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Eres la hija de Mo?

Yeah.

Okay. Well, I'm the housekeeper. I'm here to pick you up.

What happened to 9 o'clock?

So, anyway, as I said, I'm Joel.

I'm your mom's housekeeper.

So, we'll probably be seeing a lot of each other.

You excited to be moving back in with her?

She hasn't seen you in a while.

What's it been? Three or four years?

She's excited to see you.

Yeah...

It'll be a nice change-up from the two of us.

It's just usually us.

I help her get the mail. Cook, clean...

feed the cat.

Sometimes we do fun stuff , like , go to a movie or something.

Just to change it all up.

But, yeah, three people will be nice in that apartment.

I'll bet you'll love the view. It's on the twelfth floor, at the very top.

You can see for miles from that window. All the way out to the parks.

You know, they say, when Mo gets on the elevator,

and she pushes the 12th floor button,

they say, "She's going to the penthouse.

Mo's going up to the penthouse!"

So, what does "A" stand for, anyway?

Abigail?

Annabel?

Alice?

Not Alice.

Anna! Anna's a nice name.

Yeah, Mo wouldn't give you a bad name.

Do you ever shut up?

Okay.

I'll just say one more thing, okay?

She is thrilled to see you.

She's glad you're coming home.

I don't see how,

because you seem like the perfect doting child.

Why should she need me?!

Well, here we are.

Home sweet home.

Well, it is for some of us, at least.

Need any help?

No.

Todo bien...

Do you know the way?

Yes!

That's good. She knows the way.

Almost beat you up here,

It's not locked. You can go on in.

Here you go.

We're back, Mo.

Great!

Well, hi, A.

How was your trip over?

It was fine.

That's good.

You got everything moved over?

Mmhm.

Well... That's good.

I'm sorry to interrupt. I'm just going to get the rest of the boxes.

Okay. Great, Joel.

Wow!

All that red hair.

How long have you had it?

Awhile.

You must like it.

I do.

I'm going to have to get used to that, but I'm sure I can manage.

You know, Joel's a great cook.

He could whip us up something for supper tonight.

What would you like?

He also talks a lot.

Well, so do I. And you used to.

We just want to make you feel welcomed.

Why don't you...

take you're coat off? Make yourself feel at home?

Good morning, A.

Do you like your food?

Joel's a really good cook.

I like it.

A?

It's fine.

You know,

We really haven't had a chance to talk much

since you've been back.

I have nothing to talk about.

We've not seen each other for three years, and

you don't think there's anything to talk about?

Do you think you'll like living here?

Wouldn't it be nice if we could,

you know, talk to each other?

I don't want to just sit here and stare at each other night after night.

I just want to be left alone! Some peace and quiet.

Well... That's not going to happen.

Do you feel like you're stuck?

What do you think?!

It doesn't have to be like that.

You can go places.

I'm sure Joel would take you somewhere.

You have friends?

They're welcome. They can come over and take you places.

I can't just go out and have fun, like other people my age!

Why not?

You should know.

I have help.

I can go places.

Sure beats sitting home alone all the time.

Yeah, and what have you done with your life?

I had you.

Well, thanks a fucking lot!

I want us to be close again. We used to.

My mom and I, we were close.

I want that for A and I, to be close again.

This is going to be so hard.

Joel, do you think I'm doing the right thing by having her come here?

I do.

I hope so.

I mean, I've always believed family helps family.

Not just throw them out in the street, or

send them to a shelter amongst strangers.

We're family, we should be together, but...

She comes over here, after she agreed to move in

with me, and she don't even want to talk to me!

And when we do, we just have this huge blow-up, and...

Hey.

All unpacked? Settled in?

Yeah.

Want me to take those for you?

Sure.

Got a lot of stuff. Lot of boxes.

Hey.

What's in those?

You know I've worked around them all the time, and I have no idea.

Probably storage, or something.

You're free to look. It's your room, now.

And, good morning, everyone.

Sorry I'm a little late today.

Just had to have my coffee, you know how that is.

How's everyone doing today?

You're looking a tiny bit droopy.

