Schism (2024) Movie Script
1
- Ah.
Argh!
Spit it out.
- Nothing. I'm fine.
- I know that's not true.
Come on, tell me. Maybe I can help.
- It's the transfer.
This sucks. I'm not ready.
- Hey, this ain't a bad thing.
Fuck this place, everything about it.
Look around. We don't belong here.
You and me, we have one goal. Remember?
- Panama.
- That's right: beaches, palm trees, sunsets, and us.
Eye on the prize, babe.
- It's just this is the only place I've known.
Took me years to feel safe here,
and we don't know anyone there.
- Well, you know me, and I know you.
That's all we ever needed and all we got, right?
Hey, I got you.
- And I have you.
Yeah, you're right. We don't belong here.
- Let's start something new.
You'll be fine.
It's gonna get better.
- Are we all ready for the transfer?
- Sure.
- Good. Any more nightmares?
- No. All good.
- Good.
You know, uh, uh,
if you ever feel you need to speak with me,
I-I'm just a phone call away way.
- I don't have a phone, Doc.
- Ah, well, I think that one of the perks
of, of transferring to Ulrich Manor
is that the rules are a little more relaxed there.
Uh, my understanding is that it's quite nice actually.
- Do I get to wear regular clothes?
- Uh, probably not,
but uh, this is more of a, a community really.
Um, you'll pitch in
with the chores, the, heh, cooking, the cleaning.
Little more freedom than here.
This is a big step for you.
- What do you mean?
- You are going to a low-security facility, Nola.
Oh, uh, yes, it's on an island,
but no fences, no gates.
- Why me?
Why, why do I get this?
- Because I believe that you've earned it.
Uh, for the most part,
you've, uh, f-followed the rules.
You've matured, and most importantly of all,
you've shown remorse for your past.
- Hey, where have you been?
- Sleeping.
- Are you ready to go?
- Yeah. Thanks for the talk.
- So you're good?
- Yeah, it'll be good.
Hey.
- Mm.
- We better go.
- What's going on?
- Somebody hung themselves
in their room last night, Nola.
Get back to your room.
- What makes Nola Riggs significant,
Dr. Dempsey?
- Well, it's been documented
that, since she was an adolescent,
she's not only seen but communicated with the dead.
Hmm, naturally, she's been misdiagnosed
with a litany of mental problems.
These incidents seem to stem
from trauma she suffered years ago.
- On your most recent assessment,
it says that she hasn't reported seeing anything
in quite some time.
Do you feel that this is behind her now?
- Well, whatever she saw seemed to stop
about the same time that she met Mara.
Uh, Mara has suffered her own trauma,
uh, but not physical.
She witnessed a tragedy herself
that most could never recover from.
My professional theory is
that, uh, Nola and Mara keep each other in check.
They depend on each other.
- You go to the start of the pier,
follow the path to the house.
You can't miss it.
- Aren't there guards or something?
- What for?
- So people don't escape.
- Six miles
through ice-cold shark-infested waters.
Well, guess they figure,
if you survive that, you deserve to be free.
- Hello, Nola. Welcome.
Come on in.
My name is Clemmie, and I'm the house nurse.
- Where is everyone?
- We're all here.
There's very few of us that actually run the place:
myself; Dennis, who's in charge of security;
and, of course, Dr. Sherry.
Other than that, the place
pretty much runs itself nowadays.
- But what about the other patients?
- Oh, we don't refer to them as patients here, dear.
On Terrell Island, we say guests.
- That's nice, um, but where are they, heh?
- You're the only one. You
get the whole place to yourself.
- There are no other patients here.
- Ah, ah, ah, guests, dear.
- Okay, guests.
- Mm. - Guests.
I'm the only guest here. Why?
- We only ever have one guest at a time.
Dr. Sherry believes
that, if we limit the number of people on the island,
it keeps the disruptive energy low,
thus maintaining a desirable level of positivity.
That positivity is conducive
to the healing process.
- But uh, I, I had a friend that was supposed
to... Uh, uh, let's wait
and leave all the questions for Dr. Sherry, okay?
So, she's anxious to meet with you later.
But why don't we get you
settled into your room now, okay?
Ah.
Let me say this.
I can only imagine the horrific things
that you've been through,
but this island is different.
If you complete the program here,
the next step for you is your freedom;
however, the boat that brought you here
is unloading supplies.
If you so choose,
you can walk right back down there, get on that boat,
and he will take you back to wherever you came from.
Being here is a privilege,
but if you don't want it, you're free to go.
But if you want the opportunity
for a normal life one day,
I suggest you follow me.
Either way, choose before the boat leaves.
Here you go.
I think you'll find everything that you need,
and if not, let me know, and I'll try to accommodate.
- This is great. Thank you.
- You're welcome, of course.
The doctor would like to speak with you
in about an hour or so.
So why don't you settle in, get comfortable,
and I'll come back and get you when it's time, 'kay?
- Sounds good.
- 'Kay.
- Hmm.
- I've been told that that piano's been here
for over 50 years.
Never worked, not a key.
- Oh. Why's it still here?
- I'm guessing the founder
of this place really liked it.
- Oh, who was the founder?
