The Kindred

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- Dad! -

Could you ever forgive me?

Hi.

Who are you?

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You need a shave, huh?

Hey, your hair has got long.

They told me there was an accident.

You were hit by a car.

- I feel fine. - Good. That's good.

So I can go home?

The accident was, uh...

It was a while ago.

A while ago?

Greg, how long have I been here?

The doctor said that it's best not...

Greg?

A year.

Just over.

That's not funny.

- - It's okay. It's okay.

I'm gonna get you home soon, I promise.

And, yeah, we're gonna be a family.

All three of us.

You, me...

and Heidi.

It's a miracle she survived the accident.

Helen? Helen, it's okay. Helen?

Doctor?

- - Doctor! Doctor!

Congratulations.

You're one of only three women in recorded history

to have successfully given birth while in a coma.

When can I go home?

Soon.

You'll have to continue with your rehabilitation.

Your legs will need to get their memory back too.

I'll leave you two to get acquainted.

- Thank you. - That's fine.

Come on. Heidi...

this is Mommy.

Mommy, this is Heidi.

You go to Mama.

That's it. Good girl.

Yeah.

That's it. No, no, no, it's okay.

You stay with Mama. That's okay.

Yeah? Oh!

Okay.

Oh, she's just being fussy.

You're just being a fusspot.

How does that feel?

- Fine. Yeah. - Yeah? Good.

Nice rotation.

Fantastic.

- Uh, Helen Tullet? - Yes.

Sorry. My interruption.

Um, Detective Shepherd.

Is it okay if I speak to Mrs. Tullet in private?

Uh, yeah. Sure.

Mrs. Tullet.

Please. Call me Helen.

Helen.

Um, I've been given the job

of just wrapping up your father's case.

In cases like this, you know,

when there's no history of depression

or mental illness, we look for a kind of stressor.

You know what that might have been?

I wish I knew.

An eyewitness reported seeing you

running from the building in a state of distress.

Why would I have done that?

Look, I've got little left to do here,

just crossing T's and dotting I's.

And the coroner has already ruled a suicide.

But since you're the one and only witness...

I have to ask you,

what was your relationship like with your father?

He raised me by himself.

We were close.

Okay, look,

if you're ever able to recall anything, then please...

give me a call.

Beautiful, isn't she?

Don't they say all babies are beautiful?

Yeah, only to the parents of ugly babies.

What does she like?

She's a baby, you know?

She likes to eat, sleep, cry and poop.

Listen, um...

I didn't know how to tell you this, but, uh...

I had to sell the house.

Taking care of Heidi and you,

I couldn't keep up with the repayments.

We have savings.

We had savings.

So we have nothing?

I'm sorry, I...

I did everything I could.

Oh, God, no, I'm... I'm sorry.

I'm sorry, it's not your fault.

So where is home now?

Sorry, no, no, I can't.

Where else are we gonna go, Helen?

- He left it to us. - Doesn't make it okay.

It won't be forever.

It's not just us anymore.

- Thanks. - That's okay.

I'm just gonna go and pop Heidi down.

Okay.

There we go.

Here we go. Yes.

I love you.

Okay.

I'll give you the tour.

- You forget I was born here. -

Dad's study.

Yeah, I thought you could give it new purpose and new life.

Everything's here, all of your work,

just waiting for whenever you're ready.

I was looking forward to getting back to my studio.

This way you can be at home with Heidi all the time, right?

I missed you.

You didn't even know I was gone.

I know.

But still.

Are you sure?

Come on. Here it comes. Come on.

- - What's your secret?

No secret. Just be mommyish.

Mmm...

Mmm!

Yummy.

- Come on, Heidi. - Helen.

- Come on, Heidi. - Helen.

- Eat it, eat it! - Helen!

She just gets cranky.

I'll put her down. Come on.

Here we go.

Is something wrong?

Just wonder how he went

from writing a list to buy bread to...

- Look, I'll throw it out. - No, no, no, don't. Leave it.

Come on. Go, Mommy. Go, Mommy.

- - Yes!

Clap, clap, clap. Clap, clap, clap.

Well done, Mommy. Clap, clap, clap.

Come on, Mommy.

See? Oh, look, she's doing so well.

You're doing brilliantly. You're doing great.

Come on, Mommy.

Yes!

Oh, yes!

Well done, Mommy.

Say, "Well done, Mommy."

Very good.

We put it down? And it's down.

That's good, yeah!

Yes!

Lift it up.

Hi, you've reached Robert.

Please leave a message after the beep.

- - Robert, it's Frank.

I'm back. It would be great to catch up.

You have my address.

Who is it?

I hope you don't mind.

I think you knew my dad.

I looked you up in his address book.

I'm Frank. Frank Menzies.

- And you must be... - Helen.

Well, you'd better come in then, huh?

Thanks.

Well, I was hoping that we might one day meet.

- There we are. - Thank you.

Well, I can see the family resemblance.

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I knew your father from years ago.

We were both in the church.

But, uh, over the years, we drifted apart.

To be honest, I read about him in the... The newspaper.

But I hadn't seen him in years, despite my efforts.

And then when I read about the daughter...