Something of a Monster (2025) Movie Script
1
- There she is.
- About time.
If we miss this one, the next
train's not for two hours.
Mom.
Uh
Sorry, um, sorry, let me...
- So, um
- Yeah.
- You have everything you need?
- I don't know. I think so?
It gets pretty quiet up there.
I don't remember what the
television situation is.
Last time I was up there, there
wasn't any, but that was, you
know...
- Josh, it's fine.
- Okay.
I brought music. Some magazines.
Um
Plus, I guess, distracting
myself isn't the point.
Right.
You know, this is ridiculous,
I should be going with you.
Joshua,
that's out of the question.
- I just meant to the train
station. - Trust me.
It's better this way.
Better for who?
Better for everyone.
Hello?
Hello?
- Amelia?
- Oh!
- Wendy, right?
- Mm-hm.
Robin's upstairs.
You might not remember us.
We were at your wedding. I
didn't get a chance to say
hello.
Of course. I remember.
Not usually a wedding person
but it seemed like a nice one.
Flowers and whatnot.
- Can I take your things?
- Oh, I'm fine.
- Am I the only guest?
- First one of the season.
We're open April
to October so we're
- just getting things set up
right now. -
- Hey! Robin. Good to see you
again. - Oh.
Thank you. Thanks for having me.
That's what families do.
Aunt Ruby said you'll be staying
right up until we open.
So you have a while before
there's anyone to bug you.
Uh, no, I think,
um, it won't be
Uh, I was thinking, like, a week
at most, but I can help, too,
to get the hotel ready.
Um
Great!
Hey, we can have a
campfire after lunch.
It's cold, but it'll be
good for the fresh air.
In the meantime, you know,
take a look around upstairs.
Pick whatever room looks best.
It's nothing fancy or anything,
but it's all you.
And Amelia?
You really can stay
as long as you'd like.
Thank you.
I just can't believe
how pregnant she looks.
I didn't want to believe Aunt
Ruby, because it's Aunt Ruby,
but
I mean, wow.
Could you
keep your voice down?
I talked to her at the
wedding, and she seemed regular.
And how could Josh
marry a crazy lady?
Josh is so not crazy,
it's almost boring.
Trust me, that whole
side of the family is crazy in
their own way.
Dad didn't want anything
to do with half of them.
Well, were Bobby and his wife
the only ones to come to Dad's
funeral?
I don't know what
that girl's deal is,
but the best thing we can do is
keep her far away from the lot
of them.
Josh too, if I understand
Aunt Ruby correctly.
So don't be weird to her
and make things worse.
I wasn't.
So the boys were, like,
14 and 12 at the time,
which means I think
they're the coolest.
And Wendy's already in college
by then. So it's just the three
of us.
And Josh dares me to drop a
brick to the bottom of the pool,
jump in and hold
onto it for a minute.
So I'm down there,
clutching onto this brick.
And time goes by
and time goes by,
and I'm not seeing Josh
anywhere, and right as I'm about
to pass out,
Bobby jumps into the pool
and pulls me back up.
What happened to Josh?
He got, I swear to God,
distracted by a bumblebee.
- Oh, my God, that's
perfect. - Right?
Our dad almost lost his mind
when he found out.
I'm pretty sure that's the
last summer they came out here.
Where's the pool?
- Sorry?
- The pool from the story?
You're
actually sitting on it.
Dad emptied it out and filled
it in about nine years back.
That's too
bad. Why fill it up?
There was an accident.
Oh, we're sorry to
hear about your mom.
Oh, yeah. Thank you.
- Can I get you anything other
than water? - No, no. I'm okay.
There's a lot of
great hiking trails back here.
Should check it out tomorrow.
I don't know how familiar you
are with navigating trails in
the winter.
You don't get much winter
at Nags Head, right?
A little, some.
But not like this.
I grew up in Alaska, though.
So I did a ton of hiking out in
those parks when I was little.
- Not much since.
- It's nice down there.
Robin was born after we moved up
here, but I still remember it.
- Why'd you all leave?
- Mom hated it.
We came up here,
took over this place.
Hotel used to
really be something.
It sort of fell apart after Dad
died. We're trying to get it
going again.
It's slow going.
I think it's great.
It's a nice change of
pace from Nags Head.
It's different.
You get a lot of the same
rhythms with the tourists.
In the offseason, there's a lot
of the same moments of quiet.
Wendy loves quiet,
thinks it's a selling point.
I say don't believe the hype.
Yeah, trees, mountains, sure.
But there's also only, like,
seven guys out here, and I've
divorced half of them.
All losers.
Duly noted.
Are any of those
gentlemen doctors?
I was going to say it's not
an emergency. But it is.
Or at least it's
really important.
It's okay, little thing.
Hopefully, this will all be
cleared up tomorrow,
and we'll be back on the train
going home to Dad by nightfall.
If everything goes right.
- Hi.
- Hey, how are the boys?
Oh, the boys are both at that
busted old grill. Josh is trying
to get it lit,
and Bobby is telling him
how he's doing it wrong.
All right, two of them
are working on it together.
- So I guess we're gonna order
pizza. -
Yeah.
Thank you, by the way,
for setting all this up for us.
Oh, my God, of course.
No, it was my pleasure.
I mean, Josh has told us a
little bit about how long you've
been trying
and how hard it's been.
And now that you've finally got
your miracle,
feels like the least I could do.
You've done a lot, honestly.
You, Bobby, Ruby, your whole
family has really helped me out
this year.
- You're including Ruby? - I
believe I'm contractually
obligated.
Hey, look,
I know you'd probably rather
your mom be the one doing all
this stuff with you,
but you're one of us, okay?
We got you covered.
And your mom was very crafty,
and she would have made a much
better centerpiece than what I
made.
Oh! It's cute.
- Is that a Nags Head thing...?
- Okay, it's supposed to be you.
I made them out of pregnancy
test sticks I found at the
pharmacy.
I thought it'd be cute,
and less, you know, Wicker Man.
No. It's great. It
looks just like me.
I've never actually seen
these things before.
Really? Not even at
a doctor's office?
No, by the time I went to the
doctor, we already knew I was
pregnant,
so they didn't even
do a real test or anything.
Oh, wow. I... I
didn't know that.
So how did you find out?
I mean, you know,
started to be obvious.
No, period, and look at me.
But you didn't go to
a doctor. You didn't take a
pregnancy test.
No. I went, they looked at me.
It was clear I was pregnant. I
don't really remember any tests.
- Have you been back? - This is
starting to feel a little weird.
Hey, ladies, I regret to
report that Josh has deemed the
matches
at his disposal inadequate.
- He's hoping somebody has a
lighter. - Nobody has a lighter,
Bobby.
Amelia was just telling me
how she hasn't been to a doctor.
That's not what I said.
You haven't been to a doctor
for your pregnancy?
I did go to the doctor at the
beginning. They said everything
was normal.
Did they do an ultrasound?
- What?
- Oh, my God.
Why doesn't she know
what an ultrasound is?
Bobby, I am learning
things as you are.
This is what I was
talking about. Josh!
Living out here in
the middle of nowhere.
In Raleigh, they test
these things all the time.
How many ultrasounds did we take
with Quentin? A million. Josh!
Get in here.
Can we all calm down?
It's not a big deal.
I can go back to the doctor.
There's been no pain or issue.
- Somebody screaming my name in
here? - Your wife hasn't been to
the doctor?
- That's not what I said.
- She's gone to the doctor.
She says she's been once
and hasn't been back.
- You're not going to the
doctor? - I'm sorry. Josh, is
that a question?
- You haven't gone with her? -
No, I mean, I'm working all the
time.
Jesus Christ, Josh,
how goddamn stupid are you?
Hey, we can't all have
your fancy lawyer job, Bobby.
I pilot a fishing boat 60 hours
a week. I haven't been around
for the checkups.
What checkups? The fake
checkups she's not going to?
- Would you calm down? -
You have to go to the doctor
Dr. Egan?
So, tell me what
brings you in today.
Uh, well, I know it
sounds ridiculous,
but I need a doctor
to confirm I'm pregnant.
Have it be documented somewhere.
Um, I should be almost
seven months along.
Should be.
Do you need this documentation
for anything specific?
Uh, just for me, honestly.
Just to know, without a shadow
of a doubt, and be able to prove
that.
And what makes you believe
you might not be pregnant?
I don't, um I just
want you to confirm it.
Um, there was a doctor back from
where I'm from, North Carolina,
who determined that I wasn't.
I see.
And was there a doctor
who determined that you were?
I mean, the evidence
is right here.
I, uh.
I have all the symptoms.
I'd feel it kicking
me most every night.
Little kicks that when I lay my
hand on my belly, I'd feel pop
out at me.
So I think it's
logical to assume that
maybe the test was compromised
somehow, or the nurse wasn't
trained properly.
Um, that's possible, right?
So I think the ultrasound
must have been wrong,
or the nurse wasn't experienced.
So I need a real professional
like you to make the
determination.
Well, let's put this
to bed, shall we?
Are you willing to
provide a urine sample?
This is a color stick.
Ninety-nine percent accuracy.
If it turns blue, you're
absolutely correct.
You are pregnant.
I'm happy to attest to that,
and any documentation you need.
But if it stays white, then
Well, let's just
take the test, yes?
You said it was 99
percent accurate?
- That's correct.
- But doctor, look at me.
Is there a different
kind of test?
Like, maybe my body just isn't
producing the right hormone, or
whatever,
that the test is looking for?
Something else
could explain this.
I've felt kicks before.
I'm happy to do another test,
but as it appears, it is
extremely likely you are not
currently pregnant.
But how ca... How can you sa...?
How is that even...?
How is that possible?
There is a condition I know
little about. Pseudocyesis.
Have you experienced extreme
emotional pain or loss in the
past year?
No.
Please.
Take this with you.
What you need now,
in my opinion, is solitude.
Time for reflection.
This is the only time I'd
recommend this as a medical
professional,
but miss, have a stiff drink.
No, no, I need a
I need a board-certified
specialist to get to the bottom
of this.
Like, something must be wrong.
