Still\Born Page #2

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just trying to get dinner ready.

Yeah, it's okay, I got it.

Come on.

All right, here we go.

I can do this, right? Yeah.

No problem. Okay, let's see

what we got here.

That's a big poop. That's

aman-sized poop.

Good work.

Put this on.

(EERIE MUSIC PLAYING)

(ADAM CRYING OVER MONITOR)

(CRYING CONTINUES)

Ssh... ssh.

Quiet down, sweetie, ssh.

Mommy's here... ssh.

(SECOND BABY LAUGHING)

(GASPS)

(SECOND BABY CRIES)

(SECOND BABY FUSSING)

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYING)

(MUSIC STOPS)

(SULLEN MUSIC PLAYING)

Everything okay?

Yeah... I'm fine.

When a child is brought

into this world...

it often arrives with a whole

host of challenges.

You have a brand-new life that

you're entirely responsible for.

Now in your situation, where the

mother has lost a child...

at birth, it can put her in a

state of perpetual fear...

where you have the fear that

you're going to lose...

the other child as well.

This is totally natural with

postpartum depression.

So what does that mean,

what can we do?

Jack, would you mind if I talked

to your wife alone?

Yeah, yeah, of course.

[DR. NEILSON] Thank you.

I'm sorry about that...

but I need to ask you some

questions...

and I want you to be absolutely

honest with me.

Have you been having any

hallucinations?

Auditory, visual, anything

like that?

No. None.

Good, good, good... excellent.

I'm going to prescribe some

medication...

some antidepressants.

Just until you get your feet

under you...

and get your self back onto

the road of recovery...

nothing permanent, just

temporary.

Until you find your bearings.

DR. NEILSON (V.O.):

I know it's hard...

but I strongly recommend

that you get rid...

of anything, anything at all

that reminds you of your loss.

Anything of his that might

be lying around.

Now as hard as this has been on

you, you need to concentrate...

on the fact that you have this

beautiful, baby boy...

that needs you now

more than ever.

(SOFT MUSIC PLAYING)

Jack?

(DISTANT CLATTER)

What is this for?

Hey... um...

You don't trust me, do you?

No, no, that's not it, Mary.

Mary!

Come on, Mary, this is not

a big deal.

I just don't feel the greatest

leaving you all alone in here.

You won't let me fly

your mom in.

You won't let me hire a nanny.

What else can I do?

Don't go to Pittsburg, Jack!

That is not an option.

Oh, well, okay.

(SIGHS)

(DOOR SLAMS)

Jack?

[JACK] Yeah, I know, I know.

[JACK] Don't worry, she's not

gonna find out.

- [JACK] Yeah...

- (TOILET FLUSHES)

Whoa.

Who were you talking to?

What? I wasn't talking

to anyone.

What are you... what are you

doing, Mary?

Mary, stop it!

Where did you put it, Jack?

Put what?

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