
Sober
Episode 3 | 7m 14sVideo has Closed Captions
A former drug addict experiences an unexplainable and horrifying haunting: her dead sister
Ruby is a former drug addict just celebrating her five years of sobriety when her sister dies. She begins to see her ghost and experiences her ghostly sister's wrath. Ruby enlists her father’s help, however this only intensifies the situation.
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Sober
Episode 3 | 7m 14sVideo has Closed Captions
Ruby is a former drug addict just celebrating her five years of sobriety when her sister dies. She begins to see her ghost and experiences her ghostly sister's wrath. Ruby enlists her father’s help, however this only intensifies the situation.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship♪♪ ♪♪ Okay, Ru.
you can open your eyes now.
Happy anniversary!
Esmé?
Yes, Ruby?
Why does it say, "Happy birthday"?
Dios... [ Speaking Spanish ] I told him anniversary.
Mm-hmm.
[ Both laugh ] Or did I?
Anyways, five years clean.
Whoo!
[ Laughs ] You did it.
You're officially the bravest person I know.
Big thanks to you, hermana.
[ Chuckles ] Always by my side.
Unlike Dad.
Alright, that's not fair.
You know he loves us both equally.
[ Laughs ] Okay.
But you more -- [laughing] more equal.
Of course.
Have you met me?
I am rico.
[ Both laughing ] ♪♪ [ Heart beating ] [ Suspenseful music plays ] ♪♪ ♪♪ Esmé: [ Faintly ] Ruby.
♪♪ [ Pounding on door ] ♪♪ [ Gasps ] [ Knock on door ] Oh, my God, Dad.
I'm so glad you're here.
There's -- I don't even know what's happening right now.
There's banging, and things are moving, and -- Oh, my God, Ruby.
This is a wreck.
Dad, I saw Esmé.
Are you listening to me?
I said I saw Esmé.
She was in our room.
Ruby... are you using again?
What?
Dad, no.
Why can't you be honest with me for once?
-Dad.
-What?
What is it, hmm?
Te quieres.
Five years, Ruby.
You were doing so good.
Why?
[ Stammering ] Dad, I saw Esmé, damn it.
No, Ruby, you didn't.
I miss her too, but... She's gone.
[ Speaks Spanish ] ♪♪ What's wrong with your door?
You don't believe me.
You never believe me.
[ Door slams ] ♪♪ Esmeralda?
You see her, too?
What the hell's going on here?
I told you, I don't know.
Esmeralda?
Esmé: [ Faintly ] Papi.
-Mija, you're here.
-Stop, stop.
Something's wrong, Dad!
Stop!
[ Speaks Spanish ] Dad, stop!
Dad!
♪♪ Dad!
Dad!
Esmé: Hola, Papi.
[ Door slams ] [ Laughs ] [ Doorknob rattles ] Ruby.
Ruby.
Ruby.
Ruby.
Ru, did you seriously tell Dad?
Did you really expect me to sit by and watch you go down the same path I did?
It almost killed me, Esmé.
Don't look at me like that.
I never judged you.
Let it go.
Stop, Esmé.
Let it go.
[ Shouts indistinctly ] Let it go.
I saw how you were looking at it just now.
I know you want to.
Just one more time.
It wouldn't hurt.
[ Sniffles ] We can even do it together.
No.
You, get out!
Ru... Out!
Fine.
Have it your way.
[ Sobbing ] ♪♪ [ Gasps ] ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪
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