Yeah, I have a friend named Tim. He's an IT guy.

He might need the phone for a few days though. Oh, that's fine.

I put you right out of my door

You guys.

you to put her down.

All right, just calm down, okay?

We were just playing airplane.

It's her favorite game.

Zoe, can you go play with your soccer ball? I need to talk to Corey.

Okay.

What are you even doing here? Where is Stacy?

Stacy had an accident.

What do you mean she had an accident?

What happened? She got hit by a car riding her bike over here.

Oh, my God.

I know, right?

Luckily, it's nothing that can't heal.

She said she tried calling you, but you didn't answer.

I must have put my phone on vibrate. Well, when she couldn't reach you, she

called me, and I made sure that I was here before Zoe got home from her

house. How did you get in?

You gave Lyle your key.

Nikki always kept a spare key and an empty sprinkler head in the front yard.

Lucky for us, right?

Don't worry, I'll put it back.

Anyway, Stacey's going to be out of commission for about a month.

A month?

Yeah. So I'll tell you what.

I'll fill in for her. I'll babysit.

Whatever you need.

Really? No, it's not. It's selfish.

I miss Sylvie.

Besides, you said to yourself that she can use all the love that she can get,

right?

I won't take no for an answer.

I gotta go, kiddo.

Hey, no matter how long it lasts.

You keep it.

Nah, I'll see you soon.

Promise?

Not to kick me away.

I'm gonna go let him out, okay?

Okay.

Oh, I almost forgot.

Nikki's car.

How's that running, by the way?

It's fine.

Why?

Well, it's just due for an oil change and maintenance soon, so... You know, I

tell you what, why don't you bring it by the shop, and I will take care of it

for you, free of charge.

Just consider it an apology for snapping at you when we met.

I don't think next week is a good time, but I'll have to check my schedule.

Okay. Don't wait too long, yeah? These cards can be finicky.

Don't want them malfunctioning on you.

Can I get that key?

Hmm?

The key that you mentioned, can I get it back?

Oh, yeah.

Sorry, I guess I should have called first, but someone wanted to surprise

They're beautiful.

Thank you so much. You're welcome.

Hey, I'm so sorry about missing your calls.

Oh, it's okay. Corey said he'd take care of everything.

Oh, God, he did, right? Please don't tell me I left you all alone.

He came.

Yeah, he was there when I got home.

Good. Good.

Where are your parents?

Oh, they want to give me some real food instead of that crap.

Does it hurt?

It did at first, but I'm on medication now, so I'm good.

Whoa, go easy.

It's okay.

Hey, why don't you grab that marker and draw some pictures?

Make it less ugly.

So, what happened?

The weirdest thing, my brakes just gave out.

Gave out?

Yeah, I was going down a hill and they just stopped working.

I could be talking about being blind by this.

Yeah.

Oh, Carly, I have to pee.

Okay. The bathroom's just down the hall. Hey, that looks pretty cool.

It does.

Thanks.

She was able to leave me alone.

It's going to be all right.

Did you run away again?

I'm sorry. I hate to keep on doing this to you.

Cory, what are you doing?

What does it look like?

I came to see if Stacy's okay.

Well, visiting hours are almost over.

So, you should be going.

Okay.

Zoe, say goodbye to Cory.

Bye, Cory.

Bye, kiddo. I'll see you soon.

Are you okay?

Hey.

I got your voicemail rushed right over. What is going on?

It's a long story.

You want a cup of coffee?

Yeah, I'd love one.

Look, you've been under so much stress lately. Do you think that maybe the

alcohol just hit you a little harder than you expected?

No, it didn't feel like that.

I'm telling you, I was drugged.

And if Zoe wouldn't have been having those nightmares and came looking for

No, I... I don't even want to think about that.

You know, maybe you should take that bottle to the police.

See if they can run some tests on it.

That's the thing.

I came back down for the bottle, and it was gone.

What do you mean, it was gone? I mean, it completely vanished out of thin air.

Corey must have come back inside and taken it to cover up his tracks.

And that was after he gave me the spare key from the yard, which means he has

another copy.

Right. Hence the locksmith.

And I don't buy Stacy's accident as an accident. That was too convenient.

Wait, why would he want to hurt Stacy?

To get back in the house.

So I need a babysitter. She already mentioned it to Zoe.

She's thrilled about it.

He trapped me.

