Millennium (1996–1999): Season 2, Episode 18 - In Arcadia Ego - full transcript

Frank searches for a female serial killer and her lover after the pair escape from prison.

I DON'T TAKE CARE OF ANYBODY,

AND NOBODY TAKES CARE OF ME.

I JUST WATCH OUT FOR MYSELF.
YOU SHOULD DO THE SAME.

SHI...

I DON'T WANT TO DO THINGS
FOR GREER ANYMORE.

DAMN! COME ON, BABY.

MY, MY.

YOU FINALLY READY FOR
SOMETHIN' SPECIAL TONIGHT?

OH, YEAH.

SOMETHIN' REAL SPECIAL YOUR
PAL SONNY HERE DON'T HAVE?

MM-HMM.



NOW, SEE? THAT'S
WHAT WOMEN WANT.

YOU GOT IT. JUST WHAT I WANT.

WHERE IS THAT DAMN COW?

WELL, WHAT DO YOU KNOW?

OH.

SOONER OR LATER,
THEY ALL SEE THE LIGHT.

JENKINS IS JUST FINE. KEEP
YOUR HEAD, YOU WILL BE TOO.

THE CAR KEYS. COME ON!

- CLOTHES! GET UP! TAKE 'EM OFF. NOW!
- YEAH, TAKE 'EM OFF.

YOU TWO'RE DOIN' SOMETHIN'
VERY STUPID HERE. COME ON.

SHUT UP! GET 'EM OFF!

I'M HURRYIN'. COME
ON. COME ON. COME ON.

PANTS, NOW. COME ON! COME
ON! COME ON! HURRY UP, SONNY.

GET IT OFF! LET'S GO!



YOU HEARD HER, COME ON!

JANETTE!

JANNIE? HONEY?

JANNIE!

JANNIE, ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?

OH, MY GOD.

0H, MY GOD.

OH, MY GOD.

THAT THING WAS
SUPPOSED TO KILL ME.

NOW DO YOU BELIEVE?

YEAH, EVEN FOR HERE,
SONNY'S A SPECIAL CASE.

BEAT HER STEPFATHER TO
DEATH WITH A METAL PIPE,

USED AN IRON ON HER HUSBAND,
CLUBBED MY GUARD TO DEATH.

IF SHE WAS A MAN, AND SHE'S DAMN
CLOSE, THEY'D CALL HER WHAT SHE IS...

A SERIAL KILLER.

"JULIET MARIE ELIZABETH PALMER."

BETTER STICK TO SONNY. YOU
NEVER KNOW WHAT'LL SET HER OFF.

WHEN SONNY LOSES IT, SHE DOESN'T
EXACTLY DRAW THE LINE AT NAME CALLIN'.

- WHAT ABOUT THE OTHER ONE?
- NAH, SHE'S STRICTLY
ALONG FOR THE RIDE.

SONNY'S YOUR MAN. SO TO SPEAK.

I GUESS YOU SEE A
LOT OF THIS STUFF?

NO. NOT FROM WOMEN.

MALE. FEMALE.

THIS IS BARELY HUMAN.

A SHOT WAS FIRED.

- THERE'S
A POWDER BURN RIGHT HERE.
- WE THINK THAT FRAISER WAS, UH,

CARRYING AN
UNAUTHORIZED WEAPON...

.22 AUTOMATIC,
ACCORDING TO HIS FRIEND.

I DIDN'T PUT IT IN THE REPORT 'CAUSE I
DIDN'T WANT TO MUDDY UP HIS RECORD,

YOU KNOW, HIS DEATH BENEFITS,
OTHER CONSIDERATIONS.

- WE NEVER FOUND THE SLUG.
- YOU'RE TELLING ME
THEY'RE ARMED?

WELL, GIVEN A CHOICE, SONNY'D
RATHER BEAT A GUY TO DEATH.

WE'VE GOT TWO DOZEN STATE TROOPERS
STANDING BY WHENEVER YOU'RE READY.

THERE'S A MAP. WELL, SONNY
PALMER WAS FROM GREAT FALLS.

NOW, SHE MUST
KNOW THIS AREA WELL.

THEY WOULD HAVE PROBABLY
DUMPED THAT CAR IN SOME RURAL AREA.

YOU KNOW, IN THE TEN YEARS
I'VE BEEN RUNNIN' THAT PLACE,

I NEVER HAD AN ESCAPE ATTEMPT.

