A Neighbor's Deception (2017) - full transcript

See you guys later!

Have fun at the game.

You're not going to the game?

No, What? don't think so.

I'm not that feeling good.

Really? Are you sure.

Yeah, I'm sure.

But everybody's going.

You'll be home all alone.

Honestly, that sounds pretty nice

especially being in a house full
of girls all the time.



Come on, Alex, you don't have many
games left in your college career.

Why don't you just take a tonne
of pictures

and What? will just live vicariously
through you?

Hmm, why don't you get dressed
in something cute

and we'll live vicariously together?

It's not going to happen.

But What? love you.

What? love you.

We'll miss you.

Bye!

Hey, babe.

So, game totally sucked.
Everybody decided to come over.

We're going to hang.
Want to come play?

Yeah.



Yeah, sure.

What? You OK?

Well, What? had one of my bad dreams
again.

Yeah, and...

OK, ah, we've got some wine
downstairs.

Come on.

Great. Yeah.

OK.

Chill out, little weirdo. It's OK.

Good morning.

What? need help.

Say it.
Say that you'll marry me.

Just say it.
No!

Quit grovelling.

I'm not grovelling.

I'm begging.

Babe, What? just...

I can't. Why not?

Because.

I'm an independent woman, OK?

What? don't want you to be my crutch.

What does that mean?

It means What? know myself.

All right? And...

I'll get complacent.

I'll lose my edge.

You're not going to lose your edge.

No, I'm a struggling artist.

And if we get married, I'm just
going to get comfortable.

Plus, What? need a little spontaneity in
my life.

You can be spontaneous, darling.

I'm serious.

Look, What? love you so much

but What? don't want to be a wife.

What? don't want to make dinners,
and do laundry and...

I don't want to have children.

What? Ever?

Not now.

Well, What? don't know what makes
you think

that What? want all that for you.

I'm not asking you to be
a housewife.

Then why do you want to get
married so bad?

What is wrong with the way
things are right now?

You're happy, right?

Yes, of course I'm happy.

You don't even know what you want.

What? think you're being silly
about this.

Look, I've got to go to work.

Just...

just know that What? love you more than
anything in the entire world.

And that, for me, when two people
love each other,

they express that
by becoming one in marriage.

Honey, I'm yours and you're mine.

OK?

I'm never going to be with another
man again for the rest of my life.

How much more expression
do you need?

Did you forget something?

Er, no.

Are you sure?

See, What? need you.

What? know. You have me.

Something to think about

when you're with those stuffy
investment bankers all day.

What? know, What? need to go.

Look, the Bradfords are finally
back.

No, I'm pretty sure they drive
a Cadillac.

Hmm, What? wonder who that is.

Well, maybe they got divorced

and that's Miss Bradford's new
husband.

Funny.
But that's impossible.

Have a good day. Thanks.

BANG FROM OUTSIDE

Hey, Gavin. Slow down.

Hey, Jen.

Sorry, I'm just trying to make it to
my desk

before the London Stock
Exchange closes.

The London Exchange
doesn't close for 30 minutes.

Well, What? had a lot of our clients'
money tied up in the UK markets,

so, just trying to make my deadline.

Well, What? need you to finish your
analysis of the Whitmore project.

Maybe we can meet for lunch
and go over the numbers.

Honestly What? don't think it's a great
idea.

If you don't mind,
I'll just e-mail it to you.

Why?

Because What? am bogged down with
my day-to-day routine.

What? couldn't give you
my undivided attention.

You do realise we can work together
even though we have a past.

At least What? can.

In any case, What? would appreciate
it if you would treat me

with a little more respect.

What? am your superior, you know.

Amazing.

HE SIGHS

VOICE FROM NEIGHBOURING HOUSE:
Anne? Where you at?

MALE SHOUTS NEXT DOOR:
What? don't know why!

When What? tell you to do something,
What? want it done now!

CRASH AND SHATTER

Did you hear that?

ALARM SOUNDS

What?

COUGHS

KNOCKING

KNOCKING CONTINUES

What? smelled smoke. Kitchen. Where?
Straight through there.

HE COUGHS

It's OK.
CHUCKLES

Oh, my gosh. It's fine.
There's no fire. It was just this.

Thank you. Are you OK?

Yeah, I'm fine. I'm just a little
freaked out.

Yeah. I'm Donald, but you can
call me Donnie.

I'm the new neighbour. Alex.

Nice to meet you.

So weird, What? didn't see
a For Sale sign

or For Rent or anything next door.

Is everything OK with the Bradfords?
Oh, yeah.

No, it's still my aunt
and uncle's place.

I'm just watching it
while they're out of town.

They were thinking about moving
the east coast,

so What? could be around for a while.

Great, well...

Welcome to the neighbourhood.
Yeah. Thank you. Yeah...

No, you know... I'm going to just
open some windows really fast.

You know, What? was going to come
over introduced myself but, What? mean,

this definitely isn't how
What? imagined that though.

