Bad Bones (2022) Movie Script
Are you ready?
I think so.
It's the only way out.
I know.
Hey, are you done yet?
Artistry like this takes time.
We can't restore this house
to its former glory just overnight.
Oh, former glory.
Yeah, 1985 was a banner year.
Marty McFly thought so.
And look at how much
trouble he got into.
Hey, do you want some lunch?
What about peanut butter?
I don't know, it's
just, it's very sticky.
I'm just remembering how
sticky peanut butter is.
Did you give me your sandwich, Jennifer?
I did, Russell.
Turns out I just wasn't hungry.
You should really eat something.
I know, but I'm not hungry.
But you should eat something anyways.
I will when I'm hungry.
And when will that be?
Can you just...
You know what, forget it.
Hey, Mom, how are you?
I'm fine, how are you feeling?
Oh, me, you know the same.
Still getting nauseous?
It comes and goes.
What about the headaches?
Those never go away, but
I guess they will soon.
That's not funny, Jennifer.
Hey, at least my issues haven't stifled
my cynical worldview.
Will, what's up?
What's up with
me, what's up with you?
How's the book coming?
The book, right, the book.
You know, taking care
of Jen, I haven't been
able to write much, to
be honest with you, man.
- How's she doing?
- I'm fine, Mother.
Is that writer husband of yours
still able to pay the bills?
He's a bestselling author, Mom.
And he can more than pay the bills.
He's working on a new book as we speak.
Another one of his weird ones.
I never could read his stuff, too strange.
Strange is our bread and butter, Mom.
I helped get you
that advance, you know,
larger than ever before so
you could put down money
on that house, that specific house.
It wasn't easy.
I know and I'm grateful, okay.
Your pitch was fascinating,
but I really need to see some pages
that I can show to the vampires upstairs.
You'll have your blood, don't worry.
You don't like the house.
It's fine, but-
But what?
We've been over this.
We have and you've
never given me a good answer.
I'll let you know when I get one.
Hey, you know, between
searching the house,
and writing pages and taking care of Jen,
it's proven pretty difficult.
You know this place has two attics?
Two attics, great.
Write a chapter about that.
Write two chapters.
All right, I'll see if
I can get you some pages
by the end of the month, okay?
End of the month?
How about the end of the week?
Come on, throw me a bone, Russell.
Will, I'll call you later.
I was asleep.
What happened?
I don't know what happened.
Have you been writing all night?
Oh, no.
I woke up early because the
sun never goes down here.
Well, you grow up
here, you get used to it.
I guess.
You want some breakfast?
Not really.
Sure.
That's the attitude.
I'm gonna make you your favorite.
Okay.
- Cookies, ow, ow, what?
- For the neighbors, not you.
The neighbors, why?
We've still never met them
and I wouldn't mind making a
friend or two while we're here.
Okay, but I'm already jealous.
Come on, baby.
Come on.
Hi, I'm your new neighbor, Jen.
My husband and I just
moved in across the street
just a few weeks ago.
I brought you some cookies.
What's your name?
I'm Jenna.
Really?
I'm Jennifer, but most people call me Jen.
But anyways, what is Jenna short for?
I don't think it's short for anything.
Right.
Well, maybe us Jens can get
together for lunch sometime.
I'm kind of a homebody, so.
Well, not me, I'd lose my mind.
So it was really nice to meet you.
- You just moved in?
- Yes, my husband and I, we just...
The previous owners just disappeared.
Did you know that?
No.
Yeah.
One day they were there and
the next day they weren't.
No, the realtors, they
didn't say anything about that.
Russ?
Down here.
What are you doing?
I'm exploring.
You'll never know what
you'll find down there.
Wanna come look?
No, I am never going down there.
Okay.
I'll just come up to you then.
Did you know that the previous owners
just took off one day and never returned?
Yes.
You knew?
Sure.
Why didn't you tell me?
Listen, why do you think
we got such a good deal
on the house, okay?
Paranormal events bring prices
down and the Realtor said
this place has good bones.
What kind of paranormal events?
General weirdness, okay.
It's just book fodder for me
and it's a place for us to live, right?
I guess.
Something good is
gonna happen here, okay?
I have a feeling.
Okay.
Okay?
This is
Officer Sweeney's report.
You know he went over to
pick up that stripteaser.
Stripteaser,
that was four days ago.
Yeah, I know,
but Sweeney wants to make sure
she's guilty before he brings her in.
Again, eh?
You can go, Burke, I'll take care of her.
Take your filthy hands off me.
Come on.
I said take
your filthy hands off me!
All right,
all right, don't holler.
This ain't the first
time you've been pinched.
You're telling me,
I'm black and blue all over.
I tried to arrest her
myself, but I couldn't get anything on her.
Hello.
For me, you shouldn't have.
Only the best for my Jen.
For dessert?
I'll be right back.
What are you doing?
Eating.
No, under the house, you dummy.
Research.
Hey.
Mm.
You dropped one.
Might wanna wash it first.
