(MONITOR BEEPS) (MUFFLED SCREAMING) (SIRENS WAIL) (SCREAMS, WHIMPERS) It's OK. - It's OK. - Mom. It's OK, honey. I got you. Captions by Ai-Media. Captions were made with the support of NZ On Air. www.able.co.nz Able 2019 (KETTLE WHISTLES) (WHISTLING STOPS) It's your third nightmare this week. Fourth. But who's counting? Good morning, ladies. I'm sorry, Dad. It's OK, pumpkin. Sleep's overrated. I think we need to go see somebody. A psychiatrist? A counsellor. Somebody to help you get over it. Dad. Mom. No. It's been two years. I'm not going to a psychiatrist. Well, we have to do something. Yeah, we do need to do something. We need to put that man in jail. Sophie. How many times have we talked about this? You gotta let it go. Let it go. How can I let it go after what he did to me? There is nothing we can do. I know it's not right, but sometimes bad people, they just... they get away with it. (INHALES) Mm. I really want this to work. Oh, I do too. I know we haven't talked about everything yet. What do you mean? There are some things in my past that you don't know about, and I'm sure there are things about you that I don't know about. - Right? - Right. Well, it's been three months now, and... If we're gonna have a life together, we shouldn't have any secrets. - Hey. - Hmm? No matter what you tell me, I'm not gonna stop loving you. OK. I'll go first. (CLEARS THROAT) When I was in college, I was... in love with a woman. It was just a phase I was going through, and... Well, I was thinking that maybe you and I might... share a woman for a night. If that's OK. If that's what you want. I would do it for you. OK, that's my terrible past. Your turn. Well... (CLEARS THROAT) About a year ago, I was involved in a court case. Malpractice? You could say that. They accused me of terrible things. They were trying to send me to jail for a long time, but I managed to persuade one of the jurors to see it my way, and she convinced everybody else on the jury that I was innocent. MAN: The court finds Dr Albert Beck not guilty. Everything's OK now, though. It's all in the past. What did... What did they accuse you of? It's... It's not important, baby. Hey, come on. No secrets, remember? Kidnapping and attempted murder. That... doesn't sound like malpractice. Well, it was complicated. Car accident. This woman comes in the ER. We operate on her heart for, like, eight hours. She had a real dicey recovery, and she needed a doctor to look after her 24/7. And the only place I could really look after her was at my house. Well, the police took her side in the matter. It was so silly. Like I said, it was all just a big misunderstanding. Oh, gosh. Look what time it is. I'm gonna be late for that meeting. Baby, I don't make mistakes like that any more. I'm not even practicing medicine any more. I'm gonna be a college professor. I know. (CLEARS THROAT) I will call you. You, uh, said you'd love me no matter what I told you. (WHIMPERS) You lied to me. BECK: You know what I'm gonna do? I'm gonna make it so you can't tell any more lies. I'm gonna cut your tongue out. Who are you kidding? No, you won't. - She deserves it. - No, she doesn't. You heard what she said. She said she'd love me unconditionally. - Who are you talking to? - She said the past didn't matter, that we had a future together. Dude, you need to take your pill. I love her! Pill. (PANTS) (ENGINE STARTS) DAD: Sophie, you ready to hit the road? Yeah, Dad. Give me five. All right. A little something in case you need it. - Dad. - Come on, honey. Take it. Sometimes the food they serve at the dorm is awful. You said so yourself. That way if you're hungry, you can walk down to the village and get some dinner, right? OK. I'm not gonna use it. Here's your clothes, fresh from the laundry. Thanks, Mom. And speaking of money, are you sure we're all paid up for tuition this semester? - Yeah, we are. - Cos I don't remember getting a bill from Whittendale. - Honey, did you? - No. - No, no. I thought you took care of it. - Mom, Dad, relax. They wouldn't enrol me in classes this semester if we weren't paid up. We're fine. All right. OK, I wanna get going so I won't hit traffic. - I got it. - Dad. I'm a big girl. I can carry my own suitcase. DAD: Yes, ma'am. - Call us when you get to Whittendale. - I will. - Drive safe. - I always do. DAD: Love you, honey. Be careful. MAN: You're looking at a doctor who cares deeply for his fellow man, and I'm excited to have him join us here on campus. When he was chairman of the president's task force on heart disease, he single-handedly revolutionised the way the world approaches cardiovascular surgery. And now, as dean of the medical department, it is my sincere pleasure to introduce to you your new instructor for this semester, Dr Albert Beck. - (SCATTERED APPLAUSE) - You're too generous. (CLEARS THROAT) So, um... Hi. - STUDENTS: Hi. - Uh, welcome to, uh, (STAMMERS) Cardiological... Cardiological Systems 101-B. (LAUGHS) Strange name for a class. Uh... (CLEARS THROAT) Excuse me. It seems to fit the, uh... the material that we'll be discussing this semester. (FEMALE STUDENTS GIGGLE) Ooh. Yes. I read about you on the internet. Did you kidnap that girl? - What's your name? - Victoria. Victoria. Victoria, if what you read on the internet were true, do you think this great university would have hired me? - Probably not. - Of course not. A lot of doctors are wrongfully accused in this country. Malpractice is very common. It's also something that all of you may have to deal with once you start practicing. - Am I right? - Absolutely. And on that note, the first thing I'd like to teach you guys is that I'll run this class the same way I run an operating room. It doesn't matter if you're a nurse or an anaesthesiologist or the chief surgeon. You will arrive on time. What's your name? Uh, Melissa... Melissa Peterson. It is such an honour to meet you, Dr Beck. I am so sorry I'm late. I ran all the way from the... Oh. Easy. Easy. - (STUDENTS GASP) - Oh, baby. Ooh. - Whoa. Easy. - FEMALE STUDENT: What's happening? OK, don't worry. She