Ghost Whisperer (2005–2010): Season 4, Episode 10 - Ball & Chain - full transcript

Melinda: PREVIOUSLY
ON GHOST WHISPERER...

[GASP] NO!

I'LL ALWAYS LOVE YOU, MELINDA.

PLEASE. NOT YOU.

YOU HAVE TO CROSS OVER.

I DON'T WANT TO.

[INDISTINCT CHATTERING]

Man: WE LOST HIM.

JIM, NO!

[COUGHING]

YOU'RE BACK.



DO I KNOW YOU?

I SEE THE SAME GUY THAT YOU
SEE, DIFFERENT HAIR, NOSE, EYES.

IT'S NOT JIM. HE'S IN
THERE SOMEWHERE.

HE JUST HAS TO BE.

YOU'RE NOT GONNA
TELL ME YOU THINK

I'M YOUR HUSBAND
REINCARNATED BECAUSE

YOU'RE THE ONLY SANE
PERSON I'VE MET SINCE I WOKE UP.

IT'S NOT MUCH. BUT MAYBE YOU
CAN HELP ME FINISH MY GARAGE.

AND YOU COULD LIVE THERE
WHILE YOU DO THE WORK.

JUST UNTIL YOU FIGURE
OUT YOUR NEXT MOVE.

DO YOU KNOW HOW LUCKY YOU ARE?

YOU ARE GONNA GET A SECOND
SHOT AT YOUR ONE TRUE LOVE.

THAT'S STRANGE. I'VE
BEEN HOPING FOR A CLUE,

SOMETHING TO TELL ME WHO I WAS.



GUESS I GOT MORE
THAN I BARGAINED FOR.

I BOUGHT THAT LESS
THAN A MONTH AGO.

QUESTION IS... WHO
DID I BUY IT FOR?

[GATE OPENING]

HEY!

HEY. YOU'RE LOOKING
CHIPPER THIS MORNING.

THAT'S HOW A MORNING
OFF AFFECTS ME.

OH, YEAH. YOU GOT A LITTLE...

OHH!

THANK YOU. YEAH, SURE.

WHERE YOU RUNNING OFF TO?

THE FARMER'S MARKET. WE'RE
SUPPOSED TO MEET DELIA THERE AT 9:00.

WE ARE?

OH, THAT'S RIGHT.

MELINDA, I'M SO SORRY.
I GOTTA DO A JOB.

YEAH... YEAH.
ANYTHING INTERESTING?

WELL, IF YOU CALL MAKING KITCHEN
CABINETS INTERESTING, THEN YEAH.

CABINETS ARE GREAT. I
MEAN, I LOVE CABINETS.

YOU FOUND THAT... THAT RING...

DID YOU EVER LOOK INTO IT?

RIGHT. YEAH.

THE RING... RIGHT.

DID YOU FIND OUT ANYTHING?

YOU DON'T WANT TO KNOW. SORRY.

[ENGINE STARTS]

OF COURSE I WANT TO KNOW.
THAT'S ALL I WANT... IS TO KNOW.

CHARLIE USED TO SAY
THAT. DROVE ME NUTS.

JIM NEVER DID BECAUSE JIM
WAS NEVER A QUESTION DODGER.

I MEAN, WHAT DOES THAT EVEN
MEAN, "YOU DON'T WANT TO KNOW"?

WELL, WITH CHARLIE,
IT EITHER MEANT THAT

HE DIDN'T WANT TO TALK ABOUT IT,

OR HE DIDN'T WANT
ME TO TALK ABOUT IT,

OR THAT HE ACTUALLY
WANTED TO TALK ABOUT IT,

BUT WASN'T SURE IF I DID.

WELL, THANK YOU. THAT'S HELPFUL.

SO, WHAT DO YOU THINK SAM MEANT?

WHAT ELSE COULD HE MEAN?
HE FOUND HER... HIS GIRLFRIEND,

HIS SOON-TO-BE FUTURE WIFE.

THAT'S WHY HE BLEW ME OFF TODAY.

THAT'S WHY HE'S BEEN
SO DISTRACTED LATELY.

BECAUSE HE FOUND HER.

AND HE'S PROBABLY
GONNA GET ON A PLANE.

HE'S GONNA FLY ALL THE
WAY TO MICHIGAN OR PARIS

OR WHEREVER IT
IS SHE IS RIGHT NOW.

MEL, I SERIOUSLY
DOUBT THAT JIM'S SPIRIT

WOULD HAVE GONE THROUGH ALL THE
TROUBLE OF TAKING OVER SAM'S BODY

JUST TO RUN OFF
WITH ANOTHER WOMAN.

PLEASE TELL ME NOBODY
HEARD ME SAY THAT.

YEAH. BUT HE DOESN'T
EVEN KNOW THAT HE'S JIM.

I MEAN, WHAT IF HE
SMELLS HER PERFUME

AND HE GETS CONFUSED
OR ATTRACTED OR...

HONEY, YOU ARE SPINNING.

YEAH, BUT I WOULDN'T HAVE TO IF
HE WASN'T DODGING MY QUESTIONS.

IT'S JUST TOO LOADED.

I MEAN, I DON'T KNOW
HOW TO APPROACH IT...

OH, YOU COULD.

THAT'S PERFECT!

IT'S NOT PERFECT. IT'S BRUISED.

THEY ALL ARE. SEE?

[GASPS]

Man: PLEASE, NO, NOT AGAIN!

I'M SORRY. DID I DO THAT?

NO, IT HAPPENS ALL THE TIME.

AND YOU WONDER WHY?

IF I COULD GET SOME
HELP AROUND HERE...

I NEED TO GET HOME
AND COOK DINNER.

WELL, MAYBE I CAN HELP YOU.

OH, THANK GOD, FINALLY.
SOMEBODY WITH MANNERS!

YOU KNOW, I HAVE BEEN
COMING HERE EVERY SATURDAY

FOR GOD KNOWS HOW LONG,

AND ALL OF A SUDDEN
HE DECIDES TO IGNORE ME.

[SIGHS]

I DON'T KNOW HOW
LONG I'VE BEEN WAITING.

HOW LONG DO YOU THINK?

I... I'M NOT SURE.

LET ME GUESS, A GHOST WANTS PIE?

