(birds chirping)
-( dog whines) - Come on.
Let's go. Come on.
(woman chanting in Hindi)
Hey, "Buddha."
- Love you, Lily. - Love you, too, Dad.
(sighs)
( horns honking )
( groans ) I already have to get up so early.
( Phone ringing )
Shut up.
(treadmill beeps)
-( ringing ) - This is Ash. Leave me a message.
Hey, Ash. It's me.
I need to pick you up 15 minutes early
'cause I still gotta do some prep
before our meeting with Winchester.
Call me back.
( Reel whines, clicks)
Well, I don't think we'll be eating her for breakfast.
Is that me?
Nice. Very Rubenesque.
Miss Tisdale? Remi's not painting right.
The sky is not green.
Oh.
Well, haven't you ever seen a winter sunset on the lake
when the sky turns silver-green?
No.
Well, that's too bad,
because it's one of the most beautiful sights you'll ever see.
Right, Remi?
Ugh, come on, Ash.
(sirens blaring, horns honking )
(woman groans) Where are you?
The fact that they're involved in litigation
means great clients for us.
I'm persuaded.
No worries, you're fine.
They just started about 10 minutes ago.
Receptionist: Coffee, Ms. Tisdale?
I have your contracts, depositions, profiles,
and your notes.
- Rapture's bringing in huge revenues. - Approved.
On your recommendation.
Just make sure they're well vetted.
Sorry I'm late. I had to pick up--
Ash. You're already here.
Now that we're all here, can we get started?
Whoo-hoo-hoo! Yeah, baby, that's breakfast!
-( Dog barking ) - Beautiful.
( Gas hisses )
(dog whimpering )
What are you doing? What? What?
Do you want to play? You wanna play?
Get it!
-( Dog barking ) - Get it!
( Hissing continues)
Ms. Tisdale: I can tell you exactly.
Page 13, paragraph 42D.
Yes. "Pursuant to indemnity,
purchaser shall place in escrow--"
I'm gonna have to call you back, Counselor.
I waited for you for 20 minutes.
- I took a cab early. - I called, I texted--
I left my phone in the office.
If you had moved in with me like we talked about, you'd know.
Don't even go there, Ash. Right after you left,
Winchester chewed me out good.
Well, you do look good enough to eat.
Don't let them bully you.
If you're not the predator, you're the prey.
Yeah, easy for you to say. You just made partner.
You're on your way.
Don't be pissed at me. I remembered your dress.
I asked you to bring the green one.
But I love this one on you. And it's my party.
Well, if you love it so much,
then why don't you just wear it?
Ahem--!
Winny.
Take it easy on my girl.
- See you at 7:00? - Wouldn't miss it.
Tisdale.
You have to be our face on the merger.
I'd rather have a partner lead,
but you have the best rapport with United Textiles.
Of course. I'd be honored, sir.
Familiarize yourself with their share exchange ratios
and employee contracts.
My office, noon? We'll work through lunch.
I'll be there. Thank you.
Jeanne?
"Rapture Real Estate"- who sent this?
It says, "Call me." Do you want me to call?
-( Can lid pops) - Sugar free?
- Of course. - I love you, Jeanne.
That dog never quits.
-( Loud blast) -( Lily gasps)
( laughter )
That's okay, Remi.
Woman on intercom: Miss Tisdale?
Not now. I've got to be in Winchester's office in two minutes.
It's your sister. She says it's urgent.
Lily. I actually can't talk right now.
I'm right in the mi--
ls-.
Are you joking?
( Sighs ) I'm not going.
Sara...
he was your dad.
I'm already on thin ice with Winchester and--
I'll manage him.
He lied to all of us and Mom still thinks he's God's gift.
Sara. Come on, come on.
You have to go.
Only if you're by my side.
I can't face them without you.
The firm can't lose us both right now.
(sighs)
United Textiles will just have to
interface with me.
Sara?
My proposal still stands.
You can turn me down as much as you like.
I'm still here.
Call me, okay?
You're so beautiful.
♪ Well, I was walking to the water ♪
♪ To wash away some sin ♪
♪ So much for walking ♪
♪ I think I'll jump right in... ♪
Tell Winchester that I brought the depositions with me.
I'm totally on top of it. I can work from here and--
-( line clicks) - Jeanne?
Jeanne...?
Uh-hh. Is it still string and tin cans around here?
Dad?
Man: Miss? Miss?
- Yo, miss? - Oh--
Am I on the right road for the Booker T. Washington Memorial?
Oh, I don't--
I don't live here. Sorry.
I'm Tim Ernandes on your hometown radio station
at Smith Mountain Lake, Lake Radio 330 WSLK.
We have a report about a new sighting
by the Smithy Lake Monster Research Society.
Stay tuned. We'll bring you the details.
- Cute. - .' I need a highway from home .'
♪ The road I love to roam ♪
♪ I need a highway from home ♪
♪ It's a road they're building ♪
♪ That's in the air ♪
♪ On my own. ♪
Sara, you came.
You look, uh, like crap.
Thanks, Lily. So do you.
Besides, you like snakes.
Yeah, well, you like boys.
Hey, no boy? Where's your swank L.A. lawyer?
Oh, uh-- he had to work.
Huh. Sounds like a putz.
You just sounded like Dad.
- Where's-- - Come on.
Mommy?
Thought you'd never get here.
I had to fly into Greensboro. It was a two-hour drive.
Wish you could've come here the summer I invited you.
- I guess you won. - Won?
Whatever cruel game you were playing with your father.
- Now you don't have to see him after all. - Mom.
She didn't mean that.
( Sighs ) 'Course, he didn't know I'd need them.
- Need what, Mama? - Keys to the shed.
We mow on Monday. Someone's got to mow the grass.
So you can hire a gardener.
Mom: Dave Boyers at the bank might know.
- About our shed? - No, where those papers were.
- Your father's papers. - What papers?
- His passport? Stocks? - Sara.
- Give her a chance. - This is something that I can handle.
- I did go to law school. - And you never came back.
Lily? We're gonna need some food for the reception.
Yeah, I'll go to Tinnell's and order.
No, I can go. I have to pick up some things.
- Mom, I've got it. - No.
You've already paid for a plane ticket, a rental car.
Lord knows when we'll ever see you again.
I also need some ketchup.
I shouldn't have come.
Then why did you?
'Cause you'd never forgive me if I didn't.
Sara, she won't admit it, but she's--
-( phone ringing ) - Oh.
I have to take this. I'm sorry.
There you are.
- Have you sent the orals? - Jeanne: Of course.
Also, I need you to do me a favor
and move my flight up.
- Man: You married, huh? - Sara: No.
- Boyfriend? - Yes.
Dang.
'Cause my grandson's 26. He'd be perfect for you.
These platters will be ready first thing tomorrow, right?
Okay, I get it, hon'.
Just-- just take this receipt to the register.
That's all right, I understand you're very busy. I just-
they're for my dad's funeral. He decided to blow himself up.
Oh-- Ray was your daddy, huh?
Sorry.
Anything I can help you with, I'm Vic.
Anything at all you need, you let me know.
- Thanks, Vic. - Mm-hmm.
Oh, ketchup.
It's two aisles over yonder.
You wouldn't happen to have any sugar-free Red Bull, would you?
Red what? Might try the candy aisle.