Like, why not even try to
explore other options that could
explain this?
Yes. Something is very wrong.
Your body created
something of a monster.
Tricked you into thinking
you're something you were not.
It's fantasy.
Explain the kicks.
Explain those.
If you feel something when you
put your hand on your belly,
- I'd get checked for a tumor.
- Okay.
Just... Did someone talk to you?
I'm not sure what you mean, but
if no one has said this to you
yet,
let me be the first
to say I'm sorry.
I am.
My mother in law called you.
There's nothing we can do.
I'm sorry.
You told me
you were going to the doctor.
- No, I didn't.
- Of course you did. You...
After you missed your second
period, you went to the doctor.
You... You came home.
You said he confirmed it.
Again, I did go to a doctor, but
they wanted to do this invasive
exam,
and I just... With my mom,
I was uncomfortable.
And it's not like they
pressed the subject.
So they just determined how many
weeks along I must have been
from my last missed period.
I was just telling Susan that
technically, I never took a
test.
What does it matter?
Something could be wrong
and we wouldn't know.
Well, this is the first that
you're expressing any concern.
I will schedule
another appointment.
Whatever.
Right now, though,
I mean, everything's going well.
I don't need a doctor.
Like mother, like daughter.
What are you doing?
Why are you trying to start
something, bringing my mom into
this?
I'm sorry, but how am I not
supposed to see that parallel?
You're
Your mom gets cancer, she
doesn't go to the doctor, and
she dies.
And your response is to not
go to the goddamn doctor?
You didn't seem to think it was
strange until your brother told
you otherwise.
Now that he has, don't you think
there's something we should do
about that?
Sure.
Fine.
- I want you to see the doctor.
- I already said that I would.
Today.
Now.
Pfft!
I think she's crying.
Leave her alone right now, okay?
I think we'd only make it worse.
So you're
saying there's no baby?
There's never been a
baby the whole time?
Oh, my God I... I'm so sorry.
You have nothing
to apologize for, Susan.
It's all unbelievable.
Amelia made the whole thing up.
She didn't make it up, Mom. She
thought she was pregnant, too.
It's called pseudo
It's like, oh, my God, I wrote
it down. It's called
pseudocyesis.
- The doctor said it's like a condition.
- - Like a hysterical pregnancy?
No, I've heard of that. I
think they did a 20/20 on that.
She missed her periods,
and look at her.
I mean, what was she
supposed to think? Right?
Would you say something?
I've gained weight
before, too, Joshua,
and I didn't just
assume I was pregnant.
- What is the matter with you? -
Mom, I think we just got a
diagnosis.
I'm getting a drink.
Anybody want a drink? Uh, Josh?
Amelia, you could probably
use one right now.
Bobby, she can't have a drink.
Babe, I think we
literally just heard she can.
Do they all really
have to be here for this?
Uh, no, we absolutely
do not. Susie, get your coat.
Susan, sit down.
- Of course we have to be here
for this. -
We're family.
We stick together, and we
need to figure out what to do.
Well, she'll need to talk
to a therapist, obviously,
but the doctor says that
this, like, works itself out,
um, once the woman accepts
that there is no baby, so
And have you accepted this?
I don't know.
Right now, I am more concerned
with what our plan is regarding
everyone in town.
They all know us. They know
Amelia. They know she's
expecting a baby.
- We have to tell them
something. -
And I assume the truth
isn't on the table?
Robert, drink your drink.
I think the solution is simple.
Amelia leaves town for however
long it takes to correct
herself.
We tell everyone
she lost the baby.
People understand that.
They know what that is.
- Where should we go? - Well,
you're not going anywhere.
We have the business.
Bluefin don't catch themselves.
Besides, I'm sure
Amelia needs space.
- Mom.
- Don't you, Amelia?
Mom, that's nuts. We can't
leave her alone right now.
She won't be alone. I'll call
your cousins in the morning.
Wendy and Robin? Why are
you roping them into this?
- You don't like them either.
- That's not true.
It's never been a problem for me
that their mother was Black.
- Je... Jesus Christ.
- What's so funny?
No.
It's just you should probably wait until someone suggests that.
The point is, they're family.
Yes, they're strange,
but my brother was strange as he
delighted in showing us over and
over.
The hotel is remote and out of
season, so no one will bother
her.
It's perfect.
There, that's decided.
I don't know, Mom.
Uncle Chuck's hotel
is in upstate New York.
That's hundreds of miles away.
Yes, Joshua.
That's the whole point.
Amelia!
Amelia!
Did I ever tell
you much about your grandma?
Not your dad's mom, mine.
She was so courageous.
I got lost wandering outside
a cabin we stayed at once.
It was so dark
I couldn't find my way back.
And cold.
I'll take you there
when you're older.
It's a gorgeous,
heartless, frozen tundra.
But your grandma found me.
A twenty-man search party
couldn't, but she did.
She would have loved you.
You would have loved her.
I can't lose you both, okay?
Hello.
Hello?
Do you need something?
Are you okay?
Are you lost?
You can come inside, you know.
Ma'am, do you need me
to call someone for you?
- Hey! Hey!
- What are you doing?
There was someone there.
- There was a lady. I think
she's lost. - No. It's a
black...
It's a black bear that's been
trying to break into our ice
box.
It wasn't a bear.
It was a woman,
fully clothed and everything.
- Trust me, it was a bear.
- It wasn't a bear.
It's done this, like, four times
since coming out of hibernation.
I'm sorry, I'm not
trying to start anything,
but it... It was a woman.
- I think we need to call
someone. - Okay, look.
I don't need to be the one to
tell you how darkness can play
tricks on you,
especially in the
middle of the woods.
I saw it myself from the window.
It was a black bear up on its
hind legs by the tree right
there.
It was a bear, okay?
No, no, no, no, no.
No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no.
No, no, no, no, no!
Great.
I think I have to stop talking
to you for a little bit, okay?
I want you to hear
your mama's voice, but
Mama might be losing
her grasp a little bit.
And I do want to be
a good mom someday.
God, I'd do anything.
I swear I would do anything.
So I have to be good.
Morning.
- Coffee?
- I'm good, thanks.
So I learned the hard way that
you guys have a bear problem.
Bear problem? What
are you talking about?
I was outside last night, and I
guess it got really close to me.
I couldn't really
see it, though.
That doesn't make any sense.
And it's March. There
are no bears out.
Wendy said it was the same one
that's been breaking into your
food supply.
Oh
Oh, yeah, that one.
You said you saw it?
I didn't. No, not really.
I thought it was
something else at first,
but then your sister swooped in
and scared it off.
Oh, gotcha.
Yeah, I mean, I'm sure you
have bigger ones up in Alaska.
You know, those black bears
can be real nasty.
Yeah, I'd, um
stay away.
Does that
mean...? Are you sure?
That it's been two months?
Yeah, I should have gotten it
around the 15th of last month,
and then again around the 15th
of this month.
And we're well past that. When I
didn't get it last month, I
thought,
like, it's unusual, but not like
a medical emergency or anything.
- But two missed, that... That
means... - I don't want to jinx
it.
I think I might be pregnant.
It's okay.
I think you dropped
this last night.
I'm not going to hurt you.
I'm sorry that woman scared you.
She thought you were a bear.
I'd really like to help you.
If you'd let me.
We've got food inside.
Blankets.
You don't have to stay. You
can take what you need and go.
If you could just
tell me your name,
I think I could help you
to find your family.
So I know this sounds insane
and you already think I am,
but there was something outside
and it tried to... Tried to
attack me.
- Outside. Just now.
- What was it?
The thing that Wendy said
was a bear is not a bear.
It is a person. It is a woman.
I don't know. I just...
Just, just come look.
Uh, okay.
It's gone.
Are there any other entrances?
Do you lock the doors at night?
Really?
Sorry, I just woke up.
What was it? It attacked you?
Yeah, I mean, it tried to.
It swung at me with something
sharp at my stomach.
And it wasn't a bear.
I mean, I couldn't... I wasn't
sure, but it was a woman.
Well, my sister does have the
occasional gentlewoman caller.
They're usually not stabby.
I know what you think you know
about me, what I'm sure Ruby has
told you.
But I would really appreciate
just being believed right here.
- No, no, no, I do.
- Everyone good?
Amelia says a woman outside just
now tried to attack her with a
knife or something?
- Something. I'm not sure.
- I see.
It wasn't a bear,
Wendy, if that's what you're
thinking.
It was a woman and she was
homeless. But I don't know where
she was from.
So first thing in the morning, I
need a lift to the closest
sheriff's station
so we can report this.
Okay.
Thank you.
We'll come up with
a game plan in the morning.
For the moment, try
not to go outside.
If you need anything,
just give a shout.
The place is locked up and
critter-proof. You're safe in
here.
Good night.
What are we going to...?
- Are you really gonna
drive her? - I don't know.
If you don't, I think
she's only gonna get more
- I understand. I understand.
- paranoid.
And what's the worst that can
happen? Maybe it's a good thing
she's reporting
- that there's a lady out in the
woods. - She didn't come here to
be called crazy.
And you don't want the whole
community in an uproar.
Yeah, whatever. We've
been through this.
But maybe if an outsider reports
that there's a lady in the woods
to the sheriff's department,
they'll take it more seriously.
I doubt it. And I don't know how
all this could be helping her
get over the phantom
pregnancy thing.
Have you spent
more than five minutes with her?
I don't think she's any closer
to accepting that.
Hey, what's going on?
- Amelia. Hi. These are
officers... - Ma'am.
- Are you Amelia Sedge?
- I just said her name.
- We want to know what happened
last night. - Oh good. Of
course.
Can I get anyone coffee?
Actually, uh, maybe just give
the three of us a moment.
It's fine, I already told Wendy
all about everything.
Is that a confession?
- Confession of what?
- I'm sorry.
Is Amelia in some
sort of trouble?
Everyone, let's take
the temperature down a bit.
No one's in trouble right now.
We just want to talk to Mrs.
Sedge privately.
- I'll be watching you at the
window. - Your window, ma'am.
Let's start over. I'm Officer
Branch. This is Officer De Luca.
