Dying to Sleep (2023) Movie Script
1
(crickets chirping)
(gravel crunching)
(engine rumbling)
(car door slams)
(feet pattering)
(gentle dramatic music)
(car door slams)
(person grunts)
(object rustling)
(person grunting)
(door clatters)
(suspenseful music)
- Surprise. (laughs)
- Holy Jesus.
- Happy birthday.
- Happy birthday.
- Is that your laundry?
- Hush, Joe.
- My machine is broken.
- No, no.
I'm, I'm glad you brought
your underwear to your party.
(hand thumps)
- Stop.
- Dad said that I could put in a
before we went to the restaurant
- That was just a little
white lie, pumpkin.
If I said that, I knew you'd com
- Okay. Come on. We got your fav
- Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm.
- Red velvet.
- Yeah.
- Come on, birthday girl.
- Wait, wait, wait.
Joe, how the hell did you know a
- One eight. Be right back.
- Because she's passing out flye
for youth group and stuff, man.
- No, no. There's no way that
she's going to church now.
- She doesn't just go, she's
like a leader or something.
- Mm-hmm.
- What?
- What's he talking about?
- Wait.
Why is that so unbelievable?
- You remember Lily.
I mean, always preaching about,
you know, anti-establishment
and organized religion,
blah, blah, blah, blah.
- So you don't believe
that redemption is a thing?
You're Mr. Perfect?
- Hey, you know, good for her.
I, I hope she becomes the
deacon or preacher or whatever.
- One 10. Go, mom.
- I think I remember her.
She did sports, right? One
jack. Your turn, sweetie.
- You know, Joe doesn't believe
but who cares what Joe says?
She was the complete anti-Christ
- You're the stronger for it.
- Two queens.
- One king.
- Bullshit.
- Oh, yeah?
- Oh, no.
- Eat 'em up, birthday girl.
(players laughing)
- What happened?
What'd I miss? What'd I miss?
- Sorry.
- I hooked Mary.
- You did? Bullshitter or bullsh
- She thought she saw something,
- Yeah?
- Yeah. Your turn, dad.
- All right.
- Aces.
- Well, I'm up.
- Okay.
- Okay. (laughs) All right.
Um, well, I hate to
say it, uh, three aces.
- Bullshit.
- Bullshit.
- Hey.
- (laughs) Three aces.
- What?
- Yes.
- Wow.
- No. That's-
- Okay. How is that
even possible? Cheater.
- What's up with this?
- That's crazy.
- Did y'all?
- Listen,
it's not about the
cards that you're dealt,
it's how up play 'em, bro.
- Yes.
- All right.
Happy birthday, Mary.
- Oh, yeah.
- Happy-
- Happy birthday, sweetheart.
- Happy birthday, my love.
(glasses clinking)
- Oh, yeah.
- Cheers.
- I mean, you gotta do
something with your life.
- Oh, dad.
- Well, you can't just work
at a factory forever.
- Oh, you want me
to be a cop like you?
(laughs) No.
- Okay. I'm walking home.
- Hey.
- Hey.
- I'll see you later, Mr. Swanso
- Yes.
- Joe, my man, I will see you
at work tomorrow.
- Yep, see you then, man.
- Are you sure you don't want a
- Nah. (laughs)
- Okay. Well, all right
then. See you later.
- Yep. Birthday girl, happy
birthday. Happy birthday.
- Mm-hmm. Thank you.
- Night, and I will see you at w
on Monday, miss barista bitch.
- It's barista.
- No, it's not. Bye.
- Happy birthday.
- Bye, Jen.
(crickets chirping)
- Are you excited for
your first day of work?
- Uh, actually, I am,
and Jen's training me, so it'll
- Wow. That's such a cool story.
All right. I'm out.
- Wait, you guys say goodbye to
- Yeah. Bye, mama.
- Bye, kids.
- Yo, Joe. You okay to drive?
- Yeah.
- Let me drive you home.
- No, I'm good.
Plus I need my truck for
work tomorrow anyway.
- Let me drive your truck
and dad can pick me up at
your place in the morning.
- Yeah. Why don't we have
a birthday breakfast?
- Yeah. No. How about we don't h
And I'm gonna drive my truck. I'
(keys clattering)
- Mm. Shotgun.
- Uh-huh.
- Uh-huh. Shut your mouth.
- Bye. I love you.
- I love you so much, dad.
- [Mary] (laughs) All right.
- (laughs) I've never heard
dad scream like that before.
- Oh, I didn't mean to scare him
- Yeah, right, dude.
You popped outta the
closet with that mask on.
You knew he'd freak. (laughs)
- Oh.
- You had a good time tonight, d
Red, white, and blue
She was damn gonna be the deat
- Oh, well, I'm glad.
It's like the old Mary back
and you guys seem to be getting
Buy you a drink, she slammed
that whiskey straight
(brakes squealing)
(Mary gasping)
- (thuds) Ah!
- Oh, God. Jesus.
- Ah. What was that? (panting)
- What was what?
- I think I hit something.
- No, you didn't.
- I gotta go take a look.
Where's your flashlight?
- You're gonna go take a look?
It's under the seat.
(engine rumbling)
(objects clattering)
(door alarm beeping)
(door slams)
(crickets chirping)
(suspenseful music)
(metal thuds)
(Mary gasps)
- Yo. You see anything?
- Jesus Christ.
- And our Lord and Savior.
Did you hit that guy with a
hook for a hand or Bugs Bunny?
(laughs) Are you bleeding?
You hit your head, you're bleedi
Oh, my God. Come on, let's go.
You gotta get that wrapped up.
- I'm fine.
- No, you're not fine.
You almost wrecked my truck, dum
You're never driving my shit aga
(crickets chirping)
Happy birthday.
(door clattering)
(dramatic music)
(grass rustling)
(gentle dramatic music)
(intense dramatic music)
(birds chirping)
(crows cawing)
(dramatic music)
(flies buzzing)
(grass rustling)
(Mary gasping)
(intense dramatic music)
(Mary screaming)
(Mary gasping)
- I'm seeing a boy.
(Mary grunting)
(intense dramatic music)
(Mary gasping)
(Mary sighing)
(pills rattling)
(water swishing)
(Mary sighing)
(Mary sighing)
(tools whirring)
(engine rumbling)
(tools whirring)
(wood clattering)
- How many more of these we got?
- I think two more 2 by 4s.
- (sighs) All right.
- Hey, you wanna, uh, dart
it up as Shammy's tonight?
- Uh, I can't. It's, uh, Mary's
- Oh, shit. (laughs) I
ain't know that was tonight.
- Yeah. My bad, dude.
We're, we're just doing family t
- Is, uh, everything okay?
- Yeah. Yeah.
Its the same shit. Parents fight
- You, uh, you doing okay?
- Yeah, I'm fine.
I just dunno about Mary, though.
She's still... I dunno, I just
think it's hitting her hard.
- Still not sleeping and stuff?
- Yeah, got nightmares and all t
- Honestly, man, I think it's al
I mean, has she even tried
talking to anyone about it?
Like, uh, Dr. Gibbons, you
know, uh, Andrew Gibbons mom.
- Dr. Palmer, over on Finny Ridg
- That guy.
- (laughs) Yeah.
So we'll see what happens with t
- She's been acting weird than n
Are you gonna be late today?
Hello. Mary.
- Um, sorry, what?
- Are you gonna be late today?
- I'm, I'm trying not to
be. Um, what's Nick saying?
- (sighs) Well, I'm not there to
but he's been acting like
a passive aggressive simp
and I have a feeling
you shouldn't be late.
- Uh, my doctor is already
like 20 minutes behind,
so he should be here soon.
- Okay.
Are we gonna still hang for
your b-day tomorrow night?
- Duh.
- Doy.
- Hey, I'm, I'm sorry about toni
I'm not sure why they
wanted to just do family.
- It's okay.
Maybe they're planning like
a fun trip or something.
- I know. I did. I did.
- Oh.
- Oh, hey, five minutes.
I'll come right back.
Are you kidding me, Gavin?
Yeah, he's gonna sweep next week
How's sleep been?
- It hasn't been actually.
- Hmm. Not to worry.
We'll just up your dosage of Amb
Now, your blood pressure's
stable. HGN test is normal.
See, Mary, you have a textbook c
of what we call monkey mind.
That's all this is.
Even me this morning, I was on t
and I kept hooking my shots
hook after hook after hook.
And I realized I needed
to stop for a moment,
take a deep breath, (inhales)
drink some electrolytes,
and clack, 400 yard down
the fairway, even me.
- So I should drink more Gatorad
- (laughs) Well, I do
recommend Gatorade, but yes.
And we'll up your
Adderall to 40 milligrams.
Take that in the morning with yo
Still take the Ativan as needed
and your Ambien at night.
You're set to go.
- You, you still think that my a
- You didn't have an accident, M
You just bumped your head.
Something like that wouldn't
have lasting effects
like it has this past year.
In fact, (smacks)
if you keep thinking that was th
or that you saw something,
it's only perpetuating your craz
Just keep your head straight
(paper ripping)
and try to get your eight hours.
(bike clicking)
(gentle dramatic music)
(foreboding music)
(intense dramatic music)
(Mary panting)
(intense dramatic music)
(Mary shouting)
(intense dramatic music fades)
(bike clicking)
(clothes rustling)
(Mary panting)
(Mary knocking)
- Come in.
(door rattling)
Mary, come on in.
Have a seat.
- I'm sorry.
The doctor's office took
way longer than expected.
- It always does.
That's why they call it
a waiting room, right?
- Yeah.
- (sighs) Listen, um,
do you ever think you're
gonna drive again?
- Um.
- Might get you places quicker.
Something's been brought to my a
Absences, tardiness is...
Don't forget you broke
the espresso machine.
- Yes, I know. And I, I
said I was gonna replace it.
- Mary, Mary, Mary. That's
coffee under the bridge. Okay?
I forgive you.
- Okay.
- All right.
- Thank you.
- It was $3,000.
(Mary sighs)
Mm-hmm.
Look, it's been a long year. All
For all of us,
and maybe it's best if you just,
you know, take a break, regroup.
I'm gonna need the, uh, apron.
- My, my-
- Well, it's our apron
actually, Mount Hut.
It belongs to us.
- I can pick up some shifts.
- Mm.
- Oh. And my doctor.
My doctor is, is putting on me
on, on a new medication plan
(sniffles) and it's-
- Mary.
Listen to your doctors.
That's great. Okay.
Thank you for your service.
(Mary blowing)
- (laughs) Nice job, sweetie.
- Happy birthday, pumpkin.
- Okay, let's slice this up.
- All right.
- I'm so glad we could
have this time together.
How long has it been?
- I don't know.
- Really, since the four of us h
in the same room together.
And I know we said we want
it to be just us tonight,
but that doesn't mean I wanna
keep you from your friends.
- Yeah, friends are important,
but it's nice to just, uh,
sometimes spend time alone with
- Yeah. Have you met any
new friends lately, Mary?
Or any special girls that
are more than friends?
- No.
- Well, that's all right.
Princess Charming will come
along when she's ready.
(Joe laughs)
- So anyway, uh, how's work
been going, birthday girl?
- Oh, great.
- I saw something exciting today
- Oh.
- I saw an ad
at Safeway for a used Subaru.
I thought it would be a
fun birthday adventure.
You know, to go looking at a car
You think it's time for
a car again, sweetheart?
- Mom.
- Helen, you know, if she
doesn't want a car right now,
she doesn't have to have a car.
- I wasn't saying she has to get
I was asking if she
wants to go look at one.
- I got it, but you're making
her feel very uncomfortable.
- Martin, I say-
- Hey.
- Oh, come on. How?
- Hey, hey, stop.
- Well, if your father wouldn't
attack her about her work,
she wouldn't be so on edge.
- Oh for Christ sake,
Helen, that is really rich.
It's always me. I always do some
- That's funny, (laughs)
because usually you do
nothing ever about anything.
(crickets chirping)
(Helen sighing)
(liquid sloshing)
(bottle thumping)
(feet thumping)
Oh, did you hear about
that farmer who died
over there on his land on Glen O
His wife couldn't find him for d
and then a passerby sees
something red in his field.