Mrs. Tinnell.
How can I help you, Jim?
Flyers for the wine festival.
Ainsley-- well, hello there.
Jim McCarren, chairman of the Wine Festival Committee.
I'm running for re-election next year-
- I don't live here. - Yes.
- Ainsley... - Mrs. Tinnell: Can I help you, darling?
Hey, we're gonna miss you at the meeting, Old Vic.
Hey, why it gotta be "Old Vic"?
- Whatever happened to "Big Vic"? - You got old.
(groans) Umph.
With the platters, that'll be $46.74.
Oh, my God.
Well, just give me 40, then. That's fine.
Oh, no, no, no. It's just so cheap-
in L.A., that would be like 200 bucks.
In L.A., they should just go to "Brangelina's" house
and borrow some ketchup.
Mrs. Tinnell: Wait-- Sara Tisdale?
Goodness!
- I'm so sorry about Ray. - Thank you.
Ooh, sorry. We're huggers around here.
Don't you worry about the platters.
- Oh, no, I can't let you do that. - Oh, no, no, no.
Your daddy was a good customer here
since before you could walk.
And a good friend.
You tell your mama and Lily we're thinking about them, okay?
I will. Thank you.
My. my, my.
♪ Tarpaper simmers under your feet ♪
♪ Your confession box lies there... ♪
A map would've been nice, Ray.
♪ Shut up and listen one time ♪
♪ Like you never seen ♪
♪ But you know why ♪
♪ You know why ♪
♪ Whoo-ooh ♪
♪ Don't leave me now ♪
♪ Don't care anyhow... ♪
I knew it, Ray.
♪ Whoo-ooh... ♪
Rapture Realty?
♪ Don't leave me now ♪
♪ Don't care anyhow. ♪
Man: We solemnly swear to prove the existence of "Smithy,"
the ancient creature living at Smith Mountain Lake.
Group: We do.
- Sorry I'm late, boys. - Man #2: Hey, Carl.
- Are we ready to do this? - Yes, sir.
- Let's do it. - Okay, okay.
The Smithy Research Society will hereby come to order.
First order of business-
a moment of silence for Ray.
By the way, I ran into Ray's daughter at Tinnell's.
All: Ooh--!
- You wanna marry her. - No, no, not Lily.
The other one, the attorney from L.A.
- Sara? - Oh.
Okay, next order of business.
What did we learn from our last stakeout?
- Larry? - No Mallomars.
They melted all over my backpack.
Carl: Okay, boys. New business.
The Smithy Research Society now has...
night vision.
( laughs ) Oh, wow.
He can hide from us no more.
- That's very true. - Man: Ooh, Larry.
I can see your chakras.
Well, get 'em off me.
Bob: Hey, you guys see Futterman's show last night?
- Larry: Of course. - Russell: Yeah, buddy.
Carl: Hey, you know what? We should get Futterman to come here.
Vic: Mark Futterman ain't gonna come to Smith Mountain Lake.
He goes for big-name stuff.
Bob: Yeah, like that episode on Bigfoot they found in Malaysia.
No, no, Bob, that's stupid because Bigfoot ain't real.
I know Bigfoot's not real, Carl.
Vic: I think Bigfoot killed Kennedy.
Ash? Ash?
Oh, my God, Ash. I can actually almost hear you.
How's it going?
This is way more stressful than I thought it was gonna be.
I just-- I wish that you were here.
. L.. -( phone line clicks)
Ash? Ash?
Oh, this is so cool.
- What do you see? - What is it?
I think I see Sara.
Vic: Hey, are you looking for Smithy or Lily?
Man: What are you doing?
( Yells ) Argh! Hey!
Hey there, Tyler.
It's just the, uh, Smithy Research Society.
We're on a stakeout.
Ain't gonna find Smithy up there, boys.
Just remember, the water's this way.
- Absolutely. - Yes, sir.
We did know that. Thank you.
Thank you for protecting and serving.
- Have a good night. - Namaste.
( Groans ) I keep getting disconnected.
Why don't you stop torturing us all and use the house phone?
Because the bill would be astronomical
and you won't let me give you money.
Dear Lord, bless this food for our use
and thank you for bringing Sara back.
Please take good care of Ray.
Amen.
Still dating that Ashland?
Ash, yes.
What is it, three years now?
Since I graduated law school.
And he still hasn't proposed?
Actually, he has.
Twice.
Can't be serious if he won't even come to your father's funeral.
I mean, what kind of a man is that?
Can we not talk about Ash, then?
Ahem.
- So, how's work? - Great, actually.
Our biggest client loves me.
They want me to be lead chair on a huge merger,
which should help me make partner.
Well, you always were ambitious.
- Is that a backhanded compliment? - No, it's just a statement.
You're ambitious.
Aren't you the one who always encouraged us
to go out in the world and make something of our lives
instead of sitting around with a husband who's always gone
doing who the hell knows what?
( Door closes )
Jesus, Sara.
The only thing I came here to say
I guarantee you she won't hear.
Well, you're the lawyer. Ever think of the way you're saying it?
Come on, Lily. Don't give me grief, too.
I can't handle it from both of you.
All right, then.
Come on. I know what you need.
♪ I made a fool of myself ♪
♪ It didn't seem to matter anyway ♪
♪ It's cold outside, but it felt like sunshine ♪
♪ When she looked down on me... ♪
Wow. ( laughs )
Nothing's changed, huh?
Yeah, it's part of its charm.
- Hey, Lily. - Hey, Irene.
Do you know my sister Sara?
Honey, I heard you were in town.
Really? How'd you know? I just got here.
Hey, I am so sorry to hear about your dad.
You two need anything, it's on me tonight.
- You back in town to stay? - No.
I mean, I'm just here for the funeral.
Ainsley: .' You are, you are... .'
Poor Ainsley needs a man.
♪ You are, you are... ♪
Every week, that girl plays groupie to the band.
Everybody knows her name, huh?
I'd shrivel up and cry.
Not when we were kids. You would've knocked out the lead singer
and stole the microphone.
Sara, you can be real proud of your sister.
When my boy Remi first got sick,
Lily was my..
Thanks, Irene. Remi's doing real well in class.
My little Picasso.
You two need anything, you just holler.
Anybody here you don't know?
You, for starters. You never told me Ash proposed.
♪ There's a storm that's brewing outside tonight... ♪
You know,
I don't think Mom and Dad were ever the same after you left.
- I think you broke his heart. - He broke mine first.
Is that why you took off?
Hey, people grow up. They move on.
- I needed to move on. - Oh, please.
If you start singing "Circle of Life," I swear I will slap you.
Answer my question.
Dad was everything good about this place.
Getting up early to look for deer
and Sunday barbecues
and even his frickin' "BFL."
You're the one who started calling Smithy the "BFL."
Yeah, well, I learned I can't trust any of that.
- He was cheating on Mom. - You're full of crap.
- With someone named Betty. - Sara, stop.
- I found the letters in the attic. - Dad is gone!
You better figure out if you're gonna be poison around here or a cure.
Find your own way home.
Lils-- wait, Lils!
Lils!
I think I might need a ride home, Irene.
Honey, I gotta be here 'til 2:00.
I can take her.
Thanks, hon'. But we need somebody that knows his way around.
I have the perfect solution.
Tyler Humphries?
