Stephanie Daley (2006) Movie Script

- Stephanie?

- She's bleeding.

- Does anyone have

a jacket or a blanket?

- Is she okay?

- My God.

- You're okay.

- Tamp it.

- Her name is Stephanie Daley.

- Ma'am, calm

down, it's all right.

It's all right.

- Where is it?

Where's the baby?

- Mrs. Daley, please.

- Stephanie, Stephanie.

My baby.

We're gonna see her, okay?

- Just keep

your head down.

- Mr. and Mrs. Daley

is it true that--

- I don't know.

- What are they

doing at the house?

- Look, just stay in

the car, I'll get rid of 'em.

- Whoa, whoa, whoa,

whoa, whoa, you need to,

you have to get back,

you have to get back.

This is private property.

This is private

property, come on.

- The police took things.

- Where's the door?

- The doctor said

we should take it off

so we can make sure you

don't hurt yourself.

- There's a kick.

- He's always kicking.

- Three pounds, 10 ounces,

29 weeks, three days.

Not bad, young lady.

- Hey.

- Sorry I'm late.

- Look, look.

- May I ask why you

decided to change doctors?

- Well--

- well, you were recommended

to us as someone who specialized

in high risk pregnancies.

- I don't consider

you high risk.

- Well our previous

doctor did not betray

a lot of confidence and

was always talking about

Lydie's age like she had

done something wrong.

- I have delivered many

women older than you.

I would say your health is

more of a factor at this point.

You conceived three, just three

months after a stillbirth.

That's remarkable.

- Well I'm healthy.

No, I just, would you admit

it if you didn't feel fine?

- What's that supposed to mean?

- Nothing, nothing.

You wanna grab lunch?

- I'd love to but I have

to stop by the office.

I'll see you later.

- Jack.

- Lydie.

Good to see you.

You look wonderful,

when are you due?

- No one asks what I

do anymore, just when.

- I already know what you do.

That's why I'm here.

- Come in.

- You think Paul's

up for diaper duty?

- We're gonna

find out soon.

- Hey, scheduled another

competency hearing for next

week.

They're just aging the case,

but what are you gonna do?

I had Jacobsen on it, but

some kind of conflict.

- What about a plea bargain?

- There's one on the table,

but the parents won't touch it.

They wanna clear

their little girl.

- Medical examiner

estimates 26 weeks.

I'm at 29 weeks, by the way.

- That's not a bad thing.

- Is it a good thing?

- You're a good thing.

- Thank you.

- She claims she didn't

know she was pregnant.

Claims that the

infant was stillborn.

Used her teeth to cut the cord.

- Air in the lungs?

- And bowels, also toilet

paper embedded in the face.

- And the father a

marine 19 years old.

- Claims he was unaware

both that she was a minor

and that she was pregnant.

Parents, teachers,

classmates, all clueless.

Thought she was gaining

a little weight.

- Abdominal muscles at

that age are very tight.

You think she knew?

- That's what I

want you to find out.

- I'm asking you what you think.

- If this is cutting

too close to your leave

I can call Levenson.

- I'll call Levenson.

Mr. Daley, Stephanie,

Mrs. Daley.

I'm Lydie Crane, I'm

sorry to keep you waiting.

Come on in.

So I am a forensic psychologist

and as you probably know

I have been hired by the

prosecutors office to

provide an evaluation for the

competency hearing next week.

And should your case

move to trial--

- We're not taking

a plea bargain.

- Should your case move to

trial I would very likely be

called as a witness.

I also need to tell you that

anything you talk to me about

in that it may be relevant to

the case, could be considered

evidence and used

against you in court.

Do you understand?

- We have nothing to hide.

- Stephanie?

Good news is that I have

your test results here,

so I won't be asking

you to do those again.

We'll just be talking.

At anytime you like to speak

with your parents or talk

privately with your

lawyer that's fine, okay?

Watch out, that's very hot.

Take it by the handle, okay?

Okay, do you wanna

ask any questions?

- They hire you 'cause

you're pregnant?

- Actually, I was hired because

I handled a similar case for

the prosecutor two years ago.

- What happened?

- 17 year old buried

her infant alive.

- I didn't kill it.

- I didn't say you did.

- I already told the police

and the doctors everything.

- Well, I'm not the doctors

and I'm not the police.

