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[ SLOW INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC PLAYS ]

[ DOG BARKING IN DISTANCE ]

SO, TELL ME AGAIN WHY I'M HERE.

NEIGHBORS COMPLAINED. SAID THEY HEARD CRYING AND SCREAMING.

SEEMS LIKE IT MIGHT BE AN ONGOING THING.

WHAT DO YOU THINK -- CHILD ABUSE?

COULD BE. THAT'S WHY I'M HERE.

THAT'S NOT A GOOD SIGN.

[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]

THIS IS DETECTIVE JORDAN OF THE DYERS BAY POLICE DEPARTMENT.

I'M HERE WITH CHILD SERVICES. OPEN UP.

[ SIGHS ]

WE'RE COMING IN!

AFTER YOU.

HELLO?

ANYBODY HOME?

I THINK I LIKE THE OFFICE BETTER.

THIS IS NOTHING.

GET OUT! GET OUT!

ALL RIGHT, FREEZE, LADY! STAY DOWN!

YOU GET OUT OF MY HOUSE!

DON'T YOU DARE TAKE MY FAMILY AWAY FROM ME!

YOU GET OUT!

CHECK OUT THE REST OF THE HOUSE.

THERE COULD BE A CHILD IN HERE.

THIS IS JORDAN! I'M ON A DOMESTIC!

I HAVE A SITUATION! I NEED BACKUP NOW!

[ CREAKING ]

OH!

[ SIGHS ]

GOD.

[ CLANGING ]

OKAY, OKAY.

[ CREAKING ]

[ HEAVY METAL MUSIC PLAYS ]

[ COMPUTER RINGING ]

♪ LOCKED IN THIS CAGE

♪ IN MY MIND

♪ ALL ALONE

♪ YOU HELD THE KEY

♪ OVER ME

[ KEYS CLACKING ]

[ DOG BARKING ]

[ ALARM BEEPING ]

[ BEEPING STOPS ]

[ SIGHS, GROANS ]

STOP DOING THAT. WE HAVE TO GET UP.

OH, COME ON.

MY FIRST MEETING'S NOT UNTIL 10:00.

THAT'S GREAT.

THAT'LL GIVE US PLENTY OF TIME

TO TALK ABOUT OPTIONS FOR SITTERS.

NOT NOW.

WE HAVE TO HIRE SOMEONE.

[ GROANS ]

I HEAR SOMEONE.

GOOD MORNING.

IS SOMEONE GONNA MAKE BREAKFAST,

OR ARE WE ALL GONNA STARVE TO DEATH?

OH, YOU ARE SUCH A LITTLE DRAMA QUEEN.

THAT'S ME. [ CHUCKLES ]

[ CHUCKLES ] YOU.

OH, STOP IT, STOP IT.

HERE'S THE SPOT. THERE'S THE SPOT.

[ Laughing ] NO, NO.

MAX, YOU'RE LATE.

ANY CHANCE YOU CAN TAKE THE KIDS TO SCHOOL?

I HAVE TO BE AT WORK AT 8:30.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE ANYWHERE TILL 10:00.

LET'S GET A MOVE ON, THEN.

OH, DON'T FORGET --

I KNOW, I KNOW.

WE'RE INTERVIEWING A SITTER TONIGHT.

[ DOOR OPENS, CLOSES ]

[ BELL RINGS ]

HOW COME YOU DROVE US TO SCHOOL AND NOT MOMMY?

BECAUSE, BUDDY, MOMMY'S WORKING, REMEMBER?

I KNOW, BUT WHY?

BECAUSE MOMMY WANTED MORE MONEY.

CASEY.

WE USED TO HAVE MORE MONEY. WHAT HAPPENED?

OH, MAX...

I'M 5 YEARS OLD. I HAVE A LOT TO LEARN.

Meghan: I KNOW I'VE ONLY BEEN BACK A FEW DAYS,

BUT IT DOESN'T SEEM LIKE ANYTHING'S CHANGED.

EXCEPT MAYBE THE ADS,

WHICH HAVE PROGRESSIVELY GOTTEN WORSE, IF THAT'S POSSIBLE.

[ CHUCKLES ]

[ Sighing ] OKAY, MEGHAN.

I'VE KNOWN YOU SINCE RUSH WEEK. WHAT'S WRONG?

[ SIGHS ] I THINK CARTER'S A LITTLE UPSET AT ME

FOR COMING BACK TO WORK.

THERE, I SAID IT.

SO, IF HE WOULD HAVE PAID MORE ATTENTION

TO WHAT WAS GOING ON AROUND HIM AT HIS OLD FIRM,

YOU WOULDN'T HAVE HAD TO.

THERE, I SAID IT.

SHAWNA, WHY IS IT SO HARD TO BE MARRIED?

DON'T ASK ME. I GOT DIVORCED FOR A REASON.

MY HUSBAND TOOK OFF WITH A 19-YEAR-OLD.

[ TELEPHONE RINGS ]

THIS IS MEGHAN.

MRS. EASTMAN, IT'S MRS. BERRY -- MAX'S TEACHER.

MRS. BERRY, WHAT CAN I DO FOR YOU?

I THINK YOU SHOULD COME DOWN HERE, MRS. EASTMAN.

IS MAX ALL RIGHT?

MAX IS FINE.

HE'S BEEN DISRUPTING CLASS AGAIN, THOUGH.

HOW DISRUPTIVE CAN HE BE?

He got into the glue again.

WHEN CAN I EXPECT YOU?

I'LL BE RIGHT THERE.

[ TELEPHONE RINGING ]

OLSEN RESIDENCE.

MEL, IT'S MEGHAN.

WOULD YOU MIND WATCHING MAX FOR A LITTLE WHILE

UNTIL CARTER GETS HOME FROM WORK?

OF COURSE. BRING HIM RIGHT OVER, SWEETIE.

THANKS. I'LL BE RIGHT OVER.

BYE.

MAX...

DO YOU WANT TO TELL ME WHY YOU PUT GLUE IN SUSAN'S HAIR?

MAX?

MOMMY HAS TO WORK NOW DURING THE DAYS.

YOU UNDERSTAND THAT?

SO I CAN'T KEEP RUNNING DOWN HERE

EVERY TIME YOU FEEL LIKE ACTING UP.

BUT I MISS YOU.

CAN YOU GIVE IT SOME TIME?

OKAY.

OH, HONEY.

COME ON.

COME ON.

SO, WHAT DO YOU THINK?

WELL, IT SOUNDS LIKE IT'LL BE OKAY.

THINK THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR. GREAT, THANKS.

STAN. SIR?

REALLY IS GOOD TO SEE YOU. LIKEWISE.

SO, I UNDERSTAND YOU'LL BE BRINGING

A LITTLE BUSINESS OUR WAY?

AS A MATTER OF FACT, I AM. GOOD.

LISTEN, CARTER, I WANT YOU TO SEE THE ACCOUNTANT RIGHT AWAY.

JUST TELL ME WHEN. HOW ABOUT TOMORROW?

YOUR OFFICE?

SOUNDS GREAT.

YES. THANK YOU.

BYE, TED.

BYE, STAN.

[ DOOR CLOSES ]

YES. [ CHUCKLES ]

TALK ABOUT THE NICK OF TIME. [ CHUCKLES ]

ABBY'S GONNA BE HERE ANY MINUTE.

I KNOW-- I'M HURRYING.

WHO'S ABBY? SHE'S A SITTER. SHE'S COMING FOR DINNER.

"SITTER" AS IN "BABYSITTER"?

I DON'T LIKE THE SOUND OF THAT.

JUST RELAX, BUDDY.

I HOPE SHE'S NICE.

ME, TOO, HUH?

I JUST DON'T WANT HER TO THINK WE'RE CRAZY.

DON'T WORRY, MOM. WE'RE NOT THAT CRAZY.

DON'T WORRY. WE'LL BE GOOD.

RIGHT, MAX? RIGHT.

YEAH.

[ DOORBELL RINGS ] I'LL GET IT.

[ SIGHS ]

HI.

I'M ABBY. WHAT'S YOUR NAME?

CASEY EASTMAN.

MY, CASEY, YOU'RE SO PRETTY.

I GET IT MORE FROM MY MOM THAN MY DAD.

YOU CAN COME IN IF YOU WANT. DINNER'S ALMOST READY.

OKAY.

[ DOOR CLOSES ]

SO, ABBY, WHY DON'T YOU TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOURSELF?

WELL, LET'S SEE.

I GRADUATED FROM SANTA CRUZ LAST SPRING.

AND I MOVED DOWN HERE SOON AFTER.

AND I'VE BEEN DOING SOME BABYSITTING JOBS

TO PAY THE BILLS EVER SINCE.

I'M NOT A BABY.

OF COURSE YOU'RE NOT A BABY. THAT'S JUST A FIGURE OF SPEECH.

