Spider in the Attic (2021) Movie Script
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Idiots!
Why discard credible science
because of how ethical
the research was?
I've done it.
Finally.
Day 383, the experiment
is a success.
By the correction
of the gene GH1,
the organism has
remained stable.
Subject is breathing, moving,
and aware of its surroundings,
exhibits all the
predicted traits.
Biologically immortal,
hyper-aggressive,
and adaptive growth.
Oh.
Linda.
Hi.
Hi.
Sorry, Chris said that I
could wait in your office.
I hope I haven't-
- No, that's fine, you
just startled me, yeah.
How are you, darling?
Yeah, I'm good thanks.
Yeah, just...
You know just cracking on
given the current situation.
Um, trying new ways
to be inventive.
Look for different stories,
different ways to tell them.
Yeah, nothing worries me.
Um, and if anything it's the
challenge that excites me.
The thing is I've been meaning
to come and speak to you, Linda.
I can see you're
looking concerned
so I'll just come right to it.
As I'm sure you're aware,
the figures haven't
been great recently.
I know you're doing your best
but as a business we can't
sustain these figures.
It's the slot I've been given.
Come on.
Who's really listening at
that time in the morning?
Just lorry drivers and
night shift workers.
I mean, back when I had the
prime slot my ratings were...
I mean you know they were-
- Yes, it's true your
numbers were better
when you had the prime slot,
but comparatively there are
other types of new shows
that are doing even better now.
We need to stay current.
Yeah, well, I'm not about
to sell myself out like Davey.
I want my show to be serious,
discussing true unsolved crime.
That's what I'm about.
I'm not about to sell myself out
and just start producing
low-quality mass appeal content.
When was the last time your
listener figures increased?
I'm not asking you to sell
yourself short, Linda.
But something has to change.
I shouldn't be telling you this,
but the execs upstairs
are starting a new show
in your time slot two nights
a week starting next month.
Are we competing?
Essentially they
want to understand
what's driving the decrease
in listener numbers.
If things don't improve,
Linda, I can't protect you.
Yeah, I understand.
Um, don't want to appear
ungrateful really.
Just, just give me a few
days to figure it out.
Okay, I'll...
I don't know but
things will improve.
I hope so, Linda,
because as a business
we really can't
sustain these numbers.
Thank you for stopping by.
Thank you.
I'll let you know if there are
any further developments.
Yeah. Thank you.
What you doing up so late?
Couldn't sleep.
All right?
Yeah.
Just getting a top up of
cherry tomatoes and milk.
My new cravings.
Your slot will be coming
up soon, won't it?
No, I'm not on
the radio tonight.
The ratings?
Hmm.
Been given the night off.
Aww. Sorry.
It's all right.
I'll figure it out.
It's gonna be all
right, Mum, I promise.
I just feel that I've
worked so hard for so long
to get to this
point and for what?
Just so they can
throw me on the morning show
that no bastard listens to
and still expect me
to get the ratings.
Yeah, people are turning these
true crime shows into a joke,
mocking the situation,
making it funny
by adding stupid sound bites.
What happened to a serious
discussion about it?
You know, the shows
they should be classy,
giving the families and
the victims proper respect.
Find a crime, something that's
not been looked into before
or not yet.
Reinvent the show, Mum.
You've got this.
Look, Lucy's home
tomorrow, I'm ready to pop
so I can't exactly go anywhere.
Let us help you, me and Lucy.
Yeah?
Thanks, sweetheart.
We'll sort this out, okay.
Now, that's enough
wine, bed, come on.
Yeah. Just let me finish it.
I'll be up in a minute.
Goodnight, Mum.
Mm.
Oh my God!
Lucy!
Hi, Mum.
- Oh, sweetheart.
- You all right?
Yes, yes.
Oh, how are you?
I'm okay, I'm good.
Is that everything?
Oh, oh, the car's ram packed.
I might need some help
in a minute actually.
Sure.
Look at you.
Oh god, that journey
really took it out of me.
God, it took like 5
hours or something.
You want a cuppa?
- Oh, please yes.
- Mm-hm.
Make it a double though.
Okay.
Otherwise I might
pass out at any moment.
You drinking already?
It was from last night.
Mum, what's going on?
Nothing.
If it's Dad just tell me and
I can go round there myself.
Oh no, it's got nothing
to do with your father.
Look, I don't want
to go into it now.
I want to hear what
you've been up to.
Okay?
Tell me everything.
Um, it was all right.
Well, I'm not sure
if I wanna go back.
Yeah, I might take
some time off.
There's a post waiting
for me if I want it.
But I just, I wanna think
about my options you know.
- Lucy!
- Belle!
Oh, thank God, you're home.
Look at the size of ya.
Oh thanks.
Nice to see you too.
How've you been?
Yeah, really good.
Just waiting for the
little one to pop out.
Do you know
what you're having yet?
Belle.
You said you were gonna
keep it as a surprise.
And I did but then I
accidentally found out.
Oh, come on spill.
Girl.
We're having a girl!
Congratulations!
Yes!
So, tell me everything.
What do you mean?
Mum.
What's going on?
If it's Dad and she's
not telling me...
Jesus, no.
We don't hear from him anymore.
It's work.
Well, what's wrong with it?
I thought she was doing fine.
Yeah, she were until she
got given the morning slot.
What?
I thought they were
really impressed with her
and the reception that she got.
Clearly not that impressed.
To be honest, Luce, it sounds
like she's on her last legs.
She doesn't get them ratings
up, she could be out.
Christ.
Well, what's the plan then?
I think she needs
to reinvent the show,
make it much more modern
while retaining
what she's about,
solving the unsolved
and all that.
Yeah, and I guess
there's only really one way
you can do that.
That's by making a
smashing comeback.
Mm.
How the hell is
she gonna do that?
By, by solving a crime.
Like, actually solving a crime.
Yeah, if, if she
could find something
that could really
blow up her show,
you know, make her more viable,
someone, someone to
actually listen to.
Yeah, but I don't think
it's just as easy as that,
to randomly pick a crime
and, bam, she's solved it.
I've got some time.
Yeah, I could help her.
Well, I was thinking
me and you can help,
the both of us.
Yeah.
Yeah, that'll be nice.
Anyway, how's things
with the daddy?
I'm surprised he's
not moved in here already.
I've asked him, believe me.
Right?
He just comes up with excuses.
His mum doesn't think
he's ready to move out
and he's not financially
able to anyway.
You'd think he'd
thought about that
before he got you pregnant.
Oh hey, come on.
It was just a joke.
No, but you're right.
What you said, it's
completely true.
I don't know why he
agreed to any of this
when he's clearly not
that committed to me.
But don't worry, I'll sort it.
You know me.
Yeah.
I've been looking
into some crime cases
but, there's nothing
that'll really make
my show go wild.
The lack of mystery
in them, it's just...
I need something shocking,
something outside the box.
Well, I was doing
some researching.
I think I found something
you might be interested in.
So it's slightly sensitive
military information.
But it's been on my
radar for a while.
It's from when we were
doing our training.
It was in the next town.
There were these rumors and
stories about this scientist
who was taking his
experiments to the extreme.
I'm listening.
What makes it so interesting?
Well, I was
reading this article.
He was dismissed for ignoring
biomedical regulations
and for taking his
experiments to the extreme.
Look.
He was trying to further
old Nazi research
and create genetically
engineered animals.
Hmm.
Well, I know you're
all about the true crime
but what about a
new type of crime?
What about exploring the taboo?
