Mysterious Ways (2000) s01e03 Episode Script

Leave me alone!
No!
Leave me alone!
No! Stop it!
You investigate What did you call it?
- Miraculous phenomena.
- Miraculous phenomena.
It's Belize. Pretty cool. Look at that.
It's a whole city down there
just waiting to be excavated.
The only thing standing me and the
Mayas it's great presentation.
That and an old fart from the board.
Four years in a row they shut me down.
I've tried everything.
Models, slides, mariachi band once.
So this year I'm going to
take a more radical approach
and try a Mayan ritual with
you as the human sacrifice.
That's a good idea.
Peggy.
I'm sorry, Declan. I'm distracted.
Three months ago a colleague
of mine, Dan Wheaton,
was appointed head of
psychiatry at Johns Hopkins.
What, you want the job?
No, no, no. It's just that
he's from Norris Point.
And?
And a couple weeks later I'm reading
about a playwright, Heather Pearson.
She writes a play, gets produced on
Broadway, sells out, huge rave reviews.
She's from Norris Point, too.
And then this, look.
Youngest judge ever appointed
to New York City bench.
Yeah, look where he's from.
Trevor Anderson with his
roots in Norris Point.
And there's more.
There's a major lead pitcher,
there's a world-renowned scientist,
there's five CEOs, there's a senator.
It goes on. And this is a
small town of 2,000 people.
And they're all from Norris Point.
Tell you what. Let's go.
Where?
Belize.
Please, Norris Point.
Let's check it out.
Oh, no, I can't, I've
got two appointments.
Come on. If I drive, we'll
get there in less than an hour.
I can't. I can't change
these appointments.
Use a cell phone. Call them.
Cancel your appointments.
Come on, Peggy. For once, you're
bringing me something weird.
Yeah, and don't tell anybody.
We have to do it quick.
- Yeah, come on.
- Can we do it quick ?
Yeah, let's go.
- We should take my car.
- All in.
Well, what do you know?
Mayberry really does exist.
There could be a number of reasons
why these people are so successful.
Yeah. Like what?
Parenting, a good school system,
high standard of living.
How about the food?
You hungry?
Look, there's a
sandwich shop right here.
I think we should split up.
Okay.
Norris Point High School has the
highest graduation rate in the state.
What's your secret?
Oh, no secret, just
put the children first.
With fewer kids per class, we can tailor
the curriculum for each individual student.
That's quite an undertaking.
Oh, yeah, but it's worth it.
You know, children are individuals,
and they need to be treated as such.
In all the 25 years I've
worked here in this school,
I've never seen two kids
who are exactly the same.
- 25 years?
- Yeah.
Well, then you've probably taught
most of the people in this town.
I guess I have.
A colleague of mine, he
grew up here. Dan Wheaton?
Oh, Dan, yes. A bit of an odd bird,
but a prominent psychiatrist now I hear.
Oh, yes. He's just been named head
of psychiatry at Johns Hopkins.
You're kidding.
What about Heather Pearson?
- Did you teach her as well?
- Oh, Heather, yes.
We used to perform her plays in class.
And Trevor Anderson?
Judge Anderson.
Our latest success story.
Excuse me.
Pardon me, sir.
I'm looking for Judge Anderson's office.
- Is that this building right here?
- Yep.
Not a judge yet.
Still have to be sworn in.
It's just Trevor for now.
Declan Dunn.
It's a pleasure to meet you.
It's a pleasure to meet you, Declan.
I just want to congratulate
you on your judgeship.
Well, thank you very much.
Wow. You're like some big
circuit court judge now, right?
Something like that, yeah.
That's quite an accomplishment.
Well, you know what they
say, hard work pays off.
It sure does.
Seems that there's nothing but hard-working
people here in Norris Point, huh?
Yeah. That there is.
You just think about the number
of highly successful people
that come out of Norris
Point, and it's, uh amazing.
Isn't it?
I don't mean to be rude or anything,
but I'm late for an appointment,
so if you'll excuse me, Mr
Dunn.
Declan Dunn.
Thanks, Leah.
I'm sorry I'm late.
I had a session run over.
What did you find in town records?
Oh, well, the high school
mascot is a goat named Stinky.
Well What about our people?
Some grew up wealthy.
Some grew up poor.
Some got good grades,
some got less than good grades.
Some choose paper,
some choose plastic.
The only thing they all
seem to have in common
is they all grew up
right here in this town.
Okay.
- Want a hot dog?
- Sure.
I'm waiting for some test
results from Miranda, though.
