The Governor's Wife (2008) Movie Script

[ GUNSHOTS ]
[ BREATHING FEARFULLY ]
[ BREATHING HEAVILY ]
WHAT HAPPENED?
THEY'RE DOWN THERE.
[ SOBS ]
THEY'RE DOWN--
[ BREATHING HEAVILY ]
[ SCREAMS ]
[ INDISTINCT TALKING
ON POLICE RADIO ]
Man: ANN, WE'RE GONNA
TAKE GOOD CARE OF YOU.
GET SOME REST.
NATHAN, SHE'S IN
THE BEST HANDS POSSIBLE.
Man #3: WE'RE GONNA
GET YOU ON THE ROAD, ALL RIGHT.
YOU'RE GONNA BE ALL RIGHT.
[ LOCK TURNS ]
[ CELL PHONE RINGING ]
HI. HOW WASYOUR MOTHER'S BIRTHDAY?
MY STEPFATHER
WAS MURDERED LAST NIGHT.
WHAT?
YEAH. UM...
MY MOTHER WAS WOUNDED.
We're here
at the hospital now.
OH, MY GOD.
UH...HOW IS SHE?
I guess she's okay.
The bullet
just grazed her neck.
DO YOU THINK
YOU COULD COME UP?
YEAH, YEAH, OF COURSE.
THANKS, HONEY.
WHOA, WHOA, HOLD ON.
NO ONE'S ALLOWED IN,
MISS.
THEY'RE EXPECTING ME.
I'M A FRIEND OF NATE'S --DR. HEATHER McMANUS.
YOU LOOK TOO YOUNG
TO BE A DOCTOR.
YOU WANT ME TO CALL?
NO, NO.
NO, I'LL DO IT.
HOLD ON.
[ TELEPHONE RINGING ]
Nate: HELLO?
SHE'S MY FIANCE, CARL.
LET HER THROUGH.
Sending her through now.
Thanks.
[ ENGINE TURNS OFF ]
THIS IS SO AWFUL.
DO THE POLICE
KNOW WHO DID IT YET?
NO. WE HAVEN'T EVEN HAD
A CHANCE TO TALK TO THEM YET.
JUST...DEALING
WITH MY MOTHER HAS BEEN...
[ SIGHS ]
WERE YOU IN THE HOUSEWHEN IT HAPPENED?
WELL...
I FELL ASLEEP AFTER THE PARTY
ON THE VERANDA.
RIGHT.
AND THE GUNSHOTS WOKE ME,
SO I RAN INSIDE THE HOUSE,
AND I FOUND HER THERE,
AND SHE WAS --
SHE WAS RUNNING OU OF THE BEDROOM
COVERED IN BLOOD.
DID SHESEE WHO DID IT?
NO.
THEY WERE BOTH ASLEEP.
WHOEVER IT WAS
AIMED FOR THEIR HEADS.
I MEAN, HE WANTED THEM BOTH
VERY DEAD.
I AM SO SORRY
YOUR VISIT TO OUR HOME
IS UNDER
SUCH DIFFICULT CIRCUMSTANCES.
I'M HERE TO HELPIN WHATEVER WAY I CAN.
I CAN'T BELIEVE
TYLER IS GONE.
FIRST JAMES AND NOW HIM.
OH, THANK YOU, VERA.
YOU KNOW I LIKE ICE.
ACTUALLY, ANN,ROOM TEMPERATURE IS BETTER.
YOUR BODY CAN'TABSORB COLD WATER AS QUICKLY,
SO THE PILLSTAKE LONGER TO DISSOLVE.
I'D FORGOTTEN.
YOU'RE A DOCTOR.
HEATHER'S IN CHARGE
OF THE EMERGENCY ROOM
AT MERCY HOPE.
VERA,
I'VE CHANGED MY MIND.
NO ICE.
DOCTOR'S ORDERS.
SO, YOU, UH...
TOLD HER ABOUT THE ENGAGEMENT.
YEAH. YOU OKAY WITH THAT?
WHAT IF I
SAID I WASN'T?
[ CHUCKLES ]
HMM.
OH, THIS GUY --
HE USED TO BE HEAD OF SECURITY
FOR MY FATHER
WHEN HE WAS GOVERNOR,BUT NOW HE'S THE COUNTY SHERIFF.
HEY, CARL.
[ SIGHS ]
HOW'S SHE DOING?SHE WANTS TO KNOW WHEN
SHE CAN GET BACK IN THE HOUSE.
OH, FOR CHRIST'S SAKE,IT'S STILL A CRIME SCENE.
LOOK,MY GUYS ARE STILL WORKING.
I KNOW. YOU TALK TO HER.
SHE WON'T LISTEN TO ME.
THIS IS
A BEAUTIFUL HOME.
YES. IT IS.
CAN'T THIS
WAIT TILL TOMORROW,
AFTER WE GETA CLEANING CREW UP THERE, ANN?
DO YOU THINK
A GOOD WASH AND SCRUB
CAN ERASE WHAT HAPPENED?
IT'S INDELIBLE.
EXCUSE ME, MA'AM.
DR. BURKE'S ON THE PHONE.
THANK YOU, VERA.TELL HIM I'LL BE RIGHT THERE.
YES, MA'AM.
HALEY RAN AWAY AGAIN.
FROM THE HOSPITAL,
LATE LAST NIGHT.
THANKFULLY,SHE'S BACK AT THE CLINIC NOW.
DOES SHE KNOW
ABOUT HER FATHER YET?
I THOUGHT IT'S BESTIF THE STAFF INFORMS HER.
I KNOW FROM EXPERIENCE PEOPLE
HANDLE THESE THINGS BETTER
WHEN THEY HEAR I FROM A FAMILY MEMBER.
MY STEPDAUGHTERDOESN'T LIKE ME VERY MUCH,
I'M SORRY TO SAY.
I MEAN,I'VE TRIED TO HELP HER,
BUT...SHE'S STRONG-WILLED,
LIKE HER FATHER.
HE, OF COURSE,
ADORED HER,
IGNORING ALL
THE WARNING SIGNS --
THE ANOREXIA,
THE DEPRESSION...
THE SUICIDE ATTEMPTS.
YOU SHOULD TELL HER,
NATE.
I WOULDN'T DREAM OFPLACING THAT BURDEN ON NATHAN.
LOOK, IT'S OKAY.
I'LL GO. I DON'T MIND.
WE'LL BOTH GO.
OKAY.
COME ON!
YOU CAN GO FASTER!
NO,
I CAN'T GO FASTER.
YOU COME DOWN
RIGHT NOW.
STOP, IT'S MY LIFE.
JERRY, SLOW DOWN!
Heather: THIS ISA BEAUTIFUL FACILITY, DR. BURKE.
THANK YOU.
WHAT I'M MOST PROUD OF
IS OUR OPEN-DOOR POLICY.
WE NEVER TURN ANYONE AWAYFROM LACK OF INSURANCE OR FUNDS.
THAT'S WONDERFUL.
IT WOULDN'T BE POSSIBLE
WITHOUT THE GENEROSITY
OF THE DANVILLE FAMILY,
ESPECIALLY NATE'S MOTHER.
SHE'S VERY INVOLVED, VERY
PASSIONATE ABOUT OUR MISSION.
MAYBE GREEN.
DO YOU WANT TO DO GREEN NOW?
HALEY?
HOW ABOUT YOU TRY GREEN?
DO YOU
WANT TO DO GREEN NOW?
WHY DON'T YOU TRY GREEN?
[ GASPS ][ EXHALES SHARPLY ]
[ SCREAMS ]
Woman: THAT'S BETTER
THAN YESTERDAY.
Man: THAT'S GOOD.
HAVE A NICE VISIT.
THANK YOU.
[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]
I HARDLY
EVEN RECOGNIZE HER.
LOOK, HALEY.
YOU HAVE A VISITOR.
HERE. COME ON.
HALEY?
I'LL BE
RIGHT OVER THERE.
SURE.
HEY.
[ SIGHS ]
IT'S YOUR LONG-LOS STEPBROTHER NATE.
