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: First, No. 15; second, No. 7;

third, No. 1 and fourth, No. 11.

- I just can't believe I bonked.

- You ran out of gas. It's not your fault.

- Yeah, it was.

I pushed too hard on the bike.

It was a rookie mistake.

- Maybe you're overtraining.

- Maybe I'm not training hard enough.

That was just the prep for the qualifier,

and I didn't even finish it.

- Alison, it was only a couple of years ago

the doctors weren't even sure you'd ever walk again.

- But I did.

- I'm just saying...

- I know, but I set a goal in rehab

that I was gonna qualify for Ironman Hawaii, and I...

I know it's stubborn,

but I can't stop.

- I know.

[♪ III Allegretto: Piano Sonata No. 7 by Ludvig van Beethoven ♪]

♪ ♪

- Mom, you scared me!

- I'm sorry. I didn't wanna disturb you.

- Oh, carry on. It sounds beautiful.

- You know I don't like people watching me play.

- Well, I'm not "people." I'm your mom.

You're about to play in front of an entire room of people.

- They already turned me down once. Why try out again?

- It's the best conservatory in the state,

and you're a better player than last year.

- Yeah, well, so is everybody else.

- Honey, I know this is stressful,

but if you tried acting like you've already accomplished it--

- End-point visualization. I know.

- Before you knock it, have you tried it?

- Did you try it during your last race?

[Alison chuckling, cell phone chiming]

- Oh God!

- Yeah.

Delphine was a world-class triathlete.

How could she drown? - I don't know!

I guess she was swimming across the lake

as part of some morning training session!

- Didn't they have a safety boat?

- All I know is that her dying may as well have drowned us too!

- Rod, we'll figure something out.

I'd love to hear how!

Our entire next season's campaign is built

around a dead woman!

- I know that we are short for time,

but we will just have to come up with something new.

The company we outsourced this to

already went over budget.

- Then we'll have to do something in-house.

- You actually think that's possible?

- Absolutely.

- OK, you're in charge

of making it happen.

- Well, I'm just the designer.

- And who knows the product better than you, right?

- Rod, don't get me wrong.

I am willing to do whatever this takes,

but I am only part of the solution.

- You convinced me to take her on as our spokesperson.

Now you need to fix this mess!

- No, I know it's been the 3rd time this week.

No, don't wait up.

I love you too. Bye!

- What the hell are you doing

- That would probably be smart, but no, I'm stretching.

- You know who Laura Stevens is, right?

- Yeah, of course.

She was Delphine's trainer

and the reason that she got good enough

for us to want to sponsor her in the first place.

- I didn't realize you were the president of her fan club.

- I'm just saying that she's on the forefront

of peak-performance research.

- So you know she's doing a seminar

here in town this Saturday?

- I tried to get tickets, but they sold out in 20 minutes.

- Well, turns out we get a couple comps!

Want one?

- Definitely, yeah. Thank you.

- No, thank you for all the hard work.

- You're welcome.

- And there won't be any performance bonuses this year.

- We've hit all our sales targets.

- I'm sorry. Everyone needs to sacrifice.

- So you're not taking your salary bump?

- You want the ticket or not?

- Are you using the other one?

- Yeah! Gonna use it to make a couple 100 bucks on Craigslist.

Night!

- Despite what you hear from conventional trainers,

the secret to blowing away your personal best

is not in the food that you eat or the weights that you lift.

I mean, yeah, you gotta have that dialled in for sure,

but the frontier to the truly exceptional

lies in a place that you can't even see, the unconscious.

And let me ask you a question... Alison.

Have you ever had a conversation in your head

where one voice is telling you to go to the gym

and the other is telling you

to stay on the couch and eat donuts?

- Yeah, like, everyday.

So, the conflicts that form between these voices

sabotage our ability to reach our full potential.

Now, some people will tell you to just ignore those voices.

I say embrace them.

Use your hardships and your trauma to drive you,

not just as motivation,

but as tangible fuel, mental nitroglycerine.

Now, how do you do that exactly?

By using a very powerful form of hypnosis

that I developed with my mentor, the late Dr. Charles MacDowell.

Anybody scared yet? No

Usually, as soon as I mention hypnosis,

a few of you are running for the exits

'cause you think I'm gonna make you cluck like chickens, or...

Well, the truth is you should be scared,

because my methodology is both physically and mentally taxing.

: What about dangerous?

Many experts believe that your psychotherapeutic techniques

push athletes to train beyond their capabilities.

- You're the blogger that's been hounding me.

- I'm the journalist who's been leaving you messages.

So, what do you say

to those who feel that you pushed her too hard

and you may be responsible for Delphine's death?

- These experts that he's referring to

are the milkmen and the video- store clerks of my industry.

They are dinosaurs who are on the verge of extinction

because of their antiquated methods

and who are exploiting a terrible tragedy

in an attempt to demonize me.

It is despicable, and so are you.

That's how I respond.

So, as your lack of a nametag suggests,

you're crashing my event.

Don't let the door hit your ass on the way out.

I'm sorry about that.

But this can't be the first time

that you've heard somebody question my methods.

"I brainwash people. I push them too hard, too fast.

"I don't care about the individual.

"I only care about results."

And those, those people are just my fans.

None of that is accurate.

But what is true

is that extreme success is not for the faint of heart.

So, if you are here

because you wanna try the latest exercise fad

or self-help book,

leave.

Save yourself the money, and me the time.

This is not about trying something new.

This is about achieving something great.

All right, there you go! Good luck!

- Thank you.

- You're welcome. Hi!

- That was fantastic!

- Oh, good! I'm glad you liked it.

- I'm Alison Wynn,

the head designer at Sonical.

: Oh.

It was such a tragedy.

I'm sure that Delphine's death has caused you

a lot of headaches.

- Oh no, I just feel bad.

You know, I only met her a couple times, but she...

she seemed really great.

- She was.

- Oh, uh...

I--I'm also really interested in training with you.

I've got a triathlon coming up, and--

- All right, well, everything you need is right here.

- Well, I was thinking more private coaching.

- I'm sorry, I only take on full-time athletes,

and I've even scaled that back

to work on developing my new module.

- Well, maybe just for 10 weeks, then?

- The home program is really good, I assure you.

I made it myself.

There you go. Good luck!

