"Get up." "Celeste, you're fine." "Oh..." "Hey." "Uh..." "Hey." "Hey, you just got the wind knocked out of you." "Mom, we got to go." "Hey, hey, hey." "Hey, Mommy isn't feeling well today, so I'm going to take you guys to school." "What's wrong with her?" "Her tummy's a little upset." "She's... she's okay." "But that means that the monster will take you to school instead." "I'll be right down, guys." "I'm sorry, Sparkles." "The only mystery to me is why all the damn questions?" "I mean, you know who did it, for God's sake." "Chloe, there's a zero-tolerance policy on tardiness, young lady." " Let's go." " Coming, woman." "Get your butt over here." "Well, she still has yet to launch it." "That's a good sign." "Abigail... there's no sign of a launch on her Facebook page." "So you're Facebook stalking her after you got up on your Clydesdale about it?" "What exactly did you say to her, anyway?" "Common sense..." "I said live right or go straight to hell." "Are you having your period?" "Get in the car." "Are you?" "Are you trying to be funny?" "Trying to be serious." "What is going on with you?" "I have to get her to school." "You sure it was Tori?" "Does she drive a gray Saturn?" "She was just driving slowly by your house?" "Clearly she knows about us, Joseph." "First of all, she flat-out accuses me, and now she's going all Glenn Close?" "She suspects, she doesn't know." "I did a good job of denying it." "Not that my capacity for denial would be a fraction of yours." "Yeah, well, I'm busy." " The thing about you, Madeline, is that..." " The thing about me?" "Let me finish!" "Central to your core is your grossly, if not artificially inflated, sense of moral integrity." "For you to be fucking me for three months" " like a mad hyena in heat..." " How dare you speak to me like that?" "...could only mean that, yes, not only were you in love with me, you had the best sex of your life." "You've gone so far in the direction of wrong." "Oh, yeah?" "Then why are you here?" "You could've called me." "What, you wanna fuck me again?" "Let's do it." "There's no one in the building." "On the couch, come on." "Me and you." "What, you think you own this town 'cause you have money, you self-entitled rich bitch?" "Just get the fuck out of my office!" "I'll see you at the party tonight." "Tsk, oh, God." "Don't touch me, please." "Just..." "I got the apartment." "Are you in it?" "Is the refrigerator stocked?" "You going to leave him?" "He's going away in the morning, so..." "Okay." "We just have to go to the school gala tonight and..." "Oh, Jesus." "It's one thing should he kill you, but God forbid you miss a party." "You know, your husband is ill, Celeste, but so are you." "There are... children in the house." "I told you, he will not hurt the children." "He will never hurt the children." "God!" "It's all right, I'm fine." "Yeah, I sent the invoice 12 days ago." "Great, I appreciate it." "Thank you so much." "Bye." "How's it looking?" "98.6." "It doesn't get more normal than that." "All right, buddy, tell me what's going on." "You've had two bowls of cereal, you're watching cartoons, you don't have a fever." "Do you actually feel sick or do you just not want to go to school?" "I feel sick." "You don't sound congested." "I have aches." "Is it possible your heart aches 'cause the other kids were told not to play with you?" "'Cause I would certainly understand that." "Friends play with me." "Josh, Chloe, Skye, Amabella." "Amabella Klein plays with you?" "Yeah, we're friends." "She likes Star Wars, too." "It's not me who hurts her." "I know, baby." "Do you know who is hurting her?" "Who is it?" "I don't like to talk about it." "Well, you don't have a choice." "You have to talk about it." "Tell me who it is." "I promised." "Look, sometimes it is important to keep promises, but other times..." " No, I promised." " Who did you promise?" "I promised Amabella." "You've known all of this time and you've just been taking the blame?" "I only just found out." "Who is it?" "She said if I told, she might get killed dead." "She..." "Okay." "You promised her you wouldn't say anything, right?" "But you can still point." "Right?" "You point and show me who it is... and I promise you Amabella will not get killed dead." "Who is it?" "Ziggy, look at me." "Amabella has been a really good friend to you, right?" "Yeah." "It's our turn to be a good friend to her." "It's not fair that she keeps getting hurt." "We have to protect her, right?" "Ziggy, point to who it is." " Really?" " I don't know what to do." "Well, you have to tell Celeste." "She's going to want to hear it directly from you." "Honesty is always the best