The Rival (2006) - full transcript

- I thought you were gonna pick

up cash for the restaurant, Alice.

- I know, but I was at the doctor's all

day. I was waiting for the ultrasound.

- Of course you were.

- What's that supposed to mean?

- It's this what I have to look forward to

for the next 8 months? You not being able

to do a damn thing?

- Come on, David. It wasn't my fault.

- If you'd remembered

to take your pill,

we wouldn't be

in this situation.

But I suppose that wasn't

your fault either, right?

- No. It was an accident.

- Yeah, I know. An accident.

- I promise, when the baby comes

it's gonna be

the most amazing thing

that you have ever

been a part of.

- You must think that if you keep telling

me that, eventually I'll be convinced.

I've told you time and time

again I'm not ready to be a father.

Nothing you can say

is gonna change that.

- I just think that once you see the

ba... - No, Alice! This is something

we should've both

agreed on and wanted.

God, I trusted you!

No. If you want this baby,

you're gonna have it

on your own.

- What?

- I mean it. You made

this decision by yourself,

you can deal with it

by yourself.

- What are you saying to me?

You're gonna leave me? David,

I'm pregnant with your child!

You can't just walk out!

Listen, we can do this together!

We can be a family!

We'll figure it out!

- I don't wanna be

a father, Alice.

And I don't wanna be with

someone who would lie to me.

- I didn't lie to you!

- I'll be right back.

- No, here, here. I'll do it.

- Gimme your money.

- Hey! Get

away from her!

- David!

Hey! You're here already!

- Hey.

Yeah, my meeting got out

a little early so I thought

I'd just find a place

where I could sit

and get some work done.

- Well, great!

- The doctor's on time so

they said she should be out

in a minute.

- Okay. Hey, I wanted

to tell you about this article

I read. It's about how babies

bond with their parents' voices

just by listening to them

before they're born.

- Oh yeah?

- Hey, guys.

- Hey!

- Come on in.

Any luck?

- No, not yet.

- No. None of those women

were really what we were

looking for, Doctor.

- These were the ones that were willing to live

in the house with you during the pregnancy.

Now if you've changed your mind about that

condition, I've got some wonderful candidates

for you to consider.

- Well, actually, that's a condition

we are not willing to budge on.

- You know that Allie lost a

child before; so being present

during the pregnancy is just...

It's very important to her.

- I understand. Well, I did

call the New York and Boston

offices, and...

Here are some women

that are willing to

relocate to Philadelphia

and live in the house

with you till the baby's born.

But please understand

that if you don't

find anyone in there,

I'm afraid I can't help you.

Right now, we're running out of options.

- Thank you, Claire.

But just about every weekend

during the summer, you can find

me at the beach! I'm a total...

- You've got to be kidding me.

- I love to swim... - "I'm Danielle,

I'm from Boston, I'm a paralegal

and I'm a complete bimbo!"

- Yeah, well, that's

the last one, Allie.

- I don't like

any of them, George.

- Look, I know we haven't found anyone yet,

but like Dr. Aitchinson says,

it's not gonna be easy for us

to find someone who's willing

to live with us for

the next 9 months.

And on top of that, you seem to

want to find this ideal person.

- Linda says that I can't find

anybody because I'm scared

of losing another baby.

- Oh, hey...

You are not gonna

lose another baby.

We're gonna have the family

that you've always dreamed of.

And I want this

as much as you do.

Look, I'll call around to some

other agencies tomorrow.

Don't worry. We're gonna

find the right surrogate.

Honey, I know bad things

have happened in your life.

But now it's time

for good things.

And only good things.

- I love you.

- I love you too.

What's the matter?

Did you have a bad dream?

Come here.

You're sweating.

Hey! - Hi!

I'm going into the store early today.

- Okay.

Have a good day. I'll see ya. I love you.

- You too.

- Come on in. I'll be right with you.

- Hi!

Hey Stacie, it's me.

- Hi, Alice! I just opened.

- I have some things

I need to take care of

this morning, so do you think

Sure!

- Good. Um, just call if you

need anything, all right?

- I got you some daisies at the market.

I know they're your favourites, right?

- You're a dear.

- So, um...

Why did you call, Aunt Estelle?

Do you need something?

- Well, yes. Alice,

I can't stay here anymore.

- Really? Why?

- I hate it here.

This new chef they hired

is a complete joke.

Stray dogs wouldn't

eat his food.

I'm wasting away.

- Well, I think that's a little extreme.

- Ha! You'd probably be happy

if I just withered away

in this... shack!

- No, but Linda says it's one of the best in the city.

It's very expensive.

- Linda says?

What else does Linda say?

- She says that I need

to stop letting you

manipulate me like you're

trying to do right now.

- Manipulate you?

Oh! How dare she? I raised

you when you had no one!

If it weren't for me, you would have

ended up in some orphanage somewhere!

And no one would have

adopted a child like you!

- Okay look, I don't need to sit here and listen to this abuse.

- Wait, wait!

I... I didn't mean that.

You're the only one

I can count on, Alice.

I wanna come live with you.

- What?

