UPBEAT MUSIC UPBEAT MUSIC CONTINUES INDISTINCT CONVERSATION MAN: COME ON! HIT IT! MAN LAUGHS GIRL: DO YOU THINK YOU WERE CHOSEN BECAUSE WE WERE RUNNING LOW ON PARTY GIRLS? DO YOU THINK WE WERE WORRIED THAT WE DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH PEOPLE PASSING OUT ON COUCHES OR THROWING UP IN THE BATHTUB? AND YOU ` YOU! DO YOU KNOW HOW MANY PHOTOS I SAW OF YOU AT THE PARTY? HOW LOADED YOU WERE? YOU LOOKED LIKE A CLOWN HAVING A STROKE. A SORORITY IS A SISTERHOOD! IT IS A FAMILY! WE ARE THE BRIGHT-EYED, WHITE-TOOTHED, CLEAR-SKINNED FACES OF THIS UNIVERSITY. WE KEEP OUR GPA UP AND OUR BLOOD-ALCOHOL CONTENT LOW. ISN'T IT A LITTLE EARLY FOR THIS? I WAS UP ALL NIGHT STUDYING. STUDYING! THE HANGOVER OF THE SUCCESSFUL. TAKE NOTE, PLEDGES. SPEAKING OF NOTES, VAL, YOU HAVE MAIL. ANYWAYS, I DON'T WANNA SEE YOU HAVING MEN IN AND OUT OF YOUR ROOM EVERY OTHER NIGHT. I DON'T WANNA SEE DIRTY DISHES, I DON'T WANNA SEE LAUNDRY. PENSIVE MUSIC DROWNS OUT SPEECH READS SILENTLY: 'WE ARE SORRY TO INFORM YOU THAT WE WILL NOT BE CONTINUING WITH YOUR FINANCIAL AID. 'YOUR FATHER, CRISTIAN VONT, HAS LISTED YOU AS DEPENDENT ON HIS TAX FORM.' PENSIVE MUSIC CONTINUES CARS HONK MAN: NO MATTER WHAT THEY SAY, IT'S GOING TO BE OK. WOMAN: 'OK' IS A PHONE CALL. THEY DON'T MAKE YOU DRIVE ACROSS THE CITY FOR 'OK'. - DOCTOR: HI. - HI. THANK YOU BOTH FOR COMING IN. NOW, KEEP IN MIND THAT THESE RESULTS ARE NOT ALWAYS 100%. FERTILITY IS COMPLICATED. THINGS CAN CHANGE, AND MIRACLES ` THEY DO HAPPEN. BUT I'M AFRAID THE TESTS WERE NOT WHAT WE WERE HOPING FOR. TEARFULLY: NO. NO. NO. NO, NO, NO. NO. (SOBS) POIGNANT MUSIC (CONTINUES SOBBING) INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS HOW COULD THIS HAPPEN? HOW DO I FIX IT? YOUR FINANCIAL AID IS CALCULATED BASED ON YOUR STATUS AS AN INDEPENDENT STUDENT. AS SOON AS YOUR FATHER ADDED YOU AS A DEPENDENT ON HIS INCOME TAX RETURN... I HAVEN'T SPOKEN TO MY FATHER IN FOREVER, LET ALONE LIVE WITH HIM OR OFF HIM! OK, I UNDERSTAND THAT. BUT YOUR TAX STATUS IS CRITICAL TO CALCULATING FINANCIAL NEED. WE CAN'T CHANGE THAT. IT'S A GOVERNMENT THING. WELL, WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO? TALK TO YOUR FATHER. YOU CAN STILL GO TO YOUR CLASSES IN THE MEANTIME. THAT WAS DELICIOUS, MAUREEN. THANK YOU. YOU'RE MORE THAN WELCOME. I HOPE THE DESSERT WASN'T TOO RICH FOR YOU. I TRY NOT TO INDULGE, BUT A LITTLE DECADENCE ONCE IN A WHILE... ESPECIALLY ON SUCH A SPECIAL OCCASION. OH! I'M GLAD LUNCH WITH ME IS CONSIDERED A SPECIAL OCCASION. OF COURSE IT IS. I RARELY GET TO SPEND ANY TIME WITH YOU ANY MORE. WELL, JAMESON AND I HAVE JUST BEEN VERY BUSY. (CHUCKLES) YES, I CAN IMAGINE. ALL THOSE TESTS AND TREATMENTS ` IT MUST BE VERY DIFFICULT FOR YOU TO GO THROUGH ALL THAT AND IN THE END FIND OUT THAT THERE'S NOTHING TO BE DONE. I AM SO SORRY. HOW DID`? - DID JAMESON TELL YOU? - NO. AND, FRANKLY, I'M WONDERING WHY HE WOULD KEEP SUCH A THING A SECRET FROM ME. NO, NOBODY'S KEEPING SECRETS, MAUREEN. IT'S JUST THAT... WELL, IT CAME AS QUITE A SHOCK. - A-A SHOCK? - MM. DID YOUR SISTER NOT HAVE THE SAME DEFECT? CONDITION. YES. WE DIDN'T REALISE THAT IT WAS GENETIC. MM. JAMESON WAS AWARE OF THIS? I` I MEAN, ABOUT YOUR SISTER, BEFORE THE MARRIAGE, YES? OF COURSE, MAUREEN. WHY WOULDN'T HE BE? WELL, I'M JUST WONDERING IF HE MADE HIS DECISION BASED ON ALL THE FACTS. I'M NOT SURE I APPRECIATE WHAT YOU'RE IMPLYING. SARA, PLEASE DON'T MISUNDERSTAND. I'M NOT IMPLYING ANYTHING. WE CAN STILL HAVE A FAMILY. I MEAN, THERE ARE OTHER OPTIONS. AND I'M WONDERING IF YOU'VE EXPLORED ALL THOSE OPTIONS AND` AND IF JAMESON HAS CONSIDERED HIS. I SEE. THIS ISN'T REALLY ABOUT MY CONDITION, IS IT, MAUREEN? THIS IS ABOUT YOU AND ME. YOU DON'T LIKE ME. YOU NEVER HAVE. IN FACT, YOU'VE DONE YOUR BEST TO ENSURE I'M NOT COMFORTABLE WITH ANY OF THIS. AND, QUITE FRANKLY, I'M NOT WILLING TO PUT UP WITH IT ANY MORE. OF COURSE YOU'RE NOT. AND YOU ARE UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO STAY, WITH ME OR WITH JAMESON. UNSETTLING MUSIC EXCUSE ME? IF LEAVING JAMESON WILL BECOME A FINANCIAL BURDEN, WE CAN CERTAINLY DISCUSS COMPENSATION. ARE`? ARE YOU TRYING TO BUY ME OFF? IS THAT WHY YOU INVITED ME HERE? OH, NO, DON'T BE RIDICULOUS. IF YOU ARE CONSIDERING MAKING A TRANSITION, I'M JUST TRYING TO MAKE IT AS SIMPLE AS POSSIBLE FOR YOU. NO, THERE WON'T BE ANY 'TRANSITION', MAUREEN. I'M NOT LEAVING JAMESON, AND WE ARE NEVER TALKING ABOUT THIS AGAIN. SARA. PENSIVE MUSIC DOOR SLAMS FAINTLY MAUREEN. MUSIC CONTINUES WELL, THAT COULD'VE GONE BETTER. UPBEAT MUSIC GUNNAR. VAL! IT'S BEEN TOO LONG. HOW YOU BEEN, SIS? HOW'S, UH, HOW'S SCHOOL? HOW'S KYLE? KYLE'S GOOD. SCHOOL'S EXPENSIVE. IS THIS A CUSTOMER'S OR YOU JUST BORROWING IT FOR THE DAY? CUSTOMER. WORK ORDER'S IN THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT IF YOU DON'T BELIEVE ME. YOU WANT TO JIMMY THE DOOR AND TAKE A LOOK? REMEMBER YOU USED TO BE PRETTY GOOD AT THAT. I CAN'T SAY DAD DIDN'T TEACH ME ANYTHING. (SCOFFS) YEAH. WELL, ALL THAT AUTOMOTIVE EXPERTISE IS COMING IN HANDY HERE. AT LEAST FOR ME. - SO, THEY TREATING YOU OK? - YEAH. YEAH, IT WAS A BIT TOUGH FINDING A PLACE TO HIRE ME WHEN I GOT OUT. DIDN'T HAVE TOO MANY OPTIONS, BUT THE PLACE TURNED OUT SOLID. AND EVERYTHING'S STRAIGHT HERE? YEAH. YOU COME BY JUST TO BUST MY NUTS? UM, DO YOU KNOW WHERE DAD IS? CHECK O'MALLEY'S? LAST DOOR ON THE LEFT? HE HASN'T BEEN THERE FOR WEEKS. WELL, HE'S GOT A ROOM UP AT 5TH AND PRITCHARD. GOTTA WARN YOU, THOUGH, IT'S NOT MUCH TO LOOK AT. THANKS. GENTLE MUSIC WHISPERS: DAD? DAD! SLURS: HARRY? GENTLE MUSIC CONTINUES NO, DAD, IT'S ME, VAL. MOM'S GONE, REMEMBER? VAL? YEAH. DAD, IT'S ME. ARE YOU OK? I MISS YOU, VAL. I MISSED YOU TOO, DAD. GENTLE MUSIC CONTINUES (SIGHS) SO, WHAT, YOU'RE JUST GOING TO LET HIM RUIN YOUR LIFE? WELL, THERE'S NOT REALLY MUCH I CAN DO. YOU CAN CALL THE POLICE. OR, I DON'T KNOW, THE IRS. HE'S MY DAD. I'M NOT GONNA SEND HIM TO PRISON. BESIDES, HE NEEDS THE MONEY MORE THAN I DO. WHY IS HE EVEN FILING TAXES? I DON'T KNOW. PROBABLY TO QUALIFY FOR FOOD STAMPS OR DISABILITY. YOU'RE GONNA GET KICKED OUT OF SCHOOL, VAL. YOU'VE WORKED SO HARD AND SO LONG FOR THIS. DON'T LET HIM DRAG