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I THINK I'LL GET US SOME MORE CHAMPAGNE.

[ Breathing Heavily ]

[ Chatter ]

SO, YOU WANNA GO TO ROGER'S PARTY WITH ME OR NOT?

NO. I WANNA FINISH MY LAPS. THE PARTY'S NOT UNTIL SATURDAY NIGHT.

OHH. I'M REALLY BUSY THIS WEEK.

TESS, YOU CAN'T BE A PSYCHOLOGIST 24 HOURS A DAY.

AND YOU'RE NOT DOING ANYTHING SATURDAY NIGHT.

YOU NEVER DO ANYTHING ON SATURDAY.

I HAVEN'T GONE TO A PARTY SINCE NEIL AND I BROKE UP.

OH, YEAH. AND YOU THINK NEIL IS STAYING HOME ON SATURDAY NIGHTS?

I'LL PROBABLY JUST MEET A MARRIED MAN THERE. THAT'S ALL I EVER MEET AT THOSE THINGS.

- I'M NOT READY FOR THE DATING GAME, ROZ. - YEAH, YEAH.

AND YOU DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO WEAR AND YOU'RE FAT.

ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT. I'LL GO.

DON'T DO IT FOR ME.

NO, I WANNA GO. REALLY.

SO, UM, WHAT ARE YOU GONNA WEAR?

OOH. I LIKE THESE.

MMM. PRETTY.

THEY'RE LOVELY, BUT I'M SUPPOSED TO BE BUYING A BIRTHDAY PRESENT FOR SOMEONE, NOT MYSELF.

THANK YOU.

[ Chatter, Laughter ] ♪ [ Upbeat Contemporary Jazz ]

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YOU KNOW WHAT THEY SAY. "YOU ONLY LIVE ONCE."

EXCUSE ME?

WHAT THE HELL. GO FOR IT.

WELL, YOU MAY ONLY LIVE ONCE, BUT IF I EAT THAT,

I'LL HAVE ENOUGH BAD KARMA TO SPEND SEVERAL LIFETIMES DIETING.

HUH.

YOU'RE RIGHT. STAY AWAY FROM IT.

WOULD YOU LIKE TO DANCE? HMM?

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EXCUSE ME.

[ Exhales Deeply ]

[ Sighs ] HE'S PROBABLY AN UNEMPLOYED ACTOR WITH A MOTHER FIXATION.

GOD, I HOPE HIS MOTHER WAS A REDHEAD.

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DON'T WORRY. MEN ONLY PRETEND TO LIKE WOMEN WHO LOOK LIKE THAT.

[ Chatter In Distance ]

HOT?

OH. NO. OH, I-I NEEDED SOME AIR.

OH. ME TOO.

[ Inhales Deeply, Exhales ]

PAUL. PAUL TOMLINSON.

I'M TESS-- PALMER.

AND YOU'RE A PSYCHOLOGIST.

I, UH, SAW YOU TALKING WITH ROGER AND ROZ.

I ASKED ROZ ABOUT YOU. I HOPE YOU DON'T MIND.

NO. SHE'S MY BEST FRIEND.

SHE ONLY SAYS GOOD THINGS ABOUT ME, RIGHT?

SO FAR.

AND YOU'RE A PROFESSOR OF ENGLISH, RIGHT?

I-I ASKED ROZ ABOUT YOU.

- YOU'RE A GOOD DANCER. - SO ARE YOU.

NO. I WAS JUST HANGING ON.

UH...

WOULD YOU LIKE TO GO FOR A WALK ON THE BEACH?

- NOW? - WHY NOT? IT'S A BEAUTIFUL NIGHT.

UH, I DON'T HAVE THE RIGHT SHOES.

TAKE THEM OFF.

IT'S JUST A WALK ON THE BEACH.

YOU DON'T COME WITH REFERENCES, DO YOU? UH-UH.

WELL, IN THAT CASE-- I GUESS YOU'LL JUST HAVE TO TRUST ME THEN, EH?

COME ON. LET'S GET WET. WHAT? NO! YOU'RE CRAZY!

IT'S ONLY WATER! IT'S ONLY WATER! YOU'RE SCARING ME! LET GO!

OH, NO! NO! [ Giggles ] HEY! COME HERE, YOU!

NO! NO, NO, NO! NO! NO! COME HERE. COME HERE. COME ON. IT'S ONLY WATER.

NO! NO-HO-HO-HO! COME ON. FIVE SECONDS.

[ Paul ] OHH! OH-HO!

OH! OHH! OHH! [ Tess Squealing ]

[ Breathing Heavily, Chuckles ] [ Sighs ]

I GUESS THIS IS ONE OF THE SITUATIONS WHERE THAT TRUST BUSINESS KICKS IN, HUH?

[ Chuckles ]

TELL ME WE DIDN'T JUST BREAK INTO SOMEONE'S HOUSE.

I LIVE HERE. OH.

ALONE? YES.

ALONE.

[ Moves Screen, Lights Match ]

I LIKE LIVING HERE AT THE BEACH.

I LIKE THE SOLITUDE.

I LIKE THE SOUND OF THE WAVES.

YOU HEAR HOW LOUD THEY ARE?

[ Waves Crashing ]

LOUD ENOUGH TO MAKE A NOISE AND NOT BE HEARD.

"THE WAVES HAVE NOW A DEEPER GLOW--

"THE HOURS BREATHING FAINT AND LOW.

AND WHEN AMID NO EARTHLY MOANS--"

HELL RISING FROM A THOUSAND THRONES--"

SHALL DO IT NO REVERENCE."

EDGAR ALLEN POE.

I ALWAYS FOUND HIM A LITTLE TOO MORBID FOR MY TASTE.

NO. NOT AT ALL. MORBID?

[ Chuckles ] I FIND HIM VERY...

COMFORTING.

[ Clears Throat ] MAYBE I SHOULDN'T BE HERE.

YOU'RE NOT AFRAID OF ME, ARE YOU? [ Nervous Laugh ]

[ Record Needle Drops ]

- ♪ DON'T KNOW WHY ♪ - BILLIE HOLIDAY.

WOULD YOU LIKE A DRINK? COME ON. HAVE A DRINK. ♪ THERE'S NO SUN UP IN THE SKY ♪

♪ STORMY WEATHER ♪

YOU HAVE A LOVELY HOUSE. THANKS.

I RENT IT FROM A FRIEND OF MINE.

IT'S VERY... JAPANESE.

THE CULTURE FASCINATES ME.

♪ [ Continues, Indistinct ]

I ALSO LIVED THERE FOR AWHILE.

IN FACT, I WAS BACK THERE THIS SUMMER.

♪ GLOOM AND MISERY EVERYWHERE ♪

♪ STORMY WEATHER ♪ MM.

I HAVE SOMETHING FOR YOU. FOR ME?

OPEN IT.

HOW DID YOU KNOW? DON'T PRETEND YOU DIDN'T KNOW I WAS WATCHING YOU.