HALEY?
HI. I'M HEATHER.
I'M A FRIEND OF NATE'S.
WE NEED TO TALK
TO YOU, HALEY...
ABOUT YOUR FATHER.
SOMETHING'S HAPPENED.
[ BREATHING HEAVILY ]
WHAT HAPPENED?
I'M CARL LOVETT,
SHERIFF OF THIS COUNTY,
BUT MOST OF YOU
PROBABLY ALREADY KNOW THAT.
THE INVESTIGATION
INTO THE MURDER OF DUKE BLACK
AND THE ATTEMPTED MURDER
OF HIS WIFE, MS. ANN DANVILLE,
IS STILL ONGOING,SO I'M NOT AT LIBERTY TO DISCUSS
ANY MORE
THAN I'VE ALREADY TOLD YOU.
NOW, I HOPE
YOU ALL UNDERSTAND THAT.
WE HAVE LOST A GREAT MAN,
A FRIEND TO THIS COMMUNITY,
AND, I MIGHT ADD,
A GOOD FRIEND TO ME.
I CALLED THIS PRESS CONFERENCE
ONLY AT THE INSISTENCE
OF MRS. DANVILLE,
WHO WISHES
TO MAKE A BRIEF STATEMENT.
ANN?
LOOK THIS WAY,
PLEASE.
THANK YOU, SHERIFF LOVETT.
YOU ARE A GOOD FRIEND OF OURS,
AS WELL.
AND I'D LIKETO SAY TO ALL OF YOU HERE
AND TO EVERYONE
WHO WILL SEE THIS,
PLEASE HELP THE POLICE.
FIND WHOMEVER COMMITTED
THIS GRIEVOUS AC AGAINST MY FAMILY.
AND TO THAT END, THE DANVILLE
FAMILY IS OFFERING A REWARD
OF $100,000
FOR ANYONE WITH INFORMATION
THAT WILL LEAD
TO THE APPREHENSION
OF THOSEWHO MURDERED MY HUSBAND.
THANK YOU.
SHERIFF! SHERIFF!
PLEASE.
NO. NO QUESTIONS.
[ INDISTINCT SHOUTING ]
YOUR POOR MOM.
I'M GONNA GO
CHECK ON HER, OKAY?
[ FOOTSTEPS APPROACHING ]
HOW ARE YOU FEELING?
FORGET ABOUT ME.
HOW'S HALEY?
OUT OF IT.
SHE WASN'T...
COHERENT IN ANY WAY?
I DOUB SHE EVEN KNEW WHO I WAS.
[ SIGHS ]
SO SAD.
HEATHER THINKS
SHE'S OVERMEDICATED.
SHE'S MEDICATED
FOR HER OWN SAFETY.
WE CAN'T HAVE HERHURTING HERSELF AGAIN.
RIGHT.
HOW LONG HAVE YOU
BEEN WORKING HERE?
MY HUSBAND AND ME STARTEDWITH THE GOVERNOR'S FIRST TERM.
GOING ON 20 YEARS NOW.
MRS. DANVILLE THOUGH YOU'D BE COMFORTABLE HERE,DR. McMANUS.
OH, PLEASE -- HEATHER.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING,
KEITH?
LIGHT SOCKET WAS BROKEN.
I FIXED IT.
OH, UH...WHERE ARE NATE'S THINGS?
I MOVED THEM INTO HIS OLD ROOM
AT THE FAR END OF THE HALL.
VERA...
WE LIVE TOGETHER.
BUT YOU'RE NOT MARRIED.
MRS. DANVILLE
HAS VERY STRICT OPINIONS.
I'M JUS FOLLOWING HER RULES.
UH, THANK YOU.
IT'S SO BEAUTIFUL HERE.
I DON'T EVEN MIND
STAYING IN THE GUESTHOUSE
FOR A FEW DAYS.
DARLING, DO YOU REMEMBER
JOE KARTH?
YEAH. HE WASTHE PARTY STATE CHAIRMAN, RIGHT?
AND ONE OF
YOUR FATHER'S BEST FRIENDS.
WELL, APPARENTLY,
THE PARTY WANTS TO ENDORSE YOU
AS THEIR CANDIDATE
FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL.
WE HAVE TWO YEARS
TO MOUNT A SUCCESSFUL CAMPAIGN,
AND THEN IN FOUR YEARS...
GOVERNOR.
[ LAUGHS ]
YOU'RE KIDDING,
AREN'T YOU?
NO.
THEY ARE QUITE SERIOUS.
OH, NATHAN,
THIS IS EXACTLY
WHAT YOUR FATHER
WOULD HAVE WANTED,
WHAT HE WOULD HAVE
EXPECTED.
WELL, TELL HIMTHAT I'M VERY FLATTERED,
BUT I'M NOT RUNNING
FOR ANYTHING.
WHY NOT?
IT'S IN YOUR BLOOD.
THIS IS OUR FUTURE --
TOGETHER.
IT MIGHT BE YOURFUTURE,
BUT IT'S NOT MINE.
DON'T YOU UNDERSTAND?
I'M PERFECTLY HAPPYBEING A PUBLIC DEFENDER.
JUST THINK ABOUT IT.
TALK TO HEATHER.
I'M SURE SHE'LL HELP YOU
CHANGE YOUR MIND.
Carl: THE INVESTIGATION
INTO THE MURDER OF DUKE BLACK
AND THE ATTEMPTED MURDER
OF HIS WIFE, MS. ANN DANVILLE,
IS STILL ONGOING, SO I AM NO AT LIBERTY TO DISCUSS
ANY MORE
THAN I'VE ALREADY TOLD YOU.
I MEAN, I HOPE
YOU ALL UNDERSTAND THAT.
VERA...
WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME
HALEY RAN AWAY
FROM THE HOSPITAL LAST NIGHT?
I DIDN'T KNOW. BILLY ONLYFOUND HER THIS MORNING.
I WAS ALREADY UP HEREWITH YOU.
HE TOOK HER RIGHT BACKWITHOUT TELLING ME.
I WANT TO KNOW EVERYTHING
THAT GOES ON IN THIS HOUSE.
YOU KNOW THAT.
YES, MA'AM.
TELL YOUR HUSBAND
I'M VERY DISAPPOINTED IN HIM.
IT WON'T HAPPEN AGAIN.
MAKE SURE IT DOESN'T.
WE'RE READY FOR DESSERT.
YOU CAN BRING IT NOW.
Ann:
I AM A LUCKY WOMAN.
[ PILLS RATTLE ]
OH, NO MORE PILLS.
WELL, IF YOU CHANGE YOUR MIND,THEY'RE HERE.
OKAY.
SEE YOU
IN THE MORNING.
OKAY, DARLING.
OH, WAIT.
I WANTED
YOU TO HAVE THIS.
IT'S THE RING
YOUR FATHER GAVE ME.
I'VE BEEN SAVING I FOR YOU.
FOR YOUR BRIDE.
THIS MEANS A LOT TO ME.THANK YOU.
NO ONE WILL EVER LOVE YOU
LIKE I DO.
SO, I GUESS
THAT MAKES IT OFFICIAL, HUH?
OH, NATHAN.
Jill: SO, YOU'RE A NURSEAT THE DANVILLE MENTAL HOSPITAL.
I PROMISE, WHATEVER YOU SAY
WILL BE OFF THE RECORD.
YOU SWEAR?
'CAUSE I'VE GOT A BIG MOUTHWHEN I'VE BEEN DRINKING.
I'VE PROBABLYALREADY SAID TOO MUCH.
I'D NEVER REVEAL A SOURCE,
BARB.
WHEN WAS HALEY
FIRST ADMITTED?
ABOUT SIX MONTHS AGO.
DO YOU KNOW IF HER FATHER
AGREED TO HER COMMITMENT?
I'M NOT REAL SURE.
BUT I DID OVERHEARHER STEPMOM TALKING TO DR. BURKE
THAT SHE REALLY HAD TO CONVINCEHIM TO GO ALONG WITH IT.
WHAT WAS HER CONDITION
WHEN SHE FIRST ARRIVED?
