Your Worst Nightmare (2014–…): Season 4, Episode 3 - Episode #4.3 - full transcript

WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?

PLEASE DON'T.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO THIS.

PLEASE DON'T DO THIS TO ME.

PLEASE DON'T.

AAH!

56-YEAR-OLD DEBORAH HOUCHIN

DOESN'T KNOW
THE MEANING OF DOWNTIME.

AFTER A DRAINING DIVORCE,
SHE'S FULL-SPEED-AHEAD

ON A NEW, EXCITING CHAPTER
IN HER LIFE.

DEBORAH HAD BEEN DIVORCED
ABOUT 5 OR 6 YEARS.



SHE WAS A RUNNER.

SHE ATE WELL,
SO PERHAPS THAT ALWAYS WAS

IN THE FOREFRONT FOR DEBORAH

IN TERMS OFF JUST PUTTING
HER BEST FOOT FORWARD.

MARY GRACE!

DEBORAH.

HEY.

YOU'RE OUT EARLY.

I THOUGHT YOU USUALLY
DID NIGHT RUNS.

YEAH. WELL, YOU GOT TO
GET IT IN WHILE YOU CAN.

YEAH. THAT'S TRUE.
HOW ARE THE KIDS?

MUCH BETTER. MUCH BETTER.

GOOD.

AND I'VE BEEN MEANING
TO THANK YOU



FOR THE CASSEROLE
YOU SENT OVER.

YOU JUST...

YOU DON'T KNOW
HOW MUCH SAVED ME.

- THANK YOU.
- IT'S MY PLEASURE.

DEBORAH WAS A REALLY WARM
AND LOVING, CARING PERSON.

SHE WOULD GO OUT OF HER WAY
TO HELP OTHER PEOPLE.

GREAT PERSON TO HAVE
FOR A FRIEND.

OKAY. WE GOT TO PICK UP
THE PACE, MARY GRACE.

I GOT TO GET TO WORK.
COME ON, GIRL.

FOR THE PAST 25 YEARS,

DEBORAH HAS WORKED
AS A SUCCESSFUL SOCIAL WORKER,

SHARING AN OFFICE
WE HER BEST FRIEND, AMY TINCH.

HEY.

HEY!

- HOWS IT GOING?
- GOOD. HOW ARE YOU?

DEBORAH AND I WERE
ABSOLUTELY TWO PEAS IN A POD.

DEBORAH WAS THE PERSON
IN THE PRACTICE

THAT MADE EVERYTHING
LOOK PRETTY,

AND I WAS THE BUSINESSWOMAN.

SO IT WAS A GREAT BLEND.

WHAT'S ON YOUR PLATE TODAY?

A FULL ROSTER OF CLIENTS,

AND THEN I'LL PROBABLY HIT
THE TRAILS LATER TONIGHT.

WHAT ABOUT YOU?

ABOUT THE SAME THING MINUS
THAT WHOLE RUNNING PART.

I'M GOING TO GET YOU OUT THERE
ONE OF THESE DAYS.

YOU'LL LOVE IT.

YOU GOT MAIL.

- YEAH.
- I'M GOING TO LEAVE YOU TO IT.

- OKAY. TALK TO YOU LATER.
- OKAY.

DEBORAH'S SPECIALTY WAS
MARRIAGE COUNSELING.

THINGS DIDN'T WORK OUT
WITH HER FIRST HUSBAND,

THAT SHE WASN'T THE TYPE
TO GIVE UP TO FIND LOVE,

AND SHE MOVED ON AND STARTED
DATING OTHER PEOPLE

AND GOT BACK OUT ONLINE.

HELLO, TRAVIS.

HERE GOES.

AS CARING AND COMPASSIONATE

AS DEBORAH IS WITH OTHERS,

SHE HOPES TO ONE DAY FIND
THE SAME IN A RELATIONSHIP,

BUT IT'S NEVER THAT SIMPLE.

HI. ARE YOU TRAVIS?

DEPENDS ON WHO'S ASKING.

I AM SO SORRY.
YOU LOOK EXACTLY LIKE SOMEONE

I'M SUPPOSED TO MEET.

- I'M - - I'M SORRY.
- I'M JUST KIDDING.

- YOU MUST BE DEBORAH.
- YEAH.

HI. I'M TRAVIS.
SIT DOWN.

THANK YOU.

- IT'S NICE TO MEET YOU.
- IT'S NICE TO MEET YOU, TOO.

- FINALLY.
- HI THERE.

- HI.
- WELCOME.

CAN I GET YOU
SOMETHING TO DRINK?

YES, I...

SHE'LL HAVE WHAT
I'M HAVING, SWEETIE.

ACTUALLY, I THINK I'LL JUST HAVE
A GLASS OF ICED TEA.

OKAY.

MAKE MINE A DOUBLE,
DARLING.

YOU GOT IT.

THANK YOU.

WHEN YOU'RE TALKING
ABOUT ONLINE DATING,

YOU DON'T KNOW
WHO YOU'RE TALKING TO.

YOU KNOW, IT'S A 21st CENTURY
WAY OF DOING THINGS.

I GET THAT, BUT TO ME,
IT'S EXTREMELY DANGEROUS.

THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE
OUT THERE WHO WANT TO HARM YOU,

AND IT'S SCARY.

NO MATTER HOW MANY TIMES

DEBORAH MAY STRIKE OUT
IN THE DATING WORLD,

SHE LOOKS FORWARD
TO SPENDING WEEKENDS

CATCHING UP
WITH HER FRIEND, AMY.

