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She can't move.

She's gonna die.

What you gonna do, Austin?

How long does she have to suffer

before someone puts her out of her misery?

She's waiting.

[ Sufjan Stevens' "Death With Dignity" plays ]

♪♪ Spirit of my silence, I can hear you ♪♪

♪♪ But I'm afraid to be near you ♪♪

♪♪ And I don't know where to begin ♪♪

♪♪ And I don't know where to begin ♪♪

♪♪♪♪

Austin: Hi, um, Carolina.

Um, no, no, I'm, uh...

My... This is about Mom.

She, um... had an accident.

Yeah, what kind of an accident?

I found Mom in the bathtub.

Um...

[ Voice breaking ] And she's dead.

How soon can you get here?

[ Baltimore moaning ]

[ Cellphone buzzing ]

[ Alert rings ]

Sorry.

Ohh.

[ Voice breaking ] Kiddo, hey.

Um...

I need you to, uh, call me back... soon 'cause, um...

I have some news about Mom.

Um. Okay, okay.

Hey, D.

Um, I, um...

Listen, I found Mom in the, uh...

In the bathtub.

She, uh...

She drowned.

[ Sobs ]

[ Birds chirping ]

[ Birds chirping ]

[ Horn blaring ]

[ Bell chiming ]

[ Door creaks ]

Austin?

[ Footsteps ]

You caught an earlier flight.

Austin. Hey.

Carolina.

Nobody calls me that outside of the family anymore.

Well, I'm inside the family.

"Carol" works.

There's Carol Channing and Carol Burnett.

Austin.

No, I like it.

There's, uh... Carole Lombard,

Lewis Carroll, Carol Brady.

Are you drunk?

Well, not yet, counselor.

[ Sighs ]

What's it been, Carolina, like three years?

Two.

And a half.

This place is like a mausoleum.

The next couple days isn't gonna be easy for any of us.

I'll do my part, Austin, but I don't want to...

When was the last time that you cooked for yourself?

A few hours ago.

When was the last time that you cooked for yourself

that didn't involve microwaving a box?

A few years ago.

If Mom could see you, she'd be horrified.

Well, if Mother could see me now,

I'd be impressed.

'Cause she's dead.

[ Birds chirping ]

[ Breathing heavily ]

Pee. Got to pee.

[ Breathing heavily ]

[ Liquid splashing ]

So, what have you gotten done so far?

Hmm?

[ Liquid dripping ]

Mom's in the tub.

Yeah.

What? Mom's in the bathroom?

[ Clatters ]

She looks good.

I thought so.

[ Water splashes ] [ Gasps ]

Ohh.

Mom is in the fucking tub!

Why is she still here?

Austin, why is Mom still here?

You don't keep a body.

There's procedure.

There's protocol.

Did you call the police?

Jesus, Austin, you are so inept.

Let's get some air.

Hi, yeah, I-I'd like to report a death.

[ Telephone rings ]

Yeah?

You got a body? Where?

Um, in the bathroom.

And who is this?

[ Sighs ]

Carol Shaw.

I, uh... I-I, uh, I-I was Carol Baxter.

Now I'm Carol Shaw.

Bax, you're back in town.

Barton?

Chief Brady now.

It's good to hear your voice. What's new?

Uh, Barton, not a reunion.

Can we please just focus

on my Mom's corpse rotting in the tub?

Yeah, uh, sorry. Uh, my apologies.

It's just really good to hear your voice again.

Listen, get your ass out here and do your job, okay?

Yeah, I'm gonna get the... [ Static crackling ]

-...here as... -Hello?

...for...medi...examiner.

Can you hear me?

-For... Yeah... uh... -God damn it.

...all...just...

Why is everyone here such an idiot?

No, I hear you perfectly fine, Bax.

I'll be boating my ass out there right away.

I mean, that is, if I can complete a task as complicated

as finding my keys.

But, you know, it is Branton.

You lose at least 20 I.Q. points if you stay too long.

Okay, well, thank you.

I appre...

[ Static crackles ]

...ciate everything that you do.

[ Beep ]

[ Dial tone ]

[ Receiver clicks ]

Where are my keys?

Hey, where are my keys?

[ Birds chirping ]

[ Squeaks ]

[ Grunting ]

[ Breathing heavily ]

A little help here.

Ohh.

[ Breathes sharply ]

[ Sighs ]

Thank you.

[ Footsteps ]

Hey.

I brought cake.

[ Door creaks ]

Where's the liquor?

It's 1:00.

I didn't ask for the time. I just need a drink.

There's quite a collection.

Oh!

Thank you, Mommy.

[ Sniffles, sighs ]

How is my good girl?

Hungry.

[ Gasps ] Let's get snacks.

Okay.

Hey, Mort.

Is she yours, Mary?

I didn't know you had a daughter.

I thought I'd save a surprise for the second date.

She's beautiful.

Like her mother.

[ Both laugh ]

So, Sisyphus,

what is your game plan with these leaves?

Is it fun for you? You're, like, having fun?

She is having fun, actually. This is Dallas' fun.

I have fun.

Yeah?

I have fun all the time.

You are.

Okay, guys, let's talk about it.

[ Chuckles ]

You know what? I dressed for a funeral, okay?