[ Laughs ] YOU LIKED THEM.

THEY LOOKED NICE ON YOU.

YOU SHOULDN'T BE AFRAID TO GET WHAT YOU WANT, YOU KNOW?

BUT HOW DID YOU KNOW YOU'D EVER SEE ME AGAIN?

LET'S JUST SAY I BELIEVE IN FATE.

♪ THAT OLD ROCKIN' CHAIR WILL GET ME ♪

♪ ALL I DO IS PRAY ♪

♪ THE LORD ABOVE WILL LET ME ♪

I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY.

THEN DON'T SAY ANYTHING.

THANK YOU. ♪ CAN'T GO ON ♪

♪ EVERYTHING I HAD IS GONE ♪

♪ STORMY WEATHER ♪ MAYBE I BETTER GO.

♪ SINCE MY MAN AND I AIN'T TOGETHER ♪ I'LL WALK YOU BACK.

LOOK AT ME. I'M A MESS. [ Weepy Chuckle ]

IT'S JUST THAT I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. I CAN'T STOP THINKING ABOUT HIM.

IT'S LIKE HE HAS A HOLD ON ME.

AND I CAN'T EXPLAIN IT,

BUT THERE'S SOMETHING THAT'S NOT QUITE RIGHT ABOUT HIM.

I DON'T KNOW. SOMETHING--

SOMETHING EVIL.

LIKE ONE OF THOSE MEN WHO CAN DO AWFUL THINGS TO PEOPLE...

BUT NO ONE EVER SUSPECTS THEM, BECAUSE ON THE OUTSIDE THEY'RE PERFECTLY NORMAL.

AND THE CRAZY THING IS I STILL LOVE HIM.

TELL ME, IS-IS THAT CRAZY?

WHY DON'T YOU TELL ME ABOUT THE BEGINNING OF THE RELATIONSHIP?

I MET HIM, UH, THREE YEARS AGO.

HE--

HE CAME INTO MY BOOKSHOP.

[ Sniffles ] I-I OWN A BOOKSHOP CALLED "SIMMONS'S."

YOU KNOW IT?

I-I HELPED HIM FIND A BOOK.

AND HE WAS VERY GRATEFUL, SO HE SENT ME FLOWERS.

AND HANDSOME.

LOOKED LIKE HEATHCLIFF IN WUTHERING HEIGHTS.

DO YOU KNOW HOW SOMETIMES YOU CAN MEET SOMEONE...

AND RIGHT AWAY YOU KNOW.

YOU JUST KNOW.

YES.

WELL, ANYWAY, HE-HE ASKED ME OUT.

BUT AT FIRST I SAID, "NO,"

BECAUSE HE WAS MARRIED.

DIDN'T SEEM RIGHT.

BUT HE KEPT ASKING.

HE'S NOT THE KIND OF MAN WHO TAKES NO FOR AN ANSWER.

HE'S...

PERSISTENT,

I GUESS.

AND VERY SEXY.

AND I GUESS I WAS A LITTLE EASY.

THAT WAS THE FIRST TIME IN A LONG TIME THAT...

I'D MET ANYBODY I'D REALLY CARED ABOUT.

OUR FIRST DATE WAS VERY ROMANTIC.

HE WORE THIS CARDIGAN SWEATER...

WITH...

LITTLE COLORED BOXES ON THE POCKETS.

HE TOOK ME TO A JAPANESE RESTAURANT,

AND WE SAT IN A SORT OF SEPARATE ROOM AT THE BACK.

HE ORDERED "SAKI"...

BUT NOT HOT.

I'M AMAZED AT ALL THE DETAIL YOU REMEMBER.

I REMEMBER EVERYTHING ABOUT THAT NIGHT.

LATER WE WALKED ON THE BEACH...

AND HE KISSED ME.

HIS LIPS WERE SO SOFT.

EVERYTHING SEEMED SO PERFECT.

WE MADE LOVE RIGHT THERE ON THE BEACH.

IS HE DIVORCED NOW?

NO. HIS WIFE'S DEAD.

HE SAYS HE MISSES HER.

BUT HE DOESN'T, ACTUALLY.

HE LOVES ME.

AND HE WANTS TO MARRY ME.

BUT HE SAYS WE HAVE TO WAIT.

YOU KNOW. TILL THE TIME'S RIGHT, A LONG ENOUGH TIME...

AFTER HIS WIFE'S DEATH.

HOW LONG HAS IT BEEN?

A YEAR.

DOESN'T THAT SEEM LONG ENOUGH TO YOU?

IT'S DIFFERENT FOR EVERYONE. BUT IT'S YOU I'M THINKING ABOUT.

YOU SAID YOU FELT THAT THERE WAS SOMETHING THAT WASN'T QUITE RIGHT ABOUT HIM.

I CAN CHANGE HIM.

YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES WOMEN GET INVOLVED WITH MARRIED MEN...

THINKING THAT HE'LL LEAVE HIS WIFE FOR THEM,

THAT SOMEHOW HE'LL CHANGE.

THEY'RE USUALLY DISAPPOINTED TO FIND OUT THAT HE NEVER INTENDED TO DO THAT AT ALL,

THAT HE JUST NEEDED TO PUT SOME EXCITEMENT BACK INTO HIS LIFE.

SO YOU THINK THAT'S WHAT HE INTENDED WITH ME?

- I DON'T KNOW. - WELL, YOU'RE WRONG.

HE LOVES ME.

I KNOW HE'S GOOD AT HEART.

I'M JUST TIRED OF WAITING. THAT'S ALL.

I'M TIRED OF BEING HIS BIG SECRET.

A MORE SUSPICIOUS MAN MIGHT THINK YOU WERE FOLLOWING HIM.

OH. WHAT A COINCIDENCE.

UH, I WAS JUST ON MY WAY HOME, AND I HAD SOME TIME TO KILL.

SO, I THOUGHT--

UH-HUH. MM-HMM.

MY OFFICE IS JUST A COUPLE OF BLOCKS FROM HERE.

AH. I SEE.

SO...

WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?

[ Chuckles ] THE SAME THING YOU ARE.

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THIS PAINTING?

I LIKE IT.

SO DO I.

I LIKE THE BRUSH STROKES AT THE BOTTOM.

[ Clears Throat ] SORT OF REMINDS ME OF...

KANDINSKY.

IT IS KANDINSKY.

[ Breathing Heavily ]

WHAT TIME DO YOU GO TO BED? [ Exhales Deeply ]

WHAT?

WHAT TIME DO YOU GO TO BED?

I DON'T KNOW.

AROUND 11:30.

I HAVE TO GO. I'M SORRY.

I-I'M MEETING A FRIEND.

AT 11:30... WHEN YOU'RE IN BED,

I'LL BE THINKING OF YOU.

WILL YOU THINK OF ME? HMM?

YES.