SORRY.
WAS IT REALLY THAT BAD?

LET'S JUST SAY, I CAME DIRECTLY
HOME AND TOOK A SHOWER.

NO.

HE WAS - - HE WAS CREEPY.

- SORRY.
- YEAH. I'LL SURVIVE.

YOU WILL SURVIVE.

DEBORAH WAS NOT DESPERATE,

BUT SHE DID WANT A RELATIONSHIP.
SHE WANTED TO HAVE A FAMILY.

SHE WANTED TO HAVE
A MAN IN HER LIFE.

- THANKFULLY...
- OKAY.

I DO HAVE
ANOTHER CHANCE, THOUGH.

AND THIS ONE
I'M EXCITED ABOUT.

WELL, TELL ME.

- HIS NAME IS LESTER WINNINGHAM.
- OKAY.

AND HE IS...

HOLD ON.

ALL RIGHT.

DEBORAH WANTED SOMEBODY
THAT WAS CARING,

AND LOVING
AND INTERESTED IN FAMILY,

AND LES WAS
A CHILD PSYCHOLOGIST.

HE WAS FINISHING UP
HIS GRADUATE SCHOOL

IN WICHITA FALLS.

OKAY.

WELL, HE'S HANDSOME.

MEETING SOMEBODY THAT WAS
IN HER FIELD IN ONLINE DATING,

I THOUGHT THAT WAS
REALLY, REALLY AWESOME.

HAVE YOU ARRANGED
A DATE YET?

- YES, WE HAVE.
- YOU HAVE?

- YES, WE HAVE.
- OKAY.

- TOMORROW NIGHT.
- TOMORROW NIGHT.

WELL, CHEERS...

THANK YOU.

- ...TO TOMORROW NIGHT.
- AND LESTER.

HAS TO BE BETTER
THAN LAST NIGHT, RIGHT?

THE FOLLOWING NIGHT,

DEBORAH FOLLOWS THROUGH
ON HER PLANS,

AND LESTER DOESN'T DISAPPOINT.

- WELL, HERE WE ARE.
- YEAH.

A MARRIAGE COUNSELOR

AND A SOON-TO-BE
CHILD PSYCHOLOGIST.

YOU KNOW, WE'RE GOING TO
HAVE TO BE CAREFUL

WE DON'T OVERANALYZE
ONE ANOTHER.

THIS IS TRUE.

SO, I'M JUST CURIOUS, WHAT - -

WHAT MADE YOU WANT
TO PURSUE YOUR PhD AT THIS...

AT SUCH AN ADVANCED AGE?

WELL, NO, THAT'S NOT
WHAT I MEANT.

- YEAH, THAT IS WHAT I MEANT.
- YEAH, IT IS.

OKAY. I DON'T KNOW.

GETTING MY LICENSE
WAS ALWAYS SOMETHING

THAT I WANTED TO DO.

IT'S,
ON MY BUCKET LIST.

SO... ONE DAY
I JUST DECIDED

I'M GOING TO DO IT,
AGE BE DAMNED.

GOOD FOR YOU.

SO WHAT ABOUT YOU?

DID YOU ALWAYS KNOW YOU WANTED
TO BE A COUNSELOR?

NO. NO. NOT ALWAYS, BUT WHEN
I GOT TO COLLEGE, I DID.

- YOU'RE COLD.
- I AM.

IT'S FREEZING IN HERE.

DEBORAH LOVED STRONG,
POWERFUL MEN.

LES WAS KIND TO DEBORAH...
THANK YOU.

...AND DEFINITELY
A VERY, VERY DIFFERENT MAN

FROM THE OTHER MEN
THAT DEB HAD DATED.

IN THE DAYS THAT FOLLOW,

THINGS HEAT UP
BETWEEN DEBORAH AND LESTER FAST.

NO.

YOU'RE NOT CALLING
TOO MUCH, ACTUALLY.

NO. I LOVE IT.
I THINK IT'S GREAT.

LES WAS A FRIENDLY PERSON.

I THOUGHT THEY MADE
A GREAT COUPLE.

UM, SHE WAS KIND. HE WAS KIND.

THEY WERE IN
THE SAME PROFESSION.

THEY BOTH HAD THE SAME HEART.

I HONESTLY THOUGHT
THAT THEY WOULD BE

A PERFECT MATCH FOR EACH OTHER.

ALL RIGHT. IT'S A DATE.

SEE YOU THEN.

BYE.

AFTER DATING MANY,
MANY, MANY GUYS,

SHE WAS READY TO SETTLE DOWN,

TO END THAT PART
OF HER BEING SINGLE.

STILL, DEBORAH FACES
A FEW LOOSE ENDS

FROM HER PAST DATING LIFE.

TRAVIS.

YEAH, NOT A CHANCE.

DEBORAH HOUCHIN'S OFFICE.

HELLO?

HELLO?

Deborah Houchin's office?

Pretty formal over there.

TRAVIS?

Yeah. I saw you deleted me,
and here I was,

hoping we could go out again.

UM, NO. I CERTAINLY
DIDN'T MEAN TO DELETE YOU.

I'M STILL GETTING USED TO THIS
DATING WEBSITE TECHNOLOGY.

OBVIOUSLY, A LOT OF
THESE DATING SITES,

YOU KNOW, EVERYTHING
TURNS OUT WELL,

AND, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE GET
MARRIED, WHICH IS GREAT,

BUT I DO THINK THERE ARE PEOPLE

THAT THEY'RE WOLVES
IN SHEEPS' CLOTHING.

So you up for another date?

YOU KNOW WHAT, TRAVIS?

