Homebound (2021) Movie Script
1
(ominous music)
(phone ringing)
[Woman] The mobile
number you've called
is currently unavailable.
Please try again later.
(light dramatic music)
(haunting music)
(phone ringing)
The mobile number you've called
is currently unavailable.
Please try again later.
(haunting music continues)
(tape rustling)
(lips smacking)
They're gonna love you.
You just be yourself,
they'll adore you.
(light dramatic music)
(car engine humming)
Hey.
If you're not ready for this,
you're not ready.
We can turn around.
If that's what you want.
No.
I'm being crazy.
- You sure?
- (Holly hums)
I'm sure,
I want to meet your family.
I've always wondered
what it's like
to be part of a proper family.
(lips smacking)
But do you think that I should
take this off?
Just until I've met
them properly.
Of course not.
For all I know,
Nina's already told them.
So you don't think it's
insensitive and...
It'll be fine.
It will be more than fine,
it'll be great.
They're gonna love meeting
their new stepmom.
Stepmom?
(laughs) Yeah.
(door thuds)
(birds chirping)
(door thuds)
(paper rustling)
(door thuds)
When was the last
time you were here?
Don't remember.
Too long.
(doorbell ringing)
(handle rattling)
(door creaking)
Hello?
Guys?
(door thuds)
We're here.
(Richard chuckles)
Hello?
Nina?
Guys?
(wood creaking)
Hello?
(hand knocking)
(Richard sighs)
Nina?
(door creaking)
(birds chirping)
No answer.
(Richard sighs)
- Daddy!
- Anna!
Hello!
Birthday girl,
where've you been hiding?
Oh.
Did you buy me a present?
Where's my present?
Yeah, of course we did.
[Anna] Oh, what?
All right, hold on.
First there's someone
very special
that I want you meet that
I know you're gonna love.
Anna, this is Holly.
Holly, Anna.
[Anna] Hello.
This is for you.
Happy birthday.
Go, rip it open.
Rip it open!
Come on!
(paper rustling)
What do you say to Holly?
Thank you, Holly.
Good girl.
Now, where's your mom?
Anna, where's your mom?
[Anna] She went to see
my castle.
Ralph built it for me.
Where is Ralph?
Where's Lucia?
Now are you coming to
see my castle or not?
Well, hey, maybe um...
Maybe you might show Holly,
I'm sure she'd love to see it.
[Anna] What do you say?
I could show you if you want.
I'd love to.
[Anna] Come on, this way.
Have fun.
[Anna] Come on, come on.
(Richard sighs)
(ominous music)
Where are you?
Hm?
(ominous music continues)
(rodent squeaks)
[Anna] This one's Jerry
and that one's Lisa.
Oh, they're very handsome.
[Anna] Would you like
to hold one?
Yes.
Oh, this is Dave.
See how you get on.
(rodent squeaks)
(phone ringing)
(Richard sighs)
[Woman] The mobile
number you've called
is currently unavailable.
(Richard laughs)
(door thuds)
(phone dings)
(Richard sighs)
[Richard] Fuck's sake.
Holly!
- Anna?
- Coming!
(rodents squeaking)
(cage rattling)
Holly?
Holly?
Nina's not here.
She's not coming.
It's just us for now, eh?
- Yeah.
- We'll have some fun
- though, won't we?
- Yeah.
(Richard laughs)
Still, won't stop us from
enjoying ourselves, eh?
Hey, guys.
How you been?
Oh.
- Dad.
- Yeah.
Good to see you.
Holly, this is Ralph and Lucia.
Hello.
So?
How's it going? How you
guys been doing?
Scare your mother off?
Drive her up the wall?
(everyone chuckles)
Well, we're here now,
we're gonna have a great time.
Holly's made profiteroles,
I brought champagne.
Champagne? I love champagne.
[Richard] Yeah,
it's not for you.
It's my birthday.
It is your birthday
and we are gonna have
the best party with
or without your mother.
Uh, what are we
gonna do for lunch?
Man cannot live
on fizzy drinks alone.
(ominous music)
(Richard gasps)
You're gonna love this.
(door clangs)
Oh, don't run at them too much.
Get back.
[Ralph] Send it back,
send it back, send it back.
[Richard] Bring 'em
back this way.
[Ralph] Get close, stop,
stop, stop!
Bit closer, all right,
all right, just run.
Yeah, great, great, great.
Hold them there,
hold them there, that's it.
No, no.
- Okay.
- Yeah.
Keep coming, keep coming.
Keep coming.
This way now, this way.
All right, that's it, that's it.
- Get.
- Come on!
- Whoa, please get around.
- Come on, Holly!
(geese squawking)
(ominous music)
- Ralph.
- Send it over here!
- Send it over here!
- Circle 'em, circle 'em.
(dramatic music)
(muffled talking)
Great, great, great.
Ralph, Ralph, step in,
step in, step in.
Hold them there, I'll be back.
(dramatic music)
Yeah, that's it.
Right, let's go this way.
Stop there.
(dramatic music continues)
Holly?
Stay there.
You do it.
(ominous music)
(geese squawking)
Holly!
What's going on?
I didn't... I didn't realize
you were going to kill it.
What did you think we
were gonna do?
Take it for a walk?
Hey, it's okay.
It's all right.
Where's your ring?
Now is not the time.
Listen, you go inside.
We'll do it.
I'll get Anna.
Anna!
(Richard chuckles)
Here, take Holly inside,
make her a cup of tea
or a G and T.
Whatever works best.
[Anna] Yes, Dad.
Your wish is my command.
(geese squawking)
Let's do this.
Not you, Ralph.
(geese squawking)
Lucia, show us what
you're made of.
(suspenseful music)
(geese squawking)
You can do it.
(suspenseful music continues)
(knife clinks)
(light dramatic music)
Good girl.
