Dad, Why Won’t You Save Me- Drama FULL MOVIES ENGLISH SUB

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00:00:00My son died in a hotel fire. My husband was on that rescue team. He's a firefighter, but he ran

00:00:07past our room.

00:00:08He went straight to his first love in the next room. Right before my son died, he looked at me

00:00:13and said,

00:00:14Dad saves strangers? Why won't he save me?

00:00:18I had no answer. At my son's funeral, I called my husband. He picked up. Sounded annoyed.

00:00:25Lauren and her son got burned. They're in the hospital. Can you just stop making everything

00:00:30about your jealousy? Don't call me unless it's important. Then he hung up. I sat in my wheelchair,

00:00:36my skin burning under the bandages. My son's name was carved into the stone right in front of me.

00:00:41That was when I knew my marriage was over. I'll never forget that night.

00:00:46Dad, I'm here.

00:00:51Nate, cover your mouth. Don't talk.

00:00:54By the time my son and I realized the house was on fire, it had already spread across half the

00:00:58floor. We were trapped in the room. My husband, Gavin Reed, was the captain leading the response

00:01:03that night. When I saw him down below, I thought we were safe. So did my son. Before this trip,

00:01:09I had texted Gavin the hotel name and the room number, so he knew exactly where we were. But

00:01:14when he came upstairs, he didn't stop at our door. He passed us. He went next door to save Lauren

00:01:19Blake

00:01:20and her little boy. That was when my son broke down. He started crying so hard he could barely

00:01:24get the words out. Mom, Miss Lauren is here too. Dad only cares about them, right? He's leaving us

00:01:45out. My hands were shaking. I grabbed a wet towel and pressed it over his nose and mouth.

00:01:50Then I picked him up and stumbled to the door.

00:01:53Gavin! Nate can't breathe! Please save us! Gavin, please!

00:01:58I begged him, please, just this time, but he passed right by our door. I screamed until my throat tore

00:02:05open. He didn't even stop. Over the fire, I heard his voice, soft, tender.

00:02:11Don't worry, Lauren. I got you. You and your boy are going to be fine.

00:02:15Okay.

00:02:16The smoke was thick. My head stopped working right. I tried to cover Nate's ears. His eyes

00:02:21were full of tears. His pupils were starting to drift. My little boy murmured in desperation.

00:02:27Dad, why? Why won't you see me? I yelled so loud. I tried. Mom, I'm so scared. I can't stay.

00:02:36Please, next time. Can you get me a different dad? That was the last thing my son ever asked me.

00:02:43Then his little hand dropped. Just like that. I lost him forever. Something inside me blew apart.

00:02:50My brain went blank. My chest felt like someone was driving nails into it. I forced myself up and

00:02:56held him tight. Okay. Okay, my boy. I hear you. Nate, don't fall asleep. Stay with me. Please,

00:03:05I'm getting you out. I swear I'm getting you out. The smoke got thicker. I couldn't even see his face

00:03:11anymore. The floor was burning. The door handle too. Then the fire hit me. My arms. My legs. Then

00:03:19it caught on him too. My poor boy. He must have suffered a lot. I beat at the flames with

00:03:24my hands.

00:03:25I cried and begged and hit and clawed. But the smoke got heavier. The heat got worse. I couldn't walk

00:03:32anymore. So I dropped to the floor and crawled. But that hallway would not end. It just kept going.

00:03:37And going. By the time another crew came through to clear the floor. Nate and I were barely there.

00:03:43They pulled us out. Took us to the hospital. Gavin was in the room next to mine. Lauren and her

00:03:49son

00:03:49were with him. And just like in that fire. There was only one wall between us. One wall. Still,

00:03:56he never came to see us. His whole world was still Lauren. Her and that child. The doctors tried to

00:04:03take me away to treat my burns. I dropped to my knees and begged them not to. Please save my

00:04:08son.

00:04:09He's just tired. He just passed out. Please, you have to save him. They took Nate into the ER.

00:04:15They shocked him again. And again. And again. His little body jerked every time. But he never

00:04:23opened his eyes. Finally, the doctor looked at me and said. He suffered enough while he was alive.

00:04:28Don't make his body suffer more. He was right. My boy hated pain. I should let him rest in peace.

00:04:35I had burns all over my body. Bad ones. I called my brother to handle the funeral. And the divorce.

00:04:42The papers were drafted the same day I got burned. I signed them. But Gavin wouldn't pick up. Just like

00:04:48that night in the fire. He had blocked me again. Every time he was with Lauren and her son. He

00:04:54blocked

00:04:54my number. He said my calls were annoying. Then when he felt like it. He'd unblock me. Like I was

00:05:01a

00:05:01notification he could mute. I lived like that for 6 years. But this time. Something in me was done.

00:05:07Not angry. Not screaming. My brother had gone to the funeral home to make arrangements for Nate.

00:05:14Only the aide was with me. I asked her to help me into my wheelchair. Then I rolled myself next

00:05:19door.

00:05:20Toward Gavin. The man I should have left years ago. This marriage was a joke. I was done with it.

00:05:26The room next door was private too. My family has money. And I make good money on my own.

00:05:31I never needed Gavin to support me. On his salary alone. He could barely cover his own life. There

00:05:38was no way he could afford a private room for Lauren and her son. They came out of that fire

00:05:42with soot on their faces and a few small blisters. That was it. But Gavin looked at them like they'd

00:05:47been through war. Like one more scratch might break them. Then I thought about Nate. About what was

00:05:53left of my little boy's body. And my chest caved in all over again. That's the difference. Love.

00:05:59Or none at all. Gavin? I said his name through my teeth. He turned and looked at me. The second

00:06:05he

00:06:06saw me, the smile dropped off his face. His brows pulled tight. Claire, why are you here? Get out!

00:06:12I had on a hat and a mask. I didn't want to scare anybody with my burns. But I was

00:06:17in a hospital gown.

00:06:19In a wheelchair. Gavin saw none of it. He got up at once. Grabbed my wheelchair. Shoved me straight

00:06:26into the hallway. Lauren and I are just friends. I've told you a hundred times. Her husband's dead.

00:06:31She has nobody. She's been through enough. I'm just giving her a little support. I'd heard that

00:06:37speech a hundred times before. I was sick of it. Lauren didn't have a husband. But she had Gavin.

00:06:44I had a husband. And somehow I was the one alone. When a pipe burst at home, he was fixing

00:06:50Lauren's

00:06:50light. When I got in a car crash, he was shopping with her. When Nate had a fever, he stayed

00:06:56with her

00:06:56son. That was my marriage. A complete joke. When I looked at the shameless bastard standing in front

00:07:03of me, I felt sick. I didn't want to waste another breath on him. Sign the divorce papers, and I'm

00:07:09out

00:07:10of your life. I held the papers out. He didn't even take them. He thought I was bluffing again.

00:07:16You done yet? Once Lauren and Liam are better, I'll come home. He'd said that before. A hundred times.

00:07:22And stupid me, I always believed him. Not anymore. If you won't sign, my lawyer will file. I looked

00:07:29straight at him. Nate's funeral is in six days. You. From inside the room, Lauren let out the soft

00:07:36little cry. Gavin, it really hurts. He turned fast. All panic. All tenderness. That was it. He walked

00:07:45right back into the room. I stared at the closed door. It felt like something was tearing through

00:07:50my chest. I don't even remember how I got back to my room. I just know I couldn't breathe. Like

00:07:56the

00:07:56air had left the world. Up until the day of the funeral, Gavin never asked about Nate once. When

00:08:02the service was about to start, the boy's own father still wasn't there. Guests had started whispering.

00:08:08Where's his dad? I heard he's at the hospital with some woman and her kid.

00:08:14His ex, right? Even so, missing his own son's funeral? What a bastard!

00:08:20People looked at me with pity. A few came over and tried to comfort me. But my mind was all

00:08:25about

00:08:26Nate. The way he used to wait by the window for his dad. The way his whole face lit up

00:08:31over the

00:08:31smallest promise. My throat felt full of thorns. I clenched my hands so hard my nails tore open the

00:08:37blisters in my palms. The pain helped. Barely. Today was my son's goodbye to the world. I would

00:08:43not let Gavin ruin that too. I turned to my brother. Call him. He blocked me again. My brother's face

00:08:50went dark. He pulled out his phone and called. Gavin picked up fast. Gavin. My brother said. Today is

00:08:58Nate's funeral. But Gavin cut him off. Claire, are you serious? Lauren and her son were hurt in that fire.

00:09:04They're infected. Still in the hospital. I'm here taking care of them because someone has to.

00:09:10And now you're saying Nate is dead? Wow. You've really crossed the line.

00:09:15Then he hung up. Suddenly it all made sense. That day, when I told him Nate was gone,

00:09:21he barely reacted. Not because he didn't hear me. Because he thought I was making it up.

00:09:26He had accused me of a lot over the years. But this time? This time I shook so hard that

00:09:31I

00:09:31couldn't speak. My brother had heard every word. He grabbed my phone, found Nate's death

00:09:37certificate photo, and sent it to Gavin. Then he called him back. When Gavin answered,

00:09:43my brother's voice came out low and raw, like each word had to rip its way free.

00:09:47Do you see it now? Nate's been dead for a week. You're his father. But you never even showed up.

00:09:53Then he snapped. What kind of man does that, Gavin? What kind of father ignores his own son's funeral?

00:09:59But Gavin cut him off. Claire, are you serious? Lauren and her son were hurt in that fire. They're

00:10:05infected, still in the hospital. I'm here taking care of them because someone has to. And now you're

00:10:10saying Nate is dead? Wow. You've really crossed the line. Then he hung up. Suddenly it all made sense.