So I would like to know when that is happening

because I thought this was all taken care of.

Austin, how does somebody accidentally drown in a tub?

Technically, you can drown in two inches of water.

Dallas. Stop.

Cleaning calms me down.

What happened to Mom, Austin? I need to know.

We all need to know.

Really? Why?

You weren't present for her life.

Why would you give a shit about her death?

[ Laughs ]

What are you doing? What are you doing?

-Get... No, no, no! [ Screams ]

-Oh, my God! -[ Laughs ]

[ Both screaming, laughing ]

Ohh.

[ Coughing ] Ohh!

Oh, do you have them in your mouth? Oh, my God!

Let's get them out of your mouth.

-No! You reek! -[ Laughs ]

Dude, you know I have a thing about body odor.

[ Laughs ]

[ Screams, laughs ]

I need a drink.

-In the kitchen. -[ Screams ]

Young Mary: Carolina, where are you running to now?

Young Carolina: The West Coast.

Ah!

[ Door creaks ]

That's the whole other coast.

Well, if you're going to fly, you'll need...

I have money, Mother.

I see.

Passport.

You don't need a passport for California.

You need identification.

If you haven't noticed, you're underage, Carolina.

Carol.

[ Sighs ]

I'm sick of always being the one who has to take care of them.

Yeah. Your sisters love you.

Austin doesn't care if I leave.

She does. She just doesn't know it yet.

They need you.

They need you.

[ Footsteps approaching ]

Hey, Bax.

It's good to see you.

Uh, you seriously haven't changed one bit.

Uh, she's... she's upstairs.

Come on.

[ Clears throat ]

It's, uh... Sorry...

Right over here behind door number three.

She's in the tub.

All right, I'm gonna need to...

Oh, yeah, I'll leave it to you.

Police procedure.

[ Water trickling ]

Your mom was a great lady.

And I'm so very sorry for your loss.

So, when is someone coming by to pick up our mom's body?

Well, that's the thing.

What is that?

That's a book about how to commit suicide.

I'll get the EMTs out here as soon as possible,

but, first, I have to have a medical examiner

take a look at the crime scene.

-Crime scene? -Excuse me?

Sorry. Very bad choice of words,

uh, given the circumstances,

but there are rules to be followed.

We have to initially treat any suicide as a homicide.

That's bullshit.

I-I'm sorry.

How long does our mother have to stay in the tub?

Depends on how quickly I can get an M.E. out here.

Ours is out of town for the weekend.

Awesome.

But we have an M.E. on call.

So, what do we do in the meantime?

Use the downstairs bathroom.

Ha!

Uh, I mean, don't touch anything in that room,

and don't leave the island.

I need to get statements from all of you

when I come back.

We'll have to catch up another time, Bax.

[ Door creaks ]

[ Water runs, shuts off ]

Wow. This is what a kitchen looks like.

No... not quite yet.

Could you, um... Could you hand me that?

What?

The spray!

Ohh!

Oh, my God!

I'm fine!

Come on.

If you didn't have newspapers all over the floor...

Don't... touch that.

[ Sighs ]

D, what is that?

It's none of your business.

It's just some, uh...

Some papers I need Carolina to look over.

[ Clears throat ] I'm divorcing Peter.

It's fine.

I hate myself for starting it,

but I am gonna hate myself more

if I don't go through with it.

Thank you.

She would have left us a note.

A suicide note?

Yeah, this book has a checklist

of things that you're supposed to do

before you off yourself.

And number 15 is draft a note of explanation

as to why you're ending your life

and attach it to your living will, similar documents.

Yeah, she didn't have a living will, so...

Are you sure?

Mm-hmm.

She would have had me draft one up for free.

[ Sighs ]

The old girl liked to hold on to her money.

Okay, well, it says to leave a copy

in an envelope addressed to your attorney.

Were you Mom's attorney?

Well, I never took the Connecticut bar,

so... no.

So, let's just call her attorney.

[ Chuckles ]

What makes you think she left anything behind for us?

She could barely keep this house afloat.

She was very selfish.

No, she wasn't.

You got the best version of Mom

because of all of us, honey.

Dallas: Don't do that. Don't be snide.

She's too young to remember.

[ Record player crackling ]

[ Jazz music plays ]

Young Mary: Let's all sing to Dallas.

This is a jazz club, Mother, with cigarettes and booze.

We're little girls.

Don't embarrass us.

Hey, who wrote the rule book

that children celebrate their birthdays at Chuck-E-Cheese?

I like Chuck-E-Cheese's.

Someone must have written the rule book.

The Baxter girls write their own rules.

Come on. Make a wish.

[ Horn blows ]

Happy birthday to me.

Oh, my God.

Are we gonna have to deal

with all of Mom's men coming out of the woodwork

now that she's gone?

I'll be right back.

Ohh.

Mm. Mm.

Not again.

[ Indistinct conversations ]

Why are we going?

I know that look.

-What look? -The look.

The same look she had with Dallas' dad and your dad.

Come on. Let's go.

You're not my mother.

Someone has to be.

Come on.

[ Indistinct conversations ]

Then there was Mom, Baltimore.

What happened to Roger? Is he still in Seattle?

No, I moved him to a home.

He's got Alzheimer's.