(food sizzling)
(light piano music)
(haunting music)
(wood creaking)
(suspenseful music)
(light piano music continues)
(ropes creaking)
(ominous music)
(leaves rustling)
(birds chirping)
Here we come.
Drum roll, please.
(hands tapping)
(Richard laughs)
Let's call it a very late lunch.
Oh, Ralph.
Champagne in the fridge.
Oh.
Look at that.
A little bit blue on the inside.
But we'll make do.
Oh!
Let's have a toast.
Pass that around.
(silverware clinking)
A toast.
Oh, isn't that...
Yeah, well,
one won't do any harm.
It's her birthday.
Happy birthday, Anna.
- Happy birthday.
- Happy birthday.
Now, down the hatch.
(Anna groans)
Make a wish.
Don't tell us what it is.
I won't.
(Richard gasps)
Oh, and a toast to Holly,
our very special guest.
Oh, no, no, no, let's...
Let's have champagne.
(bottle pops) Yeah!
Birthday girl first.
And the guest of honor.
Here we are with you two.
[Lucia] Thank you.
Here is to being back in
the loving arms of my family.
Great.
(champagne trickling)
What we need is some wine.
- I'll get it.
- No, it's okay.
- I'll go.
- No, don't be silly.
I don't mind.
I'd like to make myself useful.
Where do I go?
Richard, where do I go?
Uh...
There's a door down
the corridor.
Wine's in the first room you
come to, Holly.
(Holly sighs)
(door creaks)
(ominous music)
(electrical zapping)
(ominous music continues)
(glass clinking)
(ominous music continues)
(electrical zapping)
(light bulb pops)
A bunny rabbit for
the birthday girl.
There we are.
And then everybody
else just dive in.
- Mm, oh yeah.
- (glass shattering)
[Anna] Moose!
What happened?
Oh, are dogs supposed
to eat chocolate?
Oh, Anna.
Here, come on.
Please.
I'm sorry.
Don't worry,
I'm more worried about the dog.
It's not a mouse or the dog,
he'll be fine.
(Richard laughs)
(light music) Come here.
(liquid trickling)
(light music continues)
(fly buzzing)
(light music continues)
Ah.
You're staying.
You're staying a newlywed.
Anna.
[Anna] You have
to read me the story.
The "Snowdrop", "Snowdrop".
All right, "Snowdrop" it is.
Just um, give me one minute.
Come on, then.
Up the apples and pears.
(necklace rustling)
(hands rustling)
There.
(glasses clinking)
(bed creaking) Oh, God.
(lips smacking)
Your...
Your kids are interesting.
(Richard laughs)
Well, they uh...
They take after their father.
(Holly hums)
- You were great.
- (ominous music)
(stairs creaking)
(muffled talking)
(ominous music continues)
(wine trickling)
(bottle thuds)
Oh yeah, this might be
a terrible thing to say...
I think Nina not being here
is probably a good thing.
It's like it was...
It was like I could be how
I used to be with the kids.
(Richard chuckles)
I wish to stay until
Nina gets back.
- Have some fun.
- (ominous music)
- All right?
- Goodbye.
(lips smacking)
(ominous music continues)
(soft moaning)
(Holly laughs)
(ominous music continues)
(light dramatic music)
(suspenseful music)
(floor creaking)
(dark dramatic music)
(metal scratching)
(birds chirping)
(light piano music)
(Richard groans)
(leaves rustling)
(birds chirping)
How are you doing?
Fresh as a daisy.
And you?
(hums) I'm not so bad.
You're still here?
You don't have to stay
any longer than you want.
Mommy will be back soon
and it might be better
for everyone if you
went on your way.
It's okay.
I'm sure your dad
wouldn't leave you.
He already has once.
I'm sorry, I mean wouldn't
leave you on your own.
We wouldn't leave
you on your own.
(mouth crunches)
Hi.
Hi.
Anything you want?
Have you eaten? Perhaps I
could make you something.
How about some eggs?
(feet tapping)
(range clicking)
(gas sizzling)
Morning, troops.
Everyone behaving?
(lips smacking)
(Holly giggles)
Okay, troops, who wants a swim?
- I do!
- Yeah?
[Anna] Please!
[Richard] Last one out has
to lick my boots clean.
Hey, what's the plan?
[Richard] We're
going for a swim.
No, I mean with us.
When are we leaving?
Are we waiting for Nina or?
(laughs) Bored of us already?
Yeah.
Oh, yeah.
Lucia, you ready?
Of course you're ready,
born ready.
(ominous music)
(birds chirping)
Ralph, Lucia!
Let's go!
What about me?
Well, I'll see you down there.
[Holly] Down where?
Follow the tracks.
Or enjoy the peace and quiet.
Come on!
Hurry up!
- All right.
- I'm not slowing down.
[Richard] Come on, Ralph!
(suspenseful music)
(birds chirping)
(ominous music)
(door thuds)
(plates clattering)
(cabinet thuds)
(mechanical humming)
(bulb rustling)
(water splashing)
(mechanical humming)
[Holly] Hello?
(ominous music)
Hello?
(ominous music continues)
(house creaking)
(leaves rustling)
(ominous music continues)
(paper rustling)
(floor creaking)
(door clicks)
(light clicks)
(ominous music continues)
(door rattling)
(phone buzzing)
(suspenseful music)
Hey! (Holly gasps)
Jesus, Lucia.
I only came to show
you the way.
We didn't think you'd
find us after all.
[Richard] Hey.
- (water splashing)
- Hey, mister.
(Richard hums)
(water trickling)
[Richard] Only way to
salvage the day.
Oh. (hand thuds)
(Richard sighs)
Hair of the dog.
(glasses clinking)
(water trickling)
[Anna] Aren't you coming in?