policy, that's what I..." "I mean, I knew the boys roughhouse a lot, but I didn't know they were bullies." " It was only Max." " Hey." "Ziggy was very clear about that." "Are you so relieved about Ziggy?" " Yeah." " Hi, sorry... to interrupt." "Hi, Madeline." "Jane, Gordon Klein, Renata's husband." " We met at the school that day." " Yeah, of course." "I'm wondering if we might have a private conversation just for a second." " Sure." " Yeah?" "Well, I'm feeling a little excluded." "We're in the middle of a conversation." "Okay." "Actually, no, that's good." "You need to hear this since the two of you seem to be making quite the little team." "Look, Jane, whether or not Ziggy is the one who's been hurting Amabella," " you're the one who..." " Actually, there's you're the one who attacked my wife." "Now, please understand that if you ever go near Renata again," "I'll be taking a restraining order..." "All right, all right." "Gordon, that's enough." "I'm going to have to ask you to leave." "Tom, Tom." "We're just talking." "Everything is fine." "No, no, everything's not fine." "I can't have you in here harassing my customers." "Now, I'm asking you politely, please." " I don't think you have the right..." " Please go." "I don't think you have the right to remove me from the premises." "I'm not interested in your legal advice." "Just go, Gordon." "Just remember what I said, okay?" "Mm-hmm." " Okay?" " Yes." "Madeline." "Look, I'm sure I'll see you some other time, just not today, okay?" "You just lost yourself a lot of customers, my friend." "Unbelievable." "I'm so sorry." "That was really impressive." " Are you okay?" " Yeah." "You're a real prince, Tom." "I would've told him to go fuck himself." "But I don't talk like that." "All right, I'm off to transform myself into My Fair Lady." " Call Celeste, okay?" " I will." " Bye, Tom." " Bye." "You know, uh, I've actually been trying to figure out a way to impress you for a while now." "I just haven't had my chance." "You... you're straight?" "What?" "How was your day, baby-cakes?" "Well, TGIF." "Ugh, you're telling me." "I was either starting fights today or joining in." "Hey, Maddie!" "Hey." "Are you ready for Trivia Night tonight?" "You're coming, I presume." "Yeah, I'll be the one dressed as Audrey Hepburn." "That's funny." "Listen, um, Bonnie and I went to see a counselor today, one that specializes in teenagers." "And I just wanted to share something with you." "Wait a second, you went to see a counselor?" "Yeah." "He thinks that this is a kind of, um, scream for attention." " Mm." " Divorce messes kids up pretty good." "Oh, so splitting up can negatively affect the kids?" "Wish I had known that before I walked out." "Wait, did I?" "Why do you gotta turn everything into a fucking fight?" "You know what, Nathan?" "I'm glad you're taking this parenting thing seriously." "I really am." "You know, despite all of our shit, I root for you." "I appreciate that." "Oh, uh, just so you know," "Bonnie is going to be singing tonight at the talent thingy." "Maddie, she's good." "She's, like, really good." "Good to know." "Knowing what I know now," "I'm surprised there wasn't more carnage on Trivia Night." "One dead?" "We definitely got off light." "Oh." "Hello?" " Hey." " Hi." "Thank you for meeting me." "What is it?" "Ziggy..." "Ziggy told me this morning that... apparently, it was Max who choked Amabella at orientation." "And apparently, it's been him who's been bullying her all along." "What?" "Yeah." "Amabella told Ziggy, but made him promise not to tell because Max threatened to hurt her more if it got out, so he's just been keeping the secret." "You're sure about this?" "I mean, I definitely considered that he could be lying just to protect himself." "And I have to face the fact that violence could be in his DNA, given who his dad is." "I think he's telling the truth." "He said also that Max pushed Skye down the stairs, um, and that he's been a little aggressive towards her as well." "I'm so sorry, Celeste, to tell you this." "They're kids, though, you know." "They bully." "It's human nature." "They grow out of it." "Sometimes they don't." "Kelly, can I just have a moment, please?" "Yeah, of course." "Max." "Come here." "What?" "You need to tell me what you've been doing at school." "You're not gonna get in trouble, but you gotta tell me the truth." "Do you understand?" "We all do bad things sometimes, all right?" "I can help you with them, but you need to tell me." "It's all right, baby." "It's all right." "And then he said, "I'll see you tonight,"" "which sounded like a threat." "I seriously doubt he's gonna blow up his