00:10:18That day, when I told him Nate was gone, he barely reacted. Not because he didn't hear me.

00:10:24Because he thought I was making it up. He had accused me of a lot over the years.

00:10:28But this time? This time I shook so hard that I couldn't speak. My brother had heard every word.

00:10:34He grabbed my phone, found Nate's death certificate photo, and sent it to Gavin. Then he called him

00:10:41back. When Gavin answered, my brother's voice came out low and raw, like each word had to rip its way

00:10:46free. Do you see it now? Nate's been dead for a week. You're his father. But you never even showed

00:10:53up.

00:10:53Then he snapped. What kind of man does that, Gavin? What kind of father ignores his own son's funeral?

00:10:59My brother said it clearly. I thought Gavin would finally get it. I thought once the truth hit him,

00:11:05he'd say he was sorry. He'd feel something. Guilt. Shame. Regret. But he said nothing. He just hung up.

00:11:14I held myself together the whole time. Or maybe I didn't. People came. People hugged me. But I don't

00:11:21remember any of it. I just remember sitting there in my wheelchair, staring at Nate's picture carved

00:11:27into stone. In my head, all I could hear was his voice. Mom, Miss Lauren is here too. Dad only

00:11:34cares

00:11:34about them, right? He's leaving us again. I can't breathe. It hurts so much. Mom, I don't want to go.

00:11:45And his last words. Dad, why? Why won't you see me? Can you get me a different dad? Those words

00:11:52kept

00:11:52looping in my mind. Again and again. Like an endless nightmare. When the funeral was over,

00:11:59my brother took me straight to the ER. I had burns all over my body. The infection got bad.

00:12:04My fever shot up. Everything after that blurred. Dreams. Voices. Needles. White lights. I couldn't

00:12:13tell what was real anymore. I only remember one thing for sure. Somebody kept holding my hand.

00:12:19Over and over, I heard a voice saying,

00:12:23Claire, stay with me. Don't fall asleep.

00:12:27When the fever finally broke and they moved me to a regular room, 10 days had passed.

00:12:31Gavin was sitting by my bed. Dark circles under his eyes. Stubble all over his jaw. Clothes

00:12:38wrinkled. He looked wrecked. Nothing like himself. The second he saw my eyes open, his whole face

00:12:45changed. Claire, you're awake. The second I saw him, everything came back. The fire. Nate's voice.

00:12:53That closed door. That empty seat at the funeral. All of it hit me at once. Like my chest was

00:12:59being

00:12:59crushed from the inside. I sat up and slapped him. Hard. How dare you show your face here. His cheek

00:13:06turned red right away. He looked at me with this hollow, bitter kind of pain. Gavin's voice was quiet.

00:13:12I should have been at Nate's funeral. I know. I screwed up. Then Lauren rushed in. Pale. Wide-eyed.

00:13:18Like always. She dropped to her knees beside my bed like we were in some cheap TV drama. The second

00:13:23she blinked. Tears spilled. Claire, I'm so sorry for what happened. This is all my fault. Liam had a

00:13:31heart episode that day. I panicked. Gavin was worried about us. That's why he missed the funeral.

00:13:37Please don't blame Gavin. Don't divorce him because of me. She grabbed my hand and pressed it to her

00:13:43cheek. Eyes wide and trembling. The same trick she'd used before. Daring me to hit her. Playing weak.

00:13:48Playing helpless. Setting the trap. Before, I used to freeze. But this time, I slapped her. Hard. Then

00:13:55I hit her again. Still not enough. You shameless bitch. What's wrong with you? There are millions

00:14:02of single men out there. So why do you keep going after someone else's husband? You got no shame?

00:14:09No self-respect? I raised my hand again. Gavin grabbed my wrist. His face went cold. Enough.

00:14:16I told you. Lauren and I are just friends. She's alone. She has a kid. Her life is hard enough.

00:14:23He glared at me. Do you have to twist our relationship? I yanked my hand free. I didn't

00:14:28even want to fight anymore. I pointed at the door. Get out.

00:14:36Claire, how can you talk to Gavin like that? He... I grabbed everything I could reach and hurled

00:14:41it at both of them. A cup. A tissue box. A remote. Get out! Both of you! Get the hell

00:14:49out! Gavin took a glance at me. A second later, he turned and pulled Lauren behind him. Then

00:14:54he walked her out. There was a time that would've destroyed me. Watching him choose her. Now,

00:14:59I felt nothing. I was born with doors that opened for me. Private schools. Summer houses.

00:15:05A last name that mattered. Gavin had none of that. He's just a firefighter from a normal family.

00:15:12A man who should've stayed out of my world. Gavin and I met by accident. One night, my best friend

00:15:18got dumped and dragged me out drinking. The bar caught fire. In the worst moment of my life,

00:15:24when I thought I was going to die on that filthy floor, Gavin found me. He carried me out. He

00:15:29nearly

00:15:30died doing it. He was handsome. Calm under pressure. And he saved my life. I fell for him hard. I

00:15:38found

00:15:38out he was single. I went after him. Persistent. Relentless. Finally, he said yes. Then, he proposed.

00:15:48Gavin was a gentle man. Always smiling, steady and calm. When you first met him, he felt warm and easy

00:15:55to talk to. But the longer you knew him, the more you realized something. He was polite to everyone.

00:16:01Even to me. Everybody said I'd married a good man. That I'd hit the jackpot. After we got married,

00:16:08he gave me every paycheck. He cooked. He cleaned. He handled the house. They didn't live in my marriage.

00:16:16They didn't feel the distance. The politeness. Even in bed, he felt, elsewhere. Like a man finishing a

00:16:23task. There is a wall between us. Invisible. Unbreakable. At first, I thought that was just

00:16:30who he was. Quiet. Closed off. Then Lauren came back. She had just gotten divorced and moved back

00:16:37with her son. The day she returned was our anniversary. Gavin took the day off. Not for me.

00:16:43For her. He didn't go to work. He didn't come home that night either. That's when I found out,

00:16:50Lauren wasn't just a friend. She was his ex. They'd been together since middle school.

00:16:5610 years. First love. Their families forced them apart. That was the story. Gavin told me he helped

00:17:04her. We're just friends. I'll never betray you. Because she was a single mom. He looked me in the

00:17:09eye and said, I believed him. A big mistake. After he left my hospital room, Gavin started texting me.

00:17:17Long messages. I didn't read a single one. I blocked his number. Then I called my brother

00:17:23and told him to fire Lauren. Before all this, I didn't know she was Gavin's ex. I'd only heard

00:17:29she was a divorced mom with one kid, trying to start over, and that she worked in media.

00:17:33My family owns the company. I was the one who got her the job. Looking back, I'm sure people laughed

00:17:40behind my back the whole time. The rich wife. The fool. Lauren got fired the next day. And Gavin

00:17:46showed up right after. He walked in already angry. Jaw tight. Brows down.

00:17:52It's my fault, okay? I'm sorry. But that's none of her business.

00:17:57I stared at him.

00:17:58We're just friends. She has a little boy. That's it. And you had your brother fire her? Why are you

00:18:04being so harsh to a single mom? I gave her the job. Of course, I can take it back. Listen,

00:18:08that's not the end. Every single dollar you spent on her, I'm taking it all back.

00:18:13Being harsh to a single mom, I nearly ended up letting her sleep in my bed. Gavin's face

00:18:18went dark. Claire, I'm saying this one more time. I've never done anything to betray you.

00:18:25Yes, she's my ex. But now, just a friend. A fucking friend. I was so sick of this cliche.

00:18:35And the hypocrite in front of me. I ground out through my teeth.

00:18:39Friend more important than your wife and your son? Nate's? Nate's funeral was 10 days ago.

00:18:45If you cared even a little about me or your son, you'd know he died just next door to Lauren.

00:18:50Gavin didn't move. I could feel every nerve in my body screaming. Nate screamed for you.

00:18:57He gasped. He choked. He begged. And you? You stood there. Broke every rule. Passed our door.

00:19:04Picked her and her kid over us. I shouted. My hands shook. My chest burned. My son is dead because

00:19:12of

00:19:12you. I'm not asking you to save us as first. You wanted to save her first? Fine. But when you

00:19:17dragged her out, carried her son out? Did it ever cross your mind your wife and son were trapped

00:19:21in the same damn hotel? Did you tell your crew to check? Did you even care? If you thought for

00:19:27one

00:19:28second, my boy wouldn't have died in that fire. My voice turned raw. I was screaming by then.

00:19:35Years of rage. Humiliation. Grief. All of it came out at once. Gavin just stood there. For the first time,

00:19:43the anger drained out of his face. He looked wrecked. His lips parted, but no sound came out.

00:19:50Every time Gavin ever lost control, it was over Lauren and her son. This was the first time I had

00:19:55ever seen that much pain on his face because of me and Nate. He stared at me, lost, pale, shaking.

00:20:01Claire. Claire. I'm sorry. I didn't know. I swear to God, I didn't know you and Nate were there.

00:20:10I didn't mean it. I texted you everything. The hotel, the room number, more than once.

00:20:20You texted Lauren what to pack. You reminded her to be careful, but me and Nate going on a trip?

