Killer Advice (2021) - full transcript
When Beth (Kate Watson) suffers a traumatic attack, her family and friends suggest she see a therapist to help her cope. However, her new therapist gives her more than she bargained for.
♪ gonna keep it low key ♪
♪ gotta saddle up ♪
♪ and waiting on top ♪
♪ then we're going all night ♪
♪ pull the reins, take me off ♪
♪ giddy up ♪
♪ pull the reins, take me off ♪
♪ giddy up ♪
♪ pull the reins, take me off ♪
♪ giddy up ♪
♪ always on my mind ♪
♪ get it ♪
- I hope so.
This is the third night in a row
I've had to stay past 9.
I'm starting to forget
what my family looks like.
Oh.
Come on.
Simone, he just emailed.
He wants the title page changed
again.
No, it's fine, I'll take
care of it in the morning.
You get out of there and you go
home.
Okay, I'll see you tomorrow.
no!
somebody help!
Where's my phone?
No, no!
My keys...
No!
Oh no!
Oh, no, leave me alone!
help, somebody help!
- open!
Oh my gosh!
- Simone.
- What happened?
- Simone.
- What happened?
- There was a man...
- Oh my gosh.
You're okay, you're okay.
There's nobody here.
- There is someone following me.
Someone in a mask, and...
- Okay.
It's okay.
- Mrs. Curtis.
Mrs. Curtis.
Mrs. Curtis.
Just a few more questions, okay?
Did you happen to see
where your attacker went?
- He ducked out of sight
when Simone showed up.
She must've scared him off.
- Well, he's lucky he ran,
I would've smashed his face in.
- And you're certain you
didn't see anything either?
- No.
We were both working
late on a presentation.
I had left a few minutes after
Beth,
but I heard her honking,
so I went over to her car,
but I didn't see anyone there.
- And you can't remember
any distinguishing features?
Any scars, marks, tattoos?
- No.
It was dark.
He was wearing a mask,
so I didn't see much.
- Okay, here's what I'm gonna
do.
I'm gonna leave you my card.
If you can remember anything,
no matter how small or
unimportant it might seem,
I want you to give us a call,
okay?
- we'll do everything we
can to find this guy, okay?
thank you, detective.
of course.
- We'll be in touch.
- Do you want me to stay?
- Oh, no, I'm fine.
- Are you sure?
I'm the queen of couch surfing.
- I'm okay.
- Of course.
Love you.
- Love you.
- Can I get you anything?
Some tea maybe?
- Yeah.
- Okay.
Some camomile coming up.
- That'd be perfect.
- Be right back.
- someone help!
No!
- what is all this?
- Oh.
Thought I'd try something other
than
a granola bar for breakfast for
a change.
- Honey, you don't have to do
that.
- Do what?
- Pretend like everything is
normal.
That was a pretty scary night
last night.
- I know.
I was there, nick.
But I'm just trying to move
forward now.
- Look, why don't I call into
work,
and maybe you, me, and Jess
can spend the day together.
- No.
I don't want everyone knowing
about it.
- Beth, that's gonna be rough.
- Look.
Jess takes her sat next week,
and I don't want her to be
distracted.
- We can't keep a lid on this.
- Keep a lid on what?
- The frying pan.
- oh.
Well, we should get a new one.
- Yeah, we should.
There you go.
- Wow!
What gives?
- Nothing gives.
Just eat it.
- Uh, hey, can I borrow 5 bucks?
Carmen and I want to study
at Phil's diner after school.
- I don't think that's a good
idea.
- We always study at the diner.
- Well, not today.
We want you to come home.
- Mom, I thought we were over
this.
- We are over this.
But I still want you to come
home straight after school.
- Mom.
- End of discussion.
- Dad?
- Do what your mom says.
- Fine.
- Hey, where are you going?
- To school.
Or is that not allowed either?
- Have your father drive you.
- You know, helicopter
parenting is a pejorative term.
- Hey!
I love you.
- I'll see you later.
- right, thank you.
- Hey, hey, hey!
- Trevor.
What's going on?
- I'm just checking up on you.
How you doin'?
- Best I can.
- Nick, you know things
have been a little tight
since we lost the Bowlen
account.
- I noticed the coffee's gotten
worse.
- Bowlen took hundreds of
billable hours with him.
We're gonna have to make some
cutbacks.
- Cutbacks?
- Layoffs, downsizing, cleaning
house,
whatever you want to call it.
It is not gonna be fun, pal.
- Should I be worried?
- Listen.
We're gonna keep this quiet for
now,
but I want to give you a head's
up.
You have been doing great work.
However, your billables are
down.
- Yeah, I mean, there hasn't
been a whole lot of clients.
- I understand that, but we're
gonna make
all our decisions from here on
out based solely on revenue.
- I need to make it rain.
- You need to make it storm,
hurricane.
- Beth.
Beth.
Hey, Beth.
Are you okay?
- I'm fine.
Why?
- Well, usually you answer
within
the first 5 or 6 times I call
your name.
- Sorry.
- What's up with you?
What are you doing here?
- Greg needed the changes
on the title page,
and there was an error
in one of the tables.
- Beth, come on.
- I just really need the
distraction right now.
- I get that, I do.
Have you thought about talking
to someone?
- I'm talking to you.
- Oh, you know what I mean.
You've gone through a
traumatizing experience.
There's no shame in trying to
get some help processing it.
I know Dr. Ellis has some
openings right now and-
- no, I'm fine, Simone.
- Beth.
You really need to get some
help.
- No, what I need is to
finish this before lunch.
- Okay.
- thanks, charlie.
I'll see you tomorrow.
- sweetie.
Aw, baby.
- Mom?
why didn't you tell me?
- I didn't want to scare you.
You've got your sat coming up
next week,
and that's what you need to be
focused on.
- But mom, I'm not 6 years old
anymore.
If something like this happens
to you, then I should know.
- I should've told you.
- So, what now?
- Well, the police are searching
for him,
and apparently he's attacked
several women
over the last few weeks.
- Well, what if he comes here?
- No.
He doesn't know where we live,
Jess.
We're safe here.
- You didn't seem to
think that this afternoon.
- I'm sorry I scared you.
It's just, I'm still working
through this.
- You know, maybe you
should talk to someone.
- Maybe.
oh.
Dr. Ellis?
- Sorry, no.
Let me guess, it's your
first time at therapy,
you don't want to be here,
you're wondering if you
can bolt for the door
before anyone sees you.
don't worry, it's completely
natural.
Would you like to come wait in
my office?
- Oh, no, thank you.
- You sure?
I have fresh coffee.
- Well...
When you put it like that, sure.
all right.
Follow me.
That must've been terrifying.
- I guess so.
- You guess so?
Well, it sounds like you're
afraid to own your feelings.
- Nothing really happened.
I didn't get hurt.
Some of the other women, I mean,
it could've been much worse.
- So, you feel like you don't
deserve to have a reaction?
Beth, it's just you and me in
here.
Whatever reaction you're
having, it's legitimate.
Somebody tried to hurt you.
It's okay to have a reaction.
- I just, I feel like I keep
going
over and over it in my head.
Did I do something wrong?
Did I do something to deserve
this?
I mean, I know, it sounds
horrible.
- No, there's no horrible.
That's just the way you feel.
- I feel terrified.
I feel like he could be
waiting around every corner.
If I let my guard down for
just one second, he could...
- Beth, you can say it.
- He could finish what he
started.
- You know, if you like,
you and I could work together
maybe to help you not
feel like this anymore.
- But, Dr. Ellis, I-
- it's up to you.
I'm sure that Dr. Ellis
could help you too.
- If I could, I could work with
you?
- Yes.
- Okay.
Yeah, I think so.
thank you for the coffee.
mm, of course.
- Licensed marriage and family
therapist.
Specializing in cognitive
behavior-
- hey.
- Hi.
how'd it go with
Ellis?
- Actually, it didn't.
- You didn't go?
- No, I went, I just
went with someone else.
- What does that mean?
- Another therapist in the same
suite.
Marsha.
I emailed Dr. Ellis.
- Okay, well, that's a little
random.
But how did it go with Marsha?
- Um, really well.
- Huh.
- You were right.
It helps to talk with someone
who-
- can't tell anybody what you
said
under penalty of law.
- yeah.
So, are you gonna go back?
- Twice a week.
- I'm proud of you.
- I think I am too.
I just felt really comfortable
with her.
We clicked.
- Good.
- All right, back to work.
- Oh, yep.
- I need those by 2 o'clock, by
the way.
- Bethycurt, isn't that cute.
hm.
So nasty.
help me!
Mother and daughter.
oh, hello hubby.
I'll have to pay motley &
Mitchell a little visit.
- No, I get it.
Simon & Hodell is a great firm,
so if you're happy with them...
Yep, okay, bye.
- Got a minute?
- Dozens of 'em.
What's up?
- Let's walk.
We got a walk-in looking for a
new firm
to manage her late father's
portfolio, it's massive.
It could turn this whole
thing around, brother.
- That's great.
- It is great.
And what's especially great
is she asked for you
specifically.
- She did?
- Mhm.
Let's go see the boss.
I hope we did not keep you
waiting.
- Nick.
- Marsha.
Nice to meet you.
- Pleasure.
- Come on, you two.
Step on in here.
- Thank you.
- Mom, where's my phone?
I don't know where I...
- Oh.
- Oh.
- You're sure you don't
want to just study here?
- Mom...
- they're here.
Study hard.
- I like you guys, a lot.
- We like to be liked.
So, how'd you hear about us?
- Oh, you did some work for
a friend of mine last year,
a firm downtown.
- Ah, the cars.
- Yeah, said wonderful things.
I tell you, I like the fact
that you're a family firm.
But I do have to tell you
that I am gonna be meeting
with Wolf & Waldron as well.
- I'll tell you what.
Give us a few days to
put together a proposal,
and we'll get together next week
sometime
and explain to you why
we beat the pants off
of wolf & waldron.
- Over dinner?
- Absolutely.
In fact, if you like the family
touch,
why don't we skip the
restaurant,
nick's wife is a fantastic cook.
- Actually, you know what?
Beth's got a lot going
on at work right now.
Maybe we can do Sabatino's?
- Oh.
Okay, sure.
You know, I'm not getting
good reception up here.
Wolf & waldron, that's at 6th
ave, right?
- You know what?
I'm sure it's fine.
How's Tuesday at 7?
- I'll bring the wine.
great.
Wonderful.
- Okay, great.
See you Tuesday.
- Pleasure.
- It's a pleasure.
- Thank you so much.
- So, do I get to keep my job
now?
- Keep it?
If you sign her, I'll put
your name on the door,
but don't tell her that
when you have dinner.
- Wait, me?
I thought this was an us.
- Well, she seems comfortable
with you,
I think it's best if you handle
it.
You could save the firm.
We're all counting on you, nick.
- You got it.
Assuming my wife doesn't kill me
first.
so, you think she'll be ready?
- Well, she's certainly
working hard enough.
I've barely seen her all week.
she's always studying.
- She's so cute.
How would you feel about
spending
a little quality time
with her in the kitchen?
- Okay?
- You know that new client
I was telling you about?
- Mhm.
- Trevor might've invited
her to dinner on Tuesday.
- So?
Here?
- Yeah, I know, I know.
- Oh, god.
- I'm sorry, I should talk to
you first.
She's talking to wolf & waldron,
and I think Trevor just wanted
to make an impression and...
- Ugh.
- It's fine.
I'll just tell him you can't
host.
- I don't want them to
know what happened, nick.
- I'll just come up with an
excuse.
I'll tell him our dining
room table, it exploded.
- yeah, we should've paid
attention
to that recall notice, right?
- I'll come up with something.
- No, that's silly.
No, no, no.
Don't do that.
We can host.
- Are you sure?
- Yeah, I know how much
you need these new clients.
- I don't want to push you into
something
if you're not ready.
- No, we'll make it work.
- You're literally an angel sent
to earth.
You marry me and make my life
better.
- And you are a cheeseball.
when is this dinner?
- Tuesday, 7 o'clock.
- Well, I'll see if Simone's
free to help.
- Oh, can you ask her to make
those little cheesecakes that I
like?
- You are pushing things.
Fine, whatever.
what'd I do to deserve you?
- You didn't.
- oh, I love you.
- Love you.
- How were the last few days for
you?
- Uh, better, I think.
- Good.
Better how?
- I felt not necessarily less
scared,
just more able to cope.
Nick's been really supportive.
Almost too supportive, actually.
I think he's just worried about
me.
- And what about Jess?
- That's complicated.
- How so?
- Um-
- Beth, remember.
It's just you and me in here.
- Well, Jess and I, we're just
starting
to get back on track.
Last year was a really rough
year for her.
She ended up stealing
a car and wrecking it.
She had been drinking.
- Whoa, scary.
- Yeah.
I've never been so angry and
so relieved at the same time
when I picked her up
from the police station.
Was I working too much?
Was I ignoring her?
I mean, what kind of mother has
a daughter
who does something so stupid?
- I don't think it's about
the kind of mother, really.
It's adolescents.
They have half of the brain
capacity,
twice the amount of hormones,
they just do stupid things.
- She was so embarrassed.
I actually promised her
I wouldn't tell anyone
about what happened.
Not even Simone knows.
- That's a lot to carry on your
own.
- I think she realized that she
really could've ruined her life,
and she's really turned things
around.
- And you don't want to risk
that.
- No.
She's working so hard.
She's applying to colleges,
and she's studying for the sat.
You know, she studies
every day after school
at Phil's diner.
Well, they do have the best
coffee, but...
She's got a lot on her plate.
I just think that it's best if
I keep my own problems my own
right now.
