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Okay. We're safe.

What did you really think of the play?

Well, I love the design of the program.

Oh, no.

No, I'm serious. This is the real work of art right here.

I bet she was designed by a talented, smart, beautiful woman who's got great

taste in men.

Come on. We're almost there.

No, I can do it.

Oh, no. I can't wait to get out of these shoes and into a bath.

I love you in heels.

You don't wear them enough.

I'm sure you'll see them again sometime.

Next year.

Here we go.

We've been robbed.

Your grandmother's jewelry.

Stay back!

Give me your wallet.

Just calm down, all right?

And your purse.

Hand it over!

That ring, too.

It's my engagement ring. Either you give it to me or I take it from you.

Just give it to him, Jess.

If you follow me, I'll start shooting.

It's tough, right?

At this point, we've done everything we can do.

Evan?

Hey, Tyler.

Thanks for coming, man.

I noticed by your precinct. Of course.

You guys okay?

Yeah, more or less.

Just a little shaken up.

Oh, for sure.

Did you give your statement to the officer?

Yeah, he just left.

Did either of you get a look at this guy?

Just some random lowlife.

Yeah, there's a lot of those in this neighborhood.

We're going to the station in the morning to do a sketch.

Okay. Do you want to show me where he came in?

Yeah. What are the odds of actually catching this guy and getting my

ring back?

It's hard to say.

Tyler.

I wouldn't get your hopes up, Jess.

Yeah, we still...

Dad? What are you doing?

Moving.

We'll be right

back.

And she can make you work for the work that she has.

Cheese. No.

Come on, smile. Look at my hair. You look great.

Yay.

Okay.

Okay.

We're done.

But we did it.

Yes, we did.

I just hope we can afford it.

We'll be fine.

I'll take on support clients.

I'll definitely help.

And think how much money we'll save by not getting our stuff stolen.

Picture?

We bet.

All right.

What are we going to do with all this space?

Maybe we should go from room to room and get to know it a little bit better. Mm

-hmm.

When did you become so interested in interior decorating?

I'm not.

Mm -hmm.

I'm seducing you. Oh.

Do you hear that?

I don't hear anything.

Exactly.

Isn't that great?

It's actually a little eerie.

Who is that?

I don't know.

Hi. Hi. My name is Simon. I live next door, and I wanted to introduce myself

and offer a little welcome to the neighborhood.

Wow, thank you very much.

My name's Evan, and this is my fiancée, Jessica.

Hi. Oh.

Charmed.

You look like you're coming from someplace fancy.

No. Work. I lecture at the university.

That's cool. What do you teach? Men's studies.

I'm sorry.

I thought you were kidding.

Technically, the field is referred to as men and masculinities. I didn't think

there was that much to know on the subject.

That's, uh, Jess is just kidding.

You got a real little firecracker on your hands there, Evan.

Yeah, you could say that. No, you know what?

I'm sorry. That was really rude of me and you were really, really kind to

this over to us. Thank you so much. We really appreciate it.

Would you, uh, do you want to come in and have some of this with us?

It'll take me a minute to find the wine glasses. I would love to, but I have

some papers to grade, and I imagine you have some settling in to do. Well, when

the kitchen is ready, we're going to have to have you over for dinner.

Definitely. I look forward to that.

Great. Good evening.

Night.

Way to make a first impression, Jess.

Ah, come on. It was a joke.

This is a really nice bottle.

Well, he's obviously a classy guy.

Just like me.

Okay, this is it.

My first morning commute.

wasn't your first choice.

Little girl, I'm in.

I got to go. I'm late. I'm going to be a trap. Are you sure you're going to be

OK without a car?

Yeah, I'm just going to stay in and work anyway.

I may even have dinner ready for you when you get home.

Wow, it's growing on me already.

I love you.

Love you.

Great. Good for you, man. I don't think I could survive if I wasn't walking

distance to a coffee place or a pizza shop or just something. Yeah, I get it.

Thanks. All right, so listen.

I think I got something pretty interesting on the Sierra Marshall case.

to run by you real quick.

No, no, no. I really have to be focusing on work. All right, but you're missing

out. It's kind of juicy.

