Godless Children (2024) Movie Script
This is the fifth time we've been out here.
You have to go in.
It's time.
I'm tired of coming out here.
Just go.
Hello, can I help you?
Hi, my name is Meghan Duffy.
This may sound ridiculous,
but I recently did a DNA test
and a Theresa Nerz came back
as a match for my mother, I think.
Would that be you?
I'm sorry, what did you say?
I did a DNA...
Yeah, this is not possible.
I know it sounds ridiculous.
Have a good day.
What happened?
Nico, please.
Dammit Megs, we're not leaving like this.
Nico.
Nico.
Listen, I don't know who
you are or what you want
- Listen, lady.
- This really needs to back.
We're not some crazy like
pranksters or junkies here.
My girlfriend found out some information
that kind of came as a shock to her
and it took her a shit ton
of courage to come up here
and try to figure out if I's real or not
So please, can you just listen to her
or tell her to go away?
Go ahead Megs.
Look, I know this is strange.
Oh, we passed strange a while ago,
this is just not possible.
It is possible if you
put me up for adoption.
Listen, let me stop you right there.
I say it's impossible
because I can't have children.
I found that out a long time ago. Wait.
I got this DNA test and I had to follow up.
Do you think this is some kind of joke?
Do you think this is funny?
Showing up on someone's
doorstep, accusing them of whatever.
No, no it's not funny.
This is real.
Then let me just be clear
to you and your boyfriend.
There is just no possible
way that this can be real.
Now please leave.
Because whatever you
are looking for, you won't ..
- Hi!
- Hey hun!
So uh, there you go. That came for you,
no address or anything.
- Who's it from?
- Jehovah Witness.
Wait, what?
What they're writing
you a personal letter ..
What the hell kind of
donation did you give to them?
Very funny. Now they
think if they write a personal
letter, we'll give larger donations
or something, I do't know.
- Not a bad tactic.
- Yeah
Maybe you should get to writing?
It could help you sell more exotic getaway.
Yeah, very funny.
- You almost done?
- Yeah.
- Be out in a minute.
- Dinner.
I just can't seem to let it go,
I's literally eating me up inside.
Besides, I'm not just doing this for me
I'm doing this for my mother.
Your mother?
What do you mean?
On her deathbed, she
told me not to give up,
something about needing another mother,
I'm not godless,
and then I didn't understand the rest.
The morphine.
- But it's stupid.
- No, no, Meghan, it's not stupid.
But what do your instincts tell you to do?
To dig more and not give up so easily.
But instincts can be
wrong, don't you think?
They can't always be right.
Well, that's true, but I find that a
woman's instincts are powerful..
What's the worst that could happen?
I mean, you could be wrong, hm?
My advice is that...
well, not that you want to hear my advice,
but I'm old, so I'm
going to give it anyway.
My advice to you is to keep on going.
I mean, who knows?
Maybe this woman wants to hear more.
You're right.
You're totally right.
Maybe I will dig a bit more.
Should probably use those
instincts to check up on Nico.
- Nico?
- No, nothing.
But if I don't get you to
Tatu, she's gonna throw a fit.
Besides, all of this massaging is
probably giving you a headache.
Nope.
Meghan, I don't have all day.
Yes Mrs. Cooper, trust
me, we will make this bride,
pre wedding vacation,
everything you want it to be.
Okay, need it to be.
Trust me, I got this.
Actually, no, um...
but if I did, this would be the
exact vacation that I would pick.
Okay, so now you go cake testing, wedding
dress shopping, whatever you need to do.
I will email this to you and
everything will be fine, okay?
Great.
Alright.
Allegheny County is still perplexed as to
the whereabouts of Evelyn Vincent,
the newlywed who has been
missing for four days now.
Oh, my God, that poor woman
Her and husband and mother pleaded for
Can you imagine losing your daughter?
We have been members
of this community all our lives
and now are asking for your
help in locating my beloved
Hello, Te.
Hey, what's up?
- Did you even hear me?
- Uh, sorry. Doing a work th..
What's going on?
Okay, well, first, do you need any help?
No, I'm good.
Okay, let me know.
No, I was just commenting on
that poor woman who's missing.
She's only 32 and...
Oh my God, that husband of
hers. Yeah, I do't know about him
he seems shifty.
- Ok, that is enough for tonight.
- Hey! Ok, alright!
- I mean it, stop!
- Alright!
She's not coming.
Did't I tell you not to get your hopes up?
Okay, you're probably right.
She could be late?
I can't just leave now.
Is that new cologne?
No.
Listen, wait here all day if you want.
It's your time.
You must be Meghan.
I recognize your picture from the letter.
Hi. Yeah, I'm Meghan.
This is my boyfriend, Nico
his picture was not included.
Ah, you must be the aggressive
buzzer pusher from the other day.
Yeah, guilty.
Do you want something to drink?
Coffee with cream, if I's fresh?
Thank you for coming.
I appreciate you taking the time and all.
Yeah, I don't even
know, really why I'm here.
Well, you are here, so thanks.
And I get that this is kind of big and
unexpected to hit you with all of a sudden.
Like I said, I can't have children.
My wife and I never could.
But you seemed so... determined.
Do you mind me asking, your wife?
Heather.
Heather.
Did you try to have children?
Is that when you found out?
I'm so sorry.
No, that's fine.
We thought about it
early in our relationship
but when we looked into it
just wasn't in the cards, I guess.
I'm sorry.
That must have been really hard.
It is, thanks.
So, tell me why you're so
convinced that we're related somehow.
Well, first there's the DNA match
- Which could be wrong.
- And my mother's words about
Yeah, another mother. I get it.
But you said your mother was sick
in the hospital, and people
that are dying ramble nonsense.
- Sorry.
- Yeah, sure, I get what you're saying, but
Thanks.
Okay, so my mom and I had no similarities,
like, at all, and believe me, I looked for them.
Yeah, but that's not proof that I-
For the longest time, I was
convinced I was adopted.
Yeah, haven't we all thought that?
But it wasn't from me.
Listen, I would love to help you out.
Really, I would, but
I'm just afraid I can't.
Then why are you here?
What?
Why are you here?
Can't be for the crappy coffee.
Okay, I admit the DNA
did have me confused a bit.
And you were so self
assured and emotionally raw.
I guess I wanted to see for myself.
Who doesn't love a big mystery, right?
And now?
Wha're you thinking now that
you met me and you heard me out?
The DNA test was wrong,
and this is a dead end.
Maybe you're right. Maybe.
So, what are you thinking
now that you met me?
I'm not sure.
But what I do know is I am not ready to..
So I'm going to find the name
of the hospital and the doctor
who delivered me and
see what they can tell me.
Well, I hope you find what
you're looking for, truly.
Is there something on my
shirt I'm always spilling my food.
No, it's nothing. Sorry.
I hate to do this, but 've
got to go back to work.
Yeah, sure.
I do appreciate you hearing me out.
Here's my card in case, you know,
something comes up or anything.
Oh um. and the money for the coffee.
Ah do't be silly, my boyfriend
and his father own the place.
Crappy coffee is on us.
Bye, Meghan.
Bye, Theresa.
Hey babe, where were you?
I had to get something for my work laptop.
- Oh, didn't you find it?
- What?
Well you don't have a bag or anything,
- so I assume you didn't find it.
- Uh, yeah.
Guess I gotta go the online route. Yeah.
Yeah, hey Te.
You alright? That was a
bad one the other night.
Yeah, they are't getting
any easier, that's for sure.
- Well, did you hear from that specialist?
- Ah, no.
Nine months and counting,
still on the waiting list.
Yeah, well, I am sure she's
going to be able to help.
Yeah, what if she can't Heather, huh?
It's only getting worse as I get
older and I don't think I can do...
Okay.
Well, it's lucky you have me
then, because I do think y..
But only with me by your side, of course.
I kind of consider that job security.
Now, a half decent dinner is
waiting for you in the kitchen.
And feel free to give me
a ton of praise afterwards.
Of course - Let's go!
Your feast awaits, my dear.
Yes.
Hey, dad wants me to come in and close,
so I'm going to have to take a rain
check on our movie night tonight.
- What?
- Nothing.
It's just your dad hates mornings.
That's why you open and he closes.
Just curious.
Dad just has something to do.
It's just one night,
Meghan. It's not a big deal.
Okay, yeah. It's just you've
been distant lately, that's all.
That new waitress is pretty.
(phone ringing)
Hello, this is Theresa.
Oh, Meghan, hi.
Didn't expect you to
call, actually. What's up?
Yeah, okay.
Yeah.
Mercy Hospital, huh?
Yep.
Endocrinology huh?
Wait.
Fertility?
What did you say that
doctor's name was again?
Yeah, an appointment
seems like a good next step.
I'm going to have to let you know.
Alright, um
Yeah, talk to you later.
They had a few issues conceiving
naturally, but the first in vitro worked
and here you are, a
happy, healthy young lady.
But it was my mom's egg
and my dad's sperm, right?
Oh, of course, yes, that's
always the first course of action.
And there wasn't anything unusual
about the pregnancy or the birth?
Not that I can recall.
But I am sorry to hear about your
dear mother's passing, Meghan.
Now, if ther's anything
else I can do for you?
Actually, there is something.
Sure. Of course, if I can help.
I was an old patient of yours
and I'd like a copy of my files.
You know, I thought you looked familiar.
I may be getting older,
but I still remember faces.
Certainly you can
have a copy of your files.
Just see Nurse Vicki at the front desk,
sign a few releases and they're yours.
Thank you.
Thank you, ladies, and
good luck finding whatever it ..
Thank you, doctor.
When you first told me,
I knew it couldn't be true,
and then I met you at the
diner, and I saw your birthmark.
What birthmark?
Bottom right ear lobe.
Huh.
Never thought that was a birthmark.
Alright, why is that important?
Now, don't get all excited.
It's probably nothing.
I just found it odd, that's all.
Why did it stand out to you?
My mother had the same birthmark.
Nico.
Nico, are you home?
Hey, I have to tell you something.
The same doctor? I mean...
it's too much of a coincidence, right?
And my mom used to say, there
is no such thing as coincidences.
And then the birthmark.
How can two, actually,
three people have the same birthmark
in the same place and not be related?
I just feel like this is all I think about
and I know it bothers Nico a ton.
Did I tell you? I think he's cheating.
Oh, no, Meghan. Are you sure?
Well, he didn't confess or
anything, but I'm pretty sure.
I just don't know.
I have a lot going on.
Well, you have much better things
to focus on than my melodrama.
Oh, nonsense.
I love listening to you.
You make me feel young again.
But if you don't mind my saying so,
maybe it's not such a bad thing about Nico.
I mean, maybe you're just not
ready for a serious relationship?
But you just have faith.
I know everything is
going to turn out all right
because, Meghan, I know that
the Lord is going to take care of you.
Uh, okay.
So, so what's next, huh?
I'm not sure.
Meghan, you're taking too long.
Thank you for listening,
as always, Ms. Hummel.
(humming)
Well Jeff, do you see anything?
Well, that's the crazy part, this
all looks totally normal to me.
Granted, I'm used to looking at
horses, so I might not be the best judge.
So your fertility doctor looks at this
and says, you cannot have children?
Yeah, those are notes from the older doctor
and then his notes are in the back.
Walk me through the timeline here.
So you go to a new
doctor with this old x-ray
without telling Heather to
see if you can conceive?
Yeah.
Was there any reason
to think that you couldn't?
It's a long story.
He looks at this and says,
indeed, you are infertile.
Well, he gave me some vitamins
and to see if the situation improved
and then he gave me a diagnosis.
What vitamins?
I do't know he just gave them to me.
Do you think that means something?
So he gives you them, but he
doesn't give you a prescription.
You don't buy them over
the counter or anything?
Yeah. No, I didn't go to any pharmacy.
Well, there's nothing listed here.
