TalhotBlond (2012) - full transcript

Thomas Montgomery, a married father of two young daughters, gets seduced by the world of online gambling and chat rooms where a virtual romance and sexual obsession ultimately leads to the murder of an innocent man.

(EXHALES)

(CELL PHONE CHIMES)

(CAR LOCK BEEPS)

(CELL PHONE CHIMES)

(STATIC SOUNDING)

(MUSIC PLAYING)

Hey, Brian.

Hey, how ya doin'?

What's up, Clint?

How ya doin'?

Yo, how about that

Bills game, huh?

I told you, didn't I?

Number one!

I told you!

Yo, Thomas, got another

load for you, man.

Whoa! Hey!

Come on!

Come on, Brian! I told you

a million times not to

sneak up on me like that!

I called out.

What?

Sorry.

Well, you'll be

really sorry if

a spark catches

that beautiful head

of hair on fire.

(CHUCKLES)

Hey, man,

me and some of the boys

are gonna stop by

Bulldog's for a beer

after work. You want

to come?

Oh, by the time you're

finishing your shift,

I'm crawling into bed.

Come on, man,

it's Friday night.

I appreciate

the offer, Brian.

I really do.

But the girls have

an early meet tomorrow.

I gotta be rested.

Yeah, yeah. I got it.

Mr. Responsibility.

You need to live

a little, man.

What am I gonna do

at a bar? I don't

drink anymore.

Which is why

you're gonna drive me to

poker night tomorrow.

Uh, unless you're

too old and tired

for that now, too.

Oh, I wouldn't miss that.

I wouldn't miss it.

Good, 'cause I'm gonna

have some beers. Don't wanna

have to worry about driving.

Brian!

You wanna quit playing

grab-ass with your boyfriend

there and get back to work?

You got it.

(BELL RINGS)

(SCHOOL BELL RINGING)

THOMAS: You saw

the difference,

though, right?

See how much

more pull you got

when you keep your arms

close to your head

on the downstroke?

Yeah, Dad.

So, good. And, Amy,

you keep shaving

time off like that...

Whoo! We're gonna

be at the finals

before you know it.

Thanks.

I call shotgun!

Why do you

always get to ride

in the window seat?

Because I'm older

than you, Amy.

Dad?

Oh, it's a five-minute

ride, Amy. Just...

Stacey, next time,

your sister gets

to ride shotgun.

STACEY: Fine.

Stace! Keys!

(GRUNTS)

STACEY: Give me that remote.

AMY: No! You always get it!

STACEY: Why does

it matter? We always

watch the same thing.

AMY: 'Cause we

only have one TV.

Oh, come on, now.

You two fight all the time.

Sorry.

I told you to

let Shadow in.

STACEY: You were

supposed to do that.

AMY: No, you were.

Come on, boy.

Come on, boy.

Attaboy.

Yes, yes.

You missed me,

didn't you?

You missed me,

didn't you? Yeah.

I can't eat this, Dad.

Do you know how much fat

and salt is in this stuff?

You don't need to worry

about your weight, honey.

You're perfectly healthy.

Not if I keep

eating this.

Well, I am terribly

sorry, Your Highness.

But I don't have time to

make you a gourmet meal

every night.

I have a job,

you know.

CAROL: I'm home!

Hey, Mom.

Hey!

Hey. Sorry I'm late.

Hey.

Work.

What's for dinner? (KISSES)

I'm starving. (KISSES)

Do you know how much fat

and salt is in this stuff?

(AMY AND STACEY CHUCKLING)

STACEY: I told you.

Stacey, only one hour

of TV tonight, okay?

You have an early

meet tomorrow.

I want you rested.

STACEY: Okay.

I'm taking Shadow

for his walk.

Can I come?

Yes, you can, peanut. Come on.

You know that new TV show

I've been watching?

Well, you wouldn't believe

how much money they spent

on this girl's party.

They gave her two cars.

Can you believe that?

Two cars.

And it's supposed

to be reality TV,

but it's all for show.

I mean, it's like

it's better than real.

Right?

Better than real?

I don't even know

what that means.

THOMAS: I love you both.

Good night, girls.

Finally asleep?

Finally some peace.

MAN ON TV: This sister

act performed alongside

The Champagne Music Makers,

The Lennon Sisters.

WOMAN ON TV:

I'm gonna say $750.

MAN: $750. I'm sorry.

You have underbid...

WOMAN: Oh!

(ALARM CLOCK BEEPING)

Mmm.

(WHISTLE BLOWING)

Let's go, let's go,

let's go! Come on.

GIRLS: Oh!

Come on,

sleepyheads.

Hurry it up, you two.

We gotta leave in 10 minutes.

Eat, eat.

Boom, snap, clap.

Ba-boom, snap, clap.

Snap, boom, snap, clap.

Ba-boom, snap...

(CROWD CHEERING)

Whoo!

(CHEERING)

Thanks, Mom.

Amy, I'm so

happy for you.

Thank you.

You did

really great.

Thanks.

Amy got first-place medal,

which was really great,

but Stacey did good, too.

Yeah.

I mean, yeah...

Oh, um...

I don't see why not.

I'll just talk to Thomas,

and I'll call you back, okay?

What's that?

Um, Tina says that

everyone's meeting up

for dinner at Applebud's.

Oh, no,

tonight's my poker night.

Remember?

Oh, that's right.

Oh, come on. You can skip it

one night, can't you?