Hey, Sara.
- You look great. - You look different.
Yep. Got contacts.
Tyler, you think Sara can bum a ride home with you?
Yeah, sure. Anything I can do to help.
Keep the change, Irene.
I was sorry to hear about your dad.
We used to go fishing together all the time.
Thanks.
( Owl hooting )
Hear that?
Get the horned owl this time of year.
Oh. Well, thanks for the ride.
- Will I see you again? - Tomorrow.
- At the funeral. - Oh, yeah.
- Okay, good night. - Night.
Mom? Why don't you go to bed?
I'm just gonna sit here for a bit.
Bed's so big for one person.
Your dad proposed to me on a Friday.
Gave me a single pink rose.
He knew I loved roses, but he couldn't afford a whole dozen.
Every Friday for 34 years,
no matter where he was,
he made sure I got my rose.
Pastor: We are here today to celebrate a life.
To pay our final respects to our friend,
our husband, our father, Ray Tisdale.
Ray loved this lake.
Ray and I spoke many times about his belief
-( woman sobbing ) - that appreciating the majesty of this lake
was, for him, giving glory to God.
You know, Ray did not frequently...
Who's that bawling back there?
I don't know. I feel like my head's gonna explode.
( Phone ringing )
Figures. Finally get service.
-( Phone clicks) - Sorry, Ash.
This is where Ray wanted us, the people he loved, to gather.
And so we bid Ray farewell,
evoking the spirit of his Saxon forebearers.
(whispering )
I've changed my mind.
Uh-- listen.
It's what he wanted, Vivian, you know.
I know. But given the circumstances of his death,
I'm sure you'd agree that this is not appropriate.
Uh, this lake was a big part of Ray,
and now he's gonna become part of it.
Pastor: Ray did want us to celebrate, Viv.
I know. You're right.
Come on.
You must be tickled pink, Ray.
( Rock music playing )
He's not in there, is he?
No.
♪ Smoke on the water ♪
♪ A fire in the sky ♪
♪ Smoke on the water... ♪
( Music continues)
Vic: Did you know something, though?
I wish I would've brought a flask of 'shine
just to stick right in this coffee.
( laughing ) Hi, honey, how you doing?
I don't think he'd mind if we were having a good time.
Mm-hmm. You want a muffin, Vic?
- Thank you very much, yeah. - Sure.
- Carl? - You holding up all right, sweet pea?
- My deepest condolences. - Thank you.
- Have you seen Sara? - Yeah, she's...
- Pay my respects? - ...out on the deck.
Thank you.
That's the only way to send a guy like your dad out.
Oh, Tyler. Hey.
I didn't see you at the service.
It was my boat that put out the fire.
He was a great man.
Taught me a lot while I was in prison.
I'm out on work release now.
I'm kidding.
- I run marine patrol. - Oh.
And you seem underwhelmed.
Of course, my gigolo business does pretty well.
Summer renters, mostly.
- Elderly and lonely. - Oh.
- But horny. - Stop.
- They're saggy. - Gross.
- Gassy. - You are evil.
( Sputters )
( man coughs)
Sara? Years back, when you took off--
Yeah, I gotta take off now.
Out already?
- Anything I can do? - No, it's been great seeing you,
but my flight takes off in a few hours.
Sara?
Sara! You can't leave!
I have a huge case.
You can't abandon me with this.
Come on, Lily. Give me those keys.
Can't you think about someone other than yourself for one minute?
Damn it, Lily. I have to go.
Fine, just run away again. You're mad at Dad, so I lose a sister.
- That's not fair. - Fair? You're gonna go back
to your L.A. life and your cush job.
I'm stuck here taking care of Mom.
Whatever he did, just-
don't take it out on us.
Help me.
Thank God for the old moonshiners.
Thank you, girls, for humoring your old mother.
- I just got tired of cleaning up. - Sara: Yeah, right.
Little Lily, here. You're drunk enough for all of us.
Hair of the dog, baby.
I got only two days to get in shape for the festival.
He's gone.
He loved you girls so much.
Freshman year,
I got a message from dorm security
that I had a whole bunch of flowers,
and I got all excited, like, "Oh, who are these from?"
They were from Dad, of course.
You didn't thank him.
That hurt.
It's not that simple, it's--
Dad was-
There were things about him you didn't know.
Did you know this was his dream?
He wanted to raise his sons hunting and fishing
and then you two girls came along.
Think there's a thunderstorm coming.
- Oh, I miss those in L.A. - ( thunder rumbles)
I think we'd best go back inside.
Here, I got that.
Vivian: The thing is, it's a dry heat.
Huh?
Arizona, that's what they say. It's a dry heat.
And I think it'll go quickly.
- What'll go? - The house.
You're gonna burn the house down?
- I mean, this could be a tear-down. - Huh?
- They buy 'em and tear 'em down-- - I know what a tear-down is
but I don't want our house to be one.
Then I need $117,000.
So, if you don't have that kind of money layin' around,
I think that the condo is very reasonable.
- What condo? - What condo?
Rancho Del Monte.
I liked it right off 'cause I used to use their tomato paste-
not too acidy.
You can't sell this house.
What am I gonna do rattling around here all by myself?
Hello? I still live here.
Honey, you just made it quite clear
that you need to go off to art school.
Am I the only one that doesn't get to leave this place?
This is crazy.
And Sara, don't you make me wait to see you again.
Arizona's right next to California, last time I checked.
What are we gonna do? She already got an agent.
( Splashing )
Dad?
I didn't think you'd have the guts to face me.
Remember when you were little and you tried to row this boat
all the way across the lake by yourself?
You had to rescue me.
You were only seven and you already knew that you could do anything.
'Course, you were too small to use the oars,
but the wind was blowing.
Before we could figure out where you'd gone,
you were three, four hundred yards out.
That scared the living daylights out of me.
I jumped in the water, swam out there,
and you were having a grand old time watching me splash around,
trying to climb into the boat.
It wasn't so grand when we capsized.
- That's true. - I thought Smithy'd get us.
You had to put me on your back and swim me to shore,
and you squeezed me for like 15 minutes.
- It's good to see you, sunshine. - Yeah, how am I--
- Seeing me? - Yeah.
How cool is this?
What the hell happened?
It was an accident. And trust me,
nobody tries to have an accident like that.
I even lost my damn hat.
I'm hungry-
- I used to love to eat. - Mm-hmm.
Always with your mouth wide open.
You all hated that, didn't you?
My three sophisticated ladies of the lake?
Three, huh?
Is that all?
No other special lady at your funeral?
- You're not gonna let that go, are you? - What about Mom?
All those years that you lied to her?
Like a rose every Friday makes up the difference.
Well, sunshine, I can see you're no romantic.
I want to go home.
Take me back.
The Willards. They brought you pancakes
with chocolate chips and peanut butter.
Oh, Mom. I can't eat that.
But it's your favorite.
Yeah, when I was like, eight.
(birds chirping)
New painting technique?
It helps me organize my mind sol can be open to the gifts of the universe.
- ( Sighs ) - So what are you painting?
Nice. Very minimalist.
Ha-ha.
It was for Dad.
He wanted me to capture this view of the lake.
My first and only commission.
I kept putting him off and putting him off
and, well, there's no hurry now.
Lily, this is who you are.
