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You are so beautiful.

Ha ha!

[ Chuckles ]

All right, I'm gone.

Oh, she won't be back
for a while.

Are you coming
to the barbecue on Saturday?

Oh, I'm not comfortable
with that.

No one suspects anything.

That's not what I mean.

Hey. I don't want you to feel
guilty about this.

If we were getting what we
needed from our marriages ...

I don't want to
talk about it.

I gotta go.

I'll see you next Wednesday,
all right?

Okay.

[ Dialing ]

Aaah!

You have 4 new messages.

Please press 1 to continue.

[ Pulsating tone ]

[ Sigh ]

How you guys doing?

Good.

Okay, that one's gonna go in
the guest house, Louis.

And can you take this
to the kitchen for me?

Careful, it's heavy.

[ Grunts ]

Ooh.

Oh, here, here, here, let me.

That looks heavy.

An accident
waiting to happen.

I'm Brian.

I live right there.
[ Chuckles ]

Well, I'm Lauren Kessler,
and I live right here.

Well, hi, Lauren Kessler.

It's very nice to meet you.

You know, you look
really familiar to me.

You don't happen to work
at the university, do you?

No, I'm an author.
I write children's books.

Oh, yeah.
Yeah, that's this.

I saw you on TV.

You were doing an interview,
right?

I can't believe
you actually saw that.

You won an award right?

The Wellford literary prize,
yeah.

That was months ago.
I'm absolutely shocked
you actually remember me.

Well, it's hard not to notice
a beautiful woman

on your television set.

Here, let me get this.

Please, let me take it inside
for you.

I don't want to interrupt
your run.

Oh, not at all.
I was just finishing up.

All right, I'll take
the little one.

Oh, okay, sure.

Come on.

Thanks.
Uh, you ever go jogging?

Well, I used to,
but I'm embarrassed to admit

I've really been
slacking off lately.

Well, maybe you'd like
to start up again.

I run every morning.

Great.

Come on in.
Thanks.

That one goes
in the living room, this way.

Okay. All right.

You can just set it here.

Sure.

Dad, this is Brian.

He's our neighbor
across the way,

and soon to be
my new jogging partner.

Stan Douglas.

Hey, Stan, welcome
to the neighborhood.

Dad's a visiting professor
at Westfield.

Oh, you don't say.
I'm on the faculty there.

Engineering.

Which department
are you teaching in, Stan?

Well, they got me trying to
teach a couple of law classes

in the winter quarter.

He's being modest.

Dad just retired after 32 years
of being a prosecutor

in Cincinnati.

Oh, great.

The best there is,
right, dad?

Rapists and murderers
I can handle,

a roomful of 20-year-olds
I'm not so sure.

[ Laughs ]
Oh, wait, this whole box just
goes down in the basement.

Good.

Oh, well, I'll take it.

No, I can ...

oh, no, no, I insist.
Really, it's no problem at all.

Are you sure?
Yeah, yeah, yeah.

Thank you.
Uh, that way.

Nice guy.

Mm-hmm.
Did you notice his hand?

His hand?

No wedding ring.
Dad, would you stop it?

Lauren, Lauren, Lauren.
Hmm.

Winner of the Wellford
literary award 2005.

I already knew that.

Daughter died
in a traffic accident.

Oh, my god.

Hobbies,

traveling and hiking.

[ Door closes ]

[ Footsteps ]

How the hell
did you get in here?

It's been a long time,
big boy.

I thought you'd be happier
to see me.

Happy to see you?

I spent the last 8 months trying
to block you out of my mind.

What do you want?

Your new neighbor across
the street is very pretty,

and I can see
why you like her.

No, no I’m not gonna
do this with you.

I need you to leave.
I'm not gonna say it again.

Why, do I complicate things?

You need to go.

Are you gonna do to her
what you did to me?

Get the hell out of my house

before I pick you up
and throw you out.

Temper, temper.
[ Receding footsteps ]

Behave yourself, Brian.

[ Door closes ]

Lauren:
Hey, hope you're hungry.

Dad, are you okay?

Oh, honey, I'm fine.

It's just a lot
of moving around.

Twelve pills a day better keep
this ticker going.

Dad, look, I know you're
a little anxious

about preparing
for your classes,

but you've got to take care
of yourself, okay?

I appreciate
your coming with me.

I want you to know that.

Sometimes
it's still kind of hard.

You know what?

I think moving here is
a good decision for both of us.

I hope so.

I'll show you around
if you like.

Oh, thank you.
I'd appreciate that.

No problem.
It's a beautiful campus.

Good morning.

Good morning.
Well, you two look nice.

Well, thank you.

Brian offered to take me over
to the university,

show me around.

Give me a chance to scope out
the law library.

Thank you for offering.

Considering dad can't seem
to figure out

what kind of car
he wants yet.

Would you like to come?

I'm gonna have to pass.

If I don't get my office
set up in the guesthouse today

I'm never gonna meet
my deadline,

but you guys have fun.

Maybe you'd like to go
for a run tomorrow.

Yeah, that'd be great.

8:00 sharp.

8:00 it is.

You have fun.

First day of school.

