In the Bedroom Page #4

I...

I closed the door.

I walked through my room.

I heard some yelling.

I heard yelling. Heard yelling.

I got to the stairs...

and then I heard...

I heard the shot.

- And Richard...

- I'm sorry.

- Richard...

- Could we go back just a minute?

Mrs. Strout, you said

you heard the shot.

You heard the shot? Did you

actually witness the accident?

Objection. There are no grounds

to indicate this was an accident.

Sustained. Strike the word

"accident" from the record.

Rephrase your sentence, Ms. Keyes.

Mrs. Strout, in the police

report you stated...

that you had witnessed

the firearm discharge.

Did you witness

the firearm discharge?

I thought you said there'd be

a jury trial sometime in October.

If he was incarcerated...

the judge would have set

an October court date...

to save the county the cost

of housing him as an inmate.

But with bail, unfortunately,

the court date is always later.

You mean there's nothing

we can do about this?

You let him walk out,

and we're supposed to sit here?

We can't appeal bail.

It's just not set up that way.

The state's bail code is to ensure

future court appearances.

In this case, Strout's family put up

a great amount of property as bail.

That, along with his ties

to the community...

made it hard to convince the judge

there was a risk of flight.

Now, you can file a civil suit.

I recommend it.

But not now.

After the criminal trial.

And when will that be?

Well, honestly, could be

anywhere from 12 to 18 months.

My God.

You're confident you can put him

away for good then, right?

The things she said in there.

What's the damage?

The way this is going,

potentially... manslaughter.

Jesus Christ!

He killed our son!

- He... It was no accident!

- Ruth, Ruth.

How long will he be sent away for?

That's hard to say.

Anywhere from 5 to 15 years.

But we're confident

we'll get the maximum.

- So even with good behavior...

-5, 10 years? Are you crazy?

Dr. Fowler, Mrs. Fowler,

I'm sorry.

- I understand.

- No, you don't.

No, you don't.

- Doctor, what were you expecting?

- I have no idea.

Dr. Fowler, how do you feel

about Strout's bail?

Dr. Fowler, have you had

contact with Mr. Strout?

How's Mrs. Fowler handling this?

- Dr. Fowler!

- Please! No more questions.

Can you believe this?

I ask those idiots to leave

and no one budges, not one.

What are we supposed to do,

make them sandwiches?

- What are you asking for?

- What?

If you want them to leave,

tell them to leave.

- Okay, I'll tell them to leave.

- Good.

They never come up

to the standard.

And so they're always

disappointed. Always.

They're never doing enough

or working hard enough...

they never behaved right enough,

were never a good enough father...

or husband. And not only can

they not please themselves...

sad to say, nobody else

can please them either.

- You slept late. For you.

- Yeah, I took one of your pills.

You never do that.

Well, there it is

in black and white.

You should read some of the

things he says. It's unbelievable.

I'd better be going.

Where? It's Saturday.

There's some stuff I have

to catch up on at the office.

I won't be long.

Do you want your receipt?

Natalie?

I hope I'm not disturbing you.

Not at all.

Could you break a 50, please?

Excuse me.

Thank you, dear.

Could I possibly have another bag?

Sure.

Yeah, well, I was just...

Just wondering how you're doing.

I tried to reach you.

We're at my mom's house now.

- I wanted to call you.

- No, that's... It's okay.

Dr. Fowler, I...

Yeah, I know.

I didn't lie.

I didn't lie the first time.

It was...

It's how it came out.

Mrs. Fowler?

Can I get a pack of Marlboro Reds?

How are the boys?

They all right?

I gotta go.

I'll see you.

So how much of this is yours?

You ask me that every time.

You know the cove

on the other side of the cabin?

All the way to the other shoreline.

Almost 350 acres.

Know what it went for

when I bought it?

You don't want to know.

Oh, and that's little Charles

down at the pool.

He figured out how to get down

to the pool on the elevator...

by himself.

You must have been very proud.

That's Shannon waiting in line for,

Oh, my God, that roller coaster.

- You know that one? My God.

- Were the lines very long?

Sometimes.

Unless, of course,

you got the... Fast Pass.

What's the Fast Pass?

Well, you know, you got all

these different kingdoms there.

So you take this Fast Pass.

It's kind of a laminated card.

You put into a machine, and

it tells you when to come back so...

so, you know, you don't have to wait

in line. You just go right in and...

You guys ever go to Florida?

How many grand children

do you have now?

Well, all right, there's little

Charles and Shannon...

the three older ones,

and the babies...

That's eleven.

It must be wonderful.

Willis always says, "I guess

there's no danger of us dying off".

I'm so sorry, Ruth.

I just wasn't thinking.

I wanted to have more.

But we had Frank, and...

Matt was just starting

his practice.

So I guess it made sense.

Little Charles.

Only half acord of oak

left at home...

and you know how much

that Daniels charges.

At least I can stack this up

to the cabin...

have something to burn this fall.

It's a wonderful product and

they treat you pretty good.

Because of selling Mary Kay

we got the new Subaru.

The ride up was very comfortable.

It's a nice car.

It's not really a car, it's got

- What the hell is all that SUV crap?

- Sports Utility Vehicle.

It's a little jeep. SUV!

And ATV, and KFC...

- What's with all these, these...?

- Acronyms.

I guess it's just too much trouble

to say what something is anymore.

- What does PMS stand for?

- All right, I was an army brat.

I grew up with jeeps.

Willy's uncomfortable...

that I know more about one

masculine thing than he does.

Only one?

- Thanks, buddy.

- I like this guy.

You've done a nice job

up here, Katie.

Don't tell me you made

these curtains.

- Is that antique linen?

- Well, sort of.

They're pillowcases

from our first house.

I've saved every knickknack

and whim-wham we've ever had.

You included.

My timing is off.

Of course, he don't like working

in recruitment anymore.

Them boys come

to the office in the mall.

They get half-processed, and

they opt for that "delayed entry".

- I couldn't do it.

- Or they decide not to join up.

Like that one kid there. He had

him all the way through the works.

Christ.

The boy's folks called.

Called David and said

the boy was...

He wanted out so bad that he...

he'd taken his own life.

Something like that gets to you.

Christ, I couldn't do it.

I'm going now.

Are you looking forward

to going back?

You look nice.

That was very good.

I goofed up a little bit, but...

Ruth?

It comes in waves...

and then nothing.

Like a rest in music.

No sound, but so loud.

I don't know what to do.

I feel so angry!

Louise McVey...

Lost a child a few years back.

Maybe you remember.

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