All language subtitles for Nora.Roberts.Midnight.Bayou.2009.1080p.WEBRip.x264-RARBG2_English

[ CHEERS,
FESTIVE MUSIC PLAYING ]

[ INDISTINCT SHOUTING ]

MARDI GRAS 2001!

HA HA!
WHOO!

DOES ANYBODY BESIDE ME THINK
THAT WE MISSED THE TURNOFF?

WHOO!

QUEEN OF THE PARTY!

I'M KING OF THE WORLD!

I'M KING OF THE --

WHOA, WHOA, STOP, STOP.

WHOO!

STOP, STOP, STOP!

[ TIRES SCREECHING ]

DECLAN, WHAT
ARE YOU DOING?

WHERE'D SHE GO?
WHAT?

WHERE'D SHE GO?!

WHERE'D WHO GO?
WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

DECLAN.

THERE IS NO WAY IN HELL
THAT THING IS ACTUALLY THERE.

NO, NO, NO, MANET HALL --
VERY BAD JUJU.

NOBODY'S LIVED THERE
FOR 100 YEARS,

EXCEPT FOR SQUATTERS
AND TRAMPS.

SOME OF THEM POSSIBLY
NOT OF THE LIVING VARIETY.

I'M GOING IN.

[ Sighing ] DECLAN.

[ ALL GROANING ]

Come on.

Woman:
NO, NOT ME. NO WAY.

INTRUDERS BE GONE!

[ LAUGHS ]

COME ON.

Remy:
THIS IS WHAT I GET

FOR BRINGING MY DUMB-ASS
YANKEE ROOMMATE

DOWN HERE
FOR MARDI GRAS.

[ THUNDER CRASHES ]

I GOT TO HAVE IT, REMY.

JUST TELL ME WHERE TO SEND
THE CHECK AND HOW MUCH.

CAN WE PLEASELEAVE NOW?!

NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO.
I WANT TO SEE THE BALLROOM.

WHAT MAKES YOU THINK
THERE'S A BALLROOM?

HOW COULD A HAUNTED SOUTHERN
MANSION NOTHAVE A BALLROOM?

WE ARE SO OUT OF HERE.

[ WIND HOWLING ]

[ SCREAMS ]

[ THUNDER CRASHING ]

DECLAN, YOU GET YOUR BUTT
OVER HERE NOW

OR YOU CAN FIND YOUR OWN RIDE
HOME TO BOSTON!

HERE, TRY THAT.

TWO MORE BAY LEAVES,
ONE MORE GRAIN OF PEPPER,

AND A MICROSCOPIC DASH
OF CAYENNE.

YOU GOT IT, BABE.
OH, AND YOUR GRANDMA CALLED.

SHE NEEDS A FAVOR
OUT BY THE CABIN.
ON MY WAY.

[ SIGHS ]

[ CAR HORN HONKS ]

[ LAUGHS ]

HEY!

COME HERE.

[ Laughing ] BABY!

WHAT'S GOING ON?

MMM!

HOW YOU DOING?
GOOD.
HOW YOU DOING?

HOW'S THINGS UP THERE
IN NEW ORLEANS?

I GOT
SOMETHING COOKING.
OH.

OH, YEAH, AND IT AIN'T
JUST IN THE OVEN.

[ LAUGHS ]

SEEMS SOMEBODY'S
BOUGHT THE HALL,

SIGHT UNSEEN,
CASH ON THE BARRELHEAD --

YOUNG, UH, LAWYER
OUT OF BOSTON,

NAME OF
DECLAN FITZPATRICK.

OSCAR SAID
THERE WAS A FAVOR YOU NEEDED.

OH, WELL, JUST
THE NEIGHBORLY THING TO DO

WOULD BE
TO TAKE THE GENTLEMAN

SOME "WELCOME TO THE BAYOU"
FRESH-BAKED CORN BREAD,

AND MY KNEES HAVE BEEN
ACTING UP SOMETHING FIERCE.

THIS YOUNG LAWYER WOULDN'T
HAPPEN TO BE SINGLE, WOULD HE?

AND WHEN DID THAT
BECOME A CRIME?

OH, GRANDMA,
WHY DO YOU WANT

TO WASTE A PERFECTLY GOOD LOAF
OF CORN BREAD

ON A GUY WHO WILL BE GONE
IN 10 MINUTES,

JUST LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE
WHO BUYS THE HALL?

NO, NO,
THIS ONE'S DIFFERENT.

THIS ONE'S...

PUTTING DOWN ROOTS.

I'M BAD WITH ROOTS.

ROOTS SCARE ME.

LENA, I GOT A LOOK
AT THE MAN ON HIS WAY IN.

AND IF I WERE
20 YEARS YOUNGER,

I'D BE HEADING OVER THERE
WITH THE CORN BREAD MYSELF,

AND YOU WOULDN'T HAVE
A CHANCE AT HIM.

HOW DO YOU KNOW HE DOESN'T
BELONG TO A COUNTRY CLUB

AND WEAR LOAFERS
WITH NO SOCKS?

THOSE BOYS IN THE QUARTER

MAY HAVE
THE RIGHT FOOTWEAR, BUT...

NONE OF THEM
MEAN ANYTHING TO YOU.

THEY ALLMEAN
SOMETHINGTO ME.

WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE?

[ SIGHS ]

♪ MMMM

♪ MMMM

♪ MMMM

♪ MMMM

HELLO?

MAY I HELP YOU?

I WAS JUST, UH,
LOOKING FOR THE OWNER.

IS HE EXPECTING YOU?

NO, IT'S JUST
A CORN-BREAD COURTESY CALL.

I FIGURED I'D FIND HIM
SITTING ON THE VERANDA,

SIPPING MINT JULEPS
AND BEING FANNED BY SERVANTS.

OH, YOU'VE MADE
HIS ACQUAINTANCE?

HAVEN'T HAD THE PLEASURE.

SO, HIS REPUTATION
PRECEDES HIM?

NO, NOT EXACTLY.
JUST...

YOU KNOW THE KIND OF PERSON
WHO BUYS A HOUSE LIKE THIS.

IT'S A TYPE -- NORTHERN BOY
WHO COMES DOWN HERE

DREAMING OF MOONLIGHT
AND MAGNOLIAS.

[ CHUCKLES ]

I ACTUALLY HEAR THE OWNER
ISN'T TOO BIG ON MINT JULEPS.

[ CAN OPENS ]

HE'S MORE OF BEER GUY.

YOU'RE...

DECLAN FITZPATRICK --
NORTHERN BOY.

OH, MY GOD.
[ LAUGHS ]

HOW COULD Y--
THAT WAS ENTRAPMENT.

HAVE WE MET?
HAVE WE MET?

[ LAUGHS ]

GUESS THAT ANSWERS
OUR QUESTION.

I WAS DOWN HERE
FOR MARDI GRAS IN 2001.

MAYBE IT WAS AT A PARTY?

I WAS MOSTLY
IN SHREVEPORT IN '01.

MAYBE IN BOSTON?

NEVER BEEN THERE.

OH, HEY, BABY,
LET ME HELP YOU WITH THAT.

[ LAUGHS ]

ARE YOU A MOVER?

SOME OF THESE GUYS ARE.

WE ALSO HAVE A FEW LEGAL
STUDENTS AND, UH, PARALEGALS,

INCLUDING YOURS TRULY,

JACK TRIPADOE,
THE PRACTICAL ONE.

WHILE DECLAN'S
SPENDING HIS TRUST FUND

PROVIDING LEGAL SERVICES

TO THE STORM-TOSSED CITIZENS
OF OUR LOVELY PARISH,

SOMEONE'S GOT TO KEEP
THE SHIP AFLOAT.

AND, UH,
WHAT'LL I FIND ON THAT SHIP?

AH, LEGAL, LIBRARY,
HOUSING, CLINIC,

DAYCARE CENTER
FOR THE KIDS.

YOU NAME IT, WE GOT IT.

A LOT OF PEOPLE STILL
IN TOUGH STRAITS DOWN HERE.

INSURANCE COMPANIES
REFUSING TO PAY CLAIMS,

SAYING THEY WON'T COVER FLOOD,
THEY ONLY COVER WIND.

THERE'S NO END TO IT.

Man: YOU KNOW WHAT?
PUT IT RIGHT OVER THERE.

[ BEER CAN OPENS ]

I'D LOVE TO STICK AROUND

AND HELP Y'ALL UNLOAD
THE WHOLE TRUCK,

BUT I GOT A BIG NIGHT
AT WORK,

SO I'D BETTER
GET BACK TO TOWN.

I-I'LL SEE YOU
LATER, THEN.

[ LAUGHS ]

THANK YOU.

THE CORN BREAD'S
FROM MY GRANDMA --

LIVES IN THE CABIN
DOWN ON THE BAYOU.

IT'S GOOD
WITH RASPBERRY JAM.

YOU DIDN'T TELL ME
YOUR NAME.

ANGELINA SIMONE.

BUT MOSTLY, IT'S LENA.

♪ OOH

♪ MMMM

WELL...

SO, WHAT'S THE CATCH?

WHY DOES THERE
HAVE TO BE A CATCH?

HOW CAN A MAN LIKE THAT
POSSIBLY BE SINGLE?

DID HE LIKE
THE CORN BREAD?

[ Laughing ] OHH.

YOU KNOW SOMETHING.

HE WAS ENGAGED TO A GIRL
UP IN BOSTON.

BUT HE BROKE IT OFF.

WHEN?

THREE WEEKS AGO TODAY.

WHEN WERE THEY GONNA
GET MARRIED?

WELL, WHAT DIFFERENCE
DOES THAT MAKE?

GRANDMA.

