[music swells]
[orchestra tuning]
[dramatic theme playing]
[geese honking]
[nurse] That's your problem, not mine.
I am not a live-in.
96 hours without relief, Ed.
No.
[medical device beeps]
I haven't slept in three days.
[medical device beeps]
Hang on.
[Olivia] Who are you talking to?
No one.
Go back to sleep, Olivia.
[Olivia] I'd like some water.
[nurse] Yes, ma'am.
Ed, I'm gonna leave, I swear.
I have a very bad feeling. I think I'm seeing things.
Maybe I'm hallucinating from lack of sleep.
I don't scare easily, but after yesterday?
You owe me triple time for this, Ed.
[sighs]
[water running]
[creepy theme playing]
[Olivia gasps]
Fix it.
[nurse] Yes, ma'am.
[exhales]
[insects chirping]
[creepy theme playing]
[water running]
[creaking]
[creepy theme swells]
[gasps loudly]
[cell phone ringing]
Hello?
Ed.
Oh, yeah, of course I am.
Thank you.
Oh, who's the nurse on call?
What?
She just-- Of course. Yeah, I understand.
What's the address?
Ed, I really appreciate this.
-That was the agency. -I figured.
They're bringing me back on.
-So, no more probation? -I hope.
The nurse on call just left the patient alone.
[clothes rustling]
Overnights?
I need this.
It's a second chance.
[street ambiance]
[tires squeal]
[soft music playing]
[geese honking]
Where am I?
[creepy theme playing]
-[ocean waves] -[birds chirping]
Don't. Sorry. She's sleeping.
-You Dale? -Yes.
Please come in. I'm Tom, by the way.
My name should be on your list to call
in case of an emergency.
Looks like her, uh-- Her last aide just took off.
Afraid so. Sorry to inconvenience you.
Oh, no, not at all.
You know, I've been helping out since her, um...
her husband passed away a few years ago.
Uh-- Did you have any trouble finding the place?
-Not really. -Okay. This way.
[medical device beeps]
She was asleep when I got here.
Just don't know how long she's been alone.
[medical device beeps]
Okay. That usually works.
Oh, she has emphysema.
She has trouble breathing on her own.
Yeah, I read her chart.
Must be a clog in the line somewhere or something.
You're standing on her oxygen tube.
Oh, shit. I should be going.
[medical device stops beeping]
I was calling you. Where have you been?
No, Olivia, um, this is your new nurse, Dale.
Well, you're not supposed to leave me alone.
Tracy's no longer here, Mrs. Stone.
I'm Dale, I'm gonna be taking care of you now.
I had a puppy named Dale. She was a beautiful dog.
I'd whistle and call her name and she'd come running.
[Tom] Well, you look like you have everything under control.
I'm gonna leave you two.
-Um, thank you-- -Tom.
I'll be right up the road if you need me.
Can I get you anything, Mrs. Stone?
Oh, call me Olivia.
Olivia.
Some water, please.
Mm.
Oh, oh, uh, no.
Use this mug.
[water running]
How many times have I told you not to touch my things?
I'm sorry.
I am a creature of habit.
[water lapping, birds chirping]
She chase another one away?
Guess so.
-What's your name? -Dale. What's yours?
I'll give you three days, tops.
-For what? -Maybe less.
You look like you might crack.
-Oh, I do, huh? -They tell you?
Did who tell me what?
The house is haunted.
I've seen it.
-Seen what? -The ghost.
Why do you think Tracy left?
I'm not afraid.
[Tom] Penny?
You didn't finish your lunch.
I hate tuna fish.
Okay, well, we gotta go home. Let's go.
-I'm talking to Dale. -Well, Dale is busy.
We need to leave Dale alone.
Nice knowing you.
Sorry.
Your daughter?
Yeah, yeah, she's cute. But be careful.
She likes getting into a lot of mischief.
[water lapping]
[eerie theme playing]
Something wrong with your right hand?
[Dale] Oh, yeah. Old problem.
How do you know I'm right-handed?
Oh, years of conducting an orchestra.
Becomes second nature to notice these things.
[scooter engine buzzing]
[soft classical piano music]
OCD. No shit.
Can I get you anything?
Take your pills.
It's important that you stay on schedule with those.
I spent my life telling others what to do.
I pointed, they complied.
People shuddered in my presence.
Applause thundered with the wave of my hand.
It was an honor to play for me.
Sought after by the most elite talent in the world.
And I had to work twice as hard because I'm a woman.
This is my house. I paid for it. I earned it.
So you will excuse me if I demand a little respect
and courtesy in my own home.
My apologies. I'm sorry. Uh...
Please, take your pills.
[sighs]
Mm.
-It's nice, isn't it? -Hmm?
[Olivia] The view.
Oh, yeah. Very.
I always loved it here.
I sold all the others, I wanted to die here.
Sit. Sit.
No!
No, not in that chair. That's Albert's chair.
I'm sorry. Uh, who's Albert?
Uh, my husband.
I used to go and visit him,
but, um, I can't get around like I used to.
So now he comes and visits me.
Hmm. He says it's my time.
He's getting very impatient.
Heh. He says, "Olivia, the concert's over.
The lights have come up."
[sighs] He has a very dark sense of humor.
-I've forgotten your name. -Dale.
Dale. Dale. Heh.
Heh. They say you can tell the depth of a person
by how many syllables are in their name.
Olivia has four, so it takes a while to get to know me.
Dale. Simple, plain.
Yeah, that's me. Simple.
