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Fractured (2015)
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In other news today, The police have found yet another unidentified Body on the shores of lake Michigan. It had... Authorities believe it is the latest victim Of a potential serial killer. Michigan residents are urged to remain vigilant In the wake of these senseless murders. A witness to the latest attack has been transported To unity hospital where she's undergoing... ...is said to be suffering from psychological trauma. The much anticipated book, "fractured," By the acclaimed Dr. Jason Ballard Has shattered previous studies In the field of psychoanalysis. If anyone can reach her, it's Dr. Ballard. He's highly skilled in cases of this nature. Police still have no leads at this hour in the hunt Tension is rising in this normally sleepy neighborhood As police discover a new crime scene. In a surprise move, Detroit P.D. Has assigned detective James Harding as lead investigator in the case. Harding's troubled history has been well documented. I'm close. I'm real close. I need to redeem myself. Police have arrived on scene and are scouring the area, Going door to door searching for clues. In a shocking turn of events, police now believe witness, May Oster, could be withholding information Related to the series... That may hold the key to the killer's identity. Crisis, returning a patient... Miss, hi. I'm, uh, I'm looking for a Dr. Ballard. Upstairs. Thank you. Upstairs. I had him on the lithium. He's having a weird reaction to... I think because he is a valium addict. I'm looking for a Dr. Ballard. Yes. ...have Anderson moved if I can. If this is about the book signing, Leave your home address. I'll have my office mail you a signed copy, okay? It isn't. Um, I'm detective James Harding with the Detroit P.D. I have a couple questions for you about one of your patients. Excuse me. All right. Let's head across the hall. Was there anything mentioned, anything suspicious? Anything suspicious? Doctor/patient conversations are confidential. I would need to see a court order Before I could really help. Court order, all right. Patients with extreme conditions are confined for their own Protection, detective. Protection. They suffer from a multitude of conditions. I would know. Been after this one for a while and I want some closure. You look perturbed. You okay? Yeah, I'm fine, thanks. Nurse, will you escort detective Harding to the seclusion room? Yes, doctor. And detective Harding, please don't upset anybody. Thank you. They say sue Fell off the bridge. And you came in... Hello. And I didn't see. I had no... I'm living In a dark story that I can't escape. You're late, detective. I'm late. You're late. What... What am I late for? You're late, late, late, For your end. Your end. For your end. I'm sorry. Sorry. Have you seen this man? Um... the jackal knows about them. Yep, jackal. The jackal knows. About them? Mm-Hmm. Yep. You mean there are others? Yes. I don't have that in here. Who is the jackal? You've got to get out of here, okay? Just leave. Get out of here, why? Before it happens to you, get out. Just go. Before what happens? Just go. Calm down and it's okay. I'm... I'm... Can you just tell me what you know? Nobody's gonna hurt you. I can't. I promise. I can't. I can't. He's gonna kill me. I promise nobody's gonna hurt you. I'm... I'm with the police. Okay. She was at the apartment when it started. She met a man that altered our entire existence. Life became a dream. You know how I said I'll be busy later? Yeah. Well, I'll be busy making you dinner. All right. May? May Oster? What time did you see her leave the building? May! May! All right, I'm coming in. Hello? Hi. You okay? Wh... Wh... What happened? Something wrong? Where am I? Oh, baby, you blacked out again. Dr. Ballard. Yes, good. See, things are coming back to you. Oh, baby. We spoke before Many times. You remember Maria? She helps us around here. Hi. See, she remembers you. Thanks, baby. And so does my wife, Barbara. Barbara? Mm-Hmm. Barbara. Blacked out again? Yeah. That's goblin making sure we don't ignore him. I don't recall speaking to any of you. Oh, baby, let me see your right hand. No more trembling. Oh, that's great. Ought to be fine for the night. The night? May? I want to go home. You are home. That's preposterous. I'm not at home. See for yourself. Look at this. These are your clothes. There's a picture of you. And over here is something you're very proud of. Here's your tennis trophy, remember? My boyfriend. Your boyfriend. I need to call him. No, baby, you've been dreaming. That's a hallucination. Take two of these and everything will be great. How did I end up here? Well, you were disoriented when the medics brought you to the hospital. After conducting several tests, It was apparent your case is unique. To better understand your condition, It was in your best interest to bring you here And to monitor your condition. You've been here for three weeks. Three weeks? Mm-Hmm. Some medic... You tried to commit suicide. That's... That's absurd. I'm... it's all right. You'll be all right now. First day of therapy today, okay? Therapy? Yeah. That's where you'll meet all the others. So there are more? This... Dr. Ballard... do