I'LL BET.

MAX IS OUR RESIDENT SKEPTIC.

YOU'LL GET USED TO IT EVENTUALLY.

HE'S A BRAT.

CASEY. NO, I'M NOT.

He still wets his pants.

I HEARD YOU.

WELL, SHE'S CERTAINLY PRETTIER THAN I THOUGHT.

REALLY? I HADN'T NOTICED.

[ CHUCKLES ]

YOU KNOW, FOR A LAWYER, YOU'RE A TERRIBLE LIAR.

[ CHUCKLES ]

I MEAN IT. I LIKED HER.

AND I'M HARDLY BASING THAT ON HER LOOKS AT ALL.

THE KIDS SEEMED TO LIKE HER.

THEY GOT MY VOTE. MOVE HER IN.

GREAT.

I WILL START CLEANING OUT YOUR SO-CALLED GYM,

AND I WILL HAVE HER MOVE IN NEXT WEEK.

AND MAYBE YOU COULD FIX THE DRAIN IN OUR BATHROOM

BECAUSE I'M TIRED OF SHARING WITH THE KIDS.

YES, DEAR.

[ SIGHS ]

IT'S GONNA BE WEIRD, YOU KNOW,

HAVING A STRANGER LIVE WITH US.

YEAH, WELL, IT'S A LITTLE LATE FOR THAT NOW, ISN'T IT?

OH, I WAS JUST SAYING.

BIG DAY, HUH? Carter: [ Chuckling ] YEAH.

SHE'S CUTE, RIGHT?

YOU BET YOUR ASS.

[ DEL LAUGHS ] WHAT?

I CAN'T BELIEVE HOW LUCKY YOU WERE

TO FIND A SITTER SO QUICKLY.

I KNOW, YOU TALK ABOUT BEING IN THE RIGHT PLACE

AT THE RIGHT TIME.

DON'T FORGET --

"T" MINUS THREE WEEKS AND COUNTING

TILL THE BIGGEST BARBECUE TO END ALL BARBECUES.

JEEZ, YOU'D THINK IT WAS THE SECOND COMING.

IT IS A BARBECUE, DEL.

SEE, WOMEN JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND.

MEN NEED TO GRILL MEAT. IT'S INSTINCTIVE.

HE'S SO FULL OF IT. OH, COME ON.

HERE SHE IS.

Abby: THIS IS SO BEAUTIFUL.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

IT WAS SO NICE OF YOU TO DO THAT FOR ME.

I WANT YOU TO MEET MEL AND DEL OLSEN.

THEY LIVE NEXT DOOR.

HI. Mel: HI.

WELCOME TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

NICE TO MEET YOU BOTH.

NICE TO MEET YOU.

LET'S GET YOUR STUFF INSIDE.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT?

I'LL GET YOUR BAGS.

TURN AROUND.

WHAT?

ABOUT FACE.

YOU CAN HAVE IT IF YOU WANT.

WELL, I'LL TELL YOU WHAT, SWEETIE --

WHY DON'T YOU GO FINISH IT UP FOR ME, OKAY?

OKAY. [ LAUGHS ]

COME ON.

THIS IS REALLY NICE UP HERE.

THANK YOU.

THIS IS MAX'S ROOM.

THIS IS MINE AND CARTER'S ROOM.

AND HERE'S THE BATHROOM.

OH, THIS IS MY ROOM.

YOU CAN COME SEE IT WHENEVER YOU LIKE.

AND THIS IS GONNA BE YOUR ROOM.

EVERYTHING'S NEW.

CARTER SET THIS ROOM UP AS A GYM,

BUT THEN HE NEVER SET FOOT IN IT.

[ LAUGHS ]

I'LL LET YOU GET SETTLED.

[ DOORBELL RINGS ]

I'LL GET THAT. THANKS.

YOU ALL SETTLED IN? YES, THANK YOU.

GOOD.

CARTER, I'M TERRIBLY SORRY ABOUT DISPLACING YOUR GYM.

OH, THAT'S ALL RIGHT.

I REALLY HAVEN'T BEEN USING IT THAT MUCH ANYWAY.

YOU LOOK LIKE YOU USE IT A LOT.

[ FOOTSTEPS ]

[ SIGHS ] HI. I MADE SOME BROWNIES.

THE KIDS ARE GONNA LOVE THOSE.

YOU MUST BE ABBY. I'M SHAWNA.

HI, SHAWNA. HI.

YOU WANT SOME COFFEE? YES, PLEASE.

MEGHAN SURE IS HAPPY TO HAVE SOME HELP AROUND HERE.

AMEN TO THAT.

THANK YOU.

SO, ABBY, WHERE YOU FROM?

UP NORTH. HMM.

YOUR FAMILY STILL UP THERE?

IT'S JUST ME. I WAS AN ONLY CHILD.

MY PARENTS DIED WHEN I WAS 7.

WOW. POOR THING.

ALONE AT 7.

CASEY'S 7.

WELL, SEEMS THINGS HAVE TURNED OUT ALL RIGHT FOR YOU,

ALL THINGS CONSIDERED.

YEAH.

I SPENT SOME TIME WITH A REALLY NICE FOSTER FAMILY,

AND I WORKED MY WAY THROUGH COLLEGE BY BABYSITTING,

WHICH KIND OF LED ME HERE.

THAT'S GREAT.

WELL, I'D LOVE TO STAY AND CHAT WITH YOU LADIES, BUT...

I HAVE A DATE TONIGHT. [ CLEARS THROAT ]

AND I HAVE TO GET A WAX.

WATCH SHAWNA. SHE DOESN'T PULL ANY PUNCHES.

COME ON. I'LL WALK YOU TO THE DOOR.

NICE TO MEET YOU. YOU, TOO.

CALL ME AFTER YOUR DATE. I WANT DETAILS.

SHE'S GREAT. ISN'T SHE?

YEAH. AND CASEY LOVES HER ALREADY.

OH. WELL, YOU MADE THE RIGHT CHOICE.

OH, I AM SO GLAD TO HEAR YOU SAY THAT.

SHE'S GOT QUITE THE LITTLE BOD ON HER, TOO.

YOU THINK SO? YEAH, I DO.

[ LAUGHTER ] I'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW.

BYE. BYE.

I'LL TALK TO YOU LATER.

[ ENGINE TURNS OVER ]

THIS IS SUCH A PRETTY STREET.

ISN'T IT?

THAT'S WHERE MY FRIEND JENNY USED TO LIVE.

BUT SHE DOESN'T LIVE THERE ANYMORE

BECAUSE HER MOM GOT TIRED OF HER DAD

ALWAYS GOING TO LAS VEGAS WITH HIS SECRETARY.

OH. THAT'S TOO BAD.

OH, THAT'S WHERE I SAW MR. MONROE

KISSING MRS. SORENSEN.

WOW.

AND THEN THAT HOUSE WAY BACK THERE

IS WHERE I SAW MR. MILLER KISSING MR. BERBER.

[ LAUGHS ]

THIS IS QUITE THE NEIGHBORHOOD YOU GOT HERE, CASEY.

I'LL SAY.

OH, ABBY, THIS IS TOM.

HE LIVES NEXT DOOR.

OH. HI, TOM.

NICE TO MEET YOU, ABBY.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING, TOM?

WHY ARE YOU BEING SO NICE?

NO REASON.

JUST RIDING MY BIKE.

ABBY'S TOO MATURE FOR YOU, TOM.

[ SIGHS ]

BYE, TOM.

CASEY, I THINK YOU MIGHT HAVE HURT HIS FEELINGS.

HE'LL GET OVER IT.

[ LAUGHS ]

THOMAS!

[ SIGHS ]

JUST A MINUTE.

[ KNOCKING CONTINUES ]

HI, MEL.

HELLO, ABBY.

I'D LIKE TO HAVE A WORD WITH YOU FOR A MOMENT, IF I COULD.

SURE.

I HAVE TO GO PICK UP MAX AND CASEY FROM SCHOOL IN A MINUTE,

BUT WHAT'S UP?

WELL, IN CASE YOU HADN'T NOTICED,

OUR SON, TOM, IS ONLY 15 YEARS OLD.

AND MY HUSBAND AND I WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE IT IF YOU...

IF YOU DIDN'T UNDRESS IN FRONT OF YOUR OPEN BEDROOM WINDOW.

OH, MY GOD.

I HAD NO IDEA.

HAVE YOU SPOKEN TO TOM ABOUT THIS?

OH, I CAN ASSURE YOU, HE'S WELL AWARE OF OUR DISAPPOINTMENT.

I'M SURE HE IS.

WELL, LIKE THEY SAY, BOYS WILL BE BOYS.

OH.

YOU KNOW, I NEVER REALLY LIKED THAT SAYING.

ANYTHING ELSE I CAN DO FOR YOU?

