Ghost Whisperer (2005–2010): Season 4, Episode 1 - Firestarter - full transcript

Melinda: PREVIOUSLY
ON GHOST WHISPERER...

THERE'S A DOOR IN THE ARCHIVES
THAT LEADS TO THE TUNNELS.

WAIT A MINUTE, ARE YOU SAYING

WHAT I THINK YOU'RE SAYING?

LET'S HAVE A BABY.

OH! OH, GOD, I LOVE YOU.

Melinda: WHAT?

THAT'S WEIRD.

THERE'S 6 OF US, BUT
THERE'S ONLY 5 SHADOWS.

[CRICKETS CHIRPING]

[GASPS]



ARE YOU OK?

PROMISE ME SOMETHING. ANYTHING.

THAT NO MATTER
HOW LONG IT TAKES,

WE NEVER STOP TRYING
TO GET PREGNANT.

[BOTH LAUGH]

I PROMISE.

OK. EVEN AFTER WE'RE PREGNANT,
WE HAVE TO KEEP TRYING.

CHECK THE FINE PRINT. I THINK
IT'S IN THE WEDDING VOWS.

COME ON.

DO YOU THINK THAT DELIA NOTICED

I DIDN'T HAVE ANY WINE
WITH DINNER TONIGHT?

NO. I DON'T THINK SHE DID.

BUT MAYBE YOU SHOULD
TELL HER WE'RE TRYING.

SHE IS YOUR BEST FRIEND, HUH?



IT'S JUST SUCH A
LETDOWN, YOU KNOW?

EVERY TIME IT
DOESN'T HAPPEN, I...

I DON'T WANT TO
LET HER DOWN, TOO.

HEY, IT'S GONNA HAPPEN.

WE'VE ONLY BEEN TRYING 4 MONTHS.

I KNOW.

[TELEPHONE RINGS]

OH, NO.

CLANCY, YEAH.

RIGHT. OK.

I'LL BE THERE IN 5 MINUTES.

THERE'S A MULTIPLE VICTIM
FIRE AT ROCKLAND UNIVERSITY,

ONE OF THE OFFICE BUILDINGS.

DID THEY SAY WHICH
OFFICE BUILDING?

NO.

[GLASS BREAKING]

[INDISTINCT SHOUTING]

VENT THE ROOM. RIGHT AWAY!

I GOT NOTHING. GO.

Jim: HONEY, I'M GONNA CHECK
IN WITH THE COMMANDER.

Melinda: EXCUSE ME, HAVE
YOU SEEN RICK PAYNE?

PROFESSOR PAYNE?

HEY, WHAT DO WE GOT?

HAS ANYONE SEEN RICK PAYNE?

I HAVE, BUT USUALLY WHEN I'M
STANDING IN FRONT OF A MIRROR.

YOU'RE OK. YEAH. WELL,

I'M MORE THAN OK. I MEAN, ASK
AROUND. YOU'LL HEAR THAT...

WHY THE HELL DIDN'T YOU
ANSWER YOUR PHONE?!

MELINDA, I TALKED YOU ON
THE TELEPHONE AN HOUR AGO!

I WAS INSIDE MY HOME.

WHAT MAKES YOU THINK
I WAS IN THAT BUILDING?

GET THE PADDLES READY.

THEY'RE CHARGING NOW.

OH. THE SHADOW THING.

YOU THOUGHT IT
WAS A BAD OMEN, HUH?

YOU THOUGHT MY NUMBER WAS UP.

WELL, I'M OK. I'M HERE.

I SHOULD HAVE CALLED YOU.

THAT'S WHAT A FRIEND
WOULD HAVE DONE.

A FRIEND WOULD HAVE
DONE MORE THAN THAT.

Jim: CHARGING.

WHAT JUST HAPPENED? CLEAR.

[GRUNTING]

LET'S PUMP IT. LET'S TRY 200.

200.

CLEAR. CLEAR.

[GRUNTS]

NOTHING. GIVE ME 360.

Jim: 360. CLEAR.

Jim: I SEE LIFE.

[MONITOR BEEPING]

YEAH, WE GOT HIM. [MAN
WHEEZES AND COUGHS]

YEAH, HE'S RESPONSIVE.

[COUGHING AND
INDISTINCT CHATTER]

Jim: CHECK HIS BLOOD
PRESSURE, HUH?

Man: YOU GOT IT. GOOD JOB, JIM.

GOOD. GOOD. I GOT
A STRONG SIGNAL.

GET HIM READY FOR TRANSPORT.

CONGRATULATIONS
ON SAVING THAT GUY.

NICE JOB. WELL DONE.

GET BASE ON THE RADIO.

HAVE THEM CALL IT IN.

Woman over PA: DR. RIPKIN,

REPORT TO ER...
[INDISTINCT] ROOM,

DR. RIPKIN, REPORT TO ER...

[INDISTINCT CHATTER OVER PA]

HI.

HOW LONG HAS THIS BEEN GOING ON?

EVER SINCE HE REGAINED
CONSCIOUSNESS.

WHO IS HE?

HIS NAME'S ELI JAMES.

HE'S A PSYCHOLOGY PROFESSOR

WITH A THERAPY PRACTICE
AT THE UNIVERSITY.

HIS OFFICE WAS IN THE
BUILDING THAT BURNED.

ARE HIS EYES OK?

YEAH, IT'S JUST SWELLING
FROM THE SMOKE.

HE'S FINE.

HOW LONG HAS HE
LIVED IN GRANDVIEW?

I DON'T KNOW. WHY?

AND I STARTED COUGHING,
LIKE, HORRIFICALLY,

AND THEN I... HI...

ELI, MY NAME IS MELINDA GORDON.

OH, UH...

SORRY IF I DON'T GET UP.

THIS IS MY FRIEND FIONA.

HI.

NICE TO MEET YOU.

SHOULD I KNOW THAT NAME?

WE'VE NEVER MET BEFORE,

WHICH IS... ODD, IN A WAY.

WHY? ARE YOU IN THE
PSYCH DEPARTMENT?

NO.

GAMBLER'S ANONYMOUS?

NO. WAIT.

IF YOU'RE THAT GIRL FROM
THE ELECTRIC SHOCK STUDY,

THOSE ELECTRODES WERE
NOT SUPPOSED TO BE...

IT'S OK.

ELI, I UNDERSTAND. I...

I CAN TALK TO THEM, TOO.

TALK TO WHO?

GHOSTS.

IF YOU WORK IN THE HOSPITAL,

THIS IS DEFINITELY NOT
POST-TRAUMA COUNSELING PROTOCOL.

NO ONE TOLD YOU. TOLD ME WHAT?

YOU KNOW WHAT, IT'S
REALLY BETTER IF I...

TOLD ME WHAT?

ELI, FIONA DIED

IN THAT FIRE WITH YOU.

THEY COULDN'T BRING
HER BACK. I'M SO SORRY.

WHERE'S FIONA?

I JUST TOLD YOU.

SHE'S DEAD.

THEN WHO WAS I TALKING TO?

YOU WERE TALKING TO HER GHOST.

Child, whispering:
CAN YOU SEE US?