I'M NOT SURE WHAT SHE WANTS.

I DON'T EVEN THINK
SHE KNOWS SHE'S DEAD.

OOH, WAIT!

UH, COULD I, UM, GET 4
OF THOSE? THANK YOU.

THEY'RE FOR YOU. MAYBE I
COULD GIVE YOU A RIDE HOME.

OH, THAT'S SO SWEET. THANK YOU.

AND MY NAME IS
TAMMY. TAMMY GARDNER.

YOU... YOU DID GET THE
ORGANIC ONES, RIGHT?

YOU KNOW WHAT? I
BETTER GO CHECK.

DID YOU JUST OFFER TO
GIVE A RIDE HOME TO A GHOST?

ONLY 'CAUSE SHE DOESN'T
REALIZE THAT SHE'S DEAD.

[KNOCKING] [BELLS
RING] [CHILDREN LAUGH]

HI.

HI, I'M MELINDA GORDON.
ARE YOU MR. GARDNER?

YES, I AM. I'M SORRY.

LIKE I TELL ALL YOU REALTORS,
WE'RE NOT SELLING, THANKS.

ACTUALLY, I'M HERE
ABOUT YOUR WIFE.

MY WIFE? WELL, SHE'S NOT
HERE. SHE'S AT THE MARKET.

DID SOMETHING HAPPEN?

HOW LONG AGO DID SHE LEAVE?

OVER AN HOUR AGO.
SHE WAS DUE BACK...

AH, THERE SHE IS NOW!

HEY, SWEETHEART.

WHO'S SHE?

I WAS GETTING WORRIED.

MELINDA, THIS IS
MY WIFE, ELIZABETH.

UNLESS YOU TWO KNOW EACH OTHER?

NO. NO.

THE THING IS, I OWN AN
ANTIQUE STORE IN TOWN,

AND SOMEONE LEFT A
VASE ON CONSIGNMENT,

AND I WAS JUST TRYING
TO TRACK HER DOWN. SO.

HMM. THAT WASN'T ME. I'M SORRY.

YOU KNOW, JUST SO
THERE ARE NO MIX-UPs,

THE WOMAN WHO LEFT THE VASE,

HER NAME WAS TAMMY...
TAMMY GARDNER.

TAMMY, UM...

TAMMY WAS MY FIRST
WIFE. WE'RE DIVORCED.

OH. YOU WOULDN'T HAVE A RECENT
ADDRESS CHANGE FOR HER MAYBE?

NO, I'M SORRY.

I HAVEN'T HEARD FROM HER SINCE
SHE WALKED OUT ON ME 2 YEARS AGO.

WISH I COULD'VE BEEN MORE HELP.

GOOD DAY.

[LOCK TURNS]

Girl: CAN YOU SEE US?

[DOORBELL]

HI. I'M SORRY TO BOTHER YOU.

BUT I WENT BY YOUR
STORE. BUT IT WAS CLOSED.

AND YOUR ADDRESS WAS LISTED...

SO IS MY PHONE NUMBER.

I KNOW, I'M SORRY.

I WANTED TO SEE
TO YOU IN PERSON.

I NEED YOU TO TELL ME WHAT
YOU KNOW ABOUT MY WIFE.

WHEN EXACTLY DID SHE LEAVE?

JUST ABOUT 2 YEARS
AGO, OCTOBER 15.

I REMEMBER THAT DAY BECAUSE
IT WAS OUR FOURTH ANNIVERSARY.

AT FIRST, I WASN'T WORRIED.

SHE'D DISAPPEARED BEFORE.
SORT OF A PATTERN FOR HER.

BUT SHE'D ALWAYS COME
BACK AFTER A COUPLE OF DAYS.

WHEN SHE DIDN'T
SHOW UP AFTER 3 DAYS,

I KNEW SOMETHING WAS WRONG.

I JUST CAN'T UNDERSTAND
WHY SHE HASN'T CONTACTED ME.

YOU SAID THIS WAS A
PATTERN? HER DISAPPEARING?

MAYBE, IN A WAY, IT'S GOOD
SHE HASN'T CONTACTED ME.

MEANS SHE'S PROBABLY
STAYING OUT OF TROUBLE.

WHAT KIND OF TROUBLE?

SHE HAD MOOD SWINGS.

DID SHE DO?

SHE COULDN'T STAND
FEELING CONFINED.

SHE'D RUN AWAY, THEN COME BACK,

LOOKING DISHEVELED AND CONFUSED.

THAT DOESN'T SOUND AT
ALL LIKE THE TAMMY I MET.

THAT'S PART OF THE ILLNESS.

I MEAN, SHE COULD BE
DELIGHTFUL AND HAPPY ONE DAY,

AND THEN... AND THEN
DEPRESSED AND ANGRY THE NEXT.

WAS SHE EVER DIAGNOSED?

OH, NO. NO. SHE REFUSED
TO SEE A DOCTOR.

I TALKED TO PLENTY MYSELF.

SAID IT WAS SOME SORT
OF BIPOLAR DISORDER.

I LOVED HER SO MUCH.

BUT IT'S SO PAINFUL
LIVING WITH SOMEONE

YOU CAN'T BREAK THROUGH TO.

YEAH.

I KNOW WHAT YOU MEAN.

WHY DIDN'T YOU
TELL THAT POOR GUY

THAT HIS EX-WIFE
IS HAUNTING HIM?

BECAUSE I DON'T WANT
TO MAKE THINGS WORSE...

ROGER'S ALREADY GOT A GHOST
IN HIS HOUSE BECAUSE OF ME.

BESIDES, I NEED A LITTLE MORE
INFORMATION, LIKE HOW SHE DIED.

DO YOU STILL THINK
THERE'S A CHANCE

THAT SHE COULD'VE MOVED ON?

I CAN HOPE, BUT SOMETHING
TELLS ME SHE'LL BE HERE SOON

BECAUSE THIS IS WHERE
I SAW HER YESTERDAY.

WHICH WOULD TELL US SHE'S
STILL STUCK IN THE LOOP,

STILL PLAYING SUZIE HOMEMAKER.

YEAH. I'M JUST WONDERING IF
HER IMPRINT HAS SOMETHING TO DO

WITH MENTAL ILLNESS
AND NOT HER DEATH.