One night a month, Carol.

One night I get to spend

with the guys.

Okay. Just a suggestion.

This is delicious, Carol.

Oh, I just threw

it together.

Could've fooled me.

Your mother does feed

you every once in a while,

right, Brian?

What can I say?

I'm a growin' boy.

(ALL CHUCKLING)

Nice work, hot shot.

First place, huh?

Yeah. I set

a new school record.

Good one!

Thanks.

Watch out, Olympics.

Here comes Amy

"The Barracuda" Montgomery!

You ready?

Yeah. Not as ready

as you are.

Let's go.

We're gonna be late.

Well, take it easy, man.

It's a poker game,

not a movie.

We'll get there

when we get there.

Ladies, don't wait up

for me. Have fun

tonight, okay?

STACEY: Thanks, Dad.

Let's go.

You're always late.

This is my one night

out a month.

Man, you could stand

to take it easy

on the cologne.

Or at least have the decency

to switch up your smell

every once in a while.

I'm just trying to

counteract your locker

room and distillery stench.

Hey, give me a break,

man. I just woke up

a few hours ago.

Youth is wasted

on the young.

Yeah, well, you'd understand

if you knew what kind

of night I had last night.

Oh, yeah? How so?

You don't wanna know.

No, I do not.

I do not wanna know.

Her name's Mandy.

She's in one

of my classes...

And, uh, I've had my eye

on her for a few weeks now,

so I invited her

and her friends

out last night.

Okay, enough stalling.

I call.

Let's see 'em.

Ah. Read 'em

and weep, boys!

Ah.

What?

You gotta know when

to hold 'em and know

when to fold 'em.

(ALL CHUCKLING)

Now don't be sore losers.

That's not why

we're groaning.

RAY: Yeah.

BRIAN: Yeah.

(ALL LAUGHING)

So many chips.

Yeah.

Ante up.

Consider yourself lucky.

When I was your age,

I was liberating

Kuwait City.

And that's worse

than filling hoppers

full of metal all day?

It's a lot better than

hot metal flying over

your head all day,

I'll tell you that.

(CHUCKLES)

Tell him, Thomas.

I'm afraid I can't

support you

on that, Jake.

My... My time in

the Marines was some of

the best times of my life.

It was tough, sure,

but it's supposed

to be tough.

I'd probably still be in,

if I hadn't gotten hurt

in a training exercise.

I... I was stupid.

Truly, I... I miss

my time in the service.

Take my word for it.

Combat ain't all

it's cracked up to be.

Whatever. I get

my degree next year,

and as soon as I do,

I am outta here.

If I ever see

another steel rod,

it'll be too soon.

What are you trying to

say, Brian? That you're

too good for a career

in the manufacture of

portable abrasive power tools

for grinding, deburring,

sanding, and polishing? Huh?

Yeah, Ray.

That's exactly

what I'm saying.

(ALL LAUGHING)

This guy.

Well, don't forget

about us little guys when

you're gone, Mr. Big Shot.

Well, it has been

a pleasure taking

all your money,

but it's late.

I gotta go.

Are you kidding?

It's just midnight.

It's Saturday.

I know. But unlike you,

some of us have

responsibilities.

Ooh.

I wish we could play

more than once a month.

Yeah, well, we do.

We play at All Betz Off.

We got a game or two

going almost every night.

Where's that?

Uh.

It's at your

house, dude.

(CHUCKLES)

It's only one of

the biggest online

gaming sites in the world.

You do know how to use

a computer, don't you,

old man?

Of course I do,

but I...

I don't really...

We have one.

I don't really look

at the Internet much.

But it's not just the game.

I like talking to you guys.

Most of the time we're doing

more chatting than playing,

anyway.

THOMAS: What do you mean?

You're on the phone while

you're on the computer?

No. We play poker online,

and then we send messages

to each other to talk.

Really?

Look, just type that

into your browser

and then, uh, follow

the sign-in instructions.

Those names below

are our user names.

Just come tomorrow night.

We'll show you how it's done.

Okay. I'll give

that a try.

Right on.

Now for the cashing-out

process.

RAY: Oh, man.

Might want to make

yourselves comfortable.

Oh.

Mmm.

You have fun tonight?

Yeah. You?

Mmm.

Missed you.

Mmm-hmm.

You want to try?

Sorry, Carol.

I think I'm just

tired, is all.

It's okay.

I love you, Carol.

Hmm.

I know. I love you, too.

Hmm.

(WHIRRING)

Good boy.

Good boy, Shadow.

Good boy.

(INDISTINCT)

No.

Hey. What you doin'?

Oh, the guys told me

they meet on this website,

play poker sometimes.

They invited me to join.

Nice. Welcome to

the 21st century.

I don't know.

Seems a little

impersonal to me.

It's not like

sitting together

and playing.

I think you'll

be surprised. (KISSES)

Oh. I have the early shift

tomorrow, so can you get

them up and ready for school?

Uh, sure, no problem.

Okay. Don't stay up

too late. (KISSES)

Mmm-hmm.

Wow. How am I gonna...

(COMPUTER CHIMES)

Huh?

How does he know it's me?

Noob.

Ah. Ah-ha.

Oh, my God.

This is crazy.

Oh. Yes!

Ah. I'm gonna take

all your money, man.

Ha!

Oh, boy. (CHUCKLES)

You're dead.

I like this.

I never get straights.