Hi there! How are you? Clive!

- Oh, I know it sounds out there,

but the premise really makes a lot of sense.

- I got hypnotized in high school

by one of those comedy-magician dudes.

Where every time he said "eggplant," you took your pants off?

I just don't think it's gonna be the same

working off a recording.

- I'll hypnotise you.

Uh-oh!

What's happening now?

- Oh, honey,

if your goal is to make me never want

to have sex with you again...

- ...it is working!

- Come on now!

Maybe this, uh, Dr. Stevens would dig my moves.

- Mmm, yeah, she has a PhD in human kinetics and psychology.

She's a black belt in jiu-jitsu!

- Well, I hope this self- hypnosis works for you.

- Hmm...

- Now, look into my eyes.

You're getting sleepy,

very, very sleepy.

: Yeah!

- Not--not sleepy.

: OK.

- You're getting horny.

- Mm-mmm. Sleepy.

- Very, very horny. - Sleepy.

: Horny.

: Oh, come on!

- Oh, honey, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry.

I know that it's date night, but I'm exhausted,

and I gotta be at work in a few hours.

- You could always, you know, take the morning off training.

: I know. It's crazy talk.

: Crazy.

OK, let's do this.

: Lie back and take a moment to arrive.

Start by doing nothing.

Notice your breath? How deep is it?

How shallow?

Where are you still holding on?

See if you can feel the actual impulse

to take your next breath.

- Oh, go away! Go away!

OK, come on. Impulse to breathe.

Let's do this. Impulse to breathe.

- Lie back and take a moment to arrive.

Start by doing nothing.

- I just need to get something. Pretend I'm not here.

- Mm-hmm.

- Notice your breath.

- Ugh!

- Sorry.

- Oh, no, it's not your fault.

This whole self-hypnosis thing,

it's just not working for me.

I need her. I need her to train me.

- Well, you need to ask her again.

- No, she made herself pretty clear.

- You said she's a badass, right?

- Mm-hmm.

- Maybe you need to be more of a badass,

not take no for an answer.

- Uh, you--you probably don't remember me.

- Alison. I remember all my stalkers.

How can I help you? - Take me on as a client.

- I already told you I only deal with full-time athletes.

- You know, I did some research on Dr. MacDowell,

and he refused to take you on as a protégée

till you showed up at his office everyday for a month.

- So are you gonna come to my gym everyday for a month?

- You posted an ad for grad students to be test subjects.

- Yeah, I pay my lab rats 15 bucks an hour,

if you're interested in the job.

- Well, how about I give you 100 bucks an hour,

and you experiment on me

in ways that, um, improve my performance?

- That's a very generous offer. Symbiotic relationship.

Except that my private coaching starts

at $1,000 per 3-hour session

for a minimum of 4 sessions a week.

- Well, yeah, I can agree to that.

- Look, no offence.

I mean, you're talking about a local triathlon.

Why is it so important?

- Well, 4 years ago, I was riding my bike,

I got sideswiped by a truck,

and I ended up in hospital.

I had a lot of broken bones, 3 fractured vertebrae,

and the doctors said that I probably wouldn't walk again.

And, um, I decided

that I was gonna prove them wrong.

And I set a goal to qualify for Ironman Hawaii.

And, um...

It's just no matter how hard I try,

I just can't reach it.

- Tell you what, you last 60 seconds on the mat with me,

I'll take you on as a client.

I'll give you my friends-and- family rate of $2,000 a week.

- So, you--you don't have too many friends, right?

Sure, OK, let's do it.

: Seriously?

- If that's what it takes, let's do it.

- You would last 10 seconds with me,

which is probably true of our sessions as well.

- I can handle it.

- I will break you down physically and mentally.

You will want to quit.

- I won't.

- All right!

: Yes!

: Hi!

- Hi!

: Hello!

- I did it!

- I was badass, like you suggested!

- Uh, we can say "ass" now?

- Yes, today we can.

- Congratulations! - Thank you!

I think it's gonna get pretty intense.

- Yeah, well, if anybody can do intense, Mom, it's you.

- Oh, thank you, honey! What do you want?

- Mmm... A nose ring.

- Dad said I could if you said it was OK.

- Sure!

- Yeah!

When you're 18.

Why?

- Well, 'cause it can hurt your chances

to get into the conservatory or anywhere.

- I'm not getting a tribal face tattoo. I can take it out.

- I'm not saying this to be mean, honey.

Sometimes it takes our loved ones

to point out our blind spots.

- Whatever!

- So, do I always have to be the bad guy?

- You're not the bad guy. You're badass!

- Yeah! I am! I am badass!

Oh, I did it!

- So, what kind of time commitment

are we looking at here?

- A couple times a week.

Yeah, so, what

- Probably four.

And weekends.

- Four or five times a week, though...

- This is a world-class trainer!

I mean, this is a once-in-a- lifetime opportunity.

- You really think you can pull that off?

- I don't know.

Every part of me tells me I gotta try.

- OK.

- I'm a fan of training outdoors wherever possible,

but you can keep your routine up here as the weather turns.

- Wow! This is amazing.

- Before we start, I have some paperwork for you.

- It basically says that you won't talk to anybody

about anything that we do here,

and that includes your husband.

- I've developed some training techniques with Delphine

that I'm gonna be using with you,

and I can't risk them being leaked

before my book is released.

Have your lawyer go through that.

If you have any questions, let me know.

- Would that hold up the start of our training?

- Unfortunately, yes.

: OK.

- Great! You just passed your first test.

- Putting your personal goals ahead of common sense.

So, I've had a look through your training journal,

your diet audit and your performance data,

and I have to say, I think you're doing a really good job.

You're dedicated, organized, focused.

- Great! Thank you.

- So is every other top competitor.

But you know what you have that they don't have?

- Me.

So, we're gonna tweak your regimen a little bit,

but most of our time will be spent in taking you to a place

that most people never get to.

- With the hypnosis.

- A little, yeah.

- Well, that's normal.

It will bring up feelings or memories that you've repressed

that will make you feel uncomfortable.

But, hopefully, at the end of it,

you'll feel the way that you do after a really great run,

exhausted, but glad that you did it.

- So, what do you want me to do?

- Start by lying on the floor.

- OK.

- Here, you can put this on.

This will help you to immerse yourself in your imagination.

