Nanny Dearest (2023) Movie Script
1
Dammit!
Shh!
Abbie, come on, come on.
It's not so bad.
Shh! Stop it, stop crying.
She's just hungry.
Then you need to feed her.
I got to go.
You feed her. I'm wiped.
Shh! Be quiet!
Shut up! Shut up!
- Shut up!
- Hey!
Hey! Hey!
Easy, would ya?
She's just hungry.
What is wrong with you?
I'm late, that's what's wrong.
I'm putting her formula
on the counter.
Your boyfriend
needs to get a damn job.
I'm not a hotel.
Mother, please, don't start.
And you need to stop
screaming at your baby.
It only makes it worse.
Where the hell are you off to?
Gonna make us some money.
Good morning, Mrs. Thompson.
- How are you?
- Go to hell.
Okay, Taylor, I just have
a couple more questions.
Um, have you given birth before?
Yes, I have a baby.
She's nine months old.
Please don't waste my time.
- I'm sorry?
- New mothers
who are breastfeeding
cannot donate eggs.
You should've been told that.
Oh, I'm not breastfeeding.
- I never started.
- Oh. Why not?
I didn't want my boobs
to get destroyed.
Fair enough.
So you are clearly
back to having
regular menstrual cycles,
correct?
- Yes.
- All right.
We're good to go, then.
Yeah, okay, thank you.
Hi, I'm Melissa Nelson,
this is my husband, Caleb.
Um, we have an 11:00 a.m.
with Dr. Emerson.
So, if we go with an egg donor,
it's kind of like
we're having a baby
with someone else, right?
Uh, genetically, yes.
Biologically, the baby is yours.
You're the one carrying it
to term.
You'll have plenty of time
to bond with the baby,
feel it kick,
all that good stuff.
So, what do you do for a living?
I work for Edgemont Hotels,
front desk.
Oh, okay.
I write for kids' shows on TV.
Saturday morning animation,
cartoons.
Good.
The reason I ask is, uh,
this egg donation process,
- it's not cheap.
- We know.
Okay.
- Count down from ten.
- Ten,
nine, eight, seven...
Okay, we're all done.
Really? Wow.
That was it, that was so fast.
So much faster
than I was expecting.
Bed rest for 48 hours.
No operating any forklifts
or any other heavy machinery.
Thank you.
You're a great doctor.
Well, tell me that in two weeks
after you take
your pregnancy test.
I got something for ya.
- From the egg donation.
- Eight thousand dollars?
We owe you rent.
- What?
- Your boyfriend owes me rent,
not you, keep that for yourself.
And don't you dare
tell him about it, you hear me?
Okay.
Good for you.
Proud of you.
- Thank you.
- You're welcome, come on.
Let's go inside,
keep that hidden.
Got it.
Hey, babe!
You okay?
What's the matter?
I'm gonna do
some Hamburger Helper.
- You want some?
- So sorry.
I'm so, so sorry.
What are you sorry about?
Where's Abbie?
- She's gone.
- Huh?
I fell asleep, and I woke up
and she wasn't breathing.
I fell asleep on top of her.
She's dead.
- Oh, God.
- What?
What?!
What? What do you mean?
This is why the babies
are supposed to sleep
in the crib, you idiot!
- Where is she?
- She's in the back yard.
I buried her.
Where is she?
Where is she?
Oh my God, Abbie!
Abbie!
Abbie, no!
No, no, no! No!
Abbie!
- No!
- I'm so sorry.
No! How could you do this?
How could you do this?
- How could you do this?
- I'm sorry!
Let go of me, let go of me!
- Ah!
- Ow!
I'm sorry.
Stop! Aggh!
Stop it.
Baby...
Babe.
Can't you see I feel terrible?
At that moment in time,
I lost all control.
It's as if I suddenly became
a completely different person.
They say
when you go through trauma,
your survival mechanisms kick in
and you choose
what you want to remember.
Maybe that's why
I don't recall everything
as clearly as I should.
Oh.
You have been through it,
haven't you?
Other people got it worse,
right?
So, what did you do
to earn your spot
in this lovely establishment?
I used my degree
in computer science
to quietly withdraw
a few million dollars
from a couple banks
on Wall Street.
The only problem
was the FBI didn't exactly
approve my transactions.
Yeah, you should've
asked permission first.
What were you thinking?
I'm Taylor.
Veronica.
Nice to meet you.
- When are you getting out?
- Next month. You?
- This weekend.
- Nice.
Can we play another game?
All right, just one more round,
but that is it because you...
Wait, shh, listen.
Dad's home.
Hurry, let's do
the sleeping game.
Sleeping game, let's go.
Hmm.
Looks like my wife and daughter
are completely asleep.
I guess I'll have to eat
this entire chocolate cake
all by myself.
Whoa! Chocolate cake?
Ha! You're not asleep.
Where's the cake?
You said there was cake.
I don't have cake,
but if you got your chores done,
I'll take you girls
to Yogurt World.
I'm gonna go clean my room
right now.
Hey, babe.
How'd it go?
Eh, I don't know.
He said they don't need
any more staff writers,
but I could pitch them
some ideas
for free, of course.
Same old crap.
I have some good news.
Oh, yeah?
Corporate office called,
and they want to talk
about bringing me on
as regional manager!
How many hotels
are we talking about?
Eighteen
spread across nine states.
That's incredible.
I know.
I'd be on the road... a lot.
Hi, babe.
Give me a hug.
- You hungry?
- Yeah.
I'm working the late shift
tonight,
so I probably won't see you
till midnight.
So what's next?
What are you gonna do
with yourself?
Get a job?
Gonna get married?
What?
I'm going to be a mother again.
- Yeah?
- Mm.
Who with?
Okay, here it is.
I want to find
the married couple
who got my eggs.
You think you can do that?
Girl, when I was a sophomore
in college,
I hacked into the Pentagon
just because I thought
it would be fun.
Step aside.
Take notes.
Bada-bing, bada-boom.
Found it! There they are.
And holy crap, that is not you.
- No, that was me.
- Ugh,
I don't even recognize you.
- You look awful.
- What's all that about?
Uh, basically it says
that your eggs
had one successful implantation
and that the baby's gender is...
- Boy or girl?
- I'm not gonna say.
Tell me.
It's a girl.
I need their address.
Okay, Ruby! Bedtime!
Okay!
Hey, how about this weekend,
you and I go to the park,
spend the whole day there?
Can we go to the waterslide
instead?
Not this weekend.
We can do the waterslide
another time.
Okay.
Goodnight, sweetie.
Goodnight, Mom.
Mom.
Kimberly.
I could be a Kimberly.
Ready?
Oh! That was a good one.
Thank you.
Okay, let's get a drink.
Oh.
It's so hot today.
Mom, look!
Help!
Park ranger!
Fire!
Okay, stay next to me.
Okay.
I'm gonna call
the fire department.
Uh, yes, I'm in Omo Lane Park.
Um, a trash can is burning
all of a sudden,
and I'm afraid it's gonna catch
the trees above it on fire.
Someone just got
a fire extinguisher
from their car.
Yes, thank you.
Okay.
Whoa, that was a close one.
What if the whole park
caught on fire?
I know, it could've.
Ruby, careful
on those ropes, sweetie!
Okay!
Whoa, you got up those fast.
Hi, I'm Kimberly.
- What's your name?
- Ruby.
Hi, Ruby.
You're a good climber.
Well, my mom doesn't like
when I climb real high.
She's scared I'm gonna fall.
You're not gonna fall.
Besides, I'll catch ya.
I'm a nanny, I bring my kids
to this park all the time.
Hey, if you like heights,
did you know that this park
has a hiking trail?
- Really?
- Yeah.
It goes up that hill there.
You can see all the way
to downtown.
Want me to show you?
It's a short walk.
You'll be back in five minutes.
Okay, I'm gonna go tell my mom.
Okay.
I'm gonna go up
this hiking trail
with this nice lady.
I'll be right back.
- Mom?
- You know,
it's so clear out today,
we can probably see the ocean
from up there.
- The ocean? Really?
- Mm-hm.
Let's go, come on.
Ocean and mountains for me.
- I love the ocean too.
- You do?
Ruby?
Ruby!
- Hey, babe, what's up?
- Is Ruby with you?
Do you have her?
Why would I have her?
I thought she was with you.
No, she's not.
I'm at the park, and...
she must have wandered off,
I guess.
I don't know where she is.
- Then call her.
- I can't.
I... she left her cellphone
with me.
Ruby!
I can't find her,
I'm freaking out.
You didn't see where she went?
No, I fell asleep.
Okay, okay, don't panic.
I'm on my way over there
right now
and we'll find her.
I'm gonna call the police.
Wait, wait.
She's here, she's home.
- She's okay.
- I'll be home in a sec.
Hi, you must be Mr. Nelson.
Kimberly Barrington.
I found your daughter
at the park.
- What happened?
- Well, it's...
it's a big park
and she got lost.
I didn't get lost.
I went to the top of the hill.
It was so cool, Dad!
I saw Catalina Island!
That's great, honey,
but your mom and I were worried.
Please, come in.
Mm, smells good.
- What'd you get?
- Kimberly took me
to Nicky's Burgers,
but don't tell Mom.
She hates Nicky's Burgers.
Thank you.
- We were so worried.
- No problem.
She's a great kid.
- Here, let me pay you.
- No, please,
I wouldn't dream of it.
- I insist.
- Absolutely not.
But, hey,
if you ever need someone
to look after Ruby
when you're too busy,
I happen to be a nanny.
I have a rsum in the car.
Really? I'll keep that in mind.
- Where's your trash?
- Under the sink right there.
- Hey, babe.
- Where is she?
Oh, are you okay?
I am incredible.
I had an amazing day.
- Who are you?
- This is Kimberly.
She found Ruby, drove her home.
Drove her home...
I was in the park
the whole time.
Why didn't you
just bring her back to me?
You were sleeping, Mom.
That does not give you
an excuse to wander off.
We've talked about this, Ruby.
I tried to wake you.
What did we agree on?
I'm not supposed to wander off.
And you are not supposed
to talk to strangers.
Um, no offense, I'm sorry,
what is your name again?
- Kimberly.
- Okay, no offense, Kimberly,
but you have no business
bringing strange children
inside your car for any reason.
Babe, she's a nanny.
I don't care
if she's Mother Teresa.
And you do not ever
get inside the car
of someone that we do not know.
Do you hear me?
It's okay.
Everything's fine, babe.
Um, forgive me.
I'm just a little on edge.
I just went through
a mother's worst nightmare.
I completely understand.
I'm sorry.
I was only trying to help.
I'll never do that again.
Well, regardless,
thank you for getting
her home safely.
You look familiar.
Have we met before?
Not that I know of.
Guess not.
Okay, well, um...
Thank you.
Please allow me to start over.