SHE'S STUCK IN A LOOP BECAUSE
SHE'S LOOPY? MAKES SENSE.

YOU'RE NOT HELPING.

NO, IT DOES. REALLY.

PEOPLE IN THE MANIC
STAGE OF BIPOLAR DISORDER

OFTEN HAVE TROUBLE
ASSIMILATING ANYTHING NEGATIVE.

LIKE BEING DEAD, FOR INSTANCE?

THAT'S THE FOURTH PERSON
YOU LET GO BEFORE ME.

I JUST NEED MY
HUSBAND'S SHIRT...

IT'S THE BLUE ONE
IN THE PLASTIC,

AND I SAID NO PLASTIC.

HI.

OK. 3 PIECES. THANKS.

SOMEBODY SHUT IT DOWN! [SCREAMS]

[INDISTINCT SHOUT]
SOMEBODY HELP!

STOP THIS THING!

SOMEBODY HELP! [SCREAMS]

TAMMY!

STOP IT!

OH, I'M SO GLAD YOU'RE HERE!

IT'S A BLUE SHIRT, AND
ROGER LIKES LIGHT STARCH,

SO IF YOU COULD JUST...

WE ARE NOT GONNA PICK UP
YOUR HUSBAND'S DRY CLEANING.

OK? YOU DON'T NEED TO
TAKE CARE OF HIM ANYMORE.

IT'S TIME FOR YOU TO MOVE ON.

I CAN'T DO THAT.

WHAT WOULD HAPPEN TO MY FAMILY?

I NEED TO TAKE CARE
OF THEM, OF ROGER.

NO, YOU DON'T. THEY'LL BE FINE.

STOP IT. DON'T SAY
THAT. ROGER NEEDS ME.

HE HAS A NEW WIFE, OK?

HE'S MOVED ON.

YOU CAN LET GO
NOW, REALLY. IT'S OK.

WHY ARE YOU BEING SO
MEAN? YOU HELPED ME BEFORE.

WHY CAN'T YOU HELP ME NOW?

MAKE THOSE PEOPLE LISTEN TO ME!

THEY CAN'T. NOT ANYMORE.

THE DAY THAT THEY
STOPPED HEARING YOU

WAS THE DAY THAT YOU DIED.

LOOK, YOU KNOW, DON'T YOU?

WHAT HAPPENED?

OH, DEAR...

THERE WAS SOMETHING...

IT HAPPENED AFTER I FELL ASLEEP.

I REMEMBER THINKING
IT WAS STRANGE

HOW FAST I WAS FALLING ASLEEP.

AND THEN WHAT HAPPENED?

I WAS FLOATING.

THERE WAS A BIG GRASSY FIELD

AND LOTS OF TALL TREES BELOW ME.

MY CAR WAS THERE.

AND COLORS,

LOTS OF BRIGHT COLORS
FLYING ALL AROUND ME.

OH, NO. I HAVE TO GET HOME.

LOTS OF COLORS?

SOUNDS LIKE A HALLUCINATION.

YEAH. OR MAYBE NOT.

SHE SAID THAT SHE
WAS ABOVE A FIELD.

THERE WERE TALL TREES.

SHE DISAPPEARED IN OCTOBER.

IS THIS WHAT YOU
SAW THAT DAY, TAMMY?

KITES? FLOATING COLORS?

AM I CLOSE?

HOT? COLD? LUKEWARM?

OH, CRAP.

NEED SOME DIALOG HERE,

A LITTLE BACK AND FORTH.

IT'S NOT SO EASY WHEN YOU
HAVE A CLIENT THAT'S INVISIBLE.

OK, I'VE HIKED FAR ENOUGH.

AND I DRAW THE LINE AT THISTLES.

[SIGHS]

WHAT'S THAT?

LOOK, I'M SWEATING NOW, SO IF THIS
TURNS OUT TO BE ANOTHER DEAD END...

[INDISTINCT] WHAT...

[EXHALES]

CARBON MONOXIDE?

NO.

NO!

THIS CAN'T BE TRUE.

I CAN'T BE DEAD. NOT LIKE THIS.

SO, I TOLD MY FRIEND
DETECTIVE BLAIR

THAT I FOUND THE BODY HIKING,

AS OPPOSED TO
BREAKING AND ENTERING,

WHICH IS HOW I FOUND THE LAST
DEAD BODY THAT I CALLED INTO HER.

HOW MANY TIMES CAN YOU DO
THAT BEFORE THEY HAUL YOU AWAY?

WELL, THEY HAVEN'T
LOCKED ME UP YET.

WELL, THAT'S WILDLY
REASSURING. THAT'S NICE.

[CHUCKLES]

AT LEAST NOW WE KNOW
HOW AND WHEN SHE DIED.

POSSIBLY WHY SHE'S
STUCK HERE... OUT OF GUILT.

BECAUSE SHE ABANDONED
HER HUSBAND AND KIDS?

YEAH. MAYBE THAT'S WHY SHE'S TRYING
SO HARD NOW TO TAKE CARE OF THEM.

I JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THIS
GHOST IS SO HARD TO GET THROUGH TO.

I MEAN, SHE'S SEEN HER HUSBAND'S
NEW WIFE, HER OWN DEAD BODY...

YOU'D THINK THAT WOULD BRING
UP SOMETHING. BUT IT HASN'T IT.

IF SHE'S DRAWN TO THAT SQUARE,

MAYBE SOMETHING HAPPENED THERE

THAT SHE DOESN'T
WANT TO REMEMBER.

LIKE AN AFFAIR?

ROGER SAID THAT SHE
USED TO DISAPPEAR A LOT.

MAYBE SHE WAS
MEETING SOMEONE THERE.

RIGHT.

MAYBE SHE WAS SEEING SOMEONE,
AND HER HUSBAND NEVER KNEW.

YEAH. OR HE DID AND
DIDN'T WANT TO BELIEVE IT.

HMM.

[TIMER BELL DINGS]

HEY, ROGER.

IT'S MELINDA GORDON. I
WAS HOPING WE COULD TALK.

SO, CALL ME. OK. THANKS.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S
HAPPENING TO ME.

I SEE THAT WOMAN IN MY HOUSE.
SOMETHING'S VERY WRONG.