just fainted. Has this ever happened to you before? Like when you stand up too fast, or you're grossed out? Yeah. It sounds like she has vasovagal syncope. When the vagus nerve is overstimulated, your blood vessels dilate and your heart slows down. It happens to a lot of people. You'll be fine. Thank you. OK. God. - I'm so embarrassed. - Ah. Don't be. (SHUTTER CLICKS) - (CHATTERING) - (SHUTTER CLICKS) (CHATTERING CONTINUES) - BECK 2: You shouldn't be doing this. - Oh. - This doesn't concern you. - Oh, man. You really think you can be normal, don't ya? Teaching job. Mansion. Sports car. Hot chick to round out the package. - Shut up and leave me alone. - I'm not gonna leave you alone. Cos you got a big-ass problem and you don't see it. - All right, Mr Smart Guy, what's my problem? - Younger women. They're poison to you. Well, then how come they're so much nicer to me than older women? Because you're so old, the younger women think you're harmless. They don't know you're just really a dirty old man. That's not true, man. When I fall in love with a girl, it's for real. It is honest. (LAUGHS) Honest. Yeah, right. Is that why you're out in the middle of the night following Melissa around with a camera? Cos you're so honest? I'm not having this conversation. - Delete the photos. - No! And stay away from her, man. Stay away from all women. It's the only way you're gonna keep out of trouble, pal. So what am I supposed to do, live the rest of my life alone, with no one to love? That's the deal. - Well, the deal stinks. - Sure does. But it beats the hell out of prison. (SMOOCHES) Man. FEMALE STUDENT: You know, what happened to that guy? You took care of it, right? I mean... (LAUGHS) We broke up a couple months ago. (SIGHS) OK. That's all the time we've got. Hand in the quiz. We'll pick this up next week. Hey, Dr Beck. Um... I'm still, um, a little confused over the whole blood platelets thing. I was hoping maybe you had some time to answer a few questions. Sure. Have a seat. OK. OK. Could you just... I don't know... maybe explain it all again? Sure. Uh, the number-one thing platelets do is they help stop bleeding at the sight of interrupt endothelium. - Mm-hm. - And when the platelets change shape and turn on the receptors, we call that what? - Activation. - Good girl. And when they connect... here's the big one... to each other, we call that... Aggre... - Aggregation. - See, it's not so hard. - Thank you. - You're welcome. Is that you with the president? Yeah. That was a long time ago. I'm really hungry. Wanna get something to eat? Oh. Um... I can't. I, um, have this huge application I have to fill out for this financial scholarship, and it's due tomorrow. And I really do have to go. OK, these handbooks are gonna prove to be really helpful over the next couple of assignments. If you don't have one, take one, pass them around. I know it's a bit old school, but when you take notes this way, the information has a way of sticking to the brain cells, which is the whole point, right? (STUDENTS GASPING, MURMURING) FEMALE STUDENT: Dr Pervert. Is this some kind of sick joke? Excuse me? FEMALE STUDENT: This is so bad. Which one of you did this? Who put those magazines in my handbooks? I'm paying $45,000 a year in tuition for this? Sophie Green. * Hey, Sophie. This yours? Stay away from me. (GASPS) Thought you were going to Whittendale. - Transferred. - When? When I heard you were gonna be teaching here. So that's why you put those magazines in my classroom? - Trying to get me fired? - Don't know what you're talking about. Security cameras videotaped you breaking into the room, Sophie. Yeah? Well, you deserve it. - What do you want from me? - I want you in jail. This man kidnapped me. He tried to kill me. That's not true. Trying to interest more people in your fake lawsuit? - Oh my God. - You're bipolar. - You are delusional. - I'm delusional? We had experts in that courtroom that proved it. And in case you forgot, they found me not guilty. That jury was rigged. That trial was a joke. Whose life are you gonna try to ruin next time? One of your teachers? Your dentist? Gonna make up stories about him so you can sue and make a fortune? Wow. You're good. The only reason you didn't get rich trying to ruin me is because I fought her in court. Stay away from him, girls. This man is a pervert. I saved your life, and this is how you thank me. All I've got left is this teaching job, and now you wanna take that too. Oh, you bet. I started a petition to get you fired, and I won't stop until you're locked in a hole for good. Hey. Why don't you leave him alone, OK? He doesn't deserve this. - Oh, yeah? - Yeah. - What do you know, bitch? - What did you call me? Whoa, whoa, whoa. No, no. We're not doing this. Stay the hell away from me! It was that girl who put the magazines in your class? I'm sorry you have to go through this. So I just wanna make sure I understand this. You want me and my crew to do a little attitude adjustment on some guy you know? Yeah. Just rough him up a little bit. You know, send him a message. Who's the guy? - Does it matter? - Yeah, it matters. - Is he a cop? - No. Doctor. (CHUCKLES) All right. So, uh, what did this doctor do to you? It's a long story, and you don't need to know. Can you do it or not? Look, you want me to do something for you, then, uh, you gotta do a little something for me. Fine. (CLEARS THROAT) Oh. Hey, Dr Kidnapper! No, no, no! OK, wait. Come on. Let's go. (COUGHS) Oh, God. (GROANING) - Somebody help me. - Dr Beck? Dr Beck. Oh my God. Oh my God. Are you OK? What happened? I need... I need... I need to get to my classroom. - No. You need to go to the emergency room. - No. No. - To my classroom. - OK. Well, let me help you. OK. - OK. Here we are. - I hurt all over my arm. My arm. I don't know what's wrong. - Take this. - OK. Ow. - Man. - Here. Man, oh, man. - Tell me what you need. - Ah! - Oh, boy. - Oh my God. We're gonna need to sew up my arm. Uh, OK. Um... You're gonna do it. Me? No. It's simple. I'll show you. Are you crazy? I can't sew up your