I'd rather my parent be dead

than suffering in silence.

Well, he's not silent.

I mean, he has these visions that he yells at.

[ Chuckles ]

It's a fact, you know?

It's hereditary.

I guess that means

that you are totally screwed, Carolina.

It'll be fine.

Oh, God. Dallas, you know what?

You've got nothing to worry about.

Sully died in a car accident, and that's not hereditary.

My father died

because his blood alcohol level was 0.22.

He thought that hitting a tree

was the same as hitting the brakes.

Alcoholism... hereditary.

♪♪ Noises from the ground ♪♪

♪♪ I get down on my hands and knees ♪♪

♪♪ I am a tree, and they come back ♪♪

♪♪ Get out of my head ♪♪

♪♪ Get out of my soul ♪♪

[ Breathing heavily ]

Mary: There's this theater in Palm Springs

that only takes dancers over 70.

[ Chuckles ]

I've always dreamed of retiring to Palm Springs

as a burlesque dancer.

[ Laughs ]

What? You think I can't do it?

With these gams, I'm a shoo-in.

You'd be a show-stopper.

[ Chuckles ]

[ Breathes deeply ]

So... I was thinking...

July.

This July?

There's nothing wrong with this July, Austin.

You have no plans.

I might have plans.

And it's convenient.

Well, for who?

This is what will happen.

On a Friday afternoon,

you'll call your sisters,

and they'll come in for the weekend.

That way, Carolina won't miss work,

and Baltimore won't miss class.

It's perfect.

It's perfect.

[ Breathing heavily ]

♪♪ La la la la ♪♪

♪♪ La la la la ♪♪

♪♪ You know my name, it matters ♪♪

♪♪ But I don't wanna see your face right now ♪♪

♪♪ I'd rather kill myself than to have to go ♪♪

Hey, Carolina.

Hmm?

Come here.

Give me... Give me just...

Baltimore, what are we doing?

Just get up for me.

Look, we just have to try to relax.

We have to try to relax

until all this gets straightened out

and... and Mom gets out of the tub.

All right, well, I feel fine.

Come on. Just try this.

Baltimore, what are you doing?

I'm trying to get you to relax.

Just bend your knees.

Bend your knees.

Yeah.

You're a great dancer.

I remember.

Relax.

Oh, my God.

[ Laughs ]

Look at you.

Yeah, I-I think I do feel relaxed now.

Me too.

I'm relaxed.

[ Laughs ]

What?

[ Laughs ]

Dallas.

[ Laughs ] Yeah, okay.

Shoes are off. She's relaxed, everybody.

Look, I know it takes work to be perfect.

You got to match your...

Your purse to your toenail polish.

I don't do that.

Yeah, you do, Dallas. Come on.

You know what?

I bet you that your bra and your panties match.

No, they don't.

Yeah, they do, Dallas. Come on.

Come on. Mom's always matched, so yours match, too.

-No, they don't. -Just show her.

Why... Why... No. I'm not going to show you.

Just show.

Just take off your pantyhose for once.

Look, I'm not going to open this.

Oh, my God! Oh, my God!

That's a nice color. That's beautiful.

Dallas, it's bottom.

-Just show it to her. -Come on.

Pantyhose are an antiquated torture device

invented by men to give us the equivalent of a tie.

[ All shouting ]

Stop!

Oh, purple nurple!

Ohh!

[ Laughs ]

Yes!

Are you happy?!

You caught me!

I match! So I-I match!

I've always matched!

I'm the perfect mother-pleaser,

who's always matched her bra and underwear!

[ Breathing heavily ]

Dallas. Come on. Come on.

Calm down... I bet you 5 bucks that Carolina's match, too.

Ohh!

And your tits are way better than hers.

Hey! Shut up! I heard that.

And don't take that bet.

You remember what Mom always said...

"Always match your bra and knickers,

else the police will give you snickers."

Else the police will give you snickers.

Okay, that's all we're doing. We're just teasing you.

I'm... I'm sorry, Dallas.

I'm sorry.

[ Sniffles ]

Hi, Mom.

It's Dallas.

Um... [ Sniffles ]

[ Crying ] I know I haven't seen you...

in a long time.

I'm sorry.

Things at home haven't been very good.

Um, you know, Peter's changed.

He's... He's...

[ Breathes sharply ]

It's not true.

[ Sniffles ]

I've said that line so many times in my head.

[ Chuckles ]

It's me.

I've changed.

I, uh...

I see so much of myself in you.

And I rejected you for so long that I...

I lost a part of myself along the way.

[ Sniffles ]

I'm so sorry we grew apart, Mom.

Hail, Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee.

Blessed art thou amongst women,

and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.

Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners

now and at the hour of our death. Amen.

[ Footsteps in distance ]

[ Breathing sharply ]

[ Sniffling ]

How long has it been since you've seen Mom?

Christmas.

No. You guys were in Hawaii.

Right. Easter.

You had the O'Hagin case.

How do you know more about my life than I do?

She looks up to you.

Literally.

The point is

that none of us have seen Mom in over a year.

Except for Austin.

You guys, look, I'm reading this book,

and I'm pretty convinced

that Mom must have planned this ahead of time,

and she would have left us a note.

It's not possible.