Frankly, I don't see much other than
the notes from the initial
visit and the old x-ray.
Is there anything else that you remember?
What about the surgery? Is that in there?
What surgery?
It was sort of a scope exam thing.
A laparoscopy?
- Yeah.
- Was that done in a hospital?
No, actually, he had this sort of
operating room in the back of his offices.
Is it in there?
That's strange.
There's no notes about that in here but...
is there anything you have
besides these written notes?
A DVD of the surgery?
Updated x-rays, any?
Nope.
What about a second
opinion? Did you get one?
You think insurance pays for a
second opinion on something like this?
Listen Jeff, I've never been
comfortable with this diagnosis.
A bunch of chicken scratch on a page,
and then you spend the rest of your
life thinking, could they be wrong?
Maybe they were wrong,
but I's just the way it is.
I didn't know that, Te.
I'm so sorry.
Well, thanks Jeff, I appreciate it.
(knock on the door)
Sorry, Doc. Bonnie called and it
looks like Maple Leaf is in labor.
Okay, if you can...
It's already in the truck.
Just waiting for you.
Sorry, Te. Duty calls.
I'm sorry I couldn't be more help, Te.
No, you really were a help. Thanks, Jeff.
- Walk me out?
- Yeah, sure.
Keep me posted on this.
You got me curious, too.
Yeah, it's a bit of a mystery,
but I really do appreciate the ..
It's no problem.
Please say hi to Heather.
And we should all get
together for dinner soon.
Oh, yeah, we will.
And maybe we can just keep this, ..
I don't want Heather
to worry if it's nothing.
- You understand, right?
- Oh, I get it.
I'm married, too, after all.
True.
Thanks, Jeff.
Hey.
I thought we could talk.
I got your favorite.
The banana peppers, the
pepperoni and pineapple.
And I remembered the Tums.
I can't do this anymore.
- So I was right.
- I'm sorry.
It's just not working out between us.
Tell me, Nico, is this a phase,
or is she your family now?
'M not your family. I don't think
I ever really wanted that role.
At one point you did.
Tha's the thing.
I don't think I ever really did.
It was casual, and then your mom got sick,
and it just escalated and
started to feel so permanent.
That's what happens in
relationships, Nico, the progress.
It's more than that, Megs.
For you, at least.
This is suffocating and unrealistic.
You want a relationship
to be just how you grew up.
A perfect family in a perfect home.
Well, some of us didn't grow up like this.
I don't know this. It's not me.
- It's you.
- Well, you were a really good faker
because you had me fooled.
Does your dad and the crew
know you're sleeping with her, too?
I don't know whether I want to cry or hit
you, but both sound pretty good right now.
Megs - Don't call me that.
Fine.
Meghan.
What did you expect?
Be patient - I have
been for a very long time
you just never noticed.
I'm noticing now!
It's not soon enough!
You can have to end of this month,
but you have to get out after that.
Te, where you at?
Hey hun, I'm here.
- Oh, Hey.
- Hey.
Oh, what's this?
Oh, that's pretty.
What...
We need to talk.
I had a daughter.
At least I had her for 283 days.
He was my best friend
and we conceived the first time.
My mother was so happy.
She told me she... (inaudible)
But now Heath, now with all this uncertainty,
I don't know if my baby daughter did live.
I don't know if Dr. Walsh
betrayed me somehow
but I have to know.
Yeah.
I have to know if this life I
put you through was worth it.
I have to know if I created something
someone that you could be proud of.
Someone that we could love.
Or tha's just lies too.
It's ok. It's ok.
Oh, shit.
I know, that was a lot of
paperwork to sign, Miss Duffy.
Thank you.
But it's just this w..
Thank you for sending all the emails.
I rarely check her account.
I had no idea they had
a safety deposit box.
Oh, children rarely do. It's not uncommon.
You would be surprised
what you might find in them.
Sometimes it's small inheritance items
like lockets or old stock
records or mortgage papers.
We once found a dead
parrot in one of the boxes.
A dead parrot?
Oh, you would have been surprised to see
the look on those children's
faces when we opened that box.
Oh, God, I hope I don't
find something like that.
Here's the key. It's box 1402 on the right.
And here's a bag in case
you need it for any of the items.
I will be right over here
when you are done.
Thank you.
Weird.
Hi, I'm Theresa Nerz.
I'm an old patient of Dr. Walsh's.
I had my files copied.
Yes, I remember you, Miss Nerz.
What can I do for you?
Yeah, I think there may
be some files missing or..
No we, we gave you everything that we had.
Yeah but see, there's these notes missing
on these vitamins in this exam
I had, and it's really important.
I mean, could you just take a look?
I'm sorry, but as I said previously,
we gave you everything that ..
Yeah, but isn't there like a law that
you have to have the notes
of the exam and vitamins?
If you could just really take another look.
'M sorry, but you should speak
to your insurance company.
They might be able to help -
Insurances don't keep files on that.
Miss Nerz. I'm trying to work, please.
This is extremely important.
There's nobody here.
I could just go back myself.
I'll be very careful.
Mrs. Nerz
We cannot have this disturbance.
- We have given you everything in your file.
- Yeah, I don't think so.
There was a lot of files missing.
Listen, Nurse Vicki is very capable.
I'm sure she gave you everything.
- There's nothing more we can do.
- What about the vitamins?
Do you remember those?
I cannot possibly
remember vitamins I gave..
Okay, they were prenatal
vitamins. Do you remember that?
Do you have any idea how many
free vitamins and medicines we get
from these pharmaceutical companies?
I would be a rich man if I sold them
instead of giving them
out, that's for sure.
Okay, what about the
exam, hm? That's not in there.
What about that?
Did Nurse Vicki forget to mention to you
we had a pipe burst above our
records room a few years ago.
It was terrible. We lost
so many files and charts.
I apologize, but none of this is going
to change the outcome of
your current situation, 'm afraid.
So, God bless and good luck.
Ms. Hummel. Hi.
Perfect timing.
Oh, what are you working on, Meghan?
I was catching up about
that woman that's missing.
It said that she turned her life around
and she and her husband were trying
to have a baby, but now he's arrested,
which I could have told them that.
- It's always the spouse.
- That poor girl.
I really feel sorry for her mother.
Can you imagine?
This investigation keeps going on and on.
Speaking of investigations,
how's yours going, hm?
Well, now my priority is
trying to find a place to live.
Turns out I was right about Nico
cheating, and he asked me to leave.
Nice, huh?
'M so sorry dear, but...
Maybe it's for the best, huh?
Yeah, I guess.
I's just I can't afford rent on my own,
so I think I'm going to need a
roommate, and I don't really know.
Oh. Roommate.
What?
Oh, you think the roommate is a..
It is not my place to say, but um...
You couldn't make it work out
with Nico and you knew him.
But I'm going to stop
being a Negative Nellie.
I know that everything's
going to work out for the best.
You're a good girl, Meghan.
The Lord will take care of you.
Do you really think it'll work out?
Oh, Meghan, I know it will.
What are you always
scribbling away at there?
Is that theGreat American Novel
Oh, it's nothing.
Honestly, it's a mess.
You shouldn't read it.
What do I owe this wonderful surprise?
I lost my job.
Shit.
Yeah, something about budget cuts.
Last one in.
You know the story.
Well, we'll figure it out.
Te, we were living pretty close to an
empty checking account before this.
Your commission is going to have to
support us until I find something else.
I can sell vacations in my sleep.
- 'M serious hun.
- I know.
What if Megan is your daughter
and she needs support from us?
I mean, what are we going to do then?
Yeah, well, it turns out it
could have been a mix up o..
So, not to worry.
You sure?
Well, not 100%, but yeah.
'M sorry, Te.
Yeah, well, can't cry over
something you never had, right?
Now, you go up and get in the bubble bath,
and I will bring a glass of wine pronto.
- Now go.
- Promise?
Promise, now go.
Hey.
Yo'd tell me if it wasn't a mix up, right?
No secrets, Te.
Of course. Now go.
Hi - Hi
- Thanks for the ride.
- Sure.
I was saving up for a car,
but with the new expense of
apartment shopping, that's not h..
Besides, I think it's better if we
look for Godless Children together.
Yeah.
Uh, which way at the stop sign?
Oh, um...
Right.
Yeah, I never got the hang of my lefts and my
rights, so I have to use my hand. I's weird.
Ah no, I'm actually laughing
because I do the exact same thing.
Oh.
You coming?
Uh, yeah, I forgot to tell y..
You don't mind, do you?
No, no that's okay.
You can get home okay?
- Yeah, I'll be fine.
- Okay.
I'll let you know what I find.
Okay, great.
Bye Meghan.
I'm sorry, miss, but I have to lock up now.
Oh, okay.
Did you find what you needed?
No, not yet.
Are you certain it was an LLC?
What?
A Limited Liability Company.
You know, like a small business?
I assumed, but what else could it be?
Well, you said it was a
cashier's check, right?
So, maybe it was a charity.
A lot of charities prefer cashier's checks
because the funds are more immediate.
Okay, do you have records for them?
I sure do, but I have to lock up.
I'll tell you what, no one really
comes down here, so why don't you
just leave everything as is, and
I'll have the nonprofit boxes for
you first thing. Start fresh and ..
Yeah. Well.
I don't even really know
what I'm looking for.
No harm in trying one more day, right?
Sad news this evening, as missing newlywed
Evelyn Vincent is now presumed dead.
Her family is organizing a public service
and thanked the community for
their support during this difficult time.
Hi, this is Meghan.
Oh, Meghan, I am so glad I caught you.
Ms. Hummel?
How did you get my number?
Well, you gave it to me, Meghan.
Don't you remember? Silly.
Listen, the reason I'm calling, I
was just watching the news and
they were reporting on how rents
in the city are at an all time high.
And I was thinking about your situation
and how hard it must be
for you to find a good place.
Tell me about it.
I can't find anything
safe in my price range.
Well, I have a proposition for you.
I have...
I have this big house, Meghan.
It's too big for just me and,
well, why don't you just
move in here with me
for a while just until you
get back on your feet, hm?
Well, yeah, that would be great.
And I can definitely clean and
I'll help out around the house.
We will work all of that out later.
Oh, Meghan, you have no idea about
the weight you have
lifted off of my shoulders.
Me, too.
This is good, right?
Helping each other out?
Oh, my dear, you have no idea.
No idea.
So when you said five more
minutes, you actually meant?
Theresa Marie Nerz, I know you
did not just ask me that question
- like this is our first year of dating.
- Fair point.
I'm going to go get the car ready.
I hope the grocery store is still open.
Hey, Theresa! I was just about to-
Meghan, what are you doing here?
Okay, so listen, Godless
isn't a business, - Yeah...
Okay, - And guess who the director is.
Yeah, I don't know, Meghan. Who?
Michael Walsh.
- Yeah.
- Well?
Dr. Walsh's name is Peter, not Michael.
Yeah, but that's too much
of a coincidence, right?
So I'm going to do more
research on Michael Walsh.
And what about you? What about
the missing files and the vitamins?
Yeah, I'm going to look into
them. 'm still doing research.
You know, now's not a good time.
Come on, you really have to go.
- Oh, is that Heather?
- Yeah
Of course she does,
I's just not a good time.
I am craving cupcakes.
Oh, sorry.
Okay, then. I'm Heather.
'M TeTes wife.
Hi, I'm Meghan.
- You know...
- I do.
I'm sorry.
I guess I'm just surprised to
see you here with the recent..
- Well, I was just going.
- Yeah, sure.
I'll email you Theresa.
Great.
It was really nice meeti..
Bye take care.
Cupcakes?
That was awkward.
What did she want?
It's not easy for her.
Losing her mom, then this.
She didn't ask you for any money, did she?
Because, you know,
as much as you feel for her, it
will really send the wrong signal.
God, no. Nothing like that Heather, okay?
