ANNA BERTHA BOBBY CASHIER CHLOE DISHEVELED_MAN DYLAN ED_SPENCER ELI ELISE FILTERED_VOICE FRANK HEAD_OFFICIAL JOE KIM LYDIA MECHANIC RACHEL REPORTER_1 REPORTER_2 SAM_PHILLIPS UMPIRE VOICE YOUNG_RACHEL FRANK Second thoughts? YOUNG RACHEL It looks a lot pinker than it did in the store. FRANK It was your mother's favorite color. YOUNG RACHEL But what about Aunt Bertha? And Aunt Lydia? FRANK It's not their birthday. YOUNG RACHEL They won't approve. FRANK You can't always worry about other peoples' approval, Rachel. Sometimes you have to make up your own mind, even if it's just about a dress. YOUNG RACHEL Do you think they made me a birthday cake? FRANK Why don't we swing by and find out? YOUNG RACHEL Can we? FRANK Right after we stop at the bank. YOUNG RACHEL I like it. FRANK Wait here, honey. FRANK Police Officer, put down...! DISHEVELED MAN Everybody shut up!! Get down!! DISHEVELED MAN What're you doing? Put that down. DISHEVELED MAN I don't wanna shoot you, kid. BERTHA ... Komm mein Schatz. RACHEL Okay, alright, easy girl... RACHEL That's it, you're okay... RACHEL Lose something? KIM But shouldn't we bring those boys in or something? KIM They let the horse get loose, that's reckless endangerment. RACHEL How long have you been here, Kim? KIM A month? RACHEL This report is strictly for our records. Whatever punishment we'd give those boys is nothing compared to what's waiting at home. KIM Amish parents are pretty strict, huh? RACHEL Their parents won't say a word. They don't have to. Those boys know that if that horse had been injured, the family would have lost their only way to plow the fields to raise the food they need for the winter. KIM So that's it? They're just gonna feel really, really guilty...? RACHEL Believe me, it works. And I promise you, it will never happen again. KIM I guess growing up here, you know all about this stuff. RACHEL You have no idea. BOBBY I miss Mommy. JOE Me too, buddy. JOE Let's get something for that cough. Okay? BOBBY I have to go to the bathroom. BOBBY I have to go bad. JOE Hang on... BOBBY Daaad... JOE Where's your bathroom? CASHIER Right there in the back. JOE Okay, buddy, here we go... BOBBY Where are we? JOE Ohio. Somewhere... BOBBY What's that? JOE I don't know. RACHEL I know you don't want to talk about this, but you can't keep putting it off. You have to decide. BERTHA What is there to decide? RACHEL Aunt Bertha, the three of you should be enjoying your time now, not half killing yourselves running this old inn. LYDIA Who will I cook for if we close the inn? We will have no guests. RACHEL That's the point, Aunt Lydia-- you wouldn't have to cook anymore. LYDIA I love to cook. RACHEL You three have done everything for me since I was 10 years old, I don't know what I would have done without you. BERTHA You are family. RACHEL And you're my family, so please listen to me. I have money to help, you don't have to work this hard. You could travel, read, quilt... ANNA I quilt good. RACHEL I know you do, Aunt Anna. And this way you could do it even more. BERTHA This inn was built by your grandfather. We have been running it for decades. RACHEL And last week you fell down the steps carrying a chamber pot. ANNA At least it wasn't full. RACHEL It's not funny. You could've broken your neck. LYDIA Ach. At our age, if we do not laugh, we shrivel up inside. BERTHA And remember, Rachel, honest work iss from Gott. ANNA & LYDIA Amen. RACHEL Aunt Bertha... BERTHA Nein-- I'm fine, I'm fine... RACHEL Please. I'm just afraid that... If anything were to happen to any of you... ANNA I don't want Rachel to be afraid. ELI You are having druvvel-- trouble? JOE Uh-- yeah. Do you know how far it is to the next town? There's no signal out here. ELI Sugarcreek. Two miles that way. Stay here. I know a mechanic I'll tell him you're out here. ELI Your son? JOE Yeah. ELI I have eight. JOE ... Eight? RACHEL I'd better get back to town. Thank you for lunch. RACHEL Aunt Bertha, don't get up... BERTHA It is a hard thing you ask, Rachel. But you are right. We will close the Inn to paying guests. RACHEL Thank you. BERTHA On one condition. RACHEL What's that? BERTHA If we have reason to believe that Gott himself has brought a stranger to our door, we will not turn that stranger away. RACHEL But... BERTHA That is scripture, Rachel. There will be no compromise on doing the Lord's will. RACHEL Agreed. MECHANIC You want the good news or the bad news? MECHANIC Good news, I can fix it. Bad news, you've got a blown head gasket. It'll take a day or two to pull the engine head and resurface it, a day to get it back in. Plus, I gotta order the parts. That's another day or so. JOE How much is all this gonna cost? MECHANIC I'd say you're looking at around four hundred dollars. Assuming I don't find any other problems. JOE Go ahead and order the parts. MECHANIC I'm gonna need a deposit. JOE Sure. JOE Hang on... JOE Be right back, buddy. JOE Look, I know how this is gonna sound but-- I think someone took my wallet. MECHANIC Wanna use the phone, call somebody...? JOE Nobody to call. MECHANIC Well, the police station's right down the street... JOE Could I just leave it here until I figure out what to do? MECHANIC Pull it around back. But only for a couple of days. JOE Thank you. You know of a cheap place to stay in town? MECHANIC There's not even an expensive place to stay right now. Everything's booked up for the Swiss Festival. JOE The what? MECHANIC Big to-do every year. This place is crawling with tourists. There's a campground couple miles up the road. They might have a spot, if you don't mind roughing it. JOE Looks like we don't have much choice. BOBBY Daddy. I'm tired. JOE I know, bud. We'll find a place to rest real soon. Promise. ELI Wie geht's. Hello again. Where is your vehicle? JOE Turns out we were having trouble after all. ELI Ach-- perhaps you should buy a goot horse and buggy! JOE Right now that doesn't sound like such a bad idea. ELI Your boy is ill. Where are you going? JOE Guy said there's a campground couple miles up the road. ELI A campground is no place for a sick child. He should have a roof over his head. JOE Yeah, well, even if I could find a place, I don't have much money. ELI I know a place. Come. ELI I am Eli Troyler. And