Why are you smashing the produce?
Research.
Oh, sorry.
Why are you sorry?
No, I don't wanna interrupt you work.
Hate to think what you do to the bananas.
Hey, what, what are you doing?
What's going on?
I'm going for a run.
By yourself?
Yes, by myself.
Just a little run, nothing too strenuous.
Let's see, the doctor said-
I don't care what the doctor said.
I need to run.
Okay, but the doctor
said don't go by yourself
in case you have a blackout.
Okay.
Okay.
Then come with me.
I'm not a runner.
Come with me anyways.
Yeah, I don't know about that.
Come on, come
on, okay, there you go.
What happened?
Sympathy blackout maybe.
Maybe it's something I ate.
Those apples?
Must be a bad batch.
How did you get me back here?
You weren't all the way gone.
I just helped you get back.
Thanks.
You're welcome.
This is nice.
This is what I needed.
Good.
Hmm.
It feels like we haven't done anything
or gone anywhere since we moved in.
I know, I'm sorry.
Why'd we buy a house anyway?
Why not rent?
I thought it would be good for us.
It would've been nice to been included
in that little decision.
You weren't exactly around for it.
When I was in a coma.
I'm sorry.
I thought it would, I
thought it'd be good for us.
I thought it would help.
We'll see.
Yeah.
- Mm.
- Mm.
Mm.
Hey, can I tell you something?
You know you can.
So I'm having these dreams,
these weird dreams about
being under the house.
Okay.
Okay.
So we're asleep in
bed and then you wake up
and you leave the room and
then I go and I follow you,
but you don't know that I'm there.
Then you go down under the
house into the crawlspace.
And then I try and go down,
but something stops me.
So I lean my head down
into the opening and I see
that you're talking to
someone, another woman.
Huh.
I'm having an affair in the crawlspace?
No.
Would you just listen.
Okay, I'm sorry, keep going.
Okay.
Okay.
Anyways, I can't see her face,
I can only see the lower half of her body,
but she has a tattoo
on her leg, my tattoo.
So it's you.
I don't know.
Do you know if you're hungry?
What?
Are you hungry?
I don't think so.
I'll try so I can take my meds.
That's the spirit, make you feel better.
Let's see what we got here, huh?
Oh!
Oh.
What'd you put in there?
I don't know.
I just, I threw some fruit
in there on the way out.
Okay.
Let's just eat out.
Let's eat out, yeah.
Whoa.
- Hey.
- Where you going?
A walk this time, you wanna come with?
No, I gotta work.
Call me if you need a pick up.
Okay, I will.
Ow!
Hey there.
Look what I got for you.
I don't need this.
Yes, you do.
Open your hand.
There you go.
I feel fine now.
No, you don't.
Take the pills, please.
Fine.
Good, here.
This will help you sleep, right?
You need it, especially after today.
Thanks for taking care of me.
Of course.
What are you gonna do?
Me?
I'm gonna do some writing
and then I'll join you.
Okay.
Okay.
Good night.
Good night.
Perfect.
I heard the garage door open.
I couldn't sleep, I
just went for a drive.
Did you find yourself?
I had another dream.
About the crawlspace?
About my death
and yours.
But it was just a dream, right?
We're still here.
Didn't feel like one.
I don't like this.
It's all right, it's gonna be okay.
How long have you had those tremors?
- What the hell, Russ?
- I'm sorry, how long?
I don't know, since yesterday, maybe.
- Should we call the doctor?
- No, and have them what?
Just tell us exactly what we already know
or have them put us on
another experimental drug.
No, I don't think so.
Hey, hey, stop.
Ow.
Sorry.
It's not what I meant.
Just so tired.
I'm so tired of all of this.
Why can't I just go to
sleep and wake up better?
Will, what's up, you get my pages?
Oh, I got them.
What'd you think?
I think you need
to prove your theory.
Yeah, but what if I'm wrong?
What if something bad happens here?
Something bad
has already happened.
What are you going to do about it?
Here you go, babe,
just the way you like it.
It all tastes the same.
More for the cook.
Hey, do you remember our wedding day?
How can I forget an outdoor wedding
punctuated by a thunderstorm?
And you never took your eyes off me.
And you never even looked up.
You told me, "No matter what happens,
I will never let you go."
Mm, and then we kissed in the rain.
You're gonna have to let me go, Russ.
No, no, all right.
I made a promise to you.
We can't stand in the storm.
This time it's going to swallow us.
I don't believe that.
It doesn't matter what you believe.
There's no amount of wishful thinking
that's gonna change this.
What about the cocktail?
The doctor said it could
kick in at any time.
- It's not gonna kick in.
- You don't know that.
I do know that!
It's my body, Russ and I,
it is telling me to let go.
I need you to do the same, please.
I can't, Jen.
I need you to ask my
mother to come stay with us.
Okay.
For you.
Thank you for taking care of me.
I love you.
I love you too.
Jen?
Good morning.
You okay?
Mm.
How are you?
I feel alive.
Ah.
