My Neighbor's Secret (2009) - full transcript

Booked us a great hotel
on Lake Shore Drive.

You're gonna love Chicago.

Seem a bit nervous
there, Gretch.

You OK?

And I want to single out one
person on our design team.

He's only been with
us for nine months,

but his tireless efforts brought
this commission on on time

and under budget.

Fred Keller.

Here, here.

Here, here.



Thank you, Nick.

I'm not used to so much praise.

They thought I might
ask for a raise.

Cheers

Cheers.

Cheers.

You did a great job, Brent.

The restaurant looks amazing.

Too bad Gretchen
couldn't be here.

Well, unfortunately, she had
a big client presentation.

But thank you.

So what times are we meeting
with Mr. Curlicue tomorrow?

10:00 a.m.

Sharp.



I have to remember to
set my watch back an hour.

I always forget that.

Don't worry, I'll remind you.

Can't have you
showing up too early.

Hey.

Your wallet!

It's Gretchen.

Please leave a message.

Hey, Gretch, it's me.

We're still at Bel Canto.

Just give me a call, OK?

Bye.

Hello?

Is this Mr. Keller?

Yes, this is Brent Keller.

This is Detective Neal.

I'm afraid I have some bad news.

Your wife is dead.

Uh... I'm sorry.

I don't think I heard you.

We
found her body in a parking lot

at the airport.

It looks like she was murdered.

Oh, god, no.

I'm sorry, Mr. Keller.

We're still
gathering information,

but looks like a robbery.

She was with another man
who also got it the same.

You were with Mr.
Keller all evening?

Mm-hmm.

We work together at
Morphic Architecture.

We were celebrating the opening
of one of our new buildings.

Did either of you
know Mrs. Keller?

She didn't make it to
many office functions.

She'd just gone back to work
at some ad agency downtown.

Oh, they were crazy in love.

Practically newlyweds.

All right.

That's great.
Thanks.

That's all we need for now.

If you need any help...
contacting people, making

arrangements, whatever,
I'm here for you.

OK?

Brent.

We just heard.

Sean's sister called
us with the news.

We're so sorry.

Jason and I saw
you getting home.

We know it's late,
but we had to come by.

Is there anything
we can get you?

Do you want to come
over for a while?

You really shouldn't be alone.

My wife's never coming home.

I don't know what I'd do if
anything ever happened to you.

Have you checked the
security camera tape?

Anybody come forward yet?

It's been less than
24 hours, Mr. Keller.

Well, what about any witnesses?

Any fingerprints?

We're doing everything possible.

No, apparently
you're not, detective.

The guy who killed my
wife is still out there.

All right, listen.

We've run the bullet casings.

There were no matches at IBIS.

Whoever did this
was just looking

to score some quick cash.

There was nothing left
at the crime scene.

No credit cards,
driver's license.

Your wife traveled to Chicago
on business with Mr. Miller?

Yeah.

She had a presentation
with a client.

Ever since we've
been married, we've

never spent the night apart.

Did your wife and Mr.
Miller socialize much

outside the office?

What kind of a question is that?

You people don't
seem to understand.

I've got a funeral to plan.

And I don't even
know where to begin.

Cremation or burial?

I don't know, we didn't
talk about that stuff.

We talked about
starting a family,

about building a nursery,
about what to name our kids.

I'm sorry.

I can't do this right now.

Do you guys mind if I go?

Sure.

Sure.

He can come over and play.

If you're late picking him
up, don't worry about it.

- OK.
- Oh, I gotta go.

Jason's home.
- Bye.

Bye.

Sorry.

Sorry.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

The schedule was crazy.

And then, uh, was in
the middle of my charts,

and Paula asks me to help
her out with a consultation.

Ever since you
joined the practice,

you've spent more
time with her than us.

Honey, come on.

You know that's not true.

It's the flu season.

This happens every year.

It'll be over in a few weeks.

How about a glass of wine?

Yes.

Have you, uh, seen or
talked to Brent lately?

The, uh, lights are
off over there again.

No.

Not since the funeral last week.

Yeah.

We should really check in.

Oh, I did.

Left three messages.

Nothing.

I'll walk over
tomorrow with Austin.

Yeah, thanks for
understanding, Nick.

Take
all the time you need.

Yeah.

I'll probably get more
work done from home anyway.

That's right.

Hopefully, I'll be
back in a couple weeks.

I knew I could count on you.

Absolutely, Brent.

Hang in there.

Thank you.

Bye.

Bye.

Daddy!

Guess what?

What?

I got an A in math.

You did not.

Did you?

I did, look!

Did you?

Oh, my.

Oh, my god!

I knew it!

I knew it, dude!

Ahhh!

When's the last time you
had a home-cooked meal?

Come in.

Ah, you didn't have to
go to all this trouble.

You're a saint.

You know, if you ever want
to stop by and just talk,

I'm home writing.

Mm-hmm.

And I use that word loosely.

Oh, the book not going well?

It hasn't been a good year.

I've never had writer's
block like this.

Well, the great American
novel was not written in a day.

I think I'll be remembered
more for writing grocery

lists and sick notes for Austin.

Yeah, don't be so
hard on yourself.

Hey, when am I going to be able
to read one of these books?

Well, I've got boxes
of them in the basement.

I can drop some by.

Oh, great.

Hi!

I'm Kimberly, Brent's assistant.

Casey from across the street.

The writer!

Cool.

I love creative people.

Oh, is that lasagna?

Mm.

I wish I could still eat carbs.

Where do you want these?

Office.

OK.

Bye.

Hey, I got an idea.

I don't want you
to lose the sales,

so why don't I go to
Chatterdon's and pick up

a couple of the
books, and, uh, you

have to promise to
autograph. Them for me.

All right.

Great.

So how's it going?

Oh... um, well,
I've never felt so alone.

And the pain is unbearable.

And I swear that I can feel
it in the depths of my soul.

I'm sorry, Brent.

Wow.

Maybe, uh, maybe you
should be the writer.

Yeah.

Can I use that someday?

Yeah, but you gotta
pay me a royalty.