I don't have to smell

your cheap cigar!

Ha-ha. Very funny.

"Talhotblond."

What?

Well, I like your name.

What's not to like?

(EXHALES)

(EXHALES)

Are you kiddin' me?

Wow.

Hmm.

...making it through

regular high school.

Oh, my God.

Hi, Katie.

Call me Tommy.

Oh, no. I don't have

a picture. Uh...

(EXHALES DEEPLY)

(KNOCKING ON DOOR)

Come on, ladies!

Rise and shine!

Let's go! Come on!

Come on!

It's only 6:30.

We've got plenty of time.

I know, I know.

Come on, girls!

Get the lead out!

STACEY: All right.

The bus is almost here.

The bus? Seriously?

I'm sorry, honey,

but I've got some things

to do before work,

and I just won't have

time to take you.

Bye!

Bye, Dad!

I'll pick you up

after school!

I love you!

Love you, too!

What happened

to you last night?

What?

Last night, online.

You were on a roll,

then you just up

and disappeared.

Oh, yeah.

Sorry about that.

Uh, I didn't realize

how late it was.

Okay. Well, you gonna

be back on tonight,

give us a chance

to win back our chits?

Yeah. Yeah, I think so.

Girls in bed?

Yeah.

What's wrong?

Nothing.

(TV PLAYING)

How was your day?

Oh, long.

You know, not only

did I have to go

in early, but then,

Elizabeth called in sick

because Theresa got

the flu or something

and she had to stay

and take care of her.

And Dr. Thompson,

you know,

sometimes I think

he's losing his mind

or something,

because he keeps asking

the same questions

over and over again.

And, I mean,

he's almost 80.

And he goes

into work every day,

which is commendable,

but sometimes

I think he's getting

Alzheimer's.

Mmm. You must be tired.

Mmm, when am I not?

Maybe you should

get ready for bed.

Get a good night's sleep.

Yeah, maybe I should.

Maybe that's just

what I need.

Good night.

You win some,

you lose some, boys.

Come on, Katie.

What you doin'?

Oh, I just, uh, figured

I'd play a few hands

with the boys.

Two nights in a row.

Three if you count

real poker night.

It's relaxing for me.

You don't have anything

against me relaxing after

a hard day's work, do you?

Well, of course not.

You could use

some relaxing,

obviously.

Okay. All right,

don't stay up

too late, okay?

Come on, Katie.

(COMPUTER CHIMES)

Hi, Katie.

So impatient.

Here it comes.

Harrison Ford.

(CHUCKLES)

"Old guy."

Not so bad yourself.

I know.

Worse when I'm deployed.

Afghanistan.

How far is that?

Not brave...

A true marine fights

to defend what he loves.

Of course.

I like chatting with

you, too. I gotta go.

Wow.

You are so beautiful.

What on earth

are you doing

on there?

Oh, you know,

e-mails, surfing.

The usual. Why?

You have been

online for two hours.

Oh. Look who's talking.

You've been hogging it

practically every night

for the last month.

I'm just gonna be

a little bit.

What?

I told the guys

I'd be there at 9:00.

That was an hour ago.

Can't you do that

some other time?

Oh, yeah. Like I've got

all the time in the world.

You can miss one night

of computer online poker

every once in a while.

It won't kill you.

I'm home!

STACEY: Can I see it?

AMY: It's not yours, Stacey.

THOMAS: It's not a toy,

and it's not yours, either.

THOMAS: Hey.

Hey, what's going on?

Dad got a new computer.

This one's way more

awesome than the old one.

It's awesome.

Wow. That's unexpected.

Girls, don't you have some

homework you should do?

Now?

Dad.

Now, please.

Come on. Thank you.

What did you do?

Oh, now,

don't start...

We have a computer already.

I know that,

but it's old and

it's slow, and I figured,

why fight over

the one we have?

How did you

pay for that?

I put it on

the credit card.

Ah.

Well, it's only a few extra

dollars a month on the bill.

We don't have a few

extra dollars a month.

Well, I work hard

all day for us, Carol,

to take care

of you and the girls.

I work hard,

too, Thomas.

I work just

as hard as you do.

I know that.

That's not what

I'm saying.

What are you

saying, then?

What made you think

that you could go out

and buy that thing

without talking it

over with me first?

We couldn't survive

without you working.

I know that.

And I... I appreciate it.

I do.

And together, we make sure

the girls have everything

they need, and you, too.

If... If one of you needs

a new pair of shoes

or some makeup,

we take care

of that, right?

That's ridiculous.

A new pair of shoes

doesn't cost as much

as a computer.

I've been wearing

these same boots for

the last eight years, Carol.

How many pairs of shoes

have you bought in

the last eight years?

All the money I bring in

to help us, I don't ask

for much, do I?

I just wanted something.

Just once. Just for me.

Would you begrudge me that?

No.

Okay.

Thank you, Carol.

I love you.

Dinner's on the stove.

THOMAS:

I love my time with you.

Someday, Katie.

When I get back

from my tour. I promise.

THOMAS: Don't be sad,

Katie. I'm not.

The time I spend here

with you, it's what

keeps me alive.

Sometimes I feel like

you're the only thing

I've got going for me.

The men in my platoon

are okay,

but they don't take the time

to understand me like you do.

And my C.O...

Well, I've got to

stick with him because

that's the way things are.

But sometimes I wish

I didn't have to.

I gotta go.

We'll talk tomorrow.