[ Laughter ]

I'm gonna get it!

I got it! I got it!

I got it! I got it!

Man: Stephanie, come on,
breakfast is ready.

[ Car horn honking,
tires screeching ]

[ Thud ]

Stephanie!

Sometimes she can get
a little carried away.

No, it's fine.

Welcome to the neighborhood.

I'm Claire.
I saw you moving in.

We just live
right over there.

Great. Nice to meet you.
I'm Lauren.

And what's your name?

Genesis.

Ooh, that's pretty.

Do you have any kids?

Mnh-mnh.

The couple that lived here
before you, they had a daughter.

She and Genesis
used to play together.

Yeah. Sydney moved away.

Oh, I'm sorry, honey.

Honey, why don't you go watch
your TV program?

Mommy will be in soon.

Okay.

Did anyone ever tell you what
happened here before?

No.

I thought they had to
disclose that when you moved in.

Disclose? What?

I think we should talk.

It happened
in the guesthouse.

Murder?

Yeah. He was a psychiatrist

and he was using it as his
office to treat his patients.

Did they find the person?

His wife.

Oh, my god.

Yeah, I know.
It gets terrible.

Now, everyone was aware that
they were having problems.

They were fighting
right up until the end.

Now, Mandy was a good mother,

but when it came to
her husband, she was just crazy.

[ Sigh ]

The women who sold me
this house?

That's Mandy sister.

She assumed the mortgage
when Mandy was convicted

and then she gained
custody of Sydney.

I'm sorry I had to be
the one to tell you this.

I just...

I can't believe nobody mentioned
this before now.

[ Sigh ]

I bought the house
the first visit.

My father got offered a job
teaching college here.

He's over touring the campus
right now.

[ Sigh ]

After the death
of my granddaughter

and after my bypass,

they said the stress was just
too much, so I had to retire.

So the opportunity to teach
came just at the right time.

I'd still be trying cases
if I could.

There's a lot to be
said for putting away
a cold-blooded killer

so they'll never hurt
anybody again.

I'm sure you'll find teaching
just as rewarding.

So, how did Lauren feel about
picking up and moving?

It wasn't easy.

But then again,

nothing's been easy for her
the last several years.

The strain of losing her child

was just too much
for the marriage.

She still writes
children's books.

That's got to be
incredibly difficult.

The name of the character
in her book is Stephanie.

That's my
granddaughter's name.

Her way of keeping little
Stephanie alive.

[ Hinges creak ]

The article says he was murdered
right in the middle of the day.

I can't believe nobody told us
this, dad. Can we sue them?

That's got to be illegal.
That's fraud.

I'm not so sure, sweetheart.

Stigmatized property laws
differ from state to state.

[ Sighs ]

I don't even know how
we can stay here now.

I certainly can't write
out there.

The whole thing
just gives me the creeps.

I wonder who the prosecutor
was in this case.

Dad, don't start, okay?

Okay. Okay.

I have to get back over to the
law library tomorrow anyway.

I'll look into whether
you have any recourse

because they failed
to disclose the murder.

Thank you.

But honestly, hon, things happen
in houses all the time.

This is a nice house.

A nice house?

Dad, a guy was stabbed
to death right there.

In the guesthouse,
not in here.

By the way, Brian seemed
very nice today.

You going out with him
tomorrow morning?

We're going jogging.

It's not like it's a date.

Why not?

You have something against nice
guys who like to keep in shape?

I don't know.

Hon, I don't want to seem
out of line,

but it's been almost 3 years.

Dad, I know
what you're gonna say.

Please don't.

You're not betraying her
by finding happiness again.

You know what?
I'm exhausted.

I'm gonna go to bed.

See you in the morning.

Uh-oh. Uh-oh.

[ Panting ] Wait, wait.

Oh, who said you could stop?

What? You think I'm tired?

Uh-huh.

You're right.
I'm so out of shape.

Here, come here, come here.
I want to show you something.

Nice view, huh?

Now you know
why I love coming here.

[ Chuckles ]

There's another reason
I love coming here.

I think you're gonna like this.
There's a great smoothie shop
just right up the path.

Really?

Best strawberry vanilla
smoothies

on the entire east coast.

You're gonna have to
prove it.

Oh yeah?
Mm-hmm.

Well, loser buys.

Oh, wait.

Is that good or what?

Look, don't worry about
all that office stuff.

I'll help you.

Really?
Mm-hmm.

Thank you.

Then the next time we come here,
the smoothies are on me.

There you go.

I still can't believe you just
found out about the murder

in the guesthouse yesterday.

I assumed you already knew.

Yeah, well, I didn't.

Now my dad has totally
fallen in love with the house

and he's probably never gonna
want to move.

He's also completely intrigued
by the case.

The case?
What do you mean?

The doctor's murder.

Last night when I got home,
he's staring at this article

about Amanda Whitman
on my computer,

like he's trying
to break a code.

Well, your dad is
a former prosecutor.

It's in his blood.

You don't even know
my dad yet.

When he gets hold of something,

he never lets go, ever.

Hmm.

There you go, you're all set.

Oh, thanks.

That's going to be
so much better.

