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Do you want to tell me what happened?

I can't say.

It's okay, honey. Just take a deep breath.

You can tell me anything.

Just tell me. Are you okay?

He put his hands on my...

And he tried to kiss me.

I pushed him away and he bit my lip.

And then he...

Who did this?

Any one of our students?

No.

It was Principal Timmons.

Are you sure she's telling the truth?

I don't know. I don't know. She was so upset. She had a bloody lip, and she's

never lied to me.

It doesn't make sense.

We've known, like, what, five, six years?

He's always been a straight arrow.

People just aren't what they seem to be.

Guys, you guys, if you go to the police, you're going to ruin this guy's life.

You're going to ruin his family.

Everybody in the community is going to be against us.

I don't want to do this any more than you do, but I don't have a choice.

Hey, listen.

I think I've got some apple pie.

I just don't know where I put it, so... All right.

Hey, put it on there, Tiger.

Listen.

Honey, what's wrong?

Whoa. We have a beautiful family, Tess.

Wait, what are you doing here?

I don't have any other choice.

You're taking everything from me, Tess. This is crazy. Put the gun down. Let's

talk about this.

Mason, go on upstairs.

No. No.

He stays.

People, 20 seconds.

You can do it. Nice work, Susan.

Keep hitting it. All right. Don't look out on me, little sister.

You got it. You got it.

Time's up, everybody.

Okay. Grab the water.

Great job, you guys. Nice job, ladies.

Hey, you're good?

What is this, boxing class? Or should we do yoga?

Oh, it's like that?

All right, ladies.

Sorry about this.

No break. Everybody back on the feedback.

We're going round two. Thank you to my little sister.

Anytime.

Good

morning,

Mason.

I know it's not your birthday, but World Series is starting next week.

Remember when we used to watch it together?

Still waiting to hear from my publisher, keep my fingers crossed on our book

deal.

And tonight I am doing my very first public reading.

Your dad said he'd be there.

It would be good to see him again.

So cool because it's not only helping me, but it's helping a lot of other

too.

Seven years ago, a scared little girl came into my office and wanted to help

her, so I did.

Our principal was a dangerous man, and I stopped him from hurting other girls.

And a part of me was so proud I was making a difference.

But sometimes when you help one person, you end up hurting another.

And this man had done something so terrible, he was going to jail.

He thought his life was over, so he came and he found me.

No.

He stays.

He's just a kid. He's just a kid.

Mason, get upstairs and get into bed right now. Go, go, go, go, go. Mason, go

now. It's going to be okay.

Please, please, don't make this any worse.

Then it already is.

I'm about to lose everything, Tess.

How much worse can it get?

Go home.

Go home, Blake.

I made a mistake, Tess.

One slip.

Why can't you just forget about it?

I'm so sorry, but I can't do that.

You know I can't. I have to report this.

No, no, no, no, no, no, you don't.

You don't have to do anything.

I can make a deal with this girl, and it'll all just go away. Then we can just

forget about it.

You know I can't do that. Maybe you can.

Stay calm. Let's just hear what he has to say. Maybe we can work something out.

Roger.

She's not going to listen.

Yes, she will. Tess!

Okay, look, I'm willing to forget that you've come here. If you would just

please leave.

That's not good enough.

If I never get to see my boy again.

If I'm going to lose everything that I love.

So are you.

You are not a murderer, Blake.

You don't know me.

I do. I do. You just told me you were a family guy.

You made one mistake.

Please, God, please, please, just don't do this.

Come on, Blake.

Oh, no.

Oh, my God. Oh, my God.

Oh, my God.

Oh, my God.

Roger, close that one.

Yes, I need to report a shooting, a suicide.

Roger.

Roger, why can't I hear Mason?

Mace?

Mace? Mace!

I can still smell the bullet smoke.

I lost my son.

And I lost my husband.

And I almost lost myself.

Until one day I realized that every day that I spent in that dark hole, I was

disgracing my beautiful boy.

So I had to live on for him.

No longer mourn for me when I am gone than the surly, sullen Belle.

Grieve your loss, but don't ever let it become you.

Thank you.

You're my hero, Belle.

Thank you. Thank you so much. It was very moving. I appreciate it. Thank you.

Wow. It meant a lot to me. Thank you so much. Great turnout.

Going to the readings, the blood drive. I know. Really paid off.

I'm sorry Roger didn't show up. I really wanted him to as well. Yeah.

Okay, I'm going to grab us a coffee for the road. Oh, please. Yeah.

Be right back.

For I love you so that I in your sweet thoughts would be forgot if thinking of

me should make you woe.

That's Shakespeare, right?

Wow, a soldier that knows his sonnet.

You'd be surprised what you end up reading out of boredom over there. Oh,

bet.