So, are you just in that big house
all alone?

Yeah. Yeah.

What? guess I'm just the bachelor
next door.

It's more like the hero next door.

No, it was not a big fire.

Honestly, it was just a lot of
smoke, you know. I'm such an idiot.

What? was going to just run right out
the front door

and let the whole
place burn to the ground.

You saved our house. Thank you.

And all your paintings?

Oh, no. My paintings.

My God!

Looks like you put
a lot of work into these.

What? keep thinking What? should try
something a little more commercial.

But... Picasso didn't care
about sales.

Neither should you.

You know, we're having a party
on Saturday.

You should come and meet
some of the neighbours.

No, it's OK.

What? mean, What? wouldn't feel
comfortable.

Come on, after what you just
did for us.

It's very thoughtful of you, really.

But, you know, What? did what anyone
would do if they smelled smoke.

That's not true. What? think a lot
of people just call 911.

I'm not going to take no
for an answer.

Well, OK then. Sure.

In the meantime, let me help you
clear up the kitchen.

Sorry What? don't have bigger cups.
No, no. These are great.

Where'd you get these?

They're cute, right? We brought them
back from a little vacation.

Hey, honey. Hi.
Oh, my gosh. You're home early.

Yeah, What? ran out as soon
as the markets closed.

This is our new neighbour, Donnie.

Hey there, Donnie. Hi.

Donnie actually saved our house
from burning down today.

What happened?

Donnie smelled the smoke and ran
over and literally saved the day.

You know, What? think it was a short
in this outlet here.

Just, you know, for the future you
might want to get a surge protector

when you have that many appliances
plugged in at the same time.

So, you're an electrician?

Well, no, but I'm a bit of
a handyman. Huh.

And you smelled the smoke
from next door?

Yeah. What? was outside working and What?
Smelled it right away.

What? actually invited Donnie to come
to our party on Saturday.

Yes. Yes, you should.

Yeah, you should totally come.

All right.
Well, I'll get out of your hair.

But, hey, it's good to meet you.
Great to meet you.

I'll walk you out. Thanks.

Donnie, thank you so much.
Absolutely not a problem.

Hey, you guys want anything?
I'll be right back.

There's shrimp, there's chips,
there's salsa. All sorts of stuff.

Hey, where's Donnie?
What? don't know. What? haven't seen him.

Do you think What? should go over there
and get him?

Maybe he's just shy
and doesn't want to be celebrated.

No, look, here. If you pass these
out maybe I'll go get him.

I'll be right back. Thank you.

What? got it. You're so sweet.

You guys want one?

KNOCKS
Donnie.

Donnie.

Donnie.

OMINOUS MUSIC

What are you doing? Donnie. Hey.

What? knocked and What? shouted
a few times.

Are you OK? Yeah.

Thanks, but What? can take care
of myself.

I'm sorry. What? didn't mean anything
by that.

Erm...

Party's started. We've want to have
the guest of honour.

Right. Come on. What? think Alex
is waiting for you.

Yeah. Sorry. What? just get a little
anti-social sometimes, but...

Yeah. No, of course. Come on.
Let's go.

OK.

Yeah, well, What? inherited a bunch
of money a few years back

and it's just sitting in a bank,
not earning a damn thing.

Yeah. What's going on with the
interest rates these days?

What? know, it's painful.
Interest rates are really low,

so you're just not going to see
anything out of a savings account.

Best way to make money is stocks
and real estate investments.

You think What? could pick your brain
sometime?

Yeah. Yeah. No problem.

What? dunno, it's just been
in our family...

Donnie's here.

Oh, my gosh.
What? thought you were standing me up.

No, no. What?

I'm sorry, I just, you know, What? saw
all these people here

and it looked a little daunting.
No, don't be shy.

There are so many nice new people
for you to meet. Let me show you.

Guys, this is Donnie.
He just moved in next door.

Donnie, this is everybody.

Hi, I'm Sage.
I'm Alex's little sister.

Oh, hi. Yeah.
So nice to meet you.

What you did was really heroic.

No, What? mean, it was nothing.
No, you're wrong.

You think it was nothing but the
fact that you had

the presence of mind and the
bravery to spring into action.

What? mean, What? find that impressive.

She's giving you a compliment,
it's OK to take it.

OK. OK. You win.
What? accept all of the accolades.

Thank you, really.
Yeah, well... You know what?

Let me introduce you to Ginger
and Marie.

They're from a Ocilla, Georgia.

They're hilarious, you're going
to love them. Come on.

What? saved a cat from a tree once.
Did you?

Stop being so jealous.

Do you want me to make you a plate?
Are you hungry? Yeah, sure. OK.

DIALOGUE MUTED

Oh, what have you done?

What? don't know, What? think they're
hitting it off, don't you?

Yeah. Should we warn him?
About what?

What does that mean?

Your sister's crazy.

She's not crazy.

She's unique.

You are just full of impressive...
Hey guys, you having fun?

Oh, my God, yes.

