Am I a Serial Killer? (2019) - full transcript

[ominous music]

♪ ♪

[Annie]
Natalie, come back here.

Natalie!

♪ ♪

♪ ♪

Natalie?

Where are you, honey?

Are you in here?

You can come out now.

It's all right.



Mommy's here.

♪ ♪

[screams]

[gasps]

Huh?

[Caroline]
Natalie!

Oh my God.

I've been looking everywhere
for you, honey.

I'm sorry.

Oh, no, no, no, it's okay, baby.

I dreamt about her again.

I know, I know, it's okay.

Okay, let's get you home, okay?

- Yeah.
- Yeah? Okay, come on.



[soft music]

♪ ♪

[TV news anchor]
For more on
the Annie Weaver story,

we take you to our correspondent
in San Marcos, California,

- Lisa Collins. Lisa?
- Thanks, David.

I'm here at the San Marcos
State Prison,

where a last-minute appeal
for a stay of execution

of Annie Weaver has failed.

Weaver was charged with
the brutal double homicide

of Frank and Lucy Miller
eight years ago,

a suburban couple
who had been renting a room

in Weaver's Ridgeside home.

The weapon used
to murder the couple

earned Weaver the nickname
"Weaver the Cleaver Killer."

Weaver's trial took
a dramatic turn

when her own daughter,

Natalie Weaver, then age 10,

testified against her.

Weaver is set to be executed
one month from today,

though her legal team maintains
her innocence and vows...

[clicks TV off]

You don't have to do that.

Do what?

I make breakfast every morning.

Turn off the TV
just because it's about her.

[Caroline]
Well, you shouldn't listen

to that stuff.

[Natalie]
It's fine.

I'm used to it.

You don't have to protect me.

I'm not a child anymore.

[Caroline]
Trust me, I know.

Your father
would be really proud

of the amazing young woman
you've become.

Did you get any sleep
last night?

♪ ♪

[inhales deeply]

The nightmares will stop.

Just give it time.

They're getting worse.

My mom...

am I like her?

No.

Listen, honey.

I have known you
your entire life,

and you are nothing like her.

Thanks.

I'll talk to Dr. Welk
about it later.

[Caroline]
Good.

You working today?

Yeah. Four to eight.

I gotta go.

♪ ♪

[suspenseful music]

♪ ♪

[indiscernible chatter,
laughter]

♪ ♪

[Geoff]
Here, let me.

♪ ♪

- Jerks.
- Why bother?

They'll just post them
back up tomorrow.

[laughter]

[Kent]
Little murder baby.

- You okay?
- Sure.

- Why wouldn't I be?
- Watch this. Hey, Weaver!

Just wanna make sure
you got the note I left.

I don't wanna have to worry
about a domestic incident

with a kitchen knife
in home ec later.

[laughter]

- [locker door slams]
- Hey, I'm curious.

Do they send you
the electric bill

for her execution, or do we
all get to chip in on that?

[Geoff]
What is your malfunction,
seriously?

[Kent]
Wow. Look who found a pair.

They drop this morning, Geoff?

[Geoff]
Leave her alone.

[Kent]
You can't actually
be friends with her.

You're just doing it
so she doesn't put you

on a kill list, right?

[Geoff]
You're an ass.

[slam]

[Kent]
Come on! Do you wanna go?

[Natalie]
Hey, Kent!

[sharp crack, gasping]

[principal]
Both of you, my office, now!

♪ ♪

[Natalie]
I just couldn't take it anymore.

And wham, I hit him.

Suspended for two days,
three days of detention.

I hardly think your aunt
is gonna be happy about that.

I know.

I just... I'd had it.

I don't know what came over me.

Something inside me
just snapped.

[Dr. Welk]
Hm.

[Natalie]
Maybe it's a side effect
of the medication?

You mean,
sudden fits of violence?

No.

Not in my experience.

Speaking of which,

I don't think the medication
you gave me is working.

The sleepwalking
is more common now.

Mm-hm, it takes a while
to get into your system.

Gotta give it more time.

And the dreams?

I'm having them
all the time now.

I'm not surprised.

Clearly, they're being
triggered by your mother

being in the news lately,
it's called a stressor event.

In cases like yours,

trauma can lie dormant
for years.

And then suddenly,
it's drawn to the surface.

[Natalie]
Great. Lucky me.

[Dr. Welk]
Maybe you should
see yourself as lucky.

Rather than looking at
these events as a burden,

what if you saw them
from another perspective,

looked at them as a way to heal?

Let them lead you
to resolve these issues

once and for all.

[Natalie]
How?

You've never gone to visit her?

I haven't seen her
in eight years.

Since the trial.

[Dr. Welk]
It might be a good idea
to go see her.

In person?

I wouldn't even
know what to say.

Whatever you need to.

It might be the best way
to get answers,

certainly to get closure.

[soft music]

She's your mother.

At the very least,

it will give you
a chance to say goodbye.

♪ ♪

[Caroline]
Suspended for two days.

What are you gonna do
while I'm at the office?

How are you gonna make up
that schoolwork, huh?

[Natalie]
Geoff said he'd bring me
whatever I missed.

And I already talked to Owen
about doing

extra shifts at the store.

I'll keep busy.

[sighs]

We're lucky
he didn't press charges.

I couldn't help it!

With all the looks
and whispers behind my back.

Kent just pushed me
over the edge.

I know, baby.

But you're just gonna have
to be a little bit more careful

right now with everything
in the news.

It's gonna blow over when...

Just no more punching people,
understood?

Understood.

But you have to agree.

He deserved it, right?

Eat, before you further
incriminate yourself.

[ominous music]

♪ ♪

♪ ♪

[buzzer sounding]

♪ ♪

[buzzing, beep]

[footsteps]

[prison official]
Weaver.

You got a visitor.

[indistinct chatter]

No physical contact is allowed.

That includes
displays of affection.

