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Ruse, The (2024)

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That's your problem, not mine.

I am not a live-in.

96 hours without relief, Ed.

No.

I haven't slept in three days.

Hang on.

Who are you talking to?

No one.

Go back to sleep, Olivia.

I'd like some water.

Yes, ma'am.

Ed, I'm gonna leave, I swear.

I have a very bad feeling.

I think I'm seeing things.

Maybe I'm hallucinating

from lack of sleep.

I don't scare easily,

but after yesterday?

You owe me triple time

for this, Ed.

Fix it.

Yes, ma'am.

Hello?

Ed.

Oh, yeah, of course I am.

Thank you.

Oh, who's the nurse on call?

What?

She just-- Of course.

Yeah, I understand.

What's the address?

Ed, I really appreciate this.

-That was the agency.

-I figured.

They're bringing me back on.

-So, no more probation?

-I hope.

The nurse on call

just left the patient alone.

Overnights?

I need this.

It's a second chance.

Where am I?

Don't. Sorry. She's sleeping.

-You Dale?

-Yes.

Please come in.

I'm Tom, by the way.

My name should be

on your list to call

in case of an emergency.

Looks like her, uh--

Her last aide just took off.

Afraid so.

Sorry to inconvenience you.

Oh, no, not at all.

You know, I've been

helping out since her, um...

her husband passed away

a few years ago.

Uh-- Did you have any trouble

finding the place?

-Not really.

-Okay. This way.

She was asleep

when I got here.

Just don't know how long

she's been alone.

Okay. That usually works.

Oh, she has emphysema.

She has trouble breathing

on her own.

Yeah, I read her chart.

Must be a clog in the line

somewhere or something.

You're standing

on her oxygen tube.

Oh, sh*t. I should be going.

I was calling you.

Where have you been?

No, Olivia, um,

this is your new nurse, Dale.

Well, you're not supposed

to leave me alone.

Tracy's no longer here,

Mrs. Stone.

I'm Dale, I'm gonna be

taking care of you now.

I had a puppy named Dale.

She was a beautiful dog.

I'd whistle and call her name

and she'd come running.

Well, you look like you have

everything under control.

I'm gonna leave you two.

-Um, thank you--

-Tom.

I'll be right up the road

if you need me.

Can I get you anything,

Mrs. Stone?

Oh, call me Olivia.

Olivia.

Some water, please.

Mm.

Oh, oh, uh, no.

Use this mug.

How many times have I told you

not to touch my things?

I'm sorry.

I am a creature of habit.

She chase another one away?

Guess so.

-What's your name?

-Dale. What's yours?

I'll give you

three days, tops.

-For what?

-Maybe less.

You look like

you might crack.

-Oh, I do, huh?

-They tell you?

Did who tell me what?

The house is haunted.

I've seen it.

-Seen what?

-The ghost.

Why do you think Tracy left?

I'm not afraid.

Penny?

You didn't finish your lunch.

I hate tuna fish.

Okay, well, we gotta

go home. Let's go.

-I'm talking to Dale.

-Well, Dale is busy.

We need to leave Dale alone.

Nice knowing you.

Sorry.

Your daughter?

Yeah, yeah, she's cute.

But be careful.

She likes getting into

a lot of mischief.

Something wrong

with your right hand?

Oh, yeah. Old problem.

How do you know

I'm right-handed?

Oh, years of conducting

an orchestra.

Becomes second nature

to notice these things.

OCD. No sh*t.

Can I get you anything?

Take your pills.

It's important that you stay

on schedule with those.

I spent my life

telling others what to do.

I pointed, they complied.

People shuddered

in my presence.

Applause thundered

with the wave of my hand.

It was an honor

to play for me.

Sought after by the most

elite talent in the world.

And I had to work twice

as hard because I'm a woman.

This is my house.

I paid for it. I earned it.

So you will excuse me

if I demand a little respect

and courtesy in my own home.

My apologies. I'm sorry.

Uh...

Please, take your pills.

Mm.

-It's nice, isn't it?

-Hmm?

The view.

Oh, yeah. Very.

I always loved it here.

I sold all the others,

I wanted to die here.

Sit. Sit.

No!

No, not in that chair.

That's Albert's chair.

I'm sorry. Uh, who's Albert?

Uh, my husband.

I used to go and visit him,

but, um, I can't get

around like I used to.

So now he comes

and visits me.

Hmm. He says it's my time.

He's getting very impatient.

Heh. He says, "Olivia,

the concert's over.

The lights have come up."

He has a very dark

sense of humor.

-I've forgotten your name.

-Dale.

Dale. Dale. Heh.

Heh. They say you can tell

the depth of a person

by how many syllables

are in their name.

Olivia has four, so it takes

a while to get to know me.

Dale. Simple, plain.

Yeah, that's me. Simple.

What you see

is what you get.

Who's that?

Oh, I just ordered

some groceries.

In the study,

there's cash in the drawer.