I'm Melissa Nelson, Ruby's mom.
Hi, Ruby's mom.
You have an incredible daughter.
Thanks for the rsum.
- I'll talk it over with her.
- Great.
I hope we can work
something out.
- Have a good night.
- You too.
Did she put her hands on you
in any way?
What do you mean?
Did she touch your boobies
or your private parts?
Ew! Ew, ew, ew!
This is serious, Ruby.
I need you to be honest with me.
She didn't!
She was really nice.
What did you girls talk about?
I don't know.
School, sports.
I told her I like science
and volleyball.
She said those were
her favorites, too.
Whose idea was it
to go to Nicky's Burgers?
Hers, not mine, I swear.
She ordered first.
And guess what?
She ordered exactly
what I always get.
- Really?
- It was so weird, Mom.
She likes everything I like.
It's like she already knows me.
Well...
I'm just glad you got home safe.
And I'm sorry I shouted at you.
To bed.
Okay, all right.
I'll get your jammies.
Two hours?
How do you fall asleep
in the park for two hours?
I don't know, it just happened.
If you were so tired today,
why'd you take her to the park
in the first place?
Something came over me.
Probably something I ate.
Well, that kind of thing
can't happen again.
No kidding.
If I didn't have to work
so many hours during the week,
maybe I'd have
a little more energy
- on the weekends.
- What are you implying?
I'm just saying
that I can't work full-time
for Edgemont Hotels
and also be a full-time mom.
I'm exhausted
and I need some help.
So today was all my fault
'cause I'm not making
- any money right now?
- I didn't say that.
You fall asleep in the park,
our daughter's picture
almost ends up
on the milk carton,
but I'm the bad guy
because no one
in children's television
wants to hire me
to write for them?
- I love your logic.
- I'm not talking
about the money.
I'm talking about helping me
with Ruby.
Hold that thought.
You're getting bumped up
to regional manager,
so you're gonna be on the road
an awful lot.
I'll be here at the house,
and I have a ton of pitches
I need to write
and concentrate on,
so I'll be the one
needing help with Ruby.
I say we get a nanny.
Let's hire this woman.
I'm okay with the idea
of hiring a nanny, but not her.
It's just too weird
what happened today.
What happened today
was our ten-year-old daughter
was left unsupervised
in the city park
for two hours,
and this good Samaritan
went out of her way
to protect her
and bring her home safely.
She didn't even let me pay
for her dinner.
And best of all,
Ruby actually likes her.
They get along great.
Before I even consider this,
we have to thoroughly
check her out.
I'll contact all her references,
and I'll do background checks,
criminal and credit.
What do you think?
- I think you're hired.
- Really?
Thank you both so much.
We called all your references.
Everyone says you're amazing.
- When can you start?
- Um, tomorrow?
Great.
Uh, here are our house keys
along with any phone numbers
you might need.
Excuse me, I'm gonna go get
the princess right now.
Um, there's also
a prepaid credit card
with a hundred dollars on it
just in case
Ruby needs anything.
You've thought of everything.
I hope so,
this is all new to us.
- Ruby, you remember Kimberly.
- Uh, yeah.
Well, she's gonna be
helping us out around here.
Are you gonna be my nanny?
Yeah, she is.
Isn't that exciting?
Yay!
I'm so happy! Thank you!
I want to show you my room,
come on!
I guess I'll be right back.
Take your time, have fun.
Would you look at that?
Ruby loves Kimberly so much.
This is gonna be great.
- I got a job.
- Oh!
You scared me.
- When did you get home?
- Just now.
Great news.
As of tomorrow,
I am officially a nanny.
A nanny?
You got a prison record.
Who's gonna hire you
to be their nanny?
Her family, they're very nice.
Okay, you lost me.
"Her family." Whose family
are we talking about?
Abbie's family.
Oh, I mean, Ruby... Ruby's family.
Her name is Ruby.
She's ten years old now.
And, Mom, she is so beautiful.
- Start over.
- The family
who bought my eggs
ten years ago, I found them.
I met my daughter.
You... tracked them down?
We hit it off,
like we were best friends.
I told them my situation,
offered to be their nanny,
and they love the idea.
I'm going to make
a bunch of money,
I get to hang out
with my daughter,
and I must admit,
the husband is
kind of cute, too.
- It's perfect!
- She's not your daughter.
You told them you were
their egg donor, right?
Of course.
They really want
Ruby to know me,
so it's all transparent.
They're totally woke.
Honey, when you donated
your eggs,
you signed a deal.
You agreed not to have
any contact
with the recipient family,
remember?
And they agreed
to the same thing,
but that was ten years ago,
and they don't care
about some stupid piece of paper
they signed.
Why are you doing this?
You could've gotten a job
anywhere in town.
- Why them?
- Because she is
my flesh and blood.
Okay, she's the only family
I've got.
Excuse me, what am I?
I'm sorry, I didn't mean it
that way.
It's just...
Look, this is important to me.
I thought you would be happy
that I found a job.
Next time,
I won't tell you anything.
I don't like this.
It smells bad.
Then forget I mentioned it.
- I can't.
- Yes, you can!
In fact, why don't you do
what you've done
my entire life, Mom?
Why don't you just ignore me?
Oh, it's worked wonders so far,
so why change a good thing?
- Hi, can I help you?
- Hi, I'm Jamal.
Is Melissa ready to go?
Come on in. I am almost ready.
Caleb, come say hi to Jamal.
Hi, I'm Kimberly.
Can I get you something
to drink?
I'm fine, thanks.
Jamal, this is my husband,
Caleb.
- Hey, how's it going?
- Good.
And, Caleb, say hello
to Mr. Jamal Jones,
- my incredible boss.
- It's nice to meet you.
Okay, I am almost ready.
Give me two minutes.
Come on in.
So, this is the big tour, huh?
Yeah, Melissa is
our new regional manger,
so we got to introduce her
to the staff
at all the hotels.
Ah, how many cities
are you going to?
- She started to tell me...
- Let's see,
today we do Denver.
Big party there.
Then we fly over to Houston.
Even bigger party.
Wait.
Parties.
I thought they were meetings.
Well, yeah, we have a meeting,
but there's always
a big party afterward.
Great dinner, full bar,
live music, dancing.
Basically, the hotel employees
use these new management
introductions
as a giant excuse
to just let loose and get wild.
- Melissa, am I right?
- You're right about that.
They are so crazy.
Don't forget to bring
your bathing suit!
Already packed it!
After Houston, we do Memphis,
slide into Chicago,
zip on over to Dallas
for a quickie,
then we bang it out
in San Francisco.
They're gonna do fireworks
over the Golden Gate.
Huge climax, gonna be awesome.
Sounds great.
Ready?
- Are we gonna miss the flight?
- No, we're good.
Wish me luck.
Nice to meet you, Caleb, and...
- Kimberly. I'm the nanny.
- Kimberly, right.
I'll try to bring her back
in one piece.
Happy hour?
After you.
Looks like they're gonna
have a lot of fun.
What a great job for her.
Woo!
Again.
All right, right here.
How 'bout that?
Woo!
- Ohh!
- Yes!
Get over here.
Oh, you're the best.
That was awesome.
Whoa, look at that bird.
- Is that a hawk?
- Yeah.
It's a red-tailed hawk.
- I wish I could fly like that.
- You can.
We can go hang gliding.
My mom would never
let me do that.
- Why not?
- She would say
it's too dangerous.
You know, if I was your mom
and you told me you wanted
to do something really bad,
I'd let you do it.
Thanks, but you're not my mom.
You sure I'm not your mom?
Some kids have two moms.
- Did you know that?
- Yeah.
Like with my friends,
when their mommies
and daddies fight,
sometimes they get a new mommy
or a new daddy.
Well, that's not what I mean.
Some kids have their legal mom
and their second mom.
It's their biological mom,
their flesh-and-blood mom.
Can I trust you
to keep a secret?
Yeah.
- Promise?
- Promise.
What is it?
You have two moms.
- I do?
- Yup.
And guess who
your second mom is.
Who?
Me.
- Really?
- Yeah.
But you can't tell anybody.
You promised.
How are you my second mom?
I'll explain that later.
The only thing you need to know
is I love you...
just as much as Melissa does.
Maybe even more.
And if you want to go
hang gliding someday,
fly high up in the sky
like a red-tailed hawk,
I'll not only take you...
I'll go flying up there
with you.
- How was the trip?
- Amazing.
We had such a great time.
Is there anything going on
I should know about?
- What do you mean?
- You and Jamal,
the way you act
when you're around him.
You've got to be kidding.
The way he opens your car door,
the way you guys laugh it up
about all
your late-night parties,
the drinking.
"Don't forget
your bathing suit."
I'm not interested in Jamal.
Did anything happen on the trip?
Did he cross the line?
Not in the least.
Okay.
Um, this one moment
on the plane,
he said I looked great
and you are a very lucky man.
Bam, see? There it is.
You should take it
as a compliment.
No, I'm gonna take it
for what it is.
This guy is so good-looking.
He looks like a magazine model.
And I bet you he couldn't wait
to give you this job
so he could take you
around the country,
party it up with you,
and get you in bed.
Nothing happened.
Nothing is going on
with me and Jamal!
So then why are you so happy
all of a sudden?
What is with
this bubbly attitude
- you're coming home with?
- Because I love my new job.
I'm in charge of something
for the first time in my life.
I'm making decisions,
I know what I'm doing,
and people respect
what I have to say.
Do you have any idea
how that feels for me?
I'm sorry.
I guess I got
the wrong impression.
You did.
But I got to admit...
You are kind of cute
when you're jealous.
Okay, we will be
at the Edgemont Laguna Niguel.
Laguna Niguel.
Ooh, sounds like
a romantic getaway
for the married couple.
It's only been 11 years
since our honeymoon.
And it's comped, so why not?
We will be back
Sunday afternoon.
Uh, and there is
a frozen lasagna
in the freezer
that you can heat up,
- and I made a salad.
- Oh,
I was going to do
my pesto salmon and broccoli.
She's ten,
she's not gonna eat salmon.
I love Kimberly's salmon.
Please, Mom?
Okay, well, that's news to me.
Saturday at 2:00,
she has a birthday party
at a friend's house.
Um, she wants to wear
the pink dress
with the frilly pattern.
I laid it out.
Do you like that pink dress?
I hate that pink dress.
- Since when?
- It's a kid's party.
I was thinking
jeans and a T-shirt?
Jeans and a T-shirt.
And, then, on Sunday,
I was gonna take her
to Six Flags.
Oh, she gets sick
on roller coasters.
I love roller coasters.
Six Flags, let's do it.
How come everything I suggest
you don't want to do,
but everything
Kimberly suggests, you love?
I don't know,
I guess Kimberly knows me
better than you do.
We got to go
or we're gonna hit traffic.
- Bye, sweetie.
- Bye, Dad.
