CHAD DOCTOR DR_EASTMAN EMT ER_NURSE FAN HOST JENNIFER KAREN LAYLA NADINE NURSE OFFICER PETER ROB TRACY JENNIFER Let go of me! JENNIFER Let me go! JENNIFER Let go of me! NURSE Hi, Ms. Wrey. You ready to go back? Peter, can you watch the desk? PETER Yeah. PETER Hi, Ms. Wrey. TRACY Good morning. You're looking good. TRACY I guess that new medicationis really helping, isn't it? TRACY My new book came out two weeks ago. Seems to be selling well. TRACY I'm happy to bring you a copy. TRACY Oh, I'm still working on that other one. TRACY Who knows if I'll ever finish it. TRACY Look, I know today is a sad day for both of us. TRACY I can't believe it's been years since Dad. TRACY I really thought he was going to pull through. TRACY Anyway, I brought you some cozy socks and a nice sweater. I thought maybe they'd put you in a good mood. TRACY You know, maybe one day when I come here you and I can have a real conversation like we used to. TRACY I'd love that. Wouldn't you? TRACY All right, well, you are always in my thoughts, and I want nothing more than for you to get better. TRACY So, I guess I will be on my way. TRACY See you again next time. JENNIFER Wait. NURSE Bye, Ms. Wrey. JENNIFER Bye. NADINE Oh, Ms. Wrey. It was so nice to see you. We don't get very many visitors. I'm sure your sister appreciates it. JENNIFER It's hard to tell. She's still having her delusions. But after all these years, I'm used to them. Well, I should get going. JENNIFER I really appreciate you and the staff taking such good care of Tracy. NADINE Of course. NADINE Oh, Ms. Wrey. NADINE Just for the record, I want you to know I read all your books, and I loved them. Especially "Time Will Tell". NADINE That's... That's good. JENNIFER Thank you. Well, I'll see you later. JENNIFER Oh, come on. KAREN Jennifer! KAREN Jennifer. Where have you been? We're gonna be late forthe press conference. JENNIFER I had some errands to run. KAREN You out on one of your secret outings. I mean, I guess you deserve a little bit of a private life, but you're not going dressed like that, are you? JENNIFER Yeah, I was. KAREN No, we can do better than that. Okay? Let's go. God. You would not believe the morning I had. I mean, I was on the phone with catering like for hours because they were trying to tell me that I ordered fried chicken for the event, which clearly I wouldn't order fried chicken for an event, because it's more of a sushi kind of event. And KAREN sushi... KAREN Hey, are you all right? JENNIFER Yeah, I'm fine. KAREN OK, well - JENNIFER This house is so beautiful. Right? You designed it. I don't know how you could forget it, but let's go get you out of that and into something more befitting a best-selling KAREN romance novelist. JENNIFER Where would I be without you? Honestly, I know you get a little nervous for these things, but you're an old pro at this. So, pull it together, will ya? Oh! Do you have your KAREN speech all prepared? JENNIFER I thought I'd wing it. KAREN Okay, your call. JENNIFER Do we know how many people will be there? KAREN Yeah, you know. The same old bunch of journalists. And of course, your most adoring fans. JENNIFER I hope I can live up to their expectations. KAREN You always do. That's why we love you so much. Your stories are familiar, the characters are comforting. Like old friends. KAREN But god, your first novel, "Time Will Tell", was magical. Everything you've written since then has been a little predictable. KAREN But in a good way. KAREN Because, you know, predictable is exactly what people need in this crazy world. Right? How about this? JENNIFER You know what? Let's go bold. KAREN Bold. JENNIFER Can you, can you unzip me? KAREN Yeah. KAREN Just like, what do you mean by bold? JENNIFER Okay, perfect. KAREN Okay. KAREN Right. You know, you never really pick your own stuff but... Okay, I'll see it on. I want to see it on you. Great. KAREN Never get to see you in color, Miss Gray. KAREN Oh, wow. JENNIFER Thank you, Karen. Can you just zip me up? KAREN Yeah, of course. JENNIFER Thank you. KAREN Oh. Wow. Ugh, yes. Bold it is. You look fantastic. KAREN Oh my gosh. I wish I had your body. Very classic. And your fans are just gonna kinda be surprised because you're always in such like a gray. KAREN Layla is such a pretty girl. Pity the two of you never seem to get along. KAREN Oh, here. KAREN Who's this? JENNIFER You know what? We're late. We should go. KAREN Yeah. No, we are. You're right. Got your bag, and you're just gonna love the venue. KAREN Let's go. NADINE Okay. Lunch time, Tracy. Wake up, baby. NADINE Get up. NADINE Oh, I like that artwork you've been doing. NADINE Nice. JENNIFER No, no. NADINE Yeah. JENNIFER Please... JENNIFER Please. NADINE Be careful. JENNIFER I need your help. I need your help. NADINE Hey JENNIFER Can you please help me? JENNIFER - I'm not Tracy. I'm not Tracy. JENNIFER She drugged me, she took my bag and my clothes. NADINE I know she did, baby. She always does. I'm gonna get her. JENNIFER Are we talking about the same... Listen, are we talking about the same person? My sister. NADINE Yes, yes. No, your sister is Jennifer, and you're Tracy. And after she comes to visit, you always say the same thing. Now, we've been going NADINE through this for 6 months. I can repeat it to you verbatim. JENNIFER Don't you see? NADINE No. JENNIFER She's planning this. Look, look. Look what she did to me. NADINE Oh, yeah. That looks kinda real. JENNIFER It is real. She stabbed me in the neck with a