Is that clear?

- Is that clear?
- Yes.

[prison official]
She hasn't gotten too many
visitors over the years.

[buzzing, beep]

[gasps]
Natalie!

[prison official]
Remain seated.

Baby!

I'm so happy to see you.

You have no idea
how much I've missed you.

I thought that I would
never see you again.

I mean, I dreamt about it.

I used to hope every day
that you would come see me,

but then after all the years,
I just lost faith.

I'm sorry.

I guess I'm just
a slobbering mess.

It's okay.

I'm sorry I didn't visit before.

[Annie]
No, I understand.

Did, um...
did Caroline bring you here?

No. She doesn't know.

Right. Well, that's
probably for the better.

I can't even imagine how
difficult this has been for you.

Why did you do it?

[dramatic music]

I need to know.

You don't remember?

♪ ♪

Good.

You were so young,
I mean, just a little girl,

and I was there to protect you.

What does that mean?

♪ ♪

It's best that
we don't talk about it.

It's why I never blamed you
for any of it.

For... for what you said in court,

- and not writing back.
- What?

Well, the letters I sent.

I just wanted you to know
I was thinking about you

every day.

I never got any letters.

I sent one a week!

For years!

And eventually, when I accepted

that you weren't
gonna write back,

I stopped mailing them,

but I never stopped
writing them.

They're still in my cell.

I just wanted you to know
my side.

That I would never leave you,

and I would never
stop loving you.

And I could never hurt anyone.

♪ ♪

[Natalie]
Do you know, does she...

does my mom write
a lot of letters?

[prison official]
Writes 'em, gets 'em.

[chuckles]

Most of these women
have pen pals.

Some even come visit.

A few are just lonely,
looking for love, but...

most of the time, it's sickos

just wanna hear
about what they did.

[Natalie]
Has she ever said anything
about the murders?

[prison official]
What they all say.

"I didn't do it."

[tense music]

♪ ♪

Nat! I'm home!

♪ ♪

What are you doing?

- Where are they?
- Where are what?

The letters!
The ones Annie sent me!

There are no letters.

You're lying! She said
she sent one every week.

- You went to see her?
- Give them to me, they're mine.

I have a right to read them!

Why would you do that?

- I have told you...
- Because she's my mother.

Now, where are they?

♪ ♪

They're gone.

[soft music]

I burned them.

♪ ♪

Why?

Because they would have only
caused you more pain.

And you had already experienced

so much of that already.

I've managed to keep you
safe from her

for the last eight years.

She's evil, Natalie.

You didn't know her,
you were just a child,

but I did,

even before
she married your father.

I knew what she was like.

She was manipulative
and conniving,

always seeming so innocent.

You didn't see her.

She wasn't like that at all!

Yes, she is,
and people don't change,

not people like her.

You're wrong.

And you had no right
to throw them out!

♪ ♪

- Natalie?
- Go away.

I'm sorry you had to find out
this way.

[mournful music]

♪ ♪

♪ ♪

[Natalie]
So Aunt Caroline was pissed,

not that I care, since
she lied to me for years.

I'm... I'm sure her intentions
were good.

All I can think about
is how my mom is nothing

like you hear on TV,
or like I remember.

She was meek, almost broken.

Nothing like the monster
everyone claims.

How does that make you feel?

Relieved.

But also unsure.

Unsure of what?

If she's not who they said,

what if I got it wrong
back then?

What if what I said in court
wasn't true,

and I was just believing
all the stories

people were telling me?

That would be
a very big thing to admit.

I just wish I could remember
what happened.

I get pieces, but never
the whole picture.

Look, if you really
want to remember,

you may need to go back there.

Back to the house?

I haven't been there
since that night.

I understand,
but revisiting the house

may be exactly what you need

to trigger your memories.

[tense music]

♪ ♪

- Hi.
- How is exile going?

- You bored yet?
- I've been keeping busy.

[Geoff]
Anything beats
fourth-period trig.

Speaking of which,
here is the homework

- you missed.
- Thanks.

[Geoff]
Everyone at school's
talking about you,

like you're this total badass.

[Natalie]
Right. That's exactly
how I see myself.

[laughter]

[Kent]
Oh my God, it's perfect.

It's got the blood
and everything, geez.

- Can I help you?
- Just browsing.

Looking for ideas for Halloween.

Maybe I'll go as "Weaver
the Cleaver Killer" this year.

Die, die, die, die, die!

Want me to help you
find a dress?

[Kent]
Think you can get your mom
to sign this for me?

Make it worth something
before she, uh...

[gurgling noises]

[Geoff]
Lay off, douchebag.

[Kent]
What are you, Natalie's
little lapdog or something?

Arf, arf, arf, arf!

Maybe you'd like to get
your ass kicked again,

- or worse.
- Uh-oh.

Looks like someone's
gonna go psycho!

♪ ♪

Like mother, like daughter,
I guess.

- Is there a problem?
- Actually, there is.

This employee's threatening me.

She knocked that toy
outta my hand.

Yeah, I saw what you were doing.

I think it's best if you leave.

[Kent]
I thought the customer
was always right.

That's true, but in order
to be a customer,

you need to buy something.

[Kent]
No thanks.

I don't want any of this
cheap junk anyway.

Besides, Annie Weaver'll be
old news in a couple weeks.

Let's go.

- Bye, loser.
- Thank you.

Save it.

Like I said,
I heard the whole thing.

Threatening customers
is bad business.

Next time, rise above.

Sorry.

[eerie music]

♪ ♪

♪ ♪

[Kent]
Who are you?

Get away from me!

Leave me alone!

[dramatic music]

♪ ♪

[exclaims]

[sharp thwack]

♪ ♪

[Annie, in ghostly echo]
Natalie?

You can come out now.

[gasps]

Oh, don't cry, baby!

Everything's gonna be okay!

♪ ♪

Just take my hand.

♪ ♪

[Dr. Welk]
Natalie.