SHE SEEMED OKAY.
I MEAN, SHE DIDHAVE SOME ABUSE PROBLEMS.
BUT THENTHEY STARTED KEEPING HER DOPED,
AS OPPOSED
TO DETOXING HER.
YEAH,
BUT WHY KEEP HER DOPED?
I DON'T KNOW.
WOW.
LOOK AT ALL THIS.
I KNOW YOUR SUPPOR MEANS THE WORLD TO HER,
AND I'LL CONVEY
YOUR SYMPATHIES, SENATOR.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
MY, LOOK AT YOU.
THE PRODIGAL SON
RETURNS.
HI.
SO SORRY ABOUT DUKE.
SUCH A LOSS.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?
YOUR MOTHER
CALLED LAST NIGH AND ASKED METO HELP WITH THE ARRANGEMENTS.
SO, YOU MUS BE A NEW FIANCE.
MANDY PAULSON --
THE OLD FIANCE.
ACTUALLY,
WE WERE NEVER ENGAGED.
NOT FORMALLY.
HE'S RIGHT.
I NEVER SHOULD HAVE LEF FOR NEW YORK.
OUT OF SIGHT,
OUT OF MIND.
IT'S BEEN LIKE THIS
ALL MORNING.
WE'LL CATCH UP LATER,
OKAY?
MANDY PAULSON.
MM-HMM.
THAT SHOULDN'T BE A PROBLEM.
WELL DONE, DAVID.
THIS WILL DO NICELY.
MAY I SPEAK TO YOU
PRIVATELY?
UM, WHY DON'T YOU
GO UP TO THE HOUSE
AND INTRODUCE YOURSELF
TO NATHAN'S FIANCE?
THANK YOU.
WHY IS MANDY HERE?
SHE'S AN EVENT PLANNER...AND A VERY SUCCESSFUL ONE.
I CALLED HERBECAUSE I NEEDED HER AND,
QUITE FRANKLY,
WANTED HER COMPANY.
HOW MUCH LONGER
IS SHE STAYING?
FOR AS LONG
AS I NEED HER.
WE CAN HAVE A RELATIONSHIPSEPARATE FROM YOU.
FINE. BUT I'M LEAVING
AS SOON AS THIS EVENT IS OVER.
[ FOOTSTEPS DEPARTING ]
Man:
THE FAMILY'S JUST ARRIVED.
[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]
ANY WORDS,
MRS. DANVILLE?
WE'D LOVE TOHAVE SOME WORDS FROM YOU.
HERE WE GO. GOOD.
ALL RIGHT.
[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]
WHEN THIS IS OVER, YOU KEEP THEMAWAY FROM THE FAMILY.
MM-HMM.
ALL RIGHT, FOLKS,
THE SERVICE IS ABOUT TO START.
THERE.
MANDY...
CAN YOU SEE
WHAT YOU CAN DO ABOUT THIS?
MM-HMM.
THERE YOU GO, HALEY.
THERE.
THERE YOU GO.[ INDISTINCT WHISPERING ]
THANK YOU.
Man:
ALMIGHTY GOD, WE ASK
THAT YOU DELIVER YOUR GOODAND TRUE SERVANT TYLER
INTO THE HOLY KINGDOMOF HEAVEN.
[ BAGPIPES PLAYING
"AMAZING GRACE" ]
GOD BLESS.
SO SORRY
FOR YOUR LOSS, ANN.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
IT WAS SUCH A BEAUTIFUL SERVICE.THANK YOU.
IT WAS MY HONOR.
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THANK YOU, CHARLES.
MRS. DANVILLE,MY DEEPEST SYMPATHIES
TO YOU AND YOUR FAMILY.
THANK YOU.
[ SIGHS ]
THE DANVILLES MAY BE DOWN,
BUT WE ARE NOT BEATEN.
THAT'S THE SPIRIT.
DARLING, I'D LIKE YOU
TO MEET LYLE ROSENBAUM.
LYLE, THIS IS MY SON --
NATHAN DANVILLE.
GOOD TO FINALLY MEET YOU,NATE.
PLEASURE.
I JUST WANTED YOU TO KNOWTHAT WE'RE GETTING
AN UNBELIEVABLE RESPONSETO YOUR CANDIDACY.
I KNOWTHIS ISN'T THE RIGHT TIME,
BUT WHEN YOU FEEL UP TO IT,WE SHOULD HAVE A SIT-DOWN.
WITH THE MONEY YOUR MOTHER'SBRINGING TO THE TABLE,
WE'VE GOT A GOOD CHANCEOF GETTING YOU TO THE CAPITAL.
ACTUALLY, I HAVEN'T DECIDED YE ABOUT RUNNING.
BUT THANK YOU VERY MUCH
FOR COMING.
OH. MY PLEASURE.
I THOUGHT YOU SAIDTHIS WAS A DONE DEAL, ANN.
[ CHUCKLES ]
YOU KNOW THE GAME, LYLE.
HE'S PLAYING HARD TO GET.
THE FULL PRESS
HAS STARTED.
SHE'S CASHING IN
ALL OUR CHIPS.
YOU'RE NOT CHANGING YOUR MIND,ARE YOU?
NO. SHE JUST WON'T TAKE NO
FOR AN ANSWER.
NATE! NATE DANVILLE!
DR. McMANUS!
HOW DOES
SHE KNOW MYNAME?
DON'T STOP.
JUST KEEP WALKING.
READY, ANN?
YES.
DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA
WHERE YOUR STEPDAUGHTER WAS
THE NIGHT OF THE MURDER?
IN TREATMENT.
EXCUSE ME.
ISN'T IT TRUE
SHE RAN AWAY THAT NIGHT?
THAT SHE WAS
AT YOUR HOUSE?
WHOA, WHOA, WHOA,WHOA, WHOA, HOLD ON THERE.
NOW, I THOUGHTI ASKED YOU TO PLAY FAIR, JILL.
I'M JUST TRYING TO
DO MY JOB, SHERIFF.
[ CHUCKLES ]
UH-HUH. WELL,WHY DON'T YOU LET ME DO MINE?
[ SIGHS ]
[ WHINNYING ]
YOU WEREN' PLANNING ON LEAVING
WITHOUT SAYING GOOD-BYE?
OH.
NO, OF COURSE NOT.
I WAS JUST GONNA PUT THIS
IN THE CAR FIRST.
I KNOWYOU HAVE TO GET TO WORK,
BUT DO YOU HAVE A MINUTE
TO TALK?
SURE. SURE.
I WANTED TO THANK YOU
FOR COMING HERE.
YOU HAVE BEEN SUCH A COMFOR TO NATHAN AND TO ME.
THANK YOU.
BUT I THINK,UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES,
WE DIDN'T GET A CHANCETO REALLY KNOW EACH OTHER.
PLEASE. I COMPLETELY AGREE.
NOT ANOTHER WORD.
HERE. COME.
SIT BESIDE ME.
LET'S JUST BEGIN AGAIN,
SHALL WE?
I'D LIKE THAT VERY MUCH.
HEATHER...
I FEEL
IT IS MY DUTY TO TELL YOU
THAT A GREAT MANY PEOPLE
ARE DEPENDING ON MY SON
TO STEP UP
AND CLAIM HIS LEGACY.
BUT WHAT IF NATEDOESN'T WANT A LEGACY?
OF COURSE HE WANTS IT.
COULD YOU GIVE UP
THIS LIFE?
[ CHUCKLES ]
THAT DOESN'T SEEM TOBE THE ISSUE HERE, DOES IT?
MY WORRY, OF COURSE, IS...
ARE YOU THE RIGHT WOMAN
FOR HIM?
NATE SEEMS TO THINK SO.
HE TELLS ME YOU'RE
QUITE COMMITTED TO YOUR CAREER.
WELL, WHEN YOU'REPULLING 18-HOUR SHIFTS,
IT'S KIND OF HARD
NOT TO BE.
I'M SURE
THERE ISN'T ENOUGH TIME
FOR ANYTHING ELSE.
RIGHT?
