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You ever been married?

Nope.

Well don't.

It'll kill you,

as sure as we're sitting here.

Suck the life right out of you.

You think you're going to live happily ever after,

but you don't.

I don't know how to explain.

Please try to understand, Donna.

I've got a job I love and

a position in the community.

Damn it, I've got children in college.

Donna,

I just can't start...

over.

And when did you decide all this?

Uh... about a month ago when Carly and I

got back from vacation.

You mean you had sex with me all this time,

knowing it's over?

I really tried to tell you.

I just can't leave my wife,

but I want you to know that I still love you.

You love me?

But not enough to stay with me.

Aargh!

Extension 3326,

Scott Andrews please dial extension 3326.

Donna.

It's been a long time, hasn't it?

It sure has.

Almost 20 years.

So, was it a man?

It turns out he was married.

Oh dear.

These last 6 months haven't been easy.

I lost my job, fell behind on my bills,

couldn't make my car payments.

It was definitely time to move on and start fresh.

I promise I won't be in your hair too long.

Hey, I'm your aunt.

There's Grace!

Hi, Grace!

Hi, Trish.

Hey, Jeannie, I was going to call you later.

- How did you interview go? - Hmmm, so-so.

Hmm, is William still missing in action?

Ha, it's not that bad.

Oh, I am a space cadet.

Jeannie, I want you to meet my niece

from Kansas City, Donna Germaine.

- Hi. - Hi. Hi, Donna. This is my daughter Trish.

- Hi. - Now listen, I don't want

to be rude, but we have got to run. So, I'll see you both tomorrow, okay?

Oh, absolutely.

- Bye. - Bye. - Bye.

What's tomorrow?

Oh, Jeannie and William,

that's Jeannie' husband.

You'll love William. He's smart and charming and so handsome.

Oh, I sound like I have a crush on him, don't I?

Maybe I do.

Anyway, every year they throw the most wonderful lawn party.

Everybody comes.

Here we are.

Come in, come in.

Make yourself at home.

Oh, look.

I won a million dollars. Ha, ha.

I don't open an envelope for less than 10 million.

Oh my God.

Your mother left some of the furniture from the old house to me.

I always felt a little guilty about that,

but you were such a willow-o'-the-wisp,

you never seemed to have much need for furniture.

When I was a little girl and I couldn't sleep,

I used to come downstairs and sit here.

It was such a big deal to me.

This was my daddy's chair.

She drove him away.

There's 2 sides to that story.

You don't know anything!

I was there!

I'm sorry.

I think it's just seeing all this.

Oh, that's my office line. Excuse me.

Come over here, birthday girl,

and see what daddy has for you.

Oh daddy, it's a music box.

Go ahead, wind it up.

Now when either one of us hear that song,

we'll think of the other.

♪

Please don't go.

Please don't go.

Please...

Donna, come here honey.

This is it,

my little travel agency.

I've been running the whole operation out

of the house for the last few years.

I'm setting up a bunch of Caribbean cruises for William.

They're prizes for a contest.

He's a big mucky-muck at WGBC,

one of our local TV stations.

Isn't that her old secretary?

Uh-huh.

Sometimes I used to be allowed to do my homework here.

It used to make me feel so grown up.

I even had my own drawer for pens and pencils.

Oh, when I bought the house, everybody said

I needed to have a gun.

You know, woman alone, blah, blah.

I haven't touched it since I got it.

Truth be known, it scares the crap out of me.

Oh, I didn't realize how late it was.

You must be starving.

It'll just be a couple of minutes.

Now, I know a number of people who might be

able to help you out job-wise.

- Really? - I've already put out a few calls.

I'm sorry. I'm a little tired.

Oh, why don't you go on up to bed?

- I'll take care of this mess. - Oh, are you sure?

Thank you for taking me in.

Oh, goodnight, honey.

Things always have a way of working out.

Yeah.

Honey, are you ready for bed?

I'll be right there.

Okay, I've got a very early morning tomorrow.

Trish loves her new piano teacher.

What new teacher?

She started with a new piano teacher this week, remember?

Oh yeah.

She was practicing her new piece before dinner and she was...

she was just so intent on getting it right.

So earnest, God, it was priceless.

Sweetie, I invited some people from the station to the party.

I hope you don't mind.

I thought we were talking about Trish.

Okay, tell me about her new teacher.

Well, it's not about her teacher,

it's about her at the piano in our living room.

About how hard she was trying.

Well, you should have taped it for me.