♪ ♪

Natalie.

Natalie!

Natalie.

What are you doing out here?

[Natalie]
I don't know.

[Dr. Welk]
Come on.

Let's get you to the car.

It's okay, come on.

You're lucky I found you.

You coulda wandered
into traffic,

been seriously injured.

What was the last thing
you remember?

[Natalie]
Uh, I was at home.

I went to bed.

More memories from that night.

Okay, but nothing new?

[Natalie]
Nothing I can make sense of.

Okay, I'll come in,
your Aunt Caroline needs

- to know about this.
- No!

[Dr. Welk]
Natalie, this is very serious.

[Natalie]
I know, but she's already
been through so much,

and with all this stuff
going on in the news, I just...

I don't wanna give her
anything more to worry about.

Okay, for now.

But in lieu of that,

you need to up your medication.

Double the dose
you take at night

until you get this
under control.

Here's a refill
so you don't run out.

Call me tomorrow morning,

we'll set an earlier
appointment.

[Natalie]
Thank you.

[suspenseful music]

♪ ♪

Where the hell did I go?

♪ ♪

[Caroline]
You're up early.

Uh, I wanted
to get to school on time

to drop off my make-up work.

Natalie, look.

You were right,
those were your letters.

I had no right to destroy them.

I'm sorry.

You had already been through
so much

with your dad, and the cancer,

and I just didn't want you
to suffer

any more than you already had.

Did you sleep okay?

Great, thanks.

- Nightmares?
- Nope.

- Slept through the night.
- Good.

Maybe the medication's
finally starting to work.

I think so.

Okay, I've gotta grab this,
all right?

But I will see you
for dinner tonight, okay?

I'll make you something special.

[cell phone ringing]

Okay.

Yes, today's the day
of the offer, I'm on my way.

I'll be there
in about 20 minutes.

[unsettling music]

♪ ♪

♪ ♪

[eerie music]

♪ ♪

♪ ♪

[cell phone ringing]

♪ ♪

- Hello?
- Hey, just checking on you.

You walking to school or what?

Oh, sorry, I completely spaced.

I'll meet you there.

♪ ♪

♪ ♪

[principal]
Natalie.

[Natalie]
Yes?

[principal]
I need to see you in my office.

Please, sit down.

This is Captain Lawrence.

[Captain Lawrence]
Hi Natalie, nice to meet you.

Is this about the other day?

I already did suspension,
and I'm still doing detention.

We know.

The captain just wants
to ask you some questions.

Where were you last night?

I was at home.

All night?

Yes.

Why?

Kent Shelton was attacked
last night.

- Murdered.
- What?

A hiker came across his body
this morning

out by Pike's Trail.

Oh my god.

Is there anyone
that can corroborate

your whereabouts last night?

Wait, am I a suspect?

We're just asking questions.

[dramatic music]

I was with my aunt.

Do you know of anyone else

who might've had a dispute
with Kent?

♪ ♪

Not exactly, I mean,

there's a lot of people
that didn't like him.

Like who?

I don't know, really.

I mean, I didn't hang out
with him or anything.

♪ ♪

[Captain Lawrence]
Thank you for your time.

We'll be in touch
if we have any more questions.

♪ ♪

- Dr. Welk, how are you?
- Fine, hi.

If you're looking for Natalie,
I think she's still at school.

[Dr. Welk]
No, actually I'm here
to see you.

Oh, uh, let's go inside then.

- Okay.
- Okay.

Sleepwalking last night?

- How do you know?
- I found her

walking down the street
over near the old foundry.

Clothes filthy, feet muddy
with no recollection

of where she'd been
or what she might have done.

Well, she told me that
she slept through the night.

I thought it was important
that you know,

especially after what happened

to that poor young man
they found this morning.

You don't actually think
that Natalie had anything

- to do with that?
- I have an obligation

to inform authorities
if I think a patient

is a danger to themselves
or others.

Natalie's not a danger
to anyone,

and you and I both know that.

Yes, and we also both know
that she suffered

a significant trauma as a child.

Recent stressor events
that could draw that

right back to the surface.

Events like her mother's
impending execution.

[solemn music]

We know that she lied
about sleepwalking.

Is it possible

that she lied to you
about other things?

♪ ♪

[dramatic music]

♪ ♪

[Natalie]
I have no idea how I got there,

or where I'd been.

My psychiatrist,
Dr. Welk, found me.

And this morning,
when I heard about Kent,

I began to think,
"What if it was me?

What if I did it?"

Oh, Natalie, I'm so sorry.

[banging]

[Natalie]
I just can't remember.

The medication's not helping.

This Dr. Welk,
can you trust him?

- Trust him?
- With your confidence.

I think so, why?

I wouldn't, don't say anything.

Not to anyone,
not even Aunt Caroline.

Do you understand me?

Now, listen,
did you find anything?

- Any evidence?
- Evidence?

You know, like blood or skin
under your fingernails?

[unsettling music]

Whatever you wore last night,
just get rid of it.

Bury it, burn it,
just destroy it

so that nobody can ever find it.

- Why?
- Because once people think

that you're something,

that's all
they're ever gonna see.

Believe me, I know.

I just wish I could remember

last night
and when I was a child.

I know, but trust me,
it's better that you don't.

There are things that
I've never wanted you to know.

What things,
what are you talking about?

Just... it doesn't matter.

Just do as I say.

Keep taking your meds,
they'll help.

And know that everything I did
was to protect you.

Protect me?

From what?

[intense music]

♪ ♪

♪ ♪

[Caroline]
Natalie, is everything okay?

[Natalie]
Yeah, why?

[Caroline]
Dr. Welk came by this afternoon.

He said he found you
last night sleepwalking.

Why did you lie to me?

[Natalie]
'Cause I didn't wanna feel
like a freak.

- For one day, at least.
- You're not a freak,

and there's nothing
that you can't tell me.