UM, I'M JUST GOING TO HAVE TO
SAY NO FOR RIGHT NOW, OKAY?

SO YOU JUST TAKE CARE, OKAY?
BYE.

BUT NO MATTER HOW MUCH DEBORAH

TRIES TO AVOID TROUBLE,

IT HAS A WAY OF FINDING HER.

AFTER A LATE NIGHT
AT THE OFFICE,

56-YEAR-OLD DEBORAH HOUCHIN
ARRIVES AT HER TEXAS HOME ALONE.

HEY. HEY, DEB.

- SORRY, SORRY. IT'S JUST ME.
- HI. CARL.

- HAVE A GOOD NIGHT.
- YOU, TOO.

NIGHT RUNNERS.

- HEY, LES.
- Hey, babe. You okay?

NO. NO. NO. I'M FINE.
HOW WAS CLASS?

IN A MATTER OF WEEKS,

DEBORAH AND LESTER WINNINGHAM

GO FROM MEETING ONLINE
TO SHARING EVERYTHING.

I THINK THAT SHE HAD BEEN LONELY
AND WANTED SOMEBODY

TO COME IN THAT WAS,

YOU KNOW,
IN THEIR LATER 50s THEN,

AND MAYBE KIND OF THINKING THAT
TIME WAS GETTING SHORT FOR HER.

ONLY A FEW MONTHS
INTO THEIR RELATIONSHIP,

THE COUPLE MOVES IN TOGETHER,
AND SOON,

DEBORAH EVEN INVITES LESTER
TO JOIN HER COUNSELING PRACTICE.

YOU DIDN'T WAKE ME UP
THIS MORNING...

- HEY.
- ...BEFORE YOU LEFT.

WELL, I JUST DIDN'T HAVE
THE HEART TO WAKE YOU UP.

- YOU SHOULD HAVE.
- WELL...

WHEN LES JOINED THE PRACTICE,

I WAS VERY GOOD WITH IT.

THEIR RELATIONSHIP
WAS WONDERFUL.

GROWING THE BUSINESS WAS,
OBVIOUSLY, IMPORTANT TO ME,

AND DEBORAH PAVED
THE WAY FOR HIM

TO START A PRACTICE
FULLY OCCUPIED WITH PATIENTS.

I MEAN, THAT'S - -
THAT'S UNHEARD OF.

DEBORAH'S HOURS WOULD
USUALLY BE

MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

SHE'D COME IN AROUND NOON,
BETWEEN 11 AND NOON,

AND SHE'D SEE TILL
THE EVENING, 6 OR 7.

WELL, THAT'S ABOUT ALL
THE TIME WE HAVE,

SO UNLESS YOU HAVE
SOMETHING ELSE?

ACTUALLY, THERE IS
ONE... MORE THING.

OKAY.

UM...

I...

I- I THINK ABOUT YOU A LOT,

AND... THESE AREN'T
NICE THOUGHTS,

IF YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN.

WELL, THIS IS PROBABLY
THE FIRST POSITIVE RELATIONSHIP

THAT YOU'VE HAD
IN QUITE A WHILE.

SO IT'S EASY TO CONFUSE
WHAT'S HAPPENING HERE.

NO.

I...

THIS IS DIFFERENT.

TRANSFERENCE IS A SITUATION

WHERE THE PATIENT
CAN DISSIPATE THEIR EMOTIONS

AND FEELINGS
ONTO THE THERAPIST FOR THINGS

THAT THEY HAVE FELT OR
EXPERIENCED WITH OTHER PEOPLE.

PART OF OUR JOB
IS TO BE ABLE

TO SET REALLY GOOD BOUNDARIES
WITH THEM.

REMEMBER, YOU'RE
PAYING ME TO HELP YOU.

THIS IS A PROFESSIONAL
ARRANGEMENT, NOTHING MORE.

OKAY.
I'LL SEE YOU NEXT WEEK.

AS THE HOLIDAYS APPROACH,

DEB TAKES LES TO SEATTLE,

WHERE SHE LOOKS FORWARD
TO INTRODUCING THE MAIN MAN

IN HER LIFE
TO HER SISTER, MARLENE.

MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ME...

- AND TO YOU AND TO EVERYBODY.
- WOW.

- THOSE LOOK BEAUTIFUL.
- YEAH.

THIS IS THE ONE
I WAS TELLING YOU ABOUT.

WELL, NOW I KNOW WHERE DEBORAH
GETS HER SHOPPING HABIT FROM.

YEAH. IT'S GENETIC.

GUESS THERE'S NO
FIGHTING IT, THEN?

NO, THERE'S NOT.

WE'RE VERY GOOD.
WE'RE VERY GOOD AT IT.

WELL, I'M GOING TO LEAVE YOU
TWO ALONE FOR A BIT.

- I'M GOING TO GRAB A SHOWER.
- OKAY.

COME SIT.

ACTUALLY, I'M GONNA BE MORE
COMFORTABLE RIGHT HERE.

- WHAT?
- DEBORAH HOUCHIN...

I LOVED YOU THE MOMENT
YOU WALKED INTO THAT RESTAURANT.

MY GOSH.

WILL YOU MARRY ME?

YES.

YOU WILL?

YES. YES.
I WILL MARRY YOU.

WHEN SHE AND I WOULD
TRAVEL TOGETHER,

DEB WOULD INVARIABLY BUY

A BRIDE'S MAGAZINE
IN THE AIRPORT,

AND SHE WOULD SAY,
"AMY, I CAN'T WAIT

"UNTIL THE DAY THAT I GET
TO BE THE BRIDE

AND YOU ARE MY MAID OF HONOR."