What are the chances of
that that's just sticking up
out of the shrubs?
I think that he-
- Mom, mom.
You gotta stop talking
about that kind of stuff.
- Wait, I had a dream last night
Did the report say-
- Helen, did you ever notice
that you care more about
other people's lives
than you care about your own?
I mean, if you spent more time
worrying about your own life
than other people's,
I think you'd be a little happie
I really do.
- Martin, that's it.
Not tonight.
(dishes clattering)
- What? What? Christ's
sake. You know what, Helen?
Everything is hell here. This is
Below me, that's hell.
And above me, is that
heaven? No. It's hell.
Everything's hell.
(Martin sighing)
- Kids, your father
and I have something to tell you
- What?
No, go ahead.
(door clattering)
(crickets chirping)
- It wasn't really that surprisi
(crickets chirping)
Yeah. I didn't think it was
actually gonna happen either.
- On my birthday. Really?
My God, my life has
completely fallen apart.
- Don't be so dramatic.
50% of families get divorced, yo
- You saying you don't care?
- I didn't say that.
(bottle rattling)
(pills clattering)
- Why is life so...
I thought there was more to it t
- I don't know. Ask Socrates,
or whatever his name is.
- Okay, dick head.
I'm on new meds, my sleep
schedule is all messed up,
and my parents just told me
that they're getting a divorce.
Jerk.
- Sorry. (sniffles)
- It's like this is it?
(gentle dramatic music)
This is all there is to life?
If hell is beneath us
and heaven is above us,
then we're just stuck in the mid
(door slams)
- I don't-
- Oh, uh, sorry to interrupt, ki
Uh, yeah. I'm just gonna head ou
Your mom, she's just not
my biggest fan right now.
- You can crash at my spot if yo
- Oh, uh, no. I got a
place I can stay tonight.
I don't wanna intrude on you.
- Yeah, Nikki's.
She's little miss amazing.
- Wow. I didn't expect you to he
Um, that must be really weird
for you to hear, I guess.
Um, you know, despite
what I was saying inside,
I just want you to know, I,
I've really felt a lot happier l
You know, and, and don't
listen to your mom,
because I have been totally
open about everything
from the get, you know.
- So you're like dating someone
and mom is...
Does she...
- Oh, your mother,
um, well she hasn't felt that wa
about me in um, well, quite a wh
It's been kind of a while and, u
(laughs) you know what?
This is an easy target for drama
So unfortunately, I-
- What was that?
Speak up.
- Jesus.
(sighs) You know, there's my cue
I'm, I'm really, I love you, pum
but happy birthday.
(feet pattering)
- Can we get the hell out of her
(engine rumbling)
- I guess it's the best
worst outcome, you know.
It's gotta be tough for mom.
- Like she's some saint.
- Really?
- Mom's a fake who tells
you how she really feels
and then tries to cover it
up like nothing happened.
- How long are you gonna
keep this up with her?
(intense dramatic music)
I mean the past is in the-
- Stop!
- And you were... Stop?
What do you mean? What's-
- Stop your truck.
(door rattling)
(Mary sighs)
- Where are you going?
(gravel crunching)
(door slams)
- The hell are you doing?
- You didn't see him?
- See who?
- That boy.
- A boy? What are you talking ab
- (sighs) Like a teenage boy.
- No, come on.
- Wait. This is the place.
- What place?
- Right here.
On the night of my birthday. Rem
(gravel crunching)
- Oh, yeah. I guess this
is where we pulled over.
Oh, it's been a year already?
Crazy. Okay, let's go.
- I saw something that night.
(gravel crunching)
- I know. That's why you swerved
- I hit something.
- Mary, we've already been over
It, it was the fog against the h
or a small tree branch that fell
or it was a flying squirrel,
or you hit a raccoon and
it shot off into the dark.
Now can we please just get
back in the truck? It's cold.
(phone ringing)
(gravel crunching)
(truck door beeping)
(door slams)
Hey, dude.
(crickets chirping)
(dramatic music)
(crickets chirping)
(gentle dramatic music)
(gentle dramatic music continues
Mary, let's go.
(leaves rustling)
(truck thuds)
(gentle dramatic music builds)
(gravel crunching)
(feet pattering)
(lamp clicks)
(jacket rustling)
(shoes rustling)
(pills clattering)
(bottle thumps)
(fabric rustling)
(Joe grunts)
(upbeat music)
- [Narrator] So it was
that England's greatest
queen began her reign
at the same time
that Britain's greatest
novelist began his career.
(upbeat music)
(foreboding music)
(dramatic music)
(dramatic music builds)
(intense dramatic music)
(grass rustling)
(static whirring)
(intense dramatic music)
(intense dramatic music builds)
(Mary gasping)
- I'm seeing a boy.
(Mary screaming)
- Mary, you're screaming!
You're screaming. Wake up.
(Mary panting)
Hey, hey, hey, hey.
It's okay. It was just a
nightmare. It was a nightmare.
- (panting) I'm scared.
- Of what?
- I'm scared to go to sleep.
- I had no idea it was this bad.
What the hell is that doctor giv
(Mary panting)
God.
We're gonna see this idiot tomor
- No, no, it's okay.
- No, it's not.
I'm gonna ask him what the fuck
- I told you, he has me
on a medication plan.
I, I, I can't just go in. He's
really expensive. (panting)
- We're gonna see him
tomorrow. Do you have work?
- Uh, no.
- Good. I'll take you up after I
(gentle dramatic music)
(food clattering)
- You look like shit, man.
- I didn't sleep.
- Oh, fun birthday party?
- Not really.
I was up all night with Mary.
- Oh, can't catch a break, huh?
- You should've seen
the way she was looking
after this nightmare she had, ma
- Did she tell you what it was o
- Just like super weird stuff.
Like people coming back to
life and attacking her and-
- Like zombies?
- No, more like ghosts.
- You know, this town is
haunted as fuck. (laughs)
You know that.
Well, you know, if, uh, Dr.
Palmer's meds aren't cutting it,
I was watching this new
documentary yesterday
on, like, new philosophies
of alternative medicine.
- Yeah. You sound like a cult le
- I'm serious, man.
I mean, people were getting
healed from like acupuncture
and, what was it?
Reiki healing and hypnotherapy.
- Hypnotherapy?
- You remember my, my
cousin Elliot, right?
- Mm-hmm.
- Smoked cigs 30 years straight.
He went to go see a hypnotist,
has not smoked a day after since
I'm serious, man.
You, uh, need some help taking
care of Dr. Palmer? You know.
- Nah. This chump's easy.
- That chump was easy.
I could tell by the way he was s
- [Brant] You are one
hell of a golf shark.
You know I was at the bell-
- Dr. Palmer.
- Hey, excuse me- I'm on the pho
- Uh, last week.
- Well, we can wait.
It's about Mary.
- Oh, my.
- Oh, Brant.
I'll have to call you back.
- Yeah, call me later.
- How can I help you?
- Just a quick question.
What the fuck kind of
prescriptions do you have her on
- Joe.
- First of all, language, pal.
Uh, here we go. Yeah.
Okay. Currently, Prozac,
Adderall, Ativan, and Ambien.
- Okay and does it say anywhere
in there that side effects
may include getting attacked
by dead people in your sleep?
Because that's what's happening
Do you even know that?
- Neurological trauma is
known to manifest itself
in several ways.
Now some we can explain and some
Now, do you wanna hear
more about it specifically
or do you wanna stand there
and act like some wanna be tough
I suggest you have a seat.
(grunts) Now, Mary's
got a hyperactive brain,
and her issues started around
the time of her new job.
Family stress, this stuff
can cause serious reactions,
which can lead to night terrors.
- Yeah. I got the why. I
need the how to fix this.
- Well, I'm doing the how.
And she stays on track with
the prescriptions I prescribed,
we should see improvement.
I mean, we can try
upping her dosage again.
- And turn her into a drug
addict zombie like the ones
in her horrible nightmares.
Are you even listening?
- What about something holistic?
Like, like a doctor at a holisti
- Yeah, like hypnotherapy.
- Hypnotherapy, sure.
Sometimes that can help.
But if ancient rituals
and holistic thinking
were a hundred percent,
we'd still be using leeches
for women's periods.
- Let me ask you something.
- I'm listening.
- Do you actually know anything?
Do those degrees on
the wall mean anything?
Because are you listening to you
All I'm hearing is maybe this, m
and I came here to get a
straight fucking answer.
- That's enough. We're done here
- So what do you want to do?
Wanna look into a therapist or
like a hospital in the city?
- Yeah, and who's gonna pay for
- I can pick up some
extra shifts at the mill.
- No, don't worry about it.
I'll figure something out.
- We will figure something.
- I will figure something out.
- Whoa. What are you talking abo
- Because now I have to work eve
now that you scared Dr. Palmer o
Hope he'll still see me.
(engine cranks)
- Oh, come on.
Don't be like that.
- Thanks for the ride.
- Wow. Hold on.
(door slams)
What? Hey, Jen.
- Hey. How are you?
- Just have fun tonight, I guess
- Wouldn't do anything you would
- Mary, will you just live
a little or something?
- Okay, Joe, I'll make sure of i
- Okay. Be safe.
- Okay.
(engine rumbling)
(dramatic music)
- [Jen] So do you wanna go to
Shammy's next or Golden Grass?
- [Mary] Uh, I guess Shammy's.
- Yay. I was gonna say the same
- Yay.
- Okay, will you stop moping?
- Sorry. Sorry. I'm, I'm having
- Oh, you're having fun.
- I promise.
- By the way, I forgot to tell y
- Yeah.
- Look at me.
Oh, there's something in
your teeth. Let's see.
Is that a smile I see?
- Shut, shut up.
- Oh my gosh. I just want
you to know you're not alone.
You know that, right? You have
so many people here for you.
- I have you.
- Yeah, of course you have me,
but you also have Dr.
Palmer, your parents, Joe.
- Uh, not really.
- Why? What happened?
- Um, well, Dr. Palmer put
me on these new prescriptions
and I'm not really working,
and I don't wanna stress my pare
any more than they already are.
And Joe thinks that he's helping
but he's just making everything
- (sighs) I'm sorry, Mare.
But I do think everything
will get better. I don't know.
Have you thought about maybe
getting behind the wheel again?
I think maybe if you did,
your body would just
know everything's okay.
- You believe me about
what happened, right?
- When?
- That night.
I thought I hit something. The a
(foreboding music)
- Yeah.
Uh, yeah, I also think it's
possible that you saw something
that wasn't actually there,
because driving at night can
be really scary. (laughs)
Mary, what are you looking at?
- This is where that
woman drowned. - What?
- I saw a woman who died at
the bottom of this bridge
in my dream.
- This specific bridge.
- Yes. That's two nights in a ro
I had another dream
before this bridge one.
There was this dead guy at this
and then I found out that
he actually died a couple
of weeks ago in real life.
Ugh! Like there's no
service in this podunk town.
- Okay, Mary, relax. It's okay.
- Can you look on your phone?
Look, look up people
who died on this bridge,
or search reports-
- Okay.
- Or something.
- Okay.
I don't have any service, so
we can just look it up later.
We don't need to look it up righ
- It really happened.
- I believe you.
Like, I don't think you're crazy
I've never thought you were craz
(Mary gasping)
What are you looking at?
- Someone's been following me. (
- Mary, nobody's following
you. There's no one there.
- Look. (gasping)
(foreboding music)
- Mary, what, what are you looki
(Mary gasping)
Hey, just breathe. Just
breathe. Just breathe.
(Mary gasping)
(Mary screaming)
(intense dramatic music)
- (shushing) It's okay. Sorry.
Mary, you need to get real help,
You have to see someone else,
not just some doctor
that's gonna pump you full
of God knows what.
Do something drastic. I don't
know. Come to yoga with me.
Anything that's gonna
help you find inner peace.
Okay? It's been a year of
this. Enough is enough.
Please just promise me
you'll try something else.
Someplace new. Just promise me.
All right. Just promise me.
- I promise.
- Like tomorrow, like now, somep
- Okay.
- Okay, let's go home.
Come on.
- Okay.
