All Good Things

This film contains some violent scenes and very strong language.

MAN: 'For the record,

'tell the ladies and gentlemen of the jury your name.'

MAN 2: 'Um, David Marks.'

'And where were you born?'

'Um, New York City.'

'Is your father still alive?'

'Yes, sir.'

'Is your mother still alive?'

'No, sir.'

'How old were you when your mother died?'

'Um, seven.'

'Were you present when she died?'

'Yes, sir.'

'And how did she die?'

'She died a violent death.'

'David, if you don't mind,

'I'm going to ask you some more about your past.'

David?

I'm sorry?

Your past.

MUSIC PLAYS THROUGHOUT

TRAFFIC AND SIRENS BLARE

FUNK MUSIC PLAYING

Yes, I'd like to make a collect call, please.

David Marks.

Dad, David.

Huh? How am I going to do that?

I got on the tuxedo.

Can't we just call a plumber?

Yeah right, why would we do that?

That doesn't make any sense.

Why would you send a plumber to do a plumber's job, huh?

CAR DOOR OPENS, HE GROANS

What are you looking at, huh?

KNOCKING

Hi.

Oh. Hi.

Um...

I've forgotten why I'm here.

I was going to make some coffee.

-Excuse me?

-Do you want coffee? I was going to make some.

No, thank you.

Am I keeping you from something?

Yeah.

But it's something I'm dreading.

Hey, do you have some kind of...

-I don't know, something I could put under here?

-Uh, yeah.

Here.

So how long ago did you move in?

-On Sunday.

-Oh.

-From where?

-Long island.

-Oh.

-My mom's house.

-Are you done?

-I think I should stop.

You know? I mean...

I'm not a plumber.

I mean, as you might have guessed.

And I can't get a plumber in here until Monday.

So, uh...

I guess what I've done

is, uh...

Do you want help with that?

Yeah.

Uh, anyway, so I guess what I did was

come out here to tell you that you have a leak

and, uh,

-that you should get it fixed.

-HE CHUCKLES

You smell good.

You're going to be late.

So? I'm always late.

You could always blame me.

DINNER PARTY CHATTER

Hi, David Marks.

Sir, right this way.

-Oh, God.

-Oh, look, there.

-Here, take this.

-Go easy on him.

OK, I don't have to tell you...just ignore him

And I apologise for anything he says

between now and the time we leave.

Late.

ALWAYS late.

Anybody who didn't know you would think you were a busy man.

Oh, I see you brought a friend.

-Katie.

-Katie.

Your full name, dear, always.

Oh, Katherine McCarthy.

Well, what a lovely young woman you are.

You've even managed to make my vagabond son look handsome.

He IS handsome.

David, I need you to meet the next senator from New York.

And I didn't invite you here to help you get laid.

-Ambassador Moynihan.

-Sanford, congratulations.

-Thank you. Welcome back.

-Thank you.

Liz. Always more gracious.

Ambassador, you remember my eldest son David?

David the heir apparent. Of course, how are you?

-Fine, thank you.

-Oh, and this is...

-Katherine McCarthy.

-Miss McCarthy.

-My wife Elizabeth.

-Ambassador.

-Ah, the man himself. Thank you.

-Here you go, Dad.

-Thanks, Daniel.

-Hey, shouldn't you be wearing white gloves?

Screw you, David.

-Is that Irish?

-Excuse me?

Moynihan, is that an Irish name?

Gaelic. Originally Scottish-Gaelic.

-But my family...

-SILVERWARE CLINKS ON GLASS

My friends, a man who's old enough

to remember how 42nd Street

used to be... Sanford Marks!

APPLAUSE

Thank you, Mr Mayor.

My father had a vision for Times Square

and he passed it on to me.

Where there are peep shows and massage parlours,

I see Broadway theatres restored to their former glory.

And where there are dilapidated hotels,

I see gleaming office towers

bustling with the important business of this city.

It's my hope I can help breathe life

back into this neighbourhood that was so dear to my father,

A man who placed great trust in me to carry on his legacy.

To Howard Marks.

LAWYER: 'David, tell me about the family business.

'Has the Marks Organisation always been

'a powerful entity in New York?'

DAVID: 'We were always in the top five or six

'property owners in Manhattan.'

Was it work that you were interested in?

'Um...'

'No, sir.'

-A health food store?

-Silly, right?

No, I... I think that's great.

-Really?

-Yeah. Where?

I was thinking in Vermont, maybe.

What do you do?

I want to go to medical school,

but since my dad died...

It's funny how hard it is just to do what you want, huh?

Yeah. I bet you could do anything.

# Oklahoma, where the wind comes sweeping down the plains

# And the waving wheat

# Can sure smell sweet

# When the wind comes Right behind the plains!

# Then when we say-yyy

# Hey, ayipioeeay!

# We're only singing

# You're doing fine, Oklahoma... #

LAWYER: 'Did your father approve

'of you living with Katherine McCarthy?'

