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Honey, you've been working so much and traveling so much, we hardly even see

anymore. I told you before I went to Chicago that I had to go to Portland.

no, you did not say tonight.

I'll be back in a minute, thanks.

Leigh, we agreed that we would do this for six months. It's been almost a year.

Well, when you decided to become an architect, it took five years. Yeah,

but I was home every night.

Do you think I like this?

Do you think I like leaving my family and having to carry the case across the

country? Why can't you just stay?

In the meantime, what? I don't have a wife. You don't have a husband. What

Robin? You know, the girl needs you as much as I do, especially now. The school

year's coming to a close. She's got to... Robin?

Is he gone?

Yeah.

She probably heard us.

I promised her we wouldn't start arguing about this.

That's all she talks about.

She wants me to have a yard and a dog and all the other things she has to

So she's out working this job, and my dad has to drive me around, do the

shopping, the cooking, the laundry, and plus he's got his own job.

Bummer. I think if it wasn't for me, they wouldn't have all these problems.

Sometimes I wish I could just disappear for a while.

Well, maybe you could do what I did last summer.

Okay, how about Antonin?

A -N -T -O -N -Y -N.

Excellent work.

Do you remember that camp I used to go to?

The one I took the bus to?

Clear Lake Summer Camp?

I was wondering if I could go there again this summer.

Oh, I already signed you up for that program at the zoo.

Have you paid for it?

I paid for the first week.

Seventy -five dollars.

Can you get it back?

No. No, that was non -refundable.

But I paid you back for it. Honey, you've had all year to earn money. You

do it.

That is called a consequence. I believe that is one of your spelling words.

She's 12 years old, honey, you know.

How many more summers does she have to be a child?

This isn't about her being a child.

Then everything doesn't have to be a lesson. Everything is a lesson.

You give in on this, I'll tell you what's going to happen. Someday she's

to get into serious trouble.

And when she does, I don't want to look back and wish that we had taught her

more about consequences.

You know, this hasn't been an easy time for her, so maybe we should give in to

her this once.

You know who you are?

You are a softie.

You said you've always liked my soft spots.

So don't go changing on me now, boy.

Paul Taylor.

Angela Strong.

Robin Gar.

You give us a call when you get there.

An ongoing date?

Mm -hmm.

It was Robin's idea. So now whenever you come into town, we'll go out for at

least one date, whether it's dinner or a movie or even just a walk in the park.

She's a terrific kid.

Yeah, she sure is.

Oh, I miss her already.

12 to 14 -year -old girls with Brina. There's Brina.

Boys with Jake.

I only have two in my group, so you must be Amelia and Robin.

Yeah, I'm Robin. Nice to meet you. My name's Brina, and you must be Amelia.

Okay, let's head to the cabin.

Why don't you guys pick your bun, get unpacked while I go teach my swimming

lesson.

I'll meet you back at the main lodge where the bus left you off at noon.

You'll hear the lunch bell.

After lunch, I'll even give you a tour of the camp.

Okay. Okay?

I'll see you later. Bye.

So, um, do you want the top or the bottom?

Why don't you take the top, Robin?

Don't mind if I do.

Is it your first time here?

My first time anyway.

You go to school, don't you?

Yeah. Well, that's somewhere.

I think.

I was here when I was eight.

Nothing's changed.

It even smells the same.

What grade are you in?

I'm going into seventh.

Oh, me too.

How'd you decide to come to camp?

It was Mama's idea.

You didn't want to go?

No.

Well, how about this for weird?

It was my idea to go to camp, but I didn't want to go either.

Italian chat.

That's right.

Do you remember where we went afterwards?

The tower.

Uh -huh. The tower.

Climbing up there in the dark.

Can you believe that?

I can't believe what we did up there.

We should go back there.

We should go back this summer. I would love to.

You know, there's something else we should talk about.

In Denver?

I thought we were going to save up the money for the down

payment.

And then you were going to work here again.

I didn't know this was going to happen.

Son, what about my career?

I know I'm just getting started, but I'm with a good firm.

I'm with people that I love working with.

We have a history here. We've got our friends here.

What about Robin?

She may like the idea.

How come you came to camp if you didn't want to?

I don't know.

I just want my parents to get along better if I wasn't around.

What about you?

Do your parents fight much? It's just me and Mama, and we never fight.

You never fight with your mom?

She says fighting's bad.

Well, we're fighting right now.

No, we're not. Yes, we are. We're fighting about fighting.

We're even fighting about whether or not we're fighting.

You're weird.

Hey, wait. Hold that pose.

No, don't. What's the matter?

I don't like people taking my picture.

Why not?

Mama's always doing that.

I always have to smile even if I don't want to.

So proud. I don't care.

Hey, Robin.

Take that.

So, if you don't fight with her, what do you do when you get

mad at her? I never do.

Everybody gets mad.

Yeah, but if I let her know, I get punished.

How does she punish you?

Different ways.

Oh, that reminds me. I have to do something.

You have to eat the Belkis ring.

Baby, play.

I missed dinner.

I have to finish my letter.

You wrote to her this morning.

Write her something.