There's no way I could
write out there now after
knowing what happened.

Well, thanks for
going with me today.

Well, thanks
for inviting me.

I think I just needed somebody
to get me motivated again.

You know, I was thinking
if you don't have any plans

that you might want to...

Uh...want to have dinner.

Oh.

Do you like Italian?

Look, I just don't think
I'm really ready.

Oh, hey, I'm sorry.
I didn't mean to be pushy.

No, it's not you,
it's just...

You know what?

Friday night would be great.

[ Chuckles ]

Okay. You sure?

Yeah. 8:00?

8:00 would be fine.
I'll see you then.

Thanks again.

Hi, honey.

Hey, you're home late.

Oh, I got carried away
at that library ...

just lost track of time.

You're staying put here?

Yeah.

I can't work out
in the guesthouse now.

What'd you find out
about the sale?

Pennsylvania law
does not require the seller

to reveal
information about a murder

to a potential buyer,

so this Marlee woman
didn't do anything illegal.

Great.

What is all that?

Dad, I knew
you were gonna do this.

I though you wanted
to prepare for your class.

This case is intriguing.

The assistant d.A. Was
Jack Sanderson.

He must be
one hell of a prosecutor

because he got a conviction
against Amanda Whitman

without one shred
of physical evidence.

The whole case
was circumstantial.

A lot of cases are won on
circumstantial evidence,
aren't they?

Yeah, but not only that,

her defense attorney never even
hired an investigator,

and I've seen better cross
from third-year law students.

[ Mumbling ]

What the hell?

Don't be mad, big boy.

If anyone should be mad,
it's me.

I finally found someone
to replace you.

She'd never cheat on me
the way you did.

Come on, Brian,
do you really think

it's gonna be any different
with her?

It's just a matter of time

until she finds out
that you murdered Garrett

and let them take
his poor wife off to jail.

I'm not gonna listen to this.

I did what I had to do,
for us.

If you hadn't have slept
with him,

none of this would have
happened.

[ Sighs ]

Do you have any idea how
difficult you are to live with

when nothing is ever
good enough?

You were so charming
in the beginning.

You really made me believe
that you were the perfect guy,

and then you changed.

It's not true.
You're the one who changed.

For you, because I was trying

to live up to
what you wanted me to be.

You didn't like the books
I read, you didn't like
the company I kept.

Nothing about me
was ever right.

I loved you.

You drove me to Garrett,

do you know that?

I needed his help
to figure out

what it was I was doing
that was so wrong with you.

I needed someone to talk to.

Oh, is that what
they call it, talking?

I tried, Brian.
I really did.

I tried
to be what you wanted.

You betrayed me.

You were my wife.

We were supposed
to be together forever.

Even after Garrett died...

You drifted
further and further away.

I knew I'd lost you forever.

It's no use you know.

She's gonna find out soon enough
that you're insane.

I'm not insane.

Lauren's not gonna make
the same mistake I did.

You are not gonna ruin this for
me, you've lying little bitch.

You can't stop me.

Oh, yeah?

Oh, yeah?

Go ahead, pull the trigger.

Let everybody see how crazy
you really are.

Come on, Brian,

show your precious Lauren
the real you.

[ Laughs ]

You think you can get
rid of me just like that?

We promised
to be together forever,

remember?

[ Laughs ]

[ Sobbing quietly ]

This is a message
for Marlee hall.

My name is Stan Douglas.
I bought your house.

I'm an attorney ... well, was.
I'm retired.

But I've been looking
into your sister's case,

and I have some questions.

I was just wondering if it would
be possible to talk to you.

If that's okay, could you
please call me at...

Uh...

315...

555...0214.

Thanks.

You're calling the woman
who sold us this house?

Yes, I have a bunch of questions
about this case.

Did you forget?
She duped us into buying

this place
without even telling us

there was a murder
in the guesthouse.

She doesn't exactly exude
honesty, dad.

But legally she didn't do
anything wrong, either.

Maybe not,
but I question her ethics.

I think maybe she can
clear up a few things.

It's not your problem, dad.

Look, I became a prosecutor

because I thought I could make
a difference in the world.

That didn't stop
the day I retired.

All right.

If you go, I'll go with you.

[ Scraping ]

Nothing to figure out.

I can give Lauren
everything she needs,

and she'll appreciate it!

Sweetheart.
Hmm?

I just spoke to Marlee hall.
She'll meet with us.

Okay.

[ Doorbell rings ]

Hey.
Hey.

I came by to see if your
dad needed a ride to school.

Hey, thanks for the offer,
but something came up.

He got a lead on his case.

I'm gonna drive him out
to meet somebody.

So, are we still on
for tonight?

Yeah, yeah, sure.

Um, I'll...

I'll see you later.

Okay.

Bye.

Lead in the case.

Marlee hall, I'm Stan Douglas.
This is my daughter, Lauren.

Hi. Nice to meet you.

Nice to meet you.

You don't understand
what it's been like for us.

The money from the house went
toward Amanda's legal fees,

over $150,000.

The rest went
to cover Garrett's debts.

If we hadn't sold the house
when we did,

we'd be in foreclosure
on our own place right now.

