Sleeping with the Enemy

Morning, Laura.

I like a man who dresses for clamming.

Business.

And on our vacation.

Do you forgive me?

How about these? Aren't they beautiful?

I thought I could steam them for starters.

I told the Blanchards

we'd do their stupid party.

All your hard work. I'll call them and cancel.

No.

I can just dig fresh ones tomorrow.

I missed you this morning.

Look what I've done.

No problem.

I've time to change.

That's a pretty dress.

I wouldn't have thought of it.

You were thinking the red?

- The black, actually.

- Well, it's backless. It could be chilly tonight.

- Hi, Martin. Great to see you.

- Thanks.

Good to see ya.

Hi.

Excuse me.

Have I been social long enough?

For the whole season.

- Are you hungry?

- Yeah.

Come with me.

Isn't it a little early for this?

Everything in here as it should be?

I don't know why I forgot.

Well, we all forget things.

That's what reminding is for.

Thank you.

What's for supper?

Lamb with rosemary and the peach chutney,

- new potatoes and baby peas.

- Sounds great.

I was gonna make that herb bread

that you like.

I can hardly wait.

- You renting from the Driscolls?

- Hi.

Yeah.

John Fleishman.

I guess we must be neighbors.

Martin Burney. We live up there.

So that must be your wife that I keep

seeing staring down from the window.

- Laura.

- You're a lucky man.

I've been admiring your house.

It's one of the best on Cape Cod.

Thanks. You're from Boston?

Yeah, I've escaped from Mass General.

I'm a neurologist there.

We live there too.

I'm an investment counselor.

This is a terrific boat. Boats are a passion

of mine. One I don't get to indulge very often.

That's too bad. I would never

let anything keep me off the water.

My wife doesn't like sailing. She can't swim.

Nearly drowned when she was a child.

I usually try to get her on a boat

once a season. It's difficult, but I try.

Well, listen, I'm gonna be takin'

a run up the coast this evening.

It's full moon,

weather's supposed to be great.

- Maybe this'd be a good time.

- Maybe.

Let me talk to her. I'll raise it gently.

- OK.

- Thanks.

Nice-looking man, the doctor.

- Doctor?

- He says I have a beautiful house.

Best on the beach.

When was he in here?

Yesterday while I was in town?

- Martin, I don't know the doctor.

- Sure you do.

Young, good-looking.

Outfitting his sailboat down there.

He says you've been staring at him

from the window all day.

Does it give you that much pleasure

to humiliate me?

Stop it!

- Now you'll sulk, won't you?

- No.

- Yes, you will.

- I won't.

You'll pout and spoil our supper.

Our beautiful supper.

Just smell the bread.

I'm so sorry. Will you smile?

Your doctor friend,

he asked us to go sailing tonight.

Just a run along the coast.

Less than an hour each way.

I'll be right there, princess.

Right by your side.

I know how you feel, but we can't

conquer our fears by running away.

Do it? For me?

I think I'll run into town. Anything you need?

I'll be back.

Bonjour, madame.

You all alone in here?

They're beautiful.

I'm sorry we quarreled.

- If you don't like it I can...

- No, I do. I do.

Is it too early in the day for this?

You want something. I know my princess.

I'm waiting.

Mrs Clark called from the library.

- She said they could use me full time now.

- You already work three mornings a week,

and I support that

because I know your love of books.

What about our home?

Don't you love our home as much?

Has your dinner

been late to the table even once?

Oh, I can remember

not so far back it was late.

By two days.

That was six months ago.

My mother was all I had. I'll never forgive

myself for not bringing her to live with us.

You shouldn't beat yourself.

You always treated her with love.

She died, Martin.

How could I not go to her funeral?

If you had told me, I would have taken you,

given me a chance to pay my last respects.

But you sneaked off inexplicably.

I didn't sneak off.

- Need I remind you how I worried?

- No.

You reminded me enough

the night I came back.

- You aren't suggesting I enjoyed that?

- Oh, God, no.

That would make you a monster.

If I didn't know you better,

I'd think you were provoking a quarrel

so you'd be unable to sail tonight.

Now, this is a useful discussion,

but one best postponed until after our sail.

Don't you think?

Yes.

Thinking of our honeymoon?

The night I gave you that?

The night I taught you to dance?

Those were the happiest days

of my whole life.

We will always be together.

Nothing can keep us apart.

It's time to go.

I wish that moon would come back.

We're OK.

Ah, sh*t. Well, so much for weather reports.

You said the weather would be fine.

Yeah. I don't know where this is comin' from.

We're gonna turn back.

Prepare to come about.

Relax, princess. Nothing to worry about.

There's that first buoy.

We're almost home now.

Tighten the jib! Crank it in!

Martin, go try and bring down the jib!

Hang on!

Hold on! Hold on!

I've got it!

Keep pulling! Keep pulling!

I've got it.

Stay low, Martin.

- Grab it!

- Get the rope! Get the rope!

Got it!

Here! Gimme your hand! Gimme your hand!

There! Hold on. I got you.

I got you.

- Laura!

- Oh, God!

- Oh, my God!

- Laura!

She can't swim!

Be careful!

- Laura! Laura!

- Laura?

- Laura! Laura!

- Careful, Martin!

Laura!

Laura!

Laura!

Laura!

Laura!

Laura!

Laura!

Laura!

We've gotta have another boat,

and a helicopter.

- Get back on the radio, please!

- Object sighted on the port bow!

- There's something out there! See it?

- There's something out there!

- Let's go!

- Can you see what it is?

Laura!

We shall all come together once more

in God's gracious love and warm embrace,

for it is promised that whoever liveth

and believeth in me shall never die.

Amen.

Laura!

Laura!

Laura!

That was the night that I died,

and someone else was saved.

Someone who was afraid of water,

but learned to swim.

Come on, Laura!

Someone who knew there would be

one moment when he wouldn't be watching.

Someone who knew that the darkness

from the broken lights would show the way.

Good mornin'.

Don't you like green?

I don't have a red one left.

Come on. I got plenty.

You visitin' out here?

My mom's by herself in a nursing home.

She's blind

and can't move her left side very well.

She had a stroke.

I'm sorry to hear that.

You live back East?

I was visiting an old friend.

She needed me.

Sick, was she?

Course, it's none of my business.

She left her husband.

He was a horrible man. He used to beat her.

- No!

- It started right after their honeymoon.

At first he was charming, tender.

But it all changed.

He said if she left him he would punish her,

and he meant it.

His punishments were terrible.

He would never let her go.

Said he could find her anywhere.

Couldn't she call the police?

Well, she did.

She called them, and a lawyer too.

They said she could make a citizen's arrest,

get a restraining order. It was pathetic.

Well, how did she leave?

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