THREE WEEKS AGO SUNDAY.

HE WALKED OUT ON HIS FIANCéE
TWO DAYS BEFORE THE WEDDING?

THAT WOULD MAKE HIM JUST
YOUR TYPE, WOULDN'T IT?

[ TELEPHONE RINGS ]

[ BEEPS ]

Lilibeth: Mama?

Hello?
Mama, you in there?

If you're in there, pick up.

OH, WHAT DO YOU THINK
SHE WANTS -- CASH OR BAIL?

Mama, that guy in Houston --

He turned out
to be this total loser,

and he got ahold
of my credit card,

and he went hog-wild, and I-I can't get a cash advance...

NO! ...or write a check or...

I need -- I just --
I got to get some cash.

DO NOT PICK UP
UNTIL I AM OUT OF HERE.

Mama?

Come on,
I know you're in there.

You ain't going nowhere.
Pick up.

[ SIGHS ]

[ SIGHS ]

[ CELLPHONE RINGING ]

[ BEEPS ]

HI, MOM.

I just wanted to make sure
you were down there

safe and sound.

COULDN'T BE SAFER
AND SOUNDER.

I GOT A LOT
OF UNPACKING TO DO, SO...

I ran into Binky Davenport
at the club today.

OH, WHAT A COINCIDENCE.

Declan,
as upset and disappointed

as all parties involved are
at the moment,

I was given
the unmistakable indication

that if you were
to apologize fully

for your rashness
and lack of consideration,

the Davenports
may be open

to re-announcing
the engagement.

MOM, MOM, MOM, MOM.
Hmm?

I DID ALL PARTIES INVOLVED
A MASSIVE FAVOR

BY SAVING
A WONDERFUL WOMAN

FROM MARRYING A MAN
WHO WAS NOT IN LOVE WITH HER.

It's all
that Remy's fault,

getting you to quit your job
and spending your last dime

on some overpriced cabin
in the swamp.

THE OVERPRICED CABIN IN
THE SWAMP COMING ON THE MARKET

WAS THE CATALYST,
NOT THE CAUSE,

AND I QUIT MY JOB

BECAUSE IF I HAD TO FILE
ONE MORE PRETRIAL MOTION...

Declan?

Declan, I...

HEY, MOM,
LET ME CALL YOU BACK.

I GOT TO CALL THE REALTOR.
LOVE YOU.

Fine, but --
[ BEEPS ]

[ DIALING ]

[ Telephone ringing ]

Man:
HOW'S THE NEW HOMEOWNER?

ACTUALLY, I WAS WONDERING
ABOUT THE OLD HOMEOWNERS.

WEREN'T THEY SUPPOSED TO HAVE
ALL THEIR STUFF MOVED OUT

BEFORE I GOT HERE?

Well, they didn't have
anything to move out.

They sold the place
before the furniture got there.

Nobody's been in that house
for a year.

ALL RIGHT, WELL, THEN SOMEBODY'S
DEFINITELY BEEN SQUATTING.

THERE'S A ROOMFUL OF FURNITURE,
AND IT LOOKED VERY LIVED-IN.

Oh, my God.

I'll get a moving crew
out there

and have the locks changed
first thing in the A.M.

THANK YOU.

[ BEEPS ]

[ FOOTSTEPS ]

[ BABY CRYING ]

[ CRYING CONTINUES ]

[ CRYING STOPS ]

[ DOOR CREAKING ]

[ INDISTINCT WHISPERING ]

Remy:
[ CLEARS THROAT ]
OH!

[ LAUGHS ]

I HAVEN'T SEEN YOU
JUMP LIKE THAT

SINCE THE FIRST TIME
YOU SET FOOT ON THIS PROPERTY.

[ BREATHING HEAVILY ]

HEY, WOULD YOU, UH --

WOULD YOU MIND
JUST GOING UP THERE

AND CHECKING IT OUT
UP THERE FOR ME?

IT'S, UH,
A LITTLE DUSTY FOR ME.

THE HUMIDITY DOWN HERE
IS HELL ON MY ALLERGIES.

ALLERGIES?

AND I THOUGHT I KNEW EVERYTHING
THERE WAS TO KNOW ABOUT YOU.

WHAT DO YOU SEE?
WHAT...

WHAT'S UP THERE?

THERE'S NOTHING UP HERE --
JUST AN OLD BRASS FIREPLACE SET.

UNH!

MIND IF WE BREAK OPEN
YOUR HOUSEWARMING GIFT?

I KNEW THERE WAS A REASON
I LOVE YOU MORE THAN MY MOTHER.

[ CRICKETS CHIRPING,
FROGS CROAKING ]

[ SCRAPING ]

[ INDISTINCT VOICES ]

HELLO?

IF SHE CATCHES US...

[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATION ]

ABIGAIL, IF YOU GO
IN THAT FRONT ROOM,

SHE'LL HAVE YOUR HEAD.

YOU KNOW THE RULES --

DOWNSTAIRS MAIDS STRICTLY
ON THE SERVANTS' STAIRS.

I'M NOT SCARED OF HER.

[ GLASS TINKLING SOFTLY ]

[ HORSE SNORTS ]

AH, LUCIAN.

MY FAVORITE BROTHER.

HE'S LIKE A GREEK GOD,
ISN'T HE?

DOWN FROM MOUNT OLYMPUS
TO WALK AMONGST THE MORTALS?

EXCUSE ME,
MASTER JULIAN.

YOU KNOW, I'VE SEEN
THE WAY YOU LOOK AT HIM...

AND THE WAY YOU GET HIM
TO LOOK AT YOU.

YOU'VE BEEN DRINKING,
MASTER JULIAN.

IF I WAS BORN
15 MINUTES EARLIER,

YOU KNOW,
I'DBE THE HEIR,

AND IT WOULD BE
YOU'D BE MAKING THOSE EYES AT.

[ GASPS ]

ABIGAIL.

ABIGAIL.

[ BABY CRYING ]

[ INDISTINCT WHISPERING ]

Abigail: OH!

[ BIRDS CHIRPING ]

[ GROANS ]

[ GASPS ]

[ KEYBOARD CLACKING ]

[ BEEPING ]

HI.
I'M A LITTLE CONFUSED.

I THINK YOU POINTED US
TO THE WRONG ROOM.

THEY...MUST'VE MOVED IT ALL OUT
WHILE I WAS SLEEPING.

WE BETTER CHANGE
ALL THE LOCKS.

RIGHT.

[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATION ]

[ JAZZ MUSIC PLAYING ]

NOW YOU'RE TELLING ME
I HAVE GHOSTS IN MY HOUSE?

CONSIDER THE HOUSE, DEC.

QUITE THE HISTORY THERE.

THE TWO BROTHERS
WHO LIVED THERE

BOTH FELL IN LOVE
WITH THE MAID.

THE OLDER BROTHER, LUCIAN,
MARRIES THE HOUSEMAID, ABIGAIL.

TO MAMA'S
INFINITE DISMAY.

ABIGAIL THEN ABANDONS HUSBAND
AND NEW BABY

FOR SOME BOY
ON THE BAYOU.

NEVER TO RETURN.

A SHORT TIME LATER,
THE BETRAYED HUSBAND

KILLS HIS YOUNGER BROTHER,
JULIAN, IN A KNIFE BRAWL

IN THE QUARTER'S
MOST NOTORIOUS BROTHEL.

THE INCIDENT
RULED SELF-DEFENSE.

AND SOON AFTER THAT, LUCIAN
DROWNED HIMSELF IN THE BAYOU.

THE TWICE-ABANDONED CHILD
WAS RAISED IN THE BAYOU

BY HER MAMA'S FAMILY.

IN FACT,
THE OWNER OF THIS BAR

AND THE CATERER OF OUR WEDDING
HAPPENS TO BE THE BABY'S...

[ BELL CHIMES ]

...WHAT IS IT?

GREAT-GREAT-GRANDDAUGHTER.

Wow.

[ LAUGHS ]
NOT YOUR TYPE, BOSTON.

I CANNOT BELIEVE
THAT A WEEK FROM SUNDAY,

YOU TWO DEGENERATES ARE
GONNA BE OLD, MARRIED PEOPLE.

[ LAUGHTER ]

MWAH!

NICE TO SEE YOU,
DECLAN.

YOU'VE MET?

YESTERDAY MORNING.

EFFIE, I GOT THE ANDOUILLE
I ORDERED FOR THE JAMBALAYA,

BUT MY SHRIMP GUY'S
TOTALLY LETTING ME DOWN.

YOU WANT TO COME BACK
AND TALK PLAN "B"?

HONEY,
WE ARE IN YOUR HANDS.

WHATEVER YOU DECIDE TO...

PLAN "B"?

YES, ABSOLUTELY.

YOU'RE GONNA WANT TO MOP
THAT DROOL OFF YOUR CHIN THERE.

WHY'D HE JILT HER?

SHE JUST WASN'T THE ONE.

AND HE DIDN'T KNOW THIS UNTIL
THEY WERE SETTING UP THE CHAIRS?

IT WAS A MARRIAGE
OF TWO GREAT FORTUNES.

DECLAN
IS A VERY DUTIFUL SON...

OR WAS
UNTIL TWO WEEKS AGO.

IT WAS THE WEIRDEST THING.

THE SECOND I SAW HER,
IT WAS LIKE...

I DON'T KNOW --
BAM, THERE YOU ARE.

IS DUMPING GIRLS AT THE ALTAR
HIS PATTERN,

OR WAS IT
A ONE-TIME THING?

NO, THE ALTAR ONLY ONCE.

BUT THERE HAS BEEN SOMETHING
OF A REVOLVING DOOR.

HER DAD TOOK OFF
BEFORE SHE WAS BORN.

