Separation Page #3

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I HELPED!

WHAT DID YOU MAKE?

PUMPKIN PIE -- IT'S GRANDMA'S

ANCIENT RECIPE.

ARE YOU CALLING ME OLD,

LITTLE LADY?

YES!

BUT SHE'S YOUNG ENOUGH TO BE

YOUR MOTHER'S YOUNGER SISTER.

[ Laughing ] OH-OH, JACKIE!

[ BOTH LAUGH ]

[ EXHALES ]

[ LAUGHS ]

HOW WAS SCHOOL TODAY?

MOMMY, DON'T BE SILLY.

TODAY'S SUNDAY.

NO, IT ISN'T.

WE DIDN'T GO TO CHURCH.

YOU STOPPED GOING TO CHURCH.

NOW CUT THE TURKEY.

[ SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC PLAYS ]

THEY TOOK HER, LIZ.

THEY TOOK HER BECAUSE YOU'RE A

TERRIBLE MOTHER.

F***ING CRAZY!

I-I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S

HAPPENING!

I DON'T --

MAYBE YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT'S

HAPPENING 'CAUSE YOU'RE F***ING

CRAZY!

[ CRIES ]

THAT'S NOT -- THAT'S NOT FAIR.

NO, THAT IS NOT FAIR.

YOU TOLD THEM TO DO IT.

YOU -- YOU TOLD THEM TO CUT ME

OPEN.

YOU WOULD HAVE DIED, LIZ!

BUT OUR BABY -- SHE COULD

HAVE LIVED.

COULD HAVE.

YEAH.

I WOULD HAVE LOST YOU.

I COULDN'T LOSE YOU.

I DON'T WANT TO LIVE LIKE

THIS.

IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE LIKE

THIS, BABE.

IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE LIKE THIS.

IT WILL BE.

CAN YOU TWO PLEASE CONTROL

YOURSELVES?

WHAT IS GOING ON?

MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS!

Oh, f***!

MOM!

JUST GO AWAY!

[ Voice breaking ] PLEASE.

I'm sorry.

JACK, JACK, WHY WON'T YOU TALK

TO ME?

TALK TO ME.

Do you see that?

STAY HERE.

JACK, WHERE ARE YOU GOING?

PLEASE, JACK, DON'T -- DON'T.

IT'S JUST SOMEONE PLAYING A

STUPID PRANK.

I CAN HANDLE IT.

WHO'S THERE?!

[ SIGHS ]

COME ON OUT OF THERE!

[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]

[ GASPS ]

AAH!

JACK, SOMEONE'S HERE!

LET'S FIND OUT WHO IT IS.

WHERE ARE YOU GOING?!

Shh, sweetie!

[ EXHALES SHARPLY ]

Jack!

Liz?

LIZ?

WHAT IS IT?

WELL, WHOEVER IT WAS, THEY'RE

GONE.

THEY'RE GONE.

I'M GONNA MAKE HER A SWEATER.

OH, SHE'LL LOVE IT, BABY.

OH, SHE'LL LOVE IT.

LOVE IT?

YEAH, SHE'LL LOVE IT, BABY.

[ SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC PLAYS ]

[ DOOR RATTLES ]

WHAT TIME IS IT?

Shh! Shh-shh-shh-shh-shh!

GET THE F*** OUT OF HERE!

MR. APPLETON?

WHO THE F*** IS THAT?

IT'S SELLERS -- GUY SELLERS,

MR. APPLETON.

ARE YOU -- ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?

WHAT DO YOU WANT, SELLERS?

Don't!

I, UH, I CAME TO GET MY SIGN.

I HAVE A BIG SELL TOMORROW, AND

I RAN OUT, YOU KNOW?

BUSINESS IS GOOD.

AT 12:
30 IN THE MORNING?

[ CHUCKLES ]

I KNOW!

TELL ME ABOUT IT, RIGHT?

MY ASSISTANT'S ON VACATION, AND

I'M STUCK DOING ALL THE GRUN WORK.

AND, OF COURSE, I LEAVE IT TO

THE LAST MINUTE, BUT I GET I SOLD.

YOU HAVEN'T SEEN ANYONE ELSE

RUNNING AROUND HERE?

NO.

NEIGHBOR TROUBLES?

SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

UH, ACTUALLY, I'M GLAD YOU'RE

AWAKE.

I HAVE A CONFESSION TO MAKE.

IT'S REALLY NOT ME.

UM, ACTUALLY IT'S KIND OF

EMBARRASSING.

I PRIDE MYSELF ON PROFESSIONAL

ETHICS, BUT I JUST COULDN'T LE THIS ONE GO.

LET WHAT GO?

THERE'S MOLD, MR. APPLETON.

I KNOW THAT YOUR HOUSING

INSPECTOR -- HE DIDN'T SEE IT,

'CAUSE IT WASN'T ON HIS REPORT.

I -- I PAINTED OVER IT.

I WANTED TO GET A QUICK SALE,

BUT IT'S QUITE DANGEROUS,

ESPECIALLY TO CHILDREN.

I'M REALLY SORRY.

SO, I-IT'S UPSTAIRS ON THE TOP

FLOOR IN A VERY PARTICULAR AREA.

TOP FLOOR.

YEAH.

WELL, ACTUALLY, IT STARTED OU HERE, ON THE ROOF.