What tests?
That'll be two bucks.
I sent her some samples
of food, soil, water.
Thank you.
You're testing the water?
There might be something in it.
There's that saying,
something in the water.
It's an expression, Declan.
I know it's an expression.
Wow.
Cliches aren't cliches
for nothing, you know.
That's a lot of stuff.
Yeah.
Free.
- Want some?
- No.
There she is!
Get her!
Hurry up, you guys!
Hurry, hurry!
Get her!
- I'll be right back.
- Wait.
Hold her down!
No!
Get her!
No!
No!
Get off!
No!
Come here, kid.
What's wrong with you?
Man, she's gone.
Dude, we got a play-off game.
Tell your parents!
God.
Let's get out of here.
That was weird.
Where'd she go?
I wonder who she is.
Martha. Martha Corday.
That's not gonna work, you know.
Excuse me?
Buzzing. She's not gonna answer.
You're here to see Miss Corday?
Buddy, we're all here to see her.
We?
Why?
Why ?!
Good one.
Sorry, I don't understand
what you're talking about.
Well, look, pal, I was
here first, so get in line.
Okay.
Come on, Declan, let's go.
What line?
Come on, get in line.
Come on, let's go.
I wonder what they're waiting for.
Declan !
Peg !
Hey!
What are you doing?
Be careful.
Come on.
- Come on.
- You can't do this.
Come with me.
This is breaking and entering.
I prefer investigation.
I don't have the right shoes for this.
You'll be fine.
- Give me a hand.
- Declan !
Push.
- Oh, we're gonna get in so much trouble.
- Push! Ow!
Ow !
Push !
Do I wanna know where you
learned how to pick a lock?
No alarm, that's good.
I smell like a hot dog.
Yeah, but at least you
don't look like one.
Funny.
You put that away.
Go away!
Martha Corday?
We were hoping we'd be able to
There's something
wrong with your hearing!
I said get lost!
We've We've found your purse today.
It was on the street.
We just wanted to give it back to you.
Hold it up.
Let me see it.
Here.
Where's my wallet?
It's right here.
Did you steal my money?
- No.
- No.
Leave it by the door
and get out of here.
We were hoping to be able
to talk to you about
Are you slow?
I said beat it!
I told you she doesn't
want to talk to us.
You think?
Duh.
You're a professional.
You get her to open up.
I'll shut up.
Martha?
We saw what happened to you today.
That must have been very traumatic.
If you'd like to talk
Oh, God!
You're a shrink?
Yes, I'm a psychiatrist.
Get lost!
We don't want anything.
We just want to talk to you.
Martha?
Oh God !
Close your eyes.
Come here.
Come here.
Here. Here.
Oh God !
Stop. Stop. Stop.
You'll be alright.
Keep putting the drops in your eyes.
It's only gonna sting for a couple of hours.
I take it you have
this done to you a lot?
Define a lot.
Oh my God, this hurts so much.
I know. You gotta admit,
she's got pretty good aim, huh?
She's had a lot of practice.
She's got people tackling her in the
street, staking out her apartment.
Yeah, but the question is why?
Oh God.
Martha Corday.
Of course, I remember her well.
Was she one of your
more successful students?
Well, unfortunately no.
Martha never really lived
up to her full potential.
So you wouldn't say she
was exceptional in any way?
Not particularly, no.
Although I'm sure her mother
would disagree with me.
Why ?
Most parents think their
children are exceptional.
Well, that's true, but not many would
go to the lengths that Anna Corday did.
Like what?
Oh, here they come.
Sorry, do you mind if
we finish this later?
Sure, thanks for your time.
You're welcome.
Like mother, like daughter.
Anna Corday?
Yes?
I'm Peggy Fowler and
this is Declan Dunn.
We're here to talk to
you about your daughter.
Is anything wrong?
No, no. Nothing's wrong, ma'am.
We were just wondering if
you would talk to us about
Well, we heard a rumor.
You want to know about her gift?
Yeah.
Yeah. Can we come in?
Thank you.
What are they?
It's nitroglycerin. It's heart medicine.
The doctor said I
couldn't have children.
So you can imagine how thrilled I
was when I found out I was expecting.
Thank you.
But then I went into labor two months
early and Martha was born premature.
They had her in an incubator.
No one thought she was going to make it.
Oh. That must have been terrifying.
It was.
But Martha pulled through.
Surprised everyone.
The nurses said she
was a very lucky baby.
When they took her out of that
incubator and put her in my arms,
it was the happiest moment of my life.
Milk?