SO DO YOU THINK HE'S
ANOTHER ONE LIKE YOU?

AND THAT'S WHAT
BROUGHT HIM TO GRANDVIEW,

LIKE YOUR MOM AND GABRIEL
AND ALL THOSE OTHERS?

I DON'T THINK SO.

THERE'S SOMETHING
DIFFERENT ABOUT HIM.

I DON'T THINK HE'S HERE
FOR THE SAME REASONS I AM.

AND I'M GUESSING
THAT YOU'RE WISHING

I WOULDN'T HAVE
BROUGHT NED INTO THIS.

NO, I... I WISH I KNEW
HOW TO PARTICIPATE,

BUT IT'S LIKE YOU'RE SPEAKING
SOME STRANGE FOREIGN LANGUAGE.

I UNDERSTAND THE
WORDS, BUT IT ALL...

ADDS UP TO GIBBERISH.

[CHUCKLES]

SO WHAT DO YOU KNOW
ABOUT THE GHOST?

SHE WAS ONE OF HIS PATIENTS.

THEY WERE CAUGHT
IN THE FIRE TOGETHER.

HE WAS REVIVED. I
WISH I KNEW MORE.

YEAH, LIKE WHAT THEY WERE DOING
TOGETHER IN HIS OFFICE AT 10 P.M.

WELL, THAT PART I UNDERSTOOD.

[CHUCKLES]

Melinda: HEY.

MIND IF I COME IN?

MELINDA, HEY.

HOW ARE YOU DOING?

YOU'RE ASKING ME THAT?

YOU'RE THE ONE WITH
THE GHOST PROBLEM.

NO, I'M THE ONE WITH
POST TRAUMATIC STRESS.

I LOST A PATIENT, AND
IN CASE YOU FORGOT,

I KINDA DIED.

IT TAKES A LOT LESS TO MAKE
SOMEONE THINK YOU HEARD VOICES.

SOUNDS VERY RATIONAL.

LOOK, IF THIS IS A CRY
FOR HELP, I CAN HELP YOU...

WITH YOUR DEPRESSION,
YOUR ANXIETY.

EVEN YOUR SELF-ESTEEM ISSUES.

BUT I GOTTA TELL YOU,

I DON'T DO WELL WITH
YOUR TYPE OF NUT JOB.

MY TYPE OF NUT JOB?

YEAH. BIZARRE BELIEFS,
SUPERSTITIOUS BEHAVIOR.

PEOPLE USE THAT TO HIDE
FROM THEIR REAL PROBLEMS, OK?

I DON'T HAVE THE
PATIENCE, YOU MIGHT SAY.

WOW. IS THIS THE KIND
OF BEDSIDE MANNER

THAT THEY'RE
TEACHING THESE DAYS?

I'M SORRY.

I LIKE TO KEEP IT REAL.

SO I TAKE IT YOU HAVEN'T
SEEN ANY MORE GHOSTS?

SAFE ASSUMPTION. THAT'S A LIE!

REALLY? YOU CAN SEE
THROUGH MY EYES?

YOU'RE A MIND READER NOW?

YOU'RE TELLING THE TRUTH.

I'M TELLING THE
TRUTH, I'M LYING,

MAKE UP YOUR MIND, LADY.

YOU CAN'T SEE THEM,
BUT YOU CAN HEAR THEM.

SAY THAT AGAIN.

WHY DON'T YOU TELL HIM?

WHENEVER I TALK TO HIM, HE SHOUTS
AT THE NURSES TO QUIET DOWN,

ACTING LIKE I'M NOT HERE.

BUT I KNOW HE HEARS ME.

[DISTORTED] I CAN
SEE HIM REACTING.

WHY WON'T HE LISTEN TO ME?

BECAUSE HE DOESN'T
WANT TO BELIEVE IT.

BECAUSE IF IT'S TRUE
AND HE HEARS YOU,

THEN HE MIGHT BE A NUT JOB.

I THINK WE'RE DONE HERE, OK?

YOU CAN'T JUST SHUT THEM OUT.

IT'S ONLY GOING TO GET WORSE.

LOOK, I CAN HELP
YOU. JUST PLEASE...

IT'S NOT JUST THAT HE HAD
NEVER HEARD GHOSTS BEFORE THIS.

I WAS THERE, OK?
I SAW ELI'S SPIRIT

LEAVE HIS BODY
AND THEN COME BACK.

I'VE NEVER SEEN
ANYTHING LIKE IT.

OH, AND THAT'S WHY I'M
GIVING YOU THESE BOOKS.

THESE BOOKS COVER ALL
OF THAT AND MORE, OK?

PARANORMAL PHENOMENA, MYTHS,
THEORIES ABOUT THE BEYOND.

YOU'RE ALL RIGHT.

HOW COME EVERYONE IS
TRYING TO GET AWAY FROM ME?

AH, FINALLY, THE REAL ISSUE,

INSTEAD OF THIS GHOST STORY
THAT YOU'RE HIDING BEHIND.

YEAH, I HAVE ENOUGH
SHRINKS IN MY LIFE, THANK YOU.

MELINDA, I'M NOT A
VERY SENSITIVE GUY, OK?

IT ONCE TOOK A GIRLFRIEND 6
MONTHS TO BREAK UP WITH ME

'CAUSE I THOUGHT SHE
WAS EXPRESSING DISBELIEF

EVERY TIME SHE SAID, "GET OUT."

EVEN I CAN TELL YOU'RE UPSET.

I AM NOT UPSET.

THERE IS NOTHING ABOUT
ME THAT IS UPSET, OK?

YOU'RE LEAVING FOR A
SABBATICAL IN A FEW DAYS

FOR SOME NEW, IMPORTANT
FIND IN THE HIMALAYAS,

AND I AM VERY HAPPY FOR
YOU. WHAT MORE DO YOU WANT?

I'M GLAD WE HAD THIS CHAT.

IT WAS VERY
REFRESHING, CLEANSING.

YOU'D LIKE TO KNOW WHY THIS
ELI CHARACTER, ALL OF A SUDDEN,

HE CAN HEAR GHOSTS, RIGHT?

RIGHT. AND IT OBVIOUSLY
HAS SOMETHING TO DO

WITH HIM DYING AND
THEN COMING BACK.

IT HAS EVERYTHING
TO DO WITH THAT.

N.D.E. LITERATURE IS CHOCK
FULL OF STORIES LIKE HIS.

N.D.E... YOU MEAN NEAR
DEATH EXPERIENCE?

YEAH. UH, HERE'S HOW
IT USUALLY WORKS...

YOU DIE, YOU COME BACK TO LIFE,

AND IN SOME VERY RARE CASES,

THERE'S A, UH, A THREAD

THAT CONNECTS YOU
TO WHERE YOU WERE,

A TETHER, IF YOU WILL.

SO HOW COME HE CAN HEAR
GHOSTS BUT HE CAN'T SEE THEM?

SOME N.D.E.s CAN SEE THE GHOSTS,

SOME CAN HEAR THEM,
SOME CAN EVEN SMELL THEM,

AND THAT'S THE WORST BECAUSE
EVERYTHING ON THE OTHER SIDE

SMELLS LIKE STINKY, ROTTEN EGGS.