SHE WASN'T REALLY INVOLVED
WITH LES VERY LONG

BECAUSE SHE PROBABLY
MET HIM IN THE SUMMER

OR A LITTLE MORE PRIOR,

AND THEN BY CHRISTMASTIME,
DEBORAH WAS ENGAGED.

I DO LOVE YOU,
MRS. WINNINGHAM.

I LIKE THE SOUND OF THAT.

BUT WHILE DEBORAH IS
WRAPPED UP IN THE EXCITEMENT

OF THIS NEW DEVELOPMENT,
IT DOES BRING SOME CONCERNS.

IS THIS WHAT I THINK IT IS?

YOU'LL HAVE TO WAIT
UNTIL CHRISTMAS TO FIND OUT.

I'M SO EXCITED.

YOUR RING IS BEAUTIFUL,
DEB.

- IT IS, ISN'T IT?
- IT IS.

LESTER IS A GREAT GUY.

I REALLY LIKE HIM,

BUT DON'T YOU THINK
THIS IS GOING REALLY FAST?

I MEAN, FINANCIALLY,
YOU'RE IN GREAT SHAPE.

YEAH.

HAVE YOU THOUGHT
ABOUT GETTING A PRENUP?

YEAH.

I GUESS IT IS A GOOD IDEA
FOR THE BOYS.

SHE HAD TWO STEPSONS THAT
WERE CHILDREN BY ANOTHER WOMAN,

BUT FINANCIALLY, SHE COULD
TAKE CARE OF HERSELF.

SHE NEVER TAPPED
INTO ANY OF THE MONEY

THAT SHE HAD RECEIVED FROM HER
DIVORCE, AND THAT WAS MONEY...

I BELIEVE IT WAS
MY UNDERSTANDING

THAT SHE HAD INTENTIONS

OF LEAVING IT
TO THOSE TWO STEPSONS.

LET ME SEE THIS.

AS THE HOLIDAYS WIND DOWN,

DEBORAH AND LESTER
TURN TO ALL THINGS WEDDING,

WHICH LEAVES DEBORAH
HIGHLY AWARE

THAT THE TIME TO TALK
ABOUT THE PRENUP IS NOW.

SO... A SPRING WEDDING?

SUMMER?

EITHER WAY...

I THINK
WE NEED TO SET A DATE.

TO MR. AND MRS. WINNINGHAM.

FIRST OF ALL...

SPRING.

- DEFINITELY SPRING.
- I KNEW IT.

SECOND OF ALL,
THERE IS SOMETHING

THAT I WANT TO
TALK TO YOU ABOUT.

- OKAY.
- UM...

GIVEN OUR AGES AND STAGES
IN LIFE,

I WAS THINKING THAT,
UM...

WHAT IS IT, DEB?

YOU KNOW YOU CAN
TELL ME ANYTHING.

I KNOW.

WELL, SEEING AS HOW RETIREMENT
IS RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER,

I WAS THINKING...

WELL, WHAT DO YOU THINK
ABOUT A PRENUP?

I HAVE PUT A LOT OF MONEY
AWAY FOR THE BOYS,

AND I WANT
TO MAKE SURE THAT...

LESTER, SAY SOMETHING.

A PRENUP?

YEAH.

YOU WANT TO START A BRAND-NEW
MARRIAGE ON A PRENUP?!

LESTER, STOP.

YOU'RE GOING TO GO RIGHT
INTO THIS MARRIAGE

WITH DISTRUST
RIGHT OFF THE BAT?!

PLEASE, STOP.

- STOP? YOU WANT ME TO STOP?!
- STOP!

I'LL TELL YOU WHAT,
THIS MARRIAGE IS OFF!

- WHAT?
- IT'S DONE!

YOU COULDN'T EVEN PAY ME
TO MARRY YOU!

DEBORAH HOUCHIN'S WEDDING PLANS

WITH LESTER WINNINGHAM
HAVE COME CRASHING DOWN

AT HER FIRST MENTION
OF A PRENUP.

DEBORAH WAS VERY UPSET
NOT UNDERSTANDING WHY,

IF YOU LOVE SOMEBODY,
WHY A PRENUP WOULD BE A PROBLEM.

YOU SHOULD HAVE SEEN HIM, AMY.
HE FLEW INTO A RAGE.

HE WAS A COMPLETELY
DIFFERENT MAN.

GOD, DEB. WHAT'D YOU DO?

I TOLD HIM TO PACK
HIS THINGS AND MOVE OUT.

SHE TOLD ME SHE HAD
GIVEN HIM THE RING BACK

AND THAT THEY'D BEEN CORDIAL,

BUT THAT WAS THE WAY
IT WAS GOING TO BE,

AND, UM...

SO I JUST THINK THAT
THAT WAS A DEAL-BREAKER FOR HER.

SHE REALLY DID NOT WANT
TO LET HIM HAVE THE MONEY

THAT SHE HAD WORKED HARD FOR.

LOOK...

NO. NO. NO.
YOU'RE GOING TO BE FINE,

AND AFTER THAT KIND
OF AN OUTBURST,

I MEAN, YOU DON'T NEED
LESTER WINNINGHAM.

YOU CAN DO BETTER.

I KNOW YOU'RE RIGHT.
HE SCARED ME.

- MY GOD.
- I'M SO SORRY.

I'VE GOT - -
I'VE GOT A CLIENT.

THANK YOU.
I'M HERE IF YOU NEED ME.

OKAY. THANK YOU.

