Walter, if nothing else,
your clothes are going to ruin my reputation.
I can't talk to you right now.
I love you.
[screaming]
[shower splashes]
Hey. Hi.
Good morning to you both.
We were thinking about you.
Oh yeah?
Uh, uh, uh, diaphragm--
Ha-rumph.
Don't ha-rumph me. It's two feet away.
Oh, I feel sorry for you.
You have to wait a whole two seconds
while I stick a frisbee up my snatch.
[knocking at the door]
What?
Tim Fitzmorris?Yeah.
We've had complaints about some noise.
You having a party in there?
Your wife home? Yeah.
Can we come in?
Yeah.
Miss Fitzmorris? Yeah.
Everything all right here?
I'm sorry.
Did you have a fight?
Yeah, we had a fight but it's over.
Com'ere.
Come here please.
What'd you fight about?
The satellite.Hmpf.
I know it's stupid.
What, the dish? Uh uh, nobody fucks with my dish.
They said the noise sounded really scary.
Is there anything you want to tell me?
Did he hit you, Miss Fitzmorris?
Everything is fine now?
ROACH! SHE'S GOT A HATCHET IN HER BACK!
[crashing, grunting and yelling during clubbing]
[panicky sobbing and whimpering]
It's okay, don't move, don't move, it's okay!
Don't move. It's okay, just don't move!
Everything's gonna be okay, just don't move.
Stay down!
It's okay, just don't move, don't move.
[woman cries]
Hello!
Mr. Harper!
Nora?
I'm Drucie, I'm your social worker.
Are you playing...chicken?
Nora, I'm going to be right back, okay? Just a second.
Ah shit!
You better not let him catch you.
Will you come with me Nora?
Will you run to my car?
I don't want to leave you here.
Hurry!
Can you fit?
Good. Go.
I'm with child services!
I'm sorry if I startled you.
Mr. Harper, you can't keep your child in a chicken coop.
You okay?
AAHH!
[Mr. Harper] Give me my kid!
He's gonna catch us.
He's not gonna catch us.
Is there a gas station or convenience store near here?
Take the right road.
Fuck...Jesus!
You better not let him catch you.
Okay, here's my purse, grab my phone.
Dial 9-1-1. Press send, hold it to my ear.
I dropped the phone.
Shit!
Nora hold on!
Go inside, find the police man.
Mr. Harper you stay away from me.
Hey! Hey!
That's my daughter!
Is that your wife?
No, I am not a fucking wife!
Back away, down on the ground now! DOWN ON THE GROUND NOW!
Lady. Back here. Is that your daughter?
Down on the ground face first, let's go!
What are they going to do to him?
That depends on the charges.
He didn't mean to do it.
And you're saying that this was an accident?
No, I didn't think so.
You think I'm stupid.
Noooo...
I don't hate him.
You don't have to talk to me there's a social worker coming.
I don't actively, I don't actively hate him.
Are you married?No.
It's just, there's more to it than you think. People fight.
You know what, I don't know, if you don't press charges
he will probably go to jail for a couple months, be out
by Christmas, so he can chop you into kindling for the fireplace.
Think she needs to hear your shit Roach?
Think I need to hear hers?
I've got better things to do than to listen to a housewife
defend the asshole who put a hatchet in her back.
Piece of shit.
Thanks for your help constable.
[Roach] Good morning, Alex.
Hi, I'm Alex Mandalakis. I'm a victim's advocate.
You're going to meet a lot of new people.
Doctors, lawyers, cops, psychiatrists.
I'm going to help you navigate.
Do you have any children?
Yeah, they're grown.
Um, Mrs. Fitzmorris. May I call you Carol?
Yeah.
Alright, Carol in domestic disputes
when there is no history of arrests
your husband is going to be free on bail.
Now you have to find a place to stay.
What's wrong with my house?
That's exactly where he wants to go.
Now, we can get a restraining order
but look, I want you to take my advice.
Don't go home tonight.
I mean, it missed her spine or she'd be paralyzed.
So when does she leave?
She's fine, but she'll always need physical therapy.