THERE WAS AN ISSUE, BUT I CAN

SHOW YOU BOTH EXACTLY WHERE I IS.

YOU JUST HAVE TO GO RIGHT AROUND

THE SIDE --

GET IN THE HOUSE.

ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?

GET IN THE HOUSE, RIGHT NOW.

I -- MR. APPLETON, LOOK.

I'M SORRY I COULDN'T DO MORE.

I'LL OBVIOUSLY PAY FOR THE MOLD

REMOVAL OUT OF MY OWN POCKET.

I-I'LL COME BACK TOMORROW.

[ PANTING ]

WHO ARE YOU, GUY?

WHO THE F*** ARE YOU?!

WHO ARE YOU?!

F*** YOU!

Listen. I'm sorry, baby.

I'm sorry. You were right.

We're gonna get out of here,

okay?

Okay, okay. Okay.

Ollie, ollie, ollie,

oxen free

We're gonna go, okay?

Okay, baby?

You got to snap out of this,

babe.

You got to snap out of this,

okay?

STAY HERE.

[ CAR ALARM BEEPS ]

F***!

[ DOOR CLOSES ]

I DON'T WANT TO GO.

HERE. TRY THIS.

I FORGIVE YOU, JACK.

[ VEHICLE APPROACHING ]

HELLO, JACK.

PICKED THE WRONG HOUSE,

GEOFFREY.

YOU'RE NOT GONNA TAKE HER.

AND NOW I'M GONNA SLICE OFF YOUR

F***ING FACE.

GOOD.

WHAT THE F*** DID YOU SAY?

YOU'RE GOOD.

WHAT THE F*** DO YOU WANT,

YOU F***ING PSYCHO?

YOU -- OUT OF THE HOUSE.

WELL, HERE I AM!

JACK?

LIZZIE?

CLOSE THE DOOR!

Right.

[ GASPS ]

[ CHOKES ]

[ CHOKES ]

She's out.

WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO DO WITH

HER?

AAH!

AAH!

AAH!

YOU B*TCH!

Jack?

[ GASPS ]

Jack?

AAH!

WHERE IS SHE?

YOU LOVE YOUR HUSBAND?

DO YOU...

[ GUN CLICKS ]

...LOVE YOUR HUSBAND?!

Yes.

GOOD.

Good.

[ CRIES ]

DO YOU THINK YOU DESERVE TO

LIVE?

ANSWER ME.

[ CHUCKLES NERVOUSLY ]

[ PANTING ]

ANSWER ME!!

MOM.

IT'S TIME TO LET GO, LIZZIE.

IT WASN'T SUPPOSED TO BE LIKE

THIS.

BUT IT IS.

WHAT'S -- WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN

TO ME?

I'M NOT SURE.

[ Echoing ] I'M NOT SURE.

RAAHHH!

[ GUN FIRES ]

YOU'RE SAFE NOW.

9-1-1. What's your emergency?

Um...I think I just saw that

lady.

What is your name, sir?

Guy -- Guy Sellers.

Okay, Mr. Sellers.

You say you saw a lady -- what

lady?

The lady, you know.

She looks like in the sketch in

the papers.

I swear it's her!

It's the serial lady.

Oh, my God!

She's in a house I sold.

I'm ruined!

Oh, my God!

Calm down, Mr. Sellers.

Calm down.

Where are you now?

Mr. Sellers?

Who is this?

Detective Robinson,

Metro Homicide.

I'm calling 'cause we need your

help.

I've told you everything I

know.

We want you to go back to the

house and do something for us.

I'm not going back into that

f***ing house.

Don't worry.

We'll keep you safe.

You'll be a hero.

WELCOME BACK TO:

"THE NIGHT SHIFT."

I'M YOUR HOST,

VALERIE McDONALD.

TONIGHT, A REAL HOT TOPIC -- A

STORY THAT HAS GRIPPED THE

NATION.

THE KIDNAP KILLER'S RAMPAGE HAS

COME TO AN END, BUT AT WHA COST?

TWO DETECTIVES -- ONE TOO CLOSE

TO THE CASE -- ARE BEING HELD

RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DEATH OF

REAL-ESTATE AGENT GUY SELLERS.

THE SELLERS FAMILY IS ALREADY

MOUNTING A CASE AGAINST THE

CITY.

A JUDGE IS IN HOT WATER AFTER

OVERTURNING A RECOMMENDATION

THAT MAY END WHAT HAS BEEN A

DECORATED CAREER BEHIND THE

BENCH.

MY GUEST TONIGHT IS POLICE

COMMISSIONER MARTIN.

LET'S GO BACK TO THE PHONE

LINES.

A LOT OF STRONG OPINIONS ON

THIS ONE.

JUST A REMINDER TO THE VIEWERS

OUT THERE -- LET'S TRY TO KEEP

IT CIVILIZED.

DON'T GO TOO FAR, SWEETIE!

AND STAY TO THE SIDE OF THE

ROAD, PLEASE.

OKAY, DADDY!

HAVE FUN!

BYE! YAY!

KEEP IT UNDER A HUNDRED!

OH!

HI, THERE.

HI.

WAS THAT YOUR DAUGHTER OUT ON

THE ROAD?

YEAH, YEAH.

SHE'S JUST TAKING A BIKE RIDE.

I'M MIKE. THIS IS JULIE.

HI.

SHE'S SO PRETTY.

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