OK. Take a deep breath.

And let go of all expectations.

And with every exhale,

feel yourself getting lighter and lighter,

releasing layer of resistance upon layer.

Now notice if there's any parts of your body

that are holding on,

and invite the breath to go there.

Just let it go.

Great.

Now, when I clap my hands,

I want you to allow your imagination

to guide you to a place in nature.

Just trust whatever image comes first.

Now explore this place with all of your senses.

What does it smell like?

How does the ground feel?

Allow yourself the feeling

that something has been left just for you,

buried under the earth.

Follow your intuition and begin digging.

You will find a box,

and in that box is an object.

Now open the box

and see what it is that you were meant to find.

Make contact with that object,

and without thinking,

allow it to transport you into a memory of your childhood.

- Now add a tablespoon of baking soda.

: Baking soda.

: She meant baking powder.

- Baking soda!

- I said baking powder!

- No, you didn't! Aaah!

- Don't you tell me what I said! It's ruined!

- But I need it for my bake sale tomorrow.

- I guess you'll have to tell them

you're too stupid to follow simple instructions.

Stop it!

Unless you want me to give you something to really cry about.

- I'm sorry. I...

- It's OK. I think we've done enough for today.

- Hi, hon!

- Hey!

- Oh! Hi, Brea!

- Hey!

- Uh, it was all right.

- Adam tells me you're getting hypnotized.

I tried that after my divorce to help me quit smoking.

- Only when I'm not drinking.

- So, this, uh, happy hour that you two have got going,

it's, um, it's become quite a regular thing, huh?

- Well, it's wine o'clock somewhere!

- Actually, I'm helping Brea. She wants to open a wine bar.

- Be careful you don't drink all your profits.

- So, I'm just giving her a crash course.

- Adam's such a good teacher.

- Actually, Brea was inspired by you.

- Well, you love to exercise,

so you got a job designing workout clothes.

And I love to drink, so...

- No, I'm good. Excuse me.

Oh, where's Brea? Beer run?

- She had to go.

- What a shame!

- If you don't want me to help her, I'll stop.

- No, it's fine.

Did you do the hypnosis thing?

- No, we didn't get around to that.

- I'm tired.

- You want me to make you something for dinner?

- Mmm!

Hold me.

- First session with test subject seems promising.

She's motivated, suggestible,

and most importantly,

she has serious mommy issues that I can exploit.

I'm excited to see how far this one will bend before she breaks.

- Uh, the gym.

- Is it just me or does it seem like you're there

pretty much everyday during your lunch break?

- Rod, you knew I was a triathlete when you hired me.

- Yes, but I'm not paying you to be a triathlete.

- That's why I'm working evenings and weekends.

- Which I appreciate, but right now,

I also need you working during work hours.

- OK, then I will stop working out during lunch for a bit.

- That's all I ask.

- I thought we were supposed to be working out today.

- We are, but I just...

I want to talk to you a little bit more about your mother.

- Oh! OK.

What else do you wanna know?

- No.

- She had an allergic reaction to some medication.

I was really little.

- Was that around the same time as the memory

that we explored in our last session?

- Yeah, I guess.

I actually really...

I don't remember much from that time of my life.

- Well, your unconscious hasn't forgotten.

- Right.

- Let's see what else it remembers.

Lay down.

- OK.

: Where are you?

- Mom! I'm home.

And I did it! I won first place!

: Back at the home I grew up in.

Where are you?

Mom?

Mom.

Mom! Wake up!

- You've ruined my life.

- Mom! Mom!

- She killed herself.

- I called for help, but...

Tell me what happened.

- She gave up her career when she had me.

And then when my dad died,

she got even more depressed.

She started drinking everyday,

and she hardly ever left the house.

And she just kept pushing me to be better at everything,

but everything I did,

it was--it was never good enough.

And I just--I just wanted her to be happy.

I just wanted her to feel proud.

But she just wished I--I had never been born.

How could I not have remembered that?

- Well, science would say

that your psyche locked away the memory

to protect you until you were old enough to handle it.

- I don't think I am old enough to handle it.

- You're gonna do more than handle it.

You're gonna use it.

We're in the home stretch.

How are you feeling? - Good.

- No.

- All right. You're gonna finish off strong.

- Mm-hmm!

- All right, pick it up!

Come on! Why are you holding back?

- I'm not!

- Do you need me to get on the bike and peddle for you? Faster!

- Aaah!

- Aaah!

- I said faster!

This is a waste of time.

You know what? Maybe your mother was right.

Maybe you are worthless.

That's probably why she killed herself.

She couldn't get away from you.

Are you mad that I said it or are you mad that I'm right?

- Aaah!

- Prove her wrong! Prove her wrong!

Faster! - Aaah!

- FASTER!

You're done.

- My job is to push your buttons. Nothing is off limits.

You have a problem with that,

take your participation trophy and go home.

: Oh God!

What's next?

- You think you beat your personal best?

- I don't know.

- Well, you didn't.

You destroyed it.

- Oh my God! Oh my God!

I'm proud of you! Come on.

Adam, where are you?

Adam!

Kayla?

Kayla!

Hey, honey!

Honey! You know where your dad is?

- He went next door to Brea's.

- I don't know. A while ago.

- How are you feeling about your audition?

- That I don't wanna do it.

- "What would life be if we never had the courage

"to attempt anything?"

You know who said that?

- Hmm... You did, right now.

- Vincent Van Gogh, one of the greatest artists of all time.

- Yeah, wasn't he also crazy and, like, cut his ear off?

- Yeah.

I'm just saying that not trying is worse than failing.

- No, um, failing and looking like a total idiot

is definitely worse.

- You're not gonna look bad, Kayla.

You're a really talented musician.

- You're just saying that 'cause you have to.

- Actually, no, being a mother does not obligate you

to encourage your child,

but I am starting to think

that being a kid obligates you

to be a pain in my butt!

- So, now we can't say "ass" anymore?

Bye!

- Adam!

- I was.

- Oh! It's only 10:00 o'clock.

- I have to be at work really early.

- Oh, I was hoping we could have some time.

- Well, if you'd been here when I got home

instead of getting drunk with the neighbour

who wants to screw you...

- That's not fair or true.

Brea's not interested in me.

- Ugh, whatever.