WORK AND SLEEP AREABOUT ALL I CAN MANAGE LATELY.
SO, WHERE DO MARRIAGE AND...
CHILDREN FIT IN?
I MEAN,
YOU DO WANT CHILDREN?
UH, YES, YES.
AT SOME POINT,WHEN THE TIME IS RIGHT.
WHEN THE TIME IS RIGHT.
[ SIGHS ]
CAR TROUBLE?
NOPE. EVERYTHING'S FINE,
SHERIFF.
SO,WHAT ARE WE DOING HERE?
AM I BREAKING SOME LAW?
ONLY MY LAWABOUT NOT HARASSING THE FAMILY.
I HEARD HALEY BLACK RAN AWAY
THE NIGHT OF THE MURDER.
I'VE HEARD
SHE CAME TO THE HOUSE.
I DON'T KNOW WHERE SHE WENT.NEITHER DO YOU.
SO LET'S DOTHE RIGHT THING HERE.
KEEP THIS LITTLE MIXED-UP GIRLOUT OF THE NEWS, SHALL WE?
WHAT IF SHE ISTHE NEWS,
SHERIFF?
I WOULDN'T EXPECT YOU
TO UNDERSTAND.
[ SIGHS ]
BUT IN THE END,
AFTER ALL
THE SQUABBLING AND ARGUING,
NATHAN ALWAYS KNOWSWHAT'S BEST FOR THE FAMILY.
THIS WASMY HUSBAND JAMES' DESK.
FOR EIGHT YEARS, IT SATIN THE GOVERNOR'S MANSION.
AND NOW
IT WILL BE MY SON'S.
I THINK IT'S IMPORTANTTHAT YOU UNDERSTAND
WHAT WILL BE EXPECTED OF YOUAS HIS WIFE,
AS THE FIRST LADY.
OF COURSE, YOU WILLHAVE TO GIVE UP YOUR CAREER.
AND YOU WILL HAVE TO DEVOTE
ALL YOUR TIME
AND ENERGY TO KIDS.
I HAVEA CAREER, A JOBI WORKED REALLY HARD TO GET.
I WANT TO IMPRESS UPON YOU,
HEATHER,
THAT WE
ARE YOUR FAMILY NOW.
ANN.
PLEASE.
CALL ME "MOTHER."
IT'S GOING TO BE SO WONDERFUL
HAVING THE TWO OF YOU
LIVE WITH US
AFTER YOU'RE MARRIED.
THIS IS ALL HIS FOR THE TAKING,
BUT HE NEEDS YOU.
BUT I DON'T NEED THIS.
GOOD-BYE, ANN.
HOLD THE ELEVATOR!
OH, THANKS.
YEAH, YOU COULD DIE OUT HERE,
WAITING FOR IT.
[ SIGHS ]
[ DOORBELL RINGS ]
WHO IS IT?
Jill:
JILL QUIGLEY FROM KBLA.
WHAT DO YOU WANT?
FIVE MINUTES --
GIRL SCOUT'S HONOR.
[ SIGHS ]
OKAY?
SO, YOU LIVE HERE
WITH NATE?
FOR ALMOST TWO YEARS NOW,YEAH.
NICE GUY,
FROM WHAT I'VE HEARD.
FIRST TIME AT THE RANCH?
MM-HMM.
THE DANVILLES
ARE LIKE ROYALTY UP THERE.
SO IT SEEMS.
I'VE BEEN COVERING THEMFOR YEARS.
AT THE FUNERAL,
HOW DID YOU KNOW MY NAME?
I'M A REPORTER, HEATHER.IT'S WHAT I DO.
NATE SHOW UP WITH A GIRL.WHO KNOWS...
SHE MIGHT BE MARRYINGINTO THE DYNASTY.
ARE YOU?
[ CHUCKLES ]
I THINK YOU WOULD HAVE TO
ASK NATE ABOUT THAT ONE.
I WOULD IF I COULD,
BUT LIKE HIS MOTHER,HE WON'T SPEAK WITH THE PRESS.
THEN WHY SHOULD I?
I DON'T KNOW.YOU MIGHT BE DIFFERENT.
YOU MIGHT WANT TO LEARN THINGS
ABOUT THE FAMILY.
I KNOW A LOT.
LIKE WHAT?
I HEARDSHE'S HAVING MONEY PROBLEMS.
JUDGING BY THE WAY SHE LIVES,
I SERIOUSLY DOUBT THAT.
WELL, THEN, WHY ISSHE QUIETLY SELLING OFF PIECES
OF THEIR ART COLLECTION?
I DON'T KNOW.
MAYBE SHE GOT TIRED OF THEM.
THAT'S ALWAYS POSSIBLE,
ALTHOUGH I FIND IT HARD TOIMAGINE BEING TIRED OF MATISSE.
WHAT ARE YOU IMPLYING?
JUST THAT PEOPLE GET KILLEDFOR MONEY EVERY DAY.
SO YOU'RE SUGGESTING THA ANN DANVILLE KILLED HER HUSBAND
AND THEN -- WHAT --
SHOT HERSELF?
I'M SORRY.
I REALLY CAN'T DO THIS.
YOU'RE GONNA
HAVE TO LEAVE.
[ DOOR OPENS ]
OH, BY THE WAY,
DID YOU KNOW THE HANDYMAN
FROM THE RANCH
IS OUT IN FRON OF YOUR APARTMENT?
WHAT?
YEAH, I SAW HIM
WHEN I FIRST PULLED IN.
THANKS FOR YOUR TIME.
[ LOCK TURNS ]
YOU SHOULD HAVE
JOINED ME.
YOU USED TO LOVE
TO RIDE.
I SPOKE TO HEATHER.SHE TOLD ME ABOUT THE RING.
HOW COULD YOU DO THAT?
I ONLY TOLD HER
WHAT YOU OBVIOUSLY HAVEN' HAD THE COURAGE
TO TELL HER YOURSELF.
SHE GAVE BACK THE RING
BECAUSE SHE WANTS HER OWN LIFE,NOT YOURS.
ARE YOU SURE
SHE WANTS YOU?
WE'RE GETTING MARRIED.
NOW, YOU CAN BEA PART OF OUR LIVES OR NOT.
IT'S UP TO YOU.
[ SCREAMS ]
[ GROANS ]
[ GROANS ]
[ BOTH GRUNTING ]
[ BREATHING HEAVILY ]
[ SCREAMS ]
[ WHIMPERING ]
SEE HOW EASY IT IS
TO GET TO YOU?
DON'T MAKE ME COME BACK.
[ WHIMPERS, SOBS]
[ GASPING ]
[ TELEPHONE RINGS ]
[ RING ]
[ RING ]
HEY, BABY.
NOTHING WAS TAKEN,
RIGHT?
NO.
IS THERE ANYBODY OUT THERE
WHO MIGHT WANT TO HURT YOU --
ANYBODY FROM WORK,
OR A CRAZY PATIENT PISSED OFF
ABOUT HIS INSURANCE?
NO.NO ONE I CAN THINK OF.
THERE ISA GUY.HE WORKS FOR ANN DANVILLE.
THEDANVILLES?
YEAH.
THIS REPORTER,
JILL QUIGLEY,
SHE TOLD MESHE SAW HIM OUT FRONT.
I ONLY KNOWHIS FIRST NAME -- KEITH.
WE'LL CHECK IT OUT.
ARE YOU GONNA BE OKAY
ALONE HERE?
YEAH, THANKS.
MY FIANC IS COMING.
Ann: UNTIL WE CANGET HER DECLARED INCOMPETENT,
I DON'T WAN ANY REPEAT EPISODES.
SHE WON'T BE GOING
ANYWHERE AGAIN.
WE SWITCHED HER MEDS
TO SUBCU.
SHE WAS OBVIOUSLY
CHEEKING THEM ORALLY.
THAT'S THE ONLY REASON
I CAN THINK OF
THAT SHE WAS
ABLE TO RUN OFF.
DON'T FORGETWHO'S PAYING YOUR BILLS.