arm. You wanna learn something in medical school, or what? All right. OK. Just tell me what to do. First start with this. You know, you did an excellent job. - Really? You think so? - I do. I think you're a natural at this. Well, I guess it's because I have a good teacher who literally bleeds for his students. (LAUGHS) You're probably the last person on campus who feels that way. Over half my students dropped out of my class today and signed that petition. Yeah. I heard. How about you? (CLEARS THROAT) Are you gonna drop out of my class? You wanna know the truth? I thought about it. But, um... I'm gonna stay. I like your class. And who cares what Sophie Green and her friends have to say about you? I came here to learn how to be a doctor, so that's what I'm gonna do. Are you, uh, sure you're OK to drive? Oh, I'll be fine. Well, um, do you have anyone at home to take care of you? Your wife or... your girlfriend? Just me. Well, here, give me your phone. This is my number, and you can call me anytime tonight if you... you need anything. OK? Don't even think about it. It... It doesn't even matter what time it is. Just call me. OK? Start the car, dude. We got places to go, things to do. In a minute. Come here. (PIANO INTRO) # The way the moonlight dances down your long hair. # That sparkle in your eyes just makes me stop and stare. # But I have to apologise. # I don't pay attention to that stuff. # Cos I'm not the kind of guy # who falls in love. (SIGHS) # The kindness in your smile # could make me give you a chance # And your handsome movie-star style # could make me believe in romance. # But I have to apologise. # I don't fall for that stuff. # Cos I'm not the kind of girl # who falls in love. # Just like the stars and sky. # You and I # fit together like a hand in glove. # It's too bad for me, too bad for you. # We're not the kind of people Who fall in love. # (INSTRUMENTAL BREAK) (MUSIC ENDS) Thank you, Melissa. I'll see you in class. (ENGINE STARTS) MELISSA: Sophie Green! It was you, wasn't it? What are you talking about? You hired those guys to beat up Dr Beck, didn't you? - I don't have to listen to this. - Hey, I'm talking to you. Get your hands off of me! Admit it! I know it was you! You tried to kill him, didn't you? - You tried to kill him! I know it was you! - Hey, hey. You're not gonna get away with this! You hear me? You're not gonna get away with this! Watch me. (MELISSA SCOFFS) DEAN: Fourteen of your students came to the office yesterday. They wanna transfer to a different class. Well, you can thank Sophie Green for that. So now you're telling me she had some of her friends beat you up. Uh, probably, yeah. You've gotta get that girl out of this school, pal. Not that easy. There's no proof she was involved. Oh, come on. She's the one who started the petition to get me fired. I can't kick a student out of school for protesting against a teacher, Albert. You know that. On the other hand, I just spent the last six months begging the board of directors to hire you. So I'm not gonna let you go either. So what are you gonna do? Tomorrow, 1 o'clock. You, me, Sophie, the board of directors, we're gonna meet in the conference room and come up with an arrangement so the two of you can coexist on campus. - I don't think that's a good idea. - It's not. It's a terrible idea. But that's what the board wants to do, so we're gonna do it. Welcome to academia. I'll see you tomorrow. Sophie, may I speak to you a minute? Save it for the meeting tomorrow. Please, will you just have a look at this? (SIGHS) I, uh... I had a lawyer draw it up. It's an agreement between you and me. It protects the both of us. It says we have to stay a hundred yards away from each other. And if I'm in breach, you can sue me for everything I'm worth. What if I'm in breach? Well, you just pay a fine. Fifty bucks. Read it. Show it to your parents. - I don't need to. You got a pen? - Sure. - Here you go. - (MOUTHS) Shove it up your nose. I'm not signing anything. Now, get away from me before I call security. (CLEARS THROAT) (GAGS) (COUGHS) (COUGHING CONTINUES) (STUDENTS MURMUR) What happened? I don't know. She just doubled over. (GROANS) - Are you taking any medication? - Get away from me. OK, call 911. - Are you taking any drugs or alcohol? - No. I'm clean. I need something to keep her warm. We have to keep her warm. Yes. I have a young lady, 20s. She's on the ground. She's shaking. I think she's going into shock. We're at the lunch pavilion at, uh, Southeastern Arizona University. Yes, I'll keep the line open. OK, all right. Please. - Hurry. - (GROANS) Oh my God. Fentanyl. She's taking fentanyl. - I can't breathe. - Dinoxyline. We need dinoxyline. - We used to have some at the nurse's office. - I have some, I think. Let me look. (GROANS, SHUDDERS) Oh my God. I do. Here we go. This is dinoxyline. I'm gonna squirt this up your nose. It's gonna counteract the drugs that are in your system. Ready? Snort this. Sniff. - (SNIFFS) - Good girl. - Sniff. - (SNIFFS) Good girl. OK, now, breathe deep. Breathe deep. Good girl. So, what do you think? She's addicted? Well, it looks that way. Yeah, everybody's getting hooked on painkillers. I mean, we have a whole country with an opioid addiction right now. Well, we got a drug-free policy on campus. I'm gonna have to tell the board of directors about this. Ah, what a shame. Looks like we can cancel that meeting tomorrow. - Thanks. - You're welcome. The board of directors and I gave this a great deal of thought. Personally, I think you're a bright young woman with a wonderful future ahead of you. But, Sophie, after reviewing this case for the last week, we've come to the conclusion that we need to terminate your enrolment. You think I'm a drug addict, don't you? - I didn't say that. - Beck put those drugs in my backpack. You don't care. You knew he was a pervert, but you gave him the job anyway. That man is a con artist and a fraud. (BAG ZIPPER WHIZZES) Do you even have any idea how many students signed my petition? Your petition is irrelevant. 