HER MOM WALKED OUT ON HER
WHEN SHE WAS 3.

WHAT YOU DON'T NEED
RIGHT NOW

IS A GUY WHO'S STILL
FIGURING IT OUT.

I GOT TWO FRIENDS HERE
I DON'T WANT TO SEE HURT.

DON'T GO FOR THIS ONE
ON THE REBOUND, DECLAN.

Declan:
YOU KNOW WHAT, REMY?

I'M NOT BACK IN FIVE DAYS,
DRAG THE HARBOR.

HEY, LET ME
GET THOSE FOR YOU.

I GOT IT.

NO, NO, NO, IT'S FINE.
WE COULD ALL USE A LITTLE HELP.

HERE.
OOPS, SORRY ABOUT THAT.

[ LAUGHS NERVOUSLY ]
SORRY. HERE YOU GO.

SO, UM, CAN I BUY YOU A COFFEE,
A DRINK, A CAR, A DOG?

UH, I-I GOT A CAR,

AND AT THE MOMENT,
I AM SADLY TOO BUSY

TO GIVE A DOG THE LOVE
AND ATTENTION IT DESERVES.
OH, OH!

MY --
SORRY -- TOTALLY MY BAD.

SORRY, EVERYBODY.

I THINK I'VE HAD ABOUT ALL THE
HELP OUT OF YOU I CAN HANDLE.

NO, NO, THAT'S MY BAD.
IT'S FINE.

WHY DON'T YOU LEAVE IT
TO THE PROS?

I -- REALLY, I GOT IT.
IT'S --

ON YOUR FEET!
YES, MA'AM.

[ CHUCKLES NERVOUSLY ]

YOU WANT TO HELP ME OUT?

GO SIT DOWN, ENJOY YOUR BEERS,
AND WE'LL TALK.

IS THAT A DEAL?

[ CHUCKLES ]
DEAL.

I'M SORRY.
I-I GOT TO GO.

NO, YEAH. YEAH.
OF COURSE.

[ SIGHS ]

[ CRICKETS CHIRPING,
FROGS CROAKING ]

[ FOOTSTEPS ]

[ INDISTINCT WHISPERING ]

[ WHISPERING STOPS ]

[ CLEARS THROAT ]
OH, MASTER LUCIAN.

I'M SO SORRY.
I WAS JUST...

IT'S ALL RIGHT,
ABIGAIL.

BOOKS ARE THERE
TO BE READ.

WHAT VOLUME WERE YOU
RISKING YOUR LIFE FOR?

IT WAS POETRY.

I LOVE POETRY,
ESPECIALLY LORD BYRON.

"SHE WALKS IN BEAUTY,
LIKE THE NIGHT."

"OF CLOUDLESS CLIMES
AND STARRY SKIES."

DID MADAME LEROUX TELL YOU
TO DUST THE FRONT ROOMS?

NO, MADAME JOSEPHINE.

I-I THOUGHT --

YOU THOUGHT?

IF YOU'RE SUCH A THINKER,

DO YOU THINK THAT I ENGAGE
MY DOWNSTAIRS MAIDS

FOR THE QUALITY
OF THEIR THINKING?

VA-T'EN.

YES, MOTHER?
WHAT IS IT?

WHY CAN'T YOU PAY
FOR YOUR WHORES

DOWN IN THE QUARTER
LIKE YOUR BROTHER DOES?

I'M SURE
FOR A LITTLE EXTRA,

YOU CAN GET THEM
TO DRESS UP LIKE MAIDS...

IF THAT'S YOUR FANCY.

[ BREATHING HEAVILY ]

[ INDISTINCT WHISPERING ]

[ DOOR CREAKING ]

[ DOOR CREAKING ]

[ DOOR CREAKING ]

[ BREATHING HEAVILY ]

I WANT AN MRI NOW.

THIS WAS
A FULL-ON HALLUCINATION.

THIS TIME,
THEY WERE READING POETRY.

Remy: THE HOUSEMAID
GETTING HER HOOKS

INTO THE YOUNG HEIR
TO THE ESTATE --

YOU'RE NOT LOSING
YOUR MARBLES, BOY.

YOU'RE TUNING IN.
NO, NO.

SEE, YOU JUST
TOLD ME THE STORY,

SO OF COURSE
IT WAS ON MY MIND.

Jack: MAYBE, OR MAYBE,
JUST TO BE SURE,

YOU SHOULD GET SOMEBODY
IN TO CLEAN THE PLACE UP,

SEE WHAT'S GOT AHOLD
ON YOU.

YOU KNOW,
DO A LITTLE GRIS-GRIS.
MM-HMM.

ONE OF YOUR NEIGHBORS IS THE
BEST GRIS-GRIS IN THE PARISH --

MADAME ODETTE,

CABIN RIGHT THROUGH THOSE WOODS
ON THE BAYOU.

DOES EVERYONE DOWN HERE
BELIEVE IN THIS STUFF?

NO, BUT, UH,
IT'S GOOD FOR TOURISM.

LOOK, I-I'M NOT KNOCKING
ON MY NEIGHBOR'S DOOR

AND SAYING,
"HI. GOT VOODOO?"

I'M A LITTLE
NEUROLOGICALLY IMPAIRED.

I'M NOT NUTS.

MADAME ODETTE IS OTHERWISE KNOWN
AS ODETTE SIMONE,

LENA'S GRANDMA,
LENA'S BELOVEDGRANDMA,

WHO RAISED HER
LIKE HER OWN CHILD.

GRIS-GRIS OR NOT,

COULD BE THE ROAD
TO LENA'S HEART

NEEDS TO PASS THROUGH
A LITTLE CABIN ON THE BAYOU.

HUH.

[ CRICKETS CHIRPING,
FROGS CROAKING ]

Odette:
WELCOME, NEIGHBOR.

I'M ODETTE SIMONE.

PLEASED TO MEET YOU,
MRS. SIMONE.

I'M, UH...

OH, I KNOW WHO YOU ARE.

I LIKE DAISIES.

THEY GOT
A CHEERFUL FACE.

UM, THAT CORN BREAD
THAT YOU SENT OVER

NEVER SAW LUNCHTIME.

I SHOULD'VE COME BY SOONER
TO THANK YOU.

AS FAR NORTH OF THE MASON-DIXON
LINE AS YOU COME FROM,

YOU THINK
I EXPECT MANNERS?

[ Laughing ]
COME ON IN.

I GOT ANOTHER BATCH CRYING
TO COME OUT OF THE OVEN.

HOW DO YOU GET ANYTHING DONE
WHEN YOU CAN...

JUST SIT HERE ALL DAY LONG
AND LOOK?

IT'S A GOOD SPOT.

MY FAMILY'S BEEN HERE
115 YEARS.

YOU GOT YOUR EYE
ON MY LENA?

[ Laughing ] I LOVE TO SEE
A YANKEE LOSE HIS TONGUE.

MANGEZ.

EAT.

HERE YOU GO.

IF YOU WANT TO GET SOMEWHERE
WITH LENA, TAKE HER ON A DATE --

A PROPER ONE.

AND DON'T WASTE YOUR TIME
ASKING HER IF SHE WANTS TO,

'CAUSE YOU'LL JUST GET
A SAUCY "NO."

[ CHUCKLES ]

THAT GIRL'S BEEN HURT BAD
AND HURT DEEP.

WHEN YOUR OWN MAMA
BARELY TAKES THE TIME

TO KNOW YOU'RE ALIVE,

YOU START TO THINK
THAT'S WHAT YOU DESERVE.

THE OTHER THING
YOU CAME FOR

I'LL HELP YOU WITH
IF YOU'LL LET ME.

[ CHOKES ]

EXCUSE ME?

THE LITTLE TROUBLE
YOU'RE HAVING

WITH THE FORMER RESIDENTS
OF THE HALL.

[ CHUCKLES ]

LET ME SEE YOUR HANDS.

UM, NO,
I-I GOT TO TELL YOU --

I'M A PRETTY REALITY-BASED
KIND OF GUY.

HUMOR AN OLD LADY.

TELL ME WHERE ONE IS,
AND I'D BE HAPPY TO.

OOH-HOO-HOO!
COME ON NOW. LET ME SEE.

ALL RIGHT.

WHEW! YOU GOT
A STRONG HAND, DECLAN.

[ CHUCKLES ]

STRONG ENOUGH
THAT YOU CHANGED YOUR FATE,

GOT YOURSELF A NEW ROAD.

YOU HAVE STRONG TIES
TO MANET HALL.

YOU'RE NOT ALONE
IN THERE.

ONE FORCE WON'T STOP AT ANYTHING
TO GET YOU OUT,

BUT THERE'S ANOTHER ONE
PUSHING YOU RIGHT BACK IN,

TELLING YOU A STORY.

AND YOU BETTER LISTEN
TO IT...

MOST OF ALL, THE PARTS
YOU DON'T WANT TO HEAR,

'CAUSE IF THE STORY
DOESN'T CHANGE THIS TIME,

YOU ALL STAY STUCK.

TIME STANDS STILL.

WATCH DOESN'T TICK.

WATCH?
WHAT -- WHAT WATCH?

EVERYTHING KEEPS GOING AROUND
IN A CIRCLE

TO THE SAME DARK END.

HOW COULD ABIGAIL LEAVE
HER BABY, MY GRANDMA, BEHIND?

HOW COULD LUCIAN
TAKE HIS OWN LIFE,

KNOWING HIS CHILD
NEEDED HIM?

SHINE THE LIGHT, DECLAN.

EVERYTHING YOU'RE TRYING
TO DO HERE...

IT WILL ALL COME TO DUST
IF YOU DON'T MAKE IT RIGHT.