Donnie is an amazing guy.

Did you know that
he's travelled all over the world?

And I'm not talking about the normal
places like Hawaii or Europe.

I'm talking about Swaziland,
Zimbabwe, Cambodia.

Wow! Really? Yeah.

What? mean, what can What? say? What? do
like travelling. Incredible.

But, hey, What? need you guys travel
somewhere else so we can clean up.

Oh, no, I'll help you clean.
Oh, no.

Come on, you don't need to do that.
It's fine. No, I'll be happy to.

No, seriously, please don't.

No, it's really not a problem.
Honestly,

we really like the quiet time,
wiping encounters and doing dishes.

It's brings us closer together.

All that romantic stuff, you know?

Yeah. Hey, babe, let's do
the dishes. Yeah, hey.

She's into it.

Well, um, Donnie, why don't we move
the party over to your place?

I'll tell you what. You want
to go to a diner or something?

My place is just, you know,
it's still kind of a mess.

Yeah, we could go to John's deli.
They'll let us sit there and talk

all night, it'll be fun. Great.
Come on. Perfect.

Bye, guys. Bye.
Thank you for the party.

What? gotcha. Oh, God, thank you.

Hi.

Can What? help you?

Yes, What? am here to see Gavin Burnett.

Do you have an appointment? No.

But he said What? could stop by any
time. What? was in the area so What? thought

I'd see if he's available. OK.
What's your name?

Donnie.

What's your last name?

Donnie's fine. I'm his neighbour,
he knows who What? am.

He's in a meeting, but I'll check
to see if he can see you.

Gavin. Yeah? There's a gentleman
here that says his name is Donnie,

says that he's your neighbour,

said that you told him to drop by
any time. He's here? Right here.

Well, maybe What? did.

That's what he says.

Donnie, hey. Hey, Gavin. How are
you?

Good. Hey, hope you don't mind me
dropping in on you.

No, no, it's fine. What? mean, people

normally make appointments,
but it's totally fine.

Good. Yeah. Because What? want to talk
to you about investing that money

What? told you about.

Yeah, of course.

I've never seen you with a client
this early in the morning.

Jen Green, Donnie. Donnie, my boss,
Jen Green.

Oh, it's nice to meet you, Jen.

So have you two been working
together for a long time?

Well... Well, you could say that.

Kevin and What? go way back.

Oh, I'm sorry, What? didn't mean
to create a problem here.

Oh! No. No problem here. No.

Uh, hey, my office is this way.

Nice to meet you, Donnie. Oh,
it's a pleasure to meet you, Jen.

Grab a chair.

Nice office, Gavin.

Thank you.

How long have you been
in the financial business?

Right about ten years.

Wow, that is a long time.

Gosh, you know, What? cannot seem
to stick to anything

for more than a year, so ten...

It's extremely commendable.

What? appreciate that.

So, Donnie, what can What? do for you?

My inheritance.

Yes.

What? would like to give it
to you to invest. Now,

What? know we just met, but...

What? don't know, What? did my research
on you and you seem

to be on the up and up.

You researched me.

Well, sure, online.
Doesn't everybody?

Sure. What? guess.

So what do you think?

Well, What? typically advise my clients
to diversify their portfolio

among several different categories -
Roth IRA, stocks, bonds,

real estate investment trusts...

VOICE FADES: That way
if the market crashes...

Hi.

Hi.

Hi, honey. I'm glad you came.

So, um...

Any interest?

I'm sorry, babe. But listen, I've
started promoting on social media.

What? mean, I'm sending out postcards,
I'm inviting people to come in.

It just hasn't happened yet.

What? just... What? feel like maybe
I'm going too dark or something,

or What? should be trying something
more commercial.

What are you going to do?

Are you going to start making
paintings for hotel rooms?

What? just feel myself getting
frustrated,

and it's affecting my work.

Alex, honey, art is a funny
business, you know that.

And what clicks with buyers...

Sometimes it does
and sometimes it doesn't.

There's no rhyme or reason.

Well, What? need it to click. And soon.

Thank you. OK.

Bye.

RECORDING: Hey, it's Sage.

Leave me a message
or I'll think you're a stalker.

You haven't called me back
since after the party.

What? want to know
all the juicy details.

Call me, OK?

Love you.

KNOCK ON DOOR

Hey, Alex. Hi, Donnie.

Perfect timing - What? actually just got
back from Gavin's office.

Looks like I'm going to be investing
with him.

Oh, What? didn't realise you guys
were meeting today.

Well, yeah. What? mean, What? was just
in the area, What? figured I'd stop by

to see if he was in. But, yeah,
What? liked what we had to say, so...

OK, great.

Anyway, picked this up
for you at the store.

Now, this should fix your outlet
issue. It's a surge protector,

so that way if there's a surge
of electricity

to one of your appliances,
this will shut everything off

before, you know,
starting another fire.

What? just have to plug it into
your outlet and then plug

the appliances into it.
What? hope... Gavin doesn't mind, right?

