All language subtitles for Shattering the Silence (1993) Full Movie Joanna Kerns Michael Brandon Shelley Hack

Hungry?

Don't start with me, Ted.

God, I got a faculty meeting in three
and a half hours.

Then what are you doing up?

After you climbed over me on your
hundredth trip to the toilet, I couldn't

back to sleep.

I came in here to make fun of my weight.
Admit it.

Hey, that's my ice cream.

What? You don't have enough there? I
just want a couple of spoons. It's mine.

Give it to me.

I'll have a couple of spoons and then
I'll give it to you. No, you give me the

whole thing and I'll give you a couple
of spoons.

No.

Don't you trust me?

No. The mother of your child?

No.

You're going to eat your baby's food.

Okay, here.

Sucker. I knew it.

Bring a spoon.

Oh, Ted, you know, I don't know what's
wrong. I can't stop eating.

That was like a 200 -pound sack of bird
seed, don't I?

Yeah, you do.

Thanks. It's only temporary.

What are we, out of mayonnaise?

How can you eat this without mayonnaise?

Maybe not, Ted.

I don't see. I think we are.

Maybe it's not temporary. Maybe I won't
lose the woman.

Can I tell you something?

You'll lose it. It's temporary. It
doesn't matter. It doesn't matter

can let myself go and we can live in the
kitchen.

I'm so damn tight.

How's Buster?

We've bred a kickboxing champion.

Oh, good. We can take an early
retirement.

Ted, you love me? Of course I love you.

You don't like this?

Especially.

As always, we appreciate the good work,
Malcolm.

If there's no new business, I suggest
adjournment.

So that we might all return to the task
of making money?

All in favor?

Aye. Opposed? This meeting is adjourned.

Thank you, Sergeant.

She did a terrific job.

Oh, good to see you. I'm very proud of
you. This is the job, isn't it?

Father, before you leave, I have
something I'd like to share with you.

Thank you.

I thought you had quit.

I don't start sounding like your mother.
This is an auspicious occasion. My

third grandchild.

I suppose that means you'll be looking
for another raise.

You're lucky, Mr. Hughes. This time I'm
just the uncle.

This is Veronica's. It's her first.

Oh, yeah, that's right.

Well, congratulations to you both. Thank
you. Boy or girl?

Well, we don't know yet. It's not
expected for another week or two.

You're jumping the gun, aren't you?

Well, the full board doesn't meet for
another three months, and by then the

will be entering Harvard.

Full scholarship. No doubt. Well, that
better be. We're in a recession, you

know.

Come on.

Aren't you going to offer me one of
those?

You know how much these things cost.
That's why I want one.

Come on.

J .D., what are you doing hanging out?

Give Mac a hand with those two bikers.
Come on, hurry up. Charlie. We haven't

got all day. Charlie.

Lady. Lady.

What do you want from me? We're doing
the best job we can under the

circumstance. Charlie, you're making
decisions about materials without

consulting us. We couldn't get copper.
We got galvanized sheet metal. It rusts

out. Well, it's just as well. They all
rust out eventually.

Charlie, we set copper in the fountain
because it lasts longer.

With galvanized sheet metal, it's going
to rust out in no time. You really want

to replace the stuff in two years
instead of 20? It's the best galvanized

metal. It's wrong, Charlie. It's top -
What do you want from me?

We're just trying to get the job in by
deadline under budget. Great. Now just

throw in correctly and we're all set.

Talk to Jonah. She has the contents.

Hello?

Yeah, she's right here.

It's your mother.

More advice.

Everybody's a critic, Charlie.

We couldn't get caught. Yes, Mother.

I'm in the middle of a meeting. Can I
call you right? Johnny, I just wanted to

remind you about the vitamins.

You know how important they are.

I was reading this article in... Yes.
Thank you, Mother. I'm already taking

them. Now, I've really got to... I know,
dear. You're busy, as usual.

Just don't push too hard.

For the baby's sake, if nothing else.
Goodbye, Mother.

I'll call you later. I have really got
to go. Bye, dear. Bye.

Charlie has agreed to replace the
materials as ordered.

Take the cost over on that in his own
pocket.

Honesty lives.

Stupidity lives.

Anyways, we'll stay in closer touch from
here on in, okay?

Great. Listen, guys, I've got to get to
an appointment in about five minutes. I

was wrong. Sorry. Take care, Charlie.
See you later.

This is it, Joanie.

Real thing. I know it is.

Why didn't you say so?

Are you crazy?

Charlie Singleton thinks women belong in
the kitchen.

Today we made progress.

Think I'm going to give it up by
reminding him that women have babies?

Now you are the backbone of the labor
force. Don't make me laugh.

Come on.

Oh, relax.

Oh, you're breathing in? Yeah. Okay,
good.

All right, breathe.

Breathe.

room of Jacqueline Ritchie.

This is your grandfather speaking.

