1 00:00:19,707 --> 00:00:23,037 [man] No live organism can continue to exist sanely 2 00:00:23,128 --> 00:00:25,918 under conditions of absolute reality. 3 00:00:26,506 --> 00:00:30,546 Even larks and katydids are supposed by some to dream. 4 00:00:32,178 --> 00:00:34,218 Hill House, not sane... 5 00:00:34,889 --> 00:00:38,139 stood by itself against its hills holding darkness within. 6 00:00:39,102 --> 00:00:42,482 It had stood so for a hundred years before my family moved in... 7 00:00:42,814 --> 00:00:44,614 and might stand a hundred more. 8 00:00:46,025 --> 00:00:48,815 Within, walls stood upright, 9 00:00:49,279 --> 00:00:50,529 bricks met neatly... 10 00:00:51,739 --> 00:00:52,909 floors were firm. 11 00:00:53,908 --> 00:00:58,328 Silence lay steadily against the wood and stone of Hill House. 12 00:00:59,080 --> 00:01:00,500 And whatever walked there... 13 00:01:01,541 --> 00:01:02,541 walked alone. 14 00:01:20,101 --> 00:01:22,101 [girl sobbing] 15 00:01:28,401 --> 00:01:30,071 -[door opens] -[sobbing continues] 16 00:01:33,823 --> 00:01:35,583 It's okay, Theo. Go back to bed. 17 00:01:36,451 --> 00:01:37,911 Should I wake up Mom and Dad? 18 00:01:38,494 --> 00:01:39,664 [boy] I've got it. 19 00:01:44,667 --> 00:01:45,707 [girl stops sobbing] 20 00:01:50,340 --> 00:01:51,550 You okay, Nellie? 21 00:01:53,343 --> 00:01:54,223 You scared? 22 00:01:56,095 --> 00:01:56,925 That's okay. 23 00:01:57,764 --> 00:01:59,274 I get scared too sometimes. 24 00:02:02,393 --> 00:02:03,603 Why are you awake, Luke? 25 00:02:04,145 --> 00:02:05,645 'Cause Nellie's awake. 26 00:02:09,025 --> 00:02:11,775 -[boy] What was it? -The Bent-Neck Lady. 27 00:02:12,237 --> 00:02:13,817 Oh, her again? 28 00:02:16,115 --> 00:02:18,075 -Where was she? -[quavering] 29 00:02:18,493 --> 00:02:19,663 [man] Oh, boy. 30 00:02:20,620 --> 00:02:22,120 I guess we better take a look. 31 00:02:24,457 --> 00:02:26,667 -Here, huh? -Mm-hmm. 32 00:02:26,751 --> 00:02:28,631 Your big brother must have scared her away. 33 00:02:28,711 --> 00:02:30,051 Big brothers are good like that. 34 00:02:30,129 --> 00:02:31,759 [Nell] What if she's hiding? 35 00:02:32,257 --> 00:02:33,377 [man] She's long gone. 36 00:02:34,050 --> 00:02:36,550 I guess everybody can go back to bed now. 37 00:02:43,309 --> 00:02:44,139 There you go. 38 00:02:46,271 --> 00:02:49,321 [sighs] You remember what we talked about before? 39 00:02:49,941 --> 00:02:51,031 About our dreams? 40 00:02:51,567 --> 00:02:52,737 They can spill. 41 00:02:53,653 --> 00:02:54,703 [man] That's right. 42 00:02:54,946 --> 00:02:55,816 Yeah, 43 00:02:55,905 --> 00:02:58,825 just like a cup of water can spill sometimes. 44 00:02:59,701 --> 00:03:02,121 But kids' dreams are special. 45 00:03:02,203 --> 00:03:03,913 -They're like... -[whispers] An ocean. 46 00:03:03,997 --> 00:03:05,367 -An ocean. -[man] That's right. 47 00:03:07,041 --> 00:03:08,751 And the big dreams... 48 00:03:09,752 --> 00:03:11,382 can spill out sometimes. 49 00:03:14,632 --> 00:03:15,972 Back to bed, Stevie. 50 00:03:20,763 --> 00:03:23,603 Now, I know that Bent-Neck Lady is really scary. 51 00:03:24,934 --> 00:03:27,774 But that's all she is. She's just a little spill. 52 00:03:28,438 --> 00:03:30,978 How long do we have to live here, Daddy? 53 00:03:32,442 --> 00:03:33,362 Well, 54 00:03:33,818 --> 00:03:36,818 your mother and I, we have to finish fixing this house, 55 00:03:37,363 --> 00:03:39,123 and then someone has to buy it. 56 00:03:39,574 --> 00:03:40,624 Then we can go? 57 00:03:41,326 --> 00:03:44,746 Yep, and then we can go, just like the last house. 58 00:03:46,039 --> 00:03:48,499 Now, you get back to sleep, both of you. 59 00:03:50,084 --> 00:03:51,174 I love you, sweetie. 60 00:03:53,880 --> 00:03:54,960 Sweet dreams. 61 00:04:10,229 --> 00:04:11,939 [girl 2] Dancing in the Red Room. 62 00:04:13,608 --> 00:04:15,358 Dancing in the Red Room. 63 00:04:17,862 --> 00:04:19,492 Dancing in the Red Room. 64 00:04:21,532 --> 00:04:22,992 Dancing in the Red Room. 65 00:04:24,577 --> 00:04:25,787 You're dreaming, Shirl. 66 00:04:26,204 --> 00:04:27,714 The pandas aren't dreaming. 67 00:04:28,664 --> 00:04:29,504 Pandas, huh? 68 00:04:30,083 --> 00:04:31,963 Pandas don't eat macaroni. 69 00:04:32,877 --> 00:04:34,667 [sighs] Noted. 70 00:04:39,634 --> 00:04:40,644 [chuckles softly] 71 00:05:33,896 --> 00:05:35,146 -[man groans] -Hmm. 72 00:05:35,940 --> 00:05:37,070 [man clears throat] 73 00:05:37,567 --> 00:05:38,647 [woman sighs] 74 00:05:41,279 --> 00:05:42,489 Everyone alive? 75 00:05:45,158 --> 00:05:47,328 -Nellie had a nightmare. -[inhales deeply] 76 00:05:48,411 --> 00:05:50,371 And Shirley's sleep talking again. 77 00:05:51,456 --> 00:05:52,616 Anything good? 78 00:05:54,834 --> 00:05:56,674 Pandas don't like macaroni, Liv. 79 00:05:57,253 --> 00:05:58,133 Hmm. 80 00:06:00,381 --> 00:06:02,381 [door creaks open] 81 00:06:17,356 --> 00:06:18,186 Luke? 82 00:06:39,504 --> 00:06:41,514 [eerie music playing] 83 00:06:56,103 --> 00:06:57,773 [theme music playing] 84 00:08:00,501 --> 00:08:02,501 [birds chirping] 85 00:08:08,968 --> 00:08:11,928 Carl was driving on Rural 86 during the storm. 86 00:08:12,013 --> 00:08:13,513 Do you remember that storm? 87 00:08:14,015 --> 00:08:15,725 Oh, of course not, you were in LA. 88 00:08:15,808 --> 00:08:17,138 And it was a bad one. 89 00:08:17,226 --> 00:08:19,896 It was cats and dogs. The worst I'd seen in ten years. 90 00:08:21,564 --> 00:08:24,904 He was up in the boons when he lost control of the car. 91 00:08:25,568 --> 00:08:28,488 He went over a guardrail and went down a ravine. 92 00:08:28,946 --> 00:08:31,616 The car flipped over, and you couldn't see it from the road, 93 00:08:31,699 --> 00:08:33,449 especially because of the rain. 94 00:08:34,285 --> 00:08:36,325 He was hanging there the whole time. 95 00:08:36,871 --> 00:08:37,711 Hours. 96 00:08:38,372 --> 00:08:40,582 Upside-down, tangled up in his seat belt. 97 00:08:41,125 --> 00:08:43,415 They said he could reach the horn, but... 98 00:08:44,170 --> 00:08:47,420 he couldn't press it for long 'cause, you see, his arm was broken. 99 00:08:51,135 --> 00:08:52,425 And that's how he died. 100 00:08:54,347 --> 00:08:57,977 Upside-down, pressing on that horn for as long as he could stand to. 101 00:09:00,227 --> 00:09:01,187 [man exhales] 102 00:09:02,438 --> 00:09:04,228 So... when did it start? 103 00:09:07,485 --> 00:09:12,525 [voice trembling] The night after he died. It started with drops of water. 104 00:09:13,449 --> 00:09:14,779 Like raindrops... 105 00:09:15,326 --> 00:09:17,196 falling onto my face. 106 00:09:18,371 --> 00:09:20,211 I started to hear a car horn. 107 00:09:20,873 --> 00:09:22,333 Short bursts. 108 00:09:23,042 --> 00:09:25,632 Distant, I think, but close enough to wake me, 109 00:09:25,711 --> 00:09:26,961 and then, finally-- 110 00:09:27,046 --> 00:09:30,336 Now, this was right after the funeral itself. 111 00:09:30,883 --> 00:09:33,143 This was the night after the burial, you see. 112 00:09:36,097 --> 00:09:38,847 I felt the water... on my cheeks... 113 00:09:39,892 --> 00:09:41,522 and I heard the car horn... 114 00:09:42,978 --> 00:09:44,938 and then, I looked up at the ceiling... 