So Stacy was just another person standing in the way of him having Zoe to

himself. Exactly.

You have to go to the police, Carly.

Before he comes after you again.

I'm dead serious.

Look, Zoe can't live with another parent.

Will you watch Zoe for a little while?

I think you should call Corey.

See if he can do it.

No, I'm kidding.

Stop it. Of course I'm going to watch Zoe.

Miss Willem, I want to help you.

But you aren't giving me much to work with here. What are you talking about? I

told you everything.

Yes, but unfortunately there's no concrete evidence to back up anything

said. Well, that's because he's covering his tracks.

I have evidence of motive.

He was cheating on my sister.

I have pictures. I can send them to you. Look, Ms. Wallen, if cheating on your

wife was a crime, half the men in the city would be in jail.

You know, make that the plan. Yeah, but my sister was going to divorce him,

which means he would have been cut off financially.

I mean, how do you know her fall was an accident?

How do you know it wasn't?

I mean, look, she fell, she hit her head, she died.

Sometimes these awful things happen. But Corey was going to inherit everything.

Or get it through Zoe.

And then I showed up and got in the way, and now he's trying to get rid of me

and make it look like an accident, too.

He even tried to trick me to bring my car in for an oil change for free.

He's a mechanic, right?

Your sister -in -law?

Has it ever occurred to you that, I don't know, maybe he's trying to offer

olive branch?

What about the babysitter?

Yeah, I pulled that accident report.

It clearly identifies the driver as Leonard Carter, not Corey Evans.

Corey raked the bike, so Stacey would fall.

Do you have any evidence of that?

and just be him tampering with her bike, perhaps.

No, but you just said he's a mechanic. He would know how to do that type of

thing. Ms. Willem, look, you've had a huge life adjustment recently.

Finding out your estranged sister died, she made you guardian of her child.

I mean, you gave up everything to move here and take care of her. I mean, I

can't even imagine.

It's beyond admirable what you've done, but perhaps it's starting to take a toll

on you, mentally.

I mean, I know it would if it were me. I'm not delusional, Detective.

I'm not saying you are.

I'm just saying...

Perhaps you're misreading things due to your stressful situation.

Perhaps you did just fall asleep in the hot tub after some wine. I know it sure

knocks me out. I had a half a glass.

I'm not misreading things. I'm telling you, I was drugged. Well, look, I'm

afraid without any real evidence, there's really nothing I could do.

If you manage to find that wine bottle, by all means, bring it by. I'll have it

tested.

Until then, my hands are tied.

Hey, sweetie.

Did you girls have fun?

Yeah. We got mini petties. Oh, cute.

How'd it go?

Looks like I'm on my own.

It's okay.

I'm going to go change. I'll be back.

All right.

Here.

Those are pretty.

Yeah. What made you pick them?

They're my mom's favorite.

She said it was impossible to look at them and be sad.

I think she was right.

Hey. Hey. Hey, is Carly here?

Oh, uh, no. No, she went to spend the afternoon with Zoe.

Why? Well, I just met with my IT guy and he gave me back Nikki's phone.

Please tell me he found something that can help Carly.

I'm afraid not.

I was able to trace where the text came from, but unfortunately, it led to a

burner phone.

However it was, I wanted to warn Nikki, but also wanted to make sure in the

process there was no way the text could be leaked back to them.

It's probably because they knew what Corey was capable of.

Hey, can you help me with these arrangements that just came in? Oh,

sorry. Just a second.

Yeah. Which one?

These right here.

Came in. Oh, yeah. That's a really popular order.

Really, this is Dave.

You're not going to believe this, but the woman Corey was having an affair

was April.

The bracelet she's wearing right now is the exact same one from the photo.

I think she may have been the one to kill Nikki, or maybe she and Corey were

it together.

I don't know. Something just isn't added up.

I need you to call me back as soon as you get this.

I'll be right with you, okay?

Just one second.

Why don't you go wash up?

Then we'll decide what we want for dinner.

Okay.

You're a really amazing little girl.

All I've ever wanted to do is keep you safe.

I thought I was doing that by staying away.

Maybe if I would have fought harder to be in your life, I could have stopped

from marrying Corey.

And ending up here.

You always were so trusting in people.

You always felt good in everyone.

But I promise you one thing.

I will protect Zoe.

No matter what.

Hey, April. You need to come to the hospital right away.