(gravel crunching)
(birds chirping)
(plants rustling)
(gentle dramatic music)
(gentle dramatic music builds)
(dramatic music)
(water splashing)
(feet pattering)
(dramatic music softens)
(Mary knocking)
(birds chirping)
Hello.
- (coughs) Hm? Who's is this?
Who is it?
- Hi, I'm Mary.
- Huh?
- Do you do holistic practice?
- [Mary] Oh, okay. Thanks.
I'm sorry to bother you.
(door creaking)
- Why?
- Um, I saw your sign down the r
and I've been taking these
prescription medications
for some sleep problems and othe
Uh, I'm seeing a doctor already
but it's not really working.
I thought I'd try something
new because of the nightmares.
- C- come on. Come on in.
You can sit there. Nightmares, h
- Mm-hmm.
- Your sleep must be fickle.
- I don't sleep much, and when I
that's when the, you know.
- Mm-hmm. You wake up sweating.
- Mm-hmm.
- Screaming.
- [Mary] Mm-hmm.
- (sighs) Tell me,
are you a God-fearing woman?
- Uh, well I stopped going to
church but I grew up Catholic.
- Hm.
- Um, I, I do believe
that there's some higher
power though, I guess.
- Well, I can assure you there i
How long have you been
having trouble sleeping?
- About a year.
- And how's your life?
- I guess you could say it's
been a little stressful.
- What's been stressful?
- My parents, I guess.
They've been having issues,
and not sleeping is
stressful, and I lost my job.
- An unbalanced parental-offspri
relationship is like
a thorn stuck in your foot
on your journey to serenity.
Matthew 15:4, "For he
who reviles his mother or
father must surely die."
- Is that your wife?
- Yes, it is.
- How long have you guys been to
- We're not anymore.
- I'm sorry.
Well, thank you for talking to m
(gentle dramatic music)
- Do you want my help?
(foreboding music)
- I'd love your help, but
I can't pay very much.
- Because you lost your job.
- Yeah.
- But I won't be late to any
of your appointments ever.
I have the time.
- Mm-hmm.
Maybe we can work something out.
- (sighs) Nah, I'm actually
looking forward to it.
- Did I hear that right?
- I'm serious.
He's a little on the religious s
but he knows his stuff and I don
He's calming.
- Good for you, Mare.
Happy for you.
- Hey, I'm sorry about yesterday
I was just frustrated
and I took it out on you.
(sighs) I know you're trying to
and you really have helped a lot
- It's fine. I forgive you.
- Thanks.
(gentle dramatic music)
- Has dad been back yet?
- I have no idea.
I'm the only one here right now.
Trying to get out of here soon.
Have you heard from him?
- Nope. Not at all.
- He's probably having fun with
- Gross.
(door squeaking)
(intense dramatic music)
- Mary. Hi, sweetheart.
- Mom's here. I gotta go.
(phone beeps)
- I, I didn't know you'd be here
- I had some laundry to do.
- Great.
(paper crinkling)
Hey, uh, did you hear about the
Applebee's that's opening up
over there on Fenning Ridge?
Right next to Dr. Palmer's.
How's Dr. Palmer been?
- I'm actually seeing a new doct
- [Helen] Are you? Is everything
- I'm fine.
- Well, uh, if you need to borro
to get to appointments,
let me know, or you know,
if you get a hot date with
a pretty girl. (laughs)
- I know what you're doing.
- I'm trying.
- But why would you try for a di
(feet pattering)
(gentle mysterious music)
- After we, uh, do this we'll te
to the seeds we planted last wee
Gonna put (clears throat) fertil
and then a soft layer of dirt on
You know, Adam was the first far
I'm sure he did something simila
How are your parents?
- My dad seems like he's okay.
And I haven't talked to
my mom in a couple weeks.
Last time it wasn't great.
She's probably fine.
- She suffers silently like you.
Have you told her about our new
- Yeah, I did.
- Did you tell her the nightmare
- Not yet.
So you really think it was the m
that were causing my
hallucinations and dreams?
- A proper diagnosis is vital.
Your circadian rhythm was off,
which instigated the parasomnia
and your sleep paralysis.
Mary, come here. I want
to show you something.
When I first commenced my
practice, it was more mainstream
Prescribed pharmaceuticals
and all that nonsense
that you were taking.
And I did notice that it
was helping my patients,
but it was merely hiding
issues that were underneath.
So I tried other things,
things I should have been doing
You know, the Good Book gives us
from the garden for healing,
but fewer people wanted to try
it because it wasn't proven.
Of course, there was one mishap
with one of my more
progressive techniques.
It's been 10 years. (laughs)
(dramatic music)
(feet pattering)
This plant is native
to a very specific region of Mes
It's the Papaver plant.
It's from the poppy family.
- What's it do?
- Well, it has very strong
physiological effects
and a powerful hypnotic property
It's very potent.
- It's beautiful.
- I'm glad you think so.
You know the reason that
I'm showing you this,
it's because healing is everywhe
You just, uh, have to know where
(intense dramatic music)
- Are you okay?
- Yeah, I'm fine.
Let's tend to those seeds.
(Mary and Jen breathing heavily)
- And in for three.
(both inhaling)
Hold, and out.
(both sighing)
- Dude.
- Whoa.
- I literally feel high.
(Mary coughing)
No, like I'm actually high.
- Yeah.
- This new doc is genius.
- Yeah, I'm starting to
feel better about things.
- I was really worried about you
- You wanna make out, don't you?
- What? No.
- I mean, you're like looking
at me like you want to.
(both laughing)
- Okay.
- I mean, I get it, you know?
I know with this like, breath
work and we're feeling good,
and like I like boys.
I also like Angelina Jolie.
- (laughs) Yeah.
- But you already know all that.
- Mm-hmm.
- Oh!
I almost forgot to tell you.
I searched what we were
talking about the other night.
You know, about the deaths
and stuff at that bridge.
Did you look it up too?
- Um, Dr. Cyrus thinks I
shouldn't feed into my nightmare
- Oh, okay. Well, do
you wanna know or what?
- Obviously, yes.
- So I found this article
about this woman that drowned
at the same bridge.
Did she look like this?
(foreboding music)
(Mary lightly gasping)
Okay. It's okay.
- We should go.
(bike clicking)
- Well, it sounds
like you're actually getting som
- I know, right? Geez I slept, I
Running late. I slept through my
- [Joe] I wish we would've
found this guy sooner.
Glad last night was good for you
- Yeah, and I slept.
- [Joe] I'm gonna call you
Rip van Twinkle. (laughs)
- Um, hey, I'm here, so I gotta
- Okay. Have a good session.
(chain clattering)
(intense dramatic music)
- Hey.
(dramatic music)
(grass rustling)
(Mary panting)
(dramatic music continues)
(water splashing)
(mysterious music)
(water splashing)
- Hello.
(dramatic music)
(intense dramatic music)
- I'm seeing a boy.
- Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa,
(Mary panting)
whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa,
whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
- I saw it.
- Hey, tell me what happened. Wh
- I saw a ghost.
- Okay, tell me what you saw.
(Mary gasping)
Just start from the beginning, o
And then just back it up.
- I was with my friend Jen last
- Mm-hmm.
- And I told her
about my dream of the woman
who drowned under the bridge.
And she showed me a photo of
the same woman who drowned
under the same bridge a few year
(gentle dramatic music)
(crying) It was real. She was re
And, and, just, just, just now-
- Okay, okay. (shushing) It's ok
(dramatic music)
We're gonna try something.
(foreboding music)
Remember when I told you
how I had some mishaps
with one of my techniques in the
- [Mary] One of the reasons
your practice stopped.
- (sighs) Yes,
but it wasn't my technique
that was the problem.
It was the person.
You see, this has worked
many times for many people.
(plate clattering)
(dramatic music)
You have to absolutely
follow everything I say
in order for this to work.
Now can you do that, Mary? Keep
- Yes.
- Close your eyes.
(seat creaking)
Do you know what purgatory is, M
(gentle dramatic music)
Matthew 5:26.
"You will never get out until
you have paid the last penny."
You see, your parents' divorce
has triggered something
in your spirit,
and your unsettled spirit
sees other unsettled spirits.
Have you ever done
anything you regret, Mary?
(sighs) Me too.
(foreboding music)
(intense dramatic music)
What did you see, Mary?
- I need to step outside.
- Mary, it's important
that you tell me what you
saw, otherwise I can't-
- I need a moment.
(feet pattering)
(door creaking)
(dramatic music)
(Mary panting)
(feet thudding)
(intense dramatic music)
- (gasping) No. No. No. No. No.
I'm so sorry. I didn't mean
to hit you when I was driving.
I'm sorry. I'm so sorry. (gaspin
(intense dramatic music)
- Mary. It's okay.
(Mary gasping)
It's okay.
- (gasping) I feel like I'm losi
I can't tell what's real
from what's not anymore.
I don't know what to do.
(fire crackling)
(Mary sighing)
- (clears throat) Do
you know what could, uh,
help settle your mind?
Believe it or not, a relationshi
- Really?
- Yeah.
I mean, it's been proven
that love can heal
or at least distract you from th
Do you have, uh, anyone special
in your life? Boyfriend?
- Can I tell you something?
- Yeah, you can tell me anything
- I like girls more, actually.
(fire crackling)
- That's a very courageous
thing for you to say out loud.
(intense dramatic music)
(ghost whispering indistinctly)
I appreciate you sharing that
personal information with me.
(gentle dramatic music)
Can I get you some more tea?
- I'm good.
(gentle dramatic music)
Is this your wife? She's beautif
- She was the most amazing
woman on God's green earth.
She was my best friend. (laughs)
(sighs) She was my everything.
(laughs) I was blessed.
- Must be so hard to
lose someone so special.
- She died giving birth to our c
It all happened so quickly.
- I'm so sorry.
- Well, the Lord's plans are gre
than we can understand sometimes
- But I thought you said that
you didn't have any children.
- I don't. Not anymore.
(dramatic music)
(foreboding music)
Just all too much for an
old man to bear sometimes so
I keep it outta sight.
(dramatic music)
(emotional music)
He was such a smart and a kind b
(gentle emotional music)
(foreboding music)
(gentle dramatic music)
(intense dramatic music)
(emotional music)
Are you sure you don't want any
- I'm a little sleepy, actually.
- It's a good thing. Means
our sessions are working.
- Yeah. It seems like they are.
Thank you for tonight.
- So, same time tomorrow?
- Same time.
- You gotta be more specific.
What does that even mean?
- Remember the night of my accid
- Why do you keep talking about
- Because we didn't hit a deer,
or a raccoon, or a tree branch.
- Okay.
- We hit a person.
- A person? No chance.
There was nothing there when we
- It was a boy.
(Joe sighs)
- I thought you were supposed
to be getting better, Mary.
Does this have to do with that n
What have you guys been doing ov
- We've been doing a lot.
Holistic therapies,
regressions, hypnotherapy.
It's actually been helping,
but I saw the doctor's son.
We hit his son, Joe. We
killed his goddamn son.
- Okay, whatever is happening,
it's completely messed your head
This is worse than Dr. Palmer.
You have to stop seeing this guy
He's getting inside your head.
He's manipulating you somehow.
- No.
- He's making you think things
that aren't real.
- No. No.
Dr. Cyrus is a good man. We
are the ones that did wrong.
We, I am the one that killed his
- Okay. Okay. Hey, hey.
Let's say we did hit someone.
There would be a body, or a poli
or we would've seen it on the
news last year, something.
Don't you think he
would've called the police
if his son was missing?
Are you sure you didn't
just dream this all up?
- It wasn't a dream.
(dramatic music)
- When's the next time
you're going over there?
- I usually go over a few times
- I wanna go talk to him.
- No. No.
I don't need you to do
everything for me, Joe. Okay.
I have to tell him.
I have to tell him that I killed
In fact, it's probably best
if you're not involved at all.
I mean, I, I was the one driving
There, there's no reason
for you to get in trouble
with me when I come clean. (gasp
(dramatic music)
(mysterious music)
(visitor knocks)
- Come on in.
(door creaks)
Mary. Oh, you're early. That's w
Hey, I thought we could
try something new today.
First we have to go down to the
and gather a few things.
Mary, I can tell something's on
- I had an epiphany.