YOU DOWN. YOU'VE GOTTA KEEP GOING. I AM GONNA KEEP GOING. I'LL JUST... TAKE A BREAK, A YEAR OFF. I'LL WORK FULL-TIME AND I'LL SAVE SOME MONEY... KNOCK AT DOOR HI. YOU ALL RIGHT? TRYING TO BE. WOULD YOU TALK SOME SENSE INTO HER, PLEASE, SU? SHE'S NOT GONNA DO ANYTHING ABOUT HER DAD. YOU'RE NOT THINKING OF LEAVING, ARE YOU? MAYBE IT WON'T BE SO BAD. THERE ARE PLENTY OF KIDS HERE WHO DON'T HAVE SCHOLARSHIPS OR ANY PACKAGES. YEAH, BUT YOU KNOW WHAT THEY DO HAVE? THEY HAVE YACHTS. THEY HAVE CONVERTIBLES THAT THEIR PARENTS GAVE THEM. JACKIE'S TAKING CALCULUS JUST TO COUNT HER TRUST FUND. THIS PLACE ISN'T MADE FOR PEOPLE LIKE ME. WASN'T MADE FOR ME EITHER. DOOR CLOSES UNTIL I FOUND A WAY TO FIT. INTRIGUING MUSIC SU, ARE` ARE YOU SERIOUS? $25,000 FOR` FOR AN EGG? WELL, A BUNCH OF EGGS. BUT IT WAS A SIMPLE PROCEDURE ` IN AND OUT. SO, WHAT, YOU` YOU JUST SOLD THEM? IT'S NOT HUMAN TRAFFICKING, KYLE. THEY'RE NOT KIDS. THEY'RE JUST EGGS. - (SIGHS) I DON'T KNOW. IT'S JUST... - IT'S WHAT? IT'S HELPING PEOPLE ` PEOPLE WHO CAN'T HAVE KIDS; PEOPLE WHO WANT TO START FAMILIES. PEOPLE WHO WANNA... BUY FAMILIES. INTRIGUING MUSIC YOU KNOW WHAT? I NEED SOME AIR. DOOR SLAMS THEY REALLY PAY THAT MUCH? FOR LAW-SCHOOL STOCK? FLAWLESS COMPLEXION? PERFECT GPA? PLEASE, THESE BABIES ARE TOP OF THE LINE. VAL, THE MONEY'S GOOD. BUT THE FEELING YOU GET AFTER WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE PARENTS' FACES? IT'S EVEN BETTER. WELL, ARE THEY STILL LOOKING? OH, THE COUPLE I WORKED WITH LAST TIME ALREADY GOT WHAT THEY NEEDED. BUT, YOU KNOW, THERE'S ALWAYS SOMEONE LOOKING. I CAN TAKE YOU DOWN TO THE CLINIC, IF YOU WANT. AND IF NOT EGGS, WELL... WHAT? HOW MUCH MONEY ARE YOU LOOKING TO MAKE? LIGHT MUSIC I DON'T HAVE TO DECIDE NOW, DO I? OF COURSE NOT. IT'S A LONG PROCESS, AND YOU'LL HAVE PLENTY OF TIME TO THINK IT OVER. IT'S ALL ABOUT FINDING THE RIGHT PEOPLE, THE RIGHT MATCH. DO YOU HAVE ANYONE IN MIND? AS A MATTER OF FACT, I DO. INTRIGUING MUSIC CONTINUES WOW. STILL LOOKS THE SAME. BRINGS BACK MEMORIES, HUH? MM, SOME. NOT A LOT, THANKS TO WHOEVER INVENTED BOILERMAKERS. (CHUCKLES) I MEAN, MY EGGS ARE FINE, BUT THE CYSTS MAKE IMPLANTATION IMPOSSIBLE, JUST LIKE MY SISTER. SO, UM, WE WENT TO AN AGENCY TO FIND A SURROGATE, BUT WE JUST FOUND THE WHOLE THING TO BE REALLY, UH, IMPERSONAL. YEAH. AND THEN, WELL, DR VERNON TOLD US ABOUT YOU AT OMEGA ZETA DELTA. - I MEAN, IT'S MY OLD SORORITY. - WE THOUGHT IT WAS A SIGN, SO... WHAT IS A SORORITY BESIDES A SISTERHOOD, RIGHT? I CAN'T THINK OF A BETTER PLACE TO START A FAMILY. (CHUCKLES) HOW COULD YOU JUMP INTO THIS SURROGACY NONSENSE WITHOUT EVEN SPEAKING TO ME ABOUT IT? THIS IS ABOUT ME AND MY WIFE AND MY FAMILY. YOUR FAMILY? I AM YOUR FAMILY! HAVE YOU FORGOTTEN WHO RAISED YOU? FILIPINO NANNY AND THE STAFF OF THREE BOARDING SCHOOLS. - I ONLY WANT WHAT'S BEST FOR YOU. - YOU WANT ME TO LEAVE ME WIFE! NONSENSE. I JUST WANNA BE A PART OF YOUR LIFE. I WANNA BE A PART OF YOUR CHILD'S LIFE. I WANNA MAKE SURE THAT THE BABY IS SURROUNDED BY THE RIGHT PEOPLE. IS THAT WHY YOU OFFERED TO PAY HER TO LEAVE ME? I DID NO SUCH THING. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT WOMAN'S TOLD YOU. HER NAME IS SARA! I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT SARA LOVES YOU FOR ALL THE RIGHT REASONS ` FOR YOU, AND NOT FOR YOUR INHERITANCE OR FOR MY SUPPORT. PLEASE. I AM ONLY WORRIED ABOUT WHAT HAPPENS TO EVERYTHING THAT I HAVE WORKED FOR. WHEN I AM GONE, IT ALL GOES TO YOU... AND TO HER. MOTHER, NOT EVERYTHING IS ABOUT MONEY, OK? OF COURSE NOT. IF YOU HAVE IT. PLEASE. I LOVE YOU. I WANT TO SEE YOU HAPPY; I WANT TO SEE YOU WITH A FAMILY ` ONE WITH A MOTHER THAT YOU DIDN'T PICK OUT OF A CATALOGUE. YOU'RE BEING RIDICULOUS. THAT'S NOT WHAT'S HAPPENING HERE. IT'LL BE OUR CHILD. THE SURROGATE IS JUST GONNA CARRY IT. IT'LL BE MY GENES. AND SARA'S. EXACTLY. DON'T YOU SEE THAT WE ARE ALREADY DEALING WITH HER GENETIC ISSUES? HOW DO WE KNOW THAT THE BABY WON'T BE BORN WITH SOME OTHER DEFECT? GOD FORBID. IF YOU DO THIS, I KNOW THAT YOU WILL REGRET IT. IT IS A BAD DECISION. IT'S A GOOD THING IT'S NOT YOURS TO MAKE. TENSE MUSIC I DON'T GET IT. SO FIRST WE WERE TALKING ABOUT EGGS, AND NOW THIS IS A FULL-BLOWN PREGNANCY? WHAT FULL-BLOWN, KYLE? IT'S A BABY, NOT A DISEASE. THERE ARE OTHER WAYS TO MAKE MONEY, VAL. LIKE HOW? ROB A BANK? IT'S A LOT OF MONEY. I'M DOING THIS SO I CAN STAY IN SCHOOL, REMEMBER? IT'S JUST` THERE'S GOTTA BE ANOTHER WAY, YOU KNOW? MAYBE THERE IS, BUT... IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT THE MONEY. IT'S ABOUT... I DON'T KNOW. WHEN I WAS GROWING UP, AFTER MY MOM DIED, IT WAS HARD ON ME AND MY BROTHER AND MY DAD. AND I JUST` I DIDN'T SEE A LOT OF GOOD IN THE WORLD. I JUST SAW A BUNCH OF MISERABLE PEOPLE DOING BAD THINGS TO MAKE THEIR LIVES A LITTLE EASIER. SO THE IDEA OF DOING SOMETHING TO MAKE SOMEONE HAPPY; THE IDEA OF DOING SOMETHING GOOD? IT'S EXCITING. ESPECIALLY IF I GET PAID FOR IT. I-I KNOW YOU'RE IN A TOUGH SPOT. BUT AT THE SAME TIME, IT'S, LIKE... I MEAN, DON'T I GET A SAY AT ALL IN THIS? I MEAN, YOU GET AN OPINION. AND I GET TO LISTEN TO IT AND RESPECT IT. BUT IT'S MY DECISION. IT'S MY BODY, KYLE. BUT JUST REMEMBER, THIS ISN'T MY CHILD. JUST THINK OF IT LIKE I'M BABYSITTING FOR NINE MONTHS. YEAH, I GUESS. I'M JUST GOING TO DOUBLE-CHECK A FEW THINGS. I HAD ONE OF MY PROFS LOOK OVER IT EARLIER. HE WAS PRETTY IMPRESSED WHEN HE SAW YOUR NAME, BY THE WAY. YOUR MOM IS MAUREEN DARLINGTON, RIGHT? THE CONGRESSWOMAN? FORMER. BUT, YEAH. SHE SPONSORED THE BILL TO REWRITE THE ESSENTIAL SERVICES LEGISLATION A FEW YEARS BACK. UH, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'LL SEE HER THAT MUCH. SHE'S NOT VERY COMFORTABLE WITH THE WHOLE SURROGACY THING. WELL, I MEAN, SHE MUST BE EXCITED ABOUT HAVING A GRANDCHILD. YOUR DAD TOO. OH, HE PASSED AWAY. OH. I'M` I'M SORRY. I HAD NO IDEA. NO, IT'S FINE. IT'S BEEN ABOUT 10 YEARS. UH, MOM'S REMARRIED. DOESN'T MATTER. HMM, EVERYTHING LOOKS OK. YOUR DECISION. (SIGHS) EXCITING MUSIC BOTH CHUCKLE THANK YOU. UPBEAT MUSIC ARE YOU COMFORTABLE? ALL RIGHT. IT ONLY TAKES A FEW MOMENTS. THERE WE GO. IT'S THAT EASY. IT'S OVER. UPBEAT MUSIC CONTINUES MUSIC CONTINUES