"(birdssquawking)" " ( alarm beeps )  - ( man groans )" "(dogsbarking)" "Man:" "Good morning, guys." "How's it going?" "Bailey,what'sup ?" "What'sup?" "Hey, Chewy." "Hey, Watson, how's it going?" "Looking good." "Queenie, Rascal." "Okay." "Want some food, want some food?" "Wolf it down." "That's it, that's all you get." "Water?" "(watersprinkling)" " ( whines )" " How are you?" "There she is, there she is." "Okay, all right, Lexi, all right." "Hey." "Back it up, back it up." "Hey, Lexi." "Back it up." "Hey, hey." "Hey, big doggie." "Big doggie, big doggie." "(muffledmusicplaying)" "(stoprequestchimes)" "Holly, right?" "Holly Garling." "Hi." "How are you?" "Hi." "I'm sorry, do we know each other?" "Oh, Seth." "West Brook High." " Oh." "Were you in my class?" " Oh, I was in the year above you." "We didn't hang out or anything, but I knew who you were." "You did?" "Sure, everybody did." "I don't know about that." "So you're a writer now, huh?" "That's cool." "That's great." "Yeah." "This whole waitressing uniform, it's just a disguise." "It's convincing." "I was gonna order an ice cream sundae." " Extra sprinkles." " You wouldn't be the first." " This is my stop." " Oh, this is you?" "It was nice to see you again." "Nice to see you too." "Hey, if you're not doing anything get a coffee." "(muffledmusicplaying)" "Hmm." " Man on TV:" "We're looking atyournumbers..." " Seth:" "Hey." "There he is." "There's the man." " Nate, let me ask you a question." " Hmm?" "If there was this girl and you wanted her to notice you..." "Are you serious right now?" "Yeah." "Shit, man, I don't know you." "I don't know what kind of game you got." "What are you asking me?" "Sorry." "I thought maybe..." "Listen, wait..." "You like this girl?" " We are talking aboutagirlhere right?" " Yes, girl." "I do like her." "So just confident, you know?" "Guy who's confident." "Knows how to make them laugh." "Tell 'em about your day." "Act like you give a shit." "I mean, it ain't a mystery." "Confident, funny, make 'em laugh." "Got it." "Good." "Thanks." "Hey, and no more bringing this shit to me, all right?" "You and me, we ain't like that." "Cool." "( taps )" "Seth, Dr. Jessup needs your help." "He's putting down the German Shepherd in 34." "Lexi." "Look, you're a sweet guy." "But if you can't do your job," "I'll find someone who can." " Is that clear?" " She's a really good dog." "Hey,Lexi." "Hey." "Here'sthething, wejust-- hey,girl." "Hey, Lexi." "Hey." "How's it going?" "Wanna go for a walk?" "Hey, hey, hey." "Good girl." "Yeah, it's exciting, isn't it?" "All right, Lexi." "Here we go." "All right, that's a good dog." "Yeah, that's a good dog." " Dr. Jessup:" "You all right?" " Yeah, she's just a good dog." "Shh, it's okay, Lexi." "It's all right." "You want her, you can always keep her." "My building doesn't allow pets." "Very strict." "Fucking find a new place." "$9.00 an hour?" "I'm lucky I have running water." "That's your whole problem." "You got no initiative." "It's how come you're still working in a shit hole like this at your age." "You want something in this life, you gotta take it." "( sighs )" "So what's it gonna be?" "I mean, you want her, she's yours." "Do it, do it already." "All right, Lexi." "Here we go." "You're a good dog." "Hold still." "You're a good dog." "(faintscraping)" "(faintmusicplaying)" "Seth:" "Hey,Holly,hey." "Whattime doyougetlunch?" "Whattimedo you getlunch?" "Igetlunchat1 :00." "1:00." "Hey, hey, hi." "Hey..." "Hey, remember me?" "That's right." "Uh, well, I guess table for one while I'm here, but really I was just wondering if you wanted to get maybe dinner later." "I don't know about you, but I love seafood." "Oh, you do?" "Yeah, that's all I eat." "Seafood, seafood..." "There's a, uh-- there's a place on-- there's a place on-- there's a place on Wilshire called the Crab Joint." "Oh, you know it?" "Yeah, we