Anyhow, speaking of problems,
I do have a dinner to go make.
Oh.
what are you making?
- Salmon and risotto.
- Salmon, I love salmon.
Bring me leftovers?
Will do.
- Beth, you are doing
really great work in here.
I'm proud of you.
- Thank you, Marsha.
I'll see you soon.
- Yes, you will.
- is she there?
- Who?
- Marsha, Marsha!
- Excuse me!
Please, you need to sit down,
I'll be with you in a moment.
- She's not returning my calls,
I need to talk to her.
I need to talk to her!
- Okay, okay, please calm down.
- Is everything okay?
everything's fine.
- Do you need me to call
someone?
- No, no, no, it's fine.
You can go.
- Are you sure?
- It's fine.
- Okay.
Bye.
- Bye.
- Please.
Please, please.
- Okay, please wait.
Oh...
Okay.
Okay, well...
- She's not here.
- No.
She's not here.
She wants me to give you a
message.
- What, you talked to her?
What did she say?
- She said she doesn't
want to see you anymore.
- What?
She wouldn't say that.
- She changed her mind.
- No, no, I want to talk to her.
I need to talk to her.
- Well, you can't talk to her.
And if I ever see you again,
if you ever come back here,
I'm gonna have to call the
police
and let them know everything
that's in your file, Jacob.
- You can't do that.
- Oh, I can do that.
I can do a lot worse than that.
Don't test me.
you know what?
You know, maybe I can help you.
I have the perfect therapy.
okay, how's it going in
here?
- Ready in 5.
- Great.
Simone, mini cheesecakes.
Thank you.
You didn't let her add
too much cayenne, did you?
- We're out of cayenne,
I subbed in ghost pepper.
- Yes!
All right, I'm gonna check on
the grill.
- Thank you, honey.
How you doin', Simone?
You need some help?
- Nope, I am finished.
- of course, they're early.
- Oh, I can get it.
- No, it's fine.
You stay here and help
Jess with the sauce.
Okay.
Marsha?
- Beth?
- What are you doing here?
Is everything okay?
- Yes, I had no idea this was
your house,
I'm just supposed to meet
my attorney for dinner.
- Your attorney?
You're the new client.
Oh...
- My father left me his
real estate holdings
and they're a mess.
Anyway, nevermind, it doesn't
matter.
This must be so awkward for you.
I'm gonna leave.
- No, please.
The whole point of this
dinner is to impress you.
Are you impressed?
- are you sure?
I don't want to stay unless
you're completely comfortable.
Marsha, hi!
welcome.
I see you my wife, Beth.
We've definitely met.
- all right, well come on
inside, dinner's almost ready.
This is perfect, thank you.
Come on in.
- this is delicious, nick.
- I can't take the credit.
Beth and Jess have done all the
hard work,
I just threw it on the grill.
- mother-daughter team.
- Yeah.
Jess is a real whiz in the
kitchen.
Jess?
- Oh, I was just telling Carmen
I'm just gonna be a little bit
late.
- Oh, did you have plans
tonight?
- Just studying.
- Jess is taking the sat next
week.
- And she's been putting in
those hours,
hittin' those books.
- well, I appreciate you
making time to cook for us.
- Oh, like we said, we like
to put the family touch
on things at the firm.
- Ah, I see we've reached the
hard sell
portion of our evening.
I wouldn't call it a
hard sell.
- you know, why don't I get
these dishes out of here, hm?
Jess?
yeah, I'll help you.
- So, I know you've been
taking a couple of meetings,
but let me tell you why motley &
Mitchell
is the perfect fit for your
portfolio.
- Hey, time for dessert?
- Uh, just about.
- Mom, I'll get the rest of the
dishes.
- Thank you.
- so, how's it going down there?
- Oh, just as well as you'd
expect
when your therapist shows up
to dinner with your husband.
- I still can't believe she
stayed.
- Oh, I asked her to.
Nick could really use
the new client right now.
- No, what he needs is a
swift kick in the butt, okay?
She should not have stayed.
- Do you need any more help?
Because I have to go study.
- Before cheesecake?
Simone spent the whole afternoon
on it.
- No, my secret ingredient is
misanthropy.
- Thanks, but I just want
to get back to the books.
- Um, okay.
Well, you know, Jess, your
father and I
would really love it if you
stayed.
- But mom...
- Okay.
- Need any help with dessert?
- I'll be upstairs.
- Yeah, I think we're good.
- everything okay?
- Everything's fine.
Marsha, have you met Simone?
- No, it's nice to meet you.
- Isn't it a little weird for a
therapist
to show up at a client's house?
- Simone.
- No, it's okay.
I really wouldn't have
come if I had known.
- I'm sure.
So, you must know Brendan?
From your office?
- Yes, of course.
Love Brendan.
- He's been my therapist for
years,
but never been over for dinner.
- Would you point me in the
direction of the powder room?
- Of course.
It's straight down the hall on
the right.
- what?
- Do I really have to answer
that?
- I'm sorry, it's just a
complete violation of ethics.
- Okay, well tonight we're gonna
have to
bend the ethics just a little
bit.
- I don't agree, okay?
Someone should report her.
- Well, someone needs to calm
down
and help me with the
cheesecakes.
Come on.
are you sure you don't want a
ride home?
- Ah, it's just a couple blocks.
I'll walk off some of that
cheesecake.
- Okay.
Well, thank you again for
staying
to help with the dishes.
I don't know what I would do
without you.
- Oh, well I'm sure you and
Marsha
can figure things out.
Simone.
- Oh, fine, I'll drop it.
But if she shows up at Cosmo
night,
I'm gonna say something.
- goodnight, Simone.
- Goodnight.
- I'll see you tomorrow.
- Okay.
- Simone?
Simone.
You forgot your cheesecake
stuff.
- Oh, right.
Any chance I can get that ride?
- Let me get my keys.
But, hands off the radio.
- Oh, god, I'm not listening to
country
for two whole blocks.
- well, I would call that a
success, huh?
- I'd say that we pulled it off.
- Thank you for doing this.
I know it was a lot to ask.
- Yeah.
Well, let's just hope
that Marsha's impressed.
- Ah, I think she's great.
Maybe we can have her
over again some time, huh?
- I don't think that's an
option.
- Why not?
- Remember that therapist
that I told you I was seeing?
A woman named Marsha?
- You're kidding.
I had no idea, I am so sorry.
Okay.
I'll call her tomorrow and tell
her
she needs to find another
attorney.
- Oh, no, no, no.
It's fine, nick.
I talked to her after dinner,
and she said that as long as we
keep
our relationships professional,
mine and hers and hers and
yours,
then there should be no
conflict.
- Are you sure?
I don't want you to feel
uncomfortable with your therapy.
- No, it's fine.
- Okay.
As long as we don't have to
keep our relationship
professional.
Hm?
- you're up early.
- Oh, yeah.
I have a chemistry test this
afternoon,
so just want to get some
extra study time in.
What?
- nothing.
I'm just really proud of you.
- Well, let's see how
I do on the test first.
- You know what I mean.
You've come so far in the past
year.
- Mom.
I hate when you bring that up.
I just want to leave of that
behind me.
- I know.
I know.
Hey, where you going?
- I'm gonna finish
studying at the library.
- Oh, honey, I didn't mean to-
- no, but I just need to focus.
- I just wanted you to
know that we realize
how hard you've been working.
- Well, let's hope price
university does.
- Still no word?
- No.
But Carmen heard yesterday,
so I know that it's gonna be
soon.
- Well, you can always live here
and you can go to state.
- Mom.
- Okay.
Well, I'll see you tonight.
Okay?
- Okay.
- Love you.
- Bye.
- Bye.
- so, how did it go last night?
- Actually, pretty well.
I think she likes us.
- Well, I think you're right.
She just called, and
she's signing with us.
- Yes!
Fantastic.
- Whatever you did last
night, keep doing it.
- Actually, I was wondering if I
could
hand this one off to you.
- Hand her off?
What does that mean?
- It's the craziest thing.
Turns out, she knows my wife.
- She knows your wife.
That's not exactly a problem.
- Marsha is Beth's therapist.
- you're joking.
- I'm not.
- Oh my god, well...
That's not an ethical conflict
for you.
- No, well-
- then what's the problem?
- There isn't a problem,
I just don't want it to
be awkward for my wife.
- Did Beth say it was awkward?
- No, but I-
- nick, let me be very clear
here.
Signing Marsha Davies is make
or break it for the firm,
and it's make it or break it for
you, pal.
So you need to decide what a
little bit
of awkwardness is worth, okay?
Look, therapy is a lot like the
law.
People come to you with their
problems,
lie to you about what they are,
refuse to take your advice,
and expect things to get better.
And you're supposed to
smile, take their money,
and pretend you don't know
they're lying
and keep your mouth shut about
everything they tell you.
And if you and I can do that,
then no reason in the world
that Marsha Davies can't.
Unless you think
she's some sort of
psychopathic psychologist.
- you're right, you're right.
I appreciate the advice, Trevor.
- Of course.
You know, I thought I was wrong
once,
but I was wrong.
- And we'll need delivery
of the adjusted estimates
by the 26th so that we can
update them
before the presentation.
- I'll call over to nve in the
morning.
- Great.
- Or did you want to have Marsha
call?
Simone.
we've talked about this.
It was a completely random
fluke.
- Well, that's pretty freakin'
random.
You don't think there's
something off about her?
- Off like what?
- I don't know, I just got a
vibe.
- I didn't know there was a vibe
involved.
Maybe we should look into her.
- I already did.
- You what?
- I called Dr. Ellis, asked
him what he thought of her.
- You're kidding me.
And what did Dr. Ellis say?
- He said Marsha's excellent.
- Really?
- Well, she was a senior
in the office for a while,
but she's a great therapist,
and he refers people to her all
the time.
- So, why are we still talking
about this?
- I guess we're not.
- All right.
Get those papers to me please.
hello?
- Beth, it's Marsha.
- Uh, did we have an
appointment?
I thought that we were meeting
on Friday.
- Yes, we are.
I just wanted to see how
you're doing after last night.
I know it was a little
unexpected.
- A little?
- well, maybe you'd like to meet
up today,
just to process it?
Not a session, just a check-in.
- Um-
- I just want to make sure
that you're feeling okay
after everything.
- Uh, yeah, that would be nice.
- Great.
So, how about I pick
up a couple of coffees
and I meet you at that
park near your office?
Say, half an hour?
- Okay, see you then.
- See you then.
hey there.
- Oh.
- I'm glad we could meet.
- Me too.
It's nice to get out of
the office for a bit.
- Oh, yes.
And we're much less likely to be
accosted
by angry randos out here.
- who was he?
Or can you not say?
- He's an ex of one of my
clients.
He keeps coming to sessions
hoping to find her.
She's trying to get a
restraining order.
- That's scary.
- Yeah.
So if you see him again,
just let me know right away,
okay?
- You got it.
- So, how do you feel last night
went?
- I guess that's really
more of a question for you.
- Well, I don't think it
could've gone any better.
Nick seems to have
everything well in hand,
and dinner was delicious.
- Oh, well I had some help.
Nick did the grilling,
and Jess has been great in the
kitchen
ever since she was a little kid.
- Yeah, she seems really great.
You know, it's a shame that
she couldn't stay for dessert.
- Well, she's been so
busy with her senior year.
- I noticed.
And she and I haven't really
been connecting lately.
- Well, maybe you should bring
her in
to one of your sessions.
- What?
- Well, I know that your
relationship has been
complicated,
and sometimes it's just nice to
have
a third party facilitator,
help with the communication.
- I don't think so.
- Why not?
- I'm just not really
comfortable with that idea.
Just, I told you so much about
myself,
and I just think that I
need to keep my therapy life
separate from my everyday life.
- Perhaps a one on one then.
Beth, I really think that I
could help-
- I appreciate it, Marsha,
but the answer's no.
- All right then.
I understand.
- Such a jerk, I don't know why.
Nothing that I ever did to him,
but for some reason he
just has it out for me
and I don't get it.
Well, I'm gonna see you
tomorrow, okay?
- Bye.
- Bye.
- oh!
- Oh my goodness, I am so sorry.
- No, it's totally my fault.
I am such a klutz.
I dropped my keys and I can't
seem to find where they went.
- Oh, um...
Here they are.
- thank you so much.
Hey, I know you.
You're Beth's daughter, right?
I was at your house last night
for dinner.
- Oh, yeah, oh my gosh.
What brings you to high school?
- Well, would you believe me if
I said
I was 17 years old?
- No.
but I would believe that you
were
an undercover officer trying to
bust
a high school crime ring.
- no, I'm just helping out
with the counseling department.
Yeah, I work at a couple
of the schools around town.
- Wow, cool.
Well, I will definitely tell
my parents that you said hi.
- Okay.
Mind if I ask you one more
favor?
Do you know of any good places
to get coffee around here?
I'm about to collapse
unless I get caffeinated.
- Well, yeah.
I was on my way to study
over at Phil's diner.
- Mind if I follow?
- Um, yeah.
Yeah, sure, of course.
- Okay.
- so, how do you know my mom?
- Oh, we met a little while ago.
She's such a lovely woman.
- Yeah, well, she can be,
though I suggest you do
not come home after curfew.
- so, what are all these
shapes and squiggles?
- Oh, these.
So, they call it math,
but I think they're pretty much
just
an updated version of medieval
torture.
- so, what are your plans for
college?
- Well...
Most of my friends are
staying around here.
- But not you though.
- I don't know.
You know, I kind of just want to
see
what else is out there, you
know?
- Mhm.
Is that why you're studying so
hard?
- Well, I applied to
price for early admission.
I want to see what my options
are,
I don't want to limit myself.
'cause what if I could do
something great?
