<P> Claire begins to doubt "Peyton" and tells Michael so . Mrs. Mott overhears, then sets a trap for Claire in the greenhouse . Meanwhile, Marlene finds out Mrs. Mott's identity . Although, Marlene plans to warn Claire, Mrs. Mott tricks her into going into the greenhouse, where she is killed by the falling glass . Mrs. Mott, who knows that Claire suffers from asthma, empties all of her inhalers . When Claire finds Marlene's body, she has an asthma attack and is briefly hospitalized . As Michael is distraught over both Marlene's death and his wife's condition, Mrs. Mott, wearing a sheer white nightgown, attempts to seduce him . Instead, he rejects her various advances . </P> <P> Claire eventually uncovers the truth about Mrs. Mott, confronts her, and reveals the truth about "Peyton" to Michael as Mrs. Mott claims that she and Michael are having an affair . Michael denies this claim and kicks Mrs. Mott out . Claire then tells Michael to call the police as she realizes that Mrs. Mott rigged the greenhouse to kill her and not Marlene . Michael tells Claire to get Emma and Joey so that they can head to a hotel to be safe . </P> <P> Later, Mrs. Mott breaks into the house and lures Michael down to the basement where she knocks him down the stairs and breaks his legs with a shovel . Mrs. Mott then attempts to take Emma and Joey, but after seeing Mrs. Mott assault her mother, Emma locks Mrs. Mott in the nursery . Mrs. Mott escapes, and hears Joey in the attic . She enters and sees Solomon aiding the children's escape . Claire enters and Mrs. Mott attempts to kill her, but stops after Claire appears to be having another asthma attack, allowing Mrs. Mott to mock her . As Mrs. Mott tries to take Joey, Claire gets back up, having faked her asthma attack, and pushes Mrs. Mott out of the window, impaling her on the picket fence and killing her . Touched at how Solomon risked his life to protect her family, Claire welcomes him back into their lives as they leave the attic while the police and paramedics arrive at the house . </P> <Ul> <Li> Annabella Sciorra as Claire Bartel </Li> <Li> Rebecca De Mornay as Mrs. Mott / Peyton Flanders </Li> <Li> Matt McCoy as Michael Bartel </Li> <Li> Ernie Hudson as Solomon </Li> <Li> Julianne Moore as Marlene Craven </Li> <Li> Madeline Zima as Emma Bartel </Li> <Li> John de Lancie as Dr. Victor Mott </Li> <Li> Kevin Skousen as Marty Craven </Li> </Ul>

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