1293. And counting. Dr Beck? - I got the scholarship. - Oh, that's great. Dean Sanchez told me that you had something to do with it, so thank you. Oh, and I heard about how Sophie overdosed at the lunch tables the other day and that you saved her life. Well, yeah, basically. That is so generous of you. I mean, she ruined your career, and... and yet you still helped her out. You're gonna be a doctor someday. You would've done the same thing. You referring to somebody like that? (SIGHS) I'm not so sure. You son of a bitch! They kicked me out of school because of you! (MUTTERS) You set me up! You poisoned me! Get off of him! - Don't touch me, you bitch! - Somebody call security! MELISSA: Get off of me! Hey, let her go! Oh, yeah? You little bitch, Beck! You let her fight your battles for you? Huh? I'm talking to you! (GRUNTS) You are done, Beck! I'm gonna nail you for what you did! That's it, Sophie. We're getting a restraining order against you. You think you can just kick me out of school and shut me up? You think I'm going away? Get her out of here. I'm gonna let the whole world know you hired a sex predator to teach here. You're out of a job, you corporate pimp. You're done! (SPITS) You're done! All right, show's over. Back to class. Come on. Back to class. Can I speak with you privately? (CELL PHONE RINGS) Hey, Mom. I just got off the phone with the registrar's office at Whittendale. You remember Whittendale, the school that you're apparently not enrolled in. They said that you transferred to Southeastern Arizona University. Yeah, well, I don't go to Southeastern Arizona University any more. They just kicked me out. Wait. Hold on. What? Forget it. It doesn't even matter. Sophie, that is where Dr Beck teaches. Yeah, kind of. Look, whatever you're doing, you need to just stop it. Mom, just listen to me, all right? It's working. What's working? I think I just got him fired. Congratulations. And you're gonna get yourself killed in the process. You need to leave that place and you need to come home now. Mom, that's not gonna happen, all right? I've got a plan that's gonna get rid of him for good, and I'm following through. Honey. Listen. Ever since you were tiny, you have always been brave, and you always do the right thing, and I love that about you. But this guy has made you suffer enough, and you don't have to do this. I know what you're going through. No. No, you do not. You don't know what I'm going through because he didn't kidnap you. He didn't try to kill you. I can't sleep at night. You know when you wake up and for a split second you don't know where you're at? Well, every single morning when I open my eyes, it's just a flash, but I swear to you I'm back in that house. I'm in his bed and tied up, and he has his hands on me, and I cannot shake it. And if I don't do something about it, I'm gonna need meds for the rest of my life, because I'm gonna go nuts. Oh, Soph. Why the hell do you have to be so stubborn? Got it from you. Mom, I need your help. And just you. You cannot tell Dad. Help with what? Look, I'll explain that to you later, but just... please say yes. - No. - Please. Mom? I'm gonna do this no matter what you say. Are you with me or not? What do you need me to do? * I have done nothing wrong since I got here. That woman's a liar. And a drug addict. Have you seen how many students signed the petition? - No. - Over a thousand. - Man. - I don't need this kind of publicity, Al. If our donors find out about this, they're gonna pull my budget. Look, when I heard about your trial... I really wanted to help you get your life back together again. I really did. This is just too much. I'm sorry. Oh, man. Dr Beck. Hey, Dr Beck. Hey. They, uh, rescheduled my class with you for a different day and a different teacher. What happened? They, uh... They let me go. It's because of that disgusting piece of crap Sophie Green, isn't it? Hey, it doesn't do any good to blame her. It just didn't work out, that's all. Well, um, can I ask you something? Sure. You can just be honest. Um, is there any truth in what she's saying about you? Oh, none at all. She made up this elaborate fantasy just so she could sue me. It happens to a lot of doctors. Oh. Kind of feel like I let you down. You actually did the total opposite. You taught me so much. I'm really gonna miss you. Hey, uh, would you like to get a coffee or a doughnut or... something? Yeah. Yeah, I'd love that. More wine? Please. Salud. Mmm. So, um, how come you're not married? I was married once. For a little while. But in all honesty, and I hate to admit it, I wasn't really in love with her. You married somebody, but you didn't love her? I felt sorry for her. And she was raising a daughter on her own and she needed financial help. And at the time... I thought it was the right thing to do. Well, why did you break up? She fell... (GASPS, SCREAMS) ...in love with somebody else. (SIGHS) That's awful. So what about you? Are you seeing anybody? No. I, uh... I haven't been on a date in a while. I guess you can say that I am allergic to guys. Hmm. It sounds serious. Is it contagious? Not all guys. Just... Just guys my own age. And what's wrong with guys your own age? They just wanna party. And they all have something to prove. 