They Live in the Grey (2022) Movie Script
[Birds chirping]
[Clock ticking]
[Footsteps]
[Chair scrapes]
[Chair scrapes, creaks]
[Clock ticking]
[Thud]
[Birds chirping]
[Clock ticking]
[Coughs, gasps]
[Breathing heavily]
[Crying]
[Birds chirping]
You know, I went this morning.
Got him a red boat.
It's got this nice
little sail on it.
[Chuckles]
Should we do this?
Oh, yeah. [Clears throat]
[Sighs]
[Lighter clicks]
You want to blow that out?
Happy birthday, Lucas.
[Sniffles]
You know...
...guys at the precinct
are supposed to see a shrink
every now and then.
I could ask
for a recommendation.
[Silverware clangs]
You can call me anytime.
[Sighs]
Take care of yourself, Claire.
[Door opens]
[Door closes]
Effective immediately,
your children
will be placed in foster care
until the requirements the court
has requested have been met.
You will not have
visiting privileges.
[Crying]
If you do not agree
with the court's decision,
you can appeal in six months
from today's date.
Your Honor, if I may.
Ms. Diaz works
three part-time jobs,
she's a single parent,
she's been diagnosed
with depression.
Taking her children
away completely
will only inhibit
her ability to improve.
Ms. Yang, you have provided
substantial evidence
against Ms. Diaz concerning
her negligence of her children.
Are you recanting the statements
that you've made in this court?
No, Your Honor.
But I wouldn't want to deny her
of her visiting privileges.
I'm saying this, Your Honor...
...I'm saying it as a mother.
Okay, I really appreciate it.
Thanks a lot for the call.
Close the door.
Don't ever question
the judge's decision again.
Look, I've got
an 8-year-old girl.
School wants us to look into it.
Mm, okay, I'll go first.
Dewey.
- Dewey?
- Dewey.
Are you kidding?
Yeah,
he's Donald Duck's nephew.
He's the one...
he's the blue one.
[Both chuckle]
I'm not gonna name our son
after a cartoon duck.
Okay, fair enough.
Oh, I got it.
How about, um, Peter Jr.?
Mm.
No, I think one of you
is enough.
[Both chuckle]
Lucas.
- Lucas.
- Yeah.
Lucas.
You sure?
Yeah, it sounds right.
I just like it.
I think it's a great name.
[Humming]
Bring back my Bonnie to me
Happy birthday, honey.
[Clattering]
I thought you weren't
going to come home.
I'd wait up for you.
I'd wait up for you.
[Breathing heavily]
Don't leave me!
Look what you made me do.
Look what you made me do!
[Shouts]
[Breathing heavily]
What? [Stammers] No.
No, just... just set
the meeting for tomorrow, okay?
I-I need this to come in
before the end of the quarter.
[Doorbell rings]
Audrey, can...
can you get that, please?
Yeah, yeah.
[Doorbell rings]
Audrey, c...
Hold on.
[Doorbell rings]
Hold on one second.
[Sighs]
Whatever you're selling, um,
we're not interested.
Thanks.
I'm Claire...
from Child Protective Services.
I'm gonna call you back.
Come in.
Audrey, CPS is here.
Can you get Sophie?
Dinner's ready.
Have a seat.
What time does she normally
go to bed?
Um, around 9:00.
Do you tuck her in?
Uh, she prefers her dad.
What do you do, Mr. Lang?
I work at a mortgage company.
[Pen scratching]
And you, Mrs. Lang?
Oh, me?
Um, I'm at a travel agency,
just part time.
Uh, Audrey hasn't worked
since we've had Sophie,
but now that Sophie's older,
we thought a job would get her
out of the house more often.
I get to spend a few hours
a day with the real world.
The scratch on her cheek...
what happened?
She fell off her skateboard
in the driveway.
I'll need to speak
with Sophie alone.
It'll just be a moment.
Sure.
I never liked cauliflower, too.
Are you here to take me away?
Oh, no.
No, I'm here to help.
There's a girl at my school.
Her name's Jalen.
Your friend?
No.
She had to go to a foster home.
What happened to your cheek?
I fell.
What about the bruises
from last week?
Why don't you
try skateboarding?
You'll find out.
I'll tell you two truths...
and one lie.
If you can't tell the lie,
you have to eat one.
The girls at my school
used to make me do things
I didn't want to do
because I wanted to fit in.
I'd go home and cry for hours.
This must be a stupid game
you play with your kids.
I used to play it with my son.
Yesterday was his birthday.
We went to his favorite
restaurant to celebrate.
I'm always afraid.
So I sleep in the closet.
Only Harry Potter sleeps
in the closet.
That's a lie.
Mnh-mnh.
Yesterday would have been
my son's 10th birthday.
I'm sorry.
What wa his name?
Lucas.
That was very brave.
Your turn.
I'm allergic to peanuts.
Almost died the first time
I tried a Reese's Cup.
In the second grade,
I blamed a fart on this bully.
Kids at school
still call him Fart Back Fred.
The scratch on my face...
It's okay.
You can tell me.
I didn't get it from a fall.
[Gasps]
[Creaking]
- Hey!
- [Gasps]
You okay?
[Gasps]
We don't know what it is.
When we first moved in,
lights would turn on and off.
I just thought it was
an electrical problem,
but then, things...
furniture started moving
on their own.
We thought it was harmless.
But then she started
hurting your daughter.
Wait, how do you know
it's a woman?
I can't take this case.
[Paper rustles]
[Telephone ringing]
This is Claire.
Hi, Claire.
Um, I was thinking, uh,
maybe we could grab dinner
sometime together.
Claire, are you still there?
Yeah.
So is that a yes?
No, no, I'm working late.
Oh, yeah.
Okay.
Well, maybe... maybe next time.
[Brakes squeal]
What time is Daddy coming?
You just worry about
finishing that chapter.
I don't get this word.
Sound it out.
Glory...
gloriump...
Gloriumptious.
Gloriumptious.
Are you hungry?
Yeah. Can we go get tacos?
Hmm.
Sounds good.
Let me get my keys.
Why does Daddy have to work
on a Saturday?
I don't know.
Can you put on your shoes?
[Keys jingling]
[Screams, gasps]
Mom?
Mom, what are you looking at?
[Screaming]
- Mom!
- [Gasps]
[Keys jingle]
[Water running]
[Water shuts off, glass thuds]
[Pills rattle]
Mom?
Are you okay?
[Glass thuds]
[Crickets chirping]
[Clock ticking]
[Sighs]
[Sighs]
Hey.
Got something to eat?
I'm starving.
Haven't had anything for days.
[Doors slamming]
[Gasps]
I told you I wanted something
to eat!
[Groans]
[Thud, glass shatters]
[Gagging]
[Telephone ringing in distance]
[Telephone rings]
Hello, this is Claire.
Are you the CPS worker
for Sophie Lang?
I am no longer on her case.
You're still listed
as the CPS contact.
We need someone here
at the school immediately.
I'll see what I can do.
Can I get the Lang case back?
