Cries in the Dark

Synopsis: Detective Carrie Macklin and her little sister Elle had always been the closest of friends. But when Elle goes missing after a run-in with a relocated sex offender, it is up to Carrie to find her little sister...who is nine months pregnant. Carrie begins to suspect Elle's husband, Scott, may be involved. Family tensions run high as it's a race against time to find Elle and her baby.
Director(s): Paul Schneider
  1 nomination.
 
IMDB:
5.5
TV-14
Year:
2006
84 min
45 Views


[SUITCASE UNZIPPING] [SQUEAKS] [RATTLING] MAKE SURE YOU FIGURE

ON ABOUT... 5,000 FOR CLOSING COSTS. IT WON'T BE THAT MUCH, BUT I'D RATHER OVERESTIMATE

TO KEEP YOU ON THE SAFE SIDE. MM-HMM. YEAH, THAT'S RIGHT. AND IF YOU HAVE

ANY MORE QUESTIONS, ANYTHING, JUST CALL ME,

AND WE'LL WORK THROUGH IT, SO THIS IS AS STRESS-FREE

AS WE CAN MAKE IT. OKAY. GREAT. BYE-BYE. [MAN]: SURE. OF COURSE

THE ESCROW PAPERS WILL GET THERE TODAY. I JUST SAID THAT. SO, DO WE HAVE A DEAL, THEN? EXHALE. THANK YOU. LISTEN,

I'VE GOT TO GET TO THE BANK. SOMEBODY SCREWED UP OVER THERE. I'M SUPPOSED TO SHOW

THE KIMBERLY HOUSE IN 20 MINUTES. CAN YOU COVER ME? HONEY, YOU KNOW I HAVE

A DOCTOR'S APPOINTMENT TODAY, AND THEN I'M SUPPOSED TO BE

MEETING A NEW CLIENT HERE BEFORE I GO. RIGHT. NEVER MIND. LOVE YOU. LOVE YOU, TOO. [DOOR OPENS] [TELEPHONE RINGING] [DOOR CLOSES] CONWELL REALTY. HELLO? HELLO? WHO IS THIS? HELLO? [CLICK, DIAL TONE] [DOOR OPENS] MR. DAVIS? RIGHT. WE... WE HAD AN APPOINTMENT. COME ON IN. LET ME SHOW YOU

SOME PICTURES OF THE PLACE

I MENTIONED. SO, YOU'RE NEW IN TOWN,

MR. DAVIS? YEAH, BRAND NEW. WHERE FROM? OH... EVERYWHERE. JUST LOOKING TO RELAX,

KIND OF START FRESH. GREAT. WELL, THE THING

I LOVE MOST ABOUT THIS

PARTICULAR PLACE IS IT'S JUST... 10 MINUTES

FROM THE CITY CENTER. HOW FAR ALONG? ABOUT 10 MINUTES, DEPENDING ON HOW FAS YOU WANT TO DRIVE IT. NO, I MEANT THE... THE BABY. HOW FAR ALONG? UM... WE'RE IN OUR LAST MONTH. LET ME SHOW YOU SOME PICTURES OF THE KITCHEN. "WE"? MY HUSBAND AND I. TELL HIM HE'S A LUCKY GUY. I WILL. GOOD. UH, MAYBE WE SHOULD

WRAP THIS UP. I HATE TO RUSH YOU OR ANYTHING, BUT I HAVE

A DOCTOR'S APPOINTMENT. I WAS JUST GETTING

TO LIKE THIS PLACE. WELL, WE'RE OPEN TO OFFERS. I THOUGHT YOU SAID

YOU WERE MARRIED. JOKE. JOKE. OF COURSE. THAT'S FUNNY. ACTUALLY,

I'M MORE INTERESTED IN RENTING. NOT THAT I COULDN' AFFORD TO BUY. JUST... YOU KNOW, SOMETHING... LESS OF A COMMITMENT. I'M SORRY. I COULD HAVE SWORN

I'D WRITTEN YOU DOWN AS A BUYER. NO WORRIES. WE ALL MAKE MISTAKES. I WON' TELL YOUR BOSS. I AM MY BOSS. OH, WELL, THEN... YOU ALREADY KNOW. UM, I'M SORRY,