- Come on, let's see the doctor.
- What's in that room?
- That door
is off-limits.
- Why?
- It's my understanding that
it leads to a very old cellar.
I've not been down there myself,
but I've been told that it's very dangerous,
and we wouldn't want anyone getting hurt, now, would we?
Bop.
- Of course not.
- Nola, I'm excited to meet you.
Please, come in and sit down.
- Uh.
- Huh, so, how was your room?
- Oh, it's very nice. Thank you.
- Good.
Well, it's important.
We want you to be comfortable while you're here.
- I've, I've never been in a place like this.
- There is no other place quite like it,
and I, for one, I'm very proud of that.
You see, I feel that most facilities can do
more harm than good.
- What do you mean?
- Uh, well, let me give you an example.
Let's say that someone was diagnosed
with paranoid schizophrenia
or disassociative identity disorder.
Then they can suffer deeply
from being locked into a room
or forced out of a room that
they're really comfortable in,
and it's our job as practitioners, as caregivers,
to determine the best course of treatment
that's going to make our guests
comfortable and respond well
while they're here.
- So this place is...
- Is an alternative with the same goal.
We want you to get better,
and in spite of what you've been through,
I believe, with my help, you can.
- So where do we begin?
- With your file.
I've read through it, and I know what happened,
but I also understand
that, for the most part, you refuse to talk about it.
- I, um,
I used to see things.
- Mm-hmm? What things?
- I used to think that I saw ghosts.
- And did you communicate with them?
- I guess I thought I did.
- And uh, well, what did they say?
- Um,
a woman would come to me for help.
- Mm-hmm.
- Her husband had just died,
and she had just lost a child.
Yeah, I saw her a lot.
She was so sad.
I, I realize now that those were just bad dreams.
- Mm.
Well, it's my job to determine if those dreams
are gonna manifest again and make you feel bad.
- They w-, they won't. I feel good.
- Good.
- I really wanna move on and h-,
have a life again, ha ha, heh heh.
- Good. Well, we'll determine that in the next few days.
But now I would like to change the subject a bit, mkay?
And I would like you to tell me about Mara.
- She was my friend.
We, um,
we both got to the ward on the same day,
so we were both kinda scared, you know?
Looked out for each other.
- And you, you lost her yesterday?
- Yeah.
She was really worried about leaving there.
I just didn't realize how worried she was.
- Hmm.
Well, I understand that she had
very tough time as a teenager.
And how are you coping with the loss?
- I'm fine. Sad.
I'll move on.
- Well, it's important to maintain an open dialogue.
We don't want to lock those sad feelings inside
and, uh, regress,
right?
- No.
Huh.
Okay.
Hmm.
Open the fucking door!
Open the fucking door!
Was it you?
- Nola, you need to calm down.
- Someone was watching me in the shower.
- I was preparing breakfast.
The doctor is in her office,
and Dennis is on the other side of the island,
making his rounds.
There is nobody else here, darling.
- Why was my door locked?
- It wasn't. You're overreacting.
- I know someone was watching me, and I think it was you.
- Nola, you need to calm down.
Your conduct is becoming alarming.
Perhaps some of your old
behavior is starting to resurface.
Maybe you should talk to the doctor.
- I know what I saw.
- Hmm, maybe you should take a walk before breakfast
and clear your head.
- Thank you.
What is this?
- It's for you.
- I don't want that.
- I prescribed it, and you need to take it.
- Look, someone was in my room. I freaked out.
Uh , if it doesn't happen again, I'll be fine.
- What were you doing running through the woods?
- I thought I saw something. I was confused.
- There's that word again.
- What word?
- Confused.
Yesterday, you said
that you thought you saw a
ghost but you were just confused.
- Wait a minute. What are you doing?
- Please, take the pill.
- I am fine.
- Then show me and take the pill.
Nola, our policy states that you and I meet every day.
Please, return to your seat.
- I'm not hungry.
- You don't have to eat, but you do have to sit.
- What did I just take?
- It'll help you relax. That's all.
- I thought you said this place was different.
- It's very different,
and some people just have difficulty adjusting
at the beginning.
- There is nothing wrong with me.
- Good. Then try the salmon.
It's caught fresh off the pier this morning.
- I told you I'm not hungry.
- Well then, let's get to work.
What did you see in the woods?
- Nothing.
- Dennis said that he saw
you running through the woods,
uh, and he saved you from jumping off a cliff.
Are you experiencing suicidal thoughts?
- Uh, uh, I wasn't-
- Did he pull you back from the edge of a cliff?
- Yes, but...
- Mm-hmm. - Could you, please,
stop writing and listen to me?
Look, I can appreciate what you're doing,
and I, I know how this sounds,
but I promise you I'm fine.
- Hmm, how you feeling now?
- I'm a little tired.
Like to go lay down.
- Okay.
Argh!
- Nola, what's wrong?
C-, uh, uh, come. Sit down.
Sit, sit, sit, sit. Right here.
What happened?
- I'm sorry. I'm sorry.
I'm f-, I'm fine. I'm fine.
I, um, I,
I thought I saw a mouse, heh.
- "A mouse"?
- Yeah. Yeah, I was just f-, I was just frightened.