Malcolm, what a surprise. We haven't
heard from you and Claire in at least an

hour. I cannot be responsible for my
wife, Ted. That's something you yourself

will discover someday.

Actually, I just wanted to talk to my
daughter alone for a couple of minutes

while my wife is at some committee
meeting.

Um, she's resting right now. She'll call
you back in about 15 minutes.

I'm babysitting Christy. Let me just say
a quick hello to her, and then I'll

speak to her tomorrow from the office.

Thank you, Ted. All right.

Hi, Dad.

Hi, sweetheart.

I won't keep you. I just wanted to say
that... I just wanted to tell you that I

love you, and that you're still my
little girl.

Good night, sweetheart.

Good night, Daddy.

You want me to read that to you?

Uh -huh.

Where did you get this book?

You gave it to me, Grandpa.

I did? I don't remember that.

Well, hello.

Hey.

Where's the baby?

Outside.

Hi, Malcolm.

Look at that face. She looks just like
you, Veronica.

Well, I hate to admit you're right,
Claire, but she does look like her mom.

Yeah, secret's out. It was a virgin
birth.

I think she has Ted's mouth.

Oh, I don't agree.

Oh, absolutely not.

Well, she dances just like me, though.
No doubt about that.

Nice to meet you. Come on over.

You too, Christy. Come on.

Jacqueline, meet your cousins, Michael
and Christy.

Can I touch her?

Sure, but do it very gently.

She's so little.

Oh, yes, but you were that little once,
too, you know. Yeah, so were you.

All right, my angel, for you.

A family tradition.

All my little girls get horses, don't
they?

Want to see the waterfall?

Yeah.

Well, why don't I take off upstairs?

And tomorrow we'll go take a look at the
boats on the lake. Would you like that?

Okay, that's tomorrow's agenda.

Now give me a kiss.

Sleep well. Okay.

And sweet dreams, my angel. Give Grandpa
a big kiss.

And when we get home on Sunday, you and
I will do something special.

Ted. Yeah, Ted.

The one who looks nothing like your
daughter.

What are you doing?

I couldn't sleep. I was just up here
looking for something.

Anything in particular? Maybe I could
help.

It's not important.

Then why are you up here?

I honestly don't know.

Well, you know, as long as we're here.

No, Ted. Doors close, your parents
wouldn't hear. No, no, come on, come on,

don't. Veronica.

What?

Do you really think she has my mouth?

I do.

I don't know. Ever since the first day,
nothing. She just won't nurse.

I understand your concern, Veronica. I
do. But I've checked her out entirely,

and she's just fine.

And this is not that unusual.

Remember, she's learning, too. So I
really don't think there's anything to

about for now.

Just keep trying.

I have some brochures over here, if
you'd care to read them. I don't know.

just feels wrong.

I think V's trying to take on a little
too much between the baby and the job.

I think you should give it some time.

I'm not worried.

Well, I am, okay?

Isn't there anything we can do?

Just give it some time, and I'll see you
in two months. Bye -bye.

What's wrong with me? I'm so edgy. I
feel so... disconnected.

Hey, I love you, Big V.

Oh, the baby's horsey.

Honey,

don't let this breastfeeding thing get
to you.

It really doesn't matter.

You know, I wasn't breastfed as a kid.
It wasn't a done thing.

Doctors actually prefer formulas than
suppressed feed.

What's the matter? What's wrong?

Just please stop the car. Okay, okay.

Veronica?

Veronica?

understand how important it is to him.
I'm just saying I don't want to leave

Jacqueline with a babysitter.

Have you forgotten what the Preservation
Society represents, Veronica?

They've only presented this award twice
in 15 years.

Every person of stature in this
community will be in that room to honor

father at our own country club. I'm
aware of that, Mother. It's very

to Dad.

Your brother's giving the toast, you
know.

Now, what's that supposed to mean?

Nothing, Mother.

Jacqueline's crying, and I've got to
give her her bottle.

All right, all right. Just call us soon,
Veronica, with good news.

I will, Mother.

Goodbye.

Bye.

You hungry, Jacqueline? Huh?

Smothering me.

Oh, God, it's so awful.

It's all right. It's all right.

I'll hold you.

It's okay.

I wish I could come into your dream.

I'd protect you.

Ted, I think I'm losing it.

I'm so nervous.

You're not losing it.

I walked out in the middle of traffic. I
could have been killed.

It's part of that postpartum depression.
Don't give me that postpartum

depression crap. This is different. All
right, okay, relax. Relax, there

wouldn't be a problem. Don't you get it?

I get it. I get it.

Tell me what you want. I'll do anything
you want. What do you want?

I still don't understand why you
couldn't get Mrs. Crawley's niece to sit

Jacqueline. This is no place for a baby.

Because, Mother, I don't like handing my
new baby over to strangers.

Ladies and gentlemen, I'd like you to do
that one more.

Every once in a while, the Preservation
Society uses its annual

fundraiser to honor one of its fellow
members.

