The Surrogate (2013) - full transcript

[Man] Kate,
you come here right now!

[Whimpering]

Oh, god.
Oh, my god.
Kate!

Daddy, please,
just listen to me.

Just listen to me, please.Katherine, you stop.

You don't understand.
No, please, daddy, no!

Get away from there.

No, no, please.

Ooh! Ugh!

Bitch!

Come back here.



Katherine, come here.

You get out of there.
Come back here.

So why do you need
a surrogate?

Well, four years ago
I miscarried,

and shortly after I was
diagnosed with ovarian cancer.

I always knew that I wanted
to have children,

so I had my eggs
frozen and...

Then they took out
the ovaries and the tubes
and...You name it.

And then just last month
I was told

that I have one viable embryo
left in the fridge,

so this is my last shot.

Are you married?

Yeah, he's...he's excited
about doing this.

What's his name?
What does he do?



Jacob.
He's a writer and a teacher.

Jacob, Jacob Kelly?
Jacob Kelly, the novelist?

That's my guy.

So like we talked about
in last semester's class,

what your character does,

particularly at the end
of the story,

spells out the meaning
of the story.

Ms. McKendrick, your ending,

who does what to whom
with which and why?

Well,
she kills the bad girl,

but that's so cliche.

My story sucks.

Not so fast.
What does your villain do?

Remember, everyone,
your villain is more important
to the plot than your hero.

So keep an eye
on the bad girl.

What else you got?

Well, it's about
this little boy...

And it's about
their relationship.

There's a scene
where the girl's in love
with the guy.

Yeah.
Right, okay?

So how do you show it?

Well, I don't want
to be obvious.

No, it's okay.
Please, be obvious.

You all know Kate, right?

Works in the front office.

So let's say your character
does something like...

And you can just help me
demonstrate here,
something like...

Oh, professor Kelly.

Oh, my gosh.

[Ominous music]

♪

I seriously think this semester
more than any other

the kids seem really,
really engaged.

You should hear
some of the stories...

Hi, Jacob.
Hi. Hey.

I wanted to tell you that
everybody in the office

thinks that you are one
of the best teachers on campus.

Thank you.

Would you sign this?
Sure.

I'm excited
to start reading it.

If only you knew how much
I needed to hear that right now.

Are you working on
anything now?

Yeah, I'm working on
a new outline right now.

So, um, uh...

Truthfully, I have
sort of been blocked
for a while lately.

But I'll get back
to it someday.

Well, I'm sure whichever novel
you do next will be amazing.Thanks.

Hey, sweetie.
Sorry, I'm late.Hey, hi.

I was showing a house
on the West Side
and the buyer was late.

Oh, man. Kate,
you remember my wife, Allison.

Yes, hi,
from the Christmas party.

Yes, hi, Kate.
Good. How are you?

Good.
How's the real es...?

Hey, can I talk to you
real quick?
Sure, yeah.

I don't know
if I could do it.

What?

Forgive a man
after he cheated on me.

Jacob Kelly had an affair?

Oh, you didn't know?

Yeah,
he talked about it on TV.

Happened about five years ago.

With who?

Some old girlfriend
from college.

You know, maybe
I could forgive him.

Good-looking man
like that?

[Allison]
So the cost is a little more
than we thought.

[Jacob]
What are we talking about?

All in, about 90.

$90,000?

I thought it was going
to be like 15.

Well, 15
is the surrogate's fee,

and then there's
the fertility drugs
and the ivf,

and they've got to transfer
the embryo and...there's a lot.

I mean, you know,
we talked about this
a year ago.

Yeah, I know
we suggested this before,

but why don't we just
get a friend to do it?

Okay, who?
I mean, do you know someone?

Well, no.

Look,
I really like this girl.

Her name is Remy.

We have a meeting with her
tomorrow morning at 10:00 A.M.

At the carrier's clinic.

Okay.

Please don't worry.
I've got time.

[Woman]
I was a surrogate for my older
sister three years ago,

and, well, I really loved
being pregnant, you know?

And the feeling
of having a life
growing inside you it's...

it's just indescribable.

And...and I would want
every woman to experience that.

And my heart goes out
to women who can't,

and, you know, that's the main
reason why I do this.

And what guarantee
do we have, that...

and, no offense,
that Remy won't be out drinking
and partying all night?

Well, all of our surrogates
are tested regularly.

That won't be an issue.Okay.

Besides, Remy has never
been a party animal, correct?

That's right.
I'm pretty boring.

Now, why don't
the two of you go away,

think about it,

and when you've reached
a decision,

come back
and we'll talk about it?

Actually,
we are ready to do this.

Well, good, great.

Here you go.

Where do we sign?

