Diagnosis Murder (1993–2001): Season 7, Episode 22 - Swan Song - full transcript

♪ WE USED TO STAY OUT LATE

♪ JAZZIN' IT AT ALL THE CLUBS

♪ NOW YOU'RE IN BED BY 8:00

♪ BYE-BYE, DEARIE

♪ YOU WERE ONCE EXCITING

♪ NOW YOU'RE DEJA VU

♪ THAT IS WHY I'M WRITING

♪ THIS SWAN SONG TO YOU.

THAT... WAS...
GREAT.

HALF HOUR, GUYS.

CAPPUCCINOS ON ME.



DANIELLE, YOU WANT ANYTHING?

NO, THANKS.

DON'T BE LONG.

♪ DOO DOO-DOO DOO-DOO-DOO...

RHONDA?

♪ DOO DOO-DOO DOO-DOO-DO...

GUYS?

WHO'S THERE?

IS ANYONE THERE?

HELP!

SOMEONE... PLEASE!

Steve:
OW.

GEEZ...

WHY IS DANIELLE
BRINGING A PIANO WITH HER?



NOT JUST A PIANO;
A
GRAN

AND SHE'S BRINGING IT WITH HER
FROM NEW YORK?

YEAH. WELL, YOU KNOW
HOW ARTISTS ARE.

SHE GETS NERVOUS
IN FRONT OF AN AUDIENCE

AND SHE FIGURES
IF SHE HAS HER OWN PIANO

IT'S ONE LESS THING
TO WORRY ABOUT.

I SEE.

OH, SHE'S HERE.

DAD, YOU LOOK FINE.

OKAY.

HEY...

MARK!

HI, BEAUTIFUL.

I AM SO GLAD
TO SEE YOU.

STEVEN, PUT ONE
RIGHT THERE.

MMM...
MMM.

HEY, I SAW YOUR REVIEWS
FROM NEW YORK.

THEY WERE OUTSTANDING.

WHO'D HAVE THUNK IT?

ABOUT YOU?
WE ALWAYS KNEW ABOUT YOU.

DID MY PIANO
ARRIVE YET?

NOT YET.

THEY PROMISED ME
IT WOULD GET HERE

BEFORE I DID.

OH, I'M SORRY... MRS. CURRIER,
ONE OF MY PATIENTS.

HER BLOODWORK'S BACK

AND I'VE GOT TO CHECK IT OUT
RIGHT AWAY.

OH.

OH, HERE IT IS.

OH.

WELL, UH, STEVE...?

YEAH, DAD,
I'LL GET DANIELLE SETTLED IN

AND SEE TO THE PIANO.

YOU GO.

ALL RIGHT.

I'LL SEE YOU LATER.

OKAY. I FEEL
LIKE I'M HOME.

YOU ARE HOME.

MMM...

YOU, UH, TAKE THIS PIANO
WITH YOU
EVERYWHERE?

YOU THINK I'M A
DIVA, DON'T YOU?

NO. NO, I MEAN

IF IT, UH, HELPS YOU GET
OVER YOUR NERVES...

LAST WEEK IN NEW YORK
WAS A PERFECT EXAMPLE.

I WAS IN A HALL

THAT I KNOW,
IN A CITY THAT LOVES ME

AND I WAS SO NERVOUS ONSTAGE,
I DIDN'T KNOW IF I COULD SPEAK

BUT THE MINUTE I SAT DOWN
AT THE PIANO...

MY PIANO...

IT WAS JUST ME...

ALONE IN MY LIVING ROOM,
WITH AN OLD FRIEND.

PIANO TUNER WILL BE HERE
IN ABOUT AN HOUR.

OH, SOUNDS LIKE
SHE SURVIVED THE TRIP.

DAD SAYS YOU'RE GOING
TO RECORD A NEW ALBUM.

MM-HMM.

ALL NEW SONGS?

MM-HMM.

TELL ME WHAT YOU THINK
OF THIS ONE.

WASN'T THAT ON YOUR, UH,
SECOND ALBUM?

OH, YEAH, UM...
I'M DOING A-A NEW ARRANGEMENT...

GOING TO RERECORD IT.

OH.

YOU CAN'T TELL
WHAT IT SOUNDS LIKE

UNTIL THE PIANO'S TUNED.

YOU FEEL LIKE
TAKING ME SOMEWHERE
TERRIFIC FOR LUNCH?

SURE.

YOU, UH, LIKE BARBECUE?

OH, I LOVE IT.

GOOD.

Woman:
DR. TRAVIS

I NEED A REALLY,
REALLY BIG FAVOR.

IT'S ABOUT DANIELLE MARSH.

THE SINGER?

THE SINGER... DR. SLOAN'S BEST
FREIND OR ONE OF DR. SLOAN'S
BEST FRIENDS.

ANYWAYS.

SHE'S STAYING
WITH HIM.

AND?

SHE'S MY ABSOLUTE TOTAL IDOL.

I THOUGHT AMANDA WAS YOUR IDOL.

OH, SHE'S MY IDOL NOW,
BUT BEFORE MEDICAL SCHOOL

YOU KNOW, WHEN I WAS A KID

I REALLY, REALLY WANTED
TO BE A SONGWRITER

AND I USED TO FANTASIZE
THAT I WAS DANIELLE MARSH.

YOU WRITE SONGS?

IF I DO SAY SO MYSELF

I'VE, UM, WRITTEN
SOME PRETTY COOL LYRICS.

OF COURSE,
THEY'RE MOSTLY ABOUT DEATH.

SWEET.

WOW, REMIND ME
TO LISTEN TO THOSE

WHEN I HAVE
A LITTLE MORE TIME.

SO...

WHEN CAN YOU INTRODUCE ME
TO HER?

"INTR..." OH.

YOU KNOW, ELLIE, I DON'T
EVEN KNOW THE WOMAN MYSELF.

YEAH, BUT YOU KNOW DR. SLOAN
AND HE KNOWS HER.

I WROTE THIS SONG

THAT WOULD BE ABSOLUTELY PERFECT
FOR HER.

YOU KNOW, I'M SORRY.