-Wow, that was fast.

-Where's Tracy?

I'm the new nurse, Dale.

-Jacob.

Oh, yeah.

Um, it's $83.25.

And there's some assorted

chocolates in there.

That's Tracy's favorite.

Um... Is, uh, she coming back?

I doubt it.

Oh.

Oh, yeah,

Tracy let me keep it.

UH, old lady's loaded.

Said she keeps wads

of cash in a drawer.

I don't know anything

about that.

Right.

-Must get lonely.

-Hmm?

Oh, can't be much company,

bag's a nutcase.

Well, it's my job.

My job sucks too, but I don't

let it define me, you know?

-You know what? Just keep it.

-Oh, thanks.

Well, if there's anything

you need, I can--

Oh, sit, Dale, sit.

You like the paintings?

He did them, down the road.

-Tom?

-Mm-hmm.

I bought a few, you know,

help him out.

-How old are you?

Oh. By the time

I was your age,

I'd written four symphonies.

I was touring the world.

Even played

for the Queen of England.

Wow.

Yeah. Wow.

Glamor, parties, sex.

Once that part

of your life is over, heh,

there isn't much

to stick around for,

except maybe a good wine,

which I'm not

allowed to have.

Uh, I'm gonna check in on you

throughout the night.

If you need anything,

just press your buzzer.

Uh, all right.

Hey, how's it going?

Vascular Dementia patient

with OCD and COPD.

I have no idea

what either of those is,

but it sounds shitty.

You look tired.

Thanks.

You want me to come visit?

I wish, but I need this job.

No, what you need is my--

I have to go.

Olivia?

Di-- Did he wake you?

What?

Albert.

I-- I told him

to leave you alone.

He's here now?

He's in the hall,

watching us.

I don't see anyone.

If he bothers you,

tell him to go away.

Did you color your hair?

I liked it better blonde.

That was Tracy.

Try and get some sleep, okay?

Yeah.

Albert?

Hi.

You can access the cellar door

on the side of the house.

Been here many times before.

When's the last time

you were outside?

Outside?

I don't need a walk.

I'm not a dog.

When I was young,

they told us that

cigarettes would

keep us slim.

Hm.

What did we know?

-Do you smoke?

-No.

Albert never smoked.

Ehm.

Never drank.

Tried to get me to quit, but

here I am

and he is long gone.

Oh...

Oh, it is so nice

to have sun on my face.

Thank you, Dale.

I'll be right back.

-Seen it yet?

-What?

The ghost.

What makes you think

there's a ghost?

I saw it,

upstairs in the window.

Well, maybe you saw Tracy,

the last nurse here?

I don't think so.

Why don't you come on

over and say hello?

I have to get back.

Why wouldn't Penny come

over and speak to me?

She had to get home.

She's afraid of me.

Uh, I, uh...

I, uh, I knocked, I got nervous.

No one was answering.

We had a lovely walk.

You, You haven't happened

to see, uh, Penny, have you?

Oh, she was down by the pier,

but she said

she was heading home.

Ah.

I have to bring her

back up to school.

I'll be gone most of the day.

You have my number right?

Hello?

All done.

Give it about 30 minutes

for the water

to reach temperature

and you should be good.

Thank you.

Oh...

You're okay. You're okay.

I thought I was dying.

I-- I dreamed Albert was here.

He said it was my time,

that he was

going to take me with him.

He was pulling my arm

and shouting.

You're okay. Just relax.

He turned off the machine.

-Albert did?

-Yes.

Then what happened?

Well, I couldn't breathe.

Okay. It was just a dream.

It was just a dream.

I thought I was dying.

Albert, he...

He looked so strange.

I couldn't see his face.

Finally.

Sorry.

I'm all by myself here.

I'm all by myself here.

That's not fair.

No, you're right. It's not.

I have to stay here.

I have to prove myself.

They're using you because they

couldn't find anybody else.

They're giving me

another shot.

No one else did, you know?

They didn't have to.

To be honest, I was happy

that you weren't working

at the agency anymore.

All those crazy hours,

always on call.

Things were just starting

to feel normal again.

I don't know if I can

go back to that.

What are you--

What are you saying?

I'm saying quit.

This is my career.

This is what I do.

I support you.

I do. I just,

I can't spend all my nights

alone anymore.

Oh, I see. That's just,

that's great, Ben.

Oh, come on, Dale.

Don't turn this around

and make it my fault.

Oh, so this is my fault?

No.

It's your choice.

-And he didn't call?

-No.

You looking for Don?

I know where he is.

So, what's the schedule

looking like?

I have two going through

onboarding now.

If all goes well, I hope

to have someone out there

to replace you by Thursday.

Thursday?

Ed, that's a whole week

by myself without a rotation.

Dale, you know as well as I do,

how difficult it'll be to

get hired elsewhere,

especially after what happened.

I think you need to look

at this as an opportunity

to prove yourself, to win back

management's trust.

