[CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY NCI'S CORPORATE PARTNERS] REMY: I GOT YOUR MESSAGE. TITO: GOOD. REMY: OK, WHY THE SLICK DUDS, TITO? TITO: IT'S LAUNDRY DAY. WHAT? I HAD TO GET THE THIRD DEGREE BECAUSE I LOOK SO INCREDIBLY GOOD? REMY: YOU'RE WEARING COLOGNE. TITO: I ALWAYS SMELL GOOD. REMY: OK. DON'T PLAY WITH ME, TITO. I KNOW YOU ARE UP TO SOMETHING. PAULINA: COME WITH ME. HOW ABOUT A LIGHT IN THE WINDOW FOR YOUR MOM? HOW'S THAT? FEEL BETTER? STEVEN: DO YOU THINK SHE'S THINKING ABOUT US? PAULINA: ARE YOU KIDDING ME? THAT'S WHAT MOMS DO BEST. NO MATTER WHAT THEY'RE GOING THROUGH OR WHAT'S HAPPENING, THEY'RE ALWAYS THINKING ABOUT THEIR KIDS. NOW, WHY DON'T YOU GUYS GO UPSTAIRS AND GET READY FOR BED. STEVEN: COME ON, KIRK. I'LL RACE YOU. READY? PAULINA: READY, SET, GO! STEVEN: SET, GO! [TELEPHONE RINGS] PAULINA: HELLO? YES, I'M THE ONE WHO PLACED THE AD. WHAT? TONIGHT AT 9:00 INSTEAD OF 8:00? YES, DEFINITELY. ABSOLUTELY. TONIGHT, YES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. I CAN'T BELIEVE IT. WHAT IF THIS IS IT? JAKE: COME ON, MARLEY. TAKE ME TO HER. TAKE ME TO VICKY. MARLEY: MICHAEL? YOU HAVE TO HELP ME. I DON'T KNOW -- I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. VICKY IS MISSING. AND IT JUST -- IT JUST HURTS SO MUCH NOT KNOWING WHERE SHE IS. WHAT HURTS EVEN MORE IS THAT THE ONE PERSON WHO SHOULD BE ABLE TO TURN TO ME, THE ONE PERSON WHO UNDERSTANDS WHAT I'M GOING THROUGH AND WHOSE PAIN I FEEL IS JAKE. HE PRETENDS THAT WE'RE VERY CLOSE. BUT THEN WHEN MY BACK IS TURNED, HIS FACE CHANGES. HE SOMEHOW -- HE THINKS I'M RESPONSIBLE FOR VICKY BEING GONE. PLEASE. PLEASE HELP HER FIND HER WAY HOME. LET JAKE SEE HOW WRONG HE IS. MAKE HIM SEE HOW MUCH I LOVE VICKY. PLEASE, PLEASE, YOU HAVE TO MAKE HIM BELIEVE IN ME AGAIN. YOU HAVE TO MAKE EVERYTHING ALL RIGHT. PLEASE. MAKE HIM BELIEVE. JAKE: STOP TALKING TO THE DAMN TOMBSTONE AND JUST TAKE ME TO VICKY. VICKY: OK. HELP ME. HELP ME, PLEASE. SOMEBODY -- SOMEBODY HELP ME. HELP ME. HELP ME. HELP ME! SOMEBODY! MARLEY: HE'LL TRUST YOU AGAIN ONE DAY -- THE WAY HE USED TO, THE WAY HE SHOULD. JUST BE PATIENT. JAKE: WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING? [TELEPHONE RINGS] JAKE: YEAH. HELLO? PAULINA: HEY, THERE ARE TWO BOYS OVER HERE REFUSING TO GO TO SLEEP TILL THEY SAY GOOD NIGHT TO YOU. JAKE: PAULINA? PAULINA: I STOPPED BY TO SEE YOU. DONNA SAID YOU WERE OUT BUT THAT YOU'D BE RIGHT BACK. JAKE: LOOK, I CANNOT -- I CANNOT LEAVE UNTIL I FIGURE OUT WHAT'S GOING ON HERE. PAULINA: JAKE, WHERE ARE YOU? WHAT'S WRONG? JAKE: LISTEN, I WAS SO CLOSE, I COULD FREAKING TASTE IT. I MEAN, I COULD SEE IT IN HER EYES AND THE WAY SHE WOULD JUST SAY THINGS. PAULINA: JAKE, CALM DOWN. WHO ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? JAKE: YOU, KNOW, I'M THINKING MAYBE I'M WRONG. I MEAN, WHO KNOWS? NEXT THING I'LL BE ACCUSING YOU. PAULINA: WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? JAKE: SHE'S JUST BEEN GONE TOO LONG. SHE'S BEEN TOO -- GONE TOO DAMN LONG. PAULINA: LOOK, I WANT YOU TO DROP WHAT YOU'RE DOING RIGHT NOW AND COME HOME. THESE BOYS NEED YOU, AND YOU'RE NOT GOOD TO ANYBODY LIKE THIS. JAKE: NO, I'M NO GOOD WITHOUT VICKY. PAULINA: COME HOME. JAKE: YOU'RE RIGHT. YOU'RE RIGHT. I'LL BE THERE IN A LITTLE WHILE. VICKY: HELP ME, SOMEBODY. SOMEBODY HELP ME. OK. OK, JUST KEEP IT TOGETHER. JUST KEEP IT TOGETHER SO YOU DON'T RUN OUT OF AIR. IT'S