What you see is what you get.
-[knocking on door] -Who's that?
Oh, I just ordered some groceries.
In the study, there's cash in the drawer.
[drawer opening]
[door knocking]
[door opening]
-Wow, that was fast. -Where's Tracy?
I'm the new nurse, Dale. -Jacob.
Oh, yeah. Um, it's $83.25.
And there's some assorted chocolates in there.
That's Tracy's favorite.
Um... Is, uh, she coming back?
I doubt it.
Oh.
Oh, yeah, Tracy let me keep it.
UH, old lady's loaded. Said she keeps wads of cash in a drawer.
I don't know anything about that.
Right.
-Must get lonely. -Hmm?
Oh, can't be much company, bag's a nutcase.
-Well, it's my job. -[scoffs]
My job sucks too, but I don't let it define me, you know?
-You know what? Just keep it. -Oh, thanks.
Well, if there's anything you need, I can--
[door slams]
[soft theme playing]
[bedsheets rustling]
[trinket clatters softly]
Oh, sit, Dale, sit.
You like the paintings?
He did them, down the road.
-Tom? -Mm-hmm.
I bought a few, you know, help him out.
-How old are you? -28.
Oh. By the time I was your age,
I'd written four symphonies.
I was touring the world.
Even played for the Queen of England.
Wow.
Yeah. Wow.
Glamor, parties, sex.
Once that part of your life is over, heh,
there isn't much to stick around for,
except maybe a good wine,
which I'm not allowed to have.
Uh, I'm gonna check in on you throughout the night.
If you need anything, just press your buzzer.
Uh, all right.
Hey, how's it going?
Vascular Dementia patient with OCD and COPD.
I have no idea what either of those is,
but it sounds shitty.
You look tired.
Thanks.
You want me to come visit?
I wish, but I need this job.
No, what you need is my--
[door slams]
I have to go.
[eerie theme playing]
Olivia?
Di-- Did he wake you?
What?
Albert.
I-- I told him to leave you alone.
He's here now?
He's in the hall, watching us.
I don't see anyone.
If he bothers you, tell him to go away.
Did you color your hair? I liked it better blonde.
That was Tracy.
Try and get some sleep, okay?
Yeah.
[door creaks]
Albert?
[door closes]
[geese honking]
-[birds chirping] -Hi.
You can access the cellar door on the side of the house.
Been here many times before.
When's the last time you were outside?
Outside?
I don't need a walk.
I'm not a dog.
-[soft theme playing] -[sighs]
[girls chattering, laughing]
When I was young, they told us that
cigarettes would keep us slim.
Hm.
What did we know?
-Do you smoke? -No.
[sighs] Albert never smoked.
Ehm.
Never drank.
Tried to get me to quit, but
here I am and he is long gone.
[sighs]
[inhales deeply]
Oh...
Oh, it is so nice to have sun on my face.
Thank you, Dale.
I'll be right back.
-Seen it yet? -What?
The ghost.
What makes you think there's a ghost?
I saw it, upstairs in the window.
Well, maybe you saw Tracy, the last nurse here?
I don't think so.
Why don't you come on over and say hello?
I have to get back.
Why wouldn't Penny come over and speak to me?
She had to get home.
She's afraid of me.
Uh, I, uh...
I, uh, I knocked, I got nervous. No one was answering.
We had a lovely walk.
You, You haven't happened to see, uh, Penny, have you?
Oh, she was down by the pier,
but she said she was heading home.
Ah.
I have to bring her back up to school.
I'll be gone most of the day.
You have my number right?
Hello?
-All done. -[Dale gasps]
Give it about 30 minutes for the water
to reach temperature and you should be good.
Thank you.
[soft theme playing]
[shower running]
[creepy theme playing]
Oh...
[shower running]
-[heavy breathing] -[Olivia mumbles]
[medical device beeps]
[music swells]
[medical device stops beeping]
[oxygen machine turns on]
You're okay. You're okay.
I thought I was dying.
I-- I dreamed Albert was here.
He said it was my time,
that he was going to take me with him.
He was pulling my arm and shouting.
You're okay. Just relax.
He turned off the machine.
-Albert did? -Yes.
-[Olivia sighs] -Then what happened?
Well, I couldn't breathe.
Okay. It was just a dream.
It was just a dream.
I thought I was dying.
Albert, he...
He looked so strange. I couldn't see his face.
[creepy theme playing]
[paper shuffling]
[exhales]
[creepy theme swells]
[creaking outside]
[music swells]
[crickets chirping]
[creepy piano theme playing]
[ominous theme playing]
[soft piano theme playing]
[phone chimes]
[exhales]
[line trilling]
Finally.
Sorry. I'm all by myself here.
That's not fair.
No, you're right. It's not.
I have to stay here. I have to prove myself.
They're using you because they couldn't find anybody else.
They're giving me another shot.
No one else did, you know? They didn't have to.
To be honest, I was happy
that you weren't working at the agency anymore.
All those crazy hours, always on call.
Things were just starting to feel normal again.
I don't know if I can go back to that.
What are you-- What are you saying?
I'm saying quit.
This is my career.
This is what I do.
I support you.
I do. I just,
I can't spend all my nights alone anymore.
Oh, I see. That's just, that's great, Ben.
Oh, come on, Dale.
Don't turn this around and make it my fault.
Oh, so this is my fault?
No.
It's your choice.
-And he didn't call? -No.
You looking for Don? I know where he is.
So, what's the schedule looking like?
[Ed] I have two going through onboarding now.
