iPossessed (2025) Movie Script
1
[alarm blaring]
[metal clangs]
[squeaking]
[electricity crackling]
[suspenseful music]
[thundering]
[fire crackling]
[crickets chirping]
[suspenseful music]
-[flesh cracking]
-[women screaming]
-[man speaking
in foreign language]
-[radio static]
[water flowing]
[dispatcher]
911, what's the nature
of your emergency?
[woman]
I'd like to report a murder.
-[thud]
-[glitch]
100 Cressfield Lane.
Three people.
No, wait.
Four.
-[thunder rumbles]
-[glitch]
Four people.
Who am I?
I'm the fourth.
-[woman screaming]
-[flesh cracking]
[dramatic suspenseful music]
[girl]
Mommy, why are you doing this?
[screaming]
[suspenseful percussion music]
[rhythmic muffled chanting]
[glitch]
["Filters" by Kepher playing]
-[thuds]
-[Tad grunting]
She wears a smile
on her face
Makeup ready paparazzi
She dress runway best
Versace, Gucci and Louis
She wears a smile
on her face
Makeup ready paparazzi
She dress runway best
Versace, Gucci and Louis
She goes on
Takes off her clothes
Takes off her mask
Life ain't the same
as what you see
Filters, fake, pretty
She craves
love and attention
Perfect emotion
She gives every devotion
She gives love
with conviction
She craves
love and attention
Perfect emotion
-[music stops]
-[engine stops]
[keys jingle]
[birds chirping]
[somber music]
[music turns suspenseful]
[Tad]
You're early.
Jesus, you scared me. [laughing]
Yeah, I have
that effect on women.
It's probably the beard.
I like the beard.
Is Dani home?
Not yet.
So, what do you think?
[suspense music]
Zo?
It's in memory of a friend.
Come on,
let's pull your Jeep up.
I want to show you around.
[footsteps receding]
[laughing] No way.
-[Tad] Yep, I got cows.
-[cows mooing]
I love them.
That's Destro,
Lady Jaye, Cobra Commander.
And that one right there,
Snake Eyes.
Yep, that's about right.
G.I. Joe was your favorite
growing up.
-Damn. It's good
to see you, Sis.
-[back patting]
So glad you're back.
I'm glad to be back.
I can't believe it.
G.I. Joe's a civilian.
Yeah. Your brother's
just a regular guy now.
[laughing]
There is nothing
regular about you.
What does Dani think?
She's happy, I guess.
I know she'll be happy
when I pop the question.
No way.
Yeah, but, look,
Dani has no idea.
-Don't say anything--
-Oh, don't worry, I won't.
You know how good I am
at keeping secrets. [chuckles]
[footsteps receding]
[gentle music]
So tell me something.
It's been almost two months
since I've been back,
how come this is the first time
I'm seeing you?
Yeah. Sorry.
I've been having some problems,
but it's all taken care of now.
Yeah, I heard.
You did?
-Are you okay?
-[screaming]
I'll fucking kill you!
I'm fine.
That's not what I'm asking.
Tad, I appreciate it,
but I don't need
you to act like
my big brother all the time.
I don't need you to protect me.
Hey, listen.
I need you to hear this.
From the very first day
you were born,
I promised Mom and Dad
I'd always protect you.
And now I'm back for good,
that's what I intend to do.
That's why I finally broke up
with Sebastian.
Because I knew you would
eventually kill him.
Well, no one
would miss him if I did.
Don't say that. [chuckles]
I'm only being serious.
I'm sorry I missed
Mom and Dad's funeral.
-But I was--
-I know.
I'm sorry, too.
-For what?
-Did somebody call for a doctor?
Wow!
I can't believe
you went full redneck.
Says the man
wearing neck lingerie.
By the way, I picked out
which cow I want for dinner.
You stay away from my cows.
They're not food.
What are they then?
They're my emotional
support cows.
"What's the matter, Dillon?
Been pushing too many pencils?"
-[straining]
-[grunting] Okay. Okay, okay.
You know that's
a woman's scarf, right?
-Hey, Buckley.
-[Buckley] There she is.
-How you holding up,
kid? [sighs]
-I'm good. Thanks.
I'm surprised
you made it here so early
and didn't get lost.
[Dani]
Oh, he did.
Caught him at the gas station
asking for directions.
[gentle somber music]
[indistinct chatter]
[scoffs, chuckles]
Wow. I gotta admit,
this place is dope.
[Tad]
Yeah, try not to break anything.
[quietly] What?
He always breaks stuff.
Damn, Volo, you got something
you wanna talk about?
Oh, no. I'm good, babe.
What are we celebrating again?
Tad's luxurious new home
or Buckley having
his own practice?
Oh, that's right,
Mr. Psychologist.
It's doctor.
And I'm a psychiatrist.
Psychologist deals with
people's thoughts, feelings,
general mental health.
I deal more with
chemical imbalances, disorders.
You know, the real stuff.
Which just means
you have less of a heart.
Yeah, but...
I also prescribe the best drugs.
All right, on that note,
you guys have at it.
Now, if you'll excuse me,
I'm gonna do y'all a favor
and get myself cleaned up.
Limes are in the fridge.
Blender's out back.
But most importantly,
make yourselves at home.
-[sharp metallic slice]
-[whirring]
-[sighs] So when's Tara coming?
-Why?
No reason. Just curious.
By the way,
she's still single, right?
Yeah, she's still single. Why?
Just wondering
if I made an impression on her,
-that's all.
-At a funeral?
I guess not. [sighs]
Look, besides,
even if you did...
[inhales sharply]
I don't think you're her type.
What type is that? Super alpha?
Rugged, cool?
I was thinking more,
like, basic.
[laughter]
So, how is he?
He's fine. You know Tad.
How's he doing?
[somber music]
[Dani]
Since he got back,
he's struggling.
He's distant.
There's no intimacy
between us at all.
It's like he's not
even himself anymore.
Like, he's...
-Like he's someone else.
-[exhaling]
[Buckley]
Transitioning back
to civilian life.
It's not easy. Especially,
after you've seen combat.
The military tells you
who you are.
Now that he's home...
[inhales sharply]
he's got to figure out
for himself who he really is.
[Dani]
Yeah, but he's in pain.
So where's the pain coming from?
He's finally
got time to reflect.
Sometimes reliving moments
in his head.
When you're in,
you got to suppress
these things.
I don't know what to tell you.
Buckley...
...I know that
he's killed people.
-Yeah.
-[sighs]
That's strange to say,
but you got to get used to it.
Almost telling yourself
to enjoy it.
Enjoy what? Killing people?
No. No.
No one enjoys killing people.
Unless you're a psycho.
[suspenseful music]
I just want
to know what happened.
[scoffs]
Who said
something happened, huh?
[sighs]
Look, I promised Volo
I wouldn't bring it up again.
[tense music]
[indistinct distant chatter]
Sir, updates?
Same update.
Fucking hate these daytime hits.
Shit can go sideways
in a second.
[Tad]
Stay focused.
Got movement.
Male, building one.
125 meter, second story.
Wind two to five knots
from east to west.
Buckley, you got him?
Standby. No adjustments.
On target.
-Hostile.
-[sighing]
[distant chatter]
-You on him?
-Yeah.
[Tad]
Send it.
-Send--
-[silenced gunshot]
[dramatic music]
[thuds]
Fuck!
Romeo Hotel. Romeo Hotel.
Troops in contact.
Sierra one is down.
I'll say again,
Sierra one is down.
Request daylight exfil.
Unknown number of hostiles
in the area.
[dispatcher on radio]
...trying to get
a chopper down. One down.
Roger. Good copy.
Sierra one, headshot wound.
Request immediate medevac.
[dispatcher]
Roger that.
28, one chopper going.
-Good copy.
-[radio static]
Standing by for QRF.
Sierra two out.
Did you get that, motherfucker?
Jesus. Why didn't he tell me?
Those aren't
your nightmares to bear.
[shower running]
[somber music]
[Dani]
It's okay, baby. I'm here.
[tense sting]
[Dani]
What happened?
-Nothing.
-[Dani] Wait. What's wrong?
Tad, please. Tad, talk to me.
Is it something I did?
[radio clicks, static]
[eerie music]
[man speaking on radio
in foreign language]
[turns off radio]
-[radio clicks]
-[man speaking on radio
in foreign language]
[radio goes off]
-[radio clicks]
-[screaming]
[man]
Get out.
[screaming continues]
[Zoe gasps]
You okay?
[sighs] Yeah.
I was just listening.
-Dad's old radio?
-Yeah.
One of his many antiques.
He loved collecting.
I found it
when I was cleaning out
their storage unit last week.
-Whiskey?
-Sure.
[ice clinking]
He loved this radio.
Remember he used to watch
baseball games on TV?
But turn down the volume
so he can listen to it
on the radio.
[chuckles]
He thought radio broadcasters
were more entertaining.
Or as Mom used to say,
"Some people were born
with a face for radio."
No, don't get me started
on Mom's quirky sayings.
It drove me nuts.
To Mom and Dad.
[glasses clink]
I'm not going to get
any baseball games
on this thing anymore, though.
It only plays one station,
it's not even in English.
Or music for that matter.
Yeah, I heard it.
It sounded aggressive.
And... something else.
[Tad]
Yeah? What?
It said something to me.
The radio talked to you?
I think so, I'm not sure.
Oh, what'd it say?
[suspenseful music]
I don't know.
A warning.
[Tad]
A warning?
Yeah, I felt like
I was being warned.
Let me ask you something.
Did you already start smoking
some of Buckley's weed?
Did someone say
"Buckley's weed"?
[scoffs]
Dani.
I'm sorry.
[Buckley]
Ew! Get a room, you two.
-I have a room. Four of 'em.
-[phone vibrating]
[chuckles]
No one likes a show-off, Volo.
I have a two-bedroom
on the beach.
Did Dani mention
she got a new job?
Really? That's fantastic.
It's no big deal.
It's just another job.
[Zoe]
I'm so excited for you.
Me too, future sis-in-law.
Where are you working at?
Uh, it's a marketing
manager position.
-That's all.
-"That's all"?
That's a big deal. For who?
Um, for Saunders Shipping.
Wait.
That's who Sebastian works for.
No. Oh, well, yeah.
I mean, technically, yes.
But, um, I actually
work from home
and then
in different remote offices.
You didn't tell me that.
I knew that company
sounded familiar.
I didn't wanna upset you.
And besides, Sebastian and I
will never cross paths.
And if we did,
he would certainly get
a piece of my mind, trust me.
Well, don't worry about it.
No biggie.
I'm just glad
you found a good job.
She's glad, he's glad, I'm glad.
Everybody's glad.
Hey. [clicks tongue,
inhales sharply]
To long-lasting good friends.
To great friends.
[glasses clink]
[muffled screaming]
-You hear that, right?
-What? My stomach churning?
With all those juicy steaks
walking around out there.
You wouldn't be saying that
if you really got to know them.
Hey, be quiet. I can hear it.
[muffled screaming, vibration]
It's coming from the fireplace.
[muffled screaming
and vibration getting louder]
-What?
-What?
[suspenseful music building]
[muffled screaming
and vibration continue]
-It's a cell phone.
-[sighs] You asshole.
-My phone.
How'd it get in there?
-That was creepy.
Didn't know Satan
had a ringtone.
-That's not my ringer.
-Well, who is it?
-Tara.
-[Dani] My sister?
-Is she lost too?
-I don't know.
She didn't leave
a voice message.
She typically doesn't.
She'll text you
when you don't answer.
Oh, she's one of those.
And what is that
supposed to mean?
I'll text you the answer later.
-So what's the text say?
-[phone vibrating]
Not sure.
"Padone epi viv."
-[Buckley] Huh?
-[clock ticks]
-"Padone epi viv."
-[clock ticks]
[Buckley]
What the hell does that mean?
Let me see it.
-Whoa. Nice throw.
-[phone vibrating]
Yep. "Padone epi viv."
-[clock ticks]
-And I know a ton of languages.
[speaks in Spanish]
[speaks in French]
[speaks in German]
Buckley,
can you just translate it
with your phone?
Sorry.
I'm good.
[sighs]
[smacks lips]
I should have known this.
It's Haitian Creole.
I didn't know Tara spoke Creole.
[Dani]
She doesn't. I don't think.
What's it mean?
"Forgive and live."
Well, she is very knowledgeable
when it comes to random things.
-Yeah.
-It could just be
bad autocorrect.
[Buckley]
Well, who the hell cares
what the text says?
All I know is she's gonna be
here soon and we can, finally,
love each other face to face.
[muffled chatter]
-[Buckley]
What's wrong with my scarf?
-[doorbell rings]
-[Zoe] Nothing.
I think it really brings out--
-I got it.
-[Buckley] You know
what brings out my highlights?
-[Zoe mockingly] Tara.
-[Buckley] Yes.
-[muffled laughter]
[thunder claps, rumbling]
[tense music]
-Can I help you?
-I just stopped by
to welcome you
to the neighborhood.
I was in the area and I said,
"Let me make hay
while the sun shines
and come and welcome
my new neighbor."
I wasn't aware
that I had any neighbors
or that anyone lived
around here.
Yes, it's very remote.
But very lovely too.
I just live down the way.
[laughs] I said to myself,
"Goodness gracious,
I haven't even met
my new neighbor yet.
Let me make haste
to do so tonight."
Yo, Volo,
you got an extra lighter?
[Tad]
Uh, check the drawer
next to the refrigerator.
Hey, Buckley.
Say hi to my neighbor.
[Buckley]
Hi, neighbor. Bye, neighbor.
Oh, I made you a pie.
It's apple.
-I hope you like apple.
