The.Stepfather.2009.UNRATED.BRRip.XviD.AC3-WHiiZz

"솔트레이크 시티 가제트"

 

"구독 취소"

 

"스텝파더"

 

30대 주부와
세 자녀가...

 

"솔트레이크 시티 경찰청"

 

...다수의 자상 및
둔기에 의한 외상으로 사망했어요

 

전 남편은 어때?
접근 금지 처분을 받았다던데

 

딜런 베넷이란 자예요
밤새 술을 퍼마셨답니다

 

- 가족 없이 보낸 첫 성탄이었죠
- 범행 동기가 다분하군

 

가족의 신원을
확인할 때 보니까

 

화물 열차에
치인 사람 같더군요

 

아빠로서 아이들 시체를 보는 게
끔찍했을 겁니다

 

그게 꾸며낸 행동이라면
아카데미 남우주연상감이죠

 

그럼 의붓아버지
그래디 에드워즈 소행이군

 

- 정보 좀 있나?
- 전혀요

 

캔자스 주 출신이래요

 

그런데 전혀
기록이 없어요

 

신문도 끊고
홀연히 사라졌습니다

 

이번이 처음이
아닌 것 같아요

 

3년 전 뉴저지 주에서
주부와 아이 셋이 죽었어요

 

후두부에 총상을 입었죠
의붓아버지가 사라졌고요

 

세 들어 살던 집에서
희생자들을 만났어요

 

두 번 다
집주인은 할머니였죠

 

뉴저지의 집주인이 그랬어요

 

때맞춰 현금으로 집세를 내는
훌륭한 사람이었다고요

 

그러니까 신분을
캐물을 이유가 없었죠

 

약은 자예요
그자가 버린 토요타 승합차 말이죠

 

현금으로 샀더군요
등록할 때 면허증이 필요 없으니까요

 

신용 카드고 뭐고 없어요
그러니까...

 

- 신분증 쓸 일이 없군
- 늘 이혼 아니면 사별한 상태예요

 

이자는 진짜 괴물이에요

 

이자가 범인이라도

 

벌써 6개월이 흘렀어
어디 있는지 알 길이 없어

 

"오리건 주"

 

엄마, 누나가
이건 안 된대

 

- 숀, 안 돼
- 둘 다 그만해

 

과자는 왜 항상 누나가 골라?
불공평해!

 

인생은 원래 불공평해
과자 선택은 여자들 몫이지

 

죄송해요, 가끔씩
애들이 말썽을 부려요

 

애들이 다 그렇죠

 

과자 선택법을 빨리 터득해야
네 인생이 더 편해질 거야

 

믿거나 말거나

 

여자들 세상에
우린 얹혀사는 신세니까

 

현명하시군요
부인이 복이 많으시네요

 

이젠 독신입니다

 

반지는 끼고 있지만 작년에
교통사고로 아내와 딸을 잃었어요

 

- 음주 운전자 때문에요
- 세상에, 죄송해요

 

괜찮아요

 

- 부탁 하나 할까요?
- 그러세요

 

땅콩 버터는
어디 있죠?

 

막 포틀랜드로 이사 와서
아직 이 슈퍼가 낯설어요

 

- 저기 두 번째 진열대예요
- 이쪽요? 고맙습니다

 

천만에요

 

내 말 명심해

 

뭐?

 

잘 몰랐으면
절 미행하는 줄 알았겠어요

 

아, 네

 

원래 이렇게 나서는 타입은 아니지만
최근에 이혼을 해서...

 

애들이랑 피자 먹으러 가는데
함께 가시면 어떨까 싶어서요

 

- 피자요?
- 사실은

 

말 상대가
무척 그리웠어요

 

저도 쉽게 넘어가는
스타일은 아니죠

 

데이비드 해리스예요

 

수잔
수잔 하딩이에요

 

- 만나서 반가워요
- 저도 반갑습니다

 

"6개월 후"

 

어떻게 엄마가
마중을 안 나와?

 

바쁘시다고 했잖아

 

- 좀 도와줘
- 응

 

그래도 내가 있잖아

 

그 사람은 만나봤어?

 

아줌마한테 인사하러 들렀다가
두어 번 만났어

 

- 괜찮던데
- 그래, 하지만

 

- 성탄 때 만났는데 진행이 너무 빨라
- 글쎄...

 

좀 기다려봐
괜히 어리석은 실수 하지 말고

 

- 무슨 실수?
- 글쎄

 

엄마 성질 건드렸다가
군사 학교로 쫓겨가는 거

 

그냥 엄마가 결혼을
너무 서두르는 것 같아서 그래

 

그건 아줌마가
알아서 할 일이지

 

대부분 일을
망치니까 그래

 

마이클, 그만 좀 해
엄마랑 싸우지 마

 

- 알았어
- 좋아, 보여줄 게 있어

 

놀랐지!

 

진짜 깜짝 놀랐어요
감사합니다

 

- 네가 와서 정말 기뻐
- 형, 반가워

 

- 숀, 세상에, 엄청 컸네
- 고마워

 

- 보고 싶었어, 오빠
- 베스, 나도 보고 싶었어

 

- 집에 잘 왔다
- 재키 이모

 

- 레아 아줌마
- 안녕

 

어디 한번 보자
머리가 많이 길었네

 

- 신참은 면했으니까요
- 넌 정말...

 

대장부로군
꼬마를 상상했는데 말이야

 

원래 군대가 그런 데지
착하고 강한 남자를 양성하지

 

마이클, 데이비드
서로 인사해요

 

- 규정대로 자른 머린가?
- 아뇨

 

우리 학교는 군기 빠진
말썽쟁이 집합소예요

 

만나서 반가워
네 얘길 귀가 따갑도록 들었거든

 

모든 게
순탄해 보이네

 

- 숀하고 베스는 저이를 좋아해
- 당연하잖아?

 

- 근데 좀 너무 완벽한 것 같아
- 재키, 또 시작이야?

 

농담이야
나도 데이비드가 좋아

 

만난 지 6개월 만에 약혹하니까
내가 미친 것 같지?

 

늘 그랬잖아
데이비드하고는 상관없어

 

저이도 좀 미친 것 같아
언니한테 말이야

 

- 다들 양껏 드셨습니까?
- 네...

 

그럼 건배를 제안하겠습니다

 

우선 수잔과 숀, 베스에게
감사를 표하고 싶습니다

 

만난 지 얼마 안 된 저를 받아들여
가족의 정을 느끼게 해줬죠

 

그야말로... 꿈이 현실로
이루어진 것 같아요

 

고마워요

 

그리고 마이클
네 덕분에 온 가족이 다 모였구나

 

가족보다 중요한 건 없어
가족이 없으면 아무것도 없는 거야

 

- 환영한다, 마이클
- 그래

 

잘 왔어, 마이클

 

갑자기 구역질이 나오네

 

그만해

 

- 마실 것 좀 줘?
- 아냐, 이거면 돼

 

당신한테도 깜짝 선물이 있어요

 

- 그래요?
- 재키가 연줄을 통해서

 

당신 일자리를 알아봤어요
재키랑 부동산 중개 일을 하세요

 

- 난 못해요
- 못하긴요, 분명 잘할 거예요

 

그냥 저만 따라다니세요
제가 다 가르쳐드릴게요

 

우리한테 정말 좋은 기회예요
재키가 애 많이 썼어요

 

미래의 신부나 처제에게
못 한다는 말은 못하겠지?

 

- 고마워요, 재키
- 다 언니 덕이에요

 

언니가 형부 일자리를
알아보라고 했거든요

 

- 형부 감시하려고요
- 정말요?

 

고마워요
당신 아들하고 얘기 좀 할게요

 

마이클이 저이를
좋아했으면 좋겠어

 

그럴 거야, 아직 이혼의 충격이
가시지 않아서 그래

 

잘 극복할 거야

 

마이클, 시간 좀 내줄래?
지하실에서 만나지

 

뭐래?

 

지하실에서 만나재

 

- 지하실에서?
- 응

 

왜?

 

글쎄
가보면 알겠지

 

그 둘은 내 거야
다른 건 얼마든지 써도 좋아

 

뭐가 들었는데요?

 

난 목수 일에
관심이 많아

 

내가 직접 만든 캐비닛이야

 

지금은 흰개미가 갉아먹은
다락을 손보고 있지

 

진짜 건배를 해야겠군

 

사나이끼리 말이야

 

여기에 멋진 걸 숨겨놨지

 

어디 보자

 

테킬라 숨겨놓은 거
네 엄마한테 이르지 마

 

완벽한 사람이라는
믿음을 주려고 고생깨나 했거든

 

너로선 충격이 크겠지
네 엄마랑 내가 결혼하는 것 말이야

 

분명히 말하지만
난 우리가

 

진짜 가족이
됐으면 좋겠어

 

가족이 없으면
아무것도 없으니까요?

 

정곡을 찔렀군

 

너무 감상적으로 흐를 때도 있지만
내 말은 진심이야

 

나한테 너희 엄마를 맡기면

 

내가 책임지고
네 보금자리를 만들어주마

 

군사 학교 따위 말고

 

이 가족을 다시 한데 모으자꾸나
너와 나

 

- 아버지와 아들이 말이야
- 의붓아버지죠

 

의붓아버지와

 

아들로서

 

부드럽지?

 

엄마 말이
네 수영 실력이 대단하다던데?

 

좀 하죠

 

나도 한때는 수영 선수였지
오리건 대학 시절 말이야

 

고교 마지막 해는
지극히 중요해

 

수영 장학생으로
대학에 갈 수도 있잖아

 

올 여름에
연습 좀 해야지

 

뒷마당 수영장에서는 힘들어요

 

하지만 전에 다니던 학교에
하계 수영반이 있잖아

 

네, 하지만
전 거기 못 가요

 

그건 과거지

 

미래를 위해 건배

 

내일 할아버지 할머니
뵈러 가

 

- 그렇군
- 내일 모레 올게, 미안해

 

괜찮아, 집에 온 첫날이지만
딴 사람 부르면 돼

 

닥쳐
미안

 

운전 면허 딸 거야

 

운전 교습소까지 태워줄래?

 

- 글쎄, 생각 좀 해보고
- 왜?

 

실은 네가 나한테
매여있는 게 좋거든

 

좋아, 타

 

- 잘 자요
- 또 봐요

 

- 잘 가요, 레아
- 계세요

 

환영한다, 마이클

 

고마워요, 재키 이모, 저도 집이 좋아요
와주셔서 고마워요

 

네가 집에 머물도록
아줌마를 설득하겠단 말이 진심일까?

 

그러겠다고 했으니까
두고봐야지

 

좋아, 안녕

 

오늘 힘들었지?

 

아뇨, 괜찮았어요
고마워요

 

나도 엄청
노력하고 있어

 

집에 왔는데 아버지 말고
딴 사람이 있으니까 힘들 거야

 

하지만 분위기 좀
맞춰줘, 응?

 

훈계 좀 그만하세요
집에 온 지 얼마나 됐다고 그래요?

 

알았어

 

정말 좋은 사람이야

 

날 무척 아껴
우린 새 인생을 시작할 참이야

 

- 훼방 말라고요?
- 그런 뜻이 아냐

 

새 출발 하는 데
거치적거리지 않도록 할게요

 

- 마이클
- 죄송해요

 

꽤 피곤하네요

 

그래

 

자거라

 

거기서 고교를 마쳐야죠

 

- 여기서 가족하고 지내야지
- 걔가 어땠는지 몰라서 그래요

 

어울리는 친구들하며 거짓말,
성깔까지 완전 구제불능이었다고요

 

저도 함께 지내고 싶은
마음이 간절하지만

 

마이클이 준비됐는지 모르겠어요

 

당신 말이 옳아요

 

준비됐소?

 

글쎄요

 

준비됐냐니까?

 

"유령들"

 

- 냄새 끝내주네
- 어서 와요

 

- 일은 어땠어요?
- 끝내줬지, 자, 받아요

 

- 고마워요
- 마이클

 

- 뭐죠?
- 전에 다니던 학교

 

체육관 사물함 열쇠야

 

수영팀이 7월 첫 주에
훈련을 시작한대

 

어떻게 된 거예요?

 

체육 담당 리버스 선생과
얘기 좀 했지

 

마음이 아주 넓더군

 

데이비드
정말 고마워요

 

네, 정말 놀랍군요

 

지금 당장은 유예기간이야

 

가을에 널 받아준다는 보장은 없어
하지만 그건 나중에 생각하자고

 

- 대단한 일이에요, 정말 감사합니다
- 천만에

 

메뉴가 뭔가?

 

자기가 약속한 바를
실천했다는 건 정말 대단한 거야

 

나도 알아

 

다 잘될 거라고 했잖아

 

'네가 옳았나 봐'

 

- 내일도 운전 교습소에 태워다 줄래?
- 그래, 10시쯤 갈게

 

- '알았어'
- 그래

 

- 잘 자
- '잘 자'

 

숀
소리 좀 낮춰!