The board felt that one individual

had so distinguished himself with his
efforts toward the preservation and the

restoration of the city landmarks that
he must be paid tribute.

I turned them down, however, and I
suggested that they honor

my father instead.

And who better to introduce Malcolm
Worth than the kid he groomed in his own

image?

My father has dedicated himself to
ensuring the security and the saving

of the historical landmarks and legacies
in this city. And he did all this in

his spare time, when he wasn't balancing
the ledger at the bank or when he

wasn't tending lovingly to the needs of
his family.

So, Dad, congratulations.

kind of you.

Your check's in the mail.

This is indeed an honor to receive this.

Thank you, Jacqueline.

My youngest granddaughter.

She's very proud of the old man.

Dad, you sure you know how to change
diapers?

I'm learning, Grandpa.

like to thank first of all my family for
their love and

support and patience over the past few
years we can all be very proud of what

have achieved in our city in the last
five years we've taken some of the great

old homes that were about to fall down
and we have made them

I'm glad you could be here. Well, this
was just lovely, wasn't it?

Yes.

I think it's super that your whole
family turned out for this, Malcolm.

Well, it was a pleasure to see you all.
And congratulations again. Thank you.

Bye.

Whole family except for one renegade,
ungrateful daughter. Well, I'm sure she

has her reasons.

Oh, really? I wonder what they are.

Malcolm, do you have my coat? All I'm
saying is she's not here to defend

herself. Exactly. She's not here. Hey,
Dad, Dad, come on.

It's been a terrific day, so don't get
all charged up on us, okay? Well, thank

you, Tom, for your lawyer.

Veronica.

My little girl.

Don't. What? I'm with you for nothing.

What? What, darling?

Don't. Please, don't. What's up, Vic?

What's going on? I don't know.

Hold it, Vic.

I'll be right back.

Veronica.

Veronica? What happened?

What happened?

What? I don't know.

I don't know.

Look.

It's just a little weird, that's all I'm
telling you. I just thought it was time

that we talked.

Talk about what? Just in general.

So what? You're taking some kind of
psych course at night? You got to the

about the sibling guilt?

That's not fair, Beck. I haven't exactly
heard from you lately.

No, you haven't. So it's a two -way
street.

All right.

You're the one who took the train down
here.

You start.

Look, if you're going to be a wise ass
about this, I can get right back on the

train and go home. Your call.

Still got that temper, huh?

It's just a little out of the blue, you
know?

Yeah, I know.

Dad missed you at the banquet.

Oh, I'll bet.

He did.

Then he, uh... He just got angry.

What a surprise.

Becky, I've been having these dreams,
these nightmares, ever since Jacqueline

was born.

Isn't that normal?

I don't think so.

See, it's pretty much the same dream all
the time, only I can't make it out. But

I think that you're in the dream
somehow, even though you're not.

What do you mean?

I mean, you're there, but you're far
away, and I can't get to you.

And there's this red.

Like blood, only not really. Just a lot
of red.

Well, maybe you should talk to your
doctor about it. Yeah.

Becky, when we were kids, did we have
any favorite stuffed animals?

Sure, who didn't? No, I mean
specifically.

Like a stuffed horse.

You got me.

I blocked most of those years out. You
know, they weren't a lot of fun for me,

you know?

I remember, but I... I don't know why,
really.

Well...

Some other time, maybe. I've got a 5 o
'clock shoot, so I'm going to have to

this short.

If I'd had a little bit more notice, why
don't you call me first next time?

I will.

Soon.

I'd like for you to meet Jacqueline.

Maybe come visit.

Why not?

I've got to fly.

No, it's okay.

I'm really sorry.

No, no, it's all right. I'm glad that we
got to talk even this much.

I don't get to the city that often, and
I thought, why not, right?

It was good to see you.

Good to see you, too.

Translate that for me. It means you
can't tell me what to do. I'm not

you. I'm begging you. It's not a good
idea.

You saved yourself the other night. I'm
losing it.

Why would you want to go back to work
and add the extra pressure? Because I

to get out. I need to get on with my
life.

Oh, right. Because you're spending oh so
much time with your daughter, right?

What's that supposed to mean?

You act like you don't want her.

Why? Because I want to go back to work?

It's not my fault she won't breastfeed.
The doctor said so. Even you said so. I

am talking about basic maternal
instinct.

What about that?

to have any.

Get out of my sight.

No, I live here. Although you may not
have noticed that lately.

Might as well sleep in the garage.

So that's what this is about?

You're feeling neglected?

What I'm feeling is that I don't have a
wife anymore.

In the house or in my bed.

Where are you?

Where the hell are you?

What do you want me to say?

I want you to tell me what's wrong so we
can fix it.

Is that what you think, Jacqueline?

That I don't want you?

So, welcome to the wonderful world of
working motherhood. It's great, isn't

Which reminds me, the last time we ate
here, I couldn't get close enough to the

counter to reach the carrot.