If all goes well, I hope to have someone out there
to replace you by Thursday.
Thursday?
Ed, that's a whole week by myself without a rotation.
Dale, you know as well as I do, how difficult it'll be to
get hired elsewhere, especially after what happened.
I think you need to look at this as an opportunity
to prove yourself, to win back management's trust.
I've given you a second chance here.
I mean, I hope you understand that.
[gentle waves lapping]
"She hadn't been back in the country for nearly 10 years.
Nothing much had changed,
except a new wing added to the church.
She asked the driver if--"
Are you married, Dale?
No.
Boyfriend?
I'm too busy.
Hm. Work was my life.
That's why I'm alone now.
Any family?
There must be someone.
I have a sister.
She lives in Michigan.
I think.
You think?
Well, I don't really know her.
Why?
Our mother died giving birth to her.
Her name is Anne.
Um, we were sent to separate foster homes.
You don't wanna get to know your sister?
Uh, she reached out to me once.
She found my profile on social media,
but I didn't really want to connect like that.
Not after all these years. I'd rather do it in person.
-Why don't you? -Maybe someday.
[sighs]
Why, um...
Why waste your time
dealing with old people like me?
I wanted to be a doctor,
but my grades were never good enough.
I can't stand the sight of blood, anyway.
[laughs]
You're in the wrong profession. Heh.
I like helping people. So...
here I am.
I'm glad.
You're not like the others.
You're good to me.
Olivia, there's a room upstairs that's locked.
Ah, Albert's study.
After he died, I, uh, locked it
so it wouldn't be disturbed.
[coughing]
Can I get you anything?
Um...
A cigarette. Oh c'mon, just one.
I think that might do you in.
Another cup of tea then, please. Uh...
Albert used to make me a cup of tea
every night in this mug.
I'm a creature of habit.
You know what does you in, Dale?
The quiet.
[soft theme playing]
Ah...
[ominous theme playing]
[soft clatter]
[footsteps overhead]
[door closes]
[ominous theme playing]
-[door slams] -[gasps]
[heavy rain pattering]
[thunder crashes]
-[alarm wailing] -[gasping]
[alarm continues loudly]
[music swells]
[Olivia whimpers]
[Dale] Oh, shit.
Hang in there.
I'll be right back.
[suspenseful theme playing]
[fuse box door slams]
[muttering] What? Oh, my God.
-[shrieks] -Dale. Hey, it's me. Tom.
-Tom. -I saw the lights were out.
I knocked but you didn't answer.
I'm just trying to figure out the right switch. It's Olivia's oxygen.
Relax, the whole area's out. You need the generator. I know where it is.
I'll fix the power. You go upstairs and reset the machine.
Okay.
[thunder rumbles]
[ominous theme playing]
[softly] Oh, my God.
[heavy rain pattering]
Breathe. Deep breath.
[coughing, wheezing]
[music swells]
[distant thunder]
[breathing heavily]
Uh, the generator needs more fuel.
I'll get some more in the morning.
-Okay. -You should be fine until then.
Thank you.
-Is she okay? -Yeah. Thank you.
You okay?
Just a little on edge.
Well, maybe I'll just wait around
make sure everything's working fine.
I'll make coffee.
This time of night?
For nurses it's all just one long day that never ends.
Thank you.
[creepy piano theme playing]
Hmm.
That was fast.
Um...
When my wife Elaine left, um...
I moved out here with Penny.
I used to see Olivia tending her garden
every now and then.
When her husband passed, she just stayed inside.
She went downhill pretty fast.
But, I offered to help any way I could.
I mean, after a while, Penny just...
She grew terrified of this place.
She thinks the house is haunted.
Mm. She also thinks Olivia is possessed by a demon.
[chuckles] I guess that's how an 8-year-old explains dementia.
The way sometimes she recognizes her,
then other times she sees her as a stranger.
It's unnerving, how some moments,
she's so lucid, like sharp even. Then other times...
Yeah, it's very upsetting to a child.
I mean, Penny, she doesn't understand.
Hmm. Actually, Penny seems
pretty sharp for her age.
The house isn't haunted, Dale.
I don't know.
I'm just not used to being alone
in such a big place.
Well, I told you, if you need anything...
You're right up the road. Thank you.
Must take real stamina
to deal with a patient like Olivia around the clock.
Actually, we're supposed to work in shifts,
but the agency's really shorthanded right now.
Yeah.
I remember the last nurse, Tracy, she was, uh--
She was under a lot of stress too.
I spoke with the agency today
and they said no one's heard from her.
Really?
[creepy piano theme playing]
She left her ID badge here,
which has a lot of, like, her personal information on it.
It seems strange that she would just leave it here,
even if she did quit.
Maybe she was in a hurry.
Did she talk to you at all before she left?
Why would she?
I don't know.
Courtesy?
Well, I offered to help her out.
I'm not-- I'm not trying to take advantage of the situation.
I hope you don't think I am. I mean, Tracy and I weren't--
No, not at all. I just think it's strange
that no one's heard from her. That's all.
Well, she definitely didn't like this place.
I mean, but I wouldn't wanna be cooped up
in a big house all alone either.
I mean, not being able to leave because
of your responsibility to the patient.
I mean, it's gotta feel like you're trapped, right?
And I could see how some people crack after a while,
but not you. You, uh...
You seem like you're no nonsense.
Not exactly.
[sighs]
My house is so quiet when Penny's at school, but,
when I'm working, I can't have her around.
What do you do for work?
Research. It's tedious.
