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- Previously on Serial.

- Your mother needs to be in a facility

or have an in-home caregiver.

- Find yourself a good woman.

- Hey honey, what are you looking for?

- Put it on!

- Okay.

[Background Upbeat Music]

Freak.

[Background Upbeat Music Continues]

- Well, you can call me Uncle Tony.

- Little Mabel?

[Upbeat Music]

[Dramatic Music]

[Dramatic Music Fades Out]

[Tense Music]

[Tense Music Fades Out]

[Soft Background Music]

[sighs

[Soft Background Music Continues]

[Clears Throat]

- Excuse me ma'am.

Hi.

- Yes, hi.

- I uh, I have a list of these unique items

I'm trying to locate for my mother.

- Oh, why aren't you the cutest thing?

Unique items, you say?

Lay it on me, dear.

- Okay, well, first of all, I I need a a jar of lightning bugs.

- Uh-huh.

[Clears Throat]

- Yeah, let's see.

A postcard from the uh,

the world's largest uh, rubber band ball.

- mmh

- uhh

- Okay.

[Clears Throat]

- De-Dehydrated water.

[Laughs]

- Oh honey, you've got a special mission there.

Why is dehydrated water?

- Uh It's kind of like water, but but you need to add water

It's for emergencies.

- Oh, okay.

- Oh, and, you know, you have a faulty bulb back there?

- Oh, I guess I didn't notice.

- Yeah, yeah, that's not good.

It it could uhh, cause an epileptic

seizure in certain individuals.

- Oh, I'm sorry.

- I read that somewhere.

- I don't know.

- Um excuse me, I need to make a phone call.

- Of course.

[Exhales]

- Yeah Ma, I can't find any of these items.

Dehydrated water, Really?

[Exhales]

Look, I'm coming home.

Yes, I got it.

I'm going a little bit.

Look don't forget to take your pill.

All right. Bye

I'm sorry.

- That's okay.

- My mother, she has me running all over the country

on a wild goose chase looking for these ridiculous items

I can never find.

- It seems that.

- I'm I'm sorry for wasting your time.

- No worries at all.

- Have a good night.

- You too, thank you

[Bell Rings]

[Lighter Flicks]

[Silence]

[Bell Rings]

[Silence]

[Door Locks]

[Keys Clink]

- Honey, we're closing up.

You gotta finish that cigarette.

[Silence]

[Exhales]

You're a good son, taking care of your mama like that.

My mother recently passed away.

I'm heading down by the water to spread

her ashes tomorrow.

She loved the water.

It was her happy place.

- I'm sorry for your loss.

- Life's a journey, honey.

I know one day her and I will meet again.

You take care of your mama.

God bless you.

[Suspenseful Music Plays]

[Suspenseful Music Continues]

[Suspenseful Music Continues]

[Tense Dramatic Music]

[Tense Dramatic Music]

[Tense Dramatic Music Fades Out]

[Low Tense Hum]

[Low Tense Hum]

[Keys Clinking]

[Opening Door]

[Door Closes]

[Keys Clinking]

[Exhales]

[Turns on the car]

Shit.

[Exhales]

[Silence]

[Knocks]

Hey.

- Fine seeing you again.

- Yeah.

- Got troubles?

- Uhh, yeah.

It's not turning over.

- Well uhh, I happen to be pretty pretty handy if I do say

so myself.

Why don't you uh, pop the hood and I'll uh, I'll give

her a look.

- Mmh Okay.

[Click]

[Background Moving Vehicle Accelerating]

[Background Moving Vehicle Acceleration Sound Fades Out]

[Adjusting Cloth]

I'm sorry, sweetie.

I never did get your name.

- Harold!

- Mmmh

- Would you mind if I ran at the restroom quickly?

- Not at all.

[Walks]

[Silence]

[Low Continuous Tone]

- Hello?

- Hey, I'm at Reseda Park in the bathroom.

There's a strange man here

that I met at the gas station earlier,

[Sighs]

I think he followed me here.

- What?

[Loud Bang]

Stacy, what was that?

[Low Continuous Tone]

Stacy?

[Low Continuous Tone]

Stacy, what was that noise?

[Tense Music]

Stacy, answer me!

[Continuous Tone]

Stacy

[Tense Music]

What the hell is going on, Stacey?

Answer the phone!

[Continuous tone]

[Tense Music]

[Continuous Tone]

Stacey.

[Tense Music]

can you answer the phone?

[Tense Music Continues]

[Door Locks]

[Tense Music Continues]

- Sorry.

- Oh my god.

- I'm okay.

- Stacey what's going on?

[Woman Screams]

Stacey! Sta

[Woman Screams]

[Loud Thuds]

Stacey!

[Loud Thuds]

Sta

[Loud Thuds]

Stacey, what's going on?