We might have to give you a little bit of a cut.

But, it won't hurt. Don't worry about it.

I'll be very, very gentle.

It's so good to see everyone.

And, how are we doing with our new friend, the fern?

Everyone say, "Hi, Fern!"

We've never had such a large plant before

but it's very, very nice to have you.

Of course, we're sorry about Mrs. Milton, and that you

couldn't be in her apartment anymore, but she had to move...

Beach music! Our favorite! Come on!

Okay. Here we go!

That's good music.

It's wonderful music! Reminds me of the Carolinas.

The Carolinas, Reminds me of Koko Head.

I know.

Okay, here we go!

I always want to hug you when we dance.

Well... good!

That is good!

Todo bien, ready for a little twirl here...?

Wow.

What do we have? It's impossible to walk by this

book without taking a look. I can't believe it.

There's Ike. There's Patton. What are they talking about?

Yeah! "The Race for Tunisia"!

Patton".

Who knew I'd be a history buff? Who knew I

would be so interested in World War II?

But, then... shoot!

I got a grandfather who had shrapnel in his leg from World War I,

and my dad flew B-17s over Germany as a belly-gunner.

A belly-gunner...

Who the hell even reads the newspaper anymore?

Who ever reads this?!

It's your bill! I'm tired of paying your bills!

What bill?

It's not mine.

It is yours.

How could that possibly be mine?

It's from now! I just now got it in the mail!

What about this?

This is all you, too!

That's not me! That's you! That's not me at all! They're all your bills.

No.

I'd don't use that stuff!

Why do we have to have this conversation every day? I don't understand!

Because every day you're ringing up bills!

No I'm not. Please.

Hey! Don't you...

What are you doing?

I was just checking it out.

Put it back!

Sorry.

Just because you're my Mom's housekeeper doesn't

mean that you can go through my things!

Won't happen again.

I bet you don't even know what that is.

I bet you ten bucks that I do.

Todo bien, you're on! What is it?

It's you owing me ten bucks,

because that is a shotgun shell reloader.

How do you know what that is?

Because my grandfather used to own one.

You see, during the 1930s, during the Great Depression.

They used to reload their own spent shotgun

shells with their own material to save money.

So, they didn't have to go buy new ones at the store.

Sound about right?

Just know not to go through my stuff.

I'll ask next time,

but from now on, maybe you can stop acting like I'm as dumb as I look?

You certainly are rude.

How was your day?

fue Todo bien

What did you do?

Not much.

You went out.

You must have done something?

I was just doing a little bit of...

bird watching.

That's exciting.

What kind of birds did you see?

Well...

I saw a Bald Eagle perched on a building.

That's neat! Don't see too many of them.

What else?

I saw a mother Robin tending her nest.

That's neat. I like Robins.

I saw a couple Sparrows kind of dancing around each other.

That would have been fun to have seen!

But then, there were some really, really aggressive Crows.

Yeah, Crows can be like like that, I guess.

I really don't know too much about birds, but

they're fun to watch.

So, where are we going first?

We're going to the bank.

"To the bank", and then what happens...?

Do we go to a show? Do we...

Help me, here. Help me, here!

Okay, give me your arm.

Sorry.

Well, come on!

Hi, there.

What the hell are you doing here?

I work here.

What have you been up to?

Nothing.

Just bird watching.

Not a lot of birds out, yet.

You would be surprised.

You would be surprised to know that when I

was taking the trash out a little earlier,

I looked through one of the windows, and I saw you down there in the park.

Your binoculars were faced towards the building.

You want to tell me what's up with that?

Fine, you caught me.

I was doing some people watching.

You're spying on the residents.

I really wouldn't call it spying. It's just more curiosity.

It's a breach of privacy.

As if they would even know.

What if you get caught?

So what?

There would be a lot of trouble.

I hate to break it to you, but I'm going to have

to do the five-year-old thing, and tell on you.

You're going to tell on me?

To who? My mom? What's that going to do?

Yeah, I'll tell your mom, for a start.

And then, I'm going to tell the building

management, because they'll get a kick out of it.