Thanks.

I have to write her twice a day. I told you that.

How many pages is that?

She wants me to tell her everything that happened.

Most of it's about you.

What did you say?

Oh, just something like, like you're mean and ugly and stupid.

I'm kidding.

See, you can read it.

I'm starting to get some pressure about that job in Denver, so would you at

least think about it? Honey, I have thought about it. My mind's made up.

Well, I went out and took some pictures today of some houses I thought we could

afford. Wait, wait, wait. You're taking pictures of houses?

Well, I just want to show them to you.

I can understand you wanting to get a house. I can understand you wanting to

give Robin all the things that you had when you were a kid.

But she can have all of that right here in Phoenix. Yeah, you'll be able to make

a lot more money in Denver. We can get a bigger house.

But you know what? We don't need that.

What we need is for you to come back here and be a part of this family.

named him Tiny Tim.

She put him in the bathtub to see if he could swim.

That's great. Now try this one, okay?

He drank up all the water. He ate up all the soap.

He tried to eat the bathtub, but it wouldn't go down his throat.

Where'd you learn all these?

My mom taught me most of them. I thought everybody knew these songs.

Your mom sounds great.

She'd be great if she was home more like yours.

My mom's not cool, though. She's so picky about everything.

Like what?

Wrinkles. Wrinkles?

If I have even one little wrinkle in my butt, I have to take it out so she can

iron it.

Where'd you learn how to do that?

My dad.

My dad died.

It was off the insurance money Mama got.

What are you doing?

I wish to see the diving platform.

We can't swim in the dark. Sure we can. It's a full moon.

What are you afraid of? Shark attack?

I'm not that good of a swimmer. You swim fine. I've seen you.

If you have any more questions or you need anything else, just give us a call.

Thanks.

Honey,

if they need anything else, they'll call us.

Here we go.

Come on.

Let's get you home.

Thanks.

It was my fault.

Honey, it wasn't anybody's fault.

It was my idea.

You didn't make her go into the water.

I talked her into it. Yeah, and you did everything that you could to save her.

Sweetheart, it was a terrible accident that happened to somebody that you cared

about, but it wasn't your fault.

She was my best friend at camp.

The one you wrote to us about?

Yeah.

Would you like us to call her parents about the funeral?

I didn't ask your mom.

Would you like me to call her mom?

No.

Oh, sweetheart.

I wish I could put my arms around you.

I'll be there as fast as I can. I'm on the next plane out.

Anything you want to do while I'm home?

Not really.

Sure.

Anything at all?

No.

I think she needs to see a therapist.

I need some calls tomorrow.

She might find someone for her to talk to. You can't hire somebody for her to

talk to.

What do you think she needs?

She needs both of us to be here for her. She's going to be starting school soon.

You're going to be gone.

Did you talk to her about Denver?

I tried to.

What'd she say?

She doesn't want to talk about it.

Doesn't want to talk about anything.

You know, you're losing your rep.

You mean my grip?

At least you're not losing your sense of humor.

I wasn't kidding.

I mean, look at me.

I can't stay awake in class.

I start crying for no reason.

All because of that thing at camp?

Not just that.

My mom wants us to move to Denver.

Denver? What for?

It doesn't matter.

I feel like my whole life is jinxed.

But I don't care.

It's the weirdest feeling.

I just don't care about anything anymore.

Uh -oh.

Could have moved that one.

No, too late now. You let go of it.

You have homework tonight?

A little.

You mind if I check it?

What for?

I'd like to make sure you understand it. I understand it fine.

You don't have to check everything I do just because... Hi.

Hi. Don't let me get that for you.

Thanks, baby.

Hi. Something smells good. I've been in the airplane for two days. Hi, darling.

So you had dinner?

Oh, yeah. I'm exhausted.

How you been, sweetie?

You said me something, though. Yeah.

Wait a minute.

Oh, what's this? We already talked about that.

You haven't had an F before.

I mean, that's finished. We talked about it. So what'd you talk about?

It's over. You weren't here. We took care of it.

That doesn't mean I don't have a right to know what we're on. I mean, you

weren't here. You can't expect us to come. Stop it!

Why can't you just... Just what?

Why?

She felt just terrible about... the grade, so we

talked about it. She was just starting to get back into a decent mood. I didn't

want to just rehash the whole thing in front of her.

Why didn't you tell me that? Well, I was trying to.

There's just no good solution.

You want the job in Denver.

Robin and I want to stay here.

I'd at least like to try it.

We should talk about a compromise.

What if you take the job in Denver and you come home on weekends to see

how it goes?

She's not moving for good. She's just getting an apartment.

She'll come home on weekends. Or maybe we'll go visit her.

Who knows? We might go there and fall in love with the place.

But, you know, if we don't, then...

Then I'll come back.

See, nothing's going to change that much for us, Robin.

Certainly not right away.

I just want you to know that we would be doing this if we didn't think it were

for the best.

Where are you going?

I'm going to get you.

Robin,

here we go, guys.

What's up?

My mom's living in Denver.

So what's going to happen to you?

Me and my dad will stay here.

When's your mom leaving?

