Original subtitles

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Take that!

Oh!

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No, no, no, stop!

Come back here!

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My father is a garbage man,

and it goes like this.

Yummy yummy pee-yew.

Oh daddy, daddy, come here.

Okay.

Put your hands up.

My mother is a baker,

a baker, a baker.

My mother is a baker,

and it goes like this, yummy yummy.

My father is a garbage...

Daddy, don't try it.

- Just put your hands up. - Okay.

My father is a garbage man, a garbage man, a garbage man.

My father is a garbage man and it goes like this:

yummy, yummy, peeyew.

I am not a garbage man, okay, I play tennis.

That's all I do; why am I a garbage man?

There's no way that I'm a garbage man.

I just play tennis.

Come on, girls, it's time to go.

You guys almost forgot these.

Then we'd have to wait until next time to get them.

- Load up, little munchkins. - Okay.

Brian, when are you gonna sell that truck over there?

Never.

Well, what if it magically disappeared?

- Mommy? - Yes, honey.

I have to go to the bathroom.

Me too.

Honey, I asked you ten minutes ago

and you said you didn't have to go.

Well, I didn't have to go then.

No, okay, come on.

We can go when we stop to get gas, okay.

If we don't leave now, we're gonna hit all kinds of traffic.

You sure you can hold it?

Okay.

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- Did we have a great time? - Yeah.

- I had a great time. - It was fun.

I think we should just stay up there for, like, months.

- Can we what? - Can we throw snowballs

next year too, at you?

Just not at my face.

Always at Daddy's face.

Right in Daddy's face.

I, look, I'm sure there's one.

No, it says the closest one's off exit 23.

Which ocean?

The Atlantic one.

That's a long ways away.

No, what... that's impossible.

Can I see that for a second?

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Brian!

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Pippa!

Pippa!

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I think it's a terrible idea.

Something Meghan wants to do

and the therapist thinks it might help.

How?

How can that possibly help her?

It's just gonna make it worse.

So what, what do you know more

than the psychologist now, is that it?

I don't want any part in this.

Yeah, right, you'd rather sit alone in some bar

on your daughter's birthday, right?

Yeah.

You're right, because I don't need any more reminders

that my daughter is never gonna have another birthday.

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This one.

Can we put a purple ribbon on it?

Sure, baby.

Now all we need is the balloons and the cake.

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Mom, will you write in the card for me?

Sure, baby.

Oh, is that you and Pippa?

What's that?

It's a snowman.

He has really big eyes, huh?

How will we know if she gets it?

Gets what?

Her gift.

Do you know her address in Heaven?

She'll get it for sure.

What do you want the card to say?

Dear Pippa.

Happy birthday.

I miss you.

I hope you like the giraffe,

and the purple cake.

I wish you could still be here

so we could play and watch cartoons together.

I wish I could visit you in Heaven

because I miss you so much.

Mom, are you okay?

She's gonna love her card, honey.

Let's finish it, huh?

You were the best sister in the whole world.

I love you.

Meghan.

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It's perfect.

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Thanks.

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Is it time to cut the cake?

Yeah.

Go inside, I'll be right in.

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Brian, hey, it's me.

I need you to come home, please.

I can't do this by myself.

I don't want her to see me cry,

but I... I just really can't do this alone.

Come home.

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Happy birthday, baby girl.

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Brian, what the hell are you doing?

Meghan wanted you to be here.

I would've just ruined it.

Oh God, this is not about you, Brian.

This is about Meghan.

I needed you to be here with me as a family.

Where the hell were you?

What're you, drunk?

Tell me, how many shots is it gonna take

for you to forget about Pippa, huh?

Ten, fifteen, what do you want?

Knock yourself out, Brian.

I never wanted to forget her.

I just...

I just wanted to forget that she's gone.

It's the same thing, Brian.

You have to work through the pain.

Meghan's doing it.

I'm doing it.

Why can't you just do it?

Because I'm the one

who was supposed to be paying attention.

Okay, I know that you blame me for what happened.

I never said that, Brian.

You don't have to say it, Liz.

It's in everything that you do.

It's the way that you look at me.

It's the way that you...

that you avoid looking at me.

You are never going to forgive me for this

and I understand because I can't forgive myself.

Do you understand that?

How am I supposed to put this family back together.

We can't.

Don't you see, it's just this...

This ended the day that she died.

I can do this with you or I can do this without you, Brian.

But I don't have enough strength to do it for the both of us.

Come on!

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I know that you think that we need time apart

to heal, but I just think that...

That's the only thing that we can do right now.

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No!

I'm not going.

I hate school!

Sweetie stop it, hey, calm down.

You can't make me go.

Honey, I thought you liked school.

You said Mrs. Wendell was really nice

and all your friends are there.

I hate school.

I hate everything.

That's probably your dad.

Perfect timing; she's having a total meltdown.

She refuses to go to school.

She was fine yesterday.

Yeah, well the therapist says it'll come and go.

Why are you dressed like that.

I have an interview.

You have an interview, where?

Just with one of the private school districts.

Brian, look, if you can't get her to go,

you might have to take her to the club with you.

You're going back to work; don't you think you should've

mentioned something to me?

It's just an interview; If it went any further,

I was gonna discuss it with you, okay?

Please, I don't wanna be late.

Can you just go up and talk to her?

- Sure. - Thank you.

I'll call you when I'm done.

If you need me to pick her up,

I will.

Okay.

Thanks.

Good luck.

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Hey, kiddo.

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You're not feeling it today?

Okay, how would you like to come to the club with me

and help me teach people to play tennis?

- Uh-huh. - Okay, great.

Grab your coat, let's go.

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Look at you.

Dressed like some cheap slut.

Is that what you do?

You trying to get the attention of some juiced up

meathead you met at your gym?