I just want to let her down easy.
- I don't want to hurt her.
- Oh, hurt her?
Okay, fine.
But you can put up walls an..
Oh, what's that supposed to mean?
Yeah, nothing.
It's over, right?
Right.
Okay, just go.
Do you have any idea what
these vitamins could have been?
It's very rare for doctors to
actually prescribe vitamins.
I'm not really sure how I can help.
Was it always that way?
Not prescribing them, I mean.
Well, no.
Sometimes vitamins will start off
being prescribed, and then will go through
the FDA to prove the pill's safety
and efficacy and allow it to be OTC.
I'm sorry, OTC?
Sorry, over the counter.
Well, when did the FDA
start monitoring all this?
I'm not up to date on the history
and I really need to get back.
Oh, sorry. Thank you.
Sorry.
Listen, try so..
They might be able to help out.
Thank you.
What a coincidence, we like the same wine.
No wonder it's always out of stock.
- I beg your pardon?
- The wine.
We have the same taste.
That's not for me, it's for a guest.
I hope it's a good one.
Oh, yeah.
Pairs well with all that ice cream.
Oh, that's not for me either.
That's for my granddaughter.
She's moving in with me.
Although I might sneak
a taste or two of that.
Do I know you from somewhere?
No, I don't think so, honey.
Bye bye now.
Have a good night.
(humming)
(sniffing)
She gives me the creeps.
Te?
Huh?
I know that, tune.
Damn, that's going to
bother me the rest of the night.
(humming)
Meghan? Are you settled in all right?
Is there anything I can do for you?
No, everything's great, thank you.
How about helping me with a
little yard work before dinner, hm?
I might have a little
special treat for you.
Okay, I'll be right there.
Well, then let's get going.
We're burning daylight.
Hey.
Hey.
Sorry to just show up like this.
No, that's okay.
I found a bunch of your stuff
under the bathroom sink
and I just thought I'd br..
Great, thanks.
So this is where you're living now?
Nice.
Yeah, for a while,
until I get my own place.
Who's the old lady?
Nico.
What Meghan, is she not old and a lady?
I'm just trying to make conversation.
Yes, that nice elderly woman
offered me a place to stay for a while.
She's my friend.
Friend? Where have you been hanging out?
And who do we have here, hm?
Ms. Hummel, this is Nico.
Nico, this is Ms. Hummel.
Oh, Nico.
Nico, the boyfriend.
Excuse me?
Nico, the ex-boyfriend.
Yeah, that's me.
- Here and in person.
- And to what do we owe this honor Nico?
Ms. Hummel.
Well, correct me if I'm wrong,
but back in my day, boys usually
had only one thing on their mind.
Hey, I just want to bring
a box full of her stuff over.
Oh, wait, wait. Forgive me.
I might be wrong about this, too,
but aren't post offices still around?
Or am I so old that I missed their demise?
Eh, Nico?
Whatever, lady.
- Good luck with everything, Megs.
- Thanks for bringing the box over.
Bye bye.
Lovely to meet you, Nico.
Don't make it a habit.
What was that about?
Meghan, he is no good for you.
You know that.
Look, he's the one that kicked you out.
He left you with no money. No...
He was just being nice.
Oh, that's how it begins, nice.
I know what's on his mind.
Meghan.
Why don't you put that
box of stuff in your room?
And I think I promised
you a treat, didn't I?
Meet me down in the kitchen for a treat?
I guess I could go for a treat right now.
Are you kidding?
This is my favorite.
(phone ringing)
Oh shit.
(phone ringing)
Yeah, no, I know.
Yeah, it has been a while.
- How are you?
- Who is it? Who is it?
Yeah, great. You know, great.
Just, I'm out of a job
right now, - Heather!
But, I mean...
So what's going on? Sure.
- Here she is.
- Who is it?
- I's Jeff.
- Jeff?
Hey, Jeff.
Yeah, long time.
Um, yeah.
I'll get it for you.
No problem.
Hey, thanks for calling and checking in.
I appreciate it.
Nothing on the vitamins yet.
'M just, I'm researching,
I'm asking people, and...
Maybe? We found a check for
a nonprofit, Godless Children.
I don't know where to go from here.
Yeah. Yeah, that would help.
What's the name of that?
Hold on.
Yeah, do you know if it's free?
That's all we need is a trial. Yep.
Just a glimpse.
All right.
Yes, I promise Jeff, dinner.
Hey, you know what this time I'll cook?
Hey! I can cook, too, you know.
No, seriously, though,
Jeff, I really appreciate it.
Te! Lunch!
Thanks, Jeff.
Coming hun.
- Oh, hey.
- Yeah.
Is your mom or dad here?
Are you the new person down the street?
- Uh, no, actually, 'm not...
- You're not my new teacher, are you?
- Teacher?
- You look like a teacher.
I do?
Well, an art teacher, maybe, but ..
Okay, first of all, art
teachers are real teachers.
And, no, I'm not your teacher. Can
you just get a parent for me, please?
Yo, Mom, Dad, there's some lady
down here with an attitude looking for you.
- Yes, hello.
- Hi.
Sorry about Matthew.
Teenagers, right?
- So, uh, what can I do for you?
- Um...
Oh, are you our new neighbor?
I think that's so great
that they finally...
No, actually, I'm not your new neighbor.
Oh, so...
So, I got your name from a
friend, Deborah Goodman?
That name's not familiar.
Are you sure you have the right house?
Yeah, pretty sure.
You see, I inherited
this large sum of money,
and I wanted to give it to a local charity.
Kind of see my money at work and all.
And Deborah said that you
donated to a Godless Children.
Does that ring a bell?
No.
No, it doesn't. No,
I think you must have the wrong address.
So, if you don't mind.
Yeah, but I saw your name
next to the large donations.
You could just give me a
name of someone I can call or...
I'm afraid I'm going to have
to ask you to leave now.
You did donate, didn't you?
Like 15,16 years ago, right?
Who I donate to is my business
and was supposed to be private.
Now, I'm getting tired
of this line of questions,
so I suggest you do your own research.
'M sure you'll find a
charity that'll fit your needs.
Maybe I should talk to Dr. Walsh.
So you do know him,
don't you, Dr. Peter Walsh?
I don't have to tell you anything, lady.
Or did you work with Michael Walsh?
I don't know anyone by that name, and I
am one step away from calling the police.
Listen, you gave one large
donation, and then nothing.
So just tell me what is
so good about this charity?
Just tell me that, and I'm out of here.
I swear, I'm out of here.
Well, if you did the research,
you would see that Godless
Children is doing the Lord's work.
They believe in strong Christian
values, and I support that 100%.
Now, please leave me and my family alone.
Yeah, but what do you
mean, the Lord's work?
Children are a gift from God
and should be treated as such.
Children are not for the
weak or the impure, Miss?
What did you say your name was?
Yeah, I didn't.
But if you support them
100%, why only one donation?
I've had just about enough of this,
and in about 5 seconds, I'm
going to shout out for my neighbor,
Officer Naples, and he's going to come
here and arrest you and your arrogant ass.
So I suggest you leave before you get
thrown into a situation
that you can't get out of.
Are we clear?
Absolutely..
Crystal clear.
Oh, and your son is the
one with the attitude problem.
You may want to look
into that, just saying.
(phone ringing)
Yeah, Meghan, what's up?
- It's not a good time right now.
- Tell me about it.
Today is not good at all.
What's up, Meghan?
Michael Walsh.
There's no information on him.
How can someone have no information?
Even Donkey from Shrek
has his own Wikipedia page.
Yeah, I don't know, Meghan.
Tell me you're having more luck.
Please tell me you're having more luck.
Yeah, no, actually, I was just
threatened by a man in a golf shirt.
Ooh.
Sorry.
Well, hey, why don't we meet up
and compare notes, and then
we can divide and conquer?
There's got to be more
information on Godless, I's just
I feel like it's right there,
we just need to figure it out.
Theresa?
Why are you doing this?
What?
I mean, why do you care?
I don't understand.
You claim to have had
the perfect childhood, right?
Single child, parents that loved you
and rainbows and sunshine and what now,
your parents die and yo're looking
for someone to play mommy?
Okay, this is not just about me,
this is about you, too.
Yeah, I know, Meghan, I know,
but you don't know me, okay?
You don't know that Heather and I
are still living paycheck to paycheck.
You don't know that my parents disowned me
when I decided to be
gay every single morning.
I hate going to my crappy job.
And you don't know that I am so ashamed
of where I am in life that I
am afraid to face my own wife.
My wife.
The one person I'm supposed to turn to
when things are tough and I can't seem
to tell her the truth about
anything these days.
So it's all just lies and
loss and pain and...
Jesus, Meghan, is this what you want? Huh?
Is this what you want?
Is this the mother that you really want?
Because if something weird did
happen and we are related somehow,
which I am still doubtful,
this is what you get, okay?
All this mess, not some white
picket fence and hot cocoa.
So I'm going to ask you again,
because I will not go through another loss.
Not now and not again.
Is this real?
Is this what you really want?
Yeah.
My white picket fence.
Right.
Try growing up with a mother you love only
to find out as she's dying, that she
may never have been your mother at all.
I'm really living the dream, huh?
Do you know how hard it
was for me to ring your buzzer?
Five times.
It took me five times to get up the
nerve, and I had to be ready for anything.
You could be dead.
You could be a drunk. You could be in jail.
You could try to use me for my
money, or you could even hate me.
But do you know why I
finally rang the buzzer?
None of that mattered.
I just needed the truth.
No matter what it was, what mess it was in.
Because, that chance.
That small chance of a happy
ending outweighed everything else.
Because my white picket fence
and my hot cocoa was a sham.
My identity and my family and
my name, it could have been a lie.
That's why.
I know.
I know this is difficult.
And, I have no idea the
loss that you've been through.
And frankly, I have no idea if
this is even going to go anywhere,
but I need to keep digging.
I need
I need to figure out the truth.
And I can't quit now.
Not yet.
Okay.
What now?
I'm going to go back to the county office
and I'm going to find more
information on Michael Walsh.
An old record or something.
What about you?
What are you going to do?
I don't know.
I guess I'll go back to the
other things that we found.
But, Meghan, I am real
tired of dead ends here.
One more week, Theresa.
Please.
Lord, we thank you for making us
soldiers for your work here on Earth.
And we thank you for bringing Sarah as one
of your new disciples in faith.
And Hosanna we thank you for trusting us
with the lives of your children,
and for giving us the knowledge
to recognize and to
punish those who are evil.
We take strength that in
doing your will on earth.
It may be difficult.
It may be hard, Lord, but
with you, all things are possible.
It's time dear.
Now.
Jesus loves the little children
all the children of the world.
Red and yellow, black and white
all are precious in his sight. Jesus
loves the little children of the world.
So, 1938 was when the FDA really
put a lockdown on over the counter
drugs and coined the
category for prescription only.
So all new pills went into
that category, at least at first.
Well, can you know of any
drugs, like in the early 2000s,
for either prenatal or infertility
that would have been prescribed?
Not off the top of my head,
but just hold on a second.
This.
This is an old directory
that I've kept in the back.
It lists every manner
of prescription drugs,
their purpose, the year that they came out.
I'm not even sure why I kept this
thing, except maybe to prove that the old
fashioned methods were
every bit as good as that Internet.
So what can you tell me about the drug?
Size, shape, color, anything?
Yeah, that's the thing. I don't
really remember anything.
I sort of blocked it out, I guess.
Okay, well, let's look under prenatal.
- See if anything jumps out at us.
- Okay.
Oh wait, wait, I do remember
something, but it's kind of odd.
It might help.
So I remember it had the word still in it.
Or it started with still,
and I only remember
that because I had a stil..
I know.
I know it's a long shot.
I really appreciate you let me
come in here after hours, though.
Think nothing of it.
Speaking of long shots,
though, there was a drug..
