WEBVTT 00:01.502 --> 00:04.670 Cuts and scrapes and sacrifices are real. 00:04.671 --> 00:07.965 What is real is my husband is in Ohio 00:07.966 --> 00:11.135 at this very moment interviewing for a job, 00:11.136 --> 00:14.931 which means we could have to move our entire lives. That is real. 00:14.932 --> 00:17.768 What you have is a fucking fantasy with another woman's husband. 00:18.519 --> 00:19.769 Are you moving? 00:19.770 --> 00:22.188 - What does that matter? - What do you mean? 00:22.189 --> 00:24.023 - You are my best friend. - Yes! 00:24.024 --> 00:27.068 So was Nancy, and you're fucking her husband. 00:27.069 --> 00:29.821 Mary Simpson always saw the best in people. 00:30.489 --> 00:33.074 Even though people always seemed to prove her wrong. 00:33.075 --> 00:34.993 - Get out of my house. - Mary. 00:35.577 --> 00:36.661 Now. 00:36.662 --> 00:38.246 She wasn't naive. 00:38.247 --> 00:41.333 She had seen enough to know how ugly this world can get. 00:43.627 --> 00:46.338 So she learned to build herself a new reality. 00:48.382 --> 00:51.051 But the real world had other plans for Mary. 00:55.097 --> 00:56.348 You hear that, Nance? 00:59.810 --> 01:01.311 She finally got what she wanted. 01:05.899 --> 01:09.360 Mary couldn't remember the last time she surprised herself. 01:09.361 --> 01:11.947 There was a time when she felt capable of anything. 01:12.531 --> 01:16.284 Back before the pilgrimages to Costco and the PTA bake sales… 01:16.285 --> 01:18.202 "…and the functional lingerie. 01:18.203 --> 01:22.623 Mary had ambition and desire. A secret fire that was all her own. 01:22.624 --> 01:26.419 She knew what she wanted and she took it. That's how she got Howard. 01:26.420 --> 01:30.007 She was his TA, not even a year into her PhD. 01:31.091 --> 01:36.054 Decades later, she could still feel the weight of his body on hers, 01:36.847 --> 01:40.726 the scratch of his sofa's acrylic upholstery against her naked back." 01:42.561 --> 01:44.521 "She could…" Sorry. 01:45.772 --> 01:48.649 "His marriage had been dead for years. 01:48.650 --> 01:50.234 He'd have left his wife by now 01:50.235 --> 01:53.321 if he weren't so concerned she'd slit her wrists. Again. 01:53.322 --> 01:56.407 Mary told herself she pitied that poor woman. 01:56.408 --> 02:01.537 But in truth, the infidelity only made the whole thing more delicious. 02:01.538 --> 02:05.292 She wanted him. And she was not ashamed." 02:08.252 --> 02:10.130 So that's just the beginning, I think. 02:11.632 --> 02:13.926 Reads a little pornier than I intended. 02:15.344 --> 02:17.637 Let's let the text speak for itself. 02:17.638 --> 02:19.847 There's so much good stuff in there. 02:19.848 --> 02:23.518 "Functional lingerie"? I instantly know this woman. 02:23.519 --> 02:27.147 - Thanks. - Okay. Thoughts? Reactions? 02:28.023 --> 02:29.024 Anyone? 02:29.942 --> 02:31.777 I appreciate the honesty. 02:32.361 --> 02:37.448 I agree. Takes real bravery to depict yourself as such an amoral person. 02:37.449 --> 02:41.245 Amoral. Yes. And just unlikable. 02:42.412 --> 02:45.831 Who else found the protagonist of Mary's story unlikable? 02:45.832 --> 02:48.459 Yeah. She's having an affair with a married man 02:48.460 --> 02:51.295 and she's rooting for the wife to commit suicide. 02:51.296 --> 02:54.006 Well, she's not rooting. Sorry. 02:54.007 --> 02:56.592 So how might Mary bring the reader on board earlier? 02:56.593 --> 02:59.847 Personally, I would love to hear about Nancy. 03:00.597 --> 03:01.598 Yes. 03:02.099 --> 03:04.183 I didn't even mention her. 03:04.184 --> 03:05.726 Guys, let's focus. 03:05.727 --> 03:08.229 We've seen your pictures on her social media. 03:08.230 --> 03:10.523 I'm with Russell. Write about Nancy. 03:10.524 --> 03:13.442 You can even lean into the mystery. And the thriller. 03:13.443 --> 03:14.861 - That's brilliant. - Yes. 03:14.862 --> 03:17.029 In real life, was it the husband? 03:17.030 --> 03:19.240 - Could be the friend. - Who's the friend? 03:19.241 --> 03:21.117 - Well, it's not… - We need to settle down. 03:21.118 --> 03:22.785 The daughter did post that video this morning. 03:22.786 --> 03:24.996 - What video? - It went viral. 03:24.997 --> 03:26.664 Apparently, the husband… 03:26.665 --> 03:28.749 - Robert. - Robert, 03:28.750 --> 03:30.334 - who is so handsome… - So handsome. 03:30.335 --> 03:33.505 …was sleeping with Nancy's best friend, Eleanor. 