Agoraphobia Page #3

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I don't know anything about

your father's business.

I'm an attorney.

Exactly, stressing yourself out

to eventually make partner,

- and then what?

- You know what.

Yeah, more stress

and more hours.

Why don't you just retire

and go fishing every day?

And buy a boat.

It could be outside, right out

back, right behind our house.

Come on, isn't that what everyone

dreams of, retiring early?

No, not me.

Babe, give it some time.

You're going to do so much

better now that you're here.

Now,

what's really bothering you?

I know you and something's up.

I think my father's ghost

is haunting this house.

Where are you going?

I have court in the morning.

If I'm going to be there on time,

I have to be up at five a.m.

Faye. The alarm guy is here.

He wants to show us

how the system works.

Hey, Nina.

Did you move my shoes last

night after I went to sleep?

What shoes?

Uh, my sandals.

Stephanie put them

next to the couch,

and I can't find them now.

I can help you look for them.

I'm sure they're

somewhere around here.

Okay.

There's nothing

to be afraid of.

You know, many patients that are

undergoing your medical treatment

have experienced

similar symptoms:

Forgetfulness, anxiety...

even paranoia.

It's not the medication.

The first time it happened,

I could say that I had imagined

the thing with the bath mats,

but my shoes...

I found them on the shoe rack

in my closet upstairs.

What's so strange about that?

I hadn't been upstairs

since the morning.

There's no way

I wouldn't have remembered

walking around barefoot

all day.

So you mean that

there's ghosts in the house?

Since I got here,

I've felt like something

or someone is just around me.

Look...

You're undergoing a lot

of stress these days.

What with your father's death...

moving into a new house,

Tom's absence

due to his workload.

You know what?

I'm going to prescribe

a new medication for you.

I don't need more meds.

I'm getting so much better.

I'm doing the breathing

and the exposure therapy.

Every day I'm getting a little

closer to the glass doors.

Agoraphobia is just a symptom

of the underlying

panic disorder.

How is your dissertation going?

I haven't really

had much time to...

work on it

since I've been here.

Well, that's understandable,

but you can't let it

get too far away.

I won't. You know how

important that is to me.

I'm afraid time's up for today.

Doctor Murphy...

I'm not imagining things.

I swear.

Faye, I know it's tricky

for you...

but you have to fight

for your recovery.

Are you going to be okay

until I see you next week?

Nina?

Nina, can you turn that down

a little bit?

Nina, is that you?

Nina, come out, please.

Hey.

There's nothing there.

What about that song

that was playing?

- What about it?

- It was my father's favorite.

Then it makes perfect sense for

it to still be on the turntable.

It was playing by itself.

Maybe the cat jumped up there

and turned it on.

No, the door was locked.

- Then, how did you get in?

- It opened by itself.

Babe, your dad's ghost

is not haunting you.

I don't know. A lot of weird things

have been happening in this place.

You're just still getting used

to the new house.

I don't want to get used to it.

I want to leave here.

- And go where?

- Back to our condo.

We can't.

It's already under contract.

Okay, then we'll go somewhere else.

Anywhere else.

I just don't want to be here.

I'm afraid of this place.

Babe, you need to relax.

Come on. Let's go get some

medicine and take a nap.

Okay.

Where were you?

I went to take the stuff

in the den to storage.

And Nina?

She said she didn't do it,

Faye.

I want you to fire her

right now.

I can't fire her, Faye.

Who's gonna take care of you?

- You.

- We've already been over that.

Okay, well, then someone else.

You have no idea how hard

it was to find her.

She's the reason

I can't find Hamlet.

I don't want her here.

Please, Faye, you got to

work with me.

The trial will be over

in another week.

Then, I'll take a vacation and

find someone else. I promise.

And leave here again with her?

It's just for another week.

What am I gonna do

without Hamlet?

He's a cat.

He'll find his way home.

They always do.

Come here.

Oh, I didn't know

you were in here.

I'm just getting dinner ready.

Can I get you something?

No, I'm just getting a drink.

I'm so sorry that cat got out.

I can take a walk tomorrow morning

and see if I find him for you.

Thanks.

What is that?

What's wrong?

I'm just making beef stew.

See?

What did you do with Hamlet?

Tom! Tom!

Tom! Tom, come here, please!

Coming.

- Tom, hurry!

- What?

I told you she did it.

She killed Hamlet.

I saw all the blood.

She must have

changed her apron,

but I saw his collar in the

stew, and all of his blood...

- What is she talking about?

- I don't know.

I'm just making beef stew.

It's not beef.

I saw his collar in there!

Faye, Faye, what is wrong?

You're not making any sense.

No, no, I saw his collar.

Are you okay?

Get her pills.

Come on, let's go upstairs.

I mean, I just don't know how much

longer I can keep doing this.

She's totally losing it.

Right.

Listen, I'll call you back.

I'm busy.

Let me out of here! Faye!

Faye, please let me

out of here!

Nina, what's wrong?

Faye, let me out please!

I think it's locked

from your side!

No, there's no lock

on this side!

Please, Faye!

The crime scene techs and I

are done in there,

unless you have anything

you need to tell me.

Excuse me for a second,

Detective.

I gotta use the phone

really quick.

Sure, go ahead.

Is there anything

you have to tell me?

You know you can trust me,

right?

Does it have to do

with your father's death?

How could it?

Then what is it you're

not telling me?

You can't trust what someone

like me believes, right?

If you tell me you saw

something, I believe you.

Um...

No. I didn't see anything.

I just heard her screaming,

and I found her that way.

Sorry, I had to call someone

to come stay with her tomorrow.

Is there gonna be

any sort of investigation?

No, I don't think so.

It appears to be an accident.

All right, we're done here.

- Thank you.

- Thank you.

I talked to your aunt, and she said

she'd come to stay with you tomorrow.

I want you to stay with me.

Tom, before Nina died,

she was banging on the door

of the laundry room

and she couldn't get out.

She what?

She was pulling from the inside

and I was pushing

from the outside,

and the door wouldn't open.

There's no lock on that door,

you know that.

I know. Exactly.

So what are you saying?

She was screaming hysterically.

There had to have been

someone or something in there

that wouldn't let her out.

Are you talking about

your dead father again?

Please, please believe me.

Why would your father

want to hurt Nina?

I can't believe

I just asked that question.

I don't know.

I'm not sure what he wants.

Babe, please stop this.

I'm not making this up.

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