Bethany Page #3

Oh, no, it's just,

you know, these

old water heaters.

Oh, right.

- Yeah.

- Okay.

Hey.

I love you, Claire bear.

I love all of you.

I love you, too.

I will bring you luddites

kicking and screaming

into the modern age.

Hey, not till after

dinner, sith lord.

Yes, ma'am, I promise.

Promise.

Wrong franchise,

but I'll take it.

Oh.

Well, you really didn't have

to go through all this trouble.

I didn't want to put you out.

Oh, no, I mean, you're

practically family.

I mean, the only

family we can stand.

I thought I should follow up,

see how you guys were

doing after what happened.

See how she was doing.

It's much appreciated,

really, above and beyond, sir.

You know, secretly, the

drive is like a mini-vacation.

I tell Janice that

the phone's dead

then I use it as a

chance to catch up

on all my trashy books on tape.

To life's little luxuries.

Cheers.

Oh, I miss Canada sometimes.

The little things, Caesar's...

Caesar's, is that

the pizza chain or...

No, Caesar's, it's a bloody Mary

with clam juice and booze.

Clam juice and booze?

That sounds disgusting.

- But it's good.

- Really?

Do they have, like,

sardines and beer?

Yeah, somebody should do that,

or octopus and whiskey.

Yeah.

It's the little things, right?

It's the little things,

like the up-speak,

how we end every sentence

with a question mark.

We sound like a bunch of elves.

It's just not cool, not sexy.

It's the worst with the ladies.

Oh, that's not true.

Well, of all the

commonwealth countries,

our accent, Irish,

Australian, Canadian,

we sound like a bunch

of apologetic hobbits.

It's not that bad.

Actually, it's our super power.

We hide behind politeness.

It's the ultimate subterfuge,

when everybody

thinks they're safe

and we come charging

in on a moose,

swinging a hockey stick and

screaming beer, it's true.

Yep, I am one of

the chosen, Mr. brown.

That's doc brown to you.

Only if you've got

a flux capacitor, eh?

I just might.

Aaron?

Don't just sit there, help him!

Aaron!

Yeah, baby?

Uh, nothing.

Just the knife was

a little slippery.

Okay, but you called my name.

Yeah, uh, dinner's almost ready.

Okay, thanks, sweetie.

So, onto other, more

pressing matters.

There is no way, I have to

give you push back on this,

but there is no way

that a tralfamadorian

would be friends with an ewok,

it's not even the same universe.

Clearly you don't

understand the complexities

of slaughterhouse five, or

the politics of the ewok.

- A mare, is it inherited...

- Help me, help me!

Claire!

Claire, Claire, what, oh, no.

No, no, what did you do, baby?

What did you do?

I'm going to call an ambulance.

It was Bethany, she grabbed me.

I had to stop her,

cut her fingers off.

Aaron.

Please, no, no, no, no!

It's okay, Claire, I'm here.

It's okay, Claire,

you're in the hospital.

The baby?

It's fine, the baby is fine.

But you're not,

sweetheart, you need rest.

I just woke up.

Aaron, why am I handcuffed?

It's for your

protection, Claire.

Yours and the child's.

I didn't do

this, I didn't do this.

She, she did this,

she made me do this.

Honey, honey, we were

there, we saw what happened.

You didn't see,

you didn't see, Aaron,

because she chose

me, she wants me.

Aaron, you just didn't see.

Claire, please just...

No, Aaron,

you have to listen to me,

you have to be on my side, okay,

you can't turn your back on me...

- Listen, I...

- And think that I'm crazy.

I'm not turning my

back on you, sweetheart,

but you need to calm down.

No, no.

Just rest, Claire, we're

getting you the help you need.

It's good for you.

No, I'm not

a child, I'm not crazy,

I'm not crazy, she did

this, the little girl,

the girl did this, no,

goddammit, Aaron, let me out.

God, what is that, what is that?

It's fine, she's fine,

it's safe, Claire, it's safe.

It's safe.

Aaron, I didn't do this.

It was her, she did

this to me, to us,

Bethany, Bethany.

Please, sweetheart,

it's okay, just sleep.

It's going to be all

right, I love you, baby.

- Aaron...

- I love you so much.

I love you so much.

Mom?

Mommy?

Mommy, are you okay?

I'm fine.

She bit me.

What?

That ugly, worthless

little animal bit me.

Come here.

I said, come here!

Look at the water.

- No, I don't want to...

- Look at the water!

This is what ugliness

brings, do you understand?

Yes, mother.

This is what happens

when you lose a baby.

Claire, Claire, Claire,

no, no, baby, please, please!

Please wake up, please

wake up, please!

Please, baby, don't!

No!

Claire, Claire, wake up,

wake up, Claire, Claire!

Aaron, Aaron.

Come on, let's go home.

There's nothing you

can do here now.

She's going to be

asleep for hours.

Let's go, come on.

There's a cab out front.

I'll come pick you

up in the morning.

- You sure?

- Yeah, come on.

- Okay.

- Go home, go home.

Get some sleep.

Thank you, uh, if

you weren't there,

I mean, that was...

- Hey.

I don't know what

i would have done,

Paul, it was just...

I was happy to help.

Just get home, get

some rest, okay?

Yeah.

- It's been a long night.

- Yeah.

Uh, thank you for everything.

I'm going on break.

Eight o'clock?

See you then.

Okay.

- She's going to be okay.

- Yeah.

- I'll be here.

- Okay.

- Just relax.

- Thanks, Paul.

Right this way, ma'am.

Late night?

Early morning.

How's your patient?

Good, for now.

Kind of an odd one,

to be honest with you.

Well, let me know

if you need some help.

You are a godsend.

Hey, can I hop on this computer

and check some records?

Come on.

- Miss Aaron...

- Oh, f***.

Miss Aaron.

Let's take a look, shall we?

I just... I'm your doctor, dear.

Now let's behave properly.

No need for theatrics

or impudence.

Get away from me.

Oh, don't be shy.

We both know that you

wouldn't be in a family way

if you were.

- What?

- Shy, that is.

Get away from me or I'll scream.

Come, come.

The checkup is routine.

We've been down

this road before.

You don't want to raise

up any old ghosts, do you,

Mrs. pinnacle?

That's my name, how

do you know my name?

My apologies.

He's barely cold

by now, isn't he?

What's important are the girls

and you, Susan, you and

your previous little girls.

Mommy's got to be

in tip-top shape.

Mommy can't be the apple queen

if she's not in tip-top

shape, now, can she?

Mommy.

I'm not a mother,

i don't have a child.

Silly lies don't suit

your apple pretty lips.

We were both there,

all of us were.

Them that was and is not now.

Two little girls,

beautiful and pure

on the inside,

one to Cherish, one to nourish,

a blessing and a curse.

Please, I'm not her,

I'm not my mother. Yes, you are!

To both of them!

God doesn't give

us what we desire.

God gives us what we need.

- Oh, babe.

- She's so beautiful.

Oh, my god, my little

Claire, you are perfect.

She's beautiful.

Doctor, I think you need

to take a look at this.

I understand, nurse, thank you.

Let me see her.

Two tiny miracles, we

are so blessed, honey.

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