Watch what I can do.
(water trickling)
(lips smacking)
Hey, don't.
Don't.
(water trickling)
Ignore them.
They're just being teenagers.
(lips smacking)
Are you going in?
Oh.
Just watch. (Holly laughs)
(Richard grunts)
(water splashing)
(everyone laughs)
(ominous music)
(water splashing)
(Holly gasps)
Hey, gorgeous, come on in.
Oh, my God. (Holly groans)
No!
Will it get warmer?
Yeah.
(water splashing)
What?
Hey!
- I'm gonna get you.
- No!
(Richard growls)
(Holly gasps)
(water splashing)
(ominous music continues)
(water splashing)
(Holly laughs)
Hey! (water bubbling)
(water splashing)
Stop now.
(Holly coughs)
(dramatic music)
(water bubbling)
(Holly gasps)
(Holly gasps)
(dramatic music continues)
(water splashing)
(ominous music)
(flies buzzing)
(wood creaking)
(suspenseful music)
(Holly coughs)
(Holly gasping)
[Richard] Holly,
what happened?
- Nothing.
- What happened?
It's nothing, I'm okay,
just leave it.
[Richard] Holly.
- What the hell happened?
- Get off me!
What do you think
you're playing at?
- I said get off me!
- Hey!
Richard!
Ralph,
don't talk like that to me.
You should be ashamed
of yourself.
Say you're sorry.
Ralph! Say you're sorry.
I'm sorry.
All right, get out of here.
(ominous music)
(light dramatic music)
(ground rustling)
(branch thuds)
(Ralph grunts)
(ground rustling)
(dirt rustling)
(branch thuds)
(Ralph grunts)
(Ralph panting)
(crow cawing)
(ominous music)
I'm a strong girl.
Strong girls don't cry.
(ominous music)
(dirt rustling)
You'll be nice and safe
and warm down there, Jemima.
With all your friends
and family.
Ready for another day.
(ground rustling)
(suspenseful music)
(ominous music)
(birds chirping)
(Anna sniffles)
(crow caws)
(birds chirping)
(ropes creaking)
(water rushing)
(Richard sighs)
What do you want to do?
[Richard] Huh?
Well it feels like things are
a bit out of hand.
(Richard sniffles)
When did you last speak to Nina?
Uh, not sure.
Whenever I call the house
she refuses to speak to me.
Well what was the last
message that you had?
(Richard sighs)
Nothing new.
"Have fun,
leave whenever you want.
Kids will be fine
until I get back".
She invited us.
I don't...
Well, she didn't
exactly invite us.
I wanted to come.
For Anna's birthday and to
introduce you.
I thought it would be nice.
So you invited us.
Holly (sighs).
The thing about Nina,
she can be tricky.
Tricky.
Well, we're not part
of her perfect world.
She probably wasn't ready
to see us together.
She's not here because of you-
Me?
It's because of me that
she's not here.
(Richard scoffs)
Come on.
No, it's just... It's...
It's weird, I don't get it.
I don't know why you aren't
worried about her,
about the kids.
Do you think if I go she'll
magically reappear?
- No.
- No, I...
I want...
I want to go home now.
I want you to call Nina and tell
her that we want to leave.
The kids are old enough to
look after themselves.
- No, they're not old enough
- There's no need to call Nina
To be left on their own.
[Richard] There's
neighbors nearby.
There's nobody anywhere
nearby.
This is just one of Nina's
silly little games.
She's trying to control us.
- She wants to get back at me.
- I don't wanna know.
- Just relax, it'll be fine.
- Richard, don't do that.
Don't do that.
[Richard] You like it.
Well I like it when
you're gentle.
Please stop.
Richard.
(hands thudding)
I asked you to stop.
(ominous music)
Lucia!
Ralph!
What the fuck were they
even doing in here?
(ominous music continues)
Lucia.
You can't just come
into our room.
- [Lucia] We were
checking on you.
- Why?
[Lucia] We wanted to make
sure you were okay.
- Why wouldn't I be okay?
- Accidents have happened
in this house before.
You don't know anything about
us, but we know about you.
I did say you should go.
(light dramatic music)
(handle rattling)
(body thudding)
(suspenseful music)
(paper rustling)
(ominous music)
(phone buzzing)
(suspenseful music)
Holly?
(ominous music)
What are you doing in there?
(door thuds)
Sleeping?
(light dramatic music)
Anna!
(door creaks) Hey!
Anna!
(light dramatic music) What?
What are you doing?
Why didn't you tell us
you're married?
- What?
- Hey, hey.
Infantry here.
They...
They're tr...
- Richard!
- Oh, okay.
Hey!
I thought this was supposed
to be fun.
(Richard chuckles)
All right,
what's the game then, eh?
Anna.
- Stop that.
- Ralph.
- Hey.
- Get down.
Anna.
Anna.
Stop it.
Just stay calm,
they're only playing.
Say I do, say I do!
- What?
- Say it, go on!
- I do, I do!
- Richard!
(sighs) Okay.
(fist thuds)
(Holly groans)
That's enough now, guys.
(Richard groans)
- (Holly groans)
- This is a sleeping bride.
Wee, wee, wee all the way home.
Just say I do.
Come on, I've said "I do".
All you have to do is
say "I do".
Don't take, I don't want to!
Get off me! (elbow thuds)
Holly! (Lucia cries)
Ralph, untie me right now!
- I'm so sorry.
- (Lucia cries)
Get away from me, bitch!
Lucia, how dare you!
Lucia!
Why didn't you just say "I do"?
They're only playing.
Ralph, untie me now!
(ominous music)
Hey, you stay down here.
- Richard.
- No, just stay down here!
[Holly] What?
They were hurting me.
Why didn't you stop them?
Why couldn't
you just say "I do"?
- Let me, let me-
- No, no, no.
