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- Jeffery, why won't you
listen to me?

I couldn't sleep at all on the
medication that he gave me, OK?

I've been up all night
for weeks!

- We can try something else.
We can even switch doctors,

if that's what you want.
We both know that you need help.

We're gonna get through this,
I promise.

- Honey, you haven't even been
home in over three weeks.

- I got another call
from Amy last night.

You don't even remember
that, do you?
- Room service!

- Come in.

- I'm... I'm feeling
much better, OK?

- Gail, just... please,

it's very late. Just try
and get some sleep. I'm gonna
call you first thing.

Look, someone's here
right now, so I gotta go.

I'll talk to you
soon. I love you.

- Excuse me, sir.
Your signature?

Thank you, sir.
- Yeah.

- Sorry about that.

I'll just take this little
souvenir. Wouldn't want everyone
to know my little secrets,

would I?

Since you won't be
telling anyone.

You see, it's the glass

that's poisoned.

It's nothing personal, Jeffery.

It's just business.

- Hey there.
- Hi, Uncle John.

Sorry I'm late. I had some
car troubles on the freeway.

- Your mother was worried
you weren't coming.

- She was so...

out of it at the funeral.

- Well, it's been forever

since the two of you
were in the same room,

and it's a really bad day
for all of us.

- OK.
- Come on.

- I don't know what I'm gonna do
without him, Uncle John.

- You know, I told him a hundred
times, a thousand times...

everyone told him a million
times. After his stroke,
he didn't listen.

He would have cheeseburgers
for breakfast! And I said:

"You know, honey, one of those
days, those cheeseburgers

are gonna do you in." And
he turned to me and he said:

"Pff! No one lives forever."
Like that is an answer!

No one lives forever.

Oh, baby!

- OK, Mom, let's just...

let's just try to calm down, OK?
Let's go sit in the next room

and get away from all this.
- OK, yeah.

- Are those packed? Were you
planning on going somewhere?

- I've been staying
in town a lot.

Your father and I have been...

well, we've been going
through some difficult times.

It wasn't his fault.

I'm to blame for all of this.
- Mom,

don't say that.
He had a heart attack.

That's nobody's fault.
- Oh, Julie...

When you moved away, all I could
see was my little girl
vanishing.

And I just drove you away.

- I've tried
to keep in touch,

and I wanted to make
things right, but...

you know I had to go
when I did, Mom.

- I made things
difficult for you.

And your father, he was just
never here, he was always away
on business.

- We were never
the perfect family, Mom.

We used to be best friends.

And besties
can have problems.

I'm sorry I abandoned you.

- I can't be here. I gotta go.
- Mom, what's wrong?

- I don't know.
- OK, I'll come with you.
- No, I need to be alone.

- Mom, wait! Mom,
please don't go.

You're in no shape to drive.
Just stay and have
something to eat.

- Listen, I'm gonna call you,
OK? I love you very much.
Uh, thank you all

for coming. Can you take care of
everything, please? Thank you.
- Yeah, of course, Gail.

What...
what's that about?

- Just stay calm. Breathe.

Just stay in the light.

Oh...

Oh, just forget about
that awful girl, Gail.

All she ever did
was run away from you.

It's time to have a little fun.

With a real man.

- Yeah. Well,
that happened.

- It was so weird.

Looking into her eyes
just then, it was...

it was almost like
she was fighting herself.

- Well, I guess we all
do that sometimes.
- Yeah, but this was different.

You know, her mood swings
were impossible to live with.

By the time I finally
got out of here,

she was inconsolable.

- I'm supposed to catch a plane
in a few hours for
a business trip,

but it feels like
I should stick around.

- You've done so much for us,
Uncle John.

- I wanna be here
for both of you.
- We'll be fine.

I just need
to sit down with her.

When she's ready.

- This one's on the house.
- Much obliged.

Hello, sexy.

We missed you.

- You mean you and Gail?
- Ugh!

She was such a drag all day.
You should've seen her
at the reception,

rattling off to anyone
who would listen.

She made such
a spectacle of herself.

She's so pathetic.

It's no wonder I have
to come in and save the day.

I mean, if it weren't for me,
we'd never have any fun at all.

- Her husband did just die.

- Yes, and she should be
dancing for joy.

It was only a matter of time
with that bad heart of his.

Do you know he wanted her
to go see a shrink?

I mean, can you imagine?

A goddamn psychiatrist?

- Yeah, the last thing you need
is a shrink, Gail.
- Hey.

Play nice.

I mean, she did introduce us.

- My name is Madeline. She
should try to get that right.

- It'll be our little secret.
Bartenders don't need to know.

- OK.

Fine.

I don't want you to leave.

You're 16 years old.

- I'm 16 and a half.
And we've been over this.

The Groundway Foundation awards
three fellowships every 5 years,

and they accepted me.

Aren't you proud of that?

- But why do you have to leave?
Why can't you...

stay in this house
and go to school in town?

- We both know why, Mom.

- I want things to be

like they were before.
- I can't take care of you
anymore, Mom.

OK? I'm going to school.
I'm going to be a journalist.

- Fine.

Abandon me.

Abandon your father.

Everybody abandons me!

- Amy?

- Business is booming.

Five new investors today.

- Handsome and smart.

That's why I fell in love
with you in the first place.

That and your sexy
bedroom eyes.

- Aw... it's hard to believe
it's been three months since
I laid those eyes on you.

- Best day of my life.

The day I started
to see the world.

- You never got to come out
till I came along.

All just Amy and Gail.

- Let's not talk about them.

- No, but they're
a part of you too.

And they love me.

You just have to share.

- Well, Amy's a little brat. She
just wants all your attention.

- She's a part
of our little family.

