In Sickness and in Health (Fear Itself episode)
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In Sickness and in Health is the fourth episode of the NBC
horror anthology Fear Itself
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) is about to be married to Carlos (James Roday
), a man whom she loves deeply despite the fact that she has only known him for a short while. She suspects that many people -- including her lifelong friends/bridesmaids Kelly and Ruthie -- think that she is rushing the marriage. Samantha's brother, Steven, hasn't shown up yet; Samantha explains that he is just upset since she is the only family he has. Ruthie then passes Samantha a note that was given to her from Father Chris (William B. Davis
), the presiding reverend. Samantha is told it was given to him by a woman in a red headscarf. Alone, she opens the letter and finds a typewritten note which reads: "The person you are marrying is a serial killer."
She meets up with Carlos, hoping to set her fears to rest but finds that she can't relax around him. Samantha meets up with Ruthie and asks for her to point out the woman who gave Father Chris the note, but she is unable to find her. Outside the church they catch sight of a person with a red scarf getting into a taxi. They return to the church and Samantha accuses Ruthie of opening it before she reminds her that it was sealed.
Samantha and Carlos get married, despite some hesitation and awkwardness during the ceremony. Afterwards, preparing for the reception, Samantha tries to assure her friends that nothing has changed, even though they both notice something is wrong and ask if the note said that Carlos was having an affair. Obviously stressed, she asks them to leave and to agree that no one saw any note. Alone, she hears a knock on the door. She goes out and glimpses a person leaving, wearing a red head scarf.
She meets with Father Chris, and asks him who gave him the note, but he is unable to tell her anything new, but alludes to a tragedy in Carlos' past that she has not been aware of. Later, she talks with Bob (Marshall Bell
), Carlos' uncle, who explains that Carlos' parents mysteriously disappeared when he was sixteen, which traumatized him. Carlos interrupts and pulls Samantha away to ask why her friends are being so cold to him but storms off when she can't give him an answer.
Samantha leaves a voicemail for her brother Steven, then confrontations ensue between Carlos, the bridesmaids, and Samantha.
Samantha follows Carlos into the church, now dark, where he questions her about the note. When she asks if there is anything he wants to tell her, he responds by laughing, tells her not to be scared and starts to advance on her. Samantha tries the doors, but finding them locked she picks up a candlestick to use in self-defense. She retreats into a confessional booth and Carlos tries to coax her out, rattling the door several times. Without warning he enters the other half of the booth. Samantha tries to escape but finds that it is blocked. Carlos tells her through the grate about a woman who started stalking him and might have been crazy enough to want to ruin their wedding.
Elsewhere, the person in the red scarf enters a room filled with human heads in jars of green fluid and bloody corpses wrapped in cellophane in the chairs. After depositing a dead cat on a table then checking the voicemail (the same left by Samantha) the person is revealed to be Samantha's brother Steven dressed as a woman.
Carlos asks if they can just forget about the note but Samantha reveals that Father Chris accidentally told Ruthie to give the note to the wrong person; the note was not intended for her, but for him. Carlos says he doesn't want to know what it says so as long as they're together, and that "You'll show me when you're ready, promise?" to which Samantha eerily replies "I promise."
NBC
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horror anthology Fear Itself
Fear Itself (TV series)
Fear Itself was a horror/suspense anthology television series shot in the city of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, with some additional shooting in the city of St. Albert and the town of Devon, Alberta. It began airing on June 5, 2008 on NBC....
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Plot
Samantha (Maggie LawsonMaggie Lawson
Margaret "Maggie" Lawson is an American actress who is best known for her role as Juliet O'Hara in the TV show Psych...
) is about to be married to Carlos (James Roday
James Roday
James Roday is an American actor and screenwriter. He currently stars on the USA Network series Psych as hyper-observant consultant detective and fake psychic Shawn Spencer.-Personal life:...
), a man whom she loves deeply despite the fact that she has only known him for a short while. She suspects that many people -- including her lifelong friends/bridesmaids Kelly and Ruthie -- think that she is rushing the marriage. Samantha's brother, Steven, hasn't shown up yet; Samantha explains that he is just upset since she is the only family he has. Ruthie then passes Samantha a note that was given to her from Father Chris (William B. Davis
William B. Davis
William Bruce Davis is a Canadian actor, known for his role as The Smoking Man on The X-Files. He has also appeared in Stargate SG-1 as Damaris, a Prior of the Ori and as Mayor Tate on Smallville...
), the presiding reverend. Samantha is told it was given to him by a woman in a red headscarf. Alone, she opens the letter and finds a typewritten note which reads: "The person you are marrying is a serial killer."
She meets up with Carlos, hoping to set her fears to rest but finds that she can't relax around him. Samantha meets up with Ruthie and asks for her to point out the woman who gave Father Chris the note, but she is unable to find her. Outside the church they catch sight of a person with a red scarf getting into a taxi. They return to the church and Samantha accuses Ruthie of opening it before she reminds her that it was sealed.
Samantha and Carlos get married, despite some hesitation and awkwardness during the ceremony. Afterwards, preparing for the reception, Samantha tries to assure her friends that nothing has changed, even though they both notice something is wrong and ask if the note said that Carlos was having an affair. Obviously stressed, she asks them to leave and to agree that no one saw any note. Alone, she hears a knock on the door. She goes out and glimpses a person leaving, wearing a red head scarf.
She meets with Father Chris, and asks him who gave him the note, but he is unable to tell her anything new, but alludes to a tragedy in Carlos' past that she has not been aware of. Later, she talks with Bob (Marshall Bell
Marshall Bell
Archibald Marshall Bell is an American actor. He has appeared in many character roles in movies and television. His best-known movies are probably A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge , Stand by Me , Twins and Total Recall .-Early life:He was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, where he lived until...
), Carlos' uncle, who explains that Carlos' parents mysteriously disappeared when he was sixteen, which traumatized him. Carlos interrupts and pulls Samantha away to ask why her friends are being so cold to him but storms off when she can't give him an answer.
Samantha leaves a voicemail for her brother Steven, then confrontations ensue between Carlos, the bridesmaids, and Samantha.
Samantha follows Carlos into the church, now dark, where he questions her about the note. When she asks if there is anything he wants to tell her, he responds by laughing, tells her not to be scared and starts to advance on her. Samantha tries the doors, but finding them locked she picks up a candlestick to use in self-defense. She retreats into a confessional booth and Carlos tries to coax her out, rattling the door several times. Without warning he enters the other half of the booth. Samantha tries to escape but finds that it is blocked. Carlos tells her through the grate about a woman who started stalking him and might have been crazy enough to want to ruin their wedding.
Elsewhere, the person in the red scarf enters a room filled with human heads in jars of green fluid and bloody corpses wrapped in cellophane in the chairs. After depositing a dead cat on a table then checking the voicemail (the same left by Samantha) the person is revealed to be Samantha's brother Steven dressed as a woman.
Carlos asks if they can just forget about the note but Samantha reveals that Father Chris accidentally told Ruthie to give the note to the wrong person; the note was not intended for her, but for him. Carlos says he doesn't want to know what it says so as long as they're together, and that "You'll show me when you're ready, promise?" to which Samantha eerily replies "I promise."