THEN THINK ABOUT
THAT. WHY THESE TWO?

WELL, TO TELL YOU THE TRUTH, I
NEVER WOULD HAVE PICKED 'EM.

THEY SEEMED CONTENT
TOGETHER, DISGUSTING AS IT SOUNDS.

SONNY WAS ELIGIBLE FOR
PAROLE IN FOUR MONTHS.

A LOT OF US WOULD
HAVE FOUGHT IT. STILL,

IT'S AN ODD TIME TO ESCAPE.

HEY, MEN. HEY, LAMAR.

FRANK, I'D LIKE YOU TO
MEET BEN STEPHENS. HE'S, UH,

GONNA COORDINATE
THE SEARCH EFFORT.

OH, GOD. THOSE WOMEN
BEAT A GUARD TO DEATH.

I'M NOT TAKING CHANCES.

WE GOT 'EM!

HOLD YOUR FIRE! HOLD YOUR FIRE!

THIS IS STEPHENS.
PROCEED! LET'S GO! LET'S GO!

SONNY, I LOOK OKAY? BEAUTIFUL.

YOU'RE ALL LIT UP
LIKE A CHRISTMAS TREE.

I GUESS THEY DIDN'T HEAR.

JANNIE, THERE'S NO CAR HERE.

MAYBE THIS ISN'T
THE RIGHT ADDRESS.

0H, YES, IT IS. COME ON.

WELL, THEN WHERE ARE THEY?
THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO BE HERE.

JANNIE, HAVE YOU EVER MET
THESE PEOPLE, EVER TALKED TO 'EM?

I KNOW THEY'LL BE HERE
FOR US, OKAY? I KNOW IT.

I SAW THE GUARD'S
STATION. PRETTY BRUTAL.

- I DIDN'T CALL FOR HELP.
- WE HEARD THERE WAS SOME
FRICTION OUT THERE TODAY.

I JUST DON'T FEEL
COMFORTABLE WITH ASSASSINS,

ESPECIALLY IN
GOVERNMENT UNIFORMS.

YOU WANT OUT?

SONNY PLACED THIS UNDER THE DEAD GUARD'S
HEAD, EVEN THOUGH HE FIRED SHOTS AT HER.

SHE FOLDED IT LIKE A PILLOW.

I'VE NEVER SEEN THIS KIND OF
THING IN A PRISON SITUATION.

IT'S MORE LIKE WHAT
YOU SEE WHEN A...

MOTHER KILLS HER
OWN CHILD OR SOMETHIN'.

EXACTLY... A LOVE RELATIONSHIP.

- YOU THINK SHE HAD
A THING WITH THE GUARD?
- NO.

BY ALL ACCOUNTS, THEY'RE
COMPLETELY DEVOTED TO EACH OTHER.

- REMORSE?
- NO, I THINK I'M GETTING
A FIX ON HER.

THAT STEPFATHER
SHE KILLED WAS, UH,

ABUSING HER YOUNGER SISTER.

SONNY SAID. THE SISTER
WOULDN'T CORROBORATE. YEAH.

ALL RIGHT. LOOK AT
THE SECOND MURDER.

SHE MISCARRIED THE SAME NIGHT.

THE HUSBAND WAS
UNDOUBTEDLY RESPONSIBLE.

LOOK AT THE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
REPORT TEN MONTHS EARLIER.

THE NEIGHBORS HAD TO CALL IT IN.

SEE, WHEN IT'S JUST ABOUT
SONNY, THEN SHE'S SILENT.

SHE DOESN'T CROSS OVER INTO VIOLENCE
UNLESS SHE'S PROTECTING SOMEONE...

A SISTER, A CHILD.

SHE HAD HAD A...
DEEPLY UNHAPPY LIFE.

SHE WAS BEATEN DOWN ALMOST
FROM THE DAY SHE WAS BORN.

WHATEVER LOVE, WHATEVER JOY SHE FOUND,
SHE FOUND IT RIGHT HERE WITH JANETTE.

LOOK AT THIS.

ALTHOUGH, YOU KNOW
WHAT I DON'T UNDERSTAND IS...

IF SHE'S GOT FOUR MONTHS TO
PAROLE, WHY WOULD SHE RISK IT ALL?

SONNY'S PAROLE WOULD HAVE
SPLIT 'EM UP. MAYBE IT WAS...