00:20:26You completely forgot about us? His face turned pale. He grabbed his phone and started scrolling

00:20:33through our messages with shaking fingers. I used to text him everything. Photos. Updates. Bits of

00:20:40life. But he hardly answered. The night before Nate died, he said he missed his dad. He wanted to

00:20:46FaceTime him. But Gavin was on a video call with Lauren's son, Liam. So he declined Nate's calls for

00:20:52three times. I couldn't stand seeing that look on his face. So I told him we'd make a little video

00:20:57for dad instead. I said, he'll watch it. He'll love it. Nate lit right up. He smiled into the camera

00:21:05and showed off every place we'd been that day. Then he gave the hotel name, the room number, and in

00:21:10the

00:21:10sweetest voice, full of hope, he said dad should come join us if he had time. Gavin opened the video.

00:21:16He watched it. His eyes went red fast. Then the tears came. Just poured down his face. His throat

00:21:24made this awful broken sound. Like he was choking on it. I had never seen him look like that. But

00:21:30his

00:21:30tears can't bring my boy back. Gavin held the phone so tight his knuckles went white. His voice was

00:21:36wrecked. It's all my fault. I failed Nate. I'm not a good dad. But please, don't blame Lauren and Liam.

00:21:45They didn't do anything wrong. I grabbed the water glass by my back and threw his head on. It hit

00:21:50his

00:21:51forehead. I was shaking so badly I could barely breathe. You want to protect the ones you love?

00:21:57Then you better see if you're man enough to pull it off. Get out! I was done. Done talking. Done

00:22:04explaining.

00:22:05He didn't deserve to be Nate's father. The room got loud enough that people came running.

00:22:10My brother came in with Wes and a couple of nurses. They pushed Gavin out. I had just gotten out

00:22:16of ICU.

00:22:17My body was wrecked. But my head was clear. My brother had barely been to the office for two weeks.

00:22:23Work was piling up. He told me to rest. Left Wes with me. And rushed back downtown.

00:22:28Wes is his best friend. A smartass who never seemed to grow up. Then he became a lawyer.

00:22:34Peter shocked all of us. Now he was handling my divorce. He dropped into the chair by my bed.

00:22:40Grabbed an apple off the tray. Took a bite. And looked at me.

00:22:44Tell me how far you want to take this.

00:22:46Every dollar Gavin spent on Lauren and her son while he was married to me, I want it traced and

00:22:50clawed back.

00:22:50He used all of his income on them. And he used 200 grand of mine. I want the money back.

00:22:55And the divorce. Done. Now.

00:22:57And file a complaint with his department.

00:22:59He broke rescue protocol. He delayed help to our room.

00:23:04That delay. It killed Nate. And it left me burned half to hell.

00:23:08I was dizzy from the fight. But my mind was sharp as a blade.

00:23:12This wasn't about the money. I wanted Gavin and Lauren to feel my pain.

00:23:16And his team. They deserved to know the truth.

00:23:20That his negligence cost a life. That this was the kind of man he really was.

00:23:24Wes didn't waste time. He said he'd start on the financial claim and the filing that day.

00:23:30That night, Gavin came back. Bandage wrapped around his forehead. Thermos in one hand.

00:23:36Sorry I'm late. Got caught up at work. I made some food for you.

00:23:41Easy on your stomach but still good for you.

00:23:43He opened the lids one by one. Soup. Rice. Soft vegetables.

00:23:49Gavin got 10 vacation days a year. 9 went to Lauren and her son.

00:23:54The last half? He saved it for them too.

00:23:56I looked at the food. It actually looked good. For one second, I just stared at it.

00:24:03Then I shoved the tray. Everything hit the floor. Food. Broth. Containers. All of it.

00:24:10I looked at him and felt sick. You bring over all this food here for what? So I drop the

00:24:15claim? So you can keep sending money to your side spit?

00:24:18Gavin stared at the food on the floor. His face went hard.

00:24:22Claire, can you quit talking like that? Nothing ever happened between me and Lauren. That money was just a loan.

00:24:28His voice sharpened fast.

00:24:29I don't get why you hate her so much.

00:24:31I had heard that speech so many times it made me choke. A cough tore out of me before I

00:24:36could stop it. Gavin froze. The anger dropped right out of his face. He came over and reached for my

00:24:42back, trying to steady my breathing.

00:24:44Before Lauren came back into his life, people thought we were the perfect couple. So sometimes I caught myself wondering,

00:24:51how did we end up here? Gavin let out a slow breath.

00:24:54You're weak right now. Can we not fight?

00:24:58When he spoke again, his voice was softer.

00:25:01You're a mom. You get how tough this is for Lauren, right?

00:25:04I just stared at him. He kept going.

00:25:07She lost her job. If I make her pay that money back now, what does that make me? Try putting

00:25:12yourself in her shoes.

00:25:14That was the moment I knew there was nothing left to say. I was too tired to argue.

00:25:19Get out.

00:25:19My voice was flat.

00:25:21If you don't want to leave here with more injuries, get out now.

00:25:24He frowned, acting like I was crazy. Then his phone rang.

00:25:29Lauren.

00:25:29Wait, any Lauren?

00:25:30Of course. He picked up, and I heard enough to know what it was.

00:25:34Liam kept calling for him. Just like that, he was done fighting with me.

00:25:38Claire, you're upset right now. Calm down. We'll talk later.

00:25:41That was always his move. Whenever I got angry over Lauren, he never fixed it.

00:25:47He'd blame me for getting upset, then leave me alone with the damage.

00:25:50He probably thought this would go the way it always had. That eventually I'd stop pushing.

00:25:56Move on. What he still didn't understand was this. The second Nate died, whatever was left

00:26:02between us died too. That same evening, I completed the procedures for transferring to another hospital.

00:26:07I wasn't going to stay there another day and let him and Lauren keep circling my room like vultures.

00:26:12The next morning, Gavin couldn't reach me, so he started asking our mutual friends to check on me.

00:26:18Hey Claire, you just got out of the hospital. Where are you? Gavin's been freaking out about you.

00:26:23Ask Gavin this.

00:26:24If he was so worried about me, why did he pick a fight the day I left ICU just to

00:26:29defend his ex?

00:26:30And ask him this too. If he was so worried, why did he spend less than 10 minutes in my

00:26:36room before running back to Lauren?

00:26:38One of them called and said,

00:26:40I hung up. Then I went into the group chat we all shared, friends, coworkers, the whole fake little group,

00:26:46and tagged both Gavin and Lauren.

00:26:47Gavin, stop pretending everything's fine. Stop asking me to help you two play this game. Do you really think no

00:26:56one sees it?

00:26:57Gavin, just admit it. You're still in love with your ex. At least be honest about it instead of this

00:27:05crap.

00:27:07And ladies, I typed. The group chat went dead. No one replied. Silence in public. Chaos in private.

00:27:15A little later, Gavin texted me from a new number. You can hate me all you want. You can take

00:27:21it out on me.

00:27:22Leave Lauren and Liam out of this. They didn't do anything. How many times do I have to tell you?

00:27:29Didn't do anything? Ridiculous. I used to keep quiet. Out of pride. Out of mercy. But now my son was

00:27:37gone.

00:27:38All my mercy was buried with him. I called Gavin right away. When he answered, I didn't wait.

00:27:44Don't worry. You're on the list too. Do you really have to do this?

00:27:49No doubt. Yes. No pause.

00:27:51You're acting so crazy. I don't even know you anymore.

00:27:54He said something that almost made me laugh again. I closed my eyes.

00:27:58Funny. I guess I never knew you at all.

00:28:01If I had known what he really was. How weak. How blind. How messed up inside.

00:28:07I never would have married him. Nate wouldn't have been compared to Liam.

00:28:12He wouldn't have been called too sensitive, too clingy, not enough.

00:28:15He wouldn't have had to shrink himself for a father who always chose someone else.

00:28:19And maybe, he wouldn't have died still hoping that man would change.

00:28:23Wes moved fast. The money case came through first.

00:28:27The court ordered Lauren to pay me back 1.85 million.

00:28:31Wes warned me. He said the divorce wouldn't be easy.

00:28:34I didn't have hard proof Gavin had physically cheated.

00:28:37Without that, the court said the marriage was not legally beyond repair.

00:28:41So they denied the divorce.

00:28:43Gavin was furious that I forced Lauren to pay.

00:28:46He tried to borrow money and cover it for her himself.

00:28:48I shut that down immediately.

00:28:51I had Wes pass the message straight to him.

00:28:53Gavin. Want to raise your mistress and her kid?

00:28:56Fine. Once we're divorced, do whatever you want.

00:29:00But every dollar you spent on her? That's my money.

00:29:04So get it back.

00:29:05Now. I thought he'd agree.

00:29:08I thought there was no way he'd let Lauren suffer if he could stop it.

00:29:11But I was wrong.

00:29:12Gavin asked to meet.

00:29:14I said no.

00:29:15Wes came back later and told me.

00:29:17He won't sign.

00:29:19He says the marriage is fine.

00:29:20He says you're overreacting.

00:29:22He says you don't get him.

00:29:23I almost laughed.

00:29:25I realized I never really knew Gavin.

00:29:27For years, he gave everything to Lauren and Liam.

00:29:29His time.

00:29:30His care.

00:29:31His patience.

00:29:32And me.

00:29:33Shorter.

00:29:33Colder.

00:29:34Meaner.

00:29:35Some days, he treated strangers better than his own wife.

00:29:38I couldn't figure it out.

00:29:40Why drag this out?

00:29:41Why hold on?

00:29:42Then I stopped trying.

00:29:44I was done playing nice.

00:29:45He wanted to drag this out?

00:29:47I'd make him beg for the divorce.

00:29:49The complaint letter was already in.

00:29:51The review was moving.

00:29:52A few days later, someone from Internal Review called.

00:29:55I said yes.

00:29:56They showed up in a group.

00:29:58Too many suits.

00:29:59Too many fake smiles.

