Mamochka (2026) Movie Script
(slow whimsical music)
(slow music continues)
(guns banging)
(radio chattering)
(suspenseful music)
Where do you want this?
In the fucking garbage.
Are you sure?
I had to wear these things
just so everyone would think I was crying,
otherwise god forbid, they might think
I'm a cold bitch.
Honestly honey, who gives a flying fuck
what anybody thinks, okay?
We know the situation, they don't,
but having said that,
this is like, all she had left.
You don't wanna keep this?
It's creepy and I hate it, throw it out.
At the end of the day
she was your mother.
[Jane] Maybe we can sell
it, buy a nice coffee table,
remember her that way.
(suspenseful music)
I'm gonna put this up here for now.
Look, I don't think you should be
this negative about her around him.
We know how she was but we can't teach him
to just shit on family.
Those sunglasses may be
his coffee table one day.
I know you're right,
coffee table comment
ain't selling it though.
You really think this thing
could be worth something?
God, I forgot how much this thing
creeped me out as a kid.
All right, look, it's
not going on a pedestal
in the living room.
You wanna jump in the shower first?
No, you go.
I'll get the cash ready for the sitter.
Ow.
Hey buddy, is everything all right?
What's going on here, kiddo?
They're protecting me.
Protecting you from what?
From the monster.
All right, I think maybe you should
play a different kind of game, okay?
You want some ice cream?
Yeah.
Listen, you gotta make me a deal,
since I can't have sugar,
you've gotta have two ice cream sandwiches
not just one, deal?
Deal.
[Dad] All right, let's go.
Love you, daddy.
[Dad] I love you too, buddy.
So, what flavor are you gonna have?
[Child] Uh, I want
cookies and cream and...
I'm too old to be
doing this shit outside.
I mean, at 14 fine, but hiding
outside to smoke a joint?
I mean, I work for a
living, this is my house.
But if Sarah gets the
slightest whiff of this
I will never hear the end of it.
It's not a big deal.
What the fuck is
happening to this world?
I used to spend half an hour
putting drops in my
eyes before coming home
and now my daughter is the resident narc.
You got a good one on
your hands, don't complain.
You sure she doesn't
mind babysitting tonight?
You're not making her do it, right?
Oh god, no.
Good for her.
I never would have done any shit like that
as a teenager, too lazy.
She's saving up money
to go to Mexico this
summer with her friends
as a last hurrah before college.
Yeah, she's also working part time
at that gluten free bagel shop in town.
She's always bringing home
weird shit from there.
Yeah, I shouldn't say that actually,
some of it's actually good.
I'm proud of her though.
She's very responsible.
(bell ringing)
May I present you with this little token
of our esteem.
[Sarah] Brian.
[Cartoon Character] For me?
(speaking in a foreign language)
Brian.
[Daffy Duck] Just a
little going away present.
Hey, I know you're gonna be a good boy
and you're gonna listen to me, right?
(doorbell ringing)
Sarah, what the fuck?
I've been out here, there's bugs and shit.
Sarah.
(doorbell ringing)
Come on.
I've been out here for like half an hour.
(doorbell ringing)
Sarah.
Where the hell are you?
I got beer.
Okay, that's Derek.
He's gonna help me with my homework.
So, you can stay in this room
and you can watch TV, okay?
(upbeat music)
(Derek groaning)
Okay.
[Derek] Come on.
[Sarah] Stop.
Okay, stop, stop.
Get off.
What the fuck?
[Sarah] I told you to get off.
I was trying to.
That's not funny.
God, you're a fucking jerk.
I'm bored and buzzed.
I don't understand what
you want me to do about that
because I'm working.
I'm babysitting.
There's a kid here.
The kid's in his room watching cartoons.
Come on.
Fine.
I'll go break the seal.
Yeah, you go do that.
Why don't you jerk off
while you're in there, huh?
Let out some steam.
You know, I think I will.
God, I need a new boyfriend.
Hey, remember to clean up after yourself.
(door closing)
Okay now.
(upbeat music)
(cartoon character laughing)
(upbeat music)
(door creaking)
(suspenseful music)
(doors creaking)
Dr. Holmes, it seems
there are no snacks in here.
Indubitably, Mr. Watson.
What we need is the snack pantry.
(suspenseful music)
Chocolate milk.
Goldfish.
Graham crackers.
(suspenseful music)
Tuna fish, ew.
(suspenseful music)
(phone beeping)
(suspenseful music)
Granola bars.
Graham crackers.
Butter cookies, apple juice, ow.
Brian.
Brian.
Only real complaint I have
is that idiot boyfriend of hers.
I mean, but at 17, if you
don't have an idiot boyfriend,
are you really doing it right?
I married mine.
I trust her though,
she'll do the right thing.
How is Mark?
He's fine.
Think he's having some kind
of midlife crisis thing.
He seems bored.
Well, he's middle
aged, he hates his job.
If he wasn't having some
sort of midlife thing,
he'd be a fucking idiot.
Ha ha ha ha.
Is Steve the same way?
He was, and then he got really into
collecting baseball cards.
Yeah, yeah.
And now I'm the one who's bored.
Yeah, I hope yours gets a better hobby.
Me too.
I really do.
(water splashing)
Can we at least put
on a movie or something?
Now you're asleep?
You've gotta be fucking kidding me.
Worst date ever, and I'm
not doing your job for you.
Kid, you're on your own.
(door closing)
(suspenseful music)
I just wanted to play.
Are you scared?
(Sarah groaning)
You're the prettiest
girl I have ever seen
Dale is always up in my business.
I told him like, you gotta,
you gotta go on your own things.
Right, right, what's his problem?
Business, 'cause you're failing yourself
and I'm doing okay.
Shouldn't you be at home
mourning or some shit?
Are you kidding?
She hated her mother.
I mean, I tried to get 'em to get along
but you know what made it really hard?
[Gary] What?
I really fucking hated her too.
(Gary laughing)
She was nasty.
No friends, no one.
She was from Ukraine, right?
Yeah, yeah as a matter
of fact, that's how we met.
My dad was talking to me.
She thought he was speaking Ukrainian
but it was Polish.
Same difference.
It's two different countries.
Different flags, different religions.
They're Eastern Orthodox.
And you're Catholic, right?
I'm not anything, just
don't tell my mother.
Okay, Mr. Cajewski.
Well, my parents live in North Carolina.
Cheers to that.
I told Patsy, never you mind,
just forget the whole damn thing.
It's not even worth your,
they come to my facility,
use my toilet paper,
insult my boilers.
Jane, she getting along okay?
Oh, yeah, yeah, no, we saw it coming.
She doesn't have any
brothers or sisters, right?
So, you should at least get
some sort of inheritance.
Are you kidding me?
Not a fucking thing.
She didn't spend a dime
so I don't know where the money went.
All we got was a creepy ass old doll
that she got from her
mother in the old country
when she was a little girl.
I always found dolls creepy.
There's nothing
specifically creepy about it.
It's just the general kind of creepy.
Like, she's got a...
[Friend] Everything all right?
Yeah, everything,
just hold on one second.
No, don't turn around.
[Gary] Got any pictures?
[Mark] Of what?
The doll.
Is it something?
Yeah, it might be.
Well, anyways what were
you saying about Patricia.
Thank you.
Well, make sure you send
them in the morning.
They freak me out if I see them
before I go to bed.
All right, come on, go take a piss.
Relax, I'm kidding.
Don't be so sensitive.
Nah, it's just, I'm down, man.
[Gary] Listen, death is sad.
It's not that, it's not that.
Then what?
I'm just, I don't know man,
I used to be in a band.
Yeah, like 20 years ago.
What the fuck about it?
Now I edit corporate
marketing videos for my job.
Listen, I'm not, I'm not where I wanna be.
Don't bum me out.
We were having a good time
and out of nowhere, you
got all feminine on me.
No, it's just that I'm...
Bored, that's all it is.
Get a hobby.
A hobby?
Yeah, and another round of shots.
Maybe you're right.
I'm always right.
Now, I'm gonna go take that leak.
The Steely Dan reunion.
[Friend] What reunion?
I've never even heard of that word.
You don't know what
the word reunion means?
[Friend] No.
You said something else.
Yeah.
[Friend] Whatever that, that
sounds like a made up word,
just now.
Hold on one second, hold on.
[Friend] What are you doing this time?
(upbeat music)
(people chattering)
(upbeat music)
Hey, I couldn't help
but overhear earlier,
you were talking about a doll?
An old one from Europe?
Oh yeah, it was my wife's mothers.
She just passed away.
Oh wow, my condolences.
Oh, thank you.
You know, it's a crazy coincidence.
What is?
I'm a doll doctor.
A what?
A doll doctor.
They're not alive, they're dolls.
I know, that's just what they call it.
I appraise, repair, and deal
in fine collectible dolls.
Oh shit, no shit.
Yeah.
So, you have to go to
medical school for this shit?
No, no, no, no, I went for philosophy.
How'd you get from
that to selling dolls?
You know, I just had to pay.
It was an expensive degree
so I needed to make the money
and my dad owned a doll shop
so I did what I had to.
Okay.
So, you think this doll
may be worth something?
Could be.
I have a store about
an hour north of here.
You come by and I'll
check it out, why not?
Oh thank you.
No, thank you.
I came in here for a beer
and now I got a new customer.
Thought you was getting the next round.
Oh, Gary, hey, listen,
this is, what is it again?
Oh, Ralph, Dr. Ralph Finklestein.
Ralph here's a doll doctor.
(door creaking)
Is everything all right?
Sarah's gone.
When I got home, Brian was by himself.
What?
Linda's been calling her.
No one knows where she is.
Where's Brian?
In his room, asleep.
He was asleep when I got home.
Where's Sarah?
What did she just up and leave him?
Where did she go?
Haven't you been listening?
We don't fucking know.
(door banging)
Jane, are you gonna check what that was?
Jane?
(slow music)
(suspenseful music)
(woman laughing)
(suspenseful music)
Where are you going?
I had a nightmare.
[Jane] What is it?
[Mark] Brian had a nightmare,
go back to sleep.
All right, let's go tuck you in, buddy.
(sheets crunching)
[Jane] How'd you sleep?
I don't think I'm taking
any more of that melatonin.
It's giving me weird dreams.
Thanks again for last night,
especially after the way I snapped at you.
[Mark] What happened last night?
Brian.
Oh right, Brian, yeah.
Hey, don't worry about, you know who,
I mean, I just didn't know what to say.
I get it.
It's crazy.
I'll call Linda later,
see if there's an update.
[Mark] Let me know what you hear.
What's that thing doing here?
Oh right, last night at the bar,
I bumped into a doll doctor.
A what?
A doll doctor.
It's like a comic book guy but with dolls,
that was this dude.
Anyway, he said I could swing by with it
and he'll appraise it.
It could be worth something.
You wanna sell it?
Yeah, why not?
Better than throwing it out.
You wanna throw it out?
Wait, no.
Didn't we agree that it's creepy,
like, you told me to throw it out.
We can keep it in the attic.
I can't just throw it out.
All right.
I'll bring it in anyway.
Maybe we can learn something about it,
some history, something.
