Careful What You Wish For Page #3

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Why don't you join us? Sure Doug wouldn't mind.

Careful. Let's see if you got her seaworthy.

- Everything seems OK, right?

- Yeah, yeah.

Oh, hell.

- How'd that get loose?

- I mean, you must've untied the line, huh?

No, I did not.

Sorry.

So, old Doug, over here, was givin'

me advice on women the other day.

- Is that right?

- Yeah.

- Do you even have a girlfriend, Doug?

- Yeah.

- I guess.

- Hey, if you have to guess, you don't.

She has a boyfriend, back in the city.

She says he's a real prick, though. She hasn't

had a chance to break it off with him, yet.

A boyfriend back in... yeah, right.

- How do you know she's not leadin' you on?

- Elliot.

What? He's a grown man.

Capable of getting grown man advice.

Isn't that right, Dougie?

- Guess so.

- There you go guessin' again!

So, is this one special, this girl?

I'm in love with her.

Careful! Love will cost you more than you think.

- The engine's dumpin' exhaust!

- What the hell! You said it was pristine!

Yeah, well, you don't know 'til

you get it out in the open water.

This is your work we're choking on.

Might wanna be careful with that.

- What'd you just say to me?

- I meant the cigarette.

With the fuel and everything.

You OK?

Oh, come on.

I hate him.

He sleeps around on business trips, then comes

back here, shoves me around, acts like he owns me.

He's taking me back to Raleigh, tonight.

I'm gonna ask him for a divorce.

- OK.

- Ow!

Doug!

Just... fix it.

Hello?

He... he hit me again. I just wanna divorce him.

Where are you?

I'm in Raleigh, outside the Medical Center.

Sorry.

He took a redeye. He'll be out for two weeks.

I don't know what to do anymore.

What do the cops say?

I lied to them. I told them I ran off the road.

- Doug.

- Lena, Lena you gotta tell 'em the truth.

If you won't protect yourself, then I will.

You don't understand what he'd do.

Please.

Come on.

Oh, yeah, kitchen, keep goin' right around front.

Alright, that's not fair.

How you feelin'?

Well, time's a healer.

It's amazing what a difference a week makes, right?

There's a lot going on over there.

Yeah, my dad's on the, uh... romance warpath.

Remodeling the master suite for my mom.

What's goin' on with the gardener? Has

he said anything? He's right there.

No.

Well, he's definitely checkin' you out.

What are you gonna do about it?

Well, it's not exactly the Ritz, but...

No, but I feel like I can breathe out here.

Yeah, when the Summer started, Carson and

I, uh, brought this mattress out here to, uh...

To... what?

Well, we were chasin' after girls.

But, now I've got the most beautiful

woman in the world here with me.

You know, Elliot's first wife's

still fighting him in court.

None of this is gonna be easy.

We could, uh... talk to my mom. I mean,

she's a lawyer, you could get a referral.

No, but thank you. You're sweet.

He's gonna figure it out, soon.

I know.

Somebody's been usin' the

boathouse and it ain't me.

You know... with your new swagger, V-neck shirts,

blowin' off Emma, I'm startin' to

think that that butt-dial was real.

If that girl was real, I mean...

If she was, don't you think

I'd be braggin' about it?

Depends how ugly she is.

- Hey, there.

- Hey.

Hey-hey!

That was pretty quick!

- You think?

- It was like a three hour tour.

- It was not.

- Mm-hm. Yeah.

- Oh, Janice says hi.

- Is she doin' OK?

Yeah.

A spot of wine?

For you, I'm fine.

- Lena?

- Doug.

You crazy? My parents are right downstairs.

How'd you even get in?

Construction entrance.

Promise me you'll stay with me, no matter what.

What did he do to you?

Doug?

Come over as soon as you can.

I need you right now.

OK, I will. OK.

You forgot these, your highness.

You want me to put 'em away?

- No. No, I got it. Thanks, mom.

- OK.

Lena, what's goin' on?

Come here.

He found out, didn't he? He knows.

Oh, God.

He came at me, and I...

I just... hit him with the first thing

I could grab and he fell, and...

- You called an ambulance, right?

- I couldn't.

- They'll think I murdered him.

- No, he attacked you. You were defending yourself.

You don't know what his family's like, you should

see what they dragged his ex-wife through.

They will... they will use every penny they have

to hire an army of lawyers to pin this on me.

They will do anything to keep the world

from knowing their son beat his wife.

We have to tell someone, like the

cops, or-or my parents, or...

Your parents? How?

What, and tell them about us, too?

I mean, Doug, if that came out...

We can explain.

I'm dead if you go to anyone, Doug.

Please.

I need your help. I... I need you.

This is too big a deal, Lena. What are you...?

OK.

You're right. I can't drag you into this.

You're just a kid.

Doug.

If you... promise me it'll be OK, I'll call them.

It's too risky to try handling this myself, right?

Doug, what do I do?

Oh, your pulse, it's racing.

We just have to think straight, alright?

We gotta stay calm.

The most important thing,

right now, is to act normal.

That means I go to work, I

go home, I come back later.

Don't talk to anyone. Don't touch him.

Don't do anything.

When I get back, we'll figure this out, OK?

What's wrong with you tonight, man?

She cut you off, or something? The mystery girl?

There's no... mysterious girl, alright?

OK, man.

Sorry boys, duty calls.

I'm just kidding.

Fog rollin' in, not gonna be an easy cleanup.

I'll tell you that.

Hey, Gus. Where they goin'?

Accident on the interstate.

City people comin' in here

bangin' up the guardrails.

- Hey, guys, I'm late.

- Hey, Dougie. Come join us for a sec.

You remember Lena Harper?

Yeah, I think we met at the boatyard.

Yeah, that's right.

My husband says you're doing a great job.

Thank you. It's good to see you again.

It's been a long day, I'm gonna go to bed.

Have a good night. Good night, guys.

- Good night, Doug.

- Good night, honey.

He's a little shy with girls.

Oh, give him time, he'll have no problem.

I know. I know. I'm sorry.

It's just I couldn't stay here in the house with

him. It's like he was.... looking at me, and...

Alright, I've been thinkin' about this all night.

We need to make it look like an accident.

- It was an accident.

- I know but, but...

I dunno. Like he-like he fell

down the stairs, or something.

And cracked his head with a fire extinguisher?

I mean, his skull's caved in, Doug.

There's no way to make that look like an accident.

I know what to do.

After the fight, you went to bed.

You woke up, he was gone. Got it?

Thank you.

Oh, sh*t.

- Mr. Harper!

- No.

Mr. Harper?

Mr. Harper?

Hey!

Give it here, man.

- Alright, let's check it against dentals.

- Got it.

Hello?

Wait, Janice?

What? Janice, calm down.

I think there's a detector out back.

Yeah, but where did you...?

OK. Yeah, I... Oh, my God. I don't know.

I think they're coming around, now.

Oh, my God, Janice.

The poor woman.

Hey, lighten up, man. You're

right in the middle of it.

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