Do you have children,
Ms. Kessler?

No.

It wasn't enough that Sydney
lost her father,

but then they took her mother
away, too.

You have no idea
what that does to a child,

to lose everyone
that means something to her.

Ms. Hall, it came out
in the trial

that your sister
had been prone

to violent, jealous rages
in past relationships.

My sister had a habit
of picking the wrong men.

The last boyfriend she'd had,

she caught cheating
and attacked him.

Part of her probation
was to seek counseling,

and that's how
she met Garrett.

He helped her take control
of that aggressive side.

Marlee,
if your sister's innocent,

who do you think
killed Garrett?

Do you know how many nights

I've asked myself
that same question?

I don't know.

Obviously, Garrett led
a double life.

You know, that's something
you could ask Amanda yourself.

I'd like to talk to her.
Could you arrange that?

Sure, my sister
does not belong in prison.

She belongs
raising her daughter.

Mr. Douglas, if you could
just get my sister an appeal

and a decent attorney,

a jury would find
that she's innocent.

Sydney, honey, it's okay.

Come here.

She just hasn't been the same.

[ Doorbell rings ]

Oh, that's great.

So I don't need to call anybody,
it's all taken care of.

Wow.

You look amazing.

Thank you.

Oh, come in.

Oh, yeah, thanks.

[ Telephone beeps ]

Hon...

Hi, Brian.

Hey, Stan.

Marlee arranged for us to meet
with Amanda tomorrow morning.

Sure.
Great, I'll tell her
we'll be there.

You two have a nice evening.

Thanks.

I won't wait up.

Goodnight, dad.
[ Laughs ]

[ Dialing ]

Oh, boy, we tried.

It just wasn't
the same after she died.

I got divorced
5 months later.

That's when I poured
myself into my writing.

It's like when I write,
she's still...

Every time I see a 6-year-old,
I think of her.

That's how old she'd be now.

Lauren, I'm so sorry.

Hey, come on,
what about you?

Oh, hmmph.

You're single?

I would have thought some
incredible woman would have
snapped you up by now.

Well, I was...

I was married once, too.

Her name was Roxanne.

She had...

She had problems.

She took painkillers,
pills to help her sleep.

I had no idea how bad
that problem had become

until it was too late.

One night
about a year ago, I...

I came in from teaching
and I found her there

in the bathtub.

By the time I got to her,
there was...

Nothing I could do.

She had drowned.

You're the first woman
I've been out with since...

Well, it seems we...

Both lost people we loved
in tragic ways.

To new beginnings.

[ Glasses clink ]

To new beginnings.

[ Laughs ]

So, how does this compare
to Cincinnati?

So far I can't complain.

Do you think
you could be happy here?

Hmm?

Yeah, I think I could.

[ Chuckles ]

Yeah, I could be
very happy here, actually.

[ Sigh ]

Why can't you leave this alone,
Stan?

[ Muttering ]

Brian Ellis.

Roxanne Ellis.

Claire Dannon.

Brittany Michaelson.

[ Prison door buzzer ]

So, we talked to Marlee.
We were there yesterday.

You saw my daughter?

Mmm.
She's a beautiful girl.

You must miss her very much.

She was there, you know.

She was with me
when I found him.

I'd been out at the mall shopping all day,

and then I picked her up
from school,

brought her home,

just like I did
every afternoon.

And, of course, the first thing
she wanted to do

was say hello to her daddy.

Sydney,

don't bother your dad,
he has patients today.

Okay, mom.

Okay.

How many times
do I have to tell you?

[ Pulsating tone ]

Daddy?

Mommy! Mommy!
Daddy's bleeding!

You wait right here, honey.

[ Gasps ]

Oh, my god, Garrett.

I didn't murder my husband.

If I'd known
what was in that guesthouse,

I would have never let my little
girl go in there and see that.

Marlee said you initially
went to Garrett for counseling.

Yes. I was his patient,

but that had nothing to do
with anything.

When I first started seeing him,
I was a mess.

I ran away from home
when I was 15, and...

It doesn't matter.

The point is Garrett and I
were in love.

He was charming
and sophisticated,

and he had a way

of making me feel like
the most special woman on earth.

He turned my life around.

Then things started to change,

and I suspected
he was having affairs.

He was such a charmer, though,

he always convinced me
that nothing was going on.

It wasn't until the police
told me he'd had...

Sex the day that he was killed
that I knew the truth.

The prosecution made it sound
as if you knew

Garrett had
someone else on the side.

They said that was my motive
to kill him.

But that wasn't the case,

and my lawyer convinced me
not to testify,

and I never got a chance
to refute that.

At the trial,

your neighbor Claire
said that you accused her

of sleeping
with your husband,

and you had a rather public
argument about it.

That's right.

I still think that Claire had
something going on

with Garrett at one point.

Like I said, I suspected it was
going on for a while,

I just...
I never knew for sure.

I mean,
women gravitated to him.

I don't mean to seem
accusatory,

but I have to ask you this.

Please, go ahead.

The boyfriend you had
before you met Garrett,

Tim stormer ...
you were arrested

after you attacked him
one night.

He said you were
insanely jealous.

