Zebra Girl (2021) Movie Script
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Dan.
Dan wake up.
Oh, Dan.
Stop it!
Thank you.
It's not what.
Should've locked the door.
Oh, geez.
Fuck!
Bastard!
Anita.
There you are.
Almost forgot what
you look like.
Huggers?
That was rude.
- Smoke inside?
- Of course not!
This your home?
- My husband's home.
- Husband!
That real?
Yes.
Mother of fuck.
He's well off.
Or his family was.
He's a lecturer.
Adorable.
How long?
Three years, five
years together.
No, I mean, how
long you been out?
Five years.
Jumped right into
it, didn't you?
Kids?
Adorable.
We like to do
outdoorsy stuff, okay?
That sounds retarded.
Did you tell him about me?
- Of course!
- Liar.
On our first date, I did.
What did he say?
- He was understanding.
- Hmm.
And his name is Dan?
Yes!
Dan the man.
- Just Dan!
- Just Dan, adorable.
Why are you being so
aggressive, darling?
Darling?
- Why-
- Because you never call.
The phone works
both ways, darling.
Suppose you're right.
Tea?
With scotch in it.
Lovely.
Dan said it's a good one.
It's all the same
once it's in your gut.
Now, now, darling, don't sulk.
I should've called,
I'm very sorry,
but the important thing is
that we are here now, isn't it?
Suppose.
Don't suppose.
Know.
Yeah, I know.
Good.
So, what is it, Catherine?
What's what?
Why did you call me?
Of course.
I caught Dan watching it again.
What's it?
Pook, por...
pornography.
The worst kind of pornography.
He promised me he'd stopped.
He went to counseling.
What good is working
on your illegally
libidinous shortcomings
if you're not making
a lifetime commitment
to destroying them?
It was the middle of the night.
His office door was closed
and there was that
glow under the door,
so I went to look
through my peephole.
Peephole?
Mm hmm.
He was on his laptop.
And that means?
Dan, of course!
Door closed, laptop on,
three in the morning.
But how do you-
Because I just know!
Well, go ahead, just judge
away, Anita, judge away.
So what the fuck happened?
What do you mean what happened?
Do I have to spell
it out for you?
I caught him watching it again,
and so I stabbed him in
the side of the head.
What?
Right into the temporal lobe.
- Is he dead?
- Yes!
I imagine he is.
What, you ain't sure?
Well, I mean, if he's
not at the moment,
I can't imagine that
he'll last much longer.
Where the bloody hell is he?
Upstairs, in the closet.
Like you.
No, not like me.
I'm not in the closet.
He is literally in the closet.
Fucking bambino Jesus Christo!
That's a dead man.
Appears so, doesn't it?
You gave him the death sentence.
Affirmative.
No, I mean, shit.
I mean.
What are you doing?
MJ, gotta do the MJ.
MJ gets my head right.
Would you like a cigarette?
Oh, yeah, that would be fun.
Dan.
Catherine.
Hi.
Sorry.
I'm really sorry I'm so late.
I just arrived myself.
I had this lecture,
and it just ran over.
- I would've called-
- No apologies necessary.
I absolutely understand.
When I was a student,
my long-winded essays
most likely kept teachers late.
Meaning that I get it.
Well, I mean, you
know, if your essays
were half as poetic
as your emails,
I think that the teachers would
delight in their overtime.
Do you bring all
of your dates here?
All of my dates.
Ah, no, no.
I don't date very much.
Work is...
I work too much
for casual dating,
so, you know, I'm
new to all of this,
and, in fact, I
have a confession.
What?
I've never been on an
online date before.
What?
Nothing.
All right.
Well, I'm not one to interrogate
a woman on a first date.
Okay.
I didn't tell you
everything online,
but I was very
honest in my profile
when I said that I'd
never been on a, um.
Been on an online date.
No, not just an online date.
I've never been on a date.
You're kidding.
No.
You've never been on a date?
Never.
What a crime.
Thank you for the compliment.
It's okay.
But it is true.
This is my first time
sitting across from a man.
- A man.
- In any type
of romantic setting that
might lead to romance,
you know, something,
if you were to like me.
I need you to go to the
store and get a bow saw.
A bow saw?
A pink one, if you can find it.
Hell.
We need to dismember him.
Shit.
Dismember and burn him.
Fuck.
Then hose the place down.
Speaking of, after you
go to the bow saw store,
I need you to go
to another store
and get some cleaning supplies.
Bin bags, bleach, sponges.
A bow saw at one store.
Cleaning supplies at the other.
To avoid suspicion.
Obviously.
Obviously.
You coming with?
I can't, I'm known in town.
Of course.
Of course.
But nobody knows me.
Correct.
Correct.
That's why you called me.
I'm your undercover scummer.
What have you been
saying, Mother?
Catherine, my name is
Dr. Charmaine Johnson,
and I'd like to ask you a
few questions, all right?
By all means, Charmaine.
Do you know why you're here?
Do you blame your mother?
I blame her for
ratting on Anita.
Look, I don't cause trouble.
I do all my chores.
A model teenager.
The girl talks to herself.
And you know she hardly eats,
and, when she does eat, she
just giggles with Anita,
giggles at the carrots,
giggles at the potatoes,
giggles at the
whole bloody stew.