[ Thunderclap ]

[ Thunderclap ]

[ Thunderclap ]

[ Thunderclap ]

[ Crickets Chirping ]

[ Tess ] SO... [ Paul Exhales ]

WHEN ARE YOU GOING TO ASK ME OUT ON A REAL DATE?

[ Paul ] HUH? I THOUGHT THIS WAS A REAL DATE.

YOU KNOW, IT MIGHT BE FUN TO GO IN PUBLIC FOR ONCE.

IT'S BEEN THREE DAYS, YOUR PLACE OR MINE.

MM. I SAY WE GO FOR FIVE.

MMM.

I'VE FORGOTTEN WHAT YOU LOOK LIKE WITH YOUR CLOTHES ON.

WELL, I'M RATHER ENJOYING GETTING TO KNOW YOU LIKE THIS, I MUST SAY.

PAUL. PAUL! MMM.

I'M SERIOUS. [ Sighs ]

ALL RIGHT. YOU'RE RIGHT.

I KNOW I SHOULD HAVE TOLD YOU ABOUT IT, BUT I THOUGHT YOU WOULDN'T UNDERSTAND.

GUESS I MAY AS WELL JUST COME OUT AND TELL YOU.

I'M A VAMPIRE.

[ Teeth Chatter ]

HUH? [ Snickers ]

SO, LOOK, WE GO OUT, WE HAVE A LITTLE DINNER, [ Sighs ]

WE GO TO A MOVIE.

WHAT'S THE BIG DEAL? I TOLD YOU. I'M SORRY.

I GUESS IT HASN'T BEEN LONG ENOUGH. I STILL THINK ABOUT HER.

WELL, OF COURSE YOU DO. I MEAN, YOU SAID IT HAD ONLY BEEN A YEAR.

BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN YOU CAN'T GO OUT ON A DATE.

I MEAN, YOU SEEM TO HANDLE THIS PART OF THE RELATIONSHIP VERY WELL.

I KNOW HOW IT LOOKS. I GUESS IT'S A LITTLE CRASS.

MM. A LITTLE.

I'M SORRY, BUT IT'S THE WAY I FEEL.

I CAN'T HELP IT.

EVERYTHING REMINDS ME OF HER.

I'M SORRY.

REALLY.

[ Hums ]

MMM. MMM. [ Giggles ]

[ Sighs ] I DON'T KNOW, EMMA. I'VE NEVER FELT LIKE THIS BEFORE.

I MEAN, YOU'D THINK SOMEONE WITH MY BACKGROUND, MY EDUCATION,

EVERYTHING I SUPPOSEDLY KNOW ABOUT THE HUMAN PSYCHE--

YOU'D THINK I'D AT LEAST KNOW WHAT'S RIGHT FOR ME.

HE'S NOT LIKE ANYONE I'VE EVER IMAGINED MYSELF WITH.

ALL RIGHT. WHAT ARE YOU SMILING ABOUT?

NO, NO. IT'S ALL PERFECTLY CLEAR TO ME--

IN PSYCHOLOGICAL TERMS, I MEAN.

WHAT? HE TURNS YOU ON.

YEAH, WELL, YOU CAN SAY THAT AGAIN.

WELL, WHAT'S WRONG WITH THAT?

I DON'T KNOW. IT'S LIKE EVERYTHING ABOUT HIM IS "ALMOST BUT NOT QUITE."

TESS. WHAT'S WRONG WITH BEING PICKY?

YOU HAVE BEEN SAYING THE SAME THING FOR THE LAST 15 YEARS.

NOW, WHAT DOES THAT TELL YOU? NO, THIS-THIS ONE-- THIS ONE IS DIFFERENT.

MM. IS HE MARRIED?

NO. WELL, THEN...

YOU'RE RIGHT, THIS ONE IS DIFFERENT.

CONGRATULATIONS. [ Chuckles ]

I FEEL LIKE A SILLY SCHOOLGIRL.

I SEE HIM WHEN I CLOSE MY EYES.

I DREAM ABOUT HIM AT NIGHT.

IT'S STARTING TO INTERFERE WITH MY WORK.

HMPH. A PERSON CAN ALWAYS WORK.

SO ARE YOU SAYING THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH OBSESSING LIKE THAT?

[ Chuckles ] AFFAIRS OF THE HEART, DEAR GIRL.

AFFAIRS OF THE HEART. THERE'S NO RIGHT OR WRONG.

THERE'S NEVER ANY RIGHT OR WRONG. BUT HE'S SO SECRETIVE, EMMA.

IT'S LIKE THERE'S SOMETHING UNDERNEATH THE SURFACE THAT HE'S HIDING.

AND THE SCARY THING IS I THINK THAT'S WHAT ATTRACTS ME TO HIM.

A LITTLE MYSTERY IS THE GREATEST APHRODISIAC THERE IS.

- OH, BUT YOU WANT ANSWERS. - IT'D BE NICE.

TESS, AFFAIRS OF ANY KIND CAN BE HEALTHY.

AS LONG AS BOTH PARTIES INVOLVED KNOW JUST WHAT TO EXPECT FROM EACH OTHER.

[ Sighs ] NOW, IF YOU WANT MORE FROM THIS YOUNG MAN THAN JUST SEX,

THEN YOU MUST INSIST ON KNOWING MORE ABOUT HIM.

THAT'S YOUR RIGHT. AND IF HE REFUSES TO COMPLY,

THEN YOU HAVE YOUR ANSWER.

[ Intercom Beeps ] [ Woman ] MISS SIMMONS IS ON THE PHONE FOR YOU.

CARLA? I WAS EXPECTING TO SEE YOU TODAY.

DR. PALMER.

I'M SO ALONE.

AND--

AND NOBODY UNDERSTANDS.

[ Crying ] YOU'RE THE ONLY ONE I CAN TALK TO.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN? WHAT'S HAPPENED?

HE WAS HERE.

WE HAD A FIGHT.

HE SAID HORRIBLE THINGS TO ME.

AND I WAS SO AFRAID HE WAS GOING TO--

[ Sobs ]

I JUST CAN'T STAND IT ANYMORE.

THREE YEARS I'VE WAITED FOR HIM.

THREE YEARS OF MY WHOLE DAMN LIFE,

AND NOW HE'S SEEING SOMEONE ELSE.

[ Crying ]

LISTEN.

WE NEED TO TALK RIGHT NOW. I'LL COME TO YOU.

CARLA, WHERE DO YOU LIVE? [ Dial Tone ]

NANCY, GET ME CARLA SIMMONS'S ADDRESS.

IT'S SOMEWHERE IN WEST HOLLYWOOD.

[ Knocking ] [ Tess ] CARLA?

[ Knocking ] CARLA?

CARLA?

CARLA?

IT'S ME, CARLA. DR. PALMER.

GO AWAY.

PLEASE COME INSIDE.

WE'LL TALK ABOUT IT.

I DON'T WANT TO.

I LIKE IT OUT HERE.

BASTARD.

IT'S ALL RIGHT TO BE ANGRY.

BUT IT'S NOT OKAY TO HURT YOURSELF.