UGH. AND THAT'S PERMANENT?

IT VARIES, IT VARIES.

SOMETIMES YOUR SENSES GET STRONG

AS YOUR BRAIN
PROCESSES THE NEW INPUT,

OTHER TIMES THE THREAD SNAPS,

THEN YOU'RE JUST A POOR,
SIGHTLESS MOLE LIKE ME.

YOUR FRIEND ELI, NOT
UNIVERSALLY LIKED HERE AT SCHOOL.

WHO DOESN'T LIKE HIM?

A LOT OF PEOPLE.

BUT MOST OF MEMBERS OF THE "I
DON'T LIKE THAT GUY ELI" FAN CLUB

ARE IN HIS OWN DEPARTMENT.

THEY THINK HE'S A BIT OF A
COWBOY. BREAKS A LOT OF RULES,

WHICH NORMALLY I
WOULD APPLAUD... BUT?

BUT THEY SAY HE DOES SO AT
THE EXPENSE OF HIS PATIENTS.

YOU KEEP THINKING EVERY NEW DAY

WILL BE DIFFERENT,

BUT IT NEVER IS.

DAY AFTER DAY...

BUDDY?

AFTER DAY... BUDDY.

AFTER DAY... Woman: I
KNOW YOU CAN HEAR ME.

HEY, BUDDY. [INDISTINCT CHATTER]

YOU SAID YOU WANTED A SHOT
OF SOMETHING. WHAT WILL IT BE?

I'M SORRY. I CAN'T HEAR YOU.

I ALREADY TURNED DOWN THE MUSIC.

WHAT'S YOUR PROBLEM?

[ALL TALKING AT ONCE]

HEY!

[ALL TALKING AT ONCE]

I THINK MAYBE YOU
NEED TO CALL SOMEBODY.

YOU THINK?

[ALL TALKING AT ONCE]

LOOK! WHOEVER YOU PEOPLE ARE,

I CAN'T HELP ANY OF YOU!

ESPECIALLY IF I'M UNDER A BUS,

AND THAT'S MY NEXT STOP!

IF EVERYBODY
COULD JUST SHUT UP...

[SIGHS]

YOU'RE THE ONE WHO CALLED ME?

YEAH, HE SAID YOU
MIGHT BE ABLE TO HELP.

HE SCARED ALL MY BUSINESS
AWAY, I HAD TO CALL THE POLICE.

WELL, YOU CAN CALL
THE POLICE BACK

AND TELL THEM
EVERYTHING'S GOING TO BE OK.

WHO ARE YOU, HIS DOCTOR?

LOOK, THIS IS GONNA
SOUND STRANGE,

BUT IF YOU WANT YOUR BAR BACK...

HEY, DO WHATEVER YOU HAVE TO.

GREAT. [INDISTINCT CHATTER]

OK, EVERYONE, LET'S QUIET DOWN.

[ALL TALKING AT
ONCE] QUIET DOWN.

I SAID QUIET!

LOOK, YOU ALL WANT HELP,

AND I REALLY UNDERSTAND THAT.

BUT IT'S GONNA HAVE
TO HAPPEN ONE AT A TIME,

AND LATER, OR NOT AT ALL.

[ALL TALKING AT ONCE]

OR NOT AT ALL!

NOW LEAVE US ALONE.

GO.

SOMETIMES IT HELPS TO
PRETEND IT'S REAL. [CHUCKLES]

YEAH.

HOW DID YOU GET
THEM TO LISTEN TO YOU?

I JUST TOLD THEM THAT I WOULD
DO THE SAME FOR THEM LATER.

YEAH, GREAT, BUT HOW DO YOU
KEEP THEM FROM COMING BACK?

YOU DON'T.

WHO ARE YOU?

HMM, IT'S A LONG STORY.

LET'S HAVE A SEAT.

SO THE GOOD NEWS
IS, I'M NOT DEAD.

THE BAD NEWS IS, I'M GOING TO
HAVE TO SPEND THE REST OF MY LIFE

LISTENING TO PEOPLE WHO ARE?

AND HELPING THEM.

THAT'S HOW THEY CAN GET PEACE,

AND YOU CAN GET A
LITTLE FOR YOURSELF.

YOU SAID IT MIGHT
CHANGE OVER TIME,

LIKE THE GHOST
VOICES MIGHT GO AWAY?

ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE, YES.

ANY CHANCE I CAN HELP
SPEED UP THAT PROCESS?

I MEAN, WITH LIKE A
BASEBALL BAT TO MY HEAD?

SOME MEDS?

MY MOTHER TRIED EVERYTHING
BUT THE BASEBALL BAT,

AND TRUST ME, IT'S
NOT A GOOD WAY TO GO.

[SIGHS] I THINK YOU'RE LOOKING
AT THIS THE WRONG WAY.

HEY...

WHAT YOU HAVE IS A GIFT.

YEAH, FROM SOMEONE
WHO REALLY HATES ME.

ELI...

FIONA, YOU'RE BACK.

TELL ELI HOW HE CAN HELP YOU.

I WANT HIM TO KNOW
I DON'T BLAME HIM.

BLAME HIM? WHAT IS
SHE TALKING ABOUT?

Man: EXCUSE ME...

ARE YOU ELI JAMES?

AND FRIENDS.

WHO ARE YOU?

DETECTIVE NEELY.

YOU'RE WANTED FOR QUESTIONING

IN CONNECTION TO THE
DEATH OF FIONA RAINE.

Melinda: WHAT MAKES HIM
SO SURE IT WAS ARSON?

THEY'RE NOT SURE ABOUT ANYTHING,

BUT THEY FOUND ACCELERANT
TRACES NEAR THE POINT OF ORIGIN.

AND THAT WOULD
BE NEAR ELI'S OFFICE?

RIGHT OUTSIDE.

SO HE'S A SUSPECT?

NO, OFFICIALLY HE'S A
"PERSON OF INTEREST."

THEY DON'T HAVE ENOUGH
EVIDENCE TO HOLD HIM YET.

BUT UNOFFICIALLY?

UNOFFICIALLY, THEY'RE
TRYING TO FIGURE OUT

IF HE HAD A REASON TO
BURN DOWN HIS OWN OFFICE.

I THINK IT HAD SOMETHING TO DO

WITH THE ARGUMENT PEOPLE HEARD.

BETWEEN HE AND FIONA.

YOU KNOW, PAYNE SAID THAT HE HAS

A REALLY BAD
REPUTATION AT SCHOOL.

THEN, THERE'S THE GHOST.

AND WHAT ABOUT HER?

RIGHT BEFORE THE POLICE CAME IN,

SHE SAID THAT SHE
DIDN'T BLAME HIM.

BLAME HIM FOR WHAT? WHO KNOWS?

BUT SHE'S A GHOST.

I'LL SEE YOU AT HOME?

MM-HMM.

SO IS IT TRUE?

DID YOU START THE FIRE?

NO!

BUT THANKS FOR ASKING.

YOU KNOW, WE NEED
TO TALK ABOUT FIONA.

I CAN SHRINK MY
OWN HEAD, THANKS.