Next week, right after she gets back from Baltimore.

I got to go.

You want to do something later?

How much later?

Like 30 minutes.

I'll meet you here.

Do you mind if I sit here?

I hate to throw stale bread away.

Do I know you?

I don't think so.

My name's Dorothy.

And yours?

Robin.

Robin. Little red bird.

You know, I was sitting over there, and I couldn't help but notice that that boy

upset you.

Was he being mean to you?

Oh, no, Calvin, no. He's my friend.

Boys can be so mean sometimes.

No, we were just talking.

Shoo! Shoo!

I hate it when they fight like that.

You seem so bothered.

I'm sorry.

It's none of my business.

You know, but crying's nothing to be ashamed of.

It's one of the gifts God gave to help us heal.

And whatever's troubling you, it'll get better much faster if you let yourself

cry.

I... I don't think so.

Would it help to talk about it?

My mom is moving to Denver and she wants me and my dad to

go with her.

And you don't want to go?

I bet she told you it's all for the best, didn't she?

I know how that feels.

I was always being told things that weren't true.

You know, to make me feel better.

It's getting late.

Better go.

Would you mind feeding them the rest?

You'll feel better for it.

It was nice meeting you, Robin.

And next time you ask if you know me, I'll say yes.

I feel guilty not taking you to the airport.

Oh, no. I'd rather you took Robin trick -or -treating.

As long as I get the candy corn, please.

Okay. Okay.

So I'll call you and say goodnight. Night. All right. And when you wake up

Saturday morning, I'll be here. We'll even have the whole weekend together.

Maybe we'll wait up for you. Every night.

Good night, babe. Good night. I miss you already.

Robin, I love you.

Say hi to Denver for us.

Bye, sweetheart.

Let's get that Halloween costume going.

Get out there and get that candy corn.

Hi,

Robin. Hi.

Are you moving here? Yeah.

I've been looking for a place in the neighborhood for weeks, and I finally

a nice studio up on the third floor.

I live here.

In this building?

Yeah. No.

Well, we'll be neighbors.

I'm up in 306.

Hi, I'm Dorothy.

Calvin Shepherd. Nice to meet you.

Nice to meet you, too. Do you live in this building, too? Yeah, over in

B. Oh.

Well, then we'll all be neighbors, huh?

I hope you come up and visit me sometime.

Yeah, I will.

Okay.

feeding the birds and... Well, hey.

Hi, Robin.

Hi. Well, you know each other? Well, yeah.

That's what I was about to say. The other day I was in the park and I met

Oh. How are you?

Fine.

I blocked myself out of the apartment and I didn't know anybody else in the

building and the manager's not home.

Oh, come on in. I'll, uh, I'll pay you. Thank you.

Well, I have to go finish my homework.

Nice to see you again.

Yeah, you too.

Well, you should call right back.

I'm going to get you some coffee, some tea.

Oh, no, thank you. I'm fine.

Oh, there he is.

Hello? Hey, Linus. It's Marcus Garn, Building K.

Yeah, I've got a woman here, Dorothy Cotton, from number... 306. 306, yeah.

She's locked herself out.

Great. I'll tell her.

He's on his way over.

Robin looks a lot like her mother, doesn't she?

Yeah, she sure lucked out.

Well, tell me about yourself.

You're from around here?

Oh, yeah. I've lived in the area all my life.

Uh -huh.

That one's cute. Where was that taken?

Florida. We were down there five years ago. Oh, there he is.

Hey, Linus. Thanks for coming. Oh, no trouble.

Hi, Dorothy.

Hi, Linus. I'm sorry to bother you. Oh, no bother.

Let's go break down your door.

Okay.

Thanks so much for your help.

It's nice to meet you, Marcus. Good to meet you, too.

Make a night to Robin for me. I will do that.

So long.

Robin. Hi.

I was just coming to give you these.

Me? Well, you and your dad for helping me out the other night.

All I did was make a phone call. Oh, well, it was very sweet.

Here.

Do you play in a basketball team?

Yeah, at the community center. Oh.

You know, I used to play with first -string guard. I really loved it.

How was school?

It was okay, but I have a ton of homework to do.

Well, maybe we could shoot some hoops sometime. Would you like that?

Yeah.

Hello.

Hi, Dad.

Hey, sweetie pie.

How was your day?

It was fine.

Good thing.

How are you? Good. How are you?

Good. Thank you. Ron and I ran into each other in the park today and started

talking about homework.

She's helping me with my math.

Oh, that was just a little thank you for helping me the other night when I

locked myself out.

Oh, didn't need to do that.

So, homework on a Friday night. I'm impressed.

She makes it so easy. Well, you're a very quick learner.

And just remember now, the area equals...

the base time pipe.

Very good, very good.

See? It wasn't too hard, was it?

Now, I really should be going.

No, no, actually you should stay. We've got plenty to eat here. No, that's very

sweet of you, but I need to be going.

You said you didn't have any plans.

Come on, come on, no MSG, no red meat. What have you got to lose, huh?

Are you a vegetarian?

No, actually I'm an architect.

Oh. Started out in construction, really wanted to design, so...