You know, a couple
years ago, I lost

my younger brother
Matt in a car accident.

A drunk driver hit him.

How long did it take before,
uh, you started to feel...

Before I could erase his
messages off my voice mail?

Look at his picture
without crying?

Well, I guess I better go.

I guess so.

Um, let me show you out.

OK.

I keep thinking they're
waiting for her to come home,

like she went to the store and
she'll be back in a minute.

You know what
helped me the most?

Grief counseling.

Yeah, my whole life people
have been telling me what to do.

I'm not really
big on therapists.

Well, me neither.

But I realized there was a part
of me that didn't want to stop

grieving, because it
meant letting go of Matt.

Anyway, just hang in there.

Now, call if you need anything.

OK.

"He had
proposed to her on a summer day

as they walked along the beach.

A beautiful golden
seashell lay at her feet,

and she had insisted
on taking it with her.

And now, as she held it, she
could almost hear him saying,

I want to be with you forever."

I've been
painting flowers

since I was a kid... since
I first picked up a crayon.

I know... it's such a girl thing.

No, not at all.

It's amazing.

The way you capture life.

I... I don't know how you do it.

Beautiful.

Gretchen.

Will you marry me?

Say yes.

You know you want to.

Say yes.

Yes.

Yes!

Yes!

Brent.

I was gonna stop by later.

How are you doing?

Oh, better.

I have my ups and downs.

But thanks for asking.

I'm going to be working
from home for a while,

and a couple months
ago you and Jason

mentioned something
about remodeling?

I've always wanted
to redo the kitchen,

but we avoided it when
Austin was younger.

Oh, well, if you're
interested, sometimes I

act as my own contractor.

Being across the street
would make it really easy

for me to oversee construction.

I can save you a lot of money.

Look, and I need a passion
project right now, can you see?

Just something to take
my mind off things.

You know, the
timing might be good.

I'll talk to Jason about it.

Thanks.

I've taken up
enough of your time.

God, you're on
fire this morning.

It's all those carbs.

Casey's lasagna was
out of this world.

Yeah.

You know, I think, uh, I think
she works out her frustrations

about writing through
cooking, you know?

Hey, did she, uh, talk to
you about the renovation work?

She did.

And I think it's a great idea.

But look, I gotta warn you...
uh, blueprints make me crazy.

So you're going to have
to deal with Casey.

That's cool.

Hey, do you mind if I
stop by and take a look?

Uh, yeah, no.

What?

Is that that same leg hurting?

Yeah.

It's the leg I broke as a kid.

It never healed right.

Hm.

Now my body's acting all creaky,

and I can't sleep at nights.

Come on, considering
what you've been through,

it's understandable.

Do you take any
medication right now?

Yeah.

I'm on every sleeping
pill imaginable.

Nothing works.

When was the last time
you had a physical?

Well, it was before
we left Amsterdam.

I don't really have an
internist here in Philly.

You live across
the street from one.

All right?

What?

You don't trust me?

All right, McDreamy.

I'll make an appointment.

Mm.

All right.

So I had a
very interesting

conversation yesterday.

Austin's teacher called.

He told her he didn't
do his homework

again because of
soccer practice.

Anyway, I thought we could
go down to the school

and talk to her.

I don't want to pull
him off the team,

but we need to do something.

I've got a meeting
with my editor at 2:00,

but I could meet
you there after?

Oh.

Eh, you know what?

Can we shoot for
later in the week?

I promise I'll make some time.

Jason.

When in this is going to stop?

I'm just asking for equal
time for Austin and me.

Yeah, see, I don't think
that's what this is about.

This schedule is killing us.

Well, yeah!

I'm teaching three
nights a week,

and I'm up for the chair of
the curriculum committee,

and this is the exact wrong
time for me to cut back.

It's not just the teaching.

It's the board of
regents meetings,

the medical association,
the fund raisers.

You're afraid something's
going to happen again?

This is how it started before.

It's only been a year.

I won't go through that again.

Morning, Dr. Hest.

Hey, Emily.

Welcome back from vacation.

Thanks.

Morning, Doctor.

Morning.

You have that look today.

Mm.

Getting off to kind of a
rough start this morning.

Hang in there.

You know, if we
harvest this porch,

I could double the
size of this kitchen.

And the piece de resistance...
your very own bread oven.

Oh, my god.

You're no ordinary cook, Casey.

You deserve the best.

You're kind of like, uh, Mrs.
Thibodaux winning the lottery.

You've read my book?

Yeah.

I'm halfway through
"Barcelona Summer."

You're an incredible writer.

Jason should be
very proud of you.

He is.

But he's not a fiction guy.

Mostly medical journals,
the occasional biography.

Based on what you told
me about your brother,

I'm guessing the main
character's based on him?

You know, very few
people got that.

When Jason read it, he
didn't realize it was Matt.

Your book was healing.

It helped me a
lot with Gretchen.

Yeah.

Oh!

Whoa!

Careful.

Sorry.

Ah.

Austin.

Do you have any old photographs
of your house and your family

I can borrow?

Why?

Well, I know it sounds strange,
but it's kind of a surprise.

Look, I know you and
Jason as neighbors,

but I have no sense of how you
guys live here in the house day

to day.

I don't have any copies.

These are originals.

They're very close to my heart.

I'm trusting you with my family.

I see you helped
yourself to their cash.

Uh, a guy's got to eat.

Think of it as my
bonus, all right?

I did everything you told me.

Now it's time to pay the piper.

I thought we should celebrate.

You too good to drink with me?

Of course not.

I'm just not much
for hard liquor.

...Saintly
enough to avoid the booze,

but ready to get
down and dirty when

it comes to the cheating wife.

So, uh, how long was
she screwing him?

I'm trying my best to
put her out of my mind.

You marry for life.

Hopefully, you do it
once, you do it right.

There's no greater sin
than a woman's betrayal.

Tell that to my old lady.

Ah, somebody hurts
you, you hurt them back.

That's how my father was.

You messed with
him, he'd come back

looking for a pound of flesh.

I bet he beat the
crap out of you.

He broke my leg when I was six.

I learned my lesson.

I never crossed him again.