115 00:09:45,523 --> 00:09:46,443 [crying] 116 00:09:46,732 --> 00:09:47,902 And there he was... 117 00:09:50,403 --> 00:09:51,823 hanging there... 118 00:09:53,322 --> 00:09:54,572 upside-down. 119 00:09:57,159 --> 00:09:59,119 I could-- I could see the water... 120 00:09:59,995 --> 00:10:02,285 dripping off of his hair, 121 00:10:02,707 --> 00:10:04,207 and his face was a... 122 00:10:05,876 --> 00:10:09,296 a deep purple, like the blood had all just... 123 00:10:10,214 --> 00:10:12,804 pooled into his cheeks. 124 00:10:16,262 --> 00:10:19,892 It's funny, you'd think you'd scream after seeing something like that, 125 00:10:19,974 --> 00:10:20,934 but you don't. 126 00:10:22,560 --> 00:10:23,600 You just stare. 127 00:10:25,229 --> 00:10:27,399 You just stare at it like you're an idiot. 128 00:10:30,568 --> 00:10:32,318 And then, his mouth fell open, 129 00:10:33,154 --> 00:10:34,824 but it wasn't a scream. 130 00:10:36,449 --> 00:10:37,829 It was a car horn... 131 00:10:39,034 --> 00:10:41,294 coming from his mouth... 132 00:10:41,954 --> 00:10:43,124 so loud. 133 00:10:43,914 --> 00:10:46,424 So loud that I fell off the bed. 134 00:10:46,500 --> 00:10:48,380 And then, I screamed. 135 00:10:48,461 --> 00:10:51,421 I screamed because I hit the floor, and it startled me, 136 00:10:51,839 --> 00:10:54,339 and it was like I only just remembered, "Oh, right. 137 00:10:54,425 --> 00:10:55,675 I can scream. 138 00:10:56,010 --> 00:10:58,970 I should probably scream." And I screamed, all right. 139 00:10:59,054 --> 00:11:01,604 And I ran, and I tripped in the hallway, 140 00:11:01,682 --> 00:11:05,602 and I looked back, and he wasn't there, and then I laid there and I cried. 141 00:11:09,857 --> 00:11:12,437 And that was the last time I've slept in that room. 142 00:11:21,160 --> 00:11:23,500 That's a very interesting story, Mrs. Walker. 143 00:11:24,622 --> 00:11:25,462 Irene. 144 00:11:27,792 --> 00:11:28,632 {\an8}Irene... 145 00:11:30,461 --> 00:11:34,761 {\an8}This is what I'd like to do. I'd like to look around your house. 146 00:11:34,840 --> 00:11:36,720 I'd like to set up some equipment. 147 00:11:37,301 --> 00:11:39,551 I'd also like to sleep in that room tonight. 148 00:11:41,972 --> 00:11:42,812 Goodness. 149 00:11:43,557 --> 00:11:44,387 I'll be fine. 150 00:11:44,975 --> 00:11:47,435 I can't promise I'll include your story in my book. 151 00:11:47,520 --> 00:11:48,980 -Of course. -[man] But it's possible. 152 00:11:50,064 --> 00:11:52,024 And I thank you for sharing it with me. 153 00:12:24,431 --> 00:12:27,061 I'm sorry, I should have told you I'm a fan. 154 00:12:28,644 --> 00:12:30,484 That's my favorite, the first one. 155 00:12:31,313 --> 00:12:35,903 "Silence lay steadily against the wood and stone at Hill House, 156 00:12:35,985 --> 00:12:38,855 and whatever walked there... walked alone." 157 00:12:40,364 --> 00:12:42,624 I can't imagine what it was like living there. 158 00:12:43,284 --> 00:12:45,624 The most famous haunted house in America. 159 00:12:47,162 --> 00:12:48,332 In fairness... 160 00:12:48,747 --> 00:12:50,747 it wasn't famous when we moved in. 161 00:12:51,959 --> 00:12:54,339 And besides, you've got me beat. 162 00:12:54,670 --> 00:12:55,750 What do you mean? 163 00:12:55,838 --> 00:12:59,428 I mean, if you actually saw your husband hanging upside-down over your bed, 164 00:12:59,508 --> 00:13:01,258 you've seen more than I ever have. 165 00:13:01,677 --> 00:13:02,887 I've never seen a ghost. 166 00:13:05,014 --> 00:13:07,474 -But your books? -Ah, not in Arlington. 167 00:13:08,225 --> 00:13:09,845 Danvers, Alcatraz, 168 00:13:10,561 --> 00:13:12,611 on the Queen Mary or in Williamsburg. 169 00:13:13,272 --> 00:13:14,482 And not in Hill House. 170 00:13:18,485 --> 00:13:20,395 The way you write, I just assumed-- 171 00:13:20,487 --> 00:13:22,907 Other people's stories. People like you, Irene. 172 00:13:23,616 --> 00:13:25,616 I give them the right voice, that's all. 173 00:13:25,826 --> 00:13:26,696 Well... 174 00:13:27,286 --> 00:13:29,616 I hope tonight is a game changer for you. 175 00:13:29,705 --> 00:13:31,365 -How so? -Maybe my Carl 176 00:13:31,457 --> 00:13:33,627 will finally give you a story of your own. 177 00:13:34,793 --> 00:13:37,213 You were one of his favorite writers, so maybe... 178 00:13:37,963 --> 00:13:40,633 that's the reason... for all this. 179 00:13:41,216 --> 00:13:42,046 [sighs] 180 00:13:42,468 --> 00:13:45,178 You know, I-- I can tell you one thing about Hill House 181 00:13:45,262 --> 00:13:46,602 that isn't in the book. 182 00:13:46,680 --> 00:13:47,930 Oh, yes, please. 183 00:13:48,015 --> 00:13:50,515 All those years trying to understand what happened in that house, 184 00:13:50,601 --> 00:13:51,981 you know what I never found? 185 00:13:53,187 --> 00:13:54,017 A reason. 186 00:13:55,689 --> 00:13:56,769 So, don't expect one. 187 00:14:00,277 --> 00:14:02,317 -How are your brother and sisters, -[phone ringing] 188 00:14:02,404 --> 00:14:04,414 I wondered, since the book? 189 00:14:04,490 --> 00:14:06,280 How are they doing these days? 190 00:14:06,659 --> 00:14:09,159 You know who I wish would write a book? 191 00:14:09,495 --> 00:14:10,495 Your dad. 192 00:14:11,455 --> 00:14:13,285 [distant siren wailing] 193 00:14:16,627 --> 00:14:19,757 -[Young Nell] Just tonight. -[mother] Won't you miss your brother? 194 00:14:19,838 --> 00:14:21,548 I'd rather sleep here... 195 00:14:22,591 --> 00:14:24,431 in case she comes back. 196 00:14:27,930 --> 00:14:28,850 All right. 197 00:14:29,515 --> 00:14:30,675 Just tonight, then. 198 00:14:30,766 --> 00:14:32,846 -[softly] I'll stay with her a bit. -Okay. 199 00:14:33,936 --> 00:14:34,806 Good night. 200 00:14:38,315 --> 00:14:39,895 Hey, will you grab her blanket? 201 00:14:39,984 --> 00:14:41,404 -[father] Yeah. -Thanks. 202 00:15:20,107 --> 00:15:21,437 [exhales sharply] 203 00:15:48,677 --> 00:15:50,677 [clock ticking] 204 00:16:00,147 --> 00:16:02,147 [breathing shakily] 205 00:16:14,870 --> 00:16:18,420 [panting] 206 00:16:18,499 --> 00:16:20,499 [cars honking] 207 00:16:24,588 --> 00:16:25,758 [whimpers] 208 00:16:27,257 --> 00:16:29,677 -[line ringing] -[cell phone ringing] 209 00:16:29,760 --> 00:16:31,850 [Shirley exhales] I'm sorry. Uh... 210 00:16:32,971 --> 00:16:33,811 So... 211 00:16:34,807 --> 00:16:37,177 Are you saying you'd prefer not to do a viewing? 212 00:16:37,267 --> 00:16:38,887 No. Uh... 213 00:16:39,311 --> 00:16:41,231 We want to. It's not that. 214 00:16:41,313 --> 00:16:43,863 It's part of your mother's pre-need, so, it's taken care of. 215 00:16:43,941 --> 00:16:44,901 [woman] And we want to. 216 00:16:44,983 --> 00:16:45,983 Um... 217 00:16:46,819 --> 00:16:47,949 It's Max. 218 00:16:48,654 --> 00:16:51,824 -I think he's just a little, um... -A little nervous about it? 219 00:16:52,282 --> 00:16:54,582 -I'd say adamantly opposed. -[Shirley] Mm-hmm. 220 00:16:57,037 --> 00:16:58,617 {\an8}[phone ringing] 221 00:16:59,039 --> 00:17:00,169 {\an8}Sorry, excuse me. 222 00:17:02,167 --> 00:17:03,537 Hi, Max. I'm Shirley. 