That incident wasn't
one of my finest moments,

I'll admit.

But Tim was the reason
that I sought counseling,

and that's how I met Garrett.

Look, everything they brought up
at the trial was true.

I did break into Tim's house,

I was suspicious of Garrett,

I did accuse Claire
after I found

one of her bracelets
on the floor near our bed.

The knife they found
was from my set,

and, yes, no one
remembered seeing me

when I went to the mall
the day he was killed.

It's all true.

But, Mr. Douglas...

I would never, ever have let
my little girl go in there

and find her father
stabbed to death on the floor.

I would sell my soul to take
back what Sydney saw that day.

My gut tells me
she didn't do it.

I have to agree.

That woman
loves her daughter, dad.

If she knew what the little
girl was about to see,

she wouldn't
have let that happen.

There's no way a mother

would let her child
witness something like that.

Stan: If she didn't do it,
then who?

Lauren:
Well, it could be anyone.

Someone who felt
he was given bad advice?

Yeah.

Or a jealous husband of whomever
he was sleeping with.

It doesn't do much
to narrow it down.

What are you gonna do?

Talk to Claire.

Yes, she was upset when
she found my bracelet
in their bedroom,

but there's a simple
explanation.

My daughter, Genesis,
and Sydney

used to play dress up
in my clothes all the time,

and I told them
to stay out of my jewelry box,

but you know kids,
they don't always listen.

She didn't believe you.

Oh, no, she went off.

Accused me of sleeping
with Garrett behind her back.

And up until that happened,

we were actually
pretty good friends.

He was having affairs,
though.

Yeah, I'm pretty sure
he was,

but we were strictly friends
and fairly good ones.

If so many people suspected
he was cheating on Amanda,

why did the police focus
in on her so quickly?

Oh, no, they talked
to everyone.

All of Garrett's friends
and neighbors.

Peter Benson down the street,
Roxanne and Brian, me,

kit Williams on the corner.

I don't think anyone knew
anything.

No one was sure, yet everyone
suspected he was fooling around.

Well, he did have
a certain something

that kept women interested.

But you weren't interested.

Not in the way
you're suggesting.

I don't get involved
with married men.

I've already been down
that road.

My ex left me and Genesis

to run off with his secretary
to Fiji.

You're okay, Claire.

I know it sounds crazy 'cause
there's so many reasons

to believe it's her,
but she didn't do it.

I'm sure of that.

[ Sighing ]
Oh, god.

Are you okay?

Yeah. It's just...

I stopped doing these signings
after Stephie passed away.

Hey, it's gonna be fine.

I'm gonna be right there
with you.

Thanks.

Come on, let's go.
Okay.

[ Beeping ]

Woman: Hello?

Hello, I'm trying to reach
Brittany Michaelson.

Is she available?

No, she's out of the country
right now.

Oh?
When will she be back?

The twelfth.

The twelfth? Okay.

Thank you, goodbye.

There you go.
Thank you, Mrs. Kessler.

Hope you like it.

Hi, can I sign your book?

Yes, please.

She's so cute.

[ Children laughing ]

There you go.
Hope you like it.

Thank you.

Mom, can I get one, please?

Hey.

Do you like to read?

Want another egg roll?

No, I've had enough.

[ Laughing ]

Hey, did you see
that little boy today?

Hmm.

Remember that big stack of books
he was holding?

I think he had me sign one
for everyone he knew.

I know, he was so excited
to meet you.

He was so cute.

I can't say I blame him.

Oh.

Hmm.

Brian?

What's wrong?

Oh, nothing.
I'm sorry, honey.

Is everything okay?

Yeah, everything's fine.

Just give me a second, okay?

[ Telephone ringing ]

So you're not
talking to me now.

I remember when we used
to make love like that.

Go away.

Is she as good as me,
big boy?

Leave me alone.

Did someone call?

Yeah. My father.

He's elated.

He talked to the prosecutor who
tried Amanda Whitman

and he told dad that he'd
consider reopening the case

if dad finds new evidence
that exonerates her.

Oh.

Hey, is something wrong?

No, no, everything's fine.

Okay.

Well, I should go.

You don't have to leave.

I have a radio interview
at 7:00 A.M.

I haven't even
started preparing yet.

Okay.

I would stay, if I could.

This isn't easy
for me either, Brian.

You're amazing,
do you know that?

Thank you for coming
to the bookstore with me.

It meant a lot.

No, I was happy to do it.

I don't think I could have
done it without you.

I'll see you tomorrow.

Thanks for a great day.

Yeah it was.
You were great.

[ Laughs ]

You really were.

Why, thank you, sir.

[ Lock clicks ]

Why can't Stan
mind his own damn business?

Well, I'm off
to my interview,

then I've got a meeting
with that new illustrator.

See you this afternoon.

You're in a good mood.

Am I?
Mmm. Good.

Goodbye.

[ Laughs ]

Brian.

Do you have a few minutes
on the way back?

I wanted to talk to you
about something.

Yeah, yeah, sure,
Stan.

Just give me 30 minutes
to finish my run.

What the hell does he want?

[ Doorbell rings ]

Hi.

Hey.