Hey, we should go do something.
Like what?
I don't know, go somewhere.
Well, I know you're
feeling better, but maybe we
should just take it easy,
you know, just to be safe.
Right, you're right.
I wanna go outside,
feel the sun on my face.
Okay, that's doable.
Come on, get down here.
You wanna climb trees?
Mm, yeah, not a bad idea.
Mr. Husband, maybe later.
Look what I found.
You're amazing.
I married an amazing woman with a Frisbee.
Well, don't ruin it, just throw it.
No, no, all right, go this way.
Okay.
Mm-mm.
Oh, that's a way better spot.
No, that's not a better spot.
I think you should go right there.
- Oh yeah, 'cause you just mowed it.
- Yeah, exactly.
Ready?
Yeah.
- All right, throw it back.
- Okay, you ready?
Okay.
Come on.
Jen, no, no.
Hey.
Okay, I know you're feeling better,
but we have to take it slow, okay?
Your mom has to take it slow.
Very funny, very funny,
but this is serious, okay?
All right, right.
Serious.
Maybe I should take my pills.
What?
You know, my dose.
Maybe I should take it.
Right.
I'm gonna go get that.
Stay right here.
About time.
Wouldn't wanna give you the wrong drugs.
See that you don't.
- Go get some rest, okay?
- Okay.
Hey, Jen.
Jennifer.
Hey, how are you feeling?
Why do you always ask me that?
Why wouldn't I?
Are you really gonna answer my question
with another question?
I'm asking because I care about you.
What should I be asking you?
I don't know, Russ, you tell me.
Okay.
How did you sleep?
Kind of rough.
Bad dreams again?
What do you mean again?
What were they about?
Mirrors.
Hmm?
Yeah.
I followed you down under the house
into the crawlspace, but when I got there,
you weren't there, there was
just this large ornate mirror,
like something pulled off
of a like antique dresser.
That's weird.
Is there a mirror down there?
Yes.
Have I been down there before?
Russ?
Oh, I'll get the door.
Amanda, hello.
Can I come in?
Sure.
Hey, kiddo.
Mom, what are you doing here?
I thought we had an agreement.
You asked me to come.
Actually, Russ asked me
because you asked him.
No, I didn't.
Your husband said you did.
You didn't, I-
You called me.
Okay.
I think I would remember
something I said to my husband.
Maybe not, considering your condition.
You know what, Mom, I think
it's time for you to go.
I think you should
listen to your daughter.
What the hell is going on, Russ?
I know, okay, she's just
not herself right now.
Maybe she just needs some space.
This isn't fair for either of us.
Fix it.
I can't have my daughter's
last memory of me to be this.
It won't.
Hey.
I'm so sorry about the mom thing.
Oh, don't worry about.
Are you okay?
Yeah, I'm fine, there's
just something I have to do.
Well, where are you going?
Across the street, do you mind?
I do mind.
I think you're being over excited,
and maybe you should go lay down.
I'm not being over excited.
Let me go, please.
Why are you so moody with me?
Jen, no.
Hey, how long have you been up?
A while.
You should come to bed.
No, I really can't.
I have to do some writing.
Will, needs pages.
Uh-oh, Will can wait.
You should come to bed.
You cannot resist the siren song.
Come on.
Are you okay?
Just tweaked my
back a little, that's all.
Oh, I'm sorry.
Rough night?
You can say that.
Hey.
I'm sorry I was so rough on you.
And do you remember when
we went camping that time
after we got married?
We've been camping 100 times.
At Kiana Hot Springs.
Selawik Hot Springs.
Oh, right.
Yeah, whatever.
And do you remember we had that tent
with the wood stove and we
forgot to pack it properly
before we fell asleep?
And we woke up freezing.
Well, you were in the
tent and you refused
to get out of the tent
to go to the bathroom
because it was so freezing outside.
And then I played a
game of how long can I stay
in that warm sleeping
bag until I pee myself.
Yeah, and we were in the
same sleeping bag together.
I got out and we were in
different sleeping bags.
I barely made it to outhouse,
I was shaking so bad.
I just peed everywhere.
Yeah.
Yes, yes, and then you
came in back into the bag
and you squeezed me.
Remember you made me so cold, I screamed.
Yeah, you did.
You got kick outta that.
It's funny.
I'm with you, you know.
I'm in it for the long haul.
Like here now?
No, like, like in the
bag for the long haul.
Yeah, I know.
What?
You're supposed to say that back.
Right, I'm with you,
long haul, in the bag.
Got it.
Yeah.
Okay, well I'm gonna go back to bed.
You're in bed.
I'm gonna go to sleep.
Okay.
Love you too.
Mm-hmm.
Jen!
Coming.
Jen!
Jen, no.
No, no, no, hold on!
Where's my daughter?
Where's Jennifer?
Jennifer!
She's upstairs resting, okay?
You're full of shit, Russ.
You've always been full of shit.
Okay.
- She's not even here is she?
- She's upstairs.
Upstairs, really?
That's what you said.