[Laughter]

Yeah, that was quick.

That was very fast.

Well, all right,
so we're gonna do this.

I'm really looking
forward to it.

Well, that was...
that was quick.

And, uh, and I guess
this is it.

Hey, listen,
we can give you a ride.

Oh, no,
the Metro's really close.

Thank you, though.
Sure.

And I guess we'll see you
at the hospital next week.

Okay, great.

Well,
I look forward to...

Having our baby.

There it is.
Put it right out there.

Yeah. Yeah, okay,
well it was nice meeting you.

Nice meeting you.
Bye.

Okay, bye.

Oh, come on, don't do this.

I'm sorry.

How...how am I supposed be
excited about the thought of you

carrying someone else's
fetus inside of you?

We need the money, Matt.

I'm doing this for US.

I know.

So what do they do
for a living?

Well, she is
a real estate agent,

and he's a famous novelist.

Really?
Yeah.

What's his name?

Jacob Kelly.

I have never heard of him.

Okay, okay.I'm going to shower.

Oh.
Oh.

Ooh!
What?

Nancy just texted me.
She's back in town.

She got a new cell phone

and she wants to do something
later tonight.

"See you at 9:00."

[Car alarm wails]Ugh. Man.

Can I help you?

Hi.

I'm such a klutz sometimes.

I'm Susan.

Remy.nice to meet you.

Nice to meet you.
Thank you so much.

No problem, no problem.

Do you come here a lot?

Hi.
Hey.

Are you waiting for someone?

Yeah, a friend of mine.

She's late.
What about you?

I just got a call.
He changed his mind.

Oh, no.

Yeah, online dating.

That's what I get.

What are you drinking?

Uh, juice mix.

Really?
Slow down, girl.

Well, can I get you
another one?

We can celebrate
my getting stood up.

That's all right.

No, come on.
I insist.

Okay.

All right, okay.
I'll be back.

What can I get you?

Uh, two juice mixes.

Two? All right.

All right, there you go.
Two juice mixes.

That'll be...keep the change.

Thank you so much.Thanks.

Juice mix.
Thank you.

You're welcome.

To girl's night out.

To getting stood up.

Yeah.

I think those guys over there
want to dance with US.

[Laughs]
Oh, no.

What?i don't...i don't dance.

Oh, come on.
You're at a club.
No.

You have to dance
at a club.

No, really.
Thank you, but no.

[Electronic music]

Whoo!

Yeah! Whoo!

Hey, Remy.
You okay?

Yeah, we gotta go get Nancy,
cause I think she's down there.

No, Nancy's not here.

No, Nancy's down...

come with me upstairs.
We'll get some fresh air.

Okay, well...

no, it's this way.
Come on.

Come on.
Oh, you okay?

Yeah. That's...

if we bring her upstair...

I don't want to leave her
out there.

Oh, no, she's not...
Nancy's not coming.

Come on.

Oh, come on.

We're almost there.

Where we going?

Where you going?
Come on.

Oh.
Come on.

Look at the view.

Oh, yeah, I'm gonna
call my boyfriend.

I need to go.

Here, I'll do it.
Let me help you.

Let me do it.
I got it.

Here.
I got it.

Give me your purse.

You're going to fall.Thank you.

Oh, come on.
Come up here.

Come on.

No, I'm not going over there.

No, I want to call
my boyfriend.

Come on, come on,
come on,

no.it's totally safe.

Look at this view.Whoa.

No, this is...
this is nuts.

Hey, are you going to call
my boyfriend or not? I don't...

[both grunting]

What are you doing?
Are you crazy?

Get off of me.

Get back here.

Get off of me!

Who the hell are you?

Aah!

[Continues screaming]

Get off of me!
No!

Please don't!

Aah!

[Body thuds]

[Distant siren wailing]

Hey, Susan.
You're like me.

You park half a mile
from the club.

Hey, let me buy you
a coffee or something, huh?

There's this wonderful little
cafe right around the corner.

I have to work tomorrow.

At whittendale?

Yeah.
How did you know?

Come on, one coffee, huh?

You said you didn't
have a boyfriend.

I don't, but I am
in love with someone.

Does he know
how lucky he is?

Ow.

He will soon.

[Jacob's voice] Why do kids like it?

I don't know.

Maybe it's because the story is about something

that I went through when I was a kid.

You see, high school, college,

things that we do at that time in our life

that sort of define who we are later on in life.

I believe that...

[Both] That everyone
has a story to tell,

everyone, some event
from their past

that they feel the need
to convey to another person.

Why?

Loneliness.

Loneliness.

We all want someone
to understand who we are.

I love you, Jacob Kelly.

As soon as I received the news,
I called you immediately.