GOING TO BE OK. YOU CAN DO THIS. THE CAR'S NOT MOVING, SO SOMEBODY'S GOING TO HEAR ME. OK? SOMEBODY'S GOING TO COME BY AND SOMEBODY'S GOING TO HEAR ME. YOU CAN DO THIS. YOU CAN DO THIS. TITO: DID YOU EVER THINK THAT MAYBE I WANTED TO LOOK GOOD FOR YOU BEFORE I GO? REMY: NO. OK, SAVE IT. I KNOW YOU. YOU ARE PLANNING SOMETHING. TITO: OH, RIGHT. YOU GOT ME. FROM THE GET-GO, I'VE BEEN PLANNING MY BIG ESCAPE, MY EXIT FROM PLEASANTVILLE. REMY: OH. YOU'RE REALLY LEAVING? TITO: LOOK FOR ME TOMORROW. I'LL BE GONE. REMY: I THOUGHT YOU MIGHT STICK AROUND UNTIL AFTER CHRISTMAS. TITO: WHAT, AND LET THE SPIRIT OF THE SEASON RUB OFF ON ME? OR MAYBE I WOULD CHANGE MY LIFE OF CRIME AND WALK THE STRAIGHT AND WAY TOO NARROW? REMY: IS IT TOTALLY OUT OF THE QUESTION, TITO? PEOPLE CAN CHANGE. TITO: WHEN DID YOU BECOME MOTHER TERESA? GOD, THESE PEOPLE DID A HELL OF A NUMBER ON YOU. REMY: YOU COULD FIND A JOB. TITO: YOU WATCH YOUR LANGUAGE, AND YOU BITE YOUR TONGUE. REMY: I WOULD HELP YOU. TITO: THANK-- PEACHES, WE'VE ALREADY TALKED ABOUT THIS, OK? THANKS, BUT NO THANKS. ETTA MAE: EXCUSE ME. NOW, LISTEN, CAN I GET YOU A REFILL OR MAYBE ANOTHER SLICE OF CAKE? TITO: UH -- SURE. THAT'D ACTUALLY BE GREAT. IF THIS COFFEE, IF THIS IS YOUR HOUSE BLEND -- ETTA MAE: OH, YEAH. TITO: I'M IN HEAVEN. ETTA MAE: OH. THIS MAN KNOWS HIS BEANS. TITO: YEAH, I KNOW WHAT I LIKE. SOMETIMES I LIKE IT TOO MUCH. ETTA MAE: WELL, I HOPE MY CUSTOMERS ENJOY MY NEW MENU AS MUCH AS YOU SEEM TO. AT THIS RATE, I WILL RETIRE A MILLIONAIRE. ENJOY, EVERYBODY. TITO: THANKS. ETTA MAE: LET ME TAKE THIS. TITO: THANKS. SO, HOW WAS THE TREE-LIGHTING AT CARLINO'S? REMY: IT WAS REALLY FUN. PAULINA REALLY KNOCKED HERSELF OUT. TITO: YEAH. ABOUT YOUR FRIEND, PAULINA -- LOOK, IF SHE'S ROLLING IN THE DOUGH, WHY IS SHE STILL UP TO HER ELBOWS IN DIAPERS AND LASAGNA? AND WHY IS SHE SETTLING FOR A COP FOR A HUSBAND? I MEAN, SHE COULD HAVE ANYTHING, DO ANYTHING. REMY: PAULINA GREW UP IN FOSTER CARE, JUST LIKE WE DID. SHE HAS EVERYTHING SHE WANTS. SHE LOVES HER HUSBAND. SHE LOVES HER JOB. SHE LOVES HER KID -- SHE'S NUTS ABOUT DANTE. TITO: NO, SHE'S JUST PLAIN NUTS. I MEAN, TO HAVE ALL THAT JACK IN A TRUST FUND TO SETTLE FOR BEING A MOM -- REMY: NO, SHE KNOWS WHAT'S IMPORTANT, TITO. WHEN SHE WAS GROWING UP, SHE HAD NO IDEA THAT SHE WAS A CORY. JUST TODAY, SHE WAS TELLING ME ABOUT ALL THE CHRISTMASES SHE SPENT LIVING IN OTHER PEOPLE'S HOUSES, WRITING IN HER DIARY ABOUT HOW ALONE SHE WAS. MONEY ISN'T IMPORTANT TO HER. FAMILY IS. TITO: SHE WHAT YOU'D WANT IN A MOTHER? REMY: WHO WOULDN'T? ETTA MAE: OH, EXCUSE ME. HERE WE GO. TITO: THANK YOU. ETTA MAE: YOU'RE QUITE WELCOME. REMY: I'LL BE RIGHT BACK. PAULINA: THEY BOTH MISS HER SO MUCH, YOU KNOW, AND THEY'RE BOTH TRYING SO HARD TO BE THE STRONG ONE. THEY SHOULDN'T HAVE TO GO THROUGH THIS. JAKE: SHE DIDN'T SHOOT GRANT, AND SHE DIDN'T RUN AWAY. I JUST CAN'T FIGURE OUT WHERE SHE IS. PAULINA: JAKE, BEFORE, ON THE PHONE -- THE NEAR MELTDOWN -- WHAT WAS THAT ABOUT? WHERE WERE YOU? JAKE: I WAS AT MARLEY'S. PAULINA: EXCUSE ME? JAKE: PAULINA, YOU WARNED ME ABOUT MARLEY. PAULINA: YEAH. I STILL THINK SHE HAS A THING FOR YOU. JAKE: YEAH, WELL, I THINK SHE KNOWS A LITTLE BIT MORE THAN SHE'S SAYING ABOUT GRANT GETTING SHOT AND VICKY'S DISAPPEARANCE. PAULINA: AND HOW DO YOU KNOW THAT? JAKE: HEAR ME OUT, NOW. I THINK SHE KNOWS WHERE VICKY IS. NO, NO, I'M NOT JUST COMING UP WITH THAT OUT