It's Dave.

What? I'm going to explain everything when you get here. Just get here. Okay.

Okay, no. Which hospital?

Concord. I'm coming. I'll be there soon.

I'm looking for a patient named David McCarley.

Hey, where's Zoe?

Lydia and her mother came to stay with her.

How is he?

He's in a coma.

They said they don't think he's going to make it.

Well, have you seen him?

No, no, they're not letting any visitors back yet.

What happened?

I saw an ambulance across the street today, so I rushed over, and one of his

employees found him behind the dumpster.

He's got a massive head wound, and they found an empty wallet next to him. So

please, we're only going to mug him.

Thank God someone found him. Yeah, thank God.

Carly, I don't think it was mugging.

What do you mean?

I mean, he was at the shop just a few hours ago.

He was looking for you. He talked to his IT guy about Nikki's phone.

He told me he had something important to tell you.

Well, did he say what it was?

No. But he said he would come back later, and then this happened.

I don't think that's a coincidence.

He meant to find something that would expose Corey.

Carly, we have to go to the police.

No, I tried that, remember?

Without concrete evidence, they won't intervene.

Yeah, but you and Zoe aren't safe.

Look, why don't you just... Why don't you stay at my house for a little while?

Corey can't hurt you if he can't find you.

It's a great idea.

Are you sure?

Of course.

Thank you.

Oh, my God. Honey, believe me.

It's my pleasure.

I'd like to see him alone for a minute.

Okay? Sure.

I'm really sorry I got you involved in this.

I promise I'm going to figure out who did this to you.

How is he?

I just feel like this is all my fault.

Oh, no, no.

You shouldn't feel that way.

It's been a really long day.

Why don't you go home, pack a bag for you and Zoe, and I'll meet you back at

house.

Sounds good.

I'm sorry, ma 'am, but visiting hours are over.

Oh.

Oh, of course.

I'll be back first thing in the morning. Actually, the neurologist has him

scheduled for a series of tests in the morning, so the afternoon would be best.

Otherwise, you might be waiting for hours.

I see.

Thank you for that information.

Zoe?

We need to go.

Hey.

April, we get to have a sleepover with each other. I know. How fun.

Thank you.

Yeah, of course.

Can Madison close up the shop by herself tomorrow?

Probably. Why?

I just want to try to find that IT guy that Dave told me about. Oh, right.

Yeah.

I have a favor to ask.

Is there going to be a Lydia's house after school?

Her mom's going to drop her off later.

Will you be home?

Yeah. Yeah, no problem.

Thank you. I just, I don't know. I'm going to get back.

No. Look, take all the time you need.

Thank you.

I'm going to ask him.

Everything.

Everything.

You want a glass of wine? Yes.

Hey. Hey.

Selling in.

Great. You didn't have to give us your room.

Oh, yeah.

No. Gives you guys some more space.

Are you okay?

Not really.

I found this.

Oh, my God.

Yeah. In Nikki's stuff while I was packing. I have no idea how long it's

there.

I just don't want Zoe to stumble upon it. No.

No.

Do you have a safe place that I can put this?

Um... Yeah, yeah, give it to me. I'll, uh... Thank you.

I'll find a place to hide it.

Okay. Hey, you know what?

I'm going to make dinner.

If you're hungry, if you want to come join us.

Thank you.

I'll be right down. Okay.

What is it?

Did you see it? Is it gone?

Did you see the monster again?

It's okay.

There's nothing there.

Come here.

Nothing's gonna get you.

Uh, yes, I need the contact information for Nikki Evans' husband, please.

Yes, yes, right away.

Well, you've been up for a while.

Yeah, um, I wish I would have asked Dave where his friend works. All I have is a

name. It's like finding a needle in a haystack.

Oh, Carly, I don't have very many clean clothes, and these are my only clean

pair of socks.

It's okay, sweetie.

We packed in a hurry.

Go upstairs, put on your shoes, and we'll leave soon.

Okay.

She's so cute.

You know, I can take her to school.

Do you mind? I've done it before. No, no, no. I don't want any inconvenience.

You're already letting us stay here. Oh, that is nonsense.

Look, honestly, I'm happy to do it. Besides, you have enough on your plate.

Okay.

Thank you. Of course.

Do you want a little more coffee?

Yeah, I'd love some.

You have a beautiful day at school.

Okay. And I'll see you when you get home.