[Repeated Thuds

[Woman Screaming]

[Repeated Thuds]

[Woman Screaming]

[Repeated Thuds]

[Tense Music Plays]

[Tense Music Builds]

[Tense Music Continues]

[Tense Music]

[Tense Music]

[Tense Music Fades Out]

[Dramatic Music Plays]

[Phone Rings]

[Dramatic Music Continues]

[Phone Rings]

[Dramatic Music Continues]

[Phone Rings]

[Dramatic Music]

[Clears Throat]

- New Meister residence.

May I ask who's calling?

Staffing agency?

Yes. Yes, this is Harold.

[Repeated Knocks]

[Silence]

I'm sorry.

Um, what type of work would this uh, this involve?

Santa Claus?

Would I have to get some sort of training or?

[Repeated Knocks]

[Silence]

[Clears Throat]

Sorry uh, yes, yes, uh, yes, uh, I I can do that.

Friday Works.

[Repeated Knocks

Will you hold on a minute?

I'm on the phone, god damn it!

I'm sorry, I'm sorry, yes, 1pm on Friday Works, I'll be there.

Thank you.

Have a good night now.

[Receiver Clicks Into Place]

[Silence]

[Exhales]

[Door Opens]

- Well hello there, handsome!

I just knew that Hilda needed some company

and who better than her neighbor and bestest friend was.

- Hi Betsy.

Mom is sleeping right now.

- Oh, Harold, you've always been a bit too serious.

So uh, I just wanna come in and see if Hilda is doing okay.

You know, make sure that she's getting the care she deserves.

After all, good friends don't hesitate to lend a helping hand.

- Look, Betsy, I uh, appreciate your concern, but Mother

is happy and healthy, and uh, I think you should leave.

She needs a rest.

- Oh, Harold! I didn't mean to imply anything.

I just wanted to do the neighborly thing, you know?

And since I'm here now, why don't we all have a chat?

Exhales

[Door Locks]

[Sighs]

Hilda?

Hilda?

- Shhh.

- Where are you, my dear?

- Shhh Betsy.

- Hilda?

- She's sleeping.

- Hilda?

- You need to be quiet.

- Hilda, Where are you?

- I told you she's sleeping!

- Listen here you little twerp.

I've been following you for weeks.

I know you are up to something.

And if those damn adult protection services people

aren't gonna do anything, I will.

Hilda!

[Footsteps]

Hilda?

[Footsteps Continue Fading Slowly]

[Exhales]

[Kisses]

[Exhales]

[Footsteps]

- Wait.

- Hilda?

- Betsy

[Footsteps]

- Hilda?

- Betsy

- Hilda?

- No

- Hilda, where are you?

- Shh. Shh

- Wait

[Whispers]

- Quiet.

[Muffled Screams]

Shh. Shh.

[Muffled Screams Continues]

Shh. Shh Shh

[Muffled Screams Continues]

[Groans In Pain]

[Punch]

[Painful Moan]

[Repeated Loud Thuds]

[Silence]

[Tense Music]

[Heavy Panic Breaths]

Tense Music Countinues

[Heavy Panic Breaths]

[Tense Music Plays]

[Heavy Panic Breaths Continues]

[Tense Music Plays]

[Slowed Panic Breaths]

[Head Slaps]

[Low Cry Of Regret]

[Dramatic Music Plays

[Breathing Heavily]

[Tense Dramatic Music Continues]

[Dragging Sound]

[Dramatic Music Continues]

[Dragging Sound]

[Tense Dramatic Music Continues]

[Machine Motor Sound]

[Tense Dramatic Music Continues]

[Power Saw Buzzing]

[Tense Music Plays]

[Power Saw Buzzing Continues]

[Tense Music Plays]

[Power Saw Buzzing Continues]

[Power Saw Engine Revs]

[Power Saw Accelerates]

[Tense Music Plays]

[Power Saw Buzzing]

[Power Saw Cutting]

[Tense Music Plays]

[Cutting Continues]

[Tense Music Plays]

[Tense Music Plays]

[Tense Music Plays]

[Tense Music Plays]

[Tense Music Plays]

[Telephone Rings]

[Clears Throat]

Meister residence, Harold speaking.

Yes, The position is still available.

Yes. Do you have any experience?

Nurse, that's great.

It's exactly what I'm looking for.

My mother has dementia.

I'd like to uh, hire someone as soon as possible.

I uh, I'm starting a temporary position this Friday at 1pm.

I I could uh, I could meet you at the public library at 3.30.

Is that work for you?

Great. Alright.

I look forward to it.

See you then.

Good night.

Bye now.

[Receiver Clicks Into Place]

[Dramatic Music Plays]

[Dramatic Music Plays]

- All right, Elena.

Hold on 1 second.

[Dramatic Music Continues]

How you doing?

- Mmmh

- Okay.

[Dramatic Music Plays]

[Door Opens]

[Dramatic Music Continues]

I know you've been in a lot of pain lately,

but I have something here for you.