-Yeah, I love apple.
It's actually my favorite.
An apple a day keeps
the doctor away.
Where are you going?
I almost forgot,
I have some things in my car
that I wanted to give you.
I'll be right back.
-[door closes]
-That's my always-in-a-hurry
sister Zoe.
That's a beautiful name. Zoe.
And a beautiful young lady.
You know, a thing of beauty
is a joy forever.
Sitting over there
is my girlfriend, Dani.
Dani, this is my neighbor
from down the street.
[tense music continues]
-Dani?
-Sorry. I just need to handle
this work email really quick,
-but I'll be right back.
-[phone vibrating]
-Work's never done, huh?
-No, I guess not.
-Maybe I should come
back another time.
-No. You're fine.
This is a nice house.
We reside in something
very similar.
-"We"?
-Yes. My husband and I.
Our son will
eventually be joining us.
Buckley, do you mind?
[thunder rumbling]
Mind what?
Sorry about that.
I'm just gonna
put this pie down right here
and be on my way.
I don't want to interrupt you
any more than I already have.
It was a pleasure.
And I hope you have
a nice night.
I'm sure I'm gonna
see you again real soon.
[ominous music]
Oh, and one more thing.
Always remember,
a trouble shared
is a trouble halved.
Bye-bye now.
[door opening]
Some stuff Mom and Dad
would want you to have.
[soft emotional music]
[door opens, squeaks]
[sing-songy] Hello.
Tara.
-[Dani] Sis!
-Hey, everybody.
Sorry to barge. I rang,
but it wasn't working.
-You made it. Hi.
-Hi. [chuckles]
Here, let me get
your bag for you.
And I believe
you know everyone here.
[clears throat]
You remember Buckley.
-I-- Oh. Oh, I'm a hugger.
-[Tara] Oh, okay.
-[Dani] Oh.
-There we go.
-Drink?
-Sure. Anything.
-[Dani] Gotcha.
-[Buckley] Oh, that's nice.
Hey, Tara. Great to see you.
Come on, Buckley,
-stop molesting our guest.
-[chuckles]
-I got your six.
-[mouths] Thank you.
[Buckley]
Uh, it's called a wingman.
Look, you're very aggressive...
[both giggling]
[door closes]
So good to see you.
-I missed you.
-I missed you, too.
I'm glad you came.
What? And miss seeing
a domesticated Tad?
I thought you might have
gotten lost like Buckley did.
-Buckley got lost.
-[Tad distantly]
Goddammit, Buckley!
Aren't Army Rangers
supposed to be proficient
at not getting lost?
Yeah, that's why
I texted you back,
to make sure you were all right.
What text?
[door closes]
Drinks are ready.
Buckley broke the blender.
Now I got to get a new blender.
-[both laugh]
-Come on. Let's go for a walk.
[suspenseful music]
[water running]
-[panting]
-[muffled chatter]
[Tad echoing]
Send it.
[Rivers]
Just like the good old days.
It's margarita mix.
What are you doing here?
-I'm taking my meds.
-But here I am.
Just like the doctor said,
any stressful situation
can trigger me.
Ten years ago today.
[silenced gunshot]
[water flowing]
There we go.
Nice and clean.
I'm not stressed. I'm happy.
Are you?
Or are you lying to yourself?
Go away. I need to move on.
It wasn't your fault.
I said, "Go away."
I'll never go away!
-[muted]
-I'll never go away.
I'll never go away!
I'll never go away!
-I'll never go away!
-[screaming]
[glass shattering]
[thunder rumbling]
[jazzy music]
[bell softly chimes]
All night
All night
All night
[song continues in French]
Crazy night, huh?
Mm.
It's just beginning.
I don't believe
I've seen you in here before,
young man.
No, first time.
I'm new to the area, sort of.
I have the house
up on Cressfield Lane.
[clicks lips] Oh, right.
And you have a sister...
Zoe, I believe?
That's right.
You know, one thing I've learned
throughout the years
is that family is everything.
Yes, sir.
Cressfield Lane.
You need to be careful
in that house.
Some say it's cursed
after what happened
to the last family
that lived there.
[ghostly breathing]
What, um, brings you in on,
uh, a such a rainy night?
Must be important.
It is. You're the only place
that's open.
And I'm in dire need
of a blender.
You don't happen to have one,
by any chance?
I believe you might be in luck.
In the back, just up the stairs.
You should find
what you're looking for.
You're a lifesaver.
Oh, um, one more thing.
Trust no one.
Everyone else is suspect.
[thunder rumbling continues]
[eerie music]
[music intensifies]
Is this what
you were looking for?
I knew I was gonna
see you again.
I just didn't know
it was gonna be this soon.
What are you doing here?
Why wouldn't I be here?
This is my store.
Well, mine and my husband's.
Well, come on.
Waste not, want not.
I'll ring you up.
[insects chirping]
So I think Buckley likes you.
[Tara chuckles]
I'm pretty sure
Buckley likes a lot of girls.
Mm. This is true.
[crow cawing]
It's so peaceful out here.
Yeah.
I'm proud of you.
For what?
For breaking up with Sebastian.
I know you're still feeling it.
He didn't even come
to my parents' funeral.
Good.
He didn't deserve to go.
I hate him.
That's a start.
Why does it hurt?
[scoffs]
[somber music]
He hurt me for so long,
and it still hurts.
It always hurts.
But then one day...
...you can breathe again.
And your eyes are opened.
-I have so many regrets.
-[chuckles] We all do.
How do you keep them
from consuming your life?
I guess I just...
...buried mine.
You know what?
[soft music playing distantly]
No regrets tonight.
Let's just go have fun.
Yeah.
[both laugh]
[eerie music]
[soft music playing on radio]
-Whoo! Dani.
-[Tara laughing]
-Buckley.
-You ladies done
talking about me yet?
-[chuckling]
-Where were you?
This is supposed to be
a celebration.
Yeah, it is.
Oh, Dani, turn it up.
Oh, a quick question.
How do you like your eggs
in the morning?
What?
You know,
for breakfast in the morning.
How would you prefer them?
[laughing] Oh.
-Alone.
-[both] Oh.
You know what? I can put
those flames out with this.
[both chuckle]
I'm just kidding,
Buckley, come on.
-[Buckley] Yeah? Oh, shit.
-Mm-hmm. [chuckling]
I'll show you
a little something.
You want to see something?
-Yes.
-Let me show you some moves.
...back, but not to you
'Cause I could be
I could be
the only one you'll need
'Cause I could be
Just give it time
Give it time
-'Cause I could--
-[radio static]
["Cocaine and Whiskey"
by John Riggins playing]
I've prayed
on the wrong side
of the wishing well too...
That's more like it.
I've danced with the devil
in an old...
You're really
gonna ruin the vibe
with this redneck diatribe?
My barn, my rules.
Can we just come to terms
that Volo has a barn?
-And cows.
-And motherfucking cows.
[Dani]
God. Babe! [laughing] No.
...love leaves me
like Jennings and Jones
A heartbroken fool
on a stool all alone
This time, baby
Ride me down easy
What always gets me is you
The cocaine and whiskey
[muted]
-[music stops]
-[radio static]
[upbeat music playing]
[singer]
Whoo! Let's go!
-Get down
-Rise, rise
Let the world inside
We're up
and we've got to get down
Let's celebrate
Yeah, it's not too late
There's too much
love to be found
One time
Take off your boots
and hit the floor
We're heading downtown
all right
Feel the beat
right through...
[Tara]
Okay. Come here, you guys.
Come here, get in. Everybody.
-Come on. Come on.
-Oh, Tara, before you do...
...I'd like to say a few words,
if I may. Thank you, sir.
[upbeat music continues
playing in the background]
It means a lot to me
that you all took the time
to be here tonight.
Remember, time is
our most precious commodity
and yet most of us
live our lives
as if we have
all the time in the world.
-Carry on, Tara. [exhales]
-[chuckling]
-Who said that? Hawthorne?
-Not sure.
I read it off the rest stop
bathroom wall somewhere.
[chuckling]
[camera shutter clicks]
-[fire crackling]
-[soft music playing on radio]
[Buckley]
Turn up the... Doo-doo-doo
Oh! Look what I found.
Dum, dum.
-There you go. There you go.
-[Zoe] Thank you.
Thank you.
-Ooh.
-Oh, I might have been dancing
with that one.
-[Tara chuckles]
-There you go.
Tad, the whole house,
the barn, everything.
-It's beautiful.
-Yeah, brother.
I'm still trying to figure out
how you bought this place
with what the military pays.
Unless they drastically
increased the pay scale
since I was enlisted.
It wasn't that expensive.
Why? What's wrong with it?
-Nothing's wrong with it.
-Seriously, how much was it?
Seriously,
leave it the fuck alone.
Okay, ladies,
how about we go inside
and get some real drinks?
Come on.
[sighs]
[sighs]
How are you holding up, man?
Fine.
Are they giving you any meds?
Meds? What meds?
-Why would I need any meds?
-Tell him the truth.
-[Buckley echoing]
You can talk to me.
-Are you ashamed?
-This is who you are.
-[Buckley] I know
what you're going through.
You're so pathetic.
-Ranger the fuck up!
-[Buckley in normal tone]
Volo, look at me.
[tense music]
[man speaking on radio
in Haitian Creole]
[Rivers on radio]
You are her sole protector.
-[muted]
-[man on radio] Padone epi viv.
[Buckley muffled] Bro, it's time
for adult movie. I know
you're an adult, but I think--
[Tara in normal tone]
Are you just gonna
keep scrolling through channels
-or put on something
we can all watch?
-[Dani] Oh, yeah.
There's a marathon
of Sex and The City
on this weekend.
[Buckley]
How is that something
we can all watch?
-[Dani] Just give me the remote.
-[Buckley] Absolutely not.
Just change the channel.
Do not make me come over there
and take it from you.
[Buckley]
If you do, you'll have to pry it
from my cold, dead fingers.
Just turn off the TV.
Nope. Not gonna do it.
Buckley,
would you give it to me?
Uh, yeah.
[Tad]
Oh, Jesus. Give me that thing.
-[Zoe] Turn it off.
-Hey, you--
[Zoe]
Turn off... [in demonic voice]
the fucking TV!
[eerie music]
[music intensifying]
-Now!
-What the fuck?
[recliner creaking]
Some sort of joke?
[breath trembling]
Zo?
Tad, don't.
Zoe?
[fire crackling]
-[tense music]
-[Tad choking]
[Buckley]
Zo!
-[Tad choking]
-Zo, stop it!
Zo, let him go!
Let him fucking go!
Zo! Goddamn it, Zo!
[groaning]
[thuds]
[screaming, groaning]
[panting]
[doorknob rattling]
[in demonic voice]
Oops, did I upset the poor baby?
[Tad struggling, coughing]
[vomiting]
No one leaves. Yet.
[Tad choking]
What the fuck is going on?
How'd she lift you like that?
[wheezing] I don't know.
[demonic, distorted laughter]
[tense music]
-[music stops]
-[fire crackling]
[clock ticks]
What do we do now?
[eerie music building]
[whispering] Why is she just
sitting there doing nothing?
Tara... you studied
this stuff, right?
You took those classes
in college.
Yeah, it was a class
and I dropped it.
I didn't think it was real.
What is real?
[Tara]
She's possessed.
"Possessed"?
What the fuck do you mean?
Possessed. By who?
Where did it come from?
Someone who died here, maybe.
-[softly] Oh. Oh.
-I'm not sure.
That's what's wrong
with the house. It's haunted.
Did your real estate agent
mention anything
about someone dying here?
-No.
-What do you mean, "No"?
Like, you didn't ask him?
I said no.
Hey. Why Zoe?
Any idea how this thing
got inside my sister?
From what I remember,
there has to be
some kind of door opener.
If this is a demon,
it still has to get permission.
It can't just
take over a person.
The host has to be vulnerable.
And something specific
has to happen to invite it in.
Like drug addiction, trauma,
grief, loss.
Her parents.
They're my parents too.
[Zoe in demonic voice]
I can hear you.
No secrets.
[suspenseful music]
Who are you?
Well, what do you want?
I want you all to get to know
each other better.
-We already know each other.
-Do you?
Why don't you stay the night...
...and get uncomfortable?
And if we don't?
I'll tear her soul apart.
[gasps, groaning
in normal voice] Oh, no!
Please make it stop, Tad.
Tad, it hurts.
It hurts, Tad.
[in demonic voice]
You have until 6:00 a.m.
No one can leave until then.
If we stay the night,
you'll release Zoe?
[tense music]
Can we trust it?
-Can we trust evil?
-Well, can we do something?
-Like, perform an exorcism
or something?
-No.
Exorcisms have been linked
more to psychotherapy
than demon possession.
Yeah, and the fact
that none of us are priests.
Where's Buckley?
Where the hell is Buckley?
[distant creaking]
Shit.
Both of you stay together.
Keep an eye on it.
-[sighs] I'll be right back.
-No. Where are you going, Tad?
-Don't leave us.
-What do you want me to do?
Well, if it moves, scream.
I'll come running right back.
I got to get Buckley.
[breath trembling]
[whirring]
What are you doing?
-I'm getting out of here.
-What?
You're going to open that door,
and I'm gonna
get the hell out of here.
-Why?
-"Why"? [scoffs]
You know, in all my years
studying psychiatry,
day after day,
patient after patient,
I'm still amazed
at how many people
ask the question, "Why?"
when the answer is
right in their fucking face!
I can't let you do that.
Look, man, we trained
to fight terrorists,
an enemy we knew.
Demons? Fuck that!
If there's a chance
that if one of us leaves,
it kills my sister,
I'm not taking that risk.