I JUST DON'T
FEEL COMFORTABLE

IMPOSING ON HIS FRIENDSHIP
LIKE THAT.

SO, UM,
YOU'LL JUST HAVE TO FIND A WAY

TO MEET HER ON YOUR OWN.

Steve:
OKAY.

ALL RIGHT.

I'LL TELL HER.

ALL RIGHT, SEE YOU.

DAD SAID HE'D BE HOME
IN FIVE MINUTES.

YOU KNOW, HE'S BEEN
ACTING LIKE A KID

EVER SINCE YOU SAID YOU WERE
COMING OUT TO STAY WITH US.

HE'S ALWAYS BEEN
MY BEST FAN.

UH, HE ALSO SAID HE
ARRANGED TO GIVE YOU
A PHYSICAL TOMORROW.

HE SAID HE KNOWS YOU

AND HE'S SURE YOU
HAVEN'T HAD ONE

SINCE THE LAST TIME YOU
WERE HERE FIVE YEARS AGO.

HE KNOWS HOW I FEEL
ABOUT DOCTORS.

MM-HMM, WHICH
IS PROBABLY

WHY HE HAD ME
DELIVER THE MESSAGE

TO, UH, BE IN HIS OFFICE
AT 10:00 TOMORROW MORNING.

CAN'T DO IT.

I HAVE A MEETING WITH RHONDA
AND THE PROMOTER AT 11:30.

HE SAID HE'D HAVE YOU IN AND OUT
IN LESS THAN AN HOUR.

YOUR FATHER IS
THE MOST ANNOYING MAN

I HAVE EVER KNOWN.

PROMISE ME YOU'LL SHOW UP

OR HE'LL HAVE ME HERE
GIVING A POLICE ESCORT.

ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT, ONE HOUR.

THAT'S ALL

I CAN GIVE HIM.

DEAL.

MISS MARSH, UH

I'M ELLIE ROSE,
THIRD-YEAR MEDICAL STUDENT...

PATHOLOGY ROTATION.

UH, I BROUGHT YOU SOME COFFEE
WHILE YOU WAIT FOR DR. SLOAN.

I DON'T WANT COFFEE.

I WANT MARK SLOAN.

HI. UH, DR. SLOAN HAD
AN EMERGENCY

AND HE ASKED ME
IF I WOULD GET THE EXAM STARTED.

WHAT?

I'M JESSE TRAVIS.

HAVE YOU

ACTUALLY GRADUATED
FROM MEDICAL SCHOOL YET?

OH, NO.

MY MOM JUST DROPPED
ME OFF HERE

FOR SOME AFTER-
SCHOOL DAY CARE

AND DR. SLOAN LETS US PLAY
WITH THE SHINY INSTRUMENTS.

A PHYSICIAN/STAND-UP COMIC.

I'M OUT OF HERE.

Jesse:
NO, ACTUALLY,
I'M SORRY.

HE'LL BE BACK IN A
COUPLE OF SECONDS.

I'M JUST GOING
TO TAKE YOUR VITALS.

I'M GOING TO LISTEN
TO YOUR HEART AND LUNGS

AND DRAW A LITTLE
BLOOD, OKAY?

YOUNG MAN, I WOULD NO SOONER
LET YOU TOUCH ME

THAN A PSYCHIC HEALER
FROM THE PHILIPPINES.

MISS MARSH...

DON'T SPEAK.

LOOK, I KNOW...

DON'T ARGUE.

JUST OPEN THE DOOR.

WELL...

SHE'S A LITTLE ANXIOUS
BEFORE A BIG SHOW

BUT OTHER THAN THAT,
SHE'S REALLY GREAT.

I'LL HAVE HER EATING
OUT OF MY HAND.

I'D WATCH MY FINGERS
IF I WERE YOU.

DANIELLE MARSH

YOUR PROMOTER,
LARRY LARSEN.

A PLEASURE.

FABULOUS PLACE

YOU'VE BOOKED US INTO.

IT IS
A HISTORIC OLD HOUSE.

LARRY SAYS
WE'VE ALREADY SOLD OUT.

I WANTED TO ASK

IF YOU'D CONSIDER
ADDING ANOTHER SHOW?

YOU EXPECT ME TO COME
BACK TO THIS RAT-HOLE

FOR A THIRD NIGHT?

SO, YOU'VE
TAKEN THE TOUR?

IS THERE A PROBLEM?

THE PROBLEM,
MR. LARSEN

IS THAT YOU HAVE
NO RESPECT FOR ME.

OF COURSE I DO.

I'M-I'M HONORED
TO BE WORKING WITH YOU.

REALLY?

AND YOU EXPRESS THAT HONOR HOW?

BY SENDING ME FLOWERS
WHEN I ARRIVE IN L.A.?

NO.

BY CHOOSING
THIS "HISTORIC, OLD HOUSE"

WHICH IS A EUPHEMISM
FOR A DUMP.

YOU DON'T EVEN CLEAN

THE DRESSING ROOM
BEFORE I ARRIVE.

I OFFERED
TO GET YOU A 12-FOOT GRAND...

I DON'T NEED ANOTHER PIANO,
MR. LARSEN.

I HAV A PIANO.

WHAT I NEED IS

A CLEAN
DRESSING ROOM.

DANIELLE, LET ME HANDLE THIS.

SOMETHING HAS TO BE DONE
ABOUT THE DRESSING ROOM

OR THERE WON'T BE A SHOW.

ONE DOWN,
FOUR TO GO.

NO, WAIT.

I THINK THIS IS HER NOW.

YEAH, THANKS.

DANIELLE, I
AM SO SORRY

I MISSED YOU AT THE HOSPITAL.

OH, WHAT A DAY.

ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?

NOBODY KNEW WHERE YOU WENT.

I DON'T UNDERSTAND

THE PEOPLE
IN THE MUSIC BUSINESS ANYMORE.

YOU SAW YOUR
PROMOTER?

I DON'T KNOW
WHO THESE PEOPLE ARE

OR WHY THEY'RE IN THE BUSINESS.

THEY DON'T CARE ABOUT THE MUSIC.