'Hey, baby, wanna get drunk and hook up?' Like... I don't know. I'm just sick of it. I just want an intelligent guy to have a conversation with. You know? And no drama. There's always so much drama dating people your own age. Ha. Tell me about it. It's weird. I, uh... All my friends have always been a couple of years older than me. Maybe it's because I was the youngest of four kids. And everybody always says that I... that I have a father complex. Hmm. Why do they say that? Well, um, my last boyfriend, he was, uh... Well, he was 51. Really? I guess I have a thing for older men. Is that weird? No, I really don't... don't have an opinion. Can I make a confession? Sure. When I heard that you were gonna be a teacher at my school, I was really excited because of your reputation as a cardiologist and all, but, uh... I don't know. When I... When I met you that first day, I kind of, well, developed a... a crush on you. You're playing with fire, my friend. You're about to make a great, big mistake. Now, call her a taxi and send her home, pal. So, uh, how do you like Phoenix? Have you found a nice place to live? Oh, I did. I did. But it's too big for one person. Oh, yeah? How big? Oh my God. I know, right? Wanna take a tour? Uh, yeah. Why not? - There's the living room. - Mm-hm. Kitchen. Out back is the swimming pool. Waterfall. Miniature golf course. - Are you trying to impress me? - Is it working? Mm. Wanna see my screening room? And this is the master bedroom. Through that window I have the most wonderful view. You forgot about that photo, didn't you? You blew it, man. You were this close, man, to getting that wonderful girl to fall in love with you, but no, you had to be a moron, and put your sickness in a picture frame on your bedside table. She's gonna turn around and walk out of here like they all do. Watch. Now, this is impressive. (LAUGHS) - Is it? - Yes. Shows how much you care about me. Mm. Does it? - How much you love me. - Mm. Mm. Oh my goodness. Is this for real? Yes. Definitely yes. (BOTH MOAN) (GRUNTS) - (GASPS) - What are you doing in my house? - Call the police. - No. Please. Don't. I was wrong... about everything. I can see now how happy you can make a woman, and I... could've had that, but I just pushed you away. Join us. (GASPS) (EXHALES) (WATER RUNNING) I borrowed your toothbrush. Hope you don't mind. No problem. (GRUNTS) All right. I have got to get to class. - But last night was incredible. - Mm. You OK? I just had a dream that Sophie was here. With us. Yeah, well, that will never happen. Because if she comes anywhere near you, she'll have to deal with me. And I'll kick her ass all the way to New Mexico. (CHUCKLES) What do you got going on this afternoon? Well, now that I'm unemployed, not much. Well, my last class is at 2. So, do you want to go for a hike or something? Sounds great. All right. Then I'll see you later. She loves me. She loves you. Damn right, she does. Forgot the olive oil. - (GRUNTS) - (GROANS) * (RUSTLING) (GROANS) (GROANS) (MOANS) What's going on? How you feeling this morning, Albert? - (MUFFLED SPEAKING) - (LAUGHS) What's that? - (MUFFLED SHOUTING) - You got a little pain? Please don't hurt me. Please don't hurt me. Maybe a little physical therapy might help. (SCREAMS) Aw. It's kind of tender. Better take a look. See where the problem is. (MUFFLED MOANING) Don't hurt me. Oh my God. - (GASPS) - (GROANS) Oh my God! It's so big! I'm gonna need a whole team of nurses just to lift it up. WHIMPERS: Oh God. - That's what guys like to hear, right? - No. Lab results are in. According to women all over the world, you and your little friend have been causing all sorts of problems. - (MOANS) - So you know what I think I'm gonna do? (MOANS) We're gonna remove it. (WAILS) (GIGGLES) What's that? Oh, no. No, no. No, no, no, no, no. - We don't have any anaesthetic. - (WHIMPERS) I'm gonna go nice and slow so you feel everything. No! No! - One. - Oh, no. - Two. - (WHIMPERS, MOANS) Three. I just forgot my homework. (WHIMPERS) (SOBS) (MUFFLED WAILING) Albert? Are you OK? Hello? What the hell? (GROANS) Albert! (MUFFLED SHOUTING) - Who did this to you? - BECK: Help me. (GRUNTS) (BOTH GRUNT) Stop! - You're a fool to be with him. - I'll be the judge of that. He's gonna kill you, just like he tried to kill me. - (ENGINE STARTS) - (GRUNTS) - (PANTS) Hey. - (MOANS) - Hey. - Oh God! - Are you OK? - I'm OK. (SIGHS) Untie me. Oh my God. - Hey, Mom. I'm on the way home. - Good. Finally. I did what we talked about, all right? If the cops call the house, you know what to say, huh? You've been here the entire time with me. Yeah. Thanks, Mom. Drive safe, but get back soon. I love you. OK, I love you too. (PHONE BEEPS, CLATTERS) (EXHALES) Her name is Sophie Green. She's a former patient of mine. The same Sophie Green who accused you of kidnapping and attempted murder. I see you did your homework on me, didn't you? Sure did. Sophie refuses to accept the jury's decision. She's crazy. Yeah, well, if I were her, I'd be a little crazy too. Yeah, what's that supposed to mean, Officer? A lot of people in law enforcement were surprised when we heard you got off so easy. You mean you were surprised when the jury found me not guilty? Sure. I'll say it however you like. Yeah, well, maybe you shouldn't be working on this case if you feel that way. Miss Peterson, you're one of the students? I was. Until the university fired him because of all the lies Sophie told about him. And the two of you are now, what, sleeping together? That's none of your business. Come on. What are you doing at your teacher's house at 7 in the morning? Is that your make-up bag in the upstairs bathroom? Yes. OK? We're sleeping together. And I'm in love with him, all right? So what? That doesn't change the fact that Sophie Green just tried to kill us. BECK: Melissa. No, they're talking to us like we're the criminals. Are you gonna arrest Sophie Green, or what? Don't worry. We'll deal with Miss Green. (SCOFFS) DETECTIVE: We have several witnesses, Dr Beck, who can corroborate her alibi. You're kidding me! And you believed 'em? I don't care what they say. That woman was in this house. - And she tried... - Right now, it's your word against theirs. Thanks a lot, Detective (!) You guys are the best (!) - (GROANS) - What's going on? According to Sophie's roommates, she went home to California right after she was expelled. - What? - Yeah. And Sophie's parents, who are in LA, are saying she was with them this morning. I mean, of course Sophie's parents are gonna lie for her. It gets worse. Police found a credit card purchase and security video that proves Sophie was at a coffee shop near her house in Los Angeles at exactly the same time we said she was at this house trying to kill me. OK, so her mom dressed up like her, used her credit card and bought a coffee. Are these cops completely clueless, or what? Regardless, she