Absolutely.

It's been hell without you.

Why didn't you say so? I've been on the
phone with you nearly every day.

I didn't want to worry you.

Oh, great.

Save you enough for one big shot?

No. One big lunch.

I think if we get all the bids in by the
end of this week, we can probably

finish this by the end of the month.
What do you think?

Great. Compared to motherhood, it's a
piece of... cake.

Reminds me, do they still have that
white chocolate mousse then? I hope so.

So how are you really?

I'm driving my husband crazy.

Please stop, he can take it.

I was the same way.

I was certifiable for three months after
Lily was born.

Totally normal.

Oh, I keep hearing.

Nobody really understands, do they?

No.

Is there anything I can do?

Split the chocolate mousse thing with
me.

Waiter.

We're on it now.

You can't just show up like this in an
hour's notice.

Let's play ride the horsey.

That's what he would call it.

He would take me into a study and lock
the door.

And there was a couch, a cold leather
couch.

And it had a blanket.

A big old soft blanket covering it.

And he would do it to me there.

Red.

So it was you in my dream.

But how could I know?

Who knows? You must have seen it
sometime and not known what it was.

I really

feel

bad about this.

My wife knew that we had a 730
appointment with you. I guess...

She got stuck at the office, which is
the reason we need to hire you.

So she can get stuck at the office more
often.

Anyway, she should be here any minute.

Can I get you some more coffee?

No, thank you. That's fine.

That's it?

Sorry, end of story?

Listen, Ted, I'm beat. I gotta go to
bed. No, no, no. You listen.

A, you missed an appointment with a
prospective nanny that was scheduled at

request. And B, when I called your
office, they told me you went home

I didn't hear a word from you.

So I've got to figure either you're dead
on the road somewhere or what.

Having an affair?

Is that what you think? I don't know
what to think. That I'm having an

No, I don't think you're having an
affair, but at least it's an

Where the hell have you been?

I went... I can't talk to you when
you're listening. Fine, that's okay. No,

no. So what do I do? You want to play a
little cribbage? Should we watch some

TV? Or do you want to just jump into
bed, call it a day, no questions asked?

That doesn't help, Ted. Well, what does,
really? I'd like to know, because I

spent my whole term break taking care of
our daughter so that you could go back

to work earlier.

God forbid we should all spend some time
together.

It's not enough for you. What do you
want?

I am your husband. That's a high help. I
know, I know. I am sorry.

I am sorry. I am just under a lot of
pressure.

How would I know that?

See, you don't talk to me anymore.

I can see you going through something.

But wouldn't it make sense to share it
with me? I mean, isn't that...

Isn't that why we got married? So that
we could ease the burden a little bit?

I'm going through something so scary I
can't talk about it.

You can tell me anything, V. I can't.
Not this. Not yet.

Then why are we together?

Why did we have a child?

Oh, Dennis, there's nothing to do with
it. It has everything to do with it!

stop!

sort this out alone. Can't you
understand that?

No.

No.

I gotta get out of here.

You think you can take care of
Jacqueline until I get back? Or do you

call the fitter?

This isn't going to be done in time.

Hello?

Where are you?

Sorry.

I don't think I'm going to make a full
day, Johnny.

You mind if I cut out early? I need to
lie down or something.

Sure. I think you pushed it a little
coming back so soon.

Why don't you take a little more time?

I needed to be back here.

We actually hired a nanny.

Starts Monday.

Okay.

Have a nice weekend.

I will.

Ted?

Ted?

Lee?

I'm sorry, honey.

I was trying to be as quiet as I could.
Blame your father for this. This was his

idea.

You know, I love fishing, but even the
trotter asleep at this time.

Besides, I don't relish driving an hour
and a half.

Say don't go.

All right.

I'm serious.

I'm only exaggerating, you know. I mean,
once I'm out there on the river in the

boat, it's all okay.

Please don't go.

All right.

You want me to call Malcolm West III at
dawn and tell him that I'm going to

cancel the fishing trip that he's
planned for a whole month?

No way. I'm asking you not to go.
Besides, you know, your brother's going

too. It's a whole big thing. I don't
care.

What's the matter? Are you sick?

No.

I just don't want you spending time with
my father right now.

I have to.

I want to.

You know, I need a break.

Besides, your father and I, we have a
good time together.

You should be happy.

Don't talk to me like that.

Like what?

Like I'm crazy.

Well, when you get like this, you know,
I think you are crazy.

Hey, it's four o 'clock in the morning.

Go back to bed.

No, not until you deal with this. Deal
with what?

Some irrational middle -of -the -night
decision that all of a sudden I

go fishing with your father? What the
hell is wrong with you?

I am going, got it?

I'll see you tonight.

We need some professional help.

Because otherwise, there's not going to
be anything left to save.

What time is it?

About 4 .30.

Where's Jacqueline?

Nap time.

You're home early.

Yeah.

I wasn't feeling well.

