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- I don't know.

- What?

- She got him back.

- Who?

- Your new mother-in-law.

- You never showed for lunch.

- Were we supposed to?

You could come visit me

at the home for the near dead.

Your mother-in-law said

you had bigger fish to fry.

Alice Baring.

I'm Jackson's grandmother.

I'm sorry. Hello, she never told me

we were supposed to have lunch.

She wouldn't.

You have to be so careful of Martha.

That's why I invited myself. I'm the

only one left on his father's side.

Let's see the handcuff?

- It looks familiar.

- It belonged to Jackson's mother.

I gave it to her...

that was before I knew her better.

- When are you due?

- How did you know that?

You can't be stupid breeding horses.

It takes knowhow and control.

One man to help the stallion.

One to help the mare.

One to hold the tail,

and one to finesse the situation.

Now Martha, she can manage

all that by herself.

Alice! What a surprise!

I didn't think you could make it.

Yes, wasn't it lucky?

I just followed the catering trucks.

Why don't you come with me?

They want a picture of you two.

- Take your damn hands off me.

- Oh, Alice.

One word

and I'll slice you wide open.

- You got that, pretty lady?

- Please, don't hurt me.

- My very pretty lady.

- Please, I'm pregnant.

I know where you live.

Don't you forget that.

Very close call.

- You told him you were pregnant?

- Most men run when they hear that.

Bad joke. I'm sorry.

- You take care and get some rest.

- Okay.

I can't get his voice

out of my head.

- My God! I can't go!

- Look...

And I changed the locks.

Are you okay? You sure?

You're going to be all right.

Surprise!

Honey, I'm sorry.

I didn't mean to frighten you.

- How did you get in here?

- The super let me in.

Hello, darling.

Hi, good to see you.

You're sure you're all right?

- He took my locket.

- Oh, no!

With the picture of your parents?

Darling, I'm so sorry.

The land alone

is worth more than this.

It's a developer.

You know, golf course and houses.

They'll have to tear out

all the barns, the paddocks.

Turn the pastures into fairways.

Kilronan...

Country Club and Estates.

Can you imagine?

Two years ago we were offered

three times this much.

Then, it was a going concern.

The oldest horse farm in the county.

- Where are you going to go?

- I don't know.

I've never been anywhere else.

Look, Jackson... I can't run

that place all by myself any more.

And if you can't help...

...then you've

got to let me sell it.

I'm going to get the coffee.

- Does she need your permission?

- It's mine, all of it.

It was left to me, not to Martha.

How long do you think it would take

to fix up Kilronan?

Renovate the stables, the stock

is down to nothing... maybe a year.

- Make it attractive to a buyer?

- I'll run some projections.

- Why don't we do it?

- I will, in the morning.

No, I mean

why don't we do the whole thing?

What do you mean?

This could be a great opportunity.

You could do the horses

and I could do the house.

There's two mortgages.

They'd fall all over themselves

to loan you money.

- What do you think?

- I don't know.

I just don't know.

Maybe we'll fall in love

with the place and want to stay?

- What about my mom?

- What about her? I like her.

- What about the baby?

- My God! What was I thinking?

Deprive my child

of the wholesome family values -

- of a New York City childhood.

The dirt, the noise.

Who could want more?

Let's talk.

I need to tell you something.

You know my father died. What you

don't know... is it was my fault.

When he fell?

Honey, you were seven years old.

I was hiding under the stairs.

My parents were arguing.

There was this woman,

Robin Hayes.

My father was leaving us

to be with her.

My mom stormed out

and my father went after her.

I charged in to save her.

I went straight into him.

He stumbled back

and lost his balance.

The doors were open

to the basement stairs...

...and he went down.

I was screaming. It seemed like

forever before my mom heard me.

She'd been pulling the boards off

the old shed I had for my kittens.

She came in.

She had this look on her face.

She was still holding

the nail puller and the tool basket.

She dropped them

and they made this loud sound.

Then she... hugged me tight.

And said it was just an accident.

She did.

Baby...

I hated him for the affair.

The way he hurt her.

But I still...

...love him.

You've been living with these ghosts

for so long. You should go home.

We should. Face all those ghosts.

Live in the home that you loved.

With your mother...

...and me... and our daughter.

And our daughter? Is there

something you're not telling me?

I guess my hopes are showing.

It runs in the family.

- Congratulations, Mr. Baring.

- You've done it.

Dear God, thank you

for bringing my family home at last.

- What happened to you?

- Don't ask.

- Here.

- Oh, God.

How do you really think

Helen is doing?

- What do you mean?

- She just seems so...

...delicate and fragile.

I worry about her.

Every woman is different, but...

Hell, I don't know how to say this.

Sometimes during a pregnancy...

Turn around, honey.

How to say it?

Sometimes during a pregnancy...

...making love is uncomfortable

physically and emotionally, too.

- Did she say something?

- It's...

I just think you should

keep your distance a little.

Mind your own business.

Oh, my God!

Are you all right?

I brought you some tea.

It's herbal. Lemon verbena.

Very relaxing.

It's almost like a drug.

I'm surprised it's legal. Here.

- You gave us quite a scare.

- There were so many.

It's the poison.

They go up into the rafters to die.

It's painless, but it does

leave a lot of bodies around.

- God!

- It's over now. You just relax.

I feel so strange.

I don't know what's wrong with me.

I know exactly how you feel.

Your muscles ache.

And your skin is so sensitive.

And your mind...

that just goes haywire, doesn't it?

Helen...

you are a lovely young woman.

You just remember that...

...no matter what

Jackson may say or do.

Men can act strange during

a pregnancy. Sexually, I mean.

My husband was devoted to me,

but while I was carrying Jackson...

I think we'll be fine. I just think

we need some time to ourselves.

Of course.

- You will see Dr. Hill tomorrow?

- You know I don't want an amnio.

Jackson was not my first pregnancy.

- You had a miscarriage?

- No.

We discovered some abnormalities.

It was the right thing to do.

She would have been

just about your age now.

But I had to terminate

that pregnancy.

- What abnormalities?

- Never mind.

Go and see Dr. Hill. It's important.

- Good night, darling.

- Good night.

Would you send Jackson up, please?

- How is she?

- She's fine.

She just needs a little time alone.

What's going on with her?

You just have to be patient.

Come on,

I'm going to buy you a drink.

It seems your husband is the only

one getting any sleep around here.

I tried to wake him, but he's gone.

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