BUT I LOVE HIM.

I THOUGHT HE LOVED ME TOO.

I JUST WANTED TO BE HAPPY.

PLEASE.

HELP ME.

I WILL.

"FOR HER THE FAIR AND DEBONAIR, THAT NOW SO LOWLY LIES--

"THE LIFE UPON HER YELLOW HAIR,

"BUT NOT WITHIN HER EYES,

"THE LIFE STILL THERE, UPON HER HAIR,

"THE DEATH UPON HER EYES.

"THE LADY SLEEPS!

"OH, MAY HER SLEEP, WHICH IS ENDURING, SO BE DEEP!

"HEAVEN HAVE HER IN ITS SACRED KEEP!

"THIS CHAMBER CHANGED FOR ONE MORE HOLY,

"THIS BED FOR ONE MORE MELANCHOLY.

"I PRAY TO GOD THAT SHE MAY LIE FOREVER WITH UNOPENED EYE,

"WHILE THE PALE SHEETED GHOSTS GO BY!

"MY LOVE, SHE SLEEPS!

"OH, MAY HER SLEEP,

"AS IT IS LASTING,

SO BE DEEP!"

ALL HIS LIFE, POE SEARCHED FOR A WOMAN...

WHO COULD LIVE UP TO HIS ROMANTICIZED EXPECTATIONS.

SO, THAT'S IT FOR TODAY.

YOUR FINAL PAPERS ON MR. POE ARE DUE NEXT TUESDAY.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND.

"WHILE PALE SHEETED GHOSTS GO BY"?

CHEERFUL STUFF.

SOME FIND IT ROMANTIC.

- EVEN EROTIC. - ROMANTIC? DEATH?

OH, THE POEM'S NOT ABOUT DEATH.

THE POEM'S ABOUT OBSESSION.

ANYWAY, TO POE, DEATH WAS NO REASON TO STOP LOVING.

IT WAS WHEN TRUE LOVE BEGAN.

AHH. DO YOU BELIEVE THAT?

- IT DEPENDS. - ON WHAT?

ON WHETHER YOU'RE JOINING MY CLASS OR DOING RESEARCH, DR. PALMER.

I JUST HAPPENED TO BE ON CAMPUS AND I THOUGHT I'D COME BY AND SEE HOW YOU ARE DOING.

WELL, I'M GLAD YOU DID. NOW WE CAN HAVE DINNER LATER.

YOU MEAN WE'RE ACTUALLY GOING OUT IN PUBLIC?

I DON'T KNOW.

I MIGHT WEAR A DISGUISE. YOU KNOW, ONE OF THOSE RUBBER NOSES WITH FUNNY GLASSES.

♪ [ Flute ]

[ Chatter ]

[ Speaking Japanese ]

[ Speaking Japanese ]

"SAKI"? AH, YES. "SAKI."

MM!

THAT'S HOT.

YES, IT IS.

- SO, YOU COME HERE OFTEN? - WHENEVER I GET THE CHANCE.

BEST SUSHI IN TOWN.

PROBABLY BRING ALL YOUR DATES HERE.

WHAT'S THAT SUPPOSED TO MEAN?

I DON'T KNOW. JUST SEEMS LIKE A ROMANTIC PLACE TO BRING A FIRST DATE.

I WOULDN'T KNOW. I HAVEN'T BEEN ON THAT MANY DATES.

MY WIFE AND I, WE WERE MARRIED WHEN WE WERE 22.

SHE ONLY DIED LAST YEAR.

DIED?

I THOUGHT YOU SAID SHE LEFT YOU?

OH, GOD. I'M SORRY. I--

I-I JUST ASSUMED THAT ROZ HAD TOLD YOU. I--

[ Slight Groan ]

I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY.

IT'S JUST THAT SOMETIMES IT'S VERY DIFFICULT TO SAY, THAT'S ALL.

I DIDN'T MEAN TO MAKE A BIG DEAL OUT OF IT. I'M REALLY SORRY.

NO, I'M-I'M-I'M SORRY TO GIVE YOU A SHOCK WITH IT. REALLY.

TESS, I KNOW WE'VE ONLY KNOWN EACH OTHER A SHORT TIME--

[ Nervous Chuckle ]

I'VE ALWAYS BEEN A MAN WHO KNOWS WHAT I LIKE.

I'VE ALWAYS KNOWN EXACTLY WHAT I WANTED.

AND I KNOW WHAT I WANT WHEN I LOOK AT YOU.

WOULD YOU EXCUSE ME FOR JUST A MINUTE?

I'M SORRY, BUT I BRING YOU WRONG SAKE.

VERY SORRY.

SO, WHAT'S GOING ON WITH YOU AND PAUL?

OH, I'M NOT REALLY SURE.

WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME HIS WIFE HAD DIED?

I THOUGHT I DID. OH, PLEASE. HE'S SINGLE. NO. YOU DIDN'T.

I REALIZE THAT'S TERRA INCOGNITA FOR YOU.

WHY DOES EVERYBODY KEEP REMINDING ME OF THAT?

[ Sighs ] SO WHAT? HE'S A WIDOWER. WHAT'S THE BIG DEAL?

FOR YOU, THAT'S A SUBSTANTIAL MOVE UP THE FOOD CHAIN.

[ Giggles ] BESIDES, HE'S A HUNK.

I DON'T KNOW. IT'S GETTING KIND OF COMPLICATED.

WHAT'S COMPLICATED? HE WANTS YOU, YOU WANT HIM.

IT'S CHEMISTRY 101. IT'S NOT THAT SIMPLE, ROZ.

SWEETIE, YOU'RE MY BEST FRIEND AND I LOVE YOU.

BUT SOMETIMES YOU MAKE LIFE MUCH MORE DIFFICULT THAN IT HAS TO BE.

I DON'T TRY TO MAKE THINGS HARDER, YOU KNOW.

IT JUST GETS THAT WAY. YOU'RE ALLOWED TO HAVE SOME FUN.

[ Sighs ]

DOES PAUL HAVE A GIRLFRIEND?

I DON'T KNOW. HE HASN'T BEEN BACK FROM JAPAN THAT LONG.

MAYBE HE HAD ONE OVER THERE, BUT, UH,

ROGER SAYS THERE HASN'T BEEN ANYONE SINCE HE GOT BACK.

HOW ABOUT WHEN HE WAS MARRIED?

HOW WOULD I KNOW? AND-AND WHAT IF HE DID?

HIS WIFE'S DEAD NOW AND IT'S OBVIOUS THAT HE'S INTERESTED IN YOU.

WHAT'S THE PROBLEM?

DID YOU CALL TO CONFIRM CARLA SIMMONS'S APPOINTMENT TODAY?

I LEFT MESSAGES AT HER HOME NUMBER AND AT THE BOOKSTORE,

BUT SHE NEVER CALLED BACK.

OKAY. SHE'LL PROBABLY BE HERE IN A FEW MINUTES. THANK YOU, NANCY.

- WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE? - YOU DIDN'T CALL ME.

I WAS GOING TO TONIGHT.

I COULDN'T WAIT.

I'M REALLY BUSY RIGHT NOW. UM, UH, HOW DID YOU GET BY THE RECEPTIONIST?

UH, SHE GOT CALLED AWAY FROM HER DESK.

YOU KNOW, YOU'RE BAD.

AND YOU'RE BEAUTIFUL. MM.

PAUL, YOU HAVE TO GO. I HAVE A CLIENT COMING IN A FEW MINUTES.

UH, I'LL WAIT. MAYBE SHE'LL CANCEL.

NO, PAUL. HMM?

[ Moaning ]

[ Gasps ] PAUL! PAUL, NO. YOU CAN'T, YOU CAN'T.

THIS IS MY OFFICE. YOU KNOW, YOU REALLY SHOULD TRY AND MIX BUSINESS WITH PLEASURE.

YOU'LL GET A LOT MORE JOY OUT OF LIFE. MMM.

MMM. NO. [ Giggles ]

[ Intercom Beeps ] YOU GOTTA GO. OKAY.

OKAY, I'LL GO. CALL ME LATER, OKAY?

I'LL CALL YOU AT HOME. UH-- ALL RIGHT.

OH, THIS WAY. OKAY.

WHENEVER YOU WANT TO.

OKAY. THIS WAY?

[ Whispers ] GO!

[ No Audio ]

[ Intercom Beeps ]

[ Clears Throat ] WHAT IS IT, NANCY?

MISS SIMMONS IS HERE.

OKAY, SEND HER IN. [ Sighs ]

HELLO, CARLA.

HOW ARE YOU FEELING?

NOT VERY GOOD.

LAST NIGHT WAS THE WORST NIGHT I'VE HAD IN AWHILE.

I WANNA BE THERE FOR YOU, CARLA, BUT I HOPE THAT FROM NOW ON...

WE CAN WORK ON YOUR FEELINGS OF DEPRESSION HERE AT THE OFFICE...

AND NOT ON THE LEDGE OF A BUILDING.

I CAN'T STOP THINKING ABOUT HIM.

ALL THE TIME.

YOU SAID THAT HE'S SEEING ANOTHER WOMAN.

HOW DO YOU KNOW? DID HE TELL YOU THAT?

NO. HE'S TOO MUCH OF A COWARD FOR THAT.

SO YOU SAW HIM WITH ANOTHER WOMAN?

NO. I MEAN, N-NOT EXACTLY.

- THEN HOW DO YOU KNOW? - BECAUSE A WOMAN KNOWS.

WHY ARE YOU INTERROGATING ME?

I JUST THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR BOTH OF US TO KNOW THE FACTS.

OKAY. DID HIS WIFE KNOW ABOUT YOU?

HE WAS GONNA LEAVE HER. HE WANTED ME.

YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW BADLY.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN? WHEN HE WANTS SOMETHING,

NOTHING WILL STOP HIM FROM GETTING IT.

HE GAVE ME THIS RING.

HE SAID HE HAD IT MADE JUST FOR ME.

IT WAS LATE ONE NIGHT...

AFTER WE MADE LOVE IN FRONT OF THE FIREPLACE.

HE TOOK MY HAND...

HE LOOKED INTO MY EYES...

AND HE SAID, "SO ALL THE NIGHT-TIDE,

"I LIE DOWN BY THE SIDE OF MY DARLING-- MY DARLING--

MY LIFE AND MY BRIDE."

- THAT'S POE. - YES. PAUL LOVES POE.

WHAT IS IT?

YOU SAID "PAUL"?

WELL, I GUESS IT DOESN'T MATTER IF I TELL YOU HIS NAME ANYMORE.

I REALLY DON'T CARE IF HE FINDS OUT.

YOU KNOW, HE WROTE A WHOLE BOOK ON POE.

I ALWAYS CARRY IT WITH ME.

HE EVEN DEDICATED IT TO ME.

PAUL TOMLINSON?

HOW COULD THIS POSSIBLY HAPPEN?

IT'S LIKE SOME KIND OF A BAD JOKE.

[ Exhales Deeply ]

MAYBE I SHOULDN'T HAVE BEEN SO WILLING.

COULD YOU JUST DROP THE COGNITIVE PSYCHOANALYSIS CRAP FOR ONCE...

AND TELL ME WHAT I'M SUPPOSED TO THINK?

YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO USE YOUR OWN JUDGMENT.

NOW, WHAT DO YOU BELIEVE IS THE TRUTH?

I DON'T KNOW. [ Sighs ]

I'M SUPPOSED TO HAVE ALL THE ANSWERS, RIGHT?

THAT IS WHY THEY PAY US THE BIG BUCKS.

WELL, I GUESS MY BAROMETER'S JUST A LITTLE OFF RIGHT NOW.

THERE HAS TO BE SOME LOGICAL EXPLANATION.

[ Sighs ]

[ Sighs ]

YOU THINK MAYBE SH-SHE COULD JUST BE MAKING THE WHOLE THING UP?

YOU MEAN, MAYBE THIS CARLA WAS NEVER REALLY HIS GIRLFRIEND?

- YEAH. - PERHAPS.

COULD BE A DELUSION.

ALTHOUGH SHE MAY TRULY BELIEVE IT.

YOU KNOW, PEOPLE HAVE BEEN WILLING TO GO TO VERY GREAT LENGTHS...

TO MAINTAIN THE ILLUSION OF A FANTASY.

IT'S RARE, BUT IT'S POSSIBLE.

ON THE OTHER HAND,

THIS FELLA PAUL MIGHT JUST BE A CAD.

IT'S UP TO YOU TO DECIDE.

YOU CAN... WALK AWAY FROM IT NOW...

OR YOU CAN CHOOSE TO FIND OUT THE TRUTH.

I HAVE TO FIND OUT.

[ Tape Rewinding ]

[ Beeps ] [ Paul ] IT'S ME. WHERE ARE YOU? CALL ME.

[ Beeps ] [ Paul ] TESS, IT'S ME AGAIN.

[ Resets Machine ]

[ Ringing ]

[ Ring ] HELLO.

[ Paul ] TESS, WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH YOU?

WHY HAVEN'T YOU CALLED ME? WE HAVE TO TALK.

FINE. LET'S TALK. NOT ON THE PHONE.

OKAY, THEN WHEN? [ Sighs ] UH, TOMORROW.

WELL, I'LL COME OVER IN THE MORN-- NO. NOT HERE.

SOMEWHERE ELSE. UM,

AT THE PIER IN SANTA MONICA.

AT NOON.

[ Seagulls Cawing ]

I FEEL LIKE I'M IN A SPY NOVEL.

WHY THE SECRECY?

TELL ME ABOUT CARLA SIMMONS.

YOU SAYING YOU DON'T KNOW HER?

OH, SURE. I KNOW CARLA. YES. UM, SHE OWNS A BOOKSTORE.

