Hangman Page #2

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think about it like...

You know, we just had some,

some really inconsiderate

houseguests.

- [Beth chuckles]

- Okay?

MARLEY:
My hands, Dad.

AARON:
Suddenly you don't know

where the forks are?

Yummy.

Now I'm definitely not

going to get you a fork.

AARON:
Baby, you're just

freaking yourself out.

Would you stop reading

that stuff?

Did you know your daughter

has a vibrator?

No. What?

Yeah, I saw it when I was in

her room, shutting off her TV.

Oh, my God.

- I know.

- Does she know you know?

' Cause she'll be

really embarrassed.

I don't know. She asked me if

I saw anything, and I said no.

But...

[sighs]

I kind of feel like she wanted

to talk to me, which is fine.

I mean, I'm happy

to talk to her.

She doesn't want to talk

to you about that.

Okay, well, fine, I won't

talk to her about it either.

[Aaron sighs]

[sighs]

[crickets]

MAX:
Mom!

Yeah?

Coming!

- You want me to go or...

- It's okay.

[crying]

Hey, sweetheart.

Oh, my God,

what's the matter?

[Max sobbing]

What's happening?

Did you have a bad dream?

I have bad dreams

sometimes too.

[sobbing continues]

Shh, shh.

AARON:
Okay, you have

some water.

You're all right.

I hate bad dreams, don't you?

Yeah, me too.

Ah, see?

Baby, you know where

my black bag is?

BETH:
No. Did you get up

in the night?

- What's that?

- Did you get up in the night?

Oh, found it.

- Did I get up in the night?

- Yeah.

What, are you monitoring

my toilet habits now?

Did you come down here?

Uh, I don't know.

I don't think so. No. Why?

Because the juice

was out on the counter.

Okay, well, maybe somebody

left it out last night.

No, because I cleaned the place,

top to bottom.

Baby, nobody broke into our

house to drink our orange juice.

- You all right?

- Mm-hmm.

Do you have to go

to work today?

After a two-week vacation?

Yes, I do, unfortunately. Why?

The kids have got school, and my

class got moved 'till tomorrow,

I thought maybe

we could hang out.

Aw, that sounds fun.

I'm still a bit freaked out

here on my own.

Oh, yeah.

Well, Miguel's coming.

He'll be here in like an hour.

You love Miguel.

- Hey, buddy, how'd you sleep?

- Good.

Good.

What time are you back tonight?

Um, I'm going to try to

get back as early as I can,

but I got so much

to catch up on.

Aha-ha!

Guess we can close the case

of the orange juice mystery.

- Love you.

- Have a good day.

[scrubbing]

[toilet flushes]

[squeak]

[squeaking]

[metal drops]

Hola, it's Miguel!

[Miguel coughing]

Miguel, Jesus,

that gave me a fright!

Oh, I'm so sorry! Mr. Mellor

said you wanted window locks.

I was just checking

the fittings.

- Ah, yeah, that's right.

- Yeah.

- Thanks.

- No problem.

Sorry about the break-in.

I heard about the break-in.

Oh, I know.

It's a nightmare.

BETH:
I don't know.

All right.

I don't even want

to think about it.

[Miguel sighs]

- Beth?

- Hang on a second, Melissa.

Yeah, sorry!

The doors and windows

are all done.

- Right.

- And if it's okay with you,

I'd like to finish up tomorrow,

the patio doors.

Of course, yeah, yeah, yeah.

Um, would you take a look

at the upstairs toilet?

- It's flushing by itself.

- No problem.

Brilliant. Um, and can you

take one of the keys?

Because I've got class tomorrow.

You have to let yourself...

[hocks phlegm, spits]

BETH:
Are you okay?

AARON:
I just need

a glass of water.

[water running]

[sniffs]

[shakes pill bottle]

Jesus!

We have a serial offender.

What's that? Oh.

No, you know what?