Fine! What do you want?

Wait. You're going to bribe me now, is that it?

Bribe me, so you can keep playing this sick little game?

Call it what you want.

Okay. I've got something.

You can start being nice to Mo.

I mean, she's your mom, for Christ's sake!

And, she saved your ass by letting you live here,

so I think the least you could do is open up.

Fine. I'll try.

You promise?

I promise I'll try.

Deal?

Deal.

Hi.

Hey.

What are you doing?

The floor's uneven.

Have you ever realized that?

Really?

Yeah, I was having trouble with my wheelchair, and I decided to try marbles.

I guess I never would have realized that.

Anyway, I wanted to bring this by.

I thought maybe you'd be interested.

My roommates, they can't stand it anymore. They think it's...

cursed, or something. It gives them the creeps.

It's a lucky cat statue.

The Japanese call it Ma... uh...

Maneki-necko.

That's it.

Interested in giving it a good home?

Sure. I'll take it.

So, still doing any... "bird watching".

I am.

Thinking about doing some night watching, as well.

Okay. Spy at your own peril.

I will.

And....

I didn't know if you knew this or not, but there's a community

balcony you're free to use. All the floors have them.

Might give you a good view, and you

wouldn't have to go into the park at night.

Okay. Cool.

Thanks.

Sure.

Well, you're still here. That's a surprise.

Never been anyone that was still here.

They're here, and then they're not here.

Why would I expect anything different from you?

I shower you. Talk to you. Feed you.

And...

what do I get? Nothing. Nothing!

You're just... you're only plants.

Not just... you're not just plants.

You're the only thing that's stayed. And listened.

You've been a part of me.

Everything, everyone goes... away.

Wait a minute! What are you doing?

I don't like your attitude.

Well, tough!

What is the matter with you?

I don't know what's the matter with me!

Todo bien. I'll try dancing again.

You stepped on my foot!

I didn't step on your foot! You put your foot over here, where mine was.

What? That's ridiculous!

I was doing my dance step, and you screwed it up!

Me?

Yeah. You!

You're impossible.

Wait a minute! What about supper?!

Never mind supper. Fix your own!

I'll starve!

Remember?

You told me about that. I couldn't figure out

what you meant by The Battle of the Bulge.

I later read about it.

Patton, and Montgomery, and Omar Bradley

headed up by a guy from Abilene.

My god.

If only I could see the two of you today. That would be so beautiful.

You lived a good life. You were strong.

Lived in a one room house.

Twenty-by-twenty. Des Moines, Iowa.

All these guys.

All this "attack, attack" and "fall back" and...

Didn't have to be this way!

I'm done!

That was good.

Thank you.

Time to do the dishes.

Yeah, correcto

Time for bed.

Come on. I've got you.

Hey, old woman. I love you. Thanks for taking care of me.

Awe, you're a good boy.

Time to go to bed.

Do you know which apartment the EMTs went to?

Yeah. B904. Ninth floor.

Isn't that the one with the old lady and her

son, or whoever it is that lives with her?

Ed?

You know his name?

Yes, I know his name. We uh... I've worked with him a couple times. Okay?

Why is it so important to you?

Did they say how she died?

Yes. They said natural causes. They think she

stopped breathing during the night sometime,

and they found her in bed.

I don't think it was natural causes.

Really?

Think she was murdered?

Yeah, I kind of... do think think she was murdered.

And, what brings you to that conclusion?

I saw something weird last night. Okay?

You saw something weird during that illegal

activity that you call "bird watching".

That's convincing.

I know what I saw, and she suddenly turns up dead the next day.

A little weird, don't you think?

I think you're making it up.

Todo bien. You've got to stop doing that!

Todo bien, escuche. Yo vi....

a lamp fall over. I saw a shadow, or a silhouette, or...

it looked like it was-

Okay, look. You think you saw something.

Okay, you think you saw a lamp get knocked over.

But, I think you're making it all up.

You're making it all up because you're bored out of your little head.

You've been bored since you got here, so it makes since

to me that you're just trying to cause a little fuss

for your own entertainment.

So I think you should drop it.