Do you understand?

Look me in my eyes.

Is there anything else
you haven't told me?

[doorbell ringing]

Stay here.

♪ ♪

Good evening, officers.

Something wrong?

[Captain Lawrence]
Actually, yes.

We spoke to Dr. Welk
this afternoon.

We have reason to believe
that Natalie misled us today.

Misled you, about what?

[Captain Lawrence]
About her whereabouts
last night.

We have a search warrant.

We'd like to see the clothes
Natalie was wearing

- when she went to bed.
- Okay.

[dramatic music]

♪ ♪

- They've been washed?
- It was laundry day.

♪ ♪

- Would you like a bag?
- Don't bother.

We brought our own.

♪ ♪

I'm curious why Natalie didn't
mention sleepwalking last night.

- She said she was home asleep.
- Oh, is that what she said

when you were questioning her
without a lawyer present?

[Captain Lawrence]
I'm just wondering
why she would lie.

[Caroline]
Look, Natalie's not feeling
very socially welcome

right now with her mom
in the news.

Letting the world know
about her sleepwalking

would hardly help that.

Have a nice night.

♪ ♪

You don't do my laundry anymore.

- You haven't for years.
- I had a load of laundry to do,

so I just grabbed
some of your stuff.

[Natalie]
What was on it? Tell me!

[Caroline]
Spots, small ones.

- Blood?
- I don't know what they were.

- Oh my god.
- Listen.

Whatever's going on right now
has nothing to do with you,

all right, and if the school
or the police want to ask you

any more questions,
you don't talk to them.

- You have them talk to me.
- Because you think I did it!

No, because it's my job
to protect you.

That's just what Annie said,
that she was protecting me.

[Caroline]
No, Natalie, she is a liar.

She is only gonna tell you
what she wants you to hear

and what makes her look good.

♪ ♪

[Dr. Welk]
Do the breathing exercises
three time a day.

And remember, focus on
what you can control, Josh.

Okay, see you next week.

[Natalie]
You talked to the cops?

Natalie,
your appointment is on...

You told them
I was sleepwalking?

- You need to calm down.
- Why would you do that?

[Dr. Welk]
Look, I have an obligation
as a doctor...

[Natalie]
Yeah, to help your patients!

To inform the authorities
if I perceive a patient

is a possible threat
to themselves or others.

So, you think I'm a threat?

To who, Kent?

I think that you've been under
a great deal of stress lately.

That coupled with your past
trauma could be triggering.

So, you think I killed him?

Look, let me ask you.

Do you remember
what happened that night?

Do you remember where you were?

[eerie music]

♪ ♪

I have a patient coming.

I think it's best

if you leave.

♪ ♪

[cell phone ringing]

- Yeah?
- Natalie.

I thought of someone who might
be able to help you remember,

someone who was there
that night.

- Who is it?
- Captain John Matthews.

I'm tied up at work right now,

but maybe we can
go see him tomorrow.

[Natalie]
No, I have to do it myself.

[suspenseful music]

♪ ♪

[soft music]

♪ ♪

[Captain Matthews]
Don't even think about it.

I can smell a fake ID
a mile away.

[Natalie]
Um, I'm not here for a drink.

Are you Captain Matthews?

Who's asking?

[Natalie]
I'm Natalie Weaver.

Natalie Weaver.

You're all grown up.

[Natalie]
You remember me?

'Course I remember you.

[mellow music]

You don't forget
a night like that.

Then why can't I remember it?

♪ ♪

Things are happening now
and I need to know,

are you sure my mom did it?

Why would you even say
something like that?

Your testimony was solid.

- You convinced the jury.
- That's just it.

I can barely remember
anything about that night.

All right, look,
your memory might be foggy now,

but back then, you were clear.

And know this,

Annie Weaver is bad news.

Always has been.

Whenever there was trouble,
Annie was never too far behind,

and that night...

Look,
whatever she's telling you,

do not believe it.

You sound like my Aunt Caroline.

She sounds like a smart woman.

You should listen to her.

- Thank you.
- All right, any time.

[indistinct chatter]

[unsettling music]

♪ ♪

So, Natalie,
did you draw all of these?

♪ ♪

Can you explain this one to me?

Is this a picture of the couple
who rented the room upstairs?

Is this the Millers?

♪ ♪

I was mad.

Why were you mad?

Because...

they were going away.

♪ ♪

They acted like,

like my family,

and then they were leaving.

Just like Dad.

♪ ♪

My mom told me to draw

how I was feeling.

They were going away.

I wanted them to go away...

forever.

I never wanted
to see them again.

♪ ♪

They were dead to me.

♪ ♪

[bell jingling]

[Natalie]
Sorry, I know I'm late.

[Owen]
Yeah, I'm sorry too.

- I gotta let you go, Nat.
- What? No.

I was just... okay, like an hour.

I'll stay late
or make it up tomorrow.

The police came by asking
about you and that young man.

Kent, was it?

I mean, it's hard enough
keeping this place going

without that kind
of negative attention.

Please, Owen, I need this job.

I'm saving for college
next year.

I need this job too,

but lately, we get more gawkers
than customers.

So, that's it then?

All because of a bunch of lies?

Well, screw you, then!

[dramatic music]

♪ ♪

[soft music]

[beeping]

What is that?

It's a sensor for an alarm,

so I'll know if you sneak out
in the middle of the night.

- Great, now I'm a prisoner.
- It's just a precaution.

[Natalie]
To prevent me from maybe
killing someone else.

[Caroline]
Stop it, I don't believe that
and neither should you.

Well, the whole town seems to.

And before you hear it
from someone else,

along with all the other rumors,

- I got fired today.
- Fired, why?

Because I'm bad for business
or something.

- I'll go talk to him.
- Don't, please.

I know you're just trying
to help,

but the more distance
you keep from me,

the better your life will be.