STUDENTS CHATTER OH, COME ON, YOU CAN HAVE ONE COFFEE TO CELEBRATE. NO, THANK YOU. I WOULD NEVER FORGIVE MYSELF IF SARA JR CAME OUT WITH ADD. MM. IS THAT WHAT WE'RE HAVING? ARE WE HAVING A GIRL? BABY, SHE'S BEEN PREGNANT FOR 40 MINUTES. IT'S NOT ANYTHING YET. WE'LL WAIT TILL THE 20TH WEEK TO FIND OUT. WE ARE GOING TO FIND OUT, THOUGH, RIGHT? I-I JUST WANNA KNOW IF WE'RE GOING TO DO, LIKE, A JUNGLE BOOK THEME OR JANE AUSTEN THEME FOR OUR NURSERY. WOMEN LAUGH WHAT? WHAT ARE WE LAUGHING AT? YOU TWO. YOU GUYS ARE SO CUTE. AND SO EXCITED. WELL, YES, AND IT'S ALL BECAUSE OF YOU. WELL, I'M SURE SOMEONE ELSE WOULD HAVE STEPPED UP. I'M JUST SO HAPPY THAT MY BABY IS GROWING INSIDE SOMEBODY SO BEAUTIFUL. GREAT! NOW I'M GONNA CRY. IF I LOSE ANY MORE FLUIDS, I'M GONNA GIVE BIRTH TO A RAISIN. ALL CHUCKLE I DON'T HEAR ANYTHING FROM YOU FOR AGES, AND THEN SUDDENLY YOU SPRING THIS ON ME? DO I MEAN SO LITTLE TO YOU? THERE WASN'T NEWS, MOTHER, BECAUSE THERE... WAS NO NEWS. WE JUST FOUND OUT TODAY, AND I CAME RIGHT OVER. BUT AFTER THE WAY YOU TREATED SARA LAST TIME YOU SPOKE TO HER, I SHOULDN'T EVEN BE HERE. OH, DON'T BE SO DRAMATIC. IT WAS ALL A MISUNDERSTANDING. NO, NOBODY MISUNDERSTOOD ANYTHING. YOU MADE YOURSELF PERFECTLY CLEAR. WE MADE OUR PEACE WITH THAT. IT'S TIME YOU DO THE SAME. WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? THE WAY YOU TREATED SARA SINCE THE DAY YOU MET HER; THE WAY YOU REACTED TO OUR PLAN TO START A FAMILY ` IT'S JUST... HURTFUL. IT'S CRUEL. AND, UM, YOU NEED HELP. AND UNTIL YOU GET IT, YOU STAY THE HELL AWAY FROM ME, MY WIFE AND CHILD. DO YOU SEE WHAT SHE'S DONE? DO YOU SEE HOW SHE'S POISONED YOU AGAINST ME? SHE'S DONE NOTHING OF THE SORT. YOU BROUGHT THIS ON YOURSELF. JAMESON! TENSE MUSIC DOOR SLAMS TAKE THIS. YOU LOOK LIKE YOU NEED IT. HE'S GONE, CHARLIE. HE'S LEFT ME. THAT WOMAN HAS FINALLY COME BETWEEN US. I WOULDN'T WORRY ABOUT IT. HE'S YOUR SON. HE'LL BE BACK. MM, NO, I DON'T THINK HE WILL. NOT WHILE SHE'S STILL AROUND. You don't have a girlfriend. You don't need a lot of calls or text. You need data ` for dating sites, like Honey Badger. (LAUGHS) You do have a girlfriend. You need less data and more calls ` lovey-dovey calls. # You make me... # You don't have a girlfriend again. She won't return your calls. You need more text. Things change. Now your Prepay can too. Get more of what you need and less of what you don't with Vodafone My Flex Prepay. UNSETTLING MUSIC - (PHONE) MAN: YEAH? - MM. WALTER. - CHARLIE. IT'S BEEN A WHILE. I GOT A JOB FOR YOU. WE SHOULD MEET. SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC MUSIC CONTINUES COMPUTER: WELCOME TO ON BOARD. BEEPING UPBEAT, SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC CAR ALARM CHIRPS JAMESON: WAIT. CHANGE OF PLANS. KOROVS CALLED. THE CAR IS READY. CAN YOU GIVE ME A LIFT INTO TOWN? YES, BUT YOU HAVE TO HURRY, OTHERWISE I'M GOING TO BE LATE. I'M HURRYING. OK. ENGINE STARTS TENSE MUSIC MUSIC CONTINUES KEYS BEEP COMPUTER: HELLO. WELCOME TO ON BOARD. HOW CAN I HELP YOU? BOTH CHUCKLE THAT'S WEIRD. WHAT, DID YOU TURN THAT ON? NO. I DON'T EVEN KNOW HOW TO USE IT. OH. BEEPING BABE, SLOW DOWN HERE. SLOW DOWN. I DON'T HAVE ANY BRAKES. - IT'S NOT WORKING! - GET IT IN NEUTRAL! - I CAN'T! IT'S LOCKED! PUT THE` PUT THE PARKING BRAKE ON. - NO, IT WON'T`! - PUT THE-! - IT'S STUCK! - PRESS DOWN ON IT! TYRES SCREECH SARA, YOU'RE IN THE OTHER LANE! - IT'S DRIVING ITSELF. I CAN'T`! - CAR HONKS - WE'RE GONNA HIT! OH MY GOD! CAR HONKS CRASH! DOORBELL RINGS MAUREEN: LYDIA? SOMBRE MUSIC LYDIA! MUSIC CONTINUES MUSIC DROWNS OUT SPEECH THEY WERE SO HAPPY. I HAD NO IDEA THE LAST TIME I SAW THEM WOULD BE THE LAST TIME THAT I SAW THEM. (SIGHS) THIS IS UNBELIEVABLE. SO WHAT HAPPENS NOW? TO THE BABY. I HAVE NO IDEA. WELL, THERE IS A NEXT OF KIN SPECIFIED IN THE CONTRACT. A SISTER, I THINK. I-I CAN'T REMEMBER HER NAME. BUT I GUESS THE BABY WOULD GO TO HER. IF... YOU KNOW. IF WHAT? IF YOU KEEP THE BABY. DOES SHE HAVE A CHOICE AT THIS POINT? I MEAN... WELL, SURROGACY LAW'S KINDA SHAKY IN MOST STATES. THE CONTRACT WOULD BE HARD TO ENFORCE. ULTIMATELY, VAL, IT'S UP TO YOU. POIGNANT MUSIC THIS BABY MEANT EVERYTHING TO SARA AND TO JAMESON. AND NOW IT'S ALL THAT'S LEFT OF THEM. I HAVE TO KEEP IT TO KEEP THEM ALIVE. I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN SHE WOULD TAKE HIM AWAY FROM ME ONE WAY OR ANOTHER. IT WAS AN ACCIDENT, MAUREEN. COPS SAID SHE WAS DRIVING TOO FAST AND LOST CONTROL. I DON'T CARE WHAT THE POLICE SAID. SHE TOOK HIM AWAY FROM ME. I'LL NEVER SEE HIS FACE AGAIN. OR HEAR HIM LAUGH. (SCOFFS) I HAVE NOTHING NOW. YOU STILL HAVE ME. DO I? AND WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU LEAVE ME, CHARLIE? WHEN YOU ABANDON ME LIKE EDWARD AND JAMESON DID? I'M NOT EVER GONNA LEAVE YOU. - WE HAVE TOO MUCH HISTORY TOGETHER. - HISTORY? WHAT DOES THAT MEAN... WHEN THEY'RE ALL GONE? WHEN MY WHOLE FAMILY IS GONE? THERE'S STILL THE KID. YES. UNSETTLING MUSIC YES, THERE IS. THERE IS MY GRANDCHILD. THAT'S WHAT'S LEFT OF MY FAMILY, CHARLIE. AND THAT CHILD WILL NEED ME ` MY GUIDANCE AND MY LOVE. YES. WE'LL HAVE TO MAKE ARRANGEMENTS, CHARLIE. CHARLIE: YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHAT YOU DID? WALTER: YOU KNOW, YOU SHOULD BE THANKING ME. THANKING YOU? YOU WERE SUPPOSED TO TAKE CARE OF THE GIRL AND THE GIRL ONLY. YOU SCREWED THIS WHOLE THING UP. I CAN'T BELIEVE I TRUSTED YOU WITH THIS. LOOK, YOU WANTED AN ACCIDENT, RIGHT? HOW MANY ACCIDENTS DO YOU THINK 30-YEAR-OLDS HAVE, HUH? I HAD TO RIG THE CAR. I DIDN'T EVEN SEE THE GUY GET IN. - YOU KILLED HER SON, WALTER. - SO? SO WHAT? NOW WHO'S NEXT IN LINE WHEN MAUREEN KICKS OFF, HUH? YOU! I SHOULD BE GETTING A SLICE OF YOUR INHERITANCE, NOT A LECTURE. IT'S NOT ABOUT THE MONEY. I'VE GOT A GOOD THING GOING. (SCOFFS) GOOD THING. YOU'RE` YOU'RE A POOL BOY IN A CARDIGAN, CHARLIE. HEY. LISTEN. I'VE GOT A NEW LIFE, OK? I'M NOT DRIVING AROUND OUTSIDE A SLEAZY MOTEL BUSTING DIRTBAG HUSBANDS WHO ARE CHEATING ON THEIR WIVES WITH HOOKERS AND DOING EIGHT BALLS OF BLOW. AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, I'M NOT CRACKING HEADS ANY MORE. YEAH, RIGGING CARS, RIGHT? JUST GIVE ME MY MONEY. OH, YOU