Leave her alone.
What, what were they
trying to do?
Stop, it was a game.
No, that was not playing.
They, they...
They don't want me here.
Holly.
They don't want me here.
Why are you trying to make
this about you?
You just punched Lucia in
the face for Christ sake!
No, they were,
they were hurting me.
- I was trying to get
- You're being paranoid.
- them off me.
- You're being paranoid!
They couldn't hurt you,
they're just kids.
What, you don't believe me?
Whose side are you on?
Side? I'm not on a side.
There aren't any sides.
They've been alone!
They've been abandoned!
Can't you see that?
(ominous music)
(Holly breathing heavily)
(ominous music continues)
(leaves rustling)
(ring clangs)
(wind whistling)
(leaves rustling)
(door creaking)
Lucia.
Ralph's made us a pie out
of the leftover goose.
Very enterprising of him.
Well, here we all are.
Now everybody knows our
dirty little secret,
that we tied the knot.
Toast to the new Mrs.
Can...
Can we talk about your
mom, please?
- I went into her room-
- What'd you do that for?
And I found this.
So if anybody knows anything,
if she was in trouble-
- What kind of trouble?
- Then wouldn't she
want us to help her?
[Richard] What the hell
are you talking about?
Lucia.
(Richard chuckles)
Anna?
Anna, it's food.
You're supposed to eat it.
Anna!
(plate clinks)
Ralph.
Ralph.
What?
Well it was,
it was in her room.
In a drawer in her desk.
It's Nina's phone, isn't it?
(chair rustling)
(Richard gasps)
Lucia?
Ralph?
(birds chirping)
Anna?
The three of you get
down here now.
All of you,
against the kitchen wall.
(Holly sighs)
What's the meaning of this?
We didn't ask you to come!
Lucia, it's time now.
It's time you told us what's
been happening here.
Where's your mother?
What's been going on?
We didn't ask you to
come here!
How dare you!
Why's it any of your business?
You left us! You fucked off!
Why is her phone here?
Why?
[Ralph] This is our home!
We don't want to go
into a care home.
What?
Why would you?
Ralph, where's your mother?
Where is she?
You drove her up the wall,
didn't you?
Knew you would.
(ominous music)
(light dramatic music)
(water splashing)
Richard, what are you...
What's happened to her, Ralph?
Where is she?
(suspenseful music)
Is she here?
Is she watching?
Nina!
Come and stop me!
(water splashing)
No! (ominous music)
(flies buzzing) Nina!
Nina!
(water bubbling)
(flies buzzing)
(Richard breathing heavily)
(suspenseful music continues)
(water bubbling)
(Ralph gasping)
Still nothing?
Why are you playing
games with me?
I won't put up with you
playing games.
Nobody leaves this room
until I found out
where your mother is.
Richard, just stop now.
What have you done
with her? (Anna cries)
What have you done with her?
Is this another of your sick
little games, huh?
Stop crying. (Anna cries)
Stop crying!
I told you to stop crying.
Ralph, look...
Look at your sister, huh?
Where's your mother?
Okay, you wanna play
it like that?
Anna won't stop crying
because you won't tell me.
You can stop this if you
tell me where your mother is.
What have you done to her?
(suspenseful music)
Richard, leave her.
Stop crying. (gas hums)
(pan clatters)
(Holly grunts)
Holly, Holly, Holly.
Don't. Go, Anna!
(door thuds)
(suspenseful music)
[Ralph] Come on!
Come on, come on.
Go, go, go, go.
[Lucia] Come on, come on.
Holly!
- Holly!
- No, no.
No, Richard,
don't come any closer.
(suspenseful music)
- Hey, stop.
- Holly!
- Run.
- Come on!
(suspenseful music)
(Holly panting)
Holly!
(Holly thuds)
(light dramatic music)
(foot thuds)
(Richard grunts)
(suspenseful music)
(Richard groans)
Holly!
(Lucia hushes)
It's okay, it's okay.
(Anna cries)
Take her back to the house.
(Holly panting)
(suspenseful music)
Holly, Holly!
Please stop!
Stop!
(suspenseful music)
(Richard panting)
Stay with me.
Stay with me, stay with me.
(head thuds)
(Richard grunts)
(leaves rustling)
(suspenseful music continues)
Fuck.
Holly.
(Holly thuds)
No! (Richard grunts)
You're my wife!
(suspenseful music continues)
My wife!
Lucia.
(shovel thuds)
(Holly sobs)
(shovel thuds)
(Holly sobs)
(ominous music)
(Holly gasping)
(ominous music continues)
(Holly sobs)
(Holly gasps)
(ominous music continues)
(birds chirping)
(ominous music continues)
(Anna cries)
Do you want to go and play?
Not now, Anna.
It's time to show Holly.
It's time to show Holly
the truth.
Really?
Come.
You can see Mommy now.
(ominous music)
You have to be really quiet
so you don't disturb her.
(ominous music continues)
(door creaking)
(ominous music continues)
(feet tapping)
(suspenseful music)
(door creaking)
(lock clicks)
Anna? (light dramatic music)
(suspenseful music)
(flies buzzing)
(light dramatic music)
Come and say hello to Mommy.
(light dramatic music)
(fly buzzing)
(Holly gasps)
Mommy's just having some
peace and quiet.
Isn't that what you said, Lucia?
Mommy's at peace.
Mommy? (flies buzzing)
Mommy?
(cries) Mommy?
Mommy?
She's dead, isn't she?
(dramatic music)
(Anna sobs)
(flies buzzing)
(suspenseful music)
(Holly sobs)
(Holly coughs)
(eerie music)
(suspenseful music)
(Holly sobs)
(Holly gasping)
(suspenseful music continues)
(floor creaking)
- It's time.
- No.