this is Rosie. JOE Joe Matthews. My son Bobby. JOE I can't thank you enough. ELI You have shtamm-- family-- here? JOE No family. ELI E-yah, Rosie! KIM How was lunch? RACHEL Very filling. How can you two read that stuff? You're turning your brains to mush. KIM We're keeping up with current events. ED SPENCER We need to discuss logistics on the festival. ELI I must go, Joe Mathews, it is past time for milking. JOE But what about...? ELI My cousins will take good care of you. ANNA I am Anna. JOE Uh-- I'm Joe. This is Bobby. ANNA We have cookies! Come... BERTHA There is no electricity. No running water or other such things. This is our way. JOE ...I understand, but... BERTHA Still, it will be goot, I think, for you and your boy-- no? JOE I don't-- I mean, yeah, it's great. BERTHA So. You will stay. JOE How much do you charge? LYDIA Eli explained your situation. BERTHA You are tired. You will have dinner with us, a good night's rest-- we will discuss payment in the morning. JOE I-- wait, seriously? BERTHA I am Bertha. My sister Lydia. Our sister Anna with your boy, you have met already... JOE Listen, ma'am...? BERTHA You are welcome. ED SPENCER They're predicting even bigger crowds than last year. Could be up around 60,000 for the weekend. RACHEL I spoke with the sheriff's department. They'll have people standing by, just in case. And I put our EMT's on notice... KIM Rachel? Your Aunt's on the phone. RACHEL Hello? LYDIA Rachel. You will come to dinner, ya? RACHEL Aunt Lydia, I told you, you don't have to shout... LYDIA Bertha says you must meet Joe. RACHEL Who's Joe? RACHEL Aunt Lydia?! ANNA Hi, Rachel. This is Bobby. He is staying here. His daett has no money. RACHEL Is that right? Where is his dad? BERTHA Ach, goot-- Rachel is here. BERTHA This is our niece, Rachel Troyler. Rachel, this is Joe Mathews. RACHEL So you're Joe. JOE Officer. RACHEL What brings you to Sugarcreek, Joe? Here for the Swiss Festival? JOE Just passing through. My truck broke down. RACHEL So you'll be moving on? JOE As soon as it's fixed. RACHEL Heading for home? JOE Haven't decided. RACHEL And where would that be exactly? Home, I mean? BERTHA Rachel. So many questions. Let the man eat. RACHEL We're just talking. Right, Joe? JOE Let's just say-- we're between addresses right now? RACHEL What about Bobby's mom? Where is she? BOBBY My mommy's in heaven. LYDIA Save room for desert... ANNA Tomorrow I'll show you the kitties... JOE Thank you for dinner, ma'am. It's been a pretty rough day. You made it a lot better for us. LYDIA Dank. JOE We'll talk first thing tomorrow about how I'm gonna pay you back. Right now, I'd better get this little guy to bed. RACHEL Aunt Bertha, would it be okay if I stayed here tonight? BERTHA Of course. You are always welcome. JOE Good night, officer. RACHEL Remember, if you need anything-- I'll be right here. RACHEL I thought we agreed you were going to close the inn. BERTHA We agreed, yes. RACHEL Then what is he doing here? BERTHA We also agreed that we will not turn away a stranger in need. RACHEL Trust me, this guy's no angel. LYDIA Ach, so suspicious all the time. BERTHA Joe and his son are down on their luck, there is no shame in that. ANNA Bobby is a goot boy. RACHEL I understand you want to help. But we don't know anything about him. BERTHA This is God's word, Rachel. And he has brought this man to our door for a reason. It is not for us to question that reason. RACHEL Alright. Just-- please promise me you won't let him in the house unless I'm here. At least not until I find out more about him. LYDIA How will you do that? RACHEL I'll ask him. BOBBY ... mommy?... mommy?... JOE It's okay, buddy. Bobby, I'm right here, I've got you, you're okay... BOBBY I called Mommy. JOE I know. It's gonna be okay. I'm here now. BOBBY Can you stay with me please? For a little while? JOE Sure. BOBBY Good night, Dad. JOE Good night, buddy. JOE Grant. It's me. We're fine. I know they're looking for me, that's why I left. Do you have any news? JOE That's not... How many times do I have to tell you, there's no evidence, they've got absolutely no proof that I did it! JOE Call Chloe, tell her I said to pay you whatever you need. Whatever it takes, Grant-- you understand? I'll call you in a couple of days. RACHEL What are you doing? JOE Told your aunts I'd do some repairs around the place, to help pay for the use of the cabin. JOE Those two have really hit it off. RACHEL Children trust Anna. She has a kind heart. JOE They all do. They're good people. RACHEL And they look for the good in others. That's their way. JOE And you? RACHEL Me? Well, if anything ever happened to one of them, I wouldn't stop until I found the person responsible, and made sure they wished they'd never been born. JOE You don't know me, Officer, so I don't blame you for being suspicious. But you've got nothing to worry about. I would never hurt anyone as kind and generous as your aunts. RACHEL Well, if you've got nothing to hide, you wouldn't mind giving me a look at your driver's license? JOE Believe me, if I could show you my license, I wouldn't be here. RACHEL Meaning? JOE My wallet was stolen. All my money, my identification... RACHEL That's pretty convenient. JOE Not for me. As a matter of fact, it's pretty inconvenient-- especially when I'm being accused of being something I'm not. BERTHA Joe? Have you finished the ladder? RACHEL The only reason I don't run you off right now is because my aunts have gotten it in their heads they're supposed to help you and your son. But as long as you're here, remember-- I'll be watching. JOE How could I forget? BERTHA Rachel...? RACHEL Gotta check something at work, Aunt Bertha. I'll be back soon. BERTHA Our Rachel, always in such a hurry. JOE Hard to believe you two are related. BERTHA Her father, our brother, Frank, he too was a policeman. JOE "Was"? BERTHA That is not my story to tell. I think now, the yard needs to be trimmed, jah? JOE Be happy to. BERTHA The scythe is hanging in the barn. JOE "Scythe"? RACHEL ...Texas. RACHEL ... that's right, Sugar Creek, Ohio. Officer Troyer, I'm calling about a Joe Matthews? Really? Never heard of him? Then why's he driving a truck with plates registered to your car dealership? Well, did he steal the