00:30:00They even brought health supplements.

00:30:02Like that would fix any of this.

00:30:04What I didn't expect.

00:30:06Gavin walked in with them.

00:30:07One of the senior men gave me a grave little smile.

00:30:09Gavin has already explained the situation.

00:30:12He knows he made a serious mistake.

00:30:14Then he turned to Gavin.

00:30:15Go on.

00:30:16Apologize now.

00:30:17Gavin looked thinner.

00:30:18Dark circles.

00:30:19Hollow cheeks.

00:30:20Like grief had finally found his address.

00:30:22He stepped up to me.

00:30:23His voice was rough.

00:30:25Claire, I'm sorry.

00:30:27I promise this will never happen again.

00:30:29I stared at him.

00:30:30My hands were clenched so tight it hurt.

00:30:32And what good is that now?

00:30:34Nate is dead.

00:30:35Does saying sorry bring him back?

00:30:37You didn't even show up to your own son's funeral.

00:30:39What kind of man does that?

00:30:42What kind man if you bout?

00:30:44Gavin swallowed hard.

00:30:45For once, he didn't look calm.

00:30:47He wasn't steady.

00:30:48He looked scared.

00:30:49I failed Nate.

00:30:51I know that.

00:30:51But Liam had a cardiac episode that day.

00:30:53He doesn't have a dad.

00:30:55Lauren didn't know what to do.

00:30:56I couldn't just leave.

00:30:57I...

00:30:58I cut him off so fast he flinched.

00:31:00Was she the only person in the world?

00:31:02She's 35, Gavin.

00:31:03Not a kid you have to babysit.

00:31:05If you didn't want to come, just say so.

00:31:06I looked around the room.

00:31:08The suits.

00:31:09The fake smiles.

00:31:10The men hoping I'd make this easy.

00:31:12You all came here to talk me out of this, didn't you?

00:31:15You really think that sounds okay?

00:31:17Nobody answered.

00:31:19Because nobody could.

00:31:20Once I got so caught up in all this, I even ran paternity tests.

00:31:24More than once.

00:31:25Gavin and Liam.

00:31:26Never father and son.

00:31:28Then it hit me.

00:31:29Love someone, you take everything with them.

00:31:31That was Gavin.

00:31:33He loved Lauren so much, he treated her kid like a saint too.

00:31:36The room went stiff.

00:31:38Everybody looked embarrassed.

00:31:39Finally, one of the leaders cleared his throat and tried again.

00:31:43Claire, you gotta think this through.

00:31:45Gavin's one of our top guys.

00:31:47People are already talking promotions.

00:31:49He's got a huge future ahead.

00:31:51And if you push this, you could ruin it for him.

00:31:55You still think you deserve to wear that uniform?

00:31:57When you ran off with your girlfriend and grabbed Liam, did you know my son was a doorway?

00:32:02Crying for you?

00:32:04Saying, Daddy, it hurts over and over?

00:32:06If anyone else had been on that call, he'd still be alive.

00:32:10You're the only one who let this happen.

00:32:13Gavin went white.

00:32:14He opened his mouth.

00:32:15Nothing came out.

00:32:16Then he turned and walked out.

00:32:18Ran, almost.

00:32:19I looked past the window.

00:32:21The sky was dark and heavy.

00:32:23Storm colored.

00:32:24Like rain was coming.

00:32:25The next day, the department called.

00:32:27Their decision was in.

00:32:29Major disciplinary mark.

00:32:31Demotion.

00:32:32Removed from command.

00:32:33By then, my body had started to heal.

00:32:36Enough that I could go see Nate.

00:32:38It had only been a month since he died.

00:32:40One month.

00:32:40But it felt like years.

00:32:42Time had gotten strange after him.

00:32:44At night, I still woke up from dreams of him crying.

00:32:47Once I was up, I couldn't go back to sleep.

00:32:50Every minute dragged.

00:32:51I brought flowers to the cemetery.

00:32:53When I got there, I saw I wasn't alone.

00:32:56Gavin was already there.

00:32:57Flowers lined Nate's grave.

00:32:59A superhero figure.

00:33:00A little cake.

00:33:02Candy.

00:33:02Snacks.

00:33:03I kicked them all aside.

00:33:06Claire, whatever your problem with me, take it out on me.

00:33:09Don't do this here.

00:33:10He was my son too.

00:33:12No.

00:33:13That's not what Liam likes.

00:33:15I pulled out Legos, a Rubik's Cube, and Nate's favorite spicy snacks.

00:33:19Nate hated sweets.

00:33:20He didn't care about superheroes.

00:33:22I'm sorry.

00:33:23I thought all boys liked this stuff.

00:33:25If you don't care, don't fake it.

00:33:28Doesn't this embarrass you?

00:33:29He could remember Liam.

00:33:30Not Nate.

00:33:31Not one favorite toy or snack.

00:33:33Indifference.

00:33:34I just wanted more time with him.

00:33:36I was busy.

00:33:37I didn't get enough time.

00:33:39But Nate said he wanted a different dad next life.

00:33:41Gavin staggered.

00:33:42Kneeled.

00:33:43He whispered.

00:33:44It felt empty.

00:33:45Fake.

00:33:46Too late.

00:33:47If you really feel sorry, honor his wish.

00:33:50Stop showing up in front of him.

00:33:51His phone rang.

00:33:52Lauren.

00:33:53He answered.

00:33:54Face changing instantly.

00:33:56Guile.

00:33:56Claire.

00:33:57Lauren and Liam are innocent.

00:33:59Blame me.

00:34:00Not them.

00:34:01You're a mother too.

00:34:02How can you be this cruel?

00:34:03You wouldn't even leave them the house?

00:34:05Don't worry.

00:34:05I'm coming.

00:34:06Lauren knew Gavin had her back.

00:34:08Even with cash in hand, she refused to pay.

00:34:11I had Wes file for court enforcement.

00:34:13The property under Lauren and Liam's name was put up for forced sale.

00:34:16This morning, they were evicted.

00:34:18Gavin kept hovering, trying to calm her down, anxious and tense.

00:34:22I knew the truth.

00:34:23He wasn't sorry.

00:34:25Later, I remembered how he once risked his life to save me.

00:34:28He said that's the job.

00:34:29I asked if he was scared.

00:34:31Maybe it's how I grew up.

00:34:33His father, a firefighter, died when Gavin was 7.

00:34:36His mother sick.

00:34:37Died when he was 15.

00:34:39Crew and friends kept him alive.

00:34:41He grew up giving, helping, optimistic.

00:34:43That was the part one loved most.

00:34:45And the part one came to hate.

00:34:47Every time Lauren called, he answered, always softer, faster, more completely than me.

00:34:53I stayed calm at first.

00:34:54Then uneasy.

00:34:55Then furious.

00:34:56He never got it.

00:34:59You've never complained when I helped other people.

00:35:02So why are you obsessing over Lauren and Liam?

00:35:04I've never crossed a line with them.

00:35:06Stop making this about jealousy.

00:35:09Then I came back from the memory, empty.

00:35:11I stayed with Nate for over an hour, then left.

00:35:14Not sure if it was just my luck today.

00:35:16Or some cosmic joke.

00:35:17Later, outside downtown, I saw them again.

00:35:20Lauren on the roof ledge.

00:35:22Liam in her arms.

00:35:23Police.

00:35:24Firefighters.

00:35:24Gavin trying to calm her.

00:35:26A crowd had gathered.

00:35:28Cameras flashing.

00:35:29She saw me.

00:35:31Screamed.

00:35:32Claire!

00:35:32Will you only stop when me and my son are dead?

00:35:35My phone rang.

00:35:36Blocked number.

00:35:37Gavin.

00:35:38Borrowed someone else's phone.

00:35:40Stop.

00:35:41Don't push her.

00:35:42Whatever you need to say, not her.

00:35:43Say it to me.

00:35:44I gripped the phone.

00:35:46Enough.

00:35:47Then I looked at Lauren on the ledge.

00:35:48At the hotel, she knew I was next door.

00:35:50So did Liam.

00:35:53We need to do in sakes there.

00:35:55But they's never were stunning.

00:35:57They knew we were there.

00:35:59But they never told you.

00:36:00Gavin froze.

00:36:02Just for a second.

00:36:03Then he said, too fast.

00:36:05Too panicked.

00:36:05That's not possible.

00:36:07Lauren would never do that.

00:36:09She has a good heart.

00:36:10Of course.

00:36:11Men like him only believe what they want to.

00:36:13I hung up and shouted at Lauren on the ledge.

00:36:16You wanna jump?

00:36:17Then jump.

00:36:18Can't do it with your kid?

00:36:20Fine.

00:36:20Go by yourself.

00:36:22Cops and firefighters rushed toward me immediately.

00:36:24Hands raised.

00:36:25Voices loud.

00:36:26Trying to stop me.

00:36:27The crowd stared.

00:36:28I laughed.

00:36:29A megaphone appeared.

00:36:30Wes.

00:36:31He raised an eyebrow.

00:36:32Use this.

00:36:33Save your voice.

00:36:34Your brother made me promise I'd keep you in one piece.

00:36:36I took it.

00:36:37She's not jumping!

00:36:39She wasn't leaning, shaking, or letting go.

00:36:42Wes muttered about my height.

00:36:43Too short.

00:36:44Then brought a chair.

00:36:44I stepped up.

00:36:46Lifted the megaphone higher.

00:36:47Since we're all watching, here's the truth.

00:36:50That woman up there?

00:36:51My husband's side swash.

00:36:53The guy behind her?

00:36:54My husband.

00:36:55My husband gave her 1.85 millions during our marriage.