DAVID: 'Well, he didn't really have a problem with that,

'but he wanted me to live in New York

'and to go into the family business.'

Thank you.

'What did you do instead?'

'Katie and I moved to Vermont.

'We lived this sort of a back-to-the-land kind of lifestyle.

'Bought a small piece of land and we ran a health food store.'

CAMERA WHIRRING

It's perfect.

KATIE LAUGHING

She's certainly a very enthusiastic young woman.

-Where did you find her?

-53rd Street.

She had a leaky faucet.

Ah, yes, the famous leaky faucet of 53rd Street.

Aren't you sorry you gave up a promising career

-in real estate?

-No.

You're ignoring a very hard fact of life, David.

What's that?

-She's never going to be one of us.

-No, I know.

Isn't that great?

Don't forget your racquet.

MUMBLING

...a million miles away.

It's just like picking off another part of your forehead.

I'll burn you. Just you.

The rest of you, you're fine, but that part,

-forget it.

-David?

You're talking to yourself.

KNIFE WHIRRING

SHE SLURPS

WOMAN: David, I hope you brought an appetite!

The ham looks delicious, Mom.

You squeeze one time and you get ketchup and mustard,

-I call it kepustard.

-LAUGHTER

Kepustard!

-We put the...

-Katie, your brother's going to be a millionaire.

-WOMAN: Pass that ham down.

-David,

what does your family usually do for the holidays?

We're going-ahem. We're going skiing.

Oh, skiing!

I'm going to teach David how to ski.

I'd be scared too.

-You look terrific.

-Thank you.

-Doesn't she look terrific?

-MAN: She's a beautiful girl.

GUESTS CHATTING

The Marks family. Marks.

Are you kidding? They own half of Times Square.

Can we please not talk about this now?

Which half of Times Square? What are you talking about?

-I'm just saying.

-He's taking her to Paris.

-That's what she said.

-Hey!

Whatever happened to my trip to Paris?

You'd be lucky to get a trip to Paris, New Jersey.

THEY LAUGH

KATIE: Mom's making coffee.

-What?

-Why are you hiding?

I'm not.

Is it awful?

Awful? Is it awful?

No, it's not awful at all.

It's just different, that's all.

It's just very different.

You know, everybody talks to each other

and there's a ham with pineapples on it

with little cherries in the middle.

-Cherries, I like those cherries.

-Yeah, I like them too.

It's just really different.

Will you marry me?

What?

Was that a yes?

-Thank you.

-This was nice.

Yeah.

We just wanted to do it, to make it official.

It's 39.50 each.

That includes a generous tip.

Oh.

-SHE CHUCKLES

-I'm sorry.

Yeah.

Thanks, Mom.

-You're welcome, sweetheart.

-Thank you.

You're welcome.

SANFORD: So the guy's not selling

and his kids are starving. And he's sitting on the world's

most valuable butcher shop.

But my dad wouldn't give up. He used to say

"there's always a way to convince a holdout."

You know? I came around.

Sooner or later everybody does.

DOOR OPENS Oh, David.

-Look who's here.

-Oh, speak of the devil.

Your grandfather didn't come hat in hand

to ask me to join the firm.

It was understood. I understood it.

Your brother understands it and you do too.

We're happy here, OK?

-I'm subsidising that.

-Yeah, only until we get settled.

Settled? You think she's happy here?

-Isn't she?

-You think she had this dump in mind

when she left Mineola? When she laid eyes on you?

No, she had more in mind

and she deserves better. She's a beautiful woman.

Just like your mother.

-Thanks for visiting.

-Thank you, honey.

I'd better get back to work.

How do you think my son can afford to live like this?

What?

SANFORD: Take the Parkway.

Best of luck. Do you have a place picked out in New York yet?

KATIE: No.

LAWYER: 'Then why did you sell it?'

DAVID: 'I guess I thought it was what I SHOULD do.

'And I went along with my father's wishes

'and I agreed to go into the family business.'

Some of our Times Square tenants pay their rent in cash,

so you'll pick it up in person.

-Solly, give him the address of The Luxor.

-Sure.

When you get down there, you'll see why I'm sending you.

These people are not really corporate.

But these properties need to pay for themselves.

That is, until we tear 'em down.

And ultimately,

I think maybe you can manage the whole area.

Well, it's good to have you here, son.

You keep Solly in the loop, huh?

LAWYER: 'Explain to the jury, please,

'what the family business consisted of.'

DAVID: 'My grandfather owned land in midtown

'which was, once upon a time, a farm.

'And as the area developed,

'we built apartments and office buildings

'and whatever was appropriate for the time.'

WOMAN: Here!

LAWYER: 'What did you do for the Marks Organisation?'