THEY DON'T CARE ABOUT THE SHOW.

ALL THEY CARE ABOUT
IS THE MONEY.

MMM, THE WORLD HAS CHANGED.

THE MUSIC'S CHANGED.

NOT FOR EVERYBODY.

NOT FOR ME.

♪ TO ENHANCE THIS LOVE

♪ IS YOU TO BE A BIT VERBOSE

♪ SO, BABY

♪ TALK TO ME...

♪ SO, BABY

♪ TALK TO ME...

DO YOU KNOW

THAT'S THE FIRST SONG
I EVER RECORDED?

REALLY?

YOU KNOW, THE FIRST
TIME I HEARD IT

WAS IN THAT-THAT BAR.

TINKER'S.

THAT WAS A LIFETIME AGO.

I CAN'T BELIEVE
YOU KNOW THAT SONG.

♪ OH, BABY, TALK TO ME.

I, UH, HATE TO
BREAK THIS UP

BUT I HAVE TO ASK YOU
A FEW OFFICIAL QUESTIONS.

WHEN YOU GAVE THIS ADDRESS
AT THE SCENE

THE POLICE REPORT
GOT KICKED OVER TO ME.

WHAT SCENE?
WHAT HAPPENED?

THANK YOU.

ACTUALLY, I'M KIND OF
RELIEVED YOU FOUND OUT.

WHY IS THAT?

BECAUSE THE MORE

I THINK ABOUT IT,
THE MORE I WORRY.

ABOUT WHAT? WOULD SOMEBODY
TELL ME WHAT'S HAPPENING?

I WAS CHASED BY A MAN
IN A RED CAR

THIS AFTERNOON.

WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME?

I DIDN'T WANT TO WORRY YOU.

I TOLD THE POLICE.

DID YOU SEE

THE LICENSE NUMBER
ON THE CAR?

NO.

Steve:
HOW ABOUT THE MAN...
WHAT'D HE LOOK LIKE?

OH, I DON'T KNOW,
MAYBE 35 OR 40...

SALT-AND-PEPPER HAIR...

IT WAS THE SAME MAN WHO CHASED
ME IN THE THEATER IN NEW YORK.

YOU'VE SEEN HIM
BEFORE?

WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL
THE OFFICER THAT?

BECAUSE A STORY LIKE THIS
WINDS UP IN THE NEWSPAPERS

AND BRINGS OUT
EVERY WEIRDO IN TOWN.

I DON'T NEED THAT.

I GUESS I WAS HOPING IT WAS
A FAN... SOMEBODY HARMLESS.

DANIELLE, IF SOMEBODY CHASED YOU
IN NEW YORK

AND FOLLOWED YOU
ALL THE WAY TO CALIFORNIA

I WOULDN'T CALL IT HARMLESS.

I WAS AFRAID YOU'D SAY THAT.

IF YOU'VE GOT AN HOUR,
WHY DON'T YOU COME WITH ME

AND TALK TO
A SKETCH ARTIST?

THEN MAYBE WE'LL GET LUCKY
AND FIND THIS GUY.

I'VE GOT A BOARD MEETING.

I'LL SEE YOU TWO
BACK HERE AT DINNER.

WHAT DO YOU THINK?

HIS HAIR WAS
A LITTLE LONGER

AND HIS FACE WAS A LITTLE
THINNER, I THINK.

Steve:
YOU SAY HE'S WANTED
FOR QUESTIONING.

NO ONE'LL KNOW
HE'S CONNECTED TO YOU.

OH, THANK YOU.

BETTER?

YES, I... I THINK SO.

I'M SORRY, I... I DIDN'T
HEAR YOU COME IN.

PLEASE, GO ON.

THANKS.

JESSE, WAIT UP.

I DIDN'T HAVE A CHANCE
TO TALK TO YOU YESTERDAY

AFTER DANIELLE'S PHYSICAL.

DID YOU GET
THE BLOODWORK BACK YET?

SHE DIDN'T TELL YOU
WHAT HAPPENED?

NO.

I, UH... I DIDN'T
EXAMINE HER.

WHY NOT?

WELL, SHE WAS UPSET
THAT YOU WEREN'T THERE.

WELL, DIDN'T YOU
EXPLAIN TO HER?

I SAID THAT YOU HAD
AN EMERGENCY

YOU WOULD BE BACK
AS SOON AS YOU COULD

AND SHE WALKED OUT.

SHE DIDN'T TELL ME ANY OF THAT.

WELL, I'M NOT SURPRISED.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

EH, IT'S NOTHING.
DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT.

JESSE, TALK TO ME.

ALL RIGHT.

SHE WAS RUDE

SHE WAS INSULTING,
AND THEN SHE LEFT.

THAT'S VERY UNLIKE HER.

WELL, YOU CAN ASK ELLIE ROSE.

SHE WAS THERE, TOO.

HI.

DR. SLOAN ASKED ME
TO DROP THESE FILES
BY THE HOUSE.

THANK YOU.

OH, I'M ELLIE ROSE.

WE MET YESTERDAY
AT THE HOSPITAL.

I-I BROUGHT YOU
SOME COFFEE.

OH... OF COURSE.

COME IN.

I HEARD YOU PLAYING.

IT WAS VERY BEAUTIFUL.

THAT WAS FROM YOUR
SECOND ALBUM, WASN'T IT?

YES.

DO YOU MIND IF I STAY
AND LISTEN TO YOU
FOR A FEW MINUTES?

PLEASE.

SIT DOWN.

I DON'T KNOW WHY
I JUST LIED TO YOU.

DR. SLOAN DIDN'T JUST SEND ME
DOWN HERE WITH THOSE PAPERS.

HE DOESN'T EVEN KNOW
THAT I'M HERE.

WHEN HE FINDS OUT, HE'LL
PROBABLY BE FURIOUS WITH ME

AND DR. TRAVIS

WILL PROBABLY
KILL ME.

I HAVE BEEN A FAN OF YOURS
SINCE I WAS A KID.

YOU... WERE MY IDOL.

YOU INSPIRED ME
TO PLAY THE PIANO

AND TO WRITE SONGS.