I know what I saw, and I know I'm not lying!

What did you do today?

Not much.

Didn't go bird watching?

Not so much anymore.

Why not?

There's only so much I can take of aggressive Crows.

Because I thought you were enjoying those dancing Sparrows and that...

mother Robin?

So...

I know I haven't always been very

appreciative

of all that you've done for me.

I just want to let you know that I'm going to try to do better.

I appreciate that. That's good to hear.

I know this hasn't been easy for you.

I'm sure it's hard, you know, after living on

your own, then having to move back in with me.

I guess I got so used to being on my own that...

I thought my world was going to crash and I took everything out on you.

I can understand that. I know there's been times I've been

upset at a situation and have taken it out on others.

Doesn't make it right,

but...

I can understand it.

I'm just glad that you're willing to

want to have a relationship again.

I'm willing to try harder, too.

And, I would very much like for us to... have a relationship.

Find some interests, and be able to do things together.

That would be fun.

Have my daughter back.

Hey, where are you off too?

9th floor.

No you're not. No you're not. Get back here.

Come on! I got to go!

I know what you're up to, and you're not going down there.

You don't know anything, for sure.

And neither do you.

That's why you shouldn't go down there snooping around like this.

It's not like I'm going to go up to his

door, and say, "Hi! Are you a murderer?"

That's what it sounds like you're doing.

No. I'm just going to knock on his door and

chat with him a little bit. Maybe look around when he's not looking.

I just don't think that's a very good idea.

I'm sure you think a lot of things aren't a good idea.

Well, yeah. I'm the only one who thinks around here. Wait a second! Wait!

Okay. Okay, I think maybe I know where this is going. Maybe... maybe.

Look.

If you're trying to do this to prove a point

to me, you don't have to do that, okay?

It has nothing to do with proving a point to you.

I just want justice for the old lady.

Do you think anyone should actually, you know,

have to go through that. And just think,

"Well, she just died in her sleep." ?

Would you want justice if it was your relative?

Yes. If you put it that way, yes. And,

if that's what actually happened, yes.

And, okay, maybe you actually... I'll take a leap here.

Maybe you actually saw something, and

on that note I'm sorry about the other day.

Really?

Yes. Sincerely, I'm sorry. I... Look,

I blew up on you because...

It probably sounds stupid, but I've been

working in places like this for a while, now.

And, you get to know older people. You respect them a lot,

and a lot of them are just really helpless, and

you don't like the idea of people killing them.

It just... it got to me, because I thought you

were making it up. It got to me. So, I'm sorry.

This is why I need to do something. So she can have some justice.

Okay. Todo bien, look. If you're so determined to see this done, then...

then I'll go down there.

So how are you going to get in there?

It's not like I can just knock on the front door

and say, "Hi, Ed! Long time, no see." You know?

And then snoop around as he fixes me a cup of tea.

It's not going to work like that.

Yeah, he doesn't really seem like the friendly type.

No.

We're going to have to get in there when he's not home.

You mean, like, break in?

Sort of.

You know when I said I worked with him that one time?

Well, I was helping him move a bunch of stuff into storage.

Took a whole freaking month. So, anyway,

I ended up keeping this, because the whole thing ended

on a sour note, and he never asked for it back.

So, I guess you don't need to break in. You

can just walk in through the front door.

Mmhm.

But, when? I mean, he's always there.

I think I have an idea.

I think that's right.

Okay, it's ringing.

No, no, no! You do it.

What?! Why?!

I don't sound professional over the phone. I sound like a little girl.

Do it! Do it, do it, do it! Todo bien, Todo bien

Yes, good afternoon, Sir. I am with Denver and Strasbourg.

Yes, the uh, insurance company downtown, thats correct.

And I have a policy here that is worth $50,000

in the event of such a death that we heard occurred in your residence.

It was taken out about 5 years ago, yes.

Esta correcto, $50,000.

Well, you see, it has to be, and Im sorry,

this is rather inconvenient for you,

it has to be claimed today.

Yes, it expires in a week, but, you know, theres a lot of

paperwork to get through. We have to get the ball rolling.