A CRAZY WAY OF TRYIN'
TO STAY TOGETHER.

I THINK SHE WAS
PROTECTING SOMETHING.

NIGHT-NIGHT.

SONNY?

I LOVE YOU SO MUCH.

LOVE YOU MORE.

SONNY, PUT YOUR
HAND RIGHT THERE.

YOU FEEL IT KICKING?

I CAN FEEL IT.

I CAN FEEL IT WITH US
RIGHT NOW. CAN YOU?

YEAH. YEAH, I THINK SO.

THE WOMAN YOU STOPPED
FOR WAS AN INMATE.

HOW COULD SHE BE PREGNANT? I
DON'T KNOW HOW. SHE JUST WAS.

HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS GIVE BIRTH
AT THE PROM AND NO ONE KNOWS.

- BUT WE GOT GROUP SHOWERS HERE.
- I KNOW WHAT I SAW.

SHE WAS PREGNANT.

IT WAS OBVIOUS WHEN SHE
GOT HER BAGGY CLOTHES OFF.

OKAY, LET'S SAY SHE
WAS... WHAT'S UP?

YOU WERE RIGHT... PROTECTING.

WELL, HE SAYS HE WAS TAKEN TO
ANOTHER LOCATION BEFORE THE MOTEL.

THE BABY'S FATHER? I DON'T KNOW.

HOW FAR FROM THE MOTEL?
HIS ESTIMATE, 20 MINUTES.

DOESN'T SOUND LIKE
THEY'RE ON THE RUN. UH-UH.

SOMETHING IS KEEPING THEM HERE.

MAYBE THAT HOUSE. ALL THEIR
ACTIONS SEEM TO BE AROUND THE BABY.

JANETTE KEEPING HER PREGNANCY
A SECRET ALL THOSE MONTHS,

I HAVE TO ASK MYSELF, WHAT IS
THE FIRST THING A WOMAN THINKS OF...

WHEN SHE FINDS
OUT SHE'S PREGNANT?

I'LL START CANVASSING
AREA CLINICS.

PETER, I DON'T WANT
TO SEE THEM HURT.

YOU SHOULD BE DOWN ON YOUR KNEES,
THANKIN' THE ALMIGHTY YOUR THICK HEAD...

DIDN'T SPLATTER INTO A THOUSAND
PIECES ON THAT MOTEL SHAG.

ALL I KNOW IS THAT I GAVE
TWO PEOPLE IN NEED A RIDE,

AND THEN IT TURNS
INTO THIS NIGHTMARE.

WELL, THE NIGHTMARE IS OVER,
MR. TAYLOR. YOU CAN GO HOME.

IT'S TOUGH BEIN' A
GOOD SAMARITAN.

WERE YOU LOOKIN' TO GET LUCKY?

I'M SURPRISED HE LIVED TO TELL.

THEY HAD HIM TIED UP ALL NIGHT,
AND HE HASN'T GOT A BRUISE ON HIM.

HE HAD NOTHING
TO FEAR FROM THEM.

HE'S MAINLY AFRAID THAT
HIS WIFE WILL FIND OUT.

I'LL GET THE INMATES READY.

ONE'S GOTTA KNOW ABOUT
THIS PREGNANCY THING.

NOT THE INMATES... THE GUARDS.

ONE OF THEM IS THE FATHER.

JUST SIT STILL. SEE YOU AT 7:45.

HI. FILL OUT ALL THE PAPERWORK.

THANK YOU. THANKS.

CLINIC.

CAN YOU JUST WAIT? I'M TRYING
TO PULL IT UP ON THE SCREEN.

JUST SO WE UNDERSTAND, EVEN
IF ONE OF MY MEN WAS INVOLVED...

ONE WAS.

WELL, THAT LEAVES
47 THAT WEREN'T.

AND I DON'T WANT MY GUYS
TREATED LIKE CONS. MAYBE, UH,

YOU AND I SHOULD
CONDUCT THE INTERVIEW.

I'LL FOLLOW YOUR
LEAD. ALL RIGHT.

LET'S GO.

HI. I'M FRANK BLACK.

- HEY.
- SHIFFER.

WHY DON'T WE TALK?

KEEP YOUR PANTS ON.
WE'RE JUST GETTIN' INTO IT.

WHAT ABOUT THIS GUARD, SHIFFER?

YEAH. HE MAY HAVE HAD SOME
PROBLEMS ON HIS LAST JOB.