 

좋아!

 

숀, 소리 낮춰, 당장!

 

엄마가 줄이라고 했잖아!

 

쟤들, 저 나이에
저렇게 뜨거워도 괜찮나?

 

초등학교 때부터
아는 사이에요

 

켈리가 마이클을
잘 다독여요

 

너무 구세대처럼
굴지 말아요

 

아줌마가 아저씨를
만난 게 다행이야

 

다행이라니?

 

잘하면 아저씨 덕분에
너랑 나랑 함께 있을 수 있잖아

 

너랑 있는 거 별론데

 

남자만 우글대는
군사 학교가 그립겠지

 

아마도

 

- 하지만 널 쳐다보는 건 좋아
- 그러니까 우리가 한 쌍이지

 

나도 네가
날 쳐다보는 게 좋아

 

괜찮아, 숀?

 

괜찮아요

 

- 정말?
- 아주 흐뭇하군

 

이런 가족 만찬이
늘 아쉬웠거든

 

아쉬웠다고요?
그럼 결혼한 적이 있단 뜻이에요?

 

데이비드는 사고로
아내와 딸을 잃었어

 

음주 운전자 때문이었지

 

전혀 몰랐어요
정말 죄송해요

 

그래서 나한테는
가족이 그토록 소중한 거야

 

가족은 중요하지

 

가족으로서 항상
좋은 경험만 했던 건 아니지만

 

- 아빠 탓만은 아니었어요
- 그런 말 한 적 없어

 

그래도 우리 가족은
준수한 편이었어

 

TV에서 보니까 어떤 여자는
애 셋을 태우고 다리 밑으로 떨어졌대

 

저녁 밥상머리에서
할 얘기가 아니야

 

- 다 죽었대
- 그런 말을 들으면 못 견디겠어

 

자기 자식을 죽이다니

 

그토록 망가지는

 

이유가 있겠죠

 

- 주제를 바꾸면 안 될까?
- 죄송해요

 

아빠다!

 

아이들이 엄마를
실망시켰나 보지

 

아빠!

 

- 잘 지냈어? 받아
- 잘 지냈어요, 고마워요

 

- 안녕
- 아빠

 

- 인사드리러 가야지?
- 안 가요

 

- 앞에 앉을래!
- 뭐?

 

앞자리는 꿈도 꾸지 마

 

- 천천히 자리를 정하면 돼
- 저기

 

일요일 애들 캠프에

 

- 준비할 게 많아
- 캠프 가는 건 나도 알아

 

이틀이면 돼
애들하고 농구 보러 갈 거야

 

호텔에서 함께 자고
내일 데려다 줄게

 

- 영계 여친은 어떻게 됐어?
- 다 끝났어

 

사실은 박사 과정 학생이었고
당신하고 나이 차도 얼마 안 났어

 

자기 관리를
좀 더 잘했을 뿐이었지

 

- 마이클이 왔나?
- 당신 만나기 싫대

 

- 당신 말이야, 걔 말이야?
- 걔 말이야

 

'양육비 수표가 늦었어' 는
내 말이야

 

내 돈은 단 한 푼도
내 대타한테 쓰지 마

 

당신 대타가 왜 필요해
아쉬워하는 사람도 없는데

 

만나서 반가웠어, 수잔

 

출발할까?

 

괜찮소?

 

저 인간
진짜 밥맛이에요

 

마이클, 내일 오후에 손님들과
매물로 나온 집을 돌아볼 건데

 

우리 둘이
점심이나 할까?

 

그럼 좋겠네요

 

- 네, 좋을 것 같아요
- 그래

 

커터 부인, 안녕하세요?

 

안녕, 수잔

 

수배자 몽타주가 있었는데...

 

절대 데이비드가 아니에요

 

걱정 마세요
절대 그이가 아니에요

 

그 프로 보고
나랑 얘기 좀 해요

 

- 네, 좋아요, 커터 부인
- 그래요

 

- 괜찮소?
- 네

 

커터 부인이 왔다 갔어요
'고양이 할머니' 있잖아요

 

고양이 떼를
거느리고 왔더군요

 

- 알레르기가 심해졌어요
- 왜 왔대요?

 

TV에서 공개적으로
지명 수배자를 찾는 프로를 봤는데

 

거기 나온 살인범이
당신 같아 보였대요

 

웃음을 참느라
꽤나 고생했어요

 

에리카 하먼 알죠?

 

몇 년 전에 커터 부인이
에리카의 남편에게

 

에리카가 바람을 피운다고 말했죠
아침마다 그가 출근한 다음

 

집으로 숨어드는
남자를 봤대요

 

- 진짜 바람 피웠소?
- 네

 

- 저런
- 에리카 남편한테

 

얘기하기 전에
동네방네 떠들고 다녔대요

 

그럼 덕분에 나도
이 동네에서 유명 인사가 되겠군

 

이러다 늦겠소

 

하먼 부인의 집으로 숨어드는
수수께끼의 사나이가 되고 싶군

 

- 미인이오?
- 그만해요

 

어느 식당으로
마이클 데려가요?

 

사무실 건너편 식당이오

 

집 보러 가는 길에
마이클을 내려줄게요

 

좋은 하루 보내요

 

- 엄마
- 잠꾸러기 왔구나

 

- 뭐 좀 먹을래?
- 네

 

알았어

 

- 데이비드는요?
- 방금 나갔어

 

안녕하세요, 커터 부인?

 

후식 드릴까요?

 

- 후식 먹을래?
- 아뇨

 

- 차 한잔 안 해?
- 아뇨, 됐어요

 

- 계산서 주세요
- 네

 

- 점심 잘 먹었어요
- 천만에

 

내가 정말
하고 싶었던 말은...

 

부탁이 있어

 

부탁이라뇨?

 

신랑 들러리를 맡아줘

 

- 제가요?
- 그래 주면 정말 고맙겠다

 

딱히 부탁할
사람이 없어

 

내가 가끔씩 가족을 들먹이면서
흥분하는 거 잘 알아

 

하지만 솔직히 말해서
네가 집에 있으니까 정말 기뻐

 

전에도 말했지만
네가 집에 머물고

 

온 가족이 함께 지내도록
내가 책임질게

 

- 여기요
- 고마워요

 

자

 

- 어때?
- 글쎄요...

 

너희 엄마도
무척 기뻐할 거야

 

네, 좋아요

 

고마워
정말 고마워

 

너무 감정 안 잡고
그냥 말할게

 

슈퍼에서 너희 엄마를 만난 그날
내 인생이 바뀌었어

 

무척 힘들 때였지

 

아내와 딸을
잃은 다음이었으니까

 

내 딸 미셸은
내 세상, 내 인생의 전부였어

 

인생의 낙이었지

 

너도 나중에 자식을 낳으면
내 심정을 이해할 거야

 

그래도 켈리랑
너무 서두르지 마

 

그건 걱정 마세요

 

아직 앞길이 창창하니까

 

때가 되면
내 말뜻이 이해될 거야

 

자식이 전부야

 

리사가 살았다면
다음 주에 11살이 돼

 

- 리사가 누구죠?
- 내 딸

 

- 고마워요
- 천만에요

 

죄송해요
미셸이라고 하신 것 같았어요

 

내가 그랬나?

 

리사 미셸이야
잘못 들은 모양이구나

 

죄송해요

 

그래
다음 주면 11살이지

 

제기랄!

 

"금일
자유 방문"

 

실례합니다

 

저기요!

 

- 안녕하세요?
- 네

 

- 어서 오세요
- 볼드윈 부부예요

 

요전에 통화했잖아요

 

볼드윈 부인, 볼드윈 씨
데이비드 해리스입니다

 

- 자녀가 있으세요?
- 딸만 셋이에요

 

삼공주요?
이 집이 맘에 드실 겁니다

 

"가족 살해 양부
그래디 에드워즈"

 

여기서 기다려
밥 다 먹어

 

네, 가요

 

괜찮아

 

걱정 마, 야옹아

 

누군지 볼까?

 

미드나잇? 미드나잇?

 

어디 있어?
어디 있니, 미드나잇?

 

미드나잇이 어디 갔나?

 

이리 나와
거기서 뭐해?

 

대체 왜 그래?

 

할 거야?

 

뭘 해?

 

아저씨 들러리

 

그래, 해야지
약속했으니까

 

왜 그래?

 

곧 아버지가
또 생겨

 

그런데 지금 있는 아버지하고는
말 한 마디 안 하잖아

 

그럼 네가
먼저 시작해

 

왜 그래?

 

- 문 안 닫았어?
- 이런

 

베스?
네가 그랬어?

 

숀? 숀?

 

아냐
아무도 없어

 

왜?

 

세상에, 데이비드

 

이봐, 어디 가?

 

- 집에 갈래
- 안 가도 돼

 

아냐, 됐어

 

우릴 훔쳐봤어요?

 

뭘 하고 있었는데?
방금 퇴근했어

 

샤워하고 저녁 먹을
준비나 해야겠다

 

너랑 켈리는
오래 사귀었어

 

그냥 좀 더
신중했으면 할 뿐이야

 

아주 참한
아가씨 같더군

 

그럴수록 애정 표현에
좀 더 주의해야지

 

- 그게 무슨 뜻이죠?
- 켈리 소문이 나쁘게 날 수도 있어

 

그런 일은 없어야지

 

그럼 아저씨가
우리 엄마랑

 

- 합친 건 어떻게 생각할까요?
- 마이클

 

잠깐
사과드려

 

- 왜요?
- 무례했으니까

 

괜찮아요, 가족끼리의
허심탄회한 대화니까

 

네

 

오늘 하루 어땠어요?

 

바빴지

 

커터 부인이 다녀갔어요?

 

그게 아니라 오늘 손님한테
보여줬던 집에 고양이도 있었고...

 

숀, 베스

 

한 번만 더 아이들 건드렸다간
세상 하직할 줄 알아

 

무슨 소리야?

 

- 이자가 숀 목을 졸랐어
- 그런 일 없소

 

숀 목을 틀어쥐었다던데?

 

엄마가 TV 소리를
줄이라고 했는데 듣질 않았소

 

버릇을 가르치려
했을 뿐이오

 

애들이 좀
버릇이 없더군요

 

내 가족을
또 건드리면

 

- 죽여버릴 거야!
- 그만해

 

- 이 자식...
- 누가 당신 가족이래?

 

- 이놈을 알기나 해?
- 아빠

 

- 아는 게 있어?
- 이이는

 

비서랑 안 놀아나

 

하나도 모르잖아!

 

- 경찰 부를 거야!
- 전혀 모르잖아!

 

똑똑히 들어
애들을 또 건드렸다간

 

죽을 줄 알아

 

맙소사

 

정말 미안해요

 

괜찮아요

 

정말 미안해요

 

제까짓 놈이 숀 목을 비틀어?
어디서 함부로!

 

그만하세요!
제발 진정하세요

 

여기요

 

아빠 호주머니에서 떨어졌어요
아까 옥신각신할 때요

 

고마워

 

네 덕에
험한 꼴을 면했구나

 

그런 것 같아요

 

저자가 싫어

 

신뢰가 안 가
저 인간에 대해 아는 거 있어?

 

아빠나 저나 매일반이죠

 

키가 더 컸네

 

그럼요
1년이나 됐잖아요

 

얘, 잠깐

 

- 얘기 좀 하자꾸나
- 무슨 얘기요?

 

그냥 얘기 좀 해
엄마한테 나 보기 싫다고 했다며?

 

사실이냐?

 

글쎄요
가족을 버린 건 제가 아니잖아요

 

버린 건 네 엄마지
네가 아냐

 

너희들은 내 인생에서
가장 중요한 존재야

 

좀 잘하시지 그랬어요

 

그래, 내가 망쳤지, 정말 유감이야
하지만 너랑은 화해하고 싶어

 

날 만나지도 않고
말도 안 할 거냐?

 

그게 아니에요

 

괜찮아, 숀?

 

네

 

아빠한테 괜히
말했나 봐요

 

- 글쎄...
- 네 잘못이 아니었어

 

내가 잘못했어
그건 잘못된 행동이었어

 

난 네 아빠가 아니잖아

 

언젠가는 될지도 모르지만...

 

처음부터 다시 시작하니까
앞으로도 실수를 하겠지

 

내가 실수할 때
용서해주길 바랄 뿐이야

 

그래 줄 수 있니?

 

약속할게

 

다시는 그런 일
없을 거야

 

화해한 거지?

 

- 네
- 그래, 좋아

 

내가 잘못했소

 

난 그냥

 

아버지 없는 가족이 얼마나 쉽게
허물어지는지 아니까 그랬던 거요

 

내가 당신과 살려면
아이들의 존경을 받아야 하오

 

믿음도요

 

당신은 어떻게 자랐는지 몰라도
우리는 체벌이란 걸 몰랐어요

 

체벌은 용납 못해요

 

그래요

 

당신이 옳소

 

"발신자: 아빠
만나서 반가웠다, 아빠가"

 

난 못해...
난... 난... 이걸 해내야만 해

 

괜찮아, 괜찮아

 

그녀에게 사과할게
미안하다고, 그냥...