Come and tell you how pretty you are?

How amazing you are, buy you dinner,

take you home and screw ya?

Throw you to the curb when he's ready

for some bar slut he found?

Or maybe you are that bar slut.

Maybe that's you.

You make me sick.

Women like you make me sick.

You know why, because you're sick.

You're sick inside.

You're garbage.

Sir.

Is there a problem?

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Yeah.

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Are you okay, miss?

I have never seen that man before in my life.

I have no idea who he is.

Yeah, I think we should call the police and report it.

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Her name is Elizabeth May.

She'll be starting with us tomorrow.

I think she'll make a wonderful addition to the faculty.

Which school was she at before?

She worked at Palm Glen about seven years ago.

She only worked for about two years

before she took time off to raise her children.

Oh, so her kids are still pretty little.

Actually, she lost her oldest daughter

to a car accident last year.

So she has one daughter.

I think she said her name was Meghan.

She attends Wilford Park.

And she starts Monday.

That's right.

So because she's been out

of the classroom for so long,

and had very little experience before she left,

I'd like to assign her a mentor.

I know you all will do your best to help her out,

but, I'm looking for someone

who can really be there to help.

Meet with heregularly.

That sort of thing.

I can do that.

I'd be happy to mentor her as well.

No, no.

I got it.

Okay, Paul, thank you.

I'll introduce you as soon as she arrives.

Moving on; I'd like to briefly discuss the school carnival.

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I just think we should talk about it, is all.

Wasn't that always the plan,

for me to go back to teaching

once the girls were back in school full time?

Plans obviously change.

I mean, I wasn't planning on living

in an apartment five blocks away either.

Okay, you're right, I'm sorry.

I should've discussed it with you first.

What about us?

What do you mean?

It's almost been a year.

And you starting this job.

It kinda feels like you're building this life without me.

No, Brian, it's not that.

It's just...

I'm just trying to figure everything out here.

Okay.

We got through her birthday.

Now it's the anniversary of her death.

We just need to get through all the firsts.

I stopped drinking.

I know.

Next week will be four months.

That really means a lot to me.

Okay.

If you really wanna go back to teaching,

then I will support you in every way.

I just need a little bit more time.

Okay, and then maybe, we can discuss you moving back in.

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Goodnight.

Goodnight.

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Sweetheart, what're you doing up?

I can't sleep.

Pippa keeps talking.

Talking; about what?

She's mad because I played with the other kids at school today,

and not her.

Well, Pippa needs to understand that

it's perfectly fine for you to have other friends, honey.

She isn't here for you to play with.

I tell you what.

I'll have a talk with Pip and tell her

not to be angry with you, okay?

Okay.

I hope she listens.

Let's go to bed, peanut.

So is this fundraiser that you guys do once a year, or?

Yeah, yeah, I organize it.

The carnival's the important one because it raises more money

than all the other fundraisers combined.

Principal Atkins likes it when everybody gets involved.

Great.

Hey, whoa, whoa, gear down there, big rig.

You got your shoe untied.

I coached his older brother Jimmy in Little League.

He's a great pitcher.

Joey's gonna be a good one too.

Hi, Mr. Allenham.

Hey, sweetheart, is that a new backpack?

Love it.

You are quite popular around here.

Ah, you're cool until they turn ten

and then if you're not Justin Bieber,

it doesn't matter who you are.

True.

Oh, hey.

You must be Elizabeth.

I'm Pam Omber, sixth grade.

Oh, nice to meet you.

Welcome to Vista Avenue.

Yeah, I'm happy and nervous all at the same time.

Oh, you'll be fine.

If there's anything at all you need,

let me know; I'm in room 103.

Yeah, I gotta cut this short.

I've got to show you

a few more things before the bell rings.

- Okay. - Yeah, of course.

Catch you later, maybe at lunch?

Yeah.

Everybody's so nice.

Mommy!

Come here, come here, come here.

Hi!

How was your day; good?

- Hey, how are you? - How was it?

It was great.

- Really? - Yeah, it felt perfect.

That's good, tell me about it.

So everybody was really cool.

The principal set me up with this mentor.

His name was Paul; he's great.

Let me just grab my bag.

Yeah, get your stuff, honey.

I had lunch with another teacher, Pam.

Bizarre, I feel like I've known her forever.

The school's beautiful.

The kids are really well behaved.

It's lovely, actually.

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So who can tell me why this happens?

I know, I know.

I know, I know.

I know, I know.

I know, I know!

I know, I know!

I know, I know!

Mrs. May, Mrs. May, I know!

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Yeah, Charles.

Static electricity.

Right.

Very good.

You can go and have a seat.

So, let's see how

this static electricity thing affects weather, hm?

So there's clouds.

So, why did you decide to become a teacher?

I think it was when my sister Amber died.

She was great with kids,

wanted to be one.

I lost her, I thought,

"Maybe that's something I wanna do too."

I'm so sorry.

How old was she when she passed.

She was 17.

Life was just beginning when it ended.

Yeah, I know what you mean.

That's very true.

I don't know if you heard, but, uh,

I lost a child in an accident about a year ago.

- Wow, sorry. - Thank you.

I can't imagine how difficult it is.

It's impossible.

Almost every single day, it's impossible.

You have your husband to help you with the memories.

It's been really, really tough.

And we're... we're really trying to work through it

for the sake of our youngest,

but we're actually separated right now.

Sorry.

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- Oh, I'm sorry I... - Uh, no, I was just, uh...

I thought I was the only one here.

I was setting some things for Miss May before she got in.

I can come back later.

It'd be great, thanks, yeah.

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Hey.

Oh, hey.

I've been looking all over for ya.

Why, what's up?

Found this article online.

I thought of you, thought it might help.

Oh, hm.

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Oh, um, thank you.

