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 her just 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!
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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, 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!
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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.