I MEMORIZED ALL OF YOUR ALBUMS,
EVEN THE DOUBLE ALBUM.

YOU'RE KIDDING.

THE ONE THAT ONLY SOLD
IN EUROPE?

MY MOM BOUGHT IT FOR ME
FOR MY 16th BIRTHDAY.

I PLAYED IT SO MANY TIMES,
I WORE IT OUT.

AND SO THERE I WAS
AT WORK TODAY

SINGING THE SONG THAT I WROTE,
AND THEN, THE NEXT THING I KNOW

I'M STANDING ON DR. SLOAN'S
DOORSTEP, RINGING THE BELL...

I JUST HAD TO MEET YOU.

I WANTED TO TALK
TO YOU ABOUT
WRITING SONGS...

AND I WANTED...
TO PLAY THIS SONG

THAT I WROTE FOR YOU.

IT WOULD BE ABSOLUTELY
PERFECT FOR YOU.

OH, ELLIE...

YOU JUST THINK
I'M A CRAZY GROUPIE.

NO, NOT AT ALL.

I WAS JUST... REMEMBERING
WHAT IT WAS LIKE TO HAVE A DREAM

AND FOLLOW IT WITH ALL MY HEART.

I KIND OF GAVE UP THAT DREAM
FOR MEDICAL SCHOOL.

OH, I DON'T KNOW.

YOU'RE HERE.

THAT TELLS ME A LOT.

GO AHEAD.
LET'S HEAR IT.

OKAY.

♪ YOU GIVE ME STRENGTH INSIDE

♪ I KNOW AT TIMES I TEND

♪ TO SWIM AGAINST THE TIDE

♪ BUT YOU'RE ALWAYS ON MY SIDE

♪ WHO KNOWS WHAT LIES AHEAD?

I'M SORRY.

THAT'S A TERRIFIC SONG.

YOU REALLY THINK SO?

I WOULDN'T SAY IT
IF I DIDN'T MEAN IT.

HI, COME IN.

Man:
HI.

Danielle:
JOHN, I WANT
YOU TO MEET...

I'M SORRY, WHAT WAS
YOUR NAME AGAIN?

ELLIE ROSE.

HI.

UH, ELLIE,
WOULD YOU EXCUSE ME?

JOHN AND I HAVE
SOME BUSINESS

WE NEED TO DISCUSS.

BUT YOU HAVEN'T HEARD
THE WHOLE SONG.

WELL, LEAVE IT.

I'LL PLAY IT THROUGH LATER ON.

WELL, UM, I WAS KIND OF HOPING

THAT MAYBE YOU WOULD
LIKE IT SO MUCH

THAT MAYBE YOU WOULD WANT
TO PERFORM IT IN YOUR CONCERT?

I ONLY PERFORM MY OWN SONGS.

EVERYBODY KNOWS THAT.

WELL, I THOUGHT MAYBE...

NO EXCEPTIONS EVER.

I'M SORRY.

UH, MRS. CURRIER'S FILES.

OH... SORRY... ME.

STEVE? IS SOMETHING WRONG?

DAD, WE HAVE A PROBLEM.

I'M REALLY WORRIED
ABOUT DANIELLE.

DANIELLE?

ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?

I'VE BEEN WORRIED
ABOUT YOU.

YOU DON'T SEEM
YOURSELF.

WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

I HEARD WHAT HAPPENED
AT THE HOSPITAL WITH JESSE.

I WAS IN PAIN, SO MUCH PAIN

AND THEY WOULDN'T
GIVE ME ANYTHING

TO MAKE THE PAIN GO AWAY.

YESTERDAY YOU WERE IN PAIN?

I BEGGED THEM.

I THOUGHT I'D DIE,
AND NO ONE WOULD HELP.

DANIELLE, YESTERDAY
YOU WENT TO THE HOSPITAL

FOR A PHYSICAL.

LET GO OF ME.

WHO ARE YOU AND WHY ARE YOU
ASKING ME THESE QUESTIONS?

DANIELLE...

LEAVE ME ALONE.
JUST LEAVE ME ALONE!

DANIELLE, IT'S MARK!

LOOK AT ME. IT'S MARK!

MARK.

YES.

OH...

I DON'T KNOW WHY
THIS HAPPENS TO ME.

I GET SO NERVOUS.

IT'S LIKE I DON'T
KNOW WHERE I AM!

THE CONCERT IN NEW YORK...

IT WAS THE FIRST TIME
I WAS ON STAGE IN SIX YEARS

AND BEFORE THE SHOW,
I WAS A MESS.

I WAS SEEING THINGS
AND HEARING THINGS...

IT'S JUST HAPPENING AGAIN.

IT'S JUST NERVES,
THAT'S ALL IT IS.

I'M JUST STRESSED OUT.

YOU KNOW, DANIELLE,
DR. TRAVIS SAID YOU
LEFT THE HOSPITAL

BEFORE HE COULD DO
THE PHYSICAL.

I'LL BET HE SAID
I WAS A REAL PAIN, TOO.

LOOK, I HADN'T MET
MY PROMOTER YET.

I HADN'T SEEN
THE CONCERT HALL YET.

I WAS NERVOUS.

I KNOW THAT'S NO EXCUSE.

YOU KNOW THAT SONG YOU
WERE WRITING LAST NIGHT?

THIS MORNING,
I TRIED TO PLAY

SOME OF THE NOTES
YOU'D WRITTEN DOWN.

AND YOU COULDN'T READ IT.

UH-UH.

I HAVE MY OWN KIND
OF SHORTHAND.

NOBODY CAN READ MY MUSIC.

I DON'T SEE WHAT
THE TWO THINGS

HAVE TO DO
WITH EACH OTHER.

WELL, I DON'T, EITHER

BUT THERE COULD BE
A PATTERN THERE.

OF WHAT?

YOU KNOW, STEVE SAID THE POLICE
REPORTED THAT THEY COULDN'T FIND

ONE WITNESS OR EVEN
A SINGLE PIECE OF EVIDENCE

THAT EVEN SUGGESTED THAT ANYBODY
WAS FOLLOWING YOU YESTERDAY.