It's gonna make it,

[Liquid Squirts]

all go away.

[Liquid Squirt]

[Laughs]

[Dramatic Music Continues]

I made it myself.

[Dramatic Music Continues]

[Dramatic Music Stops]

- My mother was always a vibrant and loving woman.

She was the epitome of strength and grace.

She was diagnosed with dementia,

shortly before the COVID lockdown.

I believe her symptoms

worsened as a result of being in the house all day.

She would just sit there all day long,

staring at the TV, driving herself crazy over it.

But, please, go on.

- Well, Harold,

if life has taught me anything, it's that Sometimes the

greatest rewards come from those truly heartbreaking moments.

You see, my own mother battled Alzheimer's, and I witnessed

firsthand the uh,

the profound impact that love and understanding

can have on someone's journey with dementia.

[Sobs]

She had me late in life.

She was 40, and then when she was 50, she had a stroke.

That brought uh, the dementia.

[Exhales Heavily]

She declined pretty rapidly after that.

I was only

[Crying]

I was only 10.

[Sniffs]

In her final days, I promised her that I would

dedicate my life to providing care and compassion to people

like her.

So I became a nurse.

[Sniffs]

The hospital became my second home.

And it was great until,

[Suspenseful Music]

until it wasn't.

[Sighs]

Um, the uh,

Never-ending shifts and the emotional rollercoaster.

Watching the healthcare

system struggle to provide the care that people like her

really deserve.

But it lit a fire in me.

[Sniffs]

So when I saw your ad, I thought,

now here is a way I can make an actual difference.

- I totally understand.

The uh, the system has failed my mother as well.

But uh, please continue.

Uh, well, at the end, she couldn't

even remember her own name.

But still, we had developed um,

[Sobbing]

I'm Sorry.

[Sniffes]

We had developed a sort of unspoken language.

And despite all the uh,

heartache, we still shared moments of joy and of laughter.

My mom taught me the power of presence, And that despite

their diagnosis, they are still in there somewhere.

- Your story is truly inspiring.

I uh, I thank you for sharing it.

[Clears Throat]

But uh, I'm interested in learning more about your,

your caregiving approach.

- Absolutely.

Um, Well caring for an individual like

your mother, it requires more than just medical knowledge.

It requires understanding and creativity.

I like to foster

an environment that's filled with familiar sounds and music

and activities, things that can stimulate their memories.

Dementia, of course, can take away the memory, but it it cannot

take away the value of that human connection.

Eventually,

I'd like to start my own practice someday and train the

caregivers in these sorts of techniques but of course that's

further down the road.

- I believe you possess all the qualities

necessary for uh, a caregiver, for my mother to uhh, reclaim her

independence in the home.

I uh, believe you've truly walked walked

the journey, and I I I'd be honored to take you aboard.

Uh, I feel obligated to let you know

that I have I have 1 more interview left to conduct,

but uh, I think it's fair to say that the job is yours.

[Chuckles]

- Well, thank you so much.

Um, you you have all my information, right?

- Yes, right here.

Okay. Great.

Thank you.

- Thank you. Thank you.

- Bye.

- Have a good day now.

- You too.

Thanks. Bye.

[Rubbing Hands Together]

[Silence]

[Door Closes]

[Keys Clink]

[Silence]

Background Motor Vehicle Accelerating

I got the job!

[Chuckles]

I mean I mostly got it.

Yeah, no he was so sweet.

It went really well.

I think he really loves his mother.

I'm so excited.

This is just perfect for me.

All right,

I'll pick us up s-s-some dinner on the way home so we

can celebrate, okay?

I love you, see you soon.

Bye.

[Silence]

[Keys Clink]

[Tense Music Plays]

[Screams]

[Gasping For Air]

[Tense Music Continues]

[Tense Music Continues]

[Hooting]

[Tense Music Continues]

[Upbeat Music Plays]

[Upbeat Music Continues]

? And she'll come over if you want to. ?

? Say a little prayer for ?

? your feelings if you need to. ?

? You don't have to worry about ?

? the way you feel when you're around me. ?

? Cause I know you've ?

? been hurting for a while so, ?

? won't you calm down, won't you ?

? calm down, won't you calm down. ?

? Oooooooooo ?

[Instruments]

? oooooooooo ?

? oooooooooo ?

[Instruments Playing]

? oooooooooo ?

[Music Stops]

- Hi, I'm Mabel.

[Dramatic Sound]

[Upbeat Music Continues]

[Instrumentals Continue to play]

? And you come over if you want to, ?

? say a little prayer for your ?

? feelings if you need to. ?

? You don't have to worry about the ?

? way you feel when you're around me. ?

[Instruments Playing]

? Cause I know you've been hurting for a while so. ?

? Won't you calm down, ?

? won't you calm down, won't you calm down ?

? oooooooooo ?

? oooooooooo ?

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