Again, Im sorry its such an inconvenience, but it is a...

lot of money.

Yes.

Okay, well, we appreciate your business, and we look forward to seeing you.

Mmhm, buh-bye.

Did he buy it?

Yeah, he says he's on his way.

Good.

Okay. looks like he's falling for it.

Todo bien. You need to get down there and find something.

Something? Like what?

Anything that could be used as evidence? Something that looks out of place?

Todo bien. Easy enough, I guess.

How long do you think we should wait? You

know, to make sure he's out of the building?

I'd say let's give him a bit. About... ten minutes.

Todo bien. We'll wait it out for ten minutes, then.

Yeah, make sure you have your walky-talky on at all times.

Keep the volume low, though. We don't want to attract attention.

Right.

You're my look-out, so

you let me know ASAP if anything fishy goes down so I can get out of there.

And don't you dare get caught.

And don't get caught. Right.

This is nuts!

Any of this junk could be evidence. Any of it could not be evidence!

God!

Hey, Joel, come in.

Joel, do you copy?

For some reason he's back early. Come on, pick up!

I'll be damned.

Dude, come on!

Joel, do you copy?

Come on! He's on his way up there!

Joel, you need to get out of there!

He is coming up there ahora mismo! You need to get out of there!

A?

A, you're not coming in very clear. Can you repeat that? Over?

Shit.

Joel! You need to get out of there!

He is coming there ahora mismo! Do you copy?

A, do you copy? Over?

Shit.

Shit, shit, shit, shit, shit.

Close the door! Close the goddamned door!

Damnit, Joel! I thought he caught you.

No. He didn't catch me.

I didn't even see him.

He didn't see me.

That makes one of us.

What do you mean?

He saw me on the balcony.

Todo bien

Well, I have some good news.

You just might be right.

Shit.

Yeah.

I don't see another way around it.

We're going to have to split up again.

Estas en lo cierto

Todo bien, you take the stairs, I'll take the elevator.

That way if he catches one of us,

then at least the other can go get help.

Okay.

We cannot lead him back to the twelfth floor apartment.

No. That's got to be our number one priority.

Okay. There's no time to waste.

I'll head towards the stairs. You take the next elevator up, Todo bien?

Todo bien. Good luck.

You, too.

Joel?

B. 1. 2. 1. 1.

I tried to lead him away, but he knows where I live.

Well,

I guess we have to go to the police.

But, I don't know what we'd tell them.

I mean, we show that to them, the first thing

they're going to say is, "It's a piece of junk."

You know? They're not going to put that to a killing.

Second, they're going to ask me where I got it.

I can't tell them I broke into his apartment and took it.

I'm going to have to say something like,

I dug it out of his garbage.

We have to do something, though. We can't just let a murderer go free.

Yeah.

And if he is, in fact, a murderer,

I don't like the thought of him running around

knowing where you live, where Mo lives.

He could hurt you guys.

Yeah, I know.

We have to figure something out.

I mean...

there's nothing to figure out.

We have to take our chances with the cops.

I'll go there ahora mismo

I'll see if there's anyone at the station who will take me seriously.

You stay here.

Keep the door locked. Keep an eye on Mo.

Hello?

Yes.

How did you get my number?

Fine, I'll meet you.

Mom!

Mom?!

Look what I found.

Color!

Not that I don't love green. It's my very favorite color.

But, I just happened across these,

and I thought we'd just add a little bit of zing.

There's nothing wrong with zing, is there?

I mean, you're all acclimated as a new friend, and now we have

some more new friends, I'm glad we waited ,

though, until you felt more comfortable , but

here's just a few more friends, and we know how we love friends.

Todo bien, aqui vamos!

I love it!

We haven't lost it, Babe!

These young people think they can dance. Pssh. They can't dance.

This is so fun!

We knew it was going to happen. Yeah.

Well, Mom, it's a beautiful day.

We're going to enjoy this. We're going to celebrate.

We're going to celebrate your life, Dad.

Just like that! Okay?

I was just telling Mom the other day, when

you came home from the service you built...