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TESS: Just pick a point on the horizon and stare at it.
What horizon?
I don't believe this.
How can you be seasick?
You mean to tell me, all that time you spent
on Search and Rescue
you never spent any time at sea?
Well, how did you swing that?
I'm afraid of the water.
Say that again.
I never had to work near lakes and oceans.
I always asked to be excused from those, and I was.
Bad memories of the flood, I guess.
This is ridiculous.
What is the first thing an angel says?
Fear not...
be not afraid--
except for large bodies of water.
Is that what you tell people?
I know there's nothing to be afraid of.
I know it doesn't make any sense.
Well, actually, it makes good sense now.
The thing you are terrified of is something she loves.
Who?
Your next assignment: Angela Evans.
She's fighting a terrible fear, the kind that comes in the night
and whispers in your ear till dawn
and then sends you running to the sea
just to get the voices to quit
for a little while.
But Angela's voices won't quit,
not until her own voice drowns them out,
and it's your job
to help her speak up,
because if she doesn't,
this will be the worst mistake of her life...
and her last.
( sighs )
♪ When you walk down the road ♪
♪ Heavy burden, heavy load ♪
♪ I will rise and I will walk with you ♪
♪ I'll walk with you ♪
♪ Till the sun don't even shine ♪
♪ Walk with you ♪
♪ Every time, I tell you I'll walk with you ♪
♪ Walk with you ♪
♪ Believe me, I'll walk with you. ♪
As a young man growing up in this beautiful state,
there were unpolluted rivers where I could fish,
safe streets where I could walk,
quality schools where I could lay a foundation
for a real future for myself and my family.
As senator, I make this commitment...
Hold it up a minute, guys.
Hey, it's sounding good, but you look like
some real estate guy trying to sell the house.
Look, Carter,
what it needs...
is Angela.
She's not going to do it.
Just have her stand next to you and smile.
All right. Let me try.
Hey.
Since when did you ever go fishing in a river?
Hey, well, my dad took me fishing a couple of times.
My mom made me stop after I caught that trout
and left it in the back seat of the car.
( chuckling )
Well, how come I can't get you
to go in the boat with me?
Oh, you can.
I'm just not interested in fishing, that's all.
Hey, I tell you what.
I'll make you a deal.
I'll go fishing with you
if you come with me and stand over there.
No.
Carter, I told you. No.
No. No, no.
You won't even have to say anything.
Carter, these guys are on a schedule.
Okay, okay.
All right.
When I was a young man
growing up in this beautiful state,
there were unpolluted rivers where I could fish.
Hi!
Hi.
You need some help there?
You our new neighbor?
Welcome.
Monica.
Angela Evans.
Oh, Evans as in senator.
Well, as in Evans the almost-senator, we hope.
This house has been empty for months.
When did you move in?
Last night.
Oh, gosh, I've been so busy,
I didn't even notice. I-I would have helped
or something.
Ah. Well, you still can.
So I was thinking of planting a garden,
but I was wondering
what the weather is like this time of the year.
Oh, well, it's, um... kind of dry.
There's, there's not a lot of rain, you know?
Which is kind of bad for gardens,
but it's, uh, good for fishing.
Ah, so you're a fisherman?
Well, no, I just kind of like to sit in the boat
and think, you know?
I like the way the water makes the boat rock, you know?
Back and forth
and back and forth.
It's the most peaceful feeling I know.
I go out almost every afternoon.
Would you like to join me
sometime, maybe?
Sounds lovely.
How do you have time to fish if you're running for senator?
Oh, that's not me. That's, uh, that's my husband.
Yeah.
One politician in the family is enough, believe me.
Yeah, I, um...
I write funding grants for children's programs in the city,
and I volunteer at a center for disadvantaged preschoolers.
Oh, I'd love to see that.
Well, we need volunteers.
And I need to be needed.
I love your accent.
You must be from the Old Country, huh?
( chuckling ): Yes.
Very, very old.
CARTER: All I'm asking for is a little support here.
ANGELA: I am giving you all the support I can.
I've given up everything except preschool
just to work at headquarters.
What more do you want, sweetie?
You know exactly what I want.
I mean, anybody can answer the phone and stuff envelopes,
but only you can be my wife.
You don't need a wife to win.
I need you to make winning matter.
You know, I really don't understand.
I mean, if it were you, and the situation were reversed,
I'd be standing right there by your side.
Hell, you're as qualified as I am anyway.
More.
Is that it? Hmm?
Are you a little jealous because it's me and not you?
Yeah, right.
( laughing )
You know how proud I am of you.
It's just that I like staying in the background.
That's all.
Uh, what are you wearing?
I'm going to the boat.
We've got a fund-raiser here!
ANGELA: What did I just say?
Angela, you can't even just put on a dress
and just sit there and smile?
No, I can't.
Angela!
( door slams )
( keys jangling )
( engine starts )
( tires screech )
( birds chirping )
I love what you've done with the place.
She's going to the lake.