- You could.
- Yeah, well, try telling my mom
then.
- Is she not supportive?
- Well, you see, it's not
that she's un-supportive,
but I think she just wants
me to stay close to home.
- Mm, 'cause of last year.
- What do you mean?
- The drunk driving.
It sounds like you had
a really tough go of it.
- She told you about that?
- Don't worry.
It's not uncommon for someone
your age
to act out a little bit.
- She's never gonna let
me move past that, is she?
I spent this past year trying
to prove that I've grown up.
But she's never gonna be
able to see me as anything
except for the kid behind
the wheel of that car.
- No, I don't think that's true.
I think she's just not ready
to let you be out there on your
own yet.
She loves you.
- Yeah, well, she's got a
funny way of showing it, huh?
- Jess.
You know, try to think of it
from your mom's perspective.
This past year has been hard on
her too.
Why do you think she's
been working so much?
- What?
- I'm sorry, I shouldn't of said
anything.
- Are you saying that my
mom's been working so much
so that she doesn't have to be
around me?
- No, I didn't say that.
- But did she?
- Jess.
- Forget it.
I have to study, so...
- Of course.
Good luck with your medieval
torture.
- Thanks.
overtime numbers
so we're just waiting on that
update.
Hi, sweetie.
Let me call you back.
You're home early.
- I couldn't really focus.
- Well, you deserve a break.
I'm home early too, and I
thought maybe
we could make dinner together?
- I'm not hungry.
- Well, I have something that
might help your appetite.
- From price?
- Mhm.
What does it say?
What does it say?
- I didn't get in.
I can apply again with my new
sat scores.
- Oh, honey.
- What?
This is what you wanted anyway.
Isn't it?
- What?
- For me to get rejected,
so that I have to stay
home and go to state.
All because of the stupid
mistake
that I made a year ago.
- No, I-
- you know what?
I believed you when you
said you were over it,
but you're never gonna
let this go, are you?
- Jess!
- Just leave me alone.
- But honey...
hello?
Yes, but I...
Right now?
Um, yeah, I can send those right
now.
Okay, yeah, I'm sending them
right now.
I don't know what happened.
She just completely cut me off.
- Oh, she'll come around.
Try to remember your emotions at
that age.
- I'd rather forget.
- so, how are things otherwise?
- Better, I think.
I've finally been able to focus
on my work
which is really good,
because we have that
presentation this afternoon.
- You've been working hard on
that.
- Yeah, for the last few months.
My boss's boss has been
breathing down her neck,
and our CEO is in from New York.
- That's a lot to worry about.
- It is.
But thank god I have Simone.
You know, she's handling the
slides
so I can focus on my talk.
- Sounds like you guys are a
good team.
- Yeah.
It's funny.
She swore she would never
work in the corporate world,
but when she saw how much
pressure I was under,
she agreed to come on
board to help me out.
And she's great.
She's been with us for a year.
- And how's that going?
- Well, it's a bit of
an adjustment for her.
she's a bit of a square peg.
She doesn't like to wear
her shoes in the office,
and she takes naps in her car.
And she's always threatening to
quit
every week or two.
Other than nick, she's
really the only other person
I can truly trust.
About most things.
- What does that mean?
- It's nothing, nevermind.
- You know, if there's anything
that I've learned doing therapy,
the one thing that the client
doesn't want to talk about
is exactly what we
should be talking about.
- Um, yeah.
Well, she thinks that I
shouldn't continue seeing you.
- Why is that?
- Um...
Please, don't take offense to
this,
but she said she got a "bad
vibe".
I think it was because of
dinner the other night.
- Beth, you asked me to stay.
- Oh, I know, I know.
I think she just thinks
you're unconventional.
Which, coming from her,
is pretty hilarious.
- You know, sometimes when
we start to get better,
our friends start to be scared
that they're losing the
version of us that they know.
- Hm.
Maybe.
She's very protective.
She actually called Dr.
Ellis to ask about you.
- Oh, and what did Dr. Ellis
have to say?
- He said that you're
great, and I agree with him.
- Well, that's a relief.
so, back to this presentation.
What time is that today?
- Hm, 4 o'clock.
So, four more hours.
All this work, months and
months of hard work pays off.
You know, working in the
corporate world,
it takes a lot out of you.
I have long hours, and I
worry about Jess and nick.
it's just, it's a lot, so...
I'm grateful for the job,
I'm just, you know, trying to
stay focused
and forget about the attack.
- I'm gonna take my nap for an
hour
before the presentation.
No, I'm just finishing
up some details now.
Okay.
All right, I'll catch you later.
- Marsha?
- Hey, I'm so sorry to
just drop in like this,
but you left your jacket at my
office.
I wanted you to have it.
- That's so nice of you,
but that's actually not my
jacket.
- It's not?
Oh, of course.
I know whose it is.
I'm so sorry that I bothered
you.
- Oh, not at all, that
was really thoughtful.
- Oh.
you know, since I'm here,
I'm supposed to get this to your
husband,
it's for the estate filings.
Save me a stamp?
- Of course.
- I better not.
I realized that I didn't
make myself a copy,
so I'll just get it to him next
week.
- I can make you a copy.
- Are you sure?
I don't want to be any more of a
bother.
- No, I'm sure.
I'll be right back.
- Okay.
- Just one?
- Uh, yeah.
Front and back.
- Okay.
- Thank you.
oh, Simone, you shouldn't of
done that.
- You didn't date this, but
don't worry,
I fixed it before I made the
copy.
- Oh, thank you so much.
- Sure.
- Good luck with your
presentation.
- Thank you, I'll see you next
week.
- knock, knock.
It's time.
- Okay.
- You ready?
You got my new slides this
afternoon?
- Yes, and you're sure you
used the updated numbers
for the Mccue form?
- I'm sure.
And you made a bullet point
that has the five year
projections?
- Mhm, I did.
- What about that one slide, do
we add-
- Beth, everything we
talked about is done.
Now, let's go in there and
kick some corporate booty.
- Let's do this.
- Great.
- Hello, everyone.
I know we only have a few
minutes,
so I'm gonna jump right in.
Over the last three months,
we've been developing a proposal
for a complete security system
overhaul.
The security breach in
Boston cost the company
six million dollars.
Oh...
I...
I'm sorry, sir.
Let's see...
Oh my gosh, so sorry, sir.
Simone?
- Yeah, yeah.
I don't know...
- what the hell were you doing,
Simone?
Hm?
- Beth, I swear I-
- I know you don't care about
your job, but I need mine.
I have been working on this for
months.
- I know that, okay?
I-
- you know, I can't
believe that I trusted you.
You never wanted to work here,
you never took this job
seriously.
What was I thinking?
- Beth.
Please.
I would never do
something like that, okay?
Beth, you have to believe me.
- It doesn't matter what I
believe, okay?
Now I have to go in there,
and I have to fix this.
- Yeah, yeah, no.
We can still-
- alone, Simone.
I have to go in there and
I have to fix this alone.
- hi, this is Simone Mitchell.
I need to talk to Dr. Ellis.
- Thank you for coming.
I'm so sorry about the mix up.
Have a safe flight home.
- Yeah, we'll talk.
- Simone, it's me.
Call me back.
We need to talk.
- See you next week.
- Thank you, Dr. Ellis.
- enjoying my book?
- Oh my gosh, I'm so sorry.
I'll be out of here.
- It's okay, it's okay.
It's a best seller, you know?
- Yeah.
- Nice to see you again.
- You as well.
- So gorgeous, isn't it?
- It's amazing.
- you know, you never really
know
what to do with one of these
things
once you win one.
- Simone?
I've been trying to call you all
day.
Will you please call me back?
We need to talk.
Simone?
hey!
Have you been sleeping in there
all day?
Simone.
Hey, wake up!
Oh, Simone!
Simone!
No, Simone, Simone!
Help!
No!
Help!
Somebody help!
Help!
Somebody!
Simone.
Simone.
no!
Help!
Somebody help!
I hadn't spoke to her all day,
and I was walking down to my
car,
and then I saw her car here
and I thought that she was
asleep.
I opened the door, and she fell
out.
- Mrs. Curtis.
We'll do everything we
can to find the suspect
and bring justice, okay?
- Are you gonna need a ride
home?
- No.
My husband's on his way.
we'll stay
here until he arrives.
- Thank you.
Thank you.
Do you think it was my attacker?
it's too early to
say.
- Detectives, please.
- If this was your
attacker showing up again,
it appears to be a revenge
attack.
- Because Simon saved me?
- Again, Mrs. Curtis,
it's too soon to say.
- Then why would, why would-
- Beth.
- Are you okay?
I'm so sorry.
- Hey, sir.
We're gonna do everything we
can, okay?
We already have a few leads,
okay?
- Thank you.
- Yeah.
- Thank you so much.
- We'll be in touch.
- Thank you.
Come on, honey.
Let's get you home.
I brought you some tea.
- Thank you.
- Are you warm enough?
- I'm fine.
- I'll get you a sweater.
- I said I'm fine.
- I can't do anything for you?
- No, there's nothing anyone can
do.
I need some space right now.
- I understand.
Well, I'm here if you need me,
okay?
- Hey, nick, please.
I just need some space, okay?
I just want to be alone right
now.
- Beth, I am so sorry.
How awful.
Do you know what happened?
- Um...
The police think that my
attacker might've come back.
That he came back looking for
me.
- Oh, that must be very
frightening.
- It is.
But I think that the worse part
is
just the sense of deja vu.
- How do you mean?
- I mean, I've been through
all of this already.
Being frightened just to walk to
my car,
being asked how I'm doing.
You know, I fight every single
morning
just to put on a brave face.
I can't stand it.
I can't stand going through
this all over again,
I just want to be left alone.
You know, even with nick,
I keep telling him that I need
space,
but I think he's having a
hard time accepting that.
You know, he just wants
to help, but he can't.
He's just making it worse.
- You know, it's difficult to
watch
someone that you love
be in pain, be hurting,
and not be able to help.
- I know.
But the best thing for me right
now
is just to let me mourn in
peace.
- hey!
- Marsha!
- Glad to find you working so
late.
I was just driving by,
I thought I'd drop off the
approvals that we talked about.
- Oh, thank you.
Yeah, have a seat.
Thanks.
- So, how are you?
I heard about Simone.
- It's awful, isn't it?
yeah, are you doing
okay?
- I'm fine, but poor Beth, you
know,
that this guy came back for
her, it's just really scary.
- Oh, it must've been terrible
to see her go through that.
yeah, I wish I can
help.
- Well, she just needs to know
that you're there for her.
- Yeah.
- Actually, I really
shouldn't say anything
about this but-
- say anything about what?
- Does Beth seem like herself
right now?
- What do you mean?
- No one can really know that
I talked to you about this,
it would be unethical.
- Marsha, I'm not comfortable
with that.
- I understand.
And if it wasn't so important
I wouldn't say anything.
But I just need you make sure
that you're keeping a really
close eye on Beth right now.
- What are you saying?
Is she gonna hurt herself?
- I can't go into detail about
it,
but just be there to support
her.
Even if she pushes you
away, you need to be there.
With everything that she's gone
through,
it just wouldn't be unexpected
for her to blame herself.
- Is Beth blaming herself for
this?
- I can't say too much,
but Simone saved her from her
attacker,
and then when he came back for
her-
- I never even thought
about that, poor Beth.
- Yeah.
Well, just be sure you're
checking up on her.
Just let her know that you care
enough
to just push through all those
barriers
that she's created.
- She has been distant lately.
- Yeah.
What she needs right now is her
family.
She needs to know you're there.
- Thanks, Marsha, I really
appreciate it.
- Nick, something is seriously
wrong with these numbers.
Marsha, hi, um...
Do we have a meeting scheduled?
- Marsha was just dropping
off some signatures.
- Actually, while you're here,
we have some questions about the
estate.
It'll just take a couple of
minutes.
- Well, actually, you know, I've
gotta run
but maybe we could set
something up for next week?
- Well...
- Nick, let me know if I can
do anything else to help.
- Of course, thanks.
- What was that about?
- Nothing, just a personal
matter.
What's going on?
- Take a look at these.
- Looks like there's an
issue with the audit.
- Did she say anything
about it while she was here?
I have not been able to
reach her financial guy.
- No, no, but I'll ask her about
it.
- Make sure you do.
Can't move forward until
this is squared away.
Keep it.
- You bet.
hey there.
- Hey.
- How you feelin'?
- This was the company picnic
this summer.
Simone hired a magician and a
clown
and didn't tell them about each
other.
- I remember that.
I've never seen a clown
get so territorial before.
- I can't believe she's gone.
- I know.
Do you want to talk about it?
- I told you, nick.
I do want to talk about it.
I just need some time to
process it on my own first.
- Beth, I'm your husband.
I'm here for you, I'm
listening whenever you-
- I know, and I appreciate that.
I'm just not ready.
- I just don't want you to
bottle everything up inside and-
- okay, nick.
You said that you want to
listen,
so why don't you just listen?
Okay, I don't want to talk.
- Beth, you can't blame
yourself.
- What?
- Look, I know this is hard,
but you're feeling like you
caused this
or like it should've
been you somehow is just-
- how can you even say that?
Nick, it almost was me.
- And it's natural to
feel guilty about that.
- For what?
I was attacked, and my best
friend died,
and somehow you think
that this is my fault?
- Of course I don't think it's
your fault.
I just don't want you
to think that either.
- Thanks, nick.
Thanks for telling me
what you think I feel
but shouldn't feel.
Thank you, thanks for that.
- I'm just trying to help, Beth.
- Well, stop!
Please.
Just stop.
- Beth, come on.
hi, it's me.
Leave a message.
hey, listen.
