Lantana (2001) - full transcript
Trust. A dead body in bracken. A cop cheats on his unhappy wife who, in secret, sees a psychiatrist whose own marriage is corroded by grief: she thinks her husband is having an affair with a gay patient of hers. The cop's lover, Jane, is recently separated, and her neighbors - a couple with children - include a muscular unemployed man. Late one night, the doctor skids off a back road, finds a call box, and tries in vain to reach her husband. She sees headlights and flags down the driver. Later that night, Jane sees her neighbor park his truck and throw something into the lantana in a vacant lot. It's a woman's shoe. Unraveling the mystery lays bare five couples.
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[INSECTS BUZZING]
[BUZZING GROWS LOUDER]
[INSECTS BUZZING]
[MAN AND WOMAN
BREATHING HEAVILY]
[BOTH MOANING]
OH, YEAH.
OHH.
YOU OK?
YEAH. I'VE LOST
MY EARRING.
WHAT'S IT
LOOK LIKE?
IT'S A PEARL ONE.
OH, IT SHOULD
TURN UP.
YEAH. I'M JUST
FOND OF THEM
BECAUSE MY HUSBAND
GAVE THEM TO ME.
YOU SHOULD PROBABLY GO.
I, UH...
REALLY ENJOYED THAT.
YEAH.
SO DID I.
[TURNS OFF ENGINE]
[MEN SINGING IN SPANISH]
JUST LIKE WE DO.
[DIFFERENT SONG PLAYING]
[TURNS OFF MUSIC]
LEON. LEON.
THIS IS ABOUT SEX.
IT'S ABOUT A MAN
AND A WOMAN JOINED
GROIN TO GROIN.
YOU GET IT?
[MUSIC PLAYING]
[MEN SINGING IN SPANISH]
COME HERE.
NO, NO, NO.
LIKE THIS.
[LAUGHS]
[BREATHING HEAVILY]
[GROANING]
[BREATHING HEAVILY]
MOM?
Mom:
I'M IN HERE.
I HAVEN'T GOT
ANY CLOTHES.
HAVE YOU LOOKED
ON YOUR BEDROOM FLOOR?
YEAH, BUT I MEAN
CLEAN ONES.
PICK THEM UP,
I'LL CLEAN THEM, OK?
YEAH. WHY ARE YOU
JOGGING, DAD?
I WANT TO GET FIT.
YEAH?
WHAT FOR?
I DON'T WANT TO DIE.
WELL, YOU ARE
GOING TO DIE.
YEAH, BUT I DON'T WANT
TO DIE JUST YET.
MOM, CLOTHES?
THEN STOP JOGGING.
HELLO?
MOM, CLOTHES?
WHAT AM I
GOING TO WEAR?
[SIGHS]
Boy:
SEE YOU, MOM.
SEE YOU, DAD.
SEE YOU.
[MOM KISSES]
HAVE A GOOD DAY.
OK. YOU, TOO.
SEE YOU, DAD.
SEE YOU TONIGHT.
HEY, HEY, HEY, HEY.
WHAT ABOUT ME?
DAD, I'M 16 NOW.
SO, WHAT ARE YOU TELLING ME?
YOU'RE A MAN NOW?
WELL, NO, BUT...
[KISSES]
HAVE A GOOD DAY, DAD.
YEAH.
YOU, TOO.
IS THERE SOME POINT
WHERE A SON STOPS
KISSING HIS FATHER?
APPARENTLY.
POLICE!
[SHOUTING]
[GRUNTING]
[GRUNTING STOPS]
YOU WENT IN A BIT HARD.
THE GUY DEALS DRUGS.
HE'S SCUM.
YEAH, BUT HE WASN'T
GOING ANYWHERE.
WHAT'D YOU EXPECT ME TO DO?
[SIGHS]
YOU SEEING ANYONE?
NOT WITH THE HOURS
I KEEP.
YOU COULD'VE MET
SOMEBODY ON THE FORCE.
MALE COPS
ARE LOUSY IN BED.
THERE IS SOMEONE.
HE EATS IN THE SAME
RESTAURANT AS I DO.
HAVE YOU SPOKEN
TO HIM YET?
WE'VE EXCHANGED GLANCES.
OOH.
IT'S A START.
HOW'S SONJA?
SHE'S GOOD.
I HAVEN'T SEEN HER
AROUND FOR A WHILE.
YEAH, WELL...
SHE'S BUSY, YOU KNOW,
WITH THE BOYS AND WORK.
TELL HER I SAID HI.
I WILL.
Woman: HAVE YOU TOLD HIM
YOU'RE NOT HAPPY?
[SCOFFS]
I WOULD'VE THOUGHT
THAT MAYBE
HE WOULDN'T NEED
TO BE TOLD.
[LAUGHS]
THAT DEPENDS ON
HOW GOOD AN ACTOR YOU ARE.
WELL, I GUESS
I MUST BE PRETTY GOOD.
HOW DO YOU WANT
YOUR MARRIAGE TO BE?
PASSIONATE.
AND--AND...
CHALLENGING
AND--AND HONEST.
ISN'T IT HONEST?
NOT EMOTION...
NOT EMOTIONALLY,
IT ISN'T.
IT JUST FEELS...
LIKE WE'RE...
YOU KNOW,
LIKE WE'RE JUST...
[SIGHS]
GOING THROUGH
THE MOTIONS,
YOU KNOW?
AND I WANT MORE...
I WANT MORE THAN THAT.
Man:
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
PLEASE WELCOME
DR. VALERIE SOMERS.
[APPLAUSE]
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU.
[APPLAUSE DIES DOWN]
WE DON'T KNOW
WHAT TO FEEL ANYMORE,
WE DON'T KNOW WHAT'S
RIGHT OR WRONG ANYMORE--
THE CONFUSED CRY
OF THE MODERN AGE.
WE ASK,
"WHAT CAN WE BELIEVE IN?
WHAT SHOULD WE
BELIEVE IN?"
OUR POLITICIANS?
HARDLY.
OUR PRIESTS?
YOU'D BE AMAZED
AT HOW MANY CLIENTS
COME TO SEE ME
BECAUSE THEY ONCE BELIEVED
IN A PRIEST.
IT'S NOT SUPPOSED
TO BE THAT WAY,
BUT IT IS.
WHAT, THEN? OUR PARENTS?
HOME IS A SANCTUARY...
FOR A PRIVILEGED FEW.
FOR MOST,
IT'S A BATTLEGROUND.
IT'S NOT MEANT
TO BE LIKE THAT,
BUT IT IS.
LOVE?
CAN WE BELIEVE IN LOVE?
FEEL SAFE IN IT?
LOVING SOMEONE MEANS
WE HAVE TO RELINQUISH POWER,
DOESN'T IT?
IT'S MUTUAL SURRENDER.
BUT HOW CAN THIS
TAKE PLACE?
TRUST.
TRUST IS AS VITAL
TO HUMAN RELATIONSHIPS
AS BREATH IS TO LIFE.
AND JUST AS ELUSIVE.
2 YEARS AGO,
MY 11-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER
WAS MURDERED.
HER NAME WAS ELEANOR.
THIS WASN'T SUPPOSED
TO HAPPEN,
BUT IT DID.
IT SEEMED TO GO WELL.
I WAS WORRIED YOU WEREN'T
GOING TO BE THERE.
I SAID I WOULD BE.
[CRICKETS CHIRPING]
DO YOU WANT A WHISKEY?
NO. I'VE GOT
AN EARLY CLIENT.
LISTEN, WHY DON'T
WE TAKE SEPARATE CARS
IN THE MORNING?
I'VE GOT
A LATE MEETING,
AND THAT WAY YOU WON'T HAVE
TO WAIT FOR ME IN TOWN.
IT'S FINE. I'VE GOT
PLENTY OF WORK I CAN DO.
YOU CAN PICK ME UP
AFTER YOUR MEETING.
SURE.
OK.
Patrick:
I MET SOMEONE.
WE WENT HOME
AND HAD SEX.
AS YOU DO.
WELL, SOME OF US DO.
AND HE ASKED
TO SEE ME AGAIN.
I WASN'T EXPECTING THAT.
AND?
WELL, AGAINST
MY BETTER JUDGMENT,
I SAID YES.
ANYWAY, WE'VE...
BEEN SEEING EACH OTHER
FOR A WHILE.
AND YOU LIKE HIM?
YES, I DO--
VERY MUCH.
SO?
[SIGHS]
HE COMES ENCUMBERED...
WITH A WIFE.
IS HE GAY?
[LAUGHS]
WELL, WHEN HE'S WITH ME,
HE SEEMS TO BE.
DOES SHE KNOW
ABOUT YOU?
I ASSUME SO.
SHE WOULD SENSE IT,
WOULDN'T SHE?
IT DEPENDS ON HOW GOOD
HE IS AT DECEIVING HER.
OR HOW GOOD SHE IS
AT DECEIVING HERSELF.
[INSECTS BUZZING]
[MUSIC PLAYING]
[MEN SINGING IN SPANISH]
TURN THE PAGE.
TURN THE PAGE.
Jane:
HI, NIK.
YOU HAVING A PARTY
IN THERE, JANE?
YEAH.
DID YOU WANT
TO JOIN ME?
TAKE THIS INSIDE
FOR MUMMY. COME ON.
AHEM.
WELL?
YEAH.
WHERE?
IN A MOTEL.
OHH.
[LAUGHS]
DID YOU GET
HIS NUMBER?
I DON'T KNOW.
IS THAT WHAT YOU DO?
I DON'T KNOW.
IF YOU LIKE THE GUY.
BUT HE'S MARRIED.
TSK. OHH.
WELL, WHAT, WHAT?
HE'S NOT HAPPY?
WELL, HE CAN'T BE, CAN HE,
IF HE'S, YOU KNOW...
MESSING AROUND.
YOU GOING TO SEE HIM
AGAIN?
DO YOU THINK I SHOULD?
WANT ME TO BE HONEST?
NO. NO.
MMM.
WHEN ARE YOU GOING
TO TAKE THAT THING OFF?
IT'S TOO TIGHT.
I GOT TO GET
IT CUT OFF.
MMM.
NIK CAUGHT UP WITH PETE
THE OTHER DAY.
HE WANTS TO COME BACK.
I DON'T LOVE HIM, PAULA.
JUST GO UP
TO THE GUY'S TABLE
AND ASK HIM
IF YOU CAN JOIN HIM.
WHAT HAVE YOU GOT TO LOSE?
JUST A LITTLE
DIGNITY.
AW, DIGNITY'S
NOT AN ISSUE HERE.
THE MAN EATS ALONE
IN A RESTAURANT.
SO DO I.
EXACTLY.
HI.
HI.
UH...
JANE, THIS IS CLAUDIA.
CLAUDIA, JANE.
HI.
HI.
JANE'S IN THE SAME
DANCE CLASS AS SONJA AND I.
OH.
I'LL GET GOING.
SAY HI TO SONJA.
SEE YOU.
SORRY.
WAS THAT REALLY AWKWARD?
NO.
NO, IT'S FINE.
HOW ARE YOU?
I'M GOOD.
YEAH.
GOOD, GOOD.
BUT, LOOK, I'D BETTER GO.
JANE, UH...
MMM.
WHERE'D
YOU FIND IT?
UH...
[BELL RINGS]
[BELL RINGS]
[CRICKETS CHIRPING]
Nik: PAULA.
Paula: UH-HUH?
THERE'S AN UNMARKED POLICE CAR
IN FRONT OF JANE'S PLACE.
SO?
WHAT, IS SHE
SEEING A COP NOW?
DON'T BE NOSY.
ARE HER AND PETE GETTING
BACK TOGETHER OR WHAT?
I DON'T KNOW.
WELL, WHAT IF THEY ARE?
WHAT DO I SAY THEN?
NOTHING.
WELL, HE'S--
HE'S A MATE OF MINE.
DO HIM A FAVOR AND STAY
OUT OF IT, ALL RIGHT?
BABY ASLEEP?
YEAH.
[LEON MOANING]
AW, SHIT.
UHH. UHH.
SHIT. OH, FUCK.
SORRY. SORRY.
IT'S OK.
DON'T STOP.
DON'T STOP,
DON'T STOP.
[BOTH MOANING]
OHH!
UHH, UHH.
LEON?
UHH, UHH. FUCK.
YOU ALL RIGHT?
WHAT IS IT?
WHAT IS IT?
UHH.
IT'S NOTHING.
SHOULD I CALL--
WHAT--WHAT--
NO, NO, NO, NO, NO.
I JUST GET THIS--
SHOULD I GET
A DOCTOR?
NO. I GET THIS--
I GET THIS PAIN
IN MY CHEST SOMETIMES.
YOU KNOW, YOU REALLY
SHOULD'VE TOLD ME
THAT YOU'VE GOT
A WEAK HEART.
UHH. I DON'T.
THAT'S NOT
SOME PERSON
I WANT TO HAVE
AN AFFAIR WITH--
FOR CHRIST'S SAKE! I DON'T
HAVE A WEAK HEART, ALL RIGHT?
THIS IS NOT AN AFFAIR.
IT'S A ONE-NIGHT STAND,
EXCEPT
IT HAPPENED TWICE.
[SIGHS]
OH, SHIT.
I'M SORRY.
I DIDN'T MEAN THAT.
IT'S OK.
UHH.
[CAR ALARM CHIRPS]
[CAR DOOR CLOSES]
[ENGINE STARTS]
DO YOU EVER WORRY
THAT WE DON'T MAKE LOVE
VERY OFTEN?
NO.
I MEAN, I DON'T REALLY
THINK ABOUT IT THAT MUCH.
WHY NOT?
I LOVE YOU.
WHETHER WE MAKE LOVE
3 TIMES A WEEK
OR ONCE A MONTH DOESN'T
REALLY CHANGE THAT.
DOESN'T IT?
IS THIS A TEST?
NO. I JUST--
I JUST WANT TO KNOW
WHAT YOU'RE THINKING.
WHY DO WOMEN ALWAYS
WANT TO KNOW THAT?
[FOOTSTEPS]
YOU'RE UP LATE.
YEAH. I WAS TRYING
TO FINISH THIS.
AHEM.
YOU WANT ONE?
I'VE GOT ONE.
WHAT'S WRONG?
NOTHING.
I JUST HAD
A SHIT OF A DAY.
I STOPPED OFF AND HAD
A DRINK WITH CLAUDIA.
YEAH, I KNOW.
I PHONED HER.
I DIDN'T KNOW IF
YOU WERE WORKING LATE.
GOOD NIGHT.
[BREATHING HEAVILY]
OOH!
AAH! UHH!
FUCK!
FUCK! AAH!
AHH. AAH!
FUCKING STUPID
BASTARD!
WHAT THE FUCK
IS WRONG WITH YOU?
WILL YOU FUCKING LOOK
WHERE YOU'RE GOING?
FUCKING IDIOT!
AAH!
FUCK.
OH, FUCK.
HEY.
WAIT, WAIT, WAIT.
ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?
I'M SORRY.
LOOK, HERE'S YOUR BAG.
[SHIVERING]
JESUS.
[SOBBING]
Sonja:
WHAT HAPPENED?
I FELL.
ARE YOU
ALL RIGHT?
IT'S NOTHING.
Sonja:
HERE. LET ME LOOK.
[SIGHS]
I'M ALL RIGHT.
NO, YOU'RE NOT.
LOOK, I SAID
I'M ALL RIGHT!
[WATER RUNNING]
Patrick: I KEEP
THINKING ABOUT HER.
ARE YOU FEELING GUILTY?
DO YOU THINK
I SHOULD BE?
IT DOESN'T MATTER
WHAT I THINK.
HE FEELS MANIPULATED
BY HER.
HOW?
SHE'S VERY NEEDY.
ARE YOU TRYING
TO JUSTIFY HIS DECEIT?
NO, I'M TRYING TO
UNDERSTAND IT, THAT'S ALL.
IT'S--IT'S COMPLEX.
MM-HMM, BUT IT'S STILL
AN ACT OF DECEIT, ISN'T IT?
NO MARRIAGE
CAN BE BASED ON THAT.
[LAUGHS]
MOST MARRIAGES ARE BASED
ON THAT, VALERIE.
YOU THINK YOU KNOW WHAT
GOES ON IN MOST MARRIAGES?
WHAT, BECAUSE I'M GAY,
I CAN'T HAVE AN OPINION
ON THE STATE--
THAT'S NOT WHAT I WAS
TRYING TO SAY.
SHE'S NOT THE VICTIM
IN THIS, VALERIE.
SHE CHOSE TO MARRY HIM.
NOT KNOWING HE WAS GAY.
BUT THERE'S KNOWING,
AND THERE'S KNOWING.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
I THINK SOME WOMEN...
LIKE TO LIVE THE LIE.
IT'S EASIER THAN
DEALING WITH THE TRUTH.
MAYBE SHE LOVES HIM.
BUT SO DO I.
THEN HE HAS
TO MAKE A CHOICE.
UNLESS ONE OF US WITHDRAWS
FROM THE CONTEST.
IS LOVE A CONTEST
FOR YOU, PATRICK?
PATRICK.
YES.
SOMETIMES.
WHAT HAPPENED
TO YOUR HEAD?
I BUMPED IT
ON THE CLOTHESLINE.
LISTEN, UH...
THANKS FOR LAST NIGHT.
[SIGHS] I'LL LIE FOR YOU
TO ANYONE EXCEPT SONJA.
I'VE DONE IT ONCE.
I WON'T DO IT AGAIN.
FAIR ENOUGH.
WHY ARE YOU TRYING SO HARD
TO FUCK UP YOUR LIFE
AT THE MOMENT?
YOU DON'T KNOW
HOW LUCKY YOU ARE
TO HAVE THE MARRIAGE
YOU'VE GOT.
AND YOU'RE PISSING
ALL OVER IT.
[MUSIC PLAYING]
[MEN SINGING IN SPANISH]
[INAUDIBLE]
IT'S GREAT YOUR HUSBAND
COMES WITH YOU.
YEAH.
[BOTH LAUGH]
WHAT ABOUT YOURS?
OH, I'M SEPARATED.
AH.
CAN YOU TELL?
NO, NO.
YOU JUST HAVE
THIS KIND OF LOOK.
OH, WHAT,
DESPERATE?
NO.
FULL OF POTENTIAL.
