One, two, three, four,
five, six, seven,
eight, nine, ten.
Here I come, ready or not!
Where are you?
Peek‐a‐boo.
Where is she?
Who? Mom.
All right, why don't you take it outside?
And stay away from the pool. Go.
Mom said not to go near the pool. Hey!
A girl is what I wanted all along.
Don't you remember?
Megan! Megan!
My hand!
Grab it!
Mom!
Finally, I had the daughter I‐‐
Mom! Mom! Mom!
♪ ♪
Tom? Your coffee's getting cold.
Well, bring it in here,
and I'll show you how to warm it up.
You're gonna show me how to warm it up?
Mm‐hmm.
How you gonna do that? I'll take that.
Oh. Okay.
Yeah. Uh‐huh.
What‐‐oh. How about that?
Mmm. Mmm.
Now, that will warm up my coffee.
Mom, I don't want to be late for school.
Oh, yeah.
Mom? I gotta go.
She's coming.
All right, I'll be down in a second.
Haley's taking you to school today.
Oh, the days have been‐‐ Did you see that look?
I saw that look. She's so sassy.
She takes after you.
Kid's honest. Mm. Okay, I got to‐‐
Mm‐mm. Mm‐mm. Oh, I got to go. My coffee.
Oh, okay. Oh, gosh. Oh, phew.
Get down there.
Gonna eat your breakfast?
Hi, Haley. How are you? Hey, good morning.
I'm glad you're eating breakfast.
I'm so happy to see that.
Thank you so much for taking Annie to school.
I appreciate it so much. Oh, no worries.
Things have been crazy with the launch.
How's the launch been going? It's good, yeah.
It's a lot busier than I thought it would be,
but it's great.
That's awesome. Haley, we have to go.
Okay. Oh, school time.
I've got it, mom. Okay. Backpack. Okay.
Hey, excuse me, are you forgetting something?
Like‐‐
Oh. Oh, I love you. I love you.
I love you. I love you. I love you.
Love you too. Have a good day.
Come on, Haley. I'm going to be late.
Okay. We'll see you later today.
Bye.
Okay.
Hmm.
Now that you're leaving,
have you been in contact with any of your family, Yvonne?
Oopsie.
These are my best needles, two double‐pointed aluminum.
Okay.
No, I‐‐I really appreciate you bending the rules for me
and not contacting my son and his family.
I really want to surprise them.
Actually, no rules were broken.
Since you've been here voluntarily
for the past two years, there was no need.
Here I thought I was special.
After 13 years of your treatment
and those two years spent helping other patients,
I really feel ready for this transition.
What made you decide to leave now?
Well, it's my granddaughter's eighth birthday,
and I think it's time we met.
I want to remind you that the outside world
can be difficult to readjust to.
Oh, I have the best connection
to the outside world, the Internet. It's miraculous.
I was thinking about your having to cope.
Cope with what?
The disorganization of life. We've discussed that the world
is not as structured as Wingdale.
Believe me, I'm ready, Doctor.
Oh, Courtney.
I'm sorry. I thought you heard me.
I can't hear anything with this thing on.
Let me get some action shots. All right.
So how's business? Ugh.
And when are you gonna hire some help?
When I can start making money at this.
But I'll be sure to hire
some hot single guy for you to hang out with.
I appreciate that. What are you shooting?
Your hands and your beautiful bracelet.
No, Courtney. I look like such a slob.
Are you kidding me?
You're the total rad jeweler style chick,
which is totally what you're selling.
What? Yeah.
If you really want to launch your line, your bracelets,
I mean really launch, you got to build your brand,
and you are the brand.
I don't think I'm this jewelry.
Oh, yes, you are.
Okay, people buy Kim Kardashian's perfume
'cause they want to smell like Kim.
Really? Yeah.
That's so weird. A little bit.
Can you pass me that rag? Yeah, I got it.
Oh, thank you so much
for all the work you've done on my website.
It looks really good. Of course.
I'm glad you like it.
Yeah. I see that.
Can you just put it on and we get a couple shots?
Oh, my goodness. Really? Yeah.
Okay, but you have to just shoot my wrist only
or I'm gonna have to put some makeup on.
Would you get off of that? Jeez.
Come on, now, you look great.
All right.
And we have filters in Photoshop, anyway.
Oh, thanks.
What do I do?
Keep it on your wrist, very natural.
Oh, that's perfect.
Delete that. No, it looks great.
But what do you think, seriously? You like it?
I love it.
Isn't it beautiful? Yeah, like an ocean.
Kind of feels like mother of pearl to me.
Well, it's more like Greek goddess.
Oh, yeah. Do you want it?
Are you really offering it to me?
Mm‐hmm. ‐
This is gorgeous.
I know. You're welcome. Thank you.
I love you. All right.
♪ ♪
Megan.
My sweet little Megan, when are you coming home to me?
Dang it.
So are you going to have a bouncy house for your party?
I think so, though it's supposed to be a surprise.
Cool.
Oh, Haley's here. See you tomorrow.
Bye, Annie. Bye.
Haley!
Hey. Hey, girlfriend.
Hey yourself, girlfriend. How was school?
Productive and stimulating.
You always bring it, girlfriend. Come on.
All righty.
Okay, you in?
Let's go.
Hi, mom!
Hi!
Hey!
I'm so excited that you're home from school.
Me too.
Yay, I made you some sandwiches.
Yay. Yum.
Haley, you're the best. Thanks.
Thank you so much. Of course.
Need me to make dinner for Annie tonight?
Uh, no, I got it, but tomorrow's gonna be crazy town,
so if you don't mind picking her up and dropping her off
and doing dinner and doing all of the homework...
