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The Bride Outside the Window
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00:00My boyfriend is a special forces soldier, and he has a female comrade.
00:04He says they're just real friends.
00:07At first, I believed him.
00:09Baby, I'm sorry, we have to postpone the wedding again.
00:12I got a mission.
00:13The second I got his text, I parked my car 30 feet from the base gate.
00:18Sally, his so-called good friend.
00:22Happy now?
00:24I've dumped Bryce six times already, all for your little games.
00:27This is the last time, I swear.
00:31Next year, I'm finally marrying her.
00:35Didn't you guys just get a new mattress?
00:37Let me break it in real good for the bride-to-be.
00:40Consider it my wedding gift.
00:42I gritted my teeth.
00:43I pulled out my phone, called his parents.
00:47Hey, is everyone ready?
00:49Let's go set up the apartment.
00:51Yeah, surprise Zane before the wedding.
00:54If this is just a game to him, fine.
00:58One thing, though.
00:59Don't tell Zane we're all in Arlington.
01:08This is the app for our apartment security camera.
01:11All the way from the front door that they've tangled their way from the entrance straight to the bedroom.
01:17The street Christopher medal I'd given him.
01:20He'd sworn he never took it off.
01:22Now it lay discarded like trash.
01:24My heart sank.
01:27Soon, both our families arrived.
01:32Baby, have you seen him?
01:34Have you seen Zane?
01:36Where's our groom-to-be?
01:38Don't worry, honey.
01:40Your grandpa pulled a lot of strings with Zane's commanding officer.
01:44He's not missing this wedding.
01:46Not even if hell freezes over.
01:49Good.
01:50Bryce?
01:51You okay?
01:54You wanted to surprise him, remember?
01:57What are we waiting for?
01:58Let's head up.
02:00A surprise.
02:01Oh, yeah.
02:03There was one hell of a surprise waiting for us upstairs.
02:09Those bright party supplies made me sick to my stomach.
02:12Tears burned my eyes, fast and hot.
02:15I never thought it would be like this.
02:17The home I spent six years designing had become a playground for his best friend.
02:25Zane, it's time for you to know what it feels like to be betrayed.
02:29The door opened.
02:31Shoes were scattered down the hallway dot a woman's cardigan lay thrown on the floor.
02:35My face was blank.
02:37I kicked the clothes aside.
02:39As if I was the one intruding.
02:41At the same time, a voice drifted out from the master bedroom.
02:45Wow, nice bed.
02:47When you're in here with your bride, you gonna think of me?
02:50You should replace that couch with leather.
02:52This one scratches.
02:57A dead silence.
02:59Everyone froze.
03:00I picked up the metal from the pile of bras and shirts on the floor, the one I'd given him.
03:05It was broken in two.
03:08Zane Stone, get out here now!
03:10You hear me?
03:14How dare you cheat on my daughter!
03:16I'll kill you!
03:22Richard?
03:23Linda?
03:24John?
03:26What are you all doing here?
03:27No one told me...
03:31You bastard!
03:32She waited for you all these years!
03:35And this is how you repay her?!
03:38Where is she?
03:40Where's the slut who ruined my daughter's life?
03:43I swear I'll kill her!
03:49You've got it all wrong!
03:50I wasn't supposed to leave until 7 tomorrow morning!
03:53I came back early to surprise Bryce!
03:55I just got out of the shower!
03:56Zane, if you broke my sister's heart, you're done.
04:07The room was clean, too clean, and completely empty.
04:11Zane's mother rushed in quickly.
04:14I knew it.
04:15Zane would never do something like this.
04:17It's not what you think.
04:20Bryce, honestly...
04:21You should have stayed upstairs with Zane.
04:24We would have found somewhere else, you know.
04:27And you.
04:30If you wanted to take a shower, then go take one.
04:33Were you watching porn on your phone again?
04:35Now everyone's got the wrong idea.
04:38Come on, man.
04:40Couldn't you two even wait for the wedding?
04:44Seriously, clean up next time.
04:46Guess I just have terrible luck.
04:47Here I am, watching porn in my own house.