I heard her.
What about you?
Why couldn't she be a hiker
or an aerobics freak or something?
So then I thought about sending her a card.
You know, "Happy birthday. Love, your dad.
But then I thought, well, maybe she'll take offense, you know?
Is that enough for the first time?
I mean, I want to start slow, not scare her off.
Mm, you know, Lundy, after all these years,
she doesn't want to hear what some greeting card writer thinks.
She wants to hear what you think.
Why don't you write her a letter?
I haven't seen her since she was three.
I don't know what she likes or what she thinks.
Why don't I just put some money in the card?
( laughs ): Lundy, you coward.
I'll tell you what,
you write her a letter, and if you want me
to read it first, I will.
'Kay?
On the house.
Thanks.
♪ ♪
( crickets chirping )
( crickets chirping )
( whistles )
What do you think's going on?
People only carry on in the dark
when they don't want you to see what they're doing.
Do you think they're having an affair?
And then this little tiny bean,
we put it down there
and make sure that it's in there really good, sweetheart.
This little bean sleeps in the ground for a long, long time,
and then it grows into a big, big...
...beautiful plant.
What kind of plant?
Well, a bean plant, silly.
You hate beans?
How could you hate beans?
Well, you wouldn't hate them if you knew them.
Maybe we could give your bean a name.
How could you hate a bean called Oscar?
Hi, Oscar.
Your bean's name is Seamus.
Now, why don't you all go and water your beans.
Why don't you all run over and water your beans,
and I'll be over in a minute, okay?
Oh, I'm loving every minute of it.
Well, I've got some bad news.
I wanted to take you on the boat today, but I can't.
Oh, that's too bad.
Yeah, Carter finally talked me into one of those awful
campaign fund-raisers.
You really don't enjoy this campaigning, do you?
I'd give anything if he'd drop out of the race.
Truth of the matter is,
the last thing I want to be right now is a senator's wife.
I think I'm a little out of my element here, don't you?
I need an escort.
( laughs )
Where's your faith, my friend?
Just don't make any sudden moves, Monica.
Ooh, the Angel of Death is a prude.
My, I'm learning a lot in this new job.
( laughter )
MAN ( over P.A. system ): Good evening, ladies and gentlemen,
and welcome to the Colston Hotel.
Please take your seats.
We're ready to introduce our guest of honor.
You know him as one of this state's strongest crusaders
for environmental issues,
a powerful advocate for children's rights,
a leader in the fight for education,
and the man who will bring this state...
I'll be right back.
That's what they all say.
Ladies and Gentlemen, Carter Evans.
Thank you, thank you. Thank you very much.
I can show up anytime I want to.
What are you doing in my room?
Get out of here!
All right, then.
You won't go?
I will.
( crying )
Monica, what are you doing here?
I saw you leave the dinner with that...
Marshall. Marshall.
The man who did this to you?
Oh, Angela, how could you
be in love with a man like that?
Is that what you think?
I'm not in love with him, Monica.
He's blackmailing me.
I guess I finally got what I deserved, huh?
Nobody deserves that.
Let me get some help.
No, no. Please, Monica.
Don't tell anybody about this.
All right, I won't tell anyone.
But, you know, you can talk to me.
No. I don't want to get you involved.
Let me be your friend, Angela.
Whatever it is, you can trust me.
Funny, but... I think that I can.
When I was growing up,
my father was a fry cook.
We had nothing.
I thought I was nothing.
But he made me study really hard,
so I got a scholarship to college.
But it wasn't enough,
and I thought I was going to have to drop out.
Until I met Marshall.
Were you in love with him?
He pressed all the right buttons.
He had money, class, self-esteem.
He had it, I didn't.
He could lift me up or take me all the way down
with just a look.
Then he started taking me to these parties.
These pretty wild parties.
And he started to introduce me to these other men.
And I don't know how it happened but, all of a sudden,
I was sleeping with these men, and they were leaving money.
Oh, Angela.
Marshall summed it all up with this easy philosophy
about how I was using them as much as they were using me.
I guess I just went dead inside.
And I told myself that it...
it didn't really matter how I got the money.
How long did it last?
About a year.
Then, one day, I was in a bookstore,
and I recognized one of the men that I had spent the night with.
He was just staring at me.
Then I realized that he wasn't seeing Angela.
He was wondering what a *** was doing buying a book.
So I disappeared after graduation,
and I moved out of state,
and I got my law degree at night.
And I thought this was all behind me.
I never dreamed that Carter would run for senator.
But he did.
And when he did, there was publicity,
and then there was Marshall again.
And now he's blackmailing you.
So far, Carter hasn't noticed the drain on the finances.
But, Monica, if this ever got out, it would ruin him.
It would ruin his whole campaign.
Oh, wait a minute.
Forget about the campaign.
What's at jeopardy here is your marriage.
The worst thing Carter could lose is you, Angela.
How am I going to walk back in there
and explain all of this?
Oh...
You got a mirror or something?