I SAW YOU WITH HER YESTERDAY.

SO?

OH, MY GOD. DON'T TELL ME YOU'RE ONE OF THOSE.

ONE OF THOSE WHAT? ONE OF THOSE INSANELY JEALOUS WOMEN.

JUST EXPLAIN IT TO ME.

[ Clears Throat ] SHE ORDERED A BOOK FOR ME THREE WEEKS AGO.

ALL OF THE SUDDEN SHE SHOWS UP OUT OF NOWHERE,

TELLS ME THE BOOK HAS ARRIVED...

AND THAT I CAN PICK IT UP WHENEVER I WANT.

I FIGURED SHE JUST RAN INTO ME. PURE COINCIDENCE.

YOU'RE NOT DATING HER?

CARLA? [ Laughs ]

NO.

LOOK. LOOK, LOOK, LOOK. I MIGHT BE THE ABSENT-MINDED PROFESSOR TYPE,

BUT I THINK THAT I'D AT LEAST REMEMBER WHO I'VE DATED.

BUT YOU HAD SOME KIND OF RELATIONSHIP WITH HER.

WE TALKED A FEW TIMES AND I SENT HER FLOWERS TO THANK HER FOR HER HELP.

NOT MUCH OF A RELATIONSHIP.

YOU'RE NOT SLEEPING WITH HER?

NO!

NO. ABSOLUTELY NOT!

WHAT THE HELL IS THIS ALL ABOUT?

CARLA IS-- WAS MY CLIENT.

SHE TOLD ME THAT YOU AND SHE HAD A RELATIONSHIP...

AND THAT YOU WANT TO MARRY HER.

WHAT? AND YOU BELIEVED HER?

SHE KNOWS AN AWFUL LOT ABOUT YOU. UH-HUH. LIKE WHAT?

LIKE HER DESCRIPTION OF WHAT SHE CLAIMS IS YOUR FIRST DATE...

AT THE JAPANESE RESTAURANT WHERE WE WENT.

IT WAS EXACTLY LIKE OUR DINNER.

AND I'M NOT SURE WHO TO BELIEVE.

I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU'D SAY THAT.

[ Groans ]

LOOK, IT IS POSSIBLE THAT CARLA MAY HAVE IMAGINED HAVING HAD A RELATIONSHIP WITH YOU.

SHE COULD BE SUFFERING FROM SOME KIND OF DELUSIONAL OBSESSION.

- OH, GEE. I'M REALLY SORRY FOR HER. - IT'S ALSO POSSIBLE...

THAT SOME OF WHAT SHE SAYS ABOUT YOU IS BASED UPON EXPERIENCE.

- OH, YES. SUCH AS? - SUCH AS,

MAYBE A CERTAIN ATTRACTIVE PROFESSOR TOOK ADVANTAGE OF HIS SITUATION...

AND MISLED A YOUNG WOMAN INTO THINKING IT WAS MORE THAN JUST SEX.

I NEVER SLEPT WITH CARLA SIMMONS,

AND I NEVER TOLD HER ANYTHING MORE THAN THAT I WAS GRATEFUL FOR HER HELP.

COME ON, TESS.

YOU'RE USING HER DELUSIONS AS AN EXCUSE. YOU'RE AFRAID OF WHAT YOU'RE FEELING FOR ME.

LOOK, WHATEVER CARLA SAYS IS FANTASY. I'M REAL.

I'M REAL.

OH, MY GOD.

DO YOU THINK WHAT'S HAPPENING BETWEEN US COMES ALONG EVERY DAY?

I'M SORRY. I--

I'M CONFUSED. I WANT TO BELIEVE YOU.

OH, SWEETHEART. OHH.

DO YOU THINK I'D DO THIS TO YOU? EH?

I WANTED TO BELIEVE YOU SO BADLY, BUT I WAS SO AFRAID.

[ Sobs ]

MMM.

♪ [ Calliope ]

PAUL, EVERYONE CAN SEE.

NO ONE'S WATCHING US. RELAX. JUST RELAX.

ALL RIGHT, FOLKS. RIDE'S OVER.

UNLESS YOU WANNA GO AGAIN.

I LOVE IT WHEN THE SKY GETS LIKE THIS.

POE CALLED THIS KIND OF WEATHER THE TIME WHEN "DEMONS DANCE, PASSIONS BURN--"

"AND THE WIND SCREAMS OUT IN PAIN.

SO DANCE WITH ME, TAKE A CHANCE THAT WE MAY LOVE AGAIN."

HEY. I'M IMPRESSED.

I STARTED YOUR BOOK.

I WANNA KNOW EVERYTHING ABOUT YOU.

THEN DANCE WITH ME.

TAKE A CHANCE WITH ME.

THAT WE MAY BOTH LOVE AGAIN.

CARLA!

HOW COULD YOU DO THIS TO ME, PAUL?

- I DIDN'T DO ANYTHING TO YOU. - YOU SON OF A--

- CARLA, LISTEN. - NO, I'M NOT LISTENING TO YOU ANYMORE, DR. PALMER.

- YOU USED ME! - NO ONE USED YOU.

I TRUSTED YOU. I TOLD YOU MY SECRETS,

AND YOU USED THEM TO STEAL HIM AWAY FROM ME!

I KNOW YOU'RE HURTING, BUT I WANT TO HELP YOU.

[ Groans ]

CARLA! CARLA!

CARLA! CARLA, WAIT! TESS, LET HER GO!

TESS, LET HER GO. LET HER GO. LET HER GO.

[ Engine Starting, Revving ]

[ Tires Squealing ]

YOU CAN'T SAVE THEM ALL, OKAY?

[ Elevator Bell Chimes ]

CARLA, IT'S TESS PALMER.

CARLA, I NEED TO TALK TO YOU!

CARLA--

COME ON, CARLA. THIS HAS GONE FAR ENOUGH.

[ Ringing ]

[ Ringing Continues ]

HELLO? NO. [ Chuckles ]

JUST TRYING TO GET SOME WORK DONE, THAT'S ALL.

NOW?

[ Sighs ] BOY, YOU ARE BAD.

OKAY. OKAY, I'LL BE RIGHT OVER.

BYE.

[ Thunderclap ]

[ Gasping ]

[ Whimpers ]

[ Billie Holiday ] ♪ DON'T KNOW WHY ♪

♪ THERE'S NO SUN UP IN THE SKY ♪

♪ STORMY WEATHER ♪

♪ SINCE MY MAN AND I ♪

♪ AIN'T TOGETHER ♪

♪ KEEPS RAININ' ♪

♪ ALL THE TIME ♪

♪ LIFE IS BARE ♪

♪ GLOOM AND MISERY EVERYWHERE ♪

♪ STORMY WEATHER ♪

♪ JUST CAN'T MY POOR SELF ♪

♪ TOGETHER ♪

♪ I'M WEARY ALL THE TIME ♪

♪ THE TIME ♪

RECOGNIZE IT?