GUESS NOT.

GREAT. I HAVE TO GO PICK UP THE KIDS.

ALL RIGHT.

[ SURF MUSIC PLAYS ]

WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, WHOA.

OH, HO HO, THERE YOU GO.

GOOD ONE.

Mel: WE NEED HOT DOGS.

ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT. Carter: HOT DOGS. COMING, COMING.

HOW ARE YOU DOING?

WE'RE GOOD.

WE'RE GONNA HAVE A LITTLE COOKING LESSON OVER HERE.

HELLO.

WE'RE GONNA START WITH A LITTLE TO-MAH-TO.

TO-MAH-TO. THERE YOU GO.

CHECK OUT MY NEIGHBORS' NEW SITTER.

WHOA.

SHE'S HOT. [ LAUGHS ]

YOU TALK TO HER YET.

SURE.

YEAH, RIGHT.

DUDE, COME ON. [ LAUGHS ]

ALL RIGHT, TO ABBY. ALL RIGHT.

OH, GLAD YOU COULD MAKE IT.

THANK YOU, PARTNER.

MR. WALKER. MR. OLSEN.

[ LAUGHS ] GOOD TO SEE YOU.

THESE ARE FOR YOU.

THANK YOU. WELL, THAT ONE'S FOR ME.

ALL RIGHT, ENOUGH CHITCHAT.

WHERE IS SHE?

SHE IS, UH... RIGHT OVER THERE.

OH, HOTTIE.

[ CHUCKLES ]

HOW OLD?

SHE IS TOO YOUNG FOR YOU, YOU LECH.

THERE'S NO SUCH THING. NO SUCH THING.

ABBY, COME ON OVER HERE.

I'D LIKE YOU TO MEET TATE WALKER.

HE'S AN OLD FRIEND OF MINE FROM LAW SCHOOL.

ABBY, I'VE HEARD SO MUCH ABOUT YOU,

I FEEL LIKE I KNOW YOU ALREADY.

[ CHUCKLES ] NICE TO MEET YOU, MR. WALKER.

PLEASURE IS ALL MINE. AND CALL ME TATE.

OKAY...TATE.

SO, I UNDERSTAND YOU WENT TO SANTA CRUZ.

WELL, I HATE TO ADMIT IT, BUT...

MY BASEBALL TEAM USED TO BEAT THE HELL OUT OF YOU GUYS.

[ LAUGHS ]

YEAH, WE PRETTY MUCH SUCKED.

BUT I WAS MORE OF AN EXTREME FRISBEE KIND OF GIRL.

I BELIEVE THAT.

SO, HOW DO YOU LIKE CARPENTER FALLS?

I LIKE IT JUST FINE.

AND HOW'S THE EASTMAN HOUSEHOLD TREATING YOU?

I LOVE IT.

SHE LOVES IT.

WELL, IF YOU EVER STOP LOVING IT, I'M JUST A PHONE CALL AWAY.

SHE IS FINE, YOU BIG LECH.

[ LAUGHS ]

MY BEST FRIEND.

[ Chuckling ] YEAH. EXACTLY. THANKS A LOT.

GOOD DAY TODAY? SCHOOL WAS FUN?

MM-HMM.

WHAT THE HELL?

MAX.

MAX.

WHO WAS THAT BOY?

HIS NAME IS CONRAD LUCAS. HE DOES IT TO EVERYBODY.

I DON'T CARE.

GO OVER WITH CASEY.

MAX, ARE YOU OKAY?

I'M FINE.

HEY!

[ INDISTINCT WHISPERING ]

WHAT DID YOU SAY TO HIM?

NOTHING MUCH.

COME ON, LET'S GO HOME.

[ INDISTINCT TALKING ]

YOU WANT TO PLAY UNO WHEN WE GET HOME?

WHAT ARE WE GONNA DO?

HEY.

WAIT FOR ME OVER THERE, GUYS.

YOU THREATENED MY KID?

I SPOKE TO CONRAD, YES.

WHERE DO YOU GET OFF TALKING TO MY KID LIKE THAT?

CONRAD PUSHED MAX A NUMBER OF TIMES.

AND, APPARENTLY, THIS HAPPENS OFTEN.

KIDS PLAY ROUGH SOMETIMES.

SO DO I.

NOW, LISTEN -- NO,YOU LISTEN.

THE NEXT TIME YOUR LITTLE BASTARD GOES NEAR MAX,

I'M GONNA SKIN HIM LIKE A RABBIT RIGHT IN FRONT OF YOU.

GOT IT?

AND I MEAN IT.

WHAT'S THE MATTER, CASE?

MULTIPLICATION TABLES SUCK.

CASEY SAID "SUCK."

THANK YOU, MAX. BUT SO DID YOU.

[ CHUCKLES ]

LET ME SEE.

OH, IT'S NOT SO BAD.

LOOK, WITH THE 5's... HI, MOM.

HI.

HEY, MOM. HEY.

WHAT YOU DOING?

MULTIPLICATION TABLES.

LET ME GET CHANGED, AND I'LL COME BACK AND HELP YOU.

THAT'S ALL RIGHT, MOM. ABBY'S HELPING ME.

I WAS STUCK ON 5 TIMES 9.

[ CELLPHONE RINGING ] EXCUSE ME.

[ CELLPHONE BEEPS ]

HI.

HEY, IT'S ME.

GOOD NEWS -- THEY SETTLED.

Let's go out and celebrate.

UH...THAT'S NICE.

[ Chuckling ] Oh, it's better than nice.

IT'S GREAT.

ARE YOU ON YOUR WAY HOME? LET'S GO OUT.

NOT YET.

I'M HAVING DRINKS WITH SOME CLIENTS.

Might be a while.

CARTER?

IT'S FINE.

YOU NEED TO DO IT.

ALL RIGHT. I'LL SEE YOU TONIGHT.

[ CELLPHONE BEEPS ]

[ DOOR CLOSES ]

[ SIGHS ]

I GUESS I'LL CELEBRATE MYSELF.

CELEBRATE WHAT?

OH. HEY, ABBY.

JUST A LITTLE VICTORY.

GOT EVERYTHING WE ASKED FOR IN A NICE SETTLEMENT.

WHERE ARE THE KIDS?

UPSTAIRS.

SO, IS THE CASE A BIG DEAL OR SOMETHING?

I GUESS YOU COULD SAY THAT.

MORE OF A PERSONAL VICTORY, REALLY.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

SEE, I USED TO BE A LAWYER WITH A BIG FIRM.

A BIG FIRM WHAT?

[ LAUGHS ]

[ CHUCKLES ]

THAT'S A GOOD ONE. SORRY.

SO, DO YOU LIKE BEING A LAWYER?

I LIKE IT WHEN IT'S GOOD, BUT...

I GUESS YOU COULD SAY THAT ABOUT ANY JOB, RIGHT?

ARE THINGS GOOD NOW?

THINGS ARE VERY GOOD.

WHEN DID YOU KNOW YOU WANTED TO BE A LAWYER?

EVER SINCE I CAN REMEMBER.

I MEAN, LAW SCHOOL WAS NO PICNIC,

BUT MANAGED TO GET A JOB IN THE PUBLIC DEFENDER'S OFFICE

RIGHT AFTER I PASSED THE BAR.

WORKED THERE FOR A COUPLE YEARS.

AND THEN A BUDDY OF MINE FROM LAW SCHOOL,

HE BROUGHT ME INTO HIS FIRM,

AND IT HAPPENED TO BE THE BIGGEST FIRM IN TOWN.

WORKED MY ASS OFF,

MADE PARTNER BY THE TIME I WAS 32.

THEN THE ROOF CAVED IN.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

WELL, SOME OF MY OTHER PARTNERS, THEY WEREN'T SUCH GOOD GUYS.

WHAT DID THEY DO?

THEY RIPPED OFF SOME VERY RICH CLIENTS OF OURS.

AND WHAT HAPPENED?

A COUPLE OF THEM WENT TO JAIL.

AND I...

FOUND MYSELF OUT OF A JOB.

BUT I STARTED OVER.

TATE AND I STARTED UP OUR OWN FIRM.

AND TODAY...

IS SORT OF A TURNING POINT FOR US.

WOW. CONGRATULATIONS.

I WILL HAVE THE CONTRACTS MESSENGERED OVER IN THE MORNING.

ALL RIGHT. SEE YOU LATER, MEGHAN.

GOOD NIGHT, EVERYBODY.

GOOD NIGHT.

[ CELLPHONE BEEPS ]

YOU SHOULD CELEBRATE.

[ CHUCKLES ]

I SHOULD.

WHAT ABOUT THROWING A PARTY?

PARTY?

SURE, WE COULD THROW A COCKTAIL PARTY.

IT WOULD BE FUN.