What you said, I really don't.

Well, um... Wow, I'm sorry, I just... Your blog kept me alive overseas, ma

I've been wanting to shake your hand for a while.

I'm sure it's not all the blog. You really have to give yourself a lot of

credit. All right, you got to move on.

Like in your speech, I really think it's the start of something for me.

Oh, that's so sweet, Mr.

Winters. Like the season, kind of winters.

And I already know yours, obviously.

Look, if you ever need to, you know, talk. A cup of coffee would be nice. Oh.

You know what, actually.

I've been having bad dreams.

I haven't been sleeping that well. Maybe evening coffee's a bad idea.

Oh.

How about tea?

Yeah.

Okay.

So, this is actually one of my favorite flats.

Really?

Hey, Dad. Hey, Sharon. Can I get you a tea? You got it.

So, how about that? You're in the middle of...

I'm sorry. I'm so used to just talking to people behind a computer. No, it's

okay. I've been talking to the same 15 guys for the last year.

And they ain't nearly as pretty.

Seriously, it would be a miracle if we talked about anything besides the

Dodgers. Dodgers?

That's my team.

No kidding.

Oh, yeah. I'm a baseball lifer. Really? I pitched in high school.

But one army instead.

You know what else I love?

What's that?

Pie. Apple or pumpkin.

One, two, three. Apple.

Sharon,

can you get me a Mr. Apple pie, please?

Absolutely.

No, seriously.

I don't know what it was with these insurgents, but they had kick -ass video

games. Tiger Woods, Halo, Madden. Oh, Madden? Do they even know what American

football is?

Hand to God.

That is amazing.

Well, don't be stingy.

Yeah? It's whiskey.

I'm a writer. Goes with the territory.

So,

tell me, was it weird going into strangers' homes?

At first, but once you find an IED in a baby's crib, it goes away.

I don't know how a mother could possibly do that.

My captain used to say searching a house is like any other part of the

battlefield.

Good guy.

Hey, was that the one that you lost?

We were in this town to help stabilize it, and I was just there doing my job,

but our captain took his family and helped them out a lot.

But we weren't missing.

So I tracked the family down, searched the house from by room,

found a hidden base that kind of smelled so

nasty, so we started digging.

And we only had one shovel, so I was on my knees using my fingers.

I dug through the sand, then the clay, and then...

It is Boots.

I just want to help that family.

And they bury him in some dirty hole while I am at base

playing stolen video games.

Hey, hey, you know none of this is your fault.

Right? I'm sorry.

Whiskey and... I never shared that.

If anyone.

How will I get it?

Because I definitely have those nightmares, too.

You got it?

Oh, goodness.

I think maybe this is going to help too.

I don't feel like nightmares tonight. Do you?

How'd you sleep?

Very good.

Me too.

I haven't slept that good in a long time.

Tess? It's Roger.

Sorry I'm still early.

Who is that?

That is my ex -husband.

Your ex?

Yeah. Look, I'm really sorry about this, but I don't want any to get... I get

it. Okay. I get it. Back door? Yeah.

Am I too early?

I'd say you're too late.

Sorry about that, too.

I heard you earlier, and you were amazing.

Could I talk to you for a minute?

Yeah.

Come on in.

You sure? I thought I heard someone else's voice.

Oh, well, I had the TV on.

Ah, okay. So are you happy with how it went?

Actually... It was, it was really great.

Oh, I'm so happy to hear that.

Uh, Tess, I wanted a comma. What can I say?

Same old story.

I just, it's too hard for me with everybody knowing our business.

Yeah, you know, people are actually telling me that this is helping them,

That's great. For me, you know, I just, I can't get past it reminding me of what

happened. It makes me relive it. And I just, I can't do that.

I get it.

I don't think you do.

I miss you.

I miss what we had.

You divorced me, so... I know I did.

And I messed up.

You and me are one of the best things that ever happened to me.

I know that we can't be mother and father anymore, but... Maybe we could

be a family.

I... I thought about that.

Maybe there has been too much time.

I just want one last try.

One last chance for Mason.

I'm not going to stop writing for visiting Mason.

That's fine.

Anything you want.

I just want to do right by you.

Roger.

I'm going to spend every day of our life making it up to you.

What was that?

One second.

Oh, wow.

Yeah. Well, I mean, it was cracked, but it...

I didn't think the whole thing would fall apart like that.

All right, well, look, you don't have any shoes on. Why don't you let me clean

this up? Let's go grab all the trash bags.

What about Soulja Boy?

Why, you should be happy for me. I'm moving forward.

By getting back together with your ex -husband?

Okay, Soulja Boy, he was nice, but Roger, he's family.

I get it.