Changed your mind?
Yeah.
You think that I'm hurting
my own child?
How many times
can she fall off her skateboard?
She wasn't wearing her helmet
or her pads.
Mrs. Lang,
I am recommending Sophie
to the child psychiatrist here
at school.
There will also be weekly
and random visits by the CPS.
Meantime, I suggest you
and Mr. Lang seek counseling.
If you need a recommendation,
I know a few family
and marriage therapists.
We only want to create a healthy
environment for your child.
[Birds chirping]
We bought this house
the year we had Sophie.
It was the first time
it had snowed in 30 years.
I remember thinking to myself...
remember seeing the snow
outside the window
in the delivery room
and just being alone, thinking,
"God, what a perfect moment to
bring a child into this world."
Are you a mother, too?
Yes.
I was.
I'm so sorry. I...
Audrey, you have to do
everything you can
to protect your daughter.
I am.
I don't know what else to do.
[Sighs]
Sell the house.
[Scoffs]
I can't.
Everything we have
is tied into this mortgage.
You said it was a woman, right?
How did you know that?
I saw her.
And I felt her.
You felt her?
What does that mean?
I don't know how to explain it
without sounding crazy.
I see things that people
aren't supposed to see.
Do they hurt you?
Sometimes.
[Doorbell rings]
[Doorbell rings]
Sorry for, uh, coming by
without calling first.
What's that?
Oh, I, uh, found some
of your things in my storage.
Thought you might like
to have them back.
No, your hand.
Oh, a toolbox fell on it.
And there's, um...
there's something
that's been bugging me.
I've been...
I've been driving around
every night thinking about this.
[Sighs]
Do you remember our first date?
Roberta's Caf.
I left $13 for the tip.
That was all I had... $13.
I drove across town
the next morning
just to give the waitress
a few more dollars.
Why would you do that?
Somehow,
I thought you'd be the one.
And I, uh, didn't want
to start us off with bad luck.
Anyway, it's just, uh, something
I never told you, so...
Did you want to have dinner
sometime?
Sure. Yeah.
Goodnight.
Goodnight.
I like the simple life
Make it too complicated
I like the simple life
Don't want to be frustrated
I like the simple life
[Doorknob rattling]
[Door creaks]
[Screams]
[Glass shatters,
items clattering]
Not afraid of you!
Just leave us alone!
[Items clattering]
Just give me back my daughter!
We have walnut, mahogany,
cherry, oak, pine, pecan.
If you want a metal casket,
we also have a wide selection
with bronze and copper accents.
Uh, yeah.
What about, uh, that one there?
Oh, that's a popular one.
Uh, comes with
a nice velvet lining.
Uh, you can also
choose the color.
The package also comes
with flowers.
We work closely
with our local florist
to give you the best selection.
You can go with lilies,
carnations, chrysanthemums,
orchids, roses.
Our prices are competitive,
so you probably won't find
a better deal in town.
Well, I'll give you
two a moment to decide.
So, um, what do you think?
White lilies.
Okay.
The casket?
Any of the wood ones.
Yeah. [Sniffles]
I was thinking the same, too.
How about, uh, pine?
Were you able to decide?
Yeah.
Uh, we'll with the, um,
wooden casket, pine.
Well, that's a good choice.
And, uh...
for the flowers, um,
we'll go with, uh, white lilies.
What about the casket lining?
I-If you need more time,
you can take our catalogue,
look it through,
and... and call me back.
But we do close 5:00
on weekdays.
[Crying]
Yeah, my dad wants
to have another kid.
But my mom doesn't want to.
What about you?
Do you want
another brother or sister?
Sometimes I do.
Sometimes I don't.
[Video game music plays]
Do you want to have
another child?
[Video game music plays]
Are you a good mother?
I don't know.
How long is a person sad for
when they lose someone?
A very long time.
When my son died...
...all I wanted was
for the world to leave me alone.
I even stopped talking
to his daddy.
Did he leave you?
Sometimes when people
are too sad to be together...
...it's better
that they stay apart.
I wish my parents
could be happy together.
[Video game music]
Why would you say that?
My dad slept with another woman
while my mom had me.
She never got over it.
Is it true you can see ghosts?
How long has
it been hurting you?
I need you
to close the Lang case.
- Sir...
- I don't get it.
You've never taken this long
on a case.
- I don't think it's the parents.
- Well, the school does,
and... and
they've already reported
that there's no bullying.
I don't want to have another
conversation with the principal.
The school has no idea
what is going on.
It's not your job to decide
who's right or wrong, okay?
You just collect data,
and we process it.
I need a few more days.
File the report.
[Sighs]
Are we always going to eat
without talking?
Well, what do you
want to talk about?
I don't know.
Just anything.
Don't you want
to know about my day?
Okay, Giles,
how was your day?
Well, Audrey,
thanks for asking.
It was good.
I closed a loan
on another commercial property.
Congratulations.
And you?
Fine.
How was your day?
How... How's work going for you?
What do you expect?
I work at a travel agency.
[Sighs]
How about you, young lady?
How was school?
- Boring.
- [Laughs]
You're too young
for school to be boring.
Come on.
Dad, can I go to my room?
Finish your food first.
[Sighs]
Anyway, I'm thinking about,
you know,
putting the housing market.
[Fork clinking]
And why would you do that?
I don't know. Just with
everything that's going on,
I thought it would be easier
on all of us.
Oh, is that... Is that
how this works?
[Clinking continues]
Really?
Giles, any time
we just hit a wall,
you... you just hit
the reset button?
Would you stop it?!
[Fork clatters]
[Suspenseful music plays]
[Cracking]
[Audrey screams]
Look, I don't care
how this looks anymore, okay?
We... We... We got to do
something about this.
We are taking you
to the hospital.
Come on, let's go.
[Keys jingling]
Audrey.
Audrey.
Did you ever bring her
into our house?
What?
W-What are you talking about?
Did you fuck her on our bed?
Oh, my God. I...
[Keys clatter]
Baby, I thought...
I thought we were over this.
[Cellphone rings]
[Ringing continues]
Audrey?
Sorry for the late call.
Is everything alright?
Yeah. Yeah, no, it is.
It's, um...
Actually, no.
Look, I need your help.
It's gotten...
It's gotten more violent.
And I was thinking, you know,
if you can...
if you can see it...
...then maybe there's a chance
you can communicate with it.
I don't know if I can.
You could try.
Please.
You could try because there's
no one else who can help us.
No one.
I'll try.
[Keys jingling]
[Lock disengages]
[Cellphone rings]
[Sighs]
[Ringing continues]
[Knock on window]
Ma'am, do you have
a parking permit?
Yes, it's on the rear window.
Can I see your license
and registration?
What day is today?
What day is today?!
[Breathing shakily]
[Gasps] Aah!
What happened to my hand?!
What happened to my hand?!
I'm supposed to be
at my daughter's recital.
[Voice breaking]
It's tonight.
What am I even doing here?!
Did you do this to me?
Did you do this to me?!
[Crying]
What day is today?