- You work for the police.

- No, I work for the

prosecutor, that's different.

Do you understand

the difference?

I was hired to make an

unbiased evaluation.

If I don't, your lawyer

will take me apart,

you can trust me on that.

So, why don't we start by you

telling me about last summer.

- It was just a regular summer.

- Steph, let's go.

- And I'm gonna go see

your mom after church.

- Thank you.

- Richard.

- Hey, Joe, how are ya?

- Hi Terry.

- And you, Miri?

- Hi, Stephanie, how

are you sweety?

- Looking

forward to seeing Steph

in AP English this fall.

- And drivers ed.

And driver's ed, dad.

- Not 'til the spring.

- You'll have to come

over and babysit sometime.

- Okay.

- You know, when your

mother was your age

she used to babysit for me.

Yeah, yeah, I was

nine years old.

I had a crush on her

the size of Nebraska.

- Submission.

It's not a very popular

subject these days.

Look around you.

Everything is teaching

you how to be a leader,

a trendsetter.

It occurs to me that all this

talk is because we are trying

to replace God.

Follow God and you're a leader.

- You wanna go down?

Yeah?

There.

There, yeah, yeah.

No, no, no.

No, no, no, no, no, no.

Come on, come on.

- No, Ralphie,

no, no, no, no, no.

- Hey, honey.

- Paul.

- Why does he do that anyway?

He's afraid of that thing.

- He just

wants the attention.

- Now I know you're

superstitious about buying

stuff,

but first of all I

thought it would match

your Jeep beautifully,

and it was on sale.

- Well, it's broken?

- What do you mean?

- Well, here.

- What is that, is that

an important part?

- It's okay, I can exchange it.

- Can we sue?

- Yeah, we'll sue.

We'll sue 'em.

We're not suing anyone.

- Can't just

fire everyone.

- I'd fire me too

if I were them.

I deal with selling things.

Every single person

in three counties

has been reading about this.

- C E C F C G C E C.

- That sounded good.

- I'm just trying.

Okay, stop, shh.

- I'm sorry, I'm sorry.

What?

- Come on,

that's totally cheating.

- Hey lard ass.

Put 'em on the scale.

- Okay.

- How

much do you weigh?

Somebody needs a diet.

- Cutest little.

- Wait, wait, wait, wait.

I wanna wear the white skirt.

- What,

the one with the--

- The one

with the ties on it

- Wait, wait,

wait, this one's jinxed.

- Why?

- It just is.

- Then you're

not wasting your space.

- Hey, mom.

I'm gonna go sleep

over at Rhana's.

- Be good.

- Are you close

with your parents?

- Sure.

- They talk to you about sex?

- No, but my Mom tried to,

but I mean I knew

everything already, so.

- How?

- I dunno, TV I guess.

- They talk to

you about abortion?

- No, but I could never do that.

- Why not?

- Because it would be

like killing a baby.

- Hold still.

- I'm trying, it tickles.

- Hello?

Yes, Stephanie's here.

- That's my mom.

- Yeah, the girls are

watching a movie.

Would you like to

talk to Stephanie?

No, it's not a problem.

Bye.

- Your sister's cool.

- She wants the house to

herself tonight so she

and her boyfriend can fuck.

It must be weird

being an only child.

I bet that's why you're so shy.

- I am not.

I'm not shy.

- Around guys you are.

- Well, it's just that I

haven't' found one that I like

yet.

- Hey, Steph.

That isn't your shirt.

- Shut up, Brad.

- Jen and Rhana, what's up girl?

- How are you?

- Good, how are you?

My God, Stephanie, you came.

- Yeah, hi.

- I'm so glad you came.

- Hey Rhana, hey Steph.

Steph, nice top, you

can see a little belly.

- Okay.

- There's Mickey.

Do I look okay?

- Duh, go ahead.

- Okay, bye.

- I really wanna go

to school for psychology.

- Can I see some ID?

- I don't--

- I'm fucking with

you, actually.

Okay, give me the beer.

No, you gotta tip it so you

don't get too much head.

- No such thing

as too much head.

- I knew you were

gonna say that Jeff,

'cause you're an asshole.

What's your name?

Shut up.

What's your name?

- Stephanie Daley.

- That's cool.

- Hi kitty.

Hi.

