Accidental Obsession Page #4

Synopsis: Heather Williams' current life is like a fairy tale. A lawyer, she has just won the biggest case in her career, a case which took eighteen months to complete and which most pundits believed she had no chance of winning. The win led to her boss, Saul Rubens, offering her a partnership in the firm, which she accepted leading to yet another prestigious and high profile case being assigned to her. These actions are just the latest in a so far successful career, which has allowed her to live in a beautiful house. She seems to have the eye of handsome private investigator Jack Riley, the two who met on that eighteen month long case and to who Heather in turn is attracted. They feel they can move their relationship into a personal realm now that the case is over. The only black mark in Heather's current life is Ray Johnson, an old flame. Their relationship ended badly, and while Ray wants back in almost to the point of stalking Heather, Heather wants nothing to do with him. By happenstance, H
 
IMDB:
5.3
TV-14
Year:
2015
85 min
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on me.

I guess that's a risk

I'm willing to take.

I think you're worth it.

Say I was interested,

how do I know you're not going

to run off and tell her?

I've got just as much to lose

as you do Ray.

That's my promise of secrecy

to you.

I won't tell if you won't.

Some friend you are.

This has nothing to do

with friendship.

I would never hurt Heather.

But I'm a woman who knows

what she wants

and when I see it,

I go after it.

I want you.

Now.

You want me now.

Are the owners come back

any time soon?

They are away for a few days.

It's just the two of us.

Why don't you make

yourself comfortable

and I'll pour us some wine?

Sounds good.

A toast.

To what?

To us.

To us.

Are you okay?

I don't feel so well.

Oh no.

No, you don't, Ray.

What did you do to me?

Oh just a little poison.

Why?

Because you're such

a nuisance honey.

You're always popping

up when it's least convenient.

I need Heather to focus.

No distractions.

You're interfering

with my plans, Ray.

Did you honestly think that

Heather was interested in you?

Did you know she has a new

boyfriend she really likes?

His name is Jack.

Heather doesn't know it yet

but Jack loves me.

Oh.

Shh.

Hey Heather, it's Jack.

I can meet you tomorrow

at Francesco's but listen,

I've got some suspicions

about Vanessa.

See what you can find out

about her

and I'll see you tomorrow,

alright?

Okay, see you then.

What was that?

Hello?

Hey Heather, it's Jack.

I can meet you tomorrow

at Francesco's but listen,

I've got some suspicions

about Vanessa.

See what you can find out

about her

and I'll see you tomorrow,

alright?

Okay, see you then.

Hi.

What are you doing here?

I wanted to surprise you.

I'm surprised.

Why didn't you just call?

Oh I'm sorry.

Where I come from it's

just the way we do things.

You know I'd invite you in

it's just I have so much work

that I brought home and...

I'm sorry.

I should go.

Where do you come from?

Is it Indiana?

Idaho.

Just outside of Boise.

Oh that's right.

What about your family?

No family.

They passed away

when I was in my teens.

Oh I'm sorry.

You're asking a lot

of questions.

Yeah just trying to get

to know you better.

I thought you crossed me

off your friends list.

Oh, no.

Not at all.

Talk soon then.

Sure.

Give me a call.

So Lisa filled me in on

the DMV information

not matching with Vanessa.

I'll look into it to make sure

it's not a mistake.

You know she could be involved

in some kind of identity theft

or other fraudulent activity.

You know before today

I would have said no but now,

I'm not so sure.

Why's that?

Since we met at the accident

she's been...

I don't want to use

the word stalking,

but nudging her way

into my life.

Dressing like me,

doing her hair like mine,

calling me continually.

It's weird.

You never told me any of this.

Because I didn't think it was

a big deal at the time.

But I got your message

and so I started asking

her questions.

Where are you from,

your family,

what do you do for work.

She started getting suspicious

so I stopped.

Okay.

Why don't you tell me

exactly what she told you.

Okay. I asked her where

she came from,

she said just outside of Boise.

I asked about her family,

she said she didn't have

any they passed away

when she was in her teens.

And then she wondered why I

was asking so many questions

so that's about as far as I got.

Okay.

This is some good info

to start.

Just need a few days

and by then I should have

something more concrete.

And when she calls?

Just keep it friendly,

don't change anything.

If she's not who she claims

to be

and she suspects

you're on to her,

she might try to skip town

and we don't want that.

Yeah.

You're so sweet.

But now I have to go

back to work.

Come on, I'll walk you.

Hi.

Finally.

I've been trying

to reach you all day.

Sorry I've been really busy

with this big case.

I left messages

at your office.

Why didn't you call me back?

Like I said, I've been really

busy with this big case.

It feels like you're trying

to avoid me.

Well I'm not.

I thought we'd have lots of

time to hang out together

with Ray out of the way.

What do you mean with Ray

out of the way?

I mean, you haven't mentioned

him bothering you anymore

so I assumed he got

the message loud and clear.

Anyway with Ray gone I thought

we'd have time to relax

and I wouldn't have

to protect you anymore

and we'd have a lot of time

to connect...

Vanessa I'm so sorry

to cut you off

but I've got to get

back to work.

Okay so I'll just talk

to you tomorrow.

Twelve neutral members

of this community weighed

the evidence and decided

in favour of my client.

Justice has been served.

That is all.

That was defense attorney

Heather Williams...

Heather Williams...

Heather Williams...

Justice has been served.

Thank you.

Heather Williams.

Hi.

So you were right

to be suspicious.

It's confirmed.

She is not Vanessa Miller.

So I think I've come up with

an idea that will let me dig

a little deeper.

Tell Vanessa that I'm looking

for an assistant

and I need to interview

her first.

Set up a meeting for tomorrow

and pick a public place.

Why can't I just tell her

that I know she's lying

so I can just get her

out of my hair?

Well you could do that

but I think we should

play this one out.

Why?

Well she is stealing identifies

and we need to stop her.

Right.

Okay.

One more thing.

Why don't we meet at my

place tomorrow evening?

I want to make you dinner.

I may even try an Indian dish.

Wow.

Then I can fill you in on

what happens with Vanessa then.

I'll be free after 6:00.

Good night.

Hello?

Hi, Vanessa, how are you?

Okay.

I have good news.

Jack is looking for an assistant

and I mentioned you so

can you meet up with him

and he'll fill you in?

When and where?

Drake's Caf at 1:00.

Sound good?

Okay, thank you.

I'll be there.

Well I will let him know.

I'll call you after

the interview.

Good luck!

Jack.

I'm not Vanessa.

Vanessa is a very close friend.

Jack. I'm not Vanessa.

Vanessa is a very close friend.

She knew that my husband

would never let me leave alive.

She knew that my husband

would never let me leave alive.

Hi Jack.

Hi.

Thanks for meeting me.

I really appreciate

what you're doing.

Of course, not a problem.

Can I get you something?

Yeah, I'd love a cup of

coffee please.

Can we get another

cup of coffee please?

Thank you.

So I don't know how much

Heather's told you

about the position.

I need someone to do some

basic filing, bookkeeping,

scheduling appointments

with clients

and generally just keeping

me organized

which is not

always an easy task.

That sounds promising.

Tell me about yourself.

I'm from Boise.

I had a bad marriage so I came

out here to start over.

What did you do in Boise?

I'm a travel writer.

You'll be able to supply

references of course?

Absolutely.

Why don't you give me

your email address

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