Why? So you could review it later when you've got the time?

What did I do?

Nothing. I'm sorry. I'm just a little tense.

I know, well join the crowd.

Now I've got sweeps in 5 weeks

and if I don't nail them I'm going to be looking for a new career.

You never loved me.

You lied!

♪

Well, the best part is that the winner of the show

gets to host the show the following week.

Ah. Can you sell it, Chuck?

I can sell anything. Ha, ha.

Do you really need a job?

Well, I worked all my adult life.

Yeah, but think about it.

No more deadlines.

Ha, ha.

No, I need a job.

Oh, Jeannie.

Oh, Sal, excuse me a sec, okay?

Yeah, sure.

Grace.

Hello.

Donna, I'm so glad you could come.

Thanks for including me.

Are you hungry? This is a barbeque.

Uh-hmm.

Who's the glamour puss on the patio?

She's the new head of programming at the station.

Her name's Ashley Marin.

Honey, there's someone I'd like you to meet.

- Yeah. - Donna, this is my husband William.

Donna is Grace's niece. She's fresh in from... uh...

- Oh, Kansas City. - Right.

- Nice to meet you, William. - Grace, where have you been

keeping this lovely young lady?

So, Donna you hungry?

You want a hamburger or hot dog or something?

Uh, yeah. A burger would be fine, thanks.

You want the works?

On your burger.

Yeah.

Give me the works, thanks.

Grace, what can I get you?

I think I'm going to have some ribs.

- Okay. - Yes.

- Hi, Jeannie, how are you? - Good.

- This is a great party. - Thanks.

What do you do, Donna?

This and that.

What do you do, Trish?

I'm a kid. I go to school.

Well, what do you do besides school?

I've got a doll collection. Do you want to see it?

All right everybody, listen up.

Nobody gets out of here alive without seeing Trish's doll collection.

- You wanna? - Then I'd love to.

Come on.

These are so pretty.

I got this one on my birthday.

Hi Jeannie, my name's Donna.

Hi Donna, I'm Jeannie Costigan.

You have such a lovely house.

Are you happy here?

Jeannie and I live her happily

with our smart and beautiful daughter Trish.

Oh, here she comes.

Oh.

Hi, Donna. My name is Trish.

No, no, that's not me.

But look, she's beautiful.

She looks very, very smart, just like William said.

That is Ashley, and she's not in our game.

Just mommy and daddy and me...

and you.

I hope you guys know what you're doing,

because if she messes up, we're toast.

Yeah, well, we're going to go with it. I've got a good feeling.

Okay, you're the boss.

That's right.

Trish, honey, are you thirsty?

I know I am.

Well, I know that there's bottled water and juice.

Let's see what we've got here.

There's orange soda, diet soda,

apple juice, papaya juice.

That's what my mom likes. Any of that sound good?

Tap water's fine for me.

We also have ice pops. My mom lets me have one ice pop a day.

I like the cherry ones, but the green ones are pretty good too.

Oh, and we have purple ones but I don't...

Trish, honey, I think you better go get your dad.

Daddy! Daddy!

That's a nasty cut.

Where did you learn to do all this?

Well, I was a lifeguard when I was a kid.

How'd I know that?

Are you going to be all right?

Oh, I'm fine.

Lucky for me you have a doctor on staff.

You'll get your bill in the morning.

You're both very sweet.

Thank you, William.

Oh, that was fun, wasn't it?

Except for the part where you almost bled to death.

Oh, I told you they throw a great party.

I really like William, and Jeannie.

They seem well suited.

Oh, they were made for each other.

Who's this Ashley person?

- Why do you ask? - I don't know.

Jeannie seemed bothered by her.

Oh, I don't blame her.

That woman was all over William.

I don't like it.

What do you mean?

The two of them had a rough time about 5 years ago.

Some people said it was another woman

and that Jeannie was going to take Trish and leave.

Whatever it was, they worked it out.

I'm going to lie down for a few minutes.

A one drink gal should never have two.

WGBC TV.

General manager.

Donna, where are you?

I'm in your office, Aunt Grace.

Trying to brush up on my computer skills.

Well, speaking of that I just got off the phone

with a business pal, Consolidated Insurance.

I made an appointment for you for 2 o'clock tomorrow.

Is that okay?

Insurance?

Well, it's not show business

but it's a job, until you make up your mind

what you want to do.

Thanks for the interview.

Oh, what are aunts for, huh?

Did you have fun today?