[SIGHS]
[MUSIC STOPS]
SORRY, I'M LATE.
JANE, THIS IS
MY HUSBAND LEON.
HI.
YEAH. HI.
EXCUSE ME, EVERYBODY.
THERE IS A SALSA BAND
PLAYING TONIGHT
AND TOMORROW NIGHT
AT THE LATIN.
LEON, SONJA,
ARE YOU GUYS
COMING?
ACTUALLY, I THOUGHT WE'D HAVE
A NICE QUIET DINNER TOGETHER.
COME ON, LEON.
YOU CAN GO OUT
TO EAT ANYTIME.
I'D LIKE TO GO.
I'M KIND OF TIRED.
OK. I'LL SEE YOU
AT HOME.
BYE.
WHAT THE HELL
WAS THAT ABOUT?
HEY, SHE NEEDED
A PARTNER.
OH, AND YOU JUST HAPPENED
TO VOLUNTEER?
SHE CHOSE ME.
I'D NEVER SAY
ANYTHING, LEON.
[CRICKETS CHIRPING]
[DOG BARKING]
Nik: PETE.
OH, HELLO, NIK.
HOW ARE YOU, MATE?
JUST DROPPED OVER
TO SEE JANE.
DOESN'T LOOK LIKE
SHE'S IN.
HAVE YOU--YOU
SEEN HER TONIGHT?
NO.
YOU DON'T KNOW
WHERE SHE IS, THEN?
NO. NO.
SORRY.
HOW IS SHE?
THE LAST TIME
I SAW, OK.
HOW YOU GOING?
YEAH.
GOOD. GOOD.
IT'S LATE. I THOUGHT
SHE'D BE HOME BY NOW.
NO. SORRY, MATE.
I HAVEN'T SEEN HER.
MATE, IF YOU THOUGHT THERE WAS
SOMETHING I SHOULD KNOW,
YOU'D TELL ME,
WOULDN'T YOU?
BECAUSE IF
SHE'S SEEING SOMEONE,
YOU KNOW,
I'D WANT TO KNOW.
IT'D JUST BE EASIER.
OF COURSE.
I HATE THIS.
THANKS, MATE.
I'LL SEE YOU LATER.
TAKE CARE.
[DOG BARKS]
SO, WHY DID YOU
AND YOUR HUSBAND SPLIT?
UM...
I DON'T KNOW. I JUST
TURNED AROUND ONE DAY,
AND I REALIZED THAT
I WAS LIVING WITH A MAN
THAT I JUST DIDN'T
LOVE ANYMORE.
IT WAS THAT SIMPLE?
[LAUGHS] NO.
BUT YOU KNEW
THAT MUCH.
MAYBE MY EXPECTATIONS
WERE TOO HIGH.
YOU'RE A BRAVE WOMAN.
YOU ARE. MOST PEOPLE
SETTLE FOR LESS.
I REALLY LIKE YOU,
LEON.
MAYBE A LITTLE TOO MUCH.
[STROKES LEG]
BUT I'M...
I'M STARTING
TO WONDER JUST...
WHERE THIS MIGHT GO.
I'M STILL IN LOVE
WITH MY WIFE, JANE.
[LAUGHS] RIGHT.
I'M SORRY.
SO...
WHY--WHY...
SO WHY HAVE YOU BEEN
SEEING ME
IF YOU'RE STILL IN LOVE
WITH YOUR WIFE?
I DON'T KNOW.
IT ISN'T...
IT'S NOT SOMETHING
THAT I PLANNED.
[LAUGHS]
LOOK, JANE, I...
YOU KNOW, THIS DOESN'T
HAVE TO END BADLY.
JUST GO.
JUST GO.
GO.
IT'S TWOFOLD, ACTUALLY.
HE THINKS
HE RUNS THE FACULTY,
BUT HE HASN'T PUBLISHED
ANYTHING DECENT
SINCE ABOUT 1985.
YOU SEEM PREOCCUPIED.
I--I'M HAVING TROUBLE
WITH A CLIENT.
I'M NOT HANDLING HIM
VERY WELL.
REFER HIM ON.
I FIND HIM A LITTLE
THREATENING.
WHY?
I DON'T LIKE...
WHAT HE'S DOING.
ARE YOU JUDGING HIM?
DARLING, YOU HAVE
TO REFER HIM ON.
I'LL SEE YOU OUTSIDE.
EXCUSE ME.
I HATE WHAT'S
HAPPENING TO US.
I HATE IT.
I...
WE DON'T TALK ANYMORE.
WE LOST
OUR DAUGHTER.
THAT COULD'VE
BROUGHT US CLOSER.
DO YOU THINK ABOUT HER
VERY MUCH?
OF COURSE I DO.
I JUST DON'T NEED
TO WRITE A BOOK ABOUT IT.
DO YOU THINK I DID
THE WRONG THING?
[SIGHS]
I JUST--I WANTED
THE WHOLE...
WORLD TO KNOW.
[JOHN GRUNTING]
LOOK AT ME, JOHN.
LOOK AT ME.
UNH.
[EXHALES]
[BIRDS CHIRPING]
Nik: COME ON, KIDS!
WE'RE LATE FOR SCHOOL!
Paula:
WATCH THE ROAD.
COME ON.
IN YOU GET.
[NIK AND PAULA TALKING
INDISTINCTLY]
[BABY CRYING]
HI.
HI.
YOU OK?
YEAH.
I'LL POP AROUND
AFTER WORK.
[STARTS ENGINE]
OK.
BYE-BYE. BYE-BYE.
Jane: HEY, NIK.
YOU WANT COFFEE?
OK, SURE.
PETE WAS OVER
LAST NIGHT.
HOW IS HE?
NOT GOOD.
HEY, HOW'S THE
JOB-HUNTING GOING?
YOU GUYS ALL RIGHT
FOR MONEY?
YEAH.
YEAH? 'CAUSE,
YOU KNOW,
IF YOU NEED SOME
MONEY OR ANYTHING,
I'D BE MORE
THAN HAPPY TO...
NO.
I KNOW PAULA
WOULDN'T TAKE IT.
SHE'S DOING
EXTRA SHIFTS NOW.
YOU SURE THERE ISN'T
A BILL OR SOMETHING
THAT YOU WANT
TO CLEAR?
IT'S FINE.
ALL RIGHT, WELL,
THE OFFER'S THERE.
Baby: AH!
THANKS.
IT'S ALL RIGHT.
AH!
[BIRD SCREECHES]
WHY DIDN'T YOU
WAKE ME UP?
I THOUGHT YOU COULD
DO WITH THE REST.
I'LL GO HAVE
MY SHOWER.
ACTUALLY, I'VE GOT
AN EARLY START.
I'LL ONLY BE
10 MINUTES.
JUST TAKE
YOUR OWN CAR.
OH, COME ON,
WAIT FOR ME, PLEASE?
JESUS.
SORRY.
YOU'RE
ABSOLUTELY RIGHT.
I HAVE A LECTURE
TONIGHT, ANYWAY.
SO YOU'LL BE
HOME LATE?
YEAH.
BYE.
I THINK HE'S...
HAVING AN AFFAIR.
HE'S DISTANT,
PREOCCUPIED--
LIKE HE'S HOLDING
SOMETHING BACK FROM ME.
WHAT WOULD YOU DO
IF HE WAS?
I-I...I THINK I'D LEAVE.
[SIGHS] YEAH.
AND DOES THAT SCARE YOU?
YEAH. I'M--I'M...
I'M MIDDLE-AGED.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT
IT'S LIKE OUT THERE.
YOU KNOW?
AND I HAVE THESE 2...
BEAUTIFUL BOYS,
YOU KNOW.
BUT I, UM,
I WOULD SURVIVE...
IF I HAD TO.
MM-HMM.
I LIKE BEING
THIS AGE, AND I...
I LIKE THE LINES
AROUND MY EYES.
I DON'T KNOW
IF HE DOES, BUT...
I DO.
HEH. IT ISN'T--
IT'S NOT THAT
HE MIGHT HAVE
SLEPT WITH ANOTHER
WOMAN, YOU KNOW?
IT'S...THAT HE
MIGHT NOT TELL ME.
THAT WOULD BE
THE BETRAYAL.
DO YOU STILL LOVE HIM?
[CELL PHONE RINGS]
[RINGS]
[RINGS]
Secretary: VALERIE?
PATRICK PHELAN IS HERE.
ALL RIGHT. GIVE ME
A MINUTE, OK?
YOU DON'T LIKE ME,
DO YOU, VALERIE?
IS IT IMPORTANT TO YOU
THAT I LIKE YOU?
WOULD IT MAKE
A DIFFERENCE
IF I WAS STRAIGHT?
I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM
WITH YOUR SEXUALITY.
BUT IT IS A PROBLEM
THAT I'M HAVING
AN AFFAIR
WITH A MARRIED MAN.
YOU MUST STOP TRYING
TO MAKE ME THE SUBJECT.
IT'S JUST ANOTHER
FORM OF DEFENSE.
I'M CURIOUS ABOUT
YOUR ROLE IN THIS TRIANGLE.
MY ROLE?
I'M, UH, A RESPITE
FROM A MARRIAGE
THAT'S GOTTEN
TOO HARD.
HOW?
HE TAKES REFUGE
IN ME.
IN WHAT I OFFER HIM.
WHAT DO YOU OFFER HIM?
HEH.
SEX UNENCUMBERED
BY NEED.
WHY DOESN'T HE LEAVE HER?
GOOD MEN DON'T KNOW HOW
TO LEAVE THEIR WIVES.
GOOD MEN OR COWARDLY MEN?
HE TOLD ME THAT
MAKING LOVE TO HER
WAS LIKE TRYING
TO FILL AN EMPTY WELL.
OH, MY GOD.
WHAT'D YOU SAY?
WHAT?
YOU SAID
SOMETHING TO ME.
NO, I DIDN'T.
YES, YOU DID!
YOU SAID SOMETHING TO ME.
I DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING.
YOU HEARD HIM,
DIDN'T YOU?
DIDN'T YOU? THIS MAN
SAID SOMETHING TO ME.
THIS IS BULLSHIT!
I DIDN'T--
BULLSHIT?
YEAH.
I WANT YOUR NAME.
GIVE ME YOUR NAME!
I WANT YOUR NAME!
[DOOR OPENS]
UH...A BOURBON,
THANKS.
UM, A DOUBLE BOURBON
WITH ICE, THANKS.
[SIGHS] THANKS.
YOU ALL RIGHT?
YEAH.
YOU SURE? YOU DON'T
LOOK ALL RIGHT.
ARE YOU A COP?
YEAH.
REALLY?
REALLY.
SORRY, I JUST--
IT'S JUST SOMETHING
REALLY WEIRD HAPPENED.
I WAS JUST WALKING
DOWN THE STREET.
THIS WOMAN STARTED
YELLING AT ME.
SHE...MUST'VE THOUGHT
I SAID SOMETHING TO HER
OR TOUCHED HER
OR SOMETHING--
WHAT FOR?
I DON'T KNOW,
I DON'T KNOW!
I WAS JUST WALKING
DOWN THE STREET.
SHE JUST WENT NUTS.
WELL, DID YOU?
NO!
I DIDN'T DO ANYTHING.
I DON'T DO STUFF
LIKE THAT.
OK. TAKE IT EASY.
I BELIEVE YOU.
SORRY. IT WAS JUST--
IT WAS JUST
REALLY WEIRD AND...
NOW YOU'RE A COP,
SO IT'S REALLY,
REALLY WEIRD. SORRY.
WANT ANOTHER DRINK?
[EXHALES]
YEAH. THANKS.
SAME AGAIN, MATE.
[CRICKETS CHIRPING]
Paula: SHARON SAID
THERE'S A BOOZE BUS
ON THE FREEWAY.
WELL, TAKE
THE BACK ROAD HOME.
HANNAH!
Hannah: YES?
GRAB DAD'S WALLET
FROM THE KITCHEN,
WILL YOU?
YEAH.
HEY...
SHE ASKED ME IN
FOR COFFEE THIS MORNING.
WHO?
JANE.
WHAT FOR?
I DON'T KNOW.
Hannah:
I CAN'T FIND IT!
IT'S NEAR THE FRIDGE.
I DON'T KNOW.
I THINK SHE WAS
TRYING TO COME ONTO ME.
WHAT?
SHE'S LONELY, NIK.
AND YOU'RE BORED.
THAT'S A LETHAL
COMBINATION.
YOU STAY AWAY
FROM HER.
WHAT'S THE MATTER?
YOU A LITTLE BIT
JEALOUS, HUH?
NO.
HUH?
YOU EVER FUCK
WITH OUR MARRIAGE
AND I'LL CUT
YOUR BALLS OFF, HUH?
I'LL HANG THEM
ON THE LINE
BETWEEN YOUR SOCKS
AND YOUR JOCKS.
YOU GOT IT?
SURE, BABE.
WAKE ME UP WHEN
YOU GET HOME. HMM?
I'M RUNNING
DOWN THIS HILL,
AND I GO AROUND
THIS CORNER,
AND SUDDENLY
THERE'S THIS GUY.
AND BAM!
RIGHT INTO HIM.
RIGHT AWAY I'M
GOING AFTER HIM,
YELLING AT HIM
AND...
AH, YOU FUCKING
PRICK,
YOU STUPID
MORON,
WHY DON'T YOU LOOK
WHERE YOU'RE GOING?
IT WAS YOUR FAULT.
YEAH. I DON'T KNOW
WHY I WENT AT HIM.
JUST LIKE--SOME
KIND OF BUTTON
GOT PUSHED
OR SOMETHING AND...
ANYWAY, SO, YOU KNOW,
I LOOK DOWN,
AND THERE HE IS
ON THE GROUND COWERING.
UH-HUH.
AND HE'S GOT BLOOD
ALL OVER HIS FACE,
AND I'VE BROKEN
HIS FUCKIN' NOSE.
OH, NO.
YEAH.
AND THEN HE GETS UP,
AND HE STARTS
TO WALK AWAY.
AND THAT'S
WHEN IT HAPPENS.
WHAT?
HE STARTS TO CRY.
WHAT FOR?
I DON'T KNOW.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT MAKES
A MAN CRY LIKE THAT.
YEAH, A LOT OF THINGS.
SO WHAT'D YOU DO?
I JUST...HELD HIM.
I JUST STOOD THERE
AND I-I HELD HIM.
BUT, YOU KNOW, THE WHOLE
TIME I WAS THINKING,
OH, YOU FUCKIN'
WEAK PRICK,
PULL YOURSELF TOGETHER,
THE REST OF US HAVE TO.
DON'T YOU WANT
TO CRY SOMETIMES?
WELL, YEAH,
BUT YOU DON'T, DO YOU?
NO.
[FOOTSTEPS]
HI.
WE ORDERED YOU FOOD,
BUT WE ATE IT.
WHAT'S THAT SMELL?
WHERE'S YOUR MUM?
DANCING.
WHERE'S
YOUR BROTHER?
UPSTAIRS.
SHIT.
SAM!
SAM.
SAM! OPEN THIS DOOR!
SAM!
[POUNDING ON DOOR]
WHAT THE FUCK IS
GOING ON?
OH, FOR CHRIST'S SAKE,
I'M A COP!
ALL RIGHT. SO YOU CAN
GET THE GOOD STUFF.
DON'T YOU
SMART-MOUTH ME.
WHAT'S GOING ON?
YOUR BROTHER'S
BEING AN IDIOT.
SO, WHAT'S NEW?
DID YOU KNOW
ABOUT THIS?
HAVE YOU TRIED IT?
IF YOU EVER GIVE
YOUR BROTHER THAT SHIT--
AS IF I'M--
SHUT UP!
NO, AS IF--
SHUT UP!
IF YOU EVER GIVE
YOUR BROTHER THIS STUFF,
I PROMISE YOU I'LL
GIVE YOU A THUMPING
YOU'LL NEVER FORGET.
I DON'T CARE
HOW BIG YOU GET!
NOW, GIVE ME THE REST
OF THE STASH.
Sam: THAT'S IT.
GET DOWNSTAIRS.
YOU ARE GROUNDED, MATE.
WHAT?
[SIGHS]
[THUMP]
[TIRES SQUEALING]
[CRUNCH]
[HISSING]
[ENGINE SPUTTERS]
OH, SHIT.
[BEEP]
FUCK!
[ALARM CHIRPS]
[SALSA MUSIC PLAYING]
[SINGING IN SPANISH]
YOU'RE A VERY
BEAUTIFUL WOMAN, SONJA.
I'D LIKE TO FUCK
WITH YOU.
[LAUGHS]
CAN I HAVE A WHISKEY DRY,
PLEASE?
EXCUSE ME.
HELLO.
YOU LOOK LIKE YOU'RE
ENJOYING YOURSELF.
YEAH, I AM.
THAT'S GOOD YOU'RE
HAVING A GOOD TIME
WHILE OUR SON'S
AT HOME SMOKING POT.
OH, LEON, I KNOW.
I WAS THE ONE
THAT TOLD HIM
IF HE'S GONNA DO IT,
HE SHOULD DO IT AT HOME
WHERE AT LEAST
WE CAN CONTROL IT.
WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME?
BECAUSE YOU HAVEN'T BEEN
AROUND MUCH LATELY.
I AM NOT HAVING DRUGS
IN THE HOUSE, SONJA.
WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO?
BECAUSE BANNING IT ISN'T
GONNA SOLVE THE PROBLEM.
WHAT ARE YOU
DOING HERE?
WHAT?
WHAT ARE YOU
DOING HERE?
MOST OF THE GUYS
IN THIS PLACE
AREN'T MUCH OLDER
THAN OUR SON.
[SINGING IN SPANISH]
[HEAVY BREATHING]
I THOUGHT WE MIGHT
GO BACK TO YOUR PLACE.
WE CAN'T. MY MOTHER.
UHH.
OH!
WAIT. SLOW DOWN.
STOP. GET OFF.
GET OFF!
AW, JESUS!
WHAT'S WRONG?
I'M SORRY.
THIS WAS A BAD IDEA.
SORRY.
YOU FUCKIN' UPTIGHT BITCH!
[SIGHS]
[ENGINE STARTS]
[TIRES SQUEALING]
HELLO!
[COINS JANGLE]
[MACHINE CLICKS]
John, on machine:
YOU'VE PHONED JOHN AND VALERIE.