TAKE YOUR HAT OFF, ERNIE.
WE'RE GONNA BE HERE FOR A WHILE.

YOU KNOW, I'M READING
YOUR PERSONNEL FILE HERE.

YEAH? YEAH, I WAS WONDERING.

WHY WERE YOU FIRED FROM A
CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION IN MONTANA?

DOESN'T IT SAY IN THERE? I WANT
TO HEAR IT FROM YOUR MOUTH.

- I LEFT MY POST.
- WHAT?

LOOK, IT'S IN THERE,

DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDINGS UNDER
SECTION SEVEN-TWO, PARAGRAPH FIVE.

- YOU RAPED A FEMALE INMATE.
- THE BOARD SAID I LEFT MY POST.

DID YOU RAPE JANETTE TOO?

DID YOU THREATEN HER OR
HER BABY IF SHE SAID ANYTHING?

WHAT DID YOU DO THAT
MADE THEM RUN AWAY?

WHAT IS THIS?

- I WANT MY UNION REP NOW!
- HE WANTS HIS UNION REP.

OFFICER, WE HAVE BIOLOGICAL
SAMPLES TAKEN FROM HER CELL,

WHICH CAN PROVE WHO THE
FATHER IS BEYOND A DOUBT.

NOW, WE CAN WAIT UNTIL
THE TEST RESULTS COME IN,

OR IF THEY'RE GONNA POINT TO YOU, YOU HAVE
AN OPPORTUNITY TO HELP YOURSELF OUT HERE.

I DIDN'T DO IT.

I MEAN, NOT LIKE YOU SAID!

I MEAN, I DIDN'T
THREATEN ANYBODY, MAN!

- SHE DON'T EVEN KNOW IT WAS ME.
- WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?

I DID HER IN THE INFIRMARY,
AND SHE WAS OUT COLD...

POST-OP FROM SOME
WISDOM TOOTH THING.

I MEAN, SHE...
WHAT? SHE'S A DYKE!

IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A JOKE.

WHY DON'T YOU GET THE
HELL OUT OF HERE, ERNIE.

- IS IT A BOY OR A GIRL?
- THE LEGS ARE HIDING THAT
RIGHT NOW.

DO YOU, UH... DO YOU KNOW
YOUR CONCEPTION DATE?

NO, NOT EXACTLY.

I'M HOPIN' IT'S GONNA TAKE
AFTER ITS FATHER, THOUGH.

AND, UH, HAVE YOU
BEEN FEELIN' ALL RIGHT?

ANY BLEEDING OR CONTRACTIONS?

NO. I'VE NEVER FELT BETTER.

HUH, SONNY?

IN FACT, THIS IS THE
HAPPIEST TIME OF MY LIFE.

- YOU'RE JANETTE'S PARTNER.
- UH-HUH.

WHY DON'T YOU
WAIT HERE WITH HER.

I'D LIKE DR. LEE TO TAKE A LOOK
AT THIS, OKAY? I'LL BE RIGHT BACK.

- HI.
- HI.

WHAT? JANNIE.

THE GUARD DIED.

OH, NO.

MR. WATTS, I MAY HAVE SOMETHING.

YEAH, WATTS.

- TWO WOMEN HUNTED LIKE ANIMALS
BECAUSE OF A RAPE.
- THEY KILLED A GUARD.

NONE OF THIS WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IF
JANETTE HADN'T FOUND HERSELF PREGNANT.

GREAT FALLS WOMEN'S
CLINIC. THEY WERE JUST THERE.

- 1070 SPEEDWAY DRIVE.
- I'LL NOTIFY
THE HIGHWAY PATROL.

NO, WAIT. HEY. I NEED SOME
ASSURANCE OF THEIR SAFETY.

1070 SPEEDWAY?

JANETTE'S PREGNANT ALL RIGHT. THE
CLINIC GUESSES ABOUT EIGHT MONTHS,

WHICH WOULD COINCIDE WITH ERNIE
SHIFFER'S VISIT TO THE INFIRMARY.

BUT THAT'S NOT ALL. THE NURSE
SPOTTED A TOTAL PLACENTA BREVIA...

BLOCKING THE BIRTH
CANAL ON THE ULTRASOUND.

THE DOCTOR CONFIRMED. IT MEANS
SHE'LL BLEED OUT IN ABOUT THREE MINUTES...

IF SHE TRIES TO DELIVER
OUTSIDE OF A HOSPITAL.