life." "Why did you wanna blow up yours?" "I wish I knew the answer to that." "I can't really make sense of it." "I think maybe... sometimes I'm just holding on to this idea of perfection so tight... something has to give." "And I can't explain it." "And I won't excuse it." "I've been wanting to tell Ed for so long." "I just haven't found the courage." "Yet." "I decided not to go through with it." " The project." " Oh, thank God." "It was pointed out to me, not by Bonnie, that whatever attention I bring to the cause will be buried under the controversy of my methodology, so I'm gonna find another way." "Maybe I never really wanted to do it." "It was more of a publicity stunt, you know, to raise awareness." "And to piss off your mom?" "Don't start." "I really wish you hadn't confronted them like that." "I'm not just gonna stand around and do nothing." "Oh great, I'm the one that's getting vilified." "Why would you be the one to get vilified?" "Because I'm a working mom, I've told you." "Worse, a CEO, which deems me a bitch." "You have no idea." "If I get shot in the head tonight, half these moms are gonna say," ""She couldn't bother herself to duck?" "What, what, she couldn't get the nanny to stop the bullet?"" "Trust me, these women, especially Madeline, they're vicious." "Let's blow this off tonight." "I'm serious." "Let's..." "let's just..." "let's not go." "Then we're demonized for blowing off a fundraiser?" "No!" ""What, the rich people, they spend their money, but they don't have the wherewithal to even show up and invest their time?"" "That's not gonna work." "Sorry!" "Sorry, no." "I hate everybody right now, except Jane, believe it or not." "How funny is that?" "Go get ready, Elvis." "This feels very dangerous." "We're already late for the party and you have the temerity to stand in the shower like this?" "Do we really have to be on time?" "Sorry to say we do." "Well, I'm not gonna budge." "Not until you at least give me a kiss." " Hey." " You look really pretty!" " Thank you!" " You really do." "Oh, thanks!" "I don't know how I'm gonna survive in these heels all night." "Well, you look exactly like Audrey Hepburn." "Aw, thank you." " Ooh, your date!" " Shh." " Hey." " Wow!" "You look incredible." "Thank you." "You look great, too." "Oh, I..." "I don't really do costumes." "I don't normally either, but Madeline roped me into it." "Mm-hmm." "I rode my bike here and got us an Uber." " Can I leave this?" " Of course." " Hi!" " Hi, Ziggy." "I'll be seeing you in a few hours, okay?" " Okay." " Thanks again." "No problem." "Good night." "Wow." "Yeah." "There they are!" "Madeline, you're looking great as always." " Ed." " How you doing?" "Good to see you." "Don't forget to get in on that raffle this year, please!" "Audrey Hepburn meets Eartha Kitt." " I love it." " Doesn't she look great?" "You better keep a close eye on her tonight, Ed." "The dress was inappropriate." "And desperate, if you ask me." "He always does." " Oh, excuse me." " Hey." "Hi, Joseph." "Hi, Tori." " Hi." " Hi." "You look great." "You look... great." "Thank you." "Should we head up?" "Oh, look at this guy!" "There he is." "Ha ha." "Hello, Jailhouse Rock!" "You look fantastic." "Ready for tonight?" " Yes, I am." " You're gonna be wonderful." " Oh, there she is." "Hey." " Hi." "You look lovely." "Stop staring." "Enjoy the party." "Buy some raffle tickets, please." "Thank you." "Wow." "You look so beautiful." "Thank you." "I got a tooth loose." "You do?" "It's your turn to have one now?" "Max, look at me." "It's all right." "The tooth fairy's gonna come for you, okay?" "You don't have to worry about that." "You're a good boy." "Yeah?" "Wow." "Now, did I hear something about a loose tooth?" "Really?" "Show me." "Got a message for you." "Tracy." "Wow, look at that guy." "I don't know anyone called Tracy." "Your property manager." "Oh, yeah, this guy's really loose." "They're putting in smoke alarms in the apartment and want to know if they can get access Monday morning." "Does that suit you, honey?" "Hmm?" "Kelly!" "Wow!" " What ya think?" " It's perfect." "Thank you very much, Kelly." "Thank you very much." "All right, let's hit the road." "We don't wanna be late, do we?" "Bye, kids." "Love you." " Bye-bye." " Bye." " Be good tonight." " Bye, Dad." " All right." "Bye, Kelly." " Bye-bye, have fun." "Thank you." " Do you want one, honey?" "Nah, I'm gonna wait till after my number." "Okay." "Something on your mind?" "Yeah." "Okay, everybody." "Elvis who?" " Let's give it up for Stu." " Whoo!" "Now, folks, don't forget to visit our mixologists." "They made a signature cocktail for this evening called the Otter