A Daughter's Nightmare

A man who lived his life

with love and compassion.

Considerate to his older

brother Cameron,

loving father and friend

to his daughter Ariel,

devoted husband and life partner

to his wife Dana.

Jack Morgan will be

forever missed.

# No regrets,

# I'll watch over you.

# Live on for me,

# my loves.

# Dry your tears,

# I'm where I should be.

# I'm watching you

from above. #

Bye, Dad.

There's a lot of people here.

I didn't think everyone

would drive up from Spokane.

Yeah, it's nice.

Well, your daddy was a very

easy man to like.

Yeah.

Wasn't he, Cam?

That he was.

I'm really gonna miss him.

Me too, baby.

Hey, can you open the car?

Hey!

Your doctor said no smoking!

What part of that

didn't you get?

Thank you for folding that.

You ok?

Yeah, I'm fine.

You know, I don't have to go

this semester, I can stay.

I can stay here with you

and we can hang out.

Don't you be silly.

Besides, what did we promise

your father?

That we would go on living.

That's right.

Which is why I'm going

to learn how to fly solo.

Ok, well I'll leave that

dress here to keep you company.

I might take this scarf.

No, I like that scarf!

Give it to me!

Oh!

Glad you're here.

I thought maybe you'd

changed your mind again.

No, I tried but she wouldn't

let me.

Can you take those, too?

Thank you.

Wow!

Yeah, it's all ah, you know,

school things.

Good morning.

Well, does she have to bring

all her shoes?

Oh, thank you.

I hope it's strong enough.

I'm sure it is.

How're you doing?

Yeah, I'm fine.

Aw, you.

It's your big day.

I'm going to come home, like,

every weekend.

Ok?

Honey, I'm fine.

I know, but I think I should.

We should plan some stuff,

and we'll have some adventures

or something.

Alright, I'll look forward

to it.

Alright.

I'm here if you need me,

you know?

I know you are.

Just call me and I'll be here,

ok?

Ok.

Alright, I love you.

I love you.

Alright, get in there before

Uncle Cam has another coronary.

Oh dear.

Agh!

Agh! Ah, it hurts!

Ahhhh!

Bye, baby, love you!

Hey, Brooks!

Now, the type of psychiatric

disorder we're talking about,

it forms at a sub-conscious

level...

Why do you keep saying that?

I'm not like that!

Adam, tell him!

Ben, Dr. Schwartstein's trying

to help you.

Please listen to him.

Ben, listen.

I was not suggesting

that you are in control

of these behaviours.

Or that you've been dishonest

with us.

Your mother, she was sick

for a long time.

Years.

And after her death, you've been

experiencing mood swings

and had trouble sleeping.

Once in a while.

And how often would you say

you've been hearing

the voices in your head?

Not too often.

Ben, sometimes when a

person's normal coping methods

become overwhelmed,

they begin to express

psychological distress

physically.

Here, you can read this at home.

Now, the type of psychiatric

disorder we're talking about,

it forms a

sub-conscious level.

You wouldn't even be

aware of it.

Give this to someone

who needs it.

Ben, hold on!

Ben!

Adam, I would get Ben into

treatment as soon as possible.

His symptoms indicate that

he's suffering from

at least one dissociative

disorder,

and that points to a more chronic

and severe psychopathology.

Ok.

Ok, thank you.

Good luck.

Ben!

Ben, hold on!

No, he thinks I'm crazy!

No, he doesn't.

He's talking to me like

I'm some kind of psycho!

Wait, no, no.

It's one opinion.

That's why we went to him,

right?

For another opinion?

I'm working at a hospital again,

I will get you the best medical

help available, I promise.

I'm here for you, ok?

Ok.

Come on, let me get you

something to eat.

Ok.

You forgot this.

Ow!

Sorry!

So you say that now...

Well, you're the one texting.

Let's start over.

Hi!

I'm Ariel Morgan.

Hey.

It's nice to meet you.

Ariel Morgan,

good to meet you.

I'm late for class.

Ok...

what's your name?

Jack.

Dana.

Hey, Cam.

Hey!

So, it's Friday again.

I am well aware of that.

What's the verdict?

It's been eight and a half

weeks,

and you haven't come out.

Come on, you can't wallow around

in there forever.

Life marches on,

with or without you.

Come on, Dana,

are you still there?

Yeah.

Where else would I be?

Listen, I've got my last

surgery at 6:
00,

why don't I swing by

and pick you up?

There'll be folks like you

at this meeting,

people you can talk to.

Dana?

I'll see you

when you get here.

Hey, slow down, slow down.

Ariel Morgan!

Hi, yeah.

Look, I'm sorry if I was rude

this morning,

I had to drop a course.

You were a little rude.

I'm Ben Woods,

I'm a freshman.

Hi, Ben Woods.

This is, uh, sorry.

This is Adam, my stepfather.

Hi.

Ariel. Nice to meet you.

Nice to meet you.

So, uh, where you off to?

I'm just going to the bus,

going home for the weekend.

So... Ridgewood.

Oh, nice.

That's where we're going.

You're going to Ridgewood?

You wanna hop in?

Uh, yeah.

That would be great!

Hop in.

Ok.

Are you from the Ridgewood

Ariel?

Uh, no, I'm from Spokane

actually.

We moved here last summer.

We're from Seattle.

Oh, cool, what made you move

to Ridgewood?

I had a job opportunity

at the hospital.

How does your family

like it here?

It's alright, it's really

just my dad's hometown,

but it's just me

and my mom now.

My dad passed away

this summer.

I'm sorry for your loss.

You must have a lot

of family here.

Not really,

all my dad's relatives don't

really live here anymore,

and my mom is

from Georgia.

Oh, your mother's

from the South?

Yeah, Savannah.

But her parents died

when she was young

and she moved away

after that

so there's no real connection

there anymore.

She doesn't even really

have an accent.

It's just me and my mom

and my uncle Cam.

Starting over is never easy.

Yeah.

How's she doing now?

Uh, she's alright.

She's trying this new grief

counseling thing tonight

at my church,

so hopefully that'll help

get her out more.

There you go.

Thank you.

You're welcome.

Thank you for the ride.

No problem.

I'll see you at school?

Yeah.

Ok.

Have a good weekend!

Yeah, you too.

Can you get that?

Really? New pipe?

Yes I did.

Can you let your mother

know I'm here?

Mother, Uncle Cam's here!

I could have yelled at her,

myself.

Nobody needs to yell,

I'm right here.

You ready?

Yes, thank you for coming

to get me.

I will be in the car.

I will be back around 8:00.

Bye, have fun.

Thanks, babe.

Love you.

Love you, too.

How do you sleep at night?

I'm tougher than you.

You missed the introductions,

but why don't you tell us

who you are?

Um, alright.

Um, my name is Dana Morgan.

Oh, we're on a first name

basis here.

Ok, uh...

Dana.

I grew up in Savannah,

but I've lived in Spokane

for the last 20 years

with Jack.

Jack was my husband.

We moved to Ridgewood last year

with our daughter, Ariel,

right after he was diagnosed

with lung cancer.

We were going to beat it.

Jack died this summer.

How do you feel

about Jack's death?

I uh...

I feel like I'm still sharing

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