What day is today?!
[Breathes deeply]
[Sighs]
[Keys tapping]
[Breathing heavily]
What day is today?
What day is today?
[Sighs]
[Lucas humming "My Bonnie
Lies over the Ocean]
[Humming continues]
Lucas?
[Humming stops]
Did you know that 70%
of the Earth is ocean?
Yes.
Do you know what to do when
you're in the middle of a storm?
No.
You have to push
against the waves.
That's the only way to get out.
If you don't, you'll sink.
[Crying]
I'm so sorry.
When you're sad,
it makes me sad.
[Sobbing]
I miss you so much.
[Suspense music plays]
Sometimes...
I get so cold.
[Gasping]
[Crying]
[Gasps]
[Breathing heavily]
[Footsteps approaching]
Mom?
Hi, honey.
How are you?
[Footsteps approaching]
[Sighs]
[Shoe thuds]
[Shoe thuds]
[Sighs]
Your shift ended
three hours ago.
I just kept driving.
I needed to...
well, think.
I missed you.
[Sighs]
[Sighs]
I'm gonna go for a walk.
[Footsteps departing]
How's the hand?
It'll heal.
Uh-huh.
I put your pain pills
in the cabinet.
Why don't...
Why don't you take off tomorrow?
And I will to.
I don't know.
No.
No, I'll be fine.
You've been talking
to that CPS lady, right?
Um... it was, uh, Claire.
Right?
Audrey?
This is really good.
How'd you get the chicken
so tender?
[Chuckles]
Costco.
Costco.
And the potato?
I baked them.
[Chuckles]
Do you want some more wine?
Sure.
Thank you.
[Sighs]
Do you regret going back to tip
that waitress?
Why?
Because we're unlucky.
[Sighs]
I took the third shift
because I can't sleep at night.
I don't even have dreams
about him.
Do you?
Don't, Peter.
We're just... We're just
never gonna talk about it?
[Sighs]
You... You won't understand.
This is not just about our son.
It's like you have
these walls around you.
You know, there's no windows,
no door,
and I'm always
trying to find a way in.
I'm sorry you feel that way.
No, Claire, you are notsorry.
[Sighs]
[Sighs]
No, no, we are not...
We are not done with
this conversation, Claire.
Okay? You're not just
walking away again!
What do you do
with all the damage, right?
How do you hold it all in?
Because I can't do that.
Please let go of me.
What do you do with all the...
the hurt and the anger, Claire?
Don't pretend like you
don't feel anything.
Do you want to know
how I got this?
I got called on a 415.
Okay?
Some drunk
raped his stepdaughter.
He didn't resist. Okay?
He complied, but I lost it.
Do you know how hard
you have to hit a man
[Voice breaking] to break his
jaw in three different places?
Don't you have anything
to say to me?!
[Thunder rumbling]
Do... Do you want me around?
Or you...
Or you don't want me around?
Do you want a divorce?
Just... Just tell me something!
Just anything!
Anything!
I-I can't live
in the gray with you!
Do... Do you even still love me?
[Thunder rumbling]
- I think you're a coward.
- Mm...
Yes.
I am a coward.
Is that what you want to hear?
[Voice breaking]
I killed our son, Peter.
Our son.
I bury myself with the same
scenarios you play in your head.
What if you had picked him up
instead?
What if I had just called
the school?
What if he had stayed there
just a little longer?!
What if I hadn't taken
those pills?!
[Thunder rumbling]
[Crying]
Yeah. Yeah. Claire.
Why do you take those pills?
[Breathes deeply]
When you're ready to tell me,
I may not be here for it.
[Ticking]
So you've never done this
before, right?
No.
- What if this doesn't work?
- How do we know?
Well, if it can do this
to your hand,
- what else can it do?
- Giles, just let her try.
[Sighs]
[Breathes deeply]
[Suspenseful music plays]
[Ticking]
[Ticking]
[Gasps]
- Should... Should we follow her?
- No, no, no.
Just stay.
[Soft creaking]
[Spinning wheel creaking]
[Creaking stops]
You have to go.
You have to leave.
You have to leave Sophie alone.
[Indistinct voices]
[Screams]
[Grunting]
[Gasping]
[Grunts]
[Gasping]
[Rapid footsteps approaching]
- Claire?
- Audrey, call 911 now.
Claire.
How long have I been here?
You've only been here
for a night.
How did you know I was here?
Well, I'm still listed
as your emergency contact.
Hey, hey.
Let me help you.
No, no.
I'm okay. Got it.
Um...
do you... Do you need anything?
No.
I'm alright.
Well...
I'll... I'll be... I'll be
outside if you need anything.
Okay.
Your husband?
Yeah.
Nice fella.
He's been sitting here all this
time just watching you sleep.
I'm Ada.
I can tell a lot about a couple
by just listening to them.
Sometimes we just have to stop
pushing people out of our lives.
Maybe.
But it's not that easy.
Oh, nobody ever said
it was easy.
Doesn't mean you don't try.
Sometimes you can't live
with things you can't change.
Oh, girl.
Had I learned not to beat myself
every day
for the things
I couldn't change [Sighs]
then I'd look
20 years younger now.
It's not the burdens we carry
that makes life hard.
It's the refusal to let
anybody else help us carry them.
When my husband
took his own life,
I blamed myself.
I'd been working two jobs.
You come home to see
the person you love dead.
That's a place
you don't climb out of.
[Sighs]
I blamed myself.
Took me a long time to realize
it wasn't my fault.
I was afraid to accept
my own life.
[Chuckles]
Just because shit's bad doesn't
mean things can't get better.
[Suspenseful music plays]
[I.V. dripping]
[Toilet flushes]
[Gasps]
[Groaning]
[Gasping]
[Breathing heavily]
[Woman crying]
[Crying continues]
[Baby crying]
Do you hear that crying?
That's my baby.
[Baby crying]
My baby!
[Crying]
My baby.
[Sniffles, baby crying]
[Woman crying]
[Woman sobbing]
My baby. My...
[Baby crying]
[Woman wailing]
[Breathing heavily]
I can stand.
I can finally walk.
[Claire sobbing]
Ada.
How long have I been here?
I don't know.
My son was supposed
to pick me up.
I'm so sorry.
Maybe you don't have to be here
anymore.
Maybe you have a choice.
Yes.
Yes.
Yes.
Yes.
Hey, Claire, this is Lloyd.
The school has filed a formal
complaint with the city.
I need you to close
the Lang case immediately.
I'll see you back at the office.
[Cellphone beeps]
[Knife clangs]
[Gasps]
The other day
I was making dinner.
And one moment, I was in
the kitchen cutting vegetables,
and the next, I was already out
the front door walking.
I just kept walking.
I could have gone on forever.
Anyway, yeah, Giles and I
were high school sweethearts.
We did the whole thing,
you know?
We went to college together,
we got married,
moved to the suburbs,
and I got pregnant with Sophie.
When I was pregnant,
he... he was away a lot.
With another woman.
Sophie told me.
He loves our daughter.
He really does.