04:53Since everyone's here,
04:55why don't we go out for dinner?
04:58What do you say, baby?
05:01Don't be shy, baby.
05:03Just take everyone out to eat first.
05:06I'll explain the video later.
05:07It's not what you think.
05:09Trust me.
05:12Say something.
05:14They're all waiting.
05:15Trust him?
05:16Was he worried everyone was waiting?
05:18Or was he worried about the girl...
05:23Yeah, it was a misunderstanding.
05:25Our bad.
05:27Let's just stay in tonight.
05:28We can order Chinese takeout.
05:30Have a nice time.
05:31No!
05:32It's too late.
05:35There are no restaurant nearby.
05:39Even if we order now,
05:41it'll take forever.
05:42My parents are right, baby.
05:44Let's go out to eat.
05:45They were trying to get us all out
05:47so Sally Lynn could slip away.
05:49Not a chance.
05:52Let's just stay in.
05:53Everyone's tired.
05:57Zane's parents looked uneasy.
05:59They sat down anyway.
06:01As I made tea in the kitchen,
06:02Zane stepped over and lowered his voice.
06:04Bryce, did you get my text?
06:06I was trying to surprise you.
06:08I just didn't expect such a reaction.
06:13What text?
06:14What did you send me?
06:16Sorry, I've been busy setting up.
06:18Haven't checked my phone.
06:20Don't bother.
06:22The wedding's still on.
06:23Tomorrow, we get married as planned.
06:26I gave him a sharp smile
06:27and pushed past him.
06:29Back in the living room,
06:30everyone started decorating.
06:32Some blew up balloons.
06:33Others arranged flowers.
06:35And the master bedroom?
06:36That job was left to us.
06:38The bride and groom.
06:39I reached toward the bed,
06:40planning to scatter rose petals.
06:43Zane ripped everything off.
06:44The sheets, comforter, all of it.
06:46Threw them straight on the floor.
06:47No one's slept here in a while.
06:49Probably Dusty.
06:55Sit down.
06:56I'll do it.
06:57Baby,
06:58I know you've been holding it alone all these years.
07:01I know it hasn't been easy.
07:03But once I get promoted,
07:05I'll leave the military.
07:06We can finally have the life you want.
07:09A normal life.
07:10Just us.
07:12I couldn't listen anymore.
07:22I had just reached out
07:24when his arms wrapped around my waist from behind.
07:26Wait.
07:27I was furious.
07:28I snapped at him.
07:30What the hell are you doing?
07:32I was falling apart.
07:34Zane, what are you hiding?
07:35I burst into the bathroom.
07:37I tore the place apart.
07:38Nothing.no sign of Sally Lynn.
07:40Zane let out a long breath of relief.
07:42Baby, stop this.
07:44Come on out.
07:44The food's here.
07:45The smell of takeout filled the apartment.
07:47In that moment, my vision blurred.
07:50This was the life I'd once dreamed of.my parents.
07:54My husband.
07:55Family.
07:55All of us sitting around a table.
07:57Elders talking about everyday things.
07:59Young ones talking about dreams.
08:01Love.
08:02The future.
08:02Bryce, why are you just standing there?
08:04Come on out.
08:05The food's here.
08:06It was all fake.
08:08If she wasn't in the apartment,
08:10there was only one place left.
08:12Sally was outside,
08:13hiding on the air conditioning unit
08:15outside the bathroom window.
08:19At that moment,
08:20only one thing mattered to me.
08:22Would Sally actually come inside half-naked,
08:25begging for mercy?
08:26Would she admit she'd slept with another woman's man?
08:28Or would she stay out there,
08:30in the cold winter?
08:31Either humiliated,
08:32or frozen stiff.
08:34Her choice.
08:35When the second order of takeout arrived,
08:37and still no one made a move to leave,
08:39Zane finally broke.
08:40Agony was written all over his face.
08:42He looked at me as if begging.
08:44Bryce,
08:45let's go back to the hotel.
08:47Please.
08:48If we stay,
08:49things are gonna get real bad.
08:50How bad?
08:51What happens if we stay?