Okay.

Oh, Zoe!

You forgot your lunch.

Oh. Thank you.

Bye. Bye.

IT. Hi, does a Timothy O 'Neill work there?

I can check. Is he expecting your call?

Okay.

Yeah, no, I was just there.

Is this Corey Evans, Nikki Evans' husband?

Yeah, who's this?

This is Dr. Edwards. I'm the medical examiner who conducted the autopsy on

wife. I have some results that I think you should be made aware of. What do you

mean? The autopsy already confirmed that she died due to injuries from her fall.

Oh, yes, that's true. Your wife's toxicology showed that she had high

aconite in her bloodstream.

That can cause dizziness, numbness, difficulty breathing, and ultimately,

failure of the heart and lungs.

most probably would have caused her to slip and fall. Although, even if she

hadn't fallen, the fatal dose of Aconite in her system would have eventually

killed her on its own.

Aconite, what is that?

It's a kind of poison.

Poison from what?

A flower.

It's very likely your wife was murdered.

Mr. Evans?

Mr. Evans?

What are you doing here?

I'm just killing my life.

Nothing can keep me away.

Don't wait too long, yeah? The cards will be finicky.

Someone's been malfunctioning on you.

It's a nice surprise.

I need to talk.

Nikki, the toxicology report came back.

Pushed you as poisoned with a flower.

Kind of a beautiful irony, isn't it?

To be killed by the very thing that you love.

I guess Nikki taught me a little too well, huh?

Now she's out of the way.

What are you doing?

You and me were never anything but a drunken mistake that I regret with every

fiber of my being.

I don't even remember it.

I would give anything to take it back. It cost me everything.

Nikki was the love of my life.

I know.

You killed out of jealousy?

What did you think, you could get out of the way, step in, fill her shoes?

Let me tell you something, that can never happen.

Nikki is a million times the woman you could ever be.

Well, not anymore, she's not.

I'm not going to let you get away with this.

Yeah? What are you going to do? You're going to call the police? Yeah, I'm

to call the police. Oh, okay. Yeah, and tell them what?

Because the only person that ever saw us together was your nosy old neighbor,

and I took care of that.

I made sure she kept her mouth shut forever.

I saw in the pictures that she sent Nikki then. You mean the ones I sent

You could, but my face isn't in any of them.

I made sure of that.

So, it would be your word against mine.

And who do you think they're going to believe?

The grieving cancer survivor?

Or the cheating husband who had everything to financially gain from his

death? Never with Nikki for the money.

It's not going to look like that to the police.

Especially after Carly told them that you've been making attempts on her life,

too. Attempts? What attempts?

I haven't done anything to hurt Carly. Of course you did.

She stood in the way of the inheritance.

So you killed her.

You made it look like an accident, just like you did Nikki. What are you talking

about? Carly isn't dead.

No, but she will be.

And when she is, I've made sure everything links back to you.

What is this? You punish me for rejecting you? Kill my wife? You frame

murder?

You're such a typical man.

I never cared about you.

No, I just needed Nikki to divorce you.

That way when she wound up dead...

All eyes would be on you.

Come on, Corey.

This is all part of the plan.

What?

Are you okay?

Oh, my God.

Oh, I think so. I came in and saw him attacking you.

Is he dead?

No.

He's still breathing.

Why don't you tie him up while I call the police?

We don't want to take the chance of him waking up before they get here, so

there's some duct tape upstairs in my nightstand drawer.

Go, before he wakes up.

Please.

Uncanny, isn't it?

April, I don't understand.

What is this?

You don't know anything.

You certainly don't know what it's like to be a mother.

Now let's go.

Prince Charming isn't going to stay asleep forever.

Yeah, the prints were inconclusive, so I'm waiting on toxicology to come

through. Just put that... Hold on a second.

They'll only call you back.

I

don't

understand.

If you wanted Zoe, why did you give her up? I didn't give her up.

I just wasn't in a position to be anybody's mom.

So when Child Protective Services came and took her away, I figured it was for

the best.

I thought I would have all the time in the world to have more kids.

And then I found out I had cancer.

So you can't have any more kids? The chemo made you sterile?

Yes.

Zoe is my only chance at a biological child.

And after everything that I have been through, I deserve a second chance with

her.

How did you find her?

Finding her was the easy part.

I was coming up with the perfect plan to get her back.