What's new, right?

You said it, not me.

I'm sorry, Ted. I really am.

I love you, you know?

Yeah? Yeah.

If it wasn't for you I don't know what
my life would be.

Oh, I miss this.

Don't get it. That's what answering
machines are for.

I want to talk.

I guess that's what fathers are for.

babysitting my other little pride and
joy.

Here.

Say hi, Clint.

Come on, darling. Say hello to your Aunt
Veronica.

Becky, it's me. Can you talk?

I think something terrible is happening.

What? Is it Jacqueline? No, not
Jacqueline. It's, uh... Oh, God, I

I think Dad's doing it to Christy.

What?

How do you know?

I just know.

I mean, I don't know for sure. It's...
It's just a feeling.

It can't be true.

He's too... I don't know, he's too old.

It's in the past.

It happened to me, not you. I've moved
on. You've got to do the same.

Are you listening to me?

Yes, I'm listening.

Life goes on, okay?

Like you told me, it's over.

You got my wife's number? Yes.

Doctor's number's by the phone? Yes.

I got my beeper. You can meet me
anytime. We'll call, but everything's

Nothing's going to go wrong. Okay.
Right.

All right. Bye, Joan. Bye, Joan.

Bye.

Thanks for your car. I didn't want to
wait for the auto club. Not today. I

want to be late.

And don't be late.

Bye, Jacqueline.

Olivia.

You be good for Olivia.

We'll be good.

Okay. We will.

Okay.

What a morning.

A new nanny. Had his birthday back
teaching.

When he came downstairs this morning and
found that flat tire, he nearly

flipped.

Thanks for picking me up, darling.

No problem.

Well, you and Ted don't look like you're
ready to kill each other anymore.

Just maimed.

Oh, Joe.

You remember Joe?

What, is it Olivia and Jacqueline?

He'll be fine.

Home is a natural.

I know.

Why do you look like you just left your
baby with a child molester?

Why would you say that?

What? Why in the hell would you say
something like that about a child

It's not funny. I didn't mean it.

Are you all right?

No.

Can I help?

I can't.

Come on.

Does this have something to do with what
you and Ted are going through in

therapy?

We don't need therapy, Johnny. I'm the
one with the problem.

No, two of you were married, which means
you've got a lot of stuff you've got to

work out together.

Joni, my father raped my sister when we
were kids, repeatedly, in our house. I

just found out.

So that's what's been going on with you.

I don't know what to do.

Does Ted know him?

No.

Sweetie, he's your husband. You've got
to tell him.

You gotta tell him. You gotta give him a
break. I don't want to know what's been

going on with you.

Malcolm Worth.

Malcolm Worth.

It's unbelievable.

Malcolm Worth.

Are you sure?

Yes, I'm sure.

It's hard to believe. I mean...

But Becky's always been a little bit on
the dramatic side, you know. All I'm

saying is that... She's not making it
up.

I'm telling the truth.

Why all of a sudden?

Because she's been hiding it. Why do you
think she never comes home?

The only reason I'm saying this is
because, you know, things get

You know, I mean, when I was a kid, my
father was the old school, you know, a

disciplinarian. You know, the back of
the hand, the belt, all that old crap.

You know, but we never thought about it
being abuse. It's just the way it was.

Dad, hitting a kid is abuse.

I don't care what culture or day and
age.

I mean, can you imagine taking a strap
or the back of your hand to Jacqueline?

Can you?

No.

No.

I don't know what to do.

What can you do?

It's 30 years ago.

It's over.

But it's not over.

I think he's still doing it.

What?

To Kristen.

I'm paralyzed.

I can't stop thinking about it. I just
can't let it go.

Nobody's asking you to.

Ted, come on, you are in a way.

I just want you to be happy.

Well, so do I.

I feel like I should find out about
Christy.

I agree.

So, uh... Do I confront my brother?

My father?

I feel sick.

Oh, yes, I feel nauseous.

My head is spinning just like when I
was...

Just like when...

I

wanted to stop it.

The pain.

My pain.

How do you know Christie's in pain?

I can see it.

Now when I look back and I see her,
especially when she's

with him, she had that lonely, lonely
look of

fear.

Like she's the one he chose to hurt.

It's the most awful feeling.

Veronica, how do you know?

How do you know what Christie's feeling?

It's been a week since I've known, and I
still answer his phone calls. I

still feel the need to try and please
him.

And I still haven't had the guts to
confront him.

Veronica, you're not even sure, in the
legal sense, that he is abusing your

niece.

If he is, we have to report it.

which means you have to be sure in your
mind about your own experience.

It's all part of one process.

Yes, I know, but what I can't figure out
is why I let it go on.

Christy? Me.

Well, what alternative did you have?

You were, what, seven, eight years old?
I should have been able to do something.

What?

A child?

What?

I was afraid of the room itself.

Until the other day when I went back
there and I realized that it was just a

room and I could have gotten away. I
could have run away.