Oh.

I love you, Tommy.

I love you, too.

Oh!

You still up?

Oh!

Don't go creeping up

on me like that, Carol.

You almost gave me

a heart attack.

I thought

you'd gone to bed.

Yeah, I was, but...

Come on.

It's so late.

Oh, just, uh...

Let me just finish

this one hand.

Mmm. Okay.

Hey, I was thinking,

um... It's been awhile

and we're both so busy.

Why don't we go out

tomorrow night,

just the two of us?

Are you, like,

asking me out on

a date or something?

Yeah. Yeah, I guess I am.

I mean,

what about the girls?

Who will watch them?

Well, we'll just go

to dinner and a movie.

We'll be home before midnight.

They can watch

themselves for

a couple hours.

Okay. Yeah, okay.

It's a...

It's a date.

Now let's go to bed.

Come on.

Okay.

This place is so nice.

I'm surprised we've never

been here before.

I'm not.

Look at these prices.

Says the man who

just bought himself

a new laptop computer.

Oh, come on. I'm just

ribbing you, honey.

Live a little, why don't you?

It's worth it just to

have the time together,

don't you think?

MAN ON SCREEN:

Are you kidding me?

I don't have a car.

(AUDIENCE LAUGHING)

Are you kidding me?

I don't have one!

That was really nice

tonight, Thomas.

Thank you.

Hmm?

Oh, sure. Of course.

I thought the movie

was pretty funny,

didn't you?

Oh, damn it.

Come on.

What are you doing?

Ha.

They're not my friends.

(SPEAKING)

No.

What is it?

Tommy, what's wrong?

Oh, nothing's wrong.

I'm sorry, it's just...

Look, I play with those

guys, but they don't know

the truth about me.

What I'm really

doing here is,

it's not something

that I'm even supposed

to be talking about.

But I have to keep

my real self separate

from my gamer self.

You understand?

Yeah, of course.

Are you mad at me?

No, no, of course not.

I just...

You just don't need

to be playing with

those guys anymore. Okay?

I was so worried.

You left so suddenly

the other day after

I said...

After I told you

that I loved you.

I don't wanna freak you

out. If we're moving too

fast, we can, you know...

I mailed you something.

It should be at your

dad's house by Monday.

Really?

Mmm.

What is it?

Just a little something

for my brave soldier.

I can't wait to find out.

You are excited,

aren't you?

I want you so bad.

I want you too, baby.

(KATIE SPEAKING)

Oh.

(PANTS)

(CHUCKLES)

Mmm.

Good morning,

sleepyhead.

What are you doing?

What's... How long

have you been up?

Got up early

and went for a run.

A run?

Yeah. I'm gonna

be 50 soon.

I figured it was time

to get back into fighting

shape.

You know

what I mean?

Okay.

Never too late

to turn over

a new leaf.

Sure.

Never too late.

I'm gonna go

get the girls up.

Then I'm gonna hop

in the shower and

cool off, okay?

Okay.

(CHUCKLES)

BOTH: Morning, Mom.

Hi!

What up, Thomas?

Same old, same old.

Literally.

I feel ya. Hey, uh,

so, what's up with that

tall hot blonde, huh?

What do you mean?

I mean, look, where'd

you meet up with her?

She just... I meet all

kinds of people online.

We just chat, you know?

I wouldn't mind chatting

with her some more myself.

I mean, she seems...

She seems pretty cool.

Yeah. She's... She's cool.

It's too bad

she lives so far.

Uh, what's...

What's the deal

with you two, anyway?

(SNICKERS)

Nothing. We just chat.

This and that.

Like I said...

I figured as much.

I mean, you're old enough

to be her father, right?

She's really

something, though.

I mean, we only chatted

for a few minutes,

but it's crazy how much

we have in common.

She's a cheerleader.

I was captain of

the football team.

She wants to major

in Media when she goes

to college next fall.

That's the same major

as me. I mean,

how perfect is that?

Yeah. How perfect is that?

So, is she... Is she, like,

really tall, hot, and blond?

How would I know?

I...

I don't know. I figured

maybe she sent you

a picture or something,

how well you guys

know each other.

Nope. Sorry!

Huh. Now I gotta know.

Maybe I'll ask her

for one next time

we play. Don't worry.

I'll let you take

a look, too. All right,

get back to work.

(GRUNTS)

THOMAS:

Hey! You're home early.

Well, it's Dr. Thompson's

wedding anniversary,

so he closed up early today.

Hey, girls!

STACEY: Hey, Mom!

AMY: Hey!

Why do you look

so surprised?

I told you all about it

Friday night at dinner.

Oh, that's right.

How romantic.

I promise, I'll take off

early when we're old

and have an anniversary.

(CHUCKLES)

News flash, honey,

we're already old.

We are not old.

Gimme that.

I'll go feed Shadow.

You sure are hungry.

Yeah. I guess

the exercise is

affecting my metabolism.

Hmm.

Speaking of,

I better go walk Shadow.

Can I come?

No time to wait, kiddo.

You gotta finish your food.

Maybe tomorrow, okay?

Shadow.

KATIE: My dearest Tommy,

I hope this finds you well

and that the things

inside help you

through your dark days.

I can't wait until you return

to me. I love you. Katie.

Oh.

(KISSES)

What?

(CHUCKLES)

Come on, Shadow.

Come on.

THOMAS: As of this day,

Thomas Montgomery,

47 years old, ceases to exist.