- May I?
- Talking with Anita,
- giggling with Anita.
- May I?
Anita, Anita,
Anita, fucking Anita
the past fucking eight years.
May I interject?
Go ahead, Catherine.
- All the children-
- Betty-
- In our street-
- Give Catherine
room to respond.
Thank you, Charmaine.
I simply don't care
what Mother thinks.
My life with Anita is one
of balance and dignity.
It's not my fault she's
threatened by her.
I'm just happy to spend
time with my friend.
Wanna swing on the swings?
Oh, my darling Kit Kat,
you are a laughingstock.
I'm not a laughingstock,
Mother, and it's Catherine.
Yes, you are, Kit Kat.
I'm not.
I'm special.
And I don't mean
special in the way
in which one refers to a retard,
out of some abstract concept
of respecting what we pity.
I'm literally special.
Catherine, Detective
Reese will be joining us.
Nothing to be afraid of.
Shit!
Oh, dear.
Okay, let's go.
Fuck.
How are you this evening?
Yeah, wonderful.
Yeah.
So, what can I get you?
Red?
What's the nicest
red that you have?
For red, I'd recommend-
No!
No, thank you, I
just don't drink.
I take things that won't work.
You feel free to drink.
I'm not an alcoholic
or anything,
so it's not like I'll salivate
like a hungry rat if I see it.
We're okay, thank you.
You really could
have ordered it.
No, no, no.
I agree, I think that it's best
for people to meet under
the eyes of sobriety.
Fuck.
It's like welcome to
dead house in here.
Tick tock, darling.
Lovely.
Fab.
Good thinking, Anita,
we're obviously
gonna need more than one.
Did you hear that?
Did anyone follow you?
What's that?
What?
That.
Fuck, Dan's back from the dead!
Pull yourself together!
Pink!
God.
Need help?
Oh, for the love of...
I got it.
Okay.
Hello, sweetheart.
Nice bow saw.
I'm sorry I'm running late,
I had to take a detour,
but I think you're
gonna really like it.
Nice cast.
I learned from the best.
Hey, hey.
What was it?
Nothing.
Was it Dan?
Dan the man?
What's wrong?
Nothing.
You are surprisingly
good at this, Anita.
Did you ever get over your
fear of being touched?
Not the back of the neck.
Did your girlfriends
respect your boundaries?
The last one didn't.
She got drunk and
grabbed my neck.
And she knew you couldn't
be touched there?
And she did it regardless?
Now that you're back, I
won't let anybody harm you,
just like the old days.
That's why you called me, right?
Called you?
Yeah, you want me to off her.
Off who?
Your ex-girlfriend.
Catherine.
What?
You called me.
What?
You called me up.
Are you demented?
You called me up.
You called me 'cause you
wanted me to help you-
I was in a happy marriage.
I didn't need you showing up
and ruining it all for me again.
Terribly sorry, darling, I
don't know what came over me.
Catherine, maybe you
should call the police.
Call the police, Catherine.
I'm not going to do that.
You need help.
I'm not calling the police.
Are you fucking crazy?
Crime of passion.
Crime of passion, my ass.
You're funny, Anita.
Now help me bag this bastard up.
Honey, I'm home.
Look at me, Dan.
I bared my soul to you,
every single dark crevice,
and you've kept this from me.
I trusted you.
I didn't know how I should-
I want children, Dan.
So do I.
How can we with this history?
What?
What are you talking about?
I am so sorry, I will never,
ever, ever, ever do this again.
Please.
You need help.
Do I have to be here for this?
For a girl who loves goosebumps,
you sure are queasy, darling.
You better double-bag it.
Oh, not now.
There are three ways to
kill a fish in angling.
One is you cut their throat.
You go in here and cut the
blood vessels to the gills.
Or you can hit it on
the head, like this.
Or you can
brain-spike them here.
I find the brain-spike
to be the kindest way
to send them to fishy heaven.
Look away if you're
squeamish, princess.
I'm a monster.
He's the monster, if you ask me.
Thank you.
So you're feeling a
bit under the weather, eh?
What?
Sick, I mean, are
you sick, are you on?
Sick?
Yeah, because you
said you're taking,
- that's why you can't.
- Oh, because I said
- I was taking-
- Yeah.
Yes.
No, I'm not sick.
What?
I was sick.
I'm not anymore.
Okay,
Say that we like each other.
- Uh huh.
- And we become a couple.
Oh.
You are on the site because you
want to be in a relationship?
That I am.
Cool, good.
So we both wanna be
in relationships.
And once you're
in a relationship,
you find out these
things about your partner
that maybe they're
hiding early on
so as not to scare
the other person off
and be left in the dust.
Right?
That is how relationships
work, right?
Yes.
Yes, I guess.
What's so funny?
You.
Why are you laughing at me?
Oh, my God, no, no,
no, oh, I'm so sorry.
No, I'm not laughing at
you, I'm laughing with you.
With me?
I don't understand,
I'm not laughing.
I was trying to be honest with
you about something personal.
Yeah, yeah.
I think, you know,
when someone says
they're laughing with you,
what they're trying to
say is they like you.
Oh.
I didn't know that.
Do you like me?