Yeah, you know, lunch today,

I was thinking we try that Cajun place.

Oh, you know, I actually have plans with Pam already.

Oh, okay.

I thought maybe we'd have a chance

to look at your lesson plan.

Yeah, I know, that would be great.

But like I said, I already made plans with her.

So, maybe... maybe tomorrow.

Sure, yeah.

Tomorrow, great.

Uh, you don't need to read that.

I was just thinking, maybe, for some perspective.

No, thank you, it was...

it was really sweet of you to think of me.

All right.

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I think it's weird.

It's not like he came across the article

and it reminded him of your conversation.

He intentionally went online to find something for you.

No, it's probably my fault for oversharing.

I tend to do that.

No, he's just into you.

Do you think?

The article's about leaving your husband.

Did you tell him you're getting a divorce?

No.

I think I mentioned that we were separated, but...

I'd put a little distance there, if it were me.

How am I supposed to do that?

He's supervising everything I do.

He'd like to supervise you

taking off your clothes.

Pam.

Just tell Principal Atkins he's creepy

and you want a new mentor.

You don't need him anyway.

You seem to be doing just fine.

Yeah, I just feel like that would be

a total slap in the face,

after he shared this whole story

about his twin dying.

He had a twin?

What happened to him?

Her; I guess she died when they were 17.

Really.

How?

I don't know.

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So, Pippa is still mad at you

even after your mom talked to her about it.

Yup; she says, "You're not my sister anymore,"

and leaves.

Oh hi.

Meghan, would you like to stay here

while I talk to your mom?

Okay.

Meghan's guilt is worse

when she's playing with children.

She thinks she's betraying her sister by having fun,

and Pippa can't.

What could I do?

Well, encourage her to have fun

so she can enjoy her childhood.

Try to explain to her that life is for the living.

And that Pippa really wants her to be happy.

So how have you been, by the way?

I keep having dreams about her.

- She's on your mind. - Yeah.

It's harder when things are stressful,

like starting a new job.

Set your boundaries.

Do things when they feel right.

Okay, I'll see you and Meghan next week, okay?

Thank you, Doctor.

Come on, peanut.

Let's go.

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You are the only one who understands me.

You understand my pain,

my loss, since Amber died.

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You know why I had to become a teacher.

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You know everything.

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I love you.

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Elizabeth, you like to bake something?

Oh, I can do a few dozen cupcakes.

Okay.

Oh, perfect.

All right, game booths.

Doug, ring toss.

Louisa, duck pond.

Elizabeth, basketball.

Pam, hole-in-one.

Wait, the hole-in-one is the golf game, right?

Can I switch with someone?

Bending over so much

is hard since my back surgery.

Oh, I can switch with you.

Uh, no, sorry.

That's not gonna work.

Why not?

Because I have a system.

All right, how about, uh, Louisa hole-in-one,

Pam, duck pond.

Does that work?

All right, Louisa,

I appreciate your flexibility, literally.

- Excuse me, Michelle. - Yes.

I'm John Connors, I'm here for a tennis lesson.

Okay.

Here you are.

Your instructor is Brian May.

He will meet you on court three.

The locker rooms are just right that way.

Thank you.

Yup.

I'll see you in a week.

Excuse me.

- You happen to be Brian? - Yeah.

I'm John, I'm your next lesson.

- Hey, nice to meet you. - Nice to meet you.

Have you played before?

No, no.

I, uh, I threw my knee out a couple years ago,

and surgery and rehab and all that, put on a few pounds.

I figured some tennis would take it off.

Was it your ACL or MCL?

ACL.

Oh, I tore my ACL a couple years back,

and you know, tennis is great exercise

and it strips all the weight.

And, well, especially if your opponent

has you running all over the court.

Oh, well, I hope you take it easy on me.

Only the first lesson.

Yeah.

Mommy?

Yeah?

Is Daddy ever going to live with us again?

Yeah, baby.

When the time's right, he will.

I miss him.

And Pippa.

Why does everyone always go away?

Are you going to go away?

No.

Baby, I'm not goin' anywhere.

Okay?

Get some sleep.

I love you.

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Hey, I just wanted to check on you.

Sunday's... the day.

I know, I, uh...

I thought I might go out there.

To the cottage?

Yeah, I just thought I might, you know,

put some flowers on the bridge.

Wow, uh...

I'm actually surprised that you wanna do that,

but yeah, that's a really good idea.

I also think that

maybe we should put the cottage up for sale.

Well, maybe we'll just go out there once a year

and put out the flowers, you know?

We don't need the cottage for that.

Can I think about it?

Yeah, of course, there's no rush.

Okay, I'll call you later.

Okay.

You have a good day.

Okay.

Hey.

Oh, hey.

Mind if we have a quick chat?

Come on in.

I, uh, had a conversation with a mother yesterday,

one of... one of your kids.

Who?

I promised I wouldn't say.

She... told me that she's a little concerned

about the control in your classroom.

She feels like it's a little lacking.

Uh, what do you mean?

Well, apparently, her child told her

that you have a hard time getting the kids to focus.

Well, I don't think that's true.

I defended you.

I said it comes with a little,

a little bit more experience.

But it's not true.

I mean, the kids focus just fine.

Do you mind telling me who told you that

so that I can have a discussion with her?

I can't, she told me in confidence.

Um... well, I don't know what to say.

Well, maybe it has something to do

with your lesson plan.

I've thought about it, and how 'bout you and I,

end of each day, get together

and we go over what you're gonna do

the next day,

and it'll give me a chance to...

gauge where the problem is.

Um, sure, yeah, okay, guess that could help.

Great.

Great.

I'm just glad that she told me

and not Principal Atkins,

give me a chance to correct it.

Sure.

Thanks.

What are mentors for?