I think he'd be a good one
for you to interview, Mum.
Hm, suppose I could ask
Shauna to invest some money
into some on-site interviews,
spend a few days with him.
Yeah.
You know, he might
want the publicity.
Yeah, we could spin
this as an opportunity
for a research grant,
to help further his work.
And if he thinks this is gonna
get publicized to the masses,
then he might just show
us all the weird shit
that he's been up to.
A last ditched attempt.
We have to go to the extreme,
can't have any passive
ideas, et cetera.
Yeah.
And if you interview him,
it'll be controversial.
It'll be so interesting.
And we can come
with you as well.
- Mm.
- Yeah, I can drive
and Belle can help too.
Hmm.
So, you want me to fund a
show in the middle of Kent.
Yeah.
Well, when you put it
like that it does sound
rather like a spa weekend but...
I think this could
be really great.
Don't you see?
All I see is you
and your daughter
enjoying a luxury weekend.
Sorry to put it bluntly.
I think there is
every chance this guy
will just slam the
door in your face.
You were the one that said
about reinventing the show.
I think this could be it,
this is what I need to do.
You know, I'll be mixing it up,
taking the viewers
along with me.
They'll be hearing
live recordings.
It could really hook them in,
give them something
worth tuning in to.
This sort of extra budget
is usually given to a show
that's already successful.
I don't know how I will
persuade the execs upstairs
that this is a good idea,
putting more money into an
already failing production.
You'd be doing it
to rebrand the show.
This is a last chance
to see it doing well.
Sorry for being late.
What did I miss?
Lorena, Linda wants
me to fund a show
in the middle of
Kent about some loony
who lives on his own and
experiments on animals.
Thoughts?
No, it's more than that.
I think I know
where I was going wrong before.
I need to be way
more controversial,
go more extreme
and I think this Nazi researcher
could be the first
of a new series.
You know, I don't
think know if I think
this is such a bad idea.
Now, think about it.
I mean it's really commercial
and the listeners love this
kind of backwards thinking.
And, if there is a route
to getting him on tape,
this could be great.
Well, you were the one
that wanted something
new and refreshing.
This is it.
Come on, Shauna, please.
Right.
Fine.
You have your special.
But there are some restrictions.
Yeah, I'm listening.
Firstly I'm going to be there.
The first hint I get
that this is bullshit
and I will cancel the
whole show, no questions.
Secondly, Lorena
will be on site.
I'm sorry, love, but
we need your expertise.
It's fine for me.
This is it, Linda.
You really have
to make this work.
Yeah, I know. Thank you.
How are you
feeling about it all?
Yeah, confident.
I mean, if he can say some
really on the nose stuff,
I think it could really
blow the show up again.
Yeah.
So was it easy getting
the green light?
No, but then I never
thought it would be
considering the bloody thing
is practically dead
in the water anyway.
Here we are.
Just need to make the
most of it.
You got this, Mum.
Danny.
Guess I'm coming too.
Belle, I don't
know if I can have
any more guests on this one.
Well, he's not just
gonna be a guest, Mum.
And he's super tech savvy.
I'm literally about to drop.
I sort of need him there.
Please.
All right.
Better make yourself useful
on this one, Danny boy.
What's going on?
We had another argument.
I couldn't just leave
the way it were.
Look, if he didn't come I'd be
sat on the phone texting him
the entire time.
I sorta need him there.
It's for the best.
All right.
Just don't let him become
a distraction, yeah?
Yeah. Understood.
We gotta get
through this for Mum.
See you there.
Should've known
when we tried calling earlier
and there was no answer
that that was a sign.
Christ, what was I thinking?
Mum, chill out, all right?
Uh, yeah.
God, who are you?
You're my mum who gives no shits
and takes not shits from anyone.
So just calm down, yeah?
You've got this.
Mr. Zizerman?
Hello?
Lucy.
What the hell?
It's fine.
It's a trick I learned
in the military,
a trick where no one will even
know that we've broken in.
We can just say he left his
back door open. It's easy.
Yeah, but if we get
caught it's illegal.
Uh, so are many things, Mum.
But leaving your back door open
and someone passing
by, that's just normal.
It's time to reinvent
yourself, Mum.
The back door was open.
There's no one inside.
Come on.
Go in.
Guys.
21st of February.
We have just arrived
at Mr. Zizerman's home.
The back door was left open
and there appears
to be nobody inside.
There were signs of uneaten food
in the kitchen.
I'm going to continue
to explore the house
to see if there's
anything else I can find.
Oh! Oh God.
We need to talk and I think
you know where this is going.
The door was left
open, all right?
Look, we make a plan,
come up with a
story, go undercover.
I mean, fuck paying him a few
hundred quid for an interview.
This works way better, no?
We go with this.
We say that we were
driving along, we got lost.
We had my daughter in
the back of the car,
she's pregnant, and
she needed a bathroom.
We spotted the house.
We went up, knocked on the door.
It was open, we went in.
Sorry, sir, hope you don't mind.
Come on, as a reporter I've
got to start taking risks.
Internet searching a crime
that wasn't solved 50 years ago
is just not cutting it anymore.
I need to push myself.
All right.
Just be careful,
that's all I'm saying.
What if this guy comes home
and just calls the police?
All right. I've got this.
Welcome to Linda's
"Dealing with the Taboo."
I'm coming to you live
and undercover from inside
Mr. Zizerman's home.
Time to come on.
You're trying to keep
putting off the conversation.
Yeah, we will talk about it
but I'm here for my mum, Dan.
All right so why
are we here then?
Why have you brought
me all this way
if you don't wanna actually
talk it out, Bella?
We will talk about
it but come on,
we've literally just got here.
Just give it some time.
We didn't come here just
to chuck it under the rug.
We need to sort it
out before it comes.
She.
We're having a girl.
I thought we was gonna
wait to find the sex out,
as a surprise.
You should be happy.
And also shouldn't
we be making decisions
like this together?
When did you find out?
Oh, don't be shitty
because it's not a boy.
Bella, you don't
get it, do you?
I'm not shitty because
it's not a boy.
I'm shitty 'cause I feel
like I've got no control
over any of this.
At no point do I feel I've got
a say in any of this process.
I thought you'd be pleased.
Guys, guys, come on.
Let's leave it out, yeah?
Back off, Lucy.
If you're gonna go there,
go some place out of earshot
of Mum and her boss, yeah?
I need some air.
What were you up to, huh?
Something is in
the room with me.
What's going on here though?
Oh my God!
Oh.
I think I've found him!
I got it from over there.
Whatever he was
conjuring with,
it was certainly paying off.
I've never seen a
spider quite like that.
It sure doesn't look
happy about being in there.
You don't think
one of them got out
and well, that's
what killed him.
Well, I can't think of
any other explanation.
Do you think there are
anymore of those things
hiding around the house?
Spiders are more afraid
of us than we are of them.
As long as we don't
frighten or piss them off,
we should be all
right to continue.
Continue?
I'm sorry, I don't think
you'll find me lingering
around here a second
longer than is necessary.
Isn't this exactly
the sort of thing
we were hoping to find?
Oh come on, Shauna.
This could be the
discovery of a lifetime.
If we document everything,
put a good story together,
this is gonna blow
the show up again.
I don't know how much
I value your success
versus my safety.
I really don't think you've
got anything to worry about.
Please just give me the
night to have a look around.
Or if you wanna book
into a hotel, fine.
You can check in from afar.
Just don't pull the plug yet.
This is illegal, Linda.