You have to learn to play nice.
She came out first, after all.

- Yeah, well,
I'm in the light now,

so I'm in charge.

And I want you all
to myself tonight.

- Hi.
- Hey.
- You're up late.

- Yeah, I was just
working on some stuff.

- How's the digital world?
- It's still there.

- The real world is...

surreal sometimes.
- Didn't go well, huh?

- It went...

strange.

- Let's get married.

We should make it official.

I mean, it's...

perfect that Gail's
husband died.

Makes everything
possible for us.

- You remember when I told you
about how my mom skipped me
two grades

because I was smarter
than everyone else?
- Yeah?

- I've been thinking
about that a lot.

I came home one day
with straight A's
and she started crying.

I thought it was because
she was proud of me.
- She was. You know that.

- Yeah, but she wouldn't
stop crying.

She locked herself
in her room

for almost the whole day
and I knocked and knocked

and... she wouldn't answer.

That happened a lot.

- What did your dad say?

- He didn't say anything.

He was away on one of
his business trips, as usual.

When he got back, he just
kind of patted me on the back

and gave me a new car.

And put 50 grand in my savings.

You know, walking-around money.

- I bet everyone wanted to be
your friend in high school.

- Actually...

it was pretty lonely.
- Hey...

That was just your dad's way
of loving you, Julie.

Providing for you.
- Yeah.

- I don't think he ever meant
for you to be lonely.

Your mom, well...

- We were so close,
but she could turn on a dime.

She'd be so mean
to me sometimes.

I never really told you, Mike,

but that was really the reason
I wanted to live on campus.

Away from her.

And now...

well, I feel like something
is really wrong.

- Like?
- Well...

I was in my old room
last night and I found

a little kid's drawing.
It was signed "Amy".

- Yeah, so?
- Well, I never had any friends

named Amy, and I don't remember
drawing this myself.

- OK... You keep them down.

You stay in the light.

Oh, go away,
you pathetic woman.

I don't want you
here anymore.

Leave me alone,
Madeline. I just...

I love my husband.
Let me just... let me
grieve for him, please.

Oh, please! We're both rich
now that he is gone.

I don't care about the money.

I never cared about the money.

And Warren, he loves me.
He told me so.

Oh, just shush.

I'm in the light now, so go back
to bed. Or you'll be sorry.

How do you know he's not
cheating on you?

Cheating on me? Ha!

The nerve of that woman.

- What are you doing, Madeline?

- Just getting a closer look
at your past, baby.

You're cheating on me
with the bartender?
The girl who introduced us?!

How could you?!
- Just calm down, Madeline.

She's an old girlfriend
from way back.
- Oh, you're a liar.

- Toni's just a friend.
- A friend? A friend
you keep pictures of

in a secret box in your closet?

- Mad, don't. Mad, don't.
No, no, OK, OK, OK.

- You bastard.

- Sweetheart...
- You lying, cheating bastard.

- Don't, sweetie.
- You're just like Gail's mom.

Full of secrets.
Well, you know what?

You can't lie to me.

You can't push me around.
I won't let you.

- Please, Madeline...
- Don't call me Madeline.

My name is Sadie.

KNEEL!
- What?

- Get. Down. On your knees.

NOW!

- OK, OK. I'm down.
I'm down.

- Beg me, Warren.

Beg me not to kill you.

- Please, OK? Please,
Sadie, don't kill me.

- LOUDER!

Please...

- Oh my God! Oh my God!

Just calm down and breathe.

They're not you.

They're not you.
Stay in the light.

Stay in the light.

- Toni, it's me!

Open up!
I forgot my keys.

Toni!

- Sleep well?
- Funny.

- Well, come on in.

Mom, I'm so glad you called.

I need to tell you something.
Can I come over right now?

- Look, Warren, I watched that
woman at the bar for weeks.

I used to have entire
conversations with her when she
was pretending to be Madeline.

- This is something new.

She put a goddamn gun
to my head. She said
her name was Sadie.

No, I can deal
with Amy and Madeline.

- OK, so she's crazy. But that's
our angle, Warren.
It always was.

Her husband

was worth millions. We're never
going to get another chance

like this. Hell,
you already killed the man.

- Yeah, I did, didn't I?
And his widow

nearly blew my brains out
this morning!
- OK, just calm down.

You can handle it.

Just play along.

We're not leaving this one.
We're in this together. I found
her, I hooked you guys up,

now you have to follow through
with your end!

- Do you think
I'm stupid, Toni? Hm?

I'm not about to bag on this one
now that we've come this far.

But things have gotten
real complicated.

And we have to be
ready for anything.

- Of course.
Of course we do.

You know,
I hate watching her

put her hands all over you.
I can't stand it.

- We all make sacrifices.

- But you remember who
your real wife is, hm?

You remember who
your partner is?

Hi, Mom.

- Hi, sweetheart.

And you turned right to your
father and you said: "Every
little girl is Alice

in Wonderland."
- I remember that.

You couldn't
stop laughing.

You said I made every day
feel like Christmas.

- Yeah. You did.

And then you were gone,

you were off on your own, only
an hour away from home, and yet,

we didn't even have Christmas
together after that.

- I wanted to, Mom.
I tried to call.

And we saw each other
at New Year's. That was
only a few months ago.

- Yep, and that was
strange for me.

- Mom, I was in
my old room last night

and I found a little kid's
drawing.

It was signed
by someone named Amy.

- Yeah, Amy...
- Who is she?

- Just this little girl
that I met after you left.

Look, um,

I wanted to see you
this morning because...

well, there's something
I need to tell you.

And it's really
important

that I tell you sooner
rather than later.
- OK.

Mom, what is it?

Please tell me.

- I have an affair.