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Look at this one.

Is that supposed to be me?

Yes, Mommy, it's you.

Oh, honey, stay right here.

Do not touch that pan, okay?

Hm.

Meghan!

It wasn't me, it was Pippa!

It wasn't Pippa, stop saying that.

It's not fair that we're having fun

and she isn't.

Sweetheart, did you knock the bowl off the counter

so that I'd get mad and we would stop

having a good time?

Honey, your sister loved you,

and she still does.

But she just wants you to be happy

and have fun.

When we do that,

Pippa thinks we don't miss her.

I promise you, Pippa knows how much

we love and miss her, okay?

But you know what?

When we're sad, it makes Pippa sad.

So, if we wanna make Pippa happy,

we have to try to be happy.

Understand?

So, can we go back to having fun?

Good.

Because I wasn't done tickling you yet.

I love you.

Done for the day?

Yeah, I rescheduled my afternoon.

Oh, you wanna grab a beer?

Uh, I won't have a beer, but I can have

like an iced tea or something, I gotta be quick,

'cause I gotta pick my daughter up,

was gonna take her to the school carnival.

All right.

So, lemme just get changed.

Sure.

Thank you.

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Hey.

Cheers.

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Ooh.

So...

how'd you blow you knee out, anyway?

Well, it was a few years back...

Meghan, honey, your dad's here.

I'm sorry I'm late.

Oh no, it's fine, I'm just trying

to get these cupcakes together.

You want me to load these into the car?

Oh, yes, that would be fantastic, take this.

Are you okay?

Yeah, I just got a really bad headache.

Do you want some aspirin... I have some.

No, no, I have to pick some more up

at the store anyway, it's fine.

Okay.

This looks like a lot of work.

You have no idea, here.

And Meghan, honey, come on.

Okay, sweetie, go get in Daddy's car.

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Yeah, looks good.

Matches the other one.

Okay, now, cupcake-wise did I bring enough?

I've been making cupcakes all morning, I really...

- Thank you. - I try,

but these ones are my favorite, I like these.

They have sprinkles, right, so they're nice.

Okay.

Now, let's put some of those right here.

Can we go to the carnival now, Dad?

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Dad, did you hear me?

Sorry, what's that... what's that, honey?

Can we please go the carnival?

Yeah, I just have one more stop

at the hardware store real quick, okay?

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Meghan, you okay?

Yes.

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Come on, man, watch where you're driving!

Oh, my car!

I'm sorry, I just...

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Oh that was so close!

All right, you ready?

You got to shoot it in the hoop.

Oh, you were right there!

Which ball do you want, you want this one?

Okay.

Knock 'em down!

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Anyone hurt?

Um, no, sir, it's just a little fender bender.

Would you step over here with me, please?

Just wait here, sweetie, okay?

I won't be a minute, okay?

Sir, have you used any alcohol or drugs today?

No, nothing, I just...

started to feel weird, I don't know

what's wrong with me.

I really like the red one!

Don't want the purple one... I like the purple one.

Hello?

Elizabeth, it's me.

I need you to come and pick up Meghan.

Why, what's up?

I got into an accident because I'm not feeling well.

The officer won't let me drive.

You were in a car accident?

Is Meghan okay?

Yes, she's fine.

I just need you to come and pick us up,

because the car is being towed to a garage.

How could you get behind the wheel

if you weren't okay to drive?

Brian, tell me the truth: Have you been drinking?

No!

No, I haven't, okay?

Look, I can't do this right now.

Could you please just come and pick us up?

We'll go back to the carnival

and we can talk about this later, okay?

Yeah, okay, I'll be right there.

Oh my God.

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Hey, you all right?

Yeah... is there somebody that can fill in for me?

I just... I gotta go pick up my daughter.

Sure yeah, I can do that, everything all right?

Yeah, it's... it's just my husband.

It's fine, thank you so much.

Sorry... excuse me.

You shoulda told me that you couldn't drive.

It came on suddenly, okay?

I felt dizzy,

and my vision went blurry, and...

I wasn't feeling bad when I picked her up.

- What if Meghan was hurt? - She wasn't.

Meghan's fine, I'm fine.

I mean, you're right.

I should have pulled over and called you,

but by the time I realized it, I just...

Look, I'm sorry, okay?

That's all I can say.

I need to be able to trust you with her.

You can, you know you can.

No, I don't know that.

Okay, what is this really about, Liz?

Shh!

Is it you need to what, you need to find a reason?

A reason for what?

To call it quits for good.

No!

Oh my God, no.

It's just...

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I can't do it again.

I can't lose anyone else.

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All I want is to rebuild

my relationship with you and Meghan.

I will do whatever it takes, I promise,

but I...

I just don't know if any of that matters,

if you can't let this anger go.

I've already forgiven you, Brian.

No, I don't think you have, Liz.

I think, deep down, that you still say,

what...

what if he hadn't been reaching for the phone?

- No! - And I think about that

every single day.

I don't.

I mean, what if I'd gone for gas earlier in the day?

What if we'd waited for 10 minutes

and I'd let the girls go back inside?

I mean, maybe that car on the bridge

would have been gone by then.

You can't keep asking yourself these questions, Brian.

I just... I just don't want our whole relationship

to be filled with pain.

Honey, I just want us to find some happiness,

I just want us to feel some...

joy.

I love you so much,

and I'm not gonna let anyone or anything

come between us.

I know that our life hasn't turned out

the way that we planned.

We all miss her.

But I love you and Meghan

more than anything in this world,

and if I could take Pippa's place, I would,

but I can't.

All I can do is fight for what we have...

you, me, and Meghan, I mean...

You have to forgive me and give us one more chance.

We are all we have.

I know.

I just want us to be happy again.

Me too.

Me too.

- So, you're staying for good? - Mm-hm.