 

"뮤추얼 부동산"

 

고마워요

 

- 데이비드
- 뭐 잘못됐어요?

 

아뇨, 사실은
모든 게 아주 좋아요

 

형부의 열심 덕분에
손님들이 방문했던 집이 팔렸어요

 

잘됐네

 

- 서류가 필요해요
- 뭔데요?

 

연금, 급여 보험
노동 보험 가입 서류예요

 

사진도 필요해요
인사과에서 양식을 드렸는데

 

- 제출을 안 했다고 하더군요
- 받은 적 없어요

 

염려 마시고
그냥 서류만 내세요

 

그래야 합법적으로
임금을 지불할 수 있어요

 

- 곧장 할게요
- 좋아요

 

그냥 별로 재미가 없소
그뿐이오

 

글쎄요, 재키 말로는 당신이
이 방면으로 타고난 것 같다던데요

 

부동산은 나랑
안 맞소

 

무슨 뜻이에요?
또 다시 떠돌겠다는 거예요?

 

- 글쎄, 두고 봅시다
- 잠깐만요, 난...

 

난 당신이 이렇게
가족과 식사하는 걸 좋아하는 줄...

 

나랑 떨어지기 싫어하는 건 알지만
내가 제일 잘하는 게 이거잖소

 

당신 컴퓨터로
인터넷 좀 씁시다

 

별로 출장 안 다녀도 되는
일이 있을지도 모르지

 

- 형, 소리 낮춰
- 데이비드 때문에 그래?

 

다시는 너 안 건드릴 거야
내가 장담할게

 

난 역시 엉망이야

 

그래, 지금 당장 나갈게
좋아, 이따 봐

 

잘돼가요?

 

유진 시에
몇 군데가 있소

 

재키하고 레아랑 한잔하면서
결혼식 계획 짤 건데

 

- 같이 갈래요?
- 아니요

 

마저 끝내고
조깅할 거요

 

그래요

 

데이비드...

 

당신 직장 문제로
너무 호들갑 떨었나 봐요

 

맘에 안 드는 걸
억지로 하진 말아요

 

난

 

당신이 나처럼
행복했으면 좋겠어요

 

재미있게 놀다 와요

 

- 수잔은 없소
- 애들은요?

 

베스는 친구 집에 갔고
숀과 마이클은 위에서 게임해요

 

저기...

 

지난 번엔
미안하게 됐소

 

무례하게 굴었소
그냥 수잔하고 다툴 때마다...

 

공항 가던 길이었는데
애들한테 작별 인사나 하고...

 

당신한테도 사과하고 싶소

 

흉한 꼴을 보여서요

 

사과는 그걸로 됐어요
와서 아이들 보시죠

 

마이클이 그러는데
오리건 대학 수영 선수였다죠?

 

옛날 얘기죠

 

- 몇 년도였어요?
- 1992년요

 

그래요?
나도 오리건 대학 출신이에요

 

- 전화 좀 받을게요
- 그래요

 

- 여보세요?
- '저예요'

 

전남편이 메시지를 남겼어요

 

잠시 들러서
애들한테 인사한다고요

 

- '도착했어요?'
- 아직 안 왔소

 

'그 사람이 오더라도
그냥 상대하지 말아요'

 

그래요
그럼 이따가 봅시다

 

근데 좀 희한하네요

 

동창회에 연락했더니

 

지난 30년 동안 동문 중에
데이비드 해리스는

 

네 명뿐이었다네요

 

두 명은 세상을 떴고
한 명은 1987년에 졸업했대요

 

나머지 한 명은
최고의 미식 축구 선수죠

 

누군지 기억해요?

 

당연히 당신보다
피부색이 조금 더 검어요

 

그러니까...

 

마이클한테 대학이며 수영팀은

 

거짓말한 것 같군요

 

그래서 궁금해졌어요

 

또 무슨 거짓말을
했는지 말이죠

 

난 마이클에게
당신 뒷조사를 해보겠다고 했소

 

솔직히 몇 가지
궁금한 게 있소

 

이봐요
듣고 있어요?

 

그럼

 

- 왜?
- 무슨 소리가 났어

 

뭐였어?

 

몰라
아무것도 아냐

 

모르겠어
정말 헷갈려, 왜냐면...

 

뭐가?

 

고객들의 반응이
무척 좋거든

 

자기가 처음 생각했던 것하고
다르다고 느낀 모양이지

 

수잔은 괜찮아?

 

출장 덜 다니는
직장을 구할 거야

 

데이비드가 행복하면 좋겠어
그이가 행복하면 나도 행복해

 

저기요
짐만 꺼내고요

 

- 트렁크 좀 열어줘요
- 네

 

'제이 하딩입니다
메모를 남겨주세요'

 

아빠, 저예요

 

어디 계세요?
연락주세요, 끊어요

 

데이비드!

 

필요한 거 있어?

 

아뇨

 

마이클 환영 파티 때
언니가 서두르는 거 아니냐고

 

물은 적 있지?

 

지금은 좀
그런 것 같아

 

데이비드에 대해
실제로 얼마만큼 알아?

 

과거에 대해 자세히 물으니까
바로 회사를 관두잖아

 

- 이상하지 않아?
- 아니, 안 그래

 

내가 뭘 하고 싶게?
라스베이거스로 가서

 

- 10분짜리 결혼식을 올리고 싶어
- 좋은 생각이야

 

데이비드는 교회에서
결혼하고 싶어해

 

잘됐네, 어느 교회에서?
무슨 종교 믿는지는 알아?

 

난 종교 같은 건
신경 안 써

 

너도 애들 아빠하고
똑같은 말을 하기 시작하네

 

데이비드를 전혀 모른다고 나무랐지
내가 아는 게 뭔지 알아?

 

데이비드는 나한테 잘해

 

아이들한테도 잘하고
애들도 그이를 좋아해

 

그이 덕분에 다시 살맛이 났어
그러니까 난...

 

간만에 처음으로

 

미소를 띠며
미래를 생각하고 있어

 

다들 날 기쁘게 봐줬으면 좋겠어
그게 그렇게 무리한 요구야?

 

아니야

 

난 자기랑 같은 생각이야
라스베이거스라면 기를 쓰고 갈 거야

 

됐지?

 

- 빨리빨리, 조심해!
- 저 차를 놓쳤어요

 

- 나 왔어요
- 어서 와요

 

- 엄마
- 재키랑 레아는 어때요?

 

라스베이거스로 결정했어요

 

- 금방 올게
- 마이클은요?

 

자기 방에 있소

 

아버지가 안 와서
약간 화가 난 모양이오

 

정말 그 사람다워요

 

- 수잔?
- 네

 

고백할 게
하나 있소

 

실수로 거실에 있던
수정 꽃병을 깨뜨렸어요

 

괜찮아요

 

제이의 누이가 결혼 선물로 준 건데
전혀 마음에 안 들었어요

 

정말?

 

- 시누이도 싫었고요
- 그럼 덜 미안해도 되겠네

 

좀 이상하지 않아?

 

개인 정보를 요구하니까 갑자기

 

부동산을 그만둔다잖아

 

꼭 그렇진 않아

 

난 데이비드가 좋아
신사잖아

 

늘 음식값을 대신 내지
제이는 쩨쩨했잖아

 

그래도 이상하긴 해
항상 현찰로 계산하더라

 

왜 카드 긁고
가산점을 안 받을까?

 

이런 말 하게 될 줄은
진짜 몰랐지만

 

제이한테 전화 한 통 할래

 

제이도 미심쩍이 생각한다면
조사해볼 필요가 있을 것 같아

 

"안전 운전
친절 운전"

 

마이클
아빠가 안 왔어?

 

네

 

유감이구나

 

- 괜찮아요
- 괜찮긴

 

아버지 노릇을 제대로 한 적이
한 번도 없어

 

내 탓도 있어

 

그런 상황을
너무 오래 방치해뒀으니까

 

그래서 데이비드가 더 소중한 거야
그는 너희들한테 신경을 많이 써

 

버팀목이 되어
너희들과 함께하고 싶어해

 

너무 완벽하지 않아요?

 

헤드폰 좀 벗어

 

데이비드가 얼마나
날 행복하게 하는지 봤지?

 

그는 이제
우리 식구야

 

내가 그를 나와 우리 삶의 일부로
원한다는 걸 이해해줘

 

- 알아들었니, 마이클?
- 알아요, 됐죠?

 

그래

 

- 데이비드...
- 뭐 좀 정리해요

 

- 금방 올라가지
- 알았어요

 

못 가서 미안하다

 

다음엔 꼭 갈게
곧 의붓아버지가 될 사람을 조사해봤다

 

여전히 마음에 안 드는 사람이지만
신분은 확실한 것 같구나

 

만나서 반가웠다, 아빠가

 

로버트
저기 무슨 일이에요?

 

커터 부인이
사고로 죽었어요

 

질녀가 몇 번이나 전화했는데
전혀 연락이 없었대요

 

그래서 오늘 아침에 왔다가
시신을 발견했죠

 

- 안됐네요
- 좋은 하루 되세요

 

엄마? 길 건너편에
경찰차가 엄청 많아요

 

웬일일까?

 

건너편 노파 있잖소

 

계단에서 넘어져서 목이 부러졌대요
고양이 할멈 말이오

 

- 커터 부인요?
- 응

 

맙소사
언제 그랬대요?

 

우체부가 그러는데
오늘 아침 질녀가 발견했대요

 

어머, 가엾어라

 

숀, 서둘러
어서 나가자

 

할머니 흉을 봤잖아요
진짜 안됐네요

 

정말 가슴이 아파요
나중에 치과에서 애들 좀 데려오세요

 

- 그래요, 그럼 다녀와요
- 다녀올게요

 

- 이따 봐요
- 잘 갔다 와

 

- 여보세요?
- '데이비드, 재키예요'

 

웬일이세요?

 

'서류 건으로 전화했어요'

 

- 사표 냈잖아요
- '알아요'

 

'그래도 연방과 주정부
세금 신고는 해야죠'

 

그리고 내일
제가 휴가를 가요

 

하와이에서 레아랑
2주 동안 지낼 건데

 

떠나기 전에
서류를 받았으면 해요

 

오늘은 좀 바쁜데요
치과에 애들도 데리러 가야 하고...

 

'잠깐이면 되잖아요'

 

- 해볼게요
- 고마워...

 

커터 부인 일은
정말 안됐어요

 

사고는 일어나기 마련이야

 

갈 때가 됐으니까 갔겠지

 

- 안녕
- 대학 원서야

 

학교에서 오리건 대학에
못 붙을 경우를 대비해 빨리 내래

 

알았어

 

- 이리 와
- 그래

 

내가 보기엔
우연의 일치일 뿐이야

 

그래, 나도 알아

 

하지만 들어봐
진짜 오싹하다니까

 

한번 생각해봐

 

어느 날 그 할머니가
엄마한테 방송 얘기를 했어

 

그랬더니 죽었어
죽었다고

 

사고였어
네가 그랬잖아

 

계단에서 굴러서

 

목이 부러진 건

 

어떻게 알았냐고?
우체부는 아무 말도 안 했어

 

두 사람이 하는 말을
다 들었다니까

 

엄마한테 알리고 싶어

 

그랬다간 당장
학교로 쫓겨갈걸

 

저녁 식탁에서
한 말 있잖아

 

애 셋이랑 자살한
여자 얘기도 좀 이상했어

 

이상하잖아
또 딸 얘기도 그래

 

딸 이름을 착각해?

 

착각한 거 아니야
애 이름이 리사-미셸이라고 했잖아

 

- 그건 맞지만 넌 현장에 없었지
- 그래

 

그의 표정을
봤어야 하는 건데

 

그럼 내가 정리할게

 

- 괴짜 할머니가...
- 응

 

...가족 살해범에 관한
방송을 봤고

 

넌 데이비드가
딸 이름을 헷갈렸다고 생각해

 

따라서 그가
가족 살해범이라는 거야?

 

- 모르겠어
- 내가 볼 때 결론은 그거 같아

 

너희 아빠가
뒷조사를 했지?

 

- 문제 없었다며?
- 그래

 

그럼 된 거 아냐?

 

됐네, 긴장 풀어

 

원서 작성 안 해?

 

이리 와

 

나도 모르겠다

 

마이클

 

너 과민 반응이야

 

엄마가 모르는 사람이랑
결혼하는 게 언짢은 거야

 

엄마가 재혼할 때
나도 너처럼 그랬어

 

나중에 보니까
꽤 괜찮은 사람이더라고

 

신경 쓸 거 같으면

 

정말 가치 있는 데
신경 써

 

어떤 거?