Yeah, yeah.
I think you're very funny
and, yeah, I like you.
Yay.
You like me.
So, anyway, would you like
to hear what's wrong with me?
Yeah, sure.
Yeah, yeah, that's
exactly right.
I'm completely at a loss.
I know.
Listen, I'm ashamed,
I'm ashamed that I
haven't called earlier.
Yeah, well, I thought
that I could do it myself.
Yeah, well, I'm feeling
pretty scared right now.
Listen, I've tried,
but she just won't.
Who are you talking to?
Who are you talking to?
Catherine!
Is that him?
Parts of him.
Did you clean his office?
- Yeah.
- Hardwood floors?
- Yeah.
- Closet?
- Cleaned.
- Good girl.
Now, who the fuck are
you talking to, darling?
You asked me here to help.
Do you call that helping?
Seriously, Anita, when did
you become so demented?
You know what they'll do to me.
They'll send me
back there again,
and, this time, they
won't ever let me out.
Is that what you want?
No!
This is batshit
crazy, Catherine.
You have a short memory
of what that actually is.
Now go and start a fire!
Catherine, I really-
We are not calling the police!
Where the hell were you?
Being grilled by this one.
You've confessed?
Yeah, told them
I did everything.
Good girl.
Catherine.
What?
My name is Detective Reese.
I know you've been
through a lot tonight.
I know, I'm trying.
Knock it off, Anita.
Catherine, why do you
think you're here?
Listen, Detective
Reese, my grades
are of the highest merit,
I don't smoke,
drink, or take drugs,
and I'm still a
virgin, so, please,
tell me where the
problem exists.
Now, if you'd be so kind
as to let us return home,
Anita and I are
writing a novella.
A novella?
That's exciting.
What's it about?
It's about an all-mighty girl
who can change into a zebra
when her human father sneaks
into her room at night.
It's based on your family.
Is that okay with you?
Yeah, as long as it
makes me look powerful.
Powerful?
You're a god in this.
Okay, I'll do the illustrations.
Its called Zebra Girl.
Once it's published,
girls all over the world
will know that they can
have zebra powers, too.
How does the story end?
Anita says that, in
the end, Zebra Girl
mauls her human father.
She bites off his head
and slowly digests it
inside of her acidic,
zebra stomach,
and then she shits
him out of her soul.
Happy ending.
Did you ever finish it?
Well, our original
ideas would have
manifested itself in life.
Dan said it deserved
a truly happy ending.
Adorable.
I can't believe you
told him about it.
Yeah.
Prince Charming comes along
and accepts Zebra Girl
for her wickedly
beautiful stripes.
Catherine.
Catherine.
I need to ask you a few more
questions about tonight.
You just take your time and
answer when you're ready.
How does that sound?
Okay, good.
Now, to the best of
your recollection,
walk me through the
sequence of events,
beginning with your father
entering your bedroom.
Anita and I were
playing in our room.
No, we were studying
in our room.
19th century literature.
You were studying
in your room and?
It's all a bit of a blur.
After we went to sleep,
I found myself
reading with Daddy.
I thought I was dreaming.
He likes it when I hold
one side of the book
and he holds the other.
Two people that love each
other, holding paper.
Anita saw this and she exploded
into a fit of jealous rage.
Catherine.
There you are.
What I'm about to ask you next
may make you uncomfortable.
Don't you think if Daddy
were trying to hurt me
that I would've been able
to sort it out for myself?
Do you think I'm some
internally vulnerable victim?
Well, I'm not that.
Trust me, I'm not the victim.
I told you, I'm Zebra Girl.
Catherine, I only asked
to better understand
Anita's intentions.
Detective-
Catherine, there's
an examination-
What do you mean by
rape examination?
I didn't use those exact words.
I won't take it.
It would only help-
He didn't do anything.
I wish he were still alive.
If I were going to kill anyone,
it would have been Mother.
Why?
Because she's a
lonely, depressive,
pill-popping, blame-gamer,
and she hates me.
Why?
Because he likes
me more than her.
I'm so sorry, Catherine.
When I was 15, I
killed my father.
You're that Catherine.
Yes.
Catherine Blick.
Are we ready to order?
No, we're not.
We'll signal you when
we're ready to order.
I mean, you were
a national story.
Sorry.
Yeah, they never
showed your picture.
The court said that because
I had the knife waiting,
that it was premeditated.
My mother never believed me.
Hi, sweetheart.
It was a very
abusive relationship
between Daddy and Mother,
and between her and me.
Most importantly, it was
abuse between him and me.
I hate you.
I hate you!
Catherine.
Look at me.
It's okay.
It's all right.
Okay, that's it.
No, I'm sorry.
Listen, Detective,
I suspect Anita will
go away for a while,
for years in a juvenile
correctional facility.
Good.
She could use it.
By then, she'll be 18,
and she'll be able to
start over her life again.
Right?
Were you in adult prison?
What?
Sorry, adult prison.
Prison, no.
I wasn't in there.
I was so lonely
when Anita was gone,
and all the neurons
were functioning
the way the doctors desired.
I had to go off my medication
just to feel like myself again.
Get off, get off!
Get off me!
Get off me, don't!
This is what happens when
you fake swallow, Catherine.