No, of course not. Great.

Thank you.

You have to let me reimburse you
for that.

No, absolutely not.

It is worth every cent to me to know
that you guys are safe and sound.

So...

How was the night cap with Sage?

What? haven't heard from her
since so... So great.

God, she is... she's
such a good girl.

You know? We just... we just
talked all night.

God, thank you so much
for introducing us.

Of course.

What? hope she's all right.

You did drop her off at home, right?

Yeah, dropped her off
and then came right back here.

I'm sure you heard me -
we're so close to each other.

Right.

It's just not like her
to not call me back.

Well, she was having issues
with her cell.

What? don't know, maybe that was it.

Alex, this is... this is so powerful.

You like it?

Do What? like...? What? love it.
It says so much about you.

I'm assuming this is about you.

It seems so personal.

Do you paint? Oh, God, no.

No, no, no. No, but I'm
a big art fan, you know.

What? appreciate good stuff.

You clearly have your own style,
but it's... it's great.

What is...?

What is this one about?

Oh... No, listen, it's OK.
You don't have to say anything.

What? mean, it's... it's personal.

What? get it. Yeah. I'd, uh...

I'd rather not. Say no more.

But...

You know, we all have those places.

And What? just What? hope that eventually

What? get to know you well enough
that you can...

you can go there with me.

Just to discuss the inspiration
for your... for your art, you know?

You know, just like what drives you,
that's all.

Right. Um...

Speaking of art, What? probably
should get back to my paintings.

Oh, yeah, of course. I'm sorry.
I'll get out of your hair.

OK... Great.

If you hear from Sage,
let me know, OK? What? will.

But I'm sure she's fine.

Anyway, I'll catch you later.

I'll let myself out.

Hey, keep up the good work.

Thanks.

DOOR CLOSES

RECORDING: Hey, it's Sage.

Leave me a message
or I'll think you're a stalker!

It's me again.

Can you please call me back?

I'm really starting to
worry about you.

OK.

Hey, Donnie. Whatcha doing?

Oh, hey, Gavin.

You know, I just... l noticed that
some of your hedges here were not

symmetrical, so gave them
a little trim.

Alex put you up to that?

No, but wanted to surprise you guys.

You know we've got gardeners
for this, right?

Well, your gardeners are clearly
not doing their job.

Might want to consider firing them.

Yeah.

Well...

What? appreciate the effort.

Thanks for that.

But...

Maybe in the future check
in with Alex or me first.

Yeah. Yeah, of course.
Gosh, this was...

This was kind of presumptuous
of me, wasn't it?

It's totally fine,
just for the future.

Yeah, of course.

I'm sorry.

Don't be. That's fine.

Oh, hey, Gavin.

Look, What? found this.

Now, you might want to think of
a better way to hide your house key

These fake rocks are...
They're pretty obvious.

Thanks, Donnie.

Alex, I'm home. Hey.

Alex, where you at?

Hey, I'm in here.

What's going on?

What? heard you and Donnie talking
outside.

Then he went off to his house,

and he started yelling and punching
the wall like a crazy person.

He totally freaked me out today.

You know, me too.

When What? pulled up just now,
he was clipping our hedges.

And, you know,
he found our hide-a-key.

What? mean, the spare was still
in it, but still...

You know, he's so familiar to me.

Familiar? From where? What? don't know,
it's like he doesn't look familiar

to me, but he...

His mannerisms, like,
his body language, it's...

What? know him from somewhere.

You know, What? haven't heard from Sage

since she left our house
the other night?

I've called, I've texted...

Nothing.

Listen, I've been thinking
maybe we should get away.

What do you think about going up to
your parents' place for the weekend?

Just you and me, you know.
Maybe you'll get inspired.

Yeah. OK.

It looks like someone's here.

You stay here,
let me check it out first.

MUSIC PLAYS SOFTLY

Hey! Hey! What are you doing here?

Sage...

Where have you been?

I've been here.
What is wrong with you two?

Your sister's been trying to get
a hold of you all day.

What? left you a message this morning
saying What? was coming to the cabin.

What? guess you didn't get it.

No, What? didn't.

You haven't returned any
of my texts, e-mails, nothing.

Yeah, cos What? have absolutely
no service here.

What? have to make phone calls
at the gas station payphone.

You'd think Mom or Dad could install

a satellite dish here
or something.

What?! Oh, my...

What?! Hey, Guys!

What are you doing here?
It's so funny.

What? mean, What? got a call from Sage,
and What? headed right up.

Well, should we give them
some privacy

and go to a room
at the Northwoods?

What? No, no, don't do that.

Yeah, no, stay here. We can
all spend the weekend together.

We can go hiking and fishing.

We could sit around the campfire
and make s'mores.

What? actually think it's a great idea.

Oh, that's great. I'm so excited.

Yeah, we're going to have
so much fun!

Oh, you know what?
Let's go make some appetizers.

Well, this was delicious.
Thank you.