- You'll need help

once the baby's born.

- No, no. George and I don't

want anybody living with us.

- Well,

you might feel differently

once George leaves you

for the pretty little surrogate...

the real mother of his baby.

- Why do you always say

things just to hurt me?

- Hurt you?

I'm trying to help you! I'm trying

to warn you before it happens!

Well, it's probably

for the best.

You don't have what it takes

to make a good mother anyway.

- Aunt Estelle, you have

to stop judging me!

George loves me very much!

He's not leaving me!

- If he knew your secret,

he would.

- If you say anything, I will tell

everybody that you are senile and a liar.

- I don't care

about "everybody!"

All that matters is

if George believes me.

Right, dear?

- I'm leaving.

- Get me out of here,

Alice!

- I hate you!

Don't let her control you.

Don't let her control you.

- Lisa, why haven't we heard

back on the Bardley Hills project?

- I mentioned it to you yesterday. They said

they won't respond to bids until next week.

At the earliest.

- Then this report should reflect that.

- It does.

- What?

- You see?

That line right here.

- Aha!

So it does.

I'm sorry. My mind has just

been... somewhere else.

- The surrogate candidates?

- Yeah.

- It's not going well?

- No. No, it's not.

It's an emotional process,

and Allie wants to find...

the perfect one.

- She's right to be picky.

Excuse me. Hello?

Yeah. Yeah.

Uh-huh.

- Well, that's what I figured.

No, please do.

Call me if you find

anyone who will.

Yeah.

- All right, thank you.

Well, that's it.

I called 3 other agencies

this morning and none of them

have surrogates who would be willing

to live with us for the next 9 months.

Imagine that.

- I have an idea.

You know, Jennifer, the one that's

been living with me since my divorce?

She's smart, pretty,

she's responsible,

and who knows? Maybe she'd be open to it.

- Really?

- Yeah!

Jennifer would be a great choice,

and I know she could really use the money.

- Sara's asleep?

- Mm-hmm. Just got her down.

- So...

What do you think

about helping them out?

- Well, you're right, it would get me out

of debt and that would be wonderful, but...

I don't know about being a surrogate.

- I know it's a lot to consider,

but it would mean

so much to them.

And George is a terrific guy and

they've wanted a baby for a long time.

- You never told me why she

can't have one of her own.

- Actually, she was pregnant

several years back,

but she got mugged at an ATM.

The guy pulled a gun

and shot her.

- What?

- Yeah.

Her husband too, and he died.

- Oh, my God!

That's terrible!

- Alice had to have a full

hysterectomy. That's why,

if you were the surrogate,

they'd have to use your eggs.

- I think that's the worst thing

that could ever happen to a woman,

to be told that she can't have

her own biological children.

I thought I had it bad.

I don't even know how you get

over something like that.

- I don't think she's ever given

up hope on having her own family.

- Maybe she's putting

her past behind her.

- How do you think

Sara would be with it?

- I think she'd be okay

if I explained it to her.

You know Sara. If she doesn't understand

something, she just keeps asking questions

until she does.

- True.

- I don't care if I have to put her at the

Four Seasons. She is not staying here.

Honey?

- Yeah!

- Hey!

- Hi!

- What are you doing?

- Um, just some work stuff.

Nothing important. Any news

about the other agencies?

- No. No, not yet. But...

I'm working on a few different options.

- Okay.

- So you had the

dream again, huh?

- Yeah. I'm back

in the courtroom

and there's a box

sitting on a table.

It's beautifully wrapped.

For some reason, I feel

compelled to hide this box.

But every time I hide it,

it just reappears

back on the table.

- Is the judge in this dream?

- Yes. He's just sitting

there, watching me.

He's got that horrible mask on

with the... It looks

like he's smiling,

but it's very, very scary.

And George is there.

He has his back to me,

and when he turns around...

he's got those dark glasses on

like he can't see anything.

And I hand him the skit box...

and he takes it from me

and he opens it up.

And...

I kill him, Dr. Zeller.

- All right.

Now, this box... You said

it was beautifully wrapped?

- Yeah.

- All right.

A box is meant to carry

something, right?

Protect something.

Keep something safe.

- Like a baby?

- Mm-hmm. So...

It represents the surrogate that

you and George have decided to get.

But you're ashamed

of it, so you try

and hide it. You wish you could

have the baby yourself, huh?

And the judge

is...

- Yeah, he's just watching the whole time.

- We've been

through this before.

Your aunt Estelle is the judge.

She berates you a lot

for the decisions you make.

She judges you.

But you wanna

love her, because...

she raised you.

That's why you keep putting

a mask on her in the dream.

- Why is George blind?

- What don't you

want him to see?

- Um, maybe

it's because...

Well, could it be because I've

kept Aunt Estelle a secret from him?

I don't want him to see her?

- Could be.

Or maybe you don't want him

to see the real you.

Maybe you're afraid

he won't love you

if he knew who you really are.

- But he does love me.

I know he loves me.

Why are we shooting

each other in the dream?

- It's your fear of

losing another baby.

But, Alice,

this time you also have the gun,

because you're determined

not to let that happen again.