WHAT DOES SHE FEEL? WHAT DOES
SONNY THINK ABOUT THAT? THEY DON'T KNOW.

THEY RAN OUT BEFORE
THE DOCTOR COULD TELL 'EM.

I'VE BEEN THINKIN'
ABOUT THE HOUSE.

WHERE THEY WENT BEFORE THE
MOTEL. YEAH. NO ONE WAS HOME.

I WONDER IF THEY KEEP
CIRCLING, CHECKING IN?

THIS IS THE ONLY HIGHWAY
BETWEEN THE MOTEL AND THE CLINIC.

DO YOU THINK THE
HOUSE IS ON IT? YEAH.

TWENTY MINUTES FROM
THE MOTEL IS HERE.

- HEY! HEY!
- OH, MY GOD!

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
IT'S OKAY! IT'S ALL RIGHT!

IT'S NOT OKAY! WE ALMOST
KILLED HIM TOO! ARE YOU...

WHAT? WHAT'S THE MATTER?

OH-OH... OH, MY GOD. I THINK
THAT WAS JUST A CONTRACTION.

I THINK WE'RE HAVIN' THE BABY.

WOW, OKAY. I'M RIGHT HERE. OKAY!

WOW.

COUNTY RECORDS SHOW THE HOUSE WAS
PURCHASED APPROXIMATELY EIGHT MONTHS AGO...

BY ITS CURRENT OWNERS, JOHN AND JENNIFER
BAYTON, WHO MOVED HERE FROM CALIFORNIA.

AS FAR AS WE CAN DETERMINE, THEY'VE
HAD NO INVOLVEMENT WITH EITHER ONE.

WHAT'S THIS "FOLLOW THE
PATH"? SOME KIND OF CULT?

NONE THAT WE'VE EVER HEARD OF.

WHAT I WANT TO KNOW IS WHY
WEREN'T WE TOLD ABOUT THIS HOUSE?

WE DIDN'T KNOW. I WAS
JUST FOLLOWING A HUNCH.

YOUR HUNCHES AREN'T EXACTLY
LONG SHOTS IS WHAT I'VE NOTICED.

LOOK, I'M NOT GRIPING
ABOUT CHAIN OF COMMAND.

THAT HOUSE, WHATEVER
IT WAS TO THEM, IS BLOWN.

THAT MEANS THEY'RE TWICE AS
VOLATILE, TWICE AS DANGEROUS.

IT WAS MY ERROR. WE DIDN'T
KNOW THE WOMEN WOULD BE THERE.

WELL, I'LL HAVE MY, UH, GUYS
CHECK THE PRISON CORRESPONDENCE,

SEE IF THERE'S SOMETHING
TO OR FROM THAT ADDRESS.

LET'S ALL TRY TO STAY IN
THE LOOP FROM HERE ON IN.

HE'S RIGHT ABOUT ONE THING.
THEIR PLAN IS SHOT TO PIECES.

IF THAT HOUSE IS THEIR REASON
FOR STAYING, THEY'RE GONNA BOLT.

THE STATE TROOPERS HAVE THE
ROAD SEALED. THEY'D KNOW ABOUT THAT.

YEAH. SONNY WORKED
FOR ABOUT A YEAR...

LOADING FREIGHT AT THE
TRAIN YARDS IN GREAT FALLS.

YOU THINK SHE'D HOP A TRAIN?

I'M GETTIN' IT. THAT'S ENOUGH.

HERE WE GO. HERE WE GO.

OKAY. OKAY. OKAY.
HERE, HAVE SOME WATER.

- BETTER?
- YEAH. THANKS.

WHAT? WHAT IS IT?

I'M JUST HOPIN' YOU'RE NOT
IN TOO MUCH PAIN, THAT'S ALL.

ACTUALLY, I'M NOT FEELIN'
MUCH PAIN RIGHT NOW.

NOT YET, AT LEAST.
WELL, I'M JUST...

WONDERIN' WHAT
IT'S THINKIN' IN THERE,

IF IT'S REALLY PAINFUL IN
THERE... WHAT DOES IT FEEL LIKE?

I'M NOT ARMED.

SONNY. I KNOW THIS
IS NOT YOUR FAULT.

SHUT UP! HANDS AGAINST THE WALL!

I KNOW WHO RAPED JANETTE.

IT WAS ERNIE. ERNIE
SHIFFER CONFESSED.