I got a couple of questions
regarding the documents.
It may be just a clerical error.
Call me back.
- hey, mom.
Are you okay?
I know.
I can't believe she's gone.
You know, I keep thinking
about every Halloween
when she would come over dressed
up as-
- like a zombie chicken.
- Yeah, or the ghost of the
Easter bunny.
- she loved spending Halloween
with you.
- I loved it too.
- So, sats are tomorrow.
Are you ready?
- I hope so.
Carmen and I are gonna spend
the night totally destressing,
relaxing before tomorrow.
So...
- You certainly earned it.
- I hope so.
- Jess.
No matter what happens, I'm
proud of you.
- Thanks, mom.
I'll see you later, okay?
- Okay.
- Mrs. Curtis.
detective.
- Do you have a minute?
- Yes, please.
Come inside.
This way.
You caught him?
- We picked up a suspect a
few miles from your office
following another attack.
He confessed last night.
- Thank god.
- There's still something
we need to discuss.
- I'd love to help with
an id, but detective-
- no, it's not that, it's about
Simone.
- What about her?
- Our suspect confessed to the
attacks,
but he claims he didn't attack
Simone.
We're checking his alibi right
now.
- Alibi?
- Yes, he says he was out
of state, in north Dakota,
attending his grandmother's
wake.
- I don't understand.
- Whoever killed Simone, I
don't believe it was him.
- Then her killer's still out
there?
- When was the last time you saw
Simone?
- Um, we had a presentation at
my office
the afternoon that she...
That afternoon.
- I understand from your
colleagues that
you and Simone had a fight?
- There was a problem
with the presentation,
we exchanged a few words.
- Wait, so there was a fight
and you exchanged words,
and you didn't talk to her after
that?
- No, I...
Why are you asking me these
questions?
Detective, am I a suspect?
- Not at this time.
But guarantee, we'll have more
questions.
- You have my number if
you need anything else.
Thank you for your time.
- We'll be in touch.
- Beth!
Come in, I was about to call
you.
- I had to stop for coffee.
I haven't been sleeping at
night.
- Well, I would've brewed you
some.
- A triple shot of espresso.
- Oh.
That bad, huh?
- Mm.
They found the man who was my
attacker.
- Wow.
Well, how did they know it's
him?
- He confessed.
- Well, that must be a relief.
- But they don't think it's
the same man who killed Simone.
- Why would they think that?
- Well, he has an alibi.
You know, I've been going
over and over it in my head
and it doesn't make any sense.
I mean, who would want to hurt
Simone?
- I understand your confusion.
- I mean, she had no enemies.
- Well, sometimes it's difficult
for us
to see the flaws in people that
we love.
- I don't understand.
- Well, you have to
remember that I met Simone,
and while I'm sure that she
was a wonderful friend to you-
- yes, she was.
- She also had the capacity
to be quite rude and abrasive.
- What are you saying?
- Well, it's possible that
she made someone angry.
Some people don't respond well
to that.
Possibly she said the wrong
thing at the wrong time,
and she suffered the
consequences.
- So you're saying that she
deserved this?
You're talking about my
best friend who just died.
- I understand, Beth.
And I know this is a very
difficult time for you.
And I am just trying
to help you understand.
- Well, you're not
helping, no one is helping.
I mean, ever since I
started talking to you,
things just seem to get worse.
- I understand that it
could feel that way, Beth,
but you've been under a lot of
stress.
You had the attack and the
relationship with your daughter,
now Simone, and then your
presentation.
- Wait.
My presentation?
to your CEO.
- when did we talk about my
presentation?
- I have it right here.
We talked about it the
day after it happened.
You were talking about Simone
and...
Listen.
I wouldn't be surprised
if you'd forgotten.
You have been under so much
stress lately.
- Right.
- Beth, I think it would be
helpful
if we processed your
relationship-
- you know, Marsha, I have to
go.
- Go?
- Yeah.
You mentioned my presentation
and I just remembered
that I'm supposed to be
in a conference call.
- No, Beth-
- I'm picking up the slack for
Simone,
so I am so busy, I'm sorry.
- Beth, I really feel like you
should-
- I'll see you at our next
session?
- If you're sure.
- See you then.
what?
48 hours ago?
- I'm so sorry to just
drop in like this but...
- That doesn't make sense.
I need to talk to you.
- I know.
- You know?
What do you know?
- Please, just come inside,
please.
- It's okay, Jess.
We're gonna get your
mom the help she needs.
- Get out of my house.
- Bethany, please.
- It's all right.
I warned you she might be
resistant.
Beth, we're only here to help.
- Help?
Help?
She sabotaged my work
presentation.
Beth, please.
- She did it!
- Just sit down.
Hear us out, please.
- She's messing with my life.
- Beth, you have been under
an enormous amount of stress.
It's no wonder you're trying to
cope.
You're blaming other people.
- I'm not blaming anyone, okay?
She did it.
What do you want?
- Mom!
Please.
- All any of us wants is
to get you some support.
- No, I need you out
of my house right now.
- Beth, listen to yourself!
You need help.
no, I don't need help,
I need you to listen to me.
- Beth.
- Now-
- Beth!
You need help.
I can't let you stay here unless
you are willing to get it.
- You can't kick me out of my
own house.
- Sorry, I am protecting our
daughter.
- I can explain everything.
- Beth, please, just stay
somewhere else tonight
and we will talk about this
tomorrow.
I don't want to have to call
someone.
- No, sweetheart.
Aw, sweetie.
Aw, honey.
Come here.
It's gonna be fine.
shh, shh.
It's fine.
Good luck on your test tomorrow,
okay?
this isn't over.
Get out of my house.
- I cannot believe I
didn't see this coming.
- Oh...
It's okay, nick, it
was a long time coming.
It's gonna be okay.
I promise.
sorry.
- Marsha Davies.
Yearbook.
what?
That's not you.
Marsha Davies.
Local therapist missing.
Nick, Jess.
Detective stringer?
It's Beth Curtis, call me back.
I need you to meet me at my
house, please.
- hello?
- We are in major trouble, nick.
- Call Jess.
calling
Jess.
- mom?
- Jess, I need you to listen to
me.
- Mom, what's going on?
- She's not who she says she is.
- Mom, I don't understand.
- Jess, I know what Marsha told
you.
She's lying to you.
Okay?
I need you to trust me.
Can you do that?
- Go ahead.
- I think that she may have hurt
Simone,
and I think that she may try to
hurt you.
I need you to go and get daddy
right now.
- Okay, okay.
- Wait, wait, wait, what
are you talking about?
- Marsha Davies.
The title clearance came
back on that property
she inherited from her father.
- And?
- And he's not her father,
and he's not freakin' dead.
- no, no, that's not possible.
Let me give her a call.
- Call her whenever you want.
I don't know who she is or what
she is,
but she screwed us, pal.
- Why would she do that?
- She's crazy.
- Trevor, we met with
her, she's not crazy,
I'm telling you...
- did somebody fall down?
nick?
Nick?
- Oh...
♪ someone's in the kitchen ♪
- yes, I'm going right now!
Daddy!
- Jess!
Jess.
Jess, are you there?
What's going on?
Jess.
- Sorry, Jess can't come
to the phone right now.
- Marsha.
- not Marsha, but I think
you already figured that out.
- You...
If you hurt my family...
- hurt your family?
Oh, we both know that that's
your job.
Pushing away your husband,
judging your daughter.
My job is to put them
out of their suffering.
We'll see you when you
get home, sweetheart.
- Wait!
No!
- Jess!
Jess?
Oh, which way did she go?
Did she go this way?
Jess!
Come on, Jess, don't play with
me.
Jess?
Come out, come out, wherever you
are!
Your mother told me how you
like to make things difficult,
but let's not draw this out!
- I'm coming.
- Come on out, little girl.
It's gonna be easier this way.
Your mom said you're never
gonna amount to anything anyway!
Too much baggage for this world!
I'll be doing the world a favor.
You know, it'll be easier on
your mom
to have you gone.
I don't blame her.
Because the truth is,
you're just not very bright!
oh, oh, you were one of the
lucky ones, you hear me?
You're lucky, but you
didn't appreciate it!
Your parents gave you
everything,
and how do you repay them?
Ingratitude, disrespect,
drinking.
They won't miss you at all.
Jess!
Come on baby, come on.
- My ankle.
Come on, let's go.
Let's go, come on.
Come on.
Nick!
Come on.
- Daddy!
- He's breathing.
- Daddy!
- His phone is dead.
Go call an ambulance.
Go, go!
Come on, wake up!
- oh, it's just you and me,
Beth.
- Oh, why are you doing this?
- Why?
- Yeah, why?
- Oh, everyone knows that a good
therapist
doesn't give you the answers.
She leads you to find
them out for yourself.
- You're not a therapist.
- Oh, no, that is true!
But I've had enough therapy
to be pretty good at it!
I had you convinced.
- What's wrong with you?
- Depends on who you ask.
Well, let's see...
We have reactive detachment
disorder
when I was 7 years old.
Oh, then we have intermittent
explosive disorder
when I was 12.
Oh, and then narcissistic
personality disorder
by the time I was 17.
Oh, then we have antisocial
personality disorder.
Oh, that one hurt, Beth.
They said that I was
superficially charming.
I mean, can you imagine?
Superficially charming?
Do I seem superficially charming
to you?
yeah, I mean, Marsha
didn't think so either,
well, not until the very end,
when I had her strangled
right at her very own desk.
You're a liar!
Oh, and there I was cleaning
up the mess and I find you.
Poor, little frightened thing,
so lost.
I saw myself in you,
I couldn't let you sit out there
alone.
- No, you're wrong, I needed the
help.
- Why?
'cause somebody frightened you?
Aw, because somebody disrupted
your perfect little life, huh?
What, you have a loving husband,
you have a daughter who is
healthy,
you have a job that you
love, you have friends.
Oh, but that wasn't
enough for you, was it?
It just wasn't enough for you!
Poor little rich girl.
Oh, poor baby.
- You're crazy.
- Oh, we don't like that term!
It is stigmatizing.
Oh, but I know you will never
say that again, will you?
You know why?
Because I'm gonna help you!
don't fight it!
Come on, I'm gonna say goodbye
to you
once and for all.
Now it's gonna be easy, or is
it?
- mom?
- Jess.
go.
Go get an ambulance.
Go, they're outside.
Wake up, baby, come on.
Wake up, come on, come on.
Are you warm?
- Yeah, thank you, mom.
- This is ridiculous, I'm fine.
- Oh, honey, I just want to get
you
checked out officially, okay?
- Are you okay?
Are you okay?
- We're gonna go to the hospital
and get your head checked.
We're right behind you.
- I love you.
- I love you.
- I love you.
- I love you, daddy.
- You got hit in the head.
- well, Mrs. Curtis.
Based on what you've told us,
I feel like I owe you
an apology for earlier.
- No apology necessary.
Just happy to have my life back.
I wouldn't change it for the
world.
- So, what about Marsha?
Or whoever she is?
- Well, I don't think we'll
be hearing from her again
for a long time.
- I'll call you tomorrow,
take a statement.
You should be with your husband.
- Thank you.
Thank you, detective.
- All right, ma'am, take care of
yourself.
- All right, let's get
you to the hospital.
Let's go see dad.
- Yes, yeah.
mom, that ice cream was so good!
you know, we should make
this a regular thing
and go every Wednesday.
- Oh, I don't know, Jess.
- Why?
Too busy with work?
- No.
I just don't think you're gonna
be around every Wednesday.
- Why's that?
- Well...
- we're so proud of you!
- Mom!
- You did it.
Here you come, price.
- Yes!
- Yeah, things didn't really
work out all that great
with my last therapist.
Actually, things haven't been
that great
in my life in general.
And I'm just, you know,
looking for a fresh start.
Some day I want to be a
therapist and help people.
♪ my heart is open ♪
♪ you leave it up to me ♪
♪ I don't believe you ♪
♪ and then you throw back ♪
♪ and then you turn on me ♪
♪ I don't believe you ♪
♪ my heart is open ♪
♪ what you won't give to me ♪
♪ I don't believe you ♪
♪ and now you're leaving ♪
♪ and then you take from me ♪
♪ I don't believe you ♪
♪ taking on me ♪
♪ take another step ♪
♪ and I try to run away ♪
♪ try to run away ♪
♪ taking on me ♪
♪ take another breath ♪
♪ in the middle of the night ♪
♪ middle of the night ♪
♪ taking on me ♪
♪ take another step ♪
♪ and I try to run away ♪
♪ try to run away ♪
♪ taking on me ♪
♪ take another breath ♪
♪ in the middle of the night ♪
♪ middle of the night ♪
♪ you're making it hard ♪
♪ you make it hard to trust you ♪
♪ you make it hard to trust you ♪
♪ I don't understand you, oh ♪
♪ you make it hard to leave you ♪
♪ you make it hard to leave you ♪
♪ my heart is broken ♪
♪ and half is in your hands ♪
♪ you can't renew me ♪
♪ my heart is shattered ♪
♪ and it's for you to mend ♪
♪ but you refuse me ♪
♪ taking on me ♪
♪ take another step ♪
♪ and I try to run away ♪
♪ try to run away ♪
♪ taking on me ♪
♪ take another breath ♪
♪ in the middle of the night ♪
♪ middle of the night ♪
♪ you're making it hard ♪
♪ you make it hard to trust you ♪
♪ you make it hard to trust you ♪
♪ I don't understand you, oh ♪
♪ you make it hard to leave you ♪
♪ you make it hard to leave you ♪
♪ in my head, every day ♪
♪ don't know what to say ♪
♪ in my head, every day ♪
♪ don't know what to say ♪
♪ in my head, every day ♪
♪ don't know what to say ♪
♪ in my head, every day ♪
♪ don't know what to say ♪
♪ gotta saddle up ♪
♪ and waiting on top ♪
♪ then we're going all night ♪
♪ pull the reins, take me off ♪
♪ giddy up ♪
♪ pull the reins, take me off ♪
♪ giddy up ♪
♪ pull the reins, take me off ♪
♪ giddy up ♪
♪ always on my mind ♪
♪ get it ♪
- I hope so.