hypodermic needle. Look! NADINE Okay. Eat something. You'll feel better. You always feel better after you eat something. Come on. JENNIFER Nadine. NADINE Do you want your juice first? My name is Jennifer Wrey. I have a daughter. I have a daughter at home. Listen, she's gonna graduate soon, and I really need to be there for JENNIFER her- NADINE Oh, you got a daughter at home. Oh, that's a new one. You do have an imagination. JENNIFER I'm not making this up. My sister needs help. She needs her meds, okay? She needs her meds or she'll hurt people. NADINE Well, we don't want her to do that, do we? JENNIFER Let me talk to Dr. Eastman. NADINE I will let you do that. But you got to do something for me first. I'm gonna need you to eat this lunch, and then take your medicine. NADINE Okay? Come on. We're gonna get some food in that system. Come on. JENNIFER No, no! JENNIFER No! Come on, let me out of here! I'm not who you think I am! NADINE Oh, Tracy. HOST May I have you take your seats please? Thank you. thank you all for coming. Today we are celebrating one of Vicksburg's local talents. Our own Jennifer Wrey, who is here to talk about her HOST new book. So, to bring her to the stage, I'm gonna hand it over to Chad Rigby. CHAD Please, thank you.Now, I know you didn't come here to see me, so let's just cut to the chase. CHAD As you probably know, Jennifer's first book "Time Will Tell", has been selling for over years. CHAD Now, of course none of us at her publishing company are complaining, I can promise you that. KAREN Chad really knows how to warm up a crowd. CHAD We are talking with several Hollywood studios about turning "Time" into a major motion picture. How about that? KAREN That is because your fan club has not shut up about it since it came out. But today, Jennifer's gonna be talking about her latest book, "Wicked Dance", and maybe share some news on her next novel, which I'm CHAD gonna take a guess here, is probably going to be another heart pounding romance! CHAD So without further ado, please welcome our favorite author, Miss Jennifer Wrey! JENNIFER I... I realize some of you have come quite the distanceto hear me speak, and I'm very grateful. JENNIFER However, I will not be talking about... "Wicked Dance" today. JENNIFER The thing is, it's another romance novel. It's comforting, familiar, maybe even a little predictable. JENNIFER That is why my next book will be completely different. JENNIFER I am going to explore the life of a patient in a mental hospital. JENNIFER It's quite the detour for me, I know. But I also know you are going to love it. JENNIFER Sorry, no questions today. No questions today. But I will say this much. Before I do any more writing, I am gonna be doing some traveling. JENNIFER I know this isn't what you came to hear me talk about today, but sometimes other stories demand to be told, and this is one of them. JENNIFER I greatly look forward to sharing it with you. Thank you. JENNIFER Thank you. Thank you. JENNIFER Oh, autographs. I, uh. JENNIFER You know what? I hurt my hand the other day, so I'm sorry, no autographs. KAREN No autographs, ladies. JENNIFER Photos are fine. KAREN Yes, photos. Right this way. Come on. KAREN Great. You look great. Hi, ladies. JENNIFER Thank you so much! FAN Thank you. JENNIFER Have a good one. So, a novel set in a mental hospital. Really? With what, a romance thrown in for good measure? Maybe a passionate love affair between a CHAD patient and a psychoanalyst? JENNIFER Maybe. CHAD Were you ever gonna tell me about this? JENNIFER Oh, I wasn't planning on it. CHAD Is this all part of your master plan to rebrand yourself? JENNIFER Mm, exactly. CHAD Well, it's quite a gamble. And your fans may not like it. JENNIFER Or they might love it. CHAD I know that we only see each other two times a year, but there is something different about you, and I don't know what it is. JENNIFER It's probably just the dress. I'm still me, you know, just slightly improved. Jennifer 2.0. CHAD Well, Jennifer 2.0, when did you say you were planning to leave for your trip? JENNIFER As soon as I can. CHAD Well, I'm only in town for a few days. You aren't going anywhere until we get our night out. Dinner tomorrow night, same place as always. JENNIFER Uh, You know what? Surprise me. Let's go somewhere new and exciting. CHAD You got it. CHAD And I want you to bring the first few chapters of your new book. I'm excited to read them, discuss it with you,and you know- KAREN Rigby. CHAD Karen! I thought you had already left. KAREN Great to see you. How's your wife and kids? CHAD They're great. I should get going. KAREN Come on. KAREN So, right, you know... Well, I think that went great. I mean, you looked great, everyone loved your speech. But what the heck happened to your hand? It was KAREN perfectly fine yesterday. JENNIFER Oh, I probably just sprained it doing something. It'll be fine. So, were you gonna tell me about your travel plans? We do have some events lined up, like the annual charity ball this weekend. You're not KAREN gonna miss that, are you? JENNIFER Oh, no. I would never miss that. Well, you certainly caught everyone off guard, especially me. A novel about a mental hospital. So, it's a romance between a patient and a KAREN doctor? I'm sure that's what everyone would like it to be, but no, it's not. All I know is it's gonna be completely different than anything I've ever written JENNIFER before. KAREN Okay, but what brought this on? I mean, you haven't said