223 00:17:07,047 --> 00:17:08,047 Harris Funeral Home. 224 00:17:08,132 --> 00:17:09,972 I know this might be a little weird for you, 225 00:17:10,050 --> 00:17:12,340 -but I promise it's all normal. -[receiver clicks] 226 00:17:12,678 --> 00:17:14,678 The reason Mommy and Daddy are here 227 00:17:14,930 --> 00:17:17,640 is because it's important to say goodbye to Grandma. 228 00:17:18,809 --> 00:17:21,059 A viewing is just a way to do that, to... 229 00:17:21,645 --> 00:17:23,855 to see her one last time and tell her you love her. 230 00:17:24,273 --> 00:17:25,903 I don't need to say goodbye. 231 00:17:28,652 --> 00:17:30,532 A lot of people feel that way at first, 232 00:17:30,612 --> 00:17:32,992 but then they feel much better when they do. 233 00:17:33,240 --> 00:17:34,490 That's what Mommy said. 234 00:17:35,617 --> 00:17:36,737 But she was wrong. 235 00:17:38,245 --> 00:17:40,205 Grammy keeps sitting on my bed at night... 236 00:17:40,789 --> 00:17:41,999 and touching my hair. 237 00:17:42,958 --> 00:17:44,248 She just stares at me. 238 00:17:46,420 --> 00:17:47,630 And her eyes must hurt. 239 00:17:49,256 --> 00:17:50,086 Why? 240 00:17:51,258 --> 00:17:52,758 Because she doesn't blink. 241 00:18:01,852 --> 00:18:04,442 [dog barking] 242 00:18:05,063 --> 00:18:07,773 [Nell] It's Nell. Um... I need you to call me. 243 00:18:08,442 --> 00:18:11,032 It's hard to understand, everything's so twisted... 244 00:18:11,111 --> 00:18:12,781 and it's hard to explain, but... 245 00:18:14,907 --> 00:18:16,067 I'm worried about Luke. 246 00:18:16,575 --> 00:18:17,775 Have you talked to him? 247 00:18:18,577 --> 00:18:19,537 Call me. 248 00:18:22,164 --> 00:18:24,294 [line ringing] 249 00:18:26,126 --> 00:18:27,036 It's here. 250 00:18:28,420 --> 00:18:29,300 It's great. 251 00:18:32,883 --> 00:18:34,133 [man sighs] 252 00:18:35,928 --> 00:18:37,348 [Nell] Please leave a message-- 253 00:18:37,429 --> 00:18:40,179 Hey, I think you really nailed it. It really sends a message. 254 00:18:40,265 --> 00:18:43,765 We should put it on the website. I think it'd work great in print, too. 255 00:18:44,019 --> 00:18:45,899 If people still read papers, that is. 256 00:18:47,606 --> 00:18:49,606 [banging continues] 257 00:18:51,610 --> 00:18:53,610 [banging and clanging] 258 00:18:56,448 --> 00:18:58,158 [father groaning] Oh, God. 259 00:18:58,367 --> 00:19:01,617 -[coughs] -[father] This damn flue is a disaster. 260 00:19:02,204 --> 00:19:04,214 -This is supposed to be easy. -[man clears throat] 261 00:19:04,331 --> 00:19:07,001 -There's nothing easy about this house. -[father chuckles] 262 00:19:07,376 --> 00:19:08,786 You okay, Daddy? 263 00:19:08,919 --> 00:19:11,589 Just trying to fix a flue. The house doesn't like it, I guess. 264 00:19:11,672 --> 00:19:12,802 [man chuckles] 265 00:19:12,881 --> 00:19:16,221 -Oh... Mr. Dudley found something for you. -Um. 266 00:19:17,261 --> 00:19:20,601 I don't know if this is gonna work, young lady. 267 00:19:22,557 --> 00:19:24,057 And I'm gonna need it back. 268 00:19:34,695 --> 00:19:36,695 [suspenseful music playing] 269 00:19:44,746 --> 00:19:45,706 I got it. 270 00:19:46,331 --> 00:19:47,211 Open it! 271 00:19:48,250 --> 00:19:50,590 [Young Shirley] Mr. Dudley says this is a master key, 272 00:19:50,669 --> 00:19:52,839 so, it's supposed to open any door in the house. 273 00:19:52,921 --> 00:19:54,091 He's a weirdo. 274 00:19:54,589 --> 00:19:56,129 -So is that lady. -[door rattles] 275 00:19:56,216 --> 00:19:59,506 [Young Shirley] They've been taking care of this house for years and years, 276 00:19:59,594 --> 00:20:02,014 so, if anyone would know where the key is... 277 00:20:02,097 --> 00:20:03,807 What do you think is in there? 278 00:20:04,850 --> 00:20:06,850 What if it's a cotton candy machine? 279 00:20:07,394 --> 00:20:08,484 That'd be something. 280 00:20:08,562 --> 00:20:09,772 Or a pony? 281 00:20:09,855 --> 00:20:11,015 [Young Shirley] Not a pony. 282 00:20:11,106 --> 00:20:12,226 This isn't working. 283 00:20:12,316 --> 00:20:13,936 [Young Nell] It could be a pony. 284 00:20:14,026 --> 00:20:15,356 Something was moving. 285 00:20:15,777 --> 00:20:17,897 I saw the shadow under the door. 286 00:20:17,988 --> 00:20:21,278 This door's been locked for years and years and years and years, so... 287 00:20:21,366 --> 00:20:24,326 [inhales sharply] ...if there's a pony in there, it's dead. 288 00:20:24,911 --> 00:20:26,411 [doorknob rattling] 289 00:20:28,206 --> 00:20:29,416 -[bangs] -[Young Shirley sighs] 290 00:20:29,499 --> 00:20:30,999 This one doesn't work either. 291 00:20:31,251 --> 00:20:32,791 Where's the friggin' key? 292 00:20:32,878 --> 00:20:34,798 -Don't say that word. -[Young Nell] You say it. 293 00:20:34,880 --> 00:20:36,420 The keys never work. 294 00:20:36,673 --> 00:20:39,973 -Can't he just use that big hammer? -[Young Shirley] We'll find the key. 295 00:20:41,303 --> 00:20:42,853 I want to see what's in there, too. 296 00:20:43,221 --> 00:20:45,221 Let's go see if Daddy has any more keys. 297 00:20:45,307 --> 00:20:47,597 Daddy! We need more keys! 298 00:20:47,684 --> 00:20:50,274 -It's an emergency! -[footsteps descending stairs] 299 00:20:53,148 --> 00:20:54,648 [floorboard creaking] 300 00:20:54,733 --> 00:20:56,283 [Steve] You don't need me to tell you, 301 00:20:56,360 --> 00:20:58,780 but literally everything is an emergency with Nell. 302 00:20:58,862 --> 00:21:00,862 [Shirley] I know, but she sounded rough. 303 00:21:00,947 --> 00:21:02,197 [sighs] Shirl... 304 00:21:02,282 --> 00:21:04,912 Rougher than usual. She said it was about Luke. 305 00:21:04,993 --> 00:21:06,953 -Well, then call Luke. -I did. 306 00:21:07,037 --> 00:21:08,157 Straight to voicemail. 307 00:21:08,246 --> 00:21:09,996 Well, then he sold his phone for cash 308 00:21:10,082 --> 00:21:12,212 or he's still in rehab, which means we stay out of it. 309 00:21:12,626 --> 00:21:15,626 Look, I can't deal with this right now. I'm working. 310 00:21:16,338 --> 00:21:17,258 Yeah? 311 00:21:17,672 --> 00:21:18,632 You working? 312 00:21:18,882 --> 00:21:21,392 That's right, Shirl. Something else you want to add? 313 00:21:21,468 --> 00:21:22,888 Fine, I'll just handle it, shall I? 314 00:21:23,136 --> 00:21:25,506 That's why everybody dumps their shit on me, isn't it, Steve? 315 00:21:25,806 --> 00:21:27,676 'Cause I'm the oldest. It's my job. 316 00:21:27,766 --> 00:21:30,266 -Oh, wait, that's you. -Fine. 317 00:21:30,352 --> 00:21:32,062 -I'll handle-- -[line disconnects] 318 00:21:32,145 --> 00:21:33,145 [footsteps approaching] 319 00:21:33,230 --> 00:21:35,190 -Jesus. -[Irene] Tea? 320 00:21:36,358 --> 00:21:37,188 Sure. 321 00:21:38,485 --> 00:21:39,315 Thank you. 322 00:21:39,903 --> 00:21:42,203 So does this stuff, you know... 323 00:21:43,031 --> 00:21:45,201 -capture the supernatural? -[chuckles] 324 00:21:45,784 --> 00:21:47,834 [clicks tongue] Don't believe in that word. 325 00:21:48,620 --> 00:21:50,540 Which side of the bed do you sleep on? 326 00:21:53,250 --> 00:21:56,000 I'm talking about the word itself. "Supernatural." 327 00:21:56,461 --> 00:21:58,551 There's natural phenomena that we understand, 328 00:21:58,630 --> 00:22:00,880 and then there's natural phenomena that we don't. 329 00:22:01,591 --> 00:22:04,431 Primitive humans used to die of fright during an eclipse. 