This is the third night in a row
I've had to stay past 9.
I'm starting to forget
what my family looks like.
Oh.
Come on.
Simone, he just emailed.
He wants the title page changed
again.
No, it's fine, I'll take
care of it in the morning.
You get out of there and you go
home.
Okay, I'll see you tomorrow.
no!
somebody help!
Where's my phone?
No, no!
My keys...
No!
Oh no!
Oh, no, leave me alone!
help, somebody help!
- open!
Oh my gosh!
- Simone.
- What happened?
- Simone.
- What happened?
- There was a man...
- Oh my gosh.
You're okay, you're okay.
There's nobody here.
- There is someone following me.
Someone in a mask, and...
- Okay.
It's okay.
- Mrs. Curtis.
Mrs. Curtis.
Mrs. Curtis.
Just a few more questions, okay?
Did you happen to see
where your attacker went?
- He ducked out of sight
when Simone showed up.
She must've scared him off.
- Well, he's lucky he ran,
I would've smashed his face in.
- And you're certain you
didn't see anything either?
- No.
We were both working
late on a presentation.
I had left a few minutes after
Beth,
but I heard her honking,
so I went over to her car,
but I didn't see anyone there.
- And you can't remember
any distinguishing features?
Any scars, marks, tattoos?
- No.
It was dark.
He was wearing a mask,
so I didn't see much.
- Okay, here's what I'm gonna
do.
I'm gonna leave you my card.
If you can remember anything,
no matter how small or
unimportant it might seem,
I want you to give us a call,
okay?
- we'll do everything we
can to find this guy, okay?
thank you, detective.
of course.
- We'll be in touch.
- Do you want me to stay?
- Oh, no, I'm fine.
- Are you sure?
I'm the queen of couch surfing.
- I'm okay.
- Of course.
Love you.
- Love you.
- Can I get you anything?
Some tea maybe?
- Yeah.
- Okay.
Some camomile coming up.
- That'd be perfect.
- Be right back.
- someone help!
No!
- what is all this?
- Oh.
Thought I'd try something other
than
a granola bar for breakfast for
a change.
- Honey, you don't have to do
that.
- Do what?
- Pretend like everything is
normal.
That was a pretty scary night
last night.
- I know.
I was there, nick.
But I'm just trying to move
forward now.
- Look, why don't I call into
work,
and maybe you, me, and Jess
can spend the day together.
- No.
I don't want everyone knowing
about it.
- Beth, that's gonna be rough.
- Look.
Jess takes her sat next week,
and I don't want her to be
distracted.
- We can't keep a lid on this.
- Keep a lid on what?
- The frying pan.
- oh.
Well, we should get a new one.
- Yeah, we should.
There you go.
- Wow!
What gives?
- Nothing gives.
Just eat it.
- Uh, hey, can I borrow 5 bucks?
Carmen and I want to study
at Phil's diner after school.
- I don't think that's a good
idea.
- We always study at the diner.
- Well, not today.
We want you to come home.
- Mom, I thought we were over
this.
- We are over this.
But I still want you to come
home straight after school.
- Mom.
- End of discussion.
- Dad?
- Do what your mom says.
- Fine.
- Hey, where are you going?
- To school.
Or is that not allowed either?
- Have your father drive you.
- You know, helicopter
parenting is a pejorative term.
- Hey!
I love you.
- I'll see you later.
- right, thank you.
- Hey, hey, hey!
- Trevor.
What's going on?
- I'm just checking up on you.
How you doin'?
- Best I can.
- Nick, you know things
have been a little tight
since we lost the Bowlen
account.
- I noticed the coffee's gotten
worse.
- Bowlen took hundreds of
billable hours with him.
We're gonna have to make some
cutbacks.
- Cutbacks?
- Layoffs, downsizing, cleaning
house,
whatever you want to call it.
It is not gonna be fun, pal.
- Should I be worried?
- Listen.
We're gonna keep this quiet for
now,
but I want to give you a head's
up.
You have been doing great work.
However, your billables are
down.
- Yeah, I mean, there hasn't
been a whole lot of clients.
- I understand that, but we're
gonna make
all our decisions from here on
out based solely on revenue.
- I need to make it rain.
- You need to make it storm,
hurricane.
- Beth.
Beth.
Hey, Beth.
Are you okay?
- I'm fine.
Why?
- Well, usually you answer
within
the first 5 or 6 times I call
your name.
- Sorry.
- What's up with you?
What are you doing here?
- Greg needed the changes
on the title page,
and there was an error
in one of the tables.
- Beth, come on.
- I just really need the
distraction right now.
- I get that, I do.
Have you thought about talking
to someone?
- I'm talking to you.
- Oh, you know what I mean.
You've gone through a
traumatizing experience.
There's no shame in trying to
get some help processing it.
I know Dr. Ellis has some
openings right now and-
- no, I'm fine, Simone.
- Beth.
You really need to get some
help.
- No, what I need is to
finish this before lunch.
- Okay.
- thanks, charlie.
I'll see you tomorrow.
- sweetie.
Aw, baby.
- Mom?
why didn't you tell me?
- I didn't want to scare you.
You've got your sat coming up
next week,
and that's what you need to be
focused on.
- But mom, I'm not 6 years old
anymore.
If something like this happens
to you, then I should know.
- I should've told you.
- So, what now?
- Well, the police are searching
for him,
and apparently he's attacked
several women
over the last few weeks.
- Well, what if he comes here?
- No.
He doesn't know where we live,
Jess.
We're safe here.
- You didn't seem to
think that this afternoon.
- I'm sorry I scared you.
It's just, I'm still working
through this.
- You know, maybe you
should talk to someone.
- Maybe.
oh.
Dr. Ellis?
- Sorry, no.
Let me guess, it's your
first time at therapy,
you don't want to be here,
you're wondering if you
can bolt for the door
before anyone sees you.
don't worry, it's completely
natural.
Would you like to come wait in
my office?
- Oh, no, thank you.
- You sure?
I have fresh coffee.
- Well...
When you put it like that, sure.
all right.
Follow me.
That must've been terrifying.
- I guess so.
- You guess so?
Well, it sounds like you're
afraid to own your feelings.
- Nothing really happened.
I didn't get hurt.
Some of the other women, I mean,
it could've been much worse.
- So, you feel like you don't
deserve to have a reaction?
Beth, it's just you and me in
here.
Whatever reaction you're
having, it's legitimate.
Somebody tried to hurt you.
It's okay to have a reaction.
- I just, I feel like I keep
going
over and over it in my head.
Did I do something wrong?
Did I do something to deserve
this?
I mean, I know, it sounds
horrible.
- No, there's no horrible.
That's just the way you feel.
- I feel terrified.
I feel like he could be
waiting around every corner.
If I let my guard down for
just one second, he could...
- Beth, you can say it.
- He could finish what he
started.
- You know, if you like,
you and I could work together
maybe to help you not
feel like this anymore.
- But, Dr. Ellis, I-
- it's up to you.
I'm sure that Dr. Ellis
could help you too.
- If I could, I could work with
you?
- Yes.
- Okay.
Yeah, I think so.
thank you for the coffee.
mm, of course.
- Licensed marriage and family
therapist.
Specializing in cognitive
behavior-
- hey.
- Hi.
how'd it go with
Ellis?
- Actually, it didn't.
- You didn't go?
- No, I went, I just
went with someone else.
- What does that mean?
- Another therapist in the same
suite.
Marsha.
I emailed Dr. Ellis.
- Okay, well, that's a little
random.
But how did it go with Marsha?
- Um, really well.
- Huh.
- You were right.
It helps to talk with someone
who-
- can't tell anybody what you
said
under penalty of law.
- yeah.
So, are you gonna go back?
- Twice a week.
- I'm proud of you.
- I think I am too.
I just felt really comfortable
with her.
We clicked.
- Good.
- All right, back to work.
- Oh, yep.
- I need those by 2 o'clock, by
the way.
- Bethycurt, isn't that cute.
hm.
So nasty.
help me!
Mother and daughter.
oh, hello hubby.
I'll have to pay motley &
Mitchell a little visit.
- No, I get it.
Simon & Hodell is a great firm,
so if you're happy with them...
Yep, okay, bye.
- Got a minute?
- Dozens of 'em.
What's up?
- Let's walk.
We got a walk-in looking for a
new firm
to manage her late father's
portfolio, it's massive.
It could turn this whole
thing around, brother.
- That's great.
- It is great.
And what's especially great
is she asked for you
specifically.
- She did?
- Mhm.
Let's go see the boss.
I hope we did not keep you
waiting.
- Nick.
- Marsha.
Nice to meet you.
- Pleasure.
- Come on, you two.
Step on in here.
- Thank you.
- Mom, where's my phone?
I don't know where I...
- Oh.
- Oh.
- You're sure you don't
want to just study here?
- Mom...
- they're here.
Study hard.
- I like you guys, a lot.
- We like to be liked.
So, how'd you hear about us?
- Oh, you did some work for
a friend of mine last year,
a firm downtown.
- Ah, the cars.
- Yeah, said wonderful things.
I tell you, I like the fact
that you're a family firm.
But I do have to tell you
that I am gonna be meeting
with Wolf & Waldron as well.
- I'll tell you what.
Give us a few days to
put together a proposal,
and we'll get together next week
sometime
and explain to you why
we beat the pants off
of wolf & waldron.
- Over dinner?
- Absolutely.
In fact, if you like the family
touch,
why don't we skip the
restaurant,
nick's wife is a fantastic cook.
- Actually, you know what?
Beth's got a lot going
on at work right now.
Maybe we can do Sabatino's?
- Oh.
Okay, sure.
You know, I'm not getting
good reception up here.
Wolf & waldron, that's at 6th
ave, right?
- You know what?
I'm sure it's fine.
How's Tuesday at 7?
- I'll bring the wine.
great.
Wonderful.
- Okay, great.
See you Tuesday.
- Pleasure.
- It's a pleasure.
- Thank you so much.
- So, do I get to keep my job
now?
- Keep it?
If you sign her, I'll put
your name on the door,
but don't tell her that
when you have dinner.
- Wait, me?
I thought this was an us.
- Well, she seems comfortable
with you,
I think it's best if you handle
it.
You could save the firm.
We're all counting on you, nick.
- You got it.
Assuming my wife doesn't kill me
first.
so, you think she'll be ready?
- Well, she's certainly
working hard enough.
I've barely seen her all week.
she's always studying.
- She's so cute.
How would you feel about
spending
a little quality time
with her in the kitchen?
- Okay?
- You know that new client
I was telling you about?
- Mhm.
- Trevor might've invited
her to dinner on Tuesday.
- So?
Here?
- Yeah, I know, I know.
- Oh, god.
- I'm sorry, I should talk to
you first.
She's talking to wolf & waldron,
and I think Trevor just wanted
to make an impression and...
- Ugh.
- It's fine.
I'll just tell him you can't
host.
- I don't want them to
know what happened, nick.
- I'll just come up with an
excuse.
I'll tell him our dining
room table, it exploded.
- yeah, we should've paid
attention
to that recall notice, right?
- I'll come up with something.
- No, that's silly.
No, no, no.
Don't do that.
We can host.
- Are you sure?
- Yeah, I know how much
you need these new clients.
- I don't want to push you into
something
if you're not ready.
- No, we'll make it work.
- You're literally an angel sent
to earth.
You marry me and make my life
better.
- And you are a cheeseball.
when is this dinner?
- Tuesday, 7 o'clock.
- Well, I'll see if Simone's
free to help.
- Oh, can you ask her to make
those little cheesecakes that I
like?
- You are pushing things.
Fine, whatever.
what'd I do to deserve you?
- You didn't.
- oh, I love you.
- Love you.
- How were the last few days for
you?
- Uh, better, I think.
- Good.
Better how?
- I felt not necessarily less
scared,
just more able to cope.
Nick's been really supportive.
Almost too supportive, actually.
I think he's just worried about
me.
- And what about Jess?
- That's complicated.
- How so?
- Um-
- Beth, remember.
It's just you and me in here.
- Well, Jess and I, we're just
starting
to get back on track.
Last year was a really rough
year for her.
She ended up stealing
a car and wrecking it.
She had been drinking.
- Whoa, scary.
- Yeah.
I've never been so angry and
so relieved at the same time
when I picked her up
from the police station.
Was I working too much?
Was I ignoring her?
I mean, what kind of mother has
a daughter
who does something so stupid?
- I don't think it's about
the kind of mother, really.
It's adolescents.
They have half of the brain
capacity,
twice the amount of hormones,
they just do stupid things.
- She was so embarrassed.
I actually promised her
I wouldn't tell anyone
about what happened.
Not even Simone knows.
- That's a lot to carry on your
own.
- I think she realized that she
really could've ruined her life,
and she's really turned things
around.
- And you don't want to risk
that.
- No.
She's working so hard.
She's applying to colleges,
and she's studying for the sat.
You know, she studies
every day after school
at Phil's diner.
Well, they do have the best
coffee, but...
She's got a lot on her plate.
I just think that it's best if
I keep my own problems my own
right now.
Anyhow, speaking of problems,
I do have a dinner to go make.
Oh.
what are you making?
- Salmon and risotto.
- Salmon, I love salmon.