- George would never

hurt me, though.

- Alice, this is

all about being scared.

So let's just get past the fear

and your sense of inadequacy

about needing a surrogate, okay?

- I just feel like I've

imposed on Lisa long enough.

Um, my husband died when

he was starting a business,

so I got stuck with a lot of the debt.

- I'm sorry.

So, what do you do for a living?

- Well, my degree is in English,

and when Sara was young,

I did a lot of

freelance copywriting.

- You'd be okay

having a baby and

then giving it up?

I mean after 9 months of forming

a mother-child bond, you...

you wouldn't find that

difficult?

- Ah... That's

a really hard question.

I think I'd be okay,

as long as I knew that the child

had wonderful parents

who would give it everything.

- All right, so...

Bottom line: you're okay

living with us for 9 months?

- Well, I'll admit it's

a little different, but...

I actually think it would

make me feel more comfortable,

rather than just handing the

child off to someone I didn't know.

- You know, I think

Alice is gonna love you.

- I don't get to travel

as much as George does,

but I do get to Italy

twice a year.

One of my suppliers is in Rome.

- I spent a couple of summers in Rome.

My father's family's from there.

- Oh, really?

- Yeah. Lisa came with me one

year; we shopped till we dropped!

The Italian designers

are the best!

- I know! Every time I go, I spend a fortune on clothes!

- Yeah, you do.

You see, I thought you two would

have something in common.

- Well,

Jennifer, what do you think?

Would you be willing

to be our surrogate?

- Yeah.

- Great. Thank you.

We can't wait to

meet your daughter.

- She's gonna love you guys.

- So, George, if the procedure

works, I guess we're...

we're finally gonna

have our baby!

- I think we are!

Thank you.

- Aunt Estelle?

- I'm ready to come

live with you!

- No, I told you, you cannot

come stay with us!

- Oh, and one more thing...

I can't forget my mask

and my gavel!

I'm moving in

with you and George

whether you like it or not!

- Stop it!!

Aunt Estelle?

Are you here?

- You ask that like you care.

I'm surprised you could fit me

into your busy schedule.

- Well, I brought you something.

- What are these?

- They're assisted-living

complexes and they're really nice.

Let me show you my

favourite one, okay?

Two covered balconies.

- You're missing the point,

Alice. I'm done with living here

and every single one of

these stupid old fogy homes.

I want to live with you!

- I've already explained to you

why you can't live with us.

- It doesn't make any sense.

- You just can't, all right?

We're gonna have a full house

when... when Jennifer

and her daughter come to stay.

- Jennifer?

So you actually found someone.

- Yeah.

She's really great.

I really like her a lot.

- Well, whoopee

and good for you,

but I know there's plenty

of room for all of us.

- Aunt Estelle, listen to me.

You are not coming

to live with us, period!

Okay? So just get

the idea out of your head!

-You listen to melice.

I'm moving in

with you and George in that big fancy

house of yours whether you like it or not.

If I have to stay

here one more day,

I'm writing a nice

long letter to George.

You were a very disturbed little girl.

- Aunt Estelle...

- I saw you come back to your mother's house

that night, crawl through the window...

Thought no one would know.

And the next morning, when we

found out and told you that your daddy

had died in that fire,

you tried to act surprised.

But I knew the truth.

I knew you'd set that fire.

Now George is gonna know too.

- Aunt Estelle,

please don't tell him.

- You're crazy if you think

he's going to have a baby with

someone as messed up as you.

- You won't tell him!

- I would tell him. I don't like it here.

- Well, he's not gonna believe

some old bitch over his own wife!

He doesn't even know you exist!

- Well, that just proves

what a liar you are, doesn't it?

I raised you after

your mother killed herself.

I could've put you in

an orphanage! You owe me!

- Why are you so hateful?

- Why are you so selfish?

- Linda says that I should not

let you control me.

- Oh, I don't care

what Linda says!

- I won't let you

do this, Aunt Estelle.

- Well, you have no choice.

- Shut up!

- That was no accident.

Your father didn't fall asleep

with a lit cigarette.

- Stop it!

- How long did you watch before

running out of the house yourself?

- Stop it!

- George is gonna go

hightailing...

- No!

I can't let you talk about it

anymore, Aunt Estelle.

- Ahh! Ah!

- I don't want you to die

but I know you're gonna

tell George, and I...

I just can't let you.

I'm sorry.

I didn't mean it.

I'm sorry.

Help! Please! My aunt, she...

She just took a really bad fall.

- It's room 521. Please hurry!

- Alice, are you okay?

- I'm fine.

What's this?

- Oh, that woman that just left, she wants me to give her a call

when that crib

comes in from Italy.

She didn't even blink

when she saw the price tag.

You should hear

that woman's story.

The father of her baby

is married to somebody else.

- What?

- Yeah.

They've been together for 6 years.

He bought her a condo and everything.

And he finally filed for divorce when

he found out that she was pregnant.

- So she's running off

with a married man.

- Yeah. Can you

believe that drama?

- You know, I don't want

someone like that as a customer.