you think I'll try to kill myself again? That's what we're here to find out. Have to check on goblin. Feeling better, may? Um, yeah. This is Bella. And with the flag, that's Gina. And this, with the book there, is Mattie. Okay, ladies. May is now part of our group. Her case only adds to the diversity... Dr. Ballard, why don't you be frank In saying that, I don't feel too comfortable around Fresh sickos. Your choice is like your taste in decorating. It stinks. Barbara won't like that. Okay, we're here to break ground in the field of psychoanalysis. I think you're making a fool of yourself professionally. Don't be rude, okay? Bizarre. Bizarre, noted. I only do this type of therapy on patients that are special to me. And we're so flattered. May's case only helped the group understand The complexities and problems that face young women. No need for insecurity. Not insecurity, Dr. Ballard. I take offense to that. I remember when Mattie first joined how you both reacted. Am I right, Bella? I'm fine with it as long as she understands we have seniority. On the contrary, you all can be her peers. That's fine, I guess. As long as she understands we're not gonna be friends. Now, let's talk about a problem that faces women these days. During our last session, Mattie, you said... You said, men are thorns. Men are the problem, period. I blame them for my jealousy, my insecurity, my loneliness. The reason I masturbate so much. I believe that stems from hate, a result of phobia, When negative past experience with the opposite sex May lead to mistrust, blame, Even fear. I think may is going to be a catalyst for successful research. I really do. Yeah, congrats, fuck head, you're the chosen one. Makes you a target. Mattie. Did you do something bad? Gina, that's enough. May, it's gonna be okay. Paranoid, soon fear. One more comment. You can go to hell! Want to be relocated? Didn't think so. I can't do this. Okay. We are done for today. Hey, look. Hey, you shouldn't have stormed out like that. Place me in another group. I can't handle their whole macho hostility thing. You look so worried. Is there something you're not telling me? I don't know. I don't know. I think that I did try to kill myself. Okay. And why did you try to kill yourself? I had this... I may have done something terrible, Something so... take two of these. Look, you're new. They were threatened. They just have to get to know you, that's all. It'll all be fine. In time, it'll work out. Trust me. Hey, look, I'm on call at the hospital tonight. If you need me for anything, just dial this number, okay? I don't think I can trust you. Barbara is a trained nurse. She's worked with me many times in these kind of situations. Okay. Okay. So... So what are you up to today? I may drop by the market. Why? Just asking. Who is this? Hello? I miss you. What have you done, may? What's going on? What are you guys doing? Gina, you don't have to do this. Just put the gun down! Gina! Gina, put it down. End it this week. You said you'd do it. That was the plan. Don't worry. I'll take care of her. Shit. Come on. Where is she? I saw her going upstairs. So did she make the call? No. Why? The doctor would brush it off As one of her blackout episodes. And Barbara, she was just suspicious of her. Yeah. But she seemed sweet on her. Decent. Jackals aren't decent. Ladies. Ooh, let's get started, shall we? Everybody getting to know one another this morning? Now, this group will benefit once we find And contain everyone's individual... What's the word I want? Problem? Conflict? Confusion? That being said, I hope you all understand I'll be reminding each of you of events You may have wanted to suppress. So... may? Tell us more about your past. Perhaps about a pet, a friend, Maybe a boy. I don't want to talk about that today. Regression is understandable at this point. Ladies, it's not my intention to present anything Malicious about any of you. That's fine, may. You don't want to talk. I understand. How about Gina? Oh, the pressure. No pressure. Um... I, um... taught history. At the time, I desired to remove myself From the dark despair that encompassed my life. And Europe became my euphoria. I was a bare canvas searching for my own colored life. Suddenly, I became alive. I met a brilliant student. You should've seen this guy. You... You married him, didn't you, Gina? Yeah. Several years in the marriage, though... he changed. As people tend to do. We relocated after I discovered A great job at a local university. We needed to escape our former life to reinvent our relationship. And, as time eclipsed, We became happier than we'd ever been. It was as if we drifted out of time once again. Gina, you up? What are you doing? Wait, what are you doing? Stop, what are you doing? Stop. Who was it this time? Stop. I gave you everything. I gave you my heart. Don't, don't! I said, don't, all right? It's late. I'm going to bed, all right? You should, too. No more beds, Marcel. What are you... Get off me, Jesus! Get off of me. What the fuck? You crazy bitch. You bit my face! Oh, my god! Don't do this to us, all right? Came too far for this. One damp Sunday afternoon, I roused out of my happiness And into my current misery. I received a call. His slashed body was at the bank of a river Six