Bring me leftovers?
Will do.
- Beth, you are doing
really great work in here.
I'm proud of you.
- Thank you, Marsha.
I'll see you soon.
- Yes, you will.
- is she there?
- Who?
- Marsha, Marsha!
- Excuse me!
Please, you need to sit down,
I'll be with you in a moment.
- She's not returning my calls,
I need to talk to her.
I need to talk to her!
- Okay, okay, please calm down.
- Is everything okay?
everything's fine.
- Do you need me to call
someone?
- No, no, no, it's fine.
You can go.
- Are you sure?
- It's fine.
- Okay.
Bye.
- Bye.
- Please.
Please, please.
- Okay, please wait.
Oh...
Okay.
Okay, well...
- She's not here.
- No.
She's not here.
She wants me to give you a
message.
- What, you talked to her?
What did she say?
- She said she doesn't
want to see you anymore.
- What?
She wouldn't say that.
- She changed her mind.
- No, no, I want to talk to her.
I need to talk to her.
- Well, you can't talk to her.
And if I ever see you again,
if you ever come back here,
I'm gonna have to call the
police
and let them know everything
that's in your file, Jacob.
- You can't do that.
- Oh, I can do that.
I can do a lot worse than that.
Don't test me.
you know what?
You know, maybe I can help you.
I have the perfect therapy.
okay, how's it going in
here?
- Ready in 5.
- Great.
Simone, mini cheesecakes.
Thank you.
You didn't let her add
too much cayenne, did you?
- We're out of cayenne,
I subbed in ghost pepper.
- Yes!
All right, I'm gonna check on
the grill.
- Thank you, honey.
How you doin', Simone?
You need some help?
- Nope, I am finished.
- of course, they're early.
- Oh, I can get it.
- No, it's fine.
You stay here and help
Jess with the sauce.
Okay.
Marsha?
- Beth?
- What are you doing here?
Is everything okay?
- Yes, I had no idea this was
your house,
I'm just supposed to meet
my attorney for dinner.
- Your attorney?
You're the new client.
Oh...
- My father left me his
real estate holdings
and they're a mess.
Anyway, nevermind, it doesn't
matter.
This must be so awkward for you.
I'm gonna leave.
- No, please.
The whole point of this
dinner is to impress you.
Are you impressed?
- are you sure?
I don't want to stay unless
you're completely comfortable.
Marsha, hi!
welcome.
I see you my wife, Beth.
We've definitely met.
- all right, well come on
inside, dinner's almost ready.
This is perfect, thank you.
Come on in.
- this is delicious, nick.
- I can't take the credit.
Beth and Jess have done all the
hard work,
I just threw it on the grill.
- mother-daughter team.
- Yeah.
Jess is a real whiz in the
kitchen.
Jess?
- Oh, I was just telling Carmen
I'm just gonna be a little bit
late.
- Oh, did you have plans
tonight?
- Just studying.
- Jess is taking the sat next
week.
- And she's been putting in
those hours,
hittin' those books.
- well, I appreciate you
making time to cook for us.
- Oh, like we said, we like
to put the family touch
on things at the firm.
- Ah, I see we've reached the
hard sell
portion of our evening.
I wouldn't call it a
hard sell.
- you know, why don't I get
these dishes out of here, hm?
Jess?
yeah, I'll help you.
- So, I know you've been
taking a couple of meetings,
but let me tell you why motley &
Mitchell
is the perfect fit for your
portfolio.
- Hey, time for dessert?
- Uh, just about.
- Mom, I'll get the rest of the
dishes.
- Thank you.
- so, how's it going down there?
- Oh, just as well as you'd
expect
when your therapist shows up
to dinner with your husband.
- I still can't believe she
stayed.
- Oh, I asked her to.
Nick could really use
the new client right now.
- No, what he needs is a
swift kick in the butt, okay?
She should not have stayed.
- Do you need any more help?
Because I have to go study.
- Before cheesecake?
Simone spent the whole afternoon
on it.
- No, my secret ingredient is
misanthropy.
- Thanks, but I just want
to get back to the books.
- Um, okay.
Well, you know, Jess, your
father and I
would really love it if you
stayed.
- But mom...
- Okay.
- Need any help with dessert?
- I'll be upstairs.
- Yeah, I think we're good.
- everything okay?
- Everything's fine.
Marsha, have you met Simone?
- No, it's nice to meet you.
- Isn't it a little weird for a
therapist
to show up at a client's house?
- Simone.
- No, it's okay.
I really wouldn't have
come if I had known.
- I'm sure.
So, you must know Brendan?
From your office?
- Yes, of course.
Love Brendan.
- He's been my therapist for
years,
but never been over for dinner.
- Would you point me in the
direction of the powder room?
- Of course.
It's straight down the hall on
the right.
- what?
- Do I really have to answer
that?
- I'm sorry, it's just a
complete violation of ethics.
- Okay, well tonight we're gonna
have to
bend the ethics just a little
bit.
- I don't agree, okay?
Someone should report her.
- Well, someone needs to calm
down
and help me with the
cheesecakes.
Come on.
are you sure you don't want a
ride home?
- Ah, it's just a couple blocks.
I'll walk off some of that
cheesecake.
- Okay.
Well, thank you again for
staying
to help with the dishes.
I don't know what I would do
without you.
- Oh, well I'm sure you and
Marsha
can figure things out.
Simone.
- Oh, fine, I'll drop it.
But if she shows up at Cosmo
night,
I'm gonna say something.
- goodnight, Simone.
- Goodnight.
- I'll see you tomorrow.
- Okay.
- Simone?
Simone.
You forgot your cheesecake
stuff.
- Oh, right.
Any chance I can get that ride?
- Let me get my keys.
But, hands off the radio.
- Oh, god, I'm not listening to
country
for two whole blocks.
- well, I would call that a
success, huh?
- I'd say that we pulled it off.
- Thank you for doing this.
I know it was a lot to ask.
- Yeah.
Well, let's just hope
that Marsha's impressed.
- Ah, I think she's great.
Maybe we can have her
over again some time, huh?
- I don't think that's an
option.
- Why not?
- Remember that therapist
that I told you I was seeing?
A woman named Marsha?
- You're kidding.
I had no idea, I am so sorry.
Okay.
I'll call her tomorrow and tell
her
she needs to find another
attorney.
- Oh, no, no, no.
It's fine, nick.
I talked to her after dinner,
and she said that as long as we
keep
our relationships professional,
mine and hers and hers and
yours,
then there should be no
conflict.
- Are you sure?
I don't want you to feel
uncomfortable with your therapy.
- No, it's fine.
- Okay.
As long as we don't have to
keep our relationship
professional.
Hm?
- you're up early.
- Oh, yeah.
I have a chemistry test this
afternoon,
so just want to get some
extra study time in.
What?
- nothing.
I'm just really proud of you.
- Well, let's see how
I do on the test first.
- You know what I mean.
You've come so far in the past
year.
- Mom.
I hate when you bring that up.
I just want to leave of that
behind me.
- I know.
I know.
Hey, where you going?
- I'm gonna finish
studying at the library.
- Oh, honey, I didn't mean to-
- no, but I just need to focus.
- I just wanted you to
know that we realize
how hard you've been working.
- Well, let's hope price
university does.
- Still no word?
- No.
But Carmen heard yesterday,
so I know that it's gonna be
soon.
- Well, you can always live here
and you can go to state.
- Mom.
- Okay.
Well, I'll see you tonight.
Okay?
- Okay.
- Love you.
- Bye.
- Bye.
- so, how did it go last night?
- Actually, pretty well.
I think she likes us.
- Well, I think you're right.
She just called, and
she's signing with us.
- Yes!
Fantastic.
- Whatever you did last
night, keep doing it.
- Actually, I was wondering if I
could
hand this one off to you.
- Hand her off?
What does that mean?
- It's the craziest thing.
Turns out, she knows my wife.
- She knows your wife.
That's not exactly a problem.
- Marsha is Beth's therapist.
- you're joking.
- I'm not.
- Oh my god, well...
That's not an ethical conflict
for you.
- No, well-
- then what's the problem?
- There isn't a problem,
I just don't want it to
be awkward for my wife.
- Did Beth say it was awkward?
- No, but I-
- nick, let me be very clear
here.
Signing Marsha Davies is make
or break it for the firm,
and it's make it or break it for
you, pal.
So you need to decide what a
little bit
of awkwardness is worth, okay?
Look, therapy is a lot like the
law.
People come to you with their
problems,
lie to you about what they are,
refuse to take your advice,
and expect things to get better.
And you're supposed to
smile, take their money,
and pretend you don't know
they're lying
and keep your mouth shut about
everything they tell you.
And if you and I can do that,
then no reason in the world
that Marsha Davies can't.
Unless you think
she's some sort of
psychopathic psychologist.
- you're right, you're right.
I appreciate the advice, Trevor.
- Of course.
You know, I thought I was wrong
once,
but I was wrong.
- And we'll need delivery
of the adjusted estimates
by the 26th so that we can
update them
before the presentation.
- I'll call over to nve in the
morning.
- Great.
- Or did you want to have Marsha
call?
Simone.
we've talked about this.
It was a completely random
fluke.
- Well, that's pretty freakin'
random.
You don't think there's
something off about her?
- Off like what?
- I don't know, I just got a
vibe.
- I didn't know there was a vibe
involved.
Maybe we should look into her.
- I already did.
- You what?
- I called Dr. Ellis, asked
him what he thought of her.
- You're kidding me.
And what did Dr. Ellis say?
- He said Marsha's excellent.
- Really?
- Well, she was a senior
in the office for a while,
but she's a great therapist,
and he refers people to her all
the time.
- So, why are we still talking
about this?
- I guess we're not.
- All right.
Get those papers to me please.
hello?
- Beth, it's Marsha.
- Uh, did we have an
appointment?
I thought that we were meeting
on Friday.
- Yes, we are.
I just wanted to see how
you're doing after last night.
I know it was a little
unexpected.
- A little?
- well, maybe you'd like to meet
up today,
just to process it?
Not a session, just a check-in.
- Um-
- I just want to make sure
that you're feeling okay
after everything.
- Uh, yeah, that would be nice.
- Great.
So, how about I pick
up a couple of coffees
and I meet you at that
park near your office?
Say, half an hour?
- Okay, see you then.
- See you then.
hey there.
- Oh.
- I'm glad we could meet.
- Me too.
It's nice to get out of
the office for a bit.
- Oh, yes.
And we're much less likely to be
accosted
by angry randos out here.
- who was he?
Or can you not say?
- He's an ex of one of my
clients.
He keeps coming to sessions
hoping to find her.
She's trying to get a
restraining order.
- That's scary.
- Yeah.
So if you see him again,
just let me know right away,
okay?
- You got it.
- So, how do you feel last night
went?
- I guess that's really
more of a question for you.
- Well, I don't think it
could've gone any better.
Nick seems to have
everything well in hand,
and dinner was delicious.
- Oh, well I had some help.
Nick did the grilling,
and Jess has been great in the
kitchen
ever since she was a little kid.
- Yeah, she seems really great.
You know, it's a shame that
she couldn't stay for dessert.
- Well, she's been so
busy with her senior year.
- I noticed.
And she and I haven't really
been connecting lately.
- Well, maybe you should bring
her in
to one of your sessions.
- What?
- Well, I know that your
relationship has been
complicated,
and sometimes it's just nice to
have
a third party facilitator,
help with the communication.
- I don't think so.
- Why not?
- I'm just not really
comfortable with that idea.
Just, I told you so much about
myself,
and I just think that I
need to keep my therapy life
separate from my everyday life.
- Perhaps a one on one then.
Beth, I really think that I
could help-
- I appreciate it, Marsha,
but the answer's no.
- All right then.
I understand.
- Such a jerk, I don't know why.
Nothing that I ever did to him,
but for some reason he
just has it out for me
and I don't get it.
Well, I'm gonna see you
tomorrow, okay?
- Bye.
- Bye.
- oh!
- Oh my goodness, I am so sorry.
- No, it's totally my fault.
I am such a klutz.
I dropped my keys and I can't
seem to find where they went.
- Oh, um...
Here they are.
- thank you so much.
Hey, I know you.
You're Beth's daughter, right?
I was at your house last night
for dinner.
- Oh, yeah, oh my gosh.
What brings you to high school?
- Well, would you believe me if
I said
I was 17 years old?
- No.
but I would believe that you
were
an undercover officer trying to
bust
a high school crime ring.
- no, I'm just helping out
with the counseling department.
Yeah, I work at a couple
of the schools around town.
- Wow, cool.
Well, I will definitely tell
my parents that you said hi.
- Okay.
Mind if I ask you one more
favor?
Do you know of any good places
to get coffee around here?
I'm about to collapse
unless I get caffeinated.
- Well, yeah.
I was on my way to study
over at Phil's diner.
- Mind if I follow?
- Um, yeah.
Yeah, sure, of course.
- Okay.
- so, how do you know my mom?
- Oh, we met a little while ago.
She's such a lovely woman.
- Yeah, well, she can be,
though I suggest you do
not come home after curfew.
- so, what are all these
shapes and squiggles?
- Oh, these.
So, they call it math,
but I think they're pretty much
just
an updated version of medieval
torture.
- so, what are your plans for
college?
- Well...
Most of my friends are
staying around here.
- But not you though.
- I don't know.
You know, I kind of just want to
see
what else is out there, you
know?
- Mhm.
Is that why you're studying so
hard?
- Well, I applied to
price for early admission.
I want to see what my options
are,
I don't want to limit myself.
'cause what if I could do
something great?
- You could.
- Yeah, well, try telling my mom
then.
- Is she not supportive?