That's all. I'm fine.
- Are you sure?
- Yes, yes, I'm just really embarrassed.
I, I didn't mean to upset anybody.
- Don't be silly. I understand.
I just came up here to let you know
the doctor was ready to speak with you.
- Oh, um, I was actually hoping
I could take a little walk first.
- It's almost nine o'clock. You slept for a whole day.
You should get something to eat first.
- I slept a whole day? This is the next day.
- You must've needed your rest, dear.
- What did you just give me? I slept a day.
- Nola, you've been through a lot
in the last 72 hours.
You're tired.
You needed the rest,
and there's nothing that I gave you
that would've made you sleep that long.
Your body just needed rest.
Now, you must be famished.
Have something to eat.
- I'm not hungry.
- You haven't eaten in two days.
If I don't see you eat, we'll have to try intravenously.
- You wanna gimme an IV?
- No, but you're in my care,
and you're not leaving me many options.
Good.
Now, what happened this morning? You were very upset.
I told the nurse it was fine.
- All right.
- I am not here to hurt you.
- Who the fuck are you?
- We don't have time for this.
We have to get off the island.
- No, tell me who you are, or I'll fuck you up.
- My name is David.
If they find me, they will kill me.
- Nola.
- And if you're real and you're here,
eventually, they will kill you too.
These people aren't who you think they are.
- Nola!
- I'm here.
- What are you doing here?
- Just looking around.
- You do not belong here. This is off-limits.
- What's with the rock?
- It's nothing.
- Don't lie to me.
- Excuse me.
- You're lying to me.
What is with that rock?
And why am I not allowed here?
- I see what's going on here.
You lack respect,
and that's gonna be a problem.
Now, I'm gonna give you the opportunity
to walk back with me.
If you don't, there will be consequences.
I found her out by the rock.
She seemed to be talking to somebody.
- Were you speaking with someone?
- I thought you said we were the only ones here.
- So you talk to yourself.
- Of course not.
- I'd like to meet again this afternoon, Nola.
Please, meet me in an hour.
- Who was Terrell?
- What does that mean to you?
- Nothing.
- Where did you hear it?
- I dunno.
- Please, stay away from the rock.
It's very steep,
and if you should slip and fall,
you'd never be seen again.
Are you all right?
- Uh, yeah, I'm fine.
- Good.
You know, I was thinking that perhaps you and I got off
to a bit of a rough start.
Mean, we have the same goal,
and that's to get you out of here.
So what do you say we just start over? Fresh and new.
- Sure.
- Great.
You know, Nola, I believe that you may be one
of the most special people to come through here.
It would make me very proud
to see you become the person that you came here to be.
- And who is that exactly?
- I guess we'll see.
- Stop.
- Nola.
Nola?
- Did you call for me?
- I did. Where were you?
- Uh, I was in my room.
Hmm. - That's a lie.
I was just at your door, knocking.
- Oh, well, I was. I was in the bathroom, washing my face.
I just probably didn't hear you over the, the water.
What do you need?
- It's med time.
- I sleep just fine without them.
- Doctor's orders.
I'm pretty, too.
I'm pretty, too.
I'm pretty, too!
I'm pretty, too.
I'm pretty, too!
I'm pretty, too!
I'm pretty, too!
I am...
Grrr!
Gah!
- Argh!
- Argh!
- Hello? Nola?
Can you hear me?
Nola?
- Yes.
- How ya feeling? Any dizziness or nausea?
- I'm thirsty.
- Mkay, we'll take care of that.
What do you remember?
- Um, s-, someone was at my door.
I went to go,
I went to go see who it was.
- Mm-hmm.
- That's all I remember.
- You've been talking in your sleep.
Have you been seeing Mara?
- Yes.
- Mm, but you know that's impossible.
- Yes.
- Yesterday, you said, "Terrell."
Did Mara tell you that?
- Yeah.
- Do you know what Terrell is?
- I don't know.
- 'Kay, well, what I know is that this distress about Mara
is dredging up old behaviors
that you haven't engaged in in a long time,
and my concern is, if we don't
get ahead of these quickly,
you're going to revert to the way you used to be.
- That's not it.
There is something wrong with this island,
and either you can't see it,
or you're a part of it.
- Nola, I'm just here to help you.
- Then why don't you believe me?
- Because what you're saying isn't based in reality.
Now, we're gonna try something different.
- Why can't I move?
- Because I won't allow it.
How are you feeling?
- What have you done to me?
- This is part of your treatment.
- I don't wanna be here anymore. I'd...
I w-wanna go back to where I was.
- I'm afraid that's not possible.
- Why?
- This is where you're going to be until I've determined
it's okay for you to move on.
Now, you've lost some weight since you've been here,
so you need to start eating.
- I'm not eating any of your fucking food.
You're trying to kill me.
- That is not true. I'm trying to understand your life.
- I don't remember my life.
- Well, that's what we're trying to determine.
- Please, just send me back.
I was wrong. This place isn't for me.
- I disagree.
I think this is exactly where you need to be.
Now, eat your food. Get some rest.
And I'll see ya in the morning.
- I told you not to go down there.
It makes Dr. Sherry very angry.