04:30.479 --> 04:32.104 Since the day they met, 04:32.105 --> 04:36.360 Mary knew that being friends with Nancy was the most interesting thing about her. 04:37.569 --> 04:39.111 Mary understood the allure 04:39.112 --> 04:42.324 of an effortlessly glamorous blonde with radiant skin. 04:43.450 --> 04:46.453 And she knew how she stacked up by comparison. 04:54.253 --> 04:57.673 But Mary had no interest in the world's idea of perfection. 04:58.882 --> 05:02.803 She was the oldest of five kids, raised on a pot farm in the '80s. 05:03.303 --> 05:04.972 And she never felt deprived. 05:06.139 --> 05:10.394 Because with a little imagination, she could bend reality to fit her needs. 05:11.687 --> 05:12.938 Excuse me, are you Sean? 05:13.522 --> 05:15.773 - Yeah. - I heard you could help me. 05:15.774 --> 05:18.110 I'm looking for cold medicine. 05:18.986 --> 05:20.736 Do you have that? 05:20.737 --> 05:21.988 Daytime or nighttime? 05:21.989 --> 05:23.240 Definitely daytime. 05:23.991 --> 05:26.201 - I'll have to check in the back. - As long as it's not a hassle. 05:27.744 --> 05:28.745 Thank you. 05:29.705 --> 05:32.332 While other people had wealth and status, 05:33.208 --> 05:35.544 Mary had something far more useful. 05:38.046 --> 05:39.673 Resourcefulness. 05:43.302 --> 05:45.012 - Thanks. - Thank you. 06:00.986 --> 06:02.070 Okay. 06:08.577 --> 06:15.249 Princess Tilly Tomorrow looked up the steps of the Pyramid of the Sun. 06:15.250 --> 06:19.046 Dragon, what's at the top of the Pyramid of the Sun? 06:20.130 --> 06:24.717 He breathes fire, but in a really friendly, nice way. 06:24.718 --> 06:29.222 Today, you will be reunited with your mother, 06:29.223 --> 06:35.478 famed archaeologist and Queen, Tanya Tomorrow. 06:35.479 --> 06:41.526 And then Princess Tilly Tomorrow bounced up the steps of the Pyramid of the Sun. 06:41.527 --> 06:44.238 She was so excited to get to the top. 06:45.239 --> 06:46.532 She gasped. 06:49.076 --> 06:51.369 - I guess I'll have to tell you tomorrow. - No! 06:51.370 --> 06:52.703 Mom, please finish. 06:52.704 --> 06:55.790 I will. Tomorrow. 06:55.791 --> 06:57.792 - Who wants the dragon? - Me! 06:57.793 --> 07:00.795 Okay. I think it's Junie's turn, honey. 07:00.796 --> 07:04.049 I'm sorry, but you're gonna get the princess. Okay? 07:04.550 --> 07:06.300 - Here, grab her. - Thank you. 07:06.301 --> 07:07.386 I love you. 07:07.886 --> 07:10.346 - Love you too. - Good night. 07:10.347 --> 07:12.974 And the winner of the dragon. 07:12.975 --> 07:15.853 - Good night. Love you. - Night. Love you. 07:19.106 --> 07:21.357 And in local news, it's been nearly two months 07:21.358 --> 07:24.735 since the shocking murder of Pasadena housewife, Nancy Hennessey. 07:24.736 --> 07:26.988 - In the wake of recent revelations… - Look, Nance, you're on TV. 07:26.989 --> 07:29.282 …the victim's good friend, Eleanor Bouchet, 07:29.283 --> 07:31.951 is now being considered a person of interest. 07:31.952 --> 07:33.703 Sources tell us that investigators 07:33.704 --> 07:35.788 - are also taking another look… - Bullshit. On what evidence? 07:35.789 --> 07:38.165 …at the victim's husband, Robert Hennessey. 07:38.166 --> 07:41.460 Ms. Bouchet and Mr. Hennessey could not be reached for comment today, 07:41.461 --> 07:44.172 but we are told that a statement from the Hennessey family… 07:44.173 --> 07:46.465 - Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary. - …is expected tomorrow. 07:46.466 --> 07:48.342 - How does your garden grow? - Hey, you. 07:48.343 --> 07:53.682 With silver bells and cockle shells and pretty maids all in a row. 07:55.726 --> 07:57.727 You said your flight was tomorrow. What are you… 07:57.728 --> 08:00.104 They canceled the morning event so I flew standby. 08:00.105 --> 08:01.523 I wanted to tell you in person. 08:02.774 --> 08:03.775 I got the job. 08:04.776 --> 08:05.860 Wow. 08:05.861 --> 08:07.362 Tenure track, baby. 08:07.863 --> 08:09.238 The dean told me at lunch. 08:09.239 --> 08:12.366 Apparently the other candidates shat the bed and they love yours truly. 08:12.367 --> 08:13.618 Well, I mean, why wouldn't they? 08:13.619 --> 08:15.536 They actually understand my work. 08:15.537 --> 08:18.080 Congratulations. I mean, this is terrific. 08:18.081 --> 08:19.415 "This is terrific"? 08:19.416 --> 08:22.627 Here comes Caesar returning victorious from battle, 08:22.628 --> 08:25.963 parading his men through the Forum, and you say, "This is terrific"? 08:25.964 --> 08:28.425 I'm sorry. I am so proud of you. 08:29.259 --> 08:31.929 Hail to the conquering hero! 08:34.306 --> 08:35.431 So when would you start? 08:35.432 --> 08:36.974 August. 08:36.975 --> 08:38.519 And how long do we have to decide? 