Hey.

Hi, look at you.

Can I pick you up?

My goodness.

Come, we'll sit on the floor.

Hey.

Aw, hi little kitty.

Listen to you purr.

- Hey.

- Hey, hey.

What?

- You up here all alone?

- Yeah, I'm just trying

to be by myself.

- Yeah, yeah I get that, yeah.

Those people

downstairs, you know,

they're just like a

bunch of fuckin' kids.

- Yeah.

- Yeah, sometimes I feel like

I'm like a babysitter sometimes.

- So, are you, are you a senior?

- No, I just graduated.

- So what college are you

gonna go to in the fall?

There he goes.

Is it like really cold in here?

Or is it really hot,

I can't even tell.

I'm sorry I.

- No, it's...

It's a cat hair.

- Yeah, you got

some right there.

Is that, can I?

I'm sorry.

Close your eyes.

Just close your eyes.

Close 'em.

Okay, now this one.

Now you have to do me, okay?

- Okay.

- Yeah?

- I just.

- Yeah?

Yeah?

Stephanie?

- Yeah.

Stephanie?

- Yeah.

- Corey, let's go!

Now!

Come on!

Corey if you don't

open this door

I'm coming in Corey.

You're my guy.

- I didn't cum.

- Let's go!

- How'd you get home?

- Hitched.

- Were you scared?

- Nothing really ever

happens around here.

- Well something had

just happened to you.

- Yeah, but I didn't

think that it counted.

- Why not?

- I didn't think it counted

because he didn't cum.

- So you didn't tell anybody?

Not even Rhana?

And when your period was late?

- It was always late.

I mean, it was never

regular and I was on a diet.

I heard that could.

I heard that could make

you lose it for a while.

- And Corey?

- Never saw him again.

- Hello?

There she is.

My darling.

Where's mommy?

Is she in here?

Here she is, there's

my big girl.

Hey baby.

- Hi, I'll make you

something to eat.

- I can't stay, a client

of Paul is having a party.

- But you remember

dinner on Thursday?

- No, I know you don't

want another shower,

but we have to

celebrate week 29.

Here, take this.

Put some cheese on it, jalapeno.

Right there.

- Paul is bringing Frank.

- Is Frank still

desperate for a wife?

- Are you still not interested?

- I already have a child.

- Did I tell you I'm

evaluating Stephanie Daley?

- The ski mom?

Congratulations.

- Thanks, if you mean it.

- Jesus Christ you're

bleeding in the lasagna sweety.

- I'm so sorry.

- Don't be sorry.

- Wow.

- It's okay, it's nothing.

- But how could

I have not noticed that?

- I do not know.

- Shit.

- Here, hold this up.

Lydie, I'm not an

expert, but I don't think

anyone's ever brought

a kid into this world

without losing their

mind a little.

Do you want flowers

or a dinosaur?

- Dinosaur.

- Dinosaur it is.

It will be worth it, I promise.

- No, cat.

No, no you don't.

I'm so sorry.

- I was getting worried.

- I stopped by Jamie's.

- I really, really do not

wanna go to this thing.

- Come on.

- Hey, kids, I'm glad you

could finally make it.

- Roy.

- Good to see you, Paul.

- How you doing?

- This is Sharlene.

- Hello, how do you do?

- Hi Lydie.

- I'd like you to

meet my wife, Lydie.

- How do you do?

Very pleased to meet you.

- It's very nice to meet you.

- Paul, buy

one get one free.

I really love what your

husband did with this place.

Paul, can I see

you for a minute?

- Yeah.

- Excuse us.

- Sure.

- I really didn't

wanna go to this.

- Hey.

So, so, how are ya?

- I'm fantastic and I'm

30 pounds overweight,

but everyone keeps telling

me how great I look.

- You look totally hot.

- Totally hot.

- Totally.

- You know that I

have varicose veins.

- Really?

- Real ones.

- Can I see 'em?

- Yeah, you wanna?

- Whoa.

Whoa, whoa, do those hurt?

- Yeah, they do.

- Frank, over here.

- Um, I gotta go.

- Yeah, go, go, go.

- You're Paul's wife?

- I am.

- Your talented husband must

be doing wonderful things

with the nursery.

- Well, actually we're waiting

till after the birth for that.