That's the only reason
he came back.
Oh, God.
I had this dream of what my life
would be like.
Do you have any idea
what it's like
to have no control
over your entire life?
I do.
Sometimes the only way
to make them go away
is when I'm medicated.
And that day...
...I had taken
more than I should.
I passed out.
My son...
He decided to walk home
from school.
Police thought he was kidnapped.
It took us three days
to find him in an empty field
on the side of the road.
It was a hit and run.
And we never found the driver.
So I know what it's like to not
know where to put the blame.
What do you do with it?
You learn to live
in its shadow.
You're going to lose
your daughter.
[Insects chirping]
[Creaking]
[Panting]
[Door opens]
[Gasps]
[Crying]
Remember when I told you
I was only here to help?
I have to make sure
you stay safe.
No, pick a number.
Six.
One, two, three, four...
Sophie, go stand outside. Now.
[Door opens, closes]
They're gonna take her.
But I haven't even
filed the case.
The hearing is next week.
Please, Claire,
don't you think you can
just tell them the truth?
I-I can't. I...
You filed my case?
I had to.
I was handling it.
Claire,
you passed out on the job.
You've been in the hospital
for two days.
And I don't know what's...
Why are you taking so long
with this one?
Besides, the school called
again.
So I did what needed to be done.
Look, it is not good
for the girl.
If anything happened
to that child,
we could be charged with
negligence.
Please, Lloyd, listen to me.
Please do not do this.
Look...
I was gonna wait till the end
of the day, but I guess...
I should tell you now.
I'm letting you go.
[Crying]
[Screams]
[Screams]
[Screams]
[Horn honking]
Oh, baby.
Where have you been, Mommy?
I'm sorry.
I'm sorry, honey.
I'm here now.
I'm here.
Sometimes I get really cold.
I get really scared.
Me too.
I get scared too, honey.
Maybe...
Maybe it's time
we stop being scared.
My Bonnie lies
over the years
My Bonnie lies over the sea
My Bonnie lies
over the ocean
Oh, bring back
my Bonnie to me
Bring back, bring back
Oh, bring back my Bonnie
to me, to me
Bring back, bring back
Oh, bring back
my Bonnie to me
[Pills rattle]
[Water running]
[Sighs]
[Cellphone rings]
[Knocks on window]
Hold these.
I got to take this call.
Sure, man.
[Cellphone rings]
Hi.
I wanted to ask you something.
Okay.
Were you ever
prepared to leave?
You can be honest.
[Knocks on windshield]
No, no. I wouldn't know how.
Claire?
I want to tell you everything.
Everything?
I want us to start over.
Hey, Pete.
You okay, man?
[Crying]
Yeah.
Yeah, yeah,
I'd... I'd like that.
If you want to come over...
...that'll be okay.
Okay. Okay.
Okay.
[Sighs] Okay.
[Knock on door]
[Grunts]
[Panting]
[Gasps]
[Crying]
[Gasps]
[Gasps]
- It's too late.
- [Speaks indistinctly]
Shut up!
Baby, please.
All these years,
I tried to make it work.
I know, okay,
and it's all my fault.
Okay, we can make it, but...
no, I... I will make it better.
- Please.
- Audrey.
What are you doing here?
It doesn't have to be this way.
Just put the gun down.
I know what it feels like.
I know what it feels like
to feel something so wrong
can never be right.
You can still make this right.
Audrey, you're sick, honey.
- No!
- No, baby...
No, you did this!
We can... We'll get you help.
- No.
- Honey, we will get you help.
You took away the one thing in
this world that I wanted most.
A life.
And once you lose that,
you can't ever get it back.
- Baby, what are...
- I am tired of pretending.
What... What are you
talking about, honey?
You know Sophie's bruises
never go away?
It was you?
How could you hit her?
- Do you feel that?
- How could you touch her?
Do you know how much it takes
for a mother
to hurt her own child?
Do you?
Do you feel that? Good.
'Cause now you know how I feel,
and now you know my pain.
And now...
I have to take away the
one thing in this world
that you love most.
Oh, no, God, no, no,
no, no, no, no, no, no,
Sophie, baby,
I'm sorry about this.
- Okay?
- [Crying] No.
- It'll be so quick, honey.
- No, Mommy, no.
- Yes, baby.
- No, Mommy.
- Take me.
- Mommy's gonna do you first.
- No!
- Shh.
And then it'll be me and it'll
be so much better this way.
- I swear.
- No, Mommy!
- I swear.
- Stop it!
[Indistinct shouting]
[Gunshot]
[Screams]
[Panting]
[Body thuds]
- [Crying]
- No!
No!
He was supposed to suffer!
[Sobbing]
You did this.
You took this from me!
[Gunshots]
[Gun clicking]
[Gasps]
Oh, no.
- [Crying]
- Sophie.
Are you okay?
Let me just check you.
Okay.
Okay.
It's gonna be okay.
I took $500 off the boys with
hold 'em the other night.
You should come by, come by
Jim's one of these games.
Take it easy on you.
Uh-huh. I heard you lost $1,000
the other week.
You know, you got
to let the suckers think
they can win once in a while.
Mm-hmm. Yeah.
Sounds like
you have an addiction.
Addicted to winning.
We got a 10-71, multiple shots
fired at a local residence
on Crawford and Third.
This is Officer Yang
and Officer Beckett.
We're on our way.
[Sighs]
[Engine starts]
[Siren wails]
Listen to me.
We have to get out of here.
You stay behind me, okay?
Okay, Sophie,
let's run to the door.
[Gasps]
Run, Sophie. Run.
[Panting]
Sophie.
Sophie...
Sophie, get out of here.
Get out of here.
Get out of here, Sophie.
Run. Get out of here now.
[Screams]
Claire, you should have
stayed out of it.
You think you can fix us?
All I needed was you to get rid
of that fucking ghost.
- Help us. You have to help us.
- [Laughs]
Help us.
Help?
Who's gonna help you?
[Knife clatters]
[Bones cracking]
[Screams]
[Body thuds]
[Gasps]
I got her.
It's okay, it's okay.
Everything's gonna be okay.
Requesting 11-41.
Female, non-responsive.
What the...?
Claire.
Requesting 10-52
to 456 South Crawford.
456 South Crawford.
Claire. Beckett!
In the kitchen, Beckett!
Claire.
No, no, no.
It's gonna be okay.
It's gonna be okay.
It's gonna be okay.
I'm sorry.
I'm sorry.
I'm sorry for pushing you away.
For everything.
I understand now.
How long have you had it?
All my life.
Why didn't you tell me before?
I was afraid
you wouldn't believe me.
We heard that you may be able
to help us.
After the funeral,
we started to hear sounds
and the lights would flicker.
People don't want to believe.
How often do you...
do you see them?
All the time.
My mom, she was really
attached to this house.
And...
She was always really worried
that I wouldn't be able
to take care of myself,
to raise a family.
It's like they're stuck.
Holding onto their pain.
Reliving their past
over and over.
If she's still here,
can you connect with her?