 

나

 

더 이상 너하고
떨어져서 지내기 싫어

 

그러니까 다른 건
신경 꺼

 

숀하고 베스 데리고
한 시간 후에 올게

 

- 둘 다 괜찮아?
- 그럼요, 당연하죠

 

이따가 봐
얌전히 굴어

 

이리 와

 

- 어떡하려고?
- 그의 물건을 살펴볼 거야

 

미쳤구나

 

- 후회하게 될걸
- 그야 들켰을 때 얘기지

 

마이클
난 이런 거 싫어

 

아무것도 못 찾으면
진짜 이걸로 끝낼게

 

- 여보세요?
- '저예요'

 

'쇼핑이 막 끝났으니까
제가 애들 데리러 갈게요'

 

- 방금 출발해서 가는 중이오
- 됐어요, 제가 훨씬 더 가까워요

 

- 어쨌든 고마워요
- 그럼 그렇게 해요

 

- 집에서 봅시다
- '끊어요'

 

저 소리 들었어?

 

여긴 우리뿐이야, 켈리
괜찮아

 

맙소사
이런 빌어먹을!

 

젠장!

 

마이클

 

마이클, 너냐?

 

여기 있어, 마이클?

 

마이클!

 

마이클
아빠한테서 연락 왔어?

 

문자 메시지는 받았어요
그래서...

 

그래? 뭐래?

 

떠나기 전에
못 들러서 미안하대요

 

몇 번 전화했는데
음성 사서함만 나와서...

 

오늘 밤
문자나 해보려고요

 

너무 바빠서 그럴 거야
너도 아빠가 어떤지 알잖아

 

네, 알아요

 

데이비드?

 

아저씨, 괜찮아요?

 

그럼, 괜찮아

 

얼마나 무서웠던지
바지에 쌀 뻔했다니까

 

- '별로 섹시한 이미지는 아니네'
- 닥쳐, 농담 아니란 말이야

 

- 알았어
- '정말?'

 

그래, 네가 한 말을
전부다 꼼꼼히 따져봤어

 

그래서 결론을 내렸지

 

네가 옳아
내가 너무 예민했던 것 같아

 

- 정말?
- '아빠가 괜찮다고 했으니까...'

 

그냥 결혼이니 뭐니 때문에
신경이 거슬렸나 봐

 

내일 만나서

 

대학 원서를 끝내자

 

- 과민 반응 안 하는 거지?
- 맹세할게

 

- 됐지? 내일 봐
- '알았어, 잘 자'

 

잘 자

 

들어오세요

 

- 시간 좀 있어?
- 네, 왜요?

 

- 어때?
- 괜찮아요

 

오해일 수도 있지만 한동안
우리 시작이 좋다고 생각했어

 

그런데 지금은 우리가 지향하는 바가
다르다는 느낌이 들어

 

하루 아침에
생각이 바뀌진 않을 거야

 

하지만 가족을 봐서

 

변화가 불가피하단 걸
이해해주길 바란다

 

이전과는 달라질 거야

 

긍정적으로 말이야

 

- 네, 알아요
- 좋아

 

나한테 항상
정직했으면 좋겠다

 

거짓말도 말고
몰래 뒤지지도 말고

 

엄마가 별로
안 좋아할걸

 

엄마의 신뢰를
다시 얻어야 하잖아

 

나도 네가 군사 학교로
쫓겨가는 꼴은 보고 싶지 않아

 

- 나한테 맹세했잖아
- 수배자 몽타주만 봐줘

 

그게 다야

 

닮은 점이 있어
분명히 비슷해 보여

 

실제로 누굴
닮았는지 알아?

 

1학년 때 생물 담당
록웰 선생님 같아

 

- 제대로 좀 봐
- 그 얼굴이 그 얼굴이야

 

이자는 그래디 에드워즈야
경찰도 신원 확인을 못했어

 

지문도 못 찾았지
비슷한 점이 많아

 

그는 영업 사원이고
출장이 잦다고 했어

 

그자는 사진도 없어

 

오늘 아침 베스한테

 

집 안에 데이비드의 사진이
있는지 보라고 했어

 

단 한 장도 없었지
사진 찍는 걸 싫어하니까

 

그래서? 나도 사진은 싫어
그렇지만 모녀 살인범은 아니잖아

 

- 사진은 의미가 없어
- 현상범 수배 프로그램을

 

- 인터넷으로 검색했더라고
- 그게 어때서?

 

아줌마가 봤을 수도 있지

 

아니면 함께 살펴봤을 수도 있지
커터 부인의 말이 궁금해서 말이야

 

너도 그 얘기 때문에
조사해본 거잖아

 

맞아

 

됐어
그냥 잊어버려

 

- 이제 원서 작성할까?
- 잠깐만

 

뭐야? 이젠 나랑
대학 함께 다니기 싫은 거야?

 

나 요즘
마크 헬포드랑 만나

 

응?

 

나 갈게
집에 갈래

 

이따가 전화해
아니면

 

전화하지 마
하든 말든 난 신경 안 써

 

켈리, 가지 마

 

죄송해요, 거기 계신 줄 몰랐어요
깜짝 놀랐잖아요, 해리스 씨

 

그냥 데이비드라고 불러

 

레모네이드 한잔할까 했는데
너도 마실래?

 

아뇨, 됐어요

 

보니까 마이클하고
다투는 것 같더구나

 

아니에요

 

아무것도 아니에요

 

내가 도와줄까?

 

- 괜찮아요
- 정말?

 

마이클한테 문제가 있나 봐

 

우리가 도와줘야지?

 

글쎄요, 그냥...

 

이해가 안 돼요
최근 들어 정말 이상하게 굴어요

 

그게 남자야
남자들은 다 그래

 

그래서 여자들이 우릴 좋아하지
길들이며 사는 재미가 있잖아

 

켈리

 

너 같은 아가씨들은
훨씬 빨리 성숙하지

 

사내애들은 따라잡는 데
시간이 조금 더 걸려

 

언젠간 너도
하딩 가족의 일원이 되겠지

 

날 다른 사람과 똑같이 대해주렴
가족으로 말이야

 

네, 그럼요

 

그러니까 앞으로 그럴게요

 

뭐든 필요한 게 있으면

 

나한테 부탁해

 

마이클 문제라면
더더욱 말이야

 

우리 둘 다 마이클이
사고치는 건 원하지 않잖아

 

그럼 군사 학교로
쫓겨갈 테니까

 

사고 안 칠 거예요

 

어쨌든 고마워요, 해리스 씨

 

데이비드
데이비드라고 불러

 

'안녕하세요, 부재 중이에요
메시지 남기세요'

 

나야

 

오늘 밤에 꼭 만나
전화해, 안녕

 

회신이 늦어져서 미안하다
며칠 내로 전화할게

 

잘 지내기 바란다, 아빠가

 

여러 번 전화했는데 안 받네요
데이비드 얘기를 하고 싶어요

 

연락 기다릴게요, 재키가

 

"발신자
마이클"

 

'제이 하딩입니다
메시지를 남기세요'

 

다시 전화드리죠

 

하지만 급료는
상당히 만족스럽군요

 

내일 전화드리죠

 

왜, 마이클?
귀신에 홀린 듯한 표정이네

 

아뇨, 그냥...

 

전화벨 소리를 들었는데
지하실에서 올라오는 것 같았어요

 

내 전화였겠지
새 일자리가 들어왔는데 받아들일 거야

 

급료도 괜찮고
출장도 별로 없어

 

열쇠는 어디 있어요?
지하실 열쇠 어디 뒀어요?

 

나도 찾던 중이야

 

아침에 연장이 필요했는데
열쇠가 없더구나

 

누가 가져갔다가
깜박했나 봐

 

뭘 깜박해요?

 

- 어서 와요
- 네

 

지하실 열쇠가 없어졌소
날 밝으면 열쇠 수리공을 부르지

 

아니면

 

내가 열쇠를 사와서 바꿔달든지
안 그래도 자물쇠가 낡았으니까

 

내가 직접 할 수 있소
그리고

 

새 직장을 잡았소

 

잘됐네요

 

보수도 좋고
출장도 거의 없소

 

- 맘에 들어요
- 그럴 줄 알았지

 

- 축하해야죠
- 좋지

 

- 너도 올 여름엔 일자릴 알아봐
- 이미 일자리가 있잖소

 

우리 수영장
인명 구조원

 

농담이 아니라
일을 해야 차 살 돈을 모으지

 

면허증을 따면

 

네 차가
필요할 거야

 

특히나 이곳 포틀랜드에서
고등학교를 마치려면 말이야

 

- 잠깐만요
- 진담이에요?

 

- 정말이세요?
- 그래, 데이비드 말이 맞아

 

우리가 온전한 가족이 되려면
네가 우리랑 함께 있어야 해

 

거기다 네가 대학에 가면
여기 안 올 거잖아

 

- 후식 먹을 사람?
- 저요

 

숀과 베스를
케이건네에 내려줄게요

 

거기서 잔대요

 

내일 캠프에는 캐리 엄마가
데려다 줄 거예요

 

- 같이 갈래요?
- 그러고 싶지만

 

인터넷으로 새 직장 건을
마무리해야 해요

 

그래요
한 두어 시간 나갔다 올게요

 

두어 시간이라
그래요

 

- 재미있게 놀다 와
- 네

 

- 안녕
- 다녀올게요

 

- 수잔
- 네

 

사랑해요

 

저도요

 

오늘 저녁에
특별한 계획 있어?

 

켈리 만날 거예요

 

얼마 동안?

 

글쎄요, 왜요?

 

그냥 조심해, 뉴스에서
엄청난 폭풍우가 다가온다더군

 

"메모리 카드"

 

없어졌어

 

- 뭐가?
- 데이비드 사진을 찍었거든

 

데이비드가 지웠어
그 사진은 흔적도 없어

 

- 네가 실수로 지웠겠지
- 아니야

 

내 말 못 들었어?

 

사진 찍는 거
못 봤다며?

 

찍는 걸 봤든지

 

내 전화기를 뒤져봤겠지

 

어쨌든 내가 샤워하는 동안
분명히 내 방에 들어와서 지웠어

 

- 사진 찍히는 걸 원하지 않아
- 그렇다고 해서 살인자는 아냐

 

지하실 열쇠는 없어진 게 아냐
데이비드는 늘 지하실에서 뭘 한다고

 

뭔가 숨기고 있어

 

날씨는 어때?
지금 짐 싸는 중이야

 

'비키니 수영복에
미소만 있으면 돼'

 

'아니면 비키니만 챙겨
미소는 내가 2인분으로 준비할게'

 

- 잠시만
- '지금 휴대폰 받는 거야?'

 

'수잔입니다
메시지를...'

 

'마지막까지 일하는 거야?
그만 좀 해'

 

- '3시간 후에 비행기 탈 거잖아'
- 수잔 언니하고 통화하려고

 

내가 괜한 짓을
했나 봐

 

제이 형부한테 전화해서

 

데이비드의 배경을
조사해보라고 메시지를 남겼거든

 

'그게 겨우
괜한 짓이라고?'

 

내가 세금 보고 서류 얘길 했더니
전화를 뚝 끊었어

 

서류를 낸다더니
하나도 안 냈어

 

'넌 수잔한테 죽었어'

 

그래서 형부가 연락하기 전에
언니랑 통화하려는 거야

 

그러니까 좀 봐줘
LA에서 갈아탈 때 연락할게

 

'안 돼, 오늘 밤
하와이 일주 유람선에서 파티할 거야'

 

- 그래?
- '빨리 와!'

 

알았어

 

- '사랑해'
- 나도, 끊을게

 

출발하기 전에 통화가 안 됐어
언니한테 알려줄 게 있어

 

내가 형부한테 데이비드의
뒷조사를 해보라고 했어

 

그런데 전혀 회신이 없어서
공항에 가면 우리 회사 일을 봐주는

 

형사한테 연락할 거야
언니가 열 받기 전에 말할게

 

데이비드가 보험과 세금 관련
자료 제출을 거부했어

 

그리고 나한테 거짓말했어
뭔가 수상해

 

20분쯤 있다가
공항으로 출발해

 

통화가 안 되면
돌아와서 전화할게

 

사랑해
나한테 화내지 마

 

"메시지 삭제 완료"

 

'포틀랜드 트리뷴입니다'

 

안녕하세요
신문 구독을 중지하고 싶습니다

 

간 떨어지는 줄 알았네
아무도 없는 줄 알았어요

 

- 일찍 왔군
- 왜요, 조깅했어요?

 

- 머리 좀 식히려고
- 재키가 전화했어요?

 

나 있는 동안은
안 왔소

 

전화를 못 받았는데
메시지가 없었어요

 

다시 걸었는데
안 받아서요

 

- 마이클은요?
- 켈리한테 갔소

 

옷 갈아입을게요

 

이런 폭풍우는
정말 싫어요

 

천둥 번개 때문에
잠을 못 자거든요

 

자, 이거 하나 먹어요

 

- 뭐예요?
- 약한 수면제요

 

- 다음 날 나른해지던데
- 잠을 못 자도 그렇잖소

 

반만 먹어요

 

- 그래요?
- 그럼

 

마이클은 왜
이런 날씨에 돌아다닐까

 

그럼 전화해서
집에 오라고 합시다

 

됐어요, 자꾸
어린애 취급하기 싫어요

 

여기서 기다려

 

누가 움직이거나

 

불이 켜지면 전화해
진동으로 해놨어

 

마이클
지금 뭐 하려고 그래?