- We want to talk to you about
last night. - Great.
Uh, I don't know
what you already know, but...
- We know everything, so cut the
shit. - De Luca.
The other day you went
to see Dr. Egan in town?
Uh, yeah, but I don't know
what that has to do...
- Where were you yesterday
night? - Here.
Why are you asking
about the doctor?
Last night, Dr. Egan's
office was broken into.
Medical instruments were stolen.
Forceps. A speculum.
Amniotic hook.
Listen, there was a
woman here last night.
She looked like a hermit, but
she tried to attack me with
knives.
They could have been medical
instruments. I don't know.
I think we should get a search
party out in these woods to look
for her, you know.
- See if she's been living out
there. - Um sure.
We'll get someone on that.
But in the meantime,
Dr. Egan is deeply concerned.
Well, he probably should be.
She's very disturbed.
- She needs help.
- Yeah, we think so, too.
We understand you recently received upsetting news from Dr.
Egan.
What?
Mrs. Sedge, you're
not actually pregnant, are you?
Look, here's
the bottom line.
Dr. Egan very kindly
does not want to press charges.
We have no proof of anything.
We're not looking to investigate
going forward, as long as
there's no further incident.
Whatever you came here to do,
just do it peacefully.
And don't be trying to go back
to Dr. Egan's office again.
Not even for a flu shot. Or we
will find a charge to press.
You better come inside.
I didn't want to say anything
while they were here.
But I found these on the porch
this morning?
That was what the woman
attacked me with last night.
And these particular items,
do you think she was ?
- Don't make me say it.
- After my baby?
Or what, she thinks...?
- I gotta get out of here.
- Agreed.
I need to make a call.
Hello?
Ruby. Is Josh there?
Amelia, why are
you calling here?
It's my house. I need
to speak to Josh.
That's not a good idea, Amelia.
Is he there? Why are you
picking up the phone?
Of course I rushed right over
when Bill Egan called me this
morning.
Dr. Egan called you
this morning, too?
Busy morning for Dr. Egan.
Bill was good friends
with my brother.
I've known him 20 years.
I know everyone up there.
He was very concerned
when you went to see him,
still trying to prove
you're pregnant.
And then you break
into his office?
- Unbelievable.
- I didn't do that.
I did not break into
the man's office.
But I do know who did, and I'm
in some real serious danger.
There is a woman who lives near
the Sherwoods who's targeting
me.
She tried to use those tools
on me last night.
Ruby, I think she wanted
to take out the baby.
I need Josh to know that I'm
coming home on the train,
tonight.
You're doing no such thing.
Especially not if you're causing
mayhem up there, still imagining
things.
I'm not imagining anything.
Put Josh on the phone.
You don't even sound
like our Amelia anymore.
I don't know if
you're lying or crazy,
but you're playing an ugly game
with my firstborn,
teasing him with a
child, and now this.
We're the only family you've got
now, and we've only ever treated
you right.
If you want to be welcomed
back home, all is forgiven,
then you need to put in the
work. Admit to yourself there is
no baby.
Until then, no one's
coming after you.
Get your mind right, get that
ridiculous pregnancy bump back
to normal.
All of us, yourself
included, deserve that.
Am I understood?
Tell Josh I called.
He already knows.
Hm.
I'll wire my nieces some train
money once I've gotten a good
report.
You did not have to
talk to her like that.
I'm sorry, Joshua,
but what am I supposed to do?
Now she's breaking into a
doctor's office? She's getting
worse, not better.
Hard to believe that stranding
a crazy woman in the woods
- didn't magically cure her.
- - Robert, you're not being helpful.
You don't actually know
that she broke in anywhere.
I mean, what would she
even be trying to do?
None of this sounds like her.
Well, neither did faking
a pregnancy, but here we are.
It's time to admit maybe we
didn't know Amelia as well as we
thought.
Okay, Mom, you've made your point.
This has all been a lot for him.
Why don't you go home
and give him some time?
- My son needs me here.
- No, he doesn't.
Fine.
I'll go.
But if you ask me, everyone
in this family is insane
except for me.
You ready to pack up
and head out soon?
I'm not leaving, apparently.
Are you sure?
Because we believe you. We don't
think it's safe for you to stay.
I don't want anything to do
with that thing in the woods.
I don't wanna cause
anyone any grief.
I just want to get over this
and I want to go home.
You wanna go for a
walk or something?
- Or you just want to be left
alone? - I Sorry.
I know all this has been really
hard. You're catching me at a
really weird time.
We don't mind. We just
wanna make sure you're okay.
I'm going out. If Josh
calls, I'll be back tonight.
Okay, she's gone.
- Do you want another beer?
- Sure.
It's 11 a.m. Let's get smashed.
How are you, uh, doing?
I don't know.
I really don't, you know. This
whole thing has gotten so out of
control.
I don't know what
to do about it.
And just to be clear, you do
know you don't have to do what
Mom says, right?
A-ha. Sure.
Right.
Uh Wasn't a joke.
You really don't have to.
Well, Bobby, that's
easy for you to say.
You've got the perfect son.
You've got the perfect job.
Perfect wife, perfect little
grandson. There's nothing for
her to complain about.
Come on. I get it from her, too.
You know, she hates that Susan
and I are out in Raleigh.
She hates I don't help
with the business.
I turned down UNC
because I got into Cornell.
She called me a traitor.
She thought I went to law school
to become general counsel
for the family fishing boat.
It's Mom. She's gonna find
something to complain about.
But the day you realize you
don't have to do what she says,
trust me, it's a good day.
You said that you think
Amelia's crazy, too.
You all did. I was the only one
arguing for her to stay.
I think it doesn't matter
what I think or what Mom thinks.
What do you think?
I mean, this is your
life. Your wife.
What do you want to do?
Congratulations.
Shame about Reagan.
Starting to get
signs of Alzheimer's.
In the morning, he goes to the
bathroom and washes himself.
- Mm. - And this is before he
gets out of bed.
Can I, uh,
get you started with anything?
If I ordered a beer,
would you serve one to me?
I'd be a pretty
bad bartender if I wouldn't.
What about something harder?
Three whiskey shots lined up
right here.
You'd do that?
Sure. Is, um,
house whiskey fine?
- Totally fine.
- Okay.
That's just fine.
All right.
Is there anything else
that I can get for you?
Do you know?
What, you...? What else
you want? No, I don't know.
Well, I obviously
look pregnant, right?
You can see that.
Uh, that's not really any of
my business.
It's just a yes or no.
I'm sorry, um, I don't know
what you want me to say.
How y'all doing?
You ever seen a pregnant lady
take three shots in a row
before?
Nobody over here is bothering
you, miss. Please don't bother
us.
Wait, you're that
pregnant chick?
That's that pregnant chick.
The one that's not pregnant.
- A pregnant chick who's not
pregnant? - She's like fake
pregnant.
She tried to kill Doc
Egan or something.
You know about that too?
Seems like everybody
in this town knows everything.
Except why there's
a homeless lady
living in the woods
in the middle of winter,
right under your nose.
Nobody knows
anything about that.
I guess I hit a sore spot.
Amelia!
Amelia!
Amelia!
Shit.
We're a little unsure
about the arrangement here.
- She's under your care?
- I wouldn't say our care.
She's our cousin's
wife. She's visiting.
Well, she's probably
best off doing her visiting
here.
- She's worn out her welcome in
Woodgrove. - You're outlawing
her from town?
- What is she, Billy the Kid?
- - Please work with us on this.
This is our second
call about her today.
We're trying to be sympathetic,
but if there's another incident,
- our hands are kind of tied. -
We've got her. I
promise.
Oh, little thing. I'm so sorry.
I don't know what I'm.
I don't know why I did that.
Did I hurt you in there?
Are you in there?
Can you hear me?
I'm gonna come find you, okay?
'Cause that's what
a good mom does.
Just wish you had a flashlight
you could shine out my belly.
Make it easier to find you.
I'll find you anyway.
I'm going to take a
lap around the house.
Make sure she hasn't returned.
Be careful. We have some shit we
have to figure out in the
morning.
Come back, come back, come
back, Matty! Matty, come back!
Please, Matty. Please,
please, come back!
You're barking up
the wrong tree, Genevieve.
Telling you that right now.
Jeez
Oh, we just wanted to make sure
you were okay.
Uh, thanks. Again,
I'm really sorry.
I know I must be a nightmare
for you staying here.
We've had worse guests.
Good, you're up.
Come. I need to
talk to you both.
I get it if you guys want me
out, but I don't really know
where to go.
I can't go back to
Nags Head yet and
You're welcome here
as long as you want.
Truly.
It's possible you're
not gonna wanna stay.
There's some things I need
to tell you about this place.
Not just this hotel.
This town, Woodgrove.
Okay?
I told you there
was an accident in the pool?
- A little boy drowned.
- Matthew.
I was asleep when it happened.
I wake up to Dad,
shaking me awake, sobbing.
Still wake up to that.
Dad blamed himself.
Matthew's dad sure did too.
But I mean, fuck him,
right? Where was he?
Not her.
Genevieve, she was kind to Dad,
even right after.
So she and the husband made
their arrangements and left.
And then three months later,
Genevieve comes back. Just her.
She wanted to stay here a while.
Even though Matthew's body
was buried back home,
she felt like his soul
had stayed here or something.
So of course we let her stay.
For free, too. What else could
we do?
People of Woodgrove weren't the
kindest to her, called her
batty.
We didn't know what to do with a
woman grieving that hard, that
long.
She tried to show up to
some fire department pancake
luncheon
or some community bingo night,
but no one really welcomed her
in.
She made them uncomfortable
and they treated her strange.
- Kept her at a distance.
- We made her worse.
Nasty.
We didn't help her. None of
us did. We didn't know how.
He wouldn't ask her to leave,
but Dad couldn't take the guilt.
I mean, she'd stare at the pool,
night and day.
We'd watch her from the window,
afraid she'd jump in.
So your dad filled in the pool?
I think that broke her somehow.
Like we disturbed
Matthew's grave.
Soon after that,
Genevieve disappeared.
Time passed.
Dad passed.