- There's nothing wrong with wanting to hang out

at the end of the day.

I'd rather do it with you, but you're never here.

- Oh, so you find some other woman to hang out with.

- Come on, just 'cause you've decided

there's no room in your life for any fun,

doesn't mean there's something wrong with me for wanting to have some.

I will let you have fun if you let me sleep.

Deal?

- Deal!

- You're late!

- I'm sorry!

- In case you haven't noticed,

we're still scrambling here.

- I have noticed.

That's why I've been busting my ass

trying to catch us up.

- How are the product descriptions coming along?

- They're coming. - We needed them yesterday.

- You didn't approve the catalogue mock until yesterday.

- I don't need excuses. I just need you to do your job.

- No, you need me to do my job

and that of an entire marketing department!

- If you don't wanna be a team player,

I'll find someone who does.

- I will have it on your desk by the end of the day.

- Good!

- Wow, you can really handle yourself.

- You looking for a sparring partner?

'Cause I'm happy to volunteer.

- Oh, no, no, no.

I'm just here to ask you some more questions.

- Ah, too bad.

All right, shoot!

- Well, I know that Delphine dumped you as her trainer.

- That's not true.

- Well, I have evidence that says otherwise,

and also that it wasn't a very amicable split.

- Well, it sounds like you've got your story all worked out.

- No, not quite.

If you were no longer working with Delphine,

why were you at the lake at 5:00 in the morning?

- I got nothing else to say to you.

- Hmm, because according to the police report,

you were there to train her.

And if her death was really such an accident,

why would you lie to the cops?

- Oh...

You change your mind about grappling, you let me know, OK?

- Screw it!

- Five more.

Five, four, three, two.

All right.

Feel like you're gonna throw up?

- No!

- Then I didn't work you hard enough.

- Do you have one more circuit left in you?

- No.

- Yeah, that's what I thought.

- We're not gonna do it here.

Let's go.

- Wait!

You want me to do sets at the-- at the bottom of the pool?

- It'll increase your VO2 capacity,

like you're training on Mount Everest.

- People die on Everest.

- Well, try not to be one of them.

- Right.

I can't do it!

- People make it through the desert without water

and the Arctic without a coat.

You know why? Because they don't have a choice.

- I can't.

- You are not getting out of this pool

until you finish what you started.

- I'm so tired.

- Do it or drown!

You are not giving up on yourself,

because, unlike your mother, I am not giving up on you.

- I feel like I keep letting you down.

You're doing great!

- Most athletes, by the time they get to me,

are coached within an inch of their life.

It's all about shaving tenths of a second off their time.

But you, you're like a piece of modeling clay.

- You mean like squishy and wet?

- Malleable. - Oh.

- You've confirmed that my techniques

are not only good for the general public,

but, arguably, that they're better for them,

so thank you for being so average when you came to me.

No, but seriously, we're doing important work,

groundbreaking work,

and you're an integral part, so thank you.

Do you have any plans for the weekend?

- Well, I'm gonna have to reconnect with my family.

That's if I can get home from work before Monday.

- They're working you really hard, huh?

- Ah, it's just endless deadlines.

- As long as it doesn't interfere with our sessions.

- No. No, it won't.

- Because I won't stand for it.

- No, I promise.

How about you? Do you

- Oh, I'll probably just work on my book.

- Shouldn't you take some time for yourself?

- I haven't really been in the mood to do much since Delphine.

- Right. Do you...

Do you wanna come for dinner tomorrow night?

- Don't you need a break from me?

- Well, as long as you don't make me

drop and do 20 in-between courses,

we're good.

Come on, come!

- Yeah, I would love that. That sounds great.

- Great, yeah!

- So, Adam, you're really into wine?

- Alison enjoys abusing her entire body.

I prefer to focus solely on my liver.

Can I pour you a glass, babe?

- Mm-mmm. No, thank you. I'm good with this.

- Go for it. I won't tell your coach.

- Oh, I pulled an all-nighter.

I think if I had one sip, I'd probably pass out, so...

- Alison, you need your sleep. - That's what I was saying.

- It's the only way that you can recover

to do the work that we need to do.

- And for your family.

- I am fine.

Thank you both for your concern,

but I got it under control.

: No.

- So, how'd you get into

this whole hypnosis thing?

- Well, I met a professor when I was doing my PhD,

and he started to develop the technique.

I began working with him,

and after he died, I just picked up the mantle.

- Any other crazy techniques you've experimented with?

Sorry, I mean, uh, unorthodox?

- Have you ever heard of, uh, "excited delirium?"

- That's exactly what I felt when I first met Alison.

- Ugh! Barf!

- It's a phenomenon where people experience superhuman strength

in the face of extreme conditions.

It's an automated response,

but I believe that it's something that can be harnessed.

- Is that like when a mother can lift up a car to save her child?

- Yeah, exactly.

It's also common if people are fighting the police

and they're amped up on cocaine or some other stimulant.

- Oh, cool! - No! No, not cool.

Why don't you go do your homework or something?

We'll call you for dinner.

[Sighing exaggeratedly]

We may not wanna glamorize hard drugs

in front of our teenage daughter.

- Sorry, I'm not used to kids.

- It's fine, trust me. She's heard worse.

- Oh, sorry! I didn't realize you had company.

- I have a couple girlfriends over,

and we're having our weekly "bitch about our exes" meeting,

and we're running low on supplies.

- Surprise me!

- Oh, um, Brea, this is my friend, Laura.

- Ah! So, you're the woman Alison's having her affair with.

- Adam just says she spends more time with you than she does with him.

- Well, luckily, Adam has you to keep him company.

- These should do the trick.

- Oh, you're a lifesaver!

And I'll be sure to replace these!

- No rush, Brea!

- Hey, nice to meet you.

- You too!

- So, I don't think that Alison has told me

what you do for a living, Adam.

- Uh, I teach high- school law and civics.

- Hmm!

That must be rewarding.

- It is.

Not financially, of course.

- Adam has a law degree.

- But you don't practice anymore?

- Oh, I did for 10 years.

That's what bought us this house.

- Hmm, I was working 80-90 hours a week,

never seeing Kayla or Alison.

I was about to make partner,

and I suddenly realized that not having a life

was gonna be my life for the next 20 years.

We'd already paid off the mortgage,

so I decided it was time to get my priorities straight.