Yeah, well so was breaking
and entering but we did it.
Now look, I'm sorry.
But we can't do anything
for that poor guy now
but we can try and uncover
what happened here.
Shauna, this is
what real reporting is about.
And once we've broadcast
this to the nation,
how are we going to explain it
to all the officials
crawling up our asses, hm?
We came here with the
intention of doing an interview.
We just found the back door open
and were suspicious, came in,
and we caught them,
straight away.
Can you find something
legal to protect us with,
just in case?
Yeah, I'll find something.
Don't fuck this up.
I am not leaving.
Dan, I'm here for my mum.
I'm not exactly running
around the place, am I?
I'm safe.
You're always so forceful.
Whatever you want goes.
You don't think about
no one else, do you?
Oh please, Dan, just
stop yeah, just stop.
What about when the
baby comes, then what?
Your way or the highway?
Do you know what?
Why can't you be
supportive for once?
Why do you always have to turn
everything into an argument?
It's all I do, it's
all I've ever done!
I didn't even want
this baby, Bella.
Is that right?
You know it was hard for me.
And if you must know, I
wasn't done with my studies.
I wanted to go back, I
wanted to do my masters.
But I got a job to
support your decision.
My decision.
We both decided so don't you
fucking dare put it all on me.
Ask yourself, when did
I ever actually say
that I want this baby?
If that is what
you really want,
then maybe we need to
rethink our relationship,
rethink what happens
when she arrives.
Yeah, I think you're right.
I'm gonna get off.
I'll take my car. You can
ride back with your mum.
I don't think me being around
here is good for anyone.
We'll talk when you get back.
Oh no.
Oh!
Christ.
Oh, I could throw up.
It's the smell of
a rotting corpse.
Okay, we mustn't touch anything.
I don't wanna disturb the room.
Oh my God.
It looks as if the face
is completely burnt off.
And um, looking at the cobwebs,
one can assume that the spider
has laid in wait with him for
the whole, the whole week.
Do you think it
intended on eating him?
Yep.
I think we can assume that
it was gonna be a snack
for the coming weeks.
Hey, did you hear that?
Yep.
Oh shit!
Surely there's nothing
else in this house, right?
We're about to find out.
No, I don't wanna go up there.
I'll go and I
can take some snaps
of whatever I find.
Right, fuck it.
Come on.
Here.
Thank you.
Are you sure we can't get
in huge shit for being here?
If we all stick to the same
story, we should be fine.
Yeah, but you're
literally giving out
private information, Luce.
Isn't that like fucked. You
could like lose your job.
I'm not bothered.
What do you mean
you're not bothered?
You've worked all your
life to be in the forces.
Yeah, and
look where it got me.
You've moved up ranks.
You're an intelligence
officer now.
Me and Mum, we're
so proud of you.
Yeah, when I come
home, I have nothing.
Yeah, I do well when I'm
away most of the year,
but when I actually come home,
what do I have?
You have a family
coming together.
Do you know how
jealous I am of you?
I worry that everyone I know
is moving on with their lives
and I just feel stalled.
I am nothing
to be jealous of, Luce.
Dan's right, in some ways.
Me keeping this baby
was a way to keep him.
He had his concerns about us.
He were questioning whether
he wanted me forever.
When I got pregnant,
I can't say 100%
that I wanted a kid at this age.
I can't.
But me keeping it were my,
my little way of keeping him.
Oh, Belle, I had no idea.
Yeah, because everything
seems good on the outside.
Nothing's ever as it seems so
you cannot compare yourself
to anybody else.
Do you know what? If
you're not happy, fuck it.
Don't continue your contract.
You get one life. Do what's
gonna make you happy.
Look, what if
something's got out?
What if that one downstairs,
what if that was
just like a baby one?
You've been watching
too many horror films.
This isn't a zoo.
Turn off.
It's a man's house.
I mean, that
container downstairs,
one of them spider things
must've attacked him.
Yeah, you're right.
Okay, sorry.
Lorena!
Well, I found it here.
He's obviously wary
of something, right?
Do you know how to use it?
You click a switch?
Pull a trigger?
Stop waving it around.
Hey.
Look at these.
Audio tapes.
These could be something, huh?
Let's hope so, yeah.
Come on.
Let's see if they're in there.
Okay.
We found this in the attic.
What is it?
Audio recordings.
Yeah, there's a
whole bunch of them.
Yeah. Shall we have a listen?
Yeah.
This is Dr. George Zizerman
recording October
the 24th, year 2014.
What the hell?
For the
last decade I've worked
for Biotech Development in
the Genetic Services Division
exploring gene editing
for disease prevention.
During my research, I have
uncovered some promising research
dating back to World War
II from Nazi Germany.
Ignoring morality, they pushed
experiments to the extreme
and uncovered something
great and promising.
But the research was cut
short at the end of the war.
I've discovered what they
were trying to achieve.
This is extremely credible
and I will investigate
this further.
Danny!
I had access to an
unrecognizable DNA sequence
which they believed to
be extraterrestrial,
something from another world.
They've harvested, replicated,
and tried to
recreate what it was.
The sketches in the
notes were incredible.
I've never seen
anything like this.
This is not pseudoscience.
The experiments were becoming
increasingly successful.
Advance molecular
techniques were used.
They tried to reproduce the
creature in artificial wombs
and in vitro methods.
Something bigger than
we could've ever imagined.
Danny?
Dan?
By selectively
picking a handful of animals
to be the host, those whose DNA
most closely resemble
the creatures,
they'd hoped to discover
what creature could be born.
Biotech have ordered the
research to be halted
but I can't let this stop.
This could be the first
confirmation of life
from another planet!
I've taken a sample to
continue my research.
January the 4th.
The creature continues to grow.
It's been 30 days so far.
It appears to have killed
the host from the inside.
But similar to a parasite,
the fetus continues to
feed off the corpse.
The host wasn't a perfect match
but it appears to have
achieved its purpose.
I would estimate five days
remaining until its birth.
Whatever he was doing here,
it just doesn't feel right.
You're telling me.
The date
is the 9th of January.
Danny.
Dan, come on.
Dan.
Dan.
Oh please.
Dan, please.
The creature is alive.
It's consumed its host entirely
and grown to a rapid size.
It is contained and
under close watch.
It appears to adapt
to its surroundings
like some fish growing
to fit its environment.
After moving the creature
to a larger container,
it has become extremely hungry
and is growing at
a rapid rate again.
This is the first solid evidence
of extraterrestrial life.
It's tried several times
to escape the container
and amazingly it appears to be
developing additional limbs,
adapting to its new environment.
If that, if...
If it's been growing at
the size that he describes,
then, surely well,
it it's been a week,
that thing would've got
out of control by now.
I mean, it's not gonna be
the size of a small dog.
Right, ladies, show's over.
Sorry, I think we got what we
came for but enough is enough.
What?
Shauna, no.
Come on, Lorena.
Lorena, come on.
I think we have
something here, Shauna.
Look, it will be a waste
to just pass this by.
What does it cost to just
wait it out a few more hours
and like see what
else we can discover?
Once we've told the
authorities, it's over.
Fine, stay here with
Linda and get arrested
and slung in jail for 10 years.
I want no part of it.
Look, the damage
is already done.
Come on, let's just stay
a little bit longer.
Wait, wait, you're crazy
to think we could expose
even a quarter of what
of we've found out here.
The guy was right.
The authorities will
not want anyone to know
about this new species
till they've figured out
how to deal with it themselves.
Oh, Shauna, please.