(light dramatic music)
(haunting music)
(ominous music)
(phone ringing)
[Woman] The mobile
number you've called
is currently unavailable.
Please try again later.
(light dramatic music)
(haunting music)
(phone ringing)
The mobile number you've called
is currently unavailable.
Please try again later.
(haunting music continues)
(tape rustling)
(lips smacking)
They're gonna love you.
You just be yourself,
they'll adore you.
(light dramatic music)
(car engine humming)
Hey.
If you're not ready for this,
you're not ready.
We can turn around.
If that's what you want.
No.
I'm being crazy.
- You sure?
- (Holly hums)
I'm sure,
I want to meet your family.
I've always wondered
what it's like
to be part of a proper family.
(lips smacking)
But do you think that I should
take this off?
Just until I've met
them properly.
Of course not.
For all I know,
Nina's already told them.
So you don't think it's
insensitive and...
It'll be fine.
It will be more than fine,
it'll be great.
They're gonna love meeting
their new stepmom.
Stepmom?
(laughs) Yeah.
(door thuds)
(birds chirping)
(door thuds)
(paper rustling)
(door thuds)
When was the last
time you were here?
Don't remember.
Too long.
(doorbell ringing)
(handle rattling)
(door creaking)
Hello?
Guys?
(door thuds)
We're here.
(Richard chuckles)
Hello?
Nina?
Guys?
(wood creaking)
Hello?
(hand knocking)
(Richard sighs)
Nina?
(door creaking)
(birds chirping)
No answer.
(Richard sighs)
- Daddy!
- Anna!
Hello!
Birthday girl,
where've you been hiding?
Oh.
Did you buy me a present?
Where's my present?
Yeah, of course we did.
[Anna] Oh, what?
All right, hold on.
First there's someone
very special
that I want you meet that
I know you're gonna love.
Anna, this is Holly.
Holly, Anna.
[Anna] Hello.
This is for you.
Happy birthday.
Go, rip it open.
Rip it open!
Come on!
(paper rustling)
What do you say to Holly?
Thank you, Holly.
Good girl.
Now, where's your mom?
Anna, where's your mom?
[Anna] She went to see
my castle.
Ralph built it for me.
Where is Ralph?
Where's Lucia?
Now are you coming to
see my castle or not?
Well, hey, maybe um...
Maybe you might show Holly,
I'm sure she'd love to see it.
[Anna] What do you say?
I could show you if you want.
I'd love to.
[Anna] Come on, this way.
Have fun.
[Anna] Come on, come on.
(Richard sighs)
(ominous music)
Where are you?
Hm?
(ominous music continues)
(rodent squeaks)
[Anna] This one's Jerry
and that one's Lisa.
Oh, they're very handsome.
[Anna] Would you like
to hold one?
Yes.
Oh, this is Dave.
See how you get on.
(rodent squeaks)
(phone ringing)
(Richard sighs)
[Woman] The mobile
number you've called
is currently unavailable.
(Richard laughs)
(door thuds)
(phone dings)
(Richard sighs)
[Richard] Fuck's sake.
Holly!
- Anna?
- Coming!
(rodents squeaking)
(cage rattling)
Holly?
Holly?
Nina's not here.
She's not coming.
It's just us for now, eh?
- Yeah.
- We'll have some fun
- though, won't we?
- Yeah.
(Richard laughs)
Still, won't stop us from
enjoying ourselves, eh?
Hey, guys.
How you been?
Oh.
- Dad.
- Yeah.
Good to see you.
Holly, this is Ralph and Lucia.
Hello.
So?
How's it going? How you
guys been doing?
Scare your mother off?
Drive her up the wall?
(everyone chuckles)
Well, we're here now,
we're gonna have a great time.
Holly's made profiteroles,
I brought champagne.
Champagne? I love champagne.
[Richard] Yeah,
it's not for you.
It's my birthday.
It is your birthday
and we are gonna have
the best party with
or without your mother.
Uh, what are we
gonna do for lunch?
Man cannot live
on fizzy drinks alone.
(ominous music)
(Richard gasps)
You're gonna love this.
(door clangs)
Oh, don't run at them too much.
Get back.
[Ralph] Send it back,
send it back, send it back.
[Richard] Bring 'em
back this way.
[Ralph] Get close, stop,
stop, stop!
Bit closer, all right,
all right, just run.
Yeah, great, great, great.
Hold them there,
hold them there, that's it.
No, no.
- Okay.
- Yeah.
Keep coming, keep coming.
Keep coming.
This way now, this way.
All right, that's it, that's it.
- Get.
- Come on!
- Whoa, please get around.
- Come on, Holly!
(geese squawking)
(ominous music)
- Ralph.
- Send it over here!
- Send it over here!
- Circle 'em, circle 'em.
(dramatic music)
(muffled talking)
Great, great, great.
Ralph, Ralph, step in,
step in, step in.
Hold them there, I'll be back.
(dramatic music)
Yeah, that's it.
Right, let's go this way.
Stop there.
(dramatic music continues)
Holly?
Stay there.
You do it.
(ominous music)
(geese squawking)
Holly!
What's going on?
I didn't... I didn't realize
you were going to kill it.
What did you think we
were gonna do?
Take it for a walk?
Hey, it's okay.
It's all right.
Where's your ring?
Now is not the time.
Listen, you go inside.
We'll do it.
I'll get Anna.
Anna!
(Richard chuckles)
Here, take Holly inside,
make her a cup of tea
or a G and T.
Whatever works best.
[Anna] Yes, Dad.
Your wish is my command.
(geese squawking)
Let's do this.
Not you, Ralph.
(geese squawking)
Lucia, show us what
you're made of.
(suspenseful music)
(geese squawking)
You can do it.
(suspenseful music continues)
(knife clinks)
(light dramatic music)
Good girl.