Around the time that the
FDA started to regulate.
It was used for a whole variety
of purposes, including being given
to pregnant women to
help avoid miscarriages.
Wait, I think I see it.
Diethylstilbestrol.
You see? The word still in the middle?
Yeah, but I wasn't pregnant,
so I'm not really sure that that's it.
There was another name, more
common name for it, called DES.
DES was taken off the market in the
70s because it caused cancer and...
What?
Infertility.
I'm sorry.
I'm sure that this is not it...
Hey.
Hey!
Dr. Walsh.
Hey!
Dr. Walsh!
Dr. Walsh, you owe me some answers.
Dr. Walsh, I trusted you, Dr. Walsh.
I trusted you.
Dr. Walsh!
You goddamn liar.
(whispering)
It's gonna be the best one.
- The best?
- Mhm.
The've all been good.
I know, I know, but this one, this one.
The Lord really wants us to do this.
Oh my gosh, Ms. Hummel. Hi.
I was coming down to get water,
and then the lights and the door.
What's that about?
There is a sink in the bathroom upstairs.
Or isn't bathroom water
good enough for you, Meghan?
You're right.
You're right.
Good night.
It's for your protection, Meghan.
The lights, the door, they're on a timer.
It's meant to keep
strangers from getting in.
Okay, that makes sense.
Sweet dreams, Meghan.
Meghan, did you see I got
you some more of your candy?
Yes, thank you.
You know,
you might as well have some.
Dinner is going to take a little while.
I'm making something
special for you. I'm making.
'M making, uh, what
was it that you called it?
Your death row dinner?
- Lasagna.
- Yeah.
- You remembered.
- Of course.
How could I forget?
I mean, it's not every day that somebody
as young as you are has
their last supper planned.
So uh, go on, have a few.
(humming)
You are such a good girl, Meghan.
Such a good girl.
I'm so proud of you.
And I need you to do a little job for me.
It is so important.
I need you to get that basket,
take it downstairs and take three
items out of the washing machine.
It's important that you
only take three items,
put them in the basket, and
bring them back up here to me.
Do you think you could do that?
It's so important to me, Meghan.
It's so important.
Now.
Oh, Meghan.
You did such a good job.
I knew you would.
I am so pleased.
So very pleased.
Why does he bring up so much stuff?
- I swear to God.
- I have no idea.
It's all the time.
Anyway.
It was nice, huh?
I mean, viewings can be nice,
I guess. Don't you think so?
Uh, not really my thing Heath.
Well, I mean, I hope
it's not your thing, Te.
You are stuck with me for the long haul.
Oh, lucky me.
Oh, you know what I could go for?
Candy.
The next best thing.
- Could you get me some from the office, hun?
- Already on it.
Yay!
Are you stealing my customers?
I'm trying to run a business here, Meghan,
not some charity for your needs of the day.
Sorry, me?
Yeah, you.
Old Lady Hummel hasn't been
in for a while, actually,
since you moved in with her,
claiming to be homeless or
whatever bullshit excuse you gave her.
And she was a regular, which means regular
income from my salon and regular tips.
So, care to explain?
What are you accusing me of, exactly?
All right, I'll be straight with you.
Are you and Old Lady, Hummel, pretending
to be a real hairdresser in your off time?
I don't know how to do hair.
It adds up.
You need money, you move in with
her, and then, poof, she stops coming in.
Oh, I don't know, Tatu.
Maybe she just wasn't satisfied
with your service anymore.
Did you think of that?
- Aren't you two just the perfect...
- Stop!
Just stop right there.
Ms. Hummel is a friend. And you know what?
She's better than you could ever even
imagine to be, even on your best day.
Oh, well, maybe if
she's such a good friend.
You don't need the friends
that you've made here.
Yo're right.
I don't.
If it isn't obvious, I quit.
And this may come as a shock to you Tatu,
but I never considered you a friend.
Bitch.
She just made me so upset.
And I can't believe I
said that back to her.
And then I walked out.
Oh, my God I walked out.
No, no, Meghan. There is no need for
you to take the Lord's name in vain, hm?
Yeah, I'm sorry.
And there's no need for
you to write in that book.
What you need.
You, need to relax.
I got you some more of the candy you like.
Why do't you have a few?
And just breathe, Meghan.
Just calm down.
(humming)
There, that's better.
And we can start to put this little
investigation behind us now, can't we?
We do not need that nasty
woman, that sinner anymore.
Because Meghan, you're no longer godless.
You're mine.
And we are going to rid the world of sin.
Come on, let me guide you.
Go on now, Meghan.
You don't need that woman anymore.
We must begin to erase
that perversion from our lives.
You don't need anyone but me.
Together, we can begin to do God's work.
Throw it in the fire, Meghan.
Now.
You're my best girl, Meghan.
My best girl.
Hey Te, I'm heading out to the
outlets, hun. Why don't you join me?
You've been cooped up in there long enough.
That's okay Heath. I got a
lot of month end paperwork.
Are you sure, hun?
Not now Heather, okay?
Seriously. 've got a lot
of commission paperwork.
Sure Te.
See you in a bit.
Welcome to the Hair Tie and Dye
where we're dying to make your hair
needs our first priority.
- How can I assist you?
- Ah, cute.
Is Meghan Duffy here?
She doesn't work here no more.
Really since when?
What are you looking for her for?
It's personal.
Well, this is my salon, not a chat room.
So, unless you need a real haircut...
Can you just tell me where she is?
Do I look like her mother?
Ironically, I don't know.
She moved in with Old Lady
Hummel, so you might want to try there.
And where is that?
- Do I look like...
- A phone book?
Phone book?
Forget it.
Whatever.
Oh shit, Meghan, you scared me.
Did that woman from the
Hair Tie and Dye call you?
Because I literally just left.
No, she didn't actually.
But I'm sorry, I didn't mean to scare you.
Oh no, I's okay.
Actually, it's good that you're here.
So I think I found something.
Like something real.
When is your birthday again?
October 15, 2003.
Oh my God.
Ah Theresa, you shouldn't
use the Lord's name in vain, ..
Ah yeah, um, sorry.
Didn't realize.
Okay, another question.
What was the date of your
parent' donation to Godless?
I don't remember.
But look in your journal.
Where is it?
- Meghan, what's wrong?
- Nothing.
- I actually don't have a journal anymore.
- Okay.
Why, is it lost?
Did you lose it?
- Yeah, I think I lost it in the move.
- Okay.
New house and everything.
Yeah, it's okay.
We can just get a
subscription and that's fine.
So Meghan, listen, I think
I really found something.
I have a few more answers
and it sounds kind of improbable.
Great! So why don't you come over for
dinner tonight and then we can go through
everything and look
for the journal together?
Great. Just text me the address.
I can drive.
When did you get a car?
Well, I can never afford a car, Theresa,
but Ms. Hummel lets me
borrow hers for errands.
You ready to go? The
car's around the corner.
Yeah, but really, I gotta rush home.
I gotta get the papers to show you
and the laptop and just
text me the address, I..
Meghan, I'm not going to bail on you, okay?
I just... 've got to run home.
It'll be really quick and I will be there.
Just text me the address, okay?
Yeah, that's fine, Theresa.
- I'll see you soon.
- Okay.
Meghan.
Yeah?
You okay?
Yeah.
'Il see ya.
Okay.
What? At a loss for words?
What is this, Te?
What the hell is all this?
I didn't want to worry
you until I was sure.
Sure of what exactly?
Sure of what?
I think Meghan is my daughter.
I can't explain everything
right now, but there are pieces,
and these dates align Heath and
these donors, they all had one child
one child only. And all
these donations, they all...
What the fuck, Te?
You know it is like? You
are in this whole other
world right now and I
have no idea where you are.
You have shut me out of whatever this is.
We are partners, remember?
But I can explain.
Fine, fine then explain this, okay?
Because right now I really need to know
what this means to
you, to us, quite frankly.
Now what?
Oh, you're leaving? Yeah.
You're seriously fucking leaving right now?
Meghan has the answers and
I've got to work this out with her.
- She's waiting for me.
- Oh, got it.
Glad Meghan's waiting for you, because I'm not so sure I'm going to be
here waiting when you
are through with all of this.
Promise me - Promise you!?
Do you remember telling me that this was
a dead end and promising
to tell me if it wasn't?
Do you remember that?
So promise you?
I'm not sure I can do that, Te.
I'm just not sure that I can do that.
Okay. I'm sorry. I had a minor delay
- but I'm here now.
- Not a problem.
- Do come in.
- Okay.
I really think we've got onto
something here and I want to sit down.
Have a seat.
Yeah, okay. All right.
So if we could just go through these
things, I think it would be really g..
Later, okay? Let's just relax now.
Oh, okay.
All right.
May I get you a drink?
Cabernet?
Yeah, actually wine would be great.
Thanks.
You must be Theresa.
I have heard so much about you.
I've heard a lot about you too, Ms. Hummel.
Wait a minute.
- We've met before?
- No.
Yeah, the grocery store, remember the wine?
Oh, the wine and the ice cream.
That's right.
Well, why don't you settle in, relax,
and I'll go and finish
dinner, have a little snack.
Is everything okay, honey?
I mean, I know it's just cheese and
crackers, but it'll take the edge off.
No. Yes.
It's lovely, actually.
Thank you.
It was you.
The perfume.
You were the nurse in
the fertility exam with him.
I'm glad to see you finally remember us.
What's going on?
Where's Meghan?
Where's Meghan!?
No, no, you don't have
to worry about, Meghan.
I will explain everything to you.
The hell you will.
- Welcome back Theresa.
- What did you do to Meghan?
What happened to Meghan? What did you do?
Woah, woah, woah...
You don't have to worry
about Meghan right now.
But we would like to know just
exactly how smart you really are.
What was this important
connection that you felt
that you had to rush right over
here to tell everyone about, hm?
She told you to speak!
Honey, it's all right.
We've got time.
You took our eggs, didn't you?
You took our eggs and you sold them on,
like, Godless, Godless Children or something.
You left us with the pain, didn't you?
All right, these are all very
good questions, Theresa.
Now let me ask you one.
Do you think the Lord wants
people like you to have his children?
Yeah. You wanted to have children with that
What did she call her, honey?
Her wife.
Oh, yeah, wife. Your little Heather.
How did you know Heather?
No, no, no. You don't
have to worry about Heather.
But if you want me to answer
your questions, yo'll have to hush up.
So um, your pain,
your pain was just a little extra penance
because you didn't listen to the
will of the Lord the first time around.
Leave Heather out of this.
Heather doesn't know a thing, please.
Just leave her out of this.
She doesn't know anything.
Hush, hush, hush, Theresa.
Now.
Do you have any more questions?
Because, you know, we're here to help.
How many women? How many women?
It couldn't just be me that found this out.
How many women?
You would be surprised how many
women go missing in this country, Theresa.
Oh my God, that woman on TV.
That woman, the ex-prostitute
that makes total sense.
That little harlot was a lot
smarter than we gave her credit for.
And she came snooping around here.
Yes, dear.
And I got another button for my collection.
A belly button.
It's the first connection
between a mother and child.
- I think it's really very clever.
- Oh, thank you dear.
But Michael Walsh is...
We don't talk about Michael.
Michael was our son.
Michael.
Michael was our failure.
He was our test from the Lord.
We made sure that Michael
is forever atoning for his
feminine ways because we do
the work of the Lord under his name.
I think that's perfect, don't you?
Yo're sick! You guys are sick!
Oh, shut up, Theresa!
Shut up!
I'm sorry.
I's alright dear.
She's a tough case.
What now?
What's going to happen now?
Heather and Meghan don't know anything.
Heather and Meghan know
nothing. I swear to God.
They know nothing, please.
Hush, Theresa.
You don't have to worry about them.
Romans 6:23,
for the wages of sin is death.