LOOK, I TOLD YOU IF
SHE'S NOT IN THE LIGHT,

THAT SHE'S OBVIOUSLY
HERE FOR A REASON.

SO SHE NEEDS SOMETHING FROM YOU.

REALLY?

NOT TO MENTION WHAT
YOU NEED FROM HER.

OH, WHAT'S THAT?

WELL, IF YOU DIDN'T
START THAT FIRE,

SHE MAY BE THE ONLY
ONE WHO CAN PROVE IT.

OK, LOOK. LET'S JUST
PRETEND FOR A MINUTE

THAT THIS WHOLE
THING ISN'T NUTS.

AND NEITHER ARE YOU.

OR ME. WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO?

START TELLING THE TRUTH.

AND ALL OF IT.

AT FIRST, WE ONLY
MET IN MY OFFICE.

SHE WOULD JUST SIT THERE WITH
HER ARMS FOLDED AND GLARE AT ME.

SO I SHOOK IT UP.

I KNEW SHE LIKED HORSES,

SO I TOOK HER TO THE TRACK.

AND SHE STARTED TO TALK.

WHAT WERE YOU TREATING HER FOR?

GENERAL ATTACHMENT ISSUES.

I WAS HELPING HER DUMP AN ON
AGAIN-OFF AGAIN BOYFRIEND NAMED KEN

WHO'D BEEN MESSING WITH
HER HEAD SINCE HIGH SCHOOL.

DID THE BOYFRIEND KNOW
THAT YOU WERE TALKING TO HER?

I DON'T THINK SO.

SHE MOVED A FEW TOWNS AWAY

TO PUT DISTANCE BETWEEN THEM.

SHE RENTS A PLACE HERE WITH
ROOMMATES THAT SHE MET THROUGH SCHOOL.

A DEAD-END, LONG-DISTANCE
RELATIONSHIP.

THAT'S HOW
CO-DEPENDENT THEY WERE.

SHE EVEN ASKED MY ADVICE
ON TREATMENT FOR HIM.

DO YOU THINK HE COULD BE
THE ONE WHO STARTED THE FIRE?

THIS GUY'S GOT A
LOT OF PROBLEMS,

BUT ARSON'S NOT ONE OF THEM.

WHAT KIND OF PROBLEMS?

THIS GUY NEVER MET A CULT
OR SUPERSTITION HE DIDN'T LIKE.

HE ONCE KEPT FIONA
ON THE PHONE ALL NIGHT

BECAUSE AN AURA
READER CONVINCED HIM

SHE WAS SEEING ANOTHER MAN.

WAS SHE?

ELI, DID YOU GET INVOLVED
WITH YOUR PATIENT?

NO.

BUT SHE WAS COMING DOWN WITH
A CLASSIC CASE OF TRANSFERENCE.

SO SHE WAS FALLING
IN LOVE WITH YOU?

THE NIGHT OF THE FIRE,

I JUST TOLD FIONA I COULDN'T
TREAT HER ANYMORE.

SHE FREAKED.

THAT'S WHY WE WERE
AT MY OFFICE SO LATE.

SHE CALLED AND SAID
SHE HAD TO SEE ME.

PEOPLE HEARD YOU
ARGUING. WHAT HAPPENED?

I TOLD HER I WOULD REFER
HER TO ONE OF MY COLLEAGUES.

SHE SAID SHE ONLY
WANTED TO SEE ME.

I KEPT TELLING HER
THAT COULDN'T HAPPEN.

SHE JUST KEPT YELLING.

THEN WHAT?

SMOKE STARTED
COMING UNDER THE DOOR,

AND I REMEMBER IT WAS SO THICK,

IT FELT LIKE MY
LUNGS WERE ON FIRE.

NEXT THING I KNEW,

I GUESS I WAS DEAD.

[DISTANT SIREN WAILS]

[KEYS CLATTER]

The Shortwave Set:
♪ SO LONG AGO ♪

♪ IN A DREAM, YOU
ARE ALL ALONE ♪

♪ YOU ARE ON YOUR OWN ♪

♪ THE DREAM IS A
SEA WITHOUT YOU ♪

♪ COME 'ROUND AGAIN... ♪

Woman: THIS IS OUR
OTHER ROOMMATE.

CHRISTIAN, MELINDA.

SHE WAS JUST
ASKING ABOUT FIONA...

HI, NICE TO MEET YOU.

AND ELI.

OH.

I TAKE IT YOU GUYS
ARE NOT BIG FANS OF ELI.

WE DON'T WANT TO
GET ANYONE IN TROUBLE.

THAT'S OK. I'M NOT THE
POLICE OR THE PRESS, SO...

WHAT DON'T YOU LIKE ABOUT HIM?

WELL, HE WAS HER SHRINK, RIGHT?

YES. HMM.

HE SURE DIDN'T ACT LIKE ONE.

♪ MAYBE NEXT TIME,
MAYBE NEXT TIME ♪

♪ MAYBE SOMETIME ♪

♪ HARMONIA ♪

♪ HARMONIA... ♪

CAN YOU BE MORE SPECIFIC?

SHRINKS ARE
SUPPOSED TO HAVE, LIKE,

OFFICE HOURS, RIGHT?

IT'S USUALLY HOW IT WORKS.

WELL, THIS GUY, HE'D COME
BY AT ALL DIFFERENT TIMES,

DAY AND NIGHT,

TAKING HER TO RESTAURANTS, BARS.

IT WAS SO OBVIOUS
SOMETHING WAS GOING ON.

SOMETHING ROMANTIC?

♪ SO LONG AGO ♪

♪ IN A DREAM, YOU
WERE ALL ALONE... ♪

Christian: HEH. HE
SURE WISHED IT WAS.

WHAT ABOUT FIONA?

SHE LIKED THE ATTENTION.

THE DRINKS WERE FREE.

AND THAT'S AS FAR
AS IT WENT WITH HER?

DEFINITELY. FOR SURE.

SHE HAS LOTS OF
PICTURES OF THE 3 OF YOU,

BUT NO FAMILY PHOTOS.

DO YOU KNOW WHERE
SHE MIGHT KEEP THEM?

I DON'T KNOW.

BUT I ONLY MOVED
IN IN THE SPRING.

YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN
ROOMMATES FOR LONGER.

DID SHE EVER TALK ABOUT
THAT STUFF WITH YOU?

♪ MAYBE NEXT TIME,
MAYBE NEXT TIME ♪

♪ MAYBE SOMETIME ♪

♪ HARMONIA ♪

♪ HARMONIA... ♪

Fiona: ELI, NO...

FIONA?

OHH!

OHH...

Fiona: PLEASE...

PLEASE.

MAKE IT STOP.

MAKE WHAT... MAKE WHAT STOP?

HER.

MAKE HER LEAVE US
ALONE, OR I'LL MAKE HER,

LIKE I MADE YOU.

GHOSTS HAVE THE ABILITY
TO MANIPULATE ENERGY,

ESPECIALLY ANGRY GHOSTS.

THIS ONE SEEMS TO
HAVE DONE IT A LOT LIKE

SUNSHINE THROUGH
A MAGNIFYING GLASS.