Went back to school, started all over. Honey, go set the table for three, huh?

Thanks

very much.

Oh,

see, now that's what happened. Now you're going to have to eat it.

Hey, hon.

Hi. I didn't think you were coming home until 11.

Oh, I got an early flight.

Hi. Honey, this is Dorothy Cotton.

She just moved into the building. Dorothy, this is my wife, Leah.

Oh, hi.

Hi. Nice to meet you.

Nice to meet you.

I came home early so I could take you to dance class.

Did you eat?

Oh, honey, I've eaten all day. I couldn't eat anything. You go. Go have

dinner. Yeah. All right.

So where'd you move here from? Not far.

Just outside town. I wanted to be in the city.

Is this you?

Yes, it's me.

So she just came up and started talking to you in the park?

Pretty much.

I thought Calvin was bothering me.

When was this?

Same day you said you were going to move to Denver.

When did she move into the building?

Um, like around... I can't remember.

You know, I have to go back to Denver after a game tomorrow.

Tomorrow?

Well, my apartment's a mess. It'll fit your room.

I haven't even unpacked yet, but, you know, I will call you at 7, so we'll

plenty of time to talk.

before you go to bed.

Hello?

Hello?

Is Robin there?

Yes, just a minute.

Good morning, Pete.

Hey, Marcus. How you doing?

Hey.

Marcus Garth. Hi. Hey, you.

What are you doing?

I called home last night, and Dorothy answered the phone.

Yeah, I was running late. I asked if she could take Robin to basketball

practice. Well, Robin says she comes over practically every day.

Well, if she helps her with her homework, I don't know about every day.

How much do we know about her?

A whole lot, I guess.

I know her husband died a few years ago. Thanks.

I think we should find out more.

What are you worried about?

I don't know. There's just something about her.

Well, I don't think there's anything to worry about. I mean, I will talk to

Robin, but my impression is they're just pretty good friends.

Hey, just beat that a little bit more, and then you can stir in half the bag of

chips.

How many is this going to make?

This batch is going to make about two dozen.

And I like to make them very small so I can eat lots of cookies, but not lots of

fat.

I want to say something to my mom. She loves chocolate cookies.

Well, why didn't she ever bake them?

She does.

I mean, the frozen kind makes too bad a tub.

Yeah, let's not really bake them. Let's just turn it on the oven.

What are you doing? I told you to put in half the bag of chips.

Does it look like I'm doing?

But why?

Because we're starting over.

Well, we could have used that. We could have decided more about it. No, that's

not the point.

The point is that I told you to do something in a certain way and you

it. And now we're going to start over. And this time, I want you to do it

All right?

Now you don't have to keep any secrets from me, not like you might from your

parents. I don't keep secrets from them.

If you had a boyfriend, would you tell me?

I don't.

You know, sometimes... Well, boys can act like your friends, but

you never really know what's on their minds, even at your age.

You know what I'm talking about?

Okay.

Well... I'd say this looks a lot nicer, wouldn't you?

And I like your bed over by the window so much better.

Why don't you go stand next to it?

What for?

So I can take your picture.

You took my picture yesterday and the day before.

Smile for me.

Oh, and you can do better than that.

Why didn't you take these?

She's always taking pictures of me. I think some of them are pretty good.

Is she a photographer?

No, I think she just likes taking pictures of me.

I don't mind a dad much except that she makes me smile. What makes them smile?

Well, she tickles me.

Tickles you how?

Like when she takes me to my dance class.

She takes you to your dance class?

Yeah, sometimes when dad works late, she takes me to my dance class.

Oh, hi.

Hi, I was just coming to see you.

I made some brownies.

Thought you might like some.

Can I ask where you come from?

You mean just now?

No, I mean, who are you? What do you do? I don't know anything about you.

I don't know anything about you.

Well, I don't spend all my time with your daughter.

I'm not spending all my time with your daughter either.

I don't want you taking any more pictures of her, okay?

I don't want you tickling her to make her laugh. Mom, please.

I'll come back another time, okay?

I'm talking to you. Would you please let go of me? I want to make sure that you

are hearing me. I hear you quite well.

What's going on?

What's going on?

Show him.

What? The pictures.

What pictures?

All she did was take a few pictures of me. It's no big deal.

I just came down to bring you some brownies.

I didn't know I was going to cause a problem.

My plane leaves in a couple of hours. I don't want to go away so worried about

this.

What do you want me to do?

Keep Robin away from her.

We live in the same building, honey. How am I going to do that?

Then at least find out more about her. I can't do it. I'm 800 miles away.

Yeah, and I think if you were home more, you would see that this is not a

problem.

Georgie has been nothing but helpful.

You think these are helpful?

I think they're creepy.

Okay, I'll talk to her.

But I think you're overreacting.

Hello?

Hi, Dorothy.

This is Marcus Garr.

Uh, Lee and I just wanted to call and just say how sorry we were about the...

The misunderstanding.

Oh, well, that's sweet of you to call, Marcus. But there's no need to

No, she's... I guess she's just been a little stressed out with all the

traveling and the new job.

No, I understand.