What do they want?
Someone to help them.
[Clock ticking]
[Footsteps]
[Chair scrapes]
[Chair scrapes, creaks]
[Clock ticking]
[Thud]
[Birds chirping]
[Clock ticking]
[Coughs, gasps]
[Breathing heavily]
[Crying]
[Birds chirping]
You know, I went this morning.
Got him a red boat.
It's got this nice
little sail on it.
[Chuckles]
Should we do this?
Oh, yeah. [Clears throat]
[Sighs]
[Lighter clicks]
You want to blow that out?
Happy birthday, Lucas.
[Sniffles]
You know...
...guys at the precinct
are supposed to see a shrink
every now and then.
I could ask
for a recommendation.
[Silverware clangs]
You can call me anytime.
[Sighs]
Take care of yourself, Claire.
[Door opens]
[Door closes]
Effective immediately,
your children
will be placed in foster care
until the requirements the court
has requested have been met.
You will not have
visiting privileges.
[Crying]
If you do not agree
with the court's decision,
you can appeal in six months
from today's date.
Your Honor, if I may.
Ms. Diaz works
three part-time jobs,
she's a single parent,
she's been diagnosed
with depression.
Taking her children
away completely
will only inhibit
her ability to improve.
Ms. Yang, you have provided
substantial evidence
against Ms. Diaz concerning
her negligence of her children.
Are you recanting the statements
that you've made in this court?
No, Your Honor.
But I wouldn't want to deny her
of her visiting privileges.
I'm saying this, Your Honor...
...I'm saying it as a mother.
Okay, I really appreciate it.
Thanks a lot for the call.
Close the door.
Don't ever question
the judge's decision again.
Look, I've got
an 8-year-old girl.
School wants us to look into it.
Mm, okay, I'll go first.
Dewey.
- Dewey?
- Dewey.
Are you kidding?
Yeah,
he's Donald Duck's nephew.
He's the one...
he's the blue one.
[Both chuckle]
I'm not gonna name our son
after a cartoon duck.
Okay, fair enough.
Oh, I got it.
How about, um, Peter Jr.?
Mm.
No, I think one of you
is enough.
[Both chuckle]
Lucas.
- Lucas.
- Yeah.
Lucas.
You sure?
Yeah, it sounds right.
I just like it.
I think it's a great name.
[Humming]
Bring back my Bonnie to me
Happy birthday, honey.
[Clattering]
I thought you weren't
going to come home.
I'd wait up for you.
I'd wait up for you.
[Breathing heavily]
Don't leave me!
Look what you made me do.
Look what you made me do!
[Shouts]
[Breathing heavily]
What? [Stammers] No.
No, just... just set
the meeting for tomorrow, okay?
I-I need this to come in
before the end of the quarter.
[Doorbell rings]
Audrey, can...
can you get that, please?
Yeah, yeah.
[Doorbell rings]
Audrey, c...
Hold on.
[Doorbell rings]
Hold on one second.
[Sighs]
Whatever you're selling, um,
we're not interested.
Thanks.
I'm Claire...
from Child Protective Services.
I'm gonna call you back.
Come in.
Audrey, CPS is here.
Can you get Sophie?
Dinner's ready.
Have a seat.
What time does she normally
go to bed?
Um, around 9:00.
Do you tuck her in?
Uh, she prefers her dad.
What do you do, Mr. Lang?
I work at a mortgage company.
[Pen scratching]
And you, Mrs. Lang?
Oh, me?
Um, I'm at a travel agency,
just part time.
Uh, Audrey hasn't worked
since we've had Sophie,
but now that Sophie's older,
we thought a job would get her
out of the house more often.
I get to spend a few hours
a day with the real world.
The scratch on her cheek...
what happened?
She fell off her skateboard
in the driveway.
I'll need to speak
with Sophie alone.
It'll just be a moment.
Sure.
I never liked cauliflower, too.
Are you here to take me away?
Oh, no.
No, I'm here to help.
There's a girl at my school.
Her name's Jalen.
Your friend?
No.
She had to go to a foster home.
What happened to your cheek?
I fell.
What about the bruises
from last week?
Why don't you
try skateboarding?
You'll find out.
I'll tell you two truths...
and one lie.
If you can't tell the lie,
you have to eat one.
The girls at my school
used to make me do things
I didn't want to do
because I wanted to fit in.
I'd go home and cry for hours.
This must be a stupid game
you play with your kids.
I used to play it with my son.
Yesterday was his birthday.
We went to his favorite
restaurant to celebrate.
I'm always afraid.
So I sleep in the closet.
Only Harry Potter sleeps
in the closet.
That's a lie.
Mnh-mnh.
Yesterday would have been
my son's 10th birthday.
I'm sorry.
What wa his name?
Lucas.
That was very brave.
Your turn.
I'm allergic to peanuts.
Almost died the first time
I tried a Reese's Cup.
In the second grade,
I blamed a fart on this bully.
Kids at school
still call him Fart Back Fred.
The scratch on my face...
It's okay.
You can tell me.
I didn't get it from a fall.
[Gasps]
[Creaking]
- Hey!
- [Gasps]
You okay?
[Gasps]
We don't know what it is.
When we first moved in,
lights would turn on and off.
I just thought it was
an electrical problem,
but then, things...
furniture started moving
on their own.
We thought it was harmless.
But then she started
hurting your daughter.
Wait, how do you know
it's a woman?
I can't take this case.
[Paper rustles]
[Telephone ringing]
This is Claire.
Hi, Claire.
Um, I was thinking, uh,
maybe we could grab dinner
sometime together.
Claire, are you still there?
Yeah.
So is that a yes?
No, no, I'm working late.
Oh, yeah.
Okay.
Well, maybe... maybe next time.
[Brakes squeal]
What time is Daddy coming?
You just worry about
finishing that chapter.
I don't get this word.
Sound it out.
Glory...
gloriump...
Gloriumptious.
Gloriumptious.
Are you hungry?
Yeah. Can we go get tacos?
Hmm.
Sounds good.
Let me get my keys.
Why does Daddy have to work
on a Saturday?
I don't know.
Can you put on your shoes?
[Keys jingling]
[Screams, gasps]
Mom?
Mom, what are you looking at?
[Screaming]
- Mom!
- [Gasps]
[Keys jingle]
[Water running]
[Water shuts off, glass thuds]
[Pills rattle]
Mom?
Are you okay?
[Glass thuds]
[Crickets chirping]
[Clock ticking]
[Sighs]
[Sighs]
Hey.
Got something to eat?
I'm starving.
Haven't had anything for days.
[Doors slamming]
[Gasps]
I told you I wanted something
to eat!
[Groans]
[Thud, glass shatters]
[Gagging]
[Telephone ringing in distance]
[Telephone rings]
Hello, this is Claire.
Are you the CPS worker
for Sophie Lang?
I am no longer on her case.
You're still listed
as the CPS contact.
We need someone here
at the school immediately.
I'll see what I can do.
Can I get the Lang case back?
Changed your mind?
Yeah.
