Mom
Why aren’t you at Kenzi’s?!
Jess
What? Did you call her house?
Jess
OMG don’t freak out. I decided to leave early! She was being petty again.
Mom
Where are you right now??
Jess
Home…Dad’s here too, but he’s just watching TV in his chair like he always does…
Mom
Get out of the house. NOW!
Jess
Calm down…what’s going on?
Jess
I told you — I’m home.
Mom
No, where are you in the house?
Jess
Um, my room. You’re scaring me…
Jess
Can you just tell me why you want me to leave?
Mom
Oh god. It’s too late. It’s 3 pm.
Jess
What do you mean? Why is it too late?
Mom
Okay, listen to me. This is what I want you to do…
Mom
Hide in your closet. And DO NOT make a sound.
Jess
What are you talking about?
Mom
I don’t want to lose you.
Jess
You’re seriously freaking me out.
Mom
HIDE SOMEWHERE! Please!
Jess
Wait…I just heard a crash…
Mom
Oh god…it’s happening.
Mom
Are you still in your room?
Jess
I just heard someone yelling!
Mom
ANSWER ME! Where are you right now?
Jess
I’m in the hallway upstairs.
Mom
GET BACK IN YOUR ROOM!
Jess
It sounds like he’s in trouble!
Mom
Do NOT go downstairs. You hear me?!
Jess
OMG — it’s John from next door…
Jess
He’s pointing the gun at Dad!
Mom
Go back to your room and hide.
Mom
Everything will be okay…just get to your room.
Jess
I’m in my room, hiding in my closet now.
Mom
Good, you should be safe.
Jess
Call the police! I’d do it, but I’m scared he’ll hear me.
Jess
NOT YET?! Are you crazy?!
Jess
What do you mean you can’t?!
Mom
Baby, try to see it through my eyes…
Mom
Your father…he’s done some terrible things.
Mom
He was the first one, in fact.
Jess
I’m so confused right now.
Mom
I told myself I could never do what he did to me.
Mom
I would never be unfaithful.
Mom
But then I met Lonny.
Jess
Your friend from work?
Mom
It started out as just a fling.
Mom
But, over time I saw Lonny differently…
Mom
He cared for me. Loved me in way your father never did…
Mom
Your father never could love me really.
Jess
What are you saying?!
Mom
You can live with us, you know.
Mom
When this is all over.
Jess
Live with who? When what is over?
Mom
He said he’d adopt you…
Jess
Mom, you sound crazy.
Jess
First you tell me Dad cheated.
Jess
Now that you’re going off to live with some guy from work?
Mom
I know it’s a lot to digest.
Jess
I’m not leaving Dad.
Mom
He doesn’t deserve your loyalty!
Mom
I do honey. I’m your mother.
Mom
And I’m asking you to be loyal to me and now, to Lonny.
Jess
You didn’t want me home today.
Jess
Now you want me to hide.
Jess
And you’re telling me all this stuff about Dad.
Jess
This isn’t just some random break in.
Jess
You knew John was coming!
Jess
You knew this would happen…
Mom
Honey, please try to see this from my perspective.
Mom
I don’t love him anymore.
Mom
And he’s standing in the way of my happiness.
Mom
Honey, he won’t give me a divorce.
Jess
I knew you two were having your problems, but to go this far?
Mom
This was Lonny’s idea.
Mom
A great idea. But still, his.
Mom
And he knew John. He knew he would do this for us.
Jess
A great idea?? To scare Dad?!
Jess
I just heard a gunshot.
Mom
Just come live with us and we’ll leave our past behind us.
Jess
You wouldn’t…you couldn’t…
Mom
Everything will be okay.
Jess
I’m calling the cops.
Jess
Someone’s coming up the stairs…
Mom
No, that doesn’t make sense.
Mom
John was given specific instructions — complete the task and leave.
Jess
Mom, my bedroom door just creaked open.
Jess
Someone’s walking around in my room.
Mom
Jess, you still there?
Jess
I see a shadow under the closet door.
Mom
This wasn’t part of the plan!
Jess
He’s turning the knob…
Mom
What?! What happened?
Jess
Dad said he wrestled the gun away.
Mom
What happened to John?!
Jess
I can’t believe you…
Mom
GOOD! Maybe he’ll bleed out.
Mom
You’re right. I have to go–
Mom
Your father – he’ll sic the police on me. That’s just like him!
Mom
But I’ll come back for you…
Jess
Don’t hold your breath.
Mom
You’ll see. Lonny and I can provide a better life for you.
Mom
I know I’ll see you again.
Mom
This is my last message. Goodbye for now.
Jess
I told you. It’s over.
Mom
How did you know where I was?
Jess
You didn’t turn off the tracking on your phone.
The front page of the next morning’s newspaper reads, “Wife and mother of one arrested with lover for hired-to-kill scheme.”