I've been calling for days.
She doesn't answer her phone.
I call you, you don't answer your phone.
I have a sick daughter that I can't reach.
This rings strange to you, doesn't it?
That's not a good idea.
Why?
'Cause I might find something,
I might see something.
We're on a sabbatical of sorts.
A sabbatical.
If my husband were alive,
he'd have his hands wrapped
around your throat right now
demanding you tell us
where our daughter is.
Yeah, it's hard for a dead guy.
Where is she? Where's Jen?
I'm here, Mother, please relax.
Oh, you're okay.
Your voice sounds strange.
I've been calling.
Oh yeah, and I
saw the missed calls.
But why didn't you answer?
I've been really worried about you.
Well, it's like Russ said,
we're taking a break from everything.
You can't just cut me out, Jen.
It's not fair.
I care about you
and I want a remaining
time to be good time.
Mother, I feel fine.
We have lots of time.
Really?
Did you have an appointment?
Yes, I do.
We were just at the doctor and we're fine.
Actually, we were at the hospital,
which is why I couldn't use
my phone, but we're fine.
We're fine.
Hospital visits, we've
been filled with stress,
but I'm fine, we're fine.
Right, honey?
Right.
Okay, so you're okay then.
That's great.
I just wish you would've
kept me in the loop.
Right, I know and I will.
And, hey, with things looking up now,
we'll have you over for
dinner again real soon, okay?
Okay.
Do you need anything?
No, I'm good.
You know what's funny?
Every time I cross the
property line, I black out.
Every time I go into the
yard or I go check the mail,
I'm fine, but every time I
try and cross the street,
I get nauseous and then I'm gone.
The funny thing is is that I
never remember blacking out.
It's just what you tell
me every time I wake up.
- The blackouts are part of your illness.
- What illness, Russ?
I don't feel fatigue, I don't
feel pain, I feel nothing.
Because you're getting
better, isn't that amazing?
It's unnatural.
And where the hell is my tattoo?
You wouldn't believe me.
Oh, well please, enlighten me.
It's just not a good idea.
Try me!
That's what I thought.
- Where are you going?
- Far away.
If you leave, you'll die.
That's right, Jen.
Cross the property line, you're dead.
I die.
Yes.
Then why am I still here?
Because I bring you back.
You die and then I revive you.
You revive me.
How?
Below the house.
I take some of your DNA.
You are totally insane.
Where are you going?
What, you think I'm making
this up like I'm kidding?
I think you are the one
that needs a doctor visit now.
You're here because of me, Jen.
Every time that you've
died, I brought you back.
I've saved you so many times, me.
I am leaving.
If you leave, you'll die again.
You'll die and I won't bring you back.
My mother was right about you.
You're pathetic.
If you die I will not
bring you back again.
You gotta let me go.
You gotta let me go.
You gotta let me go.
Russ?
At least we're alive.
Can I help you?
Jen.
It's me, it's Will.
Will.
Yes, Will
Strausman, Russ's publisher.
Don't you remember me?
Will.
Of course.
What can I do for you?
I'm looking for your husband.
Can I come in?
He's not here right now,
but you are welcome to come in.
You said he wasn't here?
Right.
Do you know when he'll be back?
He's not answering his phone.
No, I'm not sure.
He said he went to run some errands.
Can I get you something to drink?
- A glass of water would be great.
- Coming up.
Do you wanna sit for a while?
- I don't wanna be a bother.
- You're not bothering me, please sit.
Okay.
So, how are you feeling?
Physically, I feel fine.
All the other ways, not so much.
Oh?
Oh, well this book
he's been writing for you
has really taken its toll on all of us.
All of us?
Sure.
Russ, me, you.
I am sure it's been
stressful waiting for pages.
I know it's been stressful writing them.
Did Russ ever show you
what he was working on?
No, you?
Some.
What's it about?
If Russ hasn't said
anything, I probably shouldn't.
Is it about the crawlspace?
Oh, so he did say something.
No, no, not really.
He's just spent a lot of time down there.
Have you been down there?
No, not that I can remember.
I'm not sure I follow.
I'm saying I don't
remember being down there.
Do you follow now?
I should probably go.
Thanks for the water.
You're welcome.
Can you have Russ call
me when he comes back?
We really need to talk.
If he doesn't talk I'll
talk and I'll finish the book.
We'll see.
Goodbye, Jen.
Goodbye.
Oh.
Like the stories you told long ago
To find some solace
You looked for an
answer through the walls
deep down in the foundations
You never saw the light of day
not again
You never saw the pain you made feel
Flourished Flower
I can never grow
outside, out here
could never glow like that
Once I wasn't sure
you left me in the dark
I was begging for sunlight
I was striving for independence
But nothing works when
dishonesty is on the table
I played my best cards,
but you weren't able to
Flourished Flower
I bet I could grow
outside, out here
I could just glow like that
I just had to figure out
pick up my fragments now
I don't remember how
we ended up here
Flourished Flower
you can watch me glow
Inside, the yard
I watched you disappear
I think so.