That took some work.

I knew I had to establish a close bond first.

And I figured a year would be enough.

And then all I needed was a scapegoat.

And Corey was perfect.

It was almost too easy.

I mean, Nikki told me early on that cheating was a deal -breaker, so... Once

saw the pictures, I knew divorce was on the table.

And all eyes would be on Corey when she wound up dead and the autopsy results

showed foul play.

Nikki would be dead.

Corey would be in jail.

And my path to Zoe would be clear.

I thought of everything.

Except you.

You were surprised.

You could have ruined everything.

But then I thought about it, you know, I thought...

Well, if Corey would kill his own wife for the inheritance, it only makes sense

that he would kill the long -lost sister that got in his way.

I mean, if anything, that would help solidify his guilt in the eyes of the

police, especially when they found out he did it with the same exact poison.

Hey, can I help you?

Yeah, I'm Detective Addison. I'm looking for Carly Willems.

How is killing me going to help you get custody of Zoe?

Because with you and Corey out of the way, Zoe becomes a ward of the state.

That puts me in a perfect position to either adopt her or petition the court

reinstate my parental rights.

I mean, when the judge finds out that Nikki knew exactly who I was and was

completely supportive of me reestablishing my relationship with Zoe,

be icing on the cake.

Nikki knew who you were?

Of course she did.

Why do you think she let me work at the flower shop and be a part of their

lives?

She just wanted to wait until Zoe was a little older.

That way she could explain it all to her.

Well, at least that's what I'll tell the judge.

It's pretty convincing, right?

Now drink.

Do I have to force it down your throat?

Shouldn't be much longer now.

It's a real shame about Corey. I was just going to have him rot in prison.

now, well,

now, no, you don't have to kill him.

Oh, but of course I do.

When I came in and caught him poisoning you, he tried to kill me.

But luckily you came prepared for such a thing.

Even in death, Carly saved my life, officer.

I owe her everything.

Zoe and I both do.

My performance will be Oscar -worthy.

That's it.

Don't fight it.

Why fight it?

That was your sister's mistake.

You're the only one who can give a good performance.

Police! Drop the gun!

Damn it.

We should really get you to the hospital.

Get you checked out as well.

No, it's okay. I'm feeling better.

You ingested poison, okay? Even if it's not a lethal amount, it doesn't hurt to

get checked out.

Okay. I will. I'm just... I'm really... Hey,

will you be okay?

He's gonna be fine.

Everything's gonna get better now.

I promise.

Okay, serious question.

What?

Who do you think will win the fight?

Miles or me?

Miles.

Hey.

Hey.

It's good to see you. How are you feeling?

You look good.

Shockingly good.

As the doctors say, I just have a few more tests and I'm out of here.

How are you?

I'm tired.

You look... I think you look beautiful.

I'm sorry I wasn't there to help you.

What are you talking about?

You tried to warn me.

April just outsmarted all of us.

Including Nikki.

I'm the one who should be sorry.

You're only here because of me.

Guess that means you owe me one then.

One. Try like a million.

Whatever you want when we get out of here.

Just name it.

How about...

dinner?

You mean like a date?

I believe that is what the kids are still calling it.

Yes. I would like to take you on an official date.

Okay.

I officially say yeah.

Great.

You want to go see the rest of the gang? Or you're allowed to roam? Yeah, I'd

like to do some roaming.

Are you allowed to roam?

Affirmative, yeah.

Let's ditch this joint.

Careful. Easy.

Okay.

Yeah, you ready? Yeah.

All right.

Oh, drive this thing.

No.

Real question, though. Can

I keep miles?

No, that's a no. That's a solid no.

We'll trade.

We'll trade. You'd do that.

Hey.

Hey. How are you?

Are you okay?

How are you feeling?

Like I got hit in the head?

Yeah. Sorry about that.

It's okay.

How are you doing?

Better. They gave me an IV for the poison.

Between all of us, we're keeping this hospital in business.

Listen, I just want you to know that I really love Nikki.

And Zoe.

I was never with her for the money.

I'm not that kind of guy.

Corey, when am I going to see you again?

Kiddo, I don't really... Soon.

Corey can come over to the house whenever he wants.

There you go.

Yeah, did you hear that?

Uh -huh.

What do you want for your birthday?

Yay! Oh, yeah, there's a party coming up.

Yep.

Party all night. What do you

want?