blocks from our apartment. To this day, the... The police never found the killer. I am so sorry to hear that, Gina. Okay. Let's call it a night, huh, girls? I'm watching you, may. May? May. Oh, baby. Oh, honey. It's just a bad dream. That's all it is. Come here. Oh, baby, okay, look at me. Here, follow my light. Follow the light. Okay, good. What's happening to me? You're a young woman full an emotion of life's disappointments. Past situations muddle your consciousness. It's nerves, may. It's nerves, baby. Here, here you go. This will make you feel better. No more pills, please, please. They already dug your grave. Get some rest, babe. Come on, baby. Pick up, pick up... Looking for something? Uh, just, um, a good magazine, actually. Your credibility just died. I'm just gonna... sit. I've often contemplated the similarity Of fear and desire. You don't fear desire, Barbara. You shouldn't either. Friends? That can work. But without fear. Are you ready? For what? For that match. Oh, okay. 10 minutes. What do you think you're doing? I'm just playing tennis, Gina. Geez. Getting comfy? What? Fooling us with that face, one sly piece of shit. You should be a motivational speaker, Gina. Doesn't she make you feel right at home, may? What'd you do after the game? Go out for a drink? One cannot deny the existence of hell. What do you mean? It means I'm gonna make you live in it. Ladies. Bella. It's your turn today. We're gonna cover you. Whenever you're ready, darling. Um, what can I say about him? He had the kind of face you just wanted to caress. There was a childlike persona about him that was magnetic. He was spontaneous, free, and uninhibited. His playful spirit lured the child inside of me And this liberated atmosphere propelled my desire to write. It seemed as though he created the illusion I required in this world of disappointment. Nothing is worse than broken dreams. He went to Yale to study English. Ivy league dick. I joined the navy to win him back. There was a party. I went to see him. Hi, honey, how are you? What's wrong? Brad, what are you doing? That's what I got serving my country. A homecoming party. What was odd is when he got his degree, He came back. And I took him in. And you took him back? Ever orgasm with every fuck? He did that over and over, Again and again. Write that man down. Own it. I surrendered to brad and everything went back to normal. I doubt any couple were happier than we were at that time. We're not working out. I want to move on, leave. It was the greatest chapter of my existence. It was as if I had lived an entire life in that moment Because I worshipped every second of it. But I guess there is a time to die. I adored him. I adored him. I adored him. He couldn't face the whole reality of being poor. He took some pills. I found him in our tub. I was called to serve in other wars. Being a hero is not all it's hyped up to be. Did you try writing again? I wrote because of him. Ladies, let's call it a night. You did it and got away with it. Marcel. I'd watch your back. Quiet! Bella. You have to make a move. What? They're in here. What the hell are you talking about? You have to make a run for it, may. And if you don't get through, you have to just keep going. Just keep going. Shit. Gina, don't! Please god! Do her, Gina! She's gonna keep her mouth shut. Isn't that right, may? She's lying. No, no, Gina. No, I won't say anything. I won't say anything. Gina, Gina, no, Gina, no. Look at her, Gina. She can't hide from us. It's gonna be okay, may. Good people are the first to die. So tired, may. Lonely, worried. You're in on it. Don't. I should call the police. Listen to yourself. You saw them. There was no one there, may. Telling Jason or the police will make you look foolish. I heard you on the phone. You said, I'll take care of her and end it this week. What are you talking about? Human blood. Not exactly a storm in a teacup type of a thing, is it? Hiding something, may? Secrets protect us both. You saw nothing, you heard nothing, clear? Take your pills. Goodnight. Uh, how did they... How did they get into the house? Barbara gave them a key... A key. They were... They were watching. They stalked may like wild dogs. So did, uh, May... tell the doctor? Oh, it was difficult for her. She was given pills to make her more manageable. Going somewhere? Barbara. There's no nobility in innocence, may. I don't feel that way about you. I'm sorry. You loved him and you chose to kill him. I love him. I couldn't have killed him. Couldn't? You're unsure. It was in the news, may. Body found in the lake Was the one missing from the apartment. You're lying. And you're so sane, right? Therapy will do you good, Barbara. Don't fuck with me. I'm your genetic superior With your suspicious bloody scarf. I'm watching you. Kiss me now. You saw nothing. You heard nothing. Understand? I saw and heard enough. You better back off my shit, Or I'm gonna get that 12-Gauge, I'm gonna fucking dust your ass. Sleep is your enemy. Ladies. May, you okay? Yeah. Good, let's move on. Mattie, it is your turn. Tell us why you are here. I don't want to remember. I'm sorry. You want to pick on someone else? Mattie, we are all here for you. Go on. I loved tuning pianos. I was a piano tuner. You'll go from schools to colleges