could-- tonight?" "It's-- hey, Holly, hey." "Hey, Holly." "How's it going?" "Hey..." " Hi." "Anywhere?" " Yeah, anywhere is fine." "Okay." "Thanks." "Hey, how are you?" "I'm Holly." "I'll be taking care of you today." "You must be a writer." " I'm sorry?" " Seth:" "A writer." "The disguise from the bus." "We met a couple of days ago on the bus." " My name's Seth." " I'm so sorry." "My memory, it like totally sucks." "I know, just what you want to hear from your waiter, right?" "No, that's fine." "Uh, can I get you started with anything?" "An appetizer?" "Yeah, um..." "Let's uh-- let's do water." "And then by the time you come back, I'll know." "Water." "Una agua." "You got it." "Hey, um, I like your hair." "It looks different from the bus." " It's nice." " Thank you." "Yeah." "You shouldn't feel insecure about it or self conscious, it's-- is a good haircut." "Uh." "Why don't you take a look at the menu and I will go grab your water." "Yeah." "Pie." "Apple pie." "How's it going over here?" " Seth." " What's that?" "Seth." "My name is Seth." "How's the food, Seth?" "It's good." "It's quality." "Actually, I had a question for you." "Do you like Ben Folds?" "'Cause I have a couple of tickets to his concert this week and the girl I was gonna go with-- not a girlfriend or anything-- she can't make it, she has a thing." "I was wondering if maybe you'd wanna..." " go?" " I'm sorry, I can't." "I don't like going to shows by myself, it feels kind of strange, you know, so maybe..." "Not a big deal, no pressure." "We could just go." "It wouldn't have to be a date or anything." "The thing is, I already sort of have a boyfriend, so..." "No, you don't." "I'm just gonna leave this here." "Thanks for coming in." "Hang on a second." "(branchsnaps)" "(peopleon TV chattering)" "Man on TV:" "But,like,whentheydospeak , youknowyou'reintrouble." "Hey." " There's a guy out there." " Ooh, is he hot?" "I'm serious, Claire." "Don't get paranoid on me, Hol." "You're no fun when you're paranoid." " Never mind." " ( cell phone rings )" "Ten bucks says it's him." " Yes, Eric." " Eric:" "Hey, babe." " Holly:" "What do you want?" " Eric:" "Jesus, what's with theattitude?" "Ijustwantedtotalk ." "I'vebeenthinkingaboutyou." "Is he drunk and weepy again?" "A little bit." "Eric:" "Whoareyoutalkingto?" "Youwithsomeone?" "Don't get paranoid on me, Eric." "You're no fun when you're paranoid." "( snickers )" "Claire:" "Sotheothernight withEric?" "Really?" "Are we gonna go there again?" "He was two years, you can't convince me he never mattered." "I'm serious, though, Hol." "Being alone is just kinda shitty." "So, what, I'm just supposed to forget everything he did?" "Yes." "Forget, forgive." "Move the fuck on already." "Just go back to the way things were." "You know I can't do that." "To us." "Hey, Sam." " Someone's popular." " What?" "We put it in the break room." "Okay..." "Lucky, bitch." "Spill." "Who's the guy?" " Hey." " Hey." "Listen, I'm so sorry for the drunk dial the other night." "I mean, you know how it is." "Yeah, I do." "Listen, can I get you a beer or something?" "Eric, you have to stop doing stuff like this." "Stuff like..." "what now?" "Come on." "Roses?" "You know they're my favorite." "I didn't know that." "Okay." "Well, now I just feel stupid." " Well-- just one beer." " I should go." "It wasn't all bad, right?" "We had some good times." "Yep." "So why don't we give it another shot?" "Are you really gonna make me say her name?" "Eric:" "This is sofuckingstupid." "Imean, wehadsomething." "Had." "Eric, past tense." "I'm gonna get some air." "Seth:" "Nice night." " Yeah." " Yep." " Not a smoker?" " Me?" "No." "( exhales ) That's good." "Don't ever start, it's a terrible habit." "Okay, I won't." "Thanks." " Have a nice night." " You like the flowers?" "You seemed like a red and white roses kind of girl." "Itwasjustaguess." "Oh, my God." "You're that guy from the