MAKE WHAT RIGHT?

WHAT ARE YOU
TALKING ABOUT?

WHAT KIND OF GAME
ARE YOU PLAYING HERE?

IS THIS HOW YOU GOT
THE OTHER OWNERS TO RUN AWAY,

WITH THIS NONSENSE?

WHY DO YOU THINK
YOU WERE CALLED HERE,

MR. FITZPATRICK?

TO OPEN A LEGAL CLINIC
TO HELP PEOPLE.

PLENTY OF PEOPLE
NEED HELP...

IN PLENTY OF PLACES.

WHY ARE YOU HERE?

[ SCOFFS ]

HEY, LOOK AT THIS,
FROM THE CITY ARCHIVES --

JOSEPHINE MANET'S WILL.

GETTING TO KNOW
YOUR ECTOPLASMIC HOUSEMATES?

LEARNING ABOUT MY HOUSE.

WHATEVER YOU SAY.

THIS...

NOTARIZED
DECEMBER 1, 1899.

RIGHT AFTER
THE BABY WAS BORN,

A MONTH BEFORE ABIGAIL
DISAPPEARED.

"LET THERE BE NO MISTAKING
MY INTENTIONS

"TO BESTOW MY ENTIRE ESTATE
UPON MY YOUNGEST SON, JULIAN,

LEAVING NOTHING WHATSOEVER
TO THE ELDEST, LUCIAN."

[ CHUCKLES ]

THAT WOULD SURE EXPLAIN
WHY ABIGAIL TOOK OFF --

NO INHERITANCE,
NO REASON TO STICK AROUND.

[ DOOR OPENS ]

BABY, WHAT IS IT?

WE GOT NO PLACE
TO GET MARRIED.

THEY JUST CONDEMNED
THE CHURCH.

THERE'S SOME STORM DAMAGE
THEY DIDN'T CATCH.

WE CAN GET HITCHED AT A BUS STOP
FOR ALL I CARE.

NO, TELL THAT
TO MY MOTHER.

THERE'S SIX CONVENTIONS
IN TOWN.

I CALLED A HUNDRED PLACES.
THERE'S NOTHING.

I KNOW OF A LOVELY
ANTEBELLUM MANSION

THAT HAPPENS TO BE FREE
THAT DAY.

NO, DECLAN,
I CANNOT LET YOU DO THAT.

DID I SAY IT WAS OPEN
FOR DISCUSSION?

YOU ARE THE MOST WONDERFUL
FRIEND ANYBODY EVER HAD.

AND PLUS, YOU LOOK REALLY HOT
IN THAT SUIT.

DON'T GO ALL GUSHY
ON HIM, EFFIE.

THE ONLY REASON
HE'S GIVING US THE HOUSE

IS BECAUSE HE WANTS TO MAKE TIME
WITH THE CATERER.

[ LAUGHS ]

NOW, WHAT IS THIS LUNACY?

ABANDON ALL HOPE
OF GETTING AWAY, LENA SIMONE.

WE ARE GOING ON A DATE.

OH, DECLAN.

FIRST STOP IS YOUR HOUSE
SO YOU CAN CHANGE,

THIS BEING A FORMAL AFFAIR
AND ALL.

NO NEED FOR THAT.

I'LL BE RIGHT BACK.

[ INTRO TO THE SUBDUDES'
"PAPA DUKIE & THE MUD PEOPLE"
PLAYS ]

♪ NA NA-NA-NA
NA-NA-NA NA-NA-NA ♪

♪ NA-NA-NA NA-NA-NA
NA-NA-NA NA-NA-NA NA NA NA ♪

[ ENGINE TURNS OVER ]

♪ BACK IN THE DAY

♪ DOWN BY THE RIVER

♪ CLOSE TO SOSO CURVE

♪ BEHIND THE LEVEE

♪ FOLKS SAID, "STAY AWAY"

♪ "THEM PEOPLE ARE DIRTY"

♪ TELL DEPUTY MOMIO,
"GET DOWN THERE IN A HURRY" ♪

♪ NA NA-NA-NA
NA-NA-NA NA-NA-NA ♪

♪ NA-NA-NA NA-NA-NA
NA-NA-NA NA-NA-NA NA NA NA ♪

♪ GET DOWN THERE IN A HURRY

♪ NA NA-NA-NA
NA-NA-NA NA-NA-NA ♪

♪ NA-NA-NA NA-NA-NA
NA-NA-NA NA-NA-NA NA NA NA ♪

THIS'LL DO.

THAT, UH --
THAT IS A BEAUTIFUL WATCH.

MM-HMM.

IT WAS
MY GRANDMA'S GRANDMA'S.

I ONLY WEAR IT
'CAUSE IT'S PRETTY.

NOT A JEWELER IN THE STATE
CAN GET IT TO WORK.

SEE?

[ TICKING IN DISTANCE ]

Odette:
WATCH DOESN'T TICK.

[ TICKING CONTINUES ]

THE WATCH DOESN'T TICK.

LENA...

DO YOU BELIEVE
IN SPIRITS...

COMING BACK TO...

TELL US STUFF?

HAVE YOU BEEN
VISITING MY GRANDMA?

ARE YOU USING HER
TO GET TO ME?

I...PAID MY NEIGHBOR
A FRIENDLY VISIT.

THAT WORKS.

SOMETIMES.

AS FOR WHAT I BELIEVE,

I'VE NEVER SEEN PROOF,

BUT IT WASN'T
FOR LACK OF TRYING.

[ CORK POPS ]

OKAY.

THERE WE GO.

LET'S...

EAT...

HMM.

...AND DRINK.

OPEN SOME BRANCHES
OF THE RESTAURANT,

LOWER NINTH, GENTILLY --

PLACES WHERE THEY
NEED THE JOBS...

THEN MAYBE SELL
THE WHOLE THING,

TRAVEL, SEE WHAT'S
IN THE NEXCHAPTER.

YOU?

GET THE LEGAL CLINIC
UP AND RUNNING...

LEARN ENOUGH ITALIAN

TO READ "DANTE"
IN THE ORIGINAL...

GET A COUCH
FOR THIS ROOM...

[ LAUGHS ]

...HAVE ABOUT SEVEN
OR EIGHT KIDS --

LOT OF BEDROOMS
IN THIS PLACE.

THERE'S A LOT OF SADNESS
IN THIS PLACE.

MY WHOLE LIFE, NOBODY EVER
STAYED MORE THAN A FEW MONTHS.

I JUST CAN'T BELIEVE

THAT ABIGAIL WALKED OUT
ON LUCIAN AND THE BABY.

HMM.

SO, YOU'RE ACQUAINTED
WITH OUR LOCAL LEGEND.

IT'S QUITE A STORY.

AND YOU THINK
IT'S JUST A COINCIDENCE

SHE TOOK OFF TWO WEEKS
AFTER THE WILL GOT CHANGED?

SHE READ POETRY
WITH HIM.

[ LAUGHS ]

YOU KNOW THIS BECAUSE...

BECAUSE
THAT'S THE STORY --

THAT HE LOVED POETRY,
AND SO DID SHE.

YEAH, SHE CLEARED OUT.

SHE TOOK ALL THE JEWELRY
AND DISAPPEARED.

THAT'S THE STORY
I GREW UP WITH.

DOESN'T MAKE IT
THE TRUTH.

SO, WHAT'S YOUR THEORY?

MAMA JOSEPHINE
IN THE BAYOU

WITH HER HANDS
AROUND ABIGAIL'S NECK.

NO, IF JOSEPHINE WANTED TO KILL
HER, WHY CHANGE THE WILL?

MAYBE IT WAS LUCIAN
WHO DID IT, HMM?

HE KNIFED HIS BROTHER.

HOW DO YOU KNOW HE DIDN'T KNIFE
HIS TWO-TIMING BRIDE?

THE POLICE SAID HE KILLED JULIAN
IN SELF-DEFENSE.

THE MANETS
OWNED THE POLICE.

WHAT ELSE
WERE THEY GONNA SAY?

DON'T YOU BELIEVE
IN TRUE LOVE?

YOU'RETHE ONE WHO LEFT A GIRL
STANDING AT THE ALTAR.

MAYBE THAT'S BECAUSE
I DOBELIEVE IN TRUE LOVE.

BABY WAS ONLY
A FEW WEEKS OLD.

SHE WOULDN'T HAVE
WALKED OUT ON IT,

HER DAUGHTER.

YOU THINK MOTHERS DON'T WALK OUT
ON THEIR CHILDREN?

I'M SORRY ABOUT THAT.

I-I SHOULDN'T HAVE...

ALWAYS COMES UP
ONE WAY OR ANOTHER.

WHERE IS SHE NOW?

HOW ABOUT IF YOU NEVER
STOP DOING THAT?

COULD THAT BE ARRANGED?

[ BABY CRYING ]

Shh! Shh! Shh! Shh!

DO YOU HEAR THAT?

YOU DON'T HEAR THAT --
THE BABY CRYING?

UH...

[ CRYING CONTINUES ]

[ INDISTINCT WHISPERING ]

YOU'RE LUCKY YOU DIDN'T KILL
YOURSELF FAINTING LIKE THAT.

COME ON, GET UP.

[ GROANS ]

GUYS DON'T FAINT.
THEY PASS OUT.

I OWN A BAR.

I KNOW THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN
FAINTING AND PASSING OUT.

[ CHUCKLES ]

WHAT WAS THAT ABOUT?

OH...

NOTHING.
I DON'T -- I DON'T KNOW.

[ SIGHS DEEPLY ]

YOU WANT
TO GET SOME COFFEE?

WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, WHOA.
OH.