You think that I'm hurting
my own child?
How many times
can she fall off her skateboard?
She wasn't wearing her helmet
or her pads.
Mrs. Lang,
I am recommending Sophie
to the child psychiatrist here
at school.
There will also be weekly
and random visits by the CPS.
Meantime, I suggest you
and Mr. Lang seek counseling.
If you need a recommendation,
I know a few family
and marriage therapists.
We only want to create a healthy
environment for your child.
[Birds chirping]
We bought this house
the year we had Sophie.
It was the first time
it had snowed in 30 years.
I remember thinking to myself...
remember seeing the snow
outside the window
in the delivery room
and just being alone, thinking,
"God, what a perfect moment to
bring a child into this world."
Are you a mother, too?
Yes.
I was.
I'm so sorry. I...
Audrey, you have to do
everything you can
to protect your daughter.
I am.
I don't know what else to do.
[Sighs]
Sell the house.
[Scoffs]
I can't.
Everything we have
is tied into this mortgage.
You said it was a woman, right?
How did you know that?
I saw her.
And I felt her.
You felt her?
What does that mean?
I don't know how to explain it
without sounding crazy.
I see things that people
aren't supposed to see.
Do they hurt you?
Sometimes.
[Doorbell rings]
[Doorbell rings]
Sorry for, uh, coming by
without calling first.
What's that?
Oh, I, uh, found some
of your things in my storage.
Thought you might like
to have them back.
No, your hand.
Oh, a toolbox fell on it.
And there's, um...
there's something
that's been bugging me.
I've been...
I've been driving around
every night thinking about this.
[Sighs]
Do you remember our first date?
Roberta's Caf.
I left $13 for the tip.
That was all I had... $13.
I drove across town
the next morning
just to give the waitress
a few more dollars.
Why would you do that?
Somehow,
I thought you'd be the one.
And I, uh, didn't want
to start us off with bad luck.
Anyway, it's just, uh, something
I never told you, so...
Did you want to have dinner
sometime?
Sure. Yeah.
Goodnight.
Goodnight.
I like the simple life
Make it too complicated
I like the simple life
Don't want to be frustrated
I like the simple life
[Doorknob rattling]
[Door creaks]
[Screams]
[Glass shatters,
items clattering]
Not afraid of you!
Just leave us alone!
[Items clattering]
Just give me back my daughter!
We have walnut, mahogany,
cherry, oak, pine, pecan.
If you want a metal casket,
we also have a wide selection
with bronze and copper accents.
Uh, yeah.
What about, uh, that one there?
Oh, that's a popular one.
Uh, comes with
a nice velvet lining.
Uh, you can also
choose the color.
The package also comes
with flowers.
We work closely
with our local florist
to give you the best selection.
You can go with lilies,
carnations, chrysanthemums,
orchids, roses.
Our prices are competitive,
so you probably won't find
a better deal in town.
Well, I'll give you
two a moment to decide.
So, um, what do you think?
White lilies.
Okay.
The casket?
Any of the wood ones.
Yeah. [Sniffles]
I was thinking the same, too.
How about, uh, pine?
Were you able to decide?
Yeah.
Uh, we'll with the, um,
wooden casket, pine.
Well, that's a good choice.
And, uh...
for the flowers, um,
we'll go with, uh, white lilies.
What about the casket lining?
I-If you need more time,
you can take our catalogue,
look it through,
and... and call me back.
But we do close 5:00
on weekdays.
[Crying]
Yeah, my dad wants
to have another kid.
But my mom doesn't want to.
What about you?
Do you want
another brother or sister?
Sometimes I do.
Sometimes I don't.
[Video game music plays]
Do you want to have
another child?
[Video game music plays]
Are you a good mother?
I don't know.
How long is a person sad for
when they lose someone?
A very long time.
When my son died...
...all I wanted was
for the world to leave me alone.
I even stopped talking
to his daddy.
Did he leave you?
Sometimes when people
are too sad to be together...
...it's better
that they stay apart.
I wish my parents
could be happy together.
[Video game music]
Why would you say that?
My dad slept with another woman
while my mom had me.
She never got over it.
Is it true you can see ghosts?
How long has
it been hurting you?
I need you
to close the Lang case.
- Sir...
- I don't get it.
You've never taken this long
on a case.
- I don't think it's the parents.
- Well, the school does,
and... and
they've already reported
that there's no bullying.
I don't want to have another
conversation with the principal.
The school has no idea
what is going on.
It's not your job to decide
who's right or wrong, okay?
You just collect data,
and we process it.
I need a few more days.
File the report.
[Sighs]
Are we always going to eat
without talking?
Well, what do you
want to talk about?
I don't know.
Just anything.
Don't you want
to know about my day?
Okay, Giles,
how was your day?
Well, Audrey,
thanks for asking.
It was good.
I closed a loan
on another commercial property.
Congratulations.
And you?
Fine.
How was your day?
How... How's work going for you?
What do you expect?
I work at a travel agency.
[Sighs]
How about you, young lady?
How was school?
- Boring.
- [Laughs]
You're too young
for school to be boring.
Come on.
Dad, can I go to my room?
Finish your food first.
[Sighs]
Anyway, I'm thinking about,
you know,
putting the housing market.
[Fork clinking]
And why would you do that?
I don't know. Just with
everything that's going on,
I thought it would be easier
on all of us.
Oh, is that... Is that
how this works?
[Clinking continues]
Really?
Giles, any time
we just hit a wall,
you... you just hit
the reset button?
Would you stop it?!
[Fork clatters]
[Suspenseful music plays]
[Cracking]
[Audrey screams]
Look, I don't care
how this looks anymore, okay?
We... We... We got to do
something about this.
We are taking you
to the hospital.
Come on, let's go.
[Keys jingling]
Audrey.
Audrey.
Did you ever bring her
into our house?
What?
W-What are you talking about?
Did you fuck her on our bed?
Oh, my God. I...
[Keys clatter]
Baby, I thought...
I thought we were over this.
[Cellphone rings]
[Ringing continues]
Audrey?
Sorry for the late call.
Is everything alright?
Yeah. Yeah, no, it is.
It's, um...
Actually, no.
Look, I need your help.
It's gotten...
It's gotten more violent.
And I was thinking, you know,
if you can...
if you can see it...
...then maybe there's a chance
you can communicate with it.
I don't know if I can.
You could try.
Please.
You could try because there's
no one else who can help us.
No one.
I'll try.
[Keys jingling]
[Lock disengages]
[Cellphone rings]
[Sighs]
[Ringing continues]
[Knock on window]
Ma'am, do you have
a parking permit?
Yes, it's on the rear window.
Can I see your license
and registration?
What day is today?
What day is today?!
[Breathing shakily]
[Gasps] Aah!
What happened to my hand?!
What happened to my hand?!
I'm supposed to be
at my daughter's recital.
[Voice breaking]
It's tonight.
What am I even doing here?!
Did you do this to me?
Did you do this to me?!
[Crying]
What day is today?
What day is today?!