IT'S BECAUSE YOU DON'T
BELONG HERE ANYMORE.

AND SOMEWHERE DEEP
DOWN INSIDE, YOU KNOW THAT.

YOU LEFT THE HOUSE,
AND THAT'S HARD.

BUT YOU REALLY HAVE
TO REMEMBER WHY.

I REMEMBER...

TRYING TO MAKE ROGER HAPPY.

HOW I FELT LIKE IT WAS THE MOST
IMPORTANT THING I COULD EVER DO.

AND... AND HOW I'D ALWAYS
WORRY ABOUT MY KIDS.

I DON'T... I DON'T
HAVE ANY KIDS.

BUT I USED TO FEEL THAT
WAY ABOUT MY HUSBAND.

SPIRITS OFTEN DON'T
REMEMBER THINGS

BECAUSE SOMEWHERE DEEP
DOWN, THEY DON'T WANT TO.

WHY WOULDN'T I WANT TO?

USUALLY, GUILT.

YOU TALK ABOUT
YOUR FAMILY A LOT.

MAYBE THAT'S WHAT
YOU FEEL GUILTY ABOUT.

OR MAYBE...

MAYBE YOU JUST NEED TO SAY
GOOD-BYE TO YOUR CHILDREN.

I DON'T KNOW. OH, GOD.

I CAN'T THINK ABOUT IT ANYMORE.

I HAVE TO GET HOME.

I CAN'T BE LATE.

[FAINT MUSIC
PLAYING INDISTINCTLY]

[DISTANT DOG BARKING]

[KNOCK ON DOOR]

HEY, WHAT'S UP? COME ON IN.

OH, THANKS.

YOU LOOK LIKE
YOU'RE RUNNING OFF.

YEAH, IT'S REALLY URGENT.

WHAT IS?

I HAVE TO GET TO THE LAUNDROMAT

BEFORE EVERY T-SHIRT I OWN
STARTS STANDING UP BY ITSELF.

OH, SO THAT'S...

YOU'RE NOT... YOU'RE
NOT PLANNING A TRIP?

NO. WHY? YOU TRYING
TO GET RID OF ME?

NO... NO, IT'S JUST, UH...

MY MOM MIGHT COME,
AND SHE STAYS HERE.

HERE IN THE GARAGE?

ALLERGY THING. AH.

SO IF YOU WERE
GONNA PLAN A TRIP TO,

I DON'T KNOW, PARIS OR MICHIGAN,

I WOULD NEED A HEADS-UP.

OK.

WELL, THE CONTRACTOR GUY I
WORK FOR HAS GOT A SPARE ROOM...

NO. NO. NO, 'CAUSE... 'CAUSE,

YOU KNOW, SHE MIGHT NOT COME.

YOU KNOW WHAT?

YOUR MOM LIVES JUST
OVER IN HAMILTON.

RIGHT.

RIGHT. WHICH IS WHY
SHE MIGHT NOT STAY OVER.

SO YOU SHOULD
STAY PUT. [CHUCKLES]

YOU KNOW, THE
DOCTORS DIDN'T TELL ME

IF MY SUBTEXT DECODER WAS
DAMAGED IN THAT ACCIDENT,

BUT ARE YOU'RE TRYING
TO TELL ME SOMETHING?

NO.

YES.

YES.

I... I JUST REALIZED

THAT I HAVE A WASHER
AND DRYER INSIDE.

AND YOU COULD USE THEM.

[DOOR SHUTS]

THANK YOU.

[KNOCK ON DOOR]

Melinda: OH, DELIA, I
WAS AN ABSOLUTE IDIOT.

NO, THERE'S NO
NEED TO CODDLE ME.

I WAS THERE. I WAS AN IDIOT.

I'M AT ROGER'S HOUSE.

I JUST WANT TO, I DON'T
KNOW, FEEL HIM OUT,

SEE IF HE EVER SUSPECTED
TAMMY OF ANY KIND OF AFFAIR.

Girl: 3, 4, 5...

LISTEN, YOU KNOW WHAT? I'LL
TALK TO YOU SOON, OK? BYE.

EXCUSE ME.

DO YOU KNOW THE KIDS
WHO LIVE IN THIS HOUSE?

THERE'S NO KIDS THERE. JUST
THAT LADY AND HER HUSBAND.

DO YOU EVER REMEMBER THERE
EVER BEING KIDS IN THIS HOUSE?

NOPE. NEVER. AND WE'VE
LIVED HERE FOREVER.

[GIRL GIGGLES]

OK. THANKS.

[INDISTINCT CHATTERING
AND TELEPHONES RINGING]

[CELL PHONE RINGS]

THIS ISN'T A GOOD TIME.
I'M ABOUT TO BE ARRESTED.

DETECTIVE BLAIR ASKED
ME TO COME DOWN.

I GUESS SHE WANTS
TO READ ME MY RIGHTS

YEAH. THERE ARE NO KIDS.

WHERE? AT ROGER'S HOUSE.

ONE OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD KIDS
SAID THAT THEY'VE NEVER SEEN ANY KIDS.

WAIT. TAMMY ALWAYS TALKED
ABOUT FAMILY. I ASSUMED...

YEAH, SO DID I. BUT IT
NEVER DAWNED ON ME

THAT THEY MAY NOT
BE ROGER'S KIDS.

I MEAN, MAYBE SHE
WAS MARRIED BEFORE.

SO WHERE'S THE FAMILY SHE'S
ALWAYS BEEN TALKING ABOUT?

THAT'S WHAT I WAS HOPING
YOU COULD ASK DETECTIVE BLAIR.

I GOTTA GO.

IF YOU DON'T HEAR
FROM ME, BRING BAIL.

HAVE A SEAT.

I HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH IT.

WHAT?

I FOUND ANOTHER DEAD BODY.

YOU WANT TO ARREST ME. ADMIT IT.

LOOK, YOU'RE A
TALENTED PROFILER.

YOU HELP ME SOLVE CASES.
I DON'T CARE HOW IT WORKS.

OH. OK.

SO, UH, WAS IT A SUICIDE?

WELL, IT LOOKS THAT WAY.

THE DENTAL RECORDS CONFIRMED
THE WOMAN WAS A TAMMY GARDNER.