truck? How do you know he didn't steal it if you've never heard of him? Don't-- hey, don't you hang up on me... Hello? Hello?! KIM Who's Joe Matthews? RACHEL He stayed at my aunt's place last night. He's got no money, no i.d., and a bad habit of not giving me a straight answer. KIM None of which makes him a criminal. RACHEL I overheard him on the phone. He was trying very hard to convince someone he wasn't "guilty" of something. KIM What are you going to do? RACHEL I'm not sure. I ran his plates, but the guy in Texas who owns the truck says he never heard of him. KIM Listen, I know I'm new and all? But I have a real knack for this stuff... RACHEL I don't know... KIM Trust me. His name is Joe Mathews. Texas plates. Wife is dead. What else? RACHEL About 6'2". Dark hair. Solid. He has a son. His name is Bobby. About 5 years old. And... KIM And what? RACHEL It's strange. He's got long hair, big beard, dresses like he crawled out of a dumpster-- but he's wearing $300 sneakers. KIM Go do what you've gotta do, I'll let you know when I find something. ELI That is letz, Englischer-- wrong. JOE Yeah, I kinda got that. ELI Here. I will show you. ELI See? Twist at the waist. Keep the blade level with the ground. ELI Du broviahra. Now you try. ELI Twist at the waist... ELI Jah-- you see? Better! JOE Yeah, this is-- okay, I get it... CHLOE Hi. It's me. Again. Where are you? I'm not just your business manager, I'm worried sick about you and Bobby. Will you please call me? I can't handle this anymore. In case you haven't noticed, the press is having a field day with this disappearing act. If they thought you had something to do with Grace's murder before, well-- now they're practically a lynch mob. Just come home. We'll get this all straightened out. CHLOE And Dylan's here. Call me. CHLOE Are you sure you don't know where he is? DYLAN He doesn't confide in me. You know that. CHLOE Maybe if you stopped trying to get him to invest in those ridiculous business deals. DYLAN Those were legitimate opportunities. Is it my fault they didn't work out? CHLOE Dylan, I don't have time for this. Why are you here? DYLAN He's my brother. You're not the only one worried about him. And-- he said any time I came up short, you know, with expenses... CHLOE How much? RACHEL You said you were good at this. KIM Do you have any idea how many people are named Joe Matthews? Just in the state of Texas? RACHEL What about Joe and Bobby Matthews? KIM Tried that too. And there's nothing on a Joe Matthews with a murdered wife anywhere. RACHEL Alright, keep looking. And let me know the minute you find something. ELI Goot, jah-- you must keep it sharp. JOE Reminds me of a church. ELI Where will you go when your vehicle is fixed? JOE Haven't decided. ELI And your wife? What does she say? JOE My wife died 5 months ago. We've been traveling around pretty much ever since. ELI It is a hard thing, to lose one you love. But it is not possible to run away from grief. JOE Haven't come up with any better ideas. ELI You should stay with us a while. BOBBY Dad, hey, Dad-- guess what...? They've got a horse... JOE Easy, buddy... BOBBY And you know what her name is? Nellie. And Anna let me get the eggs from the chickens and I didn't break a one. Oh-- and Lydia says it's time for lunch! ELI I must look to my own work. I will see you again, Joe Matthews. RACHEL Hello? RACHEL Hello? RACHEL ... Yeah, no, I have to get back, there's like a million people in town-- I just wanted to see how things are going here. BERTHA Joe is working so hard, we invited him and Bobby to stay another night. RACHEL Is that right. LYDIA And we were saying how he should take Bobby to town for the festival-- all the music and the rides... ANNA And the cheese. LYDIA Such fun for the boy. BOBBY Can we, Dad? Please? JOE Sure you're up for it? BOBBY I feel great. JOE Alright. Finish your lunch, I'll get cleaned up. JOE Maybe we'll see you there, officer. RACHEL I'm sure you will. ELISE Look at you, all Nancy Drew. KIM Aren't you supposed to be herding tourists? RACHEL Do me a favor, Kim. As soon as I get a clean print, I'm gonna scan it into the system... KIM Whose print? RACHEL The computer's gonna take a while to search for a match, and I have to get back out there. Call me, the second we get a hit. ELISE Is that his fingerprint? RACHEL Joe Matthews won't be a mystery man much longer. BOBBY What's that? JOE "Steinstossen"-- I don't know. RACHEL Steinstossen. It means "stone tossing". It's a very old tradition around here. JOE Officer. What a nice surprise. RACHEL Mr. Matthews. Hi, Bobby. BOBBY What do they throw the rocks at? RACHEL The men take turns to see who can throw a heavy stone the farthest. JOE How heavy? RACHEL One hundred and thirty-eight pounds exactly. They keep it under lock and key at the police station all year so no one can mess with it. JOE They must take it pretty seriously. RACHEL There's prize money and everything. $100-- but if somebody beats the record, he gets another hundred. JOE $200-- for throwing a rock? RACHEL It's a lot harder than it sounds. The record's stood for eight years: 14 feet, 6 inches. BOBBY Try it, dad! JOE That is a lot of money. HEAD OFFICIAL First contestant! HEAD OFFICIAL 9 feet, 7 inches! HEAD OFFICIAL 13 feet, 4 inches! HEAD OFFICIAL Last contestant: Joe Matthews! JOE Would you watch Bobby for a minute? RACHEL Sure. JOE What d'you say, coach? BOBBY Knock 'em dead, kid! HEAD OFFICIAL Fifteen feet! A new record! RACHEL I must say, I am impressed. JOE Thank you, officer. Something tells me that doesn't happen very often. RACHEL And the way you say "officer", something tells me I'm not the first cop to ask you a lot of inconvenient questions. JOE Seriously-- are you ever off-duty? RACHEL Do you ever give a straight answer? JOE Suppose I told you there's nothing to know? That I just need to be left alone so I can work a few things out? RACHEL As long as you're staying with my aunts, that's not good enough. JOE Look-- all I want is to make enough money to fix my truck so my son and I can get back on the road. After that, I promise you will never see me again. RACHEL How did your wife die? BOBBY Mommy died. JOE It's okay, buddy. BOBBY Are you going away too, Daddy? Are you going to die? JOE