Uh-huh.

Is Donna gonna live with Grace?

I don't know. Why? Do you like Donna?

A lot.

Do you like Ashley?

I don't really know her,

but your father says she's a big help at the station.

Why do you ask?

Because when Ashley is around, you don't smile.

Of course I smile.

Not really. You're just being polite.

Okay.

Then from now on,

whenever Ashley is around,

I shall smile my most dazzling smile.

You can't blame me.

Donna.

Everything's going to be all right this time.

- Hello. - Is this Jeannie Costigan?

- Yes, it is. - Hi, my name...

Hello?

Grace, it's Jeannie.

Oh, hi Jeannie.

Guess who just called me from New York?

The editor in chief of Women's Way magazine.

She wants to see me about a job.

In fact, she wants to see me so badly,

she wants to see me today.

Women's Way, that's a big deal.

Well, I'll probably take the 10:40 shuttle back tonight.

And you want to know if I'll stay with Trish

until William gets home.

No problem.

Oh, thanks Grace, you're the best.

Bye.

You look lovely.

Very professional.

Here's Lisa's address and directions to her office.

- All right. - And I have an idea.

Why don't you have dinner with Trish and me tonight?

And then we can all watch a movie until William comes home.

I make killer popcorn.

Sounds fun.

Okay. Good luck.

Thanks.

Secretary at an insurance company.

Thank you Aunt Grace.

I could do Ashley's job.

So predictable.

Sorry, Aunt Grace.

Hey there.

Oh, how did it go?

Very well, I think. She doesn't have anything

right now but there's something coming up

that could be perfect.

I'm going to call her next week.

I knew it would work out.

What are those pretty pink flowers?

Oh, let me show you.

I picked them up on sale last week and they're already blooming.

Here we go. Just for you.

These are mums. Aren't they lovely?

Oh.

- Donna. - Come in.

Oh, I'm sorry to disturb you, honey.

You look terrible.

Oh, I feel terrible.

I don't know if it's the flu or something I ate.

I've got a big favour to ask of you.

Would you sit with Trish tonight?

Of course.

Goodnight, aunt Donna.

Goodnight, baby. Sleep tight.

She was supposed to be here at 10, but she didn't show up.

Oh, I don't understand.

She said the 2 of you had a good meeting.

I don't know what's she's talking about, because she never stepped foot in this office,

- and I was here all day. - Can I call you back, Lisa?

- Sure, Grace. - Thanks.

General manager.

Donna?

Donna?

Donna?

- Hi. - Hi.

I was just checking on Trish.

You're home early.

Well, miracles do happen, I guess.

Hey, thanks a lot for pitching in.

I'm glad I could help out.

Grace told me that Jeannie had an appointment in New York, huh?

Yeah, I talked to her on the phone.

It sounds like she hit the ball right out of the park.

That's great.

But if she's working in New York and you're here,

who's going to take care of Trish?

Writers can write anywhere you know, even at home.

Not like the rest of us.

So, you hungry?

No, I'm fine, thanks.

Come on, let me fix you something.

You sure?

I love to cook.

I didn't realize I was so hungry.

Good. You know, I had a job interview today too.

Uh-hmm. How did it go?

I'm keeping my fingers crossed.

- What sort of work? - Computers.

- Really? - Yeah. You know, if you ever have a problem with yours,

- I could probably... - Hey guys.

Hey! Congratulations!

Oh, don't jinx it. Donna, thank you for filling in.

Is Grace any better? I should probably go check on her.

Well, give her my best.

I left my bag in your living room.

Look at you. I haven't seen you like this for a long time.

Like what?

Oh, buoyant.

You know, your eyes are sparkling, you're happy.

- Do you like it? - Oh yeah. I like it.

Donna, you were a real friend tonight. I owe you a fancy lunch.

Oh, Trish and I are buddies. I had fun.

Can I walk you back home?

Would you mind?

Don't lose that thought.

How do you know what I'm thinking?

Because I know what I'm thinking.

And then my job got outsourced.

There wasn't anything left really

to keep me in Kansas City,

so I decided it was time for a change.

Here I am. I'm still trying to figure out

what the change might be.

You know, I might be able to help you with that.

Oh really? You're such a sweet man.

Thank you.

Let me know if you want me to baby-sit again.

- Goodnight. - Goodnight.

What are you doing in my room?

Good likeness don't you think?

And what was that out there?

Where'd you get this?

I could have downloaded it from the WGBC website

as you did, but I didn't. I found it in your nightstand.