AND HER HUSBAND'S BEEN INFORMED.

WHAT ABOUT HER KIDS?

DO YOU HAVE ANY
RECORDS OF THE CHILDREN?

NO.

SAYS HERE THE ONLY FAMILY
SHE HAD WAS A ROGER GARDNER.

HE FILED THE MISSING
PERSON'S REPORT.

BUT SARAH EVERS HAD 2 CHILDREN.

WHO?

WELL, THAT'S WHY I
CALLED YOU DOWN HERE.

THE DENTAL RECORDS
ALSO MATCHED A WOMAN

WHOSE HUSBAND REPORTED
HER MISSING 6 YEARS AGO,

SARAH EVERS.

WAIT. SO, TAMMY WAS ALSO
SARAH? SHE HAD 2 IDENTITIES?

MAYBE MORE. WE DON'T KNOW YET.

SO, DOES THE FIRST HUSBAND KNOW?

WELL, WE'RE STILL TRYING TO
TRACK HIM, SEE WHAT HIS STORY IS.

DID SARAH'S FAMILY LIVE NEARBY?

THOMAS EVERS FILED THE MISSING
PERSON'S REPORT FROM LAKE FOREST.

THAT'S 3 COUNTIES OVER.

THEY DON'T KNOW
ABOUT THEIR MOM YET.

HAVEN'T HAD THE
HEART TO TELL THEM.

I NEVER THOUGHT IT
WOULD END LIKE THIS.

EVEN AFTER ALL THESE YEARS,

I ALWAYS THOUGHT
SHE'D COME BACK.

SO, YOU SAID YOU WERE
A FRIEND OF SARAH'S?

WHEN SHE LIVED IN GRANDVIEW.

RIGHT. [SIGHS]

I'LL TELL YOU WHAT, WHEN
SHE LEFT ME, I WAS BLINDSIDED.

I NEVER SAW IT COMING.

THERE WERE NO SIGNS OF TROUBLE?

NO. NO.

WE WERE HAPPY, OR SO I THOUGHT.

[CLEARS THROAT]

APPARENTLY, EVERYONE KNEW

WHAT WAS REALLY GOING ON BUT ME.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

AFTER SHE LEFT,

THE NEIGHBORS SAID THEY
SUSPECTED SOMETHING.

WE HAD AN ELECTRICIAN,
DID SOME WORK FOR US.

SAID SOME THINGS THAT... THAT

MADE THEM THINK "AFFAIR."

TURNS OUT, IT WAS.

ABOUT A MONTH LATER, I
GET A POSTCARD SAYING

SHE'S NEVER COMING BACK.

THAT MUST HAVE BEEN DEVASTATING.

YOU HAVE NO IDEA.

ESPECIALLY FOR THE BOYS...

7 AND 10 AT THE TIME... TO HAVE
THEIR MOTHER ABANDON THEM.

I WANTED TO GROW
OLD WITH HER SO BAD.

WHAT DID I DO?

YOU READY?

[EXHALES]

I LEFT THEM FOR ROGER.

[KNOCKS] [BANGING]

[LOUD ROCK MUSIC PLAYING] SAM!

[BANGING CONTINUES]

HEY, SAM!

SAM!

[INDISTINCT]

[MUSIC FADES]

SAM, HI.

OH, SORRY.

I JUST, UH... I BROUGHT
THIS STUFF BY FOR MEL.

IT'S JUST GOT SOME FIXTURES
IN IT FOR THE REMODEL.

GREAT. THANKS. SORRY
ABOUT THE RACKET.

OH, YEAH. I UNDERSTAND.

YOU'RE JUST CRANKING IT UP
WHEN THE LANDLADY'S AWAY.

RIGHT. I KNOW IT'S JUVENILE.

BUT IT WORKS PERFECTLY

WHEN YOU'RE TRYING TO
TAKE YOUR MIND OF THINGS.

YOU WANT SOME WATER?
FRUIT JUICE? ANYTHING?

YEAH. SURE. SOME WATER.

AND WHAT KIND OF THINGS?

[GROANS]

OR IS IT SOMETHING YOU
DON'T WANT TO TALK ABOUT?

I'M SURE MELINDA'S TOLD YOU
ABOUT THIS ENGAGEMENT RING.

YEAH. SHE MENTIONED IT.

I REALLY APPRECIATE HER CONCERN.

BUT I FEEL WEIRD
TALKING TO HER ABOUT IT

BECAUSE I KNOW SHE'S GOT
A LOT GOING ON IN HER LIFE.

I JUST THINK SHE WANTS TO
MAKE SURE THAT YOU'RE OK.

YOU KNOW, I'M OK.

SO, ARE YOU THINKING ABOUT...

GOING TO LOOK FOR HER?

YEAH.

BUT WHAT DO I SAY TO
HER WHEN I FIND HER?

"HI, I WAS GOING TO
PROPOSE MARRIAGE TO YOU,

"BUT I GOT A
SERIOUS HEAD INJURY.

BUT BY THE WAY, WAS IT CHICKEN
OR FISH FOR THE WEDDING?"

YEAH. I SUPPOSE THAT
WOULD BE KINDA AWKWARD.

I MEAN, I ALREADY BROKE MY FAMILY'S
HEART BY NOT REMEMBERING THEM.

DO I REALLY NEED TO
ADD TO THE BODY COUNT?

AND BESIDES, IF THIS WOMAN
IS THE LOVE OF MY LIFE,

HOW COME SHE HASN'T FOUND ME?

I DON'T KNOW WHY I
KEPT ALL THIS STUFF.

IT'S HARD LETTING GO.

I GUESS SOME PART OF
ME WAS HOPING SHE WAS OK

AND THAT SHE'D WANT
HER THINGS BACK ONE DAY.

HOW IS ELIZABETH
DEALING WITH THE NEWS?

WELL, IT'S BEEN HARD.

IT'S PART OF THE
REASON I'M OUT HERE.

I FIGURED IT'S TIME TO PUT
THE PAST BEHIND US, YOU KNOW?

SO IF THIS IS ABOUT THE VASE,

YOU CAN GO AHEAD AND KEEP IT.

NO. ACTUALLY, IT'S
NOT ABOUT THAT.