Don't you worry, I'm not going anywhere... RACHEL I'm sorry. JOE He's burning up. I've gotta-- there's some Children's Tylenol in my truck... JOE Oh my God-- Bobby? RACHEL It's a febrile convulsion-- we've got to get him to the hospital, get his temp down... JOE Bobby! RACHEL My car's right here-- come on. RACHEL Move, please! RACHEL I don't know, Chief, he's still with the doctor. I'd like to hang around, make sure he's okay... Thanks. Yeah. I will. RACHEL How's Bobby? JOE He'll be okay. RACHEL Thank God. JOE You were right, it was the fever. Doc says he has an ear infection, swollen throat... JOE I knew he was sick, but I was so-- I should have brought him in right away. If you hadn't been there... RACHEL He's okay. That's all that matters. JOE Thank you. JOE When I told him we came in a police car, he was really upset he missed it. RACHEL I'll give you two a ride home. Maybe that'll make up for it. JOE We need to stop at the drug store on the way. Doctor called in a prescription... About 180 bucks. RACHEL All your prize money. JOE Looks like my truck's gonna have to wait a little longer. RACHEL Look, Joe... JOE No, I know you're doing your job, looking after your family-- I'd be the same way in your shoes. Just do me a favor. Let me make sure my son is okay-- then, all that other stuff, we'll get to it. Can we do that? RACHEL We can do that. BERTHA Rachel, nein! Kommen sie! BERTHA Eli's son was at the Steinstossen, they got word to us, how is the boy? JOE The doctor put him on antibiotics, he'll be alright now. RACHEL What's all this? ANNA Bobby and Joe will sleep here. RACHEL In the house? JOE We'll be okay in the cabin. BERTHA In this weather? Nein, the cabin is cold, the boy will catch a chill. LYDIA Bobby can sleep on the couch, Joe on the floor next to him. RACHEL They're right. And Aunt Bertha was a nurse with the missionaries. In case Bobby needs her. JOE Thank you. RACHEL I should get back. I'll sleep here again tonight, see you all in the morning. We'll have that talk. BERTHA Your friends worry. JOE Is he okay? BERTHA He woke when I took his temperature. I rocked him back to sleep. I believe his fever has broken. JOE You should've woken me... BERTHA When I worked at the orphanage, it seemed as though I always had a lapful of children. I miss it. JOE I wish I knew how to thank you for everything you've done for us. BERTHA Scriptures say to treat all strangers as though they were angels. JOE I'm no angel. Far from it. BERTHA Yet I think the more you run away from your troubles, the more lost you become. JOE You're a wise woman, Bertha. BERTHA I am an old woman. But I have learned some things. Now-- we must decide what is to become of you. JOE I think I should just get my truck fixed and get out of your hair. BERTHA Because of our Rachel? JOE I don't exactly fit in with her world view around here. BERTHA Do not judge her too harshly. She has also been through much. She lost her mother when she was very young. Then there was her father... JOE The policeman. What happened to him? BERTHA It is late, you must rest. RACHEL You're up and at 'em. JOE Your aunts had a list waiting for me when I sat down to breakfast. RACHEL They believe hard work is a blessing. JOE Tell you the truth, I'm starting to enjoy it myself. JOE Are we about to have our "talk"? RACHEL How about let's start with something easy. Like-- your shoes? JOE You don't like my shoes? RACHEL They cost 300 bucks. The rest of your outfit looks like you've been living on the street. With the hair and the beard and all, it makes me think maybe you're in disguise. What're you hiding from, Joe? JOE I'm just trying to give my son a chance for a normal life. RACHEL The last couple of days, that's normal to you? JOE Compared to what we've been through. RACHEL Down in Texas. RACHEL Alright-- you're not from Texas. Then where are you from? JOE All over. RACHEL Dammit, Joe, I'm a cop, this is not how it's done. I need you to answer my questions. JOE Why? Have I committed some crime? RACHEL I don't know-- have you? How did your wife die? JOE My wife was murdered. I was away that night. Someone came into our home. They locked Bobby in his room. He was still there when I got back the next morning. He couldn't understand why his mommy didn't come for him when he called. RACHEL Do you know who did it? JOE The police spent the first week trying to pick my alibi apart. When they couldn't, they decided it must have been random, a robbery gone wrong. RACHEL You don't believe that? JOE It wasn't a break-in. She opened the door. It was the middle of the night-- why would she do that? BOBBY Dad! JOE There's my big guy! How you feeling? BOBBY Okay. JOE Try to imagine what that night was like for him. KIM Good Morning... RACHEL ... Thanks. RACHEL Can I see that? KIM I thought you said this stuff turns your brain to mush? RACHEL "Micah Mattias"? He's a baseball player? KIM That's like saying the Mona Lisa is a painting. Everybody used to call those two the "New DiMaggios". Rachel, where have you been...? ED SPENCER Rachel? See you a minute? KIM I forgot. We got the results on those prints you sent in. ED SPENCER Who's "Joe Matthews"? RACHEL He's doing some work for my aunts. ED SPENCER Something about his demeanor, led you to believe he's an unsavory character? RACHEL He looks-- scruffy. ED SPENCER "Scruffy". ED SPENCER And this is the same fella, you drove him and his son to the clinic last night? By the way, how is the boy? RACHEL He's okay. Did we get a match? ED SPENCER He's not in the system. Never been arrested, never been in the military or worked for the government... RACHEL Well-- good. That's good. ED SPENCER No, not good. You are dogging a man who has done nothing illegal, who's taking care of this son the best he can, who is trying to pay your aunts back with work around the inn... RACHEL It's not like that. ED SPENCER It's exactly like that. Now listen: you're a good cop. You keep at it, and you're gonna be as good as your Daddy, and Frank Troyer was about the best I've ever had the honor to serve with. RACHEL This isn't about him. ED SPENCER No, it's not. It's about you, and the one thing you have yet to learn that Frank understood better than anybody I know. RACHEL What's