PAUL LEFT IT AT MY PLACE THIS MORNING.

WE BOTH KNOW HOW FORGETFUL HE CAN BE,

ESPECIALLY WHEN HE'S BEEN UP ALL NIGHT.

WHICH IS MY FAULT, I GUESS.

HE CAN'T SEEM TO GET ENOUGH OF ME.

- OH, AM I EMBARRASSING YOU? - WHAT DO YOU WANT, CARLA?

COULD YOU BE A DEAR AND RETURN IT?

I WANT YOU TO GET OUT OF MY HOUSE.

RIGHT NOW! WHAT HAPPENED TO THE KIND, SENSITIVE DR. PALMER?

IF YOU DON'T GET OUT RIGHT NOW, I'M CALLING THE POLICE.

THAT'S A VERY GOOD IDEA.

YOU SHOULD CALL THE POLICE.

'CAUSE YOU'RE IN DANGER.

ARE YOU THREATENING ME?

NO. I'M WARNING YOU.

STAY AWAY FROM PAUL.

HE KILLED HIS WIFE.

HE'LL KILL AGAIN.

[ Footsteps Departing ]

WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN? I'VE BEEN WORRIED ABOUT YOU. YEAH?

WHY WOULD YOU BE WORRIED ABOUT ME? WHERE WERE YOU?

OUR MUTUAL FRIEND DROPPED IN ON MY SHOWER THIS MORNING.

SHE HAD YOUR SWEATER.

YOU WOULDN'T HAPPEN TO KNOW HOW SHE GOT IT, WOULD YOU?

NO, I DON'T. WHERE WERE YOU LAST NIGHT?

I WENT OUT WITH AN OLD FRIEND.

WE HAD DRINKS. WE TALKED, IT GOT LATE. I CAME HOME.

CARLA SAYS YOU WERE WITH HER LAST NIGHT.

CARLA'S A LIAR. YEAH, THEN HOW DID SHE HAPPEN TO GET YOUR SWEATER?

I JUST TOLD YOU. I DON'T KNOW.

LOOK, MAYBE SHE STOLE IT. YOU JUST SAID YOURSELF THAT SHE BROKE INTO YOUR HOUSE.

TESS, THIS WOMAN IS CAPABLE OF ANYTHING.

THEN HOW DO YOU EXPLAIN THIS?

WHERE DID YOU GET THIS? DID YOU WRITE IT?

YES. I WROTE IT.

TO MY WIFE.

MY WIFE KEPT ALL THE LOVE LETTERS THAT I EVER WROTE HER.

AFTER SHE DIED. I LOOKED FOR THEM.

I NEEDED TO SEE THEM AGAIN. [ Sighs ]

THEY WERE MISSING. I COULDN'T FIND THEM.

HOW DID YOUR WIFE DIE? THIS IS SICK, TESS.

[ Shudders ] THERE WAS AN ACCIDENT.

[ Sighs ] SHE WAS HIKING UP IN THE MOUNTAINS NEAR OUT CABIN.

I GUESS SHE JUST SLIPPED AND FELL. YOU GUESS?

I WASN'T THERE.

WE HAD AN ARGUMENT. I WENT BACK TO THE CABIN.

THE RANGERS SAID IT LOOKED LIKE SHE SLIPPED.

CARLA SAID...

YOU KILLED YOUR WIFE.

MY WIFE AND I WERE NOT EXACTLY THE PERFECT COUPLE BY ANY MEANS.

I MADE A LOT OF MISTAKES.

BUT I LOVED HER.

YOU DIDN'T REALLY BELIEVE IT, DID YOU?

NO.

I'M REALLY SORRY. [ Slaps Purse ]

I DON'T KNOW HOW TO EXPLAIN MY BEHAVIOR LATELY.

A THERAPIST IS SUPPOSED TO STAY DETACHED,

AND I'VE LET MYSELF GET SUCKED INTO HER DELUSIONS.

I'M SORRY.

COME HERE. COME HERE.

[ Groaning Sigh ]

WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE, ANYWAY?

YOU-YOU CALLED ME.

I GOT A MESSAGE SAYING IT WAS URGENT, TO COME OVER IMMEDIATELY.

I NEVER--

CARLA.

HELLO?

OH, MY GOD!

LET'S GET OUT OF HERE. COME ON. I HAVE TO FIND HER.

"FIND HER"? TESS, THIS IS NOT THE WORK OF A WELL-ADJUSTED WOMAN.

LET'S GO TO MY PLACE, LOCK THE DOORS AND LET THE POLICE TAKE CARE OF CARLA.

COME ON. TESS, COME ON. COME ON.

HOW LONG DO YOU THINK SHE'S BEEN FOLLOWING ME?

WHO KNOWS? YOU SURE YOU NEVER SAW HER?

[ Sighs ] I DON'T THINK SO.

THE THOUGHT OF IT GIVES ME THE CREEPS.

[ Sighs ]

WOULD YOU LIKE ONE OF THESE? YES, PLEASE.

MAKE IT A DOUBLE.

[ Exhales ] THIS IS THE LAST PICTURE THAT I HAVE OF JULIA AND I TOGETHER.

[ Smacks Lips ]

IT WAS TAKEN THE WEEKEND SHE DIED.

[ Inhales, Blows Air ]

LISTEN, I'M GOING TO JUMP IN THE SHOWER BEFORE GOING TO BED.

EXCUSE ME.

[ Shouting ] CARLA HAS A RING.

SHE TRIED TO TELL ME YOU HAD IT MADE FOR HER.

SORRY, WHAT DID YOU SAY?

NEVER MIND.

[ Sighs ]

[ Tinkling ]

PAUL?

HELLO?

[ Pounding On Door ] PAUL? PAUL?

[ Flames Roaring, Crackling ]

[ Smoke Alarm Blaring ]

- P-PAUL? - [ Blaring Continues ]

- PAUL? - TESS? TESS!

[ Coughing ]

CALL 9-1-1!

[ Gasps, Coughs ]

[ Woman On Radio ] FIRE-1, TAC-2. [ Men Chattering ]

13A-61, 13A-61-- [ Continues Indistinct ]

[ Man ] COME ON. PULL OUT THAT AUXILIARY PUMP. INSTALL IT.

[ Radio, Firefighter Chatter Continues ]

[ Paul Groans ] LOOK, THE WOMAN IS TRYING TO KILL US.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN, YOU'RE JUST GONNA QUESTION HER?

SHE WAS IN HER CAR MINDING HER OWN BUSINESS.

JUST BECAUSE SHE WAS IN THE AREA DOESN'T PROVE ANYTHING.

YEAH, BUT THIS IS A HELL OF A LOT MORE THAN COINCIDENCE.

SHE'S BROKEN INTO BOTH OUR HOUSES! THE WOMAN IS STALKING US.

THIS WAS NO ACCIDENT. THE FIRE WAS DELIBERATELY SET. YOU CAN SMELL THE GAS.