How do we know
it's telling the truth?
We have to take that chance.
There's no other way.
Look...
-...I love Zoe as much as--
-No! You don't.
I'm asking...
...as my best friend...
...just help me protect her.
[somber music]
Rangers lead the way.
All the way.
[eerie music]
-Has she moved?
-No.
-Buckley, where'd you go?
-Buckley's good.
-[tense sting]
-[shuddering chair]
[gurgling]
[tense sting]
[in normal voice] Tad.
Tad, don't tie me down, okay?
It's me. It's me, just--
-[bone cracks]
-[straining]
[demonic, distorted laughter]
[in demonic voice]
You're so fucking easy.
-Why tie me down?
-'Cause you're a fucking demon.
The demon you run from
is the one inside of you.
[clicks]
[Dani]
I'm really scared.
I know.
Poor Zo.
-Did you see her face?
-Yeah.
Okay. So, um...
So, what happens next?
Not sure.
They didn't say anything
in your class
before you dropped it?
Just tell me what happens next.
I don't know.
I know when you're lying to me.
Please, just tell me the truth.
[lighter clicks]
Okay.
You wanna know the truth?
[suspenseful music building]
Whatever has a hold of Zoe...
...has something
planned for us too.
I'm not sure what it is yet,
but there's definitely a reason
it's playing this sick game.
When this is all said and done,
Zoe might actually be
the lucky one.
I'm gonna go to the bathroom.
[lighter clicks]
[melodic distant chanting]
[soft creaking]
[child]
Ashes, ashes
We all fall down
Ring around the rosies
Pocket full of posies
Ashes, ashes
We all fall down
Ring around the rosies
Pocket full of posies
Ashes, ashes
We all fall down
[ominous music]
[wood shattering]
What about its legs?
Yeah.
I think I have more rope.
You good?
I'm good.
Are you sure?
Yeah. I'm good.
[door closes]
[tense sting]
[in demonic voice]
Glad you stayed.
Shut up.
Is that what you say
to your patients?
Are you proud of your work...
...doctor?
[Buckley]
I had a dream
about you last night.
[whooshing]
It's been a while since I've had
a dream about a female.
You ever dream about me?
It's okay.
You don't have to say it.
You know, you and I
have a very special connection.
You feel it, right?
[whooshing]
What are you doing?
[eerie music building]
Don't ever think
I don't have your secrets
in my possession.
[quietly] I'm not afraid of you.
If you're not afraid of me...
...come closer.
[voices overlapping]
You must pay for what you did.
[screaming]
What the hell are you doing?
-What happened?
-Did you--
[in demonic voice]
Doctor-patient privilege.
Hey! It's messing
with your mind, Buckley.
Don't let it get
inside your head.
Just go in the other room
and chill out, I got this.
[panting]
Go.
[tense music]
[music turns ominous]
[water running]
-[door slams close]
-[girl giggling]
-[clicks]
-[tense sting]
[rattling]
Tara.
-[girl giggling]
-Dani?
Hello?
The door is locked.
[intense suspenseful music]
Can you hear me?
-[vibration]
-[sudden gust of wind]
[girl]
I'm in here, Mommy!
[ominous music building]
[gasps]
[heartbeat]
[creaks open]
[music turns tense]
[gasps]
[shaky breath]
[crying]
-[girl] What did you see?
-[gasping]
[crying] No! You're not real.
-[Tara] No!
-[girl] You hurt me, Mommy.
-[Tara] No!
-Oh, you're not real.
[distorted voice]
Do you really want to do this?
You're not real.
Sorry.
[sighing] Wait.
You're not real.
-[growls]
-[Tara screams]
[tense music]
-[Tara crying]
-Tara?
-Tara?
-[mumbling] You're not real.
Hey, hey, hey. Hey.
You're okay. You're okay.
What happened?
I-- I saw...
What did you see?
[ominous music]
Zo.
No. No, Tara.
Zoe's downstairs. She's tied up.
No. No.
She's not downstairs.
Then where is she?
She's...
...everywhere.
[eerie music builds]
[quietly] Not good.
Don't let it be this house.
[fire crackling]
Hey.
You all right?
Yeah.
Has she been sitting here
the whole time?
She's barely moved.
Where's Dani?
Upstairs.
Maybe you should
go check on her.
I'll watch Zo.
You sure?
Yeah.
She's just sitting here, right?
Hasn't gotten up.
Tied to a chair the entire time.
[Tad]
Few more hours
this nightmare will be over.
Yeah.
A few more hours.
[in demonic voice]
Tick, tock, tick, tock.
[gasps]
[message tone]
[message tone]
[message tone]
[message tone]
[indistinct whispering]
[breathing heavily]
[clattering]
-Calm down, soldier.
-[Tad] They're all empty.
-[Rivers] You must have
taken them all.
-No!
Get your fucking hands off me!
I'm not the enemy here.
[water running]
[ominous music]
[man grunting]
[both grunting]
-[glass shatters]
-[man groans]
-[knocking on door]
-[Dani] Tad,
are you okay in there?
I'm fine.
[Dani speaking muffled]
Can you open the door?
What are you doing?
Hey, answer me.
What is happening?
Can you just--
can you just stop for a second?
Oh, my God,
what happened to your head?
Nothing.
I bumped it on the counter.
-Here, let me take a look.
-I'm fine.
It's just a scratch.
-What is that?
-Insurance.
[gun cocking]
Tad, you told me that
you would never keep a gun.
You know I don't like guns.
Gun isn't something you like,
it's something you need.
You don't need a gun, Tad.
The demon said
it would release her
if we just stay until 6:00 a.m.
The word of a demon, Dani?
We're dealing with something
none of us understand.
We need this in case
of any misunderstandings.
What, are you gonna
blow your sister's head off
over a misunderstanding?
Who knows
what that thing will do
once it releases her?
-Tad, I can't--
-Hey!
Are you with me...
or against me?
I'm, I'm with you.
Of course I'm with you.
[gasps]
Zo.
Zoe?
Zo!
[in girl's voice]
Who's Zo, Mommy?
I know you're in there.
-In where?
-Stop talking like that.
-Like what?
-You have to stop
talking like that.
-Like what? Like what?
-Use your real voice.
-Use your real voice!
-I can't talk at all, Mommy.
-[in demonic voice] I'm dead.
-[slap]
Hey! What the hell
are you doing?
-Why would you hit her?
-[Tara] I'm sorry.
-[Buckley] What happened?
-Tara, just hit Zo.
[Dani]
I'm sure she had a reason to.
-She said--
-She said what, Tara?
It's fucking with you.
It's fucking with all of us.
Is this is a game to you? Huh?
Fucking with innocent people?
[in demonic voice]
No one's innocent.
Secrets.
So many secrets.
[banging on door]
Who the hell is that?
-It's 3:00 a.m.
-More secrets.
[banging continues]
[banging continues]
[door banging]
-Sebastian.
-What the hell is he doing here?
-Just tell him to leave.
-[Sebastian] I can see you.
-Open the door. I can hear you.
-[banging on door]
If he enters the house,
he can't leave.
[Sebastian speaks in Spanish]
What are you gonna do?
-I'm gonna tell him to leave.
-And if he won't?
He will.
-[banging continues]
-[Sebastian] I swear,
you better open the do--
What are you
doing here, Sebastian?
You need to leave.
I'm not leaving
till I talk to Dani.
What the fuck
you wanna talk to Dani for?
Sebastian, just leave.
Dani.
Sebastian,
you shouldn't have come here.
[ominous music]
[Sebastian]
Why is she tied up?
Why is she tied up?
Get the fuck out of my way.
Do you believe in demons,
Sebastian?
Funny thing about a demon.
Doesn't matter
if you believe in it.
It only matters...
if it believes in you.
Zo?
-[demonic scream]
-[Sebastian] Oh, God!
-[demonic laughter]
-[Sebastian] What the fuck
is wrong with her face?
What the hell happened to her?
Why is she laughing?
Why is she laughing like that?
Because... now you can't leave.
-What do you mean I can't leave?
-He means
when he told you to leave,
you should have fucking left.
Who are you?
No.
[breathing heavily]
I don't know what the hell's
going on here,
but I don't want any part of it.
Yeah, I don't think so.
-Once you entered this house,
you became part of the pact.
-[gun cocks]
Welcome to the party, asshole.
Tad, put the shotgun down.
If he's dead,
does that affect the pact?
No, Tad. Tad,
we can figure out another way.
Hey, we can tie him up
like we did Zo.
Do not shoot him.
-Answer me.
-I'm answering you.
Listen to me. Don't do this.
Sebastian. Sebastian, tell him,
tell him you're going to stay.
-Yeah, Sebastian, just say it.
-Will we still have a deal?
-[Buckley shouts] Don't!
-[gunshot]
[feedback ringing]
[muffled]
What are you doing, man?
[suspenseful tone]
Three more hours.
[door closes]
-[Rivers] Good fucking shooting.
-Not now.
[Rivers]
There was nothing you could do.
I could have tied him up
like Buckley wanted.
[tense music]
Too risky. He had to be shot.
What are you worried about?
He's still alive.
If you wanted him dead,
he'd be dead.
I need to think. Let me think.
You had to do it
to protect her from the enemy.
He was the enemy.
No mercy for the enemy.
-It was either him...
-Or Zo.
[both]
Him or Zo.
Him or Zo. Him or Zo.
Him or Zo. Him or Zo.
-[Tad] Him or Zo.
Him or Zo. Him--
-That's right.
You are her sole protector.
-Zoe.
-Tad.
What are you doing here?
That thing... [stuttering]
let me go. I'm free.
Oh, oh, thank God.
Let's get the others and leave.
Wait, I have
to tell you something.
What is it?
Our parents are dead
because of me.
Uh? Why would you say that?
I fell asleep.
I fell asleep,
we were driving home from dinner
and it was later than expected,
and everyone had drinks,
but I only had a glass of wine,
I promise.
But it... [stutters] it made me
tired and I fell asleep.
But I told you that
we were struck by someone else
and it was their fault.
But it wasn't their fault.
It was my fault.
There was no one else.
Tad, I killed our parents, okay?
-I killed them.
-Stop, stop. Stop!
I can't believe
you've been holding on to this.
I'm sorry they died,
but it doesn't mean
you killed them.
It was an accident.
It could happen to any of us.
It wasn't your fault.
Can you ever forgive me?
Of course. But you have
to forgive yourself? Can you?
I love you.
[sniffling]
-Can we get out of here?
-Yeah, let's go.
-[tense sting]
-[Rivers]
Mission hasn't changed.
Protect Zo at all cost.
[sniffling]
[exhales]
-Here. Here.
-[sniffling]
-[Buckley]
Is he still breathing?
-[Dani] Uh...
He's passed out, but...
Yes.
[Tad]
Elevate his feet.
It'll help blood flow
return to his heart.
You know what else
would have helped?
If you hadn't have shot him.
[Dani sniffling]
What have you done?
[eerie music]
He is going to die
unless we call an ambulance.
-[Tad] Yeah, a few more hours.
-No, Volo, now.
-We can't do that.
-Why?
Remember what you said
about people that asked
the question "Why?"
when they already know
the answer?
He's going to die.
Do you have a medical kit?
Upstairs.
[footsteps receding]
-[Buckley sighs]
-[Tad] It's in there somewhere.
[Buckley]
You know, you could
help me look for it.
-Just hurry.
-[sighs]
This is it?
It's bandages and gauze.
It's completely fucking useless.
That's all I have.
You're gonna
carry around that thing
for the next three hours?
'Cause I want to know.
Am I being held hostage
by a demon... or by you?
You should probably
get downstairs with that.
[ominous music]
[beeping]
[loud thud]
[Tara panting]
[tense sting]
[girl]
Come play with me, Mommy.
[doctor 1]
Relax, it'll be over soon.
[groaning]
-[doctor 2] You calm her down.
-I don't wanna do this.
-[girl] What did you see, Mommy?
-[doctor 1] Relax.
[girl]
Why are you crying, Mommy?
[Tara groaning]
[girl]
Why didn't you want me, Mommy?
[crying] I was afraid.
I wanted to keep you.
-[girl] Do you miss me?
-[Tara crying]
-[suctioning]
-I'm sorry.
Oh, God.
What have I done?
-[suctioning stops]
-[tense sting]
-[Tara gasping]
-[demonic voice] Come get her.
[girl]
Come to me, Mommy.
[Tara]
No.
No!
No! Get away from her! Baby!
I'm coming! I'm coming, baby.
[exclaims, gasps]
[tense music]
[girl]
Bye-bye, Mommy.
-[Dani sniffling]
-[tearing]
-Is this gonna be enough?
-Hopefully.
-He just has to hold on
for a couple more hours.
-[Dani] Hmm.
[faintly speaking in Spanish]
-What is it? What is he doing?
-He's praying.
-[Sebastian gagging]
-I think trying to repent.
-Repent from what?
-I don't know.
[Tad]
What's happening?
-[Buckley] He's repenting.
-Good for him.
[continues in Spanish]
[speaking in Spanish
in demonic voice]
What'd she say?
-She wants him to confess.
-Confess what?
His sins.
[Sebastian shuddering]
[continues in Spanish]
Something about a baby.
And he's sorry.
What baby?
[continues in Spanish]
What's he talking about?
-I don't know.
-Don't fuck with me, Buckley.
Tell me what he said.
-He said he didn't mean
for it to happen.
-[Dani sniffling]
-What to happen?
-The baby.
-What baby?
-Tad, he's just in shock
right now.
I asked you a question, Ranger.
What, baby?
He said...
-[Dani crying]
-...he wants her
to keep their baby.
She's pregnant.