I don't want her to hurt you again.
I'm gonna look out for you.
You're gonna be okay.
I won't let her hurt you again,
but you cannot go back down there.
I told you it was very dangerous.
Aw.
Dr. Sherry gets very angry,
and I don't want her to hurt you again,
so it'll be okay.
- Who is Terrell?
- This is his island,
and he's why you're here.
- What?
- The story's from a long time ago.
- What does any of that have to do with me?
- These people believe that he has to be appeased
or he will come for them.
They need sacrifices.
That's what the fucking rock is for.
When they're ready, they throw your ass over the cliff.
- So what do we do?
- We have to get out of here.
- How?
- The supply boat. It'll be here tomorrow.
It's the only way.
- I can't even get outta my room.
- Take this. It's what got me out.
You'll need to get into her room.
You need her key to get on the dock.
Once the boat gets here, we can't take no for an answer,
no matter what.
- Okay.
- Stay outta trouble.
- Huh, urgh! Urgh.
- Where did you go?
- For a walk.
- That's no longer an option for you.
I thought I made that clear.
- What about David?
- Who is David?
- I saw him yesterday at the rock.
That's who the nurse heard me talking to.
- This person you spoke with?
- Yes.
- Yeah, he was a patient here
'bout five years ago.
Killed himself.
He jumped off that rock that
I asked you to stay away from.
- Bullshit.
- It's not.
He was one of my first patients when I was hired here.
He was so broken. I tried to reach him, but I couldn't.
There was nothing I could do.
- I don't believe you.
- "After four days of intense searching,
the Coast Guard has announced today
the remains of David Bidwell, 28,
were discovered near the Hyatt Lagoon."
See for yourself.
I am afraid you leave me no choice.
Dennis, take her back to her room.
Higher up.
- What does that mean?
What does that mean?
- If you wanna keep your teeth,
bite this. - Huh, urgh, huh.
- Bite this.
- Urgh. - There you go.
Clear.
- Argh. Uh.
- Tell me about your childhood.
- Please, let me go.
- Tell me everything.
- I'm going to die here.
They're going to kill me.
- You're too strong.
You've always been the strong one.
You have to fight.
- Wake up, dear.
Wake up.
- What are you doing?
- I know you think we're enemies,
but we both like the same things.
- What are you talking about?
- Oh I've been watching you
through the cameras.
I see what you do to yourself.
I know you're lonely.
- What cameras?
- Hidden in the books.
- Please, get away from me.
- I know
you're the doctor's plaything,
but from now on, you belong to me.
Urgh.
- Mara, are you really here?
- As much as I can be.
- Why did you do this?
- I never belonged here.
This is your path.
- I'm going to die here.
I need you.
- You have to fight.
- I can't.
I can't. I just wanna be with you.
- It's not your time.
You have to let me go.
This is your path.
- I'm so lost.
I don't know where to go.
- You're exactly where you need to be.
Fight!
- Shh! It's me.
- You untied me?
- Follow me and be quiet.
You go outside. Meet me in the trees.
I have to go to her room and find the gate key.
- How did she get out?
- Are you sure that you didn't let her out
in a moment of weakness?
- Of course not.
- Go to my room and get the key.
We need to get her back before the boat gets here.
Go.
Fuck!
- Don't you fucking move.
- Nola, you killed Dennis.
- I didn't kill anybody!
- Hmm! - Argh!
Uh, huh. That's the...
Huh. Argh.
Argh, argh, huh, huh. Uh, mm.
Huh. - Ha! Urgh, argh, mm!
- I am very frightened right now.
I think you need to calm down
and think about what just happened here.
No one else needs to get hurt.
- Where is the key to the pier gate?
- The-the-the-there is no key
to the pier... Don't lie to me!
- Stop. Think.
When you walked up the pier,
did you walk through a gate?
David!
- Do you have the key?
- She's right. There is no key.
- Well, we have to go.
- We aren't going anyway.
I'm going to give you her,
and you are going to let me
get on this boat and disappear.
- What are you doing?
- Shut up!
- David, I can't let you leave here ever.
- Ah!
- Get in the fucking house.
Get in the fucking house!
- What are you doing?
You don't know what you're doing.
I'm a professional!
I know how this procedure works, huh.
You were never in danger. You...
Please, you could, you could kill someone! Urgh!
- Come on.
Come on!
What do you want?
Are you, are you Terrell?
- Argh!
- Argh!
Oh, God!
Oh God! Urgh.
- Argh! Argh!
Uh.
- When they found her,
did she speak at all?
- Yes, it, it didn't make a lot of sense,
but she claimed that Mara killed everyone, not her.
- Her friend that hung herself
before the transfer?
- Uh, yes, but you see,
not only was Mara never on the island.
Mara was never even alive.
You see, Nola doesn't see ghosts.
She never has.
The entity that Nola thinks she sees
is actually her own second personality,
represented by Mara,
but uh, there is no Mara.
There's only Nola.
- Let's say that someone was diagnosed
with paranoid schizophrenia
or disassociative identity disorder.
- Oh my God,
how long will she be in this catatonic state?
- For the rest of her life.
We must see to that.
- Argh! Argh!