IT'S ABOUT TAMMY.

I THINK IT'S TIME FOR
HER TO MOVE ON AS WELL.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

I HAVE A GIFT.

I SEE EARTHBOUND SPIRITS.

AND I'VE SEEN TAMMY.
SHE'S CONFUSED.

SHE HAS NO MEMORY ABOUT
WHAT HAPPENED TO HER.

IS THIS SOME KIND OF JOKE?

I KNOW HOW IT MUST SOUND.

GHOSTS THAT GET
STUCK HERE, LIKE TAMMY,

IT'S USUALLY BECAUSE OF GUILT.

I THINK HERS HAS TO
DO WITH THE FACT THAT

SHE LEFT HER HUSBAND
AND BOYS FOR YOU.

LOOK, I DON'T KNOW
WHAT YOU'RE AFTER,

OR HOW YOU EVEN KNOW THAT.

BUT TAKING TAMMY FROM HER
BOYS IS NOT SOMETHING I'M PROUD OF.

WE FELL IN LOVE.
PASSIONATELY IN LOVE.

DIDN'T MEAN TO. JUST HAPPENED.

BUT LOTS OF PEOPLE GET DIVORCED.

NOT SO MANY FLEE IN
THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT.

LOTS OF PEOPLE DON'T
HAVE HUSBANDS LIKE THOMAS.

WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?

TAMMY MADE HIM OUT
TO BE PRETTY AWFUL.

BUT NOW, YOU KNOW, I'M NOT
REALLY SURE ABOUT ANYTHING.

BECAUSE SHE LEFT YOU, TOO.

LOOK. IT DOESN'T MATTER
ANYMORE. SHE'S DEAD.

I TRIED TO HELP HER FIND
PEACE WHEN SHE WAS ALIVE.

I TRIED TO GIVE HER A
GOOD LIFE. BUT I COULDN'T.

I GUESS NOBODY COULD.

HE'S ALL TORN UP.

HE DOESN'T WANT
ANYONE ELSE TO GET HURT

SO HE'S DOING WHAT
MEN DO BEST... AVOIDING IT.

SO HE HASN'T FOUND HER? OR
EVEN STARTED LOOKING FOR HER?

NOPE.

WELL, AT LEAST THAT
BUYS ME SOME TIME,

ALTHOUGH HIS FIANCEE COULD
STILL SHOW UP AT ANY MINUTE.

HEY, BY THEN, SAM WILL HAVE
REMEMBERED THAT HE'S JIM.

AND YOU WILL LIVE
HAPPILY EVER AFTER. RIGHT?

HEY. HAND ME THAT BOX. I'LL
TAKE IT OUT TO THE RECYCLING BIN.

I CAN SEE NOW...

HOW I LEFT MY BOYS, MY FAMILY.

BUT I CAN'T REMEMBER
WHY. WHAT HAPPENED?

YOU'RE THE ONLY ONE WHO
KNOWS. TRY AND THINK BACK.

YOU LEFT THOMAS, AND
THEN YOU LEFT ROGER, TOO.

I KNOW YOU SAY THAT, BUT
THAT COULDN'T HAVE HAPPENED.

I'D NEVER LEAVE ROGER.

PLEASE. WHY CAN'T I REMEMBER?

WHAT HAPPENED? DID
SOMEONE DO THAT TO YOU?

SWEETHEART, YOU POOR THING.

IT'S OK. I'M HERE NOW.

I DON'T KNOW HOW THAT HAPPENED.

WAS IT... WAS IT THOMAS?

'CAUSE ROGER SAID THAT HE
DIDN'T TREAT YOU VERY WELL.

OR WAS IT ROGER?
OR SOMEONE ELSE?

NO. ROGER WOULD NEVER HURT ME.

HE ALWAYS TOOK CARE OF ME.

OK. WELL, EITHER WAY, IT'S
SOMETHING ROGER KNOWS ABOUT YOU.

MAYBE HE TALKED TO ELIZABETH.

HIS NEW WIFE?

WELL, SHE HAD TO
HAVE ASKED ABOUT YOU,

ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED.

YOU'VE BEEN HANGING
AROUND THE OLD HOUSE.

IS ELIZABETH HOME RIGHT NOW?

NO. SHE WENT OUT.

SHE'S AT THE FARMER'S MARKET.

HI, I WAS AT YOUR
HOUSE THE OTHER DAY.

MELINDA, RIGHT?

SORRY TO BOTHER YOU. I
KNOW THIS IS A DIFFICULT TIME.

I'M SORRY? WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

WELL, ROGER MUST BE
UPSET ABOUT HIS FIRST WIFE.

WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

TAMMY'S DEAD.

THEY FOUND HER BODY YESTERDAY.

HOW DID... HOW DID...
WHAT HAPPENED?

THEY'RE CALLING IT A SUICIDE.

BUT SHE HAD BRUISES
ON HER WRISTS.

I THINK SHE WAS ABUSED.

DID SHE TELL YOU THAT?

NO, SHE JUST LOOKED
REALLY SCARED.

LIKE YOU DO RIGHT NOW.

I'M GOING TO TELL YOU THE
SAME THING THAT I TOLD HER.

YOU'RE NOT ALONE.

THERE ARE PEOPLE THAT CAN HELP.

I CAN HELP.

IT'S SAFE TO TALK TO ME.

I'M SORRY. I HAVE TO
GET HOME. I CAN'T BE LATE.

ELIZABETH!

ELIZABETH!

YOU'RE STARTING TO
REMEMBER, AREN'T YOU?

I WAS JUST LIKE HER.

I WAS SO SCARED. I WAS
IN SUCH A DARK PLACE.

YOU WERE ABUSED. OF COURSE
YOU WERE IN A DARK PLACE.

NO. NO.

I WAS IN A REALLY DARK PLACE.

[HEAVY BREATHING]

[METAL RATTLES]

TAMMY?

I DON'T KNOW HOW
LONG I'D BEEN IN THERE.

IT SEEMED LIKE FOREVER.

SO, AFTER YOU LEFT YOUR HUSBAND,

IS THAT... IS THAT HOW
ROGER WOULD PUNISH YOU?

NO.

THAT'S WHERE ROGER KEPT
ME AFTER HE KIDNAPPED ME.

