Safe Haven Page #6

This is the best pie I've ever tasted.

Yeah? It's a new recipe.

It's so good. So good.

Thank you.

Are you done with this?

Yeah.

You think I'm done with that?

No, I was just...

coming to pour you some more.

You want to say something, you say it.

I don't have anything to say.

You got that look.

I don't have any look.

What do you want from me?

Nothing. I don't want anything.

KEVIN:
How many times do you

have to hear me say I'm sorry?

You won't let it rest.

Every moment of every day you

want me to apologize. You make me...

No, it's fine, I promise. It's fine.

I'm just gonna go put on some coffee.

- You think you can walk away from me?

- No.

(GLASS BREAKING)

- Huh?

- Kevin! (GRUNTING)

- What do you want from me, baby?

- I give you everything! Everything!

(YELLING)

Stop, please. Kevin, stop, please!

- What do you want from me, huh?

(SOBS) - Please. Please, please...

No! (GASPS)

(KNIFE CLATTERS ON FLOOR)

Stop! Please.

No!

- Listen to me. You listen to me.

(COUGHING)

- You know that I love you.

- Stop!

I gave you the necklace for a reason, baby!

Why did you make me do this?

- Stop fighting, stop fighting.

- Kevin!

I love you so much,

and you want to walk away from me?

(GASPING)

(KEVIN SHOUTS)

(GASPING)

(PANTING, SOBBING)

JO:
- Katie, what's going on?

- I've gotta get out of here.

I've been here for too long.

Whoa, what are you talking about?

You just got here.

It's exactly what I was afraid of, Jo.

The things I've done... I can't stay.

OK, Katie, let's just calm down, OK?

We can figure this out. All right?

Wait, does Alex

know that you're leaving?

Who do you think was

the one who told me to go?

Alex wants nothing

to do with me anymore.

And frankly, I don't blame him.

Look, Katie, if you run now,

you're taking the easy way out.

The easy way?

You think this is easy for me?

You obviously don't know me.

Katie, you have people here

who care about you.

I think that you should stay here

and face whatever this is.

Face things the way you face things?

Excuse me?

Come on, Jo. You know you're

stuck here and for no good reason.

At least I know when

it's time for me to leave.

Yeah, you're right, Katie.

But some of us don't have that choice.

Good luck, Katie.

(GULLS CRYING)

(BUOY BELL CLANGING)

Katie!

(FERRY HORN BLOWING)

Excuse me.

Excuse me. Katie!

Katie! Hey.

- Alex.

- Look...

- I can't.

- ...I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

I'm so sorry. Please, just...

...just stay.

No. You were right.

- I have to go.

(HORN HONKING)

- He's gonna find me. He's gonna find us.

- Whoa, wait. Just tell me the truth.

Just tell me what happened,

and if you're in trouble,

we can get the police involved.

I can talk to Rhett.

You don't understand, Alex,

he is the police.

My husband's a cop in Boston.

That's why he could do all that.

I don't care, all right?

I'm not gonna let him hurt you anymore.

I'm not gonna let him hurt you anymore.

It doesn't even matter.

I can't put you through that.

I can't put your family through that.

He's always gonna be there.

- He doesn't quit.

- Katie. Listen to me.

I'm in love with you.

I'm in love with you.

And if you stay, I promise...

...there's no safer place in the world

than right here with me.

God, I'm so scared.

I know you are,

but you don't have to be.

You don't have to be scared.

I love you.

Please stay.

(CRICKETS CHIRRING)

COMPUTERIZED VOICE:

Saturday, 2:
03 p.m.

MAN 1:

Hey, Ma, it's Andy. Give me a call.

Sunday, 9:
00 p.m.

MAN 2:
Hi, this is Ernie

calling from Buffalo...

Monday, 11:
47 a.m.

KATIE:
Hey, it's me.

I know I should have

called a long time ago...

...but I just wanted

to let you know that...