I mean, you can
do what you like
but I'm having no part of it.
Shauna, please.
No. I am getting
the hell out of here.
No, no no no no no no no no.
Not now, not now, please.
Please don't let it happen.
Please, please.
Please, not now, not now.
Oh.
My eyes, my eyes!
Shauna!
Shauna.
That thing fucking ate her.
Whatever that
was, that was bigger
than the other one, way bigger.
Its mother.
It's stalking the
grounds looking for prey.
This is its home and
we are trespassing.
And that is its offspring
and we are meddling.
All right.
It's probably retreated
somewhere nearby.
Okay, and uh, and
just like any spider,
she's gonna come out
at night to hunt,
realizing we're on her land.
We don't know how
intelligent this species is.
And it's for sure, this
is no ordinary spider.
Whatever that doctor
was experimenting with
it is some sort of mutation
between spider
and alien DNA.
Christ, even saying
that out loud,
I can't believe, I think
I'm losing my mind.
What the hell, Mum!
Lorena found it
upstairs, thank God.
We're gonna need
something to protect us.
What are we thinking?
Bolt?
Well, we can't
stay here any longer.
Can you try and call the police?
Shauna was right.
We should've left ages ago.
Where's Belle?
When, when was the
last time you saw her?
I saw her earlier.
Daniel left he,
uh, he went home.
No, no, I saw his car outside.
No, no, he went
home hours ago.
And I saw Belle
upstairs somewhere.
She's probably still
up there, all right?
I can go and find her.
- Any luck?
- No, nothing, nothing.
Mum, where you going?
I'm going to go and see
if there's any more
of those things.
If we've gotta wait
for the police,
we wanna make sure there's
no more creeping around.
Damn it!
Oh.
Jesus Christ, Mum.
I'm sorry I just,
I thought you, oh fuck.
Oh my God.
Think before you go
firing that thing.
Give it to me.
I think I found Belle.
What? Where?
Where?
Lucy.
I'll show you.
What, what was that commotion?
Was there another one?
Mum just nearly blew
my head off is all.
Yeah, false alarm. I
won't be doing that again.
Anything with the phones?
No, nothing.
The weather outside,
it's ruining the signals.
Yes. Belle is
out in the sauna.
We saw her from the top window.
Well, is she in danger?
I can't think of any other
reason she'd be out there.
I'm going.
No.
No offense but you just
nearly killed me back there.
Look, I'm trained for this.
I can go out there. I
know how to use a gun.
I can get her and I can
bring her back, all right?
So you just stay here,
you check the phones,
you check them all, and
walk around the house
and see if you can get signal.
No, you're not going.
Have you got any
better ideas, Mum?
I'll be careful.
I can do this.
Now, come on. Everyone
has gotta do their part.
You check the phones, all right?
Mine's in one of
the rooms upstairs.
And if you get anything,
you tell them to come now.
This one's not working.
See if mine is.
It's got out.
Huh?
Oh, Belle.
Belle.
Belle, we need to
get out of here now.
My waters have broken.
Belle, hey, hey.
I need to get you
inside the house okay?
Okay.
You're gonna be
all right, I promise.
We just need to get out of here.
I think this is her lair.
Come on, come on.
Three, two, one, go!
Mum!
Oh my God, Belle.
Get her on the table.
Control it if you can.
It's all right, it's all right,
sweetheart.
My baby!
It's coming!
It's okay, it's okay.
Did you get through to anyone?
No, nothing yet.
Listen, the spider, the
one in the lounge got out.
It's not there anymore.
What?
Look, if we just
stay in this one room,
we should be fine.
We don't know what
it's capable of.
I know.
Christ, it could just sneak
its way back in-
I know.
If it wanted to.
I know, but we
need to stay on guard
and protect your
sister, all right?
That's all we can do.
And if we see it,
we shoot it dead.
She's about to give
birth any second.
And...
She went into labor when
she, when she saw...
When she saw what?
What?
Daniel's dead and I
think that Belle found him
and it startled her so much-
Oh my God.
That her water broke.
Okay.
Right, we just need
to keep her calm
and protect her.
She's gonna need us.
She's gonna need all the
help she can get, all right?
Okay, I'm gonna
go and find it.
Stay here and look after Belle.
I'm gonna find it and
I'm gonna kill it.
You be careful, all right?
I will.
Okay.
- Oh fuck!
- I'm here.
Mummy, it's coming!
I got her right now.
Deep breaths, deep breaths.
There you are.
We have got to get
her to the hospital.
I know that, but
how do we go out there
when that thing is outside?
But we can't let her
give birth in here.
She needs professionals.
We're not equipped for this.
I know that, but
how do you suggest
we get to the car, hmm?
You saw the size of it.
But still, it's just a spider.
So we treat it like one.
Use the same actions to kill it.
But it's not just
a spider, is it?
We need to trap it somehow.
Well, how do you
suggest we do that?
It retreated to the sauna,
making it its home
for a reason, right?
Spiders, they're
attracted to moisture,
so they tend to take
shelter in basements.
Damp air is inside the house.
Your generic house
spider tends to live
in quiet hidden spaces
where they can find
food and water.
Like air vents.
- Yeah.
- Corners of the room, attics.
Yeah, so lure it
to a place like this,
then just set the
fucker on fire.
Yeah.
Where'd you go?
Fuck.
Fuck!
Fuck!
Did you hear those gun shots?
Yeah.
Go and check on her, please.
It's okay, you've got this.
Did you get it?
The fucker is dead.
We should be safe now.
We need to get
her to a hospital.
She can't give birth here.
She needs professional help.
Yeah, I agree.
We're thinking, trap
the big one in the house
and set it on fire.
Once the big one
is taken care of,
that is the only way we can
get out to get to the cars
and get the hell out of here.
Why don't we just chance it?
I can take cover.
We get rid of the big one,
and then we can chance it.
It's too big a risk otherwise.
It won't go anywhere.
Listen, this is its home.
Then we give it to her.
We set it on fire after.
Yeah.
Okay.
Then um, we need to
find some gasoline then.
In the attic.
Look, I saw some bits
when I was there earlier.
Okay, let's go.
Okay.
Ooh okay.
It's all right, sh.
- Oh!
- It's all right, sweetheart,
it's all right, it's okay.
Okay, okay, okay.
I'm gonna go get you some
more towels, all right?
Wait here. Wait here.
Okay, all right.
Oh. That'll do.
Okay.
There we are.
Yeah.
Okay.
Right, we get this place ready.
Yeah.
We get it inside the house.
We set it alight.
Okay, right,
sounds like a plan.
Okay.
Lorena, don't move.
Don't fucking try it!
Okay, okay.
Come, it's okay now, it's okay.
It's okay.
It's all right, it's okay now.
Come on.
Lorena, come on.
Oh oh!
Oh, no!
No, no!
No, no.
No!
Come on now.
Go, go, go.
- What?
- It's in the house.
I know.
Where is, where is it?
It's all right. It's
stuck in the attic.
But it got Lorena.
- What?
- I put gas
around the room but you just,
you need to get Belle
to the car, okay?
I'm not leaving you!
I'm gonna set this
place alight. Just go!
You can't stay here.
Okay. All right, all right.
We're gonna get out,
it's okay.
Be, oh you be careful.
Come on, baby, I've got you.
I've got you.
Lucy.
Quickly.
No one would believe us
without these, Mum.
You can keep your show going.
All right, come on, we
need to get your sister
to the hospital.
Okay.
You're the one he
was working on.