OF THE BLUE, OK? I WAS AT MARLEY'S. I WENT INTO THE BASEMENT, AND SHE'S GOT SOME REALLY WEIRD STUFF. PAULINA: YOU KNOW, YOU NEVER SHOULD HAVE MOVED HER BACK INTO THAT HOUSE. HER BASEMENT? JAKE: YEAH. PAULINA: WHAT? JAKE: LOOKS LIKE SHE'S BEEN KEEPING SOMEONE DOWN THERE. I MEAN, PAULINA, THERE WAS FOOD EVERYWHERE. IT LOOKED LIKE SOMEBODY HAD THROWN IT ALL AROUND THERE. THERE WAS A BUTTON DOWN THERE THAT LOOKED EXACTLY LIKE A BUTTON THAT VICKY HAD ON A JACKET SHE USED TO HAVE. PAULINA: THIS IS UNBELIEVABLE, JAKE. JAKE: YEAH, WELL, LISTEN TO THIS. I MEAN, RIGHT BEFORE VICKY DISAPPEARED, WE HAD THIS SILLY CONVERSATION ABOUT HER STAYING OUT OF TROUBLE. SHE SAID THAT IF SHE EVER REALLY NEEDED ME, SHE'D SEND UP A RED FLAG. THEN THAT LETTER COMES, RIGHT? AND THAT LETTER COMES, AND IT'S GOT A LITTLE PIECE OF RED YARN IN IT. PAULINA: DO YOU THINK SHE WAS SENDING YOU SOME KIND OF SIGN? JAKE: I'M THINKING -- I'M AT THE RESTAURANT EARLIER. I LOOK OVER, AND I SEE MARLEY, AND SHE'S GOT A RED SCARF. OK? IT MATCHES THAT YARN EXACTLY. PAULINA: JAKE, IT'S GOT TO BE TESTED. YOU'VE GOT TO GIVE IT TO JOE SO HE CAN GIVE IT TO THE FORENSIC GUYS. JAKE: I DIDN'T TELL JOE. PAULINA: WHAT? WHY NOT? JAKE: THINK ABOUT THIS. IF I GO TO JOE AND I TELL HIM THAT MARLEY'S MIXED UP IN THIS, THE FIRST THING HE'S GOING TO DO IS QUESTION HER, RIGHT? NOW, I'LL TELL YOU WHAT. SHE COULD FREAK OUT, SHE COULD CLAM UP, OR WORSE YET, SHE COULD TAKE OFF, BECAUSE I'LL TELL YOU WHAT -- SHE'S NOT WRAPPED REAL TIGHT RIGHT NOW, AND I JUST CAN'T PUT VICKY AT RISK LIKE THAT. PAULINA: AND IF THE RED FIBER DOESN'T HAPPEN TO BELONG TO MARLEY'S SCARF -- JAKE: AND I TELL JOE THAT IT IS, THEN I COULD CAUSE VICKY'S SISTER A LOT OF TROUBLE FOR NO REASON. PAULINA: ALL RIGHT. LOOK, JAKE, I'LL BE THE FIRST ONE TO SAY THAT MARLEY HAS AN AGENDA WHERE YOU'RE CONCERNED, BUT TO TAKE HER SISTER AND LOCK HER UP WITHOUT ANYONE KNOWING IN A ROOM IN HER BASEMENT? I MEAN, COME ON. A SCREW LOOSE? YES. BUT THIS? JAKE: I KNOW, PAULINA. I KNOW YOU'RE RIGHT. PAULINA: LOOK, HONEY, VICKY IS MISSING. HER SISTER IS JEALOUS. I CAN SEE WHERE YOU'D BE SUSPICIOUS. I AM, TOO. JAKE: LOOK, I DON'T WANT MARLEY TO BE GUILTY OF THIS. I JUST WANT MY WIFE BACK. I WANT STEVEN AND KIRKLAND TO BE TUCKED INTO BED AT NIGHT BY THEIR MOTHER. NOW, I HAVE TO FIND HER. PAULINA: SHH, SHH, SHH. JAKE: I'M -- I'M ALL RIGHT. PAULINA: NO, COME HERE, COME HERE. COME HERE, COME HERE. SHH. YOU WILL. JAKE, I KNOW YOU WILL. VICKY: OH, YEAH. OH, YEAH, THIS WILL DO. ALL RIGHT. SOMEBODY'S GOING TO HEAR THIS. HELP, SOMEBODY! HELP ME! [BANGING INSIDE TRUNK] TYRONE: HEY, MARLEY -- MARLEY? HEY. MARLEY: TYRONE. I'M ALWAYS RUNNING INTO YOU. TYRONE: AND WHEN THAT HAPPENS, YOU'RE ALWAYS TRYING TO GET AWAY FROM ME. WHY IS THAT? [BANGING INSIDE TRUNK] REMY: WHERE ARE YOU GOING TO GO? WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO? TITO: PEACHES, I'M TOUCHED. YOU GOING TO MISS ME? REMY: NO. NO, OK. IT'S JUST SOME PEOPLE DON'T LIKE TO CHANGE, AND YOU DID BY LETTING ME BECOME WHOEVER I'M BECOMING HERE, AND I WILL NEVER FORGET THAT OR YOU. TITO: YOU COULDN'T FORGET ME IF YOU TRIED. REMY: I WOULDN'T EVEN TRY, TITO. YOU KNOW ME BETTER THAN ALMOST ANYBODY. SEE, I THINK THAT THERE ARE PEOPLE THAT YOU MEET, AND BEFORE YOU KNOW THEIR NAME, BEFORE YOU KNOW WHERE THEY'RE FROM, YOU KNOW THAT THEY ARE GOING TO MEAN SOMETHING TO YOU, AND YOU'RE GOING TO KNOW THEM FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE. TITO: YOU THINK WE'RE LIKE THAT? REMY: BIG TIME. AND I WILL MISS YOU. TITO: BUT IF -- IF WHAT YOU SAY IS TRUE, THEN WE'LL MEET AGAIN, RIGHT? ALWAYS. NO BIG DEAL. NO -- NO GOOD-BYES. REMY: BUT I THOUGHT YOU WEREN'T LEAVING TILL TOMORROW. TITO: I'M NOT. I JUST HAD SOME BUSINESS TO TAKE CARE OF. LATER, BABY. [CLOCK CHIMES] PAULINA: OH, NO. OH, NO. JAKE: WHAT? PAULINA: LOOK, I HATE LEAVING YOU LIKE THIS, OK? JAKE: THEN DON'T BECAUSE I COULD USE YOUR COMPANY. PAULINA: NO, I'D REALLY LIKE TO STICK AROUND, JAKE, BUT I CAN'T. JAKE: WHAT IS IT, PAULINA? PAULINA: I CAN'T. JAKE: IS IT JOE? DANTE? BECAUSE WHATEVER IT IS HAS GOT YOU GOING. PAULINA: LOOK, I'M NOT GOING -- I'M NOT GOING. JAKE: WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? THE LAST TIME I SAW YOU LIKE THIS, YOU WERE AT THE "HERALD" PLACING AN AD FOR A MISSING PERSON. PAULINA: I CAN'T TALK ABOUT THIS, NOT EVEN WITH YOU, OK? JUST WISH ME LUCK. I'M LATE. ALL RIGHT? I'LL CHECK IN WITH YOU SOON, ALL RIGHT? SORRY. SORRY! JAKE: OK. IF YOU'RE UP THERE -- BECAUSE I'M SURE YOU CAN UNDERSTAND I KIND OF HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THAT RIGHT NOW -- YOU NEED TO HELP ME OUT HERE. YOU NEED TO TELL ME WHERE TO LOOK BECAUSE I GOT TO FIND HER, NOT JUST FOR ME, BUT FOR STEVEN AND KIRKLAND. NOW, I HAVE DONE EVERYTHING THAT I KNOW HOW TO DO, SO PLEASE HELP ME. PLEASE JUST BRING VICKY HOME. MARLEY: JAKE BELONGS TO ME. HE ALWAYS HAS. DONNA: OH, GOD. OH, GOD, MARLEY. OH, MY GOD, NO. OH, NO, MARLEY. NO, MARLEY, MY GOD. IT JUST CAN'T BE! JAKE: WHAT IS IT? DONNA: OH, GOD. JAKE: WHAT IS IT? TAKE IT EASY, DONNA. IT'S GOING TO BE ALL RIGHT. IT'S GOING TO BE ALL RIGHT. DONNA: IT IS NOT GOING TO BE ALL RIGHT. JAKE, WHAT IF YOU WERE RIGHT ABOUT MARLEY? WHAT IF YOU WERE RIGHT ALL ALONG? [BANGING INSIDE TRUNK] MARLEY: NO. NO. I ALWAYS -- I ALWAYS LOVE RUNNING INTO YOU. I JUST WAS GOING TO TAKE SOME TOYS OVER TO THE HOSPITAL, YOU KNOW, FOR THE KIDS. WHAT ABOUT YOU? TYRONE: WELL, I HAD TO FILE A CASE BEFORE A MIDNIGHT DEADLINE, BUT, YOU KNOW, I'M FREE NOW. SO HOW ABOUT WE GET A DRINK, MAYBE SOME COFFEE TO WARM US UP? MARLEY: OH. OH, GOODNESS. I WOULD LOVE TO. I PROMISED -- I PROMISED WOULD GET THESE TOYS THERE BEFORE VISITING HOURS ARE OVER, YOU KNOW? TYRONE: SURE. MARLEY: WELL, IT'S REALLY GREAT RUNNING INTO YOU, SO -- TYRONE: WELL, AT LEAST LET ME WALK YOU TO YOUR CAR. MARLEY: OH, NO. NO, I COULDN'T -- I COULDN'T DO THAT. I COULDN'T LET YOU DO THAT. TYRONE: NO, NO. LISTEN -- COME ON. NOW, WHERE'D YOU PARK? MARLEY: YOU KNOW, THAT IS THE -- THAT IS THE FUNNY THING. I CAN'T REMEMBER WHERE I PARKED. TYRONE: WELL, HAVE YOU CHECKED AROUND ON THIS LEVEL? MARLEY: OH. UM -- YOU KNOW, I WAS JUST -- I WAS JUST GOING TO START LOOKING. [BANGING INSIDE TRUNK] TYRONE: WHAT WAS THAT? VICKY: COME ON, SOMEBODY. SOMEBODY, PLEASE. HELP ME. TYRONE: DID YOU HEAR THAT? MARLEY: NO, I DIDN'T HEAR ANYTHING. TYRONE: I COULD HAVE SWORN IT WAS -- MARLEY: IT'S PROBABLY -- IT'S PROBABLY JUST THE WIND, YOU KNOW? IT'S SO COLD, MY EARS ARE FREEZING. AS A MATTER OF FACT, IF I DON'T GET TOO MY CAR PRETTY SOON -- COME ON. COME ON, HELP A LADY IN DISTRESS. TYRONE: WHAT? MARLEY: WELL, I JUST THOUGHT, YOU KNOW, SINCE YOU'RE SO TALL, YOU COULD SEE MY CAR BETTER, RIGHT? YOU REMEMBER -- YOU KNOW WHAT MY CAR LOOKS LIKE, RIGHT? I THOUGHT YOU'D MAYBE TAKE THE UPPER LEVEL, AND I COULD