- Well, it takes all kinds.

- No, I'm serious. The woman's obviously a slut.

- But...

- But what?

- We're talking

about a $2,000 crib!

- If she comes in here again, Stacie, tell

her we don't want her business, all right?

And if you don't

tell her, I will.

- Okay...

You might feel

differently once George leaves you

for the pretty

little surrogate...

the real mother of his baby.

It's probably for the best.

- Hey! - Ah!

- What's going on? You've

been jumpy all night!

- I... I'm sorry. I don't know

what's the matter with me.

- When do you see Dr. Zeller again?

- Friday.

Not until Friday.

- So... I'll have

a brother or sister?

- So, this dream that

you had last night...

It was only George

in the courtroom?

- Yeah.

- What about the judge

in the mask?

Wasn't he there?

- No, he wasn't.

- Well...

This is the first time in weeks

you've had the dream without him.

- You know what?

You're right, actually.

- The judge always represented

your aunt Estelle.

Interesting that she was

absent from this one.

So why do you think

that is, Alice?

- I haven't dreamt

about the judge

since my aunt Estelle died.

- Your aunt died, Alice?

- Yeah, a few days ago.

- What happened?

- She hit her head

or something. I don't know.

The nurses wouldn't

really give me any details.

- What do you mean, they

wouldn't give you any details?

Did you speak to

someone in charge?

The executive director, maybe?

- Um, I tried,

but it was unclear.

I don't... I don't

exactly know what happened.

- And she was at

Meadow View, right?

- Yeah. Why do you think the box

disappears in this dream?

- Alice...

Your aunt's death, honey...

How'd you feel

when they told you?

Were you... angry?

Relieved? What?

- I don't know. I mean, it was a

shock when it first happened, but...

I'm okay now. I'm good now.

- You had a lot of anger

towards her you never had

the chance to express.

You know,

sometimes, when that happens, we

run the whole gamut of emotions.

We have sadness,

anger, guilt,

hostility...

- No, not really.

- Sometimes those feelings

are so deeply rooted...

- Look, I already told you

that I don't feel guilty

or any of those other things

that you were just saying, so...

You know, my hour is almost up

and I really wanna talk about

what happened in my dream.

- Alice...

I wouldn't be a very good

therapist, would I,

if I didn't try to help you explore

your feelings about your aunt's death?

- I realise that, but

I wanna focus on the future.

- Yes, but you can't do that if you

have unanswered questions, honey.

- I don't have any questions!

You're not listening to me! I

don't wanna talk about my aunt!

This is my session,

that I have paid for, and I am

here to figure out my dream,

okay? I don't

wanna talk

about my aunt, so don't bring

her up again, now or ever!

- I'm sorry, Alice. We have to.

- No, we don't!

I'm... Wow!

I'm sorry.

- No, it's okay, Alice.

- I'm really sorry. I...

I'm gonna use the restroom.

What are you doing?

Stop acting crazy.

She doesn't know.

She doesn't know.

- Alice?

Alice?

Alice, are you all right?

- I'm sorry about your ashtray.

- Don't worry about that.

I'm more concerned with you and

how you're feeling right now.

- Um, I'm okay. I'm better.

I just don't know what

happened in there, though.

- Well, I'd say what happened

is really important.

Unfortunately,

our time's up for today.

But this is something that

we'll work on next time, okay?

- Okay.

Stupid, stupid,

stupid, stupid, stupid!

Why are you acting like that?

You were making progress.

And Linda s...

Hey, Tiff. It's me.

- I've got a question for you. You know

your friend who works in administration

- over at Meadow View rest home?

- - Yeah.

Will you have her give me a call, please?

There's something I need to talk to her about.

- - All right.

Thanks. I appreciate it.

- Honey, they're here!

- Coming!

- Hey, you guys!

- Hi! Congratulations!

I'm so excited! - Thank you.

- Hey, how are ya?

- Good! - How are you feeling?

- Oh, good. Great.

- Well, I just bought

a big can of protein powder.

- Mmm...

- Mom says it tastes like plaster.

- But it's good for the baby,

Sara. That's what's important.

- Well, you know what? I think

the baby's doing fine. Hey,

let me help you with your stuff.

- Okay. - Come on,

I'll show you your room.

Sara! Where

are you?

Sara?

- Can I have this?

- Well, that one was for the

baby. That's why it was in the crib.

- Can I play with it

till the baby comes?

Then I'll give it to her.

- For a little while.

So, what do you

think of your room?

George even put some new games

in the computer for you.

- I'm gonna sleep

in my mom's bed

with her and the baby

in her tummy.

- But don't you

like this room, Sara?

- It's okay,

but I'm gonna sleep with her

like we do at Lisa's.

- But wouldn't it be fun

to have your own place

to sleep and everything?

- Mom says I can sleep with her.

- Here, let me get that.

- Are you sure? - Put it right here.

Oh yeah, I can manage.

- You better be careful,

or I'll give you the heavy ones with all my books.

- Well, don't worry about it.

I drink protein shakes.

- Yeah, apparently so do I!

- All right, come on.

It's starting, Alice.