THOUGH DEBORAH'S
DECISION IS CLEAR,

THE BREAKUP ISN'T SO SIMPLE
SINCE THEY WORK TOGETHER.

AFTER TROUBLE BEGAN
IN THEIR PERSONAL LIVES,

IT OBVIOUSLY SPILLED OVER
INTO THEIR PROFESSIONAL LIVES.

IT GOT COMPLICATED.

IT NOW DREW IN
ALL OF HER FRIENDS

AND HER BUSINESS ASSOCIATES,

PRIMARILY AMY AND MYSELF
AND THE OFFICE STAFF.

PRIOR TO THE PRENUPTIAL,
LES WAS REALLY NICE,

BUT WE ALL SAW A TOTAL
DIFFERENT PERSON

AFTER HE RETURNED IN JANUARY.

LES AND DEB WOULD ARGUE,

AND LES WOULD SPEAK VERY UGLY
TO HER,

VERY SHORT WITH HER,
VERY CATTY WITH HER.

STILL, DEBORAH DOES ALL SHE CAN

TO MOVE FORWARD WITH HER LIFE.

WHEN THEIR RELATIONSHIP
BEGAN TO BREAK DOWN,

DEBORAH DID
MAKE HERSELF AVAILABLE

ON THE DATING WEBSITES AGAIN,

AND SHE, IN FACT,
STARTED HAVING OTHER DATES.

ONE NIGHT, IT WAS GETTING
REALLY LATE, WAY PAST 11:00,

AND SHE NEEDED TO STAY
AT THE OFFICE

AND CONTINUE TO DO
A LITTLE PAPERWORK.

HELLO?

THAT'S WHERE ALL
THE PROBLEMS STARTED.

AS DEBORAH FINALLY
DEPARTS FOR THE NIGHT,

SHE MAKES
A HORRIFYING REALIZATION.

LIGHTS WOULD BE ON
AT 1 OR 2 IN THE MORNING.

DEBORAH CAME TO ME ONE DAY
AND SAID,

"AMY, I THINK LES
IS SLEEPING IN MY OFFICE,"

AND I'M LIKE, "WHAT?! LES CAN'T
BE SLEEPING IN YOUR OFFICE."

I WOULD GO AND DRIVE BY
AT 2:00 IN THE MORNING

TO SEE IF THERE
WERE ANY LIGHTS ON,

PARTICULARLY IN
DEBORAH'S OFFICE UPSTAIRS,

AND SOMETIMES I WOULD
SEE A LIGHT ON.

SO I PERSONALLY CONFRONTED LES
ABOUT DOING IT,

AND, OF COURSE, HE DENIED IT.

BUT AS THE WEEKS GO BY,

STRANGE THINGS
ALSO START HAPPENING

BACK AT DEBORAH'S HOUSE.

CHARLIE?!

CHARLIE?

HERE, CHARLIE.

ONE NIGHT, HER DOGS
WERE MISSING.

CHARLIE! CHARLIE, COME!

COME!

DAMN IT.

CHARLIE, COME!

CHARLIE?

CHARLIE, COME!

MY GOD!

THERE, ALONG A ROUTE
DEBORAH TRAVELS FREQUENTLY,

SHE FINDS HER DOG DEAD.

IT'S ALL TOO EERIE
TO CONSIDER AN ACCIDENT.

DEBORAH'S PETS
WERE HER CHILDREN,

AND THEY WERE
SO IMPORTANT TO HER,

AND SHE SIMPLY DID NOT
KNOW HOW TO HANDLE IT.

THE FOLLOWING MONDAY,

DEBORAH DOESN'T SHOW UP
FOR WORK.

THIS IS STRANGE.

STILL NOTHING?

WHEN I GOT TO WORK
ON MONDAY MORNING,

HER FIRST PATIENT WAS AT 10:00,

AND DEBORAH DIDN'T SHOW UP,
AND I CALLED HER,

AND I CALLED HER
ABOUT FOUR OR FIVE TIMES.

SHE DIDN'T ANSWER THE PHONE.

OKAY. WELL, DID ANYBODY AT ALL
SEE HER OVER THE WEEKEND?

LAST TIME I SAW HER WAS WHEN
SHE LEFT THE OFFICE ON THURSDAY.

ME, TOO.

THAT WAS 4 DAYS AGO.

LESTER, PLEASE TELL ME YOU SAW
DEBORAH OVER THE WEEKEND.

I HAVEN'T SEEN HER.
I DON'T KNOW WHERE SHE'S AT.

OKAY. WELL, WE - - WE CAN'T JUST
STAND HERE AND DO NOTHING.

WE SHOULD CALL THE POLICE.

I HAD WORKED
WITH DEBORAH FOR TWO YEARS,

AND I HAD NEVER KNOWN DEBORAH

TO MISS AN APPOINTMENT
OR CANCEL AN APPOINTMENT.

AMY WAS VERY SCARED.

YES, HELLO? UM...

MY NAME IS AMY TINCH,
AND I WOULD LIKE

TO REPORT A MISSING PERSON.

TEXAS RANGERS
IMMEDIATELY TAKE THE CASE,

STARTING WITH A WELFARE CHECK
AT DEBORAH'S HOUSE.

HELLO?

MISS HOUCHIN?

ANYONE HOME?

DEBORAH WAS KNOWN
TO WEAR HER GLASSES

ON A CHAIN AROUND HER NECK.

WHEN YOU WALK IN THE HOUSE,

THE FIRST THING I FIND
ARE THE GLASSES.