 

캐비닛 속에
뭐가 들었는지 알아볼 거야

 

말도 안 돼, 마이클
방금 엄마가 집에 있어도 좋다고 했잖아

 

엄마가 아시면
어떻게 될 것 같아?

 

만약 아줌마가...

 

켈리, 그는 뭔가를 숨기고 있어
난 알아

 

날 믿어줘

 

제발

 

- 그럼 조심해야 해
- 알았어

 

"배터리 부족"

 

제기랄

 

어디 있지?

 

수잔?

 

됐다

 

살았네

 

이런!

 

마이클!
어서 받아!

 

어서, 어서

 

어서 받아, 마이클

 

젠장!

 

마이클!

 

뭐 해, 켈리?

 

켈리!

 

에잇!

 

켈리!

 

켈리!
켈리!

 

켈리!

 

웬 소란이래요?

 

잘될 줄 알았는데 아니야

 

나한테 맞는
가족이 아냐

 

아들놈이 문제야
존경이란 걸 몰라

 

당신이 너무 오냐오냐 키웠어
사내는 버릇을 가르쳐야 해!

 

경우에 따라서는
혼쭐을 내야 해!

 

- 당신은 너무 나약해
- 대체 무슨 소리예요?

 

잘될 줄 알았는데 아니야!

 

당신이 그래디 에드워즈 부인이
될 줄 알았는데 아니야!

 

- 방금 뭐라고 했죠?
- 잠깐, 잠깐만

 

내가 누구지?

 

- 데이비드, 대체...
- 데이비드!

 

데이비드 해리스지

 

엄마!

 

엄마!

 

안 돼, 안 돼!

 

안 돼!

 

엄마!

 

켈리, 켈리!

 

설 수 있어?

 

됐어

 

- 마이클
- 잘 들어

 

엄마, 저예요
안심하세요

 

그가 전화선을 끊었어요

 

- 내가 죽였나 봐
- 어서 나가요

 

그건 안 되지, 마이클

 

물러서, 위로 올라가!
어서, 서둘러!

 

- 빨리빨리!
- 저리 비켜!

 

도와줘요!
제발 도와줘요!

 

발 디딜 때 조심해

 

아직 썩은 판자를
다 못 갈았으니까

 

마이클, 마이클!

 

- 안 돼, 안 돼!
- 마이클!

 

마이클!

 

마이클!

 

마이클한테서 물러서!

 

어디 가?
이리 와!

 

마이클을 놔줘!

 

켈리!

 

- 켈리, 조심해!
- 켈리!

 

나한테 덤벼!
켈리, 엄마, 도망가요!

 

어떻게 됐어?

 

어떻게 됐어?

 

넌 혼수상태였어

 

얼마나요?

 

한 달쯤

 

마이클!

 

데이비드는요?

 

어디 있어요?

 

아무도 몰라

 

경찰이 도착했을 때는
이미 사라지고 없었어

 

사라졌어요?

 

사라졌어요?

 

- 안녕하세요?
- 네, 뭘 도와드릴까요?

 

야간등에 들어가는
소형 전구를 찾고 있어요

 

- 어디 있죠?
- 어서!

 

2번 진열대요
천만에요

 

앤디, 로스
어디 있어?

 

얘들아?

 

얘, 얘들아, 그만둬!
어서 이리 와!

 

야, 거기 서

 

정말 죄송해요
얘들아, 이리 와

 

괜찮아요, 원래 남자애들은
고삐 풀린 망아지잖아요

 

애가 있으세요?

 

아내와 딸을
교통사고로 잃었죠

 

- 죄송해요
- 괜찮아요

 

일년 됐어요

 

그 심정 이해해요
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One female in her late thirties
and three minors.

 

Multiple stab wounds
and blunt-force trauma.

 

What about the ex-husband? Court said
the wife had a restraining order against him.

 

Dylan Bennet. He spent the night
with a bottle of Jack Daniel's.

 

- It was his first Christmas without his family.
- All the more reason.

 

Well, you didn't see him
when he ID-ed his family.

 

Looked like he'd been hit by a freight train.

 

Seeing his kids like that. All the blood.
Yeah, it was definitely a nightmare for him.

 

If this guy did it, he gets my vote
for a goddamn Academy Award.

 

Let's say the stepfather,
this Grady Edwards did it.

 

- What do we got on him?
- Nothing.

 

Said he was from Kansas.

 

Except we can't find a match
in any database.

 

And he stopped the newspaper
to have time to disappear.

 

And we think
he might have done this before.

 

Three years ago in New Jersey,
a wife and three kids.

 

Gunshot wounds to the back of the head.
The stepfather disappeared.

 

Lived in a rented room
where he met the victims.

 

Both rooms were owned by older women.

 

One of the women
who lives in New Jersey said,

 

"He's a wonderful man,
always paid his rent on time and in cash. "

 

So, of course,
she never asked him for any identification.

 

No, he's smart. The Toyota Land Cruiser
that we found abandoned?

 

Paid for in cash.
No driver's license required for registration.

 

No credit cards, no anything. Which means...

 

- No photo ID required.
- Always a divorced or widowed situation.

 

I'm telling you, this guy's a monster.

 

Even if this is your guy,

 

it's been six months.
He could be anywhere by now.

 

Mom, Beth says I can't get these.

 

- Sean, we're not getting these.
- Hey! You two stop arguing.

 

Why does she always get to pick
the kind of cookies we get? It's not fair!

 

Life is not fair. Life is about the woman
getting to pick the cookies.

 

Sorry, they get
a little out of control sometimes.

 

They're just kids.

 

But the sooner you figure out the cookie
deal, the easier your life's gonna be.

 

I'm just saying.

 

It's a woman's world
and we're just guests here.

 

Wise man. I'd say your wife is very lucky.

 

I'm not married anymore.

 

I still wear it, but I lost my wife
and daughter in an accident last year.

 

- Drunk driver.
- God, I'm so sorry.

 

It's okay.

 

- I could use a little help, though.
- Sure.

 

Where is the peanut butter?

 

I just moved to Portland
and I don't know this store yet.

 

- It's actually two aisles over.
- This way? Thank you.

 

You're so welcome.

 

Remember what I told you.

 

What?

 

If I didn't know better,
I'd think you were following me.

 

No. Hey.

 

I'm not usually this forward,
but I'm recently divorced and...

 

I'm taking my kids for pizza,
so I thought maybe you might want to go.

 

- Pizza?
- The truth is,

 

I'm just dying for some adult conversation.

 

Well, I'm not usually this easy.

 

David Harris.

 

Susan. Susan Harding.

 

- It's very nice to meet you.
- It's nice to meet you.

 

I still can't believe she didn't come
to the airport.

 

I told you, she had some things to do.

 

- A little help here.
- Yeah.

 

At least you have me.

 

So, have you met this guy?

 

Yeah, a couple of times. You know,
when I came by to say hi to your mom.

 

- He seems cool.
- Okay, but she's only known him since,

 

- what, like, after Christmas? That's so fast.
- Well...

 

Come on, give it a chance. You know?
Before you do something stupid.

 

- Like what?
- I don't know. Like,

 

irritating your mom
and getting sent back to military school.

 

I'm just saying, it seems like
she's rushing into things. Don't you think?

 

I think it's her business what she does
with her personal life.

 

And she tends to screw that up, mostly.

 

Come on, Michael, chill on this one, please?
No fights with your mom.

 

- Okay.
- Okay. I got something to show you.

 

Surprise!

 

Well, this is a surprise. This is a surprise.
Thank you.

 

- I'm so happy to have you home.
- Hey, Michael. What's up?

 

- Hey. Sean. Holy crap, you're huge.
- Thanks.

 

- I missed you. Come here.
- Beth. I missed you, too.

 

- Welcome home.
- Hey, Aunt Jackie.

 

- Leah, hey.
- Hi, sweetie.

 

Let me look at you.
Your hair's gotten longer.

 

- Yeah. They ease up on you after a year.
- You look so...

 

So much like a man. I was expecting a boy.

 

That's what the military does. Builds men.
Good, strong men.

 

Michael, this is David. David, Michael.

 

- Is that a regulation cut?
- No.

 

It wasn't real military.
It was just a school for screwups.

 

Well, good to finally meet you.
I've heard so much about you.

 

Everything seems to be going great.

 

- Sean and Beth love him.
- What's not to love?

 

- Yeah, he's almost too good to be true.
- Don't start, Jackie.

 

I'm kidding. I'm kidding. I like him.

 

Do you think I'm crazy to be engaged
to someone I've only known for six months?

 

You've always been crazy.
That has nothing to do with him.

 

He seems a little crazy, too, about you.

 

- Everyone have enough to eat?
- Yeah...

 

I would like to propose a toast.

 

First of all, I want to thank
Susan and Sean and Beth,

 

who, in a very short time, have taken me in
and made me feel at home.

 

This is... It's a dream come true for me.

 

Thank you.

 

And to Michael.
Your return makes us complete.

 

Family is the most important thing.
Without it, we have nothing.

 

- Welcome home, Michael.
- Hear, hear.

 

Hear, hear, Michael.

 

I think I'm a little nauseous after that.

 

Stop it.

 

- You want something to drink?
- No, no, no, I got this.

 

We have a surprise for you, too.

 

- Really?
- Jackie pulled a few strings

 

and she can get you a job
working with her as a real estate agent.

 

- I couldn't.
- Wait a minute. Of course you can.

 

Okay? Just follow me around
and I'll get you all set up.

 

It's a great opportunity for us
and she really went out of her way.

 

Well, I can't say no to my bride-to-be
or her sister, can I?

 

- Thank you, Jackie.
- Don't thank me. Thank her.

 

Because she's the one who convinced me
to get you off the road

 

- so she can keep an eye on you.
- Did you?

 

Thank you.
I'm gonna go have a word with your son.

 

God, I hope Michael takes to him.

 

He will.
He's just been blindsided by the divorce.

 

He'll bounce back.

 

Michael. Give me four minutes.
Meet me in the basement.

 

So, what'd he say?

 

He said he wants me
to meet him in the basement.

 

- In the basement?
- Yeah.

 

Why?

 

I don't know.
Well, I guess I'm about to find out.

 

Those two are mine.
But you're welcome to use the others.

 

What's all this for?

 

Well, I'm a bit of a wannabe carpenter.

 

I built these storage cabinets myself.

 

And I'm working up in the attic right now
on some termite damage.

 

I think we need a real toast.

 

Just the guys.

 

This is where I keep the good stuff.

 

There we go.

 

Now, don't let your mom know
I've got a tequila stash.

 

I've worked my ass off
trying to convince her I'm perfect.

 

I know this must be a bit of a shock,
your mom and me getting married and all,

 

but I want you to know, I want us

 

to be a real family.

 

Because without it, we have nothing?

 

Okay. Touche.

 

So I get a little corny sometimes,
but I meant what I said.

 

You just let me handle your mother,

 

and I'm gonna make sure you stay right here,
where you belong.

 

No more military school.

 

We're gonna put this family back together,
you and me,

 

- father and son.
- Stepfather.

 

Stepfather

 

and son.

 

That's smooth, isn't it?

 

So your mother tells me
you're one hell of a swimmer.

 

Yeah, I do okay.

 

You know, I used to swim in competition.
In college, at U of O.

 

Your senior year is gonna be very important.

 

You could maybe get
a college scholarship swimming.

 

You should be training this summer.

 

It's kind of hard to train in a backyard pool.

 

Maybe. But I hear your old school
has a summer swim program.

 

It does, but I can't use that pool anymore.

 

That's the past.

 

Here is to the future.

 

Remember, I have to go see
my grandparents tomorrow.

 

- Yeah, that's right.
- But I'll be back the day after. I'm sorry.

 

No, that's all right. I mean, it's the day I get
back, but that's fine. I'll call someone else.

 

Shut up. I'm sorry.

 

Listen, I want to get my license.

 

So, can you take me by the DMV?

 

- Maybe. I'll think about it.
- Why not?

 

I kind of like having you
dependent on me, actually.

 

All right, get in the car.

 

- Good night.
- Good night.

 

- Good night, Leah.
- Bye.

 

Glad you're home, Michael.

 

Thanks, Aunt Jackie. I'm so glad to be home.
Thank you for coming.

 

Do you think David meant what he said
about getting your mom to let you stay?

 

He said he was gonna make it happen,
so we'll see.

 

Sweet. Bye.

 

A lot for one day, huh?

 

No, no, it was... It was nice. Thanks.

 

I'm trying too hard. You can say it.