I've given you a second

chance here.

I mean, I hope you

understand that.

"She hadn't been back in

the country for nearly 10 years.

Nothing much had changed,

except a new wing

added to the church.

She asked the driver if--"

Are you married, Dale?

No.

Boyfriend?

I'm too busy.

Hm. Work was my life.

That's why I'm alone now.

Any family?

There must be someone.

I have a sister.

She lives in Michigan.

I think.

You think?

Well, I don't really

know her.

Why?

Our mother died

giving birth to her.

Her name is Anne.

Um, we were sent to separate

foster homes.

You don't wanna get

to know your sister?

Uh, she reached

out to me once.

She found my profile

on social media,

but I didn't really want

to connect like that.

Not after all these years.

I'd rather do it in person.

-Why don't you?

-Maybe someday.

Why, um...

Why waste your time

dealing with old

people like me?

I wanted to be a doctor,

but my grades

were never good enough.

I can't stand the sight

of blood, anyway.

You're in the

wrong profession. Heh.

I like helping people. So...

here I am.

I'm glad.

You're not like the others.

You're good to me.

Olivia, there's a room

upstairs that's locked.

Ah, Albert's study.

After he died,

I, uh, locked it

so it wouldn't

be disturbed.

Can I get you anything?

Um...

A cigarette.

Oh c'mon, just one.

I think that might do you in.

Another cup

of tea then, please. Uh...

Albert used to make me

a cup of tea

every night in this mug.

I'm a creature of habit.

You know what

does you in, Dale?

The quiet.

Ah...

Oh, sh*t.

Hang in there.

Hang in there.

I'll be right back.

What? Oh, my God.

Dale. Hey, it's me. Tom.

-Tom.

-I saw the lights were out.

I knocked

but you didn't answer.

I'm just trying

to figure out the right switch.

It's Olivia's oxygen.

Relax, the whole area's out.

You need the generator.

I know where it is.

I'll fix the power.

You go upstairs

and reset the machine.

Okay.

Oh, my God.

Breathe. Deep breath.

Uh, the generator needs

more fuel.

I'll get some more

in the morning.

-Okay.

-You should be fine until then.

Thank you.

-Is she okay?

-Yeah. Thank you.

You okay?

Just a little on edge.

Well, maybe

I'll just wait around

make sure everything's

working fine.

I'll make coffee.

This time of night?

For nurses it's all just one

long day that never ends.

Thank you.

Hmm.

That was fast.

Um...

When my wife Elaine left,

um...

I moved out here with Penny.

I used to see Olivia

tending her garden

every now and then.

When her husband passed,

she just stayed inside.

She went downhill

pretty fast.

But, I offered to help

any way I could.

I mean, after a while,

Penny just...

She grew terrified

of this place.

She thinks the house

is haunted.

Mm. She also thinks Olivia

is possessed by a demon.

I guess that's how

an 8-year-old explains dementia.

The way sometimes

she recognizes her,

then other times

she sees her as a stranger.

It's unnerving,

how some moments,

she's so lucid, like sharp even.

Then other times...

Yeah, it's very upsetting

to a child.

I mean, Penny,

she doesn't understand.

Hmm. Actually, Penny seems

pretty sharp for her age.

The house isn't haunted, Dale.

I don't know.

I'm just not

used to being alone

in such a big place.

Well, I told you,

if you need anything...

You're right up the road.

Thank you.

Must take real stamina

to deal with a patient

like Olivia

around the clock.

Actually, we're supposed

to work in shifts,

but the agency's really

shorthanded right now.

Yeah.

I remember the last nurse,

Tracy, she was, uh--

She was under

a lot of stress too.

I spoke with the agency today

and they said

no one's heard from her.

Really?

She left her ID badge here,

which has a lot of, like,

her personal information on it.

It seems strange that she

would just leave it here,

even if she did quit.

Maybe she was in a hurry.

Did she talk to you at all

before she left?

Why would she?

I don't know.

Courtesy?

Well, I offered

to help her out.

I'm not-- I'm not trying to take

advantage of the situation.

I hope you don't think I am.

I mean, Tracy and I weren't--

No, not at all.

I just think it's strange

that no one's heard from her.

That's all.

Well, she definitely

didn't like this place.

I mean, but I wouldn't wanna

be cooped up

in a big house

all alone either.

I mean, not being able

to leave because

of your responsibility

to the patient.

I mean, it's gotta feel like

you're trapped, right?

And I could see how some

people crack after a while,

but not you. You, uh...

You seem like

you're no nonsense.

Not exactly.

My house is so quiet

when Penny's at school, but,

when I'm working,

I can't have her around.

What do you do for work?

Research. It's tedious.

It's, uh, time consuming.

Penny has a way of getting

underneath your heels.

It's just the two

of you guys?

Yeah.

It's hard meeting people

when you're always working.

Yeah, I know what you mean.

I'm sorry. I shouldn't

have done that.