08:39.602 --> 08:40.894 Decide what? 08:40.895 --> 08:43.482 If we're moving the whole family to Ohio. 08:44.358 --> 08:46.275 I've never even been to Ohio. 08:46.276 --> 08:48.486 Buckeyes, chili on spaghetti… You'll love it. 08:48.487 --> 08:49.737 Sweetie, I'm serious. 08:49.738 --> 08:52.073 Artie's finally adjusted to her school. 08:52.074 --> 08:54.909 And Junie's just… She loves her piano lessons. 08:54.910 --> 08:56.410 - Marcus… - Marcus is a grown man. 08:56.411 --> 08:58.246 And the girls' needs can't always come first. 08:58.247 --> 09:00.164 I'm part of this family too, you know? 09:00.165 --> 09:01.833 We have friends here. This… 09:01.834 --> 09:03.751 Is this a prank? 09:03.752 --> 09:06.087 Did I walk in the wrong house? 09:06.088 --> 09:07.630 This job is our dream. 09:07.631 --> 09:09.841 Well, I think under different circumstances, it would be-- 09:09.842 --> 09:13.261 My last gig was writing program notes for a third-tier fucking ballet. 09:13.262 --> 09:15.388 I'm a scholar. I'm better than this. 09:15.389 --> 09:16.974 I mean, Lord knows we could use the money. 09:17.641 --> 09:19.433 Well, I could work. 09:19.434 --> 09:21.769 - We always said I would. - Did we? 09:21.770 --> 09:25.565 Yeah, when I was pregnant with Marcus. Don't you remember? 09:25.566 --> 09:29.944 We… We had discussed that when he was little you would pursue your career. 09:29.945 --> 09:32.530 But then it would be my turn. 09:32.531 --> 09:34.824 That was ages ago. A lot's changed, Mare. 09:34.825 --> 09:37.578 I… For Christ's sake, I was married to Psycho Jenny back then. 09:38.245 --> 09:39.954 I'm just trying to find a solution, so… 09:39.955 --> 09:42.124 To a problem you're creating. Fuck! 09:43.375 --> 09:47.128 Greatest day of my professional life and it's still not enough. 09:47.129 --> 09:49.046 You used to be my biggest cheerleader. 09:49.047 --> 09:51.382 Brava, Mary. Well done. 09:51.383 --> 09:53.593 I'm sorry. I'm sorry. 09:53.594 --> 09:55.928 You're right. It's… I'm happy. 09:55.929 --> 09:57.096 - Really? - Yeah. 09:57.097 --> 10:00.183 It's just all happening, you know, a lot faster than I expected. 10:00.184 --> 10:02.185 This is gonna be good for us. 10:02.186 --> 10:03.978 We're gonna be happy there. I promise. 10:03.979 --> 10:05.397 Okay. 10:09.234 --> 10:10.735 Did you get my message? 10:10.736 --> 10:13.322 - What message? - About Eleanor. 10:14.489 --> 10:16.742 Right. I thought I already responded to that. 10:18.577 --> 10:20.995 Well, we said just awful things to each other. 10:20.996 --> 10:23.623 I don't think we've ever had a fight like that. 10:23.624 --> 10:25.875 Well, you two could use some breathing room. 10:25.876 --> 10:28.337 It's not healthy to be so codependent, you know. 10:31.131 --> 10:32.798 I'm pooped. 10:32.799 --> 10:34.635 - See you upstairs? - Yeah, I'll be right there. 11:09.503 --> 11:12.005 Just one. 'Cause you're in control. 11:39.449 --> 11:42.119 Mary always hated the term "housewife." 11:43.287 --> 11:44.788 Worst still was "homemaker." 11:46.373 --> 11:50.586 Neither felt generous or accurate to describe how she spent her days. 11:51.753 --> 11:54.256 But if anyone asked her to account for her time, 11:55.007 --> 11:57.009 she would have struggled to do so. 11:57.593 --> 12:00.971 Recounting facts and details was never her strong suit. 12:02.055 --> 12:06.684 And until her best friend was murdered, no one ever cared enough to question her. 12:06.685 --> 12:08.269 Watch out, it's hot. 12:08.270 --> 12:09.271 Thank you. 12:10.397 --> 12:13.192 Mare. Detective Ganz says she has some questions for us. 12:13.775 --> 12:14.859 Okay. 12:14.860 --> 12:16.195 Just a few. 12:17.946 --> 12:18.947 Hey. 12:21.200 --> 12:25.203 The affair between Mr. Hennessey and Ms. Bouchet, 12:25.204 --> 12:26.871 when did you first become aware of it? 12:26.872 --> 12:28.456 - Yesterday morning. - Mary told me yesterday. 12:28.457 --> 12:30.917 And as far as you know, when did the relationship begin? 12:30.918 --> 12:32.210 After Nancy's death. 12:32.211 --> 12:34.587 - You're sure about that? - Positive. 12:34.588 --> 12:39.050 It's awful, what Eleanor did, but this is an old crush. 12:39.051 --> 12:41.845 It's… She's caught up in this moment of grief. 12:43.180 --> 12:44.681 They're not running off together. 12:45.849 --> 12:47.600 It's nothing. 12:47.601 --> 12:51.354 Have either one of you ever seen them lose their temper, become violent? 12:51.355 --> 12:54.274 Eleanor? No. No. 12:55.192 --> 12:56.568 Sure, but Robert… 12:58.237 --> 13:00.154 When he's had a few, he can be a little prickly. 