The cycle went on for years.
That's why I was trapped
there til I was 26.
I had to care no more.
Thought I'd die a virgin.
Catherine, thank you.
For what?
For your unadulterated honesty.
You're an inspiration.
To who, Jack the Ripper?
You can leave now.
I'll understand.
Leave?
I'm not leaving.
This feels like the beginning
of a never-a-dull-moment
romance.
Plus, I'm a square and
you're absolutely stunning.
I am, I am better, for
quite some time now.
The medicine really does help.
To leaving the past
where it belongs.
Since you're still sitting here,
I suppose it's your turn.
My turn for what?
Your turn to tell me
any dirty little secrets
I'd eventually discover two
years into our marriage.
Um.
Do you know what he told me
his dirty little secret was?
That he liked
reality television.
And you believed him?
Wow, that was stupid.
Brave, but stupid.
Stupid is as stupid does.
Look at this one,
it's a real beaut.
That is a Gertrude Jekyll rose.
I hide myself within my flower,
that, wearing on your breast,
you, unsuspecting, wear me, too,
and the angels know the rest.
Oh, okay.
Okay, hold on, we're
going in the house.
That's it, come on,
you're coming with me.
And we're not gonna leave the
house for a very long time.
Sorry, Jekyll rose.
Okay, so what if it's a boy?
Then I'll love him forever.
What if it's a breadstick?
Then I'll love it forever.
What a great mom.
Dan.
Mm hmm?
You're good, right?
What do you mean?
Come on, you know.
Catherine.
I'm just being cautious.
You know how much work
that I've done, you know.
Wow, wow.
What a way to start a family.
- I just need to be sure.
- You wanna see my laptop?
Do you wanna see it?
You can go through it,
you can scroll through it.
You can do what you want.
To answer your
question, I am good.
I'm good.
Okay.
Sorry.
I just need to be sure.
I'm sorry, I'm sorry,
too, I'm sorry.
You know I love you so much.
You've just gotta trust me.
I do.
I really do.
So, for example, the Risperidone
you've been on
for several years,
is associated with a higher risk
of malformations in
the first trimester.
How about after?
After that, the risks increase,
and vary at different
stages of your pregnancy.
The stats are based off
limited studies, though.
There are newer forms of
low dosage antipsychotics
you can try that reduce
the risk of side-effects.
Dr. Anto, thank you
so much for your time.
Catherine, we should
talk about options.
We will.
Let's go, sweetie.
Dan, please, keep me
informed of your decision
so that we can
monitor her properly.
I will.
Her mental health is just
as important as the baby.
We know.
Fuck.
Fuck.
A little you.
When's it popping out?
In six months.
So that's really
why you called me.
It could've been so perfect,
if he wasn't such a,
if he wasn't such a pervert.
Lie down with me.
Hey.
How are you doing?
We're alive.
Is she moving yet?
We're always moving.
Why are you so late?
Listen, Catherine, Dr.
Anto, she's really-
Shut the fuck up.
Oh, okay, okay.
Please, don't.
It's really important
that we start
making our appointments, okay?
How was school?
Yeah, you know, it's the usual.
I've got loads of
paperwork to do.
Of course you do, darling.
I'll be up in my office.
Okay.
We're good?
Perfect.
Okay.
Pervert.
Oh, shh.
Catherine, you're burning up.
Did you take your pills?
You told me not to.
Did I?
Nurse!
Help me.
Nurse!
- Catherine, help me.
- I'm trying.
Nurse, there's a sick
little girl in here!
Nurse!
We're sorting it, zip it.
See, Mommy's here
to protect you.
Mommy will always be
here to protect you.
Hurry, and lets call Anita.
You know what he's
doing, Catherine.
You know he's in there.
You know what you have to do.
I've gone and gotten ourselves
into another mess, haven't I?
Help me.
Daddy.
Hi, Catherine!
Catherine.
Hi, Catherine.
- We're here.
- Catherine, help me.
Catherine, help me.
It's not what it.
You are not a victim.
No you're not a victim.
You're not a victim,
you're not a victim,
you're not a victim.
- Where are you going?
- I need to find Zebra Girl!
- So you did finish it?
- Yes.
And with a happy fucking ending.
Where the bloody hell is it?
Got it.
I will show you I'm
not a victim, Anita.
Prince Charming
accepts Zebra Girl
and they live
happily ever after.
What is it?
"For as she had always known,
"a zebra is simply
just a painted horse.
"Sometimes you buck the horse,
"sometimes the horse bucks you.
"The end."
The bloody hell
does that even mean?
I'll show you what it means.
It means all along, I knew
that perverted bastard
was nothing...
Oh my God.
What is it?
Oh, shit.
You're so damn stupid.
Tonight.
I'll be up in my office.
You've just gotta trust me.
I love you.
Catherine!
Catherine, wait!
Keep her safe.
I'm going to protect
my little girl.
I'm not going to
let anyone hurt her.
Oh my God.
I'll look after her
and keep her safe.
You're not gonna
be able to do that.
I'm going to love her.
I just wanted a healthy baby.
I'm gonna miss you.
All units are responding.
I'm not alone.
Just one of nature's mistakes.
You ain't no mistake.