WANNA GET PAID FOR THIS BOTCHED JOB? THAT'S HOW THIS WORKS, DOESN'T IT? WHAT, YOU CAN'T REMEMBER? WE DO THE DEEDS SO THE RICH FOLKS DON'T GET THEIR HANDS DIRTY, RIGHT? THAT'S HOW IT USED TO BE FOR YOU. THAT'S HOW IT STILL IS FOR ME. (SCOFFS) WHAT THE HELL IS THIS? THIS DOESN'T FEEL LIKE 25,000, CHARLIE. THAT'S RIGHT. IT'S 10. GOD, ARE YOU KIDDING ME? THE JOB WAS 25! YOU KNOW WHAT? IT'S GOING TO BE DOUBLE THAT IF YOU DON'T WANT ME TALKING ABOUT WHAT MAUREEN HAS GOT YOU DOING. HEY! HEY! YOU DON'T PULL THAT CRAP WITH ME, YOU UNDERSTAND?! YOU LEAVE MAUREEN OUT OF IT. YEAH, YOU TAKE THAT MONEY. AND IT'S NOT FOR THE JOB; IT'S TO STAY OUT OF OUR LIVES FOREVER. TENSE MUSIC FOREVER'S A LONG TIME, CHARLIE. MUSIC CONTINUES SHE WAS SUCH A WONDERFUL PERSON. - I MEAN, I DIDN'T KNOW HER LONG... - BUT YOU KNEW HER ENOUGH... TO DO THIS FOR HER. AND SHE MUST HAVE KNOWN YOU. YOU MUST BE A WONDERFUL PERSON. I JUST WANTED TO MAKE THEM HAPPY. AND YOU DID. I KNOW IT WAS ONLY FOR A LITTLE WHILE, BUT MY SISTER'S FACE WHEN SHE TALKED ABOUT YOU AND THE BABY... I'M SORRY. THIS IS SO HARD. - I CAN'T EVEN IMAGINE. - ME NEITHER. I'M SURE IT WILL COME ONCE WE'RE DONE WITH THE FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS AND THE ACCOUNTANTS AND THE LAWYERS. UH, YOU'RE` YOU'RE TAKEN CARE OF, RIGHT? THERE'S MONEY IN AN ACCOUNT OR SOMETHING? YES, IN ESCROW, OF COURSE. BUT, UM, THAT'S NOT WHY I'M HERE. I JUST WANTED TO GIVE MY CONDOLENCES AND SAY HOW SORRY I AM AND SEE HOW, UM... AND SEE...? WELL, I KNOW THE BABY WAS SARA'S DREAM, BUT I WANTED TO SEE HOW... HOW WE FEEL ABOUT SUDDENLY BECOMING PARENTS? WE'VE ALWAYS WANTED KIDS. YOU KNOW, WE WOULD HAVE BEEN FIRST IN LINE FOR A SURROGACY LIKE YOURS, BUT... WE DON'T HAVE THE MONEY. NOT LIKE JAMESON DOES. DID. A CHILD WAS SARA'S DREAM, BUT IT'S OUR DREAM TOO. WE'RE SO HAPPY YOU COULD BE A PART OF IT. WE WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT WE'LL BE HERE FOR YOU, WHATEVER YOU NEED, WHENEVER YOU NEED IT. THAT'S WHAT SARA WOULD HAVE WANTED. THAT'S WHAT WE WANT. PROVIDED, OF COURSE, YOU STILL WANNA GO THROUGH WITH THIS. NOTHING WOULD MAKE ME HAPPIER. GOOD. LIGHT MUSIC - OH, DAMMIT. - WHAT? - LOST THE KEY TO MY BIKE LOCK. - AGAIN? THIS IS WHAT YOU GET FOR USING A TWIST TIE AS YOUR KEY CHAIN. WOULD YOU JUST HELP ME, PLEASE? (SIGHS) OK... LET'S SEE NOW. LOCK CLICKS YEP. IT JUST GETS HOTTER AND HOTTER EVERY TIME YOU DO IT. ARE YOU SURE YOU REALLY LOST YOUR KEY? WHAT? OF COURSE. WHAT DO YOU MEAN? THANK YOU, BY THE WAY. ARE YOU VALERIE? YEAH. UM, I'M SORRY ` DO I KNOW YOU? OH, FORGIVE ME, I'M MAUREEN DARLINGTON, JAMESON'S MOTHER. I BELIEVE YOU'RE CARRYING MY GRANDCHILD. OF COURSE. I'M SO SORRY FOR YOUR LOSS. THANK YOU. OH, I'M KYLE. NICE TO MEET YOU, MA'AM. UH, VALERIE'S BOYFRIEND. OH, WERE YOU GOING SOMEWHERE? YES. UH, CLASS. OH. DO YOU HAVE A MOMENT? I'D LIKE A WORD WITH YOU IN PRIVATE. OH. YEAH. UH, CATCH YOU LATER, HUH? NICE MEETING YOU, MS DARLINGTON. IT'S SO WONDERFUL TO FINALLY MEET YOU. I WANTED TO INTRODUCE MYSELF, AND I HOPE THAT WE KEEP IN TOUCH. THERE ARE SO MANY ARRANGEMENTS TO BE MADE. - ARRANGEMENTS? - FOR THE BIRTH. I'VE RESERVED A PRIVATE ROOM FOR YOU AT THE VICTORIA CANYON HOSPITAL. THEY'RE STAFFED WITH THE BEST. I ACTUALLY THINK MOST OF THAT'S TAKEN CARE OF IN THE CONTRACT. OH, I'M SURE IT IS, BUT WITH JAMESON GONE, I WILL BE TAKING OVER IN HIS STEAD. OH. I MEAN... NO, I THINK... STACIE AND BOB ARE TAKING CARE OF MOST OF IT, BEING NEXT OF KIN. UNSETTLING MUSIC EXCUSE ME? IS THERE NOTHING WE CAN DO? THERE ISN'T A GREAT DEAL OF PRECEDENT IN SURROGACY CASES. THE LAW, IN MANY INSTANCES, IS YET TO BE WRITTEN. BUT ESSENTIALLY, THIS IS A CUSTODY CASE. A CHILD HAS BEEN CONCEIVED, AND THE HOLTS HAVE GUARDIANSHIP. IT'S BEEN CLEARLY SPELT OUT, NOT ONLY IN THE SURROGACY AGREEMENT, BUT IN THE WILLS AS WELL. THEY SEEM TO HAVE IMMEDIATELY UPDATED THEM UPON LEARNING OF MS VONT'S PREGNANCY. YOU'RE TELLING ME THAT THERE'S NO WAY THAT WE CAN POKE HOLES IN THIS THING? WELL, WE COULD TAKE IT TO TRIAL, BUT UH, THERE'S NO GUARANTEE IT'LL TURN IN OUR FAVOUR. THIS IS NONSENSE. I HAVE A BEAUTIFUL HOME, MONEY, COMFORT, HELP. PERFECT ENVIRONMENT FOR A CHILD. CERTAINLY NO COURT WOULD DISAGREE WITH THAT. I'M AFRAID IT'S NOT ABOUT THAT. AS LONG AS THEY'RE FIT GUARDIANS, THE COURT WILL CONSIDER THE MATTER CLOSED. UNSETTLING MUSIC IT IS IMPOSSIBLE THAT ONE WOULD EVEN CONSIDER PLACING A CHILD IN A DOWNTOWN PROJECT WHEN THEY HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO LIVE IN A HOME LIKE THIS. AH, IT'S THE WAY OF THE WORLD THESE DAYS. EVERYTHING'S EQUAL, EVERYBODY'S EQUAL, (SCOFFS) EVEN WHEN THEY'RE NOT. YES. WELL, I WILL NOT ALLOW MY GRANDCHILD TO BE RAISED IN SUCH AN ENVIRONMENT. THERE MUST BE SOMETHING THAT CAN BE DONE. THERE ALWAYS IS. WE WERE ALWAYS VERY GOOD AT FINDING THAT SOMETHING, WEREN'T WE, CHARLIE? DURING THE CAMPAIGNS. WE DID ALL RIGHT, DIDN'T WE? (CHUCKLES) 'WE'. LISTEN TO ME TAKING CREDIT. IT WAS ALWAYS YOU. ALWAYS APPROACHING PROBLEMS SO... CREATIVELY. ASYMMETRICAL WARFARE. (CHUCKLES) GOTTA STAY UNPREDICTABLE. THAT'S JUST ONE THING THAT I LOVE ABOUT YOU, CHARLIE. SO DEPENDABLY UNPREDICTABLE. UNSETTLING MUSIC SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC MUSIC CONTINUES MUSIC CONTINUES GLOVE BOX OPENS MUSIC CONTINUES (SIGHS) POLICE SIREN CHIRPS WHAT? POLICE RADIO CHATTER YOU. STEP OUT OF THE CAR, PLEASE, SIR. - OFFICER, WHAT SEEMS TO BE THE PROBLEM? - THIS CAR IS REPORTED STOLEN. STOLEN? WH-WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? I'M IN MY DRIVEWAY. STEP OUT OF THE CAR, SIR. KEEP YOUR HANDS WHERE I CAN SEE THEM. - THIS IS MY CAR! - STEP OUT OF THE CAR, SIR, NOW! THIS IS INSANE. LOOK... STOP! HEY! DO NOT MOVE! I'M GETTING THE REGISTRATION. THAT'S IT. YOU MOVE SLOW, SIR. OMINOUS MUSIC WHAT THE HELL? OUT OF THE CAR. OUT OF THE CAR! OVER THAT WAY. TENSE MUSIC ON THE HOOD. (GRUNTS) YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN SILENT. ANYTHING YOU SAY CAN AND WILL BE USED AGAINST YOU IN A COURT OF LAW. YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO AN ATTORNEY. IF YOU CANNOT AFFORD AN ATTORNEY, ONE WILL BE PROVIDED TO YOU. DO YOU UNDERSTAND THESE