Urgh.
- Ah.
Argh!
Spit it out.
- Nothing. I'm fine.
- I know that's not true.
Come on, tell me. Maybe I can help.
- It's the transfer.
This sucks. I'm not ready.
- Hey, this ain't a bad thing.
Fuck this place, everything about it.
Look around. We don't belong here.
You and me, we have one goal. Remember?
- Panama.
- That's right: beaches, palm trees, sunsets, and us.
Eye on the prize, babe.
- It's just this is the only place I've known.
Took me years to feel safe here,
and we don't know anyone there.
- Well, you know me, and I know you.
That's all we ever needed and all we got, right?
Hey, I got you.
- And I have you.
Yeah, you're right. We don't belong here.
- Let's start something new.
You'll be fine.
It's gonna get better.
- Are we all ready for the transfer?
- Sure.
- Good. Any more nightmares?
- No. All good.
- Good.
You know, uh, uh,
if you ever feel you need to speak with me,
I-I'm just a phone call away way.
- I don't have a phone, Doc.
- Ah, well, I think that one of the perks
of, of transferring to Ulrich Manor
is that the rules are a little more relaxed there.
Uh, my understanding is that it's quite nice actually.
- Do I get to wear regular clothes?
- Uh, probably not,
but uh, this is more of a, a community really.
Um, you'll pitch in
with the chores, the, heh, cooking, the cleaning.
Little more freedom than here.
This is a big step for you.
- What do you mean?
- You are going to a low-security facility, Nola.
Oh, uh, yes, it's on an island,
but no fences, no gates.
- Why me?
Why, why do I get this?
- Because I believe that you've earned it.
Uh, for the most part,
you've, uh, f-followed the rules.
You've matured, and most importantly of all,
you've shown remorse for your past.
- Hey, where have you been?
- Sleeping.
- Are you ready to go?
- Yeah. Thanks for the talk.
- So you're good?
- Yeah, it'll be good.
Hey.
- Mm.
- We better go.
- What's going on?
- Somebody hung themselves
in their room last night, Nola.
Get back to your room.
- What makes Nola Riggs significant,
Dr. Dempsey?
- Well, it's been documented
that, since she was an adolescent,
she's not only seen but communicated with the dead.
Hmm, naturally, she's been misdiagnosed
with a litany of mental problems.
These incidents seem to stem
from trauma she suffered years ago.
- On your most recent assessment,
it says that she hasn't reported seeing anything
in quite some time.
Do you feel that this is behind her now?
- Well, whatever she saw seemed to stop
about the same time that she met Mara.
Uh, Mara has suffered her own trauma,
uh, but not physical.
She witnessed a tragedy herself
that most could never recover from.
My professional theory is
that, uh, Nola and Mara keep each other in check.
They depend on each other.
- You go to the start of the pier,
follow the path to the house.
You can't miss it.
- Aren't there guards or something?
- What for?
- So people don't escape.
- Six miles
through ice-cold shark-infested waters.
Well, guess they figure,
if you survive that, you deserve to be free.
- Hello, Nola. Welcome.
Come on in.
My name is Clemmie, and I'm the house nurse.
- Where is everyone?
- We're all here.
There's very few of us that actually run the place:
myself; Dennis, who's in charge of security;
and, of course, Dr. Sherry.
Other than that, the place
pretty much runs itself nowadays.
- But what about the other patients?
- Oh, we don't refer to them as patients here, dear.
On Terrell Island, we say guests.
- That's nice, um, but where are they, heh?
- You're the only one. You
get the whole place to yourself.
- There are no other patients here.
- Ah, ah, ah, guests, dear.
- Okay, guests.
- Mm. - Guests.
I'm the only guest here. Why?
- We only ever have one guest at a time.
Dr. Sherry believes
that, if we limit the number of people on the island,
it keeps the disruptive energy low,
thus maintaining a desirable level of positivity.
That positivity is conducive
to the healing process.
- But uh, I, I had a friend that was supposed
to... Uh, uh, let's wait
and leave all the questions for Dr. Sherry, okay?
So, she's anxious to meet with you later.
But why don't we get you
settled into your room now, okay?
Ah.
Let me say this.
I can only imagine the horrific things
that you've been through,
but this island is different.
If you complete the program here,
the next step for you is your freedom;
however, the boat that brought you here
is unloading supplies.
If you so choose,
you can walk right back down there, get on that boat,
and he will take you back to wherever you came from.
Being here is a privilege,
but if you don't want it, you're free to go.
But if you want the opportunity
for a normal life one day,
I suggest you follow me.
Either way, choose before the boat leaves.
Here you go.
I think you'll find everything that you need,
and if not, let me know, and I'll try to accommodate.
- This is great. Thank you.
- You're welcome, of course.
The doctor would like to speak with you
in about an hour or so.
So why don't you settle in, get comfortable,
and I'll come back and get you when it's time, 'kay?
- Sounds good.
- 'Kay.
- Hmm.
- I've been told that that piano's been here
for over 50 years.
Never worked, not a key.
- Oh. Why's it still here?
- I'm guessing the founder
of this place really liked it.
- Oh, who was the founder?
- Come on, let's see the doctor.