( Scoffs ) I know who I am.
I'm a small-town art teacher who paints cities she'll never visit.
I never even made it to Chicago.
I should've burned my portfolio when I had the chance.
What?
I got the gas can from the shed and Dad stopped me.
He said it'd be a shame to waste the canvases, so he took them down
to the church's Joyous Junk Sale and--
I guess they got what they deserved, all painted over by amateurs.
I thought you liked being a teacher.
I do, I-- I love the kids,
but watching 10-year-olds draw robots and me,
and me as a robot, it's not exactly how I pictured my life,
you know?
I'm all in my head.
I've gotta just get my Kundalini flowing and open up my heart chakra.
"Under heaven, all can see beauty
only because there is ugliness."
If you ever quit teaching,
you could start writing fortune cookies.
"You will soon be leaning over a bar with several old friends..."
Both: "In bed."
( phone ringing )
Hello?
- Man on phone: Is this Carl Burger? - Speaking.
Yeah, you sent me 63 e-mails.
This is Mark Futterman, with The Exploratory Channel.
M-Mark Futterman?
Oh, my God. Sir, we love you.
Well, we're in scramble mode because of a cancellation.
But I'd like to bring a crew out there and do an episode on Smithy.
For real? That would be awesome!
Why didn't you tell me, Ray?
We don't have the money to pay these people.
You promised we were gonna grow old here together.
And now you just left me here alone.
Ray: Darlin', after 34 years together,
does it feel like you're alone?
No.
No, maybe that's the problem.
You're everywhere.
Our books, our bed.
You even built this shed.
You were always my home. This was the girls' home.
If you're leaving 'cause you think you have to,
well, the girls can help.
The girls.
Lily feels stuck here taking care of me
and Sara just wants to take the first plane out of here.
( Door opens )
Mom?
Mom, why are you selling the house?
I don't have a choice.
Rapture Real Estate. Why do I know that name?
Apparently, they have the deeds to the house.
You have two weeks to pay or you're gonna have to be evicted?
Mom, this letter is dated 10 days ago.
Why didn't you come to me with this earlier?
I didn't know about it.
But I thought that Dad paid off the mortgage when we were kids.
One day, Ray comes in, he just says,
"Go for it, darling.
Build the kitchen of your dreams."
- So he refinanced. - Yeah,
with Dave Boyers down at the bank.
I never heard word one about these Rapture people.
If I don't sell the house and pay these people, I'm--
I'm gonna end up with nothing.
Mom, I'm gonna figure this out.
- Hello? - Jeanne?
Sara, where the heck are you?
United Textiles' rep will be here in an hour.
Oh, I tried to call you but I don't have any cell phone service.
- I missed my flight. - Let me see how quickly I can re-book.
I'm actually not coming back right now.
Winchester's on a rampage. He needs you at the briefing.
Ash can cover for me.
Look, there was a card on my desk that said "Rapture Real Estate."
Give me those details as soon as you can, okay?
- Okay. - Thank you, Jeanne. You're the best.
Oh, Dad.
How am I supposed to find anything in this?
The She-Doos are still here.
I wonder what they wanted out of life when they were my age.
( Motor starts )
(flock quacking )
How does Rapture fit in?
These guys are all over the lake.
Sara, here's one more probate file.
Oh, thank you so much.
- Great blouse. My favorite color. - Thank you.
Sara?
Oh, Tyler.
What are you doing here? I thought you left town.
I'm trying to establish chain of title for my dad's estate.
You seem stressed.
You wanna grab some lunch?
- I have a boyfriend. - Yeah, well, he'll have to buy his own.
Let me drop off my dock permit. Give me two seconds.
Don't go anywhere.
So why in the world are you doing marine patrol
here at Smith Mountain Lake?
Well, I love issuing fishing citations.
But the bullhorn. That was the real sell.
- Seriously? - There's something magic about this lake.
Don't want to be anywhere else.
Now, you said you'd never leave.
And then, just as we were about to get serious-
- You went off to school. - Well, I wrote. I called.
L-- I needed a change of pace.
I have a confession to make.
I saw you the other night
trying to throw yourself off the dock.
Trying to get frickin' cell phone reception.
Well, you gave quite a show to some locals looking out for the BFL.
Hey, they deserve to see something, at least.
( laughs ) That's the Sara I remember.
Y'all know what you'd like?
Uh, yeah. I will have a pulled pork sandwich,
iced tea, and some onion rings, please.
For you, hon'?
Side salad and water with lemon.
- Bottled. - All right.
So, how's your mom? Holding up?
She-.
She wants to sell the house and move to Arizona.
Well, it is a dry heat out there.
Yeah. Yeah, it is.
There ya go.
I'm sorry, I have to go.
Well, now I know how you stay so slim.
You don't eat a damn thing.
Let me make you dinner sometime.
Tyler...
I'm just here to settle my father's estate.
Larry.
Nice to meet you, Larry.
- Russell, with an L. - With an L. Duly noted.
Hi, I'm Bob.
- Can I get your autograph? - Yeah, I'll make sure that happens.
Say, um, Mr. Futterman, if I may.
Why is it that you sound so different in real life
than you do on the TV?
For the show, I like to use the dialect
so that the viewers actually think it's one of their own
telling them a story. You understand?
It's Hollywood.
So, look, what I'm gonna do is flush out some interviews,
mix it with some actors, some CGI.
For example, if you hit "Enter" on the computer,
you're gonna see footage of the project we did on "Cressie."
Shot it up in Newfoundland.
As you can see from the footage,
we got tons of monsters on green screen.
We can augment that with shots of your lake.
We can put the creature anywhere we want.
How do you know what he looks like?
Doesn't matter what he looks like.
Not gonna get any footage of the creature. Come on.
( laughs ) That's why we do reenactments.
Come on, fellas.
It's not radio. We gotta show them something visual.
Okay.
Say, me and the boys are gonna go get a drink down the road.
Would you like to join us?
No. No, I'll skip that.
Yeah.
( Music playing )
Sara: I don't remember the last time I had this much to drink.
I love Jack Daniels.
It always feels a little zesty.
Guess what? I had a lunch today with Tyler
- You bad girl. How did that go? - No, no, no, no.
- I found Betty. - What?
- She's a waitress in town. - No.
Oh, yeah. How are you so sure she really exists?
'Cause I have the letters. I can show them--
I don't believe it.
This lake, this life, it's not an illusion-- or delusion.
Listen to you. You talk about how this place entraps you.
Why don't you come out to L.A. with me?
Oh, yeah, that'd be great. I'll leave Mom now.
- That's nice. - Oh, man.
How long are you gonna use Mom as an excuse?
"Okay, class. Let's get our Kundalinis flowing in our chakras,
and I don't have to risk taking a real critic."
- Take that back. - Oh! Hey!
Oh, Carl, I'm so sorry.
That's okay. Beer has spilled on this shirt before.
And will again. Like that, maybe.
( laughter )
Gee, thanks, Vic. This was yours.
Hey, Carl. Heard you guys meta big movie star today.
We sure did. Mr. Mark Futterman, from Exploratory.
- He's doing an exposé on Smithy. - For real?
Guys: For real.
Say, listen. You mind if I bring him around?
Vic: Yeah, you know, like,
show him where the legend began.
Sure, my dad would be so proud.