Do you think you could help me

move my stuff back over here

from the apartment?

We should do it right now.

No, tomorrow, okay?

Maybe tonight you should get some sleep.

♪ ♪

♪ ♪

No, no, no, no, no.

♪ ♪

♪ ♪

♪ ♪

No, do not let him come back.

Don't let him back.

He will ruin everything that's us.

Don't let him back.

♪ ♪

Amber.

♪ ♪

I need your help.

You didn't really think a woman like Elizabeth

would go for you, did you?

You're just a creepy loser.

Why do you say things like that to me?

Why, why do you do that?

Nothing's changed, has it?

You're still just as delusional

- as you always were. - I am not...

delusional.

Yes, you are.

Remember what I said to you that night?

♪ ♪

"I'm too shy to tell you this in person,

but I think you're very smart

and cool and hot.

I don't know if you have a girlfriend or not,

you probably do, but if you don't,

maybe we could get together."

What are you doing in here?

Oh, just listening to you read that stupid note.

This is not a stu...

Look, it's none of your business.

Who gave it to you?

I just said, it's none of your business.

Oh, lemme guess.

Secret admirer who just happened

to leave it in your locker.

How do you know that?

'Cause I wrote it, dumbass.

Oh, did you really think that some girl liked you?

You're a total loser.

"You're so smart and hot."

No girl in their right mind would ever find you hot, okay?

You shoulda seen your face when you opened that note.

Lisa and I were cracking up.

You were making fun of me?

Yeah.

It was hilarious.

Why do you do stuff like this to me?

Because...

you're an easy target.

I hate you.

Ohh, why don't you go cry about it

to your imaginary girlfriend?

Stop this, stop doing this stuff to me!

I will never stop reminding you of what a loser you are.

I warned you, Amber.

I told you to stop doing this stuff to me,

but you don't listen.

You never listen!

Are you listening now?

Are you listening now?

♪ ♪

♪ ♪

Are you listening now?

♪ ♪

You deserved it.

They all did.

Elizabeth isn't any different.

She doesn't love you, she loves her husband.

No.

We have a connection.

That's what you said about Vanessa.

And before that, Courtney.

And before that, the waitress that worked

at the coffee shop.

But the truth is, Paul...

Elizabeth is never going to love you,

because you, you are not worthy of being loved.

♪ ♪

♪ ♪

Dad, give it back!

You're not gonna get it!

Come on!

Come on, come and get the ball.

Throw it over here, come on, Daddy.

No, not behind you!

Is that the best you can do... come on!

♪ ♪

♪ ♪

Oh my God.

♪ ♪

Meghan, honey, come inside.

I need to talk to your daddy about something.

It came yesterday.

There's no return address.

Who would do something like that?

I don't know, but it's pretty damned twisted.

Did you tell anyone at your new school

about Pippa?

Yeah, everyone knows.

Well, this is obviously directed at me,

it's someone who doesn't want us to get back together.

So did you date anyone while we were separated?

No!

- No, of course not. - Are you sure?

Brian, yes, what, do you not believe me?

No, it's just, I don't...

I don't understand who could have sent this card.

Well, if I had any idea, I would tell you.

Okay, I'm not blaming you.

It feels like you are.

This is disgusting.

♪ ♪

Hey.

I just wanted to see how everything is

with you daughter.

Oh, yeah.

I'm so, so sorry for running out of there.

It's all right, it's all right.

You hear we raised 12 grand?

- Really? - Yeah.

Mary sold every one of your cupcakes.

I grabbed a couple, but I had to pay full price.

There's that smile.

Listen, I was thinking maybe I'd take you out

for lunch today.

Oh, I actually, I already have plans.

I'm having lunch with Pam again.

Again?

You can't cancel that?

Oh, am I interrupting?

No... I'm sorry, who are you?

Milo.

I'm the custodian-slash- fixit guy-slash-gardener.

Well, you wear a lot of hats, don't you?

- I can come back... - No, no, no, no, no,

- Milo, please go ahead. - Okay.

I hate to start any trouble, but, uh...

did you give Mr. Allenham permission

to be goin' through your desk when you're not here?

No, of course not.

Well, he was, about a week back.

Like I said, don't wanna start any trouble, just...

thought maybe you should know.

Yeah, thank you.

with Elizabeth again. h

What are you, her boyfriend?

Just don't have to go for lunch with her every day,

that's all I'm saying, it's inconsiderate.

Have you ever thought that maybe, just maybe,

she doesn't want to go to lunch with you,

that you might make her incredibly uncomfortable,

like you do every woman you come into contact with?

Elizabeth is nice, so she probably just said that

to spare your feelings.

Elizabeth wouldn't lie to me.

Yes, she would.

Wanna know why?

Because this kind of behavior creeps her out.

She seems to be grateful for everything I've done.

Then why did she show me the article you gave her

about divorce?

Listen, I realize you have a little crush on her,

but she's trying to save her family.

So, step off and let her do that.

I don't have a crush on her.

What am I, 17?

Then stop following her around like a stray puppy.

Hey, did you ever find your keys?

Not yet.

I'm sure I left 'em in the lounge

after my little tête-à-tête with Paul.

He probably snagged 'em.

Do you think he would do something like that?

He was pretty pissed after I told him

he should back off and leave you alone.

Justin!

You know better than that.

What did Pam say to you?

I mean, today, she accused me of having a crush on you,

like I'm some 17-year-old kid.

I'm really sorry that Pam said anything to you,

it wasn't her place.

Well, Pam's a bitch.

She's always been that way to me.

I... I just wanna be really clear

about what we have here, and the boundaries, and...

Yeah, absolutely.

Look, I'm sorry if I crossed the line.

You... you mentioned Pippa and the loss,

and everything you're going through,

and I could relate to that, that's all.