 

Look, Michael, I know it's difficult
to come home to another man in the house.

 

I just need you to try and get along, okay?

 

Mom, can we just hold the lectures, please?
I've been home for two seconds.

 

Okay.

 

He's a really good guy.

 

And he cares about me
and we're trying to start a new life together.

 

- And you don't want me to mess that up.
- Well, that's not fair.

 

No, no, no, I get it. I'll try not to
inconvenience you and your new life.

 

- Michael.
- I'm sorry. I...

 

I'm pretty tired, Mom.

 

Okay. Okay.

 

Good night.

 

Maybe he should stay there his senior year.

 

- But his place is here with his family.
- Yeah, but you don't know what he was like.

 

The kids he was hanging out with, the lying.
His temper was out of control.

 

Believe me, I want him here
more than anything in the world.

 

I just hope he's ready.

 

You're right.

 

Are you ready?

 

Well, it depends.

 

Are you ready for it?

 

- That smells good.
- Hey.

 

- How was work?
- Work was great. These are for you.

 

- Thank you.
- Michael.

 

- What's this?
- Your locker key to the boys' gym

 

at your old high school.

 

The swim team starts training
first week in July.

 

Wait, how did you swing this?

 

I had a little chat with Mrs. Rivers,
the athletic director,

 

a very open-minded woman.

 

David, that was so sweet.

 

Yeah, that's incredible.

 

It's just a probationary period for now.

 

There's no guarantee they'll let you back
in the fall. But we'll work on that later.

 

- It means a lot. Thank you so much.
- You're welcome.

 

So, what are we having here?

 

Okay, I just think it's so cool that he
actually did what he said he was gonna do.

 

I know. I know.

 

See, I told you
everything was gonna work out.

 

Yeah, maybe you're right.

 

- Hey, we still going to the DMV tomorrow?
- Yeah. I'll be by around 10:00.

 

- Yeah, that sounds good.
- All right.

 

- Good night.
- Night.

 

Hey, Sean, turn that down, please!

 

Yes!

 

Sean, turn that down now! I mean it!

 

Your mother said to turn it down!

 

Do you think it's a good idea
they're so passionate at their age?

 

They've known each other
since grade school.

 

She's a good influence on Michael.

 

You should stop being so old-fashioned.

 

I think it's so lucky
that your mom met David.

 

Why is that?

 

He is gonna be your ticket
to staying here with me.

 

Maybe I don't want to stay here with you.

 

Maybe you want to go back
to an all-boys military school.

 

Maybe.

 

- But I like looking at you.
- That's why we make a good couple.

 

Because I like you looking at me.

 

You okay, Sean?

 

Yeah, I'm okay.

 

- You sure, buddy?
- This is great.

 

I've missed family dinners like this.

 

You've missed them?
Does that mean you were married before?

 

David lost his wife and daughter
in an accident.

 

Yeah, a drunk driver.

 

I had no idea. I'm sorry, David. I'm sorry.

 

I guess that's why
family is so important to me, Michael.

 

Well, family is important.

 

We haven't always had
such great experiences as a family.

 

- Hey, it wasn't all Dad's fault.
- No, I didn't say it was.

 

But, you know, our family wasn't that bad.

 

I saw on TV this woman who drove off
a bridge with her three kids in the back seat.

 

That is so not dinner-table conversation,
young lady.

 

- They all drowned.
- That kind of thing really gets to me,

 

that someone could do that
to her own children.

 

It makes you wonder, though, what it takes

 

to make someone do something so sick.

 

- Okay. Can we change the conversation?
- Yeah, I'm sorry.

 

Dad!

 

Maybe they disappointed her.

 

Dad!

 

- Hey, how are you? Let me take this.
- I'm good. Thanks.

 

- Hey, sweetie.
- Hi, Dad.

 

- Aren't you gonna say hello to him?
- No.

 

- Shotgun!
- What?

 

There's no way you're getting shotgun.

 

- Hey. Hey, work it out, guys. Work it out.
- Hey.

 

Back on Sunday. They're going to camp.

 

- We have a million things to do.
- I know they're going to camp.

 

I'm only in town a couple days.
I'm taking the kids to a Blazers game.

 

They can spend the night with me
at the hotel. I'll have them back tomorrow.

 

- Where's the co-ed girlfriend?
- That's over.

 

Actually, she was working for a Ph. D. She
wasn't that much younger than you were.

 

She just took a little better care of herself,
that's all.

 

- Is Michael home?
- He doesn't want to see you.

 

- Those his words or yours?
- His.

 

"Your check is late" are mine.

 

Just make sure you don't spend any
of the money on my replacement in there.

 

It's not necessary to replace you, Jay.
You're not missed.

 

Good to see you, too, Susan.

 

You guys ready?

 

Everything okay?

 

He's just always such an ass.

 

So, Michael, Jackie has me covering
an open house in the afternoon,

 

but let's you and me have lunch tomorrow.
What do you say?

 

That'd be really nice.

 

- Yeah, that'd be good.
- Great.

 

Hey, Mrs. Cutter, how are you?

 

I'm fine, Susan.

 

There was a police sketch...

 

I can assure you it's not David.

 

Don't worry. It's so not him.

 

Okay. If you see it,
come over and let's talk about it.

 

- Okay. Thanks, Mrs. Cutter.
- All right.

 

- You all right?
- Yeah.

 

That was Mrs. Cutter. She's known
in the neighborhood as "The Cat Lady. "

 

Stopped by with one of her gazillion cats.

 

- They make my allergies go crazy.
- What'd she want?

 

Wanted to tell me that she had seen
this story on America's Most Wanted

 

about this killer and that
the police sketch looked just like you.

 

It was all I could do not to laugh in her face.

 

You know Erica Harmon, right?

 

Okay, so a couple years ago,
she tells Erica Harmon's husband

 

that Erica is having an affair because
she sees this man sneaking into their house

 

every morning just after he leaves.

 

- And was she?
- Well, yeah.

 

- Well, there you go, then.
- Well, it wasn't any of her business

 

and she told the entire neighborhood
before she told him.

 

Great. This'll make me a hit
with the neighbors, huh?

 

I gotta go.

 

I think I'd rather be the mystery man
sneaking into Mrs. Harmon's house.

 

- What's she look like?
- Stop it.

 

Hey, where are you having lunch?
Because I need to drop Michael off.

 

There's a diner across from the office

 

and I'll bring him home
on my way to the open house.

 

Have a great day.

 

- Hey, Mom.
- Hey, sleepyhead.

 

- Want something to eat?
- Yes, please.

 

Okay.

 

- Where's David?
- You just missed him.

 

Good morning, Mrs. Cutter.

 

Okay, anybody got a sweet tooth?

 

- Do you want dessert?
- No, no.

 

- You sure? Some more tea? Anything?
- No. No, I'm fine.

 

- All right. Just the check, please.
- No problem.

 

- Thank you for lunch, by the way.
- Absolutely. So...

 

What I really wanted to talk to you
about was...

 

Well, I need a favor.

 

Well, what kind of favor?

 

I'd like you to be my best man.

 

- Me?
- I'd really be honored if you would.

 

There's no one else I'd rather have.

 

I know sometimes I get a little carried away
with the whole family thing,

 

but, you know, truth is,
I'm really happy you're home.

 

And like I said,
I'm gonna make sure you stay home

 

and this family stays complete. Right?

 

- Here you go.
- Thank you.

 

So,

 

- what do you say?
- Well...

 

I know it would make
your mother very happy.

 

Yeah. Yeah, okay.

 

That's great. That is great!

 

You know, without sounding
too sentimental, I want to tell you,

 

meeting your mother that day
in the supermarket changed my life.

 

It was hard, you know,

 

after what happened
to my wife and daughter.

 

My little Michelle was my whole world,
my whole life.

 

Watching her grow up was everything.

 

You'll understand what I'm talking about
when you have kids of your own.

 

Not that you and Kelly should be
rushing into anything. Okay?

 

No, no, no. Don't worry.

 

You got years to go if you're smart.

 

When it happens,
I think you'll see what I mean.

 

They're everything.

 

Lisa would have turned 11 next week.

 

- Who's Lisa?
- My daughter.

 

- Thanks.
- Pleasure.

 

I'm sorry.
I thought you said her name was Michelle.

 

Did I?

 

It's Lisa-Michelle.
You must have heard it wrong.

 

I'm sorry.

 

Yeah. 11 next week.

 

Damn it!

 

Excuse me.

 

Excuse me!

 

- Hi!
- Hi!

 

- Hello, there.
- We're the Baldwins.

 

We called about the house.

 

Mrs. Baldwin. Mr. Baldwin.
Good to meet you. I'm David Harris.

 

- Mrs. Baldwin, do you have any children?
- Three girls.

 

Three girls? You're gonna love this place.

 

Stay here. Finish your dinner.

 

Okay. I'm coming.

 

All right. Yeah.

 

Come on. Come on, baby. Come on.

 

Yeah. Let's see who it is.

 

Midnight? Midnight?

 

Where is that cat? Where is he? Midnight?

 

Where is that Midnight?

 

Come here. What are you doing?

 

What's the matter?

 

So, are you?

 

Am I what?

 

Gonna be his best man.

 

Yeah. Yeah, I guess. I said yes, so...

 

What?

 

I'm about to get another father.

 

You know,
and I can't talk to the one I have now.

 

Well, maybe you should start.

 

What's wrong?

 

- Didn't you close your door?
- Yeah.

 

Beth? Is that you?

 

Sean? Sean?

 

No, there's no one here.

 

What?

 

Jesus, David.

 

Hey, come on. Where you going?

 

- I better go home.
- You don't have to leave.

 

No, it's okay.

 

Were you just watching us?

 

Doing what? I just got home from work.

 

I'm gonna take a shower
and get ready for dinner.

 

You and Kelly have been together
for a long time.

 

All I'm saying is,
I just want you to be careful.

 

She seems like a very nice young woman.

 

Which is why a young man should be
more discreet with his affections.

 

- Meaning what? What does that mean?
- People might get the wrong idea about her.

 

You wouldn't want that, now, would you?

 

What do you suppose people think
about you

 

- moving in with my mother?
- Michael.

 

Excuse me. Apologize.

 

- No. For what?
- Being disrespectful.

 

It's okay. It's okay. It's healthy to have
open family dialogue, right?

 

Yeah.

 

How was your day?

 

It was busy.

 

Was Mrs. Cutter here today?

 

No. It's probably from the house
I was showing. They have cats and...

 

Sean. Beth...

 

Hey. If you ever lay a hand on one of my kids
again, it'll be the last thing you ever do!

 

What are you talking about?

 

- This bastard tried to choke Sean.
- I didn't choke anybody.

 

Sean says you put your hand
around his neck and it hurt.

 

His mother told him to turn down his video
game and he wasn't listening to her.

 

I was just trying to show him
a little discipline.

 

From what I've seen,
that's lacking a bit in this family.

 

If you ever touch my family again,

 

- I will kill you! I swear to God!
- Stop it.

 

- Come on...
- This is not your family anymore, Jay.

 

- What do you even know about this guy?
- Stop.

 

- What do you know about him?
- Stop it!

 

I know he's not sleeping with his secretary!

 

You don't know a goddamn thing!

 

- I'll call the police if you don't leave!
- Not a goddamn thing!

 

You heard what I said.
You touch my kids again,

 

you got some big trouble coming.

 

Oh, my God.

 

I'm so sorry.

 

It's okay. Come here.

 

I'm so sorry.

 

He had no goddamn right grabbing Sean
like that. No goddamn right!

 

You can't do this anymore! Come on.
Calm down, please.

 

Dad, here.

 

You dropped this. It fell out of your pocket
when you were going at it.

 

Thanks.

 

You stopped me from doing
something really dumb in there.

 

Yeah, I probably did.

 

I don't like this guy.

 

I don't trust him.
I mean, what do you know about this guy?

 

Not any more than you, really.

 

You got taller.

 

Yeah, well, you know, it's been a year.

 

Hey, hey, come on.

 

- Talk to me for a second, will you?
- What do you want?

 

I don't know. I want to talk to you.
Your mom says you don't want to see me.

 

Is that true?

 

I don't know, Dad.
You know, I'm not the one who left.

 

I left your mom. I didn't leave you.

 

You kids are the most important thing
in the world to me.

 

Well, yeah, yeah, you have a funny way
of showing that.

 

Hey, I know. I screwed up. I feel really bad
about that, but I'd like to make it up to you.

 

What, you're not gonna see me?
You're not gonna talk to me?

 

No.

 

Are you okay, Sean?

 

Yeah.

 

I guess I shouldn't have told Dad.

 

- Well, what...
- No, it wasn't your fault, Sean.

 

I shouldn't have done what I did.
It wasn't right.

 

I'm not your father.

 

Maybe someday, but...

 

This is all new to me again.
I'm gonna make mistakes.

 

And I just hope
you can forgive me when I do.

 

Can you do that?

 

I promise,

 

it'll never happen again, okay?