[ INTRO TO BETH WATERS'
"PHILOSOPHY" PLAYS ]

♪ THERE IS NO BAD

♪ THERE IS NO GOOD

♪ AND IN BETWEEN, I SIT HERE

♪ WISHING THAT I COULD

♪ JUST OPEN UP AND SCREAM

♪ WHERE IS ROMANCE?

♪ THE PROMISED PERFECTION?

♪ I THINK I TRIED TOO HARD

♪ THERE IS NO DAY

♪ THERE IS NO NIGHT

♪ JUST PATHS AROUND THE SUN

♪ WE SIT HERE,
DRAWING CHARTS OF LIGHT ♪

♪ OOOOH

♪ OOOOH

♪ OOOOH

♪ OOOOH

WILL YOU FINISH IT
THIS TIME?

YES, MAMA.

[ BIRD CALLS ]

[ FIDDLE PLAYING LIVELY TUNE ]

YOU DON'T FOOL ME.

WAS I TRYING TO?

I KNOW A GLOW
WHEN I SEE ONE.

OH, NO,
THAT'S MY NEW SKIN TONER.

SO, YOU DON'T WANT TO KNOW
WHAT DECLAN SAID TO REMY?

WELL, IT ISN'T SO MUCH WHAT
HE SAID AS HOW HE SAID IT.

REMY HAS NEVER SEEN HIM
LIKE THIS.

CALL HIM.

OH, NO WAY.
YOU KNOW THE RULES.

AS IF YOU EVER LIVED BY
THE RULES A SECOND OF YOUR LIFE.

NOW, IF HE ISN'T
WORTH AN ENCORE,

THAT WOULD BE
SOMETHING ELSE.

[ SIGHS ]

OH, HE IS DEFINITELY
WORTH AN ENCORE.

Oscar: LENA!

SOMEBODY'S HERE
TO SEE YOU.

IN THE OFFICE.

[ SIGHS ]

LIKE A BAD PENNY.

HEY, BABY.

WHAT DO YOU WANT?

I-I-I GOT A YEN
TO SEE YOU.

SO, UH,
I PUT MYSELF ON A BUS.

SIX SOBER, AIR-CONDITIONED HOURS
LATER, HERE I AM.

WHY DON'T YOU --
WHY DON'T YOU SIT DOWN

AND TELL ME EVERYTHING
YOU'VE BEEN UP TO?

I HAVE TO WORK.

WELL, YOU OWN THE PLACE.

YOU CAN TAKE OFF
ALL THE TIME YOU WANT.

I TOLD YOU THE LAST TIME

WAS THE LAST TIME YOU WERE
GETTING MONEY OUT OF ME.

I'M SAYING I'M SORRY.

NOW, I KNOW I WAS BAD,
BUT I AM STILL YOUR MAMA.

A CAT SPENDS MORE TIME
WITH ITS LITTER

THAN YOU DID WITH ME.

I HAVE TO WORK,
AND YOU HAVE TO GO.

I GOT A PLAN THIS TIME.

UH, I COULD WORK FOR YOU
FOR A WHILE

TILL I GET
SOMETHING PERMANENT.

THAT WAY, YOU COULD KEEP
YOUR EYE ON ME

SO I DON'T SCREW UP AGAIN.

AND I-I CAN STAY WITH YOU
UNTIL I GET A PLACE OF MY OWN.

SO I CAN COME HOME AND FIND YOU
TURNING TRICKS IN MY BED?

I WAS SICK BACK THEN.

I'M CLEAN NOW.

I'LL TAKE A BLOOD TEST.
I'LL TAKE ONE RIGHT NOW.

YOU USED THAT ONE UP.

HERE.

BUY YOURSELF A BUS TICKET TO
AS FAR AWAY AS THIS'LL GET YOU.

[ CRYING ]

[ SIGHS ]

[ Crying ] I MESSED UP SO BAD
WITH THAT GUY IN HOUSTON.

HE WAS TAKING CARE OF ME,
AND WHAT DID -- WHAT DID I DO?

I WALKED OUT ON HIM.

I STOMPED ON HIS HEART
LIKE IT WAS A BUG.

US SIMONE GIRLS -- I GUESS
THAT'S WHAT WE DO, ISN'T IT?

IF THEY DON'T WALK OUT
ON US,

THEY SURELY END UP
PAYING FOR IT.

I TRULY FEEL FOR THAT BEAUTIFUL
YOUNG MAN FROM BOSTON

WHO CAME BY ON HIS MOTORCYCLE
THE OTHER NIGHT.

OH, YEAH.

I WATCH OVER MY BABY.

GET OUT,

OR I SWEAR TO GOD
I WILL THROW YOU OUT.

YOU KNOW,
LIKE IT OR NOT,

YOU ARE
YOUR MOTHER'S DAUGHTER...

WHICH IS TO SAY,
IF YOU DON'T LEAVE...

THEY WILL...

...AS LONG
AS YOU SHALL LIVE.

[ SIGHS ]

[ GRUNTS ]

Declan:
HEY, BEAUTIFUL.

I WAS THINKING
LAKE PONCHARTRAIN,

A ROWBOAT,
SOME LOBSTER SALAD,

MAYBE SOME PATSY CLINE
ON THE BOOM BOX.

DECLAN...

WHAT?

THIS IS, UH...

TOO FAST FOR ME.

ALL RIGHT, THEN,
WE'LL GO SLOWER --

NO ROWBOAT,
NO PATSY CLINE.

WE'LL GO
AS SLOW AS YOU WANT.

SOME THINGS
JUST AREN'T A GOOD IDEA.

HEY.

HEY.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

[ FROGS CROAKING ]

[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]

Declan: WAS IT
SOMETHING I DID?

DID -- DID I COME ON
TOO STRONG?

[ Chuckling ]
OH, SHE LIKES STRONG.

EVERYTHING SEEMED SO GREAT
LAST NIGHT.

DID SOMETHING HAPPEN TO HER
THIS MORNING?

MANY THINGS
HAVE HAPPENED...

JUST NOT NECESSARILY
THIS MORNING.

IN FACT,
NOT RECENTLY AT ALL.

WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE
MY PICTURE ALBUM?

YEAH?

YEAH, ALL RIGHT.

ALWAYS MADE US FEEL
KIND OF SPECIAL,

KNOWING OUR GRANNY WAS BORN
IN THE BIG HOUSE.

[ LAUGHS ]

NOBODY IN THE BAYOU
HAD A FAMILY ALBUM LIKE WE DID.

NOW...

THAT...IS
MY GREAT-GREAT-GRANDMA.

A BEAUTY, ISN'T SHE?

JOSEPHINE.

AND OVER HERE IS MY
GREAT-GRANDPA'S BROTHER, JULIAN.

AND THIS IS
MY GREAT-GRANDPA, LUCIAN,

AND MY GREAT-GRANDMA,
ABIGAIL.

WHAT THE HELL IS THIS?

IT'S MY PHOTO ALBUM.

[ DOOR CLOSES ]

♪ AFTER THE BALL IS OVER

♪ AFTER THE BREAK OF MORN

♪ AFTER THE DANCERS' LEAVING

♪ AFTER THE STARS ARE GONE

♪ MANY A HEART IS ACHING

♪ IF YOU COULD READ THEM ALL

♪ MANY THE HOPES
THAT HAVE VANISHED ♪

♪ AFTER THE BALL

[ INSTRUMENTAL SOLO ]

[ BABY CRYING ]

[ GLASS TINKLING SOFTLY ]

UGH!

THIS IS MY HOUSE NOW!

AND I'M NOT LEAVING!

DO YOU HEAR ME?!

DO YOU HEAR ME?!!

I COULD PULL
OUT OF THE RECYCLE BIN.ONES

ALL RIGHT.

I'M SURPRISED THERE'S A SPIRIT
ON THE PROPERTY

LEFT TO SCARE AWAY.

OH,
THEY'RE NOT FOR HERE.

OH, LOOK AT
THAT PRETTY BLUE ONE.

IF THESE ARE FOR A CERTAIN
NEIGHBOR OF YOURS,

HAVE A NICE TIME
HANGING BOTTLES IN HIS TREE.

WELL, DON'T YOU, UH,
HAVE WEDDING BUSINESS
UP THERE ANYWAY?

I'M NOT INTERESTED
IN DECLAN.

WELL, IT SEEMS TO ME
NIGHT BEFORE LAST,

SOMEBODY SPENT ALL NIGHT
NOT BEING INTERESTED IN DECLAN.

GRANDMA.

I KNOW.
I KNOW YOUR PHILOSOPHY.

WALK AWAY SO THEY
DON'T WALK AWAY FIRST,

AND I KNOW
YOU COME BY IT HONESTLY.

BUT THE END OF THE STORY

ISN'T WRITTEN
TILL IT'S WRITTEN, ANGEL.

LOOK AROUND YOU.

AT WHAT?

GOT A WHOLE CITY
COMING BACK UP...

EVEN WHERE KATRINA
HIT THE WORST,

GETTING REBUILT,
BETTER THAN BEFORE.

YOU SEEN
THE NINTH WARD LATELY?

IT'S ALL A MATTER
OF TIME...

AND FAITH.

[ SCOFFS ]

YEAH, FAITH...

OTHERWISE KNOWN
AS TRUSTING IN THINGS

THAT HAVE NEVER SHOWN THEMSELVES
WORTHY OF TRUST.

ANOTHER STORM
HASN'T HIT.

JUST LUCK.

ALL RIGHT.

[ Laughing ]
ALL RIGHT.

TELL ME YOU REALLY
DON'T LIKE HIM

OR TELL ME HIS COLOGNE
MAKES YOU GAG

OR THAT HIS JOKES
AREN'T FUNNY,

AND I'LL LET YOU
OUT THAT DOOR.