I'm so sorry.

Was it suicide?The police
don't think so.

Preliminary
toxicology report...

Found ecstasy
in her system.

Ecstasy?

What kind of operation
are you running here?

Your girls are supposed
to be completely sober.

I can assure you that we did
a complete background check,

drug testing, everything.

I would never have
given you her profile

if I had seen anything
in there that was wrong.

Since we've already
started this process,

I think it's important

that we find another surrogate
that you both like.

I have a few candidates
here I'd like you to see.

No, thank you.

We're done here.

I'll take my check back.

Well, no, Mr. Kelly,

please just take
a couple of more days
to think about this.

You give US our $10,000,

or you're going to be
hearing from our lawyer.

I think it's best
that you find another match.

Just come on.
Let's go.

You didn't have
to blow up like that.

I'm sorry.

[Phone rings]

Hi, Matt.

Why are you so happy?

It's good to see you.

What's wrong?

I'm sorry, Nancy.

Um...remy's dead.

What?

Last night after the club,

she went to the roof
and somehow she fell.

The police said
that she took ecstasy.

I think somebody
forced it on her.

Did you see anything?

Did i... did I see anything?

What do you mean?

Yeah, you were with her
last night. Did...

no, Matt,
I'm in San Francisco.

[Cable car bell rings]

I haven't seen Remy.

I haven't been to L.A. in over two years.

Matt? Matt?

I really thought
that we had this whole thing
figured out, you know?

It makes you wonder
if any of these agencies
can be trusted at all.

Have you thought about,
I don't know, asking
a friend to do it?

Yeah, yeah,
but Allison doesn't think
we'll find anybody.

Oh, sure you can.

She just has to have
had a baby before, right?

Yes. Beth,
you have a kid.

What are you doing
for the next nine months?

Oh, no.

I'm not going
through that again.

Exactly.

Thanks, though.
I'll see you.

[Knock at door]

Do you have a second?

Um, yeah, sure.

I had a baby
when I was 20.

I could do it.
If you wanted me to.

Uh, when Jacob told me
you were willing to do this,

I was quite surprised.

Oh, I'm happy to help.

So, we did a background check,
no criminal record.

I called all three of
the references you gave US,

and everyone had really great
things to say about you.

Well, that's good.

But when I checked
your credit history,

I noticed something
kind of strange.

Really?

Kate,
you have a credit line

of close
to a million dollars,

which means you're worth
a great deal of money.

That's pretty unusual
for someone your age.

Yeah, that...that is
because of my inheritance.

My father passed away
a few years ago.

Look, I know that
you don't know me very well,

but when Jacob told me

the story about what
you've been through,

losing your baby
and then the cancer,

I just...i felt like
helping you

is the right
thing to do.

Would you just
give US a second?

Oh. Of course.

We barely know her.

We know her better
than we knew the last girl,

and I'm not going back
to one of those agencies.

I don't know.

I like the fact
that she gave her baby
up for adoption.

That shows me that she wants
what's best for the child.

Listen, I know how badly
you want this baby.

And I do too.

[Allison]
All right.

I need to be
straight with you.

We've put 12 embryos
in the freezer.

11 of them didn't make it.

We have one viable embryo,
one chance to make this work.

You've got to promise me
you won't let US down.

I won't.

All right.
Let's make a baby.

Oh, my gosh.

Uh, we drew up
this contract.

You can just take it home
and take a look, okay?

Just give it a...

let's take a picture
of all three of US.

Yes.
Yes.

Oh, my, gosh, okay.

Can you do it?

Do you want...
yeah.

Yeah, right there.

Okay.

All right,
like that?

Okay, Kate,
now I'm going to extend
the catheter

through your cervix
to the top of your uterus.

[Jacob] Now it might be
a little bit uncomfortable,

but it should only
take a minute.

Take as much time
as you want.

I want to enjoy this.

She was with some chick.

Can you...
can you describe her?

Brunette,
short hair, hot body.

I don't know.
I can't get more specific
than that.

I get 20 or 30 of her
in here every night.

Was she with anybody else?

Not really, no.

But her friend, though,
short hair brunette girl,

there was this one guy
hitting on her pretty hard.

He comes in here
every now and then.

He's, like, an Iranian guy.

So did you find a cure
for your writer's block?

Actually, I'll be taking on
more classes next semester,

so there just isn't time
to write another book.

Come on, sweetie.

Hey,
why don't you leave that,

and why don't you go show Kate
the nursery upstairs?

Oh, Kate,
wait till you see it.
It's so cute.

You should never
stop writing.

That's your gift
to the world.

You should be able to write
all day long if you want to.

I'm sorry.

I just, I really, really
enjoyed your book.