(food sizzling)
(light piano music)
(haunting music)
(wood creaking)
(suspenseful music)
(light piano music continues)
(ropes creaking)
(ominous music)
(leaves rustling)
(birds chirping)
Here we come.
Drum roll, please.
(hands tapping)
(Richard laughs)
Let's call it a very late lunch.
Oh, Ralph.
Champagne in the fridge.
Oh.
Look at that.
A little bit blue on the inside.
But we'll make do.
Oh!
Let's have a toast.
Pass that around.
(silverware clinking)
A toast.
Oh, isn't that...
Yeah, well,
one won't do any harm.
It's her birthday.
Happy birthday, Anna.
- Happy birthday.
- Happy birthday.
Now, down the hatch.
(Anna groans)
Make a wish.
Don't tell us what it is.
I won't.
(Richard gasps)
Oh, and a toast to Holly,
our very special guest.
Oh, no, no, no, let's...
Let's have champagne.
(bottle pops) Yeah!
Birthday girl first.
And the guest of honor.
Here we are with you two.
[Lucia] Thank you.
Here is to being back in
the loving arms of my family.
Great.
(champagne trickling)
What we need is some wine.
- I'll get it.
- No, it's okay.
- I'll go.
- No, don't be silly.
I don't mind.
I'd like to make myself useful.
Where do I go?
Richard, where do I go?
Uh...
There's a door down
the corridor.
Wine's in the first room you
come to, Holly.
(Holly sighs)
(door creaks)
(ominous music)
(electrical zapping)
(ominous music continues)
(glass clinking)
(ominous music continues)
(electrical zapping)
(light bulb pops)
A bunny rabbit for
the birthday girl.
There we are.
And then everybody
else just dive in.
- Mm, oh yeah.
- (glass shattering)
[Anna] Moose!
What happened?
Oh, are dogs supposed
to eat chocolate?
Oh, Anna.
Here, come on.
Please.
I'm sorry.
Don't worry,
I'm more worried about the dog.
It's not a mouse or the dog,
he'll be fine.
(Richard laughs)
(light music) Come here.
(liquid trickling)
(light music continues)
(fly buzzing)
(light music continues)
Ah.
You're staying.
You're staying a newlywed.
Anna.
[Anna] You have
to read me the story.
The "Snowdrop", "Snowdrop".
All right, "Snowdrop" it is.
Just um, give me one minute.
Come on, then.
Up the apples and pears.
(necklace rustling)
(hands rustling)
There.
(glasses clinking)
(bed creaking) Oh, God.
(lips smacking)
Your...
Your kids are interesting.
(Richard laughs)
Well, they uh...
They take after their father.
(Holly hums)
- You were great.
- (ominous music)
(stairs creaking)
(muffled talking)
(ominous music continues)
(wine trickling)
(bottle thuds)
Oh yeah, this might be
a terrible thing to say...
I think Nina not being here
is probably a good thing.
It's like it was...
It was like I could be how
I used to be with the kids.
(Richard chuckles)
I wish to stay until
Nina gets back.
- Have some fun.
- (ominous music)
- All right?
- Goodbye.
(lips smacking)
(ominous music continues)
(soft moaning)
(Holly laughs)
(ominous music continues)
(light dramatic music)
(suspenseful music)
(floor creaking)
(dark dramatic music)
(metal scratching)
(birds chirping)
(light piano music)
(Richard groans)
(leaves rustling)
(birds chirping)
How are you doing?
Fresh as a daisy.
And you?
(hums) I'm not so bad.
You're still here?
You don't have to stay
any longer than you want.
Mommy will be back soon
and it might be better
for everyone if you
went on your way.
It's okay.
I'm sure your dad
wouldn't leave you.
He already has once.
I'm sorry, I mean wouldn't
leave you on your own.
We wouldn't leave
you on your own.
(mouth crunches)
Hi.
Hi.
Anything you want?
Have you eaten? Perhaps I
could make you something.
How about some eggs?
(feet tapping)
(range clicking)
(gas sizzling)
Morning, troops.
Everyone behaving?
(lips smacking)
(Holly giggles)
Okay, troops, who wants a swim?
- I do!
- Yeah?
[Anna] Please!
[Richard] Last one out has
to lick my boots clean.
Hey, what's the plan?
[Richard] We're
going for a swim.
No, I mean with us.
When are we leaving?
Are we waiting for Nina or?
(laughs) Bored of us already?
Yeah.
Oh, yeah.
Lucia, you ready?
Of course you're ready,
born ready.
(ominous music)
(birds chirping)
Ralph, Lucia!
Let's go!
What about me?
Well, I'll see you down there.
[Holly] Down where?
Follow the tracks.
Or enjoy the peace and quiet.
Come on!
Hurry up!
- All right.
- I'm not slowing down.
[Richard] Come on, Ralph!
(suspenseful music)
(birds chirping)
(ominous music)
(door thuds)
(plates clattering)
(cabinet thuds)
(mechanical humming)
(bulb rustling)
(water splashing)
(mechanical humming)
[Holly] Hello?
(ominous music)
Hello?
(ominous music continues)
(house creaking)
(leaves rustling)
(ominous music continues)
(paper rustling)
(floor creaking)
(door clicks)
(light clicks)
(ominous music continues)
(door rattling)
(phone buzzing)
(suspenseful music)
Hey! (Holly gasps)
Jesus, Lucia.
I only came to show
you the way.
We didn't think you'd
find us after all.
[Richard] Hey.
- (water splashing)
- Hey, mister.
(Richard hums)
(water trickling)
[Richard] Only way to
salvage the day.
Oh. (hand thuds)
(Richard sighs)
Hair of the dog.
(glasses clinking)
(water trickling)
[Anna] Aren't you coming in?
Watch what I can do.