Bay." " Thank you." " The drinks were strong." "That didn't help matters... you know, people getting half in the bag." "You otter try one!" "We're currently reviewing our alcohol procedures in relation to school events." "So, did you plan on telling me?" "Or was I just to discover you gone when I got back from Hawaii?" "The latter." "I told you I would get help." "Did you make an appointment?" "No, but I will." " I promise you." " It's too late." "It's all too late." "Where are you going?" "We have a family, Celeste." "You have to think about the boys." "Max is the one that was hurting Amabella Klein." "It wasn't Ziggy Chapman, it was Max." " How do you know?" " Because I asked him and he admitted it and Josh said it was true." "Okay." "Well, we'll... we'll talk to the teachers." "No, I will talk to the teachers." "Jesus, open the fucking door, Perry." " Open the fucking door!" " We will talk to the teachers together." " Open the door." " Mother and father, husband and wife." "And I will talk to Max tomorrow morning before I leave for the airport." "And what are you gonna say to him?" "It's not the way a man should treat a woman?" "That men should never hit women?" "Come on, is it any wonder that it was him?" " The boys have never seen anything." " You don't know that." "And if they haven't seen it, they've heard it." "They know what their father does to their mother." "You can't leave." "You... you..." "We... can we, uh... can we talk about it?" "You're never gonna change." "You know that." "I am gonna change!" "I am." "I know I have this... this madness, these fucking demons in here." "But I am..." "I'm..." "I'm fighting them." "I'm fighting them." "She's really good." "Yeah, I'm sure the room is full of erections." " Yeah." "Jane!" "Tom and Jane?" "Really?" "Wow." " Jane, is that you?" " New and improved." " Is that a smile I see?" " Hi." "Hi." " You look great." " You do, too!" " I'm gonna get a drink." " Okay." " Can I get you something?" " Uh, yeah, beer would be great." "Oh, can you get me one as well, Tom?" " Yeah." " Thank you." "You're next, buddy." "It's my turn." "Go get 'em, honey." "Can I get a, uh, double, um..." " eh, triple vodka rocks, please?" " Sure." "Can you just help me help myself?" "'Cause I'm sick." "I'll do whatever it takes." "I promise you." "In sickness and in health." "You took a vow." "Yeah, to have and to hold, to respect, to cherish... they were our vows." "Not smashing my head into a wall." " Not fucking hurting me." " Well, you've been violent, too." "Yes, I've been violent, but only in reaction to you, only because you initiated it." " It's enough." " And I agree!" "It's enough." "And we can make it stop together, but... but for you to all of a sudden..." "It's not all of a sudden!" "I should've left you a long time ago!" "We wouldn't be in this situation!" "This wouldn't have happened." "I kept saying, "Come on, Celeste, you can do it." "He's gonna change." "You've gotta stay." "It's gonna be good for the kids." "You stay for them."" "And now I have to leave." "I have to leave for them, and you know I do." "Hey!" "Ready for the big night?" "You guys look..." " Babe, babe, babe, babe, babe..." " All right." "Sorry." "Oh." "Fuck." " Thank you." " You're welcome." " Thank you." " Cheers." "Bonnie, thank you for that, uh, concupiscent interpretation." "Wow." "Our next singer not only gives of his money, he gives of his time." "He actually animated the little otter on our school's homepage." "Let's bring up my friend and yours, Ed Mackenzie." "Where are ya, Ed?" "There he is!" " Whoo!" " Go, Ed!" "You know what?" "Can you give me a second?" " Forgot the lyrics?" " Shh." "Whoo, yeah!" "I'll be right back." "He's so good!" "I'm going to the restroom." "Okay." "Madeline?" "Honey, what's wrong?" "Look at me." "Breathe, you have to breathe." "What's happening?" "I cheated on Ed." "What?" "I cheated on Ed." "It was a long time ago, but I..." "I feel like a horrible person." "I'm a liar." "I'm a fucking fake." " No, you're not." " He's the greatest man I've ever known." "I feel like a selfish fuck." "No, you're an amazing person." "And you're not perfect." "Welcome to the club." "We're all fucked up." "Madeline was out-of-her-mind hammered." " Hi." " Hey, I'm up next." "Okay." "Maddie just ran away." "It was so weird." "I just wanted to tell her how good he is." " Ed?" " You're better, baby." "Stop it." "I'm gonna get a drink." "Do you want one?" " Yeah." " Okay." " Celeste." " Hi." "Hi!" "Are you okay, sweetie?" "It might be those Otter Bay drinks talking, but, Ed Mackenzie, I think you're the wonder of me, sir!" "Let's hear it for