It's the only way out.
I know.
Hey, are you done yet?
Artistry like this takes time.
We can't restore this house
to its former glory just overnight.
Oh, former glory.
Yeah, 1985 was a banner year.
Marty McFly thought so.
And look at how much
trouble he got into.
Hey, do you want some lunch?
What about peanut butter?
I don't know, it's
just, it's very sticky.
I'm just remembering how
sticky peanut butter is.
Did you give me your sandwich, Jennifer?
I did, Russell.
Turns out I just wasn't hungry.
You should really eat something.
I know, but I'm not hungry.
But you should eat something anyways.
I will when I'm hungry.
And when will that be?
Can you just...
You know what, forget it.
Hey, Mom, how are you?
I'm fine, how are you feeling?
Oh, me, you know the same.
Still getting nauseous?
It comes and goes.
What about the headaches?
Those never go away, but
I guess they will soon.
That's not funny, Jennifer.
Hey, at least my issues haven't stifled
my cynical worldview.
Will, what's up?
What's up with
me, what's up with you?
How's the book coming?
The book, right, the book.
You know, taking care
of Jen, I haven't been
able to write much, to
be honest with you, man.
- How's she doing?
- I'm fine, Mother.
Is that writer husband of yours
still able to pay the bills?
He's a bestselling author, Mom.
And he can more than pay the bills.
He's working on a new book as we speak.
Another one of his weird ones.
I never could read his stuff, too strange.
Strange is our bread and butter, Mom.
I helped get you
that advance, you know,
larger than ever before so
you could put down money
on that house, that specific house.
It wasn't easy.
I know and I'm grateful, okay.
Your pitch was fascinating,
but I really need to see some pages
that I can show to the vampires upstairs.
You'll have your blood, don't worry.
You don't like the house.
It's fine, but-
But what?
We've been over this.
We have and you've
never given me a good answer.
I'll let you know when I get one.
Hey, you know, between
searching the house,
and writing pages and taking care of Jen,
it's proven pretty difficult.
You know this place has two attics?
Two attics, great.
Write a chapter about that.
Write two chapters.
All right, I'll see if
I can get you some pages
by the end of the month, okay?
End of the month?
How about the end of the week?
Come on, throw me a bone, Russell.
Will, I'll call you later.
I was asleep.
What happened?
I don't know what happened.
Have you been writing all night?
Oh, no.
I woke up early because the
sun never goes down here.
Well, you grow up
here, you get used to it.
I guess.
You want some breakfast?
Not really.
Sure.
That's the attitude.
I'm gonna make you your favorite.
Okay.
- Cookies, ow, ow, what?
- For the neighbors, not you.
The neighbors, why?
We've still never met them
and I wouldn't mind making a
friend or two while we're here.
Okay, but I'm already jealous.
Come on, baby.
Come on.
Hi, I'm your new neighbor, Jen.
My husband and I just
moved in across the street
just a few weeks ago.
I brought you some cookies.
What's your name?
I'm Jenna.
Really?
I'm Jennifer, but most people call me Jen.
But anyways, what is Jenna short for?
I don't think it's short for anything.
Right.
Well, maybe us Jens can get
together for lunch sometime.
I'm kind of a homebody, so.
Well, not me, I'd lose my mind.
So it was really nice to meet you.
- You just moved in?
- Yes, my husband and I, we just...
The previous owners just disappeared.
Did you know that?
No.
Yeah.
One day they were there and
the next day they weren't.
No, the realtors, they
didn't say anything about that.
Russ?
Down here.
What are you doing?
I'm exploring.
You'll never know what
you'll find down there.
Wanna come look?
No, I am never going down there.
Okay.
I'll just come up to you then.
Did you know that the previous owners
just took off one day and never returned?
Yes.
You knew?
Sure.
Why didn't you tell me?
Listen, why do you think
we got such a good deal
on the house, okay?
Paranormal events bring prices
down and the Realtor said
this place has good bones.
What kind of paranormal events?
General weirdness, okay.
It's just book fodder for me
and it's a place for us to live, right?
I guess.
Something good is
gonna happen here, okay?
I have a feeling.
Okay.
Okay?
This is
Officer Sweeney's report.
You know he went over to
pick up that stripteaser.
Stripteaser,
that was four days ago.
Yeah, I know,
but Sweeney wants to make sure
she's guilty before he brings her in.
Again, eh?
You can go, Burke, I'll take care of her.
Take your filthy hands off me.
Come on.
I said take
your filthy hands off me!
All right,
all right, don't holler.
This ain't the first
time you've been pinched.
You're telling me,
I'm black and blue all over.
I tried to arrest her
myself, but I couldn't get anything on her.
Hello.
For me, you shouldn't have.
Only the best for my Jen.
For dessert?
I'll be right back.
What are you doing?
Eating.
No, under the house, you dummy.
Research.
Hey.
Mm.
You dropped one.
Might wanna wash it first.
Why are you smashing the produce?
Research.