08:52Zane,
08:53don't tell me you're hiding some girl in our place.
08:55Where is she?
08:56Outside the window?
08:57Yeah.
08:58Maybe I should go check.
08:59Bryce,
09:00honey,
09:00are you drunk?
09:01There's no one out there.
09:02Yeah.
09:03What is she,
09:03Spider-Man?
09:04It's freezing out.
09:06No one could stay out there.
09:07Bryce,
09:07please,
09:08let's go.
09:10I'll drive everyone back.
09:11Okay.
09:12Yeah.
09:13Tomorrow's a big day.
09:14The doorbell rang,
09:15again,
09:16again.
09:17I opened the door,
09:18firefighters and paramedics rushed in.
09:20Unit 503,
09:21right?
09:22We got a call.
09:23Someone's about to jump.
09:24Which room has the AC unit outside?
09:26Hurry,
09:26move it.
09:28Everyone froze.
09:30Just then,
09:31my dad stepped forward.
09:32are you sure you have the right place?
09:34Our whole family's here.
09:36No one's jumping.
09:37Yeah,
09:37this has to be a mistake.
09:38We're here for the couple's housewarming party.
09:40Maybe it's the neighbor.
09:41You sure you didn't get the wrong apartment?
09:43Hurry,
09:43hurry,
09:44she's slipping.
09:44She's gonna fall.
09:45Move in,
09:45we don't have much time.
09:47I looked at the Stone family.
09:49All three looked sick.
09:51I didn't wait.
09:53I headed straight for the master bathroom.
09:55I shoved the window open.
09:57There she was.
09:59Her body in nothing but underwear,
10:01perched on the AC unit below.
10:03Sally Lynn.
10:04Her hands were white-knuckling the metal edge.
10:07The second she saw us,
10:08she screamed at Zane behind me.
10:10damn it!
10:11Get someone over here!
10:12I can't hold on much longer!
10:14Now my family understood.
10:16Chaos erupted.
10:18They tackled Zane to the floor.
10:20Firefighters rushed to the window.
10:22They tried to pull Sally up.
10:24Everything happened at once.
10:26Shouting.
10:27Running.
10:28Pure chaos.
10:29A sharp scream cut through.
10:31Her fingers slipped.
10:33She fell.
10:34Everyone looked down.
10:53By then, everyone had seen her face.
10:56It was unrecognizable.
10:58Blood everywhere.
10:59Ambulance sirens blared through the neighborhood.
11:02Zane, the wedding's off.
11:05With that, we turned and walked out.
11:07No one looked back.
11:09After Bryce left, Zane finally realized.
11:12Before, when he'd messed around with Sally,
11:14Bryce had always looked hurt.
11:16But tonight, only cold mist.
11:19This is all your fault.
11:20I told you to stay away from that trash.
11:22You wouldn't listen.
11:24You left that girl hanging on an AC unit outside your apartment?
11:27Half the building was filming.
11:28If that video gets out, your career is over.
11:30Go get Bryce back.
11:31Now.
11:32If you lose her, don't come home.
11:40Mr. Stone, this is County General Hospital.
11:43We need you to come in.
11:44Immediately.
11:45Sally Lynn has no family here.
11:46We need assistance.
11:47When he arrived at the hospital,
11:49they were rushing Sally into surgery.
11:51Her face was swollen beyond recognition.
11:53Baby, help me.
11:56I don't want to die.
11:58I can't lose my face.
12:00Her skin was pale and blue-purple.
12:02He turned around and threw up.
12:10A minute later, he faced the doctor.
12:13Save her.
12:14Whatever it takes.
12:15Her fingers have severe frostbite.
12:17She may lose them.
12:18She has extreme facial trauma.
12:20She could need years of reconstructive surgery.
12:21This is all your fault.
12:22All of it.
12:23You hit me outside like...
12:24I'm right as...
12:24Please don't let them take my fingers and my face.
12:27No, please don't.
12:27If I end up like this, you can't leave me.
12:29You owe me.
12:30You did this to me.
12:31If my life is ruined, I'll ruin yours too.