MAYBE, I'M GONNA HAVE TO TALK TO MEGHAN ABOUT IT.

SHE MIGHT BE TOO BUSY TO ORGANIZE IT.

ALTHOUGH IT SOUNDS LIKE A GREAT IDEA.

WELL, YOU ALWAYS HAVE ME... YOU KNOW?

[ GRUNTS ] I AM GETTING OLD, ABBY.

[ CHUCKLES ]

NO, YOU'RE NOT.

[ SIGHS ]

I MEAN, WE ALL GET OLD,

BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN WE HAVE TO FEEL OLD.

YEAH.

HOW DOES THAT FEEL?

WOW, THAT FEELS GREAT.

SEE?

YOU'RE NOT OLD.

YOU'RE JUST CARRYING AROUND A LOT OF STRESS IN YOUR SHOULDERS.

I CAN FEEL IT.

[ SIGHS ]

CAN YOU FEEL THAT?

YEAH.

MMM. THAT'S THE STUFF.

THANKS, ABBY.

THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT I NEEDED.

WAIT. [ GIGGLES ]

DOES YOUR MOMMY EVER TUCK YOU IN?

SOMETIMES. BUT SHE'S USUALLY TOO TIRED.

THAT'S OKAY.

I'LL TUCK YOU IN EVERY NIGHT IF YOU WANT ME TO.

YES, PLEASE.

WAIT. DON'T GO YET.

SOMEBODY HAS SCHOOL TOMORROW.

ARE YOU GONNA STAY WITH US?

I'LL STAY AS LONG AS YOU WANT ME TO.

THEN I DON'T WANT YOU TO EVER LEAVE US.

THEN I NEVER WILL.

GOOD NIGHT, SWEETIE.

WAIT. ABBY?

THANKS FOR STICKING UP FOR MAX WITH THAT JERK, CONRAD.

ANYTIME.

[ SIGHS ]

HOW WAS THE MEETING?

DRUNK MARKETING GUYS. JUST MY IDEA FOR A FUN EVENING.

DID YOU SAY GOODNIGHT TO THE KIDS?

YES, I DID.

MAX WAS HIS USUAL ORNERY SELF, AND CASEY WAS OUT COLD.

WHAT DID YOU DO TO HER?

NOTHING. SHE PLAYED ALL NIGHT LONG WITH ABBY.

HEY, WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THROWING

A LITTLE COCKTAIL PARTY?

I'M NOT GONNA HAVE MUCH TIME TO ORGANIZE IT.

THIS CAMPAIGN IS KIND OF A BIG DEAL FOR THE AGENCY,

NOT TO MENTION ME.

THIS ISN'T ABOUT WHO HAS TIME TO ORGANIZE THE PARTY.

YES, IT IS. YOU GONNA DO IT?

MAYBE I WILL.

CASEY, MAX -- BREAKFAST IS READY!

MORNING, MEGHAN. MORNING.

CAN I GET YOU SOME BREAKFAST?

NO, JUST -- I'M GONNA HAVE SOME COFFEE.

CARTER, I MADE YOU SOME COFFEE.

THANKS.

I HAVE TO GET TO THE OFFICE. I'M LATE.

TALK TO YOU ALL TONIGHT.

CARTER AND I WERE TALKING LAST NIGHT,

YOU KNOW, ABOUT HIS CASE.

AND WE WERE THINKING,

WHAT IF WE THREW A PARTY TO CELEBRATE?

PARTY, HUH?

THINK SO?

DEFINITELY.

I JUST KNOW HOW IMPORTANT THIS IS TO CARTER.

I THINK IT WOULD BE REALLY GOOD FOR HIM.

MAYBE YOU'RE RIGHT.

I'D BE HAPPY TO ORGANIZE IT.

AFTER ALL, I HAVE PLENTY OF TIME WHEN THE KIDS ARE AT SCHOOL.

YOU KNOW, I'LL THINK ABOUT IT.

CASEY, MAX!

COME ON, YOU GUYS, IT'S TIME TO GO.

[ UP-TEMPO MUSIC PLAYS ]

[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]

HEY, HEY, HEY. ARE YOU HAVING A NICE TIME?

SURE THIS IS FUN. IT LOOKS LIKE EVERYBODY SHOWED UP.

EVERYBODY LOVES FREE BOOZE.

HOW ABOUT YOU? ARE YOU HAVING A GOOD TIME?

YEAH, SURE. WHAT'S NOT TO LIKE?

IT'S A NICE DAY, PLENTY OF BURGERS AND BEER.

NOT TO MENTION A YARDFUL OF THE PRETTIEST GIRLS

IN CARPENTER FALLS --

PRESENT COMPANY INCLUDED, OF COURSE.

CARTER.

STAN, I'M SO GLAD YOU COULD MAKE IT.

I WOULDN'T MISS IT.

OH, BY THE WAY, THIS IS SARAH.

HEY, SARAH, NICE TO MEET YOU.

AND, UH, THIS IS FOR YOU.

OH.

AN '82. [ Chuckling ] WOW.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY.

IT'S THE LEAST I COULD DO.

WELL, THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME.

WHERE'S MEGHAN?

OH, SHE'S AROUND HERE SOMEWHERE.

WELL, WE'LL GO SAY HI.

OKAY, GREAT.

HUH.

ALL RIGHT, THERE ARE MORE DRINKS ON THE PATIO.

OH, YOUR DRESS IS GREAT.

HEY, HEY. HEY, BUDDY. HEY, COUNSELOR.

HEY, HOW ARE YOU? OH, GREAT.

VERDICT'S IN -- ONE HELL OF A PARTY.

THANKS.

BUT IT'S TIME FOR YOU TO START ENJOYING IT.

LOOK, I AM GONNA PLAY HOST.

AND YOU GO EASY ON THE BEERS, OKAY?

HEY, YOU'RE MY PARTNER, NOT MY BOSS. [ CHUCKLES ]

[ LAUGHTER ]

SO UNBELIEVABLE. YOU WOULDN'T BELIEVE IT.

YEAH, I KNOW.

HEY, DARLING.

HEY.

[ LAUGHTER ]

SO, WHAT ARE WE DRINKING?

WE ARE DRINKING MOJITOS.

OH, NICE. HIT ME.

THERE YOU GO. THANK YOU.

CHEERS. CHEERS.

[ LAUGHS ]

SO, TELL ME...

HOW'S IT GOING WITH YOU AND MEGHAN

SINCE SHE'S BEEN BACK TO WORK?

GREAT. COULDN'T BE BETTER.

HUH. [ CHUCKLES ]

YOU KNOW WHAT-- I'M GONNA GET SOME FOOD BEFORE IT'S ALL GONE.

YOU BETTER HURRY.

AND YOU BE GOOD. OKAY.

YOU NEED A LITTLE COFFEE THERE?

NO, I'M ALLERGIC. THANKS, PAL.

[ CHUCKLES ]

THEY'RE ALL GETTING ALONG WELL.

HOW ARE YOU DOING? I'M GOOD.

[ THUNDER RUMBLES ]

[ INDISTINCT SHOUTING ]

OH!

OH! AAH!

COME ON, LET'S GET OUT OF HERE.

COME ON, LET'S GO.

WHOA.

[ SHOUTING, LAUGHTER ]

[ HEART BEATING ]

Abby: [ Echoing ] WHAT ABOUT THROWING A PARTY?

I'D BE HAPPY TO ORGANIZE IT.

AFTER ALL, I HAVE PLENTY OF TIME

WHEN THE KIDS ARE AT SCHOOL.

I JUST KNOW HOW IMPORTANT THIS IS TO CARTER.

Carter: [ Echoing ] YOU KNOW HOW IMPORTANT IT IS

FOR MY PEERS TO SEE ME BACK IN THE GAME.

Meghan: [ Echoing ] WHAT ARE YOU, IN HIGH SCHOOL?

[ SOBBING ]

[ GASPS ]

CARTER?

WELL, NOT QUITE.

HI, TATE.

YOU ALL RIGHT?

I'M FINE.

YOU'RE SOAKED.

TELL ME ABOUT IT.

HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN WATCHING ME?

LONG ENOUGH.

WE SHOULDN'T DO THIS.

YEAH, WE SHOULD.

[ BREATHING HEAVILY ]

CARTER.

[ LAUGHS ]

OH.

OH, HONEY, I GOT A LOT MORE GAME THAN THAT GUY WILL EVER HAVE.

ARE YOU DOING HIM?

WHAT?

IT'S ALL RIGHT, SUGAR. YOUR SECRET'S SAFE WITH ME.

NO, STOP.

COME ON, I JUST WANT A LITTLE OF WHAT CARTER'S GETTING.

THAT'S NOT TRUE.

RIGHT.

[ CRYING ]

OH, I GET IT.

YOU'RE JUST A LITTLE TEASE, AREN'T YOU?