[intense ominous music]
Tad.
[mumbling, crying]
I, I wanted to tell you.
I wanted to tell you.
I didn't mean
for it to happen, okay?
It was a mistake.
I wanted it to be your baby.
I wanted a life with you,
but you pushed me away.
I needed you,
and you shut me out.
I don't even know
who you are anymore.
You did this to us.
Look at me!
Please, say something.
[crying]
Talk to me.
Talk to me.
[Dani crying]
[eerie music]
[Rivers]
I don't know
why you're surprised.
[Tad]
I'm not surprised
she cheated on me.
[Rivers]
But you're surprised
that she fucked that degenerate?
[Tad]
She betrayed Zo.
I can't forgive that.
I don't care about me,
I deserve it.
[Rivers]
You don't deserve it either.
[Tad]
No. You're wrong.
I never loved her.
[panting]
Not the way...
...I loved you.
-[silenced gunshot]
-[Tad] Fuck!
[echoing] Romeo Hotel.
Romeo Hotel. Romeo Hotel.
Troops in contact.
Sierra one is down.
I'll say again,
Sierra one is down.
Request daylight exfil...
Good copy. Standing by for QRF.
Sierra two out.
-[muted]
-[somber music]
Why did you have to leave me?
Goddamn you.
We made plans
for when we got out.
We'd be together,
away from the hate.
You talked about a farm.
You loved animals.
I bought our farm.
I bought this for you.
It feels empty.
I feel empty.
[breathing heavily]
Not here, not now.
Not like this.
-Did you get that motherfucker?
-[Buckley] Yeah!
[quietly]
Stay with me. [mumbles]
Not here. Not now.
Fuck!
Why do I have
to care about you so much?
You're the reason
why I stayed there. You.
Every day I prayed for a bullet,
hoping I would get killed
so I could be with you.
[sniffling]
I wanted to find you.
I'm lost without you.
I love you.
I've only ever loved you.
Look at me. Look at me.
I'm right here
and I'm not going anywhere.
I'll wait for you.
I'll always love you.
But right now,
right now, you need to focus.
I feel like there's no way out.
There's always a way out.
[tense music]
-[Dani crying]
-[Buckley quietly] Dani?
Danielle! Come here.
Buckley, he's not doing so well.
-Is he gonna bleed out?
-Sebastian is the least
of our problems.
We have to get out
of here right now.
Now? No, we can't.
It's not time.
-What about Zoe?
-Zoe?
Did you see the look
on Tad's face?
He's not himself.
He hasn't been himself
all night.
We should have gotten
out of here earlier
-when I found out
about this place.
-Why?
Why? What happened
in this place?
Look, Dani, you're pregnant.
-Let's just get you out of here.
-No. No. Buckley, tell me now.
Fine.
This isn't the first time
stuff like this has happened
in this house.
Just last year, a young woman
killed her parents,
her daughter, and then herself.
[Dani]
What?
-Jesus, Buckley.
Now you tell me?
-I just found out myself.
Look, I saved it.
They called it
"The Curse of The Creole Man."
In the 1960s, a lawyer
and his wife lived here.
Apparently, he was
a retired criminal prosecutor.
It says here,
"Convicted son's father
travels from Louisiana
to kill the man that convicted
his innocent son of murder."
Two days
after he went to prison,
the son was stabbed to death
in his jail cell.
-[engine stops]
-They never found out
who did it,
but the father
blamed the lawyer.
Six months later,
they caught a guy
who confessed
to various murders,
including the one his son
was convicted for.
The prosecutor
had tampered with the evidence
to pin the murder
on the innocent boy.
The father of the boy
came to this house
to seek revenge for his son."
[suspenseful music]
[truck door closes]
[soft clattering]
-[intense dramatic music]
-[muted]
[rhythmic muffled chanting]
-[muted]
-[indistinct whispering]
[Buckley]
"The Creole Man was found
lying on the floor next to them
of an apparent suicide."
All right.
Yeah, let's go. [sniffles]
Wait. What about Tara?
Shit. You're right.
Okay, look, you stay here.
I'll find her.
What if Tad sees you?
Then I'll fuck him up.
I'll figure something out.
-[footsteps receding]
-[radio clicks]
[man speaking on radio
in Haitian Creole]
-[channel changes]
-[dance music playing]
[suspenseful music]
[gasps, grunting]
[message tone]
[music intensifies]
[thud]
[fire crackling]
[melancholic music]
It's almost day.
What the fuck, Volo?
I couldn't let you leave.
I wasn't.
I was looking for Tara.
Where is she?
Where's Dani?
I lied earlier.
I knew about the people
being murdered here.
The house was cheap,
I didn't care.
We all have demons.
But my demons are far worse
than anyone can imagine.
-[man on radio muffled] You're
really doing a good job, though.
-[gun cocks]
[gunshot]
-Target one down.
-[gun cocks]
[Rivers]
Good.
Never forget the pain.
How does it feel
to be the Grim Reaper?
[gunshot]
-[man on radio muffled]
Target two down.
-[gun cocks]
Doesn't matter now.
She's the only thing
that matters.
Only eight minutes.
Hey, we can wait this out,
and then we can all
get the hell out of here.
There's a reason for all of us
being here tonight.
To cleanse our souls
and release our demons.
Volo, you're not making
any sense.
I finally figured out the demon
that haunts your thoughts.
I wasn't sure at first.
I guess I blocked it out,
like so many things
for many years.
The day LT died,
you didn't shoot.
[Tad]
Buckley, you got him?
Standby. No adjustments.
On target.
[Tad]
Hostile.
[distant chatter]
You on him?
[distant gunshot]
-[Buckley] Yeah.
-[Tad] Send it.
-[gunshot]
-I said, "Sent--"
[tense music]
[singer vocalizing]
[muffled chatter]
[tense music]
[distant explosions]
You're the reason LT is dead.
He was just a kid.
I couldn't shoot a kid.
[in demonic voice]
But you could fuck one?
You ever dream about me?
You know, we've made
so much progress.
You have got to be
my favorite patient.
You know,
what we talk about is private.
It's better for both of us
that way, right?
[unsettling music]
It's my job to keep it private.
Do you want to know
what my dream was about?
'Cause it was starring you.
I like how soft your skin is.
[door creaks open]
Get the fuck out of my head!
I didn't do anything!
[in demonic voice]
But you would have.
[Buckley panting]
I'm not gonna let you
mind fuck me.
Who's the little girl, Buckley?
[suspenseful music]
I'm not gonna--
I'm not gonna apologize
for something I didn't do.
I didn't do anything.
I didn't do anything, I swear.
I thought...
God, I, I thought about it.
I did, I did,
I thought about it.
I did, but I didn't do anything!
And I certainly
am not going to apologize
for not shooting a kid.
You have to do it...
...to protect her
from the enemy.
He is the enemy.
No mercy for the enemy.
Who are you talking to?
Tommy.
Lieutenant Rivers?
Where's Tommy now?
He's right next to you.
-Look how peaceful...
-[Tad and woman] ...you look,
princess.
[in woman's voice]
So pure and innocent
to all of this.
"A bushel and a peck
and a hug around the neck."
I love you.
I love you too, sweetheart.
Don't blame yourself
for what happened to us.
We forgive you.
You'll always be...
[in old man's voice]
...Daddy's little girl.
Volo, listen to me.
You're a sick man.
Your PTSD
is making you vulnerable
for the demon to enter.
Whatever this thing
wants from us,
I believe it's using you
to accomplish it.
How do you think I got tied up?
I came down here
and you were tied to it.
Wrong.
[melancholic music]
You knocked me out
and tied me to this chair.
No.
-No. It was The Creole Man.
-No, Tad.
I saw him with my own eyes.
You're The Creole Man.
[choking, grunting]
-[glass shatters]
-[groans]
You're the one who's possessed.
The old man at the store
said this would happen.
[in old man's voice]
That it's just the beginning.
I don't believe I've seen you
in here before, young man.
[in normal voice]
No, first time.
I'm new to the area, sort of.
I have the house
up on Cressfield Lane.
Can't trust anyone.
Everyone else is suspect.
What old man?
You're losing it, Volo.
What about his wife?
The old lady, my neighbor.
[in woman's voice]
This is such a nice house.
We reside in something
very similar.
-[in normal voice] "We"?
-Yes, my husband and I.
[in woman's voice] Our son
will eventually be joining us.
[in normal voice]
She was here. You all met her.
She brought pie.
I'm just gonna
put this pie down right here
and be on my way.
Pie?
There's no fucking pie!
There's no old woman!
We never met any neighbor!
[exhales]
Where's Dani?
Where's Tara?
[dance music playing]
[suspenseful music]
[gasps, grunting]
[groaning]
[Tara]
I'm coming--
-[both grunting]
-[Tara] No! No!
I killed them.
[tense music building]
Fuck! Fuck!
Fuck!
[screaming]
Fuck! Help!
Oh, God, help me!
Somebody help me, please!
Help!
I'm your brother.
I'm your brother.
Tad, listen to me.
Listen to me. Listen to me.
You're fucked up, man.
You're fucked up.
You're fucked up.
You listen to me,
we can get through it, okay?
Tad, snap out of it!
I'm your brother!
[screaming]
[grunting]
[panting]
You know...
...whenever I came home
on leave, people would
always ask me,
"How many people did you kill?"
I never said anything
'cause I didn't want
to be condemned.
'Cause that's what people do.
Chastise others for something
they know nothing about.
These fucking people
sleep comfortably in their beds
because violent men
do violent things.
And when you finally
get a chance to come back home,
you can see
their disgust towards you
when they find out
what you've really done.
Everybody's a judge.
Everybody's a critic.
If you say you're not,
then you're a fucking hypocrite.
That's the demon that
all society carries with it.
You're gonna let the demon win.
That's the thing about demons.
No matter how hard
you try to get rid of them,
[in distorted voice]
they always come back
to haunt you.
[screams]
[silence]
-[leaves rustling]
-[birds chirping]
[clock ticking]
Zo, wake up.
Time to go.
Zo.
Zoe?
Zoe?
[melancholic music]
[Tad's breath shuddering]
I'm sorry, Zo.
I couldn't keep my promise.
[screaming] No!
Wake up, baby. Wake up!
I'm sorry!
[sobbing] I'm sorry.
[crying]
[muted]
[sniffles]
[ominous music]
[beeping]
[dispatcher]
911, what's your emergency?
I'd like to report a homicide.
The farmhouse
on Cressfield Lane.
You know the one.
Everyone's dead.
-[static]
-[sportscaster on radio]
Carl looks out for strike two,
as Milton pulls the string
on it and gets it
over to the inside corner.
Two and two. McConnell waits
as Milton goes into the windup.
Curveball.
It's a hit up center field.
Takes a lucky bounce.
Milton, one handed,
throws it to first.
Not in time,
McDonald beats it out.
McDonald hits it.
He gets a run. He's coming in.
Anderson hits a slow roll
off the base side
and the bases are now loaded.
-John--
-[gunshot]
[radio static]
[upbeat music]
Ice cream
surely did cool me off
in the summertime
I'll be counting the days
till you'll be mine
Maybe all the dreams
came true for us to see
In the summer
the time that I possess
Staring up at a harvest moon
and a wagon ride
I'd be cast
in the places you would hide
-[clock clicks]
-Maybe all the dreams
came true for...
[Tad]
Can you forgive yourself?
[Zoe]
Yes.
[gasps]
One, two, buckle my shoe
Three, four, hide no more
["Breathe Again"
by Meghan Carrasquillo
and Ricky Manning]
[Meghan]
Ripped up jeans
Faded like a teenage dream
Like a teenage dream
Fixed my teeth
That I hated
No one knew but me
And I don't know
where I am right now
Ooh, oh, oh, oh
I'll make it
For, oh, oh, oh
For changing
You, oh, oh, oh
Still breaking down
But I think
I'm on my way out
'Cause I've been
driving round
Searching for me
in a ghost town
Looking for peace
I know that won't be found
I wanna, I wanna, I wanna
I wanna breathe again
Hiding, won't come out
Tired of fighting
All my toxic, I'm trying
But silence never
seemed so loud
I wanna, I wanna, I wanna
I wanna breathe again
[Ricky]
Things I keep
in the basement
Started haunting me
[Meghan]
Yeah, they're haunting me
[Ricky]
They're hunting me
[Meghan]
Truths I buried
Grew like ten inches
It seems
In my deep end sea
But I think
I'm on my way out
'Cause I've been
driving round
Searching for me
in a ghost town
Looking for peace
I know that won't be found
I wanna, I wanna, I wanna
I wanna breathe again
Hiding, won't come out
Tired of fighting
All my toxic, I'm trying
But silence never
seemed so loud
I wanna, I wanna, I wanna
-Yeah!
-Truths I buried
Grew like ten inches
It seems
In my deep end sea
But I think
I'm on my way out
'Cause I've been
driving round
Searching for me
in a ghost town
Looking for peace
I know that won't be found
I wanna, I wanna, I wanna
I wanna breathe again
[radio static]
["Bad Habits" by John Riggins]
I can't sing like Jones
But I can drink like him
I've stayed up for days
Like Waylon did
The bottle
has let me down before
And I've known lonely
Chiseled in stone
I've got all the bad habits
my heroes did
If I keep living
the songs I write
They just might kill me yet
I'm trying
to fill their shoes
But I don't think
it's what they meant
I've got all the bad habits
my heroes did
If I keep living
the songs I write
They just might kill me yet
I'm trying
to fill their shoes
But I don't think
it's what they meant
I've got all the bad habits
my heroes did
[song fades away]
[unsettling music]
[leaves rustling]
[birds chirping]
[stake thudding into ground]
[music intensifies]
[alarm blaring]
[metal clangs]
[squeaking]
[electricity crackling]
[suspenseful music]
[thundering]
[fire crackling]
[crickets chirping]
[suspenseful music]
-[flesh cracking]
-[women screaming]
-[man speaking
in foreign language]
-[radio static]
[water flowing]
[dispatcher]
911, what's the nature
of your emergency?