restaurant." "Seth." "What are you, like, following me or something?" "What?" "No." "Just..." "Look, I'm not some psycho, okay?" "You know me." "We went to school together." "What do you want?" "I don't want anything." "I just want to talk to you." "When I saw you on the bus the other day, after all these years, I felt something." "I know you did." "I can't just walk away from that." " I don't even know you." " But you will." " You can go, I just-- Can I just talk to you?" " No." " Hey, hang on." " Don't!" "Don't touch me." "Move!" "Are you kidding me?" "Seth:" "Just let me talk to you." "Fuck you." "Fuck you!" " Just let me explain." " Eric:" "What the fuck?" " He tried to grab me." " Seth:" "What?" "No." "Hey, that is not true at all, man." "( grunts ) Fuck off." "( whimpers )" " Did he hurt you?" " I'm fine." " ( chuckles )" " You think this is funny?" "Eric, stop." "Stop it." " Stop it." " Laugh it up, dick head." "Let me handle this." " Hey. ( strains )" " Come on." "Get the fuck away from her." "Don't you ever come back here." "( groans )" "( coughs )" "Maybe if you retrace your steps." "No." "It's gotta be here somewhere." "Well, was your name in it?" "Or like any contact information?" "What do you think?" "(seagullssquawking)" "(clatters)" "( taps )" "( clangs )" "( clangs )" " ( screams ) - ( sprays )" "( coughing ) You fucking bitch!" "( coughs )" " ( homeless man yells )  - ( glass shatters )" "(faintclattering)" "Claire?" "You here?" "( muffled screaming )" "Shh." "What I just put in you is called pancuronium bromide." "It's a paralyzing agent." "It stings a little." "Don'tworry,it 'ssafe." "Itestedit on myself." "(faintmusicplaying)" "(musiccontinues)" "( strains )" "What you doing here?" "Oh, boss lady calls in the middle of the night, gotta make a delivery." "Notsofast,man ." "Sign in." "Right." "( dull thud )" "( coughs )" " Excuse me." " The hell's that?" "I think it's delousing powder." "All right, see you later." "(Hollygasps)" " You hear that?" " What?" " Something wrong?" " Shh." " You hear something?" " Quiet, man." "You heard that, right?" "That "uh" sound." "I don't hear anything." "What is it?" "(airconditionerhumming)" "Fucking, AC, man." "Shit's always going out." "Oh, I got it." "I got it." " It's broken?" " It's always broken." " This whole place sucks." " All right." "(dogsbarking)" "( dripping )" "( heavy breathing )" "( whimpers )" "( gasps )" "( strains )" "( screams )" "( groans )" "( screaming )" "(faintscreaming)" "(dogsbarking)" "Shut up." "( alarm beeping )" "(musicplayingfaintly)" "(electricityhumming)" "(zipperunzips)" "So,I 'mSeth." "Incaseyouforgot." "Fuck you." "Your choice." " Fuck you!" " I'm doing this foryourown good." "We'll try this again tomorrow." "(Hollyscreams) Fuckyou!" "(screaming)" "(faintscreaming continues)" "Fuckyou!" "(womanon TV chattering)" "(dogsbarking)" "(barkingcontinues)" "(Hollywheezing)" "(dooropens)" "(doorcloses)" "(electricityhumming)" "( wheezing continues )" "Seth:" "Hi." "Ibroughtyou somewater." "Here." "Drink this." " ( chokes )" " There." "( gasping )" "Breathe, breathe, breathe." "Sit up." "Sorry." "Takeiteasy." "It'sokay." "I brought food as well." "In case you feel up for it." "Water, food." "Just take it easy, all right." "That's all you're getting today." "Wait!" "Please don't leave me." "I know this is hard." "It's hard for me too." "But it's important to define our relationship." "Establish some boundaries." "This." "This doesn't work." "That's right." "I'll come back tomorrow." "And we'll get started." "(dooropens,closes)" "He's gonna kill you." "But you know that." "Maybe he'll lose his nerve, huh?" "Chicken out." "Or maybe he'll just get bored." "You're not helping." "He won't even need a gun, Holly." "All he has to do is walk away." "Shut up." "Claire:" "Lookatyou." "You'relettinghim beatyou?" "Thatpathetic