Bye, baby.
- Have fun at the party.
- I will.
Have fun.
How was Laguna?
Oh, great.
We needed it.
Can I talk to you?
In private.
Ruby's at school
and Melissa's at work,
so we're the only ones here.
What I meant was...
Can you keep a secret?
Of course. What is it?
Last Thursday
when you were at the gym,
I was cleaning up the kitchen,
and Melissa had left
her cellphone on the counter.
I know it's not cool
to read through
somebody's text messages,
but the app was open, so...
What did you read?
Can you promise me
you won't tell her
- I told you this?
- I promise.
She was chatting
with Jamal Jones.
She wrote "I want
to get wild with you,"
and she said
to meet her at a hotel,
said she would reserve
a room for them.
Do you remember which hotel
or when they planned to meet?
I...
I don't want to tell you.
I'm worried
you might do something bad.
Kimberly, you came to me
with this.
Please.
Wurlington Hotel.
Today.
At 3:00.
Hello, welcome
to the Wurlington.
- How can I help you?
- Uh, yes,
I'm here to meet Melissa Nelson.
I believe she checked in
already.
Do you know what room?
I don't. Could you look?
Give me one moment.
We have a reservation
under Ms. Nelson for Room 702,
but she hasn't checked in.
Thanks. I'll wait for her.
You're welcome
to hang out at the bar.
- I'm fine.
- It's happy hour.
Hello, welcome
to the Wurlington.
- How may I be of service?
- Yes, I'm meeting a friend.
Melissa Nelson,
has she checked in?
Um, Ms. Nelson
hasn't checked in yet,
but you can hang out
at the bar if...
Jamal Jones.
What are you doing here?
Caleb... hey.
Just came here
to check out the competition,
you know, Edgemont Hotels,
we're, like, the chain.
- Big rivalry going on for years.
- Yeah.
I heard what you said to her.
I was sitting right over there.
Are you having sex with my wife?
Dude, no, that is not
what's going on here.
Security, security
to the front desk!
Look, man, just please,
let me explain.
God.
Nothing has happened, okay?
Nothing's happening.
We haven't done anything.
Yeah, but you were
planning on it, weren't you?
Okay, yes, we were going to,
but today would've been
the first time...
Stop, stop, now, whoa,
Melissa texted me!
Hey, she set this up.
I just got here,
we didn't do anything yet.
What about those trips
you guys went on?
- All those parties you went to?
- I swear, man,
nothing has happened
between me and your wife.
Hey, handsome, how's your day?
Hi.
- It was illuminating.
- Where's Ruby?
Kimberly took her
to Nicky's Burgers.
What'd you do to your hand?
Eh, bumped into some garbage.
- How was your day?
- Long.
These meetings are never-ending,
but it was terrific.
Wow. You're very good.
Good at what?
Uh... I stayed in the lobby
until 5:00 p.m.
waiting for you to show up.
I'm guessing Jamal called you
and warned you not to come.
Honey, what are you
talking about?
I got an anonymous tip today
from someone you work with.
This person told me
they found out
you were planning
to hook up with Jamal Jones
at Hotel Wurlington at 3:00.
- What?
- So I drove down there.
Sure enough,
you'd booked a room.
Jamal showed up
and confessed to everything.
"Everything,"
what do you mean "everything"?
You're having an affair
with your boss!
Or at least you're trying to.
And Jamal told me
how you texted him
- and set it all up!
- This is crazy,
- I didn't do that.
- Fine.
Tell that to Jamal Jones.
Tell that to the front desk
at the Hotel Wurlington.
They took your reservation
and everything!
- Have you lost your mind?
- Don't try and deny it.
Do I look like an idiot?
Who is this
anonymous-tip person?
Who told you this,
you said I work with him?
I'm not at liberty to say.
Look.
I get it.
You been spending a lot of time
on the road with Jamal
and he's handed you
this wonderful new career,
so it's no surprise
you've fallen in love with him.
I am not in love
with Jamal Jones
and I'm getting sick and tired
of you accusing me of it!
Well, I'm sick and tired
of playing the fool!
God.
I think we need a break,
figure things out.
- A break?
- Yeah,
a separation.
I'll be sleeping in my office
until you start
telling the truth.
The truth is,
you are completely delusional!
Show me this text message
I supposedly sent you.
Uh, I deleted it.
I wasn't gonna keep that around.
I did not send you a text
asking for a hook-up.
Somebody did.
Somebody reserved a room
in your name, too.
It's just so stupid,
because if we were gonna
have an affair,
we would've had one already,
like, in Memphis or somewhere.
Well, Memphis, no.
The beds at that hotel
are too soft.
Denver. I'd definitely
have an affair with you
- at the Denver location.
- Jamal!
Sorry.
How's Caleb?
Is he still upset at me?
I gotta send him an apology,
you know,
Laker tickets or something.
Yeah, good luck.
He's not talking to me,
so, doubt he'll talk to you.
Look. Whoever did this,
it's probably
somebody at the company
who's pissed at me
for promoting you.
If they can make it look
like I was playing favorites,
I could get fired... fast.
Maybe.
All I know is my marriage
is in total jeopardy right now,
thanks to whoever did this.
Maybe that's another way
to look at it.
Who would wanna
ruin your marriage?
I have no clue.
- Hey, good morning, how are you?
- Thank you.
Did you tell her that it was me?
Of course not,
I promised you I wouldn't.
How long will she be gone?
About a week.
Would it be all right
if I stayed here at night
- while she's gone?
- Uh...
My car has been acting up.
It's a long drive
back and forth to my place.
I can sleep on the couch.
Sure. Why not?
Great. Thanks.
You will not regret it.
Hi. Remember me?
Yes. What do you want?
- Is Caleb here?
- He's busy.
I'd like to give him this.
There's two Lakers tickets
in here.
- I just thought that he might...
- He doesn't want them.
Why do you say that?
I know all about you
and what happened the other day.
I thought you were just
the nanny.
Why would you know about that?
Who told you?
- Caleb.
- Well...
could you at least
give him this for me
as a peace offering?
All I know is my marriage
is in total jeopardy right now,
thanks to whoever did this.
Who would wanna
ruin your marriage?
Why would you know about that?
Who told you?
Caleb.
I'm gonna go to my house,
pack up some clothes,
my toothbrush.
Do you need me to get you
anything while I'm out?
No, I'm good,
just make sure you're back
by the time
Ruby gets home from school.
Oh, yeah, okay,
I'll make it quick.
Okay.
Hi, Mom. I know you're doing
a double shift at work today
and you can't answer,
but I'm gonna be
staying with the Nelsons
for a couple days,
so don't freak out
when you get home at midnight
and I'm not here.
Bye.
- Hey, Kimberly, what's up?
- Hey,
I went to my house,
packed up everything,
then as I was driving back
to your place,
I realized I forgot
to pack my computer.
Uh-oh, can't do anything in life
without our computers.
I'm gonna go back to my place
and get it,
so I'm guessing
I'll be about 15 minutes late.
Okay.
Gotcha.
Let me guess.
You wanna have sex with me
at a hotel.
- What are you doing in here?
- You are the one
who sent me that text,
aren't you?
You pretended you were Melissa
and you set us both up,
didn't you?
- Get out of my house.
- And if I don't,
what are you gonna do,
call the cops?
Please. Go ahead.
I'll be more than happy
to show them
the computer you stole
from the fertility clinic,
Taylor Thompson.
That's right,
I know exactly who you are.
You're Melissa's egg donor.
But Melissa and Caleb
have no clue who you are
because you changed your name
and you look
completely different
than you did 10 years ago.
I figured out your little game.
You think Ruby's your daughter
and you want her
all to yourself, don't you?
- She is my daughter.
- You're trying
to get Melissa
out of the picture
so you can start
sleeping with Caleb.
That is, unless
you're not doing so already.
You're hoping
that Caleb will marry you,
and then you sign
a few adoption papers
and you become
Ruby's legal mother.
That's your plan, isn't it...
Taylor?
Who are you calling?
Uh, hi, I'm, uh,
10 minutes from LAX.
I... I'm running a little late,
but I don't think
I'll miss my flight.
- Everything okay?
- Everything's great.
I got something for ya,
something
you're really gonna love.
- You do?
- Yep.
Guess what I'm doing right now?
I don't know,
what are you doing right now?
Hello, are you okay?
Jamal, what are you doing?
Uggh! Stop, stop, stop!
Are you doing
what I think you're doing?
I know that we're friends
and sometimes
we discuss matters of the heart,
and yeah, okay, on one occasion,
I did compliment you
on how handsome you look.
But that was not an invitation
for anything further.
Powerful men like you
have been exploiting
women in the workplace
for way too long.
You have a company-wide
reputation as a player,
so what you're doing right now
doesn't surprise me.
Maybe you were the one behind
the whole hotel hook-up thing.
- Just stop, stop, stop...
- I'm reporting you
to Human Resources and I will be
filing a formal report
with the Department
of Fair Employment and Housing.
You have a good day.
Mine!
Get it... ready, Ruby?
This is for you.
- Yes!
- Yay!
- We won, we won, we won!
- We won, we won!
Kimberly's doing
a wonderful job.
You don't have
to worry about her.
Ruby's fine,
I already told you that.
Look, it's...
I'm still not ready
to discuss it.
I need more time.
I don't know how much more time.
I'll see you when you get back.
- What's the news?
- Her boss,
Jamal Jones, the guy
she's having an affair with,
he's missing.
- Missing?
- Yeah,
nobody knows where he is.
And because of that,
Corporate is giving Melissa
a bunch of his work,
so she'll be on the road
even longer.
- How is she doing?
- Not good.
Could you hear her
crying on the phone?
- Uh-uh.
- She still denies
the whole thing.
Breaks my heart
to hear the woman I love
suffering like that.
May I speak candidly?
Have you ever
not spoken candidly?
I think she's manipulating you.
She clearly had an affair
with that guy.
I mean, look at him,
he's gorgeous, he's wealthy, I...
I know.
Find me a woman who wouldn't
wanna sleep with that guy.
I wouldn't.
If you were my husband, I...
I wouldn't wanna look
at another man.
I would make you so happy,
and I sure wouldn't
leave my daughter
for weeks at a time.
I... I'm sorry.
I... I shouldn't have said that.
It's just, um,
working with you every day, I...
I've started to, uh, feel, um...
You're so handsome.
I only wanted you to know
how wonderful you are.
- Good night.
- Good night.
Ugh, Jesus!
Ugh!
Ugh!
Who's the dead guy
in the damn garage?
Oh, my God, let me explain.
- He was a burglar.
- Uh-huh.
I walked in, I surprised him,
and he had a heart attack
right on the spot.
- Really?
- And I didn't know what to do,
- so I put him in the garage.
- Seriously?
I was gonna call the coroner,
but I didn't know what to say.