- Cheers, guys. - All: Cheers.
Bye!
That was so nice of them to give us a ride.
- I know! So nice. - Oh, God.
- They're always there. - I forgot about the stairs.
Lily: This is why I never go to the gym.
So, uh, it must be pretty weird
coming here after your glamorous city living, huh?
Does he take you to parties all the time?
- He who? - He who? Lawyer boy.
- Is he the one? - The one? I don't know.
Ash is-- he should be, but, you know,
he's such a lawyer.
Why are you with him, then?
Uh-oh.
Ash is smart and funny and--
Ooh, wow. I got it.
Oh, stars.
You never see those in L.A.
I'm sorry about what I said earlier.
I didn't mean it.
Hell, it's true.
I'm a medium fish in a small, small pond.
Well, a lake, really.
I'm safe, you know.
Safe and boring.
Oh, one thing you will never be is boring.
Both: "In bed."
Sara: Thank you for seeing me so early, Mr. Boyers.
As you know, my father refinanced with this bank,
but the chain of title says that Rapture holds the papers to the house.
Your father came to see me three years ago.
He wanted to use some equity to pay for some upgrades.
A gift to Vivian.
So he re-mortgaged.
This area got hit very hard by the recession.
Everybody was overleveraged. A lot of people were missing payments.
Rapture, well...
Rapture claimed they would treat this community like family.
So we sold a group of loans
at an acceptable loss.
As mortgage-backed securities.
And now they're calling these loans.
As they have the right to do so.
My mother doesn't have that kind of money.
- They're forcing her into short sale. - Sara, I'm sorry.
I can't make them live up to their word.
If there's anything I can do.
I'd gladly repair this if I could.
Thank you.
Whoa, good morning.
I got the idea to tell some folks
that you were looking into Rapture Real Estate.
Mrs. Tinnell: Hey, Sara.
I was just telling your mom that for us, it started when Dale's foot injury
forced him to leave the state police.
The bills were just piling up.
Mr. Boyers couldn't help us any--
too risky.
And then Rapture just swooped in and offered us a way out.
Irene: Same thing with the bar.
I couldn't work 'cause I was with Remi in the hospital, you know?
I had to take out a second mortgage
to help pay for the radiation therapy.
These people came to us like they was guardian angels.
- Rapture ain't no angel. - More like "Raptor Real Estate."
How'd you find these guys?
They put flyers on the hospital bulletin board.
It didn't strike me at the time how sick that is.
Fella came by the electronics shop.
If something doesn't change soon, I'm gonna have to sell--
just like you, Viv.
That's a lot of complaints in one year.
( Phone ringing )
- Thanks for calling me back. - Woman: Sure thing, Sara.
But I gotta tell you. We've looked into Rapture before, hon'.
We never had enough to build a case.
Sara: They're clearly trying to manipulate the market.
Good luck to you, honey. That's gonna be tough to prove.
Sara: At least let me bring you what I've found.
All right. I can give you 10 minutes tomorrow at 5:00.
I'll be there.
( Phone ringing )
Hey, baby.
How's it going up there on the mountain?
Been kidnapped by the McCoy clan yet?
- Don't say that. - You're always knocking those hillbillies.
They're my family.
People around here, they wave to you when you drive by them.
They'll do anything that you ask them to do,
- and you really should see it. - Next time, baby.
We're totally swamped on this merger.
When you get back, we'll do it up.
Yamashiro. That halibut carpaccio you love?
That's the one you love.
Then we'll go to a place you like, okay?
Just hurry up and get back here.
I have to deal with Rapture Real Estate first.
Finally.
I didn't want you to mix business with personal, but--
Yeah, they have so-called clients all over the lake.
They buy failing loans off the bank, jack up the interest,
and then force people into short sales.
I'm convinced that I can press criminal charges.
I'm going to meet with the D.A. and--
- Ash, are you there? - Uh, Sara, I-I'm here-
What do you mean "criminal charges"?
- Are you there? - Sara?
- Damn. -( phone beeps )
(saw whines)
Folks, I am here in the town
of Smith Mountain Lake, Virginia.
Now, Carl, you say there's an entire town under this lake.
A bunch of houses, anyway, Mark Futterman.
Cemeteries, too.
Some folks didn't believe the water level would get as high as it was marked.
Ended up having to leave everything behind.
Carl Burger heads up a local group,
the Smithy Research Society,
in search of a giant plesiosaur known as "Smithy."
Now Carl, what can you tell me about the beast?
Okay, first of all, calm down, relax.
We're gonna cut it there, we'll make this work.
When I ask you this question, just relax, okay?
- Okay. - Your note would be,
"More good, less suck." Don't be nervous,
don't stare at the camera, don't stare at me.
And stop saying my last name. It makes you sound ridiculous.
- Yes, sir. - All right? You good?
Ahem.
So, Carl, what can you tell me about the beast?
Well, Mark Futterman,
"Smithy" was the name that the old fisherman gave him.
It was our friend, Ray. He named him Smithy.
We believe he may be hundreds of years old and weigh over two tons.
Sounds like my mother-in-law.
You can cut that part out, obviously.
-( Ceiling creaking) - Lily?
UP here!
Nice job tearing down that sign-
what's going on?
He...
told me he took these to the junk sale.
Oh...
I can't believe you were gonna burn these.
Crazy.
Oh, Lils.
This is great.
Keep it.
What were you saying about being "open to the gifts of the universe"?
- Hello? - Yeah. Well, fine.
Let's go figure out how to save the house.
You coming?
- In a sec. - Okay.
Why'd you tell me that story before?
Well, maybe it was to remind you of a girl who wasn't afraid of anything.
- I went to L.A. by myself. - Exactly.
By yourself.
Now you're tethered to some man
who'll do anything he can to keep you away
from all the people that you really care about.
- That's just speculation. - Well, excuse me, Your Honor.
Everybody's got their secrets. You should know that.
- What do you mean by that? - Betty?
She is one big step down from Mom.
What'd she offer you anyway, Dad?
Two-for-one specials?
- I have the letters. - You were a teenager, Sara.
If it wasn't the letters, it'd have been something else that made you upset.
Take me back.
Now.
- You're way off base. - I know that you wrote those letters.
Yes, I did. I wrote those letters.
Every one of them.
When you think you've got everything figured out,
you might wanna just look a little deeper.
( Echoing ) Look a little deeper.
(groans)
One night.
Can't I just get one night's sleep?
Vivian: Hello.
- Y'all here to see the house? - Oh.
Are you selling?
- Moving to Arizona. - Oh, dear.
Well, it is a dry heat.
I'm so sorry to hear about your husband.
I'm Dottie Price.
I own the gift shop at Bridge-water Marina.
I think you know Dee-Dee Bondurant.
I hope you won't move.
- Ladies wanna come up? - Both: Sure.
It's kinda old, but this is what it is.
Boo!
You don't want this house! This house is haunted.
Lily Tisdale! I'm so sorry about that.
- We didn't actually come to see the house. - Pffft.
No, we all wanted to invite you
to join the She-Doos.
Oh, I'm not much for jet skis.
We do a lot more than that all around the lake.
For instance, one thing we're doing is helping with the wine festival.
I don't know, I'm--
Dottie: A lot of us are widows.
I lost Herbie six months after we moved in.