330 00:22:04,511 --> 00:22:05,971 They had no idea what it was. 331 00:22:06,388 --> 00:22:07,928 The eye of an angry God. 332 00:22:08,473 --> 00:22:09,603 An evil spirit. 333 00:22:10,725 --> 00:22:12,725 Nothing supernatural about it, though. 334 00:22:13,603 --> 00:22:15,193 Once we understood what it was, 335 00:22:15,772 --> 00:22:17,612 well, it was just natural. 336 00:22:18,066 --> 00:22:19,816 I prefer "preternatural." 337 00:22:20,777 --> 00:22:24,107 Natural phenomena that we don't quite understand yet. 338 00:22:26,783 --> 00:22:28,123 So does it capture that? 339 00:22:31,079 --> 00:22:31,909 Huh. 340 00:22:32,789 --> 00:22:36,169 Uh, no, no message. Just wanted to see if he was there. 341 00:22:36,668 --> 00:22:38,498 Uh, what was your name again? 342 00:22:39,588 --> 00:22:40,418 Thanks, Paige. 343 00:22:42,090 --> 00:22:43,260 [exhales sharply] 344 00:22:49,681 --> 00:22:51,681 [cell phone vibrating and ringing] 345 00:22:55,145 --> 00:22:56,055 [door opens] 346 00:22:56,313 --> 00:22:57,773 [whimpers] 347 00:22:58,190 --> 00:23:00,940 [Nell] Hi, this is Nell. Please leave a message after the beep. 348 00:23:01,026 --> 00:23:01,856 [machine beeps] 349 00:23:03,320 --> 00:23:05,570 It's Steve. I'm sorry I missed your call. 350 00:23:05,655 --> 00:23:07,065 Um, I talked to Shirley. 351 00:23:07,157 --> 00:23:09,577 I know you're worried about Luke, but I called his rehab center 352 00:23:09,659 --> 00:23:10,829 and he's fine. 353 00:23:10,911 --> 00:23:13,041 [chuckles] He actually got his 90-day chip today, 354 00:23:13,121 --> 00:23:14,331 if you can believe that. 355 00:23:16,291 --> 00:23:19,341 Um, I'll be around tomorrow if you still need to chat. 356 00:23:21,171 --> 00:23:22,591 I hope you're well, Nellie. 357 00:23:23,673 --> 00:23:24,593 I mean that. 358 00:23:27,344 --> 00:23:28,514 [cell phone beeps] 359 00:23:30,222 --> 00:23:31,142 [exhales] 360 00:23:32,182 --> 00:23:34,732 ["I Want You" by Allison Wonderland playing] 361 00:23:45,028 --> 00:23:45,988 [man] Here you go. 362 00:23:46,780 --> 00:23:48,410 ♪ Don't try to beat it ♪ 363 00:23:48,532 --> 00:23:50,372 ♪ I want the pressure off ♪ 364 00:23:51,952 --> 00:23:55,292 {\an8}♪ But it continues Until I kiss you ♪ 365 00:23:55,372 --> 00:23:57,502 {\an8}♪ So let's just take it off ♪ 366 00:23:58,750 --> 00:24:02,000 {\an8}♪ We've waited all night So good, till sunlight ♪ 367 00:24:02,295 --> 00:24:04,295 ♪ Can you just take my hand? ♪ 368 00:24:05,674 --> 00:24:08,554 ♪ It's been a sweet while You know you must stay ♪ 369 00:24:08,969 --> 00:24:10,969 ♪ Just tell me where you stand ♪ 370 00:24:38,373 --> 00:24:39,253 [woman] Hi. 371 00:24:40,542 --> 00:24:42,462 ♪ You know I like you I'll give it to you ♪ 372 00:24:42,836 --> 00:24:43,746 Theodora. 373 00:24:43,837 --> 00:24:45,797 ♪ Would you just say it's on? ♪ 374 00:24:56,600 --> 00:24:58,690 [moaning] 375 00:24:59,644 --> 00:25:01,654 [panting] 376 00:25:05,108 --> 00:25:06,398 [chuckles] 377 00:25:07,777 --> 00:25:09,397 [both panting] 378 00:25:09,779 --> 00:25:10,819 Jesus. 379 00:25:12,782 --> 00:25:15,792 Where'd you come from? [chuckling, pants] 380 00:25:20,123 --> 00:25:21,253 [Theo grunts] 381 00:25:22,709 --> 00:25:23,919 [lighter clicks] 382 00:25:25,879 --> 00:25:27,129 So what's your story? 383 00:25:27,922 --> 00:25:29,672 [inhales] What do you mean? 384 00:25:30,967 --> 00:25:32,257 I mean, who are you? 385 00:25:32,594 --> 00:25:33,604 What do you do? 386 00:25:34,054 --> 00:25:35,144 Where are you from? 387 00:25:35,221 --> 00:25:37,601 -You... live in a funeral home. -[sighs] 388 00:25:38,141 --> 00:25:39,641 [chuckles softly] 389 00:25:41,519 --> 00:25:43,019 I'm here for grad school. 390 00:25:43,271 --> 00:25:44,651 Ah, Sociology. 391 00:25:45,774 --> 00:25:47,654 I mean, the program's brutal, but... 392 00:25:48,068 --> 00:25:50,198 I love Boston, man. It's such a great town. 393 00:25:54,366 --> 00:25:55,326 What's that about? 394 00:25:55,825 --> 00:25:57,365 I'm just kind of a germophobe. 395 00:25:59,829 --> 00:26:01,119 That's okay. None taken. 396 00:26:03,166 --> 00:26:04,126 [sighs] 397 00:26:07,087 --> 00:26:08,247 That was really good. 398 00:26:08,672 --> 00:26:10,092 Yeah, you're damn right. 399 00:26:11,383 --> 00:26:12,633 I have to work tomorrow. 400 00:26:13,718 --> 00:26:14,758 Oh. 401 00:26:15,887 --> 00:26:16,757 Early. 402 00:26:18,098 --> 00:26:18,928 Oh. 403 00:26:23,645 --> 00:26:24,475 'Kay. 404 00:26:33,571 --> 00:26:34,821 Was it something I said? 405 00:26:35,532 --> 00:26:37,952 No. We just did what we came here to do, yeah? 406 00:26:40,078 --> 00:26:40,948 Okay, then. 407 00:26:53,383 --> 00:26:54,223 Hi. 408 00:26:59,139 --> 00:27:01,139 [car door opens, closes] 409 00:27:03,435 --> 00:27:05,145 -[sighs deeply] -[car driving away] 410 00:27:05,228 --> 00:27:06,268 [door opens] 411 00:27:20,744 --> 00:27:24,254 [Theo sighs] I know you normally prefer the company of cold stiffs, but... 412 00:27:24,330 --> 00:27:26,880 -[Shirley] Don't be so hard on yourself. -[Theo] I got beer. 413 00:27:27,083 --> 00:27:28,003 New friend? 414 00:27:32,130 --> 00:27:33,800 -[Shirley] She coming back? -[Theo] No. 415 00:27:33,882 --> 00:27:37,012 I mean, she's sweet enough, but, pile of issues. 416 00:27:37,093 --> 00:27:37,933 [bottle opens] 417 00:27:38,011 --> 00:27:40,811 [Shirley] I don't think you can know much after such a quick encounter. 418 00:27:40,889 --> 00:27:43,019 Who's saying it's quick? I'm a giver. 419 00:27:43,099 --> 00:27:44,269 [Shirley] You're like a guy. 420 00:27:44,559 --> 00:27:47,059 You're worse than a guy. You're like a frat guy. 421 00:27:47,395 --> 00:27:50,685 When I said you could live here, I wasn't expecting the pussy parade. 422 00:27:52,567 --> 00:27:53,817 Nell called me today. 423 00:27:54,903 --> 00:27:55,743 Ah. 424 00:27:57,071 --> 00:27:58,321 She sounded bad. 425 00:27:58,406 --> 00:28:00,576 -Yeah, 'cause it sucks to be Nell. -She call you? 426 00:28:00,867 --> 00:28:04,247 No. Course not. We still haven't talked since LA. 427 00:28:04,329 --> 00:28:05,619 -Theo. -Don't. 428 00:28:05,705 --> 00:28:07,325 I'm just waiting for an apology. 429 00:28:07,457 --> 00:28:10,707 I'm drawing boundaries, which is something you might want to look into. 430 00:28:13,421 --> 00:28:14,341 [Shirley sighs] 431 00:28:14,714 --> 00:28:15,844 What's wrong with her? 432 00:28:18,510 --> 00:28:19,430 I don't know. 433 00:28:20,845 --> 00:28:22,305 You never really will. 434 00:28:24,057 --> 00:28:26,597 One foot in crazy and the other on a banana peel. 435 00:28:27,185 --> 00:28:28,095 Her whole life. 436 00:28:29,395 --> 00:28:30,765 Boundaries. 437 00:28:31,272 --> 00:28:32,732 She said it was about Luke. 438 00:28:34,400 --> 00:28:37,360 I don't know, something about it... scared me. 439 00:28:37,821 --> 00:28:40,281 Luke will show up... when he needs money. 440 00:28:41,908 --> 00:28:43,158 I just keep thinking... 441 00:28:44,536 --> 00:28:45,746 what if he doesn't? 442 00:28:48,373 --> 00:28:51,173 Or if he does, it'll be the last time I ever see him. 443 00:28:51,251 --> 00:28:52,251 Boundaries. 