Isn't that right, Theresa, hm?
Now.
You have to go in.
It's time.
I'm tired of coming out here.
Just go.
Hello, can I help you?
Hi, my name is Meghan Duffy.
This may sound ridiculous,
but I recently did a DNA test
and a Theresa Nerz came back
as a match for my mother, I think.
Would that be you?
I'm sorry, what did you say?
I did a DNA...
Yeah, this is not possible.
I know it sounds ridiculous.
Have a good day.
What happened?
Nico, please.
Dammit Megs, we're not leaving like this.
Nico.
Nico.
Listen, I don't know who
you are or what you want
- Listen, lady.
- This really needs to back.
We're not some crazy like
pranksters or junkies here.
My girlfriend found out some information
that kind of came as a shock to her
and it took her a shit ton
of courage to come up here
and try to figure out if I's real or not
So please, can you just listen to her
or tell her to go away?
Go ahead Megs.
Look, I know this is strange.
Oh, we passed strange a while ago,
this is just not possible.
It is possible if you
put me up for adoption.
Listen, let me stop you right there.
I say it's impossible
because I can't have children.
I found that out a long time ago. Wait.
I got this DNA test and I had to follow up.
Do you think this is some kind of joke?
Do you think this is funny?
Showing up on someone's
doorstep, accusing them of whatever.
No, no it's not funny.
This is real.
Then let me just be clear
to you and your boyfriend.
There is just no possible
way that this can be real.
Now please leave.
Because whatever you
are looking for, you won't ..
- Hi!
- Hey hun!
So uh, there you go. That came for you,
no address or anything.
- Who's it from?
- Jehovah Witness.
Wait, what?
What they're writing
you a personal letter ..
What the hell kind of
donation did you give to them?
Very funny. Now they
think if they write a personal
letter, we'll give larger donations
or something, I do't know.
- Not a bad tactic.
- Yeah
Maybe you should get to writing?
It could help you sell more exotic getaway.
Yeah, very funny.
- You almost done?
- Yeah.
- Be out in a minute.
- Dinner.
I just can't seem to let it go,
I's literally eating me up inside.
Besides, I'm not just doing this for me
I'm doing this for my mother.
Your mother?
What do you mean?
On her deathbed, she
told me not to give up,
something about needing another mother,
I'm not godless,
and then I didn't understand the rest.
The morphine.
- But it's stupid.
- No, no, Meghan, it's not stupid.
But what do your instincts tell you to do?
To dig more and not give up so easily.
But instincts can be
wrong, don't you think?
They can't always be right.
Well, that's true, but I find that a
woman's instincts are powerful..
What's the worst that could happen?
I mean, you could be wrong, hm?
My advice is that...
well, not that you want to hear my advice,
but I'm old, so I'm
going to give it anyway.
My advice to you is to keep on going.
I mean, who knows?
Maybe this woman wants to hear more.
You're right.
You're totally right.
Maybe I will dig a bit more.
Should probably use those
instincts to check up on Nico.
- Nico?
- No, nothing.
But if I don't get you to
Tatu, she's gonna throw a fit.
Besides, all of this massaging is
probably giving you a headache.
Nope.
Meghan, I don't have all day.
Yes Mrs. Cooper, trust
me, we will make this bride,
pre wedding vacation,
everything you want it to be.
Okay, need it to be.
Trust me, I got this.
Actually, no, um...
but if I did, this would be the
exact vacation that I would pick.
Okay, so now you go cake testing, wedding
dress shopping, whatever you need to do.
I will email this to you and
everything will be fine, okay?
Great.
Alright.
Allegheny County is still perplexed as to
the whereabouts of Evelyn Vincent,
the newlywed who has been
missing for four days now.
Oh, my God, that poor woman
Her and husband and mother pleaded for
Can you imagine losing your daughter?
We have been members
of this community all our lives
and now are asking for your
help in locating my beloved
Hello, Te.
Hey, what's up?
- Did you even hear me?
- Uh, sorry. Doing a work th..
What's going on?
Okay, well, first, do you need any help?
No, I'm good.
Okay, let me know.
No, I was just commenting on
that poor woman who's missing.
She's only 32 and...
Oh my God, that husband of
hers. Yeah, I do't know about him
he seems shifty.
- Ok, that is enough for tonight.
- Hey! Ok, alright!
- I mean it, stop!
- Alright!
She's not coming.
Did't I tell you not to get your hopes up?
Okay, you're probably right.
She could be late?
I can't just leave now.
Is that new cologne?
No.
Listen, wait here all day if you want.
It's your time.
You must be Meghan.
I recognize your picture from the letter.
Hi. Yeah, I'm Meghan.
This is my boyfriend, Nico
his picture was not included.
Ah, you must be the aggressive
buzzer pusher from the other day.
Yeah, guilty.
Do you want something to drink?
Coffee with cream, if I's fresh?
Thank you for coming.
I appreciate you taking the time and all.
Yeah, I don't even
know, really why I'm here.
Well, you are here, so thanks.
And I get that this is kind of big and
unexpected to hit you with all of a sudden.
Like I said, I can't have children.
My wife and I never could.
But you seemed so... determined.
Do you mind me asking, your wife?
Heather.
Heather.
Did you try to have children?
Is that when you found out?
I'm so sorry.
No, that's fine.
We thought about it
early in our relationship
but when we looked into it
just wasn't in the cards, I guess.
I'm sorry.
That must have been really hard.
It is, thanks.
So, tell me why you're so
convinced that we're related somehow.
Well, first there's the DNA match
- Which could be wrong.
- And my mother's words about
Yeah, another mother. I get it.
But you said your mother was sick
in the hospital, and people
that are dying ramble nonsense.
- Sorry.
- Yeah, sure, I get what you're saying, but
Thanks.
Okay, so my mom and I had no similarities,
like, at all, and believe me, I looked for them.
Yeah, but that's not proof that I-
For the longest time, I was
convinced I was adopted.
Yeah, haven't we all thought that?
But it wasn't from me.
Listen, I would love to help you out.
Really, I would, but
I'm just afraid I can't.
Then why are you here?
What?
Why are you here?
Can't be for the crappy coffee.
Okay, I admit the DNA
did have me confused a bit.
And you were so self
assured and emotionally raw.
I guess I wanted to see for myself.
Who doesn't love a big mystery, right?
And now?
Wha're you thinking now that
you met me and you heard me out?
The DNA test was wrong,
and this is a dead end.
Maybe you're right. Maybe.
So, what are you thinking
now that you met me?
I'm not sure.
But what I do know is I am not ready to..
So I'm going to find the name
of the hospital and the doctor
who delivered me and
see what they can tell me.
Well, I hope you find what
you're looking for, truly.
Is there something on my
shirt I'm always spilling my food.
No, it's nothing. Sorry.
I hate to do this, but 've
got to go back to work.
Yeah, sure.
I do appreciate you hearing me out.
Here's my card in case, you know,
something comes up or anything.
Oh um. and the money for the coffee.
Ah do't be silly, my boyfriend
and his father own the place.
Crappy coffee is on us.
Bye, Meghan.
Bye, Theresa.
Hey babe, where were you?
I had to get something for my work laptop.
- Oh, didn't you find it?
- What?
Well you don't have a bag or anything,
- so I assume you didn't find it.
- Uh, yeah.
Guess I gotta go the online route. Yeah.
Yeah, hey Te.
You alright? That was a
bad one the other night.
Yeah, they are't getting
any easier, that's for sure.
- Well, did you hear from that specialist?
- Ah, no.
Nine months and counting,
still on the waiting list.
Yeah, well, I am sure she's
going to be able to help.
Yeah, what if she can't Heather, huh?
It's only getting worse as I get
older and I don't think I can do...
Okay.
Well, it's lucky you have me
then, because I do think y..
But only with me by your side, of course.
I kind of consider that job security.
Now, a half decent dinner is
waiting for you in the kitchen.
And feel free to give me
a ton of praise afterwards.
Of course - Let's go!
Your feast awaits, my dear.
Yes.
Hey, dad wants me to come in and close,
so I'm going to have to take a rain
check on our movie night tonight.
- What?
- Nothing.
It's just your dad hates mornings.
That's why you open and he closes.
Just curious.
Dad just has something to do.
It's just one night,
Meghan. It's not a big deal.
Okay, yeah. It's just you've
been distant lately, that's all.
That new waitress is pretty.
(phone ringing)
Hello, this is Theresa.
Oh, Meghan, hi.
Didn't expect you to
call, actually. What's up?
Yeah, okay.
Yeah.
Mercy Hospital, huh?
Yep.
Endocrinology huh?
Wait.
Fertility?
What did you say that
doctor's name was again?
Yeah, an appointment
seems like a good next step.
I'm going to have to let you know.
Alright, um
Yeah, talk to you later.
They had a few issues conceiving
naturally, but the first in vitro worked
and here you are, a
happy, healthy young lady.
But it was my mom's egg
and my dad's sperm, right?
Oh, of course, yes, that's
always the first course of action.
And there wasn't anything unusual
about the pregnancy or the birth?
Not that I can recall.
But I am sorry to hear about your
dear mother's passing, Meghan.
Now, if ther's anything
else I can do for you?
Actually, there is something.
Sure. Of course, if I can help.
I was an old patient of yours
and I'd like a copy of my files.
You know, I thought you looked familiar.
I may be getting older,
but I still remember faces.
Certainly you can
have a copy of your files.
Just see Nurse Vicki at the front desk,
sign a few releases and they're yours.
Thank you.
Thank you, ladies, and
good luck finding whatever it ..
Thank you, doctor.
When you first told me,
I knew it couldn't be true,
and then I met you at the
diner, and I saw your birthmark.
What birthmark?
Bottom right ear lobe.
Huh.
Never thought that was a birthmark.
Alright, why is that important?
Now, don't get all excited.
It's probably nothing.
I just found it odd, that's all.
Why did it stand out to you?
My mother had the same birthmark.
Nico.
Nico, are you home?
Hey, I have to tell you something.
The same doctor? I mean...
it's too much of a coincidence, right?
And my mom used to say, there
is no such thing as coincidences.
And then the birthmark.
How can two, actually,
three people have the same birthmark
in the same place and not be related?
I just feel like this is all I think about
and I know it bothers Nico a ton.
Did I tell you? I think he's cheating.
Oh, no, Meghan. Are you sure?
Well, he didn't confess or
anything, but I'm pretty sure.
I just don't know.
I have a lot going on.
Well, you have much better things
to focus on than my melodrama.
Oh, nonsense.
I love listening to you.
You make me feel young again.
But if you don't mind my saying so,
maybe it's not such a bad thing about Nico.
I mean, maybe you're just not
ready for a serious relationship?
But you just have faith.
I know everything is
going to turn out all right
because, Meghan, I know that
the Lord is going to take care of you.
Uh, okay.
So, so what's next, huh?
I'm not sure.
Meghan, you're taking too long.
Thank you for listening,
as always, Ms. Hummel.
(humming)
Well Jeff, do you see anything?
Well, that's the crazy part, this
all looks totally normal to me.
Granted, I'm used to looking at
horses, so I might not be the best judge.
So your fertility doctor looks at this
and says, you cannot have children?
Yeah, those are notes from the older doctor
and then his notes are in the back.
Walk me through the timeline here.
So you go to a new
doctor with this old x-ray
without telling Heather to
see if you can conceive?
Yeah.
Was there any reason
to think that you couldn't?
It's a long story.
He looks at this and says,
indeed, you are infertile.
Well, he gave me some vitamins
and to see if the situation improved
and then he gave me a diagnosis.
What vitamins?
I do't know he just gave them to me.
Do you think that means something?
So he gives you them, but he
doesn't give you a prescription.
You don't buy them over
the counter or anything?
Yeah. No, I didn't go to any pharmacy.
Well, there's nothing listed here.