anything to me, and I'm the first person you talk to about your new books. JENNIFER Maybe I wanna keep somethings a secret, okay? KAREN You mean like the fact that you're having dinner with Chad Rigby? JENNIFER Well, thank you for giving me a ride home, I really appreciate it. KAREN Look. I know your husband died a long time ago. I also know that you haven't had a lot of success with guys since then... KAREN Jennifer! KAREN Don't get me wrong. Chad's great. But he's married, with kids. I don't mean to tell you how to live your life- JENNIFER Then don't. JENNIFER Look. Today's been a very difficult day for me. It's the anniversary of my father's death, so. KAREN I'm sorry, I didn't know. I mean- JENNIFER It's okay. It's not something we like to talk about often. KAREN "We?" JENNIFER I mean, it's not something I like to talk about. Anyway, I apologize. KAREN No need. I'm just a phone call away if you ever need to talk. JENNIFER Thank you. I really appreciate you being there for me. KAREN Any time, I mean it. JENNIFER Wow, sis, you've been living real well. LAYLA Why do you keep bringing it up? I'm not gonna ask her for it, like ever. I said no, goodbye. LAYLA What? Forgot to take the trash out? Didn't load the dishwasher right? You hate what I did with my hair? JENNIFER No. I just wanted to say hello. LAYLA Why are you so dressed up? JENNIFER I had a press conference today. LAYLA Okay, that explains the dress, but usually you have an agenda when you come in here. What is it this time? JENNIFER There isn't one. LAYLA I doubt that. I gotta go. LAYLA And please don't call me at work to make sure I'm actually there. I am. JENNIFER Okay! JENNIFER Actually, I do have an agenda. Who were you talking to? LAYLA I knew it. I was talking to Rob, okay? I know you won't approve of him, so I don't even bother telling you about him. Are you happy now? JENNIFER Okay, I was just asking. LAYLA I know you're just trying to make sure I don't get involved with the wrong people, but Mom, Rob is a really good guy. JENNIFER Okay. LAYLA And I graduate next week, and then I'll be gone. And you don't have to worry about me anymore. ROB Layla, I'm so sorry. LAYLA You're gonna make me late for work. What is it that we have to talk about right now? ROB Just your beautiful face. LAYLA Stop. ROB Layla, we just need a thousand more dollars and we're good to go. It's our last chance to have this kind of fun. LAYLA Rob, I'm not asking my mom. Case closed. ROB Yeah, but I'm sure she'd loan it to you. I mean, you know she has it. LAYLA Do you not hear anything I'm saying? Rob, can't you just ask your parents? LAYLA I'm sorry, Rob. I'm sorry. I didn't... I totally forgot your dad lost his job. ROB I'm sorry I've been pushing you. I'll find the money somehow. LAYLA I'll see you later. LAYLA Mom. Mom, are you okay? JENNIFER Where am I? LAYLA You're at home. Where else would you be? LAYLA I've never seen you drink this much. I've never seen you drink at all. Are you okay? JENNIFER Mhm. LAYLA You're writing in a notebook. I've never seen you do that. Is this the new novel? JENNIFER I don't know, maybe. Layla... I want to start over. LAYLA Start what over? JENNIFER I want to be mom and daughter again. LAYLA Okay. What's going on? JENNIFER Nothing. I just... I just want to start over. That's all. LAYLA You can't fix all our problems in just one night. JENNIFER Whatever I did or didn't do, I'm sorry. I mean it. LAYLA I'm sorry too. LAYLA Here we go. TRACY I'm not Tracy! TRACY No, no, no, no, no, please! Please, I have a daughter. TRACY I have to get home! TRACY Dr. Eastman, I'm not Tracy! She's the one that needs medication! LAYLA Mom. Mom. Hey, Mom. Mom. LAYLA Mom, it's time to get up. JENNIFER Oh. Good morning, sweetheart. LAYLA That wine must've really messed with your brain. You've never called me sweetheart like, ever. JENNIFER Maybe I should drink wine more often. LAYLA - I'm just heading off to school, and I made you breakfast. JENNIFER You did? You didn't have to do that. LAYLA Toast, fruit, coffee. Don't get too worked up. Later. JENNIFER Chad, I... Hi. CHAD Hey. This a bad time? JENNIFER No. No, I just wasn't expecting to actually see you or for you to see me. CHAD Oh, we always do video calls. JENNIFER Of course we do. Anyway, if you're calling about tonight, maybe we should just re-schedule. CHAD No, no, no. 8 o'clock, reservations for two, it's a great little French restaurant just down the street from Anchuca Bed and Breakfast. JENNIFER Okay, well, what should I wear? CHAD Whatever you wear is gonna look great. Trust me. Oh, and bring the first few chapters of your new book. JENNIFER Oh, no, they're absolutely not ready for anyone to... CHAD No, bring them! I can't wait to read them. And spend some time with you. CHAD All right, I'll see you later. JENNIFER See you then. LAYLA Okay, I don't have very much time, I gotta get to class in a few minutes. Don't you? ROB Yeah, but I've got some great news. LAYLA You found a thousand dollars in the street? ROB Better. I got a credit card. LAYLA What? ROB I can put like a third of our whole trip on it. Isn't that great? LAYLA You want to put us in debt before we even start our lives? ROB I just figured out how to get the money we needed without stealing it. Do you want me to do that? Because I will. LAYLA No, of course not. But you need a job to make payments, which you don't have. ROB I'm just gonna go on the trip by myself. And you can spend your summer here serving rude customers