 

Friends?

 

- Friends.
- Yeah. All right.

 

I shouldn't have done it.

 

It's just that

 

I see a family without a father and I know
how easy it can all fall apart.

 

If I'm ever gonna be a part of you,
I need to gain their respect.

 

And trust.

 

I don't know how you were raised, David,
but my family never used physical force.

 

It's not okay with me.

 

Sure.

 

You're right.

 

I can't keep...
I can't... I can't... I got to make this work...

 

It's all right. It's all right.

 

I'll tell her I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry.
It's just...

 

Thanks.

 

- David.
- Yes. Something wrong?

 

No. No, in fact, everything's great.

 

Your enthusiasm with the buyers
at the Reeves' open house made the sale.

 

Great.

 

- We need these filled out.
- What are they?

 

Social Security, payroll insurance,
workman's comp.

 

And we need a picture ID. Personnel said
that they gave you the forms to fill out,

 

- but they just never got them back.
- No, no, I never got anything.

 

Don't worry about it. We need them, though,

 

so we don't have to keep paying you
under the table.

 

- I'll get all this done right away.
- Great.

 

It just wasn't something
I enjoyed doing, that's all.

 

Well, I don't understand,
because Jackie said you were a natural.

 

Real estate is just not me.

 

Well, what does that mean?
That you want to go back on the road again?

 

- I don't know. We'll see. We'll see.
- No, wait. I...

 

I thought you enjoyed family.
I mean, dinners like...

 

I know how much you hate me being gone,
but it's what I know best.

 

Let me get on your computer
and look around.

 

Maybe I can find something
that doesn't require much travel.

 

- Dude, you better turn it down.
- Are you worried about David?

 

He's not gonna touch you, all right?
I'll make sure.

 

I'm just useless.

 

Hey. I'm walking out the door right now.
Okay, see you.

 

How's it going?

 

Couple of things down in Eugene.

 

Okay, well, I'm gonna go meet Jackie
and Leah for a drink and plan the wedding.

 

- Would you like to come?
- I don't think so.

 

When I'm done with this,
I'm gonna go for a run.

 

Okay.

 

David...

 

I didn't mean to make such a fuss
about your work and all.

 

I don't want you to do anything
you don't want to do.

 

I

 

want you to be as happy as I am.

 

Have fun.

 

- Susan's not here.
- How about the kids?

 

Beth's at a friend's. Sean and Michael
are upstairs playing video games.

 

Look...

 

I'm sorry about the other night.

 

I made an ass out of myself.
It's just when Susan and I fight...

 

I was headed to the airport.
I wanted to say goodbye to the kids and...

 

Well, I'd like to apologize to you

 

for being a jerk.

 

Apology accepted.
Come on in and say goodbye.

 

Hey, Michael tells me you used to swim
for the Ducks?

 

A long time ago.

 

- Yeah? What year?
- '92.

 

Really? I went to U of O myself.

 

- I got to grab that. Excuse me.
- Sure. Sure.

 

- Hello.
- Hey.

 

Jay had left a message on my cell phone

 

saying he was gonna stop by there
to say goodbye to the kids.

 

- Did he come yet?
- No. Not yet.

 

Okay, well, if he does,
will you just stay out of the way?

 

All right. I'll see you later then.

 

Hey, you want to hear something funny?

 

I called the alumni office

 

and they told me they only had four guys
named David Harris

 

graduate in the last 30 years.

 

And two of them are dead
and one graduated in '87.

 

And the other one was that
All-American running back.

 

You remember him?

 

Of course, he's a little darker than you are,
wouldn't you say?

 

So...

 

It's just...
It seems like you might have lied to Michael

 

about college and swimming.

 

And now it's got me wondering

 

just, you know,
what else you might've lied about.

 

Hey, look, I told Michael
that I would do some checking on you

 

and, to be honest, I'd like some answers.

 

Hey. You hear me?

 

Yep.

 

- What?
- I heard something.

 

What was it?

 

I don't know. It's nothing.

 

I don't understand.
I'm kind of confused, because...

 

About?

 

Well, the feedback
from the buyers was great.

 

He just felt that it wasn't
what he thought it was gonna be.

 

You're okay with him on the road?

 

He's gonna try to find something
where he doesn't have to travel that much.

 

And I just want him to be happy.
If he's happy, I'm happy.

 

There you go. I just want to get his bags.

 

- Pop the trunk?
- You got it.

 

This is Jay Harding. Leave a message.

 

Hey, Dad. It's me.

 

Where are you? Call me. Bye.

 

David!

 

Yeah, what do you need, Michael?

 

Nothing.

 

You know when you asked me
at Michael's party

 

if I thought you were rushing into things?

 

I'm thinking now that maybe you are.

 

I mean, how much
do you really know about David?

 

The same day that I ask him for details
about his past, he just up and quits.

 

- You don't find that strange?
- No, I don't.

 

You know what I want to do?
I want to go to Vegas

 

- and have one of those 10-minute weddings.
- Nice.

 

David wants to have a church wedding.

 

That's great. What church? I mean,
do you even know what religion he is?

 

I don't care what goddamn religion he is.

 

Okay, you're starting to sound just like Jay.

 

He's accused me of not knowing anything
about David. You know what I do know?

 

David has been good to me.

 

He's good to the kids. They love him.

 

He's made my life worth living again.
I mean, I...

 

For the first time in a long time,

 

I'm looking forward
to the future with a smile.

 

I just wish everybody would be
happy for me. Is that too much to ask?

 

No, it's not.

 

Personally, I'm with you. Hey,
I'd have my teeth cleaned in Vegas if I could.

 

Right?

 

- Go! Go! Go! Watch it! Wow!
- I just missed that car.

 

- Hey, guys.
- Hey.

 

- Hey, Mom.
- How'd it go with Jackie and Leah?

 

We decided we should go to Vegas.

 

- I'll be right back.
- Where's Michael?

 

He's in his room.

 

I think he's a little upset
that his father never showed.

 

That is so typical of Jay.

 

- Honey?
- Yeah.

 

I have a confession to make.

 

I accidentally broke the crystal vase
that was in the living room.

 

That's okay.

 

It was a wedding gift from Jay's sister.
I never liked it anyway.

 

You didn't?

 

- Or her.
- Then I don't feel so bad.

 

You don't think it's a little weird

 

that I ask for some background information,
and suddenly,

 

he doesn't want to sell real estate anymore?

 

Not necessarily.

 

I like David. He's a gentleman.

 

He always picks up the tab.
Jay was so cheap.

 

Do you know what I do think is weird,
though? He always pays in cash.

 

Who doesn't want the miles?

 

You know, I never thought
I would ever say this,

 

but I think I'm gonna give Jay a call.

 

I mean, if he's not buying this either,
then maybe it's worth checking into.

 

Hey. He didn't show up?

 

No.

 

I'm so sorry.

 

- That's okay.
- No, it's not okay.

 

He's never been there for you
like a father should be.

 

And part of that's my fault

 

because I never should have allowed it
to go on as long as it did.

 

That's why David's so important to me.
Because he cares about you kids.

 

He wants you to be here
and be part of your lives.

 

He's so perfect, isn't he?

 

Take those off.

 

I thought you'd be able to see
how happy David makes me.

 

He is part of this family now.

 

I want him in my life and our lives
and you need to understand that.

 

- Do you understand that, Michael?
- Yeah. I understand. Okay?

 

Okay.

 

- David, are you down...
- I'm just putting some things away.

 

- I'll be right up.
- Okay.

 

Sorry I didn't make it.

 

Definitely next time. But I did check out
your soon-to-be stepfather.

 

I still don't like him, but at least
he seems to be who he says he is.

 

It was good seeing you, Michael. Dad.

 

Hey, Robert. What happened over there?

 

Mrs. Cutter died. She had an accident.

 

I guess her niece called a couple of times.
Didn't hear anything from her.

 

So she stopped by the house
and found herjust this morning.

 

- That's sad.
- Have a good one.

 

Mom? There's a bunch of police cars
across the street.

 

What's going on?

 

The old woman across the street?

 

She fell down her stairs and broke her neck.
The one with the cats.

 

- Mrs. Cutter?
- Yeah.

 

That's horrible. When did it happen?

 

The mailman said her niece
found her this morning.

 

That poor woman.

 

Sean. Hurry. We got to go, honey.

 

All those things I've said about her.
I feel terrible.

 

It breaks my heart. Will you remember
to pick them up from the dentist?

 

- Yeah, I will. Okay, guys.
- Bye.

 

- See you.
- I'll see you.

 

- Hello.
- David, it's Jackie.

 

Hey, Jackie. What's up?

 

I'm just calling to remind you
about those forms.

 

- I'm not working there anymore.
- I know.

 

It's just, we still need
the state and federal tax papers

 

and I'm leaving tomorrow.

 

I'm catching a flight to meet Leah
in Hawaii for two weeks,

 

and so I'd really like
to get that paperwork in before I leave.

 

I'm a bit crunched for time today. I have to
pick the kids up from the dentist later...

 

It'll only take a few minutes.

 

- I'll see what I can do.
- Thanks...

 

It's really too bad
what happened to Mrs. Cutter, isn't it?

 

Accidents happen.

 

It just must have been her time.

 

- Hey.
- College applications.

 

My adviser said we should file early in case
we don't get into U of O.

 

Okay.

 

- Come on.
- I'm coming.

 

It all sounds circumstantial at best to me.

 

I know, I know it does. I know it does.

 

But I'm telling you,
it's really starting to give me the creeps.

 

Just think about it, please.

 

One day, this woman tells my mom
about this show that she saw,

 

and the next, she's dead. She's dead now.

 

It was an accident. You said so yourself.

 

So how does he know that

 

she broke her neck falling down the stairs?

 

How does he know that?
The mailman never said anything about that.

 

I heard the whole conversation, I swear.

 

I wish I could tell my mom about this.

 

If you bring this up to your mom,
she's gonna send you back.

 

Hey, you got to admit,
the comment at the dinner table

 

about the woman who killed her kids
was kind of weird.

 

Come on, it was weird to say the least.
And then his daughter.

 

How do you mix up
your daughter's name like that?

 

He didn't. Her name was Lisa-Michelle.
That's what you said he said.

 

- I said he said that. But you weren't there.
- Right?

 

You didn't see his face. It's in his face.

 

Let me get this straight, all right?

 

- The neighborhood weirdo...
- Yeah.

 

...sees a show
about a man who kills his family

 

and then you think that David mixed up
the name of his daughter,

 

so therefore
he's the guy that killed his family?

 

- I don't know.
- Yeah, that all adds up to me.

 

Look, you said
your dad checked up on him, right?

 

- And everything was cool.
- Yeah.

 

Okay, then. Right?

 

It's fine. Relax.

 

Are we gonna finish these?

 

Babe, come on.

 

Damn it, Michael.

 

Michael.

 

You're obsessing.

 

You know, you're just a little freaked out
that your mom's marrying a stranger.

 

I was the same way
when my mom was gonna marry Jack.

 

You know?
And then he turned out to be cool.

 

If you're gonna obsess about something,

 

you should obsess about something
that really matters.

 

Like what?

 

Like me.

 

I don't want to have
another long-distance relationship with you.

 

So keep your eye on the ball.

 

I'm gonna pick up Sean and Beth.
I'll be back in an hour.

 

- Will you two be all right?
- Yeah, why wouldn't we be?

 

I'll see you in a while then. Behave.

 

Come on.

 

- What are you gonna do?
- I'm just gonna look through his stuff.

 

You're crazy.

 

- You're so gonna regret doing this.
- Only if I get caught.

 

Michael, come on, I don't want to do this.

 

Look, if we find nothing, I'll drop it forever.
I promise.

 

- Hello.
- Hey, you.

 

I just finished shopping,
so I'm gonna pick the kids up after all.

 

- I just left the house. I'm on my way.
- That's okay 'cause I'm so much closer.

 

- But thank you.
- Well, okay then.

 

- I'll see you at home. Bye.
- Okay. Bye.

 

Did you just hear that?

 

No. We're alone, Kelly. It's fine.

 

Oh, my God. Oh, my God. Shit!

 

Shit!

 

Michael.

 

Michael, you in there?

 

You in here, Michael?

 

Michael!

 

Michael, did you ever hear from your dad?

 

Well, I got a text message from him, so...

 

Really? What'd he say?

 

Just that he was sorry
for not coming by before his flight.

 

I've tried calling a couple times
and I just get his voicemail, so...

 

I don't know. I'll probably text him tonight.

 

Honey, I'm sure he just got crazy with work.
You know how Dad gets.

 

Yeah, yeah. No, I know.

 

David?

 

David, you okay?

 

Yes, I'm fine.

 

I know. I almost pissed my pants,
I was so scared.

 

- You know, that's not a turn-on, by the way.
- Michael, shut up. I'm being serious.

 

- I know. I know.
- You do?

 

Yeah. I mean, I've been thinking about
what you said, about all of it, really.