We have some things

picked out, but--

- Aw, don't be like that, honey.

Don't think cautiously, you

must have a ballsy vibe.

Otherwise, you're gonna

pass on all sorts of things

to your child.

I know, I know, I'm

doing regression myself.

- And what exactly

do you remember?

- Waves of panic,

my mother saying that I

was destroying her figure

and she didn't want me.

Her heart beating

above me in the dark.

- Excuse me.

Hey.

- Hey.

- Seen Paul?

- No, but I'm sure

he'll come back.

- Paul always comes back.

- You all right?

- Yeah.

- Why don't you step

into my office?

- Thank you.

- I heard about the ski mom.

- News travels fast.

- Are those clip on?

- Yeah.

- Wow.

No holes.

- I'm afraid of needles.

- I got mine done

after my divorce.

At the mall.

- That's very brave.

I wish people would

stop smiling at me.

- Sorry.

Hey, that's one wish.

You got two more.

- I wish that I didn't have

to pee every two minutes.

And I wish I could have a drink.

- I can get you drunk

with my hands.

Come on.

Give me your hands.

Now close your eyes.

- What are you gonna do?

- Close 'em.

Both of them.

Don't cheat.

Now, visualize a bloody Mary.

Limes, olives, celery.

Tall, frothy, bloody Mary.

- Are you sliding yet?

- I am.

- You smell like Roy's scotch.

- You can smell that?

You have a nose of a bloodhound.

- Shit.

- My Dad took off last night.

- You know where he went?

- Denver, it's where

my uncle lives.

He's a hippie and

makes flatbread.

I don't even know exactly

what flatbread is but...

My dad told my mom that

he needed a change.

I don't really blame him,

I mean I wouldn't really

wanna be around me

and my mom either.

- Why not?

What's wrong with you

and your mother?

- She thinks this is

all gonna go away.

That I'm just gonna

go back to school

and it's gonna be the way

that it's gonna be before.

- giving me like

this random phone call.

Steph, hi.

My God, she's put

on like 20 pounds.

- Hi Steph.

- Hey.

- All right ladies

and gentleman.

It's that time.

How's everybody doing?

- Good.

Jacob Brower.

- Hey Mr. Thomas.

- Satan Carmichael.

- It's Satin, Satan

has an A at the end.

- Sue, Katie, one,

two, ready and--

Left, left, left, left.

Play from the top.

- I cannot

stand this class.

My God, look at your boobs.

Wow.

- You're out!

- Hey Satan!

- Hey lard ass!

- You bitch.

You were already out!

- Ignore her,

just ignore her!

- Satin used to go to our

church when she was little.

She was a really

good friend of mine.

And then she got really weird.

And they're like, there

were all these rumors about

her having sex with

different guys.

- Did you believe those rumors?

- I don't know.

Didn't really think about it.

It's just, stuff, stuff

people were saying.

I don't know, it

wasn't really real.

I think she kinda felt

like I dumped her.

- Like Corey dumped you?

And Rhana?

- Rhana didn't really dump

me, she just got a boyfriend.

- That's awesome.

- What are you doing?

Stop.

Are those diet pills?

Aren't there like

speed in those?

- No, I think they're herbal,

my mom gave them to me.

- Let me have one.

- All right everybody,

welcome to ski club.

Mr. Jeffrey, welcome,

glad you could make it.

All right everybody, this

year's trip, second weekend

in January, mark it down,

put it in your calendar.

- Come on

Steph, are you serious?

Would you really wanna

be one of those girls?

Jeff's into you.

- I don't think so.

- You know what your problem is?

You don't believe in yourself.

You have to believe.

Believe.

- Hey.

It's a cute uniform.

- Yeah.

- I like the buttons.

- Have you talked to Corey?

- Corey, why would

I have seen Corey?

- I thought you

guys were friends.

- Well yeah, we

hung out sometimes,

but you know he's

kind of a jerk.

You heard he joined

the marines, right?

He totally shaved his head.

Like a peach.

Can I see this?

Do you wanna thumb wrestle?

- Sure, yeah.

- All right,

let's see this.

Pinchers, all right, one--

- One, two, three.

- Go, playin' possum?

Come on, come and get it.

Killer vice grip.

So are you going

to the ski trip?

- Dad?

- Steph?

It's awfully late, honey.

