Orphan Page #6

- Can we see him?

DOCTOR:
In a little while.

He's resting in the ICU.

Okay. And will he be able to tell us

what happened?

DOCTOR:

It's possible.

No way of knowing for sure

what he'll remember until he wakes up.

Excuse me.

It's gonna be okay.

JOHN:
I know you're exhausted

and upset, and so am I.

There has to be some other explanation.

She didn't come from an insane asylum.

The orphanage you thought

she came from has never heard of her.

Everything about her could be a lie.

We have her passport. We have

school records, medical records.

These are papers

from around the world.

What is this? It's a piece of paper.

Your own mother was there this time. It

wasn't just me. Your mother was there.

It's either Esther

or Daniel who started the fire.

- Who do you think it was?

- I don't know.

I'm so done.

I'm done connecting these dots for you.

You know, you can think

whatever you want about me.

I will leave tonight. If that's

what you want, I will leave tonight.

On one condition. Esther goes too.

Can I have a dollar

for the soda machine?

Your mother wants you

to stay right there.

There you go. Don't be too long.

[ SIGNING ]

Okay.

[ DANIEL GROANING ]

What? What is it, sweetie?

MAN [ OVER SPEAKER ]:

Code 99, ICU.

Code 99, ICU.

MAN:
Coming through, coming through.

- Mom, take Max.

WOMAN:
Let's go, Room 304! Crash

cart coming through! Move, people!

KATE:
Daniel?

MAN:
Clear the hall! Clear the hall!

You have to stay out here.

He's in cardiac arrest. Stay out here.

Daniel!

WOMAN:
Here we go.

MAN:
Start a drip.

WOMAN:
Check BP, please.

MAN:
Check ventilation.

Oh, God.

MAN:

We got a pulse. We got a pulse.

Kate.

Kate.

What did you do?

What did you do to him, you b*tch?

JOHN:

Stop, stop!

WOMAN:
Orderlies!

KATE:
She's trying to kill my baby!

- Daddy!

- Hold her!

KATE:

She's trying to kill my baby!

Hold her still.

KATE:

Get off me.

Hold her still. Hold her still.

Okay. Easy, easy.

- You okay?

- There you go.

[ PHONE RINGING ]

- Kate.

- Daniel.

They're running tests.

We should know more tomorrow.

Don't worry about Daniel.

He'll be okay.

He'll be home in a few days.

You need to stay here, get some rest.

I'm gonna take Max and Esther home.

Johnny.

Please don't let her near Max.

I love you.

[ BEEPING ]

[ MUTED SOUND ]

[ SIGNING ]

[ SIGNING ]

ESTHER:

Hello, Daddy.

- What are you wearing?

- Do you like it?

Oh, Jesus.

Look at you. What have you done

to your face? What is this?

I don't want to be alone. I'm scared.

I love you, Daddy.

You too, hon.

I really love you.

I know.

I know.

John, let me take care of you.

What are you doing?

What are you doing?

What's gotten into you, huh?

What's going on?

You said you loved me.

You are so confused.

You know what?

I don't love you like that.

That's the way Kate and I

love each other.

You understand?

I don't see that.

- You have to respect your mother.

- I do.

I just feel like I'm alone sometimes

in respecting you.

I don't think anyone ever thinks

about what you might be feeling.

I really care about you, John.

Yeah, I know, Esther.

I'm just... I'm tired.

I'm very tired.

And I don't know what to do.

It's difficult.

I mean,

everything is just falling apart...

...and, oh, my God,

I'm so worried for Daniel.

Oh, God.

You're a good person, John.

You're a great father.

And a handsome man.

Jesus Christ!

My God, stop, stop, stop!

Just stop talking and go upstairs!

Go to your room!

- Stop talking to me like I'm a child.

- I'm calling Sister Judith tomorrow.

We're gonna have a conversation

about your future in this house.

I just... I can't do it anymore.

ESTHER:

Fine.

Esther.

[ PHONE RINGING ]

- Hello?

MAN:
Is this Katherine Coleman?

- Hello?

- Yeah. This is she.

My name is Dr. Vrava.

I'm calling from the Saarne Institute.

- I've just seen the picture you e-mailed.

- And do you recognize her?

Where is she right now? Is she

someplace where she can hear you?

No, she's not with me.

She's with my husband at home.

Call your husband right now, and tell him

to get your family out of the house.

- And then call the police.

- He won't listen to me. But why?

Then tell him the little girl in the picture

is not really a little girl.

- She's a grown woman.

- What?

What are you talking about?

The picture I sent you...

... is of our adopted daughter,

and she's 9 years old.

No, she's not.

She has a rare hormone disorder.

It's called hypopituitarism.

It causes proportional dwarfism.

She only looks like a child.

According to our records,

Leena Klammer was born in 1976.

She's 33 years old.

This can't be. This is a mistake.

I hope so, for your sake.

Does she have the scars?

What? I don't know. What scars?

Leena was one

of our most violent patients.

When she was here,

she was kept in a straitjacket...

... to stop her from hurting our staff.

She was constantly fighting

to get out.

It cut into her skin and left her

with scars around her wrists and neck.

There is no way

you could not have seen them.

Why was she at your hospital?

She's dangerously ill, violent.

She killed seven people that we know of.

Oh, my God. How could she fool us?

She has been passing herself off

as a little girl for most of her life.

She tricked a family here in Estonia

into adopting her.

When she couldn't seduce the father,

she killed him and his whole family.

- Then she burned the house down.

- Yes. How did you know?

She disappeared a year ago

and we lost track of her.

If it's really Leena,

you don't have much time.

[ SCREAMING ]

Esther?

[ PHONE RINGING ]

[ LINE RINGING ]

Come on, Johnny. Come on.

Pick up the f***ing phone.

Sh*t.

Come on.

[ TRUCK HORN HONKING ]

Oh, God!

[ SCREAMS ]

Come on.

[ LINE RINGING ]

Come on.

WOMAN [ OVER PHONE ]:

I need the police.

We have an intruder in our home.

[ THUDS ]

[ JOHN GROANING ]

[ PHONE RINGING ]

Come on.

JOHN [ ON RECORDING ]:This is John.

- John?

You've reached my cell,

but I can't pick up.

Oh, f*** it.

[ GRUNTING ]

John?

John? John?

No, God!

No, God!

Max.

[ CLATTERING ]

[ GUNSHOT ]

What the f***?

[ SIGNING ]

Esther! Don't you hurt her!

Leave her alone! I'm here!

Esther!

[ SIREN WAILING ]

I know.

[ KATE GASPS ]

Go back. It's too dangerous. Go back.

Please.

Don't let me die, Mommy.

I'm not your f***ing Mommy!

Baby, it's okay.

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