Reaching out is so much better than tucking in.
We'd love, if you could spare the time,
to help us set up the art displays at the festival.
That's good, that's good. Thank you.
So, Mr. McCarren...
what is your take on whether or not
the serpent actually exists?
Well, as chairman of the Wine Festival Committee,
- I'm happy to cooperate in any way I can. - Sure.
But I really don't know what you want me to say--
That's good, Ainsley.
My official position is that Smithy exists.
My private position is that he does not.
However, my public position is
that folks here love this sea serpent,
therefore so do I. ( chuckles )
So, when do we roll?
Oh, we've been rolling.
-( Crew laughing) - What? But I-- well, you can't--
I swear, if you idiots do anything to mess up my wine festival,
I'll-- we're done here.
You've got to be kidding me.
Go. You said "Full" when I left.
Shocker.
Oh, man. Where is your flare, Dad?
Help!
Anyone?
Ash: I took the red-eye to Virginia.
Winchester: You, too? What is it with this place?
Ash: I have to head off potential litigation.
- People here are completely nuts. - 24 hours.
Ash, the ink isn't dry on your contract.
So if one of you isn't back in 24 hours,
- you're both terminated. - I understand, sir,
but my GPS isn't working at all.
- Hmm. Okay. - Was that a llama?
Hello? Hello?
Okay, let's keep the chatter down. Please and thank you.
Let's do this. Ready?
- Okay. - I think we're all set here.
Carl, I think we got enough of you and the Smithy boys.
- Yeah. - Okay. Want me to hold the boom, or--
I think we-- I think we got it from here.
Appreciate the stuff, though. Great stuff, really.
- Okay, great. Thanks. - Good stuff.
- Sorry. - Yeah, that's fine. Yeah.
I am sitting here with none other than Lily Tisdale.
Now, she is the daughter of Ray Tisdale,
the original Smithy spotter.
- Have you ever seen the monster? - Hmm.
Well, there was this one night where my dad was fishing late
and my mom started getting scared,
and when he finally drug himself in,
he was soaking wet, and he said this huge lizard had capsized the boat.
- Smithy? - Yeah.
He said it was all like-- (growls)
- Was it now? - Mm-hmm.
Now, you tell me this. What do you think that was?
Oh, that he was drunk and he flipped the boat himself.
( laughs)
- Cut it, cut it. Tell me you got that. - I got it.
Lily, that was beautiful. That's gonna be very very wonderful on television.
- All right. - You're a natural.
Tell you what I'm gonna do. I am going to give you my card.
And if you can think of anything else, you don't hesitate to give me a holler.
As a matter of fact, Steve's gonna be spending some time.
He's got to transfer tapes and the-- and technical nonsense.
But, I've really got to get back to the motel.
- You think you can give me a ride? - Sure.
Producer, huh?
- Might bring a chaperone. - Futterman: No need.
You were great-
- Will you hand that to Steve? - Yeah.
Lily: Mom, can you make sure the neighbor kids get home?
Sara?
Sara? Sara?
- Boat trouble? - Tyler, thank God.
I can't get her started.
Do you have gas?
- Oh, I forgot you like them gassy. - Ha-ha.
- Dispatch, we've got a newbie here. - Newbie?
- The gauge was broken. - "Mysterious Disabled Boat Syndrome."
- We're gonna tow her in. - Dispatch: Roger.
- I've got to get to the D.A.'s office. - You're not gonna make it.
Besides, I just saved your life. You owe me dinner.
- Oh, come on. - You know what could've happened here
if I hadn't come along? Bad sunburn,
giant radioactive catfish, the BFL.
- Let's go. - Okay, you win, you win.
Watch your head.
Hey. Can you tell me how to get to Scruggs Road?
Ooh, you know it'd be easier to take ya than to tell ya.
It'd be quicker on the water. You got a boat?
- Do I look like I have a boat? - No, son.
You look like you have an attitude problem.
Hicks.
Futterman: I am glad I asked you for a ride.
I would've been lost with this.
Okay, front seat's all yours.
- Good girl. - I like the paint.
Yeah, I did it myself.
Thanks for letting me be a part of this show.
My mom will get a real kick out of it.
No, that's my pleasure.
You seem destined for far greater things.
- Thanks. - I'll tell ya.
Would you like to go to my room and have a drink?
Would you like that?
I would, but I'm working on something and I really got-
- Focus. You're focused, aren't ya? - Mm-hmm.
I could tell the first time I saw you.
Well, I'll tell you what.
Tomorrow, before the stakeout,
you give me the inside story on the Smithy nuts,
and you and I, AKA the two of us,
will go and have dinner.
- What do you say to that? - I will--
I'm gonna take that as a yes.
I'm gonna take that as a yes, served on a bed of yes,
rinsed down with a cup of yes.
I'll see you tomorrow!
Good night!
You are a terrible chaperone. Terrible.
Sara: Smells good.
Chilean sea bass. fingerling potatoes...
and some Keswick "vee-on-yay."
It's local.
I always thought when they said "local" they meant "moonshine."
There's about 20 wineries in the region.
Sara: Hmm.
- What is all this? - Uh, artifacts.
I find 'em while I dive.
It's for another book I'm writing.
Another?
Well, technically, I'm on sabbatical from my day job.
I'm a professor at Virginia Tech.
My first book's right there.
- "Knots"? - The other one.
Oh.
"Lake Effects...
Infinite Ripples,
by Dr. Tyler Humphries."
My doctoral thesis. Pretentious as hell, yes.
But everybody calls me Tyler.
(clicks)
Oh, I found this.
Thought you'd like it.
- That's my favorite color. - Yeah, I remember.
You know what? Save it. I really have to--
Oh, come on. One more drink.
- I'll tell you about the ruins. - On the lake?
Oh, it's dangerous.
There's a lot of places a diver can get snagged, you know?
Barbed wire fences and tree branches.
And visibility's just piss-poor.
Just when you thought you'd seen it all,
you gotta look a little deeper.
I mean, it's amazing down there.
There's houses with cans of food
lying in the pantries.
So we can have clean energy.
And all this.
And that's why you came back.
I'm just trying to honor the people who lived here, you know?
- What are you doing? - Beautiful night for a swim.
No, it's not. It's freezing.
- Coming? - No.
Oh, I forgot.
You're not from here anymore, are ya?
- Newbie. - Hey.
- Oh, it's on. -( water splashing )
Whoo-hoo!
( Coyote howls )
( owl hoots )
Hey. Tyler?
Oh...!
I have a boyfriend.
I heard that somewhere.
( Rooster crows )
Hello?
Anybody?
Come on. There's gotta be somebody on one of these boats.
- Morning. - Oh, hey.
Thank God. Someone who's awake.
My GPS is dead.
Is this Smith Mountain Paradise?
That's on the other side of the lake.
- What are you doing over here? - Don't ask, dude.
I spent the night waiting for the boys from "Deliverance" to show up.
- Can you tell me how to get there? - Sure.
But you'd make better time on the water. You got a boat?
Do I look like--
No. No, I don't.
All right, what you want to do,
you're gonna go about 10--
You know what? Why don't you come inside?
Got some coffee and a map. We'll get you squared away.
Thanks.
All right, we are here.
- And you needed to be here. - Oh.
- Hey, you mind if I-- - Go ahead.