That's all.

Oh, wow.

Oh, this is so cute.

Yeah, we put it together
a couple of years ago
before I miscarried.

Oh.

Look at this.

And these.

Jacob actually
built this crib.

Well, do you want
a boy or a girl?

Well, hopefully
just someone who likes pink.

Have you guys picked a name?

Oh.

It's my grandma's name.

My mom actually made this.

Oh, Allison,
you have no idea

how happy it makes me
to see you so excited.

Well, you are literally making
our dreams come true, so...

So, what's it like knowing

pretty soon
you're going to be a mom?

It's, um, it's as if...

I already have this...
Connection to her

even though
I haven't even met her.

I lay in bed at night

dreaming about what
it'll feel like to hold her.

I've been waiting for years.

But I know in my heart

that everything
is going to be wonderful.

Okay, ready?
Okay.
Yes.

Smile.
Gorgeous.

I'm smiling.

Your turn.

I...i don't really...
I don't...

just do it.

Smile, okay?
Okay.

Okay, perfect.
Give me two secs.

Weird.
Quirky.

All right, dessert.

Okay, let's check this out.
What are you having?

Okay, ready?

Yeah.

Okay, look.

What?

Oh, you got
to check this out.

It's cool right?

Look.

It's an app.
I downloaded it.

It's "make your
baby's face" dot com.

Oh, my god.

It's amazing, Kate.

I can e-mail you a copy
if you want.

Yeah.

Do you mind
if I use the restroom?

Yeah, of course.
Thanks.

It's incredible.

Special delivery.

Thank you.

Who are these from?

I have no idea.

Hey.

No abnormalities
that I can see.

Bloodflow is good.

Everything looks normal.

Matt, couple months waiting
around paid off, buddy.

That's your guy.
Right down there, black shirt.

So this girl
that she was with,

the bartender said
she had dark hair.

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
Her name was Susan.

She was gorgeous, man.

But she blew me off.

I was about to drive home
when I saw her walking
to her car.

What kind of car?

It's a blue
Mazda hatchback.

You know what?

She did have one of those
employee parking stickers
on her car.

It was...
it was for a college.

Whitmore?

Whittendale?

Yeah, that was it.
That was it.

[Rings doorbell]

Hey, Kate.
What are you doing here?

Can I come in?

Sure.

What is it?
What's the matter?

Nothing.
You're not going to understand.

Something's wrong.
You can tell me.

You can talk to me.

I'm fine.
I'm fine.

Okay,
why don't you sit down?

No.
I'll get you
a glass of water.

Water is fine.
Water is good.

Okay.
Okay.

All right.

Okay. Here you go.
Take a sip.

Okay. Now tell me
what's the matter.

You're starting to scare me
a little bit.

It's...you're not going
to understand if I tell you.

I got to go.

Kate what...wait a second.

No!
Kate.

Don't touch me!

Kate.
Kate.

No!
Kate.

Leave me alone!

Jacob,
what's wrong with her?

Where is she...
where is she going?

I...i have no idea.

She came over here all upset.

Is she all right?
I mean...

I don't know.

What did you do to her?

Nothing. Nothing.

I asked her what was the matter,
but she wouldn't tell me.

Well, did you touch her?No.

Why was she screaming
"don't touch me"
if you didn't touch her?

I wasn't touching her,
okay? I don't know.

I kept asking her
and she wouldn't tell me
what was going on.

I don't know.God, I'll talk to her.

The last thing that
I wanted to do was upset you.

That's why I haven't said
anything about this.

Tell me what happened.
I want to know everything.

Um, well, it started
my first week on the job.

The things
that he would say.

I thought it was harmless,

but then when I had
the embryo transferred,

he started e-mailing me.

I see his e-mails.
He hasn't been writing you.

From his faculty address,
not his personal.

Well, what did he say?

Just chatting about the baby,

how happy you are.

And then he started
getting romantic.

I told him I didn't think
it was appropriate for him
to write those things.

So he stopped.

And then a few weeks ago

I got a huge bouquet of red
roses delivered to me.

And you're sure
they're from him?

The card said,
"from Jacob."

And this.

He even asked me to meet him
at a hotel last weekend.

I want to see the e-mails.

[Beep]

Hi, this message
is for Jennifer.

My name is Jacob Kelly,

and I'm calling regarding
a letter of recommendation

that you wrote
for Kate Randall.

He wrote me about 10 times.

I told him
if he didn't knock it off
I was going to tell you.

What were you doing
at the house today?

This morning at school
he asked me to come by.

Allison, I swear he said
that you would be there.

And when I got to your house,
you weren't there.

And that is when
he tried to kiss me.

I didn't do any of that.