And it's been
going on for months

and we love each other.
- Mom!

- I was lonely, you know, and
you know how your father was.

And I just... I needed
to feel loved.

- I don't understand!
How could...
- Oh my gosh,

you're just like Madeline.
- Who's Madeline?

- My friend.

I gotta go. I gotta get out
of here. I love you so much

and I'm so grateful that we can
be in each other's lives again.

- But what about...
- I'm gonna go to the house,

because it's a disaster
after the reception,

I'm sure of it, and the
housekeeper's not gonna be there
till the day after tomorrow

because her daughter is sick,
so yeah, I'll go do that.
But, you know, I feel good,

I feel really good about us that
we've finally cleared the air.

So I'm gonna go and
I will call you tomorrow.

Let's grab lunch, OK, honey? OK.

- Yeah, nice talk, Mom.

- Really, kudos to you guys.

This is all about team effort,
and I can't thank you enough.

Hey, listen, why don't you guys
go ahead and I'll see you
in a minute, alright?

Go ahead. Thank you.

- Hi, Uncle John.

- hey, Julie. Everything OK?
How's Gail?

- Well, that's just it.
I'm not sure at all.

She just blew through here
like some kind of crazy wind.

Did you know she was having
an affair?

Did she tell you that?
- It was pretty dramatic.

- Well, to be honest, I can't
say I'm shocked. It might
actually help explain

secretive. She'd disappear
for days on end.

Jeffery confided in me
one night that...

What? Just tell me.

talking to herself like she had
some kind of imaginary friend

- That's weird.

Hey.

I am so sorry. I... I... I...

No, I'm sorry.

You were jealous.
That was my fault.

I should've told you
about Toni a long time ago.

But she doesn't mean anything to
me, you do know that, don't you?

happening, you know?
How Amy came out the night
that Julie left

and how, when she stood up
in the light, I could just hear

my voice crying
like a little child

and then Madeline came out,
just looking for love,
and then this...

She's so angry, you know?

She's so horrible, I just...

I couldn't stop her.

- I just need to think about all
this. Maybe talk to an expert.

Mike has a professor at school I
think he could introduce me to.

- OK, fine. But you call me
the second you need me.

- Thank you, Uncle John.
I love you.

I'll be over there later.

I'll stay the night. We'll get
through this together.

- OK. Thank you.
Thank God for you.

- I'll see you very soon.

I need to take this to the next
level. Sooner than we thought.

- You're kidding.
You gave this to me, Warren.

- I know. I'll give it back
to you when it's all done,

but they're reading her
husband's will tomorrow, and
if I get her to marry me soon,

then we're home free.
- Fine. I never wear it
at work anyway,

but... don't
screw this up.

Just don't.

- I'm not Sadie.
I am not Madeline.

I am Gail. Stay in the light.

Stay in the light.

- A year ago, when
I was getting ready

to leave home, my mom
was getting more and more
melancholy. It all exploded

when I finally left. Could that
have been some kind of trigger?
- What did you tell her,

exactly? What was her reaction?
- She wouldn't come out
of her room.

I think she was ashamed of
yelling at me. I felt
so sad for her,

but I mean, what could I do?
It was time for me to go.
I couldn't stay.

I'd call home and she wouldn't
answer, or she would and
she'd be cold and distant.

And there's this whole
imaginary friend thing...

- Based on everything
you just told me,

I'd look at the possibility
of D.I.D.

- D.I.D.?
- Dissociative
Identity Disorder.

Other people call it
multiple personalities.

- I just don't know how

you could ever love this.
You know how we can never
have a future.

- It won't always be easy,

but I think we make a good team.

All of us.

- Oh my God!

- Could she be faking all that?
- According to this,

there's no real agreed-upon
definition for D.I.D. It
manifests in a lot of ways.

But it all gets back to this
thing about each identity
standing in the light.

The rest have to defer to
whichever one is in the light.

- My mom could be difficult, but
I mean, it was never like this.

If she had D.I.D., wouldn't I
have known about it?

I mean, before I left home?

- I'm seeing here that
it can be triggered

at any time in
a normal adult's life,

so...

she could get it
when she's 21 or 41.

Did your mom come from
anything like that? Abuse?

- I mean, her mom died in
a rest home before I was born.

I understand that
she was very troubled,

but I never found out
much more than that.

Mom was very guarded
about Grandma.

- So, the will was
finally read today.

Julie's gonna inherit
a trust fund, of course,

and the rest is gonna go to me.

Just like Jeffery
always promised.

I'm gonna meet with the branch
officer in four days to sign
the bank papers, you know,

for the accounts,
credit cards and everything.

At least Madeline and I
agree on one thing.

We both want to
marry you right away.

Yeah, I read about that.

The alpha can last in the light
much longer and is usually
more extreme.

- I have to take this,
Professor Banner.

Thank you so much for talking
to me. I know you're very busy.

Hi, Mom.

I was worried about you.
You left in such a hurry.

- I know, and I'd like to make
it up to you. How about
we have lunch

I just want to know that
you're OK. That we're OK.

I'm really glad that you're
making new friends. You know,

Madeline?
- Oh yeah, Madeline.
She's a great friend.

She's very supportive.
- Maybe we can all get
together sometime.

I'd love to meet her.
Could she join us for lunch?

- That's not possible. I mean...
'cause I think she's out of town

right now.

I don't mean to be nosy.
It'll be nice just to see you.

Yeah, that would be lovely.

- You OK?

- No. Julie wants
to meet Madeline.

I can tell she suspects
something. I can always,
always tell with her.

- OK, relax. Relax.
- No, Julie cannot know

about Madeline. No one
can know about Madeline.