- Well, epiphanies are good.
- I realized where my
trauma was coming from.
- That's significant. You're
recognizing the genesis.
God, Mary, I'm so proud.
- There's a car accident
that happened last year.
I was driving my brother's truck
I hit something and it wasn't
an animal, like I thought.
It was a boy. (sniffles)
(dramatic music)
Teenage boy.
(crying) The boy from your pictu
I hit, I hit your son with that
I killed your boy (crying)
and that was why I was
having the nightmares,
I was rotting away inside of me.
And your hypnosis triggered
the memory of that night
and the night, the
nightmares wouldn't stop
until I owned up to it. (gasping
I don't even know what you're
thinking of me right now.
(crying) I had to tell you.
I'm so sorry.
(glass shattering)
(gentle piano music)
(Mary screaming)
(objects clattering)
(pill bottles clattering)
(Mary gasping)
(gentle piano music continues)
(chair clattering)
(keyboard clacking)
(gentle music)
(paper rustling)
(Mary sighing)
(phone ringing)
- [Martin] Hey there, honey.
Nice to hear from you.
How's it going?
- Uh, hey, dad. Are are you at w
- [Martin] Yeah, sure am,
but the station's having a slow
So what's up?
- Um, I'm taking this online cou
and I was wondering if there
was a way to find records
of deceased people or, or someth
- [Martin] Taking a class.
Oh, that's great, pumpkin.
What kind?
- Um, rural crime analysis. Yeah
Um, but yeah, I, I was
just trying to find out
where to get information on, you
if, if someone had an
accident or someone died
or, you know, someone
found dead in the road,
where would I find reports like
- Mary, are you in trouble?
- No, dad.
- [Martin] Okay, well, all of
that should be public record,
but I can look something
up for you if you need.
- Yeah, yeah.
Um, can you look on your databas
if there are any local deaths
around my birthday last year?
- [Martin] All right, uh,
let me see. Uh, hang on.
Well, nothing around here last y
- Nothing around my birthday at
- [Martin] Hmm-mm. No,
not in our little town.
Well, I see a couple of deaths
over the last few years.
There was a, there's a
drowning two years ago,
close to your birthday.
There was that farmer this
year and a fire four years ago.
- Uh, but nothing else around my
- [Martin] Hmm-mm. No,
not that I see, pumpkin.
- Okay. Uh, thanks, dad.
- Hey. Hey.
You sure you're doing all right?
- I'm me.
- Huh.
- Um, I, I really do wanna keep
but I, I have to go.
(sighs) Bye, dad.
- Okay, bye, sweetie.
(foreboding music)
(intense dramatic music)
(feet pattering)
(dramatic music)
(floor creaking)
(intense dramatic music)
(door clattering)
- Jesus, mom, you scared me.
(door creaking)
- I figured you'd be up.
- (sighs) Uh, now's not
really a good time, mom.
- Yeah, I know, sweetheart.
That's why I'm here.
It hasn't, hasn't been easy for
(paper crinkling)
I, I bought this for you.
(paper crinkling)
- "Exonerate Your Soul"?
- The internet said
it's a really good book
about your mind and sleep.
Something about spiritual psycho
- Dr. Cyrus was telling me
about spiritual psychology.
Wow, Mom. That's actually a
really, really thoughtful gift.
Thanks.
- Of course, sweetheart.
Of course. I'm always here for y
Even when you think I'm not.
Well, I guess this new
doctor knows what he's doing
after all.
You think I should maybe go talk
- I'm not sure that us seeing
the same doctor is really
a good idea.
- Right. Yeah, of course.
Yeah. That makes sense.
I, I just...
(gentle music)
(Helen crying)
Mary, let me give you some
advice, okay, as a woman,
because you try so hard in life
to do everything right, you know
and be a good mother, and a good
and create a loving
atmosphere for your kids,
and it just, just... (crying)
- (shushing) Mom, mom.
No, it's, it's okay.
- I can't eat. I can't sleep.
I can't do anything lately.
I just, I, I'm tired. I'm
just so tired of it all.
I'm so tired. (crying) I'm sorry
(gentle music)
- It's okay.
- You have to know I
never meant to hurt you,
and I'm trying so hard to make i
I've been trying for a
year. I've been trying.
It's just uncomfortable news, yo
when you first hear it.
I didn't handle it well, I know
Being a grandmother is
just so important to me,
and I didn't understand,
and I know that you can
still have children.
I get that now, but it's not abo
I accept you for who you
are. For exactly who you are.
(gentle emotional music)
Oh my God, I was so horrible.
I know. I was horrible,
and I said horrible things.
But please, Mary, please
forgive me, please.
You have to forgive me.
- It's fine.
(gentle emotional music)
I forgive you. I forgive you.
I really do. I wanna
try something with you.
Close your eyes, center yourself
and we're gonna breathe in for t
You ready?
And (sharply inhaling)
(Helen sharply inhaling)
let it all out, (exhales)
(Helen exhales)
and center and open your eyes sl
(peaceful music)
How's that?
- Wow. (laughs)
I haven't felt that way
in a long time. Thank you.
- Dr. Cyrus is teaching me a lot
- Well, I personally would love
to meet this great new doctor
who's done such wonderful things
and now for me. (laughs)
- I'm, I'm not sure
that's such a good idea.
- Why is that?
(fire crackling)
- Nothing.
- Mary, what's wrong?
You know, you can tell me anythi
I just poured my soul
out for you. (laughs)
- I might have upset him.
- Oh, sweetheart.
I doubt that's true. He's
a professional right?
He's probably already forgiven y
Although I know forgiveness can
(fire crackling)
Wow. I should get out of your ha
- Uh,
you're, you're welcome to stay t
if you, if you want.
- Really? Are you sure? I, I
wouldn't wanna take your bed.
- I, I was thinking more along
the lines of the couch, but-
- I, I was joking.
- (laughs) Got it.
- Thank you.
(intense dramatic music)
(fire crackling)
- Um, actually I forgot I,
I have to call Jen about somethi
You should, you should take my b
- Okay. Sure. Yeah.
Don't worry about me. Go
do what you need to do.
We'll just be one door down.
(dramatic music)
(dramatic music builds)
- Hey, I saw you.
(gasping) What do you want?
(dramatic music)
(door clattering)
(Mary gasping)
- I'm sorry.
- You're the boy that I hit.
- (sighs) I can't tell my
father. I needed to tell you.
That I forgive him.
- Forgive him?
For what?
- He can't hear me right
now, but I really do.
Ephesians 1:7, "In him, we have
through blood, the forgiveness o
(gentle dramatic music)
(dramatic music)
(foreboding music)
- [Cyrus] What else do you want
Have I not served her well?
To forgive is futile. (grunts)
(couch rustling)
(intense dramatic music)
- No, no, no, no, no, no. (panti
(gravel crunching)
(bike creaks)
(Cyrus humming)
No, no, no.
Dr. Cyrus. (gasping)
- To forgive is futile.
To forgive is futile.
- I, I'm sorry.
Just know this is all my fault,
but I had something to tell you.
(intense dramatic music)
(Cyrus weeping)
(dramatic music)
Don't take your own life
for something that I did.
Put it down.
(intense dramatic music)
(knife clatters)
- I wasn't a good father that da
- The day your son died?
(Cyrus weeping)
What happened?
- I have a hard time recalling
because I don't want to remember
(dramatic music)
- I have an idea.
(intense dramatic music)
- I don't want to tell you.
- You can tell me anything.
- No, dad, I, I can't.
- Secrets are lies, son.
Proverbs 12:22, "Lies are
an abomination to the Lord."
- Okay, um, I'm seeing a boy.
(sniffling) I'm sorry, father.
- (sighs) What? I'm,
I'm, I'm seeing a boy.
- I'm seeing a boy at school.
- I, seeing a boy at school.
I... Francis Timothy
Cyrus, are you out of your-
- Dad, please stop. Look, I
told you the truth, now please.
- Please what? Huh?
Please look the other way while
against everything pure and
holy this family represents?
- Dad, do you realize
that I'm never gonna tell
you anything ever again?
(gentle emotional music)
Goddamn it, I hate this.
- You watch your language
in my house, young man.
Are you even a man? Hmm? No, no.
You're just a licentious
disappointment that killed my wi
You're not welcome here.
I knew I smelled an unholy stenc
- (gasps) Please forgive my sins
Do I even deserve your mercy?
(water splashing)
(horn honking)
(dramatic music)
(Francis grunting and panting)
(dramatic music)
(horn honking)
(intense dramatic music)
- (wheezes) It was my fault.
- [Mary] No, no.
If I had been paying
attention that night, I, I...
- [Cyrus] How could I have said
I have the most wicked tongue ou
- Put it down. It was my fault.
I heard you say what I've
been hearing in my nightmares.
I'm seeing a boy.
- What?
- No. Don't you understand?
- I-
I was able to forgive my
mother for what she did
because of you.
- No, no.
It's all over. It's broken.
- Not true.
You said that you accept me,
which means that you accept him.
- I do accept him. He
could never forgive me.
- He came to me. He forgives you
- How dare you?
- I'm telling the truth.
- Don't create scenarios
for false betterment.
- Okay, well, I feel in my
soul that he forgives you
and you just said you accept him
- I do.
- Then forgive yourself.
- (groans) Oh, I do.
- [Mary] You can't just say
it. You have to mean it.
- Mary, when I first saw you,
I thought, ah, that it
would help me move on
and that you were my way out of
And I tried, but obviously
guiding you just wasn't enough.
I can't take it anymore, Mary.
I can't taste any flavors. I
can't smell anything beautiful.
I'm barely here.
Sentenced to torment, just-
- Unless you forgive yourself.
(gentle emotional music)
(Cyrus sighs)
(Cyrus sighs)
(both deeply breathing)
(both exhaling)
(dramatic music)
(feet pattering)
He's older, so don't be all high
- This place is really run down.
- [Mary] Joe, be respectful.
Don't say anything like
that when we're inside.
(Mary knocks)
(Mary knocks)
- Maybe he is in the bathroom,
or in a tree house or something.
- Shut up. No, wait. I was
here last night. He's here.
Dr. Cyrus? Dr. Cyrus.
- Yeah, we gotta a thank you
Kumbaya cake for this guy
and he ain't even here.
(Mary sighs)
I'm gonna go around back. Just c
- (sighs) I don't know if
I've actually ever called him.
- [Martin] Hey, pumpkin, I
got some more reports for you.
There was another death
around your birthday,
but it wasn't last year.
It was 10 years ago, right
on your birthday actually.
Uh, yeah.
This, uh, teenager got hit
by a logging semi-truck.
It's a really sad story.
The father stabbed himself
in the neck a couple of days lat
Anyway, the boy was a minor,
so they didn't release his name,
but the dad's name was Dr. Frank
Anyway, that's all I got for you
Uh, good luck on your report.
(emotional music)
- [Joe] Mary, seriously.
What, what's going on?
- Sorry, I, uh-
- [Joe] Where the hell is this g
- I forgot he's not in today.
- Yeah, we're getting you
back on the meds. (laughs)
(gentle music)
I'm kidding. Come on.
Happy birthday to you
Happy birthday, dear Mary
Happy birthday to you
- Yay!
- And many more, Mary.
(guests clapping)
- Ah! (laughs)
- Make a wish.
- Yeah.
(Mary blowing)
- Oh.
- Yeah.
- Yeah.
- Yay!
- Happy birthday.
- Happy birthday, sweetheart.
- Mm-hmm.
- The cake looks so good.
- So good.
- Thank you.
- I'm gonna need a big piece of
(guests chattering and laughing)
- [Mary] Um, I'm gonna
go get dessert plates.
- No, no. Let me get them, sweet
- Mom, it's okay. I got it.
(Helen sighing and crying)
- She's sweet, huh?
- Where'd she get so sweet?
(Joe and Helen laughing)
(shoes thumping)
(plates crinkling)
(peaceful music)
(door creaking)
(peaceful music builds)
- Yo. Are we going to Shammy's a
(peaceful music)
- Yeah. Yeah. I'm driving.