Get in the car.
Idiots!
Why discard credible science
because of how ethical
the research was?
I've done it.
Finally.
Day 383, the experiment
is a success.
By the correction
of the gene GH1,
the organism has
remained stable.
Subject is breathing, moving,
and aware of its surroundings,
exhibits all the
predicted traits.
Biologically immortal,
hyper-aggressive,
and adaptive growth.
Oh.
Linda.
Hi.
Hi.
Sorry, Chris said that I
could wait in your office.
I hope I haven't-
- No, that's fine, you
just startled me, yeah.
How are you, darling?
Yeah, I'm good thanks.
Yeah, just...
You know just cracking on
given the current situation.
Um, trying new ways
to be inventive.
Look for different stories,
different ways to tell them.
Yeah, nothing worries me.
Um, and if anything it's the
challenge that excites me.
The thing is I've been meaning
to come and speak to you, Linda.
I can see you're
looking concerned
so I'll just come right to it.
As I'm sure you're aware,
the figures haven't
been great recently.
I know you're doing your best
but as a business we can't
sustain these figures.
It's the slot I've been given.
Come on.
Who's really listening at
that time in the morning?
Just lorry drivers and
night shift workers.
I mean, back when I had the
prime slot my ratings were...
I mean you know they were-
- Yes, it's true your
numbers were better
when you had the prime slot,
but comparatively there are
other types of new shows
that are doing even better now.
We need to stay current.
Yeah, well, I'm not about
to sell myself out like Davey.
I want my show to be serious,
discussing true unsolved crime.
That's what I'm about.
I'm not about to sell myself out
and just start producing
low-quality mass appeal content.
When was the last time your
listener figures increased?
I'm not asking you to sell
yourself short, Linda.
But something has to change.
I shouldn't be telling you this,
but the execs upstairs
are starting a new show
in your time slot two nights
a week starting next month.
Are we competing?
Essentially they
want to understand
what's driving the decrease
in listener numbers.
If things don't improve,
Linda, I can't protect you.
Yeah, I understand.
Um, don't want to appear
ungrateful really.
Just, just give me a few
days to figure it out.
Okay, I'll...
I don't know but
things will improve.
I hope so, Linda,
because as a business
we really can't
sustain these numbers.
Thank you for stopping by.
Thank you.
I'll let you know if there are
any further developments.
Yeah. Thank you.
What you doing up so late?
Couldn't sleep.
All right?
Yeah.
Just getting a top up of
cherry tomatoes and milk.
My new cravings.
Your slot will be coming
up soon, won't it?
No, I'm not on
the radio tonight.
The ratings?
Hmm.
Been given the night off.
Aww. Sorry.
It's all right.
I'll figure it out.
It's gonna be all
right, Mum, I promise.
I just feel that I've
worked so hard for so long
to get to this
point and for what?
Just so they can
throw me on the morning show
that no bastard listens to
and still expect me
to get the ratings.
Yeah, people are turning these
true crime shows into a joke,
mocking the situation,
making it funny
by adding stupid sound bites.
What happened to a serious
discussion about it?
You know, the shows
they should be classy,
giving the families and
the victims proper respect.
Find a crime, something that's
not been looked into before
or not yet.
Reinvent the show, Mum.
You've got this.
Look, Lucy's home
tomorrow, I'm ready to pop
so I can't exactly go anywhere.
Let us help you, me and Lucy.
Yeah?
Thanks, sweetheart.
We'll sort this out, okay.
Now, that's enough
wine, bed, come on.
Yeah. Just let me finish it.
I'll be up in a minute.
Goodnight, Mum.
Mm.
Oh my God!
Lucy!
Hi, Mum.
- Oh, sweetheart.
- You all right?
Yes, yes.
Oh, how are you?
I'm okay, I'm good.
Is that everything?
Oh, oh, the car's ram packed.
I might need some help
in a minute actually.
Sure.
Look at you.
Oh god, that journey
really took it out of me.
God, it took like 5
hours or something.
You want a cuppa?
- Oh, please yes.
- Mm-hm.
Make it a double though.
Okay.
Otherwise I might
pass out at any moment.
You drinking already?
It was from last night.
Mum, what's going on?
Nothing.
If it's Dad just tell me and
I can go round there myself.
Oh no, it's got nothing
to do with your father.
Look, I don't want
to go into it now.
I want to hear what
you've been up to.
Okay?
Tell me everything.
Um, it was all right.
Well, I'm not sure
if I wanna go back.
Yeah, I might take
some time off.
There's a post waiting
for me if I want it.
But I just, I wanna think
about my options you know.
- Lucy!
- Belle!
Oh, thank God, you're home.
Look at the size of ya.
Oh thanks.
Nice to see you too.
How've you been?
Yeah, really good.
Just waiting for the
little one to pop out.
Do you know
what you're having yet?
Belle.
You said you were gonna
keep it as a surprise.
And I did but then I
accidentally found out.
Oh, come on spill.
Girl.
We're having a girl!
Congratulations!
Yes!
So, tell me everything.
What do you mean?
Mum.
What's going on?
If it's Dad and she's
not telling me...
Jesus, no.
We don't hear from him anymore.
It's work.
Well, what's wrong with it?
I thought she was doing fine.
Yeah, she were until she
got given the morning slot.
What?
I thought they were
really impressed with her
and the reception that she got.
Clearly not that impressed.
To be honest, Luce, it sounds
like she's on her last legs.
She doesn't get them ratings
up, she could be out.
Christ.
Well, what's the plan then?
I think she needs
to reinvent the show,
make it much more modern
while retaining
what she's about,
solving the unsolved
and all that.
Yeah, and I guess
there's only really one way
you can do that.
That's by making a
smashing comeback.
Mm.
How the hell is
she gonna do that?
By, by solving a crime.
Like, actually solving a crime.
Yeah, if, if she
could find something
that could really
blow up her show,
you know, make her more viable,
someone, someone to
actually listen to.
Yeah, but I don't think
it's just as easy as that,
to randomly pick a crime
and, bam, she's solved it.
I've got some time.
Yeah, I could help her.
Well, I was thinking
me and you can help,
the both of us.
Yeah.
Yeah, that'll be nice.
Anyway, how's things
with the daddy?
I'm surprised he's
not moved in here already.
I've asked him, believe me.
Right?
He just comes up with excuses.
His mum doesn't think
he's ready to move out
and he's not financially
able to anyway.
You'd think he'd
thought about that
before he got you pregnant.
Oh hey, come on.
It was just a joke.
No, but you're right.
What you said, it's
completely true.
I don't know why he
agreed to any of this
when he's clearly not
that committed to me.
But don't worry, I'll sort it.
You know me.
Yeah.
I've been looking
into some crime cases
but, there's nothing
that'll really make
my show go wild.
The lack of mystery
in them, it's just...
I need something shocking,
something outside the box.
Well, I was doing
some researching.
I think I found something
you might be interested in.
So it's slightly sensitive
military information.
But it's been on my
radar for a while.
It's from when we were
doing our training.
It was in the next town.
There were these rumors and
stories about this scientist
who was taking his
experiments to the extreme.
I'm listening.
What makes it so interesting?
Well, I was
reading this article.
He was dismissed for ignoring
biomedical regulations
and for taking his
experiments to the extreme.
Look.
He was trying to further
old Nazi research
and create genetically
engineered animals.
Hmm.
Well, I know you're
all about the true crime
but what about a
new type of crime?
What about exploring the taboo?