13:00.155 --> 13:01.572 Prickly how? 13:01.573 --> 13:05.785 Robert is… How can I put this? He's used to getting what he wants. 13:05.786 --> 13:08.746 I mean, you've met him. He's handsome, rich, spoiled. 13:08.747 --> 13:11.583 Lot of fancy education, but sadly, not much to show for it. 13:12.417 --> 13:17.840 And so when things don't go his way… Yeah, I've seen him… react. 13:18.507 --> 13:21.384 - He wrote Nancy a letter. - What letter? 13:21.385 --> 13:23.053 Robert knew about the affair. 13:23.637 --> 13:27.223 He pretended not to, but he did. 13:27.224 --> 13:31.979 And they got into a fight, and Nancy was scared of him. 13:32.646 --> 13:34.605 So he had to write her an apology letter. 13:34.606 --> 13:36.441 Eleanor told me yesterday. 13:37.734 --> 13:38.735 I'll look into that. 13:39.403 --> 13:43.073 Have you looked into Nancy's stepdad? Scott? 13:43.657 --> 13:45.157 You're referring to Mr. Reed? 13:45.158 --> 13:49.328 Yes. You are aware that he assaulted her when she was a child? 13:49.329 --> 13:50.663 Have you checked into that? 13:50.664 --> 13:52.373 We've reached out to Mr. Reed 13:52.374 --> 13:55.168 and he informed us that he's had no contact 13:55.169 --> 13:57.044 with Mrs. Hennessey in 20 years. 13:57.045 --> 13:58.671 Unless you know differently. 13:58.672 --> 14:00.924 All I know is that she was scared of him. 14:01.758 --> 14:04.635 She sketched him in this scrapbook that she has. 14:04.636 --> 14:05.804 And she was… It's… 14:06.305 --> 14:07.806 It's clear she was scared of him. 14:09.183 --> 14:10.517 Okay. 14:11.518 --> 14:12.686 "Okay"? 14:13.812 --> 14:16.647 These are things that you can go off of, Detective, okay? 14:16.648 --> 14:18.567 One of these men killed my friend. 14:19.401 --> 14:21.069 What makes you so certain it was a man? 14:22.070 --> 14:23.487 Are you… 14:23.488 --> 14:26.449 Detective Ganz, my wife has been pretty generous with her time. 14:26.450 --> 14:30.204 And that's appreciated. I just… I have one more question. 14:31.205 --> 14:33.998 What time did you say you left dinner that night? 14:33.999 --> 14:35.500 Like I said, about 9:00 or so. 14:35.501 --> 14:38.253 And if a bartender said he served you three or four drinks 14:38.921 --> 14:41.882 after the ladies left, he would be lying? 14:42.966 --> 14:44.800 I may have stayed for a drink. 14:44.801 --> 14:48.638 He had told us that he needed to, quote, "Pour you into an Uber." 14:48.639 --> 14:51.433 Is it possible there are parts of that night you don't remember? 14:52.684 --> 14:55.269 My wife came home at 10:30 and went straight to bed. 14:55.270 --> 14:56.772 I was with her the whole night. 14:58.065 --> 15:00.984 - Oops. I can do it. - Okay. Okay. 15:05.364 --> 15:07.407 Now, do I need to call an attorney? 15:08.075 --> 15:10.244 Relax. We're done here. 15:28.554 --> 15:30.556 Is that the scrapbook? 15:31.139 --> 15:33.099 The one you mentioned to the detective? 15:33.100 --> 15:37.020 Yeah. You must've seen Nancy doodling in rehearsal or something. 15:37.771 --> 15:40.565 Possibly. Have the cops seen it? 15:40.566 --> 15:42.150 Yeah, they didn't think it was useful. 15:43.360 --> 15:45.194 - Well, is it? - Yeah, I think so. 15:45.195 --> 15:48.907 But you saw Detective Ganz blow me off when I brought up the drawing. 15:49.491 --> 15:53.536 I just feel like if I could find something definitive… 15:53.537 --> 15:55.329 To take suspicion off of Eleanor. 15:55.330 --> 15:57.374 I just want to know what happened to Nancy. 16:01.253 --> 16:05.464 Well, I have a call set up with the real estate agent in Ohio. 16:05.465 --> 16:06.884 Unless you think I should cancel it. 16:09.469 --> 16:10.679 No. No. 16:15.058 --> 16:16.143 Now put that away. 16:16.727 --> 16:19.188 The detective looked like she was on top of it. 16:20.105 --> 16:21.607 Let her do her job. 16:46.298 --> 16:49.092 Nancy, what are you trying to say to me? 16:49.760 --> 16:52.679 Mary could never bring herself to believe in God. 16:53.472 --> 16:56.849 But in those rare, electric moments of inflection, 16:56.850 --> 17:01.230 she was sure she could feel some energetic force guiding her way. 17:02.064 --> 17:06.984 And on that warm June afternoon, Mary felt that energy at work again. 17:07.653 --> 17:09.029 Or maybe it was Nancy. 17:09.530 --> 17:11.072 Or Adderall. 17:11.073 --> 17:12.406 But it worked. 18:15.929 --> 18:18.890 "Give me a thousand kisses, then a hundred, 18:18.891 --> 18:21.893 then a second thousand, then a second hundred. 18:21.894 --> 18:24.604 Then another thousand, and yet another hundred." 