How did you know her name?

You... you mentioned it?

I... I never say her name, only at home.

Principal Atkins must have mentioned it

before... you came?

She was telling us about your situation,

and all that, I... have an appointment,

and I actually need to go, so...

I'm headin' out to grab a bite.

You want me to pick anything up for you?

Um, I'm okay, thanks.

Hey, your two o'clock cancelled, so it looks like

you get a long lunch.

♪ ♪

I just wanted you to know that...

the day that you came into the world,

my, uh...

my life changed completely.

They handed you to me at the hospital,

and I realized that no matter what...

I'd done before, it...

didn't matter as much as what I would do

from that moment forward.

♪ ♪

All I wanted was for you to be safe.

And happy.

When you grew up, I just wanted you to...

have good memories of your childhood.

And after your mom and I were gone,

I wanted you to know that you still had Meghan.

♪ ♪

And that the two of you were gonna...

help each other through the tough times.

You were gonna be best friends.

I'm sorry, baby.

I'm sorry that you can never have

those thing that you deserved.

God.

I didn't think it was possible to feel this much pain.

I just want you to know that I am gonna try

really, really hard to get to a place where...

when I think about you,

I only remember the good things

♪ ♪

Your beautiful smile,

and your sweetness.

♪ ♪

And all those memories that you wanted to have.

♪ ♪

I'm going to keep those for you.

♪ ♪

♪ ♪

♪ ♪

♪ ♪

♪ ♪

Who's Paul?

He's my mentor at work.

Pam thinks he has a thing for me,

so today, I sort of sat him down

and tried to talk to him about it.

And?

He denied it.

Well, maybe I need to have a little chat with him,

- you know? - Oh, I think he got the message.

Oh, you think?

Well, when I'm finished with him, I can guarantee you,

he will be very clear.

Please, honey, I don't want any drama at work.

Besides, it's just a hunch,

and if he doesn't lay off, I'll go to Atkins,

and then...

if that doesn't work, he's all yours, tough guy.

♪ ♪

Elizabeth, um...

Have you seen or spoken to Pam today?

No, why?

Thanks.

When Pam didn't contact the school

or show up for work,

we asked the police to check on her.

Pam's body was found in her home early this morning

by police.

Oh my God, what happened?

They aren't saying yet, but they suspect foul play.

They should know more by tomorrow.

Oh, the poor girl, she was so young.

The school will be sending flowers

to her family in Ohio.

You're all welcome to contribute.

There'll be a grief counselor on hand throughout the week,

for both staff and students.

Let's do our best to keep things

as positive and normal for the children as we can.

I'll let you know when there's more.

I know she told me that she thought maybe Paul

took her keys,

after an argument that they had about me.

She, uh, thought that he was too interested in me personally,

so she said something to him, but...

Well, is he?

Um... no... I don't know.

Miss Atkins?

Yes?

I believe what I got here is Miss Alber's lost keys.

Where'd you find them?

They were in the teacher's lounge,

behind the coffee maker.

How was that carnival you went to?

Carnival?

Yeah, you went to that school carnival, did you have fun?

Oh, yeah, yeah, it was good, it was great.

Yeah, we went there, my wife and I.

We didn't see you though.

Well, my daughter wasn't feeling very well,

so we didn't stay too long.

Oh, that's too bad.

It was a lot of fun.

I gotta go, I gotta go, thanks.

Okay.

Daddy!

What are you doing here?

It's good to see you.

She was murdered?

Yeah.

They said the detectives are coming to the school

tomorrow to ask everybody questions, I guess.

I'm sorry, I know that Pam was your friend.

Are you okay?

No, I'm not okay.

But I'm trying, you know?

Maybe you should take some time off, you know?

Just until we know that it's safe.

No, Ill figure it out.

Liz, I'm worried here, okay.

What if...

What if Pam was right?

And she thought he took her keys?

That's what she said, but then, you know,

the custodian found the keys behind the coffee pot,

so maybe, maybe he didn't take them.

Or maybe he hid them there the next morning.

I really, I shouldn't have even mentioned it.

I... Look, I don't think Paul

could do something like that.

He's odd,

but I don't think he's dangerous, Detective.

That's very sweet, but people can surprise you, Ms. May.

Thanks for the information.

Yeah, sure.

If you think of anything else,

give us a call.

Okay.

Who would you like to see next?

Can you bring in Paul Allenham?

Who told you I had an argument with Pam?

Did Elizabeth say that?

Mr. Allenham, it doesn't matter who said what.

We're asking you what happened.

It wasn't an argument.

I just told Pam that I thought

she was monopolizing Elizabeth's time,

and as her mentor, it was making it difficult.

And then what?

She told me Elizabeth didn't need my help and left.

Principal Atkins asked me to help Elizabeth,

so I don't know...

Where were you the night before last,

the night Pam was killed?

Am I a suspect?

No.

Should you be?

No.

Then tell us where you were.

Home, alone, grading papers.

Look, fellas, I know it's not a great answer,

but it's the truth.

Who was Miss Alber close to here at school?

I'd seen her talking to that janitor guy a few times.

Milo, the custodian?

Yeah.

But, you know, he hits on all the girls.

It's uh... he's one of those gym guys,

you know how they are.

I think we should accept the offer.

I mean, they're willing to take the cottage as is.

Are you sure you're still okay with it?

Yeah.

Timing's a little weird though, don't you think?

Tomorrow's exactly a year.

Well, one of us has to go up and sign everything,

turn over the keys and all that, so,

I mean, I can block out Friday next week and do it.

I suppose I could head up there.

You just have to be prepared to pick up Meghan

from that birthday party in case I hit traffic

on the way back.

You wanna go up alone, are you sure?

Umm... yeah, I mean, I suppose it would give me

a chance to see it again and say goodbye.