Don't blame your wife, man.

Blame her boyfriend.

All right?

It's always the guy.

Guys are dogs.

It wasn't his fault.

Jason started it.

I thought his name was Sean?

Jason's been trying
to break up my marriage

since the first day we met.

Uh, you have, uh, such
a... a strong visual sense.

Have you ever thought about
working in advertising, or...

Naw.

Gretchen's not interested.

Yeah, because you
can do it freelance.

It doesn't take
up too much time.

I, uh, have an old
fraternity buddy

who works at one of the
big ad firms here in town.

They do very high end stuff.

I think they would pay a
fortune for your talent.

Art and commerce don't mix.

Come on.

Of course they do.

I mean, look what
happens every time

a Warhol goes on the
auction block, right?

You have to excuse my husband.

His mother was an art curator.

Guilty.

But listen, Gretch...
no pressure.

But if and, and
when you're ready,

give me a call at the office
and I'll set up an introduction.

...Looks like
you can use a refill.

I thought you'd never ask.

I been with a lot of women, man.

I'll tell you, you
can't trust the bitches.

They throw everything
right back in your face.

Not all of them, Lonnie.

Some of them are amazing
women like Casey.

They come into your life
when you least expect it.

And everything changes.

Make sure the bid
includes all the demolition

and cleanup, then get back
with me by the end of the week.

All right?

Mm-hmm.

OK.

See you.

I'll put on some
coffee, and there's

homemade croissants
on the table.

Oh, great.
Thanks.

Hey, how do you
want me to lock up?

Oh, um, our spare.

Just leave it under the
planter when you go.

I'm gonna be downtown all
day, and Austin's got soccer,

so I won't be available
until after 5:00.

OK.

OK?

Bye.

Bye.

Now, call if
you need anything.

Casey, wait.

This
is the Hest residence.

Leave a message.

Hi.

Casey.

Call me when you get in.

No biggie, just
wanted to say hi.

Here.

I gotta go.

See ya.

Hey.

Hey, Mom.

Hurricane Austin makes landfall.

How was school today, honey?

Mom, you're supposed
to be putting these up.

How is anyone going to know?

I know, I know.

All right.

Put your seat belt on, let's go.

3:10?

Hey, you guys are home early.

Yeah.

The soccer field was muddy, so
the coach cancelled practice.

Oh.

How did it go?

You'd be surprised how
much I accomplished.

Hello.

Hey, little buddy,
what you doing?

Well, hello, Jason.

What are we hiding?

COMPUTERIZED FEMALE
- Access granted.

OK, now... oh.

Ooh.

Up you go.

Nice.

Yep.

The best seat in the house.

Now, where did you go?

Mm.

My god, you smell good.

What is that?

Is that a girl in your bed?

Feels good.

Aw, come on Jason.

Get in the game.

I'm gonna be at
Chatterdon's this morning

nailing things down
for the reading.

Want to meet for lunch?

Uh... yeah, I'd love to, but,
uh, schedule's jammed, and, uh,

well, Mayor Morris is coming
in for a 2:30 meeting.

Say hello.

We owe him a dinner.

His poll numbers
aren't looking so good.

Yeah.

Well, that's the
least of his worries.

He met with his
oncology team yesterday.

Cancer's back.

So I told them I wanted
to be the one to tell him.

Oh, Jason.

I'm sorry.

...You beat this stuff
into remission, and, well,

I guess the timing couldn't
be worse, you know?

No, Jason.

The timing couldn't be better.

This is Dr. Hest.

Jason, looks

likes you're one of
the three finalists.

That's terrific.

I trust you're

still interested
in the position.

Absolutely.

No, I... I look forward
to hearing from you.

- Good.
- Thank you so much.

All right.
- Bye.

Bye now.

Well, that's great news.

Uh, search committee narrowed
the list to three names.

So you are looking at
the possible new chair

of the curriculum committee.

Mm?

That's... great.

Austin, go get your coat.
We have to get going.

OK.

So, uh, Paula and
I discussed this.

What we're going
to do initially...

Paula?

How about talking
to your wife first?

OK.

Let's go.

Bye, Dad.

I'll see you, kiddo.

Hey.

Hi.

Is there any way Dr.
Hest can see me today?

We're really good friends, and
he told me just to stop by.

Fill this out, and, uh,
I'll see what I can do.

Fantastic.

Do you have Mr. Gehrlig's file?

Yes.

I've got Mr. Gehrlig
in room two for you.

RECEPTIONIST:... to see you.

He says you told him to drop by.

How's your mom doing?

Oh, false alarm.

She got confused
with the thermostat.

Her house was like a sauna.

Until I find an assisted
living situation I can handle,

then she's gonna
have to live with me.

OK, I'll let him know.

Well, you're in luck.

The doctor will see you.

Thanks.

I thought so.

Just worry what it'll be next.

Is that Jason's
partner, Dr. Fisher?

Yeah.

She's really nice.

Ah, Mr. Mayor.

Dr. Hest is ready to see you.

So, why am I here, Jason?

Why the sudden appointment?

Cancer's back.

Oh, god.

It's a Stage IIA melanoma, but I

think we got on the front end.

I'm running against a
guy half my age, Jason.

How's this going to look?

Well, obviously,
chemo can be tough.

But, uh, you know, maybe you
want to rethink a few things.

I can't go public with this.

All right.

Look, you know, I'm...
I'm just your doctor.

You know, I'm not
your campaign advisor.

Obviously, treatment from
our end is confidential.

Hey.

We beat this back before,
and we'll do it again.

Right?

Yeah.

All right.

Dr. Hest in Dr. Fisher's office.

Doctor.

Hm?

A 2 is first, and your
friend's in B 3.

Hey, where's that
cheery face I'm

used to seeing first
thing in the morning?

Yeah, I've been doing
this for a while, you know?

Nothing prepares you
for a day like today.

Why don't you hop up
on the table there.

I wanted to check
your blood pressure.

It's a little bit high.

Yeah.

I wouldn't blame yourself.

Blame myself for what?

It's strange how things happen.

Left turns in life
you never see coming.