[Jane] Whatever.
You don't want me to take it in?
Bring it in.
Do whatever you want.
Don't just leave it there,
put it in the dishwasher.
All right.
I'm not gonna say it's been a rough week.
That wouldn't be fair,
but you know, what I will say,
is I don't wanna fight
about a creepy doll.
Okay.
Fair enough.
All right, I'll call
when I'm on my way home.
Just, you need to take some time off,
watch some TV, you need a mental break.
Do need to catch up on The Housewives.
[Mark] All right, on
that note I'm off to work.
All right, buddy, let's
go, put your shoes on.
(TV chattering)
(suspenseful music)
(phone ringing)
[Jane] Hello?
[Linda] Are you okay?
[Jane] Yeah, I just started crying.
I guess all the emotions finally came out.
How are you?
Any news on Sarah?
Hello?
[Linda] We found her.
[Jane] Where?
Is she okay?
[Linda] I need you to come over.
(door creaking)
Hey, Jeff had to fumigate,
so he had to close the studio for the day.
Jane, you home?
(knocking on door)
(door creaking)
Thank you for coming.
No problem.
I just needed you to,
well come in, come in.
Sarah, it's Jane.
You asked for Jane.
Can I get you some coffee or tea?
No, thank you.
Your mom said you asked for me.
We were all really worried about you.
I know you wouldn't leave
Brian without a good reason.
He's okay, by the way.
We wanted you to know
that we're all right.
Brian didn't say what happened,
but he's all right.
Brian is evil.
Sarah.
What?
He's at a tough age, I know.
I'm sorry he put you through that.
I didn't know, what happened?
What happened?
He is.
He's evil.
There's real evil.
Sarah, stop it, please.
We found her in the park.
She hasn't slept all night.
I'm sorry, I don't know what's going on.
(Sarah screaming)
You're buying lunch.
What do you mean?
What else would you be doing?
Instead of what?
What are you talking about?
Instead of what?
I wanna hear you say it.
All right, instead of
driving an hour and a half
up to Cold Spring with my
deceased mother-in-law's doll
to a doll doctor.
Yeah, instead of that.
You know if I stayed home,
and jerked off three times,
I'd be less embarrassed to share
that on social media.
Is that what you'd be
doing if I didn't call you?
Hey, I'm semi-retired.
See, when you are fortunate enough
to be in my position,
you'll understand more
about the optimal ways
to spend your time.
First off, you're living in a house
that your parents gave you
that you're renting out and
you're living in the garage.
Hey, I'm an entrepreneur.
Why can't you handle that?
Why can't you be more supportive?
First off, take that nasty
thing off my dash over there,
I just had the car cleaned.
Secondly, I'm a very
supportive friend, all right?
Yeah, yeah.
Okay, okay cool.
(elevator dinging)
(door slamming)
Is this is it?
Where's that shop he was talking about?
He said he was closed
and that we should meet
him at the home office.
Home office?
This is barely a home.
You live in a garage.
Semantics.
(buzzer buzzing)
(metal clanging)
Oh, so sorry.
You caught me in the
middle of lunch, come on.
[Mark] You knew we were coming, right?
Of course, come on,
have a seat right there.
All right, let's see what we got here.
Oh, is this the special lady?
[Mark] Well, you tell me how special.
All right.
Oh.
Wow.
This is some serious craftsmanship.
Okay.
This is where we find
out some key details.
See this in German,
and these numbers here?
Yeah, what does that mean?
Ralphie, what's going on?
That's just my mom.
Are these more of your loser friends?
Mom, this is business, okay?
Just leave us alone, please.
Did you offer them sandwiches?
I'm all right, Mrs. Finklestein.
[Mom] I'm going back
to watch my stories.
Okay, you do that, mom.
(door closing)
I'm so sorry about that.
Wait, let me grab something.
Okay, what the fuck is going on?
All right.
Okay, back to business, I promise.
Look, I prepared for you
guys, check this out.
Here, got it, got it.
That's her.
So, is it valuable?
Possibly very.
All right, good, great,
so, how much would you give me for it?
Oh, I never buy anything like this.
What?
Why?
Well, it's a Nazi doll.
What?
It's a Nazi doll.
Dolls can't be Nazi's, doc.
Yeah, but it was made by Nazis.
You see this right here?
This is a town in north Germany
that was famous for these
types of things, okay?
Not so much from a doll perspective
but historically.
I bet, but what does that mean?
[Ralph] You see this?
The hair?
Yeah, several of these factories
were known to use human hair
and that was like the
highest quality thing
you could do back then.
It was very expensive.
Well, that's good, right?
Yeah, but, this date
is right around the time
when they were using hair from
concentration camp victims.
What?
Good Christ.
Yeah, there's a Turkish
toy museum in Turkey
that had one of these dolls
that used hair from a victim at Auschwitz.
It's a Nazi doll.
Yeah, that's what I'm saying,
I mean you can burn it
and not feel bad about it
or I'm sure you can find
some customers somewhere.
Yeah, Nazis.
Enthusiasts.
I mean, none around here
but you can find them online.
So, it's a Nazi doll.
Yeah.
So dude.
Yo, you got a Nazi doll?
Jane, Jane, you won't believe what...
Is everything okay?
No, it's not.
Where's Brian?
In bed, asleep, duh.
There's no need for that, what happened?
I told you to leave the doll alone.
Is this about the doll?
Of course it's about the fucking doll.
I told you to leave it alone.
You told me not to sell it.
I didn't sell it, I
learned something about it
that you need to know.
The only thing I need to know
is why you don't give a single fuck
about what I have to say.
What are you talking about?
Don't give a fuck about me,
you don't give a fuck about Brian.
Excuse me?
What did you do to Sarah?
Oh my god, oh my god,
I'm sorry, I'm sorry.
Oh my god, I'm sorry.
I had a dream.
[Jane] What is it?
[Mark] Brian had a
nightmare, go back to sleep.
All right, let's go tuck you in.
Making coffee, poured you a cup already.
How'd you sleep?
I don't think I'm gonna take
any more of that melatonin.
It's giving me like, weird dreams.
[Jane] Thanks again for last night.
What happened last night?
Brian.
Oh right, the nightmare.
Oh yeah, it's all right.
I was already up.
[Jane] Either way, thanks
for letting me sleep.
Both of you need a break from my nonsense.
That's all right, don't talk like that.
It's a process.
Oh, I'm glad there's
an official term for it.
Oh, we didn't get a
chance to talk yesterday
but when you get home from work today,
I wanna talk to you about S-A-R-A-H.
Yeah, yeah, of course,
did they find her?
Yeah, but, you were so tired,
went straight to bed,
and honestly, she freaked me out a bit.
Just wanted to forget the whole thing.
Is she okay?
Not really.
Not in front of...
We'll talk later.
I think I'm gonna take the day off
from work today.
You feeling sick?
Yeah, yeah, I just, I need to,
I need to break up the routine.
Think I'm gonna take the
doll over to that guy,
the doll doctor.
[Jane] The what?
He's like a comic
book guy but with dolls.
I met one.
Okay.
Do you want me to go with you?
No, no, it's all right.
I'll go up with Gary.
Okay, let me know what he says.
History's always interesting,
so maybe we'll learn something.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Hey Gary, bud, listen,
did we go to Cold Spring
yesterday, me and you?
[Gary] What the fuck
are you talking about?
Everything okay?
Yeah, no, no, my head is all fucked up.
I just, all right, I'll pick you up in 15.
[Gary] I'm still in my fucking robe.
All right, fine, fine,
whatever, 30, yeah.
He said he was closed for the day
and that, you know, we should meet him
at his home office.
Home office?
This barely looks like a home.
You live in a garage.
[Gary And Mark] Semantics.
We spend too much time together.
You're right.
(buzzer buzzing)
So sorry, you guys caught
me in the middle of lunch.
Come on.
You knew we were coming, right?
[Ralph] Oh, is this the special lady?
Well, you tell me how special.
[Ralph] All right.
Oh.
This is some serious craftsmanship.
There's numbers on there, right?
To tell you the who, what,
where, when, why, how?
That's right.
[Mark] And those words,
that's German, right?
Mm hmm, that's right.
Is everything all right?
Yeah.
Is your mother home?
My mother?
Do I look like I live with my mom?
No sorry, I didn't mean anything by it.
Can we get back to business here?
Yeah, yeah, yeah, of course.
All right, let me
check some numbers here.
Serial code, all right.
It was made during the war, right?
That's right.
How much do you know about this doll?
It's a Nazi doll, right?
What the fuck are you talking about?
I mean, dolls can't be Nazi,
but it was made in a Nazi era factory
during the war, so...
And that hair,
that's hair from concentration
camp victims, right?
Have you lost your fucking mind?
It's not that crazy actually.
From some place in Turkey,
some toy museum, right?
You did your homework.
So, is it human hair?
Like from the Holocaust?
Yes Gary, from the fucking Holocaust.
Now, can you let the professional talk?
Oh, okay.
Listen, anything's possible.
It definitely is human hair.
They still use it in high
end dolls to this day,
but I can't tell you for
sure where it's from.
But it can be from the Holocaust, right?
Anything's possible.
I mean, that's why I wouldn't
sell this in my store,
but there are definitely people
who are interested in this type of thing.
Nazi memorabilia.
Yeah, collectibles.
You know, not so much in this area,
but there are interested parties.
I need to learn more about this.
Hey, you can buy my book.
So dude, you got a Nazi doll.
(suspenseful music)
[Jane] You've lost your mind.
Go on your phone, look it up,
Nazi doll, human hair,
see what comes up.
[Jane] Are you serious?
Yes.
This doll doctor guy
told you this doll's
made out of human hair?
No, not exactly, but...
[Jane] Oh, but you think it is.
Look, I'm telling you,
this thing, there's something about it.
It's just creepy.
That's it.
But these nightmares I'm having.
It's a creepy fucking doll.
We just went to a funeral.
Your brain's acting out.
Go have a beer.
Have a glass of whiskey.
Have a whole bottle if you need to,
just stop obsessing over
this stupid fucking thing.
Don't scream, you're
gonna wake Brian up.
Listen to me, I just wanna talk about it.
What's wrong with this?
Fucking doll's what's wrong with this.
I'm going to bed.
Think you should too.
Goodnight.
I'll see you in bed.
(upbeat orchestral music)
(suspenseful music)
What the fuck are you listening to?
It's just Horst Wessel Lied,
or, Raise the Flag.
It was the anthem of the Nazi party,
or at least the NAP from 1930 to 1945.
What the fuck are you talking about?
Just, shut it off, Brian is sleeping.
Yeah, yeah, of course.
(slow music)
(water splashing)
(slow music)
(water splashing)
(slow music)
(phone buzzing)
(slow music)
(slow music continues)
(water splashing)
(slow music)
(tires screeching)
(Linda screaming)
[TV Announcer] In the last 75 years,
this madness has cost the world
more than 20 million killed,
more than 60 million wounded,
more than 200 million made homeless.
This does not include the untold millions
that died of disease resulting from war.
Hey, did you know that Rudolf Hess,
or Rudolf Hoss, first
started experimenting
with gassing prisoners as early as 1941?