Totally. All righty. See you, girlfriend.
Bye, girlfriend.
Thanks again.
I just don't know what we would do without you.
Bye. Bye.
Listen, you think you can help me on a bracelet?
Yes.
Bye. Bye.
♪ ♪
Well, she didn't need me to stay.
Hold on, someone's at the door.
Okay.
Can I help you?
Melissa sent me to talk to you.
You must be Haley.
Do I know you?
Oh, I'm sorry, I didn't introduce myself.
I'm Annie's grandmother. Oh, hi.
I didn't know that Annie had a grandmother.
Hold on one second.
Hi. Yeah, I just moved back to town,
which is why Melissa asked me to talk to you.
She's not gonna be needing you anymore.
What?
Well, I'm‐‐I'm gonna be watching Annie now.
Melissa said this? Yes, she did.
I just talked to her about a half an hour ago,
and she didn't mention any of that to me.
Are you calling me a liar?
No, I‐‐I don't even know you.
I'm gonna text Ms. Ferriday and ask her.
Yeah, you do that. Oh!
Oh.
Stop.
‐
Ooh, yeah, that's a good one.
Hey, you're really good at that, you know.
It's still too short.
You'll get there.
I wish I was as good as you are when I was your age.
Did your daddy show you how to make bracelets?
No, my daddy died when I was a little girl.
My mom showed me how to make jewelry.
Did she use all these tools?
Yeah, she‐‐she used a lot of them.
Actually, these tools here were her father's.
Isn't that cool?
I hope to pass these down to you someday.
Would you like that?
Yeah. Good.
Did you like her? My mom?
Oh, yeah, I loved my mom. I think about her every day.
Saddest thing about it is, she never got to meet you.
Would she have liked me?
She would have loved you.
What about Daddy's mom and dad?
Oh, you're full of questions today, aren't you?
Uh, let me see.
Um, Daddy's dad died when he was really young,
and, you know, I've never met Daddy's mom.
She lives far away.
Will I get to meet her?
I hope so, someday.
There you go. Ooh, how about that red one?
You did such an awesome job
on that bracelet today, you know that?
Did she finish? I'd love to see it.
No, not yet.
She's almost done, Dad.
All right.
And how did you do today?
Oh, everything was great until Courtney showed up,
and then you know how it goes. I got really behind.
Well, a good thing you got Haley helping you out.
Actually, Haley texted me.
Her grandmother's sick, so she has to go visit her.
Oh, no. Do you know how long? No.
I texted her back, asked her how long she'd be,
and she never got back to me.
She didn't say good‐bye to me.
Oh, honey, I bet she just forgot.
She called me girlfriend, and I called her girlfriend.
Girlfriends are supposed to say good‐bye.
And how come she never said she had a grandma?
Well, I think that there are some things about Haley
you don't know,
and there are some things about you she doesn't know.
Well, hey, look,
I can take the little one to school tomorrow.
Not sure about picking her up, but happy to do it.
Oh, that's okay. I'll do it, but, um,
I think dinner might be a little late.
Oh, that's all right. I'm a patient man.
‐
Who could that be? I'll get that.
Hmm. Hmm.
Uh, Mom.
Tom.
What are you doing here? I‐‐I'm a free woman.
I‐‐I want to see you, I want to meet your wife,
meet my grandchild.
I have a gift for Annie. May I come in?
Uh, sure, yeah.
Um, Melissa, Annie, I'd like to introduce you to someone.
This is my mother.
Mom, this is my wife, Melissa,
and this is our daughter, Annie.
I am so glad to finally meet you.
I'm sorry I dropped in without calling.
Oh, my gosh. Oh, my gosh. It is so wonderful to meet you.
Are you my grandma?
Well, yes, I am, and this is for you.
Thank you. I‐‐I interrupted your dinner.
I‐‐you know, I'll come back another time. I‐‐
Oh, no, no, absolutely not.
You have dinner with us tonight, right, Tom?
Uh, sure. Yeah, Mom. Yeah, join us.
Oh. Yes.
Have a seat next to Annie.
I‐‐I will get you a plate. Tom, get her a wine glass.
All right. Perfect. Thank you.
Oh, my. Look at you.
You know, your‐‐your tomato sauce was so good.
I'm stuffed. I can't even have coffee.
Uh, Annie, you want to help me clear the table?
Oh, why doesn't Annie open her present?
I love it.
Thank you.
Oh, you're welcome.
That is a very, very special doll.
Well, why don't you two get to know each other?
Come here.
I sewed this dress. Isn't that pretty?
How come I never got to meet you?
Well, because I was living in a place
that wasn't very good for little girls to visit.
Where do you live now? Oh, I'll show you.
This is my home, and you're gonna come and visit,
and you'll have your own special room right there.
Wow, thank you.
You sweetheart.
You okay? Yeah.
You know, that's my sister's old doll.
Megan's doll? Yeah.
And my mom just gave it to Annie.
Maybe she has some attachment to it. I don't know.
That's what I'm afraid of.
Oh, man.
Cheers.
‐
Can I offer you another cup of coffee, Mrs. Hutchinson?
Oh, Melissa, would you please call me
Yvo‐‐better yet, call me Grandma.
Grandma.
Oh, I am so thrilled to finally be a grandmother.
So, Ma, when are you gonna head back up to your house?
It's in Durning, right? You've been there?
Oh, Tom drove me by once. Oh.
Well, not for another week at least.
It needs work,
and I haven't even called contractors or cleaners.
Will you be able to afford all that?
Well, your father may have abandoned us,
but he did leave me some money,
and it's been sitting in the bank,
gaining interest while I've been...
Where are you staying now?
I found a nice little motel right off the highway,
and the website says it's got cable.