(door creaking)
(shoes thumping)
(gentle music)
(intense dramatic music)
(intense dramatic music continue
(intense dramatic music continue
(intense dramatic music continue
(intense dramatic music continue
(intense dramatic music fades)
(crickets chirping)
(gravel crunching)
(engine rumbling)
(car door slams)
(feet pattering)
(gentle dramatic music)
(car door slams)
(person grunts)
(object rustling)
(person grunting)
(door clatters)
(suspenseful music)
- Surprise. (laughs)
- Holy Jesus.
- Happy birthday.
- Happy birthday.
- Is that your laundry?
- Hush, Joe.
- My machine is broken.
- No, no.
I'm, I'm glad you brought
your underwear to your party.
(hand thumps)
- Stop.
- Dad said that I could put in a
before we went to the restaurant
- That was just a little
white lie, pumpkin.
If I said that, I knew you'd com
- Okay. Come on. We got your fav
- Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm.
- Red velvet.
- Yeah.
- Come on, birthday girl.
- Wait, wait, wait.
Joe, how the hell did you know a
- One eight. Be right back.
- Because she's passing out flye
for youth group and stuff, man.
- No, no. There's no way that
she's going to church now.
- She doesn't just go, she's
like a leader or something.
- Mm-hmm.
- What?
- What's he talking about?
- Wait.
Why is that so unbelievable?
- You remember Lily.
I mean, always preaching about,
you know, anti-establishment
and organized religion,
blah, blah, blah, blah.
- So you don't believe
that redemption is a thing?
You're Mr. Perfect?
- Hey, you know, good for her.
I, I hope she becomes the
deacon or preacher or whatever.
- One 10. Go, mom.
- I think I remember her.
She did sports, right? One
jack. Your turn, sweetie.
- You know, Joe doesn't believe
but who cares what Joe says?
She was the complete anti-Christ
- You're the stronger for it.
- Two queens.
- One king.
- Bullshit.
- Oh, yeah?
- Oh, no.
- Eat 'em up, birthday girl.
(players laughing)
- What happened?
What'd I miss? What'd I miss?
- Sorry.
- I hooked Mary.
- You did? Bullshitter or bullsh
- She thought she saw something,
- Yeah?
- Yeah. Your turn, dad.
- All right.
- Aces.
- Well, I'm up.
- Okay.
- Okay. (laughs) All right.
Um, well, I hate to
say it, uh, three aces.
- Bullshit.
- Bullshit.
- Hey.
- (laughs) Three aces.
- What?
- Yes.
- Wow.
- No. That's-
- Okay. How is that
even possible? Cheater.
- What's up with this?
- That's crazy.
- Did y'all?
- Listen,
it's not about the
cards that you're dealt,
it's how up play 'em, bro.
- Yes.
- All right.
Happy birthday, Mary.
- Oh, yeah.
- Happy-
- Happy birthday, sweetheart.
- Happy birthday, my love.
(glasses clinking)
- Oh, yeah.
- Cheers.
- I mean, you gotta do
something with your life.
- Oh, dad.
- Well, you can't just work
at a factory forever.
- Oh, you want me
to be a cop like you?
(laughs) No.
- Okay. I'm walking home.
- Hey.
- Hey.
- I'll see you later, Mr. Swanso
- Yes.
- Joe, my man, I will see you
at work tomorrow.
- Yep, see you then, man.
- Are you sure you don't want a
- Nah. (laughs)
- Okay. Well, all right
then. See you later.
- Yep. Birthday girl, happy
birthday. Happy birthday.
- Mm-hmm. Thank you.
- Night, and I will see you at w
on Monday, miss barista bitch.
- It's barista.
- No, it's not. Bye.
- Happy birthday.
- Bye, Jen.
(crickets chirping)
- Are you excited for
your first day of work?
- Uh, actually, I am,
and Jen's training me, so it'll
- Wow. That's such a cool story.
All right. I'm out.
- Wait, you guys say goodbye to
- Yeah. Bye, mama.
- Bye, kids.
- Yo, Joe. You okay to drive?
- Yeah.
- Let me drive you home.
- No, I'm good.
Plus I need my truck for
work tomorrow anyway.
- Let me drive your truck
and dad can pick me up at
your place in the morning.
- Yeah. Why don't we have
a birthday breakfast?
- Yeah. No. How about we don't h
And I'm gonna drive my truck. I'
(keys clattering)
- Mm. Shotgun.
- Uh-huh.
- Uh-huh. Shut your mouth.
- Bye. I love you.
- I love you so much, dad.
- [Mary] (laughs) All right.
- (laughs) I've never heard
dad scream like that before.
- Oh, I didn't mean to scare him
- Yeah, right, dude.
You popped outta the
closet with that mask on.
You knew he'd freak. (laughs)
- Oh.
- You had a good time tonight, d
Red, white, and blue
She was damn gonna be the deat
- Oh, well, I'm glad.
It's like the old Mary back
and you guys seem to be getting
Buy you a drink, she slammed
that whiskey straight
(brakes squealing)
(Mary gasping)
- (thuds) Ah!
- Oh, God. Jesus.
- Ah. What was that? (panting)
- What was what?
- I think I hit something.
- No, you didn't.
- I gotta go take a look.
Where's your flashlight?
- You're gonna go take a look?
It's under the seat.
(engine rumbling)
(objects clattering)
(door alarm beeping)
(door slams)
(crickets chirping)
(suspenseful music)
(metal thuds)
(Mary gasps)
- Yo. You see anything?
- Jesus Christ.
- And our Lord and Savior.
Did you hit that guy with a
hook for a hand or Bugs Bunny?
(laughs) Are you bleeding?
You hit your head, you're bleedi
Oh, my God. Come on, let's go.
You gotta get that wrapped up.
- I'm fine.
- No, you're not fine.
You almost wrecked my truck, dum
You're never driving my shit aga
(crickets chirping)
Happy birthday.
(door clattering)
(dramatic music)
(grass rustling)
(gentle dramatic music)
(intense dramatic music)
(birds chirping)
(crows cawing)
(dramatic music)
(flies buzzing)
(grass rustling)
(Mary gasping)
(intense dramatic music)
(Mary screaming)
(Mary gasping)
- I'm seeing a boy.
(Mary grunting)
(intense dramatic music)
(Mary gasping)
(Mary sighing)
(pills rattling)
(water swishing)
(Mary sighing)
(Mary sighing)
(tools whirring)
(engine rumbling)
(tools whirring)
(wood clattering)
- How many more of these we got?
- I think two more 2 by 4s.
- (sighs) All right.
- Hey, you wanna, uh, dart
it up as Shammy's tonight?
- Uh, I can't. It's, uh, Mary's
- Oh, shit. (laughs) I
ain't know that was tonight.
- Yeah. My bad, dude.
We're, we're just doing family t
- Is, uh, everything okay?
- Yeah. Yeah.
Its the same shit. Parents fight
- You, uh, you doing okay?
- Yeah, I'm fine.
I just dunno about Mary, though.
She's still... I dunno, I just
think it's hitting her hard.
- Still not sleeping and stuff?
- Yeah, got nightmares and all t
- Honestly, man, I think it's al
I mean, has she even tried
talking to anyone about it?
Like, uh, Dr. Gibbons, you
know, uh, Andrew Gibbons mom.
- Dr. Palmer, over on Finny Ridg
- That guy.
- (laughs) Yeah.
So we'll see what happens with t
- She's been acting weird than n
Are you gonna be late today?
Hello. Mary.
- Um, sorry, what?
- Are you gonna be late today?
- I'm, I'm trying not to
be. Um, what's Nick saying?
- (sighs) Well, I'm not there to
but he's been acting like
a passive aggressive simp
and I have a feeling
you shouldn't be late.
- Uh, my doctor is already
like 20 minutes behind,
so he should be here soon.
- Okay.
Are we gonna still hang for
your b-day tomorrow night?
- Duh.
- Doy.
- Hey, I'm, I'm sorry about toni
I'm not sure why they
wanted to just do family.
- It's okay.
Maybe they're planning like
a fun trip or something.
- I know. I did. I did.
- Oh.
- Oh, hey, five minutes.
I'll come right back.
Are you kidding me, Gavin?
Yeah, he's gonna sweep next week
How's sleep been?
- It hasn't been actually.
- Hmm. Not to worry.
We'll just up your dosage of Amb
Now, your blood pressure's
stable. HGN test is normal.
See, Mary, you have a textbook c
of what we call monkey mind.
That's all this is.
Even me this morning, I was on t
and I kept hooking my shots
hook after hook after hook.
And I realized I needed
to stop for a moment,
take a deep breath, (inhales)
drink some electrolytes,
and clack, 400 yard down
the fairway, even me.
- So I should drink more Gatorad
- (laughs) Well, I do
recommend Gatorade, but yes.
And we'll up your
Adderall to 40 milligrams.
Take that in the morning with yo
Still take the Ativan as needed
and your Ambien at night.
You're set to go.
- You, you still think that my a
- You didn't have an accident, M
You just bumped your head.
Something like that wouldn't
have lasting effects
like it has this past year.
In fact, (smacks)
if you keep thinking that was th
or that you saw something,
it's only perpetuating your craz
Just keep your head straight
(paper ripping)
and try to get your eight hours.
(bike clicking)
(gentle dramatic music)
(foreboding music)
(intense dramatic music)
(Mary panting)
(intense dramatic music)
(Mary shouting)
(intense dramatic music fades)
(bike clicking)
(clothes rustling)
(Mary panting)
(Mary knocking)
- Come in.
(door rattling)
Mary, come on in.
Have a seat.
- I'm sorry.
The doctor's office took
way longer than expected.
- It always does.
That's why they call it
a waiting room, right?
- Yeah.
- (sighs) Listen, um,
do you ever think you're
gonna drive again?
- Um.
- Might get you places quicker.
Something's been brought to my a
Absences, tardiness is...
Don't forget you broke
the espresso machine.
- Yes, I know. And I, I
said I was gonna replace it.
- Mary, Mary, Mary. That's
coffee under the bridge. Okay?
I forgive you.
- Okay.
- All right.
- Thank you.
- It was $3,000.
(Mary sighs)
Mm-hmm.
Look, it's been a long year. All
For all of us,
and maybe it's best if you just,
you know, take a break, regroup.
I'm gonna need the, uh, apron.
- My, my-
- Well, it's our apron
actually, Mount Hut.
It belongs to us.
- I can pick up some shifts.
- Mm.
- Oh. And my doctor.
My doctor is, is putting on me
on, on a new medication plan
(sniffles) and it's-
- Mary.
Listen to your doctors.
That's great. Okay.
Thank you for your service.
(Mary blowing)
- (laughs) Nice job, sweetie.
- Happy birthday, pumpkin.
- Okay, let's slice this up.
- All right.
- I'm so glad we could
have this time together.
How long has it been?
- I don't know.
- Really, since the four of us h
in the same room together.
And I know we said we want
it to be just us tonight,
but that doesn't mean I wanna
keep you from your friends.
- Yeah, friends are important,
but it's nice to just, uh,
sometimes spend time alone with
- Yeah. Have you met any
new friends lately, Mary?
Or any special girls that
are more than friends?
- No.
- Well, that's all right.
Princess Charming will come
along when she's ready.
(Joe laughs)
- So anyway, uh, how's work
been going, birthday girl?
- Oh, great.
- I saw something exciting today
- Oh.
- I saw an ad
at Safeway for a used Subaru.
I thought it would be a
fun birthday adventure.
You know, to go looking at a car
You think it's time for
a car again, sweetheart?
- Mom.
- Helen, you know, if she
doesn't want a car right now,
she doesn't have to have a car.
- I wasn't saying she has to get
I was asking if she
wants to go look at one.
- I got it, but you're making
her feel very uncomfortable.
- Martin, I say-
- Hey.
- Oh, come on. How?
- Hey, hey, stop.
- Well, if your father wouldn't
attack her about her work,
she wouldn't be so on edge.
- Oh for Christ sake,
Helen, that is really rich.
It's always me. I always do some
- That's funny, (laughs)
because usually you do
nothing ever about anything.
(crickets chirping)
(Helen sighing)
(liquid sloshing)
(bottle thumping)
(feet thumping)
Oh, did you hear about
that farmer who died
over there on his land on Glen O
His wife couldn't find him for d
and then a passerby sees
something red in his field.