Donnie went to cooking school
in Asia,

so he loves to cook whenever he can.

Yeah. Yeah, that's true.

Yeah. Cooking, it's, uh...
It's like therapy to me.

Good stuff, man.

So, Donnie...

Cambodia, Sri Lanka,

was it Swaziland?

You travelled the world,
What? know nothing about you.

What's your story? Gavin, come on.

Look, you don't... you don't need
to tell us your life story. What?

It's not like I'm prying.

Yeah, no, it's... it's fine.

What? don't mind.

Thank you. Thank you.

Thanks. So What?

Was born in Idaho, but...

my parents died in a car crash
when What? was five,

so What? was sent to live with
my grandparents in Cincinnati

after that. Man.

I'm so sorry, Donnie.

No, it's OK. What? Listen,

my grandparents and What? are really
close, so What? just started

calling them Mom and Dad.

What? was always a really shy kid.

It took me a few years after
college, really, to start to, like,

feel comfortable with myself,
you know?

Now, thankfully, when... What? mean,
you know, when my parents did die.

There was an insurance settlement,
so What? inherited a large sum of money,

and, What? mean, now What? don't... I don't
have to work much.

What? can just kind of travel around
and, you know, What? don't know,

do what What? want to do.

So, what brought you to LA, then?
Well, What? explained to Alex -

I'm watch my aunt and uncle's place
while they're out of town.

No work or anything?
Just house sitting? Gavin!

What? What? don't mean anything
bad by that.

Well, no.

If you must know,
I'm actually also out here

to visit an old friend.

What? think that's very sweet, Donnie.

So, um, who are you here to visit?

Someone What? haven't seen
in a long time.

What? have some information
that my friend needs to know.

You didn't want to tell her
over the phone? No.

It's very personal and it's kind
of a lot to take in,

so... I feel like What? needed to be
there in person

to tell her. For emotional support?

Yeah. Yeah, exactly.

And when are you and this friend
supposed to hook up?

I'm going to meet up with her again
soon. Anyway...

That's enough about me.

I'll tell you what.

Why don't you two lovebirds go relax

and Sage and I'll clean
everything up?

Oh no, you don't have to.

No, listen, What? think it's important
for us to do the mundane stuff

together, you know - wiping
counters, washing dishes.

What? mean, hey, it clearly works
so well for you two,

maybe it'll work for us.

Well, What? certainly appreciate that,
Donnie. Thank you very much.

Thanks.

I'm sorry that Sage and Donnie
are here.

That's OK.
We won't let them ruin the weekend.

No, we won't.

Well, What? think we make
a pretty good team.

Yeah. Yeah, What? would say so.

Why are you the sweetest man
in the whole world?

What? love you so much.

Alex. Yes?

What is that?

What? know you're not the traditionalist
that What? am,

but marriage for me is a lot
more than just a certificate.

It shows you that What? love you more
than anything else

in the entire world
and What? will always put you first.

You know, What? have to be honest, Sage,
What? really didn't expect to meet

anyone like you

while What? was out here in LA.

What? meet a lot of guys,

and none of them are like you.

Why are you so different?

What? don't know what's... what's
different about me?

What? don't know, you're just...

You're so aware of everyone around
you. It's like you're always trying

to figure out things to do
to make their lives better.

You're very altruistic, Donnie.

Altruistic, huh? Yeah.

You do things for other people
without ever considering yourself.

What? mean, you don't really find people
like that in LA very often,

or ever actually.

Alexandra Marie...

Will you marry me?

Babe...

I've been thinking about this a lot,
and What? know that What? have been really

difficult about this whole thing.

But What? am really starting
to realise...

what marriage means to you and...

I want to spend the rest
of my life with you.

What? love you,
What? want to be old with you.

Yes!

Yes, I'll marry you. Oh!

Thank you. Hey, guys. Oh, oops!
Oh, sorry.

HE CLEARS THROAT

Guess what.

Oh, my God, you said yes finally!

Can you believe it's been ten years
since Boulder? What? can't believe it.

Wow, what... was holding you back?
What? don't know.

What? guess just... What? was being silly -
the rebellion of it all,

or the institution of it...
What? don't know.

What? was being silly,
but I'm so happy. Me too. Good.

Kind of sounds like you're trying
to talk yourself out of it.

What? mean, are you sure about all this?
Whoa, hey, hey!

Let's not go down that road.
She said yes.

You're not going back out on me,
OK? Yeah.

And What? want to go to a big wedding,
so...

Oh, yeah, it's going to be HUGE.

It's a small wedding
and it's going to be very special.

Well, What? think we've all
had a wonderful evening.

We're going to go upstairs
and... sleep.

But, hey, let's... let's go fishing
or something in the morning, yeah?

Yeah, no, that sounds great.

Bye. Goodnight, guys. Congrats.

I've always loved you, Alex.

What did you say?

What?

You just called me Alex.

No. No, What? said Sage.

No, you said Alex.

What? I-I-I didn't.