WHOEVER SET IT... MEANT BUSINESS.

IT COULD'VE BEEN SET BY ANYBODY, INCLUDING EITHER ONE OF YOU TWO.

BUT IT WASN'T.

[ Radio Chatter Continues ]

10-4.

[ Woman On Police Radio ] WEST L.A. UNIT, ONE, LINCOLN, ADAM, DAVID, YOUNG, JOHN--

NO WANT OR WARRANT. D.M.V. NOT ON FILE.

[ Tess ] AH, FEELS GOOD TO GET AWAY.

[ Paul ] I'VE HAD THIS PLACE A COUPLE OF YEARS.

I LOVE IT HERE. THINK OF ALL THIS AS A LITTLE VACATION FROM THE CITY.

CLEAN MOUNTAIN AIR, GREAT VIEWS,

YOU AND ME COMMUNING WITH NATURE.

HIDING OUT IN FEAR IS MORE LIKE IT.

WILL YOU STOP IT? WE'RE SAFE NOW.

I DON'T KNOW ABOUT YOU, BUT I THINK COMING UP HERE...

WAS THE BEST THING WE COULD'VE POSSIBLY DONE.

JUST WHAT THE DOCTOR ORDERED.

I THOUGHT WE'RE GONNA BE IN FOR A BLIZZARD TONIGHT,

BUT I THINK IT'S TOO COLD FOR SNOW.

WELL, I GUESS WE'LL HAVE TO HUDDLE CLOSE TOGETHER.

CONSERVE WARMTH.

OH, YOU READ MY MIND.

[ Tess Moans ]

[ Chuckles ]

MMM. UMM!

OHH.

[ Moans Continue ]

AHH.

OHH.

[ Door Clanking ]

[ Sighs ]

CLOSE YOUR EYES.

WHAT? CLOSE YOUR EYES.

COME ON. OKAY.

MM.

GOT YOUR EYES CLOSED? YES.

"SO ALL THE NIGHT TIDE,

I LIE DOWN BY THE SIDE."

"OF MY DARLING,

"MY DARLING,

MY LIFE..."

"AND MY BRIDE."

WHAT'S THE MATTER? YOU'RE NOT HAPPY?

NO, I AM, UH--

IT-IT JUST... TOOK ME BY SURPRISE.

[ Exhales Sharply ]

I WANT YOU TO BE MY WIFE. [ Sighs ]

I HAVEN'T FELT LIKE THIS ABOUT ANYONE SINCE JULIA DIED.

I HOPE YOU UNDERSTAND HOW I FEEL.

YES.

I, UH-- I NEED TO--

I'LL BE RIGHT BACK...

IN JUST A MINUTE.

TESS... I LOVE YOU.

[ Creaks ]

TESS?

WHAT ARE YOU DOING UP THERE?

I'M GETTING COLD DOWN HERE. WITHOUT YOU.

YOU CAN'T TAKE THE CAR. THE ROADS ARE COVERED WITH ICE.

- WHAT ARE YOU DOING? - I'M SAVING YOUR LIFE.

I TRIED TO WARN YOU. I TOLD YOU HE WAS DANGEROUS.

I'M NOT THE ONE WHO TORE YOUR KITCHEN APART OR STARTED THE FIRE.

IT WAS HIM! IT'S ALL A GAME TO HIM.

THE ROMANCE, LOVE POEMS, PROMISES YOU'LL BE TOGETHER FOREVER.

NOW, COME ON!

TESS, WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

TESS?

I PARKED NEAR TOWN. THE ROADS ARE CLEAR DOWN THERE.

[ Tess ] WHY DON'T WE JUST FOLLOW THE ROAD DOWN?

THIS WAY'S SHORTER. I KNOW THIS AREA PRETTY WELL.

HE BROUGHT ME UP HERE TOO.

[ Wind Whirling ]

IT'S JUST A LITTLE FURTHER.

[ Paul ] TESS? [ Tess ] GET AWAY FROM US!

- WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? - SHE KNOWS, PAUL.

- EVERYTHING. - I LOVE YOU. YOU KNOW THAT.

DO YOU REALLY THINK YOU'RE THE ONLY ONE...

HE'S EVER BROUGHT UP HERE, DOCTOR?

DID HE MAKE LOVE TO YOU IN THE SAUNA, TESS?

- SHE WAS WATCHING US. - I DIDN'T HAVE TO.

I KNOW YOU, PAUL. I KNOW EVERYTHING ABOUT YOU.

SHE KNOWS YOU KILLED YOUR WIFE.

TESS... SHE'S CRAZY.

YOU DIDN'T THINK I WAS CRAZY WHEN YOU BROUGHT ME UP HERE THAT WEEKEND.

UNFORTUNATELY, YOUR WIFE SHOWED UP AND FOUND US.

YOU TOLD HER HOW MUCH YOU LOVED ME.

SHE DIDN'T UNDERSTAND HOW MUCH WE LOVED EACH OTHER.

SO, WHEN HER BACK WAS TURNED,

YOU SNUCK UP BEHIND HER...

AND YOU PUSHED HER!

IF SHE'S LYING, THEN HOW DO YOU EXPLAIN THE RING?

CARLA HAS A RING JUST LIKE THE ONE YOU GAVE ME.

I GAVE THE SAME RING TO ONE OTHER WOMAN IN MY LIFE.

MY WIFE-- SHE NEVER TOOK IT OFF.

AS FAR AS I KNEW, SHE WAS BURIED WITH IT.

YOU KILLED HER.

IT WA-- IT WASN'T ME! IT WAS HIM!

I SAW HIM!

I DID IT FOR US.

[ Carla Cries Out ]

[ Grunting ]

I SHOULD LET YOU DIE. NO!

- HOLD ON! - I CAN'T!

DAMN IT, CARLA! HOLD ON! GIVE ME YOUR OTHER HAND.

GIVE ME YOUR OTHER HAND! COME ON!

[ Grunting ] COME ON.

COME ON. COME ON. GIVE ME YOUR OTHER HAND. UHH!

COME ON. [ Gasps ]

[ Screams, Gasps ]

YOU DO LOVE ME, DON'T YOU!

[ Panting ]

[ Whimpering ]

[ Shouting, Indistinct ]

[ Painful Cries ]

[ Screams ]

NO-O-O-O! [ Sobbing ]

[ Panting ] SHH. SHH. SHH.

[ Sobbing Continues ]

DO YOU THINK IT WAS WRONG THAT WE DIDN'T GO TO THE FUNERAL?

HOW COULD WE WITH EVERYTHING'S THAT'S BEEN GOING ON?

OH, LET'S TAKE THE LONG ROUTE HOME.

THERE'RE SOME BEAUTIFUL OLD ROADS THAT I HAVEN'T BEEN ON FOR YEARS.

IT'LL BE AN ADVENTURE.

GREAT, JUST WHAT WE NEED, ANOTHER ADVENTURE.

MAYBE YOU HAVE A MAP.