Can you stay with us, Grandma? Can you?
Oh, hey, Annie,
you shouldn't tell your grandma what to do, okay, sweetie?
But, Tom, if Mrs. Hutchinson wa‐‐Grandma wants to stay
with us for one night, I think it'd be wonderful.
Can Grandma stay with us? Can she?
Look, since Mom‐‐Grandma
already has a motel room booked,
I'm sure that's probably easier for you?
You know, Tom's right. I do not want to barge in.
Hey, don't you worry.
This isn't the last meal we'll be eating together.
Yummy! ‐
Okay.
So you make the big smile,
and then you put blueberries for the eyes,
like that, and the nose.
Can I do it? Yes, of course you can.
Good morning, Tom. I hope you're hungry.
Look, Dad, it's a happy face pancake.
Surprise.
What's she doing here? Well, she wanted
to have breakfast with Grandma, so I called.
Oh, I made the coffee strong. After all that wine
you had last night, I thought you might need it.
Oh.
I'm just fine.
Thank you so much for making breakfast.
Oh, you're welcome.
This looks so‐Yummy!
Yes. And, look, Grandma says
I can put cinnamon applesauce on my pancakes.
Well, Grandma's really smart, because she just found
a new way for you to eat your favorite food.
Oh, well, my own daughter, Megan,
loves cinnamon applesauce too.
Well, thanks so much again.
I really appreciate it.
Let's eat.
Yeah, let's eat. Come on.
Get over here. I want two.
Oh, thank you so much.
You have no idea how much it means.
Yes, you too. Okay. Bye‐bye.
More business stuff? For once, no.
So how's your mother doing?
Her and Annie are getting along like a house on fire.
Oh, yeah?
Well, that's, uh, kind of what I wanted to talk to you about.
I‐‐I thought of someone who could fill in for Haley.
Who'd you have in mind?
No. No, no, no. Absolutely not.
Tom, you didn't even let me say it.
Okay, you don't have to say it.
The answer is gonna be,
I don't want my mother living in the house with us.
She's Annie's last living grandparent.
Whatever happened between you and her in the past shouldn't‐‐
Okay, yeah, stop. I'm not worried about the past.
I spent a lot of years and a lot of money
going to therapy to deal with the past, okay?
And I'm fine with it.
Honey, I know it must be difficult for her being‐‐
Very.
It's very difficult, okay?
My mom blamed me for the death of my sister,
but that's not just it. I mean‐‐look,
I just don't trust her in the house with our daughter.
Okay, here's the thing.
I don't want you to get mad at me.
I tracked down the psychiatric hospital that she was at,
and I talked to her doctor. I told him the whole situation.
That's who I was on the phone with just now.
You know what he said? He said she's fine.
Fine? Yeah, she's not a danger
to herself or anyone else.
Well, that's not how I remember her, okay?
Okay, she had a series of breakdowns.
At first, it was just depressive.
Then she wouldn't leave the house for weeks.
It was bad.
Honey, I understand why you feel the way you do,
but she's dealt with her demons.
Look, if she's okay,
why did she stay in the mental ward so long?
Here's the thing:
her doctor said she stayed there voluntarily.
He said that she wanted to help other people
that went through what she went through.
Babe, look, this might be her last chance at having a family.
Please?
Hey, do you think
I would ever endanger our daughter in any way?
Of course not.
Okay. Would it help you?
If she stayed here? Yeah.
If we could trust her, she could help out with Annie,
pick her up from time to time.
I could keep a close eye on her.
Close eye on her?
Baby, that's not why I want her to stay.
Look, can we just ask her if she's even interested?
Oh. Please?
Babe. Please?
Oh, don't give me that smile. For Annie.
Okay. Yes?
Okay. Ah!
Thank you.
I'm really happy that you said that.
Don't make me regret this.
I won't, because I'm gonna smoke you.
Oh, okay, not fair.
Okay, this is called casting, ed casting,
and it's when you attach the yarn to the needle, okay?
So now bring it down, go through here, through here,
and right off the thumb.
See that? Want to see it again?
Yeah. Okay, so here‐‐
You two look like you're having fun.
Look, Grandma's showing me how to knit a scarf.
I see that.
Um, your father and I
want to talk to Grandma about something.
Are you going to ask Grandma to stay?
Honey, you are so smart.
Mom, Melissa and I would both like to ask you to stay
with us for a little while, until your house is ready.
Oh, Tom, thank you.
Melissa, thank you.
This is‐‐this is the best news I've had in a long time.
Now, this would just be for a week or two, but‐‐
Or for as long as you need.
I wouldn't dream of overstaying.
Grandma has to stay long enough for me
to finish my scarf.
Well, of course she does.
Thank you for inviting me into your home, Melissa.
Oh, we're happy to have you.
Hmm. Who's that?
Oh, Annie, you shouldn't grab her things.
Oh, no, that's okay.
That's my daughter, Megan.
If she's your daughter and my dad is your son,
then she's my aunt.
You are so smart.
Yes, she would have been your aunt.
Where is she? Well, she had an accident,
and now she's in heaven with the angels.
That's so sad.
I miss her every day.
Grandma's never gonna lose you, Megan.
I‐‐I‐‐I mean Annie. Annie.
That's okay, Grandma. Everyone makes mistakes.
Annie, we should let Grandma get settled in.
Okay.
Everyone makes mistakes.
You can't just walk out on me and the kids!
I'm not having this conversation again.
I don't care what you want.
Ugh!
Hey, Robin.
So I'm downtown picking up an order,
and I have my cupcakes at home.
Is there anything else I can bring to the party?
Absolutely not, Melissa. Just bring Annie.
Can't have a birthday without a best friend.