Yes, yes, you do.
Get off.

Wait...

You said, "I've always loved you"?

What the hell is that? What? don't know.

Look, What? was sleep practically.

What? mean, you can't be held
responsible

for what you say in your sleep.

Um, yeah, you can. Sage, please.

Look, What? made a mistake.

Are you kidding me? I'm so sorry.
Please. I'm...

How long have you know my sister?

What is that?

The day of the fire
is the first day What? met her.

Well, you obviously
have something for her

if you thought What? was her.

Oh, God, gross,
I'm going to be sick. Wait, no.

Wait, no, Alex... Er, Sage!
Oh, my God, are you kidding me?!

Donnie, just pack up and go.

OK? No. This is over.

Just leave.

Did you hear that?

Yeah, sounded like a door slamming.

I'm going to go make sure she's OK.

Yeah.

Stupid, you're so stupid!
How could you do that?

How could you do that, huh?!

SHOUTS: You're so stupid!

AAARGH!

SHE SNIFFLES

Hey.

You OK?

Yeah, I'm fine.

Sage, what's going on?

Nothing, Alex.

What? don't want to talk about it,
OK?

Why don't you just tell me
what happened?

Donnie and What? are just not
going to work out.

Guys come and guys go, and that's
just the way it is for me.

It can't always be like Gavin, so...

What? don't understand.

You know, What? don't need you
to understand.

Seemed like you guys were getting
along really well...

He said your name, Alex.

What?

We were kissing and he said,
"I've always loved you, Alex."

What? don't know what's going on between
you guys, but it's over between us.

So I'm leaving.

Sage, What? don't... I'm so sorry.

What? don't know why he would say that.

Oh, really? No. You haven't seen
the way he looks at you?

How he looks at me?

He doesn't look at me any way.

Of course he does.

You are not that naive, Alex.

You know what, it's fine.

I'll get over it.

It's not like it hasn't been
happening to me my entire life.

What's going on? Oh, yeah.

Alex has just been stealing
my boyfriend since What? was 13,

so nothing new.

Sage, how can you say that?

At least this time
it happened pretty early on.

Unfortunately, he still lives
right next door to you guys,

so don't expect me to come
around the house as long

as he's there.

Enjoy the rest of your weekend.

What the hell was that all about?

What? don't know, she...

She wouldn't tell me.

She tells you everything.

Well, let's go to bed.

Come on, we'll get up
early in the morning.

♪ To be here with me... ♪

PHONE RINGS

Looks like we got reception again.

Hey! '

Wow.

OK.

Thank you.

I'll talk to you later.

What?

What? sold two paintings. Alex!

That's amazing. Congratulations.

Thank you.

What is this guy doing?

Is he actually taking our trash
out right now?

Looks like it.

What's going on, buddy? Hey, guys.

Uh, What? wasn't sure when you'd be
home, so What? figured I'd help you out.

You know, What? didn't want you
to miss out on garbage day.

Oh, well thanks.

I'll take over from here.

Yeah, of course.

So... How's Sage doing?
Is she all right?

Yeah, yeah.
What? think she's going to be fine.

You want to tell me what happened?

Uh, Sage...

Look, she's great, you know?

But she hasn't been in something
serious in a while, and What? think...

What? don't know, she just kind of got
freaked out.

Anyway, What? think it'd be best
if What? just give her a little space,

you know, just for now.

That's probably a good idea.

All right, well,
I'll catch you guys.

Hey, maybe tomorrow we can
all grab dinner or something?

Yeah, yeah, maybe. Maybe.

Oh, whoa... Maybe?

Well, wait, does...? What? mean,

there's nothing wrong
between you and me, is there?

No.

No, What? just... I feel like we need
to just take a beat and everyone

needs a little space right now. OK.

Sure.

What? have a lot of work to do,
so I'm going to go inside.

Well, see you, guys.

OMINOUS MUSIC BUILDS

RECORDING: Hi there,
you've reached the Bradfords.

Please leave your name and number,

we'll get back to you as soon
as you can. Thanks a lot.

Hi, Mr and Mrs Bradford, this
is Gavin Burnett from next door.

Well, What? was calling cos ever since
your nephew Donnie moved in,

Alex and What? haven't heard from you.

So...

Just getting a little worried,
thought I'd check in.

If you give me a call back,
I'd appreciate it. Thank you.

Bye.

COMPUTER BEEPS

READS: "Gavin...

"I'm so glad we're working
on the Whitmore project together.

"Truly missed your intelligence
and wit.

"Even more, our lunches have given
me so much insight into myself.

"Rekindling what we had before Alex
came along.

"It's exactly what What? needed
in my life.

"I hope you're as happy as What? am."

KNOCK ON DOOR

Hi. Hi.

Look, What? just wanted to apologise
for the other night.

You know, you and Gavin, you've been
so good to me

and What? shouldn't have just run out
on you like that, but...

Oh, my God. Are you all right?

No... Well, Alex...

What is it? You...