You snooped through my things?

Yes, I did. But only after I received a call

this evening from Lisa Benton.

You remember her? She was the appointment

you had today. The one that went well.

The one you never went to but told me that you did.

It does not give you the right to snoop through my things!

Donna, what is going on?

What I do is none of your business.

Why did you lie to me?

Because you're not important enough to me,

aunt Grace, to tell you the truth.

Get out of my room.

I said get out of my room!

Oh! Stop it.

What? This?

All right, Donna. Get a hold of yourself.

Donna, you must recognize your anger.

What are you talking about?

You know. My anger.

I have recognized it and I'm keeping it.

It's the only damn thing you can't take away from me.

And if you ever touch one of my things again, I'll kill you.

Oh!

You can't blame me for this, aunt Grace.

I wasn't the one snooping through other people's things.

That must run in your family.

Your sister, my dearly departed mother,

always had her nose in other people's business.

She drove my daddy crazy with her constant questions

and accusations.

She couldn't understand why he walked out on her.

I was 8 years old, I understood.

I thought he'd come back.

They had arguments before, but this time it was different.

My bedroom was right next to hers, and I could hear her.

So I decided I had to kill her.

The fat bitch beat me to it.

Drunk as usual,

she slipped in the bathtub and cracked open her skull.

Ha! Ha! Ha!

You really should've minded your own business, aunt Grace.

My God, what's that?

Oh, it must have been just terrible for you.

Donna, we...

we want you to come stay with us for a few days, okay?

- No, Jeannie... - No, no, we insist.

Thank you. I'll like that.

I better go check on Trish, okay?

Oh, yeah.

- You gonna be all right? - Yeah.

I'll see you in a little bit, sweetheart.

I just can't believe it.

I heard her yell

and I got up and she was there.

I'm so sorry, Donna.

Oh, Donna, come here, come here.

I'm so sorry.

Don't worry, we'll help you take care of everything:

the funeral, the arrangements... everything,

I promise. We loved Grace too, you know.

I know.

Thank you, William.

Extra towels.

I think you'll find everything

else you need in the guest bathroom.

Oh, Donna... I am so sorry.

Thank you, Jeannie.

It was a beautiful service.

- Yeah. - Yup.

I've got some sandwiches inside.

Trish, come help me set the table, okay?

Okay.

Donna, how're you holding up?

Okay, I guess.

Look, I know this isn't a very good time for this,

but Jeannie and I have talked about it,

and I think you need a job.

And I need somebody at the station to help me log commercials.

It's starting at the bottom, but it's good pay.

I'd like you to say yes.

I always wanted to be in show business.

You can start whenever you want.

I need to start right now, William.

As soon as possible, okay?

You got a deal.

We have 3 studios like this one.

That's Joanne and Steve. They do the morning show.

Soccer moms love them.

Okay, the executive offices

are up above and we peons are down here.

And this is your desk.

Wow. It already feels like I'm right at home.

And listen, if you have any problems, with the job

or with the salesmen, I'll be right over here,

that's my desk.

- Okay. - Okay?

Those 2 ought to get a room.

You see, William took Ashley to this broadcasters

conference in Chicago. Now, it's strictly legit,

if you ask me, but the rumour

is that she made sure they got adjoining rooms.

Even if that were true, that doesn't mean anything.

That's exactly what I said. Let's get to work.

You know, you look busy. I'll give this to Donna.

Hi there.

We met at William's party.

Do you eat lunch?

Thanks, but I make a habit of skipping lunch.

Dinner?

Chuck,

I'm taken.

My paperwork.

It's been a wonderful day, William. I love my job.

Don't get used to it:

there's an opening in scheduling coming up next month. Who knows?

Ha! Ha! My head's spinning!

Ted Grimes on 3.

I'm sorry, I gotta take this. Hey, Tippi, where's Ashley?

- I'm right here. - Ashley, Ted Grimes from L.A.

Allied Syndication, you remember?

Well, he's in town next week for 2 days.

He's window shopping all the stations.

We're gonna meet with him on Wednesday night.

- I'm there. - All right.

Hey, Ted? Ha! Ha! Ha! Okay.

I'm fine. Wednesday's good.

William took Ashley

to this broadcasters conference in Chicago.

The rumour is that she made sure they got adjoining rooms.

Expense reports...

May.

Adjoining rooms.

Breakfast for 2.

You're a bad girl, Ashley.

- Hello? - Tippi? It's Chuck.