Um, I should-- I should

get, uh, I should get going.

-Yeah, yeah.

-Penny's at the house. Um...

I'll show myself out.

Yeah. Okay.

I believe my own eyes, Laura.

I saw you do it.

Jake, God as my witness,

I didn't do it.

Afternoon. Detective Burke,

Hampton County PD.

We're investigating the

disappearance of Tracy Mills.

I understand that this was

her last known whereabouts?

Uh, yes, she was the nurse's

aide for Mrs. Stone before me.

-I replaced her.

-And you are?

-Dale Green.

-Mm.

She's been missing

for almost a week.

Her family's worried.

Our I.T. ran a trace

of her phone

and it last pinged

in this location.

She might still

be in the area.

-Why would she be?

-I don't know.

-She hasn't been back?

-No.

No calls? Nothing?

You spoken to anyone who might

know where she's headed?

No.

Did she leave

anything behind?

Yeah, her ID badge.

Do you have it?

I can go get it for you.

Would you like to come in?

Hmm.

Afternoon. Mrs. Stone?

Sorry to disturb you.

Detective Burke.

Do you mind if I ask you

a few questions?

No. Go ahead.

What do you remember about

the night your previous aide

Tracy, disappeared?

Oh, oh, she-- she didn't

disappear. She left me.

Did she tell you

she was leaving?

Heh. That would've been

the courteous thing

-to do, wouldn't it?

-I'll take that as a no.

No.

Left me to fend for myself,

all alone.

I can't move. I can't breathe

without these machines.

I-- I could've died.

I'm very sorry, ma'am.

Mmm. Don't feel sorry for me.

Someday you'll get old,

God willing.

Then you'll have

to give up your dignity too.

Do you remember anything odd

about her behavior

before she left?

Who?

Tracy.

Oh, no.

She's not here anymore.

She-- she left me all alone.

I mean, I can't move

I can't breathe

without these machines.

I-- I could have died.

Here it is.

You mind if I hold

onto this, Dale?

Of course.

Thank you for your help.

I'm sorry to have

disturbed you, ma'am.

Mm!

Oh, Dale, listen to this

section of the quartet,

how the four-six chord

uses contrary motion

in the outer voices

to create the augmented sixth.

Oh. It is such

a brilliant way

to resolve the five chord

in the next measure.

Oh, turn it up.

Turn it up.

What was the detective asking

you about the last nurse, Tracy?

If I remember why she left?

What do you remember?

Um, shouting.

Shouting?

Um...

Yeah, there was

banging on the door.

Do you know who it was?

No. I, uh, I don't remember.

Oh!

Did you mention this

to the detective?

Uh-- Yes, I'm sure I must have.

Here you go.

Psychopath.

Why do you say that?

He didn't like me talking

to the last nurse.

He had a thing for her.

Is that right?

Eh, we were just talking.

What did he do?

He took a swing at me.

He-he said if I ever

talked to her again,

he was gonna get me fired.

I mean,

I thought he

was gonna k*ll me.

Guy has serious anger issues.

He's just lucky

I didn't lose my cool.

But, uh, listen, don't tell him

I mentioned it. Okay?

I won't.

Okay. See ya.

Hello?

Dale. It's Ed.

I should have someone

out there by tomorrow.

Oh, that's great.

You don't sound so enthused.

No, no. I am.

Then, what is it?

Ed, you still haven't heard

anything from Tracy?

She didn't even come in to

pick up her last check. Why?

Um, the police

were here today

and they were looking for her,

like a missing person.

I'm sure she'll turn up.

Just hang tight.

One more day, okay?

Okay.

How's it going?

Fine.

How's school?

Sucks.

-What happened?

-Hmm?

Your eye.

Oh, yeah. I got in a fight.

-Where's your dad?

-Working.

And he doesn't like

to be disturbed.

Well, do you wanna

come inside?

I can make us lemonade.

Yuck.

I'm sure Olivia

would love some company.

Do you like my dad?

Sure.

Does that mean

you're gonna be

my dad's special friend too?

What?

That's what he called Tracy.

He did, huh?

Guess you found out

my mom's gone?

Penny,

it's nothing like that.

Do you get to see

your mother often?

I have pictures

and some videos of her.

She doesn't come to visit you?

You mean like Albert?

She's dead?

I'm not supposed

to talk about it.

Penny, if there's ever anything

that you need to talk about,

you can come to me, okay?

He was talking to Tracy

about going someplace together.

Guess you're gonna try

and take away my dad too?

- No. No.

- Penny?

Punishment means no playing.

Back home, now.

Now!

I wanted to apologize

for what happened last night.

that was...

that was a little

forward of me.

What happened to her eye?

Penny's a little different

from the rest.

I'm sure you noticed.

They tease her.

Things got a little outta

hand at school today

and that's why she's home.

A fight at school?

Yeah.

You should have seen

the other girl.

I just hope

they don't expel her.

The police came by today.