that? ED SPENCER There's more to life than just a badge and a gun. ED SPENCER Now I want you to go on home. Put your feet up, read a book, I don't care, as long as I don't see you around here for a couple of days. And leave that fella alone, you hear me? Now get outta here. JOE You can help me some more later. Right now you need to rest, so you can get better... JOE Ladies... ANNA We made it nice for you, Joe! JOE I see that. Thank you. But-- why? LYDIA To help you and Bobby feel at home. JOE You've already done that. BERTHA And we have a business proposition for you. We are offering you a job. JOE A job? LYDIA Helping us. BERTHA There are many repairs that must be done. Our house needs to be painted. We can no longer look after the yard. You will do these things for us. ANNA Bobby can help with the chickens! BERTHA We cannot pay a lot. But if you live here, you can save enough to have your truck fixed. And then... Then it is in Gott's hands. JOE I don't know what to say. LYDIA Say yes. JOE What do you think, Buddy? BOBBY I'm tired of riding in the truck. I like it here. JOE Me too. Looks like we've got a deal. ANNA Bobby can stay! RACHEL Sam, hi, it's Rachel. Good, yeah. Listen, do you still need someone to help out this afternoon? Yeah, I may have found someone. JOE Nice ride. Playing hooky? RACHEL Kinda. JOE Guess I'm gonna have to stop calling you "officer". RACHEL How're you feeling, Bobby? BOBBY Okay. We're gonna live here now. JOE Yeah, I was gonna tell you about that. Your aunts invited us to stay on for a while. RACHEL Stay on? JOE Bobby and I will live in the cabin while I help fix the place up a bit. Make some money to get my truck running. RACHEL And you're gonna do it? JOE Actually, I'm kinda happy right now you're not packing a sidearm. RACHEL No, that's-- they definitely need the help, so... Yeah. Okay. JOE "Okay"? RACHEL Listen though, the reason I came out, I need a favor. JOE Sure. RACHEL Every year for the Festival, the Fire Department plays a baseball game against the high school team. You know, just for fun. JOE ... Uh-huh. RACHEL But the Department's a couple of players short this year. You do play baseball? JOE I don't know, I told your aunts I'd finish this fence today... RACHEL They won't mind if you take a couple of hours off. BOBBY My dad's the best! JOE Not that he's biased or anything. RACHEL It would mean a lot to everyone if you'd help us out. BOBBY Do they have hot dogs? RACHEL You bet. BOBBY Please, Dad? JOE You're just in this for the hot dogs, aren't you? BOBBY Knock 'em dead, kid! JOE I need to borrow a glove. SAM PHILLIPS ... this's Joe Matthews, he's filling in for Larry-- you play much ball, Joe? JOE It's been a while. SAM PHILLIPS How about we put you in right field? JOE Sounds good. SAM PHILLIPS Alright! Now let's show these hotshots how the game is played! BOBBY There he is! Hey dad! ELISE So that's our mystery man. A little shaggy, but definitely easy on the eyes. RACHEL Not the point. ELISE Like you haven't noticed. RACHEL Yeah, right. ELISE "Yeah, right". UMPIRE Play ball! UMPIRE Strike One! UMPIRE Strike Two! UMPIRE Strike Three! Y'er out! BOBBY Come on, Dad! UMPIRE Strike One! UMPIRE Strike Two! BOBBY The next one's his. BOBBY Told you. JOE Okay, kid, let's see what you got. UMPIRE You're out!! JOE Couldn't leave it alone, you had to show off... JOE Now what're you gonna do?! JOE All I wanted was to find a place for my son to feel safe again. Now I can't stay here, I can't leave with a broken-down truck... I need some help. RACHEL Hi. JOE Hi. RACHEL That was-- quite a game. I guess you really are as good as they say in all the magazines. JOE When did you figure out who I really am? RACHEL I think I'm still working on that. RACHEL Who's Chloe? JOE Chloe's my manager. She handles -- my life. That weekend she lined up a gig for me, some motivational conference. All I had to do was make an appearance, sign a few autographs, the money was unbelievable, I couldn't pass it up. RACHEL So the police knew you were out of town that night. JOE Had about 10,000 witnesses. RACHEL Then why question you? JOE They didn't know what else to do. There were no other leads, no clues. And they kept coming back to how Grace had opened the door, how the killer had locked Bobby in his room... RACHEL It had to be someone she knew, someone who knew Bobby was there. JOE They tried to dig up some dirt, you know, like maybe Grace was having an affair, she let the guy in... RACHEL Was she? JOE Not that things were exactly great between us. RACHEL What do you mean? JOE I loved Grace. But she was a movie star, and her career had always come first. I knew that when I married her, I just didn't think we'd grow apart the way we did. We kept up a good front, but we both knew it was just a matter of time. RACHEL I'm sorry. RACHEL But running away-- you had to know how that would look...? JOE The tabloids camped out in front of our house, we were like prisoners in our own home. RACHEL Poor Bobby. JOE They made it all sound so sleazy. When the police couldn't get anywhere, I hired a private investigator. The next day, the headlines said I was trying to throw off the investigation. My son had been through enough. I just wanted to get as far away from there as I could. RACHEL Don't you have family, someone you can stay with...? JOE I have a brother, Dylan. But I only hear from him when he needs money. RACHEL You should have told me who you were right away. JOE I would've had to trust you. That's one thing I was running pretty low on when I got here. RACHEL But I was supposed to trust you? JOE I'm sorry. That wasn't fair. JOE It never occurred to me that there was a place where I could feel safe again, where my son could just be a regular kid, and start to-- mend. RACHEL My aunts say it was God who brought you here. JOE Maybe they're right. RACHEL So what happens now? JOE I guess that's up to you. RACHEL Are you asking if you can trust me? JOE There are people out there who'd pay a lot of money to know where I am right now. RACHEL They're not gonna find out from me. JOE Thank you. RACHEL "Micah". Do you mind if I still call you Joe? I've kinda gotten used to it. JOE Me too. RACHEL But no more baseball. You're way too competitive. JOE