She is out of her mind.

Then how do you explain this?

Your credit card statement,
roses, $300.

I didn't buy
anybody flowers.

Lingerie, 450.

You spent more on that hotel

than you spent
on our entire honeymoon.

Okay, look, she got a hold
of my credit card number.

Oh, god, come on.
Don't treat me like an idiot.

I read the e-mails.

What e-mails?

From the school website,
back and forth between
you and Kate.

What?
I don't even use that.

Nobody uses that website.

Okay? I haven't even checked
my profile in months.

Kate says all
of the teachers use it.

Okay, well I don't use it.

When I want to talk
to my students,
I do it in class.

I...i didn't write
any of those.

Yeah, you did.
I know your writing style.

A lot of people
know my writing style.

Do you know how easy
it is for a school employee

to hack into
my faculty e-mail?

Is that what happened?

I don't know,
she's trying to make me
look bad for some reason,

and I had a feeling
that I was wrong about her,
but now I'm sure.

I called back
her references.

I'm going to talk to somebody
that knows this woman.

Just admit it.

You're scared
of being a father, are you?

What? That's...
that's ridiculous.

So you thought
you'd treat yourself

to one final personal
bachelor party

before getting serious
and raising a child.

Would you please just
listen to yourself right now?

This is just like you

and that old
college girlfriend of yours
from five years ago.

First of all,
it was seven years ago,

and she wasn't
my girlfriend in college.

You'll never change.
It's my fault.

It's my fault
for trusting you,

but I want you
out of this house.

Ali, wait a second.

You go stay in a hotel.

Apparently
you can afford it.

Ali, come on.

[Rings doorbell]

[Remy]
He's a famous novelist.

Really?
What's his name?

Jacob Kelly.

I have never heard of him.

[Gate creaking]

Ugh! Ugh!

You're hurting the baby!

Shut up!

You're in love with that
novelist aren't you?

You want to have
his baby so bad,

you killed my girlfriend.

Just to get the job.
Isn't that right?

Isn't that right?

[Whimpers]

Hey, you don't want to talk,
that's fine.

Just call Jacob Kelly
and see what he has to say
about this, huh?

[Cell phone rings]

This is Jacob.

Mr. Kelly,
my name is Matt.

I'm Remy's boyfriend.

I got some information
about your surrogate.

Agh!

[Coughs]

Hello, are you there?

[Line ringing out]

Hey, it's Matt. Leave a message, thanks.

[Beep]

Hi, this is Jacob Kelly.

I guess we got disconnected.

Call me back
when you can please.

Thanks.

I got a call from Matt.

Do you know him,
by any chance, Kate?

Remy's boyfriend?

He called to tell me
he had information
about my surrogate.

What do you think
he was talking about, Kate?

Leave me alone.

Why did you hack into
my e-mail at school?

Why...why did you write
all of those things in my name?

If you don't leave right now,
I'm calling the police.

You stole my credit card
number and you went shopping.

If anybody's going
to call the police here,
it's going to be me.

Kate, you're pregnant
with my kid.

What are you thinking?

What are...are you trying
to ruin my marriage?

Is that what's going on?
Because I don't get it.

I don't get any of it.

I don't get why you'd want
to hurt my wife,

who by the way,
thinks you two are pretty much
best friends right now.

Look, just tell me
why you're doing this.

What have I done
to hurt you?

Let go of me.
Don't touch me.

No, we're not done, Kate.
We're not done.

I am going to do whatever
I have to do to...

Jacob,
get out of here!

Stop it!
Just get out of my house.

What the hell
you looking at?

It's in excellent condition.

It's 2500 square feet.

It's four bedrooms,
three baths.

[Phone rings]
Oh, excuse me one second.

It's open.
You can go on in.

I'll meet you inside.

Hey, Kate. What's up?

Jacob came to my house and attacked me.

He did what?

[Phone buzzes]
Let me guess.

Kate called you.

How could you do this?

Well, it was easy. She deserved it.

Have you lost your mind?

Jacob, no one deserves
to be beaten half to death.

What?

She just called me from the hospital, Jacob.

13 stitches and, god,
it you could have hurt the baby.

What the hell
are you talking about?

You go to her house
and beat her up?

You've always had
a temper, but i...

okay, wait. Stop.
Ali, she's lying.

Don't deny it, okay?

The neighbors saw you.

I did not hit her.

Look, not only is this woman
insane, she's dangerous.

What hospital is she in?

You stay away from Kate,
all right?

And you know what?
You stay away from me too,
you son of a bitch.

Ali, are you...?

Ali, are you there?

Yeah, that's good.

Kate?

Oh, my god.
Are you okay?

Yeah.

I am so sorry
that this happened.