What are the chances of
that that's just sticking up
out of the shrubs?
I think that he-
- Mom, mom.
You gotta stop talking
about that kind of stuff.
- Wait, I had a dream last night
Did the report say-
- Helen, did you ever notice
that you care more about
other people's lives
than you care about your own?
I mean, if you spent more time
worrying about your own life
than other people's,
I think you'd be a little happie
I really do.
- Martin, that's it.
Not tonight.
(dishes clattering)
- What? What? Christ's
sake. You know what, Helen?
Everything is hell here. This is
Below me, that's hell.
And above me, is that
heaven? No. It's hell.
Everything's hell.
(Martin sighing)
- Kids, your father
and I have something to tell you
- What?
No, go ahead.
(door clattering)
(crickets chirping)
- It wasn't really that surprisi
(crickets chirping)
Yeah. I didn't think it was
actually gonna happen either.
- On my birthday. Really?
My God, my life has
completely fallen apart.
- Don't be so dramatic.
50% of families get divorced, yo
- You saying you don't care?
- I didn't say that.
(bottle rattling)
(pills clattering)
- Why is life so...
I thought there was more to it t
- I don't know. Ask Socrates,
or whatever his name is.
- Okay, dick head.
I'm on new meds, my sleep
schedule is all messed up,
and my parents just told me
that they're getting a divorce.
Jerk.
- Sorry. (sniffles)
- It's like this is it?
(gentle dramatic music)
This is all there is to life?
If hell is beneath us
and heaven is above us,
then we're just stuck in the mid
(door slams)
- I don't-
- Oh, uh, sorry to interrupt, ki
Uh, yeah. I'm just gonna head ou
Your mom, she's just not
my biggest fan right now.
- You can crash at my spot if yo
- Oh, uh, no. I got a
place I can stay tonight.
I don't wanna intrude on you.
- Yeah, Nikki's.
She's little miss amazing.
- Wow. I didn't expect you to he
Um, that must be really weird
for you to hear, I guess.
Um, you know, despite
what I was saying inside,
I just want you to know, I,
I've really felt a lot happier l
You know, and, and don't
listen to your mom,
because I have been totally
open about everything
from the get, you know.
- So you're like dating someone
and mom is...
Does she...
- Oh, your mother,
um, well she hasn't felt that wa
about me in um, well, quite a wh
It's been kind of a while and, u
(laughs) you know what?
This is an easy target for drama
So unfortunately, I-
- What was that?
Speak up.
- Jesus.
(sighs) You know, there's my cue
I'm, I'm really, I love you, pum
but happy birthday.
(feet pattering)
- Can we get the hell out of her
(engine rumbling)
- I guess it's the best
worst outcome, you know.
It's gotta be tough for mom.
- Like she's some saint.
- Really?
- Mom's a fake who tells
you how she really feels
and then tries to cover it
up like nothing happened.
- How long are you gonna
keep this up with her?
(intense dramatic music)
I mean the past is in the-
- Stop!
- And you were... Stop?
What do you mean? What's-
- Stop your truck.
(door rattling)
(Mary sighs)
- Where are you going?
(gravel crunching)
(door slams)
- The hell are you doing?
- You didn't see him?
- See who?
- That boy.
- A boy? What are you talking ab
- (sighs) Like a teenage boy.
- No, come on.
- Wait. This is the place.
- What place?
- Right here.
On the night of my birthday. Rem
(gravel crunching)
- Oh, yeah. I guess this
is where we pulled over.
Oh, it's been a year already?
Crazy. Okay, let's go.
- I saw something that night.
(gravel crunching)
- I know. That's why you swerved
- I hit something.
- Mary, we've already been over
It, it was the fog against the h
or a small tree branch that fell
or it was a flying squirrel,
or you hit a raccoon and
it shot off into the dark.
Now can we please just get
back in the truck? It's cold.
(phone ringing)
(gravel crunching)
(truck door beeping)
(door slams)
Hey, dude.
(crickets chirping)
(dramatic music)
(crickets chirping)
(gentle dramatic music)
(gentle dramatic music continues
Mary, let's go.
(leaves rustling)
(truck thuds)
(gentle dramatic music builds)
(gravel crunching)
(feet pattering)
(lamp clicks)
(jacket rustling)
(shoes rustling)
(pills clattering)
(bottle thumps)
(fabric rustling)
(Joe grunts)
(upbeat music)
- [Narrator] So it was
that England's greatest
queen began her reign
at the same time
that Britain's greatest
novelist began his career.
(upbeat music)
(foreboding music)
(dramatic music)
(dramatic music builds)
(intense dramatic music)
(grass rustling)
(static whirring)
(intense dramatic music)
(intense dramatic music builds)
(Mary gasping)
- I'm seeing a boy.
(Mary screaming)
- Mary, you're screaming!
You're screaming. Wake up.
(Mary panting)
Hey, hey, hey, hey.
It's okay. It was just a
nightmare. It was a nightmare.
- (panting) I'm scared.
- Of what?
- I'm scared to go to sleep.
- I had no idea it was this bad.
What the hell is that doctor giv
(Mary panting)
God.
We're gonna see this idiot tomor
- No, no, it's okay.
- No, it's not.
I'm gonna ask him what the fuck
- I told you, he has me
on a medication plan.
I, I, I can't just go in. He's
really expensive. (panting)
- We're gonna see him
tomorrow. Do you have work?
- Uh, no.
- Good. I'll take you up after I
(gentle dramatic music)
(food clattering)
- You look like shit, man.
- I didn't sleep.
- Oh, fun birthday party?
- Not really.
I was up all night with Mary.
- Oh, can't catch a break, huh?
- You should've seen
the way she was looking
after this nightmare she had, ma
- Did she tell you what it was o
- Just like super weird stuff.
Like people coming back to
life and attacking her and-
- Like zombies?
- No, more like ghosts.
- You know, this town is
haunted as fuck. (laughs)
You know that.
Well, you know, if, uh, Dr.
Palmer's meds aren't cutting it,
I was watching this new
documentary yesterday
on, like, new philosophies
of alternative medicine.
- Yeah. You sound like a cult le
- I'm serious, man.
I mean, people were getting
healed from like acupuncture
and, what was it?
Reiki healing and hypnotherapy.
- Hypnotherapy?
- You remember my, my
cousin Elliot, right?
- Mm-hmm.
- Smoked cigs 30 years straight.
He went to go see a hypnotist,
has not smoked a day after since
I'm serious, man.
You, uh, need some help taking
care of Dr. Palmer? You know.
- Nah. This chump's easy.
- That chump was easy.
I could tell by the way he was s
- [Brant] You are one
hell of a golf shark.
You know I was at the bell-
- Dr. Palmer.
- Hey, excuse me- I'm on the pho
- Uh, last week.
- Well, we can wait.
It's about Mary.
- Oh, my.
- Oh, Brant.
I'll have to call you back.
- Yeah, call me later.
- How can I help you?
- Just a quick question.
What the fuck kind of
prescriptions do you have her on
- Joe.
- First of all, language, pal.
Uh, here we go. Yeah.
Okay. Currently, Prozac,
Adderall, Ativan, and Ambien.
- Okay and does it say anywhere
in there that side effects
may include getting attacked
by dead people in your sleep?
Because that's what's happening
Do you even know that?
- Neurological trauma is
known to manifest itself
in several ways.
Now some we can explain and some
Now, do you wanna hear
more about it specifically
or do you wanna stand there
and act like some wanna be tough
I suggest you have a seat.
(grunts) Now, Mary's
got a hyperactive brain,
and her issues started around
the time of her new job.
Family stress, this stuff
can cause serious reactions,
which can lead to night terrors.
- Yeah. I got the why. I
need the how to fix this.
- Well, I'm doing the how.
And she stays on track with
the prescriptions I prescribed,
we should see improvement.
I mean, we can try
upping her dosage again.
- And turn her into a drug
addict zombie like the ones
in her horrible nightmares.
Are you even listening?
- What about something holistic?
Like, like a doctor at a holisti
- Yeah, like hypnotherapy.
- Hypnotherapy, sure.
Sometimes that can help.
But if ancient rituals
and holistic thinking
were a hundred percent,
we'd still be using leeches
for women's periods.
- Let me ask you something.
- I'm listening.
- Do you actually know anything?
Do those degrees on
the wall mean anything?
Because are you listening to you
All I'm hearing is maybe this, m
and I came here to get a
straight fucking answer.
- That's enough. We're done here
- So what do you want to do?
Wanna look into a therapist or
like a hospital in the city?
- Yeah, and who's gonna pay for
- I can pick up some
extra shifts at the mill.
- No, don't worry about it.
I'll figure something out.
- We will figure something.
- I will figure something out.
- Whoa. What are you talking abo
- Because now I have to work eve
now that you scared Dr. Palmer o
Hope he'll still see me.
(engine cranks)
- Oh, come on.
Don't be like that.
- Thanks for the ride.
- Wow. Hold on.
(door slams)
What? Hey, Jen.
- Hey. How are you?
- Just have fun tonight, I guess
- Wouldn't do anything you would
- Mary, will you just live
a little or something?
- Okay, Joe, I'll make sure of i
- Okay. Be safe.
- Okay.
(engine rumbling)
(dramatic music)
- [Jen] So do you wanna go to
Shammy's next or Golden Grass?
- [Mary] Uh, I guess Shammy's.
- Yay. I was gonna say the same
- Yay.
- Okay, will you stop moping?
- Sorry. Sorry. I'm, I'm having
- Oh, you're having fun.
- I promise.
- By the way, I forgot to tell y
- Yeah.
- Look at me.
Oh, there's something in
your teeth. Let's see.
Is that a smile I see?
- Shut, shut up.
- Oh my gosh. I just want
you to know you're not alone.
You know that, right? You have
so many people here for you.
- I have you.
- Yeah, of course you have me,
but you also have Dr.
Palmer, your parents, Joe.
- Uh, not really.
- Why? What happened?
- Um, well, Dr. Palmer put
me on these new prescriptions
and I'm not really working,
and I don't wanna stress my pare
any more than they already are.
And Joe thinks that he's helping
but he's just making everything
- (sighs) I'm sorry, Mare.
But I do think everything
will get better. I don't know.
Have you thought about maybe
getting behind the wheel again?
I think maybe if you did,
your body would just
know everything's okay.
- You believe me about
what happened, right?
- When?
- That night.
I thought I hit something. The a
(foreboding music)
- Yeah.
Uh, yeah, I also think it's
possible that you saw something
that wasn't actually there,
because driving at night can
be really scary. (laughs)
Mary, what are you looking at?
- This is where that
woman drowned. - What?
- I saw a woman who died at
the bottom of this bridge
in my dream.
- This specific bridge.
- Yes. That's two nights in a ro
I had another dream
before this bridge one.
There was this dead guy at this
and then I found out that
he actually died a couple
of weeks ago in real life.
Ugh! Like there's no
service in this podunk town.
- Okay, Mary, relax. It's okay.
- Can you look on your phone?
Look, look up people
who died on this bridge,
or search reports-
- Okay.
- Or something.
- Okay.
I don't have any service, so
we can just look it up later.
We don't need to look it up righ
- It really happened.
- I believe you.
Like, I don't think you're crazy
I've never thought you were craz
(Mary gasping)
What are you looking at?
- Someone's been following me. (
- Mary, nobody's following
you. There's no one there.
- Look. (gasping)
(foreboding music)
- Mary, what, what are you looki
(Mary gasping)
Hey, just breathe. Just
breathe. Just breathe.
(Mary gasping)
(Mary screaming)
(intense dramatic music)
- (shushing) It's okay. Sorry.
Mary, you need to get real help,
You have to see someone else,
not just some doctor
that's gonna pump you full
of God knows what.
Do something drastic. I don't
know. Come to yoga with me.
Anything that's gonna
help you find inner peace.
Okay? It's been a year of
this. Enough is enough.
Please just promise me
you'll try something else.
Someplace new. Just promise me.
All right. Just promise me.
- I promise.
- Like tomorrow, like now, somep
- Okay.
- Okay, let's go home.
Come on.
- Okay.