[METAL BLADE SINGS]

THOMAS WAS WORKING LATE,

AND I WAS UP DOING THE DISHES.

I THOUGHT ROGER HAD GONE HOME.

BUT SUDDENLY, HE WAS
STANDING RIGHT BEHIND ME.

AND HE SAID HE KNEW
THAT I WASN'T HAPPY

AND THAT HE COULD MAKE ME HAPPY.

WAS THERE SOMETHING
GOING ON BETWEEN YOU TWO?

NO! I BARELY KNEW HIM.

HE WAS... HE WAS JUST SOME
GUY DOING WORK ON OUR HOUSE.

BUT THE NEIGHBORS
TOLD YOUR HUSBAND

THAT THEY SUSPECTED SOMETHING.

I REMEMBER SEEING
HIM TALKING TO THEM.

I JUST... I JUST THOUGHT HE WAS
TRYING TO ROUND UP MORE WORK.

SO HE WANTED THEM TO SUSPECT
SOMETHING TO COVER HIS TRACKS.

WHAT HAPPENED AFTER
HE LOCKED YOU UP?

I LOST COUNT OF THE DAYS.

I THOUGHT I WAS LOSING MY MIND.

I REMEMBER...

HEARING MY BOYS' VOICES.

I COULDN'T TELL WHAT
WAS REAL ANYMORE.

AND THEN, ONE DAY,

IT ALL JUST CHANGED.

[GRUNTS]

UPSY-DAISY. THERE WE GO.

OOH.

THESE ARE A LITTLE TIGHT, HUH?

[WHIMPERS]

Tammy: SUDDENLY, HE
WAS SO KIND AND CARING.

IT'S OK.

Tammy: AT FIRST,
IT WAS JUST FOOD.

AND THEN, IT WAS BIGGER THINGS,

LIKE LETTING ME GO OUTSIDE.

EVENTUALLY, HE LET ME TAKE
TRIPS TO THE MARKET ALONE.

SO YOU STARTED TO TRUST HIM.

OH, GOD, HOW COULD I HAVE?

YOU WERE BRAINWASHED.

IT HAPPENS. I DON'T KNOW WHY.

IT'S CALLED...

STOCKHOLM SYNDROME.

[SIGHS]

DID YOU EVER TRY TO GET AWAY?

NO. NO!

I COULDN'T.

HE THREATENED THAT IF I DID,

HE WOULD KILL MY
FAMILY, MY BOYS.

SO THE ONLY ESCAPE
WAS TO KILL YOURSELF.

NO, I WOULDN'T.

THEN WHAT HAPPENED THAT DAY?

I WAS AT THE MARKET.

FOR SOME REASON, I
WAS LATE GETTING HOME.

HEY, HONEY.

I WAS WORRIED ABOUT YOU.

SORRY. I'M FINE.

UH, NO, YOU'RE NOT FINE.

WHAT'S GOING ON, DARLING?

NOTHING. IT'S... IT'S NOTHING.

YOU KNOW YOU CAN'T LIE TO ME.

DID SOMETHING HAPPEN IN TOWN

YOU WANT TO TELL ME ABOUT? HMM?

NO. I MUST HAVE
LOST TRACK OF TIME.

Tammy: AFTER THAT,

HE TOLD ME TO GO
UPSTAIRS AND REST

AND THAT HE WOULD MAKE
ME SOMETHING TO EAT.

WE ATE.

THEN, I FELT SLEEPY.

AND I WANTED TO
SAY SOMETHING, BUT...

BUT THE WORDS WOULDN'T COME OUT.

ROGER ALWAYS TOLD ME,

"I DECIDE WHEN YOU LEAVE."

I GUESS HE
DECIDED... IT WAS TIME.

YOU MEAN, AFTER HE KIDNAPPED
AND STOCKHOLMED HER?

THAT'S POSSIBLE, RIGHT? I MEAN,
I'M NOT MAKING THIS STUFF UP?

NO, WHAT YOU'RE DESCRIBING
IS EXACTLY HOW IT WORKS.

HE GRABS HER. HE LOCKS HER UP.

HE THREATENS TO KILL
HER FAMILY IF SHE RUNS.

SHE'S SCARED OUT OF HER WITS.

SO WHAT IF HE'S DOING THE
SAME THING TO ELIZABETH?

YOU SAID ELIZABETH SEEMED
SCARED, WHICH IS GOOD,

THAT TELLS ME SHE ISN'T
COMPLETELY BRAINWASHED.

LOOK, I WANT YOU TO CALL
DETECTIVE BLAIR AND FIND OUT

IF ANYONE MATCHING
ELIZABETH'S DESCRIPTION

HAS GONE UP MISSING
IN THE LAST YEAR.

IF SHE HAS A FAMILY ANYWHERE,

WE NEED TO GET THEM
SOMEWHERE SAFE.

AND WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO?

JUST CALL ME WHEN IT'S DONE.

[BEEPS]

[KNOCK ON DOOR]

[CLICKS]

ELIZABETH, ARE YOU
HERE? [DOOR SHUTS]

ROGER SPIED ON ME SOMETIMES.

I NEVER KNEW WHEN IT WOULD BE.

SO YOU'RE... YOU'RE SAYING
HE COULD HAVE SEEN ME

TALKING TO ELIZABETH
AT THE MARKET?

[FAINT RATTLING]

[FAINT BANGING]

Elizabeth: IS SOMEONE THERE?

[SOBS]

HELP... [GRUTNS]

HELP.

[SOBBING]

[RATTLING]

HELP. HELP!

[SOBBING]

[GRUNTS]

[GASPS]

OH, MY GOD. ARE YOU OK?

[PANTING]

I'M SO SORRY.

[GASPS]

[SCREAMS]

[BOTH PANTING]

[GASPS] [GRUNTS]

STAY AWAY FROM HER! AAH!

DON'T DO THIS! I LOVE YOU.

IS THAT WHAT YOU
SAID TO TAMMY? IS IT?

BEFORE YOU KILLED HER?

SHE TOLD YOU
THAT?! SHE'S INSANE!

SHE SAYS SHE SEES GHOSTS!

WELL, MAYBE SHE'LL
SEE YOURS SOON!