- I admire that.

Not a lot of men would give up that kind of power.

- Yeah, well...

What can I tell you? I was a sheep in wolf's clothing.

Well, that was fun!

- You didn't have a good time?

- No, I love all the veiled jabs at my manhood.

- Oh, come on. It wasn't that bad.

- She has zero respect

for someone who'd put his family ahead of his career.

- She's just built differently to you, Adam.

She believes in being the best

and doing something special with her life.

- You mean like you.

- I'm just saying it isn't a bad thing.

- As opposed to an ex-lawyer

whose hobby is drinking with the neighbour.

It's just I am really tired,

and I don't have the energy to fight.

- Mm-hmm.

I really hope she teaches you this "excited delirium" thing.

It might come in handy if I get attacked by a bear or something.

- Hmm! You never know!

- Just returned from the test subject's home.

Her spouse is glib, unmotivated

and has a clear affinity for mediocrity

that is projecting a negative influence.

Test subject will never be able to meet her full potential

until he is out of the picture, permanently.

Thank you so much for dinner the other night.

- Oh, it was so great to all get together.

- You're a good cook!

- Well, not really, but thank you.

- Here.

- Mmm!

- Did I sense some tension with you and Adam?

- Mmm!

Well, we're going through

a little bit of a rough patch, but...

- Nothing too serious, I hope.

- No, just the usual normal married-couple stuff.

- I'm sure that your commitment to your training is not helping.

And it can be pretty hard

when you're married to a spouse who's wired like Adam.

- Well, I just mean that you are very driven,

and he's more laid-back.

- Yeah.

- Yeah.

Everything was better after I caught up on some sleep, anyway.

- I'm glad to hear it. What was with your neighbour?

- Oh, she was totally flirting with him, right?

- It was so blatant!

- Yeah, I know.

Adam's teaching her about wine,

but I just think it's their excuse

to get together and have these drinking sessions.

I mean, I know nothing's happening, but...

- Well, I wouldn't be so sure.

- Yeah! I mean, I'm a therapist.

I'm very in tune to body language.

I--I would just say keep your guard up.

- OK.

- That is a great place for us to start our session today.

In front of you is a door.

Open the door, and when you enter...

find yourself in a memory

of a time when you felt threatened in your marriage.

What do you see?

: Adam on the sofa with Brea.

She's flirting with him.

- Loving it.

- And what's the feeling like in your body?

- I feel sick.

- Let that feeling amplify, and see where it takes you.

Now take a deep breath...

and tell me, how do you feel?

- I feel angry.

- You should feel angry.

Inhale.

And exhale.

- Wow! You're alone!

- It was fine.

You're making cream sauce?

- Yeah.

Is that a problem?

- Yeah, since I'm not eating dairy.

- Since I told you that I wasn't.

- Well, I'm sorry I can't keep track

of your dietary restrictions.

I've been kind of busy running a household

while you pursue your hobby.

- It's not my fault you're not motivated, Adam.

- Well, you could join a gym,

take up golf.

But instead, you choose

to get drunk with the neighbourhood skank

and complain about your wife.

- The next time she hypnotizes you,

maybe she can turn you into less of a bitch!

- I'm sorry!

I am. I'm--I'm really sorry.

I--I don't know what's gotten into me.

Well, I do, you know.

I hate my job, and I'm always tired.

Everything's gonna get back to normal after the triathlon.

I promise I...

I promise.

: I love you.

- I love you too.

- Hey, Kayla!

- Uh, what are you doing here?

- I was just dropping off some supplements for your mom.

She gave me a key. Aren't you supposed to be in school?

- My audition's tonight, so I'm home practicing,

which I should get back to.

- Good luck!

[Footsteps retreating down stairs]

- Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa! Alison, you're leaving?

- Yeah, my daughter's got her audition

at the conservatory tonight.

I told you about it last week, remember?

- Did you settle on a new shoot concept?

- Uh, no, I've been busy doing all the other things

you asked me to take care of.

- I'm sorry, but I need it for the morning to give to casting.

- But I told you that I--I have to go.

- But that was before this came up.

- No.

- No! I'm not gonna do it. - Let me be clear.

Either this is done before you leave,

or don't bother coming in tomorrow.

- Then I won't bother coming in tomorrow.

- Do you know how many designers there are out there

that would do your job for free?

- Then you won't have a problem finding one.

- Excuse me.

- Yes, I'm, uh, looking for Alison Wynn.

- Uh, she's my wife. She's still at work.

Can I give her a message?

- My name's Jake Dorsey. I'm a reporter.

I'm working on a story about Laura Stevens.

- Sweetheart, will you wait for me in the car?

What about her?

- Just a few questions regarding a former client.

- You mean Delphine Ricard?

- Yeah.

- Alison only started training with her after the accident.

What exactly do you wanna know about?

- It's better if I talk directly to your wife.

- I'm not sure what she can tell you.

She's only working with Laura

to get ready for this triathlon in a few weeks,

then they're done.

- Well, for your wife's sake,

I hope that's true.

Thank you.

- Oh, I was so happy! You were so good!

- I need to talk to you about something--

- I quit my job!

- I couldn't take my boss anymore.

- How could you do something like that

without talking to me first?

I thought you'd be supportive!

- I'm a little surprised!

- I backed you when you quit your firm.

- But we had talked about it for months,

and I had something else lined up.

Does Laura have anything to do with it?

- Oh, come on!

- Hey, sweetheart. How are you feeling?

- Like I'm gonna throw up. Do I really have to do this?

- Yeah, you do.

- Alison!

- We're ready for you.

- Come on, you can do this.

Stop thinking like a loser and just get in there.

- What the hell has gotten into you?

- I'm trying to motivate our daughter.

- By acting like a drill sergeant?

- Clearly, the positive encouragement isn't working.

That was a waste of money on piano lessons.

- You mean learning to play an instrument she absolutely loves,

or used to, anyway?

- You are way too easy on her!

- And you are way too hard on her.

- I am not going to apologize

for having high standards for our daughter.

- Well, she obviously doesn't want what you want.

- She doesn't know what she wants, Adam!

Our job is to prepare her to be a success in this world,

not be her cool friends!

Was Brea here today?

- I have no idea.

'Cause they're not mine.

- Well, I don't know whose they are.