put together an alibi. She thought of everything. So, do these cops just think we made this up? I don't know. Maybe. (PHONE RINGS) It's probably them again. This is Dr Beck. Hi, Dr Beck. It's me. - Sophie? - (PHONE BEEPS) I just called because I wanted you to hear something. That's a Remington 870 pump shotgun. I sleep with it underneath my bed every single night. And believe me, I know how to use it. OK, hold on a second. What is it you really want? - Because if it's money... - I don't want your money. What I want is to shove this thing underneath your chin and pull the trigger. Is your little girlfriend there? Uh, yeah, I'm here. Listen, sister. I don't wanna hurt you. But if you try and stop me like you did this morning, I'm gonna have to kill you too. You can't get away with this. The cops know what you're trying to do. The cops? Really? I gave the cops and the lawyers a mountain of evidence to put your little boyfriend in jail for the rest of his sick life. For some unexplained reason, the blind lady of justice just let him walk. You'll forgive me if I've lost faith in the legal system. If I die trying to kill him, well, at least I leave this planet doing what I know is right. Dr Albert Beck is a monster. His victims are women. If you had half a brain in your head, you would run away from him as fast as you could. Yeah, well, that's not gonna happen. OK? You wanna hurt Albert? You're gonna have to go through me. If you stand by that creep, then you're gonna die right along with him. Good night, you two. Sleep well. (PHONE BEEPS) Albert, what are we gonna do? I'll tell you what we're not gonna do. We're not gonna panic. You heard her. She's insane. I mean, she's gonna... She's saying that she's gonna... Shh. It's OK. Calm down. - It's OK, babe. - No, it's not OK. I'm in love with you, and I wanna spend the rest of my life with you. But how can I do that if there's this crazy woman that says she's gonna come back here and she's gonna kill us? OK, look. We'll contact the local police. And if they don't wanna help us, we'll contact the state police or the FBI. My God, you're joking, right? You're joking. No, I'm deadly serious. Did you hear how the cops were talking to you this morning? They're on her side. They're claiming that she wasn't even here this morning when I was here as a witness. Look, don't you get it? The cops hate you. They think that you tried to kidnap her and kill her. And just like Sophie, they can't accept what the court has already proven to be true. You're innocent. Albert, listen to me. The cops are hoping that she kills you. They're gonna let her do it, and they're not gonna stop her. (CRICKETS CHIRP) Are you thinking what I'm thinking? I don't know. What are you thinking? We have to kill her. Don't talk like that. I don't wanna talk like that, but you know as well as I do that the cops are not gonna protect us from her. I'm a doctor. I'm not gonna kill somebody. I took an oath to heal, not to harm. If we don't do something, sooner of later, she's gonna come up here and shotgun the both of us. How would we do it? Maybe we'll buy a gun. (GROANS) We could get it off the black market. Something that, uh, can't be traced. And you know, if we pack enough food, water, and gas, we could drive to California and back without stopping. And there'll be no record of us even leaving Arizona. Then we go to her house. We wait outside. And then, when the time is right... we can shoot her. And when it's all over, you can be my alibi, and I'll be yours. Then we can tell the cops that we never even left Arizona. Tell me we're gonna do this. WHISPERS: No, no, no. We are gonna do this. - You be careful. - Yeah. I love you. I love you too. (SNIFFLES) You know what to tell Dad? Yeah. - I'll see you soon. - No. Baby, no, you won't. (SOBS) (DOOR OPENS) (CAR CHIRPS) (ENGINE STARTS) (ENGINE STARTS) (ROAD PLATE CLANKS) Why is she stopping? Look. She's probably here to buy her shotgun shells. I guess she wasn't kidding. We can't do this. What? This is insane. No... I don't know what I was thinking. Hell, you're the one who talked me into this. Now, don't tell me you can't. I know. I'm sorry. I'm sorry, Albert. I thought I could do this. I just... I can't do this. It's gonna be OK. It's OK. You stay here. Close your eyes. And when you hear the gunshot... you start the car, all right? (BREATHES HEAVILY) All right? You're gonna do this? Mm-hm. Wait. Let's just... Let's just think about this. I love you. I love you so much. (SEAT BELT CLICKS) - What the hell? - (SEAT BELT CLICKS) - SOPHIE: Melissa, what are you doing? - Forgive me. Oh! (CAR ALARM BLARES) Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa! Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa! - I guess I shot the gas tank. - Let's go, let's go, let's go. Go! Go! Go! Let's go! - (FIRE CRACKLES) - Let's go! Go! Go! Go! - (ENGINE STARTS) - Go! Go! Go! (TYRES SCREECH) What the hell is the matter with you? I'm sorry. I'm panicked. One minute, you're telling me can't do it. Next minute, you're blowing her frickin'... I don't know what got into me, OK? I freaked! - Yeah, you freaked, all right! - I'm sorry. I was just trying to save your life. Oh, man. OK. MALE NEWSCASTER: Los Angeles County coroner's office has just identified the body of a woman found shot to death inside a burning vehicle late last Tuesday. According to police, 20-year-old Sophie Green was sitting in her car parked in a Van Nuys alley when an unidentified shooter approached her and opened fire. Once LA County firefighters arrived on scene, they discovered Miss Green's car completely engulfed in flames. It was only once that blaze was extinguished that firefighters discovered there was a body inside the car. According to a pathology report, coroners had to use dental records to identify Miss Green's body because it was so badly burned. Police have yet to determine the cause for the blaze. However, investigators tell us... - OK, OK. - (REMOTE CLICKS) It's over. OK? - It's over. - Yeah. (PHONE RINGS) (PHONE BEEPS) This is Dr Beck. Dr