[Breathes deeply]
[Sighs]
[Keys tapping]
[Breathing heavily]
What day is today?
What day is today?
[Sighs]
[Lucas humming "My Bonnie
Lies over the Ocean]
[Humming continues]
Lucas?
[Humming stops]
Did you know that 70%
of the Earth is ocean?
Yes.
Do you know what to do when
you're in the middle of a storm?
No.
You have to push
against the waves.
That's the only way to get out.
If you don't, you'll sink.
[Crying]
I'm so sorry.
When you're sad,
it makes me sad.
[Sobbing]
I miss you so much.
[Suspense music plays]
Sometimes...
I get so cold.
[Gasping]
[Crying]
[Gasps]
[Breathing heavily]
[Footsteps approaching]
Mom?
Hi, honey.
How are you?
[Footsteps approaching]
[Sighs]
[Shoe thuds]
[Shoe thuds]
[Sighs]
Your shift ended
three hours ago.
I just kept driving.
I needed to...
well, think.
I missed you.
[Sighs]
[Sighs]
I'm gonna go for a walk.
[Footsteps departing]
How's the hand?
It'll heal.
Uh-huh.
I put your pain pills
in the cabinet.
Why don't...
Why don't you take off tomorrow?
And I will to.
I don't know.
No.
No, I'll be fine.
You've been talking
to that CPS lady, right?
Um... it was, uh, Claire.
Right?
Audrey?
This is really good.
How'd you get the chicken
so tender?
[Chuckles]
Costco.
Costco.
And the potato?
I baked them.
[Chuckles]
Do you want some more wine?
Sure.
Thank you.
[Sighs]
Do you regret going back to tip
that waitress?
Why?
Because we're unlucky.
[Sighs]
I took the third shift
because I can't sleep at night.
I don't even have dreams
about him.
Do you?
Don't, Peter.
We're just... We're just
never gonna talk about it?
[Sighs]
You... You won't understand.
This is not just about our son.
It's like you have
these walls around you.
You know, there's no windows,
no door,
and I'm always
trying to find a way in.
I'm sorry you feel that way.
No, Claire, you are notsorry.
[Sighs]
[Sighs]
No, no, we are not...
We are not done with
this conversation, Claire.
Okay? You're not just
walking away again!
What do you do
with all the damage, right?
How do you hold it all in?
Because I can't do that.
Please let go of me.
What do you do with all the...
the hurt and the anger, Claire?
Don't pretend like you
don't feel anything.
Do you want to know
how I got this?
I got called on a 415.
Okay?
Some drunk
raped his stepdaughter.
He didn't resist. Okay?
He complied, but I lost it.
Do you know how hard
you have to hit a man
[Voice breaking] to break his
jaw in three different places?
Don't you have anything
to say to me?!
[Thunder rumbling]
Do... Do you want me around?
Or you...
Or you don't want me around?
Do you want a divorce?
Just... Just tell me something!
Just anything!
Anything!
I-I can't live
in the gray with you!
Do... Do you even still love me?
[Thunder rumbling]
- I think you're a coward.
- Mm...
Yes.
I am a coward.
Is that what you want to hear?
[Voice breaking]
I killed our son, Peter.
Our son.
I bury myself with the same
scenarios you play in your head.
What if you had picked him up
instead?
What if I had just called
the school?
What if he had stayed there
just a little longer?!
What if I hadn't taken
those pills?!
[Thunder rumbling]
[Crying]
Yeah. Yeah. Claire.
Why do you take those pills?
[Breathes deeply]
When you're ready to tell me,
I may not be here for it.
[Ticking]
So you've never done this
before, right?
No.
- What if this doesn't work?
- How do we know?
Well, if it can do this
to your hand,
- what else can it do?
- Giles, just let her try.
[Sighs]
[Breathes deeply]
[Suspenseful music plays]
[Ticking]
[Ticking]
[Gasps]
- Should... Should we follow her?
- No, no, no.
Just stay.
[Soft creaking]
[Spinning wheel creaking]
[Creaking stops]
You have to go.
You have to leave.
You have to leave Sophie alone.
[Indistinct voices]
[Screams]
[Grunting]
[Gasping]
[Grunts]
[Gasping]
[Rapid footsteps approaching]
- Claire?
- Audrey, call 911 now.
Claire.
How long have I been here?
You've only been here
for a night.
How did you know I was here?
Well, I'm still listed
as your emergency contact.
Hey, hey.
Let me help you.
No, no.
I'm okay. Got it.
Um...
do you... Do you need anything?
No.
I'm alright.
Well...
I'll... I'll be... I'll be
outside if you need anything.
Okay.
Your husband?
Yeah.
Nice fella.
He's been sitting here all this
time just watching you sleep.
I'm Ada.
I can tell a lot about a couple
by just listening to them.
Sometimes we just have to stop
pushing people out of our lives.
Maybe.
But it's not that easy.
Oh, nobody ever said
it was easy.
Doesn't mean you don't try.
Sometimes you can't live
with things you can't change.
Oh, girl.
Had I learned not to beat myself
every day
for the things
I couldn't change [Sighs]
then I'd look
20 years younger now.
It's not the burdens we carry
that makes life hard.
It's the refusal to let
anybody else help us carry them.
When my husband
took his own life,
I blamed myself.
I'd been working two jobs.
You come home to see
the person you love dead.
That's a place
you don't climb out of.
[Sighs]
I blamed myself.
Took me a long time to realize
it wasn't my fault.
I was afraid to accept
my own life.
[Chuckles]
Just because shit's bad doesn't
mean things can't get better.
[Suspenseful music plays]
[I.V. dripping]
[Toilet flushes]
[Gasps]
[Groaning]
[Gasping]
[Breathing heavily]
[Woman crying]
[Crying continues]
[Baby crying]
Do you hear that crying?
That's my baby.
[Baby crying]
My baby!
[Crying]
My baby.
[Sniffles, baby crying]
[Woman crying]
[Woman sobbing]
My baby. My...
[Baby crying]
[Woman wailing]
[Breathing heavily]
I can stand.
I can finally walk.
[Claire sobbing]
Ada.
How long have I been here?
I don't know.
My son was supposed
to pick me up.
I'm so sorry.
Maybe you don't have to be here
anymore.
Maybe you have a choice.
Yes.
Yes.
Yes.
Yes.
Hey, Claire, this is Lloyd.
The school has filed a formal
complaint with the city.
I need you to close
the Lang case immediately.
I'll see you back at the office.
[Cellphone beeps]
[Knife clangs]
[Gasps]
The other day
I was making dinner.
And one moment, I was in
the kitchen cutting vegetables,
and the next, I was already out
the front door walking.
I just kept walking.
I could have gone on forever.
Anyway, yeah, Giles and I
were high school sweethearts.
We did the whole thing,
you know?
We went to college together,
we got married,
moved to the suburbs,
and I got pregnant with Sophie.
When I was pregnant,
he... he was away a lot.
With another woman.
Sophie told me.
He loves our daughter.
He really does.
That's the only reason
he came back.