who don't tip you. LAYLA Rob. ROB Have fun, Layla. LAYLA Rob, stop, wait. I know you're justtrying to do this for us. Why don't we make the payments together? I don't want us to miss this chance. ROB Chips? LAYLA Sure, you can have one. The rest are for me though. DR EASTMAN Now, Tracy, with this new drug, I know you're probably feeling a little dizzy, even drowsy. But it will help with your moods. TRACY Dr. Eastman. I have been coming to this facility for the last years. I know, it's hard to tell my sister and I apart, but my name is Jennifer. DR EASTMAN As I've told you many times, Tracy. You suffer from- Anxiety, depression, psychotic episodes, borderline personality disorder. Yes, Doctor, I know what my sister suffers from, that's why she is TRACY supposed to be in here and not me. And delusions. Sometimes you're convinced that you are your sister. Unfortunately, you're still dealing with traumatic events that occurred DR EASTMAN years ago. The medication you're receiving can help stop some of your DR EASTMAN Violent tendencies. TRACY Dr. Eastman. What do I have to do to convince you I'm not Tracy? What do I have to do to get out of here? DR EASTMAN We both know that's not going to happen anytime soon. TRACY How about now, hm? My name is not Tracy, it is Jennifer. I am Jennifer and you know that. You know that! You know that! PETER Hey, baby. Aren't you happy to see me? PETER You get a makeover? I like it. Come here. PETER I thought you loved when I kiss you like that. Huh? JENNIFER I do. I just wanna put my things away. PETER Yeah? Do a little shopping? JENNIFER Just a little. PETER Yeah? What'd you get me? JENNIFER I'm saving it for your birthday, I want it to be a big surprise. PETER That's funny. My birthday was last week. Where's my money? JENNIFER Your money? PETER Where's my money? Hm? You think this is a game? Where's the envelope? You are never late. Never. JENNIFER I'll have it to you next week at the latest. PETER No. You will give it to me first thing when I pick you up tomorrow night, or maybe I'll call the media and tell them all about your psycho sister. JENNIFER What did you just call her? PETER You heard me. Maybe I'll tell Layla the whole story about her nutcase aunt who's being kept hidden in some asylum. JENNIFER She's not a nutcase, and it's not called an asylum. PETER Yeah it is, honey. I worked there. Oh, I remember when you first came in. This rich, famous, beautiful author who was just so desperate, so pathetically lonely. Just carrying PETER that weight around, you know? Your little lie. Dirty little secret. That night at the bar you needed someone to tell your story to, and well, I just knew from that point this would be the perfectarrangement for PETER both of us. PETER I bet Layla would love to hear the story. JENNIFER Keep Layla out of this. PETER I will. As long as I get my money. PETER This is mine. Tomorrow night, 7 p.m. sharp. JENNIFER Get out! PETER You know... You really should be careful about who you share secrets to. Especially strange men in bars. JENNIFER Get out. And remember, we really want to see what you think your inner child looks like. Make their faces expressive. Give them something to say. DR EASTMAN Make them come to life. DR EASTMAN Please, Tracy. Join us. TRACY I didn't have an inner child. I had an identical twin. And everything that I saw and did and felt and dreamed of, so did she. TRACY And it was perfect... Until she got sick, and I failed her. DR EASTMAN You didn't fail her. TRACY I failed her! I failed her! NADINE You're okay. Come with me. TRACY Okay. DR EASTMAN Everybody, let your inner child speak, but on the page. Let the emotions... CHAD Please CHAD I was just getting ready to leave. CHAD That would have been a huge mistake. CHAD You look incredible. CHAD They're for you, yes. JENNIFER Thank you. Thank you. They're beautiful. JENNIFER I decided to write a few more pages. CHAD Well, I've been looking forward to this for a long time. JENNIFER Reading my sloppy handwriting or having dinner with me? CHAD Both. Are these them? JENNIFER You hate it? CHAD No. No, I love it. It's brilliant. JENNIFER No, it's not. I- CHAD Yes, it is. JENNIFER No. CHAD This is your best writingsince your first book. JENNIFER It's only pages, it's not a book. CHAD It will be. That will be a fantastic book. And how are you writing about being in a mental hospital? JENNIFER I... I have a vivid imagination. CHAD My only criticism is that it seems to start in the middle of a story, like it's missing a few chapters. JENNIFER Yeah, there's a lot I can't remember. JENNIFER I mean, I write down some of my ideas, I just can't remember all of them, so I write them down. It's not always chronological. CHAD It doesn't matter. It doesn't matter. JENNIFER I can't, I can't. CHAD Why? What's wrong? JENNIFER I can't. I can't. CHAD But I want to see you more. I want to see you a lot more. JENNIFER You're married. I shouldn't be seeing you at all. CHAD We do have a connection. JENNIFER I'm... I'm gonna be traveling a lot, I'm taking that trip. CHAD Stay. Finish the book. And then we'll celebrate, and then you can travel, you can go. And I'll go with you. JENNIFER No, no, no, no. JENNIFER I feel like I've waited my whole life to go on this trip. I have to go. CHAD Where do you have to go? JENNIFER Paris, Rome, London for starters. I... CHAD Which will all still be there after you finish your story. JENNIFER I know, I'm sorry. JENNIFER I'm sorry. I have to go, okay? CHAD