Those Russian political cama Tsars.
Yeah, he was actually relieved
that they didn't have to be subjected
to the bloodbath of a
killing, of a shooting,
and it was more humane for the prisoners.
[Jane] What'd you say?
Nothing, nothing.
[TV Announcer] When Adolf
Hitler enzoned himself as god.
Was it more World War II stuff?
Yeah, something like that.
[TV Announcer] What fantastic dreams
was this humorless man dreaming
as he stood at Nuremberg and looked down
on his fanatic followers.
Glad you're into all this history now
but frankly, I think I find this subject
more upsetting than the doll.
I'll stick to the more positive moments.
From the war?
[TV Announcer] Lead by Genghis Kahn.
Can you help me fold these sheets now?
Yeah.
[TV Announcer]
Pillaging, barbarian hoards
swept across Asia and Eastern Europe.
Genghis Kahn conquered...
It's just a temporary place for it,
'til I figure out where I wanna put it.
No, it doesn't bother me.
I'm just saying, thought
you wanted it out of sight,
out of mind.
Yeah, but it's all I
have left of my mother.
I preferred she left me a diamond necklace
but this is what I got.
Your mother?
Yeah, I think I'm in
the acceptance phase.
Whatever issues we had, she was my mother
and that's what I wanna remember.
But, what about the World War II stuff?
What World War II stuff?
Doll was made in Germany,
and the rest is purely
from your wild imagination.
My imagination?
What about the doll doctor?
He's a professional.
A professional what?
With dolls, you know.
(phone ringing)
That's mine, you take this.
Hi.
I am so sorry.
Yes, yes of course, anything you need.
Please, just let us know, okay?
Linda's daughter died.
What?
Committed suicide, horrible.
Oh my god, that's terrible.
So sad.
I knew there was something
wrong with that girl.
She had to be on drugs.
The fuck are you talking about?
The way she left Brian.
I saw her that day, she creeped me out.
Feel bad for Linda.
I'll go over there tonight.
I'd say we should both go
but I don't think it's
a good place for Brian.
You'll stay home with him tonight?
Yeah.
Listen, don't take this the wrong way
but I fully support if
you go talk to somebody,
like a professional.
What's that supposed to mean?
(Mark mumbling)
When it piles on, you can feel like
you're losing your mind.
All right, so I just think...
Maybe you need therapy?
Right.
Yeah, well you know,
instead of reading crazy
bullshit on the internet,
you do the rest of the laundry.
You're the one losing your fucking mind.
[TV Announcer] Won
the Western hemisphere,
which together with Australia
and all the islands of the world...
(slow guitar music)
It's not crazy wanting to know
where you came from, is it?
I guess talking to a doll, that's crazy.
I guess we all go a little mad sometimes.
(suspenseful music)
(door creaking)
Hi.
Hi, Mark Cajewski, did I say that right?
[Mark] Yeah, yeah.
It's a nice neighborhood you got here.
I've got this priority
letter here for you.
[Mark] Oh, a delivery.
Yeah, I usually have these heavy boxes
to bring up and down driveways
but today, it's just this
little envelope for you.
[Mark] Let's see anyway.
Oh, you gotta sign for it.
[Mark] Oh, you got a pen?
I'm embarrassed to say
that I don't have a pen.
Is it possible I can borrow one of yours?
[Mark] Don't you have like
one of those like, electronic
things on your phone
or a machine or something?
I mean, you would think I would
but I'm also embarrassed to say that,
I'd like to ask you for a glass of water.
I've been driving around
in my van all day,
some long distance drop offs and pick ups,
and just haven't had a chance
to stop for a cold soda yet.
[Mark] Oh, yeah, I mean, I'm sorry,
but come on in, some water.
You don't mind coming upstairs, do ya?
Upstairs, downstairs,
it's all the same to me.
You don't mind taking
your shoes off, do ya?
I don't.
I always found water so boring.
(water splashing)
What's that?
Flavor drops.
Did you want some?
No, no thanks, I got this sugar thing.
They're really good, are you sure?
All right, you know what, why not?
Fuck it.
(water splashing)
That's really good, what
is that, cinnamon apple?
Tastes like pie, doesn't it?
Yeah.
It's wild what man can do.
Take simple water, add a few flavor drops,
and boom, you got something
brand new and beautiful.
Unlike me, I'm just your
ordinary delivery guy.
You should try my job.
What do you do?
Video production.
Really?
Have you worked with famous people?
No, it's nothing exciting like that.
I work for a video production company.
It's mostly just editing in my office.
Still, it sounds very exciting.
All this control you have over the footage
and putting it all together
to create something brand new.
Truthfully it's pretty boring
and you know, they can replace
me, wouldn't even matter.
Don't sell yourself so short.
Anyway, you want another water?
You know what I could really go for?
What?
A nice cold beer.
Aren't you working?
Hey, are you my boss or something?
Come on, let's have a
nice cold beer together.
Be the best host you can
be, what do you think?
I don't have to ask whether you have any
in your fridge or not,
'cause it looks like you're
a beer drinker to me.
All right, fuck it, why not?
(suspenseful music)
If possible, I'd love
to warm up my throat
right before that cold beer.
Cold beer never tasted so good
right after a shot of bourbon.
(glass clinking)
(delivery guy laughing)
It's funny you should say that.
Lately I've gotten into history,
like specific history.
Oh really?
Like a hobby?
Something like that.
What kind of history?
If you don't mind me asking.
Is it Roman Empire?
No, no, no, like World War II.
Hm.
Well, most history is pretty similar
when you think about it.
Something happens, then
whoever's left around
has the privilege to wash
their hands of the whole thing.
Just ask Pilate.
Who?
Just some Roman politician.
Like all history, just
another fart in the wind.
I never thought about it that way.
I mean, what they did to all those people
and gassing everybody like,
just to think of it as just
another fart in the wind?
Farts in the wind.
Just terrible.
Why do you think people
would do something like that?
There must be some sort
of thrill in it for them.
All animals do it.
Did you know that chimpanzee's
kill each other for fun?
What?
Yes sir.
I saw videos of it online.
You can too if you search it up.
It's wild stuff you can
find out there, whew.
That's terrible.
Because you're a human with human guilt.
Chimps don't have guilt.
They don't think that,
if you do something during
your life that crosses the line
then you'll pay for it
forever, and ever, and ever.
Woo.
Chimps don't think about that.
One chimp kills another chimp,
the only difference between them is,
one dies before the other,
but they're both gonna go
in the ground eventually.
Killing for hunger, killing for fun,
enough time passes, and it doesn't matter.
Take the Holocaust for instance,
these murder factories, right?
They had that over 100
years ago in the old West.
When someone would set up a boarding house
and people came by and they never left.
Whole families.
Individual travelers,
were gone for years
before they get discovered.
It's all around, always has been,
in one form or another.
We pick and choose the
ones that we remember,
but sooner or later,
it all gets forgotten.
That's an interesting attitude.
Everybody has their beliefs.
Some people see us as chimps
and some think our brains give
us something more special,
like guilt, and my son,
I christen you a human.
Maybe the chimps do something we don't.
Anyway, I feel bad.
I've taken too much of your time.
(water splashing)
There, all better.
Think I'm drunk.
Do you?
No.
Didn't you have like a letter
for me to sign or something?
I did, and I do.
[Mark] Oh, all right,
let me get that pen.
[Delivery Guy] Right here.
There you go.
Thank you for your time.
Remember, we all become part of history.
Do what you want with your time.
That's all there is to it.
I will.
(glass clinking)
(upbeat music)
Brownies, brownies.
I'm coming.
(upbeat music)
You want chocolate chips in these?
Yeah, and marshmallows.
Marshmallows.
These are gonna be the
craziest brownies ever.
What?
What?
Can I share these with my friends
at school tomorrow?
Well, I don't know if
we're gonna have enough,
but maybe you could tell them about it,
or just like, take a picture for 'em.
Can I take a lot of pictures?
Yeah, of course.
Put her there.
(hands smacking)
Come on, harder.
(hands smacking)
That all you got?
(hands smacking)
Ah, man you're getting strong.
Must be that peanut
butter you had for dinner.
And chicken nuggets.
That's right, and chicken nuggets.
(upbeat music)
Dad.
[Mark] Yeah?
Where's mom?
She's, she's meeting
a friend for dinner.
Is she with Linda
because of what Sarah did?
What are you talking about?
Where did you hear that?
After brownies can we draw?
All right, let's draw,
but listen, I don't want you listening in
on mommy and daddy when
we're talking anymore, okay?
I wasn't.
All right.
Let's just draw.
I don't want to anymore.
Oh come on, we have
nothing in the house.
We've been living here two years,
we have nothing on the walls.
(Brian laughing)
(suspenseful music)
What is this?
I told you, I'm not done.
Let me see this.
(suspenseful music)
What is this?
Have you been in my office?
No.
It's my playground at school.
Don't lie to me.
I'm not lying, it's my playground.
Then who's this?
[Brian] That's Andrew.
Who's Andrew?
I never heard of an Andrew.
He's in my after school club.
Yeah?
Well, why is he frowning then?
He got hit by a ball
while we were playing kickball.
Playground?
Bullshit.
You know what this is.
I don't want you drawing this.
Fuck you.
[Mark] What'd you say?
(Mark groaning)
Are you okay?
You're having a nightmare.
I told you, you're reading
too much of that shit.
Yeah, go back to sleep.
(water splashing)
(door creaking)
Hey, thanks for coming
on such short notice.
I really appreciate it.
Of course.
Where is she?
Is she here?
Yeah, she's in the car.
Why didn't she come in?
There's a little bit of a problem.
What is it?
She's scared.
As we were coming up to your place,
she felt this really bad sensation.
So, she's not gonna do it?
No, she didn't say that.
She just said she's scared
and she gave me this.
What the fuck is that?
Like, she's a professional medium.
How is she scared?
Isn't this her job?
Should I be scared?
No, just let me come in,
I'll explain everything.
All right, come in.
(door creaking)
Yeah, it's just a
combination of lemon grass
and rub in a, and pal is an to oil.
Don't ask me what the fuck that is, right?
But, a little bit of sage extract too.
She said if I spray it around
she should be good to come in, so...
Yeah, but what does it do?
Did she say there's like
an evil spirit in here?
No, no, it's just negative energy
and spraying this will
dissipate that energy.
And yeah, like I said on the phone,
I don't know anything about this shit.
You asked me if I knew anyone
who was into black voodoo magic,
which scares the fuck out of me,
but I happen to know somebody,
I called them, and here we are, right?
And oh yeah, I fronted the money so...
Oh yeah, yeah, I'm so sorry.
That's 200, right?
Exactly, exactly.
All right, this should be everything.
Cool.
So, is this like her business?
No, she'd never do this for money,
but she also has a deadbeat ex and a kid
and I'm just trying to ask for somebody
who's too nice to ask for them self.
If you got a problem with that we can go.
No, no, no, no, no,
I'm just trying to make
sure she's the real deal,
that's all.
I couldn't speak to that either,
because this is my first time
doing anything like this.