[woman]
I'd like to report a murder.
-[thud]
-[glitch]
100 Cressfield Lane.
Three people.
No, wait.
Four.
-[thunder rumbles]
-[glitch]
Four people.
Who am I?
I'm the fourth.
-[woman screaming]
-[flesh cracking]
[dramatic suspenseful music]
[girl]
Mommy, why are you doing this?
[screaming]
[suspenseful percussion music]
[rhythmic muffled chanting]
[glitch]
["Filters" by Kepher playing]
-[thuds]
-[Tad grunting]
She wears a smile
on her face
Makeup ready paparazzi
She dress runway best
Versace, Gucci and Louis
She wears a smile
on her face
Makeup ready paparazzi
She dress runway best
Versace, Gucci and Louis
She goes on
Takes off her clothes
Takes off her mask
Life ain't the same
as what you see
Filters, fake, pretty
She craves
love and attention
Perfect emotion
She gives every devotion
She gives love
with conviction
She craves
love and attention
Perfect emotion
-[music stops]
-[engine stops]
[keys jingle]
[birds chirping]
[somber music]
[music turns suspenseful]
[Tad]
You're early.
Jesus, you scared me. [laughing]
Yeah, I have
that effect on women.
It's probably the beard.
I like the beard.
Is Dani home?
Not yet.
So, what do you think?
[suspense music]
Zo?
It's in memory of a friend.
Come on,
let's pull your Jeep up.
I want to show you around.
[footsteps receding]
[laughing] No way.
-[Tad] Yep, I got cows.
-[cows mooing]
I love them.
That's Destro,
Lady Jaye, Cobra Commander.
And that one right there,
Snake Eyes.
Yep, that's about right.
G.I. Joe was your favorite
growing up.
-Damn. It's good
to see you, Sis.
-[back patting]
So glad you're back.
I'm glad to be back.
I can't believe it.
G.I. Joe's a civilian.
Yeah. Your brother's
just a regular guy now.
[laughing]
There is nothing
regular about you.
What does Dani think?
She's happy, I guess.
I know she'll be happy
when I pop the question.
No way.
Yeah, but, look,
Dani has no idea.
-Don't say anything--
-Oh, don't worry, I won't.
You know how good I am
at keeping secrets. [chuckles]
[footsteps receding]
[gentle music]
So tell me something.
It's been almost two months
since I've been back,
how come this is the first time
I'm seeing you?
Yeah. Sorry.
I've been having some problems,
but it's all taken care of now.
Yeah, I heard.
You did?
-Are you okay?
-[screaming]
I'll fucking kill you!
I'm fine.
That's not what I'm asking.
Tad, I appreciate it,
but I don't need
you to act like
my big brother all the time.
I don't need you to protect me.
Hey, listen.
I need you to hear this.
From the very first day
you were born,
I promised Mom and Dad
I'd always protect you.
And now I'm back for good,
that's what I intend to do.
That's why I finally broke up
with Sebastian.
Because I knew you would
eventually kill him.
Well, no one
would miss him if I did.
Don't say that. [chuckles]
I'm only being serious.
I'm sorry I missed
Mom and Dad's funeral.
-But I was--
-I know.
I'm sorry, too.
-For what?
-Did somebody call for a doctor?
Wow!
I can't believe
you went full redneck.
Says the man
wearing neck lingerie.
By the way, I picked out
which cow I want for dinner.
You stay away from my cows.
They're not food.
What are they then?
They're my emotional
support cows.
"What's the matter, Dillon?
Been pushing too many pencils?"
-[straining]
-[grunting] Okay. Okay, okay.
You know that's
a woman's scarf, right?
-Hey, Buckley.
-[Buckley] There she is.
-How you holding up,
kid? [sighs]
-I'm good. Thanks.
I'm surprised
you made it here so early
and didn't get lost.
[Dani]
Oh, he did.
Caught him at the gas station
asking for directions.
[gentle somber music]
[indistinct chatter]
[scoffs, chuckles]
Wow. I gotta admit,
this place is dope.
[Tad]
Yeah, try not to break anything.
[quietly] What?
He always breaks stuff.
Damn, Volo, you got something
you wanna talk about?
Oh, no. I'm good, babe.
What are we celebrating again?
Tad's luxurious new home
or Buckley having
his own practice?
Oh, that's right,
Mr. Psychologist.
It's doctor.
And I'm a psychiatrist.
Psychologist deals with
people's thoughts, feelings,
general mental health.
I deal more with
chemical imbalances, disorders.
You know, the real stuff.
Which just means
you have less of a heart.
Yeah, but...
I also prescribe the best drugs.
All right, on that note,
you guys have at it.
Now, if you'll excuse me,
I'm gonna do y'all a favor
and get myself cleaned up.
Limes are in the fridge.
Blender's out back.
But most importantly,
make yourselves at home.
-[sharp metallic slice]
-[whirring]
-[sighs] So when's Tara coming?
-Why?
No reason. Just curious.
By the way,
she's still single, right?
Yeah, she's still single. Why?
Just wondering
if I made an impression on her,
-that's all.
-At a funeral?
I guess not. [sighs]
Look, besides,
even if you did...
[inhales sharply]
I don't think you're her type.
What type is that? Super alpha?
Rugged, cool?
I was thinking more,
like, basic.
[laughter]
So, how is he?
He's fine. You know Tad.
How's he doing?
[somber music]
[Dani]
Since he got back,
he's struggling.
He's distant.
There's no intimacy
between us at all.
It's like he's not
even himself anymore.
Like, he's...
-Like he's someone else.
-[exhaling]
[Buckley]
Transitioning back
to civilian life.
It's not easy. Especially,
after you've seen combat.
The military tells you
who you are.
Now that he's home...
[inhales sharply]
he's got to figure out
for himself who he really is.
[Dani]
Yeah, but he's in pain.
So where's the pain coming from?
He's finally
got time to reflect.
Sometimes reliving moments
in his head.
When you're in,
you got to suppress
these things.
I don't know what to tell you.
Buckley...
...I know that
he's killed people.
-Yeah.
-[sighs]
That's strange to say,
but you got to get used to it.
Almost telling yourself
to enjoy it.
Enjoy what? Killing people?
No. No.
No one enjoys killing people.
Unless you're a psycho.
[suspenseful music]
I just want
to know what happened.
[scoffs]
Who said
something happened, huh?
[sighs]
Look, I promised Volo
I wouldn't bring it up again.
[tense music]
[indistinct distant chatter]
Sir, updates?
Same update.
Fucking hate these daytime hits.
Shit can go sideways
in a second.
[Tad]
Stay focused.
Got movement.
Male, building one.
125 meter, second story.
Wind two to five knots
from east to west.
Buckley, you got him?
Standby. No adjustments.
On target.
-Hostile.
-[sighing]
[distant chatter]
-You on him?
-Yeah.
[Tad]
Send it.
-Send--
-[silenced gunshot]
[dramatic music]
[thuds]
Fuck!
Romeo Hotel. Romeo Hotel.
Troops in contact.
Sierra one is down.
I'll say again,
Sierra one is down.
Request daylight exfil.
Unknown number of hostiles
in the area.
[dispatcher on radio]
...trying to get
a chopper down. One down.
Roger. Good copy.
Sierra one, headshot wound.
Request immediate medevac.
[dispatcher]
Roger that.
28, one chopper going.
-Good copy.
-[radio static]
Standing by for QRF.
Sierra two out.
Did you get that, motherfucker?
Jesus. Why didn't he tell me?
Those aren't
your nightmares to bear.
[shower running]
[somber music]
[Dani]
It's okay, baby. I'm here.
[tense sting]
[Dani]
What happened?
-Nothing.
-[Dani] Wait. What's wrong?
Tad, please. Tad, talk to me.
Is it something I did?
[radio clicks, static]
[eerie music]
[man speaking on radio
in foreign language]
[turns off radio]
-[radio clicks]
-[man speaking on radio
in foreign language]
[radio goes off]
-[radio clicks]
-[screaming]
[man]
Get out.
[screaming continues]
[Zoe gasps]
You okay?
[sighs] Yeah.
I was just listening.
-Dad's old radio?
-Yeah.
One of his many antiques.
He loved collecting.
I found it
when I was cleaning out
their storage unit last week.
-Whiskey?
-Sure.
[ice clinking]
He loved this radio.
Remember he used to watch
baseball games on TV?
But turn down the volume
so he can listen to it
on the radio.
[chuckles]
He thought radio broadcasters
were more entertaining.
Or as Mom used to say,
"Some people were born
with a face for radio."
No, don't get me started
on Mom's quirky sayings.
It drove me nuts.
To Mom and Dad.
[glasses clink]
I'm not going to get
any baseball games
on this thing anymore, though.
It only plays one station,
it's not even in English.
Or music for that matter.
Yeah, I heard it.
It sounded aggressive.
And... something else.
[Tad]
Yeah? What?
It said something to me.
The radio talked to you?
I think so, I'm not sure.
Oh, what'd it say?
[suspenseful music]
I don't know.
A warning.
[Tad]
A warning?
Yeah, I felt like
I was being warned.
Let me ask you something.
Did you already start smoking
some of Buckley's weed?
Did someone say
"Buckley's weed"?
[scoffs]
Dani.
I'm sorry.
[Buckley]
Ew! Get a room, you two.
-I have a room. Four of 'em.
-[phone vibrating]
[chuckles]
No one likes a show-off, Volo.
I have a two-bedroom
on the beach.
Did Dani mention
she got a new job?
Really? That's fantastic.
It's no big deal.
It's just another job.
[Zoe]
I'm so excited for you.
Me too, future sis-in-law.
Where are you working at?
Uh, it's a marketing
manager position.
-That's all.
-"That's all"?
That's a big deal. For who?
Um, for Saunders Shipping.
Wait.
That's who Sebastian works for.
No. Oh, well, yeah.
I mean, technically, yes.
But, um, I actually
work from home
and then
in different remote offices.
You didn't tell me that.
I knew that company
sounded familiar.
I didn't wanna upset you.
And besides, Sebastian and I
will never cross paths.
And if we did,
he would certainly get
a piece of my mind, trust me.
Well, don't worry about it.
No biggie.
I'm just glad
you found a good job.
She's glad, he's glad, I'm glad.
Everybody's glad.
Hey. [clicks tongue,
inhales sharply]
To long-lasting good friends.
To great friends.
[glasses clink]
[muffled screaming]
-You hear that, right?
-What? My stomach churning?
With all those juicy steaks
walking around out there.
You wouldn't be saying that
if you really got to know them.
Hey, be quiet. I can hear it.
[muffled screaming, vibration]
It's coming from the fireplace.
[muffled screaming
and vibration getting louder]
-What?
-What?
[suspenseful music building]
[muffled screaming
and vibration continue]
-It's a cell phone.
-[sighs] You asshole.
-My phone.
How'd it get in there?
-That was creepy.
Didn't know Satan
had a ringtone.
-That's not my ringer.
-Well, who is it?
-Tara.
-[Dani] My sister?
-Is she lost too?
-I don't know.
She didn't leave
a voice message.
She typically doesn't.
She'll text you
when you don't answer.
Oh, she's one of those.
And what is that
supposed to mean?
I'll text you the answer later.
-So what's the text say?
-[phone vibrating]
Not sure.
"Padone epi viv."
-[Buckley] Huh?
-[clock ticks]
-"Padone epi viv."
-[clock ticks]
[Buckley]
What the hell does that mean?
Let me see it.
-Whoa. Nice throw.
-[phone vibrating]
Yep. "Padone epi viv."
-[clock ticks]
-And I know a ton of languages.
[speaks in Spanish]
[speaks in French]
[speaks in German]
Buckley,
can you just translate it
with your phone?
Sorry.
I'm good.
[sighs]
[smacks lips]
I should have known this.
It's Haitian Creole.
I didn't know Tara spoke Creole.
[Dani]
She doesn't. I don't think.
What's it mean?
"Forgive and live."
Well, she is very knowledgeable
when it comes to random things.
-Yeah.
-It could just be
bad autocorrect.
[Buckley]
Well, who the hell cares
what the text says?
All I know is she's gonna be
here soon and we can, finally,
love each other face to face.
[muffled chatter]
-[Buckley]
What's wrong with my scarf?
-[doorbell rings]
-[Zoe] Nothing.
I think it really brings out--
-I got it.
-[Buckley] You know
what brings out my highlights?
-[Zoe mockingly] Tara.
-[Buckley] Yes.
-[muffled laughter]
[thunder claps, rumbling]
[tense music]
-Can I help you?
-I just stopped by
to welcome you
to the neighborhood.
I was in the area and I said,
"Let me make hay
while the sun shines
and come and welcome
my new neighbor."
I wasn't aware
that I had any neighbors
or that anyone lived
around here.
Yes, it's very remote.
But very lovely too.
I just live down the way.
[laughs] I said to myself,
"Goodness gracious,
I haven't even met
my new neighbor yet.
Let me make haste
to do so tonight."
Yo, Volo,
you got an extra lighter?
[Tad]
Uh, check the drawer
next to the refrigerator.
Hey, Buckley.
Say hi to my neighbor.
[Buckley]
Hi, neighbor. Bye, neighbor.
Oh, I made you a pie.
It's apple.
-I hope you like apple.
-Yeah, I love apple.