That is a truckload of crap
and you know it.
Stop lying to me,
I am sick of it!
You're lying about
the egg donor family
and you're lying about this!
Now, why did you kill him?
- I didn't kill him.
- Yes, you did.
You killed him just like
you killed your own baby.
What?
I didn't kill my baby.
Derek fell asleep on her
by accident.
He smothered her.
Is that the story
you've been telling people?
It's not a story,
it's the truth.
I can't believe this.
You been telling that lie
for so long,
you actually believe it, you...
You've convinced yourself
you didn't do it.
Taylor. You killed your baby.
- No, I didn't.
- Yes, you did.
I remember it
like it was yesterday.
God, be quiet, be quiet, ugh!
Okay, okay. Oh my God.
I can't take it anymore!
I cannot take it anymore!
Oh, my God, shut up!
Shut up, shut up, shut up!
Shut up!
Geez, take it easy on her,
would ya?
We got some more formula
for the little monster.
- How's she doing?
- Stop it, stop crying!
Stop crying, stop crying!
Stop, stop crying!
Okay.
Yeah, okay.
Well... aww!
All better now, yeah.
That sweetie, that's my Abbie.
Yeah, aww, that's just...
- Abbie?
- We tried CPR.
It didn't work.
She was gone.
And that's when Derek lost it.
You stupid bitch!
You killed our kid!
Stop it, stop it!
Aggh! No!
You stay out of this!
Get off of me!
You and I decided
to tell everybody
it was a crib death,
and we got away with it,
but we couldn't hide the fact
that you stabbed your boyfriend.
I don't believe you.
- That's not what happened.
- That is exactly what happened.
You need help, honey.
No, Mother, I'm fine!
You're looking after
someone's little girl.
What happens if she misbehaves
and you lose it
like you did with Abbie,
what if you hurt her?
I love her!
That's not going to happen!
I'm sorry,
but I'm calling the police,
and you're gonna
tell 'em the truth
about the stinky dude
in the garage.
Please, Mom... Mom, don't!
- I'm okay, I'm okay!
- You are not okay, Taylor!
- Now, give me the phone!
- No, don't call them!
Give me the phone, Taylor!
Taylor, uggh, don't do it!
I need to be with Abbie!
Why do you do this?
You shouldn't
make up stories, Mother.
Okay, yard work time.
Let's go, you can watch
your Daddy's cartoons later.
Come on, we can team up.
I'll trim the hedges,
you can rake.
It'll be fun.
Kimberly never makes me
do yard work.
- Kimberly's not your mother.
- Yes, she is.
What'd you say?
Nothing.
You said Kimberly's your mom.
What makes you say that?
It hurts my feelings when you
say things like that, Ruby.
Why did you say that?
Ruby.
Kimberly said that
some kids have two moms.
Some kids do, but...
you don't.
- What else did she say?
- She said that
some kids have a legal mom
and their second mom
is their biological mom,
their flesh-and-blood mom.
Kimberly said
she was my second mom.
Kimberly is our egg donor,
Taylor Thompson.
- Wait, wait, slow down... who?
- Kimberly is our egg donor
from 10 years ago,
different hair, different look,
but that's her.
I thought she looked familiar,
I can't believe I missed it.
Whoa, that's Kimberly?
Wouldn't have even
recognized her.
She told Ruby
that she was her second mom.
I mean, who knows what else
she's been doing all this time?
- What?
- She's the one who told me
about the hotel thing
with Jamal.
That's it.
That's her plan... she wants
to get me out of the picture
so she can be Ruby's only mom.
That's not all.
She came on to me big time.
Nothing happened.
Huh, wow!
She really does
want me out of the picture.
I'm sorry for how I reacted.
- I should've trusted you.
- Yeah.
You should've.
That's far enough.
You're not coming in the house.
What's going on?
We know who you are, Taylor.
We know what you're
trying to do, it's over.
Wait, hold on,
please let me explain.
We're filing for
a restraining order.
You are not coming near Ruby
ever again.
- You understand?
- Please.
- Please don't do that.
- You pretended
to be someone else
to get this job
and we trusted you.
Forget it, you're gone.
Now, get off our property
before we call the police.
Why are you
treating me this way?
Haven't I been good to Ruby?
Go. Get the hell out of here.
I just wanna be a friend
to my own flesh and blood.
You as a mother
should understand
how important that is
to a woman.
Okay, that's it,
I'm calling the cops.
All right, fine, I'm leaving.
I love Ruby.
I love her so much.
She means everything to me.
Dammit!
Ruby's mine, mine, mine!
Okay.
Give me your phone.
I'm blocking her number,
you are not to talk to her.
We're getting you
a new cell phone number
as soon as possible...
Meantime, if she tries
to contact you in any way,
you tell us.
On Monday, you're not
taking the bus to school,
one of us will take you,
and after school,
you wait in the front office
for one of us
to come and get you.
When you're not in school,
you will never be alone.
One of us will be with you
at all times.
Do you have any questions?
Is it okay if...
I say goodbye to her?
- No!
- But Kimberly was my friend!
Her name is not Kimberly
and she's not your friend.
- What's her name?
- You don't need
- to know her name.
- But we had so much fun, Mom.
- She was so nice to me!
- Ruby, you are not listening.
You are not to have
any contact with her, okay?
She is dangerous,
do you understand?
I'm sorry.
I did not mean to shout at you.
Look, we know this is
gonna be difficult for you,
but it's for your own good.
Let's get some sleep, huh?
It's been a tough day.
Good night, sweetheart.
I love you.
Okay, wish me luck.
Good luck. They are gonna love
your story ideas.
Yeah, from your mouth
to the head of the studio.
I gotta run,
traffic's gonna be a nightmare.
Babe, it's Saturday.
That's right.
- I love you.
- I love you.
Hi, Ruby, hi, sweetie.
I'm not supposed to talk to you.
I know, I just wanna see you
one last time,
so I can say goodbye properly,
- and I have a gift for you.
- A gift?
Do you think you could
come outside and meet me?
Just you by... by yourself.
I'm out front in my car,
it'll just take a minute.
Okay, I'm coming.
Yes!
Hey, Ruby, when you're done
with your homework
do you wanna
play a game with me?
Do you wanna play Medieval Magic
or Rocket Universe?
Get in here and give me a hug.
My parents said I wasn't
supposed to get in your car.
Ruby, it's... it's me.
We're best friends,
I'm your second mom.
Do you really think
I'm going to hurt you?
No.
Which one of those games
do you like best?
- What's your real name?
- Taylor.
My name is Taylor.
That's a cool name for a girl.
Ruby!
Come on, get in the car.
- You said you had a gift for me?
- I do,
it's at my place,
it's a surprise.
Come on, I'll show you.
It's really close by.
You'll be back in five minutes.
You can give me five minutes,
can't you?
Please?
This may be the last time
I ever see you.
Ruby, this isn't funny!
Ruby!
Hey, babe, I'm just
getting to their offices.
- What's up?
- Taylor just kidnapped Ruby.
- What?
- I looked out the front door
and I saw Ruby getting into
Taylor's car and they drove off.
I'm in my car, I'm on the road,
and I'm looking for them.
- How could you let this happen?
- Ruby snuck out the window.
I didn't even know she was gone.
Wait.
There they are, I see them.
Okay, I'm coming now.
Don't try and stop her.
- That would set her off.
- I won't,
I'm just gonna follow them
to wherever they're going.
Good. Where are you now?
On Roscoe Boulevard
passing Sherman Way
- heading east.
- Okay, I'll start
heading in that direction now.
So you keep saying
you're my second mom,
but you never told me why.
Well, did your parents
ever tell you
where babies come from?
Oh no, this is so embarrassing!
Basically you... you need
a sperm and an egg
to make a baby.
Daddies provide the sperm,
mommies provide the egg,
but for some reason
Melissa couldn't make an egg,
so your mom and dad used my egg,
and together,
we all three made you.
That is why I'm your second mom.
Okay, so if you're one third
of the reason I was born,
then why don't my mom and dad
want me to hang out with you?
I don't know.
All I know is
it breaks my heart.
- What's happening?
- Uh, they stopped
at a house on a dirt road,
I'm parked outside.
Uh, here's the address:
18745 Leona Drive.
- Got it.
- Okay, uh, you call the police.
I'm gonna try
to sneak into the house
- and get Ruby out of there.
- No, don't do that.
- Just wait for me.
- I'm doing it.
- I'll see you when you get here.
- Babe!
Wait!
Sit down.
Okay, this is your gift
I promised you.
- It's a video.
- A video?
Yeah, it's short.
You watch this while I do
some work in the other room,
- and then we'll go.
- Okay.
Egg donation is a process
in which a fertile woman
donates an egg, or ovocyte,
to another woman
to help her conceive.
Do you know the identity
of the kidnapper?
Yes, she's our nanny...
I mean, she was our nanny,
but not anymore.
She's actually our egg donor
from 10 years ago.
Is she the biological mother
of your daughter?
- Partly, yes.
- Does she have a legal right
to spend time
with your daughter?
No, look...
Can you send
a patrol car or not?
Sir, we are understaffed
at the moment.
Before I send a patrol car
to a location,
I must have
a valid reason to do so,
and right now,
you're not giving me one.
The procedure typically involves
a doctor removing eggs
from the donor...
fertilizing them
in a laboratory,
and then transferring
the resulting embryos
into the recipient's uterus.
Ruby?
No!
Okay, see you when you get here.
At the facility
may freeze some or all...
Ruby!
Ruby, Ruby, untie me, please.
Don't, don't do what she says.
Unlock the door, baby,
let me in.
She's crazy.
Look what she did to me.
She tried to kill me.
Don't listen to her,
unlock the door, let me in!
I love you so much.
Please, untie me.
- Ruby, let me in!
- Don't open the door.
She's gonna come back in here
and she's gonna kill me.
Whatever you do,
don't open the door.
Don't do what she says,
she's not your mother!
See how she lies?
You saw the video,
my egg created you.
I am your mother!
Go out front
and wait for Dad, okay?
Mom!
No, Mom!
No!
- No!
- Stop it, shut up!
Stop crying!
- You killed our kid!
- I cannot take it anymore!
Shut up, shut up!
Abbie?
Oh, God.
Ruby... Abbie...
What have I done?
Oh, my God.
Where's Ruby?
Melissa!
Where are they?
I killed them.
I killed my baby.
I killed Abbie.
I don't deserve
to walk this earth.
Baby, baby, baby,
come on, baby, baby.
Are you okay?
Can you hear me?
Baby.
Ruby?
Ruby!
Baby, oh, my God.
Ruby!
Check her pulse.
She's dead.
I'm okay.
I was just playing
the sleeping game!
Oh, thank God.
Oh, baby.
Mommy, Mommy, wake up.
Abbie?
Abbie, I am so sorry.
I love you, Mommy.