BUT I NEED TO LOCK UP. [SIREN WAILING] YOU HAVE THE RIGH TO REMAIN PREGNANT. DOES YOUR CHIEF KNOW THAT YOU JUST RANDOMLY

PULL PEOPLE OVER? YOU COULD FILE A COMPLAINT. I JUST DID. ARE YOU GOING

TO THE DOCTOR? I MIGHT BE. YOU GOING TO BE ABLE

TO PULL YOURSELF AWAY FROM WORK TO COME AND HAVE DINNER

WITH YOUR LITTLE SISTER? NOT SO LITTLE. OH, SHUT UP. I GOT YOU SOMETHING. SPECIAL ORDER. "LOVES AND LIKES YA. CARRIE." I HAVEN'T HEARD THA SINCE WE WERE KIDS. I KNOW, I KNOW. SHE STILL KICKING LIKE CRAZY? OH, CONSTANTLY. MIGHT MAKE

A COP OUT OF HER YET. OH, I'M SURE

MOM WOULD LOVE THAT. OH... OH, YEAH, SHE'D LOVE IT. [LAUGHS] THANKS. SO... 7:00 TONIGHT, RIGHT? YEAH. IT MIGHT JUST BE

ME AND YOU. SCOTT'S STILL-- BEING A WORKAHOLIC AND STRESSING OUT ABOUT IT? MAYBE. I COULD GO KICK SOME SENSE

INTO HIM FOR YOU. NO, YOU JUST GO BACK TO DOING

WHATEVER IT IS THAT YOU DO. REALLY. IF YOU GET SASSY WITH ME, I'M GOING TO

HAVE YOUR CAR TOWED. I'LL SEE YOU TONIGHT. OKAY. HI. WE GET ANY BIGGER,

WE'RE GOING TO EXPLODE. [LAUGHS] UM... ROSA, RIGHT? RIGHT. LAST TIME I WAS HERE. MY DOCTOR'S

IN THE SAME BUILDING. OF COURSE, WE WERE BOTH IN A BIT OF

A DIFFERENT SHAPE THEN. HOW IS THAT? OH, YOU KNOW,

I'VE ACTUALLY READ IT BEFORE, A FEW MONTHS AGO, BUT MY SISTER JUST GAVE ME

ANOTHER COPY. HUH. I THOUGHT I'D READ EVERY PRENATAL BOOK

PRINTED. OH, IT'S A GOOD ONE. SO HOW'S

EVERYTHING GOING? WHEN ARE YOU DUE? ANYTIME NOW. BRAND NEW BABY GIRL,

NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. WOW. THAT SOON. WELL, THE SOONER THE BETTER,

I MEAN, AT THIS POINT, RIGHT? WHAT ABOUT YOU? OH, WE'LL PROBABLY END UP SHARING THE SAME CAB

TO THE HOSPITAL. COULD I BORROW THIS? UM... WELL, IT WAS A GIF FROM MY SISTER. WELL, NO, I'LL GET I RIGHT BACK TO YOU. YOU COULD JUST... YOU COULD JUS PUT YOUR ADDRESS RIGHT THERE. WE'RE READY FOR YOU,

MRS. CONWELL. GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BABY. YOURS TOO. READ 'EM AND WEEP, BOYS. BAM. VANDALISM UNDER 500. BEAT THAT. DRUNK AND DISORDERLY,

ENDING IN DETAINMENT. WHOA, WHOA, WHOA.

LET ME SEE THAT. HOW COME YOU ALWAYS GET OL' JIM? THAT'S THE WAY IT IS. GRAND THEFT AUTO! OUT-OF-STATE PLATES. OH, NO, SHE DIDN'T. YEAH! NICE WORK. YEAH, "FOR A GIRL,"

RIGHT? NICE WORK FOR ANYONE. GAMBLING IS ILLEGAL

IN THIS STATE. OH, COME ON. YOU DIDN'T DO THIS

WHEN YOU WERE ON BEAT? I'M STILL ON BEAT, AND I STILL

UPHOLD THE LAW. OKAY. YES, SIR. I NEED YOU TO DROP BY

THE PROCLAMATION MOTEL. SEX OFFENDER,

AGGRAVATED RAPIST, JUST RELOCATED HERE. JUST LET HIM KNOW

WE'RE WATCHING. I JUST GOT OFF SHIFT, THOUGH,

AND I'M ALREADY LATE FOR DINNER. JUST DRIVE BY. IT'S ON YOUR WAY. DINNER? ANYONE I KNOW? YEAH, MY LITTLE SISTER. OH. CAN I GO NOW,

MR. PROTECT-AND-SERVE? YES, YOU MAY.