AND ACCORDING TO
THE NEW YORK POLICE

YOU NEVER REPORTED
THE INCIDENT AT
THE THEATER.

YOU THINK I MADE
THESE THINGS UP?

WHAT WOULD BE THE POINT OF
MAKING THEM UP AND THEN TRYING

TO KEEP THEM OUT
OF THE PAPERS?

I CAN'T IMAGINE.

YOU THINK I'M CRAZY.

OF COURSE NOT.

BUT I'VE JUST BEEN TRYING
TO FIGURE OUT...

WOULD YOU MIND IF I ASKED YOU
A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS?

WHAT DID YOU HAVE FOR BREAKFAST
THIS MORNING?

OH, I DON'T KNOW, COFFEE,
I GUESS... MAYBE TOAST.

YOU KNOW WHAT DAY IT IS?

MARK, I'M PREPARING
FOR A CONCERT.

WHO KEEPS TRACK
OF DAYS?

THE MONTH?

THE YEAR?

YOU KNOW WHO
THE CURRENT PRESIDENT

OF THE UNITED STATES IS?

I'VE BEEN INVITED TO PLAY
AT THE WHITE HOUSE.

I WAS THINKING OF PLAYING
THIS SONG.

I WROTE IT THIS AFTERNOON.

♪ YOU GIVE ME STRENGTH INSIDE

♪ BUT YOU'RE ALWAYS ON MY SIDE

♪ WHO KNOWS WHAT LIES AHEAD?

♪ WHO KNOWS WHAT LIES AHEAD?

MMM, BEAUTIFUL.

I BET THAT'LL BE A BIG HIT.

NOW, CAN YOU TELL ME
WHO THE PRESIDENT IS?

WHY ARE YOU TREATING ME
LIKE AN IDIOT?

I THOUGHT YOU WERE MY FRIEND.

Ellie:

Jesse:
HEY, PLAY THAT AGAIN.

♪ You're more than just...

Steve:
ISN'T THAT DANIELLE'S SONG?

EVERYONE THINKS
IT'S PERFECT FOR HER.

ELLIE WROTE IT.

MAYBE YOU CAN GET DANIELLE
TO LISTEN TO IT.

I THINK SHE
ALREADY HAS.

I THINK DANIELLE IS AWARE
THAT SOMETHING IS WRONG.

SHE PRETENDED
SHE WROTE ELLIE'S SONG.

SHE HAS TO KNOW
SOMETHING'S WRONG.

ARE YOU DONE?

NO.

ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT
ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE?

YEAH, IT COULD BE.

IT SEEMS LIKE THE
EARLY STAGES OF IT.

BIG MOOD SWINGS.

AND THE OTHER DAY
AT THE BEACH

SHE APPEARED TO GO BACK
TO ANOTHER TIME AND PLACE.

I'LL HAVE
A LITTLE BIT...

WILL YOU STOP?

YOU KNOW, IF YOU
DIDN'T EAT SO FAST

YOU WOULDN'T BE
SO HUNGRY.

IF SHE IMAGINED
BEING FOLLOWED DOWNTOWN

AND CHASED IN NEW YORK

WOULD THAT BE CONSISTENT
WITH ALZHEIMER'S?

Mark:
COULD BE.

IT COULD ALSO BE TRANSIENT
ISCHEMIC ATTACKS.

A SERIES
OF SMALL TEMPORARY STROKES.

SHE SHOULD BE EVALUATED
FOR THAT.

HAVE YOU SPOKEN
TO HER?

YEAH, I TRIED TO.

I ASKED HER A FEW
SIMPLE QUESTIONS

TRYING TO TEST
HER SHORT-TERM MEMORY

AND I GUESS SHE THOUGHT
I WAS PATRONIZING HER

BECAUSE SHE JUST LEFT
THE ROOM.

LOOK, I WAS GOING
TO SAVE THIS TILL LATER

BUT YOU GO AHEAD
AND EAT IT.

NO, I'M FINE.
I DON'T WANT IT.

NO, PLEASE, GO AHEAD.
TAKE IT.

IF YOU'RE NOT GOING
TO EAT IT, YOU KNOW...

SOMEONE SHOULD.

HOLD THAT ONE.

IT NEEDS SOME SALT.

ON A BACON
AND ANCHOVY SANDWICH?

♪ PLEASE CALL AND SAY

♪ YOU'RE COMING HOME TO STAY

IT'S HARD ENOUGH PLAYING

THIS PIANO WITHOUT
THE KEYS TURNING PINK!

JUST TRYING TO GIVE
YOU SOME MOOD.

I CREATE THE MOOD
WITH THE SONGS, LARRY.

I DON'T NEED ANY HELP.

ALL RIGHT, CUT THE LIGHT.

YEAH, WE KEEP IT
PRETTY STARK.

JUST SOME FLOWERS
ON THE PIANO.

A SPOTLIGHT
ON DANIELLE.

THAT'S ABOUT IT.

A LITTLE STAGECRAFT NEVER HURT.

WHY DON'T YOU LET ME WORRY
ABOUT THE SHOW

AND YOU TAKE CARE
OF THE DETAILS, OKAY?

LIKE PAYING THIS MAN

FOR SHIPPING MY PIANO
FROM NEW YORK.

OR ARE YOU TOO BUSY
WORKING THE LIGHTS

TO CUT HIM
A CHECK?

DANIELLE, ARE YOU OKAY?

ARE YOU SURE YOU CAN
GET THROUGH THIS?

GET THROUGH WHAT?

Larry:
YOU'RE SO ON EDGE.

EVERYTHING SEEMS
TO SET YOU OFF.

I'M JUST WORRIED
ABOUT YOU.

WHAT IS YOUR PROBLEM?

MY PROBLEM IS YOU
CAN'T FINISH A SONG.

I DON'T KNOW IF YOU CAN
MAKE IT THROUGH THE SHOW.

LARRY, SHE'S FINE.

I DON'T BELIEVE THIS GUY.

DANIELLE.

PAY JOHN

AND GET HER PIANO
DOWN HERE

AND DON'T WORRY
ABOUT HER.