I don't like it, but I get it.

I'll go slow.

You've never gone slow a day in your life. Stop it.

I guess I'll just have to give up my dream of seeing you as the commando.

Hey, beautiful.

So, last night was the first time I slept through the night since I've been

home.

I had a really good time, too.

Yeah.

But... But you're done with me.

I'm off.

It's complicated.

You know, we were drinking and...

The speech and all the emotions.

So I was a drunk mistake.

I thought you were a woman, Ted.

Not a girl. I told you things.

And I can still be here for you if you want anyone to talk to.

Did I scare you?

You know, my story... You know, look, you and I have been through a lot.

And it's just a bad idea.

Look, am I too young? You don't think I can help you with that? No, that's not

it. Look, the man that showed up at my house,

He's the father of my child.

He what?

Look,

I'm the only one who understands your loss. Not what you feel every day. I

it too.

We're connected.

I'm really sorry, Kamal.

Oh, you need some help? No, I'm good. I'll get it later.

There you go.

Oh.

Yeah,

it's... I eat mostly.

I'm cooking for once.

I like my chicken well done.

Yes, I remember.

Thanks for coming.

I'm just having dinner with you.

I really like your place.

Ah, it's a little boring, but, you know, I couldn't stay at the old house.

I'm still trying to sell it, by the way.

Speaking of which, I was thinking of taking the day off tomorrow. Do you

that I could come visit Mason with you?

Yeah, I mean...

Are you ready for that?

I'm ready to try.

Unless you think it's moving too fast. I'd hate to rush you or us.

I'd really like that.

Okay.

I swear I remember it.

I don't know.

Stick fix.

What knocked that over?

I'm not sure.

You know, I've been hearing raccoons the past few nights. It's probably a whole

family of them or something.

I'm going to go grab a brew. Mm -hmm.

You don't have to do this.

It's okay. I can do it.

Sometimes I just talk to him.

What do you say?

Anything.

Hey, buddy.

I think about you all the time.

I miss you so much.

And I know that I failed you.

But you'll always be my little boy.

And I'm never going to stop fighting for you.

I'll just be an hour.

All right.

I think going off your medication might be a little rash.

You're doing great on them. Why change?

I don't need them anymore.

Meds are for people that are sick and I'm feeling really healthy.

Does this have anything to do with Roger?

Okay,

how did you just know that?

Eyes are the window to the soul.

Yeah, very poetic.

And my window opens to the parking lot.

I'm happy for you.

No one understands you better than him.

Better than who?

Roger.

Yeah, that's right.

I just want to make sure you're looking after your health, not his.

Hey.

Connell.

What are you doing here?

Just in the neighborhood.

Well, I'm waiting for someone, so... Look, uh, I miss you.

Kyle, I know that you felt something... Connection.

And I know you felt it, too.

Even if it scares you.

Um, have you ever thought about maybe talking to someone here? Maybe they can

help you out better than I could.

Are you pawning me off?

Why, you'd rather swap spit with your ex?

Okay, I'm really, really sorry if I misled you, but this has to stop. No,

just being honest.

Unlike you.

What do you think Roger would think about me being in your bed having pillow

talk with his wife?

Think you want to try one last time?

For Mason?

Now you need to stop.

Hey. Hey.

How'd it go?

Good. Good.

You know, can I stay at your place tonight?

Is everything all right? Yeah.

Yeah, yeah. I just... And can I stay?

Yeah. I mean, as long as you don't think we're moving too fast or... No.

I just don't want to be alone.

Okay. Sounds good. Great.

Roger. Roger, listen to this.

It's from one of my readers.

I was lost when I first read Tess Nolan's blog, but she really listened.

saved my life.

Wow. Who wrote that?

It's anonymous.

You really are changing lives.

And I know her, too. We are connected.

I finally know what I want, and nothing will stop us from doing it.

Stupid internet stuff.

I feel

safe

in bed with you.

Do you remember those family photos?

Mm -hmm.

You think you could help me place a few around here?

If you're going to be staying for a while.

Yeah, I'd be good.

Go ahead, Stephanie.

I want to get healthy.

I want a life.

But I miss my daughter, and I don't even know where to start.

Yeah, there's no rules for any of that.

When a child loses their parents, they're an orphan, but there's no word

when a mother loses their child.

Sorry, I don't mean to interrupt but uh you have room for one more Um, you can't

be in here. Oh, this is only for women All right, but um there aren't many of

these groups and I Don't really feel ready to open up to other men We

We can make room right Tess

Thank you ma 'am,

please

Go on.

Well, I was just saying that when I first lost my daughter... I'm sorry. I'm

sorry. Can we just... May I please have a word with you?

What are you doing?

You said I should see someone.

You know what I meant.