You're Zebra Girl.
Dan.
Dan wake up.
Oh, Dan.
Stop it!
Thank you.
It's not what.
Should've locked the door.
Oh, geez.
Fuck!
Bastard!
Anita.
There you are.
Almost forgot what
you look like.
Huggers?
That was rude.
- Smoke inside?
- Of course not!
This your home?
- My husband's home.
- Husband!
That real?
Yes.
Mother of fuck.
He's well off.
Or his family was.
He's a lecturer.
Adorable.
How long?
Three years, five
years together.
No, I mean, how
long you been out?
Five years.
Jumped right into
it, didn't you?
Kids?
Adorable.
We like to do
outdoorsy stuff, okay?
That sounds retarded.
Did you tell him about me?
- Of course!
- Liar.
On our first date, I did.
What did he say?
- He was understanding.
- Hmm.
And his name is Dan?
Yes!
Dan the man.
- Just Dan!
- Just Dan, adorable.
Why are you being so
aggressive, darling?
Darling?
- Why-
- Because you never call.
The phone works
both ways, darling.
Suppose you're right.
Tea?
With scotch in it.
Lovely.
Dan said it's a good one.
It's all the same
once it's in your gut.
Now, now, darling, don't sulk.
I should've called,
I'm very sorry,
but the important thing is
that we are here now, isn't it?
Suppose.
Don't suppose.
Know.
Yeah, I know.
Good.
So, what is it, Catherine?
What's what?
Why did you call me?
Of course.
I caught Dan watching it again.
What's it?
Pook, por...
pornography.
The worst kind of pornography.
He promised me he'd stopped.
He went to counseling.
What good is working
on your illegally
libidinous shortcomings
if you're not making
a lifetime commitment
to destroying them?
It was the middle of the night.
His office door was closed
and there was that
glow under the door,
so I went to look
through my peephole.
Peephole?
Mm hmm.
He was on his laptop.
And that means?
Dan, of course!
Door closed, laptop on,
three in the morning.
But how do you-
Because I just know!
Well, go ahead, just judge
away, Anita, judge away.
So what the fuck happened?
What do you mean what happened?
Do I have to spell
it out for you?
I caught him watching it again,
and so I stabbed him in
the side of the head.
What?
Right into the temporal lobe.
- Is he dead?
- Yes!
I imagine he is.
What, you ain't sure?
Well, I mean, if he's
not at the moment,
I can't imagine that
he'll last much longer.
Where the bloody hell is he?
Upstairs, in the closet.
Like you.
No, not like me.
I'm not in the closet.
He is literally in the closet.
Fucking bambino Jesus Christo!
That's a dead man.
Appears so, doesn't it?
You gave him the death sentence.
Affirmative.
No, I mean, shit.
I mean.
What are you doing?
MJ, gotta do the MJ.
MJ gets my head right.
Would you like a cigarette?
Oh, yeah, that would be fun.
Dan.
Catherine.
Hi.
Sorry.
I'm really sorry I'm so late.
I just arrived myself.
I had this lecture,
and it just ran over.
- I would've called-
- No apologies necessary.
I absolutely understand.
When I was a student,
my long-winded essays
most likely kept teachers late.
Meaning that I get it.
Well, I mean, you
know, if your essays
were half as poetic
as your emails,
I think that the teachers would
delight in their overtime.
Do you bring all
of your dates here?
All of my dates.
Ah, no, no.
I don't date very much.
Work is...
I work too much
for casual dating,
so, you know, I'm
new to all of this,
and, in fact, I
have a confession.
What?
I've never been on an
online date before.
What?
Nothing.
All right.
Well, I'm not one to interrogate
a woman on a first date.
Okay.
I didn't tell you
everything online,
but I was very
honest in my profile
when I said that I'd
never been on a, um.
Been on an online date.
No, not just an online date.
I've never been on a date.
You're kidding.
No.
You've never been on a date?
Never.
What a crime.
Thank you for the compliment.
It's okay.
But it is true.
This is my first time
sitting across from a man.
- A man.
- In any type
of romantic setting that
might lead to romance,
you know, something,
if you were to like me.
I need you to go to the
store and get a bow saw.
A bow saw?
A pink one, if you can find it.
Hell.
We need to dismember him.
Shit.
Dismember and burn him.
Fuck.
Then hose the place down.
Speaking of, after you
go to the bow saw store,
I need you to go
to another store
and get some cleaning supplies.
Bin bags, bleach, sponges.
A bow saw at one store.
Cleaning supplies at the other.
To avoid suspicion.
Obviously.
Obviously.
You coming with?
I can't, I'm known in town.
Of course.
Of course.
But nobody knows me.
Correct.
Correct.
That's why you called me.
I'm your undercover scummer.
What have you been
saying, Mother?
Catherine, my name is
Dr. Charmaine Johnson,
and I'd like to ask you a
few questions, all right?
By all means, Charmaine.
Do you know why you're here?
Do you blame your mother?
I blame her for
ratting on Anita.
Look, I don't cause trouble.
I do all my chores.
A model teenager.
The girl talks to herself.
And you know she hardly eats,
and, when she does eat, she
just giggles with Anita,
giggles at the carrots,
giggles at the potatoes,
giggles at the
whole bloody stew.