But I do know she has a great reputation.
She gave me very detailed
instructions, so...
All right, let's do it.
Okay.
All right, Mark, have a seat.
Let's get this started.
Okay, we're recording.
Do you know what spirit writing is?
Not in the slightest.
I'll allow my body to become
a vessel for the spirits
that plague this item.
The entity within it.
To communicate through me.
You will see me writing
but you must know that isn't me.
Is this dangerous?
Yes, very.
My cousin Tony's boss
had a similar situation.
He died last week.
Whoa, he fucking died?
Do you wanna continue?
How the fuck did he die?
I'm a professional.
I cannot disclose that.
I won't disclose what
happens today as well.
So, do you want to continue or not?
Yes, yes.
(suspenseful music)
Please give me your hands.
(suspenseful music)
You have recently suffered a loss.
This heirloom has come
into your family's life
and you wonder why.
You wanna end the
suffering for your family
and I'm here to help.
We must together end the suffering
for whatever spirit has
found it's way to your house
by no fault or choice of it's own.
Will you help me?
Yes.
Now, let's begin.
(suspenseful music)
You speak to this family.
You speak of pain.
You're causing pain.
Let me help you get rid of this pain.
Talk to me now.
(hand banging)
(pencil scratching)
(speaking in a foreign language)
(pencil scratching)
I think I've seen that before,
what does that mean.
[Ralph] Sh.
(speaking in a foreign language)
Is she gonna be okay?
She's fine.
Mark, I need you to sit down, okay?
Is she gonna be all right?
This is...
(speaking in a foreign language)
This is fucking nuts, man.
(speaking in a foreign language)
What did she fucking write right there?
What did she write?
(medium screaming)
(speaking in a foreign language)
It's okay.
(speaking in a foreign language)
(phone ringing)
Hello?
Hello?
(speaking in a foreign language)
(phone banging)
(pencil scratching)
Okay bud.
What is going on with you?
Oh, it's just the cold.
I'm feeling better though.
Come on, talk to me and look at me.
Yeah, you're right,
I've been losing it a bit.
Been sitting in my office
becoming like a history nut and you know,
it's just a weird form of procrastinating
to deal with actual stress but,
kind of like a diversion, but I'm over it.
I took, you know, took the
day to reset everything,
took a mental health
day, that's the truth.
You took a mental
health day because of me?
Did I say it's because of you?
Look, I'm being honest here.
You're right, I'm sorry.
I'm glad you can be honest with me.
Oh, the doll won't be an issue.
I talked to my cousin Ali,
down in North Carolina,
and she can take it.
She's into that tacky stuff.
Who knew?
So, you wanna get rid of it?
Yeah, I mean initially
I wanted to keep it
'cause it was my mother's,
but I've come to terms with the fact
that we did not have a good relationship.
The doll was like, me trying to hold onto
something that didn't exist.
It's okay to get rid of it.
It's therapeutic.
Yeah, with that kind of insight,
who needs therapy?
[Jane] Yeah, I know right.
Listen, I have,
I gotta catch up on some work.
Do you mind putting Brian to sleep?
No, not at all.
You gonna be up late?
Yeah, probably.
I mean, just a little
backed up with everything.
It's just gonna be nice
to get back to reality.
Yeah.
No more nightmares.
No more nightmares.
(suspenseful music)
(door creaking)
(suspenseful music)
(pencil scratching)
(suspenseful music)
(knocking on door)
Gary.
Hold on, I'm coming.
(knocking on door)
Hold on.
(knocking on door)
What the fuck is it?
[Mark] Listen, I need
you to listen to this.
I need you to listen to it.
Dude, you look like you've been
living in a coal mine.
Why are you dressed like that?
I'm fine, look, I just,
I had something at
work, I didn't go today.
Just listen to this.
What am I listening for?
Just tell me what you hear.
Nothing just, scratches
or something, that's it.
No, nothing.
I had a spirit writer over yesterday.
Yeah, listen, Jane doesn't know.
Don't say anything to her.
A what writer?
A spirit writer.
What the fuck is a spirit writer?
She lets these spirits write through her
on pieces of paper, right?
And she was writing like
Nazi and German words
and symbols, and speaking German.
She doesn't speak German.
How you know she doesn't speak German?
She told me she doesn't.
Are you having a breakdown?
Wait.
Is this about that fucking doll?
You're not listening to it.
Okay, I'm listening.
I'm listening.
Okay, German, German, German.
Now, who the fuck is that woman?
Ethalinda's her name.
It's somebody the doll doctor knows.
Ethalinda?
The doll doctor?
Have you lost your mind?
Is this shit even real?
Did this really happen?
I haven't gone crazy.
I'm not going crazy.
Look, that's Ethalinda.
Ethalinda?
Yeah, that's her.
Ethalinda, right?
What the fuck is a Ethalinda?
That's Jackie Gugiano.
She's not a psychic or a spirit writer.
She's a speech pathologist
from West Nayak.
Works with kids that stutter or some shit.
What the fuck are you talking about?
Look, I picked her up at a mall.
You know, that they run over
there, the trivia night,
that they run at the mall over there?
[Mark] Yeah.
I picked her up.
We had sex.
I never spoke to her again.
Scorpio, Scorpio, I think.
Absolutely great in bed.
Definitely does not talk to the dead.
Hold on.
You wanna show me shit
on your phone, hold on.
There's your Ethalinda.
Bro, let's go inside, get some coffee,
we'll work it out, come on.
No, no, I need to, I need to go.
I need to go.
I'm worried about you.
I gotta get somewhere else.
(door closing)
(suspenseful music)
(car door closing)
(knocking on window)
Lying mother fucker.
(suspenseful music)
Give me the fucking keys.
You tried to fucking hustle me?
Relax man, I got customers, okay?
Get in the car, get in the car.
You know, you could have sat up here.
You know what?
I think I prefer it this way.
Can we talk like adults?
You got some fucking balls on you.
What was I supposed to do?
You call me up raving about
some kinda possessed doll.
What the fuck did you want from me?
You wanted what you wanted.
I gave it to you, okay?
And Ethalinda?
Or should I say, Jackie Gugiano?
Yeah, my cousin, we planned it, sure.
And the voice, the phone?
That was my friend.
I texted him a signal.
Okay, I have your money.
I have your money, just take it.
Take it, it's not all
of it, it's most of it.
Just take the money, okay?
I'll get the rest to you.
I promise.
Listen...
(suspenseful music)
Fuck.
(Ralph gasping)
(door creaking)
(TV chattering)
[TV Announcer] In the middle ages
a plague of slavery
descended on the world.
Germany's leading geo
politician former general,
Karl Haushofer was head man.
There was gathered
together more information
about your hometown
than you yourself know.
Go look in the garbage.
(water splashing)
Do what you want with your time.
That's all there is to it.
I will.
(glass clinking)
(water splashing)
(knocking on door)
[Jane] Mark, is that you?
Honey, I'm home.
[Jane] The downstairs shower's clogged
so I had to use this one.
Can you look at it tomorrow?
Of course.
(upbeat music)
(phone ringing)
(upbeat music)
(phone dinging)
(upbeat music)
[Jackie] Hey Gary, it's Jackie.
Jackie Gugiano, we met not too long ago
and it turns out we know
someone like mutually.
This guy Mark.
My friend hustled him and well,
it wasn't cool, but he attacked my friend
and that's really fucked up
and I wanted to reach
out to let you know that
he's thinking about pressing charges.
I'd rather we all settle this peacefully,
so just, give me a call when you can.
Thanks, bye.
[Mark] Mark Cajewski.
[Phone] Is not available, at the tone...
Shit.
(phone ringing)
Hi Gary.
Oh, Jane can't come to the phone right now
but I'll be sure to let
her know you called.
(water splashing)
(door creaking)
(suspenseful music)
(Jane groaning)
All I wanted to do was
learn about something.
That's not so bad, is it?
I mean, we inherit this doll
and yeah, it's an interesting doll,
I took an interest in it.
But that bothered you.
Why?
I don't know.
Maybe it's because you need to control me.
You know, my whole life has been about
everything you've allowed it to be?
And I think I understand now.
You're the fascist.
See, I've been doing a lot of research
and I know all the telltale signs.
Like all the red flags.
And they usually start
with something small,
like throwing a doll away in the garbage
and knowing that it'll upset me.
But, you couldn't just
mind your own business?
It's my life and you need to respect that.
And people like you, you can't.
You're dangerous Jane, I know that now.
It's important that I nip this in the bud.
(Jane mumbling)
It's important that I do this now,
because if I don't,
I know the road this is
gonna lead down to, Jane.
And I can't let that happen.
It's my responsibility to stop you.
(Jane mumbling)
(Jane crying)
No.
You deserve a taste of your own medicine.
Now.
I'm not entirely sure
that this is gonna work
but I feel like we're
gonna find out together.
I suggest, that you take deep breaths.
I feel like that would be best.
(Jane mumbling)
(Jane gasping)
(doorbell ringing)
Let's table this for now, all right?
I think I have a co conspirator
of yours to deal with.
(Jane mumbling)
Oh, hi Gary.
Mark.
What the fuck is going on, man?
Oh nothing, I just have Jane
tied up to a chair upstairs.
What?
Yeah, I finally figured
out what was happening.
I don't understand, I'm confused.
You know who I am.
(Jane mumbling)
Good.
Your husband's been a very bad man.
(suspenseful music)
(Gary gasping)
(suspenseful music)
(Gary gasping)
You understand, right?
Good.
I really do envy how special you are.
You're so special.
You can be better than me.
Are you ready to be better than me?
Here's your chance.
(suspenseful music)
[Jane] Mark.
Oh, you get it now.
(suspenseful music)
Fuck you.
Jane, put the doll down.
Fuck you and fuck this fucking doll.
(Mark screaming)
(Jane screaming)
(porcelain breaking)
No, no, no, no, no, no.
Fuck.
No, no, no, no.
(Jane screaming)
(car beeping)
[Mark] No, no.
Fuck.
No.
No.
You can't win them all.
(slow music)
(alarm ringing)
(slow music)
Rise and shine.
We gotta get you new shoes today.
Can we have chicken nuggets for lunch?
We'll see.
With a toy?
Definitely no toy.
[Brian] Okay, no toy.
[Jane] Okay, we'll get chicken nuggets.
Yes.
[Radio Announcer] I
can't believe they found
another body.
I mean, I can believe it.
This is usually what happens
until they catch the guy,
but it appears they found
another body in the river.
A young female and they're
actually labeling the killer
now because, listen to this part,
they found a shoe print.
So, they actually have a clue this time.
These geniuses, you know,
running the investigation.
They have a shoe print
and it's a size 16 shoe,
so they're calling him, big foot.
So, ladies, you know,
if you see a guy with big feet out there,
I know what your
instincts are telling you,
but you're gonna wanna
fight them a little bit
because this big foot guy...
(tires screeching)
(slow music)
Maybe he's bound
To mad it out
Maybe it's not
What we had together
The time we spent
It really means a lot
It's really like that
And don't let me close the door
I don't wanna reach the end
I don't wanna cry no more
I just hope you understand
(slow music)
(heavy breathing)
(slow music continues)
(guns banging)
(radio chattering)
(suspenseful music)
Where do you want this?