IF YOU'D LIKE
TO LEAVE A MESSAGE,
PLEASE DO SO
AFTER THE TONE.
[BEEP]
Valerie: HI, IT'S ME.
ARE YOU THERE?
OK, UH, I'VE HAD
AN ACCIDENT.
I'M, UM, I'M OK.
UM, I CAN'T GET
THE CAR STARTED.
I'M ON THE BACK ROAD
AND, UH...
I JUST, UH, WANTED
TO GET HOME.
UH, I'LL TRY
YOUR MOBILE, OK? BYE.
I CALLED ROAD SERVICE.
THEY SAID THERE'D BE
A 90-MINUTE WAIT.
WHERE ARE YOU?
YOU DIDN'T SAY YOU
WERE GONNA BE LATE.
I CAN'T STAND THIS!
PLEASE...
PLEASE, I NEED YOU.
[CRICKETS CHIRPING]
[COIN RATTLES AND DROPS]
[MACHINE ANSWERS
AND BEEPS]
JOHN.
THERE'S A MAN.
PATRICK.
HE'S A CLIENT.
HE'S, UM...
HE'S GAY.
I DON'T UNDERSTAND THIS.
I DON'T UNDERSTAND...
US...ANYMORE.
I DON'T WANT THIS
TO BE HAPPENING TO US.
OH, HEH,
THERE ARE LIGHTS.
THERE'S A CAR COMING.
I'LL WAVE IT DOWN.
UM, WAIT FOR ME.
WE'LL TALK WHEN
I GET HOME, OK?
BYE.
I LOVE YOU.
[BRAKES SQUEAL]
[DOOR SQUEAKS]
[BUSHES RUSTLE]
[BIRDS CHIRPING]
[RADIO CHATTERING]
[BRAKES SQUEAL]
YOU NEED SLEEP.
I WISH.
WHAT HAVE YOU GOT?
LOCALS GET A CALL
AT ABOUT 12:30 A.M.
FROM THE HUSBAND.
HE GETS HOME LATE,
HIS WIFE'S NOT THERE.
SHE'S LEFT MESSAGES
ON THE ANSWERING MACHINE
SAYING SHE'S
RUN OFF THE ROAD.
SHE'S MAKING THE CALLS
FROM A PHONE BOX
ABOUT 2 Ks
DOWN THE ROAD.
LAST CALL SAYS
SHE SEES A CAR COMING,
SHE'S GONNA WAVE IT DOWN
AND GET A LIFT HOME.
SHE NEVER MAKES IT.
50 BUCKS SAYS
IT'S THE HUSBAND.
YOU'RE ON.
MR. SOMERS?
KNOX.
MY WIFE'S NAME
IS SOMERS.
I'M DETECTIVE ZAT.
THIS IS MY COLLEAGUE
DETECTIVE WISS.
WE'VE LOCATED
YOUR WIFE'S CAR, MR. KNOX.
DO YOU MIND
IF WE COME IN?
MR. KNOX, IT APPEARS
THAT YOUR WIFE
RAN OFF THE ROAD.
THERE'S
A TELEPHONE BOX
SEVERAL KILOMETERS
FURTHER ALONG.
DID THEY GO THERE?
WE'RE CONDUCTING A SEARCH
THERE RIGHT NOW,
BUT, UH...
IF SHE ACCEPTED A LIFT
FROM SOMEBODY ELSE,
IT'S UNLIKELY THAT SHE'LL
STILL BE THERE.
WOULD YOU MIND ANSWERING
A FEW QUESTIONS?
I'VE BEEN THROUGH
ALL THIS
WITH THE POLICE.
WELL, I DON'T WANT TO PUT
YOU TO ANY MORE TROUBLE,
BUT WOULD YOU MIND TELLING ME
WHAT HAPPENED LAST NIGHT?
I GOT HOME
AROUND MIDNIGHT.
HER CAR WASN'T HERE.
I CAME IN,
I CHECKED THE MACHINE.
THERE WERE
A COUPLE OF CALLS.
THE LAST MESSAGE SAID THAT
THERE WAS A CAR COMING
AND SHE WAS GONNA
WAVE IT DOWN.
AND THAT'S WHEN YOU
CALLED THE POLICE.
NO, I WAITED
ABOUT 20 MINUTES.
THAT'S HOW LONG IT
WOULD'VE TAKEN--
RIGHT, SO YOU
CALLED THE POLICE
AT ABOUT 20 MINUTES
PAST 12:00.
YEAH, I THINK SO.
MORE OR LESS.
MR. KNOX, DO YOU HAVE
A PHOTO OF YOUR WIFE
THAT WE COULD HAVE, PLEASE?
THANK YOU.
HOW WAS YOUR WIFE
YESTERDAY?
FINE.
NOTHING
TROUBLING HER?
NO.
MR. KNOX, I'M TRYING
TO FIND OUT
ABOUT YOUR WIFE'S
EMOTIONAL STATE.
RIGHT NOW, I'D SAY
HER EMOTIONAL STATE WAS
PRETTY BAD,
WOULDN'T YOU?
NONE OF THIS IS
PARTICULARLY PLEASANT.
I CAN IMAGINE.
WHAT CAN YOU IMAGINE?
YOU MARRIED?
YEAH.
IF YOUR WIFE GOT INTO
A CAR WITH A STRANGER--
SOME MAN, LET'S ASSUME--
SHE GOT INTO HIS CAR
LATE AT NIGHT
AND DIDN'T COME HOME.
WHAT WOULD YOU IMAGINE?
THAT RIGHT NOW
I'D BE GOING MAD.
YEAH.
MR. KNOX, WE'LL
NEED THE TAPE.
SHE F--THIS IS PRIVATE.
IN WHAT SENSE?
SHE'S UPSET.
SHE WASN'T EXPECTING
ANYONE ELSE
TO BE
LISTENING TO IT.
I'LL MAKE SURE
THIS IS RETURNED TO YOU.
[MUSIC PLAYING SOFTLY]
HEY.
HEY.
YOU DIDN'T WAKE ME UP
LAST NIGHT.
AH!
I GOT IN
A BIT LATE.
WHAT'S
WITH THE FACE?
I FELL OVER.
YOU WERE PISSED?
YEAH, A LITTLE.
COME ON, KIDS.
GOT YOUR BAG, HANNAH?
[DISHES CLINKING]
[BABY BABBLING]
Girl: NOW. QUICK!
QUICKLY. COME ON.
HI, HI.
HI.
SEAT BELTS ON.
QUICKLY.
HEY, NIK GOT IN LATE
LAST NIGHT, DIDN'T HE?
HAVEN'T YOU GOT
ANYTHING BETTER TO DO
THAN SPY
ON YOUR NEIGHBORS?
WHAT? WHAT?
JANE, YOU KNOW,
JUST DON'T INVITE NIK
IN FOR COFFEE
WHEN I'M NOT HERE.
ALL RIGHT?
[ENGINE STARTS]
PAULA! HEY!
[HINGES SQUEAK]
THAT'S
THE APPOINTMENT BOOK.
ALL HER NOTES
AND SESSION TAPES
ARE KEPT
IN THE FILING CABINET.
DO YOU MIND?
NO.
HOW WAS SHE
YESTERDAY?
ALL RIGHT.
DO YOU THINK THAT SHE'S
THE KIND OF PERSON
THAT WOULD GET
INTO A CAR
WITH SOMEONE THAT
SHE DIDN'T KNOW?
NO.
NOT AFTER WHAT HAPPENED
TO HER DAUGHTER.
SARAH, I WOULD LIKE YOU
TO PRINT ME A LIST OF
ALL HER CURRENT CLIENTS,
ADDRESSES AND PHONE
NUMBERS INCLUDED.
OH, IS THAT ETHICAL?
PROBABLY NOT.
[SHUTS DRAWER]
[INSECTS BUZZING]
[BABY FUSSING]
[FUSSING FADES]
Sonja on tape: IT'S NOT
THAT HE MIGHT HAVE...
SLEPT
WITH ANOTHER WOMAN.
IT'S THAT HE
MIGHT NOT TELL ME.
THAT WOULD BE
THE BETRAYAL.
Valerie on tape:
DO YOU STILL LOVE HIM?
[STOPS TAPE]
[THEME MUSIC PLAYS]
GOOD EVENING.
RICHARD MORECROFT
WITH ABC NEWS.
POLICE ARE INQUIRING
INTO THE DISAPPEARANCE
OF A WOMAN IN BUSHLAND,
NORTH OF THE CITY.
PSYCHIATRIST
VALERIE SOMERS
WAS LAST SEEN
ON FRIDAY NIGHT.
HER CAR WAS FOUND ABANDONED
ALONG THE LOW REACH ROAD.
IT IS BELIEVED THAT SHE
MIGHT HAVE ACCEPTED A LIFT
FROM A PASSING MOTORIST.
MS. SOMERS HAS RECENTLY
COMPLETED A BOOK
ABOUT THE MURDER
OF HER OWN DAUGHTER.
THE BODY OF 11-YEAR-OLD
ELEANOR KNOX
WAS FOUND DUMPED
IN A CITY LANEWAY
18 MONTHS AGO.
POLICE ARE APPEALING
TO THE PUBLIC
FOR INFORMATION REGARDING
MS. SOMERS' DISAPPEARANCE.
[BRAKES SQUEAL]
[GEARS SHIFT]
[TURNS OFF ENGINE]
[CRICKETS CHIRPING]
WHY DO YOU THINK
SHE TURNED OFF
THE FREEWAY, JOHN?
SOME PEOPLE SAY
IT'S SHORTER.
WHO'S PATRICK?
I DON'T KNOW.
SHE MENTIONED SHE WAS
HAVING SOME SORT OF TROUBLE
WITH A CLIENT
THE OTHER NIGHT.
WHAT KIND OF TROUBLE?
SHE DIDN'T GO INTO IT.
SHE DOESN'T USUALLY
TALK ABOUT HER CLIENTS.
WHY NOT?
IT'S UNPROFESSIONAL.
EVEN BETWEEN A HUSBAND
AND A WIFE?
YES.
I TELL MY WIFE
EVERYTHING.
THAT SURPRISES ME.
WHY?
MOST MEN
HOLD SOMETHING BACK.
YOU'RE SOME KIND OF
ACADEMIC, AREN'T YOU?
I'M DEAN OF LAW.
I STUDIED AT HARVARD.
THAT'S WHERE
VALERIE AND I MET.
I JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND
WHY SHE'D GET
INTO A CAR
WITH A STRANGER.
WELL, MAYBE SHE DIDN'T.
MAYBE SHE KNEW HIM.
HOW'S YOUR MARRIAGE
BEEN LATELY, JOHN?
IT'S FINE.
HOW'S YOURS?
UP AND DOWN.
WHERE WERE YOU
FRIDAY NIGHT?
AM I A SUSPECT
IN MY WIFE'S DISAPPEARANCE?
WHERE WERE YOU
FRIDAY NIGHT, JOHN?
I WAS AT WORK.
CAN ANYBODY
VERIFY THAT?
NO, I WAS ALONE.
NOBODY SAW ME.
9 TIMES OUT OF 10
WHEN THE WIFE
GOES MISSING,
THE HUSBAND KNOWS
SOMETHING ABOUT IT.
YOU'RE A PRICK.
THE YOUNG CONSTABLE WILL
GIVE YOU A RIDE HOME.
Patrick on tape:
ANYWAY, WE'VE, UM,
BEEN SEEING EACH OTHER
FOR A WHILE.
Valerie on tape:
AND YOU LIKE HIM.
YES, I DO.
VERY MUCH.
SO?
[PATRICK SIGHS]
HE COMES ENCUMBERED.
WITH A WIFE.
[TURNS TAPE OFF]
[RADIO CHATTERS SOFTLY]
[FOOTSTEPS]
DON'T YOU HAVE
A HOME TO GO TO?
YES. DO YOU?
MM.
YOU FIND ANYTHING?
SHE DEDICATED
THE BOOK TO JOHN,
"FOR TEACHING ME
TO TRUST AGAIN."
YOU LISTEN
TO PHELAN'S TAPES?
YEAH.
WHAT'D YOU THINK?
SHE DIDN'T
LIKE THE MAN.
GO ON HOME. WE'VE
GOT AN EARLY START.
WHAT ABOUT YOU?
SOON.
OK.
YOU REALLY DO
LOOK LIKE SHIT.
GO HOME.
THANK YOU.
TALK TO THE
MYSTERY MAN YET?
HE NEVER
CAME BACK.
AH. SILLY BUGGER.
[CRICKETS CHIRPING]
[DOOR OPENS]
[KEYS JINGLING]
I'M NOT ASLEEP.
DID YOU WATCH
THE NEWS?
YES.
WILL YOU FIND HER?
WELL, IT'S NOT
LOOKING GOOD.
I SAW HER CLIENT LIST,
SONJA.
WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME?
BECAUSE...IT WAS PRIVATE.
IT WAS JUST SOMETHING
I HAD TO DO.
THERE WAS A TIME
WHEN THERE WAS NO PRIVATE
BETWEEN YOU AND ME.
THAT IS BECAUSE
I HAD SOMEBODY
I COULD TALK TO, AND--
I HAVE TO TELL YOU
SOMETHING.
I HAVE TO TELL YOU.
I HAD AN AFFAIR.
I SLEPT WITH HER TWICE.
I KNOW IT HURTS YOU.
IT...HURTS HER.
WHY?
BECAUSE I'M NUMB.
I CAN'T FEEL ANYTHING
ANYMORE. JUST...
JUST TOTALLY
FUCKIN' NUMB.
[INSECTS BUZZING]
[DOG BARKING]
WHY'D YOU SLEEP
ON THE COUCH?
OH, I COME IN LATE
LAST NIGHT,
DIDN'T WANT
TO WAKE YOUR MUM UP.
ARE YOU FIGHTING?
YEAH, A BIT.
WHY?
LOOK, MATE,
SOMETHING WE'VE GOT
TO SORT OUT,
ALL RIGHT?
YOU ALL RIGHT, MUM?
I'LL BE
IN THE CAR.
BUDDY, CAN YOU GRAB
SOMETHING TO EAT, PLEASE?
WE'RE RUNNING LATE.
LOOK, ARE WE GONNA
TALK ABOUT THIS?
WHAT, YOU'RE JUST
GONNA PUNISH ME?
THIS IS HOW YOU'RE
GONNA PUNISH ME?
I FUCKED UP,
ALL RIGHT?
PEOPLE FUCK UP.
REALLY? WELL, I DON'T.
YOU KNOW,
IT'S SO EASY, LEON,
SO EASY TO GO OUT
AND FIND SOMEBODY.
YOU KNOW WHAT'S HARD?
WHAT'S HARD IS NOT TO.
SONJA, LISTEN.
I JUST WANT TO--
GET OFF ME!
GOD.
WE'LL TALK ABOUT THIS
TONIGHT, ALL RIGHT?
OH. GET FUCKED!
I DON'T EVEN KNOW
IF I'LL BE HERE LATER.
[DOOR SLAMS]
HI.
DID YOU KNOW?
[SIGHS]
[DOOR SLAMS]
[ENGINE STARTS]
[TIRES SQUEAL]
YOU READY?
[CHILD CHATTERING]
[CHILD CALLS OUT]
[DIALING]
HEY.
IT'S ME.
HEY, CAN YOU
COME OVER?
[BRAKES SQUEAK]
WHAT NUMBER
IS IT?
406.
YOU SURE
YOU'RE UP TO THIS?
[DOOR UNLOCKS]
MR. PHELAN?
WE'RE INVESTIGATING
THE DISAPPEARANCE
OF VALERIE SOMERS,
AND WE'RE HOPING
THAT YOU CAN HELP US.
IT'S--IT'S NOT
A GOOD TIME. AHEM.
I WAS OUT LATE.
WHO WITH?
[GRUNTS]
MR. PHELAN,
THE WOMAN IS MISSING.
[SIGHS]
DO YOU KNOW
WHAT'S HAPPENED TO HER?
NOT YET.
YOU HAD AN APPOINTMENT
WITH HER?
CAN YOU TELL US
HOW SHE WAS?
[SIGHS]
SHE SEEMED ALL RIGHT.
I DON'T KNOW.
YOU DON'T KNOW?
WELL,
SHE'S THE THERAPIST.
I WASN'T THAT FOCUSED
ON HOW SHE WAS.
HOW'D YOU GET ON
WITH HER?
FINE.
THAT'S IT? FINE?
WE DIDN'T END
OUR LAST SESSION
ON VERY GOOD TERMS.
OH, YEAH?
WHY'S THAT?
WE DISAGREED
ABOUT SOMETHING.
WHAT WAS THAT? WHAT?
WHAT, THAT GUY
YOU'VE BEEN FUCKING?
MARRIED GUY?
HOW'D YOU KNOW
ABOUT THAT?
SHE RECORDS
ALL HER SESSIONS.
YES, BUT WHAT IS SAID
IN THAT ROOM IS--
YES, BUT UNDER
THE CIRCUMSTANCES--
THAT'S MY LIFE!
IS THERE SOMEBODY
IN THAT ROOM?
[SIGHS]
WHO IS IT, THEN?
IS IT
YOUR BOYFRIEND?
COULD YOU ASK HIM
TO COME OUT, PLEASE?
HE HAS NOTHING
TO DO--
COULD YOU ASK HIM--
HE'S NOT--
WHAT'S THE MATTER LEON!
WITH YOU?
YOU DON'T HAVE
THE RIGHT TO DO THIS!
WHO THE FUCK ARE YOU?
YOU DON'T HAVE
THE FUCKING RIGHT!
FINISHED?
[DING]
THAT WENT WELL.
LEON, YOUR MARRIAGE
IS FALLING APART,
AND SO ARE YOU.
IT'S NONE OF
YOUR BUSINESS, CLAUDIA.
IT IS MY--BULLSHIT!
IT IS MY BUSINESS
IF YOU CAN'T
DO YOUR JOB!
HEY, IF YOU DON'T LIKE
THE WAY I'M HANDLING THINGS,
TAKE IT UP
WITH THE STATION.
[RATTLES DOOR]
PUSH.
[OPENS DOOR]
[VEHICLE SQUEAKING]
[WINGS FLAPPING]
[TELEPHONE DIALS]
[LINE RINGS]
[TELEPHONE RINGS]
[RING]
[BEEP]
HELLO?