Oh, sorry.
Why are you sorry?
No, I don't wanna interrupt you work.
Hate to think what you do to the bananas.
Hey, what, what are you doing?
What's going on?
I'm going for a run.
By yourself?
Yes, by myself.
Just a little run, nothing too strenuous.
Let's see, the doctor said-
I don't care what the doctor said.
I need to run.
Okay, but the doctor
said don't go by yourself
in case you have a blackout.
Okay.
Okay.
Then come with me.
I'm not a runner.
Come with me anyways.
Yeah, I don't know about that.
Come on, come
on, okay, there you go.
What happened?
Sympathy blackout maybe.
Maybe it's something I ate.
Those apples?
Must be a bad batch.
How did you get me back here?
You weren't all the way gone.
I just helped you get back.
Thanks.
You're welcome.
This is nice.
This is what I needed.
Good.
Hmm.
It feels like we haven't done anything
or gone anywhere since we moved in.
I know, I'm sorry.
Why'd we buy a house anyway?
Why not rent?
I thought it would be good for us.
It would've been nice to been included
in that little decision.
You weren't exactly around for it.
When I was in a coma.
I'm sorry.
I thought it would, I
thought it'd be good for us.
I thought it would help.
We'll see.
Yeah.
- Mm.
- Mm.
Mm.
Hey, can I tell you something?
You know you can.
So I'm having these dreams,
these weird dreams about
being under the house.
Okay.
Okay.
So we're asleep in
bed and then you wake up
and you leave the room and
then I go and I follow you,
but you don't know that I'm there.
Then you go down under the
house into the crawlspace.
And then I try and go down,
but something stops me.
So I lean my head down
into the opening and I see
that you're talking to
someone, another woman.
Huh.
I'm having an affair in the crawlspace?
No.
Would you just listen.
Okay, I'm sorry, keep going.
Okay.
Okay.
Anyways, I can't see her face,
I can only see the lower half of her body,
but she has a tattoo
on her leg, my tattoo.
So it's you.
I don't know.
Do you know if you're hungry?
What?
Are you hungry?
I don't think so.
I'll try so I can take my meds.
That's the spirit, make you feel better.
Let's see what we got here, huh?
Oh!
Oh.
What'd you put in there?
I don't know.
I just, I threw some fruit
in there on the way out.
Okay.
Let's just eat out.
Let's eat out, yeah.
Whoa.
- Hey.
- Where you going?
A walk this time, you wanna come with?
No, I gotta work.
Call me if you need a pick up.
Okay, I will.
Ow!
Hey there.
Look what I got for you.
I don't need this.
Yes, you do.
Open your hand.
There you go.
I feel fine now.
No, you don't.
Take the pills, please.
Fine.
Good, here.
This will help you sleep, right?
You need it, especially after today.
Thanks for taking care of me.
Of course.
What are you gonna do?
Me?
I'm gonna do some writing
and then I'll join you.
Okay.
Okay.
Good night.
Good night.
Perfect.
I heard the garage door open.
I couldn't sleep, I
just went for a drive.
Did you find yourself?
I had another dream.
About the crawlspace?
About my death
and yours.
But it was just a dream, right?
We're still here.
Didn't feel like one.
I don't like this.
It's all right, it's gonna be okay.
How long have you had those tremors?
- What the hell, Russ?
- I'm sorry, how long?
I don't know, since yesterday, maybe.
- Should we call the doctor?
- No, and have them what?
Just tell us exactly what we already know
or have them put us on
another experimental drug.
No, I don't think so.
Hey, hey, stop.
Ow.
Sorry.
It's not what I meant.
Just so tired.
I'm so tired of all of this.
Why can't I just go to
sleep and wake up better?
Will, what's up, you get my pages?
Oh, I got them.
What'd you think?
I think you need
to prove your theory.
Yeah, but what if I'm wrong?
What if something bad happens here?
Something bad
has already happened.
What are you going to do about it?
Here you go, babe,
just the way you like it.
It all tastes the same.
More for the cook.
Hey, do you remember our wedding day?
How can I forget an outdoor wedding
punctuated by a thunderstorm?
And you never took your eyes off me.
And you never even looked up.
You told me, "No matter what happens,
I will never let you go."
Mm, and then we kissed in the rain.
You're gonna have to let me go, Russ.
No, no, all right.
I made a promise to you.
We can't stand in the storm.
This time it's going to swallow us.
I don't believe that.
It doesn't matter what you believe.
There's no amount of wishful thinking
that's gonna change this.
What about the cocktail?
The doctor said it could
kick in at any time.
- It's not gonna kick in.
- You don't know that.
I do know that!
It's my body, Russ and I,
it is telling me to let go.
I need you to do the same, please.
I can't, Jen.
I need you to ask my
mother to come stay with us.
Okay.
For you.
Thank you for taking care of me.
I love you.
I love you too.
Jen?
Good morning.
You okay?
Mm.
How are you?
I feel alive.
Ah.
Hey, we should go do something.