- What's in that room?
- That door
is off-limits.
- Why?
- It's my understanding that
it leads to a very old cellar.
I've not been down there myself,
but I've been told that it's very dangerous,
and we wouldn't want anyone getting hurt, now, would we?
Bop.
- Of course not.
- Nola, I'm excited to meet you.
Please, come in and sit down.
- Uh.
- Huh, so, how was your room?
- Oh, it's very nice. Thank you.
- Good.
Well, it's important.
We want you to be comfortable while you're here.
- I've, I've never been in a place like this.
- There is no other place quite like it,
and I, for one, I'm very proud of that.
You see, I feel that most facilities can do
more harm than good.
- What do you mean?
- Uh, well, let me give you an example.
Let's say that someone was diagnosed
with paranoid schizophrenia
or disassociative identity disorder.
Then they can suffer deeply
from being locked into a room
or forced out of a room that
they're really comfortable in,
and it's our job as practitioners, as caregivers,
to determine the best course of treatment
that's going to make our guests
comfortable and respond well
while they're here.
- So this place is...
- Is an alternative with the same goal.
We want you to get better,
and in spite of what you've been through,
I believe, with my help, you can.
- So where do we begin?
- With your file.
I've read through it, and I know what happened,
but I also understand
that, for the most part, you refuse to talk about it.
- I, um,
I used to see things.
- Mm-hmm? What things?
- I used to think that I saw ghosts.
- And did you communicate with them?
- I guess I thought I did.
- And uh, well, what did they say?
- Um,
a woman would come to me for help.
- Mm-hmm.
- Her husband had just died,
and she had just lost a child.
Yeah, I saw her a lot.
She was so sad.
I, I realize now that those were just bad dreams.
- Mm.
Well, it's my job to determine if those dreams
are gonna manifest again and make you feel bad.
- They w-, they won't. I feel good.
- Good.
- I really wanna move on and h-,
have a life again, ha ha, heh heh.
- Good. Well, we'll determine that in the next few days.
But now I would like to change the subject a bit, mkay?
And I would like you to tell me about Mara.
- She was my friend.
We, um,
we both got to the ward on the same day,
so we were both kinda scared, you know?
Looked out for each other.
- And you, you lost her yesterday?
- Yeah.
She was really worried about leaving there.
I just didn't realize how worried she was.
- Hmm.
Well, I understand that she had
very tough time as a teenager.
And how are you coping with the loss?
- I'm fine. Sad.
I'll move on.
- Well, it's important to maintain an open dialogue.
We don't want to lock those sad feelings inside
and, uh, regress,
right?
- No.
Huh.
Okay.
Hmm.
Open the fucking door!
Open the fucking door!
Was it you?
- Nola, you need to calm down.
- Someone was watching me in the shower.
- I was preparing breakfast.
The doctor is in her office,
and Dennis is on the other side of the island,
making his rounds.
There is nobody else here, darling.
- Why was my door locked?
- It wasn't. You're overreacting.
- I know someone was watching me, and I think it was you.
- Nola, you need to calm down.
Your conduct is becoming alarming.
Perhaps some of your old
behavior is starting to resurface.
Maybe you should talk to the doctor.
- I know what I saw.
- Hmm, maybe you should take a walk before breakfast
and clear your head.
- Thank you.
What is this?
- It's for you.
- I don't want that.
- I prescribed it, and you need to take it.
- Look, someone was in my room. I freaked out.
Uh , if it doesn't happen again, I'll be fine.
- What were you doing running through the woods?
- I thought I saw something. I was confused.
- There's that word again.
- What word?
- Confused.
Yesterday, you said
that you thought you saw a
ghost but you were just confused.
- Wait a minute. What are you doing?
- Please, take the pill.
- I am fine.
- Then show me and take the pill.
Nola, our policy states that you and I meet every day.
Please, return to your seat.
- I'm not hungry.
- You don't have to eat, but you do have to sit.
- What did I just take?
- It'll help you relax. That's all.
- I thought you said this place was different.
- It's very different,
and some people just have difficulty adjusting
at the beginning.
- There is nothing wrong with me.
- Good. Then try the salmon.
It's caught fresh off the pier this morning.
- I told you I'm not hungry.
- Well then, let's get to work.
What did you see in the woods?
- Nothing.
- Dennis said that he saw
you running through the woods,
uh, and he saved you from jumping off a cliff.
Are you experiencing suicidal thoughts?
- Uh, uh, I wasn't-
- Did he pull you back from the edge of a cliff?
- Yes, but...
- Mm-hmm. - Could you, please,
stop writing and listen to me?
Look, I can appreciate what you're doing,
and I, I know how this sounds,
but I promise you I'm fine.
- Hmm, how you feeling now?
- I'm a little tired.
Like to go lay down.
- Okay.
Argh!
- Nola, what's wrong?
C-, uh, uh, come. Sit down.
Sit, sit, sit, sit. Right here.
What happened?
- I'm sorry. I'm sorry.
I'm f-, I'm fine. I'm fine.
I, um, I,
I thought I saw a mouse, heh.
- "A mouse"?
- Yeah. Yeah, I was just f-, I was just frightened.