littleshit?" "Ifthat'sallittakes, thenmaybeyoudeserve tobein there." "Shut up!" " ( squeaks ) - ( gasps )" "( stomping )" "( panting )" "Are you gonna rape me?" "Seth:" "No." "Kill me?" "I hope not." "You hope not?" "Might not have a choice." "And why's that?" "I might not be able to save you." "What is this, some kind of fucking religious thing?" "Did God tell you to punish all the whores, something like that?" "It's a different kind of saving." " And, no." " So what, you're just a sick fuck?" "This is how you get your kicks?" "I'm not doing this for me." "I'm doing this for you." "Because you're special." "Special?" "It's true." "Before I met you, I was just floating through life." "Like any minute, I could just drift off." "No one would even notice." "Then you came along." "And the thing-- the thing that made it so hard is, is I thought you were different." "You're smart." "Funny." "When you talked to me, you saw me, you really saw me." "That's just what you wanted me to see, huh?" "The version of Holly you are when everyone's watching." "Butwebothknow that'sa lie,don'twe?" "Go to hell." "That's the question." "Whichone's therealHolly?" "TheHollyon theoutside ortheotherHolly." "Because if there's even a chance I can save you," "I have to take it." "Butifthat'sit,  ifthere'snothing lefttosave, thenyou'renever leavingthisroom." "Nate:" "What you doing here?" "Man, if they catch you fucking around them tunnels." "They won't catch me, I'm not going in there." "Just grab a mop." "We got that place smellin' like dog shit out there." "Shit." "( door rattles )" "This fuckin' dude is a joke." "Claire:" "So... what are you gonna do now?" "I'm gonna wait." "Claire:" "Goodgirl." "Seth:" "It'sa realpage-turner." "You'rea hellof awriter, youknowthat?" "You're a thief." "And now what?" "Suddenly, you got me all figured out." "I wish." "No." "Mostly I just felt sorry for you." "You?" "Felt sorry for me?" "Yeah, it's the part where you talk about love." ""Love is just a label for our biological imperatives."" "I don't know." "Felt ignorant to me." "Are you really gonna lecture me on love, Seth?" "You're keeping a girl in a cage." "I think I finally figured it out." "All these people who talk about love like it's this lightning bolt from the sky." "This irresistible force." "So you think, well, I've never felt that." "Butthosepeople arewrong." "Love is not a lightning bolt." "Love is, real love, takes work." "Sacrifice." "Real love is giving everything you have to someone else." " That's love." " Fucking kidding me?" "You don't think?" ""Love is sacrifice"?" "You know who believes that?" "People who hate themselves." "Whoarealone,depressed." "Justlikeyou." " You think I have myself?" " I know you do." "You hate yourself so much, you can't even imagine how fucked up someone would have to be to love you back." "Soyouconvinceyourself thatloveis thisthing thatyoucanbuy ." "That all you have to do is keep giving." "Well, like I said, I just feel sorry for you." "Spare me the fucking pity," "I'm not the one who's alone here." "Oh, I guess not." "And how is Claire these days?" "What are you talking about?" "You know, sometimes before I open that door," "I can heard you talking in here toClaire." "Thewayyoudo twovoices scaredthehell outofme at first." "You don't know what you're talking about." "I know more than you think." "Isshehere,rightnow?" "No." "She's not real." "You don't think I know that?" "I think you're starting to forget" "Don't get paranoid on me, Eric." "You're no fun when you're paranoid." "Seth:" "You'resick,Holly." "Feedingthatsickness untilallit doesiseat." "You just have it all figured out, don't you?" "Almost." "One thing I still don't understand." "The journal." "(carengineroars)" "First, I get it." "You and Eric getting engaged." "Blah, blah, blah." "But here comes your best friend, Claire." "The real Claire." "( imitates dramatic music )" "Holly