I know you're almost grown up

but I do still wash

your sweaters.

- Lots of kids smoke at parties.

- Do you?

- No.

My mother didn't think

that I wanted to ski,

she thought I wanted to

hang out with my friends.

And then she told me about

how she used to be a pot head.

Look what that did for her.

- How did that make you feel?

- I knew if I couldn't go,

I wouldn't get Jeff.

And I'd never break the jinx.

- The jinx?

- Sounds like really silly

but ever since summer,

and sometimes it was

worse than others but...

Sometimes you can predict

which way it was gonna go,

you know, if you

watch for the signs.

- What sort of signs?

- Well, I mean it could be,

could be a fly on the wall.

The way somebody looks at you

or something that they said.

Has that ever happened to you?

- Sure.

But I know it's just

my brain working.

You know, playing connect the

dots, whichever way it can.

- This is Paul, I

am unable to take your call

right now so leave a message.

- Hello?

How are ya?

- Any dizziness or headache?

- No why?

Is something wrong?

- Well your blood

pressure's a little high.

It's probably nothing, but

I want you stop in here

again tomorrow, we don't

want to take any chances.

- Okay.

- Hi.

- Hey.

Cat box is broke.

- Yeah?

- I'm not allowed to

handle cat feces.

- Yeah, I know.

I'll take a look at it tomorrow.

- We have a birth

class tomorrow.

More of Roy's scotch?

- Well you know, I work

with Roy Gilcrest just to drink

with Roy Gilcrest.

Yeah, I like what

we're doing though.

It's different, yeah,

different than we usually do,

you should come have a look.

- Yeah.

- How did it go with

the doctor today?

- Fine.

- Not what Jane says.

- What?

- I called.

- It's nothing we can

do anything about.

Something we have to watch.

- Yeah, well if you stopped

working like you said

you would.

- I can separate my work

from my personal life.

- Then what's it doing in bed?

- Look if you wanna

fix something,

can you fix the cat box?

- You want me to

fix the cat box?

- Yes.

- All right.

- You're gonna do it now?

- Yeah, I'll fix the cat box.

- The car wasn't starting so

I brought it into the garage.

Billed me $375 for it I

don't know how I'm gonna come

up with that.

Look the hearing is next

week, after that?

When are you coming home?

Here's Stephanie.

- Hey Steph!

You're so beautiful.

- Is this your husband?

- Yeah.

- He's cute.

Your hair looks different.

- Yeah, it's an old photo.

I was pregnant last spring.

- What happened?

- Here come on, sit down.

- So, I saw you near the

drug store yesterday.

- Really, didn't see you.

- You were driving over

the bridge across the street.

- I hate that intersection.

So the fact that you

saw me yesterday,

is that a sign?

- What do you mean?

- What you were talking

about yesterday.

- Not really.

- No, why not?

I mean, what makes a sign.

- I don't know, I think

it just has to be

something specific.

- So give me an example.

- Well the eggs.

- So now that

you know what everything is

and how to get pregnant,

let's talk about how not

to get pregnant.

Anyone?

- Condom?

- Sorry, Pratt.

I'd love to say you're

right, but according to the

school board, the only

way to be a 100% certain

you won't get pregnant

is abstinence.

That's the only way.

To be 100% certain you

won't get pregnant.

All right, let's move

on to parenthood.

This is a beeper baby.

The beeper says feed

me, change my diaper,

whatever, you press

the button here.

Everything's cool, healthy baby.

So, all of you in the aisle

will get a beeper baby.

And everyone else will get

a slightly less exciting.

Beeper egg.

- Fuck off.

- You're walking up a hill,

we all know about hills here.

Your load is heavy.

Where is your comfort?

Where is your staff?

Do you find it in drugs?

Or alcohol?

Maybe it's your job.

Or the internet.

- Did you say something

to her about us?

- These things may seem as

if they're going to make

your life easier, but

what do they really do?

- Bull shit you didn't.

- At the end of the day,

they make our loads heavier.

Where do we turn?

What do we do?

You give it to God.

- You didn't say anything?

- Say anything

to who, what are you

talking about, Joe?

- What she just

put that in her sermon?

- You think I'm telling

the preacher what to say

in the service?

The universe does not

revolve around you.

- Fill it up.

Do you have cigarettes here?