That's all. I'm fine.
- Are you sure?
- Yes, yes, I'm just really embarrassed.
I, I didn't mean to upset anybody.
- Don't be silly. I understand.
I just came up here to let you know
the doctor was ready to speak with you.
- Oh, um, I was actually hoping
I could take a little walk first.
- It's almost nine o'clock. You slept for a whole day.
You should get something to eat first.
- I slept a whole day? This is the next day.
- You must've needed your rest, dear.
- What did you just give me? I slept a day.
- Nola, you've been through a lot
in the last 72 hours.
You're tired.
You needed the rest,
and there's nothing that I gave you
that would've made you sleep that long.
Your body just needed rest.
Now, you must be famished.
Have something to eat.
- I'm not hungry.
- You haven't eaten in two days.
If I don't see you eat, we'll have to try intravenously.
- You wanna gimme an IV?
- No, but you're in my care,
and you're not leaving me many options.
Good.
Now, what happened this morning? You were very upset.
I told the nurse it was fine.
- All right.
- I am not here to hurt you.
- Who the fuck are you?
- We don't have time for this.
We have to get off the island.
- No, tell me who you are, or I'll fuck you up.
- My name is David.
If they find me, they will kill me.
- Nola.
- And if you're real and you're here,
eventually, they will kill you too.
These people aren't who you think they are.
- Nola!
- I'm here.
- What are you doing here?
- Just looking around.
- You do not belong here. This is off-limits.
- What's with the rock?
- It's nothing.
- Don't lie to me.
- Excuse me.
- You're lying to me.
What is with that rock?
And why am I not allowed here?
- I see what's going on here.
You lack respect,
and that's gonna be a problem.
Now, I'm gonna give you the opportunity
to walk back with me.
If you don't, there will be consequences.
I found her out by the rock.
She seemed to be talking to somebody.
- Were you speaking with someone?
- I thought you said we were the only ones here.
- So you talk to yourself.
- Of course not.
- I'd like to meet again this afternoon, Nola.
Please, meet me in an hour.
- Who was Terrell?
- What does that mean to you?
- Nothing.
- Where did you hear it?
- I dunno.
- Please, stay away from the rock.
It's very steep,
and if you should slip and fall,
you'd never be seen again.
Are you all right?
- Uh, yeah, I'm fine.
- Good.
You know, I was thinking that perhaps you and I got off
to a bit of a rough start.
Mean, we have the same goal,
and that's to get you out of here.
So what do you say we just start over? Fresh and new.
- Sure.
- Great.
You know, Nola, I believe that you may be one
of the most special people to come through here.
It would make me very proud
to see you become the person that you came here to be.
- And who is that exactly?
- I guess we'll see.
- Stop.
- Nola.
Nola?
- Did you call for me?
- I did. Where were you?
- Uh, I was in my room.
Hmm. - That's a lie.
I was just at your door, knocking.
- Oh, well, I was. I was in the bathroom, washing my face.
I just probably didn't hear you over the, the water.
What do you need?
- It's med time.
- I sleep just fine without them.
- Doctor's orders.
I'm pretty, too.
I'm pretty, too.
I'm pretty, too!
I'm pretty, too.
I'm pretty, too!
I'm pretty, too!
I'm pretty, too!
I am...
Grrr!
Gah!
- Argh!
- Argh!
- Hello? Nola?
Can you hear me?
Nola?
- Yes.
- How ya feeling? Any dizziness or nausea?
- I'm thirsty.
- Mkay, we'll take care of that.
What do you remember?
- Um, s-, someone was at my door.
I went to go,
I went to go see who it was.
- Mm-hmm.
- That's all I remember.
- You've been talking in your sleep.
Have you been seeing Mara?
- Yes.
- Mm, but you know that's impossible.
- Yes.
- Yesterday, you said, "Terrell."
Did Mara tell you that?
- Yeah.
- Do you know what Terrell is?
- I don't know.
- 'Kay, well, what I know is that this distress about Mara
is dredging up old behaviors
that you haven't engaged in in a long time,
and my concern is, if we don't
get ahead of these quickly,
you're going to revert to the way you used to be.
- That's not it.
There is something wrong with this island,
and either you can't see it,
or you're a part of it.
- Nola, I'm just here to help you.
- Then why don't you believe me?
- Because what you're saying isn't based in reality.
Now, we're gonna try something different.
- Why can't I move?
- Because I won't allow it.
How are you feeling?
- What have you done to me?
- This is part of your treatment.
- I don't wanna be here anymore. I'd...
I w-wanna go back to where I was.
- I'm afraid that's not possible.
- Why?
- This is where you're going to be until I've determined
it's okay for you to move on.
Now, you've lost some weight since you've been here,
so you need to start eating.
- I'm not eating any of your fucking food.
You're trying to kill me.
- That is not true. I'm trying to understand your life.
- I don't remember my life.
- Well, that's what we're trying to determine.
- Please, just send me back.
I was wrong. This place isn't for me.
- I disagree.
I think this is exactly where you need to be.
Now, eat your food. Get some rest.
And I'll see ya in the morning.
- I told you not to go down there.
It makes Dr. Sherry very angry.