I have games and a bouncy house for the kids
and refreshments for the moms.
Sounds good. You know,
this is all Annie's been able to talk about for a week,
and I feel like I haven't seen you
or anyone for a million years. I'm really excited.
Miss you.
Great, I can't wait to see you.
Okay, bye.
Whoo!
- Yeah. - ‐
I'll throw you off my back.
- I could throw you off my back. - ‐
Ah, she's got me!
Annie, don't drown your dad. I won't.
Yeah, come on, Court. Get in with us.
Nope, mm‐mm.
No? It's super nice out here.
What do you say we get her in here?
Uh‐uh. Hey, watch it, mister.
Get her!
Get her. Get her.
♪ ♪
That looks delicious.
‐
Oh, I'm sorry.
That's okay.
I was just watching Annie in the pool.
I'm so glad you got to take some time off work.
Well, thanks for all your help.
Oh, it's the least I can do.
I notice that Courtney has a little crush on your Tom.
Oh, please, they're like brother and sister.
Tom had a sister.
That's not what I mean.
I know.
Well, I better finish these sandwiches.
Tom and Annie are gonna be hungry
when they get out of the pool.
You want to join us at the pool?
Oh, thank you. You know, I just might do that.
All right. I'll take one too.
You got it.
Hey, what are you guys up to? Oh, look.
Oh, finally. Mom, get in the pool with us.
Someone to watch these kids. Okay.
How are you? Hi. Hey.
Oh, how are you? Mom, get in the pool.
Yeah, Mom, get in the pool with us.
Okay. Yeah, get in there.
Mom, get in with us.
All right. What you drinking?
I'm gonna get a refill of wine.
You want some? Yes, please.
Yeah? It's my day off.
All right. Whoo!
Can I get in the pool? Both: Yeah!
Uh‐oh. One, two, three.
‐
Get over here. Oh! Come here.
Hey. Hey.
Sandwiches, cute.
You're dripping on my sandwiches.
Oh, my God, I'm so sorry.
I didn't mean to get in your way.
It's all right.
You just do what you need to do.
I don't mind making more sandwiches.
Okay.
Can I pour you a glass?
Oh, I don't drink.
Right.
Sorry about the sandwiches.
♪ ♪
I love it. I do. Yeah? Okay.
But I feel like it looks a little shiny, a little bright.
Okay, I can adjust the brightness, don't worry.
Okay. But you need to relax.
I don't know how many hours
a day you've been working, but it's too much.
I don't know, I just work all the hours of all the days.
‐
All of them.
Seriously, thank goodness for Grandma.
She's really helped out with Annie.
I guess.
What?
I didn't say anything.
What? What does that mean?
Okay. Okay.
Um, do you feel that having her
around Annie is safe?
I do. Tom and I talked about it.
We think Annie's very safe.
You know, Grandma had a nervous breakdown.
She confronted her demons. I'm really proud of her.
And who am I to deprive her of a relationship
with her son and her granddaughter?
It is no question, you are way nicer than I am.
I'm telling you, if she was my mother‐in‐law,
whew, I'd get a court order to keep her half a mile away.
No. I hope I'm not interrupting.
Oh. What timing.
Oh, my gosh. You must be so tired.
Oh, not at all. I brought you some brownies.
Thank you so much. You're so welcome.
And, don't worry, I gave you a smaller piece.
How considerate.
You heard that. She's joking.
I don't think she has that kind of sense of humor.
Okay, I'm hiring a food taster before I even try this cake.
Oh, that's not even funny. No, mm‐mm.
Oh, it is getting late.
We should probably call it a night.
Yeah, sounds good.
Mmm, you smell good.
Grandma put bubble bath in the tub.
She did?
Well, it worked, because I just want to eat you up.
I just‐‐I have to take a bite of your neck.
All right, little lady.
Hop into bed, and I'll read you a story from your book.
Hey, what's this a picture of?
Grandma showed me a picture of her house,
so I drew me in front of her house.
Wow, it's really good. I love it.
Mom, I bet you don't know the answer to this riddle.
Where's your book?
Mom, I said I got a riddle.
Oh, sorry. Go ahead.
What's the tallest building in town?
Tallest building in town?
Jeez, that's a hard one. Um, is it...
It's the library 'cause it's got the most stories.
Get it? Of course. Yes.
That was really good. Oh, here's your book.
Grandma's reading me this one.
This one?
Oh, this one we read years ago.
This is a book for a baby. Are you a baby?
No. No?
I'm not a baby.
Yeah, let's read a big girl book, huh?
All right. Let's see. Where were we? Ah.
You want to help me? You can go ahead and start.
"Be a good planter. Plant now.
Nothing else that..."
Ah, Mom. What are you doing up?
Oh, I just wanted to talk to you.
May I come in?
Of course.
Oh, what a cute little model. Ma.
Yeah, you used to play
with these when you were just a little boy.
It's not a toy.
It's an architectural model, Mom.
It's the daycare I'm designing for the city.
Oh, well, I'm sure the children
at the daycare will like playing with it too.
Right. So what's up, Mom?
I just wanted to thank you. For what?
For letting me stay with my granddaughter.
You're welcome.
I know you and I haven't
always had the easiest relationship.
Yeah.
Ever since what happened to Megan happened‐‐
You mean ever since you blamed me
for what happened to Megan.
Oh, Tom, don't whine. It makes you look childish.
Mom, come on.
I just wanted to tell you that I'm grateful,
and I am gonna treat Annie like my own daughter.
Thank you, Mom.
I will always be there for her.
I appreciate that.
If anything happened to you or Melissa,
I would be her guardian.
Thank you, Mom,
but nothing's going to happen to Melissa or me.