It's, uh, time consuming.
Penny has a way of getting underneath your heels.
It's just the two of you guys?
Yeah.
[sad piano theme playing]
It's hard meeting people when you're always working.
Yeah, I know what you mean.
[kissing]
I'm sorry. I shouldn't have done that.
[stammering] Um, I should-- I should get, uh, I should get going.
-Yeah, yeah. -Penny's at the house. Um...
I'll show myself out.
Yeah. Okay.
[creepy theme swells loudly]
[gentle waves lapping]
[birds chirping]
I believe my own eyes, Laura. I saw you do it.
[Laura] Jake, God as my witness, I didn't do it.
[knocking on door]
[door opens]
Afternoon. Detective Burke, Hampton County PD.
We're investigating the disappearance of Tracy Mills.
I understand that this was her last known whereabouts?
Uh, yes, she was the nurse's aide for Mrs. Stone before me.
-I replaced her. -And you are?
-Dale Green. -Mm.
She's been missing for almost a week.
Her family's worried.
Our I.T. ran a trace of her phone
and it last pinged in this location.
She might still be in the area.
-Why would she be? -I don't know.
-She hasn't been back? -No.
No calls? Nothing?
You spoken to anyone who might know where she's headed?
No.
Did she leave anything behind?
Yeah, her ID badge.
Do you have it?
I can go get it for you. Would you like to come in?
Hmm.
[door closes]
[creepy orchestral theme playing]
Afternoon. Mrs. Stone?
Sorry to disturb you. Detective Burke.
Do you mind if I ask you a few questions?
No. Go ahead.
What do you remember about the night your previous aide
Tracy, disappeared?
Oh, oh, she-- she didn't disappear. She left me.
Did she tell you she was leaving?
Heh. That would've been the courteous thing
-to do, wouldn't it? -I'll take that as a no.
No.
Left me to fend for myself, all alone.
I can't move. I can't breathe without these machines.
I-- I could've died.
I'm very sorry, ma'am.
Mmm. Don't feel sorry for me.
[scoffs] Someday you'll get old, God willing.
Then you'll have to give up your dignity too.
Do you remember anything odd about her behavior
before she left?
Who?
Tracy.
Oh, no. She's not here anymore.
She-- she left me all alone. I mean, I can't move
I can't breathe without these machines.
I-- I could have died.
Here it is.
You mind if I hold onto this, Dale?
Of course.
Thank you for your help.
I'm sorry to have disturbed you, ma'am.
[muted classical music playing]
Mm!
Oh, Dale, listen to this section of the quartet,
how the four-six chord
uses contrary motion in the outer voices
to create the augmented sixth.
Oh. It is such a brilliant way
to resolve the five chord in the next measure.
Oh, turn it up. Turn it up.
[classical music swells]
[Dale] What was the detective asking you about the last nurse, Tracy?
If I remember why she left?
What do you remember?
Um, shouting.
Shouting?
Um...
Yeah, there was banging on the door.
Do you know who it was?
No. I, uh, I don't remember. Oh!
Did you mention this to the detective?
Uh-- Yes, I'm sure I must have.
[scooter engine droning]
Here you go.
[rock music playing in car]
Psychopath.
Why do you say that?
He didn't like me talking to the last nurse.
He had a thing for her.
Is that right?
Eh, we were just talking.
What did he do?
He took a swing at me.
He-he said if I ever talked to her again,
he was gonna get me fired. I mean,
I thought he was gonna kill me.
Guy has serious anger issues.
He's just lucky I didn't lose my cool.
But, uh, listen, don't tell him I mentioned it. Okay?
I won't.
Okay. See ya.
[cell phone rings]
Hello?
Dale. It's Ed.
I should have someone out there by tomorrow.
Oh, that's great.
You don't sound so enthused.
No, no. I am.
Then, what is it?
Ed, you still haven't heard anything from Tracy?
She didn't even come in to pick up her last check. Why?
Um, the police were here today
and they were looking for her, like a missing person.
I'm sure she'll turn up. Just hang tight.
One more day, okay?
Okay.
[soft theme playing]
How's it going?
Fine.
How's school?
Sucks.
[rock splashes]
-What happened? -Hmm?
Your eye.
Oh, yeah. I got in a fight.
-Where's your dad? -Working.
And he doesn't like to be disturbed.
Well, do you wanna come inside?
I can make us lemonade.
Yuck.
I'm sure Olivia would love some company.
-Do you like my dad? -[rock splashes]
Sure.
Does that mean you're gonna be my dad's special friend too?
[creepy piano theme playing]
What?
That's what he called Tracy.
He did, huh?
Guess you found out my mom's gone?
Penny, it's nothing like that.
Do you get to see your mother often?
I have pictures and some videos of her.
She doesn't come to visit you?
You mean like Albert?
She's dead?
I'm not supposed to talk about it.
Penny, if there's ever anything that you need to talk about,
you can come to me, okay?
He was talking to Tracy about going someplace together.
Guess you're gonna try and take away my dad too?
-No. No. -[Tom] Penny?
Punishment means no playing. Back home, now.
Now!
[sighs] I wanted to apologize for what happened last night.
that was...
that was a little forward of me.
What happened to her eye?
[creepy theme playing]
Penny's a little different from the rest.
I'm sure you noticed.
They tease her.
Things got a little outta hand at school today and that's why she's home.
A fight at school?
Yeah.
You should have seen the other girl. [laughs]
I just hope they don't expel her.
[scooter engine droning]
The police came by today.