I'M SORRY.

I KNOW YOU ARE, SUGAR.

WONDER WHAT MEGHAN'S GONNA THINK ABOUT THE TWO OF YOU?

TATE.

ABBY.

SHH, SHH, SHH, SHH...

I'M SORRY.

I KNOW YOU ARE, SUGAR.

FOR GOD'S SAKE.

[ SCREAMING ]

YOU'RE RIGHT. YOU AIN'T CARTER.

[ HEAVY METAL MUSIC PLAYS ]

♪ LOCKED IN THIS CAGE

♪ IN MY MIND

♪ ALL ALONE

♪ YOU HELD THE KEY

[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]

[ UP-TEMPO MUSIC PLAYS ]

I'M GONNA BE RIGHT BACK.

ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT.

HEY, ABBY, HAVE YOU SEEN TATE?

NO.

I CAN'T SEEM TO FIND HIM ANYWHERE.

I DID NOTICE HIM MAKING GOOD USE OF THE BAR.

[ CHUCKLES ]

TELL ME ABOUT IT.

ALL RIGHT.

BITCH.

[ LAUGHTER ]

WELL, NO ONE'S HEARD FROM TATE SINCE THE PARTY.

SHOULD I BE WORRIED NOW?

I CAN'T UNDERSTAND IT.

MAYBE HE WENT TO VEGAS. YOU KNOW HOW HE GETS.

GOOD POINT.

IT'S NOT LIKE HIM TO JUST BAIL. IT'S REALLY WEIRD.

LOOK AT THAT. THEY FOUND A CAR IN THE LAKE.

Woman: ONE FATALITY HAS BEEN REPORTED.

WOW.

THAT'S NOT FAR FROM HERE.

...NOT DISCLOSING THE IDENTITY OF THE DRIVER.

OH, NO, THAT LOOKS LIKE TATE'S CAR.

ARE YOU SURE?

[ TELEPHONE RINGING ]

BACK TO YOU, MARGARET.

[ PHONE BEEPS ]

HELLO?

YES, THIS IS CARTER EASTMAN.

IT'S THE POLICE.

Woman: CAN YOU IDENTIFY THIS AS THE BODY OF TATE WALKER?

THAT'S HIM.

[ SOBS ]

[ COMPUTER BEEPING ]

[ VEHICLE APPROACHING ]

[ CAR DOOR BEEPING ]

CAN A WINDSHIELD REALLY DO THAT?

ALMOST TOOK HIS HEAD CLEAN OFF.

WAS IT TATE?

YES, IT WAS.

OH.

IT'S A SHAME, ISN'T IT?

ABBY? CAN I SPEAK WITH YOU A MINUTE?

IT'S ABOUT YOUR ONLINE PROFILE.

CAN IT WAIT?

I PROMISED CASEY I'D HELP HER WITH HER HOMEWORK.

I JUST WANT TO GET HER GOING ON IT.

WE'LL TALK AFTER, OKAY?

ALL RIGHT.

I CAN'T GET OVER HOW GOOD THEY'VE BEEN FOR YOU.

WELL...

I GUESS I JUST KNOW HOW TO TALK TO KIDS.

SO, WHAT WAS YOUR CHILDHOOD LIKE

BEFORE YOUR PARENTS PASSED AWAY?

WE WERE A HAPPY FAMILY.

JUST LIKE ANY OTHER.

MOM, ARE WE A HAPPY FAMILY?

WE SURE ARE, SWEETIE.

ESPECIALLY NOW THAT ABBY'S HERE.

WHERE IS SHE?

AAH!

HI, MEL.

YOU JUST SCARED THE DICKENS OUT OF ME.

SORRY. I DIDN'T MEAN TO.

SO, WHAT DID YOU WANT TO TALK TO ME ABOUT?

WELL...

I WAS LOOKING AT SOME SITTER SITES

FOR A FRIEND OF MINE AT CHURCH.

UH-HUH.

AND, UH, I CAME ACROSS THE SITE

THAT MEGHAN SAID THAT SHE FOUND YOU ON.

YOU KNOW, JUST FOR THE HECK OF IT, I TYPED YOUR NAME IN,

AND, UH, THE COMPUTER CAME UP AND SAID, "NO PROFILE FOUND."

AND I WAS JUST WONDERING, WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?

OH, I ALWAYS TAKE MY PROFILE OFFLINE WHEN I ACCEPT A JOB.

OH.

IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE YOU WANTED TO KNOW?

NO, NO, THAT WILL ABOUT DO IT.

OKAY, THEN.

BYE, MEL.

SO, UH, HOW DO YOU LIKE WORKING FOR THE EASTMANS?

I LIKE IT FINE.

BOY, MY MOM WOULD KILL ME

IF SHE KNEW I WAS TALKING TO YOU.

YEAH, SHE DOESN'T SEEM TO CARE MUCH FOR ME, DOES SHE?

SHE'S A FRUITCAKE WHEN IT COMES TO STRANGERS.

SHE KEEPS LOOKING YOU UP ON THE INTERNET,

AS IF SHE'S TRYING TO UNCOVER SOME GREAT SECRET ABOUT YOU.

SO, MY DAD'S TAKING ME DRIVING LATER ON TODAY.

SAYS IF I DO GOOD, I CAN TAKE MY TEST NEXT WEEK.

GOOD FOR YOU, TOM.

MAYBE YOU AND I COULD GO DRIVING SOMETIME?

YEAH, MAYBE.

WELL, I GOT TO GO CHECK ON THE KIDS.

BYE.

[ SIGHS ]

[ DOOR OPENS ]

Shawna: KNOCK, KNOCK. HEY.

HI. YOU READY?

OH, YEAH. LET'S DO SOME SHOPPING.

YOU WANT TO BRING THE KIDS?

SHOULD I?

IT'S COOL. I GOT THEM. YOU GUYS GO HAVE FUN.

THANKS. THANKS.

OKAY.

[ SIGHS ]

MARTINIS FIRST AND SHOES SECOND.

[ DOOR CLOSES ]

MEGHAN DIDN'T WANT TO TAKE MAX AND CASEY TO THE MALL?

I GUESS NOT.

SHE LOOKED LIKE SHE COULD USE A BREAK, THOUGH.

HOW ARE YOU HOLDING UP?

I KNOW YOU MUST MISS YOUR FRIEND.

IT'S DEFINITELY WEIRD.

DON'T BE SAD, CARTER.

I'LL BE YOUR FRIEND.

HOW COME MOMMY DIDN'T COME, TOO?

'CAUSE SHE WENT SHOPPING WITH SHAWNA, DUMMY.

CASEY, THAT WASN'T VERY NICE.

YOU SHOULD APOLOGIZE TO MAX.

SORRY, MAX.

IT'S OKAY.

HEY.

WHAT DO YOU GUYS WANT TO DO ABOUT SUPPER?

WE'LL PICK SOMETHING UP ALONG THE WAY.

AFTER THE GAME HE'S DRIVING.

NICE CATCH.

WELL, HOW LONG ARE YOU GONNA BE?

COULD BE AWHILE.

DEPENDS ON HOW GOOD OF A DRIVER HE IS.

I KNOW HOW TO DO IT.

HEY, JUST COME BACK IN ONE PIECE.

WE'LL BE BACK BEFORE YOU KNOW IT.

[ ENGINE TURNS OVER ]

[ HORN HONKING ]

COME ON, BUDDY. LET'S GO.

HEY, COME ON.

Woman: THE GARDENER DOESN'T COME UNTIL NEXT WEEK.

[ DOOR CLOSES ]

[ KEYS CLACKING ]

THAT'S ODD.

[ CELLPHONE RINGS ]

I HOPE THAT'S NOT ABBY.

[ CELLPHONE BEEPS ]

Mel: Meghan, this is Mel.

Listen, when you get home, I need to talk to you privately.

It's very important.

SO, WHO WAS IT?

MEL. SHE SOUNDED WEIRD.

THAT WOMAN IS WEIRD.

I KNOW, BUT SHE SOUNDED A DIFFERENT KIND OF WEIRD.

Woman on TV: WHAT'S A COMET ANYWAY?

COMETS ARE SMALL BODIES THAT ORBIT THE SUN.

VIEWERS ON EARTH RECOGNIZE THEM BY THEIR TAIL.

Woman: FIRST UNHEARD MESSAGE.

Mel: CARTER? MEGHAN? THIS IS MEL.

I FOUND OUT SOME DISTURBING INFORMATION ABOUT ABBY.

AND I NEED TO TALK TO YOU AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

Woman on TV: ...WITH THE NAKED EYE.

WHAT'S INSIDE? LEFTOVERS

Woman: MESSAGE DELETED.

Woman on TV: ...WHEN THE PLANETS AND THE SUN DID,

MORE THAN 4.5 BILLION YEARS AGO.

