Rosewood Lane

Ms. Blake? I'm Detective Sabatino.

This is my partner, Detective Briggs.

Ms. Blake,

he's been down there a couple of days.

His blood alcohol, Ms. Blake,

it was very high.

Gentlemen,

would you step out for a minute, please?

Dad,

you son of a bitch, you finally did it.

Damn you, Dad.

He kept beating me with it on my back,

and then on my head until it broke.

He doesn't like himself when it happens.

I don't even want to hear about him.

This is not about him. This is about you.

Sonny Blake Show.

Yes, Gail. That is his problem, not yours.

He didn't call me. You did.

I'm not sure it's even within his control.

Gail, what is my motto

when I hear someone tell me their life is out of control?

There are no accidents.

I wanna hear you say it, Gail.

But more importantly, I want you...

No, I need you to believe it.

Okay.

Okay, stay on the line,

and we'll get that number to you.

To all of you that we did not get a chance to speak with tonight,

that's all the time we have as we approach The News at Midnight.

I am Dr. Sonny Blake,

my producer is the lovely Ms. Paula Crenshaw.

Our own silverback male, Glenn Forrester,

is up next with the news

I will see you Monday night,

and have a great, great weekend.

Dr. Sonny Blake, noted psychologist and author,

can be heard every Monday through Friday

from 8:00 p.m. to midnight here on Talk Line.

Nice job. Thank you.

So, you gonna let me take you out for one last fling?

I can't. I have to get up early,

and meet Barrett and the moving van.

Did you say "Barrett"?

Barrett?

He called me yesterday, okay?

Just said he missed me and wanted to see me.

And you talked to him?

He's just helping me with the move.

This is the guy

who you said should have his breeder's license revoked?

Just stop.

But you were hating Barrett, not the city.

And now you're moving out of the city and bringing Barrett with you?

Sonny, stop. What are you doing?

I wish I knew.

Okay, you sure I can't convince you to go grab a late one?

Come on. We can talk all about it.

I don't want to talk about it.

What kind of late one?

I thought you were getting serious about those meetings.

Did you just try and throw a 12-step guilt trip at me

so I'd stop talking about Barrett?

Pretty soon you're gonna be knocking on my door,

begging to come hang out in the burbs and have a barbecue.

And you're gonna be pining for life in the city

without the boyfriend that hit on your best friend.

Your lesbian best friend. That's how dumb he is.

Hey, I passed the moving van on the highway.

So, we got to get that hallway cleared.

Give me that one.

Here.

Nugget! Nugget, you stop that and get back here.

Come here.

What are you doing?

Hello. Hi.

I'm your new neighbor.

Sonny Blake.

You related to Jack?

He was my dad.

It's been empty for over a year.

Yeah, well, I had it on the market,

but I think it might be easier to sell an elephant these days.

He never mentioned a daughter.

Oh, Jesus. Did I just say that?

We had our problems.

Wasn't a very happy man, your dad.

No, I can't remember a time when he was.

Oh, I guess you know I'm having a pool installed.

I've stopped work though, so it

should give you some peace.

What's the matter?

I wouldn't subscribe to the paper if I were you.

Why?

You don't want to have anything to do with that one.

You kept it.

Surprised.

I'm glad.

How about we go to a ball game this Saturday?

Got some great tickets.

From a client? Isn't that a bribe or something?

Where do you want these empties?

Um... Just down in the cellar.

Wait a minute.

Let me take it.

There's no reason to go down there today.

When I was a little girl,

I'd hide down here in the basement when things got scary.

I'd sit next to this furnace,

I could hear everything that went on in my parents' room.

I got all kinds of questions about this, Sonny.

You're gonna find a ghost in every corner.

Barrett.

Got an arraignment at 7:00 a.m.

Barrett.

Thank you for coming and helping me today.

It was very sweet of you.

Just tell me, are all shrinks this crazy?

Hi.

Would you be interested in our special introductory offer

of one free month of The Bugle?

Excuse me?

I'm Cam. I'm your paperboy.

Thank you, but no thanks.

Did you know that less than half the people in this country

read the newspaper anymore?

Or that even less than half of that read books?

Get your foot out of my door.

I know, trust me.

Everybody looks at me the same way. It's okay.

I am not looking at you.

Come on, they're about as dark as eyes could get.

You see that?

You can see yourself in them.

They're kind of like tiny, little mirrors.

If you don't get your foot out of my door right now,

I'm gonna call the cops.

Uh, well, I could roll them in the back of my head,

but I really don't think that's going to be any better.

Did you hear what I said?

Uh, hi, my name is Cam.

Would you like to subscribe to the newspaper?

Your foot.

Move it now.

This offer is only good if you order now.

The free month expires in the next 10...

Okay, time to go in.

Good luck.

There's a new group starting up.

Adult children of alcoholics, Wednesday afternoons.

Be a break from your DBRs, and it pays.

I'm in the city on Wednesday.

We could schedule it on a day you're free.

Wait a minute, my what?

DBRs.

Damaged Beyond Repair.

I can't believe you said that.

Yeah, well, I'm getting cynical, I know. Just a minute.

I know you could do with the money.

Weren't you planning on selling that house instead of moving into it?

Thank you,

but I'm gonna stick with my Damaged Beyond Repair.

Why?

Well, as you know, I was once one of them myself.

why do you think she's always down there?

Get up here!

You are drunk, Jack.

I'm not talking to you, I'm talking to my goddamn daughter!

Can't you see she's afraid?

So help me, I will nail this basement shut!

Stop it!

Sonny, you look at me, little girl, right now.

You get the hell up these stairs or I'm gonna drag you.

It's talk time on Talk Line.

And with only a few minutes left tonight,

we have a young man on the line from Stillwater,

my old hometown just across the bridge.

Hello, Stillwater, you are on the air with Dr. Sonny Blake.

Stillwater, are you there?

Hickory dickory dock

the mouse ran up the clock

The clock struck one, the mouse was done

hickory dickory dock

Well, a little poetry to end our night.

That is all the time we have

as we approach The News at Midnight with Glenn Forrester.

Back tomorrow at 8:00 p.m.

Dr. Sonny Blake.

Barrett.

Mmm?

Barrett, wake up.

Yeah.

Barrett, I need you to get to my house now.

Who is this?

Wake up.

Sonny?

I think someone has been in my house.

Wait, what?

I just need you to get over here now.