Blind Malice

A NUTRITION DOCTOR, MICHAEL HASKIN

WHO WAS FALSELY ACCUSED OF SEX ABUSE

INVOLVING FIVE LOCAL SAUSALITO CHILDREN

IS BACK IN THE HEADLINES.

INITIAL ALLEGATIONS EIGHT YEARS AGO ACCUSE HASKIN

OF ENGAGING INAPPROPRIATE TOUCH

INVOLVING PRETEEN MEDICAL EXAMS

WITH ILLICIT PURPOSE.

NEW ALLEGATIONS--

- - BATTERY 38%.

YOU HAVE NO MESSAGES.

SIGNAL--

SIGNAL STRENGTH, ZERO BARS.

SIGNAL STRENGTH, ZERO BARS.

SIGNAL--

SIGNAL STRENGTH, ZERO BARS.

SIGNAL STRENGTH, ONE BAR.

WE'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF DUMB FUCK NOWHERE.

PLEASE, I KNOW YOU LOVE YOUR SOLITUDE.

THIS IS HEAVEN.

AND I MIGHT JUST GET TO SEE A FEW STARS TONIGHT.

IT'S FREEZING.

ROXY.

YOU'VE BEEN IN WORSE THAN THIS.

YOU COULD'VE JUST SAID NO.

YOUR FATHER WORKS HARD TO KEEP THESE RENTALS UP.

LET'S JUST GET THROUGH THIS, OKAY?

SHALL WE?

HMM. WE'LL HAVE TO COME BACK UP

AFTER THE TRIAL AND DO THE BIG STUFF.

YOU KNOW, I THINK HALF THESE KEYS

ARE FROM RENTALS HE DOESN'T EVEN OWN ANYMORE.

THIS SHOULD DO IT.

HELLO?

SMELLS LIKE OLD PEOPLE.

ANYBODY HERE?

LIGHT.

THANK YOU.

TEAM WORK, OKAY? COME ON, DOWN HERE.

LET'S GO.

IF...

WE DO EACH OF THESE THINGS IN THIS ORDER,

WE'LL BE OUT OF HERE IN TWO DAYS

AND ON OUR WAY HOME.

HE'S GOT YOU WRAPPED AROUND HIS LITTLE FINGER.

IF YOU WORKED AS HARD AS HE DID--

HEALING THE WORLD, ONE CHILD AT A TIME.

-KAREN-- -I'M JUST SAYING.

YOU KNOW, YOUR FATHER,

HE'S GOING THROUGH SOME UNUSUAL TIME.

UNUSUAL?

-YES. -IT'S A PATTERN.

THAT WAS EIGHT YEARS AGO.

HE'S JUST SMARTER ABOUT THINGS.

PEOPLE ARE DESPERATE. DOCTORS ARE TARGETS.

HE'S UNDER A LOT OF STRESS.

WE JUST NEED TO RELAX.

JUST TO UNWIND.

JUST...

BREATHE A LITTLE.

THIS-- THIS WILL BE GOOD.

SOME PEACE AND QUIET AWAY FROM THE MADNESS.

YOU'RE RIGHT.

I'M SURE EVERYTHING WILL JUST BE FINE.

I-- I HAVE FAITH.

HE'LL JUST HAVE TO...

SELL OFF SOME MORE RENTAL PROPERTY.

SETTLE OUT OF COURT.

LIKE HE ALWAYS DOES.

- -

FRONT RAILING... YEAH.

YOUR FATHER'S GONNA HAVE TO COME UP

IN THE SPRING AND FIX THAT.

WHERE WAS I?

AND TWO BULBS IN THE DEN.

ONE IN THE HALL...

ONE IN THE FIRST BEDROOM.

OKAY.

WE NEED CLEANSER.

- BOTTLED WATER. -BOTTLED WATER.

HMM. CIGARETTES.

YEP.

MORE DISGUSTING CIGARETTES.

AH, WE'LL START PACKING PERSONAL THINGS

IN THE MORNING.

WE START PACKING PERSONAL THINGS

IN THE MORNING.

WHAT?

- -GRAB YOUR COAT.

