The Meddler Page #2

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you know, with the girls.

Or, there's this holocaust museum I've

been really wanting to check out.

Have you been

to the holocaust museum?

No. It sounds like fun,

but I can't.

I really can't because

I've just moved in, you know.

I've got all my paperwork

I gotta do, and, you know...

Plus, I'm volunteering

at the hospital,

and I might also be babysitting.

I'm not sure, but it looks like

pretty soon I might be babysitting.

But I've never been so busy.

Okay, so I'm just calling

to tell you that I'm on my way

to the hospital to volunteer.

And so, call me back and, soon,

because once I get in there,

then, I mean, I'll be in there

and you won't be able to reach

me. So...

Oh, and did I tell you

about this new Beyonc song?

Listen to this.

Yeah? Right? So, anyway, yeah.

So call me soon

because once I get in there,

then you won't be able

to reach me. Okay.

So, bye. Call me.

Discovered in the Angeles

national forest

within 10 miles of where the

skeletal remains were found.

Police suspect this could be the work of

a serial killer that's been targeting

young women in the area

since 2005.

Well, we've got dangerous

riptides in Malibu.

What do you need to know if you're

headed to the beach this weekend?

Well, it may be sunny...

Lor?

Lori?

Don't you bring your mail in

anymore?

Lor.

Lori?

You're not bringing the mail in?

Jesus.

Mom! You have to ring

the doorbell.

But I've got the key.

Well, what if I had company?

You mean like Jacob?

Who told you that?

Your friends at the baby shower.

Mom, please don't talk

to my friends, okay?

And you're not supposed to go as a "plus

one" if there isn't a one to plus.

But you never told me

if you were going or not.

Oh, did you get my message

about the serial killer?

The guy that's going all around Southern

California targeting young women?

Well, we should be fine, then.

Well, I was thinking that we

should get a system in place where

every time you're leaving

the house, you call me,

and then you text me

when you're home.

That's crazy.

Well, I just mean until, you

know, until they catch the guy.

And if you run into him, you

know what you're supposed to do.

It's, like, eyes,

throat, crotch.

Crotch.

Mom, maybe you shouldn't drop

around here all the time.

But I barely see you anymore.

Well, you know,

I've got a ton of work to do,

so, you know,

it requires a lot of research.

I'm just saying,

I'm not in the position to be

very entertaining right now.

I don't have any good stories.

Is there anything

you wanna talk about?

Didn't you hear

what I just said?

What I need right now

is to write.

Okay?

This is my office.

This is my desk.

These are my co-workers.

If I was in a real office, you

wouldn't come in and sit on my desk

and pet my co-workers,

would you?

No?

I've been talking to my

therapist about this, and...

I think it's time that we...

Set some boundaries.

Sure.

Yep.

I get it.

You need to write...

And I need to...

Get out of your office.

But you don't have to leave

right now.

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

I don't want to be crossing

anybody's boundaries.

I don't know. She seems

so angry all the time.

You've been seeing her

for a while.

Has she always seemed so angry?

And I just, I don't...

I don't want her to hurt

herself or anything.

I mean, does she talk

to you about that?

I'm not saying that I want

to know what she says.

I'm just saying that if she

talks to you about stuff...

I hope she talks to you

about that stuff

and that you talk to her

about that stuff,

and that you make sure she doesn't

hurt herself or anything.

And, you know, maybe also tell her

to stop smoking so much grass.

I know she's in... Some stage

of grief or something, but...

And what about you?

What about me?

How do you feel?

Well, I feel she should find

some other way to feel better

besides marijuana.

No, I mean how do you feel

since your husband died?

Oh.

Well, of course I feel sad.

But I don't think I'm

as stressed as Lori,

because I don't have to worry

about my career or money

because Joey, god bless him,

he set me up for life.

So I can do...

I can do anything.

I mean, like, when I go to an

action movie, I get three tickets,

one for me, one for Joe,

one for my mother.

And I don't even have

to think about it.

I don't have to worry about it.

I spend...

A lot of time by myself.

And, well, there are

a lot of hours in the day,

and so sometimes I don't know

what to do with them,

and I call Lori...

But she...

Well, she doesn't...

She doesn't want my advice

or anything.

I mean, I have nothing...

Important to say.

But basically, I feel great.

I love my apartment.

You can't beat this weather.

And who doesn't love the grove?

I mean, it's like living

on main street in Disneyland.

Anyway, call me and let me

know you got in safe.

Oh, and remind me to tell you

what your therapist said.

Very little information about the

message left behind by the serial killer

who is asking to be called

the "red ripper."

It's so good to see you

out of the house...

And on such a nice occasion.

Ah, pretzel bread!

Reminds me of my father...

Well, pretzels.

Mmm. So good.

So, listen, mom,

I have to go to New York for a

few weeks to shoot the pilot.

New York? Why?

Well, 'cause the show is set there,

so it's... it's actually good,

but I'm not gonna be reachable

for a few weeks, like, at all.

Like, somebody else is gonna be

holding my phone for me.

But I was thinking at the end

if you wanted to come

and visit the set

and we could finally think about

getting a headstone for dad,

or, you know, at least figure

out what to do with his ashes.

Yeah, well, we don't have

to talk about it now.

We can wait until, you know,

before you go and then...

I leave tomorrow.

Tomorrow?

That's really soon.

I know.

But maybe you could come over

tonight and help me pack,

and maybe even crash so you could give

me a ride to the airport tomorrow?

That'd be fun.

How about if I go with you?

If I go with you,

I could be like your assistant.

No, no.

I think, if anything,

I'd need you here,

you know, to watch the house

and look after your grand-dogs.

It's my job, mom.

Yeah, yeah. Sure, you're right.

You're right. It's great.

It's a good idea.

It's a good opportunity.

It is, you know.

It's good.

And it's really good timing

for me, you know?

I can get out of town and be busy,

and finally take my mind off things.

Jacob!

Exactly.

Excuse me, can I get a picture

with you?

Yeah.

Yeah?

Thank you so much.

Hey, you two.

Hey, you two!

Hi.

Hey, Marnie.

Jacob, it's good to see you.

You know, I never said

anything bad about you.

You know, Elise, right?

Yes.

- Yeah.

- How are you doing?

Well, we don't want

to interrupt your...

Your girl time.

No! No, no, it's fine.

We're just doing a drive-by

until I go out later.

I didn't want her to have to

spend Valentine's day alone.

I didn't want her to spend it

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