He's replaced

by a 20-year-old,

battle-scarred marine.

All paperwork,

birth certificate,

social security card, is set.

He is strong, good-looking,

and battle-hardened.

He has money in the bank.

2.5 million dollars.

He is six feet,

two inches tall, 200 pounds.

He's a great lover.

And he's moving to Indiana to

be with the love of his life.

I don't know, Amanda.

Normally, he's not the most

talkative man in the world,

but lately he's been so

distant. If he's not at work,

he's either exercising

or walking the dog.

And if he's not doing those

things, he's on the computer

playing his poker.

You've been

complaining about this

for a while now, Carol.

I know. Because I'm waiting

for him to get out of this

funk, but...

You think

it's a midlife crisis?

If it is a midlife crisis,

I wish he would hurry up

and get into old age.

I don't know. It's like

there's something not

right with him these days.

When's the last time

you two had...

Don't even ask.

(STAMMERS) I hate to

bring this up at all,

but, uh...

I mean, have you

considered that maybe

he's having an affair?

(CHUCKLES)

Thomas? When would

he even have the time?

I don't know.

Becoming emotionally

distant, exercising?

Spending hours online?

It is the digital age.

You...

You don't have

to leave your house

to have an affair.

No. Not Thomas.

I know him too well.

Nobody ever really

knows anyone, Carol.

Amanda. We have been

married for almost 18 years!

My point precisely.

It's, uh...

Maybe you're right.

Maybe he is just

spending time playing

poker with his buddies.

Maybe it is just

a midlife crisis,

but if it were me,

I'd do a little detective

work the next time

I was home alone.

Honey, it's better

to know for sure

one way or another, right?

(CHUCKLES)

BRIAN: That's it.

(ALL LAUGHING)

ALL: Oh!

Nice!

His luck.

It's like playing with

a robot or something.

Yeah, what's the deal,

Thomas?

Where's all the gloating

we've come to expect when

you take our money?

Sorry, fellas. I, uh,

I guess I'm just

a little tired. That's all.

That's what happens

when you stay online

past your bedtime.

Ooh.

You know, maybe you're right.

I think I'll have to leave

a little early.

Catch up on some shut-eye.

Whoa. Come on.

Don't... Don't...

Don't be such a wimp.

Let's play a few

more hands, at least.

What's the deal, Thomas?

You're acting like

you're gonna be late

for an important

meeting or something.

(SIGHS)

Okay, fine. Just deal...

Deal the damn cards.

RAY: Attaboy!

MAN: Yes!

Carol.

Amy.

Stacey.

Shadow.

Semper fi?

Oh.

(ECHOES) Would you pass

the meatloaf, honey?

Honey?

What?

Would you pass

the meatloaf?

Thank you.

You okay?

Sure.

Yeah, I'm okay.

STACEY:

So, what about

the talent show?

THOMAS: Carol?

Carol?

Oh, there you are.

Going to bed already? Huh?

Mmm-hmm.

Guess I'll play

a few hands with

the boys, then, okay?

Sure.

All right, then.

(EXHALES DEEPLY)

(DIALING)

KATIE: Hello?

(CHUCKLES)

Oh.

Tommy?

It's so great to hear

your voice, baby.

You too, Tommy. Why are

you whispering like that?

It's late here.

I'm not supposed to be

calling outside the base.

I might have to hang up

in a moment's notice,

just so you know.

Okay.

Okay?

Okay.

Baby, I can't stop

thinking about you

ever since you

sent that package.

Mmm. (CHUCKLES)

Maybe you could

send another one?

Anything for

my brave soldier.

Why can't you send me

something special?

Oh, there's nothing but

sand and rocks here, Katie.

Mmm-hmm.

But when I get home,

I'll send you something.

Better yet,

I'll bring it to you.

(LAUGHS)

I think I know what

you're talking about.

No. (SNICKERS)

No.

What?

It's not what

you think, Katie. I...

Oh, you're so bad.

Tell me.

Hmm.

Let me finish.

I love you, Katie.

You give my life meaning.

I... I'd die out here

if it wasn't for you, and

I'm not about to let that go.

Tommy.

When I get back...

Will you marry me?

(GASPS)

Yes! Oh, my God, yes!

Yes, I will!

I'm gonna make you

so happy. I promise!

I know you will, baby.

I know you will.

Oh, I love you, Tommy.

I love you so much!

Tommy, there's so much

that we're gonna get

to do together.

That's great, baby.

That's great. But I gotta go

before they catch me, okay?

Oh, okay. Okay.

I'll call you tomorrow.

All right. I love you.

I love you, Katie Brooks.

I'll be Katie Montgomery soon.

I'm so excited, Tommy.

I love you so much.

Look, I gotta go, baby.

Okay.

Bye.

Bye.

Oh, cool!

Mom's home early!

Hey.

Hi, Mom.

Hello. What are you

doing home so soon?

Have a seat, Thomas.

What's wrong?

What happened?

A seat.

Am I not tall enough

for you, Thomas?

What?

Maybe I'm not hot enough.

I'm certainly not blond

enough, either.

Mom, are you okay?

Girls, would you

leave us alone for

a little bit, please?

What's going on?

Do what your father says,

Stacey.

Why don't you and Amy

take Shadow for a walk,

okay?

Your father and I

need to talk.

Come on, Amy.

I'll let you hold

the leash.