In the fucking garbage.
Are you sure?
I had to wear these things
just so everyone would think I was crying,
otherwise god forbid, they might think
I'm a cold bitch.
Honestly honey, who gives a flying fuck
what anybody thinks, okay?
We know the situation, they don't,
but having said that,
this is like, all she had left.
You don't wanna keep this?
It's creepy and I hate it, throw it out.
At the end of the day
she was your mother.
[Jane] Maybe we can sell
it, buy a nice coffee table,
remember her that way.
(suspenseful music)
I'm gonna put this up here for now.
Look, I don't think you should be
this negative about her around him.
We know how she was but we can't teach him
to just shit on family.
Those sunglasses may be
his coffee table one day.
I know you're right,
coffee table comment
ain't selling it though.
You really think this thing
could be worth something?
God, I forgot how much this thing
creeped me out as a kid.
All right, look, it's
not going on a pedestal
in the living room.
You wanna jump in the shower first?
No, you go.
I'll get the cash ready for the sitter.
Ow.
Hey buddy, is everything all right?
What's going on here, kiddo?
They're protecting me.
Protecting you from what?
From the monster.
All right, I think maybe you should
play a different kind of game, okay?
You want some ice cream?
Yeah.
Listen, you gotta make me a deal,
since I can't have sugar,
you've gotta have two ice cream sandwiches
not just one, deal?
Deal.
[Dad] All right, let's go.
Love you, daddy.
[Dad] I love you too, buddy.
So, what flavor are you gonna have?
[Child] Uh, I want
cookies and cream and...
I'm too old to be
doing this shit outside.
I mean, at 14 fine, but hiding
outside to smoke a joint?
I mean, I work for a
living, this is my house.
But if Sarah gets the
slightest whiff of this
I will never hear the end of it.
It's not a big deal.
What the fuck is
happening to this world?
I used to spend half an hour
putting drops in my
eyes before coming home
and now my daughter is the resident narc.
You got a good one on
your hands, don't complain.
You sure she doesn't
mind babysitting tonight?
You're not making her do it, right?
Oh god, no.
Good for her.
I never would have done any shit like that
as a teenager, too lazy.
She's saving up money
to go to Mexico this
summer with her friends
as a last hurrah before college.
Yeah, she's also working part time
at that gluten free bagel shop in town.
She's always bringing home
weird shit from there.
Yeah, I shouldn't say that actually,
some of it's actually good.
I'm proud of her though.
She's very responsible.
(bell ringing)
May I present you with this little token
of our esteem.
[Sarah] Brian.
[Cartoon Character] For me?
(speaking in a foreign language)
Brian.
[Daffy Duck] Just a
little going away present.
Hey, I know you're gonna be a good boy
and you're gonna listen to me, right?
(doorbell ringing)
Sarah, what the fuck?
I've been out here, there's bugs and shit.
Sarah.
(doorbell ringing)
Come on.
I've been out here for like half an hour.
(doorbell ringing)
Sarah.
Where the hell are you?
I got beer.
Okay, that's Derek.
He's gonna help me with my homework.
So, you can stay in this room
and you can watch TV, okay?
(upbeat music)
(Derek groaning)
Okay.
[Derek] Come on.
[Sarah] Stop.
Okay, stop, stop.
Get off.
What the fuck?
[Sarah] I told you to get off.
I was trying to.
That's not funny.
God, you're a fucking jerk.
I'm bored and buzzed.
I don't understand what
you want me to do about that
because I'm working.
I'm babysitting.
There's a kid here.
The kid's in his room watching cartoons.
Come on.
Fine.
I'll go break the seal.
Yeah, you go do that.
Why don't you jerk off
while you're in there, huh?
Let out some steam.
You know, I think I will.
God, I need a new boyfriend.
Hey, remember to clean up after yourself.
(door closing)
Okay now.
(upbeat music)
(cartoon character laughing)
(upbeat music)
(door creaking)
(suspenseful music)
(doors creaking)
Dr. Holmes, it seems
there are no snacks in here.
Indubitably, Mr. Watson.
What we need is the snack pantry.
(suspenseful music)
Chocolate milk.
Goldfish.
Graham crackers.
(suspenseful music)
Tuna fish, ew.
(suspenseful music)
(phone beeping)
(suspenseful music)
Granola bars.
Graham crackers.
Butter cookies, apple juice, ow.
Brian.
Brian.
Only real complaint I have
is that idiot boyfriend of hers.
I mean, but at 17, if you
don't have an idiot boyfriend,
are you really doing it right?
I married mine.
I trust her though,
she'll do the right thing.
How is Mark?
He's fine.
Think he's having some kind
of midlife crisis thing.
He seems bored.
Well, he's middle
aged, he hates his job.
If he wasn't having some
sort of midlife thing,
he'd be a fucking idiot.
Ha ha ha ha.
Is Steve the same way?
He was, and then he got really into
collecting baseball cards.
Yeah, yeah.
And now I'm the one who's bored.
Yeah, I hope yours gets a better hobby.
Me too.
I really do.
(water splashing)
Can we at least put
on a movie or something?
Now you're asleep?
You've gotta be fucking kidding me.
Worst date ever, and I'm
not doing your job for you.
Kid, you're on your own.
(door closing)
(suspenseful music)
I just wanted to play.
Are you scared?
(Sarah groaning)
You're the prettiest
girl I have ever seen
Dale is always up in my business.
I told him like, you gotta,
you gotta go on your own things.
Right, right, what's his problem?
Business, 'cause you're failing yourself
and I'm doing okay.
Shouldn't you be at home
mourning or some shit?
Are you kidding?
She hated her mother.
I mean, I tried to get 'em to get along
but you know what made it really hard?
[Gary] What?
I really fucking hated her too.
(Gary laughing)
She was nasty.
No friends, no one.
She was from Ukraine, right?
Yeah, yeah as a matter
of fact, that's how we met.
My dad was talking to me.
She thought he was speaking Ukrainian
but it was Polish.
Same difference.
It's two different countries.
Different flags, different religions.
They're Eastern Orthodox.
And you're Catholic, right?
I'm not anything, just
don't tell my mother.
Okay, Mr. Cajewski.
Well, my parents live in North Carolina.
Cheers to that.
I told Patsy, never you mind,
just forget the whole damn thing.
It's not even worth your,
they come to my facility,
use my toilet paper,
insult my boilers.
Jane, she getting along okay?
Oh, yeah, yeah, no, we saw it coming.
She doesn't have any
brothers or sisters, right?
So, you should at least get
some sort of inheritance.
Are you kidding me?
Not a fucking thing.
She didn't spend a dime
so I don't know where the money went.
All we got was a creepy ass old doll
that she got from her
mother in the old country
when she was a little girl.
I always found dolls creepy.
There's nothing
specifically creepy about it.
It's just the general kind of creepy.
Like, she's got a...
[Friend] Everything all right?
Yeah, everything,
just hold on one second.
No, don't turn around.
[Gary] Got any pictures?
[Mark] Of what?
The doll.
Is it something?
Yeah, it might be.
Well, anyways what were
you saying about Patricia.
Thank you.
Well, make sure you send
them in the morning.
They freak me out if I see them
before I go to bed.
All right, come on, go take a piss.
Relax, I'm kidding.
Don't be so sensitive.
Nah, it's just, I'm down, man.
[Gary] Listen, death is sad.
It's not that, it's not that.
Then what?
I'm just, I don't know man,
I used to be in a band.
Yeah, like 20 years ago.
What the fuck about it?
Now I edit corporate
marketing videos for my job.
Listen, I'm not, I'm not where I wanna be.
Don't bum me out.
We were having a good time
and out of nowhere, you
got all feminine on me.
No, it's just that I'm...
Bored, that's all it is.
Get a hobby.
A hobby?
Yeah, and another round of shots.
Maybe you're right.
I'm always right.
Now, I'm gonna go take that leak.
The Steely Dan reunion.
[Friend] What reunion?
I've never even heard of that word.
You don't know what
the word reunion means?
[Friend] No.
You said something else.
Yeah.
[Friend] Whatever that, that
sounds like a made up word,
just now.
Hold on one second, hold on.
[Friend] What are you doing this time?
(upbeat music)
(people chattering)
(upbeat music)
Hey, I couldn't help
but overhear earlier,
you were talking about a doll?
An old one from Europe?
Oh yeah, it was my wife's mothers.
She just passed away.
Oh wow, my condolences.
Oh, thank you.
You know, it's a crazy coincidence.
What is?
I'm a doll doctor.
A what?
A doll doctor.
They're not alive, they're dolls.
I know, that's just what they call it.
I appraise, repair, and deal
in fine collectible dolls.
Oh shit, no shit.
Yeah.
So, you have to go to
medical school for this shit?
No, no, no, no, I went for philosophy.
How'd you get from
that to selling dolls?
You know, I just had to pay.
It was an expensive degree
so I needed to make the money
and my dad owned a doll shop
so I did what I had to.
Okay.
So, you think this doll
may be worth something?
Could be.
I have a store about
an hour north of here.
You come by and I'll
check it out, why not?
Oh thank you.
No, thank you.
I came in here for a beer
and now I got a new customer.
Thought you was getting the next round.
Oh, Gary, hey, listen,
this is, what is it again?
Oh, Ralph, Dr. Ralph Finklestein.
Ralph here's a doll doctor.
(door creaking)
Is everything all right?
Sarah's gone.
When I got home, Brian was by himself.
What?
Linda's been calling her.
No one knows where she is.
Where's Brian?
In his room, asleep.
He was asleep when I got home.
Where's Sarah?
What did she just up and leave him?
Where did she go?
Haven't you been listening?
We don't fucking know.
(door banging)
Jane, are you gonna check what that was?
Jane?
(slow music)
(suspenseful music)
(woman laughing)
(suspenseful music)
Where are you going?
I had a nightmare.
[Jane] What is it?
[Mark] Brian had a nightmare,
go back to sleep.
All right, let's go tuck you in, buddy.
(sheets crunching)
[Jane] How'd you sleep?
I don't think I'm taking
any more of that melatonin.
It's giving me weird dreams.
Thanks again for last night,
especially after the way I snapped at you.
[Mark] What happened last night?
Brian.
Oh right, Brian, yeah.
Hey, don't worry about, you know who,
I mean, I just didn't know what to say.
I get it.
It's crazy.
I'll call Linda later,
see if there's an update.
[Mark] Let me know what you hear.
What's that thing doing here?
Oh right, last night at the bar,
I bumped into a doll doctor.
A what?
A doll doctor.
It's like a comic book guy but with dolls,
that was this dude.
Anyway, he said I could swing by with it
and he'll appraise it.
It could be worth something.
You wanna sell it?
Yeah, why not?
Better than throwing it out.
You wanna throw it out?
Wait, no.
Didn't we agree that it's creepy,
like, you told me to throw it out.
We can keep it in the attic.
I can't just throw it out.
All right.
I'll bring it in anyway.
Maybe we can learn something about it,
some history, something.