00:36:58I sued.

00:36:59She refused to pay.

00:37:01So the court moved to sell her house.

00:37:03She doesn't want to pay.

00:37:05Doesn't want to lose the house.

00:37:07Today, she pulled this stunt, hoping you'd pressure me into backing down.

00:37:10Still recovering from major burns.

00:37:13My son is dead.

00:37:14And now I'm supposed to be the cruel one?

00:37:16Because I won't let my husband's mistress bully me in public?

00:37:19If you still think I'm the villain here, fine.

00:37:22The crowd erupted.

00:37:24Voices from all directions.

00:37:26Shameless!

00:37:27Arrest her!

00:37:28The wife is the real victim.

00:37:29That's outrageous!

00:37:31Wes studied me and drove me home.

00:37:33By nightfall, the story was everywhere.

00:37:35Lauren had made too much noise.

00:37:37Reporters dug into the fire.

00:37:39Fire captain altered rescue order to save ex-girlfriend and her child first.

00:37:42Delay allegedly led to death of five-year-old son and severe burns to wife.

00:37:46Dead child identified as captain's son, wife and child in room next to ex-girlfriend.

00:37:50Gavin and Lauren were dragged online.

00:37:52Lauren couldn't rent anywhere.

00:37:54Gavin's career took a hit.

00:37:55If he failed his own child, what could people trust him with?

00:37:58Gavin tried to contact me repeatedly.

00:38:01No luck.

00:38:02Finally, he hired a lawyer.

00:38:04He wanted a divorce.

00:38:05Wes handled the back and forth.

00:38:07He says, Lauren panicked and forgot you and Nate were next door.

00:38:10He thinks you misjudged her.

00:38:12He's disappointed in you and wants a divorce.

00:38:14I looked at Wes.

00:38:15Tired.

00:38:15Done.

00:38:16I didn't care to untangle excuses anymore.

00:38:18Come with me.

00:38:19I want the divorce done face to face.

00:38:22Today.

00:38:22At my house.

00:38:23After Nate died, I couldn't go home.

00:38:25His shoes.

00:38:26His cups.

00:38:27His half-built toys everywhere.

00:38:29I couldn't live under the same roof as Gavin.

00:38:31But now the house was mine.

00:38:33Every memory of Nate stayed.

00:38:34Gavin would take only himself out.

00:38:36We arrived.

00:38:37Opposing counsel called.

00:38:39House not ideal.

00:38:40Moved to coffee shop.

00:38:41Fine.

00:38:42I just wanted it done.

00:38:43Since I was already there, I wanted Nate's favorite Lego set.

00:38:47I keyed the door.

00:38:48Wrong code.

00:38:49Again.

00:38:49Wrong.

00:38:50Then a voice.

00:38:51Who is it?

00:38:52My blood ran cold.

00:38:53The door opened.

00:38:54Lauren.

00:38:55Lauren was in my house.

00:38:57Wearing pajamas.

00:38:58Liam was right behind her.

00:39:00Dressed like you lived there too.

00:39:02One look past the door and I knew.

00:39:04The furniture had been moved.

00:39:05The decor was different.

00:39:07Their things were everywhere.

00:39:09They had settled in.

00:39:11But this was my house.

00:39:12My house with Gavin.

00:39:14We weren't even divorced yet.

00:39:16How the hell did he let another woman move in here with her kid?

00:39:19My blood went hot so fast my vision blurred.

00:39:22Lauren saw me and panicked.

00:39:24She tried to slam the door.

00:39:25Wes gave an annoyed click of his tongue and kicked the door back open.

00:39:29You can't go in there.

00:39:31Out of my way.

00:39:32I shoved her aside and went in.

00:39:34Then I saw the bedroom.

00:39:36Clean.

00:39:37Reset.

00:39:38Different.

00:39:39There was nothing left of Nate.

00:39:41My mind went blank.

00:39:42I turned and grabbed Lauren by the shirt.

00:39:45Where are Nate's clothes?

00:39:47His shoes?

00:39:49His toys?

00:39:51His pictures?

00:39:52Where are they?

00:39:53I was one second from falling apart.

00:39:56Lauren wouldn't look at me.

00:39:57But Liam answered for her.

00:39:59Mom said keeping dead people's stuff is creepy.

00:40:02So she threw it out.

00:40:03I screamed and grabbed a fistful of Lauren's hair.

00:40:06Then I hit her.

00:40:07Once.

00:40:08Twice.

00:40:09Over and over.

00:40:10She fell.

00:40:12I went down with her and kept swinging.

00:40:14I wanted to tear her apart.

00:40:16My son was already dead.

00:40:18Wasn't that enough?

00:40:19Why did she have to erase every trace of him too?

00:40:22Gavin kept saying Lauren and Liam were innocent.

00:40:26Then what about Nate?

00:40:27What about me?

00:40:28Claire!

00:40:29What the hell are you doing?

00:40:30He tried to yank me off her.

00:40:32Wes stepped in front of him.

00:40:34Let's not do that.

00:40:35Breaking up a fight between women?

00:40:37Bad look for you.

00:40:38Wes looked lean, but he could fight.

00:40:40He'd competed at the national level.

00:40:42Gavin couldn't get past him.

00:40:44So he did what men like him always do when they lose control.

00:40:47He called the cops.

00:40:49Lauren didn't do anything to deserve that.

00:40:51She let the last time slide.

00:40:52And now you're attacking her again?

00:40:54I know you're hurting, Claire, but that doesn't give you the right to go after her.

00:40:59I have never met a lower man than you.

00:41:01When the police got there, I didn't say much.

00:41:04Wes had already called a lawyer who specialized in cases like this.

00:41:08Lauren's injuries were minor at best.

00:41:10A few thousand dollars, maybe.

00:41:12So I had Wes go to the nearest ATM.

00:41:14He came back with cash.

00:41:16I threw it straight at Lauren.

00:41:18There.

00:41:19You've been paid.

00:41:21Now let's talk about unlawful entry into my home.

00:41:24Lauren burst into tears.

00:41:26Gavin stepped in front of her at once.

00:41:28I gave her permission to be here.

00:41:30You seem to have forgotten something.

00:41:33I own this house.

00:41:35Gavin didn't come from money.

00:41:38You called the police, Gavin.

00:41:40You helped kill Nate.

00:41:41You let them throw away every last thing he left behind.

00:41:45Now you say I'm going too far?

00:41:47You two are the ones who crossed the line.

00:41:50You threw Nate's things away?

00:41:51I told you not to touch anything in this house.

00:41:56Everything she threw out was worth at least 50 grand.

00:42:00Unlawful entry, destruction of property, that's enough to press charges.

00:42:03I was done wasting oxygen on them.

00:42:06I turned and walked out.

00:42:08Gavin ran after me.

00:42:09For once, he looked scared.

00:42:12Claire, I'm sorry.

00:42:13I moved out after she moved in.

00:42:15I was trying to avoid any appearance of...

00:42:18You better pray I get Nate's things back.

00:42:21Because if I don't, I'll make your lives hell.

00:42:23My brother had already handled it.

00:42:25He hired a crew to dig through the landfill for Nate's things.

00:42:29Wes and I drove out there fast.

00:42:31You're still recovering, Claire.

00:42:33Go home.

00:42:34Get off your feet.

00:42:36I'll find everything.

00:42:38I swear to God I will.

00:42:39I didn't even spare him a glance.

00:42:41Wes handed me a pair of work gloves.

00:42:44I pulled them on and climbed into the mountain of trash.

00:42:46If Nate had anything left in this world, I was the one taking it home.

00:42:50Gavin just stood there, useless.

00:42:52Looking like a man who'd shown up too late and knew it.

00:42:55What exactly are we looking for?

00:42:57That almost broke me.

00:42:58Because there was a time he knew every single thing that mattered.

00:43:01When Nate was born, before Lauren came back, Gavin showed up.

00:43:06For those first three years, he was all in.

00:43:08He changed diapers, made baby food,

00:43:11sat on the floor for hours building block towers that always ended in laughter.

00:43:15When he wasn't on shift, he was all about Nate.

00:43:18People used to tell me I was the lucky one.

00:43:20They said I'd married the best man in the world.

00:43:23And Nate?

00:43:24Nate adored him.

00:43:25Then Lauren came back.

00:43:27After that, Gavin was never really home.

00:43:29He was either at the station or at her place.

00:43:32If you asked him about Liam, how tall he was, what snacks he liked, what size shoes he wore,

00:43:38he'd talk for days.

00:43:39But ask him where Nate went to preschool?

00:43:42Silence.

00:43:43Ask him which toy Nate couldn't sleep without.

00:43:46Blank.

00:43:47It was over a hundred out.

00:43:49The stink from the landfill hit like a wall.

00:43:51I kept digging.

00:43:53I didn't say a word.

00:43:54At one point, Gavin had to ask the crew what Nate's things even looked like.

00:43:58They had to show him pictures.

00:44:00That told me everything.

00:44:02He wasn't there for my son.

00:44:04He was there to quiet his own guilt.

00:44:06By early afternoon, the heat took him down.

00:44:09He collapsed right there in the middle of the trash.

00:44:12EMS had to take him out.

00:44:14Later, after they got him stable, he came back.

00:44:17Still pale.

00:44:18Still shaky.

00:44:19Still digging.

00:44:21Claire.

00:44:21Lauren wants to make a deal.

00:44:23She'll pay for all of it.

00:44:24She just doesn't want criminal exposure.

00:44:26Tell her this.

00:44:27If she wants mercy, she can start by saying my son's name in public.

00:44:31She can stand in front of every camera she's been dodging and admit what she did.