'Um, some leasing, but mostly

'you know,

'book-keeping.'

MAN: I followed the kid all night.

Massage parlours, peep shows,

porn theatres.

All people see are the fancy office towers.

But Marks owns some of the worst buildings in Times Square.

-He's the problem.

-What do you want from me?

We need to take the offensive, Mr Mayor.

-Let me use the police.

-Relax, Sidney.

We'll get what we want.

Remember,

we're just the custodians.

This guy owns the place.

-KEYS JINGLE

-DAVID: Ow.

-KATIE: My eyes are closed.

-Close your eyes.

-My eyes are closed.

-I swear to God,

if I'm going to be a captain of industry,

we might as well enjoy the perks.

-You're looking.

-No, I'm not.

OK.

-Do you want to count it down?

-You do it.

-Five...

-Mm-hmm.

...four, three,

two,

one.

Open them.

Oh.

Ohhh.

SHE LAUGHS Oh, my gosh.

You like it up there or you want to come down?

-I want to come down.

-Come on down.

Hi.

It's going to be so beautiful here.

Do you ever think about having kids?

Come on.

Don't you want a little David

running around the house?

Pulling at your toes in the morning?

Smushing food in your hair?

Are you saying no?

Can't we just talk more about the apartment

and, you know,

whether this is going to be a dining room or a living room?

Or... You know?

Are you saying "not now" about kids

or not ever?

Not ever.

HE GROANS

David...

Is there something wrong with you?

Yeah.

There is something wrong with me.

DAVID MURMURING

Are you saying no?

MURMURING CONTINUES

Are you saying no?

David?

Yeah?

Are you OK?

LAWYER: 'David, did you ever have

'any kind of psychiatric treatment?'

DAVID: 'Well, after my mother died, I was sent to psychiatrists.

'A lot of them, actually.'

'I didn't find them very helpful.'

'Was there anyone in your life

'with whom you did talk openly about your past?'

David, you cocksucker!

Get over here and give me a hug.

# Boogie!

# Get down, boogie oogie oogie... #

-How are you?

-# Get down

# Boogie oogie oogie

# Get down

-# Boogie oogie oogie... #

-Look at her.

I swear to god, I had no idea that people like her even existed.

She's perfect.

-HE LAUGHS

-What do you mean by perfect?

I mean there's nothing that I do that she doesn't like.

She hasn't known you long enough.

It must be so exciting, having your first book published?

You know, I was thinking of taking some classes.

-Maybe premed.

-How's, uh...

How's David doing working for his dad?

Oh, he doesn't say or he just says "OK."

Well, that's him. It's like...

Like when he lost his mother.

-When did she pass away?

-Pass away?

She jumped off the roof,

cracked her skull open like a walnut on the driveway.

David saw the whole thing.

He hid under a table for a week. When he came out, it was...

It was like he never had one.

One what?

A mother.

And... And that was it.

Excuse me, Katie.

WOMAN: Smile.

She's very sweet.

-Unbelievable.

-What?!

You're the only person I know that can say "sweet" like you're cursing.

I did... sweet is a great thing.

-I wish I was sweet.

-Yeah, I wish you were sweet too.

-Mm-hmm.

-What'd you say to her?

Nothing. I didn't say anything to her.

-We were just talking. I just met her.

-Nothing? Mm-hmm.

Anyway.

I've missed you.

Quit it! I'm being sweet. I've missed you.

I've missed you too.

You surprised me a little.

You're married to a nice blonde shiksa?

-THEY LAUGH

-Well, I wouldn't put it like that.

You're working for... you're working for your DAD, David?

Which you said you'd never do.

-When's the baby shower?

-Come on.

You know, it's still me.

Does that girl know how fucked up you are?

No, we're going to... we're going to straighten you out, David.

We are. I know a great therapist

and you're going to love her because...

Because she does house calls.

HE SCREAMS WILDLY

Try to focus on your breathing.

It's not so much the memory, but the feeling...

The feeling the memory evokes.

HE EXHALES OK? OK?

-Again?

-Yeah.

DAVID SCREAMING

SCREAMING CONTINUES

LIGHTER FLICKS Shit.

Jesus.

LAWYER: 'How did you and Katie feel

'about your new life in the city?'

DAVID: 'Well, New York commercial real estate is very,

'you know, it's button-down and white shoe,

'and I really wasn't set up for that.

'But Katie seemed to like the city

'and she'd fixed up the apartment and...

'And eventually we even ended up buying a weekend place

'on a lake in Westchester.'

CLASSIC ROCK PLAYING

Am I...am I overdressed?

You look beautiful.

Oh! This place must have cost a pretty penny.

Do you think all of these people drove up from the city?

# In the morning you go gunning

# For the man who stole your water... #

JIM: Hey, we're looking for Katie.