To where?

Who knows? Somewhere. Anywhere.

Who knows?

Is Christy to blame?

What? Do you blame your niece?

If indeed this is happening to her, do
you blame her?

Of course not, no.

Then why do you blame yourself?

And Becky?

He was an adult.

And he was your father.

What possible power could you have had
over him?

You were no different then than Christy
is now.

No different at all.

No, we're different, Christy and I.

She has me.

Are you nuts?

I mean, where do you come up with this
stuff, huh?

I mean, what do you do, sit around all
day watching talk shows?

I mean, Dad?

You're crazy. Tom, it happened.

It happened to me and Becky.

And you both just happen to remember
exactly the same moment in time because

you're so close?

No, no, Becky is no... That's why she's
never around.

Oh, yeah, Becky, there's a source, boy.

A woman who, up until three years ago,
at the ripe old age of 37, couldn't keep

a job or stay with a guy for more than a
week, who, in the course of her sordid

life, has ingested more drugs than a
laboratory rat, and you're going to

what she says?

Tom, will you keep your voice down? The
kids will hear you. Oh, yeah, right,

Jan. It's okay for my sister to walk in
here telling us their grandfather raped

her when she was eight. That's okay for
them to hear.

Lower your voice. I'm not going to lower
my voice. Not when she comes in here.

Tom, what I really came here to talk to
you about was... Wait, wait, wait.

You mean there's more, Veronica?

Gee, what now?

You found out Mom's a terrorist, Dad's
running guns for the PLO? Tom, I have

reason to believe that Dad's abusing
Christy.

What are you talking about?

I'll tell you what.

Okay, do you have any aces?

You don't?

Then go fix.

Here you go.

Hi, sweetie.

Hi.

Aunt Veronica just wanted to stop by for
a minute. She can't stay long.

Hi, Christy. How are you doing?

Good. How's the baby?

Oh, she's fine.

You know, I know that she would just
love it if you'd come by and play with

Would you like that?

Can we?

Sure, sometime soon.

How long will she be a baby?

For a while. You've got time.

Listen, how would you like it if Grandma
and Grandpa came with you?

not, Christy.

So, what are you playing?

School. I'm teaching her to play go
fish.

Oh, that's your best game.

You always beat me.

I beat Daddy, too.

Yep, it's true.

And you even beat Grandpa when you
played. with him. And he's good at

So, what's your favorite game in the
whole world besides go fish?

Swings at the park.

Oh, I knew that.

Because you like to go so high.

And what's your least favorite?

For me, if you have a best favorite
game, you have to have a least favorite,

right?

You can tell me you know.

No matter what it is, you can always
tell Mommy and Daddy.

So what is it?

Ride the horsey.

With Grandpa.

You know, if you'd just telephoned, I
could have arranged to have lunch with

you, but...

As it is, I've got to be at the
Athenaeum in a meeting at 2 .30. Three

stretch it.

It's all right, Mother. I don't need
lunch. I just wanted to talk.

Everything all right at home?

Ted? Baby?

Fine.

It's me I wanted to discuss, actually.

Oh.

So now we've gone to a discussion
instead of a talk.

Well, that sounds serious. Have some
tea. No, thanks.

Mother, when we were kids, you were out
a lot, right?

Veronica, if this is going to be one of
these mother -daughter sessions where

you inform me that I neglected you as a
child, I have to tell you my conscience

is clear.

Martha Richards has just gone through a
similar thing with Catherine. She's 45

years old, for God's sake. Would you
listen to me, Mother, for once? Just

listen.

You did neglect us.

But you know that.

You were never around, but that...
That's not the point.

It's what happened while you were gone
that's at issue.

And what was that?

Did you ever notice that Daddy treated
us?

Becky and me.

Differently.

I don't know what you're talking about.

This is not the time to discuss this,
honey.

Daddy raped that mother!

Repeatedly.

When we were small children and you were
away.

Did you hear me?

Yes, I heard you.

And that's it?

You're walking away, that's your
response?

My God, Mother, what is wrong with you?

Nothing's wrong with me.

I am respectful of your father.

I will not give one iota of credence or
attention to such vile accusations as

you've made.

Whatever mental torture you're putting
yourself through, Veronica, as a result

of whatever fashionable therapeutic
analysis you happen to be going into,

your business. I don't have to be a part
of it.

But you do, Mother.

If you knew about it and you allowed it
to happen, then you are just as sick as

he is.

All I ever observed was you and your
oversexed sister flirting madly with

man who set foot in this house,
including your own father.

Mother, we were children.

Hello?

Christy? Oh, my God.

I'm coming right over.

What happened? It was your brother.

You evidently spread your vile... poison
over at his house yesterday.

But what about Christy? She's run away.

Go away and don't let her come down.

Daddy, make them go away.

Christy, honey, please talk to me.

Christy, whatever's wrong, we're going
to fix it, okay?

I promise.