Now, can I please get back to my work?
Oh, yes, of course,
but we both know that bad things do happen.
That's all I'm saying.
Well, have fun playing with your little models.
Don't stay up too late.
Good night, Megan.
Right, I ordered the smaller ones.
That's fine. I‐‐I just‐‐can you expedite the order?
I‐‐I really need them. I'm‐‐I have a jewelry launch.
Grandma, are you here?
Grandma?
Oh!
You startled me.
I'm sorry. It's okay.
Um, I have to go, so I just wanted to remind you
to pick up Annie and Emily for their playdate here.
Oh, I wouldn't forget that.
Thank you.
♪ ♪
Hmm.
You can fly.
I can fly. I'm a fairy.
Call Courtney.
Hey, Melissa.
How's your day going building a business empire?
Hey, Court, sorry I'm late.
Traffic's been crazy. I'm on my way, all right?
It's all good. I can do what I need to later.
Are the girls there? Yeah.
Um, Annie is outside playing with her bestie, Emily,
and the, uh, Wicked Grandma of the West
is keeping a sharp eye on them.
Hey, be nice. Just kidding.
We'll talk later. Bye.
You can fly. I can fly. I'm a fairy.
Megan, be careful!
This is so fun!
What are you doing? What is the matter with you?
I told you to stay away from the pool!
We were just playing, Grandma.
I'm sorry.
You‐I'm sorry.
You're a bad girl! You are a very bad girl!
You're a bad influence! She always listens to me!
Oh. Oh, no. Oh, I'm‐‐I'm sorry.
No, no, no, no, no. It's okay. It's okay.
Grandma was just afraid you'd be too close to the pool.
Every‐‐look, let's go inside now, okay?
We'll‐‐we'll go inside.
I‐‐I‐‐I've got snacks for you, some apples and peanut butter.
Go on. Come on. Let's go. Let's go.
You're so busted, Grandma.
Hey, baby, what's wrong?
Is it Annie?
No, it's not Annie.
Talk to me. What's wrong?
The police found Haley's body.
Found her body? Where?
In her apartment.
They said that she fell and hit her head.
I thought she was visiting her grandmother.
It's awful. Oh, baby, come here.
No!
I told you to stay away from the pool!
We were just playing, Grandma.
I'm sorry. You, you are a bad girl!
You are a bad influence!
I said you shouldn't co‐‐oh, I'm sorry.
No, no, no, no, no. It's okay. Let's go.
What are you doing here?
How do you know where I live?
Oh, please, what can't you find online?
Get out of my apartment.
No. No.
We need to talk about what happened yesterday.
Okay, if you don't leave, I'm gonna call the police.
I‐‐I want you to delete that video.
What video?
The video you took of me and the girls.
That was pretty sneaky of you.
Sneaky?
Coming from the woman who just walked into my home uninvited?
Oh, that video.
You mean the one where you're waving a knife in the air
and screaming at two terrified little children?
I was worried about my granddaughter's safety.
You know, if you want to talk about it,
I'm working with Melissa.
You can talk in front of her.
Now leave.
Okay.
Come on.
I ordered the materials two weeks ago, Mr. Pretarian,
and they still haven't come. Please call me back.
Damn it.
Hi, can I help you?
Good morning, ma'am. I'm Lieutenant Daniel Mendez.
Are you Mrs. Melissa Ferriday?
Uh, yeah. Yes, I am.
Did you know a Courtney Little?
I do. Is she okay?
May I come in?
Um, yeah.
I know how hard this is.
I‐‐I can barely wrap my head around it.
How you doing?
I don't know.
I don't know how I feel.
I just‐‐I can't believe
she's not gonna walk into the room,
start telling me how to live my life.
Come here.
Look, you take as much time as you need, okay?
I'm always here for you.
Thank you.
Thank you, honey, for everything,
and thank God for your mother.
I don't know how I'd get through
these next couple of weeks without her.
Yeah.
It's actually nice she's here right now.
Yeah.
Take your mind off of everything,
just let you relax, okay?
Just breathe. It's gonna be okay.
Good night.
What do you mean, they're not at home?
Honey, I'm sure everything's fine.
They're just a little bit late.
I just wanted to see if you'd heard from your mother.
Uh, no, I haven't.
All right. Well, stop worrying.
I'm sure she'll call if there's anything wrong.
Well, that's not the point, okay?
My mom should not be disappearing with Annie.
I know, baby.
I will see you soon, okay? Everything's fine.
Okay. I love you.
I love you too. See you soon.
You know, when I was little,
I used to dip my French fries into my shake
just to see what it tasted like.
What did it taste like? Yucky, every single time.
Well, you ready to go?
Where are we going? Home.
Uh, maybe after one more French fry.
No, I haven't heard back, and I'm really upset about it.
I mean, where the hell are they?
Oh, I think I hear the car now.
All right, just get here when you can.
Where have you been? I've been calling for hours.
Oh, we just had a few stops to make along the way.
We have something to show you, don't we, Annie?
Tada!
Wow, that's quite a dress.
Do you like it?
I wouldn't have chosen it for you, but sure.
Exactly. That's what I told Grandma.
Oh, I think she looks like a little doll.
Grandma, you don't have to buy any clothes.
Honey, why don't you go upstairs and take that off?
Um, we'll save it for a special occasion.
And then wash up for dinner, okay?
Grandma and I already had dinner.
You did?
At Donnie Burgers.
I even got a chocolate milkshake.
I asked her where her favorite place
to eat with Mommy was.
I hope I didn't do anything wrong.
Honey, I'll see you up there in a few minutes, okay?
Grandma, I don't mean to be ungrateful here.
I'm so sorry, Melissa. I wanted to give her a treat.