(WATER RUNNING)

KATIE:
...I've ended up somewhere safe.

(LINE RINGING)

MADDIE:
Hello, you've reached

Ivan's Fish Shack,

Southport's finest waterfront caf.

We're open Tuesday through Sunday

from ten to ten,

and we're located at 631 Yacht Basin,

just past the Frying Pan.

If you need to leave a message

for Maddie, just wait for the beep.

Thank y'all.

You just become dark, like there's...

...the life is just sucked out of you.

You just felt worthless,

like there's no point.

And I just stuck up for him

all the time. (SNIFFLING)

'Cause it wasn't his fault. It was mine.

And you're completely alone.

It's OK.

- It's OK.

(SNIFFLING)

You're OK now.

I've never really talked about it.

I'm so glad you're here.

And I am, too. (SNIFFLING)

Everything's gonna be OK.

Yeah.

- Whoa!

- Whoa!

(LEXIE GIGGLES)

You're gonna help me carry these in?

Thank you, buddy.

I appreciate it.

(HORN HONKING)

Listen...

...if there's a problem

with her being here,

- I want you...

- No, it's cool.

Seriously. I'm fine.

I like her.

- You like her?

- Yeah.

Well, I like her, too.

I know she likes you.

- Yeah?

- Yeah.

(OVERLAPPING CHATTER)

(GRUNTING)

Do you need any help?

Is that all?

You're a little small

to be running a store. (SNIFFS)

- My daddy runs it. I'm just helping.

- Yeah?

- Where's your daddy?

- Not around.

- Yeah, what's your name?

- Lexie.

Lexie, I'm a policeman. OK?

And I've just driven a very long way

to be here today

and I would like to speak

with someone a little taller.

OK?

Where's your uniform?

- My uniform?

- Yeah.

Hm. (CHUCKLES)

I'm a detective.

You know what a detective is, Lexie?

- No.

- No?

Well, detectives catch the bad guys.

That's what I do.

Now, also, I look for missing people.

(SNIFFS)

That's what I'm doing here, Lexie.

I'm looking for a missing person.

Now...

...have you seen this woman?

No.

- You sure?

- I'm sure.

You wouldn't lie to a policeman,

would you?

No.

OK. OK. (SNIFFS)

- How much is that?

- $1.50.

$1.50.

Two dollars.

LEXIE:
- Thank you.

KEVIN:
- You keep it.

Bye.

You ready?

ALEX:
Oh! You're getting big!

LEXIE:

Do policemen always wear uniforms?

ALEX:
Uh... I'm sure they take them off

when they get home from work.

GIRL:
- Hey, guys.

ALEX:
- Hey!

- Happy Fourth.

ALEX:
- Look who we have here!

- Hey, Lexie!

ALEX:
- Go get her!

(MARCHING BAND PLAYS

PATRIOTIC MUSIC)

MAN:
The Southport High School

Marching Band!

The Southport Fire and Rescue!

(ANNOUNCER CONTINUES

INDISTINCTLY)

Here comes the Kitty Hawk!

First in flight, that's us, North Carolina!

And sponsored by the Daughters

of the American Revolution...

(ANNOUNCER CONTINUES

INDISTINCTLY)

(MID-TEMPO SONG PLAYS)

(OVERLAPPING CHATTER)

The fireworks start at 9:00,

I should be home shortly after that.

- All right?

JOSH:
- Can I come with you?

- You wanna come with?

- Yeah, I wanna come with.

- OK, yeah. Go grab your shoes.

- OK.

Wow.

Hey, and if Lexie's stomach keeps hurting,

chamomile tea usually does the trick.

- We have some over at the store.

- Got it.

- All right. You sure you're OK?

- We are good.

- You got it?

- Alex.

- All right, all right. Come on, kid.

- Be safe, have fun.

Wanna race?

ALEX:
Hey, look who showed up.

Hey, Josh, man. We got plenty of room.

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