Okay.

Short break won't hurt, right?

What have you got?

original suspect was the brother -in -law right he had an alibi right that's

what the press reported but guess who got hold of the police report turns out

goody two -shoes story's got some holes in it oh yeah i

know

what you're saying but who would he know that had access to a forensics lab well

i mean who said he needed to know anybody

We've been talking about this all day.

I gotta go.

All right, I'll catch you later. Okay.

Hey. Hey, honey. How was it?

It was brutal.

It was pretty much bumper to bumper the entire way.

I'm sorry.

I hope dinner's not too cold. I'm starving.

It's not because I haven't started it yet.

I got caught up with what I was doing. No, it's okay.

I'm happy you had a productive day. I'll go whip up a stir fry or something.

You finish your project?

Not exactly.

Please don't tell me you wasted an entire work day on one of those missing

persons, Katie. No, I started on my project with an Oscar and I made a

breakthrough. Oscar?

Yeah.

Look, I don't want to start something here, but I don't think it's fair that

you're chatting online with some guy all day while I'm out covering the house

payment.

I realize my name's the only one on the mortgage, but you promised we'd be in

this together.

You're right.

You're right.

And we are.

It's just the first day.

Okay, okay.

Give me a half hour.

I wanted to say thanks again for the wine. We really enjoyed it.

I'm glad to hear that.

Do you have a cellar?

Well, how did you know that?

Oh, dust on the bottle. I just kind of figured.

You're very perceptive.

Listen, I hope I didn't offend you with my man studies joke.

No, I've heard them all before.

Okay. Well, I also was wondering if you were free to join us for dinner

Thursday.

I'd love to.

Great. 7 .30?

Perfect. I'll see if I can dig up a little something else out of my cellar.

Perfect. All right, well, I'll see you then.

Okay. Okay.

Bye.

I have to say, this is amazing wine, Simon.

Well, I'm really glad that you liked it.

I feel kind of guilty pairing it with barbecue. No, no, no, no. Now is the...

perfect time to enjoy this one. In fact, I fear had I left it in my cellar one

day longer, it may have spoiled.

Besides, I think you're selling yourself short because this looks to me like

some gourmet grilling.

Evan does most of the cooking around here.

Yeah, it's nothing special. Just simple stuff, really. Things like dirt fries

and pasta.

Pretty much anything that doesn't take a ton of prep.

Really? So, you don't cook.

I can reheat with the best of them. She makes a mean rhubarb pie.

I haven't made one of those in a while.

Tell me about it.

Well, you used to make them for me when I did something good.

I don't think I've been pie -worthy for quite some time. That isn't true.

Well, I'm impressed.

And I don't know how I would survive without TV dinners.

They still make those? They're a bit of a relic of a bygone era, I guess, but

then again, so am I.

Come from a very traditional house, and my father provided, and my mother would

cook, and she would threaten to stab anyone who would set foot in her kitchen

with a butcher knife.

The good old days.

You must get lonely in that house all by yourself.

Yes.

I wasn't always.

Oh.

I used to live in it with my fiancé, but I suppose the white picket fence wasn't

for her.

I'm sorry. It's okay. I'm sure she's very happy with the guy that she was

cheating on me with.

So cheers.

Well, I can't even look at another woman without just sensing it.

Ah, the possessive type, huh? I think the word you're looking for is

Well, she's that too.

Did she tell you that she's not only a graphic designer, but also a part -time

crime fighter? No, she didn't. It's just a hobby. I'm part of an online group

that works to dig up information on those cases.

I think I've heard of it. This is a sort of a crowdsourced crime fighting. It's

a lot of work.

That usually leads nowhere.

But you are drawn to what you're drawn to, I guess.

Absolutely.

She also wants to write a book.

Wants to?

What's stopping you?

I haven't found the right story, I guess.

Well, maybe your new life will help you discover it. Maybe.

Are you sure he's not seeing

anyone?

That's what he told me.

That's weird.

I just swore I smelled perfume on him.

Well, maybe it's just some fancy cologne.

Maybe.