Leon:
HI, DYLAN?
HI, DAD.
Leon: COULD I--
COULD I SPEAK
TO YOUR MOM?
NO, SHE'S STILL
PISSED OFF WITH YOU.
YEAH, RIGHT. UM...
LOOK,
TELL HER, UH...
TELL HER
I'LL BE HOME SOON.
RIGHT. SEE YOU, DAD.
[BEEP]
WHAT DID HE SAY?
HE SAID TO SAY
THAT HE'S SORRY,
THAT HE LOVES YOU,
AND HE WANTS YOU TO STOP
BEING ANGRY WITH HIM.
[SIGHS]
[SIGNAL CLICKING]
[BRAKES SQUEAK]
YOU LOOK BEREFT, LEON.
THE QUESTION IS,
WHY DON'T YOU?
DON'T BE DECEIVED
BY APPEARANCES.
WANT A WHISKEY?
SOMEBODY MAY HAVE HURT
YOUR WIFE, JOHN.
AND I NEED TO KNOW
IF IT WAS YOU.
I DIDN'T HURT HER.
SHE WAS UPSET
ON THE PHONE.
SHE WAS AFRAID.
OF WHAT?
OF BEING ALONE.
OF ME NOT BEING THERE
FOR HER.
WHY WEREN'T YOU THERE
FOR HER?
WHEN YOUR WIFE
WAS IN SOME PHONE BOX
CALLING FOR YOUR HELP,
WHERE WERE YOU?
WERE YOU SEEING
SOMEONE ELSE?
IS IT AN AFFAIR,
IS THAT IT?
NO.
WITH A MAN?
IS THAT WHAT'S GOING ON?
I BELIEVE
THAT THAT'S WHAT VALERIE
THOUGHT WAS GOING ON.
WHAT ARE YOU
TALKING ABOUT?
FOR SOME REASON,
SHE BELIEVED
THAT YOU WERE
HAVING AN AFFAIR
WHERE YOU WERE INVOLVED
WITH PATRICK PHELAN.
IS THAT WHAT WAS GOING ON
IN YOUR MARRIAGE?
WERE YOU SEEING MEN
ON THE SIDE?
I DON'T HAVE
TO LISTEN TO THIS.
YES, YOU DO.
MY WIFE'S OUT THERE
SOMEWHERE.
WHAT THE FUCK
ARE YOU DOING ABOUT IT?
TRYING TO FIND HER,
JOHN.
BUT I NEED TO KNOW WHAT'S
GOING ON INSIDE HER HEAD.
I DON'T KNOW.
I DON'T KNOW.
HAVE YOU EVER
CHEATED ON YOUR WIFE?
[PUTS GLASS DOWN]
NO.
NEVER DESIRED
ANOTHER WOMAN?
YES, OF COURSE I HAVE.
BUT YOU NEVER ACTED ON IT.
NO.
WELL, YOU'RE
A BETTER MAN THAN I AM.
SO THERE IS
SOMEONE ELSE?
NO.
THERE WAS SOMEONE
ONCE.
A WOMAN.
ONCE THAT'S HAPPENED,
YOU'RE NEVER ENTIRELY
BELIEVED AGAIN.
SOMETHING GETS BROKEN...
PERMANENTLY.
TRUST, I SUPPOSE.
WHEN THAT HAPPENS,
ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE,
IT WOULD SEEM.
YOU DON'T LOSE
A DAUGHTER
LIKE WE LOST ELEANOR...
WITHOUT SOME DAMAGE.
SO WHERE WERE YOU?
I LEFT WORK LATE.
I STOPPED AT THE PLACE
WHERE MY DAUGHTER
WAS KILLED.
I GO THERE...A LOT.
VALERIE
DIDN'T KNOW THAT.
YOU DIDN'T TELL HER?
WHY NOT, JOHN?
WHAT HOLDS YOUR MARRIAGE
TOGETHER, LEON?
AH...
LOYALTY.
LOVE.
MAYBE HABIT,
SOMETIMES PASSION,
AND I HAVE KIDS.
OURS WAS HELD TOGETHER
BY GRIEF.
THERE WASN'T
MUCH ELSE LEFT.
SO ARE YOU SAYING YOU
DIDN'T LOVE HER ANYMORE?
I'M SAYING
THAT SOMETIMES
LOVE ISN'T ENOUGH.
[DOOR CLOSES]
Claudia: LEON!
WHERE THE HELL
HAVE YOU BEEN?
WE'VE HAD A CALL
FROM A MAN
SAYING THAT HIS WIFE
SAW HER NEIGHBOR
THROW A SHOE
INTO A VACANT LOT
ON THE NIGHT
VALERIE DISAPPEARED.
SHE'S GOT THE SHOE--
BLACK LEATHER.
WHERE WE GOING?
[BRAKES SQUEAK,
POLICE RADIO SQUAWKS]
THIS COULD BE TRICKY.
WHY?
I KNOW THE WOMAN.
OH, JESUS.
[KNOCKING]
DETECTIVE CLAUDIA WISS.
LEON!
HEY THERE, WE HAD
A DRINK THE OTHER NIGHT.
YEAH, YEAH, MATE.
HOW ARE YOU?
YEAH, GOOD.
UH, YOU BETTER COME IN.
MY WIFE'S PRETTY UPSET.
[SIGHS]
Pete: JANE,
IT'S THE POLICE.
UM, THIS IS LEON
AND...
CLAUDIA.
AND CLAUDIA.
JANE.
IS THAT THE SHOE?
YEAH.
YOU KNOW,
YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE
TOUCHED THE SHOE,
MRS., UH...
O'MAY.
IT'S, UM, JANE O'MAY.
RIGHT,
MRS. O'MAY.
YOU SHOULDN'T
HAVE TOUCHED IT.
WELL, I DID.
YEAH, BUT YOU
SHOULDN'T HAVE.
WELL, I DID,
DIDN'T I?
IT'S ON THE TABLE.
YOU THINK WE COULD
HAVE SOME COFFEE?
YEAH. UH, IT'S OUT
THE BACK HERE, THANKS.
I'LL GIVE YOU A HAND.
[WHISPERING]
You all right?
YOU GOT A LIGHT?
YEAH, YEAH.
HOW DO YOU WANT
TO HANDLE THIS?
[INHALES]
YOU'RE A POLICEMAN,
AREN'T YOU?
WHY DON'T YOU
JUST DO YOUR JOB?
I'VE NEVER
SEEN YOU BEFORE.
[CAR DRIVES UP]
Nik: YEAH, CAN I SPEAK
TO PAULA, PLEASE?
IT'S URGENT.
YEAH, WELL,
CAN YOU TELL HER
TO CALL HOME
AS SOON AS SHE CAN?
AS SOON AS SHE CAN,
PLEASE.
[BEEP]
[KNOCKING]
LEAVE IT.
NOW GET YOUR BROTHER.
Claudia: NIK D'AMATO?
DETECTIVE CLAUDIA WISS,
CITY CENTRAL.
MY KIDS--I GOTTA GET
SOMEONE TO WATCH MY KIDS.
YEAH, ALL RIGHT, MATE.
I'LL GIVE YOU
A COUPLE OF MINUTES.
[VEHICLE RUMBLES,
RADIO SQUAWKS]
Jane: SO I WENT
OVER TO THE WINDOW.
AROUND 1:30.
GO TO THE WINDOW
AND HE'S CHUCKING IT.
HE THREW IT OVER THERE,
AND HE WAS LOOKING LIKE
HE WAS REALLY GUILTY.
[POLICE RADIO SQUAWKING]
[BABY CRIES]
[KNOCKS]
NIK?
YOU'RE BACK, PETE?
OF A SORT.
HOW ARE YOU?
GOOD. YOU?
I'M IN A BIT
OF TROUBLE.
SAY, WOULD YOU
TAKE THE KIDS?
[COUGHS]
JUST TILL PAULA
GETS BACK.
I WOULDN'T ASK UNLESS
I REALLY NEEDED THE HELP.
YEAH, ALL RIGHT.
WE'LL TAKE 'EM.
THANKS.
THERE YOU GO.
[COOS]
THANKS.
[GRUNTS]
LOOK, THERE'S, UM...
THERE'S PAJAMAS,
A TOOTHBRUSH.
THERE'S A VIDEO
AND SOME OTHER STUFF
IN THERE AS WELL.
LISTEN,
THANKS VERY MUCH, OK?
TIME TO GO.
Hannah: NO, DADDY,
DON'T GO, DON'T GO.
COME ON. COME ON.
I'LL BE BACK SOON.
Hannah: NO. NO.
[KNOCK]
HOW'D YOU GET THE SCRATCHES
ON YOUR FACE, NIK?
I WANT TO SEE MY WIFE.
SHE'S ON HER WAY.
CAN YOU TELL US WHERE
YOU WERE FRIDAY NIGHT?
I WANT TO SEE PAULA.
YOU'RE IN DEEP SHIT,
MATE.
YOUR WIFE
CAN'T HELP YOU.
YEAH, I KNOW YOU.
I DOUBT IT.
YOU KNOW,
I'VE SEEN YOU BEFORE.
SHUT UP. [MUTTERS]
SHUT UP!
NEXT DOOR
AT JANE'S PLACE.
I TOLD YOU TO SHUT UP!
WHERE ARE MY KIDS?
WHERE ARE
MY BLOODY KIDS?
THEY'RE
WITH YOUR NEIGHBOR.
WHO ARE YOU?
CALM DOWN.
I DON'T WANT
TO BE CALM, ALL RIGHT?
CAN I GET YOU
SOMETHING?
YES, YOU CAN GET ME
MY HUSBAND!
OK.
AND GET ME OUTTA HERE!
YOU JUST STEP
BACK IN HERE.
I'VE BEEN WAITING HERE
FOR AN HOUR, ALL RIGHT?
MRS. D'AMATO.
I'M DETECTIVE SERGEANT ZAT.
I BELIEVE YOU'VE ALREADY MET
DETECTIVE CONSTABLE WISS.
I WANT TO SEE NIK.
YOUR HUSBAND IS HELPING US
WITH OUR INQUIRIES.
BULLSHIT.
HE WAS SEEN THROWING A SHOE
INTO A VACANT LOT.
WHO SAW HIM?
A SEARCH WAS CONDUCTED
IN THE BLOCK
OPPOSITE YOUR HOUSE.
MMM.
I KNOW THE ONE.
MY KIDS PLAY THERE,
YOU KNOW.
EVERY KID ON THE STREET
PLAYS THERE.
THEY FOUND A SHOE.
IT WAS IDENTIFIED
AS BELONGING TO
MRS. VALERIE SOMERS.
SHE'S BEEN MISSING
SINCE LAST FRIDAY NIGHT.
PAULA!
Jane on phone: HELLO?
JANEY. PAULA.
OH, HI.
Paula: HANNAH AWAKE?
HEY, YOUR KIDS
ARE FINE.
YOU KNOW?
MAYBE I COULD JUST
TALK TO HANNAH.
NO, SHE'S, UM,
SHE'S ASLEEP.
SHE'S--
THE BABY?
ACTUALLY, YOU KNOW WHAT?
THEY'RE ALL ASLEEP. HA.
[CRYING] SORRY
ABOUT THIS, JANEY.
NIK'S IN TROUBLE.
AND THEY WON'T
LET ME SEE HIM.
I DON'T KNOW
WHAT TO DO.
YOU KNOW WHAT?
IT'S--
IT'S OK.
EVERYTHING'S OK.
THE KIDS ARE, LIKE,
REALLY SAFE.
[CRYING]
I'M SORRY.
I'LL GET THERE
AS SOON AS I CAN, OK?
OK.
THANK YOU.
BYE, JANEY.
[SNIFFLING]
[BEEP]
[BEEP]
DOES SHE KNOW
YOU RUNG THE POLICE?
[SNIFFLES] NO.
THEY SAY YOU'VE, UM...
HURT SOME WOMAN, NIK.
I DIDN'T, BABE.
[SNIFFLES]
I DIDN'T TOUCH HER.
[SNIFFLING]
[GASPS]
DON'T. NOT YET.
DON'T.
[SIGHS]
WHAT IS IT, HANNAH?
THE BABY'S SICK.
WHAT IS IT?
HEY, WHAT IS IT?
[BABY FUSSES]
GOD, HE'S BURNING UP.
GET US A FLANNEL,
PETE.
[COUGHS]
GET A WET ONE.
Hannah: PANADOL.
WHAT?
HE NEEDS PANADOL.
PANADOL.
POOR LITTLE THING.
IS IT ALL RIGHT
FOR BABIES?
I DON'T KNOW.
ONLY GET HALF OUT.
Hannah:
MAYBE BABY PANADOL.
WHAT?
BABY PANADOL.
YOU'RE GONNA HAVE
TO GO TO A CHEMIST.
GO TO A CHEMIST.
THERE'S SOME
IN OUR HOUSE.
[CRICKETS CHIRPING]
[CLICKS]
I'D MET SOME MATES
FOR A DRINK.
WE USED
TO WORK TOGETHER.
IT'S--IT'S JUST
SOMETHING WE KEEP UP.
WE DRANK MORE
THAN WE SHOULD'VE,
SO I TOOK
THE BACK ROAD HOME.
YOU KNOW, THE POLICE
DON'T PATROL IT.
[CLICKS TONGUE]
MUST'VE BEEN ABOUT, UH,
QUARTER TO 12:00.
Nik: AND I SEE THIS WOMAN
STANDING AT THE SIDE
OF THE ROAD.
I DON'T WANT TO STOP.
IT'S LATE,
AND I'M THINKING
PAULA WILL BE
GETTING WORRIED.
WHAT DO I DO?
THE WOMAN NEEDS HELP.
SO I PULL OVER.
MY CAR RAN OFF THE ROAD.
GET IN.
THANKS.
[ENGINE REVS]
WHAT'S YOUR NAME?
VALERIE.
I'M NIK.
[CLICKS]
Nik: IT TURNS OUT SHE LIVES
IN ONE OF THOSE HOUSES
BY THE BAY.
THERE'S A STRIP OF HOUSES
ALONG THERE.
IT'S OUT OF MY WAY.
IT'S IN THE OPPOSITE
DIRECTION, ALMOST.
SHE DOESN'T SAY MUCH.
I CAN TELL SHE DOESN'T
WANT TO TALK,
SO I JUST--I LEAVE IT.
[SIGHS]
BUT I KNOW THIS SHORTCUT,
AND I JUST DON'T--
I JUST DON'T THINK.
AND BEFORE I CAN SAY,
"THIS IS THE SHORT WAY,"
SHE'S GONE.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN,
"SHE'S GONE"?
[BRAKE CLICKS]
[CRICKETS CHIRPING]
[PANTING]
HEY!
[PANTING]
Nik: WAIT!
[GASPING]
Nik: I'M NOT
GONNA HURT YOU.
TRUST ME!
[PANTING]
[GASPS]
YOU KNOW...
I THOUGHT THAT IF
I LEAVE HER ALONE...
SHE'LL STOP BEING
AFRAID OF ME.
SO I JUST...
I JUST LEFT HER THERE.
[EXHALES]
WHEN I GOT HOME,
I SAW, UH...
[SIGHS] I SAW HER SHOE
ON, UM, THE FLOOR
OF MY CAR.
AND I, UM...
[SIGHS]
JESUS,
YOU KNOW, I JUST--
I JUST WANTED
TO HELP THE WOMAN. I--
WHY DIDN'T YOU
REPORT IT, NIK?
[SIGHS]
BECAUSE I THOUGHT SHE'D
BE ALL RIGHT, YOU KNOW?
I THOUGHT SHE'D FIND
HER WAY OUT OF THERE.
[SNIFFLES]
THEN WHEN I, UM...
THEN WHEN I SAW HER
ON THE NEWS...
WHEN I SAW ON THE NEWS
THAT SHE WAS MISSING, I...
BY THEN, YOU KNOW,
IT WAS WHO
WAS GONNA BELIEVE ME?
THANK YOU...
FOR LETTING ME KNOW.
BYE.
PAULA. COME IN.
HI.
[MAKES BABY NOISE]
HEY, SWEETIE. HI.
[INDISTINCT]
DADDY'LL BE HOME SOON.
MAYBE THEY
CAN COME BACK LATER.
THEY'VE BEEN SO GOOD,
PAULA, YOU KNOW?
NO, I DON'T THINK SO.
PAULA?
HE DIDN'T DO IT, JANE.
HOW DO YOU KNOW?
HE TOLD ME.
PAULA?
Jane:
WHAT COULD I DO, PAULA?
Paula: ALL RIGHT.
GO INSIDE
AND PUT YOUR BAGS
IN YOUR ROOMS,
ALL RIGHT?
[KIDS CHATTERING]
STUPID...
YOU'VE GOT
NO RIGHT, JANE!
YOU HEAR ME?
NO FUCKING RIGHT!
I DON'T WANT TO SEE YOU
ANYWHERE NEAR MY KIDS AGAIN.
[BUZZING]
[HELICOPTER WHIRRING]
[POLICE RADIO SQUAWKS]
[POLICE RADIO SQUAWKS]
I WAS HOME, LEON.
I DIDN'T PICK UP
THE PHONE.
Valerie on machine: JOHN?
THERE'S A MAN--PATRICK.
HE'S A CLIENT,
AND HE'S, UM...
HE'S GAY.
[VALERIE GASPS]
I DON'T UNDERSTAND THIS.
I DON'T UNDERSTAND....
US ANYMORE.
I DON'T WANT THIS
TO BE HAPPENING TO US.
OH, HUH.
THERE ARE LIGHTS.
THERE'S A CAR COMING.
I'LL WAVE IT DOWN.
UM, WAIT FOR ME.
WE'LL TALK
WHEN I GET HOME, OK?
BYE.
I LOVE YOU.
[LINE DISCONNECTS]
[MACHINE BEEPS]
I THOUGHT
SHE WOULD COME HOME.
Sonja on tape:
IT'S NOT--
IT'S NOT THAT
HE MIGHT HAVE...
SLEPT WITH ANOTHER WOMAN.
IT'S...
THAT HE MIGHT NOT TELL ME.
THAT WOULD BE THE BETRAYAL.
Valerie:
DO YOU STILL LOVE HIM?