- Well, you see, it's not
that she's un-supportive,
but I think she just wants
me to stay close to home.
- Mm, 'cause of last year.
- What do you mean?
- The drunk driving.
It sounds like you had
a really tough go of it.
- She told you about that?
- Don't worry.
It's not uncommon for someone
your age
to act out a little bit.
- She's never gonna let
me move past that, is she?
I spent this past year trying
to prove that I've grown up.
But she's never gonna be
able to see me as anything
except for the kid behind
the wheel of that car.
- No, I don't think that's true.
I think she's just not ready
to let you be out there on your
own yet.
She loves you.
- Yeah, well, she's got a
funny way of showing it, huh?
- Jess.
You know, try to think of it
from your mom's perspective.
This past year has been hard on
her too.
Why do you think she's
been working so much?
- What?
- I'm sorry, I shouldn't of said
anything.
- Are you saying that my
mom's been working so much
so that she doesn't have to be
around me?
- No, I didn't say that.
- But did she?
- Jess.
- Forget it.
I have to study, so...
- Of course.
Good luck with your medieval
torture.
- Thanks.
overtime numbers
so we're just waiting on that
update.
Hi, sweetie.
Let me call you back.
You're home early.
- I couldn't really focus.
- Well, you deserve a break.
I'm home early too, and I
thought maybe
we could make dinner together?
- I'm not hungry.
- Well, I have something that
might help your appetite.
- From price?
- Mhm.
What does it say?
What does it say?
- I didn't get in.
I can apply again with my new
sat scores.
- Oh, honey.
- What?
This is what you wanted anyway.
Isn't it?
- What?
- For me to get rejected,
so that I have to stay
home and go to state.
All because of the stupid
mistake
that I made a year ago.
- No, I-
- you know what?
I believed you when you
said you were over it,
but you're never gonna
let this go, are you?
- Jess!
- Just leave me alone.
- But honey...
hello?
Yes, but I...
Right now?
Um, yeah, I can send those right
now.
Okay, yeah, I'm sending them
right now.
I don't know what happened.
She just completely cut me off.
- Oh, she'll come around.
Try to remember your emotions at
that age.
- I'd rather forget.
- so, how are things otherwise?
- Better, I think.
I've finally been able to focus
on my work
which is really good,
because we have that
presentation this afternoon.
- You've been working hard on
that.
- Yeah, for the last few months.
My boss's boss has been
breathing down her neck,
and our CEO is in from New York.
- That's a lot to worry about.
- It is.
But thank god I have Simone.
You know, she's handling the
slides
so I can focus on my talk.
- Sounds like you guys are a
good team.
- Yeah.
It's funny.
She swore she would never
work in the corporate world,
but when she saw how much
pressure I was under,
she agreed to come on
board to help me out.
And she's great.
She's been with us for a year.
- And how's that going?
- Well, it's a bit of
an adjustment for her.
she's a bit of a square peg.
She doesn't like to wear
her shoes in the office,
and she takes naps in her car.
And she's always threatening to
quit
every week or two.
Other than nick, she's
really the only other person
I can truly trust.
About most things.
- What does that mean?
- It's nothing, nevermind.
- You know, if there's anything
that I've learned doing therapy,
the one thing that the client
doesn't want to talk about
is exactly what we
should be talking about.
- Um, yeah.
Well, she thinks that I
shouldn't continue seeing you.
- Why is that?
- Um...
Please, don't take offense to
this,
but she said she got a "bad
vibe".
I think it was because of
dinner the other night.
- Beth, you asked me to stay.
- Oh, I know, I know.
I think she just thinks
you're unconventional.
Which, coming from her,
is pretty hilarious.
- You know, sometimes when
we start to get better,
our friends start to be scared
that they're losing the
version of us that they know.
- Hm.
Maybe.
She's very protective.
She actually called Dr.
Ellis to ask about you.
- Oh, and what did Dr. Ellis
have to say?
- He said that you're
great, and I agree with him.
- Well, that's a relief.
so, back to this presentation.
What time is that today?
- Hm, 4 o'clock.
So, four more hours.
All this work, months and
months of hard work pays off.
You know, working in the
corporate world,
it takes a lot out of you.
I have long hours, and I
worry about Jess and nick.
it's just, it's a lot, so...
I'm grateful for the job,
I'm just, you know, trying to
stay focused
and forget about the attack.
- I'm gonna take my nap for an
hour
before the presentation.
No, I'm just finishing
up some details now.
Okay.
All right, I'll catch you later.
- Marsha?
- Hey, I'm so sorry to
just drop in like this,
but you left your jacket at my
office.
I wanted you to have it.
- That's so nice of you,
but that's actually not my
jacket.
- It's not?
Oh, of course.
I know whose it is.
I'm so sorry that I bothered
you.
- Oh, not at all, that
was really thoughtful.
- Oh.
you know, since I'm here,
I'm supposed to get this to your
husband,
it's for the estate filings.
Save me a stamp?
- Of course.
- I better not.
I realized that I didn't
make myself a copy,
so I'll just get it to him next
week.
- I can make you a copy.
- Are you sure?
I don't want to be any more of a
bother.
- No, I'm sure.
I'll be right back.
- Okay.
- Just one?
- Uh, yeah.
Front and back.
- Okay.
- Thank you.
oh, Simone, you shouldn't of
done that.
- You didn't date this, but
don't worry,
I fixed it before I made the
copy.
- Oh, thank you so much.
- Sure.
- Good luck with your
presentation.
- Thank you, I'll see you next
week.
- knock, knock.
It's time.
- Okay.
- You ready?
You got my new slides this
afternoon?
- Yes, and you're sure you
used the updated numbers
for the Mccue form?
- I'm sure.
And you made a bullet point
that has the five year
projections?
- Mhm, I did.
- What about that one slide, do
we add-
- Beth, everything we
talked about is done.
Now, let's go in there and
kick some corporate booty.
- Let's do this.
- Great.
- Hello, everyone.
I know we only have a few
minutes,
so I'm gonna jump right in.
Over the last three months,
we've been developing a proposal
for a complete security system
overhaul.
The security breach in
Boston cost the company
six million dollars.
Oh...
I...
I'm sorry, sir.
Let's see...
Oh my gosh, so sorry, sir.
Simone?
- Yeah, yeah.
I don't know...
- what the hell were you doing,
Simone?
Hm?
- Beth, I swear I-
- I know you don't care about
your job, but I need mine.
I have been working on this for
months.
- I know that, okay?
I-
- you know, I can't
believe that I trusted you.
You never wanted to work here,
you never took this job
seriously.
What was I thinking?
- Beth.
Please.
I would never do
something like that, okay?
Beth, you have to believe me.
- It doesn't matter what I
believe, okay?
Now I have to go in there,
and I have to fix this.
- Yeah, yeah, no.
We can still-
- alone, Simone.
I have to go in there and
I have to fix this alone.
- hi, this is Simone Mitchell.
I need to talk to Dr. Ellis.
- Thank you for coming.
I'm so sorry about the mix up.
Have a safe flight home.
- Yeah, we'll talk.
- Simone, it's me.
Call me back.
We need to talk.
- See you next week.
- Thank you, Dr. Ellis.
- enjoying my book?
- Oh my gosh, I'm so sorry.
I'll be out of here.
- It's okay, it's okay.
It's a best seller, you know?
- Yeah.
- Nice to see you again.
- You as well.
- So gorgeous, isn't it?
- It's amazing.
- you know, you never really
know
what to do with one of these
things
once you win one.
- Simone?
I've been trying to call you all
day.
Will you please call me back?
We need to talk.
Simone?
hey!
Have you been sleeping in there
all day?
Simone.
Hey, wake up!
Oh, Simone!
Simone!
No, Simone, Simone!
Help!
No!
Help!
Somebody help!
Help!
Somebody!
Simone.
Simone.
no!
Help!
Somebody help!
I hadn't spoke to her all day,
and I was walking down to my
car,
and then I saw her car here
and I thought that she was
asleep.
I opened the door, and she fell
out.
- Mrs. Curtis.
We'll do everything we
can to find the suspect
and bring justice, okay?
- Are you gonna need a ride
home?
- No.
My husband's on his way.
we'll stay
here until he arrives.
- Thank you.
Thank you.
Do you think it was my attacker?
it's too early to
say.
- Detectives, please.
- If this was your
attacker showing up again,
it appears to be a revenge
attack.
- Because Simon saved me?
- Again, Mrs. Curtis,
it's too soon to say.
- Then why would, why would-
- Beth.
- Are you okay?
I'm so sorry.
- Hey, sir.
We're gonna do everything we
can, okay?
We already have a few leads,
okay?
- Thank you.
- Yeah.
- Thank you so much.
- We'll be in touch.
- Thank you.
Come on, honey.
Let's get you home.
I brought you some tea.
- Thank you.
- Are you warm enough?
- I'm fine.
- I'll get you a sweater.
- I said I'm fine.
- I can't do anything for you?
- No, there's nothing anyone can
do.
I need some space right now.
- I understand.
Well, I'm here if you need me,
okay?
- Hey, nick, please.
I just need some space, okay?
I just want to be alone right
now.
- Beth, I am so sorry.
How awful.
Do you know what happened?
- Um...
The police think that my
attacker might've come back.
That he came back looking for
me.
- Oh, that must be very
frightening.
- It is.
But I think that the worse part
is
just the sense of deja vu.
- How do you mean?
- I mean, I've been through
all of this already.
Being frightened just to walk to
my car,
being asked how I'm doing.
You know, I fight every single
morning
just to put on a brave face.
I can't stand it.
I can't stand going through
this all over again,
I just want to be left alone.
You know, even with nick,
I keep telling him that I need
space,
but I think he's having a
hard time accepting that.
You know, he just wants
to help, but he can't.
He's just making it worse.
- You know, it's difficult to
watch
someone that you love
be in pain, be hurting,
and not be able to help.
- I know.
But the best thing for me right
now
is just to let me mourn in
peace.
- hey!
- Marsha!
- Glad to find you working so
late.
I was just driving by,
I thought I'd drop off the
approvals that we talked about.
- Oh, thank you.
Yeah, have a seat.
Thanks.
- So, how are you?
I heard about Simone.
- It's awful, isn't it?
yeah, are you doing
okay?
- I'm fine, but poor Beth, you
know,
that this guy came back for
her, it's just really scary.
- Oh, it must've been terrible
to see her go through that.
yeah, I wish I can
help.
- Well, she just needs to know
that you're there for her.
- Yeah.
- Actually, I really
shouldn't say anything
about this but-
- say anything about what?
- Does Beth seem like herself
right now?
- What do you mean?
- No one can really know that
I talked to you about this,
it would be unethical.
- Marsha, I'm not comfortable
with that.
- I understand.
And if it wasn't so important
I wouldn't say anything.
But I just need you make sure
that you're keeping a really
close eye on Beth right now.
- What are you saying?
Is she gonna hurt herself?
- I can't go into detail about
it,
but just be there to support
her.
Even if she pushes you
away, you need to be there.
With everything that she's gone
through,
it just wouldn't be unexpected
for her to blame herself.
- Is Beth blaming herself for
this?
- I can't say too much,
but Simone saved her from her
attacker,
and then when he came back for
her-
- I never even thought
about that, poor Beth.
- Yeah.
Well, just be sure you're
checking up on her.
Just let her know that you care
enough
to just push through all those
barriers
that she's created.
- She has been distant lately.
- Yeah.
What she needs right now is her
family.
She needs to know you're there.
- Thanks, Marsha, I really
appreciate it.
- Nick, something is seriously
wrong with these numbers.
Marsha, hi, um...
Do we have a meeting scheduled?
- Marsha was just dropping
off some signatures.
- Actually, while you're here,
we have some questions about the
estate.
It'll just take a couple of
minutes.
- Well, actually, you know, I've
gotta run
but maybe we could set
something up for next week?
- Well...
- Nick, let me know if I can
do anything else to help.
- Of course, thanks.
- What was that about?
- Nothing, just a personal
matter.
What's going on?
- Take a look at these.
- Looks like there's an
issue with the audit.
- Did she say anything
about it while she was here?
I have not been able to
reach her financial guy.
- No, no, but I'll ask her about
it.
- Make sure you do.
Can't move forward until
this is squared away.
Keep it.
- You bet.
hey there.
- Hey.
- How you feelin'?
- This was the company picnic
this summer.
Simone hired a magician and a
clown
and didn't tell them about each
other.
- I remember that.
I've never seen a clown
get so territorial before.
- I can't believe she's gone.
- I know.
Do you want to talk about it?
- I told you, nick.
I do want to talk about it.
I just need some time to
process it on my own first.
- Beth, I'm your husband.
I'm here for you, I'm
listening whenever you-
- I know, and I appreciate that.
I'm just not ready.
- I just don't want you to
bottle everything up inside and-
- okay, nick.
You said that you want to
listen,
so why don't you just listen?
Okay, I don't want to talk.
- Beth, you can't blame
yourself.
- What?
- Look, I know this is hard,
but you're feeling like you
caused this
or like it should've
been you somehow is just-
- how can you even say that?
Nick, it almost was me.
- And it's natural to
feel guilty about that.
- For what?
I was attacked, and my best
friend died,
and somehow you think
that this is my fault?
- Of course I don't think it's
your fault.
I just don't want you
to think that either.
- Thanks, nick.
Thanks for telling me
what you think I feel
but shouldn't feel.
Thank you, thanks for that.
- I'm just trying to help, Beth.
- Well, stop!
Please.
Just stop.
- Beth, come on.
hi, it's me.
Leave a message.
hey, listen.
I got a couple of questions
regarding the documents.
It may be just a clerical error.
Call me back.
- hey, mom.