Just like I said it would.

Linda Zeller.

Oh yes,

hi! Thank you for calling.

Listen, something happened over

at Meadow View with a resident

that I was sort of concerned about, and I was

hoping you could give me more information.

No,

it's for one of my patients.

Her aunt passed away there recently and

she's been having trouble getting details

about what happened from the staff.

- Alice Mailer.

And the resident's name

was Estelle McMurry.

Wait.

Are you telling me Alice was there when it happened?

I see.

No. Thank you.

I appreciate your call.

Hey, honey. I'm

going for a run.

- I talked with Sara. I don't have to pick her up till noon.

- Good.

- Wait, you're not going jogging too, are you?

- Yeah!

- But won't all that

bouncing around

be bad for the baby?

- No, it's fine.

The doctor said a little

light jogging's no problem.

My last 10K was 3 months ago.

- Oh yeah? All right,

see you in a little bit. Bye, honey.

- Bye.

- Bye.

- They make a good couple.

I told you, but

you wouldn't listen.

- What?

- You thought

killing me would solve

all your problems.

Ha, ha, ha!

I'm the least

of your problems, Alice.

Ha, ha, ha! Stop sign!

- What do I have to do

to get rid of you?

- You can't get rid of me.

Shut the hell up!

I'll go when I'm ready!

Hello?

- Alice, it's Linda.

- Hi, Linda. Um, why are you

calling me on a Saturday?

- Listen, I was thinking about

- I'm really sorry

about what happened.

- No, honey, that's not

what I was calling about.

I wanna see you again

before next Friday, okay?

- Uh, no, it's not. I have

to be in the store by 9.

- All right. Um, how about

afternoon? Say around 4.

- Well, that's not good either.

The store doesn't close until 6.

- I'm sorry, I can't

make it any later

because I teach a class at

the university on Monday nights.

- Okay, uh... Four o'clock then.

- Good. I'll see you then.

- Bye.

- Oh, you cooked!

I thought you were gonna go out to dinner

with George like you did last Saturday.

Sara wanted to stop

for cheeseburgers.

- Yeah, I thought I would do

something special tonight.

- Well, that's really nice.

Hey, if we're lucky, we'll have

leftovers tomorrow, right?

- So you got a cheeseburger too?

- Yeah. The cravings

have started!

- Well, I'm not so sure

that greasy, salty fast food

is that great for the baby.

- Well, you told us

you ate healthy.

- Well, I don't think a

cheeseburger every now and then

is gonna hurt anybody,

do you? Especially if I get a French fry.

- Actually, uh, Alice is right.

I think that, uh,

I just let my cravings

get the better of me. So...

We'll eat whatever you cook.

It smells better than

these cheeseburgers anyway.

- Good.

- Oh, I'm sorry, baby.

I didn't mean to wake you up.

- Mom...

When the baby comes,

what if I like it?

Maybe I'll want a brother

or sister and we could keep it.

- Honey, I told you.

We can't keep the baby.

It belongs to George and Alice.

- I don't get why

it belongs to Alice.

You're the mommy,

George is the daddy,

and I'm the big sister.

- Well...

Honey, it's complicated.

I'll tell you what.

Why don't you go to sleep?

We'll talk about it in the morning, okay?

- Okay.

- You know, you don't

always have to take her side.

- Honey, the cheeseburger

was in her mouth.

- George, if it's

not good for the baby,

it's not good for the baby!

And it's our baby, remember?

- Yeah, Alice.

I do remember that.

- It's like she doesn't care because

she knows she's giving the baby away.

- That is just not true! She said she ate the

same thing when she was pregnant with Sara!

- You know what,

that's not even the point.

You don't always have

to take her side!

- There are noides here, Alice!

Everybody wants the same thing!

Listen to me.

The only thing that I care about

is you and the baby. Period.

I just want them to be happy

and comfortable while

they're living under our roof.

- Okay.

George is the dad. m the mom.

How hard can that be

to explain to your child?

These are pretty slutty.

- Alice! Hi!

- Hey!

- Hi! I'm... surprised

to see you here, Jennifer.

- George and I sort of got a last-minute

project and we needed a copywriter.

So Jennifer's gonna be

working with us part-time

for a little while.

- Really?

- It's just for a few days,

but I could really use the extra money.

- Who knows? After the baby, maybe

it'll become full-time. I keep telling them

we really need someone in-house.

- Great!

- We're gonna go to lunch.

Wanna come with us?

- Thanks. Actually, I'm here

to have lunch with my husband.

- Okay. We'll

see you later.

- Okay.

That's really convenient.

- Hey, you!

- Hey! You ready to go?

- Ah, I'm an idiot.

I've got a 2 o'clock meeting I completely forgot about.

- Ohh...

- So I took the liberty of

ordering in your favourite salad.

- Oh, great!

- Yeah? It'll be here in a second.

- Okay. - You look great.

- So do you.

Um, I saw Jennifer

in the hallway...

- Yeah, we're gonna redo the

whole website. I think it's gonna be

really helpful for her.

- Is she qualified to do that? - Yeah!

Absolutely.