444 00:28:54,170 --> 00:28:56,170 Maybe a brick wall when it comes to Luke. 445 00:29:34,294 --> 00:29:36,304 [woman sighs deeply] 446 00:29:47,223 --> 00:29:48,433 [gasps] 447 00:30:02,322 --> 00:30:03,162 [screams] 448 00:30:03,865 --> 00:30:05,525 -[cell phone ringing] -[gasps] 449 00:30:05,742 --> 00:30:07,742 [breathing deeply] 450 00:30:10,204 --> 00:30:11,214 Ah! 451 00:30:13,124 --> 00:30:14,084 [ringing continues] 452 00:30:14,167 --> 00:30:15,167 Um... 453 00:30:19,422 --> 00:30:20,262 Nell? 454 00:30:20,882 --> 00:30:21,762 [Nell] Daddy. 455 00:30:22,300 --> 00:30:24,840 [stammering] Honey, are you okay? What time is it? 456 00:30:26,596 --> 00:30:28,346 Do you remember the Bent-Neck Lady? 457 00:30:42,528 --> 00:30:43,358 Yes. 458 00:30:46,866 --> 00:30:47,826 She's back. 459 00:30:51,788 --> 00:30:52,618 Okay. 460 00:30:55,792 --> 00:30:56,632 Okay. 461 00:30:57,752 --> 00:30:59,552 Nell? Where are you? 462 00:31:00,463 --> 00:31:01,303 I'm at home. 463 00:31:02,548 --> 00:31:03,378 In bed. 464 00:31:03,675 --> 00:31:05,715 I want you to go to Steve and Leigh's. 465 00:31:05,802 --> 00:31:08,682 I-- I'm-- I'm going to drive to Orlando and... 466 00:31:09,305 --> 00:31:10,635 and get a flight to LA. 467 00:31:10,723 --> 00:31:13,023 You-- Steve's closest. You go to him. 468 00:31:15,687 --> 00:31:18,267 Okay, now, I'll see-- I'll see you there tomorrow. 469 00:31:20,066 --> 00:31:20,896 Okay. 470 00:31:23,277 --> 00:31:24,397 I love you, Daddy. 471 00:31:24,946 --> 00:31:25,946 Are you... 472 00:31:26,656 --> 00:31:27,526 okay? 473 00:31:28,241 --> 00:31:29,121 I'm fine. 474 00:31:29,492 --> 00:31:31,702 [sniffles] I'm sorry to wake you. 475 00:31:33,287 --> 00:31:34,577 Good night, Daddy. 476 00:31:36,290 --> 00:31:37,880 [sighs] 477 00:31:42,714 --> 00:31:44,224 [suspenseful music playing] 478 00:31:52,557 --> 00:31:53,677 [sighs] 479 00:31:54,851 --> 00:31:55,811 [sighs deeply] 480 00:32:06,446 --> 00:32:08,406 I-- I don't know. She-- she wouldn't-- 481 00:32:08,489 --> 00:32:09,529 Yeah, I'm going. 482 00:32:10,324 --> 00:32:11,204 I'm going. 483 00:32:16,080 --> 00:32:16,910 [softly] Get up. 484 00:32:17,457 --> 00:32:19,037 -Stevie, get up. -Dad? 485 00:32:19,125 --> 00:32:21,035 -What-- What's going on? -Get up. 486 00:32:21,127 --> 00:32:23,207 -We gotta get out of here. -[Young Steve] Why? 487 00:32:23,296 --> 00:32:25,506 -What's going on? -[father] Quietly, quietly. 488 00:32:25,882 --> 00:32:27,382 -[Young Steve] My shoes. -[father] Shh. 489 00:32:30,303 --> 00:32:32,933 -[door creaking] -[father gasps] 490 00:32:38,436 --> 00:32:39,476 [lock clicks] 491 00:32:40,396 --> 00:32:42,396 [panting] 492 00:32:44,609 --> 00:32:45,439 Shh. 493 00:32:53,659 --> 00:32:54,739 [door rattles] 494 00:32:58,664 --> 00:33:00,674 [doorknob creaking] 495 00:33:07,423 --> 00:33:09,433 [creaking continues] 496 00:33:29,570 --> 00:33:30,700 [sighs] 497 00:33:34,742 --> 00:33:36,742 [heavy footsteps receding] 498 00:33:37,203 --> 00:33:39,213 [breathing heavily] 499 00:33:41,290 --> 00:33:42,580 [softly] We're gonna run. 500 00:33:42,708 --> 00:33:45,338 -[Young Steve] Dad, what's going on? -[softly] Quiet. 501 00:33:47,213 --> 00:33:48,923 [breathing shakily] 502 00:33:50,091 --> 00:33:52,431 [lock rattles, clicks] 503 00:33:59,225 --> 00:34:01,225 -[doorknob creaks] -[takes a deep breath] 504 00:34:09,610 --> 00:34:11,780 [breathing heavily] 505 00:34:13,156 --> 00:34:14,276 I'm gonna carry you. 506 00:34:15,074 --> 00:34:16,084 Dad, I-- 507 00:34:16,159 --> 00:34:18,699 You keep your eyes closed, no matter what you hear. 508 00:34:18,786 --> 00:34:19,906 You don't open them. 509 00:34:20,955 --> 00:34:21,865 You promise? 510 00:34:21,956 --> 00:34:23,746 -I-- I-- -Do you promise? 511 00:34:25,877 --> 00:34:26,877 I promise. 512 00:34:30,548 --> 00:34:32,548 [breathing heavily] 513 00:34:33,092 --> 00:34:35,262 You keep your eyes closed, no matter what. 514 00:34:36,053 --> 00:34:37,313 You keep them closed. 515 00:34:41,559 --> 00:34:44,899 [breathing heavily] Okay. Okay. 516 00:34:46,063 --> 00:34:46,983 Okay. 517 00:34:50,276 --> 00:34:51,526 [father] Eyes closed. 518 00:35:05,333 --> 00:35:06,333 Get back in the car! 519 00:35:06,417 --> 00:35:08,127 I saw Abigail in the window! 520 00:35:08,336 --> 00:35:09,376 [door slams shut] 521 00:35:09,462 --> 00:35:11,052 She was in the window! 522 00:35:12,506 --> 00:35:14,506 [kids crying] 523 00:35:18,012 --> 00:35:21,352 [sobs] What's happening? What's happening? Where's Mom? 524 00:35:21,432 --> 00:35:23,142 I-- I thought I saw her upstairs! 525 00:35:23,601 --> 00:35:25,391 -[Young Nell coughs] -That's not Mom. 526 00:35:26,604 --> 00:35:28,614 [engine starts] 527 00:35:30,191 --> 00:35:31,571 [tires screeching] 528 00:35:35,029 --> 00:35:36,199 [kids sobbing] 529 00:35:40,326 --> 00:35:41,446 What about Mom? 530 00:35:41,535 --> 00:35:42,655 [breathing heavily] 531 00:35:42,745 --> 00:35:44,325 Dad! We can't leave Mom! 532 00:35:46,249 --> 00:35:47,249 Dad! 533 00:35:47,333 --> 00:35:49,593 Dad! Dad! 534 00:35:49,877 --> 00:35:52,877 Dad, I told you, there's no reason you and I need to talk. 535 00:35:52,964 --> 00:35:55,014 You don't just get to call me and tell me what to do. 536 00:35:55,091 --> 00:35:57,301 You're closest, and your sister needs you. 537 00:35:57,385 --> 00:36:00,465 You get home and you stay with her. You keep your eye on her. 538 00:36:00,554 --> 00:36:02,934 -Don't let her out of your sight. -Dad, I'm not even-- 539 00:36:03,015 --> 00:36:04,725 I'll see you there. I'll meet you there. 540 00:36:06,394 --> 00:36:09,524 [scoffs] Living at home right now. 541 00:36:17,655 --> 00:36:18,775 [grunts] 542 00:36:26,831 --> 00:36:28,831 [sighs] 543 00:38:04,387 --> 00:38:05,347 [groans] 544 00:38:05,638 --> 00:38:06,808 [gasps] 545 00:38:07,932 --> 00:38:09,732 [softly] Nellie's in the Red Room. 546 00:38:09,850 --> 00:38:11,850 [gasps, panting] 547 00:38:13,687 --> 00:38:14,977 [gasps] 548 00:38:15,606 --> 00:38:17,776 [clears throat] 549 00:38:20,277 --> 00:38:21,277 [exhales deeply] 550 00:38:28,619 --> 00:38:29,749 [sighs] 551 00:38:32,498 --> 00:38:34,208 [breathes in, sighs] 552 00:38:36,794 --> 00:38:37,924 [exhales] 553 00:38:51,142 --> 00:38:52,272 [water dripping] 554 00:38:56,689 --> 00:38:58,359 -[water dripping] -[sighs] 555 00:39:07,533 --> 00:39:08,783 [water dripping] 556 00:39:32,558 --> 00:39:33,478 [grunts] 557 00:39:51,118 --> 00:39:52,158 [car tires screech] 558 00:39:52,244 --> 00:39:54,004 [honking] 559 00:39:57,041 --> 00:39:58,081 [sighs deeply] 560 00:40:06,926 --> 00:40:07,756 [Steve sighs] 561 00:40:11,722 --> 00:40:14,432 [Steve] Used to be a stop sign there until recently, yes? 562 00:40:14,517 --> 00:40:15,637 [Irene] I don't know. 563 00:40:16,727 --> 00:40:17,597 I think so. 564 00:40:19,104 --> 00:40:21,864 There's a pole there, see? But no sign. 565 00:40:22,441 --> 00:40:24,321 [Steve] Kids take 'em for their dorm rooms. 566 00:40:25,486 --> 00:40:28,026 It's a moderately trafficked area. 567 00:40:28,864 --> 00:40:32,624 A four-way stop without a sign is bound to have a few near misses. 568 00:40:33,827 --> 00:40:36,157 You slept better with your husband in bed, right? 569 00:40:36,247 --> 00:40:37,077 Of course. 570 00:40:37,164 --> 00:40:39,294 You're probably just noticing the car horns now 571 00:40:39,375 --> 00:40:42,085 because you're not sleeping as well. Things you used to sleep through. 