Police?
They were asking about Tracy.
-What'd they ask? -If anyone's seen her?
If anybody knows where she's been?
Where she might've gone?
Well, what'd you tell 'em?
What do I know?
Well, she didn't call? You didn't hear anything?
No.
[Penny] Dad, I'm hungry.
Yeah, I'll be there in a minute.
Maybe we could talk some more later?
[music swells]
[Jacob, over phone] Meryll Grocery.
-Jacob. -Hey, Dale.
There's a jar of peanut butter in here,
and I did not order one.
It's on the house.
I saw you talking to Tom on my way back.
You didn't say anything, did you?
Not one word.
Be careful with that guy.
He killed his wife, you know.
What? What are you talking about?
And he got away with it.
-Come on. -Google their names.
You'll see, I'm not kidding.
All right? Tom Collard, guy's a psycho. I...
I know he had something to do with Tracy disappearing.
[creepy orchestral theme playing]
[Ed, over phone] I think you're overreacting.
So the police questioned him? That's standard procedure.
Why lie about it if you're not trying to hide something?
She hit her head.
People fall and hit their heads all the time.
Statistically, more people die in their bathrooms.
Look, don't get all worked up.
Did you know that him and Tracy were sleeping together?
No, I didn't.
Yeah. And now she's missing.
[Olivia] Dale?
I gotta go.
I-- I remember now. Albert reminded me.
Remember what?
It was my neighbor, Tom.
He-- he was banging on the front door.
He was very angry.
Are you sure?
Yes. I recognized his voice.
He was shouting through the front door.
What else do you remember?
Olivia?
-Where is it? -Where is what?
-The tea. -What tea?
I asked you to make tea.
We were talking about Tracy.
You said you overheard her and Tom arguing with each other.
She left me all alone. I--
I-- I don't know what I would've done if you hadn't arrived. I...
I could have died.
[cell phone ringing upstairs]
[ominous theme playing]
[cell phone ringing]
[music swells]
[line trilling]
Detective Burke.
Uh, hi, this is Dale.
Um, we spoke about Tracy.
Hello, Dale.
Hi. Um, I found Tracy's cell phone.
It was here.
We'll be right over. Stay there.
Oh, I'll be here. I have to be.
[tea kettle whistling]
Can I help you sit up?
Don't you want the tea?
No, I want you out of my house!
What?
Albert told me all about you.
Oh, he did, did he?
He told me that you let a man die.
A man that was in your care.
It's true. A man died on my watch,
but I did everything I could to save him.
But you didn't save him, did you?
He had a rare condition.
The prior nurse on call left no instructions.
He had a reaction to the medication I gave him.
He was complaining of a headache.
I didn't know he had an allergy to ibuprofen.
He depended on you for his life.
It wasn't on his chart. So I didn't know.
You didn't know. You didn't know?
You're incompetent.
I did everything I could to save him.
And what excuse are you going to use
if I die on your watch?
I won't let that happen.
No, I won't let that happen. I--
I want you out of here.
That's just not possible right now.
Oh?
There's no one to replace me until tomorrow.
So I'm afraid you're stuck with me.
Well, we'll see about that.
Get me the phone.
[knocking]
-Who's that? -It's Detective Burke.
It's okay. I called him.
Well, you can tell him
that I want to speak with him.
Tell him that I want you gone.
[door opens]
[Tom] Hey.
Uh...
can I come in?
For what?
Just to-- Just to talk.
I don't think that's such a good idea.
Why not? What's-- what's wrong?
I just don't, um...
You don't trust me?
I didn't say that.
I could use some coffee.
I found Tracy's phone.
If that's what you were looking for the other night.
What?
There were muddy footprints on the stairs.
That wasn't-- That wasn't me.
Oh, who was it then?
Maybe it was Jacob?
He says you attacked him.
He did, did he?
He didn't tell you everything though, did he?
He didn't tell you that he was taking pictures of Tracy
from the balcony while she was undressing
and posting them online, did he?
For all you know, you're his latest subject.
I taught him a lesson in respect.
He's lucky that I didn't turn him over to the police.
Maybe, uh, maybe Tracy decided to press charges.
Maybe he found out.
Well, you were the last one that talked to her
-'cause I saw your texts. -Oh, yeah?
Where's her phone?
You were sleeping with her?
She was stressed.
Uh, I was helping her unwind.
She was overworked. She was upset.
Oh. Is that what the other night was about?
-Helping me unwind? -That was different.
Tracy and I, we never slept together.
Olivia says you were here the night she disappeared.
She said you were banging on the front door.
Yeah. Tracy wasn't answering her phone.
I thought something was wrong.
I was worried.
I think you should leave.
I'm the one who called it in when she disappeared.
If I did something wrong, why would I call the police?
To cover for yourself, I don't know.
Dale, I don't know what happened to Tracy.
I-- I'm telling you the truth.
Just like you told me the truth about your wife.
[creepy piano theme playing]
You said she left you.
Okay. That's complicated.
Is that why you moved here?
To run away from all the questions, all the guilt?
Maybe Tracy found out more than she should have.
You're wrong. You're completely wrong.
-You need to go. -Not until you listen to me.
-Don't. -Dale, please.
You told Olivia about me, didn't you?
That was you, wasn't it?
[music swells]
You called the police on me?
I didn't kill Tracy.
No one said she was dead.
What about my daughter? Huh?
-[Dale gasps] -What about Penny?
-Police! -[door kicked open]
Step away from her.
I won't tell you again.