RIGHTS, SIR? UP. - DO YOU UNDERSTAND THESE? - YES. (GRUNTS) TENSE MUSIC CONTINUES (SIGHS) AS YOU CAN IMAGINE, MS DARLINGTON IS VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THESE NEW DEVELOPMENTS. DRUGS FOUND IN THE CAR, IN THE HOUSE. I'M SURE YOU'LL AGREE NOT A SUITABLE ENVIRONMENT TO RAISE A CHILD. SO HOW DOES THIS AFFECT VALERIE AND THE BABY? WELL, OF COURSE WE WILL BE CHALLENGING THE HOLTS' GUARDIANSHIP IN COURT. BUT THAT'S GOING TO TAKE SOME TIME. IN THE INTERIM, WE'D LIKE TO PROPOSE A NEW AGREEMENT ` ONE THAT TEMPORARILY PLACES MS DARLINGTON AS THE LEGAL PARENT DURING THE PREGNANCY, THUS RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL MEDICAL DECISIONS, LEGAL ARRANGEMENTS AND OF COURSE COSTS. I CAN ASSURE YOU THIS IS WHAT'S BEST FOR THE CHILD. UH... UM... CAN I MEET HER AGAIN? OF COURSE, I'LL SEE TO IT THAT THEY GET THE BEST LEGAL REPRESENTATION. I JUST... I FEEL SO SORRY FOR THEM. AS DO I. VALERIE, YOU KNOW I ONCE SERVED IN CONGRESS. YES, UM, JAMESON MENTIONED THAT. THOSE WERE WONDERFUL YEARS, BUT NOT WITHOUT THEIR SADNESS. WE DID A LOT OF WORK IN SOCIAL PROGRAMMES, AND THERE WAS SO MUCH PAIN. THE CRIME, POVERTY, ADDICTION. I FELT SO DEEPLY FOR THEM, AND THERE WAS SO LITTLE WE COULD DO. IT CAN BE SO DIFFICULT NOT BEING ABLE TO HELP, ESPECIALLY WHEN... WHEN THINGS GET OUT OF CONTROL. I... I FEEL LIKE THAT NOW IS WHAT HAPPENED TO JAMESON. AND NOW THESE ARRESTS. MAUREEN,... IT'S OK. I WOULD JUST FEEL SO MUCH BETTER IF I COULD BE THERE FOR YOU ` TO PROVIDE FOR YOU, TO PROTECT YOU. WILL YOU LET ME? UPBEAT MUSIC MUSIC CONTINUES MUSIC DROWNS OUT SPEECH CELL PHONE RINGS HELLO? VALERIE, IT'S MAUREEN SPEAKING. HOW ARE YOU THIS AFTERNOON? UM, I'M FINE, THANK YOU. I WAS JUST WONDERING IF YOU'D BE INTERESTED IN A LITTLE VISIT. I'D LOVE TO SEE YOU AND YOUR HOME. OH? OK. THAT'D BE GREAT. UH, WHEN? WOULD NOW BE OK? I'M RIGHT OUTSIDE. OH. ALL RIGHT. UM,... I'LL, UH, I'LL BE THERE IN A BIT. GREAT. THIS IS THE MAIN ROOM, FOR HOUSE MEETINGS, PARTIES, MOVIE NIGHTS. HMM. I SEE. I WOULDN'T HAVE IMAGINED YOU GIRLS HAVE MUCH TIME TO PARTY, CONSIDERING THE AMOUNT OF WORK THAT I DID IN MY UNIVERSITY DAYS. BUT I SUPPOSE TIMES HAVE CHANGED. OH! UM, WELL, YOU SEE, OMEGA ZETA DELTA, UM, WE'VE WON LOTS OF AWARDS FOR OUR ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS OVER THE YEARS. AND FOR OUR CHARITY WORK. AND WE HAVE SORORITY OF THE YEAR FOR LAST YEAR. MM-HM. STIFF COMPETITION, I'M SURE. - WHISPERS: COME HERE. - OH, UM, ONE SECOND. WHO IS CRUELLA DE VIL AND WHY IS SHE HERE? OH, THAT'S MAUREEN DARLINGTON. SHE'S THE GRANDMOTHER OF THE BABY. OH. YOU BROUGHT YOUR SUGAR MAMA. WELL, SHE'S A CONGRESSWOMAN. OR WAS. CONGRESSWOMAN DARLINGTON! (CHUCKLES) IT IS A PLEASURE TO MEET YOU. I'M JACQUELINE WARRINGTON, CHAPTER PRESIDENT OF OMEGA ZETA DELTA. OF COURSE YOU ARE. UM, VALERIE, WHY DON'T YOU GIVE MS DARLINGTON A TOUR OF THE PLACE? RIGHT THIS WAY. NO, THAT IS NOT POSSIBLE. WE DON'T HAVE BUGS IN OUR HOUSE. WHAT'S GOING ON? SURPRISE INSPECTION. ANONYMOUS TIP. - THEY SAID THEY FOUND BED BUGS. - BED BUGS? REALLY? I'VE NEVER NOTICED ANYTHING. CAN YOU IMAGINE WHAT A PAIN THE ASS IT WOULD BE IF THEY HAD TO FUMIGATE THIS PLACE? MY DEAR, AN INSECT-INFESTED BOARDING HOUSE IS HARDLY THE PROPER ENVIRONMENT FOR SOMEONE IN YOUR CONDITION. IT'S JUST THAT AFTER WHAT HAPPENED TO JAMESON, I NEED TO KNOW THAT THIS BABY WILL BE SAFE. AND THAT YOU WILL BE SAFE. DO YOU UNDERSTAND? YES. I DO. BUT IF YOU TAKE MS DARLINGTON UP ON HER OFFER, WELL, YOU'LL GET THE BEST MEDICAL CARE, ALONG WITH FREE TRANSPORTATION, ROOM AND BOARD. WILL YOU AT LEAST CONSIDER IT? PLEASE. YOU DON'T OWE THIS WOMAN ANYTHING, YOU KNOW. WELL, I KIND OF DO. IT IS HER GRANDCHILD. AND SHE HAS THE RIGHT TO BE INVOLVED. LOOK, IT` (SIGHS) THIS IS A LITTLE PAST BEING INVOLVED, ALL RIGHT? THIS IS BEING POSSESSIVE. IT'S` IT'S CREEPY. AND IT'S` IT'S WEIRD. A LITTLE BIT, YEAH, BUT, I MEAN, SHE'S BASICALLY` SHE'S JUST OFFERING ME A PLACE TO STAY. SHE'S TRYING TO BE NICE. NICE? ARE WE TALKING ABOUT THE SAME PERSON HERE? BECAUSE I REMEMBER THIS... SHE'S NOT THAT BAD. YEAH, BUT I'M ACTUALLY NOT KIDDING, VAL. I-I'VE SEEN THE WAY SHE LOOKS AT ME. IT'S LIKE SHE DOESN'T WANT ME ANYWHERE AROUND YOU. THIS ISN'T ABOUT ME OR YOU, KYLE. THIS IS ABOUT THE BABY. YES. I KNOW IT'S ABOUT THE BABY. IT'S ALWAYS ABOUT THE BABY. (SIGHS) AM I EVEN GOING TO GET TO SEE YOU? YOU'RE BEING RIDICULOUS. NO, I'M BEING REALISTIC. OK? I'M BEING PRACTICAL, AND I'M ACCEPTING THE FACT THAT THIS BABY IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IN YOUR LIFE ` MORE THAN FRIENDS, MORE THAN FAMILY, MORE THAN SCHOOL. MORE THAN ME. IT'S A BABY. KYLE. BUT IT'S NOT YOUR BABY. IT'S NEVER GONNA BE YOUR BABY. YOU KNOW, MAYBE WE JUST NEED A BREAK UNTIL YOU CAN FIGURE THAT OUT. PENSIVE MUSIC GENTLE MUSIC (CHUCKLES) MUSIC CONTINUES (TYPES ON PHONE) GETTING SETTLED IN? OH! (CHUCKLES) YOU SCARED ME. I MEAN, YOU STARTLED ME. UM, YES. THE ROOM IS JUST` IT'S REALLY LOVELY. - THE WHOLE HOUSE IS LOVELY. - THANK YOU. THE OLD HOUSE IS OVER 100 YEARS OLD, YOU KNOW. NOT VERY CONVENIENT WHEN IT COMES TO NEW APPLIANCES AND STUFF. BUT IT DOES HAVE ITS CHARMS. I SOMETIMES FEEL THAT, UM, THE OLD WAYS, THE MORE TRADITIONAL WAYS, ARE BEST. RIGHT. (CHUCKLES) YOUR CELL PHONE, FOR EXAMPLE. YOU MAY FEEL IT'S INDISPENSABLE, BUT FOR THE HEALTH OF MY GRANDCHILD, I'M SURE YOU'LL FIND YOU CAN EASILY DO WITHOUT IT. THE HEALTH? THE RADIATION, OF COURSE. OH, ACTUALLY, I DON'T THINK THEY'VE FOUND` IT WOULD BE A PITY TO DISCOVER THE DANGERS A DECADE OR SO DOWN THE LINE WHEN IT'S TOO LATE TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. DON'T LOOK SO UPSET. I'M NOT TAKING IT AWAY FROM YOU. I WOULD JUST LOVE IF YOU LEFT IT ON THE NIGHT STAND HERE, AWAY FROM THE BABY. SURE. I GUESS. EXCELLENT. WELL, IF THERE'S NOTHING ELSE, I WILL SEE YOU AT DINNER TIME. 6 O'CLOCK. SHARP. (EXHALES) GENTLE PIANO MUSIC CUTLERY CLINKS LYDIA, COULD YOU PLEASE ENSURE THAT MY LAMB IS MEDIUM RARE? I DON'T WANT TO SEE A WONDERFUL CUT OF MEAT BEING SPOILT BY OVERCOOKING. THANK YOU. WE'RE HAVING LAMB? I'M AFRAID YOU CAN'T HAVE LAMB. MEAT WOULD BE TOO DIFFICULT TO DIGEST FOR SOMEONE IN YOUR CONDITION. BUT LYDIA