Clinical Page #4

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I have other patients.

Like I said, it's the best view

in the building.

You could've pressed charges,

you know.

Might've made things better.

Did you tape your sessions here?

You went to your psychiatrist's office

and assaulted her.

Do you remember doing that?

It wasn't like that. I just, um...

I just wanted to show her what she did.

[doctor sighs]

It's painful, I know, but...

How could you know?

Unless you've been through it.

She told me to confront...

You mean Dr. Mathis.

She told you that.

Yes.

That's curious,

because her notes on your sessions

said that you both agreed

that it was a good idea.

No, I...

I-I didn't know...

Nora, we need to get better

before you can go home.

I'm not the one that's sick.

Nora.

I saw him for the first time,

and when I went to him,

he smiled and put his hand on me.

Nora, listen to me.

- Please stop scratching.

- He grabbed my wrists like he used to,

to hold me down.

Nora. Nora, please listen to me.

- In place so I couldn't fight back.

- Nora, stop!

- He took me to a clearing...

- Stop! Stop!

Room 111! I need help here!

Nora! Nora!

Nora, stop!

That was the last thing

she said about that night.

She never brought it up again.

That night she broke into my office.

She told me I was wrong.

Well, that's part of the job.

She wanted to forget...

and I wouldn't let her.

[Jane] They let her go.

[Miles, over phone]

Who was paying for it?

[Jane] Her dad.

But I just found out that he died.

I didn't even know they were

in contact with each other.

She told me they hadn't spoken

since she was a kid.

[Miles sighs]

We got her description now.

We'll find her.

Okay, thanks.

- If she comes back, don't try to engage.

- [knocking]

Oh, I gotta go. I have a patient.

Okay. Bye.

[beeps]

- Hi, Alex. Come on in.

- Hi. Thank you.

I'm so sorry about that, and...

I'm also sorry about the noise.

Um, look if you want to reschedule,

that's fine with me.

No, it's... No, it's fine.

Is, um, is this... is this about me?

About what I did?

Please.

This isn't about you.

There were a few disturbances,

and it's better to be safe than sorry.

Well, if there's anything

I can do, let me know.

The other patients I have...

I'm not saying

that they don't need my help,

it's just that my area of expertise is...

I-I understand.

It's hard to be something that you're not.

Has your process ever not worked?

I'm sorry, I...

I treated a patient a while ago.

She suffered abuse

for her whole young life.

But she couldn't see who it was.

To her, as a child, he was a monster...

coming into her room...

constantly taking from her.

At some point, we managed

to piece together some memories.

Who was it?

Never got that far.

What was stopping...?

I made a mistake.

I relied too heavily on medication,

and I didn't listen to what she needed.

I failed her.

And I'm not going to do that again.

Let's go back

to the night of the accident.

[clears throat]

[Alex] Hello?

[victim screaming]

Hello? Can you hear me?

I'm gonna need your help, okay?

Come with me.

I pulled her onto the grass.

[truck horn blaring]

Staring up at the sky...

I felt numb.

Warm.

There was shouting, but I...

I couldn't hear them.

I couldn't move.

It didn't bother me.

You were in shock.

You might not believe this, but I...

I wasn't scared.

Not really.

Until I remembered...

I-I kept asking them what happened.

I don't... I don't know

if they could hear me,

but I-I needed to know

what happened to...

To my...

to my... to my daughter.

I'm sorry, I-I didn't...

I didn't know.

I don't know how long I laid there...

staring at her body.

I couldn't... I couldn't tell you

about her earlier. It was...

It was impossible to talk about.

If I hadn't stopped to help those people,

she'd be alive.

I can remember it all now.

So clearly.

This is the first time

we've confronted your loss.

This is a huge breakthrough.

Do you see?

Do you see that?

Now, instead of being haunted by it...

you can learn to live with it.

I can't... I can't breathe.

Alex. Alex.

Remember what I told you.

Come on, 478.

Breathe.

You did good.

Good.

[thunder rumbling]

[Scrooge, on TV]

conduct me where you will.

I went forth last night on compulsion...

- [phone buzzes]

- and I learned a lesson,

which is working now.

Tonight, if you have aught to teach me,

let me profit by it.

[chimes]

[thunder rumbling]

[Man, on TV] Look.

[sighs]

Nora?

[door slams]

[gasps]

[panting]

[chimes, ticking]

[rain pattering]

Thanks, Charlie.

The sooner the better on this, okay?

It's going tonight.

Hey.

Yeah, see, someone's been

messing with your system.

That jump in the timecode there,

that's where you saw the footprints.

And then it picks up a few hours later.

There's nothing in between.

I was the only one who had access to it.

She must've stolen the code off my desk.

Why didn't you tell me about this

the first time it happened?

I could've helped you.

If I call the cops, she goes back

to the ward, drugged and forgotten.

She hurt you.

If I had listened, really listened...

Hey, you can't think about it

like that, okay?

Some people,

they're just not wired right.

That's it.

[Jane] I am terrified,

and I haven't been sleeping.

[Terry] I don't blame you.

I had to cancel my patients, Terry,

and that really hurts because of that...

the trauma patient.

He really needs my help.

And I just keep seeing Nora,

and I feel like I'm losing my mind.

Jane, you have to accept the fact that

you cannot help this woman anymore...

and you should come and stay

with Liz and me.

Hmm?

That's really nice.

I will be staying with Clara, though,

until this is all over.

- But thank you.

- You're welcome.

Can I have a glass of water?

Yes, you certainly can.

[radio playing oldies music]

Hi.

It's a beautiful day, isn't it?

We don't have a session today.

I cancelled all my patients.

I know. I got your message.

I was just in the neighborhood,

and I thought...

You can't just drop by like this.

Is everything okay?

I can recommend a doctor

if you need to speak...

No, that's all good. I'm so sorry.

I didn't realize...

I didn't mean to intrude.

It's been so long

since I've talked to someone, I...

After our last session, I thought

maybe we were closer than that.

I am your doctor.

It's easier for me to do my job

if we maintain some sort

of distance and boundaries.

You... Won't happen again.

Here. Just until things calm down a bit.

He's a good friend and a very good doctor.

I'm sorry.

[phone buzzes]

[beeps]

[clock ticking]

[crickets chirping]

[distorted audio]

[Nora] You were wrong.

[Jane] No!

[grunts]

[struggling]

[groans]

[gasps]

[sharp cry]

[struggling]

[Jane panting]

[panting continues]

You were wrong.

You did this to me.

[muffled scream]

Wrong, wrong, wrong!

Wrong!

[panting]

[clock ticking]

[panting]

[soft gasp]

[distant whistling]

[floorboard creaks]

[Jane gasps]

[Nora] Let me in!

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