Reports of break-ins started
popping up. Just small things
stolen.
She was still here,
just living out in the woods.
And the people of Woodgrove did
not know what to do with that
either.
So we just didn't
talk about it.
Woodgrove survives on tourism,
on being idyllic and charming.
We didn't know where she was, if
she was, and so we just didn't
talk about it.
And soon no one did
ever.
That's how these
things happen maybe.
There's no collective,
organized shunning.
No one got together and decided.
But it was enough.
You banged pots and
pans at her like an animal.
I did.
I was afraid she would do
something to you, to us.
You insisted she was a bear.
I'm sorry. It just felt easier.
- Easier? For who?
- Please don't blame Wendy.
We didn't want you to freak out.
And you were already going
through a lot.
We couldn't have
predicted all of this.
There is a grieving mother
living in the woods right now.
And nobody wants to go and,
like, get her? Bring her
somewhere safe?
- What's wrong with all of you?
- We've tried, Amelia.
Not hard enough.
Meanwhile, the whole town's
acting like I'm the crazy one.
And you're not. That's why
I'm telling you this now.
It's important that you know.
Especially given that you're
going through all this.
As for Genevieve,
I don't know if she's dangerous,
but I do know her
to be unpredictable.
And she is still
very much around, watching.
She could be watching
us right now.
Let's all get out of
town for a few days.
Drive up to Albany or somewhere.
Make her think that
you've left for good.
Then we can think about
trying to get her some help.
If we leave now,
we can be in Albany by 7:00.
I'm just saying it'll
only be one extra hour to our
trip
if we go to New
York City instead.
This isn't a vacation, Robin.
Amelia could be in danger.
Being in a city
surrounded by people and
concrete and pizza
won't be the worst
thing right now.
Plus, we get to see Cats.
Josh?
- Is it okay if I come in?
- Close the door behind you.
Um, actually, you guys, I'd love
to speak to Amelia for a couple
of minutes,
if that's okay? And then maybe
we can all catch up later.
Yeah. Yeah. Of course.
We'll be right here.
Amelia.
- Josh, why are...? You're here.
- I'm here.
How are you?
You know, not too good.
This whole sending you away
thing was such a stupid idea.
My mom is.
I'm so sorry.
- I missed you.
- I missed you, too.
I want you to come home, and it
doesn't even have to be home.
I just... I want you with me.
I'd like that very much.
And okay, I hope this comes out
the right way,
but I wanted to
say I am so sorry.
And also that I completely
forgive you for all of this.
I don't want you to feel guilty
or ashamed about it.
And I hate that we
made you feel that way.
It was such a weird
time for us all,
with your mom passing and me
being upset about us not
conceiving, but whatever.
It doesn't matter. This is just
something that happened to us.
And now we can move on
and we can rebuild the trust.
And I'm going to be better.
I'm going to be more attentive
and whatever else you need.
This whole week has been
like a Twilight Zone episode.
There is a woman who lives
outside in the woods who is
watching me.
Josh, I tried to tell your mom,
but she came at me one night
with this scalpel thing that she
stole from the doctor in town,
who your mom is
apparently close with.
So now I'm essentially banned
from going back into town,
and no one will believe me.
- What?
- I'm not kidding.
You can ask Wendy or Robin.
She's trying to take my baby
out.
- Like, cut... Like cut it out.
- What woman? What are you
talking about?
- Amelia, you... You don't have
a baby. - Josh.
That's the whole...
- That's what we're doing.
- Josh, I need you to focus.
The woman thinks I'm pregnant.
That's what matters here.
I gotta tell you,
coming on the plane here,
there were a million ways
I thought that this could go.
- And this was not on the list.
- I know I sound crazy.
I am so tired of sounding crazy.
- Can we please go home?
- Go home?
Amelia, I'm worried I need to
take you to, like, a hospital.
You're telling me there's
a crazy woman in the woods,
and she wants to take the baby
that you don't have?
Josh, I'm telling you,
this is... This is real.
Yeah, well, I've
heard that before.
You think I'm crazy? Fine.
Are your cousins crazy, too?
This is actually happening.
- Then what are you doing? Call
the police. - We talked to the
police.
They didn't believe me
or they didn't care.
Okay, sweetie, maybe then
there's nothing to care about.
Maybe this is all in your head.
Just like
Shit.
I thought me coming here
would go differently.
No shit, moron. Me too!
Yeah. This was...
This was too soon. Um
I can't believe it.
I was wrong, and my
mother was right.
You do need more time. And not
here, obviously. So somewhere.
- I'm gonna get the car.
- Josh.
- We are going to the emergency
room. - Please.
- Right now.
- Wendy! Robin!
Josh, you have to
listen to me. Josh!
The door.
What?
- Did we leave the door open?
- - No, I told Josh to close it.
I did. Why are we being weird
about the door?
Everybody upstairs. Now!
Get in the room. Go! Shut the
door! Lock the door. Keep them
safe.
Genevieve.
Genevieve.
I'm so sorry.
I know you're still hurting
really bad, but this isn't
right.
And you know that, okay?
This might not mean anything,
but your kid
It destroyed my dad.
It destroyed me forever.
I'm sorry.
Was that Wendy?
Are they fighting?
I don't even know what...
Are you saying there's an actual
crazy woman out there?
- What sort of...
- Yes.
- Should we go out? - No,
wait... Wait for Wendy to come
back.
Guys.
Okay. How old is this woman?
Like if I bum rush her
while you two make a run for it?
- No! No!
- Bum rush?
- Josh, stop.
- Please don't do that.
It's weird that Wendy's
not saying anything, though,
right?
Screw it.
Don't
Wendy.
Oh, my God.
Wendy's down.
- We gotta get out of here. Come
on. - No. We need to get to
Wendy now.
- We can go out the window.
- So this is gonna sound crazy.
It is crazy. But all of
this is clearly crazier.
So just go with
me on this, okay?
She wants my baby, right?
She wants a baby.
So what if we make her think
that we have one, and then...
Then we can lure her
away from the house.
One of us is the decoy,
the other two help Wendy.
We can throw something
out the balcony
- so she thinks that we escaped
that way. - Genevieve is weird,
but she's not stupid.
If she thinks the thing
that she wants is inside you,
she's not gonna come running
after a pile of laundry.
- You have to go into labor.
- What?
- Pretend, so that she hears it.
- Josh, no.
- I mean, is that crazy?
- No.
Quick. Make some sounds,
like some birthing sounds.
- No, I don't want to.
- I can help.
- Come on. Come on.
- Okay, okay.
Just everyone look away.
Just everyone... Just look away.
Keep going.
Yeah, yeah.
Yeah, that's... That's working.
Okay, okay.
I think we're good.
Okay.
One
Okay.
She's gone. She's gone.
Let's move! Robin.
Please. No. Just wait
one second so I can say goodbye.
- Amelia, for the love of God!
- Fifteen seconds. I'm serious.
- The phone in the kitchen. Call
for help. - Yeah, okay.
Amelia. No, wait!
Josh!
Amelia, stop!
There is no baby.
There is no baby.
There is no baby!
There is no baby!
There is no baby!
There is no baby!
Do you not get that?
Is that all you wanted?
Well, it's gone.
I'm sorry about Matthew.
I'm sorry to use his name.
I cannot imagine.
It's not the same,
but I didn't even know mine.
There never was mine.
There never was my baby.
No baby?
No.
How?
They call it a
phantom pregnancy.
I thought it was
real, but I was wrong.
This is empty inside.
Like a grave with no body.
Cut me open, you'd see.
Nobody came
looking for you, did they?
Out in these woods?
What was he like?
Beautiful.
Silly. Wild.
Loved to swim.
What are you doing
out here by yourself?
Don't you want to go back
to Providence where he's buried?
No goodbye.
There is no goodbye.
Wendy.
I'm sorry.
Amelia!
Amelia!
Amelia!
Amelia! Oh, my God! Oh, my God!
Oh, my God! Are you okay?
Come here. It's okay. It's okay.
You're safe. You're okay.
Oh, my God.
It's gonna be okay now.
Amelia!
- Is Wendy okay?
- I think so.
She's in the car with Robin.
Where...? Where's the lady?
Hey. Hey, are you all right?
- I'm fine.
- Come on.
Okay.
Dr. Egan says you can wait
outside, but you can't come in.
Well, he can call the
cops again. How is she?
Getting patched up now.
The bleeding stopped.
Wendy's tough.
So, what happened out there?
Did you see that woman?
- Yeah.
- Really? And?
And I talked to her, and I
told her there was no baby.
And she left me alone.
I don't really want to get
into it, but I understand.
I thought I was pregnant,
but I was wrong.
It makes me so happy to hear.
You know, I was talking
with Bobby, and, um.
I think we need some time away
from my mother.
Away from Nags Head,
from all of it.
Fresh start. Someplace where
we can try again, you know?
Maybe not for a baby,
but try for each other.
Isn't that what you want?
Josh
You don't want to
come back at all.
I'm sorry.
I hope you do leave Nags Head.
I'm glad to hear that
you want to go but.
I don't want to hurt you.
It's meant so much to me that
you came up here to help me.
But you also let me come up here
and I let me come up here.
And I don't like that
for either of us.
I just think I have a lot
to figure out about myself.
Could be we both do.
I'll call you, uh,
when I know where I'm headed.
I'll make sure I'm the one
who picks up the phone.
Hey, uh, Amelia.
For what it's worth,
I think you'd be a great mother.
Well, that's me.
I'll miss you too, Robin.
Thank you both for everything.
That's what families do.
- If we still qualify.
- Of course.
How long's the train ride?
Gotta be, like, 12 hours.
Uh, actually,
I switched my ticket.
I'm heading north. Thought I'd
check out Maine, see Acadia.
I think I like the cold.
I forgot I like the cold.
Good luck.
- Call us when you get in.
- I will.
- You guys mind doing me one
last favor? - If it doesn't get
me stabbed again.
Of course.
I know, you might want to go out
and murder Genevieve
for what she did, but.
I don't know.
Take it easy on her.
I think she might be ready
to rejoin the world one day.