Everything's going to be just fine.
Mommy and Daddy are going to fix

Honey, stay right where you are. Will
you stay out of this, please? I will not

stay out of this. Please leave me alone.

Honey, if I could promise you that
Grandpa will never hurt you again and

he'll never play that game with you ever
again, would you come down and come

back home with us, honey?

But he'll get mad at me.

No, no, honey, he won't. No. Look, I'll
talk to him, all right? He'll listen to

me. He's my dad.

I listen to you, don't I, sweetie?

Huh?

I'm listening to you right now.

And I'm going to, I promise you, I'm
going to fix it.

So that you never have to play that
stupid game ever again.

Okay?

Okay. Okay, now, is it all right if I
come over there and get you so that we

go home?

Take it slow, sir.

Take it slow.

Okay.

Hold on tight, honey.

I'm all right, honey.

I'm okay. Let's go.

All right, I got you, sweetheart.

I got you. You're safe. You're safe,
Christy. I promise you.

With all my heart, you're safe.

I love you, sweetie.

Where have you been?

What's going on? Are the kids all right?
You're Malcolm Worth, sir?

Yes, I am. What the hell is going on
here?

You're under arrest for the rape of
Christine Worth.

You have the right to remain silent.

Anything you say can be used against you
in a court of law.

You have the right to talk to a lawyer.

Claire, call the lawyer.

I will.

You want a lawyer before or during
questioning? You cannot afford to hire a

lawyer. One will be appointed to
represent you at no cost for any

I don't intend to sell you a bill of
goods.

The situation you've all found
yourselves in is undoubtedly painful, so

to be real clear about what lies ahead.

We've got two distinct cases here.

With regard to Becky and Veronica,
there's a very real possibility that

never even get as far as the courtroom
because of limitation statutes. This all

happened quite some time ago.

I read somewhere that if you can show a
present effect, that you can sometimes

get around that.

Sometimes it's the operative word.

So is effect.

It can get pretty dicey.

Now, the fact that both of you want to
cooperate can only help.

As far as the case with Christy, I'm
going to be honest.

I'll need everyone's cooperation to
bring a successful prosecution.

What kind of cooperation?

A man like your father.

It's not likely to roll over and play
dead.

Neither are his high -priced lawyers.

If Christy is our only witness, it will
be more difficult.

But she is the only witness. Nobody else
was ever present. Right.

But what happened to Becky and Veronica
is so similar, down to the phrase, ride

the horsey, that their testimony, as
well as yours and Janet's, as to what

daughter told you, how she behaved
around your father, etc., will all be

essential in convincing a jury.

What if, um, what if we decide not to
prosecute?

You don't really have that option.

This is not technically a crime against
Christy.

It's a crime against the state.

And it's up to my office to decide to
prosecute or not.

And when will you decide if you want to?

I've already decided.

I want to.

Having intercourse with a five -year
-old child is a heinous crime anywhere

slice it.

My only question is whether I've got a
strong enough case to proceed should you

all decide not to work with us, in which
instance I may proceed anyway.

I think Malcolm Worth is a dangerous
man.

All right, all right, hold on.

Mr. Worth, I know this is difficult to
hear, but I am involved on a daily basis

with children who are sexually and
physically abused by adults.

It ain't pretty, as they say.

I know a thing like this can tear a
family apart.

But truth be told, the damage has
already been done to all of you.

The point now is to protect this child
and any other child from suffering the

same abuse.

So, I am asking for cooperation.

Why don't you use our conference room to
discuss it?

We can't just slap his hand and walk
away.

I think we should cooperate.

What do we get out of it in the long
run?

Revenge?

You think that's worth it?

That's nothing to do with revenge,
Becky. Like she said, it's a heinous

It could happen again.

So what do you think, Dad's going to
hang around the schoolyards?

We just keep him away from Christy,
that's all.

We have a daughter, too, Tom.

Yeah.

So what are you saying?

I'm saying it's not as simple as you
think. Sure, he's not your father.

Well, he's my father.

Excuse me, but we owe this to Christy.
I'm not going to let her go through this

by herself. What's wrong with you, Tom?

What's wrong?

What kind of a son testifies against his
father? What kind of a son would I be?

What kind of a father would you be if
you didn't?

Tom, you were the first one down at the
police precinct.

Remember how you felt?

If we don't do this for Christy now,
we're just as guilty as Dad.

Maybe more so.

I'm told that you still haven't decided
whether or not to go through with this

prosecution.

I'm asking you not.

It's not up to me, Mother.

It's up to the DA.

Do you know that the bank has asked your
father to take early retirement

starting next month?

Do you know that this country club,
where he's been a member for over 30

has not invited him back?

You still don't get it, do you?

Get it?

I'm living with it.

Do you think this is about Dad?

About what happens to Dad?

What about Christy?

You think she deserves to suffer? No.

No, I do not.

And I blame you.

A five -year -old child does not come up
with vile accusations such as this on

her own. She has to be coached. Coached.