18:24.605 --> 18:28.734 "You will give me a thousand-thousand kisses, 18:29.484 --> 18:31.153 then we will both forget the count. 18:31.904 --> 18:37.242 So that no lonely man might grow jealous when he learns the plenty of our love." 18:38.076 --> 18:42.581 Your mastery of ancient languages is just… It's truly inspiring. 18:43.332 --> 18:49.963 Tiny thing. I think "conturbo" is more "to confuse" than "to forget." 19:00.182 --> 19:02.934 - Jenny and I are over. - Does she know that? 19:02.935 --> 19:04.102 She's a sick woman. 19:05.771 --> 19:09.023 And I hate to say it, but she doesn't need a husband. 19:09.024 --> 19:10.275 She needs a doctor. 19:11.527 --> 19:13.946 When she's more stable, then I'll end it. 19:26.250 --> 19:27.876 - Hi, Jenny. - Mary, is he in there? 19:55.362 --> 19:58.115 Great. Send those listings over so I can discuss with my wife. 19:58.615 --> 20:00.200 Thank you, Rita. You're a saint. 20:01.952 --> 20:03.953 Somebody might be getting their own office. 20:03.954 --> 20:05.581 I found this in Nancy's scrapbook. 20:08.584 --> 20:09.835 What is it? 20:10.502 --> 20:13.046 It's a page from your Catullus. 20:13.714 --> 20:14.923 Okay, what am I looking at? 20:15.591 --> 20:17.843 The same line has been underlined. 20:19.636 --> 20:20.637 It's a good line. 20:21.388 --> 20:25.975 Howard, how did Nancy get ahold of your obscure translation 20:25.976 --> 20:27.685 of an ancient Roman poet? 20:27.686 --> 20:29.145 I don't know. It's on Amazon. 20:29.146 --> 20:32.607 It had a print run of basically zero. No one read the book. 20:32.608 --> 20:34.735 I don't know. Maybe I gave her a copy. I don't remember. 20:41.491 --> 20:43.827 You gave Nancy a book of poetry? 20:45.495 --> 20:46.747 Yeah. 20:47.331 --> 20:52.168 Yeah, we were talking at rehearsal and the conversation turned to my work, 20:52.169 --> 20:53.711 and I said I'd bring her a copy. 20:53.712 --> 20:54.837 I'm surprised she read it. 20:54.838 --> 20:55.922 Mary, are you okay? 20:55.923 --> 20:57.673 Just tell me what's going on, Howard. 20:57.674 --> 20:59.342 I could ask you the same question. 20:59.343 --> 21:01.345 Why did you give this to her? 21:05.432 --> 21:08.310 Mary, your pupils are like saucers. 21:09.061 --> 21:11.812 We've been down this road before. I thought we were past this. 21:11.813 --> 21:13.397 Are you using those pills again? 21:13.398 --> 21:14.815 You're deflecting. You're not… 21:14.816 --> 21:16.943 Mary, we don't want to lose control again. 21:16.944 --> 21:19.320 Remember what happened last time you spun out? 21:19.321 --> 21:20.655 How scared we were? 21:20.656 --> 21:23.616 - No, this is… No, this is different. - You put our kids in danger. 21:23.617 --> 21:26.745 Thank God Junie was okay. We might not get so lucky next time. 21:42.010 --> 21:45.012 Mary turned it over and over in her mind. 21:45.013 --> 21:49.016 She tried to see it from every angle, and none of them made sense. 21:49.017 --> 21:52.479 Nancy and Howard. Howard and Nancy. 21:54.106 --> 21:57.149 Howard looked completely unfamiliar to Mary. 21:57.150 --> 22:00.737 But also exactly the same, like a Howard forgery. 22:03.365 --> 22:05.325 Was that always how he smelled? 22:35.189 --> 22:37.524 Had Nancy been counterfeit too? 22:38.901 --> 22:41.069 Who was the real Nancy Hennessey? 22:50.913 --> 22:52.623 That fucking ballet. 22:54.374 --> 22:55.375 That night. 22:59.463 --> 23:01.381 She should've known that night. 23:16.438 --> 23:18.524 Mary should've talked to Howard then… 23:21.360 --> 23:23.946 …but he was in one of his moods. 23:28.575 --> 23:30.702 It was Nancy who looked distraught. 23:33.038 --> 23:34.705 You've reached Nancy Hennessey. 23:34.706 --> 23:36.999 I'm unavailable to take your call at the moment. 23:37.000 --> 23:40.003 And concern makes a fine excuse for curiosity. 24:11.618 --> 24:12.995 The tears were real. 24:14.162 --> 24:15.247 Mary? 24:16.707 --> 24:18.749 - Everything else was a lie. - Hey. 24:18.750 --> 24:21.628 - Right to Mary's face. - Hey. It's okay. It's okay. 24:22.754 --> 24:23.880 It's okay. 24:23.881 --> 24:26.215 When Robert drinks, he's someone else. 24:26.216 --> 24:29.427 I don't know what set him off tonight, but I just knew I had to get out of there. 24:29.428 --> 24:30.971 I didn't have a plan, I just drove. 24:33.182 --> 24:36.894 Why did you go to Howard and not me or Eleanor? 24:38.604 --> 24:40.314 I didn't want you to hate Robert. 24:42.107 --> 24:43.441 I mean, Howard already does. 24:43.442 --> 24:47.154 Plus he has experience with… you know. 24:50.824 --> 24:54.118 Come on, it's not like I was strung out on heroin. 