[melancholy music]

♪ ♪

[eerie music]

♪ ♪

♪ ♪

[alarm blaring]

[Caroline]
Natalie?

Natalie?

Natalie!

[thudding]

[suspenseful music]

Hello?

We're closed.

♪ ♪

Is somebody there?

♪ ♪

Hello?

♪ ♪

Who's in here?

You better come out
or I'm gonna call the police.

♪ ♪

♪ ♪

[engine whirring]

[somber music]

♪ ♪

[Caroline]
Natalie?

Are you awake?

♪ ♪

- What am I doing here?
- I don't know, baby.

Let's get you home.

Okay? Come on.

♪ ♪

[coroner]
Let's confirm
with Officer Johnson

that he dusted the fingerprints
on the rear door.

- Okay?
- Yeah, okay.

[coroner]
Captain Lawrence,
victim's name is Owen Moore.

He's the store owner.

From what we can tell,
someone gained access

from the rear door.

Defensive wounds
on his hands indicate

he tried to defend himself.

The initial attack
happened here.

Then the victim tried
to crawl free.

[Captain Lawrence]
Hm.

[eerie music]

♪ ♪

[coroner]
He was killed
with a meat cleaver.

- Just like the Shelton kid.
- Mm-hm.

[Captain Lawrence]
Same weapon used, same MO.

[coroner]
Several customers said
he had a heated conversation

with an employee yesterday
before he fired her.

- Her?
- Natalie Weaver works here,

or did until yesterday.

♪ ♪

[sighing]

[doorbell ringing]

[dark music]

[Captain Lawrence]
Good morning. Is Natalie here?

[Caroline]
She's not,
she went to school early

to catch up on some homework.

- May we come in?
- Sure.

♪ ♪

[Captain Lawrence]
Do you know Natalie's
whereabouts last night?

She was home.

She was with me, sleeping

until she got up for school
this morning.

[Captain Lawrence]
No chance she may have
woken during the night,

slipped out?

What's this about, Captain?

[Captain Lawrence]
Owen Moore was murdered
last night,

killed in his shop.

Oh, my God, that's awful.

[Captain Lawrence]
Natalie worked there,
didn't she?

- She did.
- We have reports

from several customers
that she engaged

in a heated argument with Owen
just yesterday,

similar to her outburst
with Kent Shelton

before he was murdered.

This is insane.

I know it may not look like it,

but I'm trying to help.

You're right.

It doesn't look like it.

After you came by
the other night,

I installed these alarms
on all the doors just in case.

If Natalie slipped out,
I'd know.

And she was here all night.

Now...

♪ ♪

If you would like to talk
to Natalie again,

I'll arrange it, this time
with an attorney present.

[Captain Lawrence]
All right, if that's the way
you want it.

We'll talk soon.

Good day.

♪ ♪

Natalie?

♪ ♪

♪ ♪

[indistinct chatter]

[dramatic music]

♪ ♪

♪ ♪

[gasping]

♪ ♪

♪ ♪

[grunting]

Geoff?

Why are you following me?

♪ ♪

[Geoff]
Uh, Natalie, don't.

♪ ♪

What the hell?

Why do you have this?

It's not what it looks like.

Then what is it?

It's for protection...

♪ ♪

...in case I ran
into the killer.

Oh my god.

It's you.

What?

You killed them.

You've been following me
and setting me up.

You hated Kent.

You had just as much reason
to kill him as I did.

No.

And Owen.

You were there that day.

Natalie, you're talking crazy.

No, you're crazy!

You're doing all of this.

I told you, it's for protection.

- Now give it back.
- No.

Stay away from me.

Natalie.

Stop!

♪ ♪

[Caroline]
Natalie, are you okay?

I was trying to get home
and I ran into Geoff.

He's doing this, all of it.

Geoff? No, honey.

[Natalie]
He was following me.

And look what I found
in his backpack.

He said it was for protection,
but it has to be him.

Why else would he have it?

Why else would he be
following me?

Because I asked him to.

You asked him to? Why?

I needed someone to look
after you when I couldn't.

Okay, I was worried.

Honey, you've been
under a lot of stress lately,

and Geoff was willing
to do that.

He was willing to spy on me,
pretend to be my friend.

- Natalie, stop.
- No, you stop!

Stop lying to me!

My whole life,
all of it has been a lie.

Natalie, that is ridiculous.

Why are you so sure
it's not Geoff?

Because he agreed
to keep an eye on me?

And how do you know
I'm innocent?

I just know, okay?

But you aren't really sure,
are you?

[soft music]

Neither am I.

You should protect yourself.

Lock your door.

[Caroline]
Natalie, wait.

Okay, where are you gonna go?

Please just let me
take you home.

♪ ♪

[siren wailing]

[tense music]

♪ ♪

♪ ♪

Why aren't they here?

♪ ♪

[female reporter]
Natalie, did you kill
Kent Shelton?

[male reporter]
Why did you not visit your
mother in prison earlier?

[female reporter]
Do you know more
than you're saying

about the murder of the Millers?

- Channel Six...
- No comment.

- Any comment, any comment?
- Natalie, Natalie!

[shouting]

[Caroline]
Go.

[cell phone ringing]

Yes?

No! And if you print that,
I'm gonna take legal action.

Natalie.

Whatever you do,
you don't say a word to them.

You lied to the police,

told them I was here
when I wasn't.

If they find out,
you'll be in so much trouble.

I will deal with it.

You have to stop protecting me
for your own sake!

Well, I'm never
gonna stop doing that.

You should.

You're not my mother,
so stop acting like it.

[somber music]

♪ ♪

[Captain Lawrence]
John?

[Captain Matthews]
Maggie Lawrence.

Been a while.

[Officer Lawrence]
I need to ask you
a few questions.

Yeah, figured as much.

The, uh, Weaver murders?

[Captain Lawrence]
You were the first one
on the scene.

Ha, lucky me.