I love you too.
Dammit!
Shh!
Abbie, come on, come on.
It's not so bad.
Shh! Stop it, stop crying.
She's just hungry.
Then you need to feed her.
I got to go.
You feed her. I'm wiped.
Shh! Be quiet!
Shut up! Shut up!
- Shut up!
- Hey!
Hey! Hey!
Easy, would ya?
She's just hungry.
What is wrong with you?
I'm late, that's what's wrong.
I'm putting her formula
on the counter.
Your boyfriend
needs to get a damn job.
I'm not a hotel.
Mother, please, don't start.
And you need to stop
screaming at your baby.
It only makes it worse.
Where the hell are you off to?
Gonna make us some money.
Good morning, Mrs. Thompson.
- How are you?
- Go to hell.
Okay, Taylor, I just have
a couple more questions.
Um, have you given birth before?
Yes, I have a baby.
She's nine months old.
Please don't waste my time.
- I'm sorry?
- New mothers
who are breastfeeding
cannot donate eggs.
You should've been told that.
Oh, I'm not breastfeeding.
- I never started.
- Oh. Why not?
I didn't want my boobs
to get destroyed.
Fair enough.
So you are clearly
back to having
regular menstrual cycles,
correct?
- Yes.
- All right.
We're good to go, then.
Yeah, okay, thank you.
Hi, I'm Melissa Nelson,
this is my husband, Caleb.
Um, we have an 11:00 a.m.
with Dr. Emerson.
So, if we go with an egg donor,
it's kind of like
we're having a baby
with someone else, right?
Uh, genetically, yes.
Biologically, the baby is yours.
You're the one carrying it
to term.
You'll have plenty of time
to bond with the baby,
feel it kick,
all that good stuff.
So, what do you do for a living?
I work for Edgemont Hotels,
front desk.
Oh, okay.
I write for kids' shows on TV.
Saturday morning animation,
cartoons.
Good.
The reason I ask is, uh,
this egg donation process,
- it's not cheap.
- We know.
Okay.
- Count down from ten.
- Ten,
nine, eight, seven...
Okay, we're all done.
Really? Wow.
That was it, that was so fast.
So much faster
than I was expecting.
Bed rest for 48 hours.
No operating any forklifts
or any other heavy machinery.
Thank you.
You're a great doctor.
Well, tell me that in two weeks
after you take
your pregnancy test.
I got something for ya.
- From the egg donation.
- Eight thousand dollars?
We owe you rent.
- What?
- Your boyfriend owes me rent,
not you, keep that for yourself.
And don't you dare
tell him about it, you hear me?
Okay.
Good for you.
Proud of you.
- Thank you.
- You're welcome, come on.
Let's go inside,
keep that hidden.
Got it.
Hey, babe!
You okay?
What's the matter?
I'm gonna do
some Hamburger Helper.
- You want some?
- So sorry.
I'm so, so sorry.
What are you sorry about?
Where's Abbie?
- She's gone.
- Huh?
I fell asleep, and I woke up
and she wasn't breathing.
I fell asleep on top of her.
She's dead.
- Oh, God.
- What?
What?!
What? What do you mean?
This is why the babies
are supposed to sleep
in the crib, you idiot!
- Where is she?
- She's in the back yard.
I buried her.
Where is she?
Where is she?
Oh my God, Abbie!
Abbie!
Abbie, no!
No, no, no! No!
Abbie!
- No!
- I'm so sorry.
No! How could you do this?
How could you do this?
- How could you do this?
- I'm sorry!
Let go of me, let go of me!
- Ah!
- Ow!
I'm sorry.
Stop! Aggh!
Stop it.
Baby...
Babe.
Can't you see I feel terrible?
At that moment in time,
I lost all control.
It's as if I suddenly became
a completely different person.
They say
when you go through trauma,
your survival mechanisms kick in
and you choose
what you want to remember.
Maybe that's why
I don't recall everything
as clearly as I should.
Oh.
You have been through it,
haven't you?
Other people got it worse,
right?
So, what did you do
to earn your spot
in this lovely establishment?
I used my degree
in computer science
to quietly withdraw
a few million dollars
from a couple banks
on Wall Street.
The only problem
was the FBI didn't exactly
approve my transactions.
Yeah, you should've
asked permission first.
What were you thinking?
I'm Taylor.
Veronica.
Nice to meet you.
- When are you getting out?
- Next month. You?
- This weekend.
- Nice.
Can we play another game?
All right, just one more round,
but that is it because you...
Wait, shh, listen.
Dad's home.
Hurry, let's do
the sleeping game.
Sleeping game, let's go.
Hmm.
Looks like my wife and daughter
are completely asleep.
I guess I'll have to eat
this entire chocolate cake
all by myself.
Whoa! Chocolate cake?
Ha! You're not asleep.
Where's the cake?
You said there was cake.
I don't have cake,
but if you got your chores done,
I'll take you girls
to Yogurt World.
I'm gonna go clean my room
right now.
Hey, babe.
How'd it go?
Eh, I don't know.
He said they don't need
any more staff writers,
but I could pitch them
some ideas
for free, of course.
Same old crap.
I have some good news.
Oh, yeah?
Corporate office called,
and they want to talk
about bringing me on
as regional manager!
How many hotels
are we talking about?
Eighteen
spread across nine states.
That's incredible.
I know.
I'd be on the road... a lot.
Hi, babe.
Give me a hug.
- You hungry?
- Yeah.
I'm working the late shift
tonight,
so I probably won't see you
till midnight.
So what's next?
What are you gonna do
with yourself?
Get a job?
Gonna get married?
What?
I'm going to be a mother again.
- Yeah?
- Mm.
Who with?
Okay, here it is.
I want to find
the married couple
who got my eggs.
You think you can do that?
Girl, when I was a sophomore
in college,
I hacked into the Pentagon
just because I thought
it would be fun.
Step aside.
Take notes.
Bada-bing, bada-boom.
Found it! There they are.
And holy crap, that is not you.
- No, that was me.
- Ugh,
I don't even recognize you.
- You look awful.
- What's all that about?
Uh, basically it says
that your eggs
had one successful implantation
and that the baby's gender is...
- Boy or girl?
- I'm not gonna say.
Tell me.
It's a girl.
I need their address.
Okay, Ruby! Bedtime!
Okay!
Hey, how about this weekend,
you and I go to the park,
spend the whole day there?
Can we go to the waterslide
instead?
Not this weekend.
We can do the waterslide
another time.
Okay.
Goodnight, sweetie.
Goodnight, Mom.
Mom.
Kimberly.
I could be a Kimberly.
Ready?
Oh! That was a good one.
Thank you.
Okay, let's get a drink.
Oh.
It's so hot today.
Mom, look!
Help!
Park ranger!
Fire!
Okay, stay next to me.
Okay.
I'm gonna call
the fire department.
Uh, yes, I'm in Omo Lane Park.
Um, a trash can is burning
all of a sudden,
and I'm afraid it's gonna catch
the trees above it on fire.
Someone just got
a fire extinguisher
from their car.
Yes, thank you.
Okay.
Whoa, that was a close one.
What if the whole park
caught on fire?
I know, it could've.
Ruby, careful
on those ropes, sweetie!
Okay!
Whoa, you got up those fast.
Hi, I'm Kimberly.
- What's your name?
- Ruby.
Hi, Ruby.
You're a good climber.
Well, my mom doesn't like
when I climb real high.
She's scared I'm gonna fall.
You're not gonna fall.
Besides, I'll catch ya.
I'm a nanny, I bring my kids
to this park all the time.
Hey, if you like heights,
did you know that this park
has a hiking trail?
- Really?
- Yeah.
It goes up that hill there.
You can see all the way
to downtown.
Want me to show you?
It's a short walk.
You'll be back in five minutes.
Okay, I'm gonna go tell my mom.
Okay.
I'm gonna go up
this hiking trail
with this nice lady.
I'll be right back.
- Mom?
- You know,
it's so clear out today,
we can probably see the ocean
from up there.
- The ocean? Really?
- Mm-hm.
Let's go, come on.
Ocean and mountains for me.
- I love the ocean too.
- You do?
Ruby?
Ruby!
- Hey, babe, what's up?
- Is Ruby with you?
Do you have her?
Why would I have her?
I thought she was with you.
No, she's not.
I'm at the park, and...
she must have wandered off,
I guess.
I don't know where she is.
- Then call her.
- I can't.
I... she left her cellphone
with me.
Ruby!
I can't find her,
I'm freaking out.
You didn't see where she went?
No, I fell asleep.
Okay, okay, don't panic.
I'm on my way over there
right now
and we'll find her.
I'm gonna call the police.
Wait, wait.
She's here, she's home.
- She's okay.
- I'll be home in a sec.
Hi, you must be Mr. Nelson.
Kimberly Barrington.
I found your daughter
at the park.
- What happened?
- Well, it's...
it's a big park
and she got lost.
I didn't get lost.
I went to the top of the hill.
It was so cool, Dad!
I saw Catalina Island!
That's great, honey,
but your mom and I were worried.
Please, come in.
Mm, smells good.
- What'd you get?
- Kimberly took me
to Nicky's Burgers,
but don't tell Mom.
She hates Nicky's Burgers.
Thank you.
- We were so worried.
- No problem.
She's a great kid.
- Here, let me pay you.
- No, please,
I wouldn't dream of it.
- I insist.
- Absolutely not.
But, hey,
if you ever need someone
to look after Ruby
when you're too busy,
I happen to be a nanny.
I have a rsum in the car.
Really? I'll keep that in mind.
- Where's your trash?
- Under the sink right there.
- Hey, babe.
- Where is she?
Oh, are you okay?
I am incredible.
I had an amazing day.
- Who are you?
- This is Kimberly.
She found Ruby, drove her home.
Drove her home...
I was in the park
the whole time.
Why didn't you
just bring her back to me?
You were sleeping, Mom.
That does not give you
an excuse to wander off.
We've talked about this, Ruby.
I tried to wake you.
What did we agree on?
I'm not supposed to wander off.
And you are not supposed
to talk to strangers.
Um, no offense, I'm sorry,
what is your name again?
- Kimberly.
- Okay, no offense, Kimberly,
but you have no business
bringing strange children
inside your car for any reason.
Babe, she's a nanny.
I don't care
if she's Mother Teresa.
And you do not ever
get inside the car
of someone that we do not know.
Do you hear me?
It's okay.
Everything's fine, babe.
Um, forgive me.
I'm just a little on edge.
I just went through
a mother's worst nightmare.
I completely understand.
I'm sorry.
I was only trying to help.
I'll never do that again.
Well, regardless,
thank you for getting
her home safely.
You look familiar.
Have we met before?
Not that I know of.
Guess not.
Okay, well, um...
Thank you.
Please allow me to start over.
I'm Melissa Nelson, Ruby's mom.