You know, you should set one of your girlfriends up with him.

Well, I don't know.

I'm afraid they'd all be too possessive like me.

Oh, come on.

When we first started dating, you went into my closet and you put a bunch of

lipstick on all my shirt collars.

Now, why would I do that?

I don't know.

Maybe to show all the women that I was already taking.

Aw.

I'm trying to do some gardening, but this worked for my window planners. But

you have anything with a little more heft that I could borrow?

The handle on mine broke, and I haven't gotten around to replacing it.

Okay.

I'll just wait for Evan to get back with the car. Are you making dinner for

someone?

No. Why do you ask that?

That's a lot of food for a single guy.

I hate shopping.

So I tend to buy as much as I can at once.

Okay.

Okay. Okay.

Well, have a lovely rest of your day. You too.

He said he never cooks.

Maybe he was inspired by my culinary skills.

I'm serious.

He was being weird.

Look. We don't really know him. Evan, he was hiding something from me.

What if he's having an affair with one of his students and he wants to keep it

quiet? Whatever it is, something is definitely off about him. I can feel it.

You need to stop doing this.

Stop doing what?

Turning nothing into another one of your whodunit.

That's nice.

I'm serious.

Look, we have to live here.

And unlike everything else in this neighborhood, Simon's not boring. So

you can come up with a conspiracy about someone else.

Maybe you could not talk to me like I'm crazy.

Jess.

We live in a house that we can't afford.

That I pay for working a job that I hate, by the way, so you can feel safe.

And I'm starting to think you can't feel safe anywhere.

What the hell did you think about not feeling safe? Isn't that where this is

going?

It has to be like it's going to a place where you blame me for a decision we

made together.

The devil.

I hope it's not too late. I saw the light was on. No, not at all.

I'm sorry, Jessica. I forgot that I had bought another shovel after the other

one broke.

That's if you still need it.

Thank you.

Hey, do you want to come in for a drink?

No, I have an early class in the morning.

Okay, all right, well, next time then.

Absolutely.

Good night.

Night.

There's something off about him.

He's nice.

Jessica, are you home?

Don't look at me that way. You haven't met this guy. He's weird. He dresses

weird. He talks weird.

The guy literally wears his personality on his sleeve, but he has the most

boring furniture ever. It's like he doesn't even live there.

And then he just keeps the drapes drawn all the time as if he's hiding

something.

I don't know, Jess. I mean, I know you've got those million -dollar

honestly, there doesn't sound like a whole lot to go on. But it all seems a

little off, though, right?

Right? Yeah, but if being a little off was a crime, we'd be having this

conversation in jail right now.

You're starting to sound like Evan.

Uh -oh, trouble in paradise?

Well, he's just stressed about the mortgage, and he thinks I should be

more time working, which he's right about.

I can see this is stressing you out. Do you want me to check into this guy?

Hello. How are you? Jessica.

Simon.

Are you busy?

No, just trying to slog through this design project.

I found something that I think you're going to like.

Would you like to take a break and pop over?

Sure. Great.

See you soon. Bye.

I like your place.

That's right. You haven't actually been inside before.

Nope.

Well, if you come to the kitchen, here's where your surprise is.

Okay.

This reminded me of the one you were wearing the other night, so I had to buy

for you.

I can't accept that.

You don't like your present.

I do.

No, it's okay.

I just have one other thing to show you.

I really should be going.

It's okay. You stay.

This won't take 30 seconds.

So when I saw you looking into my house like this, I realized that you wanted to

be here with me.

And that it wasn't me choosing you.

In fact, it was you choosing me.

Hi, Jessica.

How are you?

My name's Robin.

Where am I?

Home.

What's the code?

Only Simon knows the code.

What are you doing?

What is this place?

It's okay.

You're safe down here.

What do you mean down here?

Is this Simon's basement?

Get your way out of here.

Please.

You have to stop this.

You're going to have to clean all this up.

Just come back, Jessica.

It's gonna be a whole lot easier that way.

I do realize this is going to take some adjusting.

It's going to be much easier if you just accept that this is where you're meant

to be.

What do you want from me?

I just want us to be happy.