- No, well, I saw the way that Brea looks at you.

Laura noticed the way that Brea looks at you.

- If I was screwing around on you, why would I do it

on the couch in my own house?

- You yourself said that I'm never home!

- Lately, I'm starting to wish you weren't here at all!

- Have it your way.

I found the underwear in the living room.

- And Adam says he has no idea how it got there?

- Yeah.

I mean, he's lying, right?

- In my experience,

the most obvious explanation is usually the right one.

- Stay here for a couple of days until things cool off.

Then, for the sake of your family,

if Adam is willing to come clean and admit what he did,

then you need to try to work things out.

- Then he doesn't deserve you.

Twenty more to go!

Come on, Alison, dig deeper!

Let the negative in your life fuel you! Come on!

♪ ♪

Eight more strokes! Push harder!

You're almost done! Almost done! Almost done!

Time!

- You shaved 8 seconds off your time.

- Well, if my life continues to fall apart,

I might actually qualify for the Olympics.

- Yeah.

I should probably go before Alison gets back.

I don't think she's a fan of our wine tutorials.

- 'Cause I don't think she's a fan of me.

- Oh! Alison likes you.

She just doesn't like you hanging out with me.

And she's not coming home tonight.

- She found a pair of women's underwear

in the couch cushions last night.

- Ah, apparently not.

- And they're not yours.

- No.

- Have you ever considered...

No. You know what? Forget it.

- Maybe Alison put them there?

- You mean like she's sabotaging things?

- Maybe she wants to end things

and doesn't have the heart to say it.

- Ah, I suppose it's possible.

- A big part of me was relieved when I found my ex cheating.

Deep down, I think I knew my marriage was over,

but I needed that push.

- Hmm...

- Who is she saying she thinks they belong to?

- You.

- Yeah. She has this crazy idea that you're interested in me.

- Well, it's not that crazy.

Hey, if you're gonna get blamed for it anyway...

- Brea, I can't.

- You like me, admit it. - I do.

- You like me. - I like you, yes.

- You do! I knew it.

- But I love my wife.

- I should probably head out.

- Yep, you probably should.

- All right, there we go. Organic, cold-pressed.

- Thank you.

- You're welcome.

- It's Adam.

I just-- I'm not ready to talk to him yet.

- Well, I can do it for you if you want.

- No, I'll just let it go to voicemail.

- I can maybe gauge where he's at,

see if I sense any remorse.

- Yeah. Yeah, OK.

- Hi, Adam.

- Can you put my wife on the phone, Laura?

- I don't think Alison is ready

to speak with you just yet.

- Please, I really need to talk to her.

- OK, you need to calm down.

- Threatening me is not gonna gonna help your situation.

- I am not threatening you!

- If you continue to speak to me like this,

you leave me no choice but to involve the police.

- Oh my God!

What happened? What did he say?

- I'm sorry, Alison, he...

He just said that if I didn't put you on the phone,

he was gonna come over here and bash in my skull.

- He was slurring his words.

It sounded like he had been drinking.

: It's like she's been brainwashed.

- It's because she has been.

- You mean the hypnosis.

- No, it's not like she waves a watch in front of your face.

Laura really gets in there. She creates this dependency.

She did the same thing with Delphine,

until somehow she...

she broke the spell and fired her as a coach.

- I didn't know that.

- Nobody does! But I have a copy of her journals right here.

- Shouldn't the police have these?

- They do, but they figure this is just circumstantial.

Look, it's all right here,

how Laura threatened her into keeping quiet,

how she became unhinged,

how Delphine was scared for her safety.

- Do you think Laura's dangerous?

- I know she is.

- I'm sorry, but it's not like Laura's gonna let me

in her house to talk to you in person.

- Oh, don't start blaming Laura!

- I can't even get you on the phone.

- This is not her fault, and you can't threaten people like that!

- I didn't threaten her. She wants you to think I did.

- You didn't say that you were gonna smash her skull in?

- Of course not!

Does that sound like the kind of thing I would say?

Look, I just want you to come home.

- OK, then admit you were having an affair with Brea.

- Alison, I am not cheating on you!

- OK, so this is all in my head.

- No, you were partly right. She did come onto me.

- I knew it! I knew it!

- I turned her down!

Look, I spoke to a reporter who's doing a story on Laura.

- Yeah, I know all about him!

He's trying to make a name for himself

by dragging hers through the mud.

- I assume Laura told you that.

- She also tell you that Delphine dumped her as a trainer

a few days before she died?

- Adam, that's not true!

- He has Delphine's training journals, which say it is.

I saw them.

- They also say

she thought Laura was becoming mentally unstable and dangerous.

- He's a reporter!

He is writing a smear piece on Laura.

He'll make up whatever he wants!

- Alison, if Laura was no longer training her,

what was she doing up at the lake before the sun came up?

- She didn't drown by accident.

[Laughing sarcastically]

- OK! I gotta go.

- Alison... - No.

- Alison!

- No!- Don't--

- Hey!

Something the matter?

- Yeah, I saw Adam.

He spoke to the reporter,

the one who ambushed you at the seminar.

- OK.

- Laura, he's accusing you of killing Delphine.

- He says that she fired you,

that you had no reason to be at the lake

the morning that she drowned.

- She did fire me. That much is true.

- Well, what were you doing there?

- I was begging her to take me back,

or at least that was the plan.

- When I got there, I saw her car,

so I waited for her to finish her swim.

And then when she never showed up, I got worried,

and so I called the police.

And then when it came out what happened,

I was afraid of how it would look, and...

I was embarrassed that she fired me.

- Laura, he's gonna expose you.

- Well, did he say if he has any proof?

- Yeah, he has her training journals.

- Well, maybe I should come out with the story first,

beat him to the punch.

- Yeah, I think that would be smart.

- All right. I'll serve the statement tomorrow.

Tonight, I need a glass of wine.

What do you say to a cheat night?

- Yeah, that's a good idea.

- Would you prefer red or white?

- Red, if you've got it.

- OK, I'll whip something up. You go take a shower.

- OK.

- No.

- Oh, no, I should probably, you know, pace myself.

- You should probably, you know, enjoy yourself.

- Yes.

- You've earned it.

- Yes. Correct.

- Mm-hmm.

You know, I don't know if this has been your experience,

but I have a hard time making friends with women.