(gravel crunching)
(birds chirping)
(plants rustling)
(gentle dramatic music)
(gentle dramatic music builds)
(dramatic music)
(water splashing)
(feet pattering)
(dramatic music softens)
(Mary knocking)
(birds chirping)
Hello.
- (coughs) Hm? Who's is this?
Who is it?
- Hi, I'm Mary.
- Huh?
- Do you do holistic practice?
- [Mary] Oh, okay. Thanks.
I'm sorry to bother you.
(door creaking)
- Why?
- Um, I saw your sign down the r
and I've been taking these
prescription medications
for some sleep problems and othe
Uh, I'm seeing a doctor already
but it's not really working.
I thought I'd try something
new because of the nightmares.
- C- come on. Come on in.
You can sit there. Nightmares, h
- Mm-hmm.
- Your sleep must be fickle.
- I don't sleep much, and when I
that's when the, you know.
- Mm-hmm. You wake up sweating.
- Mm-hmm.
- Screaming.
- [Mary] Mm-hmm.
- (sighs) Tell me,
are you a God-fearing woman?
- Uh, well I stopped going to
church but I grew up Catholic.
- Hm.
- Um, I, I do believe
that there's some higher
power though, I guess.
- Well, I can assure you there i
How long have you been
having trouble sleeping?
- About a year.
- And how's your life?
- I guess you could say it's
been a little stressful.
- What's been stressful?
- My parents, I guess.
They've been having issues,
and not sleeping is
stressful, and I lost my job.
- An unbalanced parental-offspri
relationship is like
a thorn stuck in your foot
on your journey to serenity.
Matthew 15:4, "For he
who reviles his mother or
father must surely die."
- Is that your wife?
- Yes, it is.
- How long have you guys been to
- We're not anymore.
- I'm sorry.
Well, thank you for talking to m
(gentle dramatic music)
- Do you want my help?
(foreboding music)
- I'd love your help, but
I can't pay very much.
- Because you lost your job.
- Yeah.
- But I won't be late to any
of your appointments ever.
I have the time.
- Mm-hmm.
Maybe we can work something out.
- (sighs) Nah, I'm actually
looking forward to it.
- Did I hear that right?
- I'm serious.
He's a little on the religious s
but he knows his stuff and I don
He's calming.
- Good for you, Mare.
Happy for you.
- Hey, I'm sorry about yesterday
I was just frustrated
and I took it out on you.
(sighs) I know you're trying to
and you really have helped a lot
- It's fine. I forgive you.
- Thanks.
(gentle dramatic music)
- Has dad been back yet?
- I have no idea.
I'm the only one here right now.
Trying to get out of here soon.
Have you heard from him?
- Nope. Not at all.
- He's probably having fun with
- Gross.
(door squeaking)
(intense dramatic music)
- Mary. Hi, sweetheart.
- Mom's here. I gotta go.
(phone beeps)
- I, I didn't know you'd be here
- I had some laundry to do.
- Great.
(paper crinkling)
Hey, uh, did you hear about the
Applebee's that's opening up
over there on Fenning Ridge?
Right next to Dr. Palmer's.
How's Dr. Palmer been?
- I'm actually seeing a new doct
- [Helen] Are you? Is everything
- I'm fine.
- Well, uh, if you need to borro
to get to appointments,
let me know, or you know,
if you get a hot date with
a pretty girl. (laughs)
- I know what you're doing.
- I'm trying.
- But why would you try for a di
(feet pattering)
(gentle mysterious music)
- After we, uh, do this we'll te
to the seeds we planted last wee
Gonna put (clears throat) fertil
and then a soft layer of dirt on
You know, Adam was the first far
I'm sure he did something simila
How are your parents?
- My dad seems like he's okay.
And I haven't talked to
my mom in a couple weeks.
Last time it wasn't great.
She's probably fine.
- She suffers silently like you.
Have you told her about our new
- Yeah, I did.
- Did you tell her the nightmare
- Not yet.
So you really think it was the m
that were causing my
hallucinations and dreams?
- A proper diagnosis is vital.
Your circadian rhythm was off,
which instigated the parasomnia
and your sleep paralysis.
Mary, come here. I want
to show you something.
When I first commenced my
practice, it was more mainstream
Prescribed pharmaceuticals
and all that nonsense
that you were taking.
And I did notice that it
was helping my patients,
but it was merely hiding
issues that were underneath.
So I tried other things,
things I should have been doing
You know, the Good Book gives us
from the garden for healing,
but fewer people wanted to try
it because it wasn't proven.
Of course, there was one mishap
with one of my more
progressive techniques.
It's been 10 years. (laughs)
(dramatic music)
(feet pattering)
This plant is native
to a very specific region of Mes
It's the Papaver plant.
It's from the poppy family.
- What's it do?
- Well, it has very strong
physiological effects
and a powerful hypnotic property
It's very potent.
- It's beautiful.
- I'm glad you think so.
You know the reason that
I'm showing you this,
it's because healing is everywhe
You just, uh, have to know where
(intense dramatic music)
- Are you okay?
- Yeah, I'm fine.
Let's tend to those seeds.
(Mary and Jen breathing heavily)
- And in for three.
(both inhaling)
Hold, and out.
(both sighing)
- Dude.
- Whoa.
- I literally feel high.
(Mary coughing)
No, like I'm actually high.
- Yeah.
- This new doc is genius.
- Yeah, I'm starting to
feel better about things.
- I was really worried about you
- You wanna make out, don't you?
- What? No.
- I mean, you're like looking
at me like you want to.
(both laughing)
- Okay.
- I mean, I get it, you know?
I know with this like, breath
work and we're feeling good,
and like I like boys.
I also like Angelina Jolie.
- (laughs) Yeah.
- But you already know all that.
- Mm-hmm.
- Oh!
I almost forgot to tell you.
I searched what we were
talking about the other night.
You know, about the deaths
and stuff at that bridge.
Did you look it up too?
- Um, Dr. Cyrus thinks I
shouldn't feed into my nightmare
- Oh, okay. Well, do
you wanna know or what?
- Obviously, yes.
- So I found this article
about this woman that drowned
at the same bridge.
Did she look like this?
(foreboding music)
(Mary lightly gasping)
Okay. It's okay.
- We should go.
(bike clicking)
- Well, it sounds
like you're actually getting som
- I know, right? Geez I slept, I
Running late. I slept through my
- [Joe] I wish we would've
found this guy sooner.
Glad last night was good for you
- Yeah, and I slept.
- [Joe] I'm gonna call you
Rip van Twinkle. (laughs)
- Um, hey, I'm here, so I gotta
- Okay. Have a good session.
(chain clattering)
(intense dramatic music)
- Hey.
(dramatic music)
(grass rustling)
(Mary panting)
(dramatic music continues)
(water splashing)
(mysterious music)
(water splashing)
- Hello.
(dramatic music)
(intense dramatic music)
- I'm seeing a boy.
- Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa,
(Mary panting)
whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa,
whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
- I saw it.
- Hey, tell me what happened. Wh
- I saw a ghost.
- Okay, tell me what you saw.
(Mary gasping)
Just start from the beginning, o
And then just back it up.
- I was with my friend Jen last
- Mm-hmm.
- And I told her
about my dream of the woman
who drowned under the bridge.
And she showed me a photo of
the same woman who drowned
under the same bridge a few year
(gentle dramatic music)
(crying) It was real. She was re
And, and, just, just, just now-
- Okay, okay. (shushing) It's ok
(dramatic music)
We're gonna try something.
(foreboding music)
Remember when I told you
how I had some mishaps
with one of my techniques in the
- [Mary] One of the reasons
your practice stopped.
- (sighs) Yes,
but it wasn't my technique
that was the problem.
It was the person.
You see, this has worked
many times for many people.
(plate clattering)
(dramatic music)
You have to absolutely
follow everything I say
in order for this to work.
Now can you do that, Mary? Keep
- Yes.
- Close your eyes.
(seat creaking)
Do you know what purgatory is, M
(gentle dramatic music)
Matthew 5:26.
"You will never get out until
you have paid the last penny."
You see, your parents' divorce
has triggered something
in your spirit,
and your unsettled spirit
sees other unsettled spirits.
Have you ever done
anything you regret, Mary?
(sighs) Me too.
(foreboding music)
(intense dramatic music)
What did you see, Mary?
- I need to step outside.
- Mary, it's important
that you tell me what you
saw, otherwise I can't-
- I need a moment.
(feet pattering)
(door creaking)
(dramatic music)
(Mary panting)
(feet thudding)
(intense dramatic music)
- (gasping) No. No. No. No. No.
I'm so sorry. I didn't mean
to hit you when I was driving.
I'm sorry. I'm so sorry. (gaspin
(intense dramatic music)
- Mary. It's okay.
(Mary gasping)
It's okay.
- (gasping) I feel like I'm losi
I can't tell what's real
from what's not anymore.
I don't know what to do.
(fire crackling)
(Mary sighing)
- (clears throat) Do
you know what could, uh,
help settle your mind?
Believe it or not, a relationshi
- Really?
- Yeah.
I mean, it's been proven
that love can heal
or at least distract you from th
Do you have, uh, anyone special
in your life? Boyfriend?
- Can I tell you something?
- Yeah, you can tell me anything
- I like girls more, actually.
(fire crackling)
- That's a very courageous
thing for you to say out loud.
(intense dramatic music)
(ghost whispering indistinctly)
I appreciate you sharing that
personal information with me.
(gentle dramatic music)
Can I get you some more tea?
- I'm good.
(gentle dramatic music)
Is this your wife? She's beautif
- She was the most amazing
woman on God's green earth.
She was my best friend. (laughs)
(sighs) She was my everything.
(laughs) I was blessed.
- Must be so hard to
lose someone so special.
- She died giving birth to our c
It all happened so quickly.
- I'm so sorry.
- Well, the Lord's plans are gre
than we can understand sometimes
- But I thought you said that
you didn't have any children.
- I don't. Not anymore.
(dramatic music)
(foreboding music)
Just all too much for an
old man to bear sometimes so
I keep it outta sight.
(dramatic music)
(emotional music)
He was such a smart and a kind b
(gentle emotional music)
(foreboding music)
(gentle dramatic music)
(intense dramatic music)
(emotional music)
Are you sure you don't want any
- I'm a little sleepy, actually.
- It's a good thing. Means
our sessions are working.
- Yeah. It seems like they are.
Thank you for tonight.
- So, same time tomorrow?
- Same time.
- You gotta be more specific.
What does that even mean?
- Remember the night of my accid
- Why do you keep talking about
- Because we didn't hit a deer,
or a raccoon, or a tree branch.
- Okay.
- We hit a person.
- A person? No chance.
There was nothing there when we
- It was a boy.
(Joe sighs)
- I thought you were supposed
to be getting better, Mary.
Does this have to do with that n
What have you guys been doing ov
- We've been doing a lot.
Holistic therapies,
regressions, hypnotherapy.
It's actually been helping,
but I saw the doctor's son.
We hit his son, Joe. We
killed his goddamn son.
- Okay, whatever is happening,
it's completely messed your head
This is worse than Dr. Palmer.
You have to stop seeing this guy
He's getting inside your head.
He's manipulating you somehow.
- No.
- He's making you think things
that aren't real.
- No. No.
Dr. Cyrus is a good man. We
are the ones that did wrong.
We, I am the one that killed his
- Okay. Okay. Hey, hey.
Let's say we did hit someone.
There would be a body, or a poli
or we would've seen it on the
news last year, something.
Don't you think he
would've called the police
if his son was missing?
Are you sure you didn't
just dream this all up?
- It wasn't a dream.
(dramatic music)
- When's the next time
you're going over there?
- I usually go over a few times
- I wanna go talk to him.
- No. No.
I don't need you to do
everything for me, Joe. Okay.
I have to tell him.
I have to tell him that I killed
In fact, it's probably best
if you're not involved at all.
I mean, I, I was the one driving
There, there's no reason
for you to get in trouble
with me when I come clean. (gasp
(dramatic music)
(mysterious music)
(visitor knocks)
- Come on in.
(door creaks)
Mary. Oh, you're early. That's w
Hey, I thought we could
try something new today.
First we have to go down to the
and gather a few things.