- May I?
- Talking with Anita,
- giggling with Anita.
- May I?
Anita, Anita,
Anita, fucking Anita
the past fucking eight years.
May I interject?
Go ahead, Catherine.
- All the children-
- Betty-
- In our street-
- Give Catherine
room to respond.
Thank you, Charmaine.
I simply don't care
what Mother thinks.
My life with Anita is one
of balance and dignity.
It's not my fault she's
threatened by her.
I'm just happy to spend
time with my friend.
Wanna swing on the swings?
Oh, my darling Kit Kat,
you are a laughingstock.
I'm not a laughingstock,
Mother, and it's Catherine.
Yes, you are, Kit Kat.
I'm not.
I'm special.
And I don't mean
special in the way
in which one refers to a retard,
out of some abstract concept
of respecting what we pity.
I'm literally special.
Catherine, Detective
Reese will be joining us.
Nothing to be afraid of.
Shit!
Oh, dear.
Okay, let's go.
Fuck.
How are you this evening?
Yeah, wonderful.
Yeah.
So, what can I get you?
Red?
What's the nicest
red that you have?
For red, I'd recommend-
No!
No, thank you, I
just don't drink.
I take things that won't work.
You feel free to drink.
I'm not an alcoholic
or anything,
so it's not like I'll salivate
like a hungry rat if I see it.
We're okay, thank you.
You really could
have ordered it.
No, no, no.
I agree, I think that it's best
for people to meet under
the eyes of sobriety.
Fuck.
It's like welcome to
dead house in here.
Tick tock, darling.
Lovely.
Fab.
Good thinking, Anita,
we're obviously
gonna need more than one.
Did you hear that?
Did anyone follow you?
What's that?
What?
That.
Fuck, Dan's back from the dead!
Pull yourself together!
Pink!
God.
Need help?
Oh, for the love of...
I got it.
Okay.
Hello, sweetheart.
Nice bow saw.
I'm sorry I'm running late,
I had to take a detour,
but I think you're
gonna really like it.
Nice cast.
I learned from the best.
Hey, hey.
What was it?
Nothing.
Was it Dan?
Dan the man?
What's wrong?
Nothing.
You are surprisingly
good at this, Anita.
Did you ever get over your
fear of being touched?
Not the back of the neck.
Did your girlfriends
respect your boundaries?
The last one didn't.
She got drunk and
grabbed my neck.
And she knew you couldn't
be touched there?
And she did it regardless?
Now that you're back, I
won't let anybody harm you,
just like the old days.
That's why you called me, right?
Called you?
Yeah, you want me to off her.
Off who?
Your ex-girlfriend.
Catherine.
What?
You called me.
What?
You called me up.
Are you demented?
You called me up.
You called me 'cause you
wanted me to help you-
I was in a happy marriage.
I didn't need you showing up
and ruining it all for me again.
Terribly sorry, darling, I
don't know what came over me.
Catherine, maybe you
should call the police.
Call the police, Catherine.
I'm not going to do that.
You need help.
I'm not calling the police.
Are you fucking crazy?
Crime of passion.
Crime of passion, my ass.
You're funny, Anita.
Now help me bag this bastard up.
Honey, I'm home.
Look at me, Dan.
I bared my soul to you,
every single dark crevice,
and you've kept this from me.
I trusted you.
I didn't know how I should-
I want children, Dan.
So do I.
How can we with this history?
What?
What are you talking about?
I am so sorry, I will never,
ever, ever, ever do this again.
Please.
You need help.
Do I have to be here for this?
For a girl who loves goosebumps,
you sure are queasy, darling.
You better double-bag it.
Oh, not now.
There are three ways to
kill a fish in angling.
One is you cut their throat.
You go in here and cut the
blood vessels to the gills.
Or you can hit it on
the head, like this.
Or you can
brain-spike them here.
I find the brain-spike
to be the kindest way
to send them to fishy heaven.
Look away if you're
squeamish, princess.
I'm a monster.
He's the monster, if you ask me.
Thank you.
So you're feeling a
bit under the weather, eh?
What?
Sick, I mean, are
you sick, are you on?
Sick?
Yeah, because you
said you're taking,
- that's why you can't.
- Oh, because I said
- I was taking-
- Yeah.
Yes.
No, I'm not sick.
What?
I was sick.
I'm not anymore.
Okay,
Say that we like each other.
- Uh huh.
- And we become a couple.
Oh.
You are on the site because you
want to be in a relationship?
That I am.
Cool, good.
So we both wanna be
in relationships.
And once you're
in a relationship,
you find out these
things about your partner
that maybe they're
hiding early on
so as not to scare
the other person off
and be left in the dust.
Right?
That is how relationships
work, right?
Yes.
Yes, I guess.
What's so funny?
You.
Why are you laughing at me?
Oh, my God, no, no,
no, oh, I'm so sorry.
No, I'm not laughing at
you, I'm laughing with you.
With me?
I don't understand,
I'm not laughing.
I was trying to be honest with
you about something personal.
Yeah, yeah.
I think, you know,
when someone says
they're laughing with you,
what they're trying to
say is they like you.
Oh.
I didn't know that.
Do you like me?
Yeah, yeah.