I'LL JUST SLOW YOU DOWN.

I'M GONNA STAY.

ENJOY THE SOLITUDE.

NAP.

DID YOU ALREADY TAKE YOUR SLEEPING MEDS?

NO, I'M ACTUALLY TIRED ON MY OWN.

THANK YOU, VERY MUCH.

OH, WELL, DON'T WANDER OFF.

I'M NOT A CHILD.

OKAY, WELL... I'LL BE BACK IN AN HOUR.

- -AT MOST.

HELLO?

HELLO?

- -

ROXY?

ROXY?

ROXY, COME HERE.

OKAY, LET ME GET YOUR LEASH.

ROXY, STAY RIGHT THERE.

ROXY?

ROXY.

ROXY, COME HERE.

ROXY?

ROXY?

ROXY. ROXY.

ROXY?

ROXY!

ROXY, COME HERE.

- -ROXY?

ROXY. ROXY. ROXY.

WHO'S THERE?

SO SORRY, WE'RE LEAVING. I'M JUST GETTING MY DOG.

- - TURN AROUND AND GET OFF MY PROPERTY.

I'M JUST CLEANING A HOUSE AT THE END OF THE ROAD.

WHICH HOUSE?

WE'RE JUST HERE FOR THE DAY.

YOU'RE AT OLD MAN MURRAY'S HOUSE?

WHAT?

HE USED TO OFFER UP FOOD AND A HOT SHOWER

ONCE IN A WHILE.

HE PASSED AWAY.

-OH, SHIT. -

WELL, WE'LL BE GOING.

SO SORRY TO INTRUDE.

STOP.

GOT IT.

MOTHER NATURE HAS TAUGHT ME A GREAT DEAL

AS TO WHAT I CAN EXPECT.

WHAT THE?

WHAT THE HELL?

GOD DAMN IT.

I FORGOT MY GODDAMN CIGARETTES.

PEDIATRICIAN, DR. MICHAEL HASKIN.

IT HAS BEEN A VERY INTENSE LAST FEW DAYS.

LET ME CATCH YOU UP ON WHAT'S BEEN GOING ON.

EIGHT YEARS AGO, PEDIATRICIAN, DR. HASKIN

SETTLED OUT OF COURT

FOR AN UNDISCLOSED AMOUNT OF MONEY.

NOW, HE WAS BEING ACCUSED

OF INAPPROPRIATELY TOUCHING HIS PATIENTS

DURING ROUTINE EXAMINATIONS.

HIS PATIENTS ARE NINE, AND TEN-YEAR-OLD GIRLS.

NO CHARGES WERE FILED. HE WALKED. HE'S INNOCENT.

FAST FORWARD TO TODAY.

SEEMS LIKE IT'S HAPPENED AGAIN.

WE'RE NOW IN ROUND THREE OF CLOSED DOOR MEETINGS.

THIS TIME HE'S BEING CHARGED

OF INAPPROPRIATELY TOUCHING A SIX-YEAR-OLD GIRL.

HERE'S WHAT ATTORNEYS HAD TO SAY.

OBVIOUSLY WE'RE CONCERNED ABOUT THE FAMILY

AND WE'VE REACHED OUT TO THEM TO SEE

IF THERE'S BEEN A POSSIBLE MISUNDERSTANDING.

COMING CLEAN?

WELL, IT'S CLEAR THAT OUR POSITION IS

THAT THERE'S INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE

TO ACTUALLY FORMALLY PRESS CHARGES.

DID YOUR CLIENT MOLEST BOYS, TOO?

LOOK, UNLESS THEY CAN PROVE EVIDENCE

TO SUPPORT THEIR CLAIM, I WANNA REMIND THE PUBLIC

THAT IT'S SIMPLY THEIR WORD AGAINST OURS.

AND OUR CLIENT IS INNOCENT UNTIL PROVEN OTHERWISE.

AND I BELIEVE THEY HAVE NO EVIDENCE

THAT DR. HASKIN EVER MOLESTED

ANY LITTLE GIRL.

SO, IT IS WHAT IT IS.

INDESCRIBABLE.

INDESCRIBABLE.

ROXY.