GO DOWNSTAIRS. TYRONE: WAIT A MINUTE. WHAT, AND HAVE YOU WALK AROUND THIS PARKING GARAGE BY YOURSELF? NO. MARLEY: OH, WELL, I'M VERY GLAD TO KNOW THAT CHIVALRY IS NOT DEAD, BUT I'M A BIG GIRL. I CAN TAKE CARE OF MYSELF. COME ON. I'LL MEET YOU -- I'LL MEET YOU BACK HERE IN FIVE MINUTES. ALL RIGHT? TYRONE: FIVE MINUTES TOPS. MARLEY: ALL RIGHT. WITH WHEELS OR WITHOUT, I'LL SEE YOU. THANK YOU. GLAD YOU SHOWED UP. [CAR ENGINE STARTS] VICKY: WHAT IS HAPPENING? WHAT'S HAPPENING? [TIRES SQUEAL] VICKY: NO. PLEASE, GOD, NO. PLEASE NOT THIS, NO. PLEASE. OH, PLEASE, SOMEBODY. NO. NO, NO. NO. TYRONE: MARLEY? TYRONE: WHY AM I NOT SURPRISED? MARLEY: OK, CAREFUL. CAREFUL. WATCH YOUR STEP. COME ON. IT'S ALL RIGHT. VICKY: WHERE AM I? WHERE AM I? MARLEY: I DIDN'T KNOW WHERE ELSE TO BRING YOU SINCE MY BASEMENT IS OBVIOUSLY NO LONGER DOING THE TRICK. VICKY: WHAT IS THIS PLACE? MARLEY: OH. OH, THAT'S RIGHT. YOU DON'T KNOW IT AS WELL AS I DO, DO YOU? I KNOW EVERY INCH OF THIS BASEMENT. VICKY: MARLEY -- MARLEY: I'M INTIMATELY ACQUAINTED WITH IT. IT'S HOME. I'D RECOGNIZE IT EVEN BLINDFOLDED, EVEN IN THE STATE IT'S IN NOW. IT'S -- IT'S THE LOVE MANSION. HERE. HERE. SEE? SEE? HOUSE OF LOVE. THE BURNT-OUT BOWELS OF MY CHILDHOOD. VICKY: WHY -- WHY DID YOU BRING ME HERE? MARLEY: BECAUSE THIS IS WHERE IT ALL BEGAN -- WHERE WE WERE BORN AND WHERE I GREW UP THINKING THAT DONNA WAS MY SISTER, BEING LIED TO HALF MY LIFE. VICKY: PLEASE DON'T DO THIS, PLEASE. PLEASE -- MARLEY: AND NOW THIS IS WHERE YOU'RE GOING TO STAY. VICKY: NO, NO. MARLEY: YOU KNOW, I TOLD JAKE ALL ABOUT THIS PLACE. WHILE BRIDGET WAS DOTING ON YOU AND MAKING YOU CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES, I WAS SITTING UPSTAIRS WITH A FAMILY WHO DESPISED -- DESPISED EACH OTHER. BUT DOWN HERE? DOWN HERE, I JUST -- I FELT SAFE AND FAMILIAR. THERE WAS A FURNACE OVER THERE, AND I WOULD CURL UP RIGHT BY -- I WOULD CURL UP RIGHT BY THE FURNACE, AND I COULD FEEL THIS WARM GLOW AND THIS HEAT. I LOVED THE WAY IT WOULD JUST WARM UP THE WHOLE HOUSE, STARTING WITH ME. VICKY: THERE IS NO FURNACE OVER THERE, MARLEY. SEE? SEE? I'M GOING TO FREEZE TO DEATH DOWN HERE. MARLEY: NO, NO, NO, YOU WON'T, HONEY. NO, YOU'RE GOING TO BE FINE. VICKY: LOOK, DON'T LEAVE ME HERE LIKE THIS, OK? MARLEY: NO, HERE -- HERE. YOU CAN HAVE -- YOU CAN HAVE MY FLASHLIGHT. VICKY: NO. MARLEY: THE BATTERIES ARE FADING, SO YOU'VE GOT TO USE IT SPARINGLY. OH, HERE, HERE. MY COAT -- YOU CAN TAKE MY COAT. JUST TAKE IT. VICKY: BUT IF -- IF YOU WOULD JUST TAKE ME HOME TO MY FAMILY, OK? IF YOU WOULD JUST TAKE ME HOME TO STEVEN AND KIRKLAND -- YOU CAN'T WANT THEM TO SPEND THE HOLIDAYS WITHOUT THEIR MOTHER, YOU -- MARLEY: CHILDREN ARE VERY RESILIENT. THEY CAN MAKE IT THROUGH ALMOST ANYTHING. ASK DONNA. VICKY: MARLEY? NOW, HONEY, I KNOW YOU. I JUST DON'T KNOW HOW YOU'RE GOING TO SLEEP AT NIGHT KNOWING THAT I'M FREEZING TO DEATH DOWN HERE. MARLEY: I'LL THINK WARM THOUGHTS. VICKY: NO, MARLEY. MARLEY, WAIT. WAIT. I MEAN, LET'S -- LET'S SAY YOUR PLAN DOES WORK -- MARLEY: WHEN MY PLAN DOES WORK. VICKY: WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO WITH ME? PAULINA'S VOICE: GIVE THIS TO WHOEVER TAKES THE BABY. SOMETHING FROM ITS MOTHER. TITO: EXCUSE ME? EXCUSE ME, MISS? HI. I WAS JUST WONDERING, ARE YOU HERE ALONE BY ANY CHANCE? PAULINA: LOOK, IF THIS IS SOME KIND OF PICKUP LINE -- TITO: OH, NO. NO, NO, NO. NO, I DON'T MEAN THAT. NO, I