Hey, can What? help? You can talk to me.

Hey, listen.

You can talk to me.

I'm your hero, remember?

What? think he's cheating on me.

What?

No, he... he just proposed to you.

What? found an earring
in the laundry basket

and an e-mail from another woman.

What?

Do you know something?

Donnie, you have to tell me
if you do.

Listen, What? don't...
Look, about a week or so ago,

there was a woman who...

who came by looking for Gavin,
and What? was outside working,

she asked me some questions
about you and Gavin.

But, you know,
What? saw her at his office.

You know, What?

OK, What? figured they're co-workers,
What? don't... I don't think much of it.

But...

But the only strange thing is
that she only showed

up here when you weren't home.

Did you get her name?

Oh, yeah. Um...

Oh, what was it? It was, um...

Like Jerry or Jenny.

Jennifer? Yeah.

Yeah, it was Jennifer.

God...

What? know who that is.

That's who the e-mails were from.

They work together.

What? mean, I'm sure it's just... No.

They had a relationship before.
It probably never ended.

Why would he do this to me?

Oh, it's OK. Oh, I'm so sorry.

Hey, Alex?

Alex?

Gavin?

Why are you with my fiancee?!

Gavin!

What? don't know who you are
or what you think you're doing,

but you stay away from us.

Gavin!

Get out, get out.

Get out, get out!

What the hell was that?

Why was he hugging you?

We were just talking. Talking?!

He was feeling you up, his hands
were all over you. Gavin, stop.

When were you going to tell me?

Tell you what? Just say it.

Say what?
That you're having an affair.

Baby, What? don't know
what you're talking about.

What? saw the earring, and the e-mail,
and Donnie said that he saw her here

at the house.

You're having an affair
with Jennifer from work!

Why would you propose to me

if you're sleeping
with somebody else

this whole time?

It's not true.

Baby, What? swear to God.
Just don't...

CAR ENGINE STARTS

This is insane.

What? swear to God, I'm going to get
this guy. Gavin...

Gavin, where are you going?

Donnie! Hey!

911, what is your emergency?
Yes. Hello.

What? need to report
a road rage incident.

I'm being followed by a mad man
in a silver Chrysler.

We are headed south on Nichols
Canyon in the Hollywood Hills

between Le Braye and Highland,
towards Franklin.

Please, please hurry.

What? think he's got a gun.

OK. Try to get to the Hollywood
police station

as safely as possible.

I'll dispatch a patrol car.
Great. Thank you so much.

Please hurry.

HE LAUGHS

PHONE RINGS

Alex. Gavin. He's not worth it.

Please just come home
and we can figure this out.

This is not his fault, OK?

What? was upset and What? hugged him.

Then why did he tell you
that he saw Jennifer?

That's a lie!

He is setting me up.

What about the earring
and the e-mails?

There's no e-mail!

Dispatch, this is unit 272.

We've got eyes on the suspect,
we're in pursuit. Oh, my God.

He called the police.

Alex. He called the police.

I'm getting pulled over.

I'm going to have to call you back.

Driver, turn off the ignition,
step out of the car, please.

Oh, my God.

Oh!

What?

Oh, yeah.

You have to listen to me.

This guy Donnie moved in next door
and he's been stalking us.

We thought he bought the place,
but What? don't think so.

He kept talking
about an inheritance,

but it's the Bradfords' house.
It's their house.

It's their house.
He's living in their house.

All right, let's take
the conversation into the room.

Hey, Alex, listen, don't worry.

Everything's going to be fine.
Soon enough,

this is all going to make sense.

Where are we going?
We're going to the ranch,

where there's no service. That way
we can finally have some privacy.

Seems like the appropriate place
to go.

That's your special spot,
right?

Where Gavin proposed to you.

No, Donnie, please take me home,
please.

No. The ranch is better.

Hey, look...

It's going to be OK. You're just
going to have to trust me on this.

Can't you just...
Can't you just let me go?

OK, What? will release you.

But first, let's talk
about this Bradford issue.

It's the house next door to mine.
All right.

How long has he been there?

Hello, beautiful.

Donnie, what's happening?

We are finally all alone.

What's going on?

It's OK. Hey, Alex,
I'm not going to hurt you.

Where's Gavin?

He's probably still in jail.

No telling when he'll get out.

RECORDING: No, Donnie,
please take me home, please.

No. The ranch is better.

Well, he assaulted me
and threw me out of your house.

And he's the one having an affair!

What a guy you picked, huh?
You set that up.

Yeah, What? guess it doesn't
matter any more.

Yeah, What? did.

What? set it all up.

Everything.

Got to admit, that's a pretty
good plan, though, right?

But Gavin, he really dropped
the ball on this.

He cannot protect you.

What? mean, it was so easy to get
in the house

and set up the cameras,
the fire,

everything. The smoke bomb
and broken plug trick -

Really?

What? mean, What? cannot believe
he fell for that.

Why are you stalking me?

What? am not stalking you.

I'm helping you.