Keep your hands where I can see 'em.
[handcuffs clasping]
It's not what you think.
You got this all wrong, Dale.
My daughter. She's asleep at home.
Your daughter will be fine, sir.
You did the right thing, Dale.
[ominous theme swells]
[police radio chatter]
[body slammed against car]
[Olivia] Dale?
Oh, what's going on out there?
Um, it's the police outside.
Do you still wanna speak to them?
For what?
About me.
You said you wanted me to leave.
I-- I don't want you to leave. I need you here.
I don't know what I would've done if you hadn't arrived.
I could've died.
-[gentle waves] -[music fades]
[Jacob] What's going on?
Sir, this is a crime scene investigation.
I need you to keep on moving, please.
[scooter revs and departs]
[reporter, over TV] Last night, police recovered the bloody clothes
and personal items of Tracy Mills from a shed
behind the home of Bluehill resident, Tom Collard.
The young live-in nurse mysteriously disappeared
several nights ago from the home of her patient,
world renowned composer, Olivia Stone.
Collard is being held on suspicion of murder.
Police continue their search for Tracy Mills,
who is now presumed dead.
Isn't that Tom from down the road?
Yeah.
[mug shatters]
[scary theme plays]
What have you done?
I'm sorry. Maybe I can repair it?
You can't repair it, it's shattered!
I'll get a new one made. I'm so sorry.
You can't get one made because Albert made that for me.
It was special. It meant something to me,
and now it's ruined.
I'm sorry.
You are so careless.
[music swells]
[Ed, over phone] I'm watching the news right now.
I-- I can't believe it, Dale.
I'm so sorry. I don't know what to say.
Say you have a replacement coming.
I have two people starting today.
One should be there within a few hours.
-Okay. -Her name's Alice.
Just bring her up to speed and you can go.
Thank you.
No, thank you.
You held it together under tough circumstances, Dale.
I've recommended that you be brought back on, full time.
I'm also going to inquire about back pay
for all the time you've lost.
I really appreciate that, Ed.
Just sit tight. The cavalry's coming.
I'm sorry to put you through this, Dale.
[eerie theme playing]
Feed must have froze.
[closet door opening]
[music intensifies]
[loud music burst]
[door creaks open]
[creepy theme playing]
[mouse clicks]
-[door slams] -[gasps]
[doorknob rattling]
Shit.
[Ed, over phone] Hello?
Ed, I'm locked in a room.
You're what?
[music swells]
I'm gonna call the police, but I need you to warn Alice now.
She should be there by now. What the heck is going on?
I think I know who killed Tracy.
What?
It was Olivia.
[music swells]
[knocking on door]
[Alice] Hello?
[Ed] Dale, Tom Collard killed her.
They found her bloody clothes in his backyard.
No, I think Olivia must have planted them.
Her bedroom's video is looped.
That's why she was so OCD about
where everything was placed so that it could match the feed.
Dale, she's bedridden.
No, I don't think so.
What makes you think there's a ghost?
I saw it. Upstairs in the window.
That's why she asked me to turn the music loud
so that I couldn't hear her moving around.
Oh, turn it up. Turn it up.
[Dale] I think that she can move around better than she leads on.
I think that the whole thing is a ruse.
Even her dementia, all of it.
[knocking on door]
Hello?
[sighs]
[knocking on door]
-[door creaks open] -Hello?
[Ed] Why would she murder Tracy? For what reason?
Olivia's husband. He passed away in our care, right?
Who was the nurse on call?
There were no complications with his passing.
Everything was in order, Dale. What are you getting at?
[door closes]
Dale?
Olivia knew about the patient that died on my watch. How did she know that, Ed?
[loud music burst]
Dale?
She's gone.
I gotta get out of this room.
Ed sent me from the agency.
I'm here to relieve you.
[Ed] Calm down. I'll call the police.
-Just stay put. -[Alice] Dale?
[drops cell phone]
[door rattling]
[Dale] Alice!
-Hello? -[cell phone rings]
Oh, my gosh. Ed. I'm here on time.
[speaking Spanish]
Hello?
[rattling door]
-[music swells] -[medical device beeps]
Mrs. Stone?
-[music swells] -[medical device beeps]
[opening window]
Alice!
[footstep crunches]
Oh, my God.
[gasps]
-[music swells] -[medical device beeps]
[gasping sounds]
[music swells]
-[stabbing] -[Alice screams]
Ah!
[creepy music swells]
[door creaks open]
[whispers] Alice?
[ominous music swells]
-[Jacob] Dale? -[knife squelches]
[soft gasp]
[music swells]
[Jacob thuds]
Oh, God!
Jacob. Oh, my God. I'm sorry.
Pressure. Put pressure.
I saw everything, Dale.
Hold your hand-- Hold your hand right here.
-I'll be right back. -I saw everything. Dale. No!
Dale! Aah!
Don't go in there!
-[loud music burst] -[gasps]
[heavy breathing]
Albert was right about you.
[Dale] Olivia. Stop. Stop!
You know what the difference is between you and me?
I don't mind the sight of blood!
No!
[grunting, struggling]
[music swells]
-You tried to kill me! -No, I didn't.
You did. You tried to smother me.
No, I was upstairs. That wasn't me, Olivia.
-No, no! -It wasn't me.
You tried to kill me like the other patient!
[Dale] Olivia, stop.
I'm not trying to kill you. I wanna help you.
Help me?
[ceramic pierces]
[Olivia screams]
-[head crashes] -Olivia!