Mary, I can tell something's on
- I had an epiphany.
- Well, epiphanies are good.
- I realized where my
trauma was coming from.
- That's significant. You're
recognizing the genesis.
God, Mary, I'm so proud.
- There's a car accident
that happened last year.
I was driving my brother's truck
I hit something and it wasn't
an animal, like I thought.
It was a boy. (sniffles)
(dramatic music)
Teenage boy.
(crying) The boy from your pictu
I hit, I hit your son with that
I killed your boy (crying)
and that was why I was
having the nightmares,
I was rotting away inside of me.
And your hypnosis triggered
the memory of that night
and the night, the
nightmares wouldn't stop
until I owned up to it. (gasping
I don't even know what you're
thinking of me right now.
(crying) I had to tell you.
I'm so sorry.
(glass shattering)
(gentle piano music)
(Mary screaming)
(objects clattering)
(pill bottles clattering)
(Mary gasping)
(gentle piano music continues)
(chair clattering)
(keyboard clacking)
(gentle music)
(paper rustling)
(Mary sighing)
(phone ringing)
- [Martin] Hey there, honey.
Nice to hear from you.
How's it going?
- Uh, hey, dad. Are are you at w
- [Martin] Yeah, sure am,
but the station's having a slow
So what's up?
- Um, I'm taking this online cou
and I was wondering if there
was a way to find records
of deceased people or, or someth
- [Martin] Taking a class.
Oh, that's great, pumpkin.
What kind?
- Um, rural crime analysis. Yeah
Um, but yeah, I, I was
just trying to find out
where to get information on, you
if, if someone had an
accident or someone died
or, you know, someone
found dead in the road,
where would I find reports like
- Mary, are you in trouble?
- No, dad.
- [Martin] Okay, well, all of
that should be public record,
but I can look something
up for you if you need.
- Yeah, yeah.
Um, can you look on your databas
if there are any local deaths
around my birthday last year?
- [Martin] All right, uh,
let me see. Uh, hang on.
Well, nothing around here last y
- Nothing around my birthday at
- [Martin] Hmm-mm. No,
not in our little town.
Well, I see a couple of deaths
over the last few years.
There was a, there's a
drowning two years ago,
close to your birthday.
There was that farmer this
year and a fire four years ago.
- Uh, but nothing else around my
- [Martin] Hmm-mm. No,
not that I see, pumpkin.
- Okay. Uh, thanks, dad.
- Hey. Hey.
You sure you're doing all right?
- I'm me.
- Huh.
- Um, I, I really do wanna keep
but I, I have to go.
(sighs) Bye, dad.
- Okay, bye, sweetie.
(foreboding music)
(intense dramatic music)
(feet pattering)
(dramatic music)
(floor creaking)
(intense dramatic music)
(door clattering)
- Jesus, mom, you scared me.
(door creaking)
- I figured you'd be up.
- (sighs) Uh, now's not
really a good time, mom.
- Yeah, I know, sweetheart.
That's why I'm here.
It hasn't, hasn't been easy for
(paper crinkling)
I, I bought this for you.
(paper crinkling)
- "Exonerate Your Soul"?
- The internet said
it's a really good book
about your mind and sleep.
Something about spiritual psycho
- Dr. Cyrus was telling me
about spiritual psychology.
Wow, Mom. That's actually a
really, really thoughtful gift.
Thanks.
- Of course, sweetheart.
Of course. I'm always here for y
Even when you think I'm not.
Well, I guess this new
doctor knows what he's doing
after all.
You think I should maybe go talk
- I'm not sure that us seeing
the same doctor is really
a good idea.
- Right. Yeah, of course.
Yeah. That makes sense.
I, I just...
(gentle music)
(Helen crying)
Mary, let me give you some
advice, okay, as a woman,
because you try so hard in life
to do everything right, you know
and be a good mother, and a good
and create a loving
atmosphere for your kids,
and it just, just... (crying)
- (shushing) Mom, mom.
No, it's, it's okay.
- I can't eat. I can't sleep.
I can't do anything lately.
I just, I, I'm tired. I'm
just so tired of it all.
I'm so tired. (crying) I'm sorry
(gentle music)
- It's okay.
- You have to know I
never meant to hurt you,
and I'm trying so hard to make i
I've been trying for a
year. I've been trying.
It's just uncomfortable news, yo
when you first hear it.
I didn't handle it well, I know
Being a grandmother is
just so important to me,
and I didn't understand,
and I know that you can
still have children.
I get that now, but it's not abo
I accept you for who you
are. For exactly who you are.
(gentle emotional music)
Oh my God, I was so horrible.
I know. I was horrible,
and I said horrible things.
But please, Mary, please
forgive me, please.
You have to forgive me.
- It's fine.
(gentle emotional music)
I forgive you. I forgive you.
I really do. I wanna
try something with you.
Close your eyes, center yourself
and we're gonna breathe in for t
You ready?
And (sharply inhaling)
(Helen sharply inhaling)
let it all out, (exhales)
(Helen exhales)
and center and open your eyes sl
(peaceful music)
How's that?
- Wow. (laughs)
I haven't felt that way
in a long time. Thank you.
- Dr. Cyrus is teaching me a lot
- Well, I personally would love
to meet this great new doctor
who's done such wonderful things
and now for me. (laughs)
- I'm, I'm not sure
that's such a good idea.
- Why is that?
(fire crackling)
- Nothing.
- Mary, what's wrong?
You know, you can tell me anythi
I just poured my soul
out for you. (laughs)
- I might have upset him.
- Oh, sweetheart.
I doubt that's true. He's
a professional right?
He's probably already forgiven y
Although I know forgiveness can
(fire crackling)
Wow. I should get out of your ha
- Uh,
you're, you're welcome to stay t
if you, if you want.
- Really? Are you sure? I, I
wouldn't wanna take your bed.
- I, I was thinking more along
the lines of the couch, but-
- I, I was joking.
- (laughs) Got it.
- Thank you.
(intense dramatic music)
(fire crackling)
- Um, actually I forgot I,
I have to call Jen about somethi
You should, you should take my b
- Okay. Sure. Yeah.
Don't worry about me. Go
do what you need to do.
We'll just be one door down.
(dramatic music)
(dramatic music builds)
- Hey, I saw you.
(gasping) What do you want?
(dramatic music)
(door clattering)
(Mary gasping)
- I'm sorry.
- You're the boy that I hit.
- (sighs) I can't tell my
father. I needed to tell you.
That I forgive him.
- Forgive him?
For what?
- He can't hear me right
now, but I really do.
Ephesians 1:7, "In him, we have
through blood, the forgiveness o
(gentle dramatic music)
(dramatic music)
(foreboding music)
- [Cyrus] What else do you want
Have I not served her well?
To forgive is futile. (grunts)
(couch rustling)
(intense dramatic music)
- No, no, no, no, no, no. (panti
(gravel crunching)
(bike creaks)
(Cyrus humming)
No, no, no.
Dr. Cyrus. (gasping)
- To forgive is futile.
To forgive is futile.
- I, I'm sorry.
Just know this is all my fault,
but I had something to tell you.
(intense dramatic music)
(Cyrus weeping)
(dramatic music)
Don't take your own life
for something that I did.
Put it down.
(intense dramatic music)
(knife clatters)
- I wasn't a good father that da
- The day your son died?
(Cyrus weeping)
What happened?
- I have a hard time recalling
because I don't want to remember
(dramatic music)
- I have an idea.
(intense dramatic music)
- I don't want to tell you.
- You can tell me anything.
- No, dad, I, I can't.
- Secrets are lies, son.
Proverbs 12:22, "Lies are
an abomination to the Lord."
- Okay, um, I'm seeing a boy.
(sniffling) I'm sorry, father.
- (sighs) What? I'm,
I'm, I'm seeing a boy.
- I'm seeing a boy at school.
- I, seeing a boy at school.
I... Francis Timothy
Cyrus, are you out of your-
- Dad, please stop. Look, I
told you the truth, now please.
- Please what? Huh?
Please look the other way while
against everything pure and
holy this family represents?
- Dad, do you realize
that I'm never gonna tell
you anything ever again?
(gentle emotional music)
Goddamn it, I hate this.
- You watch your language
in my house, young man.
Are you even a man? Hmm? No, no.
You're just a licentious
disappointment that killed my wi
You're not welcome here.
I knew I smelled an unholy stenc
- (gasps) Please forgive my sins
Do I even deserve your mercy?
(water splashing)
(horn honking)
(dramatic music)
(Francis grunting and panting)
(dramatic music)
(horn honking)
(intense dramatic music)
- (wheezes) It was my fault.
- [Mary] No, no.
If I had been paying
attention that night, I, I...
- [Cyrus] How could I have said
I have the most wicked tongue ou
- Put it down. It was my fault.
I heard you say what I've
been hearing in my nightmares.
I'm seeing a boy.
- What?
- No. Don't you understand?
- I-
I was able to forgive my
mother for what she did
because of you.
- No, no.
It's all over. It's broken.
- Not true.
You said that you accept me,
which means that you accept him.
- I do accept him. He
could never forgive me.
- He came to me. He forgives you
- How dare you?
- I'm telling the truth.
- Don't create scenarios
for false betterment.
- Okay, well, I feel in my
soul that he forgives you
and you just said you accept him
- I do.
- Then forgive yourself.
- (groans) Oh, I do.
- [Mary] You can't just say
it. You have to mean it.
- Mary, when I first saw you,
I thought, ah, that it
would help me move on
and that you were my way out of
And I tried, but obviously
guiding you just wasn't enough.
I can't take it anymore, Mary.
I can't taste any flavors. I
can't smell anything beautiful.
I'm barely here.
Sentenced to torment, just-
- Unless you forgive yourself.
(gentle emotional music)
(Cyrus sighs)
(Cyrus sighs)
(both deeply breathing)
(both exhaling)
(dramatic music)
(feet pattering)
He's older, so don't be all high
- This place is really run down.
- [Mary] Joe, be respectful.
Don't say anything like
that when we're inside.
(Mary knocks)
(Mary knocks)
- Maybe he is in the bathroom,
or in a tree house or something.
- Shut up. No, wait. I was
here last night. He's here.
Dr. Cyrus? Dr. Cyrus.
- Yeah, we gotta a thank you
Kumbaya cake for this guy
and he ain't even here.
(Mary sighs)
I'm gonna go around back. Just c
- (sighs) I don't know if
I've actually ever called him.
- [Martin] Hey, pumpkin, I
got some more reports for you.
There was another death
around your birthday,
but it wasn't last year.
It was 10 years ago, right
on your birthday actually.
Uh, yeah.
This, uh, teenager got hit
by a logging semi-truck.
It's a really sad story.
The father stabbed himself
in the neck a couple of days lat
Anyway, the boy was a minor,
so they didn't release his name,
but the dad's name was Dr. Frank
Anyway, that's all I got for you
Uh, good luck on your report.
(emotional music)
- [Joe] Mary, seriously.
What, what's going on?
- Sorry, I, uh-
- [Joe] Where the hell is this g
- I forgot he's not in today.
- Yeah, we're getting you
back on the meds. (laughs)
(gentle music)
I'm kidding. Come on.
Happy birthday to you
Happy birthday, dear Mary
Happy birthday to you
- Yay!
- And many more, Mary.
(guests clapping)
- Ah! (laughs)
- Make a wish.
- Yeah.
(Mary blowing)
- Oh.
- Yeah.
- Yeah.
- Yay!
- Happy birthday.
- Happy birthday, sweetheart.
- Mm-hmm.
- The cake looks so good.
- So good.
- Thank you.
- I'm gonna need a big piece of
(guests chattering and laughing)
- [Mary] Um, I'm gonna
go get dessert plates.
- No, no. Let me get them, sweet
- Mom, it's okay. I got it.
(Helen sighing and crying)
- She's sweet, huh?
- Where'd she get so sweet?
(Joe and Helen laughing)
(shoes thumping)
(plates crinkling)
(peaceful music)
(door creaking)
(peaceful music builds)
- Yo. Are we going to Shammy's a
(peaceful music)
- Yeah. Yeah. I'm driving.
(door creaking)
(shoes thumping)
(gentle music)
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