Penny Dreadful

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Penny, this is

the fifth time we've stopped

since this morning.

At this rate,

we're not going to get

to the inn until after midnight.

If you're deliberately

trying to sabotage the trip,

you're doing

a pretty good job.

No, I just--

I--

I have to go

to the bathroom.

Is she all right?

Uh, just a little

carsick.

It's just a car.

It's just a car.

It's just a stupid car!

Jesus, Penny.

Get a grip.

Do you want

to be a pathetic freak

for the rest

of your miserable life?

Penny?

Penny?

Penny!

Penny, please.

Penny, please,

wake up.

We've got a gas leak.

Let's get these people out.

He's gone. We've got to get the mother

and the daughter out of there fast.

Daddy?

Penny?

Penny, you'll be okay.

The nice fireman...

is coming

to get you, dear.

Don't be afraid.

No!

We were going

to build a snowman.

I'm sorry,

what did you say?

That's why we were going up.

I'd never seen snow before.

You wanna see plenty

of snow up there

come this time tomorrow.

Cutoff low is setting in overnight.

Weatherman says it might be

as much as three or four feet.

Maybe we should

just go home.

It sounds like

a pretty bad storm.

Penny, is that

what you want?

To come out all this way

just to turn around and go home?

When you first came

to see me six months ago,

you said all you wanted

was to live a normal life,

and that you would do

whatever it took to get you there.

Isn't that

what you said?

And what did I tell you in our

first session, that very first day?

Own it.

I have to own it.

That's right.

It has to be your choice.

Beating our fears and phobias

is all about helping ourselves,

and no amount of counseling

is going to help you

unless you want

to help yourself.

I do.

I want to.

I have to.

I'm not going to ride my stupid bicycle

everywhere for the rest of my life.

You have to confront

your fears head on,

and the only way you can

completely do that is to--

Complete the circle.

Go back to where

it all began.

Okay, what do you say

we get back in the car...

and go on with our journey?

Don't forget your

breathing exercises.

Relaxation tape

number four.

- You know the drill.

- Face forward in a seated position,

eyes closed, arms resting

comfortably by your side,

allowing your mind

to clear itself

of any outside stimuli.

Now repeat after me

and try to visualize

a giraffe...

...Buffalo...

My throat's pretty dry.

There's some bottled water

in the back.

...Coyote--

What's this?

For when we build

that snowman.

You should write

a book about me.

Tell the world what a freak

Penny Deerborn is.

Penny, after everything

we've been through together,

I'd like to think you've moved

beyond feeling sorry for yourself.

Why don't you spare both of us

the poor-pitiful-me routine

and tell me what's

really bothering you?

It wouldn't

have anything to do

with all those phone calls

you're not answering, would it?

I'd rather not

talk about it.

It's going to be a long couple of hours

ahead if we don't talk to one another.

Ben.

He lives in my building,

that's who's calling.

I see.

And why is this Ben

calling you?

To ask me out.

There's nothing surprising about that.

You're a very pretty girl.

- Don't you like him?

- Just the opposite.

So then what's

the problem?

I can just imagine me

on our first date.

"Hi, it's good to see you.

Oh, what a nice car.

Excuse me while I throw up."

I just don't see the point in starting

something I can't finish.

I remember being your age.

Freshman in college--

I had a very serious crush

on this gorgeous guy

in my English Lit class.

Only I was totally convinced

that he didn't even know

I existed.

I mean, he was the quarterback

of the football team,

and I was just

a lowly freshman

with curly hair

and a funny nose.

You don't have

a funny nose.

No, you couldn't have convinced me

of that back then.

So what happened?

I married him.

I like that story.

The only limitations

in this life

are the ones we put

on ourselves, Penny.

What was that?

It's just a pothole.

It's okay.

Remember to breathe.

Okay, relaxation.

Penny?

Penny!

Penny, you didn't take

something, did you?

What?

We agreed no sedatives.

No more self-medicating,

remember?

Yes. I mean, yes,

I remember.

No, I didn't

take anything.

I was just--

just trying to do

what you told me and relax.

You know,

if you took something,

it negates everything

that we're trying to do here.

Orianna,

I'm telling you the truth.

- Honest.

- Okay.

Then you won't mind

emptying out your pockets.

Just as I thought.

This is sh*t. This defeats

the whole purpose of this trip,

and you know it.

You have to trust in the process, Penny.

You have to trust me.

I just-- I didn't think I'd

make it through without it.

I'm so disappointed in you.

We might as well just turn the car

around and head right back--

Look out!

Are you okay?

Oh, God.

Are you all right?

Do you need

a ride somewhere?

He seems to be all right.

I just grazed him.

Oh, thank God.

That was close.

What did he say?

The poor guy's so cold, he could

barely speak above a whisper.

He said something about needing

a lift to a camp near Onyx Pass.

- You're going to give him a ride?

- I just hit him.

We're lucky he's not

calling the police.

The least we can do is give him a ride.

It's freezing out there.

Okay.

Everybody all set?

It's cold out there, right?

You must have been freezing.

So I'm Orianna

and this is Penny.

Penny, would you like

to listen to another tape?

No, I'm fine.

If you're hungry, there's an apple

in the bag back there.

It's okay.

It's just another pothole.

I'm sorry.

I'm just a little nervous.

- Cars make me nervous.

- But you're getting better.

No, actually, I'm more

than a little nervous.

I'm petrified.

I have amaxophobia.

It's a fear of cars.

Orianna is my doctor.

She says its more common

than you would think.

Have you-- have you ever--

have you ever heard of it?

No, I guess not.

I'll just stop talking.

# Don't come knocking

on my door #

# 'Cause there'll be

no more cryin' to me #

# I heard he tore

your heart in two... #

Remember your

breathing exercises.

# Was it anything

like me and you? #

# Did he leave when things

weren't working out #

# And there was nothing

you could do? #

# And did he say,

"We'll still be friends" #

# And "I'll love you

till the end"? #

# Don't come back

cryin' to me #

# When your new love

sets you free #

# Don't come

knockin' on my door #

# 'Cause there'll be

no more cryin' to me... #

Oh, uh, no thank you.

I'm not very hungry right now,

but thank you.

# You say you want

another chance... #

No, thank you, I'm fine.

# That you've learned

about true romance #

# But I know about

the games you play #

# And all along how you

would never stay... #

We're getting close

to Onyx Pass.

So, um...

it doesn't look like

the camp is open.

You said you

work here, right?

Not much of a talker.

I don't see

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