- OK, just keep your voice down.
- About any of these people.
- OK,

sweetie, sweetie, don't
get yourself worked up.

It's not good for you.

- OK.

- I think I know a way
to satisfy Julie's curiosity.

- How?

- Just trust me.

- Nice to meet you, Grandma.

Never even knew
your first name before now.

Mabeline Jenson.

Mabeline...

Madeline.

No, that's too weird.
It has to be a coincidence.

Or not.

I know it's a long shot,

but I'm looking to speak to
anyone who might have known
my grandmother

before she passed. Maybe
a doctor or a caregiver?

Oh, OK.

I'll call back in the morning.
Thank you.

- I know you're in there. Open
up, little girl. Let me in.

You thought you could leave me?

Abandon me and come back
like nothing ever happened?

- No, Mom, please, I never meant
to hurt you. I'm sorry. I wanna
make things right with you.

- Oh, that's never gonna happen.
I've got news for you,
little girl.

It's much worse than you think.

You've been bad, Julie.
- No, Mom! What are you doing?

- And now it's time
to be punished.

- Mom.

- Hi, honey. Come on in.

- You know, I had
the scariest dream last night.

It was about us.

- Scary how?

- I mean, it was probably
nothing, but...

I guess I had

this crazy idea that...

you were making up
Madeline and Amy?

Like they were
your imaginary friends

or something.
- Oh! Yeah, that is
a little crazy.

Um, no, I think
that this is all

a big misunderstanding,

because Amy was this little girl
who lived in the neighborhood

and she moved away with
her family and I haven't
seen her for a while.

- Did she remind you of me?

- I suppose so.

- Hi, girls. Sorry I'm late.

- Sweetheart, this is
my good friend Madeline.

- Hi, Julie. It's a pleasure.
- So,

how did you two meet?
- Oh,

Madeline and Warren
are long-time friends.

They met when she was still
going to college and she worked
in his office.

- And Warren's the guy
you've been seeing?

- Yes, and Gail and I
just hit it off, right?

- Yeah.
- Yeah.

- So, what did you major in?

- Excuse me?
- In college.

- Oh, um...
- Art history.

- Yes. And my dad said
it was about as useful
as home economics,

and he was right. Look
who's a sales clerk at 27.

- So what do you think
of Paul Rubens?

- You mean the guy who played
Pee-wee Herman?

- He was a painter in the 1600s.

- Right, of course. Of course.

- Oh, Madeline is
just a little tired.

You know, honey, she works
double shifts. Yeah.

- You know what? I'm gonna go
get some more iced tea.
You guys need anything?

- No, honey, Annie can
get you some tea. Relax.

- It's OK, Mom.

Gotcha, "Madeline".

- She's smart.

She could tell something was up.

We just need a few more days.

right now.

Don't... Toni!

Everyone in my life,
they're crazy.

- Why haven't you ever told me
about Grandma?

- 'Cause she died when you...
before you were born,

and I didn't want you to feel
like you were missing out

on anything.
- But... what was she like?

- I don't really want to get
into all of that right now.

I've got some news.

I'm getting married.

- Are you kidding?
- Can't you be happy
for me? I love him.

- I'm sure you do,
but don't you think...
- Don't judge me.

- Mother.
- You only call me 'Mother'
when you're mad at me.

- I'm not mad, I'm just
kind of shocked.

Dad hasn't even been gone a week

and I haven't even met
this Warren guy.

- That's because you've barely
been around this entire
past year!

Honey, what gives you the right
to choose who I should spend
my life with?

- Mom, that's not fair.
- No, it's not fair.

But I've made my decision.

And you made yours the day
that you ran away from home.

- I didn't run away,
Mom. You know that.
- I don't wanna talk

about this anymore.
We can discuss it

when we're less emotional.
I actually need to get
ready for a date.

- Warren's coming here?
- Mm-hmm.
- Tonight?

Couldn't I stick around
and meet him?

- No. I'd like you to go.

Honey,
I want you to go.

Now.

- OK.

I think I'm gonna need to do
some more detective work,
but I'll need your help.

- Anything.

- Well, a few months ago,
you were all big on that new
facial recognition technology?

You said it was
really breaking.

Do you think you could scan a
photo of someone and track them?

- Sure. I'll get right on it.

Just send the picture
to my email.

- Thank you, Mike.
You're the best.

- Look I don't care how well
you think you have all this
planned out,

but we never counted on
Gail's kid getting involved,

and we sure as hell never
counted on her being this smart.

- And I'm telling you,
in three days it won't matter.

- Oh?
- Gail and I will be married,
the bank people

will bring the papers here,
we'll get them signed,
and then...

we're on a plane to South
America. I've already got
the jet booked.

- Ooh!
- And in a few months,
I'll inherit everything.

You see, Gail's
gonna suffer a very sad

and rather unfortunate accident.

And there's nothing her kid
will be able to do about it
because it'll happen too fast.

- Tell me...

How do you know Gail
is going to elope with you?

- Toni...

we both know how her mind works.

She's screwed up,

but she's also very,

very predictable.

- Please, let me go.

I want my daughter
in my life again.

I wanna marry Warren.

Well, you can't have him
all to yourself.

You have to share with me.

Stop it, Madeline. Just stop it!

That's it, girl. Get mad. Get
mad like me. You two disgust me.

Leave me alone, Sadie!

- Well, this is interesting.
- What's that?

- "Hello, Ms. Price. I was
your grandmother's caregiver.

"I'm afraid I don't remember
much about her, but I happen
to know she kept a journal

"for many years which she had me
pass on to your mother.

"It was very important to her.

"She insisted that I bring it
to her personally, which
I did many years ago.

Your mother should still have
the book. Maybe that
will help you."

- OK!