SONNY!

SONNY? LISTEN TO ME!

THERE'S SOMETHING ELSE! JANETTE
HAS A SERIOUS MEDICAL CONDITION.

NO! IF SHE TRIES TO HAVE THAT
BABY OUTSIDE OF A HOSPITAL,

SHE'LL BLEED TO DEATH
AND SO WILL THE BABY.

THAT'S GOD'S CHILD.

IT'S OUR MIRACLE BABY!

ALL THE SIGNS ARE THERE!

YOU SAY ANYTHING...
ANYTHING TO JANETTE,

AND SO HELP ME, I WILL
BEAT YOU TO DEATH!

NOW GET UP! GET UP!

INTO THE MINDS OF TWO
CRAZY-ASS FREAKS HAS GOT TO HURT.

- EXCUSE ME, SIR?
- NO. NOTHIN'. NO.

THEY'RE WAITIN'
TO PRESS CHARGES.

- THEY'RE OUT THERE IN THE FIELD RIGHT NOW.
- - ARE THEY?

YOU TWO HAVE BEEN
JERKIN' ME AROUND.

DO IT! DO IT!

NO!

- HOLD ON, HONEY!
- OH... OH, GOD. THAT WAS A BAD ONE.

WHEN WAS THE LAST
ONE? DIDN'T I SAY SHUT UP?

LISTEN, I KNOW WHAT
I'M TALKING ABOUT.

- THAT BABY'S COMING.
- OH, GOD!

OH, MY GOD. I'M
BLEEDING EVERYWHERE.

SONNY, I'M BLEEDING EVERYWHERE!

IT'S JUST A LITTLE BLOOD,
HONEY. IT'S NORMAL. IT'S ALL RIGHT.

IT'S NOT NORMAL BEFORE THE
BABY COMES. IT'S ALL RIGHT, JANNIE.

I'M TAKING YOU TO THE HOSPITAL.

NO! NO, THEY'LL
GET US! IT'S A CLINIC.

WE'LL SLIP IN, WE'LL HAVE THE BABY, WE'LL
SLIP OUT. EVERYTHING WILL BE ALL RIGHT.

I DON'T THINK I CAN WALK.

I'LL CARRY YOU TO THE CAR.
WE'RE GOIN' TO THE HOSPITAL.

I CAN FEEL IT RIGHT
NOW. CAN YOU FEEL IT?

YEAH. YEAH.

I LOVE YOU, SONNY.

I LOVE YOU MORE.

- YOU BROUGHT THEM HERE!
- NO. I DIDN'T.

SONNY.

GET AWAY FROM
THIS CAR! I'LL KILL HIM!

I'LL BLOW HIS BRAINS OUT!

I REACHED AN F.B.I. HOSTAGE SPECIALIST
IN GREAT FALLS. HE'LL BE HERE SHORTLY.

WE'LL ESTABLISH CONTACT, LET THE TRAIN
PULL OUT ON SCHEDULE... WHATEVER THEY WANT.

WE'LL PICK 'EM UP ROLLIN' AFTER
EVERYTHING'S COOLED DOWN.

THEY'RE NOT GOING ANYWHERE.

PUSH "SEND."

HELLO.

IS ANYONE THERE?

HELLO? THIS IS PETER WATTS.

- WE NEED... WE NEED A DOCTOR.
- WHO NEEDS A DOCTOR, SONNY?

JANETTE!

GET THE GREAT FALLS
CLINIC ON THE LINE NOW.

NOT ON THE PHONE. I
WANT A DOCTOR HERE!

- IS SHE IN LABOR?
- I SAID I WANT
A DOCTOR HERE NOW!

- AND AN AMBULANCE.
- WE'RE WORKIN' ON THAT, SONNY.

WE JUST WANT TO GET THE CLINIC ON
THE PHONE TILL THE AMBULANCE GETS HERE.

PATCH 'EM THROUGH.

SONNY, THIS IS JUDY TYNAN. I'M THE
NURSE WHO DID JANETTE'S ULTRASOUND.

YOU'RE NOT LISTENING!
I SAID A DOCTOR!

DR. LEE IS WITH ME HERE, AND
HE'D LIKE TO TALK TO JANETTE.

WE'RE WORRIED ABOUT BLEEDING.

HONEY!

HONEY... HONEY, TH-THERE'S A
DOCTOR HERE. HE SAYS HE CAN HELP.