572 00:40:45,381 --> 00:40:46,341 The water. 573 00:40:47,174 --> 00:40:49,394 There was a big storm the night he died. 574 00:40:49,885 --> 00:40:51,885 One of the biggest you've seen in a long time. 575 00:40:51,971 --> 00:40:53,181 Yes. 576 00:40:53,347 --> 00:40:55,517 [sighs] There's a leak in your roof. 577 00:40:56,684 --> 00:41:00,154 You just didn't notice the water damage because of all the paneling. 578 00:41:00,980 --> 00:41:04,070 It was only drizzling last night, and I even got a few drips. 579 00:41:05,901 --> 00:41:09,031 You might wanna get that looked at. Water damage is no joke. 580 00:41:10,447 --> 00:41:12,527 Happens all the time, Irene. 581 00:41:16,870 --> 00:41:19,790 And the man I saw hanging from my ceiling? 582 00:41:21,041 --> 00:41:22,171 [chuckles] 583 00:41:22,334 --> 00:41:23,174 The mind... 584 00:41:24,753 --> 00:41:26,463 It is a powerful thing, ma'am. 585 00:41:26,547 --> 00:41:28,127 Especially the grieving mind. 586 00:41:28,465 --> 00:41:29,715 I know what I saw. 587 00:41:30,759 --> 00:41:33,009 The water and the car horns... 588 00:41:33,554 --> 00:41:36,814 you'd be picturing how he died as much as you wouldn't want to. 589 00:41:37,766 --> 00:41:40,516 -I saw him. -When you push that stuff down... 590 00:41:41,395 --> 00:41:43,515 it comes out at night. You couldn't help it. 591 00:41:44,023 --> 00:41:47,403 When I said I've never seen a ghost, that's not exactly true. 592 00:41:47,484 --> 00:41:49,034 I've seen a lot of ghosts. 593 00:41:49,778 --> 00:41:51,528 Just not the way you think. 594 00:41:52,615 --> 00:41:54,195 A ghost can be a lot of things. 595 00:41:55,367 --> 00:41:58,497 A memory, a daydream, a secret. 596 00:41:58,996 --> 00:42:00,826 Grief, anger, guilt. 597 00:42:02,333 --> 00:42:03,583 But in my experience... 598 00:42:04,251 --> 00:42:06,921 most times, they're just what we want to see. 599 00:42:08,964 --> 00:42:13,644 Why would I want to see my Carl like that? 600 00:42:15,304 --> 00:42:18,104 Because it's better than never seeing him again. 601 00:42:23,103 --> 00:42:24,903 Most times, a ghost is a wish. 602 00:42:38,786 --> 00:42:40,116 Thank you for doing that. 603 00:42:40,829 --> 00:42:42,079 Carl would have loved it. 604 00:42:42,164 --> 00:42:43,174 My pleasure. 605 00:42:51,840 --> 00:42:52,970 The fuck, Steve? 606 00:42:55,552 --> 00:42:57,892 -You didn't like it. -No, I didn't like it. 607 00:42:58,263 --> 00:42:59,263 What's going on? 608 00:42:59,348 --> 00:43:01,478 My brother just raped the family is what's going on. 609 00:43:01,558 --> 00:43:02,388 Hang on. 610 00:43:02,476 --> 00:43:05,346 Look, I get that things haven't exactly been going well with your writing 611 00:43:05,437 --> 00:43:07,647 and when you said you wanted to do a book about the house, 612 00:43:07,731 --> 00:43:09,021 I understood that, but this is-- 613 00:43:09,108 --> 00:43:12,028 I sent you guys the manuscript in case you had any objections. 614 00:43:12,111 --> 00:43:15,531 -I-- I didn't have to do that. -Of course we object. I object, Steve! 615 00:43:15,614 --> 00:43:17,704 -Let's calm down a bit. -You be calm, Leigh. 616 00:43:17,783 --> 00:43:19,283 It's not your name in here. 617 00:43:19,368 --> 00:43:20,738 It's not your family. 618 00:43:20,828 --> 00:43:22,448 Hey, it is my family. 619 00:43:22,538 --> 00:43:23,498 You weren't there. 620 00:43:24,331 --> 00:43:26,461 Nell, Luke, Theo, they were just kids. 621 00:43:26,542 --> 00:43:28,042 Things they told you in confidence-- 622 00:43:28,127 --> 00:43:31,167 -I'm clear that they were kids. -You make Mom sound fucking crazy. 623 00:43:31,255 --> 00:43:33,585 -Oh, Mom wasn't crazy? -[Shirley] And the Dudleys and Dad? 624 00:43:33,674 --> 00:43:36,304 This is the worst of the bullshit, worse than the tabloids. 625 00:43:36,385 --> 00:43:38,385 Dad had every opportunity to set that straight. 626 00:43:38,846 --> 00:43:42,096 [chuckles] What am I supposed to write? He said it was haunted. 627 00:43:42,182 --> 00:43:44,102 -Those are his words. -He was a wreck. 628 00:43:44,268 --> 00:43:47,188 -He'd just lost his wife. -And he hasn't said shit since. 629 00:43:47,688 --> 00:43:50,688 Does he talk to you, Shirl? Did he tell you what happened that night? 630 00:43:50,774 --> 00:43:53,034 Because all I've got are those tabloid quotes. 631 00:43:53,110 --> 00:43:55,070 He refuses to tell us anything else. 632 00:43:55,154 --> 00:43:56,744 He believed it, Steve. 633 00:43:57,531 --> 00:44:00,081 When he said those things, he believed them. 634 00:44:00,159 --> 00:44:03,159 In the moment, at least, and-- and you never did. 635 00:44:03,245 --> 00:44:04,115 Neither did you. 636 00:44:04,204 --> 00:44:07,464 And now you're digging up that stuff? For a buck? 637 00:44:07,750 --> 00:44:09,920 So you can stop living off credit for a change? 638 00:44:10,002 --> 00:44:12,302 -"A buck"? -Look, I can tell that you're upset, 639 00:44:12,379 --> 00:44:13,919 -but Steve had every right-- -A buck? 640 00:44:14,006 --> 00:44:16,296 Do you know how much money they're offering on the advance? 641 00:44:16,383 --> 00:44:19,433 We can buy a house, we can move to LA. We can... 642 00:44:19,928 --> 00:44:22,768 I need to start a real life, for my own family. 643 00:44:23,056 --> 00:44:24,426 We're your family, Steve. 644 00:44:25,934 --> 00:44:26,894 [sighs] 645 00:44:26,977 --> 00:44:29,687 -What you're doing to Mom-- -Mom was mentally ill. 646 00:44:29,772 --> 00:44:30,902 It's a fact. 647 00:44:31,148 --> 00:44:33,528 I'll be damned if the apple didn't fall too far from... 648 00:44:36,320 --> 00:44:37,320 I'm-- I'm sorry. 649 00:44:37,404 --> 00:44:38,244 Wow. 650 00:44:38,322 --> 00:44:40,202 I'm-- I'm sorry, that wasn't-- 651 00:44:41,283 --> 00:44:42,163 Wow. 652 00:44:44,328 --> 00:44:46,208 Nobody's buying the novels, Shirl. 653 00:44:49,583 --> 00:44:51,133 You sent me the book. 654 00:44:52,044 --> 00:44:53,384 Now you know what I think. 655 00:44:54,671 --> 00:44:56,881 You publish this, you know what it costs. 656 00:44:59,551 --> 00:45:01,351 [Shirley] You know what it costs. 657 00:45:01,637 --> 00:45:03,467 [sighs deeply] 658 00:45:06,308 --> 00:45:07,388 I'll write your story. 659 00:45:08,435 --> 00:45:09,515 It's a good story. 660 00:45:10,312 --> 00:45:12,442 I... researched your house. 661 00:45:12,523 --> 00:45:14,863 Did you know it was used as a hospice briefly in the '60s? 662 00:45:15,359 --> 00:45:16,359 I didn't. 663 00:45:16,443 --> 00:45:19,613 I'd like to talk to you some more about your marriage, 664 00:45:19,696 --> 00:45:23,116 and get some background on Carl. Who he was... 665 00:45:23,700 --> 00:45:24,950 Who you both were. 666 00:45:25,035 --> 00:45:26,535 That's what matters, really. 667 00:45:27,830 --> 00:45:29,500 I'll need to take some liberties. 668 00:45:30,082 --> 00:45:31,002 I always do. 669 00:45:31,625 --> 00:45:33,245 But I promise to be respectful. 670 00:45:34,962 --> 00:45:35,922 He was a fan. 671 00:45:37,047 --> 00:45:39,377 I'll do it in a way he would have really liked. 672 00:45:41,009 --> 00:45:42,679 You really didn't see anything. 673 00:45:45,264 --> 00:45:48,184 -[father] They didn't see anything. -That's not the point. 