White Noise

'More rain tomorrow with the chance of thunderstorms...'

Mikey, quit playing, get ready for school.

Come on, start eating. Your mom's gonna pick you up in 10 minutes.

- Hey, were you messing with this? - No.

No! Bet you were.

- I bet you were fooling around. - (PHONE)

- I'll get it. - All right.

Hello.

Hi, Jane.

- Mikey, you want more juice? - Sure.

- Here you go. - Yeah, no problem.

OK. See ya.

- Jane can't make it. - Why not?

- She didn't say. - Didn't say what?

- Your mom can't pick you up. - Does that mean I miss school?

No! It means I take you instead.

Nice try, tiger.

It was a nice try, though.

- Where you going, baby? - My publishers.

They're gonna show me the cover.

Wow. You look great.

You look really great.

You look really, really great.

No, John, we're late already.

And you have toothpaste on your mouth. Right there.

- You OK? - Yeah.

- You sure? - Well, I might be...

more than OK.

Oh, my God in heaven.

Yes! Yes, yes!

This could be wrong. I'll do another one.

- Let's tell Mike he's getting a brother. - Wait.

I'll do another test and then see the doctor.

Congratulations, honey.

Lunch bag.

Suit bag.

Kiss.

All right. See you in a couple of days. Say hi to your mom.

And you, take it easy.

I know.

- (ENGINE REVS) - Hey!

Bye. I love you.

See you later. Don't worry.

- Hi, Kelvin. - How you doing?

- Mr. Rivers. - Hey.

Frank asked if you'd call as soon as you're in.

Oh. Sure.

Wow.

- Wow what? - You. You're smiling.

Is that a big deal that I'm smiling?

- It is on a Monday morning, yeah. - Really?

- Really. - OK.

- Yeah. - Hey, Karen,

order me a bouquet of flowers for the end of the day, lilies.

And champa... No, not champagne, get me chocolates.

Those Belgian kind.

You know? What are you looking at?

Something's up.

- Something's really up. - Would you just...

- I'm going. - Thank you.

- But I know something's up. - Frank.

Hey, babe, are you home?

'You have one message.

'Message received Monday 16th, 6:07pm.'

'Hey, honey, it's me. So Julie's having trouble with Ben, again.'

- What's new? - 'So I said I'd have a drink with her.

'Don't worry, I'll stick to water, and I'll call when I'm on my way home.

'Did you see the demo cover? What do you think?

'I was kind of thinking...'

'No messages.'

'Hi, it's Anna. Leave a message after the beep and I will call you back.'

Hi, it's me, it's a little before midnight.

I guess you're still with Julie.

Give me a call, let me know. All right? Love you, bye.

'Hi, it's Julie. Leave a message.'

Julie, hi, it's John. Do me a favor.

When you get this message, have Anna give me a call.

I guess you guys are having a good time. Thank you.

(STATIC AND VOICES AS RADIO TUNES THROUGH STATIONS)

'...victim of a tragic accident.

'Police have discovered the heel of a woman's shoe

'close to her abandoned car on Argyle Avenue.

'She may have slipped into the river while attending to a flat tire.

'Although divers are still searching the area,

'reported sightings of the best-selling author

'continue to reach police from towns up to 20 miles away.

'Police are keeping an open mind as to her whereabouts.

'Anna Rivers' latest novel The Eternal Wait is scheduled for release this fall

'and her husband, architect Jonathan Rivers,

'is said to be taking time out to accompany her on her promotional tour.'

- We're gonna get going. - OK.

Come on, Michael.

- Mark'll be home in a minute, so... - OK. OK.

- Come on, pal, say goodbye to your dad. - Come here.

Be a good boy. Take care of your mom. Go get your stuff.

Hey, there's a bed at our place if you want it.

Oh, thanks. Jane, you don't have to put yourself out for me.

I know I wasn't a very good...

OK.

'It's ten days now since international author Anna Rivers' car was found...'

'Although police still suspect she could have drowned,

'they are not ruling out the possibility of abduction.

'Architect husband Jonathan Rivers spoke of his anguish today...'

'Three weeks since the disappearance of author Anna Rivers...'

'Police say they are constructing a profile of a likely abductor.'

'Distraught husband, Jonathan Rivers...'

'...had this message for anyone who may know of her whereabouts.'

'It's, er, difficult.

'But you never give up hope, ever.

'It's the only way to get by.'

I got 50 guys and thousands of dollars' worth of equipment waiting,

so if you want to tell them to wait a month, call me.

- My goodness. - You were outside my house.

- I'm sorry. - You were outside my house

and now you're outside my office.

Don't insult my intelligence by telling me that's a coincidence.

No, it's no coincidence.

Do I know you?

My name is Raymond Price.

- Are you following me? - It's about Anna, Mr. Rivers.

I've been receiving messages from her, from the other side.

From what other side?

Jonathan...

your wife is dead.

I have proof, Mr. Rivers.

She's been trying to communicate ever since the moment of her death.

Look, Mr. Rivers, my son died when he was 12.

- For years I've been suicidal. - Look. Just stay away from me.

But then someone told me what I have told you.

That my son, my dead son, had made contact.

And he had, Mr. Rivers, it was true. From the other side.

And he was happy. Happy.

Please. Yes. And also at ease.

And it changed my life, Mr. Rivers,

because then, then I knew.

So please, please, Mr. Rivers,

put this in a drawer, hide it, forget about it,

but please don't throw it away.

Because, one day...

you will want to know.

My thoughts are with you both.

'It's Anna Rivers.

'The fabulous Anna Rivers carrying groceries.'

- 'Stop it.' - 'How was shopping?'

- 'Turn it off.' - 'OK. Just...

- 'There's one of her best features.' - 'Shut up.'

'That's a beautiful thing, ladies and gentlemen.'

'The body of internationally renowned author Anna Rivers

'was discovered last night by a security guard making a routine visit...'

'...to the disused pier 16, three miles upriver

'from where her car was found abandoned

'five weeks ago on Argyle Avenue.

'The discovery brings to an end...'

'Before she drowned,

'your wife sustained injuries consistent with a fall onto the rocks by the river.

'The damage to the head, the break to the arm.

'When the tide came in, she would have been unable to help herself.

'She would have been swept upstream several miles.

'I'm so sorry for your loss.'

'Divers recovered her personal effects.

'Her cell phone was in her car, and we're returning it to you.'

...giving her to us, her family and friends,

to know and to love as a companion on our earthly pilgrimage.

Give us faith to see in death the gate of eternal life,

so that in quiet confidence we may continue our course on earth

until, by Your call, we are reunited with those who have gone before.

- Amen. Amen.

- So, what do you think? - I love it.

- Yeah? - Yeah. It's nice here.

- All right. - It's a fresh start.

I guess.

Could you...

Could you take Mikey for the weekend?

Yeah, of course.

Maybe... maybe a little longer.

As long as you want, John.

We're gonna go lay the floor now.

- When are you gonna bring them? - They'd like to see you this week.

Sure. Fine, it shouldn't be any problem.

Whoops.

(CHUCKLING) You brought me here just to do that, didn't you?

No, I didn't. Let me see what I can do here.

This is where you tell me you're running over budget, right?

- (CELLPHONE RINGS) Shit. Keep doing that!

I'm sorry, I didn't...

Ask them if they have a light.

- You guys OK? - We are now.

Yeah.

I trust you'll fix this before Mr. Cunningham arrives.

Anna?