She'll never be a hundred percent in terms of mobility.
I want her out of here before the husband makes bail.
[Doctor] Is this the acid burn?
If she starts bleeding bring her back.
What's your name? ICU!
What, you're in pain?
A little, yeah.
There's a pharmacy near the house, It opens early.
Why are you doing this?
It's my job.
I'm a former lawyer.
Look, it's important that you don't call
your husband from the house.
The number is blocked
but you mustn't tell anyone where you are
or the entire integrity of the safe house is breached.
There are women there who count on the fact
that no one can find them.
You understand?
Hi. Marjorie this is Carol.
Hi Carol, Marjorie. Take your time, ok?
Ok, there you go. Alright.
Carol, you should feel safe here.
Ah, we've got really good security.
I've got alarms on the first and second floors windows, okay?
You have a private bedroom but everything else is shared.
And uh, three women right now have children
so it's a little bit hectic during the day.
That's alright with you?
Alright, just give me a sec, I have to finish this phone call.
Hi Mary, sorry about that.
Ok, Mary, Mary listen to me, you have been living in denial,
you're going to die in denial too,
'cause he's going to kill you.
I like kids. Good, good.
Kevin, what happened to the curtains?
You know curtains. They come, they go.
The people you put up here, they steal from you?
Towels, sheets. Just like any fancy hotel.
Vodka, five olives.
That your dinner?
Not feeling talkative are you?
You wanna talk, I'll talk. I talk all day.
I think you should be more concerned with...
what I might put in my mouth than what comes out of it.
[giggles, stumbling, and panting breaths]
[gasping breaths and moans of pleasure]
How old are you?
What the fuck do you care?
I'm sorry, I'm sorry, sorry, sorry.
[man snoring]
I-I've got an early morning meeting.
The defendant has no prior record, your honor.
He's not a danger to anybody.
Have there been other 9-1-1 calls?
There have been two calls from the neighbor.
Noise complaints but never any violence reported.
So Mr. Fitzmorris are you currently employed in this city?
[Alex] Your Honor, may I speak?
Well the defendant managed to arrive on time.
Well the defendant had a wake up call and a cheap chauffeur.
Well I'm sorry. I have already heard the story.
[Alex] This man tried to murder his wife!
This is not what happened your honor.
This is a family argument that escalated into an accident.
He tried to kill her!
Nobody here is saying that this was premeditated,
Miss Mandalakis, and I'm satisfied that this man
is not a flight risk so I'm granting bail.
Look. He stabbed her in the back!
PUT THAT DOWN NOW!
How the fuck can this not be premeditated?
Get her out! [Thunk!]
Whooh! [Judge] GET HER OUT!
HE CHASED HER AND THAT'S WHAT SHE LOOKED LIKE!
AND IF HE HURTS HER AGAIN IT'S ON YOU!
OUT!JUDGE MACDONALD!
[Alex] Watch my knee.
[grunting] Oh, oh God.
[gasping, groaning and chuckles]
She's gonna be here soon.
Okay, okay.
So, why do you want to become foster parents?
We'd like, to adopt, eventually.
Do you have any fertility issues?
It's a standard question.
We only have one fertility issue.
Fair enough.
How do you see becoming foster parents changing your life?
Stephen's already at home. I'll cut back on my work hours a bit.
We have a cousin lined up to help, stay over whenever we need
and Gwen across the street will baby sit, she's fifteen.
Ok, well that sums up how your life isn't going to change.
We'll be parents.
Tell me about your strengths and weaknesses as parents.
I'm too strict and he's too indulgent.
Does this one talk?
He's too strict, with everyone but himself.
Are you willing to foster children with special needs
or you know other special placement considerations?
Well, we don't want children who torture animals
or burned down their last foster home,
or has a driver's license.
Autism would have to be mild.
What about a child who's in a dangerous situation?
Isn't that the whole point of foster care?
Ah, yes. Yes.
How did your parents discipline you?
Groundings. Back hand across the face for talking back.
What would you do the same or differently, than your parents?
They've agreed to consult.
Yeah, I always defer to Steven's parents.