Statistically, spur-of-the-moment suicides

are far more common.

Okay, but there's a checklist and everything

with her writing next to it.

Let me see this checklist.

Uh, "Number one...

Be sure that you are in a hopeless medical condition."

I spoke to Mom last week. She was fine.

You spoke to Mom last week?

Okay, fine, last month.

I... Look, if she was in a medical condition,

she would have told one of us about it.

We fought the last time we spoke.

You didn't know it would be the last time.

I don't think this is Mom's handwriting.

No, Carolina's right. It's not her handwriting.

-How do you know? -Mom taught me

how to write "thank you" notes ceaselessly.

It's a good habit to get into.

Are you joking? This isn't just pulp chick lit.

This is... This is... This is screaming "Pulitzer."

Well, maybe not "Pulitzer." It's screaming something.

Well, she's friends with Oprah. Do you know what that means?

Oprah? [ Sighs ]

Well, you have till the end of the day,

or I'm calling Simon & Schuster.

[ Cellphone clacks ]

[ Chuckling ] Austin, how are you?

You look great. You look just great.

Have you lost weight?

Oh, my God, you hated it.

What?

"You look great," is...

Isn't that, like, a euphemism for,

"Get comfortable before I crush your dreams"?

[ Chuckles ] No.

If I offer you a drink, that's a euphemism.

No need to get paranoid.

So, um, how's your mom?

Good.

And how is Sarah?

Good.

Good.

[ Sighs ] I hated it.

I just hated this.

Although I-I don't even know what "this" is.

What... What is this?

What's going on, Austin?

Is this a diary?

It's not a manuscript.

You've had two years.

This is scribblings and ...and... and fragments.

"Keys to Pandora's Box" was transcendent.

That was some of the best writing of your generation...

Of any generation.

But, Austin, ohh, ugh.

Blah! Blah!

[ Manuscript clatters ]

I have a reputation.

So do I.

Austin, why'd you move back home?

Come on, you said that you came here to write,

and you haven't written a book in years.

So where's the follow-up?

It's in my head. It's tucked neatly away.

Okay, well, then, put it on paper.

Come on, I'm busy.

Bullshit. Prioritize.

[ Sighs ] You know so much about priorities.

[ Indistinct conversations ]

Ms. Baxter?

We're ready to start.

Yeah, um... we need to wait for my sister.

She'll be here in just a minute.

Look, if we don't settle before the TSE,

then we go to trial.

I think they want to try this as little as we do.

And if we play hardball, they'll drop their number.

[ Ringtone playing ]

Do you need to get that, Carol?

[ Sighs ]

[ Ringtone continues ]

Yeah.

[ Dial tone, beep ]

Okay.

Am I late? Has it started yet?

-No. -Oh, my God. Thank God.

Oh, my God, if I would have missed this,

I would never forgive myself.

I mean, Austin Baxter is a genius.

This book literally changed my life.

Hi.

Hello.

Um, well, there's an open seat right up front.

Oh, that says "reserved."

Well, for you.

I'm Sarah.

Austin.

I know who you are.

Do you, now?

[ Laughs ]

She's in the bathroom, sweetheart.

Did you know that she didn't even...?

[ Laughs ]

Thanks, darling.

[ Indistinct conversation ]

It's so good to see everybody.

Cheers. Cheers. Cheers.

-Thank you. -To Mom's cooking.

Sarah: Thank you, Mary.

Thank you, Mother.

- The turkey is enormous. - All right, cheers.

Dallas: Oh, I love when Carolina's drunk.

Wait till you see it. No, I'll be okay.

Have we decided who's going to carve it?

Carolina: Sarah. Sarah's gonna carve it.

No, no, no. I'm sorry. Maybe next year, honey.

It's out here.

Thank you. Thank you.

This is really good.

I'm gonna go check on her.

Okay. I love you.

Fix the food?

Well, just make sure that it's cooked thoroughly this year.

Okay, cheers. Happy Thanksgiving, everybody!

Salut.

[ Sighs ]

I slipped.

You fell.

I tripped.

You fell again.

God, did you break anything this time?

I'm fine. I just need to sit down.

I...

All right, let's just stand you up first.

Look at that.

Get me an apron. Quick. Quick.

I don't want your sisters seeing me like this.

[ Sighs ]

Oh, God.

Look at this.

I got that. Don't worry.

[ Sighs ]

I better go.

No, I-I got this.

Okay.

[ Sighs ]

Okay, everyone.

Dinner will be another 10 minutes.

Oh, I see you've drunk the wine already.

Bunch of lushes.

Take right after your mother.

Cheers.

Dallas: All right. Salut.

Spencer: Thanks for having us over.

Sarah: Thank you for having us.

Yoo-hoo!

Look what I found in Mom's things.

Bummer I can't have that in my body.

You're smoking right now.

This is legal.

Okay, well, this is medicinal.

♪♪ All over town ♪♪

♪♪ Why you were good to me ♪♪

♪♪ Treated you bad, I ♪♪

♪♪ Acted like mad, why ♪♪

♪♪ Why you stood by me ♪♪

♪♪ I did everything to... ♪♪

Really? Really?

Baltimore, I'm on track

to be the youngest female judge in King County history.

That is evil right there.

Dallas.

Hmm?