HEY! [GRUNTS]

NO! THAT'S ENOUGH!

GET OUT OF THE WAY! PUT IT DOWN!

THE POLICE ARE ON THEIR WAY. OK?

HE'S GONNA GET HIS
PUNISHMENT. PUT IT DOWN.

PUNISHMENT FOR WHAT?

HAVING A WIFE?

WHO IS GONNA BELIEVE
THAT I WAS HELD CAPTIVE?

THEY'LL SAY I COULD'VE
RUN. HE'LL GET AWAY WITH IT.

HE THINKS OF EVERYTHING.

THEN YOU HAVE TO THINK OF
EVERYTHING... YOUR FAMILY.

ALL RIGHT, IF YOU KILL HIM,
YOU'RE GONNA GET PUT AWAY.

AND YOU'LL BE KEPT
AWAY FROM THEM FOREVER.

THINK OF YOUR
FAMILY. PUT IT DOWN.

[GRUNTS]

NOW YOU'LL KNOW WHAT IT
FEELS LIKE TO BE A PRISONER.

[BOTH GRUNT]

NO, DON'T! OPEN THIS UP!

[CRYING] HELP ME! PLEASE!

ELIZABETH!

OHH!

AT LEAST ONE OF
US GOT TO GO HOME.

THANK YOU.

I CAN HELP YOU TALK TO YOUR
FAMILY. YOU COULD SAY GOOD-BYE.

NO. THEY THINK I ABANDONED THEM.

AND I ALMOST DID.

HOW COULD THEY EVER FORGIVE ME?

YOU DIDN'T ABANDON
THEM, NOT REALLY.

THERE WAS ALWAYS A PIECE
OF YOU THAT REMEMBERED.

I GOT YOUR PERSONAL
EFFECTS FROM THE STATION.

I ALMOST MISSED THIS, IT
WAS FOLDED SO MANY TIMES.

[EXHALES]

THAT'S MY LITTLE BOY.

THAT'S RICH.

[EXHALES]

THAT'S WHY I WAS
LATE THAT NIGHT.

Tammy: I STARED AT THAT
PICTURE FOR HOURS...

MY HEART JUST ACHING.

YOU MUST HAVE PUT IT
IN YOUR WALLET THAT DAY.

ROGER KNEW THAT YOU
WERE COVERING SOMETHING.

HE KNEW THAT HE
WAS LOSING CONTROL,

AND HE JUST COULDN'T
LET THAT HAPPEN.

Thomas: COME ON, GUYS. LET'S GO.

DO ME A FAVOR. GO GET YOUR
LITTLE BROTHER A SODA, OK?

SO YOU'RE SAYING

YOU TALKED WITH
MY WIFE'S SPIRIT?

THAT'S WHY YOU CAME TO ME FIRST.

THAT'S, UH... CRAZY.
YEAH, I KNOW.

UM, TAMMY... SARAH.

SHE NEEDED SOME
ANSWERS ABOUT THINGS.

SHE COULDN'T REMEMBER
WHAT HAPPENED TO HER.

NOW SHE DOES.

I'M SO SORRY, THOMAS.

I WANTED TO GROW
OLD WITH YOU, TOO.

I WANTED TO SEE JOE
HIT HIS FIRST GRAND SLAM

AND RICH GET HIS BRACES OFF.

I WANTED TO BUY THAT
HOUSEBOAT ON THE LAKE

AND FILL IT WITH GRANDKIDS,

JUST LIKE WE TALKED ABOUT.

SHE SAYS THERE'S SO MUCH
THAT SHE WANTED TO DO WITH YOU,

THE HOUSEBOAT ON THE LAKE.

HOW DID YOU KNOW ABOUT THAT?

WE HAD THIS JOKE.

WE WERE GONNA NAME
THE BOAT 2 OLD COOTS.

[LAUGHS] 2 OLD COOTS?

SHE'S REALLY HERE, ISN'T SHE?

OH, GOD. SHE MUST HATE ME.

I JUST LEFT HER THERE!

6 YEARS, AND I NEVER
WENT AFTER HER.

I SHOULD HAVE LOOKED
HARDER FOR HER.

ALL SHE WENT
THROUGH. I DID NOTHING.

HOW CAN I FORGIVE MYSELF?

OH. YOU HAVE TO.

PLEASE TELL HIM THAT.

ROGER KEPT ME
PRISONER FOR SO LONG.

HE USED GUILT, FEAR,
REMORSE TO KEEP ME TIED UP.

DON'T LET HIM DO THAT TO YOU.

DON'T GIVE HIM THAT VICTORY.

I'M FREE NOW.

I WANT YOU TO BE, TOO.

SHE NEEDS THAT TO MOVE ON,

TO KNOW THAT YOU'RE
FREE, LIKE SHE IS.

I LOVED YOU SO MUCH.

YOU WERE OUR WORLD.

I KNOW. I FELT THAT.

SHE KNOWS THAT.

AND YOU DID HELPED HER
EVEN IF YOU DIDN'T KNOW IT.

HEY, DAD.

WILL YOU MAKE SURE THAT HE TELLS
THEM EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENED?

THAT I ALWAYS LOVED THEM?

I SEE SOMETHING.

IT'S A LIGHT.

THAT'S FOR YOU.

COME HERE.

[R&B MUSIC PLAYING]

OH, THANKS.

ANYTHING GOOD IN THERE?

YEAH. HUGE STORY.

DID YOU READ ABOUT THAT GUY
WHO KIDNAPPED THOSE 2 WOMEN?

YEAH. CRAZY, HUH?

A HAPPY ENDING FOR THE WOMAN.

CAN YOU IMAGINE WHAT IT WAS LIKE
FOR HER TO SEE HER FAMILY AGAIN?

YEAH. THANK GOD THE
POLICE GOT THERE IN TIME.

SHE GETS A REAL SECOND CHANCE.

[SIGHS] KINDA LIKE ME.

I JUST CAN'T KEEP CARRYING
THIS THING AROUND.

I MEAN, I MIGHT HAVE
SOMEBODY WORRYING ABOUT ME,

JUST LIKE THESE WOMEN DID.

AND IF YOU FIND THAT
PERSON... WHAT THEN?

I DON'T KNOW.

[MUSIC CONTINUES]