Actually this may have been me.

Mrs. Mellor?

[toilet flushes]

Hmm.

[toilet flushes]

Oh! Ah!

What the heck is this thing?

[siren blaring]

[shower running]

[humming]

[phone ringing]

[humming]

[phone ringing]

[ring, beep]

AARON ON ANSWERING MACHINE:

Hey, this is the Mellors.

Please leave a message,

and we'll get back to you

as soon as we can.

- Thanks so much.

- [beep]

MELISSA:
Hey, Beth. Melissa.

Just seeing if you were around

to grab a coffee today.

Hey. This is me.

I just got in the door.

Uh, they're, uh...

they're a mixed bag.

Yeah, some of them are, well...

Yeah, got more problems

than others.

Uh, oh, I can't right now

'cause the kids are going

to be home soon.

I'm free tomorrow though.

Want to meet then?

Okay, cool. I'll call you.

I'll call you in the morning.

Okay, thanks.

Take care, bye.

- [lightbulb shatters]

- [Beth gasps]

[panting]

[screams]

Jesus Christ, Marley!

- Holy sh*t, Mom!

- Oh, my God!

- You really frightened me.

- Uh, yeah.

What are you...

What were you doing up there?

And why do you have stockings?

Nothing, I just thought

I heard something, but...

- Yeah.

- It doesn't matter.

It wasn't anything.

How was school?

- Fine.

- Where's your brother?

Uh, raiding the cereal,

I think.

Oh, my God.

- You okay?

- Yeah.

I don't know what the matter

with me is.

I'm really jumpy.

[Marley laughs]

AARON:
Wow. It sounds like

you were really freaked out.

- Yeah, I was.

- Yeah, I would have been...

I would have been

freaked out too.

That's scary, babe.

And then Marley came.

[laughs]

I screamed at her!

[both laugh]

[Beth sighs]

BETH:
Do you know what

I was thinking though?

- What's that?

- I think we should get a gun.

- Yeah?

- Yeah.

Wow.

Can't get a gun every time

a lightbulb blows.

You know how I feel

about guns, right?

I just don't feel safe here

anymore.

Yeah, uh...

You think I'm being silly,

don't you?

No, of course... No,

I just, you know,

I just worry.

With the kids and...

- It's all right.

- You know what?

No. I that's what you need

to feel safe,

we will get a gun.

Thank you.

I'll get one tomorrow.

Want to watch some TV?

- Yeah.

- Okay.

AARON:
Max, Marley, time to go!

I got the mail for you, Dad.

Really? What, are you vying

for a higher allowance?

Just trying to be

a good daughter.

BETH:
What did you do

with the vase?

What's that?

What did you do

with the vase?

Report card successfully

intercepted.

- Come on, Marley!

- MARLEY:
I'm coming!

Move on with my life.

[sighs]

Yeah. Okay, I got to go.

I'll see you at school.

- Did you move the vase?

- No.

Maybe Miguel took it.

He was here.

Why would he take it?

You guys are so racist.

No, I...

I'm not racist.

- BETH:
Come on, Max.

- Go.

You don't think I'm racist,

do you?

BETH:
Well, hurry up.

We are so late now.

MARLEY:
Mom, it's fine!

BETH:
I'm gonna wait in the car!

The key's in the door!

MARLEY:
Oh, my God!

So here it is.

I set the code for two...

two, four, six, right?

- Two, four, six.

- Two, four, six.

Right.

There it is.

You want to hold it or...

No, no, no.

- Okay, well, it is loaded.

- Okay.

Extra ammunition there.

[turns combination lock]

- Okay.

- Okay? So let's...

hide it somewhere

and never look at it again.

[shower running]

[shower continues running]

[shower turns off]

MARLEY:

Okay, I'll see you later.

BETH:
Make sure

you're back by 10:30.

Yeah, Mom, I know.

- Say hi to Colin.

- Okay, Mom.

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