I‐‐I didn't want to ruin your dinner plans.
Dinner's fine. I can use it as leftovers.
Oh.
I don't give her junk food on school nights.
You didn't like the dress either.
It's not about the dress.
It's about rules and consistency with children.
I‐‐I am so sorry. I didn't‐‐
Listen, we are so very grateful to you
for everything you've done with all that's happening.
We live in strange times. We do.
But I want you to know that whenever you're with Annie,
I need to know where you are at all times.
I will double‐check with you,
and I'll make sure you know where we are at all times.
I'm sorry. I overreacted.
No, no, not at all. I did. I did.
I appreciate you.
I'm gonna go clean up in the kitchen.
Can I get you anything?
No, do you‐‐do you want some help?
No, just relax.
Hey. Hey.
You feeling any better? Yeah, yeah, I'm fine.
I just don't think your mother has any concept of boundaries.
She's a shark. Sharks don't do boundaries.
They just eat all the humans and come back for dessert.
Honey, she's not a shark.
She's a human being who's been deeply hurt.
Shark.
I'll tell you what.
I will speak with her
and tell her she's overstayed her welcome, okay?
If she's not helping you, she's just creating problems.
It's not about helping me, babe.
She needs a family too.
I just‐‐I wonder
if maybe taking a week off might be good for everyone.
A week would be a good start.
Okay, I'm gonna go talk to her.
Are you sure you don't want me to handle this?
Yes. It was my idea.
I invited her. It's my responsibility.
All right. I'm good with that.
Yeah, okay, I'm gonna go talk to her.
I'm gonna go see if she's up.
Well, good luck.
Okay. You got this.
Hey, Grandma, can I come in?
Oh, Melissa, I'm so sorry.
Whoa, whoa, whoa. What's wrong?
I‐‐I feel terrible that I didn't call you
before I took Annie out to dinner.
It was so irresponsible of me.
No, no, no, no, no.
You don't have to cry over that.
Listen, people make mistakes.
It's not that big of a deal.
Annie is so important to me.
You and Annie are the‐‐are the only family I have left.
And Tom. You're my only family,
and I couldn't bear to lose you.
You're not gonna lose us.
When we‐‐I lost my‐my Megan,
she‐‐she was only four years old.
I can't imagine what that must have been like for you.
That's why Annie is so important to me.
Okay, look. Grandma, we love you, okay?
We are really glad that you're here.
You are always welcome.
Do you‐‐do you really mean that?
I do. Tom and I both want you here,
and if you left, you would break Annie's heart.
It's so wonderful to hear.
That‐‐that makes me feel so much better.
Good. Good.
And I don't want you to worry anymore.
I don't want you to lose sleep or get sick...
Okay. Because Annie needs you.
Not as much as I need my Annie.
Come here. Oh. Oh.
Okay.
Now get some sleep, all right?
Yeah. Good night.
Melissa? Yeah?
Thank you.
Yvonne Hutchinson.
You have the purple one? Yeah.
This is hard. Oh, I know it's hard.
Well, you said you wanted to help make a bracelet, right?
I do.
But do I have to finish now?
Honey, we're almost done.
Look, I'm really sorry that I haven't had time
to work with you on this, okay? I've been so busy.
Hi, Grandma.
What are my two hard workers doing?
Well, Annie's helping me make this bracelet.
Ooh.
Grandma, are you making cookies today?
Well, I was thinking about lemon cookies,
but I may need some help.
I can help you.
That would be so good,
if it's okay with your mother.
I will finish it later. Can I?
Oh, honey, I don't mean to force you to do something,
but you really should finish what you start.
I will finish it later, honest, just not right now.
Yeah, that's fine. Yeah, okay.
Yay!
Are you sure it's okay? Yeah, I'm fine.
Just have a cookie for me.
Thank you.
And, you know, it'll be good for you.
You'll get some work done while we have our special time.
Good idea.
Grandma?
What is it? After we make cookies,
can you help me find some of my toys?
I can't find the Nancy the unicorn and some other stuff.
What? Of course I can.
Those naughty toys must be around here somewhere.
Come on.
Well, thank you so much for double‐checking that order.
I really appreciate you resending it.
Uh, I'm sorry. I have to take another call,
but I look forward to placing orders with you in the future.
Okay. You too.
Hi, this is Melissa Ferriday.
Oh, I am so sorry about that.
Well, I will find out what happened.
Okay. Thank you.
Oh, sweetheart, let me help you with those.
Oh, thank you.
Aren't these the art supplies for Annie's class?
Wasn't Tom supposed to drop those off?
Oh, yeah, he was supposed to, but he forgot.
Oh.
Let's just put these right into my car.
I'm running some errands. I can drop them off on the way.
Oh, I don't mind taking them. I insist.
If you insist, thank you.
Tom's careless.
He's never been good at taking responsibility.
What is that supposed to mean?
Well, you know what happened to his sister.
To Megan? Yes, my Megan.
Grandma, that was a horrible accident,
but it wasn't Tom's fault.
You can make excuses for him all you want,
but the fact is my only daughter,
my Megan...
Oh, my God.
Oh, Melissa. Oh, my God. Are you okay?
Yeah, I'm okay. It's just a scrape.
Oh, my God. I'll get a towel.
No, no, please.
Just‐‐just take the supplies to the school.
I'm fine. Are you sure you're okay?
Yeah, I'm sure. It's fine.
Oh, oh, oh, oh, my God.
I must have put it into drive in‐‐instead of reverse.
I'm so sorry.
It's okay. I'm fine. It was an accident.
Yeah, please don't tell Tom.
He'll be so furious if he‐‐
Okay, all right, I won't tell Tom.