SHE'S GOING TO BE GREAT.

DON'T LEAVE
UNTIL HE PAYS YOU.

THIS PROMOTER...

HE'S DRIVING
ME CRAZY.

AND I'M TAKING IT OUT
ON EVERYBODY AROUND ME.

I'M SORRY I BLEW UP
YESTERDAY.

OH, I THINK
EVERYBODY UNDERSTANDS

THE KIND OF PRESSURE
YOU'RE UNDER.

WHEN ERIC DIED, THAT COUPLE
OF WEEKS I SPENT WITH YOU

I USED TO COME
UP HERE A LOT.

WELL, IT WAS A TOUGH
TIME FOR YOU, I KNOW.

IT'S STILL TOUGH.

NOT A DAY GOES BY
I DON'T THINK ABOUT HIM.

YOU KNOW, NEXT MONTH

WE'D HAVE BEEN
MARRIED 23 YEARS.

WHEN ERIC GOT SICK
HE MADE ME PROMISE

THAT I'D FIND ANOTHER MAN
AND GO ON WITH MY LIFE.

I HAVEN'T BEEN
ABLE TO.

MAYBE I NEVER WILL.

DO YOU STILL THINK
OF CATHERINE?

EVERY DAY.

MARK, YESTERDAY WHEN YOU WERE
ASKING ME THOSE QUESTIONS...

YOU THINK I'M GOING CRAZY,
DON'T YOU?

OF COURSE NOT.

SENILE?

IS THAT WHAT YOU THINK?

WELL, WHAT ELSE COULD IT BE?

IT COULD BE
ANY NUMBER OF THINGS.

SUCH AS?

IT COULD BE TRANSIENT
ISCHEMIC ATTACKS.

THEY'RE
TINY BLOOD CLOTS

THAT GET INTO THE ARTERY
GOING TO THE BRAIN.

IT CAUSES NEUROLOGICAL DAMAGE

BUT THE BEST THING IS,
IT'S COMPLETELY REVERSIBLE.

SO, I MAY NOT KNOW
WHO YOU ARE TODAY

BUT TOMORROW I MIGHT
RECOGNIZE YOU AGAIN?

THAT'S RIGHT.

WHAT ELSE?

WELL, IT COULD BE DEPRESSION.

A LONG-TERM DEPRESSION
SOMETIMES MIMICS ALZHEIMER'S.

BUT THE THING IS

ONCE THE
DEPRESSION LIFTS

THE MEMORY LOSS IS GONE.

AND THERE'S ALL KINDS OF NEW
MEDICATIONS FOR DEPRESSION.

AND THERE ARE SOME TESTS
THAT YOU CAN RUN

THAT WILL TELL US WHAT IT IS?

OH, YES.

I'VE BEEN SO WORRIED.

MAYBE YOU'RE RIGHT.

MAYBE I'M JUST MAKING
A GREAT BIG DEAL

OUT OF NOTHING.

IT'S ALL RIGHT.

GET BEHIND THE ROCK.

THE CELLOPHANE WRAPPER

CAME FROM A CANDY OR
A MINT OF SOME KIND

AND THE TIRE TRACKS
AND SHOE PRINTS

WERE TOO SMEARED

FOR ANY
IDENTIFICATION.

I OWE YOU
AN APOLOGY.

SO DO I.

Steve:
I WAS BEGINNING
TO THINK

THE CAR CHASE DOWNTOWN

AND THE INCIDENT IN NEW YORK
NEVER HAPPENED.

YOU'RE FORGIVEN.

Steve:
I'VE GOT SOME MEN
GOING DOOR-TO-DOOR

JUST TO SEE

IF ANYONE SAW ANYTHING.

CAN YOU DESCRIBE THE MAN
WHO CHASED YOU AGAIN?

WELL, HE WAS ABOUT FIVE-TEN,
MAYBE.

ATHLETIC.

SALT-AND-PEPPER HAIR.

I KEEP THINKING

I KNOW HIM.

HE DOES SOUND FAMILIAR.

Danielle:
OH, MARK

BEFORE WE DO THE PHYSICAL

THERE'S A COUPLE OF PEOPLE
I NEED TO SEE.

SURE.

ELLIE.

DANIELLE...

UH, MS. MARSH.

OH, MY GOSH.

I NEVER EXPECTED YOU
TO COME DOWN HERE...

I MEAN, NOBODY
EVER COMES DOWN HERE.

WELL, DR. BENTLEY DOES...

ELLIE, I...

NOT THAT I DON'T

KEEP THINGS NEAT

AND TIDY USUALLY.

I MEAN, I DO...
WELL, USUALLY.

OH, YOU KNOW
HOW THINGS GET

WHEN YOU'RE WORKING.

I MEAN, IF I HAD KNOWN
THAT YOU WERE COMING...

ELLIE, IT'S OKAY.

I JUST WANTED TO TELL YOU
HOW GOOD YOUR SONG IS.

YES.

MY SONG?

IS GOOD?

IT IS.

IN FACT IT'S SO GOOD

I WANTED PEOPLE
TO THINK I WROTE IT.

I'VE BEEN DOING
SOME THINGS LATELY

THAT JUST AREN'T LIKE ME.

YOU LIKE MY SONG.

I MEAN, YOU REALLY LIKE MY SONG.

I'M GOING TO RECORD IT
ON MY NEW ALBUM.

I'M SPEECHLESS.

WHY DO I FIND THAT
HARD TO BELIEVE?

NOTHING LIKE THIS HAS
EVER HAPPENED TO ME BEFORE.

I DON'T KNOW HOW TO THANK YOU.

OH, ELLIE.

OH, I HAVE OTHER SONGS.
A LOT OF THEM.

I'D BE HAPPY TO PLAY THEM
FOR YOU SOMETIME.

AT YOUR CONVENIENCE,
OF COURSE.

GOOD-BYE, ELLIE.

JOHN, PLEASE.

YOU KNOW HOW I FEEL
ABOUT YOU.

AND I DON'T FEEL
THAT WAY ABOUT YOU.

I'M SORRY.

JUST A LITTLE...