YOU MESS THIS UP,
AND YOUR PRECIOUS CLINICWILL BE TAKEN OFF LIFE SUPPORT.
I KNOW THAT.
IT'S, UH -- IT'S UNDER CONTROL.
DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT.
YOU CAN SEE FOR YOURSELF.
I INTEND TO.
LEAVE US.
DADDY'S LITTLE RICH GIRL.
[ CHUCKLES ]
LEAVING EVERYTHING TO YOU.HOW LOVELY.
SO YOU COULD SPEND IT ALL
ON DRUGS.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU SAW
OR DIDN'T SEE,
BUT IF YOU
EVER SAY ANYTHING,
I'LL MAKE SURE
YOU ROT IN HERE.
[ DOOR OPENS ]
[ DOOR CLOSES ]
ANN?
CARL.WHAT A WONDERFUL SURPRISE.
WELL,
YOU MIGHT NOT THINK SO.
HAVE I BEEN A BAD GIRL,SHERIFF?
I GOT A CALL
FROM DOWN IN THE CITY.
THEY'RE
INVESTIGATING A BREAK-IN
AT YOUR SON'S APARTMENT.
WHAT?
WHAT ABOUT HEATHER?
IS SHE OKAY?
OH, YEAH, SHE'S FINE.
THEY JUST WANT TO KNOW
ABOUT KEITH.
SOME REPORTER
PLACED HIM OUTSIDE.
WHAT REPORTER?
UH, JILL QUIGLEY
FROM THE TV.
HMM.
IFHE WAS
IN THAT APARTMENT,
THIS IS SERIOUS BUSINESS,
ANN.
I MERELY ASKED HIM
TO LOOK FOR DRUGS.
HEATHER WAS ACTING...
RATHER STRANGELY
WHEN SHE WAS HERE,
AND, AS HER FUTURE
MOTHER-IN-LAW,
I WAS WORRIED.
DID YOU TALK
TO NATE ABOUT THIS?
[ SNICKERS ]
OF COURSE NOT.
HE IS BLINDTO ANY OF HER FAULTS.
IF SHE HAS A PROBLEM,I WANT TO KNOW ABOUT IT.
ALL RIGHT.
I CAN UNDERSTAND THAT.
BUT KEITH ALLEGEDLY
THREATENED HER.
HE'S ALWAYS HAD A PROBLEMWITH BOUNDARIES.
YOU'VE GOT BOUNDARIES,
TOO, ANN,
AND IF
YOU CROSS THEM AGAIN,
I MAY NO BE ABLE TO PROTECT YOU.
I AM SO SORRY, CARL.
YOUR LOYALTYMEANS THE WORLD TO ME.
[ SIGHS ]
[ MOTOR STARTS ]
HELLO, MISS QUIGLEY.
I WAS MORE THAN SURPRISED
WHEN YOU CALLED ME, MRS. BLACK.
I'VE WANTED TO INTERVIEW YOU
FOR YEARS.
IT'S MRS. DANVILLE.
PLEASE MAKE IT RIGH FOR YOUR STORY.
CERTAINLY.
THANK YOU FOR CORRECTING ME.
I'M EXTREMELY GRATEFUL
FOR THE CHANCE
TO FINALLY GET TO
SPEAK WITH YOU, BUT WHY HERE?
I DO A LOT OF RIDING
ON MY PROPERTY,
AND I THOUGHT I'D REVEALA SIDE OF ANN DANVILLE
THAT THE, UH,PUBLIC DOESN'T KNOW --
HOW PRECIOUS
THIS LAND IS TO ME,
WHAT IT ALL REPRESENTS.
I UNDERSTAND.
I DON'T THINK YOU DO.
EVERYTHING I DO...
MY ENTIRE LIFE...
I'VE DEVOTEDTO THE GOOD OF THIS STATE,
THE STATE YOU LIVE IN,
MISS QUIGLEY.
I KNOW YOU MEANT WELL.
POLITICS IS A BLOOD SPORT,AND UNFORTUNATELY,
SOMETIMES, ONE HAS TOGET THEIR HANDS A LITTLE DIRTY.
AND SADLY FOR YOU...
...THIS IS
ONE OF THOSE TIMES.
[ GASPS ]
I WILL NOT LE SOME NOSY NEWS BITCH
KEEP ME FROM MY WORK.
[ GROANS ]
VERA, WHERE'S MOTHER?
I DON'T KNOW.SHE MIGHT BE IN THE STABLES.
OKAY.
[ SIGHS ]
WHY DON' YOU GET SOME REST?
I'LL GO TALK TO HER
ABOUT KEITH.
I DON'T FEEL SAFE
WITH HIM AROUND.
I'M NOT GONNA LETANYTHING HAPPEN TO YOU.
YOU KNOW THAT, RIGHT?
OKAY.
OKAY.
ALL RIGHT.
THINGS THAT I HATE --
WICKED STEPMOTHERS .
SHE'S A PAIN IN MY ASS.
THINGS THAT I LIKE --
MY DAD, ESPECIALLY
WHEN HE CLEARS UP MY D.U.I.s,
AMERICAN HISTORY,
MY FAVORITE BAND,
BLACK VEIL BRIDES.
YEAH, THIS IS DUMB.
I MEAN, I'M -- I'M JUST ME.
MOTHER!
YOU DON'T HAVE TO SHOUT.
I'M RIGHT IN HERE.
[ FOOTSTEPS APPROACHING ]
WHAT?
WHERE'S KEITH?
IN FLORIDA.
APPARENTLY,THERE'S SOME FAMILY EMERGENCY.
WELL, HE WAS
AT OUR APARTMENT LAST NIGHT.
THAT'S
JUST NOT POSSIBLE.
I HAD BILL TAKE HIM TOTHE AIRPORT YESTERDAY AFTERNOON.
I'VE ALREADYSPOKEN TO CARL ABOUT THIS.
HOW'S HEATHER?
I HOPESHE'S NOT TOO TRAUMATIZED.
SHE'S UP AT THE HOUSE,
RESTING.
YOU BROUGHT HER
BACK HERE?
I WASN' GONNA LEAVE HER ALONE.
OF COURSE NOT.
I THINK
I NEED TO LIE DOWN.
CAN YOU HELP ME?
ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?
I'M JUSTA LITTLE LIGHT-HEADED.
I...I SHOULDN' PUSH MYSELF SO HARD.
I'M JUS NOT MYSELF TODAY.
YOU HAVE NO IDEA
HOW MUCH I LOVE YOU.
Carl: WE ARE STILL LOOKING
FOR THE MURDER WEAPON.
THE AUTOPSY CONFIRMED
THE CAUSE OF DEATH
WAS FROM
A .38-CALIBER HANDGUN.
THAT'S ABOUT IT.
OH, EXCEPT MRS. DANVILLE
HAS UPPED THE REWARD
TO HALF A MILLION.
NOW I'LL ANSWER
A FEW QUESTIONS.
OOH-WHEE,THAT'S A HELL OF A LOT OF MONEY.
DON'T EVEN THINK IT.
WHY NOT?
WE DESERVE IT,
PUTTING UP WITH THAT WITCH
FOR ALL THESE YEARS.
BECAUSEWE CAN'T PROVE NOTHIN'.
WE BOTH KNOW WHATMRS. DANVILLE IS CAPABLE OF.
SHE'S LYING.
MAYBE YOU WERE WRONG.
I AM TELLING YOU, NATE,IT WAS HIM.
WHY WOULD SHE DO THAT?
TO -- TO SCARE ME OFF,AWAY FROM YOU.
AND WHAT IFTHAT REPORTER'S RIGH THAT HALEY
WAS HERE THAT NIGHT?
WELL,
SHE WOULD HAVE TOLD SOMEONE.
NOT IF THEY'RE KEEPINGHER DRUGGED SO SHE CAN'T TALK.
ARE YOU SUGGESTING THA MY MOTHER KILLED HER HUSBAND
AND THEN SHOT HERSELF
TO COVER IT UP?
I AM NOTSUGGESTING ANYTHING, NATE.
THAT REPORTER DID.