24:54.119 --> 24:56.162 I needed a few extra hours of energy. 24:56.163 --> 24:59.624 - We all did it in college. - No, I know. I know. I'm… 24:59.625 --> 25:02.293 Howard wasn't much help at all, anyway. 25:02.294 --> 25:05.713 I mean… You know, desperate times. 25:05.714 --> 25:07.715 So are you gonna go home? 25:07.716 --> 25:09.384 Like, ever? I hope so. 25:10.469 --> 25:12.261 Why don't you come crash with us tonight? 25:12.262 --> 25:13.387 - No. - Yeah. 25:13.388 --> 25:15.389 No, no, no. I… 25:15.390 --> 25:17.725 I'll probably just… I'll just go to Ojai, I think. 25:17.726 --> 25:18.977 'Kay. 25:22.689 --> 25:25.691 Mare, today started out so perfectly. And then it just… 25:25.692 --> 25:28.319 And then it ended with you and your best friend 25:28.320 --> 25:32.073 gorging themselves on the entire Norm's hot cake menu. 25:32.074 --> 25:34.618 That's what you're going to remember about tonight, right? 25:35.327 --> 25:38.079 Good. Well, we have some more work to do, so… 25:38.080 --> 25:41.207 Sir, can we see that hot cakes menu please? 25:41.208 --> 25:44.836 And sweet Mary, our lady of the tender, bleeding heart, 25:44.837 --> 25:47.005 she actually believed that horseshit. 25:49.049 --> 25:51.175 Hey, sweetheart. What're you doing up? 25:51.176 --> 25:52.552 I couldn't sleep. 25:52.553 --> 25:55.514 Uh-oh. You could sleep through the second coming. 25:57.224 --> 25:58.307 Yeah, it's nothing. 25:58.308 --> 25:59.935 All right. What kind of nothing? 26:02.896 --> 26:04.356 First, promise you won't get mad. 26:05.899 --> 26:07.025 I cross my heart. 26:10.487 --> 26:13.615 It's Aunt Eleanor. I heard what that detective said today. 26:14.908 --> 26:15.992 You were listening? 26:15.993 --> 26:19.329 I know the cops think she killed Aunt Nancy, and… 26:21.957 --> 26:23.083 I know she didn't. 26:27.588 --> 26:29.047 How do you know that, Marcus? 26:29.673 --> 26:31.383 'Cause the night Nancy died… 26:33.468 --> 26:34.927 she was with me. 26:34.928 --> 26:36.220 Who was? 26:36.221 --> 26:39.391 Eleanor. She came to get me in Van Nuys. 26:40.100 --> 26:41.518 What were you doing in Van Nuys? 26:42.978 --> 26:45.479 Yeah, I know it was dumb to go, but I owed this kid some money and he… 26:45.480 --> 26:46.856 he said we could figure something out. 26:46.857 --> 26:48.566 Damn it, Marcus. You're gambling again? 26:48.567 --> 26:50.735 I only did it so I wouldn't have to ask you guys for cash. 26:50.736 --> 26:51.819 What? 26:51.820 --> 26:53.571 You and Dad are always so worried about money. 26:53.572 --> 26:56.575 - You are on probation. Do you understand… - Mom. Okay, Mom. You promised. 27:00.454 --> 27:02.455 They wouldn't let me leave until I paid up. 27:02.456 --> 27:07.043 Oh, my God. So you called Eleanor? 27:07.044 --> 27:09.045 She's the only person I know with that kind of cash. 27:09.046 --> 27:10.630 She paid your bookie? 27:10.631 --> 27:15.177 The cops think she killed Aunt Nancy, and I'm her only alibi. 27:15.969 --> 27:17.220 She's protecting you. 27:17.221 --> 27:20.014 I seriously don't know what would've happened that night if she hadn't come. 27:20.015 --> 27:22.016 But I can't let her get in trouble, and… 27:22.017 --> 27:23.017 Sweetie. 27:23.018 --> 27:25.311 - I just… I don't know what to do. - Sweetie, it's okay. 27:25.312 --> 27:28.856 - Mom, I don't know what to do. - Come here. It's okay. 27:28.857 --> 27:31.609 I just don't want you and Aunt Ellie to stop being friends 'cause of me. 27:31.610 --> 27:34.154 We're never gonna stop being friends. 27:35.531 --> 27:37.949 We have been through too much already… 27:37.950 --> 27:39.659 - Yeah. - …her and I. Right? 27:39.660 --> 27:42.162 You're a good man, you know that? 27:43.413 --> 27:45.373 Just please call me next time, okay? 27:45.374 --> 27:47.124 I know. I was gonna tell you when I got home. 27:47.125 --> 27:50.170 It's just… You were asleep and Dad wasn't home. 27:51.213 --> 27:52.214 What do you… 27:53.090 --> 27:54.465 Where was Dad? 27:54.466 --> 27:56.885 I don't know. His car wasn't in the driveway. 28:06.186 --> 28:08.438 - Mom? - Sorry, it's all right. Just… 28:09.898 --> 28:11.775 Why don't you go get some sleep, okay? 28:12.359 --> 28:14.736 We'll talk about it tomorrow. It's okay. 28:27.791 --> 28:29.459 Howard's been lying about everything. 28:38.969 --> 28:41.013 He told the cops he was home. 28:44.558 --> 28:45.893 When did he leave? 28:52.608 --> 28:53.984 He was wearing that blazer. 