I had a feeling,

but I didn't want

to believe it.

I couldn't...

How could you, Thomas?

Oh, it's not what

you think, Carol.

Oh, stop it, Thomas!

I've read it all!

You've been doing

this for months,

and saving all

of the e-mails

and messages

and the pictures.

(STAMMERS) I know what

I did. It's not right.

It's not fair to you.

But come on, Carol.

It's not like... It's not

like I cheated on you.

I never even met the girl.

I don't want to hear it,

Thomas Montgomery!

You can deny it to yourself

all you want, but you had

an affair.

And of course you didn't

meet her, you son of a bitch.

Then you'd have to admit

the truth about who you are.

(STAMMERS)

No. No, you've got

to understand, Carol,

it's got nothing

to do with you.

How could you say that!

It's got everything

to do with me!

No. I love you and

the girls. You know that.

But it's, uh,

it's not you.

It's not.

I couldn't help it.

She just started to talk to me

and this and that, and it was

innocent at first,

but she kept at it.

Oh, don't try to

blame her, Thomas!

You were the adult here!

At least you were

supposed to be.

Well, why don't you try

being an adult now

and you tell me, why?

I don't know.

I honestly don't know.

I got caught up in it,

and...

I... I can't

explain it, Carol.

Sometimes I look in the

mirror and I feel...

(STUTTERS)

It just didn't turn out...

I just wanted

something that would...

Mmm...

You wouldn't understand.

I have been

beside you for almost

two decades, Thomas.

Sharing the burdens

of this life.

The disappointments.

You think I don't

understand?

(EXHALES)

I... I...

Don't bother

with the tears.

And don't expect

any from me.

I've known about

this for days,

and I've cried my tears

alone in our bedroom

while you've been

out here...

Playing at love

with this girl.

I'm so sorry, Carol.

You should be.

You should also be

ashamed of yourself.

That little girl

is only 18 years old.

She could be your

own daughter.

It's bad enough

you had an affair...

But what you did

to her...

It sickens me.

You sicken me.

Oh.

What are you gonna do?

I should kick you out

of the house right now,

but for the sake

of the family

and for the sake

of pure economics, I'm not

gonna make you leave.

But you're gonna have

to find somewhere else

to sleep.

Okay. I'm so sorry, Carol.

I will do anything.

I don't know how

I'm gonna explain

this to the girls

without breaking

their hearts.

Oh, oh.

(STAMMERS)

I made a mistake, Carol.

I know that, but...

Please, just give

me a chance.

But there is one more thing.

The girl.

I'll... I'll...

She thinks Tommy's

at war. I'll kill him.

I'll just, I'll kill him,

Carol. And she'll be sad

for a bit,

but she's young.

She'll survive it.

You think that you can cover

up your lies with more lies?

What is wrong with you?

Well, what do you

expect me to do?

I don't expect you to

do anything. I already

took care of it.

What did you do, Carol?

(EXHALES)

CAROL:

Katie, enclosed

is a picture of my family.

The girls are my daughters,

age 11 and 13.

The woman is me.

The that you see

is Thomas Montgomery.

We've been married

for over 17 years.

Nearly as long as

you've been alive.

We don't have a son.

There is no Tommy.

I've read the correspondence

that you and Tommy have had

over the last year.

My husband has been

lying to you.

Playing with your emotions

this entire time.

I'm not writing this to hurt

you, even though it might.

I'm writing this

so that you can know

that the fantasy is over

and move on with your life.

Do not trust words

on the computer, Katie.

Unfortunately for us, we are

living in the real world,

and I have to see

the real deceiver every day

and deal with

his behavior and lies.

Carol Montgomery.

Oh, my God.

What have I done?

(EXHALES)

(INAUDIBLE)

Good night, honey.

Good night, Dad.

Good night, peanut.

Come here.

You know

I love you girls,

don't you? Very much.

We love you,

too, Dad.

We love you.

Are you gonna sleep in

the garage again tonight?

Yeah.

How much longer is it

gonna be like this?

Well, I don't know.

As long as it

takes, I guess.

But I promise you,

I will never leave

you two, okay?

Ever.

Okay.

Good night.

Love you.

(KEYBOARD CLACKING)

What?

I don't know...

Is that couch

uncomfortable?

Oh, you know it.

But I'm okay.

I'm just glad

I get to stay under

the same roof, so...

I'll see you

in the morning.

Good night, Carol.

Good night, Thomas.

Hello.

Hello.

You go out to lunch

and you come back with

flowers. Secret admirer?

These are for you.

What's this?

Hey, is Thomas still

in the dog house?

No, my dog's in

the dog house.

Thomas is in the garage.

Oh. Well, he should

have been sending you

flowers weeks ago.

What's wrong?

I can't believe I forgot.

(SHADOW BARKING)

(INDISTINCT)

(EXHALES DEEPLY)

Just a few hands.

No harm in that.

What the hell?

Oh.

(SIGHS)

Come on, come on, come on.

(MUMBLES)

I'm so sorry, Katie.

I know it was wrong.

I'm sorry.

You made me feel special.

Never to hurt you.

Oh.

Tommy loved you, too.

Please.

Mmm.

Can we stay friends?

(CHUCKLES)

Okay.

Hello, Katie.

My name is

Thomas Montgomery.

I'm 47 years old.

Nice to meet you!

I missed you so much.

Oh. I gotta go.

Bye, Katie.

Good night, honey.

Mmm.