Oh, yeah.

You can try and kill me if you like.

But you will die down here with me.

Buried like an Egyptian slave with her pharaoh.

Oh, and if you try and don't succeed, that would be a whole lot worse.

Isn't that right, Robin?

Why do you have my suitcase?

You packed it when you walked out on Evan.

Hey, where are you?

Listen, I'm going to apologize to your face again, but I'll just say sorry to

your voicemail for now. I was an ass yesterday.

So I came home early to make it up to you.

Anyway, I'll see you soon.

How'd you get here?

Same as you.

Simon chose me.

Killed you?

From where?

He was one of my professors.

Simon said he knew that we were meant to be together from the first moment that

we met.

How long have you been here?

I don't know.

A few years.

Years?

We have to get out of here.

No, we don't.

This is where we're meant to be.

You're telling me you never tried to leave.

When I first got here, and I was still... confused.

But the codes are always changed, and if you try to leave, bad things happen.

What did he do to you?

He just made me understand how much he loves me.

Hello!

Hello, Simon.

Here's a drink for you, darling.

So, I brought you some new clothes.

I really want to see you wear.

Did you bring me anything?

No. Not this time, darling.

I was focusing on making Jessica feel welcome. You understand, right?

Of course.

And I got you something else that I think you're really going to enjoy.

Huh?

What am I supposed to do with that?

Write your book.

I want to support your creative ambitions. And this is a place where you

commit to them fully without having to worry about any of the things that women

shouldn't have to worry about.

Like paying a mortgage.

If you think you can hold someone captive but make them happy by buying

old typewriter, you're crazy.

What's crazy is the world out there.

It's full of lost and weak men and overburdened women. And this is...

Our place where we're righting those wrongs. By keeping us prisoner.

You've never been more free than you are now.

You just don't know it yet.

Isn't that right, Robin? Yes.

I don't know what you did to her, but that'll never be me.

Oh.

Dinner's ready?

Dinner's ready.

All right, then.

Jessica? Why don't you come... No, Jessica, you're there. Why don't you

join us?

Well... This is your first night.

I'm going to allow you some leeway.

But in future when I ask you to do something, I suggest you do it.

And he heard you?

Then I'd have to kill him.

Hey, Simon.

Sorry to bother you. I'm looking for Jess.

Have you seen her by any chance?

No.

No, is everything okay?

Yeah, it's just... She's not around and she doesn't have her phone with her.

Huh. I spoke to her earlier this afternoon.

Oh, she saw her? No, no, no. We just chatted on the phone.

I mentioned to her that I was going to pick up some groceries and asked her if

she wanted me to get her anything, seeing as how you're without a second

And what'd she say?

That she didn't need anything.

To be honest, she seemed a bit upset.

You know what time that was?

About half past two.

This is weird. She doesn't go anywhere without her phone.

Maybe she went out exploring the neighborhood.

Yeah, maybe.

Well, I'm sorry about you.

That part of your life doesn't exist anymore.

It'll be best for everyone if you put it out of your mind.

Nah, I'm sure it's fine.

I'll have her call you as soon as she gets in.

Alright.

So she packed some clothes?

Yeah, but she left stuff like her phone and her toothbrush.

Well, maybe that means she doesn't plan to be away for long.

Yeah, but where'd she go?

I mean, this doesn't make sense.

How's everything going between you two?

It's going fine.

Tension with the move.

Tension in what way?

We had a...

Blow up yesterday.

Over money and work. That kind of thing.

So it was bad?

Bad enough that I slept on the couch.

You're still fighting this morning?

I left without speaking with her.

It's not like Jess to just run away like that.

What about the time in Puerto Vallarta?

That was different. How?

It was before we were engaged.

And I screwed up.

Screwed up again, Evan?

No, I didn't.

Do you think she might have somebody else?

No, there's no one I can think of.

What about those wannabe detectives she chats with online?

Yeah.

She does spend a lot of time talking to those guys.

Especially this one guy named Oscar.

Is that Simon?

It was my fault.

That isn't true.

It is.

Simon told me not to try to escape and I didn't listen.

Oscar Garrett?