and... the piano is an instrumental force In invoking a sense of love. But as it turns out, being content wasn't enough. When he smiled at me, It was perfect. I forgot the world. I knew then how lonely I was. It's beautiful. I teach, also. Classical mostly. I wish I could play like that. Let me teach you. Really? It'd be my pleasure. Okay. Start with C there. Okay. Good. Good. You make it difficult to concentrate. Sorry. Well, let's try this one, then. He was absolutely beautiful like that, Like the music he played. Magnificent. I didn't want to leave that moment. I felt a fervent pull toward this man. A tune in both of our souls joined harmoniously. And just like that, I was teaching him. It was beautiful having him sitting next to me. We lost ourselves in the music. I didn't want him to forget me So I focused on teaching him. In the end, he became a remarkable pianist. I wanted him to be better than me. Sly bitch. It was the most beautiful music I had ever heard. In the end, he got it, playing. I wanted to marry him. I wanted him to remain inside my heart. The music he played filled my veins with a... A deep, wet current. It's beautiful. What's it for? Sit with me. It's for bringing that old piano back to life. Sell me your piano. Why? So you'll have a reason to come play with me. He was mesmerizing, Adorable, Watching him play, time halted. Everything I thought I knew about passion subsided. I could stare at him every minute of every day. Unfortunately, that feeling came to a sudden crash. He was involved in a drug deal that went terribly wrong. A motorcycle gang threw his live body off a bridge. His remains were found six days later Washed up on shore. You can't imagine what that did to me. He was a douche. Don't be harsh. Elitist snot. That's enough, Mattie. Annoying twit. She'll be back If she knows what's good for her. Things have changed, haven't they? What do you mean? Join us. For what? Dummy, when he's done with us, He's making sure we're all locked up. Ballard's insurance plan is nifty. This is just all so wrong. Yeah, listen, nobody here in particular likes you. You can change that. You're all hookers. Oh, I don't understand. May. I saw nothing. I heard nothing. I saw nothing. I heard nothing. I saw nothing. I heard nothing. Ow! You know, I can have her any time I want. If you had anything going for you, Gina, Why would she come on to me? You guys, as of today, Little May's in as deep as we are. So, um, you try going to the police, We'll accuse you of being part of the plan. Tell me, may, do you think I'm a murderer? Don't you dare lie. I think that You all killed your men And you got away with it. Wow. You're micromanagement skills are impressive. Now, for sure, you're one of us. I'm on my own. Well, welcome to hell. Oh, no. Oops. Hey, girls, help me carry her. She blacked out again. Here we go. Got her feet? Here we go. Why don't you stop dicking around with her, huh? Make me. Stick to the plan, bitch! Gina, no! What the hell? Get up! What are you doing? Did you see them? Who? They were... They were right here. I don't think I believe you. Call the police. No, no, no! Do not call the police. They already know everything, okay? Do not call the police. I don't understand. My work, it's not complete. Screw your book. Our lives are in danger. You've got to believe in what I'm doing. I don't know who to believe. May! Mattie! She's had enough. Go inside the house. Make sure we're alone. You're not gonna scream some more, are you? What? What? Gag her! Let's bury her... alive. Think for a minute, you fool, Was any of us all meeting a coincidence? All of us in this fucking shit house. He knew you killed your lover all along. I didn't kill anyone. He brought you in for depth for his fucking research. He's a sick shit. He knows we all killed our men. He's gonna turn us all in, including you. He doesn't give a shit about us. It's payback time. He's done with. Now, before I drop your ass, are you in or out? What? Okay, okay. Okay, what? I'm in. It goes down tomorrow. I like that, Bella. It's progress. All right, may. I believe it's your turn to share. Has there ever been a boy in your life? May? May. It was Christmas when he brought me to his cafe. He was lonely, just like me, But he held himself with dignity. He had nothing to drink but tea. But we drank for hours, just looking at each other. And he winked at me. He smiled so softly that it went right through me And out the other side. The softness in his voice struck me immediately. It was the voice I had prayed for. It was like a whispering, but deeper, Like the sound of a breeze playing over The open end of a glass bottle. A light was ignited in my soul. I knew only a fool would let this slip away. Beautiful. I'm still trying to recover from that moment. It was like a... A childhood song, just unforgettable. So what happened? I kept going back, More tea, and he kept smiling. His words melted on his lips. The type of love we shared only happens once. And when he touched my face, my mind melted With the thought of him. I wanted to wake up next to him forever. May, get up. I woke up with butterflies in my stomach. So how'd you get the bugger? It was perfect? I couldn't have asked for more. We started going to his favorite places. It was thrilling. A