00:44:34She can do it at his memorial, and she can stay there until every last thing that belonged to him

00:44:38is found.

00:44:39If she agrees, I won't do anything to keep this in the headlines.

00:44:42Her lawyer can take the rest up with the DA.

00:44:45Lauren crossed a line this time.

00:44:48What she did was wrong.

00:44:49But she didn't mean...

00:44:52You can stand right beside them.

00:44:54You go with them.

00:44:55Or she goes to jail.

00:44:56As for Nate's things, I didn't need Gavin.

00:44:59He'd already missed the last two years of my son's life.

00:45:02And now Nate didn't need him anymore either.

00:45:05I shoved past him and kept digging.

00:45:07For the next two days, Wes kept me updated.

00:45:10I meant every word I said.

00:45:12If they did what I told them to do, they were staying there.

00:45:16Day and night.

00:45:17Whether their bodies could take it?

00:45:19Not my problem.

00:45:20It wasn't even a fraction of what my boy went through.

00:45:23It took two full days to find everything.

00:45:26When the last box was finally pulled out, my knees nearly buckled.

00:45:29I held it in my arms, filthy, stinking, covered in ash and rot.

00:45:34I cried so hard I could barely see.

00:45:36Come on.

00:45:37Let's go home.

00:45:39Nate would hate seeing you like this.

00:45:41When I got back to the house, I wanted to throw up.

00:45:44Everything Lauren had touched felt contaminated.

00:45:47I hired a crew on the spot.

00:45:49I told them to haul every single thing they'd brought into that house out to the curb.

00:45:53The furniture.

00:45:54The decor.

00:45:55The kitchen junk.

00:45:57All of it.

00:45:58Anything that smelled like them.

00:46:00They'd been out there for two days and two nights.

00:46:02Gavin too.

00:46:04Lauren saw her things being hauled out and almost lost it.

00:46:07How?

00:46:08How could you do this?

00:46:11Gavin, do something!

00:46:12Her voice bored straight into my skull.

00:46:15I grabbed a framed photo and hurled it at her.

00:46:17It shattered right by her feet.

00:46:18In this city, money buys more than just silence.

00:46:21It buys me the pleasure of watching you crawl.

00:46:24And I've got very deep pockets.

00:46:28She just stood there, teary-eyed, looking at Gavin like he was going to save her.

00:46:35We did what you asked.

00:46:36You can drop the case now.

00:46:38Right?

00:46:40Of course.

00:46:42But Gavin?

00:46:44I changed my mind.

00:46:46I'm not divorcing you.

00:46:47Not yet.

00:46:49I'm going to drag this out for as long as I can.

00:46:51And I'm going to make sure all three of you know what it feels like to live inside a nightmare.

00:46:56I had their things thrown out.

00:46:58Gavin's, too.

00:47:00Clothes.

00:47:00Shoes.

00:47:01Tools.

00:47:02Every last trace of him.

00:47:04Then I changed the door code.

00:47:06Before he could speak, I hit him where it hurt.

00:47:09You borrowed 200 grand from me, and you promised to pay it back.

00:47:12You were ready to chaff up nearly 2 million for Lauren.

00:47:16So don't even think about dragging your feet.

00:47:18You were payment successful!

00:47:21He transferred the money.

00:47:23Every cent he had.

00:47:24Then he tried one last time.

00:47:26You can hate me, Claire.

00:47:28I deserve it.

00:47:29But Lauren and Lemus, all they did was take the help I offered.

00:47:32They didn't do anything wrong.

00:47:34There it was again.

00:47:35The same blind spot that killed my son.

00:47:37I walked inside and slammed the door in his face.

00:47:40Hard.

00:47:41Wes was waiting.

00:47:42The reporters still want that interview about the fire.

00:47:44You want me to cancel?

00:47:45No.

00:47:46Let him come.

00:47:48I'd spent weeks covering for him.

00:47:50Staying quiet while people online came up with excuses for why he wasn't there.

00:47:54Where's Nate's grave?

00:47:55While he was alive, you barely acted like a father.

00:47:58Now that he's dead, don't you dare taint his rest.

00:48:02I will never let you see him again.

00:48:04I'm sorry.

00:48:05I swear I didn't mean to.

00:48:08Don't break yet.

00:48:09We're just getting started.

00:48:11That afternoon, the reporters came.

00:48:14I sat in front of the cameras.

00:48:15He knew exactly where we were.

00:48:17He just chose to stop listening.

00:48:19But he had blocked me.

00:48:21He wouldn't answer my calls.

00:48:23Or my son's.

00:48:24Because he was busy.

00:48:26Busy with work.

00:48:28With Lauren.

00:48:29And with her son.

00:48:32He didn't want us bothering him.

00:48:38When he pulled them out, he walked right past our door.

00:48:45My boy, Nate, was screaming for his dad.

00:48:49He marked that floor clear while my son was still inside.

00:48:53He didn't make a mistake.

00:48:55He made a choice.

00:48:57And that choice killed my son.

00:49:02It's so good to talk it with me.

00:49:04We will end day that I didn't need to rambley.

00:49:06The I'm is horrible.

00:49:08The players group are still better and fly to let you.

00:49:10The rest of the train, who's gonna do it?

00:49:11The video exploded.

00:49:13The department put him on leave first.

00:49:15Then the investigation started.

00:49:17By the end of the week, his position, his reputation, his future there, gone.

00:49:22I pulled every mutual contact into one group chat.

00:49:25This is Claire, Gavin's wife.

00:49:27If he asks for money, it's for Lauren Blake.

00:49:30I am no longer his safety net.

00:49:32He has no savings, no assets, and now, no future.

00:49:37I was done paying for the other woman.

00:49:39People backed off.

00:49:41Fast.

00:49:42Whenever they moved, I found them.

00:49:44And once I did, they got the message.

00:49:47Filth at the door.

00:49:48Funeral flowers.

00:49:50Red words across the walls.

00:49:51Rotten food.

00:49:53Public shame.

00:49:54Fear.

00:49:55Everywhere they went, it followed.

00:49:57Grief had hollowed me out and left something mean in its place.

00:50:00By then, I wasn't trying to be good.

00:50:03I was trying to make them hurt.

00:50:05I knew what I was becoming.

00:50:07I just didn't care.

00:50:08Rotten hell, you home-wrecking bitch.

00:50:11A life for a life.

00:50:12Watch your son pay for your sins.

00:50:15Gavin, can you feel his eyes on you?

00:50:17They called the cops.

00:50:18I didn't care.

00:50:20As long as I had resources, they were never going to outrun the consequences.

00:50:23If they moved, I followed.

00:50:26New house.

00:50:26Same nightmare.

00:50:28Every week, Wes gathered the proof.

00:50:30Every cent Gavin spent on them, we filed to claw back.

00:50:33If Lauren didn't have cash, we took her car.

00:50:36We froze her accounts.

00:50:38Gavin used to say I was going after her.

00:50:40That I was being cruel.

00:50:42Fine.

00:50:43He hadn't seen cruel yet.

00:50:44Wes usually handled the-

00:50:46He was spending his days tearing my marriage apart, one filing at a time.

00:50:50It felt like using a sledgehammer to crack a nut.

00:50:53Your brother and his wife, they're still torn up about Nate.

00:50:57They feel like they failed him.

00:51:00They told me, don't let anyone pick on Claire again.

00:51:03If I even think about walking away, they'll have my head.

00:51:07Besides, big law is exhausting.

00:51:09Helping you tear these two down?

00:51:11It's the most fun I've had in years.

00:51:13One month.

00:51:14That's all it took for Lauren to break.

00:51:16Her son's condition got worse with every scare.

00:51:19The ER visits piled up.

00:51:21She couldn't even pay the bills.

00:51:23Leon was a child.

00:51:24I knew that.

00:51:25I just didn't have mercy left for anyone connected to her.

00:51:29Gavin showed up at my door, curious.

00:51:32He looked at me like I was the monster.

00:51:34Do you have any idea what you're doing?

00:51:37You keep pushing like this, Claire.

00:51:39And you're going to have blood on your hands.

00:51:42Is that what you want?

00:51:46Why would I be scared, Gavin?

00:51:48Because if someone dies, Claire, that's it.

00:51:53You're looking at prison time.

00:51:55Real time.

00:51:56Then I'll just go.

00:52:00Nate is gone.

00:52:01Lauren, what's the difference to me now?

00:52:03Let's be real.

00:52:05All I did was lean on Lauren.

00:52:07If something happens to her kid, that's on her.

00:52:10Maybe one day I pay for how far I've gone.

00:52:13At that point, I didn't care.

00:52:16But if that buys you and Lauren a lifetime of pure hell?

00:52:21Totally worth it.

00:52:23Claire, how could you do this to me?

00:52:25You made me.

00:52:26You made me.

00:52:27That was the God-honest truth.

00:52:29He helped kill my son.

00:52:31I was stuck in a hole I couldn't climb out of.

00:52:34So why should he and Lauren get to find peace?

00:52:36Why do they get to sleep?

00:52:38Why do they get to eat and breathe and have a life?

00:52:41Gavin opened his mouth to speak.

00:52:44Nothing.

00:52:44Just that same hollow, pathetic look.

00:52:47When he finally turned to go, he looked heavy.

00:52:50Like every step was a goddamn chore.

00:52:58I want to see you.

00:53:01Fine.

00:53:02The coffee shop then.

00:53:03When she walked in, she looked old.

00:53:06Not years damaged, dot eye.

00:53:08Like life had just worn her face down.

00:53:10The second she saw me, her eyes turned sharp.