Please.
Thank you.
A year later, my husband died.
Oh, I'm sorry.
He had a heart attack very sudden.
It was a difficult time.
I had a baby to take
care of and I didn't work.
And Tom had no life insurance.
So I started looking for a job.
Finally, one day, I got
an interview at the bank.
I was so nervous.
So I kissed Martha for luck.
Did you get the job?
Yes, I did.
After that, every time I needed luck
for something, I'd give her a kiss.
And it worked?
Every time.
That's when I knew she had the gift.
Martha can give people good
luck just by touching them.
Really?
My little good luck charm.
That's what I called her.
I even gave her a necklace
with a four-leaf clover on it.
Did the gift work for everybody?
Everyone she touches.
I told the family about it.
Then they started coming over and
getting good luck for Martha, too.
Word spread.
Finally, everyone in town
knew about Martha's gift.
She must have liked being
the center of attention.
She did, at first.
But once she got into high
school, everything changed.
She hated her gift.
She hated me.
You know how teenagers are.
Before long, I couldn't
even talk to her anymore.
And one day, she just left.
Said I ruined her life.
She never wanted to see me again.
How long ago was that?
Fifteen years ago.
Who?
Martha Corday.
No, I don't know her.
No? I thought she was pretty
well known through here.
Look, I don't know her, okay?
I'm I'm sorry. I just
can't talk right now.
You know what I hear?
I hear she can give you luck,
just by touching you.
That's what they say.
I know, it sounds kind of weird, huh?
But you gotta think, I mean
There's a lot of highly successful
people coming out of Norris Point.
CEOs, senators
Heck, you, youngest judge in history.
That's just
What are you implying?
No, nothing. Nothing at all.
Why would a man in your position
need to rely on something as
dumb as luck to get a judgeship?
I'm sure you worked hard all your life.
Went to the best schools and
Harvard, actually. Top of my class.
You see? I knew it.
I bet you're a pretty
good lawyer, too, huh?
Well
Over a hundred cases,
I only ever lost two.
Here you go.
Now why would a man with an
impressive record like that
need to touch Martha Corday for luck?
He touched her.
So did the physicist.
You got them to admit it?
I didn't have to, I could tell.
Where are you? Are you at your office?
No, at Martha's apartment right now.
I thought I'd ask her a
few questions about that.
What do you do at Declan?
Declan ?
I'll call you back, okay?
No, wait, look
No !
Martha?
Get off me !
No !
Martha!
Here, touch her. I'll hold her down.
No.
Come here.
Come on, get out of here.
Come on, get out of here.
Go on, get out of here.
Jesus.
You all right?
Go on.
Get it over with.
It's what you're here for.
I don't want to touch you.
Go on, do it!
I just wanted to talk to you.
You sure you don't want
me to call the police?
Last cop I called got
promoted to chief of police.
Really?
You know, if I may make
a suggestion, Martha.
You ever thought of just moving
to another town altogether?
Oh, leave this palace, huh?
You need money to move, right?
To get money, you need a job.
I barely have enough time for
What about your gift?
Are those stories true?
You know what?
If you don't want to
touch me, what do you care?
I'm just interested in stuff like this.
What stuff?
You know.
Weird stuff.
You think I'm weird?
Martha, you gotta admit,
a lot of the things that
happened to you are kind of
amazing.
Yeah, it's really neat.
It's really great to be locked up
in this dump, attack day after day.
That's an amazing life.
Really good.
Is it true?
I don't have a gift!
You know, the people
in this town seem to
The people in this town are crazy, okay?
The gift was just a big lie.
It got way out of hand.
That's it.
So did you find anything
out at the hospital?
Genetic tampering, maybe?
It makes more sense
than testing the water.
Oh, how about the water results?
There's no anomalies.
Just like everything else you sent.
Really?
I guess that just leaves Martha Corday.
Oh, come on, Declan.
Martha's mother created
this good luck myth
as a way of coping with
some difficult times.
She needed good luck, so
she created it in Martha.
It's called transference.
Anna Corday believes in the gift.
And so do all the people in that town.
But that's not my point.
The mind is a powerful thing.
If you believe that touching Martha is
going to give you luck, it probably will.
It's not like she has any
special powers or anything.
You just believe that
she can give you luck,
you alter your behavior,
you create the good luck.
Like Dumbo and his magic feather.
He believed he could fly only
if he had his magic feather.
That's right.
But the feather didn't do anything.
He just thought it did.
But he could fly all along.
Guys, Dumbo could fly
because he had big ears.