You don't believe that, Mother.

Why would I do that? Why would I do
something like that?

It is revenge, Veronica.

Pure and simple.

What Dad did to me and Becky was bad
enough.

But now for you to twist things around,
that's what he prefers.

Your father's an old man, Veronica.

It is in your power to ruin, devastate
what's left of his life.

But I must ask.

Lee, you want to go to bed?

Hmm?

Want to go to bed?

Well, you go ahead, Annie. I've got some
work I've got to read here.

Well, you don't have to.

You're not the lawyer. It's not your
job. You don't have to. What are you

saying, Ted?

Never mind.

I'll see you in a moment.

Ted, come on, please.

Don't do this.

I'm very sorry for what happened to you.

And I wish I could make it all go away,
make it better.

But we have a life together. We have a
family of our own.

And it would be nice if we could get
back to it.

Move on, that's all.

Move on?

Ted, I...

You think now, because it's out in the
open, it gets any easier?

If anything, it gets worse.

It didn't happen to you.

That's right.

It didn't happen.

Other things happened to me. Yes, but
what happened to you didn't make it

impossible for you to function normally.
This does.

Ted, I'm sorry.

I want to come back to our life, to our
marriage, Jacqueline.

It's all I can think about some days.

It just seems so far away.

We're right here.

We're right here.

I know you are.

She asked me if I was satisfied.

I forgot if you said real sugar or fake.

Neither. I got both.

Is there milk?

I thought you said black. I'm sorry,
I'll go get some. No, no, no, no, it's

okay. Are you sure?

I've been thinking, seeing Dad like
this, you know, with the tubes

and all.

I just feel like, I feel like this is
all our fault. I know what you're going

say, and there's a part of me that just
wants to see the old bastard suffer and

die, you know.

But then there's another part that knows
he's just sick mentally, and I...

I just feel like maybe we've punished
him enough.

Punished him?

Tom, it's not our fault.

It isn't about punishment. It's about
recognition.

I think we have to go through with this,
or where will it end up?

Veronica, look, I...

I am truly sorry for what happened to
you and Becky.

I mean... I mean, I blame myself.

You had nothing to do with it. No, no,
please. Will you let me finish, please?

I mean, where was I?

Huh? Why didn't I see?

I'm your brother.

I'm your guy's older brother. I was
supposed to look out for you two. You

just a kid. But what about now, huh?

I mean, how could I let this happen to
Christy?

I am her father.

Oh,

Tom. Oh, Tom.

Why should I be the one to feel the
anguish over this? I lived it.

I lived with it.

And now I have to live with the
knowledge that I'm destroying his life.

Why?

Because I made it all up.

Is that what you think?

That you made it up?

No. No, I just can't let myself off the
hook.

What hook?

That I should have never brought this
out in the open.

Well, what was the alternative? To let
your niece be permanently injured the

you and Becky were?

No, no, Walter. I know that. I am just
angry. I am just so damn angry I could

scream. Who are you so angry at, by the
way? Yourself?

No.

My father.

Then maybe it's time you told him.

We have nothing to say to each other.

Yes, we do.

My lawyer's handling this. You can face
it with him.

No, Danny, I... I have to face this with
you. What the hell do you want from

me? An explanation.

For what?

An admission.

An apology.

Something.

Anything.

I have nothing to apologize for.

I've done nothing to you.

And if you insist on going forward with
these trumped -up charges... You raped

me, Daddy. Why did you do that?

I don't know what you're talking about.

Why did you want to hurt me? Did you
hate me that much?

Hate you?

I loved you.

Both of you.

You were all I had.

My little girls.

You were my pride and joy.

Don't you know what you did to us?

I don't understand you, Veronica.

And I want you to stop this. I can't.
Well, then you can consider me your

no longer.

You stopped being my father the first
time you forced me to have sex with you.

It won't work dead.

I'm going to see that you're prosecuted.

Then you are no longer my daughter!

I can understand about Becky, but...

I can't believe that you would actually
go through with this.

And Tom is going along with you?

Yes, Tom is going along with us.

Why?

Because we all feel that we have to,
Mother.

Oh, that's a load of crap, Veronica.

It is hateful and it is selfish. It's
unnatural and it is crap. Do you hear

Why in your sordid little mind do you
believe that you have to go through with

this wretched thing?

So that Becky and I could go on from
here and restore some kind of a life.

And so that Christy has a chance at one.

I hope someday you'll understand.

I should have gone in with you.

I couldn't.

I know.

It's okay.

No, it's not.

It's not okay.

I sat on the couch, you know.

And for the first time ever, I didn't
want to vomit.

The start.

It's going to be difficult for a while.

With the trial and all.

Not over yet.

Can you stand it?

With a good -looking woman like you and
a baby like this, I can stand anything.

And it's time for the button.

Here we go.

Here we go.

Hey,

Jacqueline. Hey, sweet one.