So it's really nice to have a girlfriend to hang out with.

Cheers!

- Cheers!

Mmm!

Mmm! Ah!

- Mmm!

Yeah, yeah, I'm OK.

If being in a constant state of soreness is OK, I'm great!

- I feel kind of responsible for that.

Kind of?

- A little! Turn around!

Let me see what I can do.

- Uh-huh. OK.

- You know, I guess I just...

I don't feel like...

- That's good!

- ...I have a lot in common with a woman who isn't driven.

Like my book.

I don't want it to just be OK. I want it to be a best-seller.

I want my methods to change the way that people think.

And that takes dedication...

...and sacrifice and risk.

Hi!

I'm sorry. Did I wake you?

- Uh, it's kind of cold out here. Can I come inside?

- I'd rather we stay outside.

- I wanna talk to you on the record.

- Nice photo.

- What'd you wanna--

What'd you wanna talk about?

- What's a reporter like you doing

on a tabloid story like this?

- We both know that this kind of publicity would bury you.

Otherwise, you wouldn't be here.

- Well, when you came to my gym,

I got the sense you wanted me to come here.

- You should leave.

- How much will it take to bury the story?

- I'm not doing this for money.

- Delphine dumped me as her trainer. What's the big deal?

- Your mentor, Dr. MacDowell,

he died of an accident too, didn't he?

- Just like Delphine, it was a couple days

after he ended his working relationship with you.

- No law against coincidences.

- I don't know about that, Laura.

It's starting to sound like you don't take rejection very well.

- You're starting to sound like a conspiracy theorist.

And the problem with those people

is that nobody believes them.

- Well, maybe they will

once they hear how you tried to kill your stepfather

by stabbing him with a pair of scissors.

You claimed it was because he was beating your mother,

but she told the police it was 'cause you were afraid

that he was gonna take her away from you

and have you committed to a mental hospital.

Didn't he also die of an accident last year

after getting out of jail?

- Now, how did you find out about all of that?

: It's hard to keep secrets these days.

: That's true.

But it's still worth trying.

You're right. I don't take rejection well.

- Good morning!

- Hey, sleepyhead! How are you feeling?

- Oh, you know, like someone dropped a kettlebell on my head.

- I'm not surprised. You were pretty drunk.

- Yeah, last thing I remember was being on the couch.

- Well, it's no wonder it hit you hard

with all the clean living you've been doing.

So why don't you have a good breakfast

and then go sweat it out in the sauna?

- That sounds good.

I think I'm gonna just head home today.

- Yeah, try and work things out with Adam, you know?

Like you said.

- Actually, what I said

is only if Adam comes clean about his affair,

but if you feel that's what you need to do...

- Yeah, I do.

- Well, why don't you get your workout in first,

and then you won't have that hanging over your head.

- OK.

Thank you.

Thank you for being so supportive.

- I just want what's best for you.

We need to talk, in person.

Hi, Adam! Thanks for coming.

- You're keeping Alison from reaching her full potential,

so you're gonna file for divorce.

- Because if you don't, I'll destroy your life.

- Like you did with Delphine?

Stage it and make it look like an accident?

- You've been talking to that reporter.

I have a feeling that he's gonna have a change of heart

about publishing that story.

In fact, I wouldn't be surprised if he goes missing,

along with those training journals.

- I'd be more worried about what I'm gonna do to you.

- I'm warning you, stay away from my wife.

What are you gonna do? You gonna hurt me, Adam?

Is that what you're gonna do? You're a high-school teacher.

Or are you gonna kill me?

'Cause that's what you need to do

if you wanna get me out of the picture.

Here, take this.

Nobody is around. Bash in my skull.

Come on, save your wife.

Do it. Do it. Come on, come on.

- You're crazy!

- I didn't think so.

So, you gonna divorce her or not?

- Go to hell!

- I didn't expect you to take me up on my offer,

but I figured that I owed it to her to ask.

Ow!

- What are you...

- Oh my God! He's hurting me!

- Please!

- I didn't do anything!

- Call the police!

- Oh my goodness!

- He's trying to kill me! - That's not true!

- He smashed that bottle right into my head!

- I'm calling 911!

- Help me!

- I didn't do anything wrong.

- A crazy woman was screaming. I panicked.

- We have witnesses who saw you attack her.

- That's not true! They only heard her screaming!

- Sir, you need to lower your voice.

- All I'm saying is nobody saw me lay a finger on her

because I didn't!

- Then how do you explain the gash on her forehead?

- She did it to herself.

- Let's go!

- Adam called.

He wanted to speak with me in person.

- I just wanted to help you.

- What are you talking about?

- He started screaming at me

that everything was fine before I showed up.

And then, you know, I went to leave,

and he picked up a bottle,

and he smashed me in the head with it.

- Wait, Adam did this to you?

- And then the rest of it is just a blur.

- My God, Laura! I'm...

Come on, sit down!

- The police want me to press charges.

I feel responsible.

- No, don't feel responsible. None of this is your fault!

- Maybe I'll just get a restraining order.

- Well, you gotta do whatever you need to do.

- Alison, I know that I said that I would support you

in whatever you decided to do,

but you have got to get out of that marriage.

- Yeah!

- Oh, Kayla, hi!

- Honey, I need you to go pack a bag. You're coming with me.

- Yeah.

- Your father's in trouble with the police.

- I'll tell you on the way. - No!

Tell me now!

- He assaulted Laura.

- What do you mean, "assaulted?"

- Honey, you're just gonna have to trust me right now.

Your father, he's not well. - Then let's take care of him.

- Well, I don't know when he's coming home.

And you're too young to stay here on your own. - Then stay with me here!

- Why are you giving me such a problem--

- Alison!

- I'm fine, sweetheart.

- Go get your things. You're coming with me.

- No, I'm staying here with Dad.

- Whatever that woman says I did, she's lying.

Give your mother and I a minute.

OK?

: I saw what you did to her!

- She did it to herself. I never laid a hand on her.

Seventeen years, you've known me.

You ever see me lose my temper? Hit someone?

- Maybe you've never had

your back against a wall like this!

- She's brainwashing you. It's what she does.

- The reporter is brainwashing you!

- He's gone missing!

- I've been calling him all day.

He's not answering!