It's actually my favorite.
An apple a day keeps
the doctor away.
Where are you going?
I almost forgot,
I have some things in my car
that I wanted to give you.
I'll be right back.
-[door closes]
-That's my always-in-a-hurry
sister Zoe.
That's a beautiful name. Zoe.
And a beautiful young lady.
You know, a thing of beauty
is a joy forever.
Sitting over there
is my girlfriend, Dani.
Dani, this is my neighbor
from down the street.
[tense music continues]
-Dani?
-Sorry. I just need to handle
this work email really quick,
-but I'll be right back.
-[phone vibrating]
-Work's never done, huh?
-No, I guess not.
-Maybe I should come
back another time.
-No. You're fine.
This is a nice house.
We reside in something
very similar.
-"We"?
-Yes. My husband and I.
Our son will
eventually be joining us.
Buckley, do you mind?
[thunder rumbling]
Mind what?
Sorry about that.
I'm just gonna
put this pie down right here
and be on my way.
I don't want to interrupt you
any more than I already have.
It was a pleasure.
And I hope you have
a nice night.
I'm sure I'm gonna
see you again real soon.
[ominous music]
Oh, and one more thing.
Always remember,
a trouble shared
is a trouble halved.
Bye-bye now.
[door opening]
Some stuff Mom and Dad
would want you to have.
[soft emotional music]
[door opens, squeaks]
[sing-songy] Hello.
Tara.
-[Dani] Sis!
-Hey, everybody.
Sorry to barge. I rang,
but it wasn't working.
-You made it. Hi.
-Hi. [chuckles]
Here, let me get
your bag for you.
And I believe
you know everyone here.
[clears throat]
You remember Buckley.
-I-- Oh. Oh, I'm a hugger.
-[Tara] Oh, okay.
-[Dani] Oh.
-There we go.
-Drink?
-Sure. Anything.
-[Dani] Gotcha.
-[Buckley] Oh, that's nice.
Hey, Tara. Great to see you.
Come on, Buckley,
-stop molesting our guest.
-[chuckles]
-I got your six.
-[mouths] Thank you.
[Buckley]
Uh, it's called a wingman.
Look, you're very aggressive...
[both giggling]
[door closes]
So good to see you.
-I missed you.
-I missed you, too.
I'm glad you came.
What? And miss seeing
a domesticated Tad?
I thought you might have
gotten lost like Buckley did.
-Buckley got lost.
-[Tad distantly]
Goddammit, Buckley!
Aren't Army Rangers
supposed to be proficient
at not getting lost?
Yeah, that's why
I texted you back,
to make sure you were all right.
What text?
[door closes]
Drinks are ready.
Buckley broke the blender.
Now I got to get a new blender.
-[both laugh]
-Come on. Let's go for a walk.
[suspenseful music]
[water running]
-[panting]
-[muffled chatter]
[Tad echoing]
Send it.
[Rivers]
Just like the good old days.
It's margarita mix.
What are you doing here?
-I'm taking my meds.
-But here I am.
Just like the doctor said,
any stressful situation
can trigger me.
Ten years ago today.
[silenced gunshot]
[water flowing]
There we go.
Nice and clean.
I'm not stressed. I'm happy.
Are you?
Or are you lying to yourself?
Go away. I need to move on.
It wasn't your fault.
I said, "Go away."
I'll never go away!
-[muted]
-I'll never go away.
I'll never go away!
I'll never go away!
-I'll never go away!
-[screaming]
[glass shattering]
[thunder rumbling]
[jazzy music]
[bell softly chimes]
All night
All night
All night
[song continues in French]
Crazy night, huh?
Mm.
It's just beginning.
I don't believe
I've seen you in here before,
young man.
No, first time.
I'm new to the area, sort of.
I have the house
up on Cressfield Lane.
[clicks lips] Oh, right.
And you have a sister...
Zoe, I believe?
That's right.
You know, one thing I've learned
throughout the years
is that family is everything.
Yes, sir.
Cressfield Lane.
You need to be careful
in that house.
Some say it's cursed
after what happened
to the last family
that lived there.
[ghostly breathing]
What, um, brings you in on,
uh, a such a rainy night?
Must be important.
It is. You're the only place
that's open.
And I'm in dire need
of a blender.
You don't happen to have one,
by any chance?
I believe you might be in luck.
In the back, just up the stairs.
You should find
what you're looking for.
You're a lifesaver.
Oh, um, one more thing.
Trust no one.
Everyone else is suspect.
[thunder rumbling continues]
[eerie music]
[music intensifies]
Is this what
you were looking for?
I knew I was gonna
see you again.
I just didn't know
it was gonna be this soon.
What are you doing here?
Why wouldn't I be here?
This is my store.
Well, mine and my husband's.
Well, come on.
Waste not, want not.
I'll ring you up.
[insects chirping]
So I think Buckley likes you.
[Tara chuckles]
I'm pretty sure
Buckley likes a lot of girls.
Mm. This is true.
[crow cawing]
It's so peaceful out here.
Yeah.
I'm proud of you.
For what?
For breaking up with Sebastian.
I know you're still feeling it.
He didn't even come
to my parents' funeral.
Good.
He didn't deserve to go.
I hate him.
That's a start.
Why does it hurt?
[scoffs]
[somber music]
He hurt me for so long,
and it still hurts.
It always hurts.
But then one day...
...you can breathe again.
And your eyes are opened.
-I have so many regrets.
-[chuckles] We all do.
How do you keep them
from consuming your life?
I guess I just...
...buried mine.
You know what?
[soft music playing distantly]
No regrets tonight.
Let's just go have fun.
Yeah.
[both laugh]
[eerie music]
[soft music playing on radio]
-Whoo! Dani.
-[Tara laughing]
-Buckley.
-You ladies done
talking about me yet?
-[chuckling]
-Where were you?
This is supposed to be
a celebration.
Yeah, it is.
Oh, Dani, turn it up.
Oh, a quick question.
How do you like your eggs
in the morning?
What?
You know,
for breakfast in the morning.
How would you prefer them?
[laughing] Oh.
-Alone.
-[both] Oh.
You know what? I can put
those flames out with this.
[both chuckle]
I'm just kidding,
Buckley, come on.
-[Buckley] Yeah? Oh, shit.
-Mm-hmm. [chuckling]
I'll show you
a little something.
You want to see something?
-Yes.
-Let me show you some moves.
...back, but not to you
'Cause I could be
I could be
the only one you'll need
'Cause I could be
Just give it time
Give it time
-'Cause I could--
-[radio static]
["Cocaine and Whiskey"
by John Riggins playing]
I've prayed
on the wrong side
of the wishing well too...
That's more like it.
I've danced with the devil
in an old...
You're really
gonna ruin the vibe
with this redneck diatribe?
My barn, my rules.
Can we just come to terms
that Volo has a barn?
-And cows.
-And motherfucking cows.
[Dani]
God. Babe! [laughing] No.
...love leaves me
like Jennings and Jones
A heartbroken fool
on a stool all alone
This time, baby
Ride me down easy
What always gets me is you
The cocaine and whiskey
[muted]
-[music stops]
-[radio static]
[upbeat music playing]
[singer]
Whoo! Let's go!
-Get down
-Rise, rise
Let the world inside
We're up
and we've got to get down
Let's celebrate
Yeah, it's not too late
There's too much
love to be found
One time
Take off your boots
and hit the floor
We're heading downtown
all right
Feel the beat
right through...
[Tara]
Okay. Come here, you guys.
Come here, get in. Everybody.
-Come on. Come on.
-Oh, Tara, before you do...
...I'd like to say a few words,
if I may. Thank you, sir.
[upbeat music continues
playing in the background]
It means a lot to me
that you all took the time
to be here tonight.
Remember, time is
our most precious commodity
and yet most of us
live our lives
as if we have
all the time in the world.
-Carry on, Tara. [exhales]
-[chuckling]
-Who said that? Hawthorne?
-Not sure.
I read it off the rest stop
bathroom wall somewhere.
[chuckling]
[camera shutter clicks]
-[fire crackling]
-[soft music playing on radio]
[Buckley]
Turn up the... Doo-doo-doo
Oh! Look what I found.
Dum, dum.
-There you go. There you go.
-[Zoe] Thank you.
Thank you.
-Ooh.
-Oh, I might have been dancing
with that one.
-[Tara chuckles]
-There you go.
Tad, the whole house,
the barn, everything.
-It's beautiful.
-Yeah, brother.
I'm still trying to figure out
how you bought this place
with what the military pays.
Unless they drastically
increased the pay scale
since I was enlisted.
It wasn't that expensive.
Why? What's wrong with it?
-Nothing's wrong with it.
-Seriously, how much was it?
Seriously,
leave it the fuck alone.
Okay, ladies,
how about we go inside
and get some real drinks?
Come on.
[sighs]
[sighs]
How are you holding up, man?
Fine.
Are they giving you any meds?
Meds? What meds?
-Why would I need any meds?
-Tell him the truth.
-[Buckley echoing]
You can talk to me.
-Are you ashamed?
-This is who you are.
-[Buckley] I know
what you're going through.
You're so pathetic.
-Ranger the fuck up!
-[Buckley in normal tone]
Volo, look at me.
[tense music]
[man speaking on radio
in Haitian Creole]
[Rivers on radio]
You are her sole protector.
-[muted]
-[man on radio] Padone epi viv.
[Buckley muffled] Bro, it's time
for adult movie. I know
you're an adult, but I think--
[Tara in normal tone]
Are you just gonna
keep scrolling through channels
-or put on something
we can all watch?
-[Dani] Oh, yeah.
There's a marathon
of Sex and The City
on this weekend.
[Buckley]
How is that something
we can all watch?
-[Dani] Just give me the remote.
-[Buckley] Absolutely not.
Just change the channel.
Do not make me come over there
and take it from you.
[Buckley]
If you do, you'll have to pry it
from my cold, dead fingers.
Just turn off the TV.
Nope. Not gonna do it.
Buckley,
would you give it to me?
Uh, yeah.
[Tad]
Oh, Jesus. Give me that thing.
-[Zoe] Turn it off.
-Hey, you--
[Zoe]
Turn off... [in demonic voice]
the fucking TV!
[eerie music]
[music intensifying]
-Now!
-What the fuck?
[recliner creaking]
Some sort of joke?
[breath trembling]
Zo?
Tad, don't.
Zoe?
[fire crackling]
-[tense music]
-[Tad choking]
[Buckley]
Zo!
-[Tad choking]
-Zo, stop it!
Zo, let him go!
Let him fucking go!
Zo! Goddamn it, Zo!
[groaning]
[thuds]
[screaming, groaning]
[panting]
[doorknob rattling]
[in demonic voice]
Oops, did I upset the poor baby?
[Tad struggling, coughing]
[vomiting]
No one leaves. Yet.
[Tad choking]
What the fuck is going on?
How'd she lift you like that?
[wheezing] I don't know.
[demonic, distorted laughter]
[tense music]
-[music stops]
-[fire crackling]
[clock ticks]
What do we do now?
[eerie music building]
[whispering] Why is she just
sitting there doing nothing?
Tara... you studied
this stuff, right?
You took those classes
in college.
Yeah, it was a class
and I dropped it.
I didn't think it was real.
What is real?
[Tara]
She's possessed.
"Possessed"?
What the fuck do you mean?
Possessed. By who?
Where did it come from?
Someone who died here, maybe.
-[softly] Oh. Oh.
-I'm not sure.
That's what's wrong
with the house. It's haunted.
Did your real estate agent
mention anything
about someone dying here?
-No.
-What do you mean, "No"?
Like, you didn't ask him?
I said no.
Hey. Why Zoe?
Any idea how this thing
got inside my sister?
From what I remember,
there has to be
some kind of door opener.
If this is a demon,
it still has to get permission.
It can't just
take over a person.
The host has to be vulnerable.
And something specific
has to happen to invite it in.
Like drug addiction, trauma,
grief, loss.
Her parents.
They're my parents too.
[Zoe in demonic voice]
I can hear you.
No secrets.
[suspenseful music]
Who are you?
Well, what do you want?
I want you all to get to know
each other better.
-We already know each other.
-Do you?
Why don't you stay the night...
...and get uncomfortable?
And if we don't?
I'll tear her soul apart.
[gasps, groaning
in normal voice] Oh, no!
Please make it stop, Tad.
Tad, it hurts.
It hurts, Tad.
[in demonic voice]
You have until 6:00 a.m.
No one can leave until then.
If we stay the night,
you'll release Zoe?
[tense music]
Can we trust it?
-Can we trust evil?
-Well, can we do something?
-Like, perform an exorcism
or something?
-No.
Exorcisms have been linked
more to psychotherapy
than demon possession.
Yeah, and the fact
that none of us are priests.
Where's Buckley?
Where the hell is Buckley?
[distant creaking]
Shit.
Both of you stay together.
Keep an eye on it.
-[sighs] I'll be right back.
-No. Where are you going, Tad?
-Don't leave us.
-What do you want me to do?
Well, if it moves, scream.
I'll come running right back.
I got to get Buckley.
[breath trembling]
[whirring]
What are you doing?
-I'm getting out of here.
-What?
You're going to open that door,
and I'm gonna
get the hell out of here.
-Why?
-"Why"? [scoffs]
You know, in all my years
studying psychiatry,
day after day,
patient after patient,
I'm still amazed
at how many people
ask the question, "Why?"
when the answer is
right in their fucking face!
I can't let you do that.
Look, man, we trained
to fight terrorists,
an enemy we knew.
Demons? Fuck that!
If there's a chance
that if one of us leaves,
it kills my sister,
I'm not taking that risk.
How do we know
it's telling the truth?