Yeah?

Sorry to bother you so early. I'm Officer Haynes with the NYPD.

This is Evan Crowder.

Jessica's boyfriend?

Fiancé.

You know where she is?

No. Something happen to her?

She hasn't been heard from since yesterday afternoon.

See, I thought she had to be missing 24 hours before the police got involved.

I'm here as a friend.

Can we come inside?

So, uh, what did you two talk about?

I mean, a bunch of things.

Like?

You know, this new case I've been working on.

Did she say anything that might indicate she'd be going away?

No, I mean, if anything, it was the opposite.

She was complaining about not being able to go anywhere because of the car

situation.

She also... Oscar, you just want to find out what happened to her. Make sure

she's okay.

She said there was some tension at home because of money and stuff.

Did she confide in you about anything else? Is there... Is there somebody we

should talk to? I mean, she was a little suspicious about your new neighbor,

Simon. What do you mean by suspicious?

She just had a bad feeling about him.

No, she thought she caught him lying about having some woman over his place.

That's it?

You know Jess.

This is my number, in case you think of anything else or if Jessica tries to get

in touch with you. Cool, and I'll dig up what I can on the Simon guy on my end

and keep you posted, all right?

Thanks, but I'll handle the police work.

Yeah, okay.

Gentlemen, good morning.

Hey, Simon, this is Kyler. He's a friend and he's also a cop.

He's helping me try to find Jess.

She didn't come back home last night.

No. I was wondering if I could ask you a couple of questions.

Of course.

Evan said you spoke to Jessica about an hour before she went missing?

That's right.

Like I told Evan, I called and asked her if she wanted me to pick her anything

up from the grocery mart. She said that she was fine.

She seemed a little bit upset, and that was about it. Do you live here with

anyone else?

No. Are you seeing anybody? A girlfriend?

Why?

Jessica expressed concern that you'd lied to her about having someone else in

the house.

She was suspicious.

Something about extra groceries?

I'm sorry, Simon. No.

She's right. I did lie about the groceries.

I was having someone in that night, and I wanted to be discreet.

Why?

She was one of my grad students.

But I like Jessica, and I didn't want her to think badly of me.

I'm sorry, Simon.

No, no, no, no. If I were you, I would be very worried.

I just hope that you find her.

Thanks a lot.

If we work together, we can find a way to escape.

Please don't talk about that.

Can he hear us?

I don't know.

Robin, this isn't your home.

You don't understand.

Robin, you're a prisoner and we need to get out of here.

You don't understand.

I understand.

Just fine.

You need to listen to me. I think if we can have a plan, we can get out.

No. Yes. No.

No!

No, no, no. This is where I'm meant to be. This is where we're both meant to

Okay, okay.

I need you to write down your email address and your password.

No.

I'm not going to repeat myself again.

Write down your email address and your password, please.

I'm going to tell you what happens if they're wrong.

That's right.

I'm going to be back tonight, and when I am, why don't you be wearing one of

those dresses I bought you?

Dear Evan, I'm sorry.

I thought moving would fix things, but instead it just revealed the bigger

problem between us.

I don't need any money.

I've met someone who understands me and is taking care of me.

I just want to move on. I'm sorry this is abrupt, but I hope in time you'll

agree that this was the most humane way for me to end things.

I don't expect you to understand, but this is what I want.

Please don't try to get in touch.

Jessica.

Six years.

No discussion?

Just gone?

Doesn't make any sense.

Do you think she could have gotten mixed up with drugs or gambling? No, no, man.

Yeah, but then again, I had no idea she started seeing someone else.

I've met someone who understands me?

What does that even mean?

You email her back?

Yeah, a couple times, but no response.

Okay.

I hate to tell you this, but you need to take out whatever cash you have in any

joint accounts.

All the cash I have went into this house.

How could you do this to me?

Okay, show us the next one.

Oh, come on, don't be shy.

Turn around.

Yes.

Oh, I think that's the one. What do you think? Definitely, yes.

This is like your glass slipper.

Do you like it?

I asked you a question!

What do you want me to say?

I want you to be honest.

Okay?