I think he'd be a good one
for you to interview, Mum.
Hm, suppose I could ask
Shauna to invest some money
into some on-site interviews,
spend a few days with him.
Yeah.
You know, he might
want the publicity.
Yeah, we could spin
this as an opportunity
for a research grant,
to help further his work.
And if he thinks this is gonna
get publicized to the masses,
then he might just show
us all the weird shit
that he's been up to.
A last ditched attempt.
We have to go to the extreme,
can't have any passive
ideas, et cetera.
Yeah.
And if you interview him,
it'll be controversial.
It'll be so interesting.
And we can come
with you as well.
- Mm.
- Yeah, I can drive
and Belle can help too.
Hmm.
So, you want me to fund a
show in the middle of Kent.
Yeah.
Well, when you put it
like that it does sound
rather like a spa weekend but...
I think this could
be really great.
Don't you see?
All I see is you
and your daughter
enjoying a luxury weekend.
Sorry to put it bluntly.
I think there is
every chance this guy
will just slam the
door in your face.
You were the one that said
about reinventing the show.
I think this could be it,
this is what I need to do.
You know, I'll be mixing it up,
taking the viewers
along with me.
They'll be hearing
live recordings.
It could really hook them in,
give them something
worth tuning in to.
This sort of extra budget
is usually given to a show
that's already successful.
I don't know how I will
persuade the execs upstairs
that this is a good idea,
putting more money into an
already failing production.
You'd be doing it
to rebrand the show.
This is a last chance
to see it doing well.
Sorry for being late.
What did I miss?
Lorena, Linda wants
me to fund a show
in the middle of
Kent about some loony
who lives on his own and
experiments on animals.
Thoughts?
No, it's more than that.
I think I know
where I was going wrong before.
I need to be way
more controversial,
go more extreme
and I think this Nazi researcher
could be the first
of a new series.
You know, I don't
think know if I think
this is such a bad idea.
Now, think about it.
I mean it's really commercial
and the listeners love this
kind of backwards thinking.
And, if there is a route
to getting him on tape,
this could be great.
Well, you were the one
that wanted something
new and refreshing.
This is it.
Come on, Shauna, please.
Right.
Fine.
You have your special.
But there are some restrictions.
Yeah, I'm listening.
Firstly I'm going to be there.
The first hint I get
that this is bullshit
and I will cancel the
whole show, no questions.
Secondly, Lorena
will be on site.
I'm sorry, love, but
we need your expertise.
It's fine for me.
This is it, Linda.
You really have
to make this work.
Yeah, I know. Thank you.
How are you
feeling about it all?
Yeah, confident.
I mean, if he can say some
really on the nose stuff,
I think it could really
blow the show up again.
Yeah.
So was it easy getting
the green light?
No, but then I never
thought it would be
considering the bloody thing
is practically dead
in the water anyway.
Here we are.
Just need to make the
most of it.
You got this, Mum.
Danny.
Guess I'm coming too.
Belle, I don't
know if I can have
any more guests on this one.
Well, he's not just
gonna be a guest, Mum.
And he's super tech savvy.
I'm literally about to drop.
I sort of need him there.
Please.
All right.
Better make yourself useful
on this one, Danny boy.
What's going on?
We had another argument.
I couldn't just leave
the way it were.
Look, if he didn't come I'd be
sat on the phone texting him
the entire time.
I sorta need him there.
It's for the best.
All right.
Just don't let him become
a distraction, yeah?
Yeah. Understood.
We gotta get
through this for Mum.
See you there.
Should've known
when we tried calling earlier
and there was no answer
that that was a sign.
Christ, what was I thinking?
Mum, chill out, all right?
Uh, yeah.
God, who are you?
You're my mum who gives no shits
and takes not shits from anyone.
So just calm down, yeah?
You've got this.
Mr. Zizerman?
Hello?
Lucy.
What the hell?
It's fine.
It's a trick I learned
in the military,
a trick where no one will even
know that we've broken in.
We can just say he left his
back door open. It's easy.
Yeah, but if we get
caught it's illegal.
Uh, so are many things, Mum.
But leaving your back door open
and someone passing
by, that's just normal.
It's time to reinvent
yourself, Mum.
The back door was open.
There's no one inside.
Come on.
Go in.
Guys.
21st of February.
We have just arrived
at Mr. Zizerman's home.
The back door was left open
and there appears
to be nobody inside.
There were signs of uneaten food
in the kitchen.
I'm going to continue
to explore the house
to see if there's
anything else I can find.
Oh! Oh God.
We need to talk and I think
you know where this is going.
The door was left
open, all right?
Look, we make a plan,
come up with a
story, go undercover.
I mean, fuck paying him a few
hundred quid for an interview.
This works way better, no?
We go with this.
We say that we were
driving along, we got lost.
We had my daughter in
the back of the car,
she's pregnant, and
she needed a bathroom.
We spotted the house.
We went up, knocked on the door.
It was open, we went in.
Sorry, sir, hope you don't mind.
Come on, as a reporter I've
got to start taking risks.
Internet searching a crime
that wasn't solved 50 years ago
is just not cutting it anymore.
I need to push myself.
All right.
Just be careful,
that's all I'm saying.
What if this guy comes home
and just calls the police?
All right. I've got this.
Welcome to Linda's
"Dealing with the Taboo."
I'm coming to you live
and undercover from inside
Mr. Zizerman's home.
Time to come on.
You're trying to keep
putting off the conversation.
Yeah, we will talk about it
but I'm here for my mum, Dan.
All right so why
are we here then?
Why have you brought
me all this way
if you don't wanna actually
talk it out, Bella?
We will talk about
it but come on,
we've literally just got here.
Just give it some time.
We didn't come here just
to chuck it under the rug.
We need to sort it
out before it comes.
She.
We're having a girl.
I thought we was gonna
wait to find the sex out,
as a surprise.
You should be happy.
And also shouldn't
we be making decisions
like this together?
When did you find out?
Oh, don't be shitty
because it's not a boy.
Bella, you don't
get it, do you?
I'm not shitty because
it's not a boy.
I'm shitty 'cause I feel
like I've got no control
over any of this.
At no point do I feel I've got
a say in any of this process.
I thought you'd be pleased.
Guys, guys, come on.
Let's leave it out, yeah?
Back off, Lucy.
If you're gonna go there,
go some place out of earshot
of Mum and her boss, yeah?
I need some air.
What were you up to, huh?
Something is in
the room with me.
What's going on here though?
Oh my God!
Oh.
I think I've found him!
I got it from over there.
Whatever he was
conjuring with,
it was certainly paying off.
I've never seen a
spider quite like that.
It sure doesn't look
happy about being in there.
You don't think
one of them got out
and well, that's
what killed him.
Well, I can't think of
any other explanation.
Do you think there are
anymore of those things
hiding around the house?
Spiders are more afraid
of us than we are of them.
As long as we don't
frighten or piss them off,
we should be all
right to continue.
Continue?
I'm sorry, I don't think
you'll find me lingering
around here a second
longer than is necessary.
Isn't this exactly
the sort of thing
we were hoping to find?
Oh come on, Shauna.
This could be the
discovery of a lifetime.
If we document everything,
put a good story together,
this is gonna blow
the show up again.
I don't know how much
I value your success
versus my safety.
I really don't think you've
got anything to worry about.
Please just give me the
night to have a look around.
Or if you wanna book
into a hotel, fine.
You can check in from afar.
Just don't pull the plug yet.
This is illegal, Linda.
Yeah, well so was breaking
and entering but we did it.