Mom left this for you in her will.

Well, if it's a family heirloom...

[ Laughs ]

Oh, God, Dallas.

What?

I smoke... marijuana...

infrequently.

Usually when I'm under extreme duress...

or drunk.

[ Holding breath ] I'm currently under extreme duress.

[ Laughs ]

I already plan to be even more drunk.

[ Laughs ]

Milady?

What was going on with Mom?

Was she nuts?

Should I worry that I'm gonna be nuts, too?

It's too late. You already are nuts.

We're all nuts.

Yeah, well, speak for yourselves.

You're a fucking basket case.

You're, like, an exquisite cocktail

of neuroses and hypertension.

Yeah, well, then, I guess I'm just like Mom.

Mom wasn't a basket case.

No, you're right... she was sane,

because that's what all sane people do.

They wake up one morning, and they say,

"Oh, today's a delightful day.

I think I'll just off myself."

No, Carolina.

A basket case is someone who finds out they have ALS

and does nothing

as this disease slowly eats away at their body

until the only functioning organ left is their brain.

Mom had ALS?

What's ALS?

It... um...

It used to be called Lou Gehrig's Disease.

Everything in your body degenerates

except for your mind.

She did plan this.

I'm... I'm sorry.

Mom knew she was sick?

Why didn't she tell any of us?

Fuckin' fabulous.

I'm ready to talk if you want to talk about it.

What is there to discuss?

Our mother planned this wonderful sisterly reunion

for her death,

and she didn't talk to any of us about it.

She talked to me.

Of course she did, Austin. You were here.

There are four of us, remember?

But it's her choice.

Austin, use your common sense.

Overrule that choice.

We are not in court.

You know what? You should have called me.

And I would have talked to her.

I would have convinced her not to do it.

Suicide is fuckin' wrong.

Is that the law or your conscience speaking?

You could have done something about it,

and you did nothing.

I did something.

I came home, and I took care of our mother.

I'm sorry that's not enough for you.

It's not.

You should have told us.

I'm so angry with you right now.

She was my best friend, too.

You're the only one who can do this, Austin.

Carolina will tell me it's wrong,

legally and ethically.

Dallas can't handle mess.

And Baltimore is too young.

It will scar her.

So you're worried about scarring Baltimore

and not completely fucking me up.

If I try to do it myself, I'll screw it up.

Better to get it right the first time.

It's rather awkward to almost kill yourself.

I'd never live down the embarrassment.

[ Gasps ]

I've... come to terms with this.

I need you to understand I'm taking control.

[ Indistinct conversations ]

Mort: Come in.

Ah, favorite daughter.

Want to get some lunch?

Some falafel, maybe?

I hate falafel.

Well, you always were a picky eater.

How would you know?

Your mother told me.

Well, that's convenient parenting.

Got, uh, report cards, periods, prom.

All the pivotal points of my adolescence

were via fax or e-mail.

Did you come here to talk about your mom or about you?

Is there a difference?

Well, you're here now.

Talk to me, Austin.

[ Book thumps ]

[ Sighs ]

Why hasn't your mom told your sisters that she's sick?

Why hasn't she let you tell them?

You know, I think it's because

she wants them to remember her the way she was...

Strong, vibrant, force of nature.

She told you.

I'm her best friend.

[ Groans ]

I can't do this.

Yes, you can.

[ Groans ]

I'm proud of you, Austin.

[ Laughs ]

Thank you.

I thought parents were supposed to protect their kids.

She asked you.

Because you're a coward.

She asked you for a reason.

Do you believe in God?

Does it matter?

It does matter. Do you believe in God?

I just don't want

to get into a philosophical argument with you.

Philosophical?

What?

You said "philosophical."

If you believed in God, wouldn't you have said "theological"?

Do you believe in God?

No.

Then Mary picked the right person.

Sarah: You're really gonna do this?

[ Thumping ]

You can afford a professional nurse.

Why can't you hire a professional nurse?

It makes no sense to me.

Austin: She's not gonna be with a stranger.

Why is this all on you?

I mean, why can't everyone pitch in?

[ Sighs ]

You said you were coming here to help me.

Why are you standing there?

[ Scoffs ]

You don't have to do this.

No, I don't have a choice.

No, you do have a choice.

She needs me.

Yeah, well, so do I.

You have a life, Austin.

You're just gonna give that all up?

This is my life.

No, this is her life.

[ Breathing heavily ]

[ Thunder crashing ]

[ Crashing continues ]

Young Mary: Honey?

Where are you?

[ Thunder crashing ]

There you are.

What are you doing under here?

Oh, are you okay?

You're a little scared, huh?

Hey.

-Want to sing a song? -Mm-hmm.

♪♪ She's got hair that hangs down to her belly ♪♪

♪♪ Her ears pointing up to the sky ♪♪

♪♪ She's got a face that will make you so happy ♪♪

♪♪ And a smile as sweet as apple pie ♪♪

Cherry pie.

[ Gasps ]

♪♪ And a smile as sweet as cherry pie ♪♪

♪♪ Come over, come over to my house ♪♪

♪♪ Come over, come over to me ♪♪

[ Sniffling ]

[ Bottle thumps ]

Austin!

Where's Austin?

Yeah?

Why doesn't Mom smell?

