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There isn't anyone else.

You're so convincing

that she will sacrifice everything

just to be there for you

because she thinks

you're perfect

but you're not.

You just suck people in

and you wouldn't sacrifice sh*t

for anyone, not even her.

I can't see it.

And I know you.

So what do you want me to do?

Change. But you're not

going to, are you?

And I'll probably keep

falling for it as well.

Now what chance does Maya stand

with parents like us, eh?

[muffled screaming]

[heartbeat]

You think it's Christian

don't you?

Look, I've seen

some things.

Someone, I don't know. It's always,

out of the corner of my eye but,

I think, I think

Maya's seen it too.

Look, I... went back

and buried that dead dog.

Look, you just,

you just have to tell me.

You have to tell me, otherwise I'm just

gonna take my stuff, and take Maya.

No.

We can't stay here.

Not like this.

[sighs]

If there is something out there,

there is something you

are not telling me about.

Look, what we did was wrong.

And now we're being

punished for it.

F*** that.

F*** that and f*** you.

He tried to kill you, Beth.

He pulled you over a cliff

into the ocean and then, what?

You drag your daughter

out here to his house,

which is literally surrounded

by cliffs and the ocean.

Do you understand

how insane that is, Beth?

You are the biggest

risk out here.

[softly]

What?

Risk to whom?

[scoffs]

Okay, maybe there isn't some,

anything like, uh...

Maybe I was wrong about the dog, but

the first thing that needs to happen

is that you need to

get rid of Christian's stuff.

All of it, all gone.

Beth, he is dead.

You are keeping him alive.

So that's it?

You just want me to get...

to destroy everything and then

when Maya asks me about her father

I tell her what? Nothing?

Yes.

Or lie.

That's not a truth

anyone deserves.

Look, you have to

burn it, Beth.

All of it.

I can't.

Yes, you can. You can.

This isn't you,

you're better than this.

You have to.

Please stay? Please?

Fine. I'll do it.

It has to be you.

Fine.

Fine.

You know what? Why wait?

[sobs]

Oh.

I just saw someone come in here.

Beth.

Maya, please just speak to me.

Say something Maya, Please.

Beth. Beth.

Maya, what do you

have behind your back?

Show it to me.

Now!

- Just give it to me.

- Beth!

Where did you get this?

Did you go into the storage?

[sobs]

You said everything, right?

It's scary sometimes isn't it?

My mum used to be my favorite

person in the whole world.

She was a nurse and

she always knew what to do.

And then she got sick herself.

She didn't know

what to do anymore.

And some days

I'd get home from school

and she'd open the door to me

and look at me like I was

some sort of stranger.

Sometimes she'd just...

shut the door in my face,

and, little by little,

I could see the person who I

loved the most in the world

was going away.

[gasping]

[gasps]

[gasps]

[indistinct whispering]

[banging]

[gasps]

No.

[gasping]

[gasping for air]

[silence]

[gasping]

Oh, clever girl. Come on then.

Beth?

Beth?

Beth.

What, what's going on?

[heavy breathing]

[sighs]

Beth, don't, please,

please just talk to me.

Tell me you're still there.

It'll be okay.

[cries in pain]

[struggles]

[coughs]

Maya!

- Baby, I'm so sorry!

- Maya!

You must believe me,

I would never hurt you!

- [bottle smashes]

- [screaming]

[banging]

[heavy breathing]

[Beth] Amy.

Amy, please, it's me,

I'm okay now.

Christian's gone,

I beat him you see.

We can be together again.

Just like before,

just you and me...

and Maya.

We can be a family.

Isn't that what you want?

[sobs]

Amy?

Amy?

You'll have to

come out eventually.

[laughs maniacally]

Maya.

[Beth] Maya?

Where are you?

[shouts] Maya!

[door slams repeatedly]

Maya.

Don't cry, I'm here now.

Maya.

Maya, you trust me, don't you?

It'll be just the two of us

again soon, I promise.

[grabs knife]

Beth.

We're leaving.

We're not going anywhere.

This place isn't sick.

It's you.

Maya, come!

Come.

[panicked breathing]

I'll kill you before

I let you take her.

[siren wails]

[moans]

Maya.

Come on, Maya,

come on, let's go.

[siren wails]

[moans in pain

as knife comes out]

[gasping]

[siren continues wailing]

[groaning]

Maya!

Maya!

[shouting]

[groaning]

Hi. Good day at school?

Come on then, chatterbox,

in you get.

[door closes]

[Maya] Mom?

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