No, just please... Please stay. JENNIFER I need an advance. CHAD Jennifer. Jennifer, if you're having financial problems, please just let me give you some money. I can do it. JENNIFER It's fine, it's fine. I just... I need the money, okay? I'm sorry. LAYLA Mom, you all right? JENNIFER I'm fine. LAYLA Listen, you were sleeping when I got in last night. I wanted to talk to you. LAYLA About your hot date? JENNIFER It wasn't a hot date, I just had a meeting with my publisher. LAYLA Chad? It's a hot date. JENNIFER Can we talk? LAYLA I gotta leave soon for work. JENNIFER It won't take long. JENNIFER I have a crazy idea. For your graduation, how would you like to take a trip around the world, just you and me? LAYLA You're joking. JENNIFER Think of it as mom-daughter time. Long overdue. LAYLA I'm already going on a trip with Rob. JENNIFER That guy you were talking to the other day? LAYLA Yeah, that guy. He and I have been planning it for a really long time. JENNIFER Well, how long will you be gone? LAYLA It just depends how longour money will hold out. JENNIFER Let me help you then. I don't understand. You told me I was spoiled and ungrateful and needed to get a job, so I did. I saved every tip I made and now you want to LAYLA help me? JENNIFER Not everything is written in stone, Layla. Sometimes people change, honey. LAYLA No, I have to do this on my own. I don't want to rely on you. JENNIFER Well, if you want my help, just ask. LAYLA Okay, I'll think about it. But before we leave, I want you to meet Rob. He's the best. JENNIFER I would love to. LAYLA Okay. JENNIFER Come on. LAYLA He's like a little edgier than I think that you would normally like, but he's a really good guy. JENNIFER Oh, before you go, did you happen to see key to that locked room? I can't remember where I put it. LAYLA Only you know where the key is. I've never even been in the room. JENNIFER I must've misplaced it. LAYLA Mom, I'm starting to worry about you. Do I need to lock up the liquor cabinet? LAYLA I'm joking. LAYLA Are you going to that charity thing tonight? JENNIFER Yeah, yeah, I am. LAYLA With Peter? JENNIFER I think that's the plan. LAYLA Okay. Have a nice time. Not too nice. He majorly creeps me out, so... NADINE This is a beautiful day. The sun is out. You want to go play ball with us? I can go grab another one if you'd like. TRACY What I'd like for you to grab is a ladder so that I could climb over that wall, and get back home. TRACY I need to see my daughter. NADINE Tracy, you don't have a daughter. TRACY Yes, I do. TRACY Give me your phone. Give me your phone, I'll prove it to you right now. Please. NADINE I... Oh my god, here. TRACY Please. NADINE Okay, okay, hold on. Here. Go ahead. Go on. NADINE It's okay, I want to meet this daughter. TRACY I don't remember. TRACY I can't remember her number, Nadine. It's on my phone. It's on my phone. NADINE That is because you don't have a daughter. TRACY Yes I do. TRACY Yes I do. NADINE It's okay. PETER Hey, baby. Oh, wow. You look good. Hey, hey, hey. PETER No, no, no, no, no, no. You look gorgeous. Maybe light some candles, stay in tonight, loosen some threads. JENNIFER No, we should go. I'm expected. PETER Uh, you? I mean, you're expected, you're the celebrity. I'm just the boy toy. PETER Sorry. I was a little rough with you the other day. PETER You got my envelope? JENNIFER Oh, yeah. One sec. JENNIFER Here you go. PETER 500 PETER It's supposed to be 5,000. Where's the rest of it? JENNIFER There isn't any. PETER You're paying a premium for this. JENNIFER For what? PETER I'm gonna tell Layla everything. JENNIFER Too late, I already did. PETER Liar! PETER Where's my... PETER I did not drive all the way over here for this stupid, childish game! LAYLA Just looks like somebody's been here. Officer Okay, so you went to work early this morning or this afternoon? LAYLA This afternoon, a couple of hours ago. Officer Was the door open? What made you think that something- LAYLA Just everything has been moved around. JENNIFER Hey, hey. Are you okay? LAYLA Yeah, Mom, I'm fine. JENNIFER Officer. Officer Your daughter called and advised that there's been a break in. LAYLA Mom. JENNIFER I'm sorry, Officer, what did you say? Officer There's been a break in. LAYLA Mom. Mom. Mom! OFFICER Ms. Wrey. Are you okay? Call an ambulance. NURSE The doctor will be in in just a minute. LAYLA I'm glad you're okay. JENNIFER Yeah, I'm fine. LAYLA I've just never seen you do that before. DOCTOR Hey, Ms. Wrey. You seem to be feeling better. JENNIFER Mhm DOCTOR Any headaches? Shortness of breath? JENNIFER No, I'm fine. DOCTOR Your blood pressure was pretty high, but we gave you something to stabilize it. Are there any other meds I should be aware of? LAYLA Oh, my mom's in perfect health. She never takes any medication. JENNIFER Actually, I do. I take antidepressants on occasion. I probably just forgot to take them today. It's not a big deal. Okay, well, just rest here a little while longer. Just be sure to call your primary doctor first thing in the morning and get those meds taken care DOCTOR of. Okay? And the nurse will be in shortly to finish your paperwork. JENNIFER Thank you. DOCTOR All rigtht. LAYLA Antidepressants? JENNIFER Layla, I'm really tired. I don't want to talk about it right now, okay? LAYLA Well, we're gonna talk about this later, Mom. JENNIFER Okay. Okay. EMT We got a female in her 30s, possible trauma from a car accident. She was unrestrained. Tracy, here. TRACY No, no. I'm Jennifer. I'm