OKAY. LET'S JUST SAY
YOU'RE RIGHT, HYPOTHETICALLY.
WHAT'S THE MOTIVE?
MONEY.
SHE HAS MONEY.
HOW DO YOU KNOW?JUST BECAUSE SHE SAYS SHE HAS?
I JUST DO.
IF SHE WERE WORRIED ABOUT MONEY,I WOULD KNOW.
THEN WHYIS SHE SELLING OFF PIECES
OF YOUR FATHER'S
ART COLLECTION?
HOW DO YOU KNOW THAT?
THAT REPORTER TOLD ME.
DOES SHE HAVE PROOF?
I DIDN'T ASK FOR ANY,NATE.
BUT YOU BELIEVE HER
AND NOT ME?
WHO'S THE BENEFICIARYOF YOUR STEPFATHER'S ESTATE?
HIS DAUGHTER.
AND IFSHE'S DECLARED INCOMPETENT?
MY MOTHER.
ALL I WANT TO DO ISAT LEAST TRY TO TALK TO HALEY.
She knows something.
I'll go with you.
No, I think
I should go alone.
You saw what happenedlast time.
Well,
you're gonna need a car.
Take my mother's.
YOU KEEP HER LOCKED IN?
WITH HER HISTORY, I'M AFRAID
WE HAVE NO CHOICE NOW.
WHAT'S THE COMPUTER FOR?
IT'S HERS.
I WANT TO
SEE HER CHARTS.
I'M AFRAID THAT'S NOT POSSIBLE.
YOU KNOW THE LAW.
I'M A CONSULTING PHYSICIAN.
IT'S PERFECTLY LEGAL.
WELL, I'LL NEED TO VERIFY THA WITH THE FAMILY.
I'M SURE YOU UNDERSTAND.
I'D LIKE TO BE ALONE WITH HER,UNLESS YOU NEED TO TALK
TO ANN DANVILLE ABOUT THATAS WELL.
NO. NOT AT ALL.
HALEY?
HALEY, IT'S HEATHER,
NATE'S FRIEND
FROM THE OTHER DAY.
I BROUGHT YOU SOMETHING.
OKAY.
I REALLY
LIKE YOUR PROFILE.
I WAS HOPING
WE COULD BE FRIENDS.
Woman: I'VE ALREADYGIVEN THE DOCTOR HER CHARTS.
NOW WE JUST NEED TOGET COPIES OVER TO SICK BAY.
THANKS.
I WANT YOU TO,
UH, CUT HALEY'S MEDS.
BUT YOU
JUST RAISED THEM.
NOW I'M LOWERING THEM.
BRING ME HER MEDICAL CHARTS.
[ SIGHS ]
HALEY, WHO'S THIS GIRL?
SHE'S A PAIN IN MY ASS.WHAT HAPPENED TO HER?
THINGS THAT I LIKE...CAN YOU TELL ME?
...MY DAD...
I REALLY
NEED TO TALK TO HER.
HALEY...
WERE YOU THERE
THAT NIGHT?
DID YOU SEE WHAT HAPPENED
TO YOUR FATHER?
YEAH, THIS IS DUMB.
I MEAN, I'M...
HALEY, IT WILL BE OKAY.
I'M GONNA COME BACK,
AND I'M GONNA
GET YOU OUT OF HERE.
I PROMISE.
[ GASPS ]
[ SCREAMS ]
[ GASPING ]
[ SCREAMING ]
[ SCREAMS ]
HEY, HAL.
Woman:
X-RAY TECH TO E.R.
HI.
OH, DOCTOR...
HOW IS SHE?
SHE'S GONNA BE OKAY.
SHE HAS A BROKEN ARM,
SOME INTERNAL BRUISING,
BUT THERE'S NO SIGN
OF ANY BLEEDING.
OH, WE ARE SO RELIEVED.THANK YOU, DOCTOR.
I WANT TO KEEP HER OVERNIGH FOR OBSERVATION.
I'M STILL
A LITTLE CONCERNED
SHE MAY HAVE
SUFFERED A CONCUSSION.
OKAY.
CAN I SEE HER?
SURE. I'LL HAVE
THE NURSE TAKE YOU BACK.
THANKS.
COME RIGHT THIS WAY.
Nate: HEATHER.
[ Sighing ]
HI.
HEY.
SOME--
SOMEONE...HIT ME.
THEY --THEY FORCED ME OFF THE ROAD.
[ MUMBLING ]
SOMEONE'S...
[ INCOHERENT ]
WHO HIT YOU?
[ Slurring ]
SOMEONE HIT ME.
HEATHER...
WHO HIT YOU?
[ MUMBLING ]
HONEY.
HEATHER?
IT WASN'T HER FAULT.
DID --DID SHE SEE WHO IT WAS?
SHE --
SHE'S TOO OUT OF IT.
SHE'S HAD
A TERRIBLE SHOCK.
OBVIOUSLY,SHE'S NOT THINKING CLEARLY.
WHY DON'TWE JUST WAIT UNTIL MORNING
AND LET CARL HANDLE THIS?
I MEAN, RIGHT NOW,
WE SHOULD JUST BE GRATEFULTHAT SHE'S ALIVE.
LET'S GO HOME, BABY.
YOU SHOULD REST.
FOR HEATHER.
I MEAN, SHE'LL NEED YOUTO BE STRONG.
[ SIGHS ]
YOU KNOW, DARLING,
I DIDN'T WANT TO
SAY ANYTHING BEFORE.
[ SIGHS ]
BUT DR. BURKE CALLED MEFROM THE CLINIC
AFTER HEATHER LEFT.
HE WAS VERY CONCERNEDABOUT HER ERRATIC BEHAVIOR.
ERRATIC HOW?
OH. THANK YOU, MANDY.
HERE'S THE KEYS.
YOU'RE A SWEET GIRL.
HE SAID
SHE SEEMED AGITATED,
AND HE JUST WONDEREDIF SHE WAS ON, UM, MEDICATION...
YOU KNOW,WHICH IS QUITE UNDERSTANDABLE
AFTER BEING ACCOSTED
IN YOUR APARTMENT.
WELL, SHE'S A DOCTOR.
SHE KNOWS WHAT TO TAKE.
BESIDES,
SHE WOULD HAVE TOLD ME.
OH,
I'M SURE SHE WOULD HAVE.
[ SIGHS ]
[ CHUCKLES ]
I WAS GONNA WAITUNTIL SHE GOT BETTER,
BUT I WAS JUST SO UPSET AND --
AND HURT.
ABOUT WHAT?
I CAN'T BELIEVETHAT YOU DIDN'T TELL ME
I WASGOING TO BE A GRANDMOTHER.
WHAT?
HEATHER'S NOT PREGNANT.
I'M AFRAID SHE WAS.
WHEN YOU WENT IN
TO SEE HER,
THE DOCTOR TOLD METHAT SHE LOST THE BABY.
I MEAN, I ASSUME
THAT'S WHY YOU WEREGETTING ENGAGED SO HASTILY,
YOU KNOW, BEFORE I EVENHAD A CHANCE TO MEET THE GIRL.
SHE DIDN'T TELL YOU?
NO, SHE DIDN'T.
THEN I AM SO SORRY.
I --I JUST ASSUMED THAT YOU KNEW.
I MEAN, IT IS SOMETHING
ONE USUALLYSHARES WITH YOUR FIANC.
NATE.
NO, LET HIM GO.
GIVE HIM TIME TO THINK
ABOUT THE KIND OF GIRLHE'S GOING TO MARRY.
[ SIREN WAILING ]
Man:
HEY, COME ON!
[ KNOCKING ]
IT'S ABOUT TIME.
MAY I COME IN?
Woman:
YOU CAN'T PARK THERE!
GO AND GET ME SOME ICE!
WHERE'S MY MONEY?
YOU'LL GET IT TOMORROW,
ALONG WITH A PLANE TICKE OUT OF MY LIFE.
I DON'T WALK AROUND
WITH $50,000 IN CASH, KEITH.
WELL, MAYBE THIS
WILL KEEP YOU COMPANY
WHILE YOU'RE WAITING.