Uh, Tyler? What is my bra doing-
Sara?
Oh, my God.
What the hell are you doing here?
Me? What are you doing here?
- You backwoods son of a bitch! - Ash! Stop it!
My boat got towed and I couldn't get home last night.
What are you doing? Ash, look-- Ash!
Predator, prey!
Wait a minute.
If you're not the predator, you're the prey.
Rapture Real Estate? Who sent this?
Rapture's bringing in huge revenues.
You represent Raptor Real Estate.
That's why you came here.
Rapture. I did it for you.
So that you'd have clients in your hometown.
I had no idea they owned your parents' loan.
Now grab your stuff and get in the car.
I'll even forgive you for being with "goober boy" over here.
You'll forgive me? Go home, Ash.
You owe me. I'm not going home without you.
Ah!
You've ruined my mom.
How soulless can you be, Ash?
Hunt for those...
"predator."
What if Futterman doesn't find anything?
- What do you mean by that? - I mean, what if he sets up
with all his cameras and lights and Smithy doesn't show?
You heard him. That's when they bring out all the...
- CSI. - Vic: Larry's right.
You know what they do on his show.
He's gonna make us look like idiots.
Nobody can make us look like idiots.
Only we can do that.
We gotta make sure he sees something.
Yeah. How?
Guys, I think I've got a plan.
Whew...
I coulda taken him, you know.
Come on, "slugger." Let me buy you breakfast.
I can't.
You gotta eat sometime.
I can't do this.
Hey. hey-
Before you run out again,
without telling me why, at least-
at least let me put all my cards on the table.
I love you, Sara.
I've always loved you.
Now, if you could see what's in my heart-
It's not you, I'm sorry.
Sara!
Carl is gonna be so surprised.
You know what? You'd better hurry up and get that thing to the dock.
Let's go.
Futterman, you want Smithy, you got Smithy.
Careful, careful.
-( Dog whining) - Louie, what is it?
What is it?
( Barking )
( sobs )
Irene down at the bar told me your Ashland and you had a fight.
- You all right? - All right?
I just cut my own throat.
To fight Rapture, I'd have to fight my own firm.
I was in line for a partnership.
Now I'll never be able to face Winchester again.
You know how proud I am of all you've accomplished?
- I know you didn't want to end up like me. - No, Mom.
That's not why I left.
Sara, why don't you just tell me
what it is you've got to say?
I have-
You think you gotta tread lightly 'cause I allowed myself
to fall into the depths of grief.
I loved your father with my whole heart.
But I'm not that fragile.
Now, I chose this life.
I chose family and community
and simplicity and nature
over wealth and power
and position and fame.
Now, I respect your choices.
I know folks in your neck of the woods don't respect mine.
But I expect you to know better.
I taught you to be a straight shooter-
rifle or man.
You just take a deep breath,
relax...
and squeeze that trigger slowly.
That's how you handle Mr. Winchester.
I am not accustomed to negotiating
with my own employees,
but I'm sure we can come to terms, Ms. Tisdale.
Persuade me, Mr. Winchester.
I will stipulate that Rapture should have been
more rigorously vetted before Ash signed them.
So, how can our client avoid criminal proceedings?
Rapture returns ownership of the house to Vivian Tisdale.
- Done. - And pay six months of her mortgage
to the bank for time and suffering. - Done.
The same goes for Tinnell's Market, Jim Powell's boat,
and 14 other owners. I'll forward a list.
Agreed. Anything else?
Your client is through with Smith Mountain Lake,
in fact, in the entire Commonwealth of Virginia.
In exchange, you will not pursue any criminal action
against Rapture for any infractions or tortious activity,
nor will you involve any third party.
- Mm-hmm. - Deal.
You're a good lawyer, Sara.
Your values are your strength.
- Now get the hell back here. - What about Ash?
That person no longer works at this firm.
We did it.
It's finished.
( gasps ) Dad would have loved that, Lils.
Chairman McCarren: My fellow citizens.
We have dozens of Virginia's finest vintages on tap--
well, not on tap, of course. That's beer.
I mean, uh, decanted.
No, no, you can't decant. That would've been done by then.
- Breathing! - Vic: These are fertile Smithy waters here.
♪ We're one goodbye from losing this ♪
♪ One tear away from one last kiss ♪
♪ I don't behave... ♪
Elizabeth?
Side salad, water with lemon.
Hell, if I had your body, I'd eat like a rodent, too.
So, how did you know my father?
Ray was a good friend
when not too many other people were around.
How-- how good a friend?
I didn't have the most wholesome reputation,
but it didn't mean I deserved a man like Waylon.
Ray got me out of there.
He gave me money for a room.
He even took me to see the doctors.
I never knew that about him.
You were too young to know about such things.
I will always be grateful to your daddy.
Did he ever call you by any kind of nickname?
No.
Some folks here call me Liza, but I hate it.
I prefer Elizabeth.
- Elizabeth. - Mm-hmm.
- Then who is Betty? - Betty? Hmm.
Hey, come on down to the lake.
The Exploratory guy's doing a project for TV.
Come on.
Carl: We often pick up some motion right around here.
'Course, we don't have the fancy equipment that y'all have.
- Yeah, 'course you don't. - No.
Hey, Carl.
Me gusta, baby. Me gusta.
- Cameraman: Ready? - Futterman: Okay.
All right, you know what?
Let's get a countdown from five. Get it rolling.
In five, four, three, two--
I am standing here with Carl, on the shore of Smith Mountain Lake--
The package is in play. Repeat.
- Cut it, cut it. - The package is in play.
- What is-- you hear that? - The package is in play.
Excuse me!
Yes, thank you! We're rolling sound here!
Hey, come on, everybody. Just pipe down.
- Hit it again. - I'm sorry about that.
- It's fine, it's okay. - Sorry.
Here we go. And we're rolling.
I am here with Carl on the shore of Smith Mountain Lake,
to get a look at a sea monster they think lives beneath the water.
( "Ride of the Valkyries" playing )
Futterman is gonna love this.
Sara: Where's that music coming from?
Ladies and gentlemen, keep your eyes on the horizon.
This is the first modern documented sighting
of a lake monster.
( Music continues)
Bring it back around. Let's get the heck out of here.
- I can't. - What do you mean you can't?
- You wired it, Boy Scout. - It's not turning-
- like there's something pushing us! - Why'd you wire it wrong?
Hello, I would like to introduce you--
( snapping ) I-- excuse me!
- Could I have your attention, please? - What?
We have Miss Virginia here, for goodness' sake!
- Pay no attention to those idiots! - What is that?
- I don't know. - Is that a joke?
- No, sir. - Is that a joke?
Is that our Smithy?
- I am so sorry. - ( feedback squeals)
(flame roars, music continues)
I think that's some of my--
Are you trying to make a mockery of Mark Futterman?
- Is that what you're doing? - I would never think of doing that.
Russell: It's not stopping! We're gonna hit the rocks!
You laughing at me?
No, wait, Mr. Futterman, please. Smithy is real.
If you just let me explain-
Please do not go-- Crap. Crap!
( Music stops )
Carl?
You shoulda asked me. You know, I do a really mean Smithy.
( Growls )
You think I knew about this?
Come on, it's made out of scrap metal.
Carl: They must've done it out of love.
You're telling me you had nothing to do with that?