I mean, she's right about one thing. We really don't know that much about you.

Well, let's see.

I was born the same month Kennedy was shot.

And I got married when I was 21.

Arthur and I never had any children, but we loved to cook, and we bought this

bakery.

Well, Arthur passed away a few years ago, and I still own the bakery, but,

know, without him it's just a business.

Yeah, you don't have to go into all that.

Well, I just don't want you to feel like I'm hiding anything.

No, no, no, we know that.

But thank you for being so understanding.

Okay. Good night.

I can understand Mom not liking Dorothy.

I thought you were asleep.

She's just a friend.

Oh, I know.

How about you?

Well, I'm your friend, too.

I mean, you and Dorothy.

You mean... What kind of question is that?

Get you to bed.

Okay.

Sometimes I wish we didn't have such a weird family.

Who said we have a weird family?

You're not a normal dad, Mom said I'm a normal mom.

Just because I do the laundry and the cooking, that doesn't mean we're not a

good family.

I didn't say good, I said normal.

Well, normal doesn't matter so much if you're a good family.

You think this is a good family?

Are you kidding?

Remember, we love each other.

We're going to stick together no matter what, okay?

We're not sticking together now.

Mom's gone.

Mom is trying something.

If that doesn't work out, she'll be back.

I don't want to move to Denver.

I know you don't.

But you haven't seen it yet.

Maybe you'll like it. Maybe we'll both like it.

What if we don't?

Mom will be back.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6,

7, 8. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5,

6, 7, 8. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7,

8.

He did a very nice job in there.

Seemed a little distracted, though.

Can't seem to do anything right these days.

Is something troubling you?

Everything.

My parents moved to Denver for the accident camp.

What accident was that?

I met this girl at camp.

And she drowned.

And it was my fault.

How is it your fault?

I taught her into going into the water.

She couldn't swim very well, but I kept saying, come on, you can do it, come on.

Tried to save her.

But she started pulling me under.

So I pushed her away.

What was her name?

Amelia.

Amelia made her own choice.

She couldn't make any choice.

Her mom was some kind of dictator. Never let her think for herself.

That's not true.

Look, I know you're trying to make me feel better.

I know you can understand.

I know it.

But I do understand.

Better than you think.

Something very simple.

Thank you.

I had a younger sister.

She was four years younger, with the same name, Amelia.

And she was my best friend.

But she died when she was only three.

So you were seven.

We were playing up in the attic.

I was pretending to be a fairy princess or something.

And I'll never forget the moment that I turned around and she wasn't there.

The door was closed.

And the first thing that I thought of was that I had made her disappear.

And then I thought she was hiding.

I started looking around for her and calling her.

I said, Amelia, I can't find you, but I always knew where she was.

But I couldn't find her anywhere this time.

And little Amelia's feet were sticking out beside her.

Do you think that was my fault?

Of course not.

I do.

Why?

For the same reason you think.

Excuse me for a moment.

Excuse me, sir.

Would you mind taking a picture of me and my daughter? We're sitting right

there. But she doesn't like her picture being taken.

Have you ever had your palm read?

No.

I thought if I went to camp, my parents might get along better.

There's nothing you can do about them.

Your mother's a very troubled person.

What do you mean?

She also has a very dark aura.

What does that mean?

You have to accept it, Robin.

Appreciate what you have right now.

Because what you have right now is all you've got.

Well, your mom's here.

Not sure exactly where.

How do you know she came in?

Her car's gone.

She probably came home and went out to get some groceries.

Oh, here she is.

Hi. Where have you been?

I got home early and there was no one here, so I thought I'd catch you at your

dance class, but you'd already left.

Hi, baby. How are you?

I'm fine.

How was your class?

It was fine.

Huh.

Yeah, when is Thanksgiving break?

Wednesday. Why?

Ah, well, it's a long weekend. I was thinking it might be a good time for you

and Dad to come visit Denver.

Oh.

Next week.

Oh, that might be fun, huh?

They call it the Mile High City.

There's lots of lakes, and the mountains are beautiful.

They're all covered with snow.

Good for skiing, huh? Oh, the slopes are an hour away. We can go skiing every

weekend.

What if we go there and we don't like it?

Then I'll come home.

What about your job?

I like my job.

But you and Dad come first.

So, what did you and Dorothy talk about?

Nothing.

But he's starting to make me kind of nervous.

Yeah? What way?

so maybe you could.

It's not the same, honey. He has to hear it from you.

Okay.

Talk to him, honey. He'll listen.

I love you, sweetheart.

I love you, too.

I love you, sweetheart.

I love you, sweetheart.

I don't like her anymore.

Well, she sure has done a lot for us.

Especially for you.

How come you like her so much?

What do you mean?

I mean, if you and Mom weren't married, would you and Dorothy... Honey, if your

mom and I weren't married, Dorothy and I would be friends. Period.

You don't have to get all mad at me. I'm not mad.

You are, too.

Sweetheart, I want your mom to come back as much as you do.

But let's not take it out on Dorothy.

My mom hates her, but my dad thinks she's Miss Wonderful.

What do you think about her?

I just want to get away from her.