Dad, I'm a victim of love.

Okay, so this is not a... Joke?

You, you really, you have to leave right now.

Maybe I could tell these women how to use your authority to take advantage of

young, damaged soldiers.

That could be the theme for your next article.

Relax. I won't tell their secret.

You just gotta give me a chance. Get, get out.

Get out.

Right now.

Thank you.

Lady.

Please, help me.

Thank you.

Thank you.

That's a good one. I like that.

Hey, Tess, perfect timing. I want you to meet one of our neighbors.

This is Connell Winters.

Ma 'am?

That's me over there.

It's nice to finally meet you. Roger goes on and on about you.

He moved in a few months ago. Military man.

Neighborhood feels safer already.

Yeah. Bang, bang.

That's so convenient.

Yeah. Anyway, glad you came by.

Got your number.

Good luck tomorrow.

Don't be late. Absolutely not, sir. Hey, no more of this.

Good idea.

Thanks again, sir.

Pleasure. Take care.

Welcome to the neighborhood, Tess.

He's been there a few months.

Yeah. Good kid.

And what was with the number?

Oh, he needed a job, so I put him on one of my construction crews.

Uh, Roger.

think it was really such a good idea to hire that guy? I mean, soldiers, you

know, they can really be a little off.

Tess, for our country, what kind of man would I be if I didn't help him out?

Roger, there's something I have to tell you.

That's weird.

What would that be?

Come on in.

Oh, my gosh.

Thank you so much. Oh, I'm so happy to see you. Hey, you.

Nice to see you. How are you?

Good, good. Good to see you, Roger. Why don't you guys just head through the

kitchen. Here, take this. Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah. Great. All right. I love

All right. I figured a nice little surprise. Have everyone together again,

Yes. The old days.

That's great.

Roger, how's the construction business?

It's going pretty well. I've got a project in Naltadena that's paying the

right now. It's a 3 ,400 -square -foot house, two -story.

Pretty sweet pad, actually. You want to check out the plant?

Yeah, sure.

Let's go this way.

You good?

No, actually, I am not.

So, you know Roger's neighbor across the street?

He's the soldier boy from the library.

You're kidding.

Oh, and there's something else.

We slept together.

What? How could you not tell me? It happened so fast.

Well, I bet it did.

I'm not talking about that. But the problem is, he is everywhere.

Seriously, he's at my therapist's office. He's at my support group.

You think he's following you? Yeah.

And he threatened me. To hurt you? No.

Not exactly. It's just, you know, Roger and I are doing so good, and he just

sort of hinted that he wants to get in the middle of it, and he wants to start

some sort of trouble.

Okay. My advice?

Even if you sound like a bitch, you lay down the law.

Good soldier boys understand that. And if he doesn't back off, I will help you

kick his ass.

Really? You're going to fight my battles for me now?

Haven't I always?

Come on, sis.

Listen, as much as I hate to admit it,

Roger's actually still pretty good.

Going to sleep?

Look, I am calling to tell you that this is over.

We are not happening. Ever.

Be honest with yourself, Tess.

Roger left you, okay?

He abandoned you at your lowest.

I never will.

Ever. You think because you read my blogs and you follow me around that you

me. Well, I know you're a liar.

Did you tell Roger about our amazing night together yet?

Go on.

Go tell him how much of a little love his wife is.

No.

Maybe I will.

Really? Really? You're not gonna pick up the phone now? You're just gonna ignore

me?

I thought you were a man.

But really, you're just a little boy.

You call me back. We are not done.

You look a little tired. You sure you're okay?

It's not that I can't handle.

What the hell?

You believe this?

Damn kids.

This neighborhood's really going downhill.

Oh, it doesn't look like they stole anything.

I think that we need to call the cops.

No, no, no, no. I'll call them from the road. I got a meeting in 45 minutes.

Son of a bitch.

I got to drive this thing to work.

Hey, let's not let her ruin our day, okay?

You want to meet up later?

Mm -hmm.

You going to the gym? Yeah, I'll be there this afternoon.

Maybe we'll get in one of our workouts like we used to, okay?

Yeah.

I'll see you later.

Yeah, all right.

No.

Where did you get this hat?

Huh? Where did you get this hat? Did a man give you this hat?

You're scaring me, lady!

I finished up the site after I came by and joined you for a little workout. Oh,

that's great.

And I, uh, brought a friend.

Let's do this.

Why did you bring him?

Why?

Uh, I don't know. I mean, it sounds like he's kind of lonely, you know? I

figured it might be nice to work out with a man.

I didn't get my ass kicked by your sister all the time.

Rodney! Yeah? Hey.

I'm not going around.

You and me.

Let's go.