No, really, why doesn't she smell?

You smelled her?

No, I didn't smell her.

That's my point.

That doesn't make any sense.

It is impossible for her body to not do what dead bodies do.

They decompose.

If Mom died last night

and we got in this morning, then...

No.

No.

What am I missing?

Oh, God, Austin.

Please tell me you didn't.

Dallas: What am I missing?

I mean, if someone doesn't tell me what I'm missing,

I'm going to kill myself.

Mom was alive when you called us last night?

Hi, um, Carolina.

Um, no, no, I'm, uh...

I, uh...

This is about Mom.

She, um... had an accident.

I found Mom in the bathtub.

[ Voice breaking ] Um, and she's dead.

How soon can you get here?

Baltimore.

How am I gonna do it with Baltimore?

She's...

[ Crying ] She's just gonna know.

[ Breathes heavily ]

Austin: Mom was still alive.

Baltimore: So when did she die?

11:30.

Last night.

This morning.

I got here at 11:30.

That's why Mom doesn't smell.

[ Crying ] It was... It was so awful.

[ Sufjan Stevens' "Should Have Known Better" plays ]

[ Both laughing ]

♪♪ I should've known better ♪♪

♪♪ To see what I could see ♪♪

♪♪ My black shroud ♪♪

♪♪ Holding down my feelings ♪♪

♪♪ A pillar for my enemies ♪♪

♪♪ I should have wrote a letter ♪♪

♪♪ And grieve what I happen to grieve ♪♪

♪♪ My black shroud ♪♪

♪♪ I never trust my feelings ♪♪ [Animal squawking]

♪♪ I waited for the enemy ♪♪ [ Both laughing ]

♪♪ When I was three ♪♪

♪♪ Three, maybe four ♪♪

♪♪ She left us at that video store ♪♪

♪♪ Mm-hmm, oh, be my rest, be my fantasy ♪♪

♪♪ Mm-hmm, oh, be my rest, be my fantasy ♪♪

[ Scraping ]

[ Footrest releases ]

[ Footrest releases ]

[ Grunts ]

[ Mumbling ]

You okay, honey?

Oh, yeah, I'm fine.

[ Chuckles ]

Um.

Yeah. [ Laughs ]

There.

There.

[ Speaking indistinctly ]

Oh, God. I am... Am I hurting you?

-Yeah. No. -No?

-No. -Okay.

[ Both grunt ]

[ Laughs ]

All right, just... slip in, I think.

[ Both laugh ]

Ohh. Ohh.

Ohh.

[ Sighs ]

How's the temperature?

Oh, it's... It's so good.

[ Sighs ]

[ Laughs ]

You did it.

[ Laughs ]

There.

Ohh.

I think you're gonna float.

Yeah. Yeah.

Can I just let go?

Ohh.

[ Chuckles ]

Ohh.

I'm ready, Austin.

Hey. Listen to me.

You know the rules.

No telling.

No trouble.

Okay?

Okay.

I'm ready.

[ Coughs ]

Oh.

[ Coughs ]

Mm.

Hey.

I love you.

[ Clatters ]

Ahh.

Now. Okay.

All done.

Now we just have to wait... until the drugs kick in.

[ Chuckles ]

Thank you, Austin.

[ Chuckles ]

[ Horn blaring ]

What's that?

[ Sniffles ]

Carolina's early.

Right away. We have to do it now.

What?!

You need to help me.

You need to help me.

I can't... I can't do it by myself.

Austin, you got to help me.

No.

Please. Please.

Come on, baby.

On the count of one... One, two, three, okay?

One, two, three.

Please, Austin. Now.

[ Breathing heavily ]

[ Breathing stops ]

[ Gasps ]

[ Bell chiming ]

[ Door creaks ]

Carolina: Austin?

You murdered her.

[ Crying ] It wasn't like that.

She was...

Carolina, she was so weak.

She couldn't even function.

And it was... It was what she wanted.

She just... She needed my help.

What you did... It's illegal.

Turn me in.

Okay.

Um, that's the plan, then.

God.

Carolina.

Stop. She's your sister.

Who killed my mother.

So Oedipal.

Don't joke about this!

Ohh! Honey!

You had a minute to process this.

I had three years.

[ Dialing ]

You had no right doing what you did.

Had you been here and seen what was happening to her,

you would have done the same thing.

Don't tell me what I would have done.

I would have never killed her.

You just played God.

You sit on some kind of a moral platform...

Shut up! Shut up!

Mom was dying!

And she gave me no choice!

I have to live with it!

[ Breathes sharply ] Ohh, God!

The three of you are not involved.

So go be a judge, Carolina.

You are off the hook.

Fuck you!

I'm reporting her.

Just stop. Stop.

Just think about what you're doing just for a second.

Are you gonna send her to jail?

She killed our mother.

She said that she was already dying.

No, we could have had more time with her.

Dallas: Stop fighting.

We have to celebrate Mom's life.

That's what she would have wanted.

Yeah, celebrate.

We could have had more time.

You know Mom.

You know she would have given her no choice.

No.

Oh, my God, this is so crazy.

Carolina.

To Mom.

To Mom.

Carolina.

[ Glass thumps lightly ]

What you did was illegal.

It was compassionate.