She was a copywriter,

and I think she knows

quite a bit about html.

- You know, George, I was thinking

that we should buy her a treadmill

so she can work out

without leaving the house.

- Ah, that's a nice gesture,

baby, but I have a feeling

that she actually likes to get

out of the house when she runs.

You know she was certified as

a personal trainer in college?

- Really?

- Mm-hmm. Who knows?

Maybe our kid will be an athlete.

Wouldn't that be something?

- Well, I'd rather our baby

be smart, like you.

- Thank you. I gotta tell you,

I really think we lucked out

with Jennifer.

Out of all the surrogates

we looked at,

she's definitely got

the most going for her.

And I tell you, honey,

I think we're gonna have

a beautiful little baby.

- Why were you prying

into my personal affairs?

- I was the one who recommended

Meadow View to you, remember?

So I was concerned when you said

they wouldn't give you information.

That's why I called, Alice.

- Well, that really wasn't

any of your business, was it?

- Well, you said you were

having trouble getting details.

I'm sorry, I... was trying to help.

- I don't need your help!

- Alice, I don't understand.

Why did you tell me you

weren't there when she died?

- Because I knew you were gonna

do this! I don't wanna talk

about my aunt Estelle!

I... wanna pretend like

she never existed, frankly.

Then why'd you even go there?

- Because she kept calling me.

She hated Meadow View

and she wanted to move in with me

and George and I couldn't let her do that.

- So you went there

to tell her that in person?

- Yes! Yes! And

to bring her brochures

of other places

she could go. Nice places.

- She didn't like

those other options?

- No! She kept insisting!

She never listened! You know?

She kept insisting on

moving in with George and me.

And when I said

she couldn't, then...

- When you told her

she couldn't, then...

What was she going to do, Alice?

- Nothing.

- No. You just said:

"When I told her she couldn't,"

like she was threatening to do something.

- No. No, she wasn't

threatening anything.

I'm done talking about this.

- Don't worry, okay?

We'll get through this

together. I promise.

See you next Friday, huh?

- Yeah.

- Okay.

She's onto you, Alice.

She's going to find out what

you did. It's just a matter

of time.

- Goodbye, honey.

- Hey! Did you get everything

done that you needed to?

- Yeah, I pretty much took care of everything.

- Well, good.

At least one of us is done for the

night. I still have to call Singapore.

- Where's Jennifer?

- Hm? Oh, I think they're

curled up watching a DVD.

Come here, I wanna

show you something.

What do you think of this?

- It's a swing set.

- Yeah. I was thinking of putting

one in the backyard for Sara.

- I think you're doing

too much for Sara.

- What do you mean, too much?

- Well, this isn't

her home, George.

- Ah, Allie, come on!

Look, don't be offended

by what she said.

Kids have a hard time

understanding sometimes.

- Well, you need to understand

that once the baby's born,

we're never gonna

see them again.

- Don't you think that's

a little bit extreme?

- George, Jennifer is a carrier.

And we both decided on minimal

contact after the birth.

- Yeah, I know what we decided

on, but seeing as how they're...

- Minimal contact means pictures

on the baby's birthday. That's it.

- Allie, come on! It's not like

they're gonna be moving to Alaska!

- Well, they may as well, George, because I

don't want them here when the baby is born!

- Come on, Alice,

there's a bond that forms!

It's... - I know! That's

what I'm talking about!

You are getting too close

to both of them!

You know what? Jennifer is carrying

our child, and getting close to Sara,

getting close to any kid, honey,

is just gonna make us better parents!

- I am not Sara's mother,

thank God,

and you are not her father, no matter

how close you wanna get to "Jenny!"

I have no interest in Jennifer

other than making sure that she is happy

and healthy while she's carrying our child!

- Well, it sure seems like more than that!

- Well, you know what? It's not.

It's not. And if it's gonna

make you this upset, we need

to ask them to move out,

because personally I don't care

if they're here or not!

Is that what you want?

- No.

- Yeah, I didn't think so.

You know what, Alice?

I'm going for a walk.

Alice...

George wants a real family.

Once he sees his baby,

he'll stay with Jennifer

and you'll be all alone.

- You're dead and you won't shut up!

- Oh, Alice...

I warned you this would happen.

- Be quiet, Aunt Estelle!

- Things are really

falling apart now.

- I know. I know, I know,

I know, I know, I know, I know!

- I'm worried about Alice.

- You are?

- Well, she's been acting

so strange lately,

and she just can't

stop killing people.

- Alice? Is this true?

- No!

- Well,

she killed

Dr. Zeller,

and an aunt that you

never even heard about.

And she killed her father

when she was 12 years old.

- Be quiet! George,

she's a slut! Look at her!

- But she's the mother

of my child.

- No, it's my baby!

- Uh-huh. Uh-huh.

No, no, no. Definitely not.

It's too soon to say.

Well, when the time is right,

we tell everyone. Who cares?

Let the chips fall where they may at that point.

- No, you can tell me now!

- Let me call you right back.

- Where is she?

- Where's who? - Jennifer!

- Allie, I was on the phone

to Peter Chan in Singapore!