Maybe so. A lot of
that going around.
- There she is.
- About time.
If we miss this one, the next
train's not for two hours.
Mom.
Uh
Sorry, um, sorry, let me...
- So, um
- Yeah.
- You have everything you need?
- I don't know. I think so?
It gets pretty quiet up there.
I don't remember what the
television situation is.
Last time I was up there, there
wasn't any, but that was, you
know...
- Josh, it's fine.
- Okay.
I brought music. Some magazines.
Um
Plus, I guess, distracting
myself isn't the point.
Right.
You know, this is ridiculous,
I should be going with you.
Joshua,
that's out of the question.
- I just meant to the train
station. - Trust me.
It's better this way.
Better for who?
Better for everyone.
Hello?
Hello?
- Amelia?
- Oh!
- Wendy, right?
- Mm-hm.
Robin's upstairs.
You might not remember us.
We were at your wedding. I
didn't get a chance to say
hello.
Of course. I remember.
Not usually a wedding person
but it seemed like a nice one.
Flowers and whatnot.
- Can I take your things?
- Oh, I'm fine.
- Am I the only guest?
- First one of the season.
We're open April
to October so we're
- just getting things set up
right now. -
- Hey! Robin. Good to see you
again. - Oh.
Thank you. Thanks for having me.
That's what families do.
Aunt Ruby said you'll be staying
right up until we open.
So you have a while before
there's anyone to bug you.
Uh, no, I think,
um, it won't be
Uh, I was thinking, like, a week
at most, but I can help, too,
to get the hotel ready.
Um
Great!
Hey, we can have a
campfire after lunch.
It's cold, but it'll be
good for the fresh air.
In the meantime, you know,
take a look around upstairs.
Pick whatever room looks best.
It's nothing fancy or anything,
but it's all you.
And Amelia?
You really can stay
as long as you'd like.
Thank you.
I just can't believe
how pregnant she looks.
I didn't want to believe Aunt
Ruby, because it's Aunt Ruby,
but
I mean, wow.
Could you
keep your voice down?
I talked to her at the
wedding, and she seemed regular.
And how could Josh
marry a crazy lady?
Josh is so not crazy,
it's almost boring.
Trust me, that whole
side of the family is crazy in
their own way.
Dad didn't want anything
to do with half of them.
Well, were Bobby and his wife
the only ones to come to Dad's
funeral?
I don't know what
that girl's deal is,
but the best thing we can do is
keep her far away from the lot
of them.
Josh too, if I understand
Aunt Ruby correctly.
So don't be weird to her
and make things worse.
I wasn't.
So the boys were, like,
14 and 12 at the time,
which means I think
they're the coolest.
And Wendy's already in college
by then. So it's just the three
of us.
And Josh dares me to drop a
brick to the bottom of the pool,
jump in and hold
onto it for a minute.
So I'm down there,
clutching onto this brick.
And time goes by
and time goes by,
and I'm not seeing Josh
anywhere, and right as I'm about
to pass out,
Bobby jumps into the pool
and pulls me back up.
What happened to Josh?
He got, I swear to God,
distracted by a bumblebee.
- Oh, my God, that's
perfect. - Right?
Our dad almost lost his mind
when he found out.
I'm pretty sure that's the
last summer they came out here.
Where's the pool?
- Sorry?
- The pool from the story?
You're
actually sitting on it.
Dad emptied it out and filled
it in about nine years back.
That's too
bad. Why fill it up?
There was an accident.
Oh, we're sorry to
hear about your mom.
Oh, yeah. Thank you.
- Can I get you anything other
than water? - No, no. I'm okay.
There's a lot of
great hiking trails back here.
Should check it out tomorrow.
I don't know how familiar you
are with navigating trails in
the winter.
You don't get much winter
at Nags Head, right?
A little, some.
But not like this.
I grew up in Alaska, though.
So I did a ton of hiking out in
those parks when I was little.
- Not much since.
- It's nice down there.
Robin was born after we moved up
here, but I still remember it.
- Why'd you all leave?
- Mom hated it.
We came up here,
took over this place.
Hotel used to
really be something.
It sort of fell apart after Dad
died. We're trying to get it
going again.
It's slow going.
I think it's great.
It's a nice change of
pace from Nags Head.
It's different.
You get a lot of the same
rhythms with the tourists.
In the offseason, there's a lot
of the same moments of quiet.
Wendy loves quiet,
thinks it's a selling point.
I say don't believe the hype.
Yeah, trees, mountains, sure.
But there's also only, like,
seven guys out here, and I've
divorced half of them.
All losers.
Duly noted.
Are any of those
gentlemen doctors?
I was going to say it's not
an emergency. But it is.
Or at least it's
really important.
It's okay, little thing.
Hopefully, this will all be
cleared up tomorrow,
and we'll be back on the train
going home to Dad by nightfall.
If everything goes right.
- Hi.
- Hey, how are the boys?
Oh, the boys are both at that
busted old grill. Josh is trying
to get it lit,
and Bobby is telling him
how he's doing it wrong.
All right, two of them
are working on it together.
- So I guess we're gonna order
pizza. -
Yeah.
Thank you, by the way,
for setting all this up for us.
Oh, my God, of course.
No, it was my pleasure.
I mean, Josh has told us a
little bit about how long you've
been trying
and how hard it's been.
And now that you've finally got
your miracle,
feels like the least I could do.
You've done a lot, honestly.
You, Bobby, Ruby, your whole
family has really helped me out
this year.
- You're including Ruby? - I
believe I'm contractually
obligated.
Hey, look,
I know you'd probably rather
your mom be the one doing all
this stuff with you,
but you're one of us, okay?
We got you covered.
And your mom was very crafty,
and she would have made a much
better centerpiece than what I
made.
Oh! It's cute.
- Is that a Nags Head thing...?
- Okay, it's supposed to be you.
I made them out of pregnancy
test sticks I found at the
pharmacy.
I thought it'd be cute,
and less, you know, Wicker Man.
No. It's great. It
looks just like me.
I've never actually seen
these things before.
Really? Not even at
a doctor's office?
No, by the time I went to the
doctor, we already knew I was
pregnant,
so they didn't even
do a real test or anything.
Oh, wow. I... I
didn't know that.
So how did you find out?
I mean, you know,
started to be obvious.
No, period, and look at me.
But you didn't go to
a doctor. You didn't take a
pregnancy test.
No. I went, they looked at me.
It was clear I was pregnant. I
don't really remember any tests.
- Have you been back? - This is
starting to feel a little weird.
Hey, ladies, I regret to
report that Josh has deemed the
matches
at his disposal inadequate.
- He's hoping somebody has a
lighter. - Nobody has a lighter,
Bobby.
Amelia was just telling me
how she hasn't been to a doctor.
That's not what I said.
You haven't been to a doctor
for your pregnancy?
I did go to the doctor at the
beginning. They said everything
was normal.
Did they do an ultrasound?
- What?
- Oh, my God.
Why doesn't she know
what an ultrasound is?
Bobby, I am learning
things as you are.
This is what I was
talking about. Josh!
Living out here in
the middle of nowhere.
In Raleigh, they test
these things all the time.
How many ultrasounds did we take
with Quentin? A million. Josh!
Get in here.
Can we all calm down?
It's not a big deal.
I can go back to the doctor.
There's been no pain or issue.
- Somebody screaming my name in
here? - Your wife hasn't been to
the doctor?
- That's not what I said.
- She's gone to the doctor.
She says she's been once
and hasn't been back.
- You're not going to the
doctor? - I'm sorry. Josh, is
that a question?
- You haven't gone with her? -
No, I mean, I'm working all the
time.
Jesus Christ, Josh,
how goddamn stupid are you?
Hey, we can't all have
your fancy lawyer job, Bobby.
I pilot a fishing boat 60 hours
a week. I haven't been around
for the checkups.
What checkups? The fake
checkups she's not going to?
- Would you calm down? -
You have to go to the doctor
Dr. Egan?
So, tell me what
brings you in today.
Uh, well, I know it
sounds ridiculous,
but I need a doctor
to confirm I'm pregnant.
Have it be documented somewhere.
Um, I should be almost
seven months along.
Should be.
Do you need this documentation
for anything specific?
Uh, just for me, honestly.
Just to know, without a shadow
of a doubt, and be able to prove
that.
And what makes you believe
you might not be pregnant?
I don't, um I just
want you to confirm it.
Um, there was a doctor back from
where I'm from, North Carolina,
who determined that I wasn't.
I see.
And was there a doctor
who determined that you were?
I mean, the evidence
is right here.
I, uh.
I have all the symptoms.
I'd feel it kicking
me most every night.
Little kicks that when I lay my
hand on my belly, I'd feel pop
out at me.
So I think it's
logical to assume that
maybe the test was compromised
somehow, or the nurse wasn't
trained properly.
Um, that's possible, right?
So I think the ultrasound
must have been wrong,
or the nurse wasn't experienced.
So I need a real professional
like you to make the
determination.
Well, let's put this
to bed, shall we?
Are you willing to
provide a urine sample?
This is a color stick.
Ninety-nine percent accuracy.
If it turns blue, you're
absolutely correct.
You are pregnant.
I'm happy to attest to that,
and any documentation you need.
But if it stays white, then
Well, let's just
take the test, yes?
You said it was 99
percent accurate?
- That's correct.
- But doctor, look at me.
Is there a different
kind of test?
Like, maybe my body just isn't
producing the right hormone, or
whatever,
that the test is looking for?
Something else
could explain this.
I've felt kicks before.
I'm happy to do another test,
but as it appears, it is
extremely likely you are not
currently pregnant.
But how ca... How can you sa...?
How is that even...?
How is that possible?
There is a condition I know
little about. Pseudocyesis.
Have you experienced extreme
emotional pain or loss in the
past year?
No.
Please.
Take this with you.
What you need now,
in my opinion, is solitude.
Time for reflection.
This is the only time I'd
recommend this as a medical
professional,
but miss, have a stiff drink.
No, no, I need a
I need a board-certified
specialist to get to the bottom
of this.
Like, something must be wrong.
Like, why not even try to
explore other options that could
explain this?