Jennifer Wrey. I'm not Tracy. EMT Ma'am, I need you to hold still. EMT Get a doctor in here. DOCTOR Keep patient on monitor and fluids. Take vitals. TRACY I'm Jennifer Wrey. DOCTOR Now, just relax before we start. Okay? Just relax, we're gonna take care of you. Didn't I just discharge you? ER NURSE Are you hurting anywhere? DOCTOR Ms. Wrey, just try to breathe. Can I get Ms. Wrey'srecords pulled up, please? EMT She broke out of a mental hospital and stole a car and then she crashed it. DOCTOR She just left here. Like, literally just left here. What do you mean a mental hospital? TRACY I am Jennifer Wrey. DOCTOR I know, Ms. Wrey. I know. You're in good hands, all right? LAYLA I mean, I guess it's goodthat nothing was stolen, but I mean, somebody broke into the house while we were gone. LAYLA Do you hear anything I'm saying, Mom? JENNIFER Mhm. LAYLA Why didn't you tell meyou take antidepressants? JENNIFER I just... Sometimes I have mood swings. And the drugs, they help me sometimes. It's not a big deal. LAYLA Mom, if you're bipolar, that's like kind of something I should know. JENNIFER No, it's not. LAYLA Well, what else about you don't I know? LAYLA Mom, I'm not upset that you're sick, I'm upset that you lied to me. JENNIFER Layla! Layla! JENNIFER What? KAREN I kept calling, you never showed! Are you okay? I was really worried. JENNIFER Something came up. KAREN Well, why didn't you let me know? People kept asking me about you. I didn't know whether you were dead or alive. JENNIFER I'm talking to you, Karen, so I guess I'm alive, okay? And I didn't go because I wasn't feeling well. Okay? KAREN Well, all you had to do was let me know. JENNIFER Stop tracking my every move. KAREN Seriously? CHAD Please. CHAD I didn't think you'd come. JENNIFER I'm not really sure why I'm here. CHAD Because some things need to be said in person. JENNIFER You want me to stay and finish my book. And you want to join me on my trip. Oh, and you left your wife and told her it was over. CHAD Yes. Exactly. I can't live a lie anymore. CHAD What's wrong? JENNIFER I understand. FAN Ms. Wrey? Jennifer Wrey? Jennifer Wrey? FAN Hi, we were at your book signing the other day and we're huge fans. CHAD What's wrong? FAN Ms. Wrey? Ms. Wrey? JENNIFER Get away from me! Get away from me! Just stop. CHAD Um, I'm sorry, if you could just give her some distance. It's just been a difficult day. JENNIFER I can speak for myself. Okay, Chad? JENNIFER Don't, don't, don't! CHAD Um... I'm sorry. NADINE Tracy, your sister's here. Come on, dear. Come on. Scoot up, come on. You can do it. Right there, that's good. JENNIFER You know what? I can help my sister take her meds today. NADINE Oh, Ms. Wrey. I don't mind. Me and Tracy are best buds. Aren't we, Tracy? JENNIFER That's great. I so appreciate it. I said I will help her. NADINE Sorry. Of course. NADINE I'll be back to check on you sweetie, okay? JENNIFER So, enjoying your time here? Hm? JENNIFER Lots of fun, isn't it? JENNIFER Have you done the inner child thing yet? Shared your feelings? JENNIFER Did you tell them about your dead husband? And your daughter? And you're blackmailing boy toy. JENNIFER I'm sure they would love to hear those stories. I know I would have. JENNIFER Did you ever want me to get out of here? JENNIFER Were you ever gonna share any of that stuff with me? I have a niece, she's very beautiful. Don't you think I would've loved to have met her? JENNIFER Oh, what's in that locked room? More skeletons? Where the hell is the key? JENNIFER Give me the key. TRACY It's Layla's graduation today. JENNIFER What? TRACY I'm supposed to be there. JENNIFER I have to go. TRACY And... TRACY I need to see my daughter. NADINE Sit down, come on. TRACY No. NADINE You'll be okay. JENNIFER Look, Karen, I would really appreciate it if you stopped calling me every five minutes. KAREN Have you seen the news? JENNIFER What news? KAREN About you. Your meltdown in public? JENNIFER Great. Okay? What do you want me to do about it, cartwheels? You have been so nasty to me this past week. And I don't know why, I mean,I'm just trying to help you. You don't want all this bad publicity KAREN now that it's almost the th anniversary of "Time Will Tell". JENNIFER I don't really care. I'll be on a trip around the world, okay? ROB So, I'm thinking... Hiking, campsites, nights on the beach under the stars. LAYLA Love it. ROB And maybe some nights in Vegas, if we budget our money right. LAYLA Oh, you mean if Ibudget our money right. ROB That's what I said. Oh, and I bought something for you to wear on our trip. LAYLA I thought we were supposed to be saving our money, not spending it. ROB It's just temporary. It's not what I wanted to give you. LAYLA Please don't tell me you put it on the credit card. ROB I put it on the credit card. LAYLA Rob! Come on! Oh my... Rob. It's beautiful. I just don't know if I'm ready for like- I know you're not. And neither am I. It's just a summer ring. If we can survive the summer together, thenI'll work really hard to get something ROB worthy of you. Okay? LAYLA After my shift, I want you to come with me to meet my mom. I have to warn you though, she's, um, she's kind of moody. ROB Kind of already used to that. LAYLA Stop! JENNIFER "Dear Layla. I am so sorry I didn't attend your graduation. JENNIFER Layla. I am so sorry I... Couldn't do it." KAREN Let me in! Where is she? Where did she hide you? JENNIFER What is wrong with you? KAREN Jennifer, where are you? I know you're