We have to take that chance.
There's no other way.
Look...
-...I love Zoe as much as--
-No! You don't.
I'm asking...
...as my best friend...
...just help me protect her.
[somber music]
Rangers lead the way.
All the way.
[eerie music]
-Has she moved?
-No.
-Buckley, where'd you go?
-Buckley's good.
-[tense sting]
-[shuddering chair]
[gurgling]
[tense sting]
[in normal voice] Tad.
Tad, don't tie me down, okay?
It's me. It's me, just--
-[bone cracks]
-[straining]
[demonic, distorted laughter]
[in demonic voice]
You're so fucking easy.
-Why tie me down?
-'Cause you're a fucking demon.
The demon you run from
is the one inside of you.
[clicks]
[Dani]
I'm really scared.
I know.
Poor Zo.
-Did you see her face?
-Yeah.
Okay. So, um...
So, what happens next?
Not sure.
They didn't say anything
in your class
before you dropped it?
Just tell me what happens next.
I don't know.
I know when you're lying to me.
Please, just tell me the truth.
[lighter clicks]
Okay.
You wanna know the truth?
[suspenseful music building]
Whatever has a hold of Zoe...
...has something
planned for us too.
I'm not sure what it is yet,
but there's definitely a reason
it's playing this sick game.
When this is all said and done,
Zoe might actually be
the lucky one.
I'm gonna go to the bathroom.
[lighter clicks]
[melodic distant chanting]
[soft creaking]
[child]
Ashes, ashes
We all fall down
Ring around the rosies
Pocket full of posies
Ashes, ashes
We all fall down
Ring around the rosies
Pocket full of posies
Ashes, ashes
We all fall down
[ominous music]
[wood shattering]
What about its legs?
Yeah.
I think I have more rope.
You good?
I'm good.
Are you sure?
Yeah. I'm good.
[door closes]
[tense sting]
[in demonic voice]
Glad you stayed.
Shut up.
Is that what you say
to your patients?
Are you proud of your work...
...doctor?
[Buckley]
I had a dream
about you last night.
[whooshing]
It's been a while since I've had
a dream about a female.
You ever dream about me?
It's okay.
You don't have to say it.
You know, you and I
have a very special connection.
You feel it, right?
[whooshing]
What are you doing?
[eerie music building]
Don't ever think
I don't have your secrets
in my possession.
[quietly] I'm not afraid of you.
If you're not afraid of me...
...come closer.
[voices overlapping]
You must pay for what you did.
[screaming]
What the hell are you doing?
-What happened?
-Did you--
[in demonic voice]
Doctor-patient privilege.
Hey! It's messing
with your mind, Buckley.
Don't let it get
inside your head.
Just go in the other room
and chill out, I got this.
[panting]
Go.
[tense music]
[music turns ominous]
[water running]
-[door slams close]
-[girl giggling]
-[clicks]
-[tense sting]
[rattling]
Tara.
-[girl giggling]
-Dani?
Hello?
The door is locked.
[intense suspenseful music]
Can you hear me?
-[vibration]
-[sudden gust of wind]
[girl]
I'm in here, Mommy!
[ominous music building]
[gasps]
[heartbeat]
[creaks open]
[music turns tense]
[gasps]
[shaky breath]
[crying]
-[girl] What did you see?
-[gasping]
[crying] No! You're not real.
-[Tara] No!
-[girl] You hurt me, Mommy.
-[Tara] No!
-Oh, you're not real.
[distorted voice]
Do you really want to do this?
You're not real.
Sorry.
[sighing] Wait.
You're not real.
-[growls]
-[Tara screams]
[tense music]
-[Tara crying]
-Tara?
-Tara?
-[mumbling] You're not real.
Hey, hey, hey. Hey.
You're okay. You're okay.
What happened?
I-- I saw...
What did you see?
[ominous music]
Zo.
No. No, Tara.
Zoe's downstairs. She's tied up.
No. No.
She's not downstairs.
Then where is she?
She's...
...everywhere.
[eerie music builds]
[quietly] Not good.
Don't let it be this house.
[fire crackling]
Hey.
You all right?
Yeah.
Has she been sitting here
the whole time?
She's barely moved.
Where's Dani?
Upstairs.
Maybe you should
go check on her.
I'll watch Zo.
You sure?
Yeah.
She's just sitting here, right?
Hasn't gotten up.
Tied to a chair the entire time.
[Tad]
Few more hours
this nightmare will be over.
Yeah.
A few more hours.
[in demonic voice]
Tick, tock, tick, tock.
[gasps]
[message tone]
[message tone]
[message tone]
[message tone]
[indistinct whispering]
[breathing heavily]
[clattering]
-Calm down, soldier.
-[Tad] They're all empty.
-[Rivers] You must have
taken them all.
-No!
Get your fucking hands off me!
I'm not the enemy here.
[water running]
[ominous music]
[man grunting]
[both grunting]
-[glass shatters]
-[man groans]
-[knocking on door]
-[Dani] Tad,
are you okay in there?
I'm fine.
[Dani speaking muffled]
Can you open the door?
What are you doing?
Hey, answer me.
What is happening?
Can you just--
can you just stop for a second?
Oh, my God,
what happened to your head?
Nothing.
I bumped it on the counter.
-Here, let me take a look.
-I'm fine.
It's just a scratch.
-What is that?
-Insurance.
[gun cocking]
Tad, you told me that
you would never keep a gun.
You know I don't like guns.
Gun isn't something you like,
it's something you need.
You don't need a gun, Tad.
The demon said
it would release her
if we just stay until 6:00 a.m.
The word of a demon, Dani?
We're dealing with something
none of us understand.
We need this in case
of any misunderstandings.
What, are you gonna
blow your sister's head off
over a misunderstanding?
Who knows
what that thing will do
once it releases her?
-Tad, I can't--
-Hey!
Are you with me...
or against me?
I'm, I'm with you.
Of course I'm with you.
[gasps]
Zo.
Zoe?
Zo!
[in girl's voice]
Who's Zo, Mommy?
I know you're in there.
-In where?
-Stop talking like that.
-Like what?
-You have to stop
talking like that.
-Like what? Like what?
-Use your real voice.
-Use your real voice!
-I can't talk at all, Mommy.
-[in demonic voice] I'm dead.
-[slap]
Hey! What the hell
are you doing?
-Why would you hit her?
-[Tara] I'm sorry.
-[Buckley] What happened?
-Tara, just hit Zo.
[Dani]
I'm sure she had a reason to.
-She said--
-She said what, Tara?
It's fucking with you.
It's fucking with all of us.
Is this is a game to you? Huh?
Fucking with innocent people?
[in demonic voice]
No one's innocent.
Secrets.
So many secrets.
[banging on door]
Who the hell is that?
-It's 3:00 a.m.
-More secrets.
[banging continues]
[banging continues]
[door banging]
-Sebastian.
-What the hell is he doing here?
-Just tell him to leave.
-[Sebastian] I can see you.
-Open the door. I can hear you.
-[banging on door]
If he enters the house,
he can't leave.
[Sebastian speaks in Spanish]
What are you gonna do?
-I'm gonna tell him to leave.
-And if he won't?
He will.
-[banging continues]
-[Sebastian] I swear,
you better open the do--
What are you
doing here, Sebastian?
You need to leave.
I'm not leaving
till I talk to Dani.
What the fuck
you wanna talk to Dani for?
Sebastian, just leave.
Dani.
Sebastian,
you shouldn't have come here.
[ominous music]
[Sebastian]
Why is she tied up?
Why is she tied up?
Get the fuck out of my way.
Do you believe in demons,
Sebastian?
Funny thing about a demon.
Doesn't matter
if you believe in it.
It only matters...
if it believes in you.
Zo?
-[demonic scream]
-[Sebastian] Oh, God!
-[demonic laughter]
-[Sebastian] What the fuck
is wrong with her face?
What the hell happened to her?
Why is she laughing?
Why is she laughing like that?
Because... now you can't leave.
-What do you mean I can't leave?
-He means
when he told you to leave,
you should have fucking left.
Who are you?
No.
[breathing heavily]
I don't know what the hell's
going on here,
but I don't want any part of it.
Yeah, I don't think so.
-Once you entered this house,
you became part of the pact.
-[gun cocks]
Welcome to the party, asshole.
Tad, put the shotgun down.
If he's dead,
does that affect the pact?
No, Tad. Tad,
we can figure out another way.
Hey, we can tie him up
like we did Zo.
Do not shoot him.
-Answer me.
-I'm answering you.
Listen to me. Don't do this.
Sebastian. Sebastian, tell him,
tell him you're going to stay.
-Yeah, Sebastian, just say it.
-Will we still have a deal?
-[Buckley shouts] Don't!
-[gunshot]
[feedback ringing]
[muffled]
What are you doing, man?
[suspenseful tone]
Three more hours.
[door closes]
-[Rivers] Good fucking shooting.
-Not now.
[Rivers]
There was nothing you could do.
I could have tied him up
like Buckley wanted.
[tense music]
Too risky. He had to be shot.
What are you worried about?
He's still alive.
If you wanted him dead,
he'd be dead.
I need to think. Let me think.
You had to do it
to protect her from the enemy.
He was the enemy.
No mercy for the enemy.
-It was either him...
-Or Zo.
[both]
Him or Zo.
Him or Zo. Him or Zo.
Him or Zo. Him or Zo.
-[Tad] Him or Zo.
Him or Zo. Him--
-That's right.
You are her sole protector.
-Zoe.
-Tad.
What are you doing here?
That thing... [stuttering]
let me go. I'm free.
Oh, oh, thank God.
Let's get the others and leave.
Wait, I have
to tell you something.
What is it?
Our parents are dead
because of me.
Uh? Why would you say that?
I fell asleep.
I fell asleep,
we were driving home from dinner
and it was later than expected,
and everyone had drinks,
but I only had a glass of wine,
I promise.
But it... [stutters] it made me
tired and I fell asleep.
But I told you that
we were struck by someone else
and it was their fault.
But it wasn't their fault.
It was my fault.
There was no one else.
Tad, I killed our parents, okay?
-I killed them.
-Stop, stop. Stop!
I can't believe
you've been holding on to this.
I'm sorry they died,
but it doesn't mean
you killed them.
It was an accident.
It could happen to any of us.
It wasn't your fault.
Can you ever forgive me?
Of course. But you have
to forgive yourself? Can you?
I love you.
[sniffling]
-Can we get out of here?
-Yeah, let's go.
-[tense sting]
-[Rivers]
Mission hasn't changed.
Protect Zo at all cost.
[sniffling]
[exhales]
-Here. Here.
-[sniffling]
-[Buckley]
Is he still breathing?
-[Dani] Uh...
He's passed out, but...
Yes.
[Tad]
Elevate his feet.
It'll help blood flow
return to his heart.
You know what else
would have helped?
If you hadn't have shot him.
[Dani sniffling]
What have you done?
[eerie music]
He is going to die
unless we call an ambulance.
-[Tad] Yeah, a few more hours.
-No, Volo, now.
-We can't do that.
-Why?
Remember what you said
about people that asked
the question "Why?"
when they already know
the answer?
He's going to die.
Do you have a medical kit?
Upstairs.
[footsteps receding]
-[Buckley sighs]
-[Tad] It's in there somewhere.
[Buckley]
You know, you could
help me look for it.
-Just hurry.
-[sighs]
This is it?
It's bandages and gauze.
It's completely fucking useless.
That's all I have.
You're gonna
carry around that thing
for the next three hours?
'Cause I want to know.
Am I being held hostage
by a demon... or by you?
You should probably
get downstairs with that.
[ominous music]
[beeping]
[loud thud]
[Tara panting]
[tense sting]
[girl]
Come play with me, Mommy.
[doctor 1]
Relax, it'll be over soon.
[groaning]
-[doctor 2] You calm her down.
-I don't wanna do this.
-[girl] What did you see, Mommy?
-[doctor 1] Relax.
[girl]
Why are you crying, Mommy?
[Tara groaning]
[girl]
Why didn't you want me, Mommy?
[crying] I was afraid.
I wanted to keep you.
-[girl] Do you miss me?
-[Tara crying]
-[suctioning]
-I'm sorry.
Oh, God.
What have I done?
-[suctioning stops]
-[tense sting]
-[Tara gasping]
-[demonic voice] Come get her.
[girl]
Come to me, Mommy.
[Tara]
No.
No!
No! Get away from her! Baby!
I'm coming! I'm coming, baby.
[exclaims, gasps]
[tense music]
[girl]
Bye-bye, Mommy.
-[Dani sniffling]
-[tearing]
-Is this gonna be enough?
-Hopefully.
-He just has to hold on
for a couple more hours.
-[Dani] Hmm.
[faintly speaking in Spanish]
-What is it? What is he doing?
-He's praying.
-[Sebastian gagging]
-I think trying to repent.
-Repent from what?
-I don't know.
[Tad]
What's happening?
-[Buckley] He's repenting.
-Good for him.
[continues in Spanish]
[speaking in Spanish
in demonic voice]
What'd she say?
-She wants him to confess.
-Confess what?
His sins.
[Sebastian shuddering]
[continues in Spanish]
Something about a baby.
And he's sorry.
What baby?
[continues in Spanish]
What's he talking about?
-I don't know.
-Don't fuck with me, Buckley.
Tell me what he said.
-He said he didn't mean
for it to happen.
-[Dani sniffling]
-What to happen?
-The baby.
-What baby?
-Tad, he's just in shock
right now.
I asked you a question, Ranger.
What, baby?
He said...
-[Dani crying]
-...he wants her
to keep their baby.
She's pregnant.
[intense ominous music]
Tad.