[ CHUCKLES ]

Declan:
[ GRUNTING ]

DAMN THING'S A TEARDOWN.

[ BREATHING HEAVILY ]

MY FRIEND REMY WANTS
TO BE MARRIED UNDER IT,

AND MARRIED UNDER IT
MY FRIEND REMY IS GONNA BE.

♪ AFTER THE BALL

DARLING, WE LIVE IN THE MOST
BEAUTIFUL HOUSE IN LOUISIANA.

BUT IT'S NOT OURHOUSE.

PLEASE, DON'T MAKE ME
KEEP LIVING HERE

WHERE YOUR MOTHER
HATES ME.

SHE DOESN'T HATE YOU.

SHE'S PROUD.

AND THE WAY THAT YOUR BROTHER'S
ALWAYS LOOKING AT ME.

NOW, YOU KNOW JULIAN
DOESN'T MEAN ANY HARM.

HE'S SAD.

[ HORSE WHINNIES IN DISTANCE ]

I PROMISE YOU,
AS SOON AS THE BABY'S BORN,

WE'LL START LOOKING
FOR A PLACE IN TOWN --

LOTS OF ROOMS FOR THE CHILDREN
WE'RE GONNA HAVE.

[ BOTTLES CLINKING ]

I'M OKAY.
I'M OKAY.

WHEW!

YEAH?
LET'S GO.

WERE YOU SEEING
SOMETHING, BOY?

NO, I-I WASN'T SEEING.

IT WAS MORE LIKE, UH...

MORE LIKE -- LIKE WHAT?

LIKE, UH...

UH...

NO, NO, NO.
IT -- NO -- IT...

NO, IT'S -- IT'S --
IT'S TOO CRAZY.

IF ANYTHING WAS TOO CRAZY
FOR THIS PLACE,

I'VE NEVER HEARD OF IT.

LIKE I WAS
REMEMBERING THEM, OKAY?

LIKE I WAS THERE.

I-I SMELLED THE ROSE
IN ABIGAIL'S HAND.

SHE WAS PREGNANT.

THERE WAS...

...A WILLOW TREE
RIGHT THERE.

THERE WAS A WILLOW TREE!

[ CHUCKLES ]

CUT DOWN 55 YEARS AGO AFTER
HURRICANE HAZEL SPLIT IT IN TWO.

YOU THINK, UM...

WE GOT OURSELVES A LITTLE
REINCARNATION THING GOING HERE?

[ Laughing ] NO.
I'M -- I'M FROM BOSTON.

OF COURSE
I DON'T THINK THAT.

YOU KNOW,
IF YOU'RE LUCIAN MANET,

THAT MAKES YOU
MY GREAT-GRANDPA.

OKAY, SO -- SO, NOW NOT ONLY
DO I HAVE GHOSTS IN MY HOUSE,

BUT YOU'RE TELLING ME THAT
I USED TO BEONE OF THEM?

[ CHUCKLES ]
COME ON.

REALLY?

MAYBE THAT'S WHY I...

I THOUGHT I WAS HOME
THE FIRST TIME I CAME HERE.

MAYBE THAT'S WHY WE WERE SO SURE
WE HAD MET EACH OTHER.

YES, WELL,
BUT THAT WOULD ONLY BE TRUE

IF SHE
WAS SEEING THINGS, TOO.

HMM?

WELL, ARE YOU SEEING THINGS?
ARE YOU REMEMBERING THINGS?

ME -- REMEMBER
100 YEARS AGO?

[ SCOFFS ]

I'M LUCKY IF I KNOW WHERE
I PUT MY KEYS THIS MORNING.

HE LOVED HER SO MUCH.

I-I SAW THEM
READING POETRY TOGETHER.

AND...

THE LOOK IN HIS EYES...

WHEN HE GAVE ME THE ROSE --
I-IT WAS --

Odette: EXCUSE ME?

WHAT DID YOU JUST SAY?

THE LOOK IN HIS EYES
WHEN HE GAVE ME THE ROSE.

[ Laughing ]
WELL, NOW...

THAT MIGHT JUST
EXPLAIN EVERYTHING.

IT -- IT WAS A SLIP
OF THE TONGUE.

NO, NO.

THINK, DECLAN.

WHAT WERE YOU
REMEMBERING?

WHOSE EYES
WERE YOU SEEING IT THROUGH?

UM...

COME ON.

I-I LOOKED UP AT HIM.

I COULD FEEL MY COLLAR
AROUND MY NECK,

THE ROSE WHEN HE PUT IT
IN MY HAND.

HOLY MOLY.

WHAT?
WHAT -- WHAT DOES IT MEAN?

WHAT DOES IT...

WELL...

IT MEANS IF YOU REALLY WERE
HERE...BEFORE,

YOU WEREN'T LUCIAN.

YOU WERE ABIGAIL.

S-SO NOW I'M THE REINCARNATION
OF A CAJUN HOUSEMAID?

WHY NOT?

A SOUL DOESN'T KNOW
THE DIFFERENCE.

BOYS COME BACK AS GIRLS,
KINGS AS PAUPERS.

NO, ODETTE, I'VE --
I'VE NEVER BEEN A WOMAN.

I'VE -- I'VE NEVER
HAD WOMAN PARTS!

THEN WHOSE COLLAR
WAS TICKLING YOUR NECK?

NOW I SEE
WHY THEY'RE SO ANGRY...

WHY THEY'RE REACHING
THROUGH THE VEIL.

YOU'RE THE BAYOU TRASH
THAT INVADED THEIR HOME.

LENA, I-I-I KNOW

THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME
THAT WE'VE STOOD ON THIS SPOT.

[ SCOFFS ]

ABIGAIL WASN'T
AFTER LUCIAN'S MONEY.

SHE DIDN'T WANT
THIS HOUSE.

SHE -- SHE BEGGED HIM
TO TAKE HER AWAY FROM HERE.

SURE,
AWAY FROM PRYING EYES.

WHAT IF SOMEBODY CAUGHT HER
SNEAKING OFF

FOR A MIDNIGHT RENDEZVOUS
WITH THE BOY FROM THE BAYOU?

NO, LENA.
NOT EVERYONE WALKS OUT.

WHAT POEM
WERE THEY READING?

"SHE WALKS IN BEAUTY,
LIKE THE NIGHT."

"OF CLOUDLESS CLIMES
AND STARRY SKIES."

I GOT TO GET SET UP
IN THE HOUSE.

SHE TOOK THE ROSE.

I CALL THAT PROGRESS.

[ SIGHS ]

[ INDISTINCT WHISPERING ]

HAPPY NEW YEAR CHAMPAGNE
FOR MY TWO BEAUTIFUL GIRLS!

[ CRYING ]

[ CRYING STOPS ]

THERE, THERE, NOW.

DON'T CRY, MARIE ROSE.

WHERE'S YOUR MAMA?

[ FUSSING ]

[ FOOTSTEPS APPROACHING ]

OH, MY DARLING,
I AM SO SORRY.

IT'S A JOKE.
SHE'S PLAYING A JOKE.

I'VE BEEN PRAYING
THIS WOULDN'T HAPPEN.

I'VE BEEN PRAYING
I WAS WRONG.

ALL OF HER JEWELRY,
LUCIAN --

YOUR GRANDMOTHER'S
EMERALDS.

THERE'S A THIEF
IN THE HOUSE.

WOULD A THIEF LEAVE THIS?

WHAT HAVE YOU BEEN PRAYING
YOU WERE WRONG ABOUT?

MOTHER, TELL ME.

THE BOY THAT SHE'D BEEN
SEEN WITH IN THE BAYOU.

WHAT BOY?

MY ABBY WOULD NEVER --

LUCIAN.

WHAT BOY?!

A BOY WITH RED HAIR,
LUCIAN.

[ BREATHING HEAVILY ]

[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATION,
LAUGHTER ]

GET YOUR COAT ON,
JULIAN.

THE CARRIAGE
IS WAITING DOWNSTAIRS.

NOW, DID MAMA SEND YOU
TO BRING BAD JULIAN HOME?

A WHISKEY AND A WOMAN!

FOR MON FRèRE.

THOUGH I DOUBT HE'D KNOW WHAT
TO DO WITH EITHER OF THEM.

IT'S BEEN SO LONG
SINCE SAINTED LUCIAN

HAS TASTED
OF THE CARNAL DELIGHTS.

YOU EMBARRASS YOURSELF
AND YOUR FAMILY, JULIAN.

I'M NOT EMBARRASSED
TO PAY FOR A WHORE.

NOW, IF I HAD MARRIEDONE...

IT'D BE
A DIFFERENT MATTER.

BUT YOU BEAT ME
TO THAT, BROTHER,

AS YOU HAVE
SO MANY OTHER THINGS.

IF YOU SAY ANOTHER WORD
ABOUT ABIGAIL...

LUCIAN...

PRIDE OF THE MANETS.

HE PINES...

AND HE WEEPS...

'CAUSE HIS BRIDE...

ABANDONED HIM
FOR ANOTHER...

SADDLED HIM
WITH A BASTARD WHELP.

[ GRUNTS ]

YOU DROVE HER AWAY
WITH YOUR POETRY AND YOUR ROSES.

I LOVED HER
FOR THE SLUT THAT SHE WAS...

RIGHT DOWN TO THAT SWEET
LITTLE HEART-SHAPED BIRTHMARK

ON THE INSIDE
OF HER THIGH.

[ BOTH GRUNTING ]

[ WOMAN SCREAMS ]

MERDE à DIEU.

[ Sobbing ] I THOUGHT
YOU LOVED ME, BROTHER.

[ GASPING ]

[ CRYING ]

FINISHED SETTING UP
ALREADY?