Police?

They were asking about Tracy.

-What'd they ask?

-If anyone's seen her?

If anybody knows

where she's been?

Where she might've gone?

Well, what'd you tell 'em?

What do I know?

Well, she didn't call?

You didn't hear anything?

No.

Dad, I'm hungry.

Yeah, I'll be there

in a minute.

Maybe we could talk

some more later?

Meryll Grocery.

-Jacob.

-Hey, Dale.

There's a jar

of peanut butter in here,

and I did not order one.

It's on the house.

I saw you talking to Tom

on my way back.

You didn't say anything,

did you?

Not one word.

Be careful with that guy.

He k*lled his wife, you know.

What? What are

you talking about?

And he got away with it.

-Come on.

-Google their names.

You'll see, I'm not kidding.

All right?

Tom Collard, guy's a psycho.

I...

I know he had something

to do with Tracy disappearing.

I think you're overreacting.

So the police questioned him?

That's standard procedure.

Why lie about it if you're not

trying to hide something?

She hit her head.

People fall and hit their

heads all the time.

Statistically, more people

die in their bathrooms.

Look, don't get

all worked up.

Did you know that him and Tracy

were sleeping together?

No, I didn't.

Yeah. And now she's missing.

Dale?

I gotta go.

I-- I remember now.

Albert reminded me.

Remember what?

It was my neighbor, Tom.

He-- he was banging

on the front door.

He was very angry.

Are you sure?

Yes. I recognized his voice.

He was shouting

through the front door.

What else do you remember?

Olivia?

-Where is it?

-Where is what?

-The tea.

-What tea?

I asked you to make tea.

We were talking about Tracy.

You said you overheard her

and Tom arguing with each other.

She left me all alone. I--

I-- I don't know what I would've

done if you hadn't arrived. I...

I could have died.

Detective Burke.

Uh, hi, this is Dale.

Um, we spoke about Tracy.

Hello, Dale.

Hi. Um, I found

Tracy's cell phone.

It was here.

We'll be right over.

Stay there.

Oh, I'll be here.

I have to be.

Can I help you sit up?

Don't you want the tea?

No, I want you

out of my house!

What?

Albert told me all about you.

Oh, he did, did he?

He told me

that you let a man die.

A man that was in your care.

It's true.

A man died on my watch,

but I did everything

I could to save him.

But you didn't save him,

did you?

He had a rare condition.

The prior nurse on call

left no instructions.

He had a reaction

to the medication I gave him.

He was complaining

of a headache.

I didn't know he had

an allergy to ibuprofen.

He depended on you

for his life.

It wasn't on his chart.

So I didn't know.

You didn't know.

You didn't know?

You're incompetent.

I did everything

I could to save him.

And what excuse

are you going to use

if I die on your watch?

I won't let that happen.

No, I won't let that happen. I--

I want you out of here.

That's just not possible

right now.

Oh?

There's no one to replace me

until tomorrow.

So I'm afraid

you're stuck with me.

Well, we'll see about that.

Get me the phone.

-Who's that?

-It's Detective Burke.

It's okay. I called him.

Well, you can tell him

that I want to speak with him.

Tell him

that I want you gone.

Hey.

Uh...

can I come in?

For what?

Just to--

Just to talk.

I don't think

that's such a good idea.

Why not? What's-- what's wrong?

I just don't, um...

You don't trust me?

I didn't say that.

I could use some coffee.

I found Tracy's phone.

If that's what you were

looking for the other night.

What?

There were muddy footprints

on the stairs.

That wasn't--

That wasn't me.

Oh, who was it then?

Maybe it was Jacob?

He says you attacked him.

He did, did he?

He didn't tell you

everything though, did he?

He didn't tell you that

he was taking pictures of Tracy

from the balcony

while she was undressing

and posting them online,

did he?

For all you know,

you're his latest subject.

I taught him a lesson

in respect.

He's lucky that I didn't

turn him over to the police.

Maybe, uh, maybe Tracy

decided to press charges.

Maybe he found out.

Well, you were the last

one that talked to her

-'cause I saw your texts.

-Oh, yeah?

Where's her phone?

You were sleeping with her?

She was stressed.

Uh, I was helping her unwind.

She was overworked.

She was upset.

Oh. Is that what

the other night was about?

-Helping me unwind?

-That was different.

Tracy and I,

we never slept together.

Olivia says you were here

the night she disappeared.

She said you were banging

on the front door.

Yeah. Tracy wasn't

answering her phone.

I thought something

was wrong.

I was worried.

I think you should leave.

I'm the one who called it in

when she disappeared.

If I did something wrong,

why would I call the police?

To cover for yourself,

I don't know.

Dale, I don't know

what happened to Tracy.

I-- I'm telling you the truth.

Just like you told me

the truth about your wife.

You said she left you.

Okay. That's complicated.

Is that why you moved here?

To run away from all

the questions, all the guilt?

Maybe Tracy found out

more than she should have.