- A journal...

My mom's going on a date with
her new guy soon. She'll be
out of the house for hours.

I still have a key. I think
I need to go hunting.

- I'll keep looking for our
mystery lady. Just, uh...

you be careful, Lois Lane.
- I will. Thank you, Mike.

What are you talking about?-

Goddamn it, Toni,

I told you to be careful!-

But you said you were coming.

I gotta meet with an investor.

Something's come up. I can't get
out of it. I'll be there late.

- I need you, Warren.
I just... I feel lost.

After Julie left, I fell apart.

- Don't worry, honey, OK?

You didn't, and that's great.
I'll be there soon. I love you.

- Right.

What a son of a bitch.

Oh, we're gonna go out alright.

And we're gonna have
some real fun.

Hey, barkeep. Double shot
of the good stuff?

Let's get this party started.

Cheers.

- Never seen you
here before.

I like that in a woman.

- Desperate and pathetic.

I like that in a man.

- Whoa, was that real back there

or are you just a tease?
- That's for me to know and
for you to always wonder about.

- Come on, baby, let's party.
- Mother, what the hell
are you doing?

- Low down, Mr. Hands.

Jesus!

What the hell, you crazy bitch?

- Mom, are you OK?

- Yeah, please stop
asking me that. I'm fine.

- Let's get you up.

Mr. Smith says this whole thing
has been a big mix-up.

Since nobody's hurt,

nobody's going to jail.

You're very drunk.
- I can make sure she gets home.

- Very well, but this woman
is not driving.

- Thank you, Officer.

- Uh, I need to, uh...
text Warren and ask him
to come to the house.

- Mom, let's just
get out of here, OK?

- Where are you going?
- Damage control, baby.

Gail almost got herself
arrested tonight.
- Yeah?

Well, I almost got arrested too.

- Should never
have left her alone.

I'll call you
when I get a chance.

- I wasn't the one
who attacked him, Julie!

It wasn't me! I'm telling you
it wasn't me!

- I know you probably believe
that you're telling me
the truth,

and maybe in
some way you are,

but you can't keep
hiding this from me anymore.

I mean, look at you now.

You're wearing these trashy
clothes, you're stinking drunk...

- I don't even know why you
care. I mean, ever since...

you were little, you just
wanted to run away from me.

- I have so many regrets.

And I know you do, too.

But we can still
be a family.

OK? People go through
their whole lives

holding on to such
horrible things,

and they die with so much
anger inside them.

I can't let that
happen to us, Mom.

OK? I won't
let that happen.

Please, Mom.

Just let me in.

- Gail, you OK?
I came as fast as I could.

- Oh yeah, it's just a...

head-spinning night, that's all.
- What happened? What happened?
- Long story.

No one was hurt.
Anyway, I'm glad

we're finally face to face,
Warren. I guess we've heard
a lot about each other.

- I'm pretty exhausted.
I'd like to go to bed.

Do you wanna come in?
- Yeah, OK, let's go inside.

- OK, Thank you.

Stay in the light.

Keep 'em down.

Stay in the light.

Mom?

- Honey,

I'm going to bed,
sweetie. It's, uh...

it's really late
and I was a mess tonight.

I don't want you
to see me like this.

- I'd like to talk very
seriously about what's
happening to you, Mom.

Maybe we could see
a family counselor?

- No. No, I don't...

- Just think about it. Please.

You know, there isn't
a wall between us, Mom.

It's just a door.

- I'm gonna take a shower
and then go to bed.

- I love you, Mom. I'm sorry.

In all this excitement, I never
even got your last name.

- Stacey. Warren Stacey.

Brokers from down the city.
I'm in finance.

- I'm sure you are.

- Julie, I understand if you
have your doubts about me.

Gail and I, we were seeing each
other for quite some time.

This...

this business, this tragedy
with your father, I mean,

it's got her very emotional.
- My mom needs stability.
Family.

My uncle John wants
to help out, too.

He works for the mayor's office,
department of communications.

You'll forgive me

for being blunt, Mr. Stacey, but
I'm not sure it's a good time

for my mom to be getting
married. It may have to wait.

At least until we can get
a better picture of what's
going on in her head.

She was out
of control tonight.

If I hadn't been there...
- I understand.

It must have been
very scary.

And you'll have my full support.

- Fair enough.

- And please, call me Warren.

- So?

- So the daughter's
gonna be a problem.

You gotta find out what she's
doing, who she's talking to.

- Hi, Uncle John.

I really need to hear
your voice soon.

Please call me back.

- You'd better get over here
and check this out.
- What did you find?

- Well, it looks like
our Madeline's name

is really Toni Conrad. This is
a social media page she deleted

about a year ago. She deleted
all her social stuff right
around the same time.

- My mom said
that she introduced her
to this Warren Stacey guy.

- I'll look at the both of them,
but it's gonna take a minute.

I'll get started right away.

- So, I found what
I was looking for.

It's the journal that the
caregiver was talking about.

- I'm scared.

Julie is so tenacious.
If she finds out about Madeline

and Sadie, they're
gonna take me away.

- Nobody's going
to take you away from me.

I'm gonna protect you.
I have a plan.

- A plan?
- Mm-hmm.

We're gonna get away for
a while, go to South America,

take an extended vacation
after the wedding,

find a little house somewhere,

recharge our batteries,

live the quiet life for a while.
- And what about Julie?

- Well, she's been fine.
Why worry now?

I don't know.
In a couple of months,

maybe she comes down and
joins us for spring break.

- I just want her in my life
again. I want us all

to be a family.
- Of course. Of course.

Wait. I love you.

Are you sure
about this, Gail?

I need to know we're doing this
for all the right reasons.