Like what?
I don't know, go somewhere.
Well, I know you're
feeling better, but maybe we
should just take it easy,
you know, just to be safe.
Right, you're right.
I wanna go outside,
feel the sun on my face.
Okay, that's doable.
Come on, get down here.
You wanna climb trees?
Mm, yeah, not a bad idea.
Mr. Husband, maybe later.
Look what I found.
You're amazing.
I married an amazing woman with a Frisbee.
Well, don't ruin it, just throw it.
No, no, all right, go this way.
Okay.
Mm-mm.
Oh, that's a way better spot.
No, that's not a better spot.
I think you should go right there.
- Oh yeah, 'cause you just mowed it.
- Yeah, exactly.
Ready?
Yeah.
- All right, throw it back.
- Okay, you ready?
Okay.
Come on.
Jen, no, no.
Hey.
Okay, I know you're feeling better,
but we have to take it slow, okay?
Your mom has to take it slow.
Very funny, very funny,
but this is serious, okay?
All right, right.
Serious.
Maybe I should take my pills.
What?
You know, my dose.
Maybe I should take it.
Right.
I'm gonna go get that.
Stay right here.
About time.
Wouldn't wanna give you the wrong drugs.
See that you don't.
- Go get some rest, okay?
- Okay.
Hey, Jen.
Jennifer.
Hey, how are you feeling?
Why do you always ask me that?
Why wouldn't I?
Are you really gonna answer my question
with another question?
I'm asking because I care about you.
What should I be asking you?
I don't know, Russ, you tell me.
Okay.
How did you sleep?
Kind of rough.
Bad dreams again?
What do you mean again?
What were they about?
Mirrors.
Hmm?
Yeah.
I followed you down under the house
into the crawlspace, but when I got there,
you weren't there, there was
just this large ornate mirror,
like something pulled off
of a like antique dresser.
That's weird.
Is there a mirror down there?
Yes.
Have I been down there before?
Russ?
Oh, I'll get the door.
Amanda, hello.
Can I come in?
Sure.
Hey, kiddo.
Mom, what are you doing here?
I thought we had an agreement.
You asked me to come.
Actually, Russ asked me
because you asked him.
No, I didn't.
Your husband said you did.
You didn't, I-
You called me.
Okay.
I think I would remember
something I said to my husband.
Maybe not, considering your condition.
You know what, Mom, I think
it's time for you to go.
I think you should
listen to your daughter.
What the hell is going on, Russ?
I know, okay, she's just
not herself right now.
Maybe she just needs some space.
This isn't fair for either of us.
Fix it.
I can't have my daughter's
last memory of me to be this.
It won't.
Hey.
I'm so sorry about the mom thing.
Oh, don't worry about.
Are you okay?
Yeah, I'm fine, there's
just something I have to do.
Well, where are you going?
Across the street, do you mind?
I do mind.
I think you're being over excited,
and maybe you should go lay down.
I'm not being over excited.
Let me go, please.
Why are you so moody with me?
Jen, no.
Hey, how long have you been up?
A while.
You should come to bed.
No, I really can't.
I have to do some writing.
Will, needs pages.
Uh-oh, Will can wait.
You should come to bed.
You cannot resist the siren song.
Come on.
Are you okay?
Just tweaked my
back a little, that's all.
Oh, I'm sorry.
Rough night?
You can say that.
Hey.
I'm sorry I was so rough on you.
And do you remember when
we went camping that time
after we got married?
We've been camping 100 times.
At Kiana Hot Springs.
Selawik Hot Springs.
Oh, right.
Yeah, whatever.
And do you remember we had that tent
with the wood stove and we
forgot to pack it properly
before we fell asleep?
And we woke up freezing.
Well, you were in the
tent and you refused
to get out of the tent
to go to the bathroom
because it was so freezing outside.
And then I played a
game of how long can I stay
in that warm sleeping
bag until I pee myself.
Yeah, and we were in the
same sleeping bag together.
I got out and we were in
different sleeping bags.
I barely made it to outhouse,
I was shaking so bad.
I just peed everywhere.
Yeah.
Yes, yes, and then you
came in back into the bag
and you squeezed me.
Remember you made me so cold, I screamed.
Yeah, you did.
You got kick outta that.
It's funny.
I'm with you, you know.
I'm in it for the long haul.
Like here now?
No, like, like in the
bag for the long haul.
Yeah, I know.
What?
You're supposed to say that back.
Right, I'm with you,
long haul, in the bag.
Got it.
Yeah.
Okay, well I'm gonna go back to bed.
You're in bed.
I'm gonna go to sleep.
Okay.
Love you too.
Mm-hmm.
Jen!
Coming.
Jen!
Jen, no.
No, no, no, hold on!
Where's my daughter?
Where's Jennifer?
Jennifer!
She's upstairs resting, okay?
You're full of shit, Russ.
You've always been full of shit.
Okay.
- She's not even here is she?
- She's upstairs.
Upstairs, really?
That's what you said.
I've been calling for days.