How long have you been together?
Six years. We are married.
Oh. so you are. Happily?
Happily, yes.
So happy. Except when we're not.
Children?
No. No.
Previous marriages? Other longterm relationships?
Yeah, uh, eight years.
How did that end?
Irreconcilable differences.
About what?
Ah, about his porn tape.
Okay.
[female voice] Oh my God.
That's the most horrible thing I have ever heard.
It is?
Well, no, not the worst, but, um, I mean, well it's different.
I've heard worse. Every day, really.
But um, it's just that um, everyone's pain is real...
and I uh, wanted you to know that I was listening.
Listen, why would you stay with a man
who threatens you with a hatchet?
Alex. You're frazzling me.
Well it became a joke. I didn't think he would use it.
It was kinda like "the belt".
With the kids, he always kept a belt hanging on the door.
But he never used the belt?
Not until the end. They blame me.
Probably not anymore.
[phone rings]
Oh, ah, could you put Carol in a cab?
[Alex] There are kids?
[Dulcie] Her little boy waited a long time after day care yesterday.
I brought him to see his mother, but... I guess not.
Are you sure?
No. I'm not sure of anything.
This will allow your flesh a shape to adhere to.
It'll give a chance for the tissue to settle
until we can replace the skin.
Ginger, this is Alex, she's from the domestic abuse center.
I called her.
[female police officer] Can she talk?
Her left hand is okay.
She can answer yes or no by squeezing your hand.
One squeeze is yes, two squeezes no.
Did your husband do this to you?
I'm going to find you a safe place to live Ginger, ok?
She can't be moved today, Alex.
Doctor O'Carroll is very good, Ginger.
I know he's going to help you recover.
What about Ginger?
There's actually not much we can do for her.
Most of her skin is destroyed.
Can't you give her new skin?
We can do transplants. Over time.
So, she's not gonna have a face?
Not--I think she'll have a lot of different faces.
It will be a long time before she can live without that mask.
Daddy!
HEY! Who are you?
[crashing, grunting and cursing]
You know I had him.
Oh, thank god. She can't handle this place.
What do you--?
Put her down, Matthew!
Look Nora's lovely, she's sweet but she can't handle it here.
There's too many, she rocks in the corner.
She was all alone, she needs to interact.
She's not interacting, she's cowering. Get her out of here.
Brendan, watch out!
It's okay, it's okay. How's Carol doing?
She's not with you?
The axe lady. Is Carol here?
Did you lose her? Is she here?
Nope.CAROL?
You got a warrant?
I'm not a cop.
Leave it open.
Go ahead.
Carol?
Do you think she's hiding?
Not from me.
What the hell happened in there?
I was looking for something.
Did you find it?
Yeah.
If your wife contacts you, tell her to call that number.
You're giving me your number?
Get the hell out of my way.
Don't lecture me Jasper, that woman was burned to a crisp.
[Jasper] Worth losing Carol Fitzmorris?
Investigate the husband.
Based on what?
[Alex] You saw him in court, he's a maniac.
No, Alex, you were a maniac in court.
[Alex] Maybe he followed her, she might have gone home
to pick up some belongings. The bedroom was a mess.
[Jasper] Talk to the police.
I fucking will.
If Carol Fitzmorris shows up dead and you've done nothing,
how are you going to feel?
She probably went to a friend or a relative.
Somewhere she could feel at home.
What are you thick Jasper?
Home is the last place that woman wants to be.
This is for real?
Yes. I have a pair no straight couple will take.
Congratulations, we have reached the very bottom
of the foster parents list and that's you.
Bless your ice cold heart.
Do you want to meet them?
Yes.
Kai and Nora, this is Steven and Stephen.
Hey buddy, nice to meet you.
Nice to meet you.
They uh, brother and sister?
Nope.
Yo! Alright.
That's it?
They say that I scare the kids, which is complete bull shit.
'Cause it ain't the kids that mind.
We're looking Chanel.
Don't put me in a men's shelter, you put me in a men's shelter,
it'll be hell broke loose, those mother fuckers on crack see me,
and they be thinking that all their dreams come true.