I want to go home.

Unfortunately, there's nowhere else for you to go anymore.

What are you talking about?

Evan received your email, and he acknowledged his limitations as a

partner.

And he accepts that this is the best thing for you from now on.

You're insane.

you ever talk to me like that oh

this is definitely the draft what do you think

you know what might be nice is if you ask robin to help you with your hair

and your makeup do you mind no no no not at all great and maybe robin could use

a break why don't you cook tomorrow night

to hurt you. How can you defend him?

Simon loved me.

I... Well,

that

smells lovely.

What are we having?

Roast.

You look very nice, Jessica.

When someone gives you a compliment, it's polite to respond.

Thank you.

And I have a little surprise for you, too.

I got you some of the stories I know you like. Maybe it will help stimulate your

writing. It's nice of you to think of me. Of course.

How's the drink, darling?

It's fine.

Jessica, it looks like you went all out.

Not sure how it'll taste.

Well, I appreciate the effort.

You made it.

Why don't you carve it?

Would you look at that?

I'll give you a choice.

You let me go right now and I give you my word that I... How about I give you a

choice? You give me the code to the door or I'll torture it out of you.

I'll die before I tell you.

But you'll die down here with me, both of you. Tell me! No!

Not on it!

Please, don't hurt him! Shut up! Tell me now.

The reason I would rather die is because I don't want to live in a world without

you. Without this! That's how committed I am to this family, Robin. You know I

love you. I'm not giving you a choice!

Do you want me to cut out your left or your right eye first?

You need to accept it.

This is your fate.

How are you feeling?

Leave me alone.

Sorry if you feel like I betrayed you, but you were going to destroy our home.

Stop calling this a home.

You would have ended up like Megan if I hadn't stopped you.

Who's Megan?

The girl who was here before me.

She couldn't find love in her heart for Simon and she kept trying to run away.

Did he kill her?

Robin, did he kill her? No!

I did.

It was my punishment.

I didn't try hard enough to stop her.

We can't go through that again.

Evan! Hey.

Hey.

What happened to your head?

I took a spill on my bike.

It looks like you hit a brick wall.

I hit the asphalt.

I'm okay, though.

Any update on Jessica?

Nothing.

And how are you holding up?

Not good.

You know, why don't you come over for a drink tonight?

The ball game's on. I don't know. I insist.

It'll probably do you some good to get your mind off things.

Yeah, sure.

Why not?

Up to bat is Sean Martinez. Thanks for this.

Pacing around that empty house, making myself sick.

When my fiance and I broke up.

Dragged it out. It was so long.

So painful.

No, you won't be able to hear you. I had to try something.

Don't you get it?

This is just another test.

All it's going to do is make Simon have to hurt you again.

I almost think it would have been more humane if she just left like that.

Nothing about this feels humane.

I don't know whether or not to feel angry at her for running away or

like a fool for not seeing it coming.

Well, angry feels better.

Yeah, you got that right.

Want to get another?

Please help yourself.

The best thing you can do for both of you is to just forget him.

No!

So here's

the deal.

If you try and escape again, I'm not gonna kill you.

I'm going to kill Evan.

Maybe you don't value your own life anymore, but I trust that you still

his.

So are you going to be a good girl from now on?

Mm -hmm.

Let me hear you say it.

I'll be good.

That's what I like to hear.

Come show me.

I remember the day that I met you.

Hand in hand we strove through the forest.

Then all of a sudden you kissed

me and started to play in my heart.

There were tears in her eyes when you whispered

That nothing would ever cross us too far

But no matter what might

happen I shall

always

Have that laying in mind.

Hey. Wow.

Heading back to the city, huh?

Yeah, it's been a couple months since Jeff took off.

Figured it's time to get on with my life.

Can't say I blame you.

Besides, I can't afford this place on my own.

When do you leave?

Here's this place sells.

I have a wooden spoon.

Something wrong?

Do you really care?

Of course, that's why I asked.

Last night was supposed to be my night.

What?

With Simon.

You've been with him three nights in a row.

You act all innocent.

But I see how you flirt with him.

Playing hard to get.