I mean, you introduce Gretchen
to Sean, he hires her,

they go away on
that business trip,

and then something
horrible happened.

Brent.

You know that I was
trying to help, right?

You know, sometimes I
wonder, if they had never met,

if she'd still be here, if
she'd be pregnant by now.

I don't know what to say.

...Uh, I,
I'm sorry, Jason.

I didn't mean to upset you.

I'm still trying to
make sense of it all.

I mean, you never expected
any of this to happen, right?

I have
a little surprise for you.

I got someone I really
want you to meet.

He's a very good friend of mine.

Happens to be one of the
top ad guys here in town,

and he might be
able to help you.

Great.

Sean Miller?

This is Gretchen Keller,
and, uh, her husband, Brent.

Gretchen, as in the
amazing brilliant painter.

Jason, you never let up, do you?

Sean is the guy who
came up with the campaign

for the new T2 cellphone.

Oh.

Oh, every time I open up a
newspaper, I can't escape it.

I suppose in your line of
work, that's a compliment.

Rising star of
Dimension Vanderbilt.

Yeah, they're the biggest
ad firm here in town.

Oh.

Those images Jason emailed
me were phenomenal, Gretchen.

Thank you.

They were part of a plein air
series I did in Amsterdam.

You sent Jason your artwork?

Yeah.

He's been after me ever
since he saw that canvas,

so I brought a disk over to
his office the other day.

As I told you on the phone, most

of our freelancers
start part time, but...

Oh, you two have spoken already.

While I was at Jason's,
he put in a call to Sean.

Yeah, I wanted to
get the ball rolling.

Yeah, I'd really love
to see your portfolio.

Yeah.

Hey, you know, that's
very kind of you, Sean,

but my wife is really very busy.

Brent, come on.

I mean, how often
do you get to meet

someone with Gretchen's talent?

She deserves her day in the sun.

Jason, I'd... I'd
rather you didn't.

Hey.

What are you guys up to?

Oh, it looks like,
uh, Sean might

want Gretchen to work for him.

That's fantastic.

Well, let's not put the cart
before the horse, shall we?

I feel like a matchmaker here.

You know, maybe I
missed my calling.

He's the one.

He had priors for possession
and aggravated assault.

The rap sheet goes on and on.

His prints were on everything.

I want to see him.

It's not going to be possible.

Detective Ruiz?

Excuse me a second.

He's dead.

Yeah, it looks like an
accidental overdose.

Where's her ring?

I, I, I don't see it here.

He probably sold it.

That was the one thing I wanted.

He took away the most
important thing in my life.

He got everything he deserved.

Damn him!

I'm sorry.

Just... just give me a minute?

Detective Neal.

Hey, we got

forensic results in
the Hopkins case.

Looks like a normal match.

Same collection I did the DNA...

What's going on?

Oh, I don't know.

It started sputtering,
and then it just died.

I've got a meeting with
my editor downtown,

he's got playoffs later,
Jason's tied up on campus.

What a day.

Look, why don't you go
to the garage with the car

and just take a cab back.

I'll take Austin to school.

We'll meet you at
the game later.

He's been on my case anyway
to com watch him play.

Mom, that'd be awesome.

Really?

Yeah.

Are you sure?

Absolutely.

After everything
you've done for me,

it's the least I can do for you.

You ready to go, buddy?

Yeah.

Say goodbye to your mom.

Bye, Mom.

Bye.

Bye.

Ah.

There you are.

Access granted.

Morris.

Hm.

Stage Ila melanoma.

Ouch.

Thank you.

Philadelphia Observer.

Yes.

Hi.

I'd like to speak your
political editor, David Brown.

Can
you hold for a moment, please?

Yeah, I'll hold.

David Brown.

Hi, Mr. Brown.

I have a story for
you about our mayor

that I think you might
find very interesting.

Why didn't you

tell me you took your artwork
over to Jason's office?

Because I didn't think
anything would come of it,

and I didn't want
to get my hopes up.

Sometimes I get tired of being
at home by myself, Brent.

Painting's a lonely life.

Ah.

I know it sounds old
fashioned, but, ah...

I want to protect
you from that world.

It's all smoke and mirrors.

I can take care of myself.

I want to pursue this.

Think it would be good for me.

Just start part time,
like Jason suggested.

Hey.

Did you figure out what
was wrong with the car?

Water in the gas tank.

I think I got contaminated
gas last time I filled up.

It'll be ready tomorrow.

You're sweet to do
this for Austin.

Ah, poor guy was so upset
that his dad couldn't make it,

I thought he was gonna cry.

Says he's always
at work with Paula.

What is that, one of the nurses?

His partner at the clinic.

Ah.

That's right.

I met her the other day.

She's divorced,
gorgeous, a doctor.

I'm sure she's no
competition for you.

Go, Austin!

Come on!

Come here, buddy.

That goalkeeper is
way off his line.

Sometimes he's well
out of the net.

Take an outside shot.

Yeah, I know it's risky,
but it may be worth it.

I don't know.

They're creaming us.

Hey, you can do it, buddy.

All right, now put on
that game face, all right?

Get out there.

Come on.

OK.

All right.

I owe you big time.

And I intend to
collect big time.

Let's go, Austin!

Come on!

You can do it!

Yes!

All right!

Whoo!

Good game.

We won, yay!

You seem quiet.

Aw, it's just days like
today that I really miss her.

Give yourself time, Brent.

There's no justice, Casey.

The guy who did
this will never pay

the price for what he did to me.

You mean the drug addict?

Right.

The drug addict.

You know, if he were still
here, I would take away

everything that was
important in his life.

His job, his family.

And then he'd know
what it was like to be

completely alone...
the way he left me.

I'm sorry.

I... I still get a little angry
when I... when I think about it.

Woo!

Whoa!

Hey!

You were amazing.

Great job out there, my friend.

You're amazing.

What did I say about
the game face, huh?

Looks like it worked.

- It worked, right?
- Yeah, it did.

You want to get out of here?
You hungry?

Yeah.

Let's go.

All right.

Let's do it.

Hey, Brent.

Thanks for coming to
my soccer game today.