- I've never been more sure
of anything in my entire life.

I can't lose you.

- This is a big step.
- I know.

But I need you.

And I trust you.

And last night, I went
crazy without you.

- I love you.

I love you, Gail, I love
all of you, and I will protect

all of you, including
Madeline and Amy.

- Let's do this.
- Let's do this.

- Oh, Mom...

Oh, God...

- Do I wanna know?

- It's really scary.

Mostly a confession,

sort of a deathbed apology
to her daughter.

She wasn't...
a good person, Mike.

She hated
her daughter,

resented her for
being in the way.

She ignored her,
locked her in closets,

wouldn't feed her,

left her alone for
sometimes days at a time.

Mike,

she was just
a little child.

- You're a hell of a detective, Julie. Do we have any evidence

that these people are actually
trying to hurt Gail in some way?

- No, but Mom said Toni Conrad
is a friend of Warren Stacey.

I got a really creepy vibe
from him last night.

He's a little too perfect,
you know?

What I'm afraid of is that
he may be after her money.

Toni and Warren could both
be in it together somehow.

- You think this is what's
making Gail crazy?

- There's a lot
more to that.

It's a long story, but he could
be using it against her.

- I know someone who owes me a
favor. A private investigator.
He's really good.

If this Warren Stacey's bad
news, he'll know by morning.

- Yeah, but if your guy can find
something soon that proves
her boyfriend's a criminal,

maybe we can make her understand
what's happening to her.

- Mom, I'm really worried
about you right now.

There's something
you need to know.

It's about your new friend Toni,
and Warren Stacey, too.

- Yeah, call me back.

I've been on the daughter
all day and something's up.

- We're gonna fly away
for ever and ever.

- Yes, Amy. We'll fly away.

- I made this for you.

I'm so happy you're
gonna be my daddy.

Is Mama gonna be
on the plane, too?

- No. No, she's gonna
join us later.

But Daddy and Gail,

we're gonna look after you
like we always do.

And if you're a good girl,

you'll see Mommy soon.

- OK, Daddy.

- Any calls today, Amy?
- I don't know.

There's something
you need to know.

It's about your new friend Toni,
and Warren Stacey, too.

I don't want to get into
all this on the phone,

but Uncle John is looking into
it and he said he'd have some
more information by morning.

- I'm getting sleepy.
- Yeah?

- Will you read me
a bedtime story?
- Of course I will.

- OK.

- So, we're in
a holding pattern.

Digging for
more information.

I think that this Toni Conrad

might have changed her identity
to cover up a criminal record,

but I haven't confirmed
anything yet.

- My mom still
hasn't called back.

- Maybe you should try
to get some sleep.

- I keep thinking
about the diary and
what happened last night...

her in those clothes,
attacking that man...

I keep thinking
I did that to her.
- Hey, hey, hey,

just cut that out.
Gail has demons.

Your mom lives in her own head.
That's not your fault.

- Thanks, Mike.

I think I needed
to hear that.

- Go. Get some sleep.

I'll take
the next shift.

The minute I get something
solid, I'll wake you up.
- OK.

You know, I have never had
a big brother before.

It's kinda cool.

What?-

I am dealing with it.

Sweet dreams, sweetheart.

- OK, good.

I need to see all the
information you have
on Warren Stacey.

Yeah. Yeah, that's it.
Send it to my email.

And thanks for getting on this
so fast, Jim. I owe you big.

Alright, Jim. Let's see
what you found.

"Warren Stacey,

respected Wall Street player".
At least on paper.

Known as Warren Jones before,
as three years ago?

Legally changed his name

when he got out of jail
for armed robbery. Scumbag.

Managed to wipe his previous
criminal record clean.

Pretty brilliant, Warren.
- Thanks, John. I do try.

- How the hell
did you get in here?

Whoa.
- Don't.
- You can't stop this, Warren.

Gail's gonna know all about
your dirty past. As far as this
family's concerned you are done.

I think we can fix that, John.

First thing is you're gonna get
rid of all that dirt you have
on that computer.

And everything
on your phone, too.

Every email chain, every browser
search, anything with my name

or Toni's name on it.
That's right.

And you're gonna empty
the trash can, John.
- Yeah.

- Yeah. Good. Get up.

Go down the stairs. You and I
are gonna take a bit of a ride.

- You're only making things
worse. If you kidnap me,

you will never be done

looking over your shoulder.
- I never thought of it
that way.

- Ah!

- John, John, John...

You really should
watch your step.

That last one's a killer.

- You take care of business?
- Yeah, don't worry about it.
Less you know, the better.

- And when will I see you again?

- Couple months.

Once Gail and I are in South
America, none of this
will matter.

I'm gonna inherit her fortune
and I'll be in the rear-view
mirror.

- Fine, but you just remember
something, Warren.

I am not someone
you want mad at you.

- I don't like being threatened.
- It's not a threat.
It's a fact.

I have all
the dirt on you

and it's in a nice,
safe place. Understood?

- Amy!

- Sorry, kiddo. Mommy's
going off the grid.

Come on, Gail, we gotta go.
- I don't think I can do this,

Warren.

Ugh, quiet.

You are so weak.

I always have to clean up
your mess.

I'll be out in a second, Warren.

One hot second.

- I'm going over to my mom's.

I'm gonna pick her up by myself
and get her to Uncle John's.

- Ok, well, I'm coming with you.
- No time to argue. I need
to do this alone.

You need to say here and babysit
that data search. We need all
the ammunition we can find.

If you get something major,
email it to me.

- Julie, I don't like this.
It could be dangerous.

- I'll be fine.

- Honey, I am so excited.
I cannot wait

for the honeymoon.
- Me either.

We'll just have to get
a little extra cash
before going on our trip.