Oh, hey,
it's no problem.

My faculty meeting isn't
until this afternoon.

What's going on?

[ Clears throat ]

I've been talking
to all the people

the police talked to

during their investigation
of the Whitman case,

and I wanted to ask you

about a woman named
Brittany Michaelson.

The police have her listed
as living at your address.

Yeah, my wife's sister.

So she was staying with you
when Garrett was murdered?

Mm-hmm, yeah,
for a few weeks.

Uh, why are you
asking, Stan?

See, I think the key
to this case

is finding out who the woman was
Garrett slept with

right before he died.

Did she get to know
Dr. Whitman?

B-Brittany?

Uh...

Yeah, maybe.

I don't know.

What, do you think
that they were...

Having some kind
of an affair?

The only chance I have to prove
that Amanda is innocent

is to look at
all the possibilities

and talk to everyone

who might have had something
to do with it.

Well, I'm sorry, Stan.

I can't let you do that.

What are you talking about?

You're gonna ruin
everything.

I mean your daughter,
she's...

She's worried sick about you,

and all you want to do
is stir up a bunch of ghosts.

I mean, these are
dark places, Stan.

Places you
don't want to go.

What do you know about this?

Tell me the truth, Brian.

What happened to Garrett?

The truth?

The truth.

I love your daughter, Stan,

and I'm not gonna let
anyone get in the way

of us being together,

especially not Brittany,

that bitch sister-in-law
of mine.

She'll...

She'll tell you a bunch of lies
about me and that I’m...

I'm abusive and controlling.

That was a lie, Stan.

Brian, stop.

Calm down.

I am calm, Stan.

I just
can't allow you to...

Dig deeper into my past...

...or this case.

I'm sorry, Stan.

I didn't want it
to be this way, either.

I wanted you to be
a part of our lives,

but you've ruined
all that.

[ Telephone ringing ]

[ Stan gasping,
telephone ringing ]

[ Cellphone ringing ]

Hello?

Hi, Lauren, it's kev.

Listen, I'm really sick.

Oh.

Sorry to do this to you,
but can we push the meeting?

Sure, no problem.

We can reschedule
for next week then, huh?

Next week's great.

Hey, feel better.

Thanks,
you're the best.

Bye-bye.
Bye.

[ Door opening ]

Dad, it's me.

My meeting got canceled.

The illustrator's sick.

I'm not going
to be able to meet with him

till he's over whatever
it is he's got.

Dad?

Dad, you up there?

Hey, you want
to go to lunch?

Come on, I'm starving.

Dad.

Dad!

[ Sobbing ]

Dad! Oh!

Dad, wake up.

Wake up, dad.

[ Retching ]

Dad.
[ Sobbing ]

Oh, god.

God, what have I done?

Lauren?

Would you like me
to come over for a while?

I can get a sitter
for Genesis.

No, I'll be all right.

Come on,
let's go inside.

He's all I had.

Hey, you're not alone,
Lauren.

I'm here.

Come on.

Thanks, Claire.

[ Sigh ]

Amanda:
I would never, ever let
my little girl go in there

and find her father
stabbed to death.

I would sell my soul to take back what Sydney saw that day.

[ Doorbell rings ]

Oh, hi.
Hi.

Is Lauren here?
She said it was okay
to come over.

Yeah, yeah.
Marlee, come on in.

I want you to know

that my dad believed
that your sister was innocent.

I do, too.

Now, I'm not a lawyer,
but I've got dad's notes,

and I'm gonna do my best
to continue his investigation.

Are you sure?

I'm gonna do this for him

and for Amanda
and for Sydney.

She deserves
to have her mom around.

Yeah, she does.

Here's your pasta, Marlee.

[ Telephone ringing ]

Stan's voice: Hi, we're not
at home right now,

please leave a message
and we'll get back to you.

Woman: Hi, I'm calling
for Stan Douglas.

This is Brittany Michaelson
returning your call.

I just got back into town,

and my roommate said
you wanted to talk to me.

I've got an early flight
to Oakland tomorrow,

so I'll try to call you again
when I land.

Stan did call Brittany.

[ Beep ]
Message erased.

Oh, you are so
going to spoil me.

Well, I didn't want you
to go hungry.

Thank you.

Hey, did anyone call while
I was in the shower?

I thought I heard
the phone ring.

Oh, just one of those
annoying telemarketers.

Good.

I just don't feel like
talking to anyone.

I know they mean well,

but it's just too much,
you know?

I hate 'em.

What?

Oh, nothing.

I just like looking at you.

Oh. [ Laughs ]

[ Car alarm deactivated ]

[ Gasps ]

Mmm.

Brian?

Good morning.

Oh, hi.

Hi.

I just feel so groggy.

Yeah?

Look, I've got to go teach

a couple of classes
this afternoon,

but I can finish grading
my midterms later if you like.

No, you go in.
I'll be fine.

You sure?
Mm-hmm.

Okay. Now, you call me
on my cell

if you need anything.

All right.

Okay.
I'm gonna go finish up.

[ Groans ]

Well, I've been giving this
a lot of thought, Claire.

I believe
Amanda's innocent.