It was an accident. Just breathe, okay?
Okay. Okay.
Make sure that‐‐that you‐‐you clean that. Okay.
I will. All right.
Just breathe.
My angel is coming home.
But I don't want to wear it.
Don't be silly. You look beautiful.
I want to wear the dress Mommy bought for me.
Well, you can wear that another time.
Now, stop arguing. You don't want to be late.
I thought Mommy was bringing me to the party.
Well, she's busy.
I don't have time for this.
Now, don't forget the present.
Come on. Come on. Come on. Let's go.
Hey, Grandma.
Just reminding you that I'll be home in 15 minutes
to pick up Annie for the party, okay?
See you soon.
Hello?
Somebody ready for the party?
Annie?
Grandma?
They look delicious. Thank you.
Oh, you're so welcome.
I'm a little surprised to see you.
I‐‐I thought Melissa was supposed to bring Annie.
Oh, you know how plans change.
She is so busy these days.
I love your house.
Thank you. Make yourself at home.
I will.
Hey, Robin.
Melissa, the cupcakes are beautiful.
Thank you.
Uh, Grandma and Annie are there?
Yes, Yvonne said you got tied up.
I was really looking forward to seeing you.
Melissa, are you there?
Uh, yeah.
Uh, something came up last minute, Robin.
I, um, really wanted to be there,
and I just sent Grandma in my place.
I'm sorry.
No, I understand.
Look, I got to go. I got to get the kids.
So I'll‐‐I'll talk to you later?
Okay. Have fun. Bye.
Bye.
Hey, so Grandma took Annie to the party without asking me.
She what?
This is my fault.
I knew better than to let her into the house.
She's not stable.
Tom, this isn't your fault, okay? It's‐‐
It's just her way of getting back at me
after all these years.
Well, I'm not gonna let that happen.
Well, I'm gonna talk to her, okay?
This is the final straw.
Okay, honey, just don't make a big scene.
I don't want Annie to get stuck in the middle of it, okay?
Can we just calm down
and we'll talk about it when you get here?
Let me finish up here.
We can talk when I get back home.
Okay, bye. I love you.
Can I blow bubbles too, Emily?
Hi, Penelope, I'm sure there's another one here.
Hi, I'm Annie.
I made a bubble that looked like a whale.
How come you're wearing a pilgrim costume?
It's not a costume. It's a dress.
Yucky. It is not.
And the clown was really funny too.
Oh, yeah? You would have liked him.
I wish you were there.
I wish I would have been there too.
Is Grandma okay?
What do you mean? I don't know.
She just seems to be a little weird sometimes.
Did she do something weird?
No.
She just seems a little weird, is all.
Huh.
Well, everybody has bad days, right?
All right.
I miss Nancy.
Who's Nancy? Nancy the unicorn.
She used to go to sleep with me...
Ah. But I think she ran off.
Well, I think she'll run right back soon enough, huh?
I love you, Mom. ‐I love you.
Now get some sleep, okay? Mm‐hmm.
All right. Are you all tucked in?
I love you. I love you too.
I don't want you to get upset.
I'm way past being upset.
It's not that she's just disregarding everything
you're asking her for whenever she feels like it.
She's lying.
Okay, she didn't want me to tell you this,
but she almost ran me over with her car.
What? When did this happen?
Today in the driveway. Oh, man.
She said it was a mistake, and I just got a little scrape,
but it really scared me.
Well, at the very least, then,
she's a danger behind the wheel.
We don't want Annie getting in the car with her.
I know.
I feel like this is really harsh,
but I need you to ask her to leave tomorrow.
Got this jewelry launch coming up.
I just lost two friends.
I just can't handle her being here.
Say no more. Look, you don't have to worry
about asking me to kick my mom out.
No, no, I don't want you to kick her out, okay?
Just tell her we just need a little space.
Okay. I can do that.
I don't know. Maybe I should do it.
I don't want you to lose your temper.
Lose my temper? I'm not my mother, okay?
I know. Look, trust me here, okay?
I'm not gonna lose my temper, Melissa.
You promise?
I promise, okay? Come here.
It'll be fine.
I don't want you to worry. All right.
Robin, thank you so much for taking Annie to school.
Oh, don't be silly. I'm glad to help.
Put your seatbelt on.
Do you need me to pick up Annie on the way home?
Uh, no, I think Tom's gonna do it.
Thank you so much, Robin. You're welcome.
I'll see you later.
Have a good day. Bye, Mom.
I love you. Love you.
Bye, Mom. Yeah, bye, Mom.
Bye, Mom. Bye, Mom.
Bye, mom. Bye.
Hey. Annie off to school?
Yeah. Good.
Tom, just don't make this get ugly, okay?
It won't, okay?
After my mom's gone, I can get a couple hours of work done,
pick up Annie from school,
take her to lunch father‐daughter style,
explain what happened.
I'm really sorry it's come to this.
It's not your fault, okay? Now, you go back outside.
Get some work done. I'll handle this.
Thank you. You're welcome.
I love you. I love you too.
Hey, Mom, are you busy? We need to talk. u busy?
Of course, sweetheart. Come on in.
Silly, this is your house. I'm just a guest.
Just folding some laundry.
You don't need to do that, Mom.
Oh, I want to.
So, Mom, Melissa and I were‐‐
Where is Melissa? Is she working out back?
Uh, yeah, she had a meeting or something.
Yeah, because I saw Robin took Annie to school.
Yeah, Mom.
Taking care of Annie,
getting to know my family, that is so important to me.
Melissa and I think that's great, you know?
Annie having you to get to know you, it's wonderful.
Oh, getting to know Annie, that's my biggest joy.