I'm gonna make sure you get
a transfer tomorrow after
we sign the bank papers.

- OK, whatever. Sold, honey.

- Mom.

- Julie.

- I need to talk to you.
- We were just about to have
a drink. Can I get you one?

That's right, you're not
quite old enough, are you?

Um, soda.

- Well, since you're here,

I have some very exciting news
that I'd like

to share with you.

Honey, I think we should
propose a toast.

- Yes.
- To new beginnings.

To real love.

- Cheers.
- Cheers.

- Warren and I got married.

What?

You eloped?
- And I feel like a kid again.

- Mom, this is just so sudden.
You didn't even tell me.

- It's not like you're
the boss of me.

- OK, Mom,

I borrowed this.

Does it look familiar?
- No, I've never seen
that before.

- I've read most of this,
but there was something
that I missed

and I finally saw it
this morning.

This is your handwriting, Mom.

Shall we read some? "My name
is Amy. I'm 6 years old.

"My mommy said she's moving away
today. She said she's going

"to college to be
a newspaper reporter,

"but I don't want her to go.
She's my best friend

and she takes care of me."
You wrote this, Mom!

But I guess I'm not
really talking to my mom
right now, am I?

You're Madeline, aren't you?

- OK, you know what?

Sweetie, I think your mom's
had too much to drink, OK?

So I don't think she's...
- It's OK, Warren.

I think I know who
everybody is now.

Amy's the child
abandoned by her mommy.

Which is me, of course.

- Sweetheart, you gotta...
you gotta stop.

This is delusional.
- And Madeline's
the sexy romantic

neglected by her husband,

which was Daddy, right?
- No! No, I need you to stop!

You're creating a fantasy!
- The last one, the one
I saw on the street,

she's the alpha who just
lashes out at everything
when you get angry.

- My name is Sadie,

you bitch.

- Mom, what are you doing?

Mom!

- Oh my God,

what have I... Oh my God, honey,

talk to me! Honey, talk to me,
please! Oh my God,
what have I done?

- She's fine, she's OK.
She's OK, she's just asleep.
She's just asleep, sweetheart.

It's OK. She's fine, she's just
asleep, she's just asleep.

Look at me. Look at me.
Calm down. Calm down.
- No! No!

- She's fine. She's fine.
- Oh my God!

- She's just asleep, OK?

OK. You're OK.

Nothing personal, kid.

We're on our honeymoon.
- Oh my God!

- She's fine. I'm just gonna
take her up to bed, OK?

- Screw it.

- Julie! Hey, you in there?

- My name is Sadie, you bitch.
- Mom!

Mom!
- Hey! Hey, hey!

Relax. It's OK. Just calm down.

It's me.
- Where am I? Where's my mom?
- She's not here.

I had to break a window
to get in.
- God.

That son of a bitch must have
slipped me something.

- You mean Warren Stacey?
- Yes! He has my mom!

We need to get my uncle. He's
getting more information
on Warren right now.

- Let's go.
- OK.

- Oh, it is so
beautiful out here.

It makes me feel free
like the wind.

I think we should go dancing.

- Uh...
- I wanna have a drink.
I want lots of drinks.

- No, we just gotta be
careful, Madeline.

Pretty soon, we can go
dancing every night.
- I wanna go now!

I wanna tear this town apart
on my way out, let them all
know what they're missing.

Come on!
- We've just gotta be careful.

Come on, listen to me.
Listen to my voice.

Listen to Daddy.
- Oh...

I wanna see Mommy.

Why won't you let me see her?
- 'Cause it's not time yet.

- But I wanna see Julie...

You won't leave me, will you?

We're not leaving Mommy forever,
are we?
- No.

No, Amy.

We'll see her soon.

Julie loves you.

Daddy loves you too.

- OK, Daddy.

OK.

OK...

- His car is still here.
He's gotta be here.

Uncle John?

Uncle John!

Oh, God!

Oh, God!

- Honey?
Is that you?

- Yeah, it's me.

I love you, Warren.

But I have failed
my daughter so badly.

- She'll be fine.
She'll be fine.

And nothing on this earth
will come between us,

I promise.

- So you're saying this Warren
Stacey is conning your mom,
and you think he did this.

- Yeah. My father died
of a heart attack

just last week, and this...
this is just too weird
to be a coincidence.

- Look, I'm sorry for your loss.

I'll get right on it. I'll have
my people bring Mr. Stacey in.

- He could be taking my mom
out of the country on a
honeymoon or something.

I saw some packed suitcases
at the house when I was there.

But also, we have another lead,
a woman named Toni Conrad.

I know she has to be
involved in all this.

- How do you know they haven't
left town already?
- We don't,

but some chance is better
than no chance. But
we need to act fast.

- Toni Conrad, huh?

Miss Conrad, open up!
It's the police!

Miss Conrad!

Nice night for a walk.

She's as cool as ice.

Won't say a word.
We can't arrest her

for anything but fleeing the
interview, and even then,
that's pretty thin.

We'll have to cut her loose.
- Detective Sumford, come over
here and check this out.

We just found something new.
- Show me.

- Well, we've been using facial
recognition software to trace
that woman. Here's the kicker:

all the data he cracked is under
a different name than the one
you've been holding her under.

- It looks like she changed her
name before skipping California
while she was still on parole.

- Which means she's been
a fugitive from justice

for going on two years now.
The Cali cops have been
looking for her.

- Listen, we don't have a shred
of evidence to link Mr. Stacey

or this woman
to your uncle's death.

- But you do have something on
her now. You make a phone call,

she's back in jail tonight. I
bet if you ask her very nicely,

she'll tell you whatever she
does know to help save her skin.