Right. CHLOE Grant, I don't care what Micah said, as long as I write the checks, you don't get another penny until I get some answers. Tell me what you've found out about Grace's murder. CHLOE Fine, then let me tell you something. Micah's brother dropped by the other day. He let something slip that even Micah doesn't know. Dylan was in town the night Grace was murdered. No, he didn't tell the police. I don't know why not, but I suggest you find out. And don't bother Micah with this, he has enough on his mind. JOE 'Morning, sleepyhead. BOBBY What's that? JOE Church bells. BOBBY Are we going to church? ANNA Bertha says hurry in to breakfast, then you must hitch up Nellie so you are not late! JOE Late for what? ANNA Don't you hear the bells? JOE Yep. We're going to church. JOE "Nellie"? JOE Here, horsy, horsy, horsy... JOE Come on, Nellie-- you're making me look bad. BOBBY It looks like you're playing tag! JOE I still don't see why you can't just drive us to church. RACHEL Aunt Bertha says if you want to help around here, you have to learn to drive the buggy. JOE I don't mind walking. BERTHA Ach-- nein. What are you doing? BERTHA Joe, stop playing around, you must go, you will be late. JOE Hey-- talk to the horse. BERTHA NELLIE! COME! NOW! BERTHA STAY! BERTHA You see? Like so. Now put on the bridle. Rachel, help him to hitch the buggy. RACHEL Yes, Aunt Bertha. Come on, Cowboy... JOE Sure you don't wanna drive? RACHEL You're doing great. JOE Hey, I'm just following the horse. BOBBY How come Anna didn't come with us? RACHEL The Amish only have church every other Sunday. And it's not even a church. Each Amish family takes a turn having it in their home. JOE You really know all about these folks. RACHEL I was raised by my Aunts in an Amish home. JOE But you're not Amish. RACHEL They believe that everyone has the right to choose for themselves. My father decided not to join the church. JOE Bertha told me he was a police officer too. RACHEL We're going to turn up here. BOBBY Hey! Lookit! JOE A picnic basket? RACHEL Another old Amish tradition. Sundays are, as much as possible, their day of rest. This is my aunt's way of telling us to relax a little. BOBBY Are we going on a picnic? JOE Be a shame to let all this food go to waste. RACHEL I know a place. JOE I would say your aunts outdid themselves. Again. RACHEL "Be not forgetful to entertain strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels unawares". JOE They really believe that. RACHEL With all their heart. Me, on the other hand, I'm no good with strangers, and I've never met an angel unawares. JOE Doesn't that come with the territory? Being a cop, I mean? RACHEL It started a long time before I joined the force. JOE What do you mean? RACHEL Do you trust me, Joe. JOE Yeah. I do. RACHEL Because I want to trust you. JOE I've never met an angel either. Sometimes, you just have to take a chance with a regular person. RACHEL It was my tenth birthday. My aunts always baked me a cake, so my father and I were on our way to the Inn. But he had to stop at the bank first. JOE What happened? RACHEL There was a man robbing the bank. My dad was in uniform, and I remember he called out, and as he reached for his gun... The man shot him. Killed him. JOE My God... RACHEL Everyone was screaming and running and I saw my father lying there... I picked up his gun and I pointed it at this man, all I wanted to do was to, to shoot him... But I couldn't. JOE Of course not, you were a child... RACHEL You don't understand. This isn't a secret, everyone knows how I picked up that gun, how they had to pry it out of my hands... What no one knows is that after 20 some odd years, I'm still so afraid that someone will come along and take something from me, something that I love-- that I, I can't trust anyone. JOE I promise you, Rachel. No one could understand that fear better than I do. BOBBY Is Rachel sad? JOE She'll be okay. BOBBY This was my mommy's favorite. RACHEL Thank you, sweetie. It's beautiful. BOBBY You wanna throw rocks with me? RACHEL I'd love to. JOE He's asleep. RACHEL Big day. JOE "Best day ever". Direct quote. RACHEL I'll sleep at my place tonight. I know my aunts are in good -- JOE Good night. REPORTER 1 Micah, why'd you run away? What're you trying to hide? Don't you think you owe your fans an explanation? REPORTER 2 Do you plan to play next season? Why are you here in Sugarcreek? REPORTER 1 Micah, what do you think the team's chances are this year? Who's taking care of your son? RACHEL Hello? JOE I trusted you. How could you do this, Rachel? How could you do it to Bobby? RACHEL Joe? What's wrong? JOE I hope you at least held out for the highest bidder. RACHEL Joe? Joe!? RACHEL Alright, move! Outta the way! RACHEL Joe! It's me! RACHEL Is he okay? JOE What do you want? RACHEL I didn't do this. JOE Then how did they find out? You're the only one I told. RACHEL I don't know, but it wasn't me, I didn't tell anyone about... JOE What? RACHEL We have to get you and Bobby out of here, away from these people... JOE I don't want your help. RACHEL Joe-- please, believe me... JOE My name is Micah, remember?! Micah Mattias! Just ask anybody out there! ELI Again you are having druvvel-- trouble-- Joe Matthews? RACHEL Mr. Mattias has asked me to tell you that he will make a statement soon. RACHEL In the meantime, he asks that you respect the privacy of the Amish people who have taken him into their hearts. ELI Ich huf seliau camera fleght zu schtickau! JOE That didn't sound very nice. ELI All I said was that I hope their cameras would fly into many pieces. ELI Our Rachel, she would not bring such people to your home. JOE I wish I could believe that. ELI Look in your heart. CHLOE ... charming. JOE Eli-- do you mind...? ELI And I will say a silent prayer that no tourists pass by. JOE Chloe, before you say anything... What? Where? CHLOE I should be very angry with you... JOE Hi Chloe. CHLOE Micah? Oh, Micah! BERTHA A famous baseball player? LYDIA And to think, we had him sleep in that tiny cabin... RACHEL Believe me, he was grateful for everything you did. BERTHA But how did he come to be here? RACHEL Everything else was true, Aunt Bertha. He really did need to get away from all that. ANNA Is Bobby gone? RACHEL