[phone rings] Ah, just a second.
Ah, who you calling that's more important than me?
Alex Mandalakis, Marjorie, Hi!
Is that Marjorie?
I went to the apartment and she's not there.
You black back stabbing bitch.
You better check the hospitals, the stitches could bring her in.
Call me any time day or night. Thanks.
Lady, you got nerve. That's the bitch that threw me out.
[phone rings] Ah.
I'm not even here.
Just a second. Oh, it's my daughter. I can call later.
That priorities for you.
So who is this guy?
He delivers Chinese.
He's a Chinese guy.
Yeah. I think so.
I banged the delivery boy a few times in my life
but what's getting you down?
I ordered chicken pow pow and they sent it with somebody else.
Maybe it wasn't his shift.
I don't think you should take it personally.
No, no. Before we had sex he always delivered.
I'm on his route.
Renate don't take this the wrong way but are you on your meds?
Mom, I'm not being paranoid. He's avoiding me.
Well this guy. What's his name?
Wang.
Wang. So, Wang obviously made a decision to not continue
in the relationship. It's just a one-time thing, a Wang bang.
He's doing his job, delivering his orders.
If he's spending his time banging you,
his orders are going to get cold and the customer suffers.
What?
You're such a bitch mom.
I'm sorry dear.
I wish you could call up and order a good man to go.
Extra large?
Give it time.
You never found him. I've known some good men.
They never stuck around.
They stuck around. Your father, Seamus.
It wasn't the men. I never stuck around.
Wang? What?
Are you Wang? Yup.
Hi, I'm Alex Mandalakis.Hi.
How old are you?
Twenty-four.
You had sex with my daughter last weekend.
Renate, she looks like me thirty years younger.
You want me to have sex with you?
No. I want you to tell her you like her,
she is a terrific person and I'll pay you $100.
You want to pay me to humiliate your daughter?
No, I want to pay you not to be such a callous prick.
Ah, what is this, a bad dream?
Carol Fitzmorris, did she say anything after I left today?
I don't have time for you Alex.
I have to be drunk by eight o'clock.
She was happy for me to sit there and listen.
There's no privilege, you're not even a real Psychiatrist.
And you're not a real lawyer.
Louelle, Hi. How you doing?
I've been fine Alex, thanks. New TV season.
You don't know if she would have divulged
the same information in front of you.
Well did Carol say that she was going home?
Because her husband said that she didn't get there.
She didn't have a plan.
Well did she talk about a safe house or visiting relatives?
Alex!
Look, if she went home and her husband is lying
than we have a bigger problem than privacy.
She talked about going home.
Jasper, Hi it's Alex. Carol, she did go home. The hatchet woman!
I said she talked about going home.
Call the police and have them pick him up
and I will meet you at the precinct.
You are a lying cow. You are lying to the prosecutor.
If they get a warrant based on my statement,
you are going to get bitch slapped in court.
Semantics and it's all on me. Otherwise, how was your day?
Don't ask.
My wife never came home.
You people loose her and you blame me. That's really rich.
You got anything here Jasper?
'Cause it's late and my wife, she gets bitchy.
Wow, wow, wow what is this? I don't know.
Mr. Fitzmorris.
Miss Mandalakis, you know you don't talk to my client.
I'm not here for the either side.
Mr. Fitzmorris you are entitled to counseling and an advocate.
We offer anger management counseling
which you're probably obliged to take anyway
but if you do it voluntarily
the judge will probably cream in his pants.
Alex please, I want to go home.
Oh yes, of course.
Mr. Fitzmorris,
don't you want to file a missing persons report?
You've hooked me on tequila and lime.
Don't get too hooked.
We don't talk enough.
We talk too much.
This can't be good.
I'm sorry. I'm not alone.
I would have called but I, uh--
Well yes.
You didn't give me your number.
I know but-- It's all right Alex.
Drink?
I'm straight.
It's a deal.
I said I was straight.
I didn't say I was.
[phone beeps]
Alex , Alex I need help, I'm in the sto--
Alex? Alex? I need help, I'm in the sto--
That's Carol Fitzmorris.