You don't know what you're talking about. Really?

Yeah.

What I do know is things were a lot better before you showed up.

I didn't have a say in that then, and I still don't now.

Hello, Simon.

Hello.

Jessica?

How was your day?

Did you get all your papers graded?

Almost. A poorly written essay can be a real slog.

I can help you with that in time if you'd like.

I do have my English degree.

Hmm. I'd appreciate that.

Here's a drink for you, darling.

Go ahead You sure?

Please

Don't you want to read something?

I think I'll just go to sleep.

Is something wrong?

It's Jessica.

Go on.

She told me today that she still loves Evan.

It takes longer for some people to move on.

Not only that.

She told me that she's just pretending that she wants to be here.

And she plans on trying to escape again.

How do you know this?

She asked me to help her.

I see.

I know this hurts you to hear.

But she just doesn't love you like I do.

Thank you for telling me.

What are you going to do about it?

I'm going to address it.

Jessica, wake up.

Jessica, wake up.

Get out here, now!

Is everything okay?

No, no, everything is not okay. Go.

Robin told me that you confessed to her that you were still in love with your ex

-fiancé. What? And she said that you were going to plan another escape. No,

wait, why would you say that? Because it's the truth.

Simon. She's lying!

I'm disappointed.

And frankly, I'm a little bit surprised.

Because lying is the one thing that I cannot abide.

Lying is a cancer for families.

And cancers need to be cut out.

Why? She had lies in her heart.

How did you know?

I'm the head of the household.

It's my job to know everything.

I feel like something's changed with us. Like you're starting to see things the

way I see them. And I couldn't take the chance that she was going to hurt you.

You understand, of course, that I did this for you.

Could you put on some music?

And then go in your bedroom and make sure the music's very loud.

I don't know if you remember me. My name is Oscar Garrett. You spoke to me a

little while ago about Jessica Crowder.

Right. What can I do for you?

Well, I'm assuming there still hasn't been any contact with her.

No.

Nothing. Well, I might have found something.

Sure. You remember how I told you that Jessica was suspicious of her neighbor

Simon, right?

I already spoke with him. Well, I reached out to my network and we did

digging. We started off by cross -checking lists of missing women against

students at schools where he taught.

There's been at least one at every school.

I'm sure you could say that about a lot of teachers.

Uh -huh.

But how many of those teachers lost their last job for having inappropriate

contact with one of those same missing students?

Do you have proof?

Internal committee findings from HR records at a college he taught at in

Connecticut show that he was disciplined but allowed to resign.

Was he a suspect in a disappearance?

The Hartford police questioned him, but they had nothing concrete, so they had

to let him go.

How did you get access to this?

Don't worry about it.

Listen, I don't know if any of this will be admissible or even enough to get a

warrant, but at least it'll give you... Don't you worry about that.

All right.

Let me send you everything I got.

You should get it now.

Thank you.

Good luck.

Isn't it a little late for a visitor?

I'll be right back.

Would you leave it on? I'd like to watch you.

Sorry to bother you so late. But I have a few more questions for Jessica.

Uh, sure. I don't know what I can tell you that I haven't already.

Do you mind if we talk inside?

Please.

Got a lot of space for somebody who lives on their own.

Well, I appreciate the room after so many years of living in cramped

Do you mind if I look around?

Be my guest.

Evan's very lucky to have a friend like you on the police force. He's willing to

go above and beyond like this to help him out. Well, I just want to find out

exactly what happened to Jessica.

It was my understanding that she chased off with some other fellow.

That's a theory.

Well, then I'm not exactly sure what that has to do with me.

Well, like you said, just going above and beyond.

Are you still seeing the same girl?

Your student?

No, no, no, we broke that off. I thought it would be smart to end it before

anyone found us out.

Unlike, say, what happened in Hartford.

I assume that you're referring to Robin Simmons.

You didn't think it was worth mentioning that you've been questioned in a

woman's disappearance before?

When you stopped by, Jessica had been missing for less than a day. I didn't

the point in dredging up an embarrassing chapter of my own history over what I

assumed was nothing.

Tell me what happened in Hartford.