Sonja: YEAH.
I STILL LOVE HIM.
[SOBBING]
I DON'T WANT TO LOSE YOU.
WHAT?
I DON'T WANT TO LOSE YOU.
I COULDN'T BEAR IT.
[SINGING IN SPANISH]
CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY
LIONS GATE ENTERTAINMENT
LIONS GATE ENTERTAINMENT
[INSECTS BUZZING]
[BUZZING GROWS LOUDER]
[INSECTS BUZZING]
[MAN AND WOMAN
BREATHING HEAVILY]
[BOTH MOANING]
OH, YEAH.
OHH.
YOU OK?
YEAH. I'VE LOST
MY EARRING.
WHAT'S IT
LOOK LIKE?
IT'S A PEARL ONE.
OH, IT SHOULD
TURN UP.
YEAH. I'M JUST
FOND OF THEM
BECAUSE MY HUSBAND
GAVE THEM TO ME.
YOU SHOULD PROBABLY GO.
I, UH...
REALLY ENJOYED THAT.
YEAH.
SO DID I.
[TURNS OFF ENGINE]
[MEN SINGING IN SPANISH]
JUST LIKE WE DO.
[DIFFERENT SONG PLAYING]
[TURNS OFF MUSIC]
LEON. LEON.
THIS IS ABOUT SEX.
IT'S ABOUT A MAN
AND A WOMAN JOINED
GROIN TO GROIN.
YOU GET IT?
[MUSIC PLAYING]
[MEN SINGING IN SPANISH]
COME HERE.
NO, NO, NO.
LIKE THIS.
[LAUGHS]
[BREATHING HEAVILY]
[GROANING]
[BREATHING HEAVILY]
MOM?
Mom:
I'M IN HERE.
I HAVEN'T GOT
ANY CLOTHES.
HAVE YOU LOOKED
ON YOUR BEDROOM FLOOR?
YEAH, BUT I MEAN
CLEAN ONES.
PICK THEM UP,
I'LL CLEAN THEM, OK?
YEAH. WHY ARE YOU
JOGGING, DAD?
I WANT TO GET FIT.
YEAH?
WHAT FOR?
I DON'T WANT TO DIE.
WELL, YOU ARE
GOING TO DIE.
YEAH, BUT I DON'T WANT
TO DIE JUST YET.
MOM, CLOTHES?
THEN STOP JOGGING.
HELLO?
MOM, CLOTHES?
WHAT AM I
GOING TO WEAR?
[SIGHS]
Boy:
SEE YOU, MOM.
SEE YOU, DAD.
SEE YOU.
[MOM KISSES]
HAVE A GOOD DAY.
OK. YOU, TOO.
SEE YOU, DAD.
SEE YOU TONIGHT.
HEY, HEY, HEY, HEY.
WHAT ABOUT ME?
DAD, I'M 16 NOW.
SO, WHAT ARE YOU TELLING ME?
YOU'RE A MAN NOW?
WELL, NO, BUT...
[KISSES]
HAVE A GOOD DAY, DAD.
YEAH.
YOU, TOO.
IS THERE SOME POINT
WHERE A SON STOPS
KISSING HIS FATHER?
APPARENTLY.
POLICE!
[SHOUTING]
[GRUNTING]
[GRUNTING STOPS]
YOU WENT IN A BIT HARD.
THE GUY DEALS DRUGS.
HE'S SCUM.
YEAH, BUT HE WASN'T
GOING ANYWHERE.
WHAT'D YOU EXPECT ME TO DO?
[SIGHS]
YOU SEEING ANYONE?
NOT WITH THE HOURS
I KEEP.
YOU COULD'VE MET
SOMEBODY ON THE FORCE.
MALE COPS
ARE LOUSY IN BED.
THERE IS SOMEONE.
HE EATS IN THE SAME
RESTAURANT AS I DO.
HAVE YOU SPOKEN
TO HIM YET?
WE'VE EXCHANGED GLANCES.
OOH.
IT'S A START.
HOW'S SONJA?
SHE'S GOOD.
I HAVEN'T SEEN HER
AROUND FOR A WHILE.
YEAH, WELL...
SHE'S BUSY, YOU KNOW,
WITH THE BOYS AND WORK.
TELL HER I SAID HI.
I WILL.
Woman: HAVE YOU TOLD HIM
YOU'RE NOT HAPPY?
[SCOFFS]
I WOULD'VE THOUGHT
THAT MAYBE
HE WOULDN'T NEED
TO BE TOLD.
[LAUGHS]
THAT DEPENDS ON
HOW GOOD AN ACTOR YOU ARE.
WELL, I GUESS
I MUST BE PRETTY GOOD.
HOW DO YOU WANT
YOUR MARRIAGE TO BE?
PASSIONATE.
AND--AND...
CHALLENGING
AND--AND HONEST.
ISN'T IT HONEST?
NOT EMOTION...
NOT EMOTIONALLY,
IT ISN'T.
IT JUST FEELS...
LIKE WE'RE...
YOU KNOW,
LIKE WE'RE JUST...
[SIGHS]
GOING THROUGH
THE MOTIONS,
YOU KNOW?
AND I WANT MORE...
I WANT MORE THAN THAT.
Man:
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
PLEASE WELCOME
DR. VALERIE SOMERS.
[APPLAUSE]
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU.
[APPLAUSE DIES DOWN]
WE DON'T KNOW
WHAT TO FEEL ANYMORE,
WE DON'T KNOW WHAT'S
RIGHT OR WRONG ANYMORE--
THE CONFUSED CRY
OF THE MODERN AGE.
WE ASK,
"WHAT CAN WE BELIEVE IN?
WHAT SHOULD WE
BELIEVE IN?"
OUR POLITICIANS?
HARDLY.
OUR PRIESTS?
YOU'D BE AMAZED
AT HOW MANY CLIENTS
COME TO SEE ME
BECAUSE THEY ONCE BELIEVED
IN A PRIEST.
IT'S NOT SUPPOSED
TO BE THAT WAY,
BUT IT IS.
WHAT, THEN? OUR PARENTS?
HOME IS A SANCTUARY...
FOR A PRIVILEGED FEW.
FOR MOST,
IT'S A BATTLEGROUND.
IT'S NOT MEANT
TO BE LIKE THAT,
BUT IT IS.
LOVE?
CAN WE BELIEVE IN LOVE?
FEEL SAFE IN IT?
LOVING SOMEONE MEANS
WE HAVE TO RELINQUISH POWER,
DOESN'T IT?
IT'S MUTUAL SURRENDER.
BUT HOW CAN THIS
TAKE PLACE?
TRUST.
TRUST IS AS VITAL
TO HUMAN RELATIONSHIPS
AS BREATH IS TO LIFE.
AND JUST AS ELUSIVE.
2 YEARS AGO,
MY 11-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER
WAS MURDERED.
HER NAME WAS ELEANOR.
THIS WASN'T SUPPOSED
TO HAPPEN,
BUT IT DID.
IT SEEMED TO GO WELL.
I WAS WORRIED YOU WEREN'T
GOING TO BE THERE.
I SAID I WOULD BE.
[CRICKETS CHIRPING]
DO YOU WANT A WHISKEY?
NO. I'VE GOT
AN EARLY CLIENT.
LISTEN, WHY DON'T
WE TAKE SEPARATE CARS
IN THE MORNING?
I'VE GOT
A LATE MEETING,
AND THAT WAY YOU WON'T HAVE
TO WAIT FOR ME IN TOWN.
IT'S FINE. I'VE GOT
PLENTY OF WORK I CAN DO.
YOU CAN PICK ME UP
AFTER YOUR MEETING.
SURE.
OK.
Patrick:
I MET SOMEONE.
WE WENT HOME
AND HAD SEX.
AS YOU DO.
WELL, SOME OF US DO.
AND HE ASKED
TO SEE ME AGAIN.
I WASN'T EXPECTING THAT.
AND?
WELL, AGAINST
MY BETTER JUDGMENT,
I SAID YES.
ANYWAY, WE'VE...
BEEN SEEING EACH OTHER
FOR A WHILE.
AND YOU LIKE HIM?
YES, I DO--
VERY MUCH.
SO?
[SIGHS]
HE COMES ENCUMBERED...
WITH A WIFE.
IS HE GAY?
[LAUGHS]
WELL, WHEN HE'S WITH ME,
HE SEEMS TO BE.
DOES SHE KNOW
ABOUT YOU?
I ASSUME SO.
SHE WOULD SENSE IT,
WOULDN'T SHE?
IT DEPENDS ON HOW GOOD
HE IS AT DECEIVING HER.
OR HOW GOOD SHE IS
AT DECEIVING HERSELF.
[INSECTS BUZZING]
[MUSIC PLAYING]
[MEN SINGING IN SPANISH]
TURN THE PAGE.
TURN THE PAGE.
Jane:
HI, NIK.
YOU HAVING A PARTY
IN THERE, JANE?
YEAH.
DID YOU WANT
TO JOIN ME?
TAKE THIS INSIDE
FOR MUMMY. COME ON.
AHEM.
WELL?
YEAH.
WHERE?
IN A MOTEL.
OHH.
[LAUGHS]
DID YOU GET
HIS NUMBER?
I DON'T KNOW.
IS THAT WHAT YOU DO?
I DON'T KNOW.
IF YOU LIKE THE GUY.
BUT HE'S MARRIED.
TSK. OHH.
WELL, WHAT, WHAT?
HE'S NOT HAPPY?
WELL, HE CAN'T BE, CAN HE,
IF HE'S, YOU KNOW...
MESSING AROUND.
YOU GOING TO SEE HIM
AGAIN?
DO YOU THINK I SHOULD?
WANT ME TO BE HONEST?
NO. NO.
MMM.
WHEN ARE YOU GOING
TO TAKE THAT THING OFF?
IT'S TOO TIGHT.
I GOT TO GET
IT CUT OFF.
MMM.
NIK CAUGHT UP WITH PETE
THE OTHER DAY.
HE WANTS TO COME BACK.
I DON'T LOVE HIM, PAULA.
JUST GO UP
TO THE GUY'S TABLE
AND ASK HIM
IF YOU CAN JOIN HIM.
WHAT HAVE YOU GOT TO LOSE?
JUST A LITTLE
DIGNITY.
AW, DIGNITY'S
NOT AN ISSUE HERE.
THE MAN EATS ALONE
IN A RESTAURANT.
SO DO I.
EXACTLY.
HI.
HI.
UH...
JANE, THIS IS CLAUDIA.
CLAUDIA, JANE.
HI.
HI.
JANE'S IN THE SAME
DANCE CLASS AS SONJA AND I.
OH.
I'LL GET GOING.
SAY HI TO SONJA.
SEE YOU.
SORRY.
WAS THAT REALLY AWKWARD?
NO.
NO, IT'S FINE.
HOW ARE YOU?
I'M GOOD.
YEAH.
GOOD, GOOD.
BUT, LOOK, I'D BETTER GO.
JANE, UH...
MMM.
WHERE'D
YOU FIND IT?
UH...
[BELL RINGS]
[BELL RINGS]
[CRICKETS CHIRPING]
Nik: PAULA.
Paula: UH-HUH?
THERE'S AN UNMARKED POLICE CAR
IN FRONT OF JANE'S PLACE.
SO?
WHAT, IS SHE
SEEING A COP NOW?
DON'T BE NOSY.
ARE HER AND PETE GETTING
BACK TOGETHER OR WHAT?
I DON'T KNOW.
WELL, WHAT IF THEY ARE?
WHAT DO I SAY THEN?
NOTHING.
WELL, HE'S--
HE'S A MATE OF MINE.
DO HIM A FAVOR AND STAY
OUT OF IT, ALL RIGHT?
BABY ASLEEP?
YEAH.
[LEON MOANING]
AW, SHIT.
UHH. UHH.
SHIT. OH, FUCK.
SORRY. SORRY.
IT'S OK.
DON'T STOP.
DON'T STOP,
DON'T STOP.
[BOTH MOANING]
OHH!
UHH, UHH.
LEON?
UHH, UHH. FUCK.
YOU ALL RIGHT?
WHAT IS IT?
WHAT IS IT?
UHH.
IT'S NOTHING.
SHOULD I CALL--
WHAT--WHAT--
NO, NO, NO, NO, NO.
I JUST GET THIS--
SHOULD I GET
A DOCTOR?
NO. I GET THIS--
I GET THIS PAIN
IN MY CHEST SOMETIMES.
YOU KNOW, YOU REALLY
SHOULD'VE TOLD ME
THAT YOU'VE GOT
A WEAK HEART.
UHH. I DON'T.
THAT'S NOT
SOME PERSON
I WANT TO HAVE
AN AFFAIR WITH--
FOR CHRIST'S SAKE! I DON'T
HAVE A WEAK HEART, ALL RIGHT?
THIS IS NOT AN AFFAIR.
IT'S A ONE-NIGHT STAND,
EXCEPT
IT HAPPENED TWICE.
[SIGHS]
OH, SHIT.
I'M SORRY.
I DIDN'T MEAN THAT.
IT'S OK.
UHH.
[CAR ALARM CHIRPS]
[CAR DOOR CLOSES]
[ENGINE STARTS]
DO YOU EVER WORRY
THAT WE DON'T MAKE LOVE
VERY OFTEN?
NO.
I MEAN, I DON'T REALLY
THINK ABOUT IT THAT MUCH.
WHY NOT?
I LOVE YOU.
WHETHER WE MAKE LOVE
3 TIMES A WEEK
OR ONCE A MONTH DOESN'T
REALLY CHANGE THAT.
DOESN'T IT?
IS THIS A TEST?
NO. I JUST--
I JUST WANT TO KNOW
WHAT YOU'RE THINKING.
WHY DO WOMEN ALWAYS
WANT TO KNOW THAT?
[FOOTSTEPS]
YOU'RE UP LATE.
YEAH. I WAS TRYING
TO FINISH THIS.
AHEM.
YOU WANT ONE?
I'VE GOT ONE.
WHAT'S WRONG?
NOTHING.
I JUST HAD
A SHIT OF A DAY.
I STOPPED OFF AND HAD
A DRINK WITH CLAUDIA.
YEAH, I KNOW.
I PHONED HER.
I DIDN'T KNOW IF
YOU WERE WORKING LATE.
GOOD NIGHT.
[BREATHING HEAVILY]
OOH!
AAH! UHH!
FUCK!
FUCK! AAH!
AHH. AAH!
FUCKING STUPID
BASTARD!
WHAT THE FUCK
IS WRONG WITH YOU?
WILL YOU FUCKING LOOK
WHERE YOU'RE GOING?
FUCKING IDIOT!
AAH!
FUCK.
OH, FUCK.
HEY.
WAIT, WAIT, WAIT.
ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?
I'M SORRY.
LOOK, HERE'S YOUR BAG.
[SHIVERING]
JESUS.
[SOBBING]
Sonja:
WHAT HAPPENED?
I FELL.
ARE YOU
ALL RIGHT?
IT'S NOTHING.
Sonja:
HERE. LET ME LOOK.
[SIGHS]
I'M ALL RIGHT.
NO, YOU'RE NOT.
LOOK, I SAID
I'M ALL RIGHT!
[WATER RUNNING]
Patrick: I KEEP
THINKING ABOUT HER.
ARE YOU FEELING GUILTY?
DO YOU THINK
I SHOULD BE?
IT DOESN'T MATTER
WHAT I THINK.
HE FEELS MANIPULATED
BY HER.
HOW?
SHE'S VERY NEEDY.
ARE YOU TRYING
TO JUSTIFY HIS DECEIT?
NO, I'M TRYING TO
UNDERSTAND IT, THAT'S ALL.
IT'S--IT'S COMPLEX.
MM-HMM, BUT IT'S STILL
AN ACT OF DECEIT, ISN'T IT?
NO MARRIAGE
CAN BE BASED ON THAT.
[LAUGHS]
MOST MARRIAGES ARE BASED
ON THAT, VALERIE.
YOU THINK YOU KNOW WHAT
GOES ON IN MOST MARRIAGES?
WHAT, BECAUSE I'M GAY,
I CAN'T HAVE AN OPINION
ON THE STATE--
THAT'S NOT WHAT I WAS
TRYING TO SAY.
SHE'S NOT THE VICTIM
IN THIS, VALERIE.
SHE CHOSE TO MARRY HIM.
NOT KNOWING HE WAS GAY.
BUT THERE'S KNOWING,
AND THERE'S KNOWING.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
I THINK SOME WOMEN...
LIKE TO LIVE THE LIE.
IT'S EASIER THAN
DEALING WITH THE TRUTH.
MAYBE SHE LOVES HIM.
BUT SO DO I.
THEN HE HAS
TO MAKE A CHOICE.
UNLESS ONE OF US WITHDRAWS
FROM THE CONTEST.
IS LOVE A CONTEST
FOR YOU, PATRICK?
PATRICK.
YES.
SOMETIMES.
WHAT HAPPENED
TO YOUR HEAD?
I BUMPED IT
ON THE CLOTHESLINE.
LISTEN, UH...
THANKS FOR LAST NIGHT.
[SIGHS] I'LL LIE FOR YOU
TO ANYONE EXCEPT SONJA.
I'VE DONE IT ONCE.
I WON'T DO IT AGAIN.
FAIR ENOUGH.
WHY ARE YOU TRYING SO HARD
TO FUCK UP YOUR LIFE
AT THE MOMENT?
YOU DON'T KNOW
HOW LUCKY YOU ARE
TO HAVE THE MARRIAGE
YOU'VE GOT.
AND YOU'RE PISSING
ALL OVER IT.
[MUSIC PLAYING]
[MEN SINGING IN SPANISH]
[INAUDIBLE]
IT'S GREAT YOUR HUSBAND
COMES WITH YOU.
YEAH.
[BOTH LAUGH]
WHAT ABOUT YOURS?
OH, I'M SEPARATED.
AH.
CAN YOU TELL?
NO, NO.
YOU JUST HAVE
THIS KIND OF LOOK.
OH, WHAT,
DESPERATE?
NO.
FULL OF POTENTIAL.
[SIGHS]
[MUSIC STOPS]
SORRY, I'M LATE.
JANE, THIS IS
MY HUSBAND LEON.
HI.
YEAH. HI.
EXCUSE ME, EVERYBODY.