Oh, my brother's here.

Come on.

-Katie.

-Hi.

Oh, my God, disco people.

Honey, babe...

MUSIC PLAYS, LAUGHTER

You know, I really think it's quite unique.

Of course I'd love to pick your brain

-about the business plan.

-MUSIC PLAYS

Get up. Dance with me.

# Wheel turnin' round and round

# You go back... #

Thank you for inviting us.

It's nice to finally meet the neighbours.

Can I touch your belly?

Sure.

It's moving.

She's moving.

-How do you know?

-I just do.

Before we walked over,

Barry tried on every shirt he owns.

-THEY CHUCKLE

-We don't get out much.

Most of these people are David's friends.

I don't even think he knows half of them.

Oh, I thought they were YOUR friends.

-Some of them.

-I guess it's just the way people act around you.

They sort of favour you.

Maybe because I'm pregnant.

Are you?!

You're the first person I've told.

That's wonderful! How far along are you?

I just found out.

Um, I don't know how it happened.

It wasn't planned.

-That's not what I said.

-You said that you couldn't,

-that it wasn't possible.

-That's not what I said.

-That there was something wrong with you.

-I didn't say that.

-Yes, you did.

-What's the difference?

All the difference in the world.

Look, um, we've got an apartment in Manhattan.

We got a house in the country.

-We got a Mercedes.

-I don't care about all of that.

-You don't care...

-I care about you, David.

I want to have your child. David!

OK, if you don't care, we'll just go back to Vermont.

Fine, we'll go back to Vermont, fine.

We'll do whatever you want to do.

Please, David.

SHE SIGHS It won't be like when you grew up.

What do you know about it?

I'm not blind.

SHE EXHALES

David?

Look at me.

You make me out to be this person

that you...

think that I am.

But I'm not that person.

You can ask me anything you want. Anything, anything.

-HE SIGHS

-Anything and I'll do it.

Just don't ask me this. I can't do this.

Are you ready?

Uh, I gotta make a stop.

On the way.

SIREN WAILS

What are we doing here?

What is this place?

I gotta make a call.

I'm at The Luxor and there's cops everywhere.

Listen to me, go over to The Avon. They may be next.

No, you gotta find somebody else, OK? I gotta take Katie somewhere.

What the hell are you talking about?

The mayor's not available.

David, get your ass over to The Avon and pick up the cash!

Jeez!

PEOPLE SHOUTING, SIREN BLARING

Uh...

You go ahead

and I'll be right behind you, OK?

I'll be there.

WOMAN MOANS ON FILM

Mr Marks?

Mrs Marks?

I'm sorry, we'll have to get started.

MAN: David!

Hey, David, David.

Hey, if it isn't the happy couple.

They can't seat us for like an hour.

Do you mind, David? Is that OK?

Uh, can we pull a chair over here, please?

Is that OK? Thank you.

-Thank you, thank you.

-My pleasure.

So I heard about all the excitement today.

Your old man must have had you running all over town.

Sit. I'll go. I'll go, I'll go.

What is wrong with you?

PANTING

I'm sorry. That's just Todd.

He is completely unaware of anyone else around him.

Which just makes him an asshole.

Let's step into my office.

Come on, it'll cheer you up.

Have you done this before?

No.

You're just going to snort it back fast,

like this.

Trust me, whatever's on your mind now,

it won't be.

# Tonight

# Last dance #

# Last chance for love... #

Do you want something?

# For romance tonight

# Oh, I need you

# By me

# Beside me to guide me

-# To hold me... #

-MUSIC FADING

# To scold me

# Cause when I'm bad, I'm so, so bad

# So let's dance... #

RADIO: '..tough comparisons and increased piracy may help.

'The inventory issue is likely one time in nature.

'However, piracy is an ongoing problem for Microsoft.

'The most damaging...' IGNITION CLICKS OFF

HEAVY THUD

LAWYER: 'In the next few years, how did things change?'

DAVID: 'We began sort of living separate lives.

'Katie lived at our lake house. She was going to college near there.

'So it made sense, I guess, and...

'I was still working in the city, so that kept me busy.

WOMAN: Did you even tell him you applied to medical school?

-KATIE: Not yet.

-You have to tell him.

I know, I...

It's because of school, you know.

I'm here during the week and we only see each other on the weekends.

Yeah well, he's going to find out anyway,

because you're going to get in.

David?

SHE LAUGHS

SPRAY CAN HISSING

What are you doing?

It was drifting away.

I don't want anybody to steal it.

Oh, David.

THUNDER RUMBLING

PHONE RINGING

KATIE'S VOICE: Hi, you've reached David and Katie.

Leave a message. BEEP

KATIE: 'Hi, it's me. I don't know what time it is.

'It's late.

'It's so quiet here.

'The smallest sounds are keeping me up.'