Now look, I'm sorry.
But we can't do anything
for that poor guy now
but we can try and uncover
what happened here.
Shauna, this is
what real reporting is about.
And once we've broadcast
this to the nation,
how are we going to explain it
to all the officials
crawling up our asses, hm?
We came here with the
intention of doing an interview.
We just found the back door open
and were suspicious, came in,
and we caught them,
straight away.
Can you find something
legal to protect us with,
just in case?
Yeah, I'll find something.
Don't fuck this up.
I am not leaving.
Dan, I'm here for my mum.
I'm not exactly running
around the place, am I?
I'm safe.
You're always so forceful.
Whatever you want goes.
You don't think about
no one else, do you?
Oh please, Dan, just
stop yeah, just stop.
What about when the
baby comes, then what?
Your way or the highway?
Do you know what?
Why can't you be
supportive for once?
Why do you always have to turn
everything into an argument?
It's all I do, it's
all I've ever done!
I didn't even want
this baby, Bella.
Is that right?
You know it was hard for me.
And if you must know, I
wasn't done with my studies.
I wanted to go back, I
wanted to do my masters.
But I got a job to
support your decision.
My decision.
We both decided so don't you
fucking dare put it all on me.
Ask yourself, when did
I ever actually say
that I want this baby?
If that is what
you really want,
then maybe we need to
rethink our relationship,
rethink what happens
when she arrives.
Yeah, I think you're right.
I'm gonna get off.
I'll take my car. You can
ride back with your mum.
I don't think me being around
here is good for anyone.
We'll talk when you get back.
Oh no.
Oh!
Christ.
Oh, I could throw up.
It's the smell of
a rotting corpse.
Okay, we mustn't touch anything.
I don't wanna disturb the room.
Oh my God.
It looks as if the face
is completely burnt off.
And um, looking at the cobwebs,
one can assume that the spider
has laid in wait with him for
the whole, the whole week.
Do you think it
intended on eating him?
Yep.
I think we can assume that
it was gonna be a snack
for the coming weeks.
Hey, did you hear that?
Yep.
Oh shit!
Surely there's nothing
else in this house, right?
We're about to find out.
No, I don't wanna go up there.
I'll go and I
can take some snaps
of whatever I find.
Right, fuck it.
Come on.
Here.
Thank you.
Are you sure we can't get
in huge shit for being here?
If we all stick to the same
story, we should be fine.
Yeah, but you're
literally giving out
private information, Luce.
Isn't that like fucked. You
could like lose your job.
I'm not bothered.
What do you mean
you're not bothered?
You've worked all your
life to be in the forces.
Yeah, and
look where it got me.
You've moved up ranks.
You're an intelligence
officer now.
Me and Mum, we're
so proud of you.
Yeah, when I come
home, I have nothing.
Yeah, I do well when I'm
away most of the year,
but when I actually come home,
what do I have?
You have a family
coming together.
Do you know how
jealous I am of you?
I worry that everyone I know
is moving on with their lives
and I just feel stalled.
I am nothing
to be jealous of, Luce.
Dan's right, in some ways.
Me keeping this baby
was a way to keep him.
He had his concerns about us.
He were questioning whether
he wanted me forever.
When I got pregnant,
I can't say 100%
that I wanted a kid at this age.
I can't.
But me keeping it were my,
my little way of keeping him.
Oh, Belle, I had no idea.
Yeah, because everything
seems good on the outside.
Nothing's ever as it seems so
you cannot compare yourself
to anybody else.
Do you know what? If
you're not happy, fuck it.
Don't continue your contract.
You get one life. Do what's
gonna make you happy.
Look, what if
something's got out?
What if that one downstairs,
what if that was
just like a baby one?
You've been watching
too many horror films.
This isn't a zoo.
Turn off.
It's a man's house.
I mean, that
container downstairs,
one of them spider things
must've attacked him.
Yeah, you're right.
Okay, sorry.
Lorena!
Well, I found it here.
He's obviously wary
of something, right?
Do you know how to use it?
You click a switch?
Pull a trigger?
Stop waving it around.
Hey.
Look at these.
Audio tapes.
These could be something, huh?
Let's hope so, yeah.
Come on.
Let's see if they're in there.
Okay.
We found this in the attic.
What is it?
Audio recordings.
Yeah, there's a
whole bunch of them.
Yeah. Shall we have a listen?
Yeah.
This is Dr. George Zizerman
recording October
the 24th, year 2014.
What the hell?
For the
last decade I've worked
for Biotech Development in
the Genetic Services Division
exploring gene editing
for disease prevention.
During my research, I have
uncovered some promising research
dating back to World War
II from Nazi Germany.
Ignoring morality, they pushed
experiments to the extreme
and uncovered something
great and promising.
But the research was cut
short at the end of the war.
I've discovered what they
were trying to achieve.
This is extremely credible
and I will investigate
this further.
Danny!
I had access to an
unrecognizable DNA sequence
which they believed to
be extraterrestrial,
something from another world.
They've harvested, replicated,
and tried to
recreate what it was.
The sketches in the
notes were incredible.
I've never seen
anything like this.
This is not pseudoscience.
The experiments were becoming
increasingly successful.
Advance molecular
techniques were used.
They tried to reproduce the
creature in artificial wombs
and in vitro methods.
Something bigger than
we could've ever imagined.
Danny?
Dan?
By selectively
picking a handful of animals
to be the host, those whose DNA
most closely resemble
the creatures,
they'd hoped to discover
what creature could be born.
Biotech have ordered the
research to be halted
but I can't let this stop.
This could be the first
confirmation of life
from another planet!
I've taken a sample to
continue my research.
January the 4th.
The creature continues to grow.
It's been 30 days so far.
It appears to have killed
the host from the inside.
But similar to a parasite,
the fetus continues to
feed off the corpse.
The host wasn't a perfect match
but it appears to have
achieved its purpose.
I would estimate five days
remaining until its birth.
Whatever he was doing here,
it just doesn't feel right.
You're telling me.
The date
is the 9th of January.
Danny.
Dan, come on.
Dan.
Dan.
Oh please.
Dan, please.
The creature is alive.
It's consumed its host entirely
and grown to a rapid size.
It is contained and
under close watch.
It appears to adapt
to its surroundings
like some fish growing
to fit its environment.
After moving the creature
to a larger container,
it has become extremely hungry
and is growing at
a rapid rate again.
This is the first solid evidence
of extraterrestrial life.
It's tried several times
to escape the container
and amazingly it appears to be
developing additional limbs,
adapting to its new environment.
If that, if...
If it's been growing at
the size that he describes,
then, surely well,
it it's been a week,
that thing would've got
out of control by now.
I mean, it's not gonna be
the size of a small dog.
Right, ladies, show's over.
Sorry, I think we got what we
came for but enough is enough.
What?
Shauna, no.
Come on, Lorena.
Lorena, come on.
I think we have
something here, Shauna.
Look, it will be a waste
to just pass this by.
What does it cost to just
wait it out a few more hours
and like see what
else we can discover?
Once we've told the
authorities, it's over.
Fine, stay here with
Linda and get arrested
and slung in jail for 10 years.
I want no part of it.
Look, the damage
is already done.
Come on, let's just stay
a little bit longer.
Wait, wait, you're crazy
to think we could expose
even a quarter of what
of we've found out here.
The guy was right.
The authorities will
not want anyone to know
about this new species
till they've figured out
how to deal with it themselves.
Oh, Shauna, please.