THERE IS A SALSA BAND
PLAYING TONIGHT
AND TOMORROW NIGHT
AT THE LATIN.
LEON, SONJA,
ARE YOU GUYS
COMING?
ACTUALLY, I THOUGHT WE'D HAVE
A NICE QUIET DINNER TOGETHER.
COME ON, LEON.
YOU CAN GO OUT
TO EAT ANYTIME.
I'D LIKE TO GO.
I'M KIND OF TIRED.
OK. I'LL SEE YOU
AT HOME.
BYE.
WHAT THE HELL
WAS THAT ABOUT?
HEY, SHE NEEDED
A PARTNER.
OH, AND YOU JUST HAPPENED
TO VOLUNTEER?
SHE CHOSE ME.
I'D NEVER SAY
ANYTHING, LEON.
[CRICKETS CHIRPING]
[DOG BARKING]
Nik: PETE.
OH, HELLO, NIK.
HOW ARE YOU, MATE?
JUST DROPPED OVER
TO SEE JANE.
DOESN'T LOOK LIKE
SHE'S IN.
HAVE YOU--YOU
SEEN HER TONIGHT?
NO.
YOU DON'T KNOW
WHERE SHE IS, THEN?
NO. NO.
SORRY.
HOW IS SHE?
THE LAST TIME
I SAW, OK.
HOW YOU GOING?
YEAH.
GOOD. GOOD.
IT'S LATE. I THOUGHT
SHE'D BE HOME BY NOW.
NO. SORRY, MATE.
I HAVEN'T SEEN HER.
MATE, IF YOU THOUGHT THERE WAS
SOMETHING I SHOULD KNOW,
YOU'D TELL ME,
WOULDN'T YOU?
BECAUSE IF
SHE'S SEEING SOMEONE,
YOU KNOW,
I'D WANT TO KNOW.
IT'D JUST BE EASIER.
OF COURSE.
I HATE THIS.
THANKS, MATE.
I'LL SEE YOU LATER.
TAKE CARE.
[DOG BARKS]
SO, WHY DID YOU
AND YOUR HUSBAND SPLIT?
UM...
I DON'T KNOW. I JUST
TURNED AROUND ONE DAY,
AND I REALIZED THAT
I WAS LIVING WITH A MAN
THAT I JUST DIDN'T
LOVE ANYMORE.
IT WAS THAT SIMPLE?
[LAUGHS] NO.
BUT YOU KNEW
THAT MUCH.
MAYBE MY EXPECTATIONS
WERE TOO HIGH.
YOU'RE A BRAVE WOMAN.
YOU ARE. MOST PEOPLE
SETTLE FOR LESS.
I REALLY LIKE YOU,
LEON.
MAYBE A LITTLE TOO MUCH.
[STROKES LEG]
BUT I'M...
I'M STARTING
TO WONDER JUST...
WHERE THIS MIGHT GO.
I'M STILL IN LOVE
WITH MY WIFE, JANE.
[LAUGHS] RIGHT.
I'M SORRY.
SO...
WHY--WHY...
SO WHY HAVE YOU BEEN
SEEING ME
IF YOU'RE STILL IN LOVE
WITH YOUR WIFE?
I DON'T KNOW.
IT ISN'T...
IT'S NOT SOMETHING
THAT I PLANNED.
[LAUGHS]
LOOK, JANE, I...
YOU KNOW, THIS DOESN'T
HAVE TO END BADLY.
JUST GO.
JUST GO.
GO.
IT'S TWOFOLD, ACTUALLY.
HE THINKS
HE RUNS THE FACULTY,
BUT HE HASN'T PUBLISHED
ANYTHING DECENT
SINCE ABOUT 1985.
YOU SEEM PREOCCUPIED.
I--I'M HAVING TROUBLE
WITH A CLIENT.
I'M NOT HANDLING HIM
VERY WELL.
REFER HIM ON.
I FIND HIM A LITTLE
THREATENING.
WHY?
I DON'T LIKE...
WHAT HE'S DOING.
ARE YOU JUDGING HIM?
DARLING, YOU HAVE
TO REFER HIM ON.
I'LL SEE YOU OUTSIDE.
EXCUSE ME.
I HATE WHAT'S
HAPPENING TO US.
I HATE IT.
I...
WE DON'T TALK ANYMORE.
WE LOST
OUR DAUGHTER.
THAT COULD'VE
BROUGHT US CLOSER.
DO YOU THINK ABOUT HER
VERY MUCH?
OF COURSE I DO.
I JUST DON'T NEED
TO WRITE A BOOK ABOUT IT.
DO YOU THINK I DID
THE WRONG THING?
[SIGHS]
I JUST--I WANTED
THE WHOLE...
WORLD TO KNOW.
[JOHN GRUNTING]
LOOK AT ME, JOHN.
LOOK AT ME.
UNH.
[EXHALES]
[BIRDS CHIRPING]
Nik: COME ON, KIDS!
WE'RE LATE FOR SCHOOL!
Paula:
WATCH THE ROAD.
COME ON.
IN YOU GET.
[NIK AND PAULA TALKING
INDISTINCTLY]
[BABY CRYING]
HI.
HI.
YOU OK?
YEAH.
I'LL POP AROUND
AFTER WORK.
[STARTS ENGINE]
OK.
BYE-BYE. BYE-BYE.
Jane: HEY, NIK.
YOU WANT COFFEE?
OK, SURE.
PETE WAS OVER
LAST NIGHT.
HOW IS HE?
NOT GOOD.
HEY, HOW'S THE
JOB-HUNTING GOING?
YOU GUYS ALL RIGHT
FOR MONEY?
YEAH.
YEAH? 'CAUSE,
YOU KNOW,
IF YOU NEED SOME
MONEY OR ANYTHING,
I'D BE MORE
THAN HAPPY TO...
NO.
I KNOW PAULA
WOULDN'T TAKE IT.
SHE'S DOING
EXTRA SHIFTS NOW.
YOU SURE THERE ISN'T
A BILL OR SOMETHING
THAT YOU WANT
TO CLEAR?
IT'S FINE.
ALL RIGHT, WELL,
THE OFFER'S THERE.
Baby: AH!
THANKS.
IT'S ALL RIGHT.
AH!
[BIRD SCREECHES]
WHY DIDN'T YOU
WAKE ME UP?
I THOUGHT YOU COULD
DO WITH THE REST.
I'LL GO HAVE
MY SHOWER.
ACTUALLY, I'VE GOT
AN EARLY START.
I'LL ONLY BE
10 MINUTES.
JUST TAKE
YOUR OWN CAR.
OH, COME ON,
WAIT FOR ME, PLEASE?
JESUS.
SORRY.
YOU'RE
ABSOLUTELY RIGHT.
I HAVE A LECTURE
TONIGHT, ANYWAY.
SO YOU'LL BE
HOME LATE?
YEAH.
BYE.
I THINK HE'S...
HAVING AN AFFAIR.
HE'S DISTANT,
PREOCCUPIED--
LIKE HE'S HOLDING
SOMETHING BACK FROM ME.
WHAT WOULD YOU DO
IF HE WAS?
I-I...I THINK I'D LEAVE.
[SIGHS] YEAH.
AND DOES THAT SCARE YOU?
YEAH. I'M--I'M...
I'M MIDDLE-AGED.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT
IT'S LIKE OUT THERE.
YOU KNOW?
AND I HAVE THESE 2...
BEAUTIFUL BOYS,
YOU KNOW.
BUT I, UM,
I WOULD SURVIVE...
IF I HAD TO.
MM-HMM.
I LIKE BEING
THIS AGE, AND I...
I LIKE THE LINES
AROUND MY EYES.
I DON'T KNOW
IF HE DOES, BUT...
I DO.
HEH. IT ISN'T--
IT'S NOT THAT
HE MIGHT HAVE
SLEPT WITH ANOTHER
WOMAN, YOU KNOW?
IT'S...THAT HE
MIGHT NOT TELL ME.
THAT WOULD BE
THE BETRAYAL.
DO YOU STILL LOVE HIM?
[CELL PHONE RINGS]
[RINGS]
[RINGS]
Secretary: VALERIE?
PATRICK PHELAN IS HERE.
ALL RIGHT. GIVE ME
A MINUTE, OK?
YOU DON'T LIKE ME,
DO YOU, VALERIE?
IS IT IMPORTANT TO YOU
THAT I LIKE YOU?
WOULD IT MAKE
A DIFFERENCE
IF I WAS STRAIGHT?
I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM
WITH YOUR SEXUALITY.
BUT IT IS A PROBLEM
THAT I'M HAVING
AN AFFAIR
WITH A MARRIED MAN.
YOU MUST STOP TRYING
TO MAKE ME THE SUBJECT.
IT'S JUST ANOTHER
FORM OF DEFENSE.
I'M CURIOUS ABOUT
YOUR ROLE IN THIS TRIANGLE.
MY ROLE?
I'M, UH, A RESPITE
FROM A MARRIAGE
THAT'S GOTTEN
TOO HARD.
HOW?
HE TAKES REFUGE
IN ME.
IN WHAT I OFFER HIM.
WHAT DO YOU OFFER HIM?
HEH.
SEX UNENCUMBERED
BY NEED.
WHY DOESN'T HE LEAVE HER?
GOOD MEN DON'T KNOW HOW
TO LEAVE THEIR WIVES.
GOOD MEN OR COWARDLY MEN?
HE TOLD ME THAT
MAKING LOVE TO HER
WAS LIKE TRYING
TO FILL AN EMPTY WELL.
OH, MY GOD.
WHAT'D YOU SAY?
WHAT?
YOU SAID
SOMETHING TO ME.
NO, I DIDN'T.
YES, YOU DID!
YOU SAID SOMETHING TO ME.
I DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING.
YOU HEARD HIM,
DIDN'T YOU?
DIDN'T YOU? THIS MAN
SAID SOMETHING TO ME.
THIS IS BULLSHIT!
I DIDN'T--
BULLSHIT?
YEAH.
I WANT YOUR NAME.
GIVE ME YOUR NAME!
I WANT YOUR NAME!
[DOOR OPENS]
UH...A BOURBON,
THANKS.
UM, A DOUBLE BOURBON
WITH ICE, THANKS.
[SIGHS] THANKS.
YOU ALL RIGHT?
YEAH.
YOU SURE? YOU DON'T
LOOK ALL RIGHT.
ARE YOU A COP?
YEAH.
REALLY?
REALLY.
SORRY, I JUST--
IT'S JUST SOMETHING
REALLY WEIRD HAPPENED.
I WAS JUST WALKING
DOWN THE STREET.
THIS WOMAN STARTED
YELLING AT ME.
SHE...MUST'VE THOUGHT
I SAID SOMETHING TO HER
OR TOUCHED HER
OR SOMETHING--
WHAT FOR?
I DON'T KNOW,
I DON'T KNOW!
I WAS JUST WALKING
DOWN THE STREET.
SHE JUST WENT NUTS.
WELL, DID YOU?
NO!
I DIDN'T DO ANYTHING.
I DON'T DO STUFF
LIKE THAT.
OK. TAKE IT EASY.
I BELIEVE YOU.
SORRY. IT WAS JUST--
IT WAS JUST
REALLY WEIRD AND...
NOW YOU'RE A COP,
SO IT'S REALLY,
REALLY WEIRD. SORRY.
WANT ANOTHER DRINK?
[EXHALES]
YEAH. THANKS.
SAME AGAIN, MATE.
[CRICKETS CHIRPING]
Paula: SHARON SAID
THERE'S A BOOZE BUS
ON THE FREEWAY.
WELL, TAKE
THE BACK ROAD HOME.
HANNAH!
Hannah: YES?
GRAB DAD'S WALLET
FROM THE KITCHEN,
WILL YOU?
YEAH.
HEY...
SHE ASKED ME IN
FOR COFFEE THIS MORNING.
WHO?
JANE.
WHAT FOR?
I DON'T KNOW.
Hannah:
I CAN'T FIND IT!
IT'S NEAR THE FRIDGE.
I DON'T KNOW.
I THINK SHE WAS
TRYING TO COME ONTO ME.
WHAT?
SHE'S LONELY, NIK.
AND YOU'RE BORED.
THAT'S A LETHAL
COMBINATION.
YOU STAY AWAY
FROM HER.
WHAT'S THE MATTER?
YOU A LITTLE BIT
JEALOUS, HUH?
NO.
HUH?
YOU EVER FUCK
WITH OUR MARRIAGE
AND I'LL CUT
YOUR BALLS OFF, HUH?
I'LL HANG THEM
ON THE LINE
BETWEEN YOUR SOCKS
AND YOUR JOCKS.
YOU GOT IT?
SURE, BABE.
WAKE ME UP WHEN
YOU GET HOME. HMM?
I'M RUNNING
DOWN THIS HILL,
AND I GO AROUND
THIS CORNER,
AND SUDDENLY
THERE'S THIS GUY.
AND BAM!
RIGHT INTO HIM.
RIGHT AWAY I'M
GOING AFTER HIM,
YELLING AT HIM
AND...
AH, YOU FUCKING
PRICK,
YOU STUPID
MORON,
WHY DON'T YOU LOOK
WHERE YOU'RE GOING?
IT WAS YOUR FAULT.
YEAH. I DON'T KNOW
WHY I WENT AT HIM.
JUST LIKE--SOME
KIND OF BUTTON
GOT PUSHED
OR SOMETHING AND...
ANYWAY, SO, YOU KNOW,
I LOOK DOWN,
AND THERE HE IS
ON THE GROUND COWERING.
UH-HUH.
AND HE'S GOT BLOOD
ALL OVER HIS FACE,
AND I'VE BROKEN
HIS FUCKIN' NOSE.
OH, NO.
YEAH.
AND THEN HE GETS UP,
AND HE STARTS
TO WALK AWAY.
AND THAT'S
WHEN IT HAPPENS.
WHAT?
HE STARTS TO CRY.
WHAT FOR?
I DON'T KNOW.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT MAKES
A MAN CRY LIKE THAT.
YEAH, A LOT OF THINGS.
SO WHAT'D YOU DO?
I JUST...HELD HIM.
I JUST STOOD THERE
AND I-I HELD HIM.
BUT, YOU KNOW, THE WHOLE
TIME I WAS THINKING,
OH, YOU FUCKIN'
WEAK PRICK,
PULL YOURSELF TOGETHER,
THE REST OF US HAVE TO.
DON'T YOU WANT
TO CRY SOMETIMES?
WELL, YEAH,
BUT YOU DON'T, DO YOU?
NO.
[FOOTSTEPS]
HI.
WE ORDERED YOU FOOD,
BUT WE ATE IT.
WHAT'S THAT SMELL?
WHERE'S YOUR MUM?
DANCING.
WHERE'S
YOUR BROTHER?
UPSTAIRS.
SHIT.
SAM!
SAM.
SAM! OPEN THIS DOOR!
SAM!
[POUNDING ON DOOR]
WHAT THE FUCK IS
GOING ON?
OH, FOR CHRIST'S SAKE,
I'M A COP!
ALL RIGHT. SO YOU CAN
GET THE GOOD STUFF.
DON'T YOU
SMART-MOUTH ME.
WHAT'S GOING ON?
YOUR BROTHER'S
BEING AN IDIOT.
SO, WHAT'S NEW?
DID YOU KNOW
ABOUT THIS?
HAVE YOU TRIED IT?
IF YOU EVER GIVE
YOUR BROTHER THAT SHIT--
AS IF I'M--
SHUT UP!
NO, AS IF--
SHUT UP!
IF YOU EVER GIVE
YOUR BROTHER THIS STUFF,
I PROMISE YOU I'LL
GIVE YOU A THUMPING
YOU'LL NEVER FORGET.
I DON'T CARE
HOW BIG YOU GET!
NOW, GIVE ME THE REST
OF THE STASH.
Sam: THAT'S IT.
GET DOWNSTAIRS.
YOU ARE GROUNDED, MATE.
WHAT?
[SIGHS]
[THUMP]
[TIRES SQUEALING]
[CRUNCH]
[HISSING]
[ENGINE SPUTTERS]
OH, SHIT.
[BEEP]
FUCK!
[ALARM CHIRPS]
[SALSA MUSIC PLAYING]
[SINGING IN SPANISH]
YOU'RE A VERY
BEAUTIFUL WOMAN, SONJA.
I'D LIKE TO FUCK
WITH YOU.
[LAUGHS]
CAN I HAVE A WHISKEY DRY,
PLEASE?
EXCUSE ME.
HELLO.
YOU LOOK LIKE YOU'RE
ENJOYING YOURSELF.
YEAH, I AM.
THAT'S GOOD YOU'RE
HAVING A GOOD TIME
WHILE OUR SON'S
AT HOME SMOKING POT.
OH, LEON, I KNOW.
I WAS THE ONE
THAT TOLD HIM
IF HE'S GONNA DO IT,
HE SHOULD DO IT AT HOME
WHERE AT LEAST
WE CAN CONTROL IT.
WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME?
BECAUSE YOU HAVEN'T BEEN
AROUND MUCH LATELY.
I AM NOT HAVING DRUGS
IN THE HOUSE, SONJA.
WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO?
BECAUSE BANNING IT ISN'T
GONNA SOLVE THE PROBLEM.
WHAT ARE YOU
DOING HERE?
WHAT?
WHAT ARE YOU
DOING HERE?
MOST OF THE GUYS
IN THIS PLACE
AREN'T MUCH OLDER
THAN OUR SON.
[SINGING IN SPANISH]
[HEAVY BREATHING]
I THOUGHT WE MIGHT
GO BACK TO YOUR PLACE.
WE CAN'T. MY MOTHER.
UHH.
OH!
WAIT. SLOW DOWN.
STOP. GET OFF.
GET OFF!
AW, JESUS!
WHAT'S WRONG?
I'M SORRY.
THIS WAS A BAD IDEA.
SORRY.
YOU FUCKIN' UPTIGHT BITCH!
[SIGHS]
[ENGINE STARTS]
[TIRES SQUEALING]
HELLO!
[COINS JANGLE]
[MACHINE CLICKS]
John, on machine:
YOU'VE PHONED JOHN AND VALERIE.
IF YOU'D LIKE
TO LEAVE A MESSAGE,
PLEASE DO SO
AFTER THE TONE.
[BEEP]
Valerie: HI, IT'S ME.
ARE YOU THERE?