I'm afraid so. RACHEL They didn't waste any time. Especially when word got out that Micah Mattias is in our little town. KIM Rachel, I didn't mean to... RACHEL All those magazines you read, I'm surprised it took you so long. What'd you do, call one of the reporters, put in for the reward? KIM I would never do that. RACHEL Then how did they find out? KIM I posted it on Facebook. RACHEL You did what? KIM But I told everybody it was a secret, that no one else could know. RACHEL How many friends do you have on Facebook, Kim? And how many friends do they have...? KIM I'm so sorry, Rachel. RACHEL Forget it. It doesn't matter now anyway. He's gone. JOE Facebook? CHLOE Something about a baseball game in Sugarcreek, Ohio, they saw someone who looked a lot like you make this incredible throw... A friend of mine saw it, called me, and here I am to the rescue... JOE It wasn't her. CHLOE Wasn't who? What're you talking about? JOE Rachel. She's... We've been... She's a friend. A good friend. CHLOE Micah, what's been going on with you? Where's Bobby? And why are you dressed like that? JOE I left Bobby with Eli-- another friend. And dressing like this was the only way to get past all the reporters... CHLOE So they beat me here, I was afraid of that. Well, don't worry, we'll get you cleaned up. Luckily, I brought you some real clothes. I'll take care of the press -- and you. Like I always do. JOE I don't care about them, I just-- I need a ride back to the cabin. CHLOE Of course, whatever you want. But first-- there's something I need to tell you. It's about Dylan. JOE What about him? CHLOE Would Grace have let your brother into the house that night, if you weren't there? RACHEL This is Rachel. JOE If there's one thing in this world I am absolutely sure of, you don't have a Facebook page. RACHEL You're right. It was Kim. JOE I'm sorry. I never should have doubted you. RACHEL How did you find out? CHLOE Hi. I'm Chloe. JOE Rachel Troyler, this is Chloe Styles, my business manager. CHLOE Thank you for taking such good care of Micah and Bobby. RACHEL They've started to fit right in around here. CHLOE I can see that. We'll have to get him on the first plane back to L.A., so we can get him cleaned up again. RACHEL Right. JOE How are your aunts holding up? RACHEL I think Lydia's cookies have made believers out of that bunch. JOE How do they do it? I mean, these people show up uninvited, make a nuisance of themselves-- and your aunts welcome them with open arms. RACHEL They're used to it. People laugh at their clothes, take pictures without asking... But they discovered a long time ago, it's better to be who you are than to try and hide. CHLOE Well, don't you worry, Micah. This is what I do, I will take care of... JOE No. Rachel's right. CHLOE What? JOE No more hiding. KIM ... whoa. ANNA Who's that? JOE Alright, okay, listen up-- I know you have a lot of questions. And I promise, I'll do my best to answer all of them. JOE But first, why don't we get comfortable. This could take a while. Lydia-- I don't suppose you could spare a slice of that apple pie? ANNA That's Joe! LYDIA I will be right back... JOE ... After that we drove through the Midwest for a while. Beautiful country. We found this rib place in Oklahoma City...? JOE I don't know what they do to their barbecue sauce, but if you're ever down there-- it's outta this world. CHLOE If he keeps this up much longer, they're all going to lose interest. RACHEL You're right. JOE ... After that, we stopped in this little town in Missouri-- have you ever been to Macks Creek...? JOE What do you think? RACHEL I would say, if there's a place in the Hall of Fame for the dullest player of all time-- you're a lock. JOE My work here is done. RACHEL Bobby called. Eli's sow is about to deliver. He asked if he could stay there tonight. JOE It's the first time he's been away from me since he lost his mother. CHLOE Well, it took a lot of doing, but I got you a room at the motel. JOE I'm fine here, Chloe. CHLOE Whatever you say. Rachel, would it be okay if I followed you into town? These dark roads, I'm afraid I'll get lost. RACHEL See you tomorrow. JOE Look, it's late, whatever questions you have will have to wait until... DYLAN Hello, Micah. JOE Dylan? DYLAN You're a hard man to find these days. I thought maybe we should talk. JOE Were you there? DYLAN Can we go inside so I can explain...? JOE Answer the question, Dylan: were you in Los Angeles the night Grace was murdered? DYLAN Your private investigator asked me the same question. That's why I drove all the way here, to tell you the truth, in person. I was there -- but only cause I had a business deal I wanted to talk you about so I stopped by... JOE What did you do?! DYLAN It wasn't me, I swear to God, Micah, I would never hurt Grace... JOE Why didn't you go to the police...? DYLAN And say what? That your pathetic brother came to your house that night but he didn't do it?! Why would they believe me?! You don't even believe me! JOE My son was locked in his room all night, crying for his mother! DYLAN The house was dark, I rang the bell, didn't hear anything, I thought you'd all gone out. I didn't find out about the murder until I saw it on the news the next day. DYLAN Grace was always kind to me, Micah, even though I knew she didn't like me. She was a good person. She didn't deserve that. JOE Just go, Dylan. DYLAN I know you don't think much of me, and I don't blame you. But I could never hurt your family. You need to believe me. That's all I wanted to say. And don't worry. I won't be coming around asking for money anymore. RACHEL ... Hello? FILTERED VOICE You're next. Stay away from him. RACHEL Who is this? FILTERED VOICE This is your only warning. RACHEL Hello? Hello? RACHEL Look who I found... BOBBY Dad, guess what! Eli's sow had neun babies-- that's nine in German. JOE No kidding? Thanks for bringing him home. RACHEL Have you got a second? JOE Hey buddy, why don't you run inside and say hi to everybody? JOE You didn't recognize the voice? RACHEL It sounded like they were using some kind of filter. I'm not even sure if it was a man or a woman. JOE "You're next". They were talking about Grace. RACHEL Which means that was her killer on the phone. JOE My brother