MEAN, BUT -- I THINK YOU'RE THE WOMAN I'M LOOKING FOR. OK. THAT DIDN'T SOUND RIGHT, EITHER. YOU'D THINK I'D GETTING BETTER AT THIS. PAULINA: WELL, THAT DEPENDS. WHAT ARE YOU DOING? TITO: WELL, I SAW THE AD IN THE PAPER. PAULINA: DON'T TELL ME THE PERSONALS. TITO: MISSING PERSONS. PAULINA: YOU MEAN YOU -- [PAULINA SIGHS] TITO: OH. MY MISTAKE. I'M SORRY. PAULINA: WAIT. DON'T GO. I'M -- I'M THE ONE WHO PLACED THE AD. TITO: YOU MEAN, SO YOU WERE -- PAULINA: BUT THERE'S BEEN SOME KIND OF MISTAKE. SEE, I WAS EXPECTING A GIRL. MY -- MY DAUGHTER. TITO: OH. WELL, I GUESS THAT WOULD COUNT ME OUT. IT'S WEIRD. I'M LOOKING FOR MY BIRTH MOTHER. BUT, I GUESS, IF YOU HAD A DAUGHTER, THEN, OH, WELL, THE SEARCH CONTINUES, RIGHT? OH, WELL. PAULINA: LOOK, I'M -- I'M REALLY SORRY. TITO: NO, NO. DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT. I MEAN, IF YOU GREW UP LIKE I DID, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE USED TO ALL THE BIG LETDOWNS. YOU KNOW, AND, I MEAN, IT'S A STUPID IDEA ANYWAY BECAUSE, I MEAN, WHY WOULD MY MOTHER EVEN WANT TO SEE ME? SHE -- SHE ABANDONED ME. PAULINA: YOU DON'T KNOW THAT YOU WERE ABANDONED. I BET IT KILLED HER TO GIVE YOU UP. TITO: YEAH, RIGHT. WELL, I MEAN, ALL SHE EVER REALLY GAVE ME WAS SOME ABANDONMENT ISSUES AND A LOCKET THAT'S NOT EVEN WORTH PAWNING. PAULINA: A LOCKET? WHAT LOCKET? TITO: IT DOESN'T -- DOESN'T MATTER. LOOK, THANKS FOR BEING SO COOL ABOUT THIS. PAULINA: HOLD ON A SECOND, HOLD ON A SEC-- THE LOCKET, WOULD YOU HAPPEN TO HAVE IT ON YOU? TITO: YEAH, BUT, I MEAN -- PAULINA: WOULD YOU MIND? COULD I -- COULD I SEE IT? TITO: I GUESS. BE -- BE CAREFUL. THIS IS -- IT'S ALL I HAVE OF MY MOTHER. PAULINA: OH, MY GOD. I DON'T BELIEVE IT. I -- I DON'T BELIEVE IT. TITO: YOU OK, MISS? PAULINA: IT'S YOU. IT'S REALLY YOU. PAULINA: IT'S YOU. YOU'RE THE ONE. YOU'RE MINE. TITO: NO, NO, NO, LADY, LOOK. DON'T -- PAULINA: NO, THIS IS THE LOCKET I GAVE TO THE NURSE TO GIVE TO MY BABY WHEN IT WAS OLD ENOUGH. TITO: NO, BUT YOU SAID YOU HAD A DAUGHTER. YOU HAD A BABY GIRL. PAULINA: BUT I NEVER KNEW FOR SURE, SEE? I DIDN'T GET A CHANCE TO SEE THAT -- THERE WAS THIS YELLOW BLANKET AND THESE PINK, ROSY CHEEKS AND ALL THIS HAIR, AND I ASKED, BUT NO ONE WOULD TELL ME, SO I JUST ASSUMED THAT IT WAS A GIRL. TITO: OK, OK, DON'T FALL APART. PAULINA: THEY TOLD ME THE LESS THAT I KNEW, THE EASIER IT WOULD BE. TITO: OK, LOOK, DO YOU WANT SOME WATER OR -- PAULINA: LOOK -- TITO: WOW. WELL, NOW I NOW WHY YOU KIND OF FLIPPED OUT. I MEAN, THEY LOOK SIMILAR, BUT THEY'RE NOT -- PAULINA: THEY'RE IDENTICAL. TITO: WELL, MAYBE, BUT, I MEAN, THEY'RE NOT EXACTLY ONE-OF-A-KIND FAMILY JEWELS. PAULINA: MINE IS TO ME. TITO: NO, I'M SORRY. I DIDN'T MEAN -- PAULINA: NO, YOU'RE RIGHT. LIKE YOU SAID, I MEAN, YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT LIKE THEY'RE REALLY WORTH ANYTHING. I JUST COULDN'T REALLY PAWN IT, RIGHT? TITO: YEAH, WELL -- I MEAN, IT'S ALL I HAVE OF MY MOTHER. I WOULD NEVER GIVE IT UP. AND MAYBE -- MAYBE IT WAS ALL SHE HAD TO GIVE ME. YOU KNOW. PAULINA: OH. SORRY. THIS ONE IS YOURS. TITO: THANKS. PAULINA: SO, THAT WOULD MAKE ME YOUR -- TITO: OH, WAIT A SECOND. BEFORE WE -- BEFORE WE GET CARRIED AWAY HERE, I MEAN, MAYBE WE SHOULD TAKE A BLOOD TEST OR SOMETHING. PAULINA: OH. YEAH. YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT. GOOD HEAD ON YOUR SHOULDERS. TITO: AND MAYBE -- MAYBE HAVE SOME HOSPITAL RECORDS