'Anyway, I just wanted to say I miss you

'and I wanted to hear your voice.

'I hope you're still coming tomorrow.

'It would mean a lot to me.'

CHEERING, APPLAUSE

PARTY CHATTER

WOMAN: Harriet, just say it.

You can enjoy smoking, all right?

No, cos you called me.

My little sister's going to go to medical school.

Can you believe this?

Congratulations, David. You must be so proud.

-Where is the campus?

-It's in The Bronx. It's in the city.

And it has one of the best paediatric programmes in the country.

Jim, I always thought you would become the doctor.

Thank you, Ma. That's nice. I feel much better about my life.

-THEY LAUGH

-I'm kidding.

-That's real nice, mom. It's all right, Jim.

Um, I can't find your jacket. Do you know where you put it?

Oh, you're not leaving?

-No.

-Yes.

-I gotta drive...

-Sit down, David. Come on, what are you drinking?

I gotta drive all the way back to the city. So, Katie?

Uh...

What? I-I... I'm not going anywhere.

Jim, Jim, sit down.

-I'm just... I'll go start the car.

-Do whatever you want.

I'm not... I'm not leaving yet.

SHE SCOFFS

What?

What is so important that we have to rush home for?

What, David?

HE GROANS

I'll be waiting in the car.

-HE MUTTERS

-"What's so important that we have to rush home for?"

ENGINE STARTS

RADIO: # That's the way I've always heard it should be

# You want to marry me... #

ENGINE SHUTS OFF

CHATTING

SHE SCREAMS, GLASS BREAKS

DOOR SLAMS

-DAVID:

-Where are you going?

Where you going to go?

Where you going to live? Cos if you leave me,

I'm not going to be able to subsidise your lifestyle.

Which I don't think that you want. I don't want that.

Look, can we just...

Think about this for a second?

I've never been closer to anyone

and I don't know you at all.

SHE SCOFFS

Maybe I should go stay at my mom's until I sort things out.

You're joking, right?

Why would you give up everything you've done just because of him?

And you're not leaving New York to move back to...

Long Island - yuck.

Ma'am, I'm sorry. Your card was declined.

What? I...

-Try it again.

-Well, I already did.

Um... I don't understand.

Um...do you have another card,

Or cash? It's only 22.75.

-I know how much it is.

-Here.

What the hell are you looking at?

Eat your salad.

I just need enough money to get through school.

Look, I'm trying to explain.

Your husband is the beneficiary of a number of family trusts,

most of which were set up a long time ago.

-I know that.

-That means that as long as you're married,

you can have access to his money, but if you separate,

if you divorce him, you won't get any money,

because he doesn't have any.

Not of his own.

-Motherfuckers.

-Regardless,

families like the Marks set their assets up this way

-to protect them from divorces.

-Motherfuckers!

OK, could you just not... just not do that?

These people play hardball.

If you want a settlement,

you're going to have to think of a way to motivate them.

THUNDER RUMBLING

How was your day?

Good.

I...had lunch with Lauren today.

What else did you do today?

CRASHING

What the hell is that?

-KNOCKING

-Someone's up on the terrace.

Call the police.

Oh, God.

-Jesus, Jesus.

-SHE PANTS

What happened?

What the hell happened?!

-Kel, call the police.

-No, no!

No! No, no, no. No, no, no...

Shh-shh, OK.

David.

Katie's next door with us.

-She's scared to come home.

-Mm-hmm.

Well, we had a fight.

But it's nothing, you know?

It's nothing. I mean, it's not nothing,

But you can tell her to come home. It's over.

Will you tell her to come home, please?

Actually I think she should stay with us tonight.

Just let things cool off between you.

Thank you.

Good night. Thank you.

LOCK CLICKS

TYPEWRITER CLACKING

-Hi, Lula.

-Hello, Mrs Marks.

-Um, is David in?

-No, he's upstairs with his brother.

OK, I'll be in his office. I'm just going to make some calls.

DIAL TONE

'At the tone, the time will be 11:59...

'At the tone, the time will be 11:59 and 20 seconds.'

'At the tone, the time will be

'11:59 and 40 seconds.'

ELEVATOR DINGS

ELEVATOR DINGS

KNOCKING

I'm going to lunch now, Mrs Marks.

OK, Lula.

Thanks!

'At the tone, the time will be

-'12:10 and 40 seconds.'

-BEEP

Good evening, Mrs Marks.

SHE GASPS

-Send it back.

-Excuse me, sir?

It's a family matter. It has nothing to do with us.

It's not just that you barely show up for work

or that you can't control your home situation,

when you are here, you're stoned most of the time.

This is untenable.

There's an office on three. It's out of the way.

No-one will bother you. You won't have to bother with anything.

You keep your secretary, get your mail...

I don't know what else to say.

Dad?