I need to see William this morning, okay? Do you know what time it is?

What did you do, sleep here overnight?

Yeah, it's starting to feel that way.

- Do you know if he's free? - I have to check his agenda,

but I think it'll be all right. Okay. Let me know what time is good, okay?

Okay, I'll call you back later.

- Okay. - Thanks.

She's a bread expert.

That was my 1st real job. He was my boss.

Older, handsome... told me he liked my work.

It was very encouraging.

Watch out!

But... I'd never been in love before.

Of course he was married.

But he convinced me that he and his wife were separating,

that his marriage was over.

Lasted just about a year.

Turns out he never left his wife.

He never intended to.

She confronted me one day after work.

Well, I'm sorry, girl,

but you should've seen it coming.

She told me she knew all about us.

She wanted to give him another chance.

Do you think a married man who cheats deserves a 2nd chance?

It's not always that simple.

For me it would be.

You know, I was telling Sally that Tuesday is William's

birthday, and I got us theatre tickets.

Now, I was planning on dropping off Trish at Sal's,

but...

But Sal actually has a date

with a male person and is hoping for a sleepover herself.

Well, I'd love to stay with Trish Tuesday night,

or any other night.

Tuesday, dinner Jeannie.

Wednesday, Ted Grimes.

He's married, I know his wife,

I like her. What am I doing?

No one forced me to go to Chicago with him.

I must force him to make a decision,

I can't wait anymore.

Let's see...

I should end this little entry with a sad, plaintive note.

God help me.

It's perfect.

Allied Syndication, Mr. Grimes' office.

Mr. Costigan would like to confirm

drinks and dinner this evening with Mr. Grimes at

La Maison for 6:30.

- Tonight? - Hmm.

We have it here as tomorrow night.

- I'll try to track him down. - Great.

Yes. Yes, Mr. Grimes, I know, but...

Look, I had to change a very important meeting to make this thing happen tonight...

What? - It's Ted Grimes. There's a problem.

...and I don't appreciate being kept waiting. Is William coming or not?

Uh, Mr. Grimes, could I just put you on hold for one moment?

- Okay. - Thanks.

He's waiting for you at La Maison. He sounds really pissed.

- Why? That's tomorrow night. - Well, somebody screwed up and he thinks it's tonight.

We were supposed to be there 20 min ago.

Okay. Obviously, I don't have a choice.

Tell him I'm on my way.

Mr. Grimes, Mr. Costigan apologizes for the misunderstanding.

He'll be there in half an hour.

- Less. It's all right. - Less.

- Fine. - Okay. Thanks very much. Bye.

Bye. - Do you want me to call Jeannie?

No, no, I'll do that.

Get a hold of Ashley, tell her

to drop whatever she's doing, we gotta leave right away.

Oh, boy...

I can't believe we screwed this up.

I'll see you tomorrow, Tippi.

Oh, no, no, it's okay, I understand.

Really sorry, honey, but I just can't get out of this.

- I'll see you later, then. - Love you.

Jeannie, I got your message.

What happened?

My husband stood me up for a guy named Ted.

Ah, I'm sorry.

You want me to come over?

Oh, I would love that.

I finally got her to bed!

Good. So sit down and have a cup of tea.

Thank you.

William's got a lot of responsibilities.

I know.

And they don't end at the office.

Somebody important from out of town just called

and changed appointments, that's all.

Oh, there's always a good reason.

Well, threw everybody for a loop today.

Ashley had to change her schedule too.

Ashley?

It is too a big deal! I mean, I can't believe you spent

your birthday with Ashley instead of me!

Don't forget Ted Grimes.

I don't care about Ted Grimes, I'm talking about Ashley.

How could you be so insensitive?

There is nothing between Ashley and me.

Where have I heard that before?

Ah, I can't win this argument.

It's not about winning arguments.

Right. Right, it's about forgiving and forgetting.

Now, I don't expect you to forget what happened 5 years ago,

but if you can't find it in your heart to forgive me,

then we might as well just...

Might as well just what?

I don't know, Jeannie, I just... I don't know.

Much better.

The best part about being overweight

is you can eat anything you want. Hmm!

I had a weight problem, once.

Oh, get real!

I did, I'm serious. When I was a kid.

Really?

Losing that weight was one of the hardest things I ever did.

Oh, my! I gotta go.

I got a programming meeting in, like, 2 min.

It's gonna be a long one.

Right.

She lies.

She never had a weight problem, please!