I was just one of her professors.

Just one of her professors who was sleeping with her. I was cleared of any

wrongdoing.

So did they ever find Robin?

No.

That's tragic.

Yes, it is.

Oh, you've got quite the collection.

Thank you.

Yes, I do like to collect fine things. Please don't touch those bottles.

very rare.

Any further questions?

Yeah, do you know a woman named Megan Carswell?

Who? She used to be a student of yours a few years ago.

Now, I don't know if you slept with her, too.

But I do know she went missing.

That name doesn't ring a bell.

Why does that not surprise me?

You know, the thing with guys like you is that you think...

I'm sorry.

Did you kill him?

It's okay.

It's okay. You did what you had to do.

Do you really believe that?

I do.

But he came here looking for you. I don't want to be found.

You aren't just saying that.

Nobody would ever do for me what you did.

Not even Evan, I know that now.

I want to believe you, but I don't know if I can.

What can I do to show you?

I'm not sure.

Your house sold quickly.

I'm pretty much giving the keys back to the bank anyway.

Movers are coming tomorrow.

You must be keen to put all of this behind you.

Oh, hey, did they find anything out about your friend's murder?

No, nothing at all.

They said it could have been a robbery, but they don't know for sure.

You've had a tough couple months I'll be sorry to see you go

But getting some distance will probably be the best thing for you

Hope so

Thanks for everything Simon

Will you come with me please?

Where are we going?

There's something I want to show you.

Upstairs?

Stop there.

Now you're right.

What do we do?

Keep going.

I want you to come stand right here.

Evan sold his house and is moving back to the city.

How does that make you feel?

I feel bad for him.

He must be sad.

He was confused, but he'll eventually move on.

I just wish there was something we could do for him.

A gesture.

I do still have a bottle of wine that he likes.

It's not much, but... It's perfect.

I'll bring it by tonight.

Well, I'll let you get back to your packing.

Thanks again for the wine.

I really appreciate it.

It's my pleasure.

And, uh... Stay in touch.

For sure.

Hey.

And if you hear from Jess, you'll be the first to know.

Good morning.

Wow.

I really passed out.

Yes, you did.

I'd like to bake you something special.

What? How do you feel about rhubarb pie?

I love it.

Tell me what you need, and I'll bake it. Pick it up.

Hello? Hi, Evan. This is Oscar, Jessica's friend.

If you're wondering if I've heard from her, I haven't.

Actually, I'm calling about your friend, Officer Haynes.

I'd been out of town for a couple days and I just heard about his murder. I'm

sorry.

What about him?

Thing is, I'd spoken to Officer Haynes earlier that night.

You did?

What about?

Your neighbor.

I hope you're hungry.

Oh, that smells delicious.

Um, would you mind grabbing me a fork?

Well, we're having a picnic.

You have to eat with your hands.

You should try it while it's still warm.

Oh, all right, all right.

Sorry, the crust is a little oily.

Perfect. I'm glad you like it.

What do we do?

We wait him out.

Rhubarb pie.

Jess! I know you're here!

You lying bitch, you did this on purpose!

What do you mean?

I'll deal with you later.

What are you gonna get on? You should worry more about what I'm gonna do to

No!

You know how to kill me.

I guess I'm done.

No. I'm just gonna make you wish you were dead.

Don't.

Sue, you want to do this?

I don't want to, but I need to.

I really think I should come along.

Thanks, but this is something I have to do by myself.

Thanks.

I love you.

Bye.

I love you.

What are you doing here?

I wanted to see you locked up.

I appreciate you speaking for my not receiving the death penalty.

You think I did that to help you?

I want you to spend the rest of your life living like a prisoner.

Is that why you're here? To torture me?

No.

Just an added bonus.

Then why?

I wanted you to know that you never broke me.

I only made you think you did so you'd let your guard down.

I don't care what you think about women.

I'm smarter than you.

Oh, that reminds me.

I brought you something.

You inspired me to write my book, after all.

And I hope you like it.

It has a happy ending.

For me, anyway.

Well, I quietly throw through the air

all your little jokes.

And it did so, I'm absolved of

any gods.