- It's late. It's 4
in the morning.

We'd have to wait till 6
to talk to her.
- But my mom

is out there, she's...
- It's the best we can do.

Some chance is better
than no chance.

- And that's that, Mrs. Stacey.
Congratulations on your
new marriage.

We hope you'll enjoy
your time abroad.
- Thank you, Mr. Lewson.

- Well, if that'll be
everything, we have
a plane to catch.

- Of course. Have a good day.

- Well, we gotta move.

The jet's waiting. We'll do
that money transfer on the way.

- Yeah, well, whatever
you think is best.

I just, um... I have to talk
to Julie before we leave.

I'm... I can't stop
seeing her face

and hearing her voice,

so I need to know she's OK.
Honey, can I use your phone,
please?

- You know what, we'll have
to talk about it in the car.
Right now we have to move.

Smart lady.

She was recording nearly
every conversation they had
over the last three months.

We found this in a safety
deposit box downtown, along with
a ton of other of other dirt.

We just cut a deal
with her lawyer.

- So they killed my dad?
- Looks that way, yeah.

- And my uncle too.
- I'm afraid you called it,
kid. I'm very sorry.

The lady's getting off easy, but
I promise you Warren Stacey
is going to burn.

She just gave us
his home address.
- What are we waiting for?

We need to...
- Hold it.

This is a police matter now.
We ordered a freeze on all
your mother's bank accounts.

Our people are going
to arrest Mr. Stacey.

Just sit tight.

- Alright, great.

The plane's just about ready.
It will be in the air soon.

- Why add so much
to your account?

- Well, we may be out
of the country for a while
and they may freeze your assets.

- And why would they do that?

- 'Cause Julie told them
about Sadie.
- Ugh!

Oh gosh!

Oh... stop!

Warren, Sadie's right next
to me and she...

Oh, she's... she's
saying awful things

about you. She's... she's saying
awful things about everything.

- Don't listen to her, OK?
Everything's going to be fine.

If you're concerned
about the money...

- I don't care about the money,
I don't care about myself,
I just...

wanna make sure Julie's OK. Can
you please give me your phone?

- She's fine, Gail, OK? I can't
let you talk to her right now.

- I am not leaving
until I see my daughter.
Turn this car around.

- Do not turn this car around.
Sweetie, listen to me.

We can't do that.

Julie and her uncle John,
they're...

They're gonna try
to have you committed.

- What?

How do you know that?

- Just trust me.

You'll talk
to Julie soon.

But not until after we leave.

- Oh, God...

Oh God, I'm gonna be sick.
I need to...

Can you pull over, please?

I'm gonna be sick! Oh God!
- Do what she says.

Gail? Sweetheart.

Sweetheart, we don't
have time for this.
- Leave me a minute, I'm sick.

Yeah?

- Here. Thank you so much.
I will bring it right back.

Yeah, I know it's a long flight.
We'll just have to refuel
along the coast.

Look, you just be ready to get
in the air in ten minutes.

- Our guys kicked in Warren
Stacey's door. Nobody was home.

- That bastard's playing with
us! He's always one step ahead.

- Toni Conrad said
they booked a private jet.

We're checking the airstrips
now. We'll find her.

- Yes? Who is this?
- Oh, honey.

Oh, thank God you're OK.

- Mom, where are you?
Tell me where you are.
Is Warren with you?

- Yes, yes, he's... he's...

and I'm just feeling
a bit confused

and I don't know who to trust.

- Mom, you can trust me,
I'm your daughter!

- Yeah, I know.
I'm so sorry, honey.

I'm so sorry, what Sadie
did to you... I'm so sorry.

- Mom, just focus for a second,
OK? Just tell me where you are.

- Uh, OK, uh, I'm in a...
a restaurant

OK, Mom, just stay
where you are.

I have help coming
for you now, OK?

I mean, I'm not gonna
leave Warren, you know,

'cause I... I love him
and I need him.

- Mom, Warren is a murderer!

- That's not true.
- He killed Uncle John
and he killed Daddy too!

He's done it all to get
your money, Mom. I'm at
the police station now.

That Toni Conrad girl,
she confessed everything

No, no, that's...

Honey? Honey, we gotta go now.

- Mom, he's on tape! She
recorded everything he said!

He killed Daddy! You have to get
away from him or he might
kill you too!

- Oh gosh, honey... honey?
- Yeah, who you talking to,
sweetie?

- Mom, I'm your daughter and
I love you! Please listen to me!

I will stand by you
no matter what happens!

Just get away from Warren,
he's going to kill you!

Get away from him, Mom!

- Oh, sweetie. Oh...

We gotta go now.
- Julie told me terrible things.

- Just calm down.
- She said all you want

is my money.
- You know that's not true.

- She said you killed Jeffery!

- Goddamn it,

I didn't kill anybody, Gail.

Don't be so stupid.

- You stupid...

That was for Julie.

She was right about you
all along.

Oh, my God!

- Freeze!

Put your hands up!
- Oh my God! Oh no!
It wasn't me!

It was her, I swear
it wasn't me!

Please, it was her!

- And I'll always be here,
every week.

I'll never leave you again, Mom.

So, how are you doing?

- Better. I have
my good days

and bad days, but...

today is a good day.

- So, I asked
your doctor

if it was OK that
I give this to you.

- What is it?

- I wrote it.
It's from my thesis.

It's about us.

- May I read it now?
- Please. We have all
the time in the world.

"Love is important.

"Family is important.
And the amazing thing

"about love and family is that
it can survive anything.

"It's sometimes hard to remember the good when there's
so much bad,

"but in the end, love wins.
So here's our story,

"of how I found my mother again after a lifetime of struggle.

This is for you, Mom,
with all my love."