 

And I've decided that...

 

That you're right.
I mean, maybe, maybe, I am obsessing.

 

- You think?
- I mean, my dad said he was all right, so...

 

I guess the rest of it is just me freaking out.

 

I think you should come by tomorrow

 

and we'll get these
college applications finished.

 

- No more obsessing?
- No, no, no, I swear on my life.

 

- All right? So I'll see you tomorrow.
- Okay. Good night.

 

Okay. Night.

 

Yeah, come in.

 

- Hey, you got a sec?
- Sure. What's up?

 

- How you doing?
- Fine.

 

Maybe I'm wrong, but for a while there,
I thought we were off to a good start.

 

And now I'm getting the feeling that
somehow we're not on the same page.

 

I know it can't happen overnight, Michael.

 

But for the sake of the family,

 

you gotta understand that
things are going to change around here.

 

It's not gonna be like it was,

 

but hopefully better.

 

- Yeah, I do. I know.
- Good.

 

I just want you
to always be up-front with me.

 

No lies, no sneaking around.

 

Your mom wouldn't like that.

 

And you need to win back her trust.

 

I don't want to see you have to go back
to that school again.

 

- You swore on your life.
- Just look at the police sketches.

 

Please, that's all I'm asking.

 

There is a resemblance.
You got to admit, it kind of looks like him.

 

You know who this actually looks like?

 

It looks like Mr. Rockwell,
our biology teacher from freshman year.

 

- No, you hardly looked at it.
- All right. It could be anybody.

 

Look, this is Grady Edwards.
The police couldn't match his ID.

 

They couldn't trace any fingerprints.
And there are similarities.

 

He said he was in sales.
He said he traveled a lot.

 

They can never find
any pictures of him either,

 

so I asked Beth this morning

 

if she could find any pictures of him
in the house, any pictures of David.

 

There aren't any because he doesn't like
having his picture taken, apparently.

 

So what? Neither do I. But I swear
I didn't kill that woman and her kids. Okay?

 

- It doesn't prove anything.
- The website was in the browser history.

 

- He was checking it out.
- So what if he was?

 

Or maybe it was your mom.

 

Or maybe they both were because they were
curious about what Mrs. Cutter said.

 

I mean, that's what made you check it out.

 

All right.

 

It's fine. Just forget about it.

 

- Are we gonna finish these, Michael?
- Hold on one second.

 

What is it? You just don't want to go
to college with me anymore?

 

By the way, I'm screwing Mark Helford.

 

What?

 

I'm leaving. I'm going home.

 

Call me later. Or, you know what,

 

don't actually. I don't care. Whatever.
You know.

 

Kelly. Kelly, come on.

 

I'm sorry. God, I didn't even know
you were there. You scared me, Mr. Harris.

 

Call me David.

 

I was just getting myself a lemonade.
Do you want one?

 

No, that's okay.

 

Looked like Michael and you
were having a bit of a fight.

 

No.

 

It's nothing, really.

 

Anything I can help you with?

 

- No, it's cool.
- You sure?

 

Something seems to be troubling him.

 

Maybe the two of us
can help him work it out.

 

I don't know. It's just...

 

I don't get it. He's been such a jerk lately.

 

It's called being a guy. We're all jerks.

 

That's why you women like us.
We're like projects you take on.

 

See, Kelly,

 

young women like you
seem to mature faster.

 

It takes boys a little longer to catch up.

 

You know, you might be
a part of the Harding family one day.

 

And I'd like you to think of me as
you would the others, as family, too.

 

Yeah, I do.

 

I mean, you know, I will.

 

And if you ever need anything,

 

please come to me.

 

Especially if it concerns Michael.

 

Neither of us want to see him
do something stupid, do we?

 

Something that might get him
sent back to military school.

 

He won't.

 

But thank you, Mr. Harris.

 

David. Call me David.

 

Hi. I'm not here, I'm there. Leave a message.

 

Hey, it's me.

 

I really want to see you tonight,
so give me a call. Bye.

 

Sorry it took so long to get back.
I'll try to call you in the next few days.

 

Hope all is well. Dad.

 

I've tried to reach you on your phone.
Want to talk to you about David.

 

Call me. Jackie.

 

This is Jay Harding. Leave a message.

 

I have to call you back on that,

 

but the money sounds like
we're in the ballpark.

 

We'll talk tomorrow. All right.

 

What's up, Michael?
You look like you've seen a ghost.

 

No, I...

 

I heard a phone ring. I thought it sounded
like it was coming from the basement.

 

You probably just heard mine.
I got a call on a job. I think I'm gonna take it.

 

Money sounds good.
I won't have to travel much.

 

Hey, where's the key?
David, where's the key to the basement?

 

Yeah, I was wondering that myself.

 

I needed to get some of my tools
this morning. The key was gone.

 

Someone took it out
and forgot to put it back.

 

Forgot to put what back?

 

- Hey, honey.
- Hey, guys.

 

That key to the lock on the basement door is
missing. I'll call a locksmith in the morning.

 

Better yet,

 

I'll go down to Home Depot and get
a replacement. That lock was getting old.

 

I can do the work myself. By the way,

 

I think I found a job.

 

That's fantastic.

 

Yeah, the pay's good and very little travel.

 

- I like that.
- I thought you would.

 

- Let's celebrate.
- Okay.

 

- Maybe you should get a job this summer.
- He's already got one.

 

He's the lifeguard at the pool here.

 

No, no, I'm serious. That way you could earn
money toward getting a car.

 

You're getting your license.

 

You're gonna need a car of your own.

 

Especially if you're gonna spend
your senior year here in Portland.

 

- Wait, Mom.
- Are you serious?

 

- Wait, do you mean that?
- Yeah, I think David's right.

 

The only way for us to be a proper family
is if you're home with us.

 

Besides, when you go to college,
you're not going to come back.

 

- Who wants dessert?
- Me. I do.

 

I'm gonna drop Sean and Beth off
at the Kagans,

 

'cause they're gonna spend the night

 

and then Carrie's mom's gonna drive them
up to camp tomorrow.

 

- Want to ride with me?
- I wish I could.

 

But I need to get back on the Internet
and finalize this job.

 

Okay. I should only be a couple hours.

 

A couple hours. Okay.

 

- Well, have fun, guys.
- Bye.

 

- Bye.
- Bye, David.

 

- Susan.
- Yeah.

 

I love you.

 

I love you, too.

 

What are your plans this evening?

 

I might go see Kelly.

 

For how long?

 

I don't know. Why?

 

Just be careful. The news said
there's a big storm headed this way.

 

It's gone.

 

- What?
- The shot I took of him before?

 

It's gone. He deleted it and now
there's no pictures of him anywhere.

 

- Well, maybe you deleted it by accident.
- No, I didn't...

 

Have you not been listening to me?

 

I thought you said he didn't see you take it.

 

Maybe he did or maybe he's been

 

checking my phone this whole time.
I don't know.

 

But he came into my room when I was in
the shower. He deleted it. I know he did.

 

- He doesn't want his picture taken.
- That doesn't mean he's a killer.

 

The key to the basement didn't just get lost,
all right. He's always down there.

 

He's hiding something.

 

So what's the weather like?
I'm trying to pack.

 

All you're gonna need
is a bikini and a smile.

 

Neither if you forget the bikini, because
I'll have enough smile for both of us.

 

- Hold on a sec.
- Are you on your cell phone?

 

Hey. This is Susan. Leave me a message...

 

If you're trying to do some
last-minute business, give it a rest.

 

- You've got a plane to catch in three hours.
- No, I'm trying to reach Susan.

 

I think I did something stupid.

 

I called Jay

 

and I left a message that I wanted him
to do a background check on David.

 

You think you did something stupid?

 

Listen, I called him about the W-2s
and he hung up on me.

 

He never did anything he said that he would.

 

She is going to kill you.

 

I know. That's why I need to reach her
before Jay gets to her first. Okay?

 

So, please, do me a favor. I will call you
during my layover in L.A., okay?

 

No, don't. I'm going on a party cruise
around the island tonight.

 

- Really?
- Just get here!

 

I'm trying.

 

- Love you.
- Love you, too. Bye.

 

I wasn't able to get you on your cell phone
before I left, but I wanted you to know

 

that I left a message for Jay to run
a background check on David.

 

And I haven't heard back, so I'm gonna call
this investigator we use at the office

 

when I get to the airport.
Before you go ballistic, let me tell you

 

that he refuses to give any identification
for insurance and payroll.

 

And he lied to me.
There's something not right here.

 

I'm leaving for the airport
in about 20 minutes.

 

If we don't talk, I'll call when I get back.

 

I love you. Don't be mad, please.

 

Portland Tribune.

 

Hello. I need to speak to someone
about canceling a subscription.

 

God, you scared me.
I didn't think anybody was home.

 

- You're home early.
- What, did you go running?

 

- I needed to clear my head.
- Did Jackie call?

 

Not since I've been home.

 

Because I had a missed call
and she didn't leave a message.

 

I tried to reach her. I couldn't.

 

- Where's Michael?
- Over at Kelly's.

 

I'm gonna change clothes real quick.

 

God, I hate it when it storms like this.

 

I can never sleep
with all this thunder and lightning.

 

Here. Take one of these.

 

- What is it?
- It's a mild sleeping pill.

 

- They make you so groggy the next day.
- So will no sleep.

 

Just take half.

 

- Really?
- Sure.

 

I don't like Michael out in this.

 

Well, let's call him and get him home.

 

No, that's okay.
I've just got to stop treating him like a child.

 

All right, stay here. If you see any movement

 

upstairs or see anyone come downstairs,

 

any lights, call me. I've got it on vibrate.

 

Well, Michael, what are you doing?

 

I'm gonna find out
what's in those storage cabinets.

 

That's insane, Michael. Really, what if...
Your mom just told you you could stay.

 

What do you think's gonna happen
when she finds out about this?

 

And she will find out about it...

 

Kelly, he's hiding something in there,
all right? I know he is.

 

But you have to trust me.

 

Please. Please.

 

- Just please be careful.
- I will. Okay.

 

Shit.

 

Where is it?

 

Honey?

 

Finally.

 

God.

 

Shit!

 

Michael! Come on!

 

Come on. Come on.

 

Pick up, Michael.

 

Shit!

 

Michael!

 

What are you doing, Kelly?

 

Kelly!

 

Come on!

 

Kelly!

 

Kelly! Kelly!

 

Kelly!

 

What's all the noise?

 

I thought I could make this work. But I can't!

 

This isn't the right family for me.

 

The boy is a problem. He has no respect.

 

You haven't been hard enough on him.
You've got to make a boy understand!

 

You've got to break him if necessary!

 

- You're too weak to do that.
- What are you talking about?

 

I thought it could work, but it can't!

 

I thought you could be Mrs. Grady Edwards!
But you can't!

 

- What did you say?
- Wait. Wait a minute.

 

Who am I here?

 

- David, what are...
- David!

 

David Harris.

 

Mom!

 

No! No!

 

No!

 

Mom!

 

Kelly! Kelly!

 

Can you stand?

 

That's it.

 

- Michael!
- Listen to me.

 

Mom, it's me. It's me. God!

 

Among other things,
he ripped out all the phones.

 

- I might have killed him.
- We have to go.

 

I can't let you do that, Michael.

 

Get back, get back. Get upstairs now!
Move! Move!

 

- Go! Go! Go!
- Stay away!

 

Help us! Help! Help!

 

Careful where you step.

 

There's still some rotted boards
I haven't replaced yet.

 

Michael! Michael!

 

- No! No!
- Michael!

 

Michael!

 

Get away from him!

 

Come here! Come on!

 

Leave him alone!

 

Kelly!

 

- Kelly, watch out!
- Kelly!

 

Come on, take me! Kelly! Run! Mom!

 

What happened?

 

You were in a coma.

 

How long?

 

Just over a month.

 

Michael!

 

What about David?

 

Where is he?

 

Nobody knows.

 

By the time the police got there,
he was gone.

 

He's gone?

 

Gone?

 

- Hi.
- Hi. Yes, ma'am. Can I help you?

 

I have got this little lightbulb
that I need for their nightlights.

 

- Can you tell me where I can find that?
- Come on!

 

Yep. Aisle two. You're welcome.

 

Andy, Ross, where'd you go?

 

Guys?

 

Hey, hey, guys, come on! Knock it off!
Get back over here!

 

Come on, guys, wait for me.

 

I'm sorry. I'm so sorry. Guys, come on.
Let's go.

 

That's okay. You know what they say,
boys will be boys.

 

Do you have any children?

 

I lost my wife and daughter in a car accident.

 

- I'm sorry.
- No, that's okay.

 

It's been nearly a year now.

 

I kind of know what you're going through.
I lost my husband two years ago.

 

I know it's hard sometimes,
but it does get easier.

 

I hope so.

 

Hey, I'm Chris Ames.

 

- I'm Julie King. Nice to meet you.
- Well, it's nice to meet you.