The Stranger Within Page #3

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You know what?

I am actually

gonna turn this thing off

for once.

It's not just her.

Michael...

I'm seeing things.

Really weird things.

Well...

that's what you get

for smoking all that weed.

Oh, that was lovely.

Well, ahem,

Sarah...

why are you here?

I think you know why, Michael.

Hm?

She recently

experienced a traumatic loss.

Her boyfriend died and

she's trying to work through it.

And you chose

to open your heart

to a complete stranger?

That's how

therapy works, Michael.

Well, it's...

quite a coincidence,

wouldn't you say?

How's that?

That she, uh, would knock

on your door out here

in the middle of nowhere.

Well, there aren't very many

doors to knock on,

so as a psychiatrist,

I'm thrilled that she found us.

Oh, I bet you are.

And I am so glad that Emily and

Robert let me into their house.

I don't know what I would've

done if they hadn't.

Are you rich?

Oh, dear.

Uh... Wow.

Didn't you know?

Robert is a kept man.

Here we go.

Actually, Emmy's parents

were quite wealthy, yes.

So Emily was spoiled rotten.

Actually, I was not

spoiled rotten. I...

I thought you made

your money from acting.

That came later.

I did that to prove a point.

Emily ran away from home

at about your age

to become an actress.

She inherited later.

The movie roles

didn't really matter.

Yeah, but I make my own money.

Honey, your dad

was a multimillionaire.

Really?

Well, it's a slight

exaggeration.

She even supported Dr. Bob

back when he was in school.

What do you think?

Robert was a good

investment here?

Absolutely.

Thank you, Sarah.

So do you get all the money

if Emily dies?

Actually, her family's money

is tied up in

a charitable foundation.

Yeah. Otherwise, I would

have been dead by now.

You did not just say that.

Oh.

Do you guys wanna go swimming?

Robert?

Did you hear that?

Oh, I think I'll do the dishes.

I'm not going swimming.

Come on, honey.

So are you guys coming?

Heh.

Tsk, tsk, tsk.

Ooh!

Oh, it's cold.

I think I'll pass.

Chicken.

Enjoy.

Can you unzip me?

Sure.

Whoo!

Come on in.

The water feels great.

I think she has a crush on him,

and I think

he's flattered by it.

But I don't think

it's anything more than that.

Yeah.

You're probably right.

I'm not exactly thrilled by it.

Whoo!

Hey.

Come on. Ha, ha.

Hello, gorgeous.

Don't.

Don't what?

Nothing.

Are you jealous?

I saw the way you looked

at her when she undressed.

How come you never

look at me that way?

Are you kidding?

You want her.

No, I don't.

Why not?

Because she's my patient.

Otherwise you would.

I'm married to

a beautiful actress

who men have lusted for

for years.

You know what?

Give me my little

moment here, okay?

Now you finally know

what it feels like.

I just feel so ugly.

I know.

Poor baby.

You're old and ugly

and nobody loves you anymore.

Baby.

You're not funny.

Really?

Yeah.

Then why are you smiling?

Hm?

Come to bed, darling.

I think I'll finish the dishes.

Wanna join?

Good morning.

Sorry, I didn't mean

to scare you.

Where is everyone?

They went to the mainland.

Robert wanted to get some food,

and I think Michael

had to go back to L.A.

I'm testing my personality.

Wanna join?

Is my husband good to talk to?

Very good.

My old shrink was old

and fat. Heh.

So it's pretty nice

with someone like Robert.

"On a scale from 1 to 10,

how jealous are you?"

Pardon me?

It's the first question.

Oh. Ha, ha.

Um...

I really don't know.

I've been wondering...

Yeah?

How's Robert in bed?

Uh...

That's really

none of my business.

You're probably not steaming up

the bedroom windows

anyway. Heh.

What do you mean?

Nothing.

No, you meant something.

No, I... I just thought

that maybe you might

not feel sexy when you...

What, Sarah?

When you've been

to the loony bin.

So are you and Robert like...

forever and ever?

Yeah, that's the idea.

You think that's his idea too?

I am back from the mainland

with all of

your favorite goodies.

Don't move.

I'm about to prepare

the most insane meal

for you two.

I got all the ingredients

for your favorite, puttanesca.

Wait, wait.

We should do this together.

Like a cooking threesome.

What do you say, babe?

She thinks we're not f***ing.

Where'd she get that?

I have no idea.

What have you been telling her?

Honey, she's a total stranger.

I would never tell her

something like that.

Are you sick of me?

I love you.

Well, if that's the truth,

then she goes.

Either she leaves

or I leave, Robert!

Okay, okay.

She's not your responsibility.

Technically, no.

But we let her in.

I felt an obligation

to try and help her.

Okay? If you're

uncomfortable with it,

I'll work something out.

Good.

What you don't understand about

Sarah is she has no filter.

She has no concept

of what hurts people.

Well, that makes two of you.

She's been through a lot, okay?

I thought you, of all people,

would understand.

Oh, I do understand.

I just can't deal

with her right now.

Fine.

I'll make some calls,

I'll have a colleague take care

of her when she gets back.

Perfect.

Emily, I'll go now.

I just wanted to say

that I'm sorry

and I didn't mean

anything by it.

I know, Sarah.

Take care of yourself.

And let us know

when you get home safely.

You ready?

So you don't

wanna talk about your father?

No.

Why not?

Because it really hurts.

That's why we're here.

Let's talk about that.

It doesn't matter.

Well, you said, um, earlier,

that you wanted to die.

Why is that?

Because I'm a girl.

If you were a boy,

how would that

make things different?

I would have killed him.

Why would you wanna

kill your father?

Because he's f***ing me.

You wanna take a break?

No.

Okay. Um...

How about your boyfriend?

He didn't know.

Why is that?

If I told anyone, my father

would have killed me.

Was your boyfriend

aware of the fact

that you were pregnant?

I couldn't tell him

because I knew it wasn't his.

Was your father

aware of the pregnancy?

Yeah.

How did he respond?

He was pleased.

Can you believe it?

He said, "Now we can finally

be a family again."

I see.

After you, um,

terminated the pregnancy,

what happened then?

I can't...

Take your time.

First he broke my jaw.

Then when I was laying

on the floor,

he ripped my clothes off

and raped me again.

Let's stop there, okay?

That's nice work, Sarah.

That's session one.

Sarah Hallman, March 3rd, 2011,

2:
14 p.m.

This is really horrible

stuff she went through.

I thought

it was just the accident.

Do you realize

what an ethical breach it is

for you to be listening

to those sessions?

How much trouble I can get in?

Why didn't you say anything?

You didn't seem to care.

Well, maybe if you told me,

I wouldn't have wanted her out.

It's a little late

for that now, isn't it?

How was she...

when she left?

Great.

Let down by yet another person

she trusted.

It's exactly what she needed.

Where do you think she's going?

I don't know.

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