- Hello? - Is this Jeannie Costigan?

- Yes, it is. - Do you mind holding for Noella Zanich?

No, I'll hold.

Please let me get this job! Please, please, please, please...

- Hello? - Hi.

Hi.

How was your day?

Productive. How about you?

I was a bitch last night.

I wasn't at my best either.

So when are you coming home?

I'm on my way.

They offered you that much money

to write a column a week, from your own home?

Jealous?

Damn straight, I am.

Are you proud of me?

Yeah, very.

Last Wednesday, when we worked late in the office,

I felt so close to you.

The way you smiled at me,

I know you share my feelings,

I can see it in your eyes.

That should do it.

Hmm.

Have a nice day, Ashley.

Hmph.

Ahem!

Sleep in today, Donna?

I had some personal stuff that needed to be resolved.

Hmm. Feels good to check something off

that to-do list, doesn't it?

Oh yeah...

Okay, yeah. You got it, Jim. Thanks.

You through for the night?

Oh, I am burnt out. Things keep changing every 5 min.

Another hundred phone calls and I'll be done.

Well, hang in there. You're doing God's work.

Ha! Ha! I'll see you tomorrow.

Okay.

You won't be needing that.

One more item off my to-do list.

"For now, the police have no leads,

and friends and relatives have only the memory of a beautiful

young woman whose life was suddenly and cruelly cut short.

Ashley Marin was just 28 years old."

- I wouldn't say beautiful. - "Thank you, Kelli.

In other news this morning, the city council has finally approved..."

Did you hear?

Yeah, I just got off the phone with Rita.

Oh my God, Trish!

No, no, no, it's okay, she's still sleeping.

I gotta get to the station, sweetie.

I love you, William.

I love you too.

This is a terrible tragedy.

I think we're all in shock.

There's nothing I can say that will change what's happened,

but I can tell you what Ashley would do in this situation.

She'd do her job.

That's it.

Funeral arrangements will be posted.

Thank you.

Donna, let me talk to you for a minute, okay?

Sweeps are in less than 3 weeks,

we've got a million things to be tied up,

and I need somebody who's smart

and who's willing to work hard.

You can count on me, William.

Thanks.

I'll take care of Costigan myself.

You see what you can find out about her coworkers.

Thank you.

Mr. Costigan, I'm detective

Lupo, thank you for seeing me.

Certainly. Have a seat.

- Thank you. - Would you like some coffee?

No, thank you.

Terrible thing.

Do you have any idea of anyone who might've

had a reason to kill her? Boyfriend, ex-husband?

I didn't really know very much about her personal life.

I see. Did she get along well with her fellow employees?

As far as I know.

And what about you?

How did you get along with her?

I hear you 2 were very close.

Detective, I was at home, in bed, with my wife.

Well, that's very nice,

but that's not what I asked you, sir.

We got along well.

I was impressed by her abilities.

I was grooming her to take over the station manager's job.

- Grooming her? - Yeah.

I see.

That trip to Chicago, is that...

it's part of the grooming process, was it?

Yeah, as a matter of fact, it was.

Uh-huh...

Mr. Costigan, a number of things were found

in Miss Marin's condo.

What sort of things?

Oh, a monogram shirt with your initials

found in her closet,

several photographs of you.

Now, how do you suppose that those things, those personal things,

found their way into Miss Marin's condo?

I have absolutely no idea.

No? Well, maybe your wife gave them to her.

They were friends, right?

Not really. They knew each other.

Mr. Costigan,

are you aware that Miss Marin

had special feelings for you?

No, detective Lupo,

I am not aware.

Well, she did. She kept an electronic journal.

Her most intimate feelings,

thoughts, description of her relationship with you.

We didn't have a relationship.

In addition to the weekend

in Chicago, she described several late nights

that you 2 spent here at the office together.

Detective, of course we spent late nights here in the office,

that's the nature of our business! But that doesn't mean

that we were involved with each other. I...

There was absolutely nothing between us.

Tippi, is he busy?

He's inside with a detective.

We'll be in touch, Mr. Costigan.

Ma'am.

Hey.

I was just wondering if you have anything more for me to do.

I was just questioned by a detective.

Yeah, there's another one down in the bullpen.

They found some personal things of mine in Ashley's condo.

How would your things get in her place?

I don't have a clue!

There was nothing going on with you 2, right?

Oh, come on! Now they've got you believing that!

What is the use?

I'm sorry, but they've just been asking questions.