Oh, you bet, buddy.

Go start your bath, OK?

OK.

What a great day.

It reminds me that I
can still have all this.

Of course you can,
starting with me.

Thanks again.

Yeah.

All right.

Show time.

Starting with the old, and
ending with your new dining

and sitting room.

Incredible.

How do you do that?

Dah... trade secret.

Wow.

It is like we get to
test drive our new house

without spending a dime.

Do you have a drawing of
the remodeled husband doing

dishes in the remodeled kitchen?

Even I have my limitations.

No way.

A fireplace?

They make a zero
clearance model.

I can vent it to the wall.

Oh, my god.

It's amazing.

Let's do it.

All right.

I'll draw up the contracts.

But before we're done,
the most important aspect.

No!

That's awesome.

Hello?

Hey, Paula.

Hey.

Did you see the paper?

Yeah.

Paula, this looks bad.

Really bad.

Who would do such a thing?

I don't
know, but I can't imagine

it would be anyone
from our office.

Have you spoken
to the mayor yet?

No.
Return my phone call.

That's where we at?

Well, there are radio stations
and newspapers on the phone.

There are more reporters
outside with TV cameras.

- Yeah.
- What are we going to do?

Well, I just got
off with Sid Gamsby.

He's in the middle
of a deposition,

so he said he'd call us later.

But he did say, shut everything
down for the rest of the day.

Send all the phones
to voice mail.

Just close down the
office until tomorrow.

This violates HIPAA law.

We could lose our license.

You mean if the leak came
from this office, right?

Yeah.

Doctors?

Someone from the state board
of ethics is on the phone.

Who wants to take it?

It had to come from our office.

I mean, there were
literally details

taken right from my case
notes in the report.

But there's only three people
with security clearance

to get into the AMR, so...

Well, could it
have been Deborah?

She gave her two weeks' notice.

Maybe she's retaliating?

Yeah.

I don't know what
to think anymore.

Yeah, you're right,
though, about Paula.

Whenever... since
she became partner,

Deborah has been miserable.

I wish she had
fired her years ago

when she mixed up
that medication order.

Is that gonna be in public too?

God, I hope not.

I... I had the same thought.

I asked Sid about it.

He said it would
depend on the scope

of the ethics investigation.

Ethics investigation.

God, I cannot
believe this is happening.

...We're gonna
get through this, honey.

I'm sorry.

Jason, that's OK.

What is going on?

The reading this afternoon.

Want something that
looks professional,

but not corporate.

Something a little arty.

Casey, I am so sorry.

I... you know, with all
that's been going on, I...

I completely forgot you had
the reading this afternoon.

She's a writer, Jason.

She lives to write.

What is there to forget?

You know what?

You're gonna be amazing.

And.

And then you know what
I think we should do?

I think we should
go out tonight.

You know?
We deserve the night out.

I'm gonna...

No, you don't.

I've got other plans for you.

It's OK.

No.

It's not OK!

Calm down.

I'm sitting in the dark!

None of the lights will come on?

N... no.

Uh, and the heat's out.

The furnace went out, too?

Eh, eh, no... I don't know.

OK.

Put a sweater on until
I can get over there.

Paula.

Well, hurry up.

Yes, Mom.

I'll be right over.

Please!

OK.

Bye.

What's going on?

She says the power's out.

And the woman I have that
comes in during the day

to take care of
her is out of town.

So she's really stressed out.

I got to get over there.

Mm.

I have some late patients.

Can you cover for me?

N... no.

I'm actually already late
for Casey's reading, so...

Oh, no, well, they
were in yesterday,

but we had to shut down.

One's got a high temp, the
other's got acute bronchitis.

I wouldn't ask if it
wasn't an emergency.

OK.

Yeah.

I'll do it.

Hey.

Hi.

I thought you could
use a friendly face.

Well, what are you doing here?

I wanted to hear
you say those two

perfect sentences you wrote.

You're so sweet.

Did you come with Jason?

No, but I'm sure he'll
be here in a minute.

I mean, missing this would be
grounds for divorce, right?

Hey.

Hey.

You should see this
place, Jason... it's packed.

I'm so nervous.

Are you having trouble parking?

No,
I'm... I'm actually

stuck here at the office.

Look, I'm... I'm not going to
be able to make it, honey.

I'm sorry.

No.

I, I understand.

Look,
Paula had to leave.

- Paula.
- Yeah.

It's an emergency.

An emergency?

Yeah.

Listen, I have to go.

We're about to get started.

All right.

Jason's not coming?

The one time I
need him to be here.

You don't need anybody, Casey.

Today is all about
you and your writing.

OK?

"Ghosts of
Amherst" by Casey Hest.

Chapter one, "Adrift."
"Claire stood

on the porch of
their beach house,

staring out to
the turbulent sea.

The bitter wind
caressed her face

as she remembered the
last time she and Coll

had been together on this spot.

He had told that he loved her.

How many other lies had
he told her that weekend?

She never felt so
alone, an aching

that came from the
depths of her soul...

a pain wrought of
abandonment and betrayal.

"Her husband of
nine years would be

leaving her for another woman.

She'd never been unfaithful
to her husband until today.

But she couldn't stop thinking
about the new man in her life...

how they'd make love for
hours, the smell of salt spray

on his skin."

Hey.

Hey.

So the owner said this
is the biggest crowd

they've ever had
for a local author.

I think they really liked it.

Hello?

Did you hear the applause?

When are you going to
learn to take a compliment?

Hey, you know, we
should celebrate.

There's a new champagne
bar that opened on Main.

Oh, yeah, I read about it.

They're supposed
to have great jazz.

Its early.

You have a sitter
for the evening.

Come on.

You know you want to go.

You deserve it.

I want to do this for you.

Mm.

I can't.

I'm sorry, Brent.

I have to get home.

Oh, come on Jason.

You could do better than that.

Yellow roses?

If you really loved her,
you'd bring red, buddy.

You know, I feel terrible.

How'd it go?

Great.

Yeah?

My editor was thrilled,
crowd was terrific.

There was only
one thing missing.

I don't know what to say.