My dad did, too, which is why
I'm going to continue with this.

So, can I ask you something
about Garrett?

Yeah, sure.

I've been going through
my dad's notes,

and I saw that he talked
with you.

Did you know
before the murder

that Garrett
was having affairs?

I suspected it.

There was this one time
when he and I went to this bar

after we were both invited
to this Christmas party,

and I overheard him talking
on the phone to someone

who I'm sure wasn't Mandy.

He wanted to take whoever he was
talking to out for dinner.

So I say, as sure as death
and taxes.

I'll drink to that.

[ Cellphone ringing ]

Excuse me for a second.

Mm-hmm.

Hi, there.

Woman:
Hey, what's the plan?

I want to take you out
to celebrate your birthday.

Oh, well, let me pick.

Okay, but I don't
want to go

to another one of those
nut-and-granola places.

You know, owned by
some animal activist.

What were you thinking?

Well, as your birthday gift
to me,

I was thinking you might try
eating steak.

What?

I'm just kidding.

Hey, are we still on
for tomorrow?

You bet.

Okay, well, we'll talk
about it then.

I can't wait.

Bye.

[ Clears throat ]

And I never saw him
with anyone else,

but after that, I was even
more suspicious than ever.

But you don't know
anything more about her?

No, just what I heard from
that phone conversation ...

that she was a vegetarian,

that he wanted to take her
out for her birthday.

Why does your father
want his ashes spread here?

This was his favorite place.

He grew up
outside Philadelphia.

He used to come here
when he was a kid

and go fishing
with my grandfather.

I can see why he liked it.

It's beautiful here.

Dad always said
when life gets complicated,

find a place where you can see
beauty and simplicity.

Your father was
a...Very smart man, Lauren.

You know, I have an idea.
I think...

I think we should get away
for the weekend.

I think we both could use
the time to ourselves.

I know this great
little place,

a little inn
that's got a lake,

hike the trails.

I don't know.

I think it'd be a great place
for you to clear your head.

I think it's just
what you need right now.

Lauren: Wow, it's like we've
entered a whole new world.

One I'd rather share with you
than anyone else.

Hmm, how'd you ever
find this place?

Oh, Roxanne and I used to
come up here on the weekends

before all the trouble.

After she died, I just...

I found myself just getting
in the car

and driving up here
by myself.

But it is very nice
to have company, though.

Thank you for this.

Not just the trip,
but for everything, Brian.

I don't know what I would have
done if I hadn't met you.

Well, I'm the lucky one.

What are the odds of having
an ideal woman move in

right across the street
from you?

[ Laughs ]

Look at this.

Beautiful, isn't it?

Yes, it looks like something
out of a dream.

I know.

Oh, look at this.

Look.

Oh.

I love this place.

And I love you, too.

You know, it's really nice
to be close to someone again.

Yeah.

Here you go, sir.
Have a nice evening.

Whoa.

Hmm?

Roxanne and I, we used to
come up here a lot.

She loved this inn.

She thought
it was so romantic.

Loved the restaurant, too.

She always ordered
the pasta.

Great. I eat pasta,
I gain five pounds.

Well, it was the only
vegetarian dish on the menu.

Roxanne was vegetarian?

Oh, yeah, since college.

She was real strict
about it.

Wouldn't touch meat nor fish,
both of which I love.

You suddenly got quiet.

I'm sorry, just thinking.

No, I'm sorry.

I shouldn't be talking about
Roxanne, it's not fair to you.

No, that's okay.

You two came up here
a lot, huh?

Yeah, like I said,
several times a year.

Last time was
on her birthday.

When was that?

December,
right before Christmas.

You should see how they decorate
this place. We should come.

It's amazing.

Okay.

You know,
it's a full moon tonight.

Do you want to go
for a walk?

Great.

Let me just go back
and get my jacket.

Oh, no, I'll get it.

No, I've got to use
the ladies' room, too.

Okay.

I'll meet you
out front, huh?

[ Dialing ]

[ Ringing ]

Claire: Hi, this is Claire,
leave a message.

Hi, Claire, it's Lauren.

When you get this message,
call me back on my cellphone.

I just want to find out
if you remember

what date Garrett made
that phone call to that woman

about taking her out
for her birthday.

If I don't pick up, just leave
me a voicemail, okay?

Thanks.

Brian: It's perfect here,
don't you think?

Mm-hmm.
It really is.

Something about being
out in nature ...

the tranquility of it all.

It's my favorite time
to come here.

The leaves
are just changing.

Yeah, it's beautiful.

I couldn't have
said it better myself.

[ Cellphone ringing ]

Is that your phone?

Yeah.

Let me just check
who it is, huh?

It's just my editor.
It can go to voicemail.

Okay.

Where were we?

Come on.

That was nice.

Nothing like a little warm
Brandy after a long walk.

Uh, actually, none for me.

I don't think dinner's
settling so well.

I'm gonna go see if they have
something for my stomach.

You don't feel well?

Hmm, not great.

Well, I'll go see if they have
something to settle your tummy.

Thank you.

Maybe just some soda water.

Sure.

[ Door closes ]

[ Beep ]
You have one new message.