Ed, everybody." "That was just special, Ed." "Just special." "Um..." "Folks, we're gonna take a quick break from our singing Elvises so we can knock off the raffle." "And our trivia portion of the evening will be starting in one hour." "And I'll give you the first question." "Which celebrity kept a pet deer," "Elvis or Audrey?" "Think about it and we'll be right back." "Thanks, everybody!" "So, how you doing?" " Um, I'm doing great." " Good." "I just found out today." "Honey, Amabella pointed right at Ziggy." "No, no, because she was frightened of him, of Max." "Is this custom-made?" " Huh?" "I'm sorry?" " Custom-made?" "Yeah, exactly." " Will you excuse me for a second?" " Sure, yes, please." " We'll talk later, though." " All right, guys." " You look great." " You, too." "Gordon, how are you?" "Hey." "Uh, we'll... we'll talk more." "What... what did you guys talk about?" "Nothing." " Can we go back to the car?" " Stop." "Hey, have you seen Madeline?" "Uh, yeah, according to Bonnie, she just stepped away." " Oh." " You might wanna go tend to her." " What do you mean?" " Well, I think she just, you know, misdrank a little." "Again." "I didn't mean to offend." "Sorry." "No, I think you did, Nathan." "I think you did mean to offend." "I don't think you're sorry, actually." "What's wrong, Ed, man?" "You're not happy with your performance up there?" "Yeah?" "You're gonna get your ass kicked tonight, you know that?" "Baby?" "Ed, that was great." " Okay, what's going on?" " Nothing, nothing." "Just the usual." " Ed's being a dick and..." " Let's do it." "For God's sakes, what is wrong with you two?" "He's been trying to pick a fight with me for weeks." " I'm standing up for Madeline, dick!" " Stop it." "Will you relax?" " Oh!" " Oh, God." "I personally saw Ed Mackenzie throw his drink at Bonnie Carlson." "I'm afraid to tell him." "I mean, I want to tell him, but I'm afraid I will hurt him so bad." " I'm so sorry." " But I can't do that to him." " ..." "Nathan Carlson!" " Oh, God." " Babe, it's okay." " Here, let me..." "Ed, it's fine." "Go on, your turn, baby." "Just go." "Baby, go." "Baby, I'm all right." "Go knock them down." "...truly wonderful." "Okay." "One more time, Nathan Carlson!" "Hey, here he comes." "Here we go." " Go get 'em, guy." " I'm sorry." "It's fine." " Oh..." "I need you to take the boys now to this address that I'm gonna give you." "Um, it... yes, right now." "I don't know what to do." "I don't know what to..." "Oh, God." "Hi." "Sorry, I don't want to interrupt anything." " I just..." " It's okay." "I was talking to Celeste and she told me that it wasn't Ziggy." "And I'm, uh..." "I'm so sorry." "I've treated you and your little boy so badly." "It's okay." "It's..." "No apology necessary." "Thank you." "And my husband was so, um, inappropriate and out of line." "I did try to poke your eye out, in his defense." "I clearly deserved it." "It takes a really big person to apologize like that." "You're a very big person." " What you need?" "Sorry, just one minute, please." "Oh, come on, really?" "Are you serious?" "Eh, we paid for it." "Help yourself." " Cheers." " Right, cheers." " I'll catch ya later." " Yeah, sounds fine." "I really underestimated what a compassionate soul you are." " Oh." " But I was just protecting my friend." " She's just a little bit drunk." " And I'm sorry I was so horrible." "Celeste." "Can I talk to you for a minute?" " No." " Please." "Celeste, can I talk to you?" " No." " Can we go back to the car?" "I'm not coming back with you." " Celeste." " No." "I think she just needs a minute." "I..." "I appreciate your concern, but I'm talking to my wife, not you." "Celeste, let's..." "let's just go now." " We have to talk about it." " No!" "I'm not coming home with you." "So, just don't do this in front of everyone, do you understand?" "I'm not going with you." "Ma'am, stop moving, please." "Victim's on the back terrace." "How compromised is the scene?" "They did a pretty good job of it." "Already dead when we arrived." "Oh, my God." "...to, uh... to kick me again." "And... and I think that's when he... he must've taken a step back and... and he fell." "Turn it off." "I'm so sick of these fucking lies." "I got up and..." "It wasn't an accident." "Because?" "Their language." "It's all the same." "The husband, when he got violent with the wife, he didn't trip and fall." "He was pushed." "All right, so self-defense case, then." "She fought back, he tripped." "Involuntary manslaughter." "12 months community service." "Good behavior, she's out in six, maybe three." "Why bother to lie?" "That's what's bugging me." "Why lie?" "They're not." "Let it go."