Why couldn't you just have given her what she wanted?

You're a very weak man, David.

LAWYER: 'Did there come a time

'When your father passed on control of the Marks Organisation?

'Not to you, but to your younger brother?'

DAVID: 'Oh, yeah, that's correct.'

'When that happened, how did you feel?'

'I was glad.'

Oh, my God, Katie.

-I'm sorry.

-No, no, you said you weren't coming.

Is everything OK?

Oh, I-I don't know. No. Is Mom home?

No, she's still in Florida.

-GASPING

-Oh!

I couldn't resist.

He... died when I was 16.

Uh, I don't remember much.

10 years!

How did that happen, you know?

And he does love me.

But I have to look out for me now.

I have my whole life to live.

KATIE: 'My father used to say

'"we should never regret the things we do,

'"Only the things we don't do."'

But...

I had...I had an abortion.

And I don't know what that is.

If it's something I did,

or something I didn't do.

LINE RINGING

DAVID: Hello?

David?

Katie?

Katie, don't cry.

-Don't cry.

-SHE SNIFFS

You have to let me go.

This is killing me.

Oh, I know, I know.

I know that now. Just come home.

I can make this better, I promise.

Baby, just come home. Please.

Please.

Katie?

Katie?

What are you looking at?

Katie? Hey, Katie, where are you going?

I'm going home. I'll call you in the morning.

You can't drive like this. You've been drinking.

Come on.

DOOR CLOSES, ENGINE STARTS

Come on!

THUNDER RUMBLING

SHE SIGHS

-Hey.

-SHE GASPS

What are you doing?

You hungry?

Where's Ivan?

Um... The kennel.

Oh, why? You know he hates it there.

Yeah, I know, but he bit me.

Here.

I'm cold.

What is it?

You would have made a good mother.

SHE PANTS

DRAGGING SHOVEL

SHE GASPS, THUNDER CRASHES

KETTLE WHISTLING

DOOR OPENS

DOOR CLOSES

KEYS CLATTER, LIQUOR POURING

SANFORD: So what am I doing here?

She must have hated you.

Your mother was a very sick woman, David.

She wasn't always like that though. She was happy.

I did everything I could for her, just like I did for you.

Y-you-you let me, uh...

..stay out there and watch her jump.

I told the nanny to take you inside.

That's not true.

You left me out there to watch.

I saw her there, you know?

On the driveway.

I thought she was sleeping

So I tried to wake her up.

-I touched her head...

-This is morbid.

Give me that.

How come you didn't just pick me up, Dad?

How come you just didn't take me inside?

I thought if she saw you standing there...

She wouldn't jump.

I'm going to bed.

Go home to your wife.

She's gone.

What are you talking about?

Now I'm just like you.

DOOR OPENS

David!

LAWYER: 'Something happened in 1982

'that kinda turned your world upside down.'

David!

DAVID: 'Yes, sir.'

We, uh...

We went to the lake for the weekend

and I put her on the train to go back into the city that evening

and that was the last time I ever saw her.

'But according to statements made to the police at the time

'she was in fact seen later that night

'at your apartment in the city.'

Miss Katie.

'Yes, sir.'

'Your doorman said he saw her the next morning,

'making a phone call and getting into a taxi cab.

'Is that correct?'

Uh, yeah, that's correct.

So at the time there was a substantial investigation

into Katie's disappearance.

Yes, sir.

And were you ever considered a suspect?

No.

WOMAN: As you know, Katherine Marks

has been missing now for five days.

David, her husband, is very distraught.

And so he's asked that I speak to you on his behalf.

Now the Marks family is offering a 15,000 reward

for any information that leads

to the discovery of Katie's whereabouts.

I'm sorry, but, uh, for the moment

that's all I'm able to tell you. Thank you.

Thank you. There'll be no more questions at this time.

-Can we just get a phone number?

-Thank you.

Please, can you just respect the family's need for privacy

at this very difficult time?

We'll keep you up-to-date if anything new comes along.

Where are we going next?

Uh, we haven't covered west end below 70th.

We can start again early in the morning.

Yeah.

ENGINE STARTS

ENGINE STOPS

HE SOBS

It's all right.

LAWYER: 'So, David, I want to get you now

'to the year 2000.'

Um,

if I could have some water?

Right away.

Thank you for coming on such short notice.

Due to new evidence

and a close look at the case,

I've decided to reopen the investigation

into the disappearance of Katherine Marks.

Katherine disappeared in 1982,

almost 20 years ago

and she remains a missing person to this day.

Now there are plenty of people who thought they got away with crimes

that we're now finding can be solved

based on DNA and other forensic evidence.

And I'm sure that puts a lot of people on edge right now.

I'll take your questions.

REPORTERS CLAMOURING

LAWYER: 'Well, what did you believe was going on?'