674 00:45:48,267 --> 00:45:50,017 My kids don't take the stand, Ross. 675 00:45:50,102 --> 00:45:51,732 I had my eyes closed when we left. 676 00:45:51,812 --> 00:45:53,152 You don't say anything, Stevie. 677 00:45:53,230 --> 00:45:55,690 -No one can corroborate your story, Hugh. -That's right. 678 00:45:56,149 --> 00:45:59,359 [man] The judge hears you talk about packing five kids into your car, 679 00:45:59,444 --> 00:46:01,914 they're gonna wonder why they aren't hearing from those kids. 680 00:46:01,989 --> 00:46:03,369 The media is already piling on. 681 00:46:03,448 --> 00:46:05,448 If we don't give 'em someone else to write about, 682 00:46:05,534 --> 00:46:07,294 it's gonna be more and more of this. 683 00:46:07,369 --> 00:46:09,159 [Younger Hugh sighs] It's tabloids. 684 00:46:09,454 --> 00:46:11,964 -It's just tabloids -[man] It's Family Court. 685 00:46:12,165 --> 00:46:14,535 This type of stuff doesn't help in a custody hearing. 686 00:46:14,626 --> 00:46:18,296 [Younger Hugh] They never filed charges. I was never placed under arrest. 687 00:46:18,922 --> 00:46:19,842 It was a suicide. 688 00:46:22,175 --> 00:46:24,505 -They confirmed it. -[man] It doesn't matter. 689 00:46:24,595 --> 00:46:27,255 They got this off your statement to the police! 690 00:46:27,347 --> 00:46:29,977 I wasn't thinking clearly that night. We just lean on that. 691 00:46:30,058 --> 00:46:32,808 -We can't un-ring this bell. -Okay, fine, they can rip me to pieces, 692 00:46:32,895 --> 00:46:34,855 but they don't get to take bites out of the kids. 693 00:46:36,773 --> 00:46:39,533 [man] It'd just go a long way if you'd let the press near the house. 694 00:46:39,610 --> 00:46:40,820 Hell, they'll pay you. 695 00:46:41,320 --> 00:46:44,070 They'll pay you to walk the grounds, take some pictures. 696 00:46:44,156 --> 00:46:45,866 No one goes near the house. 697 00:46:47,826 --> 00:46:48,826 Just the police. 698 00:46:49,578 --> 00:46:51,658 [sniffles] No one else has to. 699 00:46:52,247 --> 00:46:54,577 Then sell it. You need the money, Hugh. 700 00:46:55,709 --> 00:46:56,589 No. 701 00:46:57,377 --> 00:47:00,707 You're saying you wanna keep the house your wife just died in? 702 00:47:02,299 --> 00:47:04,049 You have any idea how that looks? 703 00:47:04,760 --> 00:47:06,140 I want the gates... 704 00:47:06,678 --> 00:47:09,348 and the doors kept locked at all times, 705 00:47:09,431 --> 00:47:12,941 and I wanna know every day that it's empty. 706 00:47:14,353 --> 00:47:15,313 No gardeners. 707 00:47:16,521 --> 00:47:17,521 No staff. 708 00:47:18,982 --> 00:47:20,232 Except for the Dudleys. 709 00:47:21,360 --> 00:47:22,400 The Dudleys stay on. 710 00:47:23,737 --> 00:47:25,157 [man] That doesn't make any sense. 711 00:47:25,238 --> 00:47:29,448 The Dudleys stay on, and it sits there and rots. 712 00:47:34,831 --> 00:47:36,121 I'm sorry you had to hear that. 713 00:47:38,835 --> 00:47:39,835 If you lose? 714 00:47:40,212 --> 00:47:41,252 I won't. 715 00:47:41,338 --> 00:47:42,548 If you do, though? 716 00:47:43,465 --> 00:47:45,875 Do we really have to go live with Aunt Janet? 717 00:47:54,601 --> 00:47:55,521 [sighs] 718 00:47:58,772 --> 00:47:59,772 [sighs deeply] 719 00:48:00,816 --> 00:48:02,186 [line ringing] 720 00:48:06,154 --> 00:48:06,994 [Leigh] Hello. 721 00:48:07,656 --> 00:48:08,486 Hey. 722 00:48:10,075 --> 00:48:11,155 What do you want? 723 00:48:12,160 --> 00:48:13,790 So my sister... 724 00:48:14,830 --> 00:48:16,710 There's something up with Nell. 725 00:48:16,790 --> 00:48:19,630 -She may show up at the house today. -[Leigh] At my house? 726 00:48:20,085 --> 00:48:20,955 [sighs] 727 00:48:22,546 --> 00:48:23,756 The house, yeah. 728 00:48:23,922 --> 00:48:24,802 Why? 729 00:48:26,550 --> 00:48:29,890 My dad told her to. I didn't get a chance to tell him, it's... 730 00:48:31,763 --> 00:48:34,143 But I'm sorry. You can just point her to me. 731 00:48:34,224 --> 00:48:35,234 [sighs] Is that all? 732 00:48:37,936 --> 00:48:40,976 Maybe... I can come by, and we can talk about this some more. 733 00:48:41,982 --> 00:48:44,742 You know what you'd have to say. You tell me. 734 00:48:45,402 --> 00:48:46,452 Is there any point? 735 00:48:47,779 --> 00:48:48,859 [line disconnects] 736 00:48:50,157 --> 00:48:52,117 [scoffs] 737 00:48:54,161 --> 00:48:55,581 [footsteps approaching] 738 00:48:56,580 --> 00:48:57,710 Hello, young man. 739 00:49:02,294 --> 00:49:03,844 [Young Steve] What're you doing? 740 00:49:04,755 --> 00:49:07,375 Arranging the china and some of the flatware, 741 00:49:07,466 --> 00:49:09,176 so that your father can sell them. 742 00:49:10,177 --> 00:49:11,217 These are valuable. 743 00:49:11,803 --> 00:49:13,933 Dad says you and Mr. Dudley come with the house. 744 00:49:14,973 --> 00:49:17,183 Houses like this one require a staff. 745 00:49:17,726 --> 00:49:18,936 Why don't you live here? 746 00:49:19,686 --> 00:49:20,686 We live close by. 747 00:49:22,022 --> 00:49:24,112 At the edge of the property, through the woods, 748 00:49:24,191 --> 00:49:25,231 right by town. 749 00:49:26,151 --> 00:49:27,741 But there are so many rooms. 750 00:49:29,196 --> 00:49:32,526 The staff hasn't lived on the grounds since 1948. 751 00:49:32,616 --> 00:49:34,696 So the people that lived here before us... 752 00:49:34,785 --> 00:49:35,695 The Hills. 753 00:49:36,536 --> 00:49:37,946 So they were all alone? 754 00:49:39,247 --> 00:49:41,077 -Oh, yes. -[slides chair] 755 00:49:43,043 --> 00:49:45,803 No one would live nearer than town. 756 00:49:46,379 --> 00:49:48,339 No one will come any nearer than that. 757 00:49:48,840 --> 00:49:49,720 So, yes. 758 00:49:50,717 --> 00:49:51,797 They lived all alone. 759 00:49:52,552 --> 00:49:53,432 In the night. 760 00:49:54,346 --> 00:49:55,176 In the dark. 761 00:49:57,307 --> 00:49:58,847 Well, they didn't seem to be too scared. 762 00:49:59,351 --> 00:50:01,691 My dad found a bunch of stuff in the parlor. 763 00:50:01,770 --> 00:50:04,520 Tarot cards and Ouija boards and all that. 764 00:50:04,731 --> 00:50:07,191 So, something tells me they weren't too scared of the dark. 765 00:50:07,275 --> 00:50:08,105 [Mrs. Dudley] I see. 766 00:50:09,986 --> 00:50:11,906 And you know what those things do, don't you? 767 00:50:11,988 --> 00:50:14,868 They're parlor games. People use them to scare themselves. 768 00:50:14,950 --> 00:50:17,240 This is the problem with schools these days. 769 00:50:17,786 --> 00:50:19,616 They teach you the secular world, 770 00:50:19,704 --> 00:50:20,914 smother you in science. 771 00:50:20,997 --> 00:50:24,497 And science isn't an exact science, you know. 772 00:50:26,294 --> 00:50:27,804 The world is dark, young man, 773 00:50:27,879 --> 00:50:30,719 and the only light is the light of the Lord Jesus Christ. 774 00:50:30,799 --> 00:50:33,009 We need his light in the night. 775 00:50:33,552 --> 00:50:34,392 In the dark. 776 00:50:36,555 --> 00:50:38,305 Do you know the Gospels, young man? 777 00:50:39,057 --> 00:50:40,017 [mother] He does. 778 00:50:44,938 --> 00:50:47,648 Hugh and I decided when Steve was little. 779 00:50:48,525 --> 00:50:50,525 See, we knew that throughout his life he'd be exposed 780 00:50:50,610 --> 00:50:53,320 to all sorts of ideas and beliefs. 