SO YOU THINK THIS IS A PATTERN

BECAUSE FIONA HAD
A HISTORY OF ARSON?

SHE BURNED DOWN THE HOUSE

THAT SHE WAS LIVING
IN WHEN SHE WAS 12.

HOW COME THE POLICE
DIDN'T KNOW THIS?

HOW COME WE DIDN'T
KNOW ABOUT THIS?

BECAUSE SHE WAS SO YOUNG,

THERE WAS NEVER ANY CHARGES.

THERE WAS NEVER
ANY CRIMINAL RECORD.

BUT SHE WAS A WARD OF THE STATE,

AND IT WENT INTO
FAMILY SERVICE'S FILES.

AS HER THERAPIST,

I HAD ACCESS TO THOSE FILES.

SO THAT'S WHY SHE DIDN'T
HAVE ANY FAMILY PICTURES...

BECAUSE SHE
DIDN'T HAVE A FAMILY.

THEY DIED WHEN SHE WAS 3.

THE HOUSE THAT SHE BURNED
DOWN WAS HER FOSTER FATHER'S.

I TAKE IT SHE WASN'T
TOO FOND OF THE GUY.

OR HIS PHYSICAL
AND MENTAL ABUSE.

SO, WHERE DOES HE
LIVE NOW, AN ASHTRAY?

HE WAS OUT OF THE HOUSE
WHEN SHE BURNED IT DOWN.

BUT SHE MADE HER POINT.

SHE GOT PLACED
WITH ANOTHER FAMILY.

WHY DIDN'T YOU SAY
ANYTHING BEFORE?

BECAUSE I-I THOUGHT SHE
STARTED THAT FIRE BECAUSE OF ME.

I THINK SHE DIED BECAUSE OF ME.

HOW COULD SHE HAVE STARTED IT?

SHE WAS WITH YOU
IN THE SAME ROOM.

I DON'T KNOW.

A HOMEMADE DEVICE
WITH A FUSE HANGING OUT,

SHE DROPPED IT OFF AT THE
FRONT RIGHT BEFORE SHE CAME IN.

SO YOU THINK THAT
SHE WANTED TO KILL YOU.

OR AT LEAST THREATEN ME,

LIKE SHE DID HER FOSTER FATHER.

BUT SHE HAD NO IDEA THE
FIRE WAS GOING TO SPREAD.

OK, SO YOU FEEL RESPONSIBLE.
WHY COME CLEAN NOW?

LAST NIGHT, I...

[SIGHS]

I HEARD HER VOICE AGAIN.

SHE WAS MAKING THREATS.

I WARNED YOU ABOUT THIS.

AGAINST YOU.

SHE SAID, "TELL HER
TO LEAVE US ALONE,

OR I'LL DO THE SAME THING
TO HER THAT I DID TO YOU."

OK. SO WE NEED TO
GET HER TO CROSS OVER.

SHE'S OBVIOUSLY STICKING AROUND

FOR SOME REASON, AND
IT'S NOT TO APOLOGIZE TO ELI.

HERE'S SOMETHING
VERY MYSTERIOUS.

HOW COME ALL YOUR
NOTES SMELL LIKE BEER?

BECAUSE THEY WERE ON FIRE.

THE BOTTLE WAS CLOSER
THAN THE EXTINGUISHER.

[SNIFFING] I'M
SMELLING A PILSNER,

MAYBE SOMETHING CZECH.

NOT BAD. I WENT TO COLLEGE.

OK. WE KNOW THAT
SHE'S HAUNTING SOMEONE.

WE CAN'T FIND THE BOYFRIEND.

WHAT ABOUT THE FOSTER DAD?

YEAH. HE'S THE FIRST
PERSON SHE TRIED TO COOK.

HE DIED 6 YEARS AGO,
HEART ATTACK, I THINK.

GOOD RIDDANCE, IF YOU ASK ME.

HOW DID FIONA GET ALONG WITH
HER FOSTER FAMILIES AFTERWARDS?

WERE THERE ANY MORE PROBLEMS?

NO. SHE WAS A GOOD GIRL.

SHE WAS ONE OF MY FAVORITES.

WISH I COULD HAVE
DONE MORE FOR HER.

DO YOU KNOW WHY WE'RE
ASKING THESE QUESTIONS?

IT'S ABOUT THE
FIRE AT ROCKLAND U.

SOME PEOPLE THINK
FIONA STARTED IT.

IS THERE A REASON
MAYBE THEY SHOULDN'T?

YOU KNOW WHAT,

FORGET WE ASKED. I'M SORRY.

YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE TO
VIOLATE PATIENT CONFIDENTIALITY.

SCREW CONFIDENTIALITY.

THOSE RULES ARE THERE
TO PROTECT THOSE KIDS,

AND THEY'RE NOT
PROTECTING FIONA.

LOOK, I'M NOT SAYING ARSON'S A
GOOD WAY TO SOLVE ANYTHING,

BUT THERE WERE 3 OTHER
FOSTERS IN THAT HOME.

I SURE WISH WE'D KNOWN
WHAT WAS GOING ON.

IF FIONA STARTED THAT FIRE,

SHE DIDN'T JUST SAVE HERSELF,
SHE SAVED ALL OF THEIR LIVES.

AND IF SHE DIDN'T...

YOU KEEP SAYING "IF."

DO THE MATH.

ONE KID WAS YOUNGER,
2 KIDS WERE OLDER.

OLD ENOUGH TO BE
TRIED AS ADULTS?

CAN YOU GIVE US THEIR NAMES?

I CAN'T.

BUT I CAN TELL YOU THIS...

AFTER THE FIRE, WHEN I
ASKED FIONA WHAT HAPPENED,

SHE ZIPPED THOSE LIPS TIGHT.

BUT THE SECOND THE COPS STARTED
QUESTIONING HER OLDER SIBLINGS,

SHE CAME RIGHT OUT AND
PRACTICALLY SHOUTED, "I DID IT!"

SO YOU'RE SAYING
YOU'VE SEEN HER GHOST,

BUT NOW YOU CAN'T FIND
HER, SO YOU CAME HERE?

SOMETIMES SPIRITS ATTACH
THEMSELVES TO PLACES THEY KNOW.

I THOUGHT MAYBE I COULD
FIND HER IN HER BEDROOM.

THAT STILL DOESN'T
TELL ME WHY HE'S HERE.

I, UM...

I CAN TALK TO THEM, TOO.

GHOSTS.

I KNOW, IT SOUNDS NUTS.

I STILL THINK SO MYSELF.

DO YOU REALLY EXPECT
US TO BELIEVE THAT...

I BELIEVE HIM. WHAT?

EVER SINCE FI DIED,

WE'VE BOTH HAD THIS FEELING...

I DON'T KNOW HOW TO DESCRIBE IT,

BUT SOMEHOW, WE FELT HER.

HAVEN'T WE, MARLEY?

AND THAT'S BECAUSE
SHE'S STILL HERE.

BUT SHE DOESN'T BELONG HERE.
SHE REALLY NEEDS TO CROSS OVER.

WELL, GO TALK TO HER THEN.

CHRISTIAN! WHY NOT?

WHAT IS THE HARM? [SCOFFS]

OH, ONE FAVOR.