I know.

What am I gonna tell Jeannie?

The truth.

Network's on 5.

Okay, I gotta take that.

And hey, this is just between us.

- Yeah. - Okay.

Yeah, Charlie, hi.

I had to answer a hundred questions about Ashley,

about death...

Murder's not a subject you wanna discuss with an 8-year-old.

You want some coffee?

No. Jeannie, come here.

Sit down.

Why?

What's the matter?

The police came to the station today,

about Ashley.

Just routine, right?

Sort of.

What wasn't routine, William?

There's something I got to tell you.

Oh, boy.

I don't want to hear this.

I'm sorry, but you're going to have to.

You told me you went to Chicago alone.

You lied to me.

It was the station's group meeting. I needed her there.

Why?

Because, damn it, she was my head of programming.

Well, then you should have told me.

- You would have gone ballistic. - Damn right.

There's more.

And I know how bad this is going to sound, Jeannie.

Oh, god!

They found some personal things of mine

in Ashley's apartment. A shirt, photos,

she kept a journal, she wrote about an affair.

An affair that she claimed she was having with me,

but I swear to you, Jeannie it's not true.

I didn't know anything about any of this.

You lied to me about taking her

to Chicago. And you expect me to believe you about this?

It's the truth, Jeannie.

I bet you like cognac after dinner, don't you darling?

I bet she doesn't pour you cognac.

What are you doing, Jeannie?

I'm going to Sal's in the morning until I decide what to do.

And I'm taking Trish with me.

You can sleep downstairs tonight.

What are you going to tell Trish?

I haven't decided yet.

But I warned you five years ago, William.

I cannot, I will not go through that again.

Jeannie, there was nothing going on between us.

That's what you said 5 years ago.

Please.

Please don't go.

I have to go.

Don't fret, sweetheart.

Things will get better, I promise.

Okay, I'm just thinking out loud here

but what don't we add an additional hour of news

and push the Dick Saunders Show back to eleven?

That's good. I like that. Donna, call Saunders'

producer, make sure he can do it.

Okay.

Okay, everybody, back to work. We're almost there.

All right. Your notes for your 2 o'clock...

Yeah.

...and your lunch meeting is confirmed.

Great. Donna, what would I do without you?

Just one more night apart, my love.

Here you go, sweetie.

Hmm, thanks Sal.

- What do you say? - Thank you, Sally.

You're welcome, Trish.

Hello?

Hi, it's me.

Hey. How are you?

We're fine. Huh,

Trish has some good news she wants to tell you.

Really?

Yeah, hold on.

Daddy?

Hey, sweetie. What's the good news?

I got my report card today.

And I got an A in grammar and a B+ in math.

Ha! Ha! Sweetheart, that's wonderful.

That's my girl.

Daddy...

When are we going to come home?

Soon, baby. Very soon.

Are you and mommy going to stay mad at each other?

No, honey. I promise we won't.

Everything's going to be okay, don't you worry.

I miss you.

I miss you too.

Good night.

'Night, 'night. Daddy loves you.

I love you too.

William?

Yeah?

Huh... I'll talk to you tomorrow then, okay?

Okay.

Good morning.

Good morning.

Looks like you could use a little more sleep.

Nah, I'm fine. You got those reports ready?

Hot off the press.

Attagirl. Good. Come see me in five.

Hum-hum.

Oh! Huh, thanks for coming in on a Saturday.

You're welcome.

I thought you left.

I did.

My car won't start.

I'd crawl under the hood and fix it for you

but I don't know a thing about cars.

Just let me close down here and I'll give you a ride home, okay?

Thanks.

Remind me to talk to Isabel on Monday, will you?

Who?

Isabel, our accountant.

About getting you some overtime.

You sure earned it today.

I enjoyed it.

Thanks for the ride.

- Good night. - Good night.

Hey, I'm famished. What about you?

There's a diner about 10 minutes down the road.

No, I prepared something this morning 'cause I had a feeling we'd be working late.

There's enough for 2.

How'd you know this was my favourite dessert?

Ah. Ha! Ha!

How did you know that's my favourite dessert?

Oh, but your likes and dislikes are often

discussed in the coffee room at work.

Can't figure out why.

It's easy, you're the boss.

Right.

So you've never been married?

No.

Ever want to be?

Yep.

What happened?

He didn't.

Well, he must have been out of his mind.

I thought so.

Ha! Ha! Ha!

Hey, the news is almost on.

Oh, it's Kelli's first night at the news desk.