I told you I had

to make that call!

- Just tell me the truth!

- The truth about what?

- I can't take these secrets,

George! Just tell me...

Are you going to leave me

when the baby comes?

- What?

- Jennifer!

Are you going

to divorce me and marry her?

Is that your plan?

And I'm not gonna take the baby.

I think we need to rethink

this living arrangement.

Doesn't seem to be working out.

- I made such a huge mistake. I didn't...

I didn't mean to... - Alice! Alice!

Just stop!

- You have to tell her not to leave, George!

- Tell her not to leave?

How is she ever gonna be

comfortable in this house again?

- I know! I made

a mistake! I'm sorry!

Please, you have to convince

her not to go! Please!

- Maybe it'd be better

if she did, Allie.

You've been miserable since the

day she walked through that door.

- I know.

I know. I, um...

I think I'm just

under a lot of stress.

I'm really worried about

everything, you know.

But I'm gonna be okay,

so please talk to her, George.

You can fix this.

- Allie, Allie, stop.

Don't do this to yourself.

You're just making yourself crazy.

I'll go talk to her tomorrow, okay?

- Okay.

- Right now you just need to get some sleep, okay?

- You'll talk to her tomorrow?

Okay.

- Let me take you up.

Anything else?

Even if it was a robbery assault,

I still want a list of all

of Dr. Zeller's patients

and anybody else she would

have been involved with.

Thanks.

- How are you this morning?

- Okay.

- Look, um...

About last night...

- Yeah, before you say anything,

I just want you to know that I'm

gonna move back in with Lisa.

It's just not comfortable here.

- I'm sorry.

The last thing I wanted was for

you and Sara to feel unwelcome.

- Well, it's not good

for Alice either.

- This... this baby

is so important to her...

- Look, I know she's been through a lot,

but... - She's just terrified

that something's gonna happen

and she's gonna lose this baby too.

You don't know

how many surrogates

we looked at

before we found you.

If you can just stick it out,

I think Allie will work through this like she's

worked through everything else in her life.

She just needs

a little more time.

Look, Jennifer,

I... I... I can't tell you

what to do with your life...

but I hope you stay.

Give Alice another chance.

- I need some time

to think about it.

I'm not making any promises.

- I understand.

Thank you.

- Jennifer, I... I just want to

apologise to you for last night.

I'm... very ashamed

of my behaviour

and I'm really sorry.

I was kind of hoping

that I could take you to lunch

today and have a heart-to-heart.

There's a really great

Italian place downtown.

It's authentic.

- Thanks, Alice,

but I actually already told Lisa

that I would meet her at

Kylie's Café for lunch, so...

another time.

- Sure. Sure.

- We're late.

- I know.

- Got everything?

- Yeah.

- So she's gonna

have lunch with Lisa.

Doesn't she realise

how important this is?

They're gonna talk about me.

They're gonna talk about me.

That's why they didn't

invite me to come along.

- Jennifer's seeing through you.

- Be quiet!

I'm trying to think!

- Once Lisa hears what you did,

she'll tell Jennifer

to move back in with her,

and goodbye baby!

- They're gonna talk about me.

- If you don't do something

soon, it'll be too late.

- Hey, Sarge! You got the rest

of those patient files

on the Zeller case?

- On the way.

- Thanks.

- You're welcome.

- Okay, Alice, just... just go in

there and tell them how sorry you are.

Don't ruin it.

It's gonna be okay.

It's gonna be okay.

It's gonna be okay.

- I can't believe it.

- She's completely out of control.

She got into a big fight with George

last night. You should've heard her.

She actually accused George

of wanting to divorce her and

marry me after the baby's born.

- I can't believe it. You

shouldn't be in a situation like that.

Do you wanna move back in with me? I mean,

I think you need to get out of there

before things get worse.

- Oh, boy...

- Alice...

- How could you do this to me?

- What?

- Is this what you do? You come here

and you say terrible things

about me when I'm not around?

- No! Jennifer and I

were just talking!

- You have been against me

from the beginning!

- Alice, please!

- And you lied to me!

You said that you were gonna stay

with us until after the baby was born!

- Alice, why don't you just sit down

with us and we can all discuss this?

- If you cared about my opinion,

you would've invited me

in the first place!

- Look, I just want

what's best for everyone.

- No, you don't!

You have wanted her

to be with George

since we started!

- That's not true! How can you

possibly believe that?

- Listen, if you think

that I'm gonna sit back and let

you take my husband and my baby...

Nobody takes my baby away, you bitch!

- Alice!

- I'm sorry, I've gotta go.

- You see what you did?

This is your fault!

- Calm down.

Just let me help you.

- You hate me!

- No! But I've never seen you like this!

- What am I doing?

- It's okay.

Okay, come here. Come here.

Sit down. Sit down.

I'm gonna call George.

I'm gonna call George.

George, it's me.

- I'm at Kylie's. Can you come down here,

please? I'm with Alice

What

do you mean, she's not doing well?

- I can't explain.

Just come down, please.

- I'll be right there.

- Alice, it's all right.