[Captain Lawrence]
Natalie was there
that night, yes?

Two people are dead.

If you have any information
that would help us,

anything that wasn't included

in the official reports.

Left more than a few things
out of the press report.

Facts, details.

Things like buttons
placed over the victims' eyes?

This is from
last night's murder.

[eerie music]

And this, from two days ago.

I've been going through
the files on the Weaver murders

and there's something
I can't find.

In her statement, Annie claimed

that Natalie's drawings had
taken on a more hostile tone.

♪ ♪

But I can't find the drawings
anywhere in the files.

And you won't find them.

♪ ♪

You saw them?

♪ ♪

[ripping]

♪ ♪

They don't exist anymore.

My God, John.

Why?

'Cause Annie Weaver...

she's trouble.

And I was sick of it!

I was done watching her
get away with it,

so I did what was needed
to be done

to protect innocent people!

♪ ♪

At least...

I thought I did.

♪ ♪

I messed up, Mags.

I messed up.

♪ ♪

[Captain Lawrence]
Yeah.

You did.

♪ ♪

[lawyer]
So, with all
the obvious similarities

to the original murders,

there's no way they can
deny us a retrial.

♪ ♪

Yeah.

I'm expecting
a stay of execution

later this afternoon.

God!

[somber music]

- And what about Natalie?
- I'd have to assume

that she's a prime suspect
in their investigation.

What?

No.

[lawyer]
Listen to me.

This is good for us.

A new trial means
a new chance at bail.

No, but I want out of this cage,

but not to put her in it.

I will not betray her.

She is a good girl.

I understand.

But let me make this clear
for you.

This is going to save your life.

Look, Annie, your daughter
is already a suspect

in the new murders,
and there's nothing

we can do to change that.

Now you want to help her,

you can do her more good
out there than in here.

♪ ♪

[Captain Lawrence]
Eight years ago,
this community was rocked

by a vicious double homicide.

The investigation
into those crimes

pointed to a single
primary suspect

who was later tried
and found guilty.

But recent attacks
in our community

have mirrored
the original crimes

in ways that are undeniable
to dismiss

and have caused us to re-examine

the old investigation.

Upon re-examining
the prior case,

it was discovered that evidence

potentially pointing
to other suspects

was concealed,
was, in fact, destroyed.

Due to this new information,

Judge Oberman has overturned
Annie Weaver's conviction

and has set her free
from prison,

effective immediately.

The investigation
will be reopened.

We have several persons
of interest

in the recent attacks

and we will be pursuing
all leads.

Due to the ongoing nature
of the investigation,

there's little else
I can comment on.

Thank you.

[piano music]

[Natalie]
We should tell them
about Geoff,

what I found, the knife.

No, honey,
then it's just gonna look

like you're laying blame
on someone else.

And besides, we have no proof
that he did anything anyway.

[sighing]

[tense music]

I think you should
stay home today.

And just sit here,
waiting for them to arrest me?

No thanks.

[Caroline]
Where are you going?

Natalie!

♪ ♪

[buzzing, beeping]

[soft music]

♪ ♪

[buzzing]

♪ ♪

- Annie, Annie!
- Over here!

- Annie, Annie!
- Are you gonna file a lawsuit?

- Annie, over here!
- How does it feel

to be a free woman?

[female reporter]
Mrs. Weaver! Mrs. Weaver,
are you gonna file

a defamation suit?

[male reporter]
Did you know about Natalie
from the beginning?

[female reporter]
Why would you not tell the world
what you knew

to spare your own life?

Clearly, you're not a mother.

[female reporter]
Annie, the public
wants to know,

tell us more
about your sacrifice.

All right, hey, thank you,
that's enough.

I'll issue a statement later.

- Okay? Thank you.
- Annie!

[female reporter]
Annie, did you always know
about your daughter?

[indistinct chatter]

[lawyer]
Oh.

Congratulations.

A free woman.

How does it feel?

[Annie]
Long overdue.

[lawyer]
I've been fielding offers
for interviews all day.

We're gonna make this
financially worthwhile.

In the meantime,
the police have set you up

in a local motel,
all expenses paid.

- How kind of them.
- I'll tell you, though,

it's not the Ritz,
but at least your room

is registered under an alias
so the press won't find you.

[Annie]
Fine.

But we have to make
one stop first.

[lawyer]
Okay.

[eerie mus]

♪ ♪

♪ ♪

[Annie]
Oh, don't cry, baby,
everything is gonna be okay.

♪ ♪

Just take my hand.

Come on.

Mommy is gonna fix everything.

That's my good girl.

♪ ♪

It's okay.

♪ ♪

Come on.

Now, give Mommy the cleaver.

♪ ♪

Oh my god.

It was me.

I did it.

♪ ♪

Annie.

Nice to see you, too, Caroline.

I came to see my daughter.

Natalie's not here.

Nice place you got here.

Certainly better than
where I've spent

the last eight years.

[Caroline]
Well, you did that
to yourself.

We both know that's not true.

The police did it
and you helped.

You never did like me,

from the day I started
dating your brother.

Okay, what do you want?

The keys to my mom's old house.

I'm assuming
you still have them.

Of course I do.

It's really hard to sell a house

where a double homicide
took place.

The keys.

[dark music]

♪ ♪

Once I get things in order,

Natalie can come
move in with me.

We have a lot
of catching up to do.

- That is, until we move.
- Move?

Well, you can't expect us
to stay here,

not after everything
that's happened.

We need a fresh start.

Well, you can't take her.

Oh, Caroline.

After all these years
of playing a mother,

you actually forgot
that you're not one.

I have raised her.

I have cared for her
like she is my own.

Well, then you should want
what's best for her.

Natalie needs to be somewhere
where people won't avoid her,

won't be afraid of her.

Afraid of her?

Don't play dumb, Caroline.

Even if she's proved innocent,

it would take years
for people not to look at her

with fear and suspicion.

Trust me, I know.