Yes, we occasionally hooked up,

but I do that with a lot of women.

So did Pam know about your little harem?

Or maybe she found out and you guys got in an argument?

Look, I didn't kill her, okay.

It was casual sex.

Not even on a regular basis.

Besides, the night it happened,

I was at a bar downtown,

and I went home with...

Two of the girls I met there.

Can you give us the names of anyone

who might have seen you there?

I can give you 30 names,

including the owner, who bought us a round.

Well, write 'em down, big shot.

All 30 of 'em.

Let's go.

You murdered her lunch buddy, and your car trick didn't work.

She's back with her husband.

No, no, no, I am gonna make Brian go away for good.

♪ ♪

Hmm, this is interesting.

Patrol ran Paul Allenham about a month ago

in connection with disturbing the peace.

What happened?

Says he flipped out on some girl in a restaurant.

Hm, an ex?

Report says that she stated she'd never seen him before.

Mistaken identity?

Yeah, maybe.

Or maybe he was admiring her from a distance.

This is John.

Hi, it's Michelle with the tennis club.

- Hey. - Hi.

I got your message about wanting to schedule

with Brian today.

Sure.

His 4:00 actually cancelled,

so, if you want the spot, you can have it.

Yeah, of course, great, thank you.

♪ ♪

Yeah, that's definitely him.

And you'd never seen him before,

prior to the incident in the restaurant?

Never.

Thank you, Vanessa.

Mr. Allenham, you got a minute?

No, sorry, I'm late for a meeting.

It won't take long.

We just wanna ask you some questions

about a woman named Vanessa?

I don't know a Vanessa.

Busy guy.

Yeah.

When you move to hit the ball, you gotta bring it back,

and then step through,

step through the ball, you got it?

Keep moving, one forward motion.

Step through the ball, okay.

So feet like that, shoulder-width apart.

One hand, you can do two hands...

Cooperton Tennis Club.

I need to speak to Brian May, it's urgent.

Hold on, let me page him.

Brian May, you have an urgent call.

Brian May, you have an urgent call.

I'll be back.

John, I just need to take this call, okay.

Sure.

Thanks.

♪ ♪

♪ ♪

This is Brian May.

They hung up, who was it?

I don't know, they just said it was urgent.

Thank you.

Hey, honey, what's up?

Hey, did you just try and reach me at the club?

Um, no.

Oh, someone just called and said it was urgent.

I thought maybe it was you.

Oh, maybe it was Allie's mom,

Meghan's over there at a birthday party.

I'll call and make sure everything is okay.

Are you still gonna pick her up at 5:30?

Yeah, definitely.

Okay.

Okay, I gotta run.

I'll talk to you later.

Yeah, bye.

Bye.

Sorry about that.

Oh, no worries, you ready to play?

Yeah, let's go.

- Hello. - Hey, this is Elizabeth May.

I was just calling to check on Meghan, is everything okay?

- Yeah, we're cutting the cake. - Oh, fantastic!

I'll let you go then, thanks so much.

- Okay, bye. - Bye.

Ah!

Well, I'm gonna have to keep an eye on you, buddy,

'cause that was one hell of a return.

It's my whole plan,

to hit you when you're off-guard.

Well, the only problem with that plan

is that only works once.

We'll see.

♪ ♪

♪ ♪

I'm sorry, Pippa.

I miss you every single minute, baby girl.

♪ ♪

♪ ♪

That's our time.

Yeah.

Good game today though.

You too.

♪ ♪

♪ ♪

Hey, buddy.

What's going on?

How you doing?

Come here, whoa, whoa.

Just can't figure out what's wrong with me.

Yeah, I know, you look like hell,

you really do.

Tell you what, I'm gonna sit you down right here.

Whoa.

Easy.

Easy.

You just take it easy.

I got this.

I need... I need to find my wife.

Yeah, yeah, no, no, no.

You know what?

Let me do that for you.

Let me call her, I'll call her, okay.

You're just gonna have a little bit of a lie down.

You just have a lie down, there you go.

Oh, there you go.

Easy big fella, easy.

Hello.

Oh, hey.

Um, yeah her father should be there.

What do you mean he didn't show up?

♪ ♪

Brian, hey, honey, it's me, I just found out

that you didn't pick up Meghan from her birthday party yet.

I'm on my way to get her, but I'm 45 minutes away,

so I just wanna make sure you're okay.

Can you give me a call?

Hey.

Ah, there he is.

Good morning, sunshine.

How you feeling?

A little bit of a headache probably, huh?

Yeah, yeah, that'll do that.

Look, I don't have a lot of time,

so I'm gonna explain to you the situation.

See, I work at the elementary school with Elizabeth.

Yeah, originally I was assigned to be her mentor,

but, you know,

one thing leads to another,

well, we're in love.

No, no, easy, it's not about you.

She doesn't love you anymore, she loves me.

She actually kinda hates you,

blames you for Pippa's death and all that,

so she wants to move on with somebody new...

Me.

Now, in order to help her move on,

and Meghan as well,

you're gonna write a very simple letter

stating that, you know, you blame yourself

for Pippa's death and you can't deal with the guilt,

and you need to leave and you've gone, yeah, yeah,

you know what, I tell you what to write,

don't worry about that.

Let's just do that.

Are you out of your mind?

This is never gonna work.

Oh, no.

See, I think it will,

because we are gonna make one hell of a letter.

Even if I write the letter,

you're gonna kill me anyway.

Yeah.

Probably.

See, but here's the thing.

After you're gone,

it's gonna be up to me

what happens to Meghan,

so, think about it that way.

I mean... Oh, no, no, no.

Let's not do that, let's not do that.

Think about it, think about it.

No, no, sh, sh, think about it.