You're wrong.

You're completely wrong.

-You need to go.

-Not until you listen to me.

-Don't.

-Dale, please.

You told Olivia about me,

didn't you?

That was you, wasn't it?

You called the police on me?

I didn't k*ll Tracy.

No one said she was dead.

What about my daughter? Huh?

What about Penny?

Police!

Step away from her.

I won't tell you again.

Keep your hands

where I can see 'em.

It's not what you think.

You got this all wrong, Dale.

My daughter.

She's asleep at home.

Your daughter

will be fine, sir.

You did the right

thing, Dale.

Dale?

Oh, what's going on out there?

Um, it's the police outside.

Do you still

wanna speak to them?

For what?

About me.

You said you wanted me

to leave.

I-- I don't want you to leave.

I need you here.

I don't know what I would've

done if you hadn't arrived.

I could've died.

What's going on?

Sir, this is a crime

scene investigation.

I need you to keep

on moving, please.

Last night, police recovered

the bloody clothes

and personal items

of Tracy Mills from a shed

behind the home of Bluehill

resident, Tom Collard.

The young live-in nurse

mysteriously disappeared

several nights ago

from the home of her patient,

world renowned composer,

Olivia Stone.

Collard is being held

on suspicion of m*rder.

Police continue their search

for Tracy Mills,

who is now presumed dead.

Isn't that Tom

from down the road?

Yeah.

What have you done?

I'm sorry.

Maybe I can repair it?

You can't repair it,

it's shattered!

I'll get a new one made.

I'm so sorry.

You can't get one made because

Albert made that for me.

It was special.

It meant something to me,

and now it's ruined.

I'm sorry.

You are so careless.

I'm watching

the news right now.

I-- I can't believe it, Dale.

I'm so sorry.

I don't know what to say.

Say you have

a replacement coming.

I have two people

starting today.

One should be there

within a few hours.

-Okay.

-Her name's Alice.

Just bring her up to speed

and you can go.

Thank you.

No, thank you.

You held it together under

tough circumstances, Dale.

I've recommended that you

be brought back on, full time.

I'm also going to inquire

about back pay

for all the time you've lost.

I really appreciate that, Ed.

Just sit tight.

The cavalry's coming.

I'm sorry to put you

through this, Dale.

Feed must have froze.

sh*t.

Hello?

Ed, I'm locked in a room.

You're what?

I'm gonna call the police,

but I need you

to warn Alice now.

She should be there by now.

What the heck is going on?

I think I know

who k*lled Tracy.

What?

It was Olivia.

Hello?

Dale, Tom Collard k*lled her.

They found her bloody clothes

in his backyard.

No, I think Olivia

must have planted them.

Her bedroom's video

is looped.

That's why

she was so OCD about

where everything was placed

so that it could

match the feed.

Dale, she's bedridden.

No, I don't think so.

What makes you think

there's a ghost?

I saw it.

Upstairs in the window.

That's why she asked me

to turn the music loud

so that I couldn't hear

her moving around.

Oh, turn it up. Turn it up.

I think that she can

move around better

than she leads on.

I think that the whole

thing is a ruse.

Even her dementia, all of it.

Hello?

Hello?

Why would she m*rder Tracy?

For what reason?

Olivia's husband. He passed

away in our care, right?

Who was the nurse on call?

There were no complications

with his passing.

Everything was in order, Dale.

What are you getting at?

Dale?

Olivia knew about the patient

that died on my watch.

How did she know that, Ed?

Dale?

She's gone.

I gotta get out of this room.

Ed sent me from the agency.

I'm here to relieve you.

Calm down.

I'll call the police.

- Just stay put.

- Dale?

Alice!

Hello?

Oh, my gosh. Ed.

I'm here on time.

Hello?

Mrs. Stone?

Alice!

Oh, my God.

Ah!

Alice?

Dale?

Oh, God!

Jacob. Oh, my God. I'm sorry.

Pressure. Put pressure.

I saw everything, Dale.

Hold your hand--

Hold your hand right here.

-I'll be right back.

-I saw everything. Dale. No!

Dale! Aah!

Don't go in there!

Albert was right about you.

Olivia. Stop. Stop!

You know what the difference

is between you and me?

I don't mind

the sight of blood!

No!

-You tried to k*ll me!

-No, I didn't.

You did.

You tried to smother me.

No, I was upstairs.

That wasn't me, Olivia.

-No, no!

-It wasn't me.

You tried to k*ll me

like the other patient!

Olivia, stop.

I'm not trying to k*ll you.

I wanna help you.

Help me?

Olivia!

Olivia. Oh, my God.

Oh, my God.

Dale! Dale!

What happened?

I don't know.

-Inside!

-Oh, God.

How you doing?

Okay.

We checked

the video surveillance.

There was a loop

of the room set up

so that there would be no record

of anything that transpired.

Not sure why you did that?

Why wouldn't you just

turn off the camera?