That is true.
The unique airfoil design
generated the substantial,
if needed to counter the weight
of a free-falling pachyderm.
I'm trying to make a point here.
Martha Corday doesn't
give people good luck.
They do.
They're hard-working,
they're ambitious,
and they believe they
can achieve anything.
And touching Martha
Corday feeds that belief.
Precisely.
So I don't think we have
anything more to investigate.
You're probably right.
Probably?
What happened to her door?
Oh, boy.
Hi, Martha.
Uh, what happened to your door?
Landlord took it to get it fixed.
He wants the place looking
nice for the new tenant.
We didn't know you were moving.
Neither did I. He just kicked me out.
What happened?
Well, he got sick of people breaking
in here and destroying the place.
He took a look at the busted window,
the broken door, and he sent me packing.
You see how lucky I am?
So where are you gonna go?
I don't know.
You can stay at my place.
- Declan
- What ?
At your place ? Alone ?
Or my office if you like.
I've got a color TV and a couch and
Oh, wow.
What? I spend lots of nights there.
It's okay.
Look, just until you get
back on your feet, Martha.
Don't mess with me!
I'm not. It's a whole different town.
Nobody knows you there.
Can I talk to you for a second?
- Just for one second?
- Sure.
What are you doing ?
What?
- What are you doing?
- Look at the door.
It's not your fault
that she's been evicted.
What else we could do ?
Leave her on the streets.
That was a new thing,
taking strangers in ?
No.
First time, actually.
Why now?
I don't know. I feel sorry for her.
Yeah, well, it's way
over the line, Declan.
Where's she gonna go?
The investigation is over.
That doesn't mean we
can't be nice to her.
Have you noticed?
She's unstable. She's temperamental.
I mean, you don't know
what she's capable of.
Oh, hi. Yes, I'm still here.
I can hear every word you're saying.
Peggy was just saying
she thinks I'm right.
You should come over and stay at my place.
We'll get some pickles and some toast points.
You have nothing to lose, Martha.
It's better than nothing, I guess.
Yeah.
But we still have a problem.
What?
Them.
They're not going to be very
happy about me leaving town.
Hurry!
Whoa.
Hurry up !
- Oh, come on ! We're going in that ?
- You bet.
Five more payments, she's all mine.
Did anybody see you?
No, coast is clear.
Okay, all right.
There she is!
Oh, come on!
Oh my God, let's go!
Serpentine!
Okay, okay.
Come on, come on, hurry up!
Lock the doors!
Lock the doors!
Come on.
One, two, come on.
Don't hit these people over!
Go, go, go, go, go, go!
Get out of the way !
Oh Wait ! Declan !
- He'll move, he'll move.
- No, no!
They always move.
No!
They always move for the beast.
Come back !
Pizza's here!
Yeah, my wallet's on my desk.
Pizza?
You bet.
Whoa, head rush.
You like it?
My mother made it.
- She made that?
- Yeah.
Look at the size of it.
I know. Took her three months.
Oh, somebody has a lot
of time on her hands.
You want a beer or a soda pop?
Beer.
Please.
What?
Huh? You want me to scratch you?
Is that what you want?
Huh. I, uh, seem to be out of beer.
That's okay. Whatever.
What is that?
He's a boy.
We all have one.
No. That thing.
What is that? A mole?
Yeah. It's a mole.
Some napkins.
Wait a minute. It looks like someone.
Yeah. I know.
The Virgin Mary, right?
No. Streisand. That is, that's her nose.
Babs ? That's a first.
Today, we got the news that Michael
who had won the 3 Country Marathon.
now for the Olympic try-out.
Silly bag.
You know, Martha, I was hoping to
be able to do some tests on you.
What kind of tests?
Uh, nothing that hurts.
Well, you know, my mom, um, she ran a
bunch of tests on me when I was a kid.
What kind?
I don't know. I was six.
Anyway, it was a waste of time.
We didn't find anything.
You know, that was a long time ago.
Technology's come a long way since then.
You know, Martha, if we can prove
that you actually do have this gift,
we might be able to find
a way to get rid of it.
Oh, they just tested her
reflexes and drew a little blood.
She hated that part.
It took three lollipops and a
chocolate bar to calm her down.
Martha made these for
me at camp one summer.
She loves animals.
You know, when I went to camp,
I made a giraffe out
of wood for my mother.
It didn't look much like a giraffe.
Or any other animal, for that matter.
I'm sure that didn't matter to her.
No, you're right.
She was awful proud.
She kept it on display in
the kitchen for a month.