- Joe no.

What's that?

- It's just an egg,

supposed to show you how

to have a baby.

- No man for any considerable

period can wear one

face to himself and

another to the multitude,

without finally getting

bewildered, as to which may be

true.

Okay, anybody with a

baby doll or an egg,

do whatever you have to do,

but please make them be quiet.

Thank you.

All right, talking about

the Scarlet Letter here.

Anybody wanna tell me

the point of this book?

Stephanie?

- I think the point of

the book is to show that

it's harder to live a lie

than it is to tell the

truth and be punished.

- That's good, Steph, good.

Anybody think this story

has any relevance today?

Satin?

- I think it's bullshit.

- Okay.

Maybe you could

be more specific.

- He writes about this

hypocritical priest guy.

Who trashes this woman's

life and we're supposed to

feel sorry for him because

he's ruined his relationship

to God.

- And you don't think

a relationship with God

is an important thing?

You know what great

literature is about, Satin?

It's about man and God.

Nothing else really matters.

- Come here, come here.

I'm sorry.

- You're not sorry.

You're such a fucking sheep.

- All right everyone, hello.

The moment you've all

been waiting for.

I'm collecting eggs and babies.

Cheryl.

Jeff.

Stephanie.

Stephanie?

- Stephanie, where's your egg?

- I don't know.

- You don't know?

What does that mean?

Is it hiding?

- I lost it.

- Stephanie.

Did you know you were pregnant?

- No.

- Stephanie.

- No.

- Did you think you might be?

- I thought it was a test.

- A test of what?

- I was weak.

God knew it.

- God knew it?

- I was weak.

- Negotiating with

God is one thing.

Blaming God is another.

You were the one with a choice,

you could have found out.

- I thought I was

being punished.

- Last year, I lost a

little girl at 23 weeks.

They found out her heart

had stopped beating,

they induced labor, it

took six and half hours to

deliver her, she came out

looking like her father.

What was I being punished for?

- You tell me.

- And what we need to

know is, is this a form of

legal insanity or not?

- Well once we establish

that she

the possibility of

pregnancy then we can argue

that she had not only the

responsibility to examine

that possibility but also

the resources to do so.

- You're saying she

wasn't in real denial?

- No, I'm saying that I

don't believe her denial

was pathological, I

believe it was a choice.

- So now that we're all

comfortable, let's work on our

breathing exercises to

help with relaxation.

Partners you can do this

as well, so let's start

with some deep long,

deep breaths.

Good.

- Hey.

Paul couldn't make it.

- Now

we're gonna work on

some panting exercises.

Let's take a deep breath.

- What?

- I can't

believe he sent you!

- I know, I know, it's

a client meltdown,

you know Paul is the

one they trust.

- These classes are

ridiculous, it's not even,

I'm mean we've done them

before, but even if we didn't,

they're just a way of

keeping me busy so you think

you're getting ready.

- What you're not ready?

- Is Paul seeing someone?

- I'm sorry, what?

- Is that why you're here?

- What are you talking about?

- I found this in the cat box.

- Well.

Did you talk to the cat?

Okay, I'm kidding, I'm sorry.

Did you talk to Paul?

- Something's wrong.

Like last time.

- You mean physically.

- No.

It's just...

It's just a feeling.

Like when you know it's gonna

rain and you're not sure when.

- Do you know something?

Last time, wasn't your fault.

- Then who's fault was it?

- Sometimes things just happen.

Look.

- Give me a hand?

- I'd like to thank God for

the position I'm in right now.

- Make no down

payment, no monthly payment--

- 19 year old Corey

White office today.

White is accused of

statutory rape in connection

with the ski mom case.

- Private White is doing

everything to cooperate

investigation.

We expect a fair and

timely resolution.

- Morning Jack.

- I wanna talk

to you about Corey.

- I spoke to the prosecutor's

office this morning.

Corey said that you went to

see him before Christmas.

Why did you go and

see him, Steph?

- You put it on.

- You put it on honey.

Who's that boy?

- He's just a guy.

- Hey!

- Stephanie?

What are you doing?

- I heard something outside.

I thought it was a deer,

I thought it was hurt.

- Steph.

Steph.

Come on.

Let's go see if it's

still out there.

It's gone now.

Steph, you're not a

little girl anymore.