MANY THEORISTS THINK THAT COMETS

DELIVERED THE WATER THAT LED TO LIFE ON EARTH.

COMETS ARE LOADED WITH CARBON AND ESSENTIAL TO LIFE.

IN FACT, COMETS ARE THE MOST CARBON-RICH MATERIALS

IN THE SOLAR SYSTEM.

[ SOFT MUSIC PLAYS ]

WHAT DOES WILD 2 LOOK LIKE? RATHER WILD REALLY.

SCIENTISTS HAVE EXPECTED IT TO BE ROUND

WITH A FLAT SURFACE AND COVERED IN DARK, DUSTY...

[ SIGHS ]

[ SIGHS ]

[ SIGHS ]

[ MUSIC STOPS ]

MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS, BITCH.

AAH!

[ ELECTRICITY CRACKLING ]

THE MISSION, DESIGNED TO RESOLVE QUESTIONS

ABOUT THE ORIGINS OF THE SOLAR SYSTEM,

HAS NOW ADDED NEW QUESTIONS TO THE LIST.

HOW DID HOT MINERALS FROM THE BLISTERING CORE

GET TO THE FRIGID OUTER REACHES?

OR DID THE MINERALS COME FROM OTHER STARS?

MAYBE COMETS AREN'T QUITE WHAT WE THOUGHT.

[ BOTH CHUCKLING ]

OH.

STAY FOR DINNER?

I AM GONNA STAY FOR DINNER, ABSOLUTELY.

[ CHUCKLES ]

WHAT ARE WE HAVING? YOU DON'T KNOW.

[ CHUCKLES ]

HEY, HONEY. HI.

HEY, GUYS. HOW WAS SHOPPING?

NOT TOO SHABBY.

PRETTY COZY IN HERE.

I'M GONNA CALL MEL.

SHE SOUNDED -- WEIRD?

WEIRDER THAN USUAL.

[ TELEPHONE DIALING ]

[ Ringing ]

[ SIGHS ]

THAT'S ODD.

SHE NEVER GOES ANYWHERE.

WELL, NOW WHO'S THE NOSY NEIGHBOR?

I'M GONNA GO SEE WHAT SHE WANTED.

WANT ME TO COME WITH YOU? NO, IT'S OKAY.

HONEY, YOU OKAY?

YEAH. YEAH.

WELL, YOU NEED ANY HELP?

IT'S OKAY. I GOT IT.

[ DOORBELL RINGS ]

MEL?

MEL?

MEL?

[ DOOR CLOSES ]

MEL?

MEL?

MEL?

MEL?

OH!

OH! OH, GOD!

OH!

OH, ABBY, PLEASE TAKE THE KIDS AND GO UPSTAIRS.

DINNER'S ALMOST READY.

JUST PLEASE DO IT, OKAY?

MOMMY, WHAT'S WRONG? GO UPSTAIRS, SWEETIE.

WHAT HAPPENED? OH.

MEL'S HAD AN ACCIDENT, AND SHE'S DEAD.

WHAT?

HELLO?

THERE'S BEEN AN ACCIDENT.

Man: "THE LORD IS MY SHEPHERD. I SHALL NOT WANT.

"HE MAKES ME LIE DOWN IN GREEN PASTURES,

"AND HE LEADS ME BESIDE STILL WATERS.

"HE RESTORES MY SOUL.

"HE LEADS ME IN PATHS OF RIGHTEOUSNESS FOR HIS NAMESAKE.

"EVEN THOUGH I WALK THROUGH THE VALLEY OF THE SHADOW OF DEATH,

"I WILL FEAR NO EVIL, FOR YOU ARE WITH ME.

YOUR ROD AND YOUR STAFF, THEY COMFORT ME."

I KNOW THAT THE FAMILY WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU ALL

FOR COMING TODAY AND FOR YOUR LOVE

AND FOR YOUR SUPPORT IN THIS ROUGH TIME.

UH, IT'S ALWAYS DIFFICULT TO LOSE SOMEBODY,

AND HER LIFE MEANT SO MUCH TO US ALL.

AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING

AND FOR HONORING MEL OLSEN'S LIFE.

OH, HEY, DON'T RUN, YOU GUYS.

DID YOU SEE DEL?

I'VE NEVER REALLY SEEN HIM LIKE THAT.

I STILL CAN'T BELIEVE SHE'S GONE.

AND POOR TOM.

HOW ARE YOU DOING?

I'LL BE ALL RIGHT.

I'M A BIT FREAKED OUT.

AREN'T YOU GUYS?

I MEAN, NOTHING HAPPENS AROUND HERE FOREVER,

AND THEN TWO PEOPLE DIE IN AS MANY WEEKS,

AND THEY SAY IT HAPPENS IN THREES.

THAT'S VERY COMFORTING, SHAWNA.

YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN. IT'S JUST A LITTLE ODD.

YEAH, IT IS, BUT IT WAS AN ACCIDENT, ALL RIGHT?

I'M SORRY. I DIDN'T MEAN ANYTHING BY IT.

LISTEN, I JUST WANT TO TAKE THE KIDS HOME,

AND I DON'T REALLY WANT TO TALK ABOUT THIS RIGHT NOW.

CAN WE GO?

YOU KNOW, ACTUALLY...

CAN WE TALK A MINUTE? I'LL TAKE YOU HOME.

Carter: YEAH, SURE.

YOU GUYS TAKE AS LONG AS YOU WOULD LIKE.

YOU SURE?

I JUST WANT TO GET OUT OF THESE CLOTHES AND TAKE A SHOWER.

UH, OH, THE DRAIN'S CLOGGED AGAIN.

USE THE KIDS'.

OKAY. BYE.

SEE YOU AT HOME?

BYE, SHAWNA.

BYE.

SO, WHAT'S UP?

HOW MUCH DO YOU KNOW ABOUT ABBY?

I DON'T THINK I LIKE WHERE THIS IS GOING, SHAWNA.

WHAT DO YOU REALLY KNOW ABOUT HER?

ABBY'S BEEN NOTHING BUT A GODSEND FOR THIS FAMILY.

I KNOW. I-I KNOW.

HOW ARE MAX AND CASEY TAKING EVERYTHING?

I THINK THEY'RE DOING ALL RIGHT.

ABBY'S BEEN HELPING THEM DEAL.

IT SOUNDS LIKE SHE'S TAKEN OVER.

[ Sarcastically ] THANK YOU, SHAWNA.

I NEEDED TO HEAR THAT.

THAT'S WHAT I'M HERE FOR. [ SCOFFS ]

SORRY.

[ WATER RUNNING ]

[ SIGHS ]

THANKS.

DON'T MENTION IT.

[ CAR DOOR BEEPING ]

SORRY.

I DIDN'T KNOW ANYONE WAS IN HERE.

[ SIGHS ]

IT'S OKAY.

[ SIGHS ]

[ DOOR CLOSES ]

THE KIDS ARE FINALLY ASLEEP.

ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?

[ Echoing ] CARTER...

ARE YOU ATTRACTED TO ABBY?

WHAT KIND OF QUESTION IS THAT?

DON'T BE DEFENSIVE. I'M JUST CURIOUS.

I-I'M NOT -- I'M NOT BEING DEFENSIVE.

YOU'RE NOT?

WHY ARE WE ARGUING ABOUT THIS?

BECAUSE YOU WON'T ANSWER THE QUESTION.

THIS IS RIDICULOUS.

[ Echoing ] I CAN'T BELIEVE

THAT WE'RE HAVING THIS CONVERSATION.

TRUST ME, YOU'RE THE ONLY GIRL FOR ME.

WELL, SHE'S SO YOUNG AND PRETTY AND...

SHE IS, BUT SHE'S NOT YOU.

[ SIGHS ]

SHAWNA ASKED ME SOME STRANGE QUESTIONS TODAY.

ABOUT WHAT? ABBY.

SHE ASKED ME HOW WELL I KNEW ABBY

AND IF I TRUSTED HER.

WHAT DID YOU SAY?

I TOLD HER ABBY'S BEEN GREAT.

IT DID GET ME THINKING.

[ SIGHS ]

NO, COME ON. I MEAN IT.

RIGHT BEFORE I FOUND MEL,

SHE LEFT ME THIS MESSAGE ON MY VOICE MAIL,

AND SHE SAID THAT SHE HAD TO TALK TO ME RIGHT AWAY

ABOUT SOMETHING IMPORTANT.

I WOULDN'T WORRY ABOUT IT. SHAWNA'S JUST PARANOID.

SHE'S BEEN SUSPICIOUS OF PEOPLE EVER SINCE HER DIVORCE.

MAYBE YOU'RE JUST JEALOUS.

JEALOUS?

THE KIDS HAVE REALLY TAKEN A SHINE TO ABBY.