What? Wait, what are

you talking about?

The loop was fixed

around 6 PM

and replaced

with a live video feed.

I know.

I'm the one who fixed it.

This is what

the live feed captured.

That's not me.

You didn't expect Alice

to catch you in the act,

so you stabbed her too.

No, I tried to save her.

I told Ed to call the police.

I was upstairs on the phone

with Ed from the agency.

He'll vouch for me.

You can ask him.

Yeah, we spoke to Ed.

He confirmed the time.

But according to the timestamp

on the video feed,

this happened

after the call ended.

Why would I set up a camera

to record myself

committing m*rder?

And then your

patient screamed:

"You tried to k*ll me, Dale."

-It's on the audio.

-No, I-- I didn't k*ll anyone.

No.

You finished the job

after you pushed her over

and she smashed her head

on the table.

No. That was an accident.

She tripped and she fell.

I was trying to catch her.

Stabbing Jacob

was an accident too?

No, I just turned and he--

I didn't-- It was just a cut.

It wasn't a lethal wound.

He shouldn't have died from it.

-Someone else must have come.

-Who?

Tom Collard?

He's sitting in jail.

Same place he was yesterday.

He hasn't moved.

You m*rder*d Tracy Mills

knowing that you were

the only one available

to take her place.

That's ridiculous.

I was on probationary leave.

I haven't been

in the office for weeks.

You knew the hours

that Tom was away

bringing his daughter

back to school.

Gave you time to plant

the evidence in the backyard.

No, I didn't k*ll anyone.

Your last charge

died under your watch?

My only question is why?

-Why did you do it?

-I didn't.

Maybe...

you heard that they were

short staffed without you?

Maybe you were hoping

to get your old job back?

Or maybe...

you were searching for this?

It's the key to a lockbox.

Olivia was

a very wealthy woman.

One of her accounts

had just been emptied.

So it's conceivable that she had

large sums of cash on hand.

Maybe you rigged

the video feed

so you could search

for the money

without being

caught on camera.

You're accusing me

of k*lling Tracy

on the hopes I could

get assigned her job

and steal

some secret stash of money

from a patient I knew nothing

about until last week?

-You're left-handed?

-No.

You caught it

with your left hand.

I have nerve damage

in my right.

-You can't use it?

-I can use it.

I just can't hold anything

too tightly with it.

Burke, can I speak with you?

I'll be right back.

By the way, Detective Burke,

Olivia was

a professional musician.

She kept her compositions

locked away

'cause her work meant more

to her than any money.

This is the key

to her music drawer.

Coroner's report said Jacob

died from asphyxiation.

Not the knife wound?

We ran his cell

phone records.

He got a few calls from work,

one from his mother,

but one call came from

a hotel just outside of town.

-You follow up?

-You're not gonna believe it.

Tell Tom Collard

he's free to go.

During a m*rder investigation,

usually the crime van

sets up for weeks while we

sift through all the evidence.

But I pulled them early

on a hunch.

-It is not what you think.

-Have a seat.

Olivia signed over

power of attorney to you?

It was her idea.

She wanted someone

she knew and trusted

to take care of her estate

after her death.

She had no living family.

Her estate was extensive,

over 8 million dollars,

when you include the real

estate, stocks, other assets.

You think I wanted her money?

You wanted her money.

The problem is

you didn't want

to wait for it.

What are you saying?

It would've been

too suspicious

to cause Olivia's death

under Tracy's watch.

Once you two became

romantically entwined.

You set Dale up

from the moment she arrived.

You rigged the monitor

so that you could m*rder Olivia

by asphyxiating her

and then pin the blame on Dale.

Even more convenient,

that Dale

had recently

been placed on leave

for a similar incident

in which a patient died

under her watch.

That is ridiculous.

After you rigged the monitor,

you switched off

Olivia's machines

while Dale was in the shower.

You were hoping that we would

pin the blame on Dale.

Negligence.

But Dale was too quick

on the ball.

You're okay. You're okay.

I thought I was dying.

Jacob saw what you were up to,

confronted you on it.

So you had to cut him in

on the scheme.

The two of you

concocted a ploy

to reveal Jacob as a voyeur,

taking photos to post online.

You even made up that fight

between the two of you.

Took a swing at me.

Thought he was gonna k*ll me.

Guy has serious anger issues.

Knowing that she would tell us

to search his phone

and we'd find the video

of Dale k*lling Olivia.

You were counting on it.

But you needed to be

out of the picture.

You needed

an ironclad alibi.

That's why,

during the thunderstorm...

...you took the opportunity

to shut off the power.

So Dale had to go

into the cellar.

Blamed it on a power surge.

I'm just trying to figure

out the right switch

-it's Olivia's oxygen.

-Relax. The whole area's out.

You need the generator.

I know where it is.

I'll fix the power,

-you go upstairs

and reset the machine.

-Okay.

While Dale was distracted,

you planted Tracy's

cell phone under her bed.