DAVID: 'Well, it was clear to me that the District Attorney

'was reopening the investigation to further her political career.

'There wasn't anybody who didn't know about it.

'You couldn't walk down the street,

'you couldn't walk past the newspaper stand.

'It was just, you know,'

everywhere.

What did you do then?

I...

intended to fill up my car

with clothing and linen and go somewhere

and hide and disguise myself.

It seemed to me

that the problem was being David Marks...

So I just wanted not to be David Marks anymore.

LATIN RAP MUSIC PLAYING

DOOR OPENS MAN: Hey!

Do you mind? Can you just hold it down a little bit?

You know, it's just very abrasive on my ears.

And you don't have to let the door slam like that.

You know, I just need a little consideration.

What?

LAWYER: 'So now you're living in Galveston, Texas,

'and you meet Malvern Bump for the first time.'

'Did you pretend to be mute?'

DAVID: 'Uh, yeah.'

Yeah, well, just be sure and turn the hall light off

when you're coming and leaving, cos it's on my meter.

'Do you think Malvern believed you were a mute?'

'I doubt it.'

'Do you think he believed you were a woman?'

'Probably not.'

REPORTER: 18 years ago this lakeside cottage

was a weekend retreat for New York real estate heir

David Marks and his wife Katherine, a beautiful young medical student.

Now according to Westchester County District Attorney Janice Rizzo,

it is being considered a possible crime scene.

Earlier today, in an exhaustive search,

cadaver dogs uncovered a body.

Unfortunately for hopeful investigators,

it was just the remains of a dead dog.

Sources inside the DA'S office say that Rizzo's interest

in the case was triggered by an unpublished manuscript

written by this woman, Deborah Lehrman.

Lehrman's novel apparently describes a murder,

the details of which are strikingly similar... PHONE RINGING

..to those surrounding the disappearance of Katie Marks in 1982.

Investigators are also interested in talking to David Marks,

but at the moment, no-one seems to be able to find him.

Reporting live... RINGING CONTINUES

-DAVID'S VOICE: Leave a message.

-BEEP

'David, it's Deborah.

'I can't believe this is happening again.

'I don't know how people get my number.'

First it was this... it was this reporter

And now a cop's calling from New York

every five minutes.

'And I want to be there for you, David, uh, I do,

'but, uh...'

I have my own problems now. Fuck...

'I had an accident.

'It's nothing serious, but my car needs...

-SHE SNIFFS

-'..it needs some repairs.

'As you know,

'life in Los Angeles without one is impossible.'

-Come on, let's go.

-DOG BARKS

'And uh...' Lulu, let's go. Oh, fuck!

Shit. Come on. 'I hate myself for asking, but...

'I need more money.'

Come on!

-'I don't know if this is record...'

-BEEP

PHONE RINGS

-'Leave a message.'

-BEEP

DEBORAH: 'David, why are you avoiding me?

'I've always been there for you.

'I've been a good... a good friend to you.

-'Don't you fucking...'

-BEEP

WATER RUNNING

Malvern: Who says I'm bothering 'em? I pay my rent like everybody else.

MAN: You've got 30 days, Malvern!

I pay you! I pay good money for this shithole!

Get away. I got rights here.

What rights? You got 30 days to get out, Malvern.

You're lucky I don't call the cops.

-Where am I going to go?

-Whatever.

You got 30 days, Malvern.

And stop turning off the goddamn light.

It's on my meter. DOOR CLOSES

LAWYER: 'What sort of relationship developed between you and Malvern?

DAVID: 'We became good friends.'

GUNSHOT

Where the hell did you learn to shoot like that?

MEN LAUGHING

-The purple heart...

-I swear to god.

...for a sunburn.

And then we spent the entire war

shooting coconuts off the side of the boat.

HE COUGHS

HE SPITS

COUGHING CONTINUES

Why do you wear all that shit for anyway?

What?

The girl stuff.

You like that kind of thing?

No.

I guess...

I just kinda want to disappear for a little while.

What about you? Is that why you came out here?

Yeah.

Me, I...

I disappeared a long time ago.

HE EXHALES

Oh.

You know, I'm not always home

and I know how you like to watch television.

So...

You seem like someone I can trust.

You know, I may need you to do something for me one day.

Thanks.

LAWYER: 'In the days and weeks to come,

'did Malvern become aware that you had a lot of money?'

DAVID: 'I mean, he became aware that I was

'planning on buying a house.'

'What effect did you see that have on Malvern?'

'Uh...

'Well, Malvern had a problem.

'He was getting evicted

'and I guess he thought I was going to be the solution.'

'I remember looking at houses together,

'and he was saying things like,

'"well, this would be a good place for you to buy

'"Because there'd be room for me over there."

'Yeah, it was very uncomfortable.'

This place might be good for us, Malvern.

PHONE RINGS

-'Leave a message.'