Claire: Lauren, it's Claire.
I got your message.

Now, I don't remember
the exact date,

but I think it was around
December 22nd, 23rd,

because we went to this bar

after we left a Christmas party
we'd both been invited to.

I hope that helps.

It was Roxanne.

I forgot.

There's some antacids
in my bag.

Great.

Yeah.

Here you go.

Thank you.

[ Sighs ]

What the hell
are you doing here?

I told you she'd find out.

You are not going to
ruin this for me.

Were you talking to someone?

No.

She caught you.

Honey, what's going on?

It seems like
there's something wrong.

Come here, sit down.

Look, you know
you can tell me anything.

I know.

Do you mind if I ask you
a question about Roxanne?

Of course not.

Is it possible that she could
have been having an affair?

[ Roxanne laughs ]

With Garrett Whitman?

[ Laughing continues ]

Roxanne and Garrett?

No.

Why would you even think
such a thing?

Well, Garrett was having
an affair with a women

who was a vegetarian
and whose birthday
was close to Christmas.

Look, Lauren,
stop it, okay?

Listen to me.

Claire is a liar. You cannot
believe anything she says.

Hod you know
I spoke with Claire?

She's just trying
to break us up.

She's jealous because
she doesn't have what we have.

Brian,
I asked you a question.

How did you know
I spoke with Claire?

You're in trouble,
big boy.

Shh!

What?

Are you okay?

Roxanne:
Brian, answer the woman.

Yeah, I'm fine. Everything's...
Everything's fine.

You know...

I think
I'm just going to leave.

What?

What are you talking about?

We're having such
a nice weekend.

Lauren, you can't leave.

It's too late.

It's not too late!

Brian?

I love you, Lauren.

I'm not gonna let you
walk out on me.

I am not gonna let them
come between us.

Brian,
who are you talking to?

Tell her
I'm the wife you murdered.

Stop it, all right?

I know
what you're trying to do.

Tell her what you did
to Garrett,

tell her what you did
to her father.

We are gonna start
a new life together,

and there's nothing
you can do to stop that.

You're never going to
get rid of me, Brian.

You're just jealous

because I love Lauren
and she loves me.

Oh, yeah?
She loves you so much,

then why did
she call Claire?

You better stay here
with me, big boy.

Lauren.

Lauren, who are you
calling?

I'm calling a cab, Brian.

Oh no, no,
come on, honey.

We don't want to end our weekend
like this, come on.

Look, I'm sorry, I just...

It's okay. Look, we'll leave
right now, okay?

I will drive you home, and we'll
discuss this in the car.

I can explain
this whole thing.

No, Brian, I want to just...
I need to be alone.

No, no, no!

We came together, we are going
to leave together.

I'm not just gonna have her
show up and just ruin our
entire weekend together.

I'm sorry,
but the kitchen's closed.

Is there something
I can help you with?

No, no, we're fine.
Thank you.

No, wait. Will you please
call me a cab?

No, no, don't call her a cab.
Let's just talk this out.

Yeah, we can do that
later, okay?

Right now, would you
please call me a cab?

Don't go near the phone,
all right?

Why are you doing this?

Let's just talk
this through, all right?

Please, sir, I'm gonna
ask you to keep it down.

Let's just go to the room
and talk about this.

No, Brian! No! I'm not going
anywhere with you.

I'm gonna call a cab
and go home alone.

We're gonna talk this through,
and we're gonna do it right now.

Sir, I'm going to ask you
to keep it down, please.

Fine, I'll keep it down
if you just leave us alone.

I'm trying to talk
to my wife here.

Let's just go to the room so
we're not disturbing the guests.

Please, let's just go to
the room talk about th

sir, why don't you
come with me?

Ahh!

You were touching me.

I told you
three times to leave.

What's wrong with you?

Look what you made me do.

[ Thud ] Lauren!

Lauren.

Lauren, wait.

Lauren!

Lauren!

Come back here.
Don't do this.

Lauren!

Lauren.

[ Lauren whimpering ]

I'm hurt.

So you need me now.

Yes, please.

Ow.

Ow.

Move your hand.
Let me look at it.

[ Coughing ]

Oh, my god.

[ Sobbing ]

All right, let's go.

You don't mind coming down
to the station tomorrow?

I'll be there.

I'll arrange for a car to give
you a ride home, okay?

Lauren: My father, too?

I can't believe it.

I'm sorry.

He's in and out
of consciousness,

but in a moment of lucidity,
he told us everything.

Miss Kessler, you're lucky
to be alive.

I let him into our lives.

I can't believe
I didn't see it.

Well, unfortunately,
no one did.

Psychopaths
like Brian Ellis

are very good at hiding
who they are.

Because of you and your father,

Amanda Whitman
is being released.

You saved a woman's life.

Thank you.

And after that you do a turn.

Whoo, ladies!
Very good, girls.

Sydney, she's here.

Mommy!

Baby.

My baby.

I've missed you.

I don't know how
to thank you.

You don't have to.

Thank you for bringing
my mommy home.

You're welcome, sweetheart.

I've made
lots of new friends.

Well, you got
hungry friends.

Here we go.

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