Losing one child,

I mean Elizabeth was just...

Well, you saw her.

Out of her mind.

Can you imagine losing two?

Yeah.

Yeah, so I think...

I think that you and I,

right here, right now, as men,

can decide and agree that the best thing for Meghan

is to keep her safe, can we do that?

Don't you touch my daughter!

Okay.

I'll tell you what.

You don't write that letter,

you're gonna die a very slow and painful death,

and Meghan's gonna disappear.

Either way, Elizabeth and I end up together.

What do you say, champ?

♪ ♪

There he is.

I knew you were a smart guy.

All right, we're going to the desk, come on.

- Cooperton Tennis Club. - Michelle, it's Elizabeth May.

I'm trying to reach my husband,

can you just page him for me, please?

Sure.

Elizabeth?

Hey, he didn't answer the page,

and I looked outside and his car's not there,

so he must have left already.

Okay, thanks, Michelle, bye.

All right.

Letter writin' time.

And if you try anything funny...

Umm... I can't live with the guilt anymore.

I blame myself for Pippa's death.

And if you write any funny code,

I'll see that.

I know the only way for you and Meghan

to move on from this tragedy

is without me.

♪ ♪

Don't be that guy.

Move on.

Start again.

Open your heart and fall in love.

Oh, yeah, um...

Please forgive me, Brian.

♪ ♪

All right.

♪ ♪

How does it feel?

Huh?

How does it feel?

♪ ♪

Mr. Allenham, police.

Shh!

♪ ♪

Answer the door, Paul.

Shut up.

Shoot him.

Shut up.

I'll let them in.

You can't.

You're not real, you stupid bitch.

Let's go.

♪ ♪

Goodbye, Brian.

Goodnight, sweetie.

Why isn't daddy here to tuck me in?

He'll be home soon, honey.

Just go to sleep.

This is Foley.

Um, Detective, hey, it's Elizabeth May.

Yes, Elizabeth, how can I help you?

Look, um, I know you're not the right person to be calling

about this but my husband didn't come home tonight

and I'm just a little worried,

given what happened with Pam and my conversation

with Paul Allenham, I'm just a little shaken.

I was just wondering if, I don't know,

you could help me?

We're responding to a call right now,

but we'll send uniformed officers

over to Allenham's, all right.

Thanks, Detective.

You bet, we'll keep you informed.

I appreciate it.

Call dispatch.

♪ ♪

Mr. Allenham, this is the police.

Open up.

♪ ♪

Dispatch, we found Brian May.

My wife, he went after my wife.

All available units to the May residence.

Brian.

Brian, oh, my...

Hello, sweetheart.

What are you doing here?

I did it.

We can be a family now.

Well, you, me and Meg, of course.

You need to leave.

Wait, where's Brian?

You don't need to worry about Brian anymore.

What did you do, Paul?

I made it so Brian can't hurt our family anymore.

It's just you and me.

What did you do?

♪ ♪

What do you mean, what did I do?

I did what you wanted me to do.

I did what needed to be done.

What do you mean, what did I do?

Okay, okay, okay, baby, baby.

No, wait, no, I'm sorry.

It's just all happening so fast.

I didn't expect you to come, honey.

It's not fast, I have loved you

since before I knew you.

Yeah, yeah.

- Stick with me. - No, no, no.

- Upstairs. - Oh, no, no.

In our bed.

Come on.

♪ ♪

Mommy?

Who is that man?

It's... He's just here to pick up some paperwork

I left in the bedroom, baby, it's okay, sweetie.

Go back to bed.

It's okay, it's okay, go back to bed.

It's fine, we'll tell her in the morning.

I just... I can't wait one more second to be with you.

I just really, I just wanna be with you.

Come here.

♪ ♪

You have no idea

how long I've waited for this.

Oh, yeah.

Out of so many beautiful women,

they don't understand me like you do.

Why don't they understand you?

I don't know.

Just... they don't get me like you get me.

You get me, you understand me.

We're so alike, you and I.

We're so similar.

- We're exactly the same. - Yeah.

We both lost someone.

I couldn't have gone back to teaching without you.

You've been so good to me,

so good to me, thank you.

♪ ♪

You see, I knew it, Amber said that you wouldn't love me,

but Amber's wrong, Amber's always wrong.

You do love me.

Yeah, yeah, I do, I love you so much, so much.

I just...

I couldn't tell you.

Brian was always around.

We never have to worry about Brian again.

Take off your clothes, take off your clothes.

Please, make love to me.

Please.

Please.

♪ ♪

Back up!

I'm not kidding, back up!

♪ ♪

I'll make it easy for ya.

Where's Brian?

Where's Brian?

I told you.

He's dead.

Where's Brian?

River.

Eastborough Bridge.

♪ ♪

Meghan, run!

No, no, no!

♪ ♪

Together forever, I'll never let you get away from me.

♪ ♪

Oh, my God.

♪ ♪

♪ ♪

Hi, baby.

Are you okay?

Where's Meghan?

Everybody's fine.

She's at her friend Allie's house.

♪ ♪

I'll go tell the nurse you're awake, honey.

Okay.

♪ ♪

Hi, excuse me, can you just tell the doctor

that my husband's awake, please.

- Yeah. - Thank you.

Oh, hold on a second.

♪ ♪

It's good, thank you.

♪ ♪

I know what it is.

No, I know.

I know, and you're wearing one already.

I like it a lot.

I didn't know what to get.

- You don't like them? - I love them.

You're other ones were getting so old.

I'm glad you like it.

Here mommy and daddy, I made this for you.

- You made it? - What?

♪ ♪

Baby, I love that.

It's great, thank you.

It makes me very happy, honey.

♪ ♪

I got really big feet.

Why is that, you guys don't even have feet.

Your feet are big.

♪ ♪