Oh, I'm ready for you, kid. No, no, Roger, Roger, you don't even know how to

spar. Let's just hit the bag. Let's see what can happen, huh?

Oh,

oh, oh, God!

At least we hit you.

I'm not riding bikes, ladies. Men are boxing.

Good? Well, I'm good.

The question is, are you good?

I want you to keep him up.

Okay.

Good.

Watch this.

Okay, enough.

Roger, come on.

Please, stop. It's okay.

I got it right where I want it.

Okay, Colonel, that's enough, please.

Don't.

Hey, that's enough.

Enough. Roger, Roger.

Are you okay?

Are you okay?

Son of a bitch.

So Nora is patching up, Roger. Did you get what you wanted?

You're the one I want.

You really think I'm going to go running into your arms after that?

I just thought you might want to see what a real man looks like.

Rick!

Oh.

I was Mason's this morning.

Don't you say his name.

You stay away, you hear me?

You stay away from my face!

I cannot believe he attacked you. I'm fine.

He just got a little carried away.

No, he didn't.

Roger, there's something I have to tell you.

Conwell and I, um... We went out and...

We slept together.

What? We met the night that I spoke at the library.

We were alone and we were both feeling the same thing at the same time and it

just, it led to a mistake.

I didn't know that you knew him, I swear.

But this happened before we got back together, right? Yes, and then I broke

off the next day, at least I thought I did.

Tess. I should have told you, and I'm sorry. And you think that he hurt me on

purpose.

He's been following my blogs overseas, and now he is stalking me.

That's why he bought the house across the street, and that is why he trashed

your truck.

He's been playing me the whole time.

He's been to Mason's grave.

He defaced me. The tombstone.

Son of a bitch!

You know, that crazy look I see in his eyes, I've... I've only seen that one

other time.

Look, we have to go to the police.

We? Yes, we.

I abandoned you once before. I'm not doing it again.

More secrets, okay?

Yeah.

Tess, look.

I gotta ask.

Does he mean anything to you?

Nothing.

So, what happens next?

I'm going to bring him in, but I can't make an arrest because you two were in

the ring voluntarily.

But I'll let him know what's going to happen if he continues to follow you or

take it further.

You think that'll help?

Let me check something.

You said his name is, uh, Conor Winters?

Yeah, that's right.

He's a veteran.

Does he have a record?

What is it?

There's already a restraining order, ma 'am.

Corporal Winters filed it this morning.

Against you.

What?

It's got to be a mistake.

Can you two wait outside?

I'm going to get to the bottom of this.

No, no, the issue is one minute we're horsing around, the next minute the guy

hits me while I'm down. You invited me to that gym, sir, and you threw the

punch. Yeah, but you knew what you were doing.

Enough,

enough.

Look, Conno, I serve too, son.

I get coming home is confusing.

Tess, I can't imagine what you've been through the last few years.

Can we solve this as adults right now?

Was there a relationship?

Yes, sir. We, uh, met at a reading.

It was one night?

Yeah. And the next day she told me she was still with her ex.

And that she wanted me for, uh, bedroom stuff.

Oh, God, that's ridiculous.

And I said, no, I'm not a homewrecker.

Okay, you're totally twisting the story. And then she started harassing me.

Even at our support groups.

Are you kidding me? Come on.

I told you, uh, ask Stephanie from our group. She saw the way Tess treated me.

I just feel safe at those things.

Oh, my God. He's totally lying right now. He came there and he started

me. I spoke to Ms. Friedman. She said that you were angry at Connell and that

you had some kind of meltdown. No, it was not a meltdown. It was just me

to get him to leave.

Connell, what's this business about you moving across the street from Mr. Nones?

Well, I rented that place several months ago.

I didn't know he was married to her.

Is it illegal for someone like me to rent a house in his neighborhood?

No, but you have to admit it's a strange coincidence.

Well, yes, sir, it is. But when we got together, she brought me to a house on

the other side of town. So how am I supposed to know she had a place for

and another one with him?

So you have two residences? No, we don't.

Okay, so that doesn't matter.

Obviously, he found out about my husband and he was trying to get to me through

him. Ma 'am, the way I see it, you moved across the street from me.

Then you started calling me?

Remember? No.

Really? Really? You're not going to pick up the phone now? You're just going to

ignore me?

I thought you were a man.

But really, you're just a little boy.

You called me back. Okay, I'm done. That right there is completely out of

context. She started making angry threats about wanting me back, and I

want to pick up the phone.

Oh, my God, that's a total lie. He was threatening me.

All right, look, detective, I know my wife. She's a good person. She's not

to make this up. You want to see what he wrote on my son's tombstone?

There's a photo.

I had the photo in here.

It was right before I saw the boy.

What boy?