That's great, Mom, but, uh, Melissa and I,
we think it's time that you move out, okay?
Just for a little bit.
Y‐‐you want me to leave?
At least for a little while, Mom, okay?
She's just got an extremely busy schedule right now,
and emotionally she's‐‐she's going through a lot.
So you want Grandma, who's helping out, to leave?
Mom, we just need a little space right now.
Oh, if‐‐if I'm not wanted, I'll leave right now.
Mom, come on. Don't put words in my mouth.
Mom, cut it out, okay?
Mom, Melissa and I aren't forbidding you to see Annie.
That's exactly what you're saying.
Come on, Mom, we're not.
But you can't get rid of me so easily.
My little girl needs me.
Why, you can't take care of her.
What the hell does that mean? Well, Melissa's too busy.
You're too careless. Oh.
Megan‐Megan what, Mom?
Megan's death wasn't on me.
You're as guilty... No.
As if you held her head underwater.
Mom.
No. No, no, no, no,
you‐‐you shouldn't be left alone with a child.
Mom, listen. I was a child, Mom.
When Megan died, I was a child. I was seven.
And I did everything I could to try and save her.
But you didn't, did you? You didn't save her.
Your father was like that.
He was careless and‐‐and irresponsible,
and I had to do things. I had to do‐‐
Okay, Mom, will you stop? Think about this for a second.
You asked us to go outside, okay?
So Megan's death is on you, not me.
No. She died because of you.
Okay?
You killed her!
Still careless.
Okay, so I'm just gonna send you all the files
I have for my website.
Let me just open this folder. Give me a sec.
No, I told you to stay away from the pool.
But we're just playing, Grandma.
What? What's that?
You are a bad girl!
You are a bad influence!
Tom?
Oh, God! Tom?
Dr. Cole, please dial extension 72.
Melissa, I don't need to stay in the hospital.
Doctor said I don't have a concussion.
Tom, I want you to stay for a couple more hours, please.
Can you tell me what happened?
The last thing I remember was, uh, talking to my mother.
I should've never let her into the house.
I told her to get out.
Is she gone?
I don't know where she is.
I have to pick up Annie.
No, honey, please. I'll pick up Annie.
Just stay here and get some rest, okay?
Please. I love you.
Just get some sleep.
Yeah, hi, this is Melissa Ferriday.
I just wanted to let you know I'm gonna be
about 15 minutes late picking up Annie from school.
Not there?
Yes, Grandma has permission to pick her up,
but wh‐‐what‐‐okay.
She‐‐she said she's taking her home?
Thank you.
Come on, Yvonne, pick up the damn phone.
Annie? Grandma?
Is anyone home?
Wake up, sweetheart.
Hey.
Where are we, Grandma?
We're home, Megan.
This is Detective Mendez...
Oh, you got to be kidding me.
The phone right now, but please leave a message
and I'll return your call.
Detective Mendez, this is Melissa Ferriday.
My daughter has been taken by her grandma. Call me.
When's Mommy coming?
Oh, you can call me Mommy now.
And this is your room.
I know you're gonna love it
because it's all your favorite colors, unicorns,
and look who I have here.
Now we're all home.
All right, now,
I want you to wash your face and hands and unpack,
and I am going to make your favorite dinner,
mac and cheese and cut‐up hot dogs.
Just another moment.
Okay.
I think it's good.
Here you are.
Thank you.
Is it good?
It's‐‐it's good.
Oh, I forgot your milk.
What are you doing?
I'm taking Annie home, okay?
Oh, oh, no, no, no, no, no. No. No.
Yvonne? This is home. This is home.
Annie, run! This is home.
Mom? Mom?
Mom?
Mom, I'm scared.
Oh, God.
Okay, come here, come here, come here.
Listen to me.
I'm not gonna let anything happen to you, okay?
You believe me?
Yeah. Can you do me a favor?
Why don't you just sit right here?
Don't make a sound.
Don't move until I come get you, okay?
Okay. Okay.
That's right. I love you, okay?
Love you. All right.
Okay, okay, okay, okay.
Oh! Oh!
Annie? Annie? Annie?
Mom! Oh, baby. Oh. Oh.
Hey. Hey, look at me.
You did so good.
I love you. Oh, I love you too.
Oh, you did so good. Oh, good girl.
Can we go home now?
Yes, we can go home now.
Oh.
Our guest today is local jeweler
and artisan Melissa Ferriday,
who has recently launched her own line
of handcrafted and customized bracelets,
and they are gorgeous.
Welcome, Melissa.
Thank you, and thank you for having me.
I understand that you brought a very special guest
to help you explain our bracelets to us.
I did, I brought my daughter.
She took time out of her very busy schedule to drop by.
Come on.
Oh, welcome, Annie. Hi, Kendra.
So I see you guys are wearing matching bracelets.
They're not matching. They're complementary.
Oh, really? And what does that mean?
It means that they're not identical,
but they're close enough alike to give to someone you love,
and they'll know and you'll know when you look at it...
both: You're thinking of each other.
That is a beautiful idea.
Welcome, Melissa.
Thank you, and thank you for having me.
I understand that you brought a very special guest
to help you explain our bracelets to us.
It's so good to see you again, Doctor.
I‐‐I want you to see this.
I hope you're feeling better soon, Mrs. Hutchinson.
Looks like you weren't ready to go home.
Oh, no, no, no, I'm glad I went home.
I found Megan.
Megan? Your daughter?
Look, Megan. Look, you're on TV.
They're not matching. They're complementary.
Hi. What does that mean?
It means that they're not identical,
but they're close enough alike to...
I have one too. Give to someone you love...
and they'll know and you'll know when you look at it...
both: You're thinking of each other.
That is a beautiful idea.