lying about who you are. JENNIFER Lying about what? The private past you never seem to talk about. And at the press conference you were shaking hands just fine, but then you couldn't sign a KAREN single autograph. And then I remembered that photo, yeah. And then I started piecing it all together. You have a sister. JENNIFER I'm calling the police. KAREN No, you're not. Tell me now! JENNIFER Get off of me! JENNIFER What are you gonna do about it? KAREN Get off me right now! Jennifer, where are you? Tell me where she is. JENNIFER Shut up! LAYLA Mom? Mom? Hi. Layla, I am so, so sorry I missed your graduation. It's completely unforgivable, I just have a lot going on and I'm leaving for my trip JENNIFER tomorrow. LAYLA Mom, chill. Don't worry, it's okay. We're leaving too, but I just wanted you to meet Rob. ROB Mrs. Wrey, it's such an honor to meet you. LAYLA Mom. Mom. JENNIFER I am so sorry. I'm just a little distracted. I broke a glass in the other room. It is very nice to meet you, I've heard lots about you. ROB Yeah, but none of it good, right? JENNIFER You know what? Let's get out of here. I would love to treat you both to a graduation dinner. LAYLA Oh, Mom, we're just here to say goodbye. ROB And? LAYLA Oh, and I promised Rob I'd show him your office. JENNIFER Why? LAYLA Because you're a best-selling author. JENNIFER Absolutely not, it is- LAYLA Why? JENNIFER It's a mess in there. LAYLA No, it's not. You're like the neatest person I've ever known. Come on, you'll love it. JENNIFER Layla, there's broken glass in there. You're gonna hurt yourselves. LAYLA This is where the magic happens. ROB Wow. Impressive. JENNIFER I'm sorry, what? LAYLA Rob was just saying how impressive it is that you've written so many books. ROB Do you mind? LAYLA What are you doing? ROB I just want to know what it feels like to have sit in the chair of a creative genius. JENNIFER Rob, this is my work space. ROB Um, am I rude or what? I'm really sorry. LAYLA He is, Mom. He didn't mean it. JENNIFER It's okay. Look, I have something to give you both for your trip, in the other room. After you. LAYLA Okay. JENNIFER It's right over here. LAYLA What are you doing? Stop touching things. JENNIFER Happy graduation. Enjoy your trip. LAYLA I told you not to do this. JENNIFER You only live once, take it. ROB Mrs. Wrey, that's really generous of you. JENNIFER It has nothing to do with generosity. I want the both of you to have the best summer of your lives. ROB We will. And I've never read one of your books, but I'll read them all this summer. LAYLA They're like romance novels. You know that, right? ROB I do now. JENNIFER Layla. LAYLA Mom, I don't want to hear it. We're not gonna get married right away, okay? We're not gonna do anything stupid. JENNIFER That's exactly what I was gonna say. LAYLA So, you're not gonna lecture me? JENNIFER No. LAYLA Okay, we're going to a little goodbye party after this, and we're gonna leave first thing in the morning from Rob's house. ROB But my parents will be there, so don't worry. JENNIFER I won't. I'll be leaving first thing in the morning too, so I guess, I guess this is goodbye. LAYLA Mom, I'm not leaving forever. JENNIFER And I guess we'll be seeing more of you in the future. ROB You will. LAYLA A lot more. JENNIFER Karen, Karen, Karen, Karen, Karen. No. Come on, come on, come on. JENNIFER I want to check my sister out. NURSE Ms. Wrey, is there some kind of problem? JENNIFER Yeah, I've decided that I want to take care of my sister at home, I don't want her staying here anymore. NURSE Well, let me just speak to- JENNIFER No, I don't think you heard me. I don't want her staying her anymore, I'm taking her home. NURSE Oh, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no. She's still asleep. We don't want to make our patients uncomfortable. JENNIFER My sister has been uncomfortable for the last years. I am gonna take care of her. NURSE Ms. Wrey, your sister will never be 1% okay. She is much better off here. JENNIFER I will be the judge of that. Oh. And I'll need a prescriptionfor her medicine. JENNIFER I will need a prescription! Now! NURSE I'll get the discharge papers. JENNIFER Yeah, we're twins. Problem with that? JENNIFER I bet you thought you were gonna be in there the rest of your life. Didn't you? I know I did. TRACY Why? Why? That's a great question, sis. Why did you keep me in the dark about everything? Why did you hide me from everyone? Why didn't you JENNIFER want anyone to know about me? JENNIFER I don't even care anymore. JENNIFER I took a ton of money out of your bank account, and I am going to see the world. You can fend for yourself at home. JENNIFER Oh, the police might stop by a few times. It seems Peter, the guy from the hospital... He was gonna keep blackmailing me. TRACY What? JENNIFER I mean you. JENNIFER And then he tried to kill me! TRACY What? What? JENNIFER Yeah. I killed him first. Karen got it in her head that I was hiding the real you, which is a joke. Because you, you were hiding me. JENNIFER And then she tried to attack me! Who are these people? Why are they your friends? Why do you like them and you don't love me? Why? JENNIFER I had to kill her too. I really didn't want to kill these people, but they're so cruel and hateful. JENNIFER You know what's funny? I wanted to have your life so bad because I thought it was so much better than mine, but it's not. Because it's all lies! JENNIFER I need to get my prescription. JENNIFER They didn't have it! JENNIFER