[Jane] Whatever.
You don't want me to take it in?
Bring it in.
Do whatever you want.
Don't just leave it there,
put it in the dishwasher.
All right.
I'm not gonna say it's been a rough week.
That wouldn't be fair,
but you know, what I will say,
is I don't wanna fight
about a creepy doll.
Okay.
Fair enough.
All right, I'll call
when I'm on my way home.
Just, you need to take some time off,
watch some TV, you need a mental break.
Do need to catch up on The Housewives.
[Mark] All right, on
that note I'm off to work.
All right, buddy, let's
go, put your shoes on.
(TV chattering)
(suspenseful music)
(phone ringing)
[Jane] Hello?
[Linda] Are you okay?
[Jane] Yeah, I just started crying.
I guess all the emotions finally came out.
How are you?
Any news on Sarah?
Hello?
[Linda] We found her.
[Jane] Where?
Is she okay?
[Linda] I need you to come over.
(door creaking)
Hey, Jeff had to fumigate,
so he had to close the studio for the day.
Jane, you home?
(knocking on door)
(door creaking)
Thank you for coming.
No problem.
I just needed you to,
well come in, come in.
Sarah, it's Jane.
You asked for Jane.
Can I get you some coffee or tea?
No, thank you.
Your mom said you asked for me.
We were all really worried about you.
I know you wouldn't leave
Brian without a good reason.
He's okay, by the way.
We wanted you to know
that we're all right.
Brian didn't say what happened,
but he's all right.
Brian is evil.
Sarah.
What?
He's at a tough age, I know.
I'm sorry he put you through that.
I didn't know, what happened?
What happened?
He is.
He's evil.
There's real evil.
Sarah, stop it, please.
We found her in the park.
She hasn't slept all night.
I'm sorry, I don't know what's going on.
(Sarah screaming)
You're buying lunch.
What do you mean?
What else would you be doing?
Instead of what?
What are you talking about?
Instead of what?
I wanna hear you say it.
All right, instead of
driving an hour and a half
up to Cold Spring with my
deceased mother-in-law's doll
to a doll doctor.
Yeah, instead of that.
You know if I stayed home,
and jerked off three times,
I'd be less embarrassed to share
that on social media.
Is that what you'd be
doing if I didn't call you?
Hey, I'm semi-retired.
See, when you are fortunate enough
to be in my position,
you'll understand more
about the optimal ways
to spend your time.
First off, you're living in a house
that your parents gave you
that you're renting out and
you're living in the garage.
Hey, I'm an entrepreneur.
Why can't you handle that?
Why can't you be more supportive?
First off, take that nasty
thing off my dash over there,
I just had the car cleaned.
Secondly, I'm a very
supportive friend, all right?
Yeah, yeah.
Okay, okay cool.
(elevator dinging)
(door slamming)
Is this is it?
Where's that shop he was talking about?
He said he was closed
and that we should meet
him at the home office.
Home office?
This is barely a home.
You live in a garage.
Semantics.
(buzzer buzzing)
(metal clanging)
Oh, so sorry.
You caught me in the
middle of lunch, come on.
[Mark] You knew we were coming, right?
Of course, come on,
have a seat right there.
All right, let's see what we got here.
Oh, is this the special lady?
[Mark] Well, you tell me how special.
All right.
Oh.
Wow.
This is some serious craftsmanship.
Okay.
This is where we find
out some key details.
See this in German,
and these numbers here?
Yeah, what does that mean?
Ralphie, what's going on?
That's just my mom.
Are these more of your loser friends?
Mom, this is business, okay?
Just leave us alone, please.
Did you offer them sandwiches?
I'm all right, Mrs. Finklestein.
[Mom] I'm going back
to watch my stories.
Okay, you do that, mom.
(door closing)
I'm so sorry about that.
Wait, let me grab something.
Okay, what the fuck is going on?
All right.
Okay, back to business, I promise.
Look, I prepared for you
guys, check this out.
Here, got it, got it.
That's her.
So, is it valuable?
Possibly very.
All right, good, great,
so, how much would you give me for it?
Oh, I never buy anything like this.
What?
Why?
Well, it's a Nazi doll.
What?
It's a Nazi doll.
Dolls can't be Nazi's, doc.
Yeah, but it was made by Nazis.
You see this right here?
This is a town in north Germany
that was famous for these
types of things, okay?
Not so much from a doll perspective
but historically.
I bet, but what does that mean?
[Ralph] You see this?
The hair?
Yeah, several of these factories
were known to use human hair
and that was like the
highest quality thing
you could do back then.
It was very expensive.
Well, that's good, right?
Yeah, but, this date
is right around the time
when they were using hair from
concentration camp victims.
What?
Good Christ.
Yeah, there's a Turkish
toy museum in Turkey
that had one of these dolls
that used hair from a victim at Auschwitz.
It's a Nazi doll.
Yeah, that's what I'm saying,
I mean you can burn it
and not feel bad about it
or I'm sure you can find
some customers somewhere.
Yeah, Nazis.
Enthusiasts.
I mean, none around here
but you can find them online.
So, it's a Nazi doll.
Yeah.
So dude.
Yo, you got a Nazi doll?
Jane, Jane, you won't believe what...
Is everything okay?
No, it's not.
Where's Brian?
In bed, asleep, duh.
There's no need for that, what happened?
I told you to leave the doll alone.
Is this about the doll?
Of course it's about the fucking doll.
I told you to leave it alone.
You told me not to sell it.
I didn't sell it, I
learned something about it
that you need to know.
The only thing I need to know
is why you don't give a single fuck
about what I have to say.
What are you talking about?
Don't give a fuck about me,
you don't give a fuck about Brian.
Excuse me?
What did you do to Sarah?
Oh my god, oh my god,
I'm sorry, I'm sorry.
Oh my god, I'm sorry.
I had a dream.
[Jane] What is it?
[Mark] Brian had a
nightmare, go back to sleep.
All right, let's go tuck you in.
Making coffee, poured you a cup already.
How'd you sleep?
I don't think I'm gonna take
any more of that melatonin.
It's giving me like, weird dreams.
[Jane] Thanks again for last night.
What happened last night?
Brian.
Oh right, the nightmare.
Oh yeah, it's all right.
I was already up.
[Jane] Either way, thanks
for letting me sleep.
Both of you need a break from my nonsense.
That's all right, don't talk like that.
It's a process.
Oh, I'm glad there's
an official term for it.
Oh, we didn't get a
chance to talk yesterday
but when you get home from work today,
I wanna talk to you about S-A-R-A-H.
Yeah, yeah, of course,
did they find her?
Yeah, but, you were so tired,
went straight to bed,
and honestly, she freaked me out a bit.
Just wanted to forget the whole thing.
Is she okay?
Not really.
Not in front of...
We'll talk later.
I think I'm gonna take the day off
from work today.
You feeling sick?
Yeah, yeah, I just, I need to,
I need to break up the routine.
Think I'm gonna take the
doll over to that guy,
the doll doctor.
[Jane] The what?
He's like a comic
book guy but with dolls.
I met one.
Okay.
Do you want me to go with you?
No, no, it's all right.
I'll go up with Gary.
Okay, let me know what he says.
History's always interesting,
so maybe we'll learn something.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Hey Gary, bud, listen,
did we go to Cold Spring
yesterday, me and you?
[Gary] What the fuck
are you talking about?
Everything okay?
Yeah, no, no, my head is all fucked up.
I just, all right, I'll pick you up in 15.
[Gary] I'm still in my fucking robe.
All right, fine, fine,
whatever, 30, yeah.
He said he was closed for the day
and that, you know, we should meet him
at his home office.
Home office?
This barely looks like a home.
You live in a garage.
[Gary And Mark] Semantics.
We spend too much time together.
You're right.
(buzzer buzzing)
So sorry, you guys caught
me in the middle of lunch.
Come on.
You knew we were coming, right?
[Ralph] Oh, is this the special lady?
Well, you tell me how special.
[Ralph] All right.
Oh.
This is some serious craftsmanship.
There's numbers on there, right?
To tell you the who, what,
where, when, why, how?
That's right.
[Mark] And those words,
that's German, right?
Mm hmm, that's right.
Is everything all right?
Yeah.
Is your mother home?
My mother?
Do I look like I live with my mom?
No sorry, I didn't mean anything by it.
Can we get back to business here?
Yeah, yeah, yeah, of course.
All right, let me
check some numbers here.
Serial code, all right.
It was made during the war, right?
That's right.
How much do you know about this doll?
It's a Nazi doll, right?
What the fuck are you talking about?
I mean, dolls can't be Nazi,
but it was made in a Nazi era factory
during the war, so...
And that hair,
that's hair from concentration
camp victims, right?
Have you lost your fucking mind?
It's not that crazy actually.
From some place in Turkey,
some toy museum, right?
You did your homework.
So, is it human hair?
Like from the Holocaust?
Yes Gary, from the fucking Holocaust.
Now, can you let the professional talk?
Oh, okay.
Listen, anything's possible.
It definitely is human hair.
They still use it in high
end dolls to this day,
but I can't tell you for
sure where it's from.
But it can be from the Holocaust, right?
Anything's possible.
I mean, that's why I wouldn't
sell this in my store,
but there are definitely people
who are interested in this type of thing.
Nazi memorabilia.
Yeah, collectibles.
You know, not so much in this area,
but there are interested parties.
I need to learn more about this.
Hey, you can buy my book.
So dude, you got a Nazi doll.
(suspenseful music)
[Jane] You've lost your mind.
Go on your phone, look it up,
Nazi doll, human hair,
see what comes up.
[Jane] Are you serious?
Yes.
This doll doctor guy
told you this doll's
made out of human hair?
No, not exactly, but...
[Jane] Oh, but you think it is.
Look, I'm telling you,
this thing, there's something about it.
It's just creepy.
That's it.
But these nightmares I'm having.
It's a creepy fucking doll.
We just went to a funeral.
Your brain's acting out.
Go have a beer.
Have a glass of whiskey.
Have a whole bottle if you need to,
just stop obsessing over
this stupid fucking thing.
Don't scream, you're
gonna wake Brian up.
Listen to me, I just wanna talk about it.
What's wrong with this?
Fucking doll's what's wrong with this.
I'm going to bed.
Think you should too.
Goodnight.
I'll see you in bed.
(upbeat orchestral music)
(suspenseful music)
What the fuck are you listening to?
It's just Horst Wessel Lied,
or, Raise the Flag.
It was the anthem of the Nazi party,
or at least the NAP from 1930 to 1945.
What the fuck are you talking about?
Just, shut it off, Brian is sleeping.
Yeah, yeah, of course.
(slow music)
(water splashing)
(slow music)
(water splashing)
(slow music)
(phone buzzing)
(slow music)
(slow music continues)
(water splashing)
(slow music)
(tires screeching)
(Linda screaming)
[TV Announcer] In the last 75 years,
this madness has cost the world
more than 20 million killed,
more than 60 million wounded,
more than 200 million made homeless.
This does not include the untold millions
that died of disease resulting from war.
Hey, did you know that Rudolf Hess,
or Rudolf Hoss, first
started experimenting
with gassing prisoners as early as 1941?