Hey.

Look, Thomas,

I, uh...

I just wanted

to let you know

that I've been

chatting with Katie

a lot the past few days.

And, uh,

I hope you're cool.

What do you mean?

We're friends, Thomas.

I don't want a girl to

come between us.

But at the same time, I...

I want to let you know that

I... I really like her, man.

She's not just some

conquest to me. I want

you to know that.

She said that you

and her were, you know,

okay after you...

After what happened.

I just want that to be

the same with us, too.

Hey, everything's cool.

It's all fine. Okay?

You all have yourselves

a virtual good time.

I'll probably see you

online tonight, okay, man?

Yeah.

Yeah, okay.

All right. I'll, uh,

I'll see you later.

Come on.

Come on!

(SCOFFS)

Maybe.

He's not real.

...you doing this to me?

...tramps.

(SIGHS)

You will regret it!

He's not what he seems,

stupid girl.

He does this all the time.

Of course I do. Of course.

...you do this, Katie.

Fine!

(BANGING ON TABLE)

It's really hot

in here, Thomas.

I know.

Maybe...

You should come inside,

in the air-conditioning.

Come to bed, Thomas.

I can't sleep with you

standing there like that.

Good night, Carol.

Good night, Thomas.

(KATIE GIGGLING)

BRIAN: Katie.

Hmm.

KATIE: Oh, Brian.

Morning, girls.

BOTH: Morning, Mom.

BRIAN: The things

she sends me, it's...

It's kind of hard to believe

she's really a virgin.

MAN: Not for long.

BRIAN: Well, don't get

me wrong. I'm looking

forward to that, too,

I feel like this

one's different.

Feel like there's

something real there,

you know?

Come on, man. I hear all

of your stories at lunch.

Yeah, that's just talk.

It's all B.S. I...

I really like this one.

MAN: We'll see

if you're singing the same

tune come Monday.

BRIAN: All right.

Good luck, man.

BRIAN: Thanks.

You son of a bitch!

Hey! Hey, stop it,

Thomas! Take it easy!

Screw you!

Hey, what the hell

is wrong with you?

I heard you!

I heard what you

said about her!

(GRUNTS)

(GRUNTS)

(GROANING)

Hey, hey, I... I'm sorry,

man. You... You okay?

Don't touch me!

Well, you've lost it,

man! You really have.

She's just a kid!

Well, to you, she is.

And she warned

me about you.

Says you're crazy.

She's been

trying to get me

to tell everyone

that you're some

kind of pervert,

but I wouldn't do it

'cause I thought

it wasn't true.

'Cause I thought

we were friends.

You can't do this

to me, Brian!

Hey!

You're in love with

someone that's not

real, Thomas!

It never was!

You need to calm yourself

down, take it easy,

think straight!

I swear to God,

Brian...

Hey!

FOREMAN: What the hell

is going on here?

Nothing.

It was nothing, Al.

Get back on

the floor, Brian.

No, seriously, Al...

Now!

Anybody else would be

out in the street.

But you've given us years

of good work, Thomas.

But these last few

months and now this?

I know.

I'm sorry, Al.

You're skating

on thin ice around here.

Don't give me an excuse

to fire you, because

I just might take it.

I have a teenage

daughter myself.

Don't look at me like that.

It's a small town,

even smaller company.

People talk.

I want you to go home.

Use the weekend

to get your head

together, all right?

And, Thomas...

Don't screw up like this

again. You understand me?

Yeah.

All right.

Oh, I'm so stupid. Ah!

Stupid. Stupid!

(CHUCKLES)

(GROANS)

(SCREAMS)

(MUMBLING)

Katie. Please.

Are you seeing him?

Come on!

Tell me. Tell me.

Stupid girl. Talk to me.

I know this guy.

He doesn't love you!

Please.

Please talk to me.

(GROANS)

Fine. Whore.

I tried to warn you.

Payback's a bitch!

(SCREAMS)

God.

(PHONE RINGING)

Dr. Thompson's office.

Hold on. It's Thomas.

Oh.

Yeah?

Friday night's billing,

you know I get out later.

What? Extra shift?

You never work a...

Surprise?

What kind of surprise?

Well, I don't even know

if I can get out early

enough to pick up the girls.

Okay. Amanda says

she'll cover for me.

No. It's cool. I understand.

Okay. I'll see you then.

Working an extra shift,

hmm?

Are you sure

that's what he's doing?

Yeah, I am.

He's really...

I don't think he has it

in him to do anything

stupid anymore.

(YELLS)

(GRUNTS)

(CHUCKLES)

(CELL PHONE CHIMES)

(CAR LOCK BEEPS)

(GRUNTS)

WOMAN ON TV:

The African lion...

Mmm, that one's

so cute.

Hmm.

Aw.

There's my girls.

What was that for?

Motivation. Come on,

let's get out of here.

What?

Where are

we going, Daddy?

It's been too long

since we've gone

and done something

as a family,

don't you think?

I say this weekend

we go camping.

Up at the lake,

just like old times.

Really?

Oh, Thomas,

you can't be serious.

I am serious

as a heart attack.

I told you.

I told you I had

a surprise for you

this weekend.

Go get your swim gear

and put your boots on!

Chop, chop! Come on!

Good girls.

Thomas, are you okay?

Yeah. Yeah, I'm better than

I've been in a long time.

Yeah, but this is just...

It's so late.

No, we...