Hmm-hmm, you want to eat your pie in the living room?

Yeah. Good. Thanks.

Donna, I love you.

I've loved you since the first moment I met you.

The miner strike is in its third week

and an agreement seems to be nowhere in sight.

A spokesman for the union says that the miners are prepared

to hold out for as long as it takes

until management meets their demands for better health

benefits and more vacation time.

- You reach him? - Trying his cell.

Well, I called Dr. Schneider. She said she'll meet you at the hospital.

Thank you. She still throwing up?

Hello, this is William Costigan,

- please leave a message. - Oh, William! Where are you?

And analysts fear that the local economy will be hit hard this

winter if an agreement is not reached soon.

Not bad. Not bad at all.

What's this?

Cognac.

You read my mind.

I'm getting pretty good at that.

You're so tense.

Oh.

Boy, that's the spot.

You just relax.

Let Donna take care of everything.

You little workaholic.

Donna, I better be going.

You haven't finished your drink.

Don't look so surprised, William.

It's just a question of time.

Just a question of time.

Donna, please.

- Please what? - Please stop.

It's meant to be. Just let it happen.

I don't want it to happen.

- But we... - I'm in love with Jeannie, damn it!

You 2 don't belong together.

If I have done anything to mislead you, Donna, I'm sorry.

No. It's me, I just picked the wrong time.

The following message is now....

Of course you can't commit right now, you have too much on your mind.

...Trish is sick. We're on our way to the emergency room.

I understand. Please. You just need more time.

Trish is in the hospital.

Why don't you understand?

They're like little barometers,

super sensitive to any change in their environment.

A sudden high fever can be one way that they communicate

their anxiety.

She okay?

Well, she's fine. She'll be good to go in a couple minutes.

Jeannie.

Look, I... I messed up.

I admit that but I did not lie to you.

Well maybe I messed up a little bit too.

Let's go home.

Okay, ladies. I'm going to go off and get this prescription, okay?

- Okay. - I'll be home soon.

All right, we'll see you later.

My little barometer.

I love you so much.

Why'd you come back, Jeannie?

You shouldn't have done that.

What are you doing here? How'd you get in?

I like you. You're my friend.

I wish things didn't have to turn out this way.

Turn out what way, Donna?

Don't you get it?

This is my house now.

You don't belong here.

What are you talking about?

Things have changed.

William and I love each other.

Donna, you're not making any sense.

Oh yes, I am.

William and Trish and I are going to be a family now.

And that means there's no place for you here.

Get out of my house.

No.

You're the one who has to leave.

I said, get out of my house.

I was hoping it wouldn't come to this.

Donna...

please, put that down.

I really don't want to have to shoot you, Jeannie.

Tell her, William.

About us.

We don't have to lie anymore.

She won't believe me.

Why do you have that gun, Donna?

You don't need that. Put it down.

Jeannie's being stubborn. She won't go.

Tell her, William.

About what happened with us tonight at Grace's house.

I will, Donna.

I'll tell her.

But you don't need the gun. Give it to me.

Donna, listen to William.

Give him the gun.

Why? So you can try and convince him to stay?

You think I'm stupid?

No. No.

Tell her you love me, William.

I will. Donna, I'm...

I promise.

First, just give me the gun.

Just say how perfect we are together.

So rare you meet your perfect soul mate.

That's what we are, William.

We're soul mates.

You may not realise that completely right now,

but you will.

You will.

And I'm not going to let her take you away from me.

Leave, Jeannie. You have a job waiting for you in New York.

You're going to meet a man who loves you too.

Okay.

No, William. I'm not going to lose you too.

Not like the others.

I've worked too hard on this relationship.

I've done too much for you.

And no one is going to take

you away from me.

That's why I have to kill you now, Jeannie.

Donna. Donna, please.

You don't want to do this, please.

So William can be free and we can be together.

No, let her go, Donna.

Don't you see, William? She's never going to let us be together.

- Please, let me talk... please... - Can't you...

Oh, god. You're bleeding.

Are you okay?

Yeah. Just got the side of my leg.

Where are you going?

Jeannie?

Daddy?

Trish, go in our room and call 9-1-1.

I'll be all right, sweetie. Go do what I told you.

Ah! Ah!

He was mine, Jeannie.

If only for a moment, he loved me.

Never enough to stay.

Never enough...

to stay...

Bravo! Bravo!

Happy anniversary.

You were wonderful, sweetheart.

I love you.