GRANDMA, WHAT --
WHAT'S WRONG?

[ CHUCKLES ]
YOU'RE ASKING ME?

[ BREATHING HEAVILY ]

I SAW...

[ LAUGHS ]

WELL, LOOK AT THIS --

THREE GENERATIONS
TOGETHER AGAIN.

YOU MUST BE DECLAN.

WHAT'S SHE DOING
IN THIS HOUSE?

I HAVE AS MUCH RIGHT TO BE
IN THIS HOUSE AS YOU DO.

SOME OF US
ARE JUST MORE RESPECTFUL

OF BLOOD KIN THAN OTHERS.

IS THIS COFFEE FRESH,
MAMA?

Odette:
YES, HONEY.

HOW COULD YOU TAKE HER
IN AGAIN?

SHE'S MY CHILD.

I'MYOUR CHILD.

WHAT, ARE YOU JUST GONNA
LET HER COME BACK IN

AND SUCK YOU DRY AGAIN?

SHE HAS A DISEASE.

SHE ISA DISEASE.

I TOLD YOU --
I'M CLEAN.

YOU KNOW HOW YOU CAN TELL
A JUNKIE'S LYING?

HER LIPS ARE MOVING.

YOU OUGHT TO SHUT UP.

I WOULD THINK AGAIN
ABOUT THAT.

Lena: GRANDMAMA,
I LOVE YOU WITH ALL MY HEART,

BUT AS LONG AS SHE'S
IN THIS HOUSE, I WON'T BE.

LET ME KNOW
WHEN SHE'S GONE.

HEY, HEY, HEY, HEY.

FAMILY SUCKS.

[ CHUCKLES ]
LIKE YOU ANYTHING ABOUT IT.

"OH, NO, AUNT MUFFY BOUGHT
THE WRONG COLOR TEA TOWELS."

COME ON, COME ON.
I DON'T WANT YOU TO GO.

WHY NOT?
THREE REASONS, OKAY?

BECAUSE YOU'RE TOO UPSET
TO DRIVE,

BECAUSE I LOVE YOU,
AND...

BECAUSE I LOVE YOU.

THIS IS ALL ABOUT YOU
AND ME.

WE WERE BROUGHT TOGETHER
FOR A REASON...

TO MAKE IT RIGHT
THIS TIME.

I WAS ABIGAIL, AND...

I KNOW YOU WERE LUCIAN.

I'M NO GOOD FOR ANYBODY,
AND I DON'T WANT TO BE.

[ ENGINE TURNS OVER ]

WOW.

PLACE SURE LOOKS BETTER
THAN IT DID

WHEN I USED TO BREAK IN

AND GET UP TO ALL KINDS OF HELL
IN HERE.

WHAT CAN I DO FOR YOU,
MS. SIMONE?

MIND IF I CUT
RIGHT TO THE CHASE?

ACTUALLY,
I'D APPRECIATE IT.

I'M IN TROUBLE...

BIG TROUBLE,
BIG EVEN FOR ME.

I OWE SOME MONEY.

THAT'S WHY I HAD
TO GET OUT OF HOUSTON.

THEY SAID
IF I DON'T PAY WHAT I OWE,

THEY'RE GONNA HURT LENA
AND MY MAMA.

WHAT, THEY FRONT YOU A KEY
AND IT ALL GO UP YOUR NOSE?

[ CHUCKLES ]

YOU'D THINK
I'D LEARN BY NOW, HUH?

WOULD $10,000 DO IT?

[ CHUCKLES ]

I WAS A TRIAL LAWYER,
MS. SIMONE.

YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO BE A BETTER
LIAR THAN THAT AROUND ME.

NOW, WHY DON'T YOU GET OUT
OF MY HOUSE BEFORE IHURT YOU?

YOUR TYPE
DOESN'T HURT A WOMAN.

DON'T THINK
I DON'T KNOW THE DIFFERENCE.

YOU KNOW,
I WONDER WHAT WOULD HAPPEN

TO YOUR LITTLE
DAYCARE COMMUNE

WHEN THE AUTHORITIES HEAR

THAT YOU'VE BEEN
MAKING IMPROPER ADVANCES

TOWARD YOUR CLIENTS' KIDS?

JUST A RUMOR WOULD BE ENOUGH
TO SHUT YOU DOWN.

AND, YEAH, I THINK $10,000
WOULD JUST ABOUT DO IT.

OKAY.

YOU WANT TO MAKE AN ACCUSATION,
MAKE IT.

DEPUTY SHERIFF,
ST. CHARLES PARISH,

REMY'S UNCLE PIERRE --
CALL HIM.

I CAN MAKE
A LOT MORE TROUBLE FOR YOU

THAN YOU CAN FOR ME.

BELIEVE THAT.

[ DANCE MUSIC PLAYING ]

Man:
YEAH, BABY, COME ON!

WHOO!

HEY, THE GIRLS
ARE WAITING!

PARTY FORCE!
COME ON!

Man #2: COME ON!

[ INDISTINCT SHOUTING ]

THAT'S MY BOY, BABY!
COME ON, NOW!

LET'S GO, LET'S GO!

YEAH!

DON'T GO, BEAUTIFUL.

STAY WITH ME.

HUH.

WELL,
AREN'T YOU SOMETHING?

OKAY. OKAY, COME ON.
YOU GOT IT.

IN MY FATHER'S DAY,

YOU THINK THEY WENT
TO THE QUARTER

FOR LAP DANCING?

WHAT? [ CHUCKLES ]
I HEAR YOU.

COME ON, BUDDY.

THEY WERE MEN.

AND WE ARE MICE.

OKAY, COME ON.

COME ON, I GOT YOU.

I DON'T FEEL SO GOOD,
DECLAN.

YEAH, THAT WOULD BE
11 SAZERACS TALKING.

JUST TAKE A SEAT.

THERE YOU GO.

I GOT JUST THE THING
FOR YOU, BUDDY.

TRY NOT TO THROW UP
ON MY FLOOR.

[ LAUGHS ]

Julian:
HELLO, ABIGAIL.

[ GRUNTS ]

[ GROANING ]

[ SIGHS ]

HE WANTS
TO MAKE A LIFE WITH YOU.

HE WANTS
TO PLAY MAKE-BELIEVE.

[ CELLPHONE RINGING ]

[ CHUCKLES ]

[ BEEPS ]

YEAH?

[ SLURPING ]

OH, MY GOD.

YOU ALL RIGHT?

AS LONG AS I DON'T BREATHE
OR ANYTHING.

THE DOCTOR WAS HERE.

THERE -- THERE'S NOT MUCH
YOU CAN DO FOR A CRACKED RIB.

THERE'S SOMETHING
YOU WEREN'T SAYING ON THE PHONE.

ABOUT WHAT?

WHO DID THIS?

[ SIGHS ]

IT WAS YOUR MOM.

I DIDN'T WANT
TO CALL THE COPS.

THEN I'LLCALL THEM.
[ SCOFFS ]

ALL THE TIMES I COULD'VE
HAD HER PUT AWAY,

BUT I ALWAYS TOLD MYSELF,

"NAH, IT'LL CATCH UP
WITH HER ON ITS OWN."

NO, NO, NO, NO, NO.

LENA, THERE WAS NOT A THING
IN THE WHOLE WORLD

YOU COULD'VE DONE
TO STOP THIS.

BUT SHE'S JUST...

OUT THERE.

WE'LL THE POSTPONE
THE WEDDING.

OH, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO.

YOU THINK I WANT TO HEAR
FROM YOUR MOM

FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE

ABOUT ALL YOUR SECOND COUSINS
WHO GOT STUCK

WITH NONREFUNDABLE
PLANE TICKETS?

PARTY'S ON, BABE.

AND THOUGH I SPEAK WITH THE
TONGUES OF MEN AND OF ANGELS

BUT HAVE NOT LOVE,

I HAVE BECOME AS SOUNDING BRASS
OR A CLANGING CYMBAL.

AND THOUGH I HAVE
THE GIFT OF PROPHECY

AND UNDERSTAND ALL MYSTERIES
AND ALL KNOWLEDGE

AND THOUGH I HAVE ALL FAITH
SO THAT I CAN MOVE MOUNTAINS

BUT HAVE NOT LOVE,

I AM NOTHING.

[ SLOW JAZZ MUSIC PLAYING ]

MAY I HAVE THIS DANCE?

[ CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKING ]

I'VE BEEN LYING
TO YOU...

ABOUT NOT SEEING
ANYTHING.

SO, YOU KNOW IT WAS US --
THAT...WE'RE THEM?

YOU WANT TO KNOW
WHY LUCIAN KILLED JULIAN?

BECAUSE HE FOUND OUT

JULIAN HAD BEEN SCREWING
HIS SWEET, BELOVED ABIGAIL.

APPARENTLY,
SHE WAS A VERY BUSY BRIDE.

NOBODY KILLED ABIGAIL.

SHE ABANDONED HER HUSBAND
AND HER BABY.

NO.

SHE LOVED LUCIAN.

I SAW THE NOTE SHE LEFT.

"TRY TO FORGIVE ME."

THAT'S IT.

AND SHE DIDN'T TAKE
ALL THE JEWELRY.

WHAT PIECE OF HER JEWELRY
DO I HAVE?

THE WATCH.

IT DIDN'T MEAN
ANYTHING TO HER.

WE WEREN'T BROUGHT TOGETHER
TO GET IT RIGHT.

THERE'S NO HIGHER PURPOSE
IN ANY OF THIS.

WE'RE JUST TRAPPED
ON A WHEEL

THAT KEEPS COMING AROUND
AND AROUND TO THE SAME PLACE --

TO BLOOD
AND DEATH AND LIES.