[soft music]

Here's where I'm staying.

Tell Natalie
to come see her mother.

Or maybe I'll just text her.

[suspenseful music]

♪ ♪

♪ ♪

Like I said...

it's not The Ritz.

But you'll have
plenty of privacy.

Compared to where I've been,
I'll take it.

[lawyer]
I'll call you tomorrow.

We'll get started on
the unlawful imprisonment suit.

Get some rest.

[soft music]

♪ ♪

[Caroline]
Natalie!

[rapid footsteps]

Natalie?

Natalie, what's going on?

What's wrong?

Just stay away from me.

Stay awa... why would I do that?

It's safer that way.

Safer? Honey, what are you
talking about?

I saw it, what happened.

I was at my old house.

Something kept
drawing me back there.

I went in
and finally remembered.

No thanks to these!

What did you see?

I was holding the cleaver.

It was all bloody.

I killed them!

No. That's not true.

It is!

I saw it, it was me!

Look, Natalie, I don't know
what you saw or why,

but that's not
the Natalie I know!

Well, then maybe
you don't know then.

I don't even know myself,
because that's who I am.

Stop protecting me.

I'm not worth it.

[melancholy music]

♪ ♪

[eerie music]

♪ ♪

♪ ♪

I got you.

♪ ♪

[knocking]

Natalie!

You got my text!

Oh god!

You have no idea
how much I've missed you.

[sobbing]

Baby, what's the matter?

[Natalie]
I know.

I know what happened that night.

I remembered.

It was me, I did it.

[Annie]
Oh.

I'm so sorry.

I was hoping
you'd never find out.

[Natalie]
Why?

Why would you do that?

Because they were gonna
lock you up

in some horrible cell.

I couldn't have that.

So you went to jail for me.

[Annie]
That's what mothers do.

[soft music]

They protect their children
at any cost.

♪ ♪

You were so little.

But you had such a big temper.

I'm gonna turn myself in.

I have to.

Before I hurt anyone else.

I just wanted
some time with you.

[Annie]
Oh, my poor baby!

I'm scared.

I know.

But I'm gonna be with you,
right there.

And we're gonna get you
some help.

And you're not gonna do anything
unless my lawyer is there.

I can't trust these cops.

♪ ♪

But first we need
to get you some rest.

Come.

We can lie down,

and you can fall asleep
in my arms.

[Natalie]
I can't.

Well, just take
one of your pills.

- It'll help you sleep.
- I don't have them anymore.

- Why not?
- I threw them out.

They were no good.

But you need
to keep taking them.

Why?

They didn't stop me
from being crazy,

from killing.

[Annie]
Okay.

Listen, we're gonna get you
some more pills.

You're gonna need
your wits about you

for what's coming.

Okay?

♪ ♪

All right.

But now you just need some rest.

Come, lie down with me.

♪ ♪

There you go.

Just like you were
a little girl, remember?

♪ ♪

I'm scared, Mom.

♪ ♪

[Annie]
I know.

♪ ♪

But Mommy's gonna take care
of everything.

♪ ♪

Get some rest.

♪ ♪

[distant truck horn blowing]

Mom?

[calm music]

♪ ♪

[sighing]

♪ ♪

♪ ♪

D?

♪ ♪

Desmond?

♪ ♪

Oh my god.

[Dr. Welk]
Here's a refill
so you don't run out.

Dr. Welk?

Does my mom write
a lot of letters?

[prison official]
Writes 'em, gets 'em.

A lot of these women
have pen pals.

Some even come visit.

Most of the time
it's just sickos

who just wanna hear
about what they did.

[exhaling]

[eerie music]

♪ ♪

♪ ♪

[cell phone dinging]

♪ ♪

♪ ♪

Um, Dr. Welk!

[Dr. Welk]
Oh!

[Geoff]
Hi.

Um, my name's Geoff.

I'm a friend
of Natalie Weaver's.

[Dr. Welk]
Ah, right, she's mentioned you.

[indistinct conversation]

♪ ♪

[Geoff]
Do you have a minute to talk?

About Natalie?

♪ ♪

[Dr. Welk]
All right, come on.

I prefer to see patients
in my office, so we should...

[indistinct conversation]

♪ ♪

[Geoff]
I'm just...

really worried.

♪ ♪

[Natalie]
What the hell?

Daniel Sturman?

♪ ♪

[drawer slamming]

♪ ♪

[Dr. Welk]
Excuse me.

I'm...

♪ ♪

I should go.

I don't wanna take up
any more of your time.

♪ ♪

[Dr. Welk]
Young man?

♪ ♪

My card, so you can make
an appointment.

Clearly you're undergoing
a great amount of stress.

[soft music]

♪ ♪

[Natalie]
Geoff, what are you doing here?

Keeping an eye on you
like I said I would.

I'm sorry, I know
you're still mad at me, but...

Or not.

Thank you, and I'm sorry

for what I said,
for accusing you.

It was kinda flattering

thinking I was badass enough
to be a killer

for a second.

Okay, well, if you hear
anything from her

or learn anything,
will you please give me a call?

Thank you.

[doorbell ringing]

Natalie.

- Captain.
- This is a warrant

for Natalie's arrest.

Natalie's not here.

[Captain Lawrence]
Caroline, step aside.

You're in enough trouble already

lying about
Natalie's whereabouts.

[suspenseful music]

Natalie,
this is Captain Lawrence.

Come out where we can see you.

♪ ♪

[cell phone buzzing]

♪ ♪

[Geoff]
Oh, my God.

♪ ♪

Come on,
I'll explain everything.

♪ ♪

[Captain Lawrence]
Where is she?

I don't know.

[Captain Lawrence]
And I'm doubting you'd tell me
if you did.

Put out an APB on her,

and put a trace
on her cell phone,

she can't be very far away.

I know you think
you're protecting her,

but you're only making it worse.