OKAY. HEY, I'LL DRIVE BY THE MOTEL

FOR YOU. I'M FREE TONIGHT. REALLY? THANKS. THAT'S REALLY COOL OF YOU.

THANK YOU. I GUESS CRIME DOES PAY. YES, IT DOES, AND I WILL SEE YOU

MONDAY, WYNN. HEY, HOW COME

YOU NEVER CALL ME BY MY FIRST NAME? BECAUSE YOUR NAME'S NO "OFFICER DARELL." MY NAME'S NO "OFFICER DARELL." IS THAT A JOKE? [SPORTS PLAYING ON TV] [ROSA]:

I'LL BE RIGHT THERE, DAD. OKAY. YOU NEED ANYTHING ELSE? NO, NO. IT'S JUST SO GOOD

TO HAVE YOU BACK AGAIN, IN YOUR OLD ROOM. WITH THE BABY COMING,

I FELT SO ALONE IN THAT TRAILER. WELL, YOU CAN STAY

AS LONG AS YOU WANT. ARE YOU ALL MOVED BACK IN? BROUGH THE REST OF MY STUFF OVER YESTERDAY. AH. LISTEN, HAVE YOU THOUGH OF A NAME YET? NOT YET. I DON'T EVEN KNOW

IF IT'S A BOY OR A GIRL. OH, IT'S A BOY. OH, YEAH. BOY. I CAN FEEL IT IN MY BONES. MAYBE. LISTEN... WHAT ABOUT THE FATHER? WHO IS THIS GUY? DAD, I TOLD YOU, I CAN'T REALLY TALK ABOUT I UNTIL HIS DIVORCE GOES THROUGH. AH, FORGET ABOUT HIM. HE'S A LOSER. A BUM. YOU'VE NEVER EVEN MET HIM. IT'S ALL GOING TO WORK OUT. I'M SURE. I'M GOING TO SEE HIM TONIGHT. [KNOCKING] HEY.

HI. IT SMELLS GREA IN HERE. WHAT ARE YOU MAKING? LASAGNA. MMM. FOR YOU. THANK YOU. HOW COME YOU ONLY

BRING THE GOOD WINE WHEN YOU KNOW

I CAN'T DRINK IT? I'M SORT OF SADISTIC

LIKE THAT. SORRY. I FORGOT. WELL, WE CAN DRINK I AFTER THE BABY COMES. TELL ME HOW YOU LIKE THIS

FOR THE NURSERY. MOM CALLED TODAY. YOU TALK TO HER? UH, NO. I'M SORT OF TRYING

TO KEEP MY DISTANCE FROM THE WHOLE... "WHEN ARE YOU

GOING TO GET MARRIED, "AND WHEN ARE YOU

GOING TO GET PREGNANT, AND WHEN ARE YOU

GOING TO HAVE KIDS?" SPEECH. OH, MOM'S JUST ANGRY BECAUSE SHE OUTLIVED

TWO HUSBANDS. SHE'S TAKING IT OUT ON YOU. YEAH, I GUESS SO. AND I'M PROBABLY

A CONSTANT REMINDER, SINCE I GOT MY DAD'S COP GENE. I GUESS THAT MEANS

I MUST HAVE GOTTEN THE DECORATING GENES

FROM MY DAD. WHAT DO YOU THINK? I LOVE THIS ONE.

YEAH? I LOVE IT, AND I THINK IT'S

GOING TO GO REALLY GOOD WITH YOUR TRIM, TOO. [SCOTT]:

NO, I DON'T KNOW WHY YOU DIDN'T GE THE PAPERS. NO, THE ESCROW COMPANY SAID

THEY'D SENT THEM OVER. YOU WILL HAVE THEM

BY THE DEADLINE, I PROMISE. THAT'S RIGHT. I'M ON IT. HEY, BABE. HI. TIME IS MONEY. EVERYTHING'S MONEY. YOU KNOW, IF MONEY'S TIGH AND YOU GUYS ARE STRESSED OUT AND YOU NEED A BREAK

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