No.
Still, though, I'm not gonna throw away an entire friendship
just for one stupid, stupid mistake.
Carl: I know what's in their hearts.
The least I owe them is to let them explain it.
- Rascals. - .' We can see forever .'
♪ And some say it's heaven ♪
♪ I found my heaven in your eyes... ♪
Oh, Sara. Sorry to hear about your father.
Well, sorry for what happened, not sorry to hear about it.
Of course I heard about it. Your father's well connected in this town.
Oh, yes. Look, I think Miss Virginia needs your help, Mr. Chairman.
- Oh, excuse me. Official duty. - Yes.
I'm gonna tell you what. That's the last time I answer an unsolicited e-mail.
Can't be all bad. Beautiful view,
great wine, friendly people.
You sound like a travel brochure.
Free tour, if you're interested.
You might be destined for bigger things.
Let's talk.
- Hey. You married, huh? - No.
- Engaged? - No.
- Boyfriend? - No, I don't have a boyfriend.
That's great, 'cause my grandson's 26 and he'd be perfect for you.
Yes, well, are you thirsty?
♪ Words in the moonlight... ♪
You're supposed to spit it out.
Why waste perfectly good wine?
Do you know who did this?
That's mine. I did that painting.
It's astonishing.
How much are you asking for it?
I'm sorry. It's not for sale.
I love how it glitters.
- Let me know if you change your mind. - Okay.
I'm opening an art gallery in Bridge-water Marina.
I'd love to commission something like it.
A landscape of my view.
Oh, thank you.
♪ And you're the reason why ♪
♪ Stars are falling ♪
♪ And so am I... ♪
- Oh! -( audience laughing)
Dottie-'s gonna set me up with a studio space
behind her gallery,
and, she's got contacts with dealers in D.C.
Oh.
She told me I could go home whenever I wanted.
Oh, Mom. This is painful.
Lily, you were a beauty.
Yeah.
- What happened? - Hey! Jerk.
Just hand me the gear, Mr. DeMille,
- if you'd be so kind. - Ray: Hold your horses.
Hey, guys! This is me and Big Vic and we're going fishing!
Hey, Big Vic. What kind of bait we using this morning?
Only the finest quality.
The kind the masters bait with.
Honey, that was Vic that said that, not me.
I'm going blind over here!
I don't understand why he left you like that.
(sighs)
I made him go.
A man needs to spend time with his friends.
And so did I.
- He was cheating on you. - Sara--!
- Your entire marriage. - Don't be silly.
- Her name was Betty. -( laughing )
Before you girls were born,
we both worked in sales at Carrulean.
Ray was on the road all the time.
- So? - Well, when he was traveling,
we used to write to each other,
and he got it into his head to call me "Betty."
Like Betty Boop.
You're Betty?
Well, didn't you ever wonder why letters addressed to someone else
ended up in our attic?
But those letters. They're-
- they're filthy. - Uh-huh, I know.
Ugh.
Lily: I'm in the room here.
Gross.
I missed all of your anniversaries.
I missed every-
Oh, shh.
I thought I'd be a hypocrite.
Oh, honey.
Oh, my girls.
( Water splashing )
Dad?
How could I believe Betty was real?
Maybe you needed to find your own road.
Didn't you care when I stopped coming home to visit you?
Daddy?
When I stopped answering your calls?
Of course I did.
Maybe you needed to believe that Betty was real,
or something like that, to give you the strength-
to give you the fire to venture out in the world.
But I love you more than you'll ever know, darling.
I love you so much.
Well, look at that. You found it.
I probably looked for that thing all over the lake.
You're gonna do just fine, sunshine.
Just fine.
-( Wind whistling) - Dad?
Morning.
Good morning, sunshine.
Would you like some French toast?
Sara! Lily!
Duty calls.
Get the roast out of the freezer. I want to cook it tonight.
I never would've guessed.
She looks happy.
-( Horn honking ) - Whoops-- there he is.
- He who? - I got a date.
- Hey, Carl. - Hey, Lily.
- Wait. - Oh.
Have fun in La-La land.
-( Phone ringing ) - Oh.
Whoever that is, I will call them later.
See you soon.
Lily: This is gonna be fun.
♪ Can I rekindle this flame ♪
♪ That burns within my heart? ♪
♪ We hit the finish line running ♪
♪ After one or two false starts ♪
♪ Can I rekindle this flame ♪
♪ That burns within my soul? ♪
♪ We hit the finish line running ♪
♪ But we made our way back home ♪
♪ We made our way back home ♪
♪ We made our way back home. ♪
♪ You are like a sweet dream ♪
♪ In the middle of the night ♪
♪ You are like a healing touch ♪
♪ To a blind man's sight ♪
♪ You are like a soothing voice ♪
♪ Into a baby's ear ♪
♪ You're so far away ♪
♪ Soon enough you'll be right back here... ♪
- Excuse me, ladies. - Yeah?
Know anything about a sea monster
lives out in the lake? You ever hear anything about that?
Been a rumor about a 600-pound catfish out by the dam.
Whoa, that's a lot of Long John Silvers, isn't it?
You know this is a man-made lake, right?
It's only 45 years old.
No, ma'am, I did not know that.
Well, what she means is that
Smithy probably swam into the lake
once the valley had been flooded.
What's wrong with you?
♪ But her name sounded like something ♪
♪ Right out of a fairy tale ♪
♪ Her hair's so dark, her eyes so blue ♪
♪ Man, I'm telling you ♪
♪ I can't explain the way she looked ♪
♪ I can't explain the way she shook... ♪
Miss?
Uh, miss. Could you tell me--
Oh, you again. Never mind.
No, no, no, it's okay.
I... I live here.
- Oh. - What are you looking for?
♪ I told my daddy the chores would wait ♪
♪ I put the latch on the garden gate ♪
♪ And I headed over the Chestnut Ridge to you ♪
♪ I can see to the county line ♪
♪ And I can feel in my heart this time ♪
♪ That I'm closer now than I've ever been ♪
♪ To you ♪
♪ I'll say Sarah ♪
♪ Sarah ♪
♪ Would you love a heart like mine? ♪
♪ I know your love is true ♪
♪ I will be holding you ♪
So high.
♪ I'll make ♪
♪ You shine ♪
♪ The Parker farm's for sale today ♪
♪ 30 acres of rolling hay ♪
♪ And I've got some money down for you ♪
♪ Granddaddy's got an old John Deere ♪
♪ It needs a wheel and a pinion gear ♪
♪ I've got everything I need now but you ♪
♪ I say Sarah ♪
♪ Sarah ♪
♪ Would you love a heart like mine? ♪
♪ I know your love is true ♪
♪ I will be holding you ♪
So high.
♪ I'll make ♪
♪ You shine ♪
♪ When the evening stars shine their light ♪
♪ I'll find my way home ♪
♪ And in the morning hours, you call my name ♪
♪ And darling, I will come ♪
♪ Oh, Sarah ♪
♪ Sarah ♪
♪ Would you love a heart like mine? ♪
♪ I know your love is true ♪
♪ I will be holding you ♪
So high.
♪ I'll make ♪
♪ You shine ♪
♪ Oh, Sarah ♪
♪ Oh, Sarah... ♪
♪ Could you love a loving heart ♪
♪ Like mine? ♪