When the Bough Breaks Page #4

She is my wife, okay?

This is our home.

Do you not understand that?

I don't wanna have to say anything to her.

Maybe I should go.

No, wait, hold on. No, no. Please, please.

Okay, look.

Maybe... Maybe I said something

to encourage you in all this.

And if I did do that, then I am sorry.

Hello!

- Hey.

- Hi.

Didn't wanna wait until tomorrow,

so I grabbed the next flight.

Good. That's... That's good.

Congratulations on everything.

Hello, Laura.

Laura just got a promotion at her company.

Well, it's only until the baby comes.

- How are you?

- Everything is fine.

- Welcome home.

- It's good to be back.

It's good to have you back.

Hey, baby.

Is anybody home?

Anybody wanna make me a goddamn quiche?

Mike, stop it!

You're drunk. Okay? I was gonna call you.

Before they find out

this whole thing's a scam...

...you're gonna tell them

that you changed your mind.

- You'll get them to give you money.

- No.

Shut up!

You're gonna take that money.

And you and I are heading to Arizona...

...because there is a guy there...

...that's gonna give us another $15,000...

...for a nice, new baby.

If you don't...

...I'm gonna come back here later...

...and I'm gonna tell Laura and John...

...you wanted to take

their last baby from them.

No.

They'll hate you.

Clean this up.

Here you go.

Hey! Hey!

Get... Get back here!

Leave a message

and I'll call you right back.

God.

It's so goddamn typical of you.

Some a**hole buys you some fancy sh*t...

...and you fall head over heels for him.

Call me.

Stupid b*tch.

Yeah.

You're the brains, Mike.

I am happy.

I am in control...

...of my life.

I feel the joy...

...of pure love.

Hi, this is Laura Taylor.

Leave a message, and I'll...

I can't hold the room. I'm sorry.

You know what, let's just go ahead and...

- Should we?

- I...

- Okay. All right.

- I left a message.

That's the femur.

It's a boy.

I told you.

She's right.

That's definitely a boy.

Honey. No, wait.

It's a boy.

- It's a boy.

- No, babe...

...just get down here as soon as you can.

That's my son.

I'm looking at my son.

Look at his head.

That's my son.

- Thank you.

- Thanks.

I'm sorry. I had it in my schedule

as 2:
00.

- Maybe you just entered it wrong.

- No, I didn't enter it wrong. I...

Damn it. I know I didn't. I... I...

Someone changed it in my phone!

I know that I put it in right.

I booked my flights around it!

I know that I did! Damn it!

- I... I...

- Laura. Stop it. Please.

Please.

This is the only time

we're ever gonna be able to do this.

It's all right. Just don't worry about it.

Let's just go somewhere.

I don't know, lunch.

I can't.

I left a client at the airport.

I have to go back.

Anna Walsh on 2.

Hello?

I'm so excited. A boy.

I knew it. Let's have lunch today.

To celebrate.

Just you and me. I promise it'll be fun.

- Anna, is there anything actually wrong?

- Why?

Because you shouldn't

be calling me at work.

Okay? I cannot sneak away,

I will not have lunch with you.

I have appointments all afternoon.

Like I said earlier...

Mr. Taylor's office. Please hold.

- Anna Walsh.

- Tell her I left for the day.

- What is it?

- Why are you lying to me?

What are you talking about?

I'd never lie to you, John.

I've always told you the truth.

But not you.

Why are you saying that?

Because I'm right here.

This is for you.

A congratulations.

All right. No, we're not gonna do this.

We're not gonna do this.

Let's do something fun.

Nope. We're not doing anything fun.

What a surprise.

Laura's working late again!

Why did you think

she would make a good mother?

- Enough!

- We're so different.

She couldn't even stay pregnant.

I wonder if she actually even wanted to.

Are you sure she had miscarriages?

Because you know there are ways

to fake that, right?

- Are you out of your mind?

- You need to be nicer to me, John.

I will leave. The law says I can.

This is my baby. Mike says we can sell it.

- John!

- You know what?

Leave. Go. Get out of the house!

- You don't mean that.

- Oh, yes, I do.

I'll tell Laura everything.

It will kill her. It will break her heart.

But you know what? We'll survive it.

We'll pick up the pieces and move on

because that's what we do.

But what about you? You'll be alone.

You'll be broke,

with a kid that's not even really yours.

So go for it.

Leave.

I just want you.

- White here.

- Hey, Roland, it's John.

Hey, what's up? What, the old man

needs another rock looked under?

No, actually, I need a favour.

And it's not business.

- It's personal.

- Sure, John.

There's a guy I'd like you to look into.

His name is Mike Mitchell.

He's Navy, based in Louisiana.

He's been deployed about two months.

Just need a history on him.

Anything you can find would be great.

I'm on it. Anything for you, John.

My man.

You wanted to see me?

Have a seat, John.

Look, you know

the firm monitors computer use...

...and e-mail accounts.

The system's set up

to automatically snag...

...certain types of files,

things that could...

...embarrass the company.

Todd recognised her from your party.

She's not your relative, is she?

No. She's our surrogate.

And I don't see

how this is company business.

Anna has been getting

prenatal care from a clinic...

...that happens to be a subsidiary

of Grafton Industries.

She is a patient of the very people...

...we're about to take to court.

That's a big deal, John.

I'm giving the case to Todd.

I hope you understand.

I'm sorry, John. That video got bounced

straight to the old man.

I think I just lost my job.

You ready for things to get worse?

I don't think that's possible.

Remember that guy you asked me

to run a check on? Mitchell?

- Yeah.

- Two years ago...

...he was discharged from the military

for some assaults.

Regular d*ckhead sh*t.

But after I saw the video,

I got to thinking about that girl.

- Your girl.

- Yeah, and...?

Well, her real name isn't Walsh.

She got married at 19 in Little Rock.

Before that, she was Anna Devost.

Which is why the surrogate agency

missed this.

Marijuana. A DUI.

Nothing horrible, really.

But not exactly the picture of innocence.

So I dug a little deeper.

She was born in Memphis.

Her parents died when she was 3.

Raised by foster parents.

She lived with them for 12 years.

Now, this took some work to get to.

When she was 16,

she attacks her foster dad...

...with a pair of scissors.

Killed him.

Seems she had a reason.

The guy was sexually abusing her.

State takes over...

...puts her in psych.

She's a minor, so the records are sealed.

But when she turns 18,

she walks out and is gone.

She's dangerous, John.

You're right where you should be.

And you slowly begin

to reawaken yourself...

...with small movements.

You appreciate your mind and your body...

...for the accomplishments of this lesson.

Thank you so much.

- Thank you.

- Okay, it's my turn.

This was John's great-grandmother's...

...and then my mother and then mine.

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