SHE HAS THIS CD.

COULD YOU ASK HER IF IT'D BE OK

IF I WAS TO KEEP IT,

BEFORE WE RELEASE
THE REST OF HER STUFF?

WE'D BE HAPPY TO.

FIONA?

IF YOU'RE NEARBY
AND YOU CAN HEAR ME,

WE REALLY NEED TO TALK TO YOU.

[CHIMING AND WIND HOWLING]

WHAT DO YOU WANT FROM ME?

THE SAME AS I ALWAYS DID.

I WANT TO HELP YOU.

SINCE WHEN DID YOU
EVER HELP ANYONE?

LOOK, WE NEED TO KNOW THE TRUTH.

DID YOU START THE
FIRE OR DIDN'T YOU?

IT WAS OUTSIDE HIS OFFICE.

I KNEW HE'D BE IN THERE. WHO
ELSE WOULD HAVE STARTED IT?

I WASN'T TALKING
ABOUT THAT FIRE.

I WAS TALKING ABOUT THE ONE
AT YOUR FOSTER DAD'S HOUSE.

I STARTED BOTH.

WHY WORK SO HARD TO MAKE
ME THINK YOU'RE AN ARSONIST?

WHY WORK SO HARD TO MAKE ME
THINK YOU REALLY CARED ABOUT ME?

COME ON, THIS IS SERIOUS.

THIS ISN'T A GAME.

THAT'S FUNNY, COMING FROM YOU.

I JUST REMEMBERED SOMETHING.

WHAT YOU SAID TO ELI, YOU SAID,
"LEAVE US ALONE." ISN'T THAT RIGHT?

BACK IN MY APARTMENT, YES.

OK, SO THEN WHO'S
THE "US," FIONA?

BECAUSE AT FIRST, I THOUGHT IT HAD
TO DO WITH YOU AND ELI, BUT NOW...

I STARTED THOSE FIRES.

DON'T MAKE ME START MORE.

LOOK, IF YOU'RE HIDING SOMETHING

OR SOMEONE, WE'RE
NOT THE POLICE.

OK? WE DON'T WANT TO...

Eli: WHOA, WHAT JUST HAPPENED?

Melinda: SHE'S GONE.

WHAT IF SHE'S TELLING THE TRUTH?

SHE'S COVERING FOR SOMEONE.
MAYBE IT'S THAT BOYFRIEND,

BUT I JUST THINK IT HAS SOMETHING
TO DO WITH THAT FIRST FIRE, YOU KNOW,

LIKE A FOSTER KID.

WE HAVE TO FIND OUT WHO
ELSE LIVED IN THAT HOUSE.

[INDISTINCT CHATTER]

GUESS I WON'T TAKE
ANYTHING OUT TODAY.

"STRUCTURE EMPTY
AT TIME OF FIRE.

"OCCUPANTS LATER ACCOUNTED FOR.

OWNER TOM MOODY, 48"...
[FLOORBOARDS CREAKING]

"MINORS: FEMALE, 12 YEARS,

FEMALE, 16 YEARS,
MALE, 18 YEARS."

HMM.

[GASPS] FIONA!

IT WASN'T SUPPOSED
TO HAPPEN LIKE THIS.

YOU WERE JUST TRYING
TO BE A GOOD SISTER.

WHICH ONE ARE YOU
COVERING FOR, HIM OR HER?

I WARNED YOU. STAY AWAY.

I'LL MOVE ON WHEN YOU WILL.

MAYBE SOME THINGS ARE
BETTER OFF LEFT ALONE.

YOU EVER THINK ABOUT THAT?

FIONA, NO.

I'M SORRY.

I REALLY AM,

BUT YOU BROUGHT
THIS ON YOURSELF,

AND NOW YOU HAVE
TO PAY THE PRICE.

THAT WAS A LONG SHOT, ANYWAY.

WITHOUT A COURT ORDER,

THE COUNTY KEEPS FAMILY
SERVICE RECORDS SEALED.

WHY HASN'T MELINDA
CALLED BY NOW?

SHE MUST HAVE FOUND SOMETHING.

MAYBE SHE HAS CALLED.

HAVE YOU CHECKED YOUR ESP-MAIL?

I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S CRAZIER,

THE FACT THAT SHE
BELIEVES IN ALL THIS STUFF,

OR THE FACT THAT I BELIEVE HER.

I HEARD THAT. IT
DOESN'T CHANGE THE FACT

THAT SHE'S THE MOST AMAZING
PERSON I'VE MET SINCE...

SHE'S THE MOST AMAZING
PERSON I'VE EVER MET.

I HEAR THAT, TOO.

YEAH. WHAT'S SO SIGNIFICANT
ABOUT THESE NOTES, ELI?

FIONA ALWAYS DESCRIBED
HIM IN SO MUCH DETAIL,

BUT SHE NEVER
USED HIS LAST NAME.

HE... WHO'S HE?

HER BOYFRIEND.
AND SOMETHING ELSE,

HOW WAS HE PACKING UP HER
STUFF WHEN THERE WERE NO BOXES?

HE WHO? YOU SAID
YOU NEVER MET HIM.

CHRISTIAN, THE ROOMMATE.

AH.

HE SAID HE WAS
PILING UP HER STUFF

SO HE COULD RELEASE IT.

RELEASE IT? THAT'S THE
WORD HE USED, RELEASE?

YEAH. I FOUND THAT
ODD AT THE TIME.

THE WHOLE THING WAS.
RELEASING HER STUFF,

BUT WANTING TO KEEP SOME
RANDOM FOLK MUSIC CD?

WHAT KIND OF FOLK MUSIC?

AFRICAN, I THINK. OK.

BUT WHAT DID HE PUT HER
THINGS IN IF IT WASN'T BOXES?

HE HAD SOME KIND OF METAL TUB.

DIDN'T YOU SAY HER
BOYFRIEND WAS INTO THE OCCULT

AND WEIRD BELIEFS?

YEAH, WHY? WELL, THERE'S
AN AFRICAN CUSTOM,

PART OF THE YORUBA TRADITION,

WHERE POSSESSIONS OF SOMEONE
WHO'S PASSED PREMATURELY

ARE SET FIRE TO.

THAT WAY, IT'LL
RELEASE THEIR SPIRIT.

YOU KNOW, WHY ELSE
WOULD HE USE A METAL TUB

UNLESS HE WAS GOING
TO TIE-DYE EVERYTHING?

SHE SAID HER BOYFRIEND
LIVED OUT OF TOWN.

WELL, WHAT IF SHE
MADE THAT PART UP?

WHAT IF SHE HAD NO BOYFRIEND?

WHAT IF SHE HAD ALL THE
PROBLEMS SHE TOLD YOU ABOUT,

BUT WITH SOMEONE SHE WASN'T
ROMANTICALLY INVOLVED WITH?

SOMEONE SHE WANTED
TO GET AWAY FROM,

BUT SHE DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO,

WHO SHE FELT SHE NEEDED
TO PROTECT AT THE SAME TIME.

I THINK WE MIGHT ALREADY KNOW
THIS QUOTE-UNQUOTE BOYFRIEND.

