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And when I do,

I have these dreams.

And I see her, and I'm gonna reach out for her.

- And then she's gone.

- Okay, honey, honey, just breathe, you have to breathe.

I'm gonna... I'll get you some water, some cold water.

Okay. Okay.

Okay. Shh. Stay calm.

Hey, hey, alright.

Come on, come on I got your water.

Alright, just sit right there and I'll give you a little water.

Here, sip.

There you go. Breathe.

- Better?

- Yeah, yeah, better.

Sorry, I get shaky sometimes.

- I don't know why.

- It's okay.

Do you want to talk about your aunt Patricia?

You know I never really knew her.

Ah yeah. She was uh... brillaint.

She never really had anyone.

She missed my mom too.

And... er... she was really the only person who understood me.

It was a car accident. And the police come

to my school to pick me up.

They bring me to the hospital.

I stayed by her side,

and I begged her not to die.

But... she did.

I felt my whole life taken from me all over again.

But she hated my dad.

Jack is much older than your mom.

And he always felt like he wasn't good enough for her.

But I always felt that he was harmless,

it was just all talk.

I never believed in any way that he was

involved in her so-called accident.

Accident?

Okay, okay, okay. The story is that she hit her head

on the bathtub.

Sam, baby.

And Dr. Kaplan came and he tried to revive

her.

That's where he found her. I never knew the details.

Nobody did.

But your aunt, Patricia,

she was sure that it was your father did it.

- The cremation was quick.

- She was cremated?

Yeah, it was a quick viewing and the cremation.

- I guess you didn't know that.

- No, I did not know that.

Look, where can I find Dr. Kaplan?

Woh, last I heard he was in a nursing home...

with dementia.

Sam... Sam! Hey Sam!

But wait. Wouldn't the doctor know the truth?

I mean wouldn't he know if there were foul play?

Sam, Dr. Kaplan pronounced her dead in the bathtub.

I mean this man was the coroner in this town for 30 years,

well respected...

and he was absolutely sure that your mom

had been dead quite a while.

- And?

- And Jack was drunk all the time.

He was drunk that night.

So really, nobody knows what the hell happened.

- She died in the bathtub?

- Yes.

No... no, I remember...

My mother was in bed when she died.

When the dictor said she was gone, she was in bed.

- I may have been young, but I remember...

- No, no, no, you're wrong.

You don't know anything about that night.

I'm telling you.

You don't.

Jack?

Thought I heard you come in.

I made dinner for you, I was kind of hoping

that you will come home.

I had dinner with my boss and his

family tonight. Hey, are the windows secure?

I'll check for you. Boss?

I didn't know you had a job here.

Yeah. I work for Lucas Drake.

Lucas Drake?

Competitor, our enemy.

Oh, sweetie, my God, that thief!

He... he's a fraud, he even ran for Senator.

I mean you sold the funeral firm more than ten years

ago and I needed a job.

Huh... sure. Sure.

Of course, honey.

Really pretty pajamas.

I was just worried about you.

You know, being out in the dark, so late.

Yeah, I'm tired and I want to go to bed.

- Good night, baby.

- Good night.

Sleep tight.

Love you.

Hey? Hey!

- Hello, can I help you?

- Yeah, we gonna see Mr. Drake.

- He knows we are coming.

- I'm sorry. What are your names?

Good morning, I'm Benny Dawson.

This is my nephew, Liam, and you are?

- I'm Samantha.

- Samantha. It's nice to meet you.

- I'll let Mr. Drake know that you're here.

- You do that. He's expecting us.

Gentlemen. Good morning.

And good morning to you.

Who's driving? I'm not driving.

- I'm going for lunch.

- Oh, er... you have an appointment with the Rodrigues family in 20 minutes.

- You handle it. Okay?

I apologise if we upset your schedule too much.

- Lucas, maybe Samantha would like to join us?

- No, no, no, she's got a lot of work to do.

- Would you?

- Come on, I'm hungry.

- Okay, that's fine, next time. How about we shake on it?

Benny, let's go.

Come on, Uncle Benny. Let's go.

I never lost faith that someday you would come looking for me.

And you did.

What happened to the mama?

You don't remember anything?

Only her beautiful soft skin, her hugs.

And being here again,

I could smell her scent sometimes.

That's it.

How did she die?

The doctor said the mother had stomach cramps

and high fever.

It... It was like a miscarriage.

- Mom was pregnant?

- Yes, baby, she was.

- Oh, how far along was she?

- I don't know.

How would you not know?

I was different then, Sammy.

Listen, you can ask me anything

you want about your mama...

but please, please don't talk to anyone out there

about this. Okay?

There were some kind of bad complications

with the pregnancy.

I was too drunk to help.

You're destroying this family!

You're destroying this family!

Was it Dr. Kaplan who told you

about mama's complications and miscarriage?

I don't feel well, Sammy.

I have to go to bed.

Bet you will.

Erm... Mr Drake isn't in today.

No... I'm... I'm actually here to see you.

- Me?

- Yeah, you wanna grab an early dinner?

I mean... it's literally right down the street.

- I'm sorry, what's your name again?

- Liam Dawson.

Well, then...

Hey, Mr. Dawson, let me get my coat.

My uncle's got great Italian food

for an Irishmen.

So, Samantha, tell me...

I mean why you're working in such

a depressing place.

- I'm on a mission.

- A mission?

My mother was Jennifer Winston.

She died here 14 years ago.

- I'm here to find out how.

- It's pretty profound.

- Turn anything up yet, I mean any leads?

- No, nothing really.

- Did you ever meet my mother?

- No, I... er... I didn't live here back then.

- I think everyone has their own story of events.

- No, no, I was out west.

Salute. To your mission.

I tell you what, if you need help

with anything... I mean anything, you just let me know.

- I mean, I know people.

- You know people?

- What do you mean? What do you do exactly?

- What I need done.

I'm kidding, I'm a lawyer. I do

paperwork. I answer phone calls.

Well, I might need your help in the future,

but it'll have to be a secret.

Really, let me know. Anything I can do, I'll help.

- Why would you wanna help me?

- Because I like you, Samantha Winston.

Sammy, are you home?

I'll be right down.

- How was church tonight?

- Oh, it was good, it was very good.

I wish you would come with me some time.

- Might make you feel better.

- I felt fine.

- Sure.

I guess I just wanted you to come with me.

Just so we can spend some... some quality time

together.

And talk... after all these years.

- I'm really tired, I want to go to bed.

- Of course, I'm tired too.

Good night.

Forgive me, Jen.

- Forgive me!

- What does he do?

Oh my God!

- Who are you?

- Samantha, I know you, you have to leave this town.

They're going to kill you!

Run! Go!

Baby!

Thank you, thank you Mr. Lopez. Alright. Bye-bye.

It's a shame you weren't here but Mayor Lopez

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