Every time I turn around, she's there.

I've seen her following you.

You have?

Taking pictures of you.

I bet she's following us right now.

Be serious.

I am serious.

Look, come here.

I guess I could have been wrong.

Wouldn't that be a miracle?

Mom, I got to get home.

What do you got to get home for? Why don't we just go to the park?

You're not finished with that yet?

Hi.

Hi.

Can I come in a minute?

I have to do my chores.

I'd be happy to help.

No, I just want to be alone. I'm tired.

Oh, what do you need to be alone for?

I like being alone.

Well, if you want to be alone, that's fine.

First, let me show you what I've got.

It's a present.

What is it? Ooh, let me come in.

I'll show you.

I saw you with that boy again.

Calvin?

Just now.

Outside. You were following us?

Heavens, no. I was looking out the window and I saw you walking home from

school. And I thought I'd come down and visit, that's all.

What is it?

It's sucholite.

And it's not easy to find.

But it's the perfect stone for you.

What do I do with it?

You keep it with you.

It has marvelous healing powers, and it also has the power to help you forgive

yourself.

You know, I thought about it when you told me about that little girl that

drowned.

Now, let's see what you got for homework tonight.

Hey, Robin.

Open the door.

Robin, I know you're in there.

I saw you come in.

Robin.

Open the door.

What's wrong with you, silly?

Robin, I know you're in there.

Robin, open the door.

Robin, call your father.

Local areas of population.

Then we have... Excuse me.

Could you hold my call? It's your daughter, Mrs. Gower.

Oh, put it here.

Hello? Mom?

Mom?

Dorothy's right outside. She won't go away.

Could you excuse me for a minute, please?

Go right ahead.

Did you call Dad?

No. I tried talking to him, but he won't listen.

Oh, I see.

She's gone.

But every time I come into the building, she's right there.

I'm going to call him right now, okay? I'll call you back in a minute.

Marcus Garr.

Hi, it's me.

Hey, what's up?

I got a call from Robin.

She's having a real problem with Dorothy. She won't leave her alone.

Why didn't she talk to me? Well, she tried.

When? I don't know, but I want you to tell Dorothy to leave her alone.

Okay, fine, but I've got a problem. I just asked Dorothy to spend the night

her.

Yeah, Malcolm needs me to go to L .A. There's that city planner coming in from

Seattle. He only has time tomorrow morning to talk about the new plan.

Does Robin know about this?

No, not yet.

I don't want her spending the night with Dorothy.

I don't have any choice.

Call an agency. Call one of our friends. Honey, I'm running out of here in about

two minutes so I can go home and pack and catch a 650 flight. I will be home

noon tomorrow.

I'll come home myself tonight if I have to.

Why? Just so Robin doesn't have to spend the night with Dorothy?

Yeah.

Thanksgiving is the day after tomorrow.

We're going to come up and see you in Denver. You don't get it, Marcus. She is

afraid of Dorothy.

Did she say that?

She doesn't have to. I can tell. Look, if you're going to L .A., I'll take the

next flight out. I'll be home by 9.

Okay, fine. I'll have her stay with Robin until you get there.

Why can't I just stay with Hannah? I can call her right now. Honey, I've got to

leave in 15 minutes. Yeah, but why can't I just call her? Robin, Robin, stop.

I know you're fed up with Dorothy. I understand that. Your mom's going to be

here by 9 o 'clock. You'll only have to be with...

Honey, you can put up with this for a few hours, okay? Just be nice.

will be fine.

Hi, Dorothy. Come on in. How are you doing?

Good, good.

Listen, there's been a change of plan.

Leah is coming after all, so you won't have to spend the night.

You still need me? Yeah, yeah, but just till nine. She should be home by then.

Okay, all right. Great.

And I talked to her.

Told her mom's coming home.

Good. So, did you get plenty of nurses? You know, come up here. Close the door.

It'll be your sanctuary.

Thank you.

You've got to be patient with her, all right?

I think we're the only friends she's got.

I'll try.

I love you.

I love you, too. And I'll see you tomorrow.

Can you route me through another city?

I tried that.

All the flights going into Phoenix are full.

What if I went first class?

I'm sorry. There's nothing.

But I don't care how many planes I have to change. I promised my daughter I'd be

home. I have to be there.

Hi.

Would you knock, please?

Of course.

What are you doing?

Writing in my diary.

Want to play some cards?

Can't write neatly lying on your bed.

I'm the only one who has to read it.

Well, even so.

Now, years from now, you'll want to be able to read what you wrote.

Otherwise, what's the point?

I wish you'd sit at your desk over there.

I don't want to sit at my desk.

You sound angry.

Maybe you're hungry.

I'm not hungry.

Well, I'll have dinner ready in about half an hour, okay?

Your father says you have a little homework.

But I have to go stand by, and the list is a mile long.

Is everything there okay?

Yeah, yeah, it's okay.

Do you want me to talk to Dorothy?

No, no, that's okay.

All right, well, tell her what's going on. I'll keep my cell phone on. If you

need me, just call me immediately.

I love you, sweetie.

I love you, too. Okay.