781 00:50:53,822 --> 00:50:57,742 That there'd be all sorts of people who'd tell him they had the answers. 782 00:50:58,326 --> 00:50:59,996 I'm sorry, I meant no offense. 783 00:51:00,412 --> 00:51:03,042 [chuckles] So yes, he knows the Gospels. 784 00:51:03,748 --> 00:51:05,628 He's also familiar with the Talmud. 785 00:51:06,459 --> 00:51:10,169 The Tao Te Ching, the Torah, the Koran, Greek mythology. 786 00:51:10,505 --> 00:51:13,125 And he reads a lot of Carl Sagan, Shakespeare. 787 00:51:14,217 --> 00:51:15,217 Why is that, honey? 788 00:51:15,760 --> 00:51:18,680 "Because there are more things in Heaven and Earth, Horatio..." 789 00:51:18,763 --> 00:51:20,313 "...than are dreamt of in your philosophy." 790 00:51:21,683 --> 00:51:22,683 Very good, ma'am. 791 00:51:23,602 --> 00:51:26,612 Well, I don't suppose either of you have seen Luke. 792 00:51:27,022 --> 00:51:27,942 Not recently. 793 00:51:28,773 --> 00:51:30,693 I assume you tried the tree house? 794 00:51:31,109 --> 00:51:33,489 [chuckles] Very funny, mister. 795 00:51:36,573 --> 00:51:37,783 Mom's looking for you. 796 00:51:38,783 --> 00:51:40,623 Trying every closet. 797 00:51:40,702 --> 00:51:43,542 It never occurs to her you'll be in your tree house. [chuckles] 798 00:51:43,622 --> 00:51:45,542 You know, the one Dad built for you? 799 00:51:45,624 --> 00:51:47,294 I don't wanna go in yet. 800 00:51:47,375 --> 00:51:48,995 I don't like it inside. 801 00:51:49,085 --> 00:51:51,165 -No rush, my man. -[Luke sighs deeply] 802 00:51:52,964 --> 00:51:54,934 -What you making? -A new sign. 803 00:51:55,383 --> 00:51:58,013 How do you spell "no girls allowed"? 804 00:51:58,386 --> 00:51:59,256 [Young Steve] N-O. 805 00:51:59,554 --> 00:52:01,564 -I already got those. -[Young Steve] G... 806 00:52:01,806 --> 00:52:04,136 I told you last time, that's a bad idea. 807 00:52:04,726 --> 00:52:08,096 -What happened to your other sign? -[Young Luke] Theo ripped it. 808 00:52:08,647 --> 00:52:10,897 I'll bet. I. 809 00:52:12,984 --> 00:52:14,284 Is this the family? 810 00:52:14,653 --> 00:52:16,363 -[Young Luke] Yep. -[Young Steve] R. 811 00:52:21,409 --> 00:52:22,449 Who's this? 812 00:52:22,661 --> 00:52:25,291 [Young Luke] Some girl I saw by the woods. 813 00:52:26,206 --> 00:52:27,206 What's next? 814 00:52:27,749 --> 00:52:28,709 L. 815 00:52:43,348 --> 00:52:45,808 You know, I used to have imaginary friends, too. 816 00:52:45,892 --> 00:52:47,732 They go away when you get bigger. 817 00:52:48,478 --> 00:52:49,478 S. 818 00:52:49,604 --> 00:52:51,614 She's not imaginary. 819 00:52:53,483 --> 00:52:55,653 Okay. "No girls." 820 00:52:56,319 --> 00:52:59,449 Theo can't rip this one. It's not allowed. 821 00:52:59,531 --> 00:53:00,531 I'll tell her. 822 00:53:01,574 --> 00:53:03,544 Will you hang out with me? 823 00:53:04,452 --> 00:53:06,202 -You want me to? -Yeah. 824 00:53:06,288 --> 00:53:08,158 You can hang out all the time. 825 00:53:08,373 --> 00:53:10,463 We can draw together. 826 00:53:10,542 --> 00:53:11,712 No girls. 827 00:53:12,127 --> 00:53:14,127 Just Stevie and Luke. 828 00:53:14,212 --> 00:53:15,302 Cool kids. 829 00:53:20,760 --> 00:53:22,930 Where do you get the ideas for these drawings? 830 00:53:39,487 --> 00:53:41,487 [siren wailing in distance] 831 00:53:43,700 --> 00:53:45,200 [machine beeps] 832 00:53:45,285 --> 00:53:46,825 [door buzzes] 833 00:53:51,750 --> 00:53:53,750 [grunting, exhales] 834 00:53:55,295 --> 00:53:57,795 Fother mucker. 835 00:53:57,922 --> 00:53:59,172 [footsteps on stairs] 836 00:54:02,010 --> 00:54:02,930 [sighs] 837 00:54:05,889 --> 00:54:06,719 Hey, Luke. 838 00:54:08,975 --> 00:54:10,265 Hey-- Hey, Steve. 839 00:54:15,357 --> 00:54:18,227 Well, uh, this isn't what it looks like. Um... 840 00:54:19,235 --> 00:54:21,395 I'm, uh... [shivering] 841 00:54:23,573 --> 00:54:24,573 Are you cold? 842 00:54:27,243 --> 00:54:28,503 Yeah. 843 00:54:31,247 --> 00:54:32,867 How'd you know where to find me? 844 00:54:34,292 --> 00:54:35,212 Uh... 845 00:54:38,171 --> 00:54:40,841 [sighs] Tell you what, I've got-- 846 00:54:41,466 --> 00:54:42,296 Let me see. 847 00:54:44,469 --> 00:54:46,219 I've got 200 bucks here. 848 00:54:47,555 --> 00:54:49,015 You hand me that iPad, 849 00:54:49,140 --> 00:54:51,350 you can keep the cash and sell that old camera. 850 00:54:52,435 --> 00:54:54,265 Uh, I need the iPad. 851 00:54:55,563 --> 00:54:56,403 It stays here. 852 00:55:22,841 --> 00:55:24,011 I'm-- I'm sorry. 853 00:55:26,052 --> 00:55:26,892 I know. 854 00:55:35,728 --> 00:55:36,768 [sniffs] 855 00:55:37,480 --> 00:55:39,730 You know, it really isn't what you think. 856 00:55:39,816 --> 00:55:41,526 -[sniffs] -Good. 857 00:55:45,989 --> 00:55:46,869 Here. 858 00:55:56,249 --> 00:55:57,289 [door closes] 859 00:56:10,763 --> 00:56:11,763 [sighs] 860 00:56:14,934 --> 00:56:17,234 [Steve gasps] 861 00:56:19,189 --> 00:56:20,189 Thanks. 862 00:56:21,941 --> 00:56:23,531 I needed a good scare. 863 00:56:25,069 --> 00:56:26,149 Leigh sent you here? 864 00:56:27,489 --> 00:56:30,619 I tried to tell Dad we're... [sighs] ...we're having some issues, 865 00:56:30,742 --> 00:56:31,702 but... 866 00:56:32,952 --> 00:56:34,662 Did you tell Luke where I live? 867 00:56:35,580 --> 00:56:36,830 Did you bring him here? 868 00:56:38,333 --> 00:56:40,713 You just stood there and watched him loot me? 869 00:56:43,296 --> 00:56:44,376 Christ, Nell. 870 00:56:45,423 --> 00:56:48,473 So you hit up everybody, dragged Luke out, 871 00:56:48,551 --> 00:56:50,011 made Dad hop on a plane. 872 00:56:52,680 --> 00:56:53,520 Fine. 873 00:56:54,557 --> 00:56:56,677 You got us all listening. What do you want? 874 00:56:57,894 --> 00:56:59,694 What's so damn important, Nell? 875 00:57:01,231 --> 00:57:03,231 [phone rings] 876 00:57:03,316 --> 00:57:04,146 [sighs] 877 00:57:04,817 --> 00:57:07,487 Shit, I didn't give him the address. 878 00:57:08,655 --> 00:57:11,025 Hey, I tried to tell you, we're-- 879 00:57:11,533 --> 00:57:12,953 -[Hugh] Steve-- -[Steve] Dad? 880 00:57:13,326 --> 00:57:14,156 About Nell-- 881 00:57:14,244 --> 00:57:15,334 I can't hear you. 882 00:57:16,412 --> 00:57:18,082 You hear me? I said it's about Nell. 883 00:57:18,164 --> 00:57:20,714 -I know, I just walked in, and she's-- -Nell was lying. 884 00:57:20,792 --> 00:57:22,462 [scoffs] Shocking. 885 00:57:22,669 --> 00:57:25,919 She wasn't in LA. She was at the house, Steve. 886 00:57:26,965 --> 00:57:29,505 She was at the house. 887 00:57:30,927 --> 00:57:31,837 She... 888 00:57:33,054 --> 00:57:34,104 She's dead. 889 00:57:35,056 --> 00:57:35,966 She's dead. 890 00:57:36,516 --> 00:57:37,386 [Nell whimpers] 891 00:57:37,850 --> 00:57:38,690 Steve? 892 00:57:41,521 --> 00:57:43,061 [indistinct female voices] 893 00:57:46,526 --> 00:57:48,526 [whimpering, groaning] 894 00:57:51,489 --> 00:57:53,529 [screaming] 895 00:57:56,619 --> 00:57:58,039 -[Hugh] Steve? -[panting] 896 00:57:59,581 --> 00:58:00,421 You there? 897 00:58:03,710 --> 00:58:04,590 Steve? 898 00:58:05,670 --> 00:58:06,590 Steve? 899 00:58:09,924 --> 00:58:10,934 Steve? 900 00:58:12,677 --> 00:58:13,757 Steve? 901 00:58:16,222 --> 00:58:17,222 Steve? 902 00:58:20,685 --> 00:58:21,725 Steve, you there?