No, no,
it's not your fault.

How's the baby?

Oh, they just did
an ultrasound.

Everything is good.

Oh, thank god.

I can't even believe
that he would do
something like this.

It's my fault.

I never
should have told you

that Jacob
was infatuated with me.

No, no, nothing
is your fault, okay?

We just...

We both need
to stay away from him
until the baby's born.

I know that he's sorry
for what he did.

Don't worry.

I told them that
I fell down the stairs.

I'm not going
to press charges or anything.

Oh, I forgot.

Um...it's a boy.

It's a boy?

It's a little
baby boy.

We...we have to buy
some blue paint.

[Laughter]

Yeah.

Store these
at campus security for me.

He can pick them up there.

And I need you
to shut down the following...

his access card
to the building,

his parking pass,
and the faculty e-mail.

Beth.
Then call maintenance.

What's going on?

Hey, professor Kelly,

I was wondering if you could
read my short story.

You're fired.

What?
Is that a joke?

I mean, you can't possibly
be serious.

What did you tell them,
Kate?

What did you tell them?

Wow, you're good.

Let me ask you something,
did you get somebody
to punch you in the face,

or were you able
to do that all by yourself?

You can leave now,
Mr. Kelly.

Beth, she's a liar, okay?

She's doing this
to frame me.

Beth, come on.

You know what, Shawn?

Go ahead and put that
under my desk,

because I'm going to be
right back.

And, Valerie, yes,
I would be very happy
to read your short story.

Yeah, I left you a message
regarding a reference

that you wrote
for Kate Randall.

Uh-huh.

Yes, I need to talk
to one of Kate's family members

or anybody that's known Kate
her whole life.

I'd start with her dad's business.

Okay, her father's name
is Edward? Yes.

Edward Randall.

And, I'm sorry, what was
the name of his company?

It was a shipping company.

I was ed Randall's
secretary for ten years.

When he died,
new management took over.

I was the first person
they let go.

Luckily I found another job.

Did you by any chance
know his daughter, Kate?

You mean, Katherine?
Of course.

Ed talked about her
all the time. Why?

Well, my wife and I
hired her to be our surrogate,

and now she's just causing
all sorts of trouble,

and I want to go
to the police,

but I don't have...
I don't have anything
concrete to tell them.

Sounds familiar.
Katherine was a nightmare.

She made her father so angry
he quit communicating
with her entirely.

Why?

Why?
Are you kidding?

The baby.

Because she gave the baby
up for adoption?

Adoption?
Is that what she's saying?

Her baby died.

She said it was crib death.

But I could tell that the way
Edward talked about it

he didn't believe her.

And then there was all
that business with the will

and his estate
and the lawyers.

She screwed over everybody,
me included.

Would you be willing
to tell this story to my wife?

All right, yes.
Thank you.

So you believe me now?

No, she's just bitter.

I mean, Kate got all
of her father's inheritance,

and this secretary lady
didn't get anything.

What do I have to do
to convince you, Ali?

Why would Kate
kill her own baby?

It just...
it doesn't make any sense.

Why would she
beat herself up
to get me fired?

None of what she's doing
makes any sense.

And that's not
the only thing, okay?

Last night I got a phone call
from a guy named Matt,

said he was
Remy's boyfriend.

Said he had information
about our surrogate,

and then the line
went dead.

I called him back
and there was no answer.

So go to the police.

And tell them what?
What proof do I have?

I have nothing.

Ali,
just look at me please.

Just look at me.

I'm your husband, okay?

I'm the guy that you fell
in love with 16 years ago.

I'm the guy that still
loves you right now

no matter how much
you hate me in this moment.

Why won't you believe me?

[Jacob]
Congratulations.

You took away
most of it, didn't you?

My wife, my job.

I suppose what's next
is you call the cops

and you take away
my freedom, but...

Before you do that, I just
have one little request.

I want to know why.

Please. Why?

Please.

I read BlackBerry winter
over a hundred times.

It changed my life.

Jacob,
it changed everything.

And the first time
I saw you on television,

I knew you were my soul mate.

Alexandria.

Yes.
That's my pen name.

I'm going to show you
something.

[Kate]
I have been waiting for this
moment for so long.

I knew that one day
you would come

and you would be
standing right there.

I love you.

I wrote you every two days
for six years straight.

Even when the letters
came back,

I didn't lose hope
that some day...

Some day you would
write me back.

When my father died,
I had to find you.

I got a job
at whittendale

just so I could be
close to you.

I'm sorry I had to get you
in so much trouble,

but it was the only way
for US to be together.

Jacob, you're free.

Allison left you.
Besides, she can't
give you babies.

I can.

And you don't have
to teach anymore.