You should rewrite this English paper.

What for?

Your indents are way too big.

They should be four letters wide.

I'm not going to write it for that.

Well, you are if I say you are.

The margins don't matter.

Well, neatness matters.

And this is very sloppy work.

I want you to fix it.

Why bother knocking if you're just going to open the door?

I'll let you know that I'm going to open it. Isn't that what you wanted?

Your paper looks fine now.

Have you brushed your teeth?

No. I'm still hungry.

Well, you can't eat this late. It's almost bedtime.

Excuse me. I'm getting a snack.

No, you're not. You're going to brush your teeth and go to bed.

It's only 8 .30. You should be asleep by now. There's no school tomorrow.

That doesn't matter. I'm hungry. I'm getting hungry.

I'll tell you what you're going to do.

You're going to sit down right now and write a hundred times, I will not get

angry. What? Right now, sit down.

No. What are you doing? I'm calling my mother. Give me the phone. Give it to

No. Give me the phone.

Get in there.

Go to bed.

Present for somebody.

Hi. Hey, where are you?

Hi, I'm at the airport. I just got in. I couldn't get a flight out last night.

Didn't Robin tell you?

Uh -uh.

Robin's not here.

Well, she's not at Dorothy's. I just called there.

They must have gone out somewhere.

She wouldn't go out anywhere with Dorothy.

They might have gone out to the park or something.

Did they leave a note?

No. No note. Just a sink full of dirty dishes.

Dorothy left a sink full of dirty dishes? I don't think so.

What do you mean?

Well, Robin says she's a neatness fanatic. She alphabetized her cassettes,

God's sake. Honey, come on.

Everybody has their off day.

Marcus?

Did I lose you?

There's something on the doorframe.

What?

I don't know.

Looks like blood.

Blood? It's tiny.

How tiny?

Honey, it's just a smudge.

I'm calling the police.

Leigh, I don't even know that it is. Leia?

My husband left her with a sitter, and now they're both missing.

Yeah, well, okay, 2265 Commonwealth Avenue. Yeah, Sand Creek Manor.

Yeah, apartment, Building K, apartment 114.

Got everything I need for now, Mr. Gardner? So I

should just check the park, and we'll be, what, in touch later? Okay.

Well, honey, Detective Larkin. This is my wife, Leah. You're the one who

Yeah. Has she called? No, no, but that doesn't mean anything, okay? Okay. Where

is the blood?

Right there.

The door jammed. They have a little spot.

Okay. Well, I called all the hospitals, and she's not there. Honey, honey, if

something bad had happened, Dorothy would have left a note or left a message

the machine.

So, what do we do?

Take in the information, and I'll send it over to Teletype as a possible

abduction. But chances are, they'll turn up on their own.

Frank, thanks for coming. I appreciate it. If you hear anything, give me a

and I'll do the same.

Meantime, you might make up a missing child poster. Put it up around the

neighborhood, okay?

Thanks.

We'll be in touch.

Linus, hi. It's at Leogar.

Can you do me a big favor?

Dorothy?

Not supposed to do this, you know.

Really appreciate it. Thanks, Linus.

Wait here.

I'm, uh, just going to check the thermostat here.

Hello?

Anybody home?

Looks like she left in a real hurry.

Yeah, that, and she never really moved in.

Does she have any children?

Uh, no.

No. What's she doing with this?

I have no idea.

What do you know about her, Lionel? Did you say work?

She's got a bakery somewhere.

Right, right, she told me that.

Where is it? Uh, she never said.

Probably on the lease agreement.

Who's this?

I don't know. Maybe a niece or something?

Did you call the police?

Yeah. Don't tell them I let you in here. I could get in serious trouble.

Wait. What?

Oh. Leah, what?

Oh. What, what, what?

Honey,

what are you doing?

What are you doing?

What are you looking for?

Her album.

Her new album.

What's that?

That's a baby monitor.

This one's just like a Dorothy.

She must have been listening in.

My God, she was listening in.

Oh, I can't believe this.

Oh, oh, oh.

Hey, what is it?

Just...

It's Robin's friend from camp.

The one who drowned.

Well, no, that can't be right. No, that's the same social security number

one I'm looking for. No, no, it's a different story. Well,

that means that she rented a condo using your name, your social security number,

your bank account.

What?

When did this... Yeah, I've got to go.

Uh, she's not Dorothy Cotton.

I just, I talked to Dorothy Cotton. She had her purse stolen this summer just

before we met this... She stole someone's purse? Whoever she is, yeah.

And now we have no idea who she is? We have a license number for her car.

What was it?

She drove a Dodge Dart. Dart.

We'll talk to the detective.

What was his name? What was his name?

Recording at the camp that they're closed for the winter and they don't

referral number. Does this woman have any friends, a husband, an ex

Not that we know of. She said her husband had died.

We don't even know her name.

Or why she would be doing this.

Oh, or some kind of twisted revenge.

Revenge for?

Well, what happened to her daughter?

We don't even know if this is her daughter.

Are you feeling better?

Where am I?

You're home.

What are you talking about?

And where did you get all these pictures of him?