Hi, Ruby's mom.
You have an incredible daughter.
Thanks for the rsum.
- I'll talk it over with her.
- Great.
I hope we can work
something out.
- Have a good night.
- You too.
Did she put her hands on you
in any way?
What do you mean?
Did she touch your boobies
or your private parts?
Ew! Ew, ew, ew!
This is serious, Ruby.
I need you to be honest with me.
She didn't!
She was really nice.
What did you girls talk about?
I don't know.
School, sports.
I told her I like science
and volleyball.
She said those were
her favorites, too.
Whose idea was it
to go to Nicky's Burgers?
Hers, not mine, I swear.
She ordered first.
And guess what?
She ordered exactly
what I always get.
- Really?
- It was so weird, Mom.
She likes everything I like.
It's like she already knows me.
Well...
I'm just glad you got home safe.
And I'm sorry I shouted at you.
To bed.
Okay, all right.
I'll get your jammies.
Two hours?
How do you fall asleep
in the park for two hours?
I don't know, it just happened.
If you were so tired today,
why'd you take her to the park
in the first place?
Something came over me.
Probably something I ate.
Well, that kind of thing
can't happen again.
No kidding.
If I didn't have to work
so many hours during the week,
maybe I'd have
a little more energy
- on the weekends.
- What are you implying?
I'm just saying
that I can't work full-time
for Edgemont Hotels
and also be a full-time mom.
I'm exhausted
and I need some help.
So today was all my fault
'cause I'm not making
- any money right now?
- I didn't say that.
You fall asleep in the park,
our daughter's picture
almost ends up
on the milk carton,
but I'm the bad guy
because no one
in children's television
wants to hire me
to write for them?
- I love your logic.
- I'm not talking
about the money.
I'm talking about helping me
with Ruby.
Hold that thought.
You're getting bumped up
to regional manager,
so you're gonna be on the road
an awful lot.
I'll be here at the house,
and I have a ton of pitches
I need to write
and concentrate on,
so I'll be the one
needing help with Ruby.
I say we get a nanny.
Let's hire this woman.
I'm okay with the idea
of hiring a nanny, but not her.
It's just too weird
what happened today.
What happened today
was our ten-year-old daughter
was left unsupervised
in the city park
for two hours,
and this good Samaritan
went out of her way
to protect her
and bring her home safely.
She didn't even let me pay
for her dinner.
And best of all,
Ruby actually likes her.
They get along great.
Before I even consider this,
we have to thoroughly
check her out.
I'll contact all her references,
and I'll do background checks,
criminal and credit.
What do you think?
- I think you're hired.
- Really?
Thank you both so much.
We called all your references.
Everyone says you're amazing.
- When can you start?
- Um, tomorrow?
Great.
Uh, here are our house keys
along with any phone numbers
you might need.
Excuse me, I'm gonna go get
the princess right now.
Um, there's also
a prepaid credit card
with a hundred dollars on it
just in case
Ruby needs anything.
You've thought of everything.
I hope so,
this is all new to us.
- Ruby, you remember Kimberly.
- Uh, yeah.
Well, she's gonna be
helping us out around here.
Are you gonna be my nanny?
Yeah, she is.
Isn't that exciting?
Yay!
I'm so happy! Thank you!
I want to show you my room,
come on!
I guess I'll be right back.
Take your time, have fun.
Would you look at that?
Ruby loves Kimberly so much.
This is gonna be great.
- I got a job.
- Oh!
You scared me.
- When did you get home?
- Just now.
Great news.
As of tomorrow,
I am officially a nanny.
A nanny?
You got a prison record.
Who's gonna hire you
to be their nanny?
Her family, they're very nice.
Okay, you lost me.
"Her family." Whose family
are we talking about?
Abbie's family.
Oh, I mean, Ruby... Ruby's family.
Her name is Ruby.
She's ten years old now.
And, Mom, she is so beautiful.
- Start over.
- The family
who bought my eggs
ten years ago, I found them.
I met my daughter.
You... tracked them down?
We hit it off,
like we were best friends.
I told them my situation,
offered to be their nanny,
and they love the idea.
I'm going to make
a bunch of money,
I get to hang out
with my daughter,
and I must admit,
the husband is
kind of cute, too.
- It's perfect!
- She's not your daughter.
You told them you were
their egg donor, right?
Of course.
They really want
Ruby to know me,
so it's all transparent.
They're totally woke.
Honey, when you donated
your eggs,
you signed a deal.
You agreed not to have
any contact
with the recipient family,
remember?
And they agreed
to the same thing,
but that was ten years ago,
and they don't care
about some stupid piece of paper
they signed.
Why are you doing this?
You could've gotten a job
anywhere in town.
- Why them?
- Because she is
my flesh and blood.
Okay, she's the only family
I've got.
Excuse me, what am I?
I'm sorry, I didn't mean it
that way.
It's just...
Look, this is important to me.
I thought you would be happy
that I found a job.
Next time,
I won't tell you anything.
I don't like this.
It smells bad.
Then forget I mentioned it.
- I can't.
- Yes, you can!
In fact, why don't you do
what you've done
my entire life, Mom?
Why don't you just ignore me?
Oh, it's worked wonders so far,
so why change a good thing?
- Hi, can I help you?
- Hi, I'm Jamal.
Is Melissa ready to go?
Come on in. I am almost ready.
Caleb, come say hi to Jamal.
Hi, I'm Kimberly.
Can I get you something
to drink?
I'm fine, thanks.
Jamal, this is my husband,
Caleb.
- Hey, how's it going?
- Good.
And, Caleb, say hello
to Mr. Jamal Jones,
- my incredible boss.
- It's nice to meet you.
Okay, I am almost ready.
Give me two minutes.
Come on in.
So, this is the big tour, huh?
Yeah, Melissa is
our new regional manger,
so we got to introduce her
to the staff
at all the hotels.
Ah, how many cities
are you going to?
- She started to tell me...
- Let's see,
today we do Denver.
Big party there.
Then we fly over to Houston.
Even bigger party.
Wait.
Parties.
I thought they were meetings.
Well, yeah, we have a meeting,
but there's always
a big party afterward.
Great dinner, full bar,
live music, dancing.
Basically, the hotel employees
use these new management
introductions
as a giant excuse
to just let loose and get wild.
- Melissa, am I right?
- You're right about that.
They are so crazy.
Don't forget to bring
your bathing suit!
Already packed it!
After Houston, we do Memphis,
slide into Chicago,
zip on over to Dallas
for a quickie,
then we bang it out
in San Francisco.
They're gonna do fireworks
over the Golden Gate.
Huge climax, gonna be awesome.
Sounds great.
Ready?
- Are we gonna miss the flight?
- No, we're good.
Wish me luck.
Nice to meet you, Caleb, and...
- Kimberly. I'm the nanny.
- Kimberly, right.
I'll try to bring her back
in one piece.
Happy hour?
After you.
Looks like they're gonna
have a lot of fun.
What a great job for her.
Woo!
Again.
All right, right here.
How 'bout that?
Woo!
- Ohh!
- Yes!
Get over here.
Oh, you're the best.
That was awesome.
Whoa, look at that bird.
- Is that a hawk?
- Yeah.
It's a red-tailed hawk.
- I wish I could fly like that.
- You can.
We can go hang gliding.
My mom would never
let me do that.
- Why not?
- She would say
it's too dangerous.
You know, if I was your mom
and you told me you wanted
to do something really bad,
I'd let you do it.
Thanks, but you're not my mom.
You sure I'm not your mom?
Some kids have two moms.
- Did you know that?
- Yeah.
Like with my friends,
when their mommies
and daddies fight,
sometimes they get a new mommy
or a new daddy.
Well, that's not what I mean.
Some kids have their legal mom
and their second mom.
It's their biological mom,
their flesh-and-blood mom.
Can I trust you
to keep a secret?
Yeah.
- Promise?
- Promise.
What is it?
You have two moms.
- I do?
- Yup.
And guess who
your second mom is.
Who?
Me.
- Really?
- Yeah.
But you can't tell anybody.
You promised.
How are you my second mom?
I'll explain that later.
The only thing you need to know
is I love you...
just as much as Melissa does.
Maybe even more.
And if you want to go
hang gliding someday,
fly high up in the sky
like a red-tailed hawk,
I'll not only take you...
I'll go flying up there
with you.
- How was the trip?
- Amazing.
We had such a great time.
Is there anything going on
I should know about?
- What do you mean?
- You and Jamal,
the way you act
when you're around him.
You've got to be kidding.
The way he opens your car door,
the way you guys laugh it up
about all
your late-night parties,
the drinking.
"Don't forget
your bathing suit."
I'm not interested in Jamal.
Did anything happen on the trip?
Did he cross the line?
Not in the least.
Okay.
Um, this one moment
on the plane,
he said I looked great
and you are a very lucky man.
Bam, see? There it is.
You should take it
as a compliment.
No, I'm gonna take it
for what it is.
This guy is so good-looking.
He looks like a magazine model.
And I bet you he couldn't wait
to give you this job
so he could take you
around the country,
party it up with you,
and get you in bed.
Nothing happened.
Nothing is going on
with me and Jamal!
So then why are you so happy
all of a sudden?
What is with
this bubbly attitude
- you're coming home with?
- Because I love my new job.
I'm in charge of something
for the first time in my life.
I'm making decisions,
I know what I'm doing,
and people respect
what I have to say.
Do you have any idea
how that feels for me?
I'm sorry.
I guess I got
the wrong impression.
You did.
But I got to admit...
You are kind of cute
when you're jealous.
Okay, we will be
at the Edgemont Laguna Niguel.
Laguna Niguel.
Ooh, sounds like
a romantic getaway
for the married couple.
It's only been 11 years
since our honeymoon.
And it's comped, so why not?
We will be back
Sunday afternoon.
Uh, and there is
a frozen lasagna
in the freezer
that you can heat up,
- and I made a salad.
- Oh,
I was going to do
my pesto salmon and broccoli.
She's ten,
she's not gonna eat salmon.
I love Kimberly's salmon.
Please, Mom?
Okay, well, that's news to me.
Saturday at 2:00,
she has a birthday party
at a friend's house.
Um, she wants to wear
the pink dress
with the frilly pattern.
I laid it out.
Do you like that pink dress?
I hate that pink dress.
- Since when?
- It's a kid's party.
I was thinking
jeans and a T-shirt?
Jeans and a T-shirt.
And, then, on Sunday,
I was gonna take her
to Six Flags.
Oh, she gets sick
on roller coasters.
I love roller coasters.
Six Flags, let's do it.
How come everything I suggest
you don't want to do,
but everything
Kimberly suggests, you love?
I don't know,
I guess Kimberly knows me
better than you do.
We got to go
or we're gonna hit traffic.
- Bye, sweetie.
- Bye, Dad.
Bye, baby.