Beck. Detective Young with Phoenix Metro. How are you today? I'm fine, Detective. What can I do for you? Well, I'm sure you heard the news. Sophie Green was found murdered Tuesday night in LA. No, I hadn't heard. We'd like to ask you a few questions, if that's all right. What do you say we drop by in, what, an hour? Sure, come on by. I'll be here. (PHONE BEEPS) * (DOORBELL RINGS) MALE DETECTIVE: Dr Beck! Detectives Young and Sandler. Hey, they're here. Albert, the cops are at the front door. All right. I'll be out in a minute. Are you ready? No, I'm scared. They didn't ask to talk to me, did they? No. But I really want you there. Yeah, but that doesn't look good for you if I'm always with you. - Oh, baby. - (DOORBELL RINGS) OK, look, I'm gonna stay up here and listen. If you need anything, just call me, and I'll come down, OK? DETECTIVE: Dr Beck, are you home? Please, my love. I'm not ready to talk to them. - Please. Please. - OK. OK. How was she killed exactly? She was shot several times and her car was set on fire. Oh my God. That's horrible. If I remember correctly, at your trial, didn't Sophie Green say that you tried to fake her death by setting her car on fire? You know, she said a lot of things that... just weren't true. Yes, but what a coincidence. I mean, first you're accused of faking her death by lighting her car on fire. And then, just last Tuesday night, Sophie is murdered. For real this time. And her car goes up in flames. What are the odds? (CHUCKLES) Who knows. Jeez, maybe one in a billion. (ALL LAUGH) Where were you last Tuesday? - Here. At home. - Can anybody verify that? Uh, Melissa. She was with me. Who's Melissa again? Oh, right. She's the... 20-year-old college student he's now sleeping with. You do have a thing for the young ones, don't you, Doc? MELISSA: Help! Help me! I'm upstairs! Help! Help me! I'm upstairs! Help! Get me out! (crying) DETECTIVE: Holy crap. Please help me. - Oh my God. - He's insane! - He tried to kill me. - Melissa, why did you do this? Wait. Did I do this? Dr Albert Beck, you're under arrest. (GRUNTS) - You OK? - I don't know. Go after him. I'll call for backup. This is Detective Young. - (GRUNTS) - (YELLS) (GROANS) - (ENGINE STARTS) - (GROANS) Why did she do that to me? Why? Why? Why? Told you so. (SHUTTER CLICKS) MELISSA: I started asking him if any of the allegations were true. Like, if he actually did kidnap Sophie. And... I don't know... he completely changed and became a different person and started screaming at me and yelling at me... It's OK. Take your time. And then he, uh... he tied me up and he... he raped me, practically. I mean, I know we were in a relationship, and I said I loved him, but when I told him I didn't wanna have sex, he just... he wouldn't listen. - No means no. - Exactly. And then he just kept rambling on and on about how he was gonna kill Sophie. And if I didn't obey him, he was gonna cut my boobs off or something. Unbelievable. We found these under the bed. Do they look familiar? Yeah, I think he was tinkering with that for a science project or something. I don't know. He didn't tell me what it was though. - What is it? - C-4. Construction dynamite with a remote detonator. Everything you need to make a bomb. That explains Sophie's car going up in flames. Did he say where he might go after he killed Sophie? For instance, to Mexico again or... No. No. Nothing like that. When you think you know somebody... When you think you know what love is... (SIGHS) God, I'm such an idiot. Don't worry. We'll find the bastard. MALE NEWSCASTER: A prominent figure in the world of cardiothoracic surgery is the target of a statewide manhunt. (ENGINE STARTS) Dr Albert Beck is wanted for the murder of a 20-year-old female medical student whose body was found in her burning car last week in Los Angeles. Dr Beck was last seen at his mansion in Phoenix where local police discovered he had been holding another female medical student hostage for several weeks. He is considered armed and dangerous. This is the second time Dr Beck has been accused of attempting to kill Miss Green. What if somebody came in the house and tied her up... when I went downstairs? (LAUGHS) You don't really believe that, do you, man? I mean, they say love makes you stupid, but in your case, it's terminal. She loved me, man. I know she did. Even you said she did. She had me fooled too, pal. I wanna call her. I wanna see her again. No! You wanna stay away from her and get out of this country as fast as you can... That's really easy for you to say, but you don't realise, man. Nobody... Nobody has ever loved me the way she did. Well, that's because she was pretending. She framed you, pal. You say she's not like all the rest. You're right. She's worse. But I was... I was so happy with her. (CHATTERING) - What really happened between you guys? - I don't know. It's kind of a long story. But I'm gonna go run some errands, OK? - I'll tell you later. - OK. - I'll call you later. - It was good seeing you. MELISSA: Bye. (ALERT DINGS) (ENTRY BELL RINGS) (SIGHS) Hey. - It's me. - How'd it go? Good, I think. I got everything that we need. And you are gonna look awesome. Oh! Thank you for letting me stay here. Yeah, of course. Any time. It's my aunt and uncle's place. - Uh-huh. - And they're always on the road, so it's not a big deal at all. - Be right back. - Yeah. (GRUNTS) I think we're good. Let me see. So? It's good. (GRUNTS) - Oh, yeah. - I feel like I should have the... Oh. (LAUGHS) - You look like a teacher. - (SCREECHES) You know? (DOOR RATTLES) - You look like a princess. - Stop. You kinda look like Elsa. - Ooh. - Yeah. Ooh. I'll take that. (CHATTERING) MELISSA: That should do it. Sophie Green is dead. She sure is. MELISSA: I'm gonna miss you. I'm gonna miss you too. Don't you dare start crying cos I'll have to redo your makeup, OK? - OK. - OK. - Are you hungry? - Starving. MELISSA: I'll go make us some lunch. SOPHIE: Melissa. I need your opinion. I don't really like this eye shadow. Oh, you'll get used to it. (SIGHS) I am not gonna lie. I am loving