DO YOU ACTUALLY THINK THAT I'M JEALOUS OF ABBY?

MEGHAN, YOU JUST ASKED ME IF I'M ATTRACTED TO HER.

I KNOW. I'M JUST...

I'M GOING CRAZY.

I'VE BEEN THINKING THAT

WITH EVERYTHING'S THAT HAPPENED AROUND HERE,

THAT MAYBE I NEED TO SPEND SOME MORE TIME AT HOME,

YOU KNOW, FOR THE KIDS' SAKE.

STAN GABLES' LITTLE CASE WAS NICE.

WE'RE SET FOR A WHILE.

MAYBE...

MAYBE THE TRUTH IS,

WE DON'T NEED A FULL-TIME SITTER ANYMORE.

ALL RIGHT, WELL, THEN TOMORROW I WILL --

I'LL WORK FROM THE HOUSE, AND...

MAYBE I'LL GET TO KNOW ABBY A LITTLE BETTER.

TOMORROW.

BRING IT BY ANYTIME.

[ CHUCKLES ] THANKS, SHAWNA.

EVERYTHING COOL? YEP.

I GAVE SHAWNA THE HEADS-UP, AND I THINK

THEY'LL BE ABLE TO FUNCTION WITHOUT ME FOR A DAY.

WHERE'S ABBY?

SAW HER THIS MORNING.

WELL, IT'S ALMOST TIME FOR SCHOOL.

DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT-- I TOLD HER I'D DROP THE KIDS ON THE WAY.

GOOD MORNING, MOM.

GOOD MORNING.

COME ON, YOU GUYS. WE GOT TO GO.

ALL RIGHT. BYE-BYE. I'LL SEE YOU GUYS TONIGHT.

SEE YOU LATER, HONEY. BYE-BYE.

Casey: I CALL SHOTGUN.

[ SIGHS ]

[ ENGINE TURNS OVER ]

ABBY?

ABBY?

ABBY?

ABBY?

AAH!

MEGHAN?

ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?

[ SOBBING ]

[ TELEPHONE DIALING ]

[ Ringing ]

POLICE?

MY BOSS JUST HAD AN ACCIDENT.

SHE FELL DOWN THE STAIRS. SHE'S NOT MOVING.

YES.

YES.

THANK YOU.

[ SOBS ]

[ TELEPHONE BEEPS ]

DON'T WORRY, MEGHAN.

I'LL TAKE GOOD CARE OF YOU.

KNOCK, KNOCK.

HEY, MEGHAN, I FOUND THE FITZGERALD FILE.

SHAWNA? THANK GOD.

MEGHAN FELL.

HEY, MEG, CAN YOU HEAR ME?

I DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED.

I WAS IN THE BATHROOM,

AND THEN I CAME DOWNSTAIRS, AND SHE WAS LIKE THIS.

MEGHAN, SWEETHEART?

I ALREADY CALLED 911. THEY'RE ON THEIR WAY.

GOOD.

SHAWNA.

[ HORNS HONKING ]

ABBY? WHAT HAPPENED?

I'M NOT SURE.

SHE MUST HAVE TRIPPED COMING DOWN THE STAIRS.

IS SHE ALL RIGHT?

I THINK SO, BUT SHE'S BADLY BRUISED,

AND HER ANKLES ARE BROKEN.

SHAWNA'S IN WITH HER NOW.

I WANT TO GO SEE HER.

I'LL GO PICK UP CASEY AND MAX.

[ BREATHING HEAVILY ]

HELL OF A MORNING.

[ CHUCKLES ]

GOOD THING YOU STAYED HOME TODAY, HUH?

[ CHUCKLES ] DON'T MAKE ME LAUGH.

OH, SO, IT'S A COUPLE OF BROKEN ANKLES,

SOME CUTS AND BRUISES.

OH, I'M SORRY.

HONEY.

[ MONITOR BEEPING ]

I'LL GIVE YOU GUYS A FEW MINUTES.

OH, HONEY.

HOW ARE YOU DOING?

I FEEL LIKE SUCH AN IDIOT.

DON'T SAY THAT. IT WAS AN ACCIDENT.

I KNOW.

I CAN'T BELIEVE IT.

I WAS -- I WAS LOOKING FOR ABBY.

I COULDN'T FIND HER, AND --

AND THEN I -- I GUESS I TRIPPED,

AND THE NEXT THING I KNEW,

SHE WAS AT MY SIDE AND CALLING 911.

[ SIGHS ]

AND THEN SHAWNA CAME.

THAT FALL REALLY KNOCKED THE WIND OUT OF ME.

ABBY MAY HAVE SAVED MY LIFE.

WELL, I'LL LET YOU GET SOME SLEEP.

NOW, DON'T YOU WORRY ABOUT A THING.

ABBY WILL HELP OUT AT HOME.

DAMN LUCKY WE HAVE HER, HUH?

I'LL SAY.

YOU GET SOME REST.

I'M SURE YOU'LL BE HOME IN NO TIME.

[ SIGHS ]

[ TELEPHONE RINGS ]

PIERSON AND WEISS.

Shawna: Natalie, do me a favor.

I NEED YOU TO CHECK ON SOMEONE FOR ME.

CHECK ON SOMEONE? WHAT ARE WE, A DETECTIVE AGENCY NOW?

Natalie just do it.

ALL RIGHT, WHO?

FIND OUT WHAT YOU CAN ON AN ABIGAIL REED.

Abigail Reed.

GOT IT. WHAT DID SHE DO?

Probably nothing.

JUST LET ME KNOW WHEN YOU FIND OUT SOMETHING, OKAY?

WILL DO.

[ PHONE BEEPS ]

WHEN'S MOMMY GONNA BE HOME?

SOON, TIGER, MAYBE EVEN TOMORROW.

REALLY?

REALLY.

BUT ONLY IF YOU'RE GOOD.

NOW, MOMMY'S GONNA NEED ALL OUR HELP

SO SHE CAN GET BETTER, OKAY?

OKAY. OKAY.

[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]

[ INHALES DEEPLY ]

COME IN.

DO YOU NEED ANYTHING ELSE BEFORE I TURN IN, CARTER?

NO, THANKS.

WELL... YOU KNOW WHERE TO FIND ME

IF YOU WANT ME, RIGHT?

I SURE DO.

GOOD NIGHT, THEN.

ABBY?

I DON'T KNOW WHAT WE'D DO WITHOUT YOU.

THANK YOU FOR TAKING SUCH GOOD CARE OF MEGHAN TODAY.

THAT'S WHY I'M HERE.

[ DOOR CLOSES ]

[ TELEPHONE RINGING ]

Woman: HE JUST STEPPED OUT FOR ABOUT AN HOUR.

YOU CAN CATCH HIM ON HIS CELL.

CARTER EASTMAN.

HEY, CARTER. HOW'S MEGHAN DOING?

BETTER. SHE HATES BEING IN THE HOSPITAL.

Two days is too long for her.

I'LL BET.

DO YOU KNOW WHEN SHE CAN COME HOME?

I'M GONNA PICK HER UP AFTER WORK.

CARTER, UH, PLEASE DON'T THINK I'M CRAZY

FOR WHAT I'M ABOUT TO SAY.

NO PROMISES.

I DON'T THINK YOU SHOULD LEAVE MEGHAN ALONE WITH ABBY AGAIN.

Just have to trust me.

YOU ARE CRAZY, SHAWNA.

IT ACTUALLY FEELS LIKE ABBY IS THE ONE

WHO'S KEEPING THIS FAMILY TOGETHER RIGHT NOW.

CARTER, PLEASE, JUST BELIEVE ME.

MEGHAN IS MY FRIEND,

AND I DON'T WANT ANYTHING TO HAPPEN TO HER.

AND SHE'S MY WIFE, SHAWNA.

Listen, I have to get back to work.

I'M SURE MEGHAN WOULD LOVE IT

IF YOU WOULD COME BY TO SEE HER SOME TIME.

I WILL. BYE, CARTER.

WHEN'S DADDY COMING HOME WITH MOM?

SOON, SWEETIE.

I HOPE SO. I MISS HER.

I KNOW YOU DO, MAX.

[ VEHICLE APPROACHING ]

THAT'S DADDY'S CAR.

MOMMY'S HOME!

[ CAR DOOR CLOSES ]

MOMMY!

LOOK WHO IS HERE.

OKAY, ALL RIGHT, GIVE HER SOME AIR.

YOU GUYS GO UP AND WASH UP, ALL RIGHT?

I'LL GO GET DINNER STARTED.

WE HAVE MISSED YOU SO MUCH.

I AM GRATEFUL THAT YOU WERE ABLE TO

CALL THE AMBULANCE SO QUICKLY.

IT PROBABLY MADE ALL THE DIFFERENCE IN THE WORLD.

I DID WHAT I HAD TO DO.