HAS PREPARED A HEARTY VEGETABLE STEW. YOU'LL LOVE IT. OH. OK. BE PRESENT AT THIS TABLE, LORD. BE HERE AND EVERYWHERE ADORED. THESE MERCIES BLESS AND GRANT THAT WE, BORN AND UNBORN, MAY FEAST IN FELLOWSHIP WITH THEE. AMEN. CHARLIE CLEARS THROAT - CHARLIE. - (CLEARS THROAT) MAY I PRESENT VALERIE VONT? VALERIE, THIS IS CHARLIE HARDING, MY HUSBAND. PLEASED TO MEET YOU. CHARMED. YOU'RE LATE. YOU MISSED GRACE. YEAH, I SAID MY PRAYERS AT THE OFFICE. OH, UH, WHERE DO YOU WORK? HERE AND THERE. I USED TO BE A, UH, PRIVATE DETECTIVE, BUT NOW I JUST KINDA FREELANCE. WOW. THAT'S PRETTY COOL. WELL, IT'S NOT LIKE IN MOVIES. IT'S JUST A LOT OF SITTING AROUND IN CARS WITH A CAMERA AND FAST FOOD, YOU KNOW? YOU DON'T LIKE YOUR FOOD, DEAR? OH, UM, NO, IT'S NOT` IT'S NOT THAT. I JUST, UM... GUESS I'M JUST NOT THAT HUNGRY. OH, YOU'LL HAVE TO KEEP UP YOUR APPETITE. IT'S VERY IMPORTANT. WE'LL GET YOU TO SEE THE DOCTOR TOMORROW. I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT NEXT WEEK. YOU WON'T BE SEEING THAT DOCTOR AT THE CLINIC ANY MORE. I'LL HAVE YOU SEE MY OWN PHYSICIAN, DR HEINRICH. BUT I LIKE MY DOCTOR. SHE'S` SHE'S GREAT. DR HEINRICH HAS THE MOST WELL RESPECTED PRACTICE IN THE CITY. PEOPLE WOULD KILL TO HAVE AN APPOINTMENT WITH HIM. YOU'RE BEING OFFERED ONE FOR FREE. I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO IT. GOOD. NOW EAT AS MUCH AS YOU CAN. YOU MUST KEEP UP YOUR STRENGTH. (CHUCKLES) IT'S COLD. THAT'S THE HEAD THERE, YOU SEE? OH, CAN I LOOK? UH, NO. NO. YOU WOULDN'T WANT TO BECOME TOO ATTACHED. TRY TO LIE STILL, DEAR. DOORBELL RINGS REFLECTIVE MUSIC DOORBELL RINGS (SIGHS) DOORBELL RINGS DOORBELL CONTINUES RINGING RINGING CONTINUES INSISTENTLY RINGING CONTINUES INSISTENTLY RINGING CONTINUES INSISTENTLY HEY, HEY, HEY! CHARLIE. UNSETTLING MUSIC I TOLD YOU NEVER TO COME HERE. WHAT, YOU EMBARRASSED? DON'T WANT TO BE SEEN CONVERSING WITH THE HELP? I ALREADY GAVE YOU WHAT YOU'RE GONNA GET. THAT WASN'T THE DEAL, CHARLIE. THE DEAL WAS ONE PERSON, OK? SO THERE IS NO DEAL. ARE YOU SURE ABOUT THAT? BECAUSE I CAN RECALL SOME DISCUSSIONS, SOME PARTICULARS. MAYBE I'LL RECALL THEM TO A FEW PEOPLE WHO MIGHT BE INTERESTED IN WHAT YOU AND YOUR OLD LADY ARE UP TO. (CHUCKLES) YOU'RE IN THIS AS DEEP AS I AM, PAL. OH, NO. NO, NOT QUITE AS DEEP. I HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THAT OTHER COUPLE AND THE DRUGS. YEAH, HEARD ABOUT THAT. WENT SOLO ON THAT ONE, DID YOU? DANGEROUS MUSIC ALL RIGHT. WHAT DO YOU WANT? I JUST WANT MY MONEY, CHARLIE. THERE'S NOTHING TO TALK ABOUT. SO GOODBYE. YEAH, WELL, YOU KNOW, MAYBE I'M DONE TALKING TOO. THIS ISN'T OVER, CHARLIE. OMINOUS MUSIC INSECTS CHIRP - 'WHAT DO YOU WANT?' - 'I JUST WANT MY MONEY, CHARLIE.' 'YOU'RE IN THIS AS DEEP AS I AM, PAL.' 'NO, NOT QUITE AS DEEP. I HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THE OTHER COUPLE AND THE DRUGS.' KID, WHAT DID THESE PEOPLE DO? (SIGHS) TENSE MUSIC RATTLING (SIGHS) READS SILENTLY: 'IN RESPONSE TO YOUR QUERY OF MARCH 15TH 'IN REGARDS TO YOUR CONCERN OF BOB AND STACIE HOLTS' GUARDIANSHIP. 'TO HAVE THE HOLTS DECLARED UNFIT GUARDIANS, BOTH WOULD HAVE TO BE GUILTY OF CRIMINAL ACTIVITY, 'INCLUDING ACTS SUCH AS DRUG ABUSE/TRAFFICKING...' THINKS: MARCH 15TH. WAIT A MINUTE. SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC THINKS: 'ARRESTED MARCH 17TH. TWO DAYS AFTER THE LETTER.' OMINOUS MUSIC OH MY GOD. KID, THEY SET IT UP. (SCREAMS) (PANTS WILDLY) ONE OF THESE DAYS, I'M GOING TO HAVE TO GET A PASSWORD FOR THAT THING. INTERESTING. USUALLY IT'S ME DOING THE SNOOPING. WHAT IN GOD'S NAME IS GOING ON HERE? LOOKS LIKE THE LITTLE MISS NANCY DREW'S BEEN SNOOPING AROUND. FOUND OBERLY'S LETTER ABOUT THE HOLTS AND THE DRUGS AND PUT IT ALL TOGETHER. IT'S PRETTY IMPRESSIVE. - YOU KEPT THE LETTER? - GETTING OLD, I GUESS. - OH MY GOD. NOW, WHAT SHALL WE DO WITH YOU? LOOKS LIKE OUR LITTLE GUEST WANTS TO CHECK OUT. YOU'RE LEAVING? WITH MY GRANDCHILD? I THINK NOT. BRING HER ALONG, CHARLIE. IF SHE'S NOT COMFORTABLE IN HER ROOM, PERHAPS WE CAN FIND HER OTHER ACCOMMODATIONS FOR NOW. TENSE MUSIC THIS IS KIDNAPPING, YOU KNOW! YOU GO TO JAIL FOR THIS! HEY! SIT DOWN! KNOCK IT OFF. YOU ARE CARRYING MY GRANDCHILD, AND YOU WERE ABOUT TO LEAVE. IF ANYTHING, THAT IS KIDNAPPING. SO YOU'RE JUST GONNA LEAVE ME IN HERE? YOU'RE GONNA LEAVE YOUR GRANDCHILD IN HERE? IT'S TEMPORARY, TILL WE FIGURE OUT WHAT TO DO. YOU'RE INSANE. WHY? BECAUSE I'M TRYING TO PROTECT MY FAMILY? YOU MUST HAVE RECOGNISED THAT THOSE PEOPLE WEREN'T FIT TO RAISE A BABY. MY GRANDCHILD DESERVES OPPORTUNITY, ADVANTAGE, GUIDANCE. I CAN PROVIDE THAT! ANYTHING ELSE IS ABUSE. CHARLIE, ENSURE SHE DOES NOT LEAVE THIS ROOM. OH, COME ON. COME ON! HEY! RELAX. HANDCUFFS CLICK CLANG! SIT STILL. TENSE MUSIC CHAIN RATTLES TENSE MUSIC CRESCENDOS LINE RINGS CELL PHONE RINGS, VIBRATES 'HI, YOU'VE REACHED VALERIE VONT. IF YOU LEAVE A MESSAGE, I'LL TRY AND GET BACK TO YOU RIGHT AWAY.' INDISTINCT CHATTER SU! HEY! SU, UH,... HAVE YOU HEARD FROM VALERIE? I THOUGHT YOU WO BROKE UP. LOOK, OK, I WAS BEING A DICK. I UNDERSTAND. BUT THIS IS NOT EXACTLY AN EASY SITUATION TO DEAL WITH. YEAH, ESPECIALLY IF YOU'RE AN ASS. LOOK, I WAS WRONG, OK? I KNOW. YOU KNOW. I'D LIKE TO LET VALERIE KNOW, PLEASE. WELL, WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO DO? I DON'T KNOW. CAN YOU CALL HER? SHE'S NOT PICKING UP WHEN SHE SEES IT'S ME. FINE. BUT I ACTUALLY HAVEN'T HEARD FROM HER IN A WHILE EITHER. SHE HASN'T RESPONDED TO ANY OF MY TEXTS. NO STATUS UPDATES EITHER. LINE RINGS 'HI, YOU'VE REACHED VALERIE VONT. IF YOU LEAVE A MESSAGE, I'LL TRY AND GET BACK TO YOU RIGHT AWAY.' SHE'S STILL NOT ANSWERING. SO WEIRD. NOT LIKE HER AT ALL. O` OK, WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU HEARD FROM HER? A WHILE AGO. SHE SENT ME A PICTURE OF HER FANCY ROOM. RIGHT AFTER SHE MOVED IN WITH MAUREEN. SOMETHING'S NOT RIGHT. UNSETTLING MUSIC BEEP! YES? HI. IT'S, UM, SU AND KYLE. WE'RE HERE LOOKING FOR VALERIE. ONE MOMENT, PLEASE. I'M SORRY ABOUT THIS, KID. IF I HAD KNOWN, I NEVER WOULD HAVE BROUGHT YOU INTO THIS. SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC SHE LEFT WHEN? YESTERDAY EVENING. SHE SAID SHE WASN'T SURE THAT SHE COULD