THEY'RE BROKEN. THERE'S
A BLOOD SMEAR ON THE LENS.

DEBORAH'S PURSE
AND KEYS ARE ON THE TABLE,

BUT NO SIGN OF DEBORAH HERSELF.

THERE WERE ACTUALLY BLOOD SMEARS
FROM THE LIVING AREA

ALL THE WAY
INTO THE GARAGE AREA.

IT APPEARED TO THESE RANGERS
THAT SOME SORT OF VIOLENT ACTION

HAD TAKEN PLACE
INSIDE DEBORAH'S HOUSE.

I GO UPSTAIRS AND FIND
BLEACH SPOTS

ON THE CARPET ON THE STAIRS.

IT INDICATED TO ME SOMEONE
TRIED TO CLEAN SOMETHING UP.

GOT SOMETHING.

FOUR DAYS AFTER ANYONE LAST SAW

56-YEAR-OLD DEBORAH HOUCHIN,

POLICE HAVE DISCOVERED
DISTURBING EVIDENCE

INSIDE HER HOUSE.

WE FOUND A BULLET THAT HAD
BLOOD AND TISSUE ON IT

THAT WAS LAYING
IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FLOOR.

.38, SPENT.

AS TEXAS RANGERS
TAKE IN THE REST OF THE SCENE,

THEY SOON SET EYES
ON SOMETHING OF INTEREST.

THEY FOUND HER COMPUTER

THAT WAS ON DATING SITES.

THE LAST THING SHE WAS DOING
WAS LOOKING AT HER PROFILE.

BUT DESPITE THE
OMINOUS EVIDENCE, NO DEBORAH.

POLICE MUST FIND HER AND CALL
AN IMMEDIATE MEETING

WITH DEBORAH'S OFFICE MATES.

MY GOD.

WE WERE JUST IN DISBELIEF.

EVERYBODY WAS TRYING
TO PIECE IT TOGETHER,

WHAT COULD HAVE HAPPENED.

NOBODY KNEW WHAT TO DO.

WE JUST ALL KNEW
THAT WE WERE IN SHOCK.

SO WE NEED TO SPEAK TO EACH
OF YOU BEFORE WE LEAVE.

OF COURSE, ANYTHING
WE CAN DO TO HELP.

EVERYONE THAT WE TALKED TO WAS
MORE THAN WILLING TO TALK TO US.

THEY CAME FORWARD.
THEY TOLD US THEIR LOCATIONS.

THEY GAVE US ALL
THE INFORMATION WE ASKED FOR

AND WERE MORE THAN HELPFUL,

EXCEPT FOR LESTER WINNINGHAM.

THANK YOU. SIR?

YOU MIND STICKING AROUND
FOR A FEW MINUTES?

WE'LL ASK YOU SOME QUESTIONS
ABOUT YOUR FRIEND.

I'M SORRY.

I REALLY DON'T HAVE ANYTHING
THAT COULD HELP YOU,

BUT SHE WAS WALKING AROUND
BRAGGING ABOUT 400 HITS

THAT SHE GOT
ON HER NEW DATING PROFILE.

I THINK THOSE ARE THE GUYS YOU
PROBABLY NEED TO BE TALKING TO.

- THANK YOU.
- HAVE A GOOD DAY.

YOU, TOO.

WE KNEW FROM DEBORAH'S
FRIENDS AND FROM HER COMPUTER,

DEBORAH HAD DONE
SOME ONLINE DATING

AND WAS SUPPOSED
TO ACTUALLY MEET A DATE,

I BELIEVE, THE DAY
OR THE NEXT DAY.

RIGHT AWAY,

OFFICERS MEET WITH
DEBORAH'S DATE, GEORGE BAB.

WELL,
I REALLY DON'T KNOW HER.

I MEAN, WE WERE GOING TO MEET,
ACTUALLY FOR THE FIRST TIME,

ON FRIDAY, FACE-TO-FACE.

LAST FRIDAY?

YEAH. WE HAD PLANS,

BUT SHE CALLED ON THURSDAY
AND CANCELED.

GEORGE BAB IS POSSIBLY

THE LAST PERSON DEBORAH
SPOKE TO.

THERE WAS NEVER ANY INDICATION
THAT THEY HAD MET BEFORE

BUT ONLY TALKED ON THE PHONE.

RANGERS DON'T THINK GEORGE BAB

IS GOOD FOR THIS CRIME.

SO AS THEY WAIT TO
CONFIRM HIS ALIBI,

THEY MOVE ON TO OTHER LEADS.

IN DEBORAH'S CASE,
THERE WERE OTHER SUSPECTS

THAT WE HAD TO ELIMINATE.

DEBORAH HAD AN EX-HUSBAND.

EX-HUSBANDS GET ANGRY.
YOU HAVE TO LOOK AT THAT.

BUT BEFORE DETECTIVES

BITE INTO ANYTHING OF INTEREST,
DEBORAH'S FRIEND, AMY,

COMES FORWARD
WITH A CHILLING TALE.

UM...

I'VE BEEN RACKING MY BRAIN
EVER SINCE I SAW YOU LAST...

AND THERE'S SOMETHING
THAT YOU SHOULD KNOW.

OKAY.

ONE NIGHT, ABOUT 10:30,

THERE WAS A POUNDING
ON MY FRONT DOOR,

AND IT'S DEBORAH,
AND SHE IS IN A FRANTIC MODE.

AMY?

AMY? BRUCE, AMY?

WAKE UP!

PLEASE WAKE UP.
WAKE UP.

AMY? BRUCE?