Frankly, I don't see much other than
the notes from the initial
visit and the old x-ray.
Is there anything else that you remember?
What about the surgery? Is that in there?
What surgery?
It was sort of a scope exam thing.
A laparoscopy?
- Yeah.
- Was that done in a hospital?
No, actually, he had this sort of
operating room in the back of his offices.
Is it in there?
That's strange.
There's no notes about that in here but...
is there anything you have
besides these written notes?
A DVD of the surgery?
Updated x-rays, any?
Nope.
What about a second
opinion? Did you get one?
You think insurance pays for a
second opinion on something like this?
Listen Jeff, I've never been
comfortable with this diagnosis.
A bunch of chicken scratch on a page,
and then you spend the rest of your
life thinking, could they be wrong?
Maybe they were wrong,
but I's just the way it is.
I didn't know that, Te.
I'm so sorry.
Well, thanks Jeff, I appreciate it.
(knock on the door)
Sorry, Doc. Bonnie called and it
looks like Maple Leaf is in labor.
Okay, if you can...
It's already in the truck.
Just waiting for you.
Sorry, Te. Duty calls.
I'm sorry I couldn't be more help, Te.
No, you really were a help. Thanks, Jeff.
- Walk me out?
- Yeah, sure.
Keep me posted on this.
You got me curious, too.
Yeah, it's a bit of a mystery,
but I really do appreciate the ..
It's no problem.
Please say hi to Heather.
And we should all get
together for dinner soon.
Oh, yeah, we will.
And maybe we can just keep this, ..
I don't want Heather
to worry if it's nothing.
- You understand, right?
- Oh, I get it.
I'm married, too, after all.
True.
Thanks, Jeff.
Hey.
I thought we could talk.
I got your favorite.
The banana peppers, the
pepperoni and pineapple.
And I remembered the Tums.
I can't do this anymore.
- So I was right.
- I'm sorry.
It's just not working out between us.
Tell me, Nico, is this a phase,
or is she your family now?
'M not your family. I don't think
I ever really wanted that role.
At one point you did.
Tha's the thing.
I don't think I ever really did.
It was casual, and then your mom got sick,
and it just escalated and
started to feel so permanent.
That's what happens in
relationships, Nico, the progress.
It's more than that, Megs.
For you, at least.
This is suffocating and unrealistic.
You want a relationship
to be just how you grew up.
A perfect family in a perfect home.
Well, some of us didn't grow up like this.
I don't know this. It's not me.
- It's you.
- Well, you were a really good faker
because you had me fooled.
Does your dad and the crew
know you're sleeping with her, too?
I don't know whether I want to cry or hit
you, but both sound pretty good right now.
Megs - Don't call me that.
Fine.
Meghan.
What did you expect?
Be patient - I have
been for a very long time
you just never noticed.
I'm noticing now!
It's not soon enough!
You can have to end of this month,
but you have to get out after that.
Te, where you at?
Hey hun, I'm here.
- Oh, Hey.
- Hey.
Oh, what's this?
Oh, that's pretty.
What...
We need to talk.
I had a daughter.
At least I had her for 283 days.
He was my best friend
and we conceived the first time.
My mother was so happy.
She told me she... (inaudible)
But now Heath, now with all this uncertainty,
I don't know if my baby daughter did live.
I don't know if Dr. Walsh
betrayed me somehow
but I have to know.
Yeah.
I have to know if this life I
put you through was worth it.
I have to know if I created something
someone that you could be proud of.
Someone that we could love.
Or tha's just lies too.
It's ok. It's ok.
Oh, shit.
I know, that was a lot of
paperwork to sign, Miss Duffy.
Thank you.
But it's just this w..
Thank you for sending all the emails.
I rarely check her account.
I had no idea they had
a safety deposit box.
Oh, children rarely do. It's not uncommon.
You would be surprised
what you might find in them.
Sometimes it's small inheritance items
like lockets or old stock
records or mortgage papers.
We once found a dead
parrot in one of the boxes.
A dead parrot?
Oh, you would have been surprised to see
the look on those children's
faces when we opened that box.
Oh, God, I hope I don't
find something like that.
Here's the key. It's box 1402 on the right.
And here's a bag in case
you need it for any of the items.
I will be right over here
when you are done.
Thank you.
Weird.
Hi, I'm Theresa Nerz.
I'm an old patient of Dr. Walsh's.
I had my files copied.
Yes, I remember you, Miss Nerz.
What can I do for you?
Yeah, I think there may
be some files missing or..
No we, we gave you everything that we had.
Yeah but see, there's these notes missing
on these vitamins in this exam
I had, and it's really important.
I mean, could you just take a look?
I'm sorry, but as I said previously,
we gave you everything that ..
Yeah, but isn't there like a law that
you have to have the notes
of the exam and vitamins?
If you could just really take another look.
'M sorry, but you should speak
to your insurance company.
They might be able to help -
Insurances don't keep files on that.
Miss Nerz. I'm trying to work, please.
This is extremely important.
There's nobody here.
I could just go back myself.
I'll be very careful.
Mrs. Nerz
We cannot have this disturbance.
- We have given you everything in your file.
- Yeah, I don't think so.
There was a lot of files missing.
Listen, Nurse Vicki is very capable.
I'm sure she gave you everything.
- There's nothing more we can do.
- What about the vitamins?
Do you remember those?
I cannot possibly
remember vitamins I gave..
Okay, they were prenatal
vitamins. Do you remember that?
Do you have any idea how many
free vitamins and medicines we get
from these pharmaceutical companies?
I would be a rich man if I sold them
instead of giving them
out, that's for sure.
Okay, what about the
exam, hm? That's not in there.
What about that?
Did Nurse Vicki forget to mention to you
we had a pipe burst above our
records room a few years ago.
It was terrible. We lost
so many files and charts.
I apologize, but none of this is going
to change the outcome of
your current situation, 'm afraid.
So, God bless and good luck.
Ms. Hummel. Hi.
Perfect timing.
Oh, what are you working on, Meghan?
I was catching up about
that woman that's missing.
It said that she turned her life around
and she and her husband were trying
to have a baby, but now he's arrested,
which I could have told them that.
- It's always the spouse.
- That poor girl.
I really feel sorry for her mother.
Can you imagine?
This investigation keeps going on and on.
Speaking of investigations,
how's yours going, hm?
Well, now my priority is
trying to find a place to live.
Turns out I was right about Nico
cheating, and he asked me to leave.
Nice, huh?
'M so sorry dear, but...
Maybe it's for the best, huh?
Yeah, I guess.
I's just I can't afford rent on my own,
so I think I'm going to need a
roommate, and I don't really know.
Oh. Roommate.
What?
Oh, you think the roommate is a..
It is not my place to say, but um...
You couldn't make it work out
with Nico and you knew him.
But I'm going to stop
being a Negative Nellie.
I know that everything's
going to work out for the best.
You're a good girl, Meghan.
The Lord will take care of you.
Do you really think it'll work out?
Oh, Meghan, I know it will.
What are you always
scribbling away at there?
Is that theGreat American Novel
Oh, it's nothing.
Honestly, it's a mess.
You shouldn't read it.
What do I owe this wonderful surprise?
I lost my job.
Shit.
Yeah, something about budget cuts.
Last one in.
You know the story.
Well, we'll figure it out.
Te, we were living pretty close to an
empty checking account before this.
Your commission is going to have to
support us until I find something else.
I can sell vacations in my sleep.
- 'M serious hun.
- I know.
What if Megan is your daughter
and she needs support from us?
I mean, what are we going to do then?
Yeah, well, it turns out it
could have been a mix up o..
So, not to worry.
You sure?
Well, not 100%, but yeah.
'M sorry, Te.
Yeah, well, can't cry over
something you never had, right?
Now, you go up and get in the bubble bath,
and I will bring a glass of wine pronto.
- Now go.
- Promise?
Promise, now go.
Hey.
Yo'd tell me if it wasn't a mix up, right?
No secrets, Te.
Of course. Now go.
Hi - Hi
- Thanks for the ride.
- Sure.
I was saving up for a car,
but with the new expense of
apartment shopping, that's not h..
Besides, I think it's better if we
look for Godless Children together.
Yeah.
Uh, which way at the stop sign?
Oh, um...
Right.
Yeah, I never got the hang of my lefts and my
rights, so I have to use my hand. I's weird.
Ah no, I'm actually laughing
because I do the exact same thing.
Oh.
You coming?
Uh, yeah, I forgot to tell y..
You don't mind, do you?
No, no that's okay.
You can get home okay?
- Yeah, I'll be fine.
- Okay.
I'll let you know what I find.
Okay, great.
Bye Meghan.
I'm sorry, miss, but I have to lock up now.
Oh, okay.
Did you find what you needed?
No, not yet.
Are you certain it was an LLC?
What?
A Limited Liability Company.
You know, like a small business?
I assumed, but what else could it be?
Well, you said it was a
cashier's check, right?
So, maybe it was a charity.
A lot of charities prefer cashier's checks
because the funds are more immediate.
Okay, do you have records for them?
I sure do, but I have to lock up.
I'll tell you what, no one really
comes down here, so why don't you
just leave everything as is, and
I'll have the nonprofit boxes for
you first thing. Start fresh and ..
Yeah. Well.
I don't even really know
what I'm looking for.
No harm in trying one more day, right?
Sad news this evening, as missing newlywed
Evelyn Vincent is now presumed dead.
Her family is organizing a public service
and thanked the community for
their support during this difficult time.
Hi, this is Meghan.
Oh, Meghan, I am so glad I caught you.
Ms. Hummel?
How did you get my number?
Well, you gave it to me, Meghan.
Don't you remember? Silly.
Listen, the reason I'm calling, I
was just watching the news and
they were reporting on how rents
in the city are at an all time high.
And I was thinking about your situation
and how hard it must be
for you to find a good place.
Tell me about it.
I can't find anything
safe in my price range.
Well, I have a proposition for you.
I have...
I have this big house, Meghan.
It's too big for just me and,
well, why don't you just
move in here with me
for a while just until you
get back on your feet, hm?
Well, yeah, that would be great.
And I can definitely clean and
I'll help out around the house.
We will work all of that out later.
Oh, Meghan, you have no idea about
the weight you have
lifted off of my shoulders.
Me, too.
This is good, right?
Helping each other out?
Oh, my dear, you have no idea.
No idea.
So when you said five more
minutes, you actually meant?
Theresa Marie Nerz, I know you
did not just ask me that question
- like this is our first year of dating.
- Fair point.
I'm going to go get the car ready.
I hope the grocery store is still open.
Hey, Theresa! I was just about to-
Meghan, what are you doing here?
Okay, so listen, Godless
isn't a business, - Yeah...
Okay, - And guess who the director is.
Yeah, I don't know, Meghan. Who?
Michael Walsh.
- Yeah.
- Well?
Dr. Walsh's name is Peter, not Michael.
Yeah, but that's too much
of a coincidence, right?
So I'm going to do more
research on Michael Walsh.
And what about you? What about
the missing files and the vitamins?
Yeah, I'm going to look into
them. 'm still doing research.
You know, now's not a good time.
Come on, you really have to go.
- Oh, is that Heather?
- Yeah
Of course she does,
I's just not a good time.
I am craving cupcakes.
Oh, sorry.
Okay, then. I'm Heather.
'M TeTes wife.
Hi, I'm Meghan.
- You know...
- I do.
I'm sorry.
I guess I'm just surprised to
see you here with the recent..
- Well, I was just going.
- Yeah, sure.
I'll email you Theresa.
Great.
It was really nice meeti..
Bye take care.
Cupcakes?
That was awkward.
What did she want?
It's not easy for her.
Losing her mom, then this.
She didn't ask you for any money, did she?
Because, you know,
as much as you feel for her, it
will really send the wrong signal.
God, no. Nothing like that Heather, okay?
I just want to let her down easy.