There was a boy, and he was wearing Mason's cap, and he was running through

the...

Can I go now?

Yeah.

Not you.

We have to discuss the rules of your restraining order.

God, the audacity of the... I cannot believe that that detective took his

Roger.

Wait a minute. You didn't actually believe anything he said, right?

I think maybe we should make an appointment with your therapist. Roger!

You have got to believe me.

Tess, I'm not sure what to believe.

Oh, my God.

What are you doing?

Calling a detective.

City wants proof?

It's written on our damn wall.

This

is

breaking and entering. You can arrest him now, right?

Could be.

Did you lock up before you went to the station?

Always.

Maybe leave a window open?

Maybe if I was a Marine, you'd believe me.

Okay, Ms. Nolans, I want to end this for everyone. I agree that there's

something off with the kid, but I have to work within the law.

Do you understand?

All right, now I have your blood sample, and I'm going to get his, too.

I will have your results tomorrow.

Now, connected.

Why would he write that?

Well, he keeps repeating it.

He thinks he's in love with me.

If that's his blood, the kid's in big trouble.

But if it's yours, I'll show myself out.

Forget about him.

You were right.

Something terrible happened to that kid over there, and he latched on to

something, and that something, unfortunately, was you.

I just, I don't know what to do.

It'll be okay. Just try to relax.

How do I do that with him across the street?

Look, why don't you pour yourself a nice glass of wine, go up, take a bath. I'll

stay down here and stay in guard.

I won't let him hurt you, okay?

Room for one more?

It's mine.

It's nothing I haven't seen before.

Roger's temperature and he has a gun.

Shh. What's in your pain?

Right now.

No! No!

Stop it! Tess!

Get out of me!

Tess, stop fighting me! Wake up! Stop it! No!

Tess! I won't kill you! Stop fighting me! I won't kill you! Wake up! I won't

kill you! Wake up! Tess!

Tess! Wake up!

It's okay.

It's okay.

It's me.

Shh.

Shh. Shh.

Tess, what did you do?

I was having a really bad dream.

What's this?

I don't know.

I don't know.

Tess, listen to me.

I need to know how many of these you took.

I just need to know if I need to get you to the hospital. I just want to keep

you safe, sweetie.

No, no, none.

Those aren't even mine.

Tess. What is it?

Audrey. Roger, I threw them out.

I threw them out. That means somebody must have put them there. Sweetheart,

Who? I was downstairs the whole time, sweetheart.

Please.

Please just tell me how to help you. No.

Please. Please.

Hey, Tess? Roger, I'm in a hurry.

Sorry. Where are you going, Tess?

We need to talk to you for a minute.

What's going on?

We're officially not looking into Mr. Winters for what happened last night.

Can I ask why?

I think you know why.

It was written in your blood, Ted.

No.

No. No, that wasn't me. This was Connell. Ted, it's okay.

I donated blood last week when I spoke at the library.

Maybe he stole it. I'm going to have to ask you if you're on any medication or

drugs. No. Any prescription of any kind?

Did you tell him?

It's for your own good, Tess.

How could you do that to me?

Tess, please.

You son of a bitch. We're just trying to help. I am not crazy here!

I am going to keep an eye on Connell. You need to stay away from him.

And maybe...

You should see your therapist.

Thank you, Detective.

Teth, I'm sorry. Don't, don't, don't even touch me right now.

Look, we need to make an appointment with your doctor now.

No, I'm not going to see a doctor.

Teth, I'm trying to help you.

We're in this together.

Are we?

Teth. Teth!

It's honorable discharge.

There's no choice but to submit immediate discharge for Winter's violent

on unit member Marcus Miles.

Hi, um, are you Marcus Lyle?

I'm Marcus.

Um, my name is Jessica Powell, and I'm a reporter, and we're doing a piece on

Speck of Horses. I heard that you were recently overseas. I'm sorry, ma 'am.

I can't talk about any of that stuff.

Wait, wait, wait, wait. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I lied.

My name is actually Tess Nolans, and I'm being stalked by a man I think you may

know.

His name is Connell Winters.

Connell was a good soldier.

Really, he was.

He was just, um, messed up.

From the war?

Yeah.

But it goes deeper than just that.

Connell and I were like brothers.

And our captain was like his dad.

They were really close.

Did Connell tell you after he found Cap's body, he tried to kill the whole

family?

What?

Connell just went haywire.

Said he kept on getting abandoned.

And he wanted revenge, so he went after them.

And then you two fought?

I just grabbed him.

I said, Captain was a soldier.

And then I told him it wasn't like Cap was his real dad.

That's when he just popped.

He cracked me in my knee with an M4 and went in my throat with his knife, too.

I mean, how was I supposed to know O 'Connell's dad committed suicide?