You'll be fine.

You'll be okay.

- Hey.

- Hey.

- Hi.

- Hi.

- You okay?

- We lost Jennifer.

- She left pretty upset.

- It's okay, Allie.

Come on. Shh, shh.

Let's go home.

I'll call you in a little bit.

- Okay.

- Okay... Who's next

on the list?

Alice Mailer, Fountain Heights.

- George, you can't let her go!

- Oh, Alice... - Jennifer!

Please, I'm so sorry!

- I have to, Alice.

- No, you don't! We can

pretend like none of this

ever happened!

We can! George,

she's gonna take the baby!

- Alice, stop it!

I'll talk to her.

Stay out here.

- I'm done, George!

- Yeah, I'm...

I'm sorry, I...

I never thought it

would get this bad.

- You need to get her some help.

- Yeah.

Yeah, I know.

- Why? Why is this

happening to me?

- Don't be so surprised.

- Leave me alone!

- Go ahead, Alice. Kill

yourself. Your mother did.

- I don't want to...

- Alice!

Honey, put it down.

- He's leaving with her,

Alice. End it now.

- Shut up!

- I'll call 911.

- If she leaves

this house, George,

I'm gonna do it. I swear to God.

- No, hey, hey, hey, honey,

it's okay. It's okay.

- Please hurry. She's got a knife

and she's threatening to kill herself.

Fountain Heights?

This is Detective Martin,

responding to that 901A.

I'm in the neighbourhood.

- Come on, Allie,

give me the knife.

We're gonna work everything out.

- I'm so scared, George!

- I know.

I know. I know.

- Do it, Alice.

- Allie, look at me.

Look at me. Look at me.

Listen to me.

I'm gonna get you help.

Okay?

Please don't do this, honey.

- They're taking

your baby!

- You betrayed me.

- No. No, Allie,

I didn't.

I didn't.

Come on. Give me

the knife.

- Help me! Help me!

Please help me!

- Are you Alice Mailer?

- No, she's inside! She just stabbed her husband!

- Stay here!

- Please hurry!

Oh, God! Oh, my God!

- Don't move!

- I think he's dead.

- This is Detective Martin.

I need an ambulance and backup

at 13 Josephine Road.

One victim.

- So, how's that project coming along?

- Pretty good.

I'll probably spend the day

tomorrow trying to finish it up. You?

- I have to drop Sara off

at a playdate tomorrow morning,

then I've gotta get caught up

on the writing for that travel site.

- Is that the last web page?

- Yes, all done!

Last job in Philly. On to

Pittsburgh. New job, new home...

- You've come so far, Jennifer,

and I'm really proud of you.

- I could never have

done it without you.

- I'm really gonna miss you guys.

- I'm gonna miss you too.

You gotta come visit often... if your

new boyfriend will let you get away.

Oh, he will. - Come on,

let's go eat.

- Mmm! Yummy!

Some more? Where's

the airplane going?

It's going into

the airport! Ahh...

- You want fried eggs?

- No... scrambled.

- Okay.

- Yesterday's statement by the President that

he believes the peace talks are going well

and that an agreement will be

reached soon is being greeted

with some scepticism...

- Aunt Lisa! - In local news,

authorities are saying that they have

recaptured 2 of the 3 female inmates

from the Kendall Nowlin

Institute for the Criminally Insane

who escaped this morning,

but that a third inmate remains at large.

- Morning!

- Morning!

- Morning. - Good morning!

- Can I help?

- Mom wants to know if

you want fried or scrambled.

- Scrambled, please.

Do you want me to watch Shannon

while you take Sara this morning?

- Yeah! Do you mind?

- No, not at all. - That'd be great.

- Yummy!

- All right, you got everything?

- Yeah.

- It's time to go to sleep,

little Shannon.

Go to sleep. Go to sleep.

Ohh yeah...

Shh... Sleepy time.

Ah, yes! Go to

sleep, baby!

Go to sleep, baby.

- Bye, Mom!

- Have a good time, sweetheart!

- Hi, Sara! How are you?

- Hi! Fine!

- I realise they said they were

headed out of the country, but...

Did anybody notify Jennifer Adler? 'Cause

I don't think Alice is going anywhere

without her baby.

- All right, all right.

Just do me a favour, all right?

Send a patrol car out to the house just to be safe.

- Ohh! Look at you!

You're so beautiful!

Hello! Ohh yeah!

You're such a beauty!

We don't have much time.

We gotta get packed.

- Lisa? I'm home!

Hey!

Hi!

Who turned this on, huh?

Where's your aunt Lisa?

Lisa?

Oh, my God!

Ah!

- I came for my baby.

- You can't have her, Alice!

- Well, if the psych ward couldn't stop me,

what makes you think that you can?

- She needs me! You know that!

- I'm her mother.

She isybaby.

- They get along so well.

- Sara loves her little sister.

- Yeah, but wait till they start fighting, just like we did.

- Hmm...

I hope that doesn't happen.

- It's only natural.

When you put 2 kids together

under the same roof,

they're gonna be rivals.

- Not just kids, Lisa.

Not just kids.