Later, you called and texted

Tracy's cell phone

knowing she would find it,

see your number,

suspect you, and call us.

You even waited

until we crossed the bridge,

timing it out so that your hands

would be on Dale

the moment we arrived,

you wanted us to arrest you.

No, that's not--

That's not true.

While you're sitting safely

in jail with the perfect alibi,

Jacob comes here

to set up his camera.

The plan is to get a video

of Dale murdering Olivia.

But how?

Exactly.

How?

Tracy.

I thought Tracy was dead?

That, um, text you got

about an hour ago,

asking you to come here

and search for the wig

she left behind?

That's the trouble

with texting.

You can never be sure

who you're talking to.

We found Tracy

at the Motel Six,

just outside of town.

Right where you left her.

Still very much alive.

She was nice enough

to let us use

that burner phone

you gave her to text you.

Even let us borrow the wig.

Did you really think

that we would miss

a piece of evidence like that?

Hey, you scared me.

In the blue scrubs and wig,

Tracy was a dead ringer

for Dale.

Jacob set up outside

the window

with his cell phone

camera ready.

Tracy locked Dale

in the bedroom upstairs

and rushed down

to suffocate Olivia.

But Dale's replacement

showed up

at the worst possible moment.

Hello?

Dale?

Jacob wasn't expecting Alice.

Oh, my God.

Oh, sh*t.

Jacob got the whole

thing on video,

but he signed on

for a sick, elderly woman

being hurried

to the great beyond,

not the m*rder

of an innocent young girl.

Morality kicked in.

He tried to warn Dale

and got stabbed by accident.

Dale?

Dale's your k*ller.

She stabbed Jacob.

Dale tried to save Jacob.

Tracy gave Olivia

a lethal dose of chloroform,

but because of her condition,

she can't take a deep breath

without the aid

of an oxygen machine.

The poison only knocked

her unconscious.

But you bumbling idiots

got so lucky.

Olivia stumbles,

bangs her head,

all caught on camera

with poor Dale

looking guilty as sin.

While Dale is dealing

with Olivia,

Tracy takes care of Jacob.

Dale stabbed Jacob.

Dale k*lled Olivia,

smashed her head.

You have it all on video.

You missed one tiny detail,

which, in your defense,

you couldn't have known.

Dale can't hold

anything tightly

with her right hand.

Nerves were damaged

by a bacterial infection

she contracted as a child.

She can barely make a fist.

So she certainly couldn't have

held a knife in her right hand

like in these photos.

This is ridiculous.

Olivia was on death's door.

Why would I risk all this?

We did some research

into your finances.

You have extensive

gambling debts.

You owe some dangerous people

a lot of money.

And your daughter, Penny.

She was playing a game

on your laptop.

You left your e-mail open.

She read some things

she shouldn't have.

She's a sharp kid.

She still has

a slight bruise.

She wouldn't give you up

at first.

Kept insisting the black eye

was from school.

She loves you very much.

That's the worst part

about this.

She's gonna lose her father.

And for what? Some money?

You already collected

your wife's life insurance,

but that wasn't enough.

That's a great story.

Bravo.

Where's your proof?

Let me show you something.

These were on Jacob's

cell phone.

Word of advice.

When you delete pics and video

from a phone, you have

to delete it permanently.

Otherwise they just

sit in a folder.

I'm sure Jacob knew that

when you told him to prove

that he deleted them,

he wanted

to keep the upper hand

just in case things

went south,

which they did, didn't they?

Tom Collard, you have

the right to remain silent.

Anything you say can and will

be used against you

in a court of law.

- You have the right

to an attorney.

If you cannot afford

an attorney,

one will be provided for you.

Do you understand

these rights that I have--

He's got my g*n!

What happened?

Check him!

Shots fired, officer down!

Collard!

There's no way out!

Drop the g*n!

They'll find me in jail.

Think of your daughter.

Think of Penny.

-I was.

-Don't!

-Ed.

-How are you doing?

-Okay.

-I spoke to management.

They agreed to bring you back

full time, with back pay.

I really appreciate that. Um...

I just need some more time

before my next assignment.

Take all the time you need.

You need a ride home?

No. I gotta go back

to Olivia's house

-and collect my things.

-I have your things.

Detective Burke

had them sent over.

Detective Burke,

what's gonna happen to Penny?

We located her grandfather

in Worcester.

He agreed to take her in.

-Can I speak with her?

-Sure.

Can I sit here?

I guess you hate me.

Is it true,

what they're saying he did?

Sometimes when people get

themselves into bad situations,

they'll do whatever it takes

to get themselves out of it.

He was never mean to me.

We had fun.

Sometimes.

You're gonna go live

with your grandfather now?

There's nowhere

to ride my bike there.

He lives in an apartment.

What about you?

Where are you going now?

Another house?

Another patient?

Hmm.

But there's something

I gotta do first.

I have a sister in Michigan

I've never met before.