Um... Hey. Do you know what time it is? CHAD Well, I couldn't leave things on bad terms with us. JENNIFER It's my fault. CHAD No, it's mine. It's my fault for thinking you'd be available any time I came into town, and it's my fault for falling in love with you. JENNIFER I'm not in love with you, so... CHAD I left my wife. JENNIFER You shouldn't have done that, Chad. You should go back to her, right now. CHAD I'm not doing that! And when you get back from your trip, I want to see you again, and I want us to be together. JENNIFER I don't think that's a good idea. CHAD What was that? JENNIFER It's just a crazy person on the street. CHAD I'm not gonna leave. I'm not gonna go back to my wife. JENNIFER Then I'm sorry for you. JENNIFER I have to go. CHAD Wait, Jennifer. Jennifer! JENNIFER That was Chad. I find it interesting that he fell in love with me and not you. JENNIFER We are going home. JENNIFER Come on. JENNIFER These will hold you long enough for me to get to the airport, and get the hell out of here. You'll never see me again. TRACY You're hurting me. JENNIFER I'm hurting you? JENNIFER You stole my life. TRACY I had to do it to stop you from hurting yourself. I'm gonna leave you here with your books, so you can turn to them when you want someone to talk to. Because obviously they make much JENNIFER better friends than your own sister. JENNIFER Oh, did you want to say you're sorry? Yeah. You're years too late for that. LAYLA Mom? LAYLA Mom? Mom? LAYLA Mom? What happened? Who did this to you? Mom? JENNIFER Get away! Please, honey, get away. LAYLA What is that? Who are you? Why do you have a gun? JENNIFER You're not supposed to be here. You're not supposed to be here. LAYLA You texted me, I got worried. JENNIFER You had to do it, didn't you? LAYLA What are you talking about? Mom, please put down the gun. JENNIFER I am not your mom, I am your aunt! TRACY No, you aren't. You're her mother. JENNIFER No! TRACY I'm so sorry. LAYLA I don't understand. TRACY For everything. TRACY You were the one who was supposed to bring Dad to the airport that day. JENNIFER I drove Dad to the airport. TRACY But you were on a call with a publisher about your first book. You were so excited. You begged me to drive Dad, so I did. JENNIFER I drove Dad. But we got into a terrible accident. Dad was injured so bad he went into a coma. Your first book was released soon after. Your first book was TRACY released soon after. JENNIFER It was your book, it was your book. TRACY And then you married Alex. JENNIFER No! No, no, no. You married Alex. TRACY And you gave birth to Layla the day Dad died. That's when you lost it, you became inconsolable. JENNIFER No, you're lying! TRACY I'm not. You blamed yourself for Dad's death. You spiraled into a depression. You started having breakdowns, you became psychotic. You thought you were me. So I put you in a psychiatric ward for a while. I'm so sorry. I hated doing that to you, I really did. I'm so sorry. I TRACY really am. JENNIFER No. LAYLA What's happening? TRACY I had no other choice. TRACY Layla needed a mom. She was too young to know the difference, so I became her mom. I became you. TRACY I became Jennifer Wrey. TRACY No one could tell the difference. JENNIFER No, you're the talented one, you're the writer. Not me. I could never be you. But I needed a lot of money to pay for your care. So I started writing romance novels imitating your first book. None of TRACY them were ever as good. It didn't matter. TRACY Because everyone loved you, so they bought them. LAYLA I don't understand. What happened to my dad? TRACY Alex started drinking heavily. He was in love with you, Jennifer. Not me. TRACY He couldn't handle the duplicity of his life, so he killed himself. LAYLA No! No! TRACY And you found him. After that, you needed full time care. JENNIFER I'm Tracy Wrey. I'm Tracy Wrey. I'm Tracy Wrey. I'm Tracy Wrey. TRACY I need to show you something. This room was just for you so that when you got better, you would have a place to live. I would take care of you, and we would tell the whole TRACY world what happened once you got better. TRACY But you never got better. TRACY I didn't know what else to do for my sister. TRACY You started writing your second novel before you got really ill. TRACY I kept the pages for you. I kept them for you so that you can finish it. TRACY I tried. I tried, but I'm not as talented as you. JENNIFER Now I remember. TRACY I did this for you. TRACY Because I love Layla. And I love you. NADINE I remember how much you used to love to do that as a little girl. JENNIFER Oh my gosh. God, that was so long ago. When can I go to the beach? JENNIFER I mean, come on. TRACY Hello. NADINE Good to see you guys. TRACY You, too. NADINE Well, she is having a great day. Aren't you, sweetie? JENNIFER Yes. NADINE You guys enjoy your visit. And take your time, okay? JENNIFER Thank you, Nadine. NADINE You're welcome. TRACY You're looking good. JENNIFER Yeah. I'm feeling really good for the first time in a long time. How about the two of you? You getting along better these days? TRACY Thanks to you, we are. LAYLA We really are, Mom. We really are. JENNIFER How's Rob? He's good, he's good. We decided to stay in town for college to be close to you, so when you get better, we're gonna take you home LAYLA and take care of you. TRACY And Nadine said you were writing again. JENNIFER Yeah, yeah. I'm writing a book. LAYLA What's it about? JENNIFER It's a children's book. JENNIFER About twins.