- I don't want to hurt her.
- Oh, hurt her?
Okay, fine.
But you can put up walls an..
Oh, what's that supposed to mean?
Yeah, nothing.
It's over, right?
Right.
Okay, just go.
Do you have any idea what
these vitamins could have been?
It's very rare for doctors to
actually prescribe vitamins.
I'm not really sure how I can help.
Was it always that way?
Not prescribing them, I mean.
Well, no.
Sometimes vitamins will start off
being prescribed, and then will go through
the FDA to prove the pill's safety
and efficacy and allow it to be OTC.
I'm sorry, OTC?
Sorry, over the counter.
Well, when did the FDA
start monitoring all this?
I'm not up to date on the history
and I really need to get back.
Oh, sorry. Thank you.
Sorry.
Listen, try so..
They might be able to help out.
Thank you.
What a coincidence, we like the same wine.
No wonder it's always out of stock.
- I beg your pardon?
- The wine.
We have the same taste.
That's not for me, it's for a guest.
I hope it's a good one.
Oh, yeah.
Pairs well with all that ice cream.
Oh, that's not for me either.
That's for my granddaughter.
She's moving in with me.
Although I might sneak
a taste or two of that.
Do I know you from somewhere?
No, I don't think so, honey.
Bye bye now.
Have a good night.
(humming)
(sniffing)
She gives me the creeps.
Te?
Huh?
I know that, tune.
Damn, that's going to
bother me the rest of the night.
(humming)
Meghan? Are you settled in all right?
Is there anything I can do for you?
No, everything's great, thank you.
How about helping me with a
little yard work before dinner, hm?
I might have a little
special treat for you.
Okay, I'll be right there.
Well, then let's get going.
We're burning daylight.
Hey.
Hey.
Sorry to just show up like this.
No, that's okay.
I found a bunch of your stuff
under the bathroom sink
and I just thought I'd br..
Great, thanks.
So this is where you're living now?
Nice.
Yeah, for a while,
until I get my own place.
Who's the old lady?
Nico.
What Meghan, is she not old and a lady?
I'm just trying to make conversation.
Yes, that nice elderly woman
offered me a place to stay for a while.
She's my friend.
Friend? Where have you been hanging out?
And who do we have here, hm?
Ms. Hummel, this is Nico.
Nico, this is Ms. Hummel.
Oh, Nico.
Nico, the boyfriend.
Excuse me?
Nico, the ex-boyfriend.
Yeah, that's me.
- Here and in person.
- And to what do we owe this honor Nico?
Ms. Hummel.
Well, correct me if I'm wrong,
but back in my day, boys usually
had only one thing on their mind.
Hey, I just want to bring
a box full of her stuff over.
Oh, wait, wait. Forgive me.
I might be wrong about this, too,
but aren't post offices still around?
Or am I so old that I missed their demise?
Eh, Nico?
Whatever, lady.
- Good luck with everything, Megs.
- Thanks for bringing the box over.
Bye bye.
Lovely to meet you, Nico.
Don't make it a habit.
What was that about?
Meghan, he is no good for you.
You know that.
Look, he's the one that kicked you out.
He left you with no money. No...
He was just being nice.
Oh, that's how it begins, nice.
I know what's on his mind.
Meghan.
Why don't you put that
box of stuff in your room?
And I think I promised
you a treat, didn't I?
Meet me down in the kitchen for a treat?
I guess I could go for a treat right now.
Are you kidding?
This is my favorite.
(phone ringing)
Oh shit.
(phone ringing)
Yeah, no, I know.
Yeah, it has been a while.
- How are you?
- Who is it? Who is it?
Yeah, great. You know, great.
Just, I'm out of a job
right now, - Heather!
But, I mean...
So what's going on? Sure.
- Here she is.
- Who is it?
- I's Jeff.
- Jeff?
Hey, Jeff.
Yeah, long time.
Um, yeah.
I'll get it for you.
No problem.
Hey, thanks for calling and checking in.
I appreciate it.
Nothing on the vitamins yet.
'M just, I'm researching,
I'm asking people, and...
Maybe? We found a check for
a nonprofit, Godless Children.
I don't know where to go from here.
Yeah. Yeah, that would help.
What's the name of that?
Hold on.
Yeah, do you know if it's free?
That's all we need is a trial. Yep.
Just a glimpse.
All right.
Yes, I promise Jeff, dinner.
Hey, you know what this time I'll cook?
Hey! I can cook, too, you know.
No, seriously, though,
Jeff, I really appreciate it.
Te! Lunch!
Thanks, Jeff.
Coming hun.
- Oh, hey.
- Yeah.
Is your mom or dad here?
Are you the new person down the street?
- Uh, no, actually, 'm not...
- You're not my new teacher, are you?
- Teacher?
- You look like a teacher.
I do?
Well, an art teacher, maybe, but ..
Okay, first of all, art
teachers are real teachers.
And, no, I'm not your teacher. Can
you just get a parent for me, please?
Yo, Mom, Dad, there's some lady
down here with an attitude looking for you.
- Yes, hello.
- Hi.
Sorry about Matthew.
Teenagers, right?
- So, uh, what can I do for you?
- Um...
Oh, are you our new neighbor?
I think that's so great
that they finally...
No, actually, I'm not your new neighbor.
Oh, so...
So, I got your name from a
friend, Deborah Goodman?
That name's not familiar.
Are you sure you have the right house?
Yeah, pretty sure.
You see, I inherited
this large sum of money,
and I wanted to give it to a local charity.
Kind of see my money at work and all.
And Deborah said that you
donated to a Godless Children.
Does that ring a bell?
No.
No, it doesn't. No,
I think you must have the wrong address.
So, if you don't mind.
Yeah, but I saw your name
next to the large donations.
You could just give me a
name of someone I can call or...
I'm afraid I'm going to have
to ask you to leave now.
You did donate, didn't you?
Like 15,16 years ago, right?
Who I donate to is my business
and was supposed to be private.
Now, I'm getting tired
of this line of questions,
so I suggest you do your own research.
'M sure you'll find a
charity that'll fit your needs.
Maybe I should talk to Dr. Walsh.
So you do know him,
don't you, Dr. Peter Walsh?
I don't have to tell you anything, lady.
Or did you work with Michael Walsh?
I don't know anyone by that name, and I
am one step away from calling the police.
Listen, you gave one large
donation, and then nothing.
So just tell me what is
so good about this charity?
Just tell me that, and I'm out of here.
I swear, I'm out of here.
Well, if you did the research,
you would see that Godless
Children is doing the Lord's work.
They believe in strong Christian
values, and I support that 100%.
Now, please leave me and my family alone.
Yeah, but what do you
mean, the Lord's work?
Children are a gift from God
and should be treated as such.
Children are not for the
weak or the impure, Miss?
What did you say your name was?
Yeah, I didn't.
But if you support them
100%, why only one donation?
I've had just about enough of this,
and in about 5 seconds, I'm
going to shout out for my neighbor,
Officer Naples, and he's going to come
here and arrest you and your arrogant ass.
So I suggest you leave before you get
thrown into a situation
that you can't get out of.
Are we clear?
Absolutely..
Crystal clear.
Oh, and your son is the
one with the attitude problem.
You may want to look
into that, just saying.
(phone ringing)
Yeah, Meghan, what's up?
- It's not a good time right now.
- Tell me about it.
Today is not good at all.
What's up, Meghan?
Michael Walsh.
There's no information on him.
How can someone have no information?
Even Donkey from Shrek
has his own Wikipedia page.
Yeah, I don't know, Meghan.
Tell me you're having more luck.
Please tell me you're having more luck.
Yeah, no, actually, I was just
threatened by a man in a golf shirt.
Ooh.
Sorry.
Well, hey, why don't we meet up
and compare notes, and then
we can divide and conquer?
There's got to be more
information on Godless, I's just
I feel like it's right there,
we just need to figure it out.
Theresa?
Why are you doing this?
What?
I mean, why do you care?
I don't understand.
You claim to have had
the perfect childhood, right?
Single child, parents that loved you
and rainbows and sunshine and what now,
your parents die and yo're looking
for someone to play mommy?
Okay, this is not just about me,
this is about you, too.
Yeah, I know, Meghan, I know,
but you don't know me, okay?
You don't know that Heather and I
are still living paycheck to paycheck.
You don't know that my parents disowned me
when I decided to be
gay every single morning.
I hate going to my crappy job.
And you don't know that I am so ashamed
of where I am in life that I
am afraid to face my own wife.
My wife.
The one person I'm supposed to turn to
when things are tough and I can't seem
to tell her the truth about
anything these days.
So it's all just lies and
loss and pain and...
Jesus, Meghan, is this what you want? Huh?
Is this what you want?
Is this the mother that you really want?
Because if something weird did
happen and we are related somehow,
which I am still doubtful,
this is what you get, okay?
All this mess, not some white
picket fence and hot cocoa.
So I'm going to ask you again,
because I will not go through another loss.
Not now and not again.
Is this real?
Is this what you really want?
Yeah.
My white picket fence.
Right.
Try growing up with a mother you love only
to find out as she's dying, that she
may never have been your mother at all.
I'm really living the dream, huh?
Do you know how hard it
was for me to ring your buzzer?
Five times.
It took me five times to get up the
nerve, and I had to be ready for anything.
You could be dead.
You could be a drunk. You could be in jail.
You could try to use me for my
money, or you could even hate me.
But do you know why I
finally rang the buzzer?
None of that mattered.
I just needed the truth.
No matter what it was, what mess it was in.
Because, that chance.
That small chance of a happy
ending outweighed everything else.
Because my white picket fence
and my hot cocoa was a sham.
My identity and my family and
my name, it could have been a lie.
That's why.
I know.
I know this is difficult.
And, I have no idea the
loss that you've been through.
And frankly, I have no idea if
this is even going to go anywhere,
but I need to keep digging.
I need
I need to figure out the truth.
And I can't quit now.
Not yet.
Okay.
What now?
I'm going to go back to the county office
and I'm going to find more
information on Michael Walsh.
An old record or something.
What about you?
What are you going to do?
I don't know.
I guess I'll go back to the
other things that we found.
But, Meghan, I am real
tired of dead ends here.
One more week, Theresa.
Please.
Lord, we thank you for making us
soldiers for your work here on Earth.
And we thank you for bringing Sarah as one
of your new disciples in faith.
And Hosanna we thank you for trusting us
with the lives of your children,
and for giving us the knowledge
to recognize and to
punish those who are evil.
We take strength that in
doing your will on earth.
It may be difficult.
It may be hard, Lord, but
with you, all things are possible.
It's time dear.
Now.
Jesus loves the little children
all the children of the world.
Red and yellow, black and white
all are precious in his sight. Jesus
loves the little children of the world.
So, 1938 was when the FDA really
put a lockdown on over the counter
drugs and coined the
category for prescription only.
So all new pills went into
that category, at least at first.
Well, can you know of any
drugs, like in the early 2000s,
for either prenatal or infertility
that would have been prescribed?
Not off the top of my head,
but just hold on a second.
This.
This is an old directory
that I've kept in the back.
It lists every manner
of prescription drugs,
their purpose, the year that they came out.
I'm not even sure why I kept this
thing, except maybe to prove that the old
fashioned methods were
every bit as good as that Internet.
So what can you tell me about the drug?
Size, shape, color, anything?
Yeah, that's the thing. I don't
really remember anything.
I sort of blocked it out, I guess.
Okay, well, let's look under prenatal.
- See if anything jumps out at us.
- Okay.
Oh wait, wait, I do remember
something, but it's kind of odd.
It might help.
So I remember it had the word still in it.
Or it started with still,
and I only remember
that because I had a stil..
I know.
I know it's a long shot.
I really appreciate you let me
come in here after hours, though.
Think nothing of it.
Speaking of long shots,
though, there was a drug..