Yes. Something is very wrong.
Your body created
something of a monster.
Tricked you into thinking
you're something you were not.
It's fantasy.
Explain the kicks.
Explain those.
If you feel something when you
put your hand on your belly,
- I'd get checked for a tumor.
- Okay.
Just... Did someone talk to you?
I'm not sure what you mean, but
if no one has said this to you
yet,
let me be the first
to say I'm sorry.
I am.
My mother in law called you.
There's nothing we can do.
I'm sorry.
You told me
you were going to the doctor.
- No, I didn't.
- Of course you did. You...
After you missed your second
period, you went to the doctor.
You... You came home.
You said he confirmed it.
Again, I did go to a doctor, but
they wanted to do this invasive
exam,
and I just... With my mom,
I was uncomfortable.
And it's not like they
pressed the subject.
So they just determined how many
weeks along I must have been
from my last missed period.
I was just telling Susan that
technically, I never took a
test.
What does it matter?
Something could be wrong
and we wouldn't know.
Well, this is the first that
you're expressing any concern.
I will schedule
another appointment.
Whatever.
Right now, though,
I mean, everything's going well.
I don't need a doctor.
Like mother, like daughter.
What are you doing?
Why are you trying to start
something, bringing my mom into
this?
I'm sorry, but how am I not
supposed to see that parallel?
You're
Your mom gets cancer, she
doesn't go to the doctor, and
she dies.
And your response is to not
go to the goddamn doctor?
You didn't seem to think it was
strange until your brother told
you otherwise.
Now that he has, don't you think
there's something we should do
about that?
Sure.
Fine.
- I want you to see the doctor.
- I already said that I would.
Today.
Now.
Pfft!
I think she's crying.
Leave her alone right now, okay?
I think we'd only make it worse.
So you're
saying there's no baby?
There's never been a
baby the whole time?
Oh, my God I... I'm so sorry.
You have nothing
to apologize for, Susan.
It's all unbelievable.
Amelia made the whole thing up.
She didn't make it up, Mom. She
thought she was pregnant, too.
It's called pseudo
It's like, oh, my God, I wrote
it down. It's called
pseudocyesis.
- The doctor said it's like a condition.
- - Like a hysterical pregnancy?
No, I've heard of that. I
think they did a 20/20 on that.
She missed her periods,
and look at her.
I mean, what was she
supposed to think? Right?
Would you say something?
I've gained weight
before, too, Joshua,
and I didn't just
assume I was pregnant.
- What is the matter with you? -
Mom, I think we just got a
diagnosis.
I'm getting a drink.
Anybody want a drink? Uh, Josh?
Amelia, you could probably
use one right now.
Bobby, she can't have a drink.
Babe, I think we
literally just heard she can.
Do they all really
have to be here for this?
Uh, no, we absolutely
do not. Susie, get your coat.
Susan, sit down.
- Of course we have to be here
for this. -
We're family.
We stick together, and we
need to figure out what to do.
Well, she'll need to talk
to a therapist, obviously,
but the doctor says that
this, like, works itself out,
um, once the woman accepts
that there is no baby, so
And have you accepted this?
I don't know.
Right now, I am more concerned
with what our plan is regarding
everyone in town.
They all know us. They know
Amelia. They know she's
expecting a baby.
- We have to tell them
something. -
And I assume the truth
isn't on the table?
Robert, drink your drink.
I think the solution is simple.
Amelia leaves town for however
long it takes to correct
herself.
We tell everyone
she lost the baby.
People understand that.
They know what that is.
- Where should we go? - Well,
you're not going anywhere.
We have the business.
Bluefin don't catch themselves.
Besides, I'm sure
Amelia needs space.
- Mom.
- Don't you, Amelia?
Mom, that's nuts. We can't
leave her alone right now.
She won't be alone. I'll call
your cousins in the morning.
Wendy and Robin? Why are
you roping them into this?
- You don't like them either.
- That's not true.
It's never been a problem for me
that their mother was Black.
- Je... Jesus Christ.
- What's so funny?
No.
It's just you should probably wait until someone suggests that.
The point is, they're family.
Yes, they're strange,
but my brother was strange as he
delighted in showing us over and
over.
The hotel is remote and out of
season, so no one will bother
her.
It's perfect.
There, that's decided.
I don't know, Mom.
Uncle Chuck's hotel
is in upstate New York.
That's hundreds of miles away.
Yes, Joshua.
That's the whole point.
Amelia!
Amelia!
Did I ever tell
you much about your grandma?
Not your dad's mom, mine.
She was so courageous.
I got lost wandering outside
a cabin we stayed at once.
It was so dark
I couldn't find my way back.
And cold.
I'll take you there
when you're older.
It's a gorgeous,
heartless, frozen tundra.
But your grandma found me.
A twenty-man search party
couldn't, but she did.
She would have loved you.
You would have loved her.
I can't lose you both, okay?
Hello.
Hello?
Do you need something?
Are you okay?
Are you lost?
You can come inside, you know.
Ma'am, do you need me
to call someone for you?
- Hey! Hey!
- What are you doing?
There was someone there.
- There was a lady. I think
she's lost. - No. It's a
black...
It's a black bear that's been
trying to break into our ice
box.
It wasn't a bear.
It was a woman,
fully clothed and everything.
- Trust me, it was a bear.
- It wasn't a bear.
It's done this, like, four times
since coming out of hibernation.
I'm sorry, I'm not
trying to start anything,
but it... It was a woman.
- I think we need to call
someone. - Okay, look.
I don't need to be the one to
tell you how darkness can play
tricks on you,
especially in the
middle of the woods.
I saw it myself from the window.
It was a black bear up on its
hind legs by the tree right
there.
It was a bear, okay?
No, no, no, no, no.
No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no.
No, no, no, no, no!
Great.
I think I have to stop talking
to you for a little bit, okay?
I want you to hear
your mama's voice, but
Mama might be losing
her grasp a little bit.
And I do want to be
a good mom someday.
God, I'd do anything.
I swear I would do anything.
So I have to be good.
Morning.
- Coffee?
- I'm good, thanks.
So I learned the hard way that
you guys have a bear problem.
Bear problem? What
are you talking about?
I was outside last night, and I
guess it got really close to me.
I couldn't really
see it, though.
That doesn't make any sense.
And it's March. There
are no bears out.
Wendy said it was the same one
that's been breaking into your
food supply.
Oh
Oh, yeah, that one.
You said you saw it?
I didn't. No, not really.
I thought it was
something else at first,
but then your sister swooped in
and scared it off.
Oh, gotcha.
Yeah, I mean, I'm sure you
have bigger ones up in Alaska.
You know, those black bears
can be real nasty.
Yeah, I'd, um
stay away.
Does that
mean...? Are you sure?
That it's been two months?
Yeah, I should have gotten it
around the 15th of last month,
and then again around the 15th
of this month.
And we're well past that. When I
didn't get it last month, I
thought,
like, it's unusual, but not like
a medical emergency or anything.
- But two missed, that... That
means... - I don't want to jinx
it.
I think I might be pregnant.
It's okay.
I think you dropped
this last night.
I'm not going to hurt you.
I'm sorry that woman scared you.
She thought you were a bear.
I'd really like to help you.
If you'd let me.
We've got food inside.
Blankets.
You don't have to stay. You
can take what you need and go.
If you could just
tell me your name,
I think I could help you
to find your family.
So I know this sounds insane
and you already think I am,
but there was something outside
and it tried to... Tried to
attack me.
- Outside. Just now.
- What was it?
The thing that Wendy said
was a bear is not a bear.
It is a person. It is a woman.
I don't know. I just...
Just, just come look.
Uh, okay.
It's gone.
Are there any other entrances?
Do you lock the doors at night?
Really?
Sorry, I just woke up.
What was it? It attacked you?
Yeah, I mean, it tried to.
It swung at me with something
sharp at my stomach.
And it wasn't a bear.
I mean, I couldn't... I wasn't
sure, but it was a woman.
Well, my sister does have the
occasional gentlewoman caller.
They're usually not stabby.
I know what you think you know
about me, what I'm sure Ruby has
told you.
But I would really appreciate
just being believed right here.
- No, no, no, I do.
- Everyone good?
Amelia says a woman outside just
now tried to attack her with a
knife or something?
- Something. I'm not sure.
- I see.
It wasn't a bear,
Wendy, if that's what you're
thinking.
It was a woman and she was
homeless. But I don't know where
she was from.
So first thing in the morning, I
need a lift to the closest
sheriff's station
so we can report this.
Okay.
Thank you.
We'll come up with
a game plan in the morning.
For the moment, try
not to go outside.
If you need anything,
just give a shout.
The place is locked up and
critter-proof. You're safe in
here.
Good night.
What are we going to...?
- Are you really gonna
drive her? - I don't know.
If you don't, I think
she's only gonna get more
- I understand. I understand.
- paranoid.
And what's the worst that can
happen? Maybe it's a good thing
she's reporting
- that there's a lady out in the
woods. - She didn't come here to
be called crazy.
And you don't want the whole
community in an uproar.
Yeah, whatever. We've
been through this.
But maybe if an outsider reports
that there's a lady in the woods
to the sheriff's department,
they'll take it more seriously.
I doubt it. And I don't know how
all this could be helping her
get over the phantom
pregnancy thing.
Have you spent
more than five minutes with her?
I don't think she's any closer
to accepting that.
Hey, what's going on?
- Amelia. Hi. These are
officers... - Ma'am.
- Are you Amelia Sedge?
- I just said her name.
- We want to know what happened
last night. - Oh good. Of
course.
Can I get anyone coffee?
Actually, uh, maybe just give
the three of us a moment.
It's fine, I already told Wendy
all about everything.
Is that a confession?
- Confession of what?
- I'm sorry.
Is Amelia in some
sort of trouble?
Everyone, let's take
the temperature down a bit.
No one's in trouble right now.
We just want to talk to Mrs.
Sedge privately.
- I'll be watching you at the
window. - Your window, ma'am.
Let's start over. I'm Officer
Branch. This is Officer De Luca.
- We want to talk to you about
last night. - Great.