Those Russian political cama Tsars.
Yeah, he was actually relieved
that they didn't have to be subjected
to the bloodbath of a
killing, of a shooting,
and it was more humane for the prisoners.
[Jane] What'd you say?
Nothing, nothing.
[TV Announcer] When Adolf
Hitler enzoned himself as god.
Was it more World War II stuff?
Yeah, something like that.
[TV Announcer] What fantastic dreams
was this humorless man dreaming
as he stood at Nuremberg and looked down
on his fanatic followers.
Glad you're into all this history now
but frankly, I think I find this subject
more upsetting than the doll.
I'll stick to the more positive moments.
From the war?
[TV Announcer] Lead by Genghis Kahn.
Can you help me fold these sheets now?
Yeah.
[TV Announcer]
Pillaging, barbarian hoards
swept across Asia and Eastern Europe.
Genghis Kahn conquered...
It's just a temporary place for it,
'til I figure out where I wanna put it.
No, it doesn't bother me.
I'm just saying, thought
you wanted it out of sight,
out of mind.
Yeah, but it's all I
have left of my mother.
I preferred she left me a diamond necklace
but this is what I got.
Your mother?
Yeah, I think I'm in
the acceptance phase.
Whatever issues we had, she was my mother
and that's what I wanna remember.
But, what about the World War II stuff?
What World War II stuff?
Doll was made in Germany,
and the rest is purely
from your wild imagination.
My imagination?
What about the doll doctor?
He's a professional.
A professional what?
With dolls, you know.
(phone ringing)
That's mine, you take this.
Hi.
I am so sorry.
Yes, yes of course, anything you need.
Please, just let us know, okay?
Linda's daughter died.
What?
Committed suicide, horrible.
Oh my god, that's terrible.
So sad.
I knew there was something
wrong with that girl.
She had to be on drugs.
The fuck are you talking about?
The way she left Brian.
I saw her that day, she creeped me out.
Feel bad for Linda.
I'll go over there tonight.
I'd say we should both go
but I don't think it's
a good place for Brian.
You'll stay home with him tonight?
Yeah.
Listen, don't take this the wrong way
but I fully support if
you go talk to somebody,
like a professional.
What's that supposed to mean?
(Mark mumbling)
When it piles on, you can feel like
you're losing your mind.
All right, so I just think...
Maybe you need therapy?
Right.
Yeah, well you know,
instead of reading crazy
bullshit on the internet,
you do the rest of the laundry.
You're the one losing your fucking mind.
[TV Announcer] Won
the Western hemisphere,
which together with Australia
and all the islands of the world...
(slow guitar music)
It's not crazy wanting to know
where you came from, is it?
I guess talking to a doll, that's crazy.
I guess we all go a little mad sometimes.
(suspenseful music)
(door creaking)
Hi.
Hi, Mark Cajewski, did I say that right?
[Mark] Yeah, yeah.
It's a nice neighborhood you got here.
I've got this priority
letter here for you.
[Mark] Oh, a delivery.
Yeah, I usually have these heavy boxes
to bring up and down driveways
but today, it's just this
little envelope for you.
[Mark] Let's see anyway.
Oh, you gotta sign for it.
[Mark] Oh, you got a pen?
I'm embarrassed to say
that I don't have a pen.
Is it possible I can borrow one of yours?
[Mark] Don't you have like
one of those like, electronic
things on your phone
or a machine or something?
I mean, you would think I would
but I'm also embarrassed to say that,
I'd like to ask you for a glass of water.
I've been driving around
in my van all day,
some long distance drop offs and pick ups,
and just haven't had a chance
to stop for a cold soda yet.
[Mark] Oh, yeah, I mean, I'm sorry,
but come on in, some water.
You don't mind coming upstairs, do ya?
Upstairs, downstairs,
it's all the same to me.
You don't mind taking
your shoes off, do ya?
I don't.
I always found water so boring.
(water splashing)
What's that?
Flavor drops.
Did you want some?
No, no thanks, I got this sugar thing.
They're really good, are you sure?
All right, you know what, why not?
Fuck it.
(water splashing)
That's really good, what
is that, cinnamon apple?
Tastes like pie, doesn't it?
Yeah.
It's wild what man can do.
Take simple water, add a few flavor drops,
and boom, you got something
brand new and beautiful.
Unlike me, I'm just your
ordinary delivery guy.
You should try my job.
What do you do?
Video production.
Really?
Have you worked with famous people?
No, it's nothing exciting like that.
I work for a video production company.
It's mostly just editing in my office.
Still, it sounds very exciting.
All this control you have over the footage
and putting it all together
to create something brand new.
Truthfully it's pretty boring
and you know, they can replace
me, wouldn't even matter.
Don't sell yourself so short.
Anyway, you want another water?
You know what I could really go for?
What?
A nice cold beer.
Aren't you working?
Hey, are you my boss or something?
Come on, let's have a
nice cold beer together.
Be the best host you can
be, what do you think?
I don't have to ask whether you have any
in your fridge or not,
'cause it looks like you're
a beer drinker to me.
All right, fuck it, why not?
(suspenseful music)
If possible, I'd love
to warm up my throat
right before that cold beer.
Cold beer never tasted so good
right after a shot of bourbon.
(glass clinking)
(delivery guy laughing)
It's funny you should say that.
Lately I've gotten into history,
like specific history.
Oh really?
Like a hobby?
Something like that.
What kind of history?
If you don't mind me asking.
Is it Roman Empire?
No, no, no, like World War II.
Hm.
Well, most history is pretty similar
when you think about it.
Something happens, then
whoever's left around
has the privilege to wash
their hands of the whole thing.
Just ask Pilate.
Who?
Just some Roman politician.
Like all history, just
another fart in the wind.
I never thought about it that way.
I mean, what they did to all those people
and gassing everybody like,
just to think of it as just
another fart in the wind?
Farts in the wind.
Just terrible.
Why do you think people
would do something like that?
There must be some sort
of thrill in it for them.
All animals do it.
Did you know that chimpanzee's
kill each other for fun?
What?
Yes sir.
I saw videos of it online.
You can too if you search it up.
It's wild stuff you can
find out there, whew.
That's terrible.
Because you're a human with human guilt.
Chimps don't have guilt.
They don't think that,
if you do something during
your life that crosses the line
then you'll pay for it
forever, and ever, and ever.
Woo.
Chimps don't think about that.
One chimp kills another chimp,
the only difference between them is,
one dies before the other,
but they're both gonna go
in the ground eventually.
Killing for hunger, killing for fun,
enough time passes, and it doesn't matter.
Take the Holocaust for instance,
these murder factories, right?
They had that over 100
years ago in the old West.
When someone would set up a boarding house
and people came by and they never left.
Whole families.
Individual travelers,
were gone for years
before they get discovered.
It's all around, always has been,
in one form or another.
We pick and choose the
ones that we remember,
but sooner or later,
it all gets forgotten.
That's an interesting attitude.
Everybody has their beliefs.
Some people see us as chimps
and some think our brains give
us something more special,
like guilt, and my son,
I christen you a human.
Maybe the chimps do something we don't.
Anyway, I feel bad.
I've taken too much of your time.
(water splashing)
There, all better.
Think I'm drunk.
Do you?
No.
Didn't you have like a letter
for me to sign or something?
I did, and I do.
[Mark] Oh, all right,
let me get that pen.
[Delivery Guy] Right here.
There you go.
Thank you for your time.
Remember, we all become part of history.
Do what you want with your time.
That's all there is to it.
I will.
(glass clinking)
(upbeat music)
Brownies, brownies.
I'm coming.
(upbeat music)
You want chocolate chips in these?
Yeah, and marshmallows.
Marshmallows.
These are gonna be the
craziest brownies ever.
What?
What?
Can I share these with my friends
at school tomorrow?
Well, I don't know if
we're gonna have enough,
but maybe you could tell them about it,
or just like, take a picture for 'em.
Can I take a lot of pictures?
Yeah, of course.
Put her there.
(hands smacking)
Come on, harder.
(hands smacking)
That all you got?
(hands smacking)
Ah, man you're getting strong.
Must be that peanut
butter you had for dinner.
And chicken nuggets.
That's right, and chicken nuggets.
(upbeat music)
Dad.
[Mark] Yeah?
Where's mom?
She's, she's meeting
a friend for dinner.
Is she with Linda
because of what Sarah did?
What are you talking about?
Where did you hear that?
After brownies can we draw?
All right, let's draw,
but listen, I don't want you listening in
on mommy and daddy when
we're talking anymore, okay?
I wasn't.
All right.
Let's just draw.
I don't want to anymore.
Oh come on, we have
nothing in the house.
We've been living here two years,
we have nothing on the walls.
(Brian laughing)
(suspenseful music)
What is this?
I told you, I'm not done.
Let me see this.
(suspenseful music)
What is this?
Have you been in my office?
No.
It's my playground at school.
Don't lie to me.
I'm not lying, it's my playground.
Then who's this?
[Brian] That's Andrew.
Who's Andrew?
I never heard of an Andrew.
He's in my after school club.
Yeah?
Well, why is he frowning then?
He got hit by a ball
while we were playing kickball.
Playground?
Bullshit.
You know what this is.
I don't want you drawing this.
Fuck you.
[Mark] What'd you say?
(Mark groaning)
Are you okay?
You're having a nightmare.
I told you, you're reading
too much of that shit.
Yeah, go back to sleep.
(water splashing)
(door creaking)
Hey, thanks for coming
on such short notice.
I really appreciate it.
Of course.
Where is she?
Is she here?
Yeah, she's in the car.
Why didn't she come in?
There's a little bit of a problem.
What is it?
She's scared.
As we were coming up to your place,
she felt this really bad sensation.
So, she's not gonna do it?
No, she didn't say that.
She just said she's scared
and she gave me this.
What the fuck is that?
Like, she's a professional medium.
How is she scared?
Isn't this her job?
Should I be scared?
No, just let me come in,
I'll explain everything.
All right, come in.
(door creaking)
Yeah, it's just a
combination of lemon grass
and rub in a, and pal is an to oil.
Don't ask me what the fuck that is, right?
But, a little bit of sage extract too.
She said if I spray it around
she should be good to come in, so...
Yeah, but what does it do?
Did she say there's like
an evil spirit in here?
No, no, it's just negative energy
and spraying this will
dissipate that energy.
And yeah, like I said on the phone,
I don't know anything about this shit.
You asked me if I knew anyone
who was into black voodoo magic,
which scares the fuck out of me,
but I happen to know somebody,
I called them, and here we are, right?
And oh yeah, I fronted the money so...
Oh yeah, yeah, I'm so sorry.
That's 200, right?
Exactly, exactly.
All right, this should be everything.
Cool.
So, is this like her business?
No, she'd never do this for money,
but she also has a deadbeat ex and a kid
and I'm just trying to ask for somebody
who's too nice to ask for them self.
If you got a problem with that we can go.
No, no, no, no, no,
I'm just trying to make
sure she's the real deal,
that's all.
I couldn't speak to that either,
because this is my first time
doing anything like this.
But I do know she has a great reputation.