- Have fun at the party.
- I will.
Have fun.
How was Laguna?
Oh, great.
We needed it.
Can I talk to you?
In private.
Ruby's at school
and Melissa's at work,
so we're the only ones here.
What I meant was...
Can you keep a secret?
Of course. What is it?
Last Thursday
when you were at the gym,
I was cleaning up the kitchen,
and Melissa had left
her cellphone on the counter.
I know it's not cool
to read through
somebody's text messages,
but the app was open, so...
What did you read?
Can you promise me
you won't tell her
- I told you this?
- I promise.
She was chatting
with Jamal Jones.
She wrote "I want
to get wild with you,"
and she said
to meet her at a hotel,
said she would reserve
a room for them.
Do you remember which hotel
or when they planned to meet?
I...
I don't want to tell you.
I'm worried
you might do something bad.
Kimberly, you came to me
with this.
Please.
Wurlington Hotel.
Today.
At 3:00.
Hello, welcome
to the Wurlington.
- How can I help you?
- Uh, yes,
I'm here to meet Melissa Nelson.
I believe she checked in
already.
Do you know what room?
I don't. Could you look?
Give me one moment.
We have a reservation
under Ms. Nelson for Room 702,
but she hasn't checked in.
Thanks. I'll wait for her.
You're welcome
to hang out at the bar.
- I'm fine.
- It's happy hour.
Hello, welcome
to the Wurlington.
- How may I be of service?
- Yes, I'm meeting a friend.
Melissa Nelson,
has she checked in?
Um, Ms. Nelson
hasn't checked in yet,
but you can hang out
at the bar if...
Jamal Jones.
What are you doing here?
Caleb... hey.
Just came here
to check out the competition,
you know, Edgemont Hotels,
we're, like, the chain.
- Big rivalry going on for years.
- Yeah.
I heard what you said to her.
I was sitting right over there.
Are you having sex with my wife?
Dude, no, that is not
what's going on here.
Security, security
to the front desk!
Look, man, just please,
let me explain.
God.
Nothing has happened, okay?
Nothing's happening.
We haven't done anything.
Yeah, but you were
planning on it, weren't you?
Okay, yes, we were going to,
but today would've been
the first time...
Stop, stop, now, whoa,
Melissa texted me!
Hey, she set this up.
I just got here,
we didn't do anything yet.
What about those trips
you guys went on?
- All those parties you went to?
- I swear, man,
nothing has happened
between me and your wife.
Hey, handsome, how's your day?
Hi.
- It was illuminating.
- Where's Ruby?
Kimberly took her
to Nicky's Burgers.
What'd you do to your hand?
Eh, bumped into some garbage.
- How was your day?
- Long.
These meetings are never-ending,
but it was terrific.
Wow. You're very good.
Good at what?
Uh... I stayed in the lobby
until 5:00 p.m.
waiting for you to show up.
I'm guessing Jamal called you
and warned you not to come.
Honey, what are you
talking about?
I got an anonymous tip today
from someone you work with.
This person told me
they found out
you were planning
to hook up with Jamal Jones
at Hotel Wurlington at 3:00.
- What?
- So I drove down there.
Sure enough,
you'd booked a room.
Jamal showed up
and confessed to everything.
"Everything,"
what do you mean "everything"?
You're having an affair
with your boss!
Or at least you're trying to.
And Jamal told me
how you texted him
- and set it all up!
- This is crazy,
- I didn't do that.
- Fine.
Tell that to Jamal Jones.
Tell that to the front desk
at the Hotel Wurlington.
They took your reservation
and everything!
- Have you lost your mind?
- Don't try and deny it.
Do I look like an idiot?
Who is this
anonymous-tip person?
Who told you this,
you said I work with him?
I'm not at liberty to say.
Look.
I get it.
You been spending a lot of time
on the road with Jamal
and he's handed you
this wonderful new career,
so it's no surprise
you've fallen in love with him.
I am not in love
with Jamal Jones
and I'm getting sick and tired
of you accusing me of it!
Well, I'm sick and tired
of playing the fool!
God.
I think we need a break,
figure things out.
- A break?
- Yeah,
a separation.
I'll be sleeping in my office
until you start
telling the truth.
The truth is,
you are completely delusional!
Show me this text message
I supposedly sent you.
Uh, I deleted it.
I wasn't gonna keep that around.
I did not send you a text
asking for a hook-up.
Somebody did.
Somebody reserved a room
in your name, too.
It's just so stupid,
because if we were gonna
have an affair,
we would've had one already,
like, in Memphis or somewhere.
Well, Memphis, no.
The beds at that hotel
are too soft.
Denver. I'd definitely
have an affair with you
- at the Denver location.
- Jamal!
Sorry.
How's Caleb?
Is he still upset at me?
I gotta send him an apology,
you know,
Laker tickets or something.
Yeah, good luck.
He's not talking to me,
so, doubt he'll talk to you.
Look. Whoever did this,
it's probably
somebody at the company
who's pissed at me
for promoting you.
If they can make it look
like I was playing favorites,
I could get fired... fast.
Maybe.
All I know is my marriage
is in total jeopardy right now,
thanks to whoever did this.
Maybe that's another way
to look at it.
Who would wanna
ruin your marriage?
I have no clue.
- Hey, good morning, how are you?
- Thank you.
Did you tell her that it was me?
Of course not,
I promised you I wouldn't.
How long will she be gone?
About a week.
Would it be all right
if I stayed here at night
- while she's gone?
- Uh...
My car has been acting up.
It's a long drive
back and forth to my place.
I can sleep on the couch.
Sure. Why not?
Great. Thanks.
You will not regret it.
Hi. Remember me?
Yes. What do you want?
- Is Caleb here?
- He's busy.
I'd like to give him this.
There's two Lakers tickets
in here.
- I just thought that he might...
- He doesn't want them.
Why do you say that?
I know all about you
and what happened the other day.
I thought you were just
the nanny.
Why would you know about that?
Who told you?
- Caleb.
- Well...
could you at least
give him this for me
as a peace offering?
All I know is my marriage
is in total jeopardy right now,
thanks to whoever did this.
Who would wanna
ruin your marriage?
Why would you know about that?
Who told you?
Caleb.
I'm gonna go to my house,
pack up some clothes,
my toothbrush.
Do you need me to get you
anything while I'm out?
No, I'm good,
just make sure you're back
by the time
Ruby gets home from school.
Oh, yeah, okay,
I'll make it quick.
Okay.
Hi, Mom. I know you're doing
a double shift at work today
and you can't answer,
but I'm gonna be
staying with the Nelsons
for a couple days,
so don't freak out
when you get home at midnight
and I'm not here.
Bye.
- Hey, Kimberly, what's up?
- Hey,
I went to my house,
packed up everything,
then as I was driving back
to your place,
I realized I forgot
to pack my computer.
Uh-oh, can't do anything in life
without our computers.
I'm gonna go back to my place
and get it,
so I'm guessing
I'll be about 15 minutes late.
Okay.
Gotcha.
Let me guess.
You wanna have sex with me
at a hotel.
- What are you doing in here?
- You are the one
who sent me that text,
aren't you?
You pretended you were Melissa
and you set us both up,
didn't you?
- Get out of my house.
- And if I don't,
what are you gonna do,
call the cops?
Please. Go ahead.
I'll be more than happy
to show them
the computer you stole
from the fertility clinic,
Taylor Thompson.
That's right,
I know exactly who you are.
You're Melissa's egg donor.
But Melissa and Caleb
have no clue who you are
because you changed your name
and you look
completely different
than you did 10 years ago.
I figured out your little game.
You think Ruby's your daughter
and you want her
all to yourself, don't you?
- She is my daughter.
- You're trying
to get Melissa
out of the picture
so you can start
sleeping with Caleb.
That is, unless
you're not doing so already.
You're hoping
that Caleb will marry you,
and then you sign
a few adoption papers
and you become
Ruby's legal mother.
That's your plan, isn't it...
Taylor?
Who are you calling?
Uh, hi, I'm, uh,
10 minutes from LAX.
I... I'm running a little late,
but I don't think
I'll miss my flight.
- Everything okay?
- Everything's great.
I got something for ya,
something
you're really gonna love.
- You do?
- Yep.
Guess what I'm doing right now?
I don't know,
what are you doing right now?
Hello, are you okay?
Jamal, what are you doing?
Uggh! Stop, stop, stop!
Are you doing
what I think you're doing?
I know that we're friends
and sometimes
we discuss matters of the heart,
and yeah, okay, on one occasion,
I did compliment you
on how handsome you look.
But that was not an invitation
for anything further.
Powerful men like you
have been exploiting
women in the workplace
for way too long.
You have a company-wide
reputation as a player,
so what you're doing right now
doesn't surprise me.
Maybe you were the one behind
the whole hotel hook-up thing.
- Just stop, stop, stop...
- I'm reporting you
to Human Resources and I will be
filing a formal report
with the Department
of Fair Employment and Housing.
You have a good day.
Mine!
Get it... ready, Ruby?
This is for you.
- Yes!
- Yay!
- We won, we won, we won!
- We won, we won!
Kimberly's doing
a wonderful job.
You don't have
to worry about her.
Ruby's fine,
I already told you that.
Look, it's...
I'm still not ready
to discuss it.
I need more time.
I don't know how much more time.
I'll see you when you get back.
- What's the news?
- Her boss,
Jamal Jones, the guy
she's having an affair with,
he's missing.
- Missing?
- Yeah,
nobody knows where he is.
And because of that,
Corporate is giving Melissa
a bunch of his work,
so she'll be on the road
even longer.
- How is she doing?
- Not good.
Could you hear her
crying on the phone?
- Uh-uh.
- She still denies
the whole thing.
Breaks my heart
to hear the woman I love
suffering like that.
May I speak candidly?
Have you ever
not spoken candidly?
I think she's manipulating you.
She clearly had an affair
with that guy.
I mean, look at him,
he's gorgeous, he's wealthy, I...
I know.
Find me a woman who wouldn't
wanna sleep with that guy.
I wouldn't.
If you were my husband, I...
I wouldn't wanna look
at another man.
I would make you so happy,
and I sure wouldn't
leave my daughter
for weeks at a time.
I... I'm sorry.
I... I shouldn't have said that.
It's just, um,
working with you every day, I...
I've started to, uh, feel, um...
You're so handsome.
I only wanted you to know
how wonderful you are.
- Good night.
- Good night.
Ugh, Jesus!
Ugh!
Ugh!
Who's the dead guy
in the damn garage?
Oh, my God, let me explain.
- He was a burglar.
- Uh-huh.
I walked in, I surprised him,
and he had a heart attack
right on the spot.
- Really?
- And I didn't know what to do,
- so I put him in the garage.
- Seriously?
I was gonna call the coroner,
but I didn't know what to say.
That is a truckload of crap
and you know it.