AND THE FOSTER BROTHER.

AND THEY'RE BOTH...

[COUGHING]

CHRISTIAN!

WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?

[COUGHING CONTINUES]

HERE,

BREATHE THROUGH THIS, OK?

'CAUSE YOU COULD GET KILLED.

THAT'S THE WHOLE IDEA.

THEY'LL FIND ME. THEN
THEY'LL KNOW THE TRUTH.

CHRISTIAN, LOOK, I GET IT. OK,
YOU WANTED TO PROTECT HER

AND THAT'S WHY YOU
FOLLOWED ME HERE.

WE TOOK CARE OF EACH OTHER.

OK, WELL, LET'S TELL HER THAT,

ALL RIGHT? LET'S GET
OUT OF HERE, COME ON.

SHE WOULDN'T WANT
YOU TO GET HURT.

THEN WHY'D SHE HAVE
TO START SEEING HIM?

BECAUSE! SHE NEEDED
HELP FOR THE BOTH OF YOU.

OK? SHE JUST WANTED
ADVICE FROM ELI.

COME ON!

SHE WAS TRYING TO GET RID OF ME.

I WAS MORE LIKE A FAMILY
THAN ANYONE SHE EVER HAD!

NO, SHE WANTED TO HELP
YOU, JUST LIKE YOU HELPED HER.

I DIDN'T HELP HER, I KILLED HER!

BUT YOU DIDN'T MEAN TO.

YOU DIDN'T WANT HER TO
TALK TO ELI, ISN'T THAT RIGHT?

[COUGHS] I SAW HER CRYING
AFTER SHE TALKED TO HIM.

I SAW WHAT HE DID TO HER.

SO I WENT TO HIS OFFICE
AND STARTED THE FIRE.

I WAS JUST TRYING
TO SCARE HIM AWAY,

LIKE I DID IN THE FIRST
FIRE WHEN WE WERE KIDS.

[COUGHING]

[COUGHING]

FIONA NEEDS TO HEAR THIS, OK?

WE JUST... LET'S JUST
GET OUT OF HERE!

SHE'LL NEVER FORGIVE ME!

I'M SURE THAT SHE'S
ALREADY FORGIVEN YOU!

WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

WHY DO YOU THINK

SHE WANTED US TO BELIEVE
SHE WAS THE ARSONIST?

IT'S BECAUSE SHE LOVES YOU.

OK? BECAUSE SHE
WANTED TO PROTECT YOU.

SHE'S RIGHT, CHRISTIAN!
LISTEN TO HER!

SHE'S HERE! [COUGHING]
SHE'S HERE, OK?

SHE WANTS YOU TO LIVE,
SO PLEASE, JUST TAKE THIS.

JUST... PLEASE!

OH, GOD, HE'S DYING!

IT'S TOO LATE!

NO, IT IS NOT TOO LATE,
ALL RIGHT? GO AND GET ELI!

QUICK! CHRISTIAN, COME ON!

SHE STILL HASN'T ANSWERED.
SHE'S NOT PICKING UP.

Fiona: ELI, I NEED YOU. I
NEED YOU TO HEAR ME.

I'M RIGHT HERE IN FRONT OF YOU.

WHOA. WHAT?

WHAT WAS THAT? A GHOST.

A GHOST? WHERE?

I THOUGHT YOU COULDN'T SEE THEM.

IT'S RIGHT BEHIND
ME. SHE CAN'T GET OUT.

THEY'RE GOING TO
DIE! FIONA, IS THAT YOU?

I NEED YOUR HELP. I NEED
YOU TO COME RIGHT NOW!

SLOW DOWN. I CAN'T
SEE YOUR LIPS MOVE.

YOU HAVE TO SPEAK SLOWLY.

THEY'RE IN TROUBLE,
CHRISTIAN AND THAT WOMAN.

MELINDA? WHERE IS SHE?

THE ARCHIVES! HURRY!

[COUGHING]

Melinda: THE TUNNEL DOOR.

[RATTLES]

[GRUNTING]

[COUGHING]

[GRUNTING]

[COUGHING]

ELI? ELI, WHAT'S GOING ON?

I CAN'T UNDERSTAND YOU.

WHAT'S GOING ON AT THE ARCHIVES?

OH, MY GOD, MELINDA!

HEY, WE GOT A FIRE AT THE
ARCHIVES. GOTTA GO. GO, GO, GO.

[CLATTERS]

[METAL CREAKS]

[METAL GROANS]

[SCREAMS]

[GRUNTS]

[COUGHS]

[GRUNTING]

[FIRE ROARING]

[GRUNTING]

[PANTING]

[COUGHING]

YOU'RE THE ONE
FROM THE HOSPITAL.

AND THE FIRE, YOU...

YOU WERE THERE, TOO.

WE'RE IN MANY PLACES, IT'S TRUE.

WHY?

WHAT ARE YOU HERE FOR?

TO WATCH.

BUT JUST NOW...

YOU DID MORE THAN
WATCH. YOU... YOU SAVED ME,

DIDN'T YOU?

WE WERE ONLY RETURNING A FAVOR.

HOW DID I EVER
HELP YOU? [COUGHS]

THAT'S NOT IMPORTANT NOW.

WHAT'S IMPORTANT IS
YOU HAVE TO UNDERSTAND.

UNDERSTAND WHAT?

WE WATCH MANY LIKE YOU WHO DO
WHAT YOU DO BUT DON'T UNDERSTAND.

LOOK, IF YOU'RE TRYING
TO TELL ME I SHOULD STOP,

YOU CAN SAVE YOURSELF.

UNDERSTAND THE PRICE.

YOU DON'T KNOW THE PRICE.

WHAT PRICE?

YOU MOVE BETWEEN THE
WORLD OF LIFE AND DEATH.

LIKE YOUR FRIEND ELI,

SOMETIMES, YOU COME BACK FROM
ONE WITH A TOUCH OF THE OTHER.

A TOUCH?

OF DEATH.

BE CAREFUL.

IT MIGHT BRUSH OFF.

ON WHAT?

ON WHAT YOU TOUCH.

[INDISTINCT SHOUTING]

Melinda: IT'S OK. I BARELY
BREATHED ANY SMOKE.

Jim: IT'S JUST A PRECAUTION.

LOOK, I USED MY CLOTHING LIKE
YOU TAUGHT ME A THOUSAND TIMES.

STAYED LOW TO THE GROUND?

I'M HERE, AREN'T I?

DON'T I GET ANY CREDIT FOR THAT?

FULL CREDIT, OK?

ALL THE CREDIT IN THE WORLD.
DO YOU WANT ANYTHING?

I'LL GET YOU SOME WATER. YES.

I'LL BE RIGHT BACK.

HEY, THANKS FOR LETTING
THEM HAVE A MINUTE TOGETHER.

I STILL DON'T GET IT. A
GUY TRIES TO KILL HER,

AND ALL SHE WANTS
TO DO IS GET HIM HELP.

Melinda: FIONA
UNDERSTANDS, CHRISTIAN.

SHE LOVES AND FORGIVES YOU.

IT'S TIME FOR YOU TO
BOTH SAY GOOD-BYE.