Why don't you go back to sleep, sweetheart?

You need your rest.

You know what? You'll feel much better in the morning after you've had a good

night's sleep.

And I'll make you a nice hot breakfast in the morning, okay?

If you see this little girl, please call that number right away. Thank you.

If you see this little girl, please call that number right away.

This dog.

Calvin, have you seen Robin?

No, what's the matter?

She was with this woman who called herself Dorothy and... Dorothy?

She's that weird lady.

What do you mean, weird, Calvin?

She was always following us around.

Robin hated her.

Do you know where they might have gone?

No.

Robin tell you about the girl who drowned at camp last summer?

Yeah, she told me all about it.

Well, we think that Dorothy might be that girl's mother.

Would you be able to take some of these and put them up around the neighborhood?

Yeah, no problem.

If you hear anything at all, call that number. It'll ring on my cell phone.

Yeah, you got it.

Come on, guys. Let's go.

We can put these up around the school. We can't do this.

What? We can't wait for the police, you know, to find out about the camp. We've

got to do this ourselves.

Good morning.

I hope you're hungry.

Do you remember that time you drove to Santa Fe and stayed at that little bed

and breakfast?

Dorothy, why are you doing this to me?

No, sweetheart.

I'm Gretchen, your mother.

You're not my mother.

Try saying it.

Mama. I want to go home.

Call me Mama, the way you used to.

I never called you Mama.

Of course you did, Amelia.

Amelia!

Amelia.

Just try saying it.

Mama. Look at me. I'm Robin.

Well, perhaps after you've had something to get you here. No.

Now you clean that up, Amelia.

I am not.

What is that for?

You know perfectly well what it's for.

And if you haven't come to your senses by the time it burns down to here,

I have to use it.

And I hope you won't make me do that, Amelia.

If I hadn't let her go to camp, this wouldn't have happened.

This didn't happen because Robin went to camp.

It happened because that girl drowned.

Robin coaxed her in the water and she drowned. How is that your fault?

How is that anybody's fault? You said it yourself. I'm always rescuing her. I

never teach her the consequences. You can't blame yourself for that. This

happened because of me.

I let that woman into our house.

I should have listened to you.

Leah, how are we going to do this without a last name?

Well, just look for any camper named Amelia.

Wait a minute.

I've got an Amelia. Yeah?

Mother's name is Great.

What's her last name?

Phillip. Phillip. Phillip.

Uh,

no. No, keep looking.

I should have been here.

I should have been here for Robin.

And I wasn't. How is he gone?

Oh.

Wait. I found it.

McIntyre. Amelia McIntyre.

McIntyre?

Yeah.

McIntyre. Got it.

McIntyre. Mother's name's Gretchen.

95 Glen Hollow Road.

Marysville. Marysville. That's halfway between here and the city.

It's dead.

Forget it. We'll call from the car. Come on.

Her name is McIntyre.

She lives in Marysville.

95 Glen Hollow Road.

Okay.

Right.

He wants us to go home and wait.

Where do I turn off?

County Road 6 will take us right into Marysville. That's about three miles

here.

Stop it. Stop it.

Get up.

Get in there.

Get in there.

Get on the bed. Stay down.

That must be it.

You forced me to do this, Amelia.

Get away from us.

Don't hurt her.

I'll call the sheriff.

Listen to me, Dorothy.

Gretchen, Robin didn't hurt your daughter on purpose.

It was an accident.

It was Robin.

You're holding her.

This is Amelia.

And you can't have her.

I've lost her too many times.

What are you talking about?

My first Amelia.

My sister, she came back as my child.

And she drowned.

And I thought she was gone forever.

And she came back. And I found you.

And I'm not going to lose you.

Maybe we could just talk to a new you. What for?

Mama.

Mama, please.

Just let them talk to me.

anywhere. Just tell them to go away.

You tell them to get out of here.

Help me!

Help me!

Help me!

Help me in here!

Help me!

They're trying to take my child.

Are you Gretchen McIntyre?

Yes.

I'm Detective Lark.

Nobody's going to take anybody's child. Everything's going to be okay.

Thank you.

Why don't you go outside and wait with your mother?

What are they going to do to her?

Well, she's a very sick woman, so... She'll probably go to jail and then to a

hospital. Amelia!

Where are you? Where'd you go?

Ready or not, here I come.

You can't hide from me.

I'm going to find you. I know all your little hiding places.

I'm going to find you again and again and again and again.

I know everywhere you hide.

Gee,

I wonder where Amelia is.

I can't find her anywhere.

Amelia!

She's asleep.

I wish we could tell her this was all just a bad dream.

You know, I meant what I said back at the camp.

I have been so fixated on wanting more for us, more money, a bigger house.

And I tell myself it was for all of us.

I wasn't thinking about the family.

I was thinking about me.

You knew that all along, didn't you?

I knew that if I didn't agree to move to Denver, that I might lose you.

I wasn't about to let that happen.

I don't need the position in Denver.

I can work right here in Phoenix.

I don't need more money.

I don't need a bigger house.

I don't need those things to be happy.

I need a home.

And as long as I'm with my family, I have that.