I liberated you
from that awful job.

We can live together
in my father's mansion.

It's up in the mountains.

It's so far away,
nobody will bother US.

Jacob, we can have this baby
that I'm carrying,

and then at night
we can make our own.

[Allison]
Hi, Kate.

I'd punch you in the nose,
but I'm afraid you'd enjoy it.

What actually happened
to Remy?

Why did her boyfriend
call Jacob?

Maybe she didn't accidentally
fall from that building?

I think we need
to talk to the cops.

No.

No.

If you call the police,
I will kill this baby.

Okay. Okay.

If you try to trick me
or have me arrested,

I don't care.
I'll drink rat poison.

I'll take
a coat hanger to it.

Kate.
I don't care.

I will do
whatever it takes,

but I will not
let this baby live.

You would actually
kill yourself and my child?

If I can't get Jacob Kelly
to love me,

what is the point
of living?

Oh, Kate, honey,
you need help.

I don't need
anyone's help!

Okay.

Get out of my house.

Leave!

Go!

Well, what happens
if we turn her into the police?

Well, they'll take her
into custody,

but they can't watch
her 24 hours a day.

She can still make good
on her threat to harm the baby,

even in jail.

Are you saying there's
nothing that we can do?

Look, definitely gather
as much of a paper trail
as you can,

credit card statements,
e-mails, all of that.

It'll help US if we decide
to sue her later.

I'm sorry.

But I think the only
options you have

are to go to the police
and accept the consequences,

or you can try to work
something out with her.

You okay?

We could just
do what she wants.

Hmm?

She's in love with you,
so...

We could just
play along with it.

Until she delivers.

Ali, it's, like,
three in the morning.

No, listen to me.
You could...

you could go live with her
and I could follow you

and stay in a camper
or rent a cabin or something

and...and then
when she gives birth

we could take
the baby from her and...

and we turn her in
to the cops.

Right?

You expect me
to go live with her?

Because a couple of days ago

you were ready to divorce me

because you thought
I was cheating on you.

I don't like the idea,

but I'm willing to,
I don't know,

make the sacrifice
in order to save our child.

Your sacrifice?

I hate this woman.

We cannot let her
kill our baby.

We have to keep tabs
on her.

One of US has to be
watching her 24/7.

[Doorbell rings]

What are you
doing here?

I'm yours.

I don't believe you.

Allison is done with me.

She blames me for
bringing you into our lives.

Oh, yeah?

You're carrying
the only viable embryo,

taking away her last chance
of becoming a mother,

and I let you do it.

She's never going
to forgive me.

You're lying.

I'm here, aren't I?

Do you think
that you could love me

after everything I've done?

I'll try.

Try now.

They'll be plenty of time
for that later.

Can I borrow
your cell phone?

What for?

Please, baby?

We only need mine.

I've prepared a nursery
and a playroom for the baby.

It's just down the hall.

The Internet and landline
have been disconnected too,

so you can
concentrate on your writing
and we can be left alone.

Sometimes I need
the Internet to do research.

My father
has a huge library.

You can use that.

You've certainly
thought of everything.

There's something else
I want to show you.

This is for you.

[Knock at door]

How's the writing going?

Good.

Can I read some pages?

Sure.

I think the woman should live.

Oh, oh,
I like that she dies.

Yeah, but this scene
is so violent.

I like that it's violent.

In fact,
I was going to make her death

even more violent
on my next pass.

Well...

I don't believe
your main character.

Okay.

What don't you believe?

What if...

What if she were
17 years old?

Senior in high school.

No, she's 21.

She's 17.
She's practically a child.

Come here,
sweetheart.

What if her father's friend,

a business partner,
let's say,

wanted her
to be his lover?

And this is Tony.

Heard so much about you,
Katherine.

[Kate]
One day her dad leaves
her alone with this friend

and the friend forces
her to have sex with him.

No, Tony stop.

So he rapes her.

Yeah, he rapes her.

Good girl.

Gets her pregnant.

She wants an abortion,
but daddy says no.

He says that if she
gets an abortion,

he will write her
out of the family fortune.

You can't do that to me.

I'm doing it.

So she carries the baby.

For nine
incredibly painful months,

thinking, of course,
that she could just

give the baby up for adoption
and be done with all this.

But, no.

Daddy wants her
to keep the baby,

wants her to live
with his best friend.

Look, this is not
the end of the world.

It is for me.

[Kate] You see,
it's a business deal.

In her father's eyes,
she's just a piece of property

to be traded for a majority
share in a competing company.

So she kills the baby.

She has to.

It's the only thing
that she can do

to get herself out
of the situation, to be free.

When daddy
looks into the crib,

he sees
his grandchild dead.