He committed suicide?

Yeah, four years overseas and he never told me.

His dad worked at a school.

I guess he was some kind of pervert or something.

Got in some trouble, then...

Huh? He didn't latch on to my blog. It was me.

It was after me.

Blake Timmons is survived by his former wife, Terry, and his only son,

Mark Timmons.

You're breaking your restraining order.

Yeah, I know.

Go home, Pat. It's not our time yet.

You were right.

You and I are connected.

Mark Simmons.

Don't call me that.

I get it.

I do.

But I lost someone that night, too.

Leave now.

I'll take this to the cops.

You actually think I was in love with you?

You know, it figures, I guess, you do believe everything you hear, right?

Like that bitch that lied about my dad.

Yeah, true slut.

Birds of a feather, I guess.

You don't know.

You weren't there.

Yeah, I wasn't there. You took my father from me!

Don't! I'm gonna take your whole world.

Back off!

Now!

You know, Connell isn't even really his name. He had it changed legally once his

father died.

And Connell was dishonorably discharged, nearly killing his best friend. You

know why?

Because he said one thing about his dad. Now the guy can barely walk.

You know what?

I'm going to get that out.

He wants me to feel like his dad.

A sexual scandal that ruins my family and then my career.

I'm not having it.

What, you're going to feed yourself to the snake instead? You said he

to kill you. Yes, but this time I'm going to get it on tape.

Tess, stop!

Why don't you ever listen to the people who love you?

I know you feel like I abandoned you again.

And I know you're feeling all alone right now, but you are not.

Don't put yourself in danger like this.

I'm asking to sleep on it. And if you still feel this way in the morning, then

you'll have us to back you.

I'm with Roger on this one.

Yes, I need to report a shooting, a suicide.

Roger.

Roger, why can't you hear me?

We need to talk.

Man to man.

Alright.

Come on in.

Yes. Hi. My husband's being attacked.

Attacked? Yes, right now. We're at 92 ,000.

Shouldn't have done this, Ted. Where is he, you son of a bitch?

If he is hurt... Feel alone yet?

No, I'm telling you, I'm telling you. He has Roger.

Connell took him. Take a look. He's not here. As you can see, she's the one who

broke into my home and threatened me. Hold on a second. You want to know why

are connected?

Because his real name is Mark Timmons. He is the son of Blake Timmons, and he

blaming me for his father's suicide.

Is that true?

Where's Roger?

I don't know anything about it. You're such a liar! You killed my husband!

You killed him!

Where is he?

We're holding you for breaking and entering.

You're going to stay right there. No, you're making a mistake!

We're not done here. Where is Roger?

Where is he? No!

No!

You're making a mistake!

He was my old man, sir, but...

I don't want to keep his name for obvious reasons, okay?

Look, I didn't know she had anything to do with his suicide when we hooked up.

That's hard to believe, Connell.

Hey, Alvarez.

We got something.

Blood.

Tech said it's pretty fresh.

A couple hours at most.

Tear this place apart.

Find me a body or a crime scene.

Copy.

Neighbors did confirm the sound of gunfire.

I told you.

He's got Roger. You should be out there looking for him.

We are.

But nobody saw Roger enter Connell's residence.

But it's dark and people are sleeping, but I saw it, so... Tess, we found blood

in your vehicle.

It was Roger's.

No, no, no.

Your husband told me he was worried. He told me about your history, your

battling depression.

He also said that you were yelling, something about wanting to kill him. I

having a nightmare.

You were angry at your husband last time we all spoke.

Don't you get it?

This is him.

This is Colonel Oliver.

He is Roger.

He's been watching me for months. He's running surveillance on me like he's

still in the army.

I'm his mission.

Miss Nolan, McConnell's a messed up kid.

Barely graduated from high school. He's not smart enough to do this. But you

are.

Okay, have it your way.

But I know you've made mistakes.

And I'm gonna find them.

Over here.

Market for blood.

To use the neighbor's garbage.

Not smart enough.

Looks like I dodged a bullet. Not detected.

Hey, Alvarez.

Good bit of blood down here, too.

Looks like our crime scene.

Hey, detective.

Found this in the chimney.

Are you okay?

Wait, did you post bail? Of course.

How much was it?

We have the house and the gym at the collateral. No, Norton, no.

Yes, it's already done.

So, they have charged me with breaking and entering, and now they want to

me with murder.

What? This is getting really bad.

Okay, I am here with you, and we're going to figure this out together.

Okay? Come on.

We should head back.

Or we could just go in.

Shapes their baseball apple pie.

I wouldn't know exactly what to say and when to say it.

Come on, that's enough. Let's get out of here.

Walked right into his trap.

And he's taken everything.