CONTINUE WITH THE SURROGATE. WELL, THAT DOESN'T SOUND LIKE VALERIE. PERHAPS NOT, BUT FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND, SHE MADE THIS DECISION UNDER FINANCIAL DURESS. PERHAPS TOO QUICKLY? YOU HAVEN'T HEARD FROM HER SINCE? NO. BUT IF YOU DO HEAR FROM HER, PLEASE ASK HER TO CALL ME. I HAVE BEEN WORRIED SICK. OK. THANKS. WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT? VALERIE'S CARRYING HER GRANDCHILD, AND SHE DOESN'T SEEM BOTHERED THAT SHE'S MISSING? SOMETHING ISN'T RIGHT. SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC DID THEY BUY IT? CERTAINLY NOT. AND IF THEY DID, THEY WON'T FOR LONG. THEY'RE SURE TO CALL THE POLICE. I MEAN, THEY WON'T BELIEVE THEM, NOT ABOUT MY INVOLVEMENT. BUT WE CAN'T KEEP HER HERE. - WE COULD TAKE HER TO THE FARM HOUSE. - THAT FILTHY CABIN? HEY, IT WAS GOOD ENOUGH FOR MY DAD, ALL RIGHT? IT'S GOOD ENOUGH FOR HER. (SIGHS) I SUPPOSE IT'LL HAVE TO DO. OK. YOU TAKE HER, AND, UM, I'LL GET SUPPLIES AND MEET YOU THERE. ALL RIGHT. (GRUNTS) (SIGHS) SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC OMINOUS MUSIC TENSE MUSIC MUSIC CONTINUES EXCITING MUSIC (PANTS, WHIMPERS) OH, COME ON. (GASPS) BATTERIES ARE DEAD IN THE FOB. GOTTA USE THE KEY. OLD-SCHOOL. TENSE MUSIC (CHUCKLES) WHAT, YOU GONNA STAB ME IN THE NECK WITH A SCREWDRIVER? I GOT A GUN, GIRL! YOU'RE NOT GONNA SHOOT ME. I'M CARRYING MAUREEN'S GRANDCHILD. NOT MY GRANDCHILD. MY JOB'S TO KEEP MAUREEN HAPPY. AND IF I LET YOU GO, SHE'S NOT GONNA BE REAL HAPPY IN PRISON. NOR WILL I. I DON'T BELIEVE YOU. YEAH? YOU WANNA BET YOUR LIFE ON IT? BABY'S LIFE? TENSE MUSIC I DIDN'T THINK SO. GIVE ME THAT THING. LET'S GO. COME ON. THAT DIDN'T TAKE LONG. WELL, IT'S BEEN LESS THAN 24 HOURS. WHAT? WE HAVEN'T SEEN HER IN A WEEK. WELL, ACCORDING TO MAUREEN, VALERIE LEFT LAST NIGHT, WHICH IS EXACTLY WHAT SHE TOLD POLICE WHEN THEY CALLED. SEEMS AS CONGRESSWOMAN SHE HAS SOME PULL IN HERE. THIS IS RIDICULOUS. (SIGHS) WHAT DO WE DO NOW? I HAVE NO IDEA. ANY CHANCE VALERIE HAD ONE OF THOSE 'FIND MY PHONE' APPS? HMM? UPBEAT MUSIC DID YOU TRY 'DISCO'? THAT WAS THE NAME OF HER FIRST DOG, I THINK. YES, I TRIED THAT. I ALSO TRIED HER HOMETOWN, FAVOURITE BAND, HER BIRTHDAY. HOW ABOUT ALL THE OMEGA ZETA DELTA STUFF? SHE GAVE ME HER EMAIL PASSWORD ONCE, AND IT WAS` ...I HEART ZETA DELTA. I KNOW. IT'S HER LAPTOP PASSWORD TOO, AND IT DOESN'T WORK. (SIGHS) - HOW ABOUT YOU? - WHAT ABOUT ME? YOU KNOW SHE'S IN LOVE WITH YOU, RIGHT? I MEAN, YOUR PROFILE SAYS 'IN A RELATIONSHIP'. THAT MEANS YOU'RE FAIR GAME FOR PASSWORDS. 'I HEART KYLE.' - WOW. WE'RE IN. - HERE WE GO. NOW YOU'RE PRACTICALLY MARRIED, AS FAR AS THE INTERNET'S CONCERNED. YEAH, NOW LET'S FIND HER PHONE. THERE IT IS. CELL PHONE. BINGO. THAT'S THE DARLINGTON HOUSE. I KNEW IT! SHE'S STILL THERE. WE'VE GOTTA GET IN! HOW ARE WE GONNA DO THAT? YOU EVER BROKEN INTO A MANSION BEFORE? NO, BUT I MIGHT KNOW SOMEONE WHO HAS. SHE'S LEAVING. YOU SURE HE'S GONNA SHOW? NOPE. BUT IF YOU CAN'T TRUST A CONVICT, WHO CAN YOU TRUST? BESIDES, HE SAID HE WAS GOING TO SHOW UP WHEN THE COAST IS CLEAR. TENSE MUSIC THERE'S GUNNAR. RIGHT ON TIME. TENSE MUSIC WHAT IS HE DOING? DOESN'T SEEM LIKE THE MOST EFFECTIVE WAY TO GET IN THERE. I'M SURE IT WORKS FOR HIM, OK? HE'S GOT A RECORD. IT COULDN'T HAVE WORKED THAT WELL. ALARM BEEPS YOU WERE SAYING? WHAT ABOUT THE ALARMS? I CUT THE PHONE LINES. THAT USUALLY DOES IT. YOU SURE THE NEIGHBOURS DIDN'T NOTICE? WHAT NEIGHBOURS? THE POINT OF BEING RICH IS YOU DON'T HAVE NEIGHBOURS. BUT SOMEONE SHOULD KEEP A LOOK OUT JUST IN CASE. I'LL GO. YEAH. NICE PLACE. I CAN PICK UP A FEW SOUVENIRS. WE ARE NOT HERE TO STEAL THINGS. WE'RE HERE TO FIND VALERIE, OK? I'M ALREADY VIOLATING MY PAROLE. MIGHT AS WELL EARN THE EXTRA TIME. HEY, HEY. YOU CHECK DOWNSTAIRS, I'LL CHECK THE BEDROOMS. UNSETTLING MUSIC KNEW IT. (SIGHS) CELL PHONE RINGS BEEP! - YES? - WOMAN: MAUREEN DARLINGTON? - THIS IS SHE. OUR SYSTEM IS REPORTING A SECURITY BREACH` WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT, SECURITY BREACH? WE HAVE ONE OF OUR AGENTS ON THE WAY, BUT I WANTED TO` I'LL BE RIGHT THERE. BEEP! ACTION MUSIC TENSE MUSIC COME ON. HEY! VALERIE YELPS SETTLE DOWN. RELAX. COME ON. GIVE ME THIS. LET'S GO. WHERE ARE WE? WHAT ARE YOU DOING? WHAT ARE YOU DOING?! RELAX. COME ON. LET'S GO. - HEY! - GET OFF ME! - (GRUNTS) (GRUNTS, PANTS) BOTH GRUNT WAIT, WAIT, WAIT, WAIT! I HAVE TO GO TO THE BATHROOM! (SIGHS) ARE YOU SERIOUS? ALL RIGHT, FINE. BUT MAKE IT QUICK. (SIGHS) TENSE MUSIC DON'T EVEN THINK ABOUT RUNNING AWAY. THERE'S BEARS OUT THERE, PREGNANT LADY. YOU'RE LIKE A WALKING TWO-FOR-ONE COUPON. SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC LINE RINGS COME ON. - YEAH? - KYLE, TIME TO GO. SECURITY'S HERE. - WHAT? AND MAUREEN JUST CAME BACK. YOU'VE GOT TO GET OUT OF THERE NOW! ALL RIGHT, WHAT'S UP? SECURITY? I THOUGHT YOU CUT THE PHONE LINES. - THEY MUST HAVE HAD A BACKUP. - OH, THEY HAD A BACKUP? - LET'S GO. OK. GO. GO. COME ON. SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC DAMMIT! OH MY`! (GASPS) HOW DID YOU GUYS GET OUT? BACKYARD. NO CLUES? NO. BUT ALL HER STUFF IS THERE, AND THE CELL PHONE, OBVIOUSLY. SO WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO? WE HAVE NO IDEA WHERE SHE IS. YEAH, WE DON'T. (PANTS) MUTTERS: AI-AI-AI. HURRY UP. DON'T TAKE FOREVER IN THERE. (SIGHS) (VOMITS) TENSE MUSIC NOTIFY ME IMMEDIATELY IF YOU FIND ANYTHING. AND IF THIS IS A FALSE ALARM, I WANT THE PROBLEM FOUND AND FIXED. IT COULD HAVE BEEN JUST THE GARDENER. SU: SHE'S LEAVING AGAIN. LET'S GO. - ENGINE STARTS - WHAT ABOUT MY TRUCK? - LEAVE IT. GET IT LATER. LET'S GO. WE DON'T HAVE ALL DAY! TENSE MUSIC GUN COCKS ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO. GET OUT HERE WHERE I CAN SEE YA. KNOCK AT DOOR CHARLIE: COME ON! THAT'S IT. AEROSOL SPRAYS (GRUNTS) - UH! - (GROANS, COUGHS, GRUNTS) TENSE MUSIC CONTINUES OMINOUS MUSIC TENSE MUSIC (PANTS) SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC WOULD YOU DROP BACK A BIT? YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO BE FOLLOWING HER, NOT TAILGATING. (PANTS) SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC YOU IN HERE, HON? I HOPE NOT. NOTHING