(water trickling)
(lips smacking)
Hey, don't.
Don't.
(water trickling)
Ignore them.
They're just being teenagers.
(lips smacking)
Are you going in?
Oh.
Just watch. (Holly laughs)
(Richard grunts)
(water splashing)
(everyone laughs)
(ominous music)
(water splashing)
(Holly gasps)
Hey, gorgeous, come on in.
Oh, my God. (Holly groans)
No!
Will it get warmer?
Yeah.
(water splashing)
What?
Hey!
- I'm gonna get you.
- No!
(Richard growls)
(Holly gasps)
(water splashing)
(ominous music continues)
(water splashing)
(Holly laughs)
Hey! (water bubbling)
(water splashing)
Stop now.
(Holly coughs)
(dramatic music)
(water bubbling)
(Holly gasps)
(Holly gasps)
(dramatic music continues)
(water splashing)
(ominous music)
(flies buzzing)
(wood creaking)
(suspenseful music)
(Holly coughs)
(Holly gasping)
[Richard] Holly,
what happened?
- Nothing.
- What happened?
It's nothing, I'm okay,
just leave it.
[Richard] Holly.
- What the hell happened?
- Get off me!
What do you think
you're playing at?
- I said get off me!
- Hey!
Richard!
Ralph,
don't talk like that to me.
You should be ashamed
of yourself.
Say you're sorry.
Ralph! Say you're sorry.
I'm sorry.
All right, get out of here.
(ominous music)
(light dramatic music)
(ground rustling)
(branch thuds)
(Ralph grunts)
(ground rustling)
(dirt rustling)
(branch thuds)
(Ralph grunts)
(Ralph panting)
(crow cawing)
(ominous music)
I'm a strong girl.
Strong girls don't cry.
(ominous music)
(dirt rustling)
You'll be nice and safe
and warm down there, Jemima.
With all your friends
and family.
Ready for another day.
(ground rustling)
(suspenseful music)
(ominous music)
(birds chirping)
(Anna sniffles)
(crow caws)
(birds chirping)
(ropes creaking)
(water rushing)
(Richard sighs)
What do you want to do?
[Richard] Huh?
Well it feels like things are
a bit out of hand.
(Richard sniffles)
When did you last speak to Nina?
Uh, not sure.
Whenever I call the house
she refuses to speak to me.
Well what was the last
message that you had?
(Richard sighs)
Nothing new.
"Have fun,
leave whenever you want.
Kids will be fine
until I get back".
She invited us.
I don't...
Well, she didn't
exactly invite us.
I wanted to come.
For Anna's birthday and to
introduce you.
I thought it would be nice.
So you invited us.
Holly (sighs).
The thing about Nina,
she can be tricky.
Tricky.
Well, we're not part
of her perfect world.
She probably wasn't ready
to see us together.
She's not here because of you-
Me?
It's because of me that
she's not here.
(Richard scoffs)
Come on.
No, it's just... It's...
It's weird, I don't get it.
I don't know why you aren't
worried about her,
about the kids.
Do you think if I go she'll
magically reappear?
- No.
- No, I...
I want...
I want to go home now.
I want you to call Nina and tell
her that we want to leave.
The kids are old enough to
look after themselves.
- No, they're not old enough
- There's no need to call Nina
To be left on their own.
[Richard] There's
neighbors nearby.
There's nobody anywhere
nearby.
This is just one of Nina's
silly little games.
She's trying to control us.
- She wants to get back at me.
- I don't wanna know.
- Just relax, it'll be fine.
- Richard, don't do that.
Don't do that.
[Richard] You like it.
Well I like it when
you're gentle.
Please stop.
Richard.
(hands thudding)
I asked you to stop.
(ominous music)
Lucia!
Ralph!
What the fuck were they
even doing in here?
(ominous music continues)
Lucia.
You can't just come
into our room.
- [Lucia] We were
checking on you.
- Why?
[Lucia] We wanted to make
sure you were okay.
- Why wouldn't I be okay?
- Accidents have happened
in this house before.
You don't know anything about
us, but we know about you.
I did say you should go.
(light dramatic music)
(handle rattling)
(body thudding)
(suspenseful music)
(paper rustling)
(ominous music)
(phone buzzing)
(suspenseful music)
Holly?
(ominous music)
What are you doing in there?
(door thuds)
Sleeping?
(light dramatic music)
Anna!
(door creaks) Hey!
Anna!
(light dramatic music) What?
What are you doing?
Why didn't you tell us
you're married?
- What?
- Hey, hey.
Infantry here.
They...
They're tr...
- Richard!
- Oh, okay.
Hey!
I thought this was supposed
to be fun.
(Richard chuckles)
All right,
what's the game then, eh?
Anna.
- Stop that.
- Ralph.
- Hey.
- Get down.
Anna.
Anna.
Stop it.
Just stay calm,
they're only playing.
Say I do, say I do!
- What?
- Say it, go on!
- I do, I do!
- Richard!
(sighs) Okay.
(fist thuds)
(Holly groans)
That's enough now, guys.
(Richard groans)
- (Holly groans)
- This is a sleeping bride.
Wee, wee, wee all the way home.
Just say I do.
Come on, I've said "I do".
All you have to do is
say "I do".
Don't take, I don't want to!
Get off me! (elbow thuds)
Holly! (Lucia cries)
Ralph, untie me right now!
- I'm so sorry.
- (Lucia cries)
Get away from me, bitch!
Lucia, how dare you!
Lucia!
Why didn't you just say "I do"?
They're only playing.
Ralph, untie me now!
(ominous music)
Hey, you stay down here.
- Richard.
- No, just stay down here!
[Holly] What?
They were hurting me.
Why didn't you stop them?
Why couldn't
you just say "I do"?
- Let me, let me-
- No, no, no.