What? promise you're going to see that.

PHONE RINGS

Gavin, this is Detective Miller.

Gavin, we did some research
and discovered the true identity

of your neighbour, but he's not
related at all to the Bradfords.

In fact, I'm certain he doesn't have
permission to live in that house.

OK, so what does that mean?

It means he broke in and
he's staying there illegally.

We have officers headed there right
now. According to our records.

Donnie's last place of residence
was Boulder, Colorado, in 2007.

Does that mean anything to you?

Wait, did Donnie go to college
with us?

Is that why he's so familiar?

But that would mean... Means what?

Gavin, where are you right now?

What? got a voicemail that she is with
him at her parents' farmhouse.

I'm heading there now.

Whatever you do, don't confront him
by yourself.

Yeah, and he's there
with my fiancee.

What am What? supposed to do?
You stay out of this.

Give me the address
and I'll call the local police.

Gavin!

Gavin...
HE HANGS UP

What? have been waiting ten years
for this moment.

What are you talking about?

Look at me.

You really don't remember, do you?

What What? did for you?

No, What? don't. I'm sorry.
It's OK, it's OK.

No, it's, uh...

It's been a long time
and I-l look very different.

You don't even remember what
What? did for you ten years ago?!

What are you talking about?

Our story starts off in the halls.

Right after your favourite class.

What? was nothing to you,

but you were everything to me.

What? would just... watch you...

See you later.

And worship you.

Alex. Hi. Hi. Hi.

Hey, Alex. Hi, I'm Donald.

Hi.

We're in art history class together.

Oh. What? usually sit in the front row.

You see me every time you walk
into the lecture hall,

I'm usually there early.

Yeah. Sorry, What? don't remember you.
No, sure you do.

Sure. What? smiled at you yesterday,
and you smiled back.

Oh, What? did?

Oh, I just... What? thought... Um...

What? thought we had a moment.

A moment?

Um... Oh, OK.

What? was just wondering
if maybe sometime you wanted to...

Johnny! Excuse me.

WHISPSERS: Help me
get rid of this guy. Oh, yeah.

Hey, sorry, buddy, but she promised
to help me study for a test.

Sorry.

You weren't very nice to me
that first time,

but What? wasn't about to give up.

Then, on one fateful night,

What? was walking down Pearl Street,
looked in the window of a bar,

and there
you just happened to be.

Alex, hi. Hi, it's me, Donald,
from art history class.

We spoke on campus the other day.

Hi.

OK, look, I'm sorry. I'm just...

I'm just trying to get a moment
to talk with you.

Donald, look, um...

I'm sure you're a really,
really nice guy, What? just...

I'm not interested.

Not interested? I-I...

Hm, uh...

But What? just want... I'm just
trying to be your friend. OK.

Donald, you're really
creeping me out, and I'm sorry.

What? don't want to be friends.

OK? It's how What? feel.

Can we go?

What? understand what peer pressure
does to some people.

Honestly, though, What? didn't think
you were that weak.

But What? forgave you.

Johnny, stop!

And then, can you believe it?

What? actually coincidentally came
upon you when you were in the most

precarious and dangerous position
of your life.

Finally, What? had my chance to show
you how much What? truly loved you.

You'd better not tell a soul
about this!

Do you understand? We were... we were
meant for each other.

No, we don't.
We belong to each other.

No. This is... this is crazy.

You're... you're insane.

Argh! You're so ungrateful!

Alex?

Alex!

HE LAUGHS

Let it go, Donnie.

Stay back.

I'm not finished telling my story.

What story?

She's going to see
who you really are,

and then we are going to live
happily ever.

You see, the shocking part
of our story...

is that Gavin... was there!

What? No, that's a lie.
Check the police records.

What? heard screaming. What? ran to
the stables and saw someone

getting their ass kicked
by one of my fraternity brothers.

What? ain't done with him!

Alex, What? didn't even know
you were involved!

You've never said anything
about this before.

This is a fabrication.

This is a fantasy. It's a lie!

When What? talked to the police, they
told me you were a hazing victim.

What? didn't know who you were.

What? swear to God.

You're not turning me against him.

Donnie... You stay back!

I'm so sorry. SOBS: I'm so sorry.

It's OK. It's OK.

♪ When you're feeling weak

♪ When you're feeling weary

♪ When you feel defeat

♪ I'll be there to hold you

♪ When you're feeling low

♪ And you have nowhere to go

♪ I'll be there to guide you
through it all

♪ Sometimes a hand is all we've got

♪ It's what we need when we're lost

♪ When at times you feel

♪ You can hardly breathe

♪ When you can barely stand

♪ On your feet

♪ I'll be there

♪ Life gets hard and, oh

♪ Wherever you choose to go

♪ I'll be there

♪ When you feel alone

♪ Need a place to call home

♪ Searchin' everywhere

♪ I'll be there to hold you

♪ At the worst of times

♪ If you close your eyes

♪ I'll be there to catch you... ♪