OK, UH, I'VE HAD
AN ACCIDENT.
I'M, UM, I'M OK.
UM, I CAN'T GET
THE CAR STARTED.
I'M ON THE BACK ROAD
AND, UH...
I JUST, UH, WANTED
TO GET HOME.
UH, I'LL TRY
YOUR MOBILE, OK? BYE.
I CALLED ROAD SERVICE.
THEY SAID THERE'D BE
A 90-MINUTE WAIT.
WHERE ARE YOU?
YOU DIDN'T SAY YOU
WERE GONNA BE LATE.
I CAN'T STAND THIS!
PLEASE...
PLEASE, I NEED YOU.
[CRICKETS CHIRPING]
[COIN RATTLES AND DROPS]
[MACHINE ANSWERS
AND BEEPS]
JOHN.
THERE'S A MAN.
PATRICK.
HE'S A CLIENT.
HE'S, UM...
HE'S GAY.
I DON'T UNDERSTAND THIS.
I DON'T UNDERSTAND...
US...ANYMORE.
I DON'T WANT THIS
TO BE HAPPENING TO US.
OH, HEH,
THERE ARE LIGHTS.
THERE'S A CAR COMING.
I'LL WAVE IT DOWN.
UM, WAIT FOR ME.
WE'LL TALK WHEN
I GET HOME, OK?
BYE.
I LOVE YOU.
[BRAKES SQUEAL]
[DOOR SQUEAKS]
[BUSHES RUSTLE]
[BIRDS CHIRPING]
[RADIO CHATTERING]
[BRAKES SQUEAL]
YOU NEED SLEEP.
I WISH.
WHAT HAVE YOU GOT?
LOCALS GET A CALL
AT ABOUT 12:30 A.M.
FROM THE HUSBAND.
HE GETS HOME LATE,
HIS WIFE'S NOT THERE.
SHE'S LEFT MESSAGES
ON THE ANSWERING MACHINE
SAYING SHE'S
RUN OFF THE ROAD.
SHE'S MAKING THE CALLS
FROM A PHONE BOX
ABOUT 2 Ks
DOWN THE ROAD.
LAST CALL SAYS
SHE SEES A CAR COMING,
SHE'S GONNA WAVE IT DOWN
AND GET A LIFT HOME.
SHE NEVER MAKES IT.
50 BUCKS SAYS
IT'S THE HUSBAND.
YOU'RE ON.
MR. SOMERS?
KNOX.
MY WIFE'S NAME
IS SOMERS.
I'M DETECTIVE ZAT.
THIS IS MY COLLEAGUE
DETECTIVE WISS.
WE'VE LOCATED
YOUR WIFE'S CAR, MR. KNOX.
DO YOU MIND
IF WE COME IN?
MR. KNOX, IT APPEARS
THAT YOUR WIFE
RAN OFF THE ROAD.
THERE'S
A TELEPHONE BOX
SEVERAL KILOMETERS
FURTHER ALONG.
DID THEY GO THERE?
WE'RE CONDUCTING A SEARCH
THERE RIGHT NOW,
BUT, UH...
IF SHE ACCEPTED A LIFT
FROM SOMEBODY ELSE,
IT'S UNLIKELY THAT SHE'LL
STILL BE THERE.
WOULD YOU MIND ANSWERING
A FEW QUESTIONS?
I'VE BEEN THROUGH
ALL THIS
WITH THE POLICE.
WELL, I DON'T WANT TO PUT
YOU TO ANY MORE TROUBLE,
BUT WOULD YOU MIND TELLING ME
WHAT HAPPENED LAST NIGHT?
I GOT HOME
AROUND MIDNIGHT.
HER CAR WASN'T HERE.
I CAME IN,
I CHECKED THE MACHINE.
THERE WERE
A COUPLE OF CALLS.
THE LAST MESSAGE SAID THAT
THERE WAS A CAR COMING
AND SHE WAS GONNA
WAVE IT DOWN.
AND THAT'S WHEN YOU
CALLED THE POLICE.
NO, I WAITED
ABOUT 20 MINUTES.
THAT'S HOW LONG IT
WOULD'VE TAKEN--
RIGHT, SO YOU
CALLED THE POLICE
AT ABOUT 20 MINUTES
PAST 12:00.
YEAH, I THINK SO.
MORE OR LESS.
MR. KNOX, DO YOU HAVE
A PHOTO OF YOUR WIFE
THAT WE COULD HAVE, PLEASE?
THANK YOU.
HOW WAS YOUR WIFE
YESTERDAY?
FINE.
NOTHING
TROUBLING HER?
NO.
MR. KNOX, I'M TRYING
TO FIND OUT
ABOUT YOUR WIFE'S
EMOTIONAL STATE.
RIGHT NOW, I'D SAY
HER EMOTIONAL STATE WAS
PRETTY BAD,
WOULDN'T YOU?
NONE OF THIS IS
PARTICULARLY PLEASANT.
I CAN IMAGINE.
WHAT CAN YOU IMAGINE?
YOU MARRIED?
YEAH.
IF YOUR WIFE GOT INTO
A CAR WITH A STRANGER--
SOME MAN, LET'S ASSUME--
SHE GOT INTO HIS CAR
LATE AT NIGHT
AND DIDN'T COME HOME.
WHAT WOULD YOU IMAGINE?
THAT RIGHT NOW
I'D BE GOING MAD.
YEAH.
MR. KNOX, WE'LL
NEED THE TAPE.
SHE F--THIS IS PRIVATE.
IN WHAT SENSE?
SHE'S UPSET.
SHE WASN'T EXPECTING
ANYONE ELSE
TO BE
LISTENING TO IT.
I'LL MAKE SURE
THIS IS RETURNED TO YOU.
[MUSIC PLAYING SOFTLY]
HEY.
HEY.
YOU DIDN'T WAKE ME UP
LAST NIGHT.
AH!
I GOT IN
A BIT LATE.
WHAT'S
WITH THE FACE?
I FELL OVER.
YOU WERE PISSED?
YEAH, A LITTLE.
COME ON, KIDS.
GOT YOUR BAG, HANNAH?
[DISHES CLINKING]
[BABY BABBLING]
Girl: NOW. QUICK!
QUICKLY. COME ON.
HI, HI.
HI.
SEAT BELTS ON.
QUICKLY.
HEY, NIK GOT IN LATE
LAST NIGHT, DIDN'T HE?
HAVEN'T YOU GOT
ANYTHING BETTER TO DO
THAN SPY
ON YOUR NEIGHBORS?
WHAT? WHAT?
JANE, YOU KNOW,
JUST DON'T INVITE NIK
IN FOR COFFEE
WHEN I'M NOT HERE.
ALL RIGHT?
[ENGINE STARTS]
PAULA! HEY!
[HINGES SQUEAK]
THAT'S
THE APPOINTMENT BOOK.
ALL HER NOTES
AND SESSION TAPES
ARE KEPT
IN THE FILING CABINET.
DO YOU MIND?
NO.
HOW WAS SHE
YESTERDAY?
ALL RIGHT.
DO YOU THINK THAT SHE'S
THE KIND OF PERSON
THAT WOULD GET
INTO A CAR
WITH SOMEONE THAT
SHE DIDN'T KNOW?
NO.
NOT AFTER WHAT HAPPENED
TO HER DAUGHTER.
SARAH, I WOULD LIKE YOU
TO PRINT ME A LIST OF
ALL HER CURRENT CLIENTS,
ADDRESSES AND PHONE
NUMBERS INCLUDED.
OH, IS THAT ETHICAL?
PROBABLY NOT.
[SHUTS DRAWER]
[INSECTS BUZZING]
[BABY FUSSING]
[FUSSING FADES]
Sonja on tape: IT'S NOT
THAT HE MIGHT HAVE...
SLEPT
WITH ANOTHER WOMAN.
IT'S THAT HE
MIGHT NOT TELL ME.
THAT WOULD BE
THE BETRAYAL.
Valerie on tape:
DO YOU STILL LOVE HIM?
[STOPS TAPE]
[THEME MUSIC PLAYS]
GOOD EVENING.
RICHARD MORECROFT
WITH ABC NEWS.
POLICE ARE INQUIRING
INTO THE DISAPPEARANCE
OF A WOMAN IN BUSHLAND,
NORTH OF THE CITY.
PSYCHIATRIST
VALERIE SOMERS
WAS LAST SEEN
ON FRIDAY NIGHT.
HER CAR WAS FOUND ABANDONED
ALONG THE LOW REACH ROAD.
IT IS BELIEVED THAT SHE
MIGHT HAVE ACCEPTED A LIFT
FROM A PASSING MOTORIST.
MS. SOMERS HAS RECENTLY
COMPLETED A BOOK
ABOUT THE MURDER
OF HER OWN DAUGHTER.
THE BODY OF 11-YEAR-OLD
ELEANOR KNOX
WAS FOUND DUMPED
IN A CITY LANEWAY
18 MONTHS AGO.
POLICE ARE APPEALING
TO THE PUBLIC
FOR INFORMATION REGARDING
MS. SOMERS' DISAPPEARANCE.
[BRAKES SQUEAL]
[GEARS SHIFT]
[TURNS OFF ENGINE]
[CRICKETS CHIRPING]
WHY DO YOU THINK
SHE TURNED OFF
THE FREEWAY, JOHN?
SOME PEOPLE SAY
IT'S SHORTER.
WHO'S PATRICK?
I DON'T KNOW.
SHE MENTIONED SHE WAS
HAVING SOME SORT OF TROUBLE
WITH A CLIENT
THE OTHER NIGHT.
WHAT KIND OF TROUBLE?
SHE DIDN'T GO INTO IT.
SHE DOESN'T USUALLY
TALK ABOUT HER CLIENTS.
WHY NOT?
IT'S UNPROFESSIONAL.
EVEN BETWEEN A HUSBAND
AND A WIFE?
YES.
I TELL MY WIFE
EVERYTHING.
THAT SURPRISES ME.
WHY?
MOST MEN
HOLD SOMETHING BACK.
YOU'RE SOME KIND OF
ACADEMIC, AREN'T YOU?
I'M DEAN OF LAW.
I STUDIED AT HARVARD.
THAT'S WHERE
VALERIE AND I MET.
I JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND
WHY SHE'D GET
INTO A CAR
WITH A STRANGER.
WELL, MAYBE SHE DIDN'T.
MAYBE SHE KNEW HIM.
HOW'S YOUR MARRIAGE
BEEN LATELY, JOHN?
IT'S FINE.
HOW'S YOURS?
UP AND DOWN.
WHERE WERE YOU
FRIDAY NIGHT?
AM I A SUSPECT
IN MY WIFE'S DISAPPEARANCE?
WHERE WERE YOU
FRIDAY NIGHT, JOHN?
I WAS AT WORK.
CAN ANYBODY
VERIFY THAT?
NO, I WAS ALONE.
NOBODY SAW ME.
9 TIMES OUT OF 10
WHEN THE WIFE
GOES MISSING,
THE HUSBAND KNOWS
SOMETHING ABOUT IT.
YOU'RE A PRICK.
THE YOUNG CONSTABLE WILL
GIVE YOU A RIDE HOME.
Patrick on tape:
ANYWAY, WE'VE, UM,
BEEN SEEING EACH OTHER
FOR A WHILE.
Valerie on tape:
AND YOU LIKE HIM.
YES, I DO.
VERY MUCH.
SO?
[PATRICK SIGHS]
HE COMES ENCUMBERED.
WITH A WIFE.
[TURNS TAPE OFF]
[RADIO CHATTERS SOFTLY]
[FOOTSTEPS]
DON'T YOU HAVE
A HOME TO GO TO?
YES. DO YOU?
MM.
YOU FIND ANYTHING?
SHE DEDICATED
THE BOOK TO JOHN,
"FOR TEACHING ME
TO TRUST AGAIN."
YOU LISTEN
TO PHELAN'S TAPES?
YEAH.
WHAT'D YOU THINK?
SHE DIDN'T
LIKE THE MAN.
GO ON HOME. WE'VE
GOT AN EARLY START.
WHAT ABOUT YOU?
SOON.
OK.
YOU REALLY DO
LOOK LIKE SHIT.
GO HOME.
THANK YOU.
TALK TO THE
MYSTERY MAN YET?
HE NEVER
CAME BACK.
AH. SILLY BUGGER.
[CRICKETS CHIRPING]
[DOOR OPENS]
[KEYS JINGLING]
I'M NOT ASLEEP.
DID YOU WATCH
THE NEWS?
YES.
WILL YOU FIND HER?
WELL, IT'S NOT
LOOKING GOOD.
I SAW HER CLIENT LIST,
SONJA.
WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME?
BECAUSE...IT WAS PRIVATE.
IT WAS JUST SOMETHING
I HAD TO DO.
THERE WAS A TIME
WHEN THERE WAS NO PRIVATE
BETWEEN YOU AND ME.
THAT IS BECAUSE
I HAD SOMEBODY
I COULD TALK TO, AND--
I HAVE TO TELL YOU
SOMETHING.
I HAVE TO TELL YOU.
I HAD AN AFFAIR.
I SLEPT WITH HER TWICE.
I KNOW IT HURTS YOU.
IT...HURTS HER.
WHY?
BECAUSE I'M NUMB.
I CAN'T FEEL ANYTHING
ANYMORE. JUST...
JUST TOTALLY
FUCKIN' NUMB.
[INSECTS BUZZING]
[DOG BARKING]
WHY'D YOU SLEEP
ON THE COUCH?
OH, I COME IN LATE
LAST NIGHT,
DIDN'T WANT
TO WAKE YOUR MUM UP.
ARE YOU FIGHTING?
YEAH, A BIT.
WHY?
LOOK, MATE,
SOMETHING WE'VE GOT
TO SORT OUT,
ALL RIGHT?
YOU ALL RIGHT, MUM?
I'LL BE
IN THE CAR.
BUDDY, CAN YOU GRAB
SOMETHING TO EAT, PLEASE?
WE'RE RUNNING LATE.
LOOK, ARE WE GONNA
TALK ABOUT THIS?
WHAT, YOU'RE JUST
GONNA PUNISH ME?
THIS IS HOW YOU'RE
GONNA PUNISH ME?
I FUCKED UP,
ALL RIGHT?
PEOPLE FUCK UP.
REALLY? WELL, I DON'T.
YOU KNOW,
IT'S SO EASY, LEON,
SO EASY TO GO OUT
AND FIND SOMEBODY.
YOU KNOW WHAT'S HARD?
WHAT'S HARD IS NOT TO.
SONJA, LISTEN.
I JUST WANT TO--
GET OFF ME!
GOD.
WE'LL TALK ABOUT THIS
TONIGHT, ALL RIGHT?
OH. GET FUCKED!
I DON'T EVEN KNOW
IF I'LL BE HERE LATER.
[DOOR SLAMS]
HI.
DID YOU KNOW?
[SIGHS]
[DOOR SLAMS]
[ENGINE STARTS]
[TIRES SQUEAL]
YOU READY?
[CHILD CHATTERING]
[CHILD CALLS OUT]
[DIALING]
HEY.
IT'S ME.
HEY, CAN YOU
COME OVER?
[BRAKES SQUEAK]
WHAT NUMBER
IS IT?
406.
YOU SURE
YOU'RE UP TO THIS?
[DOOR UNLOCKS]
MR. PHELAN?
WE'RE INVESTIGATING
THE DISAPPEARANCE
OF VALERIE SOMERS,
AND WE'RE HOPING
THAT YOU CAN HELP US.
IT'S--IT'S NOT
A GOOD TIME. AHEM.
I WAS OUT LATE.
WHO WITH?
[GRUNTS]
MR. PHELAN,
THE WOMAN IS MISSING.
[SIGHS]
DO YOU KNOW
WHAT'S HAPPENED TO HER?
NOT YET.
YOU HAD AN APPOINTMENT
WITH HER?
CAN YOU TELL US
HOW SHE WAS?
[SIGHS]
SHE SEEMED ALL RIGHT.
I DON'T KNOW.
YOU DON'T KNOW?
WELL,
SHE'S THE THERAPIST.
I WASN'T THAT FOCUSED
ON HOW SHE WAS.
HOW'D YOU GET ON
WITH HER?
FINE.
THAT'S IT? FINE?
WE DIDN'T END
OUR LAST SESSION
ON VERY GOOD TERMS.
OH, YEAH?
WHY'S THAT?
WE DISAGREED
ABOUT SOMETHING.
WHAT WAS THAT? WHAT?
WHAT, THAT GUY
YOU'VE BEEN FUCKING?
MARRIED GUY?
HOW'D YOU KNOW
ABOUT THAT?
SHE RECORDS
ALL HER SESSIONS.
YES, BUT WHAT IS SAID
IN THAT ROOM IS--
YES, BUT UNDER
THE CIRCUMSTANCES--
THAT'S MY LIFE!
IS THERE SOMEBODY
IN THAT ROOM?
[SIGHS]
WHO IS IT, THEN?
IS IT
YOUR BOYFRIEND?
COULD YOU ASK HIM
TO COME OUT, PLEASE?
HE HAS NOTHING
TO DO--
COULD YOU ASK HIM--
HE'S NOT--
WHAT'S THE MATTER LEON!
WITH YOU?
YOU DON'T HAVE
THE RIGHT TO DO THIS!
WHO THE FUCK ARE YOU?
YOU DON'T HAVE
THE FUCKING RIGHT!
FINISHED?
[DING]
THAT WENT WELL.
LEON, YOUR MARRIAGE
IS FALLING APART,
AND SO ARE YOU.
IT'S NONE OF
YOUR BUSINESS, CLAUDIA.
IT IS MY--BULLSHIT!
IT IS MY BUSINESS
IF YOU CAN'T
DO YOUR JOB!
HEY, IF YOU DON'T LIKE
THE WAY I'M HANDLING THINGS,
TAKE IT UP
WITH THE STATION.
[RATTLES DOOR]
PUSH.
[OPENS DOOR]
[VEHICLE SQUEAKING]
[WINGS FLAPPING]
[TELEPHONE DIALS]
[LINE RINGS]
[TELEPHONE RINGS]
[RING]
[BEEP]
HELLO?
Leon:
HI, DYLAN?
HI, DAD.
Leon: COULD I--
COULD I SPEAK
TO YOUR MOM?