Boy, it embarrassed me.
Mothers.
Anyway, the doctor finished his
tests, but found nothing unusual.
Just an ordinary young girl.
Circle.
- Hey.
- Hey.
How's she doing?
She's not psychic, that's for sure.
Square.
Her MRI came back normal.
Yeah.
I saw all the other tests.
Just waiting on the blood work.
What exactly are you
hoping to find, Declan?
I don't know.
Alright, I'll see you later.
Triangle.
You're all done.
- We are?
- Yeah.
Good.
Bye.
Oh, that was fun.
Yeah?
No.
No.
Coffee?
- Hot chocolate?
- You bet.
How many more tests are
you going to put me through?
That's it. Last one.
Yeah? Oh, good.
It wasn't that bad, was it?
Nope.
Didn't hurt, told you.
Well, it's not as bad as the
ones my mom put me through.
Really?
I thought she just gave you some blood
tests and reflexes, that sort of thing.
You talked to my mother?
Yeah.
She misses you.
How could you do that?
I'm sorry, do what?
You know what?
Stay out of my life, okay?
Just leave me alone!
What? You want this, huh?
Go get it !
Oh, sorry.
Martha?
Yeah?
Declan here?
No, who are you?
Miranda.
Tell Declan he's got 12
hours to fill these out.
What are they?
Application forms.
If he doesn't finish them
for his presentation tomorrow,
he can kiss that Mayan
grant money goodbye.
Again.
Grant money?
Zero for four the last four years.
But who knows, with you here, he
might actually have a shot at it.
Oh, that's perfect.
But only if he fills out the forms.
Okay, I'll tell him.
Yes, I'll tell him! Goodbye!
Okay.
Weirdo.
We must have missed something.
Well, the only thing we didn't
check was her cholesterol,
and I'm sure that's normal, too.
You know what this means, Peggy?
This one goes in the unexplained column.
No, it means it doesn't exist.
No one can give you good luck, Declan.
You make it yourself.
What are you saying, Dumbo's Feather?
Yeah.
I don't buy it.
There's something here.
I'm not saying
You lied to me !
What are you talking about?
I can't believe how stupid I was.
Thinking you were just being nice,
and all you were doing was
biding your time into your big
grant presentation tomorrow.
Let's just stick this into my office.
That's not true at all.
Oh, it's just a coincidence, right?
You have a big grant coming up, and
and you meet me. It's perfect timing!
I wasn't trying to do
anything but help you.
You're just like everyone else!
No, you know what? You're worse.
Yeah, at least they they touch me.
They get it over with.
They don't try to manipulate me!
I wasn't trying to
manipulate you into anything.
No.
All you wanted was this.
My gift.
I thought you didn't have a gift.
You know what?
You are some piece of work, my friend.
Oh, Declan.
You spend your whole life blaming
everyone else for your problems.
You're chasing away anybody
who ever tried to help you.
What?
That's right.
Your family, your mother.
My mother is the one
who started this mess!
No, you started it!
Gift or no, you're
responsible for your own life.
You know nothing about my life.
That's right.
Because you won't tell me anything!
Hmm. Well
You wanna leave?
Is that it?
It's better than staying with you.
You made your own bad luck, Martha.
And you're gonna spend the rest
of your life alone because of it.
Go to hell.
Oh God.
Help !
Give me your money.
I don't have any money.
I said give me the money.
I'm not lying.
I don't have any money.
I've been looking all over for you.
I called your house three times.
I haven't been home.
Have you seen Martha?
Her mother had a massive coronary last night.
She's in the CCU.
Is she gonna make it?
Well, they did an
emergency bypass last night,
but they don't think
she's gonna pull through.
Yeah, it's really sad.
Martha.
God, what happened to you?
Are you all right?
Never better.
Listen, uh
I'm sorry about what I said yesterday.
Martha, your mother's dying. She's
She had a heart attack.
She's in intensive care.
She really needs your help.
There's nothing I can do.
What about your gift?
I don't have a gift, remember?
She thinks you do.
If anyone could use a little
luck right now, it's your mother.
A kiss for luck.
I'm so glad you're here.
Me too.
You're hurt.
What happened ?
Nothing.
I'm I'm fine, really.
I'm so sorry I stayed away so long.
You're here now.
That's all a mother could ever ask for.
My little good luck charm.
I'm gonna make you well again.
You already had.
Hi, Mom.
Oh, Declan, there're beautiful !
How you've been, Mom ?
Just fine, sweetheart.
It's good to see you.
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