I mean, um, I didn't really
have a choice, you know?

Of course you had a choice.

It was an emergency.

Paula needed me.

Then apparently, I didn't.

Look, can we talk about this?

What's there to talk about?

I've heard enough
excuses for one night.

That's right, Casey,
shovel it right back at him.

Anything here?

Yeah.

Well, the data transfer
seems to be going...

Have they found anything?

Uh, no.

Not so far.

All the logons were cleared
with security cards.

But they told me there
won't be anything

conclusive for a few days, so...

I think we should
cancel on the diabetes

foundation on Thursday.

Uh, this is the
things that's honoring

you for your pro
bono work, right?

Yeah.

But it just doesn't feel right.

Yeah.

I mean... look.

I think showing up
makes a statement

that we're going to
fight this thing.

You're their guest of honor.

It's a great cause.

We're going.

Hm?

My god, what's going on?

Don't ask.

Hey, thanks for coming by.

I actually have those,
uh, construction

contracts for you
in my office, so...

Hey, do you want to get a drink?

Yeah.

Actually, you know what, I might
have time before class if, uh...

Jason, I'll cover for you.

You saved me last night.

All right.

Thanks.

All right, I'll
be right with you.

Hi.

I'm Paula Fisher.

I know.

Jason told me about
your remodeling plans.

Sounds wonderful.

Take good care of him.

He's my number one priority.

It's been a tough
year for us, you

know... lot of changes
and challenges.

Trouble is, I just... I got so
many distractions right now,

I just... I'm not doing a very
good job of making her happy.

No, that's not true.

Jason, you and Casey are
like the perfect couple.

Listen, you just gotta relax.

You know, you got a lot
of good people around you.

Like Paula at your work.

I mean, she seems
like a terrific lady.

Mm.

Casey doesn't always
see it that way.

Yeah, Paula's the reason
I missed the book reading.

Mm.

Hm.

...Paula and I...
we, uh, we have a diabetes

foundation dinner this Thursday.

And uh, the problem is, I
tell Casey that, I mean,

she'll go through the roof?

Yeah, well, why burden
her with a non-event?

You know, go to the dinner.

Yeah, she worries
a lot, especially

when it comes to you.

Oh, you really are
getting to know her.

Yeah.

Why make her miserable?

You know... just don't tell her.

Nah.

I don't know.

That doesn't feel right to me.

Well, with all due respect,
this isn't about how you feel,

Jason.

I mean, you are doing
this for Casey, right?

Ah, god... I'm late.

I gotta run.

Nah, then I got this.

You got it?

Oh, yeah.

All right.

Hey, thanks.

This was good.

Guess I needed this.

All right, um, I'll see you.

Sean.

What a surprise.

Hey, Brent.

I just dropped by to pick
up some concept drawings.

She is amazing, just
like Jason promised.

Did Gretch tell you the news?

Oh, not yet.

Our Chicago clients,
the Ritz hotel family,

flipped out over your wife's
design for the new logo,

and, well, they want her to
join me for the presentation

next week.

In Chicago.

Yeah, the windy city.

Gretchen's going to
love it, aren't you?

Ah.

I gotta go.

OK.

I'll let myself out.

OK.

Look, I know what those
presentations are like, Gretch.

People say horrible
things about your work

while you're still
sitting there.

You don't need to be a part
of that dog and pony show.

It's only two days.

Jason was right.

I really miss working.

I... I don't want to hear
another word about Jason.

What are you talking about?

This is all good.

The exposure's really
important for my career.

For your career?

Listen to yourself,
Gretch... groveling

to sell corporate logos
in the windy city.

Well, Sean and I
both agreed that...

Sean is not your husband.

I want to go, Brent.

Are you sleeping with him?

What's wrong with you?

How could you even
think such a thing?

I love you, Brent.

But I don't
understand you lately.

You still haven't
answered my question.

Of course I'm not
sleeping with him.

Kimberly, hello.

Hi.

OK, this is strange.

I was just going
through the bills,

and you have a gasoline
charge on the 10th

down on Canal Street.

Uh, well unless I was visiting
a soup kitchen, it wasn't me.

Listen, I... I really don't have
time for this right now, so...

Well, I think

someone's been
using your number.

What?

I looked
at your schedule for that day,

and you were all the way across
town on the Venturi job site

until 4:30.

All right.

I'll...
I handle it.

Just, uh, just leave it alone.

Well, Brent...

I said,
I'll handle it!

Brent?

I, uh, I'm sorry.

I just got a million
things going on right now.

I gotta go.

...Too late to
have second thoughts?

Hello?

- Mr. Venturi.
- Yes?

Hi.

It's Kimberly from
Morphic Architecture.

Hi.

Yes, I'm just doing
some accounting,

and we billed you
for a site visit

on the 10th with Brent Keller.

Oh, on the 10th?

No, that's a mistake.

He canceled that day.

He canceled?

Yep.

Oh, OK.

Thanks.

I'll make the correction.

Thank you.

Bye.

Good morning, Dr. Hest.

Good morning.

Hey.

You're looking sharp
for a Thursday morning.

You never wear
that suit to work.

Yeah.

I got a meeting with Sid
in our malpractice insurer.

Should be a lovely morning.

Oh, by the way, uh, go ahead
and have dinner without me.

I have a late meeting with
the curriculum committee.

I thought they were done.

Yeah.

I think they probably
just want to talk

about the whole
situation with the mayor.

So...

You're a natural
born liar, Jason.

You really want
this job, don't you?

I gotta go.

Wish me luck.

Good luck.

Canal Street.

Same day.

Hey.

Sorry.

Oh, it's all right.

We got plenty of time.

Hey.

What are you still doing up?

I was anxious to hear how
everything went tonight.

Oh, uh... you know, I
think, uh, I don't know,

I think the research
committee will probably

have an answer any day now, so...

Great.

What did they ask about?

You know, family and
uh... research, work ethic.

I'm sure you answered
with your usual candor.

Yeah.

Look, I, uh... I'm beat, so I'm
gonna hit the sack, all right?

I'd like to talk
to this committee.