12:33You made your choice.
12:34So did I.
12:35You were never my future.
12:36You're just to hope nothing more.
12:37Bryce is the one I want to spend my life with.
12:44It was past three in the morning.
12:45Someone started pounding on my door.
12:48Baby, open up.
12:49Please open the door.
12:50It's me.
12:53Let me explain.
12:55Trust me, please.
12:57It's not what you think.
12:59I had just opened the door when Zane rushed in.
13:02I'm sorry.
13:03I'm so, so sorry.
13:04Please listen to me.
13:06Sally Lynn is just a friend.
13:07She's no different from Charlie or the other guys.
13:09I know I messed up.
13:12I never should have let it get like that.
13:13But you have to believe me.
13:14I love you.
13:15Only you.
13:16I shoved him away, hard.
13:18I'd heard this lying too many times, far too many.
13:20The first time was at Zane's college reunion.
13:22We just started dating.
13:27Holding his drink, laughing right in his face,
13:29her hands wandering over his stomach.
13:30I just stared at her.
13:32She burst out laughing suddenly.
13:33Oh my god.
13:35I just noticed something.
13:37Looks like Zane's got nothing to hide tonight.
13:40Everyone laughed.
13:41I stood there like an idiot.
13:42Hey, don't get it wrong.
13:43They've always been like this since freshman year.
13:45No filter.
13:45Sally slid off his lap.
13:47Smile still on her face.
13:48Relax.
13:49I don't see him like that at all.
13:51If I wanted him, I would have had him already.
13:54Not here.
13:54Cut me some slack.
13:55Everybody's watching.
13:56After that, it only got worse.
13:58Always the same labels.
13:59Just friends.
14:00Just joking.
14:00Come on, baby.
14:01Put him on.
14:02Let me see.
14:06Bryce doesn't get jealous over something this small.
14:09The day we got engaged,
14:10she showed up in a dress almost identical to mine.
14:13Since Zane's getting married,
14:14I obviously can't dress too casual.
14:18Be honest.
14:20Who looks better?
14:21Your girlfriend?
14:23Or your best friend?
14:24Choose wisely.
14:29That night, I almost cried.
14:31Dally, that's enough.
14:32You've gone too far.
14:34He pulled me into his arms.
14:36This is my fiancée.
14:38Her name is Bryce.
14:40No one disrespects her.
14:41Not even a best friend.
14:43Watch it next time.
14:45I told myself maybe they really were just that close.
14:48Nothing more.
14:49Until I saw them making out outside the base.
14:52That night, I broke completely.
14:54Don't explain.
14:55We're done.
14:56I know everything.
14:59Every time you cancelled our plans,
15:01you were lying to me!
15:03I took a deep breath.
15:04Be honest.
15:05It should have ended the first time I saw her sitting on your lap.
15:08The first time she drank from your glass and laughed at me right in front of my face.
15:15Six years, Zane.
15:16You might not be tired, but I am.
15:18I pushed him out the door, locked it, and climbed into bed.
15:22The next morning, the story blew up online.
15:25Mistress caught naked hiding on window ledge AC unit.
15:28I watched the video, footage of Sally clinging to the AC unit outside the window.
15:33Her face was blurred.
15:34Didn't matter.
15:35People still recognized her.
15:36Oh my god, is that hisy other woman?
15:39These ones seeing a slut exposed.
15:41Like, wait, is that hisy?
15:42I stopped reading and locked my phone.
15:46My family and I checked out of the Arlington Hotel and headed out.
15:50Miss Chandler?
15:51We're with personnel security from Mr. Stone's command.
15:53We need to speak with you.
15:54Mom stepped in front of me.
15:56Dad looked tense.
15:57It's fine.
15:57Go back.
15:58I'll handle it.
16:00Right before I got in the car, she was crying.
16:02Don't be scared.
16:03Tell the truth.
16:04That's all.
16:05I nodded and got in.
16:07People thought I was easygoing.
16:09Thought I didn't hold grudges.
16:11They were wrong.
16:12I just didn't waste anger on small things.
16:14But if you crossed the line, I made you pay.