I don't want her to hurt you again.
I'm gonna look out for you.
You're gonna be okay.
I won't let her hurt you again,
but you cannot go back down there.
I told you it was very dangerous.
Aw.
Dr. Sherry gets very angry,
and I don't want her to hurt you again,
so it'll be okay.
- Who is Terrell?
- This is his island,
and he's why you're here.
- What?
- The story's from a long time ago.
- What does any of that have to do with me?
- These people believe that he has to be appeased
or he will come for them.
They need sacrifices.
That's what the fucking rock is for.
When they're ready, they throw your ass over the cliff.
- So what do we do?
- We have to get out of here.
- How?
- The supply boat. It'll be here tomorrow.
It's the only way.
- I can't even get outta my room.
- Take this. It's what got me out.
You'll need to get into her room.
You need her key to get on the dock.
Once the boat gets here, we can't take no for an answer,
no matter what.
- Okay.
- Stay outta trouble.
- Huh, urgh! Urgh.
- Where did you go?
- For a walk.
- That's no longer an option for you.
I thought I made that clear.
- What about David?
- Who is David?
- I saw him yesterday at the rock.
That's who the nurse heard me talking to.
- This person you spoke with?
- Yes.
- Yeah, he was a patient here
'bout five years ago.
Killed himself.
He jumped off that rock that
I asked you to stay away from.
- Bullshit.
- It's not.
He was one of my first patients when I was hired here.
He was so broken. I tried to reach him, but I couldn't.
There was nothing I could do.
- I don't believe you.
- "After four days of intense searching,
the Coast Guard has announced today
the remains of David Bidwell, 28,
were discovered near the Hyatt Lagoon."
See for yourself.
I am afraid you leave me no choice.
Dennis, take her back to her room.
Higher up.
- What does that mean?
What does that mean?
- If you wanna keep your teeth,
bite this. - Huh, urgh, huh.
- Bite this.
- Urgh. - There you go.
Clear.
- Argh. Uh.
- Tell me about your childhood.
- Please, let me go.
- Tell me everything.
- I'm going to die here.
They're going to kill me.
- You're too strong.
You've always been the strong one.
You have to fight.
- Wake up, dear.
Wake up.
- What are you doing?
- I know you think we're enemies,
but we both like the same things.
- What are you talking about?
- Oh I've been watching you
through the cameras.
I see what you do to yourself.
I know you're lonely.
- What cameras?
- Hidden in the books.
- Please, get away from me.
- I know
you're the doctor's plaything,
but from now on, you belong to me.
Urgh.
- Mara, are you really here?
- As much as I can be.
- Why did you do this?
- I never belonged here.
This is your path.
- I'm going to die here.
I need you.
- You have to fight.
- I can't.
I can't. I just wanna be with you.
- It's not your time.
You have to let me go.
This is your path.
- I'm so lost.
I don't know where to go.
- You're exactly where you need to be.
Fight!
- Shh! It's me.
- You untied me?
- Follow me and be quiet.
You go outside. Meet me in the trees.
I have to go to her room and find the gate key.
- How did she get out?
- Are you sure that you didn't let her out
in a moment of weakness?
- Of course not.
- Go to my room and get the key.
We need to get her back before the boat gets here.
Go.
Fuck!
- Don't you fucking move.
- Nola, you killed Dennis.
- I didn't kill anybody!
- Hmm! - Argh!
Uh, huh. That's the...
Huh. Argh.
Argh, argh, huh, huh. Uh, mm.
Huh. - Ha! Urgh, argh, mm!
- I am very frightened right now.
I think you need to calm down
and think about what just happened here.
No one else needs to get hurt.
- Where is the key to the pier gate?
- The-the-the-there is no key
to the pier... Don't lie to me!
- Stop. Think.
When you walked up the pier,
did you walk through a gate?
David!
- Do you have the key?
- She's right. There is no key.
- Well, we have to go.
- We aren't going anyway.
I'm going to give you her,
and you are going to let me
get on this boat and disappear.
- What are you doing?
- Shut up!
- David, I can't let you leave here ever.
- Ah!
- Get in the fucking house.
Get in the fucking house!
- What are you doing?
You don't know what you're doing.
I'm a professional!
I know how this procedure works, huh.
You were never in danger. You...
Please, you could, you could kill someone! Urgh!
- Come on.
Come on!
What do you want?
Are you, are you Terrell?
- Argh!
- Argh!
Oh, God!
Oh God! Urgh.
- Argh! Argh!
Uh.
- When they found her,
did she speak at all?
- Yes, it, it didn't make a lot of sense,
but she claimed that Mara killed everyone, not her.
- Her friend that hung herself
before the transfer?
- Uh, yes, but you see,
not only was Mara never on the island.
Mara was never even alive.
You see, Nola doesn't see ghosts.
She never has.
The entity that Nola thinks she sees
is actually her own second personality,
represented by Mara,
but uh, there is no Mara.
There's only Nola.
- Let's say that someone was diagnosed
with paranoid schizophrenia
or disassociative identity disorder.
- Oh my God,
how long will she be in this catatonic state?
- For the rest of her life.
We must see to that.
- Argh! Argh!
Urgh.