♪ ♪

[Geoff]
So, Welk was visiting your mom

using a fake identity

and writing her love letters?

[Natalie]
Look at these.

The handwriting is identical.

That's not a coincidence.

He must've gotten her
to talk about the murders,

things only someone who was
there that night would know.

And then he imitated them
to get her paroled.

[Geoff]
Why would he do that?

[Natalie]
So they could be together?

So when he came
to speak at the school

and offered his services...

[Natalie]
He was targeting me.

All this time, he set me up.

Think about it, my nightmares

and sleepwalking
have gotten worse

since I started taking
the medication.

Medication he prescribed.

But I haven't done it
the past couple of nights.

[Geoff]
'Cause you stopped taking them.

[Natalie]
The night he found me
sleepwalking,

the night Kent was murdered,

what was he doing out
at that hour?

So Welk killed Kent.

[Natalie]
And Owen.

And framed me for it.

We've gotta show this to police!

[Natalie]
No, we can't.

I stole this.

I'm their prime suspect.

I go there, they'll arrest me.

They're already looking for me.

[cell phone ringing]

It's your aunt.

[soft music]

- Hello?
- Natalie!

- Where are you?
- I'm with Geoff.

Listen, I think Dr. Welk
is behind all of this.

- What?
- I've got proof!

[Caroline]
Listen, Natalie,
the police are looking for you

and they are tracing your phone.

[Geoff]
Look.

♪ ♪

[Natalie]
Aunt Caroline,
we'll call you back.

♪ ♪

- Where's he going?
- I don't know,

but we should follow him
and find out.

♪ ♪

♪ ♪

[Geoff]
What's he doing?

[eerie music]

♪ ♪

♪ ♪

[gasping]

Where would you go,
Natalie, huh?

♪ ♪

[sirens blaring]

♪ ♪

Shut off the engine
and throw your keys

out of the car!

♪ ♪

Did I do something wrong,
officer?

Where's Natalie?

♪ ♪

[giggling]

[lips smacking]

[moaning]

♪ ♪

[Dr. Welk]
Is this where they died?

- No.
- No?

- In the bedroom.
- Okay, let's...

Mom?

[Dr. Welk]
Oh, geez, Natalie.

The police... the police
are looking for you.

[Annie]
Oh, come on.

She knows.

Idiot. I told you she was smart.

You killed Owen.

And Kent!

[panting]

[ominous music]

[screaming]

♪ ♪

[Natalie]
Why?

[Dr. Welk]
So we could be together.

It was the only way.

♪ ♪

Your mother told me
all about you.

About the night terrors
and the sleepwalking

you experienced as a child.

It was perfect.

So, together, we planned

and I acted.

♪ ♪

How could you do this?

I'm your daughter.

Exactly.

♪ ♪

My own flesh and blood

testified against me,

got me locked up in that cage.

You took my life from me.

And now, I'm just
returning the favor.

So now what?

This was not part of the plan.

♪ ♪

[Annie]
Oh, Natalie!

Wait, stop, what is she doing?

[grunting]

♪ ♪

Obviously she had every reason
to come after you,

since you went to the police.

♪ ♪

Oh, well.

♪ ♪

That's the problem with shrinks.

They think they're
the smartest person in the room.

You're a monster.

No, honey, you are.

[panting]

[rattling]

♪ ♪

[suspenseful music]

♪ ♪

There's nowhere for you
to hide from me, baby.

♪ ♪

♪ ♪

Predictable.

♪ ♪

♪ ♪

[grunting]

♪ ♪

♪ ♪

[panting]

♪ ♪

[Caroline]
Natalie!

♪ ♪

[knocking]

Natalie!

[huffing]

♪ ♪

♪ ♪

Natalie?

[grunting]

♪ ♪

This is like everything
I could ask for.

It's like Christmas!

♪ ♪

I remember now.

It was you.

You killed them.

And you tried to blame it on me.

Well, somebody had to be guilty.

♪ ♪

♪ ♪

Mommy?

♪ ♪

[Annie]
Hey, sweetie.

We're just playing a game here.

Everything's okay.

♪ ♪

What are you doing?

What are you doing?
Give me that back!

Why did you do it?

Why did you kill the Millers?

Because I was sick of them
always being around,

always paying
so much attention to you,

pretending that
you were their daughter,

acting like
they were better than me,

and you playing along with it.

It's all right!

Mommy's here!

♪ ♪

Oh, don't cry, baby!

Take my hand.

Mommy's gonna fix everything.

That's my good girl.

Give Mommy the cleaver.

Oh my!

What a mess we've got here.

♪ ♪

You think the police
are gonna believe

I did this, too?

Oh.

She... she just went crazy.

She... she killed the shrink

and she killed
poor Aunt Caroline.

And then she tried to kill me.

♪ ♪

I could barely defend myself.

Stop! Don't come any closer!

- Stay back!
- What?

You're gonna have to make me.

♪ ♪

Do it.

I said stop!

Prove that you're my daughter.

♪ ♪

No.

♪ ♪

I'm nothing like you.

♪ ♪

[grunting, gunshot]

[Captain Lawrence]
Don't move!

Put your hands
where I can see them.

♪ ♪

[Natalie]
Aunt Caroline.

I've got you.

♪ ♪

[Captain Lawrence]
Officer 25, code three.

I repeat, code three.

We have shots fired.

Suspect down and in custody.

We have one adult female

and one adult male casualty.

Address is 4651 West Highland,
Ridgeside.

I repeat, 4651 West Highland.

[radio dispatcher]
Copy that, ambulance dispatched

to 4651 West Highland.

[soft music]

[Geoff]
Nat, are you okay?

[Natalie]
I am, I'm good.

[Geoff]
And your mom, she...

[Natalie]
She's right here.

♪ ♪

♪ ♪

[mellow music]

♪ ♪

♪ ♪

[cheerful music]

♪ ♪

[whirring]

[upbeat music]

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