Oh, God.
I had this dream of what my life
would be like.
Do you have any idea
what it's like
to have no control
over your entire life?
I do.
Sometimes the only way
to make them go away
is when I'm medicated.
And that day...
...I had taken
more than I should.
I passed out.
My son...
He decided to walk home
from school.
Police thought he was kidnapped.
It took us three days
to find him in an empty field
on the side of the road.
It was a hit and run.
And we never found the driver.
So I know what it's like to not
know where to put the blame.
What do you do with it?
You learn to live
in its shadow.
You're going to lose
your daughter.
[Insects chirping]
[Creaking]
[Panting]
[Door opens]
[Gasps]
[Crying]
Remember when I told you
I was only here to help?
I have to make sure
you stay safe.
No, pick a number.
Six.
One, two, three, four...
Sophie, go stand outside. Now.
[Door opens, closes]
They're gonna take her.
But I haven't even
filed the case.
The hearing is next week.
Please, Claire,
don't you think you can
just tell them the truth?
I-I can't. I...
You filed my case?
I had to.
I was handling it.
Claire,
you passed out on the job.
You've been in the hospital
for two days.
And I don't know what's...
Why are you taking so long
with this one?
Besides, the school called
again.
So I did what needed to be done.
Look, it is not good
for the girl.
If anything happened
to that child,
we could be charged with
negligence.
Please, Lloyd, listen to me.
Please do not do this.
Look...
I was gonna wait till the end
of the day, but I guess...
I should tell you now.
I'm letting you go.
[Crying]
[Screams]
[Screams]
[Screams]
[Horn honking]
Oh, baby.
Where have you been, Mommy?
I'm sorry.
I'm sorry, honey.
I'm here now.
I'm here.
Sometimes I get really cold.
I get really scared.
Me too.
I get scared too, honey.
Maybe...
Maybe it's time
we stop being scared.
My Bonnie lies
over the years
My Bonnie lies over the sea
My Bonnie lies
over the ocean
Oh, bring back
my Bonnie to me
Bring back, bring back
Oh, bring back my Bonnie
to me, to me
Bring back, bring back
Oh, bring back
my Bonnie to me
[Pills rattle]
[Water running]
[Sighs]
[Cellphone rings]
[Knocks on window]
Hold these.
I got to take this call.
Sure, man.
[Cellphone rings]
Hi.
I wanted to ask you something.
Okay.
Were you ever
prepared to leave?
You can be honest.
[Knocks on windshield]
No, no. I wouldn't know how.
Claire?
I want to tell you everything.
Everything?
I want us to start over.
Hey, Pete.
You okay, man?
[Crying]
Yeah.
Yeah, yeah,
I'd... I'd like that.
If you want to come over...
...that'll be okay.
Okay. Okay.
Okay.
[Sighs] Okay.
[Knock on door]
[Grunts]
[Panting]
[Gasps]
[Crying]
[Gasps]
[Gasps]
- It's too late.
- [Speaks indistinctly]
Shut up!
Baby, please.
All these years,
I tried to make it work.
I know, okay,
and it's all my fault.
Okay, we can make it, but...
no, I... I will make it better.
- Please.
- Audrey.
What are you doing here?
It doesn't have to be this way.
Just put the gun down.
I know what it feels like.
I know what it feels like
to feel something so wrong
can never be right.
You can still make this right.
Audrey, you're sick, honey.
- No!
- No, baby...
No, you did this!
We can... We'll get you help.
- No.
- Honey, we will get you help.
You took away the one thing in
this world that I wanted most.
A life.
And once you lose that,
you can't ever get it back.
- Baby, what are...
- I am tired of pretending.
What... What are you
talking about, honey?
You know Sophie's bruises
never go away?
It was you?
How could you hit her?
- Do you feel that?
- How could you touch her?
Do you know how much it takes
for a mother
to hurt her own child?
Do you?
Do you feel that? Good.
'Cause now you know how I feel,
and now you know my pain.
And now...
I have to take away the
one thing in this world
that you love most.
Oh, no, God, no, no,
no, no, no, no, no, no,
Sophie, baby,
I'm sorry about this.
- Okay?
- [Crying] No.
- It'll be so quick, honey.
- No, Mommy, no.
- Yes, baby.
- No, Mommy.
- Take me.
- Mommy's gonna do you first.
- No!
- Shh.
And then it'll be me and it'll
be so much better this way.
- I swear.
- No, Mommy!
- I swear.
- Stop it!
[Indistinct shouting]
[Gunshot]
[Screams]
[Panting]
[Body thuds]
- [Crying]
- No!
No!
He was supposed to suffer!
[Sobbing]
You did this.
You took this from me!
[Gunshots]
[Gun clicking]
[Gasps]
Oh, no.
- [Crying]
- Sophie.
Are you okay?
Let me just check you.
Okay.
Okay.
It's gonna be okay.
I took $500 off the boys with
hold 'em the other night.
You should come by, come by
Jim's one of these games.
Take it easy on you.
Uh-huh. I heard you lost $1,000
the other week.
You know, you got
to let the suckers think
they can win once in a while.
Mm-hmm. Yeah.
Sounds like
you have an addiction.
Addicted to winning.
We got a 10-71, multiple shots
fired at a local residence
on Crawford and Third.
This is Officer Yang
and Officer Beckett.
We're on our way.
[Sighs]
[Engine starts]
[Siren wails]
Listen to me.
We have to get out of here.
You stay behind me, okay?
Okay, Sophie,
let's run to the door.
[Gasps]
Run, Sophie. Run.
[Panting]
Sophie.
Sophie...
Sophie, get out of here.
Get out of here.
Get out of here, Sophie.
Run. Get out of here now.
[Screams]
Claire, you should have
stayed out of it.
You think you can fix us?
All I needed was you to get rid
of that fucking ghost.
- Help us. You have to help us.
- [Laughs]
Help us.
Help?
Who's gonna help you?
[Knife clatters]
[Bones cracking]
[Screams]
[Body thuds]
[Gasps]
I got her.
It's okay, it's okay.
Everything's gonna be okay.
Requesting 11-41.
Female, non-responsive.
What the...?
Claire.
Requesting 10-52
to 456 South Crawford.
456 South Crawford.
Claire. Beckett!
In the kitchen, Beckett!
Claire.
No, no, no.
It's gonna be okay.
It's gonna be okay.
It's gonna be okay.
I'm sorry.
I'm sorry.
I'm sorry for pushing you away.
For everything.
I understand now.
How long have you had it?
All my life.
Why didn't you tell me before?
I was afraid
you wouldn't believe me.
We heard that you may be able
to help us.
After the funeral,
we started to hear sounds
and the lights would flicker.
People don't want to believe.
How often do you...
do you see them?
All the time.
My mom, she was really
attached to this house.
And...
She was always really worried
that I wouldn't be able
to take care of myself,
to raise a family.
It's like they're stuck.
Holding onto their pain.
Reliving their past
over and over.
If she's still here,
can you connect with her?
What do they want?
Someone to help them.