I'd love to sit there in my
doctor's wife sensible flats

and pearls, and tell them what
a cheating liar my husband is.

Well, I mean, who knows Jason
Hest better than his wife?

Where did you get this?

Isn't that you and Paula?

Yes, but look,
I... I can explain.

I knew those would be the
first words out of your mouth.

All right, this is crazy.

Caller ID is blocked.

Somebody's messing
with our lives here.

I don't care who sent it, Jason.

That's not the point.

You lied to me about
where you were tonight.

That is not what happened.

This is just like the mess
with Jessica last winter.

You said you were at a medical
conference, when the two of you

were off skiing in Vermont.

I knew you were having an
affair, you son of a bitch!

I'll bet she was one
of your students.

We've spent the last year trying

to put our marriage back
together, and now this?

What the hell is wrong with you?

You know, when I first
found out about Jessica,

I couldn't decide which
was worse... the affair,

or you lying about it.

Casey, this is not...

Are you sleeping with Paula now?

No.

It was a fundraiser.

All right?

She was being honored.

Sid thought we...

Sid.

Who cares about Sid?

Why didn't you just tell me?

Why didn't I tell you?

Maybe because I'm
knew I'd get this kind

of a reaction over a non-event.

A non-event.

Is that the best you can
do, call it a non-event?

[LAUGHS} I couldn't have
said it better myself.

That sounds like somebody
with something to hide.

You know what, I don't
want you here tonight.

Stay at a hotel, stay
with your brother.

I don't really care.

Really.

That's right.

Kick his sorry ass to the curb.

OK.

What are you going
to tell Austin?

I'll tell him you're
away on business.

You're gone half
the time, anyway.

He probably won't even notice.

Hey, I wanted to
stop by and make

sure everything was ready to go.

We start demolition
in the morning.

I don't think I'm
up for it, Brent.

Is there any way
we can reschedule?

Casey, what's wrong?

You look terrible.

I'm so sorry, Casey.

God, what else has
he been lying about?

I feel like such a fool.

You thought you loved him.

Hey, look, I have
a friend at work

whose husband was
having an affair, too.

They drifted apart.

They stopped having sex.

He claimed that it was
because he was stressed out.

Truth was, he was just
riddled with guilt.

It affected her work, her
self esteem... everything.

And the lies kept piling up.

How did she finally find out?

She caught him in bed
with his business partner.

What am I gonna do?

And how do I tell Austin?

Everything's such a mess.

You'll start over like a
million other single parents.

What's wrong with me?

Why did I stay with him?

Don't beat yourself
up like this.

You are a terrific mother,
a wonderful writer,

and one of the most amazing
women I have ever met.

Oh.

This isn't right.

I... I didn't
mean for that to happen.

I... I need you to go.

I'm not going to
leave you like this.

I'm fine.

Just please go?

When's Daddy coming home?

Hello?

Hey.

You OK?

I've been calling all day.

Um, I'm sick to
death about what happened.

Uh.

Austin's been asking for you.

I made a horrible mistake.

Please forgive me.

I... I just... I just
want to come home.

I don't know what
I'm feeling right now.

I can't undo what I did.

I can't take away the
pain that I caused you.

But I'm telling you
the truth right now.

Paula and I are not
having an affair.

You told me one time when we
were in the middle of all that.

You said that we
had to be completely

honest with each other if we
were gonna make this work.

I'm sorry.

I have to go.

[SIGHS}

Hey.

Can we talk?

Sure.

I can't stop thinking
about yesterday.

...Brent, it...
it wasn't right.

Well, of course it was.

You can't deny you
have feelings about me.

Feelings?

Ever since you came
over that morning,

I... I can't get
you out of my mind.

Yesterday was...

Yesterday was...
it was a mistake.

It can never happen again.

Of course it will.

It was just the beginning.

Look, you've just been
through a horrible time.

Your emotions are
all over the place.

No, no, no.

I know exactly how I feel.

Brent!

You didn't fight me yesterday.

You kissed me.

Be honest with yourself.

There's nothing between us.

There'll never be
anything between us.

I love my husband.

But no amount of
flowers is going

to make up for
what he did to you.

That's between Jason and me.

It's time for you to go.

But he doesn't understand you.

I mean, he treats you like dirt.

He's been lying to
you ever since he

had that affair with Jessica.

He... and his old patterns
are coming up again.

I mean, just look at Vermont.

How did you know about that?

Uh, Jason told me.

We had drinks the other night.

I would never do
anything to hurt you.

I care about you more than
Jason would ever imagine.

Please go.

You need to leave, Brent.

Now.

Please, no.

Go.

How could you do
this to me, Casey?

I was just trying to
save you from that liar.

You're the one for
me, and you know it.

This is Jason.

Leave a message.

Jason, it's me.

Can you call me?

I need to talk to you.

I'll be home writing
the rest of the day.

Hey, Ted.

Hey.

Security camera
at the gas station

confirmed it was Keller's car.

Did you make any headway
with the background check?

11 years ago, he was
in London, married.

And at first it didn't show
up on the background check,

because it was
outside the country.

So I dug a little deeper.

Did you talk with his ex-wife?

Oh, yeah.

And did I get an earful.

What?

Same setup.

Keller meets her overseas,
whirlwind romance,

they settle down.

Eight months later,
things get weird.

He isolated her from her family.

She quit her job, stopped
seeing her friends.

Classic abuser.

Exactly.

She tried to leave him.

He got violent.

She finally filed a restraining
order and divorced him.

But she had to move away anyway,
because he kept following her.

Should we petition
to reopen the case?

I think we already have.

Casey?

Austin?

Yeah, Dad?

Hey!

Listen.

I gotta talk to your
mom for a few minutes.

And then, uh, then maybe you and
I can spend some time together.

All right?

Maybe you can help me on
my social studies quiz.

Done.

OK.

Case?

Jason.

What are you doing home?

Sorry I didn't get
back to you earlier.

There was a emergency
at the hospital.

Is... is everything OK?

I'm not sure.

What do you mean?

Are you... you seem upset.

Did you tell Brent Keller
any personal stuff about us?

Of course not.