Are you okay?
I know.
I can't believe she's gone.
You know, I keep thinking
about every Halloween
when she would come over dressed
up as-
- like a zombie chicken.
- Yeah, or the ghost of the
Easter bunny.
- she loved spending Halloween
with you.
- I loved it too.
- So, sats are tomorrow.
Are you ready?
- I hope so.
Carmen and I are gonna spend
the night totally destressing,
relaxing before tomorrow.
So...
- You certainly earned it.
- I hope so.
- Jess.
No matter what happens, I'm
proud of you.
- Thanks, mom.
I'll see you later, okay?
- Okay.
- Mrs. Curtis.
detective.
- Do you have a minute?
- Yes, please.
Come inside.
This way.
You caught him?
- We picked up a suspect a
few miles from your office
following another attack.
He confessed last night.
- Thank god.
- There's still something
we need to discuss.
- I'd love to help with
an id, but detective-
- no, it's not that, it's about
Simone.
- What about her?
- Our suspect confessed to the
attacks,
but he claims he didn't attack
Simone.
We're checking his alibi right
now.
- Alibi?
- Yes, he says he was out
of state, in north Dakota,
attending his grandmother's
wake.
- I don't understand.
- Whoever killed Simone, I
don't believe it was him.
- Then her killer's still out
there?
- When was the last time you saw
Simone?
- Um, we had a presentation at
my office
the afternoon that she...
That afternoon.
- I understand from your
colleagues that
you and Simone had a fight?
- There was a problem
with the presentation,
we exchanged a few words.
- Wait, so there was a fight
and you exchanged words,
and you didn't talk to her after
that?
- No, I...
Why are you asking me these
questions?
Detective, am I a suspect?
- Not at this time.
But guarantee, we'll have more
questions.
- You have my number if
you need anything else.
Thank you for your time.
- We'll be in touch.
- Beth!
Come in, I was about to call
you.
- I had to stop for coffee.
I haven't been sleeping at
night.
- Well, I would've brewed you
some.
- A triple shot of espresso.
- Oh.
That bad, huh?
- Mm.
They found the man who was my
attacker.
- Wow.
Well, how did they know it's
him?
- He confessed.
- Well, that must be a relief.
- But they don't think it's
the same man who killed Simone.
- Why would they think that?
- Well, he has an alibi.
You know, I've been going
over and over it in my head
and it doesn't make any sense.
I mean, who would want to hurt
Simone?
- I understand your confusion.
- I mean, she had no enemies.
- Well, sometimes it's difficult
for us
to see the flaws in people that
we love.
- I don't understand.
- Well, you have to
remember that I met Simone,
and while I'm sure that she
was a wonderful friend to you-
- yes, she was.
- She also had the capacity
to be quite rude and abrasive.
- What are you saying?
- Well, it's possible that
she made someone angry.
Some people don't respond well
to that.
Possibly she said the wrong
thing at the wrong time,
and she suffered the
consequences.
- So you're saying that she
deserved this?
You're talking about my
best friend who just died.
- I understand, Beth.
And I know this is a very
difficult time for you.
And I am just trying
to help you understand.
- Well, you're not
helping, no one is helping.
I mean, ever since I
started talking to you,
things just seem to get worse.
- I understand that it
could feel that way, Beth,
but you've been under a lot of
stress.
You had the attack and the
relationship with your daughter,
now Simone, and then your
presentation.
- Wait.
My presentation?
to your CEO.
- when did we talk about my
presentation?
- I have it right here.
We talked about it the
day after it happened.
You were talking about Simone
and...
Listen.
I wouldn't be surprised
if you'd forgotten.
You have been under so much
stress lately.
- Right.
- Beth, I think it would be
helpful
if we processed your
relationship-
- you know, Marsha, I have to
go.
- Go?
- Yeah.
You mentioned my presentation
and I just remembered
that I'm supposed to be
in a conference call.
- No, Beth-
- I'm picking up the slack for
Simone,
so I am so busy, I'm sorry.
- Beth, I really feel like you
should-
- I'll see you at our next
session?
- If you're sure.
- See you then.
what?
48 hours ago?
- I'm so sorry to just
drop in like this but...
- That doesn't make sense.
I need to talk to you.
- I know.
- You know?
What do you know?
- Please, just come inside,
please.
- It's okay, Jess.
We're gonna get your
mom the help she needs.
- Get out of my house.
- Bethany, please.
- It's all right.
I warned you she might be
resistant.
Beth, we're only here to help.
- Help?
Help?
She sabotaged my work
presentation.
Beth, please.
- She did it!
- Just sit down.
Hear us out, please.
- She's messing with my life.
- Beth, you have been under
an enormous amount of stress.
It's no wonder you're trying to
cope.
You're blaming other people.
- I'm not blaming anyone, okay?
She did it.
What do you want?
- Mom!
Please.
- All any of us wants is
to get you some support.
- No, I need you out
of my house right now.
- Beth, listen to yourself!
You need help.
no, I don't need help,
I need you to listen to me.
- Beth.
- Now-
- Beth!
You need help.
I can't let you stay here unless
you are willing to get it.
- You can't kick me out of my
own house.
- Sorry, I am protecting our
daughter.
- I can explain everything.
- Beth, please, just stay
somewhere else tonight
and we will talk about this
tomorrow.
I don't want to have to call
someone.
- No, sweetheart.
Aw, sweetie.
Aw, honey.
Come here.
It's gonna be fine.
shh, shh.
It's fine.
Good luck on your test tomorrow,
okay?
this isn't over.
Get out of my house.
- I cannot believe I
didn't see this coming.
- Oh...
It's okay, nick, it
was a long time coming.
It's gonna be okay.
I promise.
sorry.
- Marsha Davies.
Yearbook.
what?
That's not you.
Marsha Davies.
Local therapist missing.
Nick, Jess.
Detective stringer?
It's Beth Curtis, call me back.
I need you to meet me at my
house, please.
- hello?
- We are in major trouble, nick.
- Call Jess.
calling
Jess.
- mom?
- Jess, I need you to listen to
me.
- Mom, what's going on?
- She's not who she says she is.
- Mom, I don't understand.
- Jess, I know what Marsha told
you.
She's lying to you.
Okay?
I need you to trust me.
Can you do that?
- Go ahead.
- I think that she may have hurt
Simone,
and I think that she may try to
hurt you.
I need you to go and get daddy
right now.
- Okay, okay.
- Wait, wait, wait, what
are you talking about?
- Marsha Davies.
The title clearance came
back on that property
she inherited from her father.
- And?
- And he's not her father,
and he's not freakin' dead.
- no, no, that's not possible.
Let me give her a call.
- Call her whenever you want.
I don't know who she is or what
she is,
but she screwed us, pal.
- Why would she do that?
- She's crazy.
- Trevor, we met with
her, she's not crazy,
I'm telling you...
- did somebody fall down?
nick?
Nick?
- Oh...
♪ someone's in the kitchen ♪
- yes, I'm going right now!
Daddy!
- Jess!
Jess.
Jess, are you there?
What's going on?
Jess.
- Sorry, Jess can't come
to the phone right now.
- Marsha.
- not Marsha, but I think
you already figured that out.
- You...
If you hurt my family...
- hurt your family?
Oh, we both know that that's
your job.
Pushing away your husband,
judging your daughter.
My job is to put them
out of their suffering.
We'll see you when you
get home, sweetheart.
- Wait!
No!
- Jess!
Jess?
Oh, which way did she go?
Did she go this way?
Jess!
Come on, Jess, don't play with
me.
Jess?
Come out, come out, wherever you
are!
Your mother told me how you
like to make things difficult,
but let's not draw this out!
- I'm coming.
- Come on out, little girl.
It's gonna be easier this way.
Your mom said you're never
gonna amount to anything anyway!
Too much baggage for this world!
I'll be doing the world a favor.
You know, it'll be easier on
your mom
to have you gone.
I don't blame her.
Because the truth is,
you're just not very bright!
oh, oh, you were one of the
lucky ones, you hear me?
You're lucky, but you
didn't appreciate it!
Your parents gave you
everything,
and how do you repay them?
Ingratitude, disrespect,
drinking.
They won't miss you at all.
Jess!
Come on baby, come on.
- My ankle.
Come on, let's go.
Let's go, come on.
Come on.
Nick!
Come on.
- Daddy!
- He's breathing.
- Daddy!
- His phone is dead.
Go call an ambulance.
Go, go!
Come on, wake up!
- oh, it's just you and me,
Beth.
- Oh, why are you doing this?
- Why?
- Yeah, why?
- Oh, everyone knows that a good
therapist
doesn't give you the answers.
She leads you to find
them out for yourself.
- You're not a therapist.
- Oh, no, that is true!
But I've had enough therapy
to be pretty good at it!
I had you convinced.
- What's wrong with you?
- Depends on who you ask.
Well, let's see...
We have reactive detachment
disorder
when I was 7 years old.
Oh, then we have intermittent
explosive disorder
when I was 12.
Oh, and then narcissistic
personality disorder
by the time I was 17.
Oh, then we have antisocial
personality disorder.
Oh, that one hurt, Beth.
They said that I was
superficially charming.
I mean, can you imagine?
Superficially charming?
Do I seem superficially charming
to you?
yeah, I mean, Marsha
didn't think so either,
well, not until the very end,
when I had her strangled
right at her very own desk.
You're a liar!
Oh, and there I was cleaning
up the mess and I find you.
Poor, little frightened thing,
so lost.
I saw myself in you,
I couldn't let you sit out there
alone.
- No, you're wrong, I needed the
help.
- Why?
'cause somebody frightened you?
Aw, because somebody disrupted
your perfect little life, huh?
What, you have a loving husband,
you have a daughter who is
healthy,
you have a job that you
love, you have friends.
Oh, but that wasn't
enough for you, was it?
It just wasn't enough for you!
Poor little rich girl.
Oh, poor baby.
- You're crazy.
- Oh, we don't like that term!
It is stigmatizing.
Oh, but I know you will never
say that again, will you?
You know why?
Because I'm gonna help you!
don't fight it!
Come on, I'm gonna say goodbye
to you
once and for all.
Now it's gonna be easy, or is
it?
- mom?
- Jess.
go.
Go get an ambulance.
Go, they're outside.
Wake up, baby, come on.
Wake up, come on, come on.
Are you warm?
- Yeah, thank you, mom.
- This is ridiculous, I'm fine.
- Oh, honey, I just want to get
you
checked out officially, okay?
- Are you okay?
Are you okay?
- We're gonna go to the hospital
and get your head checked.
We're right behind you.
- I love you.
- I love you.
- I love you.
- I love you, daddy.
- You got hit in the head.
- well, Mrs. Curtis.
Based on what you've told us,
I feel like I owe you
an apology for earlier.
- No apology necessary.
Just happy to have my life back.
I wouldn't change it for the
world.
- So, what about Marsha?
Or whoever she is?
- Well, I don't think we'll
be hearing from her again
for a long time.
- I'll call you tomorrow,
take a statement.
You should be with your husband.
- Thank you.
Thank you, detective.
- All right, ma'am, take care of
yourself.
- All right, let's get
you to the hospital.
Let's go see dad.
- Yes, yeah.
mom, that ice cream was so good!
you know, we should make
this a regular thing
and go every Wednesday.
- Oh, I don't know, Jess.
- Why?
Too busy with work?
- No.
I just don't think you're gonna
be around every Wednesday.
- Why's that?
- Well...
- we're so proud of you!
- Mom!
- You did it.
Here you come, price.
- Yes!
- Yeah, things didn't really
work out all that great
with my last therapist.
Actually, things haven't been
that great
in my life in general.
And I'm just, you know,
looking for a fresh start.
Some day I want to be a
therapist and help people.
♪ my heart is open ♪
♪ you leave it up to me ♪
♪ I don't believe you ♪
♪ and then you throw back ♪
♪ and then you turn on me ♪
♪ I don't believe you ♪
♪ my heart is open ♪
♪ what you won't give to me ♪
♪ I don't believe you ♪
♪ and now you're leaving ♪
♪ and then you take from me ♪
♪ I don't believe you ♪
♪ taking on me ♪
♪ take another step ♪
♪ and I try to run away ♪
♪ try to run away ♪
♪ taking on me ♪
♪ take another breath ♪
♪ in the middle of the night ♪
♪ middle of the night ♪
♪ taking on me ♪
♪ take another step ♪
♪ and I try to run away ♪
♪ try to run away ♪
♪ taking on me ♪
♪ take another breath ♪
♪ in the middle of the night ♪
♪ middle of the night ♪
♪ you're making it hard ♪
♪ you make it hard to trust you ♪
♪ you make it hard to trust you ♪
♪ I don't understand you, oh ♪
♪ you make it hard to leave you ♪
♪ you make it hard to leave you ♪
♪ my heart is broken ♪
♪ and half is in your hands ♪
♪ you can't renew me ♪
♪ my heart is shattered ♪
♪ and it's for you to mend ♪
♪ but you refuse me ♪
♪ taking on me ♪
♪ take another step ♪
♪ and I try to run away ♪
♪ try to run away ♪
♪ taking on me ♪
♪ take another breath ♪
♪ in the middle of the night ♪
♪ middle of the night ♪
♪ you're making it hard ♪
♪ you make it hard to trust you ♪
♪ you make it hard to trust you ♪
♪ I don't understand you, oh ♪
♪ you make it hard to leave you ♪
♪ you make it hard to leave you ♪
♪ in my head, every day ♪
♪ don't know what to say ♪
♪ in my head, every day ♪
♪ don't know what to say ♪
♪ in my head, every day ♪
♪ don't know what to say ♪
♪ in my head, every day ♪
♪ don't know what to say ♪