SHE'S ALIVE.
[ GULPS ]
YOU FAILED ME, KEITH.
WHAT DO YOU WANT ME
TO DO ABOUT IT?
IF YOU'RE SO GOOD
AT KILLING...
YOU DO IT, THEN.
I COULDN'T SLEEP,
EITHER.
CARE FOR COMPANY?
[ SIGHS ]
[ SIGHS ]
YOU KNOW, IT WOULDN'T BE
THE FIRST TIME
SHE'S LIED
TO GET WHAT SHE WANTS.
I WAS THERE.
I DIDN'T HEAR THE DOCTOR
SAY ANYTHING
ABOUT HEATHER
BEING PREGNANT.
IT DOESN' MAKE ANY SENSE.
SHE KNOWSI'LL FIND OUT IN THE MORNING.
BUT YOU'LL SPEND ALL NIGH QUESTIONING YOUR
RELATIONSHIP WITH HEATHER.
THAT'S WHAT SHE WANTS.
ISN'T THA WHAT YOU'RE DOING NOW?
SO, WHY WOULD YOUTELL ME THIS?
I THOUGHT YOU TWOWERE FRIENDS.
THE ONLY REASON I CAME HERE
WAS BECAUSE
SHE LED ME TO BELIEVE
I HAD A SHO AT GETTING YOU BACK.
SEEING YOU
AND HEATHER TOGETHER,
I REALIZED
I DIDN'T HAVE A CHANCE.
WHY DID YOU STAY?
YOU'RE A HARD MAN
TO GIVE UP.
LOOK AT YOUR MOTHER.
Woman: BE QUIET!
[ WOMAN LAUGHS ]
[ INDISTINCT SHOUTING ]
Woman:YOU CAN'T PARK THERE!
GO AND GET ME SOME ICE!
[ GUNSHOT ]
[ DOG BARKING ]
NATE, LISTEN TO ME.
I WOULDN'T BE SURPRISED
IF SHE KILLED DUKE HERSELF
FOR THE MONEY.
DUKE CUT HER OFF
A YEAR AGO.
HE WAS GONNA LEAVE HER.
TONIGHT, I REALIZED JUS HOW DANGEROUS YOUR MOTHER IS.
WHEN SHE GETS THAT MONEY,
ALL SHE'LL NEED IS YOU.
FOR WHAT?
TO GET BACK THE LIFE
SHE HAD WITH YOUR FATHER.
[ SIGHS ]
GET SOME SLEEP.
Ann: I TOOK YOUR ADVICE, CARL,
AFTER YOUR SCOLDING YESTERDAY,
AND I FIRED KEITH.
I THOUGH HE WAS GONE FOR GOOD,
BUT HE CALLED ME
FROM THE MOTEL IN TOWN,
DRUNK, AND THREATENED ME.
COULD YOU HAVE A TALK
WITH HIM?
[ CLEARS THROAT ]
RIGHT HERE.
THANK YOU.
KEITH?
OPEN THE DOOR, KEITH.
SHERIFF LOVETT.
WOULD YOU OPEN THE DOOR,PLEASE?
MM-HMM.
[ SIGHS ]
WOULD YOU HOLD THAT,
PLEASE?
YEAH.
[ SIGHS ]
[ INHALES DEEPLY ]
OH, JEEZ.
[ SIGHS ]
MMM...
.38.
HELL,
THIS COULD BE THE ONE.
[ CAR DOOR OPENS]
[ CAR DOOR CLOSES ]
[ INDISTINCT SHOUTING ]
[ GASPS ]
[ LAUGHTER ]
I SPILLED.
OH.CAN YOU CLEAN YOURSELF UP?
WHY DON'T YOU BE A GOOD GIRL
AND GO DO IT, THEN?
HERE.
THERE YOU GO.
CAN I BORROW THIS?MM-HMM.
THANK YOU.
[ BREATHING HEAVILY ]
[ CELL PHONE RINGING ]
WHAT IS IT, BURKE?
HOW HARD IS IT TO KEEP
THAT LITTLE BRAT LOCKED UP?!
[ SIGHS ]
Fisher: ...MOTEL.
THE EX-CONVIC WAS A CHIEF SUSPEC IN THE DANVILLE MURDER CASE.
AT THIS POIN IN THE INVESTIGATION,
AUTHORITIES
ARE REFUSING TO COMMENT.
THIS IS CARLY FISHER REPORTING LIVE, CHANNEL 5 NEWS.
Man: TODAY'S WINNER WILL RECEIVE
A LUXURIOUS SEVEN-DAY CRUISE
TO THE CARIBBEAN ON ONE OF THE MOST FABULOUS CRUISE LINES.
[ CHUCKLES ]
BILL.
I SEE YOU'RE WORKING HARD,
AS USUAL.
I LOST MY LEG ON THIS SPREAD.I'VE WORKED ENOUGH.
OH, RIGHT. IOWE YOU.
IT'S NOT ENOUGH THAT I KEEP
YOU HERE, PAYING YOU WAGES
SO YOU CAN SIT ON YOUR ASS
AND WATCH GAME SHOWS.
YOU WORK VERA TO THE BONE.
I'VE NEVER
HEARD HER COMPLAIN.
IT'S NOT IN HER NATURE.
[ CHUCKLES ]
THIS .30-06
SURE BRINGS BACK MEMORIES.
OHHH...
YOU AND THE GOVERNOR,
HUNTING, WALKING THE FIELDS.
CAREFUL WITH THAT.I KEEP IT LOADED.
THOSE WERE THE DAYS,
WEREN'T THEY, BILLY?
YOU STILL HAD YOUR LEG.
WE HAD
THE GOVERNOR'S MANSION...
...RAN THE ENTIRE STATE.
WHAT DO YOU WANT, ANN?YOU NEVER COME DOWN HERE.
HALEY RAN AWAY AGAIN.
IS SHE HERE?
SHE AIN'T HERE.
YOU WOULDN'T LIE TO ME?
LOOK FOR YOURSELF.
I BELIEVE YOU.
HALF A MILLION BUCKS.
ARE YOU INTERESTED
IN THE REWARD, BILL?
WHO WOULDN'T BE?
DO YOU KNOW ANYTHING?
I MIGHT. VERA, TOO.
YOU SHOULD GO
TO THE POLICE, THEN.
AND IF I DON'T...
WHAT WOULD IT BE WORTH?
[ Chuckling ]
WHY, BILLY.
ARE YOU BLACKMAILING ME?
I JUST WANT OUR DUE.
VERA'S ABOUT WORN-OUT.
AND IF I GAVE YOU...
YOUR DUE?
WE'D BE SQUARE.YOU'D NEVER SEE US AGAIN.
[ GUNSHOT ]
[ SQUAWKING ]
YOU HEARD ABOUT KEITH?
CARL TOLD ME.
IT'S TERRIBLE, ISN'T IT?
ESPECIALLY AFTER EVERYTHING
THIS FAMILY
HAS DONE FOR THAT BOY.
THE WAY YOU TREATED HIM,I'M SURPRISED HE DIDN'TTRY TO KILL YOU BEFORE THIS.
THAT'S A HORRID THING
TO SAY!
BUT THEN,YOU DO HORRIBLE THINGS,
DON'T YOU, MRS. DANVILLE?
I RESENT THAT.
HOW COULD YOU LIE TO MEABOUT HEATHER BEING PREGNANT?
I DIDN'T EVEN THINK
YOU WERE CAPABLE
OF BEING
THAT MANIPULATIVE.
I MERELY INFORMED YOU
WHAT THE DOCTOR TOLD ME.
REALLY? WELL,I SPOKE TO HIM THIS MORNING.
NATHAN,
WHERE ARE YOU GOING?
THIS WAS OBVIOUSLY
JUST A MISUNDERSTANDING.
I'M GOING TOTAKE CARE OF MY WIFE.
YOUR WIFE?
YEAH, WE GOT MARRIEDIN THE HOSPITAL CHAPEL.
NATHAN!