HELLO.

HI, JANETTE. IT'S
JUDY FROM THE CLINIC.

YEAH. SORRY WE RAN OUT ON YOU.

HOW ARE YOU FEELING?

JANETTE, THAT WAS DR. LEE. LOOK.

I-I KNOW THIS IS
AWKWARD FOR YOU,

BUT WE NEED YOU TO TELL
US EXACTLY WHAT'S GOIN' ON.

YOU-YOU CAN TALK TO US, JANETTE.

WE-WE'RE ON YOUR SIDE.
WE KNOW THE WHOLE STORY.

WE KNOW HOW THAT
GUARD DID THIS TO YOU.

WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

- THAT GUARD, SHIFFER,
WHO RAPED YOU.
- CUT 'EM OFF! CUT 'EM OFF!

YOU'RE WRONG. TH-THIS IS
GOD'S CHILD THAT I'M HAVING!

IS THAT WHAT THEY THINK?
IS THAT WHAT THEY'RE

SAYING, THAT THAT GUY
ERNIE DID THIS TO ME?

THERE'S 500 PEOPLE OUT THERE. THERE'S
GOT TO BE AT LEAST ONE PARAMEDIC.

- BECAUSE IT'S NOT TRUE!
- WE NEED HELP NOW!

NOT TRUE!

OH, MY GOD! SHH-SHH-SHH.

OH, MY GOD! SHH,
SHH, SHH-SHH-SHH.

- WHAT? WHAT'D THEY SAY?
- WHY THEY ESCAPED
IN THE FIRST PLACE.

JANETTE'S PREGNANT,
NO APPARENT FATHER.

- YOU MEAN
THEY THINK IT'S THEIRS?
- NO. THEY THINK IT'S GOD'S.

THEY THINK IT'S A VIRGIN BIRTH.

IT'S GONNA HIT THE FAN WHEN
SHE POPS OUT ERNIE'S MULATTO.

IT ALREADY HAS.
THEY JUST FOUND OUT.

WE GOTTA GET YOUR
FRIEND OUT OF THERE.

DUDEK. JOHNSON. PUT YOUR
PARAMEDIC GEAR ON. WE'RE GOING IN.

"VIRGIN BIRTH."

BREATHE! IT'LL HELP
THE PAIN. SHUT UP!

BREATHE! ONE, TWO, THREE!

SHUT UP!

SONNY. SONNY, LOOK AT ME.

YOU LISTEN TO ME. I KNOW
THIS BABY'S NOT SHIFFER'S BABY.

I KNOW.

IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT
THAT YOU BELIEVE IT TOO.

IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT.

WHAT?

SONNY, THERE ARE TWO
PARAMEDICS COMIN' IN.

SO LET'S... LET'S
WORK TOGETHER HERE.

LET'S JUST TAKE IT ONE
STEP AT A TIME, OKAY?

FINE! SEND 'EM IN!-

ALL RIGHT. I'VE GOT A CLEAN
FRONTAL COMIN' IN HERE.

- SHE'S HOLDING THE WEAPON.
- LET'S GET THIS OVER.

STAY AWAY FROM THAT DOOR! IF
THEY GET A SHOT, THEY'LL TAKE IT.

OH, GOD!

WAIT.

THANK YOU.

YOU GOTTA CHECK
THAT MEDICAL KIT TOO.

DON'T LET 'EM IN TILL YOU
DO. WATCH THAT DOOR!

STOP RIGHT THERE!
PUT THE BAGS INSIDE!

- SIR, WE'VE GOT
A PROBLEM HERE.
- DAMN IT.

SONNY, HELP!

WAIT A MINUTE. LOOK,
LOOK. WE DON'T NEED THIS.

HELP HER, PLEASE.
PLEASE HELP HER.

HEY, HOW YOU
MAKIN' OUT? COME ON.

HOW YOU MAKIN' OUT?

DO YOU BELIEVE
IN MIRACLES? YEAH.

JUST REST, JANNIE. JUST REST.

'CAUSE I'LL TELL YOU A MIRACLE.

AT MY TRIAL, THEY CALLED ME
"BATTERED WOMAN SYNDROME."

CRAZY, BASICALLY.

AND I MUST HAVE BEEN, 'CAUSE I
WAS IN PRISON FOR FIVE MONTHS,

AND I DIDN'T SAY ONE WORD.