30:31.498 --> 30:33.541 Are you wearing your claddagh ring I gave you? 30:33.542 --> 30:35.794 You told me it would be my grounding force, right? 30:57.441 --> 30:59.401 You look mad. Are you mad? 30:59.902 --> 31:02.154 Yes, I am mad… at you, Nancy. 31:04.656 --> 31:08.202 Did our friendship mean so little to you? 31:08.869 --> 31:10.494 How could you do this to me? 31:10.495 --> 31:11.997 Well, you did it too. 31:12.664 --> 31:14.124 To Howard's wife. 31:17.878 --> 31:21.756 What? No, that was completely different. 31:21.757 --> 31:22.966 How? 32:34.830 --> 32:35.831 Who's there? 32:36.832 --> 32:37.875 Jenny? 32:38.709 --> 32:39.834 Do I know you? 32:39.835 --> 32:40.836 It's Mary. 32:41.879 --> 32:43.255 Mary McCormack. 32:46.508 --> 32:48.177 Oh, my God. Mary. 32:50.429 --> 32:54.558 - I'm sorry to barge in on you like this. - How did you find me? 32:55.475 --> 32:59.104 I follow you on Facebook, which is embarrassing to admit. 32:59.938 --> 33:02.024 Did Howard send you? Does he know where I live? 33:02.691 --> 33:03.942 He doesn't know I'm here. 33:23.086 --> 33:24.338 What happened, Mary? 33:26.507 --> 33:28.090 I'm really doing it. 33:28.091 --> 33:29.968 When you and Howard were… 33:30.969 --> 33:32.304 No, what am I trying to say? 33:34.723 --> 33:36.558 When you and Howard first started dating… 33:39.311 --> 33:40.979 did he read you poetry? 33:41.730 --> 33:42.940 That's your question? 33:47.194 --> 33:49.905 I need you to help me understand. 33:54.076 --> 33:56.703 No, that's just… I'm sorry, that's insane. 33:57.496 --> 33:58.955 I sound insane. 33:58.956 --> 34:00.582 You don't owe me anything. 34:01.291 --> 34:05.254 'Cause your husband left you for me, so you probably hate me. 34:07.005 --> 34:08.756 That's what he told you? 34:08.757 --> 34:10.050 That he left? 34:11.134 --> 34:12.386 Yes, yes. 34:14.721 --> 34:16.805 When I got pregnant, he divorced you, so… 34:16.806 --> 34:17.808 Wow. 34:19.476 --> 34:20.978 Do you want to know the truth? 34:28.777 --> 34:31.655 The truth is that you weren't the first of his co-eds, 34:32.364 --> 34:33.532 but you were different. 34:34.074 --> 34:35.324 You sought me out. 34:35.826 --> 34:39.870 You were this brilliant, young woman with a stunning career ahead of you. 34:39.871 --> 34:41.998 And stupid me, I thought I could guide you. 34:44.126 --> 34:46.961 I let you into my life and all along, 34:46.962 --> 34:49.839 you were just using me to get closer to him. 34:49.840 --> 34:51.717 No, Jenny. That is not true. 34:52.676 --> 34:54.511 I respected you so much, 34:55.929 --> 34:58.849 and your work inspired me to get into the field. 34:59.474 --> 35:01.268 And into my husband's bed. 35:05.772 --> 35:08.650 When I found out about you, I told him I was done. 35:10.444 --> 35:12.112 He begged me not to go. 35:14.948 --> 35:18.492 He called you just another meaningless fling. 35:18.493 --> 35:24.041 And he said that he would refuse to acknowledge the baby if I agreed to stay. 35:26.585 --> 35:29.588 No, he said you were unstable. 35:30.088 --> 35:31.715 Did I seem unstable? 35:33.634 --> 35:38.096 You chose to believe him over your own eyes. 35:38.931 --> 35:40.474 What else did he tell you? 35:41.391 --> 35:45.187 He told me you cut your wrists, 35:45.938 --> 35:47.564 that you tried to kill yourself. 35:56.448 --> 35:58.200 But he did leave me with this. 35:59.660 --> 36:01.328 This is two flights of stairs. 36:01.912 --> 36:04.039 It was the night I told him I was leaving. 36:04.540 --> 36:05.791 We got into an argument. 36:07.292 --> 36:10.587 Howard can't fathom being left. 36:11.463 --> 36:13.549 I thought about you a lot over the years. 36:14.550 --> 36:16.510 I wondered how things turned out for you. 36:19.346 --> 36:20.973 I could've warned you about him. 36:23.267 --> 36:24.726 I wouldn't have believed you. 36:26.186 --> 36:27.688 What did Howard do to you? 36:57.301 --> 36:58.760 I know who David is. 37:02.097 --> 37:06.268 I've always thought this poem was a part of our story and now… 37:07.186 --> 37:11.898 I don't even know if it was ever mine to begin with. 37:11.899 --> 37:14.692 Mary, he is a predator. 37:14.693 --> 37:17.112 I keep imagining him reading it to Nancy. 37:18.488 --> 37:24.243 I mean, clearly it was important to her. She tore it out. She kept it. 37:24.244 --> 37:29.207 Maybe there was some part of her that knew one day you would find it. 37:29.208 --> 37:31.042 She must've thought I was so stupid. 37:31.043 --> 37:32.627 - No. - Which I am. 37:32.628 --> 37:35.631 - God. Do you have any Advil or anything? - Yeah. 37:36.673 --> 37:42.595 You are not stupid. There is no reason you should have known about this. 37:42.596 --> 37:45.223 Come on. He did it to Jenny. 