[gasps]
[ominous theme playing]
[sobbing] Olivia. Oh, my God.
[softly] Oh, my God.
[Dale whimpers]
[Dale crying]
[siren wailing]
[loud music burst]
[Dale shrieks]
[music swells]
[Dale sobbing]
Dale! Dale! What happened?
I don't know.
-Inside! -Oh, God.
-[music swells loudly] -[heavy rain pattering]
[door opens]
How you doing?
Okay.
We checked the video surveillance.
There was a loop of the room set up
so that there would be no record of anything that transpired.
Not sure why you did that?
Why wouldn't you just turn off the camera?
What? Wait, what are you talking about?
The loop was fixed around 6 PM
and replaced with a live video feed.
I know. I'm the one who fixed it.
This is what the live feed captured.
[Olivia struggling]
That's not me.
You didn't expect Alice to catch you in the act,
so you stabbed her too.
No, I tried to save her. I told Ed to call the police.
I was upstairs on the phone with Ed from the agency.
He'll vouch for me. You can ask him.
Yeah, we spoke to Ed. He confirmed the time.
But according to the timestamp on the video feed,
this happened after the call ended.
Why would I set up a camera
to record myself committing murder?
And then your patient screamed:
"You tried to kill me, Dale."
-It's on the audio. -No, I-- I didn't kill anyone.
No.
You finished the job after you pushed her over
and she smashed her head on the table.
No. That was an accident. She tripped and she fell.
I was trying to catch her.
Stabbing Jacob was an accident too?
No, I just turned and he-- I didn't-- It was just a cut.
It wasn't a lethal wound. He shouldn't have died from it.
-Someone else must have come. -Who?
Tom Collard? He's sitting in jail.
Same place he was yesterday. He hasn't moved.
You murdered Tracy Mills knowing that you were
the only one available to take her place.
That's ridiculous. I was on probationary leave.
I haven't been in the office for weeks.
You knew the hours that Tom was away
bringing his daughter back to school.
Gave you time to plant the evidence in the backyard.
No, I didn't kill anyone.
Your last charge died under your watch?
My only question is why?
-Why did you do it? -I didn't.
Maybe...
you heard that they were short staffed without you?
Maybe you were hoping to get your old job back?
Or maybe...
you were searching for this?
It's the key to a lockbox.
Olivia was a very wealthy woman.
One of her accounts had just been emptied.
So it's conceivable that she had large sums of cash on hand.
Maybe you rigged the video feed
so you could search for the money
without being caught on camera.
You're accusing me of killing Tracy
on the hopes I could get assigned her job
and steal some secret stash of money
from a patient I knew nothing about until last week?
-You're left-handed? -No.
You caught it with your left hand.
I have nerve damage in my right.
-You can't use it? -I can use it.
I just can't hold anything too tightly with it.
[door opens]
Burke, can I speak with you?
I'll be right back.
By the way, Detective Burke,
Olivia was a professional musician.
She kept her compositions locked away
'cause her work meant more to her than any money.
This is the key to her music drawer.
Coroner's report said Jacob died from asphyxiation.
Not the knife wound?
We ran his cell phone records.
He got a few calls from work, one from his mother,
but one call came from a hotel just outside of town.
-You follow up? -You're not gonna believe it.
Tell Tom Collard he's free to go.
-[crickets chirping] -[ominous music swells]
[exhales]
[loud music swells]
During a murder investigation, usually the crime van
sets up for weeks while we sift through all the evidence.
But I pulled them early on a hunch.
-It is not what you think. -Have a seat.
Olivia signed over power of attorney to you?
[soft laugh]
It was her idea.
She wanted someone she knew and trusted
to take care of her estate after her death.
She had no living family.
Her estate was extensive, over 8 million dollars,
when you include the real estate, stocks, other assets.
You think I wanted her money?
You wanted her money.
The problem is
you didn't want to wait for it.
What are you saying?
It would've been too suspicious
to cause Olivia's death under Tracy's watch.
Once you two became romantically entwined.
You set Dale up from the moment she arrived.
You rigged the monitor so that you could murder Olivia
by asphyxiating her and then pin the blame on Dale.
Even more convenient, that Dale
had recently been placed on leave
for a similar incident in which a patient died under her watch.
That is ridiculous.
After you rigged the monitor,
you switched off Olivia's machines
while Dale was in the shower.
-[shower running] -[creepy theme playing]
[creaking]
You were hoping that we would pin the blame on Dale.
Negligence.
But Dale was too quick on the ball.
-[medical device beeps] -[music swells]
[turns on oxygen machine]
You're okay. You're okay.
[Olivia] I thought I was dying.
[Burke] Jacob saw what you were up to, confronted you on it.
So you had to cut him in on the scheme.
The two of you concocted a ploy
to reveal Jacob as a voyeur, taking photos to post online.
You even made up that fight between the two of you.
Took a swing at me. Thought he was gonna kill me.
Guy has serious anger issues.
Knowing that she would tell us to search his phone
and we'd find the video of Dale killing Olivia.
You were counting on it.
But you needed to be out of the picture.
You needed an ironclad alibi.
That's why, during the thunderstorm...
-[thunder crashes] -[gasps]
...you took the opportunity to shut off the power.
So Dale had to go into the cellar.
Blamed it on a power surge.
I'm just trying to figure out the right switch
-it's Olivia's oxygen. -Relax. The whole area's out.
You need the generator. I know where it is. I'll fix the power,
-you go upstairs and reset the machine. -Okay.