Stop lying to me,
I am sick of it!
You're lying about
the egg donor family
and you're lying about this!
Now, why did you kill him?
- I didn't kill him.
- Yes, you did.
You killed him just like
you killed your own baby.
What?
I didn't kill my baby.
Derek fell asleep on her
by accident.
He smothered her.
Is that the story
you've been telling people?
It's not a story,
it's the truth.
I can't believe this.
You been telling that lie
for so long,
you actually believe it, you...
You've convinced yourself
you didn't do it.
Taylor. You killed your baby.
- No, I didn't.
- Yes, you did.
I remember it
like it was yesterday.
God, be quiet, be quiet, ugh!
Okay, okay. Oh my God.
I can't take it anymore!
I cannot take it anymore!
Oh, my God, shut up!
Shut up, shut up, shut up!
Shut up!
Geez, take it easy on her,
would ya?
We got some more formula
for the little monster.
- How's she doing?
- Stop it, stop crying!
Stop crying, stop crying!
Stop, stop crying!
Okay.
Yeah, okay.
Well... aww!
All better now, yeah.
That sweetie, that's my Abbie.
Yeah, aww, that's just...
- Abbie?
- We tried CPR.
It didn't work.
She was gone.
And that's when Derek lost it.
You stupid bitch!
You killed our kid!
Stop it, stop it!
Aggh! No!
You stay out of this!
Get off of me!
You and I decided
to tell everybody
it was a crib death,
and we got away with it,
but we couldn't hide the fact
that you stabbed your boyfriend.
I don't believe you.
- That's not what happened.
- That is exactly what happened.
You need help, honey.
No, Mother, I'm fine!
You're looking after
someone's little girl.
What happens if she misbehaves
and you lose it
like you did with Abbie,
what if you hurt her?
I love her!
That's not going to happen!
I'm sorry,
but I'm calling the police,
and you're gonna
tell 'em the truth
about the stinky dude
in the garage.
Please, Mom... Mom, don't!
- I'm okay, I'm okay!
- You are not okay, Taylor!
- Now, give me the phone!
- No, don't call them!
Give me the phone, Taylor!
Taylor, uggh, don't do it!
I need to be with Abbie!
Why do you do this?
You shouldn't
make up stories, Mother.
Okay, yard work time.
Let's go, you can watch
your Daddy's cartoons later.
Come on, we can team up.
I'll trim the hedges,
you can rake.
It'll be fun.
Kimberly never makes me
do yard work.
- Kimberly's not your mother.
- Yes, she is.
What'd you say?
Nothing.
You said Kimberly's your mom.
What makes you say that?
It hurts my feelings when you
say things like that, Ruby.
Why did you say that?
Ruby.
Kimberly said that
some kids have two moms.
Some kids do, but...
you don't.
- What else did she say?
- She said that
some kids have a legal mom
and their second mom
is their biological mom,
their flesh-and-blood mom.
Kimberly said
she was my second mom.
Kimberly is our egg donor,
Taylor Thompson.
- Wait, wait, slow down... who?
- Kimberly is our egg donor
from 10 years ago,
different hair, different look,
but that's her.
I thought she looked familiar,
I can't believe I missed it.
Whoa, that's Kimberly?
Wouldn't have even
recognized her.
She told Ruby
that she was her second mom.
I mean, who knows what else
she's been doing all this time?
- What?
- She's the one who told me
about the hotel thing
with Jamal.
That's it.
That's her plan... she wants
to get me out of the picture
so she can be Ruby's only mom.
That's not all.
She came on to me big time.
Nothing happened.
Huh, wow!
She really does
want me out of the picture.
I'm sorry for how I reacted.
- I should've trusted you.
- Yeah.
You should've.
That's far enough.
You're not coming in the house.
What's going on?
We know who you are, Taylor.
We know what you're
trying to do, it's over.
Wait, hold on,
please let me explain.
We're filing for
a restraining order.
You are not coming near Ruby
ever again.
- You understand?
- Please.
- Please don't do that.
- You pretended
to be someone else
to get this job
and we trusted you.
Forget it, you're gone.
Now, get off our property
before we call the police.
Why are you
treating me this way?
Haven't I been good to Ruby?
Go. Get the hell out of here.
I just wanna be a friend
to my own flesh and blood.
You as a mother
should understand
how important that is
to a woman.
Okay, that's it,
I'm calling the cops.
All right, fine, I'm leaving.
I love Ruby.
I love her so much.
She means everything to me.
Dammit!
Ruby's mine, mine, mine!
Okay.
Give me your phone.
I'm blocking her number,
you are not to talk to her.
We're getting you
a new cell phone number
as soon as possible...
Meantime, if she tries
to contact you in any way,
you tell us.
On Monday, you're not
taking the bus to school,
one of us will take you,
and after school,
you wait in the front office
for one of us
to come and get you.
When you're not in school,
you will never be alone.
One of us will be with you
at all times.
Do you have any questions?
Is it okay if...
I say goodbye to her?
- No!
- But Kimberly was my friend!
Her name is not Kimberly
and she's not your friend.
- What's her name?
- You don't need
- to know her name.
- But we had so much fun, Mom.
- She was so nice to me!
- Ruby, you are not listening.
You are not to have
any contact with her, okay?
She is dangerous,
do you understand?
I'm sorry.
I did not mean to shout at you.
Look, we know this is
gonna be difficult for you,
but it's for your own good.
Let's get some sleep, huh?
It's been a tough day.
Good night, sweetheart.
I love you.
Okay, wish me luck.
Good luck. They are gonna love
your story ideas.
Yeah, from your mouth
to the head of the studio.
I gotta run,
traffic's gonna be a nightmare.
Babe, it's Saturday.
That's right.
- I love you.
- I love you.
Hi, Ruby, hi, sweetie.
I'm not supposed to talk to you.
I know, I just wanna see you
one last time,
so I can say goodbye properly,
- and I have a gift for you.
- A gift?
Do you think you could
come outside and meet me?
Just you by... by yourself.
I'm out front in my car,
it'll just take a minute.
Okay, I'm coming.
Yes!
Hey, Ruby, when you're done
with your homework
do you wanna
play a game with me?
Do you wanna play Medieval Magic
or Rocket Universe?
Get in here and give me a hug.
My parents said I wasn't
supposed to get in your car.
Ruby, it's... it's me.
We're best friends,
I'm your second mom.
Do you really think
I'm going to hurt you?
No.
Which one of those games
do you like best?
- What's your real name?
- Taylor.
My name is Taylor.
That's a cool name for a girl.
Ruby!
Come on, get in the car.
- You said you had a gift for me?
- I do,
it's at my place,
it's a surprise.
Come on, I'll show you.
It's really close by.
You'll be back in five minutes.
You can give me five minutes,
can't you?
Please?
This may be the last time
I ever see you.
Ruby, this isn't funny!
Ruby!
Hey, babe, I'm just
getting to their offices.
- What's up?
- Taylor just kidnapped Ruby.
- What?
- I looked out the front door
and I saw Ruby getting into
Taylor's car and they drove off.
I'm in my car, I'm on the road,
and I'm looking for them.
- How could you let this happen?
- Ruby snuck out the window.
I didn't even know she was gone.
Wait.
There they are, I see them.
Okay, I'm coming now.
Don't try and stop her.
- That would set her off.
- I won't,
I'm just gonna follow them
to wherever they're going.
Good. Where are you now?
On Roscoe Boulevard
passing Sherman Way
- heading east.
- Okay, I'll start
heading in that direction now.
So you keep saying
you're my second mom,
but you never told me why.
Well, did your parents
ever tell you
where babies come from?
Oh no, this is so embarrassing!
Basically you... you need
a sperm and an egg
to make a baby.
Daddies provide the sperm,
mommies provide the egg,
but for some reason
Melissa couldn't make an egg,
so your mom and dad used my egg,
and together,
we all three made you.
That is why I'm your second mom.
Okay, so if you're one third
of the reason I was born,
then why don't my mom and dad
want me to hang out with you?
I don't know.
All I know is
it breaks my heart.
- What's happening?
- Uh, they stopped
at a house on a dirt road,
I'm parked outside.
Uh, here's the address:
18745 Leona Drive.
- Got it.
- Okay, uh, you call the police.
I'm gonna try
to sneak into the house
- and get Ruby out of there.
- No, don't do that.
- Just wait for me.
- I'm doing it.
- I'll see you when you get here.
- Babe!
Wait!
Sit down.
Okay, this is your gift
I promised you.
- It's a video.
- A video?
Yeah, it's short.
You watch this while I do
some work in the other room,
- and then we'll go.
- Okay.
Egg donation is a process
in which a fertile woman
donates an egg, or ovocyte,
to another woman
to help her conceive.
Do you know the identity
of the kidnapper?
Yes, she's our nanny...
I mean, she was our nanny,
but not anymore.
She's actually our egg donor
from 10 years ago.
Is she the biological mother
of your daughter?
- Partly, yes.
- Does she have a legal right
to spend time
with your daughter?
No, look...
Can you send
a patrol car or not?
Sir, we are understaffed
at the moment.
Before I send a patrol car
to a location,
I must have
a valid reason to do so,
and right now,
you're not giving me one.
The procedure typically involves
a doctor removing eggs
from the donor...
fertilizing them
in a laboratory,
and then transferring
the resulting embryos
into the recipient's uterus.
Ruby?
No!
Okay, see you when you get here.
At the facility
may freeze some or all...
Ruby!
Ruby, Ruby, untie me, please.
Don't, don't do what she says.
Unlock the door, baby,
let me in.
She's crazy.
Look what she did to me.
She tried to kill me.
Don't listen to her,
unlock the door, let me in!
I love you so much.
Please, untie me.
- Ruby, let me in!
- Don't open the door.
She's gonna come back in here
and she's gonna kill me.
Whatever you do,
don't open the door.
Don't do what she says,
she's not your mother!
See how she lies?
You saw the video,
my egg created you.
I am your mother!
Go out front
and wait for Dad, okay?
Mom!
No, Mom!
No!
- No!
- Stop it, shut up!
Stop crying!
- You killed our kid!
- I cannot take it anymore!
Shut up, shut up!
Abbie?
Oh, God.
Ruby... Abbie...
What have I done?
Oh, my God.
Where's Ruby?
Melissa!
Where are they?
I killed them.
I killed my baby.
I killed Abbie.
I don't deserve
to walk this earth.
Baby, baby, baby,
come on, baby, baby.
Are you okay?
Can you hear me?
Baby.
Ruby?
Ruby!
Baby, oh, my God.
Ruby!
Check her pulse.
She's dead.
I'm okay.
I was just playing
the sleeping game!
Oh, thank God.
Oh, baby.
Mommy, Mommy, wake up.
Abbie?
Abbie, I am so sorry.
I love you, Mommy.
I love you too.