I think you're very funny
and, yeah, I like you.
Yay.
You like me.
So, anyway, would you like
to hear what's wrong with me?
Yeah, sure.
Yeah, yeah, that's
exactly right.
I'm completely at a loss.
I know.
Listen, I'm ashamed,
I'm ashamed that I
haven't called earlier.
Yeah, well, I thought
that I could do it myself.
Yeah, well, I'm feeling
pretty scared right now.
Listen, I've tried,
but she just won't.
Who are you talking to?
Who are you talking to?
Catherine!
Is that him?
Parts of him.
Did you clean his office?
- Yeah.
- Hardwood floors?
- Yeah.
- Closet?
- Cleaned.
- Good girl.
Now, who the fuck are
you talking to, darling?
You asked me here to help.
Do you call that helping?
Seriously, Anita, when did
you become so demented?
You know what they'll do to me.
They'll send me
back there again,
and, this time, they
won't ever let me out.
Is that what you want?
No!
This is batshit
crazy, Catherine.
You have a short memory
of what that actually is.
Now go and start a fire!
Catherine, I really-
We are not calling the police!
Where the hell were you?
Being grilled by this one.
You've confessed?
Yeah, told them
I did everything.
Good girl.
Catherine.
What?
My name is Detective Reese.
I know you've been
through a lot tonight.
I know, I'm trying.
Knock it off, Anita.
Catherine, why do you
think you're here?
Listen, Detective
Reese, my grades
are of the highest merit,
I don't smoke,
drink, or take drugs,
and I'm still a
virgin, so, please,
tell me where the
problem exists.
Now, if you'd be so kind
as to let us return home,
Anita and I are
writing a novella.
A novella?
That's exciting.
What's it about?
It's about an all-mighty girl
who can change into a zebra
when her human father sneaks
into her room at night.
It's based on your family.
Is that okay with you?
Yeah, as long as it
makes me look powerful.
Powerful?
You're a god in this.
Okay, I'll do the illustrations.
Its called Zebra Girl.
Once it's published,
girls all over the world
will know that they can
have zebra powers, too.
How does the story end?
Anita says that, in
the end, Zebra Girl
mauls her human father.
She bites off his head
and slowly digests it
inside of her acidic,
zebra stomach,
and then she shits
him out of her soul.
Happy ending.
Did you ever finish it?
Well, our original
ideas would have
manifested itself in life.
Dan said it deserved
a truly happy ending.
Adorable.
I can't believe you
told him about it.
Yeah.
Prince Charming comes along
and accepts Zebra Girl
for her wickedly
beautiful stripes.
Catherine.
Catherine.
I need to ask you a few more
questions about tonight.
You just take your time and
answer when you're ready.
How does that sound?
Okay, good.
Now, to the best of
your recollection,
walk me through the
sequence of events,
beginning with your father
entering your bedroom.
Anita and I were
playing in our room.
No, we were studying
in our room.
19th century literature.
You were studying
in your room and?
It's all a bit of a blur.
After we went to sleep,
I found myself
reading with Daddy.
I thought I was dreaming.
He likes it when I hold
one side of the book
and he holds the other.
Two people that love each
other, holding paper.
Anita saw this and she exploded
into a fit of jealous rage.
Catherine.
There you are.
What I'm about to ask you next
may make you uncomfortable.
Don't you think if Daddy
were trying to hurt me
that I would've been able
to sort it out for myself?
Do you think I'm some
internally vulnerable victim?
Well, I'm not that.
Trust me, I'm not the victim.
I told you, I'm Zebra Girl.
Catherine, I only asked
to better understand
Anita's intentions.
Detective-
Catherine, there's
an examination-
What do you mean by
rape examination?
I didn't use those exact words.
I won't take it.
It would only help-
He didn't do anything.
I wish he were still alive.
If I were going to kill anyone,
it would have been Mother.
Why?
Because she's a
lonely, depressive,
pill-popping, blame-gamer,
and she hates me.
Why?
Because he likes
me more than her.
I'm so sorry, Catherine.
When I was 15, I
killed my father.
You're that Catherine.
Yes.
Catherine Blick.
Are we ready to order?
No, we're not.
We'll signal you when
we're ready to order.
I mean, you were
a national story.
Sorry.
Yeah, they never
showed your picture.
The court said that because
I had the knife waiting,
that it was premeditated.
My mother never believed me.
Hi, sweetheart.
It was a very
abusive relationship
between Daddy and Mother,
and between her and me.
Most importantly, it was
abuse between him and me.
I hate you.
I hate you!
Catherine.
Look at me.
It's okay.
It's all right.
Okay, that's it.
No, I'm sorry.
Listen, Detective,
I suspect Anita will
go away for a while,
for years in a juvenile
correctional facility.
Good.
She could use it.
By then, she'll be 18,
and she'll be able to
start over her life again.
Right?
Were you in adult prison?
What?
Sorry, adult prison.
Prison, no.
I wasn't in there.
I was so lonely
when Anita was gone,
and all the neurons
were functioning
the way the doctors desired.
I had to go off my medication
just to feel like myself again.
Get off, get off!
Get off me!
Get off me, don't!
This is what happens when
you fake swallow, Catherine.