charge of bliss surged through me. We found poetry in the islands. My eyes, once opaque, were suddenly colored bright, In a hue of beaming happiness. He awakened a vision of a new world and ultimately a new me. I found myself falling. Christmas doesn't last forever. Then what? There's voices. These damn voices. Playing with my head when... when he spoke to another woman. Jealousy is normal. This wasn't jealousy. I was possessive. Very. My heart fell those 20 floors. Was it him? May? May? I was supposed to make him dinner that night And I woke up with guilt. You filthy slut. Aah! She took him from me! Stop it, stop it, stop it. Sit. All right, girls, out of the room. Out of the room. You stay. You sit. Girls, out of the room. Out of the room! Yeah, yeah, yeah. How fast can you move, Gina? You planned this and those pills you give me. I want you to calm down right now. I have to know how you girls reactor I can't help you. It's simple. Dr. Ballard, I think I killed my boyfriend. Oh, baby. Do the police know what I did? They do. And you knew about him and the scarf this entire time? Oh, yeah. I protected you from them. Look, I'm sending them back to the psych ward. Now, you can go with them or you can go to prison. There has to be closure. I can't... I can't believe I killed him. Every man's got a breaking point. Oh, my god. Gina! Get off! Get off of me! Oh, my god. Oh, my god. I told you I was on top of things. No. Stop it. A man has urges, you know. Mine are a little different. Mine require very, very sharp, sharp blades. I'd close my eyes if I were you. So she managed to survive somehow. I woke up in here. And soon, they'll sedate them with those pills. Save yourself. So she, um, she talks in that third person, huh? Oh, may Oster has many friends in her head. The difference between this book and the others Is this is a complete analogy on may. Patients like her help us break new ground in the study of psychotherapy. Yeah. Oh, your signed copy. Thank you. Poor girl. Thinks she's a famous writer, won a Pulitzer prize And a tennis champion. And she's been here for, um, three weeks? Yeah. Her schizophrenia reflects a unique case Of false fixed belief, Cause and response to three issues. Auditory, commanding, and visual hallucinations. May Oster, who calls herself Bella Mostow, Mattie Todd and Gina stamp Thinks she was married to brad, lance, and Marcel. Yeah. So she must've had a very traumatic experience at some point. Oh, yeah. Resulting in her multiple visual hallucinations. May created quite a world for herself after she got here. So may is her dormant personality. Yeah. She misrepresents every external stimuli And interprets all images and sound into fantasy, Inventing stories using her past And present interactions. Yeah. Have you seen them? May, may, may, may, may, sit down, baby. There you go. It's okay. It's okay. When she's caught beating herself, In her mind she was imagining it was them beating her. But in reality, of course, she's beating herself. And once, she tried to choke me. That's why she has on the jacket. The jacket. The jacket. She mentioned, um, the jackal. Is that something you know about? Who knows, right? Her post traumatic stress disorder And manic depression are a direct result Of abandonment by her mom. The, um, the skin we found underneath the dead body's Fingernails matched her DNA. So she killed him. Hence, the jackal. Yeah. Yeah, well, the gloves that we found next to the body Are a bit of a concern. The evidence found underneath the fingernails Could've been planted. And not to mention the fact That she hasn't ever confessed to killing anybody. Foul play could still be involved. We're waiting on the forensics of the gloves To get back from the lab. But the real question is, where is that white scarf? What? Why are you looking at me like that? Heh. I made a few calls. You were suspended twice from your duties. Disciplinary action. D.U.I., Probation. Are you still on probation? I am in the middle of a case right now and I'm very close. Is that a fact? Are you covering something up, detective? What makes you think that? I should call the police, but I won't. Get out. Don't. Detective? The lies I've told Are to cover the truths I've lived. The person at the lake was a patient that escaped. And the jackal killed him. Detective! And soon enough, I knew why. That's enough, detective. The doctor pins murders on his patients We're done here. Let's go. And he uses the pills to make us feel like we're guilty. Save me. May? I was him. How can I compete with your boy? Stop flirting with the sickos. You hurry up. We have a tennis match. Make sure you tell them, Detective, about him. Still going on about that? Time for your rest, may. Unh-Unh. Unh-Unh. Not today, not today, Barbara. Okay. Just today. I love you, may. Yes, Dr. Ballard? Barbara, I'll be out of town for almost a week. I have a patient I have to bring in. Make sure that may takes her medication. For sure, Dr. Ballard. You saw nothing. You heard nothing. Goblin, do you think he'll visit today? We found poetry in the islands. My eyes, once opaque, were suddenly colored bright In a hue of beaming happiness. He awakened a vision of a new world and ultimately a new me. |
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