Do you have any idea what it feels like to lose control?

Come on, of course you don't.

You've had straight A's from the second you left the womb.

We all admit it... You're the best.

What's your point?

You want to be a judge.

Don't judge a person

until you've walked a mile in their shoes.

You would have done the same thing.

That's bullshit, and you know it.

I don't feel so good.

You've had a lot to drink.

[ Sighs ] No, just...

-Carolina. -Oh, my God.

-Jesus. Carolina. -Oh, my God!

-What's going on? -What's happening to her?

-What's happening? -Can you hear me?!

-Carolina. -Can you hear me?!

-Carolina? -Oh, my God.

Oh, my God.

Austin: It's deoxyneuroprene.

-Carolina, Carolina. -It's not permanent.

It causes a temporary paralysis

of all muscular function.

[ Gasping ]

Give me a spider.

There's plenty down among the grapes.

What I miss most of all is the sex.

[ Chuckles ]

Young people don't think about senior citizens having sex,

but we do...

and we like it.

We like it a lot.

It's just a bit slower than when we were your age.

Imagine being a prisoner in your own body, trapped.

I was a dancer, for Christ's sake.

Dancers dance.

I had beautiful legs.

Sometimes danced 16 hours, till my feet bled.

And then [gasps] complained that it hurt.

[ Chuckles ]

Imagine that.

I'm not angry anymore.

I was.

When the stiffness started,

I cursed myself for getting older.

And when I had trouble breathing,

I cursed science for not finding a cure.

And when my body started to shut down around me,

I cursed God.

God's an easy target.

I don't want to be fed through a tube in my stomach.

I don't want to breathe through a hole in my neck.

I'm ready, Austin.

[ Sighs ]

What do you want?

I want you to do exactly as I ask.

Pull off half the spider's legs.

Just do it.

What's it doing?

Nothing. It's not moving.

She can't move.

She's gonna die.

What you gonna do, Austin?

How long does she have to suffer

before someone puts her out of her misery?

She's waiting.

[ Cup thumps ]

[ Insects chirping ]

How long is this supposed to last?

She's been under for almost 45 minutes.

I don't know.

Okay, well, take a guess, Dr. Kevorkian.

15 minutes?

Jesus Christ!

15 minutes?!

I didn't plan it like this.

What did you plan?

Just to drug one of us so we could understand Mom's condition

and just hope that we don't die, too?

What...?

She made you take it, too. Didn't she, Austin?

She made you take the poly-doxy...

Whatever it's called.

Yes.

Okay, okay, how long were you under for?

15, maybe 20 minutes?

Oh, Jesus.

So why has she been under for almost an hour?

I don't know. She had a lot to drink,

and that could increase the potency.

I don't know.

I think we just have to let her sleep it off.

Are you kidding?!

I'm calling the doctor.

No.

Mnh. Uh.

You guys, her pulse is strong. She's just out cold.

This is not a big deal.

-Austin, I'm calling 9-1-1. -Seriously.

Get away from me. Get away from me.

-Dallas, Dallas. -Stop it! Stop it!

Seriously, it's not a good idea.

-Ohh! -Come on, come on, come on.

Give me the phone. Give me the phone.

- No! Get off of me! - I am stronger than you.

You are more psychotic... That's for sure.

[ Gasping ]

[ Coughs ]

[ Breathing deeply ]

I don't even know you people anymore.

Come on. You never knew us.

Huh?

Congratulations, Austin.

You have isolated yourself in this house with your mother.

You have no idea what I deal with on a daily basis.

[ Sniffles ]

You're right.

[ Vehicle approaching ]

Oh, shit.

Oh, my God, Carolina.

Dallas.

What?

Oh, my God.

What are you doing?

Oh, my God.

Hon, I need you to go out there

and delay Brady.

I can't. I can't do that.

Please. Dallas, look at me.

Don't let him into the house.

Can you stall him?

Please!

-Oh, my God. -Yes.

It gets worse and worse.

It gets worse and worse.

-Austin. -Yeah, yeah, yeah.

Come on. Get her legs.

Ha! Chief Brady.

Oh, my goodness.

You got here so quickly.

Yeah, we got lucky. Dallas, this is Dr. Timmins.

Just call me "Peter."

Yeah, his, uh, fishing trip got cut a day short.

-Oh. -Yeah, that old fishing hole...

As dry as a bone.

[ Laughter ]

Here. Slide her in against...

Come on, babe. You got to wake up.

You got to wake up.

Okay. Oh, my God.

-Carolina? -Uh, water.

Hey, Carolina. Wake up.

Oh, my God. This is not happening.

It is so great to have you here, sir. Um.

Oh?

We are very fortunate, Dr. Timmins,

to welcome you to the Baxter home.

May we?

No, uh, you know, um, I brought cake.

Carolina. Baby, wake up. Wake up.

Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait.

[ Gasps ]

Ohh. Oh, God.

Sorry, but I just always wanted to be able to try that.

You know what? It is a glorious night.

Why don't you guys stay here, and I'll go and fetch it

and... and we'll serve it on the patio?

Oh, no, no, no, no, no. Thank you. I already ate.

I'm... I'm, uh, full as a pub on New Year's Eve.

Yeah, we got to get to work.