can't eat." "Holly can't sleep." "Holly wants to confront them but Holly's too scared." "Fuck you." "Then here." "Here's where it gets really interesting." "Claire:" "Igethome andthere'slike 20messages fromDwayne,right?" "He'slike, "Whereareyou?" "Whyhaven'tyou pickedmeup yet?"" "Eventhough, he'stheonewho said that he was coming to get me on Saturday." "You know, somehow of course it's just magically my fault." "Were you going to tell me?" "Tell you what?" "Come on, Claire." "You know." "Um, not really." "Eric." "( tires squeal )" "How'd you find out?" "His email." "He doesn't know I have the password." " Shit" " Yeah." "Holly, what do you want me to say?" "You know, I'm sorry." "We were so drunk." "And it didn't mean anything." "Oh, well, as long as it didn't mean anything." "Okay, Holly, please slow the car down." "You're unbelievable." "( tire screeching )" " Do you know that?" " I'm sorry." "You have no idea how shitty I feel about this whole thing." "And if it-- damn it, please slow the car down, okay?" "You're supposed to be my best fucking friend." "Holly, come on." "Jesus." " ( car horn blaring ) - ( tires screeching )" "Holly!" "God damn it, you're gonna kill us." " ( car horn blaring ) - ( tires screeching )" "( crashing )" "Boom." "( groans )" "Oh, my God." "Oh, my fucking God." "We'reokay." "I'mallright." " We're gonna beokay,Holly." " ( gasps )" "We'reokay,Holly." "We're gonna be fine." "We're gonna be okay." "I'm gonna be fine." "And you think that's what?" "A confession?" "I'm a writer, Seth." "Fiction's kindofwhatIdo ." "( laughing )" "Seth:" "That'swhyIdidn'tgo straighttothepolice." "Ihadto be sure." "IthoughtI'dfollowyou aroundforafew days, butyoudidn'tmakeme waitlong." "( gasping )" " ( glass shattering )" " Seth:" "It was a risky move." " Homeless man:" "No!" " Seth:" "Even for you." " ( Homeless man screams )  - ( fire erupts )" "( screaming )" "Seth:" "Therewereso many." "You want to know what I think?" "I think you wanted to get caught." "That's why you kept the journal." "Youwanted togetpunished." "Lucky you came along ." "You don't get it, do you?" "Thisisn'tpunishment." "I'm trying to save you." "Then do it." "Save me." "I will." "I will." "ImeantwhatIsaid ." "I'mgonnastopyou  hurtingotherpeople." "One way or the other." "And the Oscar goes to..." "He wants to save me." "I have to let him think there's a chance." "So that was all an act?" "Youwerejust humoringhim?" " Playing along..." " If you've got something to say..." "I'm just making sure your head's still in the game." "I don't need another useless pep talk, Claire." "And I don't need you." "Yes?" "What?" "No." "Nothing." "Justwascurious." "Why you did it." "I guess, when I saw Eric's email, all those messages from Claire" "No, not Claire." "I understand that." "It's a crime of passion or whatever." "I wanna know why you didn't stop there." "Whyyoukilledthe others." "'Cause you feel guilty for what you did to Claire, for getting away with it." "Youwantedto getcaught, didn'tyou?" "No, because I could." "Yeah, I don't believe that." "Well, I don't care what you believe." "'Causesee, here'sthething,Seth." "Whensomeonedies infrontof you, thewayClairedied, it's like you're whole world just snaps into focus." "Cry for help?" "It was a way to pass the time." "Don't pretend you know what I am." "You're wrong, I do know you." "I know you from this." "And the girl who wrote this, you had dreams." "She cared about people." "Who'sscaredto be alone." "This is the real you." "Not..." "Seth's got a little crush." "This isn't about us." "If you love something, set it free." "Isn't that how that goes?" "Youknow Ican'tdo that." "Do you know what happens to a great white shark when you put him inside an aquarium?" "It bashes its brains against the glass." "Every time." "Come on." " ( smacks )" " Stop, Holly, stop!" "Stop, Holly!" "What are you gonna do when you