Well, he knew about
the ski trip with Jessica.

Casey, I don't talk
about that with anyone.

But he said you had
drinks the other night?

Yeah, we had drinks.

And talked about the
whole mess with the mayor.

And then I think he asked
about Paula, and that was it.

...He's asked me about
her a couple times now.

Why is he so interested
in our personal lives?

He was here yesterday,
and I was really upset

about everything was going on.

And he tried to comfort me.

Comfort you... uh, what...
what does that mean?

He leaned over and kissed me.

Really?

I was feeling confused
and vulnerable.

You were.

...It didn't
mean anything, Jason.

I don't have feelings for him.

I don't know how it happened.

Tell him the truth, Casey.

You love me.

Then today
he came back again,

and he got really weird
when I asked him to go.

He's convinced that I
should leave you for him.

OK.

Um, this is crazy.

I mean...

Your marriage is over, Jason!

Why can't you see that?

I bet he's the one who
sent you that picture.

I don't know.

I don't know, but
all I know is that I

got really, really
uncomfortable.

I don't want him
in the house again.

Daddy, where are you?

You said you'd come and help me.

Hey... hey, kiddo,
I'll be right there.

...I can see
you and Mommy talking.

There's no privacy
in this house.

I mean... god, I hope
Austin didn't just

hear what I was talking about.

I've... I've told him before.

Case?

Brent's been in this
house all along.

He's had access
to all our stuff.

Yeah.

And we've had a parade
of construction people

in and out of here.

What are you getting at?

Well, I'm just saying, he...
he seems to know an awful lot

about what's been
going on with us.

And then... I didn't
tell you this.

But the other day, he came
in the office for a checkup.

And he... he said some
pretty strange things.

He sort of implied
that he didn't

blame me for Gretchen's death.

What?

What if he's been watching us?

That's impossible, Jason.

Really?

Is it?

I mean, first, we don't know who
sent you that picture, right?

And now you're telling me that
he knew about me and Jessica.

What are you looking for?

I don't know.

No.

No.

No, no!

What is it?

No, no, no.

I don't know.

I mean, it's obviously
some kind of camera.

Case?

He's been spying on us.

No, no, no, no, no, no, no!

No!

No!

No!

Case.

We can't stay here tonight.

I'm calling the police.

Where's Austin?

Dad, my homework.

Oh.

Yeah.

Um, Austin?

Your dad and I want you to
go get your jacket on, OK?

We're going to go out.

Like on a trip?

Uh, yeah.

You know, like on
a little sleepover.

Oh, great.

Breakers.

I'll get 'em.

Go get dressed, OK?

Hurry up.

Come on.

I'll call the police.

All right.

Do.

No power.

Uh, OK.

Let me, uh, I'll
grab the flashlight

and then get my stuff
out in the kitchen.

I'll get Austin.

OK.

Jason?

Yeah, everything's OK, honey!

Ugh!

Aw.

I loved her more
than anything in the world,

and you took her
away from me, Jason.

You destroyed my marriage.

You humiliated me.

And nobody does that to me.

And now you're going to
find out what it feels

like to lose your wife,
your child, your house.

And then we'll be even.

Oof!

Jason?

Is that you?

Jason's gone.

Mommy, I'm afraid.

Let's go.

You OK?

Casey?

I know you're in there.

Casey!

Stop playing games,
Casey, and let me in!

I hear you.

And I'm starting
to get really mad!

Oh, god.

Casey, open up!

I want you to do something
very important for me, OK?

I mean it!
I'm not going away, Casey.

Mommy, I'm scared.

I know how brave you can be.

OK?

Come here.

I want you to crawl
up onto the roof.

OK?

OK.

Come on.

Let's go.

There you go.

It's OK.

You can do it.

C-A-S, E, Y.

OK.

When you reach the end,
grab onto the rose trellis,

and climb down.

I want you to run across the
street to the Moores', and tell

them to call the police.

Do you understand me?

Mm-hmm.

Casey!

Casey.

You're going to make me do
something I don't want to do.

I love you.

I love you.

Hurry.

It didn't have to end this way.

You could've made
it so much easier.

I was never angry with you.

It was always your husband.

Jason never did
anything to hurt you.

He ruined my marriage.

What are you talking about?

Gretchen loved you.

She turned her back on me.

And for what...
the likes of Sean?

She wasn't having an affair.

I had to do it.

You didn't.

She betrayed me.

I loved her so much.

Oh, no.

But I couldn't let her
go away with that guy.

But then you came
into my life, Casey.

I wasn't supposed
to fall for you,

but everything changed ever
since that day you came over.

And then you let me down.

You pushed me away.

You didn't leave me
any other choice.

Stay away from my family!

Ugh!

Oh!

Jason?

Jason?

Jason?

Jason?

Oh-ah!

Uh, uh!

Uh!

Uh.

Jason?

Oh, Jason.

Oh, my god.

Look at him now.

Your pathetic little husband.

I offered you everything.

You were the one...
the perfect wife,

the perfect mother,
the perfect companion.

But you threw it all away.

You did the same
thing Gretchen did.

You chose someone else over me.

No.

Oh!

Jason?

Jason?

Oh, my god!

I'm so sorry.

You're gonna be OK.

I think he's lost
a lot of blood.

Mommy!

Austin, come here.

Hey, buddy.

You're safe, hon.

I'm so proud of you.

Daddy, what happened to you?

I'm gonna be OK, kiddo.

You OK?

Mrs. Hest?

You all right?

If I could just stop
shaking for a minute.

We'd like you to say away from
the house for a little while,

until our forensics team has
a chance to sweep the place.

They already found
four more cameras.

Oh, my god.

How are you doing today, sir?

Is my wife here?

I wouldn't know.

I just came on shift.

Isn't she beautiful?

You need to rest now.

Tell Casey that I'm
ready to go home.

Woo!

Go Austin, come on!

Yes!

Goal!

Yes!

Great, son.

Doo-dah!

I knew you were the best.

Hey.

Miss me?

What?

What's happening?

It was him.

He was there.

It's all right.

Come here.

Mom, what's wrong?