37:45.224 --> 37:46.849 Why wouldn't he do it to me? 37:46.850 --> 37:48.727 I just don't want you blaming yourself. 37:52.648 --> 37:54.399 - There were others. - What do you mean? 37:57.152 --> 37:58.987 There were other women. 37:59.988 --> 38:01.614 You never said anything. 38:01.615 --> 38:02.990 What would have been the point? 38:02.991 --> 38:04.910 I was never gonna leave him. 38:05.410 --> 38:07.329 I would never do that to the kids. 38:09.081 --> 38:10.623 And he always came back, you know? 38:10.624 --> 38:14.586 I… He needed me, I needed him and that is all that mattered. 38:15.587 --> 38:18.047 There was one time about five or six years ago 38:18.048 --> 38:20.925 when I was giving the girls a bath and a woman came to the door. 38:20.926 --> 38:25.596 She was young, early 20s. You know, thin. 38:25.597 --> 38:28.433 And Howard said she was a grad student who was upset about a grade. 38:29.309 --> 38:31.353 Took her up to his office, closed the door. 38:33.522 --> 38:34.731 What did you do? 38:36.358 --> 38:37.985 I finished the bath. 38:41.905 --> 38:43.448 I never said a word about it. 38:44.157 --> 38:47.201 You were protecting yourself and your family. 38:47.202 --> 38:52.164 But if I had said something then… Nancy may still be alive. 38:52.165 --> 38:53.958 Okay, but you might not be. 38:53.959 --> 38:58.296 God. This ring, he took it off her body. 38:58.297 --> 38:59.338 Jesus. 38:59.339 --> 39:03.426 Ellie, Howard took it off of her dead body. 39:03.427 --> 39:06.679 How is any of this real? None of my life seems real. 39:06.680 --> 39:07.723 No. Listen to me. 39:08.891 --> 39:11.643 You and I are real. 39:12.269 --> 39:13.270 This is real. 39:15.689 --> 39:16.982 You needed me 39:18.692 --> 39:21.777 and I kicked you out of my home. I am sorry. 39:21.778 --> 39:25.114 I should not have lied to you about Robert. 39:25.115 --> 39:27.284 No, Marcus told me what you did. 39:28.202 --> 39:33.247 You are risking your freedom to protect my son? Why? 39:33.248 --> 39:34.457 Are you kidding me? 39:34.458 --> 39:39.003 That is my kid. I was in the room when he was born. 39:39.004 --> 39:42.132 There is nothing I wouldn't do to keep him safe. 39:42.841 --> 39:45.385 I know. I know you would. 39:48.847 --> 39:50.015 - Ellie. - What? 39:50.516 --> 39:53.435 It's him. Oh, God. I left my phone at the house. 39:55.395 --> 39:56.396 What should I do? 39:56.980 --> 39:58.564 - Answer it. - Okay. 39:58.565 --> 40:01.193 - And you have to find out what he knows. - Okay. 40:03.654 --> 40:04.737 Hello? 40:04.738 --> 40:06.698 Eleanor, where is she? Where's Mary? 40:07.199 --> 40:09.617 What? I don't know what you're talking about, Howard. 40:09.618 --> 40:11.118 It's the middle of the night. 40:11.119 --> 40:14.831 I need to talk to her right now. It's Artemis. She's in the hospital. 40:20.462 --> 40:22.631 Okay, they said room eight. 40:27.386 --> 40:29.637 Oh, my God. Artie, sweetie. Mommy's here. 40:29.638 --> 40:31.265 What happened to her? What happened? 40:31.849 --> 40:33.641 Ma'am, you need to give us space. 40:33.642 --> 40:35.977 - Mary, let them do their job. - She needs me. 40:35.978 --> 40:38.187 Please, somebody tell me what's going on. 40:38.188 --> 40:39.981 Over here. We're trying to stabilize her now. 40:39.982 --> 40:41.148 - Okay. - What? 40:41.149 --> 40:42.692 Your husband said she swallowed some pills. 40:42.693 --> 40:44.527 - What pills? - They were in this. 40:44.528 --> 40:45.904 Do you recognize it? 40:46.697 --> 40:47.698 What were the pills? 40:48.282 --> 40:50.700 Mom, you have to tell us so we know how to help your daughter. 40:50.701 --> 40:55.496 It's… Adderall. Ten milligrams, I think. It's Adderall. 40:55.497 --> 40:56.915 Adderall, ten milligrams. 40:57.749 --> 40:59.417 - Mary… - Pulse is climbing. 40:59.418 --> 41:02.044 145. 160. 41:02.045 --> 41:04.297 What's happening? What's going on? 41:04.298 --> 41:05.340 What's happening? Is she okay? 41:06.091 --> 41:07.550 Artie, Mommy's here, okay? 41:07.551 --> 41:08.968 Mom, we need you to back up. 41:08.969 --> 41:11.095 Artie, Mommy's here. I'm right here, sweetie. 41:11.096 --> 41:12.221 Your mommy's right here. 41:12.222 --> 41:13.764 It's gonna be okay, sweetie. 41:13.765 --> 41:16.267 Mommy's here, sweetie. Mommy's right here. 41:16.268 --> 41:18.019 It's gonna be okay. 41:18.020 --> 41:20.438 What's happening to my baby? 41:20.439 --> 41:23.567 Please help her. Please.