He's won.

He's won.

No, he hasn't.

Come on.

I told you.

I am your big sister.

And I have your back.

I love you.

So what's next? We figure out his next move, right?

Oh, we go first.

Tell me what to do.

I need you to leave.

No.

Tess, no. I am with you. I am not leaving.

I know, but he wants me alone and broken.

I haven't suffered enough for him. I swear if I get one more of my family

members hurt, I couldn't live with myself.

Daddy.

Keep driving.

I saw you in the house.

And yet I'm here.

Oh!

Where's Roger?

Between me and you, remember?

Well, then you shouldn't have brought him in.

It's a viral damage test.

It's one of the hardest things to get used to in a war.

Yeah, you see, you're not over there anymore and this isn't war.

Sure it is.

And it started a long time ago when you took away the only person that ever

loved me.

Take me to Roger now.

Alright. I'm not gonna like what you find.

You better still be alive.

You brought him here.

My old house.

You're scared.

Good.

Alright, get out.

Move it!

Roger. Roger, it's okay. I'm here.

It's okay.

Roger, I'm here.

It's okay.

What the... Welcome home, sweetheart.

What? I told you you wouldn't like it.

What are you saying?

You helped him?

No. No, no, no. See?

He helped me.

He and I have a lot in common, Tess.

You ruined both of our lives.

I told you to wait.

I pleaded with you not to be a hero. But no, you were more concerned about

saving strangers than you were about protecting your own family.

You killed our son, Tess.

You did it. I lost him, too.

I lost everything. Isn't that enough?

It should have been.

Oh, it definitely should have been.

But instead, you had to broadcast our tragedy to the whole world.

With your blogs and your support groups.

You know, I never told you, Tess.

He was still alive when I got to him in our room.

I had to watch our little boy die.

In front of my eyes.

And you made me relive that every day of my life since.

And now,

Roger!

It's not so fun being dragged through the past, is it, Tess?

Roger! What?

What, you don't think she earned it? Huh?

See, when I first met this poor kid, he was lost.

He was a ball of raw anger. But I gave him purpose.

You used him!

All right.

Time to end the nightmare, sis. No!

No,

he's not.

Who is that? Is that Nora?

All right, keep it quiet. No, no, no.

Roger, no, no.

Nora,

thank God.

Where's Tess? Thank God. Are you okay?

What's this supposed to be?

She's inside the house. She's got a gun. Did you call the police? No, I just

came straight over here.

That was stupid.

You have yourself to blame, Tess.

I'm sorry.

Don't you see?

Don't you see he's using you?

No. Oh, my God, think for yourself, Connell. He's going to kill you, too.

Don't you know that's the only reason he needs you is because you're his

outcast? No, don't you want to trust me? Please, look at what's... going on?

He's helping me.

Look, my dad. Your dad loved you.

Don't talk about my dad.

Didn't Roger tell you that you were the last thing he talked about?

How much he loved you?

Yeah, he did. He loved you so much.

He loved you so much he couldn't live one day without you.

He made a mistake.

Connor, he just made a mistake like you're doing right now.

It's not too late.

Listen to me. You and I are connected.

We are connected because I needed you to be with me right, right now.

You're a soldier.

You want to do good. You want to help people.

Now is your time.

You still have a chance.

You can still be a good person and a good son.

Do this for your dad.

Make him proud of you.

What the hell are you two talking about?

It's time to shut you up for good What is it with you test

You keep getting people hurt.

And with everything that's happened with you, no one's even going to question

it.

First you lost your son. Then you went crazy. You killed your ex -husband. You

killed your lover.

Even your sister.

No. Then you ended your whole life.

You bastard!

I told you I would never stop fighting.

Neither will I.

Game over.

I'm not going to jail, Tess.

You're gonna have to kill me.

It's going to be okay.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry, Fred.

It's fine. You and me.

You're right.

Okay?

I just want to see my dad.

No. Connell.

Connell, I need you.

I need you, okay?

I need you to save my life.

I need you to tell the police what really happened. Hey, can you do that?

Soldier.

Soldier. I need you to fight.

I need you to fight for me.

You need to fight. Wait for me.

Okay?

I have to ask you a few more questions at the hospital.

He's gonna make it.

Managed to get a few words out.

Tell me what happened.

I'm sorry, Tess. I was wrong.

We all were.

My book got accepted by the publisher.

I am going on a nationwide tour.

Can you believe that?

I'm going to be able to help other people who have lost the most precious

in their life and help them find the courage to live and be happy again, just

like I have.

I love you, Mason.

No one can predict the future, but I know who I'm going to be living it for

because that's all that really matters is living for the ones that you love and

for those that love you.

Well, I hope my words have helped you as much as they have helped me.