come down here tomorrow and I'm belly up in the tank, huh?" "'Causeyoucan't justwalkaway." "Not with your finger prints all over the place." "I kill myself, your life ends too." "So how's that for the boundaries of our fucking relationship?" "(dooropens,closes)" "(dogsbarking)" "( humming )" " Seth?" " Hmm?" "Finish this up and come see me in my office." "Something wrong?" ""Is something wrong?" That's the question, isn't it?" "I'm not following you." "Thekennelsarefilthy." "We'vegotbugsup inthestockroom." "And where's Seth?" "He's not here, that's for sure." "Nate says you haven't been here in two days." "Mrs. Gundy, Nate is hardly" "Nate does his job." "Youshould'vedoneyours." "You're firing me?" "Disciplinary notice." "This goes in your permanent record." "One more strike and you're gone." "Understand?" "Understood." "Thank you." "You don't know how much this means to me." "This,thisis what's gonnahappento you when you think you're in control." "You think you're in control, Holly." "Well, this is what'll happen when you think you're in" " I control the situation." " ( whispers echoing )" "There'stheman." "Justdoingsomemaintenance." "Didn't ask." "Hey, Seth." "I got your paycheck." "Still here, huh?" "Where's the rest?" "There is no rest." "This is what happens when you start acting like you're in control." "That's not enough." "You don't get to decide that." "Fuck you." "Fuck me?" "I go through hell for you and what do you do, threaten me?" "Youeverpull thatshitagain," "I'll show you what a real hunger strike feels like." "Fuck you." "I had a dream last night and you were in it." "It was just the two of us." "And we were in this house down by the water." "And I think we'd been living there a long time 'cause there were these pictures on the walls." "Pictures of us." "It was weird looking at them, because something about it felt right." "Like this, this whole world is a dream and that house on the beach, that's reality." "That's how things are supposed to be." "Seth:" "MaybeI cangetyou  somesnacks fromthevendingmachine." "Thanks, Seth." "(doorcloses)" "Holy shit." "There's a light on the wall." "Hey, what's your name?" "Um, I'm Nate." "Listen to me, Nate." "You have to find something to break open this lock." "Can you do that?" "What kind of fucked up..." " Did Seth do this?" " Nate, there's no time for that right now." "Okay, go at it hard, at an angle." "We gotta call somebody, the cops or whatever." "You have to get me out of here right now." "(NateandHolly faintlymurmuring)" "Holly:" "Keepgoing,trynow ." "Nate:" "That'swhatI'mdoing." " Holly:" "No, just..." " ( banging )" "Harder." "Nate:" "Thisisallfuckedup." "Okay, that's great." "Nate:" "Okay,onthree." "Allright?" "One,two,three." "( straining )" "( panting ) Hold on." "Do you know what real love is, Nate?" " What?" " Holly:" "You know, reallove." "Sayyoulovedsomebody." "Butshegotsick." "Andthensomeone camealongoneday  topulltheplugonher to take her away from you forever." "What would you do?" "Nate:" "Idon'tknow,Ijust wanna getyououttahere." "Holly:" "Youwoulddo anything tostopthat fromhappening." "Anything at all, no matter what the cost because that's what love is." "Love is sacrifice." " ( smacks )" " What the fuck?" "You die." "Oh." "Are you stabbing me?" "( screams )" "Motherfucker!" "The block, Seth." "Use the cinder block." "He's moving." "Come on, use it." " I can't." " You have to." "Seth, I can't lose you." " Please?" " Nate:" "Oh, fuck." "(Natescreams)" "Icanfeelmyleg." "(screams)" "What the fuck?" "Somebodyhelpme ." "(groans)" " Oh, my-- - ( crashes )" "Come on, do it again." "One more time." "I'm sorry, I'm sorry." "I'm sorry." "Seth." "You have to listen to me, okay?" "Youhaveto do  exactlywhatIsay ." "Areyoulistening?" "Okay, step one is disposing of the body." "The sooner, the better." "Okay,burnit ,buryit,  sinkit,whatever." "Justgetit outofhere ." "Butyoucan'tdothat  beforeyougetrid  oftheidentifiers." "Teeth,tattoos, fingerprints." "Thefingerprintsareeasy, youcanuseacarobforthat." "Aftertheteeth, youneedto scatterthem." "Dumpsters, inwater,whatever." "Justnotall inthesameplace." "And then there's just the body to worry about." "Seth:" "He'snotgonnafit  intheincinerator." "Holly:" "Well,notlikethat." "( fire erupts )" "Holly:" "Doyouwanttopractice withmewhattosay?" "Seth:" "Hey,Mrs.Gundy, it'sSeth." "Sorrytocallyou solate ." "Um, yeah, Nate asked me to watch the front while he ran some errands and he's still not back yet." "Idon'tknow wherehewent." "Oh..." "Okay, good night." "Sorry." "How do you feel?" "I don't know." "Disconnected." "Like it happened to someone else, you know?" "The first time's always the worst." "There is no first time." "It was an accident." " I told you." " You know what always got to me?" "It was the questions." "I remember in the beginning all I could think about was what if she had a pet?" "It'spoorlittledoggie justsittingby thedoor waitingforher tocomehome." "But all that goes away." "The more you think about it the more you remember the parts that you liked." "How it made you feel." "Likeyouwereincontrol ofyourlife fortheveryfirsttime , likenothingcouldhurtyou." "That's not how it was." "But the only problem is that sooner or later it all goes back to normal." "All of a sudden you're nothing special, you're just you." "Stop, okay?" "Holly:" "Andthat'swhenyou  starttowonder." "How far you'd have to go to get that feeling back." "It's not the same." "There is no shame in accepting what you are, Seth." "I did it, to keep us safe." "I had no choice." "Didn't you ever wonder why all the girls in the world but you get a hard on for me?" "Andyouthinkthat's,what , acoincidence?" "You and me, we were born to do this." "Don't act like you know a goddamn thing about me." "I know that a normal person finds a murder confession and goes to the police." "not to PetSmart." "Oh, yeah, "Excuse me, Officer." "You see that girl over there, the waitress?" "She's Hannibal Lecter." "YouknowhowIknow ?" "Ibrokeintoher apartment andstolehershit."" "Thinkthat'llwork?" "Oh, and so plan B is kidnapping?" "'Cause the fucking alternative was sitting around watching you hurt someone else." "Mm." "Good thing no one got hurt." "I told you..." "I told you." "It's an accident." "Face it, Seth." "This was never about saving lives, you like this." "You like having that kind of power." "Decidingwholives, whodies." "Holly, it's not too late." "I can save you, please." "Please." "I can save you." "Maybe you're not supposed to save me." "Maybe I'm suppose to save you." "Don't, don't." "Seth, please help me, I'm so cold." "Please make me warm." "Can you help me, can you please make me warm?" "( moans )" "I thought you love me." "I do." "I do love you." "Holly." "Holly." "Holly." "I'll come back as soon as I can." " Oh." " Seth." "This is Detective Mira." "Something wrong?" "Detective:" "Istheresomewhere wecantalk?" "So, you work with Nathan, yeah?" "Yes." "When's the last time you saw him?" "Wednesday, I think?" "Wednesday evening." "Yeah, he asked me to cover the front while he ran some errands." " What kind of errands?" " Um, he didn't say." "Uh-huh." "And this would be about... what time?" "9:00, 10:00." "Something like that." "He leave out through the front?" "Yeah." "The front door, you sure?" "Yeah, why?" "Well, here's the thing." "The front door operates on a keyless entry system." "As you know, it records each instance in or out." "Now you wanna guess the last time someone opened that door?" "4:00." "That's 4:00 AM." " Huh." " And you said it was what, 9 :00or10 :00PM?" "It's kind of weird, don't you think?" "No, maybe I'm remembering it wrong." "He could have left out the side door, or loading docks." "Loading docks?" "Oh, sure." "Yeah." "I should check that out." "You