NO, SHE'S STILL
PISSED OFF WITH YOU.
YEAH, RIGHT. UM...
LOOK,
TELL HER, UH...
TELL HER
I'LL BE HOME SOON.
RIGHT. SEE YOU, DAD.
[BEEP]
WHAT DID HE SAY?
HE SAID TO SAY
THAT HE'S SORRY,
THAT HE LOVES YOU,
AND HE WANTS YOU TO STOP
BEING ANGRY WITH HIM.
[SIGHS]
[SIGNAL CLICKING]
[BRAKES SQUEAK]
YOU LOOK BEREFT, LEON.
THE QUESTION IS,
WHY DON'T YOU?
DON'T BE DECEIVED
BY APPEARANCES.
WANT A WHISKEY?
SOMEBODY MAY HAVE HURT
YOUR WIFE, JOHN.
AND I NEED TO KNOW
IF IT WAS YOU.
I DIDN'T HURT HER.
SHE WAS UPSET
ON THE PHONE.
SHE WAS AFRAID.
OF WHAT?
OF BEING ALONE.
OF ME NOT BEING THERE
FOR HER.
WHY WEREN'T YOU THERE
FOR HER?
WHEN YOUR WIFE
WAS IN SOME PHONE BOX
CALLING FOR YOUR HELP,
WHERE WERE YOU?
WERE YOU SEEING
SOMEONE ELSE?
IS IT AN AFFAIR,
IS THAT IT?
NO.
WITH A MAN?
IS THAT WHAT'S GOING ON?
I BELIEVE
THAT THAT'S WHAT VALERIE
THOUGHT WAS GOING ON.
WHAT ARE YOU
TALKING ABOUT?
FOR SOME REASON,
SHE BELIEVED
THAT YOU WERE
HAVING AN AFFAIR
WHERE YOU WERE INVOLVED
WITH PATRICK PHELAN.
IS THAT WHAT WAS GOING ON
IN YOUR MARRIAGE?
WERE YOU SEEING MEN
ON THE SIDE?
I DON'T HAVE
TO LISTEN TO THIS.
YES, YOU DO.
MY WIFE'S OUT THERE
SOMEWHERE.
WHAT THE FUCK
ARE YOU DOING ABOUT IT?
TRYING TO FIND HER,
JOHN.
BUT I NEED TO KNOW WHAT'S
GOING ON INSIDE HER HEAD.
I DON'T KNOW.
I DON'T KNOW.
HAVE YOU EVER
CHEATED ON YOUR WIFE?
[PUTS GLASS DOWN]
NO.
NEVER DESIRED
ANOTHER WOMAN?
YES, OF COURSE I HAVE.
BUT YOU NEVER ACTED ON IT.
NO.
WELL, YOU'RE
A BETTER MAN THAN I AM.
SO THERE IS
SOMEONE ELSE?
NO.
THERE WAS SOMEONE
ONCE.
A WOMAN.
ONCE THAT'S HAPPENED,
YOU'RE NEVER ENTIRELY
BELIEVED AGAIN.
SOMETHING GETS BROKEN...
PERMANENTLY.
TRUST, I SUPPOSE.
WHEN THAT HAPPENS,
ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE,
IT WOULD SEEM.
YOU DON'T LOSE
A DAUGHTER
LIKE WE LOST ELEANOR...
WITHOUT SOME DAMAGE.
SO WHERE WERE YOU?
I LEFT WORK LATE.
I STOPPED AT THE PLACE
WHERE MY DAUGHTER
WAS KILLED.
I GO THERE...A LOT.
VALERIE
DIDN'T KNOW THAT.
YOU DIDN'T TELL HER?
WHY NOT, JOHN?
WHAT HOLDS YOUR MARRIAGE
TOGETHER, LEON?
AH...
LOYALTY.
LOVE.
MAYBE HABIT,
SOMETIMES PASSION,
AND I HAVE KIDS.
OURS WAS HELD TOGETHER
BY GRIEF.
THERE WASN'T
MUCH ELSE LEFT.
SO ARE YOU SAYING YOU
DIDN'T LOVE HER ANYMORE?
I'M SAYING
THAT SOMETIMES
LOVE ISN'T ENOUGH.
[DOOR CLOSES]
Claudia: LEON!
WHERE THE HELL
HAVE YOU BEEN?
WE'VE HAD A CALL
FROM A MAN
SAYING THAT HIS WIFE
SAW HER NEIGHBOR
THROW A SHOE
INTO A VACANT LOT
ON THE NIGHT
VALERIE DISAPPEARED.
SHE'S GOT THE SHOE--
BLACK LEATHER.
WHERE WE GOING?
[BRAKES SQUEAK,
POLICE RADIO SQUAWKS]
THIS COULD BE TRICKY.
WHY?
I KNOW THE WOMAN.
OH, JESUS.
[KNOCKING]
DETECTIVE CLAUDIA WISS.
LEON!
HEY THERE, WE HAD
A DRINK THE OTHER NIGHT.
YEAH, YEAH, MATE.
HOW ARE YOU?
YEAH, GOOD.
UH, YOU BETTER COME IN.
MY WIFE'S PRETTY UPSET.
[SIGHS]
Pete: JANE,
IT'S THE POLICE.
UM, THIS IS LEON
AND...
CLAUDIA.
AND CLAUDIA.
JANE.
IS THAT THE SHOE?
YEAH.
YOU KNOW,
YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE
TOUCHED THE SHOE,
MRS., UH...
O'MAY.
IT'S, UM, JANE O'MAY.
RIGHT,
MRS. O'MAY.
YOU SHOULDN'T
HAVE TOUCHED IT.
WELL, I DID.
YEAH, BUT YOU
SHOULDN'T HAVE.
WELL, I DID,
DIDN'T I?
IT'S ON THE TABLE.
YOU THINK WE COULD
HAVE SOME COFFEE?
YEAH. UH, IT'S OUT
THE BACK HERE, THANKS.
I'LL GIVE YOU A HAND.
[WHISPERING]
You all right?
YOU GOT A LIGHT?
YEAH, YEAH.
HOW DO YOU WANT
TO HANDLE THIS?
[INHALES]
YOU'RE A POLICEMAN,
AREN'T YOU?
WHY DON'T YOU
JUST DO YOUR JOB?
I'VE NEVER
SEEN YOU BEFORE.
[CAR DRIVES UP]
Nik: YEAH, CAN I SPEAK
TO PAULA, PLEASE?
IT'S URGENT.
YEAH, WELL,
CAN YOU TELL HER
TO CALL HOME
AS SOON AS SHE CAN?
AS SOON AS SHE CAN,
PLEASE.
[BEEP]
[KNOCKING]
LEAVE IT.
NOW GET YOUR BROTHER.
Claudia: NIK D'AMATO?
DETECTIVE CLAUDIA WISS,
CITY CENTRAL.
MY KIDS--I GOTTA GET
SOMEONE TO WATCH MY KIDS.
YEAH, ALL RIGHT, MATE.
I'LL GIVE YOU
A COUPLE OF MINUTES.
[VEHICLE RUMBLES,
RADIO SQUAWKS]
Jane: SO I WENT
OVER TO THE WINDOW.
AROUND 1:30.
GO TO THE WINDOW
AND HE'S CHUCKING IT.
HE THREW IT OVER THERE,
AND HE WAS LOOKING LIKE
HE WAS REALLY GUILTY.
[POLICE RADIO SQUAWKING]
[BABY CRIES]
[KNOCKS]
NIK?
YOU'RE BACK, PETE?
OF A SORT.
HOW ARE YOU?
GOOD. YOU?
I'M IN A BIT
OF TROUBLE.
SAY, WOULD YOU
TAKE THE KIDS?
[COUGHS]
JUST TILL PAULA
GETS BACK.
I WOULDN'T ASK UNLESS
I REALLY NEEDED THE HELP.
YEAH, ALL RIGHT.
WE'LL TAKE 'EM.
THANKS.
THERE YOU GO.
[COOS]
THANKS.
[GRUNTS]
LOOK, THERE'S, UM...
THERE'S PAJAMAS,
A TOOTHBRUSH.
THERE'S A VIDEO
AND SOME OTHER STUFF
IN THERE AS WELL.
LISTEN,
THANKS VERY MUCH, OK?
TIME TO GO.
Hannah: NO, DADDY,
DON'T GO, DON'T GO.
COME ON. COME ON.
I'LL BE BACK SOON.
Hannah: NO. NO.
[KNOCK]
HOW'D YOU GET THE SCRATCHES
ON YOUR FACE, NIK?
I WANT TO SEE MY WIFE.
SHE'S ON HER WAY.
CAN YOU TELL US WHERE
YOU WERE FRIDAY NIGHT?
I WANT TO SEE PAULA.
YOU'RE IN DEEP SHIT,
MATE.
YOUR WIFE
CAN'T HELP YOU.
YEAH, I KNOW YOU.
I DOUBT IT.
YOU KNOW,
I'VE SEEN YOU BEFORE.
SHUT UP. [MUTTERS]
SHUT UP!
NEXT DOOR
AT JANE'S PLACE.
I TOLD YOU TO SHUT UP!
WHERE ARE MY KIDS?
WHERE ARE
MY BLOODY KIDS?
THEY'RE
WITH YOUR NEIGHBOR.
WHO ARE YOU?
CALM DOWN.
I DON'T WANT
TO BE CALM, ALL RIGHT?
CAN I GET YOU
SOMETHING?
YES, YOU CAN GET ME
MY HUSBAND!
OK.
AND GET ME OUTTA HERE!
YOU JUST STEP
BACK IN HERE.
I'VE BEEN WAITING HERE
FOR AN HOUR, ALL RIGHT?
MRS. D'AMATO.
I'M DETECTIVE SERGEANT ZAT.
I BELIEVE YOU'VE ALREADY MET
DETECTIVE CONSTABLE WISS.
I WANT TO SEE NIK.
YOUR HUSBAND IS HELPING US
WITH OUR INQUIRIES.
BULLSHIT.
HE WAS SEEN THROWING A SHOE
INTO A VACANT LOT.
WHO SAW HIM?
A SEARCH WAS CONDUCTED
IN THE BLOCK
OPPOSITE YOUR HOUSE.
MMM.
I KNOW THE ONE.
MY KIDS PLAY THERE,
YOU KNOW.
EVERY KID ON THE STREET
PLAYS THERE.
THEY FOUND A SHOE.
IT WAS IDENTIFIED
AS BELONGING TO
MRS. VALERIE SOMERS.
SHE'S BEEN MISSING
SINCE LAST FRIDAY NIGHT.
PAULA!
Jane on phone: HELLO?
JANEY. PAULA.
OH, HI.
Paula: HANNAH AWAKE?
HEY, YOUR KIDS
ARE FINE.
YOU KNOW?
MAYBE I COULD JUST
TALK TO HANNAH.
NO, SHE'S, UM,
SHE'S ASLEEP.
SHE'S--
THE BABY?
ACTUALLY, YOU KNOW WHAT?
THEY'RE ALL ASLEEP. HA.
[CRYING] SORRY
ABOUT THIS, JANEY.
NIK'S IN TROUBLE.
AND THEY WON'T
LET ME SEE HIM.
I DON'T KNOW
WHAT TO DO.
YOU KNOW WHAT?
IT'S--
IT'S OK.
EVERYTHING'S OK.
THE KIDS ARE, LIKE,
REALLY SAFE.
[CRYING]
I'M SORRY.
I'LL GET THERE
AS SOON AS I CAN, OK?
OK.
THANK YOU.
BYE, JANEY.
[SNIFFLING]
[BEEP]
[BEEP]
DOES SHE KNOW
YOU RUNG THE POLICE?
[SNIFFLES] NO.
THEY SAY YOU'VE, UM...
HURT SOME WOMAN, NIK.
I DIDN'T, BABE.
[SNIFFLES]
I DIDN'T TOUCH HER.
[SNIFFLING]
[GASPS]
DON'T. NOT YET.
DON'T.
[SIGHS]
WHAT IS IT, HANNAH?
THE BABY'S SICK.
WHAT IS IT?
HEY, WHAT IS IT?
[BABY FUSSES]
GOD, HE'S BURNING UP.
GET US A FLANNEL,
PETE.
[COUGHS]
GET A WET ONE.
Hannah: PANADOL.
WHAT?
HE NEEDS PANADOL.
PANADOL.
POOR LITTLE THING.
IS IT ALL RIGHT
FOR BABIES?
I DON'T KNOW.
ONLY GET HALF OUT.
Hannah:
MAYBE BABY PANADOL.
WHAT?
BABY PANADOL.
YOU'RE GONNA HAVE
TO GO TO A CHEMIST.
GO TO A CHEMIST.
THERE'S SOME
IN OUR HOUSE.
[CRICKETS CHIRPING]
[CLICKS]
I'D MET SOME MATES
FOR A DRINK.
WE USED
TO WORK TOGETHER.
IT'S--IT'S JUST
SOMETHING WE KEEP UP.
WE DRANK MORE
THAN WE SHOULD'VE,
SO I TOOK
THE BACK ROAD HOME.
YOU KNOW, THE POLICE
DON'T PATROL IT.
[CLICKS TONGUE]
MUST'VE BEEN ABOUT, UH,
QUARTER TO 12:00.
Nik: AND I SEE THIS WOMAN
STANDING AT THE SIDE
OF THE ROAD.
I DON'T WANT TO STOP.
IT'S LATE,
AND I'M THINKING
PAULA WILL BE
GETTING WORRIED.
WHAT DO I DO?
THE WOMAN NEEDS HELP.
SO I PULL OVER.
MY CAR RAN OFF THE ROAD.
GET IN.
THANKS.
[ENGINE REVS]
WHAT'S YOUR NAME?
VALERIE.
I'M NIK.
[CLICKS]
Nik: IT TURNS OUT SHE LIVES
IN ONE OF THOSE HOUSES
BY THE BAY.
THERE'S A STRIP OF HOUSES
ALONG THERE.
IT'S OUT OF MY WAY.
IT'S IN THE OPPOSITE
DIRECTION, ALMOST.
SHE DOESN'T SAY MUCH.
I CAN TELL SHE DOESN'T
WANT TO TALK,
SO I JUST--I LEAVE IT.
[SIGHS]
BUT I KNOW THIS SHORTCUT,
AND I JUST DON'T--
I JUST DON'T THINK.
AND BEFORE I CAN SAY,
"THIS IS THE SHORT WAY,"
SHE'S GONE.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN,
"SHE'S GONE"?
[BRAKE CLICKS]
[CRICKETS CHIRPING]
[PANTING]
HEY!
[PANTING]
Nik: WAIT!
[GASPING]
Nik: I'M NOT
GONNA HURT YOU.
TRUST ME!
[PANTING]
[GASPS]
YOU KNOW...
I THOUGHT THAT IF
I LEAVE HER ALONE...
SHE'LL STOP BEING
AFRAID OF ME.
SO I JUST...
I JUST LEFT HER THERE.
[EXHALES]
WHEN I GOT HOME,
I SAW, UH...
[SIGHS] I SAW HER SHOE
ON, UM, THE FLOOR
OF MY CAR.
AND I, UM...
[SIGHS]
JESUS,
YOU KNOW, I JUST--
I JUST WANTED
TO HELP THE WOMAN. I--
WHY DIDN'T YOU
REPORT IT, NIK?
[SIGHS]
BECAUSE I THOUGHT SHE'D
BE ALL RIGHT, YOU KNOW?
I THOUGHT SHE'D FIND
HER WAY OUT OF THERE.
[SNIFFLES]
THEN WHEN I, UM...
THEN WHEN I SAW HER
ON THE NEWS...
WHEN I SAW ON THE NEWS
THAT SHE WAS MISSING, I...
BY THEN, YOU KNOW,
IT WAS WHO
WAS GONNA BELIEVE ME?
THANK YOU...
FOR LETTING ME KNOW.
BYE.
PAULA. COME IN.
HI.
[MAKES BABY NOISE]
HEY, SWEETIE. HI.
[INDISTINCT]
DADDY'LL BE HOME SOON.
MAYBE THEY
CAN COME BACK LATER.
THEY'VE BEEN SO GOOD,
PAULA, YOU KNOW?
NO, I DON'T THINK SO.
PAULA?
HE DIDN'T DO IT, JANE.
HOW DO YOU KNOW?
HE TOLD ME.
PAULA?
Jane:
WHAT COULD I DO, PAULA?
Paula: ALL RIGHT.
GO INSIDE
AND PUT YOUR BAGS
IN YOUR ROOMS,
ALL RIGHT?
[KIDS CHATTERING]
STUPID...
YOU'VE GOT
NO RIGHT, JANE!
YOU HEAR ME?
NO FUCKING RIGHT!
I DON'T WANT TO SEE YOU
ANYWHERE NEAR MY KIDS AGAIN.
[BUZZING]
[HELICOPTER WHIRRING]
[POLICE RADIO SQUAWKS]
[POLICE RADIO SQUAWKS]
I WAS HOME, LEON.
I DIDN'T PICK UP
THE PHONE.
Valerie on machine: JOHN?
THERE'S A MAN--PATRICK.
HE'S A CLIENT,
AND HE'S, UM...
HE'S GAY.
[VALERIE GASPS]
I DON'T UNDERSTAND THIS.
I DON'T UNDERSTAND....
US ANYMORE.
I DON'T WANT THIS
TO BE HAPPENING TO US.
OH, HUH.
THERE ARE LIGHTS.
THERE'S A CAR COMING.
I'LL WAVE IT DOWN.
UM, WAIT FOR ME.
WE'LL TALK
WHEN I GET HOME, OK?
BYE.
I LOVE YOU.
[LINE DISCONNECTS]
[MACHINE BEEPS]
I THOUGHT
SHE WOULD COME HOME.
Sonja on tape:
IT'S NOT--
IT'S NOT THAT
HE MIGHT HAVE...
SLEPT WITH ANOTHER WOMAN.
IT'S...
THAT HE MIGHT NOT TELL ME.
THAT WOULD BE THE BETRAYAL.
Valerie:
DO YOU STILL LOVE HIM?
Sonja: YEAH.
I STILL LOVE HIM.
[SOBBING]
I DON'T WANT TO LOSE YOU.
WHAT?
I DON'T WANT TO LOSE YOU.
I COULDN'T BEAR IT.
[SINGING IN SPANISH]
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