YOU DON'T HAVE
TO EXPLAIN.

HE'S BEEN
A GOOD FRIEND

FOR A LONG TIME.

HE'LL GET OVER THIS.

OKAY, TELL ME.

HOW DID THE TESTS COME OUT?

THEY'LL CALL AS SOON
AS THE RESULTS ARE IN.

I PULLED SOME PHOTOGRAPHS
THAT MATCH YOUR DESCRIPTION

OF THE MAN WHO WAS
FOLLOWING YOU.

YOU RECOGNIZE
ANY OF THEM?

HMM-MM.

THAT'S HIM.

ARE YOU SURE?

POSITIVE.

YOU KNOW HIM?

NO. I DON'T THINK SO.

WE'RE GOING TO SPLIT.

ARE YOU GOING
TO THE CONCERT HALL?

YES.

I'LL RIDE WITH YOU.

I DON'T KNOW
IF IT'S A GOOD IDEA

FOR YOU
TO GO OUT ALONE.

I'LL BE WITH JOHN.

BELIEVE ME, HE WON'T
LET ANYBODY GET NEAR ME.

SHE PICKED THE PHOTO

YOU GAVE ME.

WHO IS HE?

YOU MET HIM A LONG TIME AGO.

THAT'S ERIC, DANIELLE'S HUSBAND.

HE'S DEAD.

HE DIED SIX YEARS AGO.

WHY WOULD DANIELLE
LIE ABOUT WHO WAS
FOLLOWING HER?

AND WHY WOULD SHE
SAY IT WAS ERIC?

SHE KNOWS YOU
WERE FRIENDS.

SHE DIDN'T RECOGNIZE HIM.

YOU KNOW,
I'M BEGINNING TO WONDER

IF ANYBODY WAS
FOLLOWING HER AT ALL.

YOU SAID YOURSELF

THERE'S NO EVIDENCE
TO SUPPORT IT

HERE OR IN NEW YORK.

SO SHE IMAGINED IT?

IMAGINED OR REMEMBERED.

YOU KNOW, THE PSYCHOLOGY
OF IT MAKES SENSE.

ERIC WAS A VERY POSSESSIVE MAN.

RIGHT AFTER THEY WERE MARRIED,
HE KEPT TABS ON HER ALL THE TIME

FOLLOWED HER
TO HER RECORDING SESSIONS.

SHE COULD BE THINKING BACK
TO THAT TIME IN HER LIFE.

YEAH, BUT SOMEONE DID
TAKE A SHOT AT HER...
IN YOUR PRESENCE.

YEAH. GIVE ME A HAND
WITH THIS, WILL YOU?

TILL I FIND OUT

WHO THE SHOOTER IS,
I CAN'T LET HER PERFORM.

I COULDN'T GUARANTEE
HER SAFETY.

THIS IS EXACTLY LIKE
THE CELLOPHANE WRAPPER

I FOUND ON THE BEACH
WHEN DANIELLE WAS SHOT AT.

DAD, IT'S A CELLOPHANE WRAPPER.

DON'T THEY ALL LOOK ALIKE?

NO. LOOK AT THIS ONE.

IT'S GOT VERY DISTINCTIVE
MARKINGS ON IT.

YOU KNOW, JOHN WAS JUST HERE.

HE MUST HAVE DROPPED
IT IN THIS BOWL.

UNLESS DANIELLE
LEFT IT THERE.

BUT DANIELLE WASN'T
THE ONE THAT DROPPED
IT ON THE BEACH.

YEAH, THIS IS LIEUTENANT SLOAN,
BADGE #384.

I NEED YOU TO DISPATCH
A PATROL CAR

TO MEET ME
AT THE L.A. CONCERT HALL.

RIGHT.

I'M GOING WITH YOU.

WE GOT HERE
WITHIN FIVE MINUTES OF YOUR CALL

BUT THE WOMAN YOU'RE
LOOKING FOR, DANIELLE MARSH

WAS ALREADY GONE.

ANY IDEA
WHERE SHE WENT?

NO.

WHERE'S DANIELLE?

LOOK, I ALREADY
TOLD THEM.

SHE GOT UPSET
WHEN SHE WAS
PLAYING A SONG

AND SHE CUT OUT.

WHERE'D SHE GO?

UH, YOU GOT ME.

YOU LIKE CANDY, JOHN?

YOU LEFT A WRAPPER
AT THE HOUSE.

SO WHAT'S THIS,
A LITTERING BUST?

DON'T YOU THINK YOU GUYS
ARE OVERREACTING A LITTLE BIT?

YOU ALSO LEFT A WRAPPER
ON THE HILL

WHEN YOU TOOK A SHOT
AT DANIELLE.

I NEVER WOULD HAVE SHOT AT HER.

NEVER WOULD.

BECAUSE YOU LOVE HER.

YEAH...

I DO.

BUT SHE REJECTED YOU.

THAT DOESN'T MEAN

I'M GOING TO TRY AND KILL HER.

AW, COME ON, THAT IS TWISTED.

I DON'T EVEN OWN A GUN.

I'VE NEVER EVEN
FIRED ONE.

WHERE DID THAT CANDY
COME FROM?

DANIELLE, UH, SHE KEPT THEM
AROUND FOR THE CREW.

SHE HAD THEM IN
HER DRESSING ROOM.

SHE HAD THEM
BACKSTAGE.

DANIELLE NEVER ATE THEM HERSELF

BUT SHE JUST THOUGHT THE CREW
GOT MORE ENERGY OUT OF IT.

DID YOU NOTICE ANYBODY ELSE
EATING THE CANDY?

CUT ME LOOSE.

LEAVING BEFORE THE CONCERT?

WELL, MY SERVICES
TO DANIELLE ARE
JUST ABOUT DONE.

YOU, UH... DROPPED
THIS CANDY WRAPPER

AT THE BEACH...

WHEN YOU TRIED TO KILL HER.

I DIDN'T TRY TO KILL HER.

I TRIED... TO MAKE IT LOOK LIKE
SOMEBODY WAS OUT TO KILL HER.

Steve:
WHY WOULD YOU DO

SOMETHING LIKE THAT?