00:53:13Pure hate.

00:53:16You know, I really did envy you.

00:53:19I didn't say a word.

00:53:21I just let her keep digging her own grave.

00:53:23You had everything I didn't.

00:53:25The money.

00:53:27The family.

00:53:28The kind of life that always has a safety net.

00:53:31I had none of that.

00:53:33You were born with a silver spoon, Claire.

00:53:35I had to scratch and claw for every scrap of attention Gervin gave me.

00:53:42I'm not here for the sob story, Lauren.

00:53:44That shut her up.

00:53:46For a second, anyway.

00:53:48See, that's the thing.

00:53:49Her parents might have been monsters.

00:53:52But that had nothing to do with me.

00:53:54I wasn't Gavin.

00:53:56She wasn't going to cry and watch me fold.

00:54:00I've been holding this in a long time.

00:54:02I've loved Gavin since middle school.

00:54:05Even after my divorce, I thought he'd hate me for marrying someone else.

00:54:11But he was so damn good to me.

00:54:13And I started thinking, maybe he still loved me too.

00:54:21Sometimes I'd say things, little things, just to set you off.

00:54:26Just to see what happened.

00:54:28And when he'd get pissed at you, get pissed at you.

00:54:31Because of me.

00:54:32Because of Liam.

00:54:33God, that felt good.

00:54:35Look, Claire.

00:54:36Gavin never actually cheated.

00:54:39He just felt sorry for me.

00:54:41That's it.

00:54:42I tried.

00:54:44God, I tried.

00:54:44But he never let it happen.

00:54:49And we've both paid enough now.

00:54:50I'm leaving town.

00:54:55So, stop.

00:54:56Just stop going after him.

00:54:59He's hurting too, Claire.

00:55:01After what happened to the kid, he's suffering.

00:55:04She kept talking.

00:55:06She kept talking.

00:55:06And talking.

00:55:07Confessional garbage.

00:55:08I didn't say a word.

00:55:10I didn't say a word.

00:55:38I just flipped my phone.

00:55:58I'm sorry.

00:56:01I don't know.

00:56:01I didn't say a word.

00:56:06I didn't say a word.

00:56:08I'm sorry.

00:56:08eyes Claire Claire listen to me I swear I didn't know Lauren felt that way I

00:56:20didn't know I just thought your brother had your back your friends were there

00:56:24you were the strong one and she had nobody her parents used her she had

00:56:29nothing no one I thought she needed to help more that's all it was I swear I

00:56:36never loved her I never betrayed you I crossed lines I messed up I know that

00:56:43now but I never slept with her I never touched her from now on she's dead to

00:56:48me cut off completely I'll do whatever you want Claire anything please just one

00:56:54more chance from the day we met Gavin was the center of my universe I was the

00:56:59one giving he was always the one in control but this this was the first time

00:57:05I'd seen him this low this desperate this small okay what what did you say she

00:57:12said okay man if you're hearing shot see a specialist you're too young for this I'm

00:57:17dying of thirst by the way you gonna let me in for a drink or what come on in I

00:57:22walked in right beside him Gavin followed us fast his hands were shaking as he

00:57:27poured the water it was only two in the afternoon I took a sip and set the glass

00:57:32down Wes has been helping me non-stop he's staying the night you're a good cook

00:57:36aren't you then cook depends

00:57:39does the husband mind no fridge is empty can you grab some groceries and Wes and I

00:57:46need some private time to unwind I bought those ties for you and the cufflinks they

00:57:52should be here in a day or two usually that's girlfriend territory ties and cufflinks you

00:58:00sending a message Claire you're my brother's best friend your family didn't you say you

00:58:05had a headache you look exhausted lean back it's easier this way your husband's standing

00:58:11right there so if you've got a dirty mind Gavin that's your cross to carry don't project

00:58:16your filth on us Gavin just stood there watching still silent his face was a wreck flickering

00:58:24between shock pain and pure jealousy he looked exactly the way I used to look

00:58:31if you don't want to make dinner just say it

00:58:36Wes and I can just head out we can afford it no it's fine I'll go

00:58:41between the store and the stove he was gone four hours by the time he came back Wes and

00:58:47I were in the living room laughing over some messy divorce case he'd handled Gavin brought

00:58:52the food out like it was glass everything looked perfect too bland Wes won't like this

00:58:58we're going out I didn't even look at the expression on his face I just grabbed Wes's

00:59:03arm and walked out like Gavin wasn't even in the room we didn't get back until late

00:59:08the house was spotless clean counters folded blankets dishes done for a split second it felt

00:59:16like the start of our marriage back when Gavin made everything feel safe I killed the thought

00:59:22it's late just crash here tonight Wes look at you all grown up taking care of people

00:59:29you take such good care of me Wes someone's got to appreciate you right and you know I always

00:59:35look after my favorites Claire are you doing this to get back at me get back at you hilarious he's

00:59:43staying because driving late sucks why are you making it weird come on you're finishing the show

00:59:48with me Gavin never watched anything but the news I'd try to tell him about a series I loved

00:59:54he'd just nod uh-huh never heard a word Wes was different he lived for the drama half his job

01:00:02was

01:00:02divorce law and he always had a story that topped the script we sat there for hours laughing talking

01:00:08completely tuned in Gavin tried to jump in once or twice nobody bit he just sat there getting quieter

01:00:16smaller by midnight he gave up and went to the master bedroom alone I waited a few minutes then I

01:00:24went to

01:00:25my room changed and came back out in silk Gavin was still awake the second he saw me he flinched

01:00:32where are you going Wes is taking the guest room he's had a long day don't make it ugly just

01:00:37because

01:00:38that's where your mind goes you're going in there dressed like that he's a man for god's sake you

01:00:43really think this is appropriate Gavin we're practically siblings don't make it weird just because your mind

01:00:48goes there everything I did that day I'd already lived through the original version he'd said those

01:00:54exact words to me about Lauren boundaries my crazy jealousy about how gross it was that I'd even think

01:01:01such a thing I was just returning the favor that wasn't cruelty that was consequence honestly I thought

01:01:09Gavin would last longer a month maybe two he was always too stubborn too proud to break but it only

01:01:16took

01:01:16two days two days that was it he showed up with the divorce papers dark circles under his eyes no

01:01:24sleep

01:01:25no fight left he looked like absolute hell he held the papers out his hand trembling slightly he said

01:01:33sorry then he stopped because the rest of the words just wouldn't come for years he acted like as long

01:01:39as

01:01:39he didn't sleep with her he was a saint like I was being dramatic like Nate and I were just

01:01:45too much

01:01:46too needy he thought all his choices lived on the right side of the line now he couldn't even say

01:01:52the words good at least shame finally caught up with him I looked over the papers he was giving me

01:01:59everything no fight over the assets no claim on the house nothing I signed fast clean no second

01:02:09thoughts we filed waited the mandatory days and finalized it just like that I was free Gavin used

01:02:17to be a guy who never touched a drop now he drank like it was his job every single night

01:02:23he looked

01:02:24wrecked nothing like the man I married after the ink dried he told me he was quitting the department

01:02:30said he was heading out to some rural district to teach he called it doing something for Nate

01:02:35trying to balance the scales I guess he said he was leaving the next day from the second I met

01:02:41him

01:02:42fire defined us he saved my life in one then he took my son in another fire was what made

01:02:48me love him

01:02:49it was also what took everything from me now the revenge was done I won if that word even means

01:02:55anything in a story like this and still looking at him all hollow and half gone I didn't feel a

01:03:02thing

01:03:02not satisfied not even a little just heavy because once before the world broke we were real

01:03:09a real family a real life a real love I didn't say any of that I just turned around and

01:03:17got in the car

01:03:18Lauren and Liam the world hounded them for a long time their life turned ugly small hard Gavin went off

01:03:27to the middle of nowhere living on pennies later I heard he tried to help some woman out there

01:03:32she'd been trafficked into a forced marriage the locals beat him so bad they snapped his leg

01:03:37the woman got out eventually Gavin had to leave and start over again somewhere else everyone who hurt

01:03:44Nate paid for it one way or another but it didn't lift the weight his death stayed in me heavy

01:03:50permanent

01:03:51I couldn't sleep couldn't focus so I started volunteering charities shelters disaster relief

01:04:01anything to keep moving sometimes helping someone else gave me a second to breathe a moment where the

01:04:07emptiness didn't swallow me whole maybe one day I'll be able to put Nate down gently in my heart

01:04:13instead of carrying him like an open wound maybe one day I'll have a life that isn't just grief

01:04:19I'm not there yet but maybe one day saving Claire was an accident meeting her an accident too she was

01:04:27gorgeous sharp warm without even trying the kind of woman people notice the second she walks into a

01:04:34room I never meant to get close a girl like that from a family like hers she wasn't supposed to

01:04:41be for

01:04:41a guy like me I was just a guy in a uniform with a hero complex and an empty bank

01:04:46account no money no

01:04:48no family no safety net even Lauren's family and they were regular people thought I wasn't good enough

01:04:55so a woman like Claire no shot that's what I told myself didn't matter the more time I spent with

01:05:02her the

01:05:03harder it got to stay away Lauren and I we'd been together forever years what we had was real but

01:05:10she used to

01:05:10say the same thing over and over save more think about us stop giving your money away she wasn't

01:05:17wrong there are too many people in this world who need help you can't save them all you just end

01:05:23up

01:05:23broke and alone but after my dad died people carried us when I was 15 my mom died too after

01:05:30that everything I

01:05:32had came from the kindness of strangers food clothes a place to sleep people just stepped in did right by