-BEEP

-DEBORAH:

-'David, I need to see you.

'You need to come out here.

'If I don't hear from you, I...

'I'm going to blow the lid off things.

'You know what I'm talking about.'

BEEP

-David?

-TV PLAYING LOUDLY

-BARKING

-I know. David?

David!

You didn't give me time to clean up. Turn that down.

TV: '...benefits eclipse the 400,000 watermark

-'to 411,000 last week...'

-Cocksucker.

David, you're going to go deaf.

FLY BUZZING

GUNSHOT

DIAL TONE

SNORING, PHONE RINGS

-'Leave a message.'

-BEEP

MALVERN: 'David, are you there?

'Everything is taken care of.'

You told me to call, so...

I'm calling.

I just need something to eat.

I haven't had anything to eat and there's no food here.

So I thought, well,

maybe I'd stop on the way back and...

BEEP

HE DIALS

Hello, yes,

my friend and I came to your open house a few weeks ago,

uh, for unit 107.

Deborah Lehrman wasn't just killed, it was an execution.

Her death is a very questionable death, Michelle.

Not just in terms of the fact that it was a homicide,

but the timing is extremely curious.

Curious because Deborah Lehrman was murdered

just before District Attorney Janice Rizzo had

intended to question her about another mystery...

The disappearance 20 years earlier

of a beautiful young medical student named Katherine...

OK, you have the "post" interview, Marks,

then a phoner with WINS, also about the Marks case,

which we can do from the car.

We got a call from Albany.

They want you to do that meeting tonight.

-Got the numbers I asked for?

-Yeah.

They've been very generous to the governor.

Totals are in the last column.

These are all from the Marks family?

I'll have to change.

PHONE RINGS

-'Leave a message.'

-BEEP

David?

Come on, David.

I know what's going on.

I talked to the broker.

She said you...

She says you never even made an offer.

I trusted you. We had a deal.

Pick up the fucking phone!

-Hello.

-Mr Sachs.

-Solly. Good to see you.

-You too.

-Pl-please.

-Yes.

Oh.

-No, no, don't get up.

-Thank you for coming.

My pleasure.

Now what can I do for you?

Some things have been happening

that have been quite uncomfortable for my family.

TV: 'You want the ship to go down? We're in a typhoon.'

LAWYER: 'So, David, on the night in question

'you came home and found Malvern had been evicted.'

-TV PLAYING

-DAVID: 'Uh, yes.'

'Explain to the jury, please, what happened then.'

TV: '..That pays attention to my orders?

'Engine room reports number one switchboard

'shorted out by saltwater. Shifted to number two.'

'Can't do much better heading into the wind.'

DOOR CLOSES I trusted you!

GUN COCKS

'Fleet course is 1,800.

'Captain, we're in serious trouble.

'Mr Marik, if you question my decisions once more,

'I'll order you off this bridge.

'You're not giving orders on this bridge anymore...'

-'Mr Marik, you're under arrest...'

-TV FADES

LAWYER: 'So Malvern came at you with a gun?'

DAVID: 'That is correct.

'He, uh, had been evicted

'and he was desperate.'

PHONE JANGLES

He demanded that I

take him in.

And I just wasn't going to do that.

'Uh, there was a struggle and then the gun went off.'

GUNSHOT

'All right, then.

'If Malvern's death was a matter of self-defence,

'why didn't you call the police?'

'Because I knew that no-one would believe me.

'I just knew that no-one would believe

'that it was an accident.

'So I had to get rid of the body.'

'So no-one would believe you because of your past?'

-I'm sorry?

-Your past.

Now let's clear that up.

Set the record straight.

Did you kill your best friend Deborah Lehrman?

Um...

DEBORAH: David, you're going to go deaf.

GUNSHOT

No.

'Can you think of any connection between the death of Deborah Lehrman

'and the disappearance of your wife Katie Marks?'

No, sir.

David, is there anything you would like to add?

SANFORD: David!

LAWYER: 'Anything else, David?'

No.

Thank you, David.

I have no more questions.

I miss her so much.

HE HUMS

# Glow my every night my honey lemon died... #

ELEVATOR DINGS

QUIET PA ANNOUNCEMENTS

DISTANT PHONE RINGING

MONITOR BEEPING

CLASSIC ROCK PLAYING

# Can you hear the evil crowd?

# The lies and the laughter

# I hear my inside

# The mechanised hum of another world

# Where no sun is shining

# No red light flashing

# Here in this darkness

# I know what I've done

# I know all at once who I am

# I'm a book-keeper's son

# I don't want

# To shoot no-one

# Well, I crossed my old man back in Oregon

# Don't take me alive

# Got a case of dynamite

# I could hold out here all night

# Yes, I crossed my old man back in Oregon

# Don't take me alive

# Don't take me alive. #