16:17When I sat across from Zane's commanding officer, I slid a folder across the table.
16:22For six years, every time Zane canceled our wedding, he blamed his job.
16:26He lied.
16:27All the evidence is in there.
16:31Before Zane's commanding officer could speak.
16:34Sir, we have a situation.
16:36A woman is screaming at the main security gate.
16:38We stepped outside into Arlington's bitter rain.
16:41Sally Lynn stood at the gate.
16:42Her brother pushed her wheelchair.
16:44She looked wrecked.
16:45Zane Stone!
16:47Get out here!
16:48You didn't have a problem sleeping with me?
16:49Now you won't even look at me?
16:51The doctor said my face will be permanently scarred.
16:53This is all your fault!
16:55You ruined my life!
16:56You're gonna pay for this!
16:57Are you insane?
16:58This is a Department of Defense base.
16:59You are not allowed to be here!
17:01She's here.
17:02Why can't I be here?
17:03They're not the same!
17:04She knows about us.
17:06So stop acting like she's your wife and I'm a stranger.
17:09To you, we're the same.
17:11They are not the same!
17:13Do you have any idea how much influence her family has in Washington?
17:15Oh, so that's it.
17:17You don't even want a wife.
17:18You want a shortcut.
17:18I thought you were just an asshole, Zane.
17:21Turns out you're just a climber!
17:22Marrying her for her last name?
17:24Pathetic.
17:28Before he could throw the punch, two military police officers grabbed him.
17:32Have you lost your mind?
17:34You brought an unauthorized civilian onto our base yesterday and now today?
17:39No, sir.
17:40No.
17:40Let me explain.
17:42I didn't tell her to come today.
17:43I swear to God, it's not what you think.
17:45Sir, all the information you need is in the file.
17:49I'm finished here.
17:51My grandfather is expecting me back in Washington, D.C.
17:55Bryce!
17:56Wait!
17:57Call your grandfather!
17:58Please!
17:59Please!
18:00They'll revoke my security clearance!
18:02I can end up in federal prison!
18:03Now he was truly begging.
18:05Too late.
18:07I drove straight back to Washington.
18:09D.C.
18:10I told Grandpa everything, every single thing that happened.
18:13A civilian?
18:14Near a Department of Defense perimeter?
18:16That arrogant little brat thinks federal security laws don't apply to him?
18:20Six years.
18:22Six years he's been playing you.
18:24Does he think I'm powerless now that I'm retired?
18:26Does he think I'm dead?
18:28Grandpa, stop.
18:29He's not worth your call.
18:31Let him destroy himself.
18:33A week later, everything collapsed.
18:36Sally Wynn couldn't let it go.
18:38She was furious.
18:39And she was stupid.
18:40Hopelessly stupid.
18:41What if those cameras had captured something sensitive?
18:44This was no longer just a scandal.
18:47Zane wouldn't just lose a security clearance that he faced serious federal charges.
18:50Bryce!
18:52You have to help him!
18:54He's our only son!
18:55We'll die if the FBI takes him!
19:00It's all my fault!
19:02I should have stopped him six years ago!
19:05You knew?
19:07Every time he cancelled our wedding, you knew he was with Sally?
19:10You covered for him.
19:12You hid her things in my home.
19:15I thought you were just protecting your son.
19:18But you lied to my face.
19:21For six whole years!
19:24You love your son, I get it.
19:26But I'm someone's daughter too.
19:29Did you really think I'd stay quiet?
19:34No!
19:34No!
19:35No!
19:35No!
19:36No!
19:37No!
19:37No!
19:39I took my parents to Aspen for the holidays.
19:41We rented a remote cabin, far away from everything.
19:44I needed the snow.
19:46To freeze all the pain inside me.
19:49Zane was gone, locked up in federal prison.
19:52And Sally, the video of her at the base went viral.
19:55The internet tore her to pieces.
19:59People threw trash at her scarred face.
20:03She lost her mind completely.
20:06They found her the next morning, frozen solid in the snow.
20:10When I came back, it was all over.
20:13In the end, everyone pays for what they've done.
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