I'M SORRY. I'M SO SORRY.
I'M SORRY TO BOTHER YOU.

- DEBORAH, ARE YOU OKAY?
- NO, I'M SCARED.

I SAID, "WHAT IN THE WORLD
IS GOING ON?"

WAIT, WAIT, WAIT.
YOU'RE SCARED?

- I'M SCARED.
- OF WHAT?

I'M REALLY SCARED OF LESTER.

LOOK AT THIS.
IT'S ALL RIGHT HERE.

HE'S A FINANCIAL DISASTER.

DEBORAH WAS JUST TALKING
A MILLION MILES AN HOUR.

SHE WAS VERY, VERY UPSET.

SHE WAS SHOWING ME DOCUMENTS
FROM THE COLLECTION AGENCIES

AND BANKRUPTCY INFORMATION.

SHE HAD DOCUMENTATION
OF A VERY FAILED MAN,

AND IT BECAME
APPARENT TO DEBORAH

THAT HE WAS COMING
INTO THE RELATIONSHIP

PRIMARILY FOR A FINANCIAL GAIN.

HE JUST WANTED ME
FOR MY MONEY.

THAT IS WHY HE GOT SO MAD
ABOUT THE PRENUP.

DEB, WE'VE GOT
TO CALL THE POLICE.

AND SAY WHAT?

"MY EX-FIANCE SCARES ME"?

- EXACTLY, YEAH.
- YES.

"HE'S DONE NOTHING TO ME"?
NO. I'LL BE FINE.

I CHANGED ALL THE LOCKS.

AMY, I GOT TO GO.

IF ANYTHING EVER HAPPENS TO ME,
IF ANYTHING EVER HAPPENS TO ME,

PROMISE ME,
YOU'LL LOOK AT LESTER.

PROMISE ME, AMY, OKAY?

I SHOULD HAVE MADE HER
GO TO THE POLICE RIGHT THEN.

I'M REALLY ANGRY AT MYSELF

THAT I DIDN'T FORESEE
THAT SOMETHING...

I'M A THERAPIST,
BUT WE DON'T SEE EVERYTHING,

AND WITH ALL THE YEARS
OF PRACTICE

THAT WE HAVE IN OUR CLINIC,

WELL OVER A HUNDRED YEARS
CUMULATIVELY,

NOT ONE DOCTOR SAW THIS COMING.

BUT WHAT POLICE DON'T
YET REALIZE

IS THAT 3 DAYS EARLIER,

AN AUTO MECHANIC IN NEARBY
COOKE COUNTY ARRIVES AT WORK

ONLY TO FIND SOMETHING
THAT'S DEFINITELY NOT RIGHT.

ONE DAY
AFTER ANYONE ELSE LAST SAW

ARLINGTON RESIDENT
DEBORAH HOUCHIN,

AN AUTO MECHANIC
IN RURAL COOKE COUNTY

WALKS UP
ON A FRIGHTENING SCENE.

THERE WAS
A OBVIOUSLY BURNED HUMAN BODY,

STILL SMOLDERING.

YOU COULD TELL THE BODY WAS
A FEMALE, BUT OTHER THAN THAT,

THERE WAS REALLY
NO DISTINGUISHING FEATURES

BECAUSE OF THE CONDITION
THAT THE BODY WAS IN.

WHEN NEWS OF THIS DISCOVERY

MAKES ITS WAY
TO DEBORAH'S COWORKERS

THREE DAYS LATER, THEY SOON
MAKE A HORRIBLE REALIZATION.

TURNS OUT THE WOMAN WAS
WEARING SOME JEWELRY, AND...

WELL...

DOES THAT LOOK FAMILIAR?

MY GOD.

THOSE WERE DEBORAH'S.

YES, HELLO.
MY NAME IS ALISA SAMPLE.

I'M CALLING ABOUT
THE JANE DOE IN MUENSTER.

THEY SAID THAT
"THE JEWELRY THEY'RE SHOWING,

WE THINK BELONG TO DEBORAH."

AND SO WE ACTUALLY OBTAINED
DENTAL RECORDS OF DEBORAH,

GOT THAT OVER TO
THE MEDICAL EXAMINER'S OFFICE,

AND PRETTY QUICKLY,
THEY WERE ABLE TO TELL US

THAT OUR VICTIM WAS
DEBORAH HOUCHIN.

WITH DEBORAH'S FATE
TRAGICALLY CONFIRMED,

HER FRIENDS AND FAMILY
DO THEIR BEST TO COPE,

BUT NOT EVERYONE IS GRIEVING.

HOW DID YOU FIGURE IT OUT,

EXCUSE ME?

DEBORAH.

HOW DID YOU KNOW IT WAS HER
THEY PULLED FROM THE FIRE?

I DON'T KNOW. I JUST PUT TWO
AND TWO TOGETHER, I GUESS.

HE BASICALLY LOOKED AT ME
AND PATTED ME ON THE SHOULDER,

AND HE SAID...

WELL,
AREN'T YOU A SMART ONE.

IT WAS JUST... EERIE.

IT WAS, UM,
LIKE A DIFFERENT PERSON

WAS LOOKING
THROUGH HIS EYES AT ME.

I COULD TELL THAT HE WAS - -
WASN'T CONCERNED.

MURPHREE.

HELLO, DETECTIVE.

THIS IS ALISA SAMPLE.

I KNOW YOU'VE ALREADY
SPOKEN TO AMY

ABOUT OUR COWORKER, LESTER,

BUT I JUST HAD JUST
THE STRANGEST INTERACTION.