You don't need a mirror.
That bad, huh?
Let me see what I can do.
( sniffles )
Ow.
I am basically tired of politicians.
Well, I am not a politician.
I am just a man
who can only make you one promise:
That I will protect and serve
the people and the state that I love.
( applause )
MAN: Whoo!
( phone rings )
Carter Evans.
Sorry to call so early.
No, no, no, it's okay.
I need to speak with Mrs. Evans.
Yeah, sure, just one moment.
It's for you.
Thanks.
Hello?
We're not finished yet, Angela.
Yes.
Thank you. I will.
You bet you will.
( dial tone )
That was a...
a parent at school.
Angela, there's a press tour at the children's hospital,
and, uh... well, I think you would fit in perfect.
Why don't you...?
Please.
Please, Carter. Don't make me do this again.
I don't fit in.
Angela, when are we going to talk about this?
We are talking about it.
And I'm not going to go.
I'm going to the boat.
Alone?
Yes, alone.
How did you sneak by me this morning
and I miss you?
Oh, I hit the water early this morning, Lundy.
Thanks.
How's the letter coming?
Ah, I'm not much of a writer.
Be honest.
This is beautiful, Lundy.
If I were your daughter
and I got a letter like this,
I would definitely want to meet you.
So you think I should mail it?
Mail it.
Well, that's the problem.
If I put my return address on it,
she may tear it up before she even reads it.
If I don't,
how will I know it ever got there?
Deliver it yourself?
I can't do that. She lives in Idaho.
You know, there's great fishing in Idaho.
I don't know.
Let me tell you something, Lundy.
I lived with my father my whole life and I never knew him
because he was too afraid to get to know me.
Don't make the same mistake he did.
What are you going to do for bait while I'm gone?
Can I tell you a secret?
I don't really fish.
I know.
( laughs )
By golly, I'll do it.
Good for you.
When I get back,
I'll re-rivet the bottom of that boat
so it doesn't leak so much.
Great. That's your department, Lundy.
Hello?
Hi.
I hope you don't mind.
I was worried about you and thought I'd try
to track you down.
What a beautiful place.
Now you know my secret. Another one.
What did you really come here for?
I wanted to talk to you about Marshall.
Uh-uh.
Forget it. No trouble talk on the lake.
Those are my rules.
Come on. Let's go out on the boat.
No, I can't.
Why not?
I'm afraid of the water.
You're kidding.
No, I'm not.
I don't know why. Ang...
I'm not supposed to be afraid of anything.
Well, everybody's afraid of something.
Come on.
Just, just touch it.
Take a little step over here
and put your toe in it.
No.
Come on. Monica's a chicken.
No, I can't.
Monica's a chicken.
( clucks )
Come on. Come on.
It's just water.
Come on. See?
It's just water.
I'm not drowning.
See?
( singing children's song )
Mrs. Evans?
Hey, sweetie.
When is it going to grow?
We have to be patient, sweetheart.
Give it some time.
Will it grow before you leave?
What do you mean? I'm not leaving.
My daddy says you're going to go
to Washington, D.C., and move away.
Oh.
Well, we're not sure about that, Gregory,
but if I do, it won't be for a long time.
Just let me know, okay?
I promise.
What are these kids going to think
if this ever comes out?
You can stop it before it does.
No, I can't.
Yes, you can.
I took a step in the water. Now it's your turn.
Oh, but I know Marshall. He'll never quit.
He'll keep showing up just when I'm not looking.
You know, like last night.
What if you find him first?
You know, catch him by surprise.
Some public place where you feel safe and tell him
that you're not going to give him any more money.
I can't even find him. He always finds me first.
But if you could find him, you could do it, Angela,
meet him on your terms, take the control away from him.
He's got the control because he's got the information.
But it's your word against his.
Believe me, people like that
will only go as far as you let them.
Okay.
Okay. I'll do it. But I've got to find him first.
That can be arranged.
How?
I have friends in very high places.
( coughs )
You ruined my shot.
Good.
How'd you find me?
I've come to tell you that this business of ours is over.
MAN: We playing golf or what?
Give me a minute, huh, guys? I'll catch up.
Are you crazy?
I told you I'd find you.
Well, I found you.
And I'm telling you, you don't have control over me anymore.
I'm not giving you another dime.
I'm taking control now.
You've been reading
those self-help books again, huh, honey?
I own you, Angela-- don't you ever forget that.
It's just your word against mine.
That's all you've got.
Well, actually, I have a lot more than my word.
I like to have some insurance for days like this.
Remember that party we had on the north shore
during that mayors convention?
Maybe that's why you love politics so much, huh?
Yeah, remember?
I didn't know there was a camera.
Well, I'm a farsighted kind of guy.
Oh, my God.
I hate you.
You can keep the pictures.
I have more.
I think the best way to handle this in the future
is to double next month's payment, okay?
And don't ever try to find me again.
Hey, cheer up.
Polls are looking good.
This'll never end.