SHE ASKED ME TO.

SHE WAS SCARED.

SHE KNEW YOU DIDN'T
BELIEVE HER STORY

THAT SOMEONE WAS
FOLLOWING HER.

SHE THOUGHT THE PRESS
WOULD GET WIND OF IT

AND MAKE IT SOUND LIKE
SHE WAS LOSING HER MIND.

SHE CAME HERE TODAY
TO ASK ME TO TRY AGAIN

AND THIS TIME NOT TO MISS.

WHY WOULD SHE COME TO YOU?

I STARTED HUNTING WITH MY DAD
WHEN I WAS TEN YEARS OLD.

DANIELLE'S SEEN
ALL MY MARKSMANSHIP RIBBONS.

SO YOU AGREED TO THIS?

HAVE YOU EVER SEEN THIS DISEASE,
LIEUTENANT? UP CLOSE?

DO YOU KNOW WHAT
IT DOES TO PEOPLE?

THEIR BODIES GO ON AND ON,
AND THEIR MINDS JUST FALL APART.

THEY CAN'T DRESS
THEMSELVES

OR FEED THEMSELVES.

THEY DON'T KNOW
HOW TO USE THE SIMPLEST THING

LIKE A FORK OR A NAPKIN.

THEY CAN'T TAKE A PILL
TO MAKE IT GO AWAY.

IT IS DAY IN AND DAY OUT,
AND THE WORST PART IS...

THEY CAN SEE IT COMING.

THEY SEE THE MADNESS
SETTLING INTO THEIR BRAINS

AND THEY KNOW
THE ONLY WAY OUT IS OUT.

RHONDA...

OH, DON'T WORRY.

I TOLD HER I COULDN'T DO IT.

SHE WAS FURIOUS WITH ME.

SHE STARTED SCREAMING AND
CRYING, AND THEN SHE LEFT.

WHERE'D SHE GO?

I DON'T KNOW.

I CAN MAKE
A PRETTY GOOD GUESS.

DANIELLE?

DANIELLE, LET'S TALK.

DANIELLE, COME AWAY
FROM THE EDGE, PLEASE.

RHONDA TOLD US EVERYTHING.

DANIELLE, I KNOW HOW AFRAID
YOU MUST FEEL RIGHT NOW.

DO YOU?

DO YOU REALLY KNOW
HOW IT FEELS?

WHAT IT'S LIKE
TO WAKE UP IN THE MORNING

AND... AND YOU'RE 18 AGAIN,
LIVING IN YOUR MAMA'S HOUSE

AND YOU JUMP UP
TO GET DRESSED...

ONLY SOMEONE ELSE'S CLOTHES
ARE THERE...

AND YOU GO DOWNSTAIRS
TO HAVE BREAKFAST, AND...

THESE PEOPLE ARE TALKING TO YOU
AND TOUCHING YOU

AND YOU DON'T KNOW WHO THEY ARE.

YOU'RE IN SOME
STRANGER'S HOUSE...

AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN,
YOU'RE NOT...

YOU'RE... YOU'RE BACK
IN YOUR OWN KITCHEN

WITH PEOPLE YOU LOVE...

ONLY YOU HAVE NO IDEA
HOW YOU GOT THERE...

AND YOU THINK
TO YOURSELF

"OH, I'M STRESSED OUT.

TOMORROW WILL BE BETTER."

ONLY IT'S NOT; IT'S WORSE.

YOUR FRIENDS START
LOOKING AT YOU LIKE...

LIKE YOU'RE
WALKING AROUND NAKED...

LIKE... THEY'RE EMBARRASSED
TO BE SEEN WITH YOU

AND YOU THINK...

"WHAT DID I SAY? WHAT DID...

"AM I DRUNK?

DID I FORGET
THAT I HAD TOO MUCH TO DRINK?"

AND THEN YOU REMEMBER...
YOU DON'T DRINK AT ALL

SO IT CAN'T BE THAT.

IT'S LIKE BEING
IN SOME TERRIBLE NIGHTMARE

AND YOU CAN'T WAKE UP

BECAUSE IT'S NOT A NIGHTMARE,
IT'S YOUR LIFE.

DO YOU REALLY KNOW
HOW THAT FEELS?

NO, I DON'T...
BUT I KNOW HOW I FEEL ABOUT YOU

AND I'M NOT GOING TO LET YOU
GO THROUGH THIS ALONE.

NOT GOING TO LET ME?

WHAT CAN YOU DO ABOUT IT?

IT'S NOT EXACTLY
SOMETHING I CAN SHARE.

THERE ARE ALL KINDS OF RESEARCH
GOING ON.

THERE ARE DRUG THERAPIES
TO HELP SLOW DOWN THE PROCESS.

SLOW IT DOWN...

BUT NOT STOP IT,
NOT... REVERSE IT.

NOBODY GETS THAT WILD CARD,
DANIELLE.

WE'RE ALL GOING TO GET OLDER.

WE'RE ALL GOING TO HAVE PARTS
THAT WEAR OUT...

BUT YOU CAN'T GIVE UP.

YOU'VE GOT SONGS TO SING,
PEOPLE TO SING TO.

AND HOW LONG ARE MY FANS
GOING TO WANT TO HEAR ME SING?

SOME BROKEN-DOWN BAG LADY
OF A POP SINGER.

I DON'T WANT TO BE
A PATHETIC OLD WOMAN.

ALL RIGHT, THEN DON'T BE.

LOOK, RIGHT NOW, TODAY...
TOMORROW...

WHO KNOWS FOR HOW LONG?
YOU CAN LOOK AT THE OCEAN.

YOU CAN SMELL THE FLOWERS,
FEEL THE BREEZE IN YOUR FACE

WE CAN TALK.
YOU CAN GO FOR WALKS.

YOU CAN HAVE A LIFE.

AND WHEN I CAN'T PLAY THE PIANO
ANYMORE?

WHEN I CAN'T REMEMBER THE WORDS?

WE'LL CROSS THAT BRIDGE
WHEN WE COME TO IT.

YOU'LL BE THERE?

ALWAYS.

I'M SO SCARED.