LOOK, WE CAN'T SAY TOO MUCH
RIGHT NOW,

BUT BE PATIENT.

WE'RE ON IT,

TURNS OUT TEXAS RANGERS

HAVE BEEN WATCHING LESTER
FOR DAYS,

AND WHAT THEY'VE DISCOVERED
ISN'T GOOD.

FIRST OF ALL, WE KNEW THERE
WAS A VOLATILE RELATIONSHIP.

- YOU WANT ME TO STOP?
- STOP!

WE KNEW, AFTER THE BODY
HAD BEEN IDENTIFIED,

THAT LESTER HAD
WITHDREW $20,000

FROM HIS BANK ACCOUNT

BECAUSE WE HAD GOTTEN
HIS BANK RECORDS,

AND HE HAD APPLIED
FOR AN EXPEDITED PASSPORT.

HE WAS FLEEING THE COUNTRY.

HERE YOU GO.

WITH SUSPICIONS MOUNTING

AROUND DEBORAH'S EX-BOYFRIEND,

OFFICERS HEAD FOR LESTER'S HOME
WITH SEARCH WARRANT IN HAND.

WHAT DEBORAH NEVER KNEW WAS THAT

LES MOVED NEXT DOOR
TO OUR OFFICE,

AND I REALLY BELIEVE THAT
LES WANTED TO WATCH DEBORAH

TO SEE HER COME AND GO.

BUT NOT LONG
INTO THE RANGERS' SEARCH,

THEY ARE INTERRUPTED.

WHAT'S GOING ON HERE?

MR. WINNINGHAM?

WHILE WE WERE THERE,
HE SHOWS UP AT HIS HOUSE,

AND I HAVE AN ARREST WARRANT
IN HAND.

YOU'RE UNDER ARREST FOR
THE MURDER OF DEBORAH HOUCHIN.

YOU HAVE THE RIGHT
TO REMAIN SILENT.

AND I PERSONALLY
ARRESTED HIM AND BOOKED HIM

INTO THE TARRANT COUNTY JAIL.

LET'S GO.

MEANWHILE,
OFFICERS CONTINUE THE SEARCH,

AND THERE,
IN LESTER WINNINGHAM'S CAR,

THEY FIND ALL THE INCRIMINATING
EVIDENCE THEY NEED.

WE LOCATED
A SMALL AMOUNT OF BLOOD

IN THE TRUNK LINING
OF HIS VEHICLE.

THAT D. N. A. PROVED TO BELONG
TO DEBORAH HOUCHIN.

THOUGH WINNINGHAM
NEVER CONFESSES,

OFFICERS NOW HAVE ENOUGH
INFORMATION TO PIECE TOGETHER

WHAT HAPPENED TO DEBORAH

ON THE FRIGHTFUL NIGHT
SHE DISAPPEARED.

I THINK WHAT HAPPENED IS

DEBORAH HAD
A VERY THRIVING PRACTICE.

SHE HAD A LOVELY HOME
IN NORTH ARLINGTON.

SHE HAD MONEY IN THE BANK,

WHERE AT THE OTHER END
OF THE SPECTRUM,

LES REALLY DIDN'T HAVE MUCH,

AND LES WENT HOME
AND JUST STEWED ABOUT IT

AND GOT MADDER
AND MADDER AND MADDER

AND FINALLY WENT OVER
TO DEBORAH'S HOUSE.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?

PLEASE DON'T.

PUT IT DOWN.
PUT THE GUN DOWN.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO THIS.

PLEASE DON'T DO THIS TO ME.

PLEASE DON'T.

I BELIEVE SHE WAS SHOT
IN THE BACK...

DRUG OUT TO THE GARAGE,

AND AT THAT POINT, WAS PROBABLY
WRAPPED UP IN THE TARP.

ROPE WAS PUT AROUND THE TARP
AND LOADED INTO LESTER'S TRUNK.

THE CORONER'S REPORT INDICATED

THAT SHE PROBABLY WAS ALIVE
AFTER THAT THIRD SHOT.

YOU CAN JUST HOPE THAT...
SHE DIDN'T SUFFER FOR LONG.

AFTER WINNINGHAM KILLED HER,

HE PROBABLY PANICKED
TO SOME DEGREE,

AND HE REALIZED THAT HE HAD
TO DISPOSE OF THE BODY

OBVIOUSLY IN THE HOPES
THAT NO ONE

WOULD BE ABLE TO CONNECT
THE DOTS AT A LATER DATE.

HOW ANYBODY CAN DO SOMETHING
TO SOMEBODY SO KIND...

ON OCTOBER 12, 2007,

LESTER WINNINGHAM IS CONVICTED
OF FIRST-DEGREE HOMICIDE

AND SENTENCED TO LIFE IN PRISON,

WHERE HE DIES
10 YEARS LATER IN 2017.

I WAS IN SHOCK THAT
SOMEBODY THAT WAS SO AWESOME

AND SO CARING AND LOVING
IS NO LONGER HERE WITH US

DUE TO SOMEBODY
THAT WAS SO HATEFUL

AND SO JEALOUS OF SOMETHING
SO LITTLE - - MONEY.

I'VE LOST PEOPLE
IN MY FAMILY TO AN ILLNESS,

BUT A MURDER IS DIFFERENT.

ME AND HER FAMILY,

ALL OF HER PATIENTS,
EVERYBODY ELSE,

IT HAS BEEN A LONG,
ROUGH, ROUGH, ROUGH ROAD.

AND IT WOULD BE NICE
TO FIND SOME PEACE

THAT I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO FIND
SINCE THE NIGHT SHE DIED.