HOW COULD YOUDEPRIVE YOUR MOTHER OF --
OF WATCHINGHER ONLY CHILD GET MARRIED?!
OH, PLEASE!
YOU DID EVERYTHING YOU COULD
TO BREAK US UP.
MAY I REMIND YOUWHOSE RING YOU GAVE HER?
THAT WAS JUST A PAR OF YOUR TWISTED SCHEME.
I'M SURE YOU'RE OVERJOYED
TO HAVE IT BACK.
I HAD NO IDEA HOW MUCHYOU OBVIOUSLY DESPISE ME.
I DON'T DESPISE YOU.
IN FACT, I DON'T KNOW HOW I
FEEL ABOUT YOU ANYMORE.
I SEE.
WHERE'S HEATHER NOW?
SHE'S UP AT THE HOUSE.
AND THENYOU'RE LEAVING?
YEAH, TOMORROW.
RIGHT NOW,
SHE NEEDS TO REST.
NATHAN.
DR. BURKE CALLED.
HALEY'S BETTER, AND SHE --SHE ASKED TO SEE YOU.
OKAY. WE'LL STOP BY
ON OUR WAY HOME TOMORROW.
NO, NO, NO. NO, I THINKYOU REALLY NEED TO GO TODAY.
WHO KNOWSWHEN SHE'LL BE COHERENT AGAIN,
YOU KNOW, TO TALK?
SHE MAY HAVESEEN KEITH KILL HER FATHER.
I MEAN, FOR HER SAKE,I HOPE SHE DIDN'T, BUT...
YOU NEED TO FIND OUT.
OKAY.
I'LL TELL HEATHER.
LET ME.
IT WILL GIVE MEA CHANCE TO APOLOGIZE.
I KNOW I HAVEN'T BEEN
VERY KIND TO HER,
AND MAYBE IN TIME,
SHE CAN FORGIVE ME.
BOTH OF YOU.
PLEASE, DARLING?
OKAY.
Heather: NATE?
NO, DEAR.
IT'S MOTHER.
THE FIRST TIME
I MET YOU --
[ CHUCKLES ]
WAS IT FIVE DAYS AGO?
IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE,ISN'T IT?
A LOT'S HAPPENED
SINCE THEN, ANN.
THAT'S RIGHT.
AND WITH EVERYTHING
THAT'S HAPPENED...
...IT'S OBVIOUS TO ME NOW
HOW DEEPLYMY SON IS IN LOVE WITH YOU.
NOTHING --
NOTHINGWILL SWAY HIM FROM --
FROM THIS DEVOTION,
NOT EVEN THE LOVEAND DEVOTION OF HIS OWN MOTHER.
DO YOU KNOWHOW MUCH THAT HURTS?
I KNOW YOU'VE BEEN
AFRAID OF LOSING HIM,
BUT THAT'S
NOT GONNA HAPPEN.
WE'RE JUST GOING
TO LIVE OUR OWN LIVES.
NO, YOU'RE NOT.
VERA?
[ GASPS ]
[ WHIMPERING ]
YOU KNOW, I WAS WILLINGTO BE PATIENT WITH YOU --
A GIRL WITH NO UPBRINGING,
NO IDEAHOW GOOD FAMILIES WORK.
BUT NATHAN KNOWS.
HE KNOWS NOWTHAT YOU WILL NEVER FIT IN.
WHERE IS HE?
GONE.
YOU'RE LYING.
THEY NEEDED HIM
BACK AT WORK.
PUBLIC SERVICE HASALWAYS BEEN HIS FIRST PRIORITY,
JUST LIKE HIS FATHER.
HE WOULD HAVE TOLD ME.
[ CHUCKLES ]
BUT HE DIDN'T.
HE ASKED ME TO.
THEN I'LL JUST CALL HIM.
[ SCREAMING ]
DROP THAT PHONE!
DROP IT!
[ GASPING ]
I'LL DEAL WITH YOU
WHEN I GET BACK.
[ LOCK TURNS ]
[ BREATHING HEAVILY ]
[ GRUNTING ]
Man: Haley, hey,
listen to me. Calm down.
Just stay put
till I get there.
HURRY.
[ BREATHING HEAVILY ]
[ GASPS ]
I KNOW SHE'S NOT THERE,
BUT HE THINKS SHE IS.
YOU KEEP HIM THERE
UNTIL YOU HEAR FROM ME,
EVEN IF YOU
HAVE TO DRUG HIM TO --
VERA?
I'LL CALL YOU BACK.
VERA?
VERA! VERA!
VERA!
[ BREATHING HEAVILY ]
HALEY?
COME OUT, COME OUT,
WHEREVER YOU ARE!
OH, COME ON.
[ TIRES SCREECHING ]
[ SIREN WAILING ]
[ SIGHS ]
[ SIGHS ]
[ SIREN WAILING ]
[ Singsong voice ]
HALEY!
ARE YOU UPSTAIRS?
WHERE ARE YOU?
[ BOTH SCREAM ]
HELP ME.
OKAY, OKAY.DO YOU KNOW A WAY OUT?
YEAH,
THROUGH MY ROOM.
I'M GONNA FIND YOU!
HALEY!
HALEY!
COME TO MOMMY!
HALEY!
HALEY!
WE CAN SNEAK OU THIS WAY.
OKAY.
[ Normal voice ]
YOU'VE BEEN A BAD GIRL, HALEY!
HALEY!
HALEY!
OPEN THIS DOOR!
I KNOW YOU'RE IN THERE!
HALEY!
[ GRUNTS ]
DON'T YOU MOVE!
[ GRUNTING ]
[ GASPING ]
ARE YOU GONNA KILL ME,
TOO, ANN?
YOU DON'T KNOW WHO I AM,DO YOU?
I AM ANN DANVILLE,FIRST LADY --
REVERED, RESPECTED, LOVED.
NO ONE WILL DOUBT ME...
NOT EVEN MY DARLING SON.
MOVE!
[ SIREN WAILING ]
STOP! [ GASPS ]
SHE'S IN THE HOUSE,
AND SHE'S GOT HEATHER!
QUICK, GET IN THE CAR.
YOU'RE SICK.
YOU KILLED KEITH, TOO,
DIDN'T YOU?
[ CHUCKLING ] OH.
HE WAS OBSESSED WITH ME,POOR BABY.
WHEN I REJECTED HIM,
HE TRIED TO KILL US.
THAT DOESN'T EXPLAIN
WHY HE TRIED TO KILL ME, ANN.
YOU WERE DRIVING MY CAR.
OH, AND AS FOR YOU,
DEAR DAUGHTER-IN-LAW, OH...
YOU HAD A TRAGIC ACCIDENT.
POOR GIRL.
IT WAS THE DRUGS.
I TRIED TO WARN THEM.
NOW, JUMP!
[ HEATHER GASPS ]
I SAID, "JUMP!"
NO!
[ SCREAMS ]
ANN. ANN!
NOW, LISTEN TO ME, ANN!
ANN, DROP THE WEAPON!
YOU'RE JUST IN TIME,CARL.
SHE --SHE WAS TRYING TO KILL ME!
SHE'S LYING!
SHUT UP, BITCH!
[ GASPING ]
DON'T YOU SEE
WHAT SHE'S DOING, DARLING?
TRYING TO COME
BETWEEN A MOTHER AND HER SON...
BREAKING OUR BELOVED BOND...
POISONING US.
PUT THE GUN DOWN,
MOTHER.
SHE'LL NEVER BE ONE
OF US.
OH, PLEASE. NO.
WE...ARE THE DANVILLES!
[ GASPS ][ GASPS ]
[ GRUNTING, GASPING ]
Dispatcher: 1-David-2, copy.Stand by for your E.T.A.
Woman #2: Roger.
2-Charlie-5, stand by.
Warrant check.
2-Charlie-5.
You are 10-18-0.
Man:
1-Charlie-2.
1-Charlie-2,stand by for 10-75-B.
4000 block of Ashland.Over.
Charlie-6, stay at that
location. I'll find out.
Woman #1:Charlie-6, EMT's en route.
[ Male dispatcher,
indistinct ]