Leave her alone.
What, what were they
trying to do?
Stop, it was a game.
No, that was not playing.
They, they...
They don't want me here.
Holly.
They don't want me here.
Why are you trying to make
this about you?
You just punched Lucia in
the face for Christ sake!
No, they were,
they were hurting me.
- I was trying to get
- You're being paranoid.
- them off me.
- You're being paranoid!
They couldn't hurt you,
they're just kids.
What, you don't believe me?
Whose side are you on?
Side? I'm not on a side.
There aren't any sides.
They've been alone!
They've been abandoned!
Can't you see that?
(ominous music)
(Holly breathing heavily)
(ominous music continues)
(leaves rustling)
(ring clangs)
(wind whistling)
(leaves rustling)
(door creaking)
Lucia.
Ralph's made us a pie out
of the leftover goose.
Very enterprising of him.
Well, here we all are.
Now everybody knows our
dirty little secret,
that we tied the knot.
Toast to the new Mrs.
Can...
Can we talk about your
mom, please?
- I went into her room-
- What'd you do that for?
And I found this.
So if anybody knows anything,
if she was in trouble-
- What kind of trouble?
- Then wouldn't she
want us to help her?
[Richard] What the hell
are you talking about?
Lucia.
(Richard chuckles)
Anna?
Anna, it's food.
You're supposed to eat it.
Anna!
(plate clinks)
Ralph.
Ralph.
What?
Well it was,
it was in her room.
In a drawer in her desk.
It's Nina's phone, isn't it?
(chair rustling)
(Richard gasps)
Lucia?
Ralph?
(birds chirping)
Anna?
The three of you get
down here now.
All of you,
against the kitchen wall.
(Holly sighs)
What's the meaning of this?
We didn't ask you to come!
Lucia, it's time now.
It's time you told us what's
been happening here.
Where's your mother?
What's been going on?
We didn't ask you to
come here!
How dare you!
Why's it any of your business?
You left us! You fucked off!
Why is her phone here?
Why?
[Ralph] This is our home!
We don't want to go
into a care home.
What?
Why would you?
Ralph, where's your mother?
Where is she?
You drove her up the wall,
didn't you?
Knew you would.
(ominous music)
(light dramatic music)
(water splashing)
Richard, what are you...
What's happened to her, Ralph?
Where is she?
(suspenseful music)
Is she here?
Is she watching?
Nina!
Come and stop me!
(water splashing)
No! (ominous music)
(flies buzzing) Nina!
Nina!
(water bubbling)
(flies buzzing)
(Richard breathing heavily)
(suspenseful music continues)
(water bubbling)
(Ralph gasping)
Still nothing?
Why are you playing
games with me?
I won't put up with you
playing games.
Nobody leaves this room
until I found out
where your mother is.
Richard, just stop now.
What have you done
with her? (Anna cries)
What have you done with her?
Is this another of your sick
little games, huh?
Stop crying. (Anna cries)
Stop crying!
I told you to stop crying.
Ralph, look...
Look at your sister, huh?
Where's your mother?
Okay, you wanna play
it like that?
Anna won't stop crying
because you won't tell me.
You can stop this if you
tell me where your mother is.
What have you done to her?
(suspenseful music)
Richard, leave her.
Stop crying. (gas hums)
(pan clatters)
(Holly grunts)
Holly, Holly, Holly.
Don't. Go, Anna!
(door thuds)
(suspenseful music)
[Ralph] Come on!
Come on, come on.
Go, go, go, go.
[Lucia] Come on, come on.
Holly!
- Holly!
- No, no.
No, Richard,
don't come any closer.
(suspenseful music)
- Hey, stop.
- Holly!
- Run.
- Come on!
(suspenseful music)
(Holly panting)
Holly!
(Holly thuds)
(light dramatic music)
(foot thuds)
(Richard grunts)
(suspenseful music)
(Richard groans)
Holly!
(Lucia hushes)
It's okay, it's okay.
(Anna cries)
Take her back to the house.
(Holly panting)
(suspenseful music)
Holly, Holly!
Please stop!
Stop!
(suspenseful music)
(Richard panting)
Stay with me.
Stay with me, stay with me.
(head thuds)
(Richard grunts)
(leaves rustling)
(suspenseful music continues)
Fuck.
Holly.
(Holly thuds)
No! (Richard grunts)
You're my wife!
(suspenseful music continues)
My wife!
Lucia.
(shovel thuds)
(Holly sobs)
(shovel thuds)
(Holly sobs)
(ominous music)
(Holly gasping)
(ominous music continues)
(Holly sobs)
(Holly gasps)
(ominous music continues)
(birds chirping)
(ominous music continues)
(Anna cries)
Do you want to go and play?
Not now, Anna.
It's time to show Holly.
It's time to show Holly
the truth.
Really?
Come.
You can see Mommy now.
(ominous music)
You have to be really quiet
so you don't disturb her.
(ominous music continues)
(door creaking)
(ominous music continues)
(feet tapping)
(suspenseful music)
(door creaking)
(lock clicks)
Anna? (light dramatic music)
(suspenseful music)
(flies buzzing)
(light dramatic music)
Come and say hello to Mommy.
(light dramatic music)
(fly buzzing)
(Holly gasps)
Mommy's just having some
peace and quiet.
Isn't that what you said, Lucia?
Mommy's at peace.
Mommy? (flies buzzing)
Mommy?
(cries) Mommy?
Mommy?
She's dead, isn't she?
(dramatic music)
(Anna sobs)
(flies buzzing)
(suspenseful music)
(Holly sobs)
(Holly coughs)
(eerie music)
(suspenseful music)
(Holly sobs)
(Holly gasping)
(suspenseful music continues)
(floor creaking)
- It's time.
- No.
(light dramatic music)
(haunting music)