She doesn't answer her phone.
I call you, you don't answer your phone.
I have a sick daughter that I can't reach.
This rings strange to you, doesn't it?
That's not a good idea.
Why?
'Cause I might find something,
I might see something.
We're on a sabbatical of sorts.
A sabbatical.
If my husband were alive,
he'd have his hands wrapped
around your throat right now
demanding you tell us
where our daughter is.
Yeah, it's hard for a dead guy.
Where is she? Where's Jen?
I'm here, Mother, please relax.
Oh, you're okay.
Your voice sounds strange.
I've been calling.
Oh yeah, and I
saw the missed calls.
But why didn't you answer?
I've been really worried about you.
Well, it's like Russ said,
we're taking a break from everything.
You can't just cut me out, Jen.
It's not fair.
I care about you
and I want a remaining
time to be good time.
Mother, I feel fine.
We have lots of time.
Really?
Did you have an appointment?
Yes, I do.
We were just at the doctor and we're fine.
Actually, we were at the hospital,
which is why I couldn't use
my phone, but we're fine.
We're fine.
Hospital visits, we've
been filled with stress,
but I'm fine, we're fine.
Right, honey?
Right.
Okay, so you're okay then.
That's great.
I just wish you would've
kept me in the loop.
Right, I know and I will.
And, hey, with things looking up now,
we'll have you over for
dinner again real soon, okay?
Okay.
Do you need anything?
No, I'm good.
You know what's funny?
Every time I cross the
property line, I black out.
Every time I go into the
yard or I go check the mail,
I'm fine, but every time I
try and cross the street,
I get nauseous and then I'm gone.
The funny thing is is that I
never remember blacking out.
It's just what you tell
me every time I wake up.
- The blackouts are part of your illness.
- What illness, Russ?
I don't feel fatigue, I don't
feel pain, I feel nothing.
Because you're getting
better, isn't that amazing?
It's unnatural.
And where the hell is my tattoo?
You wouldn't believe me.
Oh, well please, enlighten me.
It's just not a good idea.
Try me!
That's what I thought.
- Where are you going?
- Far away.
If you leave, you'll die.
That's right, Jen.
Cross the property line, you're dead.
I die.
Yes.
Then why am I still here?
Because I bring you back.
You die and then I revive you.
You revive me.
How?
Below the house.
I take some of your DNA.
You are totally insane.
Where are you going?
What, you think I'm making
this up like I'm kidding?
I think you are the one
that needs a doctor visit now.
You're here because of me, Jen.
Every time that you've
died, I brought you back.
I've saved you so many times, me.
I am leaving.
If you leave, you'll die again.
You'll die and I won't bring you back.
My mother was right about you.
You're pathetic.
If you die I will not
bring you back again.
You gotta let me go.
You gotta let me go.
You gotta let me go.
Russ?
At least we're alive.
Can I help you?
Jen.
It's me, it's Will.
Will.
Yes, Will
Strausman, Russ's publisher.
Don't you remember me?
Will.
Of course.
What can I do for you?
I'm looking for your husband.
Can I come in?
He's not here right now,
but you are welcome to come in.
You said he wasn't here?
Right.
Do you know when he'll be back?
He's not answering his phone.
No, I'm not sure.
He said he went to run some errands.
Can I get you something to drink?
- A glass of water would be great.
- Coming up.
Do you wanna sit for a while?
- I don't wanna be a bother.
- You're not bothering me, please sit.
Okay.
So, how are you feeling?
Physically, I feel fine.
All the other ways, not so much.
Oh?
Oh, well this book
he's been writing for you
has really taken its toll on all of us.
All of us?
Sure.
Russ, me, you.
I am sure it's been
stressful waiting for pages.
I know it's been stressful writing them.
Did Russ ever show you
what he was working on?
No, you?
Some.
What's it about?
If Russ hasn't said
anything, I probably shouldn't.
Is it about the crawlspace?
Oh, so he did say something.
No, no, not really.
He's just spent a lot of time down there.
Have you been down there?
No, not that I can remember.
I'm not sure I follow.
I'm saying I don't
remember being down there.
Do you follow now?
I should probably go.
Thanks for the water.
You're welcome.
Can you have Russ call
me when he comes back?
We really need to talk.
If he doesn't talk I'll
talk and I'll finish the book.
We'll see.
Goodbye, Jen.
Goodbye.
Oh.
Like the stories you told long ago
To find some solace
You looked for an
answer through the walls
deep down in the foundations
You never saw the light of day
not again
You never saw the pain you made feel
Flourished Flower
I can never grow
outside, out here
could never glow like that
Once I wasn't sure
you left me in the dark
I was begging for sunlight
I was striving for independence
But nothing works when
dishonesty is on the table
I played my best cards,
but you weren't able to
Flourished Flower
I bet I could grow
outside, out here
I could just glow like that
I just had to figure out
pick up my fragments now
I don't remember how
we ended up here
Flourished Flower
you can watch me glow
Inside, the yard
I watched you disappear