How do you know?
I spent hours with her.
Are you absolutely sure?
Yes. Okay.
She could have been saying "store room" or "storage room".
Oh, that was a mistake.
You told on me?
You look like shit.
You don't think I should know if we're facing a lawsuit?
What, he's suing? Not yet.
He signed up for anger management.
With anger management Charlie,
who smokes dope on the balcony between sessions?
Don't knock it, it's hard to stay angry if you're stoned.
Look, you lied to the police. Paraphrased.
Oh, a paraphrased that got a man arrested.
[Alex] Interrogated, questioned.
This is the exact bull shit that got you disbarred.
Well not exactly, no.
You are to have no contact with either of them.
What about her? What abouther?
She broke client confidentiality.
Bull shit. Yes, I had to report her.
Oh, come on.
What, a missing person calls in the middle of the night,
what do you say, you're not my file?
Ah, this is like arguing with my grandmothers.
Both of you should consider retiring.
Do not use that word.
Eat Me.
Don't tease.
Hey Jack, I'm here to see Edgar.
Not here.
It's Tuesday. It's always Tuesday.
She took him out. She's out with Edgar.
Out where? Park, shopping.
This is the second month in a row that you failed to produce
Edgar for the scheduled visit. You can't do that.
You're jeopardizing your parental rights.
They're just not here right now.
With the complaints that you have against you,
you have to fulfill the court orders.
I have to see that Edgar is thriving as per the schedule.
Can I see inside?
There's nothing to see, they are not here.
Well, I would like to talk to you inside. See Edgar's room.
It's not a good time.
It's the scheduled time, it'll only take a minute Jack.
I'm not going to leave until you let me see the baby's room.
If I have to call the police I will.
They're not here.
And the bedroom?
[gulps]
[gagging swallow]
[panicky breathing]
I need to report a death.
You called 911?
Yes, I'm with Child Services. The baby's been dead awhile.
It's in the upstairs bedroom.
It was a case of neglect, I don't know where the mother is.
When was the last time you saw the baby alive?
A month ago. Two weeks ago he said the baby wasn't home.
I believed him.
So this thing sounds like it's clearly a--
I'm sorry I'm late, please go on.
Are you supposed to be here?
I'm Tim's advocate. Right?
All right.
So Tim when a customer does that to you,
talks to you like a servant, what goes on in your mind?
Fuck 'em. They think I'm a stock boy, hmpf.
I'm a businessman, a business owner.
I don't need some shoe salesman coming into my store
condescending to me.
And how do you react to these people? What do you say to them?
They're my customers, I am nice to them.
All of them. But then it builds.
You're doing great.
I'll leave you to it.
[phone rings]
Hello. What's going on Alex?
Really? Where? Okay, we'll meet you there in about five minutes.
Tim Fitzmorris has a convenience store
up at Windsor and Allen Street.
And let me guess, Lady Alex is enroute.
You got it.
I, I can appreciate that. Things build up in my life too.
You wouldn't believe the people that come through here
and the stuff I gotta deal with.
I'm going to have to cut it short.
You have 20 minutes left.
I can't have some young girl watching my store at lunch.
[panicky breathing]
I want to report a homicide.
Yes, and come fast now! Come right away!
[grunting while struggling]
[screaming and struggling]
Are you okay?
[Tim] Fuck you!
[officer] Fuck you.
[Tim crying and gasping for air] Fuck you!
♪
Hi.
I want you to fuck me.
As many times as you can, make me pregnant.
So you were right.
I didn't come here to say I was right.
I need alimony.
You should get a better job.
You got me disbarred.
You got yourself disbarred.
My daughter's not well, I need more money.
I never asked you for anything. Ever!
Maybe if you had, we'd still be married.
[Narrator] 'Next time on Sex & Violence'
Ugh!
You should see the other guy.
And the other thing--
The other thing, oh, the other man.
And that's why he broke your arm?
Aaahhh.
Where does he actually tell you he goes at night?
[Downey] What are you doing?
Where does your husband tell you he goes at night?