[thunder crashes]
While Dale was distracted,
you planted Tracy's cell phone under her bed.
-[cell phone rings] -[eerie piano theme playing]
Later, you called and texted Tracy's cell phone
knowing she would find it,
see your number, suspect you, and call us.
You even waited until we crossed the bridge,
timing it out so that your hands would be on Dale
the moment we arrived, you wanted us to arrest you.
No, that's not-- That's not true.
While you're sitting safely in jail with the perfect alibi,
Jacob comes here to set up his camera.
The plan is to get a video of Dale murdering Olivia.
But how?
Exactly.
How?
Tracy.
[eerie piano theme playing]
I thought Tracy was dead?
That, um, text you got about an hour ago,
asking you to come here and search for the wig she left behind?
That's the trouble with texting.
You can never be sure who you're talking to.
We found Tracy at the Motel Six,
just outside of town.
Right where you left her.
Still very much alive.
She was nice enough to let us use
that burner phone you gave her to text you.
Even let us borrow the wig.
Did you really think that we would miss
a piece of evidence like that?
[loud gasp]
Hey, you scared me.
[kissing]
[Burke] In the blue scrubs and wig,
Tracy was a dead ringer for Dale.
Jacob set up outside the window
with his cell phone camera ready.
Tracy locked Dale in the bedroom upstairs
and rushed down to suffocate Olivia.
But Dale's replacement showed up
at the worst possible moment.
-[knocking on door] -[Alice] Hello?
Dale?
[Burke] Jacob wasn't expecting Alice.
Oh, my God.
[creepy theme swells]
-[knife squelches] -[Alice screams]
Oh, shit.
Jacob got the whole thing on video,
but he signed on for a sick, elderly woman
being hurried to the great beyond,
not the murder of an innocent young girl.
Morality kicked in.
He tried to warn Dale and got stabbed by accident.
[Jacob] Dale?
-[Dale shrieks] -[stabbing sound]
Dale's your killer.
She stabbed Jacob.
Dale tried to save Jacob.
Tracy gave Olivia a lethal dose of chloroform,
but because of her condition,
she can't take a deep breath
without the aid of an oxygen machine.
The poison only knocked her unconscious.
But you bumbling idiots got so lucky.
Olivia stumbles, bangs her head,
all caught on camera with poor Dale looking guilty as sin.
While Dale is dealing with Olivia,
Tracy takes care of Jacob.
[creepy music swells]
Dale stabbed Jacob.
Dale killed Olivia, smashed her head.
You have it all on video.
You missed one tiny detail,
which, in your defense, you couldn't have known.
Dale can't hold anything tightly
with her right hand.
Nerves were damaged by a bacterial infection
she contracted as a child.
She can barely make a fist.
So she certainly couldn't have held a knife in her right hand
like in these photos.
[Tom] This is ridiculous.
Olivia was on death's door.
Why would I risk all this?
We did some research into your finances.
You have extensive gambling debts.
You owe some dangerous people a lot of money.
And your daughter, Penny.
She was playing a game on your laptop.
You left your e-mail open.
She read some things she shouldn't have.
She's a sharp kid.
She still has a slight bruise.
She wouldn't give you up at first.
Kept insisting the black eye was from school.
She loves you very much.
That's the worst part about this.
She's gonna lose her father. And for what? Some money?
You already collected your wife's life insurance,
but that wasn't enough.
That's a great story.
-[tosses papers on table] -Bravo.
Where's your proof?
Let me show you something.
These were on Jacob's cell phone.
Word of advice. When you delete pics and video
from a phone, you have to delete it permanently.
Otherwise they just sit in a folder.
I'm sure Jacob knew that when you told him to prove
that he deleted them,
he wanted to keep the upper hand
just in case things went south,
which they did, didn't they?
[ominous music swells]
Tom Collard, you have the right to remain silent.
Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law.
-You have the right to an attorney. -[handcuffs click]
If you cannot afford an attorney, one will be provided for you.
Do you understand these rights that I have--
[loud punch]
He's got my gun!
[head impact on door]
[gunshot]
[officer cries out]
What happened?
Check him!
[officer groaning]
Shots fired, officer down!
[suspenseful theme playing]
[ramp clattering]
[motor starts]
Collard! There's no way out!
Drop the gun!
They'll find me in jail.
Think of your daughter.
Think of Penny.
-I was. -Don't!
[gunshots]
-[melancholy music playing] -[siren wailing in distance]
-Ed. -How are you doing?
-Okay. -I spoke to management.
They agreed to bring you back full time, with back pay.
I really appreciate that. Um...
I just need some more time before my next assignment.
Take all the time you need.
You need a ride home?
No. I gotta go back to Olivia's house
-and collect my things. -I have your things.
Detective Burke had them sent over.
Detective Burke, what's gonna happen to Penny?
We located her grandfather in Worcester.
He agreed to take her in.
-Can I speak with her? -Sure.
[Dale] Can I sit here?
I guess you hate me.
Is it true, what they're saying he did?
Sometimes when people get themselves into bad situations,
they'll do whatever it takes to get themselves out of it.
He was never mean to me. We had fun.
Sometimes.
You're gonna go live with your grandfather now?
There's nowhere to ride my bike there.
He lives in an apartment.
What about you?
Where are you going now?
Another house? Another patient?
Hmm.
But there's something I gotta do first.
I have a sister in Michigan I've never met before.
[soft music swells]
[soft piano theme playing]
[piano theme swelling]
[soft piano theme turns tense]
[music fades]