We can be there

in an hour.

I'll get the fire going

and put up the tents

while you and the girls

are making s'mores.

Come on. It'll be fun.

I just want us...

...to be together again.

Just once.

Hmm? Nothing

wrong with a little

spontaneity, right?

I thought you

ladies liked that

kind of thing.

Yeah, we do, but this

is kind of crazy.

(CHUCKLES)

Well, that's...

That's just why

you like it, isn't it?

Come on.

Come be crazy with me.

You go pack a bag.

I'll get some food, okay?

Don't just

stand there! Come on!

Ow!

We're never gonna

get there in time

if you don't pick it up!

* Lost my keys,

spent all my money

* But I just don't worry,

it's kind of funny

* Now, I believe in love...

AMY: I don't want it

black. It caught on fire.

It wasn't my fault.

It was your

fault, Stacey.

Why is it my fault?

I can just blame

it on you.

STACEY: Get mine

golden brown.

AMY: Ah! Ah!

The bug will bite you.

I don't know what's gotten

into you, Thomas Montgomery.

You think the girls

are asleep?

For sure. It's been

such a full day.

Are you tired?

I should be,

but I'm not.

I'm actually feeling relaxed.

That's good.

That's good.

What are you doing?

Thomas. Oh, Thomas.

CAROL:

This is so nice.

I'm glad you were

so spontaneous.

Yeah.

(CHUCKLES)

And last night...

You think you can

do it again tonight?

We've got some lost

time to make up for,

you know.

I hope so.

I really do.

BOY: Guys!

(POLICE SIREN WAILING)

What do you got?

M.E. puts the time of death

somewhere between

9:00, 9:30, Friday night.

COSTA: Now he was texting

at the time. A girl with

an Indiana area code.

Hi. Can I help you?

Yes, ma'am.

Are you Katie Brooks?

Yeah.

I have a few

questions for you.

Okay.

Katie,

who is it?

Um, I don't know.

What's, uh,

what's going on?

What is this?

Katie, what do you know

about Brian Barrett of

Rivershore, Michigan?

(INAUDIBLE)

Thomas, you almost done?

Yeah.

Come on, Dad!

I'm coming.

Sit there, now. Sit there.

Hey, girls. Wake up.

We're home.

Who's that?

THOMAS: Shadow, stay.

Thomas Montgomery?

Yeah.

Detective Moretti.

Detective Costa.

Rivershore Homicide.

Homicide? Why? What...

What happened?

What's going on?

We're investigating

the shooting death of one

of your husband's co-workers.

A Brian Barrett.

What? Brian? Oh, God.

No. Oh, it can't.

I'm terribly sorry you

had to hear the news

like this, ma'am.

You also knew

the deceased?

Yes. Yes, we all knew him.

He was a family friend.

I don't understand.

Why are you here?

We want to ask your husband

here a few questions.

Oh, Thomas?

He wasn't involved

in this.

He and Brian were friends.

They play poker together.

Okay, there must

be some mistake.

Thomas has been

with his family

all weekend camping.

Well, Brian was shot

around 9:00 p.m.

Friday night.

Thomas was working then.

Ma'am, Brian was killed

in the Grant Abrasives

parking lot.

No. That... That...

It can't.

We understand that

you had an altercation

with Brian at

the site of the murder,

Friday morning.

What?

What are they

talking about?

Carol, would you take

the girls inside while

I talk to the detectives?

You're gonna have to come

with us, Mr. Montgomery.

What's going on here?

What did you do?

Take care of the girls.

I love you.

I always have.

Don't ever think I didn't.

Daddy, what's going on?

(SHUSHING)

I love you, girls.

I'm sorry.

Mom, what are they doing?

Why are they taking Dad?

Mom?

Let's go.

COSTA: Crime of passion.

Happens all the time, Thomas.

Things will go easier

if you just tell us

what happened.

We've got motive.

These files from Brian

and Katie's computers

lay it all out.

Your foreman at your work

saw you attack Mr. Barrett.

Your wife tells us that

you own an M1 rifle like

the one that killed him.

It's only a matter of time

before we find it, Thomas.

Now, come on. Your cooperation

will go a long way when this

goes to trial.

I think it's best

that I wait for my

legal counsel to arrive.

Fine. We can

wait, too. Right?

And in the mean time,

you should take another

look at that tall, hot blonde.

That's not necessary.

She's a beautiful,

young thing.

Who's this?

This is Beth Brooks.

It's Katie's mother.

Come on.

You think you're

the only one that lied about

themselves on the Internet?

Huh?

MAN ON TV:

Sorry. The actual

retail price is...

Stop. (CHUCKLES)

Mom!

Smile for the camera!

Yes! God, yes!

I love you, Tommy.

(SIGHS HEAVILY)

OFFICER: What do

you know about Brian Barrett

of Rivershore, Michigan?

I don't know

who that is.

I don't...

Mom?

Oh, my God!

Mom.

Oh, my God!

Thomas here just

figured it all out.

I'm gonna leave

this here with you.

Your lawyer will be in,

in a minute.

Mmm.

(SOBS)

* You can make it real

You can make it right

* If you're ready to believe

* You can't see

through all the truth and lies

* You only see

what you wanna see

* Nobody's girl

Living in her mixed up world

* Out of the blue

Out of control

* Nobody's girl

Caught up in her

twisted world

* Playing a game

Playing a role

* She's nobody's girl

* She's nobody's girl