came to see me last night. RACHEL What? Why? JOE To tell me he was in Los Angeles the night Grace was killed. RACHEL Does the LAPD know that? JOE But he swore he didn't do it. RACHEL It's a strange coincidence, though-- I get a threatening call the same night he shows up? JOE Why would Dylan threaten you? RACHEL I'm going back to the station. Let me know if you hear from him again. JOE Rachel. Be careful. RACHEL Keep an eye on things around here for me. CHLOE Didn't you get my message? I said I'd take you out to lunch. JOE I don't really check for messages any more. If you're hungry, Lydia always makes enough to feed an army... CHLOE Micah, I can't begin to know what you've been through these last months. Maybe in some way, this whole road trip thing was a good idea. But I think it's time for you to come home. JOE I've been thinking about that too. CHLOE I'm so glad to hear that. I care about you both so much, and it's really for the best. JOE I've been thinking about it-- and we're not ready to come home yet. CHLOE But that's-- I mean, spring training starts soon and... JOE Baseball's the farthest thing from my mind right now. CHLOE You can't really be willing to throw your whole career away for this? ANNA Joe, I brought you more water..! CHLOE Excuse me...? Hel-lo? We. Are. Talking. Here. Do. You. Understand? ANNA Why is she talking like that? JOE Thanks, Anna. ANNA I. Under. Stand. JOE Don't ever talk to her like that. CHLOE I'm sorry, Micah, but I need to... JOE I have work to do. CHLOE Micah... RACHEL ... I will. Thanks. You too. RACHEL LAPD found no prints or other forensic evidence at the scene. They've got nothing to connect the murder to Dylan Mattias. ED SPENCER Which doesn't make him innocent. KIM The phone company says that call to your house came from one of those disposable cell phones. RACHEL So there's no way to trace it. KIM What they do know, is that it was purchased in L.A. county. ED SPENCER Let's get this fella's description out to our people. And send it over to the sheriff's department, let 'em know what's going on. BOBBY Dad...?! JOE Stay here, Bobby! JOE Get back! JOE Come on! Hurry! ANNA I can't! JOE Bobby needs you, Anna! He's all alone in the cabin! ANNA ... O-okay... JOE Hurry, Lydia! JOE Where's Bertha?! LYDIA Her bedroom is downstairs! JOE Get Anna and Bobby away from here! VOICE Joe! Stop! JOE Bertha! VOICE Joe! RACHEL Joe! Look at me! JOE I have to get Bertha! RACHEL She's alright! She got out! Look! SAM PHILLIPS We found an empty gas can out in the yard. The state fire marshal's on his way, he's gonna have to make it official... JOE Are you saying this was arson? SAM PHILLIPS Do you know why anybody who'd want to hurt these ladies? RACHEL I'll take them to Eli's. They can stay there until we decide what to do. BERTHA At least we will no longer have need to paint the haus. JOE I'm so sorry. ANNA Gott will provide, Joe. RACHEL I'm sorry I wasn't there for you. ANNA Joe came for us. LYDIA "Be not forgetful to entertain strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels unawares". RACHEL That's fine-- but I'm not depending on angels to keep you safe. I need to get something from the house before we go to Uncle Eli's. CHLOE I just love small towns. Nobody locks their door. CHLOE Not even the police. RACHEL Chloe...? CHLOE I have been dying to ask you something since I got here. And with everyone busy with the fire, this seemed like a perfect time. RACHEL How do you know about the fire? CHLOE Are you and Micah-- how should I put this? An "item"? RACHEL What? CHLOE Because I know him so well, and I can tell, he really likes you. And I've seen those little looks between you. Something tells me you're attracted to him too-- right? RACHEL I think you'd better leave before... CHLOE Before what? You don't really think that you can get that gun out before I shoot you, do you? CHLOE And I will shoot you, Rachel. Now slide it over here. RACHEL My God-- you killed Grace. CHLOE She didn't deserve him. And neither do you. ED SPENCER Somebody here wants to talk to you. Sheriff's deputy found him at a motel in the next town. ED SPENCER Just so you know, he was there all night. He couldn't have set the fire. DYLAN You really thought I was capable of something like this? JOE What am I supposed to believe? You show up, the next thing I know, Rachel gets a threatening phone call, the Inn burns down... Chloe was right, I can't trust you. DYLAN Chloe? JOE How do you think I knew you were there the night Grace was murdered? She told me you came to the office, how you let it slip? DYLAN Micah-- the only thing I talked to Chloe about was money. I never said anything to her about being at your house that night. JOE Then how did she know? RACHEL You left Bobby alone all night... CHLOE He was never alone. I waited in the dark for Micah to get home. RACHEL That's how you knew Dylan was at the house that night. You were already there. CHLOE How do you think it felt for me, listening to Bobby cry like that? But he had to stay in his room, I couldn't let him see his mother. RACHEL And now you think you can replace her? CHLOE Once Micah and I are married, I'll be a better mother than she ever was. RACHEL But why burn down the Inn? CHLOE He was getting too attached to this place, he has to come back with me. RACHEL Now the only thing left is to kill me. CHLOE I'm not going to kill you, Rachel. You're going to do it yourself. At least that's how it will look. What's the combination? RACHEL You actually think you can make this look like suicide? CHLOE Just tell me the combination! ANNA Rachel, Bertha wants to know what is taking so long... CHLOE Stop right there! LYDIA Rachel! RACHEL Get out of here! ANNA Do. You. Understand? JOE Rachel?! RACHEL In here! JOE Thank God! JOE Are you alright? RACHEL I'm okay. It was her, Joe, she did it, she killed Grace. JOE I know. CHLOE Micah, please-- listen to me... JOE Grace was your friend. CHLOE I only wanted to be with you, everything was for you. ED SPENCER Let's go... JOE Are you sure you're okay? RACHEL I am now. BERTHA Lydia, Anna, nein-- kommen sie, kommen sie outside. BERTHA "... for thereby some have entertained angels unawares." RACHEL It's over now. JOE This is just the beginning.