- She admitted she did something to him

right before she told me she'd break up our marriage!

- This is exactly what she said you'd do.

She said you'd blame everything on her!

- I can't go near Laura because of this restraining order.

If you stay with her, I can't go near you either.

If that's the case, you're not going near Kayla!

- You can't do that, Adam!

- I am not doing this out of spite!

That woman is dangerous, and until you see that,

I am not letting our daughter go anywhere near this mess!

- You're not well, Adam.

- Yeah, that's the problem!

- What do you mean, the reporter missing?

- Yeah, that's what he said.

- He probably just got what he wanted and went home

or else he realized there wasn't enough of a story and gave up.

- Exactly, I know, but Adam's claiming that you...

...that you admitted to doing something to him

and going over there.

- Alison, I was with you all night!

If I was gonna hurt him,

why would I admit that to your husband?

- I know. Nothing of what he's saying makes any sense.

- I was gonna suggest that we postpone our session today,

but I think it would be helpful.

- Oh...

I don't think I got it in me today, Laura.

- Your defences are down. We could dig deeper.

: OK.

- Allow an image to come into your mind

of someone who cares for you unconditionally,

watches over you.

Do you see someone?

: I do.

- Reach out, make contact with that person.

Take their hand,

and place it on the part of your body

that needs the support the most.

This is the person that you should be with.

- Hey! Dinner will be ready in just a few minutes.

- How long is Mom gonna be gone for?

- I don't know.

- So, is she, like, a lesbian now, or...

: What?

Why would you ask me that?

- My friend's mom left her dad to go live with another woman,

and now she has 2 moms, so...

- Well, no, she's not a lesbian. She's just confused.

That Laura woman is trying to turn her against us.

- Then you should go over there and get her back!

- Oh, believe me. I've already tried that.

- You need to try again, Dad, OK?

- I would, but that's what I was doing when I got into trouble.

There's really nothing else I can do.

- Better, thank you.

- Yes and no.

Yes and no.

- That I definitely need to leave Adam.

- I don't know where to go from here.

- You belong here, with me.

: You should get that.

- Kayla!

Hi! Come on in.

How are you?

- I'm fine.

- I guess you wanna talk to your mom.

- Yeah.

- Hi, honey!

Hey!

- I need to talk.

- OK.

- I'll give you guys a few minutes.

- No. He thinks I'm at Jen's house.

- OK.

- Look, Mom, when are you coming home?

- Honey, it's complicated.

- No, it's not!

Remember you said we have blind spots

and we need the people who love us to show them what they are?

Well, Laura is messing with your mind!

- That's your dad talking.

- Listen to me. There's something about her.

I don't know what it is, but she's creepy!

- You've only met her 2 times! - This is the 3rd time.

I saw her that time she was at our house

dropping something off for you.

- You know, the day of my audition

when you gave her the key to our house.

The morning before you moved out.

- Yeah.

Right, yeah. Of course, yeah.

OK, honey, you know what?

I don't want you to worry about anything, OK?

Just go home, and I'll meet you there.

- Yeah. - OK.

- Just go straight home.

- Dad needs you, and so do I.

- I know. I love you.

- Yeah, Kayla's having a really hard time at home,

so I think she really needs me there.

- I heard what she said. Kayla is lying.

Don't you see that Adam is manipulating you?

He's using your daughter to explain away his affair.

- Adam wouldn't do that.

- He attacked me! He's desperate!

Of course he would!

Do you really think that I would break into your house

and put lingerie in your couch just to set up your husband?

- I never told you exactly where that was.

- Yes, you did.

- No, I didn't.

Laura, please.

- Everything that I did, I did for you.

So, let's just lay down and have one more session.

- No, Laura.

Laura, please. Just let me go.

- You're not going anywhere!

Get back here!

You need to calm down!

- Aaah!

- Get back here!

You, you belong to me.

OK! You are very, very, very ungrateful.

[Alison grunting, Laura groaning]

OK!

There we go!

Shhh!

Shhh!

There we go!

It's OK.

Shhh!

I put everything that I had

into making you the best that you can be

and this is how you repay me?

You're just like Delphine.

You leave me at the first chance that you get!

You used me!

She was easy to drown.

I'm gonna text Adam.

He's gonna come and get you,

and he's gonna violate his restraining order.

- Your mother just texted me. She wants me to go pick her up.

- I think she'd like that.

- Think we can go for ice cream after?

- Yeah, I'd like that.

I'm just gonna go up to the door.

- But I thought you weren't supposed to. I can go.

- No, you stay here. I'll be right back.

Alison?

Alison!

- Hi, Adam! You got here fast!

Now, remember, I gave you the chance to walk away.

: Oh God!

Let me out! Let me out of here!

- Hi, this is Dr. Laura Stevens. I'm at 6273 Maple Crescent.

Adam Wynn has a gun,

and he's screaming that he's gonna kill his wife.

Please hurry!

- Let me out of here!

Let me out! Let me out!

Let me out!

Let me out of here!

Let me out of he-- Kayla!

Honey!

Oh!

Listen, where's your dad?

- I don't know. He came in ahead of me.

- Stand up!

Stand up! - OK!

- This is what's gonna happen.

You're gonna try to shoot your wife.

I'm gonna wrestle the gun away from you,

and kill you in self-defence.

How's that sound?

- No!

- Oh my God, Dad! Are you OK?

- Alison! - MOM!

- Alison!

- Oh no!

- Oh!

- Stop!

- Oh my God! Are you OK?

- Oh, thank God!

[♪ No Empty Promises by Will Driving West ♪]

♪♪ I know you don't need empty promises♪

♪ So I won't make them for you, for you♪

♪ All I have is songs and faith♪

♪ You're my lucky moon♪

♪ You're my good fortune♪

♪ But I want you to feel safe♪

♪ Inside my arms♪

♪ My arms♪

♪ I'll be your home♪

♪ The one that follows you around♪

♪ Around♪

♪ ♪

Closed Captions:MELS

♪ And I want you to feel safe♪

♪ Inside my arms♪

♪ My arms♪

♪ I'll be your home♪

♪ The one that follows you around♪

♪ Around♪

♪ I want you to feel safe♪

♪ Inside my arms♪

♪ My arms♪

♪ I'll be your home♪

♪ The one that follows you around♪

♪ Around♪♪