[ SIGHS ]

I'M PUTTING THE BAR UP
FOR SALE.

I'LL GO TO FLORIDA
AND LOOK FOR A NEW PLACE.

MAYBE IF WE GET
OFF THE WHEEL THIS TIME,

IT'LL STOP FOR GOOD.

[ BABY CRYING ]

Odette:
SHINE THE LIGHT, DECLAN.

SHINE THE LIGHT.

[ CRYING CONTINUES ]

[ UP-TEMPO JAZZ MUSIC PLAYING ]

[ ABIGAIL SINGING INDISTINCTLY ]

ET TOI, MA CHèRE.

DON'T YOU FUSS.

DADDY'S DOWNSTAIRS,

BUT HE'S GONNA BE UP
TO SEE US SOON.

WHAT BEAUTIFUL EYES YOU HAVE,
JUST LIKE YOUR DADDY.

WHAT A PARTY, MOTHER.

YES, DEAR. OF COURSE.
WHAT DO YOU THINK?

[ BABY COOS ]

AND SUCH BEAUTIFUL HAIR.

IT'S THE COLOR OF THE SUN...

RIGHT WHEN IT SINKS
INTO THE BAYOU.

[ FOOTSTEPS ]

THERE'S DADDY NOW.

WHERE ARE YOUR MANNERS,
MARIE ROSE?

SAY HELLO
TO YOUR UNCLE JULIAN.

EVERYBODY MISSES YOU
DOWN AT THE PARTY.

I NEED TO FEED THE BABY.

IT'S AN ABSENCE
FELT MOST TERRIBLY.

WE'RE SHORT ONE SCULLERY MAID
IN THE KITCHEN.

I DON'T WANT YOU TO BE UP HERE
WHEN YOU'VE BEEN DRINKING.

SO, THE CAJUN'S GIVING ORDERS
TO THE CREOLES NOW.

YOU'RE DISGUSTING,

LOOKING THAT WAY
AT YOUR BROTHER'S WIFE.

BROTHER'S WHORE.

WHEN I TELL LUCIAN ABOUT THIS,
HE'LL SEND YOU AWAY.

WELL, HE'LL HAVE TO ASK
MAMA'S PERMISSION FIRST.

[ SIGHS ]

MY SAINTED BROTHER
DID ME A FAVOR BY MARRYING...

YOU.

DID YOU KNOW SHE'S ALREADY
[CHUCKLES]

WRITTEN HIM
OUT OF HER WILL?

YOU CAN TAKE
YOUR MOTHER'S MONEY,

AND YOU CAN GO TO HELL
WITH IT.

HE'S WEAK.

SAINTS USUALLY ARE
UNDERNEATH ALL THAT...

PIETY.

HE'S A MAN.

MORE MAN
THAN YOU'RE EVER GONNA BE.

[ BABY FUSSES ]

I ALWAYS TAKE
WHAT'S LUCIAN'S.

AAH!

All:
10...9...8...

[ SCREAMING ]

...7...6...

[ CRYING ]

...5...4...

NO! HELP ME!

...3...2...1...

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

[ MOANING ]

HAPPY NEW YEAR.

I HOPE IT'S A PROSPEROUS YEAR
FOR ALL OF US.

[ ABIGAIL, BABY CRYING ]

[ Crying ]
OH, MY GOD!

OH, MY GOD!

OH, GOD!

MAKE THAT DAMNED THING
STOP CRYING!

HELP!
SOMEBODY PLEASE HELP!

SHUT UP!

HELP ME!

SOMEBODY PLEASE HELP ME!

[ SCREAMING ]

IF YOU...LOVED ME,

THIS NEVER
WOULD'VE HAPPENED.

THIS WOULDN'T
HAVE HAPPENED!

[ BREATHING HEAVILY ]

[ BABY CONTINUES CRYING ]

[ MID-TEMPO CLASSICAL MUSIC
PLAYS ]

[ DOOR OPENS ]

JULIAN!

SHE ATTACKED ME
WITH THE FIRE POKER.

I WAS JUST
DEFENDING MYSELF.

[ SNIFFLES ]

SHE IS DEAD, SON!

[ MUMBLING
INDISTINCTLY ]

I HAVE TO GET AWAY.

NO. THEY WON'T HANG YOU,
DARLING.

I WILL NOT LOSE ANOTHER SON
TO THIS --

THIS CREATURE.

NO, NOW, EVERYTHING'S
GONNA BE ALL RIGHT

AS LONG AS YOU DO
EXACTLY AS MAMA SAYS.

NOW, WE DON'T HAVE
A LOT OF TIME,

SO, FIRST,
YOU NEED TO GO

AND CLEAR OUT ALL OF ABIGAIL'S
CLOTHING AND JEWELRY

FROM HER BEDROOM.

JULIAN, ARE YOU LISTENING
TO ME, SON?

YES, MAMA.
YES.

I'M LISTENING.
ALL RIGHT.

ALL RIGHT, THEN YOU FIND
SOMETHING TO WRAP HER IN,

YOU TAKE HER
DOWN THE BACK STAIRS,

AND YOU DUMP HER
IN THE BAYOU.

NOW, I'LL FIND SOMETHING
TO OCCUPY LUCIAN DOWNSTAIRS.

BUT FIRST I NEED TO --

I NEED TO SEE SOMETHING
IN HER HANDWRITING.

IT'S A LIST OF THINGS
THE BABY NEEDS.

[ WATCH TICKING ]

Julian's voice:
SO, NOW YOU KNOW.

THIS IS THE WAY
IT ALWAYS ENDS.

SEND THE BITCH BACK TO HELL.

[ BOTH GRUNTING ]

I DON'T KNOW.
WHERE'S DECLI HAVEN'T SEEN HIM.]

WHAT HAPPENED?
NOTHING.

EVERYTHING.

DARLING,
WHERE ARE YOU GOING?

DON'T YOU WANT TO DANCE
THE FIRST WALTZ OF THE CENTURY

WITH YOUR MAMA?

♪ AFTER THE BREAK OF MORN

♪ AFTER THE DANCERS' LEAVING

♪ AFTER THE STARS ARE GONE

♪ MANY A HEART IS ACHING

♪ IF YOU COULD READ THEM
ALL... ♪

♪ AFTER THE BALL

[ MID-TEMPO JAZZ MUSIC PLAYING ]

NO!

[ BOTH BREATHING HEAVILY ]

OH!

[ BOTH GRUNTING ]

[ SCREAMING ]

[ SCREAMING ]

GO AHEAD.

IT'S WHAT YOU ALWAYS
WANTED TO DO.

[ GRUNTS ]

NO.

[ BREATHING HEAVILY ]

THAT'S NOT HOW
IT'S GONNA END THIS TIME.

Julian's voice:
DON'T YOU LOVE ME, BROTHER?

[ WHIMPERS ]

[ Normal voice ]
LENA...

AND YOU?

WHAT AM I DOING IN HERE?

DON'T EVEN TRY.

NO.
NO, NO, NO, NO, NO.

I WAS GOING UP THE STAIRS,
AND THERE WAS THIS MAN.

WHAT WERE YOU DOING
IN DECLAN'S HOUSE?

I DON'T KNOW.

FOR ONCE IN YOUR LIFE,
WILL YOU NOT LIE TO ME?!

I WAS STEALING, OKAY?

BUT -- BUT -- BUT
FROM THE OFFICE,

FROM -- FROM THE BEDROOM.

AND -- AND -- AND THEN
ALL I REMEMBER ARE THESE --

THESE THOUGHTS
IN MY HEAD...

...AND A KNIFE IN MY HAND.

THAT KNIFE!

OH, GOD, DID I --
DID I HURT SOMEBODY?

MAYBE.

[ GASPS ]

OH! NO!
I DON'T REMEMBER ANYTHING!

OH, BABY, I'M SO SCARED.
YOU GOT TO BELIEVE ME.

I'M NOT YOUR BABY.

I'VE NEVER BEEN YOUR BABY.

I DON'T HAVE TO BE
MY MOTHER'S DAUGHTER.

[ CRYING ]

Declan: JULIAN MUST HAVE COME
RIGHT ALONG HERE

WITH THE BODY
OVER HIS SHOULDER.

HE LOVED HER IN THE ONLY SICK,
TWISTED WAY HE KNEW HOW.

SO, DO YOU WANT
TO GIVE THIS A TRY OR NOT?

[ SIGHS ]

I'VE ALWAYS RUN AWAY.
I'VE NEVER TRUSTED ANYBODY.

WE CAN CHANGE
ALL THAT NOW.

ALL THESE FAMILIES THAT MOVED
BACK AFTER THE STORM --

WHAT DID THEY HAVE
THAT LUCIAN DIDN'T?

FAITH...

THAT IT CAN ALL BE BETTER
THE NEXT TIME AROUND.

IS THERE ANY CHANCE THAT
YOU CAN HAVE FAITH THIS TIME?

IN YOU, I CAN.

HEY.

[ BOTH CHUCKLE ]

[ WATCH TICKING ]

[ ABIGAIL SINGING INDISTINCTLY ]

[ BABY LAUGHS ]

[ LAUGHS ]

DO YOU KNOW HOW MUCH
I LOVE YOU, ANGEL?

I LOVE YOU AS MUCH
AS I LOVE YOUR PAPA.

THAT MEANS I LOVE YOU MORE
THAN THE WHOLE WIDE WORLD.

NOT AS MUCH
AS I LOVE YOU.

[ FUSSES ]

IT MIGHT TAKE ME
A FEW MORE LIFETIMES

TO GET IT RIGHT.

AND I LOOK FORWARD
TO EVERY ONE OF THEM.

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