He freaks out.

Kate,
you come here right now.

He tries to kill
the main character.

Ooh!

But she gets away.

Daddy cuts her out of the will,
but she's smart.

On the night of his death,

she gets a hold of the one
executed copy of the new will.

And she shreds it.

Daddy's lawyers have
to resort to the old will,

where she gets it all.

In the end, she wins.

Big.

That, Mr. Kelly,
is a great story.

And I want you to write it.

"My dearest Allison, I can't
tell you how much I miss you."

"Knowing that you're nearby
helps me get through this.

"I think of you
every waking moment,

"and I can't wait
until this is over.

"I adore you so much,

"even this writer
can't find the words.

Love, Jacob."

[Allison]
"Dear sexy world-famous author
whom I love so very much,

"we are so close to this whole
thing being over.

"Been watching the calendar,

"and she's in
her final two weeks.

"As for me, I'm doing okay.

"I'm mostly worried about you.

Just be careful.
I love you. Ali."

[Knock at door]

[Kate]
Jacob, come out of there.
Jacob.

Where is it?

[Jacob]
Where's what?

The story I told you,
about the 17-year-old girl?

I told you to write it,
and you haven't even started.

I will. Relax.

What's wrong?

You don't think
it's a good story?

I think it's a sad story.

Then why haven't
you started to write it?

Why haven't you
started writing it?

Answer me.

Because it's not my story.

It's your story,
and it's true, isn't it?

No, I made it up.

I talked to your
dad's secretary, Kate.

You killed your baby.

No, I didn't.
Yes, you did.

You know you did.

Why?

Why did you do it?

Because that man raped me.

And my father forced me
to keep the baby.

You could have walked away,
Kate.

You didn't have
to kill that child.

But you did because
you hated your father,

and now you're feeling
guilty about it,

so you want me
to write your story

and make you look
like a hero,

but I'm not
going to do that!

Because you're not a hero.

You're a coward,
and you're a murderer!

Please wait.
I need you.

I need you
to write my story.

No one will listen to me.

But they'll listen to you.

They will listen
to Jacob Kelly.

Do what I say,

or you know exactly
what I will do.

Ah, yes,
that's the girl I love.

What are you doing?

What are you doing?

Making you famous.

Where are you going?

I'm just taking out
the trash.

It's not very full.

Can't it wait
until tomorrow?

Well it's such
a nice house.

I'm just trying
to keep it clean.

Okay, well,
I'll come with you.

It's beautiful weather.
Let me grab my shoes.

No, it's just
going to take a second.

And I finished
the first chapter, so I want...

I want to come back
and show you.

Okay, great.

Okay, I finished
the first chapter.

You want to read it?

I made the changes
that you suggested,

and I actually think
that you're really going
to love it.

Kate, you've got to unlock
this right now.

Why?

[Screams]

You...are you okay?

What's wrong?
What's wrong?

So you can write her
more love letters?

"My dearest Allison,

"the longer
I am away from you,

the more I realize
how much you mean to me."

Blah, blah,
blah, blah, blah.

This is the worst thing
you have ever written.

Okay.
You know why?

'Cause it's a lie.

She's still
controlling you, Jacob.

She's forcing you
to write these letters

and hide them out
in the wall, isn't she?

You need to calm down.

You need to realize
you don't love her anymore.

You love me.

You're right.
I'm sorry.

I'm so...I'm so sorry.

She is the problem here,
not you.

Okay.

You're going to just relax,
stay here,

and when I get back,
this little problem of ours

will be dead and gone.

Kate...Kate! Kate, no!

Kate, wait, come back!
Kate!

Kate!

Aah!

[Groans]

Okay. Okay.

Allison!

Oh, god.

[Groans]

[Rifle fires]

[Jacob]
Allison!

[Jacob]
Allison!

[Screams]

This is it.

No! No!

Get your hands off of me.

This baby
is coming right now.

No, it's not.

Kate, you have to push.Go to hell.

Push!

You can't make me.

If you don't push,
you will kill this child.

I don't care.

I'm getting this baby,
Kate.

You need me.

You do what I say,
or you are going to die
right now.

You understand?

Now push!
Push!

[Screams]

Yes.
Yes, harder.

Harder, Kate.

[Baby crying]

Kate, no.
Kate, you need to rest.

Kate,
don't do anything...

the sheriff will be here
any minute.

Kate.

Kate.

Kate, it's over.
Kate.

[Whimpers]

[Siren wails]

That's her.
That's Kate Randall.

[Allison]
She needs help.

Miss Randall.

Miss Randall,
can you hear me?

Okay.

Come on.

You all right?

Yeah.

You want to tell me
what happened?

You tell it.