Transcript & Screencaps, March 27, 2008, (Marianna's last day....for now.)

[Michelle]

Ric: Yeah, my father stopped by my house right after you left. He said that he had the tire iron that killed Randy with your fingerprints all over it.

Marianna: I swear I didn't kill Randy.

Ric: No, I know, I know, I know. My father probably did -- or, more accurately, somebody who works for him. But I can't prove that in court, so I did the only thing that I could to save you, and that was sign over the Alcazar properties, which is what he hired you to do in the first place, right?

Marianna: It wasn't like that. I swear it wasn’t.

Ric: Okay. Who did he approach first, you or Randy?

Marianna: Me, but Randy forced me to take the money.

Ric: Probably because of the way you look.

Marianna: What?

Ric: You're like my mother. I mean, not that I have any real memories of her, but I -- I do have pictures. Ah, you know, my father knows me better than I even realize and he knew that I was going to go to Martha’s Vineyard and that I was going to revisit the house where it all began. He probably sent an investigator, too, right? And whoever that was found you, and then Trevor came in and he wound up closing the deal. What, did he -- did he show a picture of me to you? Did he -- did he make arrangements for you to be there at the house? And then he told you to be sympathetic to me. I mean, that was the most important part, right? He wanted you to be empathetic with my pain so that you kept telling me over and over again that I was a good man.

Marianna: You are, and he did not tell me what to say.

Ric: Yeah, but he paid you, Marianna. He paid you to do whatever it took in order for -- in order for me to sign over those properties to him.

Marianna: Yes, but I told him to leave me alone. I kept telling him to leave me alone.

Ric: Yeah, well, he got his money's worth.

Marianna: He did not pay me to fall in love with you. I did that on my own.

[Michelle]

[Michelle]

Marianna: I tried to tell you so many times.

Ric: I -- I didn't want to believe it. I wanted to believe that you were my fresh start, you know, my chance to reinvent myself into somebody who was kind and compassionate.

Marianna: You are all those things.

Ric: I was trying them on, Marianna. Like shopping for new clothes, you know? What does it feel like to take a complete leap of faith? What does it feel like to be in the moment? To let go of the past because, you know, I can't let go of the past, especially with a bastard of a father like mine.

Marianna: I didn't want to lie to you. I had no choice.

Ric: You know how many times I've said that, those same words? Marianna, it's the all-purpose excuse. It's good for every occasion. The only problem is that you do have a choice, and you made that choice every time you did what Trevor said, every time you let me believe that we met completely by chance. Even last night you could have told me. You could have told me that you were working for my father, and then there would be something to save.

Marianna: I didn't want you to hate me. I didn't want to lose you.

Ric: Listen, listen. I don't blame you. You did what you had to do in order to save yourself. I understand that. But I would never be able to trust it, that it was real.

Marianna: It is.

Ric: This is 20% of what my father paid me for the piers, okay? That should be adequate compensation for all the emotional distress and anything else.

Marianna: I don't want your money.

Ric: Just take it. It's better for both of us.

Marianna: I care for you.

Ric: No, I -- I --

Marianna: Listen, no --

Ric: Listen, I would rather --

Marianna: Please believe that we can start over, we can have a chance.

Ric: I would rather take out my disappointment on the person who deserves it. Ripping up the check was a nice gesture, though. I'll messenger another one to you over at Kelly’s.

Marianna: I'm not going to be there. I'm gonna go back to the Vineyard. You know where to find me when you change your mind.

Ric: I think it would be best if we just never saw each other again.

Marianna: Oh, God. If you hate your father for this and you try and take revenge on him, he'll have won.