THEN SONNY, SHE
PULLED ME OUT OF THAT.

AND YOU FIXED ME SO COMPLETELY.

BUT RIGHT NOW, AS
CRAZY AS ALL THIS IS,

I KNOW IT'S NOT ME.

IT'S THEM OUT THERE.

SEE, THEY DON'T BELIEVE...

GOD WOULD WASTE HIS TIME MAKIN' A
MIRACLE FOR TWO PEOPLE LIKE SONNY AND ME.

BUT HE DID.

THIS BABY WAS CONCEIVED BY A
MIRACLE AND SAVED FROM A BULLET.

ANOTHER MIRACLE,
BECAUSE HE LOVES US.

AND I BELIEVE IN THAT
LOVE JUST AS SURE AS

I BELIEVE IN THE LOVE
BETWEEN SONNY AND ME.

EVEN THOUGH RIGHT NOW,
LORD, I'M TRYIN' TO UNDERSTAND.

I KNOW YOU DIDN'T BRING US
THIS FAR TO ABANDON US NOW.

SOMEHOW, YOU'RE
PART OF THIS PLAN,

SO YOU HAVE TO PROMISE ME,

YOU WILL GET OUR
BABY TO A GOOD PLACE.

- I PROMISE.
- AND YOU'LL NEVER LET THEM
HAVE HIM?

I PROMISE.

OKAY. I THINK IT'S HAPPENING.

BREATHE, BREATHE!

COME ON. COME ON,
BABY. YOU CAN DO THIS.

OH, GOD!

YOU CAN DO IT. PUSH.
PUSH. COME ON, BABY.

I CAN'T PUSH! NO, YOU CAN DO IT.

THERE'S ITS HEAD! PUSH. PUSH.

I GOT IT, I GOT IT.

IT'S OUT.

GIVE ME A PIECE OF TAPE.

RIP IT IN STRIPS.

- OOH!
- IT'S-IT'S A GIRL, HONEY.

IT'S A BEAUTIFUL,
BEAUTIFUL GIRL.

GIVE ME THAT TOWEL! OHHH!

MY BABY! OH, WAIT-WAIT.
OKAY, NOW... OH!

OH. OH, I KNOW. OH, I KNOW.

HI, BABY. OH, ARE YOU SMILIN'?

HI. HI.

OH, I CAN FEEL IT.

YES.

HOW YOU FEELIN'
ABOUT THIS RIGHT NOW?

OH, YOU ARE SO PRETTY.

I LOVE YOU, SONNY.

JANNIE?

JANNIE?

JANNIE? NO, JANNIE!

DON'T GO!

STOP RIGHT THERE!

MOVE YOUR HANDS SLOWLY AWAY
FROM YOUR BODY, OVER YOUR HEAD!

LOVE YOU MORE.

WE, UH... WE RAN
PATERNITY TESTS...

ON THE AMNIOCENTESIS SAMPLES
THAT WERE TAKEN AT THE CLINIC.

NO KNOWN FATHER.

NOT AMONG THE PRISON
PERSONNEL WE KNOW HAD CONTACT.

OH.

SAINT AUGUSTINE SAID MIRACLES
ARE NOT CONTRARY TO NATURE,

ONLY TO WHAT WE
KNOW ABOUT NATURE.

THIS SHOULD HAVE ENDED BETTER. THE
DOCTOR SAID YOU SAVED THAT BABY'S LIFE.

THAT'S A LOT.

JANETTE'S FAMILY SAID
"NO" TO ADOPTING HER.

I GUESS SOCIAL
SERVICES WILL DECIDE.

THEY'VE INDICATED
THAT THEY'RE...

OPEN TO SUGGESTION.

HI. MY NAME IS FRANK BLACK.

I'M HERE BECAUSE OF JULIET
PALMER AND JANETTE VITI.

OH, WE'VE BEEN PRAYING FOR THEM.

WE PRAY FOR ALL THE GIRLS
AT THE PRISON... BY NAME.

AS OUR LORD GOD KNOWS AND
LOVES US FORGOTTEN PEOPLE,

THE ONES WHO MOST
NEED HIS HELPING HAND.

BUT JULIET AND JANETTE,

WE HAD THE STRONGEST
FEELINGS ABOUT THEM.

I HEAR YOU.

EXCUSE ME.

"THE LORD WORKS
IN MYSTERIOUS WAYS."

YES, HE DOES.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

I MADE THIS!