Around the time that the
FDA started to regulate.
It was used for a whole variety
of purposes, including being given
to pregnant women to
help avoid miscarriages.
Wait, I think I see it.
Diethylstilbestrol.
You see? The word still in the middle?
Yeah, but I wasn't pregnant,
so I'm not really sure that that's it.
There was another name, more
common name for it, called DES.
DES was taken off the market in the
70s because it caused cancer and...
What?
Infertility.
I'm sorry.
I'm sure that this is not it...
Hey.
Hey!
Dr. Walsh.
Hey!
Dr. Walsh!
Dr. Walsh, you owe me some answers.
Dr. Walsh, I trusted you, Dr. Walsh.
I trusted you.
Dr. Walsh!
You goddamn liar.
(whispering)
It's gonna be the best one.
- The best?
- Mhm.
The've all been good.
I know, I know, but this one, this one.
The Lord really wants us to do this.
Oh my gosh, Ms. Hummel. Hi.
I was coming down to get water,
and then the lights and the door.
What's that about?
There is a sink in the bathroom upstairs.
Or isn't bathroom water
good enough for you, Meghan?
You're right.
You're right.
Good night.
It's for your protection, Meghan.
The lights, the door, they're on a timer.
It's meant to keep
strangers from getting in.
Okay, that makes sense.
Sweet dreams, Meghan.
Meghan, did you see I got
you some more of your candy?
Yes, thank you.
You know,
you might as well have some.
Dinner is going to take a little while.
I'm making something
special for you. I'm making.
'M making, uh, what
was it that you called it?
Your death row dinner?
- Lasagna.
- Yeah.
- You remembered.
- Of course.
How could I forget?
I mean, it's not every day that somebody
as young as you are has
their last supper planned.
So uh, go on, have a few.
(humming)
You are such a good girl, Meghan.
Such a good girl.
I'm so proud of you.
And I need you to do a little job for me.
It is so important.
I need you to get that basket,
take it downstairs and take three
items out of the washing machine.
It's important that you
only take three items,
put them in the basket, and
bring them back up here to me.
Do you think you could do that?
It's so important to me, Meghan.
It's so important.
Now.
Oh, Meghan.
You did such a good job.
I knew you would.
I am so pleased.
So very pleased.
Why does he bring up so much stuff?
- I swear to God.
- I have no idea.
It's all the time.
Anyway.
It was nice, huh?
I mean, viewings can be nice,
I guess. Don't you think so?
Uh, not really my thing Heath.
Well, I mean, I hope
it's not your thing, Te.
You are stuck with me for the long haul.
Oh, lucky me.
Oh, you know what I could go for?
Candy.
The next best thing.
- Could you get me some from the office, hun?
- Already on it.
Yay!
Are you stealing my customers?
I'm trying to run a business here, Meghan,
not some charity for your needs of the day.
Sorry, me?
Yeah, you.
Old Lady Hummel hasn't been
in for a while, actually,
since you moved in with her,
claiming to be homeless or
whatever bullshit excuse you gave her.
And she was a regular, which means regular
income from my salon and regular tips.
So, care to explain?
What are you accusing me of, exactly?
All right, I'll be straight with you.
Are you and Old Lady, Hummel, pretending
to be a real hairdresser in your off time?
I don't know how to do hair.
It adds up.
You need money, you move in with
her, and then, poof, she stops coming in.
Oh, I don't know, Tatu.
Maybe she just wasn't satisfied
with your service anymore.
Did you think of that?
- Aren't you two just the perfect...
- Stop!
Just stop right there.
Ms. Hummel is a friend. And you know what?
She's better than you could ever even
imagine to be, even on your best day.
Oh, well, maybe if
she's such a good friend.
You don't need the friends
that you've made here.
Yo're right.
I don't.
If it isn't obvious, I quit.
And this may come as a shock to you Tatu,
but I never considered you a friend.
Bitch.
She just made me so upset.
And I can't believe I
said that back to her.
And then I walked out.
Oh, my God I walked out.
No, no, Meghan. There is no need for
you to take the Lord's name in vain, hm?
Yeah, I'm sorry.
And there's no need for
you to write in that book.
What you need.
You, need to relax.
I got you some more of the candy you like.
Why do't you have a few?
And just breathe, Meghan.
Just calm down.
(humming)
There, that's better.
And we can start to put this little
investigation behind us now, can't we?
We do not need that nasty
woman, that sinner anymore.
Because Meghan, you're no longer godless.
You're mine.
And we are going to rid the world of sin.
Come on, let me guide you.
Go on now, Meghan.
You don't need that woman anymore.
We must begin to erase
that perversion from our lives.
You don't need anyone but me.
Together, we can begin to do God's work.
Throw it in the fire, Meghan.
Now.
You're my best girl, Meghan.
My best girl.
Hey Te, I'm heading out to the
outlets, hun. Why don't you join me?
You've been cooped up in there long enough.
That's okay Heath. I got a
lot of month end paperwork.
Are you sure, hun?
Not now Heather, okay?
Seriously. 've got a lot
of commission paperwork.
Sure Te.
See you in a bit.
Welcome to the Hair Tie and Dye
where we're dying to make your hair
needs our first priority.
- How can I assist you?
- Ah, cute.
Is Meghan Duffy here?
She doesn't work here no more.
Really since when?
What are you looking for her for?
It's personal.
Well, this is my salon, not a chat room.
So, unless you need a real haircut...
Can you just tell me where she is?
Do I look like her mother?
Ironically, I don't know.
She moved in with Old Lady
Hummel, so you might want to try there.
And where is that?
- Do I look like...
- A phone book?
Phone book?
Forget it.
Whatever.
Oh shit, Meghan, you scared me.
Did that woman from the
Hair Tie and Dye call you?
Because I literally just left.
No, she didn't actually.
But I'm sorry, I didn't mean to scare you.
Oh no, I's okay.
Actually, it's good that you're here.
So I think I found something.
Like something real.
When is your birthday again?
October 15, 2003.
Oh my God.
Ah Theresa, you shouldn't
use the Lord's name in vain, ..
Ah yeah, um, sorry.
Didn't realize.
Okay, another question.
What was the date of your
parent' donation to Godless?
I don't remember.
But look in your journal.
Where is it?
- Meghan, what's wrong?
- Nothing.
- I actually don't have a journal anymore.
- Okay.
Why, is it lost?
Did you lose it?
- Yeah, I think I lost it in the move.
- Okay.
New house and everything.
Yeah, it's okay.
We can just get a
subscription and that's fine.
So Meghan, listen, I think
I really found something.
I have a few more answers
and it sounds kind of improbable.
Great! So why don't you come over for
dinner tonight and then we can go through
everything and look
for the journal together?
Great. Just text me the address.
I can drive.
When did you get a car?
Well, I can never afford a car, Theresa,
but Ms. Hummel lets me
borrow hers for errands.
You ready to go? The
car's around the corner.
Yeah, but really, I gotta rush home.
I gotta get the papers to show you
and the laptop and just
text me the address, I..
Meghan, I'm not going to bail on you, okay?
I just... 've got to run home.
It'll be really quick and I will be there.
Just text me the address, okay?
Yeah, that's fine, Theresa.
- I'll see you soon.
- Okay.
Meghan.
Yeah?
You okay?
Yeah.
'Il see ya.
Okay.
What? At a loss for words?
What is this, Te?
What the hell is all this?
I didn't want to worry
you until I was sure.
Sure of what exactly?
Sure of what?
I think Meghan is my daughter.
I can't explain everything
right now, but there are pieces,
and these dates align Heath and
these donors, they all had one child
one child only. And all
these donations, they all...
What the fuck, Te?
You know it is like? You
are in this whole other
world right now and I
have no idea where you are.
You have shut me out of whatever this is.
We are partners, remember?
But I can explain.
Fine, fine then explain this, okay?
Because right now I really need to know
what this means to
you, to us, quite frankly.
Now what?
Oh, you're leaving? Yeah.
You're seriously fucking leaving right now?
Meghan has the answers and
I've got to work this out with her.
- She's waiting for me.
- Oh, got it.
Glad Meghan's waiting for you, because I'm not so sure I'm going to be
here waiting when you
are through with all of this.
Promise me - Promise you!?
Do you remember telling me that this was
a dead end and promising
to tell me if it wasn't?
Do you remember that?
So promise you?
I'm not sure I can do that, Te.
I'm just not sure that I can do that.
Okay. I'm sorry. I had a minor delay
- but I'm here now.
- Not a problem.
- Do come in.
- Okay.
I really think we've got onto
something here and I want to sit down.
Have a seat.
Yeah, okay. All right.
So if we could just go through these
things, I think it would be really g..
Later, okay? Let's just relax now.
Oh, okay.
All right.
May I get you a drink?
Cabernet?
Yeah, actually wine would be great.
Thanks.
You must be Theresa.
I have heard so much about you.
I've heard a lot about you too, Ms. Hummel.
Wait a minute.
- We've met before?
- No.
Yeah, the grocery store, remember the wine?
Oh, the wine and the ice cream.
That's right.
Well, why don't you settle in, relax,
and I'll go and finish
dinner, have a little snack.
Is everything okay, honey?
I mean, I know it's just cheese and
crackers, but it'll take the edge off.
No. Yes.
It's lovely, actually.
Thank you.
It was you.
The perfume.
You were the nurse in
the fertility exam with him.
I'm glad to see you finally remember us.
What's going on?
Where's Meghan?
Where's Meghan!?
No, no, you don't have
to worry about, Meghan.
I will explain everything to you.
The hell you will.
- Welcome back Theresa.
- What did you do to Meghan?
What happened to Meghan? What did you do?
Woah, woah, woah...
You don't have to worry
about Meghan right now.
But we would like to know just
exactly how smart you really are.
What was this important
connection that you felt
that you had to rush right over
here to tell everyone about, hm?
She told you to speak!
Honey, it's all right.
We've got time.
You took our eggs, didn't you?
You took our eggs and you sold them on,
like, Godless, Godless Children or something.
You left us with the pain, didn't you?
All right, these are all very
good questions, Theresa.
Now let me ask you one.
Do you think the Lord wants
people like you to have his children?
Yeah. You wanted to have children with that
What did she call her, honey?
Her wife.
Oh, yeah, wife. Your little Heather.
How did you know Heather?
No, no, no. You don't
have to worry about Heather.
But if you want me to answer
your questions, yo'll have to hush up.
So um, your pain,
your pain was just a little extra penance
because you didn't listen to the
will of the Lord the first time around.
Leave Heather out of this.
Heather doesn't know a thing, please.
Just leave her out of this.
She doesn't know anything.
Hush, hush, hush, Theresa.
Now.
Do you have any more questions?
Because, you know, we're here to help.
How many women? How many women?
It couldn't just be me that found this out.
How many women?
You would be surprised how many
women go missing in this country, Theresa.
Oh my God, that woman on TV.
That woman, the ex-prostitute
that makes total sense.
That little harlot was a lot
smarter than we gave her credit for.
And she came snooping around here.
Yes, dear.
And I got another button for my collection.
A belly button.
It's the first connection
between a mother and child.
- I think it's really very clever.
- Oh, thank you dear.
But Michael Walsh is...
We don't talk about Michael.
Michael was our son.
Michael.
Michael was our failure.
He was our test from the Lord.
We made sure that Michael
is forever atoning for his
feminine ways because we do
the work of the Lord under his name.
I think that's perfect, don't you?
Yo're sick! You guys are sick!
Oh, shut up, Theresa!
Shut up!
I'm sorry.
I's alright dear.
She's a tough case.
What now?
What's going to happen now?
Heather and Meghan don't know anything.
Heather and Meghan know
nothing. I swear to God.
They know nothing, please.
Hush, Theresa.
You don't have to worry about them.
Romans 6:23,
for the wages of sin is death.
Isn't that right, Theresa, hm?
Now.