GOOD EVER HAPPENS IN A PLACE LIKE THIS. TENSE MUSIC OMINOUS MUSIC DOOR CRASHES (YELLS, GRUNTS) YEAH! (CHUCKLES) COME ON. GET UP. MOVE, CHARLIE! WALTER. OH, YOU REMEMBER MY NAME. THAT'S SWEET. YOU KNOW, THE WAY WE LEFT THINGS, I THOUGHT YOU WOULD HAVE BURNED ME OUT OF YOUR BRAIN. I WAS WATCHING THE HOUSE, CHARLIE. I FOLLOWED YOU HERE. COME ON! GET OVER HERE! WALTER, WHAT ARE YOU DOING? IT'S QUITE THE PLACE YOU'VE GOT HERE, CHARLIE. LONG DRIVE, BUT WELL WORTH IT. YOU'RE GOING TO BE A LOT EASIER TO BURY OUT HERE THAN IN THE CITY, MAN. YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO THIS. DIDN'T HAVE TO KILL THOSE KIDS FOR YOU, EITHER, BUT I DID. FOR THE MONEY. NOT THAT I GOT PAID, CHARLIE. SO NOW I'VE GOTTA DO THIS. ON THE HOUSE. BUT YOU KNOW WHAT? I'M GONNA DO IT JUST FOR FUN. I'M GONNA DO IT JUST FOR ME. OH! BEEN WAITING A LONG TIME FOR THIS, YOU KNOW. EVER SINCE WE WERE PARTNERS. YOU ALWAYS ACTED LIKE YOU WERE SMARTER THAN ME, LIKE YOU'RE BETTER THAN ME. BUT NOW, CHARLIE? NOW YOU'RE JUST GONNA BE DEADER THAN ME. WALTER, I'LL PAY YOU THE REST OF THE MONEY, ALL RIGHT? SCREAMS: NO, YOU WON'T! BUT YOU'RE GONNA PAY... ANOTHER WAY. OMINOUS MUSIC (GRUNTS) ACTION MUSIC ACTION MUSIC CONTINUES BOTH GRUNT MUSIC HEIGHTENS - (GRUNTS) - ARGH! MUSIC HEIGHTENS BANG! (SCREAMS) (GASPS) (PANTS) GET OUT HERE. NOW, WHAT AM I GOING TO DO WITH YOU? (WHIMPERS) CHARLIE? CHARLIE, WHAT HAPPENED? CHARLIE, WHAT ARE YOU DOING? PUT THE GUN AWAY. ARE YOU INSANE? MAUREEN, THIS HAS GOTTA STOP. WE'VE GOTTA CUT OUR LOSSES. WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? WHY DID YOU KILL WALTER? IT DOESN'T MATTER. WHAT MATTERS NOW IS THAT WE NEED TO GO. YOU AND ME. NOT HER. SHE'S CARRYING MY GRANDCHILD, CHARLIE. SHE SAW WHAT HAPPENED TO WALTER. HE KILLED JAMESON, MAUREEN. HE KILLED YOUR SON! WHAT IS SHE TALKING ABOUT? MAUREEN, DON'T DO THIS. NOT NOW. DID YOU DO SOMETHING? DID YOU DO SOMETHING TO MY JAMESON? HE KILLED HIM! AND NOW HE'S TRYING TO KILL ME AND YOUR GRANDCHILD! MAUREEN, IT WAS AN ACCIDENT, OK? WALTER WAS JUST SUPPOSED TO TAKE CARE OF SARA. OH MY GOD! MAUREEN, WE DON'T HAVE TIME FOR THIS. I JUST DID WHAT NEEDED TO BE DONE, WHAT YOU WANTED. I NEVER TOLD YOU TO DO ANYTHING! NO. NO, YOU NEVER DID. NO, YOU JUST TELL ME WHAT YOUR PROBLEM IS AND EXPECT ME TO SOLVE IT. SO I DO WHAT YOU WANTED ME TO DO, AND YOU KNEW WHAT YOU WERE SAYING, MAUREEN. NO. NO, THIS ISN'T` THIS ISN'T WHAT I WANTED, CHARLIE. YEAH, IT IS, OK? THAT'S THE WAY IT WORKS WITH YOU AND ME. YOU TELL ME WHAT YOU WANT, AND I TAKE CARE OF IT, RIGHT? YEAH, JUST LIKE YOUR FIRST CAMPAIGN, WITH THE WALDEN VIDEO. OR WHEN YOU RAN FOR CONGRESS. REMEMBER? YEAH, THE WIRE TAPS. AND EDWARD. ED` EDWARD? MY HUSBAND? YEAH. HE NEEDED TO BE GONE. SO I TOOK CARE OF IT, LIKE I ALWAYS DO. THAT'S HOW IT'S DONE. OH, CHARLIE! (SOBS) YOU AND ME ` WE'RE STRONG. WE'RE POWERFUL, RIGHT? YEAH, YOU AND ME! NOBODY ELSE! NOT HER. MAUREEN, DON'T LISTEN TO HIM. YOU HAVE A GRANDCHILD TO THINK ABOUT. YOU HAVE FAMILY! CHARLIE, MY SON IS DEAD. DID I DO ALL THIS? DID I DO ALL THIS? (SIGHS) NO, MAUREEN. WE DID THIS. I'M SORRY, MAUREEN. OH GOD, CHARLIE! I REALLY AM. ACTION MUSIC DAMMIT, SU. I TOLD YOU TO FALL BACK, NOT GET LOST. I'M NOT LOST. WE JUST... LOST HER. SHE MUST HAVE TURNED OFF THE HIGHWAY SOMEWHERE. WAIT. WAIT. GO BACK. I THINK I SAW HER CAR. MAUREEN, PLEASE! - HEY, WOULD YOU SHUT UP, ALL RIGHT? - (SOBS) - SHUT UP! BANG! CHARLIE GRUNTS, VALERIE SCREAMS (SOBS) MAUREEN... MAUREEN... WE NEED TO CALL THE POLICE. OK? TENSE MUSIC WHAT ARE YOU DOING? MUSIC CONTINUES NO. MAUREEN, YOU DON'T WANNA DO THIS. BUT THEY'RE ALL GONE. EDWARD, JAMESON, AND NOW CHARLIE. AND IT'S ALL... (BREATHES RAGGEDLY) IT'S ALL MY FAULT. I DID THIS. IT'S ALL OVER. NO! IT'S NOT OVER. OK? IT'S JUST THE BEGINNING. PLEASE! MAUREEN, THIS IS ALL THE FAMILY YOU HAVE LEFT. (SOBS) POIGNANT MUSIC (SOBS) OH, CHARLIE. OH, MY CHARLIE. VAL! ARE YOU OK? MAUREEN CONTINUES SOBBING GUNNAR. POIGNANT MUSIC CONTINUES You don't have a girlfriend. You don't need a lot of calls or text. You need data ` for dating sites, like Honey Badger. (LAUGHS) You do have a girlfriend. You need less data and more calls ` lovey-dovey calls. # You make me... # You don't have a girlfriend again. She won't return your calls. You need more text. Things change. Now your Prepay can too. Get more of what you need and less of what you don't with Vodafone My Flex Prepay. LIGHT MUSIC I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU DID IT. YEAH, YOU DID AMAZING, VAL. WELL, THAT WAS JUST A DRESS REHEARSAL FOR WHEN WE TRY IT OURSELVES. (CHUCKLES) KNOCK AT DOOR DID I MISS IT? WHERE'S THE BABY? SHE'S WITH STACIE AND BOB. THEY'RE HAVING SOME QUIET TIME. WHERE WERE YOU? I HAD TO MAKE A PICK UP FIRST. DAD! BABY. HOW ARE YOU FEELING? BETTER. STRONGER. TAKING IT DAY BY DAY. WE'RE SO PROUD OF YOU, DAD. ME? AFTER WHAT VAL'S BEEN THROUGH? IT WAS ALL WORTH IT. JUST TO FEEL THAT BABY INSIDE ME, TO FEEL HOW MUCH SHE MEANT TO ME, HOW MUCH SHE MEANT TO JAMESON AND SARA, STACIE AND BOB. EVEN MAUREEN. I MEAN, TO BE A PART OF THAT IS JUST... INDESCRIBABLE. GENTLE MUSIC HEY, GUYS. OH. SO, HOW DOES IT FEEL TO BE A DAD? I HAD NO IDEA I WOULD FEEL LIKE THIS. I HAD NO IDEA THIS WAS EVEN A FEELING. SHE'S CUTE. SHE LOOKS A LITTLE BIT LIKE MAUREEN. GUNNAR! WHAT? SHE DOES. IT'S OK. WE CAN'T PRETEND MAUREEN DOESN'T EXIST. EVEN IN PRISON, SHE'S STILL HER GRANDMOTHER. I AM SO HAPPY FOR YOU. BOTH OF YOU. IT'S ALL BECAUSE OF YOU. WE CAN NEVER THANK YOU ENOUGH FOR ALL THAT YOU'VE DONE. OH, I'M SORRY. UM, THIS IS CRISTIAN, MY DAD. DAD, THIS IS STACIE AND BOB. YOU HAVE A WONDERFUL DAUGHTER, MR VONT. YOU SHOULD BE PROUD. I AM. SHE'S DONE A WONDERFUL THING FOR US, BUT WE HAVE ONE MORE FAVOUR TO ASK OF YOU. WELL, I DON'T KNOW IF I CAN HAVE ANOTHER BABY. ALL LAUGH I'VE GOT FINALS. NO, THAT'S NOT IT. WILL YOU`? WOULD YOU CONSIDER BEING THE BABY'S GODMOTHER? OF` OF COURSE. OF COURSE. DID YOU PICK OUT A NAME YET? YES, WE DID. VALERIE,... MEET VALERIE. WHISPERS: OH, HI, VALERIE. BABY VALERIE COOS IT'S OK. (SIGHS) (BABBLES) SHH. CAPTIONS BY JUNE YEOW. WWW.ABLE.CO.NZ CAPTIONS WERE MADE POSSIBLE WITH FUNDING FROM NZ ON AIR. COPYRIGHT ABLE 2016