AND -- PAULINA: I'M SURE I COULD GET MY HANDS ON SOME, SURE. TITO: AND I'LL SEE WHAT I CAN FIND. PAULINA: YEAH. YEAH, GREAT. TITO: WELL, WE'LL BE IN TOUCH, I GUESS. PAULINA: THROUGH THE MESSAGE SERVICE AT THE "HERALD." BOX 8435, RIGHT? TITO: YEAH, COOL. THIS IS -- THIS IS WEIRD. OH, IF -- YOU KNOW, IF YOU DON'T MIND, MAYBE WE COULD KIND OF KEEP THIS BETWEEN US FOR NOW. PAULINA: BY ALL MEANS. OF COURSE. TITO: SO I'M GOING TO GO FIND THOSE -- THOSE PAPERS. PAULINA: YEAH, AND I'LL TAKE UP WHATEVER I CAN AND GET BACK TO YOU. REALLY, REALLY, REALLY AMAZING TO MEET YOU. TITO: YEAH. YOU, TOO. YOU KNOW, PRACTICALLY ALL MY LIFE, I'VE -- I'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR MY MOTHER, YOU KNOW, MAYBE FAMILY, SOMEONE WHO LOOKS LIKE ME, LAUGHS LIKE ME. PAULINA: I KNOW WHAT YOU MEAN. TITO: AND I DON'T KNOW. I MEAN, MAYBE IT'S JUST SOME JUST KIND OF INCREDIBLE COINCIDENCE HAVING THE SAME LOCKETS AND EVERYTHING, BUT I ALWAYS HOPED -- I ALWAYS HOPED IF I -- IF I DID MEET HER, I COULDN'T HAVE HOPED TO MEET SOMEONE AS PRETTY AND AS NICE AS YOU. PAULINA: THANKS. I MEAN -- I DON'T KNOW WHAT I MEAN. OH, WAIT. WHAT'S YOUR NAME? TITO: OH. TIM -- TIMOTHY. PAULINA: TIMOTHY. I'M PAULINA. TITO: PAULINA. WELL, ALL RIGHT. I'LL TALK TO YOU SOON. PAULINA: YES. TITO: BYE. PAULINA: BYE. PAULINA: YES. TITO: BYE. PAULINA: BYE. TITO: THIS IS A LOT EASIER THAN I THOUGHT. TWICE AS MUCH FUN. I'LL SEE YOU SOON, "MOM." JAKE: DONNA? WHAT IF EVERYTHING THAT YOU'RE REMEMBERING IS REAL? DONNA: OH, IT CAN'T BE. IT JUST CAN'T BE, JAKE. MARLEY'S NOT CAPABLE OF THAT. JAKE: I'LL TELL YOU SOMETHING -- I'M NOT SURE WHAT MARLEY'S CAPABLE OF ANYMORE. CAN YOU GET TO BED ALL RIGHT? DONNA: WHERE ARE YOU GOING? JAKE? JAKE: I'M GOING TO GO GET SOME ANSWERS. AND I'LL TELL YOU WHAT -- IF MARLEY'S GOT THEM, I'M GOING TO GET THEM RIGHT NOW. VICKY: I JUST WANT YOU TO THINK ABOUT WHAT YOU'RE DOING, THAT'S ALL. I -- MARLEY: I HAVE GIVEN THIS A LOT OF THOUGHT. VICKY: I JUST -- I WANT YOU TO THINK ABOUT IT LOGICALLY AND RATIONALLY. MARLEY: OH, ARE YOU PATRONIZING ME AGAIN, VICTORIA? VICKY: NO! NO! MARLEY: THE SAME AS ALWAYS. YOU KNOW, THE WORLD WILL CONTINUE TO SPIN. YOUR CHILDREN WILL REMEMBER YOU FONDLY, AND JAKE AND I WILL START A NEW LIFE TOGETHER. VICKY: AND -- WAIT. JUST WONDER WHERE I WAS GOING TO BE. MARLEY: WELL, YOU -- YOU HAVE TO PAY FOR SHOOTING GRANT, OF COURSE. AND JAKE AND I AND THE BOYS WILL PROBABLY MOVE AWAY SOMEWHERE, AWAY FROM ALL THE MEMORIES, BECAUSE BAY CITY IS FULL OF THEM. ESPECIALLY THIS PLACE. IT'LL BE THERAPEUTIC FOR YOU. REALLY. I MEAN, STAYING HERE. YOU KNOW, YOU SAID THAT BEFORE WE -- BEFORE WE FOUND EACH OTHER, YOU ALWAYS THOUGHT THAT THERE WAS SOMEONE OUT THERE. YOU FELT LIKE THERE WAS A PART OF YOU MISSING. DID YOU IMAGINE ME GROWING UP HERE IN THIS HELLHOLE? VICKY: THIS PLACE WAS A MANSION. MARLEY: WELL, IT FINALLY LOOKS THE WAY IT FELT. VICKY: MARLEY, I -- I WAS GIVEN AWAY WHEN I WAS BORN. I WAS TAKEN AWAY FROM MY FAMILY. REMEMBER THAT? I WAS -- SEE, I WAS TAKEN AWAY FROM YOU. MARLEY: YOU HAD BRIDGET, WHO ADORED YOU MORE THAN ANYTHING, AND A HOUSE WITH WINDOW BOXES. I HAD A NEUROTIC SISTER-MOTHER AND A GRANDFATHER WHO WOULD BARELY EVEN LOOK AT ME BECAUSE I REMINDED HIM OF WHAT A DISAPPOINTMENT HIS DAUGHTER WAS. YOU WERE LUCKY. VICKY: WHAT DO YOU WANT? DO YOU WANT ME TO BEG? I'M BEGGING YOU. I WILL BEG YOU, PLEASE. PLEASE DON'T LEAVE ME HERE! MARLEY: WE HAVE PASSED THE POINT OF NO RETURN A VERY LONG TIME AGO. VICKY: NO, YOU CAN'T BELIEVE THAT. YOU JUST CAN'T BELIEVE THAT. DON'T YOU UNDERSTAND? IT'S NOT GOING TO WORK! MARLEY, YOU'RE NOT GOING TO GET JAKE! MARLEY: WELL, THEN -- THEN YOU'RE JUST GOING TO HAVE TO STAY HERE. IT'S AS SIMPLE AS THAT. VICKY: MARLEY! MARLEY! MARLEY! DON'T DO THIS, PLEASE! DON'T LEAVE ME HERE! PLEASE, MARLEY! DON'T LEAVE ME HERE! HELP ME! REMY: PAULINA. HEY. PAULINA: HEY, REMY. REMY: WHAT, ARE YOU CHECKING OUT THE COMPETITION? PAULINA: YEAH. YEAH, RIGHT. PLUS, I HAD SOME ERRANDS TO RUN. REMY: SOMETHING'S WRONG, ISN'T IT? PAULINA: A FRIEND OF MINE'S IN SOME BIG TROUBLE. BUT I'M FINE -- OR I WILL BE. REMY: DO YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT IT? PAULINA: ACTUALLY, I WAS JUST THINKING THAT IF I DON'T GET HOME BEFORE JOE PUTS DANTE DOWN, I'LL NEVER SEE MY SON, SO -- OH, SORRY. SO CAN I HAVE A RAIN CHECK? REMY: YOU BET. PAULINA: GREAT. REMY: I'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW. PAULINA: YEAH. REMY: BE OK. PAULINA: NIGHT, SWEETIE. REMY: GOOD NIGHT. [DOOR CLOSES] TITO: HI. MISS ME? REMY: YEAH. YOU DIDN'T LEAVE ENOUGH FOR THE BILL, TITO. TITO: SO I OWE YOU -- MORE THAN YOU KNOW. REMY: NO, MORE THAN YOU KNOW. $5.50. TITO: WHEN DID YOU START TIPPING LIKE A ROCK STAR? I'LL -- I'LL GET YOU LATER. REMY: RIGHT. LATER, LATER. NO. NO, NO, I MEAN IT. I MEAN IT. I MEAN, WHY WOULD I WANT TO TICK OFF MY FAVORITE CHICK? I MEAN, BESIDES, WE'RE GOING TO BE SEEING A WHOLE LOT MORE OF EACH OTHER. REMY: BUT I THOUGHT THAT YOU WERE LEAVING. TITO: WELL, I THOUGHT ABOUT WHAT YOU SAID, AND, I MEAN, WHY NOT GIVE BAY CITY A FIGHTING CHANCE? REMY: SO YOU CHANGED YOUR MIND JUST LIKE THAT? TITO: CALL IT A HUNCH. I DON'T KNOW. BUT THIS TOWN SEEMS TO BE OVERFLOWING WITH LUCK AND THE MILK OF HUMAN KINDNESS. I MEAN, YOU GOT TO LOVE THAT. [TELEPHONE RINGS] MARLEY: HELLO? HELLO? WHO IS THIS? WHO? NO. NO, NO. I'M -- I'M SORRY. YOU HAVE THE WRONG NUMBER. JAKE: WHAT? WHAT THE HELL IS SHE UP TO? MARLEY'S IMAGE: VERY GOOD. CALLING YOUR OWN PHONE? YOU'RE GETTING BETTER AT THIS ALL THE TIME. MARLEY: SHH. HE'S WATCHING. MARLEY'S IMAGE: SO? LET HIM WATCH. FIRST HE'LL WATCH. THEN HE'LL WANT. THEN HE'LL HAVE TO HAVE YOU, NO MATTER WHAT. MARLEY: HE'LL FORGET ABOUT VICTORIA EVENTUALLY, WON'T HE? MARLEY'S IMAGE: OF COURSE HE WILL. HE DOESN'T TRUST YOU NOW, BUT THAT WON'T BE FOREVER. HE'LL REALIZE HOW WRONG HE WAS, AND WHEN HE DOES -- MARLEY: HE'LL LOVE ME AGAIN, AND I'LL HAVE JAKE ALL TO MYSELF. UNTIL THAT TIME COMES, VICTORIA WILL JUST -- SHE'LL JUST HAVE TO BE COMFY. VICKY: WHAT IF MARLEY'S RIGHT? WHAT IF THEY FORGET ABOUT ME? NO. JAKE'S NOT GOING TO FORGET ABOUT ME. NO, JAKE WOULD NEVER FORGET ABOUT ME. YOU KNOW, IT REALLY DOESN'T EVEN MATTER HOW MUCH COLDER IT GETS DOWN HERE BECAUSE I'M JUST GOING TO FREEZE TO DEATH DOWN HERE ANYWAY. NO. YOU CAN'T THINK LIKE THAT. NOT GOING TO THINK LIKE THAT. JUST GOING TO STAY AWAKE. FIND A WAY TO JUST STAY AWAKE AND CONCENTRATE ON STEVEN AND KIRKLAND AND JAKE -- STEVEN AND KIRKLAND AND JAKE AND PAULINA, HOW MUCH THEY LOVE ME AND -- AND THAT THEY'RE JUST GOING TO FIND ME DOWN HERE. AND I'M GOING TO LIVE THROUGH THIS. AND I -- VICKY: HELP. HELP. SOMEBODY. SOMEBODY. HELP ME, HELP ME. HELP. [CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY NCI'S CORPORATE PARTNERS] [CAPTIONING PERFORMED BY THE NATIONAL CAPTIONING INSTITUTE, INC.]