I mean, you can
do what you like
but I'm having no part of it.
Shauna, please.
No. I am getting
the hell out of here.
No, no no no no no no no no.
Not now, not now, please.
Please don't let it happen.
Please, please.
Please, not now, not now.
Oh.
My eyes, my eyes!
Shauna!
Shauna.
That thing fucking ate her.
Whatever that
was, that was bigger
than the other one, way bigger.
Its mother.
It's stalking the
grounds looking for prey.
This is its home and
we are trespassing.
And that is its offspring
and we are meddling.
All right.
It's probably retreated
somewhere nearby.
Okay, and uh, and
just like any spider,
she's gonna come out
at night to hunt,
realizing we're on her land.
We don't know how
intelligent this species is.
And it's for sure, this
is no ordinary spider.
Whatever that doctor
was experimenting with
it is some sort of mutation
between spider
and alien DNA.
Christ, even saying
that out loud,
I can't believe, I think
I'm losing my mind.
What the hell, Mum!
Lorena found it
upstairs, thank God.
We're gonna need
something to protect us.
What are we thinking?
Bolt?
Well, we can't
stay here any longer.
Can you try and call the police?
Shauna was right.
We should've left ages ago.
Where's Belle?
When, when was the
last time you saw her?
I saw her earlier.
Daniel left he,
uh, he went home.
No, no, I saw his car outside.
No, no, he went
home hours ago.
And I saw Belle
upstairs somewhere.
She's probably still
up there, all right?
I can go and find her.
- Any luck?
- No, nothing, nothing.
Mum, where you going?
I'm going to go and see
if there's any more
of those things.
If we've gotta wait
for the police,
we wanna make sure there's
no more creeping around.
Damn it!
Oh.
Jesus Christ, Mum.
I'm sorry I just,
I thought you, oh fuck.
Oh my God.
Think before you go
firing that thing.
Give it to me.
I think I found Belle.
What? Where?
Where?
Lucy.
I'll show you.
What, what was that commotion?
Was there another one?
Mum just nearly blew
my head off is all.
Yeah, false alarm. I
won't be doing that again.
Anything with the phones?
No, nothing.
The weather outside,
it's ruining the signals.
Yes. Belle is
out in the sauna.
We saw her from the top window.
Well, is she in danger?
I can't think of any other
reason she'd be out there.
I'm going.
No.
No offense but you just
nearly killed me back there.
Look, I'm trained for this.
I can go out there. I
know how to use a gun.
I can get her and I can
bring her back, all right?
So you just stay here,
you check the phones,
you check them all, and
walk around the house
and see if you can get signal.
No, you're not going.
Have you got any
better ideas, Mum?
I'll be careful.
I can do this.
Now, come on. Everyone
has gotta do their part.
You check the phones, all right?
Mine's in one of
the rooms upstairs.
And if you get anything,
you tell them to come now.
This one's not working.
See if mine is.
It's got out.
Huh?
Oh, Belle.
Belle.
Belle, we need to
get out of here now.
My waters have broken.
Belle, hey, hey.
I need to get you
inside the house okay?
Okay.
You're gonna be
all right, I promise.
We just need to get out of here.
I think this is her lair.
Come on, come on.
Three, two, one, go!
Mum!
Oh my God, Belle.
Get her on the table.
Control it if you can.
It's all right, it's all right,
sweetheart.
My baby!
It's coming!
It's okay, it's okay.
Did you get through to anyone?
No, nothing yet.
Listen, the spider, the
one in the lounge got out.
It's not there anymore.
What?
Look, if we just
stay in this one room,
we should be fine.
We don't know what
it's capable of.
I know.
Christ, it could just sneak
its way back in-
I know.
If it wanted to.
I know, but we
need to stay on guard
and protect your
sister, all right?
That's all we can do.
And if we see it,
we shoot it dead.
She's about to give
birth any second.
And...
She went into labor when
she, when she saw...
When she saw what?
What?
Daniel's dead and I
think that Belle found him
and it startled her so much-
Oh my God.
That her water broke.
Okay.
Right, we just need
to keep her calm
and protect her.
She's gonna need us.
She's gonna need all the
help she can get, all right?
Okay, I'm gonna
go and find it.
Stay here and look after Belle.
I'm gonna find it and
I'm gonna kill it.
You be careful, all right?
I will.
Okay.
- Oh fuck!
- I'm here.
Mummy, it's coming!
I got her right now.
Deep breaths, deep breaths.
There you are.
We have got to get
her to the hospital.
I know that, but
how do we go out there
when that thing is outside?
But we can't let her
give birth in here.
She needs professionals.
We're not equipped for this.
I know that, but
how do you suggest
we get to the car, hmm?
You saw the size of it.
But still, it's just a spider.
So we treat it like one.
Use the same actions to kill it.
But it's not just
a spider, is it?
We need to trap it somehow.
Well, how do you
suggest we do that?
It retreated to the sauna,
making it its home
for a reason, right?
Spiders, they're
attracted to moisture,
so they tend to take
shelter in basements.
Damp air is inside the house.
Your generic house
spider tends to live
in quiet hidden spaces
where they can find
food and water.
Like air vents.
- Yeah.
- Corners of the room, attics.
Yeah, so lure it
to a place like this,
then just set the
fucker on fire.
Yeah.
Where'd you go?
Fuck.
Fuck!
Fuck!
Did you hear those gun shots?
Yeah.
Go and check on her, please.
It's okay, you've got this.
Did you get it?
The fucker is dead.
We should be safe now.
We need to get
her to a hospital.
She can't give birth here.
She needs professional help.
Yeah, I agree.
We're thinking, trap
the big one in the house
and set it on fire.
Once the big one
is taken care of,
that is the only way we can
get out to get to the cars
and get the hell out of here.
Why don't we just chance it?
I can take cover.
We get rid of the big one,
and then we can chance it.
It's too big a risk otherwise.
It won't go anywhere.
Listen, this is its home.
Then we give it to her.
We set it on fire after.
Yeah.
Okay.
Then um, we need to
find some gasoline then.
In the attic.
Look, I saw some bits
when I was there earlier.
Okay, let's go.
Okay.
Ooh okay.
It's all right, sh.
- Oh!
- It's all right, sweetheart,
it's all right, it's okay.
Okay, okay, okay.
I'm gonna go get you some
more towels, all right?
Wait here. Wait here.
Okay, all right.
Oh. That'll do.
Okay.
There we are.
Yeah.
Okay.
Right, we get this place ready.
Yeah.
We get it inside the house.
We set it alight.
Okay, right,
sounds like a plan.
Okay.
Lorena, don't move.
Don't fucking try it!
Okay, okay.
Come, it's okay now, it's okay.
It's okay.
It's all right, it's okay now.
Come on.
Lorena, come on.
Oh oh!
Oh, no!
No, no!
No, no.
No!
Come on now.
Go, go, go.
- What?
- It's in the house.
I know.
Where is, where is it?
It's all right. It's
stuck in the attic.
But it got Lorena.
- What?
- I put gas
around the room but you just,
you need to get Belle
to the car, okay?
I'm not leaving you!
I'm gonna set this
place alight. Just go!
You can't stay here.
Okay. All right, all right.
We're gonna get out,
it's okay.
Be, oh you be careful.
Come on, baby, I've got you.
I've got you.
Lucy.
Quickly.
No one would believe us
without these, Mum.
You can keep your show going.
All right, come on, we
need to get your sister
to the hospital.
Okay.
You're the one he
was working on.
Get in the car.