I CAN WORK FROM HOME,

BUT I AM GONNA GO CRAZY SITTING IN THIS CHAIR ALL DAY.

TO MOMMY COMING HOME IN ONE PIECE.

HEAR, HEAR.

AND TO ABBY FOR BEING MORE THAN A SITTER.

WHOO! WHOO!

CHEERS.

CHEERS.

ALL RIGHT.

CAREFUL, CAREFUL.

OUCH!

SORRY, SORRY, SORRY.

IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME SINCE YOU CARRIED ME TO BED.

WELL, IT WOULD BE A LOT MORE ROMANTIC

IF YOU DIDN'T HAVE BROKEN ANKLES.

LUCKY FOR YOU, I'M NOT AN ANKLE MAN.

OKAY?

ABBY, I'LL DROP THE KIDS OFF TODAY.

THAT WAY, YOU CAN STAY WITH MEGHAN.

THAT WOULD BE GREAT. IS SHE UP YET?

NO, NOT YET, BUT YOU MIGHT CHECK ON HER LATER. SURE.

TAKE CARE OF MY MOM.

OH, I WILL.

[ DOOR CLOSES ]

[ GASPS ]

OH!

LET ME HELP YOU.

I GOT IT. THANKS.

IS THERE ANYTHING I CAN DO FOR YOU?

UH...

YOU KNOW, A BATH WOULD FEEL GREAT.

WOULD YOU MIND RUNNING IT FOR ME?

I'D LOVE TO.

[ SIGHS ]

DO YOU WANT ANY MUSIC?

OH, NO, I'M KIND OF ENJOYING THE QUIET

WHILE THE KIDS ARE IN SCHOOL, BUT THANK YOU.

MY PLEASURE.

[ Imitating Meghan ] YOU KNOW, A BATH WOULD FEEL GREAT.

[ TELEPHONE RINGS ] PIERSON AND WEISS.

PLEASE HAVE GOOD NEWS.

WELL, THAT DEPENDS ON HOW YOU LOOK AT IT.

I FOUND AN ABIGAIL REED.

She's from a small suburb in L.A. county called Dyers Bay,

AND SHE EVEN SPENT TIME IN AN ORPHANAGE THERE.

BUT?

BUT SHE'S BEEN DEAD FOR ALMOST 10 YEARS.

WHAT?

Abigail Reed was an orphan

WHO WAS FOUND DEAD IN THE SHOWER WHEN SHE WAS 15 YEARS OLD.

WELL, HOW IS THAT POSSIBLE?

WELL, THERE MAY BE SOMETHING HERE.

THE ORPHANAGE SAID THAT ABIGAIL'S BEST FRIEND THERE

disappeared shortly after her death.

THEY ASSUMED SHE FREAKED OUT AND RAN AWAY.

HER NAME WAS LINDA REYNOLDS,

AND SHE WAS ALSO FROM DYERS BAY.

WHY DOES ANY OF THIS MATTER?

Well, because, according to this,

LINDA WASN'T REALLY AN ORPHAN.

SHE WAS A WARD OF THE STATE.

HER MOTHER WENT NUTS WHEN SHE WAS, LIKE, 7.

They locked her up.

WELL, WHAT ABOUT THE FATHER?

DISAPPEARED. NEVER SEEN AGAIN.

THEY FOUND LITTLE LINDA LOCKED UP HER BEDROOM.

SHE HAD BEEN THERE AWHILE, TOO. PRETTY CREEPY, HUH?

AND LET ME GUESS, YOU FOUND NO TRACE OF LINDA REYNOLDS

AFTER THE DEATH OF ABBY REED, RIGHT?

YEAH.

IS LINDA REYNOLDS' MOTHER STILL ALIVE?

YEAH, SHE LIVES IN A STATE MENTAL HOSPITAL

UP NORTH A LITTLE WAYS, BEEN THERE ALMOST 20 YEARS.

You're not thinking about going up there, are you?

JUST GIVE ME THE ADDRESS.

[ SIGHS ]

[ GASPS ]

[ SIGHS ]

ABBY?

ABBY, CAN YOU GET MY PRESCRIPTION?

ABBY?

[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]

[ CREAKING ]

ABBY?

[ GASPS ] TIME FOR YOUR MEDICINE.

[ GROANING ]

[ Ringing ]

Max and Casey: YOU'VE REACHED THE EASTMAN RESIDENCE.

PLEASE LEAVE US A MESSAGE.

HI, GUYS, IT'S ME.

IT'S KIND OF SLOW AT THE OFFICE TODAY,

SO I'M GONNA COME HOME EARLY.

ABBY, IF YOU GET THIS, WOULD YOU PICK UP MAX AND CASEY?

OKAY, SEE YOU SOON. BYE.

[ TELEPHONE BEEPS ]

[ BUZZER ]

MRS. REYNOLDS?

MRS. REYNOLDS?

YOU HAVE A VISITOR.

WOULD YOU MIND GIVING ME A MINUTE, PLEASE?

[ BUZZER ]

DO YOU REMEMBER YOUR DAUGHTER, LINDA, MRS. REYNOLDS?

[ HUMMING ]

WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS?

LOVE MAKES YOU DO STRANGE THINGS SOMETIMES.

WHAT?

WHY DON'T WE JUST WAIT FOR CARTER TO GET HOME?

I DON'T WANT TO HAVE TO REPEAT MYSELF.

CARTER WON'T BE HOME FOR HOURS.

HE CALLED WHILE YOU WERE NAPPING.

HE'LL BE HOME ANY MINUTE.

I CAN'T WAIT.

MEGHAN, WHERE ARE YOU GOING?

NOW WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO?

COME ON, THIS IS EMBARRASSING.

YOU WANT TO GO DOWN? THEN GO.

IS THAT BETTER?

[ VEHICLE APPROACHING ]

DADDY'S HOME.

COME ON, CARTER, PICK UP.

[ CELLPHONE RINGING ]

Carter: HELLO?

ANYBODY HOME?

HEY, DID YOU GUYS GET MY MESSAGE?

MEGHAN?

ABBY?!

MEGHAN?

ABBY!

ABBY!

I'M SORRY FOR THIS.

[ TIRES SCREECH ]

MEGHAN.

MEGHAN.

[ High-pitched voice ] MOMMY?

OH, MY GOD.

SWEETIE, I'M GONNA BE RIGHT BACK.

CASEY?

MAX?

CASEY?

MAX?

CASEY?

MOMMY.

MOMMY.

MOMMY.

AAH!

OH, BOY. I'VE GOT TO GO.

SCHOOL'S OUT SOON.

DON'T GO ANYWHERE, OKAY?

[ GRUNTS, WHIMPERS ]

HEY, YOU GUYS WANT TO PLAY A GAME WHEN WE GET HOME?

YEAH! YEAH.

GREAT. LET'S GO.

[ GRUNTING ]

[ BOTH WHIMPERING ]

CARTER, YOU'RE AWAKE.

THAT'S GOOD.

DID YOU HAVE A NICE NAP?

[ GROANS ]

ABBY, WHAT'S GOING ON? WHERE'S MEGHAN?

DON'T WORRY. SHE'S FINE.

WELL, SORT OF.

WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS?

CAN YOU HONESTLY SAY YOU DON'T REMEMBER ME AT ALL?

NO!

DON'T HURT THE KIDS.

I WOULDN'T DO THAT, CARTER.

I NEVER EVEN WANTED TO HURT YOU.

OH, YOU WERE SO HANDSOME.

I MEAN, YOU'RE HANDSOME NOW.

BUT WHEN WE FIRST MET...

I felt it, and I know you felt it, too.

ABBY, I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE THINKING.

YOU'RE HURTING MY FEELINGS, CARTER.

I WOULD HAVE THOUGHT, BY NOW, YOU'D REMEMBER ME

TO BE TIED UP AND LEFT IN A BEDROOM LIKE AN ANIMAL?

MAYBE I WAS JUST

AN IMPRESSIONABLE LITTLE 7-YEAR-OLD.

MAYBE I NEEDED A FATHER FIGURE.

BUT WATCHING YOU THEN...

YOU WERE SO CONVINCING.

WHAT DO I WANT?

I WANT YOU.

I WANT WHAT'S MINE... AND I'M GOING TO HAVE IT.

YOU'RE CRAZY.

BUT I LOVE YOU.

I'VE ALWAYS LOVED YOU.

ABBY...WHAT HAVE YOU DONE WITH MEGHAN?

OH.

LET ME GET HER FOR YOU.

LEAVING LITTLE MAX AND CASEY

ALL ALONE WITH A COMPLETE STRANGER,

YOU ALL RIGHT?

I'M ALL RIGHT.

[ GROANING ]

[ SIGHS ]

IT'S MINE.

[ GASPING ]

[ SIGHS ]

[ TENSE MUSIC PLAYS ]