01:05:39me

01:05:40asked for nothing my mom used to tell me you're a kid right now your job is to study but

01:05:47when you're

01:05:47grown you give back that's how you honor the people who kept us alive so that stuck when I got

01:05:54older

01:05:54when I finally had a job and some skin in the game helping people didn't feel optional it felt like

01:06:01a debt

01:06:01I tried to ignore it tried walking away but I couldn't do it if I knew someone was hurting and

01:06:07I turned

01:06:08my back I wouldn't sleep that night later Lauren's family made demands I couldn't even touch money I

01:06:14didn't have that was the end for us I figured that was the lesson maybe a man like me wasn't

01:06:20built for

01:06:21marriage maybe I was never going to be enough for it and then Claire showed up she started coming with

01:06:27me helping kids who couldn't even afford a backpack for school dropping off groceries to seniors living

01:06:34all by themselves writing checks for people drowning in medical bills the longer I knew her the worse it

01:06:40got I wanted her bad but I also knew I didn't belong in her world not in a million years

01:06:47so before we got

01:06:48in too deep I laid it all out my family my past the fact that I gave away half of

01:06:54every paycheck and the

01:06:56fact that I probably always would I thought that would be the catch I thought she'd finally see the real

01:07:02the guy with nothing and walk instead her eyes lit up like I just told her she'd won the lottery

01:07:09do you know how rare that is Gavin most people can't see past their own front door anymore

01:07:14how is that a flaw my family has money I'm doing fine on my own so go help people I'm

01:07:23not stopping you

01:07:24Claire's parents were already gone it was just her brother and his wife they weren't exactly thrilled about

01:07:30me I got it but they loved her and they respected her enough to let her choose so we got

01:07:36married and

01:07:37for a while it felt like a dream like I'd somehow slipped into someone else's life by mistake I married

01:07:43the woman I loved she believed in me she backed me she saw me as a hero even when I

01:07:50felt like a ghost

01:07:50I didn't know what to do with that much happiness so I did the only thing I knew I tried

01:07:56to earn it

01:07:57I worked I cooked I cleaned I handled every little detail at home if I wasn't on shift I was

01:08:04with her

01:08:05I figured if I loved her hard enough if I just showed up and carried the weight maybe I could

01:08:11become the kind of man she deserved then Nate came and for a little while life got even better

01:08:17just the three of us quiet mornings in our tiny apartment late night feedings baby toys scattered

01:08:23everywhere that was happiness real bone-deep happiness but it didn't stay simple the first

01:08:30couple of years were good and then the shift started little things at first people crack jokes

01:08:36friends co-workers the guys down at the station they'd see me helping someone or hear where my paycheck

01:08:43went and just laugh so all your cash just goes out the door huh guess it's easy when your wife's

01:08:50loaded

01:08:51must be nice the wife bought the cars the whole setup no pressure man I'd do community service too

01:08:58if I married as well as Gavin they laughed I laughed too sometimes but those comments they stuck not all

01:09:06at once just bit by bit like sand in a shoe everyone meant it as a joke but after a

01:09:12while

01:09:12something started to turn inside me I'd come home to Claire and I could feel it this weird edge

01:09:18something ugly I didn't want to name sometimes I'd be trying to figure out how to help someone

01:09:24how to cover a bill and I'd realize I was short Claire would just smile are you really stressing

01:09:30over that Gavin if you need the cash just ask me I've got it she meant it at first I

01:09:37loved that

01:09:38that generosity that ease that total unshakable faith in me but later it started landing differently

01:09:46it felt harder like every time she solved the problem I couldn't solve myself I shrank I got a

01:09:53little smaller and then there was her family especially her brother every time I went over there it was

01:10:00only a matter of time he pulled me aside I get it you want to save the world that's great

01:10:05Gavin

01:10:06but even people like us can't save everyone and you you're not us you're just a firefighter a man

01:10:16living in a house he didn't pay for you have a wife a kid start thinking about your own for

01:10:22once

01:10:22you can't keep leaning on Claire forever other people had said it but from her brother it burned

01:10:28because some part of me knew he was right I tried to stop tried to look away when people

01:10:35were hurting I couldn't do it at night I just stare at the ceiling feeling like I was rotting

01:10:40from the inside out so I tried to fix it make more money be more useful be enough but I

01:10:47was just a

01:10:48firefighter that was it I still came home I still cooked her favorites still cleaned from the outside

01:10:55I probably looked the same inside I was gone by the time Nate turned three I was coming apart at

01:11:02the

01:11:02seams and then Lauren came back she showed up bruised and shaking holding Liam everything in me snapped to

01:11:10attention Claire was beautiful strong successful she could solve anything she didn't need me not really

01:11:17but Lauren she was a wreck she cried she froze up she needed help with every little thing and the

01:11:25sick

01:11:25part being needed felt good I got used to being needed by her then I started needing it the pressure

01:11:31in my chest started to ease the shame faded the feeling of being useless it just went away and Claire

01:11:39got angry at the time I honestly didn't get it I told myself I was just being me just helping

01:11:45people

01:11:46I told her again and again I'm not cheating I haven't crossed any lines I knew Lauren was trying

01:11:53the looks the timing the touches that lasted a second too long but I told myself it didn't count

01:11:59if I didn't pull the trigger as long as I didn't sleep with her I was clean I didn't understand

01:12:05then

01:12:06that you can betray your family without ever touching another woman I lived inside that delusion

01:12:10for two years while my family slowly bled out then Nate died and Claire just broke open maybe she had

01:12:18let too much slide for too long maybe I had just gotten too used to being forgiven because when she

01:12:24finally blew up I understood something way too late you don't have to cheat to tear a family apart I

01:12:30knew

01:12:30Nate died because of me after that the nightmares came every night but even then some sick part of me

01:12:37thought we could survive it that if I just stayed if I apologized if I suffered enough maybe then I

01:12:45watched her in that house with Wes two days that was all it took for me to feel like I

01:12:50was losing my

01:12:51mind and then it hit me pain doesn't care about your excuses or your reasons or what you say you

01:12:57didn't

01:12:58do I finally understood what I'd put her through every single day for two damn years by then it was

01:13:05already over nothing I said mattered nothing I gave up mattered not even how much I hated myself

01:13:11for all of it I lost my boy and Claire I'd lost her too after that I couldn't look at

01:13:18fire the same way

01:13:19every flame turned into that hallway that door I could still hear his voice dad I still hear it

01:13:26I started freezing up on calls every time I smelled smoke every time I felt the heat I just stopped

01:13:33so I quit I wanted to do something for Nate so I tried to pay a blood debt with community

01:13:39service

01:13:40thought if I saved enough strangers the universe would forgive me for the one person I actually owed

01:13:46in the 10th year I tried to get a woman out of a forced marriage the men there didn't like

01:13:51that one

01:13:51bit they beat me so badly my leg broke in three places I don't regret helping her not for a

01:13:58second

01:13:58I only regret I spent my whole life saving strangers and I still couldn't save my own son

01:14:04I couldn't save my marriage I heard Claire stayed on Lauren and Liam for two years before finally

01:14:10backing off later Lauren got involved with another guy his wife found out things turned ugly Liam got so

01:14:17scared his heart just gave out right there in the hospital he didn't make it Lauren lost the house

01:14:24the money and eventually her mind she ended up exactly where she started screaming at a world that no longer

01:14:31cared if she existed in the 11th year I heard Claire was getting married again not to Wes some guy

01:14:38I'd never

01:14:39met I took two weeks off and just started moving bus train whatever was headed her way 58 hours straight

01:14:47just to get back to the city I told myself I just wanted to give her my blessing to wish

01:14:52her well

01:14:53that was true mostly maybe another part of me just wanted to see her in the light one last time

01:14:59I got lucky I saw her almost the second I hit town she was outside laughing with a man in

01:15:05a dark coat

01:15:06he was handsome put together easy he looked at her like she was the only thing that mattered in the

01:15:13room

01:15:13no hesitation no divided loyalty he was the man I was supposed to be before I traded my soul for

01:15:20a hero

01:15:20complex he reached out and tapped the tip of her nose she smiled up at him and the look in

01:15:26his eyes

01:15:27it was soft warm full the kind of look I should have given her Claire I shouted her name but

01:15:35I was too

01:15:35far away she didn't hear me she got into the car with him I started after them fast as I

01:15:42could I never

01:15:43hated my bad leg more than I did in that moment then a car cut across the street way too

01:15:49fast I didn't

01:15:50even see it coming just the impact the ground came up hard pain everywhere white hot and blinding

01:15:57then the sound of something small skidding away the ring box it rolled right out of my hand and into

01:16:03the

01:16:03gutter I'd saved for 10 years to buy that ring the one I should have given her the first time

01:16:08the one

01:16:09she was never ever going to wear I reached for it couldn't move I couldn't feel my hand and my

01:16:16leg blood

01:16:17filled my mouth everything just stopped she'll never know about the ring she'll never know I

01:16:23finally tried to be the man she deserved through the blur I watched her car keep going smaller farther

01:16:30gone and for the first time I felt it in my bones that horrible ache that awful longing that desperate

01:16:38need to do something when Claire begged me in that fire when Nate called out for me is this what

01:16:43it felt

01:16:44like I coughed and tasted copper the sky started to bleed into black Nate then a whisper Claire maybe

01:16:52I'm finally going to see my boy again I just hope Nate doesn't look at me the way his mother

01:16:57did at

01:16:57the end and Claire I hope your new life is beautiful I hope someone loves you the way I should

01:17:03have

01:17:03you deserve that much Claire I hope your wedding day is everything you wanted

01:17:08started

01:17:09you

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