[mumbling, crying]
I, I wanted to tell you.
I wanted to tell you.
I didn't mean
for it to happen, okay?
It was a mistake.
I wanted it to be your baby.
I wanted a life with you,
but you pushed me away.
I needed you,
and you shut me out.
I don't even know
who you are anymore.
You did this to us.
Look at me!
Please, say something.
[crying]
Talk to me.
Talk to me.
[Dani crying]
[eerie music]
[Rivers]
I don't know
why you're surprised.
[Tad]
I'm not surprised
she cheated on me.
[Rivers]
But you're surprised
that she fucked that degenerate?
[Tad]
She betrayed Zo.
I can't forgive that.
I don't care about me,
I deserve it.
[Rivers]
You don't deserve it either.
[Tad]
No. You're wrong.
I never loved her.
[panting]
Not the way...
...I loved you.
-[silenced gunshot]
-[Tad] Fuck!
[echoing] Romeo Hotel.
Romeo Hotel. Romeo Hotel.
Troops in contact.
Sierra one is down.
I'll say again,
Sierra one is down.
Request daylight exfil...
Good copy. Standing by for QRF.
Sierra two out.
-[muted]
-[somber music]
Why did you have to leave me?
Goddamn you.
We made plans
for when we got out.
We'd be together,
away from the hate.
You talked about a farm.
You loved animals.
I bought our farm.
I bought this for you.
It feels empty.
I feel empty.
[breathing heavily]
Not here, not now.
Not like this.
-Did you get that motherfucker?
-[Buckley] Yeah!
[quietly]
Stay with me. [mumbles]
Not here. Not now.
Fuck!
Why do I have
to care about you so much?
You're the reason
why I stayed there. You.
Every day I prayed for a bullet,
hoping I would get killed
so I could be with you.
[sniffling]
I wanted to find you.
I'm lost without you.
I love you.
I've only ever loved you.
Look at me. Look at me.
I'm right here
and I'm not going anywhere.
I'll wait for you.
I'll always love you.
But right now,
right now, you need to focus.
I feel like there's no way out.
There's always a way out.
[tense music]
-[Dani crying]
-[Buckley quietly] Dani?
Danielle! Come here.
Buckley, he's not doing so well.
-Is he gonna bleed out?
-Sebastian is the least
of our problems.
We have to get out
of here right now.
Now? No, we can't.
It's not time.
-What about Zoe?
-Zoe?
Did you see the look
on Tad's face?
He's not himself.
He hasn't been himself
all night.
We should have gotten
out of here earlier
-when I found out
about this place.
-Why?
Why? What happened
in this place?
Look, Dani, you're pregnant.
-Let's just get you out of here.
-No. No. Buckley, tell me now.
Fine.
This isn't the first time
stuff like this has happened
in this house.
Just last year, a young woman
killed her parents,
her daughter, and then herself.
[Dani]
What?
-Jesus, Buckley.
Now you tell me?
-I just found out myself.
Look, I saved it.
They called it
"The Curse of The Creole Man."
In the 1960s, a lawyer
and his wife lived here.
Apparently, he was
a retired criminal prosecutor.
It says here,
"Convicted son's father
travels from Louisiana
to kill the man that convicted
his innocent son of murder."
Two days
after he went to prison,
the son was stabbed to death
in his jail cell.
-[engine stops]
-They never found out
who did it,
but the father
blamed the lawyer.
Six months later,
they caught a guy
who confessed
to various murders,
including the one his son
was convicted for.
The prosecutor
had tampered with the evidence
to pin the murder
on the innocent boy.
The father of the boy
came to this house
to seek revenge for his son."
[suspenseful music]
[truck door closes]
[soft clattering]
-[intense dramatic music]
-[muted]
[rhythmic muffled chanting]
-[muted]
-[indistinct whispering]
[Buckley]
"The Creole Man was found
lying on the floor next to them
of an apparent suicide."
All right.
Yeah, let's go. [sniffles]
Wait. What about Tara?
Shit. You're right.
Okay, look, you stay here.
I'll find her.
What if Tad sees you?
Then I'll fuck him up.
I'll figure something out.
-[footsteps receding]
-[radio clicks]
[man speaking on radio
in Haitian Creole]
-[channel changes]
-[dance music playing]
[suspenseful music]
[gasps, grunting]
[message tone]
[music intensifies]
[thud]
[fire crackling]
[melancholic music]
It's almost day.
What the fuck, Volo?
I couldn't let you leave.
I wasn't.
I was looking for Tara.
Where is she?
Where's Dani?
I lied earlier.
I knew about the people
being murdered here.
The house was cheap,
I didn't care.
We all have demons.
But my demons are far worse
than anyone can imagine.
-[man on radio muffled] You're
really doing a good job, though.
-[gun cocks]
[gunshot]
-Target one down.
-[gun cocks]
[Rivers]
Good.
Never forget the pain.
How does it feel
to be the Grim Reaper?
[gunshot]
-[man on radio muffled]
Target two down.
-[gun cocks]
Doesn't matter now.
She's the only thing
that matters.
Only eight minutes.
Hey, we can wait this out,
and then we can all
get the hell out of here.
There's a reason for all of us
being here tonight.
To cleanse our souls
and release our demons.
Volo, you're not making
any sense.
I finally figured out the demon
that haunts your thoughts.
I wasn't sure at first.
I guess I blocked it out,
like so many things
for many years.
The day LT died,
you didn't shoot.
[Tad]
Buckley, you got him?
Standby. No adjustments.
On target.
[Tad]
Hostile.
[distant chatter]
You on him?
[distant gunshot]
-[Buckley] Yeah.
-[Tad] Send it.
-[gunshot]
-I said, "Sent--"
[tense music]
[singer vocalizing]
[muffled chatter]
[tense music]
[distant explosions]
You're the reason LT is dead.
He was just a kid.
I couldn't shoot a kid.
[in demonic voice]
But you could fuck one?
You ever dream about me?
You know, we've made
so much progress.
You have got to be
my favorite patient.
You know,
what we talk about is private.
It's better for both of us
that way, right?
[unsettling music]
It's my job to keep it private.
Do you want to know
what my dream was about?
'Cause it was starring you.
I like how soft your skin is.
[door creaks open]
Get the fuck out of my head!
I didn't do anything!
[in demonic voice]
But you would have.
[Buckley panting]
I'm not gonna let you
mind fuck me.
Who's the little girl, Buckley?
[suspenseful music]
I'm not gonna--
I'm not gonna apologize
for something I didn't do.
I didn't do anything.
I didn't do anything, I swear.
I thought...
God, I, I thought about it.
I did, I did,
I thought about it.
I did, but I didn't do anything!
And I certainly
am not going to apologize
for not shooting a kid.
You have to do it...
...to protect her
from the enemy.
He is the enemy.
No mercy for the enemy.
Who are you talking to?
Tommy.
Lieutenant Rivers?
Where's Tommy now?
He's right next to you.
-Look how peaceful...
-[Tad and woman] ...you look,
princess.
[in woman's voice]
So pure and innocent
to all of this.
"A bushel and a peck
and a hug around the neck."
I love you.
I love you too, sweetheart.
Don't blame yourself
for what happened to us.
We forgive you.
You'll always be...
[in old man's voice]
...Daddy's little girl.
Volo, listen to me.
You're a sick man.
Your PTSD
is making you vulnerable
for the demon to enter.
Whatever this thing
wants from us,
I believe it's using you
to accomplish it.
How do you think I got tied up?
I came down here
and you were tied to it.
Wrong.
[melancholic music]
You knocked me out
and tied me to this chair.
No.
-No. It was The Creole Man.
-No, Tad.
I saw him with my own eyes.
You're The Creole Man.
[choking, grunting]
-[glass shatters]
-[groans]
You're the one who's possessed.
The old man at the store
said this would happen.
[in old man's voice]
That it's just the beginning.
I don't believe I've seen you
in here before, young man.
[in normal voice]
No, first time.
I'm new to the area, sort of.
I have the house
up on Cressfield Lane.
Can't trust anyone.
Everyone else is suspect.
What old man?
You're losing it, Volo.
What about his wife?
The old lady, my neighbor.
[in woman's voice]
This is such a nice house.
We reside in something
very similar.
-[in normal voice] "We"?
-Yes, my husband and I.
[in woman's voice] Our son
will eventually be joining us.
[in normal voice]
She was here. You all met her.
She brought pie.
I'm just gonna
put this pie down right here
and be on my way.
Pie?
There's no fucking pie!
There's no old woman!
We never met any neighbor!
[exhales]
Where's Dani?
Where's Tara?
[dance music playing]
[suspenseful music]
[gasps, grunting]
[groaning]
[Tara]
I'm coming--
-[both grunting]
-[Tara] No! No!
I killed them.
[tense music building]
Fuck! Fuck!
Fuck!
[screaming]
Fuck! Help!
Oh, God, help me!
Somebody help me, please!
Help!
I'm your brother.
I'm your brother.
Tad, listen to me.
Listen to me. Listen to me.
You're fucked up, man.
You're fucked up.
You're fucked up.
You listen to me,
we can get through it, okay?
Tad, snap out of it!
I'm your brother!
[screaming]
[grunting]
[panting]
You know...
...whenever I came home
on leave, people would
always ask me,
"How many people did you kill?"
I never said anything
'cause I didn't want
to be condemned.
'Cause that's what people do.
Chastise others for something
they know nothing about.
These fucking people
sleep comfortably in their beds
because violent men
do violent things.
And when you finally
get a chance to come back home,
you can see
their disgust towards you
when they find out
what you've really done.
Everybody's a judge.
Everybody's a critic.
If you say you're not,
then you're a fucking hypocrite.
That's the demon that
all society carries with it.
You're gonna let the demon win.
That's the thing about demons.
No matter how hard
you try to get rid of them,
[in distorted voice]
they always come back
to haunt you.
[screams]
[silence]
-[leaves rustling]
-[birds chirping]
[clock ticking]
Zo, wake up.
Time to go.
Zo.
Zoe?
Zoe?
[melancholic music]
[Tad's breath shuddering]
I'm sorry, Zo.
I couldn't keep my promise.
[screaming] No!
Wake up, baby. Wake up!
I'm sorry!
[sobbing] I'm sorry.
[crying]
[muted]
[sniffles]
[ominous music]
[beeping]
[dispatcher]
911, what's your emergency?
I'd like to report a homicide.
The farmhouse
on Cressfield Lane.
You know the one.
Everyone's dead.
-[static]
-[sportscaster on radio]
Carl looks out for strike two,
as Milton pulls the string
on it and gets it
over to the inside corner.
Two and two. McConnell waits
as Milton goes into the windup.
Curveball.
It's a hit up center field.
Takes a lucky bounce.
Milton, one handed,
throws it to first.
Not in time,
McDonald beats it out.
McDonald hits it.
He gets a run. He's coming in.
Anderson hits a slow roll
off the base side
and the bases are now loaded.
-John--
-[gunshot]
[radio static]
[upbeat music]
Ice cream
surely did cool me off
in the summertime
I'll be counting the days
till you'll be mine
Maybe all the dreams
came true for us to see
In the summer
the time that I possess
Staring up at a harvest moon
and a wagon ride
I'd be cast
in the places you would hide
-[clock clicks]
-Maybe all the dreams
came true for...
[Tad]
Can you forgive yourself?
[Zoe]
Yes.
[gasps]
One, two, buckle my shoe
Three, four, hide no more
["Breathe Again"
by Meghan Carrasquillo
and Ricky Manning]
[Meghan]
Ripped up jeans
Faded like a teenage dream
Like a teenage dream
Fixed my teeth
That I hated
No one knew but me
And I don't know
where I am right now
Ooh, oh, oh, oh
I'll make it
For, oh, oh, oh
For changing
You, oh, oh, oh
Still breaking down
But I think
I'm on my way out
'Cause I've been
driving round
Searching for me
in a ghost town
Looking for peace
I know that won't be found
I wanna, I wanna, I wanna
I wanna breathe again
Hiding, won't come out
Tired of fighting
All my toxic, I'm trying
But silence never
seemed so loud
I wanna, I wanna, I wanna
I wanna breathe again
[Ricky]
Things I keep
in the basement
Started haunting me
[Meghan]
Yeah, they're haunting me
[Ricky]
They're hunting me
[Meghan]
Truths I buried
Grew like ten inches
It seems
In my deep end sea
But I think
I'm on my way out
'Cause I've been
driving round
Searching for me
in a ghost town
Looking for peace
I know that won't be found
I wanna, I wanna, I wanna
I wanna breathe again
Hiding, won't come out
Tired of fighting
All my toxic, I'm trying
But silence never
seemed so loud
I wanna, I wanna, I wanna
-Yeah!
-Truths I buried
Grew like ten inches
It seems
In my deep end sea
But I think
I'm on my way out
'Cause I've been
driving round
Searching for me
in a ghost town
Looking for peace
I know that won't be found
I wanna, I wanna, I wanna
I wanna breathe again
[radio static]
["Bad Habits" by John Riggins]
I can't sing like Jones
But I can drink like him
I've stayed up for days
Like Waylon did
The bottle
has let me down before
And I've known lonely
Chiseled in stone
I've got all the bad habits
my heroes did
If I keep living
the songs I write
They just might kill me yet
I'm trying
to fill their shoes
But I don't think
it's what they meant
I've got all the bad habits
my heroes did
If I keep living
the songs I write
They just might kill me yet
I'm trying
to fill their shoes
But I don't think
it's what they meant
I've got all the bad habits
my heroes did
[song fades away]
[unsettling music]
[leaves rustling]
[birds chirping]
[stake thudding into ground]
[music intensifies]