The Rival (2006) - full transcript
After Alice is shot in a robbery, she loses her ability to have children. The traumatized woman finally gets over her anguish when she marries George and finds a surrogate mother, Jennifer. It seems Alice will finally get her happy ending -- until she notices George and Jennifer hitting it off a little too well. Consumed with jealousy and fear, the obsessed wife will stop at nothing to save her family-to-be.
- 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.
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.