WHAT CAN I TELL YOU?

THAT'S MY WIFE.

WE KEPT IN TOUCH
AFTER THEY PUT US

IN DIFFERENT FOSTER HOMES.

THEN AFTER I GOT A
JOB AND MY OWN PLACE,

I HEARD HE'D BEEN GETTING
INTO FIGHTS AND STUFF.

I ASKED HIM TO MOVE IN,

BUT I MADE HIM
PRETEND HE WAS JUST

SOME ROOMMATE I
MET ON THE INTERNET.

I WAS AFRAID PEOPLE
WOULD FIGURE OUT

WHERE WE CAME FROM,

THE FIRE AND EVERYTHING.

WHAT MADE YOU
DECIDE TO GET HELP?

I NEEDED TO TALK TO SOMEONE
WHO WOULDN'T TELL ANYONE.

CHRISTIAN LIKED TO
PRETEND HE WAS MY BROTHER

TAKING CARE OF
HIS LITTLE SISTER.

BUT HE HAS SO MANY ISSUES.

AFTER A WHILE, IT WAS
JUST TOO MUCH FOR ME.

AND I HAD MY OWN ISSUES.

NOW, I FEEL LIKE I'VE
MADE EVERYTHING WORSE.

HOW DO I KNOW THEY'RE NOT GOING
TO SEND HIM TO JAIL FOR KILLING ME?

THE LAWYERS SAY, BASED
ON HIS MENTAL STATE,

HE'LL STAY OUT OF PRISON.

SO HE'S GOING TO ROT
IN SOME AWFUL ASYLUM?

FIONA, YOU HAVE MY
WORD, I'LL TAKE CARE OF HIM.

I THINK WITH THE
RIGHT MEDICATION...

YOUR WORD? THAT'S WHAT
CHRISTIAN'S DEPENDING ON?

LOOK, ELI'S DONE EVERYTHING
HE CAN FOR BOTH OF YOU.

NO. FIONA'S RIGHT.

MY WORD HASN'T MEANT
MUCH, NOT TO HER.

WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?

REMEMBER THAT
NIGHT WHEN I CALLED,

AND I TOLD YOU THAT WE COULDN'T
WORK TOGETHER ANYMORE?

BUT I KNOW, I KNOW YOU HAVE
FEELINGS FOR ME. I KNOW IT!

NO, NO, YOU ARE CONFUSED.

NO, I'M NOT!

I CAN FEEL IT.

YOU ARE A VERY NICE PERSON.

I'VE ENJOYED OUR SESSIONS.

BUT THERE IS NOTHING MORE THERE.

I LIED.

THERE WAS MORE.

MUCH MORE.

I DON'T UNDERSTAND.

FIONA, YOU'VE SEEN MY APARTMENT.

I HAVE PICTURES OF
YOU EVERYWHERE.

NEXT TO ALL OF YOUR
OTHER PATIENTS. SO WHAT?

ALL I THOUGHT ABOUT, DAY
AFTER DAY, NIGHT AFTER NIGHT,

WAS HOW I COULD
MAKE YOU FEEL BETTER.

IF YOU WERE UNHAPPY, SO WAS I.

YOU DON'T FEEL THAT WAY ABOUT
ALL OF YOUR OTHER PATIENTS?

FIONA, IF I CARED ABOUT THEM
ALL THAT MUCH, I'D LOSE MY MIND.

IF I CARED ABOUT YOU ANY MORE...

I'D LOSE MY JOB.

WOW.

OK.

WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO
WITH ALL OF THAT RIGHT NOW?

TAKE IT WITH YOU.

WHEREVER YOU'RE GOING.

WHAT'S THAT LIGHT?

THAT'S WHERE YOU'RE GOING.

[CHUCKLES]

IT'S AMAZING.

YOU'RE A REALLY GOOD
DOCTOR, YOU KNOW THAT?

I'M NOT SO SURE.

BE SURE.

MY HEART WAS BROKEN,

AND NOW IT'S FIXED.

SHE'S GONE.

WHEW.

MAN.

IS IT ALWAYS LIKE THAT?

NO.

SOMETIMES, IT'S BETTER.

[SNIFFS]

[CHUCKLES]

[BOTH CHUCKLE]

[INDISTINCT CHATTER]

HEY.

EVERYBODY GET WHAT THEY WANTED?

PERFECT. OH, YEAH.

HONEY, THEY'RE BEING POLITE.

MELINDA ASKED FOR CHOPSTICKS,

AND JIM ASKED FOR
LOW SODIUM SOY SAUCE.

RIGHT. SORRY.
SORRY. BE RIGHT BACK.

BAD ENOUGH YOU GUYS MAKE HIM
WORK AT THE STORE TOO, RIGHT?

HE NEEDS 2 JOBS
IF HE'S GOING TO PAY

FOR THAT VIDEO GAME
THAT HE'S SO ADDICTED TO.

WHICH, BY THE WAY, HE
NOW HAS NO TIME TO PLAY.

WHAT?

DO YOU THINK I'M HARD ON HIM?

NO. NOT AT ALL. NO, NOT US.

YOU KNOW, PARENTING IS A
LOT HARDER THAN IT LOOKS.

AND WHEN YOU 2
DECIDE TO HAVE KIDS,

YOU WILL KNOW WHAT
I'M TALKIN' ABOUT.

WELL...

HERE'S TO US
FINDING OUT SOMEDAY.

SOON.

HERE, HERE. MMM.

EXCUSE ME.

I'LL BE RIGHT BACK.

HEY.

WHAT'S WITH THAT
EMAIL YOU SENT ME?

"COME SEE ME BEFORE YOU
LEAVE, IF NOT, BE CAREFUL."

WHAT, DID YOU HAVE
ANOTHER BAD OMEN?

WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE?

I MEAN, NO MATTER WHAT,
YOU SHOULD BE CAREFUL.

YOU'RE GOING TO A
THIRD WORLD COUNTRY.

THERE'S POLITICS, SCARY FOOD.

YOU CARE ABOUT ME.

THAT'S WHY YOU'VE BEEN SO MAD.

I FIGURED IT OUT. YOU
DON'T WANT ME TO GO.

OF COURSE I CARE.

A LOT?

YOU CARE ABOUT ME A LOT.

WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO SAY?

THAT YOU'RE ONE
OF MY BEST FRIENDS,

AND THAT ALTHOUGH I FULLY
UNDERSTAND WHY YOU HAVE TO GO,

IT HURTS... TO KNOW
THAT YOU WOULD PICK

AN OLD PILE OF
ARTIFACTS OVER ME?

YEAH, SOMETHING LIKE
THAT WOULD BE NICE.

HAPPY?

CAN I HAVE A HUG FOR THE ROAD,

MAYBE A BIG SQUEEZY, CHESTY ONE?

DON'T BE AN IDIOT.

I KNOW I PUSHED IT, I KNEW IT.

DON'T BE AN IDIOT. BE SAFE.

HEY, I'M COMING BACK HERE,

AND I'M COMING BACK
SAFE AND SOUND, OK?

I PROMISE YOU THAT.

OK.

[SOBS]

[SNIFFLES]

[INDISTINCT CHATTER]
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