this... (SCREAMS) Melissa! Sophie? Are you all right? BECK: Wait. (GRUNTS) You know, I understand why Sophie hates me. I get it. But all I ever did to you was love you. - Just let her go. - Why'd you do it? Why'd you do it? Answer me! Or she dies. Sophie and I... Sophie and I have been best friends since we were 6 years old. And even though my family left LA when I started high school, I've always considered her my sister. After she lost her court case against you, she came to me, asked for my help. Of course I said yes. We researched the internet and learned how to make a bomb. It's actually too easy. I got a cadaver from the anatomy lab at the medical school. And while I was begging you not to kill her, Sophie put her dead double behind the wheel of her car. And then she set the bomb to blow. Melissa, what are you doing here? Forgive me. Sophie pressed her car alarm, and that was my cue to shoot the gas tank. (CAR ALARM BLARES) (BEEPS) Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa! - I guess I shot the gas tank. - Let's go, let's go. - Genius. - While you and I were getting rid of the pistol, Sophie borrowed one from your playbook, Dr Beck. With the help of a family friend, she snuck into the county coroner's office, went to the computer, and made sure the cadaver's dental records matched hers. Sophie told me how you tied her up two years ago, so I matched that exactly. - (THUD!) - (GRUNTS) What's with the disguise? Well, we can't exactly frame you for murder if your victim's still alive, right? So Sophie's gonna spend the rest of her life in hiding just so you can rot in jail. And you did all this because she is your best friend. And there's one more reason. I did this because I'm gonna be a doctor, and you're an embarrassment to my profession. You shouldn't have said that. - (GRUNTS) - (GASPS) (SCREAMS) * (LAUGHS) Welcome to Cardiological Systems 101-B. I am Dr Albert Beck. And today... we will be performing a double open-heart transplant. Let's talk about why these girls are undergoing surgery today. Basically, both these women suffer from what we call cardio 'treacheritis'. Cardio meaning 'heart', of course. And 'treacheritis' meaning, well... (LAUGHS) treacherous. In plain English... these girls are born with evil duplicitous hearts. So today, I am going to saw through their breastbones, rip open their rib cages and surgically remove their beating hearts. I will heal them. Well, how do you heal treacherous hearts, Dr Beck? Anybody? No? By giving them all the love I possibly can. And once their hearts are pure again, I will transplant Melissa's clean heart into Sophie's body. Because nobody has ever loved me like Melissa. And then, I will transplant Sophie's clean heart into Melissa's body. Because deep down, I know Sophie's grateful to me for saving her life. Finally, once the new healthy hearts have adapted to the new bodies, both Sophie and Melissa will love me unconditionally. And the three of us will live happily ever after in my hacienda grande in Cabo San Lucas. All right. Now it's time to inject the anaesthetic into Melissa so she sleeps during the removal of her heart from her chest cavity. Wait. I'm sorry. I'm sorry, OK? No, you're not sorry. And you made that quite obvious. Sophie forced me to betray you, I swear. No, she didn't. No, I just... I wanna make love to you again. No man has ever loved me like you love me. So you'll untie me and take me to the bedroom and love me like you used to? - I will. - Thank you. After the surgery. (GRUNTS, GROANS) Oh my God. Ooh! (PHONE BEEPS) (BEEPING) - OPERATOR: 911. What's your emergency? - Help! Send the police! - (GROANS) - He's trying to kill me! (SNARLS, GRUNTS) (GRUNTS) (LAUGHS) I know where you are, Melissa. You're very sick, but you can be cured, if you just let me operate. So give me your hand... and let's go to surgery. Oh. I'm not sick. You are. (CLICK!) Oh. (SNARLS) Oh! Oh! - (SHRIEKS) - (GAGS, MOANS) - (SHRIEKS) - (GROANING) (SIRENS APPROACH) Quick. It's Dr Albert Beck. He's in the back bedroom. That way. That way. He got away? How could you have let him get by you? - Melissa, calm down. - We've got a road block on every major highway in the state. - Don't worry. - We'll find him. And we'll make sure he spends the rest of his life in jail. (SCOFFS) Yeah. Right. That's what you said last time. Last time around, Detective Sandler and I weren't on the case. - We are now. - I'm sorry, ma'am. We didn't get your name. I'm So... Susan. Susan Brown. - You look familiar. - She sure does. YOUNG: You're Sophie Green. Aren't you supposed to be dead? Uh, well you see, um, here's the thing. (GASPS, SOBS) (SOBS, LAUGHS) I still think it could've worked out. (LAUGHS) Stop the car. These girls are totally wrong for you, man. I don't think so. I think they're just, you know, inexperienced. Oh, you are impossible. No, no, listen. Listen. Look. Listen. Once they allow themselves, you know, to get to know me, they'll fall in love with me. I know they will. What the hell does it take, man? How many times do you need to go through this? How many girls need to try to kill you before you realise you need to stay away from them? And I'm not just talking young girls. All women, you smug face. Man, you're not equipped to be in a relationship with a female. So do yourself a favour. In fact, do us all a favour. Buy yourself a beach house in Costa Rica and live out the rest of your days alone. You feel me? Alone. A-L-O-N-E. No chicks. No senoritas. Nada. You got me? I don't` I don't` I don't` I don't` I don't` I don't` I don't know if I can do that. I know it's a lousy retirement plan. But you have to do it, buddy. You have to. No! No, no, no, no, no! No, no, no! - (LAUGHS) - No! No! (YELLS) I'm leaving you here! I'm done with you! And if you think for one millisecond I'm gonna give up on love, you're wrong, my friend. Cos she's out there. My baby's out there. And I'm gonna find her. (ENGINE STARTS) Man, oh, man, oh, man. Captions by Ai-Media. Captions were made with the support of NZ On Air. www.able.co.nz Able 2019