Uh, I don't know
what you already know, but...
- We know everything, so cut the
shit. - De Luca.
The other day you went
to see Dr. Egan in town?
Uh, yeah, but I don't know
what that has to do...
- Where were you yesterday
night? - Here.
Why are you asking
about the doctor?
Last night, Dr. Egan's
office was broken into.
Medical instruments were stolen.
Forceps. A speculum.
Amniotic hook.
Listen, there was a
woman here last night.
She looked like a hermit, but
she tried to attack me with
knives.
They could have been medical
instruments. I don't know.
I think we should get a search
party out in these woods to look
for her, you know.
- See if she's been living out
there. - Um sure.
We'll get someone on that.
But in the meantime,
Dr. Egan is deeply concerned.
Well, he probably should be.
She's very disturbed.
- She needs help.
- Yeah, we think so, too.
We understand you recently received upsetting news from Dr.
Egan.
What?
Mrs. Sedge, you're
not actually pregnant, are you?
Look, here's
the bottom line.
Dr. Egan very kindly
does not want to press charges.
We have no proof of anything.
We're not looking to investigate
going forward, as long as
there's no further incident.
Whatever you came here to do,
just do it peacefully.
And don't be trying to go back
to Dr. Egan's office again.
Not even for a flu shot. Or we
will find a charge to press.
You better come inside.
I didn't want to say anything
while they were here.
But I found these on the porch
this morning?
That was what the woman
attacked me with last night.
And these particular items,
do you think she was ?
- Don't make me say it.
- After my baby?
Or what, she thinks...?
- I gotta get out of here.
- Agreed.
I need to make a call.
Hello?
Ruby. Is Josh there?
Amelia, why are
you calling here?
It's my house. I need
to speak to Josh.
That's not a good idea, Amelia.
Is he there? Why are you
picking up the phone?
Of course I rushed right over
when Bill Egan called me this
morning.
Dr. Egan called you
this morning, too?
Busy morning for Dr. Egan.
Bill was good friends
with my brother.
I've known him 20 years.
I know everyone up there.
He was very concerned
when you went to see him,
still trying to prove
you're pregnant.
And then you break
into his office?
- Unbelievable.
- I didn't do that.
I did not break into
the man's office.
But I do know who did, and I'm
in some real serious danger.
There is a woman who lives near
the Sherwoods who's targeting
me.
She tried to use those tools
on me last night.
Ruby, I think she wanted
to take out the baby.
I need Josh to know that I'm
coming home on the train,
tonight.
You're doing no such thing.
Especially not if you're causing
mayhem up there, still imagining
things.
I'm not imagining anything.
Put Josh on the phone.
You don't even sound
like our Amelia anymore.
I don't know if
you're lying or crazy,
but you're playing an ugly game
with my firstborn,
teasing him with a
child, and now this.
We're the only family you've got
now, and we've only ever treated
you right.
If you want to be welcomed
back home, all is forgiven,
then you need to put in the
work. Admit to yourself there is
no baby.
Until then, no one's
coming after you.
Get your mind right, get that
ridiculous pregnancy bump back
to normal.
All of us, yourself
included, deserve that.
Am I understood?
Tell Josh I called.
He already knows.
Hm.
I'll wire my nieces some train
money once I've gotten a good
report.
You did not have to
talk to her like that.
I'm sorry, Joshua,
but what am I supposed to do?
Now she's breaking into a
doctor's office? She's getting
worse, not better.
Hard to believe that stranding
a crazy woman in the woods
- didn't magically cure her.
- - Robert, you're not being helpful.
You don't actually know
that she broke in anywhere.
I mean, what would she
even be trying to do?
None of this sounds like her.
Well, neither did faking
a pregnancy, but here we are.
It's time to admit maybe we
didn't know Amelia as well as we
thought.
Okay, Mom, you've made your point.
This has all been a lot for him.
Why don't you go home
and give him some time?
- My son needs me here.
- No, he doesn't.
Fine.
I'll go.
But if you ask me, everyone
in this family is insane
except for me.
You ready to pack up
and head out soon?
I'm not leaving, apparently.
Are you sure?
Because we believe you. We don't
think it's safe for you to stay.
I don't want anything to do
with that thing in the woods.
I don't wanna cause
anyone any grief.
I just want to get over this
and I want to go home.
You wanna go for a
walk or something?
- Or you just want to be left
alone? - I Sorry.
I know all this has been really
hard. You're catching me at a
really weird time.
We don't mind. We just
wanna make sure you're okay.
I'm going out. If Josh
calls, I'll be back tonight.
Okay, she's gone.
- Do you want another beer?
- Sure.
It's 11 a.m. Let's get smashed.
How are you, uh, doing?
I don't know.
I really don't, you know. This
whole thing has gotten so out of
control.
I don't know what
to do about it.
And just to be clear, you do
know you don't have to do what
Mom says, right?
A-ha. Sure.
Right.
Uh Wasn't a joke.
You really don't have to.
Well, Bobby, that's
easy for you to say.
You've got the perfect son.
You've got the perfect job.
Perfect wife, perfect little
grandson. There's nothing for
her to complain about.
Come on. I get it from her, too.
You know, she hates that Susan
and I are out in Raleigh.
She hates I don't help
with the business.
I turned down UNC
because I got into Cornell.
She called me a traitor.
She thought I went to law school
to become general counsel
for the family fishing boat.
It's Mom. She's gonna find
something to complain about.
But the day you realize you
don't have to do what she says,
trust me, it's a good day.
You said that you think
Amelia's crazy, too.
You all did. I was the only one
arguing for her to stay.
I think it doesn't matter
what I think or what Mom thinks.
What do you think?
I mean, this is your
life. Your wife.
What do you want to do?
Congratulations.
Shame about Reagan.
Starting to get
signs of Alzheimer's.
In the morning, he goes to the
bathroom and washes himself.
- Mm. - And this is before he
gets out of bed.
Can I, uh,
get you started with anything?
If I ordered a beer,
would you serve one to me?
I'd be a pretty
bad bartender if I wouldn't.
What about something harder?
Three whiskey shots lined up
right here.
You'd do that?
Sure. Is, um,
house whiskey fine?
- Totally fine.
- Okay.
That's just fine.
All right.
Is there anything else
that I can get for you?
Do you know?
What, you...? What else
you want? No, I don't know.
Well, I obviously
look pregnant, right?
You can see that.
Uh, that's not really any of
my business.
It's just a yes or no.
I'm sorry, um, I don't know
what you want me to say.
How y'all doing?
You ever seen a pregnant lady
take three shots in a row
before?
Nobody over here is bothering
you, miss. Please don't bother
us.
Wait, you're that
pregnant chick?
That's that pregnant chick.
The one that's not pregnant.
- A pregnant chick who's not
pregnant? - She's like fake
pregnant.
She tried to kill Doc
Egan or something.
You know about that too?
Seems like everybody
in this town knows everything.
Except why there's
a homeless lady
living in the woods
in the middle of winter,
right under your nose.
Nobody knows
anything about that.
I guess I hit a sore spot.
Amelia!
Amelia!
Amelia!
Shit.
We're a little unsure
about the arrangement here.
- She's under your care?
- I wouldn't say our care.
She's our cousin's
wife. She's visiting.
Well, she's probably
best off doing her visiting
here.
- She's worn out her welcome in
Woodgrove. - You're outlawing
her from town?
- What is she, Billy the Kid?
- - Please work with us on this.
This is our second
call about her today.
We're trying to be sympathetic,
but if there's another incident,
- our hands are kind of tied. -
We've got her. I
promise.
Oh, little thing. I'm so sorry.
I don't know what I'm.
I don't know why I did that.
Did I hurt you in there?
Are you in there?
Can you hear me?
I'm gonna come find you, okay?
'Cause that's what
a good mom does.
Just wish you had a flashlight
you could shine out my belly.
Make it easier to find you.
I'll find you anyway.
I'm going to take a
lap around the house.
Make sure she hasn't returned.
Be careful. We have some shit we
have to figure out in the
morning.
Come back, come back, come
back, Matty! Matty, come back!
Please, Matty. Please,
please, come back!
You're barking up
the wrong tree, Genevieve.
Telling you that right now.
Jeez
Oh, we just wanted to make sure
you were okay.
Uh, thanks. Again,
I'm really sorry.
I know I must be a nightmare
for you staying here.
We've had worse guests.
Good, you're up.
Come. I need to
talk to you both.
I get it if you guys want me
out, but I don't really know
where to go.
I can't go back to
Nags Head yet and
You're welcome here
as long as you want.
Truly.
It's possible you're
not gonna wanna stay.
There's some things I need
to tell you about this place.
Not just this hotel.
This town, Woodgrove.
Okay?
I told you there
was an accident in the pool?
- A little boy drowned.
- Matthew.
I was asleep when it happened.
I wake up to Dad,
shaking me awake, sobbing.
Still wake up to that.
Dad blamed himself.
Matthew's dad sure did too.
But I mean, fuck him,
right? Where was he?
Not her.
Genevieve, she was kind to Dad,
even right after.
So she and the husband made
their arrangements and left.
And then three months later,
Genevieve comes back. Just her.
She wanted to stay here a while.
Even though Matthew's body
was buried back home,
she felt like his soul
had stayed here or something.
So of course we let her stay.
For free, too. What else could
we do?
People of Woodgrove weren't the
kindest to her, called her
batty.
We didn't know what to do with a
woman grieving that hard, that
long.
She tried to show up to
some fire department pancake
luncheon
or some community bingo night,
but no one really welcomed her
in.
She made them uncomfortable
and they treated her strange.
- Kept her at a distance.
- We made her worse.
Nasty.
We didn't help her. None of
us did. We didn't know how.
He wouldn't ask her to leave,
but Dad couldn't take the guilt.
I mean, she'd stare at the pool,
night and day.
We'd watch her from the window,
afraid she'd jump in.
So your dad filled in the pool?
I think that broke her somehow.
Like we disturbed
Matthew's grave.
Soon after that,
Genevieve disappeared.
Time passed.
Dad passed.