She gave me very detailed
instructions, so...
All right, let's do it.
Okay.
All right, Mark, have a seat.
Let's get this started.
Okay, we're recording.
Do you know what spirit writing is?
Not in the slightest.
I'll allow my body to become
a vessel for the spirits
that plague this item.
The entity within it.
To communicate through me.
You will see me writing
but you must know that isn't me.
Is this dangerous?
Yes, very.
My cousin Tony's boss
had a similar situation.
He died last week.
Whoa, he fucking died?
Do you wanna continue?
How the fuck did he die?
I'm a professional.
I cannot disclose that.
I won't disclose what
happens today as well.
So, do you want to continue or not?
Yes, yes.
(suspenseful music)
Please give me your hands.
(suspenseful music)
You have recently suffered a loss.
This heirloom has come
into your family's life
and you wonder why.
You wanna end the
suffering for your family
and I'm here to help.
We must together end the suffering
for whatever spirit has
found it's way to your house
by no fault or choice of it's own.
Will you help me?
Yes.
Now, let's begin.
(suspenseful music)
You speak to this family.
You speak of pain.
You're causing pain.
Let me help you get rid of this pain.
Talk to me now.
(hand banging)
(pencil scratching)
(speaking in a foreign language)
(pencil scratching)
I think I've seen that before,
what does that mean.
[Ralph] Sh.
(speaking in a foreign language)
Is she gonna be okay?
She's fine.
Mark, I need you to sit down, okay?
Is she gonna be all right?
This is...
(speaking in a foreign language)
This is fucking nuts, man.
(speaking in a foreign language)
What did she fucking write right there?
What did she write?
(medium screaming)
(speaking in a foreign language)
It's okay.
(speaking in a foreign language)
(phone ringing)
Hello?
Hello?
(speaking in a foreign language)
(phone banging)
(pencil scratching)
Okay bud.
What is going on with you?
Oh, it's just the cold.
I'm feeling better though.
Come on, talk to me and look at me.
Yeah, you're right,
I've been losing it a bit.
Been sitting in my office
becoming like a history nut and you know,
it's just a weird form of procrastinating
to deal with actual stress but,
kind of like a diversion, but I'm over it.
I took, you know, took the
day to reset everything,
took a mental health
day, that's the truth.
You took a mental
health day because of me?
Did I say it's because of you?
Look, I'm being honest here.
You're right, I'm sorry.
I'm glad you can be honest with me.
Oh, the doll won't be an issue.
I talked to my cousin Ali,
down in North Carolina,
and she can take it.
She's into that tacky stuff.
Who knew?
So, you wanna get rid of it?
Yeah, I mean initially
I wanted to keep it
'cause it was my mother's,
but I've come to terms with the fact
that we did not have a good relationship.
The doll was like, me trying to hold onto
something that didn't exist.
It's okay to get rid of it.
It's therapeutic.
Yeah, with that kind of insight,
who needs therapy?
[Jane] Yeah, I know right.
Listen, I have,
I gotta catch up on some work.
Do you mind putting Brian to sleep?
No, not at all.
You gonna be up late?
Yeah, probably.
I mean, just a little
backed up with everything.
It's just gonna be nice
to get back to reality.
Yeah.
No more nightmares.
No more nightmares.
(suspenseful music)
(door creaking)
(suspenseful music)
(pencil scratching)
(suspenseful music)
(knocking on door)
Gary.
Hold on, I'm coming.
(knocking on door)
Hold on.
(knocking on door)
What the fuck is it?
[Mark] Listen, I need
you to listen to this.
I need you to listen to it.
Dude, you look like you've been
living in a coal mine.
Why are you dressed like that?
I'm fine, look, I just,
I had something at
work, I didn't go today.
Just listen to this.
What am I listening for?
Just tell me what you hear.
Nothing just, scratches
or something, that's it.
No, nothing.
I had a spirit writer over yesterday.
Yeah, listen, Jane doesn't know.
Don't say anything to her.
A what writer?
A spirit writer.
What the fuck is a spirit writer?
She lets these spirits write through her
on pieces of paper, right?
And she was writing like
Nazi and German words
and symbols, and speaking German.
She doesn't speak German.
How you know she doesn't speak German?
She told me she doesn't.
Are you having a breakdown?
Wait.
Is this about that fucking doll?
You're not listening to it.
Okay, I'm listening.
I'm listening.
Okay, German, German, German.
Now, who the fuck is that woman?
Ethalinda's her name.
It's somebody the doll doctor knows.
Ethalinda?
The doll doctor?
Have you lost your mind?
Is this shit even real?
Did this really happen?
I haven't gone crazy.
I'm not going crazy.
Look, that's Ethalinda.
Ethalinda?
Yeah, that's her.
Ethalinda, right?
What the fuck is a Ethalinda?
That's Jackie Gugiano.
She's not a psychic or a spirit writer.
She's a speech pathologist
from West Nayak.
Works with kids that stutter or some shit.
What the fuck are you talking about?
Look, I picked her up at a mall.
You know, that they run over
there, the trivia night,
that they run at the mall over there?
[Mark] Yeah.
I picked her up.
We had sex.
I never spoke to her again.
Scorpio, Scorpio, I think.
Absolutely great in bed.
Definitely does not talk to the dead.
Hold on.
You wanna show me shit
on your phone, hold on.
There's your Ethalinda.
Bro, let's go inside, get some coffee,
we'll work it out, come on.
No, no, I need to, I need to go.
I need to go.
I'm worried about you.
I gotta get somewhere else.
(door closing)
(suspenseful music)
(car door closing)
(knocking on window)
Lying mother fucker.
(suspenseful music)
Give me the fucking keys.
You tried to fucking hustle me?
Relax man, I got customers, okay?
Get in the car, get in the car.
You know, you could have sat up here.
You know what?
I think I prefer it this way.
Can we talk like adults?
You got some fucking balls on you.
What was I supposed to do?
You call me up raving about
some kinda possessed doll.
What the fuck did you want from me?
You wanted what you wanted.
I gave it to you, okay?
And Ethalinda?
Or should I say, Jackie Gugiano?
Yeah, my cousin, we planned it, sure.
And the voice, the phone?
That was my friend.
I texted him a signal.
Okay, I have your money.
I have your money, just take it.
Take it, it's not all
of it, it's most of it.
Just take the money, okay?
I'll get the rest to you.
I promise.
Listen...
(suspenseful music)
Fuck.
(Ralph gasping)
(door creaking)
(TV chattering)
[TV Announcer] In the middle ages
a plague of slavery
descended on the world.
Germany's leading geo
politician former general,
Karl Haushofer was head man.
There was gathered
together more information
about your hometown
than you yourself know.
Go look in the garbage.
(water splashing)
Do what you want with your time.
That's all there is to it.
I will.
(glass clinking)
(water splashing)
(knocking on door)
[Jane] Mark, is that you?
Honey, I'm home.
[Jane] The downstairs shower's clogged
so I had to use this one.
Can you look at it tomorrow?
Of course.
(upbeat music)
(phone ringing)
(upbeat music)
(phone dinging)
(upbeat music)
[Jackie] Hey Gary, it's Jackie.
Jackie Gugiano, we met not too long ago
and it turns out we know
someone like mutually.
This guy Mark.
My friend hustled him and well,
it wasn't cool, but he attacked my friend
and that's really fucked up
and I wanted to reach
out to let you know that
he's thinking about pressing charges.
I'd rather we all settle this peacefully,
so just, give me a call when you can.
Thanks, bye.
[Mark] Mark Cajewski.
[Phone] Is not available, at the tone...
Shit.
(phone ringing)
Hi Gary.
Oh, Jane can't come to the phone right now
but I'll be sure to let
her know you called.
(water splashing)
(door creaking)
(suspenseful music)
(Jane groaning)
All I wanted to do was
learn about something.
That's not so bad, is it?
I mean, we inherit this doll
and yeah, it's an interesting doll,
I took an interest in it.
But that bothered you.
Why?
I don't know.
Maybe it's because you need to control me.
You know, my whole life has been about
everything you've allowed it to be?
And I think I understand now.
You're the fascist.
See, I've been doing a lot of research
and I know all the telltale signs.
Like all the red flags.
And they usually start
with something small,
like throwing a doll away in the garbage
and knowing that it'll upset me.
But, you couldn't just
mind your own business?
It's my life and you need to respect that.
And people like you, you can't.
You're dangerous Jane, I know that now.
It's important that I nip this in the bud.
(Jane mumbling)
It's important that I do this now,
because if I don't,
I know the road this is
gonna lead down to, Jane.
And I can't let that happen.
It's my responsibility to stop you.
(Jane mumbling)
(Jane crying)
No.
You deserve a taste of your own medicine.
Now.
I'm not entirely sure
that this is gonna work
but I feel like we're
gonna find out together.
I suggest, that you take deep breaths.
I feel like that would be best.
(Jane mumbling)
(Jane gasping)
(doorbell ringing)
Let's table this for now, all right?
I think I have a co conspirator
of yours to deal with.
(Jane mumbling)
Oh, hi Gary.
Mark.
What the fuck is going on, man?
Oh nothing, I just have Jane
tied up to a chair upstairs.
What?
Yeah, I finally figured
out what was happening.
I don't understand, I'm confused.
You know who I am.
(Jane mumbling)
Good.
Your husband's been a very bad man.
(suspenseful music)
(Gary gasping)
(suspenseful music)
(Gary gasping)
You understand, right?
Good.
I really do envy how special you are.
You're so special.
You can be better than me.
Are you ready to be better than me?
Here's your chance.
(suspenseful music)
[Jane] Mark.
Oh, you get it now.
(suspenseful music)
Fuck you.
Jane, put the doll down.
Fuck you and fuck this fucking doll.
(Mark screaming)
(Jane screaming)
(porcelain breaking)
No, no, no, no, no, no.
Fuck.
No, no, no, no.
(Jane screaming)
(car beeping)
[Mark] No, no.
Fuck.
No.
No.
You can't win them all.
(slow music)
(alarm ringing)
(slow music)
Rise and shine.
We gotta get you new shoes today.
Can we have chicken nuggets for lunch?
We'll see.
With a toy?
Definitely no toy.
[Brian] Okay, no toy.
[Jane] Okay, we'll get chicken nuggets.
Yes.
[Radio Announcer] I
can't believe they found
another body.
I mean, I can believe it.
This is usually what happens
until they catch the guy,
but it appears they found
another body in the river.
A young female and they're
actually labeling the killer
now because, listen to this part,
they found a shoe print.
So, they actually have a clue this time.
These geniuses, you know,
running the investigation.
They have a shoe print
and it's a size 16 shoe,
so they're calling him, big foot.
So, ladies, you know,
if you see a guy with big feet out there,
I know what your
instincts are telling you,
but you're gonna wanna
fight them a little bit
because this big foot guy...
(tires screeching)
(slow music)
Maybe he's bound
To mad it out
Maybe it's not
What we had together
The time we spent
It really means a lot
It's really like that
And don't let me close the door
I don't wanna reach the end
I don't wanna cry no more
I just hope you understand
(slow music)
(heavy breathing)