The cycle went on for years.
That's why I was trapped
there til I was 26.
I had to care no more.
Thought I'd die a virgin.
Catherine, thank you.
For what?
For your unadulterated honesty.
You're an inspiration.
To who, Jack the Ripper?
You can leave now.
I'll understand.
Leave?
I'm not leaving.
This feels like the beginning
of a never-a-dull-moment
romance.
Plus, I'm a square and
you're absolutely stunning.
I am, I am better, for
quite some time now.
The medicine really does help.
To leaving the past
where it belongs.
Since you're still sitting here,
I suppose it's your turn.
My turn for what?
Your turn to tell me
any dirty little secrets
I'd eventually discover two
years into our marriage.
Um.
Do you know what he told me
his dirty little secret was?
That he liked
reality television.
And you believed him?
Wow, that was stupid.
Brave, but stupid.
Stupid is as stupid does.
Look at this one,
it's a real beaut.
That is a Gertrude Jekyll rose.
I hide myself within my flower,
that, wearing on your breast,
you, unsuspecting, wear me, too,
and the angels know the rest.
Oh, okay.
Okay, hold on, we're
going in the house.
That's it, come on,
you're coming with me.
And we're not gonna leave the
house for a very long time.
Sorry, Jekyll rose.
Okay, so what if it's a boy?
Then I'll love him forever.
What if it's a breadstick?
Then I'll love it forever.
What a great mom.
Dan.
Mm hmm?
You're good, right?
What do you mean?
Come on, you know.
Catherine.
I'm just being cautious.
You know how much work
that I've done, you know.
Wow, wow.
What a way to start a family.
- I just need to be sure.
- You wanna see my laptop?
Do you wanna see it?
You can go through it,
you can scroll through it.
You can do what you want.
To answer your
question, I am good.
I'm good.
Okay.
Sorry.
I just need to be sure.
I'm sorry, I'm sorry,
too, I'm sorry.
You know I love you so much.
You've just gotta trust me.
I do.
I really do.
So, for example, the Risperidone
you've been on
for several years,
is associated with a higher risk
of malformations in
the first trimester.
How about after?
After that, the risks increase,
and vary at different
stages of your pregnancy.
The stats are based off
limited studies, though.
There are newer forms of
low dosage antipsychotics
you can try that reduce
the risk of side-effects.
Dr. Anto, thank you
so much for your time.
Catherine, we should
talk about options.
We will.
Let's go, sweetie.
Dan, please, keep me
informed of your decision
so that we can
monitor her properly.
I will.
Her mental health is just
as important as the baby.
We know.
Fuck.
Fuck.
A little you.
When's it popping out?
In six months.
So that's really
why you called me.
It could've been so perfect,
if he wasn't such a,
if he wasn't such a pervert.
Lie down with me.
Hey.
How are you doing?
We're alive.
Is she moving yet?
We're always moving.
Why are you so late?
Listen, Catherine, Dr.
Anto, she's really-
Shut the fuck up.
Oh, okay, okay.
Please, don't.
It's really important
that we start
making our appointments, okay?
How was school?
Yeah, you know, it's the usual.
I've got loads of
paperwork to do.
Of course you do, darling.
I'll be up in my office.
Okay.
We're good?
Perfect.
Okay.
Pervert.
Oh, shh.
Catherine, you're burning up.
Did you take your pills?
You told me not to.
Did I?
Nurse!
Help me.
Nurse!
- Catherine, help me.
- I'm trying.
Nurse, there's a sick
little girl in here!
Nurse!
We're sorting it, zip it.
See, Mommy's here
to protect you.
Mommy will always be
here to protect you.
Hurry, and lets call Anita.
You know what he's
doing, Catherine.
You know he's in there.
You know what you have to do.
I've gone and gotten ourselves
into another mess, haven't I?
Help me.
Daddy.
Hi, Catherine!
Catherine.
Hi, Catherine.
- We're here.
- Catherine, help me.
Catherine, help me.
It's not what it.
You are not a victim.
No you're not a victim.
You're not a victim,
you're not a victim,
you're not a victim.
- Where are you going?
- I need to find Zebra Girl!
- So you did finish it?
- Yes.
And with a happy fucking ending.
Where the bloody hell is it?
Got it.
I will show you I'm
not a victim, Anita.
Prince Charming
accepts Zebra Girl
and they live
happily ever after.
What is it?
"For as she had always known,
"a zebra is simply
just a painted horse.
"Sometimes you buck the horse,
"sometimes the horse bucks you.
"The end."
The bloody hell
does that even mean?
I'll show you what it means.
It means all along, I knew
that perverted bastard
was nothing...
Oh my God.
What is it?
Oh, shit.
You're so damn stupid.
Tonight.
I'll be up in my office.
You've just gotta trust me.
I love you.
Catherine!
Catherine, wait!
Keep her safe.
I'm going to protect
my little girl.
I'm not going to
let anyone hurt her.
Oh my God.
I'll look after her
and keep her safe.
You're not gonna
be able to do that.
I'm going to love her.
I just wanted a healthy baby.
I'm gonna miss you.
All units are responding.
I'm not alone.
Just one of nature's mistakes.
You ain't no mistake.
You're Zebra Girl.