Reports of break-ins started
popping up. Just small things
stolen.
She was still here,
just living out in the woods.
And the people of Woodgrove did
not know what to do with that
either.
So we just didn't
talk about it.
Woodgrove survives on tourism,
on being idyllic and charming.
We didn't know where she was, if
she was, and so we just didn't
talk about it.
And soon no one did
ever.
That's how these
things happen maybe.
There's no collective,
organized shunning.
No one got together and decided.
But it was enough.
You banged pots and
pans at her like an animal.
I did.
I was afraid she would do
something to you, to us.
You insisted she was a bear.
I'm sorry. It just felt easier.
- Easier? For who?
- Please don't blame Wendy.
We didn't want you to freak out.
And you were already going
through a lot.
We couldn't have
predicted all of this.
There is a grieving mother
living in the woods right now.
And nobody wants to go and,
like, get her? Bring her
somewhere safe?
- What's wrong with all of you?
- We've tried, Amelia.
Not hard enough.
Meanwhile, the whole town's
acting like I'm the crazy one.
And you're not. That's why
I'm telling you this now.
It's important that you know.
Especially given that you're
going through all this.
As for Genevieve,
I don't know if she's dangerous,
but I do know her
to be unpredictable.
And she is still
very much around, watching.
She could be watching
us right now.
Let's all get out of
town for a few days.
Drive up to Albany or somewhere.
Make her think that
you've left for good.
Then we can think about
trying to get her some help.
If we leave now,
we can be in Albany by 7:00.
I'm just saying it'll
only be one extra hour to our
trip
if we go to New
York City instead.
This isn't a vacation, Robin.
Amelia could be in danger.
Being in a city
surrounded by people and
concrete and pizza
won't be the worst
thing right now.
Plus, we get to see Cats.
Josh?
- Is it okay if I come in?
- Close the door behind you.
Um, actually, you guys, I'd love
to speak to Amelia for a couple
of minutes,
if that's okay? And then maybe
we can all catch up later.
Yeah. Yeah. Of course.
We'll be right here.
Amelia.
- Josh, why are...? You're here.
- I'm here.
How are you?
You know, not too good.
This whole sending you away
thing was such a stupid idea.
My mom is.
I'm so sorry.
- I missed you.
- I missed you, too.
I want you to come home, and it
doesn't even have to be home.
I just... I want you with me.
I'd like that very much.
And okay, I hope this comes out
the right way,
but I wanted to
say I am so sorry.
And also that I completely
forgive you for all of this.
I don't want you to feel guilty
or ashamed about it.
And I hate that we
made you feel that way.
It was such a weird
time for us all,
with your mom passing and me
being upset about us not
conceiving, but whatever.
It doesn't matter. This is just
something that happened to us.
And now we can move on
and we can rebuild the trust.
And I'm going to be better.
I'm going to be more attentive
and whatever else you need.
This whole week has been
like a Twilight Zone episode.
There is a woman who lives
outside in the woods who is
watching me.
Josh, I tried to tell your mom,
but she came at me one night
with this scalpel thing that she
stole from the doctor in town,
who your mom is
apparently close with.
So now I'm essentially banned
from going back into town,
and no one will believe me.
- What?
- I'm not kidding.
You can ask Wendy or Robin.
She's trying to take my baby
out.
- Like, cut... Like cut it out.
- What woman? What are you
talking about?
- Amelia, you... You don't have
a baby. - Josh.
That's the whole...
- That's what we're doing.
- Josh, I need you to focus.
The woman thinks I'm pregnant.
That's what matters here.
I gotta tell you,
coming on the plane here,
there were a million ways
I thought that this could go.
- And this was not on the list.
- I know I sound crazy.
I am so tired of sounding crazy.
- Can we please go home?
- Go home?
Amelia, I'm worried I need to
take you to, like, a hospital.
You're telling me there's
a crazy woman in the woods,
and she wants to take the baby
that you don't have?
Josh, I'm telling you,
this is... This is real.
Yeah, well, I've
heard that before.
You think I'm crazy? Fine.
Are your cousins crazy, too?
This is actually happening.
- Then what are you doing? Call
the police. - We talked to the
police.
They didn't believe me
or they didn't care.
Okay, sweetie, maybe then
there's nothing to care about.
Maybe this is all in your head.
Just like
Shit.
I thought me coming here
would go differently.
No shit, moron. Me too!
Yeah. This was...
This was too soon. Um
I can't believe it.
I was wrong, and my
mother was right.
You do need more time. And not
here, obviously. So somewhere.
- I'm gonna get the car.
- Josh.
- We are going to the emergency
room. - Please.
- Right now.
- Wendy! Robin!
Josh, you have to
listen to me. Josh!
The door.
What?
- Did we leave the door open?
- - No, I told Josh to close it.
I did. Why are we being weird
about the door?
Everybody upstairs. Now!
Get in the room. Go! Shut the
door! Lock the door. Keep them
safe.
Genevieve.
Genevieve.
I'm so sorry.
I know you're still hurting
really bad, but this isn't
right.
And you know that, okay?
This might not mean anything,
but your kid
It destroyed my dad.
It destroyed me forever.
I'm sorry.
Was that Wendy?
Are they fighting?
I don't even know what...
Are you saying there's an actual
crazy woman out there?
- What sort of...
- Yes.
- Should we go out? - No,
wait... Wait for Wendy to come
back.
Guys.
Okay. How old is this woman?
Like if I bum rush her
while you two make a run for it?
- No! No!
- Bum rush?
- Josh, stop.
- Please don't do that.
It's weird that Wendy's
not saying anything, though,
right?
Screw it.
Don't
Wendy.
Oh, my God.
Wendy's down.
- We gotta get out of here. Come
on. - No. We need to get to
Wendy now.
- We can go out the window.
- So this is gonna sound crazy.
It is crazy. But all of
this is clearly crazier.
So just go with
me on this, okay?
She wants my baby, right?
She wants a baby.
So what if we make her think
that we have one, and then...
Then we can lure her
away from the house.
One of us is the decoy,
the other two help Wendy.
We can throw something
out the balcony
- so she thinks that we escaped
that way. - Genevieve is weird,
but she's not stupid.
If she thinks the thing
that she wants is inside you,
she's not gonna come running
after a pile of laundry.
- You have to go into labor.
- What?
- Pretend, so that she hears it.
- Josh, no.
- I mean, is that crazy?
- No.
Quick. Make some sounds,
like some birthing sounds.
- No, I don't want to.
- I can help.
- Come on. Come on.
- Okay, okay.
Just everyone look away.
Just everyone... Just look away.
Keep going.
Yeah, yeah.
Yeah, that's... That's working.
Okay, okay.
I think we're good.
Okay.
One
Okay.
She's gone. She's gone.
Let's move! Robin.
Please. No. Just wait
one second so I can say goodbye.
- Amelia, for the love of God!
- Fifteen seconds. I'm serious.
- The phone in the kitchen. Call
for help. - Yeah, okay.
Amelia. No, wait!
Josh!
Amelia, stop!
There is no baby.
There is no baby.
There is no baby!
There is no baby!
There is no baby!
There is no baby!
Do you not get that?
Is that all you wanted?
Well, it's gone.
I'm sorry about Matthew.
I'm sorry to use his name.
I cannot imagine.
It's not the same,
but I didn't even know mine.
There never was mine.
There never was my baby.
No baby?
No.
How?
They call it a
phantom pregnancy.
I thought it was
real, but I was wrong.
This is empty inside.
Like a grave with no body.
Cut me open, you'd see.
Nobody came
looking for you, did they?
Out in these woods?
What was he like?
Beautiful.
Silly. Wild.
Loved to swim.
What are you doing
out here by yourself?
Don't you want to go back
to Providence where he's buried?
No goodbye.
There is no goodbye.
Wendy.
I'm sorry.
Amelia!
Amelia!
Amelia!
Amelia! Oh, my God! Oh, my God!
Oh, my God! Are you okay?
Come here. It's okay. It's okay.
You're safe. You're okay.
Oh, my God.
It's gonna be okay now.
Amelia!
- Is Wendy okay?
- I think so.
She's in the car with Robin.
Where...? Where's the lady?
Hey. Hey, are you all right?
- I'm fine.
- Come on.
Okay.
Dr. Egan says you can wait
outside, but you can't come in.
Well, he can call the
cops again. How is she?
Getting patched up now.
The bleeding stopped.
Wendy's tough.
So, what happened out there?
Did you see that woman?
- Yeah.
- Really? And?
And I talked to her, and I
told her there was no baby.
And she left me alone.
I don't really want to get
into it, but I understand.
I thought I was pregnant,
but I was wrong.
It makes me so happy to hear.
You know, I was talking
with Bobby, and, um.
I think we need some time away
from my mother.
Away from Nags Head,
from all of it.
Fresh start. Someplace where
we can try again, you know?
Maybe not for a baby,
but try for each other.
Isn't that what you want?
Josh
You don't want to
come back at all.
I'm sorry.
I hope you do leave Nags Head.
I'm glad to hear that
you want to go but.
I don't want to hurt you.
It's meant so much to me that
you came up here to help me.
But you also let me come up here
and I let me come up here.
And I don't like that
for either of us.
I just think I have a lot
to figure out about myself.
Could be we both do.
I'll call you, uh,
when I know where I'm headed.
I'll make sure I'm the one
who picks up the phone.
Hey, uh, Amelia.
For what it's worth,
I think you'd be a great mother.
Well, that's me.
I'll miss you too, Robin.
Thank you both for everything.
That's what families do.
- If we still qualify.
- Of course.
How long's the train ride?
Gotta be, like, 12 hours.
Uh, actually,
I switched my ticket.
I'm heading north. Thought I'd
check out Maine, see Acadia.
I think I like the cold.
I forgot I like the cold.
Good luck.
- Call us when you get in.
- I will.
- You guys mind doing me one
last favor? - If it doesn't get
me stabbed again.
Of course.
I know, you might want to go out
and murder Genevieve
for what she did, but.
I don't know.
Take it easy on her.
I think she might be ready
to rejoin the world one day.
Maybe so. A lot of
that going around.