The Birch (2019) s01e10 Episode Script

I Will Be Calm

Hello? Where am I? Where is Laura? Hey! Don't you hurt her! Don't you dare hurt her! Let me out! Let me out of here! Ding.
Hello.
I know you're watching this.
Hello? Hello.
I know it's you! Hey! Just tell me Laura's safe.
I wanna go home.
I wanna see Mommy.
Focus on the pink and blue lights.
Let them wash over you.
Relax.
Can you tell me your name, please? Lanie Bouchard.
And how old are you? I'm 17.
And where are we right now? Uh, I don't know.
Been here before.
Good.
Just repeat after me.
My name is Lanie Bouchard.
My name is Lanie Bouchard.
My parents are Don and Rachel Bouchard.
My parents are Don and Rachel Bouchard.
My sister is Laura Bouchard.
My She's not.
She's not.
Just repeat after me for this section.
- That's all.
- She's my daughter.
Nothing and no one is getting into or out of this room until you let me help you.
My sister is Laura Bouchard.
My My sister is Laura Bouchard.
My parents want the best for me and my newborn sister Laura.
My parents want the best for me and my newborn sister Laura.
When I act out, I hurt my sister.
I am a bad influence on my sister.
Laura is my sister.
Lanie, this will help.
Okay? It's a recalibration of sorts.
Okay? Serotonin.
You won't feel a thing.
My sister is Laura Bouchard.
My sister is Laura Bouchard.
is my sister.
Again.
Laura Bouchard is my sister.
Can you tell me something? - Can you tell me - Don't repeat.
Can you tell me, sweetie, do you really believe you're that young girl's mother? I I don't know anymore.
I really don't Time for another session, sweetie.
No.
No.
Wait.
No! Oh, God.
Lanie.
- Please, stop.
- Tell me where she is.
- Tell me.
- I can't.
Lanie, I'm trying to help you.
Lanie Lanie Bouchard, age 5, session 23.
Lanie.
Honey, let's focus now, okay? "For Thee who makest me, I shall come.
Thee who breaks me shall come undone.
" What are you thinking about, Lanie? I'm thinking of all the different ways I could kill you right now.
That's not very nice.
I'd replace your insides with little seeds and put you in our garden.
You'd be beautiful.
Why do you want to kill me? 'Cause you're keeping me from Mommy.
Lanie, do you know why you're here? I just want Mommy to love me.
Of course she loves you.
I'm not meant for her.
That is just not true.
If she loved me, I'd be enough.
Remember we talked about how your imagination plays tricks sometimes? Laura? If you help me, I can make all the bad thoughts go away.
Well, you're gonna need to change out his gauze pads once a day.
Twice if he's bleeding through.
You're right about me, Charlie.
And you're next.
Charlie? My brother's missing.

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