-Ohh! -Ohh!

Baltimore: Come on, Carolina!

Hi. Hi.

Oh, hi.

Honey.

Oh, God.

Oh.

Peter, the bathroom's at the top of the stairs.

Let me know if you need anything.

I'll be down here, taking some statements.

Oh, thank God.

Austin.

Austin, we need to talk about our relationship.

-Yeah. -[ Chuckles ]

[ Clears throat ] Bax, you all right?

Yeah, she was just so hot.

[ Speaks indistinctly ]

-[ Moans ] -Okay.

Are you sure you're all right?

Yeah, she... she pulled something running.

Austin: Mm-hmm.

Uh, you okay?

Yeah. Okay.

I'll be back.

I'm just gonna go clean up.

All right, so, who wants to go first?

[ Pen clicks ]

Um...

I know it's been a difficult day for everyone.

You don't know the half of it.

Yeah. We managed by drinking a lot.

Well, let's just start from the beginning.

Who found the body?

I did.

You did?

Yeah, I did.

Um, I just... I got here, and there she was.

Where?

Dead, in the tub.

Okay, so, you found the body first?

Actually, I found her, too.

Um, it was actually a little bit before Dallas did

-because I-I got home... -Mm.

...and I really, really had to pee, so I ran up,

and I-I went into the bathroom,

and I saw her there, newly dead.

Newly dead?

Uh, uh, uh... No, I don't...

I don't think that that's the technical term for it.

I...

Okay, who was the last to see her alive?

That was me.

What time did you see her last?

-Last night. -This morning. -Last night.

Last night, and I found her body this morning.

Wait a minute.

No, Dallas said she found her this morning.

No, it was me.

Remember, 'cause I had to pee first.

She had to pee.

[ Shutter clicks ]

[ Chuckles ] All right.

Wait, what you're telling me...

It doesn't make sense, all right?

I will take you down to the station

and interview you individually if I have to.

I need a rational timeline of events.

That... No, that's what we're trying to give you.

"Newly dead," Baltimore?

What does that even mean?

I didn't me... Newly...

Carolina, can you help me out here?

Uh, I just want to know what happened.

Um, they're giving me conflicting stories.

Uh...

Barton, our mom was sick.

She had ALS.

She killed herself because she was trapped

in a body over which she had no control.

She was in pain all the time.

She knew it was only gonna get worse.

I didn't know that.

She didn't want anyone to.

Barton, you knew our Mom.

She was a dignified woman.

She didn't want anyone feeling sorry for her.

She just wanted a peaceful death.

[ Footsteps ]

I believe these are for you.

She did leave us notes.

No sign of a struggle. She clearly took her own life.

I'm very sorry for your loss.

Carolina: Barton.

Thank you.

Chief Brady: You can come and get the body now.

Mary: Dearest Dallas,

my alabaster-skinned beauty,

my bright-eyed lady of the sonnets...

...I've loved you since the day you were born...

Dearest Carolina...

...from the moment they laid you in my arms...

...my beautiful girl,

my long-limbed, stunning goddess,

my darling treasure...

[ Sniffling ]

Dearest Baltimore...

...I've loved you since the day...

...my baby, my angel, my cherry pie.

By the time you read this, my suffering will be over.

And I beg you to forgive me for leaving this way.

Dearest Austin, my brilliant girl,

my Emily Dickinson, my Virginia Woolf, my Austen,

if the English language had a million more words,

there still would not be enough to express my gratitude.

Dallas, I've always loved you more than life itself.

Forgive me for what was often a chaotic childhood.

Take heart that what we have done

was right and true and brave.

I'm so very proud of you for many reasons.

I want you to clearly understand

that my love for you never wavered or faltered

and came from the deepest part of my soul.

Please don't tell your sisters...

Please don't tell your sisters...

Please don't tell your sisters...

...that you are my favorite daughter...

...that you are my favorite daughter...

...that you have always been my favorite daughter.

When you think of me, my baby,

imagine my arms around you, hugging you closely.

...my undying love to you.

My heart and soul are with you always and forever.

Mom.

[ Sufjan Stevens' "Death With Dignity" plays ]

♪♪ Amethyst and flowers on the table ♪♪

♪♪ Is it real or a fable? ♪♪

♪♪ Well, I suppose a friend is a friend ♪♪

♪♪ And we all know how this will end ♪♪

♪♪ Chimney swift that finds me, be my keeper ♪♪

♪♪ Silhouette of the cedar ♪♪

♪♪ What is that song you sing for the dead? ♪♪

♪♪ What is that song you sing for the dead? ♪♪

♪♪ I see the signal searchlight ♪♪

♪♪ Strike me in the window of my room ♪♪

♪♪ Well, I got nothing to prove ♪♪

♪♪ Well, I got nothing to prove ♪♪

♪♪ I forgive you, Mother, I can hear you ♪♪

♪♪ And I long to be near you ♪♪

♪♪ But every road leads to an end ♪♪

♪♪ Yes, every road leads to an end ♪♪

♪♪ Your apparition passes through me ♪♪

♪♪ In the willows and five red hens ♪♪

♪♪ You'll never see us again ♪♪

♪♪ You'll never see us again ♪♪

[ Vocalizing ]

♪♪♪♪