and Nathan friends?" "Well, we worked together." "He was a nice guy and all." "Until he tried to get you fired." "What?" "Oh." "That is not what happened." "Nate and I were friends." "Oh, now you're friends again." "Or you were friends, past tense." "That's the second time you said that." "Well, you know what they say." "First time 's confusion, second time's confession." "What's this about?" "Standard procedure." "So now, he asked you to cover for him, this is what Wednesday night, nine or ten?" "Did he say where he was going?" "I think he had to meet someone." "He got a phone call, something." "It's funny, because the first thing we did was check the phone records." "And the last person he talked to was his girlfriend." "5:32 that afternoon." "Hi." "Gotta eat something." "Holly,comeon ." "Comeon." "Comeon,don'tdothis ." "Seth:" "NowI knowwhat you'redoing." "It'snotgonnawork." "Justtalkto me ,please." "Holly:" "It'sover,Seth." "I don't understand." "Becauseifyou can'thelpme  if you can't give me what I need, then no one can." "Tell me, tell me what you need." "You know the answer." "You put me in a box." "That's not love, that's ownership." "Youdidn't givemeanything." "Allyoudidwas take." "I can't let you out." " You know that." " I didn't ask you to." "Then what?" "What do you want?" "Proof." "Proof?" " A finger." " A what?" "A finger?" "My finger?" "No." "No." "No." "No ." "No ." "This is fucked." "Can't you see that?" "This is totally fucked." "No." "I'm trying to save you here." "And I'm trying to let you." "Well,youcan't askmeforthat,Holly." "AndI 'mnotgonnadoit." "I used to think I was the only one." "Even when I was a kid, I still knew." "That if they ever found out, my family, my friends..." "If they knew what I really was, they'd run the other way." "And so you learn to... blend in, to fake it." "Aftera while, youdon'tevennotice howlonelyyoureallyare." "But then... someone comes along, someone like you." "Even if he just doesn't know it yet." "And all of a sudden, you start thinking, maybe it doesn't have to be this way." "MaybeI don't havetobe alone." "And so let go of the rope." "Because this person, he's not gonna let you fall." "He'sgonnacatchyou ." "Youknowit ." "At least that's what you keep telling yourself." "The whole way down." "Don't come back." "If that's all I am to you, if I'm just a pet." "Then don't come back for me." "Don'tcomebackfor me." "(dogswhining)" "If I do this for you, then you'll believe?" "Yes." "This is wrong." "Seth, you love me." "There is nothing more right than that." "( groans )" "( whimpers )" "You're almost there." "( screams )" "( crunches )" "( screaming continues )" "Open the door." " What are you doing?" " Open the fucking door." "You're already down a finger, Seth." "How much more are you ready to lose?" "( groans )" "Get back." "Holly." "Wait." "What are you doing?" "Shh." "I believe you." "You do?" "Do you..." "You saved me, Seth." "Of course I love you." "But you know what that means." "( choking, gargling )" "(Sethgasps) Holly." "Don'tleaveme ." "( panting )" "Oh, God." "( moans )" "Eric:" "You'vebeenworking onthesepiecesfor years." "Holly:" "Iknow,I'mnot saying I'mnotexcited." "It's like great to get that call." " I just" " I figured you'd be more psyched about this." "It'sa bigdeal, gettingpublished." "It's just a vanity press, it's not exactly "The New Yorker."" "Screw that, it's still awesome." "I'mproudof you." "I thought you didn't even like my story." "I like you." "(phonebuzzes)" " Hey, babe, can you grab my phone?" " Yeah." "(manchattering onTV)" "Here you go." "Thank you, babe." "Hi." "( sighs ) I had another bad day with Eric." "He'sstillfoolingaround withothergirls." "Thismorning Ialmosthurthim ." "But then I thought of you." "And how much you love me." "And what you're doing for me." "Then I felt better." "(musicplaying)" "(musicchanges)" "(musicends)"