Still it's crazy thinking

about you growing up.

Taking risks.

I hope it's not too

late for that ski trip.

Don't break your

leg or anything.

- Come on!

- Did you think about

getting any help?

- No.

- No, it didn't occur to you?

Or no you didn't want any help?

- Both, I already knew

she was gonna be dead.

- How did you know that?

- I just know.

- Did you check for a pulse?

- Wrapped her up

in toilet paper.

- And threw her away?

- Yes.

- But first you had to

cut the umbilical cord.

Did you hold her while

you chewed the cord?

Was she still in the

leg of your snow pants?

- I don't remember.

- What did you do

with your hands?

- I don't know.

- Tell me what you

believe happened.

- What if what I believe

turns out not to be true.

- Then stop believing it.

- I don't remember.

- I think we're done here.

Did you think about

getting any help?

- No.

- No, it

didn't occur to you,

or no you didn't want any help?

- Both, I already

knew she was gonna be dead.

- How did you know that?

- Just knew.

- And then?

- And there she was.

- So when do

the headaches begin?

- This morning.

- The baby is fine.

- He stopped kicking and

I thought, I don't know.

I don't know what I thought.

- Lydie, when you had

your miscarriage,

did you talk to someone,

a grief counselor--

- A stillbirth after 20

weeks it's a stillbirth.

Not a miscarriage.

- Stillbirth, I'm sorry.

- Yeah, sure I

talked to someone.

- And?

- That's not this baby.

- What are you so afraid of?

For having this baby?

- Just afraid of...

Being afraid of

absolutely everything.

- Sweetie, Jane,

reminder about dinner tonight.

Be here, be hungry.

- Do you have piercings?

- Yeah.

- Does it hurt?

- Just for a second.

- Yeah.

- You missed a great dinner.

- Was Jane furious?

- Yeah.

And she sent some leftovers.

You pierced your ears.

- Just one.

- It's nice.

What?

- It was in the

bathroom, you tell me.

- I don't know what

you're talking about.

- Are you sleeping

with someone else?

- No.

- Don't know how to believe you.

- There is no how, either

you do or you don't.

If it's any consolation,

I think about it.

A lot.

- Jesus, I don't care

what you think about.

I care about what you do.

- I haven't done anything.

Better?

- What's happening to us?

- Last spring is

happening to us.

We should have given her a name.

And a service.

But we pretended like

nothing happened.

- I think about her every day.

- You're ashamed and

there's a difference

between shame and grief.

- Don't be smug with me, Paul.

- Do you know what I think?

I think you don't

want this baby.

- I want this baby.

- What about me?

Do you want me?

- I don't know.

- I'll sleep at the office.

- Stephanie!

I want you to have my baby!

- Stephanie.

- Mom.

I really need to talk to you.

- Hello?

Hello?

I'm in labor.

- Here let me help

you up, come on.

- I wanna stay here.

- You sure?

- Yeah.

- Hey.

- You just missed him.

- Yeah.

- You wanna

try his cell?

- No.

Hey, look.

About what happened.

I don't wanna come

between you and Paul.

- Me and Paul.

Remember when we were

pregnant that first time,

we were so close.

And that baby.

I felt like I really

knew that baby.

- I remember, you were happy.

- Apparently after 20

weeks, the fetus is not

considered medical waste,

it's the responsibility

of the parents to

dispose of the body.

We had her cremated, so

we're driving home with our

box of ashes, and arguing

about whether to have a

service or not, and

Paul wanted one.

And I didn't.

And we're driving 23

past the corn fields,

where they're building there.

And, I just road down the

window and shook 'em out.

Paul just stopped the car

and got out and walked away.

- What did ya do?

- I waited.

- He come back?

- Paul always comes back.

- I'm going to take

a plea bargain.

- I think that's a good idea.

- Criminally negligent homicide.

My lawyer says I'll

get five years.

But if I go to jail for

six months then I might

be able to get parole.

- You'll get parole.

- Baby coming soon?

- Yeah, soon.

Hey.

What happened?

- I held her.

- What?

- I held her.

She barely moved.

She was so small.

She wasn't crying.

Breathing was all wrong.

I knew that she

wanted to live but...

But I didn't want her to so I...

Told her to die.

And she did.

I killed her with my mind.

- Thank you.

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